《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

四、完形填空。(2024·四川泸州)
When I was turning thirty years old, a friend asked me to share my biggest　　1　　in life. It only took me a(n)　2　　to say I most regretted not completing college. I explained that I was considered to be　　3　　in school, got great grades, and had big dreams.　　4　　finishing university, I felt like I was not only letting myself down, but also everyone who believed in me.
My friend said, “Why not now?” But with a son in primary school, a busy job, and lots of other responsibilities at home, I had a million　　5　. The one I thought was the strongest: If I went back, I would be thirty - two　　6　　I graduated. What I heard was something I would never　7　: “You're going to be thirty - two anyway(无论如何).”
Looking back, I feel it's the　　8　　and wisest advice I have ever received.
I would turn thirty - two with a college degree(学位) or without one anyway. So I　　9　　to continue my study.
I graduated from university　　10　　and felt proud of myself. And I have reviewed this　　11 many times. I believe it's never too late for me to do anything except becoming a teenager.
Do I really want to　　12　　my first book in my forties? I'm going to be forty anyway.
Do I really want to run a half marathon(马拉松) in my fifties? I'm going to be fifty anyway.
Do I really want to travel around the　　13　　in my sixties? I'm going to be sixty anyway.
I hope you never hear me say, “I'm too old for that.”　14　, I hope you hear me say, “I'm going to be seventy anyway.”
It's never too　　15　　to start something new, to do all those things that you've been wishing to do.
(　　　)1. A. regret B. happiness C. role D. success
(　　　)2. A. week B. day C. hour D. minute
(　　　)3. A. lovely B. polite C. smart D. friendly
(　　　)4. A. Giving up B. Making up C. Ending up D. Taking up
(　　　)5. A. ways B. reasons C. chances D. steps
(　　　)6. A. although B. because C. unless D. when
(　　　)7. A. reply B. accept C. forget D. guess
(　　　)8. A. simplest B. funniest C. strangest D. coldest
(　　　)9. A. happened B. decided C. helped D. failed
(　　　)10. A. smoothly B. patiently C. silently D. suddenly
(　　　)11. A. activity B. promise C. plan D. suggestion
(　　　)12. A. read B. write C. buy D. choose
(　　　)13. A. university B. city C. village D. world
(　　　)14. A. Finally B. Besides C. Instead D. Also
(　　　)15. A. dangerous B. poor C. late D. slow

答案： 四、1. A 【点拨】根据下文“I most regretted not completing college”可知，朋友询问作者生命中最大的遗憾是什么。regret 遗憾。故选 A。
2. D 【点拨】根据“only”可知，作者只用了一分钟就说出了自己最大的遗憾，强调时间非常短。所给选项中只有 minute“分钟”表达的时间最短。故选 D。
3. C 【点拨】根据下文“got great grades”可知，作者成绩优异，在学校是聪明的。smart 聪明的。故选 C。
4. A 【点拨】根据“I felt like I was not only letting myself down, but also everyone who believed in me”可知，作者觉得让自己和周围人失望，可知作者放弃了大学的学业。give up 放弃。故选 A。
5. B 【点拨】根据上文“But with a son in primary school, a busy job, and lots of other responsibilities at home”可知，有一个上小学的儿子、工作很忙等都是作者认为自己不能继续学业的理由。reason 理由。故选 B。
6. D 【点拨】根据“I would be thirty - two 6 I graduated”可知，此处指当作者毕业时就 32 岁了，用 when 引导时间状语从句。故选 D。
7. C 【点拨】根据下文“And I have reviewed this 11 many times.”可知，作者永远不会忘记朋友的这句话，在以后的时光中经常回想起这句话。故选 C。
8. A 【点拨】根据上文“You’re going to be thirty - two anyway(无论如何).”可知，朋友说，不管怎样你都要 32 岁，这句话最简单也最富有智慧，激励了作者追求梦想。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】根据下文“I graduated from university”可知，作者决定继续学业。decide 决定。故选 B。
10. A 【点拨】根据“I graduated from university 10 and felt proud of myself.”可知，此处指作者顺利完成了大学学业，并为自己感到自豪。smoothly 顺利地。故选 A。
11. D 【点拨】根据“Looking back, I feel it’s the simplest and wisest advice I have ever received.”及“And I have reviewed this 11 many times.”可知，此处指作者多次回想起上文中朋友给出的建议。suggestion 建议。故选 D。
12. B 【点拨】根据“Do I really want to 12 my first book in my forties?”可知，在四十多岁时，作者的梦想是“写”书，其他三项不符合语境。故选 B。
13. D 【点拨】根据“Do I really want to travel around the 13 in my sixties?”可知，作者在六十多岁时的梦想是环游世界，其他三项不符合语境。故选 D。
14. C 【点拨】根据上下文可知，作者不希望他人听到自己说出“我太老了”这句话，相反，作者希望自己说“反正我也要 70 岁了”。instead 相反。故选 C。
15. C 【点拨】根据“It’s never too 15 to start something new”及作者的经历可知，文章告诉我们不要被年纪束缚，任何时候尝试新的事物都不会晚。故选 C。