七、语篇填空
I was looking through my old photos last Sunday. One photo 1. (catch) my eye. In the photo, I was sitting in a chair, hugging Duke, my best friend in the whole world.
Duke was an interesting name for such 2. little dog. But he was my friend from the moment I could walk. He stayed with me in that chair when I read 3. (book). When I went outside 4. (play) games, he would drive our cats up to the trees and then walk off feeling proud of 5. (him). When he was hungry he would carry his food dish in his mouth and drop 6. at my mum's feet. When I was sick, he refused to leave my bed until I got 7. (well) than before.
I learned a lot from Duke. I learned that a short sleep at noon could be good 8. you. I learned that the simplest dinner can be delicious 9. you eat it with great enjoyment. I learned that life can be good when you live it with love and joy. 10. (sad), I also learned that life is short, especially if it is a dog.
To me, Duke is like a teacher who has taught me how to love and to be loved.

1. caught 2. a 3. books 4. to play
5. himself 6. it 7. better 8. for 9. if/ when 10. Sadly

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章是作者回忆旧照片里的小狗Duke的故事，结合语境、时态规则、固定搭配、词性变化等知识，逐个分析每个空的考点：1. 根据时间状语确定时态；2. 考查such的固定结构；3. 考查名词复数；4. 考查不定式作目的状语；5. 考查反身代词；6. 考查代词指代；7. 根据比较级标志词确定形式；8. 考查固定介词搭配；9. 考查连词引导状语从句；10. 考查副词修饰句子。
【解析】
1. 由时间状语last Sunday可知，句子用一般过去时，catch的过去式为caught，故填caught。
2. such后接“a + 形容词 + 单数可数名词”，little dog是单数可数名词，且little以辅音音素开头，故填a。
3. book是可数名词，此处泛指“书”，用复数形式books，故填books。
4. go outside的目的是play games，用不定式作目的状语，故填to play。
5. feel proud of oneself是固定搭配，主语是he，对应反身代词himself，故填himself。
6. 此处指代前文的food dish（单数），用代词it，故填it。
7. 由than before可知，需用形容词比较级，well的比较级为better，故填better。
8. be good for是固定搭配，意为“对……有益”，故填for。
9. 此处表示“当你带着享受吃的时候”或“如果你带着享受吃”，用连词if或when，故填if/when。
10. 此处修饰整个句子，需用副词，sad的副词形式为Sadly，故填Sadly。
【答案】
1. caught 2. a 3. books 4. to play 5. himself 6. it 7. better 8. for 9. if/when 10. Sadly
【知识点】
一般过去时；冠词；副词
【点评】
本题为初中英语语篇填空题，围绕回忆宠物狗的主题，考查学生在语境中运用语法、词汇的能力，需结合时态、固定搭配、词性变化等知识解题，难度适中，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6