Ⅰ. 根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词
1. Lots of machines are used in modern
farming
(耕种).
2. Mars (火星) is one of the p
planets
in the solar system and the second smallest one.
3. People had to leave their homes after the f
flood
because their whole town was in water.
4. N
Nobody
helps you, but it doesn't mean you can do n
nothing
well. You can help yourself.
5. Children love to build castles with s
sand
on the beach.
6. The party was a h
huge
success (成功) that everyone would like to experience again.
7. Three quarters of the earth is covered by water, but only 2.5% of the water is f
fresh
water.
答案：1. farming
2. planets
3. flood
4. Nobody; nothing
5. sand
6. huge
7. fresh
解析：
【解析】
1. 空格前有形容词modern修饰，结合汉语提示“耕种”，填入动名词farming。
2. 固定结构one of + 可数名词复数表示“……之一”，结合首字母p和语境“太阳系的行星”，填入planets。
3. 根据后文“整个城镇都被水淹没”以及首字母f，可知此处表示“洪水”，填入名词flood。
4. 第一空作主语，结合后文“你可以自助”和首字母N，填入表示“没有人”的Nobody；第二空作do的宾语，结合语境和首字母n，填入表示“没有什么”的nothing。
5. 根据“在海滩上堆城堡”的语境和首字母s，填入不可数名词sand（沙子）。
6. 空格修饰名词success，结合首字母h和语境“派对非常成功”，填入形容词huge。
7. 固定搭配fresh water表示“淡水”，结合首字母f，填入fresh。
【答案】
1. farming
2. planets
3. flood
4. Nobody; nothing
5. sand
6. huge
7. fresh
【知识点】
单词拼写；固定搭配；名词复数
【点评】
本题结合汉语提示和首字母提示考查基础词汇的运用，需要结合句子语境、固定语法结构判断单词的正确形式，整体侧重对常用核心词汇的识记与理解。
【难度系数】
0.8
Ⅱ. 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
1. Animals and plants are both
living
(live) things.
2. My little sister can't wait
to open
(open) the gifts for her birthday.
3. Saihanba is a forest park in the
northern
(north) part of Hebei Province.
4. English is a
powerful
(power) tool for you to communicate with people around the world.
5. —Are there old people in the concert?
—Very few. The fans are
mostly
(most) young boys and girls.
6. Her favourite sweater is
made
(make) of soft wool that keeps her warm in winter.
答案：1. living 解析:“living things”为固定搭配,意为“生物”,“living”作形容词“活着的”。
2. to open 解析:“can't wait to do sth”为固定结构,意为“迫不及待做某事”,故填“to open”。
3. northern 解析:此处需用形容词修饰名词“part”,“north”的形容词为“northern”。
4. powerful 解析:此处需用形容词修饰名词“tool”,“power”的形容词为“powerful”。
5. mostly 解析:此处需用副词表示“主要地”,“most”的副词为“mostly”。
6. made 解析:“be made of”为固定短语,意为“由……制成”,故填“made”。
Ⅲ. 单项选择
1. Read the poem from Du Fu. Which of the following uses personification?
| Happy Rain on a Spring Night |
| Good rain knows its time right; It will fall when comes spring. |
| With wind it steals (偷 溜) in night; Mute, it wets everything. |
| Over wild lanes (小 路) dark cloud spreads; In boat a lantern looms (隐约可见). |
| Dawn sees saturated reds; The town's heavy with blooms. |
| —Translated by Xu Yuanchong |
A.With wind it steals in night.
B.It will fall when comes spring.
C.In boat a lantern looms.
D.The town's heavy with blooms.
答案：1. A 解析:拟人修辞是将事物赋予人的动作或情感。选项 A“With wind it steals in night.”中“steal”(偷溜)是人的动作,运用了拟人,故选 A。
2. —What is your key to success?
—I believe that nothing difficult will be
A
if I put my heart into it.
A.in my way
B.by the way
C.on the way
D.in this way
答案：2. A 解析:选项 A“in my way”意为“阻碍我”;B“by the way”意为“顺便说”;C“on the way”意为“在路上”;D“in this way”意为“用这种方式”。根据语境“只要用心,没有困难能……”,“阻碍我”符合语境,故选 A。
3. —Historic buildings all over the world are human's valuable treasures.
—I agree with you. Actions should be taken to keep fires from
B
the old buildings.
A.hitting
B.destroying
C.polluting
D.knocking
答案：3. B 解析:选项 A“hitting”意为“撞击”;B“destroying”意为“摧毁”;C“polluting”意为“污染”;D“knocking”意为“敲”。根据语境“阻止火灾……古建筑”,“摧毁”符合语境,故选 B。
4. —Oh my goodness! I can hardly
D
because of the terrible smell.
—Kate, hold your
D
and leave here quickly.
A.breath; breath
B.breathe; breathe
C.breath; breathe
D.breathe; breath
答案：4. D 解析:“breathe”为动词,意为“呼吸”;“breath”为名词,意为“呼吸”。第一空“can hardly”后接动词原形“breathe”;第二空“hold one's breath”为固定短语,用名词“breath”,故选 D。
5. In some schools, quite
A
students like English, but
A
of them can speak English well.
A.a few; few
B.a few; little
C.little; a few
D.few; a little
答案：5. A 解析:“a few”修饰可数名词复数,表肯定;“few”修饰可数名词复数,表否定;“little/a little”修饰不可数名词。“students”为可数名词复数,第一空表“相当多学生”用“quite a few”,第二空表“很少有人说得好”用“few”,故选 A。
