Ⅳ. 用所给词的适当形式填空,完成短文。
Chopin was born in a village in Poland. He didn't attend music school until he was 16, but soon 1. (outdo) his teachers. His parents 2. (send) him to Vienna in 1829 to widen his musical experience. By 1832, he had 3. (make) his way to Paris, the city that he would call home for the rest of his life.
Chopin was not only a great 4. (piano), but also a respected piano teacher. He often told his students, “Put all your soul into it! Play the way you feel!” This is 5. (advise) that is still followed by musicians today.
Polish folk music was a kind of music that some people looked down on at the time—it was 6. (see) as too simple and common. But it 7. (become) an important characteristic of Chopin's music. His use of Polish folk music caused people to see it as a 8. (value) art form.

1. outdid 2. sent 3. made 4. pianist
5. advice 6. seen 7. became 8. valuable

【分析】先通读短文，明确整体时态以一般过去时为主，部分涉及过去完成时和被动语态，需结合语境判断时态、词性变化。逐个分析空格：1. 由前文一般过去时（didn't attend），需用outdo的过去式；2. 时间状语in 1829表过去，用send的过去式；3. by 1832是过去完成时标志，需用make的过去分词；4. 表示职业“钢琴家”，需将piano转换为指人的名词；5. 此处需名词作表语，用advise的名词形式；6. 主语是动作承受者，用一般过去时被动语态，需用see的过去分词；7. 描述过去动作，用become的过去式；8. 修饰名词需用形容词，将value转换为形容词。
【解析】1. 前文为一般过去时，outdo的过去式是outdid，故填outdid；2. 时间状语in 1829表过去，send的过去式是sent，故填sent；3. by+过去时间用过去完成时，结构为had+过去分词，make的过去分词是made，故填made；4. 此处表示“钢琴家”，piano转换为pianist，故填pianist；5. 此处作表语需名词，advise的名词形式是advice，故填advice；6. 主语是动作see的承受者，用一般过去时被动语态，see的过去分词是seen，故填seen；7. 描述过去动作，become的过去式是became，故填became；8. 修饰名词短语需形容词，value的形容词是valuable，故填valuable。
【答案】1. outdid 2. sent 3. made 4. pianist 5. advice 6. seen 7. became 8. valuable
【知识点】一般过去时、词性转换、被动语态
【点评】本题考查初中英语核心语法，涵盖动词时态、词性转换及被动语态，需结合语境分析句子结构完成词形变化，是基础且典型的题型，能帮助学生巩固语法知识。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅴ. 根据上题中的短文,回答问题。
1. When did Chopin attend music school?

2. Where did Chopin go in 1829?

3. Why was Polish folk music once looked down on?

4. What do you think of Chopin?

1. He attended music school when he was 16.
2. He went to Vienna.
3. Because it was seen as too simple and common.
4. I think he is hard-working and talented.
（答案不唯一，仅供参考）

【分析】
本题为根据短文内容回答问题的阅读理解题，解题思路如下：1. 明确每个问题的核心（时间、地点、原因、人物评价）；2. 定位问题对应的短文关键信息；3. 调整答案的人称、时态，使其符合问答规范；4. 开放性问题（第4题）结合短文主题合理作答即可。
【解析】
1. 问题询问肖邦上音乐学校的时间，根据短文关键信息，他16岁时就读音乐学校，故回答为He attended music school when he was 16.；2. 问题问1829年肖邦前往的地点，对应信息为维也纳，故回答为He went to Vienna.；3. 问题询问波兰民间音乐被轻视的原因，对应信息为其被认为过于简单普通，故回答为Because it was seen as too simple and common.；4. 问题要求评价肖邦，结合短文体现的他的品质，可回答为I think he is hard-working and talented.（答案不唯一）
【答案】
1. He attended music school when he was 16.
2. He went to Vienna.
3. Because it was seen as too simple and common.
4. I think he is hard-working and talented.（答案不唯一，仅供参考）
【知识点】
阅读理解（信息提取）、特殊疑问句应答、人物评价
【点评】
本题考查学生从短文中提取关键信息的能力，前3题为信息定位类基础问题，难度较低；第4题为开放性评价题，需结合对肖邦的了解合理作答，整体难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5