()12. It was just a toy car, it cost five hundred yuan.

A.but
B.and
C.so
D.because

12. A but 但是;and 和;so 所以;because 因为。根据句意“这只是一辆玩具车,但是它花了五百元”可知,前后分句为转折关系。故选 A。

()13. The player is as as the wind—he’s a great runner!

A.fast
B.faster
C.fastest
D.the fastest

13. A 根据 as ______ as 可知,此处为“as + 形容词原级 + as”结构,表示“和……一样……”,此处应用形容词原级 fast。故选 A。

()14. People wear seat belts in cars safe on the road.

A.stay
B.to stay
C.stays
D.staying

14. B 根据句意“人们在汽车里系安全带,是为了在路上保持安全”可知,此处用不定式 to stay 作目的状语。故选 B。

()15. — Timmy, how was your time at school?
— I learned a lot today.

A.Be careful!
B.Good idea!
C.Wonderful!
D.See you!

15. C Be careful 小心;Good idea 好主意;Wonderful 很棒;See you 再见。根据“I learned a lot today.”可知,回应应是对这段时光做出评价,C 项符合语境。故选 C。

二、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I used to hate my big ears. When I looked in the 16, I only saw two large things sticking out. Sometimes, I thought my ears 17 like "bat ears". It made me feel 18 and lonely. I always kept my hair long to 19 them.
One day, a new student named Lisa joined our class. She sat beside me and smiled. "Wow, your ears are 20!" she said. I thought she was just making fun of me, but then she added, "They're like cartoon character ears—so cute!" For the 21 time, someone said something nice about my ears because I never showed them to others.
Later that week, our teacher asked us to act out a story. Lisa suggested I play the role of Tutu, a cute boy with big ears, 22 my ears made me perfect for it. Everyone smiled and said it was a great idea. When I put on the costume(演出服), my ears didn't look strange— 23, they looked just right.
Now I have learnt to 24 my ears. They are part of what makes me special. Lisa taught me that seeing yourself through 25 people's eyes can change everything.
()16. A. sky B. mirror C. book D. tree
()17. A. looked B. drew C. wrote D. made
()18. A. happy B. strict C. sad D. curious
()19. A. cut B. keep C. change D. cover
()20. A. ugly B. terrible C. amazing D. boring
()21. A. first B. second C. third D. last
()22. A. so B. because C. but D. if
()23. A. still B. yet C. even D. instead
()24. A. forget B. remember C. accept D. imagine
()25. A. other B. others C. another D. the others

16. B 根据 I only saw two large things sticking out 可知,作者是在镜子里看到自己的耳朵。故选 B。
17. A 根据 bat ears 可知,作者有时觉得自己的耳朵看起来像“蝙蝠耳”。故选 A。
18. C happy 开心的;strict 严厉的;sad 难过的;curious 好奇的。根据 lonely 可知,这让作者感到既难过又孤独。故选 C。
19. D cut 剪;keep 保持;change 改变;cover 遮盖。根据 I always kept my hair long 可知,作者留长头发是为了遮盖耳朵。故选 D。
20. C ugly 丑陋的;terrible 糟糕的;amazing 令人惊叹的;boring 无聊的。根据 so cute 可知,Lisa 称赞作者的耳朵很棒。故选 C。
21. A 根据 someone said something nice about my ears because I never showed them to others 可知,这是第一次有人这么说。故选 A。
22. B so 所以;because 因为;but 但是;if 如果。根据 my ears made me perfect for it 可知,这是 Lisa 建议作者演 Tutu 的原因,所以此处用 because 引导原因状语从句。故选 B。
23. D still 仍然;yet 还;even 甚至;instead 反而。根据 my ears didn’t look strange 及 they looked just right 可知,此处表示转折,instead 意为“反而”,符合语境。故选 D。
24. C forget 忘记;remember 记得;accept 接受;imagine 想象。根据“They are part of what makes me special.”可知,作者学会了接受自己的耳朵。故选 C。
25. A other 其他的(后接可数名词复数);others 其他人/物(后不接名词);another 另一个(后接可数名词单数);the others 其余的(特定范围内的其他人/物)。根据 people’s eyes 可知,此处用 other 修饰复数名词 people。故选 A。