一、从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空(每个词或短语只能用一次)。
stroke still artistic form under pressure breath take pleasure in
1. The river was so that we could clearly see fish swimming slowly in the water.
2. Before starting a new character, take a deep and clear your mind.
3. The young artist felt to create something amazing for the exhibition.
4. Every in calligraphy shows the writer's patience and artistic talent.
5. When he was alive, my grandfather planting flowers and drinking tea in his quiet garden every day.
6. Compared with other , calligraphy places greater emphasis on inner peace.

1. still 2. breath 3. under pressure 4. stroke
5. took pleasure in 6. artistic forms

【分析】首先明确方框内各词/短语的含义：stroke（一笔、笔画）、still（静止的）、artistic（艺术的）、form（形式）、under pressure（在压力下）、breath（呼吸）、take pleasure in（以…为乐）。解题思路：1. 通读每个句子，理解句意；2. 结合语境匹配合适的词/短语；3. 根据句子语法要求（时态、单复数、词性）调整词的形式；4. 确保每个词/短语仅使用一次。
【解析】1. so后接形容词，句意是河静止得能看清鱼游动，故填still；2. 固定搭配take a deep breath（深呼吸），故填breath；3. 句意是艺术家在压力下创作，under pressure符合语境，故填under pressure；4. 句意是书法的每一笔，every后接单数名词，stroke（笔画）符合，故填stroke；5. 由was可知用过去式，take pleasure in的过去式是took pleasure in，符合爷爷在世时的习惯，故填took pleasure in；6. other后接复数名词，artistic修饰form，故填artistic forms。
【答案】1. still 2. breath 3. under pressure 4. stroke 5. took pleasure in 6. artistic forms
【知识点】词汇辨析、固定搭配、词形变化
【点评】本题考查选词填空，需结合语境和语法规则选择并调整词汇形式，是基础题型，侧重词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】0.7

1. As he had no tools, he had to put the picture the wall before it could .

A.on; put on
B.against; be put up
C.up; put up
D.beyond; be put on

B

【分析】
这道题考查介词搭配和被动语态的用法。解题思路：第一步，先梳理put相关短语的含义：put on意为“穿上；上演”，put up意为“张贴；搭建”，put against意为“靠在……上”，beyond意为“超过”；第二步，结合句意分析：句子表达“他没有工具，不得不把画靠在墙上才能被张贴”，第一空需表示“靠在”的介词，第二空主语the picture是“张贴”动作的承受者，需用被动语态，据此排除错误选项。
【解析】
1. 短语含义辨析：put on（穿上）、put up（张贴）、put against（靠在）、beyond（超过）；
2. 被动语态判断：第二空主语the picture是动作put up的承受者，需用“be + 过去分词”的被动结构，A选项第二空无被动、C选项第一空搭配错误、D选项介词和短语均不符合句意，只有B选项符合要求。
【答案】
B
【知识点】
介词搭配、被动语态
【点评】
本题考查英语常用短语搭配及被动语态的基础用法，需准确掌握put相关短语含义，结合句意和语态规则分析即可解题。
【难度系数】
0.5

2. Winning the final made the team the of our school.

A.price
B.value
C.pride
D.wealth

C

【分析】首先理解题干句意：赢得决赛让这支队伍成为我们学校的________。需要辨析四个选项的名词词义，结合语境判断正确选项。
【解析】先翻译题干：赢得决赛使这支队伍成为我们学校的________。再逐一辨析选项：A.price意为“价格”，不符合语境；B.value意为“价值”，不符合；C.pride意为“骄傲”，符合“赢得决赛后队伍是学校的骄傲”的语境；D.wealth意为“财富”，不符合。因此选C。
【答案】C
【知识点】名词词义辨析
【点评】本题考查基础名词的词义辨析，结合语境即可选出正确答案，属于英语基础题。
【难度系数】0.7

3. You will not make progress in your English study you practise speaking and writing every day.

A.if
B.when
C.unless
D.because

C

【分析】首先明确句子逻辑：主句表达“你在英语学习上不会取得进步”，从句表达“你每天练习听说读写”，需选择能引导条件状语从句且表示“除非、如果不”含义的连词，结合选项词义逐一验证。
【解析】逐个分析选项：A.if意为“如果”，代入后句子逻辑为“如果每天练习听说读写，就不会进步”，与句意相悖；B.when意为“当……时”，引导时间状语从句，代入后逻辑不通；C.unless意为“除非、如果不”，引导条件状语从句，代入后句子意为“除非你每天练习听说读写，否则你的英语学习不会进步”，符合语境；D.because意为“因为”，引导原因状语从句，代入后因果关系不成立。因此选C。
【答案】C
【知识点】条件状语从句、连词词义辨析
【点评】本题考查连词的词义辨析及条件状语从句引导词的用法，需准确理解句子逻辑关系，掌握unless的核心含义，属于英语基础考点。
【难度系数】0.4

4. If you live in a foreign country, you will naturally the local language and customs over time.

A.pick up
B.give up
C.take up
D.make up

A

【分析】本题考查动词短语的词义辨析，解题时需先理解句意，再逐一分析各选项短语的含义，结合语境选出符合句意的短语。句意是“如果你住在外国，随着时间推移你会自然地______当地的语言和习俗”，需找表示“习得、学会”的短语。
【解析】首先明确各选项短语含义：A. pick up意为“偶然学会，习得（语言、技能等）”；B. give up意为“放弃”；C. take up意为“开始从事，占据（时间、空间等）”；D. make up意为“编造，组成，化妆”。结合句意，住在外国随时间自然习得当地语言和习俗，只有A选项符合语境。
【答案】A
【知识点】动词短语辨析
【点评】本题属于基础词义辨析题，考查常见动词短语的核心含义，掌握各短语用法并结合语境即可选出答案，是英语学习的基础考点。
【难度系数】0.7

三、根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。
主题群:生活与学习 子主题:丰富、充实的生活 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★★
[2026 江苏省丹阳高级中学期中]Ten years ago, my parents bought some comic books for my brother. He wasn't 1. i，but I thought they were fantastic. Those comics had all the things I liked best—good stories, clever drawing and comedy. At once, I started drawing my own comics and I have never 2. s. Now, I've got a blog(博客) where I upload my comics. I've developed a group of characters and make up stories for 3. t，and I haven't run out of ideas yet!
Drawing comics takes a lot of time, and I'm still in school. There's a lot of schoolwork this year, and it keeps me 4. b. Sometimes, I get time to draw during my breaks, but mainly I do it at home, which is a quiet place for me. Fans sometimes contact me on my blog, and it's a good feeling to write back to them.
Last year, I went to a national youth comic festival, which was great for finding out in detail
5. h other teenagers made their comics. For example, most other teenagers I met use computers to draw. Although I know how to do that, and it takes less time, I 6. p to draw by hand. It's how I began to draw and my drawing skills have improved a lot.
Recently, because of the success of my blog, articles about me have appeared in newspapers and 7. m. But I'm not used to that.
Though I don't mind reporters asking me questions, I sometimes regret my replies, and hate having my photo taken. I was feeling uncomfortable when a reporter 8. e called me "the coolest teenager". Me? My friends would laugh at that! However, one amazing thing is that some of my comic-writing heroes have written to congratulate(祝贺) me on my 9. s.
What's next? Well, developing my art skills. I may take an animation course during the school holidays. I can't 10. i my life without making comics.

1. interested 2. stopped 3. them 4. busy
5. how 6. prefer 7. magazines 8. even 9. success
10. imagine

【分析】
这类首字母填空题需先通读全文把握主旨，再逐句结合语境、语法结构、固定搭配及首字母提示确定单词，最后通读检查确保语义通顺。具体步骤：1. 通读短文，明确文章围绕作者画漫画的经历与感受展开；2. 分析每个空格前后的语境，结合首字母推导合适的单词，同时注意时态、词性等语法要求；3. 填完后再次通读，验证单词是否符合文意。
【解析】
1. 第一空：根据语境，哥哥对漫画不感兴趣，固定搭配be interested，结合首字母i，填interested；
2. 第二空：作者开始画自己的漫画后从未停止，现在完成时结构have+过去分词，结合首字母s，填stopped；
3. 第三空：指代前文的复数名词characters，介词for后用宾格，结合首字母t，填them；
4. 第四空：学业繁重让作者忙碌，结合语境及首字母b，填busy；
5. 第五空：去漫画节了解其他青少年如何画漫画，表方式，结合首字母h，填how；
6. 第六空：虽然知道用电脑画更快，但作者更喜欢手绘，结合语境及首字母p，填prefer；
7. 第七空：报纸和杂志是并列名词，结合首字母m，填magazines；
8. 第八空：表示递进，甚至称作者为“最酷的青少年”，结合首字母e，填even；
9. 第九空：英雄们祝贺作者的成功，结合语境及首字母s，填success；
10. 第十空：无法想象没有漫画的生活，结合首字母i，填imagine。
【答案】
1. interested 2. stopped 3. them 4. busy 5. how 6. prefer 7. magazines 8. even 9. success 10. imagine
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为英语首字母填空题，考查学生对核心词汇的掌握及上下文语境的分析能力，需结合文章主旨和语法规则推导单词，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6