Ⅳ. Fill in the blanks and make the dialogue smooth.
A: 1 （特殊疑问句）
B: It means never giving up when things are difficult.
A: Did you ever learn something hard before?
B: Yes, I tried to learn to swim last holiday.
A: 2 （特殊疑问句）
B: I was afraid of water and wanted to stop.
A: 3 （反意疑问句）
B: No, it wasn't. But I told myself to be brave.
A: 4 （特殊疑问句）
B: My coach and my strong mind.
A: How cool! You can swim well now, can't you?
B: Yes, I can swim freely in the pool.

1. What does a strong mind mean to you?
2. How did you feel at the beginning?
3. It was not easy, was it?
4. Who helped you keep trying?

【分析】
本题为情景对话补全题，需结合上下文语境及句式要求（特殊疑问句、反意疑问句）推导空白处内容：1. 由B的回答（解释“坚强意志”的含义），可知A需询问“坚强意志”的意思，用特殊疑问句；2. 由B的回答（刚开始怕水想放弃），可知A需询问刚开始的感受，用特殊疑问句；3. 要求反意疑问句，结合B的答语（No, it wasn't），推导陈述部分与疑问部分；4. 由B的回答（人物：教练和意志），可知A需询问帮助坚持的对象，用特殊疑问句。
【解析】
1. 根据B的回答“It means never giving up when things are difficult.”，可知A询问“坚强意志”的含义，特殊疑问句为：What does a strong mind mean to you?
2. 根据B的回答“I was afraid of water and wanted to stop.”，可知A询问刚开始的感受，特殊疑问句为：How did you feel at the beginning?
3. 要求反意疑问句，结合B的答语“No, it wasn't.”，推导陈述部分为“It was not easy”，疑问部分为“was it?”，即：It was not easy, was it?
4. 根据B的回答“My coach and my strong mind.”，可知A询问帮助坚持的对象，特殊疑问句为：Who helped you keep trying?
【答案】
1. What does a strong mind mean to you?
2. How did you feel at the beginning?
3. It was not easy, was it?
4. Who helped you keep trying?
【知识点】
特殊疑问句、反意疑问句、情景对话补全
【点评】
本题考查情景对话补全，需结合上下文逻辑和指定句式要求作答，难度适中，侧重日常对话的语境理解与句式运用。
【难度系数】
0.5

Ⅴ. Answer the questions.
It was 11 p. m. Wednesday, but I was still working on a reading report for the class display board! I had to finish it and hand it in by the weekend but my teacher wanted it on Thursday. She was unhappy about my habit of leaving things to the last minute.
A month ago, I wanted to get rid of this habit and get healthier. However, at the end of the month, I wasn’t any healthier. I felt sorry and missed my old habits.
A health scientist says it’s not our own bad. Our genes have been programmed since we were born. That’s why I didn’t break my old habit at all.
The scientist says that it takes us at least ten weeks to get into a new habit. For example, if I want to keep fit, I must keep taking regular exercise in the gym for about two and a half months. After that, it will become part of my daily life. The good news is that once you make it to ten weeks, everything becomes much easier. The bad news is that 6
1. When did the writer have to finish his reading report?

2. What was the teacher unhappy about?

3. The writer changed his old habit last month, didn’t he?

4. Why was it hard for him to break his old habit, according to the health scientist?

5. How long does it take us to develop a new habit according to the health scientist?

6. Help the writer fill in the blank with possible bad news.

1. By the weekend. 2. The writer's habit of leaving things to the last minute.
3. No, he didn't. 4. Because our genes have been programmed since we were born. 5. At least ten weeks. 6. ten weeks is a really long time, so it's easy to give up on your good plan soon. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，需根据文章内容逐一解答各问题：1. 定位文章中关于完成报告时间的细节；2. 找到老师不开心的原因；3. 判断作者是否成功改变旧习惯；4. 提取科学家说明难改习惯的原因；5. 找出养成新习惯的时长；6. 结合前文内容补充合理的坏消息。
【解析】1. 根据文章第一段“I had to finish it and hand it in by the weekend”，可知作者需在周末前完成报告；2. 由第一段最后一句“She was unhappy about my habit of leaving things to the last minute”，可知老师不满作者拖延的习惯；3. 第二段提到作者想改掉习惯但月底没更健康，仍怀念旧习惯，故为否定回答；4. 第三段科学家指出“Our genes have been programmed since we were born”，说明难改旧习惯的原因；5. 第四段明确“it takes us at least ten weeks to get into a new habit”，即养成新习惯至少需十周；6. 前文提到十周后习惯变容易，坏消息可围绕十周时间长易放弃，如“ten weeks is a really long time, so it's easy to give up on your good plan soon”。
【答案】1. By the weekend. 2. The writer's habit of leaving things to the last minute. 3. No, he didn't. 4. Because our genes have been programmed since we were born. 5. At least ten weeks. 6. ten weeks is a really long time, so it's easy to give up on your good plan soon. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节信息查找，一般疑问句回答，推理填空
【点评】本题考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，涵盖细节定位、逻辑判断和合理推理，整体难度适中，需学生仔细阅读文章提取关键信息。
【难度系数】0.5