Ⅰ. Complete the passage with proper words or the proper forms of the words in brackets. 用适当的词或括号中所给词的适当形式完成短文。
Gina is my classmate. She is 1. English girl and she is very nice. She likes sport and she can play the piano 2. (real) well.
Here are two 3. (photo) of her family. She has a happy family. Tomorrow is the 4. (two) Sunday in May. It is Mother’s Day. She needs 5. (do) some things for her mother.
She makes delicious breakfast and 6. (wash) clothes for her mother. After that, she goes to the store and buys nice 7. (shoe) for her mother. Her mother really likes 8. (they). In the afternoon, she plays the piano for her mother.
9. Mother’s Day, Gina’s mother has a good day and she is happy 10. she has a good daughter.

1. an
2. really
3. photos
4. second
5. to do
6. washes
7. shoes
8. them
9. On
10. because

【分析】本题为英语短文填空题，需结合语法规则与语境完成作答。解题思路：先通读短文理解整体语境，再逐个分析每个空的语法要求：1. 泛指“一个英国女孩”，English以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词；2. 修饰副词well，需用形容词的副词形式；3. two后接可数名词复数，需转换为复数形式；4. 表示顺序“第二个”，需用基数词的序数词；5. 涉及固定搭配；6. 主语为第三人称单数，一般现在时中谓语动词需变三单形式；7. “鞋”常用复数形式；8. like后接人称代词宾格；9. 具体某一天前需用特定介词；10. 表原因需用连词连接前后句。
【解析】1. 此处表泛指“一个英国女孩”，English以元音音素开头，故填an；2. 需修饰副词well，应用形容词real的副词形式really；3. two后接可数名词复数，photo的复数为photos；4. 表示顺序“第二个”，用基数词two的序数词second；5. 固定搭配need to do sth，故填to do；6. 主语she为第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用三单形式，wash变为washes；7. “买鞋”常用复数形式，故填shoes；8. like是动词，后接人称代词宾格，they的宾格为them；9. 具体某一天前用介词On；10. 此处表原因，连接前后句，用连词because。
【答案】1. an；2. really；3. photos；4. second；5. to do；6. washes；7. shoes；8. them；9. On；10. because
【知识点】冠词用法、词性转换、名词复数
【点评】本题考查初中英语基础语法的综合应用，涵盖冠词、词性转换、名词单复数等核心知识点，需学生结合语境与语法规则作答，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.3

Ⅱ. Read and finish the cloze test. 完形填空。
What would people like to eat on their birthdays? The 1 would be different in different countries.
In many countries, people have birthday cakes with 2.The number of candles is the person’s 3. The birthday person must 4 a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the 5 will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy 6 a birthday cake. If the person can find the candy, he or she is lucky.
In 7, it’s getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still(仍然) eat very long noodles for their birthdays. They never cut up the noodles 8 the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, people also eat eggs on their birthdays. They’re a 9 of life and good luck.
All of these birthday food may be 10, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.
()1. A. rule B. hobby C. notice D. answer
()2. A. cards B. candles C. photos D. flowers
()3. A. age B. look C. height D. price
()4. A. find B. make C. spell D. collect
()5. A. change B. ability C. wish D. colour
()6. A. with B. in C. on D. for
()7. A. the USA B. China C. the UK D. Australia
()8. A. and B. because C. so D. but
()9. A. sound B. reason C. list D. symbol
()10. A. difficult B. different C. free D. delicious

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

【分析】
这是一篇介绍不同国家生日饮食习俗的完形填空，解题思路为：1. 先通读全文把握主旨（不同国家生日食物的差异及共同寓意）；2. 结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词汇词义辨析及中西方文化常识，逐个分析选项；3. 验证答案是否符合逻辑与语法。例如第1题对应前文问题需选“答案”，第2题结合后文“candles”选对应词汇，第4题用固定搭配“make a wish”等。
【解析】
1. 前文提出问题，此处需对应“答案”，故选D（answer）。
2. 结合后文“candles”可知生日蛋糕带有蜡烛，故选B（candles）。
3. 生日蜡烛数量对应过生日人的年龄，故选A（age）。
4. 固定搭配“make a wish”意为“许愿”，故选B。
5. 吹灭所有蜡烛后愿望会实现，故选C（wish）。
6. 固定搭配“put...in...”表示“把……放进……里”，此处指把糖果放进蛋糕，故选B。
7. 后文提到的长面条是中国的生日习俗，故选B（China）。
8. 前后为因果关系，不切面条是因为象征长寿，故选B（because）。
9. 鸡蛋是生命和好运的象征，故选D（symbol）。
10. 这些生日食物可能不同，但寓意相同，故选B（different）。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.D 10.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧，固定短语搭配，中西方文化常识
【点评】
本题围绕不同国家的生日饮食习俗展开，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、固定搭配的掌握及文化常识的积累，题型常规，难度适中，适合初中英语学习者巩固相关知识。
【难度系数】
0.6