五、完形填空
A rich man loved his son very much. As he wanted his son to have a _1_ life, he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness.
When the old man learnt about his purpose, he handed the boy an empty bowl and said, “Go to the _2_ miles away and fill it with water. I will tell you about it _3_ no water is spilt when you reach here.” Although the boy was very _4_, he had no choice but to finish this task.
The boy set off _5_ for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him, “Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees?” The boy could say _6_ about them because he gave his full attention to the bowl in his hands.
The old man smiled and said, “ _7_ me another bowl of water, but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well.”
When he _8_, the boy was able to describe everything he saw to the old man. But when he looked down at his bowl, he found _9_ that most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road.
“Well, young man,” the old man said, “enjoy the beauty of the world, but _10_ forget the water in your bowl. This is the secret of happiness.”
()1. A. magical
B. different
C. happy
D. popular
()2. A. pool
B. river
C. lake
D. sea
()3. A. if
B. because
C. as
D. before
()4. A. relaxed
B. interested
C. excited
D. surprised
()5. A. on foot
B. by bus
C. by train
D. by ship
()6. A. something
B. anything
C. everything
D. nothing
()7. A. Take
B. Buy
C. Bring
D. Send
()8. A. pointed out
B. rushed out
C. knocked around
D. came back
()9. A. happily
B. sadly
C. luckily
D. excitedly
()10. A. usually
B. often
C. never
D. always

五、1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.C

【分析】
做本题时，需先通读全文理解主旨（关于幸福的哲理故事），再逐题结合空格前后的语境、词汇词义及用法分析选项：1. 由后文“advice on happiness”可知富人想让儿子有幸福的生活；2. 后文提到“came back with a bowl of water”对应“river”；3. 此处是条件状语从句，需用if；4. 男孩对老人的任务感到惊讶；5. 去河边的合理方式是步行；6. 男孩全神贯注在碗上，对沿途事物没印象；7. bring表示“带来”，符合语境；8. 男孩完成任务后返回；9. 水洒了，男孩难过；10. 幸福的真谛是享受美好但不忘责任，需用never。
【解析】
1. 选C。根据后文“for his advice on happiness”可知，富人希望儿子拥有幸福的生活，故选happy。
2. 选B。由后文“came back with a bowl of water”可知，男孩去的是河边，故选river。
3. 选A。此处表示“如果回来时没有水洒出，我就告诉你”，是条件状语从句，用if引导，故选if。
4. 选D。男孩对老人布置的任务感到惊讶，故选surprised。
5. 选A。结合常识，去河边的合理出行方式是步行，故选on foot。
6. 选D。男孩全神贯注于手中的碗，对沿途的花和鸟什么都没说，故选nothing。
7. 选C。此处表示“再给我带一碗水来”，bring意为“带来”，符合语境，故选Bring。
8. 选D。男孩完成任务后返回，能描述所见事物，故选came back。
9. 选B。大部分水洒了，男孩难过地发现这一情况，故选sadly。
10. 选C。根据幸福的哲理，要享受美好但永远不要忘记自己的责任，故选never。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空语境理解、词汇词义辨析、逻辑推理
【点评】
本文通过富有哲理的故事，考查学生对上下文语境的把握和词汇的运用能力，引导学生体会幸福的真谛，题目难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
The Browns live in a big house. In the family there are four people: Mr Brown, Mrs Brown, their 1. (child)Scott and Tina. They are now in China. They're doing what they like 2. (happy).
It is Sunday today. They don't go to work 3. go to school. They are staying at home. Mr Brown is 4. English teacher. Now he is writing to Scott's uncle at the table. He is in London now. Look! Tina 5. (sit)on the floor. She is playing 6. her cat. Scott is standing near the window. He is reading a 7. (China)book. 8. is Mrs Brown? She is cooking in the kitchen. “Scott, can you come here and help 9. (I), please?” Mrs Brown shouts. “Sure! I'm coming, Mum!” says Scott. Scott is a good boy. He often helps his mother 10. (do)the housework on Sundays.

六、1. children 2. happily 3. or 4. an 5. is sitting
6. with 7. Chinese 8. Where 9. me 10. (to) do

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合短文语境、语法规则（如名词单复数、词性变化、时态、冠词、固定搭配等）逐个确定空白处的单词或正确形式。解题思路：先通读短文理解大意，再针对每个空分析其语法功能、语境要求，进而确定答案。
【解析】
1. 由前文“four people”可知，此处指两个孩子，child需用复数形式children；
2. 此处修饰动词like，需用副词，happy的副词形式为happily；
3. 否定句中连接并列的动作，用连词or；
4. English以元音音素开头，表泛指“一位英语老师”，用不定冠词an；
5. 由句首的Look!可知，此处用现在进行时，结构为am/is/are + doing，主语Tina为第三人称单数，故填is sitting；
6. 固定搭配play with表示“和……一起玩”，故填with；
7. 此处修饰名词book，需用形容词，China的形容词形式为Chinese（中文的）；
8. 由后文“She is cooking in the kitchen.”可知，此处询问地点，用疑问词Where；
9. 此处作动词help的宾语，需用代词宾格，I的宾格为me；
10. 固定搭配help sb (to) do sth表示“帮助某人做某事”，故填(to) do。
【答案】
六、1. children 2. happily 3. or 4. an 5. is sitting
6. with 7. Chinese 8. Where 9. me 10. (to) do
【知识点】
名词单复数、副词用法、动词时态
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础语法填空题，考查核心语法点包括名词单复数、副词修饰动词、现在进行时等，需结合语境和语法规则解题，难度适中，适合巩固基础语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6

【读后词汇拓展】猜出第五大题中画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
choice

n. 选择

【分析】本题要求确定单词choice的词性和中文意思，需结合英语基础词汇的积累进行判断。
【解析】单词choice是英语中常用的基础词汇，其词性为名词（缩写为n.），对应的中文意思是“选择”，可直接通过词汇记忆得出结果。
【答案】n. 选择
【知识点】词汇词性、词义辨析
【点评】本题考查基础英语词汇的词性与词义，属于英语学习中最基础的词汇积累类题目，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.9