二、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。(2025·奉化、象山、宁海)
Long long ago, the snake and the frog were friends. At that time, the snake had four legs, 16. the frog had no leg.
The snake was lazy and waited all day for the frog to catch things to eat. The frog also helped people catch pests(害虫), so the frog was 17. (deep) loved by people. But the snake was not. When the snake found the 18. (true), it began to bite(咬) people. This was known by the Jade Emperor(玉皇大帝). He 19. (become) very angry and cut off 20. (it) legs as a punishment(惩罚). Then, the Jade Emperor gave four legs to 21. warm-hearted frog. The frog was 22. (hard-working) than before.
Gradually, the snake began 23. (realise) its mistake. It stopped doing bad things and even learned how to work out the water problem from the loong(龙). 24. (final), the snake succeeded in controlling water. When the Jade Emperor saw it, he thanked the snake by placing it 25. the loong in the Chinese zodiac(生肖). And you know what? Since then, we have owned the snake in the 12 Chinese zodiac.

16. but/while 17. deeply 18. truth 19. became 20. its 21. the 22. more hard-working 23. to realise/realising 24. Finally 25. after

【分析】
先通读短文理解大意，再结合每个空的前后语境、语法规则逐一推导：16题前后分句为转折关系，需填转折连词；17题修饰动词loved要用副词；18题found后需名词作宾语；19题全文为过去时态，动词用过去式；20题修饰名词legs用形容词性物主代词；21题特指前文提到的事物用定冠词；22题由than可知用形容词比较级；23题begin后可接不定式或动名词；24题修饰整个句子用副词；25题结合生肖顺序填介词。
【解析】
16. 考查连词：前后分句“蛇有四条腿”和“青蛙没有腿”为转折关系，故填but/while；
17. 考查副词：修饰动词loved，需用deep的副词形式deeply；
18. 考查名词：found后接名词作宾语，true的名词形式为truth；
19. 考查动词时态：全文为一般过去时，become的过去式是became；
20. 考查物主代词：修饰名词legs，用it的形容词性物主代词its；
21. 考查冠词：特指“热心的青蛙”，用定冠词the；
22. 考查形容词比较级：由than可知需用比较级，hard-working的比较级为more hard-working；
23. 考查非谓语动词：begin后可接to do或doing，故填to realise/realising；
24. 考查副词：修饰整个句子，用final的副词形式Finally；
25. 考查介词：结合生肖顺序，蛇在龙之后，故填after。
【答案】
16. but/while 17. deeply 18. truth 19. became 20. its 21. the 22. more hard-working 23. to realise/realising 24. Finally 25. after
【知识点】
副词的用法、词性转换、形容词比较级
【点评】
本题以生肖蛇的传说为语境，考查初中英语核心语法点，涵盖连词、词性变形、时态、冠词等基础内容，注重语境理解与语法规则的结合，是典型的语法填空基础题型。
【难度系数】
0.6

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。(2025·天台)
Last winter was difficult for me. First, I caught the 1. (流感). I had to stay in bed for a few days. As a result, I missed an important 2. (考试). I couldn't hide my 3. (失望). To make things worse, the 4. (病毒) spread quickly to my family, causing more 5. (疾病).
One cold morning, I saw a 6. (无家可归的) man shivering(发抖) in the street. I felt 7. (幸运的) to have a home. I gave him a blanket, hoping it would bring him some 8. (温暖).
After a week of 9. (治疗), I got better and better. Finally, the 10. (阳光) returned, both outside and in my heart.

1. flu 2. exam 3. disappointment 4. virus 5. illnesses 6. homeless 7. lucky 8. warmth 9. treatment 10. sunshine

【分析】
这是一道英语短文词汇填空题，解题思路为：首先通读全文理解短文主旨，再逐个分析每个空的中文提示，结合句子结构判断所需词性，同时注意词汇的形式变化规则（如可数名词复数、介词后接名词等），最终填出正确的英文单词。
【解析】
1. 表示“流感”的英文是flu，固定搭配为catch the flu，故填flu；
2. “考试”对应exam，前面有an important修饰，需用单数形式，故填exam；
3. “失望”是名词disappointment，形容词性物主代词my后需接名词，故填disappointment；
4. “病毒”对应virus，此处特指文中提到的流感病毒，用单数形式，故填virus；
5. “疾病”是illness，more后需接可数名词复数，故填illnesses；
6. “无家可归的”是形容词homeless，用于修饰名词man，故填homeless；
7. “幸运的”是形容词lucky，感官动词feel后需接形容词作表语，故填lucky；
8. “温暖”是名词warmth，动词bring后需接名词作宾语，故填warmth；
9. “治疗”对应名词treatment，介词of后需接名词，故填treatment；
10. “阳光”对应sunshine，为不可数名词，用单数形式，故填sunshine。
【答案】
1. flu 2. exam 3. disappointment 4. virus 5. illnesses 6. homeless 7. lucky 8. warmth 9. treatment 10. sunshine
【知识点】
词汇运用、名词的数、形容词的用法
【点评】
本题考查基础核心词汇的拼写及词性变化，难度较低，主要检验学生对基础词汇的掌握程度，适合巩固英语词汇基础。
【难度系数】
0.8