的鸟退下时，有另一只补上，other指两个中的一个，不符合大雁飞行的情况，因此用another，故选C。
（7）句意：按照V型来飞翔的大雁不停地飞比单独飞翔的大雁要远70%。A 休息；B 睡觉；C 借口；D 结果。根据can fly 70 percent farther 可知此句表示飞得更远，因此表示不休息，不停地飞，故选A。
（8）句意：它们鸣叫来鼓励鸟儿们向上向前保存高度。A 领导；B 提升；C 教授；D 鼓励。固定结构encourage sb. to do sth.鼓励某人做某事，故选D。
（9）句意：它们在朝着一个共同的目标努力时它们也在互相欢呼。A 直到；C 在……之后；C 当……时候；D 在……之前。根据语境可知此句表示共同前进时，要用连词while，故选C。
（10）句意：句意：合作！A 玩；B 旅行；C 居住；D 合作。根据后文的we need the spirit of teamwork！可知此句需要团队精神，应是合作，故选D。
【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。
10．阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However, most of us usually 1 some things.
Electricity（电） is one thing that we waste 2 Lights, TVs, 3 and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It 4 less than a second to do it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity is saving money, because we do not have to 5 the electricity we do not use.
The second thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious（宝贵的）, 6 it shouldn't be wasted. It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap. I am sure 7 can do this easily if he wants to.
8 big waste is food. My mother 9 cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much 10 . She thought I was right and now 11 cooks what we can eat.
It is not 12 to be wasteful. I find there is a simple 13 of not wasting things. That is to use only what we 14 . Do not touch what we do not need 15 this way we can stop being wasteful. 1. A. use 2. A. little 3. A. radios 4. A. brings 5. A. waste 6. A. or 7. A. nobody
B. wash B. most B. apples B. costs B. save
C. waste C. few C. bikes C. keeps C. pay for
D. forget D. least D. doors D. takes D. care for D. but
B. because C. so
B. something C. everybody D. nothing
8. A. Others B. Other C. Another C. food C. mostly C. bad C. plan C. bring C. For
D. The other D. money D. especially D. necessary D. project D. get D. At
9. A. planned to B. used to 10. A. electricity B. water 11. A. wisely 12. A. right 13. A. way 14. A. buy 15. A. On
B. only B. fine B. thing B. need B. In
C. was able to D. was afraid to
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）D；（5）C；（6）C；（7）C；（8）C；（9）B；（10）C；（11）B；（12）A；（13）A；（14）B；（15）B；
【解析】【分析】文章大意： 本文讲述了我们很幸运的生活在一个拥有很多东西的国家，但是大部分人都存在浪费的行为。文中主要列举了电的浪费，水的浪费和食物的浪费，另外作者也呼吁人们停止浪费。
（1）句意：然而我们大多数人通常会浪费东西。A.使用；B.wash；C.waste；D.忘记。根据We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. 可知我们生活在一个富裕的国家，又However 可知，有些人不珍惜现状通常会浪费东西。故答案是C。 （2）句意：电是我们浪费的最多的东西。A.一点，表是否定；B.最多；C.一些，表示否定，D.最少。根据下面所列举的事实，点的浪费比较严重。在四个选项中只有most表示数量多，其他都表示数量很少。故答案是B。
（3）句意：电灯、电视、收音机和其他电器，即使没有人用的时候也开着。A.收音机；B.苹果；C.自行车；D.门。lights、TVs都是电器，空缺处也应该是电器。收音机是电器，故答案是A。
（4）句意：这样做花费不到一秒钟的时间。It takes some time to do sth.固定句式，做某事花费了某人多长时间。故答案是D。
（5）句意：因为我们不必为没用的电付钱。A.浪费；B.节约；C.付钱；D.关心。根据 Anyhow, not wasting electricity is saving money, 可知，我们没有必要为我们不用的电付钱。故答案是C。
（6）句意：因此，它不应该被浪费。A.或者；B.因为；C.因此；D.但是。根据 Fresh water is precious（宝贵的） 可知，水是宝贵的，那么我们就不应该浪费。故答案是C。 （7）句意：我确信每个人都能做到，只要他想做。A.没有人；B.某事；C.每个人；D.没有事。以上所涉及到的事很小，可以说是举手之劳，因此，只要想做每个人都可以，故答案是C。
（8）句意：另外的一种大额浪费是粮食。A.其他的；B.其他；C.另一个，又一个；D.两者中的两一个。文章前面在说浪费电，浪费水的事，浪费食物也是浪费的两外一种浪费。故答案是C。
（9）句意：句意：过去我妈妈经常做太多的饭菜，以至于许多都被倒掉了。A.计划……；B.过去常常；C.能够；D.害怕。根据 much of it was thrown away. 可知大多数没浪费掉了，因此可知是原来做得多了。故答案是B。
（10）句意：我告诉她我们浪费了那么多的粮食。A.电；B.水；C.食物；D.钱。根据本段
的第一句话可知，本段主要在讲述食物浪费的问题，故答案是C。
（11）句意：她认为我是正确的，现在只做我们能够吃完的食物。A.明智的；B.仅仅，只；C.大多数；D.尤其。根据 She thought I was right 可知她认为我是对的，因此只做我们能够吃完的食物。故答案是B。
（12）句意：浪费是不对的。A.对的，正确的；B.好的；C.坏的；D.必要的根据前面的叙述可知，不管浪费什么东西都是不对的。故答案是A。
（13）句意：我发现了一个简单而又不浪费东西的办法。A.方式。办法；B.事物；C.计划；D.项目。根据下文的叙述可知，下文是介绍上面所说的简单而又不浪费的方法的。故答案是A。
（14）句意：那就是只用我们需要的。A.买；B.需要；C.带来；D.得到。根据Do not touch what we do not use可知不要触及不需要的，言外之意就是只用我们需要的， 故答案是B。
（15）句意：通过这种方法可以阻止浪费。in this way通过这种方法，固定短语，故答案是B。
【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。
11．阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意。然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Have you ever blown dandelion seeds to make a wish? Me too. Have you ever eaten a dandelion （蒲公英）? Me neither.
\for me. I stepped in the car with my hook. \pick them with my family every spring?\
My father and grandmother smiled from the front seats of the car. I turned and 2 to Brigid, the girl who had just moved in. She stood across the street and watched. I was glad she didn't ask where we were going.
We rode into the 3 , not too far from our house just outside Chicago. I set down my book feeling the warm breeze. I told the wind, \
I had never seen anyone in the field with us, but I was always 4 that someone would notice us picking dandelions. People in America pulled dandelions from their yards. What would the new neighbors think if they found out our family ate weeds （杂草）?
We drove west until the houses stopped. Then we stopped. We walked through a large field.
Hundreds of yellow flowers 5 over the soft earth. I looked for a place to hide.
\dandelions? No one else does.\
It seemed to take hours to fill the bags. By the time we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mama and Granny talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors.
The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mama served octopus with onions, peppers stuffed with lamb and rice, and horta made of dandelions. Our guests ate everything. Brigid tastedthe octopus and the lamb. Then she put her fork on the horta. \\laughed.
After dinner, Brigid and I went to the backyard. The stars reminded me of dandelions in the softfield. I closed my eyes and made a 8 to be as open-minded as my family and my new friends.
1. A. pushed B. broke 2. A. waved B. ran 3. A. city 4. A. glad 6. A. wood 8. A. wish
B. curious B. food B. word
C. held
D. Knocked
C. talked D. drove C. excited D. Afraid C. spread D. Climbed C. cotton D. Corn C. deal
D. List
B. country C. factory D. Company
5. A. walked B. fell
7. A. patiently B. differently C. relatedly D. Embarrassedly
【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）C；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要介绍了我们希腊人总是喜欢吃蒲公英，我发现美国人不吃蒲公英，在父母叫我去采摘蒲公英的到时候，我就很不乐意。后来父母用蒲公英招待新邻居，他们都很喜欢吃。
（1）句意：她按住车门等着我。A 推开；B 打破；C 抓住；D 敲打。根据下文的语句I stepped in the car with my hook.提示可知，此处表示妈妈抓着着车门等候我上车，故选C。 （2）句意：我转身向刚搬进来的女孩布里吉德挥手。A 挥动；B 跑向；C 谈论；D 开车。根据下文语句She stood across the street and watched. 提示可知，布里吉德站在街道的对面，我坐在小汽车里，只能通过挥手向对方打招呼，故选A。
（3）句意：我们去了离我们芝加哥郊外的房子不远的乡下。A 城市；B 乡下；C 工厂；D 公司。根据上文内容可知，我们去挖蒲公英，应该到乡下，故选B。
（4）句意：我从来没有见过有人和我们在一起，但我总是担心有人会注意到我们在采摘蒲公英。A 高兴；B 好奇的；C 激动的；D 害怕的。根据下文语句What would the new neighbors think if they found out our family ate weeds （杂草）?提示可知，我总是担心别人看到我们在挖蒲公英，故选D。
（5）句意：在松软的土地上开着数百朵黄色的花。A 散步；B 摔倒；C 散布；D 爬。根据文中的语句可知，鲜花是散步在草地上的，故选C。
（6）句意：“世界上最好的食物。”奶奶回答说。A 木头；B 食物；C 棉花；D 谷物。根据
上文语句I said. \提示可知，与eat对应的应是食物，故选B。
（7）句意：“你吃了蒲公英！”我尴尬地告诉她。A 耐心地； B 不同的；C 相关的；D 尴尬地。根据上文语句\I said. Too late. \ate the dandelions!\以及整篇文章的内容来看，此处表示非常的尴尬，故选D。
（8）句意：我闭上眼睛，许了个愿，希望自己能像家人和新朋友一样心胸开阔。A 愿望；B 字词；C 事物；D 清单。根据下文语句to be as open-minded as my family and my new friends.提示可知，此句表示的是许愿，故选A。
【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。
12．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift. I t was happiness. One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home, a car ran over me and cut off my arms because of its high speed.
Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life 1 arms. How sad I felt at that time! Even I was full of fears, but slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn't get my arms back even though I 2 every day.
However, it's easier 3 than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness 4 . I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a usual mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates 5 about little things They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes 6 ; they don't have a mobile phone but 7 have, and so on. But I only 8 life. I was lucky to realize from an accident. It is a waste of our life to pay attention to what you have
9 We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, \and what 10 ? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.
Happiness depends on what we have! It's in our heart. Happiness comes from knowing the art of appreciating（感激）and taking pleasure in what you really have. 1. A. with 2. A. cried 4. A. strongly 6. A. early 8. A. hate 9. A. lost
B. without B. laughed
C. for C. sat C. called
D. on D. stood D. said
3. A. dreamed B. acted
B. especially C. completely D. quietly B. first B. dislike B. had
C. fast C. enjoy C. found
D. late D. others D. save D. spent
5. A. get excited B. get nervous C. get serious D. get worried 7. A. the other B. one another C. other
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