Ⅳ. 短文填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
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、意思完整。每空仅填一词,每词仅用一次。
light promise quick finally read so he interest poor find
In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a boy called Kuang Heng. His family was very 56. , so he couldn't go to school. Luckily, one of 57. relatives(亲戚) taught him to read and he became very 58. in reading.
But Kuang Heng had no money to buy books, 59. he decided to borrow some. He worked for a rich man. Kuang Heng 60. to work hard and he asked the rich man to lend some books to him. The rich man agreed 61. .
Kuang Heng could only 62. at night. However, he had no money to buy candles(蜡烛). One day, he 63. that his neighbour lit(点燃) candles in the house. He dug(挖) a small hole in the wall. So he could use the 64. to read books.
65. , Kuang Heng became a successful person.

56. poor 【解析】考查形容词。根据“so he couldn't go to school”可知，他家很穷，所以不能去上学，poor 形容词，表示“穷的”，符合语境。故填 poor。
57. his 【解析】考查形容词性物主代词。根据句意可知，幸运的是，他的一个亲戚教他读书，他对阅读产生了浓厚的兴趣。此处指“他的亲戚”，修饰名词用形容词性物主代词。he 的形容词性物主代词为 his，表示“他的”。故填 his。
58. interested 【解析】考查形容词。根据句意可知，幸运的是，他的一个亲戚教他读书，他对阅读产生了浓厚的兴趣，此处指“对阅读感兴趣”，become interested in 变得对……感兴趣。故填 interested。
59. so 【解析】考查连词。根据句意可知，匡衡没有钱买书，所以他决定借一些。前后两句是因果关系，前因后果，用 so 连接。故填 so。
60. promised 【解析】考查动词时态。根据“to work hard...”可知，是承诺努力工作。promise to do sth. 承诺做某事，本文时态为一般过去时，所以动词用过去式。故填 promised。
61. quickly 【解析】考查副词。根据句意可知，富人很快同意了。修饰动词用副词。quick 的副词 quickly 表示“快速地”。故填 quickly。
62. read 【解析】考查动词。根据句意可知，匡衡只能在晚上读书。此处指晚上读书。read 表示“读”，情态动词后加动词原形。故填 read。
63. found 【解析】考查动词时态。根据“that his neighbour lit candles in the house”可知，是发现邻居在屋里点燃了蜡烛。find “发现”，本文时态为一般过去时，所以动词用过去式，find 的过去式为 found。故填 found。
64. light 【解析】考查名词。根据“He dug a small hole in the wall”可知，是用洞里透出的光读书，light“光”，不可数名词。故填 light。
65. Finally 【解析】考查副词。句意：最终，匡衡成了一个成功的人。根据“Kuang Heng became a successful person”可知，最终他成功了。空处用副词修饰整个句子，finally 表示“最终”，位于句首，单词首字母要大写。故填 Finally。

Ⅴ. 读写结合(共两节,满分25分)
第一节 任务型阅读(共5小题,满分10分)
阅读短文,用英文填空或回答问题。(注意每小题的词数要求)
Do you know the crow(乌鸦)? It's a scary black bird. Most people don't like it because of that. But not all of crows are scary.
The crow is very smart. Many people can't remember crows because they think crows are the same. But crows can remember you the next time they see you.
The crow is filial(有孝心的). When a crow is a baby, the mother crow gets food for it. Then when the mother crow is old, the baby crow gets food for her.
The crow is also friendly. Some crows near Amy's house make friends with her because they often get food from her. To thank Amy, the crows often bring small gifts to her.
What do you think of the crow now?
66. People don't like the crow because it's . (不超过5词)
67. Crows can you when they see you next time. (仅填1词)
68 - 69. Fill in the blanks according to the passage.

70. Do you like crows? Why or why not?
(结合自身实际,不超过20词)

66. a scary black bird/scary 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“It's a scary black bird. Most people don't like it because of that.”可知，它是一种吓人的黑色鸟类，大多数人因此不喜欢它。
67. remember 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“But crows can remember you the next time they see you.”可知，乌鸦下次见到你时能记住你。
68. gets food for her 【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“Then when the mother crow is old, the baby crow gets food for her.”可知，当乌鸦妈妈年老时，小乌鸦会为她觅食。
69. friendly/also friendly 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段“The crow is also friendly.”可知，乌鸦也很友好。
70. Yes, I do. Because it is very smart./Because it is friendly./Because it is smart, filial and friendly./No, I don't. Because it is scary. 【解析】开放性试题。题干询问“你喜欢乌鸦吗？为什么或为什么不？”本题为开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。