三、短文填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读短文,从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词,每词仅用一次。
| although | good | information | invent | after | creative | camera | proudly | start | test |
Ethan is a middle school boy who loves science. He 36. teaching himself to code in the second grade. Once in a while, he noticed that an elder neighbour had trouble cleaning his yard 37. a heavy snow. So he decided to 38. a robot to help the elder like his neighbour. He wanted to use his skills to make a difference to others.
Ethan used Lego parts and a mini-computer as a smart controller to create his robot. The mini-computer was connected to a sensor(传感器). In this way, it could catch weather 39. and sense snow depth. Besides, there was a(n) 40. connected to the smart controller. It helped the robot "see" the road. Ethan then taught the robot to know where to clean by programming.
The first 41. wasn't perfect. For example, when testing outside, the robot's wheels sometimes got stuck on uneven(不平的) surfaces. 42. Ethan faced many difficulties, he didn't give up. After improving again and again, Ethan's robot SnowBot became 43. than before. He 44. showed his SnowBot at the school science fair. The young inventor even hopes to connect programming, computer science and AI with medicine to help patients in the future.
Ethan's story tells young people: Love what you do, keep being 45. and stay calm when you face difficulties. Maybe one day, you will invent something amazing too!

36. started
37. after
38. invent
39. information
40. camera
41. test
42. Although
43. better
44. proudly
45. creative

【分析】
首先通读短文，把握主旨：本文讲述热爱科学的男孩Ethan发明扫雪机器人SnowBot的故事，传递“热爱所做之事、保持创造力、面对困难不放弃”的理念。解题时需结合每个空的上下文语境、句子语法结构，从方框给出的10个单词中选恰当词汇，再根据句子需求调整适当形式（如时态、比较级、词性转换等），同时牢记每词仅用一次的要求。
【解析】
36. 句子需谓语动词，结合“在二年级开始自学编程”的语境，用一般过去时，方框中start的过去式started符合，故填started。
37. 此处表时间关系“大雪之后”，需介词，方框中after符合，故填after。
38. 固定搭配decide to do sth，需动词原形，结合“发明机器人”的语境，方框中invent符合，故填invent。
39. 此处表“捕捉天气信息”，需不可数名词，方框中information符合，故填information。
40. 由后文“帮助机器人‘看’路”可知是“相机”，需名词，方框中camera符合，故填camera。
41. 由后文“测试时轮子卡住”可知是“第一次测试”，需名词，方框中test符合，故填test。
42. 此处表让步关系“虽然遇到困难但不放弃”，需连词，方框中Although符合，故填Although。
43. 由than before可知需形容词比较级，good的比较级better符合“比之前更好”的语境，故填better。
44. 此处修饰动词showed，需副词，方框中proudly（自豪地）符合语境，故填proudly。
45. 固定结构keep being + 形容词，结合主旨“保持创造力”，方框中creative符合，故填creative。
【答案】
36. started
37. after
38. invent
39. information
40. camera
41. test
42. Although
43. better
44. proudly
45. creative
【知识点】
词汇适当形式填空、语境理解、词性辨析
【点评】
本题为英语短文填空题，考查学生对词汇的掌握及语境中运用词汇适当形式的能力，需结合上下文逻辑和语法知识解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

阅读短文,用英文填空或回答问题。(注意每小题的词数要求)
The trotting horse lamp(走马灯) is a kind of traditional lantern that is used to celebrate festivals. If someone hopes to have good luck in the future, he or she will light the trotting horse lamp. It is said that the lamp was invented over 800 years ago in the Southern Song Dynasty.
The lamp is supported by wooden sticks and covered with paper. There is a wheel inside it with small burning candles at its bottom. Once the candles are lit(点燃), the temperature inside rises. When there is enough hot air, the wheel shaft(轴) turns.
Around the wheel, there are paper-cutting shapes. In the past, these were often shaped like people riding horses. When the wheel spins(旋转), candlelight shines through the paper-cuts, casting(投射) moving shadows(影子) on the lantern's screen. The characters seem to run after one another, which is why it's called the "trotting horse lantern".
These lanterns are not just beautiful—they also show the creativity of ancient Chinese people.
Today, they are listed as provincial intangible cultural heritage(省级非物质文化遗产).
However, making a trotting horse lamp is very challenging. It requires not only painting and paper-cutting skills but also lots of patience. Unluckily, most experts are elderly and few young people are learning this art today. So experts are worried that the tradition will disappear. To save it, some schools have started clubs where students can try making simple trotting horse lamps. The older experts say, "Every lantern tells a story. ▲ "
46－49. Complete the mind map according to the passage.(每空不超过6词)
The Trotting Horse Lamp

History
Over 800 years old.
What we need to make it
Materials:46. , paper, a wheel, candles.
Requirements for us:47. .
The problems it is facing
49. .
Few young people are learning this art today.
The tradition may disappear.
How it works
Step 1:Light candles. →Air moves.
Step 2:The wheel spins. →48. . →It casts moving shadows.
Meaning
Show ancient people's creativity.
50. Please write a sentence to fill in ▲ to end the passage.

(不超过25词)

46. wooden sticks
47. skills and patience
48. Candlelight shines through the paper-cuts
49. Most experts are elderly
50. We hope young people will keep this art alive.(答案不唯一)

【分析】
这是一道英语阅读理解的信息提取题，需根据短文内容完成思维导图填空。解题思路为：先定位每个空对应的原文段落，提取符合词数要求的内容；第50题需结合上下文语境，填写契合主题的句子，注意词数限制。
【解析】
46题：定位原文第二段第一句“The lamp is supported by wooden sticks and covered with paper.”，可知制作材料还需wooden sticks，符合要求；
47题：定位原文第五段第二句“It requires not only painting and paper-cutting skills but also lots of patience.”，提取核心内容skills and patience；
48题：定位原文第三段第二句“When the wheel spins, candlelight shines through the paper-cuts, casting moving shadows...”，提取Candlelight shines through the paper-cuts；
49题：定位原文第五段第三句“Unluckily, most experts are elderly and few young people are learning this art today.”，提取Most experts are elderly；
50题：结合上下文“年轻人少学、传统可能消失”的语境，填写呼吁传承的句子，如We hope young people will keep this art alive.
【答案】
46. wooden sticks
47. skills and patience
48. Candlelight shines through the paper-cuts
49. Most experts are elderly
50. We hope young people will keep this art alive.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解；信息提取；传统工艺英语表达
【点评】
本题考查学生对短文信息的定位与提取能力，需仔细阅读原文对应内容，注意词数限制，整体难度适中，认真查找即可完成。
【难度系数】
0.6