四、选词填空。
meaning with take blow sb away work
give success reason therefore
Our school held a wonderful and creative science activity last month. Our whole class decided to 16. an active part in it. I was born 17. a deep love for designing small inventions（发明）in my free time. 18. , I made up my mind to create a simple wind-powered boat. To test whether the boat could move smoothly on water, I prepared a long thin fishing line to guide its direction in a big basin（盆）full of water. Then I bent（弯腰）down and blew softly again and again to make it move forward little by little.
It worked well and moved straight ahead at first. However, it stopped 19. soon because of a small problem with its sail. Seeing the situation, my warm-hearted deskmate 20. me a helping hand without thinking twice! We checked every part carefully, discussed possible 21. and tried several ways to solve the problem together. Finally, we solved it 22. , and our boat sailed well on the water surface again. The final result really 23. . This unforgettable experience was both fun and 24. . It taught me that teamwork can help us overcome almost any problem we meet.

16.take 17.with 18.Therefore 19.working 20.gave 21.reasons 22.successfully 23.blew us away 24.meaningful

【分析】
本题为英语选词填空题，解题思路为：先通读全文理解文章主旨，再结合每个空的语境、语法规则及固定搭配，从给定词汇中选择合适的词并调整形式，最终完成填空。需重点关注固定搭配、词性转换、逻辑连词及动词形式变化。
【解析】
16. 考查固定搭配。take an active part in为固定短语，意为“积极参加”，decide to后接动词原形，故填take。
17. 考查固定搭配。be born with为固定短语，意为“天生具有”，符合“天生热爱设计小发明”的语境，故填with。
18. 考查逻辑连词。上文提到决心制作风动力船，下文是该决心的结果，therefore（因此）表承接逻辑，句首需大写，故填Therefore。
19. 考查非谓语动词。stop doing sth为固定用法，意为“停止做某事”，结合语境船停止工作，故填work的动名词形式working。
20. 考查固定搭配。give sb a helping hand为固定短语，意为“帮助某人”，描述过去的动作，用动词过去式，故填gave。
21. 考查名词复数。possible后接可数名词，此处指“讨论可能的原因”，reason需用复数形式，故填reasons。
22. 考查词性转换。此处修饰动词solved，需用副词，success的副词形式为successfully，故填successfully。
23. 考查固定短语及动词时态。blow sb away为固定短语，意为“使惊叹”，描述过去的结果，用动词过去式，故填blew us away。
24. 考查词性转换。此处与形容词fun并列，需用形容词，meaning的形容词形式为meaningful，故填meaningful。
【答案】
16.take 17.with 18.Therefore 19.working 20.gave 21.reasons 22.successfully 23.blew us away 24.meaningful
【知识点】
英语固定搭配、词性转换、语境填词
【点评】
本题考查英语词汇在语境中的运用，涉及固定搭配、词性变化等基础知识点，需结合上下文和语法规则解题，是初中英语常见题型，侧重考查学生的词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.5

五、阅读理解。
A
Inventions That Make Your Life Easier
1. LynQ
Getting separated（分离）from friends or a family member at a music festival can be a real headache. LynQ helps you find your loved ones when you get separated from the group. Unlike your smartphones, this small thing does not need any Wi-Fi to stay connected.

2. Habit Aware
Habit Aware is here to make your life a little easier. The beautiful little thing vibrates（颤动）whenever it catches you falling into a bad habit.
（续表）
3. Philips Somneo
The company Philips has something to help you get up earlier. Philips Somneo is here to help you wake up better, without the very annoying（烦人的）sounds of a traditional alarm clock. The Somneo creates something like a natural sunrise each morning while helping with your sleeping habits.
() 25. can help to find family members.
A. Philips Somneo
B. Habit Aware
C. Wi-Fi
D. LynQ
() 26. Philips Somneo helps its users to .
A. form a good sleeping habit
B. sleep better with natural light
C. wake up in a better way
D. get up early with its noise
() 27. The passage is most probably from .
A. a story about science
B. a website for travelling
C. a magazine of technology
D. a book on American culture

25.D 26.C 27.C

【分析】
做这类阅读理解题，需先通读原文明确各发明的功能，再针对题目问题定位原文对应内容，对比选项逐一排除错误项，选出正确答案。第25题询问能找家人的发明，需定位LynQ的相关描述；第26题询问Philips Somneo的作用，定位该发明的功能说明；第27题推断文章来源，需结合文章介绍科技发明的内容判断。
【解析】
25题：根据原文LynQ部分“LynQ helps you find your loved ones when you get separated from the group.”可知，LynQ可帮助找到家人，对应选项D；A选项Philips Somneo是帮助起床的，B选项Habit Aware是纠正坏习惯的，C选项Wi-Fi是连接工具，均不符合，故选D。
26题：根据原文Philips Somneo部分“Philips Somneo is here to help you wake up better”可知，该发明帮助用户以更好的方式醒来，对应选项C；A选项原文未提及形成良好睡眠习惯，B选项原文是模拟日出辅助睡眠而非用自然光睡眠，D选项原文提到无烦人的声音，均排除，故选C。
27题：文章介绍三款实用科技发明，内容与科技相关，最可能来自科技类杂志，对应选项C；A选项科学故事、B选项旅游网站、D选项美国文化书籍均不符合，故选C。
【答案】
25.D 26.C 27.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本文是介绍实用发明的短文，题目以细节查找和简单推断为主，难度不大，学生只要仔细定位原文关键信息即可正确作答，适合初中阶段练习。
【难度系数】
0.7