1 Choose the meaning for each word based on the context. 根据上下文选择恰当的词义。
(1) The engineers powered the machine with electricity.
A. provided energy to B. controlled
(2) She's curious about the drums and wants to play them well.
A. wanting to know more about something
B. talented or skilled at something
(3) She carefully grows her own vegetables in the backyard garden.
A. gets bigger or develops over time
B. takes care of something so that it develops well

(1) A (2) A (3) B

【分析】本题要求结合上下文语境选择划线单词的恰当词义，需先理解每个句子的语义，再分析划线词在句中的具体含义，匹配对应选项。
【解析】
(1) 句子意为“工程师用电为机器提供动力”，划线词power在此处作动词，含义为“给……提供能量/动力”，对应选项A；
(2) 句子意为“她对鼓很好奇，想把它们演奏好”，固定搭配be curious about表示“对……好奇”，划线词curious的含义对应选项A；
(3) 句子意为“她在后院花园里精心照料自己种的蔬菜”，划线词grow在此处意为“照料植物使其生长”，对应选项B；
【答案】(1)A (2)A (3)B
【知识点】语境词义辨析、固定短语搭配
【点评】本题考查英语词汇在具体语境中的含义，需结合句子语境分析划线词的用法，区分不同词义，属于基础题型，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.5

2 Read the email. 阅读邮件。
2-1 Complete the email with the correct form of the words and phrases in the box. 用方框中所给单词和短语的适当形式补全邮件。
creative exciting hopefully credit card come up with

To: Maria
From: John
Subject: My earphone holder
Hi Maria,
I hope this message finds you well! I wanted to share something (1) with you. I (2) a creative solution to organise my earphones using my dad’s old (3) . First, I made two holes on one end for the earphones and created a small hole on the other end for the earphone plug (插头). Then I cut lines to the outer edges for sliding (滑动) the wire. Also, I cut a little off the longer sides of the card to make it easier to wrap (用……缠绕) the wire around. (4) , you will find this idea as (5) and useful as I do!
Best,
John
2-2 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the email. 判断下列句子是否符合邮件内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。
(1) John used his own credit card to organise his earphones.
(2) He made holes on both ends of the credit card for the earphones.
(3) The wires of the earphones can slide through the cut lines.
(4) John created a small hole for the earphone plug.
(5) The wire is connected to the outer edge of the credit card.

2-1 (1) exciting (2) came up with (3) credit card (4) Hopefully (5) creative
2-2 (1) F (2) F (3) T (4) T (5) T

【分析】
本题分为两部分，2-1为用方框内单词的适当形式补全邮件，需结合语境、词性及时态选择合适词汇；2-2为根据邮件内容判断正误，需定位原文细节对比句子信息。
2-1解题思路：先明确方框词汇：creative（形容词，有创意的）、exciting（形容词，令人兴奋的）、hopefully（副词，希望）、credit card（名词短语，信用卡）、come up with（动词短语，想出，过去式came up with）。逐空分析：
1. 空1修饰不定代词something，需形容词，选exciting；
2. 空2作谓语，表“想出”，用过去式came up with；
3. 空3被old修饰，结合后文card，选credit card；
4. 空4在句首作状语，用副词hopefully；
5. 空5在as...as结构中，用形容词creative。
2-2解题思路：逐句定位原文细节对比：
(1) 原文用的是dad’s old credit card，不是John自己的，故F；
(2) 原文是一端两个孔、另一端一个孔，并非两端都为耳机打孔，故F；
(3) 原文提到cut lines for sliding the wire，故T；
(4) 原文明确created a small hole for earphone plug，故T；
(5) 原文提到cut lines to outer edges，wire缠绕在card上，故T。
【解析】
2-1：
(1) 修饰不定代词something，需形容词，方框中exciting符合“分享令人兴奋的事”的语境，故填exciting；
(2) 句子缺谓语，表“想出”，用动词短语come up with的过去式came up with，契合过去动作的语境；
(3) 被old修饰，结合后文“card”，选名词短语credit card；
(4) 句首作状语修饰整个句子，用副词hopefully；
(5) as...as结构中需形容词，方框中creative符合“和我一样有创意又有用”的语境。
2-2：
(1) 原文为“using my dad’s old credit card”，而非John自己的，故判断F；
(2) 原文为“made two holes on one end...created a small hole on the other end”，并非两端都为耳机打孔，故判断F；
(3) 原文为“cut lines to the outer edges for sliding the wire”，符合，故判断T；
(4) 原文为“created a small hole on the other end for the earphone plug”，符合，故判断T；
(5) 原文提到cut lines to outer edges，wire缠绕在card的外边缘，符合，故判断T。
【答案】
2-1 (1) exciting (2) came up with (3) credit card (4) Hopefully (5) creative
2-2 (1) F (2) F (3) T (4) T (5) T
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、阅读理解判断
【点评】
本题考查英语词汇在语境中的运用及阅读理解细节判断，题型基础，侧重对基础词汇和文本细节的掌握，需结合上下文与原文信息准确作答。
【难度系数】
0.6