1. (2025·南京调研)— What do you think of Jane?
— She's a(n) girl and always interested in anything new.

A.modest
B.curious
C.energetic
D.organized

B 根据 always interested in anything new 可知,用 curious 表示“好奇的”符合语境。

2. He can use GPT - 4 by without my help.
A.him
B.her
C.himself
D.herself

C 固定搭配 by oneself 意为“独立地”，主语是 He，反身代词用 himself。

3. (2024·南京市玄武区模拟)Community workers and volunteers are going to take precautions(预防措施) fire.
A.through
B.across
C.beyond
D.against

D 根据 take precautions 可知,此处指为了预防火灾而采取的措施。

4. (2024·宿迁市宿城区模拟)— Why didn't Mr Wu choose Jack to do the class project?
— Because he always does things ______ in his class.

A.the least careful
B.the most carefully
C.the least carefully
D.less carefully

C 此处修饰动词 does 应用副词,所以 A 选项错误;根据 in his class 可知,此处用最高级,所以 D 选项错误;根据 Why didn't Mr Wu choose Jack 可知,他最不认真所以没有选他。

5. (2025·徐州市第三十六中学模拟)— Why are you in a hurry, James?
— the early bus to the city centre.
A.Catch
B.In order to catch
C.Catching
D.In order to catching

B 根据 Why are you in a hurry 可知,此处表示目的,用 in order to do。

二、(2024·泰州市泰兴市模拟)完形填空。(每小题 1 分,共 15 分)
When I was a child, there wasn't much for me to read. I didn't begin to 1() traditional Chinese classical novels until junior high school. And I could read books from other countries 2() attending university.
The first English novel that I read was Jane Eyre. Though it was 3() for a first - year student at university, I spent hours and hours 4() the meaning of every word and sentence. It took me almost half a year to 5() the book. With Jane Eyre 6() my heart, I was even more interested in the rich world of 7(). I developed a love of reading works by Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, W. S. Maugham, D. H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway... The 8() goes on and on. Reading is what I cannot live without.
What can one 9() from reading? It can be said that serious reading makes one a 10() person. When we read serious books, we must 11() our minds to find some room for new ideas and knowledge. Reading helps us get over all kinds of difficulties in life. We may develop the correct values.
Serious reading also needs time and makes us more 12(). If we want to finish hundreds of pages of a novel, we must be prepared for a long journey 13() taking any shortcuts(捷径).
Well - designed classical novels make us more reasonable. The writers put 14() hearts and minds into planning stories and expressing their values. To 15() the stories, we must try to understand all of them, which is helpful to our logical training.
1. A. present
B. read
C. translate
D. publish
2. A. before
B. after
C. till
D. since
3. A. important
B. comfortable
C. difficult
D. possible
4. A. turning out
B. carrying out
C. putting out
D. working out
5. A. finish
B. sell
C. write
D. find
6. A. saving
B. breaking
C. changing
D. entering
7. A. history
B. literature
C. music
D. science
8. A. list
B. cycle
C. story
D. system
9. A. understand
B. guess
C. remember
D. gain
10. A. better
B. richer
C. healthier
D. kinder
11. A. send
B. fill
C. empty
D. hold
12. A. powerful
B. practical
C. patient
D. beautiful
13. A. over
B. besides
C. with
D. without
14. A. their
B. your
C. our
D. his
15. A. report
B. expect
C. follow
D. choose

1. B 根据上文“When I was a child, there wasn't much for me to read.”可知,此处指到初中才开始读中国传统的古典小说。
2. B 根据下文“The first English novel that I read was Jane Eyre. Though it was... for a first-year student at university”可知,作者上大学后读其他国家的书。
3. C 根据空前的 Though 可知,此处句意发生了转折让步,表示《简·爱》对大学一年级的学生来说很难。
4. D 根据“I spent hours and hours... the meaning of every word and sentence”并结合选项可知,此处指花了很多时间去弄清楚每个单词和句子的含义。
5. A 根据上文 I spent hours and hours working out the meaning of every word and sentence 可知,作者花了很多时间去弄清楚每个单词和句子的含义,所以用了近半年的时间才读完这本书。
6. D 根据“I was even more interested in the rich world of... I developed a love of reading works by Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, W. S. Maugham, D. H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway...”可知,作者对文学更加感兴趣,所以此处表示《简·爱》进入作者的心中。
7. B 根据 Jane Eyre 以及下文的“I developed a love of reading works by Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, W. S. Maugham, D. H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway...”可知,此处指文学世界。
8. A 根据上文“I developed a love of reading works by Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, W. S. Maugham, D. H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway...”可知,此处表示清单。
9. D 根据下文“Reading helps us get over all kinds of difficulties in life. We may develop the correct values.”可知,阅读帮助我们克服生活中的各种困难,我们可以培养正确的价值观,所以此处询问能从阅读中获得什么。
10. A 根据下文“We may develop the correct values.”可知,认真阅读使人成为更好的人。
11. C 根据 to find some room for new ideas and knowledge 可知,此处指清空我们的头脑。
12. C 根据 Serious reading also needs time 可知,认真阅读也需要时间,所以要有耐心。
13. D 根据 we must be prepared for a long journey 可知,我们必须做好长途旅行的准备,不走任何捷径。
14. A 根据主语 The writers 可知,此处指他们的。
15. C 根据 we must try to understand all of them 可知,此处指理解故事。