三、完形填空
Where was the cashier (收银员)? Impatient, I quickly looked at my watch. I 21 had enough time to eat a sandwich and rush back to work.
I 22 the almost empty restaurant, but the cashier was nowhere in sight. A woman stood wiping (擦) the far end of the counter. She looked at me with sad cold eyes.
I 23, getting angry. I’d been standing there for at least three minutes!
Controlling my 24, I remembered Mum’s words. “Whenever you find yourself in an 25 situation, just think about what is missing. If someone is unkind, then kindness is missing. If someone is hateful, then 26 is missing. If we are what’s missing, then we will provide whatever the situation needs.”
And here I was in an unpleasant situation. 27 should I “be what’s missing”? What was missing was 28. Maybe I should just jump behind the counter and take my own order.
Just then the woman walked slowly towards me. “May I help you?” she asked, still 29. She looked so tired. No doubt, she was overworked.
I took a deep breath. With Mum’s words ringing in my head, I gave the woman my order and 30, “How are you today?”
My question seemed to 31 her. She eyed me for a second before answering. “Not too good.”
“I’m sorry,” I said. “I hope it gets better starting right now.”
She almost smiled 32 she looked at me. “Thanks. I hope you’re right.”
I thought to myself while I ate my 33. We’re all the same, really. We have problems and anger. We get tired and we hurt. We need to be 34 to each other.
After 35, I wiped the table. It was cleaner than usual, and I put the tray (托盘) back nicely on the stand. The woman was watching me, a big smile on her face.
“Be what’s missing.” It worked.
() 21. A. recently B. highly C. hardly D. especially
() 22. A. looked for B. looked over C. looked down D. looked around
() 23. A. agreed B. finished C. waited D. left
() 24. A. happiness B. anger C. sadness D. joy
() 25. A. unpleasant B. improper C. unimportant D. impatient
() 26. A. trust B. love C. patience D. confidence
() 27. A. What B. How C. When D. Where
() 28. A. hope B. advice C. money D. service
() 29. A. nervously B. carefully C. coldly D. kindly
() 30. A. shouted B. smiled C. whispered D. cried
() 31. A. disappoint B. hurt C. trouble D. surprise
() 32. A. if B. though C. as D. since
() 33. A. sandwich B. bread C. chocolate D. hamburger
() 34. A. nicer B. cooler C. closer D. fairer
() 35. A. talking B. smiling C. eating D. drinking
Where was the cashier (收银员)? Impatient, I quickly looked at my watch. I 21 had enough time to eat a sandwich and rush back to work.
I 22 the almost empty restaurant, but the cashier was nowhere in sight. A woman stood wiping (擦) the far end of the counter. She looked at me with sad cold eyes.
I 23, getting angry. I’d been standing there for at least three minutes!
Controlling my 24, I remembered Mum’s words. “Whenever you find yourself in an 25 situation, just think about what is missing. If someone is unkind, then kindness is missing. If someone is hateful, then 26 is missing. If we are what’s missing, then we will provide whatever the situation needs.”
And here I was in an unpleasant situation. 27 should I “be what’s missing”? What was missing was 28. Maybe I should just jump behind the counter and take my own order.
Just then the woman walked slowly towards me. “May I help you?” she asked, still 29. She looked so tired. No doubt, she was overworked.
I took a deep breath. With Mum’s words ringing in my head, I gave the woman my order and 30, “How are you today?”
My question seemed to 31 her. She eyed me for a second before answering. “Not too good.”
“I’m sorry,” I said. “I hope it gets better starting right now.”
She almost smiled 32 she looked at me. “Thanks. I hope you’re right.”
I thought to myself while I ate my 33. We’re all the same, really. We have problems and anger. We get tired and we hurt. We need to be 34 to each other.
After 35, I wiped the table. It was cleaner than usual, and I put the tray (托盘) back nicely on the stand. The woman was watching me, a big smile on her face.
“Be what’s missing.” It worked.
() 21. A. recently B. highly C. hardly D. especially
() 22. A. looked for B. looked over C. looked down D. looked around
() 23. A. agreed B. finished C. waited D. left
() 24. A. happiness B. anger C. sadness D. joy
() 25. A. unpleasant B. improper C. unimportant D. impatient
() 26. A. trust B. love C. patience D. confidence
() 27. A. What B. How C. When D. Where
() 28. A. hope B. advice C. money D. service
() 29. A. nervously B. carefully C. coldly D. kindly
() 30. A. shouted B. smiled C. whispered D. cried
() 31. A. disappoint B. hurt C. trouble D. surprise
() 32. A. if B. though C. as D. since
() 33. A. sandwich B. bread C. chocolate D. hamburger
() 34. A. nicer B. cooler C. closer D. fairer
() 35. A. talking B. smiling C. eating D. drinking
答案：21.C 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.B 27.B 28.D 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.C 33.A 34.A 35.C
解析：
【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系逐一解题。本文讲述作者在餐厅等待收银员时从生气到想起母亲教诲，最终用善意对待疲惫收银员的经历。解题时需关注前后文呼应（如25题对应后文unpleasant）、词汇语境含义（如29题对应前文cold eyes）、对称逻辑（如26题与前文unkind对应kindness的结构），同时结合作者情绪变化（如24题对应angry）确定答案。
【解析】
21. 前文提到作者不耐烦看手表，说明几乎没时间，hardly（几乎不）符合语境，选C。
22. 后文说收银员不在，所以作者是环顾餐厅，look around（环顾）符合，选D。
23. 作者在等待收银员，waited（等待）符合情境，选C。
24. 前文提到作者生气，所以是控制愤怒，anger（愤怒）符合，选B。
25. 后文明确提到“unpleasant situation”，此处对应选unpleasant（不愉快的），选A。
26. 与前文“if someone is unkind, then kindness is missing”结构对应，hateful对应love（爱），选B。
27. 此处询问“如何成为缺失的那份”，How（如何）符合，选B。
28. 作者想自己点餐，说明缺失的是服务，service（服务）符合，选D。
29. 前文提到“sad cold eyes”，此处对应coldly（冷漠地），选C。
30. 作者用善意对待收银员，所以是微笑着问，smiled（微笑）符合，选B。
31. 作者突然的善意问候让收银员惊讶，surprise（使惊讶）符合，选D。
32. 此处表示“当她看我的时候”，as（当……时）符合，选C。
33. 前文提到“eat a sandwich”，此处对应sandwich（三明治），选A。
34. 作者感悟到需要对彼此更好，nicer（更好的）符合，选A。
35. 此处表示吃完之后擦桌子，eating（吃）符合，选C。
【答案】
21.C 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.B 27.B 28.D 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.C 33.A 34.A 35.C
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是传递哲理的记叙文，通过作者亲身经历阐释“成为缺失的那份善意”的道理，侧重考查学生对上下文语境的把握和词汇辨析运用，贴近学生生活，是初中常见完形题型。
【难度系数】
0.5
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系逐一解题。本文讲述作者在餐厅等待收银员时从生气到想起母亲教诲，最终用善意对待疲惫收银员的经历。解题时需关注前后文呼应（如25题对应后文unpleasant）、词汇语境含义（如29题对应前文cold eyes）、对称逻辑（如26题与前文unkind对应kindness的结构），同时结合作者情绪变化（如24题对应angry）确定答案。
【解析】
21. 前文提到作者不耐烦看手表，说明几乎没时间，hardly（几乎不）符合语境，选C。
22. 后文说收银员不在，所以作者是环顾餐厅，look around（环顾）符合，选D。
23. 作者在等待收银员，waited（等待）符合情境，选C。
24. 前文提到作者生气，所以是控制愤怒，anger（愤怒）符合，选B。
25. 后文明确提到“unpleasant situation”，此处对应选unpleasant（不愉快的），选A。
26. 与前文“if someone is unkind, then kindness is missing”结构对应，hateful对应love（爱），选B。
27. 此处询问“如何成为缺失的那份”，How（如何）符合，选B。
28. 作者想自己点餐，说明缺失的是服务，service（服务）符合，选D。
29. 前文提到“sad cold eyes”，此处对应coldly（冷漠地），选C。
30. 作者用善意对待收银员，所以是微笑着问，smiled（微笑）符合，选B。
31. 作者突然的善意问候让收银员惊讶，surprise（使惊讶）符合，选D。
32. 此处表示“当她看我的时候”，as（当……时）符合，选C。
33. 前文提到“eat a sandwich”，此处对应sandwich（三明治），选A。
34. 作者感悟到需要对彼此更好，nicer（更好的）符合，选A。
35. 此处表示吃完之后擦桌子，eating（吃）符合，选C。
【答案】
21.C 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.B 27.B 28.D 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.C 33.A 34.A 35.C
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是传递哲理的记叙文，通过作者亲身经历阐释“成为缺失的那份善意”的道理，侧重考查学生对上下文语境的把握和词汇辨析运用，贴近学生生活，是初中常见完形题型。
【难度系数】
0.5