四、（本土文化）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
主题群:文学、艺术与体育
子主题:苏北大鼓
语篇类型:说明文
难度:★★
Subei Dagu, a traditional art form in Suqian, is known as “storytelling with a drum”. Imagine a performer standing on an open stage with only a drum and a pair 1. metal plates. This art form is performed 2. (wide) across northern Jiangsu and 3. (become) a National Intangible Cultural Heritage(国家级非物质文化遗产).
The performer uses 4. special local dialect(方言). As he beats the drum and shakes the plates, he doesn’t just sing; he acts out all the roles—warriors, ladies, and officials—by himself. 5. (keep) the audience engaged, he uses “big hooks”, or cliffhangers(悬念), at the end of each section, making listeners eager for more.
In the past, this art was often performed in villages. Today, it is becoming 6. (popular) than before because of the internet. Master Niu Chongxiang, an inheritor(传承人) of this skill, 7. (know) by millions online. He started livestreaming(直播) several years ago, bringing this old art to a wider audience.
Master Niu believes that traditional art should not be just a memory in museums 8. a living river. When he sees young people 9. (amaze) by his performance, he feels truly happy. Through his efforts, the sound of the drum continues to ring, 10. (connect) the past with the present.

1. of 2. widely 3. has become 4. a 5. To keep
6. more popular 7. is known 8. but
9. amazed 10. connecting

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，解题思路为：先通读全文理解语篇大意，再结合空格前后的语法结构、固定搭配、词性转换、时态语态、非谓语动词等知识点逐一分析，同时结合语境判断所需词汇的正确形式。例如第1题考查固定搭配，第2题考查副词修饰动词，第3题考查现在完成时，第5题考查不定式作目的状语等，需根据不同考点确定答案。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配，a pair of为固定短语，意为“一双，一对”，故填of。
2. 考查词性转换，此处修饰动词performed，需用副词形式，wide的副词是widely，故填widely。
3. 考查时态，结合语境，苏北大鼓成为国家级非物质文化遗产是过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响，应用现在完成时，主语为单数，故填has become。
4. 考查冠词，此处泛指“一种特殊的方言”，special以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a，填a。
5. 考查非谓语动词，此处表目的，应用不定式作目的状语，故填To keep。
6. 考查形容词比较级，由句中than可知，此处需用形容词popular的比较级more popular，故填more popular。
7. 考查被动语态，主语Master Niu Chongxiang与动词know是被动关系，应用一般现在时的被动语态，故填is known。
8. 考查固定结构，not...but...为固定结构，意为“不是...而是...”，故填but。
9. 考查非谓语动词，see sb + adj结构中，修饰人young people需用过去分词形式的形容词amazed，表“感到惊讶的”，故填amazed。
10. 考查非谓语动词，此处现在分词作伴随状语，主语the sound与动词connect是主动关系，故填connecting。
【答案】
1. of 2. widely 3. has become 4. a 5. To keep 6. more popular 7. is known 8. but 9. amazed 10. connecting
【知识点】
固定搭配、英语语法、词性转换
【点评】
本题以本土文化“苏北大鼓”为主题，属于英语语法填空题型，考查基础语法知识与词汇运用，语境清晰，难度适中，有助于学生巩固相关知识点，同时了解本土传统文化。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、 核心素养 语言能力 完形填空。
主题群:生活与学习 子主题:自我提升 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★
Jamal was crazy about music. He began to play the cello(大提琴) when he was in middle school. In order to make full use of the 1 to practise, he began to miss English classes.
"Your English grades were too poor, so you could not 2 the class any more," the English teacher said. So Jamal could 3 practise music in his spare time.
One day, Jamal 4 his music teacher a few of his own musical works. He said he wanted to be a 5. But his music teacher advised him to improve his writing skills 6 he wanted to realize his dream. From then on, Jamal tried to 7 his thoughts and write them down in English. He kept 8 some music articles and listening to some English songs. It seemed that creating music was 9 his English spelling and writing. 10, he made much progress in English.
Once Jamal brought his English teacher an article about what 11 meant to him. It was written beautifully, and the teacher saw his 12 from the article.
Jamal's hard work in both music and English was 13 by all the teachers. Everything came to him who waited. Two years later, Jamal was 14 by one of the best local high schools. Jamal's gift for music has 15 him to overcome any difficulty. One can be excellent at what he is good at.
()1. A. time B. money C. gift D. chance
()2. A. attend B. miss C. change D. break
()3. A. never B. still C. also D. only
()4. A. asked B. promised C. showed D. sent
()5. A. player B. dancer C. musician D. teacher
()6. A. when B. though C. until D. if
()7. A. admire B. organize C. spread D. correct
()8. A. reading B. singing C. copying D. posting
()9. A. thankful to B. helpful to C. similar to D. harmful to
()10. A. Unluckily B. Firstly C. Slowly D. Suddenly
()11. A. English B. music C. work D. school
()12. A. secret B. progress C. decision D. habit
()13. A. cheated B. doubted C. praised D. served
()14. A. accepted B. refused C. broken D. solved
()15. A. told B. expected C. advised D. pushed

1~5. ABDCC 6~10. DBABC
11~15. BBCAD

【分析】
本题为记叙文完形填空，主题围绕“生活与学习中的自我提升”展开，解题需先通读全文把握主旨：热爱音乐的Jamal曾因练大提琴缺英语课，被老师要求不能缺课，后在音乐老师建议下通过将音乐相关想法用英语表达提升英语，最终进步并被优质高中录取。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配，逐一分析每个空格的逻辑与选项合理性。
【解析】
1. 结合上下文，Jamal为练音乐缺英语课，此处指“利用时间”，选A.time；
2. 老师因Jamal英语差，告知他不能再缺课，attend class为固定搭配“上课”，选A.attend；
3. 因不能缺英语课，Jamal只能在业余时间练音乐，表“仅、只”，选D.only；
4. Jamal向音乐老师展示自己的作品，show sth to sb为固定搭配，选C.showed；
5. Jamal热爱音乐，想成为“音乐家”，选C.musician；
6. 音乐老师建议“如果”他想实现梦想，需提升写作，if引导条件状语，选D.if；
7. Jamal尝试“组织”自己的想法并用英语写下，选B.organize；
8. 他坚持“读”音乐文章、听英文歌，对应提升英语的行为，选A.reading；
9. 创作音乐对他的英语拼写和写作有“帮助”，选B.helpful to；
10. 经过努力，“慢慢地”他英语进步，选C.Slowly；
11. Jamal给老师的文章是关于“音乐”对他的意义，选B.music；
12. 老师从文章中看到他的“进步”，对应前文的努力，选B.progress；
13. 他在音乐和英语上的努力被老师“表扬”，选C.praised；
14. 两年后他被当地最好的高中“录取”，be accepted by为固定搭配，选A.accepted；
15. 音乐天赋“推动”他克服困难，push sb to do sth为固定搭配，选D.pushed。
【答案】
1~5. ABDCC 6~10. DBABC 11~15. BBCAD
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇词义辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本题语篇为贴近学生生活的记叙文，围绕“自我提升”主题，侧重考查学生对词汇的辨析及语篇逻辑的把握，难度适中，能引导学生体会坚持与努力的价值，符合语言能力核心素养的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.6