()1. —Do you often go to the store in the city centre?
—Not really. The food prices there aren't . They're much higher than those of other stores.

A.cheap
B.fair
C.clear
D.dear

1. B

【分析】
本题是英语词义辨析题，解题思路为：先通读对话理解语境，明确空格需表达“价格是否合理”的含义；再逐一分析选项的含义及适用场景，结合后文“价格比其他店高很多”的提示，选出符合语境的答案。
【解析】
对话语境为：问句询问是否常去市中心的商店，答句表示不常去，理由是“那里的食物价格比其他店高得多”，说明空格处需体现“价格是否合理”的含义。
逐一分析选项：
A. cheap：意为“便宜的”，通常用于形容物品本身价格低，不直接修饰price（价格），排除；
B. fair：意为“公平的、合理的”，可修饰价格，“aren't fair”表示“不合理”，契合后文“价格更高”的语境，当选；
C. clear：意为“清楚的”，与价格的合理性无关，排除；
D. dear：意为“昂贵的”，多形容物品，不直接修饰price，排除。
【答案】
B
【知识点】
词义辨析；形容词用法
【点评】
本题考查形容词词义辨析，重点考查fair在形容价格时的含义，需结合语境区分各选项的适用场景，属于初中英语基础词汇题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

()2. —I really admire your on the test.
What's your secret of getting A⁺?
—I have been studying hard and using proper learning methods.

A.performance
B.summary
C.confidence
D.review

2. A

【分析】
首先通读对话，理解语境：一方表达对另一方考试相关情况的佩服，询问得A+的秘诀。接着辨析各选项名词的含义，结合语境判断合适的词汇。
【解析】
对话问句意为“我真的佩服你考试上的______，得A+的秘诀是什么？”，答语提到努力学习和合适方法，对应考试中的表现。选项A.performance意为“表现”，符合语境；B.summary（总结）、C.confidence（自信）、D.review（复习）均不符合此处语境，故答案为A。
【答案】
A
【知识点】
名词词义辨析
【点评】
本题考查名词词义在具体语境中的应用，需结合对话逻辑准确辨析词义，属于基础题型，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.7

()3. —I usually turn off the while brushing my teeth.
—Good for you. We should save water.
Every drop counts!

A.light
B.tap
C.clock
D.shower

3. B

【分析】首先理解对话核心语境是“节约用水”，需结合各选项词义与生活常识判断。先明确每个选项的含义，再结合“刷牙时关掉某物来节水”的逻辑，排除不符合的选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】对话翻译为：“我刷牙时通常关掉______。”“做得好，我们应该节约用水，每一滴都重要！”A项light意为“灯”，关灯与节水无关；B项tap意为“水龙头”，刷牙时关闭水龙头是节约用水的正确做法，符合语境；C项clock意为“钟”，与节水无关；D项shower意为“淋浴”，淋浴用于洗澡，刷牙时不会关闭淋浴，不符合逻辑。因此选B。
【答案】B
【知识点】名词词义辨析；语境理解
【点评】本题结合日常节水常识考查基础名词的词义辨析，难度较低，只要理解语境和词汇含义即可轻松作答。
【难度系数】0.8

()4. —Mum, why are you always able to make the right decisions?
—I often the past and reflect on what I did.

A.keep up with
B.look back on
C.pay attention to
D.stay away from

4. B

【分析】通读对话理解语境：孩子询问妈妈总能做出正确决定的原因，妈妈的回答与“过去”“反思”相关。接下来需辨析四个选项的动词短语含义，结合语境匹配正确答案。
【解析】逐一分析选项：A. keep up with 意为“跟上，赶上”；B. look back on 意为“回顾，回忆”；C. pay attention to 意为“注意，关注”；D. stay away from 意为“远离”。根据答句中“reflect on what I did（反思我做过的事）”，可知此处表达“回顾过去”，因此选B。
【答案】B
【知识点】动词短语辨析
【点评】本题考查常用动词短语在日常对话语境中的运用，需准确掌握短语含义并结合语境判断，属于基础题型。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅰ. 完形填空。
Mya finished playing a song and looked up at her piano teacher.
“You played very well,” Ms Jackson said. “Would you like to join other students and play it at the 1 this Saturday afternoon?”
“I can’t,” Mya said 2.
“Many kids are shy,” Ms Jackson said,“but the best way to 3 your fear is just by doing what scares you.”
“I’m sorry I can’t,” Mya went on. “My grandma 4 my family to go to the Thanksgiving party.” Secretly,she was glad to have a(n) 5 because the idea of playing in public made her really nervous,just like the butterflies in her stomach.
On Saturday morning,as Mya prepared presents,she pictured lots of shoppers hanging around and listening while her friends were playing the piano at the mall. “I’m so 6 I won’t be there,” she thought.
When Mya and her parents arrived,they greeted Grandma with hugs. Mrs Carmen,the activity director,showed a short holiday movie. “We usually end by 7 Over the River and Through the Woods,” Mrs Carmen said. “8 our piano player wasn’t able to make it today.”
“Mya can play the piano,” Grandma said,smiling 9.
“Wonderful!” Mrs Carmen smiled. “Mya,would you like to play? It would be such a help.”
Mya looked around the room. How could she ever find the 10 to play here? This would be 11 than playing at the mall. Here,everyone was sitting in a big circle facing the piano.
Mya was about to say no. Then she saw the smiles on all the faces around 12. She remembered Ms Jackson’s 13. Mya took a deep breath and walked to the piano.
She sat down and started to play. It was so beautiful that 14 began to sing along to the music. How amazing it was!
A warm feeling 15 the butterflies in her stomach. Ms Jackson was right. Mya just had to do it. And she did!
()1. A. hall B. mall C. theatre D. community
()2. A. impatiently B. happily C. quickly D. finally
()3. A. realize B. hide C. overcome D. express
()4. A. helped B. ordered C. drove D. invited
()5. A. excuse B. dream C. plan D. expression
()6. A. glad B. surprised C. sorry D. angry
()7. A. writing B. singing C. recording D. reading
()8. A. So B. Because C. But D. And
()9. A. secretly B. calmly C. proudly D. peacefully
()10. A. chance B. skill C. spirit D. courage
()11. A. faster B. worse C. better D. easier
()12. A. me B. them C. him D. her
()13. A. gifts B. lessons C. words D. rules
()14. A. nobody B. everybody C. somebody D. anybody
()15. A. drove away B. built up C. mixed with D. added to

Ⅰ.1.B 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D
11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.A

【分析】
通读全文可知，文章讲述了Mya从害怕公开表演，到在感恩节派对上克服恐惧的过程。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇含义、固定搭配及逻辑关系逐一分析：1. 由后文“at the mall”确定表演地点；2. 根据Mya害怕的心理选拒绝的方式；3. 结合固定搭配选“克服恐惧”的词；4. 分析奶奶邀请家人的动作；5. 确定Mya不去商场的理由；6. 匹配Mya庆幸的心情；7. 明确派对结束的动作；8. 判断前后句的转折逻辑；9. 匹配奶奶的情绪；10. 确定表演所需的品质；11. 对比两处表演的难度；12. 明确指代对象；13. 对应老师的建议；14. 匹配大家的反应；15. 确定紧张感被驱散的动作。
【解析】
1. 选B。根据后文“her friends were playing the piano at the mall”可知，老师邀请Mya去商场表演，故选mall。
2. 选C。Mya害怕公开表演，所以快速拒绝老师的邀请，quickly符合语境。
3. 选C。“overcome fear”是固定搭配，意为“克服恐惧”，符合老师的建议。
4. 选D。“invite sb to do sth”表示“邀请某人做某事”，此处指奶奶邀请家人参加感恩节派对，故选invited。
5. 选A。Mya不想去商场表演，所以找了不去的借口，excuse符合语境。
6. 选A。Mya庆幸自己不用去商场表演，glad符合她的心理活动。
7. 选B。派对通常以唱《Over the River and Through the Woods》结束，singing符合语境。
8. 选C。前半句说要唱这首歌，后半句说钢琴手没来，是转折关系，故选but。
9. 选C。奶奶为孙女会弹钢琴而感到骄傲，proudly符合奶奶的情绪。
10. 选D。Mya需要勇气在派对上表演，courage符合语境。
11. 选B。此处的表演比商场的更糟糕，worse than表示“比……更糟”。
12. 选D。此处指代Mya周围的人，用her。
13. 选C。Mya想起老师之前说的话，words符合语境。
14. 选B。音乐很美，每个人都跟着唱，everybody符合语境。
15. 选A。温暖的感觉驱散了Mya的紧张感，drove away表示“赶走，驱散”，符合语境。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.A
【知识点】
词汇辨析、语境推理、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕克服恐惧的主题展开，考查学生对完形填空的语境理解、词汇运用及逻辑分析能力，需结合上下文细节和人物心理解题，是初中阶段常见的完形填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.5