Unit 4（培优卷）——2022-2023学年九年级英语全册单元卷（人教版）（原卷版+解析版）

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Unit 4　I used to be afraid of the dark.单元测试 （B卷·能力提升）

（时间：60分钟，满分：100分）

一、单项选择（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分。）

1．（2022·内蒙古包头·中考真题）—Why could you write so well?

—I read a lot, and the works of Ernest Hemingway had a strong ________ on me as a child.

A．attention B．explanation C．situation D．influence

2．（2022·福建·中考真题）—China won third place in the men’s 100-meter relay race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

—Wonderful! We ________ Su Bingtian and his teammates.

A．are proud of B．are friendly to C．are strict with

3．（2022·江苏常州·中考真题）The summer vacation is coming. Don’t swim in the lake, ________ when you are alone.

A．probably B．possibly C．especially D．exactly

4．（2022·辽宁·营口市老边区实验中学模拟预测）Jack’s mother prepares breakfast for him almost every day, so he ________ eats out.

A．sometimes B．usually C．seldom D．often

5．（2022·安徽合肥·三模）—Is Sun fit for this kind of job?

—Wait a minute! I’ll tell you ________ what I think of him when I finish my work.

A．exactly B．early C．suddenly D．angrily

6．（2020·湖北·老河口市教学研究室九年级期中）— Mr. Green ________ his son.

— Yes. He likes talking about his son with any friend of his.

A．takes care of B．takes up C．takes pride in D．takes after

7．（2020·湖北·老河口市教学研究室九年级期中）—Mr. Zhang, I can’t understand anything in class.

—Don’t worry! We’ll ________ the key points at the end of class.

A．review B．record C．remember D．require

8．（2022·湖北·十堰市张湾区教育教学研究中心八年级期中）In the past, people used to ________ in cash (现金), but now people get used to ________ with WeChat.

A．pay; pay B．paying; paying C．pay; paying D．paying; pay

9．（2022·山东济南·八年级期中）—Why do you always look so tired?

—I have to study all the time because my parents give me a lot of ________ about school.

A．shyness B．pressure C．risks D．fairness

10．（2022·江苏·苏州市立达中学校八年级期中）China’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 will ________ the world’s ability to limit the harm in the near future.

A．interview         B．improve            C．invite        D．invent

二、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分。）

Children’s lives have changed greatly over the last 30 years. But do they have a ___11___ childhood than you or I did?

I had a very happy childhood. I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all ___12___ being with them. We ___13___ played board games on the living room floor, or spent days in the street with the other neighborhood children.

These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has ___14___ greatly. Firstly, families are ___15___ and most families have only one child. It is ___16___ for both parents to work outside the home. As a result, today’s boys and girls spend ___17___ of their time alone.

___18___ big change is that children today spend a huge amount of their free time at home. This is because parents worry about real or imagined ___19___ outside the home.

Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play are quite different. We used to play many board games, but today’s children spend a lot of free time playing computer and video games. The fact that they can play electronic games on their own further increases the sense of ___20___ felt by many young people today.

11．A．smarter B．happier C．harder

12．A．in B．among C．about

13．A．often B．even C．seldom

14．A．improved B．changed C．increased

15．A．smaller B．bigger C．poorer

16．A．easy B．simple C．common

17．A．many B．much C．few

18．A．Another B．Every C．Other

19．A．stories B．meals C．dangers

20．A．failure           B．loneliness              C．success

三、阅读理解（本题共20小题，每小题2分，共40分。）

A

My grandfather is an eighty-year-old man. He changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren’t families the way they used to be. A lot of families have broke down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone’s working. No one has time to look after children at home.

And the cars! No one walks any more: everyone drives. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now they don’t. And in schoo1, the children don’t have to think any more. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide in our heads. Kids don’t use their heads any more；instead, they use calculators(计算器).

Most families have computers now. In the past we didn’t have computers.We didn’t even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now nobody eats home-cooked food any more.

And people don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too, busy to think……

Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.

21．My grandfather thinks the life ________.

A．is better than it used to be B．is worse than it used to be

C．is as good as it used to be D．is as bad as it used to be

22．What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?

A．生活 B．工作 C．婚姻 D．家庭

23．What changes have happened to some families?

①There are lights at home.

②People like to eat home.cooked food.

③Lots of families have computers.

④Lots of couples live apart because of some prob1ems.

A．①②④ B．②③④ C．①②③ D．①③④

24．Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．People have too much time to talk with each other.

B．Life now is very simple.

C．Many families have broken down because of problems between husbands and wives.

D．Mothers stay at home and look after their children.

25．.Which is the best title for this passage?

A．How life used to be B．The better life C．The changes in our life D．Hard-working students

B

Over the last few centuries, there have been many changes in our lives.

To start with, people were not able to travel such a long distance in such a short time in the past. Planes were not very popular at that time because they used to be a very expensive way to travel. Nowadays, more and more people can travel by plane and we can take many other fast and comfortable vehicles, such as cars and high-speed trains.

Secondly, in the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools we have today. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and machines.

Thirdly, in the past, the living conditions were not as good as they are now. There were no bathrooms or running water in many houses, and many people could not buy things like refrigerators, TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have several of these things.

Lastly, communications have become much easier than before. In the past, we kept in touch with others by writing letters or sending faxes, but now we have many other ways to choose from, such as making a phone call, sending e-mails or messages and chatting online. Moreover, we can even see the people whom we are making a phone call with through mobile phones, and we can see each other while chatting online. The most surprising thing is that we can make a phone call with the astronauts and see them when they are in space. What a magical thing!

Thanks to the technology, especially the Internet, our lives have become much easier and happier than before. I'm sure they will become more wonderful in the future. Don't you think so?

26．Why were planes not so popular many years ago?

A．Because they were not big enough. B．Because they were not able to fly long.

C．Because they were very expensive. D．Because they were not fast enough.

27．In the past, people worked ________.

A．for fewer hours B．much harder C．more easily D．more quickly

28．What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Many families have TV sets and washing machines nowadays.

B．There were no bathrooms or running water before.

C．Living conditions have been improved.

D．Many people can take baths at home now.

29．The writer's last example for great changes in people's lives is about ________.

A．traveling B．living conditions C．working tools D．communication

30．What's the best title for this passage?

A．Great changes in our lives. B．Good education will change our lives.

C．Fast development of science. D．We live a happy life now.

C

At my primary school, I was one of the smartest kids there. I never studied, but always got perfect scores. I thought I was born clever. At least I believed so. I was also a prodigy in music according to myself. I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school. I was pretty sure that once I got to sixth grade, everyone would be surprised by me. But actually, they weren’t.

When I arrived at my new class, I couldn’t wait to show everyone what I could do. However, there was always someone else who could do them better. My grades began to suffer. More talented girls often sang solo（独唱）. I believed I wasn’t talented. I believed I was a failure.

Over the next two years, I had to work very hard. Every prize for the singing competition was given to me for hard work and efforts. Grades were still very low but improving little by little. I worked really hard. However, I was never the best at everything.

I haven’t realized until recently that I really don’t have to be the best at everything. I was too hard on myself. In fact, when I did badly in a test, my classmates never laughed at me.

No one is perfect. There will probably always be someone better than me at something. Anyway, there are about seven billion people in this world. I will never be the number one at everything, and that’s really okay.

31．What does the underlined phrase “a prodigy” probably mean?

A．A smart kid. B．A crazy fan.

C．A common child. D．A lazy girl.

32．When the writer was at the new class, ____________.

A．she lost her interest in music B．she had difficulty in learning

C．she surprised everyone in solos D．she got on badly with her classmates

33．What happened to the writer during the next two years?

A．She won many prizes without any efforts.

B．She found the best way to become perfect.

C．She gave up trying because of the low scores.

D．She failed to be perfect though she worked hard.

34．What has the writer realized recently?

A．There is no success without effort.

B．Being talented is the key to success.

C．Don’t expect too much of yourself.

D．It’s not necessary to care about the result.

35．Which would be the best title for this passage?

A．No one is perfect B．My past life as a young girl

C．Hard work doesn’t work D．What to do when you’re not perfect

D

I got into the teaching job by chance. When I was in 9th grade, my math teacher asked me to take a class for a few students who were having difficulties. And believe me, I really enjoyed teaching that class and I never knew teaching would be so interesting. I loved my “students”, and was happy to answer the creative questions they asked.

After my graduation, I worked as a software（软件）developer for a few years. But I realized that no job could provide me with the satisfaction that I experienced while teaching.

I feel nervous on my first day of teaching. But now I can say that giving lessons was one of the best experiences of my life: I was a Computer Science major（专业）, but I tried to help my students with subjects that were not within my field. Every morning I would feel energetic and excited thinking about the class and the bright faces that would be there to greet me, “Good morning, Madam.”

To me, each day was a new beginning, with new feelings and new experiences. I loved to open their young minds and read their curious（好奇的）faces while they tried to deal with difficult topics. It was very wonderful to motivate（激励）them to take part in the class, think critically（批判地）, question and also respect others’ views.

Although the students didn’t always feel like it was easy, it was very exciting to prove to them that they could really learn anything. That is why I loved to teach.

36．The writer’s very first “students” were her________ .

A．teachers B．classmates C．parents

37．Why did the writer give up her job as a software developer?

A．Because she needed better pay.

B．Because she missed her old school.

C．Because she couldn’t feel satisfaction of working.

38．________ might be the advantage for the writer to work as a good teacher.

A．Her Computer Science major

B．Her love for children and education

C．Her experience as a software developer

39．What can we infer（推断）from the passage?

A．The writer’s classes were hard to understand.

B．Some of the students showed no interest in difficult points.

C．Every student was cared, understood and respected in the writer’s classes.

40．What can be the best title of the passage?

A．Enjoy teaching, feel satisfaction

B．An unforgettable learning experience

C．How to build a good relationship with students

四、短文填空（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分。）

Pineda’s story is a good example for those people who are in trouble.

When Pineda was a little boy, he had difficulty in speaking because something was w___41___ with his mouth. At the age of two, his family’s house was burned（燃烧）down in a big f___42___. Pineda was badly hurt and his legs needed to be cut. Six years l___43___ , his mother died and he had to live on the streets for years before he was sent to the orphanage（孤儿院）.

In the orphanage, many people e___44___   him to face the difficulty by himself. He began to teach himself to play the guitar. He showed great interest in it. He kept practicing for some years. He joined a music group and began his p___45___ with some famous musicians. His group went to Chicago. There Pineda was paid much a___46___ by many people who wondered what they could do to help him.

While he was in hospital, Pineda began writing music and wanted to record his own album（专辑）. Soon his first album c___47___ out.   At the end of that year, he went to a Chicago club to play his new music to thank the strangers and the friends who helped him to get t___48___ his difficult time.

It was amazing that Pineda could come into good l___49___ after he had so many years’ hard time. “We had a s____50____ in my hometown. ‘Suffer (受难) first, then enjoy!’ I guess that’s about me,” he said with a happy smile on his face.

五、补全对话（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分。）

A: Excuse me, I’m recording a program called “Chaoyang in My Eyes”. ___51___

B: Of course.

A: ___52___

B: Well, I think it has changed a lot over these years. For example, a lot of tall buildings were built. And the streets are much wider and cleaner than what they used to be. ___53___

A: That’s true. Our city is becoming more and more modern and beautiful. As you know, the Chaoyang Hongshan Culture Exhibition is coming. ___54___

B: Well, I plan to help clean up the city parks to make the environment better. And I also hope to get a chance(机会) to be a volunteer at the exhibition.

A: Wonderful! ___55___

B: Good idea!

A．What are you going to do to welcome it?

B．Thanks for your time.

C．May I ask you some questions?

D．So what do you think of our city?

E．It is very important.

F．And they are so beautiful at night with many colorful lights in the trees.

G．Let’s take action to make our city better and better.

六、书面表达（共20分。）

时光荏苒，转眼大家已经步入九年级。回想过去两年的初中生活，你是否觉得自己改变了许多？以“Some Changes in My Life”为题写一篇英语短文。谈一谈自从上初中后，你在哪些方面发生了变化。

提示：1. What did you use to be?

2. What are you like now?

3. How do you feel about these changes?

要求：字数80词左右，包括以上内容要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。        

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参考答案：

1．D

【解析】

【详解】

句意：——为什么你写作如此好？——我读了很多东西，小时候欧内斯特·海明威的作品对我影响很大。

考查名词。attention注意力；explanation解释，说明；situation情况；influence影响。句子用短语“have a strong influence on sb.”表达“对某人有巨大的影响”。故选D。

2．A

【解析】

【详解】

句意：——中国在2020年东京奥运会男子100米接力赛中获得第三名。 ——太棒了！我们以苏炳添和他的队友为傲。

考查形容词短语辨析。are proud of以……为傲；are friendly to对……友好；are strict with对……严格。根据“China won third place in the men’s 100-meter relay race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics”可知，在奥运会上取得了傲人的成绩，以他们为傲，故选A。

3．C

【解析】

【详解】

句意：暑假快来了。不要在湖里游泳，尤其是一个人的时候。

考查副词辨析。probably可能；possibly可能；especially尤其；exactly确切地。根据“Don’t swim in the lake, ...when you are alone.”可知，不要在湖里游泳，尤其是独自去。故选C。

4．C

【解析】

【详解】

句意：杰克的妈妈几乎每天都为他准备早餐，所以他很少出去吃。

考查副词辨析。sometimes有时；usually通常；seldom很少；often经常。根据“Jack’s mother prepares breakfast for him almost every day”可知，妈妈每天做早餐，所以很少出去吃，故选C。

5．A

【解析】

【详解】

句意：——孙适合做这种工作吗？——等一会儿！等我完成工作，我会把我对他的确切看法告诉你。

考查副词辨析。exactly确切地，究竟；early早地；suddenly突然；angrily愤怒地。根据“ I’ll tell you...what I think of it”可知，应是确切的想法，故选A。

6．C

【解析】

【详解】

句意：——格林先生以他的儿子为豪。——是的，他喜欢和他的朋友谈论他的儿子。

考查动词短语。take care of照顾；take up从事；take pride in以……为豪；take after长得像。根据下文的“He likes talking about his son with any friend of his”，可知格林先生认为儿子是他的骄傲。故选C。

7．A

【解析】

【详解】

句意：——张老师，我不明白课堂上的任何东西？——不要担心！我们会在下课的时候回顾重点的。

考查动词辨析。review回顾；record录音；remember记住；require需要。根据“I can’t understand anything in class”可知，此处指有学生不明白课堂上讲的知识，那么老师应该是在快下课的时候回顾重点。故选A。

8．C

【解析】

【详解】

句意：过去人们常常用现金支付，但现在人们习惯用微信支付。

考查非谓语动词。used to do sth.“过去常常做某事”；get used to doing sth.“习惯于做某事”。根据“In the past, people used to...”可知是过去常常用现金支付，用used to do；空二表示“习惯用微信支付”，用get used to doing。故选C。

9．B

【解析】

【详解】

句意：——为什么你总是看起来这么疲惫？——因为我父母给了我太多的学习压力，所以我不得不一直学习。

考查名词词义辨析。shyness腼腆；pressure压力；risks冒险；fairness公平。根据上句“Why do you always look so tired?”可推测有很多的压力。故选B。

10．B

【解析】

【详解】

句意：中国努力阻止新冠病毒的传播，将在不久的将来提高世界控制其危害的能力。

考查动词辨析。interview面试；improve提高；invite邀请；invent发明。根据“China’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19”可知，此处是指中国为遏制新冠病毒传播做出了努力，这将会“提高”世界控制其危害的能力。故选B。

11．B

12．C

13．A

14．B

15．A

16．C

17．B

18．A

19．C

20．B

【解析】

【分析】

本文主要介绍了如今孩子的童年发生的变化。

11．

句意：但他们的童年比你我都快乐吗？

smarter更聪明的；happier更开心的；harder更努力的。根据“I had a very happy childhood. ”可知，此处询问是否有更开心的童年，故选B。

12．

句意：我有四个兄弟姐妹，我的记忆都是和他们在一起的。

in在……里；among与……在一起；about关于。根据“all … being with them”可知，所有的记忆都是关于他们的，故选C。

13．

句意：我们经常在客厅的地板上玩棋盘游戏，或者和邻居的孩子们在街上玩上几天。

often经常；even甚至；seldom很少。根据“I had a very happy childhood”可知，童年过得很开心，所以是经常玩游戏，故选A。

14．

句意：如今，至少在英国，童年的本质已经发生了很大的变化。

improved提高；changed改变；increased增加。根据“Firstly, families are …and most families have only one child”记“big change”可知，童年已经发生了巨大的变化，故选B。

15．

句意：首先，家庭更小，大多数家庭只有一个孩子。

smaller更小的；bigger更大的；poorer更穷的。根据“most families have only one child”可知，大部分家庭都只有一个孩子，家庭变得更小，故选A。

16．

句意：父母双方外出工作是很普遍的。

easy容易的；simple简单的；common平常的。根据“As a result, today’s boys and girls spend…of their time alone”可知，父母在外打工是很普遍的，故选C。

17．

句意：因此，今天的男孩和女孩花很多时间独处。

many许多，修饰可数名词；much许多，修饰不可数名词；few没有多少的，修饰可数名词。修饰不可数名词time，要用much，故选B。

18．

句意：另一个大的变化是，现在的孩子在家里花了大量的空闲时间。

Another另一个；Every每一个；Other其他的。此处指不确定数量中的另一个，用another表示，故选A。

19．

句意：这是因为父母担心真实的或想象的家庭之外的危险。

stories故事；meals餐；dangers危险。根据“big change is that children today spend a huge amount of their free time at home”可知，担心在家以外的危险会发生，所以让孩子们更多的时间是待在家里，故选C。

20．

句意：事实上，他们可以自己玩电子游戏进一步增加了当今许多年轻人的孤独感。

failure失败；loneliness孤单；success成功。根据“they can play electronic games on their own further increases the sense of …felt by many young people today”可知，只在家里玩电子游戏增加了年轻人的孤独感，故选B。

21．B

22．C

23．D

24．C

25．C

【解析】

【分析】

本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了祖父眼中的生活的变化。

21．

细节理解题。根据文中“He changed, and he often says that life used to be better.”可知，我祖父认为现在的生活比以前更糟了。故选B。

22．

词句猜测题。根据前半句“If husband and wife have problems”和后句“they no longer stay together.”可猜测出，下划线单词“marriage”的意思应是“婚姻”。故选C。

23．

细节理解题。根据文中“If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together; Most families have computers now.和We didn’t even have lights.”可知，一些家庭发生的变化是：如果丈夫和妻子之间婚姻上有问题，他们就不会在一起；许多家庭有计算机；家里有灯。故选D。

24．

细节理解题。根据文中“A lot of families have broke down. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together.”可知，许多家庭因为夫妻之间的问题而破裂，C选项表述正确。故选C。

25．

最佳标题。通读全文，尤其根据文章最后一句“Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.”可知，文章主要介绍了我们生活的变化，故最佳标题应是“我们生活中的变化”。故选C。

26．C

27．B

28．C

29．D

30．A

【解析】

【分析】

在过去的几个世纪里，我们的生活有很大改变，该文从交通、工作、生活、教育等方面描述了我们生活方面的变化。

26．

细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Planes were not very popular at that time because they used to be a very expensive way to travel.”可知，飞机不太受欢迎，是因为它是一种非常昂贵的旅行方式。故选C。

27．

细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Secondly, in the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools we have today.”可知，在过去，人们不得不更加努力地工作，因为他们没有我们今天拥有的工具。所以人们在过去得努力工作。故选B。

28．

段落大意题。根据第四段内容可知，在过去，许多家庭没有浴室和自来水，许多人买不起冰箱、电视机或洗衣机等东西。现在，大多数家庭都有很多这样的东西。本段主要讲的是人们生活条件有了很大提高。故选C。

29．

细节理解题。根据第五段“Lastly, communications have become much easier than before.”可知，作者最后讲了交流方面的变化。故选D。

30．

最佳标题。根据文章第一段“Over the last few centuries, there have been many changes in our lives.”及全文内容可知，短文主要讲了过去的几个世纪里，我们生活中的改变，结合选项可知，“Great changes in our lives”符合要求。故选A。

31．A

32．B

33．D

34．C

35．A

【解析】

【分析】

作者通过对自己学习经历的叙述，阐述了“人无完人”的人生道理。

31．

词义猜测题。根据文中句子“I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school.”可以推断出，作者在音乐方面也是一个聪明的孩子。故选A。

32．

推理判断题。根据文中的“When I arrived at my new class”和“My grades began to suffer.”以及后文中“Over the next two years”和“Grades were still very low”可推断，作者到了新班以后，在学习方面遇到了困难，故选B。

33．

细节理解题。根据文中“Over the next two years”和“I worked really hard. However, I was never the best at everything”可知，在之后的两年间，作者仍然不完美，尽管她已经很努力了，故选D。

34．

细节理解题。根据“I haven’t realized until recently that I really don’t have to be the best at everything.”可知，作者意识到不要对自己期望太高。故选C。

35．

最佳标题题。根据整个文章的理解可知，本文主要叙述了作者尽力使自己在各方面都很突出，力求完美，结果失败的故事。最后懂得了“人无完人”的道理，所以A选项比较符合，故选A。

36．B

37．C

38．B

39．C

40．A

【解析】

【分析】

本文讲的是作者对教学工作的热爱，以及这份工作能为她带来极大的满足感。

36．

推理判断题。根据“When I was in 9th grade, my math teacher asked me to take a class for a few students who were having difficulties. ……I loved my “students”, and was happy to answer the creative questions they asked.”可知，作者的最早的“学生”是他的同学，故选B。

37．

推理判断题。根据“After my graduation, I worked as a software（软件）developer for a few years. But I realized that no job could provide me with the satisfaction that I experienced while teaching.”可知，作者放弃了她作为软件开发人员的工作，因为她无法从工作中得到满足。故选C。

38．

推理判断题。根据“And believe me, I really enjoyed teaching that class and I never knew teaching would be so interesting.”和“I loved to open their young minds and read their curious（好奇的）faces while they tried to deal with difficult topics.”可知，她对孩子和教育的热爱可能是作者成为一名好老师的优势，故选B。

39．

细节理解题。根据“It was very wonderful to motivate（激励）them to take part in the class, think critically（批判地）, question and also respect others’ views.”可知，在作者的课堂上，每个学生都受到关心、理解和尊重。故选C。

40．

标题归纳题。根据“But I realized that no job could provide me with the satisfaction that I experienced while teaching.”可知，本文主要介绍了作者喜欢教学，对教学感到满意。故选A。

41．(w)rong

42．(f)ire

43．(l)ater

44．(e)ncouraged

45．(p)erformance##(p)erformances

46．(a)ttention

47．(c)ame

48．(t)hrough

49．(l)uck

50．(s)aying

【解析】

【导语】

本文讲述了皮内达的故事。皮内达自幼多灾多难，不仅有语言障碍，而且失去了双腿和父母，然而，他凭借自己的努力，在音乐界闯出了一片天地的故事。这个故事告诉我们，人生要先吃苦才能后享乐。

41．

句意：当皮内达还是个小男孩的时候，他说话有困难，因为他的嘴出了问题。根据首字母提示和“he had difficulty in speaking because something was …with his mouth.”可知，wrong“有毛病的，不正常，错误”符合语境，something was wrong with sb./sth.“……有问题/有毛病”，故填(w)rong。

42．

句意：两岁时，他家的房子被大火烧毁。根据“his family’s house was burned(燃烧)down in a big…”和首字母提示可知fire“火”符合语境，他家的房子在一场大火中烧毁，故填(f)ire。

43．

句意：六年后，他的母亲去世，他不得不在街上生活多年，然后被送进孤儿院。根据“Six years…,”和首字母提示可知，later“以后”符合语境，时间段+later表示这段时间以后，故填(l)ater。

44．

句意：在孤儿院，许多人鼓励他独自面对困难。根据“In the orphanage, many people … him to face the difficulty by himself. He began to teach himself to play the guitar.”和首字母提示可知是鼓励他……，encourage sb. to do sth.鼓励某人做某事，固定搭配，此句表达过去的事情，应用一般过去时，故填(e)ncouraged。

45．

句意：他加入了一个音乐团体，并开始与一些著名的音乐家一起表演。根据首字母提示和“He joined a music group and began his…”可知开始了他的表演，performances“表演”，名词。故填(p)erformance/(p)erformances。

46．

句意：在那里，皮内达受到了许多人的关注，他们想知道他们能做些什么来帮助他。根据首字母提示和“…by many people who wondered what they could do to help him”可知attention“关注”符合语境，意为“受到了许多人的关注”，故填(a)ttention。

47．

句意：很快他的第一张专辑就出版了。根据首字母提示和“…Pineda began writing music and wanted to record his own album（专辑）. Soon his first album …out.”可知“come”符合语境，come out出版，发行，意为“他的专辑出版了”，此句时态为一般过去时，come的过去时是came，故填(c)ame。

48．

句意：那年年底，他去芝加哥一家俱乐部演奏他的新音乐，感谢帮助他度过困难时期的陌生人和朋友。根据首字母提示和“the friends who helped him to get…his difficult time.”可知，短语get through“熬过/度过（困难或不快的时期）”符合语境，故填(t)hrough。

49．

句意：令人惊讶的是，在经历了这么多年的困难之后，皮内达终于有了好运。根据首字母提示和“It was amazing that Pineda could come into good …after he had so many years’ hard time”可知luck“运气”符合语境，意为“皮内达有好运”，故填(l)uck。

50．

句意：我们家乡有句谚语。根据首字母提示和“We had a …in my hometown. ‘Suffer (受难) first, then enjoy!’”可知saying“谚语”符合语境，意为“我们家乡有‘先苦后甜’的谚语”，故填(s)aying。

51．C

52．D

53．F

54．A

55．G

【解析】

【导语】

本文是A在对B进行采访，谈论城市的变化以及能够为即将到来的朝阳红山文化展览做些什么。

51．

根据“Of course.”可知，对方提出请求，选项C“我可以问你几个问题吗”符合语境，故选C。

52．

根据“Well, I think it has changed a lot over these years. For example, a lot of tall buildings were built. And the streets are much wider and cleaner than what they used to be.”可知，此处是对城市的描述，选项D“你觉得我们的城市怎么样”符合语境，故选D。

53．

根据“For example, a lot of tall buildings were built. And the streets are much wider and cleaner than what they used to be.”可知，此处描述城市的街道，选项F“它们在晚上很漂亮，树上有许多五颜六色的灯”符合语境，故选F。

54．

根据“Well, I plan to help clean up the city parks to make the environment better.”可知，此处介绍打算做什么来迎接朝阳红山文化展览，选项A“你打算怎么迎接它”符合语境，故选A。

55．

根据“Good idea!”可知，此处有一个好的提议，选项G“让我们采取行动，让我们的城市变得越来越好”符合语境，故选G。

56．例文

Some Changes in My Life

How time flies! It has been two years since I entered the middle school. I find that there have been two main changes in my life during the past two years.

First of all, I have become better at dealing with others. It used to be difficult for me to make new friends. Then I found out the reasons. Now, I have a lot of friends. Besides, I have become much more confident. In the past, I was worried that I couldn’t do well in my lessons. However, with the help of my teachers and classmates, now I do well in all the subjects.

I like these changes. They have made my life better than before.

【解析】

【详解】

1.题干解读：本文是一篇材料作文。要求以“Some Changes in My Life”为题，根据要点提示内容，写一篇英语短文。谈一谈自从上初中后，你在哪些方面发生了变化，以及你对这些变化的感悟；注意要点要齐全，可适当发挥。

2. 写作指导：本文主要采用第一、第三人称来展开写作，时态主要用一般现在时和现在完成时，辅以一般过去时。写作时要认真审题，根据提示的内容，列出写作要点及每个要点中可能要用到的表达；然后紧扣要点，动笔写作；可以围绕主题准确使用一定的语法、词汇、短语和句型等；语言的表述要符合语法的结构，造句应该符合英语的表达习惯；层次要分明、条理要清晰。