四、从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话（有两项多余）
(Ben is talking with Molly. A is for Ben; B is for Molly. )
A: Wow, what a beautiful vase (花瓶)!
B: 1. It took me two days to make it.
A: 2.
B: Yes, I made it at home.
A: That’s fantastic. 3.
B: First I put some pieces of paper into water. Then I gently glued them onto a plastic bottle. After they became dry and hard, the bottle became a paper vase.
A: 4. Do you mind making one for me?
B: 5. I’ll make one for you the day after tomorrow.
A: That’s very nice of you.
A. Thank you.
B. Of course not.
C. Who made it?
D. It’s so beautiful.
E. How did you make it?
F. Where did you make it?
G. You made it by yourself?

1.A 2.G 3.E 4.D 5.B

【分析】本题为补全对话题，需结合上下文语境与问答逻辑选择合适句子。先通读对话，明确Ben与Molly的交流脉络：Ben夸赞花瓶后，Molly回应；接着Ben询问花瓶是否为Molly自制，再问制作方法，之后继续夸赞，最后请求Molly帮忙做一个，Molly同意。每一步需匹配问答的语境和句式类型。
【解析】1. 上文Ben夸赞花瓶，Molly应表达感谢，故选A；2. 下文答语为Yes，说明此处是一般疑问句，G“你自己做的吗？”符合语境；3. 下文Molly讲述制作步骤，故此处应问制作方式，选E；4. 听完制作过程，Ben继续夸赞花瓶，选D；5. 上文问是否介意帮忙做一个，答语需表示不介意，选B。
【答案】1.A 2.G 3.E 4.D 5.B
【知识点】补全对话、情景交际
【点评】本题考查日常情景对话的补全，需结合上下文语境和问答逻辑选择句子，题目难度较低，贴近日常交流场景，适合巩固基础交际用语。
【难度系数】0.8

五、[2025 苏州工业园区金鸡湖学校期中]阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow 1. _________ (quick).
John got married six 2. _________ (month) ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. “We needed furniture for our living room, 3. _________ we didn’t have enough money. So we decided to try making tables and chairs on our own instead of 4. _________ (pay) someone else to do it,” said John. And then John took 5. _________ one-week DIY course at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield works as 6. _________ (hard) as he can to support a big family of six. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he 7. _________ (receive) a car bill for 420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course and I can fix the car by 8. _________ (I).”
John and Jim are not alone. Most people in the country are doing everything they can 9. _________ save money and fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIYer, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you 10. _________ you can do things yourself.

【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了两位DIY爱好者的亲身经历以及建议大家参加一些DIY课程或读一些关于这方面的书籍，这将会帮助我们节省开销。
1. quickly 2. months 3. but 4. paying 5. a 6. hard
7. received 8. myself 9. to 10. how

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需先通读短文理解主旨大意，再结合每个空格的句子结构、语境及相关语法知识（如词性变化、固定搭配、时态、连词用法等）逐一分析：1. 需用副词修饰动词；2. 数词后接名词复数；3. 结合前后句逻辑关系选连词；4. 介词后接动名词；5. 冠词的用法（辅音音素开头的单数可数名词前用a）；6. as...as结构用原级；7. 一般过去时的动词变形；8. 固定搭配by oneself；9. 不定式作目的状语；10. 结合语境选宾语从句引导词。
【解析】
1. 此处修饰动词grow，需用形容词quick的副词形式quickly，故填quickly。
2. 数词six后接可数名词复数，month的复数为months，故填months。
3. 前句“需要家具”与后句“没钱”为转折关系，用连词but，故填but。
4. instead of是介词短语，后接动名词，pay的动名词为paying，故填paying。
5. 表示“一个为期一周的DIY课程”，one-week以辅音音素开头，用冠词a，故填a。
6. as...as结构中用副词原级修饰动词works，故填hard。
7. 时间状语last month提示用一般过去时，receive的过去式为received，故填received。
8. by oneself是固定搭配，主语为I，反身代词用myself，故填myself。
9. 此处用不定式作目的状语，表“为了省钱”，故填to。
10. 结合语境，书籍告诉你“如何”自己做事情，用how引导宾语从句，故填how。
【答案】
1. quickly 2. months 3. but 4. paying 5. a 6. hard 7. received 8. myself 9. to 10. how
【知识点】
副词用法、名词复数、连词、动名词、冠词、一般过去时、反身代词、不定式、宾语从句引导词
【点评】
本题为英语语法基础题，考查核心词汇变形、常用语法结构及语境逻辑，需结合上下文分析，难度适中，适合学生巩固基础语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6