()7. The idiom “Continuing Dropping Wears the Stone Out” tells us .

A.that water is powerful
B.when we should stop fighting
C.how important it is to keep trying
D.why we work hard

7. C

【分析】首先需明确题目中习语“Continuing Dropping Wears the Stone Out”（滴水穿石）的引申含义，再逐一分析各选项，排除不符合习语寓意的错误选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】“Continuing Dropping Wears the Stone Out”的引申义是：只要坚持不懈、持续努力，就能达成目标，强调坚持努力的重要性。选项A是对习语的字面解读，并非其寓意；选项B与习语含义无关；选项C准确表达了坚持努力的重要性，符合习语寓意；选项D“为什么努力工作”与习语强调的“坚持的重要性”不符，因此排除A、B、D，选C。
【答案】C
【知识点】英语习语理解，阅读理解
【点评】本题考查常见英语习语的深层含义，解题核心是区分习语的字面意思与引申寓意，避免仅从字面判断选项。
【难度系数】0.5

()8. —I failed another Maths test. I'm starting to think I'll never improve.
—Don't give up! Keep trying. Remember, .

A.one is never too old to learn
B.it never rains but it pours
C.every dog has its day
D.when in Rome, do as the Romans do

8. C

【分析】本题为英语情景交际中的谚语辨析题，解题思路如下：首先理解对话语境：一方因数学考试失利产生自我否定情绪，另一方给予鼓励，空格处需填入一句符合鼓励语境的谚语；其次逐一分析各选项谚语的含义；最后结合语境选出最恰当的选项。
【解析】对话翻译：——我数学考试又没及格，我开始觉得自己永远不会进步了。——别放弃！继续努力。记住，________。选项分析：A项“one is never too old to learn”意为“活到老，学到老”，与鼓励考试失利者的语境不符；B项“it never rains but it pours”意为“不鸣则已，一鸣惊人（或祸不单行）”，不符合鼓励的语境；C项“every dog has its day”意为“人人皆有得意时”，契合鼓励对方坚持努力、未来会有好运的语境；D项“when in Rome, do as the Romans do”意为“入乡随俗”，与对话语境无关。因此选C。
【答案】C
【知识点】英语谚语辨析；情景交际
【点评】本题考查常用英语谚语在情景对话中的运用，需学生掌握常见谚语含义并结合语境判断，属于基础题型，侧重考查日常交际用语的积累。
【难度系数】0.6

四、根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 他们不仅赞扬令人惊奇的表演，也赞扬人们在看似无路可走时继续前进的意志。

2. 尽管她不得不处理许多的挑战，但她仍坚持自己的梦想并取得了巨大的成功。

3. 当人们想到奥林匹克运动会时，他们通常会想到奖牌，但奥运会的意义远不止于此。

4. 在父母的帮助下，他成功重返训练并实现了梦想。

5. 无论你的目标是什么，永不放弃都至关重要。

1. They praise not only the amazing performances but also the will to keep going when things seem impossible.
2. Though she had to deal with many challenges, she still stuck to her dream and achieved great success.
3. When people think of the Olympic Games, they usually think of medals, but the Olympics mean much more than that.
4. With the help of his parents, he successfully returned to training and realized/achieved his dream.
5. Whatever your goal is, it's important to never give up.

【分析】
本题为汉译英题型，解题思路如下：首先拆解每个中文句子的核心结构，确定对应的英语句式（如并列结构、让步状语从句、时间状语从句等）；其次匹配中文表达对应的固定英语短语或搭配（如“不仅…也…”对应not only…but also，“在…帮助下”对应with the help of等）；接着注意时态、主谓一致等语法细节，确保符合英语表达习惯；最后组合各部分内容，核对准确性。
【解析】
1. 中文句子核心为“不仅赞扬A，也赞扬B”，用not only…but also连接并列宾语，“令人惊奇的表演”译为amazing performances，“人们在看似无路可走时继续前进的意志”译为the will to keep going when things seem impossible，组合得：They praise not only the amazing performances but also the will to keep going when things seem impossible.
2. 中文含让步逻辑，用Though引导让步状语从句，“处理许多挑战”译为deal with many challenges，“坚持自己的梦想”译为stick to her dream，“取得巨大成功”译为achieve great success，组合得：Though she had to deal with many challenges, she still stuck to her dream and achieved great success.
3. 中文含时间逻辑和转折逻辑，“当人们想到奥林匹克运动会时”译为When people think of the Olympic Games，“奖牌”译为medals，“远不止于此”译为mean much more than that，组合得：When people think of the Olympic Games, they usually think of medals, but the Olympics mean much more than that.
4. “在父母的帮助下”译为With the help of his parents，“成功重返训练”译为successfully returned to training，“实现了梦想”译为realized/achieved his dream，组合得：With the help of his parents, he successfully returned to training and realized/achieved his dream.
5. “无论你的目标是什么”译为Whatever your goal is，“永不放弃都至关重要”译为it's important to never give up，组合得：Whatever your goal is, it's important to never give up.
【答案】
1. They praise not only the amazing performances but also the will to keep going when things seem impossible.
2. Though she had to deal with many challenges, she still stuck to her dream and achieved great success.
3. When people think of the Olympic Games, they usually think of medals, but the Olympics mean much more than that.
4. With the help of his parents, he successfully returned to training and realized/achieved his dream.
5. Whatever your goal is, it's important to never give up.
【知识点】
汉译英、固定短语搭配、连词用法
【点评】
本题为基础汉译英题，考察学生对常用英语句式、固定表达的掌握，是巩固英语基础的典型题型，只要积累常用短语和句式，注意语法细节即可完成。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、完形填空。
Life's most lasting wisdom is often gained as we push ourselves forward in the early stages of life. When I look back on my childhood, I feel it was a experience full of lessons from farm work. I once worked in the remote but beautiful countryside. In my experience, all farm work can train a person to a Spartan spirit(斯巴达精神).
From the age of eight, I had to contribute my share of labour along with my parents and two elder brothers. On the hottest summer days when the air flowed, I knelt in a paddy field(稻田) with my knees deep in mud. Small bugs swam around in the water and often into my skin, causing uncomfortable pain. I stayed working outdoors for hours, and the sun kept upon my back. Long hours of work left wet drops all over me. These drops down quickly. Whenever one drop ran into my eyes, it would tears. So I always kept my face as low as possible.
The tiredness almost beat me many times, yet I chose to my weak feelings and stick to the work. I told myself, “Be !” If my parents and brothers could go on taking it, so could I. Slowly I cheered myself up and pushed myself . I learned not to be afraid of difficulties and learned the meaning of “you will harvest what you plant.”
“Judge a man not by his face, but by his ,” my mother used to say. The land is fruitful as long as you are willing to work on it. When the wind blew and the rice plants moved like in the sea, breathtakingly beautiful, a deep sense of appeared in my heart.
Although later I went into academic(学术的) research, I shall always remember working in the paddy fields taught me: plant your feet firmly on the ground, never give up and you will be . Such lessons have accompanied me all the way and become my lifelong guideline whenever I face difficulties in life.
()1. A. boring B. simple C. valuable D. strange
()2. A. explain B. develop C. create D. invent
()3. A. gently B. hardly C. loudly D. usually
()4. A. climbed B. fell C. cut D. bit
()5. A. burning B. sharing C. lighting D. spreading
()6. A. turned B. calmed C. streamed D. laid
()7. A. hold B. produce C. drop D. replace
()8. A. hide B. show C. share D. express
()9. A. quick B. proud C. quiet D. patient
()10. A. toward B. forward C. upward D. downward
()11. A. fields B. books C. clothes D. appearance
()12. A. boats B. water C. fishes D. waves
()13. A. confidence B. excitement C. pride D. direction
()14. A. what B. how C. why D. when
()15. A. encouraged B. educated C. rewarded D. comforted

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕童年农场劳作收获人生智慧展开），再逐题结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配分析选项，最后通读验证。每道题需紧扣前后文逻辑，如第1题由“full of lessons”判断经历的价值，第2题考固定搭配“develop a spirit”等。
【解析】
1. 由后文“full of lessons from farm work”可知童年经历是有价值的，选C（valuable）。
2. “develop a Spartan spirit”为固定搭配，意为培养斯巴达精神，选B。
3. 最热的夏天空气几乎不流动，hardly表否定，选B。
4. 小虫子咬皮肤，bite的过去式为bit，选D。
5. 太阳灼热地晒在背上，burning表灼热的，选A。
6. “stream down”是固定搭配，意为流下，选C。
7. 汗水流进眼睛会产生眼泪，produce表产生，选B。
8. 隐藏虚弱的感觉，hide表隐藏，选A。
9. 劳作时需要耐心，patient表耐心的，选D。
10. “push forward”是固定搭配，意为向前推进，选B。
11. 结合农场语境，妈妈说要看田地，选A（fields）。
12. 稻子像海里的波浪，waves表波浪，选D。
13. 看到丰收的稻子内心有自豪感，pride表自豪，选C。
14. 宾语从句中what作taught的宾语，选A。
15. 付出会有回报，rewarded表被回报，选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文完形，通过童年农场劳作的经历传递坚持、收获的人生哲理，侧重考查学生对语境的理解和词汇的运用能力，是初中阶段常见的完形题型。
【难度系数】
0.5