【2013江苏泰州1】9. "I'm a singer" is ________ an interesting TV show

________ many people like watching it.

A. so; that B. such; that C. so; as D. such; as

【解析2】get better 变得更好

14. She could read by herself at the age of four.

她在四岁的时候就能够独自阅读。

【解析】at the age of 在......岁的时候= when sb. Was ... Years old.

【2013南京2】28. -Do you know Mu Yan?

-Of course, He won the 2012 Nobel Prize four Literature the age of 57.

A. in B. at C. on D. to

15. Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program.

　　去年，她决定尝试在一个课后阅读项目中做一名志愿者。

【解析】try out 尝试；实验

try v 试图，设法，努力

【拓展】 (1)try on 试穿

(2) try to do sth 努力做某事 【侧重尽力做】

(3) try doing sth 试图做某事 【侧重尝试做】

(4)try one's best to do sth= do one's best to do sth 尽某人最大努力做某事

　　　 ①We should __________________(尽最大努力)to be happy in the future.

　( ) ② We should try ___ much fruit.

　 A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. eats

16. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read.

　　她仍然每周在那里工作一次，帮助孩子们学习阅读。

【解析】once a week 一周一次

【2013年北京】29.---____________do you go to the cinema?

---Once a month.

A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How much

17. ...，but you can see in their eyes they're going on a different journey with each

new book,......, 但是你能从他们的眼睛里看到他们正随着每本新书在进行不

同的旅行。

【解析】go on a journey = go on a trip去旅行

18. Volunteering here is a dream come true for me.

　　对于我来说，在这里做志愿工作使我梦想成真。

【解析】 come true 实现

【2013四川遂宁】27. If we Chinese work hard together. China Dream will ______ .

A. come out B. come true C. achieve

19. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.

　　我不但可以做我自己喜欢的事，同时还可以帮助其他人。

【解析】at the same time 同时,

【2011上海】This novel can make you laugh and cry at ___ same time.

A.a B.an C.the D. /

20. However, few people think about what they can do to help others.

　　然而，很少有人会考虑他们能做些什么来帮助他人。

【解析1】however 然而

21. There are many people who are less lucky than us .

　　有很多没有我们幸运的人。

【解析】less 较少的； 较次的

【2012 呼和浩特1】5. To live a green life, we should try to save ______ energy and

produce_______ pollution.

A. more; less B. less; more C. more; fewer D. most; least

【2013荆门3】113. The world's population is growing _____and there is ____land and water

for growing rice.

A. more; less B. larger; fewer C. larger; less D. more; fewer

22. For example , we can make plans to visit sick children in the hospital or raise money for homeless people. 例如， 我们可以制定一些计划去看望医院生病的孩子们或者无家可归的人们筹钱。

【解析1】for example

⑴for example"例如"，一般只以同类事物或人中的"一个"为例，作插入语，

用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中或句末。

For example，he is a good student. 例如，他就是个好学生。

⑵ such as"例如"，用来列举同类人或事物中的几个例子。

可以和and so on 连用。

Boys such as John and James are very friendly.

像约翰和詹姆斯这样的男孩都很友好。

【解析2】 raise （raised; raised) v 募集；征集

raise money for... "为......筹款"

【解析3】 home n 家→homeless adj. 无家可归的

be home to ... = be the home of sb. 成为...家园

a homeless boy 一个无家可归的男孩

【2011宁夏】28. We have only one Earth. It's our common _____.

A. family B. house C. home D. room

【同类记忆】 careless 粗心的 hopeless 没有希望的

helpless 无助的 useless 没有用的

【短语集锦】on one's way home 在某人回家的路上

　　　　 stay at home 呆在家里 go home 回家

　　　　　 at home 在家 get home 到家

23. Some people even stop doing their jobs for a few months to a year to move to another country, like Africa,and help people there.

有些人甚至会停下自己的工作几个月到一年去其他的国家，像非洲，并且帮助那里的人们。

【解析】 stop doing

　 (1)stop doing sth 停止做某事 Please stop speaking.请停止讲话

(2)stop to do sth 停下来去做另外一件事 Please stop to talk.请停下来讲话

(3)stop sb. from doing sth =keep sb from doing sth=prevent sb from doing sth 阻止某人做某事