第二节 请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。

The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, is located in China. It is a wonderful 1. . It's an old palace that was once home to the rulers of the country. Many 2. from all around the world come to explore it every day.
The Forbidden City is really big and beautiful. It has lots of red walls and shiny golden roofs that sparkle in the sun. Walking 3. , you'll see thousands of rooms, each with its own special story. Some rooms are full of pretty paintings and statues, and others have fancy carvings on the walls and ceilings.
Children especially love the palace because they can run around the gardens and play games. They also enjoy 4. to the stories about the palace's history from their parents or tour guides.
So, if you want to learn about China's 5. , the Forbidden City is a place you must visit. It's a wonderful and amazing place that shows us a little bit of China's rich heritage.

第二节
1. place of interest 2. visitors 3. inside 4. listening
5. past

【分析】
本题为选词填空题型，需先明确方框内单词/短语的含义，再结合短文语境、语法规则（如词性、固定搭配、单复数等），逐一分析每个空格所需内容，选择合适的词并进行必要变形。
【解析】
1. 句意：故宫是中国一处很棒的名胜古迹。方框中“place of interest”意为“名胜古迹”，符合语境，直接填入原形。
2. 句意：每天来自世界各地的很多游客来探索故宫。“many”后接可数名词复数，“visit”对应的名词是“visitor”，复数形式为“visitors”，符合句意。
3. 句意：走进里面，你会看到数千间房间。“inside”为副词，意为“在里面”，“walk inside”是固定表达，符合语境。
4. 句意：他们也喜欢听父母或导游讲故宫历史的故事。“enjoy doing sth”是固定搭配，意为“喜欢做某事”，“listen”的动名词形式为“listening”，符合语法。
5. 句意：如果你想了解中国的过去，故宫是必去之地。“past”意为“过去”，符合语境，直接填入原形。
【答案】
1. place of interest 2. visitors 3. inside 4. listening 5. past
【知识点】
名词词义、动词变形、固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查选词填空，需结合语境和基础语法知识，难度适中，学生只要掌握常用词汇及基本语法规则即可完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、短文填空
请认真阅读下面短文，在设空处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The cherry blossoms(樱花) in Suzhou are now in full bloom, reaching their most beautiful time. They are 1. (attract) hundreds of visitors. The No. 3 Exit of Binhe Road Station on Subway Line 1 is called the most romantic(浪漫的) subway exit because 2. the beautiful cherry blossom trees.
If you get close to the No. 3 Exit of Binhe Road Station on Subway Line 1, riding the escalator (自动扶梯) 3. (slow) towards the ground, several big cherry blossom trees will come into your sight. Under the cherry trees, around the subway exit, and along the roadside, there are people everywhere who have come to enjoy the 4. (flower). People who see such 5. beautiful cherry blossom also can't help taking photos before leaving. Mr Li, a citizen in Suzhou, said it was his 6. (four) time to come here. He also said in the past, only nearby people would come here. 7. in the past two years, during this season, this place has been a popular place for 8. (that) visitors. People can be often seen to hold their phones or cameras here.
The cherry blossom season in Suzhou usually 9. (last) from mid-March to early April. Come and enjoy Suzhou's cherry blossoms on a beautiful spring day. They're 10. (real) pretty!

三、短文填空
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了苏州最浪漫的地铁出口。
1. attracting 2. of 3. slowly 4. flowers 5. a 6. fourth
7. But 8. those 9. lasts 10. really

【分析】
做短文填空时，需结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则逐一确定答案，具体思路如下：
1. 第1空：句子为现在进行时，结构是“be动词+现在分词”，主语they对应be动词are，需填attract的现在分词；
2. 第2空：because后接从句，because of后接名词/名词短语，此处后接樱花树这一名词短语，故用of；
3. 第3空：修饰动词riding，需用副词，对应slow的副词形式；
4. 第4空：flower是可数名词，此处指多朵樱花，需用复数形式；
5. 第5空：such的固定搭配为“such a/an+形容词+可数名词单数”，beautiful以辅音音素开头，故用a；
6. 第6空：表示“第四次”，需用four的序数词；
7. 第7空：前后文是转折关系，需用转折连词；
8. 第8空：修饰复数名词visitors，需用that的复数形式；
9. 第9空：主语是单数名词season，一般现在时中动词用第三人称单数；
10. 第10空：修饰形容词pretty，需用real的副词形式。
【解析】
1. 考查现在进行时：结构为“主语+be动词+现在分词”，故填attracting；
2. 考查固定搭配：because of后接名词短语，故填of；
3. 考查副词用法：修饰动词用副词，故填slowly；
4. 考查名词复数：flower为可数名词，此处表复数概念，故填flowers；
5. 考查冠词：such a+形容词+可数名词单数，故填a；
6. 考查序数词：表顺序“第四次”，故填fourth；
7. 考查连词：前后文转折关系，故填But；
8. 考查指示代词：修饰复数名词用those，故填those；
9. 考查动词第三人称单数：主语为单数，一般现在时动词用lasts，故填lasts；
10. 考查副词用法：修饰形容词用副词，故填really。
【答案】
1. attracting 2. of 3. slowly 4. flowers 5. a 6. fourth 7. But 8. those 9. lasts 10. really
【知识点】
时态；词性变化；固定搭配
【点评】
本题为初中英语短文填空基础题型，主要考查核心语法（时态、词性转换）和常用固定搭配，需结合语境分析，难度适中，适合巩固基础知识点。
【难度系数】
0.6