一、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次
touch stand out rather than a great deal short story
O. Henry is one of the most famous American writers in literature history. He was good at creating 1. with simple daily plots and unexpected endings. His writing style is unique, and people across the world love and speak highly of his works.
Among all his masterpieces, The Gift of the Magi 2. . The story tells about a poor young couple living a hard life. To buy Christmas gifts for each other, they decide to sell their most valuable treasures. The whole story is gentle and 3. , expressing the pure love between the two ordinary people.
Readers can learn 4. from this timeless story. It tells us that true love lies in sincere care 5. costly gifts. Now this story is still widely read and shared. O. Henry's great talent and warm ideas will continue to influence readers for years to come.

1. short stories 2. stands out 3. touching 4. a great deal 5. rather than

【分析】
先通读短文理解语境，结合方框内的单词/短语，根据每个空的语法要求和句意，选择合适的词汇并调整形式：1空需填表作品类型的名词，结合语境用复数；2空需填谓语动词，主语为单数，用一般现在时第三人称单数；3空需填形容词修饰故事，转换动词形式；4空需填表“很多”的固定短语；5空需填表“而不是”的固定短语，匹配语境。
【解析】
1. 句意：他擅长用简单日常情节和意外结局创作短篇小说。short story是可数名词，此处表泛指，需用复数形式short stories。
2. 句意：在他所有杰作中，《麦琪的礼物》脱颖而出。主语《麦琪的礼物》是单数，一般现在时中谓语动词用第三人称单数，故填stands out。
3. 句意：整个故事温柔又感人，表达普通人之间的纯粹爱情。此处需形容词修饰story，动词touch转换为形容词touching（感人的），故填touching。
4. 句意：读者能从这个永恒故事中学到很多。a great deal是固定短语，意为“许多”，符合句意，故填a great deal。
5. 句意：真爱在于真诚的关心而不是昂贵的礼物。rather than是固定短语，意为“而不是”，符合语境，故填rather than。
【答案】
1. short stories 2. stands out 3. touching 4. a great deal 5. rather than
【知识点】
名词复数；动词第三人称单数；固定短语用法
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇在语境中的运用，需结合句意和语法规则调整词汇形式，难度适中，侧重基础词汇的掌握与语境理解。
【难度系数】
0.5

（）1. — This calligraphy work fully shows the style of Wang Xizhi.
— Exactly! It is a work from his early years.

A.major
B.similar
C.classic
D.modern

1.C

【分析】首先通读对话理解句意：第一句说明这幅书法作品充分展现王羲之的风格，第二句回应“确实！这是他早年的______作品”。接着分析各选项词义：A选项major意为“主要的”；B选项similar意为“相似的”；C选项classic意为“经典的”；D选项modern意为“现代的”。结合常识，王羲之是古代书法家，其早年的书法作品属于经典作品，A、B、D均不符合语境，因此选C。
【解析】根据对话语境，需选择修饰王羲之早年书法作品的形容词。逐一分析选项：A.major（主要的），不符合描述书法作品的语境；B.similar（相似的），无对应比较对象，排除；C.classic（经典的），“classic work”表示经典作品，符合语境；D.modern（现代的），王羲之是古代人物，其作品不可能是现代的，排除。故正确答案为C。
【答案】C
【知识点】形容词词义辨析
【点评】本题考查形容词词义的语境运用，难度较低，需准确掌握各形容词含义并结合常识判断。
【难度系数】0.6

（）2. The audience will fail to catch the lines of this famous play they pay close attention to every detail.

A.since
B.unless
C.after
D.if

2.B

【分析】本题考查连词的用法，需先明确句子的逻辑关系，再逐一分析选项。句子意为“观众会跟不上这部著名戏剧的台词，________他们密切注意每个细节”，需判断空格处应填表“除非”含义的连词，再结合各选项含义排除不符合的选项。
【解析】先分析句子逻辑：主句“观众会跟不上这部著名戏剧的台词”和从句“他们密切注意每个细节”是“除非…否则…”的条件关系。A选项since表“自从；因为”，不符合逻辑；B选项unless意为“除非”，相当于if not，代入后逻辑通顺，符合语境；C选项after表“在……之后”，不符合时间逻辑；D选项if表“如果”，代入后逻辑矛盾，故答案为B。
【答案】B
【知识点】连词辨析；条件状语从句
【点评】本题为基础连词辨析题，核心是理解句子的条件逻辑关系，掌握各连词的含义及用法即可轻松作答，属于英语基础考点。
【难度系数】0.3

() 3. The poem on the right mainly tells us that .

A.planting a seed is the first step to achieve anything
B.dreams can come true if we keep working on them
C.hope and care help us get through the hardest moments
D.believing in ourselves makes every challenge worth facing

3.B

【分析】
首先通读诗歌，理解诗歌将“梦想”比作“小种子”，强调需要用希望和努力去浇灌，最终梦想会实现。解题时需抓住诗歌的核心比喻和主旨，逐一分析选项，排除不符合主旨的选项，选出最贴合的答案。
【解析】
诗歌把梦想比作需要呵护的种子，要以希望和努力浇灌，直到它“学会飞翔”（即梦想实现）。A选项侧重“种种子”，偏离诗歌主旨；B选项“坚持努力梦想会实现”符合诗歌核心；C选项强调“度过艰难时刻”，并非诗歌重点；D选项侧重“相信自己面对挑战”，与诗歌主旨不符。因此选B。
【答案】
B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、诗歌主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查对诗歌主旨的理解，需准确把握诗歌的比喻义，结合选项逐一排除，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5

() 4. While giving a speech on stage, you need to stay calm and . Rushing will only affect your performance.

A.keep your word
B.make your way
C.make up your mind
D.take your time

4.D

【分析】本题为英语词义辨析题，解题思路是先明确句子语境，再逐一分析各选项短语的含义，最后结合语境选出符合要求的选项。句子后半句提到“匆忙只会影响你的表现”，说明空格处需填入与“匆忙”相反、表示“从容不迫”的短语，据此分析即可。
【解析】1. 句意理解：在舞台演讲时，你需要保持冷静和______，匆忙只会影响你的表现。2. 选项分析：A. keep your word意为“信守诺言”，与语境无关；B. make your way意为“前往、前进”，不符合演讲时的状态要求；C. make up your mind意为“下定决心”，不符合语境；D. take your time意为“别着急、从容不迫”，与后半句的“匆忙”形成对比，符合要求。3. 综上，答案为D。
【答案】D
【知识点】动词短语辨析；语境运用
【点评】本题考查常用动词短语的词义辨析，需结合句子语境判断合适短语，属于基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

（）5. — We can learn many good qualities from the heroes in literary works.
— . They set good examples for young people.

A.You have a point
B.I don't agree
C.It's hard to say
D.It doesn't matter

5.A

【分析】本题为情景交际题，解题思路是先梳理上下文的对话逻辑：上文提出“我们能从文学作品中的英雄身上学到很多好品质”的观点，下文“他们为年轻人树立了好榜样”是对上文观点的赞同与补充，需选择表示赞同的答语，再逐一分析选项排除错误答案。
【解析】首先分析对话语境：第一句表达的核心观点是从文学作品的英雄身上可学习优秀品质，第二句是对该观点的认同性补充。逐一分析选项：A项“You have a point”意为“你说得有道理”，是赞同对方观点的常用表达，符合语境；B项“I don't agree”表示不同意，与下文的赞同态度矛盾；C项“It's hard to say”意为“很难说”，无法体现对上文观点的认同；D项“It doesn't matter”意为“没关系”，与对话话题无关。因此正确答案为A。
【答案】A
【知识点】情景交际，日常口语
【点评】本题考查日常情景交际用语的运用，属于基础题型，只需结合上下文语境判断答语即可，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.8

三、信息还原
The great Chinese writer, Mo Yan, is a winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. He once wrote a letter to Chinese young people. Here is a part of the letter:
What should we do when having a hard time in life? 1. But I'd like to share two stories of my childhood. They are about a book and a man.
The book is Xinhua Dictionary. My family lived a hard life, and I had to drop out of school. Back then, children of my age were at school, learning and playing games together, but I didn't have that luxury（奢华）. 2. Most of the words I knew didn't come from school. Instead, I learned them by reading Xinhua Dictionary, which helped me go through the hard times and prepared me for my writing career.
3. One day, I got caught in bad weather with Grandpa when we were on the way home with a handcart（手推车）of grass. A heavy storm was coming in our direction. I was pushed down to the ground and couldn't move. Grandpa, however, caught hold of the handcart.
In the strong wind, Grandpa's legs were shaking. 4. Nor did the handcart. Although the grass was long gone at the end of the day, we still had the handcart.
So, my friends, don't lose heart. 5. Even in the hardest situation, there is hope that encourages us to move forward.
A. The man is my grandpa.
B. But he didn't take a step back.
C. Never let life knock you down.
D. I can't give you a textbook answer.
E. I got through the tough time by writing books.
F. I went back to school as soon as the hard days ended.
G. The good thing is that I got a copy of Xinhua Dictionary.

1.D 2.G 3.A 4.B 5.C

【分析】本题为英语信息还原题，需结合上下文语境及语义逻辑，分析句子间的衔接关系来选择合适选项。第1空前文提出“人生遇困难该怎么做”的问题，后文转折说要分享童年故事，故需选表“无法给出课本式答案”的选项；第2空前文提及辍学，后文说从新华字典学字，故需选与新华字典相关的选项；第3空前文讲书的故事，后文开始讲与爷爷的经历，故需选引出爷爷的选项；第4空前文说爷爷腿抖，后文说手推车未动，故需选表爷爷未退缩的选项；第5空前文说别灰心，后文说有希望，故需选表不被生活打倒的选项。
【解析】1. 前文提出问题，后文转折说明要分享故事，D项“我不能给你一个课本式的答案”符合语境，故选D；2. 前文说辍学，后文提到从新华字典学字，G项“我得到了一本新华字典”衔接自然，故选G；3. 前文讲书的故事，后文开始讲和爷爷的经历，A项“这个人物是我的爷爷”引出下文，故选A；4. 前文说爷爷腿抖，后文说手推车未动，B项“但他没有后退一步”符合语境，故选B；5. 前文说别灰心，后文说有希望，C项“永远不要让生活打倒你”衔接紧密，故选C。
【答案】1.D 2.G 3.A 4.B 5.C
【知识点】信息还原、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】本题考查英语语篇的语境衔接能力，需梳理上下文的逻辑关系，难度适中，适合中等水平学生完成。
【难度系数】0.5