一、词汇运用
阅读下面短文,根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
Growing up brings both pains and gains, and everyone experiences this journey.
We often promise 1. (我们自己) to work hard, but sometimes we fail to keep the promise. The 2. (压力) from studies can make us feel down. When we get bad grades, we may feel 3. (沮丧的) and unwilling to talk with other people. There may be 4. (分歧,争论) with our peers or family members during conversations, which makes us upset. These moments can be 5. (使人心碎的), but they are part of growing up.
However, there are also many gains. We realise our mistakes and learn to correct them. We understand the true meaning of life 6. (更好地) and grasp the point of hard work. Each 7. (学期) teaches us new things, and we no longer act in a lazy way. 8. (清楚地,明白地), these gains make us stronger.
Completely enjoying both pains and gains helps us grow into better people. No matter what difficulties fall 9. (在……上面) us, we will keep moving forward.

1. ourselves 2. pressure 3. disappointed
4. disagreements 5. heartbreaking
6. better 7. term 8. Clearly 9. upon

【分析】这是一道根据汉语提示完成单词的词汇运用题，需结合句子结构、词性要求、词形变化及固定搭配解题：1. 空处作promise的宾语，对应汉语“我们自己”，需用反身代词；2. 空处作主语，对应汉语“压力”，需用名词；3. 空处是系动词feel的表语，对应汉语“沮丧的”，需用形容词；4. there be句型中be为are，主语需用复数名词，对应汉语“分歧、争论”；5. 空处是系动词be的表语，对应汉语“使人心碎的”，需用形容词；6. 空处修饰动词understand，对应汉语“更好地”，需用副词；7. each后接单数名词，对应汉语“学期”；8. 空处修饰整个句子，对应汉语“清楚地、明白地”，需用副词且句首大写；9. 对应汉语“在……上面”，需用固定搭配中的介词。
【解析】1. 结合短语promise oneself（向自己承诺），填反身代词ourselves；2. 由语境可知此处需名词“压力”，不可数，填pressure；3. feel后接形容词，“沮丧的”对应disappointed；4. there be句型中be是are，主语用复数，“分歧”对应disagreements；5. be后接形容词，“使人心碎的”对应heartbreaking；6. 修饰动词用副词，“更好地”对应better；7. each后接单数名词，“学期”对应term；8. 修饰句子用副词，句首大写，填Clearly；9. 固定搭配fall upon（落到……上），填介词upon。
【答案】1. ourselves 2. pressure 3. disappointed 4. disagreements 5. heartbreaking 6. better 7. term 8. Clearly 9. upon
【知识点】词汇运用、反身代词、名词单复数
【点评】本题考查初中阶段核心基础词汇的运用，涵盖反身代词、名词、形容词、副词等词类，难度不大，侧重词汇拼写与语境适配，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.8

二、语法填空
I used to be shy, always hiding at the back of the classroom.
10. last week's maths class changed me.
"Steve, can you teach the class 11. (solve) this problem?" Mr Jones asked me in that class. Mr Jones has high expectations for his students. He believes students can improve 12. (they) by teaching each other. So he often 13. (invite) us to work out maths problems on the blackboard, 14. most of us think only increases our fear of maths.
That was really 15. bad day. I slowly made my way to the front of the class. I was afraid I couldn't work it out. 16. (fear) filled my heart. By chance, I glanced at(瞥见) the teacher's textbook. Surprisingly, I saw the answer. I was nervous and took a deep breath. But I couldn't lie to Mr Jones, I must solve the problem 17. myself.
"Good job. You solved it 18. (successful)," said Mr Jones. "I can depend on myself rather than luck," I said to myself after I returned to the seat.
Now I feel 19. (confident) than before. The experience has taught me that the best way to learn is to believe in yourself!

10. But 11. to solve 12. themselves
13. invites 14. which 15. a 16. Fear
17. by 18. successfully
19. more confident

【分析】
本题为语法填空题，需先通读全文理解作者从害羞到自信的成长经历，再针对每个空格，结合上下文语境、固定搭配、语法规则（如时态、词性转换、从句引导词等）逐一分析，确定答案。
【解析】
10. 考查连词。前文提到作者过去害羞躲在教室后排，后文说上周的数学课改变了他，前后为转折关系，故填But。
11. 考查固定搭配。teach sb to do sth是固定用法，意为“教某人做某事”，故填to solve。
12. 考查反身代词。主语students对应的反身代词是themselves，improve oneself意为“提升自己”，符合语境，故填themselves。
13. 考查一般现在时。由often可知句子用一般现在时，主语he是第三人称单数，谓语动词用invites，故填invites。
14. 考查定语从句。此处为非限制性定语从句，指代前面整个句子，关系词在从句中作主语，故填which。
15. 考查冠词。day是可数名词单数，此处泛指“糟糕的一天”，bad以辅音音素开头，故填a。
16. 考查名词。空格处作主语，需用名词，fear（恐惧）符合语境，故填Fear。
17. 考查固定搭配。by oneself是固定短语，意为“独自”，故填by。
18. 考查副词。修饰动词solved需用副词，successful的副词形式是successfully，故填successfully。
19. 考查形容词比较级。由than before可知此处用比较级，confident的比较级是more confident，故填more confident。
【答案】
10. But 11. to solve 12. themselves 13. invites 14. which 15. a 16. Fear 17. by 18. successfully 19. more confident
【知识点】
固定搭配、语法时态、词性转换
【点评】
本题围绕作者成长经历设置，考查初中英语核心基础语法，需结合语境和语法规则解题，是巩固语法知识的典型题型。
【难度系数】
0.6