五、词与短语填空(提示:有两个词或短语是多余的)(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
smart / turn on / fresh / changes / protecting / tools / solve
The future of our daily life will be full of surprises. In the coming years, 66 homes will become common. With voice-controlled devices, people can easily 67 lights, adjust the temperature, and even order groceries(杂货).
Transportation will also experience huge 68. Flying cars might replace traditional vehicles(车辆), helping 69 traffic jams. Besides, special robots will take care of household chores, giving people more free time. What's more, new technologies will focus on 70 the environment, making our planet cleaner and greener.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

66. smart 67. turn on 68. changes 69. solve 70. protecting

【分析】首先通读全文理解语境，再结合每个空的句子结构、词性要求，从给定的7个词（smart、turn on、fresh、changes、protecting、tools、solve）中筛选合适词汇，排除多余的2个（fresh、tools）。66空修饰名词需形容词，67空需动词短语搭配lights，68空需名词搭配huge，69空需动词搭配help，70空需动名词搭配focus on，据此逐一选择。
【解析】66. 空格修饰名词homes，需形容词，smart意为“智能的”，符合“智能家居”的语境，故填smart；67. 空格后接名词lights，需动词短语，turn on意为“打开”，与lights搭配表示“开灯”，符合语境，故填turn on；68. huge后需名词，changes意为“变化”，表示交通领域的巨大发展，符合语境，故填changes；69. help后接动词原形，solve意为“解决”，与traffic jams搭配表示“解决交通堵塞”，符合语境，故填solve；70. focus on后接动名词，protecting意为“保护”，与the environment搭配表示“保护环境”，符合语境，故填protecting。
【答案】66. smart 67. turn on 68. changes 69. solve 70. protecting
【知识点】形容词用法、动词短语搭配、动名词用法
【点评】本题考查词汇在具体语境中的运用，需结合句子结构和语义选择合适词汇，难度适中，能考查学生的词汇掌握与语境运用能力。
【难度系数】0.6

六、综合填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
Have you ever tried writing a poem? You may think it's impossible, especially if you're not naturally creative. But if you follow the 71 (step) below, you can also write a 72 (good) poem than expected. You will be proud to share it 73 your friends.
Pick a theme that 74 (interest) you. Find the theme that you are interested in. Start your poem with a clear idea. "Love and friendship" is always the theme for a poem.
Choose a form for your poem. Get your creative mind working by 75 (pick) a poetic form. You may choose a form that you find easy.
Use your imagination. You should always try your best 76 (write) something with the five senses. They are smell, taste, touch, sight and sound. Using your imagination will get them to form pictures in your mind 77 (easy).
Make use of special expressions. You could use "the heart of stone", "as white as snow", and so on. They can make your poem 78 wonderful piece of work for your readers.
Read the poem out loud. Once you have completed a poem, you should read it aloud to 79 (you). It's also important to notice 80 the words sound on the page. Keep a pen close by so you can mark any lines or words that sound difficult and strange.
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

71. steps 72. better 73. with 74. interests 75. picking
76. to write 77. easily 78. a 79. yourself 80. how

【分析】
要解决这些填空，需结合语法规则、固定搭配及语境逐一判断：
1. 71题：step是可数名词，下文提及多个步骤，需用复数形式；
2. 72题：句中出现比较级标志词than，形容词good要变为比较级；
3. 73题：考查固定搭配“share sth with sb”（与某人分享某物）；
4. 74题：定语从句先行词theme为单数，一般现在时中谓语动词用第三人称单数；
5. 75题：介词by后需接动名词作宾语；
6. 76题：考查固定搭配“try one's best to do sth”（尽最大努力做某事）；
7. 77题：修饰动词form需用副词；
8. 78题：考查固定短语“a piece of”（一首）；
9. 79题：考查反身代词，对应“read to oneself”（读给自己听）；
10. 80题：宾语从句中表示“词听起来如何”，需用引导词how。
【解析】
71. 名词复数：step为可数名词，此处指多个步骤，故填steps；
72. 形容词比较级：由than可知需用good的比较级better，故填better；
73. 固定搭配：“share sth with sb”是固定搭配，故填with；
74. 主谓一致：先行词theme是单数，一般现在时中定语从句谓语用第三人称单数interests，故填interests；
75. 介词用法：介词by后接动名词作宾语，故填picking；
76. 固定搭配：“try one's best to do sth”是固定搭配，故填to write；
77. 副词用法：此处修饰动词form，需用副词easily，故填easily；
78. 冠词用法：“a piece of”是固定短语，故填a；
79. 反身代词：“read to oneself”意为“读给自己听”，故填yourself；
80. 宾语从句引导词：此处表示“词听起来怎样”，用how引导宾语从句，故填how。
【答案】
71. steps 72. better 73. with 74. interests 75. picking 76. to write 77. easily 78. a 79. yourself 80. how
【知识点】
名词复数、形容词比较级、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为英语综合填空基础题型，侧重考查初中核心语法及常用固定搭配，考点明确，难度适中，能有效检验学生的基础语法运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6