Ⅰ. 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空
1. After the two-hour trip, the girl was tired and felt ____ (bore) with the trip.
2. I hope to enter my dream high school ____ (success) through my hard work.
3. In ____ (west) countries, women are always dressed in white on their wedding day, because white is the colour of purity.
4. —Was Susan's speech wonderful?
—I suppose so. She ____ (practise) it till the last minute.

1. bored 2. successfully 3. Western 4. was practising

Ⅱ. 用 because, because of, since 或 as 填空
1. Mary missed the train ____ she arrived late at the railway station.
2. ____ we live near the natatorium (游泳馆), we often go swimming in summer.
3. ____ everyone is here, let's start the meeting.
4. ____ the heavy rain, we had to stay in the hotel instead of going out.
5. You can't work out the maths problem now. That's ____ you didn't listen to your teacher carefully.

1. because 2. As/Since/Because 3. As/Since/Because 4. Because of 5. because

1. It was her ____ performance. Her successful career ____ about 40 years.
A. last; last
B. last; lasted for
C. lasted; lasted
D. lasted; last

B

2. ____ his right hand was hurt, ____ he wrote slowly.
A. Because; so
B. Because; /
C. Although; but
D. Although; /

B

3. You will ____ have a deeper understanding of what you have learned ____ you can use it.
A. never; until
B. /; unless
C. never; after
D. /; though

A

4. ____ white represents purity and peace, it is used in many important situations.
A. Though
B. Unless
C. Since
D. Until

C

5. Jim's classmates thought ____ of Jim because he jumped ____ in the ____ jump in the school sports meeting.
A. high; high; high
B. highly; highly; high
C. high; highest; high
D. highly; highest; high

D

Ⅳ. 句子翻译
1. 快点! 电影已经开始十分钟了。我不想错过太多。
Hurry up! The film ____ for ten minutes. I don't want to ____.
2. 学校艺术节会面向所有的学生和家长开放。
3. 埃米最后匆忙赶到了医院, 上气不接下气。

1. has been on; miss too much 2. The school art festival will be open to all the students and parents. 3. Amy finally hurried to the hospital, out of breath.

Ⅴ. 完形填空
(2023·日照中考) In the sixth grade, I joined the band programme to learn to play the clarinet (单簧管). The first year had gone ____1____. But as most students progressed, I seemed to ____2____ behind. One day, when my teacher told us to perform in class, I was filled with ____3____. When I began to play, my rhythms were good, but my tone (音调) was another ____4____.
"Didn't you practise your lesson?" the teacher asked me. I felt so ____5____ and my world fell down at once.
From then on, I ____6____ playing the clarinet and I was getting worse. With the new performance coming near, I grew ____7____ upset. In a moment of panic, I asked for sick leave. It was such a(n) ____8____ way out and I was totally in relief.
I continued ____9____ my lessons until my mum asked me about it. "I want to give up," I said with tears in my eyes. "Why are you ____10____, if you really want to give up?" asked Mum. She had a(n) ____11____ and I realized that I really wanted to stay in the band and, by not facing my fears, I had created a black hole that would be difficult to ____12____ out of. I knew it's time to find my way out.
The next day I ____13____ with my other band teacher and told her about my problems. She asked me gently to play for her. I tried, ____14____ only an unpleasant sound came out. She handed me a new reed (簧片). I put it in place and tried again. To my ____15____, I could play so well.
Hiding from those fears only digs a hole, making a person trapped inside. After facing up to a fear, one may find life easier and more enjoyable.
1. A. slowly
B. quickly
C. quietly
D. smoothly
2. A. walk
B. fall
C. step
D. move
3. A. fear
B. regret
C. joy
D. courage
4. A. novel
B. piece
C. story
D. part
5. A. relaxed
B. embarrassed
C. worried
D. nervous
6. A. loved
B. kept
C. hated
D. started
7. A. finally
B. hopefully
C. suddenly
D. increasingly
8. A. hard
B. easy
C. silly
D. painful
9. A. avoiding
B. taking
C. choosing
D. attending
10. A. shouting
B. crying
C. changing
D. asking
11. A. point
B. idea
C. sight
D. mind
12. A. push
B. pull
C. draw
D. climb
13. A. argued
B. played
C. met
D. worked
14. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
15. A. sadness
B. satisfaction
C. surprise
D. disappointment

1~5 DBACB 6~10 CDBAB 11~15 ADCBC
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者加入了单簧管乐队，因同学们都在进步，自己落后遭老师质疑而自暴自弃，后来在母亲的点拨下向另一位老师寻求帮助从而重拾信心的故事。
1. D 根据下文“But as most students progressed, I seemed to ... behind.”可知，作者后来似乎掉队了，说明第一年进展得比较顺利，应用 smoothly 来表示。故选 D。
2. B 根据“But as most students progressed”以及“behind”可知此处应用动词短语 fall behind 表示“落后”。故选 B。
3. A 根据下文“and my world fell down at once”可知，作者的世界瞬间崩塌了，说明作者很害怕。故选 A。
4. C 根据“my rhythms were good, but my tone was another”可知，节奏和音调不是同一回事，应用 story 来表示。故选 C。
5. B 根据“Didn't you practise your lesson?”可知，被老师认为自己没有认真练习，作者应是感到尴尬。故选 B。
6. C 根据下文“I was getting worse”可知，作者的情况变得更糟糕，说明作者讨厌吹单簧管了。故选 C。
7. D 根据“In a moment of panic, I asked for sick leave.”可知，作者很惊慌，请了病假，说明越来越沮丧，应用 increasingly 来表示“越来越多地”。故选 D。
8. B 根据“I was totally in relief”可知，作者松了一口气，说明这条出路很容易。故选 B。
9. A 根据上文“I asked for sick leave”可知，作者后来继续装病躲避上课。故选 A。
10. B 根据“I said with tears in my eyes”可知，作者在哭，妈妈问作者如果真的想放弃，为什么还要哭。故选 B。
11. A 根据“I realized that I really wanted to stay in the band”可知，作者意识到自己想留在乐队里，妈妈说的有道理。此处应用 have a point 表示“有道理”。故选 A。
12. D 根据“I had created a black hole”可知，此处指很难爬出这个自己创造出来的黑洞。故选 D。
13. C 根据“told her about my problems”可知，作者和另一位乐队老师见了面，并向她讲述了自己的问题。故选 C。
14. B 根据“I tried”和“only an unpleasant sound came out”可知，作者试了试，但只发出了一个不愉悦的声音。前后两句存在意思上的转折，应用 but 来连接。故选 B。
15. C 根据“I could play so well”可知，作者演奏得很好，与之前的情况不同，这事令其感到惊喜。故选 C。