3. expect
【感知】
» ... he also realized that people's lives were much harder than he expected.（教材第28页）……他还意识到，人们的生活比他想象的要艰难得多。
» He expected her to go with him.
他希望她能和他一起去。
» I expect that he'll come back tomorrow.
我预计他明天会回来。
【探究】
expect 动词，意为“
①expect＋n./pron. 期待……
②
③expect＋that 从句 料想……
【应用】
用所给单词的适当形式填空
①Jill
②All of us expect
【感知】
» ... he also realized that people's lives were much harder than he expected.（教材第28页）……他还意识到，人们的生活比他想象的要艰难得多。
» He expected her to go with him.
他希望她能和他一起去。
» I expect that he'll come back tomorrow.
我预计他明天会回来。
【探究】
expect 动词，意为“
预料;期待
”，其常见搭配有：①expect＋n./pron. 期待……
②
expect (sb) to do sth
期待(某人)做某事③expect＋that 从句 料想……
【应用】
用所给单词的适当形式填空
①Jill
expected
(expect) to finish the work on time but she didn't.②All of us expect
to get
(get) good grades in the coming exam.答案：3. [探究]预料;期待
②expect (sb) to do sth
[应用]①expected ②to get
②expect (sb) to do sth
[应用]①expected ②to get
解析：
【分析】本题考查动词expect的词义、常见搭配及适当形式的运用。解题时，先结合例句明确expect的含义，再根据搭配规则确定其常用结构，最后依据句子时态和固定搭配完成填空。
【解析】[探究]：从例句“人们的生活比他想象的要艰难”“希望她能和他一起去”可推断，expect意为“预料；期待”；其“期待(某人)做某事”的搭配为expect (sb) to do sth。[应用]①句由后半句didn't可知是一般过去时，故用expect的过去式expected；②句为固定搭配expect to do sth，故填to get。
【答案】3. [探究]预料;期待 ②expect (sb) to do sth [应用]①expected ②to get
【知识点】动词expect的用法；固定搭配；一般过去时
【点评】本题聚焦核心动词expect的基础用法，涵盖词义、搭配和形式变化，属于英语词汇的基础考查，难度较低，适合巩固基础知识点。
【难度系数】0.8
【解析】[探究]：从例句“人们的生活比他想象的要艰难”“希望她能和他一起去”可推断，expect意为“预料；期待”；其“期待(某人)做某事”的搭配为expect (sb) to do sth。[应用]①句由后半句didn't可知是一般过去时，故用expect的过去式expected；②句为固定搭配expect to do sth，故填to get。
【答案】3. [探究]预料;期待 ②expect (sb) to do sth [应用]①expected ②to get
【知识点】动词expect的用法；固定搭配；一般过去时
【点评】本题聚焦核心动词expect的基础用法，涵盖词义、搭配和形式变化，属于英语词汇的基础考查，难度较低，适合巩固基础知识点。
【难度系数】0.8
Ⅰ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Can you tell the
2. Eating
3. There are many
4. Surprisingly, he ran 800
5. Parents expect their children
1. Can you tell the
differences
(different) between the two babies?2. Eating
less
(little) junk food and doing more exercise will make you much healthier.3. There are many
similarities
(similar) between these two drawings.4. Surprisingly, he ran 800
metres
(metre) in less than four minutes.5. Parents expect their children
to exercise
(exercise) more to keep healthy.答案：1. differences 2. less 3. similarities
4. metres 5. to exercise
4. metres 5. to exercise
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语词汇适当形式填空题，需结合词性、固定搭配、数的用法等分析：1. 定冠词the后需接名词，different是形容词，其名词为difference，此处指两者间的差异，用复数形式；2. 由后半句的more可知，此处需用little的比较级；3. many后接可数名词复数，similar是形容词，其名词为similarity，需变复数；4. metre是可数名词，800修饰时需用复数；5. 固定搭配expect sb to do sth，需用动词不定式。
【解析】
1. 定冠词the后需接名词，形容词different的名词形式为difference，此处表示两个婴儿之间的差异，应用复数形式differences；
2. 句中与more（更多）对应，需用形容词little的比较级less；
3. many修饰可数名词复数，形容词similar的名词形式为similarity，复数形式为similarities；
4. metre是可数名词，数词800后需用复数形式metres；
5. 固定搭配expect sb to do sth（期望某人做某事），此处需用动词不定式to exercise。
【答案】
1. differences 2. less 3. similarities 4. metres 5. to exercise
【知识点】
名词单复数、形容词比较级、动词不定式
【点评】
本题考查英语基础词汇的形式变化，涉及词性转换、比较级、固定搭配等知识点，属于基础题型，学生掌握相关语法规则即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语词汇适当形式填空题，需结合词性、固定搭配、数的用法等分析：1. 定冠词the后需接名词，different是形容词，其名词为difference，此处指两者间的差异，用复数形式；2. 由后半句的more可知，此处需用little的比较级；3. many后接可数名词复数，similar是形容词，其名词为similarity，需变复数；4. metre是可数名词，800修饰时需用复数；5. 固定搭配expect sb to do sth，需用动词不定式。
【解析】
1. 定冠词the后需接名词，形容词different的名词形式为difference，此处表示两个婴儿之间的差异，应用复数形式differences；
2. 句中与more（更多）对应，需用形容词little的比较级less；
3. many修饰可数名词复数，形容词similar的名词形式为similarity，复数形式为similarities；
4. metre是可数名词，数词800后需用复数形式metres；
5. 固定搭配expect sb to do sth（期望某人做某事），此处需用动词不定式to exercise。
【答案】
1. differences 2. less 3. similarities 4. metres 5. to exercise
【知识点】
名词单复数、形容词比较级、动词不定式
【点评】
本题考查英语基础词汇的形式变化，涉及词性转换、比较级、固定搭配等知识点，属于基础题型，学生掌握相关语法规则即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.6
Ⅱ. (教材 p.26 & p.27 1b 改编)语篇填空
Some people think friends should be similar, while others believe friends should be different.
Matt believes that a good friend is like a(n) 1.
and 2.
However, Diana holds a different opinion. She thinks friends who are different can make her better. She respects the 4.
Zhang Yong, she is glad to have such a(n) 10.
Whether friends are similar or different, the key is to have a good relationship based on understanding and respect.
Some people think friends should be similar, while others believe friends should be different.
Matt believes that a good friend is like a(n) 1.
mirror
(镜子). His friend Stephen is someone he understands well. They often hang out together because they have similar hobbiesand 2.
interests
(兴趣). Stephen plays badminton better than he does, so Matt tries harder and he is getting better at badminton. They both enjoy reading history books and 3. novels
(小说) and often share interesting books with each other.However, Diana holds a different opinion. She thinks friends who are different can make her better. She respects the 4.
differences
(差异) between her and her friends and learns from them. For example, Diana is kind of shy, while her best friend Yuan Lei is outgoing and has a great 5. sense
of
humour
(幽默感). 6. Thanks
to
(归功于) Yuan Lei, Diana is becoming more outgoing and now finds meeting new people fun. Diana also has a friend named Zhang Yong. He is not afraid to give his 7. opinion
(看法), especially when he thinks Diana is 8. making
a
mistake
(犯错误). Although Diana is 9. less
straightforward
(更不坦率的) thanZhang Yong, she is glad to have such a(n) 10.
honest
(诚实的) friend.Whether friends are similar or different, the key is to have a good relationship based on understanding and respect.
答案：1. mirror 2. interests 3. novels
4. differences 5. sense of humour
6. Thanks to 7. opinion
8. making a mistake
9. less straightforward 10. honest
4. differences 5. sense of humour
6. Thanks to 7. opinion
8. making a mistake
9. less straightforward 10. honest
解析：
【分析】
做语篇填空时，需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合语境、词性、固定搭配及语法规则确定单词的正确形式：1. 需填名词“镜子”；2. 与hobbies并列，用名词复数“兴趣”；3. 与history books并列，“小说”用复数；4. 指双方差异，用名词复数；5. 考固定搭配“幽默感”；6. 考固定短语“归功于”；7. 考固定搭配“发表看法”；8. 结合现在进行时填“犯错误”的现在分词形式；9. 结合than用形容词比较级“更不坦率的”；10. 填形容词“诚实的”修饰名词。
【解析】
1. 空格前有不定冠词a(n)，需填名词“镜子”，故填mirror；
2. 由并列连词and可知，此处与hobbies并列，需用名词复数“兴趣”，故填interests；
3. 由and可知，此处与history books并列，“小说”用复数形式，故填novels；
4. 此处指“她和朋友之间的差异”，需用名词复数“差异”，故填differences；
5. 固定搭配“幽默感”为sense of humour，故填sense of humour；
6. 固定短语“归功于”为Thanks to，位于句首首字母大写，故填Thanks to；
7. 固定搭配give one's opinion（发表某人的看法），故填opinion；
8. 由前面的is可知，此处用现在进行时，“犯错误”的现在分词形式是making a mistake，故填making a mistake；
9. 由than可知，此处用形容词比较级，“更不坦率的”是less straightforward，故填less straightforward；
10. 需填形容词“诚实的”修饰名词friend，故填honest。
【答案】
1. mirror 2. interests 3. novels 4. differences 5. sense of humour 6. Thanks to 7. opinion 8. making a mistake 9. less straightforward 10. honest
【知识点】
词汇运用；固定搭配；形容词比较级
【点评】
本题为语篇填空题，考查学生对核心词汇、固定短语及基础语法（名词复数、现在进行时、形容词比较级）的掌握，需结合语境分析，难度适中，适合巩固英语基础。
【难度系数】
0.6
做语篇填空时，需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合语境、词性、固定搭配及语法规则确定单词的正确形式：1. 需填名词“镜子”；2. 与hobbies并列，用名词复数“兴趣”；3. 与history books并列，“小说”用复数；4. 指双方差异，用名词复数；5. 考固定搭配“幽默感”；6. 考固定短语“归功于”；7. 考固定搭配“发表看法”；8. 结合现在进行时填“犯错误”的现在分词形式；9. 结合than用形容词比较级“更不坦率的”；10. 填形容词“诚实的”修饰名词。
【解析】
1. 空格前有不定冠词a(n)，需填名词“镜子”，故填mirror；
2. 由并列连词and可知，此处与hobbies并列，需用名词复数“兴趣”，故填interests；
3. 由and可知，此处与history books并列，“小说”用复数形式，故填novels；
4. 此处指“她和朋友之间的差异”，需用名词复数“差异”，故填differences；
5. 固定搭配“幽默感”为sense of humour，故填sense of humour；
6. 固定短语“归功于”为Thanks to，位于句首首字母大写，故填Thanks to；
7. 固定搭配give one's opinion（发表某人的看法），故填opinion；
8. 由前面的is可知，此处用现在进行时，“犯错误”的现在分词形式是making a mistake，故填making a mistake；
9. 由than可知，此处用形容词比较级，“更不坦率的”是less straightforward，故填less straightforward；
10. 需填形容词“诚实的”修饰名词friend，故填honest。
【答案】
1. mirror 2. interests 3. novels 4. differences 5. sense of humour 6. Thanks to 7. opinion 8. making a mistake 9. less straightforward 10. honest
【知识点】
词汇运用；固定搭配；形容词比较级
【点评】
本题为语篇填空题，考查学生对核心词汇、固定短语及基础语法（名词复数、现在进行时、形容词比较级）的掌握，需结合语境分析，难度适中，适合巩固英语基础。
【难度系数】
0.6