二、语法填空
Imagine you're back in first grade. Your teacher asks you 16. (draw) what you want to be when you grow up, and you 17. (happy) draw a doctor, a pianist, or an astronaut. But as you grow 18. (old), this goes from fun imagination to a worrying problem. When someone asks you what you want to be, you tell them that you don't know. But their question makes you wonder why you still don't have a clear life goal. Is there anything wrong 19. you? Although many people ask this question, it isn't useful in real life 20. there is no unchanging answer. For most people, the answer keeps changing for different 21. (reason). And the question itself has a false premise(假设). Our lives are more than just finding 22. job. I advise you to ask 23. (you) more about what you want to do than what you want to be when you grow up. Think about 24. a happy life is like in your mind. Does it involve travelling, having free time for friends and family, or helping others? Once you have a goal, you can choose one of the many jobs that will help you live a happy life. You 25. (find) that your life is full of possibilities.

16. to draw 17. happily 18. older 19. with
20. because 21. reasons 22. a
23. yourself 24. what 25. will find

【分析】
本题为语法填空题，需结合固定搭配、词性转换、从句引导词、时态等基础语法知识逐一分析每个空：
1. 第16空：考查固定搭配ask sb to do sth，需用不定式作宾语补足语；
2. 第17空：修饰动词draw需用副词，需将形容词happy转换为副词；
3. 第18空：固定搭配grow older表示“年龄增长”，需用形容词比较级；
4. 第19空：考查固定句型there is something wrong with sb，需用介词；
5. 第20空：前后句为因果关系，前果后因，需用连词；
6. 第21空：different后接可数名词复数，需将名词reason变为复数形式；
7. 第22空：job为可数名词单数，此处泛指“一份工作”，需用不定冠词；
8. 第23空：advise后需用反身代词作宾语，表“你自己”；
9. 第24空：宾语从句中缺少介词like的宾语，表“什么”，需用引导词；
10. 第25空：once引导条件状语从句，主句需用一般将来时。
【解析】
16. 固定搭配ask sb to do sth意为“要求某人做某事”，故填to draw；
17. 此处修饰动词draw，需用副词，happy的副词形式为happily，故填happily；
18. 固定搭配grow older表示“年龄增长”，符合语境，故填older；
19. 固定句型there is something wrong with sb意为“某人有问题”，故填with；
20. 前后句为因果关系，前句“问题没用”是结果，后句“没有不变答案”是原因，故填because；
21. different后接可数名词复数，reason的复数形式为reasons，故填reasons；
22. job是可数名词单数，此处泛指“一份工作”，用不定冠词a，故填a；
23. 此处表示“建议你自己”，需用反身代词，you的反身代词为yourself，故填yourself；
24. 宾语从句中缺少介词like的宾语，表“什么”，故用what引导，故填what；
25. once引导条件状语从句，主句用一般将来时，故填will find。
【答案】
16. to draw 17. happily 18. older 19. with 20. because 21. reasons 22. a 23. yourself 24. what 25. will find
【知识点】
非谓语动词、副词用法、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为初中阶段典型的语法填空题，考查基础语法知识，考点均为学生需掌握的核心内容，侧重基础应用，适合巩固英语语法基础。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、阅读理解
Dear Victor,
I have received your letter from school and I am glad to know that you are becoming responsible(负责任的) enough to decide on your career.
You know that we belong to different times, and my social life is different from yours. However, all I can say as advice is that you must choose a career wisely. The first consideration is your interest. You can succeed and feel happy when you do something you enjoy. You need to get a job which provides you with not only something useful, but also something you like. Then, you must read a lot in the field(领域) you are aiming at. Also, you should get to know the men and women who work in that field. When the mind and heart work together, success is inevitable.
No career is more or less important. I think your interest may be in the field of making TV programmes. Your good communication skills, active participation in school plays and success in speech competitions all lead you in that direction. So a career in mass communication like TV and film production will bring luck to you. If you succeed in that field, you will become confident.
Think a thousand times before making any final decision about your career. We all know that you are old enough to think for yourself.
With all the best wishes!
Yours,
Father
()26. We can infer that Victor wrote a letter to ask for advice on how to .
A. get good marks
B. choose a career
C. prepare for a competition
D. communicate with others
()27. The underlined word "inevitable" in the letter means "".
A. pleased to seek
B. easy to remember
C. difficult to get
D. sure to happen
()28. The father mentions "school plays" and "speech competitions" in the letter in order to .
A. show that he is proud of his son
B. tell his son he should work harder in this field
C. tell his son he will certainly succeed in this field
D. hint(暗示) that his son can consider choosing the career he suggests
()29. The father thinks that .
A. every career is equally important
B. being famous is more important than being rich
C. his son is too young to make a decision himself
D. there is no real understanding between parents and children

26.B 27.D 28.D 29.A

【分析】
做此类阅读理解题，需先通读原文把握主旨，再针对各小题回原文定位对应信息，结合语境分析选项。26题需抓住原文中关于职业选择的关键表述；27题要结合上下文语境猜测词义；28题需分析父亲举例的意图；29题要找到原文中关于职业重要性的表述。
【解析】
26题：原文第一段提到“decide on your career”，且父亲全程围绕职业选择给出建议，可知Victor写信是咨询如何选择职业，故选B。
27题：前文提到“当身心合一（努力+兴趣）时”，成功是必然的，“inevitable”意为“必然发生的”，对应选项D。
28题：父亲提到儿子的沟通技巧、学校戏剧、演讲比赛，这些都指向大众传播领域，意在暗示儿子可考虑该职业，故选D。
29题：原文第三段明确“No career is more or less important”，即每个职业同等重要，故选A。
【答案】
26.B 27.D 28.D 29.A
【知识点】
阅读理解推理判断、词义猜测题、细节理解题
【点评】
本题为书信类阅读理解，围绕职业选择展开，考查学生对文章细节的理解、词义猜测及推理判断能力，整体难度适中，需学生结合原文信息逐一分析选项。
【难度系数】
0.7