二、完形填空(每题1分，共8分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
The New Year party was usually held at my aunt's house and my favorite part was the apple cake. At the age of 11, when I first found out that my grandfather, who was never in the kitchen, was the master behind it, I was greatly ___1___. And I thought that this was the perfect chance to get the recipe(制作方法), and that I could actually have a time to ___2___ with him.
Since then, I would go to my aunt's early on the morning of New Year's Day, and we'd make the cake together happily. I was amazed that Grandpa could peel an apple in one rind. And we'd mix everything and put it into the oven. Once the cake was done, the house would immediately smell like apples.
But as I got older, so did Grandpa.
One New Year's Day, as I was taking out the apples from the shopping bag ___3___ as usual, he looked at me and said, "Sophia, what are you doing?"
I was shocked. I knew that he was beginning to forget things, but I didn't think he would forget this. It was our ___4___. It was our time of bonding (联络感情). My heart ached. "We're making the apple cake. You know, we always make a cake on New Year's Day."
And he said, "Apple cake? Can you teach me?"
Now, I was terrified (很害怕的). Still, I ___5___ Grandpa in making the cake because I didn't want this tradition to die. But the whole time it just didn't feel the same.
Fast-forward to this New Year, Grandpa was in hospital, and we'd have our family get-together there. To bring a bit of ___6___ to the family, I decided to make the apple cake at home by myself. But I was ___7___ myself the whole time. I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible because it didn't have Grandpa's touch.
At the hospital, everyone was surrounding (围绕) him, creating some ___8___. Grandpa looked down at the cake, and then looked back up at me and smiled. And I felt memories of our shared moments flooding back to him.
Even though he was in hospital, it felt like we had made the cake together.
1. A. surprised B. worried C. scared D. satisfied
2. A. compare B. connect C. study D. perform
3. A. cheerfully B. proudly C. nervously D. curiously
4. A. record B. rule C. interest D. tradition
5. A. served B. guided C. followed D. protected
6. A. trust B. company C. respect D. comfort
7. A. cheating B. excusing C. doubting D. thanking
8. A. space B. wealth C. magic D. warmth
答案解析：
1. 根据前文“my grandfather, who was never in the kitchen, was the master behind it”(从不进厨房的爷爷是蛋糕大师)，可知作者发现这个事实时感到非常意外，所以选 A. surprised。
2. 根据后文“we'd make the cake together happily”以及“It was our time of bonding”(这是我们联络感情的时间)，可知作者希望通过一起做蛋糕来增进与爷爷的感情，所以选 B. connect。
3. 根据前文“we'd make the cake together happily”以及后文“as usual”(像往常一样)，可知作者当时是像往年一样，高兴地准备制作蛋糕，所以选 A. cheerfully。
4. 根据后文“I didn't want this tradition to die”(我不想让这个传统消失)，可知一起做苹果蛋糕是祖孙俩多年来的一个传统，所以选 D. tradition。
5. 根据前文“Apple cake? Can you teach me?”以及作者“Still”的转折，可知尽管爷爷忘了，作者还是像往常一样，跟着爷爷一起做蛋糕，所以选 C. followed。
6. 根据前文“Grandpa was in hospital”，可知作者在医院为家人做蛋糕，是为了给身处困境的家人带来一些慰藉，所以选 D. comfort。
7. 根据后文“I was afraid the cake was going to taste terrible because it didn't have Grandpa's touch”(我担心蛋糕会很难吃，因为它没有爷爷的技艺)，可知作者对自己做的蛋糕没有信心，一直在怀疑，所以选 C. doubting。
8. 根据后文“Grandpa looked down at the cake, and then looked back up at me and smiled”，以及全文营造的温馨氛围，可知家人围绕在爷爷身边，创造了温暖、亲切的氛围，所以选 D. warmth。
