Several weeks ago, our headmaster, Mr. Brown, told us that our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Aleck-a game show. My best friend Nancy and I both 1 it. Nancy has a good imagination, and I know a lot of history. So we thought we'd be good 2 for the team. A few days later, Mr. Brown held a meeting with everyone interested in the 3 .He told us that Smart Aleck used a five-member team and three more people would be needed as backup （替补）. Mr. Brown said we would have a 4 among all the students present and the top eight scorers would become the team and the backup. Everybody agreed that this was a 5 way to decide.
Yesterday, all of the hopefuls got together. Mr. Brown acted as the host. After a couple of hours, all the places on the team were set 6 one. Nancy and I tied（打成平手）for that last position. We had to hold a one-on- one competition. The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the 7 .
Midway through our two-person competition, I was starting to pull 8 . Then I saw the look on Nancy's face. I waited for a second and knew 9 I had to do. As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck, Nancy wanted it even more. So, starting with my next question, I held back and let Nancy 10 , just by a little bit. When she 11 she would be on the show, she felt sorry for my not being on the team. However, I will still have the 12 of seeing the show up close.
Was I 13 by not trying as hard as I could? I don't think so. No one noticed, and Nancy and I didn't say it. It won't hurt the team 14 Nancy will be a very good competitor on the real show. I think that making my best friend happy was the 15 thing to do. 1. A. cancel 2. A. choices 3. A. course 5. A. special 6. A. besides 7. A. backup 8. A. apart 9. A. how 10. A. double
B. love B. work B. hard B. against B. ahead B. which B. behave
C. express C. show C. funny C. except C. down C. why C. win
D. recall D. fans D. play D. fair D. opposite D. together D. what D. imagine D. change D. performing D. because
B. coaches C. leaders
4. A. competition B. discussion C. challenge D. conversation
B. partner C. teammate D. member
11. A. accepted B. realized C. considered D. refused 12. A. laughter B. sadness C. fun 13. A. cheating B. missing 14. A. though
B. until
C. helping C. unless
15. A. helpful B. right C. moving D. responsible
【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）A；（5）D；（6）C；（7）A；（8）B；（9）D；（10）C；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）B；
【解析】【分析】文章大意，几周前，校长高迪先生告诉我们，我们学校被选中参加一个游戏表演比赛，我和我最好的朋友卡拉都十分喜欢这个比赛，本文介绍两个好朋友之间“竞争”的故事。
（1）句意： 我和我最好的朋友南希都喜欢它。A取消，B爱，C表达，D回忆，根据As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck, Nancy wanted it even more，可知是喜欢这个比赛，故选B。
（2）句意： 所以我们认为我们是团队的好选择。A选择，B教练，C领导，D狂热者，根据 our school had been chosen，可知是选择他们，故选A。
（3）句意： 几天后，高迪先生与对节目感兴趣的所有人举行了会面。 A路线，B工作，C表演，D玩耍，根据 Smart Aleck-a game show可知是表演，故选C。
（4）句意： 所以高迪先生说我们将参加比赛，前八名得分手将成为球队和后卫。 A竞赛，B讨论，C挑战，D对话，根据 our school had been chosen to compete可知是竞赛，故选A。
（5）句意： 每个人都认为这是一个公平的决定方式。 A特殊的，B困难的，C有趣的，D公平的，根据 Everybody agreed可知是公平的，故选D。
（6）句意： 几个小时后，除了一个，球队所有的位置已经确定。 A除了，包含关系，B反对，C除了，不包含关系，D在......的对面，根据 all the places on the team可知是除了，并且是不包含的关系，故选C。
（7）句意： 获胜者将在球队中，输家将成为替补。 A后援，B搭档，C队友，D成员，根据比赛规则，只有队员和替补两只身份，故此处是替补，故选A。
（8）句意： 在我俩竞逐过程进行到一半时，我开始领先了。A相隔，B领先，C向下，D共同，根据 I held back可知之前是领先的 ，故选B。
（9）句意： 我等了一秒钟，知道我必须做什么。 A怎么，B哪个，C为什么，D什么，根据do是及物动词，其后缺少宾语，故用what做宾语指代物或事，故选D。
（10）句意： 我退后一下，并让她比我多赢一点点。A怀疑，B运转，C赢，D想象，根据 she would be on the show可知能表演的就赢了，故选C。
（11）句意：当她意识到她会参加演出时，她为我不在队里而感到抱歉。A接受，B意识到，C考虑，D拒绝，根据 she felt sorry for my not being on the team 可知，意识到自己赢了，才会为朋友没有赢而难过，故选B。
（12）句意：不过，我还是会有近距离观看演出的乐趣。A笑声，B悲伤，C乐趣，D改变，根据 making my best friend happy可知让朋友开心是乐趣，故选C。
（13）句意：我是不是因为没有尽我所能努力而作弊？A作弊，B遗漏，C帮助，D表演，根据 I held back and let Nancy win可知，是作者故意的行为，所以是作弊，故选A。 （14）句意：这不会伤害球队，因为南希在比赛上会是一个很好的竞争对手。A尽管，B直到，C除非，D因为，此处是对前一句话的解释，故选D。
（15）句意：我认为让我最好的朋友开心是正确的。A有用的，B对的，C移动的，D负责
任的，根据 making my best friend happy可知让朋友开心是对的，故选B。
【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。
4．阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
You need some bread and milk. But half an hour later, you leave the supermarket with a trolley （推车） full of 1 not just bread and milk. What games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money?
The tricks usually start 2 you walk into the supermarket. Outside the supermarket entrance, anybody who walks past can smell warm, fresh bread. That makes us 3 and ready to buy lots of food, not just bread.
Now you're inside and, of course, a small basket would be fine 4 all they have are trolleys. And the problem is that it 5 sad and lonely with just one or two products inside a big trolley. So we may fill it with something. 6 , supermarket trolleys are actually getting bigger so that we buy more.
Of course, many people shop in supermarkets because they think 7 is cheaper than in other shops. Supermarkets offer various prices on different things. One new trick is to put red stickers on products. Customers usually connect red stickers with 8 prices so the red stickers are easy to be noticed, even when there is no reduction! 9 , this trick appears to work more with men than women.
Apart from what you see and smell in a supermarket, what about what you 10 ? In most supermarkets they have soft, slow music. It's so relaxing that you 11 and spend more time （and money） in the store. You also move more 12 when the supermarket is busy. Experts suggest it's better to shop when it's 13 on a Monday or a Tuesday for example. And be careful with lines at the checkouts. These are sometimes deliberate （故意） to make you buy something from the checkout shelves when you 14 .
So, next time you go into your local supermarkets, remember these 15 and see if you can come with just the things you went for. 1. A. clothes 2. A. when 3. A. thirsty 4. A. and 5. A. looks 6. A. After all 8. A. low 10. A. see
B. shoes B. before B. happy B. so B. smells B. In fact B. half B. listen
C. food C. after C. hungry C. then C. sounds C. At first C. high C. pay
D. flowers D. as D. sad D. but D. feels D. Once again D. anything D. full D. hear
7. A. everything B. something C. nothing
9. A. Naturally B. Hopefully C. Interestingly D. Normally 11. A. hurry up B. sit down C. slow down D. stand up
12. A. slowly B. quickly 13. A. busier 14. A. eat
B. quieter B. drink
C. happily C. noisier C. wait C. trolleys
D. carefully D. cheaper D. talk D. products
15. A. baskets B. tricks
【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）C；（4）D；（5）A；（6）B；（7）A；（8）A；（9）D；（10）D；（11）C；（12）A；（13）B；（14）C；（15）B；
【解析】【分析】大意：超市通常会想出一些诡计让人们去他们那购物。下文就使用了哪些诡计进行描述。
（1）句意：你装满一车不仅有面包还有牛奶的食物车离开超市。根据 not just bread and milk.面包属于食物类，可知此空应填food“食物”，故选C。
（2）句意：这些花招通常开始在你走进超市前。根据常识可知，超市会在我们去超市前打一些广告。此处应用before“在……之前”。故选B。
（3）句意：这会使我们感到饥饿并且乐意买许多食物，不仅是面包。make sb +形容词，使……怎么样，根据 an smell warm, fresh bread和 ready to buy lots of food，可知使人感到饥饿，并且想买食物。hungry饥饿的，形容词。故选C。
（4）句意：当然一个小篮子就可以，但是他们拥有的全是推车。前后句是转折关系，应用but，但是，故选D。
（5）句意：问题在于大推车里放一两种产品看起来不好而且孤单。根据常识可知，大推车里放一两种东西看起来不好看。此处应用looks“看起来”。故选A。
（6）句意：事实上，超市推车正变得越来越大。对前面的事情进一步解说，此处应用in fact\事实上“。故选B。
（7）句意：当然，许多人去超市购物是因为他们认为超市的东西比其它商店的东西更便宜。everything所有的东西；something某物；nothing没有东西；anything某物，（常用于否定句和疑问句中），根据常识可知，去超市购物都会认为超市的所有的东西都比一般的商店便宜。此处应用everything，一切，所有的东西，故选A。
（8）句意：顾客通常将低的价和红色贴纸联系在一起。根据常识可知，超市里经常用红色标签标出低价商品。此处应用low“低的”，low price低价。故选A。
（9）句意：甚至正常没有降价时，这个伎俩似乎在一些男人和女人那也发挥更多的作用。根据 when there is no reduction! 可知正常没有打折时，带有红色标价的商品也更好卖。此处应用normally“正常地”，副词，修饰整个句子。故选D。
（10）句意：那么你听到的怎么样？ hey have soft, slow music. 可知音乐跟听觉有关，listen听；此处应用hear“听到”。故选D。
（11）句意：音乐如此让人感到放松，以至于你会放慢脚步到商店呆一些时间（花一些钱）。根据 It's so relaxing 和 spend more time （and money） in the store. 可知你可能会因为音乐的缘故停下来到商店里看看买点东西。此处应用slow down，慢下来，故选C。 （12）句意：当超市很忙的时候，你离开地更慢。根据常识，可知商店繁忙是因为商店的商品颇受客户喜欢。因此客户遇到超市忙的时候一般都会比平时多呆上一段时间。此处应用slowly，慢地，move more slowly移动更慢。故选A。
（13）句意：b专家建议最好在超市比较安静的时候去购物，例如星期一或星期二。根据
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