Ⅰ. Match the words with the explanations.
()1. fear n. A. very good
()2. risky adj. B. not anything
()3. stick v. C. to make a victory
()4. superman n. D. to continue doing something hard
()5. succeed v. E. the way to learn skills
()6. excellent adj. F. a man who has greater ability and power
()7. training n. G. with the chance that something bad will happen
()8. nothing n. H. an unhappy and afraid feeling

1. H
2. G
3. D
4. F
5. C
6. A
7. E
8. B

【分析】本题为英语词汇与释义匹配题，解题时需先明确每个单词的词性和核心含义，再逐一分析各选项释义的关键信息，将匹配度最高的单词与释义对应，避免混淆。具体步骤：1. 逐个梳理题干单词的含义；2. 拆解每个选项释义的核心内容；3. 完成一一匹配，最后核对所有匹配的合理性。
【解析】1. fear（名词，害怕）对应H选项“an unhappy and afraid feeling”（不开心且害怕的感觉），匹配；2. risky（形容词，冒险的）对应G选项“with the chance that something bad will happen”（有发生坏事的可能），匹配；3. stick（动词，坚持）对应D选项“to continue doing something hard”（继续做困难的事），匹配；4. superman（名词，超人）对应F选项“a man who has greater ability and power”（有更强能力和力量的人），匹配；5. succeed（动词，成功）对应C选项“to make a victory”（取得胜利），匹配；6. excellent（形容词，极好的）对应A选项“very good”（非常好），匹配；7. training（名词，训练）对应E选项“the way to learn skills”（学习技能的方式），匹配；8. nothing（名词，没有什么）对应B选项“not anything”（没有任何东西），匹配。
【答案】1.H 2.G 3.D 4.F 5.C 6.A 7.E 8.B
【知识点】英语词汇词义辨析、词汇与释义匹配
【点评】本题考查基础英语词汇的基本含义，属于简单的词汇匹配题型，主要检验学生对常见核心词汇的掌握程度，难度较低，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.8

Ⅱ. Complete the passage with the proper form of the words in Exercise Ⅰ.
Lance Armstrong is a world-famous cyclist. His success is not only about cycling races, but also 1. to his dream.
As a high school student, Lance decided to train cycling. 2. could stop him going for his dream. Over the next years, he 3. in winning many cycling races in the world. However, in October 1996, doctors told Lance that he only had a 40% chance to live because of a(n) 4. disease—cancer. Luckily, his two operations were greatly successful. In February 1997, Lance was a healthy man again. He was able to go back and began a strict 5. timetable (时刻表). His dream was to join in the 1999 Tour de France, the world’s hardest bicycle race.
6. didn’t hold Lance back. He went on to win the Tour de France for five years like a 7.. People think it’s the most 8. achievement in sports history.

1. sticking
2. Nothing
3. succeeded
4. risky
5. training
6. Fear
7. superman
8. excellent

【分析】首先通读全文理解语境，结合固定搭配、词性要求及上下文逻辑确定每个空的单词：1. 考查固定搭配的并列形式；2. 根据语境表达否定含义的不定代词；3. 结合固定短语及时态；4. 修饰名词的形容词；5. 动名词作定语的固定表达；6. 符合语境的名词；7. 结合比喻义的名词；8. 修饰名词的形容词。
【解析】1. 固定搭配stick to（坚持），此处与介词about后的动名词形式并列，故用sticking；2. 语境表达“没有任何事物能阻止他追求梦想”，填Nothing；3. 固定短语succeed in doing sth（成功做某事），结合1996年的过去时间，用过去式succeeded；4. 修饰名词disease需用形容词，结合癌症的语境，填risky（危险的）；5. training timetable为固定表达，意为“训练时刻表”，动名词training作定语；6. 语境表达“恐惧没有阻碍兰斯”，填名词Fear；7. 结合语境，表达“像超人一样”，填名词superman；8. 修饰名词achievement需用形容词，结合“体育史上最……的成就”，填excellent（杰出的）。
【答案】1. sticking 2. Nothing 3. succeeded 4. risky 5. training 6. Fear 7. superman 8. excellent
【知识点】动词固定搭配、形容词用法、名词词义
【点评】本题考查词汇在语境中的灵活运用，需结合固定搭配、时态及上下文逻辑判断，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅲ. Read and complete the tasks.
A. Complete the cloze test.
Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors in history. But did you know that Edison also had some funny stories in his life? Let’s take a look!
One day, 1 Edison was a young boy, his mother called him for dinner. But Edison didn’t come. She called again, but there was still no answer. She was worried and went to 2 him. To her surprise, she found him sitting in the barn, 3 focused on a project. He was trying to hatch(孵化) some eggs!
Edison knew that hens sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch, so he
4 to try it himself. He sat on the eggs for hours, waiting for them to hatch. Of course, 5 happened. However, Edison’s interest in science didn’t stop.
Edison kept 6 all the time in his life. When he was older, he worked as a telegraph operator. One day, he was so busy doing an experiment with a new idea that he 7 to send an important message. His boss was very 8 and fired(解雇) him. But Edison didn’t give up. He kept experimenting. All his hard work led him to create amazing inventions 9 the light bulb(灯泡).
Edison once said, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” In his eyes, hard work is more ______ 10 ______ than just having good ideas. He never gave up, even when things didn’t work out at the very beginning.
()1. A. after B. before C. when D. until
()2. A. look for B. pick up C. wait for D. cheer for
()3. A. badly B. totally C. quickly D. normally
()4. A. failed B. moved C. refused D. decided
()5. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
()6. A. calm B. careful C. serious D. positive
()7. A. tried B. chose C. forgot D. learnt
()8. A. angry B. excited C. interested D. surprised
()9. A. as B. for C. with D. like
()10. A. special B. important C. interesting D. different

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

【分析】
本题是关于爱迪生的完形填空题，需先通读全文把握故事大意，再结合每个空的上下文语境、词汇含义及语法知识逐一分析，排除错误选项得出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 选C。句意：当爱迪生还是小男孩时，妈妈叫他吃饭。when引导时间状语从句，符合语境逻辑。
2. 选A。句意：妈妈担心，去寻找他。look for意为“寻找”，对应前文“爱迪生没应声”的语境，符合要求；其他选项pick up（捡起）、wait for（等待）、cheer for（为…欢呼）均不符合。
3. 选B。句意：发现他坐在谷仓里，完全专注于一个项目。totally意为“完全地”，修饰focused，体现专注程度，符合语境；其他选项badly（糟糕地）、quickly（快速地）、normally（正常地）均不合适。
4. 选D。句意：他决定自己尝试。decide to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“决定做某事”，符合爱迪生模仿母鸡孵蛋的行为逻辑；其他选项failed（失败）、moved（移动）、refused（拒绝）均不符合。
5. 选A。句意：当然，什么都没发生。结合常识，人坐在鸡蛋上无法孵化，nothing符合语境；其他选项anything（任何事）、something（某事）、everything（一切）均不符合。
6. 选D。句意：爱迪生一生始终保持积极。positive意为“积极的”，对应后文他不放弃实验的态度；其他选项calm（冷静的）、careful（仔细的）、serious（严肃的）均不符合。
7. 选C。句意：忙着实验忘了发重要消息。forget to do sth.意为“忘记做某事”，对应前文“忙于实验”的状态；其他选项tried（尝试）、chose（选择）、learnt（学习）均不符合。
8. 选A。句意：老板非常生气，解雇了他。angry对应“忘了发重要消息”的后果，符合语境；其他选项excited（兴奋的）、interested（感兴趣的）、surprised（惊讶的）均不合适。
9. 选D。句意：他的努力创造了像灯泡这样的惊人发明。like表举例，意为“像”，符合列举发明的语境；其他选项as（作为）、for（为了）、with（和）均不符合。
10. 选B。句意：努力比好想法更重要。important对应爱迪生名言中“努力的重要性”，符合语境；其他选项special（特别的）、interesting（有趣的）、different（不同的）均不符合。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.B
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题以爱迪生的趣味故事为载体，考查初中英语完形填空的核心能力，需结合语境、词汇含义及固定搭配解题，贴近学生认知，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6