C
China is home to tea. Chinese tea culture has a long history. In the Tang Dynasty, people not only drank tea, 1. also ate the tea leaves. That was why tasting tea was called "tea-eating". In the Song Dynasty, the way people drank tea was full 2. art. In the Ming Dynasty, tasting tea came back to its true 3. (natural) of "drinking tea". People put dry tea leaves in the cup and then poured(倒) boiled water into it before 4. (drink). And in the Qing Dynasty, the tea culture came into common(普通的) families. Drinking tea became part of their daily life. At 5. same time, there were more teahouses.
Nowadays, making tea around a stove(围炉煮茶) becomes popular with young people. This is a special way of drinking tea. Many young people like 6. (choose) a quiet and comfortable place to make tea. When they make tea, there must be delicious 7. (snack), such as small oranges and sweet potatoes on the stove. And beautiful cups and teapots can bring 8. (they) more joy. What they enjoy are art, the spiritual(心灵的) world and the Chinese tea culture. Away from their busy work and life, they enjoy a moment of calm and 9. (peaceful) together with their friends.
As time goes by, Chinese tea culture develops(发展) greatly. Modern tea culture 10. (mix) traditional and modern art and life, showing a more open and colourful culture.

1. but 2. of 3. nature 4. drinking 5. the 6. to choose/choosing 7. snacks 8. them 9. peace 10. mixes

【分析】
本题是一篇关于中国茶文化的语法填空题，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词性转换、语法规则逐一分析每个空格：
1. 考查固定搭配“not only...but also”，需填but；
2. 考查固定短语“be full of”，需填of；
3. 形容词性物主代词后接名词，需将形容词natural转换为名词nature；
4. 介词before后接动名词，需填drinking；
5. 考查固定短语“at the same time”，需填定冠词the；
6. 考查like的用法“like doing/to do sth”，需填choosing或to choose；
7. snack是可数名词，此处表泛指需用复数，填snacks；
8. 动词后接人称代词宾格，需将主格they转换为宾格them；
9. and连接并列名词，需将形容词peaceful转换为名词peace；
10. 主语为单数，一般现在时谓语用第三人称单数，填mixes。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配“not only...but also”表示“不但……而且……”，故填but；
2. 固定短语“be full of”意为“充满”，故填of；
3. 形容词性物主代词its后需接名词，natural的名词形式为nature，故填nature；
4. before是介词，后接动词时需用动名词形式，故填drinking；
5. 固定短语“at the same time”意为“同时”，需加定冠词the，故填the；
6. like后可接动名词或不定式作宾语，故填choosing或to choose；
7. snack是可数名词，此处表泛指一类事物，需用复数形式，故填snacks；
8. 动词bring后需接人称代词宾格作宾语，they的宾格是them，故填them；
9. and连接并列成分，前面是名词calm，此处需用名词，peaceful的名词形式为peace，故填peace；
10. 主语Modern tea culture是单数，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填mixes。
【答案】
1. but 2. of 3. nature 4. drinking 5. the 6. to choose/choosing 7. snacks 8. them 9. peace 10. mixes
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、介词用法、主谓一致
【点评】
本题围绕中国茶文化展开，主要考查初中阶段核心的固定搭配、词性转换及基础语法知识，整体难度适中，需学生熟练掌握常用短语和词性变化规则。
【难度系数】
0.6

D
Do you think people all over the world can drink and use clean water? Well, it's not the truth. Let's look at Nya's story.
Nya is 1. eleven-year-old girl and she lives in South Sudan. She walks to the pond near her village 2. (two) a day to get water for her family. It's a long walk, so Nya doesn't have time to go to school. Nya is worried 3. her sister Akeer. Akeer is sick because of the poor water, 4. there is little Nya's family can do about it.
One day, two men come to Nya's village. After 5. ______ (talk) with the elders, they begin to work in the ground between two big trees. Getting water from a well(水井) in South Sudan is hard. So, when Nya 6. ______ (learn) they are going to dig a well, she thinks they are not able to do it.
But after two 7. (month) of hard work, water finally comes out from the well. People bring their bottles to taste the water. It is clear and fresh. Everyone is 8. (excite).
I feel happy for Nya and 9. (she) village. From her story, I know it's still difficult for some people to get clean water. The story opens my eyes and teaches me 10. (save) water as much as I can in my daily life.

1. an 2. twice 3. about 4. but 5. talking 6. learns 7. months 8. excited 9. her 10. to save

【分析】
本题为英语语篇填空，需结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则逐一分析每个空格：1. 考查不定冠词，eleven以元音音素开头；2. 考查频率副词，twice a day是固定表达；3. 考查固定短语be worried about；4. 考查连词，前后句为转折关系；5. 考查介词后接动名词；6. 考查一般现在时第三人称单数；7. 考查名词复数，two后接复数；8. 考查修饰人的形容词；9. 考查形容词性物主代词修饰名词；10. 考查固定搭配teach sb to do sth。
【解析】
1. 空格后eleven-year-old以元音音素开头，表泛指，用不定冠词an；
2. 固定搭配twice a day表示“一天两次”，故填twice；
3. 固定短语be worried about意为“担心”，故填about；
4. 前句说姐姐生病，后句说家人无能为力，为转折关系，用but；
5. after是介词，后接动词动名词形式，故填talking；
6. 主语Nya是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填learns；
7. two后接可数名词复数，故填months；
8. 修饰人表示“兴奋的”，用excited；
9. 修饰名词village，用形容词性物主代词her；
10. 固定搭配teach sb to do sth意为“教某人做某事”，故填to save。
【答案】
1. an 2. twice 3. about 4. but 5. talking 6. learns 7. months 8. excited 9. her 10. to save
【知识点】
冠词用法、固定短语搭配、非谓语动词
【点评】
本题通过南苏丹女孩Nya的故事考查英语基础语法与词汇运用，语境贴近生活，既考查学生对冠词、介词、动词形式等知识点的掌握，又能引导学生树立节约用水的意识，是典型的语篇型基础题。
【难度系数】
0.3