（二）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。（共10小题，计10分）
Amy was in trouble. Her family moved to a new town last week. And the loud 61. n from the busy street made it hard for her to study and have a rest. She felt 62. l and missed her old friends. “I don’t like here. The flat is so small. I have no friends at school. I can’t focus on my schoolwork. I may have to give up on my 63. g in life here,” she thought sadly.
One day, Amy's mum asked her to 64. t the new home. When cleaning the flat, Amy found an 65. o photo of her grandparents' house. In the photo, the family were smiling happily in front of the house. She remembered once she smelled the flowers, heard the lovely birds sing and 66. t delicious pies there.
Mum also said to her, “A home isn’t just four walls. It’s about the spirit and love inside.” After hearing the words, Amy 67. d to change her mind. She helped decorate the small home. The family worked together to help and 68. s each other. They turned the small flat into a place full of laughter and cheer.
69. F, Amy understood that a happy home isn’t about being big or perfect. True 70. h comes from the simple moments and the love we share. Every home has its own value.

61 noise 【解析】考查名词。根据“from the busy street”和首字母可知,此处应用noise“噪音”,不可数名词,表示“繁忙街道的噪音”。
62 lonely 【解析】考查形容词。根据“and missed her old friends”和首字母可知,新环境没朋友,所以感到孤独,lonely“孤独的,寂寞的”符合语境,表示她的内心感受,且felt后接形容词作表语。
63 goal/goals 【解析】考查名词。根据“I don't like here. The flat is so small. I have no friends at school. I can't focus on my schoolwork.”和首字母可知,此处应用goal“目标”,可数名词,表示“新的环境让Amy感觉很不好,所以她有可能放弃自己的人生目标”,此处可用单数名词表示某一个目标,也可使用复数名词表示多个目标。
64 tidy 【解析】考查动词。根据“When cleaning the flat”和首字母可知,动词tidy“整理”符合语境,此处表示“整理新家”;结合“asked her to...”可知,ask sb. to do sth.“让某人做某事”为固定短语,空处应用动词原形。
65 old 【解析】考查形容词。根据“In the photo, the family were smiling happily in front of the house.”和首字母可知,此处应用old“旧的”,形容词,表示“一张老照片”。
66 tasted 【解析】考查动词和时态。根据“delicious pies”和首字母可知,此处使用taste“品尝”,动词,表示“品尝美味的馅饼”;结合“heard the lovely birds sing and...”可知,并列连词and前后动词时态保持一致,所以空处应用动词过去式。
67 decided 【解析】考查动词和时态。根据“After hearing the words”和首字母可知,此处应用decide“决定”,动词,表示“听了妈妈说的话以后,Amy决定改变她的想法”;结合“Mum also said to her”可知,句子时态为一般过去时,动词应用其过去式。
68 support 【解析】考查动词和动词不定式。根据“The family worked together to help and...each other.”和首字母可知,此处应用support“支持”,动词,表示“家人互相支持”,其中“to help and...”为动词不定式表示目的,and连接并列结构,省略不定式符号to,空处应用动词原形。
69 Finally 【解析】考查副词。根据“Amy understood that...”和首字母以及位于末尾段句首可知,此处使用finally“最后”,副词,修饰整个句子,表示“最后她明白了一些道理”,句首单词首字母应大写。
70 happiness 【解析】考查名词。根据“a happy home isn't about being big or perfect”和首字母可知,形容词True修饰名词,此处应用happiness“幸福”,是不可数名词,表示“真正的幸福来自简单的时刻和我们分享的爱”。

【分析】
先通读全文，把握Amy搬家后从不适应到理解幸福真谛的情感变化，明确文章主旨；接着针对每个空，结合上下文语境、首字母提示，分析所需单词的词性；再结合句子时态、固定搭配、语法规则确定单词的正确形式；最后通读全文检查语义通顺度与逻辑连贯性。
【解析】
61. 考查名词。根据“from the busy street”及首字母提示，此处指繁忙街道的噪音，填不可数名词noise。
62. 考查形容词。根据“missed her old friends”及首字母提示，新环境无朋友，Amy感到孤独，felt后接形容词作表语，填lonely。
63. 考查名词。根据前文Amy的负面情绪及首字母提示，此处指人生目标，可数名词，填goal或goals均可。
64. 考查动词。根据“cleaning the flat”及首字母提示，此处指整理新家，结合固定搭配ask sb. to do sth.，填动词原形tidy。
65. 考查形容词。根据“photo of her grandparents' house”及首字母提示，此处指旧照片，填形容词old。
66. 考查动词时态。根据“delicious pies”及首字母提示，此处指品尝馅饼，与heard并列，用动词过去式tasted。
67. 考查动词时态。根据“After hearing the words”及首字母提示，此处指决定改变想法，句子为一般过去时，填decided。
68. 考查动词。根据“work together to help and...each other”及首字母提示，此处指家人互相支持，不定式后用动词原形support。
69. 考查副词。根据段意及首字母提示，此处表示“最后”，修饰整个句子，句首大写，填Finally。
70. 考查名词。根据“a happy home”及首字母提示，此处指真正的幸福，形容词True修饰名词，填happiness。
【答案】
61 noise 62 lonely 63 goal/goals 64 tidy 65 old 66 tasted 67 decided 68 support 69 Finally 70 happiness
【知识点】
英语首字母填空、词汇运用（词性与时态）
【点评】
本文通过Amy搬家适应新环境的故事，考察学生的语境理解与词汇运用能力，题目贴近学生生活，既考查基础词汇，又传递了家庭与幸福的意义，是典型的初中英语题型。
【难度系数】
0.7

(一)阅读并回答问题。(共5小题,计10分)
Zheng was a famous artist in ancient China. People came from everywhere to see his paintings. Zheng was proud of his paintings—maybe too proud. He thought he was the best artist in the world.
One day, Zheng heard that the Emperor wanted to find an artist to draw for him. So, Zheng went to the palace with his paintings. Many other artists were there, but Zheng was sure that the Emperor would like his paintings best. But when he showed his works to the Emperor's advisor, the old wise man just smiled.
"Go to the Li River," he said. "The best artist lives there. You can learn a lot from her."
Zheng was very angry, but he packed his bags and travelled to the Li River. He got to a village and asked a woman, "Where does the best artist live?" The woman smiled and pointed to the river.
The next morning, Zheng took a boat and started his journey to find the best artist in the world. The small boat travelled quietly down the river, past forests, mountains, and waterfalls. Then, as evening came, the sky and water turned a beautiful blue colour. It was so wonderful that Zheng began to cry. And then he understood: The best artist in the world is Nature.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过6个词。
71. How did Zheng feel about his works at first?

72. Why did Zheng go to the palace?

73. What was the old man's advice to Zheng?

74. What made Zheng cry at last?

75. Who is the best artist in the world according to the last paragraph?

71 (Too) Proud. 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Zheng was proud of his paintings—maybe too proud. He thought he was the best artist in the world.”可知,Zheng最初对自己的作品感到非常自豪。
72 To draw for the Emperor. 【解析】细节理解题。根据“the Emperor wanted to find an artist to draw for him”可知,去宫殿的原因是想为皇帝画画。
73 To go to the Li River. /To learn from the best artist. 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Go to the Li River...The best artist lives there. You can learn a lot from her.”可知,老人的建议是去漓江向最好的艺术家学习。
74 The wonderful view/landscape. 【解析】细节理解题。根据“Then, as evening came, the sky and water turned a beautiful blue colour. It was so wonderful that Zheng began to cry.”可知,是漓江傍晚的美景让他流泪。
75 Nature. 【解析】细节理解题。根据“The best artist in the world is Nature.”可知,世界上最好的艺术家是大自然。

【分析】这是英语阅读理解的细节理解类题目，解题时需先根据每个问题的关键词，回到原文定位对应语句，提取关键信息，同时注意答案不超过6个词的要求，确保答案准确贴合原文。
【解析】71题：根据原文第一段“Zheng was proud of his paintings—maybe too proud.”，可知郑最初对自己的作品感到（过于）自豪；72题：根据原文第二段“the Emperor wanted to find an artist to draw for him. So, Zheng went to the palace...”，可知郑去宫殿是为了给皇帝画画；73题：根据原文第三段老人的话“Go to the Li River...You can learn a lot from her.”，可知老人建议郑去漓江（向最好的艺术家学习）；74题：根据原文第五段“Then, as evening came, the sky and water turned a beautiful blue colour. It was so wonderful that Zheng began to cry.”，可知是漓江傍晚的美景让郑哭了；75题：根据原文第五段最后一句“The best artist in the world is Nature.”，可知世界上最好的艺术家是大自然。
【答案】71 (Too) Proud. 72 To draw for the Emperor. 73 To go to the Li River. /To learn from the best artist. 74 The wonderful view/landscape. 75 Nature.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节信息定位
【点评】本题为英语阅读理解基础细节题，考查学生定位原文关键信息的能力，题目难度较低，认真阅读原文即可准确作答。
【难度系数】0.9