()1. (2023·江苏南京鼓楼区一模) The sentence “The murderer was a fat man, with a square face, about six feet tall...” describes a person's ______.
A.weight
B.height
C.appearance
D.personality

1. C 【点拨】weight 重量；height 高度；appearance 外表；personality 性格。根据句中“The murderer was a fat man, with a square face, about six feet tall”可知，这是在描述一个人的外貌。故选 C。

()2. —Have you heard that a murder happened in Suzhou this summer holiday?
—Yes. What a pity! The ______ was a 20-year-old girl.

A.witness
B.victim
C.boss
D.detective

2. B 【点拨】句意：——你听说今年暑假苏州发生了一起凶杀案吗？——是的。真可惜！受害者是一个 20 岁的女孩。表示“受害者”用 victim。故选 B。

()3. The detective has found some clues ______ the murder. The suspect is a cook ______ medium height.
A.of; by
B.to; of
C.of; for
D.with; to

3. B 【点拨】“……的线索”用“the clue to”；“中等身高”用“of medium height”。故选 B。

()4. —We're going to climb Zijin Mountain this Saturday. Would you like to ______?
—Yes, I'd love to! That would be pleasant as well as challenging.

A.come along
B.come on
C.come in
D.come back

4. A 【点拨】句意：——这个星期六我们要去爬紫金山。你想一起去吗？——是的，我很乐意！那将是令人愉快同时也具有挑战性的。come along 一起来；come on 加油；come in 进来；come back 回来。故选 A。

二、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的正确形式填空。
Henry is an American businessman. One day, when he was sailing(航行)on a boat near San Francisco, he was carried out into the sea by a strong wind. 1(luck), he was discovered and picked up by a London-bound(开往伦敦的) ship. So he landed in London by accident. Alone and hungry, he walked 2the streets of the city. Unexpectedly, he 3(call) into a big house. There two rich 4(brother), Oliver and Roderick, gave him a letter and told him not to open it 5two o'clock of the day. Henry didn't know it was a million-pound(百万英镑) banknote. He left the big house and went into a cheap restaurant to get something 6(eat). Everyone was 7(patient) with him. Why? Because he was in rags(衣衫褴褛) and looked dirty. Then, to 8(everyone) surprise, he handed the owner a million-pound banknote to pay for the meal. On seeing the note, all the people in the restaurant became 9(friend) and tried their best to please Henry. Don't you think it's 10most unbelievable story in the world?

1. Luckily 2. on 3. was called 4. brothers 5. until 6. to eat 7. impatient 8. everyone's 9. friendly 10. the