五、词汇运用(每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,根据语篇内容,在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式,使短文通顺、连贯。
What present do you think a father would give to his son on his birthday? A watch，a bike or a computer?
When Yang Fan's son was eighteen 46. (month) old，he suddenly had an idea of creating a picture book as a special birthday gift for his baby boy. The book is now ready after two years.
So far，his picture book Song of the Phoenix (《百鸟朝凤》) 47. ______ (come) out and become a hot seller. The 24-page book tells the story about a 48. ______ (child) travels in his dreams. The little boy is brought into an ancient world，about the time of the Ming Dynasty，by 49. ______ (ride) on a stone lion. Then he 50. ______ (begin) a fantastic adventure.
All images in the book are from 51. (tradition) culture. “I hope my son can learn about Chinese culture through this book，” said Yang. Phoenix is a symbol of good luck and has been of great 52. (important) in Chinese culture. Yang went through more than 100 images from both the West and the East 53. (create) the phoenix in his book.
When he first showed the book to his three-year-old son，the little boy was very surprised and excited. “At that moment，I 54. (believe) that other kids would also like it，” said Yang. “I hope my book can help 55. (many) parents who want their kids to learn about Chinese culture.”

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位父亲为他的儿子创作了一本特别的生日礼物——一本名为《百鸟朝凤》的图画书。
46. months 47. has come 48. child's 49. riding
50. begins 51. traditional 52. importance
53. to create 54. believed 55. more

【分析】
本题为语篇型词汇运用题，需结合短文语境、语法规则（名词的数、所有格，动词时态，介词用法，词性转换等）填写单词的正确形式。解题思路：先通读短文理解主旨，再逐句分析每个空格的语法成分和语境需求，确定单词的变形规则。具体步骤：1. 依据数词判断名词单复数；2. 根据时间标志词确定动词时态；3. 结合介词、词性要求转换单词形式；4. 结合语境判断比较级等特殊变形。
【解析】
1. 第46空：数词18后接可数名词复数，month的复数为months，故填months。
2. 第47空：so far是现在完成时的标志，结构为have/has+过去分词，主语his picture book为单数，故用has come。
3. 第48空：此处表示“孩子的旅行”，需用名词所有格，child的所有格为child's，故填child's。
4. 第49空：by是介词，后接动词的动名词形式，ride的动名词为riding，故填riding。
5. 第50空：短文描述客观事实，用一般现在时，主语he是第三人称单数，动词用第三人称单数形式begins，故填begins。
6. 第51空：修饰名词culture需用形容词，tradition的形容词形式为traditional，故填traditional。
7. 第52空：“of+名词”相当于形容词，此处需用important的名词形式importance，构成固定搭配of great importance，故填importance。
8. 第53空：此处表目的，用不定式to create作目的状语，故填to create。
9. 第54空：描述过去的动作，用一般过去时，believe的过去式为believed，故填believed。
10. 第55空：此处表“更多的父母”，用many的比较级more，故填more。
【答案】
46. months 47. has come 48. child's 49. riding 50. begins 51. traditional 52. importance 53. to create 54. believed 55. more
【知识点】
词形转换、时态运用、固定结构
【点评】
本题考查学生在语篇语境中运用词汇正确形式的能力，涵盖名词、动词、形容词的变形及时态、介词等语法知识，需结合上下文和语法规则综合判断，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、短文填空(每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式,使短文通顺。
Shanghai's public libraries welcomed a total of 304,000 young readers last year，according to a yearly report before 2025 World Book Day. 56. A them，there were young readers from 49 countries and areas，said the report.
Those readers are aged 16 or younger，and children between 5 and 14 make up for 57. n 90% of the total readership. Those between 7 and 9 made up the 58. h percentage(百分比) for recent three years. Moreover，there was a sharp rise in the proportion(比例) of readers 59. u the age of 2.
Interestingly，more than 3,700 young readers 60. d to go into one of the 454 libraries around the city on their birthdays last year，starting a new year with the joy of reading.
As for book borrowing habits，the total number of children's books 61. r 15 million copies in Shanghai in 2024，marking a 25% increase from last year.
Literature works became the most 62. p type，followed by art，culture，science，education and sports-related books. There was also a noticeable rise in books related to 63. s such as mathematics，physics(物理) and chemistry(化学) last year.
In 2024，157 child-friendly reading spaces were newly opened across the city and 64. p more reading places for teenagers. For example，the downtown part of the Shanghai Children's Library recently reopened to the public after improving its service and 65. e. The main building now has different kinds of reading spaces，housing lots of reading materials.

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了 2024 年上海公共图书馆的青少年阅读情况。
56. Among 57. nearly 58. highest 59. under
60. decided 61. reached 62. popular
63. science 64. provided 65. environment

【分析】
本题为短文填空题，需结合上下文语境、首字母提示，同时考虑单词的词性、时态等语法细节来填写合适的单词。解题思路：先通读全文把握文章主旨（2024年上海公共图书馆青少年阅读情况），再逐句分析每个空的语义、句子结构，匹配首字母确定单词，最后验证单词形式是否符合语法要求。
【解析】
56. 句意：在这些年轻读者当中，有来自49个国家和地区的人。首字母为A，介词Among表示“在（三者及以上）当中”，符合语境，故填Among。
57. 句意：5至14岁的孩子几乎占总读者的90%。首字母为n，副词nearly表示“几乎，差不多”，修饰90%，符合语义，故填nearly。
58. 句意：7至9岁的读者占近三年最高百分比。首字母为h，形容词最高级highest表示“最高的”，修饰percentage，符合语境，故填highest。
59. 句意：2岁以下读者的比例急剧上升。首字母为u，介词under构成固定搭配under the age of（在……岁以下），符合语境，故填under。
60. 句意：去年，超过3700名年轻读者决定在生日当天去图书馆。首字母为d，动词decide表示“决定”，根据时间状语last year用过去式decided，故填decided。
61. 句意：2024年上海儿童书籍总数达到1500万册。首字母为r，动词reach表示“达到”，根据时间2024年用过去式reached，故填reached。
62. 句意：文学作品成为最受欢迎的类型。首字母为p，形容词popular表示“受欢迎的”，构成最高级the most popular，符合语境，故填popular。
63. 句意：去年，与科学相关的书籍明显增长，如数学、物理、化学。首字母为s，名词science表示“科学”，符合举例的学科范畴，故填science。
64. 句意：2024年，全市新开放儿童阅读空间，为青少年提供更多阅读场所。首字母为p，动词provide表示“提供”，根据时间2024年用过去式provided，故填provided。
65. 句意：上海儿童图书馆改善服务和环境后重新开放。首字母为e，名词environment表示“环境”，与service并列，符合语境，故填environment。
【答案】
56. Among 57. nearly 58. highest 59. under 60. decided 61. reached 62. popular 63. science 64. provided 65. environment
【知识点】
短文填空、词汇运用、英语单词拼写
【点评】
本题考查学生的语境理解能力和词汇运用能力，需结合首字母、句子语义及语法规则填写单词，难度适中，是初中英语常见题型，能有效考查学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6