4. How does the writer develop the text?

A.By giving examples.
B.By making comparisons.
C.By telling stories.
D.By asking questions.

A

【分析】首先明确题目考查英语文本的写作手法，解题时需先回忆常见写作手法（举例子、对比、叙事、提问等）的特点，再结合文本的写作逻辑逐一分析选项，确定作者展开文本的方式。
【解析】本题考查英语文本的写作手法。A项“举例子”指通过列举具体事例阐述内容，是常用的文本展开方式；B项“对比”是将不同事物比较以突出差异；C项“讲故事”是通过叙述事件推进文本；D项“提问”是通过设问等形式展开。结合文本写作逻辑，作者采用举例子的方式展开，因此选A。
【答案】A
【知识点】英语阅读理解（写作手法）
【点评】本题聚焦英语阅读中的写作手法考点，属于基础题型，要求学生掌握常见写作手法的特征并准确判断，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5

一、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. The new park is (good) than the old one.
2. She did (badly) in the exam than the others in the group.
3. He can jump (far) than his brother.
4. This is the (good) movie I’ve ever seen this year.
5. He made the (bad) mistake in the test.
6. Among the three airports, the new airport is the (far) from the city centre.
7. This problem is as (easy) as that one.
8. She runs as (quick) as her brother.
9. She is (happy) today than she was yesterday.
10. This movie is (interesting) than the one we watched last week.

1. better 2. worse 3. farther/further 4. best 5. worst 6. farthest/furthest 7. easy 8. quickly 9. happier 10. more interesting

【分析】
本题考查形容词和副词的原级、比较级、最高级的用法，解题思路为：先根据句子中的标志词（than表两者比较、among/of+三者以上表最高级、as...as表原级）判断需用的级，再结合单词的规则/不规则变化形式填空，注意副词修饰动词时需用副词形式。
【解析】
1. 句中出现than，表两者比较，需用good的比较级better；
2. 句中出现than，表两者比较，需用badly的比较级worse；
3. 句中出现than，表两者比较，需用far的比较级farther/further；
4. 句中有the，且语境为“今年看过的电影（三者以上）”，需用good的最高级best；
5. 句中有the，语境为“考试中的错误（三者以上）”，需用bad的最高级worst；
6. 句中出现among（三者以上），且有the，需用far的最高级farthest/furthest；
7. as...as结构中，中间用形容词/副词原级，此处修饰名词problem，用形容词原级easy；
8. as...as结构中，修饰动词run，需用副词原级quickly；
9. 句中出现than，表两者比较，需用happy的比较级happier；
10. 句中出现than，表两者比较，interesting为多音节词，比较级加more，即more interesting。
【答案】
1. better 2. worse 3. farther/further 4. best 5. worst 6. farthest/furthest 7. easy 8. quickly 9. happier 10. more interesting
【知识点】
形容词比较级与最高级、副词原级用法、as...as结构
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础考点，聚焦形容词和副词的级的基本应用，需掌握规则变化与不规则变化，是巩固语法基础的典型题型。
【难度系数】
0.3

二、阅读短文,用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。
Inventions have changed our lives, making our world 1. (good) and far more convenient. Among countless creations, the wheel stands out as one of 2. (important) inventions in human history. Before its appearance, people’s movement was limited. However, with wheels, vehicles became possible, allowing people to travel much 3. (far) and at a much 4. (fast) speed than ever before.
The light bulb also brings about huge changes. In the past, people mainly depended on candles for light, which were dark. However, light bulbs provide much 5. (bright) light at night. Moreover, they can last hundreds of times 6. (long) than candles. It greatly improved people’s night-time activities.
Nowadays, smartphones are getting more and more popular around the world. They are much 7. (small) in size than old-fashioned mobile phones, yet they are far 8. (powerful). We can study online, work remotely, and have endless fun with all kinds of apps on smartphones. Without doubt, they make our lives 9. (colourful) than we could imagine in the past.
Inventions are continuously making our world an even 10. (nice) place to live in. We are looking forward to more amazing inventions in the future that will bring us greater convenience and joy.

1. better 2. the most important 3. farther/further 4. faster 5. brighter 6. longer 7. smaller 8. more powerful 9. more colourful 10. nicer

【分析】
这道题是用括号内单词的正确形式填空，核心考查形容词的比较级和最高级用法。解题时需先抓关键提示词：出现than（比）时用形容词比较级；出现one of +...（……之一）时用形容词最高级（最高级前需加the）；much、even等词常修饰比较级，同时要区分形容词比较级、最高级的规则与不规则变化，结合语境确定词形。
【解析】
1. 此处与后面的more convenient（比较级）并列，表“让世界变得更好”，故用good的比较级better；
2. 结构“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数”表“最……之一”，important是多音节形容词，最高级为the most important；
3. 由than可知用比较级，far的比较级为farther/further；
4. 由than可知用比较级，fast的比较级为faster；
5. much修饰比较级，bright的比较级为brighter；
6. 由than可知用比较级，long的比较级为longer；
7. 由than可知用比较级，small的比较级为smaller；
8. 由than可知用比较级，powerful是多音节形容词，比较级为more powerful；
9. 由than可知用比较级，colourful是多音节形容词，比较级为more colourful；
10. even修饰比较级，nice的比较级为nicer。
【答案】
1. better 2. the most important 3. farther/further 4. faster 5. brighter 6. longer 7. smaller 8. more powerful 9. more colourful 10. nicer
【知识点】
形容词比较级、形容词最高级、词形转换
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础词形转换题，围绕形容词比较级、最高级的核心考点展开，通过语境和标志词（than、one of、much等）引导判断词形，是巩固形容词用法的典型题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6