( ) 1.I need half ______ hour to draw a picture.

A./
B.the
C.an
D.a

C

“half an hour”是固定短语，表示“半小时”，hour是以元音音素开头的单词，所以用an。

( ) 2.—______ do you go swimming?
—I never go swimming.

A.How many
B.How much
C.How often
D.How long

C

本题主要考查疑问词组的用法。how many询问可数名词的数量；how much询问不可数名词的数量或价格；how often询问频率；how long询问时间的长短或物体的长度。根据答语“I never go swimming.”（我从来不去游泳）可知，问句是在询问去游泳的频率，所以应该用how often来提问。

( ) 3.We should never ______ breakfast. It gives us energy for the morning.

A.miss
B.have
C.make
D.change

A

根据题意“我们不应该____早餐。它为我们上午提供能量。”可知，早餐对我们很重要，不应该错过。A选项miss意为“错过”；B选项have意为“吃”；C选项make意为“制作”；D选项change意为“改变”。结合语境，这里应该填“错过”，即miss。

( ) 4.I often have a yogurt ______ meals.

A.around
B.between
C.on
D.of

B

分析句子结构可知，句子想要表达的是“我经常在两餐之间喝酸奶”。选项A“around”表示“在……周围”；选项B“between”表示“在……之间”，常用于两者之间；选项C“on”表示“在……上面”；选项D“of”表示“……的”。根据句意，只有选项B“between”符合语境，表示在两餐之间的时间喝酸奶。

( ) 5.Of the following words, which underlined part has a different sound?

A.both
B.mouth
C.three
D.there

D

首先分析每个选项中划线部分的发音：A选项“both”中“th”发音为/θ/；B选项“mouth”中“th”发音为/θ/；C选项“three”中“th”发音为/θ/；D选项“there”中“th”发音为/ð/。可以明显看出，A、B、C三个选项中“th”的发音是相同的，而D选项中“th”的发音与其他三项不同。

二、完形填空
Can you bake (烘焙)? In the United States, ______1______ learn to bake from a very young age. They have bake sales at school. Students bake sweet foods at home, like cakes and cookies. Then they sell them ______2______ to raise (募集) money. The school uses the ______3______ to help pay for (支付) field trips, sports events and some other activities.
However, there are some ______4______ ideas about bake sales. Some states (州) in the country don't let students sell or ______5______ sweets at school. A rule says that food at school must be ______6______.
Students have different ideas ______7______ bake sales too.
Hadeyah Donaie, a student from Virgin Islands, is against (反对) bake sales. She says sweets are ______8______ for children. Schools should care more about students' health. But Ana Majmudar, from Maryland, ______9______ bake sales. She thinks students can use natural ingredients (天然食材) to make baked food ______10______. Also, baking is a great way for students to spend time with their friends and family.
( ) 1. A. women
B. teachers
C. parents
D. children
( ) 2. A. at home
B. at school
C. in shops
D. in the street
( ) 3. A. food
B. time
C. money
D. work
( ) 4. A. different
B. important
C. special
D. perfect
( ) 5. A. make
B. keep
C. study
D. buy
( ) 6. A. healthy
B. delicious
C. interesting
D. sweet
( ) 7. A. of
B. about
C. to
D. for
( ) 8. A. sorry
B. ready
C. bad
D. good
( ) 9. A. likes
B. needs
C. shares
D. has
( ) 10. A. sweeter
B. cleaner
C. nicer
D. healthier

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. D

1. 文中提到“In the United States, ... learn to bake from a very young age. They have bake sales at school.”，这里的“They”指的是学生，也就是孩子，所以选D。
2. 文中说“Students bake sweet foods at home... Then they sell them... to raise money.”，结合前文提到在学校有烘焙义卖，所以是在学校卖，选B。
3. 文中提到“raise (募集) money. The school uses the... to help pay for...”，可知是用筹集的钱来支付一些活动费用，选C。
4. 文中说“However, there are some... ideas about bake sales.”，后面提到不同州的不同规定，所以是有不同的观点，选A。
5. 文中说“Some states (州) in the country don't let students sell or... sweets at school.”，与sell对应的是make，即制作，选A。
6. 文中说“A rule says that food at school must be...”，结合前文提到关注学生健康，所以应该是健康的食物，选A。
7. 文中说“Students have different ideas... bake sales too.”，表示关于烘焙义卖有不同的观点，用about，选B。
8. 文中说“She says sweets are... for children. Schools should care more about students' health.”，可知她认为甜食对孩子不好，选C。
9. 文中说“But Ana Majmudar, from Maryland,... bake sales.”，结合后文她认为烘焙的好处，可知她喜欢烘焙义卖，选A。
10. 文中说“She thinks students can use natural ingredients (天然食材) to make baked food...”，使用天然食材会使烘焙食品更健康，选D。