《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语上册译林版宿迁专版》

五、完形填空。(2024·江苏如皋一模)
I used to procrastinate(拖延). Like many others, when developing and getting used to such a habit, I never realized how it had 1 my life.
Several years ago, a neighbour kid kicked a football and broke a small basement window of my house. I 2 it up then for a lack of money, thinking I'd get to it someday.
Over the years, I had meant to upgrade(升级,改造) to 3 windows for the whole house, which are greener. That would cost me 15,000. It was simply 4 my reach. In the meantime, the boarded window let in bugs but not light.
Honestly, the thought of that window 5 me for years. I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the process and the price so much in my mind that I had to 6.
Then my wife had a job change, and we needed to move. I knew that it was 7 to find a buyer if there was a broken window. So I pulled off the boards, took the window out and had it 8 in the town. It was a 12 fix. I could have 9 the problem for 12 the same day it happened. But I let it trouble me for five years.
Actually, this isn't really about my window. Many of us, especially those with 10 or stress, tend to live with broken windows of one type or another for years. They are things that seriously affect our 11 of life. Mend it as soon as possible if you 12 yours. It may turn out to be 13 than expected.
After I posted this story on Twitter, many 14 their stories with me. One responded, "This reminded me of a statement, 'We suffer(遭受) more in 15 than in reality.'"
Step forward and you'll find a solution.
( )1. A. recorded
B. described
C. shaped
D. balanced
( )2. A. boarded
B. made
C. put
D. set
( )3. A. all - time
B. energy - saving
C. handmade
D. good - looking
( )4. A. beyond
B. without
C. within
D. over
( )5. A. surprised
B. touched
C. pleased
D. troubled
( )6. A. fall behind
B. give up
C. set off
D. calm down
( )7. A. necessary
B. important
C. impossible
D. proper
( )8. A. changed
B. repaired
C. sold
D. painted
( )9. A. explained
B. understood
C. noticed
D. solved
( )10. A. positions
B. success
C. worries
D. wisdom
( )11. A. quality
B. way
C. sense
D. meaning
( )12. A. trust
B. experience
C. accept
D. realize
( )13. A. more difficult
B. less challenging
C. more changeable
D. less safe
( )14. A. wrote
B. told
C. shared
D. contributed
( )15. A. action
B. imagination
C. thinking
D. performance

答案： 1. C 【点拨】record 记录；describe 描述；shape 影响；balance 平衡。根据语境可知，此处指的是“我”从未意识到拖延的这个习惯是如何影响“我”的生活的。故选 C。 2. A 【点拨】board up 用木板封住（窗、门等）。根据下文“In the meantime, the boarded window let in bugs but not light.”可知，作者应是用木板把窗户封了起来。故选 A。 3. B 【点拨】根据语境可知，作者应是打算花 1.5 万美元将全屋的窗户升级为节能窗户。故选 B。 4. A 【点拨】beyond one's reach 超出某人可接受的范围。故选 A。 5. D 【点拨】surprise 使惊奇；touch 触摸；please 使满意；trouble 使烦恼，使苦恼。根据语境可知，这扇窗户困扰了作者好多年。故选 D。 6. B 【点拨】fall behind 落后；give up 放弃；set off 出发，启程；calm down 冷静下来。根据语境可知，作者是放弃了。故选 B。 7. C 【点拨】necessary 必要的；important 重要的；impossible 不可能的；proper 恰当的。根据语境可知，窗户破了应是不可能找到买家。故选 C。 8. B 【点拨】change 改变；repair 修理；sell 卖出；paint 在……上刷油漆。根据“It was a 12 fix.”可知，作者是请人修理了窗户。故选 B。 9. D 【点拨】explain 解释；understand 理解；notice 注意；solve 解决。根据语境可知，此处是指解决窗户的问题。故选 D。 10. C 【点拨】position 位置，职位；success 成功；worry 让人发愁的事；wisdom 智慧。根据语境可知选 C。 11. A 【点拨】quality 质量；way 方式；sense 感觉；meaning 意义。根据语境可知，被它们严重影响的应是生活质量。故选 A。 12. D 【点拨】trust 信任；experience 经历；accept 接受；realize 意识到。根据语境可知，此处指的应是意识到自己的问题。故选 D。 13. B 【点拨】more difficult 更困难的；less challenging 没那么具有挑战性的；more changeable 更易变的；less safe 更不安全的。根据上文作者的经历可知，如果一个问题不及时处理，就会长期对生活造成影响，所以作者感悟：它可能没有预期的那么具有挑战性。故选 B。 14. C 【点拨】write 写；tell 告诉；share 分享；contribute 贡献。根据语境可知，此处指的是许多人与作者分享了他们的故事。share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某事。故选 C。 15. B 【点拨】action 行动；imagination 想象；thinking 思考；performance 表现。根据前文可知，作者被一个 12 美元就能处理的问题困扰了多年，是因为他把简单的问题想得太复杂了，因此这里是说我们在想象中遭受的痛苦比现实中更多。故选 B。