Ⅳ. 选词填空
fill luck instead born possible surprise
catch one's eye make a mistake in a mess
be crazy about
（改编自 YL 版八上 U4 课文）
My cousin Andrew 1. DIY. He loves to make or repair things around his house by himself. However, he is not a 2. handyman!
Once, he tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he 3. , and his whole house had a power cut. Another time, he wanted to put up a picture on the wall, but he hit a water pipe and 4. the room with water.
Andrew thought he was just 5. . He didn't stop trying to fix things on his own. 6. , he bought many books about DIY and took an online DIY course as well. Now he knows his way around all kinds of DIY.
One day, he found my room 7. , with books all over my bed. So he got some boards and soon made a shelf for me. Now it is easy for me to find my books!
Last Saturday, I visited his home. A floor lamp there 8. . It looked so cool! I was 9. to know that he made it himself!
My cousin enjoys DIY, and now no DIY job seems 10. to him. He thinks DIY is a good way to have fun and save money.

【语篇导读】本文讲述了作者的表哥Andrew热爱手工制作,起初动手能力欠佳、频频出错,但通过学习不断进步,最终变得擅长手工制作的故事。
1. is crazy about 句意:我的表哥Andrew热衷于手工制作。be crazy about意为"热衷于;迷恋",符合下文"喜欢自己制作或修理家里的东西"的语境;句子时态为一般现在时,主语Andrew是第三人称单数,be动词用is。
2. born 句意:然而,他并不是一个天生手巧的人!born意为"天生(有某方面才能)的",修饰名词handyman"手巧的人",与下文列举的失败案例形成转折,符合"并非天生擅长,却坚持尝试"的逻辑。
3. made a mistake 句意:有一次,他试着在他的卧室安装一盏更亮的灯,但是他犯了个错误,于是他的整个屋子都断电了。make a mistake意为"犯错",贴合下文"房间断电"这一失败结果;句子时态为一般过去时,应用make的过去式made。
4. filled 句意:还有一次,他想在墙上挂一幅画,但他撞坏了水管,弄得房间里到处是水。fill...with...意为"用……装满……",此处描述"水管漏水导致房间被水灌满"的场景;句子时态为一般过去时,应用fill的过去式filled。
5. unlucky 句意:Andrew认为自己只是运气不好。结合上文两次失败的经历可知,此处须用"不幸的"体现他对失败的归因;luck的形容词形式为lucky,否定形式为unlucky。
6. Instead 句意:相反,他买了很多关于手工制作的书籍,还参加了一门在线手工课程。instead意为"反而;相反",表示转折关系,承接上文"没有停止尝试",引出后续"通过学习提升技能"的行为。
7. in a mess 句意:有一天,他发现我的房间乱七八糟,床上到处都是书。in a mess意为"乱七八糟;杂乱不堪",下文"床上到处都是书"是对该短语的具体解释,贴合"他为我制造书架以便收纳"的情节铺垫。
8. caught my eye 句意:那里的一盏落地灯引起了我的注意。catch one's eye意为"引起某人的注意",下文"它看起来很酷"说明这盏灯吸引了"我";句子时态为一般过去时,应用catch的过去式为caught。
9. surprised 句意:我惊讶地得知他自己做的这盏灯!此处描述人的感受,应用surprise的-ed形式形容词surprised"惊讶的";be surprised to do sth为固定搭配,符合"得知落地灯为他手工制作后感到惊讶"的语境。
10. impossible 句意:我的表哥很享受手工制作,现在对他来说,没有什么手工活是不可能完成的。possible的否定形式impossible"不可能的"与上文"通过学习掌握各类手工技能"呼应,体现他手工制作能力的提升,符合"从屡屡失败到无所不能"的情节发展。

Ⅴ. 语法填空
(徐州新沂期中)Carl is a curious boy who is crazy about DIY. He often watches various DIY videos on the Internet and then tries to do some 1. (him).
Last year, his mum's birthday was coming, he decided 2. (make) some special roses for her. After watching the videos, he 3. (buy) some white plastic roses and some special chemicals. First, he boiled some water, added the chemicals to it 4. then put the white roses in. When the water cooled down, he had a beautiful blue rose. He repeated this process many times, creating roses in different 5. (colour). When his mum came home and saw the roses, she was so 6. (excite) that she couldn't say a word.
Another time, he planned to make some bread. With the help of videos, he 7. (quick) proved the dough(使面团发酵). Then he put the dough on a plate and placed it in the microwave(微波炉). But he made 8. mistake—he set the baking time too long. In the end, the whole house was filled 9. black smoke. Mum and Dad were angry, but they reminded him to be more careful next time. After all, nothing is 10. (important) than safety.

【语篇导读】本文讲述了热爱手工制作、充满好奇心的男孩Carl在妈妈生日时为她制作彩色玫瑰,让妈妈十分开心,却在做面包时把家里弄得满是黑烟,父母对此很生气并且提醒他安全最重要的故事。
1. himself 句意:他经常在网上看各种手工视频,然后试着自己做一些。此处强调"他自己动手做",主语和宾语指代同一人,须用反身代词;反身代词须与主语在人称和数上保持一致,主语为He,对应的反身代词为himself。
2. to make 句意:去年,他妈妈的生日快到了,他决定给她做一些特别的玫瑰花。decide to do sth意为"决定做某事",动词decide后接动词不定式作宾语。
3. bought 句意:看完视频后,他买了一些白色塑料玫瑰和一些特殊的化学试剂。根据Last year可知,本段是在叙述过去发生的事情,时态为一般过去时,应用buy的过去式bought。
4. and 句意:首先,他烧了一些水,把化学试剂加进去,然后把白色玫瑰放进去。分析句子结构可知,空处前后为连续的三个动作boiled、added和put,属于并列关系,须用并列连词and连接。
5. colours 句意:他多次重复这个过程,制作出了不同颜色的玫瑰花。colour"颜色"为可数名词,前面有different"不同的"修饰,须用其复数形式。
6. excited 句意:当他妈妈回家看到玫瑰花时,她激动得说不出话来。此处修饰主语she,表示人的感受,excited"激动的"符合语境。
7. quickly 句意:在视频的帮助下,他很快就让面团发酵了。此处修饰动词proved"使发酵",须用副词形式;quick的副词形式为quickly"快速地"。
8. a 句意:但他犯了一个错误——他设置的烘烤时间太长了。make a mistake为固定搭配,意为"犯错误"。
9. with 句意:最后,整间房子都充满了黑烟。be filled with为固定搭配,意为"充满……"。
10. more important 句意:毕竟,没有什么比安全更重要。根据than可知,此处须用形容词比较级;important为多音节形容词,其比较级形式为more important"更重要的"。