Passage 12
Life is so short. Why not be happy?
The increasing popularity of the performance comedy art in China shows that fun has no borders.
Wang is one of the early (perform) on this stage and his performance is really outstanding. A microphone, a spotlight, and a chair—that's (actual) all that's needed for most stand-up comedy performances. When it comes to Chinese stand-up comedy, he is a pioneer cannot be ignored.
“In most difficult situations, you have a (choose) whether to laugh or cry. Life is so short. Why not be happy? From then on, I decided (write) something funny,” Wang says. He believes that self-deprecation(自嘲) and teasing can help people move on. “Humour is the (good) way to accept that life is not perfect,” he says.
A professor at the Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China, (explain) that the audience has become more interested in entertainment(娱乐) forms the development of society. In today's increasingly (noise) world, people seek clarity through laughter. And stand-up, as interactive entertainment form, is a way for people to release the stress that comes with an increasingly fast-paced (social).
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1. performers 2. actually 3. who 4. choice 5. to write 6. best 7. explains 8. with 9. noisy 10. an 11. society

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需先通读全文理解文章主旨（关于中国脱口秀喜剧的发展及意义），再逐个分析每个空格的句子结构、词性要求、固定搭配或从句规则，结合词汇变形知识确定答案。具体思路：1. 判断空格所需词性/形式；2. 结合语境和语法规则变形；3. 验证是否符合固定搭配或从句要求。
【解析】
1. 空格前有“one of”，需接可数名词复数，perform的名词形式为performer，复数为performers；
2. 空格修饰be动词“is”，需用副词，actual的副词形式为actually；
3. 空格所在为定语从句，先行词“pioneer”指人，在从句中作主语，用关系代词who；
4. 空格前有不定冠词“a”，需接名词，choose的名词形式为choice；
5. 固定搭配“decide to do sth”（决定做某事），故填to write；
6. 空格前有定冠词“the”，需用形容词最高级，good的最高级为best；
7. 主语“A professor”为第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式explains；
8. 固定搭配“with the development of”（随着……的发展），故填with；
9. 空格修饰名词“world”，需用形容词，noise的形容词形式为noisy；
10. 空格后“interactive”以元音音素开头，表“一种”用不定冠词an；
11. 空格前“fast-paced”为形容词，需接名词，social的名词形式为society。
【答案】
performers, actually, who, choice, to write, best, explains, with, noisy, an, society
【知识点】
词性转换、定语从句、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法与词汇变形，是常见的语法填空题型，侧重考查学生对核心语法规则和常用搭配的掌握，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

Passage 13
Early this morning we all went to the Future Hall for our 1 (graduate) ceremony. Our headmaster made a wonderful speech full of 2 (encourage), and many of us were moved to tears.
Now the ceremony is over. We will leave school soon. I feel very 3 (excite) because I am one of the best graduates. At
the same time,I am a little sad because I have to say goodbye to my classmates and teachers, 4 have always supported me. I want to take some photos with them and I will 5 (give) some gifts to my teachers as well.
In the past three years,I have had an 6 (forget) time at Red Star International School. I 7 (learn) not only how to study,but also how to be a man. The values I have gained here are worth 8 (bear) in mind for life.
In the future,I will work much harder. I hope I can become 9 astronaut when I grow up.
Maria,Jane and Michael will go back to their hometowns tomorrow,and I will see them off at the airport. We promise to keep in touch 10 each other by sending emails, making calls, or writing letters. I believe true friendship is worth fighting for.
We will be good friends forever. I wish my classmates and teachers health, 11 (happy) and good luck.
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1. graduation 2. encouragement 3. excited 4. who 5. give 6. unforgettable 7. have learnt 8. bearing 9. an 10. with 11. happiness

【分析】本题为英语语法填空题，需结合词性、句子结构、固定搭配、时态、定语从句等语法知识逐一分析：1. 空格后是名词ceremony，需用graduate的名词作定语；2. 介词of后接名词，需转换encourage的名词形式；3. 主语是人，修饰人的感受用-ed形容词；4. 先行词指人，非限定性定语从句需用关系代词who；5. will后接动词原形；6. 修饰名词time需用形容词，需转换forget的形容词；7. 时间状语in the past three years对应现在完成时；8. 固定搭配be worth doing需用动名词；9. 元音音素开头的可数名词单数前用不定冠词an；10. 固定搭配keep in touch with需用介词with；11. 与health并列需用名词，需转换happy的名词形式。
【解析】1. 空格修饰名词ceremony，graduate的名词形式graduation作定语，构成固定短语graduation ceremony（毕业典礼），故填graduation；2. 介词of后需接名词，encourage的名词是encouragement，故填encouragement；3. 主语是指人的I，修饰人的感受用excited（exciting修饰物），故填excited；4. 此处为非限定性定语从句，先行词classmates and teachers指人，从句缺主语，用关系代词who，故填who；5. will后接动词原形，故填give；6. 修饰名词time需用形容词，forget的形容词unforgettable表示“难忘的”，故填unforgettable；7. 时间状语in the past three years是现在完成时的标志，主语为I，故用have learnt；8. 固定搭配be worth doing sth.（值得做某事），故填bear的动名词形式bearing；9. astronaut是可数名词单数，且以元音音素开头，表泛指用不定冠词an，故填an；10. 固定搭配keep in touch with sb.（与某人保持联系），故填介词with；11. 与health、good luck并列需用名词，happy的名词是happiness，故填happiness。
【答案】1. graduation 2. encouragement 3. excited 4. who 5. give 6. unforgettable 7. have learnt 8. bearing 9. an 10. with 11. happiness
【知识点】词性转换、定语从句、固定搭配
【点评】本题考查英语基础语法核心考点，涵盖词性变形、定语从句、时态、固定搭配、冠词等内容，是中学英语常见的语法填空题型，侧重考查学生对词汇形式及语法规则的综合运用能力。
【难度系数】0.6