一、根据短文内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、完整。
There is a seed(种子). He is so small that nobody wants to look at him. 1.
One day, a wind brings him to a field in the sun. He looks around and a spatter of rain（一阵小雨）comes to him. Then he grows up. Four years later, a man sits under him. The man says, "Thank you for this. 2. "
"What are you talking about?" the seed asks. 3. No one speaks to him like that.
"Who is this?" the man asks.
"It's me. I'm a seed."
"A seed?" the man looks at the big tree. "4. You are a tree, a big tree!"
"Really?"
"Yes! People come here to have a rest under your shade(树荫)."
Hearing this, the seed, now a tree, is very happy. "Oh! That means I'm not a small seed anymore. 5. Wow! Everybody comes to me for my shade because I am a big tree now!"
A. I can help people.
B. You are not a seed.
C. I really need some rest.
D. He thinks the man is laughing at him.
E. So the seed doesn't think he is important.

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

【分析】
本题为短文语境补全题，解题思路是先通读全文把握故事脉络（小种子成长为大树并帮助他人），再结合每个空白处的上下文逻辑、指代关系及语义衔接，逐一匹配方框中的选项，确保填入后短文通顺完整。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到种子很小没人关注，因此此处应体现种子的自我认知——觉得自己不重要，对应选项E；
2. 第2空：前文男人坐在树下感谢种子，结合后文“人们来树下休息”的铺垫，可知男人需要休息，对应选项C；
3. 第3空：前文种子询问男人的意图，后文提到没人这样和他说话，因此种子会觉得男人在嘲笑自己，对应选项D；
4. 第4空：前文男人质疑“种子？”，后文明确说“你是大树”，因此此处应是男人纠正种子的身份，对应选项B；
5. 第5空：后文提到大家来树荫下休息，此处应体现种子意识到自己的价值——能帮助人，对应选项A。
【答案】
1. E 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A
【知识点】
短文填空、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕小种子成长的故事展开，侧重考查学生对上下文逻辑和语义衔接的理解，难度适中，只要理清故事脉络即可轻松作答。
【难度系数】
0.3

二、阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once upon a time, there were two large mountains—Mount Taihang and Mount Wang-wu. They 6. (sit) in front of Yu Gong's house. The family had to walk a long way to go out, so he wanted to remove the 7. (mountain).
One day, Yu called the whole family to discuss(讨论) removing them. One of his sons shook his head and said, “Where are we going to put the earth and sand?” The others said, “We can put them into the sea.” The next day, Yu began digging the mountains 8. his family. An old man called Zhi Sou saw them and 9. (laugh), “Mr Fool, you're so old and weak. You won't remove them 10. you die!” Yu smiled and said, “If I die, there will be 11. (I) sons and grandsons and they will have sons. There will be no end, but the mountains will not grow.” Zhi Sou 12. (say) nothing and left.
At last, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent another two gods to help 13. (move) the mountains away. This story tells us we should keep 14. (try) in our life. As for our study, if we don't be afraid 15. any difficulties, we will be successful.

6. sat 7. mountains 8. with 9. laughed 10. before 11. my 12. said 13. (to)move 14. trying 15. of

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合时态、名词单复数、介词、物主代词及固定搭配等知识点解题。先通读全文明确故事为过去发生的事，再逐空分析：6空依据过去时态填动词过去式；7空前有两座山，用名词复数；8空表“和家人一起”用介词；9空对应过去式；10空根据句意填连词；11空用物主代词修饰名词；12空用动词过去式；13空用help的固定搭配；14空用keep的固定搭配；15空用be afraid的固定搭配。
【解析】
6. 由时间状语“Once upon a time”可知，句子为一般过去时，sit的过去式是sat，故填sat。
7. 前文提到两座山（Mount Taihang and Mount Wang-wu），此处需用mountain的复数形式mountains，故填mountains。
8. 句意为“愚公开始和他的家人一起挖山”，表“和……一起”用介词with，故填with。
9. 上下文均为过去时态（saw），此处用laugh的过去式laughed，故填laughed。
10. 句意为“你这么老弱，在你死之前都不会移走它们”，结合句意填连词before，故填before。
11. 此处修饰名词“sons and grandsons”，需用I的形容词性物主代词my，故填my。
12. 对应过去时态，say的过去式是said，故填said。
13. 固定搭配help (to) do sth.（帮助做某事），故填(to)move。
14. 固定搭配keep doing sth.（一直做某事），try的动名词是trying，故填trying。
15. 固定搭配be afraid of（害怕……），故填of。
【答案】
6. sat 7. mountains 8. with 9. laughed 10. before 11. my 12. said 13. (to)move 14. trying 15. of
【知识点】
一般过去时、固定搭配、物主代词
【点评】
本题以经典故事为载体考查英语基础语法，涵盖时态、词性、介词及固定搭配等考点，难度适中，需学生掌握初中阶段核心语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6