五、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East. According to the maps，people at that time thought 1. earth was flat(平的).
As time went by，the pictures became clearer and maps were made 2. (careful). Later on，ancient Greeks 3. (use)maths and science to make maps. 4. (they)tell us the Greeks knew the world was round.
From simple pictures，map-making has turned 5. a science already. People make maps by surveying(勘测) land. In the 1900s，people around the world 6. (start)to share information to make 7. (good)maps. With the help of the photos taken from the sky and space，maps are more exactly made than ever. Since the world never stops changing，we always need new 8. (map).
There are many different kinds of maps，9. almost all of them use words and pictures to describe what a place is like. A road map will help you know how far it is from one place to another. Other maps may use pictures 10. (show)the temperature and population in different places.

1. the 2. more carefully 3. used 4. They 5. into 6. started 7. better 8. maps 9. but 10. to show

【解析】
1. 第一空：earth是世界上独一无二的事物，前面需加定冠词the。
2. 第二空：修饰动词made要用副词，结合语境此处表对比，故用carefully的比较级more carefully。
3. 第三空：根据“ancient Greeks”可知时态为一般过去时，use的过去式为used。
4. 第四空：此处作主语，指代古希腊人制作的地图，用主格形式They，首字母大写。
5. 第五空：固定搭配turn into意为“变成”，故填into。
6. 第六空：时间状语“In the 1900s”表示过去的时间，start的过去式为started。
7. 第七空：结合语境是制作比之前更好的地图，用good的比较级better。
8. 第八空：new后接可数名词复数，map的复数形式为maps。
9. 第九空：前后句为转折关系，故填but。
10. 第十空：固定搭配use sth. to do sth.，故填to show。
【答案】
1. the 2. more carefully 3. used 4. They 5. into 6. started 7. better 8. maps 9. but 10. to show
【知识点】
定冠词用法；动词时态；固定搭配
【点评】
本文介绍了地图的发展历程，题目综合考查冠词、副词、动词时态、固定搭配等英语基础语法知识，要求学生结合语境和语法规则灵活作答，侧重对基础知识运用能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.7

六、完形填空
One day an angel(天使) came across three peas. She said she could help each of them 1 a dream.
The first pea wanted to fly in the sky，and the second one’s 2 was to swim in the sea. The third one said it had been 3 going to a place where it could bring happiness to others. The angel 4 them where they wanted to go. The first pea fell onto the 5 after a long flight and was eaten by a hen. The second one sank into the sea and had to stay in the dark lonely all its life. The 6 one flew into a flowerpot whose owner was a poor little girl. Having been 7 for a long time，she was very weak and couldn’t go outside.
One day，when the girl was walking as usual in the house，she 8 a small pea plant in the flowerpot. 9 the plant only had two tiny leaves，it seemed to be cheerful. When a light 10 came，it danced and seemed to be encouraging the girl to cheer up. “I will grow up like this plant and I will be better soon，” she said in a confident voice. From then on，the girl stayed beside the little pea plant，watched it and talked with it. Day by day the plant grew taller and taller，and 11 the little girl became better and better. Finally，the pea plant flowered and the girl returned to her 12.
Then the angel came. The pea plant waved its leaves to her and said，“Look! My 13 has come true and I feel I’m the 14 pea in the world!” The angel smiled，“Only the dream that can 15 others will bring happiness in return!”
()1. A. explain
B. develop
C. have
D. achieve
()2. A. wish
B. plan
C. game
D. prize
()3. A. getting out of
B. coming up with
C. taking part in
D. looking forward to
()4. A. sent
B. bought
C. showed
D. imagined
()5. A. mountain
B. ground
C. river
D. building
()6. A. third
B. second
C. first
D. fourth
()7. A. happy
B. ill
C. fat
D. serious
()8. A. looked
B. noticed
C. knew
D. grew
()9. A. When
B. Since
C. Though
D. If
()10. A. wind
B. rain
C. storm
D. cloud
()11. A. suddenly
B. certainly
C. properly
D. slowly
()12. A. activities
B. health
C. studies
D. job
()13. A. joke
B. decision
C. dream
D. suggestion
()14. A. biggest
B. worst
C. bravest
D. happiest
()15. A. compete
B. protect
C. help
D. understand

1—5 DADAB 6—10 ABBCA 11—15 DBCDC

【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配，"achieve a dream"意为“实现梦想”，契合天使帮助豌豆实现梦想的语境，故选D。
2. 前文提及第一个豌豆的愿望，此处指第二个豌豆的愿望是在海里游泳，"wish"表示“愿望”，故选A。
3. "look forward to doing sth."是固定搭配，意为“期待做某事”，符合第三个豌豆期待去能给他人带来快乐之地的表述，故选D。
4. 天使将它们送到各自想去的地方，"send"表示“送、派遣”，故选A。
5. 第一个豌豆飞了很久后掉到地面，被母鸡吃掉，"ground"表示“地面”，故选B。
6. 前文已介绍第一、二个豌豆的经历，此处讲述第三个豌豆，故选A。
7. 小女孩身体虚弱无法出门，说明她生病很久了，"ill"表示“生病的”，故选B。
8. 女孩在屋内走动时注意到花盆里的小豌豆苗，"notice"表示“注意到”，故选B。
9. 尽管这株植物只有两片小叶子，但看起来充满生机，"though"引导让步状语从句，故选C。
10. 一阵轻风吹来，豌豆苗舞动起来，"wind"表示“风”，故选A。
11. 豌豆苗一天天长高，小女孩也慢慢恢复健康，"slowly"表示“慢慢地”，故选D。
12. 最后豌豆开花，女孩恢复了健康，"return to health"意为“恢复健康”，故选B。
13. 第三个豌豆的梦想实现了，"dream"表示“梦想”，故选C。
14. 它给女孩带来了快乐，因此觉得自己是世界上最幸福的豌豆，"happiest"表示“最幸福的”，故选D。
15. 文章传达的主旨是只有能帮助他人的梦想才会带来回报的快乐，"help"表示“帮助”，故选C。
【答案】
1—5 DADAB 6—10 ABBCA 11—15 DBCDC
【知识点】
固定搭配运用、语境推理、词义辨析
【点评】
这篇完形填空以三颗豌豆的不同经历为载体，传递了“帮助他人方能收获自身幸福”的道理。解题时需紧密结合上下文语境，准确辨析词汇含义，同时掌握相关固定搭配，理解故事的情感与主旨对解题至关重要。
【难度系数】
0.6