三、短文填空。
阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
I often sit by the window in my comfortable armchair and see what's going on outside. Sometimes I close my eyes and remember my childhood: Everything 25. (be) so different then.
My family lived 26. a crowded house with small living rooms and creaky (嘎吱作响的) wooden floors. When it rained, we had to use bowls to collect the water coming through the broken roof. Meals were simple, just rice porridge with pickled vegetables (腌菜). I walked several kilometers to the small school on 27. (weekday) with my cloth bag. There was only a blackboard and some old desks and chairs in the classroom. Entertainment was simple and people had few 28. (choose). I had an old radio that only sometimes worked. I usually 29. (listen) to it with my family.
But now things have 30. (change) a lot! Recently, my grandchildren showed me their modern 31. (apartment) with voice-controlled appliances (电器). They're amazing! The types of food we eat have also increased 32. (great), including fresh vegetables and fruits, from different kinds of meat to even imported (进口) food. Students now use computers in class to connect 33. those in other countries. For entertainment, they watch movies on huge screens or chat with friends miles away at any time with the help of the internet. Transportation is 34. (convenient) too. They can take high-speed trains and airplanes to other cities, even other counties. It's fast and comfortable.
In the future, homes 35. (be) smarter and more eco-friendly. Families might also have robot 36. (help) in these high-tech living spaces. Education could become more personalized: Each student may learn at 37. (they) own speed by using computers. Classrooms might have robot teachers to give extra suggestions.
While technology keeps improving, the important things such as family, friendship, and 38. (happy) remain the same. Some things never change, and that's probably for the 39. (good).
Maybe I am old, but I'm excited to see what comes next.

25. was
26. in
27. weekdays
28. choices
29. listened
30. changed
31. apartments
32. greatly
33. with
34. more convenient
35. will be
36. helpers/help
37. their
38. happiness
39. best

【分析】做短文填空时，首先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕作者对过去、现在、未来生活变化的感慨展开），再结合上下文时间线索（如then表过去、now表现在、future表将来），运用语法知识（时态、词性转换、名词单复数等）和固定搭配，逐个分析空格所需的单词形式，确保填入后语句通顺、符合语境与语法规则。
【解析】25. 由时间状语then可知，此处用一般过去时，主语everything为单数，故be动词用was；26. 固定搭配live in表示“居住在……”，故填in；27. 固定搭配on weekdays表示“在工作日”，需用名词复数，故填weekdays；28. few后接可数名词复数，choose的名词形式为choice，复数为choices；29. 此处描述过去的动作，用一般过去时，listen的过去式为listened；30. 由have可知，此处为现在完成时，需用change的过去分词changed；31. 主语grandchildren为复数，对应的公寓也用复数，故填apartments；32. 修饰动词increased需用副词，great的副词形式为greatly；33. 固定搭配connect with表示“与……连接”，故填with；34. 此处表“更方便”，用形容词比较级，convenient为多音节词，比较级为more convenient；35. 由时间状语in the future可知，用一般将来时，故填will be；36. robot后需接名词，help的名词形式为helper，此处可用复数helpers或单数help；37. 固定搭配one's own表示“某人自己的”，需用they的形容词性物主代词their；38. 与family、friendship并列，需用名词，happy的名词形式为happiness；39. 固定搭配for the best表示“最好的”，故填best。
【答案】25. was；26. in；27. weekdays；28. choices；29. listened；30. changed；31. apartments；32. greatly；33. with；34. more convenient；35. will be；36. helpers/help；37. their；38. happiness；39. best
【知识点】时态辨析、词性转换、固定搭配
【点评】本题为短文填空题型，考查学生对语境的理解及基础语法、固定搭配的掌握，需结合时间线索和语法规则解题，是初中英语常见题型，侧重基础应用。
【难度系数】0.5