三、综合提升
Ⅳ.语法填空
Music is pleasant to make and to hear. And music 18. (touch) our lives in many other ways, too.
Music changes our mood
My brother doesn't choose music according 19. what he wants to hear. Instead, he decides what he wants to feel and picks music with that mood in mind. Bright-sounding music 20. (general) makes people feel happy. But some people enjoy 21. (listen) to sad music, too. It can be like talking with a friend who understands your suffering (痛苦). But for some people, sad music can make them feel even 22. (sad).
Music helps us get things done
Do you ever listen to music while working? Yes, it sometimes helps me get focused. Experts find that music can 23. (help) you pay attention during boring or repeated tasks(任务). But music can also distract(分散) your mind when you are doing tasks 24. need more thoughts. My mom, a preschool teacher, uses music 25. (manage) her classroom. When she wants to call 26. child's name, instead of calling the child's name, she sings it. This creates a more positive environment.
For most people, music is just one of their 27. (hobby). But it is far more than just entertainment. It is a powerful force that affects us in many ways.

18. touches 19. to 20. generally 21. listening
22. sadder 23. help 24. that/which 25. to manage
26. a 27. hobbies

【分析】
做语法填空时，需结合句子结构、固定搭配、词性变化、语法规则等逐一分析每个空：
18. 句子主语是不可数名词music，描述客观事实用一般现在时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式；
19. 固定搭配according to意为“根据”；
20. 此处修饰动词makes，需用形容词general的副词形式；
21. 固定搭配enjoy doing sth意为“喜欢做某事”，需用listen的动名词形式；
22. even用于修饰形容词比较级，需用sad的比较级；
23. 情态动词can后接动词原形；
24. 先行词tasks指物，定语从句缺主语，需用关系代词that/which；
25. 固定搭配use sth to do sth意为“用某物做某事”，需用不定式；
26. 此处泛指“一个孩子的名字”，child以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a；
27. one of后接可数名词复数，需用hobby的复数形式。
【解析】
18. 考查一般现在时主谓一致：主语music为不可数名词，句子描述客观事实，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填touches。
19. 考查固定搭配：according to是固定短语，意为“根据”，故填to。
20. 考查副词用法：此处修饰动词makes，需用形容词general的副词形式generally，故填generally。
21. 考查非谓语动词：enjoy后接动名词作宾语，listen的动名词为listening，故填listening。
22. 考查形容词比较级：even修饰形容词比较级，sad的比较级为sadder，故填sadder。
23. 考查情态动词用法：情态动词can后接动词原形，故填help。
24. 考查定语从句：先行词tasks指物，定语从句中缺主语，关系代词用that/which，故填that/which。
25. 考查非谓语动词：use sth to do sth是固定搭配，意为“用某物做某事”，故填to manage。
26. 考查冠词：此处泛指“一个孩子的名字”，child以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故填a。
27. 考查可数名词复数：one of后接可数名词复数，hobby的复数为hobbies，故填hobbies。
【答案】
18. touches 19. to 20. generally 21. listening 22. sadder 23. help 24. that/which 25. to manage 26. a 27. hobbies
【知识点】
一般现在时、固定搭配、非谓语动词、定语从句
【点评】
本题为初中英语常见语法填空题，考查基础语法规则、固定短语及词性变化，考点均为核心基础知识，侧重语言运用能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.3