任务一：阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A Snowy Day
Does it snow where you live? In many places, it 1. (snow) every winter. Snow can be fun, but it can also make things harder.
Snow brings us much fun. It’s seven o’clock in the evening. It’s snowing 2. (heavy) outside at the moment and some people are playing with snow excitedly in the yard. Some of them are having a snowball fight and a puppy is 3. (run) after them happily. Some people are 4. (make) a snowman and some are taking photos of the beautiful scenery. 5. it’s very cold, people in the yard are still in high spirits.
However, snow 6. (make) some things harder sometimes. It’s the rush hour now. People in the street are 7. (experience) a hard time. It is not easy 8. (walk) in deep snow and it is hard to see things clearly because of the heavy snow. Therefore, some are 9. (drive) slowly and carefully. And some are walking home slowly. Everyone should be careful on such 10. (snow) days!
任务二：根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What is the weather like now?

2. What are the people doing in the yard?

3. How do the people in the yard feel?

4. What are the people doing in the street?

5. Is snow always fun? Why?

任务一：
1.snows 2.heavily 3.running 4.making
5.Although 6.makes 7.experiencing
8.to walk 9.driving 10.snowy
任务二：
1.It’s snowing heavily. /It’s snowy.
2.They are playing with snow or taking photos. /Some are having a snowball fight. Some are making a snowman and some are taking photos of the beautiful scenery.
3.They feel happy and excited. /They are in high spirits.
4.Some are driving slowly and carefully. Some are walking home slowly.
5.示例：No, it isn’t. Because sometimes it can also make things harder.

【分析】
任务一的语篇填空需结合时态规则、词性转换、固定搭配及连词用法解题：1. 一般现在时主语为第三人称单数，谓语动词需变形；2. 副词修饰动词；3. 现在进行时需用动词ing形式；4. 同现在进行时规则；5. 需选表让步的连词；6. 一般现在时主语三单变形；7. 现在进行时变形；8. 固定句型It's + adj + to do；9. 现在进行时变形；10. 形容词修饰名词。任务二的问答需从原文定位对应问题的信息，提取整理答案。
【解析】
任务一：1. 主语it为第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语用snows；2. 修饰动词snowing需用副词，heavy变heavily；3. 现在进行时结构be+doing，run变running；4. 现在进行时，make变making；5. 表让步关系，用连词Although；6. 主语snow为第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语用makes；7. 现在进行时，experience变experiencing；8. 固定句型It's + adj + to do sth，填to walk；9. 现在进行时，drive变driving；10. 修饰名词days用形容词，snow变snowy。
任务二：1. 定位原文第二段“It’s snowing heavily outside at the moment”，得出答案；2. 定位第二段人们的活动，整理为对应表述；3. 定位第二段“people in the yard are still in high spirits”，得出情绪；4. 定位最后一段人们的活动，整理为对应表述；5. 结合第一段“Snow can be fun, but it can also make things harder”，得出否定回答及原因。
【答案】
任务一：1.snows 2.heavily 3.running 4.making 5.Although 6.makes 7.experiencing 8.to walk 9.driving 10.snowy；任务二：1.It’s snowing heavily. /It’s snowy. 2.They are playing with snow or taking photos. /Some are having a snowball fight. Some are making a snowman and some are taking photos of the beautiful scenery. 3.They feel happy and excited. /They are in high spirits. 4.Some are driving slowly and carefully. Some are walking home slowly. 5.No, it isn’t. Because sometimes it can also make things harder.
【知识点】
一般现在时、副词与形容词转换、现在进行时、阅读理解细节理解
【点评】
本题结合语篇填空与阅读理解，考查基础语法运用及语篇信息提取能力，是初中英语常见题型，侧重基础知识点的掌握。
【难度系数】
0.6

任务三：好词佳句积累。
1.请在文章中找出对应的句子将内容补充完整，并熟读成诵。
(1)Snow , but it can also .
雪很有趣,但也会让事情变得更困难。
(2) it’s very cold, people in the yard .
虽然天气很冷,但院子里的人们仍然兴高采烈。
(3)People in the street .
街上的人们正在经历一段艰难的时间。
2.用“”在文章中画出含下列结构的句子,并根据汉语提示完成仿写。
It is +形容词+ to do sth. because of +名词(短语).因为……做某事很……
仿写:因为暴风雨,开车很艰难。

1.(1)can be fun；make things harder
(2)Although；are still in high spirits
(3)are experiencing a hard time
2....it is hard to see things clearly because of the heavy snow.
仿写：It is hard to drive because of the storm.

【分析】本题是英语词句运用题，分为补全句子和句型仿写两部分。补全句子需结合汉语提示匹配对应的英语固定表达，注意语法结构（如从句引导词、时态）；句型仿写需套用指定的“It is +形容词+ to do sth. because of +名词(短语)”结构，结合汉语提示组织正确的英语句子。
【解析】1. 补全句子：(1)根据汉语“雪很有趣，但也会让事情变得更困难”，对应固定表达“can be fun”（很有趣）和“make things harder”（让事情更困难）；(2)“虽然”用让步状语从句引导词“Although”，“兴高采烈”的固定短语是“are still in high spirits”；(3)“正在经历一段艰难的时间”用现在进行时“are experiencing a hard time”。2. 仿写需套用指定句型：“It is +形容词（hard）+ to do sth（drive）+ because of +名词短语（the storm）”，即“It is hard to drive because of the storm”。
【答案】1.(1)can be fun；make things harder (2)Although；are still in high spirits (3)are experiencing a hard time 2. It is hard to drive because of the storm.
【知识点】英语固定短语运用、英语句型仿写、现在进行时
【点评】本题考查基础英语词句运用，侧重固定表达和特定句型的掌握，难度适中，适合巩固英语基础。
【难度系数】0.6