()26. The letters “ed” in the word “” are pronounced differently.

A.talked
B.filled
C.stopped
D.finished

26. B 【解析】考查语音辨析。A选项 talked 中 ed 位于清辅音/k/后,发/t/;B选项 filled 中 ed 位于浊辅音/l/后,发/d/;C选项 stopped 中 ed 位于清辅音/p/后,发/t/;D选项 finished 中 ed 位于清辅音/ʃ/后,发/t/。因此B选项中 ed 与其他三项中发音不同,故选B。

()27. She to study hard, and in the end, she failed the final examination.

A.pretended
B.enjoyed
C.decided
D.lied

27. A 【解析】考查动词辨析。根据“in the end, she failed the final examination”可知,最终她期末考试不及格,因此是她“假装”努力学习。pretend to do sth.意为“假装做某事”。故选A。

()28. The hikers found themselves when a sudden storm hit the mountain.

A.in excitement
B.in surprise
C.in danger
D.in anger

28. C 【解析】考查介词短语辨析。根据“when a sudden storm hit the mountain”可知,当暴风雨袭击这座山时,远足者们发现他们处于危险之中。in danger 意为“处于危险之中”,故选C。

()29. Sarah usually to work by bus, but yesterday she a taxi because she overslept.

A.goes; took
B.went; takes
C.goes; takes
D.went; took

29. A 【解析】考查动词及时态辨析。第一空中有“usually”,时态为一般现在时,主语 Sarah 是第三人称单数,所以动词要用第三人称单数形式;第二句中有“yesterday”,时态为一般过去时,动词要用过去式。结合选项,go 的第三人称单数形式为 goes,take 的过去式为 took。故选A。

()30. Lucy is a student who always solves problems quickly.

A.bright
B.shiny
C.heavy
D.quiet

30. A 【解析】考查形容词辨析。根据“always solves problems quickly”可知,她总是很快地解决问题,说明她很聪明。bright 意为“明亮的、聪明的”。故选A。

()31. The weather was terrible, but the picnic to be a success anyway.

A.turned out
B.turned into
C.turned up
D.turned down

31. A 【解析】考查动词短语辨析。根据句意可知,虽然天气很糟糕,但野餐还是很成功的。此处表示“结果是”这一含义,turn out 意为“结果是”,故选A。

()32. The hotel offers rooms with mountain or sea views. You can take your .

A.time
B.pick
C.order
D.turn

32. B 【解析】考查固定搭配。根据句意可知,旅馆提供山景房或海景房,可以随你挑选。take your pick 意为“随你挑选”,为固定搭配。故选B。

()33. I need to finish my homework. Can you wait for me?

A.sometimes
B.some times
C.sometime
D.some time

33. D 【解析】考查名词短语。根据句意可知,我需要一些时间完成我的家庭作业。此处表示“一些时间”,D选项 some time 表示“一些时间”,符合语境。故选D。

()34. We need three chairs for the guests.

A.other
B.the other
C.the others
D.another

34. D 【解析】考查形容词。根据句意可知,我们需要另外三把椅子给客人。此处表示“又一、再一”,D选项 another 表示“又一、再一”,形容词修饰名词。故选D。

( )35. The saying "A good beginning is half the battle" tells us ______ .

A.what is a good beginning
B.how can we win the battle
C.that a good beginning is important
D.when should we start the battle

35. C 【解析】考查宾语从句。本题是宾语从句,从句要用陈述语序。根据句意可知,“好的开始是成功的一半”这句话告诉我们好的开始很重要。故选C。

Ⅲ. 完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
$Yue Fei was a \underline{36} in Chinese history. He was a famous man who \underline{37} during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). In 1125, the Jin army from the north invaded($侵略$) the Song kingdom, so Yue decided to \underline{38} the Jin army. Before he \underline{39}, his mother asked him, "Right now the country is facing great \underline{40}. What do you plan to do?" "\underline{41} the country with utmost loyalty($精忠报国)," Yue said.
That was what his mother hoped her son would do. She decided to tattoo(给……文身$) these four words on his \underline{42} to make him remember these words. His mother asked, "My child, tattoos are quite \underline{43}. Are you afraid?" Yue said, "Mother, a little needle($针$) is \underline{44}. If I were afraid of a needle, \underline{45} could I face going to war on the front lines?" Keeping these words in mind, Yue beat the Jin army many times. He served the country by driving the Jin army away during his life. \underline{46}, Yue was sent to jail($监狱) by the traitor(卖国贼$) Qin Hui and soon the great man was \underline{47}. But Yue's \underline{48} was passed on. For example, Chen Xiangrong is a hero like Yue Fei.$
$We need to pay \underline{49} to Yue Fei, but we also need to understand how much courage he took to serve the country, as well as how many contributions($贡献$) he and his family made. Jinzhong baoguo shouldn't be only in words; we need to \underline{50} it in our lives. We should learn from heroes and study or work hard to make our country stronger and richer.$
()36. A. writer B. painter C. hero D. manager
()37. A. lived B. caught C. thought D. brought
()38. A. lose B. miss C. feed D. fight
()39. A. set off B. set up C. set free D. set down
()40. A. courage B. danger C. belief D. agreement
()41. A. Realize B. Mind C. Offer D. Serve
()42. A. back B. face C. head D. mouth
()43. A. hopeful B. painful C. awful D. playful
()44. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
()45. A. what B. how C. when D. which
()46. A. Carefully B. Truly C. Slowly D. Sadly
()47. A. praised B. written C. killed D. promised
()48. A. death B. advice C. spirit D. example
()49. A. respect B. money C. exhibition D. attention
()50. A. prepare B. practise C. greet D. search

36. C 【解析】考查名词辨析。A. writer 作家;B. painter 画家;C. hero 英雄;D. manager 经理。根据“Yue beat the Jin army many times”以及最后一段“We should learn from heroes”可知,岳飞是中国历史上的一位英雄。故选C。
37. A 【解析】考查动词辨析。A. lived 生活;B. caught 抓住;C. thought 认为;D. brought 带来。根据后文可知,岳飞为南宋抗击金军,所以此处表达的是岳飞生活在宋朝。故选A。
38. D 【解析】考查动词辨析。A. lose 失去;B. miss 错过;C. feed 喂养;D. fight 战斗。根据“Yue beat the Jin army many times”可知,此处指与金军打仗。故选D。
39. A 【解析】考查动词短语辨析。A. set off 出发;B. set up 建立;C. set free 释放;D. set down 制定。根据“What do you plan to do?”可知,岳母是在岳飞出发之前询问岳飞的打算。故选A。
40. B 【解析】考查名词辨析。A. courage 勇气;B. danger 危险;C. belief 信任;D. agreement 同意。根据“the Jin army from the north invaded the Song kingdom”可知,金军入侵,国家面临危险。故选B。
41. D 【解析】考查动词辨析。A. Realize 意识到;B. Mind 介意;C. Offer 提供;D. Serve 服务。根据“He served the country by driving the Jin army away”可知,此处指为国家服务,即报效祖国。故选D。
42. A 【解析】考查名词辨析。A. back 背部;B. face 脸;C. head 头;D. mouth 嘴。根据历史典故可知,“尽忠报国”这四个字是刺在岳飞背上的。故选A。
43. B 【解析】考查形容词辨析。A. hopeful 充满希望的;B. painful 令人疼痛的;C. awful 糟糕的;D. playful 爱玩的。根据“tattoos are quite...Are you afraid?”可知,纹身是很疼的。故选B。
44. C 【解析】考查代词辨析。A. something 某事;B. anything 任何事;C. nothing 没有什么;D. everything 一切。根据“If I were afraid of a needle...could I face going to war on the front lines?”可知,一根小小的针跟打仗相比不算什么。故选C。
45. B 【解析】考查疑问词辨析。A. what 什么;B. how 如何;C. when 何时;D. which 哪一个。根据“If I were afraid of a needle”可知,此处指如果害怕针的话,又如何能面对前线的战争呢。故选B。
46. D 【解析】考查副词辨析。A. Carefully 仔细地;B. Truly 真诚地;C. Slowly 缓慢地;D. Sadly 悲伤地。根据“Yue was sent to jail by the traitor Qin Hui”可知,岳飞进监狱是令人悲伤的事情。故选D。
47. C 【解析】考查动词辨析。A. praised 表扬;B. written 写;C. killed 杀死;D. promised 承诺。根据历史事实可知,岳飞最后被杀害了。故选C。
48. C 【解析】考查名词辨析。A. death 死亡;B. advice 建议;C. spirit 精神;D. example 例子。根据“But Yue's...was passed on...a hero like Yue Fei.”可知,此处指岳飞的精神被传承下去了。故选C。
49. A 【解析】考查名词辨析。A. respect 尊敬;B. money 钱;C. exhibition 展览;D. attention 注意。根据“we also need to understand how much courage he took to serve the country”可知,我们应该尊敬岳飞。pay respect to 意为“尊敬”,为固定搭配。故选A。
50. B 【解析】考查动词辨析。A. prepare 准备;B. practise 实践;C. greet 问候;D. search 查找。根据“Jinzhong baoguo shouldn't be only in words”可知,“尽忠报国”不应仅仅停留在口头上,还需要在生活中实践。故选B。