七、阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
similar pronounce form complete choose
research they big whether meet
Some people say it is not easy for a middle-aged person to learn a foreign language. But is it really true?
Several years ago, I volunteered for a 1. project of a newspaper. They asked me to learn a new language for half a year. Then I had to go to a country where that language is spoken and complete some "tests" to see 2. I could manage in different situations.
I 3. Spanish and took some courses at a language school. I found that some Spanish words are very 4. to English words. For example, "hola" isn't very different from "hello". Of course, there are other things which are more difficult. In Spanish, you have to change the verb 5. for each person. But my 6. problem of all was pronunciation. I found it very difficult to 7. certain letters in Spanish, especially the "r" and "j". So I downloaded some sentences onto my phone and practised
8. again and again.
Half a year later, I went to Spain. A Spanish teacher called Paula 9. me and began the test. "Will I manage?" I wasn't 10. confident, but I certainly hoped so. In the end, she told me I passed.

1. research
2. whether
3. chose
4. similar
5. form
6. biggest
7. pronounce
8. them
9. met
10. completely

【分析】
先通读短文理解大意，文章讲述作者作为志愿者参与报纸研究项目，学习西班牙语半年后赴西班牙测试的经历。解题时需结合每个空的语境、语法要求（如词性、时态、形容词最高级、固定搭配等），从方框给出的词汇中选合适的词并转换为正确形式，确保每词限用一次，使短文通顺完整。
【解析】
1. 空后为名词project，需名词作定语，方框中research（研究）符合，构成固定搭配research project（研究项目），故填research；
2. 句意为“看我是否能在不同场景应付”，whether（是否）引导宾语从句，符合语境；
3. 此处缺谓语动词，描述过去动作，用choose的过去式chose（选择）；
4. 固定搭配be similar to（与……相似），故填similar；
5. 句意为“你必须为每个人改变动词形式”，form（形式）符合，用原形；
6. 由of all（所有中）可知用形容词最高级，big的最高级biggest（最大的）；
7. it's difficult to do sth.结构需动词原形，pronounce（发音）符合；
8. practise后接代词宾格，指代前文的sentences，故用them；
9. 此处缺谓语动词，过去式，meet的过去式met（遇见）；
10. 修饰形容词confident，用副词completely（完全地）。
【答案】
1. research 2. whether 3. chose 4. similar 5. form 6. biggest 7. pronounce 8. them 9. met 10. completely
【知识点】
英语选词填空、动词时态运用、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为英语选词填空题，考查学生对词汇的词义、词性及形式变化的掌握，需结合语境和语法规则解题，是初中英语常见基础题型，侧重核心词汇的实际运用。
【难度系数】
0.6

八、阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
A great saying always helps a lot. There 1. a lot of great Chinese sayings and many of them are about how to live 2. good life. What’s your favourite Chinese saying? Vote（投票）for your favourite saying and tell us why you like it.
—Carlos
My favourite saying is, “To have faults（错误）and not to correct them, this, indeed, is to have faults.” I agree with the saying. For example, 3. took me much time to learn new words when I began learning Chinese. I didn’t want to put in the time to practise. That was my greatest weakness. So I try 4. correct it by finding an enjoyable way to study. Reading is really a good start.
—Rebecca
“When I have two others with me, I can always find one to be my teacher.” is one of my favourites. Whenever I practise 5. my classmates, I will think of this great saying. I can learn a lot from others, even from the mistakes.
—Rosa

1. are
2. a
3. it
4. to
5. with

【分析】本题为英语语篇填空题，需结合短文语境、语法规则及固定搭配完成填空。解题时先通读全文理解大意，再针对每个空分析句子结构：第1题考查there be句型的主谓一致；第2题考查不定冠词的固定搭配；第3题考查it作形式主语的固定句型；第4题考查动词的固定搭配；第5题考查动词短语的固定用法，确保每空填一词使短文通顺。
【解析】1. 句子为there be句型，主语是复数名词短语"a lot of great Chinese sayings"，时态为一般现在时，be动词需用are；2. 固定搭配"live a good life"表示“过好生活”，good以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a；3. 固定句型"It takes sb +时间+to do sth"中，it作形式主语，代替后面的真正主语不定式短语，故填it；4. 固定搭配"try to do sth"意为“尽力做某事”，此处需填不定式符号to；5. 固定短语"practise with sb"意为“和某人一起练习”，故填介词with。
【答案】1. are 2. a 3. it 4. to 5. with
【知识点】固定搭配；there be句型；it作形式主语
【点评】本题考查英语基础语法与常用搭配，难度较低，学生只要掌握常见句型和短语即可轻松完成，适合巩固基础知识点。
【难度系数】0.8