(三)
World Book Day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995. It is 1. (hold) on 23rd April every year to encourage people to enjoy the pleasant time of reading. World Book Day calls on people to turn 2. the TV, put away the video games and enjoy reading.
World Book Day encourages people to organize their own activities to improve reading. In a school, students read a page from a book that they like best. In a workplace, workers join an after - work book club. Old people can reread 3. book that helps them in their lives.
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day, millions of schoolchildren in the UK can buy books of special price, a much 4. (low) price than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year 5. 1998. In China, some libraries provide some special 6. (shelf). There the book - lovers can exchange their books and joy by taking 7. (other) books home while offering some of their own. Schools organize students to exchange their ideas about reading.
Through the activities on World Book Day, people can see more clearly the 8. (important) of reading. Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us improve 9. (we). So we need to spend time 10. (read) not only on World Book Day but also every day.

1. held 2. off 3. the 4. lower 5. since 6. shelves 7. others' 8. importance 9. ourselves 10. reading

【分析】
这是一篇介绍世界读书日的短文语法填空题，解题时首先通读全文，明确文章围绕世界读书日的设立、相关活动和意义展开，再逐空结合语法规则、上下文语境、固定搭配推导答案：
1. 先判断每空所在句子的主谓逻辑，比如第一空主语是世界读书日，和举办是被动关系，对应被动语态结构；
2. 遇到动词相关的空先判断时态语态、非谓语形式，遇到名词先判断单复数、是否需要所有格，遇到形容词副词先判断是否需要比较级、是否要转换词性为名词/代词等；
3. 遇到介词、冠词的空结合固定搭配和特指泛指的规则判断，最后代入所有空通读验证逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
1. 本句主语It指代World Book Day，和动词hold（举办）是被动关系，句子是一般现在时的被动语态，结构为be+过去分词，hold的过去分词是held，故填held。
2. 后文提到把电子游戏收起来享受阅读，可知这里是号召大家关掉电视，固定搭配turn off表示“关掉（电器）”，故填off。
3. 此处特指在他们人生中帮助过自己的那本书，表特指要用定冠词the，故填the。
4. 空格后有than表示比较，形容词low要变为比较级lower，表示比平时低得多的价格，故填lower。
5. 句子时态为现在完成时（has been done），后面接过去的时间点1998，since+过去时间点是现在完成时的常用时间标志，表示“自从……以来”，故填since。
6. 空格前有some修饰，可数名词shelf要变为复数形式shelves，故填shelves。
7. 此处表示“其他人的书籍”，修饰后面的名词books，要用others的所有格形式others'，故填others'。
8. 空格前有定冠词the，后面有介词of，需要把形容词important变为名词importance，构成the importance of reading表示“阅读的重要性”，故填importance。
9. 此处作improve的宾语，指代主语本身，要用人称代词we的反身代词ourselves，表示提升我们自己，故填ourselves。
10. 固定搭配spend time doing sth. 表示“花费时间做某事”，所以动词read要变为动名词reading，故填reading。
【答案】
1. held 2. off 3. the 4. lower 5. since 6. shelves 7. others' 8. importance 9. ourselves 10. reading
【知识点】
被动语态，固定搭配，词性转换
【点评】
本题属于初中英语典型的短文语法填空题型，考点覆盖了被动语态、动词固定搭配、冠词用法、形容词比较级、名词复数、代词所有格、反身代词、非谓语动词等核心基础语法点，整体语境贴近学生生活，只要掌握基础语法规则结合上下文语境就能顺利推导答案，适合巩固基础语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.7

(四)
On April 19, 2025, something amazing happened in Beijing. Some humanoid(人形的) robots ran in the half - marathon with 12,000 human runners. This was the 1. (one) time that robots had run in such a long race.
These robots in different shapes and sizes were from different Chinese companies. But to join in the race, they all had to run on two legs. Some even 2. (wear) running shoes. Like race cars, the robots had a human operator(操作员) to help them. They could also have their batteries changed 3. the race to make sure they could reach the end. Usually, robots with two legs like people cannot keep balance 4. (easy). Just think about how a baby learns to stand and walk.
How did these robot runners do? The 5. (win) was Tiangong Ultra. It finished in two hours and 40 minutes. For comparison(比较), the 6. (fast) human runner finished in one hour and two minutes. Some robots had trouble 7. (run). One fell at the starting line, and another knocked over an engineer after a few meters.
Even so, the race proved to be 8. success. The robots managed to get tested for their skills like stability (稳定性), speed and battery life. In the future, maybe they will be 9. (use) in factories, hospitals or even space! “10. running might be a small step for humans, it's a big leap for robots,” said Liang Liang.

1. first 2. wore 3. during 4. easily 5. winner 6. fastest 7. running 8. a 9. used 10. Although/Though

【分析】
这是一篇科技主题的语法填空题，解题时首先通读全文，了解文章介绍2025年北京人形机器人参与半程马拉松相关事件的整体大意，再逐空结合所给提示词、上下文语境和基础语法规则推导答案：
1. 第1空给出基数词one，后文搭配time表示“第一次”，需要将基数词转换为序数词；
2. 第2空给出动词wear，全文叙述过去发生的事件，整体为一般过去时，要变换为过去式；
3. 第3空没有提示词，后文是the race，结合句意是在比赛过程中更换电池，填入合适的介词；
4. 第4空给出形容词easy，此处要修饰动词短语keep balance，需要转换为副词形式；
5. 第5空给出动词win，后文指代获得第一名的主体，要转换为表示人的名词“获胜者”；
6. 第6空给出形容词fast，此处要表达人类参赛者里最快的，要用形容词最高级；
7. 第7空给出动词run，对应固定搭配have trouble doing sth，要变为动名词形式；
8. 第8空没有提示词，success此处抽象名词具体化，表示“一件成功的事”，填入不定冠词；
9. 第9空给出动词use，此处是被动语态表示“被应用”，要变为过去分词形式；
10. 第10空没有提示词，前后句是让步逻辑关系，填入引导让步状语从句的连词。
【解析】
1. 此处表达“这是机器人第一次参与这么长距离的比赛”，定冠词the后接序数词，one的序数词是first，故填first。
2. 全文叙述2025年4月举办的赛事，时态为一般过去时，wear的过去式是wore，故填wore。
3. 句意为“他们也可以在比赛期间更换电池，确保能抵达终点”，介词during表示“在……期间”，符合语境，故填during。
4. 此处修饰动词短语keep balance（保持平衡），需要用副词，easy的副词形式是easily，故填easily。
5. 句意为“获胜者是Tiangong Ultra”，此处作主语表示“获胜者”，win对应的名词winner符合句意，故填winner。
6. 句意为“作为对比，最快的人类参赛者完赛用时1小时2分钟”，此处表示所有人类选手中最快的，用形容词最高级fastest，故填fastest。
7. 固定搭配have trouble (in) doing sth表示“做某事有困难”，run的动名词形式是running，故填running。
8. 此处success抽象名词具体化，指代本次赛事是一件成功的事，success以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故填a。
9. 此处是被动语态结构“be+过去分词”，表示“未来它们会被用在工厂、医院甚至太空”，use的过去分词是used，故填used。
10. 前后句是让步关系：“虽然跑步对人类来说可能是一小步，但对机器人来说是巨大的飞跃”，引导让步状语从句的连词Although/Though符合语境，故填Although/Though。
【答案】
1. first 2. wore 3. during 4. easily 5. winner 6. fastest 7. running 8. a 9. used 10. Although/Though
【知识点】
1. 词形转换
2. 固定搭配
3. 状语从句
【点评】
本题选取机器人参与马拉松的新鲜时事作为语料，考点覆盖初中英语语法填空的核心考点，既考察了时态、语态、形容词副词转换、序数词等基础知识点，也涉及抽象名词具体化、连词逻辑推导等稍难的考点，既巩固了语法基础，也能引导学生关注科技领域的相关英语表达。
【难度系数】
0.7