()5. to school less time than taking the bus.

A.Drive; spends
B.Driving; spends
C.Driving; takes
D.Drive; takes

5.C

【分析】
首先，句子缺少主语，英语中动词原形不能作主语，需将动词变为动名词（doing形式）作主语，据此排除以动词原形Drive开头的A、D选项；其次，辨析动词spend和take的用法：spend的主语通常是人，take的主语多为事物或动名词短语，本句主语是动名词短语Driving to school，因此谓语动词需用takes，排除B选项，故答案为C。
【解析】
1. 确定主语形式：动词原形不能作句子主语，需用动名词（doing）作主语，因此第一个空应填Driving，排除A、D；
2. 辨析谓语动词：spend的主语必须是人，take的主语可表示事物或动作，本句主语是“开车去学校”这一动作（动名词短语），故第二个空用takes，排除B；
综上，答案选C。
【答案】
C
【知识点】
动名词作主语；动词词义辨析
【点评】
本题考查非谓语动词（动名词作主语）及常用动词（spend、take）的用法辨析，是初中英语的基础考点，需准确掌握两类知识点的规则。
【难度系数】
0.6

四、完形填空
Dear David,
How are you doing? I'm glad that you're interested in my school life. Now I'd like to tell you something 1 it. My school lies in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and it has many modern facilities(设施). But that is not my only reason for taking pride in being 2 student here. I also love its interesting and meaningful activities!
One of my favourite school 3 is making shadow puppets. Shadow puppetry(皮影戏) is an intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) of China. To help students learn about it, our school 4 some artists to tell us the history of shadow puppetry. Besides, they also taught us 5 shadow puppets. We were amazed at all kinds of characters and their touching stories in the shadow plays. When the artists showed us a wonderful shadow play, we were 6. Shadow puppetry is an ancient traditional folk art in China, so we should spread it to more people.
In addition, I also like the Project-Based Learning(PBL) assignments(项目学习任务) very much. One of the projects we did last term was to create water rockets. We were divided 7 groups and made water rockets that we wanted. At last, the water rockets were checked by our teachers, and they were satisfied with 8. Looking back, I think PBL is really a great way for 9 to learn to put our knowledge into practice.
I love my school 10 I not only get knowledge here, but also grow up happily!
Yours,
Wu Bin
()1. A. to B. about C. with D. for
()2. A. a B. an C. / D. the
()3. A. class B. classes C. activity D. activities
()4. A. invites B. will invite C. invited D. is inviting
()5. A. make up B. to make up C. make D. to make
()6. A. excites B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
()7. A. at B. to C. for D. into
()8. A. what we created B. why we created them
C. what did we create D. why did we create them
()9. A. we B. us C. our D. ours
()10. A. until B. if C. because D. though

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C

【分析】
这是一篇介绍作者学校生活的完形填空，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配、语法知识逐一解题：1题考查固定搭配；2题考查冠词泛指用法；3题考查名词单复数规则；4题考查时态一致性；5题考查非谓语动词固定结构；6题考查形容词修饰对象；7题考查介词固定搭配；8题考查宾语从句语序；9题考查代词宾格用法；10题考查连词逻辑关系。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配tell sb about sth（告诉某人关于某事），选B；
2. 泛指“一名学生”，student为辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，选A；
3. one of后接可数名词复数，结合前文提到的activities，选D；
4. 后文taught为过去式，并列动作需用一般过去时，选C；
5. 固定结构teach sb to do sth（教某人做某事），选D；
6. 主语为人，用ed形式形容词excited（感到兴奋的）修饰，选B；
7. 固定搭配divide into（分成），选D；
8. 宾语从句需用陈述语序，结合句意“老师对我们创造的东西满意”，选A；
9. 介词for后接宾格代词us，选B；
10. 前后为因果关系，用because引导原因状语从句，选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C
【知识点】
固定搭配、冠词用法、时态
【点评】
本题围绕学校生活展开，考查初中阶段核心词汇、语法及固定搭配，需结合语境分析，难度适中，适合初中学生巩固基础。
【难度系数】
0.6