《2025年通城学典活页检测七年级英语下册外研版》

五、(合肥市瑶海区模拟改编)完形填空。(30分)
The 15 - year - old Canadian teenager Auldin Maxwell broke two of the records for stacking Jenga blocks(堆积木). He stacked 1,840 Jenga pieces. They have standard(标准的) size on top of just one 1. ________. He also balanced 900 huge ones on a single block.
Maxwell, who has autism(自闭症), first 2. ________ his gift by chance. “I have always liked balancing things and, as a baby, I used to stack anything like books and toys,” he said. Although he has the 3. ________ to stack the blocks, he did come up with 4. ________ ways to balance out the tower.
Maxwell doesn't just see them as blocks in a game, but as 5. ________. These tools can be used for building all kinds of things. For him, it's an engineering challenge, and it can 6. ________ his creative ability. He has a 7. ________ to building such towers. He can 8. ________ it for about three hours. Before trying, he would prepare some fun 9. ________, such as riding a bike or listening to music.
Now, Maxwell is trying to 10. ________ another record—although this time, it has nothing to do with Jenga. “I want to solve the most Rubik's Cubes(魔方) while on my bike,” he said.
1. A. toy B. block
　C. stick D. book
2. A. researched B. lost
　C. discovered D. forgot
3. A. ability B. problem
　C. idea D. message
4. A. common B. boring
　C. different D. healthy
5. A. textbooks B. books
　C. pictures D. tools
6. A. reduce B. develop
　C. touch D. save
7. A. present B. chance
　C. name D. secret
8. A. give up B. focus on
　C. depend on D. take away
9. A. colours B. stories
　C. cards D. activities
10. A. break B. introduce
　C. finish D. hide

答案： 1. B
2. C 根据his gift by chance可知,是偶然发现自己的天赋。
3. A 根据I used to stack anything like books and toys可知,他有堆积木的能力。
4. C 根据to balance out the tower可知,是指想出不同的方法。
5. D 根据“These tools can be used for...”可知,他不只是将它们视为游戏中的积木,而是可以用于构建各种东西的工具。
6. B
7. D 根据“He can... it for about three hours. Before trying, he would prepare some fun... such as riding a bike or listening to music.”可知,这是他搭建塔的秘诀。
8. B
9. D 根据such as riding a bike or listening to music可知,是指活动。
10. A 根据another record可知,是打破另一项纪录。