一、用方框中所给的单词和短语填空。
direct honest humour less mirror novel thanks to make a mistake
1. A true friend is like a . He or she can help you know yourself better.
2. his careful planning, we all enjoyed the trip very much.
3. She has a great sense of and always makes everyone laugh.
4. If you are , people will understand you easily.
5. Sam is an student. He never tells lies to his teachers.
6. The girl was afraid to again, so she wrote everything down slowly.
7. She started to read a very long about the story of a brave young man.
8. Although Leo likes to meet new people, he is outgoing than Ann.

1. mirror 2. Thanks to 3. humour 4. direct
5. honest 6. make a mistake 7. novel 8. less

【分析】
解题思路：第一步，先明确方框内单词和短语的含义：direct（直接的）、honest（诚实的）、humour（幽默）、less（更少）、mirror（镜子）、novel（小说）、thanks to（多亏）、make a mistake（犯错）；第二步，通读每个句子，结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则（如冠词、比较级、动词形式等）逐一匹配合适的内容；第三步，验证所选内容是否符合句子逻辑和语法要求。
【解析】
1. 句意：真正的朋友像一面镜子，能帮你更好地了解自己。mirror（镜子）符合语境，故填mirror。
2. 句意：多亏他的精心计划，我们都非常享受这次旅行。Thanks to（多亏）用于句首作状语，符合逻辑，故填Thanks to。
3. 固定搭配sense of humour意为“幽默感”，句意：她有很强的幽默感，总能让大家发笑，故填humour。
4. 句意：如果你很直接，人们会容易理解你。direct（直接的）符合语境，故填direct。
5. 句意：Sam是个诚实的学生，从不向老师撒谎。honest（诚实的）以元音音素开头，与an搭配，符合语境，故填honest。
6. 句意：这个女孩害怕再犯错，所以慢慢写下来。be afraid to do sth.结构中用动词原形，make a mistake（犯错）符合句意，故填make a mistake。
7. 句意：她开始读一本很长的关于勇敢年轻人故事的小说。novel（小说）符合语境，故填novel。
8. 句意：虽然Leo喜欢认识新人，但他没Ann那么外向。句中有than，需用比较级，less outgoing（没那么外向）符合，故填less。
【答案】
1. mirror 2. Thanks to 3. humour 4. direct 5. honest 6. make a mistake 7. novel 8. less
【知识点】
词汇运用、选词填空、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为基础选词填空题，主要考查学生对单词短语词义、固定搭配及基础语法的掌握，需结合语境逐一匹配，难度适中，适合巩固英语基础词汇。
【难度系数】
0.6

二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. She (sense) a strange smell in this room last night.
2. There are many (different) between the two cities, but the biggest one is the weather.
3. The funny story (interest) everyone in the class, and we all laughed.
4. Although they look different, they share some important (similarity).
5. The students all shared their (opinion) about the project in class.
6. The (friend) between Rose and Amy grew from their time together in the music club.

1. sensed 2. differences 3. interested 4. similarities
5. opinions 6. friendship

【分析】
本题考查英语单词的适当形式填空，需结合句子时态、词性要求及固定搭配判断：
1. 由时间状语last night可知，句子为一般过去时，动词需用过去式；
2. many后接可数名词复数，different对应的名词是difference，需变复数；
3. 后半句laughed为过去式，说明动作发生在过去，动词需用过去式，interest作动词时意为“使感兴趣”，过去式为interested；
4. some后接可数名词复数，similarity（相似点）需变复数；
5. their（他们的）后接可数名词复数，opinion（观点）需变复数；
6. the后接名词，friend对应的名词“友谊”为friendship。
【解析】
1. 句中时间状语last night（昨晚）是一般过去时的标志，动词sense的过去式为sensed，故填sensed；
2. many修饰可数名词复数，different是形容词，其名词形式为difference，复数形式为differences，故填differences；
3. 后半句we laughed（我们笑了）为过去动作，说明前半句动作也发生在过去，interest作动词表示“使感兴趣”，过去式为interested，故填interested；
4. some后接可数名词复数，similarity表示“相似点”，复数形式为similarities，故填similarities；
5. their是形容词性物主代词，后接可数名词复数，opinion表示“观点”，复数形式为opinions，故填opinions；
6. 定冠词the后需接名词，friend对应的名词“友谊”为friendship，故填friendship。
【答案】
1. sensed 2. differences 3. interested 4. similarities 5. opinions 6. friendship
【知识点】
一般过去时、名词单复数、词性转换
【点评】
本题为英语基础词汇运用题，主要考查单词的时态变化、词性转换及名词单复数规则，是初中英语核心基础考点，需熟练掌握常见词汇的形式变形规则。
【难度系数】
0.3

三、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。
A
Do you think that you are not outgoing enough? Do you want to have more friends? Follow these simple rules, and they will help you feel more confident（自信的）and connect with others.
Keep yourself clean and comfortable. Always be clean. Take a shower, brush your teeth every day, and try to look nice. Dress in clothes that make you feel good and comfortable. All these can make you feel more confident.
Smile more often. Try to smile more often at people. It will let them know that you are friendly. Then they’ll talk to you, even if they don’t know you.
Talk bravely. Some people worry about talking because they always think, “What am I going to talk about with that person?” Outgoing people don’t even think about it. They just go up to people and say what they are thinking.
Listen carefully to people. You can’t just talk. If you only talk, people will think that you’re self-centred. You should also listen to others and give your opinions. Let them know you care.
Read the news! Don’t just stay at home and do nothing. Surf the Internet for news and information, and talk about it when you’re with friends.
（）1. What makes you feel confident?
A. Talking bravely.
B. Listening carefully.
C. Having a nice look.
D. Reading the news.
（）2. If you smile at people, .
A. they’ll remember you
B. they’ll think you’re friendly
C. it will show that you are shy
D. you will get a smile back
（）3. What does the third rule mean?
A. You should say what you are thinking.
B. You should think more about what to say.
C. You should ask what people are thinking.
D. You should wait for others to talk first.
（）4. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Be More Confident
B. How to Get on with Friends
C. How to Listen to People
D. How to Make More Friends
B

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D

【分析】
做英语阅读理解题时，需先通读原文掌握核心内容，再针对每道题的题干关键词，回到原文定位对应段落，将原文信息与选项逐一比对，选出最匹配的答案。本题围绕“如何交更多朋友”给出建议，各题可通过关键词定位快速找到对应内容。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：题干问“什么让你感到自信”，定位到原文第二段，文中提到“Keep yourself clean and comfortable...All these can make you feel more confident”，其中“look nice”对应选项C，故答案为C。
2. 细节理解题：题干问“对人微笑会怎样”，定位到原文第三段，文中明确说明“Try to smile more often at people. It will let them know that you are friendly”，对应选项B，故答案为B。
3. 细节理解题：题干问“第三条规则的意思”，第三条规则是“Talk bravely”，定位到原文第四段，文中提到“Outgoing people...They just go up to people and say what they are thinking”，对应选项A，故答案为A。
4. 主旨大意题：题干问“文章最佳标题”，原文开头提出“Do you want to have more friends? Follow these simple rules”，全文围绕交更多朋友的建议展开，对应选项D，故答案为D。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题是一篇关于交友建议的英语阅读理解，主要考查学生定位原文细节和归纳主旨的能力，文本难度适中，需学生仔细阅读原文找准对应信息。
【难度系数】
0.6