A（根据教材Reading短文改编）
“The Last Leaf” is a famous classic short story about hope and 1. k. Johnsy, a sick girl, 2. l in bed, counting the leaves on an old tree against the wall outside her window. She believed that when the last leaf 3. f, she would die.
Sue, her good friend, stayed by her bedside and felt 4. a at Johnsy's silly thought. “It doesn't make sense! What does a tree's leaf have to do 5. w your life?” she said anxiously. To make more money, Sue went to ask Old Behrman, an old 6. p, to be her painting model.
Old Behrman was over sixty and had long 7. d of painting a masterpiece. After hearing about Johnsy, he thought she was a 8. f to link her life with leaves. That night, a heavy rain and strong wind hit, but the last leaf 9. r on the branch the next day. Johnsy realized her mistake and started to recover, not knowing that the leaf was Behrman's final, greatest 10. m.

1. kindness 2. lay 3. fell 4. angry 5. with
6. painter 7. dreamed 8. fool 9. remained
10. masterpiece

【分析】本题是根据短文内容及首字母提示完成单词的题目，解题思路为：首先通读全文，理解短文（《最后一片叶子》）的主旨大意；然后结合每个空的上下文语境、固定搭配、语法规则（如时态），再匹配首字母提示，确定每个空的正确单词。具体步骤：1. 把握短文主题（希望与善意）；2. 分析每个句子的语境，如动作的时态（多为一般过去时）；3. 回忆相关固定短语；4. 结合首字母筛选合适词汇，确保符合语义和语法。
【解析】1. 结合短文主题“hope and ______”，首字母为k，此处需填名词，kindness（善意）符合语境；2. 描述过去的状态“躺在床上”，用lie的过去式lay；3. 表达“叶子落下”，用fall的过去式fell；4. 固定搭配feel angry at（对……感到生气），填angry；5. 固定短语have to do with（与……有关），填介词with；6. 根据后文“painting model（绘画模特）”，可知职业是画家，填painter；7. 固定搭配dream of（梦想），此处用过去式dreamed；8. 结合语境，将生命与叶子联系的想法是愚蠢的，填名词fool；9. 描述风雨后叶子“留在树枝上”，用remain的过去式remained；10. 结合前文“masterpiece（杰作）”，此处指Behrman的最终杰作，填masterpiece。
【答案】1. kindness 2. lay 3. fell 4. angry 5. with 6. painter 7. dreamed 8. fool 9. remained 10. masterpiece
【知识点】首字母填空、固定搭配、一般过去时
【点评】本题改编自经典短篇故事《最后一片叶子》，既考查学生的词汇积累，又要求结合语境、语法及固定搭配解题，是初中英语常见的基础题型，有助于提升学生的阅读理解与词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】0.6

B (根据教材Integration A短文改编)
The king sits proudly on his throne in his palace, with his three daughters 1. s respectfully before him. He calls them one by one, hoping to hear which of them loves him most, as he plans to divide his lands 2. b on their words.
First, Goneril, his 3. e daughter, claims her love for the king is beyond description—so deep that it makes her breathless and 4. u to express it fully. Pleased, the king gives her a large part of his lands, 5. i dark forests and open fields.
Next, Regan, the second daughter, follows. She says her love for the king is even deeper than Goneril's, and that all other joys are her 6. e compared to his affection. The king is 7. s and grants her a third of his lands, just as he did for Goneril.
Finally, it is Cordelia's turn. Unlike her sisters, she says she loves the king 8. a to her duty, neither more nor less. The king, angry at her honest answer, 9. f to see her true love, not realizing this sincere feeling is the most 10. l and precious of all. This scene lays the foundation for the tragic story that follows.

1. standing 2. based 3. eldest 4. unable
5. including 6. enemy 7. satisfied 8. according
9. fails 10. lasting

【分析】
本题为短文语境填空题，需结合上下文逻辑、固定搭配、语法规则（如非谓语动词）来确定每个空的单词。解题思路：先通读全文理解故事背景（国王分土地给三个女儿的情节），再逐个分析每个空的词性、搭配及语境，最终确定符合要求的单词。
1. 第1空：考查with复合结构，宾语three daughters与动词stand是主动关系，需用现在分词作宾补；
2. 第2空：考查固定搭配based on，意为“根据”；
3. 第3空：结合后文“second daughter”，此处指大女儿，需用形容词eldest；
4. 第4空：考查固定搭配be unable to do，意为“无法做某事”；
5. 第5空：介词including意为“包括”，符合语境；
6. 第6空：结合语境，此处指其他快乐是她的“敌人”，填名词enemy；
7. 第7空：国王听了Regan的话感到满意，填形容词satisfied；
8. 第8空：考查固定搭配according to，意为“根据”；
9. 第9空：考查固定搭配fail to do，意为“没能做某事”，主语为单数，用fails；
10. 第10空：形容词lasting意为“持久的”，符合语境。
【解析】
1. 第1空：with复合结构中，宾语与宾补为主动关系，故填standing；
2. 第2空：固定搭配based on表示“根据”，故填based；
3. 第3空：根据上下文“三个女儿”的顺序，此处指最大的女儿，故填eldest；
4. 第4空：固定搭配be unable to do表示“无法做”，故填unable；
5. 第5空：including作介词，意为“包括”，故填including；
6. 第6空：结合语境，其他快乐是她的敌人，故填enemy；
7. 第7空：国王对Regan的话感到满意，故填satisfied；
8. 第8空：固定搭配according to表示“根据”，故填according；
9. 第9空：固定搭配fail to do，主语为第三人称单数，故填fails；
10. 第10空：lasting意为“持久的”，符合语境，故填lasting。
【答案】
1. standing 2. based 3. eldest 4. unable 5. including 6. enemy 7. satisfied 8. according 9. fails 10. lasting
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、非谓语动词
【点评】
本题为短文语境填空题，综合考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及语法知识的掌握，需结合上下文逻辑分析，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5

C（根据教材Integration D2短文改编）
Julie stands in front of the mirror, staring at her reflection with a 1. s look—she's still struggling to adapt to her new life. Suddenly, a light 2. k comes from the door, and her mum pushes it open gently.
“3. H up , Julie! You'll be late for school if you keep dawdling,” her mum says anxiously. Julie sighs and 4. s her head, “I really don't want to go today. I haven't made any friend here. 5. W did we have to move?”
Her mum sits 6. b her, softening her tone, “You know we had to move because of your dad's new job. It's hard at first, 7. b you'll fit in soon—I promise.” Just as they're talking, the 8. d starts to ring loudly.
Julie's mum goes to answer it, and there 9. s up Emily, their neighbour and Julie's new classmate. Emily's warm smile makes Julie feel a little 10. b, giving her a glimmer of hope.

1. sad 2. knock 3. Hurry 4. shakes 5. Why
6. beside 7. but 8. doorbell 9. shows 10. better

【分析】
本题为英语首字母填空题，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，把握短文核心内容（Julie因搬家不适应新生活，妈妈鼓励她，邻居来访带来希望）；2. 结合每个空的首字母提示，联系上下文语境、固定搭配或语法规则，确定符合句意的单词；3. 注意单词的形式变化（如第三人称单数、词性等），确保语法正确。
【解析】
1. 由后文“still struggling to adapt to her new life”可知，Julie的表情是悲伤的，首字母为s，故填sad；
2. 由“comes from the door”和“her mum pushes it open gently”可知，是敲门声，首字母为k，故填knock；
3. 固定搭配“hurry up”意为“快点”，结合妈妈叫Julie别磨蹭的语境，首字母为H，故填Hurry；
4. “shake one's head”意为“摇头”，主语Julie是第三人称单数，一般现在时，首字母为s，故填shakes；
5. 由Julie的抱怨“我今天不想去，没交到朋友”可知，她问搬家的原因，首字母为W，故填Why；
6. 妈妈坐在Julie的旁边安慰她，首字母为b，故填beside；
7. 前文“一开始很难”和后文“很快会适应”是转折关系，首字母为b，故填but；
8. 由“Julie's mum goes to answer it”可知，是门铃响了，首字母为d，故填doorbell；
9. 倒装结构“there shows up”表示“出现”，主语Emily是第三人称单数，首字母为s，故填shows；
10. Emily的微笑让Julie感觉好一些，有了希望，首字母为b，故填better；
【答案】
1. sad 2. knock 3. Hurry 4. shakes 5. Why 6. beside 7. but 8. doorbell 9. shows 10. better
【知识点】
词汇运用、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本题围绕学生适应新环境的生活场景设置，考查首字母填空的核心能力，即词汇掌握、语境分析及固定搭配运用，题型基础且贴近生活，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5