一、语法选择。
The brush pen can date back of years to ancient China. It's said that it was invented by a man named Meng Tian.
Meng Tian was a general of the Qin Kingdom. In 223 BC, Meng was leading the army in a fight. He needed the daily situation of the fight to his king. In those days, people could only write on silk a stick pen. It took Meng much time and caused him trouble. So he was thinking of ways to improve it.
One day, Meng caught some rabbits in the wild. The rabbits on horseback, and one rabbit's tail left a trail(痕迹) on the ground when the horse moved on. Suddenly, good idea hit Meng when he saw that.
After Meng went back, he planned — tie(系上) a rabbit's tail to a stick and use it to write. However, the rabbit hair was oily(油性的), and did not hold the ink. It couldn't write. Then Meng his "invention" into a stone hole. But that didn't stop from trying.
days later, Meng saw his "invention" in that hole again. Surprisingly, it could write well. In fact, the special water in the hole cleaned the oil on the rabbit's tail and made it much . Meng finally succeeded in inventing the brush pen.

()1. A. thousand B. thousand's
C. thousands D. thousands'
()2. A. refuse B. to refuse
C. report D. to report
()3. A. with B. in C. on D. by
()4. A. carried B. were carried
C. are carried D. was carried
()5. A. a B. an C. the D. /
()6. A. why would he do
B. why he would do
C. what would he do
D. what he would do
()7. A. turned B. turns
C. threw D. throws
()8. A. he B. him
C. his D. himself
()9. A. Little B. A little
C. Few D. A few
()10. A. soft B. softer
C. softest D. softly

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

【分析】
本题是结合“蒙恬造笔”故事的语法选择题，主要考查英语基础语法知识，包括固定搭配、动词用法、介词、时态语态、冠词、宾语从句、代词、形容词比较级等。解题时需先理解语境，再结合各语法点的规则逐一分析每个空的选项，选出符合语法和语境的答案。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配。“thousands of”是固定短语，意为“成千上万的”，故选C。
2. 考查动词不定式。“need to do sth”是固定用法，意为“需要做某事”，此处表示需要向国王汇报战况，“report”意为“汇报”，故选D。
3. 考查介词。表示“用某种工具”用介词with，此处表示用 stick pen书写，故选A。
4. 考查时态和语态。主语the rabbits是动作carry的承受者，应用被动语态，且故事发生在过去，故用一般过去时的被动语态were carried，故选B。
5. 考查冠词。此处表示“一个好主意”，表泛指，且good以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故选A。
6. 考查宾语从句。宾语从句需用陈述语序，此处plan后接的从句表示计划做的事，用what引导，故选D。
7. 考查动词词义和时态。根据语境，此处表示“把他的发明扔进石洞里”，throw...into...意为“把……扔进……”，且故事为过去时，用过去式threw，故选C。
8. 考查代词。stop是动词，后接人称代词宾格作宾语，him是he的宾格，故选B。
9. 考查修饰词。days是可数名词复数，a few修饰可数名词复数，表“一些”，little/a little修饰不可数名词，few表否定，故选D。
10. 考查形容词比较级。much后接形容词比较级，softer是soft的比较级，意为“更柔软的”，符合语境，故选B。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.B
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词不定式、介词用法、时态语态、冠词、宾语从句、动词词义、代词、形容词比较级、可数名词修饰
【点评】
本题以历史故事为载体考查初中英语基础语法，知识点覆盖全面，侧重对常见语法规则和固定搭配的应用，题目难度适中，适合巩固基础语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6

二、短文填空:阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In China, there is a special yo-yo that can sing as it spins(转). It's called the diabolo, known as the Chinese yo-yo to Westerners. It is one of the 1. (old) toys in China. It has been around for over 2,000 years 2. has seen the development of traditional Chinese toys.
A diabolo has two big cups 3. a small piece in the middle. It spins on a string(线) that is tied to two sticks. Players move the sticks up and down to make it spin, jump, or fly through the air. When it spins fast, it makes a sound. Some people say it sounds like a bird showing off(炫耀) 4. (it) voice.
People in northern China call it "cheling", which means "pulling the bell". In the south, people call it "kongzhu" because it is empty inside. The names tell you something about the toy 5. (clear).
Long ago, the diabolo was 6. (make) of bamboo and the silk string. As time went on, it spread around 7. world. By the 1930s, it was popular in Europe and North America. Today, this 8. (wonder) toy continues to bring fun to people everywhere.
There are lots of 9. (way) to play with the diabolo. Beginners start by learning to spin it smoothly. Then they try to throw it up and hold it with the sticks. People who are very good at it do cool moves. Some players often practise 10. (play) it together and put on exciting shows.

1. oldest 2. and 3. with 4. its 5. clearly 6. made 7. the 8. wonderful 9. ways 10. playing

【分析】本题为英语短文填空题，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配确定每个空白处的单词。解题时先通读全文把握大意，再针对每个空格分析其句子结构、所需词性或语法形式，进而填入正确形式的单词。例如第1空依据“one of + 形容词最高级”结构判断，第6空依据被动语态结构判断，第10空依据“practise doing”固定搭配判断等。
【解析】1. 考查形容词最高级。“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”是固定结构，表“最……之一”，此处用old的最高级oldest，故填oldest。
2. 考查并列连词。空格前后为两个并列的谓语成分，表顺承关系，用and连接，故填and。
3. 考查介词。此处表示“带有（中间有小部件）”，用介词with，符合句意，故填with。
4. 考查形容词性物主代词。修饰名词voice，需用it的形容词性物主代词its，故填its。
5. 考查副词。修饰动词tell，需用clear的副词形式clearly，故填clearly。
6. 考查被动语态。“be made of”是固定短语，表“由……制成”，此处为一般过去时的被动语态，故填made。
7. 考查固定搭配。“around the world”是固定短语，意为“世界各地”，故填the。
8. 考查形容词。修饰名词toy，需用wonder的形容词形式wonderful，故填wonderful。
9. 考查名词复数。“lots of”后接可数名词复数，way的复数是ways，故填ways。
10. 考查动名词。“practise doing sth”是固定搭配，表“练习做某事”，故填playing。
【答案】1. oldest 2. and 3. with 4. its 5. clearly 6. made 7. the 8. wonderful 9. ways 10. playing
【知识点】形容词最高级、固定搭配、词形变化
【点评】本题综合考查英语词汇、语法及固定搭配的运用，需学生结合语境分析句子，难度适中，能有效检测学生的语言运用能力。
【难度系数】0.5