()10. —Could you look after my plants while I'm away on business, please?
—. I'll water them on time.

A.Come on
B.With pleasure
C.Take it easy
D.You're welcome

10. B

【分析】
本题是情景交际题，问句为请求帮忙照看植物，需结合语境选择合适的答语。解题思路是先明确各选项含义，再匹配请求帮忙时的回应场景，选出符合语境的选项。
【解析】
问句“Could you look after my plants while I'm away on business, please?”意为“我出差期间你能帮我照看我的植物吗？”，属于请求帮忙的句型。逐一分析选项：
A. Come on 意为“加油；快点”，不符合请求帮忙的回应语境；
B. With pleasure 意为“乐意效劳”，用于回应他人的请求，表示愿意帮忙，符合语境；
C. Take it easy 意为“别紧张；放松”，与请求帮忙的语境无关；
D. You're welcome 意为“不客气”，用于回应感谢，不适合此处。
因此正确答案为B。
【答案】B
【知识点】情景交际；日常用语
【点评】本题考查日常情景交际用语的运用，需学生掌握常见交际用语的适用场景，属于基础情景交际题，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.4

二、完形填空。（共15空；每空1分，满分15分）
阅读短文，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
新素养健全人格 Frank was a very talkative(爱说话的) boy. He never saw a new thing 11 asking a lot of questions about it. But his mother was very kind and 12 enough to answer his questions.
The first time Frank saw an hourglass(沙漏), he was really 13 in it, but he did not know what it was. His mother 14, “An hourglass is a glass made into the shape of the figure ‘8’. The sand is put in the glass, and runs 15 a small opening in the middle. And the sand will go from one end to 16 in an hour.”
Frank watched the little stream of sand. Then he became impatient, because the sand ran slowly. “Let me 17 the glass, Mother,” he said, “or the sand will never get through.”
“It will, my son,” said his mother. “The sand moves 18, but it moves all the time. 19 you watch the clock, you will feel the same. 20 you are playing, the sand is running grain(粒) by grain; and the second hand of the 21 is moving second by second. They do not stop to think about how much they will have to do, and 22 it will take them to do it.”
The next day, Frank's mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said, “Mum, the poem is too 23. How soon can I learn it?” His mother said, “Study all the time. 24 care about the time it will take. You will be able to learn it very soon.”
Frank followed his mother's 25. He read the poem time after time and an hour later he learnt it perfectly.
()11. A. with B. of C. without D. for
()12. A. strict B. patient C. nervous D. polite
()13. A. pleased B. relaxed C. interested D. bored
()14. A. explained B. repeated C. asked D. added
()15. A. through B. along C. over D. across
()16. A. others B. any other C. another D. the other
()17. A. shake B. get C. take D. carry
()18. A. carefully B. quickly C. heavily D. slowly
()19. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Whether
()20. A. Since B. Unless C. Before D. While
()21. A. boy B. mother C. clock D. hourglass
()22. A. how far B. how long C. how much D. how soon
()23. A. easy B. long C. short D. old
()24. A. Often B. Never C. Always D. Sometimes
()25. A. thoughts B. steps C. advice D. ways

11. C 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. A 18. D 19. B
20. D 【解析】此处表示“当你玩耍时,沙子一直在一粒一粒地往下漏”。前后两个分句都是现在进行时,空处应用while,表示两个动作同时进行。
21. C 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. C

【分析】
这是一篇讲述Frank通过沙漏领悟做事需坚持的记叙文。解题思路：1. 先通读全文，把握主旨（Frank因沙漏的例子明白做事要持之以恒，不必在意耗时）；2. 针对每个空，结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配、语法规则逐一分析选项，排除不符合语境的答案，选出最佳选项。
【解析】
11. 句意为：他看到新事物都会问很多问题。never...without是固定双重否定结构，表“没有不，都会”，故选C。
12. 句意为：但他妈妈足够友善且有耐心回答他的问题。patient（有耐心的）符合语境，故选B。
13. 固定搭配be interested in（对...感兴趣），句意为：他对沙漏很感兴趣，故选C。
14. 妈妈向Frank解释沙漏是什么，explained（解释）符合语境，故选A。
15. 沙子从沙漏中间的小孔穿过，through表示从内部穿过，故选A。
16. 沙漏有两端，one...the other是固定搭配，表“一个...另一个”，故选D。
17. Frank因沙子流动慢，想摇晃沙漏，shake（摇晃）符合，故选A。
18. 沙子移动缓慢，slowly（缓慢地）符合语境，故选D。
19. 此处是条件状语从句，if（如果）引导，句意为：如果你看时钟，会有同样的感觉，故选B。
20. 两个动作同时进行，while（当...时）引导，句意为：当你玩耍时，沙子在一粒一粒漏，故选D。
21. 时钟的秒针，clock（时钟）符合，故选C。
22. 此处问“需要多长时间”，how long（多久，问时长）符合，故选B。
23. Frank觉得诗太长，long（长的）符合语境，故选B。
24. 妈妈说“永远不要在意耗时”，never（从不，永远不）符合，故选B。
25. Frank听从妈妈的建议，advice（建议）符合，故选C。
【答案】
11.C 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.A 16.D 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.D 21.C 22.B 23.B 24.B 25.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧；词汇辨析；固定搭配
【点评】
这篇完形填空是贴近学生生活的记叙文，既考查词汇运用、语境理解能力，又传递了做事要持之以恒的道理，是优质的语篇练习材料。
【难度系数】
0.7