二、根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
Many people believe that only talented people can come up with new ideas for inventions. In fact, it is possible for anyone to have good ideas for inventions. 1.
First, you need to find a certain field that you know well. 2. By making the list, you will find the field easily. What are you interested in? What are you good at? You can ask yourself these questions and write down the answers on your list.
Then, you should try to find the needs and problems in this field. 3. You can ask people around you about their problems and worries. If you are too shy, you can use the internet to get some information. Your new invention ideas need to solve those problems.
4. Once you know the needs, you can start researching. There may be some tools in the market that can solve the problems. The only thing you can do is to find ways to improve these tools and make them better. 5. The market can offer you valuable information.
When you have finished all these steps, you will get some interesting ideas. Then it will be time for you to create your invention.
A. You can make a list of them.
B. The next step is to research the market.
C. Your aim is to find what can be improved in the field.
D. If there are no such tools, you can think about creating them.
E. If you follow these steps, you can have your own ideas for inventions.

1. E
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. D

【分析】
本题为英语补全短文题，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，把握主旨（任何人都可拥有发明创意，文章介绍了获得发明创意的具体步骤）；2. 逐个分析空缺处的前后语境，结合句子间的逻辑关系（如承上启下、呼应、递进等），匹配对应选项：第1空需引出下文的步骤，第2空需呼应后文的“列清单”，第3空需承接前文“找领域的需求和问题”，第4空需引出后文的“研究”，第5空需承接前文“改进现有工具”。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提出“任何人都能有好的发明想法”，后文开始介绍获得创意的步骤，E选项“如果你遵循这些步骤，你可以有自己的发明创意”起到承上启下的作用，符合语境，故选E。
2. 第2空：后文提到“By making the list”（通过列清单），A选项“你可以把它们列出来”与之呼应，故选A。
3. 第3空：前文说“你应该尝试找到这个领域的需求和问题”，C选项“你的目标是找到这个领域里可以改进的地方”与前文“找需求和问题”逻辑一致（解决问题即改进），故选C。
4. 第4空：后文提到“Once you know the needs, you can start researching”（知道需求后开始研究），B选项“下一步是研究市场”对应研究的内容，引出下文，故选B。
5. 第5空：前文说“找到改进现有工具的方法”，D选项“如果没有这样的工具，你可以考虑创造它们”承接上文，符合逻辑，故选D。
【答案】
1.E 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D
【知识点】
英语补全短文、任务型阅读
【点评】
本题考查学生对文章逻辑衔接的理解，需结合上下文语境分析句子间的逻辑关系，是常见的任务型阅读题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5

三、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Some Chinese inventions have won wide popularity around the world. Recently, a British woman used an ancient Chinese invention to help her son 1 a maths problem.
Dr Mantri grew up in India. She was taught 2 to use an abacus (算盘) to solve maths problems when she was young. After noticing that her son Dhruv had great 3 with maths, she started using the same ancient Chinese tool to help him after school.
“My son was in Grade Five when I noticed he was 4 in maths,” said Dr Mantri. “I would ask him something very 5, like ‘35−13=?’, but he couldn’t work it out. I never thought I would teach him to use such an old 6 until I realized I could try the Chinese abacus. It is a useful 7 to help kids better understand numbers and basic calculations (计算). Very soon I saw the 8. After a few days, Dhruv started to make progress 9 with the help of the abacus. He even performed with the abacus at a school meeting where some parents came to 10 for advice on using it to help their kids.”
As one of the greatest inventions of ancient China, the Chinese abacus is also 11 to be the earliest counting tool. It helped people solve many maths problems in ancient China. As long as you 12 the rules, you can easily use it. Sometimes, just move one bead (算珠), then 13 bead, and you will get the answer. What a 14 tool!
In 2013, the Chinese abacus was 15 as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) by UNESCO. It is a valuable treasure that Chinese people are proud of.
()1. A. deal with B. part with C. agree with D. compete with
()2. A. what B. where C. how D. when
()3. A. action B. aim C. mind D. difficulty
()4. A. creative B. weak C. talented D. successful
()5. A. funny B. simple C. strange D. pleasant
()6. A. card B. coin C. tool D. bell
()7. A. sign B. report C. method D. symbol
()8. A. results B. materials C. purposes D. budgets
()9. A. politely B. loudly C. bravely D. rapidly
()10. A. care B. leave C. ask D. pay
()11. A. tested B. caught C. covered D. considered
()12. A. remember B. break C. make D. change
()13. A. other B. neither C. either D. another
()14. A. personal B. magic C. cheap D. direct
()15. A. used B. listed C. described D. completed

1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. B

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述英国女性用中国算盘帮助数学薄弱的儿子提升，以及算盘被列为非物质文化遗产的内容），再逐空结合语境、词汇辨析、固定搭配解题：1. 选表“解决”的动词短语；2. 选表“如何”的疑问词；3. 用固定搭配have difficulty with；4. 根据后文算不出简单题判断数学弱；5. 选表“简单”的形容词；6. 对应前文的算盘（工具）；7. 选表“方法”的名词；8. 指进步的结果；9. 修饰进步的副词；10. 用固定搭配ask for advice；11. 用固定搭配be considered to be；12. 选表“记住”的动词；13. 表“另一个”的代词；14. 形容算盘的神奇；15. 用固定搭配be listed as。
【解析】
1. 考查动词短语辨析。deal with意为“处理，解决”，part with意为“放弃”，agree with意为“同意”，compete with意为“与……竞争”，根据语境“帮助她的儿子解决数学问题”，选A。
2. 考查疑问词。此处是“疑问词+不定式”结构，how to use表示“如何使用”，符合“被教如何用算盘”的语境，选C。
3. 考查固定搭配。have difficulty with sth意为“在某方面有困难”，根据后文妈妈用算盘帮儿子，可知儿子数学有困难，选D。
4. 考查形容词辨析。creative意为“有创造力的”，weak意为“弱的”，talented意为“有天赋的”，successful意为“成功的”，根据后文“他算不出简单的题”，可知数学弱，选B。
5. 考查形容词辨析。funny意为“有趣的”，simple意为“简单的”，strange意为“奇怪的”，pleasant意为“愉快的”，“35−13=?”是简单的数学题，选B。
6. 考查名词辨析。card意为“卡片”，coin意为“硬币”，tool意为“工具”，bell意为“铃铛”，此处指代前文的算盘（工具），选C。
7. 考查名词辨析。sign意为“标志”，report意为“报告”，method意为“方法”，symbol意为“象征”，算盘是帮助理解数字和计算的有用方法，选C。
8. 考查名词辨析。result意为“结果”，material意为“材料”，purpose意为“目的”，budget意为“预算”，很快看到进步的结果，选A。
9. 考查副词辨析。politely意为“礼貌地”，loudly意为“大声地”，bravely意为“勇敢地”，rapidly意为“快速地”，进步很快，选D。
10. 考查固定搭配。ask for advice意为“询问建议”，符合“家长来询问使用算盘的建议”的语境，选C。
11. 考查动词辨析。test意为“测试”，catch意为“抓住”，cover意为“覆盖”，consider意为“认为”，be considered to be意为“被认为是”，选D。
12. 考查动词辨析。remember意为“记住”，break意为“打破”，make意为“制作”，change意为“改变”，使用算盘需要记住规则，选A。
13. 考查代词辨析。other意为“其他的”（后接复数），neither意为“两者都不”，either意为“两者中的任何一个”，another意为“另一个”（三者及以上），此处指移动一个算珠，再另一个，选D。
14. 考查形容词辨析。personal意为“个人的”，magic意为“神奇的”，cheap意为“便宜的”，direct意为“直接的”，算盘是神奇的工具，选B。
15. 考查动词辨析。use意为“使用”，list意为“列入”，describe意为“描述”，complete意为“完成”，be listed as意为“被列为”，符合“被联合国教科文组织列为非遗”的语境，选B。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.C 11.D 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空、动词短语辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇介绍中国算盘的英语完形填空，考查学生的阅读理解能力、词汇辨析及固定搭配的掌握，需结合上下文语境分析，是初中阶段常见的英语题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6