2023年陕西省西安市高级中学中考四模英语试题（含解析）

这是一份2023年陕西省西安市高级中学中考四模英语试题（含解析），共18页。试卷主要包含了完形填空，阅读单选，阅读还原7选5，完成句子，短文选词填空，多任务混合阅读，填写适当的句子补全对话，材料作文等内容，欢迎下载使用。

2023年陕西省西安市高级中学中考四模英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、完形填空
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. If we didn’t see any rain soon, we would lose everything. One day when I was in the kitchen, I saw 1 six-year-old son, Billy, walking towards the forest. He was trying 2 as calm as possible. Several minutes later, he disappeared 3 the forest, and then he ran out the forest, towards the house. This activity went on for an hour, walking carefully to the forest and running back to the house. I really wanted to know 4 .
Finally I followed him closely into the forest. I found that he 5 a cup of water. He walked very carefully, not to drop the water.
I saw 6 baby deer lying on the ground. It lifted its head to drink the water in my son’s cup. After the deer drank up, Billy jumped up and ran back to the house to get 7 water. When he saw me, he said, “I’m not wasting water, Mom.” I realized that his eyes 8 with tears(眼泪).
“I know.” I watched the most beautiful heart working so hard to save a life. Tears ran down my face. 9 my tear drops began to hit the ground, more drops suddenly joined them. I looked up at the sky. It was raining.
The action of one little 10 saved a life, and the rain saved our farm.
1．A．my B．I C．me D．mine
2．A．to stay B．stay C．to give D．give
3．A．for B．with C．in D．about
4．A．what was Billy actually doing B．what Billy was actually doing C．when Billy was actually doing D．when was Billy actually doing
5．A．was holding B．holding C．has held D．have held
6．A．the B．an C．a D．/
7．A．little B．much C．less D．more
8．A．were filled B．filled C．are filled D．fill
9．A．Because B．As C．If D．Unless
10．A．boy B．boys C．plan D．plans

Two cats were walking through a forest. Suddenly, they found a piece of bread 11 under a tree. Both cats pounced(猛扑) on it and caught the bread at the same time. Neither of them would 12 . So they decided to 13 it into two pieces and take one piece each equally(相等地). “But how can we divide it?” one cat said.
A monkey sitting on a branch of a tree 14 what had happened between the two cats. He got a(n) 15 . He came down from the tree and walked up to the confused(困感的) cats. “Hi. my dear friends! Can I help you?” the monkey asked. The cats told the monkey what the 16 was and asked, “Can you divide the bread for us?” The monkey agreed.
The monkey divided the bread into two pieces. But one piece was a little 17 than the other. “Oh no! I will take a little bite(咬一小口) of this bigger piece to make both equal,” the monkey said. He took a bite from the bigger piece. But the bite he took was too big. “Uh oh! Now it has become smaller than the other piece. I will just have to 18 a little bite from that piece now,” the monkey said. The monkey took another bite. The two cats sat in front of the monkey, seeing the two pieces of bread get smaller and smaller. When the whole bread was 19 gone, the monkey said, “I am sorry. It was really 20 to divide that bread. I must be going now.” He jumped back into the trees and disappeared.
“If we had not fought against each other, we could have stuck together and kept our bread,” the two cats said.
11．A．running B．lying C．throwing D．flying
12．A．give up B．hear about C．take off D．care of
13．A．open B．divide C．sell D．steal
14．A．smelled B．listened C．saw D．read
15．A．view B．light C．stand D．idea
16．A．illness B．group C．answer D．problem
17．A．nicer B．tastier C．bigger D．smoother
18．A．take B．buy C．sell D．run
19．A．mainly B．finally C．gradually D．wisely
20．A．possible B．boring C．difficult D．tired


二、阅读单选
Yuan Xin, a one-armed student from Wuhan University of Science and Technology, touches many people with his story.
Yuan lost one arm at the age of 3. When he reached the school age, his mother didn’t send him to school. Instead, she taught her son at home first, helping her son learn to write with his left hand.
Yuan was born in 1995. In 2014, he started to use his only hand to program（编写程序）. Later, he won more than 30 prizes. In fact, before going to university, he never used a computer.
“I can’t always be upset in life. There will always be successful people in life. Why can’t it be me?” Yuan said.
Yuan’s achievements did not come as a surprise to people around him. “He always comes earlier and leaves later than us,” said Xu Xin. Yunn’s teacher. “No matter who asks him for help, he’s always friendly,” said Wang Shiqin, a student at the university.
Also, Yuan is glad to join in some competitions and activities. During a sports meeting, no one in his class wanted to join in the 10,000-meter race. Then Yuan volunteered and ran the race although it was raining. His behavior moved many teachers and students that day.
21．When did Yuan lose one arm?
A．In 1995. B．In 1998. C．In 2014. D．In 2017.
22．The writer mentioned Xu Xin’s and Wang Shiqin’s words in Paragraph 5 to show________.
A．why Yuan could get his achievements B．how Yuan programmed with one hand
C．why Yuan lost his right hand at an early age D．how Yuan helped people around him
23．Which would be the best title for this passage?
A．An Old but Great University B．A Wonderful Sports Meeting
C．A Patient and Helpful Mother D．A Hard-working Young Man

Weekend Events
Dance PartyCome and dance in the city square!
Saturday, May 13th
Starts at 12:00 p.m.
$25 for each person
All money will be given away to charities（慈善机构）.
City Orchestra（管弦乐队）ConcertCity Orchestra plays in the city theater!
Saturday, May 13th
Starts at 7:00 p.m.
$7 for each person
The concert will last for 1 hour.
Comedy NightSee your favorite comedians in our coffee shop!
Sunday, May 14th
Starts at 9:00 p.m.
$15 for each person
Popcorn and drinks will be provided.
Outside food isn’t allowed.
Art ShowNew art show opens in the city museum!
Sunday, May 14th
Starts at 2:00 p.m.
Free tickets
Come and support your local artists.
24．Which event will give away its ticket money?
A．Art Show. B．Dance Party.
C．Comedy Night. D．City Orchestra Concert.
25．What time will the City Orchestra concert end?
A．At 2:00 p.m. B．At 7:00 p.m. C．At 8:00 p.m. D．At 9:00 p.m.
26．If you go to Comedy Night, you can ________.
A．take some food with you B．meet some famous artists
C．perform with your favorite comedians D．help yourself to some popcorn and drinks
27．Who is the text written for?
A．People who want to have a good weekend. B．Students who are preparing for their tests.
C．Parents who are busy with their work. D．Children who hope to make progress in English.

In many people’s eyes, plants are quiet. They can’t talk. They can’t walk. And they can’t think like us.
A new BBC documentary series, The Green Planet, gives us a new look at plants. It tells us the wonderful ways that plants behave.
“The Green Planet tells us the secret lives of plants. It is in the same way The Blue Planet opened our eyes to the oceans,” editor Elle Hunt wrote in New Scientist.
Plants compete against each other to live. Each has its own ways. In rainforests, different kinds of plants race for sunlight because only two percent of the sunlight goes through the rainforests. Some plants spread their big leaves to reach light. But some vines（藤蔓）try to catch them to take a ride. Finally, they are both beaten by balsa wood, one of the fastest growing trees. As the tree has slippery hairs on its leaves, the vine can’t get a hold.
Plants also help each other and even communicate. In deserts, the roots（根）of Euphrates poplar（胡杨）, a kind of tall straight tree with soft wood, are connected. If a tree finds water, it will share it with others through the roots. Studies also show that plants use fungus（真菌）in the soil as a way to “talk” with each other. It’s kind of like how Wi-Fi works. If a tomato plant gets a leaf disease, it can tell nearby plants about it through fungus.
The show not only lets us know about the plant world but pushes us to understand that plants are important. Plants are the basis of all life, including ourselves. We depend on them for food that we eat and air that we breathe. It’s time to look after wild plants just as carefully as our houseplants.
28．What is the show The Green Planet about?
A．Plants. B．Animals. C．Food. D．Oceans.
29．The underlined word “slippery” probably means “________” in the text.
A．ugly B．smooth C．wide D．hungry
30．How can tomato plants communicate with each other?
A．By insects. B．By wind.
C．By using strong roots. D．By using fungus in the soil.


三、阅读还原7选5
Life is fun but challenging. Things don’t always go well. 31 So, stop blaming (责备) other people.
Sometimes we may think, “Why do these things always happen to me?” Thoughts like this help nothing. 32 For example, you really wanted to take part in a school play, but you failed. Actually, it doesn’t mean that you are not excellent. Maybe your classmate is more suitable for this role. Things go wrong for a million different reasons. 33
Do you feel angry sometimes when someone asks you to do something? Maybe you’re just tired or hungry at that time. 34 It’s important to have a talk with him or her before you act on those feelings.
Don’t be lost in the past mistakes. There’s nothing you can do to change any of those. 35 And make sure you won’t make the same mistakes again.
Next time when life doesn’t go the way you want it to, try to face it actively.
A．Learn from them.
B．It’s not just because of you.
C．You should try to look at things in a different way.
D．But it doesn’t mean he or she is wrong.
E．If others make you happy, tell them.
F．Don’t worry about making mistakes.
G．And sometimes problems are just created by ourselves.


四、完成句子
36．春节回家与家人团聚是中国的传统。
It’s a Chinese tradition to go home and get together with during the Spring Festival.
37．从现在起，我们应该尽一切努力节约能源。
, we should do everything we could to save energy.
38．我认为Amy和她的大多数同学都不一样。
I think Amy is most of her classmates.
39．5G互联网让我们轻松快速地浏览信息成为可能。
5G Internet makes it possible for us to the information easily and quickly.
40．母亲总是教导我们要做正确的事，做一个诚实的人。
Mother always teaches us to do right things and be a(n) .

五、短文选词填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用次，每空限填一个单词。）
go   big   I   wear  interest   be   country   believe   enjoy   one
With the sound of fireworks(烟花) and crackers(爆竹), we Chinese celebrate the Chinese New Year. But Chinese New Year is being celebrated by people from many 41 around the world!
This winter holiday, I 42 to Bangkok, Thailand. When I 43 arrived in the city center, I was shocked. It was really hard to 44 what I saw. Many windows had posters saying “Happy Chinese New Year”. Many people were 45 red clothes and qipao. And one of the 46 shopping areas in Bangkok was decorated with many rabbits and a sign saying “Lucky Chinese New Year”! I also put on my qipao and walked down the street to 47 the atmosphere (气氛). Many people from different countries smiled at 48 and said nihao to me.
At night, there 49 fireworks over the river in the city center, and the beautiful fireworks made me feel proud to be Chinese.
The next day I also received a message from a pen pal in the UK. He told me that they were also taking part in the celebration and were very 50 in Chinese culture and customs. What a great atmosphere of Chinese New Year from around the world!


六、多任务混合阅读
阅读下面的语篇材料，根据所读内容，完成下列各题。
Yu Guangzhong was a great Chinese poet known for the nostalgia（乡愁）that he described in his poems, Now, it’s time for us to express our nostalgia for this great writer. The famous poet passed away in 2017. He was born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. Yu studied in Sichuan Province when he was young. At the age of 20, he published his first poem.
Later, Yu and his family moved to Taiwan, China, He lived and worked there until he passed away. Nostalgia is Yu’s masterpiece（杰作）in which he expressed his homesickness（思乡之情）for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan. Now, let’s read the poem Nostalgia.

NostalgiaWhen I was young, Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp, Me on this side, Mother on the other side. When I grew up, Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket, Me on this side, Bride on the other side. But later on, Nostalgia was a low, low grave, Me on the outside, Mother on the inside. And at present, Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait, Me on this side, Mainland on the other side.
51．Where was Yu Guangzhong born?
He was born in .
52．When did Yu publish his first poem?
When he was .
53．What is the name of Yu’s masterpiece according to the passage?
It is .
54．What can we learn from the poem Nostalgia?
Yu Guangzhong his family and homeland a lot.
55．What new word(s). phrase(s) or sentence (s) can you learn from the poem Nostalgia?
I can learn ① ,② and more.


七、填写适当的句子补全对话
根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。
A: Hi. Peter! Could you play basketball with me?
B: 56 .
A: What’s a pity. Are you going to the library?
B: No, I’m going to the old people’s home.
A: 57 ?
B: Because I work as a volunteer there.
A: Really? 58 ?
B: I usually help with housework and talk with the old people there.
A: That’s nice. I want to help them, too. 59 ?
B: Of course!
A: Thanks a lot.
B: 60 .


八、材料作文
61．假如你校校刊正在举办以“人与自然——热爱与敬畏自然，与自然和谐共生”为主题的征文活动，请你根据下列要求，写一篇英文征文稿，谈一谈你的看法。
内容包括：
1.Why should we protect nature?
2. What can we do to protect nature?
参考词汇：harmony （n. 和谐），repay（v. 报答），natural resource （自然资源），…
要求：
1．可选择使用参考词汇，亦可适当发挥；
2．语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
3．文中不得出现你的任何真实信息(姓名、校名和地名等)；
4．词数：不少于70词(开头已给出，但不计入总词数）。
There’s no doubt that Earth is our home and human society comes from nature.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案：

1．A 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．A 6．C 7．D 8．A 9．B 10．A

【导语】本文主要讲述了一个干旱的夏天，作者看到儿子往返于家和森林之间给小鹿送水，作者感动得流泪了，而此时也开始下雨了。
1．句意：一天，当我在厨房的时候，我看到我六岁的儿子比利正朝森林走去。
my我的；I我，主格；me我，宾格；mine我的，名词性物主代词。空后是名词，应用形容词性物主代词作定语，故选A。
2．句意：他尽量保持冷静。
to stay保持，动词不定式；stay动词原形；to give给，动词不定式；give给。根据“calm ”可知是指保持冷静，try to do“尽力做某事”，故选A。
3．句意：几分钟后，他消失在森林里，然后他跑出森林，朝房子跑去。
for为了；with和；in在……里面；about关于。根据“the forest,”可知是指消失在森林里，应用介词in。故选C。
4．句意：我真的很想知道比利到底在做什么。
what was Billy actually doing比利到底在干什么，疑问语序；what Billy was actually doing 比利到底在干什么，陈述语序；when Billy was actually doing错误表达，when不可以作宾语；when was Billy actually doing错误表达，when不可以作宾语。此处是宾语从句，应用陈述语序，故选B。
5．句意：我发现他正端着一杯水。
was holding过去进行时；holding现在分词；has held现在完成时；have held现在完成时。根据“I found that he...”可知作者发现比利正在端着一杯水，应用进行时，结合前句可知应用过去进行时，故选A。
6．句意：我看见一只小鹿躺在地上。
the表示特指；an用于元音音素前；a用于辅音音素前；/不填。此处是指一只小鹿，应用不定冠词，baby以辅音音素开头，应用a，故选C。
7．句意：鹿喝完水后，比利跳起来跑回房子去拿更多的水。
little很少；much很多；less更少；more更多。根据“After the deer drank up”可知鹿把水喝完后，比利应该是回去拿更多的水，故选D。
8．句意：我意识到他的眼里充满了泪水。
were filled一般过去时的被动语态；filled过去式或过去分词；are filled一般现在时的被动语态；fill动词原形。be filled with“充满”，是固定短语，主句是一般过去时，所以此处也用过去的时态，故选A。
9．句意：当我的泪珠开始落在地上时，更多的泪珠突然加入了它们。
Because因为；As当……时候；If如果；Unless除非。根据“my tear drops began to hit the ground, more drops suddenly joined them”可知当作者的泪水落下时，更多的泪珠突然加入了它们，应用as引导时间状语从句，故选B。
10．句意：一个小男孩的行动挽救了一条生命，而这场雨拯救了我们的农场。
boy男孩，单数名词；boys复数名词；plan计划，单数名词；plans复数名词。此处是指比利这个小男孩救了一只鹿的生病，one后加单数名词，故选A。

11．B 12．A 13．B 14．C 15．D 16．D 17．C 18．A 19．B 20．C

【导语】本文讲述了一只猴子帮两只猫分面包的故事。
11．句意：突然，它们发现一棵树下放着一块面包。
running跑；lying躺，平放；throwing扔；flying飞。根据“a piece of bread...under a tree”可知树下应该放着一块面包，故选B。
12．句意：它们都不会放弃。
give up放弃；hear about听说；take off脱掉；care of照顾。根据“So they decided to...it into two pieces and take one piece each equally(相等地)”可知两只猫都没有放弃自己抓的面包，故选A。
13．句意：所以它们决定把它分成两份，每只猫平均拿一份。
open打开；divide分开；sell卖；steal偷。根据“into two pieces and take one piece each equally(相等地)”可知是指把面包分成两半，故选B。
14．句意：一只坐在树枝上的猴子看到了两只猫之间发生的事情。
smelled闻起来；listened听；saw看见；read阅读。根据“what had happened between the two cats. ”可知猴子应该是看见了两只猫之间的事情，故选C。
15．句意：他有了一个好主意。
view风景；light光；stand立场；idea主意。根据下文“The monkey divided the bread into two pieces.”可知猴子想到一个好主意，故选D。
16．句意：猫告诉猴子问题是什么。
illness疾病；group组；answer回答；problem问题。根据“Can you divide the bread for us?”可知猫把问题向猴子说了，故选D。
17．句意：但是一块比另一块大一点。
nicer更好；tastier更好吃；bigger更大；smoother更顺滑。根据上文“Oh no! I will take a little bite(咬一小口) of this bigger piece to make both equal”可知这块面包比另一块大，所以猴子要咬一口，让两块面包一样大，故选C。
18．句意：我现在只能从那块面包上咬一小口了。
take拿走；buy买；sell卖；run跑。根据上文“Oh no! I will take a little bite(咬一小口) of this bigger piece to make both equal”可知是指猴子咬一口，take a little bite“咬一小口”，故选A。
19．句意：最后，当整个面包都吃光了，猴子说：“我很抱歉。那块面包真的很难分。我得走了。”
mainly主要；finally最终；gradually逐渐；wisely明智地。根据“the whole bread was...gone”可知最后整个面包都被猴子吃光了，故选B。
20．句意：最后，当整个面包都吃光了，猴子说：“我很抱歉。那块面包真的很难分。我得走了。”
possible可能的；boring无聊的；difficult困难的；tired疲惫的。根据“I am sorry.”可知猴子说抱歉，说明猴子认为这个任务有点难，故选C。
21．B 22．A 23．D

【导语】本文主要介绍了在3岁失去一只胳膊的男孩，在成长路上靠着自己不懈地努力，勇敢地面对生活的励志故事。
21．细节理解题。根据“Yuan was born in 1995”及“Yuan lost one arm at the age of 3”可知，1995年出生，3岁的时候失去一只胳膊，也就是在1998年发生的，故选B。
22．推理判断题。根据“Yuan’s achievements did not come as a surprise to people around him.”以及两个人的话语可知，提到这两个人说的话是为了证明他为什么取得今天的成就，故选A。
23．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了在3岁失去一只胳膊的男孩，在成长路上靠着自己不懈地努力，勇敢地面对生活的励志故事，所以最适合本文的标题是：A Hard-working Young Man，故选D。
24．B 25．C 26．D 27．A

【导语】本文介绍了四个周末活动。
24．细节理解题。根据Dance Party部分“All money will be given away to charities.”可知Dance Party将捐赠所有的门票钱，故选B。

25．细节理解题。根据City Orchestra Concert部分“Starts at 7:00 p.m...The concert will last for 1 hour.”可知7点开始，持续一个小时，就是8点结束，故选C。
26．细节理解题。根据Comedy Night部分“Popcorn and drinks will be provided.”可知如果你去Comedy Night，你可以随便吃点爆米花和饮料。故选D。
27．推理判断题。根据“Weekend Events”和全文可知这篇文章是为那些想过个愉快周末的人准备的，故选A。
28．A 29．B 30．D

【导语】本文主要介绍了一个关于植物的节目，这个节目不仅让我们了解植物世界，还让我们明白植物的重要性。
28．细节理解题。根据“A new BBC documentary series, The Green Planet, gives us a new look at plants. It tells us the wonderful ways that plants behave.”可知这个节目是关于植物的，故选A。
29．词义猜测题。根据“the vine can’t get a hold”可知藤蔓无法攀爬住，说明叶子的毛是光滑的，smooth“光滑的”，故选B。
30．细节理解题。根据“If a tomato plant gets a leaf disease, it can tell nearby plants about it through fungus.”可知番茄是通过真菌交流的，故选D。
31．G 32．C 33．B 34．D 35．A

【导语】本文主要介绍了当生活中发生了一些不如意的事情，我们应该如何面对。
31．根据“So, stop blaming (责备) other people.”可知，此处是说事情并不总是一帆风顺，不要怪别人，选项G“有时候问题是我们自己造成的。”符合语境，故选G。
32．根据“Sometimes we may think, ‘Why do these things always happen to me?’ Thoughts like this help nothing.”可知，老是想“为什么那些事情发生在自己身上”对我们自己毫无帮助，选项C“你应该试着换个角度看问题。”符合语境，故选C。
33．根据“Things go wrong for a million different reasons.”可知，事情出了问题有无数不同的原因。选项B“这不只是因为你。”符合语境，故选B。
34．根据“Do you feel angry sometimes when someone asks you to do something? Maybe you're just tired or hungry at that time. ”可知，当你累或饿的时候有人让你做别的事情，你会感到生气，选项D“但这并不意味着他或她是错的。”符合语境，故选D。
35．根据“Don’t be lost in the past mistakes. There’s nothing you can do to change any of those”可知，不要在过去的错误中迷失，选项A“从错误中学习。”符合语境，故选A。
36．family

【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处应填集合名词family“家人”。故填family。
37．From now on
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，此处应填from now on表示“从现在起”。故填From now on。
38．different from
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，此处是固定短语be different from“和……不同”，故填different from。
39．look through
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，此处应填look through表示“浏览”，不定式符号to后用动词原形。故填look through。
40．honest person
【详解】根据中英文对照，honest“诚实的”，形容词作定语修饰名词person“人”。结合空前的不定冠词可知，名词用单数，故填honest person。

41．countries 42．went 43．first 44．believe 45．wearing
46．biggest
47．enjoy 48．me 49．were 50．interested

【导语】本文讲述了作者去泰国过春节的时候发现很多外国人也在庆祝中国的春节。
41．句意：但是世界上许多国家的人们都在庆祝中国新年！根据“by people from many...around the world!”可知是指世界的许多国家，应用复数名词countries，故填countries。
42．句意：这个寒假，我去了泰国的曼谷。根据“This winter holiday, I...to Bangkok”可知去了曼谷，go“去”，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填went。
43．句意：当我第一次到达市中心的时候。根据“When I...arrived in the city center, I was shocked.”结合选词可知是指作者第一次到达曼谷市中心的时候，first“第一次”符合语境，故填first。
44．句意：真的很难相信我所看到的。根据“It was really hard to...what I saw.”可知作者很难相信自己看到的东西，believe“相信”，不定式符号to后用动词原形。故填believe。
45．句意：许多人穿着红色的衣服和旗袍。根据“Many people were...red clothes and qipao”可知很多人穿着红色的衣服和旗袍。wear“穿着”，动词，此处应用现在分词和were构成过去进行时，故填wearing。
46．句意：曼谷最大的购物区之一装饰着许多兔子和一个写着“中国新年吉祥”的牌子！one of the后加形容词最高级，结合选词可知biggest“最大的”符合语境，故填biggest。
47．句意：我也穿上我的旗袍，走在街上享受气氛。根据“I also put on my qipao and walked down the street to...the atmosphere (气氛).”结合选词可知作者走在街上享受这种气氛，enjoy“享受”，空前有动词不定式符号，动词用原形。故填enjoy。
48．句意：许多来自不同国家的人对我微笑，对我说你好。根据“Many people from different countries smiled at...and said nihao to me.”可知很多人对作者微笑，此处应用第一人称me作宾语，故填me。
49．句意：晚上，市中心的河上放着烟花，美丽的烟花让我为自己是中国人感到骄傲。此处是there be句型，主语是复数，句子是一般过去时，be动词用were。故填were。
50．句意：他告诉我，他们也参加了庆祝活动，对中国文化和习俗非常感兴趣。此处是固定短语be interested in“对……感兴趣”，故填interested。
51．Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China 52．20 years old 53．Nostalgia 54．missed 55． nostalgia shallow strait

【导语】本文主要介绍了《乡愁》的作者余光中及他的生平事迹。
51．根据“He was born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.”可知他1928年生于中国江苏省南京市。故填Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China。
52．根据“At the age of 20, he published his first poem.”可知当20岁时，他发表了他的第一首诗。故填20 years old。
53．根据“Nostalgia is Yu’s masterpiece（杰作）”可知《乡愁》是他的代表作。故填Nostalgia。
54．根据“Nostalgia is Yu’s masterpiece（杰作）in which he expressed his homesickness（思乡之情）for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan”可知余光中思念他的家人和祖国，故填missed。
55．根据“When I was young, Nostalgia was a tiny”（小时候，乡愁是一枚小小的邮票）和“Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait,”（乡愁是一弯浅浅的海峡）可知能学会“乡愁”和“浅浅的海峡”等。故填nostalgia；shallow strait。
56．Sorry, I’m not available 57．Why are you going there 58．What do you usually do there 59．Can I join you 60．You are welcome

【导语】本文是一则对话，Peter的朋友邀请Peter一起去打篮球，但是Peter没空，因为他要去敬老院做志愿者。
56．根据“Could you play basketball with me?”可知A在表示请求，结合“What’s a pity”可知B应该表示抱歉，去不了。故填Sorry, I’m not available。
57．根据“Because I work as a volunteer there.”可知是问对方为什么去敬老院。故填Why are you going there。
58．根据“I usually help with housework and talk with the old people there.”可知是问对方通常在那里做什么。故填What do you usually do there。
59．根据“I want to help them, too.”和“Of course!”可知A也想加入B，所以此处是问能不能加入对方。故填Can I join you。
60．根据“Thanks a lot.”可知应回答不客气。故填You are welcome。
61．例文
There’s no doubt that Earth is our home and human society comes from nature. The Earth is a beautiful place. It provides us with water and food. However, there is a lot of pollution on the Earth. People burn things and this pollutes the air. Besides, people put rubbish in to the sea and under the ground. This pollutes the water and soil. People kill animals and cut down trees.
The harmony between humans and nature has been destroyed. What can we do to protect the nature? First, we should plant more trees to make the air clean. Second, we mustn’t throw rubbish everywhere. Try to put the rubbish in the right place. Last but not least, we should make laws to stop killing animals.
All in all, we must try to protect our environment and make the world more beautiful.
【详解】[总体分析]
① 题材：本文是一篇记叙文，为材料作文；
② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③ 提示：根据所给提示完成写作，不能遗漏信息，以第一人称为主。
[写作步骤]

第一步，介绍人们破坏自然的行为以及需要保护自然的原因；
第二步，具体阐述我们应该如何保护自然；
第三步，最后书写结语。
[亮点词汇]
①provide sb with sth为某人提供某物
②cut down砍伐
③Last but not least最后也是最重要的
[高分句型]
①The harmony between humans and nature has been destroyed.（现在完成时的被动语态）
②First, we should plant more trees to make the air clean.（动词不定式作目的状语）