考前押题04 完形填空12篇（期中复习专项训练）八年级英语下学期新教材沪教版五四制

考前押题04 完形填空12篇 单元U1主题艺术和艺术家 单元U2主题探索与发明 单元U3主题货币与理财 单元U3主题 货币与理财 Passage 1 At the start of this term, I made two money goals. The first was to save for a second-hand bike, because I wanted to ride to school in spring. The second was to give part of my pocket money to a class charity sale. My brother laughed when he heard this. He said it would be difficult to save for myself and help others at the same time. I knew he might be right, but I still wanted to 1 . To begin with, I stopped buying snacks every afternoon. I also took a water bottle from home instead of buying drinks at school. The changes looked small, yet they made a real difference. Every weekend, I put the saved money into two boxes. One box was marked “Bike”, and the other was marked “Charity”. The labels helped me remember that money should be used with a clear 2 . There were moments when I almost gave up. Once I saw a model car in a shop window and wanted it badly. It was not too expensive, and I had enough money in my pocket. Still, when I thought about my two boxes, I walked away. I knew that a small choice today could affect a bigger plan tomorrow. Self-control, I discovered, is not a talent people are born with. It is a habit that grows through repeated 3 . Two months later, our class held the charity sale. I used the money from one box to buy some handmade bookmarks and sold them with my classmates. We raised more money than we had expected, and our teacher said every small contribution mattered. That day I felt a kind of happiness that shopping could not easily 4 . A week after the sale, I counted the money in my other box. It was enough for the bike I had wanted. When I finally rode it home, I understood something new. Saving money is not only a way to get things. It can also teach us patience, responsibility and care for other people. The value of money does not lie only in what it can buy, but also in the 5 behind each choice. My brother no longer laughs at my plan. In fact, he has started keeping a small savings box of his own. He says he wants to save for a football and also give money to an animal shelter. Maybe good money habits can spread from one person to another. Sometimes a simple plan is enough to 6 someone else to start. 1．A．hide B．try C．guess D．complain 2．A．purpose B．colour C．size D．price 3．A．choices B．mistakes C．classes D．gifts 4．A．describe B．fix C．offer D．invent 5．A．stories B．decisions C．numbers D．coins 6．A．force B．allow C．invite D．encourage Passage 2 Learning how to manage money is an important skill for life. First, you need to set a clear 1 . What are you saving for? It could be a new book, a gift for a friend, or a big thing like a bicycle. Having a goal makes saving easier. Then, make a simple budget. A budget helps you see where your money comes from and where it goes. You can 2 your pocket money or money you get as gifts. Then, decide how much you will save, how much you will spend, and how much you might want to 3 to help others. It’s also wise to think before you buy. Ask yourself: “Do I really need this, or do I just want it right now?” Sometimes, waiting for a day before buying something can help you 4 if it’s truly important. Remember, saving doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. It means you are making 5 choices about your money. You are planning for your future fun and needs. Start with small amounts, and you will be 6 at how quickly your savings can grow. You will feel confident and proud of yourself! 1．A．goal B．example C．record D．price 2．A．forget B．hide C．count D．borrow 3．A．keep B．find C．share D．take 4．A．promise B．decide C．explain D．doubt 5．A．quick B．clever C．lucky D．different 6．A．nervous B．bored C．angry D．surprised Passage 3 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Money is very important in our daily life. But do you know how money developed over time? Before people used money, they 1 goods directly. For example, a farmer might trade rice for cloth. It was not easy to do business in this way. Later, people in ancient China 2 shell money. It was the earliest form of money in China. Even today, we can see the 3 of “shell” in many Chinese characters about money. During the Spring and Autumn Period, each state made its own money. It was not convenient for people to trade across different states. After Emperor Qin Shihuang united China, he made the whole country use the same type of money—a round coin with a square hole in the center. People could put the coins together with a rope and carry them 4 . Centuries later, there was less metal for making coins. The government of the Song Dynasty started to produce 5 money called “jiaozi”. It was a great invention and it made trade much easier. Now, with the development of 6 , digital money becomes more and more popular. People pay for almost everything 7 their mobile phones in China. Foreign tourists are surprised at this convenient way of payment when they visit China. What will money look like in the future? No one can tell for sure. But one thing is certain: money will continue to 8 and it will always make our life more convenient. It’s important for us to understand the history of money and know the 9 of money. Every coin counts, and we should use money in a 10 way. 1．A．bought B．traded C．sold D．gave 2．A．found B．used C．invented D．saw 3．A．symbol B．word C．name D．picture 4．A．easily B．hard C．quickly D．slowly 5．A．metal B．paper C．shell D．digital 6．A．science B．technology C．history D．culture 7．A．by B．with C．in D．through 8．A．change B．live C．exist D．develop 9．A．value B．price C．cost D．use 10．A．good B．right C．clever D．happy Passage 4 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Money is important in our life, but it is not everything. Money is a medium of exchange 1 we use to buy goods and services. It helps us get the things we 2 , like food, clothes and a safe home. However, there are many things 3 are more valuable than money, such as health, happiness, love and family. We should learn to tell the difference between needs and wants. Needs are things we must have to live a 4 life. Wants are things we desire but can live 5 . Many people buy things they don’t really need just because of sales, which is a waste of money. To use money wisely, we should make 6 choices. When we want to buy something, we should 7 first. We can make a shopping list to 8 ourselves from buying unnecessary things. We should also plan how much we can spend, so that we won’t overspend. Remember: money can buy many things, but it can’t buy everything. Use money 9 and responsibly, and always be 10 for what you have. 1．A．who B．which C．what D．whom 2．A．need B．want C．like D．love 3．A．that B．who C．whom D．whose 4．A．hard B．difficult C．normal D．rich 5．A．with B．without C．in D．on 6．A．smart B．expensive C．quick D．easy 7．A．think twice B．buy at once C．ask others D．borrow money 8．A．protect B．encourage C．allow D．prevent 9．A．carelessly B．wisely C．quickly D．easily 10．A．sorry B．grateful C．worried D．sad 单元U2主题 探索与发明 Passage 1 Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文) The Wright Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright were famous American brothers. They owned a bicycle shop in Ohio. They loved bicycles. But they also loved the idea of flying. In 1896, they began to experiment, or try new ideas, with flight. First, they started by testing kites. Then, they worked on gliders, which are planes without motors (马达). These experiments showed them how an airplane should 1 . They learned how it should rise, turn, and come back to the ground. The brothers flew their gliders at Kitty Hawk. That is a beach in North Carolina. It was very windy there. That helped their gliders take off. In 1903, they 2 a machine that they called the Flyer. It had a motor and was their first airplane. The Flyer was large and heavy. The brothers could not 3 wind to help it fly, so they built a track (轨道) for it. They wheeled the Flyer along the track to help it rise. In December 1903, the Wright Brothers were ready to test the Flyer. The plane lifted about ten feet off the ground. It flew over the sand for a short time. Then, it landed back on the ground. The Flyer only traveled about 120 feet. 4 , it had flown! The brothers continued to work on their plane. After a while, it could stay in the air for over one hour. Other 5 followed the work of the Wright brothers. They looked for ways to improve airplanes. They helped planes fly faster and longer. They also worked to make planes bigger to fit more people. Today, hundreds of planes take to the sky each day. People fly to go across the country or across the seas. We have the Wright brothers to thank for the first flight. 1．A．leave B．land C．move D．change 2．A．created B．controlled C．discovered D．removed 3．A．wait for B．deal with C．care for D．depend on 4．A．As a result B．However C．What’s more D．Afterwards 5．A．methods B．ideas C．experiments D．inventors Passage 2 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Inventions have changed the world greatly. They make our life easier and more convenient. The invention of paper is one of the most important 1 in human history. It has greatly influenced the development of human civilization. Before paper, people wrote on heavy stones or expensive silk. Paper made it 2 for people to record knowledge and spread culture. The telephone is another great invention. It helps people 3 with each other easily and quickly, no matter how far they are. The light bulb 4 the world, allowing people to work and study at night. The development of transportation has also 5 our lives. Long ago, people did not travel far from home. The wheel and wagon allowed humans to move across long distances. Then trains, cars and airplanes came. Modern transportation, such as 6 trains, helps people travel faster and farther. Inventions come from 7 and creativity. As students, we should keep dreaming and 8 with new ideas. Who knows, maybe one day we will invent something that 9 the world again. Let's work hard and 10 our own great inventions! 1．A．problems B．inventions C．rules D．habits 2．A．harder B．slower C．easier D．worse 3．A．communicate B．argue C．fight D．agree 4．A．takes up B．lights up C．puts up D．makes up 5．A．changed B．stopped C．hurt D．controlled 6．A．low-speed B．high-speed C．old-fashioned D．slow 7．A．money B．power C．imagination D．time 8．A．coming up B．putting up C．taking up D．making up 9．A．harms B．destroys C．changes D．breaks 10．A．forget B．create C．stop D．avoid Passage 3 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 People have different kinds of friends. Cats, dogs and different pets are people’s honest 1 . They are helpful and useful. But do you think that smartphones are people’s friends, too? Now let me tell you 2 about it. We live in the “Smartphone age”. People, like scientists, teachers, writers and even students, use smartphones to do lots of work. But more than 20 years ago, phones couldn’t do much work. They were very big and 3 . Very few people had phones and they could only use them to make 4 . Today smartphones are 5 and cheaper. And they can do much work. Many people like to use them. Smartphones become very popular 6 they can work faster than men and save time for everyone. Smartphones can help people do work. Writers now use Word to write. Teachers use PowerPoint and DingTalk to help with 7 . Students use them 8 and children use them to play games. Smartphones can also 9 what you put into them. Smartphones are very 10 . It is true that they are our good friends. Do you think so? 1．A．friends B．family C．members D．parents 2．A．anything B．nothing C．something D．somebody 3．A．Small B．expensive C．easy D．beautiful 4．A．calls B．pictures C．videos D．music 5．A．small B．smaller C．big D．bigger 6．A．or B．but C．because D．however 7．A．playing B．exercising C．teaching D．making 8．A．Study B．to study C．studying D．studied 9．A．remember B．forget C．wait D．shout 10．A．beautiful B．careful C．helpful D．angry Passage 4 Think about this: when you walk into the room, the light is on and there is beautiful music. Is it something 1 only in the movies? No, it’s really happening in our lives. I have many smart devices (设备) in my house. The smart 2 are certainly great devices. They can change colours and brightness to make my eyes feel 3 in different situations, like reading a book, watching a movie or using the computer. When I go to bed and say “Good night!”, the lights will 4 all by themselves. I also have a smart speaker. It can speak and 5 what I say. When I say “play a song”, it will play beautiful music for me. Sometimes, when I’m sad, it even makes funny animal sounds to make me 6 . A robot vacuum cleaner is really necessary because it saves me a lot of 7 . My mum and I like it. We don’t need to spend hours cleaning the floors. It moves around to keep the floors 8 . My cat likes the machine too. She 9 riding on it and going around the house. How interesting! The smart home devices make my home a fantastic place and make the housework 10 and fun! But I know that we need to be careful and use them safely. 1．A．dangerous B．possible C．important D．difficult 2．A．desks B．fridges C．kitchens D．lights 3．A．comfortable B．tired C．terrible D．happy 4．A．put off B．turn off C．take off D．cut off 5．A．ask B．agree C．understand D．like 6．A．win B．think C．worry D．smile 7．A．money B．time C．food D．space 8．A．clean B．expensive C．thin D．wet 9．A．remembers B．stops C．minds D．enjoys 10．A．new B．old C．easy D．hard 单元U1主题 艺术和艺术家 Passage 1 A new kind of digital art creation, known as AI art, has been in 1 for several years. It is considered by many people as a significant modern innovation that mixes technology with human creativity. AI art is created using artificial intelligence. An artist types a sentence, called a “prompt”, into a computer programme. The programme then uses a huge database of images to generate a new picture based on the words. This means anyone can create complex digital artworks, even 2 traditional drawing skills. This new invention has started many discussions in the art world. Some people worry that AI art is not real art because a machine makes it. Others feel it is a powerful new tool that can help people 3 their ideas in amazing ways. For professional artists, it can be 4 useful for quickly creating early drafts and exploring new styles. The technology also raises questions about money and value. Some AI-generated artworks have sold for high prices. However, because the AI learns from the existing art made by humans, there are debates about who really owns the new creation. Is it the person who wrote the prompt, the programmer who made the AI, or the artists whose work the AI learned from? Clear rules will make it 5 for this new market to grow fairly. Despite the debates, AI art is becoming more popular. It is changing how we think about art and artists. Learning to use these new tools can be a valuable skill for the future. However, many believe it is 6 the end of traditional art, but rather a new, additional way for people to be creative. 1．A．harmony B．development C．growth D．course 2．A．from B．for C．with D．without 3．A．hide B．forget C．express D．change 4．A．hardly B．especially C．never D．rarely 5．A．impossible B．difficult C．necessary D．possible 6．A．not B．also C．often D．always Passage 2 The Dong people (侗族人) and their indigo cloth (靛蓝色布) Yang Xiuying, 74, sits at a wooden loom (织布机). As her fingers pass the shuttle (梭子) back and forth through the cotton threads, the old machine comes to life. Ever since she was a young girl, Yang has been making indigo cloth. “This type of handmade cloth is extremely rare. You can 1 buy it at the market,” she said. For the Dong people in Guizhou, making indigo cloth has a long tradition. The 2 has been passed down from mother to daughter over generations. Nearly every family makes its own cloth. This traditional way of making indigo cloth, unfortunately, is now in danger. It will disappear slowly in the modern industrial society. Young people show little interest in it. Some of them have 3 to big cities to find better jobs. Local officials want to save the tradition. They are trying to change young people’s 4 towards it. One program has set up several cloth-making factories in Guizhou. After learning how to make indigo cloth, young Dong people can find jobs easily. They can also work closer to home. The Dong people consider indigo cloth as 5 as rice. Many Dong women spend countless hours making the cloth. They rise and start working very early in the morning. To make the cloth shiny, it must be rubbed (搓) and beaten hard. The noise of cloth being beaten often 6 the whole village up. Almost every Dong woman over 40 has a tub for indigo dye (染料). The cloth has to be put in the dye for many rounds to gain the rich colour. The process of colouring usually takes two weeks. Yang holds out her purple and wrinkled (有皱纹的) hands. “They say she who has the darkest hands makes the best cloth,” she says proudly. 1．A．hardly B．usually C．easily D．often 2．A．story B．skill C．food D．tool 3．A．moved B．returned C．travelled D．walked 4．A．habit B．attitude C．interest D．hobby 5．A．interesting B．expensive C．important D．common 6．A．wakes B．keeps C．turns D．takes Passage 3 Josh Primm has just moved to New York City with his parents. He’s shy and slow to get used to his new school. All of that changes when he discovers a crocodile（鳄鱼）living in the attic（阁楼）of his new home. The crocodile Lyle is not a 1 crocodile— he can sing! The two soon become friends. Josh’s parents are afraid of him at first, but Lyle soon becomes part of the family. When one of their neighbors threatens（威胁）to have Lyle taken away, the Primms work together to 2 the animal. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a musical comedy that first came out on November 7. Josh is 3 by actor Winslow Fegley, 13. He shared what he knew about the shy boy. “Josh has to go through this journey to get out of his trouble,” Winslow said. “Lyle understands the boy’s loneliness and helps him out. By the end of the movie, Josh is very open to trying new things.” The Lyle we see in the movie is made by computer. He’s voiced by singer Shawn Mendes. But Winslow said it was Lyle’s player Ben Palacios who brought Lyle to 4 . This made it easy for Winslow to get into the character. “It was a nice 5 because I could work with a real person.” said Winslow. “This helps me perform well.” Winslow admires everyone involved in making the movie. “ 6 of the people who worked on the special effects（特技效果）have done a great job. It’s not just making Lyle look real, but making him a lovely character.” said Winslow. 1．A．free B．clever C．common D．different 2．A．protect B．record C．control D．share 3．A．refused B．discovered C．watched D．played 4．A．work B．life C．home D．journey 5．A．show B．experience C．report D．movie 6．A．None B．Some C．All D．Most Passage 4 选择最恰当的选项，完成短文。 You come home and put on some music. What do you hear? Instruments and musical notes! You go to a museum to look at paintings. What do you see? Colorful artworks! People 1 music and paintings to be beautiful, colorful, and inspiring(启发灵感的). Nobody thinks of silence and emptiness as artistic works. 2 , American musician John Cage thought differently. One of his most famous pieces is 4’33”. In 1952, it was completed and performed by a pianist at a concert hall. However, he didn’t play a single note. He just sat for four minutes and thirty-three seconds! But was it a 3 piece? Interestingly enough, it wasn’t! During the performance, there were a lot of sounds coming from the audience. People talked, coughed, and moved in their seats. Through 4’33”, John Cage showed that any sound could become music. Where did he get the idea for this? It was from his artist friend Robert Rauschenberg. In 1951, Rauschenberg created White Paintings, a series of canvases(帆布) painted in white. They seem empty at first, but 4 show many images: the shadows(影子) of the viewers, the lights, and tiny spots on the canvases. Every act of looking at the paintings, various lights, and tiny spots become the painting! 5 , viewers become part of the creative work. These artists 6 the way people thought about art. They said, “Everything we do can be music. With white, you can see more.” It’s exciting to think about the next form of art that will make us surprised. Who knows? Maybe you could be the next musician or artist to do just that! 1．A．encourage B．force C．expect D．allow 2．A．Besides B．Therefore C．What’s more D．However 3．A．short B．cheerful C．silent D．special 4．A．especially B．actually C．carefully D．hardly 5．A．In addition B．By the way C．For example D．In this way 6．A．challenged B．welcomed C．prevented D．showed / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 考前押题04 完形填空12篇 单元U3主题 货币与理财 Passage 1 1．B 2．A 3．A 4．C 5．B 6．D Passage 2 1．A 2．C 3．C 4．B 5．B 6．D Passage 3 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．A 5．B 6．B 7．D 8．D 9．A 10．B Passage 4 1．B 2．A 3．A 4．C 5．B 6．A 7．A 8．D 9．B 10．B 单元U2主题 探索与发明 Passage 1 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．D Passage 2 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．A 6．B 7．C 8．A 9．C 10．B Passage 3 1．A 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．B 6．C 7．C 8．B 9．A 10．C Passage 4 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．B 5．C 6．D 7．B 8．A 9．D 10．C 单元U1主题 艺术和艺术家 Passage 1 1．B 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．D 6．A Passage 2 1．A 2．B 3．A 4．B 5．C 6．A Passage 3 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．B 6．C Passage 4 1．C 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．D 6．A / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 考前押题04 完形填空12篇 单元U1主题艺术和艺术家 单元U2主题探索与发明 单元U3主题货币与理财 单元U3主题 货币与理财 Passage 1 At the start of this term, I made two money goals. The first was to save for a second-hand bike, because I wanted to ride to school in spring. The second was to give part of my pocket money to a class charity sale. My brother laughed when he heard this. He said it would be difficult to save for myself and help others at the same time. I knew he might be right, but I still wanted to 1 . To begin with, I stopped buying snacks every afternoon. I also took a water bottle from home instead of buying drinks at school. The changes looked small, yet they made a real difference. Every weekend, I put the saved money into two boxes. One box was marked “Bike”, and the other was marked “Charity”. The labels helped me remember that money should be used with a clear 2 . There were moments when I almost gave up. Once I saw a model car in a shop window and wanted it badly. It was not too expensive, and I had enough money in my pocket. Still, when I thought about my two boxes, I walked away. I knew that a small choice today could affect a bigger plan tomorrow. Self-control, I discovered, is not a talent people are born with. It is a habit that grows through repeated 3 . Two months later, our class held the charity sale. I used the money from one box to buy some handmade bookmarks and sold them with my classmates. We raised more money than we had expected, and our teacher said every small contribution mattered. That day I felt a kind of happiness that shopping could not easily 4 . A week after the sale, I counted the money in my other box. It was enough for the bike I had wanted. When I finally rode it home, I understood something new. Saving money is not only a way to get things. It can also teach us patience, responsibility and care for other people. The value of money does not lie only in what it can buy, but also in the 5 behind each choice. My brother no longer laughs at my plan. In fact, he has started keeping a small savings box of his own. He says he wants to save for a football and also give money to an animal shelter. Maybe good money habits can spread from one person to another. Sometimes a simple plan is enough to 6 someone else to start. 1．A．hide B．try C．guess D．complain 2．A．purpose B．colour C．size D．price 3．A．choices B．mistakes C．classes D．gifts 4．A．describe B．fix C．offer D．invent 5．A．stories B．decisions C．numbers D．coins 6．A．force B．allow C．invite D．encourage 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．A 4．C 5．B 6．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者新学期定下两个存钱目标——攒钱买二手自行车、留出部分钱支持班级慈善义卖，作者通过控制消费、坚持自控完成了目标，领悟到存钱的意义不只在于获得物品，更能培养好品格，还能带动他人养成良好理财习惯。 1．句意：我知道他说的可能没错，但我还是想试一试。 哥哥说同时完成两个存钱目标难度很大，作者明白哥哥的话但还是想要尝试，hide隐藏、guess猜测、complain抱怨都不贴合逻辑。 2．句意：这些标签提醒我，花钱要有明确的目的。 作者将钱分别存在标注不同用途的两个盒子中，标签提醒花钱要有清晰的目标，purpose“目的”符合语义，colour颜色、size尺寸、price价格都不贴合逻辑。 3．句意：我发现，自控力不是与生俱来的天赋，它是靠一次次重复选择养成的习惯。 作者点明自制力不是天生的天赋，是通过一次次重复的正确选择养成的习惯，choices呼应前文提到的“a small choice today”。而mistakes错误、classes课程、gifts礼物都不贴合逻辑。 4．句意：那天我体会到了一种购物很难带来的快乐。 作者参与慈善获得的幸福感，是购物很难提供的，offer“提供”符合语义逻辑。describe描述、fix修理、invent发明都不贴合逻辑。 5．句意：金钱的价值不只在于它能买到什么，还在于每个选择背后的决定。 作者感悟金钱的价值不仅在于它能买到的东西，也在于每个选择背后的决定所承载的意义，decisions“决定”符合句意。stories故事、numbers数字、coins硬币都不贴合逻辑。 6．句意：有时候一个简单的计划，就足以鼓励其他人也开始行动。 好的理财习惯会传染，作者的计划成功后，也鼓励了哥哥开始自己的存钱计划，encourage“鼓励”符合语境。force强迫、allow允许、invite邀请都不贴合逻辑。 Passage 2 Learning how to manage money is an important skill for life. First, you need to set a clear 1 . What are you saving for? It could be a new book, a gift for a friend, or a big thing like a bicycle. Having a goal makes saving easier. Then, make a simple budget. A budget helps you see where your money comes from and where it goes. You can 2 your pocket money or money you get as gifts. Then, decide how much you will save, how much you will spend, and how much you might want to 3 to help others. It’s also wise to think before you buy. Ask yourself: “Do I really need this, or do I just want it right now?” Sometimes, waiting for a day before buying something can help you 4 if it’s truly important. Remember, saving doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. It means you are making 5 choices about your money. You are planning for your future fun and needs. Start with small amounts, and you will be 6 at how quickly your savings can grow. You will feel confident and proud of yourself! 1．A．goal B．example C．record D．price 2．A．forget B．hide C．count D．borrow 3．A．keep B．find C．share D．take 4．A．promise B．decide C．explain D．doubt 5．A．quick B．clever C．lucky D．different 6．A．nervous B．bored C．angry D．surprised 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．C 4．B 5．B 6．D 【导语】本文介绍了几条重要的理财技能，包括设定目标、制定预算、理性消费和坚持储蓄。 1．句意：首先，你需要设定一个清晰的目标。 根据下文“What are you saving for”可知需要设定目标，goal“目标”符合。example“例子”、record“记录”和price“价格”与语境不符。 2．句意：你可以数一数你的零花钱或收到的礼金。 根据上文预算需要知道钱的来源，count“数，计算”符合。forget“忘记”、hide“隐藏”和borrow“借”与语境无关。 3．句意：然后决定你将存多少，花多少，以及你可能想分享多少来帮助别人。 根据上文提到预算的三个部分“how much you will save, how much you will spend”以及下文“to help others”，可知第三部分是关于帮助他人的支出，share“分享”符合。keep“保持”、find“找到”和take“拿走”与帮助他人的语境不符。 4．句意：有时，在买东西前等一天可以帮助你决定它是否真的重要。 根据上文“Do I really need this, or do I just want it right now”以及等待一天的作用，可知是帮助决定是否真正需要，decide“决定”符合。promise“承诺”、explain“解释”和doubt“怀疑”与理性消费的语境不符。 5．句意：这意味着你在对自己的钱做出明智的选择。 根据上文储蓄并不意味着不能享受，而是规划未来，可知是做出明智的选择，clever“聪明的，明智的”符合。quick“快速的”、lucky“幸运的”和different“不同的”与理性理财的语境不符。 6．句意：从小数目开始，你会惊讶于你的储蓄增长得有多快。 根据上文储蓄会增长，以及下文“You will feel confident and proud”可知此处表示惊讶于增长的速度，surprised“惊讶的”符合。nervous“紧张的”、bored“无聊的”和angry“生气的”与语境不符。 Passage 3 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Money is very important in our daily life. But do you know how money developed over time? Before people used money, they 1 goods directly. For example, a farmer might trade rice for cloth. It was not easy to do business in this way. Later, people in ancient China 2 shell money. It was the earliest form of money in China. Even today, we can see the 3 of “shell” in many Chinese characters about money. During the Spring and Autumn Period, each state made its own money. It was not convenient for people to trade across different states. After Emperor Qin Shihuang united China, he made the whole country use the same type of money—a round coin with a square hole in the center. People could put the coins together with a rope and carry them 4 . Centuries later, there was less metal for making coins. The government of the Song Dynasty started to produce 5 money called “jiaozi”. It was a great invention and it made trade much easier. Now, with the development of 6 , digital money becomes more and more popular. People pay for almost everything 7 their mobile phones in China. Foreign tourists are surprised at this convenient way of payment when they visit China. What will money look like in the future? No one can tell for sure. But one thing is certain: money will continue to 8 and it will always make our life more convenient. It’s important for us to understand the history of money and know the 9 of money. Every coin counts, and we should use money in a 10 way. 1．A．bought B．traded C．sold D．gave 2．A．found B．used C．invented D．saw 3．A．symbol B．word C．name D．picture 4．A．easily B．hard C．quickly D．slowly 5．A．metal B．paper C．shell D．digital 6．A．science B．technology C．history D．culture 7．A．by B．with C．in D．through 8．A．change B．live C．exist D．develop 9．A．value B．price C．cost D．use 10．A．good B．right C．clever D．happy 【答案】 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．A 5．B 6．B 7．D 8．D 9．A 10．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了货币从古代到现代的发展历程，包括不同形式的货币及其演变，以及数字货币在现代生活中的普及，强调了货币对生活便利性的影响和合理使用货币的重要性。 1．句意：在人们使用货币之前，他们直接交易货物。 根据“Before people used money”及“a farmer might trade rice for cloth”可知，在人们使用货币之前，是直接进行货物交易的。“traded”表示“交易”，符合语境。“bought”表示“买”，“sold”表示“卖”，“gave”表示“给”，均不符合“直接交易货物”的语境。 2．句意：后来，中国古代的人们发明了贝壳货币。 根据“It was the earliest form of money in China”可知，贝壳货币是中国古代最早形式的货币，是人们发明出来的。“invented”表示“发明”，符合语境。“found”表示“发现”，“used”表示“使用”，“saw”表示“看见”，均不符合“发明贝壳货币”的语境。 3．句意：甚至在今天，我们仍然可以在许多与钱有关的中国汉字中看到“贝壳”的象征。 根据“we can see the...of ‘shell’ in many Chinese characters about money”可知，此处表示在许多与钱有关的中国汉字中看到“贝壳”的象征。“symbol”表示“象征”，符合语境。“word”表示“单词”，“name”表示“名字”，“picture”表示“图片”，均不符合“‘贝壳’的象征”的语境。 4．句意：人们可以用绳子把硬币串在一起，方便携带。 根据“People could put the coins together with a rope”可知，用绳子把硬币串在一起是为了方便携带。“easily”表示“容易地”，符合语境。“hard”表示“困难地”，“quickly”表示“快速地”，“slowly”表示“缓慢地”，均不符合“方便携带”的语境。 5．句意：宋朝政府开始生产一种叫做“交子”的纸币。 根据“Centuries later, there was less metal for making coins”可知，几百年后，制造硬币的金属变少了，所以宋朝政府开始生产纸币。“paper”表示“纸”，符合语境。“metal”表示“金属”，“shell”表示“贝壳”，“digital”表示“数字的”，均不符合“纸币”的语境。 6．句意：现在，随着科技的发展，数字货币越来越受欢迎。 根据“digital money becomes more and more popular”可知，数字货币越来越受欢迎是随着科技的发展。“technology”表示“科技”，符合语境。“science”表示“科学”，“history”表示“历史”，“culture”表示“文化”，均不符合“数字货币越来越受欢迎”的语境。 7．句意：在中国，人们几乎用手机支付所有费用。 根据“their mobile phones”可知，此处表示通过手机支付费用。“through”表示“通过”，符合语境。“by”表示“乘坐某种交通工具或通过某种方式”，但此处更强调“借助手机这一媒介”，“with”表示“使用某种工具”，“in”表示“在……里面”，均不符合“通过手机支付费用”的语境。 8．句意：但有一件事是肯定的：货币将继续发展，它将始终使我们的生活更加便利。 根据“What will money look like in the future? No one can tell for sure”及“it will always make our life more convenient”可知，未来货币的样子不确定，但可以确定的是货币会继续发展，使生活更便利。“develop”表示“发展”，符合语境。“change”表示“改变”，“live”表示“生活”，“exist”表示“存在”，均不符合“货币继续发展”的语境。 9．句意：对我们来说，了解货币的历史和知道货币的价值是很重要的。 根据“Every coin counts”可知，每一枚硬币都很重要，说明了解货币的历史和知道货币的价值是很重要的。“value”表示“价值”，符合语境。“price”表示“价格”，“cost”表示“成本”，“use”表示“用途”，均不符合“货币的价值”的语境。 10．句意：每一枚硬币都很重要，我们应该以正确的方式使用货币。 根据“Every coin counts”可知，每一枚硬币都很重要，所以应该以正确的方式使用货币。“right”表示“正确的”，符合语境。“good”表示“好的”，“clever”表示“聪明的”，“happy”表示“开心的”，均不符合“以正确的方式使用货币”的语境。 Passage 4 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Money is important in our life, but it is not everything. Money is a medium of exchange 1 we use to buy goods and services. It helps us get the things we 2 , like food, clothes and a safe home. However, there are many things 3 are more valuable than money, such as health, happiness, love and family. We should learn to tell the difference between needs and wants. Needs are things we must have to live a 4 life. Wants are things we desire but can live 5 . Many people buy things they don’t really need just because of sales, which is a waste of money. To use money wisely, we should make 6 choices. When we want to buy something, we should 7 first. We can make a shopping list to 8 ourselves from buying unnecessary things. We should also plan how much we can spend, so that we won’t overspend. Remember: money can buy many things, but it can’t buy everything. Use money 9 and responsibly, and always be 10 for what you have. 1．A．who B．which C．what D．whom 2．A．need B．want C．like D．love 3．A．that B．who C．whom D．whose 4．A．hard B．difficult C．normal D．rich 5．A．with B．without C．in D．on 6．A．smart B．expensive C．quick D．easy 7．A．think twice B．buy at once C．ask others D．borrow money 8．A．protect B．encourage C．allow D．prevent 9．A．carelessly B．wisely C．quickly D．easily 10．A．sorry B．grateful C．worried D．sad 【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．A 4．C 5．B 6．A 7．A 8．D 9．B 10．B 【导语】本文围绕金钱的价值展开，介绍了金钱的作用，区分了“需求” 与“欲望”，并给出了理性消费、明智用钱的方法，强调金钱并非万能，要珍惜所拥有的东西。 1．句意：金钱是一种交换媒介，我们用它来购买商品和服务。 本句是定语从句，先行词a medium of exchange（交换媒介）是事物，从句中缺少宾语，指代事物作宾语用关系代词which。who/whom用于指代人，what不能引导定语从句，故排除A、C、D。 2．句意：它帮助我们得到我们需要的东西，比如食物、衣服和安全的家。 后文列举的“food, clothes and a safe home”是生活必需的东西，need“需要”符合语境。 3．句意：然而，有很多比金钱更有价值的东西，比如健康、幸福、爱和家庭。 本句是定语从句，先行词many things是事物，从句中缺少主语，指代事物作主语用关系代词that。who/whom用于指代人，whose表示所属关系，故排除 B、C、D。 4．句意：需求是我们必须拥有才能过上正常生活的东西。 根据第二段第一句“We should learn to tell the difference between needs and wants.”，需求是维持生存的必需品，是过上正常生活必不可少的，normal词义为“正常的”，符合文意。live a normal life意为 “过正常的生活”。 5．句意：欲望是我们渴望但没有也能活下去的东西。 本段是区分needs（需求）和wants（欲望），需求是必需的，欲望是非必需的，即没有欲望也可以生存，without词义为“没有”，符合逻辑。 6．句意：为了明智地使用金钱，我们应该做出明智的选择。 根据第三段开头“To use money wisely”及常识可知，想要明智用钱，就要做出明智的选择，smart词义为“明智的”，符合文意。 7．句意：当我们想买东西时，我们应该三思而后行。 根据后文“We can make a shopping list...We should also plan how much we can spend”可知，买东西前需要提前规划，所以要先再三思考，think twice词义为“再三考虑，三思”，符合理性消费的要求。 8．句意：我们可以列购物清单，防止自己购买不必要的东西。 列购物清单是提前预防不必要消费的行为，固定搭配prevent sb from doing sth表示“防止某人做某事”，符合文意和搭配，更侧重提前防范，符合列清单的目的。protect sb from doing sth“保护某人免受（伤害、危险等）”，和本题无关，排除。其他两项不符合语境，排除。 9．句意：明智且负责任地使用金钱，并且永远对你所拥有的东西心存感激。 根据第三段开头“To use money wisely”，全文都在倡导理性明智地使用金钱，wisely词义为“明智地”，符合全文核心观点。 10．句意：明智且负责任地使用金钱，并且永远对你所拥有的东西心存感激。 根据全文最后的总结，金钱买不到一切，人应当对自己已有的东西心怀感恩，grateful词义为“感激的”，固定搭配be grateful for表示“对……心怀感激”，符合文意。 单元U2主题 探索与发明 Passage 1 Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文) The Wright Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright were famous American brothers. They owned a bicycle shop in Ohio. They loved bicycles. But they also loved the idea of flying. In 1896, they began to experiment, or try new ideas, with flight. First, they started by testing kites. Then, they worked on gliders, which are planes without motors (马达). These experiments showed them how an airplane should 1 . They learned how it should rise, turn, and come back to the ground. The brothers flew their gliders at Kitty Hawk. That is a beach in North Carolina. It was very windy there. That helped their gliders take off. In 1903, they 2 a machine that they called the Flyer. It had a motor and was their first airplane. The Flyer was large and heavy. The brothers could not 3 wind to help it fly, so they built a track (轨道) for it. They wheeled the Flyer along the track to help it rise. In December 1903, the Wright Brothers were ready to test the Flyer. The plane lifted about ten feet off the ground. It flew over the sand for a short time. Then, it landed back on the ground. The Flyer only traveled about 120 feet. 4 , it had flown! The brothers continued to work on their plane. After a while, it could stay in the air for over one hour. Other 5 followed the work of the Wright brothers. They looked for ways to improve airplanes. They helped planes fly faster and longer. They also worked to make planes bigger to fit more people. Today, hundreds of planes take to the sky each day. People fly to go across the country or across the seas. We have the Wright brothers to thank for the first flight. 1．A．leave B．land C．move D．change 2．A．created B．controlled C．discovered D．removed 3．A．wait for B．deal with C．care for D．depend on 4．A．As a result B．However C．What’s more D．Afterwards 5．A．methods B．ideas C．experiments D．inventors 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．D 【导语】本文讲述了莱特兄弟发明第一架飞机的经历，及其他发明者跟随其后对飞机的改进。 1．句意：这些实验向他们展示了一架飞机应该怎样移动。 leave离开；land着陆；move移动；change改变。根据“They learned how it should rise, turn, and come back to the ground.”可知，是展示飞机如何移动。故选C。 2．句意：1903年，他们创造了一台机器，他们称其为Flyer。 created创造；controlled控制；discovered发现；removed移除。根据前文“experiment, or try new ideas with flight”可知，他们是在创造新事物，用动词“created”。故选A。 3．句意：兄弟两人不能依靠风来帮助它飞行，因此他们为它建了一个轨道。 wait for等待；deal with处理；care for关心；depend on依靠。根据“wind to help it fly”可知，是指依靠风来帮助飞行。故选D。 4．句意：“飞行者号” 仅飞行了约 120 英尺。然而，它确实飞起来了！ As a result结果；However然而；What’s more而且，另外；Afterwards随后。根据“The Flyer only traveled about 120 feet”及“it had flown”可知，前后句是转折关系。故选B。 5．句意：其他的发明者跟随着莱特兄弟的工作。 methods方法；ideas主意；experiments实验；inventors发明者。根据“They looked for ways to improve airplanes”可知，其他的发明者跟随着莱特兄弟的工作，寻找改进飞机的方法。故选D。 Passage 2 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Inventions have changed the world greatly. They make our life easier and more convenient. The invention of paper is one of the most important 1 in human history. It has greatly influenced the development of human civilization. Before paper, people wrote on heavy stones or expensive silk. Paper made it 2 for people to record knowledge and spread culture. The telephone is another great invention. It helps people 3 with each other easily and quickly, no matter how far they are. The light bulb 4 the world, allowing people to work and study at night. The development of transportation has also 5 our lives. Long ago, people did not travel far from home. The wheel and wagon allowed humans to move across long distances. Then trains, cars and airplanes came. Modern transportation, such as 6 trains, helps people travel faster and farther. Inventions come from 7 and creativity. As students, we should keep dreaming and 8 with new ideas. Who knows, maybe one day we will invent something that 9 the world again. Let's work hard and 10 our own great inventions! 1．A．problems B．inventions C．rules D．habits 2．A．harder B．slower C．easier D．worse 3．A．communicate B．argue C．fight D．agree 4．A．takes up B．lights up C．puts up D．makes up 5．A．changed B．stopped C．hurt D．controlled 6．A．low-speed B．high-speed C．old-fashioned D．slow 7．A．money B．power C．imagination D．time 8．A．coming up B．putting up C．taking up D．making up 9．A．harms B．destroys C．changes D．breaks 10．A．forget B．create C．stop D．avoid 【答案】 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．A 6．B 7．C 8．A 9．C 10．B 【导语】本文介绍了纸、电话、灯泡、交通工具等重要发明对世界的改变，强调发明源于想象力与创造力，鼓励学生勇于创新、创造属于自己的伟大发明。 1．句意：纸的发明是人类历史上最重要的发明之一。 前文开篇提到inventions，此处为原词复现，应用inventions“发明”。problems“问题”、rules“规则”、habits“习惯”均不符。 2．句意：纸让人们更容易记录知识、传播文化。 对比之前在石头、丝绸上书写，纸让记录更便捷，应用easier“更容易的”。harder“更难的”、slower“更慢的”、worse“更糟的”均不符。 3．句意：它帮助人们无论相距多远，都能轻松快速地互相交流。 电话的功能是交流，应用communicate“交流”。argue“争论”、fight“打架”、agree“同意”均不符。 4．句意：灯泡照亮了世界，让人们可以在晚上工作和学习。 灯泡的作用是照明，应用lights up“照亮”。takes up“占据”、puts up“张贴”、makes up“编造”均不符。 5．句意：交通的发展也改变了我们的生活。 交通工具的进步改变了生活方式，应用changed“改变”。stopped“停止”、hurt“伤害”、controlled“控制”均不符。 6．句意：现代交通，比如高铁，帮助人们出行更快、更远。 对应“更快、更远”，应用high-speed“高速的”。low-speed“低速的”、old-fashioned“老式的”、slow“慢的”均不符。 7．句意：发明源于想象力和创造力。 与creativity“创造力”并列，应用imagination“想象力”。money“金钱”、power“力量”、time“时间”均不符。 8．句意：作为学生，我们应该保持梦想，提出新想法。 固定搭配come up with new ideas表示“提出新想法”，应用coming up“提出”。putting up“张贴”、taking up“占据”、making up“编造”均不符。 9．句意：谁知道呢，也许有一天我们会发明出再次改变世界的东西。 开篇提到inventions have changed the world greatly，此处为原词复现，应用changes“改变”。harms“伤害”、destroys“摧毁”、breaks“打破”均不符。 10．句意：让我们努力学习，创造属于我们自己的伟大发明！ 对应发明创造，应用create“创造”。forget“忘记”、stop“停止”、avoid“避免”均不符。 Passage 3 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 People have different kinds of friends. Cats, dogs and different pets are people’s honest 1 . They are helpful and useful. But do you think that smartphones are people’s friends, too? Now let me tell you 2 about it. We live in the “Smartphone age”. People, like scientists, teachers, writers and even students, use smartphones to do lots of work. But more than 20 years ago, phones couldn’t do much work. They were very big and 3 . Very few people had phones and they could only use them to make 4 . Today smartphones are 5 and cheaper. And they can do much work. Many people like to use them. Smartphones become very popular 6 they can work faster than men and save time for everyone. Smartphones can help people do work. Writers now use Word to write. Teachers use PowerPoint and DingTalk to help with 7 . Students use them 8 and children use them to play games. Smartphones can also 9 what you put into them. Smartphones are very 10 . It is true that they are our good friends. Do you think so? 1．A．friends B．family C．members D．parents 2．A．anything B．nothing C．something D．somebody 3．A．Small B．expensive C．easy D．beautiful 4．A．calls B．pictures C．videos D．music 5．A．small B．smaller C．big D．bigger 6．A．or B．but C．because D．however 7．A．playing B．exercising C．teaching D．making 8．A．Study B．to study C．studying D．studied 9．A．remember B．forget C．wait D．shout 10．A．beautiful B．careful C．helpful D．angry 【答案】 1．A 2．C 3．B 4．A 5．B 6．C 7．C 8．B 9．A 10．C 【导语】本文主要讨论了智能手机是否可以成为人们的朋友，介绍了智能手机的发展历程以及它在人们生活中的重要作用。 1．句意：猫、狗和不同的宠物是人们忠实的朋友。 宠物是人们忠实的“朋友”，friends“朋友”符合。family“家庭”、members“成员”、parents“父母”均与宠物和人的关系描述不符。 2．句意：现在让我告诉你一些关于它的事情。 根据语境可知，此处表示要告诉一些关于智能手机的事情，something“一些事情”符合。anything“任何事情”常用于否定句或疑问句；nothing“没有事情”与语境不符；somebody“某人”与题意无关。 3．句意：20多年前，手机不能做很多工作。它们又大又贵。 根据后文“Very few people had phones”可知，很少有人有手机，说明手机价格高，expensive“昂贵的”符合。small“小的”、easy“容易的”、beautiful“美丽的”均与手机价格无关。 4．句意：很少有人有手机，他们只能用它们来打电话。 根据常识可知，20多年前手机主要用于打电话，make calls“打电话”是固定搭配。pictures“图片”、videos“视频”、music“音乐”均不是20多年前手机的主要功能。 5．句意：今天智能手机更小且更便宜。 根据“cheaper”可知，此处应用比较级，且与后文“They were very big”形成对比，smaller“更小的”符合。small“小的”是原级；big“大的”、bigger“更大的”与语境不符。 6．句意：智能手机变得非常受欢迎，因为它们能比人工作得更快，为每个人节省时间。 前后句是因果关系，because“因为”符合。or“或者”表示选择；but“但是”表示转折；however“然而”也表示转折，均不符合语境。 7．句意：老师们使用PowerPoint和钉钉来辅助教学。 老师使用软件是为了教学，teaching“教学”符合。playing“玩”、exercising“锻炼”、making“制作”均与老师使用软件的目的不符。 8．句意：学生们用它们来学习。 此处表示学生用手机学习的目的，use sth. to do sth.“用某物做某事”是固定搭配，to study符合。 9．句意：智能手机也能记住你输入到它们里面的东西。 智能手机能记住输入的内容，remember“记住”符合。forget“忘记”与题意相反；wait“等待”、shout“喊叫”均与题意无关。 10．句意：智能手机非常有帮助。 智能手机是我们的好朋友，说明它们很有帮助，helpful“有帮助的”符合。beautiful“美丽的”、careful“仔细的”、angry“生气的”均与智能手机的特点描述不符。 Passage 4 Think about this: when you walk into the room, the light is on and there is beautiful music. Is it something 1 only in the movies? No, it’s really happening in our lives. I have many smart devices (设备) in my house. The smart 2 are certainly great devices. They can change colours and brightness to make my eyes feel 3 in different situations, like reading a book, watching a movie or using the computer. When I go to bed and say “Good night!”, the lights will 4 all by themselves. I also have a smart speaker. It can speak and 5 what I say. When I say “play a song”, it will play beautiful music for me. Sometimes, when I’m sad, it even makes funny animal sounds to make me 6 . A robot vacuum cleaner is really necessary because it saves me a lot of 7 . My mum and I like it. We don’t need to spend hours cleaning the floors. It moves around to keep the floors 8 . My cat likes the machine too. She 9 riding on it and going around the house. How interesting! The smart home devices make my home a fantastic place and make the housework 10 and fun! But I know that we need to be careful and use them safely. 1．A．dangerous B．possible C．important D．difficult 2．A．desks B．fridges C．kitchens D．lights 3．A．comfortable B．tired C．terrible D．happy 4．A．put off B．turn off C．take off D．cut off 5．A．ask B．agree C．understand D．like 6．A．win B．think C．worry D．smile 7．A．money B．time C．food D．space 8．A．clean B．expensive C．thin D．wet 9．A．remembers B．stops C．minds D．enjoys 10．A．new B．old C．easy D．hard 【答案】 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．B 5．C 6．D 7．B 8．A 9．D 10．C 【导语】本文介绍了作者家中多种智能设备的功能，包括智能灯、智能音箱和机器人吸尘器，展示了智能家居如何让生活更便捷、舒适和有趣。 1．句意：这是只在电影里才可能发生的事吗？ 前句描述的是现实生活中的场景，后句反问这是否只在电影中才“可能”发生。possible意为“可能的”，符合语境。 2．句意：智能灯无疑是很好的设备。 前文提到进入房间时灯亮着，后文描述灯光可以改变颜色和亮度，说明这些设备是“灯”。lights意为“灯”，符合语境。 3．句意：它们可以改变颜色和亮度，让我的眼睛在不同情况下感到舒适。 灯光调节的目的是让眼睛“舒适”，尤其是阅读、观影等不同场景。comfortable意为“舒适的”，符合语境。 4．句意：当我上床睡觉说“晚安”时，灯光会自动关闭。 睡觉时，灯光应“关闭”。turn off意为“关闭”，符合语境。 5．句意：它能说话，并且能理解我说的话。 智能音箱根据指令播放音乐、发出声音，说明它能“理解”人的语言。understand意为“理解”，符合语境。 6．句意：有时，当我难过时，它甚至会发出有趣的动物声音来逗我笑。 作者难过时，它发出有趣的动物声音的目的是逗作者笑。smile意为“微笑”，符合语境。 7．句意：机器人吸尘器真的很有必要，因为它为我节省了很多时间。 机器人吸尘器自动清扫，节省的是“时间”。time意为“时间”，符合语境。 8．句意：它四处移动，保持地板干净。 吸尘器的功能是保持地板“干净”。clean意为“干净的”，符合语境。 9．句意：她喜欢骑在上面在家里到处转。 此处表示猫喜欢骑在机器人吸尘器上，enjoy doing sth.是固定搭配，意为“喜欢做某事”。 10．句意：智能家居设备让我的家成为奇妙的地方，让家务变得轻松有趣！ 结合实际可知，智能设备让家务更“轻松”，空处与“fun”并列。easy意为“容易的，轻松的”，符合语境。 单元U1主题 艺术和艺术家 Passage 1 A new kind of digital art creation, known as AI art, has been in 1 for several years. It is considered by many people as a significant modern innovation that mixes technology with human creativity. AI art is created using artificial intelligence. An artist types a sentence, called a “prompt”, into a computer programme. The programme then uses a huge database of images to generate a new picture based on the words. This means anyone can create complex digital artworks, even 2 traditional drawing skills. This new invention has started many discussions in the art world. Some people worry that AI art is not real art because a machine makes it. Others feel it is a powerful new tool that can help people 3 their ideas in amazing ways. For professional artists, it can be 4 useful for quickly creating early drafts and exploring new styles. The technology also raises questions about money and value. Some AI-generated artworks have sold for high prices. However, because the AI learns from the existing art made by humans, there are debates about who really owns the new creation. Is it the person who wrote the prompt, the programmer who made the AI, or the artists whose work the AI learned from? Clear rules will make it 5 for this new market to grow fairly. Despite the debates, AI art is becoming more popular. It is changing how we think about art and artists. Learning to use these new tools can be a valuable skill for the future. However, many believe it is 6 the end of traditional art, but rather a new, additional way for people to be creative. 1．A．harmony B．development C．growth D．course 2．A．from B．for C．with D．without 3．A．hide B．forget C．express D．change 4．A．hardly B．especially C．never D．rarely 5．A．impossible B．difficult C．necessary D．possible 6．A．not B．also C．often D．always 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．D 6．A 【导语】本文介绍了人工智能艺术，探讨了有关其价值、版权和未来的争论，并指出人工智能艺术很受欢迎，是一种新的创作方式，而非取代传统艺术。 1．句意：一种名为AI艺术的新型数字艺术创作已发展数年。 in development“在发展中”是固定搭配，符合AI艺术的发展状态。harmony“和谐”、growth“成长”（侧重自然增长）、course“课程”均不合适。 2．句意：这意味着任何人都能创作复杂的数字艺术作品，即使没有传统绘画技能。 结合“anyone can create”，without“没有”体现AI艺术降低创作门槛的特点。from“来自”、for“为了”、with“有”均不合适。 3．句意：另一些人认为它是强大的新工具，能帮助人们以惊人的方式表达想法。 express ideas“表达想法”符合工具的功能。hide“隐藏”、forget“忘记”、change“改变”均不合适。 4．句意：对职业艺术家而言，它尤其有助于快速创作初稿和探索新风格。 especially“尤其”强调对职业艺术家的针对性作用。hardly“几乎不”、never“从不”、rarely“很少”均不合适。 5．句意：清晰的规则将使这个新市场公平发展成为可能。 make it possible“使……成为可能”符合逻辑。impossible“不可能”、difficult“困难的”、necessary“必要的”均不合适。 6．句意：然而，许多人认为它不是传统艺术的终结，而是人们创意表达的新补充方式。 not...but rather...“不是……而是……”是固定搭配，符合转折逻辑。also“也”、often“经常”、always“总是”均不合适。 Passage 2 The Dong people (侗族人) and their indigo cloth (靛蓝色布) Yang Xiuying, 74, sits at a wooden loom (织布机). As her fingers pass the shuttle (梭子) back and forth through the cotton threads, the old machine comes to life. Ever since she was a young girl, Yang has been making indigo cloth. “This type of handmade cloth is extremely rare. You can 1 buy it at the market,” she said. For the Dong people in Guizhou, making indigo cloth has a long tradition. The 2 has been passed down from mother to daughter over generations. Nearly every family makes its own cloth. This traditional way of making indigo cloth, unfortunately, is now in danger. It will disappear slowly in the modern industrial society. Young people show little interest in it. Some of them have 3 to big cities to find better jobs. Local officials want to save the tradition. They are trying to change young people’s 4 towards it. One program has set up several cloth-making factories in Guizhou. After learning how to make indigo cloth, young Dong people can find jobs easily. They can also work closer to home. The Dong people consider indigo cloth as 5 as rice. Many Dong women spend countless hours making the cloth. They rise and start working very early in the morning. To make the cloth shiny, it must be rubbed (搓) and beaten hard. The noise of cloth being beaten often 6 the whole village up. Almost every Dong woman over 40 has a tub for indigo dye (染料). The cloth has to be put in the dye for many rounds to gain the rich colour. The process of colouring usually takes two weeks. Yang holds out her purple and wrinkled (有皱纹的) hands. “They say she who has the darkest hands makes the best cloth,” she says proudly. 1．A．hardly B．usually C．easily D．often 2．A．story B．skill C．food D．tool 3．A．moved B．returned C．travelled D．walked 4．A．habit B．attitude C．interest D．hobby 5．A．interesting B．expensive C．important D．common 6．A．wakes B．keeps C．turns D．takes 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．A 4．B 5．C 6．A 【导语】本文介绍了贵州侗族传统靛蓝布制作技艺的历史、现状，以及当地为保护这一濒临失传的传统所做的努力。 1．句意：这种手工布料非常稀少，你在市场上几乎买不到它。 hardly几乎不；usually通常；easily容易地；often经常。根据“This type of handmade cloth is extremely rare.”可知，这种手工布料极其稀少，所以在市场上几乎买不到，故选A。 2．句意：这项技能一代又一代地由母亲传给女儿。 story故事；skill技能；food食物；tool工具。根据“making indigo cloth has a long tradition”可知，制作靛蓝色布是一项传统技艺，故选B。 3．句意：他们中的一些人搬到大城市去寻找更好的工作。 moved搬家，搬迁；returned返回；travelled旅行；walked走路。根据“Young people show little interest in it. Some of them have…to big cities to find better jobs.”可知，年轻人对这项传统不感兴趣，因此搬到大城市找工作，故选A。 4．句意：他们正努力改变年轻人对它的态度。 habit习惯；attitude态度；interest兴趣；hobby爱好。根据“Local officials want to save the tradition. They are trying to change young people’s…towards it.”可知，当地官员想要拯救这项传统，试图改变年轻人的态度，故选B。 5．句意：侗族人把靛蓝色布看得和大米一样重要。 interesting有趣的；expensive昂贵的；important重要的；common普通的。根据“The Dong people consider indigo cloth as…as rice.”以及后文很多妇女花大量时间制作布料可知，靛蓝色布和大米一样重要，故选C。 6．句意：捶打布料的声音经常吵醒整个村子。 wakes唤醒；keeps保持；turns转动；takes拿走。根据“They rise and start working very early in the morning. The noise of cloth being beaten often…the whole village up.”可知，她们很早就起床工作，捶打布料的声音吵醒村子里的人，wake up为固定搭配，意为“吵醒，叫醒”，故选A。 Passage 3 Josh Primm has just moved to New York City with his parents. He’s shy and slow to get used to his new school. All of that changes when he discovers a crocodile（鳄鱼）living in the attic（阁楼）of his new home. The crocodile Lyle is not a 1 crocodile— he can sing! The two soon become friends. Josh’s parents are afraid of him at first, but Lyle soon becomes part of the family. When one of their neighbors threatens（威胁）to have Lyle taken away, the Primms work together to 2 the animal. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a musical comedy that first came out on November 7. Josh is 3 by actor Winslow Fegley, 13. He shared what he knew about the shy boy. “Josh has to go through this journey to get out of his trouble,” Winslow said. “Lyle understands the boy’s loneliness and helps him out. By the end of the movie, Josh is very open to trying new things.” The Lyle we see in the movie is made by computer. He’s voiced by singer Shawn Mendes. But Winslow said it was Lyle’s player Ben Palacios who brought Lyle to 4 . This made it easy for Winslow to get into the character. “It was a nice 5 because I could work with a real person.” said Winslow. “This helps me perform well.” Winslow admires everyone involved in making the movie. “ 6 of the people who worked on the special effects（特技效果）have done a great job. It’s not just making Lyle look real, but making him a lovely character.” said Winslow. 1．A．free B．clever C．common D．different 2．A．protect B．record C．control D．share 3．A．refused B．discovered C．watched D．played 4．A．work B．life C．home D．journey 5．A．show B．experience C．report D．movie 6．A．None B．Some C．All D．Most 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．B 6．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了音乐喜剧《莱尔，莱尔，鳄鱼》的主要故事情节。 1．句意：鳄鱼Lyle不是一只普通的鳄鱼—他会唱歌！ free自由的；clever聪明的；common普通的；different不同的。根据“he can sing”可知，鳄鱼不会唱歌，说明它不是一只普通的鳄鱼，故选C。 2．句意：当他们的一个邻居威胁说把Lyle带走，Primms一家齐心协力保护这只动物。 protect保护；record记录；control控制；share分享。根据“When one of their neighbors threatens（威胁）to have Lyle taken away”可知，邻居威胁说把Lyle带走，Primms一家齐心协力保护这只动物，故选A。 3．句意：13岁的演员Winslow Fegley饰演Josh。 refused拒绝；discovered发现；watched观看；played扮演。根据“by actor Winslow Fegley”可知这位演员饰演Josh的角色，故选D。 4．句意：但Winslow说，是Lyle的扮演者Ben Palacios使Lyle具有了活力。 work工作；life生活；home家；journey旅途。bring...to life“使……具有生命力”，固定短语。故选B。 5．句意：这是一个很好的经历，因为我可以和一个真人一起工作。 show演出；experience经历；report报道；movie电影。根据“because I could work with a real person”可知，因为可以和一个真人一起工作，所以认为这是一个很好的经历。故选B。 6．句意：所有的为特效工作的人做得很好。 None三者或三者以上都不；Some一些；All三者或三者以上都；Most大部分。根据“Winslow admires everyone involved in making the movie”可知，认为所有为特效工作的人做得很好。故选C。 Passage 4 选择最恰当的选项，完成短文。 You come home and put on some music. What do you hear? Instruments and musical notes! You go to a museum to look at paintings. What do you see? Colorful artworks! People 1 music and paintings to be beautiful, colorful, and inspiring(启发灵感的). Nobody thinks of silence and emptiness as artistic works. 2 , American musician John Cage thought differently. One of his most famous pieces is 4’33”. In 1952, it was completed and performed by a pianist at a concert hall. However, he didn’t play a single note. He just sat for four minutes and thirty-three seconds! But was it a 3 piece? Interestingly enough, it wasn’t! During the performance, there were a lot of sounds coming from the audience. People talked, coughed, and moved in their seats. Through 4’33”, John Cage showed that any sound could become music. Where did he get the idea for this? It was from his artist friend Robert Rauschenberg. In 1951, Rauschenberg created White Paintings, a series of canvases(帆布) painted in white. They seem empty at first, but 4 show many images: the shadows(影子) of the viewers, the lights, and tiny spots on the canvases. Every act of looking at the paintings, various lights, and tiny spots become the painting! 5 , viewers become part of the creative work. These artists 6 the way people thought about art. They said, “Everything we do can be music. With white, you can see more.” It’s exciting to think about the next form of art that will make us surprised. Who knows? Maybe you could be the next musician or artist to do just that! 1．A．encourage B．force C．expect D．allow 2．A．Besides B．Therefore C．What’s more D．However 3．A．short B．cheerful C．silent D．special 4．A．especially B．actually C．carefully D．hardly 5．A．In addition B．By the way C．For example D．In this way 6．A．challenged B．welcomed C．prevented D．showed 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．D 6．A 【导语】本文讲述了大部分人认为音乐和绘画是美丽的，丰富多彩的，启发灵感的，而音乐家约翰·凯奇的看法不同于常人，他认为任何声音都可以成为音乐，观众也可以成为创作作品的一部分。 1．句意：人们期望音乐和绘画是美丽的，丰富多彩的，启发灵感的。 encourage鼓励；force强迫；expect期待；allow允许。根据“music and paintings to be beautiful, colorful, and inspiring(启发灵感的).”结合语境可知人们对于音乐和绘画应该是充满期待的，故选C。 2．句意：然而，美国音乐家约翰·凯奇却有不同的想法。 Besides除……之外；Therefore因此；What’s more而且；However然而。根据“Nobody thinks of silence and emptiness as artistic works.”以及“thought differently.”可知这位音乐家想法不同，所以此处是表示转折，应用however，故选D。 3．句意：但它是一首无声的曲子吗？ short短的；cheerful振奋的；silent沉默的；special特殊的。根据“he didn’t play a single note”（他一个音符也没弹）可知此处是指无声的曲子，故选C。 4．句意：它们一开始似乎是空的，但实际上展示了许多图像：观众的阴影，灯光和画布上的小点。 especially尤其；actually事实上；carefully细心的；hardly几乎不。根据“They seem empty at first, but...show many images”可知看起来似乎是空的，但是事实上有很多图像，应用actually，故选B。 5．句意：通过这种方式，观众成为创作的一部分。 In addition此外；By the way顺便说一下；For example例如；In this way以这种方式。根据“the shadows(影子) of the viewers, the lights, and tiny spots on the canvases. Every act of looking at the paintings, various lights, and tiny spots become the painting!”（观众的阴影、灯光和画布上的小点。每一个看画的动作，各种各样的灯光，和微小的斑点都成为绘画）可知后面一句表达总结，这样观众们就成为创作的一部分。故选D。 6．句意：这些艺术家挑战了人们对艺术的看法。 challenged挑战；welcomed欢迎；prevented阻止；showed展示。通读全文可知文章介绍了音乐家约翰·凯奇对艺术的看法，完全不同于普通人，所以这里应该是艺术家挑战了人们对艺术的看法。故选A。 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $