五、选词填空。
be, foot, the other, also, join, member, man, do, other, play
There are two kinds of football games. One (1) American football, and (2) is soccer. In China, many young (3) love soccer. It is very popular in China. But the Chinese (4) call it soccer. They call it football. There are eleven (5) in a team. And the ball is round. Only the goal-keeper(守门员) can play the ball with hands. The (6) can't touch the ball with their hands. In America, soccer is not very popular. I love (7) American football. I hope (8) the World Cup. There are (9) eleven players in a team. The ball is not round. All the players play the ball with hands and (10) . American football is quite different from soccer.

1. is 2. the other 3. men 4. don't 5. members 6. others 7. playing 8. to join 9. also 10. feet

【分析】首先通读短文，明确文章是介绍美式橄榄球和英式足球两种运动的区别。接着逐个分析每个空：先确定每个空的词性需求，再结合备选词的词义、词形变化（如名词复数、动词非谓语等），联系上下文语境，选出合适的词并调整形式。
【解析】1. 主语One为单数，一般现在时，be动词用is；2. 前文提到“two kinds”，“one...the other...”是固定搭配，指代两者中的另一个，故填the other；3. many后接可数名词复数，man的复数形式为men，指很多年轻男性；4. 主语the Chinese为复数，一般现在时的否定句需用助动词don't，构成“不叫它soccer”的语义；5. eleven后接可数名词复数，member变members，指球队的成员；6. 前文说明守门员可用手触球，此处指代其他球员，用others（相当于other players）；7. “love doing sth”是固定搭配，play需变为动名词playing；8. “hope to do sth”是固定搭配，join需变为不定式to join；9. 结合语境，美式橄榄球队也有11名球员，用also；10. 表示“手和脚”，foot的复数形式为feet，故填feet。
【答案】1. is 2. the other 3. men 4. don't 5. members 6. others 7. playing 8. to join 9. also 10. feet
【知识点】固定搭配、名词复数、代词用法
【点评】本题为选词填空题，考查词汇在具体语境中的运用，涉及固定搭配、词形变化等基础知识点，需学生结合上下文准确选择并调整词汇形式，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

六、阅读理解。
Kuang Heng was born in a poor family. He liked reading books very much. He needed to work in the daytime, so he had to read books at night. He was too poor, and he could not buy a candle(蜡烛).
One day, he found his neighbour(邻居) had candles, but the light couldn't go through his room. So he dug(挖) a small hole(洞) in the wall so that he could use the light to read books. From that day, he read books every night until the light went out.
But he finished reading all his books and there were no books for him to read. Then he went to a rich man's house and worked for him without money. The rich man asked, “Why don't you want the money?” Kuang Heng said, “Because I only want to your books.” Kuang Heng read the books one by one. And he became a great person in history.
()1. What did Kuang Heng like doing?
A. Working at home. B. Reading books.
C. Playing sports. D. Making money.
()2. Why did he read books at night?
A. Because he liked doing it. B. Because he had a candle at home.
C. Because he needed to work in the daytime. D. Because he was very poor.
()3. Which of the following words can be put in the blank(空白处)?
A. buy B. borrow C. look D. find
()4. Which is the best title for the passage in Chinese?
A. 囊萤映雪 B. 悬梁刺股 C. 南辕北辙 D. 凿壁借光

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D

【分析】这是一篇英语阅读理解题，解题思路是先通读短文理解大意，再针对每个题目回到原文定位相关信息，逐一比对选项得出答案。第1题询问匡衡的喜好，需定位原文中关于他爱好的句子；第2题询问他晚上读书的原因，需查找原文中关于时间安排的表述；第3题填空白处，要结合上下文他无偿干活的目的分析；第4题选标题，需理解短文核心故事内容。
【解析】1. 根据原文第一段第二句“He liked reading books very much.”可知匡衡喜欢读书，对应选项B，故选B。2. 根据原文第一段“He needed to work in the daytime, so he had to read books at night.”可知他因白天要干活，所以晚上读书，对应选项C，故选C。3. 根据上下文，匡衡去富人家无偿干活，目的是阅读富人的书，结合选项，borrow（借）符合语境，故选B。4. 短文讲述了匡衡凿穿墙壁借邻居家灯光读书的故事，对应选项D“凿壁借光”，故选D。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.B 4.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本题围绕匡衡凿壁借光的典故设置题目，考查学生对短文细节的查找和主旨的理解，是基础英语阅读题，贴近学生熟悉的故事，易于理解作答。
【难度系数】0.6