阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
turn, he, or, language, amazing,
way, start, slow, six, to
Do you like calligraphy? As a Chinese student, do you think it is easy 21. difficult to learn? How about a student from other countries?
"When I first 22. learning calligraphy, my work was ugly (丑的). But when the brush was in my teacher's hand, it 23. into Harry Potter's magic wand (魔杖)," said Aryan, from Afghanistan.
Aryan came to China to study Chinese in Beijing. This was his 24. year in China. During this time, he saw China make great progress in many 25. . He also found that Chinese was becoming a global (全球的) 26. .
"When I first came to China, I didn't know much Chinese. For me, calligraphy belonged 27. another world," said Aryan. But he tried 28. best to learn it. With the teacher's help, he 29. became good at it. "I find calligraphy opens a window for me into Chinese culture. And it is also a(n) 30. way to improve my Chinese," said Aryan.
Calligraphy not only gives Aryan a better understanding of Chinese characters, but also makes him calmer (更冷静的) when facing difficulties.
第二节
阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
Many people like music, and so do I.
There 31. many different kinds of music: rock music is fast, classical music is great, light music is relaxing, and children's music is interesting. You can choose whatever you like.
For many young students at school, they are interested 32. pop music and singing pop songs. And I am no exception (例外). When I was 33. little boy, I liked children's music. Now my favorite music is pop music. But my mother and my father don't like it. They like 34. listen to light music. I understand them, 35. different people like different music. But maybe one day, they will like pop music, too.

第一节
21. or 22. started 23. turned 24. sixth 25. ways
26. language 27. to 28. his 29. slowly 30. amazing
第二节
31. are 32. in 33. a 34. to 35. because

【分析】
先通读全文理解短文大意，第一节为选词填空，需结合语境、语法规则（如时态、词性、固定搭配）从方框中选合适的词并调整形式；第二节为语篇填空，需根据固定搭配、句型结构（如there be）、冠词、连词等语法知识填空，确保每空符合要求且语句通顺。
【解析】
第一节：
21. 句意为“你认为学书法容易还是难？”，是选择疑问句，用or连接两个并列形容词，故填or。
22. 句意为“当我第一次开始学书法时，作品很丑”，start doing sth是固定搭配，描述过去动作用过去式，故填started。
23. 句意为“它变成了哈利波特的魔杖”，turn into是固定搭配，过去式为turned，故填turned。
24. 句意为“这是他在中国的第六年”，表顺序用序数词，six的序数词为sixth，故填sixth。
25. many后接可数名词复数，in many ways是固定搭配“在很多方面”，way的复数为ways，故填ways。
26. 句意为“中文成为全球语言”，language符合语境，故填language。
27. belong to是固定搭配“属于”，故填to。
28. try one's best是固定搭配“尽某人最大努力”，主语为he，对应形容词性物主代词his，故填his。
29. 此处修饰动词became，需用副词，slow的副词为slowly，故填slowly。
30. 此处修饰名词way，需用形容词，amazing符合语境“令人惊讶的方式”，故填amazing。
第二节：
31. there be句型遵循就近原则，主语many different kinds为复数，时态为一般现在时，be动词用are，故填are。
32. be interested in是固定搭配“对……感兴趣”，故填in。
33. 此处泛指“一个小男孩”，little boy为单数可数名词，用不定冠词a，故填a。
34. like to do sth是固定搭配“喜欢做某事”，故填to。
35. 前句“我理解他们”与后句“不同人喜欢不同音乐”为因果关系，后句表原因，用because，故填because。
【答案】
第一节：21. or 22. started 23. turned 24. sixth 25. ways 26. language 27. to 28. his 29. slowly 30. amazing
第二节：31. are 32. in 33. a 34. to 35. because
【知识点】
1. 词汇运用（选词填空、固定搭配）
2. 基础语法（序数词、副词、冠词、连词）
3. 语篇语境理解
【点评】
本题为初中英语常见的语篇填空题，分为选词填空和语篇填空两部分，既考查学生对词汇词义、形式变化及固定搭配的掌握，又考查基础语法知识和语篇理解能力，贴近学生生活，难度适中，适合巩固英语基础。
【难度系数】
0.7