Ⅰ. 根据句意及相关提示填空
1. We hired a local g________ to get us across the mountains.
2. ________（贸易）between the two countries has increased.
3. The ________（岛屿）cover a total area of 625.6 square kilometres.
4. The h________ the situation became, the more persistent she would be.
5. Have I ________（挑选）a bad time to talk to you?

1. guide 2. Trade 3. islands 4. harder 5. picked

Ⅱ. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Guangzhou is the largest city in the ________（south）part of China.
2. I got two tickets for the ________（music）tonight. Would you watch it with me?
3. More than two thousand people ________（gather）here two hours ago.
4. ________（dark）was falling fast. Soon we couldn’t see anything around us.
5. I ________（click）on the icon already. But nothing happened.

1. southern 2. musical 3. gathered 4. Darkness 5. have clicked

1. —Is Canada in ________ North America too?
—Yes. It is right on ________ north of the USA.
A. the;the B. /;/ C. the;/ D. /;the

D [解析]考查冠词的用法。句意：——加拿大也在北美洲吗？——是的，它就在美国的北面。North America 北美洲，是专有名词，前面不加冠词；on the north of...表示“在……（范围外）的北面”。加拿大在美国的北面，不在美国领土范围内。故选 D。

2. —Next to the museum ________ some pink buildings. Can you see them?
—Yes. They are in a park.
A. are B. is C. has D. have

A [解析]考查倒装句和主谓一致。问句句意为：博物馆旁边有一些粉色的建筑。你能看见它们吗？这句话的正常语序应该是“Some pink buildings... next to the museum.”。“Some pink buildings”是主语，“next to the museum”是表语，谓语应该是 are。故选 A。

3. —The park, with its small hill and two lakes, ________ into a shopping mall already.
—Yes. We have no place for a walk now.
A. has turned B. have turned C. are turned D. turned

A [解析]考查现在完成时的用法。空处所在句句意：那个带有小山和两个湖的公园已经变成了一家购物商场。句中有 already，故此处的时态为现在完成时。这句话的主语是“The park”，谓语动词应用第三人称单数。故选 has turned。故选 A。

4. —There are so many nice dresses here. I can’t decide ________.
—What about the one in front of you?
A. what to buy B. how to choose C. where to try D. which to pick

D [解析]考查“疑问词+to do”结构。句意：——这里有这么多漂亮的连衣裙。我不能决定选哪一条。——在你前面的那条连衣裙怎么样？what to buy 买什么；how to choose 怎样挑选；where to try 在哪里试穿；which to pick 选哪一个。设空处作 decide 的宾语，根据语境可知，此处指在多件连衣裙中挑选出一件。故选 D。

5. —Yunlong Park is really a relaxing place.
—So it is. Every weekend, ________ people come here to enjoy the beauty of nature.
A. thousand of B. thousands of C. many thousand of D. many thousands

B [解析]考查固定搭配。句意：——云龙公园真的是一个令人放松的地方。——确实是的。每周末都有成千上万的人来此欣赏自然美景。“基数词+thousand”表示确数；thousands of 表示约数，意为“成千上万的”。故选 B。

6.(2024·南通海安中学期中)Wuxi is famous ________ the Taihu Lake, and Nanjing is famous ________ an old city.
A. for;as B. for;for C. as;as D. as;for

A [解析]考查固定搭配。句意：无锡因太湖而闻名，南京作为一座古城而闻名。be famous for 因……出名；be famous as 作为……而出名。根据语境可知选 A。

7. —How do people welcome the New Year in your city?
—Well, they gather at the city square and set off fireworks ________ New Year’s Eve.
A. at B. in C. on D. since

C [解析]考查介词的用法。句意：——在你的城市，人们如何迎接新年？——嗯，他们聚集在城市广场，在除夕夜放烟花。on New Year's Eve 在除夕夜是固定搭配。故选 C。

8. —Andy, can you tell me how to start the online game?
—See the “start” ________? Double click on it.
A. icon B. screen C. unit D. mouse

A [解析]考查名词辨析。句意：——安迪，你能告诉我如何启动在线游戏吗？——看到“开始”的图标了吗？双击它。icon 图标；screen 屏幕；unit 单元；mouse 鼠标。根据语境可知，这里应该是点击“开始”图标。故选 A。

9.(2023·扬州仪征期中)—Have you ever ________ Wall Street?
—Yes. It is a place full of banks.
A. heard from B. heard of C. heard out D. heard

B [解析]考查动词及动词短语辨析。句意：——你曾经听说过华尔街吗？——是的。它是一个到处都是银行的地方。hear 听到，听见；hear from 收到……的来信；hear of 听说；hear out 听完。根据句意可知选 B。

Ⅳ.（2024·南京联合体一模改编）短文填空
请根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语，并用其正确形式填空，使短文内容完整正确。

Pl@ntNet is a citizen science project and an app that helps people identify plants using just their smartphones. It was 1 ________ by scientists from four French research organizations. Users who know a lot about plants add photos and 2 ________ to the database. Then, if someone wants to know the 3 ________ of a plant they see, they can download the app, take a photo of the plant, and upload the photo to the database. The app will 4 ________ other plants in the database that look the same, and list the results. Finally, the user will need to review the results and confirm that their plant is one of the species from the list. 5 ________, there are over 700,000 images in Pl@netNet, and this number will continue to grow.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________

1. developed 2. information 3. name 4. look for 5. Recently