() 1.The car was out of ______ and hit a tree by the road.
A.danger
B.control
C.breath
D.practice

B

本题可根据各选项的含义，结合题干语境来选择合适的答案。
选项A：“danger”意为“危险”，“be out of danger”表示“脱离危险”，代入题干“The car was out of danger and hit a tree by the road.”，意思是“汽车脱离危险然后撞到了路边的一棵树”，逻辑不通，所以A选项不符合语境。
选项B：“control”意为“控制”，“be out of control”表示“失去控制”，代入题干“The car was out of control and hit a tree by the road.”，意思是“汽车失去控制然后撞到了路边的一棵树”，符合语境。
选项C：“breath”意为“呼吸”，“be out of breath”表示“上气不接下气”，代入题干“The car was out of breath and hit a tree by the road.”，意思是“汽车上气不接下气然后撞到了路边的一棵树”，语义不通，所以C选项不符合语境。
选项D：“practice”意为“练习”，“be out of practice”表示“生疏；缺乏练习”，代入题干“The car was out of practice and hit a tree by the road.”，意思是“汽车缺乏练习然后撞到了路边的一棵树”，不符合逻辑，所以D选项不符合语境。

() 2.Chaplin was ______ Chinese people as a comedy actor. We can see his show on TV this evening.
A.known as
B.proud of
C.well-known to
D.famous for

C

根据固定搭配，"be known as"表示“作为……而闻名”，后接身份；"be proud of"表示“为……自豪”；"be well-known to"表示“为……所熟知”，后接人；"be famous for"表示“因……而著名”，后接原因。句中"Chinese people"是人，应选"well-known to"。

() 3.—Do you know the music Water with different ______ in it?
—Of course. It ______ beautiful.

A.sound; sound
B.sounds; sounds
C.sounds; sound
D.sound; sounds

B

第一空，different后接可数名词复数，sound作“声音”讲时为可数名词，故填sounds；第二空，it作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，sound作系动词“听起来”时，第三人称单数为sounds。

() 4.—How do you like the film?
—Funny, ______ the music of it is not so good.

A.so
B.though
C.even
D.because

B

问句询问对电影的看法，答句前半部分“Funny”表示肯定，后半部分“the music of it is not so good”存在转折。选项中though表示“尽管，虽然”，符合转折逻辑。so表结果，even表递进，because表原因，均不符合语境。

( ) 5.— film do you prefer, Lost in Thailand or Life of Pi?
—Lost in Thailand. I like comedies and they always make me laugh.
A.What
B.Which
C.Whose
D.Whatever

B

首先，分析题目可知，这是一个关于选择疑问句中疑问词使用的问题。接下来，逐一审视各个选项。A选项“What”通常用于询问事物或内容，但在此题中，我们并非在询问电影的内容或类型，而是在两者之间做出选择，因此A选项不适用。C选项“Whose”用于询问所有权或归属，与题目要求的在两部电影中选择一部不符，所以C选项也不正确。D选项“Whatever”表示“无论什么”，它并不适用于这种选择性的询问。而B选项“Which”用于在特定选项中进行选择，恰好符合题目的需求，即询问在两部电影中更喜欢哪一部。

() 6.—Could you please tell me ______?
—Because he has been ill for two days.

A.how he was absent from school
B.why was he absent from school
C.when he was absent from school
D.why he was absent from school

D

本题考查宾语从句的用法。宾语从句要用陈述句语序，B选项“why was he absent from school”是疑问句语序，不符合要求，所以排除B。根据答语“Because he has been ill for two days.”（因为他已经生病两天了），可知问句是询问原因。A选项“how he was absent from school”询问的是他缺课的方式；C选项“when he was absent from school”询问的是他缺课的时间；D选项“why he was absent from school”询问的是他缺课的原因，符合语境。

() 7.It's ______ sense that the normal temperature of the human body is around 37℃.
A.usual
B.unusual
C.common
D.uncommon

C

本题主要考查形容词的词义辨析。A选项usual表示“通常的”，但“usual sense”并不是一个常见的搭配；B选项unusual表示“不寻常的”，与题意不符；C选项common表示“普通的，常见的”，“common sense”是固定搭配，意为“常识”，符合题意；D选项uncommon表示“不常见的”，与题意相悖。根据题意“人体的正常体温大约是37℃是常识”，应选择“common sense”。

( ) 8.Every time Tom is late, he'll an excuse. So I wonder what his excuse is this time.
A.set up
B.put up
C.take up
D.make up

D

首先分析各个选项的含义。A选项“set up”意为“建立；创立”；B选项“put up”有“张贴；举起；建造”等意思；C选项“take up”表示“占据；开始从事”；D选项“make up”有“编造；组成；化妆”等意思。根据句子“Every time Tom is late, he'll ______ an excuse. So I wonder what his excuse is this time.”的语境，汤姆每次迟到都会编造一个借口，这里“编造”用“make up”最合适。

三、阅读理解
Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camels' hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.
The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged(蓬乱的). His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.
The cat's lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin's cousins, Mr Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin's drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paints and some brushes. He also sent six engravings(版画) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paints and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.
In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin's parents if he could take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.
In the city, Mr Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape(风景) painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, "Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night." While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.
() 1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Benjamin's visit to Philadelphia.
B. Williams's support for Benjamin.
C. The beginning of Benjamin's life as an artist.
D. The friendship between Benjamin and Mr Pennington.
() 2. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?
A. The cat would be closely watched.
B. The cat would get some medical care.
C. Benjamin would leave his home shortly.
D. Benjamin would have real brushes soon.
() 3. What did Mr Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?
A. He took him to see painting exhibitions.
B. He provided him with painting materials.
C. He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.
D. He taught him how to make engravings.
() 4. Williams's two books helped Benjamin to ______.
A. master the use of paints B. understand landscape paintings
C. get to know other painters D. make up his mind to be a painter

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.D

1. 文章按时间顺序讲述了Benjamin West从六岁用猫毛做画笔，到九岁在Mr Pennington和William Williams的帮助下接触专业绘画材料与书籍，最终立志成为画家的早期经历，核心是其艺术生涯的开端。A、B、D均为部分细节，C项概括全文主旨。
2. 第三段划线句前，Benjamin因用猫毛做画笔导致猫毛发蓬乱；划线句后，Mr Pennington送来了颜料和画笔，猫的困境得以改善，暗示Benjamin将得到真正的画笔。
3. 第三段提到Mr Pennington“sent Benjamin a box of paints and some brushes”，第五段“Mr Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings”，均表明他提供了绘画材料。A、C、D文中未提及。
4. 最后一段提到Benjamin说两本书“were my companions...under my pillow”，并明确“The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist”，说明书帮助他下定决心成为画家。A、B、C非书籍的直接作用。