四、语法填空
Guyu is also called the Grain Rain. It is the 1. ______ (six) solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar. It usually arrives around April 19-21. As the weather 2. ______ (become) warmer, the rainfall increases. This marks the end of cold weather and the beginning of a rainy season. This is good for crops' 3. ______ (grow). Farmers are busy working in the fields in the hope of having a 4. ______ (success) harvest in autumn.
Beyond agriculture (农业), Grain Rain is also 5. (connect) with our traditional culture. The Grain Rain Festival is celebrated across the seaside areas of eastern China. Grain Rain marks the start of the 6. (fisherman) first long journey of the year. The tradition dates back to more than 2 000 years ago. At that time, people 7. (believe) the gods would protect them from stormy seas. People would worship (敬奉) the sea during the Grain Rain Festival.
During the Grain Rain, in southern China, people drink tea. Spring tea during the Grain Rain has plenty of vitamins and amino acids(氨基酸). They help to take heat away from the body 8. (quick). People also believe that they will manage 9. (drive) bad luck away by drinking tea on this day.
People in northern China usually eat Chinese toon, which is a vegetable. The vegetable has a fresh taste. It can help to make our bodies 10. (healthy) and stronger.

1. sixth 2. becomes 3. growth 4. successful 5. connected
6. fishermen's 7. believed 8. quickly 9. to drive 10. healthier

【分析】
本题为语法填空题，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配完成填空。解题思路如下：1. 表示顺序用序数词，对应第1空；2. as引导时间状语从句，主语为第三人称单数，结合时态规则对应第2空；3. 名词所有格后需接名词，对应第3空；4. 修饰名词需用形容词，对应第4空；5. 结合固定搭配be connected with对应第5空；6. 表示所属关系需用名词所有格，对应第6空；7. 结合过去时间状语用一般过去时，对应第7空；8. 修饰动词需用副词，对应第8空；9. 结合固定搭配manage to do对应第9空；10. and连接并列比较级，对应第10空。
【解析】
1. 此处表示“第六个节气”，需用序数词，six的序数词为sixth，故填sixth；
2. as引导的时间状语从句，主语the weather是第三人称单数，描述客观规律用一般现在时，谓语动词用becomes，故填becomes；
3. crops'是名词所有格，后需接名词，动词grow的名词形式为growth，故填growth；
4. 此处修饰名词harvest，需用形容词，名词success的形容词形式为successful，故填successful；
5. 固定搭配be connected with意为“与……有关”，需用connect的过去分词构成被动结构，故填connected；
6. 此处表示“渔民们的首次长途航行”，需用名词所有格，fisherman的复数为fishermen，其所有格形式为fishermen's，故填fishermen's；
7. 时间状语at that time提示用一般过去时，动词believe的过去式为believed，故填believed；
8. 此处修饰动词短语take away，需用副词，形容词quick的副词形式为quickly，故填quickly；
9. 固定搭配manage to do sth意为“设法做某事”，需用动词不定式，故填to drive；
10. and连接并列成分，后面是比较级stronger，故形容词healthy用比较级healthier，故填healthier。
【答案】
1. sixth 2. becomes 3. growth 4. successful 5. connected 6. fishermen's 7. believed 8. quickly 9. to drive 10. healthier
【知识点】
序数词的运用；词性转换；固定搭配与时态
【点评】
本题考查初中英语基础语法知识，涵盖序数词、词性变化、时态、固定搭配等核心考点，题型常规，注重对基础知识的掌握与运用，适合巩固语法基础。
【难度系数】
0.7

五、阅读短文，回答问题
Last summer, the temperatures were very high in Europe. Firemen fought against hundreds of wildfires. And hundreds of people died because of the heat wave(热浪).
However, according to a survey, only about 20% of homes in Europe have air conditioners(空调), compared(对比) to 90% in the US. Why is that?
First, usually it isn't very hot in Europe in summer because of its location(地理位置). Europe is farther north than the US, making the weather cooler.
Second, there are many old houses in Europe. More than half of the houses in Europe were built in the last century. The weather was not as hot as it is now. Moreover, those old houses' structure (构造) and material make it harder and more expensive to put in air conditioners.
As for other reasons, they can be very personal. Some people think air conditioners make them sick, so they don't like air conditioners. Some think using air conditioners makes much greenhouse gas (气体). It is bad for the environment and makes the weather hotter!
But things may change in the coming years. With higher and higher temperatures, more and more Europeans are thinking about putting in air conditioners these days.
每题的答案不超过10个词
1. How many homes don't have air conditioners in Europe?

2. Why is it usually cooler in Europe in summer?

3. What does using air conditioners lead to (导致) in some people's ideas?

4. What's the passage mainly about?

5. Besides using air conditioners, what do you usually do to keep cool in summer?

1. About 80% of homes in Europe. 2. Because of its location.
3. Illnesses and greenhouse gas/hotter weather.
4. Why most homes in Europe don't have air conditioners.
5. I usually eat ice creams/go swimming.

【分析】这是一道英语阅读理解题，需根据每个问题定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息，且答案不超过10个词。第1题需通过原文有空调的家庭比例计算无空调的比例；第2题直接查找欧洲夏天凉爽的原因；第3题定位人们认为空调导致的结果；第4题归纳全文主旨；第5题为开放题，结合生活实际作答。
【解析】1. 定位原文第二段“only about 20% of homes in Europe have air conditioners”，计算得无空调的约80%，故答案为About 80% of homes in Europe. 2. 定位原文第三段“because of its location”，直接提取原因，故答案为Because of its location. 3. 定位原文第五段“Some people think air conditioners make them sick... makes much greenhouse gas... makes the weather hotter”，整理关键内容，故答案为Illnesses and greenhouse gas/hotter weather. 4. 通读全文，文章围绕欧洲多数家庭没有空调的原因展开，故主旨为Why most homes in Europe don't have air conditioners. 5. 结合生活实际，选择常见的降温方式，故答案为I usually eat ice creams/go swimming.
【答案】1. About 80% of homes in Europe.
2. Because of its location.
3. Illnesses and greenhouse gas/hotter weather.
4. Why most homes in Europe don't have air conditioners.
5. I usually eat ice creams/go swimming.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨归纳
【点评】本题为英语阅读理解基础题，侧重考查学生定位原文信息、提取关键内容及归纳主旨的能力，第5题开放灵活，结合生活实际即可作答，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】0.8