四、词汇运用
KEY→P21
范畴:人与自我 主题:生活方式 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:5 分钟 评价: /5
请认真阅读下面短文,从方框中选择适当的单词或短语,在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。
listen to warm at night excite for
Bedtime stories are great. Parents read them to their kids before bed. Nice stories help kids calm down. They also make the kids feel 1. and safe.
Bedtime stories aren't just for kids. They're good 2. adults, too. Many have trouble sleeping because of stress. They use their phones to forget their problems for a while.
However, when it's time to sleep, they can't. They can't sleep and they worry. Just like with kids, bedtime stories can calm their minds and put them to sleep.
More and more adults like bedtime stories now. The stories are nice and calming. They are not 3. . Even famous persons read some stories aloud.
Studies show that 4. calming stories works. It helps your body prepare for sleep. To sleep well, don't use your phone 5. . Instead, find a calming bedtime story, and let the voice guide you to sleep. Sweet dreams!

文章介绍了成年人也需要睡前故事来帮助睡眠。
1. warm 2. for 3. exciting 4. listening to 5. at night

【解析】
1. 此处位于感官动词feel后，需要填入形容词作表语，结合语境“温馨的故事能让孩子平静下来，也让孩子感到______和安全”，选择方框内的warm，无需变形。
2. 此处是固定搭配be good for，意为“对……有好处”，符合语境“睡前故事对成年人也有好处”，填入介词for。
3. 此处位于be动词are后，需要填入形容词作表语，主语The stories指代事物，需要将动词excite变为-ing形式的形容词exciting，意为“令人兴奋的”，符合语境“这些故事舒缓平和，并不令人兴奋”。
4. 此处位于宾语从句的主语位置，需要将动词短语listen to变为动名词形式listening to，动名词作主语时谓语动词用单数，和后文的works匹配。
5. 此处需要填入时间状语，结合语境“想要睡个好觉，不要______玩手机”，选择方框内的at night，意为“在夜晚”，符合语义。
【答案】
1. warm
2. for
3. exciting
4. listening to
5. at night
【知识点】
形容词用法；固定搭配；动名词作主语
【点评】
本题考查选词完成短文的词汇运用能力，需要结合语境、词性变化和固定搭配选择正确形式，解题时要注意每个词只能使用一次，同时区分-ing形容词的用法和动名词作主语的规则，整体贴合生活方式主题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7