Ⅰ. 词汇运用
A. 根据句意及首字母提示或英文解释写出单词。
1. My Maths teacher is a man of m____ height.
2. When the police caught the s____, they were having dinner.
3. Do you have any ____ (something to lead to solving the crime) now?
4. (2025·淮安调研改编)Your room looks u____. The clothes are everywhere.
5. (2024·宜宾中考)Please tell me the t____. Don't lie to me again.
B. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
6. On the morning of May 2, a girl was murdered. The police were searching for the ____ (murder).
7. Don't believe what he is saying. He's ____ (lie). 链接《上分攻略》“单词解析”P66
8. Mr Green's mobile phone has gone ____ (miss), so he is looking for it everywhere.
9. He never forgets to make ____ (note) of his speech.

1. medium 2. suspects 3. clues 4. untidy 5. truth 6. murderer 7. lying 8. missing 9. notes

1. Sherlock Holmes is a famous ____ in stories who solves many cases.
A. detective
B. angel
C. actor
D. superstar

A [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:夏洛克·福尔摩斯在故事中是一名侦探,侦破了很多案件。根据“who solves many cases”可推知,他是一名侦探。故选A。

2. The police ____ trying to ____ who the murderer is.
A. is; find
B. are; find out
C. is; work out
D. are; look

B [解析]考查谓语动词和动词短语辨析。police是集合名词,根据本题语境可知,此处表示的是复数概念,谓语动词应用are;第二空指找出凶手,应用find out,指通过观察、探索而发现事实的真相,调查并找出原因,或发现秘密、错误等。故选B。

3. (2023·泰州兴化期末)—How do you feel about taking dancing classes?
—To tell the ____, I'm not interested at all.
A. joke
B. tale
C. truth
D. reason

C [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:——你觉得上舞蹈课怎么样? ——说实话,我一点也不感兴趣。joke玩笑;tale故事,传说;truth事实,真相;reason理由。根据“I'm not interested at all.”可知,此处是表达自己的真实感受,to tell the truth表示“说实话”。故选C。

4. —I don't like the short story The Gifts. I think it's too old.
—____. Although it may be out of date, I still think it's moving.
A. I don't think so
B. It doesn't matter
C. You're welcome
D. That's all right

A [解析]考查交际用语。根据答语中的“I still think it's moving”可知,回答者持不同观点。A项意为“我不这么认为”;B项意为“没关系”;C项和D项均表示“不客气”。故选A。

5. —Why do you look so worried and sad, Diana?
—Oh, my new phone has ____. It is so expensive.
A. been missed
B. gone lost
C. gone missing
D. been losing

C [解析]考查动词短语辨析。missing作形容词时,意为“丢失的,找不到的”;go missing/be lost意为“丢失”,为固定搭配。故选C。

Ⅲ. 根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子
1. 这次交通事故发生在一个下雪的早晨。
The traffic accident ____.
2. 昨天那个时候他们正在寻找那只丢失的狗。
____ at that time yesterday.
3. 小女孩太害怕了,不敢告诉家人真相。
The little girl ____.
4. 昨晚一名年轻的妇女被谋杀了。
____ last night.
5. 他为什么穿成那样？(be dressed)

1. happened on a snowy morning
2. They were looking for the lost/missing dog
3. was too afraid/frightened to tell her family the truth/was so afraid/frightened that she couldn't tell her family the truth
4. A young woman was murdered
5. Why is he dressed like that?