四、完形填空
Nowadays many museums around the world celebrate Slow Art Day. They do that to 1 visitors to take their time and enjoy art more deeply.
In a world 2 games, apps and funny videos, people spend less and less time on artworks. 3 has shown that on average(平均来看), people spend less than one minute on one work of art. You might 4 people to slow down when they’re in museums filled with great works of art. But you are wrong.
In recent years, museums have been working to change the 5. Over 170 museums around the world celebrate Slow Art Day. They ask their visitors to spend at least 5 to 10 minutes looking at just one work of art. Slow art supporters(支持者)believe that when visitors spend more time looking at a work of art, they 6 it more. By spending time, they are able to notice more things about the works of art. Studying a work of art for more time can also help people get a(n) 7 understanding of the artist’s ideas and what the artist went through to finish the work. Most museums taking part in Slow Art Day choose 8 a few works for their visitors. In their 9, when people visit a museum with lots of works of art, they feel like they must see 10 in the museum. They go around like they are checking things off of a list. As one expert said, “You can’t really see a painting as you’re walking by it.”
()1. A. hope B. choose C. introduce D. encourage
()2. A. full of B. covered with C. short of D. interested in
()3. A. Instruction B. Research C. Discussion D. Music
()4. A. lead B. push C. expect D. train
()5. A. tool B. theme C. situation D. performance
()6. A. enjoy B. protect C. realise D. defeat
()7. A. wild B. rapid C. deep D. unusual
()8. A. simply B. mostly C. heavily D. completely
()9. A. truth B. story C. way D. opinion
()10. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

四、1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.D

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析选项：1题需判断Slow Art Day的目的，2题需选表示“充满”的短语，3题需选能引出研究结果的名词，4题需选符合“期望某人做某事”的动词，5题需选表示“状况”的名词，6题需选与“欣赏艺术”相关的动词，7题需选修饰“理解”的形容词，8题需选表示“仅仅”的副词，9题需选与固定搭配“in one's opinion”相关的名词，10题需选表示“所有事物”的不定代词。
【解析】
1. 句意：他们这么做是为了鼓励游客花时间深度欣赏艺术。encourage sb to do sth（鼓励某人做某事）符合语境，选D。
2. 句意：在一个充满游戏、APP和搞笑视频的世界里，人们花在艺术品上的时间越来越少。full of（充满）符合语境，选A。
3. 句意：研究表明，平均来看，人们在一件艺术品上花费的时间不到一分钟。research（研究）符合“研究结果”的语境，选B。
4. 句意：你可能期望人们在满是伟大艺术品的博物馆里放慢脚步。expect sb to do sth（期望某人做某事）符合，选C。
5. 句意：近年来，博物馆一直在努力改变这种状况。situation（状况）指前文提到的“人们花时间少”的情况，选C。
6. 句意：慢艺术支持者认为，当游客花更多时间看一件艺术品时，他们会更享受它。enjoy（享受）符合语境，选A。
7. 句意：花更多时间研究艺术品也能帮助人们更深入地理解艺术家的想法。deep（深的）修饰understanding，构成“deep understanding（深入理解）”，选C。
8. 句意：大多数参与Slow Art Day的博物馆只为游客选择少量作品。simply（仅仅）符合“只选少量”的语境，选A。
9. 句意：在他们看来，当人们参观有很多艺术品的博物馆时，会觉得必须看完所有作品。in one's opinion（在某人看来）是固定搭配，选D。
10. 句意：他们四处走动就像在核对清单上的项目，想看完博物馆里的所有东西。everything（所有事物）符合语境，选D。
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕Slow Art Day展开，考查词汇在具体语境中的运用，需结合上下文逻辑和固定搭配解题，整体难度适中，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5

五、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
Last summer, Cathy’s family went to New York City for their summer holiday. They stayed there 1. two weeks.
New York City has more than eight million people. It is the largest city in 2. USA. It is also the home of the United Nations.
First, they visited the Statue of Liberty 3. (happy). It is one of New York’s most famous historic sites. Millions of people visit New York City every year. On the 4. (two)day, they went to the Empire State Building. It is one of the 5. (tall)buildings in New York City. From the top of the building, they saw most parts of New York City. On the third day, they 6. (visit)the Metropolitan Museum. In this museum, they saw a lot of famous 7. (painting). During the rest time of the week, Cathy went to Bronx Zoo with her younger brother 8. sister. There they were happy 9. (see)a lot of their favourite animals like tigers, lions, monkeys, and elephants. In the next week, the family visited Long Island. On the island, they 10. (spend)most of their time swimming, sunbathing and playing on the beach. They all had a good time.

五、1. for 2. the 3. happily 4. second 5. tallest
6. visited 7. paintings 8. and 9. to see 10. spent

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空题，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配确定每个空的答案。解题时先通读全文把握大意，再逐个分析：1题考查表持续时间的介词；2题考查“美国”的固定冠词搭配；3题需用副词修饰动词；4题考查序数词表顺序；5题考查“one of+形容词最高级”结构；6题需用一般过去式（全文为过去时态）；7题考查可数名词复数；8题考查并列连词；9题考查固定搭配“be happy to do sth”；10题需用动词过去式。
【解析】
1. 表示“持续一段时间”，用介词for，故填for；
2. “美国”的固定表达为the USA，需加定冠词the，故填the；
3. 修饰动词visited，需用happy的副词形式happily，故填happily；
4. 表示“第二天”，用two的序数词second，故填second；
5. “one of+形容词最高级+名词复数”表示“最……之一”，tall的最高级为tallest，故填tallest；
6. 全文叙述去年暑假的事，用一般过去时，visit的过去式为visited，故填visited；
7. a lot of后接可数名词复数，painting的复数为paintings，故填paintings；
8. 连接并列的名词brother和sister，用并列连词and，故填and；
9. 固定搭配be happy to do sth，故填to see；
10. 全文为过去时态，spend的过去式为spent，故填spent。
【答案】
1. for 2. the 3. happily 4. second 5. tallest 6. visited 7. paintings 8. and 9. to see 10. spent
【知识点】
介词用法、词形变化、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查基础英语语法与词汇运用，涵盖介词、冠词、副词、序数词、时态等核心考点，是初中英语常见基础题型，侧重对基础知识的掌握。
【难度系数】
0.7

【读后词汇拓展】猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
sunbathe

读后词汇拓展
v.沐日光浴

【分析】首先通过构词法拆分单词sunbathe，前缀sun-表“太阳”，词根bathe表“浸泡、洗澡”，组合后可判断其词性；再结合常用释义确定中文意思，属于基础词汇的识记类题目。
【解析】sunbathe是动词（缩写v.），中文意思为沐日光浴，需准确识记该词的词性与释义以完成词汇拓展。
【答案】v.沐日光浴
【知识点】词汇识记、词性判断
【点评】本题为读后词汇拓展的基础题型，侧重日常实用词汇的词性与释义积累，难度较小，适合学生巩固基础词汇。
【难度系数】0.9