三、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。
be suitable for neither... nor
compete against try out
be divided into
16. The history class three parts to discuss different ancient cultures.
17. The soil growing tomatoes.
18. I guess my brother may for the Arts Festival because he has a gift for playing the guitar.
19. my mum I am interested in watching sports games.
20. Our class will Class 5 in the final of the relay race.

16. is divided into 17. is suitable for 18. try out 19. Neither; nor 20. compete against

【分析】
本题要求用方框内短语的适当形式填空，解题思路为：1. 先明确各短语的含义：be suitable for（适合）、neither...nor（既不……也不，连接并列主语时谓语遵循就近一致原则）、compete against（与……竞争）、try out（参加选拔）、be divided into（被分成）；2. 结合每个句子的主语、语境、时态及语法规则（如情态动词后接动词原形、be动词的单复数、neither...nor的就近原则等），选择合适的短语并调整形式。
【解析】
16. 句意：历史课被分成三部分来讨论不同的古代文化。主语the history class是单数，且是动作的承受者，用一般现在时的被动语态，故填is divided into。
17. 句意：土壤适合种植西红柿。主语the soil是不可数名词，be动词用is，be suitable for表示“适合”，故填is suitable for。
18. 句意：我猜我哥哥可能会参加艺术节的选拔，因为他有弹吉他的天赋。情态动词may后接动词原形，try out for表示“参加……的选拔”，故填try out。
19. 句意：我妈妈和我都对看体育比赛不感兴趣。neither...nor连接并列主语，谓语遵循就近原则，此处后面be动词是am，符合就近原则，且句首单词首字母大写，故填Neither; nor。
20. 句意：我们班将在接力赛决赛中与五班竞争。助动词will后接动词原形，compete against表示“与……竞争”，故填compete against。
【答案】
16. is divided into 17. is suitable for 18. try out 19. Neither; nor 20. compete against
【知识点】
动词短语的用法；主谓一致；固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查常用动词短语的词义及语法形式，需学生掌握短语含义、被动语态、情态动词用法及neither...nor的就近原则，属于基础题型，注重对短语搭配的考查。
【难度系数】
0.5

阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At the end of 2023, Hefei held a marathon. Among so many runners, 1. old couple caught the attention of many people. They 2. (be) 86-year-old Hu Yingfu and 77-year-old Wang Zhangmin. Hu finished the half marathon in 2 hours and 21 minutes, and his wife, Wang, completed it in 2 hours and 23 minutes.
In fact, this wasn't the 3. (one) time that the couple had taken part in the marathon. In 1997, the couple joined a running club. At first, they started running 4. (keep) fit. But over time, they found it was a relaxing sport and became more interested in it. In 2004, they took part in a marathon for the elderly. To 5. (they) surprise, Wang won the fourth place.
In April 2011, the couple finished their first half marathon 6. (safe) in Yangzhou. In December of the same year, they finished the full marathon in Shanghai. At that time, Hu was 74 years old, and Wang was 65 years old.
Since then, the couple have started their "marathon journey". Over next ten years, they have taken part in many 7. (race) across the country every year. And they have completed 8. (many) than 100 marathon events.
For years, they have been running 10,000 metres every day. They have covered over 40,000 kilometres 9. won 203 medals in many national sports events.
Through running, the couple have made friends 10. other runners, and influenced by them, more and more young people have joined running.

1. an 2. were 3. first 4. to keep 5. their 6. safely 7. races 8. more 9. and 10. with

【分析】
本题是关于合肥马拉松参赛老夫妇的短文填空，需结合语境和初中英语核心语法规则逐一分析：
1. 第一空：old couple是可数名词单数，old以元音音素开头，表泛指“一对”需用不定冠词an；
2. 第二空：主语是复数they，描述2023年底的过去动作，be动词用过去式were；
3. 第三空：前面有定冠词the，此处表“第一次”，需用one的序数词first；
4. 第四空：“开始跑步”的目的是“保持健康”，用不定式to keep作目的状语；
5. 第五空：固定搭配to one's surprise中，主语是they，需用形容词性物主代词their；
6. 第六空：修饰动词finished，需用safe的副词形式safely；
7. 第七空：many后接可数名词复数，race的复数是races；
8. 第八空：固定搭配more than表“超过”，需用many的比较级more；
9. 第九空：连接两个并列谓语动作covered和won，用连词and；
10. 第十空：固定搭配make friends with sb表“和某人交朋友”，需用介词with。
【解析】
1. 考查不定冠词：old以元音音素开头，泛指“一对老夫妇”，故填an；
2. 考查一般过去时：主语为复数they，时间是2023年底的过去，be动词用were；
3. 考查序数词：定冠词the后接序数词，表“第一次”，故填first；
4. 考查非谓语动词（不定式）：此处表目的，用to keep；
5. 考查物主代词：固定搭配to one's surprise中，对应主语they用their；
6. 考查副词：修饰动词finished，用副词safely；
7. 考查名词复数：many后接可数名词复数，故填races；
8. 考查固定搭配：more than是固定短语，表“超过”，故填more；
9. 考查连词：连接并列动作，用and；
10. 考查固定短语：make friends with是固定搭配，故填with。
【答案】
1. an 2. were 3. first 4. to keep 5. their 6. safely 7. races 8. more 9. and 10. with
【知识点】
冠词的用法、动词的时态、固定搭配
【点评】
本题围绕参赛老夫妇的马拉松经历设题，侧重考查初中英语核心基础语法点，需结合语境和固定搭配完成填空，难度适中，能有效检验学生对基础语法的掌握情况。
【难度系数】
0.7