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
1 personalities (性格). An old man called Mr Jenkins
2 seems angry and unhappy about everything in his neighbourhood. Next
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
4 yard. He is really excited because he thinks he can
5 some money and have a good time.
6 Mr Jenkins doesn't like it. He thinks it was too noisy and there are too many kids around. Ben feels a little
7，but he doesn't stop. A few days later，Ben has a great idea. He knows Mr Jenkins likes
8.
So he gives free lemonade to
9 if they can bring an old newspaper for Mr Jenkins. Many neighbours
10
this and come to bring newspapers. When Mr Jenkins sees the pile of newspapers，he is very surprised. Ben walks over to him
11 and says，“Mr Jenkins，we think you may want more newspapers to read.” Mr Jenkins' angry face changes and he even
12 a little.
After that，Mr Jenkins often goes to Ben's lemonade stand. He likes sitting there，drinking lemonade and
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
14 creativity，we can have good relationships(关系) with our neighbours，even if they seem very different from
15.
(
A
)1. A. different
B. same
C. special
D. good
(
C
)2. A. hardly
B. seldom
C. always
D. never
(
D
)3. A. with
B. in
C. on
D. to
(
B
)4. A. behind
B. front
C. below
D. above
(
B
)5. A. find
B. make
C. raise
D. give
(
A
)6. A. But
B. And
C. So
D. Or
(
B
)7. A. happy
B. sad
C. interested
D. excited
(
A
)8. A. reading
B. swimming
C. running
D. jogging
(
A
)9. A. anyone
B. someone
C. anything
D. something
(
C
)10. A. worry about
B. dream about
C. hear about
D. think about
(
C
)11. A. angrily
B. shyly
C. brightly
D. really
(
C
)12. A. cries
B. shouts
C. smiles
D. calls
(
C
)13. A. speaking
B. telling
C. talking
D. saying
(
A
)14. A. a little
B. too many
C. too high
D. too low
(
A
)15. A. us
B. them
C. you
D. her
