四、综合填空。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式(每空不多于3个单词)。
Tina loved to run. She began running at young age. She always took part school races. Winning was very important to Tina. She ran hard every day, but she always came in second or (three) place.
Another girl named Janice always came in first. Tina just couldn't get past her. Tina thought to herself," I get in front of Janice, I will win." Finally, in one race, Tina got the result she wanted. It began like usual, with Janice in the lead(领头). (sudden), Janice caught her foot on a rock and (fall) over. Tina ran as fast as she could to stay in the lead, but Janice ran even (fast) and soon passed her. Tina got (tire) and four more girls passed her. It went on like this until the very last minute.
That day, Tina learnt a key lesson: You can't hope for other (people) bad luck to get ahead. For example, (wait) for 10 runners to trip over rocks won't make you faster. Only months of practice can help you take first place.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

41. a 42. in 43. third
44. If 45. Suddenly
46. fell 47. faster
48. tired 49. people's
50. waiting

【分析】
先通读短文理解主旨大意，再结合每个空的语法规则、固定搭配、词性变化及上下文语境逐一分析：41空考查固定搭配；42空考查固定搭配；43空对应前文的序数词需用序数词；44空引导条件状语从句需用连词；45空修饰句子需用副词；46空与前文动词时态一致需用过去式；47空由even修饰需用比较级；48空get后需用形容词；49空表示所属关系需用名词所有格；50空作主语需用动名词。
【解析】
41. 考查固定搭配，at a young age是固定短语，意为“在年轻的时候”，故填a。
42. 考查固定搭配，take part in是固定短语，意为“参加”，故填in。
43. 考查序数词，前文提到second（第二），此处对应表示“第三”，用序数词third，故填third。
44. 考查连词，此处为条件状语从句，意为“如果我超过Janice，我就会赢”，用If引导，故填If。
45. 考查副词，此处修饰整个句子，需用sudden的副词形式Suddenly，句首首字母大写，故填Suddenly。
46. 考查动词时态，and连接并列谓语，前文caught为过去式，故fall用过去式fell，填fell。
47. 考查副词比较级，even修饰比较级，fast的比较级为faster，故填faster。
48. 考查形容词，get为系动词，后接形容词，tire的形容词形式为tired（累的），故填tired。
49. 考查名词所有格，此处表示“别人的坏运气”，people的所有格为people's，故填people's。
50. 考查非谓语动词，动名词短语作主语，wait的动名词为waiting，故填waiting。
【答案】
41. a 42. in 43. third 44. If 45. Suddenly 46. fell 47. faster 48. tired 49. people's 50. waiting
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、语法运用
【点评】
本题为英语综合填空题，侧重考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及基础语法的综合运用能力，需结合语境和语法规则准确填写单词的正确形式，难度适中，适合巩固基础知识点。
【难度系数】
0.7

五、阅读表达。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文,回答短文后面的各个小题。
When I was 10, I was interested in volleyball. However, as the shortest boy in my class, I was often laughed at by other students. One morning, there were lots of students on our school playground. They are trying out for our school volleyball team. I decided to have a try. I was the shortest among them. So they started to talk about my height.
But I didn't care. I just walked to the playground. Then I did some actions, but I wasn't good at passing the ball. So the coach took me aside(旁边) and told me that I wasn't the right person for volleyball. I said,"I know I'm not good at passing the ball, but I'm a hitter(主攻手). You should know the importance of a hitter, Sir. So I hope you can give me a chance."
The coach doubtfully looked at me. But after he thought for a while, he decided to give me a chance. Then he took a volleyball and said to me,"OK, come here." I jumped high quickly despite(尽管) my small size and tried my best to hit the ball down. I succeeded. Everyone couldn't believe it. Of course, I was chosen into the volleyball team finally. Nothing is impossible as long as you never give up and try hard.
51. Why were the other students often laughing at the writer?

52. What were the students doing on the school playground one morning?

53. What was the writer not good at during the try-out?

54. What position did the writer want to play in the volleyball team?

55. What do you think of the writer?

51. Because he was the shortest boy in
his class.
52. They were trying out for the school
volleyball team.
53. He wasn't good at passing the ball.
54. He wanted to be a hitter.
55. The writer is brave and confident./
He didn't give up his dream even
when he was laughed at for his
height and rejected at first.

【分析】
做这类阅读表达题，需先通读短文理解大意，再针对每个小题的问题，定位原文对应关键语句提取或概括答案：细节类问题直接找原文原句，评价类问题结合作者表现提炼观点，确保答案与原文信息一致。
【解析】
51题：根据短文第一段“However, as the shortest boy in my class, I was often laughed at by other students.”，可直接提取作者被嘲笑的原因。
52题：根据短文第一段“They are trying out for our school volleyball team.”，明确学生在操场的行为。
53题：根据短文第二段“Then I did some actions, but I wasn't good at passing the ball.”，找到作者不擅长的技能。
54题：根据短文第二段“I said, 'I know I'm not good at passing the ball, but I'm a hitter...'”，确定作者想担任的排球队位置。
55题：结合全文作者被嘲笑、被教练拒绝后仍争取机会并成功的表现，提炼对作者的评价。
【答案】
51. Because he was the shortest boy in his class.
52. They were trying out for the school volleyball team.
53. He wasn't good at passing the ball.
54. He wanted to be a hitter.
55. The writer is brave and confident./He didn't give up his dream even when he was laughed at for his height and rejected at first.
【知识点】
英语阅读表达、细节理解、观点评价
【点评】
本题为基础阅读表达题，侧重考查学生从短文中提取细节信息及对人物的简单评价能力，整体难度适中，符合初中英语阅读的基础考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.8