useful robot ! It can help with the housework like a human servant.

A. How B. What an C. How a D. What a

D 【解析】句意：多有用的机器人啊！它能像一个佣人一样帮着干家务。这是感叹句结构，what +（a/an）+形容词+名词（单数）（+主语+谓语）！ how+形容词/副词（+主语+谓语）！；故选D

--- Could you tell me ?

-- Sorry, I don't know. Please ask the clerk over there.

A. that farmers grow rice in the south

B. when shall we have the paper cuttings

C. where we can find a guide book

D. how did they achieve their dream

C 【解析】句意：——你能告诉我，我们能在哪里找到一本导游书吗？——对不起，我不知道，请问那边的工作人员。疑问词引导的宾语从句用陈述句的语序，所以排除B/D；A. that farmers grow rice in the south农民在南方种稻子，句意不通；故选C

根据对话内容及方框中所给的句子补全对话。有一项是多余选项。

A. How did it keep wine warm?

B. What was it made of ?

C. What’s that thing with three legs, Lin Mei?

D. Where was it invented?

E. What was it used for?

F. That’s a good idea.

A: 51.1. .

B: It’s a cup.

A: A cup? It’s very strange. I’ve never seen a cup with three legs.

B: Yeah. It was used in the old days.

A: 52.2. .

B: It was used for drinking wine.

A: 53.3. .

B: It was made of metal. It’s interesting, isn’t it?

A: Yeah. Look! There’s a teapot in a bowl.

B: That’s not a teapot. It was used for serving wine. The big bowl was used for keeping the wine warm.

A: 54 .4. .

B：When the bowl was filled with hot water, the wine would get warm.

A: 55.5. .Thank you, Lin Mei. I’ve learned a lot about old Chinese inventions today.

1.C 2.E 3.B 4.A 5.F 【解析】这是一组讨论古代酒杯的对话。 1.根据It’s a cup. A cup? It’s very strange. I’ve never seen a cup with three legs.和选项；故选C 2.根据It was used for drinking wine.和选项；故选E 3.根据It ...

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给出的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I still remember I talked to an English-speaking stranger for the first time in my life. I came from Thailand to the United States because l wanted to study English and take ____ of my mother. My parents had got divorced(离婚）,so my mom had come to the US ____ ．

Before my arrival, my mother had told me to go to my cousin’s house first and then she would ____ me up from there. I waited for more than two hours to fit my cousin's place. I felt ____ .

Suddenly, I heard the ____ ring. At that moment I felt a little ____ because I thought it would be my mother. When I opened the door, I was filled with surprise and puzzle. There was a(n) ____ man standing in front of me. When he started to ____ at me, my bad feelings were gone. I got a ____ feeling instead of being afraid. My mother ____ behind him, and explained he could understand Thai and speak a little. Then my aunt invited both of ____ into the house. My mother introduced the man to me. I wondered ____ he could understand and speak Thai. Later, he told me that he had been working with Thai people for five years.

After that, we started to get to know each other and he tried to talk ____ and clearly. Sometimes we used our ____ and other body languages.

With his help, I started to speak English more and more ____ being afraid. I will always remember this man who was the first person to speak English For to me in America.

1.A. notice B. care C. note D. hold

2.A. happily B. along C. simply D. alone

3.A. pick B. put C. take D. bring

4.A. bored B. pleased C. excited D. relaxed

5.A. telephone B. doorbell C. recorder D. clock

6.A. tired B. worse C. better D. worried

7.A. ordinary B. unknown C. handsome D. strong

8.A. look B. shout C. laugh D. smile

9.A. friendly B. strange C. common D. unexpected

10.A. appeared B. disappeared C. stepped D. joined

11.A. us B. them C. they D. you

12.A. when B. whether C. where D. why

13.A. slowly B. quickly C. rapidly D. suddenly

14.A. hands B. books C. computers D. pens

15.A. with B. without C. by D. about

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.A 14.A 15.B 【解析】文章介绍了作者刚到美国时和第一个说英语的人谈话的事情。 1.句意：因为我想学英语和照顾我的母亲。take care of照顾；故选B 2.句意：因此我的妈妈独...

Are you tired after studying hard? American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.

Country music talks about everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America, easy to understand, slow and basic.

Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops or death.

Rural life can be hard, so the words are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.

When people moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song Take Me Home, Country Roads is very popular and people still play it today.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about country music?

A. It's easy to understand. B. It's usually about everyday life.

C. It started in the north of the U.S. D. It's popular across America.

2.The underlined word “rural” probably means“ ”

A. 城市的 B. 校园的 C. 乡村的 D. 流行的

3.People often play country music with

A. the guitar B. the piano C. the violin D. the drum

4. country songs were made into records.

A. In the 1930s. B. In the 1940s. C. In the 1950s. D. In the 1920s.

5.When people moved to towns and cities, they

A. forgot their music B. took their music with them

C. learned other kinds of music D. played the rock music

1.C 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 【解析】文章介绍了美国乡村音乐的特点和历史。 1.根据Country music developed in the Southern United States.故选C 2.根据It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs t...

Years ago, there was an old man who loved his young son very much. And the old man had a lot of art collections, such as the works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others.

As war broke out in their nation, the son became a soldier and left to serve his country. Only a few weeks later, the old man received a message that his son died in the war.

On Christmas morning, a soldier knocked on the door and said, “I was a friend of your son. He saved my life before he died, I'm also an artist and l want to give you this painting that I draw in the war.” It was a portrait(画像)of the man's son.

The old man told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away. According to the will of the old man, all of the art works would be auctioned(拍卖）on Christmas Day, the day he had received his greatest gift.

On Christmas Day the auction began with the portrait of the old man's son. The auctioneer asked for an opening bid（出价）,but the room was silent. Finally, a friend of the old man said,“Will I take $10 for the painting? That's all I have.”The gavel（小木锤）fell.

The auctioneer looked at the audience and announced that the auction was over. He explained, "It was very easy. According to the will（遗愿）of the father, whoever takes the portrait of his son, gets all of the other collections.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What happened to the old man's son in the war?

_______________________________________________.

2.When did the old man receive his greatest gift?

_______________________________________________.

3.Who drew the portrait of the man's son?

_______________________________________________.

4.How much did the man pay for the portrait at the auction?

_______________________________________________.

5.What did the friend of the old man get in the end?

_______________________________________________.

1.He died in the war. 2.On Christmas morning. 3.A soldier./ A soldier who the son saved./A friend of the son. 4.$10. 5.All of the other collections. 【解析】文章讲述了一个老人喜欢收集，他爱的儿子在战争中死去，他救的那个人...

“世界上最远的距离是我在你对面，你却在看手机。”这句话真实反映了当前的社会现象，“手机控”、“低头族”越来越多，且呈年轻化趋势。学校决定向广大学生征稿，请同学们对此社会现象各抒己见，下面是一名同学的文章，但是有五个词正在斟酌中，请你完成下面这篇文章，每空一词。(5分）

Mobile phones are widely used these days. More and more people use mobile phones to do different 91.1. of things, such as playing games, chatting and shopping. They spend too much time on the mobile phones.

I don't think it's normal. Watching mobile phones too much is bad for our eyes. We should 92.2. more attention to it because it influences our study and lives. We have less and less time to communicate 93.3. families.

In my opinion, we can do 94.4. interesting instead of playing with the mobile phones all the time. Reading, exercising, visiting friends are also good ways to spend your 95.5. time.

I hope people can use the mobile phones correctly.

1.kinds 2.pay 3.with 4.something 5.spare / free 【解析】越来越多的人用手机做不同的事情，人们在手机上花费的时间太多，影响了人们的学习和生活，希望人们正确使用手机。 1.句意：越来越多的人用手机做不同种类的事情。根据such as playing games, chatting and shopping.可知是不同种...

良好的习惯成就美好的未来。请根据以下要点，以“Good Habits”为题写一篇不少于80词的英语短文。

提示：1. 多吃蔬菜水果，少吃垃圾食品；2．积极锻炼身体，保持健康身体；

3．上课认真听讲，按时完成作业；4．闲暇时间多读课外书籍；

5．补充一条你认为重要的习惯。

要求：1．用上所给要点，并适当发挥，使短文条理清楚、语句连贯；

2．文中不得提及考生真实姓名。

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Good Habits Good habits have a great effect on people’s life. As teenagers, what should we do to develop good habits? First, we should eat more fresh fruit and vegetables and have less junk food...

---- I’d like some more apple juice .---- Sorry , there’s _____ left .

A. nothing B. none C. few D. a few

B 【解析】句意： -我想再来点苹果汁。-对不起，没剩下点了。A. nothing不定代词，什么都没有；B. none不定代词，没有人、没有任何东西，暗含数量；C. few代词，很少，否定含义，指代可数名词的复数；D. a few，很少，肯定含义。Juice不可数名词；本句又暗含数量。故选：B。

—______ does the fish weigh ? —Over five kilograms

A. How many B. How heavy C. What D. How much

D 【解析】句意：-这鱼多重？ -五公斤多。A. How many多少，提问可数名词的数量；B. How heavy多重；C. What什么；D. How much提问不可数名词的数量或物品价格。how heavy与how much ...heavy意思相近。故选：D。