四、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
Making movies used to be something that only professional(专业的) teams with lots of money could do. But now, thanks to AI, anyone can create a film.
This year, for the first time, the 14th Beijing International Film Festival had 1 special part, the AIGC Short Film Unit. They got 430 films from all over the world. 2 (surprise), independent creators made up 45 per cent of the total, with the 3 (young) one being just 11 years old. AIGC is changing the game by 4 (let) anyone make movies.
Wang Zimin got the Best Creative Award. In his film, a team 5 (set) up. Their purpose is to identify(识别) AI 6 humans to prevent possible problems. In the movie, the team catches Sun Wukong, 7 (think) he must be an AI character because of his superpowers which match the things AI can do.
But making movies with AI isn't perfect yet. Many AI apps can only produce pieces of videos based on user prompts(提示词). As a result, 8 (character) faces often appear differently in later scenes. Wang solved this problem. He only started playing with AI two months before he made his 9 (success) film.
Anyone can use AIGC. The only thing you need is to have a strong desire(愿望) to express yourself 10 the only limit is your imagination.
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1. a 2. Surprisingly 3. youngest 4. letting 5. is set 6. from 7. thinking 8. characters' 9. successful 10. and

【分析】先通读短文理解主旨（AI助力电影创作），再结合每个空格的语境、语法规则（冠词、副词、形容词最高级、非谓语、被动语态、介词、名词所有格、连词等）逐一分析，确定每个空的正确形式。
【解析】1. 考查不定冠词：此处表泛指“一个特别的部分”，special以辅音音素开头，故填a。
2. 考查副词：修饰整个句子，需用副词，surprise的副词形式为Surprisingly，句首大写，故填Surprisingly。
3. 考查形容词最高级：前面有定冠词the，结合语境“最年轻的创作者”，用形容词young的最高级youngest，故填youngest。
4. 考查动名词：介词by后接动名词作宾语，let的动名词是letting，故填letting。
5. 考查一般现在时的被动语态：主语a team与动词短语set up是被动关系，描述客观情况用一般现在时，被动结构为is+过去分词，set的过去分词是set，故填is set。
6. 考查介词：固定搭配identify...from...意为“从……中识别……”，符合语境，故填from。
7. 考查现在分词作伴随状语：主语the team与动词think是主动关系，此处作伴随状语，用现在分词thinking，故填thinking。
8. 考查名词所有格：修饰名词faces，需用复数名词的所有格形式，character的复数是characters，所有格为characters'，故填characters'。
9. 考查形容词：修饰名词film，需用success的形容词形式successful，故填successful。
10. 考查并列连词：前后两个分句是并列顺承关系，用连词and连接，故填and。
【答案】1. a 2. Surprisingly 3. youngest 4. letting 5. is set 6. from 7. thinking 8. characters' 9. successful 10. and
【知识点】冠词的用法、词形变换、被动语态
【点评】本题围绕AI电影创作的话题，考查初中英语核心语法点，要求学生结合语境运用冠词、介词、非谓语动词等知识，难度适中，注重基础语法的实际运用。
【难度系数】0.6

五、阅读理解。
We can see circles, squares and triangles everywhere in our daily life. Have you thought about their meanings in films? Much like colours, different shapes can show different features of characters in the scenes.
Circles represent things that are soft and natural. The round shape reminds us of things that appear in nature, like the sun, raindrops. We can also connect circles with beautiful eyes, babies’ round faces... All these things make us feel happy and warm. This is why so many cartoon characters’ bodies—heroes, good people—are round in shape, because circles represent goodness, happiness and friendliness.
Squares show things that are unnatural or man-made, or things that are boring or old-fashioned. In the cartoon film Up, Carl has a square face and wears square glasses, while Russell, an 8-year-old boy with a round face, always wears round medals. These shapes show the characters’ personalities. Carl is stubborn(固执的) and lonely, while Russell is lovely and full of energy.
The angriest shape is the triangle. Every kid who draws a monster with sharp teeth draws a row of triangles, don’t they? That’s because the shape represents fear, distrust and doubt in some way. Look at the bad guys in cartoons—they are all drawn with plenty of points and triangles, like Shengongbao in Ne Zha. And triangles are stable(稳固的) and don’t easily fall down. In films, this feature makes bad people difficult to deal with.
Not only in cartoons, but also in other kinds of films, different shapes are used for the same purpose. So, try to find the hidden shapes and you will know what the characters are like.
()1. How does the writer explain the relationship between squares and characters’ personalities?
A. By telling a story.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By raising a question.
D. By giving an example.
()2. 创新考法—图片理解 Which picture does the underlined word “triangle” refer to?

()3. 创新考法—篇章结构 Which of the following is the structure of the article? (①=Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2, ...)

1. D 【点拨】根据第三段的内容可知,作者通过举例的方式解释卡通人物个性和方形的关系。故选 D。
2. A 【点拨】根据第四段内容可知,triangle 指的是“三角形”。故选 A。
3. A 【点拨】第一段提出主题“不同的形状可以在不同场景中显示人物的不同性格”;第二、三、四段分别介绍圆形、正方形和三角形与人物性格的联系;第五段总结全文。故选 A。

【分析】
这是一篇关于电影中不同形状代表人物性格的英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解、词义猜测、篇章结构三类题型。第1题需定位原文第三段，判断作者解释方形与人物性格关系的方法；第2题需结合第四段语境猜测“triangle”的词义；第3题需梳理文章段落结构，判断总分总结构。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第三段内容，作者举了《飞屋环游记》中Carl（方形脸、方形眼镜）和Russell（圆脸、圆形奖牌）的例子，说明方形对应固执、孤独的性格，圆形对应可爱、充满活力的性格，因此作者通过举例解释关系，故选D。
2. 词义猜测题：第四段提到“the angriest shape is the triangle”，结合举例怪物画三角形的语境，可知“triangle”意为“三角形”，对应选项A的图片，故选A。
3. 篇章结构题：第一段总起，提出不同形状可显示人物不同性格；第二、三、四段分别介绍圆形、正方形、三角形与人物性格的联系；第五段总结全文，结构为总-分-总，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.A
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测、篇章结构）
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解常见题型，需学生掌握定位原文、结合语境猜词、梳理文章结构的解题方法，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7