5．These days more money ________ education since its importance was realised.
6．The train from Beijing to my hometown stops 20 times during the journey to ________ passengers.
7．It's generally considered bad manners to ________ while eating.
8. The father was so tired that he fell asleep immediately he ________ on the sofa.
答案：1.paid for 2.will become ill 3.had a temperature 4.begins with 5.has been put into 6.pick up 7.make a noise 8.lay down
Ⅳ.语法填空
1．It is reported that one of the rare animals, ________ crocodile, will be in danger of dying out in ________ 2020s.
答案：the; the 句意：据报道作为稀有动物之一的鳄鱼，在21世纪20年代将会处于灭绝的危险之中。第一个空用定冠词表示特指；第二个空用the，习惯搭配，“in the＋年代”的用法。
2．—Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away? —Thank you, It couldn't be ________.
答案：better 句意：——你住的这么远要我捎你一程吗？——谢谢，那再好不过了。It couldn't be better “再好不过了”，符合句意。
3．A group of children ________ (gather) around the old man, listening to him telling the story and they ________ their breath when it came to something really exciting.
答案：gathered; held 句意：一群孩子围着这位老人，听他讲故事，当讲到令人激动的故事情节的时候，这群孩子们都屏住了呼吸。hold their breath“屏住呼吸”。
4．The plan he put ________ at the meeting is under consideration now and the result will be put ________ soon.
答案：forward; up put up“张贴；公布”，句意：他在会上提出的计划现在正在考虑之中，结果将很快张贴出来。
5．By making friends with the native speakers, one can pick ________ a lot of their language. 答案：up pick up“捡起；学到”，句意：通过和说本地话的人交朋友，一个人可以学到许多他们的语言。
6．________ is known that the play end up ________ Hamlet's death.
答案：It; with 句意：众所周知，这出戏剧以哈姆雷特的死告终。It is known that...“众所周知”，it为形式主语；end up with...“以……结束”。
7．Find ways to praise your children often, ________you'll find they will open their hearts to you.
答案：and 本题句式为：祈使句＋and(那么)/or(否则)＋陈述句。句意：寻找途径来经常表扬你的孩子，那么你将发现他们会对你敞开心扉。根据句意用and。
8．Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can put ________ almost every word her teacher says.
答案：down 句意：玛丽课上的确擅长记笔记，她几乎能记下老师所说的每一个词。put down“写下，记下”。
9．There are many students in our class ________ have been to Europe.
答案：who 句意：我们班里很多同学去过欧洲。who引导定语从句修饰students，并在从句中作主语，不可省略。
10．The reason ________ he went to California was ________ he had been looking forward to finding gold.
答案： why/for which; that 句意：他去加利福尼亚洲的原因是他一直期望找到金子。第一空引导定语从句修饰先行词the reason，应用why，也可以用for which；第二空引导表语从句说明reason的内容，应用that。
Ⅴ.完形填空
There is a wonderful family in my town. It's a small family, with a mom and two __1__ children—a senior high daughter and a junior high son. The two children __2__ from time to time loud and long.
Their house is not __3__， so it's easy for them meet face to face and make each other unhappy. Both would __4__ admit that their wish is that the other would __5__ a long holiday and be from the family.
The little town has a very successful girls' __6__team. Most of the girls in the team also __7__ for the boys during their football season and the basketball season has already begun. __8__， tomorrow night when the girls __9__ from the football match, they have a basketball march to __10__！ The older sister of this family is an important __11__ of this team. Her younger brother is the artist and __12__ of the family. He does his best in playing the piano. But when the boy was asked by his mother __13__ he'd prefer to stay home from the 12-hour trip to the match, he was __14__.
“But Mom！” he said. “I want to go! It might not have much __15__， but I've thought about it. I wouldn't __16__ it much if she didn't come to my football __17__ and this is the State Championship! How could I __18__ it? She's my sister, isn't she？”
This answer gave the mother just the __19__. She began to remind herself that the effort to keep her family__20__ is worth it. 1．A.poor C．famous
B．teenage D．kind
答案：B 根据该空后的a senior high daughter and a junior high son可知，姐弟俩都是中学生，因此两人都是十几岁的(teenage)孩子。
2．A.talk
B．cry
C．fight D．lie
答案：C 根据该空后的loud and long和下一段的内容可知，姐弟俩经常争吵(fight)。 3．A.large C．beautiful
B．clean D．bright
答案：A 根据该空后的so it's easy for them to meet face to face and make each other unhappy可知，他们的房子不大(large)，所以姐弟俩很容易弄得彼此不开心。
4．A.happily C．openly
B．secretly D．unwillingly
答案：C 根据上文中提到的姐弟俩之间关系不好可知，两人公然(openly)承认希望对方长时间不在家，从而避免不愉快的事发生。
5．A.give C．save
B．need D．take
答案：D 结合该空后的be away from the family可知，此处为短语take a holiday，意为“休假”。
6．A.football C．volleyball
B．basketball D．baseball
答案：B 根据第三段最后三句可知，小镇上有女子篮球队(basketball team)。 7．A.work C．stay
B．cheer D．shout
答案：B 结合常识和该空后的时间状语during their football season可知，女子篮球队的大多数队员会来为男子足球队加油(cheer)。
8．A.In turn C．In fact
B．At last D．At once
答案：C 上一句中提到篮球赛季已经开始。本句对比赛的实际情况进行了介绍，故用in fact“实际上”。
9.A.return C．come
B．move D．learn
答案：A 上一句中提到男子足球队比赛时，女子篮球队的大多数队员会来为其加油。该句承接上一句，接着讲了从男子足球队的比赛返回(return)之后，女子篮球队的队员们还有一场比赛。
10．A.watch C．judge
B．win D．play
答案：D 此处指女子篮球队要参加(play)一场比赛。 11．A.coach
B．member
C．doctor D．audience
答案：B 联系上下文可知，姐姐是女子篮球队的重要成员(member)。这也为下文弟弟主动要求去赛场为姐姐加油埋下了伏笔。
12．A.poet C．musician
B．engineer D．traveller
答案：C 根据下一句“He does his best in playing the piano”可知，弟弟是个音乐家(musician)。
13．A.if C．when
B．how D．where
答案：A 根据该空前的asked和下一段中男孩的回答可知，男孩的妈妈问他是否愿意待在家里，故用if。
14．A.bored C．relaxed
B．surprised D．pleased
答案：B 根据下一段中男孩所说的话可知，虽然姐弟俩平时吵吵闹闹，但两人的感情还是很深的，弟弟原本是想去看姐姐的比赛的。因此，当妈妈问他在姐姐比赛时他是否愿意待在家里时，他有点吃惊(surprised)。
15．A.harm C．friendship
B．help D．fun
答案：D 对一个十几岁的男孩来说，比赛是否有趣(fun)在很大程度上关系到他对此是否感兴趣，因此男孩很自然地想到了这一点。
16．A.feel C．hate
B．like D．allow
答案：B 上一句提到了男孩认为比赛可能不好玩。该空后的内容解释了男孩最终决定去看姐姐比赛的原因：姐姐去看了自己的足球赛，而且她要参加的是意义重大的一次比赛。如果不是这样，他是不太想去的，故用like。
17．A.games C．events
B．clubs D．parties
答案：A 表示球类“比赛”多用game。第三段中的match是对该空的提示。 18．A.miss C．face
B．forget D．afford
答案：A 上一句讲了男孩最终决定去看姐姐比赛的原因。该句用反问句的形式强调了他不能错过(miss)这场比赛。
19．A.conclusion C．encouragement
B．idea D．lesson
答案：C 根据下一句中的the effort to keep her family __20__ is worth可知，妈妈觉得自己的努力是值得的，可见男孩的回答给了她鼓舞(encouragement)。
20．A.together C．alone
B．independently D．quietly
答案：A 一开始姐弟俩关系不好，经常吵闹。在妈妈的努力下，弟弟主动决定去观看姐姐的比赛。由此可见，妈妈的努力是为了使一家人团结在一起(together)。
Ⅵ.阅读理解
Two studies show that fatness and alcohol(酒精) act together to increase the risk of illness in both men and women.
In the first study, researchers examined the connection between body mass index (BMI) and liver cirrhosis(肝硬化) in 1.2 million middle-aged women. Each woman was followed for 6.2 years.
Compared to the women of a healthy weight, the women who were overweight had an increased risk of liver cirrhosis. And through the study we can see that alcohol is dangerous for people's health.
For example, among the women who were reported drinking about a third to half a drink a day, 0.8 in 1,000 would go to the hospital with liver cirrhosis or would die from liver cirrhosis over five years if they were of healthy weight compared with 1 in 1,000 women who were overweight. However, among the women who were reported drinking two and a half drinks a day, 2. 7 in 1,000 would go to the hospital with liver cirrhosis or would succumb__to liver cirrhosis over five years if they were of healthy weight compared with 5 in 1,000 women who were overweight.
In the second study, researchers surveyed the influence of BMI and drinking on the body in more than 9,000 men. They were followed for 29 years.
Both BMI and drinking were connected with liver disease and, more importantly, if they worked together, the influence was greater than that of BMI or drinking alone. For example, overweight men who were reported drinking 15 or more units per week had the greatest risk of liver disease.
Both studies show that, from a public health view, methods to reduce both excessive (过度的) drinking and excessive body weight should reduce the chance of liver disease.
1．What did the researchers mainly focus on in the first study? A．The connection between fatness and drinking. B．The influence of BMI and drinking on the body. C．The connection between BMI and liver cirrhosis. D．The reason why women are easy to get overweight.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，研究人员所做的第一项研究是关于身