四、从古至今，人们对友谊的珍视从未改变。请大声朗读以下有关友谊的谚语，在括号内标注升调(↗)和降调(↘)。
1. Friends are like wine, the older (), the better ().
2. A life without a friend () is a life without a sun ().
3. A friend in need () is a friend indeed ().
4. A faithful friend () is hard to find ().
5. A true friend reaches for your hand () and touches your heart ().

1. Friends are like wine, the older (↗), the better (↘).
2. A life without a friend (↗) is a life without a sun (↘).
3. A friend in need (↗) is a friend indeed (↘).
4. A faithful friend (↗) is hard to find (↘).
5. A true friend reaches for your hand (↗) and touches your heart (↘).

【分析】本题考查英语谚语朗读的语调标注，解题思路为：首先明确英语朗读的基础语调规则——意群（句子中按语义划分的停顿部分）之间用升调，句末或并列结构的后半部分用降调；接着划分每个谚语的意群，将前一个意群标注升调，后一个意群标注降调即可。
【解析】根据英语朗读语调规则，每个谚语的前半意群用升调，后半意群用降调，标注结果如下：
1. Friends are like wine, the older (↗), the better (↘).
2. A life without a friend (↗) is a life without a sun (↘).
3. A friend in need (↗) is a friend indeed (↘).
4. A faithful friend (↗) is hard to find (↘).
5. A true friend reaches for your hand (↗) and touches your heart (↘).
【答案】1. Friends are like wine, the older (↗), the better (↘).
2. A life without a friend (↗) is a life without a sun (↘).
3. A friend in need (↗) is a friend indeed (↘).
4. A faithful friend (↗) is hard to find (↘).
5. A true friend reaches for your hand (↗) and touches your heart (↘).
【知识点】英语语调
【点评】本题为英语语音基础题型，结合谚语结构考查升调、降调的运用，难度较低，侧重基础语音知识的掌握。
【难度系数】0.7

一、在校园生活中，同学间的差异总能碰撞出奇妙的火花。请根据句意和首字母提示补全单词。
1. I'm f than Lucy, and I always make people laugh.
2. Jack is good at sports. He always runs f than me.
3. Cathy is as s as me. We both wear size XS in sports clothes.
4. Tina is really hard-working. She works h than anyone else in the class.

1. funnier
2. faster
3. slim
4. harder

【分析】
本题需结合句意、首字母提示及语法结构（比较级、原级的使用规则）补全单词：1. 句中出现than，需用形容词比较级，结合“让人发笑”的语境和首字母f，确定对应单词；2. 句中出现than，需用副词比较级，结合“擅长运动”的语境和首字母f，确定对应单词；3. 句中是as...as结构，需用形容词原级，结合“穿XS码”的语境和首字母s，确定对应单词；4. 句中出现than，需用副词比较级，结合“努力”的语境和首字母h，确定对应单词。
【解析】
1. 由than可知用比较级，结合“make people laugh（让人发笑）”及首字母f，funny的比较级为funnier，故填funnier；
2. 由than可知用比较级，结合“good at sports（擅长运动）”及首字母f，fast的比较级为faster，故填faster；
3. as...as结构中用原级，结合“wear size XS（穿XS码）”及首字母s，slim（苗条的）符合语境，故填slim；
4. 由than可知用比较级，结合“hard-working（努力的）”及首字母h，hard的比较级为harder，故填harder。
【答案】
1. funnier 2. faster 3. slim 4. harder
【知识点】
形容词比较级、形容词原级、副词比较级
【点评】
本题考查形容词/副词的原级与比较级的用法，需结合句意、首字母及语法标志词（than、as...as）判断单词形式，属于基础语法应用类题目，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6