Ⅲ. 句型转换,每空一词
1. It is five years since Mark learned English. (改为同义句)
Mark ______ ______ English for five years.
2. How can I develop new skills? Could you tell me? (改为简单句)
Could you tell me how ______ ______ new skills?
3. Maria felt nervous when she spoke English. (对划线部分提问)
______ ______ Maria feel when she spoke English?
4. Why doesn’t he tell her the news earlier? Kathy asked her brother. (合并为一句)
Kathy asked her brother ______ he ______ tell her the news earlier.
5. Lingling went to school early. She didn’t have breakfast. (合并为一句)
Lingling went to school early ______ ______ breakfast.

1. has learned 2. to develop 3. How did 4. why; didn’t 5. without having

Ⅳ. 完形填空
It is a basic ability for humans to tell more from less. Surprisingly, a number of animals 1 this ability too. They will 2 more of something. Horses, for example, will go for a group of three apples instead of two apples.
This ability is 3 to animals in lots of ways. It helps them 4 the larger group of friends. Many fishes, for example, join groups for 5. If a predator (掠食动物) comes, a fish in a group of 40 is less possible to become lunch than a fish in a group of 10. So if a fish has a choice between two groups, it’s safer to join the 6 one. A sense of number even helps keep the 7. For example, a monkey group will avoid fights with other groups when they find their 8 is not an advantage.
Also, the ability to do simple 9 is a sure thing for some animals. They 10 the difference between one, two, and three. Some others can count much higher than three.
1. A. have
B. miss
C. doubt
D. hate
2. A. grow
B. cook
C. pick
D. leave
3. A. fresh
B. useful
C. correct
D. direct
4. A. hide
B. beat
C. push
D. find
5. A. safety
B. holiday
C. discussion
D. exercise
6. A. faster
B. larger
C. busier
D. quieter
7. A. secret
B. interest
C. peace
D. record
8. A. age
B. number
C. time
D. speed
9. A. counting
B. jumping
C. dancing
D. swimming
10. A. mix
B. like
C. ask
D. know

1—5 ACBDA 6—10 BCBAD