一、信息还原
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Nowadays, there are many people from big cities to villages or small towns to achieve their dreams. 1.
Tony is one of these kinds of people. 2. He said, "Both my wife and I grew up in St. Louis. We met each other at college and got married. Then we had two kids and our life became difficult. We didn't know our neighbours. We both had good jobs but we were very busy. 3. Everything changed when we moved to this small town. We don't make much money as we used to, but things there are much cheaper and we can spend more time playing with our kids."
4.
Gina moved to St. Louis five years ago. Here's what she said, "I used to live in a small town called Calaveras. I grew up there. After I graduated from high school, I found a job in a supermarket. There are about 2,000 people in my town, and I know most of them. Most of them know me too. At the age of 22, I got a chance to move to St. Louis. 5. I live in an apartment and have a few good friends now."
A. I used to arrive late last year, but now I don't.
B. So we can't spend much time playing with our kids.
C. Most of them enjoy the simple life in villages or small towns.
D. I don't know as many people as I used to in Calaveras, but that's OK.
E. Tony and his family moved to a small town from St. Louis three years ago.
F. But there are still some people who want to move to a big city from a small town.

1~5 CEBFD

【分析】
信息还原题需先通读全文把握主旨（围绕人们在大城市与小镇间迁移的话题），再结合每个空前后句的逻辑关系、代词指代、段落过渡匹配选项：第1空承接前文“很多人从大城市到乡村小镇”，需对应这类人的情况；第2空引出Tony的迁移背景；第3空承接前文“忙碌”的结果；第4空承上启下，连接Tony的迁移与Gina的反向迁移；第5空对应Gina迁移后的人际变化。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到“many people from big cities to villages or small towns”，选项C中“them”指代这些人，内容为“他们大多数喜欢乡村或小镇的简单生活”，衔接自然，故选C。
2. 第2空：前文指出“Tony is one of these kinds of people”，选项E介绍Tony一家从圣路易斯搬到小镇的情况，引出Tony的发言，故选E。
3. 第3空：前文提到“we were very busy”，选项B说明忙碌导致“不能花太多时间陪孩子”，是前文的逻辑结果，故选B。
4. 第4空：前文讲Tony从大城市到小镇的情况，后文讲Gina从小镇到圣路易斯（大城市），选项F转折说明“还有人从小镇迁往大城市”，承上启下，故选F。
5. 第5空：前文提到Gina搬到圣路易斯，选项D对比她在原小镇Calaveras认识的人多，现在大城市认识的人少但没关系，衔接迁移后的状态，故选D。
【答案】
CEBFD
【知识点】
英语阅读理解信息还原、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题为英语七选五信息还原题，围绕城乡迁移的话题展开，解题核心是把握上下文逻辑、指代关系与段落过渡，考查学生的语篇理解与衔接能力，是英语阅读的常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6

二、词汇运用
请认真阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式，使短文通顺、连贯。
I joined a band (乐队) as a drummer in my middle school. I thought I would have fun 1. (play) the drums and meeting new friends. At first, it was easy, but a month later, it got difficult. I was the only one who couldn't keep pace (节奏) with the other players. Our teacher, Angie, 2. (single) me out to keep practising while everyone else got to relax. I felt ashamed as my 3. (teammate) watched me fail so many times. Finally, I got so tired of practising that I didn't care about doing it right.
"Are you giving up on me, Steve?" Angie asked. "Yes, I am," I shouted 4. (loud). Angie sent me into the music room, where I cried out. Then she came in and said, "Don't be sad. I believe you can make it!" She told me never to give up. She left me alone and I realized Angie was right—by giving up, I was also giving up on the team and 5. (I). With her comfort, I decided to go on practising. However, I still couldn't play well. Knowing my difficulties, my teammates gave me a hand. They spent about three more hours practising with me every week. Thanks to their help, I began to keep pace with them. I played much 6. (good) than before. Later, we performed wonderfully in an important show.
Since then, I 7. (learn) a lesson. Although we each had our own job to do in a show, we would all work together 8. (make) the show great. I felt accepted and understood the 9. (important) of teamwork. I can't imagine what my school life 10. (be) like without them. I loved everyone in the band.

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在乐队克服困难的过程。
1. playing 2. singled 3. teammates 4. loudly
5. myself 6. better 7. have learned/learnt
8. to make 9. importance 10. will be

【分析】
本题为语篇型词汇运用题，需结合短文语境、语法规则及固定搭配，对括号内单词进行正确变形。解题思路：先通读短文把握主旨，再逐个分析空格处的语法成分（如动词形式、名词单复数、词性转换等），结合时态、固定搭配、比较级等知识点确定单词的正确形式，确保短文通顺连贯。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配have fun doing sth，意为“做某事很开心”，故填playing；
2. 全文讲述过去的乐队经历，用一般过去时，single的过去式为singled，故填singled；
3. teammate是可数名词，此处指多个队友，需用复数形式teammates，故填teammates；
4. 修饰动词shouted需用副词，loud的副词形式为loudly，故填loudly；
5. 主语为I，此处表示“放弃自己”，需用反身代词myself，故填myself；
6. 句中出现than，需用形容词good的比较级better，故填better；
7. since then是现在完成时的标志，learn的过去分词为learned/learnt，主语为I，故填have learned/learnt；
8. 此处表目的，用不定式作目的状语，故填to make；
9. the后需接名词，important的名词形式为importance，故填importance；
10. 句意表示对未来情况的虚拟，用一般将来时，故填will be。
【答案】
1. playing 2. singled 3. teammates 4. loudly 5. myself 6. better 7. have learned/learnt 8. to make 9. importance 10. will be
【知识点】
固定搭配、时态运用、词性转换
【点评】
本题考查语篇语境下的词汇变形，涉及初中英语核心语法知识点，难度适中，需学生结合上下文和语法规则准确判断单词形式，是巩固基础词汇运用的典型题型。
【难度系数】
0.5