五、短文填空
Here comes autumn! Autumn is a season of change. 1 brings new sights and different experiences. You can 2(easy) fall in love with it.
Plants change in autumn. 3(leaf) turn red, golden and orange, and fall with the wind. But beautiful autumn flowers celebrate 4(they) time. Chrysanthemums(菊花) and sweet osmanthus(桂花) are in bloom(盛开).
Animals get ready for winter in autumn. Birds fly to warmer places. Squirrels collect lots of nuts. 5(that) are their food during winter. Deer grow thicker fur. The fur can keep them warm in winter time.
Autumn is also the harvest season. Farmers harvest apples, pears and oranges. In the USA, once September comes, people get busy 6(pick) pumpkins. They make them into everything, 7 pies and soups to jack-o'-lanterns(南瓜灯) on Halloween.
Cool weather and fresh air 8(make) autumn a good time for outdoor activities. Hiking, biking, camping and 9(have) picnics are all good choices.
So what are you 10(wait) for? Go out and enjoy the beautiful fall season!
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1. It 2. easily 3. Leaves 4. their 5. Those 6. picking 7. from 8. make 9. having 10. waiting

【分析】本题为英语短文填空题，需结合上下文语境、语法规则（代词、副词、名词复数、物主代词、固定搭配、时态等）逐一分析每个空：1. 指代上文的autumn，用主格代词；2. 修饰动词短语需用副词；3. 表示泛指的树叶，用名词复数；4. 修饰名词需用形容词性物主代词；5. 指代上文的复数名词nuts，用复数指示代词；6. 考查固定搭配be busy doing sth；7. 考查固定结构from...to...；8. 主语为复数，一般现在时谓语用原形；9. 与并列的动名词保持一致；10. 考查现在进行时结构be doing。
【解析】1. 指代前文的Autumn，用主格代词It；2. 修饰动词短语fall in love，将形容词easy变为副词easily；3. leaf的复数形式为Leaves，作主语；4. 修饰名词time，用形容词性物主代词their；5. 指代上文的复数名词nuts，用复数指示代词Those；6. 固定搭配be busy doing sth，故填picking；7. 固定结构from...to...，填from；8. 主语Cool weather and fresh air为复数，一般现在时谓语用原形make；9. 与hiking、biking等并列，用动名词having；10. 现在进行时结构“be + 现在分词”，故填waiting。
【答案】1. It 2. easily 3. Leaves 4. their 5. Those 6. picking 7. from 8. make 9. having 10. waiting
【知识点】代词的用法、副词的运用、固定搭配与非谓语动词
【点评】本题考查初中英语基础语法与词汇运用，涵盖代词、副词、名词复数、物主代词、固定搭配、时态等核心知识点，需结合语境和语法规则解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.3