()33. —These days, so many people are working on saving elephants.
—Yeah, these lovely animals are because of losing their homes.

A.on time
B.in danger
C.at first
D.by mistake

33. B 【解析】考查介词短语。根据“so many people are working on saving elephants”可知,人们拯救大象,说明大象“处于危险之中”。in danger“处于危险之中”,故选 B。

()34. —A farmer lost his horse. His neighbours said, “How unlucky!”
—But the farmer just said, “Maybe. ” Later, his horse with seven other horses.

A.ran away
B.went out
C.gave up
D.came back

34. D 【解析】考查动词短语。根据“A farmer lost his horse.”可知,改编自“塞翁失马”的故事,马先是丢了,过一段时间后又回来了。came back“回来”,故选 D。

()35. —Do you know a famous saying “A book holds a house of gold”?
—Yes, it tells us .

A.why are books very expensive
B.how can we get a lot of money
C.that reading can open up our minds
D.what is the most important to be rich

35. C 【解析】考查宾语从句。根据“Do you know a famous saying ‘A book holds a house of gold’”可知,此处是说“是的,它告诉我们阅读可以开阔我们的眼界”,是宾语从句,用陈述句语序。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。
Last month, my friend Mareya and I took an art class. For our final project, Ms Williams said, “Paint a portrait(肖像) of someone you know. Here are your art kits(工具包) with cloths, paints and brushes. Be 36! I hope to see something different.”
As we walked to Mareya's house, I said, “I'll paint you like the Mona Lisa!” Mareya crossed her arms and laughed, “You mean the Mareya Lisa?” She made a(n) 37 face, and we laughed so hard.
Just then, Jasmine 38 on her bike. “My family got a puppy named Ginger! If you come over now, you 39 play with her.”
“Sounds good!” we both shouted.
Ginger was so cute that we had fun together. Suddenly, we found our art kits broken open. “Oh no! Ginger ate our 40!” I cried. Jasmine said, “I'm so 41!”
On the way to Mareya's house, I said, “I hope Ms Williams will 42 why we couldn't do our portrait project.” “What do you mean?” said Mareya. “We're allowed to paint in any style. Let's just use different paintbrushes.” Just then, she saw some 43, so she picked them up and said, “How about these?”
“Why not? Let's use these 44. We can even finger paint!”
Our portraits looked very 45, but we loved them. When we told Ms Williams what had happened, she 46, “Sometimes, the best works come from 47.” Jasmine joked that Ginger should be our art 48!
So, don't worry too much about 49 in art. Just have fun and 50 new things! Now, Ms Williams hangs our portraits on the classroom wall, and everyone admires how creative we were.
()36. A. careful B. creative C. patient D. quiet
()37. A. long B. funny C. easy D. fresh
()38. A. walked in B. ran away C. rode up D. jumped out
()39. A. need B. can C. mustn't D. shouldn't
()40. A. kits B. cloths C. paints D. brushes
()41. A. happy B. excited C. sorry D. tired
()42. A. promise B. understand C. praise D. think
()43. A. branches B. trees C. pens D. rulers
()44. A. either B. too C. instead D. already
()45. A. wise B. similar C. perfect D. different
()46. A. agreed B. refused C. smiled D. shouted
()47. A. questions B. surprises C. answers D. worries
()48. A. helper B. stranger C. cleaner D. painter
()49. A. rules B. steps C. truth D. luck
()50. A. buy B. share C. try D. teach

36. B 【解析】考查形容词。A. careful 仔细的;B. creative 有创意的;C. patient 耐心的;D. quiet 安静的。根据“I hope to see something different.”可知,老师希望学生有创意,故选 B。
37. B 【解析】考查形容词。A. long 长的;B. funny 滑稽的;C. easy 容易的;D. fresh 新鲜的。根据“we laughed so hard”可知,Mareya 做了一个滑稽的表情,故选 B。
38. C 【解析】考查动词短语。A. walked in 走进来;B. ran away 跑开;C. rode up 骑车过来;D. jumped out 跳出来。根据“on her bike”可知,Jasmine 是骑车过来的,故选 C。
39. B 【解析】考查情态动词。A. need 需要;B. can 可以;C. mustn't 禁止;D. shouldn't 不应该。根据“My family got a puppy named Ginger”可知,Jasmine 邀请朋友过来和小狗玩,故选 B。
40. D 【解析】考查名词。A. kits 工具包;B. cloths 布;C. paints 颜料;D. brushes 画笔。根据“‘Let's just use different paintbrushes.’ Just then, she saw some...so she picked them up”可知,Ginger 吃了画笔,故选 D。
41. C 【解析】考查形容词。A. happy 开心的;B. excited 兴奋的;C. sorry 抱歉的;D. tired 累的。根据“Oh no!”可知,Jasmine 因为小狗吃了画笔而感到抱歉,故选 C。
42. B 【解析】考查动词。A. promise 承诺;B. understand 理解;C. praise 表扬;D. think 思考。根据“why we couldn't do our portrait project”可知,作者希望老师能理解原因,故选 B。
43. A 【解析】考查名词。A. branches 树枝;B. trees 树;C. pens 钢笔;D. rulers 尺子。根据“How about these”可知,Mareya 捡的是树枝,可以用它们代替画笔,故选 A。
44. C 【解析】考查副词。A. either 也;B. too 也;C. instead 代替;D. already 已经。根据“We can even finger paint”可知,她们决定用树枝代替画笔,故选 C。
45. D 【解析】考查形容词。A. wise 明智的;B. similar 相似的;C. perfect 完美的;D. different 不同的。根据“I hope to see something different”可知,她们的肖像画看起来非常不同,故选 D。
46. C 【解析】考查动词。A. agreed 同意;B. refused 拒绝;C. smiled 微笑;D. shouted 大喊。根据“Sometimes, the best works come from...”可知,老师对她们用树枝画画的行为感到满意。故选 C。
47. B 【解析】考查名词。A. questions 问题;B. surprises 惊喜;C. answers 答案;D. worries 担忧。根据“Our portraits looked very different, but we loved them”可知,老师认为有时惊喜能带来最好的作品,故选 B。
48. A 【解析】考查名词。A. helper 帮手;B. stranger 陌生人;C. cleaner 清洁工;D. painter 画家。根据“Ginger ate our ...”可知,Ginger“参与”了画画,Jasmine 开玩笑说它是助手,故选 A。
49. A 【解析】考查名词。A. rules 规则;B. steps 步骤;C. truth 真相;D. luck 运气。根据“Just have fun and...new things”可知,作者认为在艺术中不要太担心规则,故选 A。
50. C 【解析】考查动词。A. buy 买;B. share 分享;C. try 尝试;D. teach 教。根据“new things”可知,作者鼓励尝试新事物,故选 C。