2023年中考专项训练
答案及解析
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D 考查名词词义辨析。句意:他的父亲是武汉雷神山医院的一位伟大的_____。他太忙了,以至于他有好几个月没有好好休息。根据语意,可以判断为医生。actor“演员”;singer“歌手”;violinist“小提琴家”,故选D。
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D 考查名词词义辨析。句意:来自湖南的12岁的男孩由于突发奇想,发明了一种新型窗户。这种窗户可以防止儿童掉下来。communication交流,交际;celebration庆祝,庆贺;honesty诚实;creativity创造,创造性。因为突发奇想,所以才发明了。故选D。
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. C【解析】考查名词的单复数。句意:托尼的爸爸是一个_____. teachers教师;doctor医生;driver司机;根据空前的冠词a可知为单数。故选C。
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. D考查名词的词义辨析。句意:海伦每天都唱歌,看起来她好像非常喜欢音乐。sport意为“运动”;music“音乐”;fruit“水果”;vegetable“蔬菜”。根据“sings every day”可知用music。故选D。
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. C 考查名词。句意:当她在米兰时,她培养了一种很好的艺术感觉。way方法;relation 关系;taste 感觉;habit习惯。根据art名词可知与其搭配的名词“艺术感”。故选C。
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. D 考查同义转换。句意:如果你想成为一名计算机程序员,你最好从计算机的基础开始。English grammar意为“英语语法”;English letters意为“英语字母”;the difficulties意为“困难”;the basic knowledge意为“基础知识”。根据语境可推,the ABC指“入门;基础”。故选D。
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C 考查名词所有格和代词辨析。根据题意“这个帽子是Lucy的吗?”可知第一个空应该用名词所有格;第二个空表示“她的”,应该用名词性物主代词,故选C。
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A 考查名词辨析。句意:——先生,你在你的______玩得愉快吗?——是的,我睡得好,而且我喜欢那儿的早餐。从答语slept和breakfast知,这里是指在“旅馆很享受”。故选A。
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. D 考查名词词义辨析。ability能力;success成功;experience经验;经历;difficulty困难。由答语中I can help you可知,上句的说话人完成工作有困难。根据短语 have difficulty in doing sth.(做某事有困难)可知空格处选difficulty。句意:—Jim,我很难完成这么多工作。—不要担心,我可以帮助你。
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C考查名词辨析。句意:如果你想去旅行,你必须征得父母的同意。achievement成就;announcement 公告;agreement同意;advertisement广告。根据语境句意理解,表示“同意”,所以名词需要用agreement。故选C。
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C考查名词辨析。句意: ——你提醒过你爸爸关于奶奶生日派对的事情了吗 ——是的,我给他留了口信。A表示“杂志”。B表示“文章”,C表示“信息,消息”。故选C。
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B考查名词辨析。A表示“叉子”。B表示“筷子”,C表示“刀”,句意: ——嘿,艾丽西亚!你习惯中国食物了吗 ——是的!但我还在学习像中国人一样使用筷子。由常识可知,中国人使用筷子吃饭,故选B。
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B考查名词辨析。句意: ——现如今,大部分中国顾客更喜欢用支付宝或者微信付款。——是的。因为他们,中国的生活更加便利了。A表示“服务员”,B表示“买家”, C表示“生意人”。customers意为“顾客”,相当于buyers,故选B。
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D. 考查名词辨析。句意:在互联网上把自己的信息提供的太多是危险的。 messages 消息; suggestions 建议;preparation准备information信息;根据句意可知答案,故选D。
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C 考查名词辨析。habit 习惯; suggestion 建议;result 结果;decision 决定; 题意:——你知道刘慧最终进入第一所顶尖学校了吗?——当然。那是他努力学习的结果。”故选C。
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C考查名词辨析。句意:——克拉克先生的小公司怎么样?——不错。它已成长为国际贸易中的一个大国。rule规则;duty职责;power力量、势力;sign符号、手势。根据“Quite good”可知,克拉克先生的小公司已经发展的很强大了,故power符合语境。故选C。
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A 考查名词词义辨析。句意:当你听的时候,你可以写下关键信息,比如名字和数字。 这些____将帮助你理解和记住你听到的。notes意为“笔记”;photos意为“照片”; letters意为“字母;信”。根据write down the key information“记下关键信息”可推知,这些“笔记”会帮你理解和记住你所听到的。notes符合语境,故选A。
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C考查名词复数。句意:去年暑假,安妮(Annie)参观长城时用手机拍了很多照片。照片photo为可数名词,其复数形式为photos。故选C。
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A考查名词。experience 经验;information信息;knowledge知识。根据句中的20 years’可知应填“经验”。
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B 考查名词。color颜色; book书;food食品; bag书包。根据生活常识“Journey to the West《西游记》是书名”可知选B。句意:-你最喜欢的书是什么?-《西游记》。孙悟空可有72种变化。
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D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:—你打太极拳这么好的秘密是什么 —熟能生巧。result结果;purpose目的;choice选择;secret秘密,秘诀。根据答语“Practice makes perfect”可知,此处表示“打太极的秘诀“。故选D。
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【解析】A考查名词。句意:---夫人,需要帮忙吗?---是的。我想买买一些______。根据题干所提供的关键词some及选项,milk不可数名词,不加s变成复数形式;banana可数名词变复数需要加s;pear可数名词,与some连用需要变复数,故选A。
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B 考查表示数量的名词辨析。句意:—哇,十八枝粉红色的玫瑰!给谁呀?—一半给我的妈妈,另外的九枝给我的奶奶。few很少;half一半;many许多;most大多数;根据“the other nine are for my grandma”可知,前面提到的玫瑰数量是9枝,占一半。故选B。
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B考查名词。句意:—昨晚一个机器人为我们提供晚餐。你不觉得我们生活在一个令人惊奇的时代吗?—我完全同意。科技让我们的生活更容易、更快乐。information信息; technology科技;discovery发现;competition竞争;根据robot可知,机器人是一种新科技。故选B。
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B【解析】考查名次的词义辨析。句意:遗憾的是我们将没有机会在2020年观看东京奥运会了。choice意为“选择”;chance“机会;可能性”;reason“原因;理由”;place“地方”。根据“It’s a pity”可知用 chance。故选B。
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C 考查名词辨析。句意:妈妈,我口渴,但我不喜欢茶。我可以喝些果汁吗?由上句中的“thirsty”和“don’t like tea”可知,应该喝的是果汁。故选C。
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A考查名词复数。句意:武汉,中国最重要的城市之一,因黄鹤楼而出名。根据结构“one of + the +最高级+名词的复数形式”,表示“最……之一”,后接名词复数形式,首先排除C选项,再根据city是辅音字母+y结尾的名词,其复数为变y为i,再加es,B项在city后面直接加s是错误的。故选A。
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C考查名词短语辨析。National Day国庆节;the Mid-autumn Festival中秋节;the Spring Festival春节;the Dragon Boat Festival龙舟节,端午节。众所周知,2019年新冠疫情发生在春节期间,因此该句意是:——春节期间,中国人通常和家人呆在家里迎接新年的到来。——但是今年,成千上万的医务工作者离开家园与新冠肺炎作斗争。故选C。
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C考查名词辨析。decision决定;condition条件;advantage优势。根据上文“他既会讲英语又会讲法语”可知,会讲两种外语是他的优势。故选C。
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B 考查名词。句意:——我们已经进入了一个机器人操作通过5G技术实现的世界。——难以置信!科学家们充满了发明,这些发明给我们的生活带来了巨大的变化。attraction引力,吸引人的事物;invention发明;position位置,职位;contribution贡献,捐献。根据前句句意“机器人操作通过5G技术实现”可知,这些都是科学家的发明。故选B。
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B考查名词所有格的用法。句意:——一个男孩正在那边放风筝。他是谁?——他是露茜和莉莉的弟弟。表示两个人共同拥有,只在最后一个名词后加“-s”,根据句意判断是两人“共有”,因此选B。
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B 考查名词所有格。句意:看那个又大又干净的房间,它是Lucy和Lily的。由句意及句中的it可知,Lucy和Lily一件屋。两个人共同拥有一样东西,其所有格在后一个名词后加“’s”;如果两个人分别拥有各自的东西,则两个名词都要加“’s”。根据语境及句意可知,选B。
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B 考查名词词义辨析。句意:每年都有不少游客选择去英国看巨石阵。Chengdu Research Base成都研究基地,在中国;Stonehenge巨石阵,在英国;The Hollywood Walk of Fame好莱坞星光大道,在美国。根据题干中的Britain可知,故选B。
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C 考查名词词义辨析。句意:“根据最近的一项调查,许多学生视力不好。”“在我看来,经常用手机看书是导致视力下降的原因。”cost花费;费用;result结果;cause原因。根据语境可知选C。
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B【解析】考查名词。上文“在医院工作”提示用名词doctor表示“医生”。故选B。
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D考查名词辨析。句意:——为了保持我们城市的清洁和美丽,清洁工总是在街上很忙。——他们应该受到所有人的尊重。driver司机;postman邮递员;fireman消防员;cleaner清洁工。在路上忙的应该是清洁工。故选D。
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C 考查名词辨析。由空前的200可知,设空处应填名词复数。German的复数形式是Germans;Australian与American的复数形式都是直接加-s;Chinese的复数形式是其本身,故选C。
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D 考查名词词义辨析。句意:做香蕉奶昔我们需要多少牛奶?How much询问不可数名词的量,由题意中的milk shake可知答案选D。
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D 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我不知道如何在公共场合做演讲,你能给我点建议吗? water“水”;monkey“钱”;food“食物”,advice“建议”;根据语境判断是希望得到对方的建议,故选D。
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B 考查名词辨析。句意:请你送给我一些你的照片好吗 我非常想念你!magazine杂志; photo 照片;money钱; advice建议。联系句意可知选B。
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D本题考查名词。句意:——妈妈,当我长大后必须像你一样做一名老师吗?——不,你不必。你可以做你自己的决定。difference区别;discussion讨论;discovery发现;decision决定。分析语境可知,此处在讨论长大后做什么,是对未来的决定,此处构成“make one’s own decision”短语,翻译为“做某人自己的决定”。故选D。
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C考查名词辨析。句意:我不关心你文章中有多少词数,真正重要的是它的质量。ability能力;size尺寸;quality质量;energy能量。根据句意选C。
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C 考查名词。句意:“Tara你喜欢的颜色是什么?”“橘色,我的一半衣服都是橘色的。”。根据答语中的dresses可知只有“color颜色”与之搭配,故选C项。
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C 考查名词词义辨析。问句句意:你觉得当地政府给你建造的新房怎样呢?从答语前一分句“非常好”,推知,应答者“现在感到幸福”。故选C。
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A【解析】考查名词的词义辨析。句意:——每个人都应该坚持他的梦想。——是的。没有梦想的生活就像鸟儿失去了翅膀,不能够飞翔。wing意为“翅膀”;water“水”;cloud “云彩”;food“食物”。根据“which can’t fly”可知用wing。故选A。
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A【解析】考查名词的所有格的用法。句意:莉莉是玛丽的母亲的一个朋友。介词of表示所属,意为“……的”。根据句意可知用双重所有格Mary’s mother’s,意为“玛丽的母亲的”。故选A。
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A【解析】考查名词辨析。traditions传统;sentences句子;notices通知,布告;problems问题,难题。结合常识可知,用红纸包红包是中国的传统。故选A。
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B 考查名词的数。句意:桑迪确实很喜欢吃肉,但她不喜欢吃蔬菜。选项中的bread为不可数名词,无单复数形式的变化,可排除;chicken作不可数名词时意为“鸡肉”,无单复数形式的变化。作可数名词时意为“小鸡”,不符合语境,可排除;vegetable意为“蔬菜”,为可数名词。故选B。
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A 考查名词辨析。根据答语“通过听磁带和大声重复的方式。”可知,问句应是“你是怎样提高你的发音水平的?”pronunciation意为“发音”,符合题意。
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B 考查名词的辨析。attention 注意;progress进步;information信息;pride骄傲,自豪。句意:中国科学家在医学研究上已经取得了很大的进步。本题考查固定短语“取得进步”,应用make progress,其中的progress是不可数名词。故选B。
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B 考查名词词义辨析。句意:当你去攀岩的时候,你需要小心,避免出现事故。由前面的When you go rock climbing, you need to be careful及常识可知,攀岩时一定要小心不要发生事故。chance机会,可能性;accident事故;secret秘密;action行动。故选B。
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B 考查名词辨析。句意:当你累的时候,观看《罗小黑战记》是一种放松的好选择。rule规则,choice选择,question问题,skill技能。故选B。
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A考查名词辨析。句意:Maria 总是精力饱满,因为她每天都锻炼。其它选项talent意为“才能”;humour意为“幽默”;wealth意为“财富”,否与下文意义无关。故选A。
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D 考查名词的辨析。position 位置,职位;progress 进步;period 期间;purpose 目的。“为了帮助老师和家长更好地沟通”说明这是本次会议的“目的”,该句意是:本次会议的目的是为了帮助老师和家长更好地沟通。故选D。
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C考查名词辨析。句意:很多青少年想长大后成为像钟南山那样的医生。定语部分“像钟南山那样的”提示用名词doctor“医生”符合句意。
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C考查名词辨析。bread为不可数名词,不能用冠词a修饰,排除A项;又根据前句“迈克没有足够多的钱”可推知,后句应表示“所以他只能买得起一块面包”。故选C。
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B考查名词的数。句意:花太长时间玩电脑游戏对你的眼睛有害。time表示 “时间”为不可数名词; eye是可数名词,要用复数形式,故选B。
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C考查名词复数。 句意:在疫情期间,我们城里的许多女医生去了湖北省当志愿者。many修饰复数名词,当woman /man 修饰一个另一个名词时,变复数时,两者都需要变成复数,故本句复数为many women doctors。故选C。
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D【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意“你兄弟_______多少?”“大约1.75米。他是他们班最高的。”age年龄;address 地址;weight重量;height高度。根据下文“It's about 1.75 meters”大约1.75米,可知此处是询问身高。故选D。
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D 考查名词辨析。句意:——为什么中国人喜欢红色?——因为红色在中国是好运的象征。reason表示“原因”,hope表示“希望”,dream表示“梦想”,symbol表示“象征”。根据故选D。
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B 考查名词辨析。句意:——我这些天牙疼。我不想吃任何东西。——你应该去看牙医。teacher教师;dentist牙医;policeman警察。根据toothache牙疼,可知去看牙医。故选B。
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A 考查名词辨析。句意:黄河作为“中国的母亲河”,是中华民族精神的象征。symbol符号;象征;back ground背景;dream梦;梦想。由语境可知选A。
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A考查名词复数所有格。句意:没人认为在两天内完成这么多工作是容易的。两天的时间用“two days’ time”来表示, 故选A。
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B考查名词词义辨析。句意:在饭店,人们通常从菜单上选择食物和饮料。book“书籍”;menu“菜单”;newspaper“报纸”;magazine“杂志”。故选B。
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A 考查名词辨析。句意:——我最喜欢音乐。——我也是。我每周末都会上唱歌课。A项意为“音乐”,B项意为“物理”,C项意为“数学”;根据答语“我也喜欢,我每周末都上唱歌课”可知是喜欢音乐,故选A。
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C 考查名词辨析。由应答人的回答“他是我爸爸的双胞胎兄弟”可知,他是我的叔叔,故选C。
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D 考查名词所有格。minute为可数名词,前面有five一词,故此处应用其复数形式;又句意意为“仅仅是五分钟的步行”,根据句意可知,five minutes应修饰名词walk,应用其名词所有格形式,故选D。2023年中考专项训练
1. (2020 云南) His father is a great ________ in Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan. He is so busy that he hasn’t had a good rest for several months.
A. actor B. singer C. violinist D. doctor
2. A 12-year-old boy from Hunan invented a new kind of window because of his ________. The window can prevent children from falling out.
A.communication B.celebration C.honesty D.creativity
3. Tony’s father is a ________.
A. teachers. B. doctors. C. driver
4. Helen sings every day, it seems that she likes __________ very much.
A. sports B. music C. fruit D. vegetables
5. While she was in Milan. she developed a________for fine art.
A. way B. relation C. taste D. habit
6. If you are going to be a computer programmer, you’d better start with the ABC of computers.
A.English grammar B.English teachers
C.the difficulties D.the basic knowledge
7.—Is this hat_______
—No, the red one is_______.
A. Lucy's; her B. Lucy; her C. Lucy's; hers D. Lucy; hers
8. —Sir, did you enjoy your stay in our ______
—Yes, I slept well and I liked the breakfast.
A. hotel B. school C. factory D. company
9.—Jim, I have ________ in finishing so much work.
—Don’t worry. I can help you.
A. ability B. success C. experience D. difficulty
10.You'll have to get your parents' ________ if you want to go on the trip.
A. achievement B. announcement C. agreement D. advertisement
11. —Have you reminded your father about grandmother's birthday party
— Yes, I've let him a (an) ______.
A. magazine B. article C. message
12. — Hey, Alicia! Have you got used to Chinese food
—Yes! But I am still learning to use ______ as a Chinese does.
A. forks B. chopsticks C. knives
13. —Most Chinese customers prefer to pay by Alipay or WeChat pay nowadays.
—That’s true. Life becomes more convenient in China because of them.
A. waiters B. buyers C. businessmen
14. It’s dangerous for us to give too much ___about ourselves on the Internet.
A. messages B. suggestions C. preparation D. information
15—Do you know Liu Hui finally entered a top school
—Certainly. That’s the________ of his hard work.
A. habit B. suggestion C. result D. decision
16. —How's Mr Clark’s small company
—Quite good. It has grown to become a_______ in the international trade.
A. rule B. duty C. power D. sign
17. As you listen, you can write down the key information such as names and numbers. The ____will help you understand and remember what you hear.
A. notes B. photos C. letters
18. Annie took a lot of _____ with her mobile phone when she visited the Great Wall last summer holiday.
A. photo B. photoes C. photos
19. Mr. Huang is an excellent English teacher who has over 20 years' teaching ______.
A. experience B. information C. knowledge
20. — What’s your favorite _____
— Journey to the West. The monkey King can make 72 changes to his shape and size.
A. color B. book C. food D. bag
21.—What is the ______ of your excellent Taiji
—Practice makes perfect!
A. result B. purpose C. choice D. secret
22. —Can I help you, Madam
—Yes. I'd like some ______.
A. pears B. banana C. milks
23. —Wow, eighteen pink roses! For whom
— ________ are for my mum, and the other nine are for my grandma.
A. Few B. Half C. Many D. Most
24. — A robot served us dinner last night. Don’t you think we are living in amazing times
—I can’t agree more. The ______ makes our lives easier and happier.
A. information B. technology C. discovery D. competition
25.It's a pity that we’ll have no to watch the Olympics in Tokyo, 2020.
A. choice B. chance C. reason D. place
26. Mom, I am thirsty, but I don't like tea. Could I have some________
A. tea B. bread C. juice D. cookies
27. Wuhan, one of the most important _______ in China, is famous for the Yellow Crane Tower.
A. cities B. citys C. city
28. —Chinese people usually stay at home with their families on ___________ to welcome the new year.
—But this year, thousands of medical workers left their homes to fight the COVID-19(新冠肺炎).
A. National Day B. the Mid-autumn Festival
C. the Spring Festival D. the Dragon Boat Festival
29. —Why do so many Canadian companies want him to work for them?
—He can speak both English and French. It’s certainly his _______ .
A.decision B. condition C.advantage
30. — We have entered a world where robot operations become true with 5G technology.
— Hard to believe! Scientists are full of ____________ which leads to great changes in our life.
A. attraction B. invention C. position D. contribution
31. — A boy is flying a kite over there. Who is he
—He is _________ brother.
A.Lucy’s and Lily’s B.Lucy and Lily’s C.Lucy’s and Lily
32. Look at the big and clean room. It's _________.
A. Lucy's and Lily’s B. Lucy and Lily's C. Lucy's and Lily
33. Every year, a number of visitors choose to go to Britain to see .
A. Chengdu Research Base
B. Stonehenge
C. The Hollywood Walk of Fame
34. —According to a recent survey, many students have poor eyesight (视力).
— In my opinion, reading on mobile phones too often is the of having poor eyesight.
A. cost B. result C. cause
35. Lucy’s father works in No. 1 Hospital. He is a .
A. teacher B. doctor C. postman D. policeman
2.B【解析】考查名词。上文“在医院工作”提示用名词doctor表示“医生”。故选B。
36. — To keep our city clean and beautiful, the _______ are always very busy in the street.
— They should be respected by all the people.
A. drivers B. postmen C. firemen D. cleaners
37. About 200 _____ went to see the Asian Fashion Show last night.
A. German B. Australian C. Chinese D. American
38. How much _______ do we need to make a banana milk shake
A. bananas B. apples C. coffee D. milk
39. I don’t know how to make a speech in public. Can you give me some ______
A. water B. money C. food D. advice
40. Would you send me some ______of yours I miss you very much!
A. magazines B. photos C. money D. advice
41. — Mum, must I be a teacher like you when I grow up
— No, you needn't. You can make your own _____________.
A. Difference B. discussion C. discovery D. decision
42. I don't care how many words there are in your article, but the ______ of it really matters.
A. ability B. size C. quality D. energy
43.“Tara, what's your favorite______ ” “Orange. Half of my dresses are orange.”
A.fruit B.drink C.color
44. —What do you think of your new house built by the local government
—Pretty good. I have a ______ of happiness now.
A. warning B. tradition C. feeling D. question
45.—Everyone should stick to his dream.
—Yes. A life without a dream is like a bird without ______ , which can’t fly.
A. wings B. water C. clouds D. food
46. Lily is a friend of _______ .
A. Mary’s mother’s B. Mary’s mother’s of
C. Mary mother’s D. mother’s of Mary
47. —In China, we use red paper for hongbao because red means good luck.
—That’s interesting! I want to know all the Chinese ______.
A. traditions B. sentences C. notices D. problems
48. Sandy really likes eating meat, but she doesn’t like eating .
A. breads B. vegetables C. chickens
49.—How do you improve your______
--By listening to a tape and repeating out loud.
A. pronunciation B. environment C. invention
50.Chinese scientists have made great _______ in medical research.
A. attention B. progress C. information D. pride
51. When you go rock climbing, you need to be careful so that you don’t have a(n) _______.
A. chance B. accident C. secret D. action
52. Watching The Legend of Luo Xiaohei is a good ______ to relax when you’re tired.
A. rule B. choice C. question D. skill
53. Maria is always full of ________ because she takes exercise every day.
A. energy B. talent C. humour D. wealth
54. The ______ of the meeting is to help teachers and parents achieve better communication.
A. position B. progress C. period D. purpose
55. Many teenagers want to be ________ like Zhong Nanshan when they grow up.
A. writers B. engineers C. doctors D. inventors
56. Mike doesn’t have enough money, so he can only afford _____.
A. a bread B. too much bread C. a piece of bread
57. Spending too much _______ playing computer games is bad for your _______.
A. time; eye B. time; eyes C. times; eyes
58. During the epidemic(疫情), many ________ in our city went to Hubei Province as volunteers.
A. woman doctor B. woman doctors C. women doctors
59. —What's your brother’s _______
— It's about 1.75 meters. He’s the tallest in his class.
A. age B. address C. weight D. height
60.—Why do Chinese people like red
—Because the color red is the _______ of good luck in China.
A. reason B. hope C. dream D. symbol
61. —I have a toothache these days. I don' t feel like eating anything.
—You should go to see a ________.
A. teacher B. dentist C. policeman
62. As the“mother river of China”,the Yellow River is the of the spirit of the Chinese people.
A. symbol B. back ground C. dream
63. Nobody thought it is easy to finish so much work in ________.
A. two days’ time B. two-days time C. two day’s time D. two days time
64. In a restaurant, people usually choose food and drink from the ______.
A. book B. menu C. newspaper D. magazine
65. —I like_______ best.
—So do I. I take singing classes every weekend.
A. music B. physics C. math
66. —Is that your father
—No, he is my ______. He is my father’s twin brother.
A. brother B. grandpa C. uncle D. cousin
67. —Peter, how far is it from your home to school
—It's only five walk.
A. minute B. minutes C. minute’s D. minutes’