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专题09 首字母填空(精选期中好题,15篇)
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1、2024·扬州市宝应县统考·期中卷 2、2024·扬州市仪征市统考·期中卷
3、2024·淮安市清江浦区统考·期中卷 4、2024·南京市鼓楼区统考·期中卷
5、2024·南通市海门区东洲国际学校·期中卷 6、2024·南通市海门四校联考·期中卷
7、2024·扬州市高邮市五校联考·期中卷 8、2024·扬州市广陵区统考·期中卷
9、2024·扬州市邗江区北片联考·期中卷 10、2024·盐城景山中学·期中卷
11、2024·盐城市鹿鸣路初级中学·期中卷 12、2024·盐城市大丰区·期中卷
13、2024·盐城市亭湖区五校联考·期中卷 14、2024·扬州市广陵区统考·期中卷
15、2024·扬州市树人学校·期中卷
1、2024·扬州市宝应县统考·期中卷
But Mary Jane just looked him in the eyes and replied, “Here’s my answer, doctor!” She picked up the bag of gold and g____81____ it to the king. Please take this money and look after it for me and my sisters. Do what you want with it. I don’t want a receipt? Everybody clapped and stamped their feet on the floor. The king smiled and h____82____ up his head. “Alright, Mary Jane,” the doctor said. “Don’t listen to me! But you’ll be s____83____.” And he left the house.
The three girls were very k____84____ to us. They prepared a lovely dinner and they gave us their bedrooms to sleep in. I felt really bad that the king and the duke were cheating them. Later, when I was in bed that night, I started thinking.
“Those girls are very sweet and generous and the king and the duke are going to rob (抢劫) them. I can’t let them do that. I must do something to s____85____ them. Should I tell the doctor and Mary Jane the truth? No, that isn’t a good idea. They’ll think that I’m a fraud, too. There’s only one thing to do. I’ll have to take the money and h____86____ it somewhere. Then when I’m far away, I’ll write a letter to Mary Jane. I’ll tell her where the bag is and she will get the gold b____87____.”
The king and the duke were still downstairs in the dining room. I crept (爬行) very quietly into the duke’s room and l____88____ around for the bag of gold. I found it under the mattress (床垫). I took it and crept back to my room. I waited u____89____ the king and the duke went to bed, then I slowly crept downstairs with the bag of gold in my hand. I tried to open the front door but it was locked and there was no key.
Suddenly I heard footsteps. S____90____ was coming. I looked around for a place to hide. The door of the living room was open so I ran in there.
—Taken from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2、2024·扬州市仪征市统考·期中卷
I want to tell you something about my school days. My problems started a____81____ I went to a boarding (寄宿) school. I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the p____82____. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my c____83____ at school. I had many friends who were boys. I treated them as my best friends—b____84____ only friends. I never guessed my friendship with boys would become a problem. Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and g____85____ said I was hanging out (闲逛) with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr Wang asked the class to c____86____ some students to join the Students’ Union. I thought I could win for I was doing very well in school. I a____87____ came first in Maths and English exams. A week later, the list came out but it didn’t i____88____ me. I was sad.
Mr Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re e____89____! Maybe you are a little distant (疏远的) from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of t____90____ didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll be included next time.
3、2024·淮安市清江浦区统考·期中卷
Thor Hendrickson Jr., aged 16, turned a passion (热情) for helping others into a s____67____ landscaping (对……做景观美化) and snow removal (清除) business in the north of New York.
You probably won’t find the secret sauce (秘诀) of T and Sons Property Management LLC in a Harvard Business School textbook. But maybe it should be. The cornerstone (基石) of this small b____68____ in Mechanicville, New York, is kindness.
About five years ago, young Thor Hendrickson Jr. started h____69____ a neighbour, whom he saw doing yard work with a cast (石膏) on her arm. He volunteered to help. That single act t____70____ into cutting the lawn, moving furniture, and sweeping snow for her. No charge (不要钱).
Giving a helping hand to other n_____71_____ soon led to paid landscaping and snow removal jobs for Thor. “I’m not a sit-inside kind of person. I like to go out and help people w____72____ their yards and stuff (物品),” the 16-year-old said. “And i___73___ they don’t want to pay me, it’s OK.”
In the past year, Thor persuaded (说服) his dad to buy a snow plow (梨) for his pickup truck (皮卡), so they could help m____74____ people, together. Word spread. Now their new father-and-son landscaping and snow removal business k____75____ growing.
“I wouldn’t do what I’m doing with my son if it wasn’t for his inspiration (鼓舞),” Thor Hendrickson Sr. said. Growing up, his son was labeled (贴标签) as having a learning disability, Mr. Hendrickson added, but that n_____76_____ stopped him.
It sure looks like the son is teaching the father how the currency (流传) of kindness can fuel (给……提供燃料) success.
4、2024·南京市鼓楼区统考·期中卷
Most people have heard the story of the lost city of Atlantis. But is any part of the story t____56____?
Over two thousand years ago, the Greek writer Plato wrote about Atlantis, an island in the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋). The island’s people were very rich. They b____57____ a big city with many great buildings. But the people became greedy (贪婪的)—they had many things, but they still wanted m____58____. So the gods became angry. Earthquakes and large waves began to hit the island. Finally, Atlantis went down i____59____ the sea.
Many explorers (探险家) have l____60____ for Atlantis. In 2004, explorer Robert Sarmast reported finding the remains of a city under the sea near Cyprus. However, Sarmast and other scientists later realized the structures he found under the sea were n____61____ man-made. Mark Adams, writer of the 2016 book Meet Me in Atlantis, b____62____ the city was in Morocco. Plato wrote about red and black stone circles around the city. Adams found s____63____ red and black stones in the desert there, very near the Atlantic Ocean.
Most people, however, think Atlantis is simply a story. The p____64____ of the story may be to teach people not to be greedy. Richard Ellis also wrote a book about Atlantis in 1999. He says “there is not a piece of solid evidence (证据) for a real Atlantis.”
So was the island real or not? We o____65____ know one thing: The mystery (谜) of Atlantis will be with us for a long time.
5、2024·南通市海门区东洲国际学校·期中卷
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出—个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
If you are visiting England, you will notice that the English have many customs and traditions that are different from t____66____ in China. This guide provides help for anyone v____67____ England for the first time.
Standing in the queue. English people like to form queues. People will think you are very rude if you don’t j____68____ the queue.
Please, Thank you, Excuse me and Sorry. It is good m____69____ to say “Please” and “Thank you”. If someone is in your way and you would like them to move, say “excuse me” and they will move. If you bump into someone or you are in their way, say “sorry”. They will p____70____ say “sorry”, too, e____71____ if it was your mistake.
Meeting a new person. When people meet for the first time, the u____72____ custom is to shake hands. The next time you meet that person, you can just say hello. English people don’t usually hug or kiss u____73____ they know each other really well.
Talking to people. English people like to be p____74____. So if you are on buses or trains, they usually sit as far away from other people as possible. If you want to start a conversation, the topic that English people like to talk about is the w____75____. So you need to be able to say “Isn’t it warm today? Or “Do you think it’s going to rain?” This is much better than others.
6、2024·南通市海门四校联考·期中卷
Thanks to proper translation, China’s cultural influence is starting to rise around the world. Form sci-fi to wuxia to animated movies, translation bridges the language gap. In recent years, more and more translators from both China and a___71___ are working to bring Chinese stories to new audiences. Here are some popular Chinese books and movies that have been w___72___ enjoyed in the West.
The Three-Body Problem
This Hugo Award winner has changed h___73___ people look at Chinese sci-fi. Its translator, Ken Liu, contributed to this. Born in China and raised in the US, Liu can speak both Chinese and English. He also writes sci-fi stories himself. That made him the best c___74___ to translate the story. Liu didn’t translate the book word for word. Instead, he tried to make it easier for English readers to understand. He changed the structure(结构) of the story and m___75___ its historical background to the beginning. The English version has been enjoyed by many foreign readers, including the former US president Barack Obama.
Legends of the Condor Heroes《射雕英雄传》
Almost everyone in China knows Jin Yong and his wuxia novels. But in the West, he is not that f___76___. One reason is that his works are hard to translate. But British translator Anna Holmwood, who began to learn Chinese at 21, took on the challenge. When she read Legends of the Condor Heroes, she loved the wuxia world and characters in the book and d___77___ to bring the book to more people. In her translation, she made many terms easy and natural to understand, such as “the 18 palm attacks to defeat dragons (降龙十八掌)”. When the English version came out in 2018, it turned out to be a___78___ success in translation. It was reprinted seven times in the UK within just a few months.
Ne Zha
In 2019, when the animated movie Ne Zha went to North American theaters, there was wide discussion online about the translation. People found it hard to translate some Chinese phrases into English. One e___79___ was the Taoist spell—“jijirululing(急急如律令)”. Jerimiah Willhite, an American translator who learned Chinese while he was in college and is a big fan of Chinese culture, m____80____ to do it. He has read many classic Chinese books, including Tao Te Ching. He translated the spell to “be quick to obey my command (指令)”. His work has helped English speakers enjoy the movie. On the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, Ne Zha has a high rating (评分) of 88 percent.
7、2024·扬州市高邮市五校联考·期中卷
根据短文内容及首字母提示, 在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整, 每空一词。
Feel unhappy? Hug (拥抱) a tree! Recently, many Chinese young people have turned to trees to help with their stress. It sounds s____66____, but there’s a science behind the act of tree hugging.
A US scientist found that humans are born to l____67____ being around other living things. Our love for nature is in our DNA. This idea helps to explain why people prefer n____68____ views to city views. It is also one of the reasons why people love cute p____69____, like cats and birds.
Some studies have looked into how tree hugging helps with our h____70____. A study in 2021 reported that the activity can increase a hormone (激素) called oxytocin (催产素). The higher the level of oxytocin is, the happier you may be.
Another hormone called cortisol (皮质醇) is a sign of b____71____ feelings. The brain produces more cortisol when the person is worried, angry or very sad. Hugging trees help cut its production to make us feel b____72____.
The activity is helpful to us, but we c____73____ hurt nature while doing it. As we know, trees are v____74____ to the environment. Many small creatures live on the tree, and they are too small to be s____75____. You may want to be gentle when hugging trees, just like how you hug a friend.
8、2024·扬州市广陵区统考·期中卷
We began our hunt for the treasure. At the top of the hill, we sat down to rest. S____61____, a voice from trees started singing: “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest — Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”
The pirates were frightened. Their faces t____62____ white, and some of them jumped up.
“It’s Flint!” cried one.
“Someone is playing the joke on us,” said Silver.
The men started to feel b____63____ at these words. But the voice called out again.
“Darby McGraw,” it called out several times. “Fetch the rum, Darby!”
The pirates r____64____ where they were, looking around in fear.
“Those were Flint’s last words b____65____ he died,” whispered one.
“Nobody here except us knows about Darby,” said Silver. “I’m here to get the treasure. I was never afraid of Flint when he was a____66____, and I’m not afraid of him now. There’s 700,000 pounds a quarter of a mile from here. I’m not going to give it up.”
“You’re right, John,” said one of the pirates. “And that voice wasn’t l____67____ Flint’s voice. It was more like…”
“Ben Gunn!!” shouted Silver.
“Yes!” cried another loudly. “It was Ben Gunn! And nobody is afraid of Ben Gunn, dead or alive.”
With this, the men’s spirit returned. They picked up their things and we c____68____ on walking.
We were now close to the tall trees. I was worried about Silver. I was sure he could easily kill everyone to keep the treasure for h____69____.
“Hooray!” shouted one of the pirates and they all started running. Suddenly they stopped. When Silver and I reached them, we saw w____70____ they stopped.
In front of us there was a very big hole. At the bottom of the hole there was a broken wooden box. On one of the sides, I saw the word Walrus — the name of Flint’s ship.
It was clear that the treasure was not there.
9、2024·扬州市邗江区北片联考·期中卷
A man had two water pots. One of the pots had a crack in it w___61___ the other was all right. Every day, the man took the two pots to the river to get some water back home. When he arrived home, the good pot was full of water while the cracked one was only h___62___ full.
The good pot was p___63___ of himself. But the cracked pot was very upset. He spoke to the man, “I am sorry. I always l___64___ water on the way back to your house.” The man said to the pot, “Don’t be s___65___. Can you see that there are many beautiful flowers on your side of the path, but you can see n___66___ on the other side? That’s because I know you have a crack, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path in s___67___. Every day while we are on the way back, you w____68____ them. I can use these flowers to d___69___ my house. Without you, I could not have enjoyed such b_____70_____.”
10、2024·盐城景山中学·期中卷
Everybody dreams of doing something important. As a boy Jimmy dreamed of being an a____81____. Jimmy is an active young man. He lives by the saying “If you can’t live the life you love, love the life you live”.
Jimmy started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He also got many p____82____ for his painting. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid a lot of money for them. They said, “This boy’s going to be f____83____ when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to s____84____ these pictures for a lot more money. ”
Jimmy’s pictures were different from other p____85____ because he never painted it on all of the paper. He painted on half of it and the other half was always e____86____ .
“That’s very clever,” everybody said. “Nobody e____87____ does that!” They all believed that the boy was a p____88____ in painting.
One day, somebody bought one of Jimmy’s pictures and then said to him, “Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the b____89____ half of your pictures, but not on the top half?”
“Because I’m s____90____,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes don’t reach very high.”
11、2024·盐城市鹿鸣路初级中学·期中卷
Zengzi, also called Zeng Shen, became a good student of Confucius when he was 16.
Early one morning, Zengzi’s wife left for the m____66____. Her little son wanted to go with her. But he was too young and the market was too far. Then she cheated (欺骗) her son and said, “I will soon come b____67____. You stay at home and wait for me. If you do a____68____ I say, I will kill a pig and make a nice dish for you.” The child went back to the house happily.
When Zengzi’s wife returned from the market, she showed no sign of k____69____ a pig. So Zengzi himself got ready to do that, but his wife rushed to s____70____ him and said. “Don’t do that, I just cheated the child.”
“Honesty is the most i____71____ thing,” Zengzi said. “A child doesn’t know much. He understands nothing but be can learn from his parents’ actions. Because you have cheated your son, he won’t trust you any more. In the future he will cheat o____72____.”
Hearing her husband’s words, the wife’s face turned r____73____. So she wanted to keep her word. She joined Zengzi in killing the pig, and cooked nice d____74____ for the child. While eating, the boy was happy and thankful to his parents.
Promise must be kept and action should be resultful. Do w____75____ you say and put it into effect.
12、2024·盐城市大丰区·期中卷
Dopamine (多巴胺) dressing has been popular on the short video platform TikTok for a while. It encourages people to choose colourful clothing so that they can get m____51____ dopamine and feel happier. But is there r____52____ any science behind this?
Dopamine is a chemical (化学物质) in our brain. It can i____53____ how we feel. According to Science Focus magazine, a_____54_____ there is no study about how colourful clothes can increase dopamine, there are studies that showed a r____55____ between the clothes we wear and how we act and feel.
One study showed that wearing red can l____56____ to better physical performance. They found that in soccer matches over the last 55 years, teams w____57____ a red kit (队服) always played better in home games than any other kit color. A____58____ study showed that wearing green can make people become more creative. Green has also been found to help people relax, likely because it makes us t____59____ of nature.
But there are some p_____60_____ with these studies, as people from different cultures have different ideas about colors. That’s what scientists need to study further.
13、2024·盐城市亭湖区五校联考·期中卷
For Kate, the world used to be a lonely place. The autistic (自闭的) seven-year-old girl s____71____ spoke and she often got nervous while being with other children.
Kate has been t____72____ painting since she was three years old. She s____73____ most of her time painting. She paints so well that her works sells for as much as 1,500 pounds each. H____74____, nothing could stop her loneliness until a cat called Cola came to live with the family last year. Since Cola a____75____, Kate’s parents have noticed Kate adds images like a cat’s eyes or nose to her paintings. They b____76____ Kate is expressing her love to Cola in her paintings. W____77____ the family go out in the car, Kate always takes Cola with her.
Cola has a great i____78____ on Kate’s relationship with others, too. Her parents find it easier to e____79____ Kate to speak when Cola is around. Kate’s mother said, “Thanks to Cola, Kate is a lot h____80____ than ever before.
14、2024·扬州市广陵区统考·期中卷
We began our hunt for the treasure. At the top of the hill, we sat down to rest. S____61____, a voice from trees started singing: “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest — Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”
The pirates were frightened. Their faces t____62____ white, and some of them jumped up.
“It’s Flint!” cried one.
“Someone is playing the joke on us,” said Silver.
The men started to feel b____63____ at these words. But the voice called out again.
“Darby McGraw,” it called out several times. “Fetch the rum, Darby!”
The pirates r____64____ where they were, looking around in fear.
“Those were Flint’s last words b____65____ he died,” whispered one.
“Nobody here except us knows about Darby,” said Silver. “I’m here to get the treasure. I was never afraid of Flint when he was a____66____, and I’m not afraid of him now. There’s 700,000 pounds a quarter of a mile from here. I’m not going to give it up.”
“You’re right, John,” said one of the pirates. “And that voice wasn’t l____67____ Flint’s voice. It was more like…”
“Ben Gunn!!” shouted Silver.
“Yes!” cried another loudly. “It was Ben Gunn! And nobody is afraid of Ben Gunn, dead or alive.”
With this, the men’s spirit returned. They picked up their things and we c____68____ on walking.
We were now close to the tall trees. I was worried about Silver. I was sure he could easily kill everyone to keep the treasure for h____69____.
“Hooray!” shouted one of the pirates and they all started running. Suddenly they stopped. When Silver and I reached them, we saw w____70____ they stopped.
In front of us there was a very big hole. At the bottom of the hole there was a broken wooden box. On one of the sides, I saw the word Walrus — the name of Flint’s ship.
It was clear that the treasure was not there.
15、2024·扬州市树人学校·期中卷
Mickey, Cinderella, Elsa… Who are y____81____ childhood friends? Now, Disney, the company that c____82____ these movie characters, is celebrating its 100th birthday!
Except for these classic roles, Disney has been trying to stay fresh b____83____ creating new characters. One good example is the “Duffy and Friends” series. The Duffy series has seven characters, i____84____ ShellieMay, StellaLou, and LinaBell. These characters all have come out in the last 20 years, mostly in Asia. Many young people like them. Duffy is a cute bear that came out in Tokyo Disneyland in 2004. StellaLou, a purple rabbit, arrived in 2017. And in 2021 came a top star — LinaBell, a pink fox. She first s____85____ up in Shanghai Disneyland and soon swept the Chinese Internet with her cute daily-life videos.
D____86____ from other Disney characters that we have come to love through their stories in movies, Duffy and his friends are more like pop idols. Each has their own p____87____, even though they don’t have their own movies or TV shows. StellaLou dreams of becoming a dancer, w_____88_____ LinaBell is a curious explorer. And the characters’ fans really love them. Calling t____89____ “mommy fans”, they call LinaBell “daughter” and StellaLou “babe”. This shows the strong connection between Disney and its fans. These characters follow today’s pop culture. And it may be one of the reasons w____90____ Disney is still popular, even after 100 years.
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专题09 首字母填空(精选期中好题,15篇)
选 题 来 源
1、2024·扬州市宝应县统考·期中卷 2、2024·扬州市仪征市统考·期中卷
3、2024·淮安市清江浦区统考·期中卷 4、2024·南京市鼓楼区统考·期中卷
5、2024·南通市海门区东洲国际学校·期中卷 6、2024·南通市海门四校联考·期中卷
7、2024·扬州市高邮市五校联考·期中卷 8、2024·扬州市广陵区统考·期中卷
9、2024·扬州市邗江区北片联考·期中卷 10、2024·盐城景山中学·期中卷
11、2024·盐城市鹿鸣路初级中学·期中卷 12、2024·盐城市大丰区·期中卷
13、2024·盐城市亭湖区五校联考·期中卷 14、2024·扬州市广陵区统考·期中卷
15、2024·扬州市树人学校·期中卷
1、2024·扬州市宝应县统考·期中卷
But Mary Jane just looked him in the eyes and replied, “Here’s my answer, doctor!” She picked up the bag of gold and g____81____ it to the king. Please take this money and look after it for me and my sisters. Do what you want with it. I don’t want a receipt? Everybody clapped and stamped their feet on the floor. The king smiled and h____82____ up his head. “Alright, Mary Jane,” the doctor said. “Don’t listen to me! But you’ll be s____83____.” And he left the house.
The three girls were very k____84____ to us. They prepared a lovely dinner and they gave us their bedrooms to sleep in. I felt really bad that the king and the duke were cheating them. Later, when I was in bed that night, I started thinking.
“Those girls are very sweet and generous and the king and the duke are going to rob (抢劫) them. I can’t let them do that. I must do something to s____85____ them. Should I tell the doctor and Mary Jane the truth? No, that isn’t a good idea. They’ll think that I’m a fraud, too. There’s only one thing to do. I’ll have to take the money and h____86____ it somewhere. Then when I’m far away, I’ll write a letter to Mary Jane. I’ll tell her where the bag is and she will get the gold b____87____.”
The king and the duke were still downstairs in the dining room. I crept (爬行) very quietly into the duke’s room and l____88____ around for the bag of gold. I found it under the mattress (床垫). I took it and crept back to my room. I waited u____89____ the king and the duke went to bed, then I slowly crept downstairs with the bag of gold in my hand. I tried to open the front door but it was locked and there was no key.
Suddenly I heard footsteps. S____90____ was coming. I looked around for a place to hide. The door of the living room was open so I ran in there.
—Taken from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
【答案】81. (g)ave
82 (h)eld 83. (s)orry
84. (k)ind 85. (s)top
86. (h)ide 87. (b)ack
88. (l)ooked
89. (u)ntil
90. (S)omeone##(S)omebody
【解析】
【导语】本文摘自《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》中的一段,讲述了国王和公爵骗钱时发生的事情。
【81题详解】
句意:她拿起那袋金子,把它交给了国王。根据“Please take this money and look after it for me and my sisters.”可知,她把金子给了国王,give意为“给”,事情发生在过去,此处用动词过去式gave。故填(g)ave。
【82题详解】
句意:国王微笑着抬起头。根据“The king smiled and…up his head.”以及首字母提示可知,此处国王抬起了头,hold up意为“抬起”,动词短语,此处用动词过去式。故填(h)eld。
【83题详解】
句意:但是你会后悔的。根据“Don’t listen to me! But you’ll be…”以及首字母提示可知,此处说的是会后悔的,sorry意为“后悔的”,形容词作表语。故填(s)orry。
【84题详解】
句意:这三个女孩对我们很友善。根据“They prepared a lovely dinner and they gave us their bedrooms to sleep in.”以及首字母提示可知,她们很友善,kind意为“友善的”,形容词作表语。故填(k)ind。
【85题详解】
句意:我必须做些什么来阻止他们。根据“I can’t let them do that.”以及首字母提示可知,此处说的是要阻止他们,stop意为“阻止”,与空前to构成不定式。故填(s)top。
【86题详解】
句意:我得把钱拿走,藏在某个地方。根据“I’ll have to take the money and…it somewhere.”以及首字母提示可知,此处说的是藏起来,hide意为“藏”。故填(h)ide。
【87题详解】
句意:我会告诉她包在哪里,她会拿回金子的。get sth. back意为“拿回某物”,固定词组。故填(b)ack。
【88题详解】
句意:我悄悄地溜进公爵的房间,四处寻找那袋金子。look around for意为“四处寻找”,固定词组,此处用动词过去式。故填(l)ooked。
【89题详解】
句意:我一直等到国王和公爵上床睡觉,然后我手里拿着那袋金子慢慢地走下楼。根据“I waited…the king and the duke went to bed,”以及首字母提示可知,此处说的是直到国王和公爵睡觉,until意为“直到”。故填(u)ntil。
【90题详解】
句意:有人来了。根据“Suddenly I heard footsteps.”可知,有人来了,someone或者somebody意为“有人”,不定代词作主语。故填(S)omeone/(S)omebody。
2、2024·扬州市仪征市统考·期中卷
I want to tell you something about my school days. My problems started a____81____ I went to a boarding (寄宿) school. I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the p____82____. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my c____83____ at school. I had many friends who were boys. I treated them as my best friends—b____84____ only friends. I never guessed my friendship with boys would become a problem. Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and g____85____ said I was hanging out (闲逛) with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr Wang asked the class to c____86____ some students to join the Students’ Union. I thought I could win for I was doing very well in school. I a____87____ came first in Maths and English exams. A week later, the list came out but it didn’t i____88____ me. I was sad.
Mr Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re e____89____! Maybe you are a little distant (疏远的) from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of t____90____ didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll be included next time.
【答案】81. (a)fter
82. (p)hone
83. (c)lassmates
84. (b)ut 85. (g)irls
86. (c)hoose
87. (a)lways
88. (i)nclude
89. (e)xcellent
90. (t)hem
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍一个女生在寄宿学校因为和男生交往而引起的麻烦。
【81题详解】
句意:我的问题是在我去了寄宿学校后开始的。根据“My problems started”可知是在我去了寄宿学校后,after表示“在……之后”。故填(a)fter。
【82题详解】
句意:我经常给他们打电话并在电话里哭泣。根据“I often called them”可知,在电话里哭泣,考查介词短语on the phone“在电话里”。故填(p)hone。
【83题详解】
句意:但是两个星期后,我发现我喜欢在学校和我的同学在一起。根据“at school”可知,喜欢与同学待在一起,classmate同学,这里用复数形式。故填(c)lassmates。
【84题详解】
句意:我有许多男孩朋友,我把他们当作我最好的朋友——但仅仅是朋友。根据“I treated them as my best friends”可知,but表示转折,但仅仅是朋友。故填(b)ut。
【85题详解】
句意:然后,三个月后,我的朋友告诉我,一些老师和女生说我整天和男生混在一起,是为了引起他们的注意。根据“I never guessed my friendship with boys would become a problem.”可知,一些老师和女生说我整天和男生混在一起,girl女生,这里用复数形式。故填(g)irls。
【86题详解】
句意:七个月后,班主任老师王老师要求班级选择一些学生加入学生会,根据“I thought I could win for I was doing very well in school.”可知,要求班级选择学生加入学生会,ask sb. to do要求某人做某事,choose是动词,意为“选择”。故填(c)hoose。
【87题详解】
句意:我在数学和英语考试中总是第一名。根据“I thought I could win for I was doing very well in school.”可知,成绩一直是第一名,always一直。故填(a)lways。
【88题详解】
句意:一周后,名单出来了,但没有包括我。根据“I was sad.”可知,不包括我,include是动词,意为“包括”,didn’t后面加动词原形。故填(i)nclude。
【89题详解】
句意:我知道你很优秀!根据“came first in Maths and English exams.”可知,我很优秀,excellent优秀的。故填(e)xcellent。
【90题详解】
句意:他们不太了解你,所以有些人没有选择你。根据“They don’t know much about you,”可知,所以一些人没有选择你,of后面用宾格,them他们。故填(t)hem。
3、2024·淮安市清江浦区统考·期中卷
Thor Hendrickson Jr., aged 16, turned a passion (热情) for helping others into a s____67____ landscaping (对……做景观美化) and snow removal (清除) business in the north of New York.
You probably won’t find the secret sauce (秘诀) of T and Sons Property Management LLC in a Harvard Business School textbook. But maybe it should be. The cornerstone (基石) of this small b____68____ in Mechanicville, New York, is kindness.
About five years ago, young Thor Hendrickson Jr. started h____69____ a neighbour, whom he saw doing yard work with a cast (石膏) on her arm. He volunteered to help. That single act t____70____ into cutting the lawn, moving furniture, and sweeping snow for her. No charge (不要钱).
Giving a helping hand to other n_____71_____ soon led to paid landscaping and snow removal jobs for Thor. “I’m not a sit-inside kind of person. I like to go out and help people w____72____ their yards and stuff (物品),” the 16-year-old said. “And i___73___ they don’t want to pay me, it’s OK.”
In the past year, Thor persuaded (说服) his dad to buy a snow plow (梨) for his pickup truck (皮卡), so they could help m____74____ people, together. Word spread. Now their new father-and-son landscaping and snow removal business k____75____ growing.
“I wouldn’t do what I’m doing with my son if it wasn’t for his inspiration (鼓舞),” Thor Hendrickson Sr. said. Growing up, his son was labeled (贴标签) as having a learning disability, Mr. Hendrickson added, but that n_____76_____ stopped him.
It sure looks like the son is teaching the father how the currency (流传) of kindness can fuel (给……提供燃料) success.
【答案】67. (s)uccessful
68. (b)usiness
69. (h)elping
70. (t)urned
71. (n)eighbours
72. (w)ith 73. (i)f
74. (m)ore 75. (k)eeps
76. (n)ever
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了16岁的小托尔·亨德里克森(Thor Hendrickson Jr.)帮助他人的故事。
【67题详解】
句意:16岁的小托尔·亨德里克森(Thor Hendrickson Jr.)满怀热情地帮助他人在纽约北部成功开展景观美化和除雪业务。此处修饰名词需填形容词;根据首字母提示以及后文“It sure looks like the son is teaching the father how the currency of kindness can fuel success”可知Thor Hendrickson Jr.的帮助他人的业务做得很成功,故填(s)uccessful。
【68题详解】
句意:这家位于纽约Mechanicville的小企业的基石是善良。根据前文“snow removal (清除) business”可知已经发展成业务business了。故填(b)usiness。
【69题详解】
句意:大约五年前,年轻的Thor Hendrickson Jr.开始帮助一位邻居,他看到她手臂上打了石膏,正在院子里干活。根据“He volunteered to help.”可知他自愿去帮忙,即help;start doing“开始做某事”。故填(h)elping。
【70题详解】
句意:这一幕变成了为她修剪草坪、搬家具和扫雪。turn into“转换成”,符合题意;根据前句volunteered可知是一般过去时态。故填(t)urned。
【71题详解】
句意:向其他邻居伸出援手很快就为托尔带来了带薪的景观美化和除雪工作。前文提到“About five years ago, young Thor Hendrickson Jr. started helping a neighbour”可知一开始主要是帮助邻居,即neighbour;other修饰名词复数。故填(n)eighbours。
【72题详解】
句意:我喜欢出去帮助人们打理院子和其他东西。help sb. with sth.“在某方面帮助某人”,符合题意。故填(w)ith。
【73题详解】
句意:如果他们不想付钱给我,那也没关系。空后为句子,填连词;前句为前提,因此是if引导的条件状语从句。故填(i)f。
【74题详解】
句意:在过去的一年里,托尔说服他的父亲为他的皮卡车买了一台扫雪机,这样他们就可以一起帮助更多的人。根据“buy a snow plow”可知买了扫雪机,因此可以帮到更多人,即more“更多”。故填(m)ore。
【75题详解】
句意:现在,他们的新父子园林绿化和除雪业务不断发展。根据前句“buy a snow plow”可知买了扫雪机,因此业务一直壮大,keep符合题意;根据now可知是一般现在时,主语为business,谓语用第三人称单数。故填(k)eeps。
【76题详解】
句意:Hendrickson先生补充道,在成长过程中,他的儿子被贴上了学习障碍的标签,但这从未阻止他。根据but可知表示转折,根据前后文可知是“即使被贴标签学习障碍,也不阻止孩子做好事”,故填(n)ever。
4、2024·南京市鼓楼区统考·期中卷
Most people have heard the story of the lost city of Atlantis. But is any part of the story t____56____?
Over two thousand years ago, the Greek writer Plato wrote about Atlantis, an island in the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋). The island’s people were very rich. They b____57____ a big city with many great buildings. But the people became greedy (贪婪的)—they had many things, but they still wanted m____58____. So the gods became angry. Earthquakes and large waves began to hit the island. Finally, Atlantis went down i____59____ the sea.
Many explorers (探险家) have l____60____ for Atlantis. In 2004, explorer Robert Sarmast reported finding the remains of a city under the sea near Cyprus. However, Sarmast and other scientists later realized the structures he found under the sea were n____61____ man-made. Mark Adams, writer of the 2016 book Meet Me in Atlantis, b____62____ the city was in Morocco. Plato wrote about red and black stone circles around the city. Adams found s____63____ red and black stones in the desert there, very near the Atlantic Ocean.
Most people, however, think Atlantis is simply a story. The p____64____ of the story may be to teach people not to be greedy. Richard Ellis also wrote a book about Atlantis in 1999. He says “there is not a piece of solid evidence (证据) for a real Atlantis.”
So was the island real or not? We o____65____ know one thing: The mystery (谜) of Atlantis will be with us for a long time.
【答案】56. (t)rue
57. (b)uilt
58. (m)ore 59. (i)nto
60. (l)ooked
61. (n)ot 62. (b)elieves
63. (s)imilar
64. (p)urpose
65. (o)nly
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了亚特兰蒂斯沉入大海的故事及科学家对其的新发现。
【56题详解】
句意:但是这个故事的任何一部分是真的吗?根据最后一段“So was the island real or not?”及全文可知,思考这个故事的任何一部分是否是真的,故填(t)rue。
【57题详解】
句意:他们建造了一座有许多伟大建筑的大城市。根据“ They...a big city with many great buildings”可知,他们建造了一座有许多伟大建筑的大城市。句子要用一般过去时,build“建造”,built过去式,故填(b)uilt。
【58题详解】
句意:但人们变得贪婪了——他们有很多东西,但他们仍然想要更多。根据“the people became greedy”可知他们想要更多,故填(m)ore。
【59题详解】
句意:最后,亚特兰蒂斯沉入大海。go down into“沉入;陷入”,故填(i)nto。
【60题详解】
句意:许多探险家都在寻找亚特兰蒂斯。根据“Many explorers have...for Atlantis”可知,空处考查look for短语,意为“寻找”,时态是现在完成时,故填(l)ooked。
【61题详解】
句意:然而,萨马斯特和其他科学家后来意识到,他在海底发现的结构不是人造的。根据However可知,他们在海底发现的结构不是人造的,所以该句是否定句,在be动词后加not,故填(n)ot。
【62题详解】
句意:2016年出版的《在亚特兰蒂斯遇见我》一书的作者Mark Adams认为这座城市在摩洛哥。根据“Adams found...red and black stones in the desert there, very near the Atlantic Ocean”可知,Mark Adams认为这座城市在摩洛哥。believe“相信,认为”;主语Mark Adams是第三人称,谓语动词用三单,故填(b)elieves。
【63题详解】
句意:亚当斯在大西洋附近的沙漠中发现了类似的红色和黑色石头。根据“Adams found...red and black stones in the desert there, very near the Atlantic Ocean”可知,他发现了类似的红色和黑色石头。similar“相似的”,故填(s)imilar。
【64题详解】
句意:这个故事的目的可能是教人们不要贪婪。根据“ The...of the story may be to teach people not to be greedy”可知,这个故事的目的可能是教人们不要贪婪。purpose“目的”,故填(p)urpose。
【65题详解】
句意:我们只知道一件事:亚特兰蒂斯之谜将伴随我们很长一段时间。根据“We... know one thing: The mystery (谜) of Atlantis will be with us for a long time.”可知,我们只知道一件事,only“仅仅”,故填(o)nly。
5、2024·南通市海门区东洲国际学校·期中卷
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出—个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
If you are visiting England, you will notice that the English have many customs and traditions that are different from t____66____ in China. This guide provides help for anyone v____67____ England for the first time.
Standing in the queue. English people like to form queues. People will think you are very rude if you don’t j____68____ the queue.
Please, Thank you, Excuse me and Sorry. It is good m____69____ to say “Please” and “Thank you”. If someone is in your way and you would like them to move, say “excuse me” and they will move. If you bump into someone or you are in their way, say “sorry”. They will p____70____ say “sorry”, too, e____71____ if it was your mistake.
Meeting a new person. When people meet for the first time, the u____72____ custom is to shake hands. The next time you meet that person, you can just say hello. English people don’t usually hug or kiss u____73____ they know each other really well.
Talking to people. English people like to be p____74____. So if you are on buses or trains, they usually sit as far away from other people as possible. If you want to start a conversation, the topic that English people like to talk about is the w____75____. So you need to be able to say “Isn’t it warm today? Or “Do you think it’s going to rain?” This is much better than others.
【答案】66. (t)hose
67. (v)isiting
68. (j)oin 69. (m)anners
70. (p)robably
71. (e)ven 72. (u)sual
73. (u)nless
74. (p)rivate
75. (w)eather
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了英国在习俗和传统方面与中国有多不同之处,这对于第一次到英国旅游的外国人来说是非常有帮助的。
66题详解】
句意:如果你参观英国,你会注意到英国有许多不同于中国的风俗习惯。根据“have many customs and traditions that are different from...in China”可知英国的风俗习惯和中国的不同,此处在比较结构中代替前文的复数名词,用those指代。故填(t)hose。
【67题详解】
句意:本指南为第一次参观英国的人提供帮助。根据“for anyone...England for the first time”可知是第一次参观英国的人,visit“参观”,句中有谓语动词,此处用非谓语动词,且anyone和visit之间是主动关系,用现在分词。故填(v)isiting。
【68题详解】
句意:如果你不排队,人们会认为你很粗鲁。根据“if you don’t...the queue”可知是如果不加入排队,join“加入”,助动词don’t后加动词原形。故填(j)oin。
【69题详解】
句意:说“请”和“谢谢”是有礼貌的。根据“to say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’”可知说“请”和“谢谢”是好的礼仪,manners“礼仪”。故填(m)anners。
【70题详解】
句意:他们可能也会说“对不起”,即使这是你的错误。根据“say ‘sorry’, too”以及首字母可知即使是对方的错误,他们可能也会说“对不起”,修饰动词用副词probably“可能”。故填(p)robably。
【71题详解】
句意:他们可能也会说“对不起”,即使这是你的错误。根据“if it was your mistake.”可知即使是你的错误,他们也会说“对不起”,even if“即使”。故填(e)ven。
【72题详解】
句意:当人们第一次见面时,通常的习俗是握手。根据“custom is to shake hands”可知是通常的习俗是握手,usual“通常的”。故填(u)sual。
【73题详解】
句意:英国人通常不会拥抱或亲吻,除非他们彼此非常了解。“they know each other really well.”是“English people don’t usually hug or kiss”的否定条件,用unless引导条件状语从句。故填(u)nless。
【74题详解】
句意:英国人喜欢隐私。根据“So if you are on buses or trains, they usually sit as far away from other people as possible”可知在公共汽车或火车上,他们通常坐得离其他人尽可能远,可见他们喜欢隐私,作be动词的表语用形容词private“私人的”。故填(p)rivate。
【75题详解】
句意:如果你想开始一场对话,英国人喜欢谈论的话题就是天气。根据“Isn’t it warm today”可知是谈论天气,weather“天气”。故填(w)eather。
6、2024·南通市海门四校联考·期中卷
Thanks to proper translation, China’s cultural influence is starting to rise around the world. Form sci-fi to wuxia to animated movies, translation bridges the language gap. In recent years, more and more translators from both China and a___71___ are working to bring Chinese stories to new audiences. Here are some popular Chinese books and movies that have been w___72___ enjoyed in the West.
The Three-Body Problem
This Hugo Award winner has changed h___73___ people look at Chinese sci-fi. Its translator, Ken Liu, contributed to this. Born in China and raised in the US, Liu can speak both Chinese and English. He also writes sci-fi stories himself. That made him the best c___74___ to translate the story. Liu didn’t translate the book word for word. Instead, he tried to make it easier for English readers to understand. He changed the structure(结构) of the story and m___75___ its historical background to the beginning. The English version has been enjoyed by many foreign readers, including the former US president Barack Obama.
Legends of the Condor Heroes《射雕英雄传》
Almost everyone in China knows Jin Yong and his wuxia novels. But in the West, he is not that f___76___. One reason is that his works are hard to translate. But British translator Anna Holmwood, who began to learn Chinese at 21, took on the challenge. When she read Legends of the Condor Heroes, she loved the wuxia world and characters in the book and d___77___ to bring the book to more people. In her translation, she made many terms easy and natural to understand, such as “the 18 palm attacks to defeat dragons (降龙十八掌)”. When the English version came out in 2018, it turned out to be a___78___ success in translation. It was reprinted seven times in the UK within just a few months.
Ne Zha
In 2019, when the animated movie Ne Zha went to North American theaters, there was wide discussion online about the translation. People found it hard to translate some Chinese phrases into English. One e___79___ was the Taoist spell—“jijirululing(急急如律令)”. Jerimiah Willhite, an American translator who learned Chinese while he was in college and is a big fan of Chinese culture, m____80____ to do it. He has read many classic Chinese books, including Tao Te Ching. He translated the spell to “be quick to obey my command (指令)”. His work has helped English speakers enjoy the movie. On the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, Ne Zha has a high rating (评分) of 88 percent.
【答案】71. (a)broad
72. (w)idely
73. (h)ow 74. (c)hoice
75. (m)oved
76. (f)amous
77. (d)ecided
78. (a)nother
79. (e)xample
80. (m)anaged
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了翻译对中国影视作品的重大影响,也介绍了几部在西方广受欢迎的书籍和影视作品。
【71题详解】
句意:近年来,越来越多的国内外译者致力于将中国故事带给新的读者。根据“from both China and...”和首字母可知,此处表示来自中国和国外,abroad“国外的”符合语境。故填(a)broad。
【72题详解】
句意:以下是一些在西方广受喜爱的热门中国书籍和电影。此处应用副词修饰动词,结合首字母,应用widely表示“广泛地”。故填(w)idely。
【73题详解】
句意:这位雨果奖得主改变了人们对中国科幻的看法。此句“h... people look at Chinese sci-fi”是宾语从句,缺乏引导词,结合首字母,应用how表示方式。故填(h)ow。
【74题详解】
句意:这使他成为翻译故事的最佳选择。根据“Born in China and raised in the US, Liu can speak both Chinese and English. He also writes sci-fi stories himself.”可知,刘出生于中国,在美国长大,会说中文和英文。他还自己写科幻故事。结合首字母,空处应用choice“选择”,表示刘的背景和条件让他成为了翻译这个故事的最佳人选。故填(c)hoice。
【75题详解】
句意:他改变了故事的结构,把它的历史背景移到了开头。根据“changed the structure(结构) of the story”可知,改变了故事的结构,结合首字母应用move表示“移动”,此处应用过去式。故填(m)oved。
【76题详解】
句意:但在西方,他并没有那么有名。根据“One reason is that his works are hard to translate.”可知,他不在西方不太有名的其中一个原因是他的作品很难翻译,结合首字母可知应用famous表示“出名的”。故填(f)amous。
【77题详解】
句意:当她读到《射雕英雄传》时,她喜欢书中的武侠世界和人物,并决定把这本书带给更多的人。根据“In her translation, she made many terms easy and natural to understand”可知,她翻译了《射雕英雄传》,结合首字母,“d...to bring the book to more people”应是表示她决定了要让更多人知道这本书,句子是一般过去时,空处应用动词过去式decided“决定”。故填(d)ecided。
【78题详解】
句意:当英文版在2018年问世时,事实证明它是翻译的又一次成功。根据“ It was reprinted seven times in the UK within just a few months.”可知,在短短几个月内,它在英国重印了七次,因此这本小说在中国成功,在英国是另一个成功,结合首字母,应用another表示“另一个”。故填(a)nother。
【79题详解】
句意:一个例子是道教的咒语——“急急如律令”。根据“ People found it hard to translate some Chinese phrases into English.”可知,人们发现很难将一些中文短语翻译成英语,而“急急如律令”就是其中一个例子,结合首字母,空处应是example。故填(e)xample。
【80题详解】
句意:美国翻译杰里米亚·威利特在大学时学习中文,是中国文化的忠实粉丝,他设法做到了。根据后文的“His work has helped English speakers enjoy the movie. ”可知,他的作品帮助说英语的人欣赏这部电影,所以他应是成功翻译了那些难翻译的中文习语,句子是一般过去时,结合首字母,空处应是动词过去式managed表示“设法做到”。故填(m)anaged。
7、2024·扬州市高邮市五校联考·期中卷
根据短文内容及首字母提示, 在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整, 每空一词。
Feel unhappy? Hug (拥抱) a tree! Recently, many Chinese young people have turned to trees to help with their stress. It sounds s____66____, but there’s a science behind the act of tree hugging.
A US scientist found that humans are born to l____67____ being around other living things. Our love for nature is in our DNA. This idea helps to explain why people prefer n____68____ views to city views. It is also one of the reasons why people love cute p____69____, like cats and birds.
Some studies have looked into how tree hugging helps with our h____70____. A study in 2021 reported that the activity can increase a hormone (激素) called oxytocin (催产素). The higher the level of oxytocin is, the happier you may be.
Another hormone called cortisol (皮质醇) is a sign of b____71____ feelings. The brain produces more cortisol when the person is worried, angry or very sad. Hugging trees help cut its production to make us feel b____72____.
The activity is helpful to us, but we c____73____ hurt nature while doing it. As we know, trees are v____74____ to the environment. Many small creatures live on the tree, and they are too small to be s____75____. You may want to be gentle when hugging trees, just like how you hug a friend.
【答案】66. (s)trange
67. (l)ove##(l)ike
68. (n)atural
69. (p)ets 70. (h)ealth
71. (b)ad 72. (b)etter
73. (c)an’t
74. (v)aluable
75. (s)een
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了抱树能帮助我们健康,并解释了原理。
【66题详解】
句意:这听起来很奇怪。结合“Recently, many Chinese young people have turned to trees to help with their stress.”和首字母提示词“s”可知,这里指拥抱一棵树来解压的行为看起来很奇怪,且“sounds”是系动词,这里要填“strange奇怪的”,作表语。故填(s)trange。
【67题详解】
句意:美国科学家发现,人类生来就喜欢和其他生物待在一起。结合“humans are born to...being around other living things.”和首字母提示词“l”可知,这里是指人类生来就喜欢和其他生物待在一起,所以“like喜欢”或“love喜欢”符合语境,用动词原形与空前的“to”构成不定式。故填(l)ove/(l)ike。
【68题详解】
句意:这一观点有助于解释为什么人们更喜欢自然景观而不是城市景观。结合首字母提示词“n”和“prefer...views to city views.”可知,更喜欢自然景观而不是城市景观,所以填“natural自然的”,作定语。故填(n)atural。
【69题详解】
句意:这也是为什么人们喜欢可爱的宠物,比如猫和鸟的原因之一。结合“like cats and birds.”和首字母提示词“p”可知,这里是指宠物,要用复数形式,所以填“pets宠物”,作宾语。故填(p)ets。
【70题详解】
句意:一些研究调查了拥抱树木对我们的健康有何帮助。结合“The higher the level of oxytocin is, the happier you may be.”和首字母提示词“h”可知,这里是指健康,所以填“health健康”,作宾语。故填(h)ealth。
【71题详解】
句意:另一种叫做皮质醇的激素是不良情绪的标志。结合“Another hormone called cortisol (皮质醇) is a sign of ...feelings”和首字母提示词“b”可知,这里是指坏情绪,所以该空要填“bad坏的”,作定语。故填(b)ad。
【72题详解】
句意:拥抱树木有助于减少其产生,让我们感觉更好。结合“Hugging trees help cut its production to make us feel...”和首字母提示词“b”可知,这里是指感觉更好,所以该空要填“better更好的”,作表语。故填(b)etter。
【73题详解】
句意:这个活动对我们有帮助,但我们不能在做这件事的时候伤害自然。结合“The activity is helpful to us, but we...hurt nature while doing it.”和首字母提示词“c”可知,这里是指不能伤害自然,所以该空要填“can’t不能”,为情态动词否定形式。故填(c)an’t。
【74题详解】
句意:正如我们所知,树木对环境是有价值的。结合“trees are...to the environment.”和首字母提示词“v”可知,这里是指树木对环境是有价值的,所以该空填“valuable有价值的”符合语境,作表语。故填(v)aluable。
【75题详解】
句意:许多小生物住在树上,它们太小了,看不见。结合“they are too small to be...”和首字母提示词“s”可知,这里是指小生物太小了而不被看到,所以这里要填“see看到”的过去分词“seen”与“be”构成被动结构。故填(s)een。
8、2024·扬州市广陵区统考·期中卷
We began our hunt for the treasure. At the top of the hill, we sat down to rest. S____61____, a voice from trees started singing: “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest — Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”
The pirates were frightened. Their faces t____62____ white, and some of them jumped up.
“It’s Flint!” cried one.
“Someone is playing the joke on us,” said Silver.
The men started to feel b____63____ at these words. But the voice called out again.
“Darby McGraw,” it called out several times. “Fetch the rum, Darby!”
The pirates r____64____ where they were, looking around in fear.
“Those were Flint’s last words b____65____ he died,” whispered one.
“Nobody here except us knows about Darby,” said Silver. “I’m here to get the treasure. I was never afraid of Flint when he was a____66____, and I’m not afraid of him now. There’s 700,000 pounds a quarter of a mile from here. I’m not going to give it up.”
“You’re right, John,” said one of the pirates. “And that voice wasn’t l____67____ Flint’s voice. It was more like…”
“Ben Gunn!!” shouted Silver.
“Yes!” cried another loudly. “It was Ben Gunn! And nobody is afraid of Ben Gunn, dead or alive.”
With this, the men’s spirit returned. They picked up their things and we c____68____ on walking.
We were now close to the tall trees. I was worried about Silver. I was sure he could easily kill everyone to keep the treasure for h____69____.
“Hooray!” shouted one of the pirates and they all started running. Suddenly they stopped. When Silver and I reached them, we saw w____70____ they stopped.
In front of us there was a very big hole. At the bottom of the hole there was a broken wooden box. On one of the sides, I saw the word Walrus — the name of Flint’s ship.
It was clear that the treasure was not there.
【答案】61. (S)uddenly
62. (t)urned
63. (b)etter
64. (r)emained
65. (b)efore
66. (a)live
67. (l)ike 68. (c)arried
69. (h)imself
70. (w)hy
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了一群海盗寻宝的故事,当他们在山顶上休息的时候,听到有人在树上唱歌,他们都很害怕,后来他们给自己壮胆,继续寻宝,后来他们在一个大洞的底部,看到一个箱子,但它不是宝盒。
【61题详解】
句意:突然,从树上传来一个声音,唱道:“十五个人趴在死人的胸膛上——哟嗬嗬,还有一瓶朗姆酒!”根据“a voice from trees started singing”以及首字母提示可知,此处描述的是突然发生的事情,suddenly意为“突然”,副词,修饰一整句话。故填(S)uddenly。
【62题详解】
句意:他们的脸变白了,有些人跳了起来。根据“Their faces…white”以及首字母提示可知,此处描述的是脸变白了,turn意为“变”,事情发生在过去,此处用动词过去式。故填(t)urned。
【63题详解】
句意:听到这些话,男人们开始感觉好些了。根据“The men started to feel…”以及首字母提示可知,此处指的是开始感觉好些了,better意为“更好”。故填(b)etter。
【64题详解】
句意:海盗们待在原地,恐惧地四处张望。根据“The pirates…where they were, looking around in fear.”以及首字母提示可知,他们待在原地,remain“逗留”,此处用动词过去式。故填(r)emained。
【65题详解】
句意:这是Flint死前说的最后一句话。根据“Those were Flint’s last words…he died”以及首字母可知,此处描述的是他死前说的话。before意为“在……之前”。故填(b)efore。
【66题详解】
句意:Flint活着的时候我从来不怕他,现在也不怕。根据“I was never afraid of Flint when he was…”以及首字母提示可知,此处说的是在他活着的时候,alive意为“活着的”,形容词作表语。故填(a)live。
【67题详解】
句意:那声音不像Flint的声音。根据“And that voice wasn’t…Flint’s voice.”以及首字母提示可知,此处说的是声音不像,like意为“像”,介词。故填(l)ike。
【68题详解】
句意:他们拿起自己的东西,我们继续往前走。carry on doing sth.意为“继续做某事”,固定词组,事情发生在过去,此处用动词过去式。故填(c)arried。
【69题详解】
句意:我确信他可以轻而易举地杀死所有人,把宝藏据为己有。根据“I was sure he could easily kill everyone to keep the treasure for…”以及首字母提示可知,此处描述的是把宝藏据为己有,主语是he,此处用反身代词himself,意为“他自己”。故填(h)imself。
【70题详解】
句意:当Silver和我接近他们时,我们明白了他们为什么停下来。根据“In front of us there was a very big hole. At the bottom of the hole there was a broken wooden box.”可知,此处描述的是他们停下来的原因,用why引导的宾语从句。故填(w)hy。
9、2024·扬州市邗江区北片联考·期中卷
A man had two water pots. One of the pots had a crack in it w___61___ the other was all right. Every day, the man took the two pots to the river to get some water back home. When he arrived home, the good pot was full of water while the cracked one was only h___62___ full.
The good pot was p___63___ of himself. But the cracked pot was very upset. He spoke to the man, “I am sorry. I always l___64___ water on the way back to your house.” The man said to the pot, “Don’t be s___65___. Can you see that there are many beautiful flowers on your side of the path, but you can see n___66___ on the other side? That’s because I know you have a crack, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path in s___67___. Every day while we are on the way back, you w____68____ them. I can use these flowers to d___69___ my house. Without you, I could not have enjoyed such b_____70_____.”
【答案】61. (w)hile
62. (h)alf 63. (p)roud
64. (l)ose 65. (s)ad
66. (n)one 67. (s)pring
68. (w)ater
69. (d)ecorate
70. (b)eauty
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了一个男人有两只水罐,其中一个罐子有了裂缝,虽然每次只装了一半的水,却浇灌了路边的花。
【61题详解】
句意:其中一个罐子有裂缝,而另一个还好。空格前后两句存在对比关系,根据首字母w可知此处应用连词while来连接。故填(w)hile。
【62题详解】
句意:当他到家时,好的罐子里装满了水,而有裂缝的罐子只装满了一半。while连接的两个分句存在对比的关系,根据“the good pot was full of water”可知,好的罐子装满了水,根据首字母h可知有裂缝的罐子只装满了一半,应用half表示“一半”。故填(h)alf。
【63题详解】
句意:那只好的罐子为自己感到骄傲。根据下一句“But the cracked pot was very upset.”及首字母p可知此处应用be proud of表示“对……感到骄傲”。故填(p)roud。
【64题详解】
句意:我总是在回你家的路上弄丢水。根据上文“When he arrived home, the good pot was full of water while the cracked one was only…full.”可知,有裂缝的罐子只装满了一半,根据首字母l可知此处应用动词lose表示“弄丢”,根据“always”可知句子应用一般现在时,主语为I,谓语应用动词lose的原形。故填(l)ose。
【65题详解】
句意:不要伤心。根据上文“But the cracked pot was very upset.”及首字母s可知那只有裂缝的罐子很伤心,应用形容词sad表示“伤心的”。故填(s)ad。
【66题详解】
句意:你能看到在你这边的小路上有很多美丽的花,但在另一边你一朵也看不到吗?根据“but”和首字母n可知此处表示“在另一边一朵也没看到”,应用不定代词none表示“一个也没有”。故填(n)one。
【67题详解】
句意:那是因为我知道你有一条裂缝,在春天时,我在你那一边的小路上种下了花的种子。根据“planted flower seeds”及首字母s可知此处应用in spring表示“在春天时”。故填(s)pring。
【68题详解】
句意:每天在我们回来的路上,你都给他们浇水。根据“are”可知句子采用一般现在时,根据首字母w可知此处应用动词water表示“给……浇水”,句子主语为you,谓语应用动词water的原形。故填(w)ater。
【69题详解】
句意:我可以用这些鲜花来装饰我的屋子。根据“use these flowers to”及首字母d可知此处应用动词decorate表示“装饰”,此处应用动词原形。故填(d)ecorate。
【70题详解】
句意:没有你,我不可能欣赏到这样的美景。根据上文“I can use these flowers to…my house.”及首字母b可知此处应用名词beauty来表示“美丽”,指鲜花装饰屋子使其变得美丽。故填(b)eauty。
10、2024·盐城景山中学·期中卷
Everybody dreams of doing something important. As a boy Jimmy dreamed of being an a____81____. Jimmy is an active young man. He lives by the saying “If you can’t live the life you love, love the life you live”.
Jimmy started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He also got many p____82____ for his painting. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid a lot of money for them. They said, “This boy’s going to be f____83____ when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to s____84____ these pictures for a lot more money. ”
Jimmy’s pictures were different from other p____85____ because he never painted it on all of the paper. He painted on half of it and the other half was always e____86____ .
“That’s very clever,” everybody said. “Nobody e____87____ does that!” They all believed that the boy was a p____88____ in painting.
One day, somebody bought one of Jimmy’s pictures and then said to him, “Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the b____89____ half of your pictures, but not on the top half?”
“Because I’m s____90____,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes don’t reach very high.”
【答案】81. (a)rtist
82. (p)rizes
83. (f)amous
84. (s)ell 85. (p)eople’s##(p)ainters’
86. (e)mpty
87. (e)lse 88. (p)ioneer
89. (b)ottom
90. (s)mall##(s)hort
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了梦想成为画家的Jimmy从小的画作就深受人们追捧,人们认为他的作品只是在纸的下半部是与众不同的,后来得知是因为他太小了够不到上部。
【81题详解】
句意:就像一个男孩Jimmy一样梦想成为一个画家。根据“Jimmy started painting when he was three years old”及首字母可知Jimmy想要成为一个画家,故填(a)rtist。
【82题详解】
句意:他也因为他的画作得到许多奖。根据“He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid a lot of money for them”并结合首字母可知,prize“奖励”符合语境,可数名词,由“many”可知此处应用其复数形式,故填(p)rizes。
【83题详解】
句意:当这个男孩再大一点将成为著名的,那时我们将卖掉这些画得到更多的钱。根据“He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid a lot of money for them”及首字母可知人们认为男孩将来会成为著名的,故填(f)amous。
【84题详解】
句意:当这个男孩再大一点将成为著名的,那时我们将卖掉这些画得到更多的钱。根据“for a lot more money”和首字母可知应是卖掉这些画,to为动词不定式符号,此处应填动词原形,故填(s)ell。
【85题详解】
句意:Jimmy的画与其他人/画家的是不同的因为他从不画满整张纸。根据“Jimmy’s pictures were different from”及首字母可知应是与别人或别的画家的画不同,此处应填名词所有格形式,故填(p)eople’s/(p)ainter’s。
【86题详解】
句意:他在纸的一半画并且另一半总是空的。根据“he never painted it on all of the paper”及首字母可知empty“空的”符合语境,故填(e)mpty。
【87题详解】
句意:没有其它的人那样做。根据“Jimmy’s pictures were different from other...”及首字母可知应是没有其他的人那样做,else“其他的”,放在复合不定代词后,符合语境,故填(e)lse。
【88题详解】
句意:他们都相信男孩在绘画方面是一个先锋。根据“Nobody...does that”及首字母可知,pioneer“先锋”符合语境,故填(p)ioneer。
【89题详解】
句意:你为什么在你的画的下一半画,而不是上一半?根据“but not on the top half”及首字母可知,bottom“下部”符合语境,故填(b)ottom。
【90题详解】
句意:因为我是小/矮的。根据“and my brushes don’t reach very high”及首字母可知应是他太小或太矮而够不到顶部,故填(s)mall/(s)hort。
11、2024·盐城市鹿鸣路初级中学·期中卷
Zengzi, also called Zeng Shen, became a good student of Confucius when he was 16.
Early one morning, Zengzi’s wife left for the m____66____. Her little son wanted to go with her. But he was too young and the market was too far. Then she cheated (欺骗) her son and said, “I will soon come b____67____. You stay at home and wait for me. If you do a____68____ I say, I will kill a pig and make a nice dish for you.” The child went back to the house happily.
When Zengzi’s wife returned from the market, she showed no sign of k____69____ a pig. So Zengzi himself got ready to do that, but his wife rushed to s____70____ him and said. “Don’t do that, I just cheated the child.”
“Honesty is the most i____71____ thing,” Zengzi said. “A child doesn’t know much. He understands nothing but be can learn from his parents’ actions. Because you have cheated your son, he won’t trust you any more. In the future he will cheat o____72____.”
Hearing her husband’s words, the wife’s face turned r____73____. So she wanted to keep her word. She joined Zengzi in killing the pig, and cooked nice d____74____ for the child. While eating, the boy was happy and thankful to his parents.
Promise must be kept and action should be resultful. Do w____75____ you say and put it into effect.
【答案】66. (m)arket
67. (b)ack 68. (a)s
69. (k)illing
70. (s)top 71. (i)mportant
72. (o)thers
73. (r)ed 74. (d)ishes
75. (w)hatever##(w)hat
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了曾子的故事,告诉我们要言而有信。
【66题详解】
句意:一天大清早,曾子的妻子出门去赶集。由后句“...young and the market was too far”可知,此处表示“去市场”,此处用单数形式,故填(m)arket。
【67题详解】
句意:然后她骗儿子说:“我很快就回来。”由后句“...wait for me”可知,此处表示“很快回来”,故填(b)ack。
【68题详解】
句意:如果你照我说的做,我就杀一头猪,给你做一道菜。此处缺少一个连词,as表示“照的……的方式”,此处表示“照着我说的去做”,故填(a)s。
【69题详解】
句意:曾子的妻子从市场回来,没有杀猪的迹象。由上句“...kill a pig and make a nice...”可知,此处用kill,of是介词,后加动名词,故填(k)illing。
【70题详解】
句意:曾子自己准备这么做,但他的妻子急忙阻止他说:“别这样,我只是骗骗孩子。”由后句“Don’t do that.”可知,此处妻子要阻止他,stop“阻止”rush to do sth.表示“匆忙做某事”,故填(s)top。
【71题详解】
句意:曾子说:“诚实是最重要的。”由后句“Because you have cheated your son, he won’t trust you any more.”可知,此处应是表示“诚实是重要的”,此处用形容词最高级the most important,故填(i)mportant。
【72题详解】
句意:以后他会欺骗别人的。others表示“其他的人或事”,此处表示“他以后会骗别人”,故填(o)thers。
【73题详解】
句意:听到丈夫的话,妻子的脸变红了。由后文“So she wanted to keep her word. She joined Zengzi in killing the pig...”可知,妻子赞同曾子的想法,此处表示“脸变红了”,表示羞愧,故填(r)ed。
【74题详解】
句意:她和曾子一起杀了猪,给孩子做了好吃的菜。此处表示为孩子做了美味的菜肴,dish“菜”,是可数名词,此处用其复数形式,表泛指,故填(d)ishes。
【75题详解】
句意:你说了什么就做什么,并付诸实施。由后文“Do...you say and put it into effect.”和首字母可知,此处表示“无论说了什么,都得去做,并付诸实施”,whatever“无论什么”/what“什么”均符合语境,引导宾语从句,故填(w)hatever/(w)hat。
12、2024·盐城市大丰区·期中卷
Dopamine (多巴胺) dressing has been popular on the short video platform TikTok for a while. It encourages people to choose colourful clothing so that they can get m____51____ dopamine and feel happier. But is there r____52____ any science behind this?
Dopamine is a chemical (化学物质) in our brain. It can i____53____ how we feel. According to Science Focus magazine, a_____54_____ there is no study about how colourful clothes can increase dopamine, there are studies that showed a r____55____ between the clothes we wear and how we act and feel.
One study showed that wearing red can l____56____ to better physical performance. They found that in soccer matches over the last 55 years, teams w____57____ a red kit (队服) always played better in home games than any other kit color. A____58____ study showed that wearing green can make people become more creative. Green has also been found to help people relax, likely because it makes us t____59____ of nature.
But there are some p_____60_____ with these studies, as people from different cultures have different ideas about colors. That’s what scientists need to study further.
【答案】51. (m)ore
52. (r)eally
53. (i)nfluence
54. (a)lthough
55. (r)elationship
56. (l)ead 57. (w)earing
58. (A)nother
59. (t)hink
60. (p)roblems
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了多巴胺穿衣法,它鼓励人们选择色彩鲜艳的衣服,这样他们就能得到更多的多巴胺,感觉更快乐。
【51题详解】
句意:它鼓励人们选择色彩鲜艳的衣服,这样他们就能获得更多的多巴胺,感到更快乐。根据“so that they can get…dopamine and feel happier”及首字母提示可知,这里指得到更多的多巴胺,more意为“更多的”,故填(m)ore。
【52题详解】
句意:但这背后真的有科学依据吗?根据“is there…any science behind this”及首字母提示可知,这里指是否真的有科学依据,really意为“真正地”,故填(r)eally。
【53题详解】
句意:它会影响我们的感受。根据“how we feel”及首字母提示可知,这里指影响我们的感受,influence意为“影响”,情态动词后跟动词原形,故填(i)nfluence。
54题详解】
句意:据《科学焦点》杂志报道,尽管没有关于五颜六色的衣服如何增加多巴胺的研究,但有研究表明,我们穿的衣服与我们的行为和感觉之间存在关系。分析句子可知,前后句为让步关系,所以用although引导让步状语从句,故填(a)lthough。
【55题详解】
句意:据《科学焦点》杂志报道,尽管没有关于五颜六色的衣服如何增加多巴胺的研究,但有研究表明,我们穿的衣服与我们的行为和感觉之间存在关系。根据“between the clothes we wear and how we act and feel”及首字母提示可知,这里指我们穿的衣服与我们的行为和感觉之间存在关系,relationship意为“关系”,不定冠词a后用单数名词,故填(r)elationship。
【56题详解】
句意:一项研究表明,穿红色衣服可以提高身体素质。根据“…to better physical performance”及首字母提示可知,这里指导致更好的身体素质,lead to意为“导致”, 情态动词后跟动词原形,故填(l)ead。
【57题详解】
句意:他们发现,在过去55年的足球比赛中,穿着红色队服的球队在主场比赛中总是比任何其他颜色的队服打得更好。根据“teams…a red kit ”及首字母提示可知,这里指穿着红色队服的球队,wear意为“穿着”,此处应用现在分词作定语,故填(w)earing
【58题详解】
句意:另一项研究表明,穿绿色衣服可以让人们变得更有创造力。根据“One study showed that…”及首字母提示可知,这里指另一项研究,another意为“再一”,故填(A)nother。
【59题详解】
句意:绿色也被发现可以帮助人们放松,可能是因为它让我们想起大自然。根据“makes us…of nature”及首字母提示可知,这里指让我们想起大自然,think of意为“想起”,make sb. do sth.意为“让某人做某事”,故填(t)hink。
【60题详解】
句意:但这些研究也存在一些问题,因为来自不同文化的人对颜色有不同的想法。根据“there are some…with these studies”及首字母提示可知,这里指存在一些问题,problem意为“问题”,some后跟名词复数,故填(p)roblems。
13、2024·盐城市亭湖区五校联考·期中卷
For Kate, the world used to be a lonely place. The autistic (自闭的) seven-year-old girl s____71____ spoke and she often got nervous while being with other children.
Kate has been t____72____ painting since she was three years old. She s____73____ most of her time painting. She paints so well that her works sells for as much as 1,500 pounds each. H____74____, nothing could stop her loneliness until a cat called Cola came to live with the family last year. Since Cola a____75____, Kate’s parents have noticed Kate adds images like a cat’s eyes or nose to her paintings. They b____76____ Kate is expressing her love to Cola in her paintings. W____77____ the family go out in the car, Kate always takes Cola with her.
Cola has a great i____78____ on Kate’s relationship with others, too. Her parents find it easier to e____79____ Kate to speak when Cola is around. Kate’s mother said, “Thanks to Cola, Kate is a lot h____80____ than ever before.
【答案】71. (s)eldom
72. (t)aught
73. (s)pends
74. (H)owever
75. (a)rrived
76. (b)elieve
77. (W)henever
78. (i)nfluence
79. (e)ncourage
80. (h)appier
【解析】
【导语】本文讲了自闭症女孩凯特在猫咪Cola的帮助下,敞开心扉,用画笔表达爱意,克服社交障碍,变得更快乐。
【71题详解】
句意:这个患有自闭症(自闭的)的7岁女孩很少说话,而且和其他孩子在一起时经常感到紧张。根据“autistic”可知,女孩话不多,seldom意为“很少”,修饰动词spoke。故填(s)eldom。
【72题详解】
句意:Kate自从三岁起就开始学画画。根据“since she was three years old”可知,女孩从三岁起学画画;根据“has been”可知,此处为现在完成时的被动语态,表示“被教画画”,teach的过去分词taught“教”符合句意。故填(t)aught。
【73题详解】
句意:她大部分时间都在画画。考查spend time doing sth.“花时间做某事”;主语是“She”,时态为一般现在时,动词用三单形式spends。故填(s)pends。
【74题详解】
句意:然而,直到去年一只叫Cola的猫来到她家后,她才不感到孤独。根据上下句可知,此处表示转折,However意为“然而”,表示转折。故填(H)owever。
【75题详解】
句意:自从Cola到来,Kate的父母注意到Kate在画中增加了猫的眼睛或鼻子的图像。根据“until a cat called Cola came to live with the family last year”可知,此处指“猫到来之后”,arrive意为“到达”,符合句意;根据“Since Cola”可知,此处为since引导的时间状语从句,时态为一般过去时,填动词过去式arrived。故填(a)rrived。
【76题详解】
句意:他们认为Kate在画中表达了对Cola的爱。根据“They ... Kate is expressing her love to Cola in her paintings.”及首字母可知,此处表示父母的看法,believe“相信”符合句意;时态为一般现在时,主语为复数,动词使用原形。故填(b)elieve。
【77题详解】
句意:每当全家人外出时,Kate总是带着Cola。根据“the family go out in the car, Kate always takes Cola with her.”可知,此处是whenever“每当/当……时”引导的时间状语从句,表示无论什么时候外出,她总是带着猫。故填(W)henever。
【78题详解】
句意:Cola对Kate与他人的关系也有很大影响。考查have a great influence on sb.“对某人有很大影响”。故填(i)nfluence。
【79题详解】
句意:她的父母发现当Cola在旁边时,鼓励Kate说话变得更容易。根据“find it easier to”可知,此处考查find it adj. to do sth.“发现做某事怎么样”,所以填动词原形;根据“Kate to speak”及首字母可知,encourage“鼓励”符合句意。故填(e)ncourage。
【80题详解】
句意:Kate的妈妈说:“多亏了Cola,Kate比以前快乐多了。”根据“Kate is a lot...than”可知,此处填形容词比较级;happy的比较级happier“更快乐的”符合句意。故填(h)appier。
14、2024·扬州市广陵区统考·期中卷
We began our hunt for the treasure. At the top of the hill, we sat down to rest. S____61____, a voice from trees started singing: “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest — Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”
The pirates were frightened. Their faces t____62____ white, and some of them jumped up.
“It’s Flint!” cried one.
“Someone is playing the joke on us,” said Silver.
The men started to feel b____63____ at these words. But the voice called out again.
“Darby McGraw,” it called out several times. “Fetch the rum, Darby!”
The pirates r____64____ where they were, looking around in fear.
“Those were Flint’s last words b____65____ he died,” whispered one.
“Nobody here except us knows about Darby,” said Silver. “I’m here to get the treasure. I was never afraid of Flint when he was a____66____, and I’m not afraid of him now. There’s 700,000 pounds a quarter of a mile from here. I’m not going to give it up.”
“You’re right, John,” said one of the pirates. “And that voice wasn’t l____67____ Flint’s voice. It was more like…”
“Ben Gunn!!” shouted Silver.
“Yes!” cried another loudly. “It was Ben Gunn! And nobody is afraid of Ben Gunn, dead or alive.”
With this, the men’s spirit returned. They picked up their things and we c____68____ on walking.
We were now close to the tall trees. I was worried about Silver. I was sure he could easily kill everyone to keep the treasure for h____69____.
“Hooray!” shouted one of the pirates and they all started running. Suddenly they stopped. When Silver and I reached them, we saw w____70____ they stopped.
In front of us there was a very big hole. At the bottom of the hole there was a broken wooden box. On one of the sides, I saw the word Walrus — the name of Flint’s ship.
It was clear that the treasure was not there.
【答案】61. (S)uddenly
62. (t)urned
63. (b)etter
64. (r)emained
65. (b)efore
66. (a)live
67. (l)ike 68. (c)arried
69. (h)imself
70. (w)hy
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了一群海盗寻宝的故事,当他们在山顶上休息的时候,听到有人在树上唱歌,他们都很害怕,后来他们给自己壮胆,继续寻宝,后来他们在一个大洞的底部,看到一个箱子,但它不是宝盒。
【61题详解】
句意:突然,从树上传来一个声音,唱道:“十五个人趴在死人的胸膛上——哟嗬嗬,还有一瓶朗姆酒!”根据“a voice from trees started singing”以及首字母提示可知,此处描述的是突然发生的事情,suddenly意为“突然”,副词,修饰一整句话。故填(S)uddenly。
【62题详解】
句意:他们的脸变白了,有些人跳了起来。根据“Their faces…white”以及首字母提示可知,此处描述的是脸变白了,turn意为“变”,事情发生在过去,此处用动词过去式。故填(t)urned。
【63题详解】
句意:听到这些话,男人们开始感觉好些了。根据“The men started to feel…”以及首字母提示可知,此处指的是开始感觉好些了,better意为“更好”。故填(b)etter。
【64题详解】
句意:海盗们待在原地,恐惧地四处张望。根据“The pirates…where they were, looking around in fear.”以及首字母提示可知,他们待在原地,remain“逗留”,此处用动词过去式。故填(r)emained。
【65题详解】
句意:这是Flint死前说的最后一句话。根据“Those were Flint’s last words…he died”以及首字母可知,此处描述的是他死前说的话。before意为“在……之前”。故填(b)efore。
【66题详解】
句意:Flint活着的时候我从来不怕他,现在也不怕。根据“I was never afraid of Flint when he was…”以及首字母提示可知,此处说的是在他活着的时候,alive意为“活着的”,形容词作表语。故填(a)live。
【67题详解】
句意:那声音不像Flint的声音。根据“And that voice wasn’t…Flint’s voice.”以及首字母提示可知,此处说的是声音不像,like意为“像”,介词。故填(l)ike。
【68题详解】
句意:他们拿起自己的东西,我们继续往前走。carry on doing sth.意为“继续做某事”,固定词组,事情发生在过去,此处用动词过去式。故填(c)arried。
【69题详解】
句意:我确信他可以轻而易举地杀死所有人,把宝藏据为己有。根据“I was sure he could easily kill everyone to keep the treasure for…”以及首字母提示可知,此处描述的是把宝藏据为己有,主语是he,此处用反身代词himself,意为“他自己”。故填(h)imself。
【70题详解】
句意:当Silver和我接近他们时,我们明白了他们为什么停下来。根据“In front of us there was a very big hole. At the bottom of the hole there was a broken wooden box.”可知,此处描述的是他们停下来的原因,用why引导的宾语从句。故填(w)hy。
15、2024·扬州市树人学校·期中卷
Mickey, Cinderella, Elsa… Who are y____81____ childhood friends? Now, Disney, the company that c____82____ these movie characters, is celebrating its 100th birthday!
Except for these classic roles, Disney has been trying to stay fresh b____83____ creating new characters. One good example is the “Duffy and Friends” series. The Duffy series has seven characters, i____84____ ShellieMay, StellaLou, and LinaBell. These characters all have come out in the last 20 years, mostly in Asia. Many young people like them. Duffy is a cute bear that came out in Tokyo Disneyland in 2004. StellaLou, a purple rabbit, arrived in 2017. And in 2021 came a top star — LinaBell, a pink fox. She first s____85____ up in Shanghai Disneyland and soon swept the Chinese Internet with her cute daily-life videos.
D____86____ from other Disney characters that we have come to love through their stories in movies, Duffy and his friends are more like pop idols. Each has their own p____87____, even though they don’t have their own movies or TV shows. StellaLou dreams of becoming a dancer, w_____88_____ LinaBell is a curious explorer. And the characters’ fans really love them. Calling t____89____ “mommy fans”, they call LinaBell “daughter” and StellaLou “babe”. This shows the strong connection between Disney and its fans. These characters follow today’s pop culture. And it may be one of the reasons w____90____ Disney is still popular, even after 100 years.
【答案】81. (y)our
82. (c)reated
83. (b)y 84. (i)ncluding
85. (s)howed
86. (D)ifferent
87. (p)ersonality
88. (w)hile
89. (t)hemselves
90. (w)hy
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了迪士尼一百年后依然受欢迎的原因及其创造的各种角色。
【81题详解】
句意:谁是你童年的朋友?根据“Mickey, Cinderella, Elsa… Who are…childhood friends?”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指Mickey, Cinderella, Elsa这些卡通人物谁是你的童年朋友,空后为名词,空处应用形容词性物主代词your表示“你的”。故填(y)our。
【82题详解】
句意:现在,创造这些电影角色的迪士尼公司正在庆祝其100岁生日!根据“Now, Disney, the company that…these movie characters, is celebrating its 100th birthday!”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指公司过去创造的角色,用动词的过去式created表示“创造”。故填(c)reated。
【83题详解】
句意:除了这些经典角色之外,迪士尼还一直试图通过创造新角色来保持新鲜感。根据“Disney has been trying to stay fresh…creating new characters.”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指通过创造新角色来保持新鲜感,用介词by表示“通过”。故填(b)y。
【84题详解】
句意:达菲系列有七个角色,包括ShellieMay、StellaLou和LinaBell。根据“The Duffy series has seven characters,…ShellieMay,…”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指达菲系列的七个角色包括哪些,用介词including表示“包括”。故填(i)ncluding。
【85题详解】
句意:她首次亮相上海迪士尼乐园后,其可爱的日常生活视频迅速席卷中国互联网。根据“She first…up in Shanghai Disneyland and”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指亮相,时态为一般过去时,用动词过去式showed表示“出现”。故填(s)howed。
【86题详解】
句意:与其他我们通过电影故事喜爱的迪士尼人物不同,达菲和他的朋友们更像是流行偶像。根据“…from other Disney characters that we have come to love through their stories in movies,”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指迪士尼人物不同于其他,为固定短语different from意为“不同于……”。故填(D)ifferent。
【87题详解】
句意:尽管他们没有自己的电影或电视节目,但他们都有自己的个性。根据“Each has their own …, even though they don’t have their own movies or TV shows.”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指他们有自己的个性,用名词personality表示“个性”。故填(p)ersonality。
【88题详解】
句意:StellaLou梦想成为一名舞蹈家,而LinaBell是一位好奇的探险家。根据“StellaLou dreams of becoming a dancer,…LinaBell is a curious explorer.”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指StellaLou梦想成为舞蹈家,然而LinaBell是探险家,用连词while表示“然而”。故填(w)hile。
【89题详解】
句意:她们自称是“妈妈粉丝”,称呼LinaBell为“女儿”,称呼StellaLou为“宝贝”。根据“Calling…‘mommy fans’, they call LinaBell ‘daughter’ and StellaLou ‘babe’.’”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指她们自称,用反身代词themselves表示“她们自己”。故填(t)hemselves。
【90题详解】
句意:这或许也是为什么迪士尼一百年后依然受欢迎的原因之一。根据“And it may be one of the reasons…Disney is still popular,”以及首字母提示可知,此处是指受欢迎的原因,固定短语为the reasons why意为“……的原因”。故填(w)hy。
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