一、根据括号中的中文提示，写出句中所缺单词或短语，使句子通顺。
1. Tan Dun loves the sounds of the （淙淙的）water and the （飒飒的）wind.
2. There you can see a stone hill standing in the （中央的）part of the park.
3. This piece of music is written （以东方的风格）.
4. Tan Dun is a very （有天赋的音乐家）.
5. Tan Dun's music is （梦想无边界）.

1. rushing; blowing 2. central 3. in an Eastern style 4. talented musician 5. to dream without boundaries

【分析】
解题时，先通读每个句子理解语境，再根据括号内的中文提示，匹配对应的英语单词或短语，同时注意词性、固定搭配等，确保填入后句子通顺合理。
【解析】
1. 形容“淙淙的”水流用rushing，“飒飒的”风用blowing，符合语境；
2. “中央的”修饰名词part，用形容词central；
3. “以…风格”的固定搭配为“in a/an + 形容词 + style”，“东方的”是Eastern，故填in an Eastern style；
4. “有天赋的”是形容词talented，修饰名词musician，构成“有天赋的音乐家”；
5. “梦想无边界”的固定表达为to dream without boundaries。
【答案】
1. rushing; blowing 2. central 3. in an Eastern style 4. talented musician 5. to dream without boundaries
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查根据中文提示填写英语单词或短语，侧重基础词汇及常用固定搭配的掌握，难度适中，学生只要熟练积累相关词汇即可正确作答。
【难度系数】
0.6

二、根据短文内容，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整通顺。
Zheng Xiaoying is the first female conductor(女性指挥家) of the symphony orchestra(交响乐团) in China after 1949. Even at the age of 95, she works hard to let more people enjoy the beauty of music.
Zheng began learning 1 (play) the piano at the age of 6. At first, her parents wanted her to be a doctor. Later, she decided to study music because of her deep love for it.
Once, when she 2 (conduct) a Western opera on the stage, she found that the audience were 3 (noise). “Aren’t they interested in the music?” she asked 4 (her). However, after talking with some of them, she came to know that it was because of the cultural 5 (different). They knew nothing about the story in the music. From then on, she usually spent nearly 20 minutes 6 (introduce) some background knowledge about the performance. It was very useful, and the music 7 (understand) better by more people.
What was more, she often gave public 8 (speak) to introduce classical music to the Chinese people. She believed that an artist should put a lot of effort to make the music 9 (easy) for people to learn and enjoy.
In the past 15 years, Zheng 10 (visit) many world-class music halls in more than 20 countries. She conducted nearly 1,600 Chinese and foreign operas and symphonies. Her life in art never grows old and more people feel her great love for music.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. to play 2. was conducting 3. noisy 4. herself 5. differences 6. introducing 7. was understood 8. speeches 9. easier 10. has visited

【分析】本题为英语语法填空题，需结合短文语境、固定搭配、时态规则、词性变化等知识点，对括号内单词进行正确变形。解题思路：先通读短文把握主旨，再逐个分析每个空格的句子结构、语法成分，确定所需单词的形式，如非谓语动词、时态、词性转换、反身代词等。
【解析】1. 固定搭配learn to do sth，故填to play；2. when引导的过去时间状语从句，主句为一般过去时，从句用过去进行时，故填was conducting；3. 系动词were后需接形容词作表语，名词noise变形容词noisy；4. 主语为she，此处用反身代词表示“她自己”，故填herself；5. 形容词cultural后需接名词，different的名词形式difference，此处表泛指用复数differences；6. 固定搭配spend time (in) doing sth，故填动名词introducing；7. 主语music与动词understand是被动关系，且为过去时态，故填一般过去时的被动语态was understood；8. 固定搭配give speeches（发表演讲），public修饰名词，speech变复数speeches；9. 此处表示“让音乐更容易被学习和欣赏”，暗含比较含义，用形容词比较级easier；10. 时间状语in the past 15 years是现在完成时的标志，主语Zheng为第三人称单数，故填has visited。
【答案】to play, was conducting, noisy, herself, differences, introducing, was understood, speeches, easier, has visited
【知识点】非谓语动词、动词时态、词性转换
【点评】本题综合考查英语基础语法，涵盖非谓语、时态、被动语态、词性变化等核心知识点，需学生结合语境运用语法规则变形，是初中英语常见题型，注重基础能力的考查。
【难度系数】0.6

()1. —Why did you refuse to join the club?
—The rule is too strict for me to follow.

A.nearly
B.simply
C.hardly
D.mostly

1. B

【分析】本题考查副词词义辨析，需先明确各选项副词的含义，再结合句意判断符合语境的选项，排除不符合的选项后确定答案。
【解析】本题考查副词词义辨析。A选项nearly意为“几乎，差不多”；B选项simply意为“简直，仅仅”；C选项hardly意为“几乎不”，表否定含义，不符合语境；D选项mostly意为“主要地，通常”。结合句意“这条规则对我来说简直太严格了，我无法遵守”，此处用simply修饰形容词strict表程度，符合语境。
【答案】B
【知识点】副词词义辨析
【点评】本题为基础副词词义辨析题，考查常见副词的含义及语境运用，难度较低，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.6