四、词汇运用。（共14小题；每小题1分，满分14分）
（A）根据句意及所给的汉语注释或首字母提示，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
31. Su embroidery is （很，非常）famous in Asian culture and has a long history.
32. With its high quality, this art often takes the l among traditional arts.
33. Making Su embroidery r time and years of practice.
34. An artist must be p and careful because each step needs great skills.
35. In history, a n of great artists were pioneers because they helped develop new forms and styles.
36. Today, Su embroidery is not just decoration, but something of great v.
37. Many people who love traditional （艺术的）works are big fans of Su embroidery.
38. In its modern designs, the patterns are no longer fixed, and new ideas are added to create beautiful （杰作）.
39. These changes （标志）an important step in the development of this traditional art.

31. highly 32. lead 33. requires 34. patient 35. number 36. value 37. artistic 38. masterpieces 39. mark

【分析】
本题为根据句意、汉语提示或首字母填单词的词汇运用题，解题思路为：1. 明确每小题的提示类型（汉语注释/首字母）；2. 分析句子结构，确定空缺处所需单词的词性（如副词修饰形容词、形容词修饰名词、动词作谓语等）；3. 结合语境、固定搭配及单词的正确形式（如动词第三人称单数、名词复数），写出符合要求的单词。
【解析】
31. 空缺处需修饰形容词famous，应用副词，汉语“很，非常”对应的副词为highly，故填highly；
32. 固定搭配take the lead表示“领先”，结合首字母l，故填lead；
33. 动名词短语Making Su embroidery作主语，谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式，“需要”对应的动词为requires，故填requires；
34. 空缺处与形容词careful并列，需用形容词，“耐心的”对应的形容词为patient，故填patient；
35. 固定搭配a number of表示“许多”，结合首字母n，故填number；
36. great为形容词，后接名词，“价值”对应的名词为value，故填value；
37. 空缺处修饰名词works，需用形容词，“艺术的”对应的形容词为artistic，故填artistic；
38. “杰作”对应的名词为masterpiece，此处表泛指，应用复数形式masterpieces，故填masterpieces；
39. 主语changes为复数，谓语动词用原形，“标志”对应的动词为mark，故填mark。
【答案】
31. highly 32. lead 33. requires 34. patient 35. number 36. value 37. artistic 38. masterpieces 39. mark
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、词性辨析
【点评】
本题围绕苏绣主题，考查初中英语基础词汇的运用，涉及词性、固定搭配及单词形式变化，题型常规，侧重基础词汇的积累与运用，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

(B) 请阅读下面短文,将方框中单词或短语的正确形式填在相应的横线上。每空限填一个单词或短语,每个单词或短语只能填一次。
ancient, catch, represent, lively, guard against
A huge and colourful lantern appeared at the Guangdong Olympic Sports Centre. It 40 the attention of both live viewers and people watching on TV. The lantern showed Aoyu—a traditional Chinese symbol with the head of a dragon and the body of a fish.
In Lingnan culture Aoyu is seen as a lucky symbol. It 41 success in study and wealth, so its image(形象) often appears on 42 buildings in the area. In the Chaoshan Area, people also use the image of Aoyu in artworks to 43 fire and bring good luck.
The huge Aoyu lantern at the Games gives this traditional image a new and 44 look. It shows how Chinese culture is presented in modern ways today.

40. 41. 42. 43. 44.

40. caught 41. represents 42. ancient 43. guard against 44. lively

【分析】
先通读短文，理解每处空格的语境和句子结构，结合方框内的单词，根据时态、词性要求逐一匹配并调整单词形式。40空需过去式动词表“吸引”；41空需一般现在时第三人称单数动词表“代表”；42空需形容词修饰名词；43空需动词短语构成不定式；44空需形容词修饰名词。
【解析】
40. 句子前半句用一般过去时（appeared），此处需动词作谓语，catch的过去式为caught，catch attention是固定搭配“吸引注意力”，故填caught。
41. 主语it是第三人称单数，句子描述客观事实用一般现在时，represent的第三人称单数形式为represents，意为“代表”，符合语境，故填represents。
42. 空格修饰名词buildings，需形容词，ancient是形容词“古老的”，符合“出现在该地区古老建筑上”的语境，故填ancient。
43. 此处是不定式结构（to+动词原形），guard against是动词短语“防范”，guard against fire意为“防火”，符合语境，故填guard against。
44. 空格修饰名词look，需形容词，lively是形容词“活泼的、生动的”，与new并列，符合“新的生动的样子”的语境，故填lively。
【答案】
40. caught 41. represents 42. ancient 43. guard against 44. lively
【知识点】
动词时态、形容词用法、动词短语
【点评】
本题考查词汇在语境中的正确运用，需结合句子结构、时态和词性选择合适的单词形式，难度适中，注重基础词汇的灵活运用。
【难度系数】
0.6