Ⅰ.词汇运用。
短文填空。阅读短文,从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词,每词仅用一次。
teacher return take perhaps leading much late beautiful grow after
William Wordsworth was one of the 1 British poets from 1800 to 1850. He 2 up in northwest England. As a kid, he loved 3 long walks in the mountains. That was 4 why he often wrote about nature when he grew up. 5 finishing his studies at Cambridge University, he moved to France. A few years 6, he returned to his hometown.
Wordsworth wrote many poems about the 7 of nature. You could see how 8 he enjoyed fishing, boating and swimming outdoors. He believed that nature was one of his best 9 and he also encouraged people to 10 to nature for a more peaceful life.
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1. leading
2. grew
3. taking
4. perhaps
5. After
6. later
7. beauty
8. much
9. teachers
10. return

1. 此处考查固定结构`one of the + 形容词 + 可数名词复数`，结合语境“华兹华斯是1800到1850年间英国顶尖诗人之一”，选形容词leading，意为“顶尖的、最重要的”，直接填原形即可。
2. 此处考查固定短语grow up（长大），描述过去发生的事，时态用一般过去时，grow的过去式为grew。
3. 此处考查固定搭配love doing sth.（喜爱做某事，表长期的爱好），结合短语take long walks（长途散步），将take变为动名词taking。
4. 此处需要副词修饰整个句子，表推测含义“这也许就是他长大后经常描写自然的原因”，选副词perhaps，直接填写即可。
5. 此处考查介词用法，语境为“在剑桥大学完成学业之后，他搬去了法国”，选介词after，句首首字母大写为After。
6. 此处考查固定表达a few years later（几年后），将late变形为副词later，表“之后、后来”。
7. 此处考查词性转换，`the + 名词 + of`结构表示“……的……”，语境为“很多描写自然之美的诗歌”，将形容词beautiful变为名词beauty，意为“美丽”。
8. 此处考查程度表达，用how much修饰动词enjoy，表程度“多么享受”，填much。
9. 此处考查固定结构`one of + 可数名词复数`，表“……之一”，语境为“自然是他最好的老师之一”，将可数名词teacher变为复数teachers。
10. 此处考查固定搭配encourage sb. to do sth.（鼓励某人做某事），结合语境“鼓励人们回归自然来获得更平和的生活”，选动词return，直接填原形即可。

Ⅱ. 完形填空。
阅读短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last year, I was feeling a bit lost. Schoolwork seemed 11, and I didn't know what I really liked. My teacher handed me a thin book and said, "12 this. It might help you find your way."
The book was The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. At first, I thought it was 13 a children's story. 14 as I read, I found it was so much more.
The little prince 15 from planet to planet. On each planet, he meets a(n) 16 adult—a king with no subjects, a businessman who counts stars he doesn't own and so on. These characters made me 17, but they also made me think.
Then came the fox. He tells the little prince, "What matters most can't be seen."
He teaches the prince about "taming (驯化)"—about spending time with 18, caring for them, and becoming 19 to each other.
I 20 that the fox was speaking to me. I had been so busy with grades that I forgot to "tame" the things I 21—like drawing, like playing the guitar. I was like the 22, counting stars I didn't really value.
23 finishing the book, I started to do one thing every day that I truly 24—just for the joy of it. I felt 25. I felt I had found a little of my own planet.
The Little Prince taught me that growing up doesn't mean losing the wonder in your heart. It's about keeping your eyes open to what really matters.
()11. A. interesting B. exciting C. disappointing D. boring
()12. A. Buy B. Try C. Make D. Think
()13. A. just B. even C. still D. also
()14. A. And B. Or C. But D. So
()15. A. walks B. runs C. jumps D. travels
()16. A. strange B. serious C. honest D. proud
()17. A. shout B. cry C. laugh D. sleep
()18. A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
()19. A. polite B. special C. similar D. harmful
()20. A. hoped B. realized C. suggested D. decided
()21. A. owned B. feared C. hated D. loved
()22. A. king B. prince C. fox D. businessman
()23. A. Before B. Until C. After D. Since
()24. A. cared about B. worried about C. talked about D. heard about
()25. A. angrier B. sadder C. happier D. quieter

11.D 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.D 16.A 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.B 21.D 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.C

这是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在迷茫时通过阅读《小王子》获得人生启发的故事，逐题解析如下：
11. 根据前文"我感到有些迷茫，不知道自己真正喜欢什么"的语境，能看出作者对学业提不起兴致，boring（无聊的）符合语境，故选D。
12. 老师递给作者一本书，是建议作者读一读尝试一下，Try this表示"试试这个"，符合语境，故选B。
13. 一开始作者没有领会书的深层内涵，以为它仅仅是一个儿童故事，just（仅仅，只是）符合语境，故选A。
14. 前文以为书只是普通儿童故事，后文发现它有更丰富的内涵，前后是转折关系，用But，故选C。
15. 故事里的小王子在不同星球之间穿梭旅行，travels from planet to planet符合原著设定，故选D。
16. 后文列举了没有臣民的国王、数不属于自己的星星的商人，这些成年人的行为都十分怪异，strange（奇怪的）符合语境，故选A。
17. 这些荒诞有趣的角色设定很有幽默感，既让作者发笑，也引发了作者的思考，laugh符合语境，故选C。
18. 狐狸所说的"驯化"，指的是花时间和某个特定的人相处、关心对方，somebody用于肯定句，指代某个人，符合语境，故选A。
19. 当你花时间陪伴、在意一个人之后，你们就会对彼此而言变得独一无二、十分特别，special符合《小王子》的内容设定，故选B。
20. 读到这里作者醒悟过来，意识到狐狸说的道理仿佛是讲给自己听的，realized（意识到）符合语境，故选B。
21. 后文举例画画、弹吉他，这些都是作者自己热爱的事物，loved符合语境，故选D。
22. 前文提到过商人的行为是数不属于自己的星星，作者把只顾追求分数、忽略真正在意的事物的自己比作这个商人，故选D。
23. 作者是在读完这本书之后，才开始做出改变，开始做自己喜欢的事，After（在……之后）符合语境，故选C。
24. 作者每天都会做一件自己真正在意、真正喜欢的事，仅仅为了从中获得快乐，cared about（在意，喜爱）符合语境，故选A。
25. 做自己真正喜欢的事，作者感受到了快乐，觉得自己找到了属于自己的小星球，happier（更快乐的）符合语境，故选C。