()1. His spirit of never giving up encourages us. Though he faced , he still held on to his dream.
A.joy
B.death
C.kindness
D.safety
A.joy
B.death
C.kindness
D.safety
答案：1. B 【点拨】death 是名词，意为“死亡”，与语境中面对巨大困难仍不放弃相符。故选 B。
()2.(2025·江苏无锡期中)If it isn't so hot, I would rather wait than halfway.
But it is.
A.stay up
B.to stay up
C.give up
D.to give up
But it is.
A.stay up
B.to stay up
C.give up
D.to give up
答案：2. C 【点拨】would rather do sth than do sth 表示“宁愿做某事也不愿做某事”；give up halfway“半途而废”，符合语境。故选 C。
()3.(2025·江苏扬州期中)My form teacher has a pair of bright eyes which can speak.
I meet difficulties, his eyes will encourage me and help me cheer up.
A.Whenever
B.Whoever
C.Whatever
D.However
I meet difficulties, his eyes will encourage me and help me cheer up.
A.Whenever
B.Whoever
C.Whatever
D.However
答案：3. A 【点拨】whenever 无论何时；whoever 无论是谁；whatever 无论什么；however 无论怎样。根据“I meet difficulties”可知应是无论何时遇到困难。故选 A。
()4. —Mum, I finish eating dinner now. What should I do next?
—Well, please the empty bowls and clean the table first.
A.take up
B.take away
C.take off
D.take out
—Well, please the empty bowls and clean the table first.
A.take up
B.take away
C.take off
D.take out
答案：4. B 【点拨】take away 拿走。故选 B。
()5. —Why do you admire that scientist?
—Because he has helped many people and become a .
A.household name
B.wrong idea
C.fresh start
D.simple task
—Because he has helped many people and become a .
A.household name
B.wrong idea
C.fresh start
D.simple task
答案：5. A 【点拨】household name 意为“家喻户晓的人/名人”，符合语境。故选 A。
()6.(2025·江苏南京调研)I will pay much attention to these problems all of them are worked out.
A.whenever
B.as soon as
C.after
D.until
A.whenever
B.as soon as
C.after
D.until
答案：6. D 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处指的是会一直关注这些问题，直到它们都被解决，所以应该用 until。故选 D。
()7. —Our team lost the game, but we didn't cheat.
—That's great. Sport is not only about winning, but also about .
A.making progress
B.fair play
C.taking care
D.looking forward
—That's great. Sport is not only about winning, but also about .
A.making progress
B.fair play
C.taking care
D.looking forward
答案：7. B 【点拨】fair play 意为“公平竞赛，公平办事”，与不作弊、遵守规则的语境一致。故选 B。
()8. —Many people in the war tried their best to live.
—Yes. They were strong enough to the war and started a new life.
A.live through
B.give away
C.take up
D.put off
—Yes. They were strong enough to the war and started a new life.
A.live through
B.give away
C.take up
D.put off
答案：8. A 【点拨】live through sth 意为“经历（灾难、战争、困境等）而幸存、挺过”。故选 A。
()9.(2025·江苏无锡期中)—Why didn't Paul try his best to get on the bus?
—He tried to, but it started moving he could get on it.
A.before
B.while
C.after
D.when
—He tried to, but it started moving he could get on it.
A.before
B.while
C.after
D.when
答案：9. A 【点拨】根据“Why didn't Paul try his best to get on the bus?”可知，保罗没有上车，因此公交车应是在保罗上车之前就启动了。故选 A。
()10.(2025·江苏连云港期中)—I'm afraid I have to give up my dream of being an artist.
—. Keep trying!
A.I can't agree more
B.Don't lose heart
C.That's not the case
D.Don't mention it
—. Keep trying!
A.I can't agree more
B.Don't lose heart
C.That's not the case
D.Don't mention it
答案：10. B 【点拨】根据“I'm afraid I have to give up my dream of being an artist.”可知，对方表达放弃梦想的担忧，此处需表示鼓励，“Don't lose heart”符合语境。故选 B。
二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)(2025·江苏宿迁期中)
阅读短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
A man once visited an art museum. He saw a sculptor(雕塑家) making a sculpture. He stopped to watch the man work on the sculpture. 1, he noticed that there was a similar
sculpture lying nearby.
He felt it was 2 and asked the sculptor, "Why are you making two of the same sculpture? Do you need two to put in 3 places?"
"No," the man said without looking up. "We need only one, but the first one is not 4, so I'm making a new one."
The visitor 5 the imperfect sculpture and checked it. But he couldn't find 6 wrong with it.
"7 is the flaw(瑕疵)?" he asked.
The sculptor continued his work and told the man that there was a scratch(划痕) on the sculpture's 8.
The man then asked, "Where are you going to 9 the sculpture?"
The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20-foot-high platform. "If the sculpture is up that high, who is going to 10 that there is a scratch on the nose?" the man asked.
The sculptor 11 his work, looked up at the man and said, "I will know it, 12 other people didn't notice it."
The sculptor chose to keep a high 13 of excellence in his work. "Excellence" stands for a kind of 14 to be great and excellent. "Excellence" is not for someone else to notice but for your own to 15. And this is what we should all work hard to keep.
()1. A. Luckily B. Simply C. Recently D. Suddenly
()2. A. strange B. difficult C. common D. exciting
()3. A. high B. right C. possible D. different
()4. A. heavy B. tall C. perfect D. expensive
()5. A. picked up B. turned up C. opened up D. fixed up
()6. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
()7. A. Where B. Why C. When D. Which
()8. A. eye B. ear C. nose D. face
()9. A. throw B. hide C. collect D. place
()10. A. remember B. notice C. hear D. agree
()11. A. stopped B. cared C. practised D. started
()12. A. so B. and C. though D. because
()13. A. value B. degree C. standard D. power
()14. A. advice B. spirit C. courage D. feeling
()15. A. require B. obey C. solve D. achieve
阅读短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
A man once visited an art museum. He saw a sculptor(雕塑家) making a sculpture. He stopped to watch the man work on the sculpture. 1, he noticed that there was a similar
sculpture lying nearby.
He felt it was 2 and asked the sculptor, "Why are you making two of the same sculpture? Do you need two to put in 3 places?"
"No," the man said without looking up. "We need only one, but the first one is not 4, so I'm making a new one."
The visitor 5 the imperfect sculpture and checked it. But he couldn't find 6 wrong with it.
"7 is the flaw(瑕疵)?" he asked.
The sculptor continued his work and told the man that there was a scratch(划痕) on the sculpture's 8.
The man then asked, "Where are you going to 9 the sculpture?"
The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20-foot-high platform. "If the sculpture is up that high, who is going to 10 that there is a scratch on the nose?" the man asked.
The sculptor 11 his work, looked up at the man and said, "I will know it, 12 other people didn't notice it."
The sculptor chose to keep a high 13 of excellence in his work. "Excellence" stands for a kind of 14 to be great and excellent. "Excellence" is not for someone else to notice but for your own to 15. And this is what we should all work hard to keep.
()1. A. Luckily B. Simply C. Recently D. Suddenly
()2. A. strange B. difficult C. common D. exciting
()3. A. high B. right C. possible D. different
()4. A. heavy B. tall C. perfect D. expensive
()5. A. picked up B. turned up C. opened up D. fixed up
()6. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
()7. A. Where B. Why C. When D. Which
()8. A. eye B. ear C. nose D. face
()9. A. throw B. hide C. collect D. place
()10. A. remember B. notice C. hear D. agree
()11. A. stopped B. cared C. practised D. started
()12. A. so B. and C. though D. because
()13. A. value B. degree C. standard D. power
()14. A. advice B. spirit C. courage D. feeling
()15. A. require B. obey C. solve D. achieve
答案：1. D 【点拨】根据“He stopped to watch the man work on the sculpture. 1 , he noticed that there was a similar sculpture lying nearby.”可知，此处是说看雕塑的过程中突然发现了另一个相似的雕塑，描述突发的动作。故选 D。
2. A 【点拨】根据“Why are you making two of the same sculpture?”可知，看到两个一样的雕塑，访客觉得这一行为是奇怪的，才会发出疑问。故选 A。
3. D 【点拨】根据“put in 3 places”和做两个相同雕塑的语境可知，此处是猜测是否要放在不同的地方。故选 D。
4. C 【点拨】根据后文“the imperfect sculpture”可知，第一个雕塑是不完美的。故选 C。
5. A 【点拨】根据“checked it”可知，要检查雕塑需要先把它拿起来。故选 A。
6. B 【点拨】根据“couldn't find”可知，否定句中用 anything 表示“任何问题”。故选 B。
7. A 【点拨】根据后文“The sculptor continued his work and told the man that there was a scratch(划痕) on the sculpture's 8 .”可知，此处是询问瑕疵的位置。故选 A。
8. C 【点拨】根据后文“there is a scratch on the nose”可知，瑕疵在鼻子上。故选 C。
9. D 【点拨】根据后文“it would be placed on a 20-foot-high platform”可知，此处是询问放置雕塑的位置。故选 D。
10. B 【点拨】根据“there is a scratch on the nose”可知，此处是说谁会注意到这个划痕。故选 B。
11. A 【点拨】根据“looked up at the man”可知，雕塑家需要停下手中的工作才能抬头说话。故选 A。
12. C 【点拨】根据“I will know it, 12 other people didn't notice it”可知，前后句是让步关系，用 though 引导让步状语从句。故选 C。
13. C 【点拨】根据“keep a high 13 of excellence”可知，此处是指“高标准”，用 standard 表示。故选 C。
14. B 【点拨】根据“to be great and excellent”可知，卓越是一种精神追求。故选 B。
15. D 【点拨】根据“'Excellence' is not for someone else to notice but for your own to”可知，卓越是需要自己去实现的。故选 D。
2. A 【点拨】根据“Why are you making two of the same sculpture?”可知，看到两个一样的雕塑，访客觉得这一行为是奇怪的，才会发出疑问。故选 A。
3. D 【点拨】根据“put in 3 places”和做两个相同雕塑的语境可知，此处是猜测是否要放在不同的地方。故选 D。
4. C 【点拨】根据后文“the imperfect sculpture”可知，第一个雕塑是不完美的。故选 C。
5. A 【点拨】根据“checked it”可知，要检查雕塑需要先把它拿起来。故选 A。
6. B 【点拨】根据“couldn't find”可知，否定句中用 anything 表示“任何问题”。故选 B。
7. A 【点拨】根据后文“The sculptor continued his work and told the man that there was a scratch(划痕) on the sculpture's 8 .”可知，此处是询问瑕疵的位置。故选 A。
8. C 【点拨】根据后文“there is a scratch on the nose”可知，瑕疵在鼻子上。故选 C。
9. D 【点拨】根据后文“it would be placed on a 20-foot-high platform”可知，此处是询问放置雕塑的位置。故选 D。
10. B 【点拨】根据“there is a scratch on the nose”可知，此处是说谁会注意到这个划痕。故选 B。
11. A 【点拨】根据“looked up at the man”可知，雕塑家需要停下手中的工作才能抬头说话。故选 A。
12. C 【点拨】根据“I will know it, 12 other people didn't notice it”可知，前后句是让步关系，用 though 引导让步状语从句。故选 C。
13. C 【点拨】根据“keep a high 13 of excellence”可知，此处是指“高标准”，用 standard 表示。故选 C。
14. B 【点拨】根据“to be great and excellent”可知，卓越是一种精神追求。故选 B。
15. D 【点拨】根据“'Excellence' is not for someone else to notice but for your own to”可知，卓越是需要自己去实现的。故选 D。