四、语法填空
Last summer vacation, my family took a trip to an art village in Yunnan Province.
1. (special) part of the trip was meeting Li Wei, a slashie—both a painter and a writer. His small studio stood at the quiet end of the village, looking 2. (simple) than the colourful shops nearby, but in fact, you would find it exciting once you stepped inside. The walls were covered with beautiful watercolour paintings, each with handwritten poems beside them.
As curious 3. (tour), we watched Li Wei at work. He mixed colours by himself and created a painting of the local mountains 4. (careful) at the wooden desk. “I found that painting and writing match each other,” he said while 5. (work). “The paintings show what words cannot express, and the poems tell what the brush cannot paint.” His style is unusual and 6. (set) his artworks apart from others’.
To my surprise, Li Wei was not an artist in the past. He worked as a hotel manager in Beijing for ten years. One day, he decided 7. (give) up his job to do what he really loved. Now his “painting-poems” become famous in the art community.
8. (meet) this talented slashie taught me an important lesson—We don’t have to put 9. (we) into just one role. I believe if we mix different skills, we 10. (make) something special.

1. The most special 2. simpler 3. tourists 4. carefully 5. working 6. sets 7. to give 8. Meeting 9. ourselves 10. will make

【分析】
解答本题需先通读全文理解文章大意，再结合每个空格所在句子的语法结构、语境及固定搭配，对所给单词进行正确的词性转换或形式变化。需重点关注形容词的级、副词用法、非谓语动词、反身代词、时态等语法知识点，确保填出的内容符合句子逻辑和语法规则。
【解析】
1. 此处表示“旅行中最特别的部分”，有范围限定，需用形容词special的最高级形式，且最高级前加定冠词the，故填The most special。
2. 由句中than可知，此处需用形容词simple的比较级形式，故填simpler。
3. 主语为we，此处表示“游客”，需用名词tour的复数形式tourists，故填tourists。
4. 此处修饰动词created，需用副词，故填carefully。
5. while引导时间状语时，若主语与主句主语一致且有be动词，可省略主语和be动词，he与work为主动关系，故填working。
6. 主语His style为第三人称单数，句子为一般现在时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填sets。
7. 固定搭配decide to do sth.（决定做某事），故填to give。
8. 此处作句子主语，需用动名词形式，故填Meeting。
9. 主语为we，此处需用反身代词表示“我们自己”，故填ourselves。
10. if引导的条件状语从句遵循“主将从现”原则，主句用一般将来时，故填will make。
【答案】
1. The most special 2. simpler 3. tourists 4. carefully 5. working 6. sets 7. to give 8. Meeting 9. ourselves 10. will make
【知识点】
形容词的比较级与最高级、非谓语动词、反身代词
【点评】
本题为语法填空题型，考查了形容词的级、副词用法、非谓语动词、反身代词、固定搭配等基础语法知识点，要求学生结合语境灵活运用词汇变形规则，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、完形填空
“I will never find time to learn this difficult lesson,” said James to Eric as they walked to the dining hall. “I can’t do it by tomorrow.”
“You have ten minutes now before lunch. Why not 1 right now?” asked his brother.
“Ten minutes! That’s 2. Besides, I must chat with my friends now,” said James.
After school, the two boys were waiting for the bus. Eric 3 his book and began to learn part of it. “What a bookworm (书虫)!” James laughed, turning his attention to birds in the tree.
“Come off to soccer!” shouted a group of school friends outside the door as the brothers arrived home. James rushed off with the boys. Eric promised (承诺) to 4 in 15 minutes, and read his book once more. This done, he went to play with the boys, and enjoyed the game.
The two brothers were tired that evening. James went to bed early 5 Eric took out his book again. When they went to school the next day, Eric knew his lesson 6. However, James told the teacher that he did not have time to learn it.
“7 did you find time, Eric?” asked the teacher. “I had 10 minutes before lunch yesterday; 15 minutes as I waited for the bus and 15 minutes 8 playing soccer. Then I went over my lesson before I went to bed; and took 10 minutes before breakfast this morning.”
“That makes an hour’s 9 for the lesson,” said the teacher. “Eric, go out for a break. James, stay in and use your break time to learn. Go on to do that until you have learned this important lesson: those who take care of the 10 will have the hours to take care of themselves.”
() 1. A. eat B. start C. finish D. play
() 2. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
() 3. A. put away B. put down C. talked about D. took out
() 4. A. follow B. run C. read D. sleep
() 5. A. while B. so C. because D. if
() 6. A. bravely B. poorly C. suddenly D. perfectly
() 7. A. Why B. Who C. Where D. How
() 8. A. as B. after C. before D. during
() 9. A. preparation B. education C. question D. information
()10. A. brothers B. minutes C. lessons D. teachers

1－5 BCDAA 6－10 DDCAB

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章主旨：本文通过对比James和Eric对待学习时间的不同态度与做法，传达“珍惜碎片时间才能有效利用时间”的道理。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及逻辑关系，逐个分析每个空的选项，排除不符合语境的答案，选出最恰当的选项。
【解析】
1. 前文James抱怨没时间学，哥哥Eric建议“为什么不现在就开始呢？”，start（开始）符合语境，故选B。
2. James觉得10分钟不算什么，nothing（没什么）符合其轻视的态度，故选C。
3. Eric拿出书开始学习，took out（拿出）符合动作逻辑，put away（收好）、put down（放下）、talk about（谈论）均不符合，故选D。
4. Eric承诺15分钟后读书，read（读书）符合上下文“学习”的语境，故选C。
5. 此处对比James和Eric的行为，while（而）表对比逻辑，故选A。
6. Eric利用碎片时间学习，完美掌握了课程，perfectly（完美地）符合语境，故选D。
7. 老师询问Eric找到时间的方式，how（如何）表方式，故选D。
8. 15分钟是在踢足球之后的时间，after（在……之后）符合逻辑，故选B。
9. 这些时间总共是一小时的学习准备时间，preparation（准备）符合语境，故选A。
10. 最后一句强调珍惜碎片时间（minutes）的重要性，故选B。
【答案】
1－5 BCDAA 6－10 DDCAB
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文为教育类记叙文，通过兄弟俩的对比故事传达时间管理的道理，考查学生的语境分析、词汇运用及逻辑推理能力，是初中阶段常见的完形填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.6