二 instead of 与 instead 的区别
Instead of looking away, Maddie studied my face. 马蒂没有把目光移开，而是仔细打量着我的脸。（教材P5）

专练 用 instead of 或 instead 填空
1. We will go skating playing football.
2. Lisa didn't go shopping. , she watched a movie.
3. Could I have an orange an apple?
4. She wanted me to go, but I stayed .

1. instead of 2. Instead 3. instead of 4. instead

【分析】
要解答本题，需先明确instead和instead of的核心用法区别：instead是副词，可单独使用，常位于句首（后接逗号）或句末；instead of是介词短语，不可单独使用，其后需接名词、代词或动词-ing形式作宾语。解题时需结合空格后的内容（是动名词、名词还是句子）以及空格的位置，判断应选哪个词。
【解析】
1. 空格后是动名词playing，符合instead of后接动词-ing形式的用法，故填instead of。
2. 空格位于句首，后有逗号，且空格后是完整句子，需用单独的副词instead，句首首字母大写，故填Instead。
3. 空格后是名词an apple，表“代替”的含义，需用后接名词的instead of，故填instead of。
4. 空格位于句末，前面是完整句子，需用单独的副词instead，故填instead。
【答案】
1. instead of 2. Instead 3. instead of 4. instead
【知识点】
instead of的用法；instead的用法
【点评】
本题考查初中英语中易混词instead与instead of的用法辨析，属于基础考点，需掌握两者的词性、搭配及位置差异，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.3

一、用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，有两词为多余项
therefore bathroom difference opinion strawberry disaster truly
1. There is a big between the two paintings. I think the first one is better.
2. I like to eat because they are sweet and delicious.
3. The earthquake was a terrible . It caused a lot of damage.
4. He didn't study hard. , he failed the exam.
5. I'm going to take a shower in the .

1. difference 2. strawberries 3. disaster 4. Therefore 5. bathroom

【分析】
本题为选词填空，需先明确方框内单词的词性与词义：therefore（副词，因此）、bathroom（名词，浴室）、difference（名词，差异）、opinion（名词，观点）、strawberry（名词，草莓）、disaster（名词，灾难）、truly（副词，真正地），多余词为opinion、truly。再结合句子语法结构和语境逐个分析：
1. 空前有不定冠词a和形容词big，需填可数名词单数，对应“差异”；
2. 空前是动词eat，需填食物类名词，表泛指需用复数；
3. 空前有形容词terrible，需填名词，对应“灾难”；
4. 前后为因果关系，需填副词连接结果，且位于句首首字母大写；
5. take a shower（洗澡）的地点是“浴室”，对应名词bathroom。
【解析】
1. 空格前有a big，需名词，方框中difference为名词，符合“两幅画有很大差异”的语境，故填difference；
2. 空格前是eat，需食物名词，strawberry表泛指用复数，故填strawberries；
3. 空格前有terrible，需名词，地震属于灾难，方框中disaster符合，故填disaster；
4. 前后为因果关系，需副词连接结果，句首首字母大写，方框中Therefore符合，故填Therefore；
5. take a shower的地点是浴室，方框中bathroom符合，故填bathroom。
【答案】
1. difference 2. strawberries 3. disaster 4. Therefore 5. bathroom
【知识点】
名词的适当形式、副词的用法、名词复数
【点评】
本题为基础选词填空题，主要考查词汇的词性、词义及形式变化，需结合句子语法规则和语境选择合适单词，难度不大，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.8

二、阅读理解
Do you find it easy to change?
Alex
Two months ago, my doctor told me I needed to eat less salt. Before then I put a spoonful of salt on almost everything I ate. I thought food was tasteless without it. At first it was difficult, but now whenever I eat out, I feel the food tastes too salty.
Vicki
We've got a new baby. He's just two weeks old. We love him very much, but he doesn't sleep through the night. We used to have at least eight hours' sleep. Now we're lucky if we get two hours' sleep before he wakes us up. We used to stay in bed until mid-morning on the weekend, but now we don't have a weekend anymore!
续表
Chloe
I've just started my first job after university and life is not so nice. At the university I got up at about nine o'clock and now I have to start work then. I used to work when I felt like working. But now, my boss decides when I should work and when I can have a break.
John
My family moved to Canada earlier this year and we've found it difficult to adapt to（适应）the cold winters. We used to live in New Mexico, USA, where the winters weren't so cold. The best piece of advice that I was given was to buy a very warm coat and hat!
()6. What did Alex use to do?
A. He used to eat out.
B. He used to eat a little.
C. He used to eat lots of salt.
D. He used to eat with a spoon.
()7. What's Vicki's problem?
A. She doesn't get enough sleep.
B. She has to work on the weekend.
C. Her baby always cries during the day.
D. Her husband always wakes her up at night.
()8. What does Chloe have to do at nine in the morning now?

()9. What did others advise John to do in Canada?
A. To get up early.
B. To get enough sleep.
C. To find a job.
D. To buy a warm coat and hat.
()10. Who welcomes the change in life?
A. John.
B. Alex.
C. Vicki.
D. Chloe.

6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解的细节理解类题目，解题思路是：先通读全文明确四位人物的生活变化情况，再针对每个题目，精准定位到对应人物的段落，提取关键信息，将其与选项对比匹配，从而得出答案。
【解析】
6. 定位Alex的段落：由“Before then I put a spoonful of salt on almost everything I ate.”可知，Alex过去吃很多盐，对应选项C。
7. 定位Vicki的段落：由“We used to have at least eight hours' sleep. Now we're lucky if we get two hours' sleep before he wakes us up.”可知，Vicki睡眠不足，对应选项A。
8. 定位Chloe的段落：由“At the university I got up at about nine o'clock and now I have to start work then.”可知，Chloe现在九点要去上班，对应选项C。
9. 定位John的段落：由“The best piece of advice that I was given was to buy a very warm coat and hat!”可知，别人建议John买暖和的外套和帽子，对应选项D。
10. 分析人物态度：Alex从一开始难以适应到现在觉得外出就餐的食物太咸，说明他适应并欢迎生活变化；Vicki、Chloe、John均提到生活的不便，对应选项B。
【答案】
6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】
本题聚焦英语阅读理解的细节信息定位，难度适中，只要仔细阅读对应人物的段落即可轻松解答，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7