()7.(2024.江苏南通海安一模)The history of si he yuan in Beijing can be traced back to about 800 years ago when Beijing ______ its status(地位)as the capital city.
A.set up
B.opened up
C.put up
D.took up

A 【点拨】set up 设立,建立;open up 拓展,打开;put up 张贴;take up 占据。结合“its status”可知,这里表示确立地位。故选 A。

()8.The film star worked ______ a waitress ______ she became a superstar.
A.for ; before
B.as ; after
C.as ; before
D.for ; after

C 【点拨】表示“以某身份工作”要用 work as,根据主从句关系可知选用连词 before。

()9.-Walking more is good for our health.
-You're right.So I'd rather ______ an hour's walk to work than consider ______ a car.
A.take ; driving
B.take ; drive
C.take ; to drive
D.to take ; driving

A

()10.--There'll be a film tonight.--______! Let's go to the cinema together.
A.Take it easy
B.What a shame
C.With pleasure
D.Wonderful

D 【点拨】Take it easy 别紧张;What a shame 真遗憾;With pleasure 乐意效劳;Wonderful 好极了。答语意为“太好了! 咱们一起去看电影吧”。故选 D。

Yue Fei was a hero who lived during the Song dynasty.As a general(将军),he 1his army to win many battles.In 1125,the Jin army from the north invaded(侵略)the Song kingdom and tried to take control 2its central land.Yue decided 3the enemy.Before he set out,his mother asked him,“ Right now the country 4great difficulty.What do you plan to do?"“ Serve 5country with loyalty(精忠报国),” Yue said.That was what his mother hoped her son would do.She had the words tattooed(给……文身)on her son's back so that he would not 6forget them.His mother asked,“ My child,tattoos are quite painful.Are you afraid?"Yue said,“ Mother,a little needle(针)is nothing. 7I were afraid of a needle,how could I go to war on the front line?"8these words in mind,Yue defeated the Jin army many times.9,Yue was later framed(陷害)by Qin Hui and 10.But his spirit was passed on to later generations.

1. led 2. of 3. to fight 4. is facing 5. the 6. easily 7. If 8. Keeping 9. Sadly 10. was killed

五、阅读理解。
If you feel sad or upset,remember not to watch a happy movie.A sad movie may be more suitable for you.
Some scientists at Ohio State University,the US,have found that sad movies can make people happier.They published their study in a magazine called Communication Research.
Scientists asked 361 college students to watch a sad movie called Atonement.The movie tells a story of two lovers who were separated.They died during World War II at the end of the movie.The 361 college students answered questions from the scientists before,after and three times during the movie to find out their different feelings,including sadness.
According to the result of the survey,scientists found out that people felt better after watching the sad movie.Scientists believed this was because the movie made them think about their own lives and relationships.Compared to those of the unlucky lovers in the movie,their lives were full of hope.
" I want to live my life to the fullest,and this movie has made me think a lot," one student wrote.
Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick,the leader of the study,explained that bad moods would make people more thoughtful.“ Good moods are generally a sign that everything is fine.You don't have to worry,and you don't have to think about problems in your life,” she said.“ But bad emotions,like sadness,make you feel terrible about your situation.Therefore,seeing a sad movie may make you feel bad,but that will cause you to think more about your own close relationships and value them more."
( )1.The scientists asked the college students to watch Atonement ______.
A.to help them make more friends
B.to make them feel better about themselves
C.to find out how they felt after watching it
D.to encourage them to share their feelings
( )2.How many times did the students answer questions from the scientists?
A.Six times. B.Five times. C.Four times. D.Three times.
( )3.What does the underlined word “ those ” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Stories. B.Feelings. C.Friends. D.Lives.
( )4.What is the best title for this passage?
A.Feeling Sad?Watch a Sad Movie. B.Feeling Lonely?Find True Love.
C.Feeling Bad?See a Happy Film. D.Feeling Down?Think About Others.

1. C 【点拨】根据文章及第三段中“The 361 college students answered questions from the scientists before, after and three times during the movie to find out their different feelings, including sadness.”可知选 C。 2. B 【点拨】根据第三段中“The 361 college students answered questions from the scientists before, after and three times during the movie to find out their different feelings, including sadness.”可知选 B。 3. D 【点拨】根据画线词所在句“Compared to those of the unlucky lovers in the movie, their lives were full of hope.”可知,此处 those 指的是后文的“lives”。故选 D。 4. A 【点拨】根据第一段中“If you feel sad or upset, remember not to watch a happy movie. A sad movie may be more suitable for you.”并通读全文可知选 A。