五、词汇运用(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共计15分)
A. 用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空,每词仅用一次。
suggestion even though curious doubt surprisingly
Last week, my teacher asked us to do a science project about plants. I was 51about how sunlight affects plant growth, but I had no idea where to start. My friend Tom gave me a great 52: grow two pots of beans, one in the sun and one in the dark.
53,the bean in the dark grew taller at first. I began to 54if my project was wrong. But Tom told me not to worry—55it looked taller, it was pale and weak without sunlight. Later, the bean in the sun turned green and grew stronger, which proved his idea was right.

51.curious 52.suggestion 53.Surprisingly 54.doubt 55.even though

【分析】
本题为用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，解题思路为：先通读全文理解大意，再结合每个空格的语境、语法结构（如词性、句式等）匹配方框内词汇，必要时调整词形（如副词形式、首字母大写等），最后代入验证是否符合逻辑。
【解析】
51. 空格前有be动词was，需填形容词构成系表结构，结合语境“我对阳光影响植物生长感到好奇”，方框中curious（好奇的）符合，be curious about是固定搭配，故填curious。
52. 空格前有不定冠词a和形容词great，需填可数名词单数，结合语境“朋友给了我一个好建议”，方框中suggestion（建议，名词）符合，故填suggestion。
53. 空格位于句首，修饰整个句子，需用副词，结合语境“黑暗中的豆子一开始长得更高”是令人惊讶的情况，方框中surprising的副词形式Surprisingly（令人惊讶地），句首首字母大写，故填Surprisingly。
54. 空格前有began to，需填动词原形，结合语境“我开始怀疑项目是否出错”，方框中doubt（怀疑，动词）符合，故填doubt。
55. 空格后是让步关系的句子，需填引导让步状语从句的连词，结合语境“即使豆子看起来更高，但苍白虚弱”，方框中even though（即使）符合，故填even though。
【答案】
51.curious 52.suggestion 53.Surprisingly 54.doubt 55.even though
【知识点】
词汇运用、适当形式填空
【点评】
本题考查常用词汇的语境适配及词形变化，需结合句子结构和上下文逻辑选择词汇，是基础题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

B. 阅读下面的短文,根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每空限填一词)。
Last month, our school held a charity event to help children in poor areas. Before the event, our teacher talked about two important things: first, the 56 (安全) of every student during the activity; second, why we should help those children—they need books to gain more 57 (知识) and warm clothes for winter.
At first, I wasn't sure 58 (是否) I should join. But when I saw my classmate Lily, who has a 59 (天赋) for singing, perform a song to raise money, I made up my mind. I decided to 60 (捐赠) my old storybooks—they were my favourites, but I knew they would be more useful to other kids.
On the day of the event, we 61 (收到) many donations from teachers and parents. To our surprise, even the 62 (最差的) weather that week didn't stop people from coming. My parents said they were 63 (自豪的) of me for making such a kind 64 (决定).
After the event, our teacher reminded us never to use 65 (不合适的) ways to help others—kindness should always go with care. This experience made me understand that small acts can bring big changes.

56.safety 57.knowledge 58.whether 59.talent 60.donate 61.received 62.worst 63.proud 64.decision 65.improper

【分析】
本题为根据汉语提示填写单词的英语填空题，需结合句子结构判断所需词性，再依据语境、固定搭配及时态等规则，写出对应汉语意思的正确单词，确保形式符合语法要求。
【解析】
56. 空格前有定冠词the，后接介词of，需填名词，“安全”的名词形式为safety；
57. more后接名词，“知识”是不可数名词，填knowledge；
58. 固定搭配be sure whether...表示“是否”，填whether；
59. 固定搭配have a talent for意为“有……的天赋”，填talent；
60. decide to后接动词原形，“捐赠”的动词原形为donate；
61. 句子描述过去的动作，用一般过去时，“收到”的过去式为received；
62. 空格前有the，结合语境需用形容词最高级，“最差的”为worst；
63. 固定搭配be proud of意为“为……自豪”，填proud；
64. 固定搭配make a decision意为“做决定”，填decision；
65. 修饰名词ways需用形容词，“不合适的”为improper。
【答案】
56.safety 57.knowledge 58.whether 59.talent 60.donate 61.received 62.worst 63.proud 64.decision 65.improper
【知识点】
名词的正确形式、动词时态、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查英语基础词汇的拼写、词性变化及常用固定搭配，难度适中，是英语学习中常见的基础题型，需学生熟练掌握核心词汇及语法规则。
【难度系数】
0.6

阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Have you ever watched the famous movie Tangled(《长发公主》), which tells the story of Princess Rapunzel with long hair?
Elsie Kennedy, 14, from Australia, loved Rapunzel very much, 66she decided to grow her hair. She grew it down to her waist and it is 67(long) hair in her town. She was proud of her hair and spent an hour 68(wash) it every day. However, her reason for keeping her long hair changed over time. She decided to give it away to make a wig(假发) for 69child with cancer(癌症). “I’ve never had a real haircut—my 70(one) trim(修剪) was at 7, and since then, just a small trim,” Kennedy told Kids News. “Every time I look at 71(I) in the mirror, I’m very happy. I have a new look and my hair will go to a good cause.”
What’s more, Kennedy tried to raise money 72other kids with cancer. To do that, she asked her school for help 73(get) the money and let more students know about kids with cancer. That was the reason 74she had her hair cut at her school.
Aiming to raise $14,000, she 75$$(reach) $11,000 so far. “To know that my fundraising will help kids and families go through a really hard time is amazing,” Kennedy told Kids News.

66.so 67.the longest 68.washing 69.a 70.first 71.myself 72.for 73.to get 74.why 75.has reached

【分析】
首先通读短文理解大意：澳大利亚女孩Elsie Kennedy因喜爱《长发公主》留长发，后续决定剪发为患癌儿童制作假发并筹善款。解题时需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配逐个分析：
1. 66空：前后句为因果关系，前因后果，需填连词so；
2. 67空：句中出现范围状语“in her town”，表三者以上比较，需用形容词最高级；
3. 68空：考查固定搭配，需用动名词形式；
4. 69空：泛指“一个患癌孩子”，需填不定冠词；
5. 70空：前文提到从未真正剪发，此处指“第一次修剪”，需用序数词；
6. 71空：表“看镜子里的自己”，需用反身代词；
7. 72空：考查固定搭配“为某人筹钱”，需填介词；
8. 73空：表目的，需用动词不定式；
9. 74空：定语从句先行词为reason，需用关系副词why；
10. 75空：时间状语so far是现在完成时标志，需用现在完成时形式。
【解析】
66. 考查连词。前后句为因果关系，前半句说明原因，后半句说明结果，故填so。
67. 考查形容词最高级。根据范围状语“in her town”可知，此处是三者及以上比较，应用形容词最高级，long的最高级为longest，且最高级前加定冠词the，故填the longest。
68. 考查固定搭配。spend time (in) doing sth是固定搭配，意为“花费时间做某事”，故填washing。
69. 考查冠词。此处泛指“一个患癌症的孩子”，child为可数名词单数且以辅音音素开头，故填不定冠词a。
70. 考查序数词。根据前文“I’ve never had a real haircut”可知，此处指“第一次修剪”，应用one的序数词first，故填first。
71. 考查反身代词。此处表示“看镜子里的自己”，主语为I，对应的反身代词为myself，故填myself。
72. 考查介词。raise money for sb是固定搭配，意为“为某人筹钱”，故填for。
73. 考查非谓语动词。此处表目的，应用动词不定式作目的状语，故填to get。
74. 考查定语从句关系词。先行词是the reason，在定语从句中作原因状语，应用关系副词why，故填why。
75. 考查动词时态。so far是现在完成时的标志，主语为she，助动词用has，reach的过去分词是reached，故填has reached。
【答案】
66.so 67.the longest 68.washing 69.a 70.first 71.myself 72.for 73.to get 74.why 75.has reached
【知识点】
形容词最高级、固定搭配、动词时态
【点评】
本题以Elsie Kennedy为患癌儿童留发筹善款的故事为背景，考查初中英语核心基础知识的综合运用，涉及连词、形容词最高级、固定搭配、反身代词、非谓语动词、定语从句等考点，需结合语境和语法规则解题，难度适中，能有效考查学生的语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6