四、综合填空。
There is a king in the palace(宫殿). Every year, he (1) (fix) his palace to make it (2) (good) than before. One day, the king says, “This year, I must make the palace (3) (look) perfect. Everyone in my country will praise(赞扬) it.” After a month, the king asks many people (4) (come) to the palace and talk about their ideas.
“This is a perfect palace,” many people say. But only a tall man doesn’t say anything. The king wants to know (5) this man keeps quiet. So he asks, “Isn’t my palace perfect?”The man answers, “My dear king, your palace is very beautiful. But it isn’t perfect. A palace is perfect (6) the people inside are perfect. You spend too much time (7) (make) the palace perfect. Why not try to make (8) (you) a perfect king?”
The king thinks a lot about it. He thanks the man (9) his words. After that, he never tries (10) (make) the palace perfect again.

1. fixes 2. better 3. look 4. to come 5. why 6. because 7. making 8. yourself 9. for 10. to make

【分析】
本题为英语综合填空题，需结合语法规则、固定搭配及语境逐一分析每个空的答案：1. 主语是第三人称单数，需用一般现在时动词三单形式；2. 由than判断需用形容词比较级；3. 考查make的固定搭配；4. 考查ask的固定搭配；5. 根据语境选表原因的疑问词；6. 选表原因的连词；7. 考查spend的固定搭配；8. 需用反身代词；9. 考查thank的固定搭配；10. 考查try的固定搭配。
【解析】
1. 主语he为第三人称单数，句子是一般现在时，谓语动词用fix的第三人称单数形式fixes；
2. 句中出现than，需用good的比较级better；
3. 固定搭配make sb do sth（让某人做某事），故用动词原形look；
4. 固定搭配ask sb to do sth（要求某人做某事），故填不定式to come；
5. 国王想知道这个人保持安静的原因，宾语从句引导词用why；
6. 此处解释宫殿完美的原因，用连词because；
7. 固定搭配spend time doing sth（花费时间做某事），故填make的动名词形式making；
8. 此处指“你自己”，用you的反身代词yourself；
9. 固定搭配thank sb for sth（因某事感谢某人），故填介词for；
10. 固定搭配try to do sth（尽力做某事），故填不定式to make。
【答案】
1. fixes 2. better 3. look 4. to come 5. why 6. because 7. making 8. yourself 9. for 10. to make
【知识点】
一般现在时、形容词比较级、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法与常用搭配，需结合语境分析，难度适中，适合初中学生巩固相关知识点。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、信息还原。
Colour is important in our lives. It can impact(影响) how we feel and what we do.
Red is an exciting and active colour. Wear red when you want to be brave. (1) Similarly, many websites will have a red “Buy Now” button(按钮) because red is a colour that easily catches a person's eye.
Yellow is the colour of the sun. (2) People say it is a cheerful colour.
Do you feel relaxed when you walk into a room with blue walls? (3) Maybe it's because blue is a calm and peaceful colour. It is good for our mind and body to wear blue or sleep in a blue room. Blue is also the colour of sadness, so a person may say “I am feeling blue” when he or she is feeling sad.
(4) You'd better wear white clothes if you are feeling nervous(紧张的). It is also the colour of purity in many cultures. Many women like to be in white on their wedding days.
Green is the colour of nature and new life. (5) It's also a great colour for starting a task or turning the page in life.
Colour can do more than we think. Learning about colour helps us understand more about the world we live in.

1. E 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D

【分析】
本题为英语信息还原题，解题思路为：先通读全文，明确各段落围绕不同颜色的意义展开；再逐个分析每个空的前后句，结合上下文的逻辑关系（问答对应、属性衔接等）匹配选项，最终确定答案。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到红色是令人兴奋的颜色，红色容易吸引人的目光，选项E“它能帮你在人群中脱颖而出”，契合红色显眼的特点，故选E。
2. 第2空：前文指出黄色是太阳的颜色，后文提到黄色是欢快的颜色，选项C“它让我们感到温暖和快乐”，衔接黄色的欢快属性，故选C。
3. 第3空：前文是一般疑问句“Do you feel relaxed...?”，选项A“很多人回答‘是的’”，正好回应该问题，故选A。
4. 第4空：后文提到紧张时穿白色，白色是平静的颜色，选项B“白色是另一种平静的颜色”，引出白色的平静属性，衔接后文，故选B。
5. 第5空：前文讲绿色是自然和新生命的颜色，后文说适合开启新任务，选项D“它适合认识新朋友”，符合绿色带来新开始的寓意，故选D。
【答案】
1.E 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D
【知识点】
英语信息还原、上下文逻辑衔接、颜色类词汇
【点评】
本题围绕颜色的意义展开，考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑的理解能力，需结合问答对应、属性匹配等关系解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6