Ⅰ. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.
shoot appear popular feel free fold
1. Bamboo often in Chinese paintings.
2. Playing ping-pong is one of sports among people in China.
3. Long long ago, Hou Yi down nine suns and saved people.
4. Lucy the red paper carefully and cuts it with a pair of scissors.
5. Mr Li knows a lot about Chinese culture. Just to ask him when you have any question.

1. appears
2. the most popular
3. shot
4. folds
5. feel free

【分析】
本题要求用方框内单词的正确形式填空，解题思路为：先通读句子理解语境，结合方框内单词的语义匹配句子需求，再根据句子的语法规则（时态、单复数、固定结构等）对单词进行适当变形，确保形式符合要求。
【解析】
1. 句子主语Bamboo是单数，描述客观事实用一般现在时，方框内appear（出现）符合语境，需变第三人称单数形式，故填appears；
2. 固定结构“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”表示“最……之一”，方框内popular（受欢迎的）要变最高级most popular，前面加定冠词the，故填the most popular；
3. 时间状语Long long ago提示用一般过去时，方框内shoot（射击）的过去式是shot，符合“射下九个太阳”的语境，故填shot；
4. 主语Lucy是单数，and连接并列动作，后面cuts是第三人称单数形式，前面的fold（折叠）也需用第三人称单数形式，故填folds；
5. 固定短语feel free to do sth意为“随意做某事”，符合祈使句的语境，直接用原形，故填feel free。
【答案】
1. appears
2. the most popular
3. shot
4. folds
5. feel free
【知识点】
动词的时态、形容词最高级、固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题为基础词汇变形填空题，考查一般现在时、一般过去时、形容词最高级及固定短语的运用，难度适中，能有效考察学生对基础词汇和语法搭配的掌握情况。
【难度系数】
0.7

Ⅱ. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
Last year, Chen Jie went to the Bamboo Sea in Sichuan for fun. It is the oldest and 1. (big) bamboo forest in China. She 2. (buy) a folding fan that has a painting of bamboo on it. It was really beautiful.
Bamboo is a kind of plant that grows very 3. (quick). Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day. When spring comes, many bamboo 4. (shoot) come out of the earth and become a delicious dish on the tables of many families. Bamboo is also 5. (panda) favourite food. A panda can eat up to 10 kilos of bamboo every day.
Bamboo is not only a kind of food, but also one of 6. (useful) plants. We can use it 7. (build) houses and make some 8. (tool).
9. (actual), bamboo is one of the most popular subjects in Chinese paintings because it is a symbol of 10. (good) in Chinese culture.

1. biggest
2. bought
3. quickly
4. shoots
5. pandas'
6. the most useful
7. to build
8. tools
9. Actually
10. goodness

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，要求用括号内单词的正确形式填空，主要考查形容词最高级、动词时态、词性转换、名词所有格及固定搭配等知识点。解题时需结合句子结构、语境及时态提示，判断每个空所需的词性、词形变化：1. 由并列最高级结构确定形容词形式；2. 由时间状语确定动词时态；3. 修饰动词需用副词；4. many后接名词复数；5. 表示所属关系用名词所有格；6. 固定结构“one of + the + 形容词最高级”；7. 固定搭配“use sth to do sth”；8. some后接名词复数；9. 句首作状语用副词；10. 介词of后接名词。
【解析】
1. 句中“the oldest and”连接两个并列的形容词最高级，big的最高级为biggest，故填biggest；
2. 时间状语Last year表明句子为一般过去时，buy的过去式是bought，故填bought；
3. 此处修饰动词grows，需用副词，quick的副词形式为quickly，故填quickly；
4. many后接可数名词复数，shoot的复数形式是shoots，故填shoots；
5. 表示“熊猫的”，用复数名词的所有格，pandas的所有格为pandas'，故填pandas'；
6. “one of + the + 形容词最高级”是固定结构，useful的最高级为most useful，前面加定冠词the，故填the most useful；
7. “use sth to do sth”是固定搭配，意为“用某物做某事”，故填to build；
8. some后接可数名词复数，tool的复数形式是tools，故填tools；
9. 此处作状语修饰整个句子，需用副词，actual的副词形式为Actually，句首首字母大写，故填Actually；
10. 介词of后接名词，good的名词形式是goodness，故填goodness。
【答案】
1. biggest
2. bought
3. quickly
4. shoots
5. pandas'
6. the most useful
7. to build
8. tools
9. Actually
10. goodness
【知识点】
形容词最高级、动词时态、词性转换
【点评】
本题考查英语基础语法中的词形变化、时态运用及固定结构，结合语境和语法规则即可完成，是常见的语法填空题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅲ. Read and answer the questions.
In China, there are three special plants called the “Three Friends of Winter”. These plants are the pine tree, the bamboo, and the plum blossom. They are deeply loved and praised by Chinese people. Do you know why?

These three plants are often drawn together in Chinese art. They remind us to be strong, modest and hopeful even when things are difficult. They are important symbols in Chinese culture.
()1. Why is bamboo a symbol of being strong and modest? Choose TWO answers.
A. It’s green all year round.
B. It stays strong in the heavy wind.
C. It is empty inside.
D. It grows beautiful flowers.
()2. Which picture shows the meaning of the underlined word “bloom”?
A. B. C.
()3. What lesson do we learn from the “Three Friends of Winter”?
A. To be active and healthy on cold days.
B. To be strong and hopeful in hard times.
C. To enjoy the beauty of Chinese culture.
4. What does “Three Friends of Winter” mean in Chinese?

5. What other plants are popular with Chinese people? Why?(No more than 20 words.)

1. BC
2. A
3. B
4. 岁寒三友。
5. One possible version: The orchid is popular among Chinese people because it is a symbol of goodness.

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕中国“岁寒三友”的文化内涵设题，解题思路为：先通读短文理解核心内容，再针对每道题的问题，结合原文信息或文化常识逐一分析选项，得出答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：题干问竹子是坚强、谦虚象征的原因。原文提到三友象征“strong, modest”，B选项“在大风中保持坚强”对应“strong”，C选项“中空”对应“modest（谦虚）”，故选BC。
2. 第2题：题干问“bloom（开花）”的含义，结合常识及短文语境，“plum blossom”指梅花，bloom表示开花，对应插图A，故选A。
3. 第3题：题干问从三友学到的道理，原文明确提到“be strong, modest and hopeful even when things are difficult”，对应B选项“在困难时坚强且有希望”，故选B。
4. 第4题：“Three Friends of Winter”的中文对应“岁寒三友”，直接得出答案。
5. 第5题：结合中国文化常识，兰花受喜爱，因为象征善良，符合字数要求。
【答案】
1. BC
2. A
3. B
4. 岁寒三友。
5. One possible version: The orchid is popular among Chinese people because it is a symbol of goodness.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、中国文化常识
【点评】
本题结合英语阅读与中国传统文化，考查细节理解和文化认知，难度适中，需学生兼顾阅读能力与文化积累。
【难度系数】
0.6