Ⅰ Vocabulary exercises.
A. Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words given in the box.
A Journey to Help Children

Operation Smile was founded by Dr Bill Magee and his wife Kathy. In 1982,
they 1. a team to the Philippines to help children with cleft lip and palate(唇腭裂). 2. these children, eating and drinking can be very difficult.
The Magees realised they needed to establish a lasting organisation to help more children. That's how the charity Operation Smile began. Over the years, it has grown 3. . During the event "The World Journey of Hope" in 1999, over 5,300 children in 18 countries received surgery.
Today, Operation Smile works in 4. 30 countries with volunteers from over 60 nations. The organisation provides 5. surgeries and trains local 6. teams. This will make sure children can continue to receive care long after Operation Smile volunteers have left.
B. Complete the passage with the proper words according to the Chinese given.
Special Care for Very Sick People
In the hospital, there is a special place for very sick people who cannot get better. The doctors and nurses here know that a cure is not always 7. (可能的). Their main goal is not to find a medical 8. (治疗) to make the illness go away. Instead, they use every 9. (方法) they can to help patients feel peaceful. This work is filled with great 10. (温暖) and kindness.
Sometimes, families feel a deep sense of 11. (失望) because they cannot save their loved ones. The medical team shows great understanding and 12. (好意). They help everyone talk about their feelings. They create small moments of joy, like bringing a bit of 13. (阳光) into the room. The patients are 14. (幸运的) to have such gentle care in their final days. This way, families can find peace 15. (一起), accepting what cannot be changed.

1. led 2. For 3. quickly 4. more than
5. free 6. medical 7. possible 8. treatment
9. means 10. warmth 11. disappointment
12. goodwill 13. sunshine 14. lucky
15. together

【分析】
这道题分为两部分，第一部分是选词并用适当形式填空，解题时首先要先通读备选词汇，再通读整篇短文理解大意，结合每个空的语境判断所需单词的词性、时态、大小写等变形要求，将备选词汇逐一匹配到对应位置，注意不要重复使用词汇；第二部分是根据中文提示填写正确形式的单词，解题时要结合空格前后的搭配判断所需单词的词性，比如介词后、冠词后要接名词，系动词后常接形容词，再对应中文提示写出正确的单词，注意部分词汇需要做词性转换，不能直接写对应的形容词形式。
【解析】
1. 空后搭配a team，时间状语为1982年，是过去的时间，句意为“他们带领一支团队前往菲律宾帮助唇腭裂儿童”，动词lead的过去式为led，故填led。
2. 句意为“对于这些孩子来说，吃喝都非常困难”，表示“对于”用介词for，位于句首首字母需要大写，故填For。
3. 空格修饰动词has grown，需要使用副词，句意为“这些年来，它发展得十分迅速”，副词quickly表示“快速地”，符合语境，故填quickly。
4. 句意为“如今，微笑行动在超过30个国家开展工作”，more than表示“超过、多于”，符合语境，故填more than。
5. 句意为“该组织提供免费的手术”，形容词free表示“免费的”，修饰名词surgeries，故填free。
6. 句意为“培训当地的医疗团队”，形容词medical表示“医疗的”，修饰名词teams，故填medical。
7. 句意为“治愈并不总是可能的”，形容词possible表示“可能的”，在系动词后作表语，故填possible。
8. 空格前有形容词medical修饰，需要填写名词，“治疗”的对应名词形式是treatment，故填treatment。
9. 句意为“他们用尽一切可用的方法帮助病人感到平静”，means表示“方法、手段”，every后接可数名词单数means，故填means。
10. 空格前有形容词great修饰，需要填写名词，“温暖”的对应名词形式是warmth，故填warmth。
11. 空格前的a sense of后面接名词，“失望”的对应名词形式是disappointment，故填disappointment。
12. 空格和understanding并列，需要填写名词，“好意”的对应英文是goodwill，故填goodwill。
13. 空格前有a bit of修饰，接名词，“阳光”的对应英文是sunshine，故填sunshine。
14. 空格在系动词are后作表语，“幸运的”对应形容词是lucky，故填lucky。
15. 句意为“这样家人们就可以一同找到平静”，“一起”的对应英文是together，作状语修饰句子，故填together。
【答案】
1. led 2. For 3. quickly 4. more than
5. free 6. medical 7. possible 8. treatment
9. means 10. warmth 11. disappointment
12. goodwill 13. sunshine 14. lucky
15. together
【知识点】
词汇适当形式填空，词形转换，形容词副词辨析
【点评】
本题围绕公益医疗的主题考察初中阶段核心词汇的运用能力，既考察了动词时态、形容词修饰名词、副词修饰动词的基础语法规则，也考察了中文提示下的名词词性转换，易错点在于部分名词派生词容易误写为形容词形式，整体考点覆盖全面，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.75