三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。
Leo was a 13-year-old boy 1. loved music and dreamt of playing at the school concert. He decided to try out for the school band. He practised his guitar every day for weeks. But the one 2. was the band teacher said his timing was not good and he needed to play more steadily(平稳地).
Leo felt very sad. He put his guitar in the corner and didn't touch it for a long time. Seeing this, his mother gave him some advice 3. was helpful. "You have strong, steady hands," she said. "Why not try the drums instead?" At 4. (one), Leo wasn't sure. But when he started playing, he realized he enjoyed 5. (create) different rhythms. He found he could express 6. (he) through the beat of the drums.
Over the next year, Leo played 7. the drummer in the school band. At the spring concert, his band received the 8. (loud) applause(喝彩) of all. After the 9. (perform), Leo told his friends, "I'm glad I found my place in music. Sometimes what seems like a failure 10. (point) you in a better direction."

1. who/that 2. who 3. which/that 4. first
5. creating 6. himself 7. as 8. loudest
9. performance 10. points

【分析】
本题为语法填空题，需结合定语从句、固定搭配、非谓语动词等语法知识，根据句子结构、语境及词类转换规则填入适当单词或正确形式。解题时，先判断每个空的句子成分，再结合相关语法规则推导答案：1-3空考查定语从句，需确定先行词及关系词；4空考查固定搭配；5空考查非谓语动词；6空考查反身代词；7空考查介词；8空考查形容词最高级；9空考查名词转换；10空考查动词时态。
【解析】
1. 先行词为“a 13-year-old boy”（指人），定语从句中缺主语，故填关系代词who/that。
2. 先行词“the one”指代人（乐队老师），定语从句中缺主语，故填关系代词who。
3. 先行词为“some advice”（指物），定语从句中缺主语，故填关系代词which/that。
4. 固定搭配“at first”意为“起初”，故填first。
5. 固定搭配“enjoy doing sth”（喜欢做某事），故填create的动名词形式creating。
6. 固定搭配“express oneself”（表达自己），主语为he，故填反身代词himself。
7. 介词“as”表示“作为”，“play as”意为“担任”，故填as。
8. 由“of all”（所有中）可知需用形容词最高级，loud的最高级为loudest，故填loudest。
9. 介词“after”后需接名词，perform的名词形式为performance，故填performance。
10. 主语为what引导的从句（视为单数），句子为一般现在时，故填point的第三人称单数形式points。
【答案】
1. who/that 2. who 3. which/that 4. first 5. creating 6. himself 7. as 8. loudest 9. performance 10. points
【知识点】
定语从句、固定搭配、词形转换
【点评】
本题考查初中阶段核心语法点，涵盖定语从句、固定用法、非谓语动词等，需学生掌握基础语法规则并结合语境分析，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

一、根据句意及提示填写单词
1. The lady is a musical （天才人物）who started playing the piano at the age of three.
2. Flowers were sent to the （葬礼）by many friends.
3. Her voice touched my （灵魂）in a way words never could.
4. My brother has been studying （波兰语）for two years and can now hold a conversation.
5. —What's your （职业）?
—I'm a cook. I make food in a small restaurant near my home.

1. genius
2. funeral
3. soul
4. Polish
5. profession

【分析】
先通读每个句子理解语境，结合括号内的中文提示，确定需填写的单词为名词（多受形容词或物主代词修饰），回忆对应英语单词，注意拼写和专有名词的大小写，最后填入使句子通顺合理。
【解析】
1. 句意：这位女士是一位音乐天才，三岁就开始弹钢琴。“天才人物”对应的英语名词是genius，故填genius。
2. 句意：很多朋友送花到葬礼现场。“葬礼”对应的英语名词是funeral，故填funeral。
3. 句意：她的声音以语言永远无法达到的方式触动了我的灵魂。“灵魂”对应的英语名词是soul，故填soul。
4. 句意：我哥哥学习波兰语两年了，现在能进行对话。“波兰语”是专有名词，对应英语为Polish，首字母大写，故填Polish。
5. 句意：——你的职业是什么？——我是一名厨师，在我家附近的小餐馆做饭。“职业”对应的英语名词是profession，故填profession。
【答案】
1. genius 2. funeral 3. soul 4. Polish 5. profession
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、名词拼写
【点评】
本题为基础词汇填空题，考查核心名词的词义及拼写，属于英语基础题型，掌握大纲内基础词汇即可作答。
【难度系数】
0.9

二、根据汉语提示完成句子
1. 弗雷德里克·肖邦被认为是历史上最伟大的音乐家之一。
Frédéric Chopin is considered in history.
2. 他也是一位有天赋的作曲家，留下了两百多部音乐作品。
He was also a gifted composer who more than 200 musical works.
3. 他直到16岁才进入音乐学校，但很快就超越了他的老师们。
He he was 16, but soon outdid his teachers.
4. 到1832年，他已经前往巴黎，这座他将在余生中称之为家的城市。
By 1832, he Paris, the city that he would call home for the rest of his life.
5. 肖邦不仅是一位伟大的钢琴家，也是一位受人尊敬的钢琴老师。
Chopin was a great pianist, a respected piano teacher.

1. one of the greatest musicians
2. left behind
3. didn't attend music school until
4. had made his way to
5. not only; but also

【分析】
本题为根据汉语提示完成句子，需结合英语固定搭配、句型结构及时态知识解题：
1. 第1题：“最伟大的音乐家之一”对应固定结构“one of + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”；
2. 第2题：“留下”对应固定短语“leave behind”，结合语境用一般过去时；
3. 第3题：“直到...才”对应固定句型“not...until”，“进入音乐学校”为“attend music school”，用一般过去时的否定形式；
4. 第4题：“By 1832”是过去完成时的标志，“前往”对应固定短语“make one's way to”，需用过去完成时；
5. 第5题：“不仅...也...”对应固定搭配“not only...but also”。
【解析】
1. 结合汉语“最伟大的音乐家之一”，使用固定结构“one of the greatest musicians”；
2. “留下”用短语“leave behind”，一般过去时为“left behind”；
3. “直到16岁才进入音乐学校”对应句型“not...until”，即“didn't attend music school until”；
4. “By 1832”提示过去完成时，“前往”用“make his way to”，过去完成时为“had made his way to”；
5. “不仅...也...”用固定搭配“not only...but also”。
【答案】
1. one of the greatest musicians
2. left behind
3. didn't attend music school until
4. had made his way to
5. not only; but also
【知识点】
固定短语搭配、英语句型结构、动词时态
【点评】
本题考查英语基础固定搭配、常用句型及时态，是初中英语常见题型，需学生掌握核心表达，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6