专题08 短文选词填空-2023中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题特快专递（上海专用）

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2023上海中考英语逆袭冲刺 名校模拟真题特快专递
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专题08 短文选词填空
（2022·上海杨浦·二模）将下列单词成词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。
A．aims      B．rides      C．banks      D．made of      E. made up of
Plans for a new UK theme park are, under way and if all goes to plan, it will be open to visitors in 2024.The “London Resort” theme park will be built on the ___1___ of the river Thames in Kent. It is set to be three times bigger than any other UK theme park and the most ambitious plans Europe has seen since Disneyland Paris was built in 1992!
The London Resort theme park will be ___2___ hotels, food halls, water parks and of course, ___3___! Visitors will be taken on a journey to six different “lands.” Each of these will have a different theme, from magical woodlands and kingdoms to futuristic alien encounters. The park ___4___ to meet the needs of everyone.
A．influence      B．prevent     C．protect      D．seriously      E. response
But not everyone is happy about the idea of the London Resort. The ___5___ so far has been mixed. According to a survey carried out by London Resort Company. Holdings (LRCH), the developers of the theme park, 16%f people said they were against its being built. One reason for this is the possible bad ___6___ on the area’s environment.The area is believed to be home to a number of endangered plants and animals. However, according to LRCH, the plans for the park include areas designed to ___7___ wildlife through quiet zones and green areas. They also plan to leave existing wildlife marshes (沼泽) as they are.
After ten years of planning, the LRCH has handed in its plans, which will be ___8___ considered by the government and open to a public discussion.
So, what are your thoughts on the proposal?

（2022·上海宝山·二模）选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。
A．complete        B．confuse        C．Therefore        D．imagine        E. In addition
Dictionaries are very important tools in language learning. They help us learn the meanings of words. They also teach us how to use and spell these words. ____9____, some dictionaries give us the meanings of words in other languages. This helps us learn new languages easily. We can’t even ____10____ learning English without a dictionary. Then, when was the first English dictionary written? Robert Cawdrey, who was an English school teacher, wrote it in 1604. At that time, people borrowed words and phrases from foreign languages and added them to English. Robert was afraid that these changes would ____11____ people. To help them, he wrote his dictionary and named it A Table Alphabetical. However, it was not a very ____12____ dictionary because it only had 120 pages with 2,500 entries (词条).
A．available        B．examples        C．different        D．responsible        E. smartphones
Modern dictionaries are much larger with more entries. For example, the Oxford English Dictionary contains over 600,000 entries and has 20 volumes (册)! English dictionaries also come in several versions (版本) for ____13____ language learners. For instance, the Longman Children’s Picture Dictionary helps kids understand words through vivid pictures. Furthermore, the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary has been ____14____ since 2000. So we can look up plenty of new words and also listen to the pronunciations anytime and anywhere with our ____15____. Thanks to dictionaries, we can learn languages easily. They give ____16____ so we can understand how words are used in sentences. They also teach us how to pronounce words. Now, let’s think again. Can we learn English without a dictionary?

（2022·上海奉贤·二模）Complete the following passages with the words in the box. Each can only be used once. (将下列单词填入空格。每空限填一词，每词只能填一次。)
Finally a Home Hero to Cheer for
A．contests     B．fell    C．perhaps    D．races    E. over
Are you a fan of F1 racing? If you are, then ____17____ you have always had a regret in your heart: Why is there never a home hero to cheer for?Now, finally, the long wait is ____18____ and you no longer have to feel that regret. Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu is joining the Swiss F1 team Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season.
Zhou was born in Shanghai in 1999. He first hit the track (赛道) in go-karts (卡丁车) at the age of seven. The boy thoroughly ____19____ in love with motorsport (赛车运动). After only a few years of training, at the age of 10, he won all eight ____20____ of that year’s China Karting Championship (NCJ-B).
A．process B．performance C．graduate D．come true E. program
It took Zhou several more years to ____21____ from karting. In 2015, he began his formula racing career (生涯) in F4. From there, Zhou has never stopped moving forward. For a Chinese driver, this ____22____ has been especially difficult. He has always had to go the extra mile because he is in unknown territory (领域) and nobody can tell him the best path to choose.Zhou’s ____23____ over the past three seasons has impressed many people. In 2019, the French F1 team Alpine signed (签约) him as a development driver. Last year, it gave him the role of test driver. Now, Zhou is proud of becoming China’s first-ever full-time F1 driver. His childhood dream has finally ____24____.
Chinese F1 fans now have high expectations of Zhou. The young man says he will turn all that stress into strength to become a better driver. Let’s cheer him on!

（2022·上海静安·二模） Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once. 将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能用一次。
A．females     B．amazing     C．type    D．completely   E. creative
Dr. Chip Taylor is a university teacher in the United Stales. He studies one ____25____ of North American butterfly. Just like a migrating (迁徙) bird, this butterfly travels about 4.000 kilometres south in autumn. The ____26____ facts about the butterfly have attracted Dr. Taylor’s attention.In Mexico, the butterflies always return to the same small piece of forest, which is only 20 kilometres wide. Here, about 230 million butterflies spend the winter. They can cover some trees almost  ____27____. The butterflies that return to the south are the great-great grandchildren of the butterflies that left for the north. When they begin to travel north in spring, the ____28____ lay eggs. They lay eggs on only one plant: milkweed.     
A．protect    B．confusing     C．farming    D．discovered    E. frightening
But in Mexico, people cut down the trees that the butterflies need to rest on because they want more land for ____29____. In the United States and Canada, farmers use chemicals that kill milkweed. This worries Dr. Taylor a lot.Now things are improving. Mexico has begun to ____30____ parts of the forests. The United States and Canada have encouraged farmers to use fewer chemicals.
Scientists still don’t understand how the butterflies know when to fly south. If they arc even a few days late, they will freeze. And how do all the great-great grandchildren find the same forest in Mexico every year? This is both ____31____ and interesting for many scientists.
There are still many unknown facts to be ____32____ by those interested in science. Would you like to study?

（2022·上海黄浦·二模）Complete the following passages with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次）
A．distance        B．themselves        C．outside        D．inside        E. face

While income worry is rather a common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may ____33____. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a long ____34____ between parents and their children is the major one. It is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome ” (空巢综合症). In order to look for better chances ____35____ their countries, many young people have gone abroad. Their parents don’t know when they will return home. They spend countless lonely days and nights taking care of ____36____, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. It is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “ Empty Nest Syndrome ”.
A．impressions      B．putting off      C．choices      D．jump      E. showing off

What are people reading while travelling by train or bus? Perhaps a woman sitting near you is reading a love story. A man is reading a serious biography(自传) about a scientist. And there’s a student reading an English textbook. What do their ____37____ say about them? Do you judge them by what they are reading? I have got to tell you that your ____38____ of them are probably completely wrong. The woman reading the love story could be a lawyer. She just wants a light read to take her mind off work. The man reading the biography wants you to think that he is an intellectual(知识分子), but he is just ____39____. The student reading the textbook isn’t a student at all. She’s an English teacher. So next time you are on a train, look around and see what other people are reading, but don’t ____40____ to any conclusions.

（2022·上海·模拟预测）
A．encouraged    B．passed    C．provide    D．process     E. mainly    
Last July, China introduced the “double reduction” policy(双减政策). It hopes to reduce students learning stress by reducing homework and after-school classes. One term has _____41_____ since this policy was introduced. How do students feel about this new policy?“Our homework is clearly less than before,” said 13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Beijing. “We are not _____42_____ to buy workbooks anymore. The exercises are _____43_____ from the textbook.”
According to Shen, teachers now teach at much slower pace(节奏). Students have enough time to _____44_____ new knowledge. “Our teachers are also giving us more chances to do experiments and learn from real life.” said Shen. “For example. we went to do some research in a field during the class. This is a much better way to learn things than just hitting the books.”
A．called    B．early    C．clubs    D．progress    E. recently    
For 13-year-old Zhang Hangming from Tianjin, the best thing about “double reduction” is the increased time in after-school activities.“We can now spend more time taking part in activities and attending _____45_____ such as dancing, volleyball and drama. I have joined a group _____46_____ ‘leadership development(领导力发展小组)’ where I can learn all kinds of skills beyond study,” said Zhang.Both Shen and Zhang find there are fewer exams now. But they don’t think it’s a good thing “Exams push me to study harder. Each exam shows my _____47_____ as well as my weak points,” Zhang said.
Shen also pointed out that when stress is lightened, self-discipline(自律) becomes the key. “Some students now spend more time having fun when homework is finished _____48_____. But if you use all the free time to relax, you might fall behind your classmates,” he said.

（2022·上海·模拟预测）Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）
A．simple  B．agree  C．set out  D．faithfully  E. decision
Dog owners have a certain feeling, almost a secret language that says “I understand how much you love this animal, and I know that it will break your heart when you lose them.”Over the years, friends had warned me that the ____49____ to let a beloved pet go was the most difficult one they had ever made. At the time, I would nod and ____50____ and move on with my day. As my dog got older, however, this reality neared for me.
Years ago, we got a call from a friend that their dog needed a home. The dog’s needs were ____51____: It must go to a house with kids, where it will be the only pet and loved ____52____. We moved ahead with the adoption and never looked back.
A．everywhere  B．respect  C．last  D．changed  E. left
We called her Coco. She joined an active family, and her life ____53____ in an instant. She may have wanted to go home during her first like, but she soon became an adventure buddy.I think she was the happiest when spending time with our children when she joined the family. Coco went ____54____ with us. When friends teased（取笑）us that we treated Coco as a human child, we’d reply that she was sometimes the best-behaved child.
As Coco aged, she walked less and ate less. After a weekend of seeing her struggling to breathe, we knew it was time to visit the vet. Nothing lives forever. That ____55____ weekend was so hard on all of us, trying to thank this sweet dog for 15 years of companionship and love. She ____56____ the world where she had lived: loving us and being loved right back.

（2022·上海虹口·一模）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once.
A．known  B．characters  C．honours  D．traditional  E. generally
Do you like Chinese operas? Among all ____57____ Chinese operas, the facial mask（脸谱）in Peking Opera is popular around the world. Different colors are used to show different ____58____ , but at first, only three colors were used: red, white and black. Here are the meanings of them.Red is ____59____ used to show that a role is honest and loyal. An example of “red full face” is Guan Yu, ____60____ for his loyalty to Liu Bei. So many people like using the example of Guan Yu to educate their children. Besides, many roles use red and black to show they’re very brave and honest.
A．still  B．means  C．culture  D．standing for  E. nature
The role with the white face is bad in human ____61____. This kind of roles includes Cao Cao in the time of the Three Kingdoms, and Qin Hui, who put the national hero Yue Fei to death. So far, he has ____62____ been looked down upon by thousands of Chinese. However, Yue Fei will live in our inner heart forever!The black mask shows either a rude and brave person or a fair and selfless one. Li Kui of Water Margin is of this kind.
Later, other colours are gradually added to them, such as yellow ____63____ bravery, blue for someone of great personality.
Now some schools are teaching Peking Opera. It is a good way to study and spread our traditional ____64____.

（2022·上海市曹杨中学附属学校模拟预测）
A．serious  B．simple  C．against  D．cancel   E. focus
Many students suffer from stress in their daily lives. They are under stress because their lives are not balanced. They ____65____ too much on studying, dealing with pressure and worrying about what others think, and not enough on other things. You may wonder whether stress is a ____66____ matter. he answer is “Yes”. You should be aware that stress is a danger to your health. If you want to live a long life, you need to begin to fight ____67____ stress from a young age. Here are some ways to deal with stress and bring balance to your life:
Be positive. One way to ____68____ your stress is through positive thinking. You should always look on the right side of life, and imagine that you will have a happy and successful future.
A．concert   B．contest   C．private  D．regular   E. take up
Learn to relax. Make yourself take a breath from your studies and worries about exams. You can do this by taking a walk, reading a book, going to a ____69____ or seeing film, or just sitting in a ____70____ place and being silent for moment. Always ____71____ a hobby. Learn to paint or skate, or start playing a musical instrument. When you are busy with a hobby, you leave all your worries behind.
Take care of your body. Stress is your body’s enemy. Taking ____72____ exercise, eating a healthy diet and getting enough sleep are all the things that can help you.
Laugh. Sometimes laughter is the best medicine for stress. Seeing a funny film or telling jokes with friends will often cheer you up when you are low.

（2022·上海·模拟预测）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空限填一词，每词只能填一次。)
A．method  B．effective  C．pain  D．affected  E. extra
I’m sure I’m not the only person at the age of 15 who hates going to the dentist. Channel 4’s late-night programme Open Wild really ___73___ people like me. This programme was fantastic because it showed how ___74___ for helping people with toothache have developed over the centuries. If you think visiting the dentist today is uncomfortable, just be thankful you didn’t live 200 years ago! It also told us the most ___75___ way for toothache was removing the bad tooth. There weren’t any dentists, so the person who cut your hair also pulled out your teeth, and there was nothing to stop you feeling the ___76___. How terrible!
A．damage  B．attitude  C．flexible  D．improved  E. regular
In fact, I’ve learned a lot about teeth care from this programme. What’s more, it has also completely changed my ___77___ towards looking after my teeth. My parents were always saying to me things like: “Don’t eat too many sweets.” and “Brush your teeth after meals.” But I never paid much attention. Now I’ve seen what ___78___ sugar can do, especially if I don’t have a ___79___ toothbrushing. I’m going to change my habits. I’m sure your knowledge of teeth care can be ___80___ if you watch this programme.


参考答案：
1．C    2．E    3．B    4．A    5．E    6．A    7．C    8．D
【导语】本文讲述了“伦敦度假村”主题公园将建在肯特郡的泰晤士河岸边以及由此引发的各方反应。
1．句意：“伦敦度假村”主题公园将建在肯特郡的泰晤士河岸边。根据“theme park will be built on the...of the river Thames in Kent”可知这个主题公园是建立在泰晤士河的岸边，bank“河岸”符合语境，故选C。
2．句意：伦敦度假主题公园将由酒店、食品大厅、水上乐园，当然还有游乐设施组成！根据“The London Resort theme park will be...hotels, food halls, water park”可知这个主题公园是由这些组成的，be made up of“由……组成”，故选E。
3．句意：伦敦度假主题公园将由酒店、食品大厅、水上乐园，当然还有游乐设施组成！根据“hotels, food halls, water parks and of course”结合备选词汇可知此处是指游乐设施，ride“游乐设施”，故选B。

4．句意：公园旨在满足每个人的需求。此处应填一个动词，结合备选词汇可知，此处是指公园旨在满足每个人的需求，aim“旨在，目的是”符合语境，故选A。
5．句意：到目前为止，各方反应不一。根据“The...so far has been mixed”结合备选词汇可知，此处是指人们的反应，response“反应”，名词，故选E。
6．句意：其中一个原因是可能对该地区的环境造成不良影响。根据“One reason for this is the possible bad...on the area’s environment.”可知建立主题公园会对周围环境造成不良影响，influence“影响”，名词，故选A。
7．句意：然而，据LRCH介绍，公园的规划包括通过安静区和绿地来保护野生动物。根据“include areas designed to...wildlife through quiet zones and green areas.”结合备选词汇可知，此处是指保护野生动物，protect“保护”，动词。故选C。
8．句意：经过十年的规划，LRCH已经提交了它的计划，政府将认真考虑并开放给公众讨论。根据“which will be...considered by the government and open to a public discussion.”可知此空应填一个副词修饰动词，结合备选词汇可知seriously“认真地”符合语境，故选D。
9．E    10．D    11．B    12．A    13．C    14．A    15．E    16．B

【导语】本文主要讲了词典是语言学习的重要工具，介绍了第一部词典以及现代词典。
9．句意：此外，一些词典给了我们单词在其他语言的意思。根据空前“They also teach us how to use and spell these words.”以及空后“some dictionaries give us the meanings of words in other languages.”可知，是在列举词典的功能，空处填写副词，In addition，为副词，表示“此外”。故选E。
10．句意：我们甚至不能够想像没有一部词典学英语。根据“learning English without a dictionary”可知，此处需填写动词，imagine是动词，后跟动名词作宾语，即imagine doing sth“想象做某事”，情态动词后加动词原形。故选D。
11．句意：Robert担心这些变化会使人们迷惑。此处需填动词作谓语，根据“To help them, he wrote his dictionary and named it A Table Alphabetical.”可知，是担心这些变化会使人们混淆，confuse动词，表示“混淆，使迷惑”。故选B。
12．句意：但是，它不是一部完整的词典，因为它只有120页，2500词条。根据“it was not a very ... dictionary because it only had 120 pages with 2,500 entries (词条).”可知，此处填形容词，表示这部词典不是完整的，complete“完整的”，形容词，作定语修饰名词。故选A。
13．句意： 英语词典也有几个版本针对不同的语言学习者。此处需填形容词作定语，根据“in several versions (版本) ”可知，表示为不同的语言学习者出版几个版本，different表示“不同的”。故选C。
14．句意：而且，自从2000年以来，牛津英语词典的在线版已经投入使用。根据“So we can look up plenty of new words and also listen to the pronunciations anytime and anywhere”可知，牛津词典在线版已投入使用，available表示“可利用的”。故选A。
15．句意：所以我们能够用我们的智能手机随时随地查询大量的新单词，也能够听发音。根据“ the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary has been ... since 2000”可知，此处表示用我们的智能手机查询单词，听发音，smartphones表示“智能手机”。故选E。
16．句意：它们举了很多例子，所以我们能够理解如何在句中使用单词。根据“so we can understand how words are used in sentences.”可知，此处表达的是举例说明来帮助我们如何运用单词到句子中，give examples表示“举例说明”。故选B。
17．C    18．E    19．B    20．D    21．C    22．A    23．B    24．D

【导语】本文介绍了赛车运动员周冠宇的职业生涯，他是中国首位F1正式赛车手。
17．句意：如果你是，那么也许你心里一直有一个遗憾。根据“Are you a fan of F1 racing? If you are, then…you have always had a regret in your heart”可知，空处应填副词修饰整个句子，表示猜想，perhaps“也许”符合语境。故选C。
18．句意：现在，漫长的等待终于结束了，你不必再感到遗憾。根据“you no longer have to feel that regret”可知，等待结束了，over“结束”符合语境。故选E。
19．句意：这男孩彻底爱上了赛车运动。fall in love with“爱上了”，固定短语。故选B。
20．句意：经过短短几年的训练，10岁时，他赢得了当年中国卡丁车锦标赛（NCJ-B）的全部八场比赛。根据“that year’s China Karting Championship (NCJ-B)”可知，是赢得了赛车比赛，races“比赛”符合语境。故选D。
21．句意：周花了几年时间才从卡丁车运动毕业。根据“In 2015, he began his formula racing career in F4.”可知，从卡丁车运动毕业后开始方程式赛车生涯，graduate“毕业”符合语境。故选C。
22．句意：对于一名中国车手来说，这一过程尤其困难。根据“From there, Zhou has never stopped moving forward.”可知，对中国车手来说，在方程式赛车生涯中前行的过程非常艰难，process“过程”符合语境。故选A。
23．句意：周在过去三个赛季的表现给很多人留下了深刻的印象。根据“Zhou’s…over the past three seasons has impressed many people.”可知，他的表现给人留下了深刻印象，performance“表现”符合语境。故选B。
24．句意：他童年的梦想终于实现了。根据“Now, Zhou is proud of becoming China’s first-ever full-time F1 driver.”可知，他的梦想实现了，come true“实现”符合语境。故选D。
25．C    26．B    27．D    28．A    29．C    30．A    31．B    32．D

【导语】本文主要介绍了一种北美蝴蝶。
25．句意：他研究一种北美蝴蝶。根据“ North American butterfly.”结合备选词可知是指类型，type“类型”，是名词，故选C。
26．句意：关于这种蝴蝶的惊人事实引起了泰勒博士的注意。根据“this butterfly travels about 4.000 kilometres south in autumn”可知这钟蝴蝶在秋天向南迁徙约4000公里。这是很令人惊讶的，故选B。

27．句意：它们几乎可以完全覆盖一些树木。根据“Here, about 230 million butterflies spend the winter.”可知蝴蝶太多了，几乎可以覆盖树木，故选D。
28．句意：当它们在春天开始北上时，雌性就会产卵。根据“lay eggs”可知雌性产卵，故选A。

29．句意：但是在墨西哥，人们砍伐了蝴蝶需要休息的树木，因为他们想要更多的土地来种植。根据“ people cut down the trees ”结合备选词可知，人们砍伐树木是为了种植，故选C。
30．句意：现在情况正在好转。墨西哥已经开始保护部分森林。根据“Now things are improving”可知现在不像以前砍伐树木了，而是开始保护森林，故选A。
31．句意：这对许多科学家来说既令人困惑又有趣。根据“And how do all the great-great grandchildren find the same forest in Mexico every year”可知这个问题让科学家们很困惑，故选B。

32．句意：还有许多未知的事实有待那些对科学感兴趣的人去发现。根据“unknown facts ”可知此处是指发现未知事实，故选D。
33．E    34．A    35．C    36．B    37．C    38．A    39．E    40．D

【导语】第一篇文章主要讲述现在很多老年父母面临的一个问题——孤独；第二篇文章讲述了坐公共交通时，不能因为对方在读什么就判断他/她是一个什么样的人，这样得到结论很有可能是错误的。
33．句意：孤独是年老的父母面对的另一问题。空前的“may”是情态动词，后接动词原形；结合备选词，face作动词，表示“面临，面对”符合语境。故选E。
34．句意：在所有解释他们孤独的原因中，父母与孩子之间的距离是最主要的一个。根据空前的“long”和下文“many young people have gone abroad.”可知，父母与孩子之相隔的距离很长；结合备选词，distance表示“距离”符合语境。故选A。
35．句意：为了到国外寻找更好的机会，许多年轻人都出国了。根据“many young people have gone abroad”可知，许多人到国外去寻找更好的机会；结合备选词，outside表示“在外”符合语境。故选C。
36．句意：他们花了无数个孤独的日日夜夜照顾自己。根据“taking care of”可知，此处表示“照顾自己”；结合备选词，themselves表示“他们自己”符合语境。故选B。
37．句意：他们的选择说明了什么？根据前文“a woman…is reading a love story. A man is reading a serious biography… a student reading an English textbook”可知，不同的人乘坐火车或公交车时选择的阅读物不同，他们的选择说明了什么；结合备选词，choices表示“选择”符合语境。故选C。
38．句意：我不得不告诉你，你对他们的印象可能是完全错误的。根据前文“Do you judge them by what they are reading?”和下文“The woman reading the love story could be a lawyer. …”可知，此处指靠对方的阅读物来判断一个人是怎样的，这种判断得到的印象可能是错误的。结合备选词，impressions表示“印象”符合语境。故选A。
39．句意：读传记的人想让你认为他是一个知识分子，但他只是在炫耀自己。根据“but”可知，前后句是转折关系；结合备选词，showing off表示“炫耀，卖弄”符合语境，表示读传记的人未必是一个知识分子，他只是在卖弄自己罢了。故选E。
40．句意：因此，下次坐火车看到周围人在看什么时，不要着急下结论。根据“don’t”是助动词，后接动词原形；结合备选词，jump符合语境；jump to an conclusion“急忙得出结论”。故选D。
41．B    42．A    43．E    44．D    45．C    46．A    47．D    48．B

【导语】本文讲述了2021年7月，中国出台了“双减”政策，它希望通过减少家庭作业和课后课程来减轻学生的学习负担，文中列举了一些学生和老师的看法。
41．句意：自从这项政策出台以来，已经过了一个学期。根据“One term has”及备选词可知，这里指一个学期已经过去，pass意为“经过”，是动词；又根据“since this policy was introduced”可知，此处应用现在完成时，其结构为“have/has+动词过去分词”，pass的过去分词为passed，故选B。
42．句意：我们不再被鼓励购买练习册。根据前句“We are not...to buy workbooks anymore.”及备选词可知，这里指不再被鼓励购买练习册，encourage意为“鼓励”，是动词；结合句意可知，该句为一般现在时的被动语态，其结构为“am/is/are+动词过去分词”，所以应填encourage的过去分词encouraged，故选A。
43．句意：这些练习主要来自教科书。根据前文“Our homework is clearly less than before”及备选词可知，这里指练习主要来自教科书，mainly意为“主要地”，是副词，在句中修饰介词短语，故选E。
44．句意：学生有足够的时间处理新知识。根据后句“Our teachers are also giving us more chances to do experiments and learn from real life.”及备选词可知，这里指处理新知识，process意为“处理”，是动词；have enough time to do sth.意为“有足够时间做某事”，所以此处应用动词原形，故选D。
45．句意：我们现在可以花更多的时间参加活动和参加俱乐部，如舞蹈，排球和戏剧。根据“such as dancing, volleyball and drama”及备选词可知，这里指参加俱乐部，club意为“俱乐部”，是可数名词；又根据“taking part in activities ”可知，此处应用复数形式clubs，故选C。
46．句意：我加入了一个名为“领导力发展”的小组，在那里我可以学习学习之外的各种技能。根据句中“a group…‘leadership development’ ”及备选词可知，这里指一个名为“领导力发展”的小组，call意为“称作”；分析句子可知，此处应用过去分词called作定语修饰名词，故选A。
47．句意：每次考试都显示了我的进步和弱点。根据“as well as my weak points” 及备选词可知，这里指显示了我的进步和弱点，progress意为“进步”，是不可数名词，故选D。
48．句意：现在，当家庭作业提前完成时，一些学生会花更多的时间玩耍。根据“Some students now spend more time having fun”及备选词可知，这里指当家庭作业提前完成时，early意为“提前”，是副词，在句中修饰动词finished，故选B。
49．E    50．B    51．A    52．D    53．D    54．A    55．C    56．E

【分析】短文主要讲述了作者和他的宠物狗之间的故事。
49．句意：多年来，朋友们警告我，让心爱的宠物离开是他们做过的最困难的决定。空处的词在定冠词the之后，应是名词；根据空后“the most difficult one they had ever made.”可知，空处应是decision“决定”，名词。故选E。
50．句意：那时，我会点头同意，继续我的一天。根据下句“As my dog got older, however, this reality neared for me.”可知，应是会点头同意朋友的观点。故空处应是agree“同意”，动词；空处的词是和nod并列的词，用于would之后，应用动词原形。故选B。
51．句意：狗的需求很简单：它必须和孩子们一起去一所房子，在那里它将是唯一的宠物，并被忠实地爱着。根据下文“It must go to a house with kids, where it will be the only pet and loved….”可推知，应是狗的需求很简单，故空处应是simple“简单的”，形容词。故选A。
52．句意：狗的需求很简单：它必须和孩子们一起去一所房子，在那里它将是唯一的宠物，并被忠实地爱着。根据句意，空处的词是修饰动词，应用副词；结合选项可知，空处应是faithfully“忠实地”，副词。故选D。
53．句意：她加入了一个活跃的家庭，她的生活瞬间改变了。根据句子结构可知，空处是谓语动词；根据后句“She may have wanted to go home during her first like, but she soon became an adventure buddy.”的语境可知，应是她的生活瞬间改变了，故空处应是changed“改变”，动词change的过去式。故选D。
54．句意：Coco和我们一起到处走。空处的词在动词went之后，应是副词；根据下文“When friends teased（取笑）us that we treated Coco as a human child, we’d reply that she was sometimes the best-behaved child.”的语境可知，空处应是everywhere“到处”，副词。故选A。
55．句意：那个最后的周末对我们所有人来说都是如此艰难，我们试图感谢这只可爱的狗15年的陪伴和爱。根据文中“She…the world where she had lived: loving us and being loved right back.”可知，应是最后的一个周末，故空处应是last“最后的”，形容词。故填C。
56．句意：她离开了她曾经生活过的世界：爱过我们，被爱过。根据前句“That…weekend was so hard on all of us, trying to thank this sweet dog for 15 years of companionship and love.”可知，应是她离开了她曾经生活过的世界，故空处应是left“离开”，动词leave的过去式。故选E。
57．D    58．B    59．E    60．A    61．E    62．A    63．D    64．C

【分析】本文主要介绍了中国京剧中脸谱的相关知识。
57．句意：在所有的中国传统戏剧中，京剧中的脸谱在全世界都很受欢迎。空处缺少形容词作定语，根据“Among all ... Chinese operas”及备选词可知，traditional“传统的”符合语境。故选D。
58．句意：不同的颜色用来表示不同的人物，但最初只用了三种颜色:红色、白色和黑色。由“different”可知，空处应填名词复数；根据常识可知，不同的颜色表示不同的人物，characters“人物；角色”符合语境。故选B。
59．句意：红色通常用来表示这个角色诚实和忠诚。句中不缺成分，应填副词作状语，备选词generally“通常”符合语境。故选E。
60．句意：“红脸”的一个例子是关羽，他以对刘备的忠诚而闻名。be known for“因……而闻名”，这里是省略了be动词，用过去分词作状语。故选A。
61．句意：白脸的角色在人性中是不好的。根据“bad”可知，此处指的是白脸的人性，用human nature表示“人性”。故选E。
62．句意：至今，他仍被成千上万的中国人瞧不起。句中不缺成分，应填副词作状语，备选词still“仍然”符合语境。故选A。
63．句意：后来，其他颜色逐渐添加到它们中，如黄色代表勇敢，蓝色代表伟大的人格。根据“yellow ...bravery, blue for someone of great personality.”可知，此处指代表，standing for符合语境。故选D。
64．句意：这是学习和传播我们传统文化的好方法。根据“spread our traditional...”可知，此处指传播传统文化。故选C。
65．E    66．A    67．C    68．D    69．A    70．C    71．E    72．D

【导语】本文是讲很多学生日常生活遭受很多压力是因为他们的生活不够平衡，以及介绍了如何学会放松，散步，读书，去一个音乐会或看电影都会放松，做有规律的运动，吃健康的饮食，有充足的睡眠会让你保持健康。
65．句意：他们过于关注学习、应对压力和担心他人的想法，而对其他事情关注不够。根据“too much on studying”可知，此处是关注不够吗，focus on致力于……，表达的是客观事实用一般现在时，主语是they，所以用focus。故选E。
66．句意：你可能想知道压力是否是一个严重的问题。根据“You should be aware that stress is a danger to your health”可知前文是说可能会质疑压力是否是一个严肃的问题，serious“严肃的”，是形容词，修饰matter，故选A。
67．句意：如果你想长寿，你需要从小就开始与压力作斗争。根据上文“If you want to live a long life,”可知，此处是要和压力作斗争，短语fight against…“和……作斗争”，故选C。
68．句意：消除压力的一种方法是积极思考。根据“your stress is through positive thinking”表示消除你的压力的一个方法是乐观思考，cancel“消除”，是动词，故选D。
69．句意：你可以通过散步、看书、去听音乐会或看电影，或者只是坐在一个私人地方沉默片刻来做到这一点。根据空格前面的词语是不定冠词a，所以要用名词来填空，根据“by taking a walk, reading a book,”可知，此处是去听音乐会，concert“音乐会”，是名词，故选A。
70．句意：你可以通过散步、看书、去听音乐会或看电影，或者只是坐在一个私人地方沉默片刻来做到这一点。根据下文“and being silent for moment.“可知，坐在一个私人地方，此处是形容词修饰名词，private“私人的”，是形容词，故选C。
71．句意：总是养成一种爱好。学习绘画或滑冰，或开始演奏乐器。根据“Learn to paint or skate, or start playing a musical instrument.”可知，此处是从事一项爱好，短语take up“从事，着手”，此处是祈使句，动词原形开头，故选E。
72．句意：定期锻炼、健康饮食和充足的睡眠都能帮助你。根据“eating a healthy diet and getting enough sleep are all the things that can help you.”可知，此处是定期锻炼，此处是形容词作定语，regular“有规律的”，是形容词，故选D。
73．D    74．A    75．B    76．C    77．B    78．A    79．E    80．D

【导语】本文主要讲述作者通过一个电视节目了解牙医科学的重要性以及发展史。
73．句意：第四频道的深夜节目《开放的野性》确实影响了像我这样的人。根据上文“…who hates going to the dentist”可知，作者讨厌看牙医；再根据“This programme was fantastic…”可知，作者认为这档节目很好，由此推知，节目影响了作者的看法。结合备选词，affect符合语境。故选D。
74．句意：这个节目非常精彩，因为它展示了几个世纪以来帮助牙痛患者的方法是如何发展的。结合句意和备选词可知，method符合语境，与for连用，此处表示“帮助牙痛患者的方法”。故选A。
75．句意：它还告诉我们，治疗牙痛最有效的方法是拔掉坏牙。根据常识可知，拔掉坏牙是治疗牙痛最有效的方法；结合备选词，effective表示“有效的”，符合语境。故选B。
76．句意：当时没有任何牙医，所以给你理发的人也会拔掉你的牙齿，没有任何东西可以阻止你感受到疼痛。根据“There weren’t any dentists, so the person who cut your hair also pulled out your teeth”可知，理发的人也能拔牙，牙痛患者在此种情况下应该是非常痛的；结合备选词，pain符合语境。故选C。
77．句意：它也完全改变了我对护理牙齿的态度。根据上文可知，这档节目影响了作者这类害怕看牙医的人，同时也改变了其对护理牙齿的态度。结合备选词，attitude符合语境。故选B。
78．句意：现在我已经看到了糖的危害性。根据上文可知，父母让作者不要吃太多的糖，但他/她从不在意；再根据“I’m going to change my habits.”可知，作者看到了糖的危害性，因此决定改变自己的习惯。结合备选词，damage符合语境。故选A。
79．句意：特别是在我没有定期刷牙的情况下。根据“I’ve seen what damage sugar can do”和常识可知，吃糖对牙齿不好，如果没有定期刷牙的习惯，糖带给牙齿的危害性更大。结合备选词，regular符合语境。故选E。
80．句意：我相信如果你观看这个节目，你的牙齿护理知识可以得到提高。通读全文可知，通过这档节目，作者不仅了解了牙医的发展历史，同时也改变了其对牙医和牙齿护理的态度。因此，他/她认为这档节目可以让观看的人的牙齿护理知识得到改进。结合备选词，improved符合语境。故选D。