(二)阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从文后选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
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Can animals draw? Can they sing? Here are two stories about animals with special talents (才能).
In Thailand, there are some very interesting elephants. These elephants can draw. 37 After looking at the pictures, people often say, "These elephants are really clever." You can see the pictures in special shops on the Internet.
Nora is a beautiful cat, but she isn't a typical (典型的) cat. 38 Nora's owner, Betsy, is a music teacher. There are two pianos in Betsy's living room. 39 She likes to play them with Betsy's students. And her music is very nice. Do you want to listen to her music? 40
Are there any interesting animals in your city?
A. You can find Nora's videos on the Internet.
B. She can play the piano.
C. They draw very beautiful, interesting pictures.
D. Nora likes the two pianos very much.
E. Betsy teaches her students in the living room every day.
37. 38. 39. 40.

37. C；
38. B；
39. D；
40. A；

37. 前文提到这些大象可以画画，后文提到人们看到画后称赞大象聪明，因此此处应选择与大象画画相关的内容，C选项“它们画非常漂亮、有趣的画”符合语境。
38. 前文提到Nora不是一只典型的猫，后文提到Nora的主人是一位音乐老师，因此此处应选择与Nora特殊才能相关的内容，B选项“她可以弹钢琴”符合语境。
39. 前文提到Betsy的客厅有两架钢琴，后文提到她喜欢和Betsy的学生一起弹，因此此处应选择与Nora喜欢钢琴相关的内容，D选项“Nora非常喜欢这两架钢琴”符合语境。
40. 前文提到她的音乐非常好听，询问是否想听她的音乐，因此此处应选择与如何听到Nora音乐相关的内容，A选项“你可以在网上找到Nora的视频”符合语境。

三、语言运用(共20小题;每小题1分，计20分)
A)阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
Hi Fred!
How are you? Do you enjoy your new school? I'm sure you do.
Now I m studying in Malaga, Spain. It has been six weeks since (自从) I arrived here. In Spain, life is different.
I arrived in Spain in the first week of September. The weather is very 41. Even though (尽管) it's October, it's still sunny and warm. I went to the beach and 42 in the Mediterranean Sea earlier today.
I am living 43 a very friendly host family (寄宿家庭). We eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner together. On Sundays, we eat a big home-cooked meal for lunch. In Spain, lunch is usually the biggest 44 of the day.
On weekdays, I take classes at school. There, I have some new friends. They are very kind. At first, I couldn't understand their Spanish, so they helped me a lot. Thanks to them, I'm making great progress in Spanish. Now I 45 understand most of their talks.
How about you? I'm 46 hearing from you soon.
Best wishes,
Robert
() 41. A. bad
B. nice
C. terrible
() 42. A. ran
B. swam
C. exercised
() 43. A. in
B. of
C. with
() 44. A. dish
B. food
C. meal
() 45. A. can
B. can't
C. must
() 46. A. looking forward to
B. looking after
C. looking at

41. B
42. B
43. C
44. C
45. A
46. A

41. 根据后文“it's still sunny and warm”可知天气很好，所以选择 B (nice)。
42. 根据“in the Mediterranean Sea”可知是在海里游泳，所以选择 B (swam)。
43. “和某人一起住”用“live with sb.”，所以选择 C (with)。
44. 根据“lunch”可知这里指的是一天中的主要一餐，所以选择 C (meal)。
45. 根据“Thanks to them, I'm making great progress in Spanish.”可知现在能够理解大部分对话，所以选择 A (can)。
46. “期待”用“look forward to”，所以选择 A。