阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
fall, he, so, form, difference,
emperor, have, act, real, with
In Beijing opera, every character paints their own face in a special way. Face painting becomes an art 36. of traditional Chinese culture.
Where did this kind of face painting come from? An old story tells us that it 37. something to do with Li Longji, a(n) 38. in the Tang Dynasty. He 39. loved opera. One day, the actor for a clown (丑角) in opera 40. ill right before a performance. 41. the emperor decided to play this role himself. He covered part of his face 42. a piece of square white jade (玉) so others could not recognize (认出) 43. . From then on, the cover on the clown's face became a convention (惯例). Later, the 44. for the clown used white powder(粉) to paint their faces.
As time went on, face painting started to show the characters of 45. roles. It becomes a symbol of Beijing opera.

36. form 37. has 38. emperor 39. really 40. fell
41. So 42. with 43. him 44. actors 45. different

【分析】
首先通读短文理解主旨，明确短文讲述京剧脸谱的起源故事。解题时需结合每个空的语境、语法规则，从方框给定的词中选择合适的词，并根据句子时态、词性、单复数等要求变形，确保填入后语句通顺、符合逻辑。
【解析】
36. 句意：脸谱成为中国传统文化的一种艺术形式。固定搭配“a form of”表示“一种……的形式”，故填form。
37. 固定搭配“have something to do with”意为“与……有关”，主语it为第三人称单数，描述客观情况用一般现在时，故填has。
38. 李隆基是唐朝的皇帝，此处需填表示“皇帝”的名词，故填emperor。
39. 此处修饰动词loved，需用副词，方框中real的副词形式为really，故填really。
40. 固定搭配“fall ill”表示“生病”，故事发生在过去，用一般过去时，fall的过去式为fell，故填fell。
41. 前文提到丑角演员生病，后文皇帝亲自扮演，前后为因果关系，句首单词首字母大写，故填So。
42. 固定搭配“cover...with...”表示“用……覆盖……”，故填with。
43. 动词recognize后需接人称代词宾格，he的宾格为him，故填him。
44. 此处指“丑角的演员”，表示复数概念，actor的复数形式为actors，故填actors。
45. 此处修饰名词roles，需用形容词，方框中difference的形容词形式为different，故填different。
【答案】
36. form 37. has 38. emperor 39. really 40. fell 41. So 42. with 43. him 44. actors 45. different
【知识点】
词汇运用（固定搭配）、词性转换、语境填词
【点评】
本题为英语短文填空题，考查学生对词汇的掌握、固定搭配的运用及语境理解能力，需结合语法知识调整词汇形式，是初中英语常见基础题型，注重语言应用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

第二节
阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
What is universe? Humans are always trying their best 46. explore the universe and find out the secrets of it.
The universe is the name we give to everything we know. This means everything on Earth, from tiny things to 47. highest mountains, and everything living here. It also means everything in space — all the billions of stars in galaxies(星系). And there 48. billions of galaxies in the universe.
The universe's matter(物质) includes planets, stars and gas(气体), and its energy includes light and heat. Scientists guess there is also unknown dark matter and dark energy 49. the universe, and these may have a great effect on the universe's future.
We do not know 50. will

46. to 47. the 48. are 49. in 50. what

【分析】
先通读短文，理解短文介绍宇宙的主旨，再结合每空的语境和英语语法知识逐一解题：46题涉及固定搭配，47题考查形容词最高级的冠词用法，48题需用there be句型的主谓一致规则，49题考查介词的语境用法，50题要结合宾语从句的引导词规则。
【解析】
46. 固定搭配“try one's best to do sth”表示“尽某人最大努力做某事”，此处需填不定式符号to，故填to；
47. 形容词最高级前必须加定冠词the，“highest mountains”为最高级结构，故填the；
48. there be句型遵循“就近原则”，主语“billions of galaxies”是复数，对应be动词用are，故填are；
49. 表示“在宇宙内部”，用介词in符合语境，故填in；
50. 此处为宾语从句，从句缺少主语且指代事物，需用引导词what，故填what。
【答案】
46. to 47. the 48. are 49. in 50. what
【知识点】
固定搭配、冠词与there be句型、介词和宾语从句
【点评】
本题为语篇填空，围绕宇宙主题展开，考查初中英语核心基础语法与固定搭配，难度适中，需学生结合语境与语法规则准确填词。
【难度系数】
0.7