题型一 短文填空
话题1 教育故事
Passage 1
There were two fishermen who were good at fishing. One day they went to a beautiful lake to
fish. One of them enjoyed fishing alone by 1. ______, while the other was an outgoing person who
loved to make friends with different people.
When he 2. ______ that some tourists at the lake couldn’t catch any fish. “I will teach you how
to do that.” He said to them. “3.______ you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don’t get 10, you
needn’t give me anything.” They felt like old friends at the first sight. They agreed 4. ______ each
other immediately.
After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and 5.______ taught them some
fishing skills. He asked one from every 10 fish that the tourists caught. At the end of the day, the
fisherman who kindly helped others received a full basket of fish, and also got to know a large group
of new friends. At the same 6. ______, he was respected as a teacher. On the other hand, the other
fisherman didn’t 7. ______ much fun. When the others circled around his friend, he became even
more lonely. After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had far
8. ______ fish than his friend.
If we help others succeed, we harvest both success and friends.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。通过两个人在钓鱼中的不同表现，告诉我们如果我们帮助
别人取得成功，那么我们收获的将是成功和朋友。
1. himself【解析】由空前的fishing alone 可知是说喜欢自己独自钓鱼。独自by oneself 。主语
为one of them, 应用第三人称单数。故填himself。
2. found【解析】根据下一句“I will teach you how to do that.”可知是他发现游客设有钓到鱼。时
态和上下文保持一致，用一般过去时。故填found。
3. If【解析】分析句子结构可知空格处所填单词连接两个句子，所以此处应填连词。根据后句
“If you don’t get 10, you needn’t give me anything.”可知此处表示如果游客能够抓到十条鱼，就
给渔夫一条。注意句首单词首字母需大写。故填If。
4. with【解析】agree with sb.同意某人的观点，为固定短语。故填with。
5. also【解析】分析句子结构可知空处应填副词。结合句意此处是说也去教他们钓鱼技巧。also
也，用于句中。故填also。
6. time【解析】at the same time 同时，为固定搭配。故填time。
7. have【解析】由下文“he became even more lonely”可知他不开心。have fun 玩得开心，为固
定搭配。故填have。
8. fewer【解析】空后是名词fish 以及比较级标志词than，可知空处应为形容词比较级。再结
合上文可知是说篮子里的鱼比朋友的少。故填fewer。
Passage 2
Although I was 32 years old at that time, all I could do was sitting on my mom’s sofa and
waiting for my back to become less painful. A lack of work and money forced my baby boy and me
to 1. ______ with my parents. We slept in my old bedroom, and I was feeling down.
2. ______, I had one new job: helping my son learn how to walk. Every time he took a few
steps, he would fall down and cry for help. I had to bend over and pull him up. But my back didn’t
deal 3. ______ it too well.
As I sat there with my eyes closed, I suddenly heard my mother whisper (私语), “Joe, look!” I
opened my eyes and watched my son catching the coffee table, pulling himself up and smiling. Next
with a giggle (咯咯笑), he started walking around it, keeping 4. ______ hands on it for balance.
Finally, when he reached the 5. ______ of it, he took two big steps and made it to the wall. Then he
started walking down the hall with his hands balancing on the wall the whole way. I was touched by
his behavior. And I began to 6. ______ that being unemployed (失业的) wasn’t so bad, because my
boy had learned to walk.
Learning to face difficulties is like learning to walk for the first 7. ______. We often fall and
cry. 8.______ as long as we try again, we will know how to move our own feet and how to go on.
Don’t be afraid to step out. Don’t be afraid to fall.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在帮助儿子学走路的过程中得到的一些感
悟：不要害怕摔倒，要勇敢面对困难。
1. live【解析】根据上下文语境可知，没有工作的作者不得不住在父母家里，live with sb.和某
人住在一起，force sb. to do sth.强迫某人做某事。故填live。
2. Luckily【解析】分析句子结构可知，此处缺副词修饰整个句子。结合语境可知，此处指作
者找到新的寄托，故发出感叹：幸运的是。注意句首单词首字母应大写。故填Luckily。
3. with【解析】根据语境可知此处表示“应对，处理”，deal with，为固定搭配，故填with。
4. his【解析】根据前后文可知这里是指儿子的手，应用形容词性物主代词。故填his。
5. end【解析】根据句意可知此处是指到达尽头的时候。the end of... ……的尽头。故填end。
6. realize【解析】结合语境可知作者是意识到，realize 符合语境。begin to do sth.开始做某事，
为固定句型。故填realize。
7. time【解析】结合语境可知此处有“第一次”的意思，for the first time,为固定搭配。故填time。
8. But【解析】结合语境可知，此处表示转折。注意句首单词首字母需大写。故填But。
Passage 3
Our parents do many things for us in the daily life. But what do we do for them? Students in
one class got special homework last weekend. They were asked to wash their parents’ feet.
However, only 12 out of 54 students 1. ________ the homework. Some said it was a funny
thing, while others just thought the teacher was trying to attract their 2. _______. They even asked,
“They can take a shower. Why should we wash our parents’ feet?”
3.________, the teacher had his own idea. “I want them to know how hard their parents work to
support them. Washing feet for parents is just a way of showing love.” he said.
Respecting parents has always been considered the 4.______ virtue（美德）. However,
nowadays many young people don’t respect their parents and some even do cruel things to
5. ________. They got angry easily when they thought their parents were too strict in their study.
6. ________ a student wanted to wash his parents’ feet, his father said, “Why, my son? Are you
in need of money?”
Another student, Andy, said he washed his parents’ feet for about five minutes. And he found
that it was a special experience. “I talked a lot 7. ________ my parents while I was washing their
feet.” he said. I think as we 8. _______up, we will gradually realize that it’s small things like this
that make our parents and us become closer and closer.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。学生的课后作业“给父母洗脚”让学生体会到父母养育他们的
辛苦，让他们更懂得去爱自己的父母。
1. finished 【解析】根据上文“Students in one class got special homework last weekend.”可知此处
指只有12 个学生完成了作业,用finish 符合题意。根据下一句中的“said”可知此处叙述过去发
生的事情，应用一般过去时。故填finished。
2. attention 【解析】attract one’s attention 吸引某人的注意，为固定搭配，且符合语境。try to do
sth.努力做某事。故填attract。
3. However【解析】根据上下文语境可知，这里表示句意转折。故填However。注意句首首字
母大写。
4. traditional【解析】根据语境“Respecting parents has always been considered...virtue.”以及生活
常识可知，此处指尊重父母被认为是中国的传统美德。故填traditional。
5. them【解析】分析句意可知此处指代父母，因为to 为介词，此处应用其宾格形式。故填them。
6. When【解析】根据句意可知是指当学生想要为父母洗脚时。注意句首单词首字母需大写。
故填When。
7. with【解析】根据语境可知，此处表示我和我的父母交谈了很多……，talk with sb.和某人交
谈，为固定搭配。故填with。
8. grow【解析】分析语境可知此处表示当我们长大后，我们会逐渐发现就是这样的小事让我
们和我们的父母变得越来越亲近，故填grow。
Passage 4
It was the last day of the final examination in a college. A group of engineering students were
waiting 1. ______ the last exam. On their faces was confidence. They thought the exam would be
easy. The professor had said they could bring any books and notes during the2._________.
Right after they came into the classroom, the professor handed out the 3. ________. There were
only five questions on it.
Three hours passed. The professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked 4.
________. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor asked, “How many of you have
completed all the five questions?” No hand was 5. ________. “How many of you have answered
four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved nervously in their seats. “One, then?”
Certainly someone had finished one. 6. ________ the class kept silent. The professor said, “That is
exactly what I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that although you have completed
four years of engineering, there are 7._______ many things about the subject you don’t know. These
questions you could not 8. ________ are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added,
“You will all pass this exam. Your education has just begun.”
The years have obscured （使……模糊不清） the name of this professor, but not the lesson he
taught.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一位教授在学生毕业考试时仅出了五道日常生活中的
题目，但学生却只能回答处一两道题。教授通过这次考试教给了学生“学无止境”的道理。
1. for【解析】分析句子结构可知此处缺少介词，wait for 等待，为固定搭配。故填for。
2. exam/test/examination 【解析】由上句“They thought the exam would be easy. ”可知此处是指
“考试”，是“exam”的词意复现，故填exam/test/examination。
3. papers【解析】此处缺少宾语。由前文的考试可知此处指分发试卷，paper 符合语境，paper
表示“试卷”时是可数名词，试卷不止一份，用其复数形式。故填papers。
4. confident【解析】looked 后填形容词作表语。由上文可知学生在发卷之前很自信，收卷后学
生脸上的表情很紧张可知他们不再自信了，故填confident。
5. raised【解析】分析语境可知此处是指没有人举手回答问题，raise 符合语境，它与hand 之间
是动宾关系，应用被动语态，空处应填过去分词形式。
6. But【解析】此处句子完整，由前后句意可知此处表示转折，注意句首单词首字母需大写。
故填But。
7. still【解析】根据上文中“...although you have completed four years of engineering”可知此句表
示仍然有很多关于这个学科的东西是你不知道的。分析句子结构可知此处缺少副词。根据句
意可知是仍然，故填still。
8. answer【解析】此处缺少谓语动词。由语境可知此处是指不能回答的问题，answer 符合语境，
由空前的could not 可知此处应填动词原形。
Passage 5
Two years ago, I failed in the College Entrance Exam. It was a heavy shock（冲击）to my family
and 1.______. My family always wanted me to go to a great university in the south of the country. I
was eighteen and my family was poor. They thought that going to a good college could change my
life. I was stressed and felt worried. I stayed at home and didn’t want to see anyone.
One night, I 2. ______ that I went to the college and was having an interesting lesson. All the
students were laughing 3. ______. I woke up suddenly and found myself in my room. I realized that
I couldn’t 4. ______ myself down. I decided to take the next year’s College Entrance Exam. It was a
difficult year. I studied day and 5. ______ to get ready for the exam. When the exam came, I found
that I wasn’t as 6. ______ as before. Finally and luckily, I succeeded.
Now I am studying in a good university. I try to pay for the education 7. ______ doing
part-time jobs. I believe I can live a better life in the future. Please remember: The best time of your
life may be ahead of you, 8. ______ it won’t just magically show up. So you have to create it. It’s in
your power to create what future you want for your life. If you work hard today, you will thank
yourself one day.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一个人奋斗的故事。一个年轻人在第一次没有
考上大学后，没有被失败打倒而是决定再考一次，最后他成功了。他的故事告诉我们：你生
命中最美好的时光可能就在你面前，但是它不会奇迹般地出现，你必须努力才能得到。
1. me【解析】根据语境可知“我”考试失败，那么一定会对“我”造成打击。介词to 后用人称代
词宾格形式。故填me。
2. dreamed/dreamt【解析】根据句意可知此处表示“做梦”之意，又根据“从句中的went 和was”
可知此处用一般过去式。故填dreamed/dreamt。
3. happily【解析】分析句子结构可知此处需要副词修饰动词。根据句意可知是笑得很开心。
故填happily。
4. let【解析】根据下一句“I decided to take the next year’s College Entrance Exam.”可知作者意识
到自己不能再低落下去了，let sb. down 使某人低落，为固定搭配。情态动词couldn’t 后跟动词
原形。故填let。
5. night【解析】day and night 夜以继日地，为习惯用法。故填night。
6. confident【解析】根据语境可知有一次失败的打击，“我”对自己不是很自信。根据空前的
wasn’t 及as+形容词/副词原级+as 和……一样，可知此处应填形容词原级。故填confident。
7. by【解析】根据句意可知介词by 通过某种方式做某事，符合语境。故填by。
8. but【解析】前后两句之间为转折关系，意为“但是”。故填but。
Passage 6
Have you ever asked yourself why some people succeed while others fail? The answer to this
question is very simple.
People who have achieved great success in life have been working 1. ______ enough to reach
success. They have 2. ______ many problems on the journey. 3. ______, they are optimistic (乐观的)
about achieving success and they believe that, at the end of the road, they will get 4. ______ they
want.
These are the values and principles (原则) that we need to follow in order to 5. ______ success.
I don’t promise to be an expert on success. I admire (钦佩) the successful people around me, so I try
to learn from their experiences and try my best to give the knowledge and experiences to you, my
dear readers. The most important secret to success, along with hard work, is optimism, and I don’t
believe you can achieve success if you see the world 6. ______ a dirty and small window. From this
we can see that pessimism (悲观主义) is the first step towards failure.
Don’t expect that you can achieve success 7. ______ any effort. Success can only be reached by
being optimistic, devoted (奉献的), honest and hard- working.
At the same 8. ______, you should think about how to be optimistic. Let me know what you
think and whether you agree with me or not.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇议论文。主要说明了其实成功是一件非常简单的事情，因为成功的
人都是一直努力的人，不是这些人的生活中没有遇到问题，而是在面对问题的时候他们积极
和乐观地看待问题，而没有这种心态的人就很难成功。
1. hard【解析】结合语境可知此处表示努力工作。work hard 努力工作，为固定搭配。故填hard。
2. faced/met【解析】根据句意可知是“面对/遇到”问题。根据空前的have 可知为现在完成时，
应用过去分词。故填faced/met。
3. However【解析】根据前后两个分句的意思可知，此处表示转折“然而”，且有逗号隔开。注
意句首单词首字母需大写。故填However。
4. what【解析】根据句意和语法知识可知此处需要引发词引导宾语从句并且在从句中作动词
want 的宾语。故填what。
5. achieve【解析】结合语境和下文提示“... and I don’t believe you can achieve success if...”可知
此处需填动词表示“实现”。in order to 后跟动词原形。故填achieve。
6. through【解析】根据句意可知此处表示“通过”之意。故填through。
7. without【解析】结合语境可知此处表示“没有”努力是不会成功的。故填without。
8. time【解析】at the same time 与此同时，为固定搭配。故填time。
Passage 7
I once had an unforgettable experience that has affected and directed the way I think and act
now.
When I was about seven 1. _______ old, my grandfather took me to a fish pond on a farm and
told me to throw a stone into the water. He told me to watch the circles created by the stone. Then he
asked me to 2. _______ of myself as that stone. “You may create lots of circles in your life, but the
waves that come from those circles will disturb (干扰) the peace of all the people around 3.
_______,” he said seriously. “Remember that your circle may spread to many other circles, meaning
that your thoughts or actions may disturb others’ lives. You are responsible for what you put in your
circle. 4. _______ you want, the good or peace that comes from your circle will be sent to others. At
the same time, the anger or jealousy (嫉妒)coming from your circle will spread to other circles，5.
_______. You should allow the good feelings to influence others, not the bad ones, because you are
responsible 6. _______ both.”
That was the first time I had heard my grandfather tell me these. I 7. _______ that each person’s
happiness or anger can move out into the world. If we are 8._______with doubt or anger, we cannot
create world peace. We spread the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside, whether we speak them
or not.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一次影响和指导我人生道路的难忘的经历。七岁时，
爷爷让我往水里扔了一颗石头并观察其产生的水波，并告诉我我们在生活中也会创造很多类
似的圆圈，但是产生的波纹会影响到身边的人，有积极情绪比如快乐、宁静，但也有消极情
绪比如生气或嫉妒。
1. years【解析】根据句意和语境可知此处应是当我七岁大时，故填years。
2. think 【解析】根据短语“ask sb to do sth. 要求某人做某事”可知空格处应填动词原形。根据
句意可知此处应是他让我把自己看成是那块石头，考查短语think of 考虑，认为。故填think。
3. you【解析】结合语境可知此处指你周围的人，故填you。
4. If【解析】分析句子结构可知空格处引导状语从句，根据句意可知此处表示如果，引导条件
状语从句，应用if。注意句首单词首字母需大写。故填If。
5. too 【解析】空前有逗号，空处应为副词。再根据上文“Remember that your circle may spread
to many other circles,…”可知此处应为来自你“水波”的气愤和嫉妒也会扩散到其他”水波”那儿。
此处表示“也”，置于肯定句句末，且空格前有逗号，故填too。
6．for 【解析】are responsible for 对……负责任，固定搭配，故填for。
7. realized【解析】分析句子结构可知此处缺少动词，结合句意知此处意为“意识到”。本句时
态为过去完成时，故填realized。
8. filled 【解析】由语境知此处为如果我们充满了怀疑或怒气，考查短语be filled with 充满…，
故填filled。
Passage 8
Put a frog in the water and start heating the water. As the temperature of the water rises, the
frog is 1. ______ to adjust its body temperature. The frog keeps 2. ______ adjusting with the
increase in temperature.
Just when the water is about to 3. ______ the boiling point, the frog is not able to adjust
anymore. At that point the frog decides to jump out. The frog tries to jump 4. ______ is unable to do
so, because it loses all its strength in adjusting to the water temperature. Very soon the frog dies.
What kills the frog?
Many of us would say the boiling water. But in 5. ______, what kills the frog is its own
inability to decide when it has to jump out.
We all 6. ______ to adjust to people and situations, but we need to be sure when we need to
adjust and when we need to face.
There are times when we need to face the situation and take proper 7. ______. If we allow
people to exploit 8. ______ in body, mind, emotion or money, they will continue to do so. We have
to decide when to jump. Let us jump while we still have the strength! So, we must think of danger in
times of safety and always be prepared for the worst.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了水煮青蛙的实验，同时作者针对这一实验现象
阐明了自己的观点。作者认为，在生活中对于潜在的危险不能坐以待毙，我们应该学会主动
出击和抵抗来维护自己的权益，这样才能更大程度上避免受到伤害。
1. able【解析】根据下文的“the frog is not able to adjust anymore.”可知此处表示能够，be able to。
故填able。
2. on【解析】keep on doing sth.继续做某事，为固定搭配。故填on。
3. reach【解析】根据句意及常识可知是水温达到沸点。空前有不定式符号to，故填reach。
4. but【解析】分析句子结构可知此处需用连词。分析前后分句句意可知此处表示转折关系，
故填but。
5. fact【解析】in fact 事实上，为固定搭配。故填fact。
6. need【解析】根据句意可知此处表示“需要适应”，need 符合语境。此处时态为一般现在时，
主语为We，故填need。
7. action【解析】根据句意可知是采取适当的行动。take action 采取行动，为固定搭配。故填
action。
8. us【解析】根据句意可知此处指允许人们利用我们。动词后跟人称代词宾格。故填us。
Passage 9
Life is always filled with sadness and joy. Last year, I couldn’t 1._______ the news that I was
allowed to enter the key high school. Then I rushed to tell my parents 2. _______. But my father
didn’t seem as excited as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a 3.______, and my mother put
her head down and couldn’t help crying.
I knew very well what my family was about. My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived
a hard life and my family couldn’t continue to pay my school fee. I felt so upset 4.______ I could not
say anything to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work to
5. _______my family.
To my surprise, things completely changed before the beginning 6._______ the new term. My
head teacher came to my home with some money, which had been raised by my schoolmates. He 7.
_______ me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet with 8.______, I
always think of my head teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it
no matter how hard the life is. Just as a great man once said, “When one door shuts, another opens in
life.”
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在校长的鼓励下勇于克服困难、努力奋斗
的故事。文章告诉我们：生活就像伟人说的那样，一扇门关了的同时，另一扇门会被打
1. believe【解析】根据下文语境“Then I rushed to tell my parents 2. _______. But my father didn’t
seem as excited as I was. ”可知“我”不相信自己被重点高中录取，且根据空格前的couldn’t 可知
此处填动词原形。故填believe。
2. excitedly【解析】分析句子结构可知此处需填一个副词修饰动词rushed。根据句意及后文“But
my father didn’t seem as excited as I was”可知此处指激动地。故填excitedly。
3.word【解析】根据语境可知此得知我被重点高中录取之后，父亲没有像作者想象的那样激动，
只是继续抽烟，一句话也没有说。分析句子结构可知此处需填一个名词，与动词saying 搭配，
且空前有不定冠词“a”。故填word。
4.but【解析】根据空前句“I felt so upset ”以及空后句“I could not say anything to my parents. ”可
知此处表示转折关系。故填but。
5. support【解析】support one’s family 养活家庭，为固定用法，此处用动词不定式作目的状语。
故填support。
6.of【解析】根据语境可知此处表示在新学期开始之前 before the beginning of the new term,为
固定用法。故填of。
7. encouraged【解析】根据句意及下文语境可知此处指鼓励我，事情发生在过去，用一般过去
时。故填encouraged。
8. difficulties【解析】根据句意及下文语境可知此句表示当我遇困难时，我总是会想起我的班
主任和同学。此处表示困难，故填difficulties。
Passage 10
Michael Leung, a famous TV host in Hong Kong, wrote a letter to his son. It is not only
1. _______ for children, but also good for all ages. The following is chosen from his letter.
Life is short. While you are wasting it today, you’ll realize you are at the end 2. _______ it
tomorrow. So the earlier you start to value your life, the more you can 3.______ it.
You might not be successful if you don’t study hard, 4.________ a lot of successful people
haven’t received higher education.
I won’t 5. _______you to support me for the rest of my life, so I’m not going to do the same
for you. You will live on your own completely when you grow up.
You can require yourself to be nice to 6._______, but you shouldn’t expect the same from
others.
I’ve been buying the lottery（彩票) for almost twenty 7. _______, but I’m still poor. I have never
got the third place even once. So you have to work 8. _______ to be successful. And remember
that there is no free lunch in the world.Every one of us need to pay for what you want to get.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章以香港一位著名节目主持人Michael Leung 写给儿子的
信为主要内容，旨在告诉人们：要坦诚待人，拼搏进取，不要走捷径，因为世界上没有免费
的午餐。
1. helpful/good【解析】not only...but also...表并列，故应填入一个be good for 的同义短语。由
句意可知填helpful/good。
2.of【解析】根据语境可知此处表示“如果你今天浪费生命，明天你就会被它甩在后面”。at the
end of……在……的末端，符合语境。故填of。
3. enjoy【解析】前文提到生命短暂，所以此处表达“越早”珍惜生命,你就能更多地享受它。此
处表示“享受”之意。故填enjoy。
4. although【解析】 根据空前句“You might not be successful if you don’t study hard,”以及空后句
“a lot of successful people haven’t received higher education.”句意可知此处表示让步关系。故填
although。
5.expect/ask【解析】根据语境，可知此句表示“我不会期望/要求你养活我的后半生”。且空前
为“won’t”,因此，此处填动词原形。故填expect/ask。
6.others 【解析】根据后半句“but you shouldn’t expect the same from others.”可知此处需填不定
代词others。故填others。
7.years【解析】根据语境可知year 符合，前面有“20”修饰，因此要用复数形式。故填years。
8.hard【解析】根据语境可知句表示“你必须努力工作来获得成功”。分析句子结构可知，此处
缺少副词修饰动词“work”, 故填hard。
Passage 11
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look!
There’s a horseshoe. 1._______ it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth the
trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they
had a rest. There the farmer 2._____ the horseshoe and bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the 3._____. There wasn’t a
house or even a tree where they could have a 4.______. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this
time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up 5. ______ and ate it. After a
while, his father dropped 6. ______ cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up
and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him,
“ 7.____you had bent(弯腰) down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been for you
to bend so many times for the cherries，my dear son. Always remember the lesson that anyone who
does not worry 8. ______ the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.Pay more
attention to the little things, one day , you will find something different.”
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是托马斯的父亲让他捡拾一块马蹄铁，托马斯认为
不值得，但他的父亲卖掉马蹄铁后换来了樱桃，在托马斯饥渴的时候将樱桃扔在路上，托马
斯一次次的弯腰去捡樱桃，他的父亲告诉他：当初如果弯腰去捡马蹄铁，就不用一次次的弯
腰捡樱桃了。这个故事告诉我们一个道理：如果不在意一些小事情，就很难做到那些大事情。
1.Pick【解析】根据后句“His father said nothing but picked it up himself.”，可知此处指的是把它
摘下，并放进包里。次空位于句首，故填Pick。
2. sold 【解析】根据后半句“and bought some cherries”可知此处指把马蹄铁卖了，然后买了一
些樱桃，根据bought 可知此处也应用动词的过去式。故填sold。
3. sky 【解析】根据语境和常识可知此处指太阳在天空中升得很高。故填sky。
4.rest/break【解析】根据空前“There wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could...”，以及结合
语境可知房子或者树都是可以给人们提供休息场所的地方。故填rest/break。
5. quickly/immediately 【解析】由上句“Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on.”可知托马斯很渴，所
以应是他快速地捡起来。故填quickly。
6. another 【解析】根据后句“his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.”可
知此处指他的父亲又丢了一颗樱桃。故填another。
7. If 【解析】根据语境可知此处表示如果早点去捡的话，应用if 引导条件状语从句。故填If。
注意句首单词首字母大写。
8. about 【解析】分析句子结构可知此处缺少介词。worry about 担心，为固定搭配，符合句
意。故填about。
话题 2 咨询建议
Passage 12
Everyone wants to have good relations with others. Here, I’d like to share some useful ways
with you. The first step is to have good conversations 1. _______ others. But do you know how to
have great conversations? Here are some tips for you.
Find a few things about the person you’ll be talking to 2. _______ you actually start a
conversation. Begin the conversation with some interesting information that’s not too personal.
Ask 3. _______ so that the other person can talk about himself or herself. “What do you like to
do?” “What is happening to you now?” “What did you do today or last weekend?” Identify things
about them that you might be 4. _______ in hearing about, and ask questions politely. People love
having a chance to discuss their passions and their experiences.
5. _______ sure that your interest appears sincerely. Keep eye contact and nod your head or
interject (插话) some comments like, “That’s interesting.”
Listen actively. A conversation will go nowhere if you are too busy thinking of 6. ____things,
including what you plan to say next. If you listen 7._______, you’ll identify questions to ask based
on the other person’s statements.
Know when the 8. _______ is to be over. Even the best conversations will run out of steam or
be ended by an interruption. Smile, and state that you enjoyed the conversation and say goodbye.
Ending on a positive note will make the other person want to talk to you next time.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了在人际交往的过程中如何和别人进行一场愉快
对话的几点小建议：了解对方；问有关对方的一些问题；表现出真诚；积极地聆听；愉快地
结束对话。
1. with【解析】have conversations with sb. 和某人交谈，为固定搭配。故填with。
2. before【解析】根据句意可知，谈话之前应该找一些关于谈话人的相关信息。故填 before。
3. questions【解析】根据下文的“and ask questions politely”可知是问问题。问题不止一个，应
用名词复数。故填questions。
4. interested【解析】be interested in 对……感兴趣，为固定搭配。故填interested。
5. Make【解析】make sure 确保，为固定搭配。分析句子结构可知本句为祈使句，应用动词原
形。注意句首单词首字母需大写。故填Make。
6. other【解析】根据语境可知此处指如果你在与他人交谈时不注意听，而是在忙于思考其他
事情，对话就无法顺利进行。故填other。
7. well/carefully【解析】根据后半句句意可知是听得认真。此处需要副词修饰动词listen。故填
well/carefully。
8. conversation【解析】根据语境可知此处是指谈话什么时候结束。由is 可知应填名词单数。
故填conversation。
Passage 13
In our daily life, it’s important that you know 1. ________ to write a proper and professional
thank-you e-mail. But how can you 2. _______ a good thank-you e-mail? Here are some tips that
will help you.
Use the correct name. If you want to write a thank-you e-mail, you’d better show him you know
his correct name. 3. _______ the difference between Dr Joe and Mr Joan just be several letters, they
will notice. Make sure you check the spelling of the name before you send the e-mail. In this way,
you won’t 4. _______ spelling mistakes.
Correct your 5.______ in e-mail. An e-mail with spelling or grammar mistakes shows that you
didn’t care 6. _______ the e-mail enough. So before sending the e-mail, you should give
7. _______ enough time to correct the mistakes. By doing it, you will show that your fully respect to
the one who you want to thank.
Use a good and special signature(签名). Even if it is just a simple thank-you e-mail, you always
want your name to appear. Use a 8. _______ signature to make your name stand out. Under your
name write where you come from or your grade. Use special font(字体) to make your e-mail stand
out from the rest of the e-mail.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍如何写好一封好的感谢邮件。文章中给出了
三条建议：使用正确的名字；更正邮件中的错误；使用特别的签名。
1. how【解析】分析语境并结合下文可知此处是指如何写感谢信，故填how。
2. write【解析】根据前一句“how to write a proper and professional thank-you e-mail”可知此处指
“写”一封好的感谢邮件，空前有情态动词can，应用动词原形。故填write。
3. Although/Though【解析】根据语境可知此处表示“尽管”，用来引导让步状语从句。故填
Although/Though。
4. make【解析】make mistakes “犯错误”，为固定搭配。空前有can’t，故填make。
5. mistakes 【解析】根据后一句“An e-mail with spelling or grammar mistakes shows that...”可知
此处指更正错误，而且不单单指一处错误。故填mistakes。
6. about 【解析】结合语境可知此处表示在意，care about 固定搭配。故填about。
7. yourself 【解析】根据句意及主语you,可知此处指你自己。故填yourself。
8. special【解析】根据最后一句中“Use special font(字体) to make your e-mail stand out”可知空处
表示特殊的，可知填special。
Passage 14
Do you have a sweet tooth? Are you a couch potato (电视迷)？If you answer yes to
1. ______ questions, it’s time to care about your health.
China Youth Daily reported new research 2. ______ education experts from the Chinese Center
for Healthy Education on Sept 4th. It 3. ______ that many students have unhealthy diets.
The research is based on a survey of over 10,000 students. According to the results, more
4. ______ half of the students eat fried food, over salty or over sweet snacks and other unhealthy
food every day. A quarter of pupils and 16 percent of middle school students drink sugary beverages
(含糖饮料).
Lack of exercise is also a big 5. ______. Only 36 percent of primary students and 33 percent of
high school students take exercise for longer than one hour a day.
Students at Rizhao Foreign Language School in Shandong 6. ______ part in the survey. Li
Yiqing, principal of the school, is worried 7. ______ the unhealthy diet habits of his 5,000 students.
“A lot of them don’t eat a proper breakfast. Many don’t like eating vegetables, and 8. ______,
they have lots of fried food and all kinds of beverages,” said Li to China Daily.
The Center for Healthy Education also released (发布) guidebooks (指导手册) for teachers and
students to teach students how to eat, exercise and keep healthy.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了现在学生的不健康的饮食习惯。文章具体提到
了一个关于学生健康饮食习惯的调查，从而得出结论并且提出解决问题的方法。指导手册也
被分发给老师和学生们来帮助他们形成健康的饮食习惯。
1. these【解析】根据语境可推知此处指的是上文提到过的这些问题。故填these。
2. from【解析】根据句意可知这个最新研究是“来自”教育专家。故填from。
3. showed【解析】结合语境可知此处表示“表明”，show 符合语境。根据上文的reported 可知
时态为一般过去时。故填showed。
4. than【解析】more than 超过，为固定搭配。故填than。
5. problem【解析】根据句意可知此处表示“问题”。空前有a，所以用名词单数形式。故填problem。
6. took【解析】take part in 参加，为固定搭配，该句为一般过去时。故填took。
7. about【解析】be worried about 担心，为固定搭配。故填about。
8. instead【解析】分析句子结构可知此处应填副词，根据句意可知此处表示“相反”。故填instead。
Passage 15
January is National Eye Care Month in the US. It recognizes the importance of eye care all
month long.
You should always have your 1. _______ examined at least once a year. Why is it 2. ______ to
get your eyes examined once a year?
Early detection(检查)
A lot can happen in one year. Still, by having an eye exam once a year, your doctor will have
enough time to detect any 3.______. Solving eye health problems before they become more serious
is always a good idea, because it will decrease the damage to your eyes and vision（视力） .
Protect your future vision
Even 4. ______ you have perfect vision, having an eye exam once a year will help you save your
vision for the future. Many people start losing their vision before 5. ______ know it. The longer you
go 6. _______ an eye exam, the harder it will be for your doctor to improve your vision.
After your eye exam, 7. ______ sure to keep promoting(推广) National Eye Care Month by
telling your friends and family. Besides, you can give your old eye glasses to families who can’t
8. ______ their own pair of glasses. All of these are good for protecting our eyes and vision.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要通过介绍美国爱眼月的相关情况呼吁大家关注眼部的
保健。
1. eyes【解析】根据后文的“get your eyes examined”可知此处表示检查眼睛。故填eyes。
2. important/necessary【解析】分析句子结构可知此处要填形容词作表语。再结合语镜可知此
处表示很重要或者有必要，故填important/necessary。
3.disease/illness【解析】根据空前的“by having an eye exam once a year”以“ophthalmologist(眼科
医师) ”可知此处指的是眼部疾病。故填disease/illness。
4. if/though【解析】even if/though 即使，为固定搭配，也符合此处语境。故填if/though。
5. they【解析】此处要填一个作定语的成分，修饰名词vision。根据语境可知此处代指many
people。故填they。
6. without【解析】根据语境及常识可知此处表示你越久不做检查，眼科医生提升你的视力就
越难。故填without。
7. make【解析】根据语境可知此处表示确保。make sure 为固定搭配。故填make。
8. afford【解析】根据语境可知表示“把你的旧眼睛给支付不起他们眼镜的人”，情态动词后跟
动词原形，故填afford。
Passage 16
Reading is not just about learning a certain skill. Also it isn’t just about learning how to create
combination(组合) of words. Reading is a 1._____of communication which is in a higher level than
only conversation.
Many successful people have shared the same kind of experience that if you want to become a
kind of person you should 2. _______ your best to spend time with such people. If you want to
become someone with good manners, you should try to make 3. ______ with people with good
manners. If you want to become someone successful, you surely should communicate with those
who are actually successful. But unfortunately, outstanding people are usually far 4. ______ from us.
If you are not outstanding enough, it’s almost impossible for you to reach them.
And this is what reading is for. A book is the embodiment (凝聚) of a great mind. Through
reading you can communicate 5. _______ those great minds. And this kind of communication is
beyond time and space. Reading can bring you out of the cage of your daily life. It shows you
6.______ opportunities that you’ve never seen.
For a lot of people, this may be the only method to 7.______ their lives. No matter how busy you
are, don’t forget to spare some time to do it.
8. ______ you don’t find yourself time to read, you’ll finally find yourself without any time to
live the life that you want to live. So read as much as possible.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了读书的本质以及读书的诸多好处。鼓励大家要
多读书、读好书。
1. form/way 【解析】根据语境可知这里表示阅读是比单纯的对话更高水平的一种交流方式，
此处指方式，形式，由a 可知此处用名词单数形式。故填form/way。
2. try【解析】try one’s best to do sth.努力做某事，空前有情态动词should，故填try。
3. friends【解析】make friends with sb.和某人交朋友，为固定搭配。故填friends。
4. away【解析】根据句意可知是杰出的人通常离我们很遥远。far away 遥远的，固定搭配。
故填away。
5. with【解析】communicate with 和……交流，为固定搭配，故填with。
6. new【解析】分析句子成分可知空处为形容词。根据后半句“you’ve never seen.”可知空处表
示新的。故填new。
7. change/improve 【解析】根据语境可知此处表示这可能是改变/提升你的生活的唯一方式。，
此处意为改变或者提升，to 后用动词原形。故填change/improve。
8. If【解析】根据句意可知前半句是后半句的条件。注意句首单词首字母需大写。故填If。
话题3 情感故事
Passage 17
At the age of twenty, Susan was found with terrible cancer. Worse still, her family couldn’t
1. ______ the medical cost. With a heart full of sadness, Susan began a long 2. of treatment.
After the tiring treatments, Susan looked 3.______, but she still kept up her spirits by her hope.
Before long, Susan became very ill, and she couldn’t stand the terrible 4.______. She received
lots of support from people around her. Soon her hair was lost. She would joke, “I’ll save money on
hair care!” On the outside she seemed positive, 5. ______ I knew she was greatly short of money.
One day, an old man 6. ______ her. He said softly，“My name is Mark White, and my wife was
next to you on your first visit to the hospital, but you weren’t here long.” The man continued, “My
wife died about two days after you left”.
He went on, “My wife heard you talking on the phone about your money problem. We
wanted to help you. You 7.______ talked to my wife and gave great encouragement to her. Please
take this money and use it for your hospital bills.”
As Susan opened the envelope（信封）, there were ten thousand dollars inside! Crying, she read
the note,“Someone needs your encouragement today. Thanks for encouraging 8. ______ within the
few short days I meet you. Love, Marie White.”
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了身患癌症的Susan 由于家庭贫困无法负担巨额药费，
但是仍旧积极乐观，在医院时也不忘鼓舞隔壁的病友，最终受到病友夫妻帮助的故事。
1. afford【解析】情态动词后接动词原形，由下文“...I knew she was greatly short of money.”可知
此处指“支付不起”，故填afford。
2. time【解析】分析句子结构可知此处缺少名词。结合语境可知此处表示“长时间的治疗”，故
填time。
3. weak【解析】感官动词look 后应接形容词，由语境可知经过治疗之后应该是很虚弱，故填
weak。
4. pain【解析】分析句子结构可知此处需填名词作宾语，根据语境可知此处表示她忍受不了病
痛。故填pain。
5. but【解析】分析句子结构可知此处缺少连词，结合语境可知前后句是转折关系，故填but。
6. visited【解析】分析句子结构可知此处缺少谓语动词，根据语境可知此处表示“拜访”，时态
为一般过去时。故填visited。
7. always【解析】分析句子结构可知本句结构完整，可填一个副词。根据语境可知此处可意为
“总是，一直”，故填always。
8. me【解析】此处是怀特夫人对苏珊的感谢，空处表示“我”，动词后用代词的宾格形式。故
填me。
Passage 18
When I was a boy, I had a big appetite (胃口). I was lucky 1._______ to have my grandma,
because she always cooked 2. _______food for me. At that time, I lived at school. I could only go
back home during the holidays. But whenever I got the chance to go back home, I would like to
3.______with my grandma.
When 4. _______grandma cooked in the kitchen, I always helped her do some chores. I
helped her wash vegetables, do the dishes and so on. Every time I stayed with her, she always asked
about my school life and gave me some useful 5._______. Then I set the table and waited for her to
eat together.
My grandma always tried cooking different dishes 6.______ me. And many new dishes were
created by her. Every time she cooked a new dish, she would let me 7.______ it first. Then she
would wait for my comments(评价) for the dish. After finishing the dish, I told her how I liked the
dish.
When I grew up, I went to another city to work. 8._______ I tried a lot of food in many
expensive restaurants, in my eyes, my grandma was the best cook in the world. There is no dish
more delicious than what she cooks.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者的奶奶过去经常给作者做好吃的饭菜，成年后，
虽然作者在许多昂贵的餐馆里尝试了许多食物，但都不如奶奶做的好吃，在他的眼里，奶奶
是世界上最好的厨师。文章体现了作者对奶奶浓浓的爱。
1.enough【解析】分析句子结构，可知此句结构完整，此处缺少副词修饰形容词“lucky”，在结
合语境可知此处表示足够地。故填enough。
2.delicious 【解析】分析句子结构可知此处缺少形容词，修饰“food”,根据上文“I was lucky
enough to have my grandma...”可推知此处表示美味的。故填delicious。
3.stay【解析】根据上文“I lived at school. I could only go back home during the holidays. ”可知作
者住在学校，很少和奶奶待在一起，因此此处表示“待”。故填stay。
4.my 【解析】根据语境可知应填I，此处应用形容词性物主代词作定语，修饰名词grandma。
故填my。
5.suggestions/advice【解析】根据上文“she always asked about my school life”可推测此处表示奶
奶会给作者一些建议。故填suggestions/advice。
6.for【解析】分析句子结构可知此处缺少介词，结合语境可知此处表示“为我做不同的美食”，
应用介词for。故填for。
7.try/eat【解析】根据语境可知此处表示“每次她做一种新的食物，她都会让我先尝试/吃”，此
处表示“尝试/吃”。故填try/eat。
8.Although【解析】分析句子逻辑关系可知，此处表示让步关系，注意句首单词首字母需大写。
故填Although.。
Passage 19
I enjoy my school life. Here’s a big playground surrounded by green hills and a row of tall trees
standing in front of the buildings. Birds may fly into the classroom while we are having
1. _______.
In the past years, I was a resident student (寄宿生). I moved back and forth 2. _______ the
dormitory (宿舍）and the classroom. Everyone living at the school had to 3. ______ the rules all the
time. At first, I felt lonely. But gradually, I made some friends. We didn’t have mobile phones,
4. _______ together with friends, we made progress and got pure friendship. I played volleyball on
the playground with some schoolmates. I had free chats with my roommates in the evening. We
encouraged each other when we were in 5.______. All my precious memories will stay in my heart
forever.
Of course, teachers 6.______ me warm memories, too. A few days ago, when I walked past the
playground, I saw a teacher picking up a badminton racket（球拍）from the ground. Another teacher
asked him, “Why not ask the students to pick it up by 7. _____?” He said, “The students are tired
from doing the heavy schoolwork. I think I need to help them as much as I can.” The teacher’s
words touched me 8.______.
School life is a wonderful part in my life. I love my school, my friends and teachers. I love
every tree and bush here.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者去年去了新学校，起初不太适应，朋友也
不多，在后来住校期间，逐渐交到一些朋友。一次偶然的机会，作者在操场散步时，听到老
师们关怀学生的话语后深受感动，作者认为能有这样的老师非常幸运。此后作者热爱学校的
一草一木及每一位老师和朋友。
1. lessons【解析】结合句意可知，此处指当我们上课的时候，having lessons 固定用法，故填
lessons。
2. between 【解析】分析句子结构可知此处缺少介词。between……and，……之间，固定搭配。
故填between。
3. follow/obey【解析】结合句意及常识可知，学生应该遵守规则，所以动词“follow/obey”符合
语境，前面是had to，因此用动词原形。故填follow/obey。
4. but【解析】结合句意可知，前后两句之间为转折关系。故填but。
5.trouble【解析】in trouble“陷入困境”，为固定表达。故填trouble。
6.gave/left【解析】根据语境可知此处表达的是“老师们也给我们留下了温暖的回忆”，此处可
以意为“给予”或者“留下”，故填gave/left。
7.themselves 【解析】分析句子结构可知此应填反身代词，代指学生自己。故填themselves。
8. deeply【解析】根据语境可知此处表示老师的话深深地感动了“我”，此处意为“深深地”，故
填deeply。
话题4 学校生活
Passage 20
Mahalya is a student in Grade 8 at Lamberton Middle School in Pennsylvania, the United States.
Every afternoon at two o’clock, she runs to a store at her school. She does not run there to buy any
snacks, 1. ______ she works as the storekeeper and helps count change for customers.
“I didn’t know that it took so much work. I didn’t do anything 2. ______ this,” Mahalya told
the Sentinel, a local newspaper.
In fact, she and 3. ______ 11 students work as the storekeepers at Bison Bargains, the school’s
first student-run store. It started on February 22, and it opens each school day during break time
from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It mainly 4. ______ stationery（文具）and snacks.
Through this, students see what 5. ______ is like to run a business. Christian I, a 14-year-old
student, was really surprised by how hard it was not to 6. ______ mistakes and to do the transactions
（交易）. “It’s kind of a challenge to learn all the information on the stock（供应物）lists and
remember all the 7. ______ of the products,” Christian told the newspaper.
To learn about business, they took a class. The class taught students how to use money and
some simple business rules.
The school did a survey on what 8. ______ students would buy from a school store. In the
future, they plan to sell things made by the students themselves. For example, students can sell their
homemade pencil boxes and phone cases.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了学校里的一个由学生运营的商店。学校为
了帮助学生们学习商业知识，给学生们开了这个课程，这样能教学生如何使用金钱和一些简
单的商业规则，这个商店为学生们提供了实际操作的机会。
1. but【解析】根据句意和语法知识可知此处需要一个连词，在意思上与上一分句构成转折关
系，表达“不是……而是……”之意。故填but。
2. like【解析】根据句意可知此处表示“像，如同”之意。故填like。
3. other【解析】根据句意可知此处表示“其他的”。故填other。
4. sells【解析】根据句意可知此处表示“出售”，又根据语境,时态是一般现在时。It 作主语，谓
语动词用单三形式。故填sells。
5. it【解析】根据语境推测可知通过让学生管理这个商店，从而让他们知道商店是怎样运作的，
所以用it 指代管理商店这件事情。故填it。
6. make【解析】make mistakes 犯错误, 为固定搭配，动词不定式符号to 后面接动词原形。故
填make。
7. prices【解析】根据语境推测可知此处指商店里的货物的“价格”。故填prices。
8. products【解析】根据最后一句“students can sell their homemade pencil boxes and phone cases.”
可知此处指买什么商品，且不止一件商品，应用名词复数。故填products。
