42. A young man moved like ▲ (闪电) and caught the little girl before she fell in front of a running bus.

　　43. —Paul is very ▲ (相像的) in appearance to his brother.

　　—They are twins. Don’t you know that?

　　44. Just like how learning Chinese is hard for English speakers, ▲ (语音) is probably the hardest part of learning English at first.

　　45. It’s ▲ (报道) that farmers are willing to raise pigs because the pork price will continue to run high.

　　B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为46～50的相应位置上。

　　46. You could hardly believe your eyes that children made the models all by ▲ (they).

　　47. After a long discussion, there was still no ▲ (agree) about what to do next.

　　48. The ▲ (centre) government announced that it would take action to improve China-made products.

　　49. Because of the strong El Nino, there is a strong ▲ (possible) that floods will hit the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River this summer.

　　50. It is raining so heavily and I haven’t got an umbrella. I have no choice but ▲ (wait) until the rain stops.

　　C) 根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51～55的相应位置上。

　　spent a lot of time different makes some good friends worse visits a school

　　Wonder is the story of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his parents and sister in New York. August, or Auggie, is an ordinary boy in many ways. He rides a bike and likes playing with his Xbox. But Auggie has deformities (畸形) of the face and looks very 51 from other children. At the start of the book, he tells us “My name is August. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably 52 .” In the street, people look at Auggie and his appearance shocks them.

　　Auggie has never been to school because he has 53 in hospital. His mother teaches him at home, but now he’s ten, she thinks he should go to school. At first, Auggie doesn’t want to go. He worries that other students will look at him and say horrible things. But then he 54 with his mum, he likes the headteacher and decides to go. Auggie’s first year at school has good times and bad times. Auggie 55 but other children are horrible to him. At the end of the year, Auggie goes on a school trip and a frightening event there changes things completely.

　　五、阅读短文(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

　　A) 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56～65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为56～65的相应位置上。

　　注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

　　Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar on February 28, taking home the best actor statuette for his role in “The Revenant”. DiCaprio had four nominations before for an acting Oscar over a career spanning 25 years. And it was the first Oscar win for Leonardo.

　　DiCaprio, who was born in Hollywood California (November 11, 1974), is an American actor and film producer. DiCaprio was the only child of his family. He was named Leonardo because his pregnant (怀孕的) mother was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum when he first kicked.

　　In the early 1990s, DiCaprio began his career by appearing in TV commercials (商业广告). In 1993, he began his film career by starring as Josh in Critters 3. With “The Different Sky” amazing performance, DiCaprio won the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the first time in 1994. In 1997, DiCaprio starred in “Titanic” as twenty-year-old Jack, a poor man who wins two tickets for the third-class on Titanic. This film changed him into a movie superstar, resulting in getting many fans among teenage girls and young women. After that, with amazing performance in “The Aviator (2004)”, “Blood Diamond (2006)”, “The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)”, DiCaprio earned three Oscar nominations for Best Actor, but unfortunately he failed to win against other actors. In total, DiCaprio has gained five nominations in his 22 years’ journey in Oscar chase.

　　This year, for his role of a wilderness hunter, DiCaprio finally got his way. “The Revenant” bagged three Oscars at the 88th Academy Awards. DiCaprio’s performance gained worldwide praise that earned him many awards, including his first win at the Academy Awards in the Best Actor award, his third win at Golden Globes in the Best Actor Drama award.

　　“No matter what you do, two things matter. Try to lead an interesting life and no matter what your life is like, try to find a way to wake up every morning and just be happy you can put your pants on.” Leonardo told Britain’s GQ magazine.

　　Leonardo DiCaprio—Hollywood life

　　Origin (来源) of his nameDiCaprio got his name when his mom watched a Leonardo da Vinci painting 56 he was born.

　　57 careerØ DiCaprio made his first 58 in TV commercials in the early 1990s.

　　Ø 59 DiCaprio performed successfully, he won the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in The Different Sky.

　　Ø He got many fans as a 60 of his amazing performance in Titanic.

　　Ø For playing the role of a 61 in The Revenant, he was praised worldwide.

　　AchievementsØ For his role in The Wolf of Wall Street, DiCaprio earned his 62

　　Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

　　Ø DiCaprio has gained five nominations in Oscar chase during his

　　63 .

　　Ø The Revenant helped him 64 his first Oscar for Best Actor.

　　Feeling about lifeIt’s 65 to lead an interesting life and be happy every day.

　　B) 根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66～75的相应位置上。

　　Thanksgiving is one of the most important holidays in the United States and Canada. In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday of October, w 66 in the United States it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. On Thanksgiving Day, families and friends

　　g 67 to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner, and thus Thanksgiving Day is sometimes referred to as “Turkey Day”. But what is Thanksgiving all about?

　　Most people believe that Thanksgiving in America s 68 in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621, when a native-American Indian tribe (部落) helped a group of European settlers—the Pilgrims (朝圣者)—to s 69 the awful conditions in the New World. The settlers were so grateful (感激的) that they shared a three-day harvest feast (宴会) with the tribe. Since then, Thanksgiving has become a long-standing t 70 in America. Unlike the American tradition of remembering the help given by the native-American Indians to Pilgrims in the New World, Thanksgiving in Canada is s 71 a day for Canadians to give thanks for a successful harvest. Because the harvest season falls e 72 in Canada than in America. Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated in October instead of November.

　　As the n 73 of the holiday says, Thanksgiving is about being thankful. It is a time for people to give thanks to God, and it is also a time when everyone is r 74 of the things that they should be grateful for. Some people often think about what they do not have. Thanksgiving m 75 them think about the good things that they do have.