七、阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
villager discuss aspect wide within
narrow when build convenient everything
For many years, the mountain road connecting our village to the city was quite 1. , with only enough space for a single bike to pass. In the past, the 2. had to walk for three hours to reach the nearest market, carrying everything on their backs. Life was hard, and there were no 3. ways to get medical help when someone fell ill.
However, 4. changed a few years ago. A team of workers led by a kind-hearted engineer arrived to build a new road. They widened the roads and built bridges over the rivers. 5. the project was completed, our village was linked to the outside world in a completely new way.
Now, we can see great improvements in many 6. of our lives. The new road has made transportation easy, so we can take a bus to the city 7. just 40 minutes. Fresh vegetables and fruits from our village are 8. sold in city markets, bringing more money to the villagers. When we gather at the village square, we are always 9. how these changes have improved our lives. We have been given a chance to 10. a better future, and we all feel hopeful about what comes next.

1. narrow
2. villagers
3. convenient
4. everything
5. When
6. aspects
7. within
8. widely
9. discussing
10. build

【分析】首先通读短文把握主旨：山村道路变化带来生活改善。逐空结合语境、词性、语法规则（如名词单复数、动词时态、词性转换等），从方框词汇中选合适的词并调整正确形式，确保语义通顺、语法正确。
【解析】1. 由后文“仅够一辆自行车通过”可知山路狭窄，填narrow；2. 此处指村民群体，用villager的复数形式villagers；3. 修饰名词ways需用形容词，结合语境指无方便的医疗方式，填convenient；4. 表示“一切都改变了”，填everything；5. 引导时间状语从句，用When表“当……时”；6. many后接可数名词复数，aspect的复数aspects，指生活的诸多方面；7. 表示“在40分钟内”，用介词within；8. 修饰动词sold需用副词，widely表“广泛地”；9. 现在进行时结构为be+doing，discuss的ing形式为discussing；10. 不定式符号to后接动词原形，build表“建设”。
【答案】1. narrow
2. villagers
3. convenient
4. everything
5. When
6. aspects
7. within
8. widely
9. discussing
10. build
【知识点】英语词汇运用、词性转换、语境理解
【点评】本题为英语选词填空题，考查学生词汇掌握、语境理解及词形变化运用能力，需结合语义和语法规则解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6