The program I’m a singer is quite popular ______ students these days. They often talk about it between classes.

A. for

B. with

C. in

B 【解析】句意：我现在是个歌手，这个节目很受学生欢迎。他们经常在课堂上谈论它。考查介词辨析题。be popular with在…中有声望/受好评，固定短语。根据句意语境，可知选B。

–______ do you spend on Wechat every day, Lily?

–About one and a half hours.

A. How long

B. How much

C. How soon

A 【解析】句意：——莉莉，你每天花多长时间在微信上？——大约一个半小时。考查特殊疑问词辨析题。A. How long多长，问时间/长度，用于一般现在时或一般过去时；B. How much多少，问数量或价格；C. How soon多久，问时间，用于一般将来时，需用in+时间段作答。根据答语About one and a half hours.（是一段时间），结合句意语境，可知选A。 ...

–The jeans are very nice. I’ll take them.

–You’d better ______ first. I’m afraid the size is a bit small for you.

A. pay for them

B. take them off

C. try them on

C 【解析】句意：——这条牛仔裤很漂亮。我要买它们。——你最好先试穿一下。恐怕这个尺寸对你来说有点小。考查动词短语辨析题。pay for支付；take off脱掉；try on试穿。动词短语后跟代词做宾语，需将代词放在短语之间。根据答语I’m afraid the size is a bit small for you.，结合句意语境，可知本句是建议试穿，故选C。

–Could you please tell me ______?

–Of course. About ten minutes’ ride.

A. how far is it from the school

B. how far it is from the school

C. how often you go to the school

B 【解析】句意：——你能告诉我这里离学校有多远吗？——当然。大约十分钟的车程。考查宾语从句。宾语从句需用陈述句语序，A是疑问句语序，可排除。how often多久，问频率。根据答语About ten minutes’ ride. 大约十分钟的车程，可知问的是距离路程，需用how far提问，故选B。

Sometimes we wish we could stop time and go back in time. Well, twice a year, some countries actually decide to______the time.

As summer begins, some countries, like the US, UK and most of other countries in the EU, move the time forward one hour: 12 o’clock becomes 1 o’clock. This is to give people one more hour of ____. This is called “daylight saving time (夏令时时间)”.

But as winter arrives, you’ll notice the darkness stays with us______. The sun doesn’t enjoy being out as often as in the summer. To deal with this, these countries turn the clocks______one hour: 1 o’clock goes back to 12 o’clock.

Countries have done this for about 100 years. At some point, most of the world has tested with it. In fact, from 1986 to 1991, China used daylight saving time.

By having another hour of sunlight, you can save______by not needing to turn the lights on. Also, it can help the economy (经济), as people enjoy shopping when it is brighter. But people think it disrupts (打乱) sleeping habits. And because mornings are darker, the______of people getting to work and school is a problem.

1.A. change B. stop C. pass

2.A. sleep B. sports C. sunlight

3.A. shorter B. longer C. slower

4.A. back B. up C. forward

5.A. money B. energy C. time

6.A. life B. tradition C. safety

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.C 【解析】试题这篇说明文介绍了夏时制的来历和它的优点，介绍了试用夏时制的几个国家。同时对夏时制将会导致的问题表示了担忧。 1.句意：每年两次，一些国家实际上决定改变时间。考查动词辨析题。A. change改变；B. stop停止；C. pass超过。根据句意语境，可知BC都是不可能的，故选A。 2.句意：...

Once upon a time, there lived a kind king. But the king was also very______. He would not do anything other than eat and sleep. He became fatter and fatter, and finally found it difficult to move his______– even his feet.

The king invited doctors from different parts of his country to make him______. But no one could help the king lose weight.

One day, an old man visited the country. He heard about the king’s______. He volunteered (自愿) to help the king lose some weight. The king decided to let him______.

The old man lived______. He said that the king had to come to him and asked the king to come for treatment the next day. But the king would have to______there, the old man added.

The king came the next day.______, the old man was not there. His son asked the king to come and meet his father the next day.

The king came every day for two weeks, but he never once saw the old man. But he did notice that he felt a lot______. He had lost some weight. He finally realized why the old man had asked him to walk so far.

1.A. lazy B. shy C. strict D. stupid

2.A. head B. eyes C. body D. hand

3.A. active B. happy C. strong D. healthy

4.A. story B. problem C. dream D. discovery

5.A. try B. start C. go D. pass

6.A. alone B. far away C. freely D. nearby

7.A. work B. move C. walk D. stay

8.A. Especially B. Suddenly C. Immediately D. Unluckily

9.A. lighter B. angrier C. happier D. busier

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.A 【解析】试题这篇故事讲述了国王减肥的经历，告诉人们，坚持步行是保持健康的好方法。 1.句意：但国王也很懒惰。考查形容词辨析题。根据下文He would not do anything other than eat and sleep.，可知他很懒惰，故选A。 2...

Steve was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t – the girl with a rose. She was his pen friend. She had helped him a lot both in study and life. They planned their first meeting for 7 pm at Grand Central Station in New York.

“You’ll find me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my coat.” So at 7 pm he was in the station looking for the girl with a red rose.

A young woman was coming towards him. She was wearing a green coat and was everything that he hoped Miss Maynell would be. But there was no red rose. Then a plain-looking (相貌平平的) woman walked past. She was well past 40 years old. On her coat there was a red rose.

He did not hesitate (犹豫). “I’m Steve Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner?” he asked.

A kind smile appeared on the woman’s face. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “But the young lady in the green coat who just went by asked me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was a kind of test!”

1.Why did Steve go to the Grand Central Station?

A. To see his girlfriend.

B. To meet his pen friend.

C. To visit his online friend.

2.How did Steve know that he met the right person?

A. The girl wore a green coat.

B. The woman was 40 years old.

C. The girl wore a rose on the coat.

3.Miss Maynell asked the woman for help to see if Steve ______.

A. treated people by their looks

B. was young and handsome

C. could find her at once

4.From the last paragraph we learn that ______at last.

A. the woman went to dinner with Steve

B. Steve invited Miss Maynell to dinner

C. Steve had dinner with Miss Maynell

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Girl with a Rose Tests Kindness

B. Looks can Give People Wrong Ideas

C. Friendship can Bring People a Surprise

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 【解析】试题这篇小故事讲述了史提夫会见笔友的经过，赞美了他的诚实品格，告诉我们不要以貌取人，讲诚信比什么都重要。 1.题意：史提夫为什么去纽约中央火车站？考查细节理解题。根据She was his pen friend.和They planned their first meeting for 7 pm at Grand ...

When was the last time you gave or received a hug? Do your parents hug you before you go to school? In Western countries, it is quite common to greet close friends or relatives with a hug.

You might hug your teammates after winning a basketball game. If one of your friends is having a bad day, you can hug them to cheer them up. Friends who haven’t seen each other for a long time will usually hug each other when meeting.

Of course, people in different countries have different opinions when it comes to hugging. After coming to China, I’ve noticed that people are generally more reluctant (不情愿的) to hug than they are in my home country, the US.

My Chinese friends told me that hugging is considered to be very intimate (亲密的) in their culture. It usually only happens between people who are really close to each other, like couples. Chinese people don’t usually hug in public, either.

But people’s attitudes (态度) towards hugging can also change. I remember watching a video story about a “hugging party” that was held in Shanghai. A local artist held the party, inviting strangers and asking them to hug each other.

The Chinese participants (参与者) clearly looked uncomfortable. However, after the party, several of them changed their minds. They decided that hugging doesn’t have to be awkward (尴尬的) and can actually be quite nice. So next time you see your mom or dad, give them a hug –see how it makes you feel.

1.What usually happens between good friends when meeting in Western countries?

A. Hugging.

B. Nodding.

C. Shaking hands.

2.The second paragraph tells us ______.

A. the advantages of hugging each other

B. some situations in which people hug each other

C. the reasons why friends need to hug each other

3.In Chinese culture, hugs usually happen between ______.

A. friends

B. classmates

C. couples

4.What did people do at the “hugging party”?

A. They were invited to hug each other.

B. They watched a video about hugging.

C. They told stories about hugging.

5.The writer wrote the last paragraph to ______.

A. encourage people to be nice to strangers

B. explain why people feel uncomfortable while hugging

C. show how people can change their minds about hugging

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 【解析】试题本文对中西文化对于见面礼节——拥抱——的不同进行了分析说明。 1.题意：在西方国家，好朋友之间见面时通常会发生什么？考查细节理解题。根据In Western countries, it is quite common to greet close friends or relatives with a hug....

Last week, I visited my friend Pete in his new home, where he lives with his wife and daughter. Pete used to spend his holidays traveling around the world – visiting the pyramids in Egypt or scuba diving (水肺潜水) in the Caribbean. Nowadays, he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more beautiful. Like hundreds of thousands of other British people, he’s found the joy of DIY (do it yourself) home repairs. This means that if there’s anything that needs fixing around the house, he will try to do the job himself.

Pete showed me his new kitchen, which he put together himself, and his newly-painted walls. I asked him where he got the idea to do these things. He told me that his favourite source (来源) of ideas is a DIY program on TV.

This got me thinking about how popular DIY programs are in the UK. Each main channel (频道) has at least one home or garden makeover show. There are even channels totally on the subject.

I suppose it’s not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular. There are two common sayings in Britain – “an Englishman’s home is his castle (城堡)” and “there’s no place like home” – which show how important our houses are to us. With the social changes of the last ten years or so, many people can’t afford to buy bigger houses. So they are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. DIY, clearly, is the perfect choice.

1.Pete usually spent his holidays ______ in the past.

A. traveling round the world

B. visiting Egypt

C. diving in the Caribbean

D. building a new house

2.What do most British people enjoy doing nowadays?

A. Finishing their work at home.

B. Doing everything on their own.

C. Spending their spare time at home.

D. Doing the home repairs themselves.

3.How did Pete manage to make his house more beautiful?

A. He asked house builders for advice.

B. He got help from a DIY TV program.

C. He called some of his friends for help.

D. He paid workers to do the house work.

4.What does the underlined word “makeover” in Paragraph 3 probably means?

A. 修建

B. 交换

C. 修饰

D. 化妆

5.DIY programs have become popular because ______.

A. other programs are too boring to watch

B. people are spending more time watching TV

C. people can’t afford new houses any more

D. people are spending more time fixing their houses

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.D 【解析】试题分析 ：本文以Pete为例，介绍了DIY（do it yourself自己动手）的优点，分析了DIY流行的原因。 1.题意：皮特过去常常把他的假期花在 。考查细节理解题。根据Pete used to spend his holidays traveling around the world – visiting...

根据短文内容，从短文前方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A. Each part has a different meaning.

B. So they cannot create as many numbers as we can.

C. That’s because China has the longest mobile phone numbers in the world.

D. Also, mobile phone numbers can be recycled.

E. The main reason for using 11 digits is that we have the largest population in the world.

Have you ever counted the number of digits(数字) in your mobile phone number? Your number has 11 digits. You may sometimes find it hard to remember your number.1.Why is that?

The 11 digits can be divided into three parts.2.The first three numbers tell you which mobile phone service provider you are using. For example, 135 is for the China Mobile Communication Corporation and 188 is for China Unicom. The fourth to the seventh digits tell you which area the number is recorded in. And the last four digits are random (随机的).

3.We once had 10 numbers. But as our population grew, there were not enough numbers for us to use. So we began to use 11 digits starting from 1999.

Eleven digits can be used to make tens of billions of mobile phone numbers, according to the Xinhua News Agency. That’s enough for each person to have seven or eight phone numbers to use in China.4.Usually, the service provider will reuse a canceled number after three to six months. If you call a number that you haven’t contacted (联络) for a long time, you may find that its owner has changed.

Besides China, Britain and Japan also use 11-digit mobile phone numbers. But their numbers always start with 0.5.Countries like the United States, Australia and India use phone numbers with l0 digits. Canada’s mobile phone numbers are perhaps the world’s shortest: they use seven digits.

1.C 2.A 3.E 4.D 5.B 【解析】试题本文介绍了熟记电话号码的步骤，同时也简单介绍了不同国家使用移动号码的差异。 1.根据Your number has 11 digits. You may sometimes find it hard to remember your number.，难记住你的11位电话号码。可知备选句子That’s becau...