Ⅰ.根据句意和首字母提示写出所缺单词
1.As the old saying goes, “Don’t j a book by its cover.”
2.The boy loves running and dreams of being a r like Su Bingtian.
3.There is going to be a football c between Class One and Class Two.
4.—Life never runs s because it is full of ups and downs.
—Yes. We should never give up and keep moving.
5.A gentleman needed a young man to help him in his office, so he put an a in a newspaper.

Ⅰ.1.judge 2.runner 3.competition 4.smoothly 5.advertisement

Ⅱ.根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词
6.李华也参加了跳远，但他并没有达到自己预期的水平。
Li Hua also the long jump, but he didn't perform as well as he had hoped.
7.生活就像一场赛跑。你要么领先，要么落后。
Life is like a race. You either or fall behind.
8.如果不努力学习，顶尖学生也能被轻易赶上。
If you don't study hard, even top students can easily.

Ⅱ.6.took part in 7.take the lead 8.be caught up with

Ⅲ.短文填空
文化
知识
篮球运动
「2026 陕西西安部分学校期中联考改编」
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。
get team divide play become an
encourage popular have Canada
Basketball is a game first played inside on a hard floor. The players into two teams. And there are two baskets. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball into the other basket. At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from the ball into their own basket.
Basketball was invented by James Naismith and he was a doctor. It's said that the first basketball game in history was played on December 21st, 1891. Then it became Olympic event in Berlin in 1936. Although America's NBA games are the most famous, the CBA games are becoming more popular in China. The number of foreign players increased in the past few years. Many young people look up to these players because they are the heroes of the young people in their hearts. These basketball stars are young people to work hard together.
Because many young people dream of famous players, the of basketball has risen all over the world today. Basketball has become a popular sport to play and watch. It is played by millions of people in over 200 countries. For example, you can sometimes see people basketball in parks, schools, and even factories when you pass these places.
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Ⅲ.[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了篮球运动的规则、历史以及流行情况。
9.are divided 根据“into two teams”和常识可知,运动员被分成两组,所选词为divide;此处描述客观事实,应用一般现在时;be divided into...意为“被分成……”,主语The players是复数,be动词应用are。故填are divided。
10.team's 此处表示“另一支队伍的篮筐”,所选词为team,应用名词所有格表所属关系。故填team's。
11.getting 此处表示“他们需要阻止对手球队将球投进自己的篮筐”,所选词为get;stop...from doing sth.是固定搭配,意为“阻止……做某事”。故填getting。
12.Canadian 此处表示“一名加拿大的医生”,所选词为Canada;此处要填形容词修饰名词doctor。故填Canadian。
13.an 此处表示“它成了一项奥运赛事”,应用不定冠词。故填an。
14.has 根据“in the past few years”可知,该句的时态是现在完成时;主语是The number of foreign players,谓语动词用单数形式,助动词应用has。故填has。
易错警示 本题易误填have,误填的原因是未能掌握the number of的用法。the number of意为“……的数量”,当该结构作主语时,谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。
15.encouraging 此处表示“这些篮球明星正鼓励年轻人一起努力”,所选词为encourage;根据设空处前的“are”可知,该句的时态是现在进行时。故填encouraging。
16.becoming 此处表示“许多年轻人梦想成为著名的球员”,所选词为become;dream of doing sth.是固定搭配,意为“梦想做某事”。故填becoming。
17.popularity 根据下文可知,此处表示“篮球在全世界的受欢迎程度提升了”,所选词为popular;根据设空处前的the和设空处后的of可知,应填名词。故填popularity。
18.playing 此处表示“有时可以看到人们正在打篮球”,所选词为play;see sb. doing sth.是固定搭配,意为“看到某人正在做某事”。故填playing。