四、词汇运用(每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,根据语篇内容,在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式或时态,使短文通顺、连贯。
Steve Grant knows London very well. He is a Londoner. He works as a taxi driver in the city. Every day，he drives his passengers wherever they want to go. He remembers many streets，landmarks，and places of interest. So he thinks it's very possible for him 46. (pass) “The knowledge” test. If he passes the test，he 47. (be) able to join the highest level of London's taxi drivers. However，the test isn't easy. To pass it，taxi drivers need to remember tens of 48. (thousand) of streets and places. And the drivers must be able to find the best route(路线) between two places 49. (quick) without looking at a map. It usually takes a driver a few years to prepare for the test.
Steve 50. ______ (begin) to prepare for the test five years ago. While other drivers were resting after a long day's work，he was studying hard for the test every day. He also took a map test and some written exams，including exams about London's 51. ______ (tradition) culture. He even bought a light motorcycle so that he could learn about London in a 52. ______ (good) way than before.
When Steve is trying his best to pass the test，some people advise cancelling(取消) it. They think that online maps allow everyone 53. (find) the best routes easily，even someone who knows nothing about the place. So it's no need for taxi drivers to remember so many routes and places. But some say taxi drivers should try to take the test. In 54. (they) opinion，taxi drivers，who know London and lives of Londoners well，will make visitors' journey 55. (usual) and memorable.

46. to pass 47. will be 48. thousands 49. quickly 50. began 51. traditional 52. better 53. to find 54. their 55. unusual

【分析】
本题为英语语篇型词汇运用题，需结合语境和语法规则填写单词的正确形式。解题时先通读短文理解大意，再逐个分析空格考点：46题考固定句型的非谓语形式；47题考条件状语从句的时态；48题考固定短语的名词复数；49题考副词修饰动词；50题考一般过去时；51题考形容词修饰名词；52题考形容词比较级；53题考固定搭配的非谓语形式；54题考形容词性物主代词；55题考形容词的语境运用。
【解析】
46. 固定句型“it's + adj + for sb to do sth”表示“对某人来说做某事是……的”，故填to pass；
47. if引导的条件状语从句遵循“主将从现”原则，主句用一般将来时，故填will be；
48. 固定短语“tens of thousands of”意为“成千上万的”，thousand需用复数形式，故填thousands；
49. 此处修饰动词find，需用quick的副词形式，故填quickly；
50. 时间状语“five years ago”表过去，begin用过去式，故填began；
51. 修饰名词culture需用tradition的形容词形式，故填traditional；
52. 句中出现than，需用good的比较级，故填better；
53. 固定搭配“allow sb to do sth”表示“允许某人做某事”，故填to find；
54. 修饰名词opinion需用they的形容词性物主代词，故填their；
55. 结合语境，此处需表示“不寻常的”，与memorable并列，故填unusual。
【答案】
46. to pass 47. will be 48. thousands 49. quickly 50. began 51. traditional 52. better 53. to find 54. their 55. unusual
【知识点】
非谓语动词、时态、形容词与副词的用法
【点评】
本题为语篇型词汇运用题，考查学生在语境中运用基础语法和词汇的能力，涵盖固定句型、时态、词性转换等考点，难度适中，需结合上下文和语法规则解题。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、短文填空(每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
Wang Xueru is a 22-year-old student from the University of International Business and Economics(对外经济贸易大学) in Beijing. Now，she works as a volunteer Chinese teacher at Mengla No.1 High School in Mengla County，Yunnan Province. The high school is one of the partner schools of her university and often gets 56. s and help from it.
One day，Wang Xueru didn't feel well after class. But she 57. s tried to put her things away quietly. Then，a student came to her and gave Wang a piece of paper and a warm patch (暖宝宝). The paper said，“58. I the sky is cloudy，I will be your sunshine.” At that time，Wang felt no longer tired or painful. Instead，she felt very warm. This showed the sweet care 59. b a young volunteer teacher and her students in that classroom in Yunnan.
This is just one story. There are many stories 60. s to it. The volunteers in the stories are all from Wang's university. They take part in the “Go West” programme. This programme which was started in 2003 often offers young graduates(毕业生) the 61. c to spend one year teaching in some poor places in the western part of China.
Wang comes from Quanzhou，Fujian Province. She mainly studies Chinese Language and Literature(文学). When she first 62. e university，she knew what she wanted to do. She wanted to help 63. o. Her favourite saying is “When poor，make yourself better，when successful(成功)，help the world.” This saying helps her do many volunteer jobs.
Every year，around forty to fifty students want to join in the “Go West” programme. But only twenty-one students can get in 64. f. Wang Xueru was picked because she had many volunteer 65. e and kept getting better at it.

56. support 57. still 58. If 59. between 60. similar 61. chance 62. entered 63. others 64. finally 65. experiences

【分析】
做短文填空时，需先通读全文理解主旨，再结合上下文语境、句子结构及首字母提示，分析每个空格所需单词的词性、词义，匹配合适的英语单词，最后检查单词形式是否符合要求，确保短文通顺。具体步骤：1. 把握文章核心（对外经贸大学学生王雪茹参与西部计划支教的故事）；2. 逐句分析空格，结合首字母、语法及语境确定单词；3. 验证单词是否符合句子逻辑和语法规则。
【解析】
56. 句意：这所高中是她大学的合作学校之一，常从大学获得支持和帮助。根据首字母s及并列词help，此处填名词support（支持），与help并列。
57. 句意：但她还是试着悄悄收拾东西。结合前文“身体不适”及首字母s，填副词still（仍然），表转折语气。
58. 句意：纸上写着：“如果天空多云，我会成为你的阳光。”根据句子结构（条件状语从句）及首字母I，填If（如果）引导条件状语从句。
59. 句意：这展现了志愿者老师和学生间的甜蜜关怀。根据“between...and...”固定搭配及首字母b，填between（在……之间）。
60. 句意：有很多类似的故事。根据首字母s及“to it”，填similar（相似的），similar to表示“与……相似”。
61. 句意：该项目给毕业生提供西部支教的机会。根据首字母c及“offers sb sth”结构，填名词chance（机会）。
62. 句意：当她刚进入大学时，就明确了目标。根据首字母e及“university”，填过去式entered（进入），对应过去的动作。
63. 句意：她想帮助别人。根据首字母o及语境，填代词others（别人），泛指其他人。
64. 句意：但最终只有21名学生能入选。根据首字母f及语境，填副词finally（最终），表结果。
65. 句意：她被选中是因为有很多志愿者经历。根据首字母e及“many”，填复数名词experiences（经历）。
【答案】56. support 57. still 58. If 59. between 60. similar 61. chance 62. entered 63. others 64. finally 65. experiences
【知识点】英语短文填空、词汇运用、语境理解
【点评】本题为英语首字母短文填空题，考查基础词汇掌握及上下文语境理解，需结合固定搭配、句子逻辑确定单词，难度适中，学生掌握基础词汇并能读懂短文即可完成。
【难度系数】0.6