2016. 12.15 初二 每日一练

一、完形填空。（每题1分，共10分）

     Catherine sat on her bed with her chin (下巴) in her hands.
      “Why aren’t you getting ready for Grandma’s birthday party?” asked Mother.
      “I can’t make good presents like Anne and Sylvia.” Catherine said unhappily. “All I made for her is a __1__.” “No one can be good at__2__,” said Mother. She sat on the bed next to Catherine. “When I was your age, I felt sad when I couldn’t do certain things. But a shoebox game made me feel a lot better.” Catherine asked, “How can a shoebox make me feel better?”              “You’ll see,” said Mother. She disappeared (消失) down the hall, and then came back __3__ a shoebox, a pencil, paper, and scissors.
     Catherine watched as Mother cut several pieces of paper into squares.
     “Now, I want you to __4__ down all the things you can do,” said Mother.
    “Like what?” asked Catherine.
    “Why not start __5__ things you’ve learned in school?”
    First, she thought of how she could add without counting on her fingers. Then she thought of how she could read bedtime stories all by herself. __6__ Catherine began to write and write. Soon she wrote on every square of paper.
      “Do you think they’ll all fit (容得下) in the shoebox?” said Mother. “I hope so,” said Catherine. “It was __7__ thinking of all the things I can do.” “And the next time you feel sad__8__ you can’t do something, your feel-good shoebox will remind (提醒) you of how much you can do just as __9__ did when I was a little girl,” said Mother. “Now let’s finish getting dressed for the party.”
        “Happy birthday!” the children said to their grandma excitedly when they arrived at Grandma’s house. “We brought you cookies,” said Anne. “We __10__ them ourselves,” said Sylvia. “Wonderful.” said Grandma. Then Catherine gave her card to Grandma. “Why, it’s the prettiest birthday card I've ever seen!”
       That night, when she lay in bed, Catherine thought about her day. She thought most about her feel-good shoebox and how it really did make her feel very, very good.