五、词汇运用
根据句意、中文释义、首字母和音标提示，写出句中所缺单词。
1. I (相信) that hard work pays off.
2. I often get lost in my neighbourhood, for I have no (感觉) of direction.
3. The colourful (气球) make the sky wonderful.
4. (一旦) you make a decision, don’t change it easily.
5. The snowman’s nose looked so f. I couldn’t stop laughing when I saw it.
6. We should be b to face the difficulties in our life.
7. A lot of wild animals are in d now. We need to protect them.
8. —What’s the h of the tower? —Maybe 200 metres.
9. Daily chatting helps friends (/ˌʌndəˈstænd/) each other better.
10. Anna prepares everything we need beforehand. She is so (/ˈθɔːtfl/).

1. believe 2. sense 3. balloons 4. Once 5. funny
6. brave 7. danger 8. height 9. understand 10. thoughtful

【分析】本题为根据句意、中文释义、首字母及音标提示填写单词的词汇运用题，解题思路为：先结合句子语境判断所需单词的词性，再依据给出的提示（中文、首字母、音标）确定对应单词，最后注意单词的正确形式（如名词复数、句首大写等）。
【解析】1. 中文释义为“相信”，对应动词believe，主语为I，用原形，故填believe；2. 固定搭配“sense of direction”表示“方向感”，对应中文“感觉”，故填sense；3. 谓语动词make为原形，主语需用复数，中文“气球”对应balloon的复数形式balloons，故填balloons；4. 中文释义“一旦”对应连词Once，句首首字母大写，故填Once；5. 结合后文“忍不住笑”及首字母f，可知是形容词funny（滑稽的），故填funny；6. 固定搭配“be brave to do sth”表示“勇敢做某事”，结合首字母b，故填brave；7. 固定搭配“in danger”表示“处于危险中”，结合首字母d，故填danger；8. 答语为200米，问句询问的是“高度”，结合首字母h，故填height；9. 音标/ˌʌndəˈstænd/对应单词understand，“help sb do sth”结构中用动词原形，故填understand；10. 音标/ˈθɔːtfl/对应单词thoughtful（体贴的），故填thoughtful。
【答案】1. believe 2. sense 3. balloons 4. Once 5. funny 6. brave 7. danger 8. height 9. understand 10. thoughtful
【知识点】词汇运用、固定搭配、单词拼写
【点评】本题考查初中英语基础词汇的运用，要求学生能准确掌握常见词汇的拼写、固定搭配及语境运用，是常规的词汇考查题型，侧重学生的词汇积累。
【难度系数】0.6

六、短文填空
阅读短文，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
With the temperature rising, spring is a good time to go out and travel far away. Wang Wei, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, bade farewell to (向……道别) his friend in this season. His poem A Farewell Song describes one of these $^{(1)}$ (experience).
$^{(2)}$ a spring morning, Wang had to say goodbye to Yuan Er, a friend of his who would leave for a faraway place $^{(3)}$ (call) Anxi, in today’s Xinjiang. Wang hoped that his friend Yuan would $^{(4)}$ (safe) return from Anxi, although he knew that they might not see each other again. However, the poet was not $^{(5)}$ (will) to show much sorrow (悲伤) for Yuan’s departure (离开). Instead, he wanted to take the time to treasure their friendship and invited Yuan $^{(6)}$ (drink) one more cup of wine.
Wang Wei is considered one of the $^{(7)}$ (great) poets of the Tang Dynasty, along with Du Fu and Li Bai. $^{(8)}$ the three, Wang Wei was the only one who had a successful career (职业生涯). When he was free, he spent much time in the countryside $^{(9)}$ (enjoy) nature. Wang Wei is also best known $^{(10)}$ describing quiet scenes of water and mist. He has been praised for “putting painting into his poetry and poetry into his painting”.

1. experiences 2. On 3. called 4. safely 5. willing
6. to drink 7. greatest 8. Among/Of 9. enjoying 10. for

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空题，需结合语境、语法规则、固定搭配等逐一分析每个空格：
1. 空格前有one of，结构为“one of + 可数名词复数”，表示“……之一”，故需将名词experience变为复数形式；
2. 空格后是具体某天的spring morning，具体某一天的上午前用介词On；
3. 空格处修饰前面的名词place，place与call是被动关系（被叫做），需用过去分词作后置定语；
4. 空格后是动词return，需用副词修饰动词，故将形容词safe变为副词；
5. 考查固定搭配be willing to do sth（愿意做某事），需填形容词willing；
6. 考查固定搭配invite sb to do sth（邀请某人做某事），需填动词不定式；
7. 空格前有one of，结构为“one of + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数”，表示“最……之一”，故将形容词great变为最高级；
8. 空格后是三者（Wang Wei、Du Fu、Li Bai），表示“在三者之中”，用介词Among或Of；
9. 考查固定搭配spend time (in) doing sth（花费时间做某事），需填动名词；
10. 考查固定搭配be known for（因……而出名），需填介词for。
【解析】
1. 考查名词复数：one of后接可数名词复数，故填experiences；
2. 考查介词：具体某天的上午前用介词On，故填On；
3. 考查过去分词作定语：place与call为被动关系，用过去分词called作定语，故填called；
4. 考查副词：修饰动词return需用副词，safe的副词形式为safely，故填safely；
5. 考查固定搭配：be willing to do是固定搭配，意为“愿意做”，故填willing；
6. 考查固定搭配：invite sb to do sth是固定搭配，意为“邀请某人做某事”，故填to drink；
7. 考查形容词最高级：one of后接形容词最高级，great的最高级为greatest，故填greatest；
8. 考查介词：三者之间用Among或Of，故填Among/Of；
9. 考查固定搭配：spend time doing sth是固定搭配，故填enjoying；
10. 考查固定搭配：be known for是固定搭配，意为“因……而出名”，故填for。
【答案】
1. experiences 2. On 3. called 4. safely 5. willing 6. to drink 7. greatest 8. Among/Of 9. enjoying 10. for
【知识点】
介词用法、词性转换、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为英语基础题型，考查学生对词汇变形、语法规则及固定搭配的掌握，需结合语境分析空格所需的词性和形式，注重基础知识点的灵活运用，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6