Ⅱ. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once.
A. reached B. Unluckily C. unique D. instead of E. However
Garner wanted to try new things 1 going to university right out of high school. So he started a bike trip across the Americas.
His trip began on August 1st, 2021 in Alaska, USA. On January 10th, 2023, he 2 Rio, the capital of Brazil, his destination(目的地). He biked through 14 countries. Garner's bike trip was not easy. He had to ride under the strong sun for a long time. He even spent a month in hospital because he was badly ill. 3, he never thought about giving up.
Garner says the meaning of the trip is to learn about the world and to show himself that he could do anything. After he got back home, he planned to write a book about his 4 travelling experience.
1. 2. 3. 4.

1. D 2. A 3. E 4. C

【分析】本题为英语选词填空，需结合短文语境、词汇的词性与词义逐一匹配选项，且每个选项仅用一次。先通读全文把握主旨：加纳高中毕业后未直接上大学，而是骑行穿越美洲，途中历经困难但未放弃，回国后计划写关于独特旅行经历的书。再逐个分析空格：1. 第一空需表达“而非”的含义，对应短语instead of；2. 第二空需表示“到达”目的地的动词，对应reach的过去式；3. 第三空需表转折的副词，位于句首；4. 第四空需形容词修饰旅行经历，对应unique。
【解析】1. 第1空：前半句“想尝试新事物”与后半句“高中毕业后直接上大学”为替代关系，instead of（代替，而不是）符合语境，选D；2. 第2空：时间状语为过去的时间，宾语是目的地Rio，需动词“到达”，reach的过去式reached符合，选A；3. 第3空：前文说旅行困难（生病住院），后文说不放弃，为转折关系，句首用副词However（然而），选E；4. 第4空：空格后是名词短语“旅行经历”，需形容词修饰，unique（独特的）符合语境，选C。
【答案】1.D 2.A 3.E 4.C
【知识点】选词填空、词汇运用、语境理解
【点评】本题考查英语选词填空的基本解题方法，需结合上下文逻辑和词汇属性选择，是初中英语常见基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5

Ⅲ. Choose the best answer.
“Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet,” Mrs Brown said. “Good idea,” Mr Brown answered. “Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need new homes. Tomorrow is Saturday, so we can go together,” she said.
The next morning, the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. “To make sure the pets here go to good homes, I need to ask you some questions,” said Mr Snow.
After they talked for a minute, the Browns planned to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big dog house. A small dog would bark and warn them if someone tried to come into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a booklet on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home at once. But the animal doctor needed to check her. So Mr Snow told them to come again on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of the shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
()1. The underlined phrase “animal shelter” in the passage means “a place ”.
A. to sell homeless animals B. to keep homeless animals
C. to look at animal shows D. to sell books on pet care
()2. The Browns went to the animal shelter .
A. on Friday B. at weekends C. on Sunday D. on Monday
()3. Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to find out if they .
A. had a dog house B. were rich enough
C. would sell the dog D. really loved pets
()4. Mr Snow let the Browns take the dog home immediately, didn't he?
A. No, he doesn't. B. Yes, he does. C. No, he didn't. D. Yes, he did.
()5. Shadow would possibly live a(n) life at the Browns'.
A. happy B. unhappy C. hard D. bitter

1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨（布朗夫妇去动物收容所领养宠物的过程），再针对每个题目定位原文对应信息，逐一分析选项，排除不符合原文的错误选项，选出与原文一致的正确答案。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：原文提到“Many pets there need new homes”，说明animal shelter是收留无家可归动物的地方，A（卖无家可归动物）、C（看动物表演）、D（卖宠物护理书籍）均不符合，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：原文提到“Tomorrow is Saturday, so we can go together”，第二天早上（周六）去收容所，周日又去接狗，属于周末，A（周五）、C（周日）、D（周一）错误，故选B。
3. 推理判断题：Mr Snow问问题是为了“make sure the pets here go to good homes”，即确认布朗夫妇是否真的爱宠物，A（有狗屋）、B（足够有钱）、C（会卖狗）原文未提及，故选D。
4. 细节理解题：原文提到“they chose one and wanted to take her home at once. But the animal doctor needed to check her”，说明没有立刻带走，时态为过去式，A、B为现在时错误，D为肯定错误，故选C。
5. 推理判断题：Shadow打了预防针、健康，布朗夫妇顺利领养，说明会过开心的生活，B（不开心）、C（艰难）、D（痛苦）不符合，故选A。
【答案】
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解）、词义猜测、推理判断
【点评】
本题围绕领养宠物的生活化场景设题，侧重考查学生对文章细节、词义及逻辑的理解，题目难度适中，需学生精准定位原文信息。
【难度系数】
0.7