四、核心素养 学习能力 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
主题群:生活与学习 子主题:自我提升 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★
Helen Keller was a very bright, beautiful girl. At six months old, she could already say a few words. However, before she was two years old, she was 1. (bad) ill. She could not see or hear, and soon she could not even talk. From then on, Helen 2. (have) to fight for what she wanted. Life became a daily struggle, but her strong spirit never disappeared.
3. she was six, her parents got a teacher for her. 4. the help of the teacher, she began to see and hear the world around her through her hands. She learned to read the books for 5. blind. The teacher would take Helen for a long walk and tell her about all the beautiful sights. Helen touched flowers, climbed trees and smelled a rainstorm before it came. She also learned how 6. (swim) and ride a horse. Through these experiences, she discovered that even without sight and hearing, she could still enjoy the beauty of nature.
As she grew older, Helen worked harder than ever. She studied at special schools and learned to speak, read and write. After she grew up, she became a well-known 7. (write) in America. Her first and 8. (famous) book is The Story of My Life. In this book, she shared her struggles and successes, inspiring millions of readers around the world.
Her story 9. (bring) new hope to many blind and deaf people. It has given light to those in 10. (dark) and encouraged them to be active and brave in their life and work. Helen Keller proved that nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself and never give up.

1. badly 2. had 3. When 4. With 5. the
6. to swim 7. writer 8. most famous
9. has brought 10. darkness

【分析】本题为记叙文语境下的语法填空，需结合句子结构、语法规则及固定搭配逐一分析：1. 修饰形容词需用副词；2. 讲述过去的故事用一般过去时；3. 引导时间状语从句用When；4. 考查固定搭配；5. 考查定冠词的特殊用法；6. 考查疑问词+不定式结构；7. 考查名词的词性转换；8. 考查形容词最高级；9. 考查现在完成时；10. 考查名词的词性转换。
【解析】1. 此处修饰形容词ill，需用副词，bad的副词形式为badly，故填badly；2. 全文叙述过去发生的事，应用一般过去时，have的过去式为had，故填had；3. 引导时间状语从句，意为“当她六岁时”，应用When，故填When；4. 固定搭配with the help of表示“在……的帮助下”，句首单词首字母大写，故填With；5. “the+形容词”可表示一类人，the blind意为“盲人”，故填the；6. “疑问词+不定式”结构作宾语，how后接swim的不定式to swim，故填to swim；7. 此处表示“作家”，write对应的名词为writer，故填writer；8. 结合语境“最著名的书”，应用famous的最高级most famous，故填most famous；9. 强调过去的动作对现在的影响，应用现在完成时，主语Her story为单数，故填has brought；10. in后接名词，dark对应的名词为darkness，in darkness意为“在黑暗中”，故填darkness。
【答案】1. badly 2. had 3. When 4. With 5. the 6. to swim 7. writer 8. most famous 9. has brought 10. darkness
【知识点】副词的用法、动词时态、固定搭配
【点评】本题以海伦·凯勒的事迹为语篇，考查语法填空核心考点，涵盖副词、时态、固定搭配等，要求学生结合语境运用语法知识，难度适中，能有效考查学生的英语综合运用能力。
【难度系数】0.6

五、（核心素养 学习能力）完形填空。
主题群:生活与学习 子主题:自我提升 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★
When Anita was young, she loved painting more than anything. Every afternoon, she 1 out of the window and drew the things outside. Her walls were covered with paintings of birds, flowers, and her little 2, Mimi.
One day, a 3 competition was held at school. “The theme is ‘My Dream’,” the teacher said. Anita was 4. She spent several days working on her painting. It showed a girl painting in a big gallery(画廊), with people cheering for her.
A week later, it was time to hand in the painting. 5, Anita dropped some water on it by accident. The colours ran in all directions, and the picture became 6. She felt sad and cried loudly. “I’m not good at painting at all,” she thought, throwing her 7 away.
Her grandma saw her and sat down. “Do you remember when you learned to ride a bike?” she asked. “You fell many times, but you never 8.” Anita nodded. Grandma went on, “Mistakes are just steps to success. Pick up your brush again.”
Anita took a deep breath. She got new paper and started painting again. This time, she painted her 9 warm smile, the bright sunflowers in the garden, and even her little cat lying beside the flowers. She used her favourite yellow for the 10 and pink for Grandma’s face. She didn’t worry about the result of the competition—she just painted 11 made her happy. When she finished, the painting was full 12 love, and she felt proud again.
Two days later, the results came out at the school assembly(大会). The principal called names one by one. Anita’s heart beat 13. When the principal said, “Anita gets a special award for ‘the warmest painting’!”, she couldn’t 14 her ears. She walked up to the stage, took the small cup, and smiled happily. All her classmates cheered for her. From that day, Anita knew that 15 she kept trying, her dream would come true sooner or later. At last, Anita really became a famous painter.
()1. A. walked B. jumped C. looked D. came
()2. A. cat B. pig C. dog D. rabbit
()3. A. singing B. dancing C. drawing D. writing
()4. A. excited B. sad C. modest D. angry
()5. A. Luckily B. Unhappily C. Happily D. Unluckily
()6. A. good B. terrible C. nice D. dry
()7. A. bag B. paper C. brush D. flower
()8. A. got up B. gave up C. cheered up D. woke up
()9. A. mum's B. grandma's C. dad's D. grandpa's
()10. A. sun B. moon C. house D. sunflowers
()11. A. what B. how C. who D. where
()12. A. with B. in C. from D. of
()13. A. slowly B. quietly C. fast D. easily
()14. A. believe B. find C. draw D. touch
()15. A. until B. if C. although D. unless

1~5. CACAD 6~10. BCBBD
11~15. ADCAB

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述热爱绘画的Anita参加绘画比赛时不慎弄坏画作，在奶奶鼓励下重新创作，最终获奖并领悟坚持意义的故事）；再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配、逻辑关系等逐一分析每个空，确保所选答案符合文意和语法要求。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配，look out of意为“从……向外看”，符合“每天下午她从窗户向外看画外面事物”的语境，故选C。
2. 结合后文“even her little cat lying beside the flowers”可知，Mimi是她的小猫，故选A。
3. 由Anita热爱绘画及准备参赛的内容可知，学校举办的是绘画比赛，故选C。
4. 她热爱绘画，又有主题为“我的梦想”的绘画比赛，因此她很兴奋，excited符合语境，故选A。
5. 她不小心把水掉在画上，这是不幸的事，Unluckily（不幸地）符合逻辑，故选D。
6. 颜料四处晕开，画变得糟糕，terrible（糟糕的）符合语境，故选B。
7. 她当时在画画，弄坏画后扔掉的是画笔，brush（画笔）符合，故选C。
8. 学骑车摔了很多次但没放弃，give up（放弃）符合语境，故选B。
9. 后文提到“pink for Grandma’s face”，可知她画的是奶奶的微笑，故选B。
10. 前文提到“bright sunflowers”，她用黄色画向日葵，故选D。
11. 此处是宾语从句，引导词在从句中作主语，指代“让她开心的事物”，用what，故选A。
12. 固定搭配full of意为“充满”，符合“画充满爱”的语境，故选D。
13. 等待比赛结果时她很紧张，心跳快，fast（快地）符合，故选C。
14. 听到自己获奖，她不敢相信自己的耳朵，believe（相信）符合，故选A。
15. 此处是条件状语从句，意为“如果她坚持努力，梦想迟早会实现”，用if，故选B。
【答案】1~5. CACAD 6~10. BCBBD 11~15. ADCAB
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧；词义辨析；固定搭配；上下文语境理解
【点评】本文是围绕“自我提升”主题的记叙文，通过Anita的成长经历传递“坚持就能实现梦想”的道理，考查学生对词汇、语法及语篇逻辑的综合运用能力，语篇贴近学生生活，易于理解。
【难度系数】0.6