Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.单元拓展阅读训练（含解析）

Unit 8 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年 人教新目标Go For It! 英语九年级
一、阅读理解
Have you ever dreamed of travelling all the way over the rainbow Well, it’s easier than you think. All you need to do is to book a plane ticket to Rainbow Mountain in Peru (秘鲁).
Rainbow Mountain is a beautiful natural wonder. It lies in the Andes in Cusco (库斯科的安第斯山脉). As its name suggests, the mountain has different colours.
But why is it in yellow, green, red and purple The reason is the ice that covered the area centuries ago. When it started to melt (融化), the water mixed with the minerals (矿物质) in the ground and turned the earth into many colours.
If you plan your trip to the mountain, try to go during warmer months when there is less rain or snow. Rain or snow makes the climbing more difficult and the colours will look less beautiful. The best time is from March to November, when there are blue skies and pleasant weather. At the same time, visit it in the morning or evening, either right after sunrise or right before sunset. Very sunny days may make you not take nice photos.
To get to Rainbow Mountain, you should first travel to Cusco—a province in the south of Peru. Then you can take a drive to Qesoyuno. From there you can start the journey on foot. It takes about a two-or-three-hour walk to the top. This is really the best way, but the trip is very difficult. Because the mountain sits at a very high altitude (海拔) about 5,200 meters above the sea level, so bring enough water and take your time.
1．How does the writer start the passage
A．By listing a fact. B．By asking a question.
C．By telling a story. D．By giving an example.
2．What can we learn about Rainbow Mountain
A．It has seven different colours. B．It’s a man-made wonder.
C．It was covered by ice in the past. D．It’s the most famous place of Peru.
3．Which of the following is best time for a trip to Rainbow Mountain
A．At noon of a cold day in December. B．On the evening of a rainy day in August.
C．On the afternoon of a snowy day in January. D．On the morning of a sunny day in September.
4．Which of the following is TRUE
A．Rainbow Mountain lies in the Andes in Cusco.
B．Very sunny days will help you take nice photos on Rainbow Mountain.
C．From Cusco, it takes about 2 or 3 hours to walk to the top of Rainbow Mountain.
D．Rainbow Mountain sits at an altitude about 520 meters above the sea level.
5．What’s the passage mainly about
A．The way to get to Rainbow Mountain. B．An introduction to Rainbow Mountain.
C．The best time to go to Rainbow Mountain. D．The reason why it’s called Rainbow Mountain.
Cafe Colombo is a busy store. Rich people with nice clothes and shoes often drink coffee and eat ice-cream there. Charlie, an eight-year-old boy, always stays in the store. But he doesn’t drink or eat. He cleans shoes for people because he doesn’t have money to go to school.
One day, a young man in Cafe Colombo asks Charlie to clean his shoes. During the cleaning, an old man walks into the store. He is selling lottery tickets.
“Lucky numbers! One dollar for a ticket!” he shouts.
“Give me a ticket!” the young man says. Then the ticket-seller gives him one.
When Charlie finishes cleaning, the young man stands up and leaves. He is in a hurry because a car is waiting outside. He puts the ticket in his bag quickly, but it falls out. Charlie sees this and shouts out to stop the man. But the young man does not hear Charlie. He gets into the car and it runs away.
At night, Charlie gets home and shows the ticket to his mother, Emily. Emily looks at it and sees the number 7-5-3-8-1-2-9-4-6. Isn’t this the winning number for today One can get 500, 000 dollars with the ticket.
“Where is the ticket from, Charlie ” Emily asks. “It’s from a young man. I’ll give this back to him tomorrow,” says Charlie.
The next day, Charlie meets the young man at the store and gives the ticket to him. The young man is touched by Charlie, so he uses the money to help Charlie. Now Charlie is happy to be a student. So these numbers are lucky for him.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
6．What does Charlie often do at Cafe Colombo
A．He drinks coffee. B．He eats ice-cream.
C．He sells shoes and clothes. D．He cleans shoes for others.
7．The underlined phrase “lottery tickets” in Para. 2 means “________” in Chinese.
A．彩票 B．发票 C．船票 D．电影票
8．Which of the following is TRUE
A．Charlie is a waiter of Cafe Colombo.
B．A car is waiting for Charlie at the gate.
C．The young man leaves the store slowly.
D．Charlie gives the ticket to the young man the next day.
9．Why is the number on the ticket lucky for Charlie
A．Because of it, he makes a friend.
B．Because of it, he can go to school.
C．Because he can use it to help people.
D．Because he gets 500, 000 dollars with it.
10．What can we learn from the story
A．It’s never too old to learn. B．Many hands make easy work.
C．Doing good things brings luck. D．A friend in need is a true friend
二、完形填空
Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文)
The small town of Hay, on the River Wye, sits on the border between England and Wales. You can 11 reach it on small country roads since the transport is not developed so fast there.
The town was a 12 place until 1961. That year a local man called Richard Booth came back from a trip to the USA with a lot of second-hand books. He bought the town’s old fire station and changed it into a shop to sell them. For the next ten years, he bought more empty shops and made them into bookshops, too. 13 Hay became the world’s first “book town”.
With the money he made, Booth bought the town’s old castle. On April Fool’s Day in 1977, he declared (宣布) himself “king” and said the place was now an independent 14 ! His horse was the head of the government, and he even gave people passports. Some local people thought he was a little mad.
He wasn’t crazy at all, and the 15 made more people come to Hay to buy second-hand books. By the 1980s there were a large number of books on sale, on 15km of shelves in over 30 bookshops.
Then in 1988 aliterature (文学) festival began. Writers came to 16 about their new books, along with scientists, politicians and even the President of the USA!
The “king” is old now, but he still likes selling books and now there are book towns in many different countries in Europe. Not bad for something that started in a small town of 1300 people.
11．A．also B．just C．even D．only
12．A．quiet B．noisy C．famous D．dirty
13．A．For example B．What’s more C．As a result D．In fact
14．A．village B．town C．city D．country
15．A．story B．joke C．accident D．tradition
16．A．ask B．talk C．think D．complain
三、语法选择
Ethan woke up suddenly. He knew nothing 17 himself. He did not know 18 he was or how he had gone there. He stood up and walked out of the forest. There was a small town. He tried to look for help, 19 when he entered a store, he passed out again.
Ethan woke up again in a hospital. He 20 many things. He knew his name was Ethan. He worked for the FBI and he came to that area to look for two of his colleagues(同事) 21 disappeared. He met a car accident on his way. That 22 why he was in the hospital. But soon he found the hospital was strange. It was too quiet. He met only one nurse and he never saw any 23 patient. He escaped from the hospital. Then he met 24 mysteries. He found one of his colleagues, but he had already 25 . And when he met the other one, she even said she did not know him! Ethan got a car and tried to drive away. But no matter which way he went, he 26 drove back to the town!
This is the beginning of a popular TV show, Wayward Pines《黑松镇》. Do you think the story is interesting Come and see what would happen next!
17．A．with B．about C．like
18．A．where B．why C．when
19．A．but B．so C．although
20．A．remembers B．remember C．remembered
21．A．what B．which C．who
22．A．must be B．may be C．can’t be
23．A．other B．others C．another
24．A．much B．many C．more
25．A．dead B．died C．death
26．A．hardly B．sometimes C．always
四、任务型阅读
Untangle this mini mystery
HBO’s new limited dramatic crime series The Night Of will keep you on edge as it unfolds the fate of Nasir “Naz” Khan, an American-born college student of Pakistani descent from the New York borough of Queens, trying to fit into a United States of America that is often hostile.
A night that begins with promise ends up going very wrong for the shy and mild-mannered Naz, played by Riz Ahmed. He takes his father’s cab without permission to go to a party in Manhattan, hoping to meet girls. And when an attractive, but troubled, young woman named Andrea Cornish gets into the cab believing he’s on duty, Naz can’t turn her away.
But happiness soon turns to horror. After a debauched night of sex and drugs at her place, Nasir wakes up to find Andrea dead, the victim of multiple stab wounds. Did he kill her Later-shown ample evidence seems to confirm that he did, but we don’t know for sure.
Based on the BBC series Criminal Justice (2008), the eight-part show is on the surface procedural, yet it has something of the feel of the crime-based podcast Serial (2014-) or the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer (2015-) as it explores a tangled case, with elements of racism and a justice system overburdened by human failings.
“Growing up as a Muslim-American, post-9/11, you kind of have a very (unpleasant) relationship toward the authorities; you are told you are automatically a suspect,” Ahmed says. “It certainly does play into what you can expect in the criminal justice system. People view you as a threat.”
Rather than present a carousel of would-be killers as so many prime-time whodunits are prone to do, The Night Of invites the viewer to ponder the fate of its single key suspect without trying to pull the wool over their eyes in the process. Did he do it If he didn’t, who did and why Is the soon-to-be-retired police detective (Bill Camp) making too many easy assumptions Will the anti-Muslim tensions in the community further hamper Nasir’s chances of acquittal
The Night Of dutifully delves into the social and political undertones present in American criminal cases – along with the emotional carnage they cause – as it explores the police investigation and legal proceedings. And it takes on added layers when it follows Nasir to prison, where he is the proverbial fish out of water.
The miniseries unfolds in leisurely fashion – maybe too leisurely for some viewers. But it’s hard not to admire how carefully observed and precisely rendered the scenes are. You could do worse than to lock yourself away to watch this carefully put together masterpiece.
27．What is the main character’s name in The Night Of
28．What event causes the night to go wrong for Naz
29．How many parts are there in The Night Of
30．What does The Night Of mainly talk about
31．Who will be unhappy after 9/11 in America
If you go to Shanghai, you must visit the Oriental Pearl Tower. It stands by the Huangpu River in Pudong, Shanghai. It is about 468 meters high. It is the fourth highest TV and radio tower in Asia. The designers set up the eleven beautiful globes of different sizes from the green grassland to the blue sky with two large globes. The two large globes seem like two rubies(红宝石). The upper one is the best place to enjoy beautiful views(景色) of Shanghai. The lower one is a good place for exhibitions of space.
The Oriental Pearl Tower was finished on October 1st, 1994. It was built in a style of Eastern taste. The whole building is like pearls(珍珠) of different sizes are dropping from the sky. Now the Oriental Pearl Tower is a famous tourist spot with beautiful views, restaurants, hotels, shopping centers and many interesting activities. It has already become one of the most famous buildings in Shanghai. And it has been regarded as one of the ten best spots in Shanghai.
Information about the Oriental Pearl Tower
The height It is about 32 high. It is the fourth highest TV and radio tower in 33
What people can do on the upper globe of the tower 34 beautiful views of Shanghai.
When the tower was finished On 35
Why it is called the Oriental Pearl Tower Built in a style of Eastern taste. It is like many pearls are dropping from the 36
根据所给材料将句子补充完整，每空一词。
Nile(尼罗河) is the world’s longest and most famous river. It runs 6,650 kilometers.
The main branch(分支) of the Nile, the White Nile, starts just above Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh-water lake, in east central Africa. Then it flows to the north. At Sudan’s capital, another great river called the Blue Nile joins the White Nile. Together, they form one very powerful river. Then it goes through Egypt’s famous Nile Valley before reaching the Mediterranean Sea(地中海）.
Ancient Egypt, the first great African civilization(文明) started along the banks of the Nile more than 5,000 years ago.
Without the rich farmland along the banks of Nile, there might be no ancient Egypt civilization. Every year, the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwaters covered the banks with a rich soil. The Nile’s banks were easy to farm and produce crops. Ancient people traded along the river for hundreds of miles.
37．The White Nile is the branch of the Nile. It starts above Lake Victoria and then to the north.
38．The Blue Nile the White Nile at the of Sudan. They form a powerful river.
39．Then the Nile goes the Nile Valley. Finally it the Mediterranean Sea.
40．Every year the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwaters the banks a rich soil.
41．Ancient people and sold goods along the river for of miles.
A visit to the ancient city of Petra in Jordan is an amazing experience. The city is surrounded(环绕) by mountains of pink rocks. To reach it, tourists have to walk for more than a kilometer through a narrow gap(窄缝) in the rock. Then they come to a large building. The building is cut directly into a cliff(悬崖). Such beautiful rock-cut buildings make the city famous.
Two thousand years ago, the city was a busy and noisy place. At one time, more than 30,000 people lived there. This great city lasted for hundreds of years, but the pink rocks were not as safe as they seemed. Earthquakes destroyed(破坏) many of the buildings. As the years went by, people stopped living there. Finally, the world forgot the city of Petra.
In 1812, a Swiss explorer(探险家) heard about the lost city. Local people told him that it was in the mountains. And he paid a guide to take him there. When he returned to Europe, he wrote about Petra and people started visiting the city.
These days Petra is a busy place again. 每年一百多万名游客到那里去。But now the traders sell postcards, camel rides and cold drinks. There are museums, shops and restaurants, but nobody lives there. At night the ancient city is quiet again.
42．Petra is famous for .
43．将文中画线的英语句子译成汉语。
44．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to
45．从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。
Now Petra is very busy again.
46．将文中画线的汉语句子译成英语。
五、短文填空
根据下列短文内容，在空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
We live in a small town and almost everyone 47 each other. It used to 48 very quiet. Nothing much ever happened around here. However, these days, something 49 is happening in our town. Different people have different ideas. Victor, a teacher, is really nervous. When he was 50 by the town newspaper, he said that every night they heard strange 51 outside their window. His wife thought that it 52 be an animal, but his friends and he thought it must be teenagers 53 fun. His parents called the 54 , but they couldn’t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. Helen, Victor’s neighbor, is worried, too. She thought it might be a dog, but she couldn’t see a dog or anything 55 , either. So she guesses it can’t be a dog. But then, what could it be Everyone in the town isn’t sure. They are feeling 56 . There must be something visiting the homes in their neighborhood, So far, No one knows it.
六、选词填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
energy they nearly divide invent
57．We usually a school term into several periods.
58．The of printing caused important changes in society.
59．David was saving his for next week’s race in Canada.
60．The doctor has been working for 20 hours without resting.
61．In winter, the sheep farmers sat round the fire to keep warm.
七、补全对话
阅读下面的对话，根据上下文，从文后选择恰当的选项补全对话，使句意完整、符合逻辑。（其中有两项为多余选项）
Ted: What are you doing, Kevin
Kevin: Hey, Ted.
Ted: 62 What’s up
Kevin: I’m looking for a ring. Could you help me
Ted: 63 But why do you have a ring You never wear one.
Kevin: Well, it’s for my sister Kate. Tomorrow is her birthday. 64
Ted: Is it in your schoolbag
Kevin: 65 I remember taking it out of my schoolbag a few minutes ago.
Ted: 66
Kevin: Well, let me check. Oh, it’s here! Thank you very much.
Ted: You’re welcome.
A．No problem.
B．I want to give her a surprise.
C．I am so sorry for wasting your time.
D．You look nervous.
E．It can’t be in my schoolbag.
F．You might have put it back in your schoolbag.
G．See you tomorrow.
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．D 4．A 5．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了秘鲁的彩虹山。
1．细节理解题。根据“Have you ever dreamed of travelling all the way over the rainbow ”可知，文章开头作者先问了一个问题。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“The reason is the ice that covered the area centuries ago.”可知，很久以前彩虹山是被冰覆盖的。故选C。
3．推理判断题。根据“If you plan your trip to the mountain, try to go during warmer months when there is less rain or snow.”和“ The best time is from March to November, when there are blue skies and pleasant weather.”可知，应当在雨雪少的时候去，最佳月份是从三月份开始的9个月，也就是三月到十一月。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“Rainbow Mountain is a beautiful natural wonder. It lies in the Andes in Cusco.”可知，彩虹山位于库斯科的安第斯山脉。故选A。
5．主旨大意题。根据“Rainbow Mountain is a beautiful natural wonder. It lies in the Andes in Cusco. As its name suggests, the mountain has different colours.”可知，本文主要介绍了秘鲁的彩虹山。故选B。
6．D 7．A 8．D 9．B 10．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了擦鞋男孩Charlie把中奖彩票归还给主人并因此获得了上学的机会，从而告诉我们：做好事是会带来好运的。
6．细节理解题。根据第一段中“He cleans shoes for people...”可知，Charlie在咖啡厅为别人擦鞋。故选D。
7．词义猜测题。根据第三段中“Lucky numbers! One dollar for a ticket!”和第五段内容可知，lottery tickets应该是“彩票”的意思。故选A。
8．推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，Charlie第二天把彩票还给了那个年轻人，D项正确。故选D。
9．推理判断题。通读全文，尤其根据最后一段最后两句可知，Charlie因归还中奖彩票而获得了上学的机会，所以彩票上的数字对于Charlie来说是幸运的。故选B。
10．推理判断题。本文讲述了Charlie因归还中奖彩票而获得了上学的机会，从而告诉我们：做好事会带来好运。故选C。
11．D 12．A 13．C 14．D 15．B 16．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了位于英格兰和威尔士的边界上的怀伊河畔的图书小镇海伊的发展。
11．句意：你只有通过乡间小路到达那里，因为那里的交通不发达。
also也；just只是；even甚至；only只有。根据“since the transport is not developed so fast there.”可知，因为那里的交通不发达，所以只有通过乡间小路才能到达那里。故选D。
12．句意：在1961年以前，这个小镇是一个安静的地方。
quiet安静的；noisy吵闹的；famous著名的；dirty脏的。根据“Hay became the world ' s first " book town.”可知，成为"书城"后小镇会很热闹，所以之前的小镇是一个安静的地方。故选A 。
13．句意：因此，海伊成为了世界上第一个"书城"。
For example例如；What’s more而且；As a result因此，结果；In fact实际上。根据“That year a local man called Richard Booth came back from a trip to the USA with a lot... and made them into bookshops, too.” 可知，Richard Booth带回很多二手书、买下了旧消防站用来作商店卖书，随后买下了更多的空店铺，也把它们改造成了书店。这一系列的行动最后结果让海伊成为了世界上第一个"书城"。故选C。
14．句意：在1977年的愚人节，他宣布自己是"国王"，并说这个地方现在是一个独立的国家！
village乡村；town小镇；city城市；country国家。根据“he declared (宣布) himself “king”可知，他宣布自己是“国王”，所以会宣称这个地方现在是一个独立的国家。故选D。
15．句意：他一点也不疯狂，这个玩笑让更多的人来海伊买二手书。
story故事；joke玩笑； accident事故；tradition传统。根据前文“On April Fool ' s Day in 1977, he declared (宣布) himself “king” and said the place was now an independent country!”可知，他宣布自己是"国王"，并说这个地方现在是一个独立的国家！这本身就是一个玩笑。故选B。
16．句意：作家们来讨论他们的新书，还有科学家、政治家，甚至美国总统！
ask询问；talk讨论；think认为；complain抱怨。根据“Writers came to ... about their new books” 及结合选项可知，是指讨论他们的新书。talk about为固定搭配，表示“讨论”。故选B。
17．B 18．A 19．A 20．C 21．C 22．A 23．A 24．C 25．B 26．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一部流行电视剧《黑松镇》开头怪异的一幕：Ethan在一个城镇的店里再次晕倒了，他再次醒来时，发现自己在一家奇怪的医院里。Ethan从医院逃了出来，发现了他的两个同事，一个已经死亡，另一个说不认识他。他想开车走出城镇，但是不管走哪条路，他都会回到那个城镇。
17．句意：他对自己一无所知。
with和……一起；about关于；like像。根据“knew nothing... himself”可知，此处是固定短语know... about sb“知道有关某人的事或情况”，故选B。
18．句意：他不知道他在哪里，也不知道他是怎么到那里去的。
where在哪里；why为什么；when什么时候。根据“or how he had gone there.”可知，应是不知道他在哪里，故选A。
19．句意：他试图寻求帮助，但当他走进一家商店时，他又晕了过去。
but但是；so因此；although尽管。空前“He tried to look for help”和空后“when he entered a store, he passed out again.”之间是转折关系，所以用but连接，故选A。
20．句意：他记得很多事情。
remembers记得（三单形式）；remember记得（原形）；remembered记得（过去式/过去分词）。根据“woke up”可知，时态是一般过去时，所以空处用动词过去式，故选C。
21．句意：他为联邦调查局工作，他来到那个地区寻找他失踪的两名同事。
what什么，不能引导定语从句；which哪一个，引导定语从句，先行词是物，在句中作主语或宾语；who谁，引导定语从句，先行词是人，在句中作主语或宾语。本句是定语从句，先行词是“two of his colleagues”，指人，且空处在句中作主语，所以关系词用who，故选C。
22．句意：那一定是他在医院的原因。
must be一定是；may be可能是；can’t be不可能是。 根据“He met a car accident on his way.”可知，此处是他推测自己进医院的原因，must be符合语境，故选A。
23．句意：他只见过一个护士，没有见过其他病人。
other其他的；others其他人；another另一个。any other“任何其他的”，后跟单数名词，固定表达，故选A。
24．句意：然后他遇到了更多的谜团。
much很多，修饰不可数名词；many很多，修饰可数名词复数；more更多，比较级。上文讲述了他遇到的奇怪的事情，此处修饰复数名词mysteries，且语境中有比较之意，所以用比较级。故选C。
25．句意：他找到了他的一个同事，但他已经死了。
dead死的，去世的；died死亡（动词）；death死，死亡（名词）。 had already后跟动词过去分词构成过去完成时结构，故选B。
26．句意：但无论他走哪条路，他总是开车回到镇上！
hardly几乎不；sometimes有时；always总是。根据“But no matter which way he went, he ... drove back to the town!”可知，不管他怎么走，她总是能返回到镇上。故选C。
27．Nasir “Naz” Khan. 28．Naz takes his father’s cab without permission to go to a party in Manhattan. 29．Eight. 30．It talks about the social and political undertones present in American criminal cases and the police investigation and legal proceedings. 31．Muslim-Americans.
【导语】本文简述HBO最新电视剧《罪夜之奔》的故事梗概和它所传达的想法。
27．由第一段第一句“The Night Of will keep you on edge as it unfolds the fate of Nasir “Naz” Khan”可知“《罪夜之奔》揭示了纳西尔“纳兹”汗的命运”。故答案为Nasir “Naz” Khan.
28．由第二段第二句话“He takes his father’s cab without permission to go to a party in Manhattan”可知“Naz擅自乘坐父亲的出租车去曼哈顿参加一个派对”故答案为Naz takes his father’s cab without permission to go to a party in Manhattan.
29．由第四段第一句“Based on the BBC series Criminal Justice (2008), the eight-part show is on the surface procedural l”可知“Based on the BBC series Criminal Justice (2008), the eight-part show is on the surface procedural”故答案为Eight.
30．由倒数第二段第一句“The Night Of dutifully delves into the social and political undertones present in American criminal cases … as it explores the police investigation and legal proceedings.”可知“《罪夜之奔》深入研究了美国刑事案件中存在的社会和政治色彩……因为它探讨了警方的调查和法律程序。”故答案为It talks about the social and political undertones present in American criminal cases and the police investigation and legal proceedings.
31．由第五段第一句“Growing up as a Muslim-American, post-9/11, you kind of have a very (unpleasant) relationship toward the authorities”可知“作为一个穆斯林美国人，在9/11之后，你对当局有一种非常（不愉快）的关系”故答案为Muslim-Americans.
32．468 meters 33．Asia 34．Enjoy 35．October 1st, 1994 36．sky
【分析】文章主要向我们介绍上海十佳景点之一——东方明珠塔。
32．根据“It is about 468 meters high.”可知，东方明珠塔有468米高，故填468 meters。
33．根据“It is the fourth highest TV and radio tower in Asia.”可知，它是亚洲第四高的广播电视塔，故填Asia。
34．根据“The upper one is the best place to enjoy beautiful views(景色) of Shanghai.”可知，欣赏上海美景的人们可以去这里，故填Enjoy。
35．根据“The Oriental Pearl Tower was finished on October 1st, 1994.”可知，东方明珠塔于1994年10月1日完工，故填October 1st, 1994。
36．根据“The whole building is like pearls(珍珠) of different sizes are dropping from the sky.”可知，整座建筑就像是从天而降的珍珠，故填sky。
37． main flows 38． joins capital 39． through reaches 40． covered with 41． bought hundreds
【导语】本文主要讲了世界上最长、最著名的河流——尼罗河。
37．根据第二段“The main branch(分支）of the Nile, the White Nile, starts just above Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh-water lake, in east central Africa. Then it flows to the north.”可知，白尼罗河是尼罗河的主要分支，它发源于维多利亚湖，流向北方。故填main；flows。
38．根据第二段“At Sudan’s capital, another great river called the Blue Nile joins the White Nile.”可知，蓝尼罗河在苏丹首都汇入白尼罗河。故填joins；capital。
39．根据第二段“Then it goes through Egypt’s famous Nile Valley before reaching the Mediterranean Sea(地中海）.”可知，蓝尼罗河和白尼罗河汇合成一条河流之后，经过埃及著名的尼罗河山谷，然后到达地中海。故填through；reaches。
40．根据第四段“Every year, the Nile flooded its banks. The floodwaters covered the banks with a rich soil.”可知，每年，尼罗河都会淹没河岸，洪水使河岸覆盖了肥沃的土壤。故填covered；with。
41．根据最后一段“Ancient people traded along the river for hundreds of miles.”可知，古代人沿着这条河长达数百英里进行买卖商品贸易。故填bought；hundreds。
42．beautiful rock-cut buildings 43．两千年前，这座城市是一个繁忙而喧闹的地方。 44．The city of Petra./Petra./The (ancient) city. 45．These days Petra is a busy place again. 46．More than/Over a million tourists go there every year.
【导语】本文主要介绍了约旦古城——佩特拉，这座古城有着辉煌的历史，但是由于地震，许多建筑遭到破坏，古城也随之被人遗忘，直至1812年，一位来自瑞士旅行者来到了这座古城，并在之后写下了关于古城的内容，它才再次被人们所知，此后古城重现生机，成为旅游胜地。
42．根据“Such beautiful rock-cut buildings make the city famous.”可知，美丽的岩石雕刻建筑使这座城市闻名。故填beautiful rock-cut buildings。
43．Two thousand years ago“两千年前”；the city“这座城市”；was“是”；a busy and noisy place“一个繁忙而喧闹的地方”。故填：两千年前，这座城市是一个繁忙而喧闹的地方。
44．根据“Finally, the world forgot the city of Petra.”及“In 1812, a Swiss explorer(探险家) heard about the lost city. Local people told him that it was in the mountains.”可知，it指代前文提到的古城佩特拉。故填The city of Petra./Petra./The (ancient) city.
45．根据题干“Now Petra is very busy again.”可知，该句是指“现在佩特拉再次忙碌起来”，与原文“These days Petra is a busy place again.”意思相同。故填These days Petra is a busy place again.
46．more than/over a million tourists“一百多万名游客”；go there“到那里去”；every year“每年”，作时间状语，置于句末。故填More than/Over a million tourists go there every year.
47．knows 48．be 49．unusual/strange 50．interviewed 51．noises 52．could/might 53．having 54．police/policemen 55．else 56．uneasy
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者所在的小镇发生了一些不同寻常的事情。
47．句意：我们住在一个小镇上，几乎每个人都互相认识。根据“We live in a small town and almost everyone … each other.”可知，住在小镇里，几乎每个人都知道彼此，know“知道”，此句是一般现在时，everyone是不定代词，不定代词作主语，动词用三单，故填knows。
48．句意：过去这里很安静。used to do sth“过去常常做某事”，quiet是形容词，要与be动词构成系表结构，故填be。
49．句意：然而，这些天，我们镇上发生了一些不寻常/奇怪的事情。根据“these days, something…is happening in our town”及下文的讲述可知，发生了不寻常的/奇怪的事情，unusual“不寻常的”，strange“奇怪的”，故填unusual/strange。
50．句意：当他接受镇上报纸的采访时，他说每天晚上他们都能听到窗外奇怪的声音。根据“by the town newspaper”可知，此处指被采访，interview“采访”，was与过去分词构成一般过去时被动语态，故填interviewed。
51．句意：当他接受镇上报纸的采访时，他说每天晚上他们都能听到窗外奇怪的声音。根据“be an animal, but his friends and he thought it must be teenagers”可知，听到了一些奇怪的声音，noise“噪音”，此空应填复数形式，故填noises。
52．句意：他的妻子认为那可能是一只动物，但他的朋友和他认为那一定是青少年在玩耍。根据“His wife thought that it… be an animal”可知，猜测可能是动物制造的噪音，描述过去发生的事情，用could或might表示“可能”，故填could/might。
53．句意：他的妻子认为那可能是一只动物，但他的朋友和他认为那一定是青少年在玩耍。have fun“玩得愉快”，句子中有谓语动词，此处用非谓语，主语teenagers和have fun之间是主动关系，用现在分词，故填having。
54．句意：他的父母报了警，但他们没有发现任何奇怪的事情。根据“His parents called the”可知，父母报警了，police“警察”，也可以用policemen表示“警察”，故填police/policemen。
55．句意：她想那可能是一只狗，但她也没看见狗或别的什么东西。根据“but she couldn’t see a dog or anything”可知，并没有看见别的什么东西，不定代词anything后，应用else表示“其他的”，故填else。
56．句意：他们感到不安。根据“But then, what could it be Everyone in the town isn’t sure. ”可知，没有人知道这个声音到底是什么，所以这让他们感到不安，feel后接形容词uneasy“不安的”，故填uneasy。
57．divide 58．invention 59．energy 60．nearly 61．themselves
【解析】57．句意：我们通常把一个学期分成几个时期。结合所给单词和“We usually...a school term into several periods.”可知，本题考查短语divide...into...“把……分成……”，根据语境可知，时态是一般现在时，主语We表示复数，因此空格处填动词divide的原形，故填divide。
58．句意：印刷术的发明在社会上引起了重要的变化。结合所给单词和“The...of printing caused important changes in society.”可知，空格处应选invent“发明”，介词of前要用invent的名词形式invention。故填invention。
59．句意：David正在为下周在加拿大的比赛节省精力。结合所给单词和“saving his..”可知，空格处应填不可数名词energy“精力”，表示节省精力，故填energy。
60．句意：这个医生已经工作将近20个小时，没有休息了。结合所给单词和“...20 hours”可知，空格处应填副词nearly“几乎，将近”，表示将近20个小时，故填nearly。
61．句意：在冬天，牧羊人围坐在炉火旁保暖。结合所给单词和“the sheep farmers sat round the fire to keep...warm.”可知，空格处应用they的反身代词themselves“他们自己”，指代主语the sheep farmers，故填themselves。
62．D 63．A 64．B 65．E 66．F
【导语】本文是一篇对话，Kevin因为找不到给妹妹的戒指向Ted求助，Ted询问了一些情况，帮他找到了戒指。
62．根据“What’s up ”以及“I’m looking for a ring.”结合备选选项可知，此处应表示对方很紧张，所以才问怎么了，因此D项“你看起来很紧张。”符合语境。故选D。
63．根据“Could you help me ”以及下文“But why do you have a ring ”结合备选选项可知，此处应表示同意帮忙，因此A项“没问题。”符合语境。故选A。
64．根据“Well, it’s for my sister Kate. Tomorrow is her birthday.”结合备选选项可知，此处应表示想给妹妹一个惊喜，因此B项“我想给她一个惊喜。”符合语境。故选B。
65．根据“Is it in your schoolbag ”以及“I remember taking it out of my schoolbag a few minutes ago.”结合备选选项可知，此处应表示戒指不在书包里，因此E项“它不可能在我的书包里。”符合语境。故选E。
66．根据“Well, let me check. Oh, it’s here!”结合备选选项可知，可能把戒指放回了书包里，因此F项“你可能把它放回书包里了。”符合语境。故选F。