8. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A.I started getting up early to do some exercise.
B.We turned around and headed for home.
C.They agreed to meet on Friday in the end.
D.He helped the SPCA to raise some money.
答案：8. D 解析：A 项“started”中“d”发/d/；B 项“turned”中“ed”发/d/；C 项“agreed”中“d”发/d/；D 项“helped”中“ed”发/t/。故选 D。
归纳总结 -ed 结尾的三种发音规则：1. /t/：清辅音后，如 watched，finished；2. /d/：浊辅音或元音后，如 played，lived；3. /ɪd/：t 或 d 后，如 started，decided。
Ⅳ. 完形填空
Do you know the saying “Many hands make light work”? Well, my sister Pippa and I understand that in a very 1 way.
We love to skate, so when Mum said that she was taking us to the indoor ice - skating rink (冰场), we were excited. The next 2 saw us racing outside and running quickly to get into the car.
“I’m sure I’m still faster than you,” I 3 at Pippa, reminding (提醒) her of the last time at the rink when she fell far behind and was close to crying.
“You 4. I’ve been practising on my inline skates every day for weeks, and I’m certainly faster than you now,” she replied confidently (自信地). 5 was almost second nature to us.
“You two always compete (竞争) with each other for your own good. If you decide to have a 6, then you can stay away from me,” Mum said.
We should have listened. But Pippa and I couldn’t 7 to show who was faster.
“Let’s warm up first,” I advised. Then we danced, turned round and round quickly and did anything we 8 to show our excellent skills. But soon we got 9.
“Race you to Mum,” I shouted to Pippa 10 I skated faster. Skates flying, we raced across the ice, me 11 in front, then Pippa, then me, then... BANG! We smashed (撞击) straight into Mum!
We three 12 at the hospital. When we got home, Mum said, “Your unreasonable (不合理的) competing got us into this 13. But now you have a chance to work together for once and 14 how to get us out of it.”
We weren’t 15 about what Mum said and asked her at the same time, “What do you mean?” “I obviously can’t move around very well,” she said, “so you two can start by washing clothes, and then we’ll prepare dinner together.”
1. A. serious
B. bad
C. strange
D. funny
2. A. second
B. week
C. month
D. time
3. A. arrived
B. called
C. laughed
D. came
4. A. think
B. forget
C. know
D. wish
5. A. Discussing
B. Fighting
C. Agreeing
D. Skating
6. A. race
B. ticket
C. picnic
D. show
7. A. start
B. try
C. stop
D. wait
8. A. would
B. could
C. might
D. should
9. A. relaxed
B. worried
C. bored
D. surprised
10. A. when
B. because
C. unless
D. though
11. A. standing
B. sitting
C. keeping
D. walking
12. A. gave up
B. ended up
C. showed up
D. stood up
13. A. matter
B. risk
C. mess
D. fun
14. A. find out
B. put out
C. take out
D. give out
15. A. crazy
B. happy
C. sorry
D. clear
答案：Ⅳ. 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者和妹妹因为竞争导致意外事故，最终开始合作的故事。
1. B 解析：根据本文内容可知，作者和妹妹经常竞争，不能理解合作的重要性。因此不能很好地理解“众人拾柴火焰高”这个谚语，故选 B。
2. A 解析：根据“we were excited”和“The next... saw us racing outside and running quickly to get into the car.”可知，两姐妹很激动，所以下一秒就看到她们跑进了车里，故选 A。
3. C 解析：根据“I'm sure I'm still faster than you”可知，作者嘲笑妹妹，故选 C。
4. D 解析：根据“I've been practising on my inline skates every day for weeks, and I'm certainly faster than you now”可知，妹妹觉得自己更快，所以说姐姐“想得美”，故选 D。
5. B 解析：根据“was almost second nature to us”和上文可知，两姐妹一直在争吵，争吵几乎成了她们的第二天性，故选 B。
6. A 解析：根据下文可知姐妹两又在冰场比赛了，故选 A。
7. D 解析：根据“But Pippa and I couldn't... to show who was faster.”可知，两姐妹没有听妈妈的劝，迫不及待要去比试一下，故选 D。
8. B 解析：根据“Then we danced, turned round and round quickly and did anything we... to show our excellent skills.”可知，两姐妹尽其所能展示自己优秀的技能，故选 B。
9. C 解析：根据“But soon we got...”和“Race you to Mum”可知，两人对滑冰热身感到无聊了，所以要快点比赛，故选 C。
10. A 解析：根据“I shouted to Pippa... I skated faster.”可知，作者一边滑得更快，一边对皮帕喊，用 when 引导时间状语从句，故选 A。
11. C 解析：根据“then Pippa, then me, then...”可知，开始时作者滑在前面，之后两人交替向前，故选 C。
12. B 解析：gave up 放弃；ended up 结束；showed up 出现；stood up 站立。根据“BANG! We smashed straight into Mum!”可知，三个人都摔倒了，最终去了医院，故选 B。
13. C 解析：根据“Your unreasonable competing”可知，两姐妹不合理的竞争让三人都进了医院，即陷入困境，故选 C。
14. A 解析：find out 弄清楚；put out 扑灭；take out 取出；give out 发放。根据“But now you have a chance to work together for once”以及下文“so you two can start by washing clothes, and then we'll prepare dinner together”可知两姐妹要一起合作完成家务，这给了她们机会合作，并且找出办法解决大家都受伤的困境，故选 A。
15. D 解析：根据“What do you mean?”可知，两姐妹没有弄懂妈妈的意思，故选 D。
