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Well, if you work from home and your neighbour doesn’t, when he is 5 the office at 7:00, you’re getting up. He is sitting in his car at 7:30, and you’re drinking a cup of coffee and checking your e-mails. At 8:00 when your neighbour is arriving at the office, you’re taking a shower. After that, you have breakfast and begin your day’s work. At lunchtime you aren’t very hungry, so you decide to continue working. You work until about 4:00, check your e-mails and then relax. You take your dog to the park for a 6 . At six o’clock, you’re watching the news when your neighbour arrives home. 1．A．early B．late C．earlier D．lately 2．A．time B．place C．way D．people 3．A．must B．have to C．can’t D．needn’t 4．A．more lime B．less time C．fewer days D．more pay 5．A．leaving for B．arriving at C．reaching D．doing some work at 6．A．sleep B．run C．nap D．dinner Coconut Island is a beautiful island with coconut palms (椰子树), golden beaches and clear blue sea. I’m sorry, I made a 1 . Coconut Island was a beautiful island. There are still coconut palms, golden beaches and clear blue sea but not like before. So, what happened? Well, I have a friend who was there five years ago. Her photo album is full of wonderful pictures of empty beaches and small wooden bungalows (小屋) on the beach. She said you didn’t need to book, just 2 and you would find somewhere cheap, quiet and peaceful to live. The beach now is 3 empty—it’s crowded all day! There is music from the cafes. Children are shouting and screaming, and the hotels are very expensive. But perhaps this is 4 ? Not only are the roads better but there is also a new medical clinic. The local kids now speak English and there are many new businesses opening all the time. Once I saw an old woman trying to cross the road from her house to the shops, it’s no longer a small, quiet road but a large and very busy one. She looked 5 and waited for someone to walk with her. The children no longer ride bicycles but race around the island on motorbikes. It’s not so 6 either—my friend stayed in a bungalow on the beach that had no lock. Now the hotel manager says it’s a good idea to put things in the safe box. Are things getting better or worse? 1．A．decision B．noise C．living D．mistake 2．A．showed up B．looked up C．woke up D．took up 3．A．even B．never C．ever D．also 4．A．danger B．history C．progress D．travel 5．A．hopeless B．brave C．excited D．nervous 6．A．comfortable B．awful C．safe D．boring Mark Levine, who is 74 years old, has been living in China for 17 years. He is an American 1 and song writer. He has written more than 80 songs, most of which are inspired by his true 2 in China. Mark is now an educator at the Minzu University of China. About half of the students come from one of the 55 Chinese minorities(少数名族). Most of the time, through his students, he learns about their 3 traditions. “I am here as a teacher, but I think my students have taught me as much as I have taught them,” Mark said. Mark has traveled to many parts of China and seen some 4 in China over these years. He clearly remembers his first long-distance trip in China. It 5 him a few hours by plane and then two hours by car before reaching his destination(目的地). But nowadays, 6 the high-speed railway and highways, he can reach the same destination within two hours. China’s electronic payment and sharing bicycles have given people a 7 life. However, when asked about the biggest change, he said that must be the increase of confidence in students. When he first arrived in China, a lot of students were very shy and they were unsure 8 their future. But now to his 9 , they are confident to share their views about China and foreign countries. “You can always find things that you’re not expecting and discover new things that you’re able to learn. That’s perhaps the most 10 thing about being in China,” said Mark. 1．A．painter B．singer C．researcher D．businessman 2．A．awards B．advantages C．information D．experiences 3．A．necessary B．special C．secret D．perfect 4．A．changes B．choices C．challenges D．chances 5．A．cost B．spent C．took D．paid 6．A．thanks to B．according to C．instead of D．so that 7．A．healthy B．necessary C．personal D．convenient 8．A．at B．about C．in D．on 9．A．interest B．regret C．surprise D．luck 10．A．boring B．disappointing C．difficult D．exciting We are now living in the 21st century. Life now is much more 1 than before. Many changes have happened. Tony is a 2 in Grade 8 at an American middle school. He felt surprised and 3 on his first day of school because he found his classroom filled with technology equipment (科技设备). In Tony’s classroom, there are many electronics, like iPads. This term they will 4 the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do some homework. “It’s very relaxing,” said Tony. “I often 5 my maths problems on my iPad and ask my classmate or teachers for help.” With the help of new technology, students can finish their homework 6 . “Technology is quite common in most of our classrooms now,” the headmaster said. “We’re trying to develop technology to open up the world to kids. It can 7 the outside world in and lets kids know more.” Mr Miller, a science teacher 8 . “It is a quick way for students to know the outside world,” he said. Mr. Miller considers himself as a guide (向导) of learning instead of as a teacher. “If they have a 9 , I will try to teach them how to find the answer,” he said. Dale, Tony’s classmate, loves technology. He was not interested in class before, 10 now he likes the classes very much. “The classes help me use what I have known about in the computer lessons.” Dale said. “Most importantly, I enjoy the classroom because, of course, it will help my studies.” 1．A．difficult B．terrible C．important D．different 2．A．teacher B．student C．cleaner D．gardener 3．A．tired B．bored C．excited D．scared 4．A．move B．use C．ask D．help 5．A．put up B．take up C．turn down D．write down 6．A．luckily B．carelessly C．slowly D．quickly 7．A．bring B．look C．call D．follow 8．A．forgets B．agrees C．reaches D．laughs 9．A．result B．competition C．question D．prize 10．A．and B．but C．so D．or 先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 Do you know the changes of life in China? Many years ago, life was much 1 than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines, and they had no time or 2 to enjoy leisure activities. Many children couldn’t get an education. However, 3 the government’s efforts, people’s living conditions have improved a lot now. People can enjoy longer holidays and get more incomes (收入). So they have more chances to relax 4 and live a colorful life. They move into tall and bright 5 . Most children study in schools 6 new classrooms and modern teaching equipment. After school, they can also 7 club activities or play sports. 8 are becoming easier and quicker. People use cellphones, fax machines and the Internet to 9 with each other. Sending a message to your friends 10 only takes you several seconds. Because of these modern inventions (发明), our life is becoming much more convenient (方便的) than before. 1．A．slower B．simpler C．easier D．harder 2．A．interest B．money C．fun D．hobby 3．A．thanks to B．according to C．instead of D．in order to 4．A．them B．us C．themselves D．ourselves 5．A．buildings B．places C．gardens D．homes 6．A．with B．of C．without D．for 7．A．go on B．take part in C．take up D．join in 8．A．Conditions B．Machines C．Transportation D．Communications 9．A．keep in touch B．catch up C．get along well D．keep up 10．A．somewhere B．every time C．nowhere D．anywhere 进阶拓展训练5篇 Our life has changed a lot 1 the past. In the past, we 2 to live in small houses. The roads were 3 and narrow. People 4 went traveling because it was not convenient. And they mainly communicated 5 letters. 6 , great changes have taken place. We live in tall buildings. The 7 are wide and clean. More and more people have their own cars, so it’s easier for them to travel. Mobile phones make communication much 8 . However, there are also some problems. The environment is getting 9 because of pollution. And the 10 of living is getting higher. But I believe our life will be better in the future. 1．A．compare with B．compared with C．comparing with D．compares with 2．A．use B．used C．are used D．were used 3．A．dirt B．dirty C．dirtily D．dirtiness 4．A．seldom B．often C．always D．usually 5．A．by B．with C．on D．through 6．A．Nowadays B．In the past C．At present D．At that time 7．A．streets B．schools C．hospitals D．shops 8．A．easy B．easier C．easiest D．the easiest 9．A．bad B．badly C．worse D．worst 10．A．price B．cost C．spend D．take 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 I live in a small town. In the past, it was a quiet place. There were not many houses or people, and everyone 1 each other. There were no restaurants or shops in the town, and the only 2 for people to get together was an old park. About three years ago, some people 3 a big factory in the north of the town. People from other places started moving in to work in the factory, 4 the population of the town became larger. As more people came to live in the town, it 5 greatly. Now there are new houses everywhere and the streets are 6 with cars and people. Shops and restaurants opened up. There is a big supermarket near the factory, and people can 7 all kinds of things they need in it. The old park is now a community centre. People go there to talk, play games or do sports. There is also a 8 for people to watch movies. There are more faces in the town now and some of them speak different languages, but the spirit of community is 9 strong. People have different kinds of festivals to talk about and spend together, and they understand each other more. I am 10 that my home town has changed for the better. I enjoy living here. 1．A．forgot B．knew C．took D．left 2．A．time B．way C．place D．advice 3．A．built B．drew C．entered D．crossed 4．A．because B．or C．but D．so 5．A．lost B．changed C．stopped D．shook 6．A．busy B．old C．tidy D．long 7．A．win B．buy C．tell D．join 8．A．lake B．garden C．cinema D．museum 9．A．also B．once C．still D．only 10．A．heavy B．happy C．afraid D．polite Do you have such an idea? You know your hometown like the back of your hand. You go off to school and when you come back, everything seems different. Well, you’re not 1 . Growing up in a small town in America, I left for college for 2 new and different. I never knew of the changes that were happening back home. In my mind, my hometown was a 3 small town where everyone knew each other. There weren’t many cars or taxis. When people were hungry, only a few small restaurants 4 food. If we wanted to watch movies, we 5 go to another town. But my hometown is very busy now. I can taste coffee at Starbucks. I can choose the best 6 to enjoy movies in the town. I can walk to the outside mall where I can get almost everything. My 7 has changed. 8 that’s what growing up is like: you don’t expect changes to happen 9 they happened. In a way, I’ve changed, too. I’m not the little girl I once was. I’ve become more mature (成熟的) while being at college. My hometown is 10 for the better, just like me. But I’ll always remember what my hometown is and what it was like. 1．A．tired B．lonely C．alone D．excited 2．A．something B．anything C．everything D．Nothing 3．A．busy B．tidy C．perfect D．quiet 4．A．bought B．provided C．raised D．collected 5．A．might B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．had to 6．A．theater B．office C．station D．restaurant 7．A．college B．country C．hometown D．City 8．A．Maybe B．Instead C．Soon D．However 9．A．so B．because C．and D．but 10．A．dropping B．changing C．preparing D．cheering Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文） I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven 1 years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life changed. Suddenly I had to 2 my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food. Finally, I felt my anger at my brother. The poor baby didn’t know what had made me so unhappy. Maybe he found me strange—I was the only person in his house who did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved following me around. However, I seldom talked to him and 3 asked him to leave me alone. Then all that changed. I hardly remember anything of that day six years ago, 4 I remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely free from my mind, reached through the bars（护栏）. At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched 5 . And that was all I need. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed everything. How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the first time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favored（宠爱）, but through the eyes of a sister. To this day, I can’t imagine life without my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have 6 about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself. 1．A．happy B．hard C．lonely D．busy 2．A．collect B．choose C．hide D．share 3．A．always B．already C．hardly D．almost 4．A．but B．so C．or D．for 5．A．one B．both C．mine D．them 6．A．cared B．learned C．talked D．heard When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, 1 knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my 2 break, I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, 3 I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then 4 back. He looked at me and without a word, smiled.                                                      Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I 5 to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile had become my best friend now. One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he 6 remember smiling at me! It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back. 1．A．someone B．anyone C．everybody D．nobody 2．A．heart B．head C．hair D．hand 3．A．for B．if C．but D．unless 4．A．turned B．paid C．called D．shouted 5．A．refused B．hated C．used D．started 6．A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t 能力综合实践5篇 Memory > Television > Changes My name is Terry and I am a middle-aged man from Newcastle. I remember how television has changed over the last fifty years and perhaps 1 , how television has changed our lives. The one thing I remember really clearly from my childhood, is watching the coronation(加冕典礼) of the Queen of England on television in 1952. My family did not have a television at that time because they were so expensive. In fact, 2 in our street had one, so everyone got together to watch the television in the local working men’s club. It was quite difficult to see because the television 3 was so small and the picture was in black and white. Even though I can remember the day very clearly, I remember that the picture was not very clear at all! It was also difficult to hear because the speakers were small and not very powerful. Everyone was cheering for the Queen while we were watching. I remember how 4 we were—you must remember that this was an amazing thing for us, to be able to see the Queen even though she was hundreds of miles away in London. In 5 , I watched the Queen’s golden jubilee on my colour television. A golden jubilee celebrates someone being a king or queen for fifty years. It was wonderful to see all the flags, horses and soldiers in their colourful uniforms. My television is really big and the sound quality is great. It has surround sound. It 6 that I can hear sounds of the TV programme coming from all directions while I’m watching television. Everyone in my family has a television. We have a small television in the kitchen, the smallest ones in all the bedrooms and a super-size one in the living room. How things have changed! 1．A．having no choice B．for the time being C．from side to side D．more importantly 2．A．someone B．no one C．everyone D．anyone 3．A．speaker B．main unit C．screen D．drive 4．A．relaxed B．amused C．excited D．disappointed 5．A．1962 B．1982 C．2002 D．2010 6．A．means B．looks C．sounds D．says Before electricity lit up our lives, the streets of even the world’s greatest cities were very dark at night. Not only were the streets dark, but also they were 1 for pedestrians (行人). People were brave or foolish enough to walk in the night streets, carrying torches or lanterns to light their way. Over time, bright minds came up with bright ideas to solve this problem. Back in the fifth century, oil lamps were hung on ropes across the streets of Antioch in Syria. In China, natural gas was carried 2 bamboo pipes to light street lamps. It wasn’t until the nineteenth century, though, that gas lighting was used in Europe. The first gas streetlights appeared in London in 1807. By 1820, gas lamps lit streets in Paris, France, and Baltimore, Maryland. With gas lighting, a new 3 was created—the lamplighter (点灯人). In cities and town, you could see the lamplighter with his ladder and lantern in the evening here and there. Electric streetlights came along in 1841. The first of these were installed (安装) in Paris. These electric lamps 4 a strong light. However, they had to be 5 every few hours. The true birth of the age of electricity for street lighting came in 1879. Thomas Alva Edison had invented a longer lasting light bulb. With the spread of electric streetlights, the need for lamplighters became 6 . These familiar figures (身影) slowly went away from the evening streets. 1．A．comfortable B．dangerous C．generous D．excellent 2．A．through B．against C．across D．throughout 3．A．fact B．label C．job D．design 4．A．complained B．deserved C．accepted D．produced 5．A．moved B．placed C．replaced D．removed 6．A．faster and faster B．greater and greater C．less and less D．more and more It was a cold November morning several years ago. My alarm clock had just gone off. but I was having trouble getting out of bed. My dad had died a few weeks before. I felt sad and depressed. Tough (结实的) and strong, my dad had worked so hard all of his life to 1 us. He had a temper (急性子) and would sometimes shout at my brothers and me, but I always knew that he loved me. Still, he had been raised in a 2 way and raised us that way, too. I couldn’t remember for example, ever being hugged by him. When my mom and grandma passed away, my dad moved into grandma’s home right up the road from where I lived. I was so 3 to have him close by. I would often visit him and just talk with him about life. But we still rarely touched and never hugged. Later, his health began to 4 fail and within a few months, he left us. It was a cold morning when we had his service, but I was too cold and numb (麻木的) inside myself to feel it. I couldn’t remember when we’d had our last hug. I sighed (叹气) and got out of 5 . I turned on the light and walked into the hallway. I saw my son JJ walking down the hall to meet me Suddenly, he opened his arms and gave me a heartfelt hug. And just 6 he did it. I heard my dad’s voice deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” I cried and smiled at the same time. In that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all meet, I felt loved. I felt loved by my dad. I felt loved by life. 1．A．meet B．support C．have D．encourage 2．A．successful B．traditional C．careful D．popular 3．A．happy B．worried C．nervous D．frightened 4．A．slowly B．quickly C．hardly D．immediately 5．A．office B．house C．dream D．bed 6．A．though B．before C．as D．since My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town. But the farmer who owned the forest 1 trees every year until one year, there were no trees left. One day, our teacher took us out and we had a 2 in the field where the forest used to be. While eating and drinking, we talked about the beautiful forest we once had. One of my classmates comes from a tribe (部落) that lived in the west of our country. He told us what he thought about the change. “It makes me really 3 to learn that a forest has disappeared. My people have taught me to always think seven generations in the future. That’s to say, when we do something to the land, we should 4 hurt it. We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations.” When we heard what he said, we kept 5 first. “Let’s plant some trees!” said our teacher after a moment. “It will be a good start!” So that’s what we did. For the rest of the spring, we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees. That was five years ago. Today, when I stand in that field which was once empty, I see trees as tall as I am. It’s great to see how we’ve 6 the field. It taught us the power of thinking about the future. 1．A．cut up B．cut down C．looked for D．looked after 2．A．picnic B．test C．wish D．lesson 3．A．tired B．excited C．sad D．hopeful 4．A．sometimes B．always C．hardly D．never 5．A．thankful B．happy C．silent D．shy 6．A．broken B．bought C．wasted D．changed The American city of Detroit (底特律) was like Paris, some people said. It had a big river, beautiful wide streets and important buildings. Then, in the 20th century, it was called “Motor City” because of the 1 of car factories there. Workers in the car factories had good jobs and they earned good money. It wasn’t unusual to own a home, a boat and even a holiday home. In the 1950s, new highways were built and lots of people 2 from the city centre to the suburbs. Life was good. But at the beginning of the 21st century, Detroit became America’s poorest big city. In a period of fifty years, more than half the people left Detroit. Houses and buildings were 3 . Poverty and crime increased. Plants and trees grew in the houses. What happened in Detroit? The city’s population fell for several reasons. First, people moved to the suburbs in the 1950s. And in 1967, there were terrible riots (暴乱). A lot of people were afraid of coming to the city. Also, the big car companies 4 General Motors and Chrysler had huge problems. And in 2008, the world financial crisis (经济危机) had a big effect on many cities, especially Detroit. Now, a lot of people in Detroit are poor. Half of the city’s families have less than 25,000 dollars a year. In 2013, the city of Detroit was bankrupt (破产). It was the 5 bankrupt city in American history. But then 6 began to change. It was a new beginning for the city. It had some money to improve small things like lights in the streets and so people felt safe. The police came quickly when there were problems. Old, empty buildings were demolished (拆除). There is now space for new buildings. And there are new businesses too. The city gave 10,000 dollars to 30 new small businesses. Now there are grocery stores, juice bars, coffee shops and even bicycle makers. Finally, the city is working again. 1．A．research B．improvement C．number D．advantage 2．A．moved B．removed C．supported D．sent 3．A．rural B．continuous C．fantastic D．empty 4．A．for example B．are like C．as for D．such as 5．A．biggest B．smallest C．highest D．best 6．A．everyone B．something C．anything D．nothing 2 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 7 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 2025-2026学年一线教师制作新教材英语同步精品系列资料，名师遴选！ 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ Unit 4 Then and now 单元话题（时代变迁）完形填空进阶练15篇 说明：此专题分三个难度层次，基础入门训练<进阶拓展训练< 能力综合实践，老师根据学生实际情况进行针对性难度训练。 基础入门训练5篇 Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文) Work today is very different from the way it was fifty or even twenty years ago. In the past, most people got up 1 in the morning, went to their offices by bus, train or car, worked eight hours and went home again. In today’s world, many companies are changing this 2 of working. More and more people work from home. This means that they 3 go to an office every day. This is possible, of course, because of technology like the Internet, the fax and video telephones that help you see other people when you talk to them. These telephones also let you talk to many people at the same time. You will get the same salary, but there is 4 wasted. Is it better or worse than working in an office? Well, if you work from home and your neighbour doesn’t, when he is 5 the office at 7:00, you’re getting up. He is sitting in his car at 7:30, and you’re drinking a cup of coffee and checking your e-mails. At 8:00 when your neighbour is arriving at the office, you’re taking a shower. After that, you have breakfast and begin your day’s work. At lunchtime you aren’t very hungry, so you decide to continue working. You work until about 4:00, check your e-mails and then relax. You take your dog to the park for a 6 . At six o’clock, you’re watching the news when your neighbour arrives home. 1．A．early B．late C．earlier D．lately 2．A．time B．place C．way D．people 3．A．must B．have to C．can’t D．needn’t 4．A．more lime B．less time C．fewer days D．more pay 5．A．leaving for B．arriving at C．reaching D．doing some work at 6．A．sleep B．run C．nap D．dinner 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．D 4．B 5．A 6．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了现代的工作方式和以前大大不同，许多人可以在家远程办公，并介绍了新方式的优势。 1．句意：在过去，大多数人们在早上早早起床。 early早地；late晚的；earlier更早的；lately最近。根据“in the morning”和“most people got up”可知应是早早地起床，故选A。 2．句意：在今天的世界，很多公司正在改变这种工作方式。 time时间；place地点；way方式；people人。根据“Work today is very different from the way it was fifty or even twenty years ago.”可知应是正在改变工作方式，故选C。 3．句意：这意味着他们不必每天去办公室。 must必须；have to不得不；can’t不能；needn’t不必。根据“More and more people work from home”可知员工可以在家办公，而不用去办公室，故选D。 4．句意：你将得到相同的薪水，但是有更少的时间被浪费。 more time更多的时间；less time更少的时间；fewer days更少的日子；more pay更多的工资。根据“These telephones also let you talk to many people at the same time.”可知能够节约时间，故选B。 5．句意：如果你在家远程工作，而你的邻居不是，当他七点正在离开去办公室时，你正在起床。 leaving for离开去；arriving at到达；reaching到达；doing some work at做一些工作。根据“He is sitting in his car at 7:30”可知应是从家离开，故选A。 6．句意：你带着你的狗去公园跑步。 sleep睡觉；run跑步；nap小睡；dinner晚餐。根据“You work until about 4:00, check your e-mails and then relax.”可知应是去跑步放松，故选B。 Coconut Island is a beautiful island with coconut palms (椰子树), golden beaches and clear blue sea. I’m sorry, I made a 1 . Coconut Island was a beautiful island. There are still coconut palms, golden beaches and clear blue sea but not like before. So, what happened? Well, I have a friend who was there five years ago. Her photo album is full of wonderful pictures of empty beaches and small wooden bungalows (小屋) on the beach. She said you didn’t need to book, just 2 and you would find somewhere cheap, quiet and peaceful to live. The beach now is 3 empty—it’s crowded all day! There is music from the cafes. Children are shouting and screaming, and the hotels are very expensive. But perhaps this is 4 ? Not only are the roads better but there is also a new medical clinic. The local kids now speak English and there are many new businesses opening all the time. Once I saw an old woman trying to cross the road from her house to the shops, it’s no longer a small, quiet road but a large and very busy one. She looked 5 and waited for someone to walk with her. The children no longer ride bicycles but race around the island on motorbikes. It’s not so 6 either—my friend stayed in a bungalow on the beach that had no lock. Now the hotel manager says it’s a good idea to put things in the safe box. Are things getting better or worse? 1．A．decision B．noise C．living D．mistake 2．A．showed up B．looked up C．woke up D．took up 3．A．even B．never C．ever D．also 4．A．danger B．history C．progress D．travel 5．A．hopeless B．brave C．excited D．nervous 6．A．comfortable B．awful C．safe D．boring 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．D 6．C 【导语】本文描述了椰子岛的变化，从过去的宁静美丽到现在的繁华喧嚣，探讨了这种变化是好是坏。 1．句意：抱歉，我犯了一个错误。 decision决定；noise噪音；living生计；mistake错误。根据“Coconut Island is a beautiful island with coconut palms”和“I’m sorry”和“Coconut Island was a beautiful island”可知，作者之前的描述有误。故选D。 2．句意：她说你不需要预订，只需出现就能找到便宜、安静、平和的住处。 showed up出现；looked up查找；woke up醒来；took up占据。根据“you didn’t need to book”和“find somewhere cheap, quiet and peaceful”可知，只需到场就能找到地方住。故选A。 3．句意：现在的海滩再也不空了——整天都很拥挤！ even甚至；never从不；ever曾经；also也。根据“it’s crowded all day”可知，海滩不再空旷。故选B。 4．句意：但这或许是进步？ danger危险；history历史；progress进步；travel旅行。根据“Not only are the roads better but there is also a new medical clinic”可知，基础设施改善，是一种进步。故选C。 5．句意：她看起来很紧张，等待有人陪她一起走。 hopeless绝望的；brave勇敢的；excited兴奋的；nervous紧张的。根据“it’s no longer a small, quiet road but a large and very busy one.”和“and waited for someone to walk with her”可知，马路上车流很多，老人过马路时感到紧张不安。故选D。 6．句意：现在也不再那么安全了——我的朋友曾经住在海滩上的一个没有锁的小屋里。 comfortable舒适的；awful糟糕的；safe安全的；boring无聊的。根据“Now the hotel manager says it’s a good idea to put things in the safe box”可知，安全性下降，需要将东西好好保管起来。故选C。 Mark Levine, who is 74 years old, has been living in China for 17 years. He is an American 1 and song writer. He has written more than 80 songs, most of which are inspired by his true 2 in China. Mark is now an educator at the Minzu University of China. About half of the students come from one of the 55 Chinese minorities(少数名族). Most of the time, through his students, he learns about their 3 traditions. “I am here as a teacher, but I think my students have taught me as much as I have taught them,” Mark said. Mark has traveled to many parts of China and seen some 4 in China over these years. He clearly remembers his first long-distance trip in China. It 5 him a few hours by plane and then two hours by car before reaching his destination(目的地). But nowadays, 6 the high-speed railway and highways, he can reach the same destination within two hours. China’s electronic payment and sharing bicycles have given people a 7 life. However, when asked about the biggest change, he said that must be the increase of confidence in students. When he first arrived in China, a lot of students were very shy and they were unsure 8 their future. But now to his 9 , they are confident to share their views about China and foreign countries. “You can always find things that you’re not expecting and discover new things that you’re able to learn. That’s perhaps the most 10 thing about being in China,” said Mark. 1．A．painter B．singer C．researcher D．businessman 2．A．awards B．advantages C．information D．experiences 3．A．necessary B．special C．secret D．perfect 4．A．changes B．choices C．challenges D．chances 5．A．cost B．spent C．took D．paid 6．A．thanks to B．according to C．instead of D．so that 7．A．healthy B．necessary C．personal D．convenient 8．A．at B．about C．in D．on 9．A．interest B．regret C．surprise D．luck 10．A．boring B．disappointing C．difficult D．exciting 【答案】 1．B 2．D 3．B 4．A 5．C 6．A 7．D 8．B 9．C 10．D 【导语】本文主要讲述Mark是一位在中国住了17年的美国人，他在大学任教，在这17年里，他见证了中国的进步。 1．句意：他是一位美国歌手和作曲家。 painter画家；singer歌手；researcher研究员；businessman商人。根据“and song writer”可知，他从事和音乐相关的职业。故选B。 2．句意：他创作了80多首歌曲，其中大部分灵感来自他在中国的真实经历。 awards奖品；advantages优点；information信息；experiences经历。根据“He has written more than 80 songs, most of which are inspired by his true…in China.”可知，此处指歌的灵感来源于在中国的经历。故选D。 3．句意：大多数时候，他通过学生了解他们的特殊传统。 necessary必要的；special特殊的；secret秘密的；perfect完美的。根据上文“About half of the students come from one of the 55 Chinese minorities”和选项可知，少数民族有特殊的传统。故选B。 4．句意：Mark这些年去过中国很多地方，看到了中国的一些变化。 changes变化；choices选择；challenges挑战；chances机会。根据下文“a few hours by plane and then two hours by car before reaching his destination”和“he can reach the same destination within two hours.”可知，同样的目的地，耗时却缩短了，由此可知中国发生了变化。故选A。 5．句意：他坐了几个小时的飞机，又坐了两个小时的车才到达目的地。 cost花费（多少钱）；spent花费（时间或金钱），主语必须是人；took花费，常用it作形式主语；paid付款。根据“It…him a few hours by plane and then two hours by car before reaching his destination”可知，此处介绍到达目的地花费的时间，排除A和D；主语“It”不是人，不能用spend。故选C。 6．句意：但如今，多亏了高速铁路和高速公路，他可以在两小时内到达同一个目的地。 thanks to多亏；according to根据；instead of代替，而不是；so that以便，为了。根据“…the high-speed railway and highways, he can reach the same destination within two hours.”可知，此处指多亏了高速铁路和高速公路，他能更快到达目的地。故选A。 7．句意：中国的电子支付和共享单车给人们带来了便利的生活。 healthy健康的；necessary必要的；personal私人的；convenient便利的。根据“electronic payment and sharing bicycles”可知，电子支付和共享单车能使人的生活更便利。故选D。 8．句意：当他第一次来到中国时，很多学生都很害羞，他们对自己的未来不确定。 at在；about关于；in在……里面；on在……上面。be unsure about“对……不确定”。故选B。 9．句意：但现在令他惊讶的是，他们有信心分享他们对中国和外国的看法。 interest兴趣；regret遗憾；surprise惊讶；luck运气。根据“a lot of students were very shy”和“they are confident to share their views about China and foreign countries.”可知，学生们之前很害羞，但现在能自信地表达自己的想法，这种变化让Mark感到惊讶。故选C。 10．句意：这也许是在中国最令人兴奋的事情。 boring无聊的；disappointing令人失望的；difficult困难的；exciting令人兴奋的。根据上文“You can always find things that you’re not expecting and discover new things that you’re able to learn.”可知，总能发现意想不到的东西，总能学到新东西，这是令人兴奋的。故选D。 We are now living in the 21st century. Life now is much more 1 than before. Many changes have happened. Tony is a 2 in Grade 8 at an American middle school. He felt surprised and 3 on his first day of school because he found his classroom filled with technology equipment (科技设备). In Tony’s classroom, there are many electronics, like iPads. This term they will 4 the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do some homework. “It’s very relaxing,” said Tony. “I often 5 my maths problems on my iPad and ask my classmate or teachers for help.” With the help of new technology, students can finish their homework 6 . “Technology is quite common in most of our classrooms now,” the headmaster said. “We’re trying to develop technology to open up the world to kids. It can 7 the outside world in and lets kids know more.” Mr Miller, a science teacher 8 . “It is a quick way for students to know the outside world,” he said. Mr. Miller considers himself as a guide (向导) of learning instead of as a teacher. “If they have a 9 , I will try to teach them how to find the answer,” he said. Dale, Tony’s classmate, loves technology. He was not interested in class before, 10 now he likes the classes very much. “The classes help me use what I have known about in the computer lessons.” Dale said. “Most importantly, I enjoy the classroom because, of course, it will help my studies.” 1．A．difficult B．terrible C．important D．different 2．A．teacher B．student C．cleaner D．gardener 3．A．tired B．bored C．excited D．scared 4．A．move B．use C．ask D．help 5．A．put up B．take up C．turn down D．write down 6．A．luckily B．carelessly C．slowly D．quickly 7．A．bring B．look C．call D．follow 8．A．forgets B．agrees C．reaches D．laughs 9．A．result B．competition C．question D．prize 10．A．and B．but C．so D．or 【答案】 1．D 2．B 3．C 4．B 5．D 6．D 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．B 【导语】本文主要讲述了现在生活的变化，重点介绍Tony学校采用高科技设备的事情。 1．句意：现在的生活和以前比大不相同了。 difficult困难的；terrible糟糕的；important重要的；different不同的。根据“Many changes have happened.”可知，发生了很多的变化，所以生活和以前不一样了。故选D。 2．句意：Tony是美国一所中学的八年级学生。 teacher老师；student学生；cleaner清洁工；gardener园丁。根据“...ask my classmate or teachers for help”可知，Tony的身份是学生。故选B。 3．句意：开学第一天他感到很惊讶和兴奋，因为他发现教室里充满着科技设备。 tired疲倦的；bored无聊的；excited兴奋的；scared害怕的。根据“It’s very relaxing”以及设空处与surprised为并列关系，表意为积极意义的词，选项C符合语境。故选C。 4．句意：这学期他们将使用电子设备做笔记、看视频和做一些家庭作业。 move移动；use使用；ask询问；help帮助。根据“they will...the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do some homework”可知，做笔记、看视频等是“利用”电子设备做的事情。故选B。 5．句意：我经常把数学问题写在ipad上，并向同学或老师寻求帮助。 put up建造，张贴；take up占据；turn down调小，拒绝；write down写下。根据“...my maths problems on my iPad and ask my classmate or teachers for help”可知，寻求帮助时将问题在平板上“写下”。故选D。 6．句意：在新技术的帮助下，同学们可以快速地完成作业。 luckily幸运地；carelessly粗心地；slowly缓慢地；quickly快速地。根据“With the help of new technology”可知，有了新技术，完成作业速度会比以前快。故选D。 7．句意：它可以把外面的世界带进来，让孩子们了解更多。 bring带来；look看；call打电话；follow跟随。根据“to open up the world to kids”可知，为了让孩子们打开世界的门，即把外面的世界带进课堂。故选A。 8．句意：科学老师米勒先生同意。 forgets忘记；agrees同意；reaches到达；laughs笑。根据“It is a quick way for students to know the outside world”可知，米勒老师对前文提到的观点是同意的。故选B。 9．句意：他说，如果他们有问题我会尽力教他们如何找到答案。 result结果；competition比赛；question问题；prize奖。根据“find the answer”可知，设空处指遇到问题。故选C。 10．句意：他以前对上课不感兴趣，但现在他非常喜欢这些课。 and和；but但是；so所以；or或者。本句前后表述内容“He was not interested in class ”和“he likes the classes very much”构成转折关系，所以选填转折连词but。故选B。 先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 Do you know the changes of life in China? Many years ago, life was much 1 than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines, and they had no time or 2 to enjoy leisure activities. Many children couldn’t get an education. However, 3 the government’s efforts, people’s living conditions have improved a lot now. People can enjoy longer holidays and get more incomes (收入). So they have more chances to relax 4 and live a colorful life. They move into tall and bright 5 . Most children study in schools 6 new classrooms and modern teaching equipment. After school, they can also 7 club activities or play sports. 8 are becoming easier and quicker. People use cellphones, fax machines and the Internet to 9 with each other. Sending a message to your friends 10 only takes you several seconds. Because of these modern inventions (发明), our life is becoming much more convenient (方便的) than before. 1．A．slower B．simpler C．easier D．harder 2．A．interest B．money C．fun D．hobby 3．A．thanks to B．according to C．instead of D．in order to 4．A．them B．us C．themselves D．ourselves 5．A．buildings B．places C．gardens D．homes 6．A．with B．of C．without D．for 7．A．go on B．take part in C．take up D．join in 8．A．Conditions B．Machines C．Transportation D．Communications 9．A．keep in touch B．catch up C．get along well D．keep up 10．A．somewhere B．every time C．nowhere D．anywhere 【答案】 1．D 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．A 6．A 7．B 8．D 9．A 10．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了中国的变化。 1．句意：很多年前，生活比现在艰难得多。 slower更慢的；simpler更简单的；easier更容易的；harder更艰难的。根据“People didn’t have modern machines, and they had no time or ... to enjoy leisure activities.”可知，很多年前的生活更艰难。故选D。 2．句意：人们没有现代化的机器，也没有时间和金钱去享受休闲活动。 interest兴趣；money金钱；fun乐趣；hobby爱好。根据“and they had no time or ... to enjoy leisure activities.”可知，是指没有时间和金钱去享受休闲活动。故选B。 3．句意：然而，由于政府的努力，人们的生活条件现在已经改善了很多。 thanks to多亏，由于；according to根据；instead of而不是；in order to为了。根据“the government’s efforts”可知，是指由于政府的努力，人们的生活条件得到了改善。故选A。 4．句意：所以他们有更多的机会放松自己，过着丰富多彩的生活。 them他们；us我们；themselves他们自己；ourselves我们自己。relax oneself“放松自己”，主语是they，反身代词用themselves。故选C。 5．句意：他们搬进了高大明亮的建筑物。 buildings建筑物；places地方；gardens花园；homes家。根据“tall and bright”可知，是指高大明亮的建筑物。故选A。 6．句意：大多数孩子在拥有新教室和现代化教学设备的学校学习。 with具有；of……的；without没有；for为了。根据“schools ... new classrooms and modern teaching equipment.”可知，是指有着新教室和现代化教学设备的学校，用with表示。故选A。 7．句意：放学后，他们还可以参加俱乐部活动或做运动。 go on继续；take part in参加；take up占据，开始从事；join in加入。根据“club activities”可知，是指参加俱乐部活动。故选B。 8．句意：通信正在变得更加容易和快捷。 Conditions条件；Machines机器；Transportation交通；Communications通信。根据“People use cellphones, fax machines and the Internet to ... with each other.”可知，是指通信正变得更加容易和快捷。故选D。 9．句意：人们使用手机、传真机和互联网来彼此保持联系。 keep in touch保持联系；catch up赶上；get along well相处得好；keep up保持，跟上。根据“use cellphones, fax machines and the Internet”可知，是指使用手机、传真机和互联网来保持联系，keep in touch with sb“和某人保持联系”。故选A。 10．句意：向任何地方的朋友发送信息只需要几秒钟。 somewhere某地；every time每一次；nowhere没有地方；anywhere任何地方。根据“Sending a message to your friends ... only takes you several seconds.”可知，是指向任何地方的朋友发送信息。故选D。 进阶拓展训练5篇 Our life has changed a lot 1 the past. In the past, we 2 to live in small houses. The roads were 3 and narrow. People 4 went traveling because it was not convenient. And they mainly communicated 5 letters. 6 , great changes have taken place. We live in tall buildings. The 7 are wide and clean. More and more people have their own cars, so it’s easier for them to travel. Mobile phones make communication much 8 . However, there are also some problems. The environment is getting 9 because of pollution. And the 10 of living is getting higher. But I believe our life will be better in the future. 1．A．compare with B．compared with C．comparing with D．compares with 2．A．use B．used C．are used D．were used 3．A．dirt B．dirty C．dirtily D．dirtiness 4．A．seldom B．often C．always D．usually 5．A．by B．with C．on D．through 6．A．Nowadays B．In the past C．At present D．At that time 7．A．streets B．schools C．hospitals D．shops 8．A．easy B．easier C．easiest D．the easiest 9．A．bad B．badly C．worse D．worst 10．A．price B．cost C．spend D．take 【答案】 1．B 2．B 3．B 4．A 5．A 6．A 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了现在和过去生活的变化。 1．句意：与过去相比，我们的生活发生了很大的变化。 compare with和……比较，为动词原形；compared with和……比较，过去式；comparing with和……比较，现在分词；compares with和……比较，为动词的第三人称单数。根据“the past”可知，此句是拿现在跟过去相比，此处表示被动，故选B。 2．句意：过去，我们常住在小房子里。 use使用，动词原形；used to过去常常；are used to do被用于，用在一般现在时的被动语态中；were used to do被用于，用在一般过去时的被动语态中。根据“In the past”可知，此句是说过去常住在小房子里，故选B。 3．句意：道路又脏又窄。 dirt尘土，名词；dirty脏的，形容词；dirtily脏地，副词；dirtiness肮脏，名词。句中“were”为系动词，后跟形容词作表语，故选B。 4．句意：人们很少去旅行，因为不方便。 seldom很少；often经常；always总是；usually通常。根据“because it was not convenient”可知，此句是说人们很少旅行，故选A。 5．句意：他们主要通过信件交流。 by通过；with和；on关于；through穿过。根据“And they mainly communicated”可知，此句是说他们主要通过信件交流，by表示方式、手段，故选A。 6．句意：如今，发生了巨大的变化。 Nowadays现在，强调和过去对比；In the past在过去；At present目前，强调眼下；At that time在那时。根据“great changes have taken place”可知，此句是说现在和过去对比，发生了巨大变化。故选A。 7．句意：街道又宽又干净。 streets街道；schools学校；hospitals医院；shops商店。根据“are wide and clean”可知，此句是说现在街道又宽又干净，故选A。 8．句意：移动电话使通讯更加方便。 easy容易的，为原级；easier更容易的，为easy的比较级；easiest最容易的，为easy的最高级；the easiest最容易的，为最高级，与定冠词the连用。句中“much”用于比较级表示程度，故选B。 9．句意：由于污染，环境越来越糟。 bad坏的，形容词；badly坏地，副词；worse更糟糕的，为bad或badly的比较级；worst最糟糕的，为bad或badly的最高级。根据“because of pollution”可知，此句是说环境越来越糟，应用比较级，故选C。 10．句意：生活成本也越来越高。 price价格，名词；cost成本，名词，作动词时意为“花费”，主语为物；spend度过，花费，动词，主语为人；take花费，动词，主语为it。根据“is getting higher”可知，此句是说生活成本变得更高，故选B。 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 I live in a small town. In the past, it was a quiet place. There were not many houses or people, and everyone 1 each other. There were no restaurants or shops in the town, and the only 2 for people to get together was an old park. About three years ago, some people 3 a big factory in the north of the town. People from other places started moving in to work in the factory, 4 the population of the town became larger. As more people came to live in the town, it 5 greatly. Now there are new houses everywhere and the streets are 6 with cars and people. Shops and restaurants opened up. There is a big supermarket near the factory, and people can 7 all kinds of things they need in it. The old park is now a community centre. People go there to talk, play games or do sports. There is also a 8 for people to watch movies. There are more faces in the town now and some of them speak different languages, but the spirit of community is 9 strong. People have different kinds of festivals to talk about and spend together, and they understand each other more. I am 10 that my home town has changed for the better. I enjoy living here. 1．A．forgot B．knew C．took D．left 2．A．time B．way C．place D．advice 3．A．built B．drew C．entered D．crossed 4．A．because B．or C．but D．so 5．A．lost B．changed C．stopped D．shook 6．A．busy B．old C．tidy D．long 7．A．win B．buy C．tell D．join 8．A．lake B．garden C．cinema D．museum 9．A．also B．once C．still D．only 10．A．heavy B．happy C．afraid D．polite 【答案】 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D 5．B 6．A 7．B 8．C 9．C 10．B 【导语】本文主要讲了“我”居住的小镇从过去安静、人少、设施简单，到三年前因建工厂人口增加，小镇在住房、街道、商业和文化设施等方面发生巨大变化，但社区精神依旧浓厚，“我”为家乡变好而开心。 1．句意：没有很多房子和人，并且每个人都认识彼此。 forgot忘记；knew认识；took带走；left离开。根据“In the past, it was a quiet place. There were not many houses or people”可知，过去小镇很安静，房子和人都不多，所以每个人应该都认识彼此，故选B。 2．句意：镇上没有餐馆或商店，人们唯一能聚在一起的地方是一个旧公园。 time时间；way方式；place地方；advice建议。根据“an old park”可知，旧公园是一个具体的地点，是人们聚在一起的地方，故选C。 3．句意：大约三年前，一些人在镇的北部建了一个大工厂。 built建造；drew画；entered进入；crossed穿过。根据“a big factory”可知，此处指建造工厂，故选A。 4．句意：其他地方的人开始搬进来在工厂工作，所以镇上的人口变得更多了。 because因为；or或者；but但是；so所以。根据“People from other places started moving in to work in the factory”和“the population of the town became larger”可知，人们搬进来是人口增多的原因，此处表结果，故选D。 5．句意：随着更多的人来镇上居住，它发生了巨大的变化。 lost丢失；changed改变；stopped停止；shook摇动。根据“Now there are new houses everywhere”等描述可知，小镇发生了很大的变化，故选B。 6．句意：现在到处都是新房子，街上挤满了汽车和人。 busy忙碌的；old旧的；tidy整洁的；long长的。根据“with cars and people”可知，街上有很多汽车和人，是繁忙的，故选A。 7．句意：工厂附近有一个大超市，人们可以在里面买到各种各样他们需要的东西。 win赢；buy买；tell告诉；join加入。根据“a big supermarket”可知，超市是买东西的地方，故选B。 8．句意：还有一个电影院供人们看电影。 lake湖；garden花园；cinema电影院；museum博物馆。根据“for people to watch movies”可知，看电影的地方是电影院，故选C。 9．句意：现在镇上有更多的面孔，其中一些人说不同的语言，但社区精神仍然很强烈。 also也；once曾经；still仍然；only仅仅。根据“but”可知，前后句是转折关系，虽然有很多变化，但社区精神依旧强烈，故选C。 10．句意：我很高兴我的家乡变得更好了。 heavy重的；happy高兴的；afraid害怕的；polite礼貌的。根据“my home town has changed for the better. I enjoy living here”可知，家乡变好了，“我”应该很高兴，故选B。 Do you have such an idea? You know your hometown like the back of your hand. You go off to school and when you come back, everything seems different. Well, you’re not 1 . Growing up in a small town in America, I left for college for 2 new and different. I never knew of the changes that were happening back home. In my mind, my hometown was a 3 small town where everyone knew each other. There weren’t many cars or taxis. When people were hungry, only a few small restaurants 4 food. If we wanted to watch movies, we 5 go to another town. But my hometown is very busy now. I can taste coffee at Starbucks. I can choose the best 6 to enjoy movies in the town. I can walk to the outside mall where I can get almost everything. My 7 has changed. 8 that’s what growing up is like: you don’t expect changes to happen 9 they happened. In a way, I’ve changed, too. I’m not the little girl I once was. I’ve become more mature (成熟的) while being at college. My hometown is 10 for the better, just like me. But I’ll always remember what my hometown is and what it was like. 1．A．tired B．lonely C．alone D．excited 2．A．something B．anything C．everything D．Nothing 3．A．busy B．tidy C．perfect D．quiet 4．A．bought B．provided C．raised D．collected 5．A．might B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．had to 6．A．theater B．office C．station D．restaurant 7．A．college B．country C．hometown D．City 8．A．Maybe B．Instead C．Soon D．However 9．A．so B．because C．and D．but 10．A．dropping B．changing C．preparing D．cheering 【答案】 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．D 6．A 7．C 8．A 9．D 10．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者离开家乡去上大学后，发现家乡发生了巨大变化，同时也意识到自己也在成长成熟的过程。 1．句意：你并不是唯一有这种感觉的人。 tired疲惫的；lonely孤独的；alone单独的；excited兴奋的。根据“Well, you’re not…”可知，作者想表达“你并不是唯一有这种感受的人”，强调“单独”的含义。故选C。 2．句意：在美国的一个小镇长大，我离开家乡去上大学是为了追求一些新的、不同的东西。 something某物；anything任何事物；everything一切；nothing没有什么。根据“for…new and different”可知，作者离开是为了追求“某些新事物”，表示肯定含义，应用something。故选A。 3．句意：在我的记忆中，我的家乡是一个安静的、人人都彼此认识的小镇。 busy忙碌的；tidy整洁的；perfect完美的；quiet安静的。根据“where everyone knew each other”和“There weren’t many cars or taxis”可知，小镇的特点是“安静”。故选D。 4．句意：当人们饿了的时候，只有几家小餐馆提供食物。 bought购买；provided提供；raised筹集；collected收集。根据“only a few small restaurants…food”可知，餐馆的功能是“提供食物”。故选B。 5．句意：如果我们想看电影，就不得不去另一个镇子。 might可能；wouldn’t不会；mustn’t禁止；had to不得不。根据“we…go to another town”可知，当时没有电影院，只能去其他镇子，表示“不得不”。故选D。 6．句意：我现在可以选择镇上最好的电影院看电影。 theater剧院；office办公室；station车站；restaurant餐厅。根据“to enjoy movies”可知，看电影的地点是“剧院”。故选A。 7．句意：我的家乡已经变了。 college大学；country国家；hometown家乡；city城市。全文围绕“家乡”的变化展开。故选C。 8．句意：也许这就是成长的样子：你没想到变化会发生，但它们确实发生了。 Maybe也许；Instead相反；Soon很快；However然而。此处表示推测语气，所以用maybe符合语境。故选A。 9．句意：也许这就是成长的样子：你没想到变化会发生，但它们确实发生了。 so所以；because因为；and和；but但是。根据“you don’t expect changes…they happened”可知前后是转折关系。故选D。 10．句意：我的家乡和我一样，正在变得更好。 dropping掉落；changing改变；preparing准备；cheering欢呼。根据“for the better”可知，家乡在“变化”中变得更好。故选B。 Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文） I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven 1 years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life changed. Suddenly I had to 2 my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food. Finally, I felt my anger at my brother. The poor baby didn’t know what had made me so unhappy. Maybe he found me strange—I was the only person in his house who did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved following me around. However, I seldom talked to him and 3 asked him to leave me alone. Then all that changed. I hardly remember anything of that day six years ago, 4 I remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely free from my mind, reached through the bars（护栏）. At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched 5 . And that was all I need. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed everything. How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the first time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favored（宠爱）, but through the eyes of a sister. To this day, I can’t imagine life without my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have 6 about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself. 1．A．happy B．hard C．lonely D．busy 2．A．collect B．choose C．hide D．share 3．A．always B．already C．hardly D．almost 4．A．but B．so C．or D．for 5．A．one B．both C．mine D．them 6．A．cared B．learned C．talked D．heard 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．A 4．A 5．C 6．B 【导语】本文主要讲述作者和弟弟之间的感情变化。最初作者独享宠爱，弟弟出生后，父母把一部分疼爱转移到弟弟身上了。她生气并冷落弟弟，后来弟弟自然流露的关心改变了姐弟俩的关系。 1．句意：在周围人的关注下，我在这个世界上度过了快乐的七年。 happy开心的；hard困难的；lonely孤单的；busy繁忙的。根据“with the attention of those around me”可知，周围人的关注都在作者身上，所以这七年她是开心的。故选A。 2．句意：突然间，我不得不分享我的玩具，再也没有睡觉前的故事，也没有我自己选择的食物。 collect收集；choose选择；hide隐藏；share分享。根据“when Rohan was born”及“my toys”可知，要与弟弟分享玩具。故选D。 3．句意：然而，我很少和他说话，总是让他离我远点。 always总是；already已经；hardly几乎不；almost几乎。根据上文“Whatever the reason was, he loved following me around”和 “However”可知，前后两句意思转折，弟弟总是喜欢跟着我，但是我很少和他说话，总是让他离我远点。用副词always。故选A。 4．句意：我几乎不记得六年前那天的任何事情，但我记得我当时非常生气。 but但是；so 因此；or或者；for为了。根据“I hardly remember anything”和“I remember that I was feeling very angry”可知，前后两个分句是转折关系，用连词but。故选A。 5．句意：他立刻伸出小手，轻轻地摸了摸我的手。 one一个；both都；mine我的；them他们。根据“My hand, completely free from my mind, reached through the bars”及“he reached his small hand and softly touched”可知，弟弟的手摸了我的手，空格后无名词，此空应填名词性物主代词。故选C。 6．句意：令人难以置信的是，我从一个七岁的男孩身上学到了如此多的生活知识。 cared关心；learned学习；talked谈论；heard听说。根据下文“Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself” 可知，Rohan教会我，一个人不应该只关心自己，表达我从一个七岁的男孩身上学到了如此多的生活知识；用动词短语learn about。故选B。 When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, 1 knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my 2 break, I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, 3 I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then 4 back. He looked at me and without a word, smiled.                                                      Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I 5 to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile had become my best friend now. One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he 6 remember smiling at me! It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back. 1．A．someone B．anyone C．everybody D．nobody 2．A．heart B．head C．hair D．hand 3．A．for B．if C．but D．unless 4．A．turned B．paid C．called D．shouted 5．A．refused B．hated C．used D．started 6．A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．C 4．A 5．D 6．B 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者以前很孤独，害怕和任何人交朋友，之后一个男生对作者微笑，这使作者感到快乐、活泼和温暖。同时那个微笑改变了作者的生活。 1．句意：结果，没人知道我是谁。 someone某人；anyone任何人；everybody每个人；nobody没有人。根据“my old school was far away”以及“I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.”可知，此处说的是没人知道自己是谁，故选D。 2．句意：每次听到其他学生有说有笑，我都感到心碎，我不能和任何人谈论我的问题，我也不想让父母担心我。 heart心；head头；hair头发；hand手。根据“I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my...break, I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.”可知，作者听到别的同学有说有笑而自己却很孤独，心都碎了，故选A。 3．句意：然后有一天，我的同学和他们的朋友聊得很开心，但我像往常一样闷闷不乐地坐在桌子旁。 for为了；if如果；but但是；unless除非。空格前后的句子是转折关系，应用but连接，故选C。 4．句意：他从我身边走过，然后转过身来。 turned转动；paid支付；called称呼；shouted大喊。根据“He passed me and then...back. He looked at me and without a word, smiled.”可知，此处说的是那位同学转过身来，故选A。 5．句意：我开始和其他学生交谈并交到了朋友。 refused拒绝；hated讨厌；used使用；started开始。根据“That smile changed my life. I...to talk with the other students and made friends”可知，作者开始和其他同学交谈，故选D。 6．句意：有一天，我问他为什么笑，但他不记得对我笑了！ mustn’t不准；couldn’t不能；shouldn’t不应该；needn’t不需要。根据“One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he...remember smiling at me!”可知，此处是指他不能记得他对“我”笑过，故选B。 能力综合实践5篇 Memory > Television > Changes My name is Terry and I am a middle-aged man from Newcastle. I remember how television has changed over the last fifty years and perhaps 1 , how television has changed our lives. The one thing I remember really clearly from my childhood, is watching the coronation(加冕典礼) of the Queen of England on television in 1952. My family did not have a television at that time because they were so expensive. In fact, 2 in our street had one, so everyone got together to watch the television in the local working men’s club. It was quite difficult to see because the television 3 was so small and the picture was in black and white. Even though I can remember the day very clearly, I remember that the picture was not very clear at all! It was also difficult to hear because the speakers were small and not very powerful. Everyone was cheering for the Queen while we were watching. I remember how 4 we were—you must remember that this was an amazing thing for us, to be able to see the Queen even though she was hundreds of miles away in London. In 5 , I watched the Queen’s golden jubilee on my colour television. A golden jubilee celebrates someone being a king or queen for fifty years. It was wonderful to see all the flags, horses and soldiers in their colourful uniforms. My television is really big and the sound quality is great. It has surround sound. It 6 that I can hear sounds of the TV programme coming from all directions while I’m watching television. Everyone in my family has a television. We have a small television in the kitchen, the smallest ones in all the bedrooms and a super-size one in the living room. How things have changed! 1．A．having no choice B．for the time being C．from side to side D．more importantly 2．A．someone B．no one C．everyone D．anyone 3．A．speaker B．main unit C．screen D．drive 4．A．relaxed B．amused C．excited D．disappointed 5．A．1962 B．1982 C．2002 D．2010 6．A．means B．looks C．sounds D．says 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 4．C 5．C 6．A 【导语】本文作者通过对看的不同电视的描绘，展现了人们生活的巨大变化。 1．句意：我记得电视在过去50年里发生了怎样的变化，也许更重要的是，电视如何改变了我们的生活。 having no choice没有选择；for the time being暂时；from side to side从一边到另一边； more importantly更重要的是。根据“I remember how television has changed over the last fifty years”以及“how television has changed our lives.”可知，此处表示强调，更重要不是电视发生了怎样的变化，而是如何改变了我们的生活。故选D。 2．句意：事实上，我们这条街上没有人有电视，所以大家都聚在一起在当地的工人俱乐部看电视。 someone某人；no one没有人；everyone每个人；anyone任何人。根据“so everyone got together to watch the television in the local working men’s club.”可知，没有人有电视，故选B。 3．句意：因为电视屏幕很小，而且画面是黑白的，所以很难看清。 speaker说话者；main unit主件；screen屏幕；drive驾驶。根据“was so small and the picture was in black and white.”可知，是指电视屏幕，故选C。 4．句意：我记得我们当时有多兴奋——你一定记得，能见到远在数百英里之外的伦敦女王，对我们来说是件了不起的事。 relaxed放松的；amused觉得好笑的；excited激动的；disappointed失望的。根据“you must remember that this was an amazing thing for us, to be able to see the Queen even though she was hundreds of miles away in London.”可知，可以见到远在数百英里之外的伦敦女王，这是很激动的事情，故选C。 5．句意：2002年，我在彩电上观看了女王的金禧庆典。 根据上文“The one thing I remember really clearly from my childhood, is watching the coronation(加冕典礼) of the Queen of England on television in 1952. ”以及“A golden jubilee celebrates someone being a king or queen for fifty years.”可知，女王在1952年加冕登基，50年后观看了女王的金禧庆典，所以时间是2002年，故选C。 6．句意：这意味着当我看电视的时候，我可以听到来自四面八方的电视节目的声音。 means意味着；looks看起来；sounds听起来；says说。根据“My television is really big and the sound quality is great. It has surround sound.”可知，作者的电视很大，音质也很好，它有环绕立体声。这意味着自己看电视的时候，可以听到来自四面八方的电视节目的声音。故选A。 Before electricity lit up our lives, the streets of even the world’s greatest cities were very dark at night. Not only were the streets dark, but also they were 1 for pedestrians (行人). People were brave or foolish enough to walk in the night streets, carrying torches or lanterns to light their way. Over time, bright minds came up with bright ideas to solve this problem. Back in the fifth century, oil lamps were hung on ropes across the streets of Antioch in Syria. In China, natural gas was carried 2 bamboo pipes to light street lamps. It wasn’t until the nineteenth century, though, that gas lighting was used in Europe. The first gas streetlights appeared in London in 1807. By 1820, gas lamps lit streets in Paris, France, and Baltimore, Maryland. With gas lighting, a new 3 was created—the lamplighter (点灯人). In cities and town, you could see the lamplighter with his ladder and lantern in the evening here and there. Electric streetlights came along in 1841. The first of these were installed (安装) in Paris. These electric lamps 4 a strong light. However, they had to be 5 every few hours. The true birth of the age of electricity for street lighting came in 1879. Thomas Alva Edison had invented a longer lasting light bulb. With the spread of electric streetlights, the need for lamplighters became 6 . These familiar figures (身影) slowly went away from the evening streets. 1．A．comfortable B．dangerous C．generous D．excellent 2．A．through B．against C．across D．throughout 3．A．fact B．label C．job D．design 4．A．complained B．deserved C．accepted D．produced 5．A．moved B．placed C．replaced D．removed 6．A．faster and faster B．greater and greater C．less and less D．more and more 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．C 6．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了电灯的发明和普及，以及其对人们工作和生活的影响。 1．句意：街道不仅黑暗，而且对行人也很危险。 comfortable舒服的；dangerous危险的；generous慷慨的；excellent优秀的。根据“Not only were the streets dark,”可知，此处应该表达对行人也很危险，dangerous，形容词，作表语，意为“危险的”符合语境。故选B。 2．句意：在中国，天然气通过竹管输送来点亮路灯。 through通过(从中间)；against反对；across穿过(从表面)；throughout遍及。根据“natural gas was carried…bamboo pipes to light street lamps.”可知，此处应该表达天然气通过竹管输送来点亮路灯，指的是从中间通过。故选A。 3．句意：随着煤气灯的出现，一个新的工作诞生了——点灯人。 fact事实；label标签；job工作；design设计。根据“With gas lighting, a new…was created—the lamplighter (点灯人) .”可知，此处应该指的是一个新的工作，job“工作”，名词。故选C。 4．句意：这些电灯发出强光。 complained抱怨；deserved应得；accepted接受；produced生产，发出。根据“These electric lamps…a strong light.”可知，此处应该指的是发出强光，produced，过去式，作谓语，意为“发出”符合语境。故选D。 5．句意：然而，它们必须每隔几个小时更换一次。 moved移动；placed放置；replaced替换；removed去掉，废除。根据“However, they had to be…every few hours.”和后文“Thomas Alva Edison had invented a longer lasting light bulb.”可知，此处应该指的是被更换。故选C。 6．句意：随着电灯的普及，对点灯人的需求越来越少。 faster and faster越来越快；greater and greater越来越好；less and less越来越少；more and more越来越多。根据后文“These familiar figures (身影) slowly went away from the evening streets.”可知，此处应该表达对点灯人的需求越来越少。故选C。 It was a cold November morning several years ago. My alarm clock had just gone off. but I was having trouble getting out of bed. My dad had died a few weeks before. I felt sad and depressed. Tough (结实的) and strong, my dad had worked so hard all of his life to 1 us. He had a temper (急性子) and would sometimes shout at my brothers and me, but I always knew that he loved me. Still, he had been raised in a 2 way and raised us that way, too. I couldn’t remember for example, ever being hugged by him. When my mom and grandma passed away, my dad moved into grandma’s home right up the road from where I lived. I was so 3 to have him close by. I would often visit him and just talk with him about life. But we still rarely touched and never hugged. Later, his health began to 4 fail and within a few months, he left us. It was a cold morning when we had his service, but I was too cold and numb (麻木的) inside myself to feel it. I couldn’t remember when we’d had our last hug. I sighed (叹气) and got out of 5 . I turned on the light and walked into the hallway. I saw my son JJ walking down the hall to meet me Suddenly, he opened his arms and gave me a heartfelt hug. And just 6 he did it. I heard my dad’s voice deep inside of me say, “Joey, this hug is from me!” I cried and smiled at the same time. In that moment, in the place where heart, mind, and spirit all meet, I felt loved. I felt loved by my dad. I felt loved by life. 1．A．meet B．support C．have D．encourage 2．A．successful B．traditional C．careful D．popular 3．A．happy B．worried C．nervous D．frightened 4．A．slowly B．quickly C．hardly D．immediately 5．A．office B．house C．dream D．bed 6．A．though B．before C．as D．since 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．A 4．B 5．D 6．C 【导语】文章主要介绍了作者的父亲去世，他很难过，并且遗憾没有得到父亲的最后一个拥抱。但是，当作者的儿子突然间给他拥抱时，作者感受了父亲的爱。 1．句意：我的爸爸身体结实且强壮，他一生都非常努力地工作来养活我们。 meet遇见；support养活；have有；吃；encourage鼓励。根据“Tough (结实的) and strong, my dad had worked so hard all of his life to...us.”可知，我的爸爸辛苦工作是为了养活我们。故选B。 2．句意：然而，他是以某种传统的方式被养大的，也是以这种方式养大了我们。 successful成功的；traditional传统的；careful仔细的；popular受欢迎的。根据“He had a temper（急性子）and would sometimes shout at my brothers and me, but I always knew that he loved me.”和“Still, he had been raised in a...way and raised us that way, too.”可推测，我的爸爸应该是在传统的教育方式下长大，虽然是个急性子，但是也爱护自己的子女，最终他也以这种方式养育了我们长大。故选B。 3．句意：我很开心有他在身边。 happy快乐的；worried担心的；nervous紧张的；frightened害怕的。根据“I would often visit him and just talk with him about life.”可知，我很开心他住的离我近。故选A。 4．句意：后来，他的健康开始恶化，几个月后，他离开了我们。 slowly缓慢地；quickly迅速地；hardly几乎不；immediately立即。根据后半句“within a few months, he left us.”可知，他的健康迅速恶化。故选B。 5．句意：我叹了口气并下床。 office办公室；house房屋；dream梦；bed床。根据“I turned on the light and walked into the hallway.”可知，应该是下床了才打开灯。故选D。 6．句意：并且正如他所做的那样。 though尽管；before在……之前；as正如；如同；since自从。根据“I saw my son JJ walking down the hall to meet me Suddenly, he opened his arms and gave me a heartfelt hug.”和“I heard my dad’s voice deep inside of me say, ‘Joey, this hug is from me!’”可知，儿子张开双臂给我的温暖拥抱就好像我爸爸给我的拥抱。故选C。 My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town. But the farmer who owned the forest 1 trees every year until one year, there were no trees left. One day, our teacher took us out and we had a 2 in the field where the forest used to be. While eating and drinking, we talked about the beautiful forest we once had. One of my classmates comes from a tribe (部落) that lived in the west of our country. He told us what he thought about the change. “It makes me really 3 to learn that a forest has disappeared. My people have taught me to always think seven generations in the future. That’s to say, when we do something to the land, we should 4 hurt it. We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations.” When we heard what he said, we kept 5 first. “Let’s plant some trees!” said our teacher after a moment. “It will be a good start!” So that’s what we did. For the rest of the spring, we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees. That was five years ago. Today, when I stand in that field which was once empty, I see trees as tall as I am. It’s great to see how we’ve 6 the field. It taught us the power of thinking about the future. 1．A．cut up B．cut down C．looked for D．looked after 2．A．picnic B．test C．wish D．lesson 3．A．tired B．excited C．sad D．hopeful 4．A．sometimes B．always C．hardly D．never 5．A．thankful B．happy C．silent D．shy 6．A．broken B．bought C．wasted D．changed 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．C 6．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了一片森林因农民砍伐而消失，学生们通过野餐活动反思环境问题，最终通过植树行动改变荒地的故事。 1．句意：但是，拥有这片森林的农民每年都会砍伐树木，直到一年，再也没有树了。 cut up切碎；cut down砍倒；looked for寻找；looked after照顾。根据“until one year, there were no trees left”可知，此处指农民砍伐树木。故选B。 2．句意：有一天，我们的老师带我们出去，在森林曾经所在的田野里进行了一次野餐。 picnic野餐；test测试；wish愿望；lesson课程。根据后文“While eating and drinking”可知，他们在这里进行野餐，have a picnic表示“去野餐”。故选A。 3．句意：得知一片森林消失了，这让我真的很伤心。 tired疲惫的；excited兴奋的；sad伤心的；hopeful有希望的。根据“It makes me really...to learn that a forest has disappeared.”可知，得知森林消失，他感到悲伤。故选C。 4．句意：也就是说，当我们对土地做些什么的时候，我们永远不应该伤害它。 sometimes有时；always总是；hardly几乎不；never从不。根据“always think seven generations in the future”和“We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations.”可知，我们要为后代考虑，不能伤害土地。故选D。 5．句意：当我们听到他说的话时，一开始我们都保持沉默。 thankful感激的；happy开心的；silent沉默的；shy害羞的。根据“said our teacher after a moment”及结合前文同学关于保护自然为后代考虑的话可知，大家一开始是沉默思考的，过了一会儿老师才接着发言。故选C。 6．句意：很高兴看到我们是如何改变了这片田野。 broken打破；bought买；wasted浪费；changed改变。根据“Today, when I stand in that field which was once empty, I see trees as tall as I am.”及结合前文可知，之前的荒地现在变成了树林，我们改变了这片土地。故选D。 The American city of Detroit (底特律) was like Paris, some people said. It had a big river, beautiful wide streets and important buildings. Then, in the 20th century, it was called “Motor City” because of the 1 of car factories there. Workers in the car factories had good jobs and they earned good money. It wasn’t unusual to own a home, a boat and even a holiday home. In the 1950s, new highways were built and lots of people 2 from the city centre to the suburbs. Life was good. But at the beginning of the 21st century, Detroit became America’s poorest big city. In a period of fifty years, more than half the people left Detroit. Houses and buildings were 3 . Poverty and crime increased. Plants and trees grew in the houses. What happened in Detroit? The city’s population fell for several reasons. First, people moved to the suburbs in the 1950s. And in 1967, there were terrible riots (暴乱). A lot of people were afraid of coming to the city. Also, the big car companies 4 General Motors and Chrysler had huge problems. And in 2008, the world financial crisis (经济危机) had a big effect on many cities, especially Detroit. Now, a lot of people in Detroit are poor. Half of the city’s families have less than 25,000 dollars a year. In 2013, the city of Detroit was bankrupt (破产). It was the 5 bankrupt city in American history. But then 6 began to change. It was a new beginning for the city. It had some money to improve small things like lights in the streets and so people felt safe. The police came quickly when there were problems. Old, empty buildings were demolished (拆除). There is now space for new buildings. And there are new businesses too. The city gave 10,000 dollars to 30 new small businesses. Now there are grocery stores, juice bars, coffee shops and even bicycle makers. Finally, the city is working again. 1．A．research B．improvement C．number D．advantage 2．A．moved B．removed C．supported D．sent 3．A．rural B．continuous C．fantastic D．empty 4．A．for example B．are like C．as for D．such as 5．A．biggest B．smallest C．highest D．best 6．A．everyone B．something C．anything D．nothing 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．D 5．A 6．B 【导语】本文主要讲述了底特律这座城市从繁荣到衰败再到逐渐复兴的过程。20世纪时，底特律因汽车工厂众多被称为“汽车城”，然而进入21世纪后，底特律却成了美国最贫穷的大城市，在2013年甚至破产，但随后情况开始好转，城市逐渐恢复生机。 1．句意：然后，在20世纪，由于那里汽车工厂的数量众多，它被称为“汽车城”。 research研究；improvement改进；number数量；advantage优势。根据“it was called ‘Motor City’”可知，底特律被称为“汽车城”是因为那里汽车工厂数量多，“the number of...”表示“……的数量”。故选C。 2．句意：20世纪50年代，新的高速公路建成，许多人从市中心搬到了郊区。 moved移动，搬迁；removed移除；supported支持；sent发送。根据“from the city centre to the suburbs”可知，人们是从市中心搬到郊区，“move from...to...”表示“从……搬到……”。故选A。 3．句意：房屋和建筑物都空无一人。 rural乡村的；continuous连续的；fantastic极好的；empty空的。根据“In a period of fifty years, more than half the people left Detroit.”可知，超过一半的人离开了底特律，所以房屋和建筑物应该是空的。故选D。 4．句意：而且，像通用汽车和克莱斯勒这样的大型汽车公司也遇到了巨大的问题。 for example例如，一般只举同类人或物中的一个为例，作插入语，用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中或句末；are like像……一样；as for至于；such as例如，用来列举事物时，一般列举同类人或事物中的几个例子，插在被列举的事物与前面的名词之间，as后面不可有逗号。根据“General Motors and Chrysler”可知，此处是在举例说明大型汽车公司，“General Motors and Chrysler”是多个例子，且空格后没有逗号，所以用such as。故选D。 5．句意：它是美国历史上规模最大的破产城市。 biggest最大的；smallest最小的；highest最高的；best最好的。根据“In 2013, the city of Detroit was bankrupt (破产).”以及前文描述底特律的衰败可知，此处是说底特律是美国历史上规模最大的破产城市，形容城市规模大用big，其最高级是biggest。故选A。 6．句意：但后来事情开始发生变化。 everyone每个人；something某事，某物；anything任何事物；nothing没有什么。根据“It was a new beginning for the city. ”以及后文描述底特律逐渐改善的情况可知，此处是说事情开始发生变化，“something began to change”表示“事情开始发生变化”。故选B。 20 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 25 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $