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考点01名词
1.(2024·北京·高考) To practise this, we need to establish clear ___14___ (boundary) in our personal and
professional life.
【解析】考场名词的数。句意：为了实践这一点，我们需要在个人和职业生活中建立明确的界限。句中boundary是可数名词，表示“界限”，根据空后in our personal and professional life可知，此处表示不止一个界限，名词应用复数形式boundaries。故填boundaries。
2.(2024·北京·高考) Slowing down can contribute significantly to personal growth. Taking the time ___11___ (rest)
allows us to develop a deeper sense of ___12___ (self-aware).
【解析】
11.考查非谓语动词。句意：花时间休息可以让我们发展出更深层次的自我意识。take (the) time to do sth.为固定搭配，表示“花时间做某事”，所以空处应用动词不定式形式。故填to rest。
12.考查名词。句意：花时间休息可以让我们发展出更深层次的自我意识。空处作介词of的宾语，应用名词self-awareness，sense of self-awareness表示“自我意识”。故填self-awareness。
3.(2023·北京·高考) Mangroves can help soften waves and protect15(city) from coastal winds. For thesereasons, they are praised as “coastal guardians”.
【解析】考查名词复数。句意：红树林有助于软化海浪，保护城市免受沿海风的侵袭。此处应用名词city作宾语，为可数名词，应用复数形式表泛指，故填cities。
4.(2021·北京·高考) Why do we dream？Scientists aren't completely sure,and they have diverse____11____
(idea)．
【解析】考查可数名词的数。句意：科学家们还不能完全确定，他们有不同的想法。diverse“不同的，多种多样的”，形容词作定语，后接可数名词复数；idea想法，可数名词。故填ideas。
考点02介词
1.(2025·北京·高考)After all, exploring the world shouldn’t come ____20____ the planet’s expense.
【解析】考查固定搭配。句意：毕竟，探索世界不应以牺牲地球为代价。at one’s expense“以……为代价”是固定搭配。故填at。
2.(2024·北京·高考)One day, I saw a boy walking along George Street with an armful of books. I thought ___18___
myself, “Why would he carry all his books? ”
【解析】考查介词。句意：我心想，“他为什么要把所有的书都拿着？”think to oneself为固定搭配，表示“心想，暗想”，符合语境。故填to。
3.(2023·北京·高考)Nina has run marathons in 32 countries. All of her runs have a guiding purpose: to call attention 17 global water issues.
【解析】考查介词。句意：她所有的跑步活动都有一个指导目的：呼吁人们关注全球水资源问题。表示“关注”短语为call attention to。故填to。
4.(2022·北京·高考)Helen was walking down the street late ____11____ the evening, her arms filled with grocery
bags. Focused on balancing the bags, she didn’t notice her wallet falling out of her pocket. As Helen walked on, she
heard a man charging towards her.
【解析】考查介词。句意：深夜，海伦抱着购物袋走在街上。in the evening意为“在晚上”，固定搭配。故in。
5.(2021·北京·高考)Sam is an in-real-life streamer（播主），and he live streams himself just going about his day．While riding his bike home ____14____ a cold night，he came across a sad-looking elderly woman wandering
the streets by herself．
【解析】考查介词。句意：在一个寒冷的夜晚，当他骑着自行车回家时，他遇到了一个看起来悲伤的老妇
人独自在街上游荡。表示“在具体的某一天”或“（在具体的某一天的）早上、中午、晚上”等，须用介词on。故填on。
考点03代词
(2022·北京·高考)Since people can’t always eat out or cook for ____17____ (they), they get takeout or order
delivery. More takeout and more food delivery equal more waste, especially plastic waste.
【解析】考查反身代词。句意：因为人们不能总是在外面吃饭或者为他们自己做饭，所以他们叫外卖或者叫外卖。空处在句中作介词for的宾语，当主语和宾语为同一物时，宾语要用反身代词。所以此处要用反身代词themselves。故填themselves。
