三、词汇运用
A. 用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。
wisdom arrive calendar survive according to
Last month our history teacher taught us about the ancient Egyptian civilization (文明). She said this civilization 20 ______ for over 3,000 years. People made this possible by passing down important 21 ______. Those skills included farming by the Nile River and building strong houses that were passed from parents to children. Then she told us, “22 ______ the books we read, ancient Egyptians made special 23 ______. They used these to know when the Nile would flood and plan their farming time.” Later, our class planned a trip to the local history museum. We all waited happily for the 24 ______ of the trip day. When we went, we even saw a copy of an ancient Egyptian calendar and felt amazed by their cleverness.

20. survived 21. wisdom 22. According to 23. calendars 24. arrival

【分析】先通读短文把握整体语境，再结合方框内的词汇，根据每个空缺处的语法结构、句意，选择恰当的词汇并调整其正确形式，同时注意每词仅用一次的要求。
【解析】20. 句意：她说这个文明存活了3000多年。此处需用动词作谓语，时态为一般过去时，方框中survive的过去式为survived，故填survived。
21. 句意：人们通过传承重要的智慧让这成为可能。此处需用名词，wisdom为不可数名词，符合句意，故填wisdom。
22. 句意：根据我们读的书，古埃及人制作了特殊的日历。固定短语according to意为“根据”，句首单词首字母大写，故填According to。
23. 句意：根据我们读的书，古埃及人制作了特殊的日历。此处需用名词，结合语境用复数形式，calendar的复数是calendars，故填calendars。
24. 句意：我们都开心地等待旅行日的到来。此处需用名词，arrive的名词形式是arrival，故填arrival。
【答案】20. survived 21. wisdom 22. According to 23. calendars 24. arrival
【知识点】词汇运用、动词时态、名词单复数
【点评】本题为基础词汇运用题，主要考查词义辨析及词汇的适当形式变化，需结合语境和语法规则解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

B. 阅读下面的短文,根据括号里所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每空限填一词)。
Every time I think of the old days I spent in the countryside, I feel a warm feeling of going back, so I decided to visit my old friend Xiao Ming who still lived there. His hometown was in one of the southern 25 (省) and was famous for its rich natural 26 (资源). When I arrived, I was greeted by some kind 27 (村民). They were singing 28 (悦耳动听地) under the big banyan tree at the village entrance.
Xiao Ming took me to his old house, where we talked about our 29 (儿童时代). We used to catch fireflies and pick wild fruits, 30 (尤其) strawberries. He told me the village had set up a new webpage to introduce local culture, and many tourists 31 (很可能) came after seeing it. Later, my phone died, so Xiao Ming 32 (充电) it with a solar-powered charger he made himself.
We also walked to the nearby mountain. Xiao Ming said a small storm hit last month, but most of the old trees 33 (幸存) because the villagers had taken good care of them. On the way back, we met an old man selling homemade honey that was so sweet that I bought two jars. This 34 (仲夏) trip made me feel warm, and I promised to come back again next year.

25. provinces 26. resources 27. villagers 28. sweetly 29. childhood 30. especially 31. probably 32. charged 33. survived 34. midsummer

【分析】
要完成本题，需结合每个空的语法结构、词性要求及汉语提示，逐一确定单词的正确形式：
1. 第25空：“one of + 可数名词复数”是固定结构，“省”对应的名词province需变复数；
2. 第26空：“自然资源”的固定表达为natural resources，resource此处用复数；
3. 第27空：“村民”是可数名词，受some kind of修饰需用复数；
4. 第28空：修饰动词singing需用副词，“悦耳动听地”对应副词形式；
5. 第29空：“儿童时代”对应名词childhood，无需变形；
6. 第30空：修饰名词strawberries需用副词，“尤其”对应副词形式；
7. 第31空：修饰动词came需用副词，“很可能”对应副词形式；
8. 第32空：前文动词died为过去式，“充电”动作发生在过去，需用动词过去式；
9. 第33空：前文动词hit为过去式，“幸存”动作发生在过去，需用动词过去式；
10. 第34空：“仲夏”对应名词midsummer，作定语修饰trip无需变形。
【解析】
根据语法规则及汉语提示，各空的正确单词形式如下：
25. provinces（one of后接可数名词复数）；
26. resources（natural resources为固定搭配，用复数）；
27. villagers（some kind of后接可数名词复数）；
28. sweetly（修饰动词需用副词）；
29. childhood（“儿童时代”的名词）；
30. especially（修饰名词需用副词）；
31. probably（修饰动词需用副词）；
32. charged（一般过去式，与前文时态一致）；
33. survived（一般过去式，与前文时态一致）；
34. midsummer（“仲夏”的名词）。
【答案】
25. provinces 26. resources 27. villagers 28. sweetly 29. childhood 30. especially 31. probably 32. charged 33. survived 34. midsummer
【知识点】
名词复数、副词用法、动词过去式
【点评】
本题考查根据汉语提示填写单词的正确形式，涵盖名词复数、副词词性变化、动词时态等基础知识点，侧重核心词汇及语法结构的掌握，适合初中学生巩固练习。
【难度系数】
0.5