1. Mrs King has no time to help us, so we need to finish the work by ______.

A.myself
B.themselves
C.himself
D.ourselves

D 句意:金夫人没有时间帮助我们,所以我们需要自己完成这项工作。myself 我自己; themselves 他们自己; himself 他自己; ourselves 我们自己。由 we 可知,用 ourselves。

2. [生活常识题]— Why do you eat dumplings during ______?
— Because they are symbols of good luck.

A.the Spring Festival
B.May Day
C.National Day
D.Teachers' Day

A 由常识可知,中国部分地区在过春节时有吃饺子的习俗。

3. In our country, people won't start dinner ______ the elders take their seats.

A.after
B.when
C.since
D.until

D 句意:在我们国家,直到长辈就座人们才开始吃饭。after 在……以后; when 当……的时候; since 自从; until 直到……才。

4. — The game is popular ______ students.
— Sure. My classmates and I often talk about it ______ classes.

A.between; between
B.among; among
C.between; among
D.among; between

D between 指两者之间; among 指三者或三者以上之间。“同学们中间”用 among;“课间”用 between。

5. (朝阳中考)— It is Mum's ______ birthday next Wednesday. What should we do?
— What about buying her ______ flowers to show our love?

A.forty; forty
B.forty; fortieth
C.fortieth; forty
D.fortieth; fortieth

C 第一空表示顺序,用序数词;第二空表示数量,用基数词。

6. The ______ grows better than before because we used the machine.

A.sky
B.sign
C.corn
D.computer

C sky 天空; sign 标志; corn 玉米; computer 计算机。由 grows 及 the machine 可推知,此处指“玉米长得比以前好”。

7. This business company ______ in 1924. Now it has a history of over 100 years.

A.was founded
B.was found
C.is founded
D.is found

A 由 in 1924 可知,用一般过去时。be founded 表示“成立”。

8. Though she doesn't have ______ money, she is always ______ happy.

A.much too; much too
B.too much; too much
C.too much; much too
D.much too; too much

C 句意:尽管她没有太多钱,但是她总是非常快乐。第一个空后面是不可数名词 money,所以用 too much;第二个空后面是形容词 happy,所以用 much too。

9. — Tina hardly has junk food, ______?
— No, she doesn't.

A.does she
B.doesn't she
C.does Tina
D.doesn't Tina

A 陈述部分是否定句,所以附加问句用肯定形式。且名词用人称代词代替。

10. She ______ to Wuhan as soon as she ______ the task.

A.flies; finishes
B.will fly; will finish
C.flies; will finish
D.will fly; finishes

D 句意:她一完成这项工作就飞往武汉。含有 as soon as 引导的时间状语从句的复合句,主句是一般将来时,从句用一般现在时表示将来。

二、完形填空(每小题 1 分,共 10 分)
There's a travel agency(旅行社)near my house. It was founded four years ago. And it has provided all kinds of activities 1. People working in the travel agency are busy during the vacation season. Last month the travel agency had some special activities to celebrate its 2 birthday.
I had three days 3 last month, so I wanted to take a vacation. Then I booked at the travel agency. There were twenty people in my group. When I got to the meeting place, I found I was the ninth. To show we were their customers, the travel agency gave everyone a yellow 4. I was very happy to see the tenth person. He's my friend. When the twentieth person 5, we set off for a famous farm.
As we came near the farm, we saw fields of 6. On the farm, a farmer gave a speech. He told us the history of the farm. Years ago, some 7 came here to grow corn and later it became a famous farm. Then we had lunch with the farmers together. Oh, I helped lay the table. The 8 were beautiful and the food was very delicious. When lunch was over, we saw some kids dance on a square. They 9 there. There was also a band from the UK. They played music for the visitors.
In the 10 days, we just worked on the farm with the farmers. We had another kind of life. And we enjoyed ourselves there!
1. A. since then
B. just now
C. in the future
D. every year
2. A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
3. A. away
B. off
C. also
D. too
4. A. wonder
B. opinion
C. flag
D. electricity
5. A. arrived
B. got to
C. went
D. reached
6. A. sign
B. corn
C. band
D. season
7. A. scientists
B. teachers
C. pioneers
D. doctors
8. A. dishes
B. farmers
C. streams
D. speeches
9. A. took a vacation
B. fell away
C. went out
D. had fun
10. A. silent
B. following
C. happy
D. sad

1. A since then 从那以后; just now 刚才; in the future 将来; every year 每年。该句是现在完成时,所以用 since then。
2. D first 第一; second 第二; third 第三; fourth 第四。由上文中“It was founded four years ago.”可知,此处指“第四个生日”。
3. B have three days off 意为“放三天假”。
4. C wonder 奇观; opinion 看法; flag 旗帜; electricity 电。由常识及下文可知,此处指该旅行社给游客的黄色“旗帜”。
5. A arrive 到达,是不及物动词; get to 到达; go 去; reach 到达,是及物动词。此处表示“到达”,且空后没有地点,所以此处用不及物动词。
6. B sign 标志; corn 玉米; band 乐队; season 季节。由上文中的 farm 可知,此处指“玉米地”。
7. C scientist 科学家; teacher 老师; pioneer 开拓者; doctor 医生。由语境可知,此处指“很多年前来这里种植玉米的开拓者”,所以用 pioneers。
8. A dish 盘,碟; farmer 农民; stream 小河; speech 演说。由上文中的 lay the table 及下文中的 the food 可知,此处用 dishes。
9. D take a vacation 去度假; fall away 突然向下倾斜; go out 出去; have fun 玩得高兴。由语境可知,他们在那儿玩得很高兴。
10. B silent 寂静的; following 接下来的; happy 高兴的; sad 难过的。由上文可知,作者有三天假期,所以此处应为“在接下来的日子里”。