What makes American Girl dolls so popular among girls? The 4. is in her matching (相配的）hair, skin, eye colour, clothing and so on. That is to say, there are 5. kinds of dolls for buyers to choose and the dolls look 6. their owners. The company hopes their dolls can make girls 7. that it?s OK to be different from others.
The company gives each American Girl doll her own name and special background. They also invite writers to 8. books about her. The stories in the books are mainly about different periods of American history. So 9. the girls are playing with their dolls, they can get a lot of fun and they can learn 10. about history, too.
【答案】1. easy 2. luckily 3. gifts 4. secret 5.different
6. like 7. understand. 8. write 9. when 10. something
【2013山东济宁】根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正确。
六、动词运用（共7小题，计7分） 【2013山东济宁】阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空, 必要时可加助动词或情态动词.
A What do you usually do with your soda-can tabs (拉 环）？ Throw them away?
Kayla Speelman, an American 8th-grade student, 1 now 1 (collect) soda-can tabs. She has about 20 large bags of tabs in her room. But Speelman wants 2 ( get) 10 million tabs and give them to the Ronald
McDonald House in her city, which gets soda- can tabs from people like Speelman to recycle. The money from the recycled metal 3 (go) to the “home away from home” project, helping the seriously ill children in hospitals.
Speelman 4 (begin) to collect tabs in 2007. And now she has about 2 million. She wants to do her part to get money for sick children and their families.
【答案】1. is collecting 2. to get 3. will go 4. began
【2013山东济宁】B
I am writing to say that I am against building a new zoo in our city. Zoos are terrible places for animals to live. I 5 (visit) many zoos in my life but none is suitable for animals to live in. They 6 (keep) in tiny cages and can hardly move at all. When 7 .the animals 7 (live) in a natural environment? I hope that day will come
earlier
【答案】5. have visited 6. are kept 7. can/will；live
【2013江西】B) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的
10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个词限用一次。 take tree beach like island but leave exciting enjoy outside as something My favorite TV program is a reality show called Survivor (幸存者). It isn?t on TV at the moment 66 it was on last year.
In the show, two teams of people are taken to a (an) 67 . All of them have to sleep 68 because there aren?t any houses or hotels. They usually choose 69 really useful like a toothbrush since they can only 70 one thing with them. The people also have to find food and they spend a lot of time fishing and collecting fruit from the 71 . Every week one person has to 72 . At the end, there are only two people on the island and one them is chose 73 the winter. I really like Survivor because it?s very 74 and the people have to do things like hunting for food. I really 75 myself when I watch it. I don?t want to be on the show, however, I like living in a house!
【答案】66. but 67. island 68. outside 69. something 70. take 71. trees72. leave 73. as 74. exciting 75.enjoy
【2013山东潍坊】五、词汇应用
阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时只 助动词。请将答案填写在文后相应的横线上。
Today many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways 1 (recent) ?twenty-four young singers from all over China 2 ( enter) a competition by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked 3 (comfort) the stage. Although some of them took part in the competition for the 4 (one) time were able 5 ( sing) English songs just as well as native speakers.
The winner of the 6 ( men) competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an am winner of the women?s competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both of 7 (they) were very modest and they didn?t think they were 8 ( good) than the other singers. Jiangmei the winner of the women?s said studying English helped her win the prize and she would have to study hard.
This kind of competition encourages people 9 (speak) English. Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it?s a good idea to have fun with English.
Maybe you 10 ( hear) of The Chinese Speak English program before. If not, why don?t you find out about it? It suggests lots of ways for us to take an interest in 11 ( learn) English.
Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. If you look hard enough,
you 12 (find) a good way to learn English better.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 参考答案：
1.Recently 2.entered 3.comfortable 4.first 5.to sing 6.men?s
7. them 8. better 9. to speak 10. have heard11. learning12. will find
【2013内蒙古呼和浩特】Ⅴ阅读理解填词（共10个空；每空1分，满分10分）71 — 80空
A man walked i 71 a doctor? s examining room. “Put out your tongue.”the doctor said. “OK. There is nothing s 72 ，” the doctor said. “It’s clear what’s wrong with you. You need more exercise.”“But，doctor，”the man said.“I don’t think …”
“Don’t tell me what you think.” the doctor said.“I am the doctor, not you. I know what you need. I see hundreds of people like you. N 73 of them get any exercise. They sit in the office all day and in f 74 of the television in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly at 1 75 twenty minutes a day. ”
“Doctor，you don’t understand.”the man said. “I…”
“There is no e 76 ，” the doctor said.“You must find time for exercise. If you don’t，you will get fat and have health problems when you are old.”
“But I walk every day.”the man said. “Oh，yes，and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few meters to the office from your house，and a few more meters to a r 77 for lunch and back.”
“Please listen to me，doctor! ”the man s 78 at the doctor angrily.“I’m a mailman.”the man w 79 on，“I walk for seven hours every day. ”
For a moment the doctor was silent，then he said quietly，“Put your tongue out a 80 ，will you?”
71. i _____ 72. s_____ 73. N_____ 74. f_____ 75. 1_____ 76. e _____ 77. r_____ 78. s_____ 79. w_____ 80. a_____ 【答案】71. into 72. serious 73. None 7-1. front 75. least 76. excuse 77. restaurant 78. should 79. went 80. again 【2013江苏扬州】 缺词填空(共10空；每空1分，计10分)
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空一词)
A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos. The monkeys, however, were very c__66__ and every kind of trap(计谋) that he set failed.
A young boy watched the man's efforts and then took a pot with a narrow(狭窄的) neck. He placed a few peanuts around the pot and put lots of peanuts i__67__ it. He then tied the pot to a tree and he told the man, ?We should have a m__68__ in a few hours.?
Some monkeys soon discovered the peanuts and the pot. One put his hand into the pot e__69__ and got a handful of peanuts, but he couldn't p__70__ his hand with peanuts out of the narrow opening of the pot. The monkey was a__71__ and began to cry. Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand.
The boy and the man heard the noise. As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag, the monkeys all ran away e__72__ the one with its hand in the pot. The boy packed the monkey and the pot into the bag. The man was s__73__ and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap. ?Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so h__74__ to get it out？?
The boy laughed and said, ?The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanuts in the pot, but he just wasn't w__75__ to let go. They never are.? 【答案】66. clever 67. in/inside 68. money 69. easily 70. pull 71. angry 72. except 73. surprised 74. hard 75. willing
【2013江苏盐城】D. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。 My family went to a restaurant for dinner one night. When we were walking to the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother c 71 towards us. They asked if we had any m 72 . My mom asked where they were l 73 . The girl said there were six of them staying in an o 74 black car. My mom gave them a few dollars. Then she sent me inside the restaurant w 75 my dad and my three sisters. H 76 , my mom didn’t come. Later, I found out that she had gone h 77 and put all the food in our cupboard into a few bags. Then she brought that food over to the car and gave the bags to the poor f 78 . I wasn’t there when that part happened, yet I can i 79 the joy on their faces. After painting this picture in my mind, I understood w 80 my mom had done what she did that night. I will never forget this lesson in kindness from my mom.
【答案】71. came 72.money 73. living 74. old 75. with
76. However 77. home 78. family 79. imagine 80. why
六．【2013江苏无锡】短文填空：先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词。使短文完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）
On Thanksgiving Day. About 88 percent of Americans car turkey. But one l (1) turkey not only survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers p (2) a turkey to the U.S. president. However the president does not e (3) this turkey. But gives in a “pardon”.
The turkey is s (4) to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r (5) of its life.
Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for c (6). Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, i (7) of the bald eagle, to be America’s icon.
Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But w (8) turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s (9) up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour.
Turkeys don’t have ears. They h (10) with a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five times better than human’s.
【答案】六、1. lucky 2. pick 3. eat 4. sent 5. rest 6. centuries 7. instead 8. wild 9. speed 10. hear
【2013山东济南】选词填空 （10分）
A．阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空（每词限用一次）。 and home with happy evening
Ted was ill last week. He had to stay at (86) _____________. He felt bored, and he was also worried about his lessons and the basketball game. In the (87) _____________, some of his classmates came to his house. Ted was very (88) _____________ to see them. Cindy brought him some exciting CDs and DVDs. She said they would take turns to help him (89) _____________ his lessons. As for the basketball game, Jim would take his place. They hoped Ted could get well (90) _____________ get back to school soon.
B. 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号（每词限用一次）。
keep buy take play invite
Mike has a pet dog. He often (91) _____________ with it after work. He gives it nice food to eat, and every morning he gets up early (92) _____________ it for a walk.
One day, Mike (93) _____________ to dinner by one of his friends. Mike brought his dog with him. While they were eating, Mike threw some fish, chicken and cakes down to the dog.
“You love your dog very much, don?t you?” his friend asked.
“Yes, I (94) _____________ the dog for almost ten years. It is very clever. If you give it some money, it (95) _____________ the newspaper for you in a few minutes,” Mike said. 【答案】
86. home 87. evening 88. happy 89. with 90. and
91. plays 92. to take 93. was invited 94. have kept 95.will buy 第一节单词拼写。根据所给汉语或英语首字母写出短文中所缺英语单词的正确形式。 (共6个小题，每小题1分)
【2013湖南株洲】 Many things were invented by accident. Did you know that tea was also invented by accident? Although tea wasn't brought to the Western (60)国家_____until 1610, this beverage was discovered over three thousand years before that. The inventor of tea is Shen Nong. His tomb is in Yanling County. Many people go there to (61) v_____ the place. According to an ancient Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open (62)火_____. Some leaves from a nearby bush fell into the water and remained there for some time. The emperor (63) n_____ that the leaves in the water produced a pleasant smell. Later he decided to taste the hot mixture. It was quite(64)味道好的_____. And in this way, one of the world's favorite drinks was invented.
Today tea has become the most (65) p____ drink in the world (after water). It can quench people's thirst and make them relaxed.
60. countries 61. visit 62. fire 63. noticed 64. tasty 65. popular
【2013福建泉州】(C)综合填空:根据短文大意和语境选择方框内的单词，并用其正确的形式填空白处(每空填一词)，使补全后的短文意思通顺，语法正确.结构完整。(5分) still leave understand speaker asleep
Then was a meeting with a number of people. Two 102 were invited to give speeches on that day. The first speaker?s speech was very hard to 103 .At first the speaker tried to keep it very interesting. He played videos and tried to tell jokes. But as time went on the speech became very boring, and people began to fall 104 . What's more, the speech lasted about two hours. Finally when he finished it, there was only one man 105 sitting in the large room. The speaker walked up to the man and said. 'Thank you for hearing me out after all the others 106 the room. “Oh! Don't mention it,” said the man. 'I can?t leave anyway. I am the next speaker!\ 【答案】102. speakers 103. understand 104. asleep 105. still 106. have left 六、【2013湖北武汉】阅读理解填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）（录入核对：李敬佩；解
析：李敬佩）
先阅读短文，再在答题卡上想用的空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。
A disappointing performance
Tom was sick with disappointment. The piano performance was almost a success, however, he f___(76)___ in his solo (独奏). He couldn?t understand how it could has happened.
He had practiced for weeks that seemed like m___(77)___. He had given up sports until after the performance because he wanted to make his parents p____(78)____ of him. He spent his time with the piano.
His teacher said he was q___(79)___ to learn. It was true that he accepted music as another l____(80)___, another way to talk to people.
His grandparents, aunt, and uncle all came to hear him play, and he was anxious to s___(81)____ them that he was the best in the whole class.
But, when he stood up to go to the piano, his knees felt w___(82)____. He looked into the audience and saw his f___(83)____ smiling back at him. At that time, he felt n___(84)___. His fingers began to tremble (颤抖), shaking as through he had caught a bad cold.
He sat down at the piano. He took a deep breath. He played the first part of his music, then realized with fear that he had forgotten the rest. He s___(85)___ over, thinking that would help. It didn?t. His bright musical life