八、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
Our school has a singing club and it's wonderful. I'm a member of it, so I know it very well. What is a singing club? It is a school club for us to sing songs and I enjoy 1. (sing) a lot.
Serena is the club teacher. She is a geography teacher in our school, 2. she loves singing. She finds nice songs and 3. (teach) her students to sing. She plays the piano, too. She is 4. (real) cool and kind. She never gets angry with us.
After having her lessons, we often sing new 5. (song) in the films. We also sing old songs from the 1980s. We have a song and dance show at the school hall every year. It is 6. (usual) in September. I feel very happy to sing. The teachers and other students always give us presents and take photos 7. us after the show.
I love the singing club. Music is 8. great way to bring people together. We can 9. (make) friends with students in different grades, not just those of our age.
We meet at the school hall to practise singing at lunchtime every Wednesday and after school every Friday. We want new members to sing with us every term. Come on! It is not difficult for you 10. (join) us. You only need to write an email to the club. We are happy to see you!

1. singing 2. but 3. teaches 4. really 5. songs
6. usually 7. with 8. a 9. make 10. to join

【分析】
本题是英语语法填空题，需结合初中英语基础语法知识逐一分析每个空：
1. 看到动词enjoy，想到固定搭配enjoy doing sth，需用动名词作宾语；
2. 分析前后句逻辑：前句说Serena是地理老师，后句说她爱唱歌，是转折关系，选转折连词；
3. 主语是第三人称单数she，时态为一般现在时，与前面的finds并列，动词要变第三人称单数形式；
4. 空格后是形容词cool，修饰形容词要用副词，所以把形容词real变成副词；
5. song是可数名词，此处指“多首新歌曲”，表泛指用复数形式；
6. 空格后是介词短语in September，修饰时间状语要用副词，把形容词usual变成副词；
7. 看到take photos，想到固定搭配take photos with sb，意为“和某人拍照”，填介词with；
8. 空格后是可数名词单数way，表“一个”，且great以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a；
9. 空格前是情态动词can，情态动词后接动词原形；
10. 看到It is + adj + for sb，想到固定句型It's + adj + for sb to do sth，需用动词不定式。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配enjoy doing sth，故填singing；
2. 前后句为转折关系，用连词but；
3. 主语为第三人称单数she，一般现在时，与finds并列，故填teaches；
4. 修饰形容词cool需用副词，real的副词形式为really，故填really；
5. song为可数名词，此处表泛指，用复数songs，故填songs；
6. 修饰时间状语用副词，usual的副词形式为usually，故填usually；
7. 固定搭配take photos with sb，故填with；
8. 表示“一个”，great以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故填a；
9. 情态动词can后接动词原形，故填make；
10. 固定句型It's + adj + for sb to do sth，需用动词不定式，故填to join。
【答案】
1. singing 2. but 3. teaches 4. really 5. songs 6. usually 7. with 8. a 9. make 10. to join
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、基本句型
【点评】
本题考查初中英语核心基础语法，涵盖固定搭配、词性转换、常用句型等知识点，难度适中，侧重基础应用，适合巩固语法知识，学生只要掌握基础语法和常见搭配即可完成。
【难度系数】
0.8

九、阅读理解。（共6小题,每小题2.5分,满分15分）
① How much do you know about grasslands and rainforests? Do you know their differences? Let me tell you some of them.
② Grasslands are hot in summer and cold in winter. The air is usually dry. There are strong winds in winter and sometimes it snows. In rainforests, it rains a lot. The air feels wet and warm all year long.
③ Grasslands have tall grass and colourful flowers. There are only a few trees, but they are tall and strong. There are big and tall trees everywhere in rainforests. Their leaves are thick and little sunlight gets to the ground. So there are mainly green ferns（蕨类植物）on the ground, but not many other kinds of plants.
④ Grasslands are home to many strong animals. There are lions, elephants and wild oxen（牛）. Rainforests are a colourful party of animals. There are monkeys jumping from one tree to another and birds singing happily. And many snakes like rainforests.
⑤ Grasslands and rainforests are different, but they are both wonders of nature.
()1. How does the writer start the text?
A. By telling stories. B. By asking questions.C. By giving numbers. D. By showing pictures.
()2. What's the weather like in grasslands in winter?
A. Warm and windy. B. Cool and rainy. C. Cool and windy. D. Windy and cold.
()3. Why aren't there many kinds of plants under the trees in rainforests?
A. Because it's too cold. B. Because animals eat them.
C. Because little sunlight gets to the ground. D. Because there's too much rain.
()4. What is the structure of the text?
A. ①/②/③④⑤ B. ①/②③④/⑤ C. ①/②③/④⑤ D. ①/②③④/⑤
()5. What is the text mainly about?
A. Plants in grasslands and rainforests. B. Climate in grasslands and rainforests.
C. Animals in grasslands and rainforests. D. Differences between grasslands and rainforests.
6. Both places are "wonders of nature". What can we do to protect them?（请自拟一句话作答）

1~5. BDCBD 6. We can stop cutting down too many trees and protect wild animals like lions or monkeys.(言之有理即可)

【分析】
解答本题需先通读全文理解主旨，再针对每道题定位原文对应内容，逐一分析选项：1题考查文章开头方式，定位第①段；2题考查草原冬季天气，定位第②段；3题考查雨林植物少的原因，定位第③段；4题考查文章结构，需梳理各段落功能；5题考查主旨，需归纳全文核心；6题是开放题，围绕保护自然作答即可。
【解析】
1. 第1题：第①段作者以两个问句“How much do you know about grasslands and rainforests? Do you know their differences?”开头，属于提问方式，对应选项B。
2. 第2题：第②段明确提到“Grasslands are hot in summer and cold in winter... strong winds in winter”，即草原冬季寒冷且多风，对应选项D。
3. 第3题：第③段指出“little sunlight gets to the ground. So there are mainly green ferns on the ground, but not many other kinds of plants”，说明雨林树下植物少是因为阳光少，对应选项C。
4. 第4题：第①段引入草原与雨林差异的话题，第②③④段分别从气候、植物、动物三方面对比差异，第⑤段总结二者都是自然奇观，结构为①/②③④/⑤，对应选项B。
5. 第5题：全文围绕草原和雨林的气候、动植物等差异展开，核心是二者的不同，对应选项D。
6. 第6题：本题为开放题，需围绕保护草原和雨林的合理做法作答，示例答案符合要求，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1~5. BDCBD 6. We can stop cutting down too many trees and protect wild animals like lions or monkeys.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、文章结构题
【点评】
本题是一篇介绍草原与雨林差异的说明文，侧重考查学生的细节定位、文章结构分析及主旨归纳能力，题目设置贴合初中英语阅读的常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6