Ⅱ. 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空
I feel bad whenever I look back on the past. I was once a struggling student who
1. (do) poorly in studies. I became increasingly upset and sometimes
2. (argue) with my classmates. As a result, my grades 3. (drop) quickly, and I even 4. (lose) the confidence to keep going. However, a turning point came when Miss Li, my Chinese teacher, 5. (have) a talk with me. Instead of blaming me, she
6. (show) patience and trust. She told me, “Every child 7. (be) a unique diamond waiting to shine.” Her words 8. (touch) my heart deeply. From then on, I 9. (decide) to turn over a new leaf.
Now, great changes 10. (take) place in my life. I 11. (develop) a regular study routine and formed good habits. My grades 12. (improve), and along the way, I 13. (grow) more outgoing and helpful. I 14. (learn) that no success comes easily — it 15. (take) hard work to become a new me.

1. did 2. argued 3. dropped 4. lost 5. had 6. showed 7. is 8. touched 9. decided 10. have taken 11. have developed 12. have improved 13. have grown 14. have learned 15. takes

【分析】首先通读全文梳理语境：前9个空描述过去的学习经历，需用一般过去时；第7、15空是客观真理，需用一般现在时；第10-14空描述从过去到现在的变化，需用现在完成时。解题时需根据每个句子的时间逻辑、语境，确定对应时态，再将括号内动词变形为正确形式。
【解析】1. 描述过去的学习状态，用一般过去时，do的过去式为did；2. 描述过去与同学争吵的动作，用一般过去时，argue的过去式为argued；3. 描述过去成绩下降的结果，用一般过去时，drop的过去式为dropped；4. 描述过去失去信心的动作，用一般过去时，lose的过去式为lost；5. 描述过去老师谈话的事件，用一般过去时，have的过去式为had；6. 描述过去老师表现出的耐心，用一般过去时，show的过去式为showed；7. 表达客观真理“每个孩子都是独特的”，用一般现在时，主语every child为单数，be动词用is；8. 描述过去老师的话触动我，用一般过去时，touch的过去式为touched；9. 描述过去做出改变的决定，用一般过去时，decide的过去式为decided；10. 时间状语now表从过去到现在的变化，用现在完成时，take的现在完成式为have taken；11. 描述现在养成的学习习惯，用现在完成时，develop的现在完成式为have developed；12. 描述现在提高的成绩，用现在完成时，improve的现在完成式为have improved；13. 描述现在变得外向的状态，用现在完成时，grow的现在完成式为have grown；14. 描述现在学到的道理，用现在完成时，learn的现在完成式为have learned；15. 表达客观真理“成功需要努力”，用一般现在时，主语it为单数，take的第三人称单数形式为takes。
【答案】1. did 2. argued 3. dropped 4. lost 5. had 6. showed 7. is 8. touched 9. decided 10. have taken 11. have developed 12. have improved 13. have grown 14. have learned 15. takes
【知识点】动词时态（一般过去时、一般现在时、现在完成时）
【点评】本题考查英语核心时态的运用，需结合语境和时间逻辑判断时态，是基础题型，侧重考查时态的实际运用能力。
【难度系数】0.5

Ⅲ. 短文填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
My grandma often tells me about life in the past, and I can't imagine 1. different it was from today's world.
2. she was a child, people 3. (live) in small houses. Life was simple, and 4. (house) was poor and there was no electricity (电). They usually burned wood 5. (keep) warm in winter, and used oil lamps 6. light after dark. There were no washing machines or fridges — all cooking and cleaning had to be done 7. hand, which took hours every day. Now, we enjoy 8. (digit) machines that make life far 9. (easy) and more comfortable.
In the old days, many schools had 10. one room, and children of all ages 11. (study) together with one teacher there. There were no 12. (library), labs or playgrounds. Over the years, schools 13. (grow) large, with bright classrooms, modern labs and 14. (colour) sports areas. They 15. (offer) kids a much better learning environment.
It's truly amazing how much life has changed over the years!

1. how 2. When 3. lived 4. housing 5. to keep 6. for 7. by 8. digital 9. easier 10. only 11. studied 12. libraries 13. have grown 14. colourful 15. offer/are offering

【分析】
这是一篇对比过去与现在生活变化的短文填空题，解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个空格，结合语境分析句子结构，判断所需的词性、时态、固定搭配或语法规则，同时注意括号内单词的形式变化（如动词时态、名词复数、词性转换等），确保填入的单词符合语义和语法要求。
【解析】
1. 考查感叹句结构，“how + 形容词 + 主语 + 谓语”结构中，how用于修饰形容词，此处修饰different，故填how；
2. 引导时间状语从句，表“当……的时候”，故填When；
3. 描述过去的生活状态，需用一般过去时，live的过去式为lived，故填lived；
4. 此处作主语，需用名词，housing意为“住房”，符合语境，故填housing；
5. 表动作目的，用不定式作目的状语，故填to keep；
6. 固定搭配“use sth for sth”，表“用某物做某事”，故填for；
7. 固定搭配“by hand”，意为“用手”，故填by；
8. 修饰名词machines，需用形容词，digit的形容词形式为digital，故填digital；
9. 由and后的more comfortable可知，此处用形容词比较级，easy的比较级为easier，故填easier；
10. 结合语境表“仅、只”，故填only；
11. 描述过去的动作，用一般过去时，study的过去式为studied，故填studied；
12. 与labs、playgrounds并列，需用名词复数，library的复数为libraries，故填libraries；
13. 由时间状语over the years可知，用现在完成时，grow的现在完成式为have grown，故填have grown；
14. 修饰名词sports areas，需用形容词，colour的形容词形式为colourful，故填colourful；
15. 描述现在的情况，可用一般现在时或现在进行时，故填offer/are offering。
【答案】1. how 2. When 3. lived 4. housing 5. to keep 6. for 7. by 8. digital 9. easier 10. only 11. studied 12. libraries 13. have grown 14. colourful 15. offer/are offering
【知识点】动词时态、固定搭配、词性转换
【点评】本题为语境型短文填空，综合考查学生对词汇、语法的运用能力，需结合上下文逻辑和语法规则准确填词，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】0.5