Question

Last summer I spent two weeks in Singapore with my mother and my sister. Before this trip, I heard that Singapore is one of the most beautiful and cleanest countries in       . I hoped that I would have an unforgettable time there. In fact, the trip was       than I had expected.

Many places in Singapore       us. First, we visited Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park.       the places are very large and many animals live there. So we had to       a whole day seeing all of the animals. However, the most interesting       was the Bird Show in Jurong Bird Park. We enjoyed the       of the birds. The workers had trained the birds carefully and patiently for long       they could dance, sing and even play basketball. At the end of the show, they sent the visitors a message that       people’s awareness of protecting birds. I think it is a very helpful and practical       of educating people about the nature protection.

Second, after spending a week in relaxing and visiting some tourist spots (旅游景点) in Singapore, my sister and I       to attend a short-term English course because English is the official language in Singapore and we thought we would       our English quickly. English was the only common language in this class, so all students there had to speak English during the lessons.

The trip in Singapore was truly a nice       in my life. During the trip, I learned much about other countries’ lives, other people’s thoughts and I improved my English.       , I have made some new friends who I am still keeping in touch       and I hope that I will meet them again some day in China and tell them more about our country.

1.A. Africa      B. Asia            C. America    D. Europe

2.A. worse   B. longer          C. faster         D. greater

3.A. attracted    B. affected          C. attacked        D. held

4.A. All       B. Neither          C. Both          D. Each

5.A. take       B. cost             C. waste         D. spend

6.A. accident   B. event           C. case         D. report

7.A. births   B. fights      C. parties         D. performances

8.A. so that    B. in order to       C. such that      D. even though

9.A. cures       B. prevents         C. raises       D. reduces

10.A. way    B. road            C. result         D. street

11.A. refused   B. stopped          C. decided     D. forgot

12.A. speak   B. pass         C. express     D. improve

13.A. idea    B. experience       C. skill         D. question

14.A. In additionB. As a result        C. In fact      D. At last

15.A. at       B. with             C. for         D. of

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文作者给我们介绍了去年夏天在新加坡和妈妈、妹妹一起度假的事情。他们参观了新加坡动物园和裕廊飞禽公园。作者和他的妹妹还参加了短期的英语课程，在新加坡的旅行是作者一次很好的经历，他了解了其他国家的生活，人们的思想，还交了一些朋友。

1.B考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：去年夏天，我和妈妈、妹妹在新加坡度过了两周。在旅行之前，我听说新加坡是亚洲最美丽、最干净的国家之一。Africa非洲，Asia亚洲，America美洲，Europe欧洲，根据句意可知新加坡应在亚洲，故选B。

2.D考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：我希望在那过一段难忘的时光，事实上，这次旅行比我期待的还要好worse更糟糕的，longer更长的，faster更快的，greater更好的，根据句意可知，这次旅行是比较好的，故选D。

3.A考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：新加坡的许多地方吸引我们。attract吸引，affect，影响，attack攻击，hold举行，根据句意可知，应是吸引，故选A。

4.C考查代词辨析及语境的理解。句意：这两个地方都非常大，那里居住许多动物。all三者或三者以上都，neither两者都不，both两者都，each每一个，根据句意可知，作者参观了Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park.。故选B。

5.D考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：因此，我们不得不花了一整天的时间看了所有的动物。It +takes sb. +时间+to do sth.，sth. cost sb.+金钱，waste浪费，sb. +spend+时间或金钱+doing，根据句意可知，we had to a whole day seeing all of the animals，故选D。

6.B考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：然而，最有趣的的事情是裕廊飞禽公园的鸟展。accident事故，event事件，case状况，report报告，根据句意可知，最有趣的应是事情。故选B。

7.D考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：我们欣赏了鸟的表演。birth出生，fight打仗，party聚会，performance表演。根据句意可知，应是鸟的表演。故选D。

8.A考查短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：工人们认真地、耐心地训练鸟很长时间，以便它们能够跳舞、唱歌甚至打篮球。so that+从句以便，in order to+动词原形，such that使得满足……的条件，even though即使，根据句意可知，they could dance这是一个句子。故应该选A。

9.C考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：演出结束时，他们给参观者一个引起保护鸟意识的信息。cure治愈，prevent阻止，raise引起，reduce减少，根据句意可知，应是引起人们的意识。故选C。

10.A考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：我认为这是一个非常有帮助和实际的教育人们对自然保护的方式。way方式、方法，road路，result结果，street街道，根据句意可知，故选A。

11.1】C考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：花了一周的时间放松和参观了一些新加坡的旅游景点后，我和妹妹决定参加短期的英语课程，因为英语是新加坡的官方语言。refuse拒绝，stop停止，decide决定，forget忘记，根据句意可知，应是决定做某事，故选C。

12.2】D考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意：我们认为我们应该快速地提高我们的英语。Speak讲，pass传递，express表达，improve提高，根据句意可知，应是提高英语，故选D。

13.3】B考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：新加坡的旅行在我的生命中真的是一次很好的经历。idea主意，experience经历、经验，skill技能，question问题，根据句意可知，到新加坡旅行应是一次经历，故选B。

14.4】A考查短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：在旅行期间，我了解了其他国家的生活，其他人的思想和提高了英语。另外，我交了一些朋友。in addition另外，as a result结果、因此，in fact事实上，at last最后，根据句意可知，作者了解了其他国家的生活，提高了英语，还有交了一些朋友，故选A。

15.5】B考查介词辨析及语境的理解。句意：我仍然和朋友保持着联系。keep in touch withsb.与某人保持联系，固定短语，根据句意可知，故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。