Ⅲ. 根据要求，完成句子。
1. Mike is ten years old. Bill is ten years old too.（合为一句）
Mike is Bill.
2. My room is cooler than his.（改为同义句）
His room is mine.
3. I’m not as tall as my brother.（改为同义句）
I’m my brother.
4. Japanese is not as popular as English.（改为同义句）
English is than Japanese.
5. They are both listening to music now.（改为同义句）
are listening to music now.

1. as old as 2. warmer than 3. shorter than 4. more popular
5. Both of them

【分析】
本题考查形容词原级、比较级的转换及同义句改写，需掌握as...as结构、比较级的反义表达、not as...as的同义替换以及both的同义结构。解题时先分析每道题的语义逻辑，对应合适的语法结构完成转换。
【解析】
1. 原句表示Mike和Bill年龄相同，用as...as（和……一样）结构，故填as old as；
2. 原句“我的房间比他的凉”，同义为“他的房间比我的暖”，cool的反义比较级是warmer，故填warmer than；
3. 原句“我不如哥哥高”，同义为“我比哥哥矮”，tall的反义比较级是short，故填shorter than；
4. 原句“日语不如英语流行”，同义为“英语比日语更流行”，popular的比较级是more popular，故填more popular；
5. 原句both作主语，同义结构为both of them，故填Both of them。
【答案】
1. as old as 2. warmer than 3. shorter than 4. more popular 5. Both of them
【知识点】
形容词原级比较、形容词比较级转换、同义句改写
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础题型，主要考查形容词原级、比较级的用法及同义转换，需学生掌握核心语法结构，难度适中，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅳ. 阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。
talk both run because friend win short tall important study good they
Should friends be the same or different? We interviewed(采访) Tom, Peter, and Lucy. They 1 about the similarities(相似点) and differences between them and their 2. For example, Tom and his friend Alex are shy. Both of 3 are quieter than most kids.
As for Peter and his friend Frank, they 4 like sport. Frank plays tennis well, and Peter 5 fast. Peter is 6 than Frank, but Frank is heavier than Peter. Frank is much less hard-working than Peter, so Peter always gets 7 grades.
When it comes to Lucy and her best friend Jane, they almost talk about everything. Lucy plans 8 as hard as Jane. And Lucy says that Jane is funnier than anyone she knows 9 Jane always brings laughter to her.
So, from these examples, we can tell that the most 10 thing is that you really like your friends. You can be similar to your friends. You can also be very different from them.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. talked 2. friends 3. them 4. both 5. runs 6. taller 7. better
8. to study 9. because 10. important

【分析】
本题为语篇型词汇填空，解题思路如下：①先通读全文，把握文章主旨（探讨朋友间的异同，核心是真心喜欢朋友）；②结合方框词汇，分析每个空的句子结构、时态、词性、固定搭配及逻辑关系，选择合适词汇并变形；③填完后通读验证，确保语句通顺、逻辑合理。
【解析】
1. 由前文“interviewed”可知时态为一般过去时，talk about是固定搭配，故填talked；
2. 结合后文“Tom and his friend Alex”，此处指“他们的朋友”，填friends；
3. both of后接人称代词宾格，they的宾格为them，故填them；
4. 此处表示“两者都喜欢运动”，用both，填both；
5. 主语Peter是第三人称单数，时态为一般现在时，run的第三人称单数形式为runs，填runs；
6. 由than可知用形容词比较级，tall的比较级为taller，填taller；
7. 此处表示“更好的成绩”，用good的比较级better，填better；
8. plan to do sth是固定搭配，故填to study；
9. 前后为因果关系，用连词because，填because；
10. the most后接形容词原级构成最高级，结合语境填important，故填important；
【答案】
1. talked 2. friends 3. them 4. both 5. runs 6. taller 7. better 8. to study 9. because 10. important
【知识点】
动词时态变形、形容词比较级、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查语篇理解与词汇运用能力，需结合语境分析语法规则，难度适中，是初中英语常见基础题型，学生易掌握。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。
1. They are much a in character because they are twins.
2. He looked at himself in the m. He brushed his hair to make it look nice.
3. Did you read her new n? It tells the story of a brave girl in the war.
4. I like the person who has s of humour. They always make me laugh when I am sad.
5. T to teachers, we can get high scores. They help us understand difficult problems and learn better.

1. alike 2. mirror 3. novel 4. sense 5. Thanks

【分析】
做这类根据首字母及句意补全单词的题目，需先通读句子理解语境，再结合给出的首字母，匹配符合语境的正确单词，同时注意单词的拼写和形式（本题均为原形，符合句子结构）。
【解析】
1. 句意：他们性格很像，因为是双胞胎，首字母为a，故填形容词alike（相似的）；
2. 句意：他在镜子里看自己，整理头发让头发好看，首字母为m，故填名词mirror（镜子）；
3. 句意：你读她的新小说了吗？它讲的是战争里勇敢女孩的故事，首字母为n，故填名词novel（小说）；
4. 句意：我喜欢有幽默感的人，他们在我难过时总让我笑，固定搭配sense of humour表示“幽默感”，首字母为s，故填名词sense；
5. 句意：多亏老师我们能得高分，他们帮我们理解难题、学得更好，固定搭配thanks to表示“多亏，由于”，首字母为T，故填Thanks。
【答案】
1. alike 2. mirror 3. novel 4. sense 5. Thanks
【知识点】
词汇运用；固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇的运用及固定搭配的掌握，难度较低，学生只要平时积累常用单词和短语，结合语境即可完成作答。
【难度系数】
0.8