七、选词填空。(每小题1.5分,共15分)
Africa high-speed pleasant have a gift for drums
“In the past, the things that you knew about China were the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Yangtze River, but 1. railways, 5G and the Tiangong space station are the symbols of today’s China.” These are the lyrics(歌词) of a 2. song by a band of foreign students from Nanchang Hangkong University in Jiangxi Province.
The “Belt and Road” band now has four main members, and all of them are foreign students from 3. countries of the Belt and Road Initiative(倡议). They are Daniel on the keyboard from Tanzania, Abel on the bass from Zambia, Nyasha on 4. and Audrey on vocals(歌唱部分) from Zimbabwe. Each of the members 5. music.
musical concert bring think highly of express
“Before I came to China, I had heard of Peking Opera. I like it very much and I’m interested in Chinese music,” said Daniel, who joined the band in 2015. “We come from countries of the Belt and Road Initiative and we 6. together by music. So our band is named after the Belt and Road,” Daniel continued. He also explained that they liked to mix 7. styles from their own countries with Chinese culture during their creative process, and 8. their love for China through their songs.
“I hope that more people will hear us and get to know about Chinese culture and the life that we are living here in China,” Daniel said. Lately, videos of their 9. have become widespread on social media. “We are really proud that so many people 10. our videos so far,” Daniel added.

1. high-speed
2. pleasant
3. African
4. drums
5. has a gift for
6. were brought
7. musical
8. expressed
9. concerts
10. have thought highly of

【分析】
做选词填空时，首先通读全文理解文章大意，再针对每个空格，分析其所需的词性、语法结构，结合上下文语境，从给定词汇中筛选合适的词，同时注意词形变化（如时态、单复数、词性转换、被动形式等），确保填入后语句通顺、符合逻辑。
【解析】
1. 空格修饰名词railways，需形容词，结合语境“如今中国的高铁是象征”，选high-speed；
2. 空格修饰名词song，需形容词，结合语境“一首令人愉快的歌”，选pleasant；
3. 空格修饰名词countries，需形容词，结合“一带一路倡议的非洲国家”，选African；
4. 空格为乐队成员的乐器，结合语境选drums；
5. 主语Each of the members为单数，谓语动词用单数形式，结合固定搭配“have a gift for（有天赋）”，选has a gift for；
6. 主语we与动词bring为被动关系，时态为过去时，选were brought；
7. 空格修饰名词styles，需形容词，结合语境“音乐风格”，选musical；
8. 空格为谓语动词，时态与前文liked一致为过去式，结合语境“表达对中国的爱”，选expressed；
9. 空格为名词，结合语境“他们的音乐会视频”，选concerts；
10. 时态为现在完成时，结合固定搭配“think highly of（高度评价）”，选have thought highly of；
【答案】
1. high-speed
2. pleasant
3. African
4. drums
5. has a gift for
6. were brought
7. musical
8. expressed
9. concerts
10. have thought highly of
【知识点】
形容词的运用、动词时态与语态、固定搭配、名词的数
【点评】
本题为英语选词填空题，考查学生对词汇、语法及上下文语境的综合运用能力，要求学生能结合语境分析词性、词形变化，难度适中，是初中英语阶段常见的基础题型。
【难度系数】
0.6

八、完形填空。(第1~15小题每小题1分,第16小题2.5分,共17.5分)
In Henan Province, a special music group is bringing old Chinese music back to life. 1 of their hard work, this ancient music is now reaching and amazing modern listeners.
The group, called the Huaxia Ancient Music Orchestra, was 2 in 2000 at the Henan Museum. Over the years, they have 3 and remade more than 1,000 old Chinese musical instruments. They have also found and performed 4 to 200 ancient songs.
Most orchestras can play music anytime because they have their instruments 5. But this orchestra is different. They often need to make the instruments 6. This is because the real ancient instruments they copy are national 7 —too important and delicate to play.
One musician, Yuan Jiayin, plays an old Chinese folk song on an instrument 8 the se. The se had been lost in China for a very long time. 9 Yuan started a lot of research to answer people's questions about it. "We try to explain everything about the se—how it was made and how we recreated it," she 10.
The orchestra does more than just play old music. They also try 11 old and new. For example, they play pop songs and Western classical music on these ancient instruments. This mixes different times and cultures 12 a beautiful way.
The group performs at the Henan Museum. Many people come to listen, and the concert hall is often 13 full. "Culture needs to be shared to keep it 14," says Huo Kun, the leader of the orchestra. "We want visitors to learn about history not only by looking, but also by 15."
()1. A. Ahead B. Instead C. Because D. Front
()2. A. founded B. ended C. closed D. left
()3. A. broken B. fixed C. sold D. lost
()4. A. over B. near C. next D. close
()5. A. ready B. broken C. noisy D. expensive
()6. A. last B. first C. again D. forever
()7. A. songs B. stories C. treasures D. games
()8. A. made B. seen C. played D. called
()9. A. But B. So C. Unless D. Until
()10. A. asks B. speaks C. tells D. says
()11. A. mixing B. keeping C. separating D. forgetting
()12. A. on B. by C. in D. at
()13. A. never B. hardly C. completely D. partly
()14. A. quiet B. alive C. secret D. safe
()15. A. reading B. writing C. listening D. touching
16. What can we do to keep traditional culture alive?

1.C
2.A
3.B
4.D
5.A
6.B
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.D
11.A
12.C
13.C
14.B
15.C
16. We can connect old culture with modern life.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文介绍河南华夏古乐团复兴古乐的事迹），再结合语境逻辑、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空；第16题开放题需围绕“保持传统文化活力”给出合理表达。
【解析】
1. 考查逻辑连词：后文“古乐被现代听众接受”是“努力”的结果，用Because表因果，选C。
2. 考查动词词义：乐团2000年在河南博物馆成立，founded（成立）符合，选A。
3. 考查动词词义：与remade（重制）并列，fixed（修复）古乐器，选B。
4. 考查固定搭配：close to（接近），指近200首古歌，选D。
5. 考查固定搭配：have sth ready（准备好某物），乐团随时能演奏因乐器准备就绪，选A。
6. 考查副词：古乐器珍贵不能直接用，需先（first）制作复刻乐器，选B。
7. 考查名词词义：古乐器是国家宝藏（treasures），太重要脆弱，选C。
8. 考查动词词义：演奏名为（called）瑟的古乐器，选D。
9. 考查逻辑连词：瑟失传很久，所以（So）Yuan做研究，表因果，选B。
10. 考查动词词义：直接引语用says（说），选D。
11. 考查动词词义：后文提到混合古今音乐，mixing（混合）符合，选A。
12. 考查固定搭配：in a...way（以...方式），选C。
13. 考查副词：很多人来，音乐厅完全（completely）满，选C。
14. 考查形容词：文化需分享保持活力（alive），选B。
15. 考查动名词：音乐会是听的，通过听（listening）了解，选C。
16. 开放题：围绕“传承传统文化”，示例为We can connect old culture with modern life.（言之有理即可）
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.D 11.A 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.C 16. We can connect old culture with modern life.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
完形填空（词汇辨析、语境理解、固定搭配）、书面表达
【点评】
本题为英语完形填空，主题贴近传统文化，考查学生的词汇运用、语境逻辑分析能力，第16题开放题考查学生的书面表达能力，整体难度适中，能引导学生关注传统文化传承。
【难度系数】
0.6