()23. This year, students from top colleges wanted to work here, but only were employed by this leading company.

A.million of; three thousands
B.millions of; three thousands
C.millions of; three thousand
D.million of; three thousand

23. C 【解析】考查数词的用法。当 million 前没有具体数字修饰时，要用 millions of，表示“数百万的”；当 thousand 前有具体数字修饰时，thousand 要用单数形式，不能加 s，所以“三千”应表达为 three thousand。故选 C。

【分析】
这道题考查数词中million和thousand的用法，解题时需明确两类情况的规则：一是当这类数词前无具体数字修饰时，需用复数形式加of，表泛指“数百万/数千的”；二是当前面有具体数字修饰时，这类数词用单数形式，不能加s，表具体数量。据此逐一分析选项即可得出答案。
【解析】
第一空表示泛指“数百万的”，前面无具体数字，因此用millions of，排除A、D选项；第二空表示具体数量“三千”，前面有具体数字three，thousand需用单数形式，即three thousand，排除B选项，所以选C。
【答案】
C
【知识点】
数词的用法
【点评】
本题考查基础数词的固定搭配，需掌握hundred、thousand、million等词的用法规则，是学生易混淆的基础知识点，需注意区分泛指和具体数量的不同表达。
【难度系数】
0.4

()24. There rain later in the afternoon. I'm afraid the meeting will be put off.

A.will have
B.is going to have
C.will be
D.are going to be

24. C 【解析】考查 there be 句型的一般将来时。分析句子可知，此处是 there be 句型，表示“有”，且句子中出现了“later in the afternoon(下午晚些时候)”，这是一个表示将来时间的状语，它明确提示了动作(下雨这件事)发生在未来，所以需要用一般将来时来表达下午晚些时候将会下雨。there be 句型的一般将来时结构有“there will be”和“there is/are going to be”，这里“rain”是不可数名词，“there will be rain”表示“将会有雨”，符合语法规则，故选 C。

【分析】
首先判断句子结构：本题考查there be句型的用法，需先排除与there be冲突的选项；再结合主语的单复数、将来时间状语确定正确结构。
1. 明确there be句型的特点：表示“存在有”，不能与have连用，据此排除A、B选项；
2. 分析主语：rain是不可数名词，be动词需用单数形式；
3. 结合时间状语：later in the afternoon表将来，对应there be的一般将来时结构，最终锁定正确选项。
【解析】
本题考查there be句型的一般将来时。
① there be句型表示“某地有某物”，不能与have连用，因此A（will have）、B（is going to have）不符合语法，排除；
② 主语rain为不可数名词，be动词需用单数形式，D选项中are为复数，不符合要求，排除；
③ 时间状语later in the afternoon提示用一般将来时，there be的一般将来时结构为“there will be”或“there is going to be”，此处rain为不可数名词，对应“there will be rain”，符合语境，故选C。
【答案】
C
【知识点】
there be句型一般将来时；一般将来时；不可数名词
【点评】
本题是基础语法题，核心考查there be句型的将来时用法，需注意区分there be与have的用法差异，以及be动词与主语的单复数匹配，属于学生易掌握的知识点。
【难度系数】
0.6

()25. —Lily, I hear your family is moving to another city soon. Will you miss your cousins?
—Of course, I will. But as the saying goes, "." My best friends there are like family too.

A.Blood is thicker than water
B.Close neighbours are better than distant relatives
C.Home is where the heart is
D.A friend in need is a friend indeed

25. B 【解析】考查习语。Blood is thicker than water 血浓于水；Close neighbours are better than distant relatives 远亲不如近邻；Home is where the heart is 家是心之所向；A friend in need is a friend indeed 患难见真情。根据“My best friends there are like family too.”和对话内容可知，莉莉要搬家，说会想念表亲，但也提到最好的朋友像家人，需要一个能体现邻里(或朋友)和家人关系的谚语，结合选项，“远亲不如近邻”符合这种语境，故选 B。

【分析】
先通读对话理解语境：莉莉即将搬家，会想念表亲，但提到最好的朋友也像家人，需选择体现非血缘亲近关系的英语谚语。再逐一分析选项谚语含义，结合语境匹配正确答案。
【解析】
本题考查英语习语的辨析与语境运用。各选项习语含义如下：A选项“Blood is thicker than water”意为“血浓于水”，强调血缘关系的重要性；B选项“Close neighbours are better than distant relatives”意为“远亲不如近邻”，侧重非血缘的亲近关系（如朋友、邻居）的价值；C选项“Home is where the heart is”意为“家是心之所向”，强调心灵归宿；D选项“A friend in need is a friend indeed”意为“患难见真情”，侧重真正朋友的特质。结合对话语境，莉莉提到非血缘的朋友像家人，需体现非血缘亲近关系的谚语，因此选B。
【答案】
B
【知识点】
英语习语辨析；日常交际用语
【点评】
本题考查常见英语谚语的含义理解与语境匹配，是英语考试基础题型，需学生积累常用谚语并结合语境分析。
【难度系数】
0.5

Ⅲ. 完形填空。（共10小题，计10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
With the fun and pleasure, 13-year-old Jimmy Wilson was still unhappy. It was true that he received all the gifts he wanted. And he also 26 the big Christmas dinner with family members. However, Jimmy was not happy because this was his first Christmas without his brother, Steve. He died in a car accident. Jimmy missed his brother.
Jimmy said goodbye 27 his parents and said that he was going to see a friend. It was cold outside, so Jimmy put on his new coat. It was his favorite gift. He put the other gifts on his new sled(雪橇). Then Jimmy left. 28 Jimmy went down the street, he saw a room with old stockings(长袜) hanging over an empty fireplace. A woman sat nearby, crying. The stockings made him 29 his brother. They always hung(悬挂) their stockings side by side. And the next morning they would find 30 in them.
Then Jimmy had an idea. He knocked on the door. “Yes?” the 31 woman said. “May I come in?” asked Jimmy. “You are very welcome,” she said, seeing his sled full of gifts and thinking he wanted to 32 gifts. “But I have no food or gifts for you. I even have 33 for my own children.” “That’s why I am here,” Jimmy said. “Please take whatever gifts you would like for your children from the sled.” “Why? God bless you!” the woman answered 34. She took some candies, a toy plane and a doll. Jimmy’s heart was full of happiness. Jimmy walked on and then he gave his favorite 35 to a poor cold boy.
At last, he gave away all his gifts to those who were in need.
()26. A. prepared B. made C. enjoyed D. missed
()27. A. with B. to C. on D. for
()28. A. When B. So C. Before D. Because
()29. A. look after B. cheer up C. think of D. care for
()30. A. coats B. gifts C. money D. shoes
()31. A. sad B. excited C. bad D. relaxed
()32. A. put up B. hand out C. ask for D. give back
()33. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
()34. A. lonely B. surprisedly C. suddenly D. heavily
()35. A. coat B. bag C. toy D. candy

26. C 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。prepared 准备；made 制作；enjoyed 享受；missed 思念。根据“It was true that he received all the gifts he wanted. And he also...the big Christmas dinner with family members.”可知，前文说他收到了想要的礼物，这里用“also”表示并列，应该是享受了丰盛的圣诞晚餐，故选 C。
27. B 【解析】考查介词词义辨析。with 和；to 向，对着；on 在……上面；for 为了。根据“Jimmy said goodbye...his parents”可知，此处是 say goodbye to...的用法，意为“向……告别”，故选 B。
28. A 【解析】考查连词词义辨析。When 当……时；So 所以；Before 在……之前；Because 因为。根据“...Jimmy went down the street, he saw a room with old stockings hanging over an empty fireplace.”可知，此处介绍 Jimmy 沿街走时看到的场景，是当 Jimmy 沿着街道走的时候，看到了一个房间。“When”引导时间状语从句，符合语境，故选 A。
29. C 【解析】考查动词短语辨析。look after 照顾；cheer up 使高兴起来；think of 想起；care for 关心。根据“The stockings made him...his brother. They always hung their stockings side by side.”可知，长袜让他想起了哥哥，因为他们以前总是把长袜并排挂着，“think of”符合语境，故选 C。
30. B 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。coats 外套；gifts 礼物；money 钱；shoes 鞋子。根据前文提到圣诞节会收到礼物，以及“They always hung their stockings side by side. And the next morning they would find...in them.”可知，圣诞节时圣诞袜里会放礼物，故选 B。
31. A 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。sad 悲伤的；excited 兴奋的；bad 坏的；relaxed 放松的。根据“A woman sat nearby, crying.”可知，女人在哭，所以是悲伤的，故选 A。
32. C 【解析】考查动词短语辨析。put up 举起；hand out 分发；ask for 请求；give back 归还。根据“she said, seeing his sled full of gifts and thinking he wanted to...gifts. ‘But I have no food or gifts for you...’”可知，女人看到他的雪橇上满是礼物，以为他是来索要礼物的，故选 C。
33. D 【解析】考查不定代词词义辨析。everything 每件事；something 某事；anything 任何事；nothing 没有什么。根据“I even have...for my own children.”以及前文说没有食物和礼物给 Jimmy 可知，这里是说甚至没有东西给自己的孩子，“nothing”符合语境，故选 D。
34. B 【解析】考查形容词和副词词义辨析。lonely 孤独的；surprisedly 吃惊地；suddenly 突然；heavily 沉重地。根据“‘Why? God bless you!’ the woman answered...”可知，女人对 Jimmy 的行为感到惊讶，所以是惊讶地回答，“surprisedly”符合语境，故选 B。
35. A 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。coat 外套；bag 包；toy 玩具；candy 糖果。根据前文“It was cold outside, so Jimmy put on his new coat. It was his favorite gift.”和“Jimmy walked on and then he gave his favorite...to a poor cold boy.”可知，给寒冷的男孩需要的东西，应该是御寒的外套，故选 A。

【分析】
做完形填空需遵循“通读全文把握主旨→逐题分析结合语境→验证答案逻辑通顺”的思路。首先快速通读短文，明确本文讲述13岁男孩Jimmy在失去哥哥后的第一个圣诞节，从收到礼物却不开心，到通过给需要的人送礼物获得快乐的故事。逐题分析时，需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等知识，逐一确定每个空的最佳选项，最后再通读全文验证整体逻辑是否合理。
【解析】
26. 考查动词词义辨析。根据前文“he received all the gifts he wanted”及“also”表并列可知，此处指他也和家人享受了丰盛的圣诞晚餐，prepared（准备）、made（制作）、missed（思念）均不符合，故选C。
27. 考查固定搭配。say goodbye to是固定用法，意为“向……告别”，故选B。
28. 考查连词词义辨析。此处指当Jimmy沿街走时，看到了一个房间，When引导时间状语从句，符合语境，So（所以）、Before（在……之前）、Because（因为）均不合适，故选A。
29. 考查动词短语辨析。根据后文“They always hung their stockings side by side”可知，长袜让Jimmy想起了哥哥，look after（照顾）、cheer up（使高兴）、care for（关心）均不符合，故选C。
30. 考查名词词义辨析。圣诞节时人们会在圣诞袜里放礼物，结合语境可知，第二天他们会在袜里找到礼物，coats（外套）、money（钱）、shoes（鞋子）均不符合，故选B。
31. 考查形容词词义辨析。根据前文“A woman sat nearby, crying”可知，这位女士是悲伤的，excited（兴奋的）、bad（坏的）、relaxed（放松的）均不符合，故选A。
32. 考查动词短语辨析。女士看到Jimmy满是礼物的雪橇，以为他是来索要礼物的，put up（举起）、hand out（分发）、give back（归还）均不符合，故选C。
33. 考查不定代词词义辨析。女士说自己没有食物和礼物给Jimmy，甚至没有东西给自己的孩子，everything（每件事）、something（某事）、anything（任何事）均不符合，故选D。
34. 考查副词词义辨析。女士对Jimmy主动送礼物的行为感到惊讶，此处需副词修饰动词answered，lonely（孤独的，形容词）、suddenly（突然）、heavily（沉重地）均不符合，故选B。
35. 考查名词词义辨析。根据前文“Jimmy put on his new coat. It was his favorite gift”及“a poor cold boy”可知，Jimmy把最喜欢的外套送给了寒冷的男孩，bag（包）、toy（玩具）、candy（糖果）均不符合，故选A。
【答案】
26.C 27.B 28.A 29.C 30.B 31.A 32.C 33.D 34.B 35.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配运用
【点评】
本文是一篇情感温暖的记叙文，围绕圣诞节Jimmy的经历展开，语境清晰易懂，考点多为基础词汇辨析和固定搭配，学生易掌握。解题时需紧扣上下文语境，结合词汇用法即可顺利作答，能引导学生体会分享的快乐，传递积极情感。
【难度系数】
0.7