五、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself."
1. I was a young boy, I was too shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed 2. me. I was sad but could do nothing.
Then one day, my mother asked me to take part in 3. English speech contest. It meant I 4. (have) to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school! 5. a terrible idea it was!
"Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure 6. (win)." With Mum's great help, I practised it again and again over 100 7. (time). And I did perfectly well in the contest. I could never believe 8. (I) ears when the news came that I had won first place. I heard the cheers from the crowds. They all said "Congratulations!" to me. My mother hugged me 9. (excited).
Since then, everything 10. (change) for me. And whatever I do, I always remember Mum's words—believe in yourself.
读后词汇拓展 猜出画波浪线短语的中文意思,并收入自己的小词典。
science fiction

1. When
2. at
3. an
4. had
5. What
6. to win
7. times
8. my
9. excitedly
10. has changed
读后词汇拓展
科幻小说

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空与词汇拓展题，需先通读短文理解主旨，再结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则（如时态、冠词、感叹句等）逐一分析填空，词汇拓展考查固定短语的释义。解题时，先定位每个空的考点：1空需时间状语从句引导词；2空考固定搭配；3空考冠词用法；4空考时态呼应；5空考感叹句结构；6空考非谓语动词搭配；7空考名词复数；8空考物主代词；9空考副词用法；10空考现在完成时标志；词汇拓展考短语固定含义。
【解析】
1. 此处引导时间状语从句，需用引导词When，故填When；
2. 固定搭配laugh at意为“嘲笑”，故填at；
3. English speech contest为单数可数名词，且English以元音音素开头，表泛指用不定冠词an，故填an；
4. 主句谓语meant为过去式，宾语从句需用相应过去时态，have的过去式为had，故填had；
5. 感叹句结构为“What + (a/an) + 形容词 + 名词 + 主语 + 谓语！”，中心词为名词idea，故填What；
6. 固定搭配be sure to do sth意为“一定做某事”，故填to win；
7. time表示“次数”时为可数名词，100后接复数形式，故填times；
8. 此处修饰名词ears，需用形容词性物主代词，I的形容词性物主代词为my，故填my；
9. 此处修饰动词hugged，需用副词，excited的副词形式为excitedly，故填excitedly；
10. since then是现在完成时的标志，主语everything为单数，故填has changed；
读后词汇拓展：science fiction为固定短语，意为“科幻小说”。
【答案】
1. When 2. at 3. an 4. had 5. What 6. to win 7. times 8. my 9. excitedly 10. has changed；读后词汇拓展：科幻小说
【知识点】
英语语法填空；固定搭配；短语释义
【点评】
本题侧重考查初中英语基础语法与词汇，涵盖时态、冠词、感叹句等核心语法点，以及固定短语的识记，难度适中，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】
0.7