五、短文填空(在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式)
(传统文化) In ancient times, there was a great musician called Yu Boya. One day, Boya travelled by boat when it began to rain 1. (heavy). He was excited 2. (see) the wonderful scenery(风景) and began to play music. The music was so beautiful that a man on the bank shouted, “What 3. great performance(表演) it is!” The man was Zhong Ziqi. Boya invited him to the boat and played music 4. him. Boya played to show 5. (he) love for the mountains. Ziqi said that the mountains were just before his eyes. Boya then played another one. Ziqi said the music sounded like the flowing water! Boya was very 6. (surprise) at Ziqi's understanding. He said, “I have travelled for a few years to find a true friend like you!” They 7. (decide) to meet again at the same place the next year. But Ziqi died of an 8. (ill). After playing High Mountains and Flowing Water for the last time, Boya broke his qin and never played again 9. nobody could understand him like Ziqi.
Since then, people use “high mountains and flowing water” to describe a 10. (truth) friend like Zhong Ziqi or wonderful music such as the works created by Yu Boya.

1. heavily 2. to see 3. a 4. for
5. his 6. surprised 7. decided 8. illness
9. because 10. true

【分析】这是一道结合传统文化的英语短文填空题，主要考查词汇运用、词性转换、固定搭配及语法知识。解题时需先通读全文理解伯牙与钟子期的故事大意，再逐个分析每个空格的句子结构、所需词性或固定用法：如修饰动词需用副词、固定搭配的不定式结构、感叹句的冠词使用、时态判断、名词/形容词转换、因果连词等，结合括号内提示词或语境确定答案。
【解析】1. 修饰动词rain，需用heavy的副词形式heavily；2. 固定搭配be excited to do sth，故填to see；3. 感叹句结构为“What + a/an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数”，great以辅音音素开头，填a；4. 固定搭配play sth for sb（为某人演奏），故填for；5. 修饰名词love，需用he的形容词性物主代词his；6. 主语是人Boya，修饰人用ed形式的形容词surprised；7. 讲述古代故事，用一般过去时，decide的过去式为decided；8. 介词of后需接名词，ill的名词形式是illness；9. 前后为因果关系，伯牙摔琴是因为无人懂他，故填because；10. 修饰名词friend，需用truth的形容词形式true。
【答案】1. heavily 2. to see 3. a 4. for 5. his 6. surprised 7. decided 8. illness 9. because 10. true
【知识点】词性转换、固定搭配、语法运用
【点评】本题以传统文化典故“高山流水遇知音”为背景，考查初中英语核心基础知识点，既巩固了词汇与语法，又渗透了传统文化教育，题目难度适中，适合学生夯实基础。
【难度系数】0.6