() 24.—It's already 7 p.m. Do you know ?
—He's going over his lessons for the final exam.
A.when will Ben come back
B.why hasn't Ben come back yet
C.when Ben will stop working
D.what Ben is doing at school
—He's going over his lessons for the final exam.
A.when will Ben come back
B.why hasn't Ben come back yet
C.when Ben will stop working
D.what Ben is doing at school
答案：D
解析：
1. 宾语从句需使用陈述语序，据此排除疑问语序的A、B选项；2. 根据答语内容，问句是询问Ben正在做的事情，C选项询问停止工作的时间不符合语境，D选项符合要求。
() 25.—How was your trip to Mount Huangshan?
—Everything was wonderful except that our car once on the way.
A.slowed down
B.calmed down
C.broke down
D.put down
—Everything was wonderful except that our car once on the way.
A.slowed down
B.calmed down
C.broke down
D.put down
答案：C
解析：
1. 理解句意：问句询问黄山之旅的感受，答句表示一切顺利，除了途中车子出现状况。
2. 分析选项含义：A. slowed down（减速）；B. calmed down（情绪平静下来）；C. broke down（机器出故障、坏掉）；D. put down（放下、写下）。
3. 结合语境判断：车子在路上出故障符合逻辑，因此选C。
2. 分析选项含义：A. slowed down（减速）；B. calmed down（情绪平静下来）；C. broke down（机器出故障、坏掉）；D. put down（放下、写下）。
3. 结合语境判断：车子在路上出故障符合逻辑，因此选C。
() 26.Today Chinese in many schools all over the world.
A.teaches
B.is teaching
C.has taught
D.is taught
A.teaches
B.is teaching
C.has taught
D.is taught
答案：D
解析：
主语Chinese是动作teach的承受者，需用被动语态；根据时间状语Today确定时态为一般现在时，主语为单数，故用一般现在时被动语态is taught，对应选项D。
() 27.—Oh, I forgot the book. —Don't worry. I can do it for you.
A.to return
B.returning
C.return
D.returned
A.to return
B.returning
C.return
D.returned
答案：A
解析：
本题考查forget的固定搭配。forget to do sth. 表示“忘记去做某事（事情未做）”；forget doing sth. 表示“忘记做过某事（事情已做）”。根据答语“我可以帮你做”可知，“还书”这件事还未做，因此用forget to return。故选A。
() 28. Sam has made! We are proud of him.
A.What big progress
B.How big progress
C.What a big mistake
D.How big mistakes
A.What big progress
B.How big progress
C.What a big mistake
D.How big mistakes
答案：A
解析：
1. 根据后文“We are proud of him”可知是正向语境，排除表负面含义的C、D选项；
2. 感叹句结构中，What修饰名词，How修饰形容词/副词。progress是不可数名词，符合“What + 形容词 + 不可数名词”的结构，B选项结构错误，因此A选项正确。
2. 感叹句结构中，What修饰名词，How修饰形容词/副词。progress是不可数名词，符合“What + 形容词 + 不可数名词”的结构，B选项结构错误，因此A选项正确。
() 29.— you to repair my bicycle. —It's my pleasure.
A.It's hard for
B.It's kind for
C.It's wise of
D.It's kind of
A.It's hard for
B.It's kind for
C.It's wise of
D.It's kind of
答案：D
解析：
本题考查固定句型"It's + 形容词 + of/for sb to do sth"的用法：
1. 当形容词描述人的品质（如kind, wise）时，用介词of；当形容词描述事情的属性（如hard）时，用介词for。
2. 根据答语"It's my pleasure."可知上文是感谢对方帮忙修车，需用描述人品质的形容词kind，且kind搭配介词of，故排除其他选项，选D。
1. 当形容词描述人的品质（如kind, wise）时，用介词of；当形容词描述事情的属性（如hard）时，用介词for。
2. 根据答语"It's my pleasure."可知上文是感谢对方帮忙修车，需用描述人品质的形容词kind，且kind搭配介词of，故排除其他选项，选D。
() 30.Put away the books you bought for your kids.
A.what
B.that
C.who
D.whose
A.what
B.that
C.who
D.whose
答案：B
解析：
本题考查定语从句的关系代词用法。先行词为the books（表物），关系代词在从句中作bought的宾语。A选项what不能引导定语从句；C选项who指代人；D选项whose表示所属关系，均不符合要求；B选项that可指代物，在定语从句中作宾语，符合题意。
() 31.We often play games in the playground or chat with friends classes.
A.among
B.during
C.between
D.through
A.among
B.during
C.between
D.through
答案：C
解析：
辨析各选项介词用法：A.among用于三者及以上的“在……之中”；B.during后接单个时间段，表“在……期间”；C.between用于两者之间，between classes是固定搭配，意为“课间（两节课之间）”；D.through意为“通过；穿过”，不符合语境。结合句意，此处指课间聊天，故选C。
() 32.I would rather take the underground because it's much when there's too
much traffic on the road.
A.quick
B.cheap
C.quicker
D.cheaper
much traffic on the road.
A.quick
B.cheap
C.quicker
D.cheaper
答案：C
解析：
1. 首先，much用于修饰形容词的比较级，因此可排除原级形式的A、B选项；
2. 结合语境“路上交通拥堵时”，地铁相比其他出行方式更快捷，而非更便宜，因此选择C选项。
2. 结合语境“路上交通拥堵时”，地铁相比其他出行方式更快捷，而非更便宜，因此选择C选项。
() 33.—Shall we start on Friday or Saturday?
—Either day is OK. It makes no to me.
A.choice
B.change
C.difference
D.decision
—Either day is OK. It makes no to me.
A.choice
B.change
C.difference
D.decision
答案：C
解析：
本题考查固定短语搭配。“make no difference”是固定表达，意为“对……没区别，没关系”，结合答句“Either day is OK.”的语境，此处应选difference，其余选项均不符合该搭配及语境。
() 34.—Could I learn to drive, Dad?
—No, you . Only people over 18 can drive in China.
A.couldn't
B.can't
C.shouldn't
D.needn't
—No, you . Only people over 18 can drive in China.
A.couldn't
B.can't
C.shouldn't
D.needn't
答案：B
解析：
本题考查情态动词的用法。问句中“Could I...”是委婉提出请求，回答时不用could的过去式形式，而用can/can't。根据答语“Only people over 18 can drive in China”可知此处为否定回答，应选can't。
() 35.—I will work harder this term, Mum. —Try to keep your word. Remember: .
A.It never rains but it pours
B.Many hands make light work
C.Actions speak louder than words
D.When in Rome, do as the Romans do
A.It never rains but it pours
B.Many hands make light work
C.Actions speak louder than words
D.When in Rome, do as the Romans do
答案：C
解析：
首先理解对话语境：孩子承诺本学期会更努力，妈妈提醒其要信守承诺，强调实际行动的重要性。再分析选项含义：A.祸不单行；B.人多力量大；C.行动胜于言语；D.入乡随俗。结合语境，C选项符合妈妈希望孩子用行动兑现承诺的要求。
三、完形填空(共15分，每小题1分)
Music plays such an important role in our lives that people devote much time to its 36.
Experts (专家) find that because of the 37 our brains deal with music, learning to play an
instrument or just listening to music can have a large number of benefits (益处).
Music education has 38 a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help
children improve maths, science and language 39. One study in Canada followed children's
IQ scores for nine months, 40 that children who studied music had the biggest test score
improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes (音符) uses several
parts of the 41, raising our ability to learn school subjects.
Music is also used for 42 purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which influence
memory. The secret lies in the way the brain deals with 43. That's why an old song can 44
you of something that happened years ago. For patients 45 from diseases like Alzheimer's,
listening to music can help wake up hidden memories 46 building up musical pathways to
memories.
Studies of the music and brain connection often centre on classical music, 47 it activates
(激活) both the left and right sides of our brain. One study observed (观察) people's brain activity
as they listened to music by 48 William Boyce. It found that the brain activity was the 49
during the short breaks (中断) between the movements of a piece. During each break, the person's
brain expected what would come next, while organizing what he or she had just 50. This
process is similar to the way our brain organizes information. It may explain why classical music
can help improve memory.
() 36. A. instrument
B. study
C. role
D. activity
() 37. A. way
B. result
C. style
D. step
() 38. A. kept
B. given
C. received
D. collected
() 39. A. marks
B. skills
C. points
D. talents
() 40. A. believing
B. considering
C. explaining
D. discovering
() 41. A. body
B. brain
C. head
D. heart
() 42. A. medical
B. interesting
C. personal
D. practical
() 43. A. memories
B. diseases
C. music
D. process
() 44. A. think
B. remind
C. cure
D. rob
() 45. A. separating
B. escaping
C. preventing
D. suffering
() 46. A. by
B. with
C. in
D. at
() 47. A. if
B. since
C. though
D. unless
() 48. A. writer
B. doctor
C. teacher
D. composer
() 49. A. highest
B. lowest
C. funniest
D. cleverest
() 50. A. heard
B. sung
C. said
D. done
Music plays such an important role in our lives that people devote much time to its 36.
Experts (专家) find that because of the 37 our brains deal with music, learning to play an
instrument or just listening to music can have a large number of benefits (益处).
Music education has 38 a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help
children improve maths, science and language 39. One study in Canada followed children's
IQ scores for nine months, 40 that children who studied music had the biggest test score
improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes (音符) uses several
parts of the 41, raising our ability to learn school subjects.
Music is also used for 42 purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which influence
memory. The secret lies in the way the brain deals with 43. That's why an old song can 44
you of something that happened years ago. For patients 45 from diseases like Alzheimer's,
listening to music can help wake up hidden memories 46 building up musical pathways to
memories.
Studies of the music and brain connection often centre on classical music, 47 it activates
(激活) both the left and right sides of our brain. One study observed (观察) people's brain activity
as they listened to music by 48 William Boyce. It found that the brain activity was the 49
during the short breaks (中断) between the movements of a piece. During each break, the person's
brain expected what would come next, while organizing what he or she had just 50. This
process is similar to the way our brain organizes information. It may explain why classical music
can help improve memory.
() 36. A. instrument
B. study
C. role
D. activity
() 37. A. way
B. result
C. style
D. step
() 38. A. kept
B. given
C. received
D. collected
() 39. A. marks
B. skills
C. points
D. talents
() 40. A. believing
B. considering
C. explaining
D. discovering
() 41. A. body
B. brain
C. head
D. heart
() 42. A. medical
B. interesting
C. personal
D. practical
() 43. A. memories
B. diseases
C. music
D. process
() 44. A. think
B. remind
C. cure
D. rob
() 45. A. separating
B. escaping
C. preventing
D. suffering
() 46. A. by
B. with
C. in
D. at
() 47. A. if
B. since
C. though
D. unless
() 48. A. writer
B. doctor
C. teacher
D. composer
() 49. A. highest
B. lowest
C. funniest
D. cleverest
() 50. A. heard
B. sung
C. said
D. done
答案：36.B 37.A 38.C 39.B 40.D 41.B 42.A 43.A 44.B 45.D 46.A 47.B 48.D 49.A 50.A
解析：
36. B。根据上下文，此处表示人们花很多时间在音乐的学习上，study符合语境。
37. A。此处指大脑处理音乐的方式，way表示“方式”，符合句意。
38. C。receive attention是固定搭配，意为“受到关注”，符合音乐教育受到诸多关注的语境。
39. B。此处指提升数学、科学和语言技能，skills表示“技能”，符合语义。
40. D。研究发现学习音乐的孩子成绩提升最大，discovering表示“发现”，符合研究结果的语境。
41. B。结合上下文，识谱和演奏音符用到大脑的多个区域，brain表示“大脑”。
42. A。根据后文“治疗疾病”可知是医疗用途，medical表示“医疗的”。
43. A。根据后文老歌唤起记忆的内容，可知秘密在于大脑处理记忆的方式，memories表示“记忆”。
44. B。remind sb. of sth.是固定搭配，意为“使某人想起某事”，符合语境。
45. D。suffer from是固定搭配，意为“患（病）”，符合患者患病的描述。
46. A。此处表示通过建立通往记忆的音乐通路来唤醒记忆，by表示方式。
47. B。此处说明研究集中在古典音乐上的原因是它能激活左右脑，since表示“因为”。
48. D。William Boyce是作曲家，composer表示“作曲家”，符合创作音乐的身份。
49. A。根据后文描述，在乐曲间歇期间大脑活动最为活跃，highest表示“最高的”。
50. A。此处指大脑组织刚听到的内容，heard表示“听到”，符合听音乐的语境。
37. A。此处指大脑处理音乐的方式，way表示“方式”，符合句意。
38. C。receive attention是固定搭配，意为“受到关注”，符合音乐教育受到诸多关注的语境。
39. B。此处指提升数学、科学和语言技能，skills表示“技能”，符合语义。
40. D。研究发现学习音乐的孩子成绩提升最大，discovering表示“发现”，符合研究结果的语境。
41. B。结合上下文，识谱和演奏音符用到大脑的多个区域，brain表示“大脑”。
42. A。根据后文“治疗疾病”可知是医疗用途，medical表示“医疗的”。
43. A。根据后文老歌唤起记忆的内容，可知秘密在于大脑处理记忆的方式，memories表示“记忆”。
44. B。remind sb. of sth.是固定搭配，意为“使某人想起某事”，符合语境。
45. D。suffer from是固定搭配，意为“患（病）”，符合患者患病的描述。
46. A。此处表示通过建立通往记忆的音乐通路来唤醒记忆，by表示方式。
47. B。此处说明研究集中在古典音乐上的原因是它能激活左右脑，since表示“因为”。
48. D。William Boyce是作曲家，composer表示“作曲家”，符合创作音乐的身份。
49. A。根据后文描述，在乐曲间歇期间大脑活动最为活跃，highest表示“最高的”。
50. A。此处指大脑组织刚听到的内容，heard表示“听到”，符合听音乐的语境。