“Wow, so many cars!” Lily said. She stood in the parking lot next to the Elephant Home with her friends and other volunteers. They were ready to ___1___ those cars. Every clean car meant more money to help the elephants.

“Drive over here!” Lily shouted, “We’ll give your car a new ___2___ .” The first cars came in and the kids started. Sam was brushing a white dirty car. “It’s really a big ___3___ !” His cleaning took a long time.

Amy just ___4___washing a red car. “Yeah! It’s clean now.”

Some curious elephants gathered by the fence (栅栏). One trumpeted (吼叫) loudly, then another and another.

“They’re ___5___ .”Amy explained. “They make that sound when they’re excited.”

“ ___6___ ! Sounds like saying hello.” Lily laughed.

For a while, ___7___ went well. Cars got washed and drivers drove away gladly.

However, the summer heat made the car wash harder, and soon the kids’ energy ___8___.

“I can’t stand it any longer.” Sam said.

“I know.” Lily agreed. “But many cars are waiting.”

“I need a ___9___.” Sam sat on the ground.

“Me, too.” Amy followed.

“Come on! For the elephants!” Lily called, ____10____ she also wanted to stop. Lily looked at the lovely ____11____. They were playing with water joyfully. She ____12____ to join them. Nice dream, but back to work.

She walked ____13____ toward the next car. Suddenly, a big stream (流) of water poured down on the car. Then another stream ____14____ another car. Lily looked back in surprise. The elephants were shooting water at cars.

“They’re helping us!” The kids cheered up. A new rush of ____15____ ran through them. The elephants watered, the kids brushed, and the drivers happily paid double. No car wash had ever been so successful!

1.1.

A wash

B drive

C buy

D fix

解析：选A。后文 "Every clean car meant more money"（每洗干净一辆车就有更多钱）以及全文围绕 "car wash"（洗车）展开，故 wash（洗）正确。B drive（开车）、C buy（买）、D fix（修理）均与 "慈善洗车筹款" 的主题不符。

2.2.

A size

B color

C look

D name

解析：选C。give sth. a new look 是固定搭配，意为 "使某物焕然一新"。洗车的效果就是让车外观变新，故 look（外观、样子）正确。A size（尺寸）、B color（颜色）、D name（名字）洗车均不会改变。

3.3.

A dream

B job

C subject

D sale

解析：选B。后文 "His cleaning took a long time"（他花了很长时间才洗完）说明这辆又白又脏的车洗起来很费劲，a big job 意为 "一项费劲的大工程 / 活儿"，符合语境。A dream（梦想）、C subject（科目）、D sale（销售）均与 "洗车耗时费力" 无关。

4.4.

A finished

B imagined

C suggested

D avoided

解析：选A。后文艾米说 "Yeah! It's clean now."（耶！现在干净了）说明她已经洗完了，finished（完成）与 "clean now" 形成印证。B imagined（想象）、C suggested（建议）、D avoided（避免）均与 "车已干净" 的结果矛盾。

5.5.

A hungry

B afraid

C lonely

D happy

解析：选D。后文艾米解释 "They make that sound when they're excited"（它们兴奋的时候会发出那种声音），excited（兴奋的）与 happy（开心的）语义一致，故 D 正确。A hungry（饿的）、B afraid（害怕的）、C lonely（孤独的）均与 "excited" 的情绪不符。

6.6.

A Great

B Guess

C Please

D Sorry

解析：选A。莉莉听完大象因兴奋而吼叫后，觉得 "听起来像在打招呼"，这是积极有趣的反应，Great（太棒了）表达赞叹与欣喜，符合语境。B Guess（猜）、C Please（请）、D Sorry（抱歉）均无法与 "Sounds like saying hello" 的轻松赞叹语气衔接。

7.7.

A something

B everything

C anything

D nothing

解析：选B。everything goes well 是固定表达，意为 "一切顺利"。后文 "Cars got washed and drivers drove away gladly"（车洗完了，车主高兴地开走）正是 "一切顺利" 的具体表现，故 everything 正确。A something（某事）、C anything（任何事，多用于否定 / 疑问）、D nothing（没什么）均不符合 "进展顺利" 的语义。

8.8.

A got up

B grew up

C came out

D ran out

解析：选D。前文 "the summer heat made the car wash harder"（酷暑让洗车更艰难），后文萨姆说 "I can't stand it any longer"（我再也受不了了），说明孩子们的精力用完了，ran out（耗尽、用完）与 energy（精力）搭配，意为 "精力耗尽"。A got up（起床）、B grew up（长大）、C came out（出来 / 出版）均与 "精力" 不搭配。

9.9.

A talk

B rest

C room

D game

解析：选B。前文精力耗尽，后文 "Sam sat on the ground"（萨姆坐在地上），说明他需要休息，need a rest（需要休息）符合语境。A talk（谈话）、C room（房间 / 空间）、D game（游戏）均与 "累得坐下" 的状态不符。

10.10.

A because

B if

C though

D until

解析：选C。前句莉莉鼓励大家 "加油！为了大象！"，后句 "she also wanted to stop"（她自己也想停下来），前后构成让步转折关系 —— 嘴上鼓励别人，尽管自己也累，故 though（尽管）正确。A because（因为，表因果）、B if（如果，表条件）、D until（直到，表时间）均无法体现 "鼓励他人 vs 自己也想放弃" 的让步逻辑。

11.11.

A drivers

B friends

C elephants

D volunteers

解析：选C。后文 "They were playing with water joyfully"（它们正开心地玩水），且全文多次出现大象，此处莉莉看向的是在旁边玩水的大象，故 elephants 正确。A drivers（车主）、B friends（朋友）、D volunteers（志愿者）均不会 "开心地玩水"，且与后文大象喷水帮忙的情节不衔接。

12.12.

A wished

B forgot

C began

D promised

解析：选A。后文 "Nice dream, but back to work"（多美的梦啊，但还是得回去干活）说明 "加入大象玩水" 只是一个愿望、梦想，并非真实发生，wished（希望）与 "Nice dream" 形成呼应。B forgot（忘记）、C began（开始，若 began 则已加入，与 "dream" 矛盾）、D promised（承诺）均不符合 "只是梦想" 的语境。

13.13.

A secretly

B nervously

C actively

D slowly

解析：选D。前文莉莉精力耗尽、想休息、还做着加入大象的美梦，说明她此时疲惫不堪，走路自然是 slowly（慢慢地）。A secretly（秘密地）、B nervously（紧张地）、C actively（积极地，与疲惫状态相反）均不符合 "累到想放弃" 的状态。

14.14.

A shut

B hit

C hurt

D left

解析：选B。前文 "a big stream of water poured down on the car"（一大股水倾泻在那辆车上），后文 "Then another stream ___ another car"（另一股水___另一辆车），描述大象喷水依次浇到车上，hit（击中、打在）准确描述水流落到车上的动作。A shut（关闭）、C hurt（伤害，水流不会伤害车）、D left（离开）均不符合 "水流浇车" 的语境。

15.15.

A sound

B water

C energy

D wind

解析：选C。前文孩子们精力耗尽（第 8 题 energy ran out），大象来帮忙后 "The kids cheered up"（孩子们欢呼起来），说明他们重新获得了活力，a new rush of energy（一股新的活力）与第 8 题的 "energy ran out" 形成首尾呼应。A sound（声音）、B water（水）、D wind（风）均不能表达 "重新振作" 的含义。此题考查关键词 energy 的前后呼应，是区分度较高的题。