阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空。
go have good they be although cover take convenience memory
Can you imagine what life was like without smartphones or the Internet? I still remember what my hometown looked like twenty years ago. It used 21. a poor village. There was only one road to go there. The road was narrow and often 22. with mud when it rained. Most families lived in small houses with big yards. My grandfather used to tell us stories about the past while we were having dinner in the yard. And the school was very far from our village. So it took a long time for children 23. to school by bike.
My hometown is different from what it looked like before. To be honest, it’s more beautiful than before. Great changes have already 24. place here in the past twenty years.
With the help of our government, people in our hometown have built a new highway. So it’s 25. to go in and out of our hometown. As people have made more money by working in the cities or planting more economic crops, most families 26. a car or a truck so far and have built modern houses with high-tech household appliances (家用电器) like smart locks, ovens, washing machines and so on. There is a beautiful park in my hometown now. Every day, people would like to go to the park to enjoy 27. .
28. these changes bring great convenience to our lives, there are still some things that never change such as friendship and the best 29. . I still remember the sound of Grandma calling me home for dinner. East or west, home is the best. I believe my hometown will become even 30. in the future.
情境 时代变迁的印记随处可见，变化的家乡福建有样变，快给好友的Happy 讲讲这些变化吧！

任务四 【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了作者的家乡的过去和现在的生活。
21. to be 【点拨】used to do sth. 表示 “过去常常做某事”。
22. covered 【点拨】结合语境可知此处表示 “路很窄，下雨时经常被泥浆覆盖”，be covered with 表示 “被……覆盖”。
23. to go 【点拨】考查固定句型 “it takes some time for sb. to do sth.”，表示 “做某事花费某人多长时间”。“it” 是形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式短语。
24. taken 【点拨】“take place” 是固定短语，意为 “发生”，且无被动语态，结合 “have already”，用过去分词形式。
25. convenient 【点拨】前文提到 “修建了新的高速公路”，由此可推断 “进出家乡变得方便了”。此处需用形容词作表语，“convenience” 是名词，其形容词形式为 “convenient”，意为 “方便的”。
26. have had 【点拨】根据句中 “so far”（到目前为止）可知，此处需用现在完成时。此处表示 “大多数家庭到目前为止已经有了汽车或卡车”，主语 “most families” 是复数，故填 “have had”。
27. themselves 【点拨】“enjoy oneself” 表示 “玩得开心”。
28. Although 【点拨】前后句逻辑关系是让步关系。“although” 意为 “虽然；尽管”，引导让步状语从句。
29. memories 【点拨】结合语境，此处表示 “从未改变的东西例如友谊和最美好的回忆”，“memory” 是可数名词，此处表示泛指，需用复数形式 memories。
30. better 【点拨】前文提到家乡现在比过去更美丽，此处表示 “我相信我的家乡未来会变得更好”，even 可修饰比较级，good 的比较级是 better。

【分析】这是一道英语选词填空题，解题思路为：先明确方框内单词的词义，再结合每个空格所在句子的语境、固定搭配、时态语态、词性转换、逻辑关系等，筛选合适的单词并调整其正确形式。具体步骤：1. 分析句子语法结构，确定空格所需词性；2. 结合语境和固定搭配缩小单词范围；3. 根据时态、主谓一致等规则调整单词形式；4. 验证逻辑关系（如让步、转折）是否匹配。
【解析】
21. 固定搭配used to do sth.表示“过去常常做某事”，此处需用be动词的不定式形式，故填to be。
22. 固定短语be covered with表示“被……覆盖”，结合语境描述过去的情况，用一般过去时，故填covered。
23. 固定句型it takes sb. some time to do sth.表示“做某事花费某人多长时间”，此处需用动词不定式，故填to go。
24. 固定短语take place意为“发生”，无被动语态；结合句中have already可知用现在完成时，take的过去分词是taken，故填taken。
25. 前文提到“修建了新的高速公路”，推断进出家乡变得方便，此处需用形容词作表语，convenience的形容词形式是convenient，故填convenient。
26. 句中so far（到目前为止）是现在完成时的标志，主语most families是复数，have后接have的过去分词had，故填have had。
27. 固定搭配enjoy oneself表示“玩得开心”，此处指代people，需用they的反身代词themselves，故填themselves。
28. 前后句为让步关系，需用引导让步状语从句的连词Although，意为“虽然；尽管”，故填Although。
29. 此处表示“最美好的回忆”，memory是可数名词，泛指多个回忆，需用复数形式memories，故填memories。
30. even修饰形容词比较级，good的比较级是better，结合语境“家乡未来会变得更好”，故填better。
【答案】21. to be 22. covered 23. to go 24. taken 25. convenient 26. have had 27. themselves 28. Although 29. memories 30. better
【知识点】固定搭配、动词时态、词性转换
【点评】本题为英语选词填空题型，主要考查学生对固定短语、时态语态、词性变化及逻辑关系的掌握，需结合语境和语法知识灵活运用单词，整体难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.6

假设你是李华，你的朋友Henry对福建很感兴趣。请你结合以下提示，用英语给他写一封邮件，描述近年来福建乡村的变化。词数80左右。

要点：
1. 必须包含所有提示信息，可适当发挥，邮件格式已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范。
Dear Henry,



Yours,
Li Hua

任务五 范文：
Dear Henry,
I am glad that you are interested in the village in Fujian. Let me tell you something about it.
Over the past few years, the village has changed a lot. When I was a child, the village used to be a backward place. There were no nice buildings and the roads were so narrow and dirty. People lived a poor life.
At present, it has become modern and developed a lot. Now, the people here are richer than before. Most people go to work by bus or by taxi. Sometimes, they also drive their private cars to work.
In some ways, the development has brought some good things, but it has also caused much environmental pollution. I think we should develop the village while taking action to reduce the pollution.
Yours,
Li Hua

【分析】
本题为英语邮件写作题，需围绕福建乡村的变化展开，结合图片给出的三个核心问题（乡村过去的样子、发生的变化、对变化的看法）组织内容。首先明确邮件格式，开头引出话题，接着分述过去的乡村状况、当前的变化，最后辩证表达对变化的观点，确保涵盖所有要点，行文连贯，词数符合要求。
【解析】
写作步骤：1. 开头用“Dear Henry,”问候，说明很高兴对方对福建乡村感兴趣，引出写作主题；2. 描述过去的乡村：使用一般过去时，说明过去乡村落后，无好建筑、道路窄脏、生活贫困；3. 描述现在的变化：使用现在时态，说明乡村变得现代化，人们更富裕，出行方式改善；4. 表达看法：辩证看待发展的好处与环境问题，提出兼顾发展与环保的观点。注意用词准确，语句通顺，控制词数在80左右。
【答案】
Dear Henry,
I am glad that you are interested in the village in Fujian. Let me tell you something about it.
Over the past few years, the village has changed a lot. When I was a child, the village used to be a backward place. There were no nice buildings and the roads were so narrow and dirty. People lived a poor life.
At present, it has become modern and developed a lot. Now, the people here are richer than before. Most people go to work by bus or by taxi. Sometimes, they also drive their private cars to work.
In some ways, the development has brought some good things, but it has also caused much environmental pollution. I think we should develop the village while taking action to reduce the pollution.
Yours,
Li Hua
【知识点】
英语邮件写作、一般过去时、现在时态运用
【点评】
本题结合生活实际，考查学生英语综合运用能力，要求学生清晰对比事物过去与现在，表达个人观点，是初中英语常见写作题型，贴近生活易上手。
【难度系数】
0.5