Ⅳ. 根据上下文意思，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式补全短文。
great change happy dirt wide
be lead narrow convenient
government
My hometown is a beautiful place. It 1. a lot over the years. When I was a little child, my hometown was a quiet village. There were only a few small houses and a 2. road. The road was made of 3. , so when it rained, it became very muddy.
People in my hometown used to 4. a simple life. Most of them 5. farmers. They worked hard in the corn fields every day and grew rice and vegetables. There was no supermarket in the village, so people had to go to the town to buy things. There was also no school nearby, so many children couldn't go to school easily.
But now, great changes have taken place in my hometown. The narrow dirt road has become a 6. and clean one. Many families have built new houses or moved into modern flats. Transport has become much better. Buses, taxis and even high-speed trains can take people to different places quickly. It's very 7. for people to get around. The local 8. has also built many public facilities. There are big supermarkets, beautiful schools and modern hospitals. Children can get a good education. People's living conditions have improved 9. . The changes have made people's lives 10. than before. I love my hometown.

1. has changed 2. narrow 3. dirt
4. lead 5. were 6. wide
7. convenient 8. government
9. greatly 10. happier

【分析】
本题为英语短文选词填空题，解题思路为：先通读全文理解整体语境，再逐个分析每个空格的语法结构（如时态、词性）和语义需求，结合方框内给出的单词，根据语境对单词进行适当变形（如时态变化、词性转换、比较级变形等），最终完成填空。
【解析】
1. 时间状语“over the years”（多年来）是现在完成时的标志，主语为it，故填has changed；
2. 描述过去的道路，结合后文对应内容，此处需填形容词“窄的”，故填narrow；
3. 表示路的材质，用名词dirt作定语，意为“泥土路”，故填dirt；
4. 固定搭配“used to do sth”（过去常常做某事），此处需填动词原形，“lead a simple life”意为“过简单生活”，故填lead；
5. 主语“most of them”为复数，描述过去的状态，用be动词的过去式were，故填were；
6. 与前文“narrow”对应，描述现在的道路，需填形容词“宽的”，故填wide；
7. 结合前文交通改善的描述，此处表示出行方便，需填形容词“方便的”，故填convenient；
8. 当地负责建设公共设施的机构，结合方框单词，此处指“政府”，故填government；
9. 修饰动词“improved”，需用副词形式，great的副词是greatly，故填greatly；
10. 句中出现“than”，需用形容词比较级，happy的比较级是happier，意为“更幸福的”，故填happier；
【答案】
1. has changed 2. narrow 3. dirt 4. lead 5. were 6. wide 7. convenient 8. government 9. greatly 10. happier
【知识点】
英语短文选词填空、动词时态运用、形容词副词变形
【点评】
本题侧重考查学生对词汇的语境理解、词形变化及基础语法（时态、比较级、固定搭配）的掌握，是初中英语常见的基础题型，需结合上下文逻辑和语法规则解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅴ. 阅读书信，回答问题。
Dear Uncle,
It's been a long time since you left our hometown. So let me tell you something about it.
Great changes have taken place in our hometown. In recent years, our life has improved a lot. Villagers have already moved into big and comfortable houses. They have not only telephones, colour TV sets, washing machines and refrigerators, but also their own cars. Some families even have got their own computers. Now the government is paying more attention to people's lives in the countryside. It has built many new roads and schools. The roads are wider and better. Besides, the schools are more beautiful and we can have classes in cleaner and brighter classrooms now. Do you still remember the big old tree across from our house? You used to tell me stories under it. The tree is still there and it has witnessed (见证) the changes of our hometown in recent years.
I believe our lives will be much better in the future. I hope you will come back soon and have a look yourself.
Yours,
Li Hai
1. Who has built many new roads and schools in Li Hai's hometown?

2. How are the classrooms in Li Hai's school now?

3. Where is the big old tree?

4. What's Li Hai's prediction about the future?

5. What's this text mainly about?

1. The government./The government has built many new roads and schools in Li Hai’s hometown.
2. Cleaner and brighter./They’re cleaner and brighter now.
3. Across from Li Hai’s house./The big old tree is across from Li Hai’s house.
4. He believes their lives will be much better.
5. The great changes in Li Hai’s hometown./It’s mainly about the great changes in Li Hai’s hometown.

【分析】
本题为英语书信阅读理解题，解题思路是先通读全文把握大意，再针对每个问题的关键词，在文中定位对应语句，提取准确信息作答；其中第1-4题考查细节理解，第5题考查主旨概括，需结合全文内容总结核心。
【解析】
1. 根据文中第二段“Now the government is paying more attention to people's lives in the countryside. It has built many new roads and schools.”可定位到修建新公路和学校的主体；
2. 根据文中第二段“we can have classes in cleaner and brighter classrooms now.”可提取教室的特点；
3. 根据文中第二段“Do you still remember the big old tree across from our house?”可定位大树的位置；
4. 根据文中第三段“I believe our lives will be much better in the future.”可提取Li Hai对未来的预测；
5. 全文围绕家乡发生的巨大变化展开，可概括核心主旨。
【答案】
1. The government./The government has built many new roads and schools in Li Hai’s hometown.
2. Cleaner and brighter./They’re cleaner and brighter now.
3. Across from Li Hai’s house./The big old tree is across from Li Hai’s house.
4. He believes their lives will be much better.
5. The great changes in Li Hai’s hometown./It’s mainly about the great changes in Li Hai’s hometown.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题考查学生对书信类阅读材料的信息提取和主旨概括能力，题目设置基础，只要仔细定位原文对应内容即可完成作答，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6