四、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
Oliver Twist* is a great book. It is one of the 1. (famous)stories by Charles Dickens. Set in the 2. (nineteen)century, it is about a boy called Oliver who finds 3. (he)alone in the world. He lives in a special house for poor people and always has 4. empty stomach. One day, he asks for more food and 5. (get)into a lot of trouble!
Later, Oliver runs away to London. There, he meets some boys who steal money and other things. They teach Oliver 6. (steal)too, though Oliver does not want to do it 7. he is a good child. After many difficulties, Oliver is taken home by a kind old man.
In the end, Oliver 8. (discover)that the kind old man is a relative, and he goes to live with him in the city. There are many 9. (reason)why *Oliver Twist* is such a popular story. There is a lot of action in the book, and it is also very humorous. His book made people care more 10. the problems of poor children.

1. most famous 2. nineteenth 3. himself 4. an 5. gets 6. to steal 7. because 8. discovers 9. reasons 10. about

【解析】
1. 考查形容词最高级。“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”是固定结构，表示“最……之一”，famous的最高级为most famous，故填most famous。
2. 考查序数词。表示“第几世纪”要用序数词，nineteen的序数词是nineteenth，故填nineteenth。
3. 考查反身代词。此处表示“发现自己独自一人”，主语是Oliver，对应的反身代词是himself，故填himself。
4. 考查不定冠词。empty是以元音音素开头的单词，此处表示“一个空肚子”，用不定冠词an，故填an。
5. 考查动词时态。and连接并列谓语，主语he是第三人称单数，句子为一般现在时，故get用第三人称单数形式gets。
6. 考查非谓语动词。“teach sb. to do sth.”是固定搭配，意为“教某人做某事”，故填to steal。
7. 考查连词。前后句是因果关系，“他是好孩子”是“不想偷东西”的原因，故填because。
8. 考查动词时态。主语Oliver是第三人称单数，句子为一般现在时，discover用第三人称单数形式discovers，故填discovers。
9. 考查名词复数。many后接可数名词复数，reason的复数形式是reasons，故填reasons。
10. 考查固定短语。“care about”是固定短语，意为“关心”，故填about。
【答案】
1. most famous 2. nineteenth 3. himself 4. an 5. gets 6. to steal 7. because 8. discovers 9. reasons 10. about
【知识点】
形容词最高级用法、固定短语搭配、动词时态变化
【点评】
本题以名著《雾都孤儿》简介为语篇载体，考查英语基础语法知识，涵盖词性转换、固定搭配、连词运用等考点，要求学生结合语境与语法规则完成填空，既考查语言运用能力，也能让学生接触经典文学内容。
【难度系数】
0.7

五、完形填空
When my children were young, I used to read stories to them every evening before bed. I often recalled the moment they 1 when I read a very interesting story. One of their favourite stories was called “Somebody Loves You, Mr Hatch”. Mr Hatch lived a 2 life. He walked alone to work every day and ate his lunch alone in a corner. He never smiled. He never talked. In the evening, he would read a newspaper and go to bed early. Nothing exciting 3 him.
His life changed, however, on Valentine’s Day(情人节)when he got home, a boy gave him a heart-shaped chocolate box, along with a note on the front 4 that said, “Somebody loves you.” At first, he couldn’t believe it, so he 5 out to ask the boy but failed. Then he read the note again. He 6 began to laugh and dance happily around. That message had opened his 7 to love. Soon he found 8 being happy. He became a joy at work and began to talk to people in the neighbourhood. As the days and weeks went by, his 9, smiles, kindness, happiness and love touched everybody.
Later, Mr Hatch found out that the heart-shaped chocolate box had been sent to him by mistake. He felt upset and went back to his 10 ways. When his neighbours found out, however, they didn’t want him to 11 the smile on his face. So they surprised him with a 12. There was a huge banner(横幅)that read, “Everybody Loves Mr Hatch.” Mr Hatch cried when he knew that somebody loved him. He 13 all the neighbours for having the party. Then he laughed, smiled and hugged his friends.
I think that we all have a little “Mr Hatch” 14 us. Sometimes we all feel unloved and lonely. 15, somebody does love us. May the pages of your life story be full of love.
()1. A. laughed
B. cried
C. failed
D. left
()2. A. busy
B. lonely
C. nice
D. healthy
()3. A. got into
B. depended on
C. belonged to
D. fell over
()4. A. page
B. diary
C. record
D. sand
()5. A. walked
B. rushed
C. swam
D. jumped
()6. A. suddenly
B. easily
C. sadly
D. heavily
()7. A. house
B. heart
C. square
D. wall
()8. A. yourself
B. itself
C. herself
D. himself
()9. A. laughter
B. cry
C. tears
D. voice
()10. A. fair
B. old
C. new
D. great
()11. A. sell
B. leave
C. get
D. lose
()12. A. party
B. letter
C. newspaper
D. pet
()13. A. thanked
B. met
C. acted
D. stopped
()14. A. in
B. of
C. for
D. from
()15. A. Also
B. However
C. Besides
D. Therefore

1—5 ABCAB 6—10 ABDAB 11—15 DAAAB

【解析】
1. 第1空：根据前文“read a very interesting story”可知，有趣的故事会让孩子们发笑，故选A. laughed。
2. 第2空：由后文“He walked alone...ate his lunch alone...never smiled...never talked”可知，Hatch先生过着孤独的生活，故选B. lonely。
3. 第3空：结合前文单调生活的描述，此处表示“没有令人兴奋的事属于他”，C选项belonged to符合语境，故选C. belonged to。
4. 第4空：纸条的正面用page（页面）描述符合语义，故选A. page。
5. 第5空：他因不敢相信而急切地冲出去问男孩，rushed out表示“冲出去”，符合语境，故选B. rushed。
6. 第6空：重新读纸条后他的情绪突然转变，suddenly体现这种变化，故选A. suddenly。
7. 第7空：“open one's heart to love”是固定表达，意为“敞开心扉去爱”，故选B. heart。
8. 第8空：句子主语是he，对应的反身代词是himself，故选D. himself。
9. 第9空：laughter（笑声）与后文“smiles, kindness, happiness and love”这些积极词汇并列，符合语境，故选A. laughter。
10. 第10空：得知巧克力送错后，他回到了过去的生活方式，old ways表示“过去的方式”，故选B. old。
11. 第11空：邻居们不想让他失去笑容，lose符合语义，故选D. lose。
12. 第12空：由后文“having the party”可知，邻居们为他举办了派对，故选A. party。
13. 第13空：他感谢邻居们举办派对，thanked符合语境，故选A. thanked。
14. 第14空：“in us”表示“在我们内心”，符合“我们内心都有Hatch先生的影子”的语义，故选A. in。
15. 第15空：前文“感到不被爱和孤独”与后文“有人爱我们”是转折关系，However表示转折，故选B. however。
【答案】
1—5 ABCAB 6—10 ABDAB 11—15 DAAAB
【知识点】
1. 上下文语境理解
2. 词汇词义辨析
3. 固定搭配运用
【点评】
本文通过Hatch先生的生活转变故事传达爱的力量，题目重点考查学生结合上下文推理词义的能力，以及对常用词汇、固定搭配的掌握，需精准把握文章情节的情感变化。
【难度系数】
0.6