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中考英语完形填空专项训练
(附带答案解析)
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Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s beautiful but it’s hot in __1__. So I usually returned to my hometown when my __2__ began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could __3__ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.
One day I had some __4__ to solve. But I didn’t take the dictionaries home. My father told me Charlie, one of my __5__, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn’t see each other after I __6__ middle school. At first he didn’t recognize me. He __7__ me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred!”
Of course we were __8__ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and __9__. Later on he showed me around his library. It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I __10__ were in them too. At last I said, “__11__ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?”
“I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to __12__,” said the young man.
“Are you afraid I’ll __13__ them?”
“No, I’m not. I’m afraid you won’t __14__ them to me. Look! All the books are not __15__, but borrowed!”
1. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2. A. birthday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. holiday
3. A. study B. play C. rest D. run
4. A. words B. sentences C. problems D. stories
5. A. brothers B. sisters C. aunts D. classmates
6. A. finished B. heard C. saw D. met
7. A. lifted B. carried C. looked D. pulled
8. A. angry B. happy C. worried D. sad
9. A. doctors B. teachers C. workers D. drivers
10. A. looked for B. read C. wrote D. looked at
11. A. Need B. Must C. May D. Can
1. A. other B. the other C. others D. another
2. A. lose B. sell C. throw D. know
3. A. pay B. return C. use D. look after
4. A. made B. picked C. won D. bought
名师点评
这篇短文主要讲了Charlie家里有许多藏书，却没有一本是自己买的，所以他从不借书给别人，因为他怕别人都和他一样。本题的不少答案只从缺空所在句子的语意和语法是无法确定的，解题是要联系上下文及一般常识进行推理。
答案简析
1. B。hot应该指的是夏天的天气情况。
2. D。大学生暑假回家度假。
3. A。学生暑假应该不忘学习。
4. C。solve problems意为“解决问题”。
5. D。根据下文可得知。
6. A。finish middle school表示“中学毕业”。
7. C。look sb. up and down表示“上下打量某人”，这时look用作及物动词。
8. B。老同学相见自然是高兴。
9. B。同学之间谈论的主要对象一般应该是同学和老师。
10. A。根据上下文得知“我”正在寻找一本字典。
11. D。这里指征求别人的意见，故用can。
12. C。泛指其他人，故用复数。
13. A。“我”以为他怕我把书弄丢，所以不借。
14. B。根据下文得知他的书都是借的，所以他不愿借给我，怕我也象他一样借书不还。
15. D。这些书都不是买的，而是借的。
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Mr. Wang teaches English in a middle school. He likes his work very much. He wanted 1 a teacher even when he was a young boy.
There are six classes in a school day at Mr. Wang's middle school. Mr. Wang teachers five of these six classes. 2 his "free" hour from 2 to 3 in the afternoon,
Mr. Wang 3 meet with parents, check students' homework and 4 many other things. So Mr. Wang works hard from the moment he gets to school early in the morning until he leaves for home late in the afternoon, and his "free" hour is not free at all.
In his English lesson, Mr. Wang sometimes teaches poems (诗). He likes poems very much, and he likes Li Bai’s poems 5 of all.
In his fifth class today, Mr. Wang taught a poem. He wrote the poem on the blackboard and read it. As soon as he finished 6 the poem, the students began to ask questions. He answered all the questions. Then he asked his students to talk about the poem. 7 one wanted to stop when the bell rang.
8 home, Mr. Wang thought about the fifth class. He was happy about what he did as a teacher. Every one of his students 9 the poem. When they started to talk, they forgot about the time. He did not have to make them 10 . He only had to answer their questions and help them understand the poem.
1. A. was B. being C. to be D. be
2. A. In B. At C. To D. On
3. A. has to B. has C. able to D. will
4. A. take care for B. care of
C. take care of D. be careful of
5. A. better B. good C. well D. best
6. A. reading B. to read C. read D. doing
7. A. Not B. No C. Have no D. Any
8. A. By the way B. To his way
C. On his way D. In the way
9. A. liked B. asked C. had D. wanted
10. A. learning B. to learn
C. learn D. leant
名师点评
Mr. Wang是一位英语老师，他热心于教育，忙于教学，工作负责，课堂上善于启发学生回答问题，讨论问题。即使在回家的途中，仍沉浸在课堂活跃气氛的回忆中。
答案简析
1. C。语法结构 want后面跟不定式。
2. B。时间点后面跟介词at。
3. A。has to意思是“不得不，必须”。这里引出所要做的事。
4. C。固定短语。
5. D。此句后面有 at all这一比较范围，故用最高级。
6. A。finish后面跟动名词。
7. B。课堂上学生们积极发言，没有人想停下来。
8. C。on one’s way home意思是“在回家的路上”。
9. A。学生受老师的影响也开始爱诗歌了。
10. C。语法结构：make sb.do sth。
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Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals(信号) and the signals have meanings. For example, __1 a bee has found some food, it goes 2 its home. 3 is difficult for a bee to tell __4 bees where the food is speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and 5 it is.
Some animals show 6 they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry because it barks. Birds make several different sounds and 7 has its meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” to 8 how we feel about __9__ or we 10 something on our feet.
We humans have languages. We have words. These words have meaning of things, action, feeling or ideas. We are able to __11__ each other information, to tell other people 12 we think or we feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or 13 messages to people far away.
Languages, like people, live and die. If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language. This language cannot live and grow because 14 speaks it.
A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today. It grows and changes with time. New words are created, and some old words have 15 meanings.
1. A. because B. since C. when D. as
2. A. out of B. back from C. away from D. back to
3. A. It B. This C. That D. He
4. A. each other B. another C. the other D. others
5. A. how long B. how far away C. how many D. how old
6. A. why B. which C. how D. what
7. A. each B. every C. all D. some
8. A. show B. say C. talk D. speak
9. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
10. A. put B. drop C. fall D. set
11. A. give B. put C. show D. take
12. A. that B. which C. what D. why
13. A. send B. bring C. push D. get
14. A. someone B. no one C. anyone D. everyone
15. A. new B. right C. real D. good
名师点评
这则短文讲述的是语言的重要性。无论是何种语言，只要不使用，它将死亡。
答案简析
1．C。表示”当……的时候”。
2．D。蜜蜂发现食物会返回蜂窝，通知其它蜜蜂。
3．A。形式主语。
4．C。the other bees其它的蜜蜂。
5．B。蜜蜂通过跳舞告诉同伴物源有多远。
6．C。用how作状语修饰feel。
7．A。根据谓语动词has应选each.。each指代的是可数名词sound，所以不能用all或some，而every是形容词，不能做主语。
8．A。用语言来表示自己的感觉，故选show。
9．B。
10．B。ouch表示疼痛，故推测是东西砸到了脚上。Fall是不及物动词，故不选。
11．A。
12．C。think为及物动词，这里what做think宾语。
13．A。send messages为固定搭配，表示“发送信息”。
14．B。根据文意，一种语言如果没人使用，就会灭亡。
15．A。旧词新意。
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It’s never easy to admit(承认) you are in the wrong. We all __1__ to know the art of apology. Think how often you’ve done wrong. Then count how many __2__ you’ve expressed clearly you were __3__. You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do __4__ about it.
A doctor friend, Mr. Lied, told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart __5__ and insomnia (失眠). __6__ some careful exams, Mr. Lied found nothing ___7__ with him and said, “If you don’t tell me what’s __8__ you, I can’t help you.” The man admitted he was cheating his brother of his inheritance(遗产). Then and there the __9__ doctor __10__ the man write to his brother and __11__ his money. As soon as the __12__ was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried. “Thank you,” he said to the doctor, “I think I’ve got __13__.”
An apology can not only save a broken relationship(关系) but also make it __14__. If you can think of someone who should be __15__ an apology from you. Do something about it right now.
1. A. decide B. have C. need D. try
2. A. mistakes B. people C. ways D. times
3. A. sorry B. weak C. sad D. wrong
4. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
5. A. trouble B. matter C. illness D. problem
6. A. Before B. After C. Till D. Since
7. A. well B. wrong C. good D. bad
8. A. hurling B. changing C. touching D. worrying
9. A. clever B. silly C. good D. kind
10. A. made B. helped C. saw D. let
11. A. returned B. gave C. kept D. paid
12. A. paper B. box C. money D. letter
13. A. better B. well C. sick D. worse
14. A. never B. worse C. stronger D. harder
15. A. given B. received C. known D. forgotten
名师点评
这是一篇关于学会如何道歉的短文，它提醒人们要学会认识自己的错误，并能够为自己的错误道歉。做不到这一点会造成自己心理上的压力，甚至带来疾病。
答案解析
1. C。这里指的是人们有必要了解道歉这门艺术。
2. D。times这里表示次数。
3. A。根据上文，承认错误决非易事，道歉更是一门艺术，此时作者是建议读者计算一下有过多少次是能清楚地表达自己的歉意的，所以选sorry。
4. C。如果你对自己的错误什么也不去做, 你睡觉也不会睡得好。
5. A。这里表示心脏有毛病。
6. B。
7. B。nothing wrong 表明这个人生理没有任何问题, 看下文就可以知道这一点。
8. D。
9. A。这是一名很聪明的医生, 所以他提出了下面一个方法。
10. D。made 具有强制性的意思, 故选let sb. do sth..好。
11. A。上文得知这人骗了哥哥的遗产, 所以还了他所欠的钱才能治好他的心病。
12. D。根据后面的post box可以得知这里是指寄出了那封信。
13. B。这个人其实没有病, 所以在解决了心理问题后,他一下子觉得好了, 而不是好转, 故选well 而不是better。
14. C。道歉不仅可以挽救破碎的人际关系, 还可以增强人与人之间的联系。harder指的是具体事物的“坚硬”, 故此处不当。
15. A。give sb. an apology意为“向某人道歉”。
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Mr. and Mrs. king have lived in our town for nearly twenty years. They have a bookshop by the bus station. They’re __1__ to everybody and have a lot of friends. They often __2__ the poor students and sell them some books cheaply. So there’re many young men in their shop. Of course
people __3__ them and their friends often call on (拜访) them and __4__ them. We can always hear their rooms are full of __5__ and quarrel.
It was a Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. King were going to have a picnic on the island the next __6__. It was a little far from our town. So they had to __7__ earlier than usual to catch a six o’clock train. After __8__ a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some __9__ and drinks for the picnic. Mr. king and his wife had to stop __10__ them. They talked a lot and few of them looked at the __11__ on the wall. Mr. and Mrs. King were anxious (焦急) but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it. The woman thought for a few __12__ and had an idea. She said to her __13__, “Oh, it’s eleven o’clock! You’d better stop talking, dear! Our guests are anxious to __14__!
Mr. king heard this and stood up and said __15__ to the visitors and they left soon.
1. A. had B. polite C. cold D. careful;
2. A. help B. hurt C. hit D. watch
3. A. know B. understand C. meet D. like
4. A. play with B. fight with C. talk with D. catch up with
5. A. cry B. shout C. noise D. laugh
6. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. laugh
7. A. go to work B. get up C. go to sleep D. open the shop
8. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. meal
9. A. clothes B. bags C. books D. food
10. A. receive B. to receive C. receiving D. to accept
11. A. phone B. photo C. clock D. picture
12. A. minutes B. days C. weeks D. months
13. A. visitor B. husband C. brother D. father
14. A. go home B. go to bed C. go shopping D. have a rest
15. A. hello B. goodbye C. sorry D. nothing
名师点评
这是一则委婉地谢绝客人的故事, 这也是我们平时很容易遇到的事。
答案简析
1. B。根据下文have a lot of friends可以推断他们待人友好(friendly)。
2. A。他们帮助穷困的学生。
3. D。根据上文得知，别人都很喜欢他们。
4. C。talk with 表示聊天。
5. D。他们的家里总是充满了欢笑。
6. A。根据下文他们要赶早班车得知是早上。
7. B。为了赶早班车他们不得不早起，故选get up。
8. C。这是一个星期五的晚上，故是晚饭后。
9. D。他们正在为第二天的野餐准备食物和饮料。
10. B。停下（手中的事）来做某事，用stop to do sth.，另外receive sb. 表示接待某人。
11. C。他聊得很尽兴，以致于忘了时间，也就是忘了看墙上的钟。
12. A。这里指很短的时间。
13. B。
14. A。表示时间已经不早了，客人们肯定着急要回家了。
15. C。丈夫向客人道歉，表示是自己忘了时间，这样客人就不会尴尬了。
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Martin Henfield talks about some of his experience(经历) as a twin: when we were small my mother dressed us __1_ the same clothes. That was bad enough and we didn’t like it. But we went on our first camping trip, it was even __2__. We were only ten years old, and while __3_ went into their sleeping bags for the _4__, we were not happy to snuggle(偎依) inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us.
At school our classmates __5__us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people ___6__ even see our difference according to our initials because __7__ of us were M.O. It was only when I went to _8___ and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity（身份）.
Before I went to college, during my secondary school __9__, I __10__ to a job on a building site. My twin brother, Mike Henfield, didn’t work. One day I asked my boss, “Can I have a week _11__?” “Certainly,” he said, “but you won’t have the job when you 12__ back.” I didn’t want to __13__ the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went there in my _14__, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week __15___ of them knew the difference.
1. A. in B. for C. on D. with
2. A. badder B. worse C. good D. better
3. A. all boys B. another boy
C. all the other boys D. all the boys
4. A. day B. holiday C. night D. mid-night
5. A. called B. knew C. told D. made
6. A. didn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
7. A. very B. each C. both D. all
8. A. middle school B. college C. high school D. school
9. A. holidays B. week C. weekend D. holiday
10. A. received B. got C. find D. made
11. A. off B. free C. on D. back
12. A. came B. will get C. got D. are
13. A. miss B. lose C. lost D. losing
14. A. coat B. shirt C. shoes D. trousers
15. A. None B. Nobody C. All D. Each
名师点评
这是一则关于双胞胎的故事, 说明了作为双胞胎既有他们苦恼的一面, 也有乐趣的一面. 在做这则完型填空时, 只要抓住双胞胎非常相像这一特点, 就很容易理解其中发生的事情了。
答案解析
1. A。“给某人穿（衣服）”应为dress sb. in。
2. B 根据下文可知野营中的情况比平时更糟糕.。
3. C。the other加名词复数表示“剩余的所有的人”。
4. C。睡袋应用于夜间。
5. A。“称呼某人……”用call sb. …。
6. D。
7. C。根据后面的系动词were, 应用both表复数。
8. B。根据上下文可知, 直到大学, 这种情况才有所改变。
9. D。指中学生涯的最后一个假期。
10. B。“找到一份工作”可用get/find a job, 但此处应用过去时。
11. A。have a week off 休息一个星期。
12. D。只有D项时态正确。
13. B。
14. D。
15. A。没有一个人看出这时双胞胎交换了一下。B项不可带of。
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Have you ever seen the advertisement: Learn a foreign language in six weeks, 1 give your money back? Of course, it 2 happens quite like that. The only language 3 to learn is the mother language. And think 4 practice is needed for that. Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language 5 the literature(文学) of the country. Now most people want to 6 a foreign language. Every year millions of people start learning 7 .
How do they do it? Some people try at home 8 books and tapes, others go to evening classes or watch TV programs. 9 they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will 10 a long time, like language learning at school. A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or 11 hours a day. It's much easier to learn the language in the country where it 12 . But most people are 13 to do this, and many people don't have to do so. Machines and good books will be very 14 , but they can not do the students' work. 15 the language is learned quickly or slowly, it is hard work.
1. A. so B. or C. and D. but
2. A. can＇t B. impossible C. never D. often
3. A. easily B. difficult C. able D. easy
4. A. how much B. how long C. how fast D. how many
5. A. studied B. to study C. studying D. study
6. A. talk B. tell C. speak D. say
7. A. them B. this C. that D. it
8. A. without B. with C. in D. by
9. A. If B. When C. Since D. Until
10. A. spend B. use C. take D. cost
11. A. some B. more C. other D.
less
12. A. speaks B. is speaking C. spoke D. is spoken
13. A. able B. possible C. unable D. not possible
14. A. careful B. forgetful C. wonderful D. helpful
15. A. either B. whether C. what D. how
名师点评
本文主要想告诉读者，学英语是一个长期而艰苦的劳动，没有任何捷径可走。无论你用什么方法学习——用书、机器或在学校，不多实践就无法达到预期的目的。
答案简析
1. B。这里的or是“否则”的意思。
2. C。根据作者的观点，这种事绝对不可能发生。impossible是一个形容词，不符语法，can’t后不可能跟happens，often意思与作者的意图相反。
3. D。唯一容易学的语言是母语。这里需要一个形容词充当后置定语。
4. A。用来修饰不可数名词，只有用how much，全句意为“母语好学，还需要那么多的练习。”何况外语呢？。
5. B。动词不定式充当目的状语。意为“学习外语来研究文学”。
6. C。说某种语言用speak，speak English，speak Chinese。
7. D。用it代指上文所说的a foreign language。
8. B。这里的with是“用”的意思。
9. A。作者在这里提出一种假设。如果他们一星期只有一两次使用外语。
10. C。固定短语，意为“做某事花费某人多长时间”。
11. B。后面省略了than 6 hours。意为6个小时或更多的时间。
12. D。it 代指上文所指的foreign language，故用被动被态。
13. C。许多人不可能做到这一点。这里不可以用not possible，因为它的主语不可以用人。
14. D。机器和书对于学习英语来说是很有帮助的。
15. B。whether …or…固定短语。
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I have tried many ways to be 1 . I don’t wear a sweater when I 2 , and two days ago I walked in the 3 without my shoes. But so far nothing 4 . Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked 5 school. He would rub(摩擦) the end of the thermometer (温度计)
until it went 6 to 39℃. Then he’d put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was 7 ill.
This morning I tried doing that but it 8 went above 35℃ and I rubbed it for ten 9 . So I held the thermometer 10 the light on my desk and it went up to 40℃. I thought I’d put it in my mouth and walk downstairs like that. 11 my mother would take it out and she would be 12 when she saw that I was rather ill.
The only trouble was I didn’t know the thermometer would be so 13 , As soon as I put it into my mouth I burnt my tongue(舌头)! I spit (吐) the thermometer out. It fell 14 the floor but it 15 .
1. A . well B. fine C. ill D. bad
2. A . could B. should C. must D. might
3. A . water B. rain C. sun D. wind
4. A . happens B. happened C. will happen D. has happened
5. A . being away from B. leaving
C. staying at D. being out of
6. A . on B. down C. up D. off
7. A . really B. real C. bad D. badly
8. A . can’t B. not C. never D. didn’t
9. A . seconds B. hours C. minutes D. moments
10. A . near B. near to C. next D. next to
11. A . When B. Then C. So D. If
12. A . worried B. surprised C. happy D. frightened
13. A . cold B. hot C. warm D. cool
14. A . off B. down C. to D. on
15. A . didn’t break B. didn’t broke C. wasn’t broken D. was broken
名师点评
这是一篇小幽默。一个男孩为了装病，用尽了各种办法想告诉妈妈自己的体温很高，结果差点儿烫伤了自己。
答案解析
1．C。根据下文得知，这个小孩就是想让自己生病。
2．B。这里应选择情态动词should, 表示在该穿毛衣的时候他不穿, 其实他就是想让自己冻出病来。
3．B。跟上两题同解。
4．D。so far常与动词的现在完成时连用，表示“到目前为止”。
5．A。leave school表示“辍学、毕业离校”的动作，be away from school则表示“不上学、逃学”的状态。
6．C。up表示“温度上升”。
7．A。妈妈会认为他真的病了，故选副词really。
8．C。其他选项在语法上均错。
9．C。根据文意。
10．D。next to表示“临近、非常接近”。
11．B。Then是副词，表时间上的“顺承”。 其他三选项均引导从句, 故不选。
12．A。妈妈得知孩子生病, 首先感到担心。
13．B。这里表示“烫”, 所以不能选warm。
14．D。fall on为“掉到……上”, fall off 是指“从某处摔下”, fall down是“落下”。
15．C。break为及物动词, 与主语构成动宾关系，所以用被动语态形式was broken。
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Do you know Eskimos (爱斯基摩人)? Let me tell you something about their 1 .
The Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极). There are only two 2 there, winter and summer, There are no spring 3 autumn there. The winter nights are 4 . You can't 5 the sun for more than two months, even at noon. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never 6 and there is no night.
The Eskimos have 7 clothes. They make their clothes from the skin of animals. From these skins they make coats, caps and 8 .
Near the North Pole trees can't grow, for it is too 9 there. The Eskimos 10 make their houses from skins, snow or stones (石头). When they 11 in storm and can't 12 home, they make house of snow. They 13 these snow houses when the storm is 14 .
Life is 15 for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there.
1. A. work B. life C. holiday D. families
2. A. weather B. seasons C. months D. years
3. A. not B. or C. and D. as
4. A. short B. warm C. long D. cold
5. A. see B. watch C. look D. look at
6. A. rises B. goes up C. drops D. goes down
7. A. beautiful B. metal C. warm D. cool
8. A. goods B. drinks C. medicine D. shoes
9. A. cold B. hot C. dry D. wet
10. A. will B. should C. never D. have to
11. A. go out B. go over C. keep on D. get on
12. A. get back B. got off C. get on D. get in
13. A. make B. leave C. stay D. break
14. A. over B. coming C. going D. hard
15. A. easy B. interesting C. hard D. lucky
名师点评
本文介绍了爱斯基摩人的生活情况：爱斯基摩人的特殊生活习惯缘于那儿的特殊气候。
答案简析
1. B。根据下文得知这里介绍的是爱斯基摩人的生活（life）。
2. B。根据winter和summer判断。
3. B。no....or....表示对两者否定。
4. C。由后一句话可推断答案。冬夜很长，几乎看不到太阳，也就是没有白天，这正是北极的气候特征。
5. A。see表示“看”的结果，watch和look都表示“看”的动作。
6. D。夏天白昼长，几乎没有夜晚，太阳从不下山，所以选 go down。
7. C。他们要穿上暖和的衣服才能抵御严寒。
8. D。这里是指用动物皮来做衣服鞋帽。
9. A。北极很冷。
10. D。表示客观原因使他们不得不用特殊的材料来建房。
11. A。表示在外面遇到风暴时。
12. A。由于风暴而回不了家。
13. B。用雪造房是因为遇到风暴回不了家，风暴过后自然要离开雪房子了。
14. A。be over表示结束。
15. C。这种恶劣的气候条件下，生活是很艰难困苦的，故选hard。
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Life in the twenty-first century will be very 1 . Many changes will take place, but 2 will the changes be.
The population is growing 3 . There will be many 4 in the world and most of them will live 5 than people in the twentieth century.
Computers will be much smaller and 6 and there will be at least one in every 7 . And 8 studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.
People will work 9 and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. 10 will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to 11 countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our 12 , too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be 13 . Work in the future will be different, too. 14 and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, 15 will not have enough work to do .This will be a problem.
1. A. interesting B. hard C. different D. beautiful
2. A. why B. how C. when D. what
3. A. slowly B. fast C. quietly D. suddenly
4. A. people B. workers C. scientists D. doctors
5. A. long B. longer C. happy D. lucky
6. A. more useful B. useful C. helpful D. less useful
7. A. hospital B. factory C. home D. town
8. A. science B. maths C. English D. computer
9. A. fewer hours B. more hours
C. eight hours D. more than eight hours
10. A. Seeing doctors B. Going to the cinema
C. Shopping D. Travelling
11. A. rich B. other C. poor D. small
12. A. food B. clothes C. fruit D. drinks
13. A. fatter B. thinner C .healthier D. more pleased
14. A. Safe B. Easy C. Simple D. Dangerous
15. A. a few people B. all the people
C. many people D. some people
名师点评
本文介绍了二十一世纪我们社会将发生的各种各样的变化，包括就业，饮食等一系列的变化。
答案解析
1. C。以下讲的是二十一世纪发生的一系列的变化，由于变化，生活也就变得与以前不同，故而选C。
2. D。这些变化会是哪些变化呢？What在这里充当的是表语。
3. B。众所周知，人口增长速度很快。
4. A。由上下文可知，这里指人口增多，故选people。
5. B。由于生活条件和习惯的改变，人们寿命将会更长，所以longer为正确选项。
6. A。电脑将发挥更大的作用，故选比较级more useful。
7. C。电脑将走进各家各户。
8. D。这一小节都讲的是电脑，故选D。
9. A。根据下文得知人们将有更多的时间用来娱乐，证明工作时间减少了，故选fewer hours。
10. D。根据下文的for holidays可知这里说的是旅行。
11. B。由于条件好了，更多的人都能够去其他国家旅游了，故选other。
12. A。根据下句得知，这里讲的是饮食变化。
13. C。由于饮食习惯发生变化，人们将更加健康。
14. D。和hard并列的词应选择dangerous。
15. C。因为很多工作都是由机器人来完成，那么许多人也就面临着失业的危险。
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Many people go to school for an education. 1 learn languages, history, geography,
physics, chemistry and maths. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can 2 a living. School 3 is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he 4 , can not teach his students everything they 5 to know. The teacher's job is to show his students how to read and how to 6 . So much more is to be learned 7 school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by 8 than to memorize(熟记)some facts or formula(公式). It is 9 quite easy to learn a 10 fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in 11 out a maths problem. Great scientists, such as Einstein, Newton and Galileo, didn't learn many things from school. But they were all so 12 that they invented so many things for mankind.
The 13 for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not 14 at school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. They would ask many questions as they read and they did thousands of 15 .
1. A. Students B. They C. We D. People
2. A. make B. do C. have D. get
3. A. education B. degree C. lesson D. task
4. A. teaches B. knows C. learns D. practises
5. A. manage B. expect C. fail D. want
6. A. study B. play C. think D. work
7. A. From B. in C. within D. outside
8. A. heart B. students C. us D. oneself
9. A. not B. actually C. seldom D. known
10.A. real B. true C. certain D. great
11. A. setting B. working C. making D. doing
12. A. famous B. popular C. successful D. modest
13. A. experiment B. reason C. result D. way
14. A. kept B. showed C. expressed D. taught
15. A. duties B. jobs C. experiments D. records
名师点评
本文讲述了自主学习的重要性。也就是说对于学生而言应该学会如何学习才是更重要的。而对于教师而言，不仅要教学生文化知识，更应教会他们如何学习，正所谓“授之以鱼，不如授之以渔”。
答案解析
1. B。they指上句中的many people。
2. A。make a living意思是“谋生”。这里表示学一门技术来谋生。
3. A。school education 意为“学校教育”。
4. B。意思是“不管他懂多少”。
5. D。表示学生想知道的东西 。
6. C。老师不仅教学生文化知识，更应该教会学生如何思考。
7. D。指应该更多的从校外获取知识。
8. D。study by oneself自学。
9. B。actually副词，“事实上”。actually easy 表示“真的很简单”。
10. C。certain这里指“某一个，固定的”。
11. B。work out意思是“解出”。
12. C。上述的这些人都很成功。
13. B。reason和for搭配，表示“……的原因”。
14. D。被动语态,表示“学校不教的书”。意思是他们获取了很多课外知识。
15. B。这些科学家都做了很多实验。
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About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight(减肥). That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States. Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, or even have operations. 2 you can see losing weight is 3 work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But __4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also means to be 5 . Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good.
Most people want to find an 7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are
8 . Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.
Losing weight can be 9 . Some overweight people go to health centres, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centres. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight. __12__ 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still __13__ to do so.
Health centres, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all __14__ a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing __15__ too.
1. A. less B. more C. nice D. fast
2. A. For B. So C. Or D. And
3. A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy
4. A. why B. what C. how D. when
5. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat
6. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell
7. A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier
8. A. taken B. given C. written D. copied
9. A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. safe
10. A. pay B. cost C. take D. have
11. A. making B. taking C. playing D. using
12. A. Before B. In C. After D. At
13. A. sorry B. angry C. sad D. glad
14. A. need B. have C. use D. get
15. A. health B. time C. food D. money
名师点评
这篇文章讲的是美国有三分之一的人正在努力减肥，他们想尽了一切办法去减轻体重，同时也令他们耗费了不少的金钱。
答案简析
1. A。为了减肥，有些人只吃很少的食物。
2. B。根据上文，得知下面这个结论。所以选so表示因果关系。
3. C。减肥令人们不得不做很多令人痛苦的事，故是一项艰苦的工作。
4. A。下文讲的是人们减肥的原因，所以选why。
5. C。现在很多人都认为想要让自己看上去漂亮就得瘦，正是这种观点促使很多人要减肥。
6. B。这四个词当中只有say 可以直接加说话内容。
7. D。人们都希望减肥能够既快又简单。
8. C。因为很多人都想减肥，所以就有人写这方面的书籍来吸引减肥者。
9. B。根据下文得知减肥有时是一件很昂贵的事。
10. A。 在表示花钱的几个动词中，只有pay 和 spend 的主语为人，这里没有 spend, 故选pay。
11. B。 take exercise意思是“锻炼”。
12. C。
13. D。 虽然昂贵，但她还是很乐意去做。
14. A。 所有这些减肥的项目都是需要花费很多钱的。
15. D。 综上所述，减肥也就意味着失去了很多金钱。
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When the boys 1 home, it was eleven o’clock. It was dark 2 but there was a light inside their home and the door 3 . They could see a man inside.
“Who can 4 be? ” Said Peter. “Mother and Father 5 to do some 6 . They won’t be home 7 eight o’clock. ”
When the man saw Peter, he looked 8 . Then he smiled and said. “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m a friend of 9 .” The man didn’t see John.
Peter went inside and began 10 to the man but John didn’t. He quickly but quietly ran off. He soon found a policeman and brought him back 11 home. The man was 12 there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman caught him 13 the arm. Just then the boys’ parents 14 .
“Is the man your friend?” The policeman asked Mr. Turner .
“No, he is a thief. He wanted to steal my money. 15 nice of you to catch him.”
1. A. reached B. arrived at C. goes to D. reached to
2. A. out of B. outside C. outsides D. inside
3. A. opened B. was open C. was opened D. open
4. A. he B. she C. it D. that
5. A. have been B. have gone C. go D. went
6. A. shops B. shopping C. shoppings D. shop
7. A. until B. at C. to D. before
8. A. frightening B. fear C. frightened D. surprised
9. A. your father B. your father’s C. your motherD. your family
10. A. saying B. talking C. speaking D. telling
11. A. to B. to their C. their D. at
12. A. already B. always C. still D. yet
13. A. in B. on C. at D. by
14. A. returned B. returned back
C. had returned D. had returned back
15. A. It’s B. This’s C. This is D. So is
名师点评
这是一个两小孩智斗小偷的故事，体现了两个小孩的机智勇敢，随机应变。
答案简析
1. A。home是副词，前面不加介词。
2. B。外面天黑。
3. B。open的形容词还是open，故选 was open, 表状态，意为“敞开着的。
4. C。没看清对方的性别、容貌，常用it来指代之。
5. B。 have gone to 表示“去了，还没回来”，have been to 表示“曾经去过”。
6. B。do some shopping为固定搭配 。
7. A。固定结构not.…..until意为“直到……才……”。
8. C。frightened 表示人内心的恐慌和害怕，而frightening则表示某物或某事令人害怕。
9. B。a friend of one’s 表示“某人的一个朋友”。
10. B。talk to sb表示“和某人交谈”。而speak to sb, say to sb均表示“对某人讲”。
11. B。 home如果前面不加冠词或物主代词，它则是副词，不能加to。反之则是名词，必须加to。故选to their home。
12. C。那个小偷还在，故选still。
1. D。catch sb by the arm表示“抓住某人的胳膊”。
2. A。由just then 可知这里应用一般过去时。
3. A。
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It is common in English to ask people about their holidays. In the
West, many 1 go away on holiday during the summer months, 2 so it is very usual to 3 about this. If the holiday has not 4 taken place, then their holiday plans 5 be talked about. And if it is already over, then where 6 went, whether they 7 it and so on can be discussed. Similar questions are asked 8 some public holidays.
9 living and working in China often 10 opportunities for travel, either at weekends or during 11 holidays, so such kind of 12 lead to fruitful discussions. They may be 13 to know if they have chosen the 14 places, especially those a little less 15 ones.
1. A. factories B. families C. schools D. farms
2. A. but B. and C. because D. for
3. A. ask B. see C. know D. write
4. A. still B. already C. yet D. often
5. A. must B. should C. need D. can
6. A. we B. he C. they D. she
7. A. liked B. followed C. finished D. found
8. A. to B. before C. with D. by
9. A. Visitors B. Foreigners C. Strangers D. Players
10. A. make B. carry C. have D. keep
11. A. his B. her C. their D. its
12. A. Answers B. exercises C. excuses D. Questions
13. A. glad B. interested C. worried D. lucky
14. A. right B. different C. helpful D. terrible
15. A. expensive B. famous C. useful D. friendly
名师点评
天气和假期永远是西方人日常谈论的话题，所以要了解西方文化就必须对他们的节假日有足够的了解。本文为你提供了一些，想必你会对西方的文化有进一步的了解。
答案简析
1. B。节假日中人们喜欢一家人一起出去游玩。
2. B。and这里表承接。
3. A。根据第一句话中的提示。
4. C。yet用于现在完成时的否定句中，其他词均不可以。
5. C。在旅游前，人们需要谈论一下计划，故选need 。
6. C。本文都是以第三人称写的。
7. A。节假日过后，人们总会互相询问是否喜欢自己的旅行。
8. B。有时一些相似的问题也会在假日来临之前就被讨论，故选before。
9. B。这里讲的是外国人的旅游习惯，包括那些在中国工作和生活的外国人。visitors则是片面的，仅指游客，故不选。
10. C。have opportunities意为“有机会”。
11. C。与第6题同解。
12. D。本文是围绕人们问旅游方面的问题展开的，故选questions 。
13. B。他们对以下的事感兴趣，想知道其中情况，故选B。
14. A。他们很想知道自己有没有选对地方，故选right 。
15. B。根据常识，人们一般会认为著名的地方都是正确的选择，所以人们想知道那些不太著名的地方是否是正确的选择。
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Dear George,
Half a year has gone by 1 we said goodbye to each other at the Kaitak airport (飞机场) . Except for 2 hurriedly written notes you have not written to any of your old 3 any letters 4 a few days. We are studying 5 a foreign university, but know 6 of what is going on about you.
Last night, John, Tom and I 7 a happy reunion (重聚) in dinner. It was all like the old high school 8 except that you were not in this get together. 9 we all felt 10 you. We then began to talk about you and wondered 11 at that moment. At last we 12 to your health.
What kind of life you are living in London? Is your school-work keeping you 13 ? And there are a thousand things we want to 14 . Please tell us.
My 15 regards (问候) , also John’s and Tom’s.
Your old friend,
Tonny
1. A. since B. after C. before D. when
2. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
3. A. classmates B. friends’ C. comrades’ D. masters’
4. A. in B. for C. with D. during
5. A. in B. at C. on D. to
6. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
7. A. made B. started C. had D. did
8. A. time B. place C. days D. teaching
9. A. Suddenly B. But C. Or D. And
10. A. to miss B. in missing C. miss D . missing
11. A. what were you doing B. what you were doing
C. how were you doing D. how you were doing
12. A. drink B. drank C. had drunk D. was drinking
13. A. busy B. happy C. free D. sorry
14. A. understand B. hear C. see D. know
15. A. good B. better C. best D. well
名师点评
这是一封温馨老友的来信，信中提到了同学的重聚勾起了对往日学校生活和昔日同窗的怀念。
答案简析
1． A。主句是现在完成时，从句由since引导。
2． D。a few和few均修饰可数名词，但few表否定。
3． A。其它三种表达方式错误，这里无需用名词的所有格。
4． B。for加一段时间用于现在完成时表延续。
5． A。in a university / at university均可以表示上大学，这里因为已有了a故选in，而不选at。
1． D。因为好久没通信，所以对George的情况一无所知。
2． A。have a reunion为固定搭配。
3． C。想起了过去的日子，故选days。
4． A。
5． D。feel doing something表示“感觉……”。
6． B。宾语从句用陈述语序。
7． B。根据上下文的时态可知这里用一般过去时。
8． A。朋友们都想知道学校里的事是否让他很忙。这里可以比较四个选项的意思，再根据上文的意思可知选busy。
9． D。他们想知道许多关于George的事。
10． C。my best regards相当于my best wishes 。
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One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” 1 .
A student was going to leave the capital to become 2 official(官员) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say 3 to his teacher.
“It is 4 job to be a good official.” his teacher said. “ you must be strict 5 yourself and never be careless.”
“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered. “I have already 6 one hundred top hats, which will 7 those people quite happy.”
“But we are really gentlemen! 8 could a real gentleman do such a thing” his teacher was a bit 9 . “Never forget 10 I taught you in class!”
“ 11 are always right, sir I also hate such things. But, sir, 12 no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.
After hearing this , the teacher was 13 . “What you said is true!”
“I have 14 one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine 15 .” the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.
1. A. to put on B. putting on C. wearing D to wear
2. A. a B . the C. an D. /
3. A. hello B. good bye C. OK D. thanks
4. A. not an easy B. not easy C. a good D. difficult
5. A. about B. with C. from D. to
6. A. made B. Bought C. prepared D. repaired
7. A. give B. let C. keep D. make
8. A. How B. What C. Why D. When
9. A. anger B. angry C. angrily D. angrily
10. A. that B. how C. why D. what
11.A. You B. We C. They D. Us
12. A. hardly B. about C. almost D. nearly
13. A. disappointed B. pleased C. angry D. sorry
14. A. sent out B. bought C. sold D. borrowed
15. A. left B. already C. yet D. else
名师点评
这是一则幽默，说明许多人都喜欢听奉承话，有的人自以为清高，其实也被戴上“高帽子”, 而自己却不知道。
答案简析
1. D。 wear 表示状态， put on 表示动作。根据结构give sb. sth. to do可知D为正确选项。
2. D。
3. B。 因为要去另一个城市工作了, 故向他的老师道别。
4. A。 想做一个好官员, 应该说是不容易的。
5. B。 be strict with sb 意为“对某人严格要求”。
6. C。 准备了一百个高帽子，其实就是奉承的好话，而不是做或是买了许多高帽子。
7. D。 make sb. happy意为“使某人高兴”。
8. A。
9. B。 这里应该用形容词，表示老师听了他的话有点生气。
10. D。 由what 引导宾语从句，表示不要忘了老师教过的事。
11. A。 You are right表示赞同老师说的话。
12. C。 当出现 no, nothing nobody 等一系列否定词的时候，只能用almost 不能用 nearly。
13. B。 听了奉承话以后, 他很高兴。
14. A。 表示送出了一顶, 而不是买或者卖，与上文相呼应。
15. A。 left 这里表示“剩下的, 剩余的”。
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“It’s over! Thank goodness!” school was 1 and I was tired. I 2 at the front of the school bus.
Janie, the driver, tries to 3 the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks. I try to listen 4 , but usually I am too 5 thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth 6 .
“My father’s ill ,” she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her 7 . I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students 8 a smile.
With a sudden change of interest, I asked, “ what’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice 9 , she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve already 10 my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the 11 thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want to anyone to go through that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus 12 , that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares 13 .
I suddenly 14 very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered. 15 people is an art.
1. A. in B. off C. over D. on
2. A. ran B. walked C. sat D. stood
3. A. rest B. break C. close D. open
4. A. polite B. rude C. politely D. quickly
5. A. busy B. free C. busily D. freely
6. A. looking at B. agreeing with C. talking to D. listening to
7. A. eyes B. face C. mouth D. ears
8. A. with B. within C. without D. for
9. A. usually B. usual C. unusual D. truly
10.A. remembered B. forgotten C. lost D. missed
11. A. seat B. house C. room D. desk
12. A. worker B. driver C. teacher D. doctor
13. A. also B. either C. too D. at all
14. A. felt B. feel C. thought D. was
15. A. Looking at B. Understanding C. Getting to know D. Watching
名师点评：
通过这则短文，我们知道每个人除了在工作中扮演不同的社会角色外，他还是一个普通的家庭成员，有自己的喜怒哀乐，所以我们应当相互关心，相互爱护，理解他人的苦衷。
答案简析：
1. C。根据上下文Thank goodness、tired的提示，可知是放学了。
2. C。根据第11选项知道他是坐着的，不是站在公共汽车上。
3. B。表示打破沉闷的气氛。
4. C。别人讲话时，你应该有礼貌地去倾听，故选副词politely修饰动词listen。
5. A。be busy doing表示“忙于做某事”。
6. D。根据文章可知，今天她的话却值得一听。
7. A。表示从她眼里可看得出她的担心，而face则应和on搭配。
8. A。with a smile 表示“面带笑容”。
9. C。因为悲伤，所以她的声音和平时有所不同。
10. C。因为她已经失去了母亲，所以不能承受再失去父爱的痛苦。miss表示错过，不表示丢失或失去，故不选。
11. A。坐在座位上。
12. B。我们从文章开始就知道Janie是一个驾驶员
13. C。too用于句末，also 用于句中，而either用于否定句句末。
14. A。“我”突然地觉得自己很自私。
15. B。通过“我”的突然醒悟，告诉人们人与人之间的理解是很重要的。
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The women’s college had a very small car park, and because several of the teachers and students, and many of the students’ boyfriends, had cars, it was often 1 to find a place to park. The head of the college, Miss Baker, had a 2 in the car park for her own small car. There were white 3 around it, and it had a small blackboard saying, “Only for Head of College.”
One evening when Miss Baker got 4 to the college a few minutes before the time all the students should be in, she 5 another car in her parking place. There were two 6 in it, one of her girl students and a young man. Miss Baker 7 that the young man would have to leave soon, 8 she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, for her to park her car in the place for the night 9 going to bed.
Because the young man’s car was 10 to the railing, Miss Baker had to drive up beside it on the other 11 , where the girl was sitting. She came up on this side, 12 her own window and tapped her horn lightly. The girl was having her head on the 13 shoulder. She looked round in 14 . She was even more surprised when she 15 Miss Baker say, “Excuse me, but may I change places with you?”
1. A. late B. difficult C. important D. quick
2. A. place B. seat C. room D. card
3. A. pictures B. maps C. lines D. walls
4. A. out B. up C. away D. back
5. A. stopped B. found C. caught D. missed
6. A. boys B. women C. teachers D. people
7. A. said B. forgot C. knew D. waited
8. A. until B. since C. though D. so
9. A. before B. after C. about D .from
10. A. next B. far C. ready D. same
11. A. way B. side C. hand D. corner
12. A. closed B. pulled C. opened D. cleaned
13. A. car’s B. woman’s C. park’s D. man’s
14. A. trouble B. time C. surprise D. hurry
15. A. heard B. learned C. taught D. close
名师点评
在这篇短文里， Miss Baker 用委婉的说法请求别人让出自己的车位，却遭到别人的误解，令人啼笑皆非。
答案简析
1. B。因为停车场小，而车子却多，所以常常很难找到停车位。
2. A。place表示“车位”。room 作为空间讲是不可数名词，故不选。
3. C。用白色的栏杆围着，以示私人专用。
4. D。因为是夜晚，所以是回到学校准备休息了。
5. B。
6. D。由下文得知是一男一女，故选 people。
7. C。因为这是女校，所以她知道这位男士肯定马上要走的。
8. D。因为她知道这个年轻人很快会走，所以她决定请他让出车位。
9. A。表示睡觉前要把车子停好。
10. A。next to 表示“靠近，邻近”。
11. B。
12. C。打开车窗，以便于和那辆汽车里的人讲话。
13. D。
14. C。in surprise表示惊讶，根据下一句more surprised可知这里她的反应是惊讶。
15. A。hear sb. say sth.意思是“听见某人说什么”。
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Long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife, Doris lived 1 together in their small old house. One winter night, the Luck Fairy (仙女) visited them .
“Fred, you’re a 2 farmer. I’d like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy.
“A wish?” Said Fred.
Fred and Doris smiled at each other. Then Fred said, “ Thank you , Luck Fairy. We’re very 3 and happy.”
“ 4 we’re old, we still work in the field every day,” said Doris.
“You wok very hard but you 5 very little money. Would you like some gold coins ” asked the Luck Fairy.
“Oh no , my dear Luck Fairy. We’re poor. But we have 6 food to eat.” Replied Fred.
“You can use the gold coin to buy some clothes. The winter here is very cold,” said Luck Fairy.
“Though we haven’t got 7 clothes, we’ve got enough,” said Doris.
“Well, what about a nice new house?” Asked Luck Fairy.
“Thank you, but I 8 my small old house very much. I’ve lived here since I was born. I don’t 9 a new house,” said Fred.
“You’re quite different from other people. I like you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you happiness and Luck forever.” Then the Luck Fairy 10 and never came back.
1. A. sadly B. happily C. worried D. anxiously
2. A. bad B. lazy C. good D. unhelpful
3. A. healthy B. careful C. difficult D. important
4. A. If B. But C. Because D. Though
5. A. cost B. lose C. make D. borrow
6. A. no B. little C. enough D. expensive
7. A. old B. many C. bad D. clean
8. A. hate B. love C. need D. dislike
9. A. need B. see C. buy D. build
10. A. smiled B. nodded C. laughed D. disappeared
名师点评
这则故事告诉我们，人不必贪心，要懂得知足常乐。
答案简析
1. B。根据下文我们知道，这对夫妇生活得很愉快。
2. C。正因为Fred是一个好农夫，仙女才要奖励他。
3. A。比较这四个词的意思不难发现与happy 并列的是healthy。
4. D。根据still可知选though。虽然他们年纪大了，但仍然能够在田里干活。
5. C。make money意思是“赚钱”。
6. C。根据文意，他们对一切都感到知足，包括食物他们也觉得足够吃了。
7. B。他们没有许多衣服，但对他们来说却已经够穿了。
8. B。
9. A。根据上文，他们喜欢自己的小屋，所以不需要新的。
10. D。根据never come back可知仙女消失了。
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A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 1 in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 2 forest left, though there are still some small areas(地方) covered with trees. We call these woods.
Elephants, tigers and many 3 animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the 4 began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 5 pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 6 to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared(消失) because there was not enough food for them. 7 did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 8 in the same way.
You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9 in the zoos. There are still about 36 different animals 10 there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 11 a rich brown coat and a white patch(补丁) under the tail. They look like deer 12 but they are much like a dog 13 . In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy(敌人)— 14 . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal(违法的). There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 15 people to protect (保护) wild animals.
1. A. work B. study C. live D. enjoy
2. A. many B. a few C. no D. not
3. A. other B. others C. the other D. another
4. A. people B. animals C. plants D. things
5. A. grew B. made C. got D. kept
6. A. fire B. hotness C. heat D. stoves(炉子)
7. A. So B. Such C. As D. Nor
8. A. lived B. died C. came D. left
9. A. besides B. except C. and D. or
10. A. live B. to live C. lived D. living
11. A. have B. without C. with D. get
12. A. high B. higher C. short D. shorter
13. A. shouting B. crying C. barking D. talking
14. A. tigers B. men C. wolves D. elephants
15. A. to B. for C. like D. of
名师点评
这则短文通过讲述香港的变化来告诫人们要保护森林、爱护动物。
答案简析
1. C。表示有了人的居住后，情况才发生了改变。
2.C。根据下面一句话得知大面积的森林已经消失了。
3. A。many other animals 表示其余的许多种动物，但不代表世界上所有的动物，故不选the other 。
4. B。由于人多了，动物就变少了。
5. D。keep 这里表示“饲养”，而grow意思是“种植”。
6. A。根据后面的取暖、烧饭、驱赶动物，可见这里他们需要的是火。
7. A。“so+助动词+主语”表示“某人（某物）也这样”，这里表示狼和老虎也消失了。
8. B。跟上一句表达同样的意思。
9. B。besides 表示“除了……还有……”，而except“除……之外”。故选except表示除了动物园其它地方就没有动物了。
10. D。There be sb./sth.+ doing 为固定搭配。
11. C。with引导的介宾短语常常用来表示人或物的外貌特征。
12. A。表示长得和鹿差不多高。
13. C。狗叫声通常用barking。
14. B。根据整篇文章的观点就可得知人类才是动物真正的敌人。
15. B。“It be + 形+for sb. + to do” 表示对某人来说做某事怎样（简单、困难、重要……）而of sb.表示人的性格或品质，如kind, bad, nice 等。
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