六、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
China is a nation with a rich culture in handwriting(书法). “1. many people use computers today, Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands,” said a Chinese government officer.
So far, the computer has become a very 2. (help) tool to help people write. Many people have forgotten how to write Chinese characters as computers 3. (use) more often than before. People often make lots of 4. (mistake) in writing.
The Chinese character test shows that many college students' handwriting has got even worse. Many college students do not know 5. to write words or form sentences in Chinese characters in the right way. Not only kids but also many adults have met 6. same problem. They might be able to tell the form of a certain character. However, if you ask them to write out the character correctly, they 7. (usual) can't. But they can type out the character on a computer without thinking twice.
Now, China 8. (try) its best to solve this problem. With the use of certain technologies, teachers can write their teaching contents and the students can reply 9. writing in the national language teaching course. We can also write letters to our friends instead of 10. (send) messages. This can help us practise handwriting.

1. Though/Although 2. helpful 3. are used 4. mistakes 5. how 6. the 7. usually 8. is trying 9. by 10. sending

【分析】
本题是一篇关于中国书法现状的英语短文填空，需结合语境逻辑、语法规则（连词、词性、时态语态、冠词、非谓语动词等）逐一分析每个空：1题需引导让步状语从句；2题修饰名词需用形容词；3题主语computers与动词use是被动关系，需用被动语态；4题lots of后接可数名词复数；5题考查“疑问词+不定式”结构；6题same前需加定冠词；7题修饰动词需用副词；8题由now提示用现在进行时；9题表方式用介词by；10题instead of后接动名词。
【解析】
1. 考查让步状语从句，句意：虽然现在很多人使用电脑，但中国人不应忘记手写的技能，故填Though/Although。
2. 考查形容词，此处修饰名词tool，需用help（帮助）的形容词形式helpful（有帮助的），故填helpful。
3. 考查被动语态，computers与use是被动关系，且描述一般情况，主语为复数，故用一般现在时的被动语态are used，填are used。
4. 考查名词复数，lots of后接可数名词复数，mistake的复数为mistakes，故填mistakes。
5. 考查“疑问词+不定式”结构，句意：很多大学生不知道如何正确写汉字或造句，故填how。
6. 考查定冠词，same前必须加定冠词the，构成固定搭配the same，故填the。
7. 考查副词，此处修饰动词can't，需用usual的副词形式usually（通常），故填usually。
8. 考查现在进行时，由时间状语now可知，句子用现在进行时，主语China是单数，故填is trying。
9. 考查介词，by doing sth.表示“通过做某事”，此处表方式，故填by。
10. 考查动名词，instead of是介词短语，后接动名词，send的动名词为sending，故填sending。
【答案】
1. Though/Although 2. helpful 3. are used 4. mistakes 5. how 6. the 7. usually 8. is trying 9. by 10. sending
【知识点】
连词用法、词性转换、被动语态
【点评】
本题围绕中国书法现状展开，综合考查学生对语境理解及基础语法知识的运用能力，是初中英语常见的语篇填空题型，需结合上下文逻辑和语法规则解题。
【难度系数】
0.6

读后词汇拓展 猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. character
2. type

1. n. 文字 2. v. 打字

【分析】
这类词汇拓展题需回忆单词的常见词性与对应词义，结合题目要求判断：先分析第一个单词character，其常见词性包含名词，对应词义为文字；再分析第二个单词type，其常见词性包含动词，对应词义为打字，即可得出结果。
【解析】
1. 单词character的词性为名词（n.），中文意思是文字；
2. 单词type的词性为动词（v.），中文意思是打字。
【答案】
1. n. 文字 2. v. 打字
【知识点】
词汇词性辨析、词汇词义
【点评】
本题为基础词汇拓展题，考查常见单词的词性与词义，是积累词汇的基础练习。
【难度系数】
0.8