二、语法填空
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
What does reading mean to you? For Xu Nuoxing and Cui Buyuan, reading can help people 16 (improve) mental health. To call on more teenagers to enjoy 17 (read), the two high school students created a project.
The two 16-year-olds got 18 idea from their personal experiences. "When I was in Grade 9, I felt really worried 19 I faced too much pressure at school," said Xu. "But the stories in books taught me enjoying the process(过程) was more important than 20 (worry) about the results."
Books heal the minds, and this idea 21 (lie) at the heart of their project. Among all their project's services, the tailored(定制的) book lists are 22 (popular). Teenagers can 23 (easy) use phones to choose the books they want and get a book list created by AI. Or they can communicate with online experts about mental health 24 (problem). The experts will then suggest books with inspiring stories.
"It is important to take the chance to turn ideas 25 reality. I hope our project can help more teenagers and spread the charm of reading," said Xu.

16. (to) improve 17. reading 18. the 19. because 20. worrying 21. lies 22. the most popular 23. easily 24. problems 25. into

【分析】
做语法填空需结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则逐一分析每个空：1. 第16空考查help的固定用法；2. 第17空考查enjoy的固定搭配；3. 第18空需特指上文提到的想法，用定冠词；4. 第19空前后是因果关系，选连词；5. 第20空than是介词，后接动名词；6. 第21空主语是单数，用一般现在时的动词形式；7. 第22空范围是三者及以上，用形容词最高级；8. 第23空修饰动词用副词；9. 第24空problem是可数名词，此处用复数；10. 第25空考查固定搭配turn...into...。
【解析】
1. 第16空：固定搭配help sb (to) do sth，意为“帮助某人做某事”，故填(to) improve；
2. 第17空：固定搭配enjoy doing sth，意为“喜欢做某事”，故填reading；
3. 第18空：特指从个人经历中获得的想法，用定冠词the表特指，故填the；
4. 第19空：前后句为前果后因的因果关系，用连词because引导原因状语从句，故填because；
5. 第20空：than是介词，其后接动名词作宾语，worry的动名词形式是worrying，故填worrying；
6. 第21空：主语this idea是单数第三人称，句子描述客观事实用一般现在时，谓语动词用lie的第三人称单数形式lies，故填lies；
7. 第22空：范围为“所有项目服务中”（三者及以上），需用形容词最高级，popular的最高级是the most popular，故填the most popular；
8. 第23空：修饰动词use需用副词，easy的副词形式是easily，故填easily；
9. 第24空：problem是可数名词，此处指各类心理健康问题，用复数形式problems，故填problems；
10. 第25空：固定搭配turn...into...，意为“把……变成……”，故填into。
【答案】
16. (to) improve 17. reading 18. the 19. because 20. worrying 21. lies 22. the most popular 23. easily 24. problems 25. into
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、冠词与连词
【点评】
本题为语法填空题型，考查初中阶段核心语法知识，需结合语境和语法规则推导答案，整体难度适中，能有效检验学生对基础语法的掌握情况。
【难度系数】
0.6

一、词汇运用
A. 用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空,每词仅用一次。
realise promise blouse tonight by the sofa
Lily finished homework and checked the time. She 1 Mum to help with dinner, so she hurried to the kitchen. Passing the living room, she saw her little brother reaching for something on the shelf. She soon 2 he might knock over the small thing there.
She asked what he wanted. "The lamp 3 because I want to read," he said. Lily helped him turn it on, then went to the kitchen. Mum was cutting vegetables, and Lily didn't interrupt. She waited quietly.
Mum praised her. Lily said it was just what she should do. While eating, they chatted about plans for 4 . Mum also said Lily's new 5 suited her well, making Lily laugh.

1. promised 2. realised 3. by the sofa 4. tonight 5. blouse

【分析】
先通读全文理解语境，明确每个空缺处的词义、词性、时态等要求，再结合方框内词语，选择匹配的词并根据语境调整形式（如动词过去式），确保每词仅用一次。
【解析】
1. 第一空：由“匆忙去厨房帮忙做饭”可知，此处表示“答应”，方框中promise符合，文章为过去时态，故用过去式promised。
2. 第二空：由“弟弟可能碰掉架子上的东西”可知，此处表示“意识到”，方框中realise符合，过去时态，用过去式realised。
3. 第三空：此处需要地点状语修饰“灯”，方框中by the sofa（在沙发旁边）符合语境。
4. 第四空：由“聊天计划”可知，方框中tonight（今晚）符合，指今晚的计划。
5. 第五空：由“适合她”可知，此处指衣物类名词，方框中blouse（女衬衫）符合，用原形。
【答案】
1. promised 2. realised 3. by the sofa 4. tonight 5. blouse
【知识点】
词汇运用、一般过去时、介词短语
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇在语境中的运用，需结合上下文语义、时态及词性选择匹配的词，难度适中，侧重考查学生对核心词汇的掌握和语境理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.4