() 3. You can find up-to-date ideas in this magazine. Here "up-to-date" means "______".
A.the best
B.the latest
C.the earliest
D.the most interesting

B

"up-to-date"由"up"（向上）、"to"（到）和"date"（日期）组成，字面意为“直到当前日期的”，结合语境“在这本杂志中你能找到……观点”，其含义应为“最新的”。选项中"the latest"表示“最新的”，符合题意。A项"the best"（最好的）、C项"the earliest"（最早的）、D项"the most interesting"（最有趣的）均不符合该短语的含义。

() 4. Millie likes watching ______ because she can learn a lot about nature, history, and real-life events from them.
A.talent shows
B.documentaries
C.talk shows
D.comedies

B

本题可根据各选项所代表的电视节目类型的特点，结合题干中“she can learn a lot about nature, history, and real - life events from them”（她可以从中学到很多关于自然、历史和现实生活事件的知识）这一关键信息来进行判断。
选项A：“talent shows”意为才艺表演，主要是展示各种才艺，重点在于娱乐和展示个人才艺，而不是学习自然、历史和现实生活事件的知识，所以该选项不符合题意。
选项B：“documentaries”意为纪录片，纪录片通常以真实生活为创作素材，以真人真事为表现对象，并对其进行艺术的加工与展现，能够涵盖自然、历史、现实生活事件等多方面的内容，符合题干中“学到很多关于自然、历史和现实生活事件的知识”这一描述，所以该选项正确。
选项C：“talk shows”意为脱口秀，主要是通过主持人与嘉宾的对话来讨论各种话题，娱乐性较强，重点不在于学习自然、历史和现实生活事件的知识，所以该选项不符合题意。
选项D：“comedies”意为喜剧，主要目的是逗人发笑，以娱乐为主，并非用于学习自然、历史和现实生活事件的知识，所以该选项不符合题意。

() 5. I don't think ______ little birds can eat ______ much food in ______ a short time.
A.so; such; so
B.so; so; such
C.such; so; such
D.such; so; so

C

首先分析选项中的关键词：so是副词，用于修饰形容词或副词；such是形容词，用于修饰名词。第一个空后是名词短语little birds，所以应用such修饰；第二个空后有much，而so much是一个固定短语，表示“如此多”，所以第二个空用so；第三个空后是名词短语a short time，所以应用such修饰。综上，正确的填空顺序应为such; so; such。

() 6. —Staying in that kind of environment for ______ hours will influence one's health.
—______. Let's go out.
A.a number of; I agree
B.a number of; Certainly not
C.the number of; Good idea
D.the number of; Don't worry

A

首先分析第一个空，a number of 意为“许多”，后接可数名词复数，作主语时，谓语动词用复数；the number of 意为“……的数量”，后接可数名词复数，作主语时，谓语动词用单数。这里表示“在那样的环境中待许多小时”，应该用 a number of。接着看第二个空，根据“Let's go out.”可知是同意前面说的待在那种环境里会影响健康，所以用“I agree”表示同意。B 选项“Certainly not”表示当然不，不符合语境；C 选项“the number of”使用错误；D 选项“Don't worry”表示别担心，也不符合语境。

() 7. —What did your son say to you?
—He asked me ______.
A.when would we go to Hainan for a holiday
B.whom was America discovered by
C.how the life will be like in 500 years
D.if he could play computer games after finishing his homework

D

本题考查宾语从句的用法。宾语从句要用陈述句语序，即引导词后紧跟主语，谓语在主语后。A选项“when would we go to Hainan for a holiday”和B选项“whom was America discovered by”都是疑问句语序，不符合宾语从句的要求，故排除A、B。又因为主句是一般过去时，从句要用相应的过去时态，C选项“how the life will be like in 500 years”中will是一般将来时，不符合时态要求，故排除C。D选项“if he could play computer games after finishing his homework”是陈述句语序，且时态为过去时，符合宾语从句的要求。

() 8. Tom is so careless that he always makes mistakes. Which of the following sentences CANNOT be used to remind him to make things better in his exams?
A.Think twice before acting.
B.Actions speak louder than words.
C.You can't be too careful.
D.A miss is as good as a mile.

B

本题主要考查对句意的理解以及各选项谚语或表达的含义。A选项“Think twice before acting.”意思是“三思而后行”，可用于提醒汤姆考试时要谨慎思考后再行动；C选项“You can't be too careful.”意思是“再小心也不为过”，能提醒汤姆考试时要非常小心；D选项“A miss is as good as a mile.”意思是“失之毫厘，谬以千里”，可提醒汤姆考试时哪怕一点小错误也可能导致严重后果，要小心。而B选项“Actions speak louder than words.”意思是“行动胜于言辞”，主要强调的是行动的重要性，与提醒汤姆在考试中要小心谨慎、避免犯错并无直接关联。

三、完形填空
Louise is a mechanical engineering major(机械工程学专业的学生). Most mechanical engineering majors are ( ). There are only a handful of female mechanical engineering majors. Sometimes, Louise would be the only female in ( )class. It is true that most engineering majors are male, ( )this does not mean that females cannot be engineering majors. Louise knows that people don't expect her ( )to be as high as her male classmates'. She ( )knows that people don't expect her to make as much money as her male classmates.
The final exam was ( )and Louise wanted to join a study group. She, Roy, and Benjamin formed a group. Roy and Benjamin had been Louise's friends since their first year of college. Roy asked Michael if he wanted to join their group. They knew that Michael was the ( )guy in the class. He always got the best scores. "( )would I join your group? Don't you guys get Cs?" he said. "Actually, I have a B⁺," Roy said. "( )it isn't an A, it's not good enough. Besides, I don't want to study with Louise. She's a ( )," Michael said.
"I may not be the smartest person in the class, but I'm doing well," Louise said when she heard this. "I ( )it," Michael said. This motivated(激励) Louise to study harder. For two weeks, she did ( )but study. She even studied while she ate. On the day of the final exam, she was ( ). She thought the test was easy! The teacher ( )everyone's score on the whiteboard. He put the initials(姓名首字母) so people wouldn't know other people's ( ). Louise got the highest grade in the class. "Hey Michael, what did you get?" she asked. "99. You?" Michael said. "100!" she said. Michael gasped(倒抽了一口气).

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. D
14. D
15. C

1. 根据下文“There are only a handful of female mechanical engineering majors.”可知，此处指大多数机械工程学专业的学生是男性。A项意为“男人”，B项意为“女人”，C项意为“男性的”，D项意为“女性的”。因此，C项正确。
2. 空格处需用形容词性物主代词修饰名词class，且主语为Louise，因此用her。A项正确。
3. 空格前后两个句子之间存在转折关系，故用but连接。B项正确。
4. 根据语境可知，Louise知道人们不期望她的成绩和男同学一样高。A项意为“戏剧”，B项意为“成绩”，C项意为“兴趣”，D项意为“才能”。因此，B项正确。
5. 根据上文人们不期望她的成绩和男同学一样高可推知，她也不知道人们不期望她挣的钱和男同学一样多。also表示“也”，用于肯定句句中。A项正确。
6. 句意为：期末考试即将来临，Louise想加入一个学习小组。A项意为“即将来临”，B项意为“长大”，C项意为“醒来”，D项意为“站起来”。因此，A项正确。
7. 根据下文“He always got the best scores.”可知，Michael是班上最聪明的学生。根据句中的表示范围的“in the class”可知，此处应用最高级。D项正确。
8. 根据下文“Don't you guys get Cs?”可知，此处指Michael问Roy他为什么要加入他们的小组。D项意为“为什么”，符合语境。
9. 句意为：虽然这不是A，但还不够好。although意为“虽然”，引导让步状语从句。A项正确。
10. 根据上文可知，Louise是女性。此处指Michael不想和Louise一起学习，因为她是一个女孩。B项意为“女孩”，符合语境。
11. 根据下文“This motivated Louise to study harder.”可知，此处指Michael说他怀疑Louise的能力。doubt意为“怀疑”，符合语境。
12. 根据下文“She even studied while she ate.”可知，Louise努力学习了两周。do nothing but do sth.意为“只做某事”，为固定用法。C项正确。
13. 根据下文“She thought the test was easy!”可知，Louise为期末考试做好了准备。be ready for意为“为……做好准备”，为固定短语。D项正确。
14. 根据语境可知，老师在白板上展示了每个人的分数。A项意为“发现”，B项意为“讨论”，C项意为“不喜欢”，D项意为“展示”。因此，D项正确。
15. 根据上文可知，老师在白板上展示了每个人的分数。故此处指老师把名字的首字母写出来，这样人们就不会知道其他人的分数。score意为“分数”，符合语境。C项正确。