What do you often do when you wait for a bus or a train at the station?
Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the Paris bus. The bus to Paris would leave at five to . At that time, there many people waiting at the station. Tom looked around but there was no place for him .
Tom liked coffee. So he walked into coffee shop at the station. He looked up at the clock there. was only twenty to twelve. He found a place and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom's friends, came in and sat with Tom. " time is your bus?" asked Mike. "There's plenty of time yet," answered Tom.
"Well, I you more coffee then," said Mike.
They talked a lot they drank coffee. Some time , Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It's going back!" he cried. " minutes ago, it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven."
"You're looking the clock in the mirror," said Mike. Tom was so sad. He had to for the next bus for another hour. from then on, Tom didn't like mirrors any more.
()1. A. twelfth B. twelve
C. the twelfth D. the twelve
()2. A. are B. be C. were D. was
()3. A. sit B. sitting
C. to sitting D. to sit
()4. A. drinking B. drank
C. drunk D. drink
()5. A. an B. a C. its D. /
()6. A. That B. This C. It D. These
()7. A. on B. at C. to D. with
()8. A. Which B. When C. How D. What
()9. A. will get B. get
C. got D. gets
()10. A. where B. when C. who D. what
()11. A. lately B. lateness
C. later D. latest
()12. A. Few B. A few
C. A little D. Little
()13. A. at B. in C. for D. by
()14. A. wait B. waiting
C. waited D. waits
()15. A. But B. Because
C. Though D. If

1. B 表示时间用基数词,且不加the。故选B项。
2. C 本句主语many people是复数,且时态用一般过去时,故选C项。
3. D 句意为:汤姆环顾四周,但没有地方让他坐。此处应用不定式作定语。故选D项。
4. A like to do/doing sth意为“喜欢做某事”,为固定搭配。故选A项。
5. B 句意为:于是他走进车站的一家咖啡店。此处表泛指,且coffee的发音以辅音音素开头,故选B项。
6. C 这里指时间,故选C项。
7. A 此处表示镜子在墙上,用介词on。故选A项。
8. D 询问时间应用疑问词组what time,故选D项。
9. A 根据语境可知用一般将来时。故选A项。
10. B 此处表示两个动作同时发生,故选B项。
11. C “一段时间后”表示为some time later。故选C项。
12. B a few和few修饰可数名词,little和a little修饰不可数名词。few和little表示否定,a few和a little表示肯定。这里修饰可数名词复数且表示肯定。故选B项。
13. A 此处表示看镜子里的钟,look at为固定搭配,意为“看”,符合语境。
14. A have to后用动词原形。故选A项。
15. A 句意为:但从那时起,汤姆不再喜欢镜子了。结合语境可知,此处表示转折,且设空在句首。

【分析】
本题是一篇叙事类完形填空，主要考查英语基础词汇、语法、固定搭配及语境理解。解题思路：1. 先通读全文，把握文章大意（汤姆在车站等车时去咖啡店，误看镜子里的钟错过车，从此不喜欢镜子的故事）；2. 逐题分析，结合上下文语境、时态、固定搭配、介词用法、疑问词、代词等知识点，逐一排除错误选项；3. 检查答案是否符合逻辑和语法规则。
【解析】
1. 表示具体时间用基数词，且此处不特指，无需加the，故选B。
2. 本句主语many people是复数，且文章整体时态为一般过去时，be动词用were，故选C。
3. 句意为“没有地方让他坐”，此处用不定式作后置定语修饰place，故选D。
4. like doing sth是固定搭配，意为“喜欢做某事”，故选A。
5. 此处泛指“一家咖啡店”，coffee以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故选B。
6. 指代时间用代词it，故选C。
7. 表示“在墙上的镜子”，介词用on，故选A。
8. 询问具体时间用疑问词组what time，故选D。
9. 根据语境，此处表示将来要做的事，用一般将来时will+动词原形，故选A。
10. 句意为“他们喝咖啡的时候聊了很多”，用when引导时间状语从句，故选B。
11. “一段时间后”的固定表达是some time later，故选C。
12. minutes是可数名词复数，此处表示肯定含义，用a few修饰，故选B。
13. look at是固定搭配，意为“看”，此处指看钟，故选A。
14. have to后接动词原形，故选A。
15. 此处表示转折关系，用连词but，故选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空、时态辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为叙事类完形填空，内容贴近日常生活，考查的知识点均为初中英语核心基础内容，适合巩固英语基础，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

[2026广东深圳期末]材料A~F分别介绍了六种不同的职业。请根据16~20题中五个人的兴趣爱好，帮助他们选择合适的职业。
()16. Tom enjoys reading books of all types and wants a job related to books.
()17. Mike loves drawing cartoon characters. He plans to work in the animation industry.
()18. David is curious about how machines work. He spends hours studying machines every day.
()19. Lily has 5-year experience of ballet training. She dreams of being a world-famous dancer.
()20. Sarah is crazy about Maths problems. She would like to use numbers for important decisions.
A. Veterinarian
Vets examine and treat sick/injured animals. They work like animal doctors, checking health through physical exams to cure diseases.
B. Librarian
Librarians manage books, assist readers, and organize reading activities. This job is perfect for book lovers.
C. Data Analyst
They collect and analyze data using Maths skills. Their findings help businesses, hospitals, and tech companies make decisions.
D. Mechanical Engineer
They design and maintain mechanical systems/machines. Study this to work in automotive, aerospace, or robotics industries.
E. Professional Dancer
Dancers train in various styles and perform on stage, TV, or at events. Talent and practice lead to success in this competitive field.
F. Animator
Animators draw characters and stories for cartoons, games, and movies. They work with artists in the entertainment industry.

16. B 根据题意可知,他喜欢读书,想找与书籍相关的工作。选项B的图书管理员与之匹配。故选B项。
17. F 根据题意可知,他喜欢画卡通人物,计划在动漫产业工作,选项F的动画片制作者与之匹配。故选F项。
18. D 根据题意可知,他对机器如何运转好奇,每天研究机器,选项D的机械工程师与之匹配。故选D项。
19. E 根据题意可知,她有芭蕾舞训练经验,梦想成为世界著名的舞者,选项E的职业舞者与之匹配。故选E项。
20. C 根据题意可知,她痴迷于数学问题,想要用数字来做重要的决定,选项C的数据分析师与之匹配。故选C项。

【分析】本题为信息匹配题，解题思路是：先提取16-20题中每个人物的核心兴趣或职业诉求，再逐一对应A-F六个职业的工作内容，找到完全匹配的选项即可。具体步骤为：1. 明确每个人物的关键需求；2. 分析每个职业的核心职责；3. 将人物需求与职业内容一一匹配，选出正确答案。
【解析】16. Tom喜欢各类书籍，想找与书籍相关的工作，选项B（图书管理员）的工作是管理书籍、协助读者等，符合其需求，故选B；17. Mike喜欢画卡通人物，计划在动漫行业工作，选项F（动画师）的工作是绘制卡通角色与故事，符合其规划，故选F；18. David对机器的运转好奇，每天研究机器，选项D（机械工程师）的工作是设计和维护机械系统，符合其兴趣，故选D；19. Lily有5年芭蕾训练经验，梦想成为著名舞者，选项E（职业舞者）的工作是表演，符合其目标，故选E；20. Sarah痴迷数学，想用数字做重要决策，选项C（数据分析师）的工作是用数学技能分析数据辅助决策，符合其诉求，故选C。
【答案】16.B 17.F 18.D 19.E 20.C
【知识点】信息匹配、职业认知
【点评】本题考查信息提取与匹配能力，难度较低，只要准确提取人物的核心需求和职业的关键信息，即可快速选出答案，适合基础练习。
【难度系数】0.2