五、词汇运用。（10 分）
1. The sky was so clear. It was （确定）that we could see the distant mountains as if they were painted on the horizon.
2. I saw an （大群）of ants on the ground before it rained.
3. (2025·扬州市江都区期末)Exercise is so helpful to lose weight, （尤其）swimming.
4. His dream was to become a （publish）and bring meaningful stories to a global audience.
5. Tom asked his teacher where （discuss）the travel plans.

1. certain 2. army 3. especially
4. publisher 5. to discuss

【分析】
本题为英语词汇运用题，需结合句意、固定搭配、词形变化及语法结构完成填空。第1题考查固定句型，第2题考查固定短语，第3题考查副词用法，第4题考查名词变形，第5题考查疑问词+不定式结构，需逐一分析每空的语法和语境要求，匹配正确词汇形式。
【解析】
1. 考查固定句型“it is certain that...”，意为“确定的是……”，故填certain。
2. 考查固定短语“an army of”，意为“一大群”，故填army。
3. 此处需副词修饰后面的swimming，especially为副词，意为“尤其”，故填especially。
4. 由句意“他的梦想是成为一名出版商”可知，需填名词，publish的名词形式为publisher（出版商），故填publisher。
5. 考查疑问词+不定式结构，作动词asked的宾语，故填to discuss。
【答案】
1. certain 2. army 3. especially 4. publisher 5. to discuss
【知识点】
固定搭配、词形转换、非谓语动词
【点评】
本题聚焦初中英语基础词汇运用，涵盖固定句型、短语、词形变化及非谓语结构，是英语学习中的基础考点，难度适中，需学生熟练掌握相关基础知识点。
【难度系数】
0.3

六、（2025·无锡市积余实验学校期中）阅读表达。（15分）
I travelled to Blefuscu, where the King was very kind to me.
One day I went for a walk on the beach. I was feeling sad and unhappy, and I was thinking about England. Suddenly I saw a boat in the water. It was a real ship's boat, big enough for someone of my size! I was very excited, and I ran into the sea. I swam out to the boat, and climbed onto it. Then I took the boat back to the shore, and tied it up carefully.
I told the King of Blefuscu about the boat.
"I'm lonely here," I told him. "I want to go back to England. Maybe I can use that boat to go home, if you will help me. It'll be a long journey, but I'm sure I can do it."
"Very well," he said. "I'll help you, Gulliver. I'll give you food and drinks to put in the boat."
The King ordered his men to prepare my boat. After a few days everything was ready.
I sailed away from Blefuscu. The sea was very big and lonely. After some days, I saw a large ship, and I followed it. It was an English ship, and one of the sailors saw me. They stopped, and took me on board. They were going to England, and they took me with them.
The captain was a friendly man. I told him about my adventures in Lilliput and Blefuscu. He did not believe me.
"Little men!" he laughed. "You tell a good story, Sir," he said. "But it's an impossible story, all the same." And he laughed again.
"Then where do you think this came from?" I asked him. I put my hand in my pocket, and took out one of the tiny sheep from Blefuscu. I showed it to the captain. Now he believed my story!
1. Where did Gulliver come from?

2. Why did Gulliver want to leave Blefuscu?

3. What did the King of Blefuscu give Gulliver for his journey?

4. How did Gulliver make the captain believe him?

5. 新考法 开放性设问 Which character do you like best in the passage? Why?

1. (He came from) England. 2. Because he felt lonely. 3. Food and drinks. 4. He showed the captain a tiny sheep from Blefuscu. /By showing him a tiny sheep from Blefuscu. 5. The captain. Because he was friendly.(答案不唯一，言之有理即可)

【分析】
本题为英语阅读表达题，包含细节理解和开放性设问两类题型。解题时，前4道细节题需根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，提取关键信息作答；第5道开放性题需结合文本中角色的特点，选择喜欢的角色并给出合理理由即可。
【解析】
1. 题干询问Gulliver的来源地，定位原文中“I want to go back to England”及后续提到的“English ship”，可知他来自英格兰，故答案为(He came from) England。
2. 题干询问Gulliver离开Blefuscu的原因，定位原文中Gulliver对国王说的“I'm lonely here”，可知是因为感到孤独，故答案为Because he felt lonely。
3. 题干询问Blefuscu国王为旅途提供的物品，定位原文中国王的话“I'll give you food and drinks to put in the boat”，可知是食物和饮料，故答案为Food and drinks。
4. 题干询问Gulliver让船长相信自己的方式，定位原文最后一段“I put my hand in my pocket, and took out one of the tiny sheep from Blefuscu. I showed it to the captain. Now he believed my story!”，可知是拿出Blefuscu的小绵羊，故答案为He showed the captain a tiny sheep from Blefuscu. /By showing him a tiny sheep from Blefuscu。
5. 开放性设问，可选择文本中任意角色（如国王、船长、Gulliver等），结合其特点说明理由，例如选船长是因为他友好，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1. (He came from) England. 2. Because he felt lonely. 3. Food and drinks. 4. He showed the captain a tiny sheep from Blefuscu. /By showing him a tiny sheep from Blefuscu. 5. The captain. Because he was friendly.(答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、开放性表达题
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读的细节查找与开放性表达能力，前4道细节题难度较低，只需精准定位原文即可作答；第5道开放性题需结合文本内容合理阐述，整体符合初中英语阅读表达的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.7