A
Chinese New Year is a great celebration. It marks the end(末尾) of the winter season and the 1. b ______ of spring. According to tradition, people like to give flowers and fruit to each other during the Chinese New Year, because they carry many 2. s ______ meanings. They represent(象征) the earth coming back to life and best 3. w ______ for new beginnings.
Orchids(兰花) come in many 4. c, but many people like purple and red ones for the Chinese New Year. They are believed to represent love and beauty. The flower language of orchids is that may you be 5. l, successful and happy. During the holiday, this plant is a must.
Kumquats(金橘), with their golden colour, are a 6. s of wealth(财富) and good luck. The Chinese word for "kumquat" sounds 7. l "gold orange", which connects kumquats with richness. This small 8. f tree is often given in pairs.
The apple, with its bright colours and round shape(形状), means 9. p and harmony. In fact, the word for "apple" in 10. C sounds like "peace". Of course, apples are great gifts.

1. beginning 2. special 3. wishes 4. colours 5. lucky 6. symbol 7. like 8. fruit 9. peace 10. Chinese

【分析】
先通读全文，把握文章围绕中国新年赠送花卉、水果的寓意展开的主旨；再逐空分析，结合语境、词性、固定搭配及文化常识确定单词，如第1空对应“冬季结束”的对应义“开始”，第3空“best wishes”是固定祝福短语等。
【解析】
1. 由前文“winter season的end（结束）”可知，此处指春天的“开始”，故填beginning；
2. 修饰名词meanings用形容词，结合语境是“特殊的”含义，故填special；
3. “best wishes”是固定短语，意为“最美好的祝福”，故填wishes；
4. 由后文“purple and red ones”可知，此处指“颜色”，many后接复数形式，故填colours；
5. 由并列的“successful and happy”可知，此处是形容词“幸运的”，故填lucky；
6. “a symbol of”是固定搭配，意为“……的象征”，故填symbol；
7. “sound like”是固定短语，意为“听起来像”，故填like；
8. 金橘属于“果树”，故填fruit；
9. 由后文“peace”可知，此处指“和平”，故填peace；
10. 此处指“苹果的中文”，故填Chinese。
【答案】
1. beginning 2. special 3. wishes 4. colours 5. lucky 6. symbol 7. like 8. fruit 9. peace 10. Chinese
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本题围绕中国新年文化常识展开，考查首字母填空，需结合上下文语境、词性及固定搭配解题，难度适中，贴近生活文化。
【难度系数】
0.6

B
Do you enjoy the warmth of the sun on a winter day? In winter, it can be 1. h to catch many rays(光线), but spending some time in the sunlight helps your body 2. k healthy and makes you happy.
3. F the sunlight on a winter day is a great way to make you feel happy, 4. b sunlight is good for chemicals in the brain. These chemicals help you to sleep 5. w and feel relaxed.
Your body also 6. n sunlight to create vitamin D. The body needs vitamins to work. For 7. e, vitamin A is important for your eyes and vitamin D is good for your 8. t and bones. You can get many vitamins by eating healthy food, but most of your vitamin D comes from sunlight.
To enjoy the outdoors this winter, you should keep warm 9. a stay dry. When it's sunny, find an outdoor activity you enjoy. Stay out in the sun as long as you can. Go 10. r, play football, or go for walks with your family or friends.

1. hard 2. keep 3. Feeling 4. because 5. well 6. needs 7. example 8. teeth 9. and 10. riding

【分析】
这是一道英语完形填空题，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词性及逻辑关系填写单词。解题思路为：先通读全文把握语篇大意，再逐句分析每个空的句子结构、所需词性，结合句意和常用词汇确定答案，同时注意语法规则和固定表达的运用。
【解析】
1. 句意：冬天很难捕捉到很多光线，hard表示“困难的”，符合语境；
2. 固定搭配“keep healthy”（保持健康），help sb do sth结构要求填动词原形keep；
3. 动名词短语作主语，“感受阳光”用Feeling，符合句子结构；
4. 后文解释阳光让人开心的原因，用because表因果关系；
5. 修饰动词sleep，需用副词well；
6. 主语your body是第三人称单数，谓语动词用needs；
7. 固定短语“for example”（例如），符合举例语境；
8. 维生素D对牙齿和骨头有益，tooth的复数形式为teeth；
9. “keep warm”和“stay dry”是并列关系，用and连接；
10. 与play football、go walks并列，go riding（去骑车）符合户外活动表达。
【答案】
1. hard 2. keep 3. Feeling 4. because 5. well 6. needs 7. example 8. teeth 9. and 10. riding
【知识点】
英语完形填空、固定搭配、词性运用
【点评】
本题为基础英语完形填空，侧重考查常用词汇在语境中的运用，涵盖固定短语、词性变化、逻辑关系等知识点，难度适中，适合初中学生巩固基础词汇和语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

C 核心素养 思维品质
Reading is very important in our daily life. I always 1. r a famous saying, “Books are the ladder(阶梯) of human progress.”
Take my favourite book *Wonder* for example. It tells the story of August, a 10-year-old boy. He was born with facial deformities(面部畸形). August's first year at school is terrible. Most people are afraid of him and stay 2. a from him.
But he 3. n gives up on himself or loses hope. No matter what happens, he keeps trying. 4. D the hard time, a girl named Summer reaches out to him and wants to be his friend. That is the 5. f time that he has felt kindness from friends.
Then a surprising 6. e at a school camp changes everything. People find how brave he is and how hard it is for him to get along with others, leading them to understand him better.
Kindness is the main theme in *Wonder*. It helps me understand that even a 7. s, simple act(行为) of kindness can make a big difference. If we understand what other people are thinking, 8. m we will know that everyone is a special star, always ready to shine.
Books like this make me believe that reading can truly 9. c what people think about life. So I hope you can find a book that brightens your day, and try to make reading a 10. p of your life. Good books are good friends.

1. remember 2. away 3. never 4. During 5. first 6. event 7. small 8. maybe 9. change 10. part

【分析】本题是一篇关于阅读重要性的完形填空，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配及语法规则填写单词。解题时先通读全文把握主旨，再逐句分析每个空格的线索：如第1空需填表示“记得”的动词，第2空考固定搭配“stay away from”，第3空根据语境填否定副词，第4空填介词表“在……期间”，后续空格均结合语境和词汇搭配确定答案。
【解析】1. 句意：我总是记得一句名言，故填remember；2. 固定搭配stay away from表示“远离”，符合语境，填away；3. 句意：他从不放弃自己，填否定副词never；4. 表示“在困难时期”，用介词During；5. 句意：这是他第一次感受到朋友的善意，填first；6. 学校营地的事件，填名词event；7. 结合后文“simple act”，填small构成“small act”（小行为）；8. 句意：也许我们会知道，填副词maybe；9. 句意：阅读能改变人们对生活的看法，填change；10. 固定搭配“a part of”表示“……的一部分”，填part。
【答案】1. remember 2. away 3. never 4. During 5. first 6. event 7. small 8. maybe 9. change 10. part
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配运用、语境词汇理解
【点评】本文通过具体书籍案例阐述阅读的意义，考查初中阶段核心词汇与固定搭配，需结合上下文逻辑推理，难度适中，是提升英语词汇运用能力的典型题型。
【难度系数】0.5