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二模全真模拟试卷二（解析版）学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)1．Thenumberofgiantpandas________gettingsmallerandsmaller.A．is B．are C．has D．have【标准答案】A【知识详解】句意：大熊猫的数量越来越少了。考查主谓一致。分析句子可知，此句为现在进行时，排除C、D；thenumberof…意思是“……的数字/数目”，介词of同其后名词构成介词短语，修饰thenumber。当它作主语时，谓语动词用单数。故选A。2．—Whenwillyouleaveforameeting,Dad?—________A．Untiltwodays. B．Notuntiltwodays.C．Notuntiltwodayslater. D．Aftertwodays.【标准答案】D【知识详解】句意：——你什么时候去开会，爸爸？——两天后。考查特殊疑问句。notuntil意为“直到……才”，和till同义，主句常用终止性动词（即非延续性），notuntil放在句首时用于强调句或用倒装语序，前面三项都不合语法；本题leave“离开”是短暂性动词，问句是when开头的特殊疑问句，需回答明确的时间；Aftertwodays表示“两天后”，符合语境，故选D。3．—Chinese

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popular【标准答案】D【知识详解】句意：——2020年，中国登山者再次登上珠穆朗玛峰之巅！——多么令人兴奋！珠穆朗玛峰是登山爱好者最喜欢的地方之一。考查形容词最高级。popular受欢迎的；morepopular更受欢迎的；mostpopular最受欢迎的；themostpopular最受欢迎的。根据“oneof”可知，应该使用形容词的最高级，形容词最高级要求前面要加“the”。故选D。4．________Mary________hersisterisgoingtothemoviesthisweekend.Theyhavetopreparefortheingfinalexam.A．Neither;nor B．Either;or C．Both;and D．Notonly;butalso【标准答案】A【知识详解】句意：Mary和她的妹妹这周末都不能去看电影。他们必须为即将到来的期末考试做准备。考查连词辨析。neither…nor既不……也不……；either…or要么……要么；both…and……和……都；notonly…butalso既不……也不。根据“Theyhavetopreparefortheingfinalexam.”可知，她们俩都不能去看电影，故选A。5．—Didyouwatchthefootballmatchlastnight?Itwasreallyexciting.—Whatapity!I________formytestthenextday.A．wasstudying B．studied C．wouldstudy D．willstudy【标准答案】A【知识详解】句意：——你昨晚看足球比赛了吗？这真的很令人兴奋。——真遗憾！我正在为第二天的考试学习。考查动词时态。根据“Didyouwatchthefootballmatchlastnight?”和“Whatapity!I...formytestthenextday.”可知，空处是指昨天足球比赛时正在做的事情，表示过去某一时刻正在做的事情，用过去进行时。故选A。6．Ourbusinesswon’timprove_________weofferbetterservicetoourcustomers.A．because B．unless C．after D．since【标准答案】B【知识详解】句意：除非我们为顾客提供更好的服务，否则我们的生意就不会好转。考查连词辨析。because因为，引导原因状语从句；unless除非，引导条件状语从句；after在……之后，引导时间状语从句；since自从，引导时间状语从句。根据主句“Ourbusinesswon’timprove”以及从句中offerbetterservice“”可知，从句中也应表示否定的意思，指“服务不好的话生意就不会好转”，unless相当于if…not表示“如果不”，符合句意，故选B。7．Davidknowsmuchaboutthecitybecausehe_________theremanytimes.A．goes B．went C．hadbeen D．hasbeen【标准答案】D【知识详解】句意：David对那个城市很了解，因为他去过那里很多次。考查动词时态。goes去，动词第三人称单数；went是go的过去式；hadbeen过去完成时；hasbeen现在完成时。根据句中“Davidknowsmuch…manytimes”可知，这里表示过去的动作对现在的影响，应用现在完成时。故选D。8．—Bobalwaystakeslotsofschoolactivities.—________hardheworks!Weshouldlearnfromhim.A．What B．How C．Whatan D．Howan【标准答案】B【知识详解】句意：——鲍勃总是参加很多学校活动。——他工作多努力啊！我们应该向他学习。考查感叹句。句中hard修饰动词“works”，是副词，此处用“How+副词+主谓!”结构。故选B。9．—Pleasekeepquiet!Yoursister________inherroom.—I’msorry,Mom.Ididn’tknowthat.A．reads B．isreading C．willread D．wasreading【标准答案】B【知识详解】句意：——请保持安静！你妹妹正在她的房间里看书。——对不起，妈妈。我不知道。考查动词时态。根据“Pleasekeepquiet!”可知。妹妹正在看书，时态用现在进行时，结构为am/is/aredoing，主语为第三人称单数，be动词用is。故选B。10．—Emilydescribedtheaccidentveryclearlyjustnow.—I’mgladtohearthat!Hermemory________bepletelyback.A．can B．can’t C．must D．mustn’t【标准答案】C【知识详解】句意：——艾米丽刚才把事故描述得很清楚。——听到这个我很高兴！她的记忆一定完全恢复了。考查情态动词。can可以；can’t不可以，不可能；must一定；mustn’t禁止。根据“Emilydescribedtheaccidentveryclearlyjustnow.”可知，此处表示肯定推测，用must。故选C。11．Thegovernmentdidwhateveritcould_________peoplefromthewar.A．protect B．toprotect C．protecting D．protects【标准答案】B【知识详解】句意：政府尽其所能保护人民免受战争之害。考查动词不定式的用法。根据空后“peoplefromthewar”可知，此处应该是不定式作目的状语，即目的是保护人们免受战争之害。protect意为“保护”。故选B。12．Idon’tlike________youspeaktoher.A．theway B．thewayinthat C．thewaywhich D．thewayofwhich【标准答案】A【知识详解】句意：我不喜欢你和她说话的方式。考查定语从句关系词。分析句子可知，先行词是theway在从句中作方式状语，因此关系词用that、inwhich或省略。选项中只有A项theway后省略that符合语境，其他选项错误。故选A。13．Ifyoucanstudyharder,youwillfindit________topasstheexam.A．easy B．easier C．easily D．moreeasily【标准答案】B【知识详解】句意：如果你能更加努力学习，你就会发现考试更容易通过。考查形容词比较级。“findit+adj+todosth”，此处用形容词作宾语补足语，排除CD；根据“studyharder”可知，此处暗含比较含义，故选B。14．Thelittleboycalled120________hiscousinfelldownoutsidehisroom.A．assoonas B．aslongas C．asfaras D．eventhough【标准答案】A【知识详解】句意：这个小男孩的表弟一摔倒在他的房间外面，他就打了120。考查连词辨析。assoonas一……就；aslongas只要；asfaras就……而言；eventhough虽然。根据“Thelittleboycalled120...hiscousinfelldownoutsidehisroom.”可知，表弟一摔倒，他就打了120，用assoonas引导时间状语从句，故选A。15．Luckily,theoldlady_________tohospitalimmediatelyaftershefelldowntotheground.A．sent B．issent C．wassent D．hassent【标准答案】C【知识详解】句意：幸运的是，老妇人倒在地上后立即被送往医院。考查被动语态。sent送；issent一般现在时的被动语态；wassent一般过去时被动语态；hassent现在完成时。根据句意可知，该句主语“theoldlady”与动词构成被动关系，应用被动语态，be+过去分词，排除A和D。由句中“aftershefelldown”可知，该句表示过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。故选C。二、短文选词填空(共8分)(本题4分)A．difficultB．inthecentreofC．capitalD．namedE.togetherCanberraisthecapitalofAustralia.Itisamodernandlivelycitywithapopulationofover345,000.CanberraistheeighthlargestcityinAustralia.Itis238kmfromSydneyand507kmfromMelbourne,whichwasoncethe16．ofAustralia.Sydneypeoplealsowishedtomaketheircitythecapital.Itwas17．forthegovernmenttochooseaplacetobuildthenewcapital.ItwasbetweenSydneyandMelbourne,thetwolargestcities.In1927,thecitywassetup.Itbecamethecapitalandwas18．Canberra.“Canberra”means“aplaceforfriendstoget19．.”【标准答案】16．C17．A18．D19．E【名师指导】本文主要讲述了澳大利亚的首都堪培拉，介绍了堪培拉的历史。16．句意：它距悉尼238公里，距墨尔本507公里，墨尔本曾是澳大利亚的首都。根据“Itis238kmfromSydneyand507kmfromMelbourne,whichwasoncethe…ofAustralia.”及分析备选词汇可知，此处需填capital，thecapitalof……的首都，固定搭配。故填C。17．句意：选择一个地方建造新首都很困难。根据“Itwas…thegovernmenttochooseaplacetobuildthenewcapital.”可知，句子使用了句式It+be+形容词+todosth.做某事是……；分析备选词汇可知，此处需填difficult，符合语境。故选A。18．句意：它成为首都并命名为堪培拉。根据“Itbecamethecapitalandwas…Canberra.”及分析备选词汇可知，此处需填named，符合语境，benamed被命名。故选D。19．句意：堪培拉的意思是“朋友聚会的地方”。根据“’Canberra’means‘aplaceforfriendstoget…’”及分析备选词汇可知，此处需填together，gettogether聚会，固定短语。故选E。(本题4分)A．wokeupB．atatimeC．atonceD．HoweverE.throughItwasadarkdayinCanadain1998whenrainbegantofallfromthesky.However,thiswasnotordinaryrain—itturnedtoiceasitfell20．thecoldair.Itrainedforsixdays.On5thJanuary,thepeopleofMontreal21．tofindtheyhadnoelectricityintheirhomes.Itwasdarkandcold.Theroadswerecoveredinice,anditwasverydangeroustowalkordriveanywhere.Familieshadtostayinsideandburnwoodtokeepwarm.Theyexpectedthepowertoeback22．.23．,theicekeptfalling.Itcausedbranchesandwholetreestofalldown.Morepowerlinesfelldown,andtheroadsbecameevenmoredangerous.【标准答案】20．E21．A22．C23．D【名师指导】本文主要讲述的是在加拿大发生的极端天气，那就是冰雹灾害。本来一开始是下雨，可是因为冷空气的原因，最后全变成了冰，一直下了很多天，导致交通，电力瘫痪。20．句意：然而，这不是一场普通的雨，它在冷空气中落下时变成了冰。根据thecoldair“冷空气”，所以是穿过冷空气降到了地面，故填through，故选E。21．句意：蒙特利尔的人们醒来后发现家里没有电。根据句子结构可知，本空缺少谓语动词，结合所给选项可知，只有动词短语wokeup“醒来”符合题意，故选A。22．句意：他们期望电力能马上恢复。因为天气很冷，所以期盼着马上来电。atonce“立刻，马上”，故选C。23．句意：然而，冰一直下。根据空格后的逗号以及空格后的句子“theicekeptfalling”可知，空格上所填词为转折连词，结合所给词可知，只有However“然而”符合题意，故选D。三、用所给单词的正确形式填空(共8分)24．Ournewclassteacherisakindmanofaverage________.(high)【标准答案】height【知识详解】句意：我们的新班主任是一位善良的中等个子的人。根据固定用法“beofaverageheight”中等身高，符合句意。故填height。25．Makesureyourseatbeltis________fastened.(secure)【标准答案】securely【知识详解】句意：确保你的安全带系紧了。此空修饰动词“fastened”，要用副词，secure是形容词，其对应的副词是securely“牢固地，安全地”，故填securely。26．Thisnewtechnologywill________peopletoliveamoreenjoyablelife.(able)【标准答案】enable【知识详解】句意：这项新技术将使人们过上更愉快的生活。分析“…peopletoliveamoreenjoyablelife”可知，此处表示“使能够”，在句中作谓语，用于助动词will后，应使用动词原形，故填enable。27．Every________shouldobeythelawtomakehiscountrywonderful.(city)【标准答案】citizen【知识详解】句意：每个公民应该遵守法律，让自己的国家变得美好。“city”是名词，表示“城市”。句子缺主语，根据“Every”可知是单数概念，根据“shouldobeythelaw”可知表达的是与人有关的词，表示“公民”用名词“citizen”。故填citizen。28．Ihada________triptothemountainswithmyfriendslastweek.(pleasure)【标准答案】pleasant【知识详解】句意：上周我和我的朋友们进行了一次愉快的登山旅行。trip旅行，名词需用形容词修饰；提示词pleasure“高兴”是名词，故填pleasant。29．Thenewlybuiltsportscentrewasso________thatdaystudentscrowdedintoit.(attract)【标准答案】attractive【知识详解】句意：新建的体育中心如此吸引人，以至于走读生都挤进了它。根据句子结构可知，本句中so后应用形容词；attract，动词，吸引，对应的形容词是attractive，吸引人的。故填attractive。30．Thelittlegirlwas________tolookdownfromthetopofthetallbuilding.(frighten)【标准答案】frightened【知识详解】句意：这个小女孩害怕从那幢高楼的楼顶往下看。此处用于句中作表语，表示“害怕的”，所以用其形容词形式，故填frightened。31．ShevolunteeredtohelpthosekidsinneedinAfricainher________.(forty)【标准答案】forties【知识详解】句意：她40多岁时自愿帮助非洲那些需要帮助的孩子。在某人几十多岁时：inone’s+整十数的基数词的复数形式；forty，四十，基数词，复数形式为forties。故填forties。四、句型转换(共14分)(本题14分)Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired(根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词)：32．Thetravellertookoutabottleofwaterfromthebag.(改为一般疑问句)______thetraveller______outabottleofwaterfromthebag?33．TheSmithshavelivedintheneighbourhoodsincetenyearsago.(对划线部分提问)____________havetheSmithslivedintheneighbourhood?34．CouldyoutellmehowIcangettotherailwaystation?(改为简单句)Couldyoutellme____________gettotherailwaystation?35．Theroomwassodirtythatwecouldn’tliveinitanylonger.(保持句意基本不变)Theroomwas______dirty______ustolivein.36．Thisjobneedsexperience.(保持原句意思)Experience____________forthisjob.37．Billhadsomebreadforbreakfast.Healsohadsomesalad.(保持句意基本不变)Billhadsomebread____________assomesaladforbreakfast.38．Themanhurthisleftlegbadlyintheaccident.(改为被动语态)Hisleftleg____________badlyintheaccident.【标准答案】32．Didtake33．Howlong34．howto35．toofor36．isneeded37．aswell38．washurt【解析】32．谓语took是动词take的一般过去式，变为一般疑问句时，把助动词did提前，位于句首，后面谓语用动词原形take。故填(1).Did(2).take。33．对sincetenyearsago提问，是对时间段提问，故填(1).How(2).long。34．作为动词后面的宾语可以用疑问词+todosth，因此把howIcangettotherailwaystation改为howtogettotherailwaystation。故填(1).how(2).to。35．Theroomwassodirtythatwecouldn’tliveinitanylonger.表示“这个房间对我们来说太脏了，而无法再居住了”。too+形容词+forsb+todosth“对某人来说，太……而无法做某事”，故填(1).too(2).for。36．宾语experience变为主语，因此是被动形式，主语experience是第三人称单数，变为被动语态beneeded时，谓语用第三人称单数形式is+needed，故填(1).is(2).needed。37．also=aswell“而且”，故填(1).as(2).well。38．主语hisleftleg是第三人称单数，谓语用第三人称单数形式，动词hurt是一般过去时，因此变为被动形式为washurt。故填(1).was(2).hurt。【点睛】本题考查句型。根据时态，语态，短语，句型和主谓一致，结合题干要求，写出正确的短语。例如第2小题，要求对划线部分提问，划线的内容是sincetenyearsago，由此确定是对时间段提问，因此特殊疑问句用howlong提问，故填(1).How(2).long。五、阅读单选(共12分)(本题12分)InternationalPoetrypetitionWorldPoetryDayisatimetoappreciate(欣赏)andsupportpoetsandpoetryaroundtheworld.ItiscelebratedonMarch21eachyear.Itspurposeistoimprovepeople’sabilitytoread,write,andteachpoemsallovertheworld.Itistimeforstudentstoknowmoreaboutthepoetsandlearndifferenttypesofpoetry.Poetsmaybeinvitedtoreadandsharetheirworktoaudiencesatbookstores,cafes,universitiesandschools.Awardsandotherformsorrecognitionaremadetohonorpoetsandtheirwork.Thisyear,theInternationalPoetryCentreisholdingapoetrypetitiontocelebratethefestival!Thepetitionisopentoallthepoetsaged18andoverfromallovertheworld,andtheywillbedividedintotwogroups:OpenGroup:opentoallthepoetsaged18andoverESLGroup:opentoallthepoetsaged18andoverwhocanwriteinEnglishasaSecondLanguageThewinnersofeachgroupwillreceive￡1000.RULES:*Allthepoemsmustbeunpublished(未出版的)works.*Poemswillnotbereturned,sopleasekeepacopy.*Thepoem(s)mustbeinEnglishandcreatedbythepoethimself/herself.*Poemscanbewrittenonanypropersubject.Nosubjectonviolence(暴力)ordrugs.*Thepetitionbeginson3rdMarch,2021andendson28thAugust,2021.*Toenterforthepetition,pleasevisittheCentreShoptopay￡5foreachpoem.Oncethepaymentismade,pleaseemailthepoem(s)topoetryp@center.uk.RemembertomarkOpenorESLinthetoprighthandcornerofthedocument(文档)toshowwhichgrouptoenterbeforeemailingyourpoem(s).Questionsaboutthepetitioncanbeemailedtopoetryp@center.uk.39．TheworldPoetryDayison________.A．March28th B．March3rd C．March21st D．August28th40．ThemainpurposeoftheWorldPoetryDayisto________.A．encouragetheBritishtowritepoems B．helppeopletoread,writeandteachpoemsbetterC．raisemoneyforthepoetsfromallovertheworld D．teachchildrenhowtoreadandwritepoems41．TheInternationalPoetryCentrewill________in2021.A．offerpoetrylessonstostudents B．invitepoetstoreadandsharetheirworkC．honorpoetsandtheirwork D．holdaninternationalpoetrypetition42．Thepetitionpoemsshould________.A．bewritteninEnglishorChinese B．bepublishedbeforeC．avoidthesubjectofviolenceordrugs D．becreatedbyfamouspoets43．Poetscanget￡1000if________.A．theywininthegroup B．theirpoemsarepublishedC．theyenterthepetition D．theirpoemsarewrittenbythemselves44．Youcanreadthispage________.A．inaicbook(连环漫画) B．onaposterofasupermarketC．inasportssectionoftheEveningPaper D．inaliterature(文学)magazine【标准答案】39．C40．B41．D42．C43．A44．D【名师指导】本文介绍了国际诗歌比赛的相关情况，介绍了它的目的，比赛规则等情况。39．细节理解题。根据“ItiscelebratedonMarch21eachyear.”可知，是在每年的3月21日，故选C。40．细节理解题。根据“Itspurposeistoimprovepeople’sabilitytoread,write,andteachpoemsallovertheworld”可知，目的是提高人们读、写和教世界各地的诗歌的能力，故选B。41．细节理解题。根据“Thisyear,theInternationalPoetryCentreisholdingapoetrypetitiontocelebratethefestival”可知，国际诗歌中心举办了一场诗歌比赛来庆祝这个节日，故选D。42．细节理解题。根据“Poemscanbewrittenonanypropersubject.Nosubjectonviolence(暴力)ordrugs”可知，参赛诗歌应避免暴力或毒品的主题，故选C。43．细节理解题。根据“Thewinnersofeachgroupwillreceive￡1000”可知，如果他们在小组中获胜，可以获得1000英镑，故选A。44．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了国际诗歌比赛的相关情况，与文学有关，故选D。六、完型填空(共12分)(本题12分)Youarestandingwithyourclassmates.Everyoneistalkingexceptyou.Perhapsyou’reafraidtheywilllaughatyouwhenyouspeak.Maybeyoujustaren’t45enoughtospeak.Shynessislikeasnakethatcrawlsintoourmouthandstopsus46.Butweshouldn’tletitstaythere.Iam29yearsold.Eventoday,thatsnakestillsometimesvisitsme.WhenIwasinhighschool,IwassoshythatIwouldn’ttalktoanyoneexceptmyparentsandbestfriends.Ifa47askedmethewaytoalocalshop,itwasasifI’dforgothowtotalk.Onesummer,Igotajobina48andthathelpedalot.ItmeantIhadtotalktocustomers.Ihadtotellthemhowmuchtheirmealcost.Ihadtoaskthem49theywanttodrinkCokeorSprite.Thisjobtaughtmehowtospeakwithpeople.Youmaybetooyoungtofindaparttimejob.Butyoucanlookforotherchancestospeakwithpeople.Youcanoffertohelpanoldwomancarryherheavybag.Oryoucangotogetanewspaperforyourfamily.Ifyoudothesethings50,the‘shyness’snakewillsoonbegintoleaveyoualone.It’lllookforanothermouthtocrawlinto.45．A．bright B．brave C．perfect D．patient46．A．speaking B．eating C．walking D．breathing47．A．manager B．waiter C．stranger D．actor48．A．factory B．pany C．library D．restaurant49．A．until B．whether C．because D．though50．A．forawhile B．forthefirsttime C．intheend D．inaminute【标准答案】45．B46．A47．C48．D49．B50．A【名师指导】有些人因为害羞而不敢开口说话，作者通过在餐馆工作的经历，克服了自己的恐惧，学会了怎样和人们说话。同时也鼓励其他人也要勇敢开口讲话，让“害羞”蛇远离你。45．句意：也许你只是没有足够的勇气开口。bright明亮的；brave勇敢的；perfect完美的；patient有耐心的。根据上文“Perhapsyou’reafraidtheywilllaughatyouwhenyouspeak.”可知，有些人不敢开口讲话。故选B。46．句意：害羞就像一条蛇，爬进我们的嘴巴，阻止我们说话。speaking说；eating吃；walking散步，走路；breathing呼吸。根据上文“Everyoneistalkingexceptyou.…Maybeyoujustaren’t……enoughtospeak.”可知，害羞会让你不敢说话。故选A。47．句意：如果一个陌生人问我去当地一家商店的路，我就好像忘了怎么说话。manager经理；waiter服务员；stranger陌生人；actor演员。根据空后“…askedmethewaytoalocalshop”问路可知，应该是陌生人。故选C。48．句意：有一年夏天，我在一家餐馆找到了一份工作，这对我帮助很大。factory工厂；pany公司；library图书馆；restaurant餐馆。根据下文“Ihadtotellthemhowmuchtheirmealcost.”作者需要告诉顾客他们这顿饭花了多少钱，由此可知，作者找到了在餐馆的工作。故选D。49．句意：我得问他们想喝可乐还是雪碧。until直到……时候；whether是否；because因为；though尽管。根据空后“…theywanttodrinkCokeorSprite”可知，这里考查whether…or…，“是……还是……”，故选B。50．句意：如果你做一阵子这些事情，“害羞”蛇很快就会离开你。forawhile一会儿；forthefirsttime第一次；intheend最后；inaminute马上，立即。根据空后“the‘shyness’snakewillsoonbegintoleaveyoualone.”可知，得做一阵与人交流的这些事情，“害羞”蛇才会离开。故选A。七、短文首字母填空(共14分)(本题14分)在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给出。Theeggplantisamemberofthepotatofamily.Eggplantvarietiesdifferins51．,shape,color,growthhabitandevenmaturation（成熟）time.Thisstrangelynamedvegetableusedtoeinonlyonecolourwhite.Itgrowsinamannermuchliketomatoes,hangingfromthevine（藤）ofaplantthatgrowsseveralfeetinheight.Itcanbesteamed,fried,andbaked.Itcanbeeatenbyi52．orbinedwithmeatsandothervegetables.EggplantwasfirstgrowninIndiainthe5thcenturyBC．ItspopularitysoonspreadtoChina.Finally,duringtheMiddleAgesthevegetablemadeitswaytoEurope.Atthattime,eggplantwasnottheshinypurplevegetablemostpeopleknowtoday.Instead,it’slikeawhiteegg.Duetothisegglikeappearance,eggplantsgotitsname.Initsearlydays,thevegetablewassobitterthatpeopleoftencalledita“madeapple”.Thisricknamestartedbecausepeoplebelieveditsbitternesswasbadforone’shealth.Peoplea53．thoughteggplantcouldcausemadnessandcancer.Fortunatelytodaypeopleknowthateggplantdoesn’tcauseinsanity（神经病）orcancer.Infacttheeggplantissohealthythatitmaypreventcancer.Inaddition,thebrainandtheheartbenefitfromthissupervegetable.Sinceit’shighinfibre（纤维素）,eggplantscani54．digestion（消化）.Italy,Turkey,Egypt,ChinaandJapanaretheleadinggrowersofeggplantintheworldtoday.Dependingonitslocation,theeggplantmaybepurple,green,orangeoryellowwhite.Anditcanbeass55．asatomatooraslargeasacucumber.Dishvarietiesrangefromsimpletoplex,withallofthembeingdelicious.Today,t56．ofpeoplegatherinLoomis,Cahf,fortheannualLoomisEggplantFestival.Themainactivityatthefestivaliseatingdeliciouseggplantdished.Thereisplentymoretodoandsee,thought.Recipe（食谱）contests,artsandcrafts,performers,racesandchildren’sactivitiesalleggcite(excite)festivalgoers（参加节目活动者）.Mostpeopleatthefestivalwouldagreeeggplantisaneggcellent(excellent)vegetable.Eggplantsarenowavailableinmarketst57．theyear,buttheyaretheirbestfromAugusttoOctoberwhentheyareinseason.【标准答案】51．(s)ize52．(i)tself53．(a)ctually54．(i)mprove55．(s)mall56．(t)housands57．(t)hrough【名师指导】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了茄子成为人们喜爱的蔬菜的发展历程。51．句意：茄子品种在大小、形状、颜色、生长习性甚至成熟时间上都有所不同。根据“shape,color,growthhabitandevenmaturation（成熟）time.”可知，应该是在大小、形状、颜色、生长习性甚至成熟时间上都有所不同，结合首字母提示，size符合句意。故填(s)ize。52．句意：它可以单独食用，也可以与肉类和其他蔬菜混合食用。根据“binedwithmeatsandothervegetables”可知，是可以单独食用也可以和其他东西混合食用；再者根据固定搭配“byoneself”和结合首字母提示，itself符合句意。故填(i)tself。53．句意：实际上，人们原本认为茄子会导致疯狂和癌症。根据“Fortunatelytodaypeopleknowthateggplantdoesn’tcauseinsanity（神经病）orcancer.”可知，上句应该是说人们实际上认为茄子会导致疯狂和癌症，结合首字母提示，actually符合句意。故填(a)ctually。54．句意：茄子富含纤维，可以促进消化。根据“can”一词可知，此空需要动词原形；再者根据“Sinceit’shighinfibre”可知，有助于消化，结合首字母提示，improve符合句意。故填(i)mprove。55．句意：它可以像西红柿一样小，也可以像黄瓜一样大。根据“aslargeasacucumber”可知，此空需要一个形容词，且应该是说和西红柿一样小，结合首字母提示，small符合句意。故填(s)mall。56．句意：今天，成千上万的人聚集在卢米斯，参加一年一度的卢米斯茄子节。根据固定搭配“thousandsof”和首字母提示可知，thousands符合句意。故填(t)housands。57．句意：茄子现在全年都能在市场上买到。根据“buttheyaretheirbestfromAugusttoOctoberwhentheyareinseason.”可知，是说茄子全年都能在市场上买到，结合首字母提示，through符合句意。故填(t)hrough。八、阅读回答问题(共12分)(本题12分)HowtotellajokeExpertssaidtherearethreepartsintheaveragejoke:thesetup,thepunchline（妙语）andthereaction.Inordertoseehowthisworks,let’slookatajoke.TheShoesOneday,amangoesintoashoeshoptobuysomeshoes.Hetriesonmanypairsbutcan’tfindanythatfit.Thesaleswomanisstartingtogetfedup,butfinallythemanfindsapairthathelikes.“Whydidn’tyoushowmethesebefore?”themanasksangrily.Andthesaleswomanreplies,“Because,sir,theseareyourshoes.”Didyoulaugh?Anyway,firstofall,wehavethesetup.Thisisthepartthatpreparestheaudienceforthefunnypart.Inthiscase,wehearthatamanislookingforanewpairofshoesbuthecan’tfindanythatfit.Thisprovidesaperfectsettingforthepunchlinewhenwediscoverthatthemanchooseshisoriginalshoes.Andnowesthepartalledians（喜剧演员）feargreatly:thereaction.Thiscanbeanythingfromuncontrollablelaughtertounfortablesilence.Sohowcanyoumakesurethatyourpunchlinedoesn’tfallflat（平淡的）.ThefamousAmericanedianShaunElihaswrittenabookcalledDon’tSteponYourLaughter.Init,hegivesadviceonhowtotelltheperfectjoke.Headvisesthejoketellertounderstandtheaudienceandfindoutabouttheirlikesanddislikes.Healsosaysthatitisimportanttopractiseajokeandtoworkonthetimingandtheintonation（语调）beforetellingitforthefirsttime.Butifyouraudienceisstillnotlaughingafterthat,Eli’sadviceissimple:Takethemtoaedyclub.58．Whatisanaveragejokemadeupof?________________________________59．Themanfindsapairofshoesthathelikesintheshop,doesn’the?________________________________60．Whatisthepartthatallediansfeargreatly?Why?________________________________61．WhydidShaunEliwriteabookcalledDon’tSteponYourLaughter?________________________________62．AccordingtoShaunEli,whatisimportantifwetellajokeforthefirsttime?________________________________63．Doyouliketotelljokesorlistentojokes?Why?________________________________【标准答案】58．Itismadeofthesetup,thepunchlineandthereaction.59．No,hedoesn’t.60．Thereactionpart.Becausethiscanbeanythingfromuncontrollablelaughtertounfortablesilence.61．Becausehewantstogiveadviceonhowtotelltheperfectjokes.62．Itisimportanttopractiseajokeandtoworkonthetimingandtheintonation.63．Ilikelisteningtojokes.Becausetellingjokesismoreharderthanlisteningtojokes.【名师指导】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍如何讲一个笑话。58．根据“Expertssaidtherearethreepartsintheaveragejoke:thesetup,thepunchlineandthereaction.”可知，一般的笑话有三部分组成:开场白、妙语和反应。故填Itismadeofthesetup,thepunchlineandthereaction.59．根据“Oneday,amangoesintoashoeshoptobuysomeshoes.Hetriesonmanypairsbutcan’tfinda