第二节 请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。

Over 2,000 years ago, there lived a boy in Qufu. As the little boy grew up, he wanted to study but his mother had no money to send him to school. So he to teach himself. He went to talk to holy men(圣人)in the temple(寺庙)and learnt from them. He talked to artists and learnt from them. In this way, the boy himself to read and write and learnt lots of knowledge. He to be one of the greatest men in history in China. People call him Kongzi. Chinese people follow his Confucianism(儒家思想). Many of us many of his sayings today. Just like the sentence I am reading to you , “Keep what you say and carry out what you do.” If a man tries to keep his word and do something difficult, he will keep trying over and over again till the end.
39. 40. 41. 42. 43.

39. decided 40. taught 41. grew up 42. remember 43. at present

【分析】
首先通读短文，理解文章语境（讲述孔子的成长经历），明确每个空所在句子的时态和语义需求；再结合方框内的短语（at present、teach、grow up、decide、remember），根据时态要求（多为一般过去时，部分为一般现在时）和语义匹配，选择合适的短语并变形，确保每个短语仅用一次。
【解析】
39. 空格前语境为“他想学习但母亲没钱送他上学”，结合时间“2000多年前”，需表达“决定自学”，方框中“decide”符合，一般过去时，故填decided。
40. 空格后有“himself”，结合语境“通过向圣人、艺术家学习”，需表达“自学”，短语“teach oneself”符合，一般过去时，故填taught。
41. 空格后“to be one of the greatest men”，结合语境“男孩长大后”，短语“grow up”符合，一般过去时，故填grew up。
42. 空格后“many of his sayings today”，需表达“记得”，方框中“remember”符合，一般现在时，故填remember。
43. 空格前句子“Just like the sentence I am reading to you”，需表达“现在”，短语“at present”符合语境，故填at present。
【答案】
39. decided 40. taught 41. grew up 42. remember 43. at present
【知识点】
动词过去式、短语辨析、一般现在时
【点评】
本题为选词填空题型，考查学生对常用短语的词义理解和时态变形能力，需结合上下文语境和时间标志判断时态，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、短文填空(每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
请认真阅读下面短文，在设空处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Westwood National Park is a very huge national park. It is famous for its wonderful (view)and many kinds of animals, especially bears. It is one of my favourite places take photos.
I will never forget that afternoon. Birds (fly)over the peaceful lake. The mountains were white with snow (cover)them. With the camera held to my eyes, I was recording the amazing picture. All of a sudden, I found two baby bears far away running after each other (happy). Sometimes they stopped to look around; sometimes one rubbed(蹭)against the other's back. They had a lot of fun playing in sun. At that moment, I completely lost myself in the sweet environment. I wished that time could stand still! I really hoped to catch the warm scene with my camera and I did it. After a while, I heard a (loudly)roar(吼叫)from the mother bear. The two baby bears stood up (quick)and ran back to the forest. I was so lucky that I could take such a picture.
The photo always reminds(提醒)(I)that the real beauty is “nature” in nature.
44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53.

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者介绍自己在韦斯特伍德国家公园拍照的经历。
44. views 45. to 46. flew 47. covering 48. happily 49. the 50. How 51. loud 52. quickly 53. me

【分析】
本题为短文填空，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配逐一分析作答：
1. 第44空：view是可数名词，此处指多种景色，需用复数形式；
2. 第45空：考查固定搭配“one of + 名词 + to do sth”，表示“做某事的…之一”；
3. 第46空：由时间状语“that afternoon”可知描述过去动作，需用动词过去式；
4. 第47空：mountains与cover是主动关系，需用现在分词作后置定语；
5. 第48空：修饰动词短语running after，需用副词；
6. 第49空：考查固定搭配“in the sun”；
7. 第50空：此处为感叹句，需用How引导；
8. 第51空：修饰名词roar，需用形容词；
9. 第52空：修饰动词短语stood up，需用副词；
10. 第53空：动词reminds后需接代词宾格作宾语。
【解析】
根据上述分析，结合各空的语法及语境要求，确定答案如下：
44. views：可数名词复数，对应语境中多种景色；
45. to：符合“one of + 名词 + to do sth”的固定搭配；
46. flew：一般过去时，匹配过去时间状语“that afternoon”；
47. covering：现在分词作定语，体现mountains与cover的主动关系；
48. happily：副词修饰动词短语running after；
49. the：符合固定搭配“in the sun”；
50. How：引导感叹句，结构为“How + 主语+谓语！”；
51. loud：形容词修饰名词roar；
52. quickly：副词修饰动词短语stood up；
53. me：代词宾格作动词reminds的宾语。
【答案】
44. views 45. to 46. flew 47. covering 48. happily 49. the 50. How 51. loud 52. quickly 53. me
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词时态、词性转换
【点评】
本题为初中英语常见的短文填空题，侧重考查基础词汇、语法及固定搭配的运用，需结合短文语境分析作答，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、阅读表达(第 54 题 2 分，第 55 题 2 分，第 56 题 3 分，满分 7 分)
请认真阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题。
My hometown Nanjing is in the eastern part of China. As the capital of Jiangsu, it is a modern and busy city. And it is one of the cities with the longest history in China. With the development of the economy(经济), it has changed a lot in the past few years.
For one thing, people took tramcars(有轨电车)to go out in the past. But now many people choose to take a subway because of its convenience(便捷). What's more, taking a taxi becomes very popular. It has an app on the phone, and some people use it to call a taxi. It may be much cheaper.
Besides, the buildings are different from the past. In the past, the tallest building in Nanjing was Jinling Hotel. It had 37 floors. At present, the tallest building is Zifeng Tower. It has 89 floors. Different from the past, you can see tall buildings everywhere in Nanjing.
As for the environment, in the 1980s and before, Nanjing was full of trees. People paid little attention(注意)to the importance of plants and fresh air. Plants were cut down and the air got worse. Now, to improve(改善)the living place, people take all actions to grow plants and cut down pollution. The environment is getting better now.
54. How many kinds of transportation(交通)are talked about in Paragraph 2?

55. How do young people call a taxi?

56. What can you do in your daily life to improve the environment in Nanjing? Give at least two points.

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了南京的变化。
54. Three.
55. They use an app on the phone to call a taxi.
56. I can use public transportation, save water, and plant more trees to improve the environment in Nanjing. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可)

【分析】
1. 第54题：问题询问第二段提到的交通方式数量，需在第二段中逐一找出相关交通词汇并计数。
2. 第55题：问题询问叫出租车的方式，需定位到第二段中关于叫出租车的具体描述。
3. 第56题：为开放类问题，需结合最后一段改善环境的相关内容，给出至少两点合理的日常做法。
【解析】
54. 定位到短文第二段，文中提到的交通方式有tramcars（有轨电车）、subway（地铁）、taxi（出租车），共3种，故答案为Three.
55. 定位到短文第二段“It has an app on the phone, and some people use it to call a taxi.”，可知人们通过手机上的应用程序叫出租车，故答案为They use an app on the phone to call a taxi.
56. 结合短文最后一段改善环境的相关内容，日常可采取的做法如使用公共交通、节约用水、种植树木等，给出至少两点即可，示例答案为I can use public transportation, save water, and plant more trees to improve the environment in Nanjing. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
【答案】
54. Three.
55. They use an app on the phone to call a taxi.
56. I can use public transportation, save water, and plant more trees to improve the environment in Nanjing. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节信息查找、开放表达
【点评】
本题为英语阅读表达基础题，主要考查学生快速定位原文细节信息的能力，以及结合文章主题进行合理拓展表达的能力，整体难度不大。
【难度系数】
0.8