1. (2024·北京中考) — Hi, Mike! Would you like to go boating with me?
— Yes, I'd love to, ______ I have to finish my science project first.
A. and
B. or
C. but
D. for

C [解析]考查连词辨析。句意:——嗨,迈克!你愿意和我一起去划船吗?——是的,我愿意,但是我必须先完成我的科学课程。and和,表并列;or或者,表选择;but但是,表转折;for因为,表原因。根据“Yes, I'd love to”和“I have to finish my science project first”可知,前后为转折关系。故选C。

2. (2024·天津中考) In autumn, the weather gets cooler ______ the green leaves start to turn gold.
A. because
B. but
C. whether
D. and

D [解析]考查连词辨析。句意:在秋天,天气变得更凉爽,绿叶开始变成金黄色。because因为;but但是;whether是否;and和。根据“the weather gets cooler...the green leaves start to turn gold”可知,两句话构成并列关系,用and连接。故选D。

3. (2024·淮安淮安区期中) ______ my brother ______ my sister knows the secret. I keep it to myself.
A. Both; and
B. Either; or
C. Neither; nor
D. Not only; but also

C [解析]考查连词词组辨析。句意:我哥哥和妹妹都不知道这个秘密。我对此保密。both...and...二者都;neither...nor...既不……也不……;either...or...要么……要么……not only...but also不但……而且……。根据“I keep it to myself.”可知,句子表达二者都不知道,用neither...nor...。故选C。

4. (2024·扬州江都区一模) — Mum, I want to have a jacket and a pair of trainers.
— You can have ______ a jacket ______ trainers. We don't have enough money for both.
A. not only; but also
B. neither; nor
C. both; and
D. either; or

D [解析]考查连词词组辨析。句意:——妈妈,我想要一件夹克和一双运动鞋。——你要么买夹克,要么买运动鞋。我们没有足够的钱买这两样东西。not only...but also不仅……而且;neither...nor...既不……也不……;both...and...既……又……;either...or...或者……或者……。根据“We don't have enough money for both.”可知,此处表示两者选其一。故选D。

5. Not only his parents but also his brother ______ to the Great Wall. They haven't been back.
A. have been
B. have gone
C. has been
D. has gone

D [解析]考查词组辨析和主谓一致。have/has gone to sp表示“去了某地(还未回来)”,have/has been to sp表示“去过某地”;not only...but also...连接两个并列主语时,谓语动词遵循“就近原则”;由“his brother”可知,谓语动词
英语中遵循“就近原则”的还有There be句型、neither...nor...、either...or...等
用第三人称单数形式。故选D。

Ⅱ. 在空格处填上适当的连词(词组),使对话完整(每空词数不限)
A: Hi, Wendy! Are you going to play tennis 1.______ go boating this afternoon?
B: Oh, neither. I'll have to practise playing the piano.
A: Practise playing the piano? Do your parents ask you to do so?
B: Yeah. 2.______ my father ______ my mother want me to be a pianist when I grow up. They think I can make an excellent pianist, 3.______ I'm not interested in music at all. How about your parents? Do they force(强迫) you to be a pianist too?
A: No. 4.______ my father ______ my mother wants me to be a pianist, because they know I'm not so interested in music.
B: Then what would you like to be in the future?
A: I'm creative, careful 5.______ patient, so I think I can make 6.______ a doctor ______ an accountant.
B: I agree with you. By the way, what job do you think your best friend Betty can do in the future?
A: I think she may be an excellent teacher. She has always wanted to work with children, 7.______ she is suitable for being a teacher.
B: Do her parents support her?
A: Of course. 8.______ her father ______ her mother wants her to be a teacher.

1. or 2. Both;and 3. but 4. Neither;nor
5. and 6. either;or 7. so 8. Not only;but also