将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。
happy, practise, both of, difference, although, than, talent, reach, outgoing
My good friend Laura is my cousin. She is one year older 22. me. She is more hard-working and she usually gets better grades than me in tests. 23. us like reading and swimming. 24. we have the same hobbies, we have some 25. . For example, she is 26. than me. What's more, she has a(n) 27. for singing. She wants to be a singer. So she 28. singing every day.
We talk about everything together and always share our 29. and sadness with each other. My favourite saying is "A true friend 30. for your hand and touches your heart". Laura is a friend like this.

22. than 23. Both of 24. Although 25. differences 26. more outgoing 27. talent 28. practises 29. happiness 30. reaches

【分析】这是一道词语适当形式填空的题目，解题思路为：先通读短文，理解上下文语义逻辑；再结合方框给出的词语，根据句子的语法结构（如比较级、主谓一致）、固定搭配、词性转换、连词用法等知识点，选择合适的词语并调整为正确形式，确保每词仅用一次。
【解析】
22. 句中出现比较级标志词older，比较级结构为“形容词比较级+than”，故填than；
23. 句意为“我们两个都喜欢阅读和游泳”，方框中both of表示“两者都”，符合语境，故填Both of；
24. 前后句为让步关系，“虽然我们有相同爱好，但存在一些不同”，故用连词Although；
25. some后需接可数名词复数，方框中difference的复数形式为differences，符合“一些不同”的语义，故填differences；
26. 句中出现比较级标志词than，outgoing的比较级为more outgoing，故填more outgoing；
27. 固定搭配have a talent for意为“有……的天赋”，符合语境，故填talent；
28. 主语为第三人称单数she，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，practise的第三人称单数为practises，故填practises；
29. and连接并列成分，后面是名词sadness，故将形容词happy转换为名词happiness，意为“快乐”，故填happiness；
30. 主语a true friend为第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，reach的第三人称单数为reaches，故填reaches。
【答案】22. than 23. Both of 24. Although 25. differences 26. more outgoing 27. talent 28. practises 29. happiness 30. reaches
【知识点】形容词比较级、词性转换、连词用法
【点评】本题考查词语适当形式填空，涉及比较级结构、固定搭配、连词及词性转换等基础知识点，只要结合语境分析，学生较易完成，是对基础词汇运用能力的考查。
【难度系数】0.6

六 语法填空
Everyone needs friends. We all feel like 31. (stay) close to someone. We can tell secrets to our friends and turn to 32. (they) for help when we are in trouble. In a word, it is nice 33. (have) friends to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want lots of 34. (people) around. But we will feel lonely if we never have 35. friend.
To make friends, we must be 36. (friend). A cheerful smile always makes others like us. 37. great the smile is! Smile at someone and we are sure to get a smile back 38. him or her.
Try to remember their names. It 39. (make) our new friends feel happy when we call them by their names, 40. we don’t forget them.
Learn to listen carefully when others talk. Everyone likes someone who is patient to hear their stories.
Now do you know how to make friends?

31. staying 32. them 33. to have 34. people 35. a 36. friendly 37. How 38. from 39. will make 40. because

【分析】
本题考查语法填空，需结合固定搭配、词性转换、句型结构等基础语法知识点解题。31空考查固定搭配；32空考查人称代词宾格；33空考查不定式作真正主语的句型；34空考查可数名词复数；35空考查不定冠词；36空考查词性转换（名词变形容词）；37空考查感叹句结构；38空考查固定介词搭配；39空考查时态（一般将来时）；40空考查连词（因果关系）。
【解析】
31. 固定搭配feel like doing sth（想要做某事），故填stay的动名词形式staying；
32. 动词短语turn to后接人称代词宾格，they的宾格是them，故填them；
33. 固定句型it is + adj + to do sth（it作形式主语，不定式作真正主语），故填to have；
34. lots of后接可数名词复数，people本身为复数名词，无需变形，故填people；
35. 泛指“一个朋友”，用不定冠词a，故填a；
36. be动词后需接形容词作表语，friend的形容词形式为friendly，故填friendly；
37. 感叹句中修饰形容词great需用How，故填How；
38. 固定搭配get sth from sb（从某人处得到某物），故填from；
39. 此处为when引导的时间状语从句，主句表示将来的动作，用一般将来时will make，故填will make；
40. 前后句为因果关系，后句解释原因，故填because。
【答案】
31. staying 32. them 33. to have 34. people 35. a 36. friendly 37. How 38. from 39. will make 40. because
【知识点】
固定搭配、感叹句、词性转换
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础语法填空题，考查的均为核心基础语法点，难度适中，学生只要掌握基础语法规则即可顺利解答。
【难度系数】
0.7

词汇拓展
Can you guess the part of speech and meaning of the underlined words in the passage(s) above?
41. deal with:
42. secret:
43. cheerful:

41. 处理;对付 42. n. 秘密 43. adj. 令人愉快的

【分析】本题考查常用词汇及短语的词性与词义拓展，需结合日常积累的词汇知识，判断短语和单词的含义及词性：固定短语需记忆其常用含义，单词需明确常见词性及对应释义。
【解析】41. “deal with”是固定搭配，意为“处理；对付”；42. “secret”常见词性为名词，释义为“秘密”；43. “cheerful”是形容词，释义为“令人愉快的”。
【答案】41. 处理;对付 42. n. 秘密 43. adj. 令人愉快的
【知识点】词汇拓展、短语含义、词性判断
【点评】本题为基础词汇考查题，侧重常用词汇及短语的掌握，难度较低，适合巩固基础词汇知识。
【难度系数】0.7