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专题02 短文填空5大常考话题 话题1 学会学习 话题4 科学技术 话题2 习俗礼仪 话题5 音乐与电影 话题3 自我变化 1 / 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 话题1 学会学习 Passage 1 As Grade 9 students, there are many difficulties in our lives and studies. What should we do in face of them? Shall we run away from them? 1 shall we go out to deal with them? We must think 2 (two) before acting. First of all, we should regard them as challenges and face them 3 (brave). It’s a good chance to improve ourselves. Secondly, we must step out of our comfort zone and try 4 (solve) these difficulties step by step. It truly requires courage and 5 (confident) to defeat them. Nothing 6 (be) impossible if we keep on trying. It is necessary and important for us to listen carefully in class and take 7 active part in all kinds of practice. We should also cooperate with our 8 (partner) or team members sincerely. Most importantly, we must concentrate ourselves while 9 (study). Once I 10 (do) badly in English. But I 11 (improve) a lot since I changed my methods and attitude (态度) of learning. The harder we work, the 12 (good) future we will have. Only 13 this way can we become more capable and confident. There’s no short cut. Whatever challenges we may face, we should always remember we study not only for 14 (we) own future but for our country. Strong youth, strong country. Let’s go on fighting until we 15 (success). Come on, guys! 【答案】 1．Or 2．twice 3．bravely 4．to solve 5．confidence 6．is 7．an 8．partners 9．studying 10．did 11．have improved 12．better 13．in 14．our 15．succeed 【导语】文章主要介绍了九年级的学生如何面对生活和学习中的困难的建议。 1．句意：还是我们全力以赴应对它们？根据空格前后句之间的句意可知，两句是选择关系，应用or连接，且首字母大写。故填Or。 2．句意：我们必须在行动前三思。根据“think”可知，think twice“三思”。故填twice。 3．句意：首先，我们应该把它们当做挑战，并且勇敢地面对它们。根据“face them...”可知，此处应用副词bravely“勇敢地”修饰动词face。故填bravely。 4．句意：第二，我们必须走出我们的舒适区，然后尽力一步一步地解决这些困难。try to do sth.意为“尽力做某事”。故填to solve。 5．句意：打败它们真的需要勇气和自信。根据“courage and...”可知，此处应填名词和courage并列，confidence“自信，信心”，名词。故填confidence。 6．句意：如果我们继续努力，没有什么是不可能的。句中时态为一般现在时，主语是不定代词，动词用三单形式。故填is。 7．句意：我们在课堂上认真听讲并积极参与各种练习是必要且重要的。take an active part in“积极参加”，是固定短语。故填an。 8．句意：我们应该和我们的同伴或者成员真诚合作。根据“our...”可知，这里指我们的同伴，partner应用复数形式。故填partners。 9．句意：最重要的是，我们必须在学习的时候集中注意力。根据“we must concentrate ourselves while...”可知，这里表示“当我们在学习的时候”，该从句和主句主语一致，即填we are doing，此处可以省略we are，故填studying。 10．句意：有一次，我在英语中表现很差。根据“once”可知， 此处介绍过去发生的事情，时态用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填did。 11．句意：但是，自从我改变了我学习的方法和态度后，我提高了很多。根据“But I...a lot since I changed...”可知，since引导的从句用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时，主语是I，助动词用have。故填have improved。 12．句意：我们工作越努力，我们的未来就越美好。根据“The harder we work, the...future we will have.”可知，此处是“the+比较级...the+比较级”结构，表示“越……就越……”，good的比较级为better“更好”。故填better。 13．句意：只有用这种方式，我们才能变得更有能力和自信。in this way“用这种方式”，介 词短语。故填in。 14．句意：无论我们面临什么样的挑战，我们都应该永远记住，我们学习不仅是为了我们自己的未来，也是为了我们的国家。根据“...own future”可知，此处指的是“为了我们的未来”，our“我们的”。故填our。 15．句意：让我们继续战斗直到成功。根据“Let’s go on fighting until we...”可知，此处指的是“直到成功”，空处缺谓语动词，时态用一般现在时，主语为we，动词用原形succeed“成功”。故填succeed。 Passage 2 Some people say it is not easy for a middle-aged person to learn a foreign language. But is it 1 (real) true? Several years ago, I worked for 2 English newspaper and took part in such a research. At first, they asked me 3 (learn) a new language for one month. Then I had to go to the country and do some “tests” to see 4 I could “survive (挺过)”or not. I 5 (choose) Spanish (西班牙语) and took a one-month course at a language school. I found that some Spanish 6 (word) are very similar to English ones. For example, “hola” isn’t very different 7 “hello”. Of course, there were other difficult things. But my 8 (big) problem of all was the pronunciation. So I had to download (下载) sentences to my phone. I listened and practiced 9 (they) again and again. A month later, I went to Spain. A Spanish teacher named Paula came and began the test. I did my best to finish the paper and I survived. 10 happy I was! 【答案】 1．really 2．an 3．to learn 4．whether 5．chose 6．words 7．from 8．biggest 9．them 10．How 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者通过自己学习西班牙语的经历来验证一下中年人学外语是否不容易。 1．句意：但这真的是对的吗？根据“But is it…true?”及提示词可知，空处应用副词修饰形容词true；real“真实的”，形容词，副词为really。故填really。 2．句意：几年前，我在一家英文报纸工作，参与了这样一项研究。根据“Several years ago, I worked for…English newspaper and took part in such a research.”可知，此处是泛指，English为元音音素开头，因此应用冠词an。故填an。 3．句意：起初，他们让我学习一门新语言，为期一个月。根据“At first, they asked me…a new language for one month.”及提示词可知，ask sb. to do sth.“要求某人做某事”，动词短语，learn“学习”，动词。故填to learn。 4．句意：然后我不得不去这个国家做一些“测试”，看看我能不能“活下来”。根据“Then I had to go to the country and do some “tests” to see…I could “survive”or not.”及可知，whether与or not连用，表示“是否”。故填whether。 5．句意：我选择了西班牙语，在语言学校上了一个月的课。根据“I…Spanish and took a one-month course at a language school.”及提示词可知，and表示并列连接，took“上课”，过去时，因此空处也应用动词的过去时，choose“选择”，动词，过去式为chose。故填chose。 6．句意：我发现有些西班牙语单词和英语单词非常相似。根据“I found that some Spanish…are very similar to English ones.”及提示词可知，some后跟可数名词复数，故填words。 7．句意：例如，“你好”和“你好”没有太大的区别。根据“For example, ‘hola’ isn’t very different…‘hello’.”及提示词可知，be different from“和……不同”，固定词组。故填from。 8．句意：但是我最大的问题是发音。根据“But my…problem of all was the pronunciation.”及提示词可知，of all为最高级的比较范围，因此空处应用形容词的最高级形式；big“大的”，形容词，最高级为biggest。故填biggest。 9．句意：我一遍又一遍地听他们练习。根据“I listened and practiced…again and again.”及提示词可知，空处应用宾格形式作宾语，they“他们”，主格形式，宾格形式为them。故填them。 10．句意：我尽了最大努力完成论文，我活了下来。我很开心！根据“I did my best to finish the paper and I survived…happy I was!”及提示词可知，此处为感叹句，句型为：How+形容词+主语+谓语，并且位于句首，首字母应大写。故填How。 Passage 3 Some students say English is difficult. They 1 (be) afraid to have English classes. They just hide themselves behind the textbook and never say 2 (something). 3 I think it is very easy for me. I am very glad to tell you something about 4 I study English. First, I think interest in English is the 5 (much) important thing in learning English. When I 6 (begin) to learn English, it was fresh for me. I was 7 (interest) in it, so I worked hard on it. Soon we had 8 English exam and I got very good grades. 9 (two), I learn it in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak 10 (active), read aloud 11 have a wide vocabulary. Then practice again and again. Besides, I often read English articles and novels. They help me 12 (understand) the meanings of some words well. And I also keep English 13 (diary) every day. I think it is very 14 (use) for improving my English writing. English 15 (become) a close friend of mine. I like it very much. 【答案】 1．are 2．anything 3．But 4．how 5．most 6．began 7．interested 8．an 9．Second 10．actively 11．and 12．understand/to understand 13．diaries 14．useful 15．becomes/has become 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，作者通过分享个人学习英语的经历和方法，强调兴趣的重要性，并介绍听、说、读、写等方面的具体学习策略，鼓励学生积极学习英语。 1．句意：他们害怕上英语课。全文时态为一般现在时，根据“They”可知，主语是复数，be动词用“are”，故填are。 2．句意：他们只是躲在课本后面，什么也不说。根据“never”可知，此处是否定句，需用不定代词“anything”，故填anything。 3．句意：但我认为对我来说它很简单。根据前文“Some students say English is difficult”和后文“I think it is very easy for me.”可知，此处存在转折关系，需用转折连词“but”，句首首字母大写，故填But。 4．句意：我很高兴告诉你我是如何学习英语的。根据“something about...I study English”可知，此处表示“如何学习英语”，需用疑问词“how”，故填how。 5．句意：首先，我认为对英语的兴趣是学习英语中最重要的事。根据“the...important thing”可知，此处表示最高级含义，“much”的最高级形式为“most”，“the most important”表示“最重要的”，故填most。 6．句意：当我开始学英语时，它对我来说很新鲜。根据“it was fresh for me”可知，事件发生在过去，谓语动词用过去式“began”，故填began。 7．句意：我对它感兴趣，所以努力学习。根据“I was...in it”可知，此处考查固定搭配“be interested in”，表示“对……感兴趣”，故填interested。 8．句意：很快我们有一场英语考试，我取得了很好的成绩。根据“English exam”可知，此处表示“一次考试”，“English”读音以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词“an”，故填an。 9．句意：第二，我通过以下方式学习它。根据前文“First”可知，此处表示顺序，需用序数词“Second”，故填Second。 10．句意：认真听老师讲课，主动说，大声读，积累广泛词汇。根据“speak”可知，此处需用副词修饰动词，“active”的副词形式为“actively”，故填actively。 11．句意：认真听老师讲课，主动说，大声读，扩大词汇量。根据“read aloud...have a wide vocabulary”可知，此处表示并列关系，需用连词“and”，故填and。 12．句意：它们帮助我很好地理解一些单词的意思。根据“help me”可知，此处考查固定结构“help sb. (to) do sth.”，表示“帮助某人做某事”，故填understand/to understand。 13．句意：我也每天写英语日记。根据“keep English…”可知，此处泛指“英语日记”，需要复数形式，“diary”的复数为“diaries”，故填diaries。 14．句意：我认为它对提高我的英语写作很有用。根据“it is very…”可知，此处需用use的形容词“useful”，表示“有用的”，故填useful。 15．句意：英语成了我的一个亲密好友。全文时态是一般现在时，根据“English”可知，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词用“becomes”；结合语境，英语成为亲密朋友是现在的状态，且强调从过去到现在的变化，这句话也可以用现在完成时“has become”，故填becomes/has become。 Passage 4 English isn’t my first language, so it wasn’t easy for me to learn it. I was a slow 1 (learn) when I was little. Before five, I couldn’t even speak in full 2 (sentence). My learning problems were the result 3 my illness when I was a baby. After I was born, the doctors found that I had a serious disease and I might not live 4 over a month. Amazingly (惊奇地), I was still alive. The medicine 5 (influence) me a little. My mother always encouraged me not to give up when I faced difficulties. I 6 (discover) that I was interested in English at the age of 13. I developed 7 good habit of reading English magazines. And I took notes in English while reading. In order to improve my speaking skills, I often told 8 (I) friends many stories in English. I kept learning, 9 realized that no matter how hard my situation was, I must be patient and 10 (choose) to move on to learn English well. After 11 (study) English for ten years, I successfully passed the TOEFL and decided to work in a 12 (Europe) company. And now I’m a CEO of a big company. Give yourself one more chance 13 (succeed) when you are in trouble.Success has less to do with IQ (智商) but 14 (much) to do with hard work, faith and persistence (信心和坚持). Have faith and never give up, and your hard work will 15 (final) pay off. 【答案】 1．learner 2．sentences 3．of 4．for 5．influenced 6．discovered 7．a 8．my 9．and 10．choose 11．studying 12．European 13．to succeed 14．more 15．finally 【导语】本文讲述了作者作为一个非英语母语者，在学习英语过程中遇到的困难、挑战以及最终的成就，并强调了努力、信心和坚持对于成功的重要性。 1．句意：我小时候是个学习很慢的学习者。根据“a slow”可知，此处用可数名词单数形式，learn的名词形式为learner“学习者”，故填learner。 2．句意：五岁前我甚至不能说出完整的句子。根据“in full”可知，此处用可数名词复数形式表示泛指多个句子，sentence的复数形式为sentences，故填sentences。 3．句意：我的学习问题是我小时候生病的结果。根据“the result”和“my illness”可知，此处用the result of表示“……的结果”，固定搭配，故填of。 4．句意：我出生后，医生发现我患有一种严重的疾病，我可能活不过一个月。根据“over a month”可知，此处用介词for表示一段时间，故填for。 5．句意：这种药对我影响不大。根据“I was still alive”可知，此处用一般过去时，动词用过去式，influence的过去式为influenced，故填influenced。 6．句意：我在13岁时发现自己对英语感兴趣。根据“at the age of 13”可知，此处用一般过去时，动词用过去式，discover的过去式为discovered，故填discovered。 7．句意：我养成了读英语杂志的好习惯。根据“good habit”可知，此处用不定冠词a表示泛指“一个好习惯”，故填a。 8．句意：为了提高我的口语技能，我经常用英语给朋友们讲很多故事。根据“friends”可知，此处用形容词性物主代词修饰名词，I的形容词性物主代词为my，故填my。 9．句意：我坚持学习，意识到无论我的处境多么艰难，我必须耐心，选择继续学好英语。根据“I kept learning”和“realized”可知，此处用and连接两个并列的谓语动词，故填and。 10．句意：我坚持学习，意识到无论我的处境多么艰难，我必须耐心，选择继续学好英语。根据“must be patient and”可知，此处用动词原形和be动词构成并列的谓语，故填choose。 11．句意：在学了十年英语后，我成功通过了托福考试，决定在一家欧洲公司工作。根据“After”可知，此处用动名词作介词宾语，study的动名词为studying，故填studying。 12．句意：在学了十年英语后，我成功通过了托福考试，决定在一家欧洲公司工作。根据“company”可知，此处用形容词修饰名词，Europe的形容词为European，故填European。 13．句意：当你遇到困难时，再给自己一次成功的机会。根据“Give yourself one more chance”可知，此处用不定式作目的状语，succeed的不定式为to succeed，故填to succeed。 14．句意：成功与智商关系不大，但与努力工作、信仰和毅力关系更大。根据“but”可知，此处用比较级表示两者之间的对比，much的比较级为more，故填more。 15．句意：有信心，永不放弃，你的努力最终会得到回报。根据“pay off”可知，此处用副词修饰动词短语，final的副词为finally，故填finally。 话题2 习俗礼仪 Passage 1 It is not always easy to try to become a better person. If you’re looking for an easy way to improve your life and the life of those people around you, try being 1 (much) polite than before. If you have 2 (decide) to meet somebody at a certain time, make sure you’re there on time or even a few 3 (minute) early. If you think you will be late, let the other person know as soon as possible. That’s because it’s impolite to be late for a meeting without a reason. When meeting someone, polite people don’t ask the other person a lot of questions 4 (direct). Instead, they listen carefully. Do you want to know how to make a small talk? The easiest way is to treat everyone like 5 old friend from the very beginning. People love 6 (talk) about themselves. So, when we have a conversation 7 someone else, we should try to be a good listener and pay attention to him. Make sure to thank people for 8 (they) help and advice and always say “please” when asking for something. If somebody 9 (offer) you something, you should say “Yes, please” or “No, thank you”. Good manners (有礼貌) can make a big 10 (different) to how other people feel about you. When you show good manners, others can be polite in return. 【答案】 1．more 2．decided 3．minutes 4．directly 5．an 6．talking 7．with 8．their 9．offers 10．difference 【导语】本文主要介绍了想让自己成为更好的人，需要更礼貌的一些注意事项。 1．句意：如果您正在寻找一种简单的方法来改善自己和周围人的生活，请尝试比以前更有礼貌。根据“than”可知，空处需比较级，much的比较级为more。故填more。 2．句意：如果您决定在某个时间与某人见面，请确保准时甚至提前几分钟到达。根据“have”可知，空处时态为现在完成时，have为助动词，故空处需动词的过去分词decided。故填decided。 3．句意：如果您决定在某个时间与某人见面，请确保准时甚至提前几分钟到达。a few后修饰名词复数。minute“分钟”的复数形式为minutes。故填minutes。 4．句意：与某人见面时，有礼貌的人不会直接问对方很多问题。ask为动词，需副词修饰。direct“直接的”的副词为directly。故填directly。 5．句意：最简单的方法就是从一开始就像一个老朋友一样对待每个人。根据“The easiest way is to treat everyone like...old friend from the very beginning.”可知，空处指表泛指，需不定冠词，old是以元音音素开头的单词，需冠词an。故填an。 6．句意：人们喜欢谈论他们自己。love doing sth.表示“喜欢做某事”，故空处需动名词talking。故填talking。 7．句意：所以，当我们与别人交谈时，我们应该努力成为一个好的倾听者并注意他。have a conversation with sb.表示“与某人交谈”，固定搭配。故填with。 8．句意：一定要感谢他们的帮助和建议，并在要求某事时始终说“请”。  help“帮助”为名词，需形容词物主代词来修饰。they为主格，其形容词物主代词为their。故填their。 9．句意：如果有人向您提供某物，您应该说“是的，请”或“不，谢谢”。本句为If引导的条件状语从句，主句为含情态动词的句子，故从句时态用一般现在时，从句主语为somebody，谓语动词用单三形式offers。故填offers。 10．句意：良好的礼仪可以极大地改变其他人对你的看法。big后修饰名词，different“不同的”的名词形式为difference，冠词a后跟名词单数形式。故填difference。 Passage 2 Hello, everyone! I’m a Chinese student. 1 (one) of all, I will introduce something about China. China is 2 great country. Chinese is used 3 (wide) in the world. More and more people begin to learn Chinese. Chinese products 4 (sell) in many places. Of all the products, I like tea 5 (good). Tea is made from 6 (leaf) of a plant. It tastes and 7 (smell) wonderful. It 8 (change) from a simple drink to a cultural symbol of China and has become a bridge connecting the world. Do you like shopping 9 you visit some places? When you visit some places, you may buy some local products. You might think these products were made in those places, 10 you are wrong. Once I 11 (go) to America and I found so many products in the local shops were made 12 China. We Chinese have 13 (we) own long history and rich culture. Now China 14 (become) richer and stronger. I am proud 15 my country. I love it very much. 【答案】 1．First 2．a 3．widely 4．are sold 5．best 6．leaves 7．smells 8．has changed 9．when 10．but 11．went 12．in 13．our 14．is becoming 15．of 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了作者的祖国——中国的相关文化。 1．句意：首先，我来介绍一下关于中国的事情。first of all“首先”，为固定搭配。故填First。 2．句意：中国是一个伟大的国家。该处为泛指，表示数量一，great为辅音音素开头的单词，前面用a。故填a。 3．句意：汉语在世界上被广泛使用。该句用副词修饰动词，wide的副词形式为widely。故填widely。 4．句意：中国产品在很多地方都有销售。根据“Chinese products”可知，主语products与sell存在逻辑上的被动关系，结合语境句子应用一般现在时的被动语态，其谓语结构为：am/is/are+过去分词，主语products为复数形式，be动词应用are，动词sell的过去分词为sold。故填are sold。 5．句意：在所有的产品中，我最喜欢茶叶。根据“Of all the products”可知，句子应用最高级，like sth. best表示“最喜欢某物”。故填best。 6．句意：茶是植物的叶子制成的。树上不止一片叶子，所以此处用复数形式，leaf的复数形式为leaves。故填leaves。 7．句意：茶叶的味道和气味都很棒。根据“tastes and”可知，此处三单形式smells表示“闻起来”。故填smells。 8．句意：它从简单的饮品到中国的文化象征，已经成为连接世界的桥梁。根据后文“has become”可知，此处用现在完成时have/has done，主语是it，助动词用has，change的过去分词是changed。故填has changed。 9．句意：当你参观一些地方，你喜欢购物吗？此处是说当你参观某些地方的时候，when“当……时候”，引导时间状语从句。故填when。 10．句意：你可能会以为这些产品都是在那些地方生产的，但是你们错了。前后存在转折关系，用but连接。故填but。 11．句意：有一次我去了美国，我发现当地商店里很多产品都是中国制造的。根据“I found so many products in the local shops”可知，句子应用一般过去时，go的过去式为went。故填went。 12．句意：有一次我去了美国，我发现当地商店里很多产品都是中国制造的。in China表示“在中国”。故填in。 13．句意：我们中国人有自己悠久的历史和丰富的文化。此处应用形容词性物主代词our来修饰名词history和culture。故填our。 14．句意：现在中国正在变得越来越富有，越来越强大。根据“Now”和“richer and stronger”可知，句子应用现在进行时表示“正在变得越来越富有，越来越强大”，主语为China，be动词应用is，动词become的现在分词为becoming。故填is becoming。 15．句意：我为我的国家骄傲。be proud of“以……为骄傲”。故填of。 Passage 3 Li Lei is my new friend. He is from Beijing, China. While I am from Moscow, a 1 (Russia) city. Yesterday, he 2 (invite) me to have dinner at his home. He told me some Chinese manners. The guest can come to the host’s home a few minutes 3 (early) or on time. It is a custom in China to have some tea or other drinks 4 the meal is served. 5 (one), some cold dishes are provided, which are placed on a round glass plate in the middle of the table. Rice or 6 (noodle) are served and should not be mixed with other food. Chinese people prefer using chopsticks instead of forks and 7 (knife). It is 8 (allow) to use your hands when eating meat on bones. When the soup arrives 9 the end of the meal, a spoon is used. If the soup is very hot, 10 (foreigner) like blowing to cool it. In China, it is better to wait for 11 little while. But it is impolite 12 (hit) an empty bowl. At a dinner party, Chinese people enjoy 13 (drink) beer or Chinese spirits (白酒). For a toast (祝酒) everybody 14 (get) up, raises 15 (they) glasses and touches the others’ glasses, saying “Ganbei”! 【答案】 1．Russian 2．invited 3．earlier 4．before 5．First 6．noodles 7．knives 8．allowed 9．at 10．foreigners 11．a 12．to hit 13．drinking 14．gets 15．their 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国餐桌礼仪，包括时间、上菜顺序、餐具使用、饮汤规矩和敬酒习俗。 1．句意：我来自莫斯科，一个俄罗斯城市。根据“a ... city”可知，空格前有冠词“a”，需填Russia的形容词形式Russian，修饰city。故填Russian。 2．句意：昨天，他邀请我去他家吃饭。根据“Yesterday, he ... me to have dinner at his home.”可知，时间状语“Yesterday”表明用一般过去时，invite应变为invited。故填invited。 3．句意：客人可以提前几分钟或准时到达主人家。根据“The guest can come to the host’s home a few minutes ... or on time.”可知，“a few minutes”后可接比较级，early的比较级为earlier，a few minutes earlier“提前几分钟”，符合题意。故填earlier。 4．句意：在中国，上菜前喝茶或其他饮料是一种习俗。根据“It is a custom in China to have some tea or other drinks ... the meal is served.”可知，the meal is served是时间状语从句，根据句意需填before表示“在……之前”，符合题意。故填before。 5．句意：首先，会提供一些凉菜。根据“ ... , some cold dishes are provided, which are placed on a round glass plate in the middle of the table.”可知，描述上菜顺序，first（首先）需大写，与后文形成序列。故填First。 6．句意：米饭或面条会被端上桌，不应与其他食物混合。根据“Rice or ... are served and should not be mixed with other food.”可知，与rice并列，noodle常用复数形式noodles。故填noodles。 7．句意：中国人更喜欢用筷子而不是刀叉。根据“Chinese people prefer using chopsticks instead of forks and ... ”可知，与forks并列，knife需用复数knives。故填knives。 8．句意：吃带骨的肉时用手是允许的。根据“It is ... to use your hands when eating meat on bones.”可知，句型“It is + adj.”表“做……是……的”，需填allow的形容词allowed。故填allowed。 9．句意：当汤在用餐结束时被端上，然后用勺子。根据“When the soup arrives ... the end of the meal, a spoon is used.”可知，固定搭配at the end of，表示“在……结束时”，符合题意。故填at。 10．句意：如果汤是很热的，外国人喜欢吹气让它冷却。根据“If the soup is very hot, ... like blowing to cool it.”可知，主语外国人不只一个，需用复数名词，foreigner变为foreigners。故填foreigners。 11．句意：在中国，最好等一小会儿。根据“In China, it is better to wait for ... little while.”可知，固定短语a little while（一会儿），冠词a不能省略。故填a。 12．句意：但敲空碗是不礼貌的。根据“But it is impolite ... an empty bowl.”可知，句型“It is impolite to do sth.”，需用to hit。故填to hit。 13．句意：中国人喜欢在宴会上喝啤酒或白酒。根据“Chinese people enjoy ... beer or Chinese spirits (白酒)”可知，enjoy后应接动名词drinking。故填drinking。 14．句意：敬酒时，所有人起身，举起酒杯与他人碰杯，齐声道“干杯”！根据“For a toast (祝酒) everybody ... up, raises ... glasses”可知，此句话为一般现在时态，主语everybody为单数，谓语用第三人称单数第三人称形式。故填gets。 15．句意：敬酒时，所有人起身，举起酒杯与他人碰杯，齐声道“干杯”！根据“For a toast (祝酒) everybody ... up, raises ... glasses”可知，修饰glasses需用they的形容词性物主代词their。故填their。 Passage 4 Some traditional food is very important to Chinese people. All family 1 (member) come together to eat at the Chinese New Year. Chinese Dumplings: Dumplings have 2 long history of more than 1,800 years. They are a kind of traditional food and they are 3 (wide) popular in China, especially in North China. Popular fillings (馅) are pork, fish, chicken, beef and vegetables. Dumplings are the symbol of Chinese food, and a traditional dish which is eaten on Chinese New Year’s Eve. Spring Rolls: Spring rolls are 4 Guangdong. The fillings of spring rolls could be vegetables or meat, and the taste could be sweet. We often fry (炸) them. Then the spring rolls are 5 (give) their golden yellow color. It is a dish especially popular in Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Fujian, etc. They get 6 (they) name because they are traditionally eaten during the Chinese New Year 7 (celebrate). Nian Gao: In China, Nian Gao 8 (sound) like “getting higher year by year”. In Chinese people’s mind, the 9 (high) you are, the more prosperous (繁荣昌盛) your business is. Main ingredients (材料) of Nian Gao 10 (be) rice, sugar, Chinese date (红枣) and lotus leaves. 【答案】 1．members 2．a 3．widely 4．from 5．given 6．their 7．celebration 8．sounds 9．higher 10．are 【导语】本文主要介绍了三种中国传统美食：饺子、春卷和年糕。 1．句意：所有的家庭成员在农历新年会聚在一起吃饭。member“成员”，可数名词，all修饰用复数形式。故填members。 2．句意：饺子有着1800多年的悠久历史。空处修饰可数名词单数形式history，且long是辅音音素开头的单词，用不定冠词a修饰表泛指。故填a。 3．句意：它们是一种传统食物，在中国很受欢迎，尤其是在华北地区。空处修饰形容词popular用副词形式widely“广泛地”。故填widely。 4．句意：春卷来自广东。根据“Guangdong”可知，应表达来自广东，be from“来自”，固定搭配。故填from。 5．句意：然后春卷就变成了金黄色。主语the spring rolls与give之间是被动关系，空处用give的过去分词形式given。故填given。 6．句意：它们之所以得名，是因为传统上在中国新年庆祝活动中食用它们。空处修饰名词name用they的形容词性物主代词their。故填their。 7．句意：它们之所以得名，是因为传统上在中国新年庆祝活动中食用它们。根据“Chinese New Year”可知，是新年庆祝活动，用celebrate的名词形式celebration，用单数形式表示庆祝新年这一活动。故填celebration。 8．句意：在中国，年糕听起来像是“一年比一年高”。时态为一般现在时，主语Nian Gao为单数形式，谓语动词用三单形式。故填sounds。 9．句意：在中国人的心目中，你的地位越高，你的生意就越繁荣。根据“the more prosperous (繁荣昌盛) your business is.”可知，空处用比较级形式，high的比较级为higher。故填higher。 10．句意：年糕的主要配料是米饭、糖、红枣和荷叶。时态为一般现在时，主语Main ingredients为复数，be动词用are。故填are。 Passage 5 Ning is my new friend. She is Chinese and I am 1 (Britain). Yesterday, she invited me to 2 (have) dinner at her home. After she opened the door for me, we 3 (greet) each other by shaking 4 (hand). When I entered the house, I saw 5 round dinner table. There were plenty 6 dishes on it. They were 7 (total) different from what I ate at home. I had never tasted 8 (China) food. To 9 (I) surprise, they used chopsticks instead of forks 10 knives. Then Ning showed me 11 to use chopsticks. Finally I picked up a piece of chicken on my 12 (five) try. How 13 (excite) I felt! “The dishes are the 14 (nice) that I have ever eaten.” I said. After dinner, I thanked Ning for teaching me some Chinese table 15 (manner) and their delicious Chinese food. 【答案】 1．British 2．have 3．greeted 4．hands 5．a 6．of 7．totally 8．Chinese 9．my 10．and 11．how 12．fifth 13．excited 14．nicest 15．manners 【导语】本文讲述了作者作为英国人，受中国朋友宁的邀请去她家吃晚餐，体验中国饮食文化和餐桌礼仪的经历。 1．句意：她是中国人，我是英国人。根据“She is Chinese and I am…”可知，此处是将自己和朋友进行对比，朋友是中国人，自己是英国人，Britain“英国”，名词，此处应用形容词British“英国的”作表语。故填British。 2．句意：昨天，她邀请我去她家吃晚饭。invite sb to do sth“邀请某人做某事”，动词短语，此处应用have“吃”的原形。故填have。 3．句意：她为我开门后，我们互相握手问候。根据“yesterday”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，谓语动词应用过去式greeted“问候”。故填greeted。 4．句意：她为我开门后，我们互相握手问候。shake hands“握手”，动词短语。故填hands。 5．句意：当我走进房子时，我看到一张圆形的餐桌。根据“round dinner table”可知，此处表示泛指一张圆形的餐桌，且round以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。 6．句意：上面有很多菜。plenty of“很多，大量”，固定短语，修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词，此处修饰可数名词复数dishes“菜”。故填of。 7．句意：它们和我在家吃的完全不同。根据“different”可知，此处应用副词totally“完全地”修饰形容词different。故填totally。 8．句意：我从未尝过中国菜。根据“food”可知，此处应用形容词Chinese“中国的”修饰名词food“食物”。故填Chinese。 9．句意：令我惊讶的是，他们用筷子而不是叉子和刀子。to one’s surprise“令某人惊讶的是”，固定短语，此处应用形容词性物主代词my“我的”。故填my。 10．句意：令我惊讶的是，他们用筷子而不是叉子和刀子。根据“forks…knives”可知，此处表示并列关系，应用连词and“和”连接。故填and。 11．句意：然后宁教我如何使用筷子。根据“showed me…to use chopsticks”可知，此处表示教我如何使用筷子，应用how“如何”引导宾语从句。故填how。 12．句意：最后，我在第五次尝试时夹起了一块鸡肉。根据“try”可知，此处表示第五次尝试，应用序数词fifth“第五”修饰名词try“尝试”。故填fifth。 13．句意：我感到多么兴奋啊！根据“felt”可知，此处应用形容词excited“兴奋的”作表语，描述人的感受。故填excited。 14．句意：“这些菜是我吃过的最好吃的。”我说。根据“the…that I have ever eaten”可知，此处表示我吃过的最好吃的菜，应用形容词nice的最高级nicest“最好的”。故填nicest。 15．句意：晚饭后，我感谢宁教我一些中国餐桌礼仪和他们的美味中餐。table manners“餐桌礼仪”，固定短语。故填manners。 话题3 自我变化 Passage 1 I was shy and always didn’t know how to start a talk with others. Once I was asked to be a volunteer to join a group and prepare for 1 activity. Some volunteers were busy collecting materials. Wanting to join 2 (they), I worked up my courage and came up to them. Then I asked 3 I could do for them. However, one of the volunteers who seemed a little busy said, “No, thank you.” Realizing I was refused, I 4 (stand) there with great embarrassment. Then, I walked away with my head down. When I went to them the 5 (two) time, a volunteer saw me. He talked 6 me that there’s some work to do, and they needed my help. While I was working, the volunteer introduced his classmates to me. With his warm help, I felt 7 (little) nervous, starting talking with them 8 (comfortable). Since then, I have become more outgoing. I like joining 9 (activity) and making friends. I am 10 (thank) to the volunteer. What a nice person he is! 【答案】 1．an 2．them 3．what 4．stood 5．second 6．to/with 7．less 8．comfortably 9．activities 10．thankful 【导语】本文讲述了内向而又不知如何与他人交谈的作者，在参加完一场志愿活动后，变得更加外向，同时也对活动中帮助他融入的志愿者心怀感激。 1．句意：有一次，我被要求成为一名志愿者，加入一个小组，为一项活动做准备。空格后的“activity”是可数名词单数，且在文中第一次被提到，因此，空格处应填不定冠词。activity是元音音素开头，故填an。 2．句意：我想要加入他们，于是我鼓起勇气朝他们走去。空格处所填单词作动词join的宾语，因此使用代词宾格。故填them。 3．句意：然后我问他们我能为他们做些什么。本句为宾语从句，空格处应填宾语从句的引导词。根据下文“No, thank you.”的回答可知，在此作者是问自己能够为他们做什么。故填what。 4．句意：意识到我被拒绝了，我非常尴尬地站在那里。本文讲述的是自己过去的经历，“站在那里”描述的是过去发生的动作，使用一般过去时，因此谓语动词stand应使用过去式。故填stood。 5．句意：当我第二次去他们那里时，一位志愿者看到了我。根据定冠词the和单数名词time可知，此处用序数词表顺序，表示“第二”。故填second。 6．句意：他跟我说有些工作要做，他们需要我的帮助。根据“He talked...me”可知，此处是talk to/with sb“和某人交谈”，故填to/with。 7．句意：在他的热情帮助下，我不那么紧张了，开始舒服地和他们交谈。此处暗含着与之前的比较，应用比较级形式，故填less。 8．句意：在他的热情帮助下，我不那么紧张了，开始舒服地和他们交谈。comfortable“舒服的”，是形容词，在句中修饰动词，应用副词。故填comfortably。 9．句意：我喜欢参加活动和交朋友。activity是可数名词，前面无冠词或者其他限定词，应改为复数形式。故填activities。 10．句意：我很感谢志愿者。thank应改为形容词，作系动词am的表语，构成系表结构。be thankful to意为“感谢……”。故填thankful。 Passage 2 We will graduate from school. When I first came to this school, I didn’t like my classmates, my 1 （teacher）or anyone else. I didn’t want to do anything except 2 （silent）. My classmates didn’t want to talk to me and my parents were always 3 （say）that other kids were better than me. One day, I 4 （fight）over a little thing with one of my classmates. I was so angry that I almost hit him in the face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and jumped in to separate 5 （we）. He was the president of the student council as well as the monitor of our class. He behaved 6 a gentleman. In the end, we reached 7 agreement to be friendly to each other. After that, he often 8 （offer）me help. Whenever I get angry or sad, he will help me to calm down. Thanks 9 the boy, my best friend, my life began to change. I have become 10 （happy）with people and things. And it seems that people around me have changed, too. 【答案】 1．teachers 2．silence 3．saying 4．fought 5．us 6．like 7．an 8．offers 9．to 10．happier 【导语】本文作者讲述了刚进学校时自己一直沉默寡言，但由于一次和同学的争吵让两人成了好友，在好友的帮助下作者逐渐开朗乐观，周围人的态度也发生了变化。 1．句意：当我第一次来到这所学校时，我不喜欢我的同学、老师或其他任何人。根据“my classmates”可知，横线处名词应为可数名词复数teachers，和classmates和anyone一起构成并列宾语。故填teachers。 2．句意：除了沉默，我什么都不想做。空格处为宾语，应用名词，slient的名词形式为silence“安静”。故填silence。 3．句意：我的同学不想和我说话，我的父母总是说其他孩子比我好。be always doing sth“一直做某事”，空格处应为现在分词saying。故填saying。 4．句意：一天，我和一个同学为一件小事争吵。根据“One day”和下文的动词形式可知，此段讲述过去某一天发生的事情，应用一般过去时，fight的过去式为fought。故填fought。 5．句意：就在那一刻，一个男孩站了起来，跳进去把我们分开。we“我们”，人称代词主格，separate后应跟宾语，用人称代词宾格us“我们”。故填us。 6．句意：他表现得像个绅士。like“像”，介词，behave like…“表现得像……”。故填like。 7．句意：最后，我们达成了相互友好的协议。reach an agreement“达成一致”，固定搭配。故填an。 8．句意：之后，他经常给我提供帮助。故填offers。根据“often”可知，此句应用一般现在时，主语he为第三人称单数，谓语动词用三单形式offers。故填offers。 9．句意：多亏了这个男孩，我最好的朋友，我的生活开始改变。故填to。thanks to “多亏……”，固定搭配。故填to。 10．句意：我对人和事都变得更快乐了。根据“my life began to change”可知，对于周围的任何事，我变得比以前更快乐了，空格处应为happy的比较级形式happier“更快乐的”。故填happier。 Passage 3 Jimmy was eleven years old. He was 1 (interest) in singing, 2 he learned things slowly. One day he 3 (sit) in the classroom alone. Mr. Black saw him and asked what happened 4 him. Jimmy answered, “I’m afraid I will lose the coming singing competition because other 5 (boy) laugh at me and call me ‘Slow Jimmy’.” Mr. Black said 6 (kind), “Look at the slow snail (蜗牛) in that tree. When you lose heart, think of the snail.” Jimmy felt more 7 (relax) after hearing it. He thought he could run 8 race with the snail. So he decided to practice 9 (he) song until the snail got to the top of the tree. At last, the day 10 (come). Jimmy 11 (sing) very well and won 12 (one) prize. His monitor asked, “How could you make it?” Jimmy answered, “I saw the snail 13 (climb) up the tree step by step. It didn’t stop 14 turn back, but went on. And I thought I would finish my task in the 15 way.” 【答案】 1．interested 2．but 3．sat 4．to 5．boys 6．kindly 7．relaxed 8．a 9．his 10．came 11．sang 12．first 13．climbing 14．or 15．same 【导语】本文讲述了Jimmy是个学东西有点慢的孩子。有一次唱歌比赛前，他担心自己唱不好，但是在老师的开导下，他发挥得很好并获了奖。班长问他是如何做到的，他说他看到蜗牛锲而不舍的精神，受到了启发。 1．句意：他对唱歌很感兴趣，但他学得很慢。be interested in…“对……感兴趣”。故填interested。 2．句意：他对唱歌很感兴趣，但他学得很慢。分析句子可知，前后句存在转折关系。故填but。 3． 句意：有一天他独自坐在教室。根据通读全文可知，本文讲述的是过去发生的事情，应用动词过去式。故填sat。 4．句意：布莱克老师看到他，问他发生了什么。happen to sb.“发生在某人身上”，固定用法。故填to。 5．句意：吉米回答：“我担心自己会在唱歌比赛中失败，因为其他男孩子嘲笑我，叫我‘慢吉米’”。由“other…”可知，other后接可数名词复数。故填boys。 6．句意：布莱克先生友好地说：“看那棵树上的慢蜗牛。当你失去信心，就想一想蜗牛。”此处修饰动词said应用副词。故填kindly。 7．句意：吉米听到后感到更轻松了。由“Jimmy felt more…”可知，此处应填形容词作表语，主语为人，用动词加ed的形容词。故填relaxed。 8． 句意：他认为他可以和蜗牛赛跑。由“…race”可知，此处需填不定冠词，表泛指，且race是以辅音音素开头的单词。故填a。 9．句意：所以他决定练习他的歌曲，一直练到蜗牛爬到墙的顶端。由“…song”可知，修饰名词应用形容词性物主代词。故填his。 10．句意：终于那一天到来了。根据通读全文可知，本文讲述的是过去发生的事情，应用动词过去式。故填came。 11．句意：吉米唱得非常好，赢得了第一名。此处描述的是过去发生的事情，所以需要用一般过去时。故填sang。 12．句意：吉米唱得非常好，获得了第一名。由“the…prize”可知，the后接序数词。故填first。 13．句意：我看到蜗牛正在一步一步地爬上树。此空描述的是正在进行的动作，see sb. doing sth“看到某人正在做某事”。故填climbing。 14．句意：它没有停下来或回头，而是继续前进。根据“went on”可知，蜗牛既没有停下来，也没有回头，而是继续前进，用连词“or”，用来连接两个并列的否定动作。故填or。 15．句意：我想我会以同样的方式完成我的任务。in the same way“以同样的方式”。故填same。 Passage 4 Monday morning is 1 important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music 2 we watch the national flag go up. Usually, one student 3 (give) a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 4 (pride) and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it? Last week, our teacher said our class 5 (shall) give the talk. My teacher said to me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. Get ready for it. I’m sure you’ll do well. “Thank you,” I answered. It was such a great chance 6 me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two 7 (page) for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 8 (listen) to me. I wanted to make my teacher 9 (happily). Monday morning came. I began to feel nervous. This was my 10 (one) time. Could I really do it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk. When I got to school, all the students went out to playground. I stood in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say 11 (something). “Take it easy,” I said to 12 (I). “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.” Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all 13 (look) at me! I couldn’t even stand up. I looked at their eyes more 14 (careful). Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid. Just talk!” I took a big breath (呼吸). I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy. I don’t know 15 I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself to everyone what I could do. 【答案】 1．an 2．and 3．gives 4．proud 5．should 6．for 7．pages 8．to listen 9．happy 10．first 11．anything 12．myself 13．looking 14．carefully 15．how 【导语】本文介绍了作者做国旗下的演讲时的激动心情。看到别人演讲自己也想试试，但是第一次面对那么多人去演讲，心里着实紧张，经过精心准备，加上与自己的胆怯心理作斗争，终于成功完成了这次演讲，向所有的人展示了自己的实力 1．句意：星期一早上在我们学校是一个非常重要的时刻。这里缺少不定冠词，由于“important”是以元音音素开头的单词，用an。故填an。 2．句意：我们听着音乐并且我们看着国旗升起。前后是两个句子，需要填入连词。这里表示并列关系。故填and。 3．句意：通常，一名学生在周一早上演讲。这里主语是“one student”，根据“Usually”可知，是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词give用三单形式gives。故填gives。 4．句意：他是自豪的和兴奋的。根据“and excited”可知，需要填入pride的形容词proud“骄傲的，自豪的”。故填proud。 5．句意：上周，我们老师说我们班级应该演讲了。根据“Last week”以及“said”后面的宾语从句，时态也用一般过去时，应填入shall的过去式should。故填should。 6．句意：它对于我来说是非常好的机会。for sb“对于某人来说”。故填for。 7．句意：为这个演讲，我写了2页纸。根据“two”可知，需要填入page的复数形式。故填pages。 8．句意：当我读的时候，我让我的父母听我说。ask sb to do sth“让某人做某事”。故填to listen。 9．句意：我想要让我的老师高兴。make sb +形容词“使某人……”，所以这里需要填入形容词happy。故填happy。 10．句意：这是我第一次演讲。这里强调“第一”用序数词first。故填first。 11．句意：我张开嘴，但什么也说不出来。something意为“一些东西”，通常用于肯定句中；本句是否定句，anything表示“任何东西”，通常用于否定句或者疑问句中。故填anything。 12．句意：我对我自己说。因为主语是I，所以要用它的反身代词myself，表示“我自己”，符合题意。故填myself。 13．句意：他们都正在看着我。这里是过去进行时：was/were+doing sth。故填looking。 14．句意：我更加仔细地看着他们的眼睛。这里用副词修饰动词。carefully“仔细地”，副词。故填carefully。 15．句意：我不知道我怎么完成的我的演讲。这里是宾语从句，根据前文“Don’t be nervous. You can do it”可知，这里作者不知道怎么完成的演讲，how“如何”。故填how。 Passage 5 As a child, I truly 1 (fear) the dark, and I was also afraid of 2 (get) lost and not being liked by others. These fears were very real and caused me some 3 (comfortable) moments. Sometimes the things 4 my room looked or sounded strange, which made me feel afraid. My mother always left a small night light for me, so there was never total 5 (dark) inside. But a street light or passing car lights made clothes hanging over a chair become the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my window, I saw the curtain (窗帘) seem to move a 6 there was no wind. A tiny sound would seem a hundred times 7 (loud) than that in the daytime. My h 8 would beat fast. All I could do was to lie still in bed so that the “enemy” would not discover me. Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on 9 (I) way home from school. Every morning I got on the school 10 near my home. That was no problem. After school, all the buses were lined up along the street, but I was afraid that I would get on the wrong one and be 11 (take) to some other strange places. On school trips to a park, I 12 (would) let the leaders out of my sight. One of the processes of growing up is being able to overcome our fears. As we 13 up, we’ll understand the things that scared us when we were 14 (child). And we can deal with problems in our life after we understand them. The 15 things we understand during our lifetime, the braver we’ll be. 【答案】 1．feared 2．getting 3．uncomfortable 4．in 5．darkness 6．(a)lthough 7．louder 8．(h)eart 9．my 10．bus 11．taken 12．wouldn’t 13．grow 14．children 15．more 【导语】本文讲述了作者小时候对黑暗、迷路以及不被喜欢的恐惧，以及这些恐惧给童年带来的不安。 1．句意：作为一个孩子，我真的很害怕黑暗，我也害怕迷路以及不被别人喜欢。根据“and I was”可知，本句是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填feared。 2．句意：作为一个孩子，我真的很害怕黑暗，我也害怕迷路以及不被别人喜欢。of是介词，后跟动名词作宾语。故填getting。 3．句意：这些恐惧非常真实，并让我经历了一些不舒服的时刻。根据“These fears were very real ”可知，恐惧会带来不舒服的时刻，应用形容词uncomfortable。故填uncomfortable。 4．句意：有时，房间里的东西看起来或听起来怪怪的，这让我感到害怕。此处是指房间里的东西，应用介词in。故填in。 5．句意：我妈妈总是给我留一盏小夜灯，所以房间里从来没有完全黑暗。total是形容词，用来修饰名词。dark的名词为darkness。故填darkness。 6．句意：从窗户的一角，我看到窗帘似乎在动，尽管没有风。前后句是转折让步关系，应用although引导让步状语从句。故填(a)lthough。 7．句意：一点小声音在晚上听起来都似乎比白天要大一百倍。根据“than”可知，应用比较级。故填louder。 8．句意：我的心跳得很快。根据“would beat fast”可知，跳得很快的是心脏，应用名词heart。故填(h)eart。 9．句意：我的另一个童年恐惧是害怕迷路，尤其是从学校回家的路上。空后是名词，应用形容词性物主代词my。故填my。 10．句意：每天早上，我会在家附近乘坐校车。根据“After school, all the buses ”可知，是指坐校车，应用school bus。故填bus。 11．句意：但放学后，所有的公交车都排在街道上，我担心自己会上错车，被带到其他陌生的地方。分析题干可知，作者认为自己会被带走，所以这里应用被动语态结构：be done。故填taken。 12．句意：在学校组织的公园旅行中，我从不让领队离开我的视线。根据“let the leaders out of my sight.”结合上文的描述可知，作者有恐惧症，所以不让领队离开我的视线，应用would的否定形式。故填wouldn’t。 13．句意：随着我们的长大，我们会理解那些小时候让我们害怕的事物。grow up“长大”，动词短语。句子是一般现在时，主语是we，动词用原形。故填grow。 14．句意：随着我们的长大，我们会理解那些小时候让我们害怕的事物。根据were可知，名词用复数。故填children。 15．句意：在一生中理解的事物越多，我们就会变得越勇敢。此处是“the+比较级，the+比较级”结合。结合things可知，用more来修饰，表示“更多的事情”。故填more。 Passage 6 I seldom helped my parents at home. I thought I should spend my time 1 schoolwork. My parents did all the 2 (chore). I used to make a mess and throw my things everywhere. One day, my mother came home after work and 3 (find) a lot of rubbish in our house. She got mad at me. She said to me 4 (serious). “You must do some housework every day from now on.” I talked back loudly, “Parents should provide a clean and comfortable environment at home 5 (help) children grow up healthily.” Now I’m 6 15-year-old student. We have a weekly labor (劳动) class at school. We 7 (teach) how to do chores, like cooking and gardening. I realize doing housework is 8 (hard) than thought. I regret 9 I have done before and begin to do more housework. My parents are proud of my change. I think we children should be able to do things on our own and take care of 10 (we). This can help us learn skills and develop good habits. 【答案】 1．on 2．chores 3．found 4．seriously 5．to help 6．a 7．are taught 8．harder 9．what 10．ourselves 【导语】本文主要讲述了一个15岁学生从不帮忙做家务到开始主动承担家务的故事，强调了孩子应该学会独立并照顾自己，这有助于培养技能和良好习惯。 1．句意：我认为我应该把时间花在学业上。spend time on sth“花费时间在某事上”，动词短语。故填on。 2．句意：我的父母做了所有的家务活。all修饰可数名词复数，chore的复数形式为chores。故填chores。 3．句意：有一天，我妈妈下班回家后发现家里有很多垃圾。根据“came”可知，时态为一般过去时，and连接两个并列的成分，因此此处要用find的过去式found。故填found。 4．句意：她严肃地对我说。said为动词，要用副词修饰，serious的副词形式为seriously。故填seriously。 5．句意：父母应该在家里提供一个干净舒适的环境来帮助孩子健康成长。根据“Parents should provide a clean and comfortable environment at home…children grow up healthily.”可知，此处要用动词不定式，在句中作目的状语。故填to help。 6．句意：现在我是一个15岁的学生。根据“15-year-old student”可知，此处需要不定冠词修饰，表泛指，数词15以辅音音素开头，因此用不定冠词a。故填a。 7．句意：我们被教如何做家务，比如做饭和园艺。根据“Now”可知，时态为一般现在时，结合“We…how to do chores”可知，此处表示我们被教如何做家务，要用一般现在时的被动语态，结构为“be＋动词过去分词”，主语为we，be动词用are，teach的过去分词形式为taught。故填are taught。 8．句意：我意识到做家务比想象中更难。根据than可知，此处要用形容词比较级，hard的比较级形式为harder。故填harder。 9．句意：我后悔我以前所做的事，并开始做更多的家务。分析句子结构可知，此处为what引导的宾语从句，表示我以前做的事。故填what。 10．句意：我认为我们孩子应该能够自己做事并照顾自己。根据“we children should be able to do things on our own and take care of”可知，此处指我们孩子照顾我们自己，要用反身代词，we对应的反身代词为ourselves。故填ourselves。 话题4 科学技术 Passage 1 This week we learned 1 science. We know science 2 (certain) affects our life. In science classes, we did a lot of 3 (experiment). They were so interesting 4 all of us enjoyed ourselves very much. We’ve also 5 (learn) a lot about the technology. The 6 (develop) of technology has greatly changed our life. First, the Internet 7 (make) people close to each other. We know what’s happening around the world 8 (fast) than before. We communicate 9 people in different places without 10 (leave) home. Besides, if we need 11 skirt to match a blouse, we can buy one online. What’s more, with the 12 (help) tools, doctors can examine and treat the patients 13 (good). Finally, farmers also use newer technology to help with 14 (they) farm work. In a word, thanks 15 the technology, our life is becoming better and better. 【答案】 1．about 2．certainly 3．experiments 4．that 5．learned/learnt 6．development 7．makes 8．faster 9．with 10．leaving 11．a 12．helpful 13．well/better 14．their 15．to 【导语】本文讲述了我们这一周学习了科学，了解了科学和技术如何影响和改变我们的生活。 1．句意：这一周我们学习了科学知识。此处是短语learn about“了解”。故填about。 2．句意：我们知道科学当然会影响我们的生活。空处修饰动词，应用副词certainly。故填certainly。 3．句意：在科学课上，我们做了很多实验。experiment“实验”，可数名词，a lot of修饰可数名词的复数。故填experiments。 4．句意：它们非常有趣，我们都非常开心。此处是so...that“如此……以至于……”引导的结果状语从句。故填that。 5．句意：我们还学到了很多关于技术的知识。根据“We’ve”可知，此句是现在完成时，动词用过去分词。故填learned/learnt。 6．句意：技术的发展极大地改变了我们的生活。空处指作主语，应用develop的名词development。故填development。 7．句意：首先，互联网使人们彼此更加亲近。句子描述的是事实，应用一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式。故填makes。 8．句意：我们比以前更快地知道世界各地发生的事。根据“than”可知，此处应用比较级。故填faster。 9．句意：我们不用离开家就可以和不同地方的人交流。communicate with sb“和某人交流”，为固定短语。故填with。 10．句意：我们不用离开家就可以和不同地方的人交流。without是介词，后跟动名词作宾语。故填leaving。 11．句意：此外，如果我们需要一条裙子来搭配一件衬衫，我们可以网上购买。此处泛指一条裙子，应用不定冠词，skirt是以辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。 12．句意：更重要的是，有了这些有用的工具，医生可以更好地检查和治疗病人。空处作定语修饰名词tools，应用形容词helpful“有帮助的，有用的”。故填helpful。 13．句意：更重要的是，有了这些有用的工具，医生可以更好地检查和治疗病人。空处修饰动词，应用副词well。此处也可以用比较级better，表示和以前没有工具的时候进行比较。故填well/better。 14．句意：最后，农民们也使用更新的技术来帮助他们的农活。空后是名词，应用形容词性物主代词作定语。故填their。 15．句意：总之，多亏了技术，我们的生活变得越来越好。thanks to“多亏”，为固定短语，符合语境。故填to。 Passage 2 Wu Zeyin, 12, comes from Hubei, China. He 1 (move) to Botswana with his family eight years ago. “I can see only a few 2 (kind) of fruit and vegetables at supermarkets here. They don’t look good, 3 their prices are high,” Wu said. Because of the desert climate (气候) in Botswana, it is 4 (true) difficult for farmers there to grow fruit and vegetables. Botswana 5 (have) to buy lots of fruit and vegetables from other countries, such as South Africa. Botswana 6 (work) with China to solve this problem since many years ago. 7 July 2022, Botswana started a program to grow China’s water-saving rice. Knowing it, Wu wanted 8 (help) with local agriculture (农业) in his way. “I dreamed 9 creating an app to help local farmers,” Wu said. Wu has a good brain and he has made his dream come true by 10 (develop) a new app called Farm Assistant. With this app, farmers can 11 (teach) to grow vegetables such as potatoes, onions, carrots and cabbages. Farmers who use the app can click (点击) on a picture of a vegetable to see 12 (it) seed (种子) price, watering needs, selling price, etc. After the farmers plant the seeds, the app can tell them 13 they need to do at different times. Wu hopes his app can make the farmers’ work a lot 14 (easy) than before. What 15 useful app and what a smart boy! 【答案】 1．moved 2．kinds 3．but 4．truly 5．has 6．has been working 7．In 8．to help 9．of/about 10．developing 11．be taught 12．its 13．what 14．easier 15．a 【导语】本文主要介绍了在吴泽胤开发的一款名为“农场助手”的新手机应用程序的帮助下，博茨瓦纳的农民可以让他们的工作变得更轻松。 1． 句意：八年前，他和家人搬到了博茨瓦纳。根据“eight years ago”可知此处应用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填moved。 2．句意：我在这里的超市里只能看到几种水果和蔬菜。a few修饰可数名词复数。故填kinds。 3．句意：它们看起来不好看，但价格很高。根据“They don’t look good,…their prices are high,”可知，空处前后表示转折，应该用连词but连接。故填but。 4．句意：由于博茨瓦纳的沙漠气候，那里的农民很难种植水果和蔬菜。根据“difficult”可知，修饰形容词应该用副词truly。故填truly。 5．句意：博茨瓦纳不得不从南非等其他国家购买大量水果和蔬菜。此处是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词用其三单式。故填has。 6．句意：博茨瓦纳多年来一直在与中国合作解决这一问题。根据时间状语“since many years ago”及语境可知，此处是现在完成进行时，其结构是have/has been doing，主语是第三人称单数，助动词用has。故填has been working。 7．句意：2022年7月，博茨瓦纳启动了一项种植中国节水水稻的计划。空后是月份，用介词in。故填In。 8．句意：知道了这一点，吴想以自己的方式帮助当地的农业。want to do sth.“想要做某事”。故填to help。 9．句意：我梦想创建一个应用程序来帮助当地农民。根据“creating an app to help local farmers,”可知，梦想着创造一个手机软件来帮助当地的农民，dream of/about doing sth.“梦想着做某事”。故填of/about。 10．句意：吴很有头脑，他通过开发一款名为Farm Assistant的新应用程序实现了自己的梦想。介词by后加动名词developing“开发”。故填developing。 11．句意：有了这款应用，农民可以学习种植土豆、洋葱、胡萝卜和卷心菜等蔬菜。主语farmers与谓语teach之间是被动关系，故此处是被动语态be done。情态动词can后接动词原形。故填be taught。 12．句意：使用该应用程序的农民可以点击蔬菜的图片，查看其种子价格、浇水需求、售价等。此处应用形容词性物主代词its“它的”修饰名词。故填its。 13．句意：农民播种后，该应用程序可以告诉他们在不同时间需要做什么。句子是宾语从句，从句中缺少do的宾语，用what引导宾语从句。故填what。 14．句意：吴希望他的应用程序能让农民的工作比以前容易得多。根据“than”可知此处用比较级easier“更容易”。故填easier。 15． 句意：多么有用的应用程序，多么聪明的男孩！此处泛指“一个有用的应用程序”，useful以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故填a。 Passage 3 This week we learned about science. We know science 1 (certain) affects our life. In science classes, we did a lot of 2 (experiment). They were so interesting 3 all of us enjoyed ourselves very much. We’ve also learned a lot about the technology. The 4 (develop) of technology has greatly changed our life, First, the Internet 5 (make) people close to each other. We know what’s happening around the world 6 (fast) than before. We communicate 7 people in different places without leaving home. Besides, if we need 8 skirt to match a blouse, we can buy one online. What’s more, with the help of 9 (help) tools, doctors can examine and treat patients well. Finally, farmers also use newer technology to help 10 (they) with farm work. 【答案】 1．certainly 2．experiments 3．that 4．development 5．makes 6．faster 7．with 8．a 9．helpful 10．them 【导语】本文主要介绍了科学是如何改变我们的生活的。 1．句意：我们知道科学确实影响着我们的生活。空格处修饰affect，填副词作状语。certain“确定的”，副词为certainly。故填certainly。 2．句意：在科学课上，我们做了很多实验。空处填名词，作宾语。experiment“实验”，可数名词，位于a lot of后，用复数形式的experiments。故填experiments。 3．句意：他们是如此有趣，以至于我们都玩得很开心。so…that…“如此……以至于……”，引导结果状语从句。故填that。 4．句意：科技的发展极大地改变了我们的生活。空处位于the后of前，填名词作主语。develop“发展”，动词，其名词形式为development，不可数名词。故填development。 5．句意：首先，互联网使人们彼此接近。描述客观事实，用一般现在时。主语为第三人称单数的the Internet，空处填动词三单形式作谓语。make“使……”，动词，三单形式为makes。故填makes。 6．句意：我们比以前更快地了解世界各地正在发生的事情。根据“than before”可知，空处应该填副词比较级修饰动词know。fast“快地”，副词，比较级为faster。故填faster。 7．句意：我们足不出户就能和不同地方的人交流。communicate with sb.“与……交流”。故填with。 8．句意：此外，如果我们需要一条裙子来搭配衬衫，我们可以在网上买。skirt为以辅音音素开头的可数名词单数，表示泛指，前用a修饰。故填a。 9．句意：更重要的是，在有用工具的帮助下，医生可以很好地检查和治疗病人。空处位于名词tools前，填形容词作定语。help“帮助”，动词。根据“with the help of ”可知，用有用的工具检查病人。“有用的”helpful，形容词。故填helpful。 10．句意：最后，农民也使用新的技术来帮助他们做农活。help sb. with sth.“帮助某人做某事”，空处填宾格作宾语。they“他们”，主格，其宾格为them。故填them。 Passage 4 Email is a way of sending messages to other people through the Internet. It is much 1 (cheap) and quicker than sending a letter. If you want 2 (send) emails, you need to create 3 email address for 4 (you). This address is usually made 5 of letters and dots (点) and the symbol “@” (meaning at). This is what an address 6 (look) like: Jenny@mail.com. 7 you email someone, type in (输入) this 8 (person) email address, and then send your message on the Internet. Many people today 9 (not need) to use stamps, envelops or go to the post office since the Internet 10 (invent). Quick and convenient—that’s the character of all 11 (email). Ever since the birth of email, letters that are written and sent in the 12 (tradition) way have received a special name—snail mail. Yet, technology is developing 13 (rapid), and some other ways of online 14 (communicate), such as WeChat in China, have 15 (play) a more important part than email. 【答案】 1．cheaper 2．to send 3．an 4．yourself 5．up 6．looks 7．When 8．person’s 9．don’t need 10．was invented 11．emails 12．traditional 13．rapidly 14．communication 15．played 【导语】本文主要介绍了电子邮件的使用方法。 1．句意：它比寄信更便宜、更快。根据“much”和“quicker than”可知，此处要用形容词的比较级形式，cheap的比较级是cheaper。故填cheaper。 2．句意：如果你想发送电子邮件，你需要为自己创建一个电子邮件地址。want to do sth.“想要做某事”。故填to send。 3．句意：如果你想发送电子邮件，你需要为自己创建一个电子邮件地址。此处表示泛指，且email是以元音音素开头的单词，因此用不定冠词an。故填an。 4．句意：如果你想发送电子邮件，你需要为自己创建一个电子邮件地址。根据语境可知，此处指你需要给你自己创建一个电子邮件地址，需用反身代词，you的反身代词为yourself。故填yourself。 5．句意：这个地址通常由字母、点和符号“@”组成。be made up of“由……组成”。故填up。 6．句意：地址是这样的：Jenny@mail.com。根据“is”可知，此处时态为一般现在时；分析句子可知，从句主语是第三人称单数，因此从句谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填looks。 7．句意：当你给某人发电子邮件时，输入这个人的电子邮件地址，然后在互联网上发送你的信息。根据语境可知，此处表示给某人发送电子邮件时，且email是短暂性动词，因此用when引导时间状语从句，句首首字母要大写。故填When。 8．句意：当你给某人发电子邮件时，输入这个人的电子邮件地址，然后在互联网上发送你的信息。根据语境可知，此处指这个人的电子邮件地址，要用名词所有格形式。故填person’s。 9．句意：自从互联网发明以来，今天许多人不需要使用邮票、信封或去邮局。根据“to”可知，此处need是实义动词，其否定形式需借助助动词do；根据“today”可知，此处时态为一般现在时。故填don’t need。 10．句意：自从互联网发明以来，今天许多人不需要使用邮票、信封或去邮局。分析句子可知，从句主语the Internet是第三人称单数，和谓语动词invent 是被动关系，且动作发生在过去，因此用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was invented。 11．句意：快捷方便——这是所有电子邮件的特点。根据“all”可知，此处要用名词复数形式。email的复数是emails。故填emails。 12．句意：自从电子邮件诞生以来，以传统方式书写和发送的信件就有了一个特殊的名字——蜗牛邮件。根据“way”可知，此处要用形容词作定语修饰名词way，tradition的形容词形式是traditional。故填traditional。 13．句意：然而，科技正在迅速发展。分析句子可知，此处要用副词修饰动词，rapid的副词形式是rapidly。故填rapidly。 14．句意：然而，科技正在迅速发展，一些其他的在线交流方式，比如在中国的微信，已经扮演了比电子邮件更重要的角色。分析句子可知，of后接名词， communicate的名词形式是communication。故填communication。 15．句意：然而，科技正在迅速发展，一些其他的在线交流方式，比如在中国的微信，已经扮演了比电子邮件更重要的角色。根据“have”并结合语境可知，此处是现在完成时，play的过去分词是played。故填played。 Passage 5 In our daily lives, we see many modern 1 (invent). The smartphone is a must-have for 2 (we). It can do many things like 3 (surf) the internet, taking photos, and even playing games. The e-reader is great for book lovers. It holds thousands 4 books and is easy to carry. The 3D printer is amazing, too. It can create 5 (object) from a computer design 6 (quick). Drones are fun to fly and useful for taking  photos from the sky. Virtual reality (VR) glasses let you 7 (feel) like you’re in another world. Self-driving cars are being 8 (test). They use sensors to  avoid accidents. Smart homes are also popular. They let you control lights, heat and security with your phone to make our home more 9 (comfort). These inventions change our 10 (life) better. They make things 11 (easy) and more enjoyable. Who knows what other new inventions we’ll see in 12 future? Stay curious and keep learning. The world of inventions is 13 (fill) with surprises. You might even invent something 14 (amaze)! Remember, every great invention starts 15 a small idea. 【答案】 1．inventions 2．us 3．surfing 4．of 5．objects 6．quickly 7．feel 8．tested 9．comfortable 10．lives 11．easier 12．the 13．filled 14．amazing 15．with 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些现代化的发明。 1．句意：在我们的日常生活中，我们看到了许多现代发明。根据分析句子“we see many modern…”，结合所给词可知，invent“发明”，动词，结合空格前“many”后跟可数名词复数，invent的名词形式是invention，其复数形式是inventions，意为“发明”符合语境。故填inventions。 2．句意：智能手机是我们的必备品。根据分析句子“The smartphone is a must-have for….”，结合所给词可知，此处应该填入宾格人称代词，we的宾格人称代词是us。故填us。 3．句意：它可以做很多事情，比如上网、拍照，甚至玩游戏。根据空格后“taking photos, and even playing games”，结合所给词可知，此处应该填入动名词，表达例举，surf的动名词形式是surfing。故填surfing。 4．句意：它可容纳数千本书，便于携带。根据前文“The smartphone is a must-have for…”和“It holds thousands…books and is easy to carry.”可知，此处指的是智能手机可容纳数千本书，thousands of，概数词，意为“数千的”符合语境。故填of。 5．句意：它可以快速地从计算机设计中创建对象。根据句意，结合所给词可知，此处指的是从计算机设计中创建对象，object“对象，目标”，可数名词，此处应该用复数形式objects。填objects。 6．句意：它可以快速地从计算机设计中创建对象。根据分析句子“It can create…from a computer design…”，结合所给词可知，此处应该填入副词，修饰动词create，quick“快速的”，形容词，其副词形式是quickly，意为“快速地”符合语境。故填quickly。 7．句意：虚拟现实(VR)眼镜让你感觉自己身处另一个世界。根据空格前“let”，结合所给词可知，let sb do sth，固定搭配，意为“让某人做某事”符合语境，结合所给词可知，feel“感觉”，动词原形，此处应该用动词原形。故填feel。 8．句意：自动驾驶汽车正在接受测试。根据分析句子“Self-driving cars are being…”，结合所给词可知，此处主语Self-driving cars与谓语test构成被动关系，此考查现在进行时的被动语态，结构为：be+being+过去分词，test的过去分词是tested。故填tested。 9．句意：它们让你用手机控制灯光、暖气和安全，让我们的家更舒适。根据空格前“make our home more…”，结合所给词可知，此处应该指的是让我们的家更舒适，make sth +more+adj，固定搭配，意为“让某事更……的”符合语境，comfort“舒适”，动词，其形容词形式是comfortable，意为“舒适的”符合语境。故填comfortable。10．句意：这些发明使我们的生活变得更好。根据空格前“our”，结合所给词可知，life“生活”，可数名词，此处应该填入名词复数，life的复数形式是lives，意为“生活”符合语境。故填lives。 11．句意：它们使事情变得更容易、更愉快。根据空格后“more enjoyable”，结合所给词可知，easy“容易的”，形容词，此处应该填入形容词比较级，easy的比较级形式是easier，意为“更容易的”符合语境。故填easier。 12．句意：谁知道我们将来还会看到什么新发明？根据空格前“Who knows what other new inventions we’ll see”可知，此处指的是在未来，in the future，固定搭配，意为“在未来”符合语境。故填the。 13．句意：发明的世界充满了惊喜。根据“The world of inventions is …with surprises.”结合所给词可知，此处指的是充满了惊喜，be filled with，固定搭配，意为“充满……”符合语境，所以此处应该填入filled。故填filled。 14．句意：你甚至可以发明一些令人惊叹的东西！根据分析句子“You might even invent something…”，结合所给词可知，amaze“使……惊叹”，动词，此处应该填入形容词，修饰复合不定代词something，所以填入amazing，形容词，意为“令人惊叹的”符合语境。故填amazing。 15．句意：记住，每一项伟大的发明都始于一个小想法。根据“Remember, every great invention starts… a small idea.”可知，此处应该填入介词with，表伴随，指的是每一项伟大的发明都始于一个小想法。故填with。 话题5 音乐与电影 Passage 1 During the period of pandemic (COVID-19), I’ve never been to a real movie theater. My 1 (person) theater is now a Disney membership, a computer screen, and a bag of popcorn. One day, my mother went out and I was home alone. I decided 2 (watch) the movie Home Alone. To my surprise, this comedy gave me enough laughs to cheer me up during the period of time when everybody 3 (ask) to stay inside the house. Kevin, 4 8-year-old boy, wakes up to an empty house. His mother accidentally 5 (leave) for Paris for vacation with other family members. While he’s alone, two thieves break into his home. Kevin tries to protect his house 6 the thieves and makes fool of them. When my mom came back home that night, she watched together with 7 (I) as Kevin played every trick on the thieves. We both laughed out loudly when one of the bad 8 (man) got his head burned. My mom cried with excitement as she saw Kevin throwing himself into his 9 (mother) arms in the end. It has been 30 years 10 Home Alone came out. It has stood the test of time. 【答案】 1．personal 2．to watch 3．was asked 4．an 5．leaves 6．from 7．me 8．men 9．mother’s 10．since 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己和母亲新冠期间在家看电影《小鬼当家》的经历。 1．句意：我的私人影院现在是迪斯尼会员、电脑显示屏和一袋爆米花。空格后为名词theater，空格处应填person的形容词形式personal，意为“私人的”，符合句意，故填personal。 2．句意：我决定一个人在家看电影《小鬼当家》。decide to do为固定搭配，意为“决定做某事”，符合句意，故填to watch。 3．句意：令我意外的是，这部喜剧让我在所有人都被要求呆在家里的那段时间里振作起来。根据上文“During the period of pandemic (COVID-19)”可知，当时正是新冠大流行期间，所有人都被要求呆在家里，故此处应用一般过去时的被动语态，且主语为everybody，故be动词应用was，动词ask应用过去分词形式，故填was asked。 4．句意：一个8岁的名叫凯文的男孩，醒来时发现自己身处一所空房子里。根据语境可知，此处应用不定冠词表“一”，空格后8的英文单词eight以元音音素开头，故应用不定冠词an。故填an。 5．句意：（在无意将凯文落在家中后）他的母亲和其他家庭成员一起去了巴黎度假。根据上文“Kevin, an 8-year-old boy, wakes up to an empty house”可知，此处在描述影片内容，用的是一般现在时。该句主语为His mother，故动词leave应用动词第三人称单数形式。故填leaves。 6．句意：凯文试图保护他的房子不受小偷的伤害，并愚弄了他们。根据上文“While he’s alone, two thieves break into his home”可知，两个贼进了家，凯文是在保护他的房子不受小偷的伤害。protect … from …意为“保护……不受侵害”，符合句意，故填from。 7．句意：那天晚上，当我妈妈回家时，她和我一起看着凯文对小偷耍各种把戏。空格前为介词with，故人称代词I应用宾格形式me，故填me。 8．句意：当其中一个坏人的头被烧伤时，我们俩都大声笑了起来。根据句子结构，one of后面加复数，名词man的复数形式为men。故填men。 9．句意：当我妈妈看到凯文最后扑到他妈妈的怀里时，她激动地哭了。空格前为形容词性物主代词his，空格后为名词arms，空格处应填名词所有格。故填mother’s。 10．句意：《小鬼当家》这部电影问世已经30年了。它经受住了时间的考验。根据下文“It has stood the test of time”可知，此处指的是这部电影问世已经有30年了，该句为现在完成时，空格后为时间点“Home Alone came out”，故空格处应用since。故填since。 Passage 2 In 1979, people in England watched a new TV program called Monkey. Most of 1 (they) heard this story for the first time. But 2 (actual), it isn’t new to Chinese. The Monkey King is the main character in the 3 (tradition) Chinese book Journey to the West. In this book, he isn’t just 4 common monkey. In fact, he sometimes doesn’t look 5 a real monkey! That’s 6 he can make 72 changes to his shape and size. Turning into different 7 (object) is easy for him. To make sure his master’s 8 (safe), the Monkey King uses a magic stick to fight. He can order the stick 9 (change) its length. Sometimes, he makes it so small 10 he can keep it in his ear. While fighting, he turns it into a much longer and 11 (thick) one. It’s so 12 (help) along their journey. The Monkey King defeats all the bad people at last. In 1982, the story 13 (make) into a TV play. It took the creators much time 14 energy to bring it to TV. It was a big success. Until now, almost every Chinese person 15 (like) it. What about you? 【答案】 1．them 2．actually 3．traditional 4．a 5．like 6．because 7．objects 8．safety 9．to change 10．that 11．thicker 12．helpful 13．was made 14．and 15．likes 【导语】本文主要介绍了《西游记》的主人公孙悟空这一角色。 1．句意：他们中的大多数人都是第一次听说这个故事。空处缺宾语，此处用人称代词的宾格形式them，意为“他们”。故填them。 2．句意：但实际上，这对中国人来说并不陌生。此处用副词修饰一整句话，actually意为“事实上”，副词。故填actually。 3．句意：孙悟空是中国传统书籍《西游记》中的主要人物。此处用形容词修饰名词，traditional意为“传统的”，形容词作定语。故填traditional。 4．句意：在这本书里，他不只是一只普通的猴子。此处泛指一只普通的猴子，common是辅音音素开头的词，此处用冠词a修饰。故填a。 5．句意：事实上，他有时看起来不像一只真正的猴子！look like意为“看起来像”，固定词组。故选like。 6．句意：那是因为他可以对自己的形状和大小做出72种改变。此处用because引导的表语从句。故填because。 7．句意：变成不同的物体对他来说很容易。different修饰可数名词复数objects，意为“物体”。故填objects。 8．句意：为了确保他的师父的安全，孙悟空使用一个魔术棒来战斗。master’s是名词所有格，其后跟名词safety，意为“安全”。故填safety。 9．句意：他可以命令棍子改变长度。order sth. to do sth.意为“命令某物做某事”，固定词组。故填to change。 10．句意：有时候，他把它变得很小，可以放在耳朵里。so…that意为“如此……以至于”，固定用法。故填that。 11．句意：在战斗中，他把它变得更长更粗。much修饰形容词比较级，thicker意为“更粗的”。故填thicker。 12．句意：这对他们的旅程很有帮助。so修饰形容词，此处用形容词helpful作表语，意为“有帮助的”。故填helpful。 13．句意：1982年，这个故事被拍成了电视剧。分析句子可知，the story与谓语动词之间是被动关系，此处描述的事情发生在过去，应该用一般过去时的被动语态，谓语动词构成是was done，make的过去分词形式为made。故填was made。 14．句意：创作者花了很多时间和精力把它搬上电视。time和energy是并列关系，此处用and连接。故填and。 15．句意：直到现在，几乎每个中国人都喜欢它。句子时态是一般现在时，主语是every Chinese person，谓语动词用单数第三人称likes。故填likes。 Passage 3 Zeng Xiaomeng became blind a few months after she was born. Years ago, she talked to her parents 1 her dream of learning to sing. So they 2 (send) her to a special education school. It is not easy for Zeng 3 (learn) songs. She needs to use Braille (盲文) to read the words of songs. She 4 (usual) needs to practice the songs again and again. Though it often takes her at least a month to learn a song, she never gives 5 . Zeng has a gift for music and learns 6 (fast) than others at school. Her music teacher is 7 (pride) of her and wants to help. She posted 8 video of Zeng’s singing on the Internet. Many people 9 (touch) by Zeng’s beautiful voice. They left a lot of 10 (message) praising her. “I’m really thankful for 11 (they) encouragement. I will sing better 12 live better,” she replied. Music has 13 (bring) great changes to Zeng’s life and her personality. She felt much better about 14 (her) and got more courage. She began to share her own singing videos online. With music in her heart, she 15 (become) more active and wants to plant her feet in the field of music in the future. 【答案】 1．about 2．sent 3．to learn 4．usually 5．up 6．faster 7．proud 8．a 9．were touched 10．messages 11．their 12．and 13．brought 14．herself 15．becomes 【导语】本文主要介绍了一个盲人女孩追逐音乐梦想的故事。 1．句意：几年前，她向父母讲述了她学习唱歌的梦想。talk about sth“谈论关于某事”，固定搭配。故填about。 2．句意：所以他们把她送到了一所特殊教育学校。根据前文可知该段谈论的是过去的事情，是一般过去时，故用过去式。故填sent。 3．句意：曾学歌并不容易。分析句子可知是“it is adj. for sb to do sth”句型，表示“做某事对某人来说是……的”，it是形式主语，不定式to do sth是真正主语，故此处应用不定式。故填to learn。 4．句意：她通常需要一遍又一遍地练习这些歌。此处应用副词修饰动词needs，usual的副词形式是usually“通常”。故填usually。 5．句意：虽然她经常要花至少一个月的时间来学习一首歌，但她从不放弃。give up“放弃”，固定短语。故填up。 6．句意：曾有音乐天赋，在学校里比其他人学得快。由than可知此处应用副词fast的比较级faster。故填faster。 7．句意：她的音乐老师为她感到骄傲，想要帮助她。pride是名词，此处应用形容词proud“骄傲的、自豪的”作表语，be proud of“以……为骄傲，因……而自豪”。故填proud。 8．句意：她在网上发布了一段曾的演唱视频。根据“She posted...video of Zeng’s singing on the Internet.”可知，此处指一段视频，且video发音以辅音音素开头，故用a。故填a。 9．句意：很多人都被曾的歌声感动了。由by Zeng’s beautiful voice可知是被动语态，由left可知动作发生在过去，是一般过去时的被动语态was/were done，主语是复数，be动词用were，touch的过去分词是touched。故填were touched。 10．句意：他们留下许多赞扬她的留言。message“消息、留言”是可数名词，a lot of后加复数名词。故填messages。 11．句意：我真的很感谢他们的鼓励。用形容词性物主代词修饰名词encouragement，they的形容词性物主代词是their“他们的”。故填their。 12．句意：我会唱得更好，生活得更好。sing better和live better是并列关系，故用and“和”表示并列。故填and。 13．句意：音乐给曾的生活和性格带来了巨大的变化。has后加过去分词构成现在完成时，bring的过去分词是brought。故填brought。 14．句意：她自我感觉好多了，也更有勇气了。宾语和主语是同一主体，则用主语对应的反身代词herself。故填herself。 15．句意：心中有了音乐，她变得更加活跃，想要在未来的音乐领域站稳脚跟。由并列动词wants可知是一般现在时，主语是三单，动词用三单形式。故填becomes。 1 / 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题02 短文填空5大常考话题 话题1 学会学习 话题4 科学技术 话题2 习俗礼仪 话题5 音乐与电影 话题3 自我变化 1 / 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 话题1 学会学习 Passage 1 As Grade 9 students, there are many difficulties in our lives and studies. What should we do in face of them? Shall we run away from them? 1 shall we go out to deal with them? We must think 2 (two) before acting. First of all, we should regard them as challenges and face them 3 (brave). It’s a good chance to improve ourselves. Secondly, we must step out of our comfort zone and try 4 (solve) these difficulties step by step. It truly requires courage and 5 (confident) to defeat them. Nothing 6 (be) impossible if we keep on trying. It is necessary and important for us to listen carefully in class and take 7 active part in all kinds of practice. We should also cooperate with our 8 (partner) or team members sincerely. Most importantly, we must concentrate ourselves while 9 (study). Once I 10 (do) badly in English. But I 11 (improve) a lot since I changed my methods and attitude (态度) of learning. The harder we work, the 12 (good) future we will have. Only 13 this way can we become more capable and confident. There’s no short cut. Whatever challenges we may face, we should always remember we study not only for 14 (we) own future but for our country. Strong youth, strong country. Let’s go on fighting until we 15 (success). Come on, guys! Passage 2 Some people say it is not easy for a middle-aged person to learn a foreign language. But is it 1 (real) true? Several years ago, I worked for 2 English newspaper and took part in such a research. At first, they asked me 3 (learn) a new language for one month. Then I had to go to the country and do some “tests” to see 4 I could “survive (挺过)”or not. I 5 (choose) Spanish (西班牙语) and took a one-month course at a language school. I found that some Spanish 6 (word) are very similar to English ones. For example, “hola” isn’t very different 7 “hello”. Of course, there were other difficult things. But my 8 (big) problem of all was the pronunciation. So I had to download (下载) sentences to my phone. I listened and practiced 9 (they) again and again. A month later, I went to Spain. A Spanish teacher named Paula came and began the test. I did my best to finish the paper and I survived. 10 happy I was! Passage 3 Some students say English is difficult. They 1 (be) afraid to have English classes. They just hide themselves behind the textbook and never say 2 (something). 3 I think it is very easy for me. I am very glad to tell you something about 4 I study English. First, I think interest in English is the 5 (much) important thing in learning English. When I 6 (begin) to learn English, it was fresh for me. I was 7 (interest) in it, so I worked hard on it. Soon we had 8 English exam and I got very good grades. 9 (two), I learn it in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak 10 (active), read aloud 11 have a wide vocabulary. Then practice again and again. Besides, I often read English articles and novels. They help me 12 (understand) the meanings of some words well. And I also keep English 13 (diary) every day. I think it is very 14 (use) for improving my English writing. English 15 (become) a close friend of mine. I like it very much. Passage 4 English isn’t my first language, so it wasn’t easy for me to learn it. I was a slow 1 (learn) when I was little. Before five, I couldn’t even speak in full 2 (sentence). My learning problems were the result 3 my illness when I was a baby. After I was born, the doctors found that I had a serious disease and I might not live 4 over a month. Amazingly (惊奇地), I was still alive. The medicine 5 (influence) me a little. My mother always encouraged me not to give up when I faced difficulties. I 6 (discover) that I was interested in English at the age of 13. I developed 7 good habit of reading English magazines. And I took notes in English while reading. In order to improve my speaking skills, I often told 8 (I) friends many stories in English. I kept learning, 9 realized that no matter how hard my situation was, I must be patient and 10 (choose) to move on to learn English well. After 11 (study) English for ten years, I successfully passed the TOEFL and decided to work in a 12 (Europe) company. And now I’m a CEO of a big company. Give yourself one more chance 13 (succeed) when you are in trouble.Success has less to do with IQ (智商) but 14 (much) to do with hard work, faith and persistence (信心和坚持). Have faith and never give up, and your hard work will 15 (final) pay off. 话题2 习俗礼仪 Passage 1 It is not always easy to try to become a better person. If you’re looking for an easy way to improve your life and the life of those people around you, try being 1 (much) polite than before. If you have 2 (decide) to meet somebody at a certain time, make sure you’re there on time or even a few 3 (minute) early. If you think you will be late, let the other person know as soon as possible. That’s because it’s impolite to be late for a meeting without a reason. When meeting someone, polite people don’t ask the other person a lot of questions 4 (direct). Instead, they listen carefully. Do you want to know how to make a small talk? The easiest way is to treat everyone like 5 old friend from the very beginning. People love 6 (talk) about themselves. So, when we have a conversation 7 someone else, we should try to be a good listener and pay attention to him. Make sure to thank people for 8 (they) help and advice and always say “please” when asking for something. If somebody 9 (offer) you something, you should say “Yes, please” or “No, thank you”. Good manners (有礼貌) can make a big 10 (different) to how other people feel about you. When you show good manners, others can be polite in return. Passage 2 Hello, everyone! I’m a Chinese student. 1 (one) of all, I will introduce something about China. China is 2 great country. Chinese is used 3 (wide) in the world. More and more people begin to learn Chinese. Chinese products 4 (sell) in many places. Of all the products, I like tea 5 (good). Tea is made from 6 (leaf) of a plant. It tastes and 7 (smell) wonderful. It 8 (change) from a simple drink to a cultural symbol of China and has become a bridge connecting the world. Do you like shopping 9 you visit some places? When you visit some places, you may buy some local products. You might think these products were made in those places, 10 you are wrong. Once I 11 (go) to America and I found so many products in the local shops were made 12 China. We Chinese have 13 (we) own long history and rich culture. Now China 14 (become) richer and stronger. I am proud 15 my country. I love it very much. Passage 3 Li Lei is my new friend. He is from Beijing, China. While I am from Moscow, a 1 (Russia) city. Yesterday, he 2 (invite) me to have dinner at his home. He told me some Chinese manners. The guest can come to the host’s home a few minutes 3 (early) or on time. It is a custom in China to have some tea or other drinks 4 the meal is served. 5 (one), some cold dishes are provided, which are placed on a round glass plate in the middle of the table. Rice or 6 (noodle) are served and should not be mixed with other food. Chinese people prefer using chopsticks instead of forks and 7 (knife). It is 8 (allow) to use your hands when eating meat on bones. When the soup arrives 9 the end of the meal, a spoon is used. If the soup is very hot, 10 (foreigner) like blowing to cool it. In China, it is better to wait for 11 little while. But it is impolite 12 (hit) an empty bowl. At a dinner party, Chinese people enjoy 13 (drink) beer or Chinese spirits (白酒). For a toast (祝酒) everybody 14 (get) up, raises 15 (they) glasses and touches the others’ glasses, saying “Ganbei”! Passage 4 Some traditional food is very important to Chinese people. All family 1 (member) come together to eat at the Chinese New Year. Chinese Dumplings: Dumplings have 2 long history of more than 1,800 years. They are a kind of traditional food and they are 3 (wide) popular in China, especially in North China. Popular fillings (馅) are pork, fish, chicken, beef and vegetables. Dumplings are the symbol of Chinese food, and a traditional dish which is eaten on Chinese New Year’s Eve. Spring Rolls: Spring rolls are 4 Guangdong. The fillings of spring rolls could be vegetables or meat, and the taste could be sweet. We often fry (炸) them. Then the spring rolls are 5 (give) their golden yellow color. It is a dish especially popular in Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Fujian, etc. They get 6 (they) name because they are traditionally eaten during the Chinese New Year 7 (celebrate). Nian Gao: In China, Nian Gao 8 (sound) like “getting higher year by year”. In Chinese people’s mind, the 9 (high) you are, the more prosperous (繁荣昌盛) your business is. Main ingredients (材料) of Nian Gao 10 (be) rice, sugar, Chinese date (红枣) and lotus leaves. Passage 5 Ning is my new friend. She is Chinese and I am 1 (Britain). Yesterday, she invited me to 2 (have) dinner at her home. After she opened the door for me, we 3 (greet) each other by shaking 4 (hand). When I entered the house, I saw 5 round dinner table. There were plenty 6 dishes on it. They were 7 (total) different from what I ate at home. I had never tasted 8 (China) food. To 9 (I) surprise, they used chopsticks instead of forks 10 knives. Then Ning showed me 11 to use chopsticks. Finally I picked up a piece of chicken on my 12 (five) try. How 13 (excite) I felt! “The dishes are the 14 (nice) that I have ever eaten.” I said. After dinner, I thanked Ning for teaching me some Chinese table 15 (manner) and their delicious Chinese food. 话题3 自我变化 Passage 1 I was shy and always didn’t know how to start a talk with others. Once I was asked to be a volunteer to join a group and prepare for 1 activity. Some volunteers were busy collecting materials. Wanting to join 2 (they), I worked up my courage and came up to them. Then I asked 3 I could do for them. However, one of the volunteers who seemed a little busy said, “No, thank you.” Realizing I was refused, I 4 (stand) there with great embarrassment. Then, I walked away with my head down. When I went to them the 5 (two) time, a volunteer saw me. He talked 6 me that there’s some work to do, and they needed my help. While I was working, the volunteer introduced his classmates to me. With his warm help, I felt 7 (little) nervous, starting talking with them 8 (comfortable). Since then, I have become more outgoing. I like joining 9 (activity) and making friends. I am 10 (thank) to the volunteer. What a nice person he is! Passage 2 We will graduate from school. When I first came to this school, I didn’t like my classmates, my 1 （teacher）or anyone else. I didn’t want to do anything except 2 （silent）. My classmates didn’t want to talk to me and my parents were always 3 （say）that other kids were better than me. One day, I 4 （fight）over a little thing with one of my classmates. I was so angry that I almost hit him in the face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and jumped in to separate 5 （we）. He was the president of the student council as well as the monitor of our class. He behaved 6 a gentleman. In the end, we reached 7 agreement to be friendly to each other. After that, he often 8 （offer）me help. Whenever I get angry or sad, he will help me to calm down. Thanks 9 the boy, my best friend, my life began to change. I have become 10 （happy）with people and things. And it seems that people around me have changed, too. Passage 3 Jimmy was eleven years old. He was 1 (interest) in singing, 2 he learned things slowly. One day he 3 (sit) in the classroom alone. Mr. Black saw him and asked what happened 4 him. Jimmy answered, “I’m afraid I will lose the coming singing competition because other 5 (boy) laugh at me and call me ‘Slow Jimmy’.” Mr. Black said 6 (kind), “Look at the slow snail (蜗牛) in that tree. When you lose heart, think of the snail.” Jimmy felt more 7 (relax) after hearing it. He thought he could run 8 race with the snail. So he decided to practice 9 (he) song until the snail got to the top of the tree. At last, the day 10 (come). Jimmy 11 (sing) very well and won 12 (one) prize. His monitor asked, “How could you make it?” Jimmy answered, “I saw the snail 13 (climb) up the tree step by step. It didn’t stop 14 turn back, but went on. And I thought I would finish my task in the 15 way.” Passage 4 Monday morning is 1 important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music 2 we watch the national flag go up. Usually, one student 3 (give) a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 4 (pride) and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it? Last week, our teacher said our class 5 (shall) give the talk. My teacher said to me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. Get ready for it. I’m sure you’ll do well. “Thank you,” I answered. It was such a great chance 6 me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two 7 (page) for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 8 (listen) to me. I wanted to make my teacher 9 (happily). Monday morning came. I began to feel nervous. This was my 10 (one) time. Could I really do it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk. When I got to school, all the students went out to playground. I stood in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say 11 (something). “Take it easy,” I said to 12 (I). “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.” Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all 13 (look) at me! I couldn’t even stand up. I looked at their eyes more 14 (careful). Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid. Just talk!” I took a big breath (呼吸). I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy. I don’t know 15 I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself to everyone what I could do. Passage 5 As a child, I truly 1 (fear) the dark, and I was also afraid of 2 (get) lost and not being liked by others. These fears were very real and caused me some 3 (comfortable) moments. Sometimes the things 4 my room looked or sounded strange, which made me feel afraid. My mother always left a small night light for me, so there was never total 5 (dark) inside. But a street light or passing car lights made clothes hanging over a chair become the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my window, I saw the curtain (窗帘) seem to move a 6 there was no wind. A tiny sound would seem a hundred times 7 (loud) than that in the daytime. My h 8 would beat fast. All I could do was to lie still in bed so that the “enemy” would not discover me. Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on 9 (I) way home from school. Every morning I got on the school 10 near my home. That was no problem. After school, all the buses were lined up along the street, but I was afraid that I would get on the wrong one and be 11 (take) to some other strange places. On school trips to a park, I 12 (would) let the leaders out of my sight. One of the processes of growing up is being able to overcome our fears. As we 13 up, we’ll understand the things that scared us when we were 14 (child). And we can deal with problems in our life after we understand them. The 15 things we understand during our lifetime, the braver we’ll be. Passage 6 I seldom helped my parents at home. I thought I should spend my time 1 schoolwork. My parents did all the 2 (chore). I used to make a mess and throw my things everywhere. One day, my mother came home after work and 3 (find) a lot of rubbish in our house. She got mad at me. She said to me 4 (serious). “You must do some housework every day from now on.” I talked back loudly, “Parents should provide a clean and comfortable environment at home 5 (help) children grow up healthily.” Now I’m 6 15-year-old student. We have a weekly labor (劳动) class at school. We 7 (teach) how to do chores, like cooking and gardening. I realize doing housework is 8 (hard) than thought. I regret 9 I have done before and begin to do more housework. My parents are proud of my change. I think we children should be able to do things on our own and take care of 10 (we). This can help us learn skills and develop good habits. 话题4 科学技术 Passage 1 This week we learned 1 science. We know science 2 (certain) affects our life. In science classes, we did a lot of 3 (experiment). They were so interesting 4 all of us enjoyed ourselves very much. We’ve also 5 (learn) a lot about the technology. The 6 (develop) of technology has greatly changed our life. First, the Internet 7 (make) people close to each other. We know what’s happening around the world 8 (fast) than before. We communicate 9 people in different places without 10 (leave) home. Besides, if we need 11 skirt to match a blouse, we can buy one online. What’s more, with the 12 (help) tools, doctors can examine and treat the patients 13 (good). Finally, farmers also use newer technology to help with 14 (they) farm work. In a word, thanks 15 the technology, our life is becoming better and better. Passage 2 Wu Zeyin, 12, comes from Hubei, China. He 1 (move) to Botswana with his family eight years ago. “I can see only a few 2 (kind) of fruit and vegetables at supermarkets here. They don’t look good, 3 their prices are high,” Wu said. Because of the desert climate (气候) in Botswana, it is 4 (true) difficult for farmers there to grow fruit and vegetables. Botswana 5 (have) to buy lots of fruit and vegetables from other countries, such as South Africa. Botswana 6 (work) with China to solve this problem since many years ago. 7 July 2022, Botswana started a program to grow China’s water-saving rice. Knowing it, Wu wanted 8 (help) with local agriculture (农业) in his way. “I dreamed 9 creating an app to help local farmers,” Wu said. Wu has a good brain and he has made his dream come true by 10 (develop) a new app called Farm Assistant. With this app, farmers can 11 (teach) to grow vegetables such as potatoes, onions, carrots and cabbages. Farmers who use the app can click (点击) on a picture of a vegetable to see 12 (it) seed (种子) price, watering needs, selling price, etc. After the farmers plant the seeds, the app can tell them 13 they need to do at different times. Wu hopes his app can make the farmers’ work a lot 14 (easy) than before. What 15 useful app and what a smart boy! Passage 3 This week we learned about science. We know science 1 (certain) affects our life. In science classes, we did a lot of 2 (experiment). They were so interesting 3 all of us enjoyed ourselves very much. We’ve also learned a lot about the technology. The 4 (develop) of technology has greatly changed our life, First, the Internet 5 (make) people close to each other. We know what’s happening around the world 6 (fast) than before. We communicate 7 people in different places without leaving home. Besides, if we need 8 skirt to match a blouse, we can buy one online. What’s more, with the help of 9 (help) tools, doctors can examine and treat patients well. Finally, farmers also use newer technology to help 10 (they) with farm work. Passage 4 Email is a way of sending messages to other people through the Internet. It is much 1 (cheap) and quicker than sending a letter. If you want 2 (send) emails, you need to create 3 email address for 4 (you). This address is usually made 5 of letters and dots (点) and the symbol “@” (meaning at). This is what an address 6 (look) like: Jenny@mail.com. 7 you email someone, type in (输入) this 8 (person) email address, and then send your message on the Internet. Many people today 9 (not need) to use stamps, envelops or go to the post office since the Internet 10 (invent). Quick and convenient—that’s the character of all 11 (email). Ever since the birth of email, letters that are written and sent in the 12 (tradition) way have received a special name—snail mail. Yet, technology is developing 13 (rapid), and some other ways of online 14 (communicate), such as WeChat in China, have 15 (play) a more important part than email. Passage 5 In our daily lives, we see many modern 1 (invent). The smartphone is a must-have for 2 (we). It can do many things like 3 (surf) the internet, taking photos, and even playing games. The e-reader is great for book lovers. It holds thousands 4 books and is easy to carry. The 3D printer is amazing, too. It can create 5 (object) from a computer design 6 (quick). Drones are fun to fly and useful for taking  photos from the sky. Virtual reality (VR) glasses let you 7 (feel) like you’re in another world. Self-driving cars are being 8 (test). They use sensors to  avoid accidents. Smart homes are also popular. They let you control lights, heat and security with your phone to make our home more 9 (comfort). These inventions change our 10 (life) better. They make things 11 (easy) and more enjoyable. Who knows what other new inventions we’ll see in 12 future? Stay curious and keep learning. The world of inventions is 13 (fill) with surprises. You might even invent something 14 (amaze)! Remember, every great invention starts 15 a small idea. 话题5 音乐与电影 Passage 1 During the period of pandemic (COVID-19), I’ve never been to a real movie theater. My 1 (person) theater is now a Disney membership, a computer screen, and a bag of popcorn. One day, my mother went out and I was home alone. I decided 2 (watch) the movie Home Alone. To my surprise, this comedy gave me enough laughs to cheer me up during the period of time when everybody 3 (ask) to stay inside the house. Kevin, 4 8-year-old boy, wakes up to an empty house. His mother accidentally 5 (leave) for Paris for vacation with other family members. While he’s alone, two thieves break into his home. Kevin tries to protect his house 6 the thieves and makes fool of them. When my mom came back home that night, she watched together with 7 (I) as Kevin played every trick on the thieves. We both laughed out loudly when one of the bad 8 (man) got his head burned. My mom cried with excitement as she saw Kevin throwing himself into his 9 (mother) arms in the end. It has been 30 years 10 Home Alone came out. It has stood the test of time. Passage 2 In 1979, people in England watched a new TV program called Monkey. Most of 1 (they) heard this story for the first time. But 2 (actual), it isn’t new to Chinese. The Monkey King is the main character in the 3 (tradition) Chinese book Journey to the West. In this book, he isn’t just 4 common monkey. In fact, he sometimes doesn’t look 5 a real monkey! That’s 6 he can make 72 changes to his shape and size. Turning into different 7 (object) is easy for him. To make sure his master’s 8 (safe), the Monkey King uses a magic stick to fight. He can order the stick 9 (change) its length. Sometimes, he makes it so small 10 he can keep it in his ear. While fighting, he turns it into a much longer and 11 (thick) one. It’s so 12 (help) along their journey. The Monkey King defeats all the bad people at last. In 1982, the story 13 (make) into a TV play. It took the creators much time 14 energy to bring it to TV. It was a big success. Until now, almost every Chinese person 15 (like) it. What about you? Passage 3 Zeng Xiaomeng became blind a few months after she was born. Years ago, she talked to her parents 1 her dream of learning to sing. So they 2 (send) her to a special education school. It is not easy for Zeng 3 (learn) songs. She needs to use Braille (盲文) to read the words of songs. She 4 (usual) needs to practice the songs again and again. Though it often takes her at least a month to learn a song, she never gives 5 . Zeng has a gift for music and learns 6 (fast) than others at school. Her music teacher is 7 (pride) of her and wants to help. She posted 8 video of Zeng’s singing on the Internet. Many people 9 (touch) by Zeng’s beautiful voice. They left a lot of 10 (message) praising her. “I’m really thankful for 11 (they) encouragement. I will sing better 12 live better,” she replied. Music has 13 (bring) great changes to Zeng’s life and her personality. She felt much better about 14 (her) and got more courage. She began to share her own singing videos online. 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