A（根据教材Reading短文改编）
One day, as I was practising calligraphy, my mother 1. a in the doorway and watched me finish the last 2. s. She felt happy that I could write the Spring Festival couplets for our family.
My interest in calligraphy started after a museum visit with my father. I was 3. a by the ancient works on show. Those 4. c looked like artistic pictures to me. From that moment on, I decided to learn.
In the beginning, I could hardly sit 5. s ______ . Holding a brush was difficult, and my hand often shook. But slowly, I learned to focus. I began to take 6. p ______ in every small progress. Calligraphy taught me to be more patient.
Through practice, I also learned how Chinese characters have changed over time. Different styles of writing have their own 7. b.
Sometimes life puts me under 8. p. When I feel sad or worried, I pick up my brush. My breath 9. s down, and my mind becomes quiet.
Now, watching my mother put the couplets on the door makes me feel proud. Calligraphy has brought 10. p and joy to my life.

1. appeared 2. stroke 3. amazed 4. characters
5. still 6. pleasure 7. beauty 8. pressure
9. slows 10. peace

【分析】首先通读全文，明确文章主旨为作者学习书法的经历及书法带来的影响。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配，逐空分析：1. 结合“在门口”的动作，填表示“出现”的词；2. 结合书法语境，填表示“笔画”的词；3. 结合“被古代作品”的感受，填表示“震撼”的词；4. 结合书法作品属性，填表示“汉字/作品”的词；5. 结合“坐”的状态，填表示“稳”的词；6. 结合固定搭配，填表示“乐趣”的词；7. 结合“不同书写风格”的特点，填表示“美”的词；8. 结合固定搭配，填表示“压力”的词；9. 结合“呼吸”的动作，填表示“放缓”的词；10. 结合“和快乐”的并列关系，填表示“平静”的词。
【解析】1. 句意：我练书法时，妈妈出现在门口看着我写完最后一笔。动词appear（出现）的过去式appeared，符合语境；2. 句意：写完最后一笔，名词stroke（一笔、笔画）符合书法语境；3. 句意：我被展出的古代作品震撼，固定搭配be amazed by，填amazed；4. 句意：那些书法作品像艺术画，名词characters（此处指书法作品）符合；5. 句意：一开始几乎坐不稳，固定搭配sit still，填still；6. 句意：为每一点小进步感到高兴，固定搭配take pleasure in，填pleasure；7. 句意：不同书写风格有各自的美，名词beauty符合；8. 句意：有时生活给我压力，固定搭配under pressure，填pressure；9. 句意：我的呼吸放缓，动词短语slow down，主语为第三人称单数，填slows；10. 句意：书法给我的生活带来平静和快乐，名词peace符合。
【答案】appeared; stroke; amazed; characters; still; pleasure; beauty; pressure; slows; peace
【知识点】完形填空词汇运用，固定搭配，语境理解
【点评】本文围绕作者学习书法的经历展开，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文语境的综合运用能力，是初中英语常见题型，需结合语境分析词汇。
【难度系数】0.5

B（根据教材Integration A短文改编）
Art is 1. e in daily life, shaping how we live and feel.
Art can bring us 2. j. Practising
calligraphy calms our minds and lets us forget 3. w for a while. Art also changes our 4. v of the world. A peaceful landscape painting 5. r us to find beauty and quiet in nature. Art carries culture too—old works 6. s touch our hearts, showing the lives and feelings of people from long ago. Besides, art 7. c people across borders. We can enjoy art from Europe or Africa even 8. w the same language.
In 9. s, art enriches our lives. It is a priceless treasure that never loses its 10. v.

1. everywhere 2. joy 3. worries 4. view
5. reminds 6. still 7. connects 8. without
9. short 10. value

【分析】首先通读全文，理解文章主旨：艺术在日常生活中无处不在，能带来快乐、平复心情、改变世界观、连接不同文化等，最后总结艺术是无价财富。解题时需结合上下文语境、首字母提示，同时注意单词的词性和固定搭配，逐一确定每个空的正确词汇。
【解析】1. 句意：艺术在日常生活中无处不在，everywhere符合语境；2. 句意：艺术能给我们带来快乐，joy符合；3. 句意：练习书法让我们忘记烦恼，worries（烦恼，复数表泛指）；4. 固定搭配view of the world（世界观），符合句意；5. 句意：宁静的风景画提醒我们在自然中发现美与宁静，reminds（主语为单数，动词用三单形式）；6. 句意：古老的作品仍然触动我们的心，still符合；7. 句意：艺术连接不同国家的人，connects（主语为单数，动词用三单形式）；8. 句意：即使没有相同的语言，without符合；9. 固定搭配in short（总之），符合总结语境；10. 句意：它是永不失去价值的无价财富，value符合。
【答案】1. everywhere 2. joy 3. worries 4. view 5. reminds 6. still 7. connects 8. without 9. short 10. value
【知识点】英语词汇运用、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】本题为短文填词题，考查学生对核心词汇的掌握及上下文语境的分析能力，难度适中，需结合首字母和句意准确填写单词，属于基础题型。
【难度系数】0.6

C（根据教材Integration D2短文改编）
Xu Beihong is my favourite 1. p.
Born in 1895, he was one of the most famous Chinese artists in the early 20th century.
He started learning to paint at a 2. y age. Soon he became an 3. e in traditional Chinese painting.
He also travelled widely and studied art in Japan and France. His experience in the West greatly 4. i him. He 5. w that traditional Chinese painting might lose its value if artists refused to try new techniques.
As a result, he 6. d an interest in mixing Chinese and Western artistic styles.
Xu was 7. e good at painting animals, particularly horses and birds.
8. A all his works, I like Ten Horses in Spring Mountains best. The horses in this painting look so free and 9. f of energy. If you enjoy beautiful animal paintings, you will 10. c love Xu Beihong's art.

1. painter 2. young 3. expert 4. influenced
5. worried 6. developed 7. especially 8. Among
9. full 10. certainly

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空，需先通读全文把握介绍徐悲鸿的主旨，再结合每个空格的语境、词汇含义及固定搭配，推断符合首字母要求的单词，同时注意单词形式需契合语境（如过去式、词性等）。
【解析】
1. 句意：徐悲鸿是我最喜欢的画家，结合人物身份及首字母，填名词painter；
2. 固定搭配at a young age（在年少时），填形容词young；
3. 句意：很快他成为国画领域的专家，填名词expert；
4. 西方经历极大影响了他，此处用过去式动词，填influenced；
5. 句意：他担心若艺术家拒绝新技术，国画会失去价值，用过去式动词，填worried；
6. 固定搭配develop an interest（培养兴趣），此处用过去式动词，填developed；
7. 句意：尤其擅长画动物，填副词especially修饰短语good at；
8. 句意：在他所有作品中，填介词Among（三者及以上之中）；
9. 固定搭配full of（充满），填形容词full；
10. 句意：你肯定会喜欢徐悲鸿的艺术，填副词certainly修饰动词love。
【答案】
1. painter 2. young 3. expert 4. influenced 5. worried 6. developed 7. especially 8. Among 9. full 10. certainly
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕徐悲鸿的艺术经历设空，考查学生对基础词汇、固定搭配及语境的综合运用能力，是常见的英语短文填空题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.4