五、完形填空
The Earth Day falls on 22nd April every year. It is a festival calling on everyone to _1_ the earth. Charlie does something for the earth every year. This year，he _2_ to build a garden for the day. Then with his mum’s help，Charlie built his own _3_.
Charlie and his mum used natural and environmentally friendly ways to plant their garden. So _4_ did they do that? They didn’t use any chemicals(化学制品) _5_ used the kitchen waste to make compost(堆肥). And they brought in some good _6_ such as seven-spotted ladybugs(七星瓢虫) to keep the bad insects away. To save water，they collected rainwater and used it to water their plants. Under their care，the plants developed well and produced colourful _7_.
The Earth Day came. Charlie _8_ his friends to his garden and had a special Earth Day party. Charlie’s friends were _9_ when they saw the beautiful flowers. They wanted to start a garden too. Charlie _10_ some seeds and small plants with them and taught them how to look after them.
“Even a small action can make a big change. Together，we can make the earth a happier and healthier place，” Charlie said.
| ()1. A. explore | B. introduce | C. protect | D. understand |
| ()2. A. refused | B. seemed | C. forgot | D. decided |
| ()3. A. garden | B. shop | C. yard | D. house |
| ()4. A. how | B. why | C. when | D. where |
| ()5. A. but | B. or | C. and | D. as |
| ()6. A. plants | B. insects | C. tools | D. rules |
| ()7. A. seeds | B. leaves | C. fruits | D. flowers |
| ()8. A. followed | B. hid | C. invited | D. described |
| ()9. A. surprised | B. serious | C. bored | D. worried |
| ()10. A. grew | B. shared | C. cheered | D. connected |

五、1.C 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.B

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章主旨是讲述Charlie在地球日参与环保行动、建造环保花园的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及原词复现等方法逐一分析：先理解每个空所在句子的含义，再对比选项，选出符合语境和语法的答案。
【解析】
1. 考查词义辨析：地球日的核心意义是号召保护地球，A. explore（探索）、B. introduce（介绍）、C. protect（保护）、D. understand（理解），故选C。
2. 考查固定搭配：decide to do sth.（决定做某事）是固定用法，A. refused（拒绝）、B. seemed（似乎）、C. forgot（忘记）、D. decided（决定），故选D。
3. 考查原词复现：前文明确提到“build a garden”，此处对应花园，A. garden（花园）、B. shop（商店）、C. yard（院子）、D. house（房子），故选A。
4. 考查疑问词：此处询问做环保花园的方式，用how引导方式状语，A. how（如何）、B. why（为什么）、C. when（何时）、D. where（哪里），故选A。
5. 考查连词：前后句为转折关系，“不用化学制品，而是用厨余做堆肥”，A. but（但是）、B. or（或者）、C. and（和）、D. as（作为），故选A。
6. 考查词义辨析：举例的七星瓢虫属于昆虫，A. plants（植物）、B. insects（昆虫）、C. tools（工具）、D. rules（规则），故选B。
7. 考查原词复现：后文提到“beautiful flowers”，此处对应花，A. seeds（种子）、B. leaves（叶子）、C. fruits（水果）、D. flowers（花），故选D。
8. 考查词义辨析：Charlie邀请朋友来花园参加地球日派对，A. followed（跟随）、B. hid（隐藏）、C. invited（邀请）、D. described（描述），故选C。
9. 考查词义辨析：朋友看到漂亮的花会感到惊讶，A. surprised（惊讶的）、B. serious（严肃的）、C. bored（无聊的）、D. worried（担心的），故选A。
10. 考查词义辨析：Charlie把种子和小植物分享给朋友，A. grew（生长）、B. shared（分享）、C. cheered（欢呼）、D. connected（连接），故选B。
【答案】1.C 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.B
【知识点】完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】本文围绕地球日环保主题展开，考查学生对上下文语境的把握、词汇辨析及固定搭配的运用能力，贴近学生生活，兼具知识性与教育意义，引导学生树立环保意识。
【难度系数】0.5

六、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
Visiting museums can be interesting but tiring. It may take you hours 1. (get) there，wait in line for a ticket and walk with big crowds in the museum. But people today are visiting museums all over the world in 2. new way.
Thanks to the Google Art Project，there is a chance that you can “walk through” museums while you 3. (stay) at home. You can see famous paintings as you move virtually through the museums. You can also get some 4. (use) information about the works.
Some apps may also make your museum trips more fun. The Palace Museum 5. (create) a few apps last year. One is called Han Xizai’s Night Feast. Users can see a big picture of Han’s house 6. take a closer look at the people and the clothes within it by touching the screen. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City also made an app. It allows users to draw 7. (they) own modern art works.
8. the help of new technology like this，it is 9. (easy) to visit museums than before. So 10. not try it yourself? It must be a special and interesting experience!

六、1. to get 2. a 3. are staying 4. useful 5. created
6. and 7. their 8. With 9. easier 10. why

【分析】
本题为语篇型语法填空题，需结合固定搭配、时态、词性、冠词等语法知识及上下文语境解题。具体思路：1. 看到It takes相关结构，回忆固定句型It takes sb +时间+to do sth，确定用不定式；2. 泛指“一种新方式”，可数名词单数前用不定冠词，结合new的发音确定用a；3. while引导时间状语从句，主句为一般现在时，从句表正在进行的动作，用现在进行时；4. 修饰名词需用形容词，转换所给词的词性；5. 由时间状语last year确定用一般过去时；6. 连接并列谓语用连词；7. own前需用形容词性物主代词；8. 固定搭配with the help of的用法；9. 由than before确定用比较级；10. 固定句型why not do sth的用法。
【解析】
1. 考查固定句型It takes sb +时间+to do sth，故填to get；
2. 泛指“一种新方式”，new以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a；
3. while引导时间状语从句，主句为一般现在时，从句表正在进行的动作，用现在进行时are staying；
4. 修饰名词information需用形容词，use的形容词形式为useful；
5. 时间状语last year提示用一般过去时，故填created；
6. 连接两个并列的谓语动词see和take，用连词and；
7. own前需用形容词性物主代词，they的形容词性物主代词为their；
8. 固定搭配with the help of，首字母大写，故填With；
9. 由than before可知需用比较级，easy的比较级为easier；
10. 固定句型why not do sth表示建议，故填why。
【答案】
1. to get 2. a 3. are staying 4. useful 5. created 6. and 7. their 8. With 9. easier 10. why
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词时态、形容词用法
【点评】
本题考查初中英语基础语法及固定搭配，属于语篇型语法填空，需结合语境和语法规则解题，知识点均为常见考点，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5

【读后词汇拓展】猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. virtually
2. app

读后词汇拓展
1. adv. 虚拟地 2. n. 应用软件

【分析】
对于这类词汇拓展题，需回忆单词的词性及常用中文释义，先明确单词的词性，再准确写出对应的释义，确保符合标准用法。
【解析】
1. virtually：为副词（adv.），常用释义为“虚拟地”；
2. app：为名词（n.），是application的缩写，常用释义为“应用软件”。
【答案】
1. adv. 虚拟地 2. n. 应用软件
【知识点】
词汇词性、词汇词义
【点评】
本题为基础词汇拓展题，帮助学生积累常用单词的词性与释义，助力日常词汇学习。
【难度系数】
0.8