五、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文完整通顺。
Hello, I'm Tom. I come from Cuba(古巴), but recently I moved to China. I started a new school life here. It was a big change for me because the school life in China is quite d 1 from that in Cuba.
School in China starts at 8:00 a.m. and e 2 at 4:50 p.m. The new school is much b 3 than my old school in Cuba, such as it is bigger and more beautiful than my old one. I thought that I might be lost in the first week. L 4, my new classmate Zhang Bin is very friendly. He o 5 to show me around the school when we are free.
In China, we don't have so much homework to do every day. If I listen to the teachers carefully, I can finish my homework quickly. 6 (keep) healthy, our school provides us with sports instruments to exercise, so we can spend our free time p 7 ping-pong, basketball or running. Sometimes we like to listen to pop music and watch v 8 at home.
Time flies so quickly and I have been in the new school for two months. I get many s 9 help. I start enjoying my school life here. I am always h 10 so much fun!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. different 2. ends 3. better 4. Luckily 5. offers 6. To keep 7. playing 8. videos 9. students' 10. having

【分析】本题是根据短文内容及首字母提示填词的题型，解题思路为：①通读全文，把握短文主旨（汤姆介绍自己从古巴到中国的新学校生活）；②针对每个空格，结合首字母提示，联系上下文语境判断所需词义；③分析句子结构，确定单词的正确形式（如时态、词性、比较级、非谓语动词、名词所有格等），确保填入的单词符合语法和语义要求。
【解析】1. 由语境“中国的学校生活和古巴的相当不同”，结合固定搭配be different from，填different；2. 句子描述学校作息，主语school为单数，一般现在时，结合“开始”对应“结束”，填ends；3. 由than可知用比较级，结合后文“更大更漂亮”，填better；4. 句首需副词修饰整个句子，结合“幸运的是同学友好”，填Luckily；5. 固定搭配offer to do（主动做某事），主语he为单数，一般现在时，填offers；6. 表目的用不定式，结合“保持健康”，填To keep；7. 固定搭配spend time doing sth，结合“打乒乓球”，填playing；8. 固定搭配watch videos（看视频），用复数形式，填videos；9. 表“学生们的帮助”，用名词所有格，填students'；10. 固定搭配have fun，结合现在进行时（am后用现在分词），填having。
【答案】1. different 2. ends 3. better 4. Luckily 5. offers 6. To keep 7. playing 8. videos 9. students' 10. having
【知识点】词汇运用、固定搭配、非谓语动词
【点评】本题考查学生对短文语境的理解及基础词汇、语法的掌握，需结合首字母提示和上下文逻辑，同时注意单词的正确形式，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

六、完形填空。
For some students, school is a fun place. They learn knowledge, make friends and grow as a person. 1 for some students, school is not like this. School life sometimes can be very 2 for them. Here is Becky's story in her middle school.
In her 3 year of middle school, Becky had to study hard because her parents expected her to be a(n) 4 student. It was really difficult for her to do well in all the subjects and keep getting better. She 5 had to read a lot of books and do much exercise until it was very late at night. Every day, she felt like there was a big, 6 cloud over her.
Sadly, when she got to Grade 8, her problems got worse. It was harder and harder for her to 7 the teacher carefully in class. She didn't want to be like this anymore. She knew
it was time to make a 8. So she went to see the school doctor. Things turned better but there was a problem. She had to talk with the 9 during class time. Surprisingly, every time she returned, she 10 see the notes on her desk. She knew that she was not alone.
A few weeks later, when she was worried, she was able to say to 11, "Take it easy, Becky. Just 12." And when she made a little progress(进步), she learned to give herself a 13, such as a bunch of flowers. Also, she would take a rest and look at the beautiful hill outside the window. She told herself that 14 was bad if she learnt to face it positively(乐观地).
With Becky's positive attitude(态度), she finally found that school was 15 a nice place. She became happy and confident about her school life.
()1. A. Though B. Or C. Because D. But
()2. A. difficult B. boring C. interesting D. relaxing
()3. A. first B. second C. third D. last
()4. A. bad B. excellent C. polite D. creative
()5. A. hardly B. sometimes C. never D. always
()6. A. soft B. white C. heavy D. light
()7. A. discuss with B. listen to C. talk with D. write to
()8. A. change B. mistake C. report D. card
()9. A. teacher B. parent C. doctor D. friend
()10. A. will B. might C. could D. must
()11. A. himself B. myself C. yourself D. herself
()12. A. cry B. relax C. study D. dance
()13. A. gift B. smile C. rest D. dream
()14. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
()15. A. already B. really C. naturally D. especially

1. D 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. B

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述Becky面对学业压力，从焦虑到调整心态，最终适应学校生活的故事），再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系及固定搭配逐空分析：1. 需判断前后句逻辑（转折）；2. 对应前文“学校不像有趣的样子”选合适形容词；3. 结合后文Grade 8推断年级；4. 匹配父母对学生的期望；5. 描述学习状态的副词；6. 修饰“cloud”的形容词；7. 课堂与老师相关的动词短语；8. 固定搭配“make a change”；9. 对应前文“school doctor”；10. 情态动词表能力；11. 反身代词匹配主语；12. 对应前文“Take it easy”；13. 匹配后文“a bunch of flowers”；14. 表达“没什么”的不定代词；15. 修饰“nice place”的副词。
【解析】
1. 考查连词辨析。前文“对一些学生学校是有趣的”与后文“对另一些学生学校不是这样”为转折关系，but表转折，故选D。
2. 考查形容词辨析。前文转折后说明学校生活对他们来说是困难的，difficult符合语境，故选A。
3. 考查序数词。后文提到“Grade 8”，说明此处是初一年级（first year），故选A。
4. 考查形容词辨析。父母期望她成为优秀学生，excellent符合语境，故选B。
5. 考查副词辨析。她总是要读书做题到深夜，always符合学习压力的状态，故选D。
6. 考查形容词辨析。像沉重的乌云，heavy修饰cloud体现压抑感，故选C。
7. 考查动词短语辨析。课堂上认真听老师，listen to符合语境，故选B。
8. 考查名词辨析。“make a change”是固定搭配，意为“做出改变”，对应前文她想调整状态，故选A。
9. 考查名词辨析。她去看校医，所以是和医生交谈，doctor符合，故选C。
10. 考查情态动词。每次回来能看到笔记，could表过去的能力，故选C。
11. 考查反身代词。主语是Becky（女性），反身代词herself，故选D。
12. 考查动词辨析。对应前文“Take it easy”，此处是放松，relax符合，故选B。
13. 考查名词辨析。给自己礼物（如花），gift符合，故选A。
14. 考查不定代词。乐观面对的话，没什么是坏的，nothing符合，故选B。
15. 考查副词辨析。学校真的是好地方，really符合语境，故选B。
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、连词用法
【点评】
本文围绕初中生Becky的学习压力与心态调整展开，贴近学生生活，既考察基础词汇的词义辨析，也涉及逻辑连词、固定搭配等语法知识，帮助学生巩固词汇运用能力，同时传递积极面对困难的态度。
【难度系数】
0.5