三、阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time,the North Wind and the Sun had an argument(争论). They both thought
they were more 11 than the other and couldn't reach an agreement. So,they decided to have
a 12.
They saw a traveller 13 along the road with a thick coat on. They made an agreement
that the one who could make the traveller take off his coat first would be the 14.
The North Wind took its turn first. It tried its best and blew as 15 as it could. A cold
and strong wind blew towards the traveller. The wind was so strong and 16 that it made the
traveller shake all over. However,instead of taking off his coat,the traveller just wrapped(包裹)
it 17 around himself to stay warm. The North Wind blew even more strongly,but the harder
it blew,the more tightly the traveller held onto his 18.
Then came the Sun's turn. The Sun smiled kindly and started to shine brightly and 19.
Its sunshine warmed the traveller. The traveller began to feel the comfortable warmth on his
body. As the warmth grew,he didn't hold on the coat anymore and then,feeling really hot,he
took it off 20.
In the end,the North Wind had to say he failed and learned an important lesson.
()11. A. popular B. polite C. powerful
()12. A. party B. match C. conversation
()13. A. jumping B. walking C. driving
()14. A. winner B. loser C. teacher
()15. A. slowly B. weakly C. hard
()16. A. freezing B. magical C. tiring
()17. A. tighter B. lighter C. heavier
()18. A. hat B. shoes C. coat
()19. A. coldly B. warmly C. carefully
()20. A. finally B. suddenly C. hopefully

11.C 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.A
18.C 19.B 20.A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨（北风与太阳比赛让旅行者脱外套的寓言故事），再结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等逐一分析每个空格，最后验证答案是否符合逻辑。具体到每个空：11题需判断两者争论的核心（谁更强大）；12题需确定它们的决定（比赛）；13题需匹配旅行者的动作（走路）；14题需明确比赛的胜负判定（赢家）；15题需描述北风的动作（用力吹）；16题需形容北风的特点（寒冷）；17题需体现旅行者的反应（裹得更紧）；18题需对应旅行者抓的物品（外套）；19题需描述太阳的状态（温暖照耀）；20题需体现旅行者脱外套的结果（最后）。
【解析】
11题：根据前文“had an argument”，北风和太阳争论谁更强大，A. popular（受欢迎的）B. polite（礼貌的）C. powerful（强大的），选C。
12题：前文说未达成一致，决定进行一场比赛，A. party（派对）B. match（比赛）C. conversation（对话），选B。
13题：旅行者在路上行走，A. jumping（跳）B. walking（走）C. driving（驾驶），选B。
14题：约定谁先让旅行者脱外套谁是赢家，A. winner（赢家）B. loser（输家）C. teacher（老师），选A。
15题：北风尽力吹，as hard as it could（尽可能用力），A. slowly（慢地）B. weakly（虚弱地）C. hard（努力地），选C。
16题：风又强又冷，A. freezing（极冷的）B. magical（神奇的）C. tiring（累人的），选A。
17题：旅行者裹得更紧，A. tighter（更紧地）B. lighter（更轻地）C. heavier（更重地），选A。
18题：旅行者抓着外套，A. hat（帽子）B. shoes（鞋子）C. coat（外套），选C。
19题：太阳温暖地照耀，A. coldly（冷地）B. warmly（温暖地）C. carefully（仔细地），选B。
20题：最后旅行者脱了外套，A. finally（最后）B. suddenly（突然）C. hopefully（有希望地），选A。
【答案】
11.C 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.A
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一则经典寓言故事，通过北风与太阳的比赛传递道理，考查学生对语境的理解和基础词汇的运用，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6

四、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Cracked(有裂纹的) Pot
There was a hard-working water carrier(搬运者). He had two 21. (pot). One pot
was perfectly good,always able to hold all the water. However,the other pot had small cracks
running down its side.

Each day,the man would take the pots 22. the river,fill them up and then make
his way home. As they walked,the perfect pot held all 23. (it) water,but the cracked
one would lose half of the water along the way.
Feeling quite sorry about this,the cracked pot said to the man 24. (sad),"I'm so
sorry for 25. (waste) so much water. " 26. kind-hearted man told it with
a smile,"Don't be sad. Look at the beautiful flowers on one side of our road. I put those seeds(种
子) there on purpose(故意地). Because you lose water 27. we walk,you are watering
them all along. Thanks to you,we now have these lovely flowers to enjoy."
Hearing this,the cracked pot 28. (believe) that even with its weak points,it had
a special value. And just like it,each of us can bring something good and make the world a more
beautiful place.
Everyone 29. (have) their own strong points and weak points. We should focus
on(聚焦于) our strong points instead of always worrying 30. our weak points.

21.pots 22.to 23.its 24.sadly 25.wasting 26.The
27.when/as 28.believed 29.has 30.about

【分析】
先通读短文理解大意，再结合语法知识、固定搭配、词性转换等逐个分析填空：21题根据数词two确定名词复数；22题考查固定搭配“take...to...”；23题用形容词性物主代词修饰名词；24题用副词修饰动词；25题介词后接动名词；26题特指上文人物用定冠词；27题根据句意选表“当……时”的连词；28题结合全文过去时态确定动词形式；29题根据主谓一致确定谓语动词；30题考查固定搭配“worry about”。
【解析】
21. 数词two后接可数名词复数，pot的复数为pots，故填pots。
22. 固定搭配“take sth to sp”表示“把某物带到某地”，此处填to。
23. 修饰名词water需用形容词性物主代词，it的形容词性物主代词是its，故填its。
24. 修饰动词said需用副词，sad的副词形式是sadly，故填sadly。
25. 介词for后接动名词，waste的动名词是wasting，故填wasting。
26. 此处特指上文提到的“好心的搬运者”，需用定冠词The，故填The。
27. 句意为“当我们走路时，你流失的水浇灌了它们”，需用when或as表“当……时”，故填when/as。
28. 全文为过去时态，believe的过去式是believed，故填believed。
29. everyone作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数，一般现在时，have的第三人称单数是has，故填has。
30. 固定搭配“worry about”表示“担心”，故填about。
【答案】
21.pots 22.to 23.its 24.sadly 25.wasting 26.The 27.when/as 28.believed 29.has 30.about
【知识点】
名词复数、副词用法、动词时态、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇富有哲理的小故事，通过有裂纹的罐子的经历传递正视优缺点的道理，考查的均为初中英语基础语法与词汇知识，贴近日常学习内容。
【难度系数】
0.6