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。

As summer comes around, outdoor activities are getting more and more popular. One of them is bike riding, or 1. The biking craze (热潮) is now sweeping through China.
Wang Jing is a student from Hangzhou. She 2 exercised before because she didn't like sports much. But since her hometown hosted the Asian Games in 2023, her interest in sports has grown a lot. She has realized the benefits of sports and is now a big fan of biking.
“Whenever I 3 to ride, I feel free and peaceful,” Wang said. “Biking allows me to experience the beauty along the road and the world seems to slow down,” she added. Wang is only one of those who are 4 in love with biking. In cities like Chengdu and Beijing, thousands of people have started to join in the biking craze.
Will the craze in China last for a long time? The answer is “Yes.” Thanks to the craze, there have been events like group rides and bike festivals. These create a sense of community among bikers. They share road information, biking 5 and sometimes even meals. They are just like a big family.
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第二节
1. cycling 2. seldom 3. set off 4. deeply 5. experiences

【分析】
首先通读短文，理解各句语境，结合方框内词汇，根据句子结构、语法规则及固定搭配，选择合适词汇并变形：
1. 空1前是bike riding（动名词短语），or连接并列成分，需用与bike riding形式一致的动名词，方框中cycle的动名词形式符合“骑行”的语境；
2. 空2修饰动词exercised，需用副词，结合后文“不喜欢运动”，seldom（很少）符合语境；
3. 空3所在句需表达“出发去骑行”，set off to do sth是固定搭配，符合句意；
4. 空4修饰介词短语in love with，需用副词，deep的副词形式符合“深深地爱上”的表达；
5. 空5需表达“骑行的经历”，experience作“经历”讲是可数名词，此处用复数形式。
【解析】
1. 空1：bike riding是动名词短语，or连接并列成分，故将名词cycle变为动名词cycling，填cycling；
2. 空2：此处需副词修饰动词exercised，seldom是副词，意为“很少”，符合语境，填seldom；
3. 空3：set off to do sth为固定搭配，意为“出发做某事”，符合句意，填set off；
4. 空4：此处需副词修饰介词短语，deep的副词形式是deeply，be deeply in love with表示“深深地爱上”，填deeply；
5. 空5：experience作“经历”讲时是可数名词，此处指多种骑行经历，用复数experiences，填experiences。
【答案】
1. cycling 2. seldom 3. set off 4. deeply 5. experiences
【知识点】
动词变形、副词用法、名词复数
【点评】
本题为选词填空题型，需结合语境和语法规则对词汇进行适当变形，考查词汇在具体语境中的运用，难度适中。
【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。
Do you want to have a big adventure (探险) with no big dangers? Try letterboxing. It's really 1 (excite).
Letterboxing began in England in 1854. It was like 2 (hike) and exploring with a special adventure. Someone made a letterbox—a small box 3 a little notebook in it. The person hid (隐藏) the letterbox in a park, a forest, a city, or some other 4 (place) where people can reach it. Next, the person 5 (will) write directions (方向) to the box and put the directions on the internet. Then letterboxers used 6 (they) to look for the letterbox.
Although letterboxing may not be as 7 (popular) as mountain climbing, it's still a great activity. It's 8 outdoor adventure. And it's very cool to open a letterbox 9 know that no one else has found it! There are now many different kinds of letterboxes and people can have great fun 10 (enjoy) these activities. If you never go letterboxing before, you can give it a try.
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三、短文填空
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了 letterboxing 这一游戏的来源和玩法。
1. exciting 2. hiking 3. with 4. places 5. would
6. them 7. popular 8. an 9. and 10. enjoying

【分析】
本题为短文填空题，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配逐一分析每个空：1. 修饰事物“letterboxing”需用形容词exciting；2. like为介词，后接动名词；3. 表示“带有”用介词with；4. other后接可数名词复数；5. 此处为过去时态，用will的过去式；6. used后接代词宾格；7. as...as结构中用形容词原级；8. outdoor以元音音素开头，表泛指用an；9. 并列动作用连词and；10. 固定搭配have fun doing sth。
【解析】
1. 句意：它真的很令人兴奋。修饰事物用形容词exciting，故填exciting；
2. 句意：它就像徒步旅行和探索一样，带着特别的冒险。like为介词，后接动名词hiking，故填hiking；
3. 句意：有人制作了一个带有小笔记本的小信箱盒子。表示“带有”用介词with，故填with；
4. 句意：这个人把信箱藏在其他人们能到达的地方。other后接可数名词复数，place变places，故填places；
5. 句意：接下来，这个人会写去信箱的方向并放到网上。此处描述过去动作，用will的过去式would，故填would；
6. 句意：然后信箱爱好者用它们来寻找信箱。used后接代词宾格，they变them，故填them；
7. 句意：虽然信箱寻宝不像爬山那样受欢迎，但仍是很棒的活动。as...as结构中用形容词原级，故填popular；
8. 句意：它是一项户外冒险活动。outdoor以元音音素开头，表泛指用an，故填an；
9. 句意：打开信箱并知道没人找到过它是很酷的。open和know是并列动作，用and，故填and；
10. 句意：人们可以从这些活动中获得乐趣。固定搭配have fun doing sth，故填enjoying。
【答案】
1. exciting 2. hiking 3. with 4. places 5. would 6. them 7. popular 8. an 9. and 10. enjoying
【知识点】
形容词用法、介词用法、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为基础短文填空题，考察词汇变形、语法规则及固定搭配，难度适中，适合初中学生巩固基础知识点。
【难度系数】
0.6