2 Complete each sentence with the proper form of the word in brackets. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
(1) As a doctor, Maggie has saved many people's . (life)
(2) Teachers help students understand the between right and wrong. (different)
(3) Harry finished his homework so he could play outside. (quick)
(4) The teacher gave a nice to the new student. (introduce)
(5) The scientist is to see the results of the experiment. (surprise)
(6) The cooking club is learning about how to balance in a dish. (tasty)

(1) lives (2) difference(s) (3) quickly (4) introduction (5) surprised
(6) tastes

【分析】本题为单词适当形式填空题，需结合句子的语法结构、成分及语境，运用括号内单词的词性转换规则确定正确形式：①many后接可数名词复数；②定冠词/不定冠词后常接名词；③修饰动词需用副词；④主语为人时用-ed形式的形容词；⑤balance后接名词，此处表多种含义时用复数。
【解析】(1) 句意：作为一名医生，Maggie救了很多人的生命。many修饰可数名词复数，life的复数形式为lives，故填lives。
(2) 句意：老师帮助学生理解对错之间的差异。定冠词the后需接名词，different的名词形式为difference，此处可单数或复数，故填difference(s)。
(3) 句意：Harry很快完成了作业，所以可以出去玩。此处修饰动词finished，需用副词，quick的副词形式为quickly，故填quickly。
(4) 句意：老师给新学生做了很好的介绍。不定冠词a后需接名词，introduce的名词形式为introduction，故填introduction。
(5) 句意：科学家对实验的结果感到惊讶。主语是人，需用-ed形式的形容词修饰人，surprise的-ed形式为surprised，故填surprised。
(6) 句意：烹饪俱乐部正在学习如何平衡菜肴中的味道。balance后需接名词，tasty的名词形式为taste，此处表多种味道，用复数tastes，故填tastes。
【答案】(1) lives (2) difference(s) (3) quickly (4) introduction (5) surprised (6) tastes
【知识点】词性转换、名词的数、形容词与副词的用法
【点评】本题考查英语基础的单词形式转换，核心是掌握不同词性的转换规则及句子成分对词性的要求，是初中英语的常考题型，难度适中，学生需牢记常见的词性变化形式。
【难度系数】0.6

3 Complete the passage with the words in the box. 用方框中的单词补全短文。
setting enough together adding surprise
As the "chef" of the family, Mum loves to try new recipes. She makes sure everyone gets (1) of their favourite foods. During our family dinners, we try many different tastes and ingredients. Tonight, she has another (2) for us. She is making a "panda" dish by putting my favourite seaweed (3) with my brother's favourite tofu. She is also cutting cucumbers to make the bamboo and (4) a few carrot flowers to the dish. My brother is (5) the table and I am serving the beef soup—Dad's favourite. This brings so much fun and joy to our family.

(1) enough (2) surprise (3) together (4) adding (5) setting

【分析】
本题为选词填空，需结合短文语境、固定搭配及时态，从方框内的单词（setting、enough、together、adding、surprise）中选择合适的词补全内容：
1. 第1空需修饰食物，表“足够的”含义；
2. 第2空another后接名词，需表“惊喜”的名词；
3. 第3空需用固定搭配“put...together with...”；
4. 第4空需用现在分词，对应现在进行时的并列动作；
5. 第5空需用固定短语“set the table”的现在分词形式。
【解析】
1. 第1空：句意是妈妈确保每个人得到足够的喜欢的食物，形容词enough表“足够的”，符合语境，故填enough；
2. 第2空：another后接名词，结合语境“给我们另一个惊喜”，名词surprise（惊喜）符合，故填surprise；
3. 第3空：固定搭配“put...together with...”意为“把……和……放在一起”，此处需填together；
4. 第4空：句子为现在进行时（结构：am/is/are + 现在分词），并列动作需用现在分词，add...to...是固定搭配，故填adding；
5. 第5空：固定短语set the table意为“摆餐具”，结合现在进行时，用setting，故填setting。
【答案】
(1)enough (2)surprise (3)together (4)adding (5)setting
【知识点】
词汇词义辨析、固定搭配、现在进行时
【点评】
本题为基础选词填空题，主要考查常用词汇词义、固定搭配及现在进行时的掌握，结合语境和语法规则即可解题，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.3

4 Complete the passage with the proper form of the word in brackets. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，补全短文。
My name is Belle. I (1) (go) to a school in Shanghai. Maths is my favourite subject. In my school, students (2) (take) turns watering the plants in the classroom. School (3) (end) at 4:30 p.m. Grandma (4) (wait) at the school gate. “How’s school?” she (5) (ask). “It’s a lot of fun,” I say. We buy a bag of potatoes, a basket of (6) (strawberry), a carton of milk, a few (7) (piece) of mutton, a kilo of (8) (beef) and a large piece of baked scallion pancake (葱油饼). It is a traditional Shanghainese food. We usually share it with milk when we get home.

(1) go (2) take (3) ends (4) is waiting (5) asks (6) strawberries
(7) pieces (8) beef

【分析】
本题需结合语境判断动词时态及名词的适当形式：1. 主语为I，一般现在时用动词原形；2. 主语students是复数，一般现在时用动词原形；3. 主语school是第三人称单数，一般现在时动词需变第三人称单数形式；4. 结合语境“奶奶正在校门口等”，需用现在进行时；5. 主语she是第三人称单数，一般现在时动词变第三人称单数形式；6. strawberry是可数名词，a basket of后需用复数形式；7. a few修饰可数名词复数，piece需变复数；8. beef是不可数名词，用原形即可。
【解析】
1. 主语为I，时态为一般现在时，故填go；
2. 主语students是复数，一般现在时动词用原形，故填take；
3. 主语school是第三人称单数，一般现在时动词用ends；
4. 结合语境表示正在进行的动作，用现在进行时，主语Grandma为单数，故填is waiting；
5. 主语she是第三人称单数，一般现在时动词用asks；
6. strawberry是可数名词，此处需用复数，故填strawberries；
7. a few后接可数名词复数，故填pieces；
8. beef是不可数名词，用原形，故填beef。
【答案】
(1) go (2) take (3) ends (4) is waiting (5) asks (6) strawberries (7) pieces (8) beef
【知识点】
一般现在时、现在进行时、名词的数
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法，涉及动词时态和名词形式的变化，需结合语境准确判断时态和名词的单复数，属于基础题型，适合巩固语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6