A(2024·南通市启东期末)
Perhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to a 1. Now, thanks to a programme in Sydney called “Play Me, I’m Yours”, people are able to play the piano in many p 2 places for free. They share beautiful music, and the programme also helps them communicate with each other.
Thirty pianos have been placed in d 3 parts of the city, i 4 in several parks, at bus stops and on some streets. The pianos have the logo “Play Me, I’m Yours” on them.
People are usually i 5 in playing music or singing songs with the pianos, no matter what level of ability they have. Lots of people have been attracted to the programme and stopped to w 6 or play the pianos.
“Play Me, I’m Yours” is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luke Jerram. He wants to help people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers too long and b 7 with their work all hours and they s 8 have any chance to enjoy music. So the main p 9 of the project is to help them relax and make new friends.
The programme “Play Me, I’m Yours” has also reached England and Brazil before. It was warmly welcomed there. But the programme won its greatest s 10 at the Sydney Festival.
“It’s a good chance for people to be creative, connect with strangers or just have some fun,” Jerram said.
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. afford 2. public 3. different 4. including 5. interested 6. watch 7. busy 8. seldom 9. purpose 10. success

【分析】
本题为英语首字母填空题，解题思路如下：1. 通读全文把握主旨（介绍悉尼“Play Me, I’m Yours”钢琴公益项目）；2. 分析每个空格所在句子的语境，结合首字母提示推断符合语义的单词；3. 验证单词的词性、固定搭配是否符合语法要求，确保语义通顺。
【解析】
1. 句意：也许钢琴对你来说太贵而负担不起。too...to结构后接动词原形，结合首字母a，填afford（负担得起）；
2. 句意：人们可以在很多公共场所免费弹钢琴。public places是固定短语，意为“公共场所”，结合首字母p，填public；
3. 句意：30架钢琴被放在城市不同的地方。different修饰名词parts，意为“不同的”，结合首字母d，填different；
4. 句意：包括几个公园、公交站和街道。including为介词，用于举例，结合首字母i，填including；
5. 固定搭配be interested in，意为“对……感兴趣”，结合首字母i，填interested；
6. 句意：很多人被吸引，停下来看或弹钢琴。结合语境及首字母w，填watch（观看）；
7. 固定搭配be busy with，意为“忙于……”，结合首字母b，填busy；
8. 句意：他们很少有机会享受音乐。结合语境及首字母s，填seldom（很少）；
9. 句意：项目的主要目的是帮助他们放松和交朋友。结合语境及首字母p，填purpose（目的）；
10. 句意：但该项目在悉尼音乐节获得了最大的成功。结合语境及首字母s，填success（成功）。
【答案】
1. afford 2. public 3. different 4. including 5. interested 6. watch 7. busy 8. seldom 9. purpose 10. success
【知识点】
英语首字母填空、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕公益项目展开，考查学生对上下文语境的理解能力及常用英语固定搭配的掌握情况，词汇均为初中阶段核心词汇，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

B
Rabbits are small and cute animals with white fur, long ears and soft bodies. Many people keep one as a p 1 at home. But the rabbits in the wild are not the s 2 as those at home. The information below may help you know more about them.
What do wild rabbits e 3? You may think they like carrots best. However, they would rather choose green plants, such as grass and vegetables. Sometimes, they also eat crops, s 4 farmers may not welcome them.
Where do wild rabbits live? Most of them live in the fields, forests or grasslands. They are g 5 at digging holes. They dig underground holes which can provide space from enemies and bad weather. The holes can also be used to store food and raise the y 6. Also, some wild rabbits may live in the bushes.
H 7 do wild rabbits keep safe? They have many enemies, such as foxes and snakes. To survive, they use clever tricks. For example, when other animals hunt them, they will run away in a special way, so they won't be c 8 easily. Also, their special eyes allow them to notice d 9 from almost every direction. Though they are not very strong, their amazing abilities help them live through the hard conditions in nature.
There are also some fun facts about wild rabbits. Can you imagine they can j 10 as high as 2 metres? Their front teeth never stop growing, so they need to chew(咀嚼) every day to stop them from getting too long. Isn't that amazing?
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. pet 2. same 3. eat 4. so 5. good
6. young 7. How 8. caught 9. danger(s)
10. jump

【分析】
本题为英语语篇填词题，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配及语法知识补全单词。解题思路：先通读全文把握大意，再逐句分析空格前后的语境，判断所需单词的词性、词义，结合首字母提示确定正确单词，最后验证语义和语法是否通顺。
【解析】
1. 由前文“Many people keep one as...”及首字母p可知，固定搭配keep sth as a pet（把某物当作宠物养），故填pet。
2. 固定搭配the same as（与……一样），句意为野生兔和家兔不一样，故填same。
3. 下文围绕野生兔的食物展开，结合首字母e，此处问野生兔吃什么，故填eat。
4. 前文提到野生兔吃庄稼，后文说农民不欢迎它们，表结果用so，故填so。
5. 固定搭配be good at（擅长），句意为它们擅长挖洞，故填good。
6. 挖洞可用来养育幼崽，首字母y对应young（幼崽），故填young。
7. 下文讲野生兔如何保持安全，首字母H对应疑问词How，故填How。
8. 句意为它们不会轻易被抓住，被动语态be caught，故填caught。
9. 特殊眼睛能注意到危险，首字母d对应danger（或dangers），故填danger(s)。
10. 结合首字母j及“跳得高”，填jump，故填jump。
【答案】
1. pet 2. same 3. eat 4. so 5. good
6. young 7. How 8. caught 9. danger(s) 10. jump
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查语篇填词，侧重基础词汇、固定搭配及上下文逻辑的运用，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生巩固相关知识。
【难度系数】
0.6