六、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
The Secret Garden is a novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It's over 100 years old, but it is still popular (1)a many children today. It (2)f came out in 1911. But it is (3)s one of the most popular novels among many children now.
This book brought the three children (4)t. Mary, a girl without parents or friends, was selfish and rude. Her cousin Colin, a disabled and strange boy, stayed in bed all day, sad and (5)h. The warm-hearted Dickon loved to stay with animals (6)i of people until he met Mary. When Mary heard of a secret garden, she decided to look for it. With the help of Dickon, Mary brought the garden (7)b to life. At the same time, everything was changing quietly. Mary herself became a kind girl with a heart (8)f of love. Her cousin Colin could also face anything difficult (9)b and saw the sunshine again.
As it is said in the book, the garden in everybody's heart is special and different. Before you try to find it, it will still be a (10)s. But once you plant a rose of love in your heart, your own garden will show all the magic to you.

1. among 2. first 3. still 4. together 5. hopeless 6. instead 7. back 8. full 9. bravely 10. secret

【分析】
首先通读短文，掌握《秘密花园》相关内容的主旨；接着针对每个空缺，结合首字母提示，分析上下文语境、固定搭配或语法要求，确定符合的单词。
【解析】
1. 句意：它现在仍在很多孩子中受欢迎，among表示“在三者及以上之中”，符合语境；
2. 句意：它首次出版于1911年，first为副词，意为“首次”，符合句意；
3. 句意：但它现在仍是最受欢迎的小说之一，still表示“仍然”，符合逻辑；
4. 句意：这本书让三个孩子聚在一起，together表示“一起”，符合语境；
5. 句意：Colin残疾又奇怪，整天躺在床上，悲伤又绝望，hopeless表示“绝望的”，符合情绪描述；
6. 固定搭配instead of意为“而不是”，此处指Dickon喜欢和动物待在一起而非人，符合句意；
7. 固定短语bring back to life意为“使恢复生机”，此处指Mary让花园恢复生机，符合语境；
8. 固定短语full of意为“充满”，此处指Mary内心充满爱，符合句意；
9. 用副词bravely修饰动词face，意为“勇敢地面对”，符合语境；
10. 前文提到“secret garden”，此处指找到前它仍是秘密，secret符合语境。
【答案】
1. among 2. first 3. still 4. together 5. hopeless 6. instead 7. back 8. full 9. bravely 10. secret
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题考查学生对短文语境的理解能力及常用词汇、固定搭配的掌握，需结合首字母和上下文逻辑准确填词，是初中英语常见基础题型。
【难度系数】
0.5

七、用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺（每词或短语限用一次）。
good, learn from, life, give, give up
Have you read Little Women? I can't remember when I read it for the first time, but actually it is a good book. The novel follows the (1) of four women --Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, who grow and (2) their mistakes. Every time I read it, I'll get something new. Here are some of the lessons that I have learnt from the book.
It's (3) to give than to receive. The girls (4) their own presents in order to buy gifts for their hard-working mum. They even give their breakfast to a very poor family. It's not so difficult to give things to someone dear to us, but (5) things to someone else deepens our sense of empathy.
bring, easy, in trouble, through, value
Money doesn't buy happiness. Aunt March is a woman who gets angry (6) and is quite difficult to get along with. Mr Laurence, the "old gentleman" next door is actually rather kind. Both of them are rich. However, they are not happy. So money hasn't (7) either of them happiness.
Friendship is a (8) treasure. The four girls are not only sisters, but also each other's truest friends. When others are (9) , they try their best to help them. They also develop a close friendship with Laurie, the boy next door. These relationships help them (10) difficult times.
What did you think of it? Write down your lessons and share them with us.

1. lives 2. learn from 3. better 4. give up 5. to give 6. easily 7. brought 8. valuable 9. in trouble 10. through

【分析】
本题为选词填空，需先明确方框内单词/短语的含义及形式，再通读短文理解每句语境，结合语法规则（如名词单复数、形容词/副词变形、动词时态）和固定搭配，逐一确定每个空的正确形式，同时注意每词限用一次的要求。
【解析】
1. 此处表示“四个女性的生活”，life的复数形式为lives，故填lives。
2. 固定搭配learn from mistakes意为“从错误中学习”，符合语境，故填learn from。
3. 由句中than可知，此处需用形容词good的比较级better，表“更好”，故填better。
4. 结合语境，女孩们为给妈妈买礼物放弃自己的礼物，give up符合，故填give up。
5. 此处用不定式作主语，对应前文的to give，故填to give。
6. 修饰动词短语get angry需用副词，easy的副词形式为easily，故填easily。
7. 此处为现在完成时，结构为has+过去分词，bring的过去分词为brought，故填brought。
8. 修饰名词treasure需用形容词，value的形容词形式为valuable，表“珍贵的”，故填valuable。
9. 固定搭配in trouble意为“处于困境中”，符合语境，故填in trouble。
10. 固定搭配through difficult times意为“度过困难时期”，故填through。
【答案】
1. lives 2. learn from 3. better 4. give up 5. to give 6. easily 7. brought 8. valuable 9. in trouble 10. through
【知识点】
单词适当形式填空；固定搭配；动词时态
【点评】
本题考查学生对单词/短语的词义理解、词性变形、语境运用及固定搭配的掌握，需结合上下文逻辑和语法规则解题，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6