()34. —How is your plant growing?
— It's getting taller .

A.day by day
B.one by one
C.side by side
D.step by step

34.A

【解析】
首先分析各选项含义：A. day by day 一天天；B. one by one 一个接一个；C. side by side 肩并肩；D. step by step 一步步。根据问句“你的植物长得怎么样？”，答语要表达植物生长的状态“它正一天天变高”，符合语境的是A选项。
【答案】
A
【知识点】
副词短语辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题考查常见副词短语的词义辨析，需结合语境选择合适的短语，侧重对短语含义掌握及语境运用能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.8

()35. —What does the sentence "A man can be destroyed but not defeated" mean?
—It tells us .

A.how a man can be destroyed
B.why we should never give up
C.when the story was written
D.where the fisherman lived

35.B

【解析】
句子“A man can be destroyed but not defeated”意为“一个人可以被摧毁，但不能被打败”，强调人即便遭遇困境也不应屈服，传达的是永不放弃的精神。A选项“如何摧毁一个人”、C选项“故事的写作时间”、D选项“渔夫的居住地点”均与语句表达的核心含义无关，只有B选项“我们为何永远不应放弃”符合语句传达的道理，故选B。
【答案】
B
【知识点】
句意理解；语境推理
【点评】
本题考查对英语经典语句语义的理解与主旨推断，需结合语句内涵把握其传达的核心思想，学生要学会排除与语义无关的干扰选项。
【难度系数】
0.7

三、完形填空 (共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
Hey, little ones! Look who's here! I know you're excited to see me. Who else can leap 108,000 li in just one somersault(筋斗)? And who else is brave enough to 36 demons(恶魔) one after another? No one but me!
You're not my first 37 . Go and ask your grandparents about their childhood heroes — I'm sure they'll 38 me! Back in their day, most kids learned about me through bedtime 39 . Then in the 1950s, Journey to the West comic books 40 , giving children a new way to discover my legends(传说). Soon after, Shanghai Animation Film Studio produced Uproar in Heaven. The film was a huge 41 that young people watched repeatedly.
People have never stopped telling my stories, and I've never stopped being 42 of Chinese childhood memories. When your parents were at your 43 , they enjoyed watching me battle demons on TV. The CCTV series has been widely praised by generations and 44 popular today. In fact, it holds the record for most broadcasts worldwide! I have to admit Liu Xiao Ling Tong 45 me perfectly — he captures my cool and smart personality.
These days, there are more TV series, films, cartoons and even games 46 my adventures than ever before. One of them is Black Myth: Wukong, China's first AAA game. 47 its release(发行), it has been the talk of the Internet. Though you're not 48 enough to play it yet, I hope when you are grown up, you won't 49 all your time fighting demons. Interestingly, this popular game has 50 many to read the original 16th-century novel Journey to the West. As your hero, I sincerely hope you're growing up to be strong and wise.
()36. A. defeat
B. scare
C. risk
D. surprise
()37. A. students
B. fans
C. instructors
D. travellers
()38. A. include
B. mention
C. recommend
D. receive
()39. A. stories
B. memories
C. guards
D. heroes
()40. A. turned on
B. looked up
C. went off
D. came out
()41. A. success
B. happiness
C. attention
D. knowledge
()42. A. doubt
B. tradition
C. purpose
D. part
()43. A. review
B. stress
C. age
D. standard
()44. A. serves
B. reports
C. remains
D. means
()45. A. plays
B. repeats
C. creates
D. admires
()46. A. looked at
B. based on
C. set off
D. given out
()47. A. Until
B. Through
C. For
D. Since
()48. A. secret
B. old
C. patient
D. rich
()49. A. take
B. pay
C. spend
D. cost
()50. A. inspired
B. hidden
C. proved
D. tested

36.A 37.B 38.B 39.A 40.D 41.A 42.D 43.C 44.C 45.A 46.B 47.D 48.B 49.C 50.A

【解析】
36. A。语境为孙悟空打败恶魔，defeat意为“打败”，符合语义；scare“惊吓”、risk“冒险”、surprise“使惊讶”均不符合。
37. B。此处表示“你们不是我的第一批粉丝”，fans“粉丝”符合语境；students“学生”、instructors“导师”、travellers“旅行者”不合适。
38. B。祖父母会提及孙悟空，mention“提及”符合；include“包括”、recommend“推荐”、receive“收到”不符合语义。
39. A。bedtime stories是固定搭配“睡前故事”，符合童年了解孙悟空的方式。
40. D。come out意为“出版，发行”，符合1950年代《西游记》漫画书发行的语境；turn on“打开”、look up“查阅”、go off“离开”均不恰当。
41. A。《大闹天宫》是巨大的成功，success“成功”符合；happiness“幸福”、attention“注意力”、knowledge“知识”不符合。
42. D。表示孙悟空是中国童年记忆的一部分，part“部分”符合语义；doubt“怀疑”、tradition“传统”、purpose“目的”不合适。
43. C。at one's age是固定搭配“在某人这个年纪”，符合语境。
44. C。remains意为“保持，仍然是”，表示这部电视剧至今仍然受欢迎，符合语义；serves“服务”、reports“报道”、means“意味着”不符合。
45. A。plays在此表示“扮演”，六小龄童完美扮演孙悟空，符合语境；repeats“重复”、creates“创造”、admires“钦佩”不合适。
46. B。based on意为“基于”，表示作品基于孙悟空的冒险故事，符合；looked at“看”、set off“出发”、given out“分发”不符合。
47. D。since引导现在完成时，意为“自从……以来”，符合“自发行以来成为网络话题”的语境；until“直到”、through“通过”、for“为了”不合适。
48. B。表示孩子们年纪还不够大玩游戏，old“年纪大的”符合；secret“秘密的”、patient“耐心的”、rich“富有的”不符合。
49. C。spend time doing sth是固定搭配“花费时间做某事”，符合语境；take常用it takes sb...结构，pay常与for搭配，cost主语为物。
50. A。inspired意为“激励”，表示游戏激励很多人读原著，符合语义；hidden“隐藏”、proved“证明”、tested“测试”不符合。
【答案】
36.A 37.B 38.B 39.A 40.D 41.A 42.D 43.C 44.C 45.A 46.B 47.D 48.B 49.C 50.A
【知识点】
固定搭配、语境理解、动词辨析
【点评】
本文以孙悟空的口吻展开，介绍了其形象在不同年代的传播形式，贴近中国传统文化背景。题目重点考查学生对词汇辨析、固定搭配及语境的理解能力，既考查语言知识，也渗透文化认知。
【难度系数】
0.6