Ⅴ. 完形填空
Every student was preparing for the Sports Day in the school. When Jeff decided to join in the 1,500-metre race, the other students felt amazed. Jeff was too and running was very difficult for him. Although he , he didn't improve at all because he was over-weight.
On a training day, Jeff fell down and some classmates played a joke on him. He felt sad and wanted to give up. At that time, his teacher, Betty, the situation and came over to stop their bad behaviors.
"Jeff, do you know how a flies high in the sky?" Betty asked softly.
Jeff looked up with his watery eyes and , "The wind lifts it up?"
Betty . "You are right. The kite can fly higher and higher only if the wind blows strongly. Similarly, you have to face the in your life just like the kite and the wind." Jeff understood what Betty said and focused more on .
On the Sports Day, Jeff managed to the race and surprisingly won third place. All the classmates cheered for him and felt about what they had done before.
Remember: It's not about never falling; it's about getting up bravely every time you fall.
1. A. short B. sad
C. old D. fat
2. A. made progress B. made efforts
C. made a mistake D. made a mess
3. A. changed B. created
C. missed D. noticed
4. A. bird B. kite
C. plane D. leave
5. A. asked B. added
C. shouted D. guessed
6. A. cried B. thanked
C. nodded D. waved
7. A. difficulty B. danger
C. success D. future
8. A. helping B. training
C. winning D. flying
9. A. finish B. watch
C. start D. lose
10. A. proud B. pleased
C. sorry D. sure

1. D
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. C

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词义辨析逐一分析选项：1. 由后文“over-weight”可知Jeff胖，选对应选项；2. 结合语境选表“努力”的短语；3. 选表“注意到”的动词；4. 由后文提示选对应名词；5. 选表“猜测”的动词；6. 选表“点头”的动词；7. 对应生活中的“困难”；8. 选表“训练”的名词；9. 选表“完成”的动词；10. 选表“抱歉”的形容词。
【解析】1. 句意为Jeff太胖，跑步对他很难，由“over-weight”可知选D（fat）；2. 句意为尽管他努力了但没进步，made efforts（努力）符合语境，选B；3. 句意为老师注意到情况过来制止，noticed（注意到）选D；4. 由后文“kite can fly”可知选B（kite）；5. Jeff猜测是风的作用，guessed（猜测）选D；6. 老师点头同意Jeff的猜测，nodded（点头）选C；7. 对应生活中的困难，difficulty（困难）选A；8. Jeff专注于训练，training（训练）选B；9. Jeff完成了比赛，finish（完成）选A；10. 同学为之前的嘲笑行为感到抱歉，sorry（抱歉）选C。
【答案】1.D 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.C
【知识点】完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】本文是励志主题的完形填空，通过Jeff的经历传递面对困难不放弃的道理，重点考查学生对上下文语境的把握和词汇的辨析运用能力，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅰ. 将方框内的单词或短语填入相应的类别中
exciting, strength and technique, women's volleyball, fast, ski jumping, great, brave, swimming, truly amazing, cool, figure skating, strong, men's swimming, fly through the air, fantastic, confident, speed skating, wonderful

Sports/Events: women's volleyball;ski jumping; swimming; figure skating; men's swimming; speed skating
Describing Feelings/Emotions: exciting; great; truly amazing; cool; fantastic; wonderful
Describing Abilities/Qualities: strength and technique; fast; brave; strong; fly through the air; confident

【分析】
首先明确三个类别的定义：1. Sports/Events指具体的运动项目；2. Describing Feelings/Emotions指描述情绪、感受的词汇；3. Describing Abilities/Qualities指描述能力、品质的短语。解题时逐个分析给出的单词或短语，判断其所属类别，再对应填入即可。
【解析】
1. 属于Sports/Events的是具体运动项目：women's volleyball（女子排球）、ski jumping（跳台滑雪）、swimming（游泳）、figure skating（花样滑冰）、men's swimming（男子游泳）、speed skating（速度滑冰）；
2. 属于Describing Feelings/Emotions的是描述情绪感受的词汇：exciting（令人兴奋的）、great（很棒的）、truly amazing（真的令人惊叹的）、cool（酷的）、fantastic（极好的）、wonderful（精彩的）；
3. 属于Describing Abilities/Qualities的是描述能力、品质的短语：strength and technique（力量与技巧）、fast（快的）、brave（勇敢的）、strong（强壮的）、fly through the air（在空中飞翔，体现能力）、confident（自信的，品质）。
【答案】
Sports/Events: women's volleyball; ski jumping; swimming; figure skating; men's swimming; speed skating
Describing Feelings/Emotions: exciting; great; truly amazing; cool; fantastic; wonderful
Describing Abilities/Qualities: strength and technique; fast; brave; strong; fly through the air; confident
【知识点】
英语词汇分类，运动项目词汇，情感与品质词汇
【点评】
本题为英语词汇分类题，考查学生对不同语义类别词汇的理解与区分，难度适中，明确各类别定义即可正确作答，有助于积累不同类型英语词汇。
【难度系数】
0.7