二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)(2025·江苏连云港新城区期中)
In a bright and active neighbourhood，there are two neighbours with
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1 personalities (性格). An old man called Mr Jenkins
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2 seems angry and unhappy about everything in his neighbourhood. Next
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3 his house live the young and lively Miller family with a son named Ben.
One sunny day, Ben wants to have a lemonade stand(柠檬水摊位) in his
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4 yard. He is really excited because he thinks he can
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5 some money and have a good time.
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6 Mr Jenkins doesn't like it. He thinks it was too noisy and there are too many kids around. Ben feels a little
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7，but he doesn't stop. A few days later，Ben has a great idea. He knows Mr Jenkins likes
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8.
So he gives free lemonade to
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9 if they can bring an old newspaper for Mr Jenkins. Many neighbours
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10
this and come to bring newspapers. When Mr Jenkins sees the pile of newspapers，he is very surprised. Ben walks over to him
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11 and says，“Mr Jenkins，we think you may want more newspapers to read.” Mr Jenkins' angry face changes and he even
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12 a little.
After that，Mr Jenkins often goes to Ben's lemonade stand. He likes sitting there，drinking lemonade and
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13 with Ben and his friends. The old man now becomes an important part of the neighbourhood's fun. This story tells us that with
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14 creativity，we can have good relationships(关系) with our neighbours，even if they seem very different from
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15.
(
)1. A. different
B. same
C. special
D. good
(
)2. A. hardly
B. seldom
C. always
D. never
(
)3. A. with
B. in
C. on
D. to
(
)4. A. behind
B. front
C. below
D. above
(
)5. A. find
B. make
C. raise
D. give
(
)6. A. But
B. And
C. So
D. Or
(
)7. A. happy
B. sad
C. interested
D. excited
(
)8. A. reading
B. swimming
C. running
D. jogging
(
)9. A. anyone
B. someone
C. anything
D. something
(
)10. A. worry about
B. dream about
C. hear about
D. think about
(
)11. A. angrily
B. shyly
C. brightly
D. really
(
)12. A. cries
B. shouts
C. smiles
D. calls
(
)13. A. speaking
B. telling
C. talking
D. saying
(
)14. A. a little
B. too many
C. too high
D. too low
(
)15. A. us
B. them
C. you
D. her
