一、根据括号中的中文提示，写出句中所缺单词或短语，使句子通顺。
1. （伟大）comes from a lasting desire to explore.
2. Everyone should cherish the chance to study hard and improve （他们自己）.
3. The Louvre Museum is so famous that （数不尽的）tourists visit there every day.
4. Do you think （预测）the future is difficult or easy?
5. Yuan Longping's achievements （不足为奇）to people around him.
6. There's a talk on （意大利的）art. Are you interested?
7. Xu Yuanchong （翻译）many famous Chinese poems into English.
8. The mobile phone is a good （发明）if we use it properly.
9. Learning to express your feeling is important in the （交谈）with your parents.
10. There is no doubt that many things （发明）years ago are still used today.
11. The local library will lend books （免费）next year.
12. The main reason for his （成功）is hard work.

1. Greatness 2. themselves 3. countless 4. predicting 5. came as no surprise
6. Italian 7. translated 8. invention 9. conversation 10. invented 11. for free
12. success

【分析】本题为根据中文提示填单词/短语的题型，解题思路是先分析每个空缺处的句子成分，确定所需词汇的词性，再结合中文提示，注意词汇的形式变化（如动词变动名词、过去分词，反身代词、名词单复数等），最终填入符合语境和语法的正确词汇。
【解析】1. 空缺处作主语，需用名词，“伟大”对应的名词为Greatness；2. 主语是Everyone，对应反身代词“他们自己”为themselves；3. 修饰名词tourists，需用形容词，“数不尽的”为countless；4. 空缺处作宾语从句的主语，需用动名词，“预测”的动名词形式为predicting；5. 固定短语“不足为奇”为came as no surprise，结合语境用一般过去式；6. 修饰名词art，需用形容词，“意大利的”为Italian；7. 空缺处作谓语，描述已发生的动作，用动词过去式，“翻译”的过去式为translated；8. 前面有不定冠词a，需用名词单数，“发明”的名词为invention；9. 固定搭配in the conversation，“交谈”的名词为conversation；10. 空缺处作后置定语修饰things，用过去分词，“发明”的过去分词为invented；11. 固定短语“免费”为for free；12. 形容词性物主代词his后接名词，“成功”的名词为success。
【答案】1. Greatness 2. themselves 3. countless 4. predicting 5. came as no surprise 6. Italian 7. translated 8. invention 9. conversation 10. invented 11. for free 12. success
【知识点】英语词汇运用、词性转换、固定短语搭配
【点评】本题考查基础词汇的掌握及词性变形，涵盖名词、反身代词、形容词等多种词汇形式，侧重词汇在句子中的正确运用，是初中英语常见的基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7

二、根据短文内容，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整通顺。
I am a lover of reading. I could still remember how much I loved reading when I was a student. I liked reading newspapers at that time. I even walked twenty minutes every day to the nearest bus stop 1 (get) a newspaper. Later, I fell in love with reading novels(小说). I saved money every week to buy an 2 (interest) novel. I had so many books, and my friends said I could sell some of 3 (they). But I didn't want to do that, because they were important to me.
However, I had to sell some of my books one day. I was too poor 4 (buy) food for lunch. I didn't want to ask my parents for money or borrow money from my friends. So I 5 (choose) a few books and sold them. I 6 (final) got enough money to buy food and drinks.
Now, I have a job and don't have much free time. But I still try 7 (find) some time to read. I enjoy 8 (I) in reading.
Reading 9 (help) me a lot. From books I learn many new things and know how to
solve problems. Reading becomes a necessary part of my life. I 10 (not) give up reading in the future.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. to get 2. interesting 3. them 4. to buy 5. chose 6. finally 7. to find 8. myself
9. helps 10. won't

【分析】
本题是短文语法填空题，需结合句子结构、固定搭配、时态、词性变化等知识解题。先通读短文理解主旨，再逐句分析每个空格的语法要求：如表目的用不定式、修饰物用形容词、介词后用代词宾格、固定结构too...to...、过去时态、副词修饰动词、固定搭配try to do、enjoy oneself、一般现在时三单、一般将来时否定等，从而确定单词的正确形式。
【解析】
1. 空格处表“走20分钟”的目的，用不定式作目的状语，故填to get。
2. 修饰名词novel（指物），需用形容词，interesting意为“有趣的”，符合要求，故填interesting。
3. 介词of后接代词宾格，they的宾格是them，故填them。
4. 固定搭配too+形容词+to do sth.（太……而不能做某事），此处表示“太穷而买不起午餐食物”，故填to buy。
5. 全文叙述过去的经历，用一般过去时，choose的过去式为chose，故填chose。
6. 空格处修饰动词got，需用副词，final的副词形式是finally，故填finally。
7. 固定搭配try to do sth.（尽力做某事），故填to find。
8. 固定短语enjoy oneself（玩得开心），主语是I，反身代词为myself，故填myself。
9. 主语Reading是动名词，一般现在时中谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，help的三单是helps，故填helps。
10. 时间状语in the future（将来），用一般将来时的否定形式，will not的缩写是won't，故填won't。
【答案】
1. to get 2. interesting 3. them 4. to buy 5. chose 6. finally 7. to find 8. myself 9. helps 10. won't
【知识点】
非谓语动词、固定搭配、时态运用
【点评】
本题考查初中英语基础语法，涵盖非谓语、固定搭配、时态等核心考点，需学生掌握常见语法规则和词性变化，难度适中，是提升基础能力的典型题型。
【难度系数】
0.7