一、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. It is to forget someone's name, and you will probably feel when you realize it. (embarrass)
2. It was to see people greeting each other by rubbing noses, and the local children were at our facial expressions. (surprise)
3. Listening to music helps me feel more after a long day at school. (relax)
4. The children were about the stories that their grandfather told them about the history and customs of that country. (excite)
5. You will easily become and lose interest in reading it if you find a book . (bore)

一、1. embarrassing；embarrassed
2. surprising；surprised
3. relaxing；relaxed
4. excited；exciting
5. bored；boring

【解析】
本题考查-ing形容词和-ed形容词的用法辨析：-ing形容词通常用来描述事物的性质，意为“令人……的”；-ed形容词通常用来描述人的感受，意为“感到……的”。
1. 第一空修饰“忘记别人名字”这件事，用embarrassing；第二空描述人的感受，用embarrassed。
2. 第一空修饰“人们碰鼻问候”这件事，用surprising；第二空描述当地孩子的感受，用surprised。
3. 第一空修饰“音乐”，用relaxing；第二空描述人的感受，用relaxed。
4. 第一空描述孩子们的感受，用excited；第二空修饰“故事”，用exciting。
5. 第一空描述人的感受，用bored；第二空修饰“书”，用boring。
【答案】
一、1. embarrassing；embarrassed
2. surprising；surprised
3. relaxing；relaxed
4. excited；exciting
5. bored；boring
【知识点】
-ing与-ed形容词用法辨析
【点评】
本题聚焦-ing和-ed形容词的核心区别，需明确前者修饰事物、表“令人……”，后者修饰人、表“感到……”。这类词是英语基础考点，需多积累辨析，避免混淆。
【难度系数】
0.8

二、从方框中选择适当的短语并用其正确形式填空。
take off on time get off be used to even though
1. In Germany, it is very important to arrive for important meetings.
2. using chopsticks in China is challenging at first, many foreigners get interested in it and follow our custom.
3. The young man his hat when he entered the room.
4. In many countries, it's good manners to let passengers the train or bus before getting on.
5. After he moved to a new country, he its cultures and customs in a short time.

二、1. on time
2. Even though
3. took off
4. get off
5. was used to

【解析】
1. 句意为“在德国，参加重要会议准时到达是非常重要的”，结合语境，应填on time（准时）。
2. 前后句为转折关系，“尽管一开始在中国使用筷子有挑战性，但很多外国人对此感兴趣并遵循我们的习俗”，故用Even though（尽管），句首首字母大写。
3. 由entered（过去式）可知句子为一般过去时，“年轻人进入房间时摘下了帽子”，take off的过去式为took off。
4. let sb. do sth.为固定结构，句意为“在许多国家，让乘客先下火车或公交车再上车是有礼貌的”，故填get off（下车）原形。
5. 句意为“他搬到一个新国家后，很快就习惯了那里的文化和习俗”，be used to表示“习惯于”，结合moved可知用一般过去时，主语为he，故填was used to。
【答案】
1. on time
2. Even though
3. took off
4. get off
5. was used to
【知识点】
短语辨析、时态运用、状语从句引导词
【点评】
本题考查常用动词短语的语境运用，同时涉及时态、固定句式等语法点，需要结合语境和语法规则准确判断短语的形式，对学生的语境理解和语法运用能力有一定要求。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、从 unless、so...that、as soon as 中选择恰当的连词将两个句子合并为一句。
1. The dog ran to the door. It heard its owner's voice.

2. Birds won't fly south. The weather gets cold.

3. She was excited. She couldn't sleep well before the trip.

4. Don't cross the road. The traffic light is green.

5. The maths problem was difficult. Few students could solve it.

三、1. The dog ran to the door as soon as it
heard its owner's voice. 2. Birds won't
fly south unless the weather gets cold.
3. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep
well before the trip. 4. Don't cross the
road unless the traffic light is green.
5. The maths problem was so difficult that
few students could solve it.

【解析】
1. 两个句子存在“一……就……”的时间先后逻辑关系，用as soon as引导时间状语从句，合并为：The dog ran to the door as soon as it heard its owner's voice.
2. 句子逻辑为“除非天气变冷，否则鸟不会南飞”，用unless引导条件状语从句，合并为：Birds won't fly south unless the weather gets cold.
3. 句子表达“如此兴奋以至于睡不好”的结果关系，用so...that引导结果状语从句，合并为：She was so excited that she couldn't sleep well before the trip.
4. 句子逻辑为“除非绿灯亮，否则不要过马路”，用unless引导条件状语从句，合并为：Don't cross the road unless the traffic light is green.
5. 句子表达“如此难以至于很少学生能解决”的结果关系，用so...that引导结果状语从句，合并为：The maths problem was so difficult that few students could solve it.
【答案】
1. The dog ran to the door as soon as it heard its owner's voice.
2. Birds won't fly south unless the weather gets cold.
3. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep well before the trip.
4. Don't cross the road unless the traffic light is green.
5. The maths problem was so difficult that few students could solve it.
【知识点】
从属连词用法、结果状语从句、条件/时间状语从句
【点评】
本题考查对unless、so...that、as soon as这三个从属连词的理解与运用，需结合句子间的逻辑关系选择合适连词合并句子，巩固状语从句相关知识。
【难度系数】
0.6

四、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Amy moved to Beijing, China with her parents from Australia two weeks ago. They are trying to get used to the life in China now.
Last week, Amy's new friend Li Hua invited her to have dinner in his house. Li Hua's family were 1 dinner when Amy arrived. The family were cooking some delicious food. "You can help me 2 the table," Li Hua told Amy. They gave each person a pair of chopsticks, a soup bowl, a soup spoon and a rice bowl on a plate.
" 3 are the forks and knives?" Amy asked politely.
"Oh, you won't 4 those," Li Hua explained. "I will show you how to use 5."
Li Hua's mother put different foods into big plates. She 6 the kids to carry the plates out to the table. Amy carried roast duck. It was one of the few 7 she could recognize.
Amy was a little 8 about eating with chopsticks for the first time. Li Hua told her how to use them 9. Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks. Just when she 10 a piece of chicken with chopsticks, her fingers suddenly lost control of them. Unluckily, the chicken flew across the table. It 11 into Li Hua's soup. Everyone at the table laughed. Li Hua's father kindly brought a fork and knife for Amy. Amy felt much more 12. She ate the rest of her dinner 13. All the dishes tasted delicious!
14 the end of the meal, Amy was given a fortune (幸运) cookie. She broke it open and read the small note inside, " 15 you practise hard, you will learn many things." Amy laughed and said, "If you let me take home a pair of chopsticks, my fortune may come soon!"
()1. A. discussing
B. ordering
C. preparing
D. eating
()2. A. set
B. clean
C. put
D. move
()3. A. What
B. Why
C. How
D. Where
()4. A. choose
B. need
C. prefer
D. accept
()5. A. spoons
B. plates
C. chopsticks
D. bowls
()6. A. made
B. trained
C. asked
D. forced
()7. A. customs
B. dishes
C. animals
D. shapes
()8. A. surprised
B. nervous
C. humorous
D. pleased
()9. A. quietly
B. generally
C. especially
D. carefully
()10. A. took up
B. set up
C. picked up
D. put up
()11. A. stuck
B. landed
C. swam
D. sent
()12. A. worried
B. serious
C. comfortable
D. important
()13. A. easily
B. painfully
C. directly
D. luckily
()14. A. By
B. In
C. On
D. At
()15. A. Although
B. If
C. Since
D. Until

1—5 CADBC 6—10 CBBDC 11—15 BCADB

【解析】
1. 根据后文“The family were cooking some delicious food.”可知，Amy到达时李华一家正在准备晚餐，prepare符合语境，故选C。
2. set the table是固定搭配，意为“摆餐具”，故选A。
3. Amy在寻找刀叉，用Where提问地点，故选D。
4. 李华解释Amy不需要刀叉，need意为“需要”，符合语境，故选B。
5. 前文提到使用筷子，此处李华要教Amy用筷子，故选C。
6. ask sb. to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“让某人做某事”，符合妈妈让孩子端盘子的语境，故选C。
7. roast duck属于菜肴，dish意为“菜肴”，故选B。
8. 第一次使用筷子，Amy会感到紧张，nervous符合语境，故选B。
9. 李华会仔细地教Amy用筷子，carefully意为“仔细地”，故选D。
10. pick up意为“夹起”，符合用筷子夹鸡肉的动作，故选C。
11. land into表示“掉进，落到”，鸡肉掉进汤里，故选B。
12. 拿到刀叉后，Amy感觉更舒服了，comfortable符合语境，故选C。
13. 使用熟悉的刀叉，Amy吃饭变得容易，easily意为“容易地”，故选A。
14. at the end of是固定搭配，意为“在……结束时”，故选D。
15. 此处是条件状语从句，if引导，意为“如果”，符合句意，故选B。
【答案】
1—5 CADBC 6—10 CBBDC 11—15 BCADB
【知识点】
固定搭配辨析、语境理解、词义辨析
【点评】
本文以Amy在中国朋友家就餐的经历为背景，考查学生对固定搭配、词汇词义及上下文语境的把握，同时渗透了中西方用餐文化差异，贴近生活实际，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7