二、完形填空。(共 15 小题;每小题1分,计15分)(2025·江苏靖江滨江学校期中)
My niece Jessica was only six years old. One day, she came home from school and looked very sad. It was finally her
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at the weekly show and tell of her class, but her teacher's laughter(笑) at her presentation(展示) made her
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.
“I talked about Uncle Steve,” Jessica cried in a low voice. “When I showed his
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to the class, Mrs Yates laughed about it.”
Steve was only
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years old. He was the son of my mother's second marriage(婚姻) and he was more like a(n)
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to Jessica than an uncle. Jessica always talked about Uncle Steve. It was
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great surprise(令人惊奇的事) that she made him the topic of her show and tell. What was a little more unclear(不清楚的) was
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Mrs Yates would find his picture funny enough to make Jessica sad.
There was a parents' meeting at the end of the month.
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meeting with Mrs Yates and talking about Jessica's progress, I turned the talk around to Jessica's show and
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. Once again, the teacher laughed.
“I had no idea Jessica was so
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, but I must explain(解释) my laughter,” she laughed. “Every Monday when Jessica comes into school, she talks about her weekends with her grandmother and her
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. She tells the other students how he
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hits her, takes her toys and steals her cookies. I was seriously considering(考虑)
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you a call to ask if you knew the situation(情况). When she brought in a picture of Uncle Steve and shared it
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the class, I was expecting (期待) to find a rude man. What I saw was a
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, fat-cheeked three-year-old boy, I couldn't help but laugh!”
(
C
)1. A. topic B. title C. turn D. term
(
A
)2. A. cry B. laugh C. stand D. sit
(
B
)3. A. story B. picture C. name D. video
(
A
)4. A. three B. four C. five D. six
(
A
)5. A. brother B. sister C. son D. daughter
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D
)6. A. any B. some C. much D. no
(
B
)7. A. how B. why C. where D. when
(
C
)8. A. Until B. Before C. After D. By
(
B
)9. A. talk B. tell C. say D. speak
(
C
)10. A. angry B. nervous C. sad D. afraid
(
B
)11. A. father B. uncle C. brother D. cousin
(
A
)12. A. sometimes B. never C. seldom D. still
(
B
)13. A. taking B. giving C. bringing D. carrying
(
C
)14. A. to B. in C. with D. at
(
C
)15. A. careful B. helpful C. sweet D. polite