二、用方框中所给的短语填空。
as ... as ... spare time have ... in common learn from
1. We should the excellent people around us.
2. Tom and I something —we both like playing basketball.
3. She is not tall her mother. She is a little shorter.
4. I usually read books in my after school.

1. learn from 2. have; in common 3. as; as 4. spare timed

【分析】首先明确方框内各短语的含义：learn from（向……学习）、have...in common（有共同之处）、as...as...（和……一样，用于原级比较）、spare time（空闲时间）。再结合每个句子的语境和语法要求选择合适的短语：1. 句意为向优秀的人学习，should后接动词原形，选learn from；2. 句意为两人有共同之处，对应have...in common；3. 句意为不如妈妈高，用as...as...的否定式；4. 句意为空闲时间读书，选spare time。
【解析】1. 句意：我们应该向周围优秀的人学习。learn from表示“向……学习”，符合语境，且情态动词should后接动词原形，故填learn from。2. 句意：Tom和我有一些共同之处——我们都喜欢打篮球。have...in common是固定短语，意为“有共同之处”，主语为复数，用have原形，故填have; in common。3. 句意：她不如她妈妈高，她有点矮。as...as...用于原级比较，否定形式not as/so...as...表示“不如……”，符合语境，故填as; as。4. 句意：我通常放学后在我的空闲时间读书。spare time意为“空闲时间”，in one's spare time是固定搭配，故填spare time。
【答案】1. learn from 2. have; in common 3. as; as 4. spare time
【知识点】短语辨析；固定搭配；原级比较
【点评】本题考查常用英语短语的词义及用法，要求学生结合句子语境选择正确短语，属于基础题型，注重对核心短语的掌握。
【难度系数】0.8

三、用方框中所给的单词补全对话。
appearance besides pleasure strength wonderful
Ella: Hi, Lily! Did you watch the school talent show yesterday? It was 1. !
Lily: Yes, I did! It was a 2. to watch such great performances. My favourite was Lucy's dance.
Ella: Me too! Her stage（舞台）3. was so amazing. And I think dancing is her real 4. .
Lily: I agree! 5. , her smile made her performance perfect.
Ella: I think so.

1. wonderful 2. pleasure 3. appearance 4. strength 5. Besides

【分析】
首先明确所给单词的词义：appearance（外貌，此处引申为舞台表现）、besides（此外，表递进）、pleasure（愉快，乐事）、strength（长处，优势）、wonderful（精彩的）。再结合对话语境逐句分析：第1空修饰才艺秀，需形容词；第2空对应固定搭配“it's a pleasure to do sth”；第3空指舞台上的表现；第4空指擅长的技能；第5空表递进关系，句首用副词。
【解析】
1. 空格处修饰“school talent show”，需形容词，wonderful（精彩的）符合语境，故填wonderful；
2. 固定搭配“it's a pleasure to do sth”表示“做某事是一件乐事”，此处指看表演是乐事，故填pleasure；
3. 此处描述Lucy的舞台表现，appearance（外貌，引申为舞台形象）符合语境，故填appearance；
4. 此处指跳舞是Lucy的长处，strength（长处，优势）符合语境，故填strength；
5. 句首表递进关系，意为“此外”，用Besides，故填Besides。
【答案】
1. wonderful 2. pleasure 3. appearance 4. strength 5. Besides
【知识点】
词汇运用、语境填词、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查单词在具体对话语境中的运用，需学生掌握单词词义并结合上下文逻辑填空，属于基础题型。
【难度系数】
0.5

四、短文填空。
请从方框内选择适当的词，并根据需要用其正确形式填空，使文章语法正确、完整连贯。
注意：每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余选项。
quiet work old however year play do or kind at he young
Tim and Jim are twin brothers. They are both fifteen 1. old. Jim is the elder brother because he is ten minutes 2. than Tim. Most of the time, they are 3. to each other. But they also fight sometimes. Jim is more outgoing than Tim, and he doesn't like to stay alone in 4. spare time. But Tim is 5. than Jim. He doesn't like to have parties 6. invite friends to their home.
7. , they have a lot in common. They both like reading books. They often read books together. They both 8. hard at school. Tim 9. well in English and maths. Jim is good 10. PE and music. They often help each other with their studies.

1. years 2. older 3. kind 4. his 5. quieter 6. or 7. However 8. work 9. does 10. at

【分析】首先通读短文，明确文章围绕双胞胎兄弟Tim和Jim的性格、学习情况等展开。解题时需结合语境逻辑、语法规则、固定搭配及词形变化，从方框词汇中选合适的词填空，注意每词仅用一次，符合句子语法和连贯要求。具体分析每个空：1. 数词后需名词复数；2. 两者比较用形容词比较级；3. 考查固定搭配；4. 物主代词修饰名词；5. 两者性格对比用比较级；6. 否定句中并列成分用or；7. 句首表转折的连词；8. 固定搭配；9. 第三人称单数谓语变化；10. 固定搭配。
【解析】1. 数词fifteen后接可数名词复数，故填years；2. 由“Jim is the elder brother”可知，Jim比Tim大，用old的比较级older；3. 固定搭配be kind to表示“对……友好”，故填kind；4. 固定搭配in one's spare time，主语是he，故填his；5. 由前文Jim的性格及转折连词but可知，Tim比Jim安静，用quiet的比较级quieter；6. 否定句中连接并列成分用or，故填or；7. 前文讲两人不同，后文讲有共同点，表转折且句首大写，故填However；8. 固定搭配work hard表示“努力学习”，主语是they，故填work；9. 固定搭配do well in，主语Tim是第三人称单数，故填does；10. 固定搭配be good at表示“擅长”，故填at。
【答案】1. years 2. older 3. kind 4. his 5. quieter 6. or 7. However 8. work 9. does 10. at
【知识点】形容词比较级、固定搭配、名词复数
【点评】本题考查初中英语基础词汇在语境中的运用，涵盖核心语法（比较级、名词复数）和常用固定搭配，需结合上下文逻辑分析，是典型的基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6