四、课文变变变
$Fryderyk Chopin was born \underline{\quad 1 \quad} March 1, 1810 in a small village. Not only was he a famous pianist, \underline{\quad 2 \quad} he also wrote music. Today many piano music lovers still listen to his famous works \underline{\quad 3 \quad} as Minute Walte in Polanz. Everyone in Chopin's family was a \underline{\quad 4 \quad} (music). His father was a \underline{\quad 5 \quad} (violin), and his mother and sister played the piano. His family moved to Warsaw when Chopin was seven months old.$
$When he was six years old, he started \underline{\quad 6 \quad} (take) piano lessons. Soon he played even \underline{\quad 7 \quad} than his teacher. In 1825, he became the best pianist in Warsaw. People called him the poet of the piano because his music could touch the hearts of his listeners.$
$In his later years, he would rather play at his apartment for a few friends than give big concerts. Chopin became seriously ill when he was only 25 and continued \underline{\quad 8 \quad} (have) bad health into his old age. In his last years, he was very weak but kept on \underline{\quad 9 \quad} (write) music until he died in 1849. The world lost a \underline{\quad 10 \quad} (music) talent, but his spirit continues to live in his works today.$

四、1. on 2. but 3. such 4. musician
5. violinist 6. taking 7. better
8. having 9. writing 10. musical

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，围绕肖邦的生平展开，需结合时间介词用法、固定搭配、词性转换、形容词比较级等语法知识解题。解题思路：1. 具体日期前用介词on；2. 牢记固定结构not only...but also...；3. such as是举例的固定短语；4. 根据句意将名词music转换为表示人的名词musician；5. 同理将violin转换为表示人的职业名词violinist；6. 掌握start doing sth的固定用法；7. 由than判断用副词well的比较级better；8. 遵循continue doing sth的规则；9. 牢记keep on doing sth的搭配；10. 用形容词musical修饰名词talent。
【解析】
1. 表示具体某一天（March 1,1810）前用介词on，故填on；
2. 固定结构not only...but also...（不仅...而且...），故填but；
3. such as是固定短语，用于举例，意为“例如”，故填such；
4. 句意：肖邦家每个人都是音乐家，music（音乐）对应的表示人的名词是musician（音乐家），故填musician；
5. 句意：他的父亲是小提琴手，violin（小提琴）对应的表示人的职业名词是violinist（小提琴手），故填violinist；
6. start doing sth是固定用法，意为“开始做某事”，故take变taking；
7. 由than可知用比较级，well的比较级是better，故填better；
8. continue doing sth是固定用法，意为“继续做某事”，故have变having；
9. keep on doing sth是固定用法，意为“继续做某事”，故write变writing；
10. 修饰名词talent需用形容词，music的形容词形式是musical，故填musical。
【答案】
1. on 2. but 3. such 4. musician 5. violinist 6. taking 7. better 8. having 9. writing 10. musical
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、介词用法
【点评】
本题考查基础英语语法知识，涵盖固定短语、词性变化、介词等考点，贴近初中英语学习内容，注重基础应用。
【难度系数】
0.6

一、完形填空
$O·Henry was a pen name used by an American \underline{1} of short stories. His \underline{2} name was William Sydney Porter. He was \underline{3} in North Carolina in 1862. \underline{4} a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he tried to teach \underline{5} everything he needed to know.$
$When he was about 20 years old, O·Henry went to Texas. There he tried different \underline{6}. He first worked on newspaper, and then had a job in a \underline{7}. When some money went missing from the bank, O·Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was \underline{8} to prison. \underline{9} the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went to writing.$
$O·Henry wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because they were \underline{10} to understand and they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.$
1. A. clerk B. teacher
C. writer D. doctor
2. A. pen B. old
C. first D. real
3. A. bore B. born
C. bored D. boring
4. A. To B. For
C. As D. Because
5. A. myself B. himself
C. hiself D. itself
6. A. food B. clothes
C. work D. jobs
7. A. newspaper B. hospital
C. school D. bank
8. A. send B. sent
C. sending D. to send
9. A. On B. For
C. In D. During
10. A. hard B. difficult
C. easy D. creative

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.D
7.D 8.B 9.D 10.C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文介绍欧亨利的生平），再结合每个空的上下文语境、词汇搭配、词义辨析逐一分析选项，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最恰当的答案，最后验证整体逻辑通顺性。
【解析】
1. 考查名词词义辨析。根据常识，欧亨利是美国短篇故事作家，故选C（writer）。
2. 考查形容词词义辨析。pen name（笔名）对应的是real name（真名），故选D。
3. 考查固定搭配。be born in是固定短语，意为“出生于”，故选B。
4. 考查介词词义辨析。as表示“作为”，as a young boy意为“作为一个小男孩时”，符合语境，故选C。
5. 考查反身代词。teach oneself是固定短语，意为“自学”，主语为he，对应的反身代词是himself，选项C拼写错误，故选B。
6. 考查名词词义及数的用法。different后接可数名词复数，后文提到他做过不同的工作，故选D（jobs）。
7. 考查名词词义辨析。根据后文“some money went missing from the bank”可知，他曾在银行工作，故选D（bank）。
8. 考查被动语态。此处表示“被送进监狱”，用一般过去时的被动语态，结构为was+过去分词，send的过去分词是sent，故选B。
9. 考查介词词义辨析。during意为“在……期间”，during the three years意为“在那三年期间”，符合语境，故选D。
10. 考查形容词词义辨析。人们喜欢他的故事，原因是容易理解，故选C（easy）。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.D 8.B 9.D 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕欧亨利的生平展开，考查基础词汇、固定搭配及语境理解，难度适中，需结合上下文和常识解题，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6