( )2. —Song of Autumn by Liu Yuxi describes autumn in a different way.
—I agree. Most poets(诗人)describe this season to _______ a feeling of sadness, but in Liu’s eyes autumn is full of life and hope.
A. excuse
B. express
C. expect
D. explain

2. B 【点拨】此处是说表达一种悲伤的情绪。故选B。

( )3.(2023·江苏镇江调研)The fog was _______ for us to exercise outside this morning.
A. too heavy
B. so heavy
C. very heavy
D. quite heavy

3. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，本句需用too...to(太……而不能……)结构。故选A。

( )4. The light in the study wasn’t _______ for me to read.
A. enough bright
B. brightly enough
C. enough brightly
D. bright enough

4. D

( )5. Life is strange. We don’t know what will happen _______ in the future.
A. sometimes
B. some time
C. some times
D. sometime

5. D 【点拨】句意：生活很奇怪。我们不知道将来某个时候会发生什么。sometimes 有时候；some time 一些时间；some times 好几次；sometime 在某时。故选D。

( )6.(2023·江苏镇江调研)David said that the glass was broken and warned me _______ it.
A. don’t touch
B. to not touch
C. not to touch
D. no touching

6. C 【点拨】warn sb. not to do sth. 警告某人不要做某事。故选C。

( )7. —I’ve been practising the piano all morning, but I still cannot play the new song well.
—Don’t worry, my boy. _______.
A. It’s never too old to learn
B. Well begun is half done
C. Rome wasn’t built in a day
D. The early bird catches the worm

7. C 【点拨】It’s never too old to learn 活到老学到老；Well begun is half done 良好的开端是成功的一半；Rome wasn’t built in a day 罗马不是一天建成的；The early bird catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。根据“我整个上午都在练习弹钢琴，但我还是弹不好这支新曲子”可知，此处表示勉励，应该说“罗马不是一天建成的”。故选C。

( )8. —Can you do well in today’s test, Tom?
—_______. I didn’t prepare for it well because I had a fever last night.
A. I hope so
B. I’m afraid not
C. I think so
D. I hope not

8. B

四、阅读短文，在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词，或用括号内所给单词或短语的正确形式填空。
Consider how to greet other people
The way people greet each other can be of great 1（important）in your daily life, and proper greetings may be quite different depending on where you are and whom you are greeting. Of course, the main factor（因素）to consider is 2 well you know the person.
As a general rule, the 3（close）you are to a person, the more intimate（亲密的）your greeting can be. However, there are different greetings between men and between women. But remember that if you are friendly and 4（relax）, you will get along fine.
Man to man
Men can be 5（care）of any try at physical contact. When you meet, a firm handshake is the best strategy（策略）. Look at your new friend 6 the eye and smile, but do not hold on for too long. However, close friends may use any number of hand slaps or fist bumps（拍手或碰拳）to greet each other.
Woman to woman
Female friends tend to be more physical in their greetings. Close friends will often hug and kiss, especially if they 7（not see）each other for a long time. However, this 8（not mean）that you should hug at once whenever you meet a new woman. A handshake is always safe.
Man to woman
9（try）to kiss a woman you have just met can appear forceful. Instead, offer a warm smile and a handshake. In a more formal setting, it can be proper to give a woman one or two kisses on the cheek（脸颊）. 10 you become closer friends, you may begin to hug or kiss.
1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________
6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________

1. importance 2. how 3. closer 4. relaxed 5. careful 6. in 7. haven’t seen 8. doesn’t mean 9. Trying 10. As