读一读，选择正确的单词补全句子。
1. What is she famous (for / on)?
2. Mark Twain (is / are) famous for his funny stories.
3. Helen Keller (was / were) born in 1880.
4. You can (start / starts) with The Story of My Life.
5. I want to be (as brave as / so brave for) her.
6. Where (was / were) you born?
7. She (work / worked) hard and never gave up.
8. They (is / are) talking about their favourite writers.

1. for 2. is 3. was 4. start 5. as brave as 6. were 7. worked 8. are

【分析】
本题为英语选词填空题，需结合固定搭配、动词时态、be动词的数和时态、情态动词用法等知识点解题：1. 考查固定搭配be famous for；2. 主语Mark Twain是单数第三人称，一般现在时be动词用is；3. 时间为1880年（过去），主语是单数，be动词用was；4. 情态动词can后接动词原形；5. 考查原级比较结构as...as；6. 主语是you，be动词过去式用were；7. 由并列动词过去式gave up可知，此处用动词过去式；8. 主语they是复数，现在进行时be动词用are。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配be famous for表示“因……而著名”，故选for；
2. 主语Mark Twain是单数第三人称，句子为一般现在时，be动词用is；
3. 时间状语in 1880表过去，主语Helen Keller是单数，be动词用was；
4. 情态动词can后接动词原形，故选start；
5. 原级比较结构as...as表示“和……一样”，so brave for无此结构，故选as brave as；
6. 主语为you，be动词的过去式对应were，故选were；
7. 并列谓语动词gave up是过去式，故work需用过去式worked；
8. 主语they是复数，现在进行时be动词用are。
【答案】
1. for 2. is 3. was 4. start 5. as brave as 6. were 7. worked 8. are
【知识点】
固定搭配、be动词用法、动词时态
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法与固定搭配，涵盖核心考点，是初中英语常见基础题型，侧重对基础知识点的掌握，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7

Compare, think and write
读表格中的信息，并在韦恩图中写出Helen Keller和Mark Twain的相同点和不同点。
Helen Keller
• born in the USA
• couldn’t see or hear
• had a teacher named Anne Sullivan
• famous book: The Story of My Life
• worked hard and never gave up
Mark Twain
• born in the USA
• could see and hear
• did have a special teacher
• famous books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• worked hard as a writer
Helen Keller
Mark Twain

Helen Keller only:couldn’t see or hear; had a teacher named Anne Sullivan; famous book: The Story of My Life
Mark Twain only:could see and hear; didn’t have a special teacher; famous books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Both:born in the USA; worked hard

【分析】
解题时，先分别梳理Helen Keller和Mark Twain的各项信息，再将信息分为三类：仅属于Helen Keller的内容、仅属于Mark Twain的内容、两人共有的内容，对应填入韦恩图的三个区域即可。
【解析】
1. 仅属于Helen Keller的信息：couldn’t see or hear; had a teacher named Anne Sullivan; famous book: The Story of My Life；
2. 仅属于Mark Twain的信息：could see and hear; didn’t have a special teacher; famous books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn；
3. 两人共有的信息：born in the USA; worked hard。
【答案】
Helen Keller only:couldn’t see or hear; had a teacher named Anne Sullivan; famous book: The Story of My Life
Mark Twain only:could see and hear; didn’t have a special teacher; famous books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Both:born in the USA; worked hard
【知识点】
信息提取、人物对比、英文阅读
【点评】
本题为信息归纳类题目，要求学生准确提取表格中两位人物的关键信息，区分异同点，能有效锻炼学生的信息整理与分类能力，题型基础且贴近日常练习。
【难度系数】
0.5