(四)
The story of Mulan Joins the Army has been popular for over a thousand years.
The story is about a girl, Hua Mulan, whose f1 is called up to war. As Hua
Mulan w2 that her dad is too old to fight, she decides to dress up as a man and
go in his place. After many years of war, she is o3 a reward and a promotion for
her service, but turns them down so she can go back to her family. It is only much
l4 that the friends she made during the war discover she is not a man.
Hua Mulan is an iconic character to many Chinese people because she strongly
shows values that they appreciate—b5, loyalty and complete selflessness.

1. father 2. worries 3. offered 4. later 5. bravery

【分析】
通读全文可知，本文讲述花木兰替父从军的故事。第1空根据下文“her dad is too old”可判断是父亲被征召；第2空主语是第三人称单数，结合语境是“担心”父亲不能参战；第3空是被动结构，表“被提供”奖励；第4空“much later”是固定搭配，表“很久之后”；第5空结合后文价值观，需填表示“勇敢”的名词。
【解析】
1. 由下文“her dad is too old to fight”可知，花木兰的父亲被征召入伍，故填father；
2. 主语Hua Mulan为第三人称单数，时态为一般现在时，结合语境“担心父亲太老不能打仗”，故填worries；
3. 此处表示“被提供奖励和晋升”，用被动语态，offer的过去分词为offered，故填offered；
4. “much later”是固定短语，意为“很久之后”，符合“战友后来发现她是女性”的语境，故填later；
5. 结合上下文列举的价值观（忠诚、无私），此处需填表示“勇敢”的名词，故填bravery。
【答案】
1. father 2. worries 3. offered 4. later 5. bravery
【知识点】
完形填空词汇运用、固定搭配、动词时态语态
【点评】
本题以花木兰替父从军的故事为载体，考查学生对词汇、语境及固定搭配的掌握，结合文化常识可辅助解题，属于基础型完形填空题。
【难度系数】
0.6

(五)
Xi'an has a long history. The city's early history is often linked with Liu Bang.
Liu Bang b1 his career as a local leader in what is now Jiangsu Province. In
time, through his ability he became the emperor in 202 BCE. He started the Han
Dynasty and made Xi'an the capital, giving it the n2 Chang'an—long peace. The
Han Dynasty became k3 as a golden age, when most of the rulers were good,
and the people were h4. Many important i5 were created during the Han
Dynasty, including paper.

1. began 2. name 3. known 4. happy 5. inventions

【分析】
这是一篇介绍西安与汉朝历史的英语短文填空，解题时需先通读全文把握大意，再结合语境、固定搭配及词汇用法逐一确定每个空的单词：
1. 第1空需表达“开始事业”，对应固定搭配begin one's career，结合全文过去时态确定单词；
2. 第2空需表达“取名”，对应固定搭配give sth the name...，结合语境确定；
3. 第3空对应固定搭配become known as（被称为），符合语境；
4. 第4空需结合“黄金时代”的语境，确定描述人民状态的形容词；
5. 第5空需结合后文举例的“纸”，确定对应名词的复数形式。
【解析】
1. 第1空：根据语境“刘邦在现在的江苏以地方领袖身份开始他的事业”，固定搭配begin one's career，全文为过去时态，故填began；
2. 第2空：根据语境“给它取名为长安”，固定搭配give sth the name...，故填name；
3. 第3空：固定搭配become known as意为“被称为”，符合“汉朝被称为黄金时代”的语境，故填known；
4. 第4空：根据“黄金时代”的语境，人民应是幸福的，形容词happy符合要求，故填happy；
5. 第5空：后文举例纸，属于发明，many后接可数名词复数，故填inventions。
【答案】
1. began 2. name 3. known 4. happy 5. inventions
【知识点】
英语词汇运用；固定搭配；语境理解
【点评】
本题为语境型英语填空题，结合历史背景考查词汇的固定搭配与语境运用，难度适中，能有效检验学生的词汇掌握及语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.5

(六)
Whether friendships are old or new, you can't neglect them if you want them to
last. Even though it's sometimes hard to s1 time together, it's important to keep
in touch. Here are some u2 suggestions on how to keep friends. First, be a good
listener. Don't judge or offer a3 unless you are asked to. Second, respect the
other person's opinion, even when you don't a4. Besides, never betray a
confidence. Your friends need to know they can trust you. What's more, if you find
yourselves fighting with your friend, try to look at things from the other person's point
of view. F5, be supportive of your friends. It's important to love them despite
their faults!

1. spend 2. useful 3. advice 4. agree 5. Finally

【分析】
这是一篇关于维持友谊的英语选词填空题，需结合语境、固定搭配及逻辑顺序填写合适单词。第1空需结合“time together”的固定搭配；第2空修饰名词需用形容词；第3空需结合“offer”的常用搭配；第4空需结合“尊重观点”的语境；第5空需结合列举建议的逻辑衔接词。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配“spend time together”表示“共度时光”，符合语境，故填spend；
2. 此处修饰名词“suggestions”，需用形容词，“useful”意为“有用的”，符合“有用的建议”的语境，故填useful；
3. “offer advice”是固定搭配，意为“提供建议”，advice为不可数名词，符合语境，故填advice；
4. 结合“尊重对方观点”的语境，此处指即使不“同意”对方观点，agree（同意）符合要求，故填agree；
5. 前文用First、Second等列举建议，最后一点需用衔接词Finally（最后），符合逻辑，故填Finally。
【答案】
1. spend 2. useful 3. advice 4. agree 5. Finally
【知识点】
固定搭配、形容词用法、名词用法
【点评】
本题围绕维持友谊的话题，考查基础词汇的运用，需结合语境和常用搭配解题，难度适中，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6

(七)
Long ago, some mice kept getting attacked by a cat. So they held a meeting
together and discussed what to do.
At the meeting, each mouse had a d1 opinion, but all were voted down.
Finally, a little mouse proposed that they hang a small bell around the cat's neck, so
when they heard the bell r2, they would run away. All the mice a3 with
what the little mouse said.
An old mouse who was sitting alone said nothing. Then it stood up and said,
"This idea is very clever, but I think we will still have some t4. Who should we
send to hang the small bell around the cat's neck?"
The story teaches us that thinking up an idea is e5 than actually carrying out
the plan.

1. different 2. ring 3. agreed 4. trouble 5. easier

【分析】
本题为英语首字母填空题，解题思路是先通读全文理解故事大意，再结合上下文语境、句子结构及首字母提示，逐一确定每个空的单词。故事核心是老鼠们讨论应对猫的办法，最终得出想法易实施难的道理，需根据每句语境匹配合适的单词。
1. 空1：由后文“all were voted down（都被否决）”可知，每只老鼠的意见不相同，结合首字母d，确定单词。
2. 空2：根据“听到铃铛响”的语境，结合hear sth do sth结构及首字母r，确定单词。
3. 空3：结合固定搭配“agree with（同意）”，全文为过去时态，首字母a，确定单词。
4. 空4：由后文“谁去挂铃铛”可知，挂铃铛存在困难，结合固定搭配“have trouble（有麻烦）”及首字母t，确定单词。
5. 空5：由句中than可知需用比较级，结合“想想法比实施容易”的语境及首字母e，确定单词。
【解析】
1. 空1：根据语境“每只老鼠有不同的意见，都被否决”，首字母为d，填different。
2. 空2：根据“听到铃铛响”的语境，hear sth do sth结构，首字母为r，填ring。
3. 空3：固定搭配agree with，全文为过去时态，首字母为a，填agreed。
4. 空4：根据“挂铃铛有困难”的语境，固定搭配have trouble，首字母为t，填trouble。
5. 空5：句中than提示用比较级，结合“想想法比实施容易”的语境，首字母为e，填easier。
【答案】
1. different 2. ring 3. agreed 4. trouble 5. easier
【知识点】
英语首字母填空、固定搭配、形容词比较级
【点评】
本题为基础英语首字母填空题，故事简单易懂，主要考查学生对语境的理解、常用固定搭配及形容词比较级的掌握，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6