Who invented films? It's difficult to say. Lots of people played a part 1 the development of the cinema. A man 2 (name) Muybridge made the first moving picture in 1878. It was a film of a horse 3 (run) and it was only a few seconds long. By 1895, other people had invented all kinds of machines for showing moving pictures, but many of these could only be watched by one person at 4 time. Thomas Edison was one of the 5 (one) to show very short films to audiences(观众) of 20 or more people. His films showed acrobats(杂技演员) and dancers performing, or everyday events like a man sneezing.
At first, films were only a few minutes long. They were black and white and silent. They were usually documentaries about different places or news events, or comedies showing people falling over and making 6 (fun) faces. Later, they became 7 (long) stories, but there was still no sound. Instead, there might be a 8 (music) playing the piano in the hall while the film was shown.
Musicals were probably the most popular kind of film throughout the 1930s and 1940s. A very famous 9 (act) and singer at that time was Shirley Temple—she was only a five-year-old girl 10 everyone loved watching her sing and dance.
The very first film to be in colour and to have sound was shown in 1927. It was called *The Jazz Singer*. From then on, more and more films were produced in colour and almost all films had sound.
任务1 语法填空
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任务2 阅读表达
新考法 开放式谈最喜欢的电影类型 What kind of films do you like watching best? Why?

1. in [解析]句意:很多人都在电影的发展中起到了作用。根据"played a part ..."可知，此处是固定搭配"play a part in ..."，意为"在……中起作用"。故填 in。
2. named [解析]句意:一个名叫迈布里奇的人在 1878 年制作了第一部动态影像。根据"a man ... Muybridge"可知，此处表示"被叫做……的人"，用过去分词作后置定语。故填 named。
3. running [解析]句意:那是一部马儿奔跑的影片，而且只有几秒钟长。根据"a film of a horse ..."可知，此处表示"马正在奔跑的影片"，用现在分词作后置定语表示主动语态。故填 running。
4. a [解析]句意:到 1895 年，其他人已经发明了各种各样的放映动态画面的机器，但其中许多机器一次只能供一个人观看。根据"only be watched by one person at ... time"可知，此处是固定搭配 at a time，意为"一次"。故填 a。
5. first [解析]句意:托马斯·爱迪生是最早向 20 人或更多观众展示超短影片的人之一。"one of the+序数词+名词复数"表示"最……的……之一"，one 的序数词是 first。故填 first。
6. funny [解析]句意:它们通常是关于不同地方或新闻事件的纪录片，或者是展示人们摔倒和做滑稽表情的喜剧。根据"making ... faces"可知，此处应用形容词修饰名词，make funny faces 意为"做鬼脸"。故填 funny。
7. longer [解析]句意:后来它们变成了更长的故事片，但仍然没有声音。根据上文中的"At first, films were only a few minutes long."可知，此处与起初对比，需用形容词比较级，long 的比较级是 longer。故填 longer。
8. musician [解析]句意:相反，影片放映时，大厅里可能会有一位音乐家弹钢琴。根据"a ... playing the piano"可知，此处指"音乐家"，music 对应的职业名词是 musician，空前有"a"，所以用名词单数。故填 musician。
9. actress [解析]句意:当时一位非常著名的演员兼歌手是秀兰·邓波儿——她当时只是个五岁的小女孩，但每个人都喜欢看她唱歌跳舞。根据"singer"和"Shirley Temple"可知，此处指"演员"，act 对应的职业名词是 actor/actress。根据"She was only a five-year-old girl ..."可知，秀兰·邓波儿是女性，所以用 actress。故填 actress。
10. but [解析]句意:当时一位非常著名的演员兼歌手是秀兰·邓波儿——她当时只是个五岁的小女孩，但每个人都喜欢看她唱歌跳舞。根据"she was only a five-year-old girl"和"everyone loved watching her sing and dance"可知，此处表示转折关系，所以用连词 but。故填 but。
任务2 I like watching cartoons best, because they are very interesting and can bring me a lot of happiness.
（开放性试题，答案言之有理即可）

【解析】
任务1 语法填空
1. 句意：很多人都在电影的发展中起到了作用。此处是固定搭配`play a part in...`，意为“在……中起作用”，故填in。
2. 句意：一个名叫迈布里奇的人在1878年制作了第一部动态影像。此处用过去分词作后置定语，表示“被叫做……的人”，故填named。
3. 句意：那是一部马儿奔跑的影片，而且只有几秒钟长。此处用现在分词作后置定语，体现horse和run的主动关系，故填running。
4. 句意：到1895年，其他人已经发明了各种各样的放映动态画面的机器，但其中许多机器一次只能供一个人观看。此处是固定搭配`at a time`，意为“一次”，故填a。
5. 句意：托马斯·爱迪生是最早向20人或更多观众展示超短影片的人之一。结构`one of the+序数词+名词复数`表示“最……的……之一”，one的序数词形式为first，故填first。
6. 句意：它们通常是关于不同地方或新闻事件的纪录片，或者是展示人们摔倒和做滑稽表情的喜剧。此处需要形容词修饰名词faces，`make funny faces`意为“做鬼脸”，故填funny。
7. 句意：后来它们变成了更长的故事片，但仍然没有声音。和前文“起初电影只有几分钟长”形成对比，要用形容词比较级，long的比较级为longer，故填longer。
8. 句意：相反，影片放映时，大厅里可能会有一位音乐家弹钢琴。此处表示职业“音乐家”，music对应的职业名词是musician，空前有a，用单数形式，故填musician。
9. 句意：当时一位非常著名的演员兼歌手是秀兰·邓波儿——她当时只是个五岁的小女孩，但每个人都喜欢看她唱歌跳舞。根据后文的she可知此处指代女性演员，act对应的女性职业名词是actress，故填actress。
10. 句意：当时一位非常著名的演员兼歌手是秀兰·邓波儿——她当时只是个五岁的小女孩，但每个人都喜欢看她唱歌跳舞。前后两个分句是转折关系，用转折连词but，故填but。
任务2 阅读表达
本题为开放性试题，回答需要明确说明自己最喜欢的电影类型，并给出合理的原因，语法正确、表意通顺即可。示例：I like watching cartoons best, because they are very interesting and can bring me a lot of happiness.
【答案】
任务1：
1. in
2. named
3. running
4. a
5. first
6. funny
7. longer
8. musician
9. actress
10. but
任务2：
示例：I like watching cartoons best, because they are very interesting and can bring me a lot of happiness.（答案言之有理即可）
【知识点】
固定搭配，非谓语动词，词性转换
【点评】
本题围绕电影发展史的语篇设置语法填空和开放性表达题，既考查了初中阶段核心的英语语法基础知识点，又结合新考法引导学生结合自身实际输出内容，兼顾基础巩固和语言运用能力的考察，整体考点覆盖全面，难度梯度合理。
【难度系数】
0.7

Watching English films and television programmes is an excellent way to practise your listening skills and pick up new words. Here are some tips on it.
Focus on more recent movies. There are many old English films that are well worth watching. _______1_______ This will give you a good idea of the kind of language people use today.
Watch them with subtitles(字幕) in the beginning. Watching films with the English subtitles can make you understand them much easier. Seeing the words appear on the screen means that you have two different ways to learn what you're listening to. ______ 2 ______ And you can also know how they are used.
Watch them without subtitles later. Real life doesn't come with subtitles, so to get really fluent(流利的), you will finally need to be able to understand what is being said without help! _______3_______ This time, really focus on your listening skills.
Pick out new words. Unlike conversations in real life, the great thing about watching a film is that you can stop and replay anything you don't understand! _______4_______ You can also practise repeating words out loud to improve your pronunciation.
_______5_______ You will find it much easier to pick up new words if you are really paying attention to the film. Of course, you'll have to focus, but don't force yourself to sit through a film that would make you fall asleep in your language.
任务1 阅读还原(有两项多余)
A. Keep a dictionary beside you and make a note of new words.
B. Choose films that you find interesting and enjoyable, with stories that keep you entertained.
C. It will be more helpful to choose films that are set in the modern day.
D. If you've watched a film once with subtitles, watch it again without them.
E. It can be a great way for you to remember words.
F. You can try to get down some beautiful sentences from the movie.
G. There are some educational movies.
1. _______
2. _______
3. _______
4. _______
5. _______
任务2 阅读表达
新考法 开放式谈英语学习方法 What's your way(s)
to practise your listening skills and pick up new
words when learning English?
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[文章大意]本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了通过观看英文影视作品学习英语的几种方法。
1~5 C E D A B
I often listen to English podcasts and watch English cartoons to improve my listening skills. Also, I write down new words from the materials and review them every day to memorize them.

【解析】
任务1 阅读还原
1. 空前说明要关注较新的电影，也提到有很多值得看的老英文电影，空后指出这能让你了解如今人们使用的语言类型，C选项“选择以现代为背景的电影会更有帮助”衔接前后，符合语境。
2. 空前说明看英文字幕的电影能通过两种方式学习听力内容，空后提到还能了解单词的用法，E选项“这会是帮你记单词的好方法”承接前文的学习效果，逻辑通顺。
3. 本段主题是后续脱离字幕看影片，空后说明这次要专注训练听力技能，D选项“如果你已经带着字幕看过一遍某部电影，再不带字幕看一遍它”贴合段落主题，衔接自然。
4. 本段主题是挑选生词，空前提到看电影时可以暂停重放不懂的内容，A选项“在身边放一本词典，把生词记录下来”符合积累生词的语境要求。
5. 空后说明如果专注于影片会更容易掌握生词，不要强迫自己看会让你犯困的影片，B选项“选择你觉得有趣愉快、剧情能让你投入的电影”概括了本段的核心建议。
任务2 阅读表达
本题为开放性试题，回答符合英语学习的实际方法、表述通顺合理即可，示例给出的参考回答符合要求。
【答案】
任务1：1. C 2. E 3. D 4. A 5. B
任务2：I often listen to English podcasts and watch English cartoons to improve my listening skills. Also, I write down new words from the materials and review them every day to memorize them.（合理即可）
【知识点】
阅读还原 英语学习方法 语境逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题分为阅读还原和开放式表达两部分，阅读还原需要结合段落主题、前后文的逻辑关联匹配选项，排除多余干扰项，既考查学生的语篇理解能力，也引导学生掌握实用的英语学习技巧，开放式表达部分鼓励学生结合自身学习经验输出内容，灵活度较高。
【难度系数】
0.6