一、阅读七选五
Chinese calligraphy is a beautiful art form of writing Chinese characters. It has a long history and is loved by people all over the world. People used brushes and ink to write characters on special paper called Xuan paper.
1. At that time, it was used as a way to record dates on animal bones. Over time, calligraphy slowly took shape as a form of art rather than only a way of record. Calligraphy has different styles. 2.
Calligraphy needs both skill and practice. The type of brush, ink, and paper used can influence the writing. 3. It is also an art form that shows the writer's feelings and thoughts.
One famous piece of calligraphy is called Lanting Xu by Wang Xizhi. It is famous for its elegance and brushwork. Calligraphy is not only for experts. Many people like calligraphy.
4. For example, people write the spring couplets at the Spring Festival. Calligraphy is a part of Chinese culture and adds beauty to our lives. It is a living heritage(遗产) that connects us to our history and traditions.
5. Calligraphy is an important part of Chinese culture. It still has a lasting value today, for it's more than writing; it is a nation's treasure. So, let's enjoy the art of calligraphy!
A. Calligraphy is not just writing.
B. It is a symbol of Chinese culture.
C. Each style is special and has its own beauty.
D. Calligraphy is a good way to express our ideas.
E. During festivals, people decorate their homes with calligraphy.
F. In a word, where there is the Chinese language, there is Chinese calligraphy.
G. The development of Chinese calligraphy began from the Shang Dynasty.

1.G 2.C 3.A 4.E 5.F

【分析】解答本题需先通读全文把握主旨（介绍中国书法的历史、特点及文化价值），再结合每个空的上下文线索（如时间词、指代关系、举例内容、总结表述）匹配选项：1空后有时间相关的“At that time”，需选涉及书法起源时间的选项；2空前提到“different styles”，需选对应风格特点的选项；3空后有“also”表递进，需选与“艺术形式”相关且能衔接递进的选项；4空后举春节写春联的例子，需选涉及节日用书法的选项；5空需选总结全文的选项。
【解析】1. 空后“At that time”指代前文提及的时间，G选项“中国书法始于商朝”符合时间线索，故选G；2. 空前提到“different styles”，C选项“每种风格都独特且有自身之美”对应风格的特点，故选C；3. 空后“also an art form”表递进，A选项“书法不只是书写”与后文形成递进关系，故选A；4. 空后举春节写春联的例子，E选项“节日期间人们用书法装饰家”对应举例的节日场景，故选E；5. 空位于全文末尾，需总结全文，F选项“总之，有汉语的地方就有中国书法”是总结性表述，故选F。
【答案】1.G 2.C 3.A 4.E 5.F
【知识点】七选五阅读、语篇逻辑衔接、上下文线索
【点评】本题为常规七选五阅读理解题，侧重考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑关系的把握，解题关键在于抓取时间词、指代、举例、总结等线索，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5

二、阅读填空
In the Song Dynasty, there was 1. artist called Wen Tong. He was not only admired for his great learning, but also well known for his bamboo paintings. Every day many people visited him 2. (learn) his painting skills. What was the secret of his painting? Actually, Wen Tong loved bamboo so much that he 3. (grow) different kinds of bamboos around his house. No matter what season it was and no matter whether it was sunny 4. rainy, he often went to watch how they were growing. He thought over the 5. (long) and width of the bamboo poles(竹竿) as well as the shapes and colours of the leaves. Whenever he had a new understanding, he drew 6. was in his mind on the paper. Over a long period of time, the different images of bamboo were deep in his mind. So every time he was painting bamboo, he seemed confident, and all the bamboo he painted were very 7. (live) and true to life.
A poet who knew 8. (he) very well wrote “When Wen Tong painted bamboo, he had their images ready in his bosom(胸怀).”
The idiom means we should have ready plans or designs in our mind before doing a certain job so that success will 9. (natural) come. And this idiom can also 10. (use) to mean being calm and cool-headed in dealing with things.

1. an 2. to learn 3. grew 4. or 5. length 6. what
7. lively 8. him 9. naturally 10. be used

【分析】
本题为语法填空，需结合语境和语法规则逐一分析：1. 考查冠词，artist是可数名词单数且以元音音素开头，表泛指需用an；2. 考查非谓语动词，人们拜访他的目的是学习绘画技巧，用不定式作目的状语；3. 考查时态，全文叙述过去的故事，需用一般过去时；4. 考查固定搭配，“no matter whether...or...”表“无论……还是……”；5. 考查名词，and连接并列名词，需将形容词long转换为名词；6. 考查宾语从句，从句缺主语且指物，用what引导；7. 考查形容词，be动词后需用形容词作表语，需将动词live转换为形容词；8. 考查代词，动词后需用人称代词宾格；9. 考查副词，修饰动词需用副词，需将形容词natural转换为副词；10. 考查被动语态，主语与动词是被动关系，情态动词后需用被动结构。
【解析】
1. 此处泛指“一位艺术家”，artist以元音音素开头，故填an；
2. 人们拜访他的目的是学习绘画技巧，不定式作目的状语，故填to learn；
3. 全文为过去时态，grow的过去式是grew，故填grew；
4. 固定搭配“no matter whether...or...”，故填or；
5. 由and连接并列名词，对应width，故填length；
6. 宾语从句中缺主语且指“事物”，故填what；
7. be动词后需用形容词，live的形容词是lively，故填lively；
8. 动词knew后接宾格，he的宾格是him，故填him；
9. 修饰动词come需用副词，natural的副词是naturally，故填naturally；
10. 主语idiom与use是被动关系，情态动词后用be+过去分词，故填be used。
【答案】
1. an 2. to learn 3. grew 4. or 5. length 6. what 7. lively 8. him 9. naturally 10. be used
【知识点】
冠词用法；非谓语动词；一般过去时；并列连词；名词转换；宾语从句；形容词作表语；代词宾格；副词用法；被动语态
【点评】
本题围绕成语“胸有成竹”展开，考查初中阶段核心基础语法与词汇变形，需结合语境和语法规则解题，注重基础知识点的应用，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7