It's really           to know that there're only seven bones in giraffes' long necks.

amazingly

amazed

amazing

amazement

考查形容词辨析。句意：知道长颈鹿的长脖子上只有7块骨头，真是令人惊讶。分析句子结构可知，is是系动词，空格处需填形容词作表语。主语是It,指物，表示“令人惊讶的”，应填amazing。故选C项。

never I have read

never have I read

ever I have read

ever have I read

Your       as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.

operation

growth

performance

character

考查名词辨析。句意：作为一名学生，如果你养成课后复习的好习惯，那么你的表现就会很优异。A.operation 操作； B. growth生长；C. performance 表现；D.character性格。学生如果有课后复习的好习惯，会表现优秀。故选C项。

He punished the children          their carelessness         making them pay for the damage.

by; for

with; by

for; by

about; with

考查介词。句意：他因为孩子们的粗心惩罚他们赔偿损失。根据句意可知：“their carelessness"表示他们被惩罚的原因，需用介词for表原因。"making them pay for the damage"表示他们被惩罚的方式，需用介词by表方式。故选C项。

She reading

She reads

To read

Reading

考查时态以及省略。句意：—Joan正在做什么？—在房间里看报纸。根据句意说明描述的是现在正在发生的事情，所以使用进行时的时态，是对what is Joan doing?的回答。回答完整应该是she is reading...，此处省略了she is，故D正确。

Perhaps they have experienced something similar and do not want you to           the same pain.

go over

go through

go around

go on

考查动词短语辨析。句意：也许他们有过类似的经历，不希望你经历同样的痛苦。A. go over复习，重温；B. go through经受，通过；C. go around 四处走动，流传；D. go on继续。根据the same pain可知，此处是“经历，经受”的意思。故选B项。

           is reported in the newspaper, the epidemic situation is getting better now in China.

It

As

That

What

考查定语从句。句意：正如报纸上报道的那样，中国的疫情正在好转。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导一个非限制定语从句，先行词是整个主句内容，关系词在从句中做主语，表示“正如”，应用as引导，as 引导非限制性定语从句 ，位置比较灵活，可放在主句前。故选B项。