一、根据中文、英文释义或句意提示填空。
1. To make it come true,
scientists tried hard for many years
(科学家们努力尝试了很多年).
2. The story of the young hero touched people
all over the world
(全世界).
3. During the special period, all supplies are very
dear
(costing a lot of money).
4. The xuan
paper
(the thin material that you write and draw on) made in Xuancheng is of high quality.
5. At
first
, I was afraid of dogs. But then I had a puppy(小狗) and I found it cute.
答案：1. scientists tried hard for many years
2. all over the world 3. dear 4. paper
5. first
解析：
【分析】
本题为根据提示填空的基础英语题，需结合中文/英文释义、句意及固定搭配完成：1. 第一题需根据中文提示用一般过去时表达“科学家们努力尝试多年”；2. 第二题考查“全世界”的固定英文短语；3. 第三题根据英文释义选表“昂贵的”形容词；4. 第四题结合释义和产地选对应名词；5. 第五题根据转折句意选表“起初”的固定短语。
【解析】
1. 第一题：中文提示“科学家们努力尝试了很多年”，主语“科学家们”为scientists，谓语“努力尝试”用过去式tried hard，时间状语“很多年”是for many years，组合得scientists tried hard for many years；
2. 第二题：“全世界”的固定英文表达为all over the world，符合句子语境，故填该短语；
3. 第三题：英文释义“costing a lot of money”意为“昂贵的”，对应形容词dear，符合句意，故填dear；
4. 第四题：释义为“书写绘画用的薄材料”，结合“宣城产”可知是paper（宣纸的核心材料），故填paper；
5. 第五题：由后半句“but then（后来）”的转折，可知前半句表“起初”，固定搭配at first，故填first。
【答案】
1. scientists tried hard for many years
2. all over the world
3. dear
4. paper
5. first
【知识点】
固定短语搭配、形容词词义、名词词义
【点评】
本题为基础词汇填空题，侧重考查常用词汇、固定搭配及基础时态的运用，难度较低，适合巩固英语基础知识点。
【难度系数】
0.8
二、读一读托马斯·爱迪生生平事迹的片段，将片段与相对应的图片进行匹配。
1. □
2. □
3.
□
4. □
5. □
A. At sixteen, Thomas worked on a telegraph machine(电报机). The telegraph sent messages through telephone wires(电话线).
B. Thomas wanted to be an inventor. In 1879, Thomas invented a new light bulb. He made a lot of inventions in his life!
C. Thomas began to make money when he was twelve. He sold newspapers on trains.
D. Thomas was born in Ohio in 1847. Thomas did not do well in school. His mother began to teach him at home when he was eight.
E. Thomas liked learning. He liked doing experiments.
答案：1. D 2. E 3. C 4. A 5. B
解析：
【分析】要解决本题，需先观察每张图片的核心内容，再对应匹配爱迪生的事迹片段：
1. 图1呈现妈妈在家教男孩学习的场景，对应爱迪生母亲在家教他的内容；
2. 图2是男孩做实验的画面，对应爱迪生喜欢做实验的描述；
3. 图3是男孩在人群中拿纸张（卖报纸）的场景，对应爱迪生12岁卖报纸赚钱的事迹；
4. 图4是男孩操作电报机的画面，对应爱迪生16岁做电报机的内容；
5. 图5有灯泡、留声机，对应爱迪生发明灯泡的事迹。
【解析】
1. 图1：画面为母亲在家辅导男孩学习，匹配D选项“His mother began to teach him at home when he was eight.”，故1对应D；
2. 图2：画面是男孩手持实验器具做实验，匹配E选项“He liked doing experiments.”，故2对应E；
3. 图3：画面是男孩在人群中售卖纸张（报纸），匹配C选项“He sold newspapers on trains.”，故3对应C；
4. 图4：画面是男孩操作电报机，匹配A选项“Thomas worked on a telegraph machine”，故4对应A；
5. 图5：画面有灯泡、留声机，匹配B选项“Thomas invented a new light bulb”，故5对应B。
【答案】1.D 2.E 3.C 4.A 5.B
【知识点】图文匹配、人物生平、英文短文理解
【点评】本题考查图文与英文事迹的匹配能力，需准确解读图片信息并对应英文内容，难度适中，适合学生巩固对爱迪生相关事迹的认知。
【难度系数】0.5
三、新趋势 传统文化 根据首字母提示填空，补全短文。
When Zu Ti was young, he had a good friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship. They lived and worked t
together
, and they b
both
wanted to be useful men. One day, Zu Ti heard the cock crowing(打鸣) e
early
in the morning. He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to p
practise
swords(剑) as soon as we h
hear
the cock crowing from now on?” Liu Kun was still sleepy, but he t
thought
it was a good idea and agreed with him. From t
then
on, they g
got
up and practised swords as soon as the cock s
started
crowing. They kept their word and never g
gave
up, no matter how cold it was in winter or hot in s
summer
. Their h
hard
work paid off. A few years later, they both became successful.
答案：together, both, early, practise, hear, thought, then, got, started, gave, summer, hard
解析：
【分析】
这是一道结合传统文化（闻鸡起舞）的英语语境填空题，解题思路为：1. 通读全文，理解短文讲述祖逖与刘琨闻鸡起舞的故事大意；2. 针对每个空格，结合首字母提示，联系上下文语义、固定搭配及时态等，确定合适单词；3. 最后检查所填单词是否符合语境与语法要求。
【解析】
1. 第一空：根据“一起生活和工作”的语境及首字母t，填together；
2. 第二空：表示“两者都”，结合首字母b，填both；
3. 第三空：描述公鸡早上“早”打鸣，首字母e，填early；
4. 第四空：结合“练剑”的动作，首字母p，填practise；
5. 第五空：对应“听到公鸡打鸣”，首字母h，填hear；
6. 第六空：刘琨“认为”这是好主意，用过去式，首字母t，填thought；
7. 第七空：固定搭配“from then on（从那时起）”，首字母t，填then；
8. 第八空：“起床”的过去式，首字母g，填got；
9. 第九空：“开始打鸣”的过去式，首字母s，填started；
10. 第十空：固定搭配“give up（放弃）”的过去式，首字母g，填gave；
11. 第十一空：对应前面的winter（冬天），首字母s，填summer（夏天）；
12. 第十二空：固定搭配“hard work（努力）”，首字母h，填hard。
【答案】
together, both, early, practise, hear, thought, then, got, started, gave, summer, hard
【知识点】
词汇运用；语境理解；固定搭配
【点评】
本题结合传统文化故事“闻鸡起舞”，既考查英语基础词汇、固定搭配的掌握，又渗透传统文化教育，要求学生结合语境和首字母提示完成填空，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
