三、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Some young people like to use creative ______ online. They think it is a cool way ______ themselves. (express)
2. The researchers have made some great ______. With their new findings, we'll be able ______ a new way to treat the illness in a year. (discover)
3. He thought he had sent the gift ______, but actually, we knew this and just wanted to keep the ______ for him. (secret)
4. I have difficulty ______ English words and historical facts but my partner has a good ______. (memory)
5. Although the math problem was difficult, the teacher remained(仍然) ______ and explained it with great ______ until all students understood it. (patient)
答案：1. expressions; to express
解析：第一空：形容词 "creative"（有创造力的）后需接名词，"express"（动词，表达）的名词形式是 "expression"（表达；表达方式），且前有 "some" 修饰，用复数 "expressions"（指多种创意表达方式）。 第二空：固定搭配 "a way to do sth."（做某事的方法），用动词不定式 "to express"，表示“表达自己的酷方式”。
2. discoveries; to discover
解析：第一空由some修饰，需用名词复数，discover的名词形式为discovery，复数为discoveries；第二空"be able to do sth"（能够做某事）为固定搭配，故填to discover。
3. secretly; secret
解析：第一空修饰动词sent，需用副词，secret的副词形式为secretly；第二空"keep the secret"（保守秘密），the后接名词，secret作名词时意为"秘密"，此处用单数，故填secret。
4. memorizing; memory
解析：第一空"have difficulty (in) doing sth"（做某事有困难）为固定搭配，memory的动词形式为memorize，故填memorizing；第二空"a good memory"（好的记忆力），a后接名词单数，故填memory。
5. patient; patience
解析：第一空remained为系动词，后接形容词作表语，patient为形容词，意为"有耐心的"；第二空"with great patience"（非常有耐心地），great后接名词，patient的名词形式为patience，故填patience。
四、选用方框中词块的适当形式填空。
a piece of cake have conversations with repeat out loud take time the secret to
Learning a new language may seem challenging at first. And 1. ______ learning a language well lies not only in reading and writing but also in practicing speaking. Just practice and relax! Don't read word by word like a robot. 2. ______ word groups every day really works, and soon you'll improve a lot. Don't forget that body language also matters in communication. When you 3. ______ to watch others' body language, like smiles or hand movements, it helps you understand their feelings. When 4. ______ others, don't worry about making mistakes. Just listen carefully and reply slowly. Learning takes practice. Start with simple chats, like talking about your day. Even hard things can become 5. ______ if you keep trying. Remember, speaking is more about sharing ideas and having fun!
答案：1. the secret to
解析：句意"学好语言的秘诀不仅在于读写，还在于练习说"，"the secret to..."（……的秘诀）符合语境，故填the secret to。
2. Repeating out loud
解析：句意"每天大声重复词组真的有效"，"repeat out loud"（大声重复）符合语境，此处需用动名词作主语，句首首字母大写，故填Repeating out loud。
3. take time
解析：句意"当你花时间观察别人的肢体语言时"，"take time to do sth"（花时间做某事）符合语境，主语为you，时态为一般现在时，故填take time。
4. having conversations with
解析：句意"当和别人交谈时，不要担心犯错"，"have conversations with"（和……交谈）符合语境，when后省略主语和be动词，用现在分词形式，故填having conversations with。
5. a piece of cake
解析：句意"如果你一直尝试，即使困难的事情也会变得小菜一碟"，"a piece of cake"（小菜一碟，很容易）符合语境，故填a piece of cake。
五、完形填空。
How would you feel if your textbooks turned into comic (漫画) books? This is what comic artist "Brother Hunzi", or Chen Lei, is trying to 1. ______. The 37-year-old thinks that information could be more readable and fascinating through the 2. ______ facial expressions and conversations of comic characters. Chen's first comic book of Chinese history came out in 2017. Now, Chen has millions of 3. ______ on social media platforms (社交媒体平台), like Today's Headline and TikTok. Many of them begin to love history because of Chen.
"When I was in middle school, I had no interest in history," Chen said. "I couldn't 4. ______ historical facts even though I studied hard." However, in college, Chen studied computer. But, Chen played a computer game about World War II, which interested him to learn history. This experience made him 5. ______ why he loved studying history. This experience still couldn't get good grades in exams. "I didn't have a scientific way to learn," Chen said. "The 6. ______ and the teacher didn't succeed in interesting me, either." In 2015, Chen decided to leave his job as a car designer (设计师) and 7. ______ his own educational comic book business.
"In making comics, Chen says it's important to be 8. ______. You must have your special understanding and description to catch the readers' eyes," he said. For example, he compared the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to a class, with the State of Qi as the class monitor, and other states being the rest of the students. They got on so badly that they 9. ______ argued with each other. By helping people to learn more easily, Chen sees himself as a "porter (搬运工)" of 10. ______.
( ) 1. A. find B. achieve C. memorize
( ) 2. A. fun B. scary C. serious
( ) 3. A. videos B. members C. followers
( ) 4. A. accept B. remember C. wonder
( ) 5. A. realize B. question C. consider
( ) 6. A. school B. classmate C. textbook
( ) 7. A. lost B. started C. stopped
( ) 8. A. creative B. educational C. meaningful
( ) 9. A. never B. sometimes C. always
( ) 10. A. secrets B. knowledge C. science
答案：1. B
解析：句意"这就是漫画艺术家'混子哥'陈磊试图实现的"。A. find（找到）；B. achieve（实现）；C. memorize（记忆）。前文提及"课本变成漫画书"的设想，此处指"实现"这一设想，故选B。
2. A
解析：句意"通过漫画人物有趣的面部表情和对话，信息可以变得更易读和迷人"。A. fun（有趣的）；B. scary（吓人的）；C. serious（严肃的）。漫画人物的表情应是"有趣的"，以吸引读者，故选A。
3. C
解析：句意"现在，他的中国历史漫画在社交媒体平台上有数百万追随者"。A. videos（视频）；B. members（成员）；C. followers（追随者）。社交媒体平台上的应是"粉丝/追随者"，故选C。
4. B
解析：句意"我努力学习但还是不能记住历史事实"。A. accept（接受）；B. remember（记住）；C. wonder（想知道）。前文提及"中学时对历史没兴趣"，故此处指"记不住"历史事实，故选B。
5. A
解析：句意"这段经历让他意识到为什么他喜欢历史"。A. realize（意识到）；B. question（质疑）；C. consider（考虑）。此处指通过经历"意识到"自己对历史的喜爱，故选A。
6. C
解析：句意"课本和老师也没能让我感兴趣"。A. school（学校）；B. classmate（同学）；C. textbook（课本）。前文提及中学历史学习，"课本"与"老师"是学习的主要载体和引导者，故选C。
7. B
解析：句意"2015年，陈决定辞去汽车设计师的工作，创办自己的教育漫画业务"。A. lost（失去）；B. started（创办）；C. stopped（停止）。"start a business"（创办业务）为固定搭配，故选B。
8. A
解析：句意"在制作漫画时，陈说有创造力很重要"。A. creative（有创造力的）；B. educational（教育的）；C. meaningful（有意义的）。后文"special understanding and description"（独特的理解和描述）体现"创造力"，故选A。
9. C
解析：句意"他们相处得很差，以至于总是互相争吵"。A. never（从不）；B. sometimes（有时）；C. always（总是）。东周时期各国纷争不断，故"总是"争吵，故选C。
10. B
解析：句意"通过帮助人们更容易学习，陈把自己看作知识的'搬运工'"。A. secrets（秘密）；B. knowledge（知识）；C. science（科学）。漫画的作用是传播"知识"，故选B。
