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考前押题14 选词填空 6大常考话题
话题1 学校生活
话题4 科普知识
话题2 家人与亲人
话题5 青少年问题
话题3 友谊
话题6 中华文化
话题1 学校生活
Passage 1
用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
anybody, seven, worried, rule, take care of
Worry about living at school
I will have to live at school next month. As a student in the 1 grade, I’m a bit nervous because it’s a new experience for me. Since I was born, my parents 2 me. If I live at school, I’m afraid that I may feel 3 to look after myself. What’s more, I’ve never lived with 4 else except my family. I know little about how to live with others. So what are the 5 for sharing a room? Wait for advice.
Passage 2
从下面方框中选出10个单词,将其正确形式填入短文,使短文意思正确通顺 (每词限用一次)。
beautiful many lie different influence wide change use sometime proud admire lay
Hello, everyone! Welcome to our school! I’m your guide today. Now let me introduce our new school to you.
Our school 1 in Qingyang District, near Jinsha Site Museum. It has gone through some amazing 2 since it became public. It 3 to be beautiful, but now it is more attractive. As I walk around our campus, I can’t help but notice the present 4 of our new garden. It’s filled with colorful flowers and green plants that make me 5 nature even more. It’s a perfect spot to relax and enjoy the peacefulness of our school.
Now please take a look around our library. It’s cool and quiet for studying. The books we require for our classes are all there, and it’s 6 used by students like me. What’s more, we can enjoy reading 7 and anywhere.
Those differences also strongly 8 more and more families in Qingyang area. A lot of excellent students join us. We all feel a sense of 9 in being part of this wonderful school.
From the garden to the library and the students resource, every aspect of our school life has improved. I’m excited to see what 10 changes are for us in the future! Thanks for listening to my speech!
Passage 3
请阅读下面这篇文章,在所给的每个空格中选入一个意义相符的词,以正确形式使文章完整。
choose suggest for why advice though
number influence stop serious as suddenly
It was reported that schools and kindergartens in Guangdong province were asked to ban (禁止) the recently popular toy knives on November 1st, 2023. This kind of knife is known 1 “radish knives (萝卜刀)”. They may hurt students from time to time. What is worse, it involves violence (暴力) and has a bad 2 on children’s development.
Do you know 3 “radish knife” has become popular among children? Because it looks cool in the shape of a carrot and with a small hidden plastic blade (塑料刀片) about 5 centimeters long. 4 the blade is plastic, it could still cause a danger if it is pressed against the skin when the blade came out all of a 5 . We never thought something as simple as this little toy could be so dangerous.
The 6 of radish knives among children is rising, and the risks are increasing to children’s safety. Schools 7 students not to buy or play with such a dangerous toy. Children in primary schools and kindergartens are 8 from carrying or playing these dangerous knives. To stop the growing number of “radish knives”, parents should take radish knives 9 , and they should take responsibility (责任) for 10 suitable toys for their children.
Let’s say no to radish knives so that we can make our schools safer.
Passage 4
用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
among, attend, nine, whole, millions of
My life at school is always wonderful. In the 1 grade, my school life becomes more exciting. 2 all the subjects I study, science is my favourite. We learned about a great invention that changed the way people travelled. In history class, we talked about how cities grew and how 3 people moved to them for work. After classes, the 4 school takes part in different activities. Some students play sports, while others enjoy 5 meetıngs in clubs. The school offers us lots of new chances to have great fun.
Passage 5
用所给单词的正确形式填空。
past suggest still trouble leave why use because touch might
Mobile phones are becoming more and more popular not only with grown-ups but also with students. Meanwhile, they also have become a problem for middle schools in the 1 few years. Some children have got mobile phones as Christmas or birthday gifts, and more will 2 want them.
Many students like mobile phones 3 it is easy and quick. Some parents felt happy because they could get in 4 with their children. Some teachers said mobile phone use was a distraction (分心的事) to students during school hours and it also gave them much 5 in their classrooms. Sometimes students 6 use phone messages to cheat during exams. A new study found that some teenagers sending messages in class even hurt their fingers because they can’t stop 7 mobile phones.
Many teachers 8 that students should not have phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could 9 their phones at school offices. Many people think they understand 10 parents would want their children to have them, but they agree school should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
Passage 6
将方框中所给词的适当形式填入短文中,每词仅用一次。
skill however good quick whether
Keeping learning can make people live a much 1 life. If you keep learning, your life will become colorful. As a result, it is necessary to keep learning.
2 , many of the teens wish that the school days could pass away 3 so that they could end learning. They are expecting to live in the “real world” of work: no more homework, and no more exams. But really, 4 you want or not, you’re going to carry on learning throughout your life. You’ll learn new 5 at work. You might learn how to be a parent.
In short, learning is a lifelong job. A person who keeps learning will never feel bored or lonely.
话题2 家人与亲人
Passage 1
and at walk ticket meet he seriously late how an but what
I had strict family rules of going back home. My father said I needed to be back home by 19:30 on weekdays. I didn’t agree 1 first.
Last Friday, my dad and I had 2 to see a professional football game. On that day he was driving to a nearby city to 3 some major clients (客户). He told me that the time he got home and the time we left for the game would be tight (紧的).
To make sure we could drive off the moment he walked in, everything was packed up. When a half hour had passed from the time he said, I knew that he was 4 . As I 5 up and down on the floor, another half hour passed. I got angry. 6 careless my father was! But as time passed, my anger turned to fear. I was worried about him. What if something terrible had happened to my dad, like he had been in 7 accident? I began to worry. I had called his mobile phone about ten times, 8 there was no answer.
Finally, the phone rang, and my dad said, “Son, I’m sorry about the game, but there was a terrible accident on my way home. Someone was hurt 9 . So I stopped driving and got out of the car to help.” I was so glad to hear 10 voice. There was nothing more important than his safety. Since then, I have understood why a strict family rule is important: because it’s about knowing someone who you love is safe.
Passage 2
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整,每词或短语限用一次。
speech decision learn tell cheer sb. up
Emma and Emily are twins. They look so similar that even their parents have difficulty 1 the differences between them just by appearance. But the girls are different in most ways. For example, Emma loves the colour indigo, but Emily loves the colour violet. Emma doesn’t like to talk much, but Emily often makes 2 in front of her class. Emma likes studying at night. Emily would rather 3 in the morning.
So the twins argue (争论) about lots of things. Here is another real case. When Emma said waking up early in the morning was terrible, Emily argued, “The air in the morning can always 4 . I can get ready for the day!” In the end, their parents made a 5 to put an end to their argument and taught them that they could both be correct.
patient others while like to one’s surprise
That day, their father asked Emma to stand on one side of a board and Emily on the other side. They couldn’t see each other’s side. Their father asked, “What colour is the board, girls?” Emma said it was black 6 Emily said it was white. They became 7 and started arguing again. Their father asked them to change places. 8 , they found that the board on Emma’s side was painted black and on Emily’s side was painted white. They were both correct.
Many of us are just 9 Emma and Emily. We may insist (坚持) that we are right most of the time, but in fact, 10 can be right as well.
Passage 3
将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中,每词仅用一次。
hobby run know different sometimes
I like spending time with my grandfather—he’s really nice. He lives alone in the next street and I see him most days after school. He 1 helps with my homework—he’s very good at maths. He doesn’t work now, but he’s got a lot of 2 . He listens to music and he enjoys doing sports—he 3 every day. He’s very interested in photography (摄影) and he lets me use his new camera. We’ve got very 4 ideas about one thing: phones! Sometimes, when I’m on my phone, he says, “Why don’t you play football in the park with your friends?” Who 5 ? Maybe he’s got the right idea!
Passage 4
用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确,每个单词或短语限用一次。
well them succeed interest full of spirit work old everything give up
Many people think heroes need to be handsome, rich or very smart. But for me, a hero is a person who always helps others. My hero is Uncle Bruce. He is the 1 son in his family and he has four younger brothers and sisters.
He was good at neither writing nor reading. In fact, he never did 2 at school. He had to 3 school at a very young age. He devoted most of his time to 4 and gave all his money to help his parents. When he was older, he showed an 5 in fixing things. He collected broken things and fixed 6 into good ones. He could fix almost 7 . He worked hard. At last, he opened his own repair shop. It took him about 20 years to become a 8 shopkeeper. I really admire him for his hard-working 9 .
Now, he is rich and has another four shops. But Uncle Bruce never forgets the old days. He helps a lot of people. He gives money to poor families, gives poor kids books to read and offers them free lunch. He has a heart 10 love. He is my hero.
Passage 5
Complete the following passage with the words or expression in the box. Each word can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词,每个单词只能填一次)
A.balance B.influenced C. remain D.judged E. available
Many people today feel that relationships between members of the same family are not as close as they were a few years ago. Changes in our working lives and the development of technology have certainly 1 how families communicate. I would argue that families generally 2 as close as they ever were.
Now parents are finding a greater work and life 3 in their working hours. This means that even in a family where both parents work, they are often able to make sure that at least one parent is 4 to take their children to after-school activities or to attend shows and concerts at the school. A better management of work and life also enables families to spend more quality time together.
A.example B.reply C. run D.complete E. modern
It is accepted that the time needed to 5 a house has been also reduced over the last few years as more and more machines have been invented. A(n) 6 of this is the washing machine. With it, parents spend more time with their children instead of washing clothes.
I believe that family members do communicate with each other more than they may have done in the past. Going online can be seen as a 7 way of bringing families together. In the past, family members living apart would have to write letters and often wait a long time for a(n) 8 , while nowadays there are many more ways to keep in touch, such as social media and video calls.
Passage 6
请阅读下面语篇,根据其内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使其通顺、连贯, 并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余项。
she say bring when eye think they sudden well waste little put
A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for 1 a lot of gold paper. He made 2 money than before to feed his family recently. So he became angry when the child tried to dress up a box with so much gold paper 3 it under the Christmas tree without doubt. However, the little girl 4 the box to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” He was ashamed (羞愧) because of his earlier 5 , but he became angry again when he found the box was empty.
He shouted at her, “Don’t you know that 6 you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside it? ”
The little girl looked up at him with tears (眼泪) in her 7 and said, “Oh, Daddy, it is not empty. I blew kisses into the box. All for you, Daddy.” The father felt ashamed once again. He put his arms around his little girl, and he asked for 8 forgiveness (原谅).
Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child 9 . It 10 that the man kept that gold box by his bed for years. And whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
Love is the most valuable gift in the world.
话题3 友谊
Passage 1
先阅读短文,用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式填空,使文章通顺、连贯、合理。
unlucky, perform, think, complete, school, fourth, easy, try my best
“Long distance never separates (分离) close friends.” It’s 1 to make new friends than saying goodbye to old ones. When I was still studying in China, my school held a singing contest. I signed up because I really loved singing. I sang with a girl named Jenny. She’s one of my best friends. 2 , I was nervous and I forgot the lyrics for a moment while we sang. Jenny tried to comfort me by saying, “There will be another chance.” I 3 to practice hard. After about a week, our 4 art festival began. I decided to enter it. The first person I 5 of to join me was Jenny, although I wasn’t sure if she would want to. But while I was asking other people to join me, she said she would join as well. We decided to sing the song See You Again at the festival (告别) 6 before I left for UK. Finally, the day of the festival arrived. As I walked into class, people started clapping for me. Someone had written “Haoxuan, come on!” on the blackboard. My wrote cards for me. After 7 singing, everyone cheered for me. It was a really unforgettable and touching afternoon. I want to thank Jenny, who didn’t give up on me when I felt down. I want to thank my teacher for teaching me. I really want to thank all of my classmates who were with me in my 8 middle school years.
Passage 2
阅读短文, 用方框中所给的单词或短语的适当形式填空(每个单词或短语限用一次, 有一个多余)。
spend look forward to opinion everyday whether produce
Friendship is one of the most important things in life, especially during the teenage years. As a 9th grader in high school, I have made many friends.
In my 1 , the foundation of friendship is trust. We need to be trustworthy and to be able to trust others. Trust takes time to build, but it is worth it. Another important trait of a good friend is being supportive. 2 it’s cheering us during difficult times or encouraging us to achieve our dreams, friends play an important role in our 3 lives. I have always been grateful for the support I receive from my friends, especially during the stressful times of exams. In conclusion, friendship is about trust, and being there for one another. It’s about 4 time together and having fun. I am grateful for the friendships I have made and 5 making more in the future.
Passage 3
阅读短文,用方框中所给的词或短语填空,使文章通顺、连贯、合理。(每个单词或短语限用一次)
more, surprise, no longer, inviting, unusual, hardly, something, seemed, purpose, plan
One day at school, 1 strange caught Ann’s attention. Lily quickly put a bag in her own desk, and Ann felt it was 2 . Later, she saw Lily secretly gave something to Cindy under the desk. It 3 that they decided to do something without her. Ann thought how can my best friend 4 something without inviting me. Even though they were still friendly to her, she was a little upset.
On the bus ride home, Ann avoided sitting next to Lily on 5 . She noticed Lily giving an envelope (信封) to someone else, which made her even 6 upset.
Later that evening, there was a knock on Ann’s door. There stood Cindy from next door, 7 her to Lily’s party. At first, Ann didn’t want to go and said no to her, explaining that they were 8 friends. But Cindy kept asking Ann to come along.
When they arrived at Lily’s house, everyone shouted, “ 9 !” Ann 10 believed that. Lily smiled and said, “Tomorrow is your birthday!” Ann was so moved that tears filled her eyes. She said thanks and hugged Lily.
Passage 4
阅读短文,用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。
dangerous agree fight final while turn safe say one of
If our friends come to us for borrowing money, it can be very difficult 1 them away. You feel under pressure to give them a hand. And if that money doesn’t come back, it can lead to trouble or even 2 , so how can we keep the trouble off?
Understanding why there is a risk to lending money to a friend is the 3 thing. And it’s not just the risk of losing the money, but the friendship could also be in 4 . This is because the action of lending friends money has changed the balance 5 the relationship. The lender becomes more superior, 6 the borrower may feel bad with borrowing money. And 7 “no” is hard when a friend comes for borrowing money. If you feel the need to lend, make an 8 . Putting things down in writing could be 9 . But some friends may think of it as a lack of trust It you do so.
10 , for some people, it’s best to see the money lent as a gift. And if something comes back, you will be surprised.
Passage 5
短文填空,从下面方框中选出10个单词,将其正确形式填入短文,使短文意思正确通顺(每词限用一次) 。
careful forget correct helpful direct quick early realize experienced stranger fail warn
When was the last time you saw three men running in a forest wearing flip-flops (拖鞋)? That was what my friends Brandon, Josh and I 1 last autumn. We were looking for a waterfall.
We three went to the forest without much preparation. What we only knew was a 2 to the waterfall. Without a guide and 3 tools, we started our trip. We didn’t have much time because it was dangerous to stay there after it got dark.
It was raining but not heavily. The rain kept us cool as we climbed over stones and through streams (小溪). We thought walking in the direction of the waterfall may be the most 4 . However, time was not on our side. We made a mistake and 5 to continue. It was late then and the rain started to be heavier. As we returned, we found the stream we had just crossed turned into a rushing river. We soon 6 that something terrible would happen!
In a few minutes, the water rose at a much 7 speed. Before it became worse, we must move our way back 8 in the rushing water, in flip-flops. During that trip, all we did was crossing all kinds of streams in search of the unseen waterfall!
Wet all over, we felt relaxed after we went back to where we started.
“My dad had 9 me to keep off a river when traveling on rainy days,” Josh said on our way home.
“Why didn’t you tell us that 10 ?” I laughed.
“Would it have made a difference?” came the reply. Nothing can influence the coming of an accident, even if we have considered a lot.
话题4 科普知识
Passage 1
阅读下面短文,用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。
well, that, increase, spread, be, they, activity, big, by, however
Like humans, animals also have their ways to deal with the viruses (病毒). Mites (螨) carry viruses and they can be the 1 danger to bees. An international team found that if bees 2 infected (感染) with mites, they stay outside of the hive (蜂巢). In this way, they can avoid 3 the mites. This protects the young bees in the hive’s center.
“Honeybees always have a lot of 4 such as cleaning each other. And they believe 5 these interactions (互动) can be good for their social communication. But when they find these may 6 the risk of infection, they choose to protect the young bees. They always do that 7 carrying out distance (距离) with their friends, said Alessandro Cini from the team.
Other animals stay faraway to protect family members as 8 . For example, monkeys are used to cleaning their family members every day. 9 , they hardly clean those monkeys with viruses.
Animals pay much attention to 10 living environment. They believe that only in this way can they and their family stay away from viruses.
Passage 2
请认真阅读下面短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语,在答题卡标有题号的横线上,填入其正确形式,其中有一项为多余选项。
look for; look through; name; develop; recent; information
Pl@netNet is a citizen science project and an app that helps people identify plants using just their smartphones. It 1 by scientists from four French research organizations. Users who know a lot about plants add photos and 2 to the database. Then, if someone wants to learn the 3 of plants they see, they can download the app, take a photo of the plants, and upload their photo to the database. The app will 4 other plants in the database that look the same, and list the results. Finally, that user will need to review the results and confirm that their plant is one of the species from the list. 5 , there are over 700,000 images in Pl@netNet, and this number will continue to grow.
Passage 3
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整,每词限用一次。
exactly, turn, worries, before, creative, high, advise, less, new, discover
Dreams may make you smart. This was 1 by scientists who do research on dreams.
What is a dream 2 ? Scientists explain that during sleep time your brain reviews your experiences in the day. It tries to connect your 3 experiences with the old memories. As your brain connects things, it 4 them into a story, and then you get a dream.
Dreams may help you deal with 5 and fears. What has happened during the day may be painful. While you are sleeping, however, the brain will replay the painful memories in a safe dream space. There the bad memories become 6 painful. And you will feel better after waking up.
Dreams also seem to be able to help you learn a lot. This idea is supported by a study. So some scientists 7 you not to stay up all night studying, especially when an exam is coming. They say a sweet dream might help you get 8 marks.
Dreams may make you more 9 , too. It was reported that a famous songwriter came up with his best song in a dream, and wrote it down as soon as he woke up. However, dreams alone can’t bring about creativity. In fact, the songwriter spent a lot of time thinking about the song 10 the dreams.
In a word, hard work matters more for creativity, though dreams also have a role to play.
Passage 4
请认真阅读下面短文,从方框中选出适当的单词或短语,在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。
be used for as well as organize tradition reduce
Have you noticed your life becoming much easier? Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free WiFi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city.
In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of 1 ones. They can detect (探测) water waste and leakage (泄漏) and send data to let the house owner know. The same system 2 other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help 3 waste.
Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop 4 their arrival times. The government 5 a research team and provided an app that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special offers.
Passage 5
请认真阅读下面的短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或者短语,在答题卡标有题号的横线上,填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅使用一次。
as well as, tell, connect, because of, keep one’s balance
At night, you fall asleep while listening to beautiful music. In the morning, you are woken up by the singing of birds outside. You can enjoy all of these things 1 your important organ—the ears.
Ears do more than hear. They help you 2 , too. In the inner ears, there are organs that are filled with liquid (液体) and covered in small hairs. When you move your head, the liquid and hairs move too. They send messages to your brain about the position of your head.
More surprisingly, ears even help with tasting food. Of course, you don’t actually taste food with your cars. But there are nerves (神经) that 3 the tongue (舌头) to the brain. If something happens to your ears, you may have a hard time 4 different flavor (味道) apart, according to the People’s Daily website.
Ears are really important organs with many functions (功能). Everyone should make sure to protect their ears 5 they can.
Passage 6
根据短文内容,从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空,使短文内容完整正确。
simple For example as much as influence depends on
Do you know that water makes up about 50% to 70% of our body weight? Our body 1 water to survive. Every cell and organ (器官) in our body needs water to work properly.
How much water should we drink each day? It’s a 2 question with no easy answer. For many years, people have followed the advice of drinking eight glasses of water a day. However, doctors say that different people have different needs. Weight age and activity level all 3 how much water someone should drink. 4 , if you do any activity that makes you sweat (流汗), you need to drink extra water. It’s important to drink water before, during and after exercise. Unluckily, many of us don’t drink enough water, especially the old. They don’t feel thirsty 5 they did when they were younger. And that could be a problem.
话题5 青少年问题
Passage 1
阅读下面短文,用方框中所给的单词或短语填空,使短文在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。 (提示:方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。)
asleep / influencing / worrying / requiring / deal with / keep away from / fail
You may know about “junk food” like French fries, but what about “junk sleep”? A British survey shows that electronic products in teenagers’ bedrooms are 1 their sleep.
The survey was done among 1, 000 British kids from 12 to 16. It found that 50% of them got just 4 to 7 hours’ sleep every day. They often fell 2 while using electronic products like a phone, an iPad or a computer and then became tired the next day.
“This is very 3 ,” said Dr. Chris Idzikowski, a British professor. “Junk sleep brings two problems— 4 to have enough sleep and have low sleep quality (质量). So, children should 5 electronic products when going to bed.”
Passage 2
根据短文内容,从下列方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空,使短文内容完整正确。
national, worries, are angry with, Perhaps, valuable
Here are two letters between Mary and Diana. Please read and complete them.
Dear Diana,
My grades are not very good, and my parents 1 me. I told them that I worked hard at school. The problem is, I am just not good at schoolwork. But they think I spend too much time playing basketball when I should be studying. It is true that I play a lot of basketball because I think basketball is something 2 . I am in the school team and proud of that. I want to be in the 3 team someday. My uncle has offered to help me train, but how can I get my parents to agree?
Mary
Dear Mary,
You should also work very hard at school. If your grades are better at the end of this term, your parents will have no 4 . Then you can ask your uncle to talk to them. 5 your parents will listen to him.
Diana
Passage 3
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空,使段意通顺,意思完整,每个单词或短语限用一次。
talk to bad feel with run
of this age problem share what worry
If you share your problems, you’ll feel better. Students 1 often have a lot of worries. Sometimes we have 2 with our schoolwork, or arguments 3 our friends. Perhaps we even worry about our parents’ problems.
4 can we do about this? The 5 thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from London, agrees, “Problems and 6 are normal in life,” says Laura, “but I think 7 someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to anyone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”
Robert Hunt, a youth work from England, 8 the same way. “In English we say that a problem 9 is a problem halved. As a social worker, I have to agree with this. We should never 10 away from our problems. We should always try to solve them. Usually, the first step is to find someone we can talk to.”
Passage 4
请阅读下面短文,根据语篇内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯,方框中有两个词为多余项。
lose late something but ask careful experience instead worry they so trust
Teenagers often have lots of problems and 1 . Sometimes they have problems with the schoolwork and sometimes with 2 friends. How to deal with them?
I remember an example of a middle school girl, Nancy. She once 3 her wallet and was afraid to tell her parents about it. 4 she walked to school every day. A week 5 , she couldn’t stand it anymore because it was too far from home. She had to talk to her parents. They were really understanding and told her to be 6 next time.
In fact, the worst thing is to do 7 . You can’t feel better unless you talk to someone. Problems are normal in life. You should not run away from your problems. 8 , you’d better share with your parents or 9 your teacher for help because they have more 10 , and are always there to help you.
Passage 5
根据语篇内容,从方框中选择恰当的单词,并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。
lose easy something also their art Although by help question
Do you ever find yourself getting really unhappy for almost no reason or feeling upset without knowing why? Going from sad to happy in a few minutes can make many teenagers feel like they’re 1 control.
Here are some things you can do to 2 you feel better. They might make those bad moods (情绪) much 3 to do with.
Get to know you’re not the only one. 4 not all teenagers experience the same mood changes, they are common.
Talk to people you trust. Friends can help each other 5 knowing that they’re not alone in their feelings, talking to your parents is important, too. Parents can share 6 own experiences about doing with bad moods. Talking to teachers and doctors is 7 useful.
They help to answer 8 about growing up. Take part in some kinds of activities, like building 9 out of wood, or starting an art or music piece. Get your ideas on paper. Writing helps you show your thoughts and feelings. Do the same thing with paintings, music, or other 10 forms. Put your feelings into your artworks.
话题6 中华文化
Passage 1
influence where interest notice lantern
China has a large population in the world. As a result, no matter 1 we go, we can always see our Chinese people around. Almost in every country, there is a Chinatown. It is a place for Chinese people to live and work.
Today, Chinatown has been a symbol of Chinese culture. You can 2 many Chinese elements (元素) there, such as arched (拱形的) gates with red wooden pillars (柱子), big stone lions, red 3 hanging from the roof and red dragons on the walls and so on. Many foreigners visit there to learn Chinese culture. They are so 4 in it because our country has become stronger and stronger and has a great 5 on the world. It is a good place to bring Chinese people together. At the same time, it also lets the world know more about China.
Passage 2
give because symbol long traditional require normally from perform itself festival
Have you ever watched the dragon dance? As we know, dragons are a 1 of China. And the dragon dance is a form of 2 dance in Chinese culture. In the dance, a team of people carry the dragon and 3 wonderful dances. Dragon dance has spread all over China and to the whole world.
4 , dragons are made of wood, bamboo and a special kind of cloth. So they are always quite heavy. However, in modern times, dragons are much lighter 5 they are made of much lighter material. A dragon can be of different lengths. It must be 6 25 to 35 meters long for acrobatic (杂技的) acts, and up to 50 to 70 meters long for large parades (游行). People believe that the 7 the dragon is, the more luck it will bring. A small group cannot control a very long dragon because it 8 great strength and special skills.
The dragon dance 9 began during the Han Dynasty and it was started by the Chinese who had great respect for the dragon. The dragon dance was already a popular event by the Song Dynasty. At that time, people could often see it during important 10 . In the Qing Dynasty, the Dragon Dance Team of Fuzhou was invited 11 a performance in Beijing. And the emperor spoke highly of it!
Passage 3
culture, fast, it, practice, but, interest, see, symbol, health, among, festival
Jianzhi is a traditional style of paper cutting in China. It has been a 1 of Chinese culture for hundreds of years. People started to 2 Jianzhi in China in the 6th century. Jianzhi has a number of special uses in Chinese culture. Almost all of them are for 3 , happiness or peace. Red is used the most commonly 4 all the colors. Since long ago, Chinese people have been 5 in cutting paper into traditional Chinese characters to symbolize the Chinese zodiac (生肖) animals. Paper cutting is popular around the world, 6 only the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists (联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录). The Chinese paper cutting gets 7 place because it has a history of more than 1,500 years and it tells so much of Chinese history and 8 .
Paper cutting has developed 9 over the years. Paper cutting is still popular in China, especially during special 10 like the Spring Festival. They are often 11 at Chinese weddings as well.
Passage 4
consider use about either century
Sugar painting is a kind of traditional Chinese art. Instead of 1 a brush or a pen, artists patiently pour melted (融化的) sugar to create their artwork. In fact, many of the tools used today are almost the same as those used 2 ago.
It is no easy job to do sugar painting at all. Drawing has to be done quickly as the sugar cools and hardens quite quickly. The artists have to practice a lot before doing it easily.
The most popular pictures of sugar painting are 3 nature or wildlife like a dragon, monkey or flower basket. They are 4 as symbols of good luck in Chinese culture. After the artwork is finished, people can 5 admire the sugar painting with eyes or enjoy its sweet sugar taste.
Passage 5
appear; beat; bring; connect; difficult; include; knowledge; require; shape; step; success; traditional
Toys have become an important part of children’s lives. When we say “toys”, we often 1 them with something fun. But as a country strong in math, China has many folk games filled with 2 or math. You may play many of them. Let’s take a look at some ancient toys.◇ Luban Lock
It’s said that the first Luban Lock 3 about 2000 years ago. Lu Ban, a Chinese carpenter, used six wooden pieces to make a lock-like toy for his son. The lock has a lot to do with solid geometry (立体几何). It’s hard to put the toy into six pieces. However, compared with unlocking a Luban Lock, it is usually much 4 to put it back together. Now, there are Luban Locks made up of nine or more pieces.◇ Huarong Pass
Huarong Pass is a Chinese block-moving puzzle. 5 , every block has a name like Cao Cao, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun from the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 6 in the game, players have to move the blocks to get “Cao Cao” out. This is a test of one’s math knowledge, for example, of geometric area (几何面积). According to the Chinese Puzzle website, it takes at least 81 7 to set “Cao Cao” free.◇ Tangram
A tangram is a puzzle made up of seven pieces of different shapes, 8 triangles (三角形), squares and parallelograms(平行四边形). For each puzzle, players need to use all the pieces to make 9 of animals, people, or things. To do it, they have to know about geometry (几何). According to China Science Daily, the game was popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). In the 18th century, the tangram 10 to the West and soon became popular there.
Passage 6
A.in B.how C. and D.important E. some F. a
Born as the Dong people in Guizhou, Yang Xiuying, 74, has been making indigo cloth (蓝靛染布) since she was a young girl. For the Dong people, making indigo cloth has 1 long tradition. The skill has been passed down from mother to daughter over years.
This traditional way of making indigo cloth, unfortunately, is now 2 danger. It disappears (消失) slowly in the modern society. Young people show little interest in it and some of them have moved to big cities to find better jobs.
Local governments want to save the tradition 3 they are trying to change young people’s opinions on it. Several cloth-making factories have been set up in Guizhou. After learning 4 to make indigo cloth, young Dong people can find jobs easily in their hometown.
The Dong people consider indigo cloth as 5 as rice. Many Dong women spend lots of hours making the cloth. To make the cloth bright, it must be rubbed (搓) and beaten hard. The cloth has to be put in the dye (染料) for many rounds to get the rich colors. The process of coloring usually takes two weeks.
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考前押题14 选词填空 6大常考话题
话题1 学校生活
话题4 科普知识
话题2 家人与亲人
话题5 青少年问题
话题3 友谊
话题6 中华文化
话题1 学校生活
Passage 1
用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
anybody, seven, worried, rule, take care of
Worry about living at school
I will have to live at school next month. As a student in the 1 grade, I’m a bit nervous because it’s a new experience for me. Since I was born, my parents 2 me. If I live at school, I’m afraid that I may feel 3 to look after myself. What’s more, I’ve never lived with 4 else except my family. I know little about how to live with others. So what are the 5 for sharing a room? Wait for advice.
【答案】1.seventh 2.have taken care of 3.worried 4.anybody 5.rules
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者下个月即将住校,在文中讲述了自己的担忧并寻求建议。
1.句意:作为一名七年级的学生,我有点紧张,因为这对我来说是一种新的体验。根据“in the...grade”及所给单词可知,表达七年级,用seven的序数词seventh“第七”,作定语修饰名词grade。故填seventh。
2.句意:自从我出生以来,我的父母一直照顾着我。根据“If I live at school, I’m afraid that I may feel worried to look after myself.”可知,应表达一直是父母照顾自己,take care of... “照顾”,根据since可知,时态应为现在完成时,结构为have/has done,主语“my parents”为复数,助动词用have,take的现在分词为taken。故填have taken care of。
3.句意:如果我住在学校,恐怕我会担心照顾自己。根据“I’m afraid”及所给单词可知,应表达恐怕担心照顾自己,worried“担心的”,形容词作表语。故填worried。
4.句意:更重要的是,除了我的家人,我从来没有和别人住在一起。根据“I know little about how to live with others.”可知,我从来没有跟别人住在一起过,anybody “任何人”,不定代词用在否定句中。故填anybody。
5.句意:那么,合住一个房间有什么规定?根据“So what are the...for sharing a room?及所给单词可知,应询问合住一间房有什么规定,rule“规则”,根据are可知,空处应用可数名词复数形式。故填rules。
Passage 2
从下面方框中选出10个单词,将其正确形式填入短文,使短文意思正确通顺 (每词限用一次)。
beautiful many lie different influence wide change use sometime proud admire lay
Hello, everyone! Welcome to our school! I’m your guide today. Now let me introduce our new school to you.
Our school 1 in Qingyang District, near Jinsha Site Museum. It has gone through some amazing 2 since it became public. It 3 to be beautiful, but now it is more attractive. As I walk around our campus, I can’t help but notice the present 4 of our new garden. It’s filled with colorful flowers and green plants that make me 5 nature even more. It’s a perfect spot to relax and enjoy the peacefulness of our school.
Now please take a look around our library. It’s cool and quiet for studying. The books we require for our classes are all there, and it’s 6 used by students like me. What’s more, we can enjoy reading 7 and anywhere.
Those differences also strongly 8 more and more families in Qingyang area. A lot of excellent students join us. We all feel a sense of 9 in being part of this wonderful school.
From the garden to the library and the students resource, every aspect of our school life has improved. I’m excited to see what 10 changes are for us in the future! Thanks for listening to my speech!
【答案】
1.lies 2.changes 3.used 4.beauties 5.admire 6.widely 7.anytime 8.influence 9.pride 10.more
【导语】本文作者主要介绍了自己的学校的变化。
1.句意:我们学校位于青羊区,靠近金沙遗址博物馆。根据空格后“in Qingyang District, near Jinsha Site Museum.”可知,此处介绍学校的位置,结合语境可知,时态为一般现在时,又结合备选词可知,lie in,固定搭配,意为“位于”符合语境,主语是Our school,所以此处谓语动词要用单数形式lies。故填lies。
2.句意:自从公开以来,它经历了一些惊人的变化。根据后文“It…to be beautiful, but now it is more attractive.”,结合备选词可知,此处指的是学校经历了一些惊人的变化,change“改变”,可数名词,结合空格前“some”后跟可数名词复数,change的复数形式是changes。故填changes。
3.句意:以前很美,现在更吸引人了。根据语境可知,时态为一般过去时,结合分析句子“It…to be beautiful”和备选词可知,此处考查:used to do sth,固定搭配,意为“过去常常做某事”符合语境。故填used。
4.句意:当我在校园里漫步时,我不禁注意到我们新花园的美景。根据后文“It’s filled with colorful flowers and green plants…”,结合备选词可知,此处应该填入名词,指的是新花园的美景,beautiful“美丽的”,形容词,其名词形式是beauty“美景”,可数名词,此处应该用复数形式beauties。故填beauties。
5.句意:它充满了五颜六色的鲜花和绿色植物,使我更加钦佩大自然。根据“It’s filled with colorful flowers and green plants that make me…nature even more.”,结合备选词可知,此处指的是让作者更加钦佩大自然。admire,动词原形,意为“钦佩”符合语境,make sb do sth,固定搭配,意为“让某人做某事”符合语境,所以此处应该填入动词原形。故填admire。
6.句意:我们上课需要的书都在那里,并且被像我这样的学生广泛使用。根据分析句子“it’s…used by students like me.”,结合备选词可知,此处应该指的是上课需要的书被广泛使用,wide“广泛的”,形容词,此处应该填入副词widely,修饰动词used,意为“广泛地”符合语境。故填widely。
7.句意:更重要的是,我们可以随时随地享受阅读。根据空格后“and anywhere.”,结合备选词可知,此处指的是随时随地,sometime“有时”,此处应该填入填入anytime,意为“任何时候”符合语境。故填anytime。
8.句意:这些差异也强烈地影响着庆阳地区越来越多的家庭。根据语境可知,时态为一般现在时,又根据后文“A lot of excellent students join us.”,结合备选词可知,此处应该表达这些差异也强烈地影响着庆阳地区越来越多的家庭。influence,动词原形,意为“影响”符合语境,主语是Those differences,所以此处谓语动词用原形。故填influence。
9.句意:我们都为成为这所优秀学校的一员而感到自豪。根据“We all feel a sense of…in being part of this wonderful school.”,结合备选词可知,此处指的是自豪感,proud“自豪的”,形容词,此处应该填入名词pride,意为“自豪”符合语境。故填pride。
10.句意:我很兴奋地看到未来我们会有更多的改变!根据空格后“changes are for us in the future!”,结合备选词可知,此处应该表达我很兴奋地看到未来我们会有更多的改变!many,形容词,意为“多的”,此处应该填入比较级more,意为“更多的”符合语境。故填more。
Passage 3
请阅读下面这篇文章,在所给的每个空格中选入一个意义相符的词,以正确形式使文章完整。
choose suggest for why advice though
number influence stop serious as suddenly
It was reported that schools and kindergartens in Guangdong province were asked to ban (禁止) the recently popular toy knives on November 1st, 2023. This kind of knife is known 1 “radish knives (萝卜刀)”. They may hurt students from time to time. What is worse, it involves violence (暴力) and has a bad 2 on children’s development.
Do you know 3 “radish knife” has become popular among children? Because it looks cool in the shape of a carrot and with a small hidden plastic blade (塑料刀片) about 5 centimeters long. 4 the blade is plastic, it could still cause a danger if it is pressed against the skin when the blade came out all of a 5 . We never thought something as simple as this little toy could be so dangerous.
The 6 of radish knives among children is rising, and the risks are increasing to children’s safety. Schools 7 students not to buy or play with such a dangerous toy. Children in primary schools and kindergartens are 8 from carrying or playing these dangerous knives. To stop the growing number of “radish knives”, parents should take radish knives 9 , and they should take responsibility (责任) for 10 suitable toys for their children.
Let’s say no to radish knives so that we can make our schools safer.
【答案】
1.as 2.influence 3.why 4.Though 5.sudden 6.number 7.advise 8.stopped 9.seriously 10.choosing
【导语】本文主要讲述了广东省学校和幼儿园禁止流行的“萝卜刀”玩具的原因及其潜在危害。
1.句意:这种刀被称为“萝卜刀”。be known as“被称为”,固定短语。故填as。
2.句意:更糟的是,它涉及暴力,对儿童的发展有不良影响。根据“has a bad ... on children’s development.”可知,是have a bad influence on“对……有不良影响”。故填influence。
3.句意:你知道“萝卜刀”为什么在儿童中流行吗?根据“Because it looks cool in the shape of a carrot and with a small hidden plastic blade (塑料刀片) about 5 centimeters long.”可知,空处是询问原因,用why引导宾语从句。故填why。
4.句意:虽然刀片是塑料的,但如果突然弹出时压到皮肤上,仍然可能造成危险。根据“the blade is plastic, it could still cause a danger”可知,前后句是让步关系,用though“虽然”,引导让步状语从句。故填Though。
5.句意:虽然刀片是塑料的,但如果突然弹出时压到皮肤上,仍然可能造成危险。all of a sudden“突然”,固定短语。故填sudden。
6.句意:儿童使用萝卜刀的数量正在增加,儿童安全的风险也正在增加。根据“is rising”及备选词可知,是指使用萝卜刀的数量,the number of“……的数量”。故填number。
7.句意:学校建议学生不要购买或玩这种危险的玩具。根据“students not to buy or play with such a dangerous toy.”及备选词可知,是指建议学生不要购买或玩这种危险的玩具,advise sb not to do sth“建议某人不要做某事”,时态是一般现在时,主语是复数,谓语动词用原形。故填advise。
8.句意:小学和幼儿园的孩子被禁止携带或玩耍这些危险的刀。根据“from carrying or playing these dangerous knives”可知,是指禁止携带或玩耍这些危险的刀,stop“阻止”符合语境,与主语之间是动宾关系,因此用过去分词。故填stopped。
9.句意:为了阻止“萝卜刀”数量的不断增加,家长们应该严肃对待萝卜刀,并且承担起为孩子们选择合适玩具的责任。take sth seriously“认真对待某事”,固定短语。故填seriously。
10.句意:为了阻止“萝卜刀”数量的不断增加,家长们应该严肃对待萝卜刀,并且承担起为孩子们选择合适玩具的责任。根据“suitable toys for their children.”及备选词可知,是指为孩子选择合适的玩具,choose“选择”,介词for后应跟动名词。故填choosing。
Passage 4
用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
among, attend, nine, whole, millions of
My life at school is always wonderful. In the 1 grade, my school life becomes more exciting. 2 all the subjects I study, science is my favourite. We learned about a great invention that changed the way people travelled. In history class, we talked about how cities grew and how 3 people moved to them for work. After classes, the 4 school takes part in different activities. Some students play sports, while others enjoy 5 meetıngs in clubs. The school offers us lots of new chances to have great fun.
【答案】1.ninth 2.Among 3.millions of 4.whole 5.attending
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者在九年级的学校生活。
1.句意:在九年级,我的学校生活变得更加精彩。根据文中“In the…grade, my school life becomes more exciting.”及所给词可知此处指的是在九年级,空处应为序数词。故填ninth。
2.句意:在我学习的所有科目中,科学是我最喜欢的。根据文中“…all the subjects I study, science is my favourite.”及所给词可知,此处指的是在所有学科中,among“在……之中”,符合语境,且位于句首,首字母应大写。故填Among。
3.句意:在历史课上,我们讨论了城市是如何发展的,以及数百万人是如何为了工作搬到城市的。根据文中“how…people moved to them for work. ”及所给词可知,此处指的是数百万的人为了工作搬到城市。故填millions of。
4.句意:课后,全校参加不同的活动。根据文中“After classes, the…school takes part in different activities.”可知,此处指的是整个学校,whole“整个的”,形容词作定语修饰名词“school”,符合语境。故填whole。
5.句意:一些学生参加体育运动,而另一些学生喜欢参加俱乐部会议。根据文中“Some students play sports, while others enjoy…meetıngs in clubs.”可知,此处指的是有的学生喜欢参加俱乐部里的会议,enjoy doing sth“喜欢做某事”,attend“参加”,其动名词形式“attending”符合语境。故填attending。
Passage 5
用所给单词的正确形式填空。
past suggest still trouble leave why use because touch might
Mobile phones are becoming more and more popular not only with grown-ups but also with students. Meanwhile, they also have become a problem for middle schools in the 1 few years. Some children have got mobile phones as Christmas or birthday gifts, and more will 2 want them.
Many students like mobile phones 3 it is easy and quick. Some parents felt happy because they could get in 4 with their children. Some teachers said mobile phone use was a distraction (分心的事) to students during school hours and it also gave them much 5 in their classrooms. Sometimes students 6 use phone messages to cheat during exams. A new study found that some teenagers sending messages in class even hurt their fingers because they can’t stop 7 mobile phones.
Many teachers 8 that students should not have phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could 9 their phones at school offices. Many people think they understand 10 parents would want their children to have them, but they agree school should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
【答案】
1.past 2.still 3.because 4.touch 5.trouble 6.might 7.using 8.suggested 9.leave 10.why
【导语】本文讨论了学生在学校使用手机的一些弊端,以及学生能否在学校使用手机。
1.句意:同时,在过去的几年里,它们也成为了中学的一个问题。根据“in the…few years”以及备选词可知,in the past few years“在过去的几年里”,固定搭配。故填past。
2.句意:一些孩子得到了手机作为圣诞或生日礼物,更多的孩子仍然想要手机。根据“more will…want them”以及备选词可知,此处指更多的孩子仍然想要手机,应用副词still“仍然”,来修饰动词want。故填still。
3.句意:许多学生喜欢手机,因为它简单快捷。前半句与后半句之间是因果关系,此处应用连词because“因为”,引导原因状语从句。故填because。
4.句意:一些家长感到很高兴,因为他们可以和孩子联系。根据“get in…with”以及备选词可知,get in touch with“与……联系”,动词短语。故填touch。
5.句意:一些老师说,在上课时间使用手机会分散学生的注意力,也会给他们在课堂上带来很多麻烦。根据“it also gave them much…in their classrooms”以及备选词可知,此处指“带来很多麻烦”,应用不可数名词trouble“麻烦”。故填trouble。
6.句意:有时学生可能会在考试中使用手机短信作弊。根据“Sometimes students…use phone messages to cheat during exams.”以及备选词可知,此处指学生可能会用手机作弊,应用might“可能”。故填might。
7.句意:一项新的研究发现,一些青少年在课堂上发信息甚至会伤到手指,因为他们不停地使用手机。根据“they can’t stop…mobile phones”以及备选词可知,此处指他们不停地使用手机,use“使用”,动词;can’t stop doing sth.“无法停止做某事”,固定短语。故填using。
8.句意:许多老师建议学生在学校不要带手机,但如果有充分的理由,他们可以把手机放在学校办公室。根据“students should not have phones at school”以及备选词可知,此处指老师建议学生在学校不要带手机,suggest“建议”,动词;句子时态为一般过去时,谓语动词应用动词的过去式,suggest的过去式为suggested。故填suggested。
9.句意:许多老师建议学生在学校不要带手机,但如果有充分的理由,他们可以把手机放在学校办公室。根据“they could…their phones at school offices”以及备选词可知,此处指学生可以把手机放在学校办公室,leave“留下”,动词;空前为情态动词could,空处应用动词原形。故填leave。
10.句意:许多人认为他们理解为什么父母希望孩子拥有手机,但他们同意学校应该让学生知道什么时候可以使用手机。根据“Many people think they understand…parents would want their children to have them”以及备选词可知,父母希望孩子拥有手机以保持联系,此处指为什么父母希望孩子拥有手机,应用why引导宾语从句。故填why。
Passage 6
将方框中所给词的适当形式填入短文中,每词仅用一次。
skill however good quick whether
Keeping learning can make people live a much 1 life. If you keep learning, your life will become colorful. As a result, it is necessary to keep learning.
2 , many of the teens wish that the school days could pass away 3 so that they could end learning. They are expecting to live in the “real world” of work: no more homework, and no more exams. But really, 4 you want or not, you’re going to carry on learning throughout your life. You’ll learn new 5 at work. You might learn how to be a parent.
In short, learning is a lifelong job. A person who keeps learning will never feel bored or lonely.
【答案】1.better 2.However 3.quickly 4.whether 5.skills
【导语】本文主要论述了学习的重要性。
1.句意:不断学习可以让人们过上更好的生活。设空处作定语修饰life,备选词汇good符合语境;结合much修饰比较级,所以此处填写better“更好的”。故填better。
2.句意:然而,许多青少年希望上学的日子能快点过去,这样他们就可以结束学习了。根据“many of the teens wish that the school days could pass away”可知,本句表述观点与前文构成转折关系,however“然而”符合语境,副词,句首首字母大写。故填However。
3.句意:然而,许多青少年希望上学的日子能快点过去,这样他们就可以结束学习了。设空处修饰“pass away”,备选词汇quick符合语境;quickly“快速地”,副词修饰动词。故填quickly。
4.句意:但实际上,无论你愿意与否,你都会在一生中不断学习。固定短语whether...or not“是否”。故填whether。
5.句意:你将在工作中学习新技能。设空处在句中作宾语,skill“技能”符合语境,此处填写其复数形式表泛指。故填skills。
话题2 家人与亲人
Passage 1
and at walk ticket meet he seriously late how an but what
I had strict family rules of going back home. My father said I needed to be back home by 19:30 on weekdays. I didn’t agree 1 first.
Last Friday, my dad and I had 2 to see a professional football game. On that day he was driving to a nearby city to 3 some major clients (客户). He told me that the time he got home and the time we left for the game would be tight (紧的).
To make sure we could drive off the moment he walked in, everything was packed up. When a half hour had passed from the time he said, I knew that he was 4 . As I 5 up and down on the floor, another half hour passed. I got angry. 6 careless my father was! But as time passed, my anger turned to fear. I was worried about him. What if something terrible had happened to my dad, like he had been in 7 accident? I began to worry. I had called his mobile phone about ten times, 8 there was no answer.
Finally, the phone rang, and my dad said, “Son, I’m sorry about the game, but there was a terrible accident on my way home. Someone was hurt 9 . So I stopped driving and got out of the car to help.” I was so glad to hear 10 voice. There was nothing more important than his safety. Since then, I have understood why a strict family rule is important: because it’s about knowing someone who you love is safe.
【答案】
1.at 2.tickets 3.meet 4.late 5.walked 6.How 7.an 8.but 9.seriously 10.his
【导语】本文讲述了作者起初对父亲严格的回家时间规定感到不满,但一次因父亲迟到而引发的担忧让他明白了规则的真正意义。
1.句意:一开始我不同意。at first“起初,一开始”,是固定用法,此处表示作者一开始不同意父亲定的家规。故填at。
2.句意:上周五,我和爸爸买了一场职业足球比赛的门票。根据“see a professional football game”可知,看职业足球赛需要票,ticket“票”,是可数名词;结合“my dad and I”可知,此处是两张票,所以填复数名词tickets。故填tickets。
3.句意:那天,他开车去附近的一个城市见一些大客户。根据“some major clients”可知,此处指见客户,meet“会面,会见”,是动词,to后接动词原形。故填meet。
4.句意:当他说的时间过了半小时后,我知道他迟到了。根据“When a half hour had passed from the time he said,”可知,作者的爸爸迟到了,late“迟的”,形容词作表语。故填late。
5.句意:当我在地板上来回走动时,又过了半个小时。根据上文可知,作者的爸爸迟到了,作者在等待爸爸,所以此处指作者在等待的过程中来回走动,walk up and down“来回走动”,时态为一般过去时,walk的过去式是walked。故填walked。
6.句意:我的父亲是多么粗心啊!分析“... careless my father was!”可知,此处是一个感叹句,中心词是形容词careless,所以用how,句首首字母要大写。故填How。
7.句意:如果我的爸爸出了什么可怕的事,比如遭遇一场事故怎么办?根据“like he had been in... accident”可知,此处泛指一场事故,accident以元音音素开头,所以填不定冠词an。故填an。
8.句意:我大约给他打了十次电话,但没有人接。“I had called his mobile phone about ten times,”和“there was no answer.”之间表示转折关系,所以填连词but“但是”。故填but。
9.句意:有人受了重伤。根据“So I stopped driving and got out of the car to help.”可知,这个人受伤很严重,应填副词seriously“严重地”,修饰动词hurt。故填seriously。
10.句意:我很高兴听到他的声音。根据“I was so glad to hear... voice.”可知,此处指作者爸爸的声音,应填形容词性物主代词his。故填his。
Passage 2
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整,每词或短语限用一次。
speech decision learn tell cheer sb. up
Emma and Emily are twins. They look so similar that even their parents have difficulty 1 the differences between them just by appearance. But the girls are different in most ways. For example, Emma loves the colour indigo, but Emily loves the colour violet. Emma doesn’t like to talk much, but Emily often makes 2 in front of her class. Emma likes studying at night. Emily would rather 3 in the morning.
So the twins argue (争论) about lots of things. Here is another real case. When Emma said waking up early in the morning was terrible, Emily argued, “The air in the morning can always 4 . I can get ready for the day!” In the end, their parents made a 5 to put an end to their argument and taught them that they could both be correct.
patient others while like to one’s surprise
That day, their father asked Emma to stand on one side of a board and Emily on the other side. They couldn’t see each other’s side. Their father asked, “What colour is the board, girls?” Emma said it was black 6 Emily said it was white. They became 7 and started arguing again. Their father asked them to change places. 8 , they found that the board on Emma’s side was painted black and on Emily’s side was painted white. They were both correct.
Many of us are just 9 Emma and Emily. We may insist (坚持) that we are right most of the time, but in fact, 10 can be right as well.
【答案】
1.telling 2.speeches 3.learn 4.cheer me up 5.decision 6.while 7.impatient 8.To their surprise 9.like 10.others
【导语】本文讲述了艾玛和艾米丽在性格、喜好等方面存在的差异,以及她们在看待事物上的不同观点。通过关于木板颜色的实验,她们的父亲教导她们每个人都有可能是正确的,并应该尊重彼此的差异。
1.句意:她们看起来如此相似,以至于即使是她们的父母也很难仅凭外表来分辨她们之间的差异。考查have difficulty doing sth.“做某事有困难”,所以填动名词形式;根据“the differences”及备选词可知,此处指“辨别不同之处”,tell“辨别”的动名词形式为telling。故填telling。
2.句意:艾玛不太喜欢说话,而艾米丽经常在全班同学面前演讲。根据“makes”可知,此处填名词,结合备选词可知,speech“演讲”符合句意,且不止做一次演讲,所以要填复数形式speeches。故填speeches。
3.句意:艾米丽宁愿早上学习。考查would rather do sth.“宁愿做某事”,所以填动词原形;根据上文“Emma likes studying at night.”可知,此处指“早上学习”,结合备选词可知,learn“学习”符合句意。故填learn。
4.句意:当艾玛说早起很糟糕时,艾米丽争辩说:“早晨的空气总能让我振作起来。我可以为新的一天做好准备了!”根据“can”可知,此处填动词原形,结合备选词可知,cheer sb. up“使某人振作起来”符合句意;此处表示Emily自己,所以填“我”的宾格形式me。故填cheer me up。
5.句意:最后,她们的父母决定结束她们的争论,并告诉她们,她们可能都是正确的。考查make a decision to do sth.“做出决定做某事”,冠词“a”后填名词单数形式,decision“决定”符合句意。故填decision。
6.句意:艾玛说它是黑色的,而艾米丽说它是白色的。根据“Emma said it was black ... Emily said it was white.”可知,前后为转折关系,结合备选词,while“然而”符合句意。故填while。
7.句意:她们变得不耐烦,又开始争论起来。根据“became”可知,此处填形容词;结合备选词和“started arguing again”可知,这里是指变得不耐烦,所以要填patient的反义词impatient表示“不耐烦的”。故填impatient。
8.句意:令她们惊讶的是,她们发现艾玛一侧的木板被漆成了黑色,艾米丽一侧的木板则被漆成白色。根据“they found that the board on Emma’s side was painted black and on Emily’s side was painted white.”及备选词可知,此处指“她们吃惊地发现”,to one’s surprise“使……惊讶的是”符合句意;此处指“艾玛和艾米丽”,所以填to their surprise。句首单词首字母大写,故填To their surprise。
9.句意:我们中的许多人就像艾玛和艾米丽一样。根据“are”及备选词可知,考查be like“像”,故填like。
10.句意:我们可能会坚持认为大多数时候我们是对的,但事实上,其他人也可能是对的。根据“can be right as well”可知,此处缺主语,结合备选词,others“其他人”符合句意。故填others。
Passage 3
将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中,每词仅用一次。
hobby run know different sometimes
I like spending time with my grandfather—he’s really nice. He lives alone in the next street and I see him most days after school. He 1 helps with my homework—he’s very good at maths. He doesn’t work now, but he’s got a lot of 2 . He listens to music and he enjoys doing sports—he 3 every day. He’s very interested in photography (摄影) and he lets me use his new camera. We’ve got very 4 ideas about one thing: phones! Sometimes, when I’m on my phone, he says, “Why don’t you play football in the park with your friends?” Who 5 ? Maybe he’s got the right idea!
【答案】1.sometimes 2.hobbies 3.runs 4.different 5.knows
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者的祖父。
1.句意:他有时帮助我做作业——他很擅长数学。根据“He...helps”可知,此处可填写副词修饰动词;sometimes“有时”,频度副词。故填sometimes。
2.句意:他现在不工作,但是他有很多爱好。根据“He listens to music and he enjoys doing sports...”可知,此处指祖父的爱好;hobby“爱好”,可数名词,a lot of后接可数名词复数。故填hobbies。
3.句意:他听音乐,喜欢做运动——他每天跑步。备选词汇run“跑步”属于sports的一种;本句为主语是第三人称单数的一般现在时,动词用三单形式。故填runs。
4.句意:我们对一件事有着截然不同的看法:手机!设空处修饰名词ideas,备选词汇different“不同的”符合语境,形容词作定语。故填different。
5.句意:谁知道呢?根据“Maybe he’s got the right idea!”可知,作者不知道谁的观点正确;know“知道”,本句时态为一般现在时,who后接动词三单形式。故填knows。
Passage 4
用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确,每个单词或短语限用一次。
well them succeed interest full of spirit work old everything give up
Many people think heroes need to be handsome, rich or very smart. But for me, a hero is a person who always helps others. My hero is Uncle Bruce. He is the 1 son in his family and he has four younger brothers and sisters.
He was good at neither writing nor reading. In fact, he never did 2 at school. He had to 3 school at a very young age. He devoted most of his time to 4 and gave all his money to help his parents. When he was older, he showed an 5 in fixing things. He collected broken things and fixed 6 into good ones. He could fix almost 7 . He worked hard. At last, he opened his own repair shop. It took him about 20 years to become a 8 shopkeeper. I really admire him for his hard-working 9 .
Now, he is rich and has another four shops. But Uncle Bruce never forgets the old days. He helps a lot of people. He gives money to poor families, gives poor kids books to read and offers them free lunch. He has a heart 10 love. He is my hero.
【答案】
1.oldest 2.well 3.give up 4.working 5.interest 6.them 7.everything 8.successful 9.spirit 10.full of
1.句意:布鲁斯叔叔是家里的长子,他有四个弟弟妹妹。根据“he has four younger brothers and sisters”和备选词汇可知,此处是指他是子女中最年长的,old“年老的,年纪大的”,形容词;根据空前“the”和空后介词短语“in his family”可知,这里应用形容词最高级oldest作定语修饰名词。故填oldest。
2.句意:事实上,他在学校里的表现一直都不好。根据“He was good at neither writing nor reading.”可知,此处是指他在学校表现不好,应用副词well“好”在句中作状语修饰动词“did”。故填well。
3.句意:他不得不在很小的时候就辍学了。根据“He had to ... school”及备选词可知,此处指“他不得不辍学”,give up“放弃”符合句意;根据“had to”可知,考查have to do sth.“不得不做某事”,所以填动词原形。故填give up。
4.句意:他把大部分时间都花在工作上,把所有的钱都给了父母。考查devote time to doing sth.“花时间做某事”,所以填动名词;根据“gave all his money to help his parents”可知,他花大部分时间工作赚钱,work“工作”的动名词形式working符合句意。故填working。
5.句意:当他长大后,他发现自己对修理东西非常感兴趣。根据“he showed an ... in fixing things”及备选词可知,考查show an interest in sth.“对……感兴趣”,故填interest。
6.句意:他收集人们扔掉的破损物品,并把它们修理好。根据“He collected broken things and fixed ... into good ones.”和备选词汇可知,此处填them代指“收集的破损物品”,作动词“fixed”的宾语。故填them。
7.句意:他几乎什么都能修。根据“He could fix almost”及备选词可知,此处填everything作动词“fix”的宾语,表示“他几乎什么都能修”,故填everything。
8.句意:他花了大约20年的时间才成为一名成功的店主。根据“become a ... shopkeeper”可知,此处填形容词修饰名词;结合备选词及下文“Now, he is rich and has another four shops.”可知,succeed的形容词形式successful“成功的”符合句意。故填successful。
9.句意:我真的很佩服他的勤奋精神。根据“admire him for his hard-working”及备选词可知,勤奋属于一种精神,spirit“精神”符合句意。故填spirit。
10.句意:他有一颗充满爱的心。根据“He helps a lot of people. He gives money to poor families, gives poor kids books to read and offers them free lunch.”可知,他帮助很多人,有一颗充满爱的心,full of“充满”符合句意。故填full of。
Passage 5
Complete the following passage with the words or expression in the box. Each word can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词,每个单词只能填一次)
A.balance B.influenced C. remain D.judged E. available
Many people today feel that relationships between members of the same family are not as close as they were a few years ago. Changes in our working lives and the development of technology have certainly 1 how families communicate. I would argue that families generally 2 as close as they ever were.
Now parents are finding a greater work and life 3 in their working hours. This means that even in a family where both parents work, they are often able to make sure that at least one parent is 4 to take their children to after-school activities or to attend shows and concerts at the school. A better management of work and life also enables families to spend more quality time together.
A.example B.reply C. run D.complete E. modern
It is accepted that the time needed to 5 a house has been also reduced over the last few years as more and more machines have been invented. A(n) 6 of this is the washing machine. With it, parents spend more time with their children instead of washing clothes.
I believe that family members do communicate with each other more than they may have done in the past. Going online can be seen as a 7 way of bringing families together. In the past, family members living apart would have to write letters and often wait a long time for a(n) 8 , while nowadays there are many more ways to keep in touch, such as social media and video calls.
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.A 4.E 5.C 6.A 7.E 8.B
【导语】本文主要讲述了我们工作生活的变化和技术的发展影响了家庭沟通的方式,但作者认为我们可以通过现代的方式保持联系。
1.句意:我们工作生活的变化和技术的发展无疑影响了家庭的沟通方式。根据“Changes in our working lives and the development of technology have certainly...how families communicate.”及所给单词可知,是影响了家庭的沟通方式,此处用了现在完成时,have+动词过去分词,influenced“影响”。故选B。
2.句意:我认为,家庭通常仍会像以前一样亲密。根据“families generally...as close as they ever were.”可知,此处缺少谓语,用所给单词remain“仍然”,主语families为复数,谓语动词用原形。故选C。
3.句意:现在,父母在工作时间正在寻找更好的工作和生活的平衡。根据“a greater work and life”及所给单词可知,应该是寻找工作和生活的平衡,balance“平衡”。故选A。
4.句意:这意味着,即使在父母双方都工作的家庭中,他们通常也能确保至少有父母中的一方可以带孩子参加课外活动或参加学校的演出和音乐会。根据“at least one parent is...to take their children to after-school activities or to attend shows and concerts at the school.”及所给单词可知,应表达至少父母中的一方可以带孩子参加活动,available“有空的”,be动词后面加形容词。故选E。
5.句意:人们普遍认为,随着越来越多的机器被发明出来,在过去的几年里,经营一所房子所需的时间也减少了。根据“as more and more machines have been invented”及所给单词可知,是经营房子所需的时间减少了,run“经营”。故选C。
6.句意:一个例子是洗衣机。根据“the washing machine”及所给单词可知,是举了洗衣机的例子,example“例子”,an修饰用单数形式。故选A。
7.句意:上网可以被视为一种将家庭聚集在一起的现代方式。根据“Going online”及所给单词可知,上网是现代方式,modern“现代的”,形容词修饰名词way。故选E。
8.句意:在过去,分居的家庭成员必须写信,并且经常等待很长时间才能收到回信,而现在有更多的方式保持联系,比如社交媒体和视频通话。根据“write letters”可知,是等待很长时间才能收到回信,reply“回复”,a修饰用单数形式。故选B。
Passage 6
请阅读下面语篇,根据其内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使其通顺、连贯, 并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余项。
she say bring when eye think they sudden well waste little put
A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for 1 a lot of gold paper. He made 2 money than before to feed his family recently. So he became angry when the child tried to dress up a box with so much gold paper 3 it under the Christmas tree without doubt. However, the little girl 4 the box to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” He was ashamed (羞愧) because of his earlier 5 , but he became angry again when he found the box was empty.
He shouted at her, “Don’t you know that 6 you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside it? ”
The little girl looked up at him with tears (眼泪) in her 7 and said, “Oh, Daddy, it is not empty. I blew kisses into the box. All for you, Daddy.” The father felt ashamed once again. He put his arms around his little girl, and he asked for 8 forgiveness (原谅).
Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child 9 . It 10 that the man kept that gold box by his bed for years. And whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
Love is the most valuable gift in the world.
【答案】
1.wasting 2.less 3.to put 4.brought 5.thought 6.when 7.eyes 8.her 9.suddenly 10.is said
【导语】本文主要讲述一位爸爸因为女儿用一个空盒子作为礼物而感到生气,当他知道女儿是把自己的吻放进去送给他,他感到很内疚。一场意外夺去了女儿的生命,父亲很长时间把那个空盒子放在床边。
1.句意:一个男人惩罚了她3岁的女儿因为她浪费了很多金纸。根据“A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for”并结合所给词可知,男人惩罚女儿是因为女儿浪费,waste“浪费”;放在介词for后面用动词ing。故填wasting。
2.句意:他比之前赚钱更少去养家。根据“money than before to feed his family”可知要用比较级,根据“he became angry”可知是赚钱少了。故填less。
3.句意:因此,当孩子试图用这么多金纸装饰一个盒子,毫无疑问地把它放在圣诞树下时,他生气了。根据“when the child tried to dress up a box with so much gold paper... it under the Christmas tree”可知,这里是把盒子放在树下,put“放置”;表目的,用动词不定式。故填to put。
4.句意:然而,这个小女孩第二天早上把这个盒子带给她地爸爸并说“这是给你的,爸爸”。根据“However, the...the next morning and said”可知,女儿把礼物带给爸爸,bring“带给”;且句子是一般过去时。故填brought。
5.句意:他为他先前的想法感到羞愧,但是当他发现盒子是空的,他很生气。根据“because of his earlier”可知,爸爸是为先前的想法羞愧,放在形容词后用名词thought“想法”;此处特指先前的想法,用单数。故填thought。
6.句意:他朝她大喊:“你难道不知道当你给别人送礼物的时候,盒子里面应该装有东西吗?”根据“Don’t you know that...there is supposed to be something inside it?”可知,连接句子缺少连词,这里表示“当……时候”,其英文为when。故填when。
7.句意:小女孩眼含泪水看着他说:“噢,爸爸。这并不是空的。我把我的吻吹进去了。全都是给你的,爸爸。”根据“looked up at him with tears(眼泪)in her”可知,是眼含泪水,eye“眼睛”,此处需要用复数表示泛指。故填eyes。
8.句意:他用手臂环抱他的女儿,然后请求他女儿的原谅。根据“He put his arms around his little girl, and he asked for”可知,爸爸请求她的女儿的原谅,修饰名词用形容词性物主代词。故填her。
9.句意:仅仅很短的一段时间后,一场事故突然间带走了女儿的生命。根据“Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child”可知,事情是突然发生的,sudden“突然的”,空处需用副词修饰句子。故填suddenly。
10.句意:据说男人一直把那个金盒子放在床边。考查句型“It is said that...”表示“据说”。故填is said。
话题3 友谊
Passage 1
先阅读短文,用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式填空,使文章通顺、连贯、合理。
unlucky, perform, think, complete, school, fourth, easy, try my best
“Long distance never separates (分离) close friends.” It’s 1 to make new friends than saying goodbye to old ones. When I was still studying in China, my school held a singing contest. I signed up because I really loved singing. I sang with a girl named Jenny. She’s one of my best friends. 2 , I was nervous and I forgot the lyrics for a moment while we sang. Jenny tried to comfort me by saying, “There will be another chance.” I 3 to practice hard. After about a week, our 4 art festival began. I decided to enter it. The first person I 5 of to join me was Jenny, although I wasn’t sure if she would want to. But while I was asking other people to join me, she said she would join as well. We decided to sing the song See You Again at the festival (告别) 6 before I left for UK. Finally, the day of the festival arrived. As I walked into class, people started clapping for me. Someone had written “Haoxuan, come on!” on the blackboard. My wrote cards for me. After 7 singing, everyone cheered for me. It was a really unforgettable and touching afternoon. I want to thank Jenny, who didn’t give up on me when I felt down. I want to thank my teacher for teaching me. I really want to thank all of my classmates who were with me in my 8 middle school years.
【答案】1.easier 2.Unluckily 3.tried my best 4.school’s 5.thought 6.performance 7.completing 8.four
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者和朋友Jenny之间的友谊。
1.句意:结交新朋友比告别老朋友更容易。结合备选词汇和“It’s...to make new friends than saying goodbye to old ones”可知,这里是指更容易,所以要填“easy容易的”的比较级为“easier更容易的”,作表语。故填easier。
2.句意:不幸的是,在我们唱歌的时候,我很紧张,一时忘了歌词。根据备选词汇和“I was nervous and I forgot the lyrics for a moment while we sang.”可知,这里是指不幸地,所以要填“unlucky不幸的”的副词“unluckily不幸地”,作状语,放在句首需要大写。故填Unluckily。
3.句意:我尽自己最大的努力去认真练习。结合备选词汇和“I...to practice hard”可知,这里是指尽自己最大的努力,且结合“Jenny tried to comfort me by saying”可知,该句的时态是一般过去时, 所以该空要用“try my best尽自己最大的努力”的过去式“tried my best”,作谓语。故填tried my best。
4.句意:大约一周之后,我们学校的艺术节开始了。结合备选词汇和“our...art festival”可知,这里是指我们学校的艺术节,所以要填“school学校”的名词所有格“school’s学校的”,作定语。故填school’s。
5.句意:我想到的第一个加入我的人是珍妮。结合备选词汇和固定搭配“think of想到”,且结合“I decided to enter it.”可知,该句的时态是一般过去时,所以该空要填“think认为”的过去式“thought”,为谓语。故填thought。
6.句意:我们决定在我去英国之前,在告别演出中演唱《再见一面》。结合备选词汇和“festival...”可知,这里是指告别演出,所以该空要填“perform表演”的名词“performance演出”,作宾语。故填performance。
7.句意:唱完歌后,每个人都为我欢呼。结合备选词汇和“singing”可知,这里是指结束唱歌,且根据“after”是介词,所以该空要填“complete完成”的动名词“completing”,作宾语。故填completing。
8.句意:我真地想感谢所有在我中学四年陪伴我的同学们。结合备选词汇和“middle school years.”可知,这里是指中学四年,所以要填“fourth第四”的基数词“four四”,修饰后面的复数名词。故填four。
Passage 2
阅读短文, 用方框中所给的单词或短语的适当形式填空(每个单词或短语限用一次, 有一个多余)。
spend look forward to opinion everyday whether produce
Friendship is one of the most important things in life, especially during the teenage years. As a 9th grader in high school, I have made many friends.
In my 1 , the foundation of friendship is trust. We need to be trustworthy and to be able to trust others. Trust takes time to build, but it is worth it. Another important trait of a good friend is being supportive. 2 it’s cheering us during difficult times or encouraging us to achieve our dreams, friends play an important role in our 3 lives. I have always been grateful for the support I receive from my friends, especially during the stressful times of exams. In conclusion, friendship is about trust, and being there for one another. It’s about 4 time together and having fun. I am grateful for the friendships I have made and 5 making more in the future.
【答案】1.opinion 2.Whether 3.everyday 4.spending 5.look forward to
【导语】本文讨论了友谊在生活中的重要性,特别是在青少年时期。作者分享了自己对友谊的看法,认为友谊的基础是信任,并强调了朋友在日常生活中提供支持的重要性。作者感激朋友在考试等压力时期给予的支持,并期待未来能结交更多的朋友。
1.句意:在我看来,友谊的基础是信任。根据句意,此处意为“在我看来”,使用固定短语“in my opinion”。故填opinion。
2.句意:无论是在困难时期鼓励我们,还是鼓励我们实现梦想,朋友在我们的日常生活中都扮演着重要的角色。根据句意,此处意为“无论”,使用“whether”,放于句首首字母大写。故填Whether。
3.句意:无论是在困难时期鼓励我们,还是鼓励我们实现梦想,朋友在我们的日常生活中都扮演着重要的角色。根据句意,此处是一个形容词,“everyday”意为“每天的、日常的”,固定短语“everyday life”意为“的日常生活”。故填everyday。
4.句意:它是关于花时间在一起,玩得开心。根据句意可知,spend指“花费时间”,此处前面“about”为介词,后面跟动名词作宾语。故填spending。
5.句意:我很感激我已经建立的友谊,并期待在未来建立更多的友谊。根据句意可知,此处意为“期待”使用“look forward to”,句子为一般现在时,主语是“I”,谓语动词用原形。故填look forward to。
Passage 3
阅读短文,用方框中所给的词或短语填空,使文章通顺、连贯、合理。(每个单词或短语限用一次)
more, surprise, no longer, inviting, unusual, hardly, something, seemed, purpose, plan
One day at school, 1 strange caught Ann’s attention. Lily quickly put a bag in her own desk, and Ann felt it was 2 . Later, she saw Lily secretly gave something to Cindy under the desk. It 3 that they decided to do something without her. Ann thought how can my best friend 4 something without inviting me. Even though they were still friendly to her, she was a little upset.
On the bus ride home, Ann avoided sitting next to Lily on 5 . She noticed Lily giving an envelope (信封) to someone else, which made her even 6 upset.
Later that evening, there was a knock on Ann’s door. There stood Cindy from next door, 7 her to Lily’s party. At first, Ann didn’t want to go and said no to her, explaining that they were 8 friends. But Cindy kept asking Ann to come along.
When they arrived at Lily’s house, everyone shouted, “ 9 !” Ann 10 believed that. Lily smiled and said, “Tomorrow is your birthday!” Ann was so moved that tears filled her eyes. She said thanks and hugged Lily.
【答案】
1.something 2.unusual 3.seemed 4.plan 5.purpose 6.more 7.inviting 8.no longer 9.Surprise 10.hardly
【导语】本文主要讲述了Ann的朋友们为她筹划生日派对,给她一个惊喜的故事。
1.句意:一天在上学时,奇怪的事吸引了Ann的注意力。根据“…strange caught Ann’s attention”并结合备选词汇可知此处应用复合不定代词something“某事”,定语后置,something strange“奇怪的事”。故填something。
2.句意:Lily迅速地把书包放进了自己的桌子里,Ann感觉到这是不寻常的。根据“and Ann felt it was…”可知此处缺少形容词作表语,结合备选词汇可知应用形容词unusual“不寻常的”。故填unusual。
3.句意:似乎她们决定做不带她的事。根据“It…that they decided to do something without her.”并结合备选词汇可知此处应用动词seemed“似乎”,It seemed+that从句,表示似乎发生什么事。故填seemed。
4.句意:Ann在想我最好的朋友怎么可以不邀请我而计划某事呢。根据句子结构“how can my best friend…something without inviting me”可知此处缺少动词,结合备选词汇可知应用动词plan“计划”,位于“can”后面用原形,plan something“计划某事”。故填plan。
5.句意:在坐公交回家的路上,Ann故意避免坐在Lily旁边。根据“Ann avoided sitting next to Lily on…”并结合备选词汇可知此处应用名词purpose“目的”,on purpose“故意”。故填purpose。
6.句意:她注意到Lily给了别人一个信封,这让她甚至更不开心了。此空前有“even”修饰,应用形容词的比较级“more upset”。故填more。
7.句意:门外站着邻居家的Cindy,在邀请她去Lily的派对。根据“There stood Cindy from next door, …her to Lily’s party.”并结合备选词汇可知此处应用“inviting”,invite sb. to…“邀请某人去……”,现在分词作时间状语。故填inviting。
8.句意:起初,Ann并不想去,拒绝了她,解释说她们不再是朋友了。根据“At first, Ann didn’t want to go and said no to her, explaining that they were…friends.”并结合备选词汇可知此处应用短语no longer“不再”。故填no longer。
9.句意:当她们到了Lily家,所有人大喊:“惊喜!”根据下文“Lily smiled and said, ‘Tomorrow is your birthday!’ Ann was so moved that tears filled her eyes.”并结合备选词汇可知大家给Lily准备了惊喜,因此此处应用名词surprise“惊喜”,位于句首首字母需大写。故填Surprise。
10.句意:Ann几乎不相信。根据上文“When they arrived at Lily’s house, everyone shouted, ‘Surprise!’”可知大家给Ann准备了惊喜,结合备选词汇可知此处表示难以相信,应用副词hardly“几乎不”,修饰动词“believed”。故填hardly。
Passage 4
阅读短文,用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。
dangerous agree fight final while turn safe say one of
If our friends come to us for borrowing money, it can be very difficult 1 them away. You feel under pressure to give them a hand. And if that money doesn’t come back, it can lead to trouble or even 2 , so how can we keep the trouble off?
Understanding why there is a risk to lending money to a friend is the 3 thing. And it’s not just the risk of losing the money, but the friendship could also be in 4 . This is because the action of lending friends money has changed the balance 5 the relationship. The lender becomes more superior, 6 the borrower may feel bad with borrowing money. And 7 “no” is hard when a friend comes for borrowing money. If you feel the need to lend, make an 8 . Putting things down in writing could be 9 . But some friends may think of it as a lack of trust It you do so.
10 , for some people, it’s best to see the money lent as a gift. And if something comes back, you will be surprised.
【答案】
1.to turn 2.fights 3.first 4.danger 5.of 6.while 7.saying 8.agreement 9.safer 10.Finally
【导语】本文主要介绍了借钱可能对友谊有害,并且分析了其背后的原因并给出了几个建议。
1.句意:如果我们的朋友来找我们借钱,很难把他们拒之门外。根据文中“If our friends come to us for borrowing money, it can be very difficult…them away.”及所给词可知,此处指的是很难把他们拒之门外,turn away“拒绝”,固定短语;it can be+形容词+to do sth“做某事是……”,固定用法。故填to turn。
2.句意:如果这些钱不回来,可能会导致麻烦甚至打架,那么我们怎么能避免麻烦呢?根据文中“And if that money doesn’t come back, it can lead to trouble or even…so how can we keep the trouble off?”及所给词可知,此处指的是会导致麻烦甚至打架。fight“打架”,空处应为可数名词的复数形式,符合语境。故填fights。
3.句意:了解为什么借钱给朋友有风险是第一件事。根据文中“Understanding why there is a risk to lending money to a friend is the…thing. ”及所给词可知,此处指的是第一件事,one“一”,空处应为其序数词形式“first”,符合语境。故填first。
4.句意:这不仅是失去金钱的风险,而且友谊也可能处于危险之中。根据文中“but the friendship could also be in…”及所给词可知,此处指的是友谊也可能处于危险之中,dangerous“危险的”,in danger“处于危险之中”,固定短语,符合语境。故填danger。
5.句意:这是因为借钱给朋友的行为改变了关系的平衡。根据文中“This is because the action of lending friends money has changed the balance…the relationship.”及所给词可知,此处指的是改变友谊的平衡。the balance of“……的平衡”,固定短语,符合语境。故填of。
6.句意:借钱人变得更加优越,而借款人可能会对借钱感到不舒服。根据文中“The lender becomes more superior…the borrower may feel bad with borrowing money.”及所给词可知,此处指的是借钱人变得更加优越,而借款人可能会对借钱感到不舒服。空格前后句子之间为转折关系,while“然而”,符合语境。故填while。
7.句意:当朋友来借钱时,说“不”很难。根据文中“And…‘no’ is hard when a friend comes for borrowing money.”可知,此处指的是说“不”很难,say“说”,空处应为动名词作主语。故填saying。
8.句意:如果你觉得有必要借钱,就达成协议。根据文中“If you feel the need to lend, make an…”及下文可知,此处指的是达成协议,agree“同意”,其名词形式“agreement”,意为:协议,空前有不定冠词“an”修饰,空处应为可数名词单数形式。故填agreement。
9.句意:把事情写下来可能更安全。根据文中“Putting things down in writing could be…”及所给词可知,此处指的是写下来可能更加安全,safe“安全的”,空处应为其形容词比较级形式。故填safer。
10.句意:最后,对一些人来说,最好把借来的钱当作礼物。根据文中“…for some people, it’s best to see the money lent as a gift.”及所给词可知,此处指的是最后,对一些人来说,最好把借来的钱当作礼物。final“最后的”,空处应为其副词形式“finally”,修饰句子,且位于句首,首字母应大写。故填Finally。
Passage 5
短文填空,从下面方框中选出10个单词,将其正确形式填入短文,使短文意思正确通顺(每词限用一次) 。
careful forget correct helpful direct quick early realize experienced stranger fail warn
When was the last time you saw three men running in a forest wearing flip-flops (拖鞋)? That was what my friends Brandon, Josh and I 1 last autumn. We were looking for a waterfall.
We three went to the forest without much preparation. What we only knew was a 2 to the waterfall. Without a guide and 3 tools, we started our trip. We didn’t have much time because it was dangerous to stay there after it got dark.
It was raining but not heavily. The rain kept us cool as we climbed over stones and through streams (小溪). We thought walking in the direction of the waterfall may be the most 4 . However, time was not on our side. We made a mistake and 5 to continue. It was late then and the rain started to be heavier. As we returned, we found the stream we had just crossed turned into a rushing river. We soon 6 that something terrible would happen!
In a few minutes, the water rose at a much 7 speed. Before it became worse, we must move our way back 8 in the rushing water, in flip-flops. During that trip, all we did was crossing all kinds of streams in search of the unseen waterfall!
Wet all over, we felt relaxed after we went back to where we started.
“My dad had 9 me to keep off a river when traveling on rainy days,” Josh said on our way home.
“Why didn’t you tell us that 10 ?” I laughed.
“Would it have made a difference?” came the reply. Nothing can influence the coming of an accident, even if we have considered a lot.
【答案】
1.experienced 2.direction 3.helpful 4.correct 5.failed 6.realized 7.quicker 8.carefully 9.warned 10.earlier
【导语】本文讲述的是作者和朋友一起寻找瀑布的故事。
1.句意:这就是我和我的朋友布兰登、乔什去年秋天所经历的。根据“That was what my friends Brandon, Josh and I…last autumn. We were looking for a waterfall.”可知是指去年秋天所经历的。时态为一般过去时,动词需用过去式experienced“经历”。故填experienced。
2.句意:我们只知道瀑布的方向。根据“We three went to the forest without much preparation. What we only knew was a…to the waterfall.”可知是指只知道瀑布的方向。direction“方向”,故填direction。
3.句意:在没有指南和有用的工具的情况下,我们开始了旅行。根据“Without a guide and…tools”可知是指有用的工具,helpful“有用的”,故填helpful。
4.句意:我们认为沿着瀑布的方向走可能是最正确的。根据“We thought walking in the direction of the waterfall may be the most…However, time was not on our side. We made a mistake”可知原以为沿着瀑布的方向走可能是最正确的。correct“正确的”,故填correct。
5.句意:我们犯了一个错误,没能继续下去。根据“We made a mistake”可知是指没能继续下去。时态为一般过去时,动词用过去式。fail to do sth“没能做某事”,故填failed。
6.句意:我们很快意识到可怕的事情会发生!根据“that something terrible would happen”可知是指很快意识到可怕的事情会发生,realize“意识到”,时态为一般过去时,动词用过去式。故填realized。
7.句意:几分钟后,水位上涨的速度快得多。根据“Before it became worse, we must move our way back”可知水位上涨的速度快得多。quick“快”,much修饰比较级,表示“速度快得多”,故填quicker。
8.句意:在情况变得更糟之前,我们必须穿着拖鞋在湍急的水中小心地后退。根据“Before it became worse, we must move our way back”可知是指必须穿着拖鞋在湍急的水中小心地后退。carefully“小心地”副词作状语。故填carefully。
9.句意:我父亲警告我雨天旅行时要远离河流。根据“me to keep off a river when traveling on rainy days”可知是指警告我雨天旅行时要远离河流。结合空前的had,可知此处需用动词过去分词warned“警告”,构成过去完成时。故填warned。
10.句意:你为什么不早点告诉我们?根据“My dad had…me to keep off a river when traveling on rainy days”可知是指为什么不把父亲的警告早点说出来,early“早”,此处暗含比较,需用比较级。故填earlier。
话题4 科普知识
Passage 1
阅读下面短文,用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。
well, that, increase, spread, be, they, activity, big, by, however
Like humans, animals also have their ways to deal with the viruses (病毒). Mites (螨) carry viruses and they can be the 1 danger to bees. An international team found that if bees 2 infected (感染) with mites, they stay outside of the hive (蜂巢). In this way, they can avoid 3 the mites. This protects the young bees in the hive’s center.
“Honeybees always have a lot of 4 such as cleaning each other. And they believe 5 these interactions (互动) can be good for their social communication. But when they find these may 6 the risk of infection, they choose to protect the young bees. They always do that 7 carrying out distance (距离) with their friends, said Alessandro Cini from the team.
Other animals stay faraway to protect family members as 8 . For example, monkeys are used to cleaning their family members every day. 9 , they hardly clean those monkeys with viruses.
Animals pay much attention to 10 living environment. They believe that only in this way can they and their family stay away from viruses.
【答案】
1.biggest 2.are 3.spreading 4.activities 5.that 6.increase 7.by 8.well 9.However 10.their
【导语】本文介绍了动物应对病毒的方法。螨虫对蜜蜂构成最大危险,因为它们携带病毒。蜜蜂若被感染,会在蜂巢外停留以防止病毒传播,保护幼蜂。
1.句意:螨虫携带病毒可能对蜜蜂构成最大的危险。根据“danger”并结合方框中的单词提示可知,是构成最大的危险,此处用形容词最高级,big“大的”,其形容词最高级为biggest。故填biggest。
2.句意:一个国际团队发现,如果蜜蜂被感染,它们会待在蜂巢外面 ,它们能够避免传播螨虫。主语“bees”与“infected”是被动关系,应用一般现在时的被动语态。bees为复数,be动词用are。故填are 。
3.句意:它们能够避免传播螨虫。avoid doing意为“避免做某事”,spread意为“传播”。故填spreading。
4.句意:蜜蜂总是有很多活动。根据“such as cleaning each other”可知,此处应填activity“活动”,根据“Honeybees always have a lot of”可知,此处用名词复数形式,activity的复数形式为activities。故填activities。
5.句意:它们相信这些互动对它们的社交有好处。根据“they believe”可知,此处应填that引导宾语从句。故填that。
6.句意:但当它们发现这样会提高感染风险时,它们选择保护年轻的蜜蜂。情态动词may后面用动词原形, 根据“they choose to protect the young bees”可知,此处表示“提高”。故填increase。
7.句意:它们总是通过与朋友保持距离来做到这些。by doing意为“通过做某事”。故填by。
8.句意:其它动物也离得远远的为了保护家人。as well意为“也,又,还”。故填well。
9.句意:然而,它们几乎不清理那些带有病毒的猴子。前后句子的逻辑关系表示转折,however“然而”符合题意,句首首字母大写。故填However。
10.句意:动物们非常注重它们的生活环境。根据“living environment.”可知,此处应填形容词性物主代词修饰名词environment。故填their。
Passage 2
请认真阅读下面短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语,在答题卡标有题号的横线上,填入其正确形式,其中有一项为多余选项。
look for; look through; name; develop; recent; information
Pl@netNet is a citizen science project and an app that helps people identify plants using just their smartphones. It 1 by scientists from four French research organizations. Users who know a lot about plants add photos and 2 to the database. Then, if someone wants to learn the 3 of plants they see, they can download the app, take a photo of the plants, and upload their photo to the database. The app will 4 other plants in the database that look the same, and list the results. Finally, that user will need to review the results and confirm that their plant is one of the species from the list. 5 , there are over 700,000 images in Pl@netNet, and this number will continue to grow.
【答案】1.was developed 2.information 3.name 4.look for 5.Recently
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,文章介绍了Pl@netNet这个应用程序,帮助人们仅凭智能手机就能识别植物。
1.句意:它是由来自四个法国研究机构的科学家开发的。根据“by scientists from four French research organizations.”可知,这个项目是由来自四个法国研究机构的科学家开发的,备选词develop符合语境,此处是一般过去时的被动语态,谓语动词结构为“was/were done”,主语是“It”,be动词用was。故填was developed。
2.句意:了解植物的用户将照片和信息添加到数据库中。根据“Users who know a lot about plants add photos and…to the database.”可知,用户将照片和信息添加到数据库中,备选词information“信息”符合语境,不可数名词。故填information。
3.句意:然后,如果有人想知道他们看到的植物的名字,他们可以下载应用程序,拍摄植物的照片,并将他们的照片上传到数据库。根据“wants to learn the…of plants they see”可知,用户想知道植物的名字,备选词name“名字”符合语境,此处指的某种植物的名字。故填name。
4.句意:该应用程序将在数据库中查找其他看起来相同的植物,并列出结果。根据“other plants in the database that look the same, and list the results”可知,应用程序需要在数据库中寻找相似的植物,备选词look for“寻找”符合语境,will接动词原形。故填look for。
5.句意:最近,Pl@netNet上有超过70万张图片,这个数字还会继续增长。根据“there are over 700,000 images in Pl@netNet”可知,此处是描述时间,备选词recent的副词形式“recently”表示“最近”,故填Recently。
Passage 3
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺,意思完整,每词限用一次。
exactly, turn, worries, before, creative, high, advise, less, new, discover
Dreams may make you smart. This was 1 by scientists who do research on dreams.
What is a dream 2 ? Scientists explain that during sleep time your brain reviews your experiences in the day. It tries to connect your 3 experiences with the old memories. As your brain connects things, it 4 them into a story, and then you get a dream.
Dreams may help you deal with 5 and fears. What has happened during the day may be painful. While you are sleeping, however, the brain will replay the painful memories in a safe dream space. There the bad memories become 6 painful. And you will feel better after waking up.
Dreams also seem to be able to help you learn a lot. This idea is supported by a study. So some scientists 7 you not to stay up all night studying, especially when an exam is coming. They say a sweet dream might help you get 8 marks.
Dreams may make you more 9 , too. It was reported that a famous songwriter came up with his best song in a dream, and wrote it down as soon as he woke up. However, dreams alone can’t bring about creativity. In fact, the songwriter spent a lot of time thinking about the song 10 the dreams.
In a word, hard work matters more for creativity, though dreams also have a role to play.
【答案】
1.discovered 2.exactly 3.new 4.turns 5.worries 6.less 7.advise 8.high/higher 9.creative 10.before
【导语】本文主要讲述了梦境可能让人变聪明,具体表现在帮助处理忧虑恐惧、助力学习、提升创造力等方面,同时强调了尽管梦境有一定作用,但努力工作对创造力也很重要。
1.句意:这是研究梦境的科学家们发现的。根据“Dreams may make you smart. This was...by scientists who do research on dreams.”可知,原文中提到科学家对梦境的研究,“This”指代前面提到的“Dreams may make you smart”这个观点,是被科学家发现的,句子是一般过去时的被动语态,结合所给单词,动词要用过去分词形式discovered“发现”。故填discovered。
2.句意:梦到底是什么?根据“What is a dream...?”可知,这里需要一个副词来修饰动词is,exactly“确切地,到底”符合语境。故填exactly。
3.句意:它试图将你的新经历与旧记忆联系起来。根据“It tries to connect your...experiences with the old memories.”可知,与old相对应,结合所给单词,new“新的”符合语境,用来描述经历的属性。故填new。
4.句意:当你的大脑将事物联系起来时,它会把它们变成一个故事,然后你就会做梦。根据“it...them into a story”可知,描述大脑处理信息形成梦的过程,结合所给单词,turn...into...“把……变成……”是固定短语,这里主语it是第三人称单数,时态为一般现在时,动词要用第三人称单数形式turns。故填turns。
5.句意:梦可能帮助你处理忧虑和恐惧。根据“Dreams may help you deal with...and fears.”可知,这里需要一个与fears并列的名词,结合所给单词,worry“忧虑”符合语境,要用复数形式worries。故填worries。
6.句意:在那里,不好的记忆变得不那么痛苦了。根据“There the bad memories become...painful.”可知,这里需要一个比较级,表示痛苦减轻,less“更少地”符合语境,故填less。
7.句意:所以一些科学家建议你不要通宵学习,尤其是在考试来临的时候。根据“some scientists...you not to stay up all night studying”可知,基于梦对学习有帮助的观点,科学家给出不要通宵学习的建议,结合所给单词,advise“建议”符合语境,句子主语scientists是复数,时态为一般现在时,动词用原形advise。故填advise。
8.句意:他们说一个美梦可能会帮助你取得高分。根据“a sweet dream might help you get...marks.”可知,提到梦对学习的帮助,可以取得高分,结合所给单词,这里可以用high“高的”(表示高分)或higher“更高的”(表示比之前更高的分数),都符合语境。故填high/higher。
9.句意:梦也可能让你更有创造力。根据“Dreams may make you more...”可知,这里是说梦对人的影响,此处需要填写一个形容词,构成比较级,结合所给单词,creative“有创造力的”符合语境,故填creative。
10.句意:事实上,这位词曲作者在做梦之前花了很多时间思考这首歌。根据“the songwriter spent a lot of time thinking about the song...the dreams.”可知,原文中提到词曲作者在梦中得到灵感,但强调在这之前也花了很多时间思考,结合所给单词提示,before“在……之前”符合语境。故填before。
Passage 4
请认真阅读下面短文,从方框中选出适当的单词或短语,在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。
be used for as well as organize tradition reduce
Have you noticed your life becoming much easier? Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free WiFi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the basic parts of a smart city.
In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of 1 ones. They can detect (探测) water waste and leakage (泄漏) and send data to let the house owner know. The same system 2 other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help 3 waste.
Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop 4 their arrival times. The government 5 a research team and provided an app that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special offers.
【答案】1.traditional 2.is used for 3.reduce 4.as well as 5.organized
【导语】本文介绍了智能城市如何提高城市的规划,节省资金和资源,使我们的生活更便利。
1.句意:这个城市用智能水表代替了传统的水表。根据“The city used smart water meters to take the place of ... ones.”可推出是代替传统水表,形容词traditional表示“传统的”,作定语。故填traditional。
2.句意:同样的系统也用于电力和天然气等其他城市资源。根据“other city resources like electricity and natural gas”可推出是被用于电力和天然气等其他城市资源,be used for“被用于”,主语是单数,be动词用is。故填is used for。
3.句意:通过这种方式,人们知道如何使用他们的资源,并乐于帮助减少浪费。根据“to help ... waste”可推出是帮忙减少浪费,reduce“减少”,help do sth.“帮忙做某事”。故填reduce。
4.句意:如果人们用手机指向附近的公交车站,手机就会立即显示到达该车站的所有公交线路及其到达时间。根据“all bus lines that serve the stop ... their arrival times”可知两者都会显示,用as well as表示“以及”。故填as well as。
5.句意:政府组织了一个研究小组,并提供了一个应用程序,可以收集几乎所有的数据:光线、温度、汽车和人的运动。根据“a research team”可知组织了一个研究小组,organize“组织”,与provided保持一致,用过去式。故填organized。
Passage 5
请认真阅读下面的短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或者短语,在答题卡标有题号的横线上,填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅使用一次。
as well as, tell, connect, because of, keep one’s balance
At night, you fall asleep while listening to beautiful music. In the morning, you are woken up by the singing of birds outside. You can enjoy all of these things 1 your important organ—the ears.
Ears do more than hear. They help you 2 , too. In the inner ears, there are organs that are filled with liquid (液体) and covered in small hairs. When you move your head, the liquid and hairs move too. They send messages to your brain about the position of your head.
More surprisingly, ears even help with tasting food. Of course, you don’t actually taste food with your cars. But there are nerves (神经) that 3 the tongue (舌头) to the brain. If something happens to your ears, you may have a hard time 4 different flavor (味道) apart, according to the People’s Daily website.
Ears are really important organs with many functions (功能). Everyone should make sure to protect their ears 5 they can.
【答案】1.because of 2.keep your balance 3.connect 4.telling 5.as well as
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了耳朵是如何工作的以及耳朵的作用。
1.句意:你能欣赏这一切是因为你的重要的器官——耳朵。根据“You can enjoy all of these things … your important organ—the ears.”可知,此处是说明原因,结合备选词可知,because of表示“因为”,介词短语,后面跟名词、代词等,句中“organ—the ears.”是名词,故填because of。
2.句意:耳朵不仅能听到声音,还能帮助我们保持平衡。根据“Ears do more than hear. They help you …, too.”结合备选词可知,此处讲耳朵的作用,应填keep your balance“使你保持平衡”,故填keep your balance。
3.句意:但有神经将舌头与大脑连接。根据“But there are nerves (神经) that … the tongue (舌头) to the brain.”可知,that引导定语从句,先行词nerves为名词复数,定语从句的谓语也用复数,备选词connect“连接”符合句意,故填connect。
4.句意:根据《人民日报》网站的说法,如果你的耳朵出了问题,你可能很难分辨出不同的味道。根据“… different flavor (味道) apart”可知,表示辨别出味道,tell“辨别”符合语境,have a hard time doing sth.“很难做某事”,此处应填动名词形式,故填telling。
5.句意:每个人都应该尽可能保护好他们的耳朵。根据“Everyone should make sure to protect their ears … they can.”可知,此处考查as…as sb. can表示“尽可能做……”,备选词as well as表示“尽可能好地”符合句意,故填as well as。
Passage 6
根据短文内容,从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空,使短文内容完整正确。
simple For example as much as influence depends on
Do you know that water makes up about 50% to 70% of our body weight? Our body 1 water to survive. Every cell and organ (器官) in our body needs water to work properly.
How much water should we drink each day? It’s a 2 question with no easy answer. For many years, people have followed the advice of drinking eight glasses of water a day. However, doctors say that different people have different needs. Weight age and activity level all 3 how much water someone should drink. 4 , if you do any activity that makes you sweat (流汗), you need to drink extra water. It’s important to drink water before, during and after exercise. Unluckily, many of us don’t drink enough water, especially the old. They don’t feel thirsty 5 they did when they were younger. And that could be a problem.
【答案】1.depends on 2.simple 3.influence 4.For example 5.as much as
【导语】本文阐述了水对人体的重要性,说明了不同的人每天对饮水量的需求不同,很多老人每天饮水量不足。
1.句意:我们的身体依靠水来生存。根据“Our body...water to survive.”可知,本空缺少谓语,动词短语depends on“依靠”符合语境。故填depends on。
2.句意:这是一个简单问题,答案却不简单。根据“It’s a...question”可知,本空缺少形容词作定语,simple“简单的”符合语境,a simple question表示“一个简单的问题”。故填simple。
3.句意:体重、年龄和活动水平都会影响一个人应该喝多少水。根据“Weight, age and activity level all...how much water someone should drink.”可知,本空缺少谓语,动词influence“影响”符合语境。故填influence。
4.句意:例如,如果你做任何让你出汗的活动,你需要喝额外的水。“if you do any activity that makes you sweat, you need to drink extra water”是针对“Weight, age and activity level all influence how much water someone should drink.”而举的例子,For example“例如”表示引出例子,符合语境。故填For example。
5.句意:他们不像年轻时那样经常感到口渴。根据“They don’t feel thirsty...they did when they were younger.”可知,本空缺少连接词,对比老年时和年轻时的情况,as much as“像……一样多”表示比较,符合语境。故填as much as。
话题5 青少年问题
Passage 1
阅读下面短文,用方框中所给的单词或短语填空,使短文在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。 (提示:方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。)
asleep / influencing / worrying / requiring / deal with / keep away from / fail
You may know about “junk food” like French fries, but what about “junk sleep”? A British survey shows that electronic products in teenagers’ bedrooms are 1 their sleep.
The survey was done among 1, 000 British kids from 12 to 16. It found that 50% of them got just 4 to 7 hours’ sleep every day. They often fell 2 while using electronic products like a phone, an iPad or a computer and then became tired the next day.
“This is very 3 ,” said Dr. Chris Idzikowski, a British professor. “Junk sleep brings two problems— 4 to have enough sleep and have low sleep quality (质量). So, children should 5 electronic products when going to bed.”
【答案】1.influencing 2.asleep 3.worrying 4.fail 5.keep away from
【导语】本文介绍一项调查研究,结果表明青少年卧室内的电子产品极大地影响着他们的睡眠质量。
1.句意:一项英国调查显示,青少年卧室里的电子产品正在影响他们的睡眠。根据“The survey was done among 1, 000 British kids from 12 to 16. It found that 50% of them got just 4 to 7 hours’ sleep every day.”可知电子产品对睡眠造成了影响,根据所给出的备选词汇可知“influencing影响”符合语境,故填influencing。
2.句意:他们经常在使用电子产品如手机、iPad或电脑时入睡,第二天感到疲倦。根据“They often …and then became tired the next day.”可知很多人经常玩着电子产品入睡,第二天感觉到很疲惫。根据所给出的备选词汇可知“asleep睡着的”符合语意,fall asleep意为“睡着”,故填asleep。
3.句意:“这非常令人担忧,”英国教授克里斯·伊兹科夫斯基博士说。根据“Junk sleep brings two problems”可知这件事令人感到很担心,根据所给出的备选词汇可知“worrying令人担忧的”符合语境,故填worrying。
4.句意:垃圾睡眠带来两个问题——睡眠不足和睡眠质量差。根据“Junk sleep brings two problems”可知垃圾睡眠带来了不好的问题,根据所给出的备选词汇可知“fail失败,未能”,fail to have enough sleep意为“睡眠不足”符合语意,故填fail。
5.句意:所以,孩子们在睡觉时应该远离电子产品。根据“‘Junk sleep brings two problems---fail to have enough sleep and have low sleep quality (质量) . So, children should…electronic products when going to bed.”’可知电子产品严重影响了睡眠,所以在睡觉时要远离它们,根据所给出的备选词汇可知“keep away from远离”符合题意,故填keep away from。
Passage 2
根据短文内容,从下列方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空,使短文内容完整正确。
national, worries, are angry with, Perhaps, valuable
Here are two letters between Mary and Diana. Please read and complete them.
Dear Diana,
My grades are not very good, and my parents 1 me. I told them that I worked hard at school. The problem is, I am just not good at schoolwork. But they think I spend too much time playing basketball when I should be studying. It is true that I play a lot of basketball because I think basketball is something 2 . I am in the school team and proud of that. I want to be in the 3 team someday. My uncle has offered to help me train, but how can I get my parents to agree?
Mary
Dear Mary,
You should also work very hard at school. If your grades are better at the end of this term, your parents will have no 4 . Then you can ask your uncle to talk to them. 5 your parents will listen to him.
Diana
【答案】1.are angry with 2.valuable 3.national 4.worries 5.perhaps
【导语】本文呈现了两封信,第一封信中玛丽说自己在学校成绩不好,父母对她打篮球感到不满的问题;第二封信则是戴安娜给玛丽的建议。
1.句意:我的成绩不是很好,我的父母对我很生气。根据空前“My grades are not very good”以及下文“they think I spend too much time playing basketball when I should be studying”,可推断父母对“我”生气;且结合备选词汇可知,be angry with意为“对……生气”符合题意。另外,主语是my parents,所以be动词用are,故填are angry with。
2.句意:我打了很多篮球,因为我认为篮球很有价值。根据空前“I play a lot of basketball”以及下文“我”对篮球的喜爱,可推断“我”认为篮球是有价值的东西。结合备选词汇可知,valuable意为“有价值的”符合题意,形容词修饰不定代词something应后置。故填 valuable。
3.句意:我想有一天能加入国家队。根据空前“I am in the school team and proud of that.”以及空后“someday”可推断“我”想有一天进入国家队。结合备选词汇可知,national“国家的”,修饰名词team,符合题意。故填national。
4.句意:如果你这学期末成绩好点,你的父母就没有担心了。根据空前“If your grades are better at the end of this term”以及空后“you can ask your uncle to talk to them.”可知,如果成绩好了父母就没有担忧了。结合备选词汇可知,worries“担忧”符合题意。故填worries。
5.句意:或许你的父母会听他的。根据空前“you can ask your uncle to talk to them.”以及空后“your parents will listen to him.”可知,这里表示一种可能性。结合备选词汇可知,Perhaps符合题意。另外,perhaps意为“或许,副词”,放在句首,修饰整个句子。故填Perhaps。
Passage 3
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空,使段意通顺,意思完整,每个单词或短语限用一次。
talk to bad feel with run
of this age problem share what worry
If you share your problems, you’ll feel better. Students 1 often have a lot of worries. Sometimes we have 2 with our schoolwork, or arguments 3 our friends. Perhaps we even worry about our parents’ problems.
4 can we do about this? The 5 thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from London, agrees, “Problems and 6 are normal in life,” says Laura, “but I think 7 someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to anyone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”
Robert Hunt, a youth work from England, 8 the same way. “In English we say that a problem 9 is a problem halved. As a social worker, I have to agree with this. We should never 10 away from our problems. We should always try to solve them. Usually, the first step is to find someone we can talk to.”
【答案】
1.of this age 2.problems 3.with 4.What 5.worst 6.worries 7.talking to 8.feels/felt 9.shared 10.run
【导语】本文主要讲述了如果你遇到麻烦或烦恼,要学会和别人分享,那样你会感觉更好。
1.句意:这个年龄的学生往往有很多烦恼。根据“Students…often have a lot of worries”以及所给单词可知,此处说的是这个年龄段的学生,of this age意为“这个年龄”。故填of this age。
2.句意:有时我们在功课上有问题,或者和朋友有争论。根据“Sometimes we have…with our schoolwork”以及所给单词可知,此处说的是在功课上有问题,have problems with sth.意为“在某事上有问题”,固定词组。故填problems。
3.句意:有时我们在功课上有问题,或者和朋友有争论。have arguments with sb.意为“与某人争论”,固定词组。故填with。
4.句意:对此我们能做些什么?根据“…can we do about this?”以及所给单词可知,此处说的是自己可以做什么,句子是特殊疑问句,用What进行提问,首字母大写。故填What。
5.句意:最糟糕的事情是什么都不做。根据“The…thing is to do nothing.”以及所给单词可知,此处说的是“最糟糕的事情”,worst意为“最糟糕的”,形容词最高级。故填worst。
6.句意:生活中有问题和烦恼是正常的。根据“Problems and…are normal in life,”以及所给单词可知,此处说的是生活中的问题和烦恼,worries意为“烦恼”,此处用可数名词复数形式,作主语。故填worries。
7.句意:但是我认为和别人交谈很有帮助。根据“…someone helps a lot.”以及所给单词可知,此处说的是和别人交谈很有帮助,talk to sb.意为“与某人交谈”,固定词组,此处用动名词作主语。故填talking to。
8.句意:来自英国的青年工作者罗伯特·亨特也有同感。根据“…the same way.”以及所给单词可知,此处说的是也有相同的感觉,feel意为“感觉”,句子时态是一般过去时或者一般现在时,谓语动词用过去式或者单数第三人称。故填feels/felt。
9.句意:在英语中,我们说,分享一个问题是一个问题的一半。根据“In English we say that a problem…is a problem halved.”以及所给单词可知,此处说的是分享一个问题,share意为“分享”,此处用过去分词作后置定语。故填shared。
10.句意:我们永远不应该逃避我们的问题。run away from意为“逃离”,固定词组,should后跟动词原形。故填run。
Passage 4
请阅读下面短文,根据语篇内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯,方框中有两个词为多余项。
lose late something but ask careful experience instead worry they so trust
Teenagers often have lots of problems and 1 . Sometimes they have problems with the schoolwork and sometimes with 2 friends. How to deal with them?
I remember an example of a middle school girl, Nancy. She once 3 her wallet and was afraid to tell her parents about it. 4 she walked to school every day. A week 5 , she couldn’t stand it anymore because it was too far from home. She had to talk to her parents. They were really understanding and told her to be 6 next time.
In fact, the worst thing is to do 7 . You can’t feel better unless you talk to someone. Problems are normal in life. You should not run away from your problems. 8 , you’d better share with your parents or 9 your teacher for help because they have more 10 , and are always there to help you.
【答案】
1.worries 2.their 3.lost 4.So 5.later 6.careful/more careful 7.nothing 8.Instead 9.ask 10.experience
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要告诉青少年在面对问题和困扰时应该如何应对。
1.句意:青少年经常有许多问题和令人担忧的事情。根据句式结构可知,此处需要填入一个与“problems”相对应且适合描述青少年所面临的问题或困扰的名词。结合备选词汇,“worry”即“令人担忧的事情”符合句意,变为复数形式“worries”。故填worries。
2.句意:有时他们在学业上遇到问题,有时和他们的朋友。据括空后名词“friends”可知,该空应用形容词。结合备选词汇,“they”即“他们”符合句意,变为形容词性物主代词形式“their”。故填their。
3.句意:她曾经丢了她的钱包,并且害怕告诉父母。根据句式结构以及文章时态可知,该空应用动词过去式形式。结合句意以及备选词汇,“lose”即“丢失”符合句意,变为过去式形式“lost”。故填lost。
4.句意:所以她每天步行去学校。根据句意可知,前句表达的是丢失了钱包,后句表达的是步行去学校,表因果,后句是结果,“So”即“所以”符合句意,句首首字母大写。故填So。
5.句意:一周后,她再也受不了了,因为家太远了。根据空前“A week ”可知,该空与“A week ”组合表时间。结合句意以及备选词汇,“late”变为副词“later”即“……后”符合句意。故填later。
6.句意:他们真的很理解,并告诉她下次要小心。根据句式结构可知,该空应填形容词。结合句意以及备选词汇,“careful”即“认真的”或“more careful”即“更加认真的”符合句意。故填careful/more careful。
7.句意:事实上最糟糕的事情是什么都不做。根据句意可知,该空表达否定的意思。结合句意以及备选词汇,“something”变为否定形式“nothing”即“没有什么”符合句意。故填nothing。
8.句意:你不应该逃离你的问题,相反,你最好和你的父母分享或者是找你的老师寻求帮助,因为他们有更多的经验,并且总是在那里帮助你。根据前后句句意可知,前后句句意相反。结合句意以及备选词汇,“instead”即“相反”符合句意,句首首字母大写。故填Instead。
9.句意:你不应该逃离你的问题,相反,你最好和你的父母分享或者是找你的老师寻求帮助,因为他们有更多的经验,并且总是在那里帮助你。根据空后“your teacher for help”可知,该结构为“ask your teacher for help”即“向老师寻求帮助”,“had better”后跟动词原形。故填ask。
10.句意:你不应该逃离你的问题,相反,你最好和你的父母分享或者是找你的老师寻求帮助,因为他们有更多的经验,并且总是在那里帮助你。根据空前“they have more”可知,该空应填名词。结合句意以及备选词汇,“experience”即“经验”符合句意。故填experience。
Passage 5
根据语篇内容,从方框中选择恰当的单词,并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。
lose easy something also their art Although by help question
Do you ever find yourself getting really unhappy for almost no reason or feeling upset without knowing why? Going from sad to happy in a few minutes can make many teenagers feel like they’re 1 control.
Here are some things you can do to 2 you feel better. They might make those bad moods (情绪) much 3 to do with.
Get to know you’re not the only one. 4 not all teenagers experience the same mood changes, they are common.
Talk to people you trust. Friends can help each other 5 knowing that they’re not alone in their feelings, talking to your parents is important, too. Parents can share 6 own experiences about doing with bad moods. Talking to teachers and doctors is 7 useful.
They help to answer 8 about growing up. Take part in some kinds of activities, like building 9 out of wood, or starting an art or music piece. Get your ideas on paper. Writing helps you show your thoughts and feelings. Do the same thing with paintings, music, or other 10 forms. Put your feelings into your artworks.
【答案】
1.losing 2.help 3.easier 4.Although 5.by 6.their 7.also 8.questions 9.something 10.art
【导语】本文主要讲述了当青春期开始的时候,身体分泌荷尔蒙,这些激素引起了青少年身体以及情绪的变化,以及对如何调整自己的情绪提出了几点建议。
1.句意:几分钟内从悲伤到快乐会让许多青少年觉得他们正在失去控制。根据句意,结合备选词可知,此处指的是他们正在失去控制。时态为现在进行时,结构为:are+现在分词,lose“丢失”,动词原形,其现在分词是losing。故填losing。
2.句意:这里有一些你可以做的事情来帮助你感觉更好。根据分析句子“Here are some things you can do to…you feel better.”,结合备选词可知,此处应该表达这里有一些你可以做的事情来帮助你感觉更好。help,动词原形,意为“帮助”符合语境,此处用不定式to help作目的状语,此处应该填入动词原形。故填help。
3.句意:它们可能会让那些坏情绪变得更容易处理。根据空格前“much”,结合备选词可知,此处应该指的是让那些坏情绪变得更容易处理,easy“容易的”,形容词,结合分析句子“They might make those bad moods (情绪) much…to do with.”可知,make sth much+形容词比较级,固定搭配,意为“让某事更……的”,所以此处应该填入比较级easier,意为“更容易的”符合语境。故填easier。
4.句意:虽然不是所有的青少年都经历同样的情绪变化,但它们是普遍的。分析句子“…not all teenagers experience the same mood changes, they are common.”,结合备选词可知,此处应该表达虽然不是所有的青少年都经历同样的情绪变化,但它们是普遍的。所以此处用Although引导让步状语从句,意为“虽然”符合语境。故填Although。
5.句意:朋友们通过得知他们自己并不孤单,从而可以互相帮助,和父母谈谈也很重要。根据空格后“knowing that they’re not alone in their feelings, talking to your parents is important, too.”,结合备选词可知,此处应该填入介词,后跟动名词,by,介词,意为“通过”符合语境。故填by。
6.句意:父母可以分享他们自己处理坏情绪的经验。根据空格后“own experiences”,结合备选可知,此处指的是分享他们自己经验,their,形容词性物主代词,意为“他们的”符合语境,修饰名词experiences。故填their。
7.句意:与老师和医生交谈也是有用的。根据“Talking to teachers and doctors is…useful.”,结合备选词可知,此处应该表达与老师和医生交谈也是有用的。also,意为“也”符合语境。故填also。
8.句意:他们帮助回答关于成长的问题。根据空格前“answer”,结合备选词可知,此处指回答问题,question,可数名词,意为“问题”符合语境,结合后文内容可知,成长的问题不止一个,所以此处应该用复数形式questions。故填questions。
9.句意:参加一些活动,比如用木头做一些东西,或者开始一项艺术或音乐创作。根据“like building…out of wood”,结合备选词可知,此处指比如用木头做一些东西,something,复合不定代词,意为“一些东西”符合语境。故填something。
10.句意:对绘画、音乐或其他艺术形式做同样的事情。根据“Do the same thing with paintings, music”和后文“Put your feelings into your artworks.”,结合备选词可知,此处指其他艺术形式,art,名词,意为“艺术”符合语境。故填art。
话题6 中华文化
Passage 1
influence where interest notice lantern
China has a large population in the world. As a result, no matter 1 we go, we can always see our Chinese people around. Almost in every country, there is a Chinatown. It is a place for Chinese people to live and work.
Today, Chinatown has been a symbol of Chinese culture. You can 2 many Chinese elements (元素) there, such as arched (拱形的) gates with red wooden pillars (柱子), big stone lions, red 3 hanging from the roof and red dragons on the walls and so on. Many foreigners visit there to learn Chinese culture. They are so 4 in it because our country has become stronger and stronger and has a great 5 on the world. It is a good place to bring Chinese people together. At the same time, it also lets the world know more about China.
【答案】1.where 2.notice 3.lanterns 4.interested 5.influence
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了唐人街作为中国文化象征的特点及其对世界的影响。
1.句意:因此,无论我们去哪里,我们总能看到我们中国人。根据“no matter”引导让步状语从句的用法,此空应该填特殊疑问词;根据“go”可推断出是跟地点相关,结合备选词可知“where”表示地点,符合语境。故填where。
2.句意:你可以注意到许多中国元素在那里,例如带有红色木柱子的拱形门,大石狮子,红灯笼挂在屋顶,墙上的红色的龙等。根据“many Chinese elements (元素) there, such as arched”和备选词汇可知是注意到的一些中国元素,“notice”表示“注意到”,情态动词“can”后接动词原形。故填notice。
3.句意:你可以注意到许多中国元素在那里,例如带有红色木柱子的拱形门,大石狮子,红灯笼挂在屋顶,墙上的红色的龙等等。根据“red”和“hanging from the roof”的语境,可知此物是红色并且挂在房顶上的,结合备选词可知lantern“灯笼”,符合语境,且与前面名词并列,需用复数形式。故填lanterns。
4.句意:他们对此非常感兴趣,因为我们的国家已经变得越来越强大,对世界有很大影响。根据“are”和“in it”的搭配,并结合备选词可知,be interested in“对……感兴趣”符合语境。故填interested。
5.句意:他们对此非常感兴趣,因为我们的国家已经变得越来越强大,对世界有很大影响。have a great influence on“对……有很大影响”,是固定搭配。故填influence。
Passage 2
give because symbol long traditional require normally from perform itself festival
Have you ever watched the dragon dance? As we know, dragons are a 1 of China. And the dragon dance is a form of 2 dance in Chinese culture. In the dance, a team of people carry the dragon and 3 wonderful dances. Dragon dance has spread all over China and to the whole world.
4 , dragons are made of wood, bamboo and a special kind of cloth. So they are always quite heavy. However, in modern times, dragons are much lighter 5 they are made of much lighter material. A dragon can be of different lengths. It must be 6 25 to 35 meters long for acrobatic (杂技的) acts, and up to 50 to 70 meters long for large parades (游行). People believe that the 7 the dragon is, the more luck it will bring. A small group cannot control a very long dragon because it 8 great strength and special skills.
The dragon dance 9 began during the Han Dynasty and it was started by the Chinese who had great respect for the dragon. The dragon dance was already a popular event by the Song Dynasty. At that time, people could often see it during important 10 . In the Qing Dynasty, the Dragon Dance Team of Fuzhou was invited 11 a performance in Beijing. And the emperor spoke highly of it!
【答案】
1.symbol 2.traditional 3.perform 4.Normally 5.because 6.from 7.longer 8.requires 9.itself 10.festivals 11.to give
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了中国舞龙的相关文化,包括龙的象征意义、舞龙的形式、龙的制作材料与长度要求,以及舞龙的历史发展等内容。
1.句意:众所周知,龙是中国的一个象征。根据“As we know, dragons are a ... of China.”可知,a symbol of...是固定短语,意为 “……的象征”,此处需用名词symbol“象征”。故填symbol。
2.句意:而且舞龙是中国文化中一种传统舞蹈形式。根据“And the dragon dance is a form of ... dance in Chinese culture.”可知,此处需用形容词修饰名词dance,traditional“传统的”符合舞龙是传统舞蹈的语境。故填traditional。
3.句意:在舞蹈中,一队人举着龙并表演精彩的舞蹈。根据“a team of people carry the dragon and ... wonderful dances.”可知,and连接并列谓语,根据“carry”可知此处用动词原形,perform“表演”符合表演舞蹈的语境。故填perform。
4.句意:通常,龙是由木头、竹子和一种特殊的布制成的。根据“dragons are made of wood, bamboo and a special kind of cloth.”可知,此处需用副词修饰整个句子,normally“通常”符合语境,且位于句首首字母大写。故填Normally。
5.句意:然而,在现代,龙轻得多,因为它们是由轻得多的材料制成的。根据“dragons are much lighter ... they are made of much lighter material. ”可知,后句是前句“龙更轻”的原因,because“因为”引导原因状语从句。故填because。
6.句意:对于杂技表演,它必须从25到35米长,对于大型游行,可达50到70米长。根据“It must be ... 25 to 35 meters long for acrobatic (杂技的) acts”可知,from...to...是固定短语,意为“从……到……”。故填from。
7.句意:人们认为龙越长,它带来的好运就越多。根据“People believe that the ... the dragon is, the more luck it will bring.”可知,“the + 比较级,the + 比较级”表示“越……,越……”,结合备选词可知,long符合语境,long的比较级是longer。故填longer。
8.句意:一个小团队无法控制一条很长的龙,因为它需要很大的力量和特殊的技巧。根据“it ... great strength and special skills.”可知,主语it是第三人称单数,句子描述客观情况用一般现在时,require“需要”的第三人称单数形式是requires。故填requires。
9.句意:舞龙本身始于汉代,是由对龙非常尊敬的中国人发起的。根据“The dragon dance ...began during the Han Dynasty and it was started by the Chinese...”可知,此处需用反身代词itself“它自己”强调舞龙这个活动本身。故填itself。
10.句意:在那时,人们经常能在重要的节日期间看到它。根据“people could often see it during important...”可知,important后需用名词,结合备选词可知festival“节日”是可数名词,此处表泛指用复数festivals。故填festivals。
11.句意:在清朝,福州舞龙队被邀请到北京表演。根据“the Dragon Dance Team of Fuzhou was invited ...a performance in Beijing.”可知,be invited to do sth.是固定结构,意为“被邀请做某事”,give a performance表示“表演”。故填to give。
Passage 3
culture, fast, it, practice, but, interest, see, symbol, health, among, festival
Jianzhi is a traditional style of paper cutting in China. It has been a 1 of Chinese culture for hundreds of years. People started to 2 Jianzhi in China in the 6th century. Jianzhi has a number of special uses in Chinese culture. Almost all of them are for 3 , happiness or peace. Red is used the most commonly 4 all the colors. Since long ago, Chinese people have been 5 in cutting paper into traditional Chinese characters to symbolize the Chinese zodiac (生肖) animals. Paper cutting is popular around the world, 6 only the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists (联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录). The Chinese paper cutting gets 7 place because it has a history of more than 1,500 years and it tells so much of Chinese history and 8 .
Paper cutting has developed 9 over the years. Paper cutting is still popular in China, especially during special 10 like the Spring Festival. They are often 11 at Chinese weddings as well.
【答案】
1.symbol 2.practice 3.health 4.among 5.interested 6.but 7.its 8.culture 9.fast 10.festivals 11.seen
【导语】本文介绍了中国传统剪纸艺术的历史、文化意义及发展现状:剪纸始于6世纪,赋予多种寓意。尽管剪纸在全球流行,但只有中国剪纸被列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录,因其有1500多年历史并承载着丰富的中国历史与文化。如今剪纸仍在中国流行,尤其在春节等特殊节日和婚礼中常见。
1.句意:数百年来,它一直是中国文化的象征。根据“a...of Chinese culture for hundreds of years”及常识可知,剪纸作为中国传统艺术,是中国文化的“象征”。故填symbol。
2.句意:公元6世纪,中国人开始练习剪纸。根据“started to...Jianzhi”和“in the 6th century”可知,此处指练习剪纸,practice意为“练习”,start to do意为“开始做某事”。故填practice。
3.句意:几乎所有剪纸都用于健康、喜悦或平安。根据“happiness or peace”可知,此处需填同类积极含义的词,“health”符合“祈福类主题”的语境。故填health。
4.句意:在所有颜色中,红色是最常用的。根据“all the colors”及备选词可知,这里指在所有颜色之中,among“在……之中”用于三者及以上的范围。故填among。
5.句意:很久以前,中国人就对把纸剪成汉字或生肖图案很感兴趣。“be interested in”是固定短语,意为“对……感兴趣”。故填interested。
6.句意:剪纸在全球都很流行,但是只有中国剪纸被列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录。根据“Paper cutting is popular around the world”和“only the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists”可知,前半句“全球流行”与后半句“只有中国剪纸入选非遗”是转折关系,“but”表转折。故填but。
7.句意:中国剪纸之所以能获得它的地位,是因为它有1500多年的历史,且承载了大量中国历史与文化。根据“The Chinese paper cutting gets...place”可知,此处指代“中国剪纸的”地位,“it”的形容词性物主代词“its”修饰名词“place”。故填its。
8.句意:中国剪纸之所以能获得它的地位,是因为它有1500多年的历史,且承载了大量中国历史与文化。根据“Chinese history”可知,此处需填同类文化范畴的词,“culture”符合“剪纸承载历史与文化”的语义,与“history”并列。故填culture。
9.句意:多年来,剪纸艺术发展得很快。根据“has developed”可知,此处需用副词修饰动词“developed”,fast“快速地”,副词,修饰动词“developed”。故填fast。
10.句意:剪纸在中国仍然很流行,尤其是在像春节这样的特殊节日期间。根据“like the Spring Festival”可知,此处指“节日”,用复数形式“festivals”表泛指。故填festivals。
11.句意:在中国的婚礼上也经常能看见它们(剪纸)。根据“at Chinese weddings”可知,此处指“看到”剪纸,句子为被动语态,“see”的过去分词“seen”。故填seen。
Passage 4
consider use about either century
Sugar painting is a kind of traditional Chinese art. Instead of 1 a brush or a pen, artists patiently pour melted (融化的) sugar to create their artwork. In fact, many of the tools used today are almost the same as those used 2 ago.
It is no easy job to do sugar painting at all. Drawing has to be done quickly as the sugar cools and hardens quite quickly. The artists have to practice a lot before doing it easily.
The most popular pictures of sugar painting are 3 nature or wildlife like a dragon, monkey or flower basket. They are 4 as symbols of good luck in Chinese culture. After the artwork is finished, people can 5 admire the sugar painting with eyes or enjoy its sweet sugar taste.
【答案】1.using 2.centuries 3.about 4.considered 5.either
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的一种传统艺术——糖画。
1.句意:艺术家们不是用画笔或钢笔,而是耐心地倒融化的糖来创作他们的艺术品。根据“a brush or a pen”结合备选词可知,此处指不是用画笔或钢笔,use“使用”,instead of doing sth“代替做某事”,此处要用动名词形式using,在句中作宾语。故填using。
2.句意:事实上,今天使用的许多工具与几个世纪前使用的工具几乎相同。根据“ago”结合备选词可知,此处是数世纪前,century“世纪”,此处应用复数形式centuries。故填centuries。
3. 句意:最受欢迎的糖画是关于自然或野生动物的,比如龙、猴子或花篮。根据“nature or wildlife”结合备选词可知,此处指关于自然或野生动物的,about“关于”,介词。故填about。
4.句意:它们在中国文化中被认为是好运的象征。根据“They are…as symbols of good luck”结合备选词可知,此处指被认为是好运的象征,consider“认为”,be considered as“被认为是……”,固定短语。故填considered。
5.句意:艺术品完成后,人们可以用眼睛欣赏糖画,也可以享受它甜美的糖味。either…or“或者……或者”。故填either。
Passage 5
appear; beat; bring; connect; difficult; include; knowledge; require; shape; step; success; traditional
Toys have become an important part of children’s lives. When we say “toys”, we often 1 them with something fun. But as a country strong in math, China has many folk games filled with 2 or math. You may play many of them. Let’s take a look at some ancient toys.◇ Luban Lock
It’s said that the first Luban Lock 3 about 2000 years ago. Lu Ban, a Chinese carpenter, used six wooden pieces to make a lock-like toy for his son. The lock has a lot to do with solid geometry (立体几何). It’s hard to put the toy into six pieces. However, compared with unlocking a Luban Lock, it is usually much 4 to put it back together. Now, there are Luban Locks made up of nine or more pieces.◇ Huarong Pass
Huarong Pass is a Chinese block-moving puzzle. 5 , every block has a name like Cao Cao, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun from the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 6 in the game, players have to move the blocks to get “Cao Cao” out. This is a test of one’s math knowledge, for example, of geometric area (几何面积). According to the Chinese Puzzle website, it takes at least 81 7 to set “Cao Cao” free.◇ Tangram
A tangram is a puzzle made up of seven pieces of different shapes, 8 triangles (三角形), squares and parallelograms(平行四边形). For each puzzle, players need to use all the pieces to make 9 of animals, people, or things. To do it, they have to know about geometry (几何). According to China Science Daily, the game was popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). In the 18th century, the tangram 10 to the West and soon became popular there.
【答案】
1.connect 2.knowledge 3.appeared 4.more difficult 5.Traditionally 6.To succeed 7.steps 8.including 9.shapes 10.was brought
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国三种传统的、与数学或知识紧密相关的古代玩具——鲁班锁、华容道和七巧板。
1.句意:当我们提到“玩具”时,通常会联想到有趣的事物。结合“them with something fun”和备选词汇可知,此处是指把玩具与有趣的事情联系起来;考查connect … with … “与……联系”,动词短语;根据“often”可知,句子时态为一般现在时,且主语为“we”,谓语动词应用原形。故填connect。
2.句意:但作为一个数学发达的国家,中国有许多充满知识或数学的民间游戏。结合下文“The lock has a lot to do with solid geometry.”和备选词汇可知,这个锁与立体几何有着密切的联系,也就是说这个玩具与数学知识紧密相关;考查knowledge“知识”,不可数名词,filled with knowledge“充满了知识”,作后置定语,修饰“folk games”。故填knowledge。
3.句意:据说,第一个鲁班锁大约出现在2000年前。结合“the first Luban Lock … about 2000 years ago”和备选词汇可知,此处是指第一个鲁班锁大约在2000年前出现了;考查appear“出现”,动词;句子时态为一般过去时,谓语动词应用过去式appeared。故填appeared。
4.句意:然而,与解开鲁班锁相比,通常更难的是将它重新组装起来。结合“However, compared with unlocking a Luban Lock,”和备选词汇可知,此处是指把鲁班锁重新组装起来比开锁更困难;考查difficult“困难的”,形容词;根据空前“much”可知,这里应用形容词的比较级形式more difficult“更困难的”,在句中作表语。故填more difficult。
5.句意:传统上,每一块都有一个名字,比如来自《三国演义》的曹操、张飞和赵云。结合下文“every block has a name like Cao Cao, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun from the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms”和备选词汇可知,华容道的每一滑块都有一个名字,这些名字来自《三国演义》中的人物,比如曹操、张飞和赵云,所以此处是指游戏中每一块滑块命名方式的传统性;考查traditional“传统的”,形容词;分析句子结构可知,此处应用其副词形式traditionally“传统上”,作状语,修饰后面整个句子,位于句首,首字母要大写。故填Traditionally。
6.句意:为了在游戏中取得成功,玩家必须移动滑块将“曹操”解救出来。结合“players have to move the blocks to get ‘Cao Cao’ out”和备选词汇可知,此处是指玩家移动滑块将“曹操”解救出来就成功了;考查success“成功”,名词;分析句子结构可知,这里应用动词不定式表示目的,名词success的动词形式为succeed,其不定式形式为to succeed,位于句首,首字母要大写。故填To succeed。
7.句意:据中国拼图网站称,至少需要81步才能将“曹操”解救出来。结合“set ‘Cao Cao’ free”和备选词汇可知,此处是指解救“曹操”至少需要81步;考查step“步骤”,名词;空前有基数词“81”,这里应用名词复数形式steps。故填steps。
8.句意:七巧板是由七块不同形状的拼图组成的,包括三角形、正方形和平行四边形。结合句意和备选词汇可知,此处是指七块不同形状的拼图包括三角形、正方形和平行四边形;考查include“包括”,动词;分析句子结构可知,句子谓语为“is”,所以这里应用include的介词形式including“包括,包含”。故填including。
9.句意:对于每个拼图,玩家需要使用所有的拼图碎片来拼出动物、人物或物体的形状。结合“make … of animals, people, or things”和备选词汇可知,此处是指拼出动物、人物或物体的形状;考查shape“形状,外形”,名词,这里应用名词复数形式shapes表示不同的形状。故填shapes。
10.句意:在18世纪,七巧板被带到了西方,并很快在那里流行起来。结合“the tangram … to the West”和备选词汇可知,此处是指七巧板被带到了西方国家;考查bring“把……引入到(某地)”,动词;主语“the tangram”与动词“bring”为被动关系,且时态为一般过去时,所以这里是一般过去时的被动语态,其结构为was/were done,主语为第三人称单数,be动词用was,bring的过去分词为brought。故填was brought。
Passage 6
A.in B.how C. and D.important E. some F. a
Born as the Dong people in Guizhou, Yang Xiuying, 74, has been making indigo cloth (蓝靛染布) since she was a young girl. For the Dong people, making indigo cloth has 1 long tradition. The skill has been passed down from mother to daughter over years.
This traditional way of making indigo cloth, unfortunately, is now 2 danger. It disappears (消失) slowly in the modern society. Young people show little interest in it and some of them have moved to big cities to find better jobs.
Local governments want to save the tradition 3 they are trying to change young people’s opinions on it. Several cloth-making factories have been set up in Guizhou. After learning 4 to make indigo cloth, young Dong people can find jobs easily in their hometown.
The Dong people consider indigo cloth as 5 as rice. Many Dong women spend lots of hours making the cloth. To make the cloth bright, it must be rubbed (搓) and beaten hard. The cloth has to be put in the dye (染料) for many rounds to get the rich colors. The process of coloring usually takes two weeks.
【答案】1.F 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D
【导语】本文主要讲述了侗族传统蓝靛染布制作技艺的传承与保护。
1.句意:对于侗族人来说,制作蓝靛染布有着悠久的传统。根据“has…long tradition”可知,此处表示有一个悠久的传统,应用不定冠词修饰名词tradition,表示泛指,long以辅音音素开头,因此用a。故选F。
2.句意:这种传统的蓝靛染布制作方式,不幸的是,现在正处于危险之中。根据“is now…danger”可知,此处表示“处于危险之中”,应用短语“in danger”。故选A。
3.句意:当地政府想要拯救这一传统,并且他们正在尝试改变年轻人对它的看法。根据“Local governments want to save the tradition…they are trying to change young people’s opinions on it.”可知,前后两个分句结构完整,中间缺少连词,表示并列关系,因此用and。故选C。
4.句意:在学习如何制作蓝靛染布后,年轻人可以很容易地在家乡找到工作。根据“learning…to make indigo cloth”可知,此处表示学习如何制作蓝靛染布,应用how“如何”。故选B。
5.句意:侗族人认为蓝靛染布和大米一样重要。根据下文“Many Dong women spend lots of hours making the cloth…The process of coloring usually takes two weeks.”可知,蓝靛染布的工序非常复杂,这种传统技艺在他们眼中是很重要的,应用important“重要的”。故选D。
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