“A white elephant” means something that is useless, ___________ it may cost a lot of money.

A. unless B. until C. since D. although

D 【解析】句意：“白象”指的是无用的东西，尽管它可能要花很多钱。考查连词辨析。A. unless除非，引导条件状语从句； B. until直到……才……，引导时间状语从句；C. since由于，引导原因状语从句；D. although尽管，引导让步状语从句。根据句意，本句是让步状语从句， 故选D。

A nurse_____Carolyn will look ater the baby when his mother _____away.

A. naming; is B. naming; will be C. named; is D. named; will be

C 【解析】句意：当他妈妈离开的时候，一个叫Carolyn的护士将会照顾这个婴儿。When引导的时间状语从句不用将来时态，用一般现在时态来代替；named叫---的。故选C

________ amazing concert Li Yundi gave in Hefei!

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

C 【解析】句意：李云迪在合肥举办的音乐会多么精彩啊！ 本句考查感叹句。由how引导的感叹句结构为How +形容词/副词+主语+谓语，形容词为强调部分。由what引导的感叹句结构为：what+a/an+形容词+可数名词单数+其它，或what+形容词+可数名词复数/不可数名词+其它，名词为强调部分。横线后amazing concert Li Yundi gave in Hefei!符合 ...

She has ________ the army for ten years.

A. joined B. joined in C. been D. been in

D 【解析】句意：她参军十年了。 Jion （ 参加，加入）是一个短暂性的动作，不能和表示一段时间的时间状语，for ten years.（十年）连用。故排除A B;C选项的意思是“是”D be in （参加，成为其中的一员。）表示状态。可以和表示一段时间的时间状语连用故选D。

As for learning English, students ________ read a lot can do much better than _______ who don’t.

A. who, that B. which, those C. that, that D. that, those

D 【解析】句意：关于学习英语，阅读了很多的学生能比没有阅读很多的学生做得好。 本题考查定语从句。在定语从句中who和that做引导词时先行词都可为人，因此第一个空可填who/that。第二个空 ，that 和those 都可以用来代替前面提及的名词，区别在于that指单数，those 指复数，根据前面的students,所以后面应该用those.故正确答案选D

（2017 • 湖北省随州市中考）—Have you seen the movie Baby Plan?

—Of course. I think it’s __________ movie I have even seen.

A. funny B. funnier C. the most funny D. the funniest

D 【解析】句意：---你看过宝贝计划这部电影吗？---当然了，我认为它是我看过的最有趣的电影。此处填最高级。故选D。

Though she often makes her little brother ________, she was made ________ by him this morning.

A. cry, to cry B. to cry, cry C. cry, cry D. to cry, to cry

A 【解析】句意：尽管她经常弄的她的小弟弟哭，但是今天早晨她被她的弟弟给弄哭了。短语make sb do sth使某人做某事；被动形式为sb be made to do ，故选A。

My great-grand mother, Winifred Hastings, got rich in a mining（采矿）town out West. But her 46 didn’t come from gold or silver, but from soup, steak, apple pie, and good coffee.

In the early 1900’s, Winifred arrived in Silver City with her husband. But he caught a fever and died suddenly. With the little money she had, Winifred decided to open a practical restaurant to 47 all the hungry miners in town.

The restaurant had only wooden boxes for tables, but business was very good 48 . The miners 49 that Winifred was a great cook, 50 they ate in her restaurant every day.

One time, Winifred had a small accident in the restaurant. A fire started in the kitchen and her customers had to put it out. The town mayor walked in 51 there was still a lot of smoke in the room. “Winifred,” he said. “What are you cooking back there?” Everybody 52 .

In 1905, Winifred got married again and moved out of town. On her 53 day in Sliver City, a photographer took her picture. The picture is over my desk at home. It shows Winifred with about fifty miners standing in front of the restaurant. At the top of the photo 54 says: TO WINIFRED THE BEST COOK IN THE WEST. 55 YOUR BOYS.

1.A. wealth B. skill C. family D. health

2.A. cost B. entertain C. warm D. feed

3.A. sometimes B. anyway C. somewhere D. anywhere

4.A. found out B. looked through C. came across D. thought up

5.A. but B. and C. since D. although

6.A. if B. after C. while D. before

7.A. cried B. laughed C. replied D. followed

8.A. best B. worst C. first D. last

9.A. he B. she C. it D. one

10.A. WITH B. FOR C. BY D. FROM

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.D 【解析】 试题分析：本文叙述了Winifred Hastings在Silver City经营了一家餐馆，主要为矿工提供食物，他们认为她是很好的厨师，有一次她在做饭的时候出现了事故，后来就搬离了Silver City，临走的最后一天她给她的矿工一起合影照...

一、（2018 • 安徽淮南市九年级上学期期终检测）根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。(选项中有两项是多余的)

A. By the way, when is the final?

B. That would be nice!

C. We have just won a game.

D. Thanks, Cindy.

E. What about next Tuesday?

F. Maybe you can talk with your teammates about that.

G. What should I do?

A: Hey, Tony. You look so excited. What’s up?

B: 1. And we will be in the final(决赛).

A: You mean the school soccer games?

B: Yes. It was quite hard for us to beat Class Two.

A: Congratulations to you all!

B: 2. But now I am a little nervous.

A: Take it easy. You should be confident and believe in your team.

B: But sometimes I feel that we don’t work well enough as a team.

A: Teamwork is very important. 3.

B: Sounds good. I’ll do it right away.

A:4.

B: Next Tuesday.

A:5. I will be free then and I can watch the game.

B: See you then. Bye!

A: See you!

1.C 2.D 3.F 4.A 5.B 【解析】本对话双方讨论了一场比赛以及团队精神在比赛中的重要性。 1.根据下句And we will be in the final可知，We have just won a game适合。故选C。 2.根据Congratulations to you all可知，Thanks, Cindy适合。故选D。 3.根...

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Date: 30th July-8th August Mon～Fri 10 am, 7 pm Sat～Sun 10 am, 2 pm, 7 pm Place: Wanda Cinema Duration: 90 minutes	Prices: ¥35 per child or adult(day shows) ¥40 per child or adult(evening shows) Packages: ¥50 for 2 tickets for 2 children; ¥65 for 2 tickets for 2 adults(day shows) ¥60 for 2 tickets for 2 children; ¥70 for 2 tickets for 2 adults(evening shows) Tickets for children below three are free.

1.If your mother is free only in the afternoon, she can watch this movie on _______.

A. Sunday B. Monday C. Thursday D. Friday

2.How long will the film last?

A. 1 hour. B. 1.5 hours C. 2 hours D. 80 minutes

3.You and two of your classmates should spend ________ buying the cheapest tickets in the afternoon.

A. ¥105 B. ¥55 C. ¥50 D. ¥85

4.Parents should pay at least ________ if they go with their 2-year-old son in the evening.

A. ¥110 B. ¥80 C. ¥70 D. ¥90

1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C 【解析】本文叙述了电影的价格，放映的时间，地点等信息。 1.细节理解题。根据Sat～Sun 10 am, 2 pm, 7 pm可知，如果妈妈只有在周日去看电影故选A。 2.细节理解题。根据Duration: 90 minutes可知，电影持续90分钟。故选B 3.细节理解题。总共购买3张未成年的白天票，最划算的方法是先买50...