五、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
Cai Lun was known as one of the greatest inventors in ancient China during the Han Dynasty. He changed the world by creating paper. Before 1 (he) wonderful creation, people had to use heavy bamboo to write.
2 Cai Lun worked as an official(官员) in the Royal Palace, he noticed this big problem and decided to solve it. He spent many years practising 3 (do) many experiments(实验) with different things like tree bark(树皮), old clothes and fishing nets. And 4 (luck), he finally succeeded in making the first real paper in 105 AD(公元105年). His invention surprised everyone and left a far-reaching influence(深远的影响) on Chinese people because it 5 (be) light and cheap. It also made books easier and 6 (cheap) to produce.
The emperor was so pleased that he asked Cai Lun 7 (improve) the method further. Soon, paper-making workshops in many cities across the country spread this technology. Because of Cai Lun's hard 8 (work), it allowed people to share knowledge more widely than before.
Today, we use paper every day for books, newspapers and many other things in our modern life. It has become 9 important part of our daily life. But we should remember how difficult its success is and thank Cai Lun 10 never giving up.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. his 2. When/While 3. doing 4. luckily 5. was
6. cheaper 7. to improve 8. work 9. an 10. for

【分析】
本题为英语短文语法填空题，需结合词性、固定搭配、时态、从句引导词等知识点逐一分析：
1. 空后是名词creation，需用形容词性物主代词修饰；
2. 此处引导时间状语从句，表“当……时”；
3. 涉及固定搭配practise doing sth；
4. 需用副词修饰整个句子；
5. 描述过去的情况，对应一般过去时的be动词；
6. and连接并列比较级，需用形容词比较级；
7. 涉及固定搭配ask sb to do sth；
8. 考查固定短语hard work中work的词性；
9. 考查不定冠词的用法（元音音素开头）；
10. 涉及固定搭配thank sb for doing sth。
【解析】
1. 修饰名词creation，用形容词性物主代词his，故填his；
2. 引导时间状语从句，表“当……时”，填When/While；
3. 固定搭配practise doing sth，故填doing；
4. 副词luckily修饰整个句子，表“幸运地”，故填luckily；
5. 一般过去时，主语it对应be动词was，故填was；
6. 与easier并列，用cheap的比较级cheaper，故填cheaper；
7. 固定搭配ask sb to do sth，故填to improve；
8. hard work中work为不可数名词，故填work；
9. important以元音音素开头，表“一个”用不定冠词an，故填an；
10. 固定搭配thank sb for sth，故填for。
【答案】
1. his 2. When/While 3. doing 4. luckily 5. was 6. cheaper 7. to improve 8. work 9. an 10. for
【知识点】
形容词性物主代词、非谓语动词、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法与常用固定搭配，涵盖代词、时态、副词、冠词等知识点，题型常见，侧重基础应用，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、完形填空。
I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race against my father and my sister in the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and 1 lots of prizes.
One day, my mother saw an ad for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be interested in this race?” she asked 2, pointing to the ad. “Yes, of course,” I answered. So I started to practise for my big 3.
On the day of the race, just ______ 4 ______ the race, my father said to me, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to save energy and then you can run much ______ 5 ______ at the end of the race.”
The race began. Following 6 words, I didn’t run as fast as I could. Then the other 7 started passing me. I began to feel 8. And I started slowing down and breathing harder. Just at that moment, I heard, “9, Kelly! You can do it! Don’t give up. Keep running!” Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Dad 10 beside me around the outside of the track. I took a deep breath and 11 my best to go on running.
I didn’t win the race. I came fifth. 12 I had done my best, and I hadn’t given up.
Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad 13 left my side. He always encourages me when I 14 giving up. He runs beside me through my life. I’ll 15 my dad’s words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner, even if you lose.”
()1. A. find B. see C. lose D. win
()2. A. him B. me C. us D. her
()3. A. race B. party C. holiday D. meeting
()4. A. when B. before C. after D. during
()5. A. easier B. faster C. higher D. slower
()6. A. the son's B. the daughter's C. Dad's D. Mum's
()7. A. singers B. runners C. performers D. reporters
()8. A. tired B. serious C. comfortable D. unhappy
()9. A. Come down B. Come on C. Come out D. Come back
()10. A. driving B. flying C. running D. jumping
()11. A. tried B. waited C. reached D. kept
()12. A. And B. So C. But D. Or
()13. A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never
()14. A. feel like B. keep on C. would like D. try to
()15. A. study B. forget C. remember D. show

1. D 【点拨】find 找到,发现;see 看见;lose 丢失;win 赢得。此处表示赢得许多奖。故选 D。
2. B 【点拨】根据“‘Yes, of course,’ I answered.”可知,妈妈是在问“我”。故选 B。
3. A 【点拨】根据“One day, my mother saw an ad for a race in a newspaper.”及“Yes, of course”可知,“我”开始为比赛练习。故选 A。
4. B 【点拨】根据下文“The race began.”可知,爸爸是在比赛开始前嘱咐“我”的。故选 B。
5. B 【点拨】much faster 快得多。故选 B。
6. C 【点拨】根据第三段可知,爸爸在比赛前嘱咐了“我”很多,比赛时“我”是按照爸爸的话,没有一开始就尽可能快地跑。故选 C。
7. B 【点拨】根据“I didn't run as fast as I could”可知,这是跑步比赛。故选 B。
8. A 【点拨】根据“And I started slowing down and breathing harder.”可知,“我”觉得累了。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】根据“You can do it! Don't give up.”可知,爸爸在给“我”加油。故选 B。
10. C 【点拨】此处是指看到爸爸正在“我”身边跑着。故选 C。
11. A 【点拨】try one's best to do sth 尽某人最大的努力做某事。故选 A。
12. C 【点拨】分析语境可知,前后文是转折关系。故选 C。
13. D 【点拨】根据“I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track.”可知,父亲一直在陪“我”跑步,没有离开过“我”。故选 D。
14. A 【点拨】此处是说当“我”想要放弃的时候,爸爸总是鼓励“我”。feel like doing sth 想要做某事。故选 A。
15. C 【点拨】根据上下文可知,此处是指作者会永远记得父亲的话。故选 C。

【分析】
做完形填空需遵循以下思路：首先通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文讲述作者热爱跑步，参加比赛时父亲给予鼓励，让作者领悟永不放弃的意义）；接着逐空分析，结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配、逻辑关系等逐一筛选选项；最后通读全文验证，确保所选答案使文意通顺连贯。
【解析】
1. 结合语境，作者希望赢得奥运会奖项，“win prizes”是固定表达，意为“赢得奖项”，故选D。
2. 根据后文“‘Yes, of course,’ I answered”可知，妈妈询问的是“我”，故选B。
3. 前文提到妈妈看到比赛广告，作者答应参加，因此开始为比赛练习，故选A。
4. 爸爸在比赛开始前嘱咐作者，“before”表示“在……之前”，符合语境，故选B。
5. 爸爸建议节省能量，以便比赛后期跑得更快，“faster”符合语境，故选B。
6. 此处指作者遵循爸爸的话，没有一开始全力奔跑，故选C。
7. 这是跑步比赛，其他选手是“runners”，故选B。
8. 作者减速且呼吸沉重，说明感到疲惫，“tired”符合语境，故选A。
9. 爸爸在给作者加油，“come on”是常用鼓励用语，故选B。
10. 爸爸在赛道旁陪着作者跑步，“running”符合语境，故选C。
11. “try one's best to do sth”是固定搭配，意为“尽某人最大努力做某事”，故选A。
12. 作者没赢比赛但已尽力，前后是转折关系，用“but”，故选C。
13. 作者感激爸爸从未离开自己，“never”符合语境，故选D。
14. “feel like doing sth”意为“想要做某事”，此处指作者想要放弃时爸爸鼓励自己，故选A。
15. 作者会永远记得爸爸的话，“remember”符合语境，故选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.C
【知识点】
词义辨析、固定搭配、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文以跑步比赛为线索，传递亲情与永不放弃的主题，贴近学生生活，考查学生的词汇运用、语境理解及逻辑分析能力，是典型的初中英语完形填空题。
【难度系数】
0.6