()4.The government is making an effort to improve the life of elderly people, many of whom are suffering(遭受) from either loneliness or poor health, or even .

A.neither
B.none
C.all
D.both

4. D 【点拨】neither 两者都不；none 三者或三者以上都不；all 三者或三者以上都；both 两者都。故选 D。

()5.—How is our government going to deal with the office building?
—It will be a library.

A.turned off
B.turned on
C.turned out
D.turned into

5. D 【点拨】turn off 关掉；turn on 打开；turn out 结果是，证明是；turn...into...把……变成……。根据语境可知选 D。

()6.(2023·江苏无锡惠山区三模)—When people consider buying new flats, perfect are what they care most about.
—Exactly. After all, convenience(方便) comes first.

A.instructions
B.attractions
C.locations
D.contributions

6. C 【点拨】instruction 指示；attraction 吸引；location 位置；contribution 贡献。根据“After all, convenience（方便）comes first.”可知，此处应指人们关心新公寓的地理位置。故选 C。

四、根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. (2022·江苏常州金坛区一模)芦笛岩是一个有着众多奇特造型岩石的洞穴。
The Reed Flute Cave is a cave .
2. 游客们一大早就聚集在海边以便能观看日出。
Tourists at the seaside early in the morning they could watch the sunrise.
3. 长城是世界奇观之一。
The Great Wall is the world.
4. (2022·江苏常州金坛区一模)美丽的常州是我的家乡,它位于中国的东部。
The beautiful city—Changzhou—is my hometown .
5. (2023·江苏扬州广陵区二模)租一辆自行车在扬州城内逛逛是件惬意的事。

四、1. with so many rocks in unusual shapes
2. gathered；so that
3. one of the wonders of
4. which lies in the east of China
5. It's a pleasure to hire a bike and ride around Yangzhou.

五、根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使短文意思完整,每空限一词。(2022·江苏泰州兴化二模)
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into twenty-four solar terms. Grain Rain is the sixth. It originates(起源) from the old saying, “Rain brings up the g 1 of hundreds of grains.” It shows that this period of rainfall is very i 2 to crops. Grain Rain brings a marked increase in temperature and rainfall and the grains grow f 3 and stronger. It's a key time to p 4 the crops from insect pests.
There is an old custom i 5 southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain.
Spring tea during Grain Rain is r 6 in vitamins and amino acids(氨基酸), which can help to remove heat from the body and is good for eyes. It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad l 7. What's more, it is t 8 for people in northern China to eat the vegetable toona sinensis(香椿) on the day of Grain Rain, which has lasted for several centuries. The vegetable is nutritious(有营养的) and can help to i 9 immunity(免疫力). It is also good for the stomach and skin.
Grain Rain marks the start of fishermen's first sailing of the year. The custom dates back more than 2,000 years, when people b 10 that there were gods protecting them. People would always make wishes on the Grain Rain Festival for a wonderful harvest and a safe sailing for their loved ones.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

五、1. growth 2. important 3. faster 4. protect 5. in 6. rich 7. luck 8. time 9. improve 10. believed