八、将短文补充完整,注意单词的正确形式,有多余项。(10 分)
At that time Now

have beautiful take pictures is can't are or go shopping must
Life in the past was quite different. At that time, there 41. only a few cars in the street, but now there are lots of cars in the street. There are more cars than before. Before, people 42. in small shops when they need things. But now, many people buy gifts in the supermarket 43. in the shopping mall.
Life changed a lot, too. Before, many people cooked and 44. family dinner at home, but now people have family dinner in the restaurant. At that time, people 45. with a camera, but now people take pictures with a cell phone. At that time, the water 46. dirty in the river. We 47. swim. But now it is clean. Our village is more 48. than before.

41. were 42. went shopping 43. or 44. had 45. took pictures 46. was 47. couldn't 48. beautiful

【分析】
本题是结合图片对比过去和现在生活的选词填空题，解题思路为：先通读全文明确时态（一般过去时与一般现在时的对比），再结合图片场景、句子语境及语法规则，从方框内的单词中选择合适的词并变形填入对应空格，需注意单词的正确形式（如过去式、比较级等）。
【解析】
41. 句子为there be句型，描述过去的情况，主语a few cars是复数，be动词用are的过去式were。
42. 结合图片过去人们在小店购物的场景，方框内go shopping符合语境，before提示用一般过去时，故填went shopping。
43. 句子表示选择关系，连接supermarket和shopping mall两个地点，用or。
44. and连接并列动作，前面cooked是过去式，方框内have family dinner为固定搭配，have的过去式是had，故填had。
45. 结合图片过去人们用相机拍照的场景，take pictures符合，at that time提示用过去式took pictures。
46. 主语the water是不可数名词，描述过去河水的状态，be动词用is的过去式was。
47. 结合“过去河水脏”和“现在干净”的对比，过去不能游泳，can't的过去式是couldn't。
48. more后接形容词原级构成比较级，结合图片村庄的变化，beautiful符合语境。
【答案】
41. were 42. went shopping 43. or 44. had 45. took pictures 46. was 47. couldn't 48. beautiful
【知识点】
一般过去时、固定搭配、形容词比较级
【点评】
本题通过图片对比过去与现在的生活场景，考察学生对词汇的运用、时态的掌握及语境理解，题型贴近生活，是基础的选词填空练习题。
【难度系数】
0.6

九、阅读理解。(20 分)
(一)
Saturday, June 7th
It is a special day for me today. Dad and Mum got up early. Dad went to the supermarket and bought some vegetables, fish, beef and fresh fruit. I helped Dad wash the vegetables and made a vegetable salad. That's my mum's favourite food.
Mum was good at making cakes. She made a big birthday cake. When everything was ready, Dad and Mum said, “Happy birthday, Wang Ping!” Dad said, “Go to the study and have a look.” I went there. Cool, a new bike! Dad said to me, “You're 12 years old. You can ride a bike to school now.” Mum was a bit afraid. She told me to be careful and always keep to the right. I was so excited.
In the afternoon, I rode my new bike to Green Island Park. It was great!
任务一:判断句子对错,对的画“√”,错的画“×”。(4 分)
()49. Wang Ping's mother likes vegetable salad.
()50. Wang Ping usually went to school by bike.
()51. Wang Ping's father bought a birthday cake in the supermarket.
()52. Today is special for Wang Ping because it's his birthday.
任务二:回答下列的问题。(6 分)
53. When is Wang Ping's birthday?
54. What gift did Wang Ping get from his parents?
55. How did Wang Ping go to the Green Island Park?

49. √ 50. × 51. × 52. √ 53. It's on June 7th. 54. A new bike. 55. By bike.

【分析】
解答本题需先通读全文把握主旨，针对任务一的判断正误题，回到原文定位对应细节，对比题干与原文表述是否一致；针对任务二的问答题，提取原文中对应问题的关键信息，整理成符合要求的答案。
【解析】
任务一（判断句子对错）：
49. 定位原文第一段最后一句“That's my mum's favourite food.”，其中“that”指代前文的“vegetable salad”，可知妈妈喜欢蔬菜沙拉，题干表述正确，画√；
50. 定位原文第二段爸爸的话“You're 12 years old. You can ride a bike to school now.”，说明王平之前并非骑车上学，题干“通常骑车上学”表述错误，画×；
51. 定位原文第二段“Mum was good at making cakes. She made a big birthday cake.”，可知生日蛋糕是妈妈做的，不是爸爸从超市买的，题干表述错误，画×；
52. 定位原文第一段“It is a special day for me today.”及第二段爸妈说的“Happy birthday, Wang Ping!”，可知今天是王平的生日，对他来说是特别的，题干表述正确，画√。
任务二（回答问题）：
53. 原文开头明确给出日期“Saturday, June 7th”，故答案为It's on June 7th；
54. 原文第二段提到父母送的礼物是“a new bike”，故答案为A new bike；
55. 原文第三段“I rode my new bike to Green Island Park.”，可知王平骑车去公园，故答案为By bike。
【答案】
49. √ 50. × 51. × 52. √ 53. It's on June 7th. 54. A new bike. 55. By bike.
【知识点】
初中英语阅读理解、细节信息理解
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础阅读理解题，侧重考查学生从原文提取细节信息的能力，题目设置简单，仔细阅读原文即可准确作答，适合巩固英语阅读基础。
【难度系数】
0.8