五、(名师原创)短文填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式)
(热点时文) A woman, called Li Xiaoxia, is well-known online as “Sister Xia, the Yantai Apple Lady”. This retired(退休的) high school English teacher becomes 1. unexpected internet star by advertising apples in fluent English. Because 2. her simple farming appearance(外貌) and excellent language skills, she wins the hearts of more than 150,000 followers on short video platforms(平台).
It all started on January 30th when Xiaoxia posted her 3. (one) video introducing Yantai apples in English. The video became popular 4. (quick), getting 179,000 likes and 11,000 comments. Internet users were amazed, leaving messages like, “Your English is so impressive(令人印象深刻)!” and “You’re 5. (good) English speaker among apple farmers!”
Behind her success is her niece, Li Xiaoya, who helps write scripts, make and edit videos, and manage the account. Xiaoya explained that their goal was to sell apples from their 1,500-acre(英亩) fruit orchard. Since their live stream(现场直播) during the Spring Festival, Xiaoxia has held 10 live streams. The number of viewers per stream increases(增加) from a few 6. (hundred) to over a thousand.
But Xiaoxia’s story isn’t just about selling apples. In her videos, she shares life lessons and encourages viewers 7. (learn). “I’m nearly 60 years old, 8. I still read every day,” she says. Her message is clear: It’s never too late to learn. In one video, she also asks her young fans, “Dear children, is studying 9. (use)?”
From being a teacher to an apple seller and then to an online influencer, Xiaoxia shows the power of lifelong learning. As she often says, “Keep 10. (try) new things, and you’ll always find surprises in life!”

1. an 2. of 3. first 4. quickly 5. the best
6. hundred 7. to learn 8. but 9. useful
10. trying

【分析】
先通读全文理解短文大意，再结合每个空的语法规则、固定搭配及上下文语境逐一分析：1. 需判断冠词用法，根据单词发音确定泛指的冠词；2. 考查固定介词短语；3. 需用序数词修饰名词；4. 需用副词修饰动词；5. 结合范围词判断形容词最高级；6. 考查数词的固定用法；7. 考查动词固定搭配；8. 结合前后句逻辑判断连词；9. 需用形容词作表语；10. 考查动词固定搭配。
【解析】
1. 考查冠词：unexpected以元音音素开头，此处泛指“一位意想不到的网络明星”，故填an。
2. 考查固定短语：because of后接名词短语，意为“因为”，故填of。
3. 考查序数词：此处表示“第一个视频”，需用one的序数词first，故填first。
4. 考查副词：修饰动词became需用副词，quick的副词形式是quickly，故填quickly。
5. 考查形容词最高级：由among apple farmers可知是三者以上的范围，需用good的最高级best，最高级前加定冠词the，故填the best。
6. 考查数词：a few后接数词原形，hundred表示“几百”时用原形，故填hundred。
7. 考查固定搭配：encourage sb to do sth意为“鼓励某人做某事”，故填to learn。
8. 考查连词：前句“近60岁”和后句“仍每天阅读”是转折关系，故填but。
9. 考查形容词：be动词后需用形容词作表语，use的形容词形式是useful，故填useful。
10. 考查固定搭配：keep doing sth意为“一直做某事”，故填trying。
【答案】
1. an 2. of 3. first 4. quickly 5. the best 6. hundred 7. to learn 8. but 9. useful 10. trying
【知识点】
冠词的运用、固定搭配、词形转换
【点评】
本题为短文填空题型，综合考查冠词、固定短语、词形变化、连词等基础知识，要求学生结合语境和语法规则填空，是初中英语常见题型，能有效检验学生的语言基础运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.5