四、词汇运用（9分）
1. The
2. Only a
3. If you don't deal with the
4. This art
5. The final
6. Laziness and fear are our
7. We ran to the playground as soon as the bell
8.
9. The story about heroes and adventures is a
1. The
apartment
（公寓套房）on the top floor overlooks the beauty of the whole city.2. Only a
fool
（傻瓜）would believe his words.3. If you don't deal with the
matter
（问题）at once, it'll bring you more trouble.4. This art
fair
（展销会）will show many great art pieces by Chinese artists.5. The final
act
（一幕）of the play brings the moving story to a perfect end.6. Laziness and fear are our
enemies
（enemy）that stop us from realizing our dreams.7. We ran to the playground as soon as the bell
rang
（ring）for morning exercises.8.
Actually
（actual）, the problem is easy to solve. It just takes time.9. The story about heroes and adventures is a
classic
（class）example of traditional Chinese literature.答案：1. apartment 2. fool 3. matter 4. fair 5. act
6. enemies 7. rang 8. Actually 9. classic
6. enemies 7. rang 8. Actually 9. classic
解析：
【分析】本题为英语词汇运用题，需根据括号内的中文提示或所给单词，结合句子语境、语法规则（如名词单复数、动词时态、词性转换等）填写正确形式的单词。解题时，先明确每个句子的语义，再判断所需单词的词性、正确形式，如遇到名词需考虑单复数，动词需考虑时态，形容词需转换为副词或形容词形式等。
【解析】1. 中文提示“公寓套房”对应名词apartment，符合句子语境；2. “傻瓜”对应名词fool；3. “问题”对应matter，构成固定搭配deal with the matter；4. “展销会”对应fair，art fair意为艺术展销会；5. “一幕”对应act，final act意为最后一幕；6. 所给单词enemy，主语为Laziness and fear（两个事物），故用复数形式enemies；7. 主句谓语为过去式ran，从句需用ring的过去式rang；8. 所给形容词actual需转换为副词Actually，修饰整个句子；9. 所给名词class需转换为形容词classic，修饰名词example。
【答案】1. apartment 2. fool 3. matter 4. fair 5. act 6. enemies 7. rang 8. Actually 9. classic
【知识点】英语词汇运用、词性转换、动词时态
【点评】本题考查基础英语词汇的运用，涵盖词义匹配、词形变化（单复数、时态、词性转换），属于基础题型，学生掌握常用词汇及基本语法即可解答。
【难度系数】0.5
【解析】1. 中文提示“公寓套房”对应名词apartment，符合句子语境；2. “傻瓜”对应名词fool；3. “问题”对应matter，构成固定搭配deal with the matter；4. “展销会”对应fair，art fair意为艺术展销会；5. “一幕”对应act，final act意为最后一幕；6. 所给单词enemy，主语为Laziness and fear（两个事物），故用复数形式enemies；7. 主句谓语为过去式ran，从句需用ring的过去式rang；8. 所给形容词actual需转换为副词Actually，修饰整个句子；9. 所给名词class需转换为形容词classic，修饰名词example。
【答案】1. apartment 2. fool 3. matter 4. fair 5. act 6. enemies 7. rang 8. Actually 9. classic
【知识点】英语词汇运用、词性转换、动词时态
【点评】本题考查基础英语词汇的运用，涵盖词义匹配、词形变化（单复数、时态、词性转换），属于基础题型，学生掌握常用词汇及基本语法即可解答。
【难度系数】0.5
五、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（5分）
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The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel by Ernest Hemingway. It's about an old fisherman named Santiago. After 84 days of bad luck, he catches a huge fish. However, a shark attacks. Santiago fights bravely, but the shark eats the fish—he returns home with only its bones.
What impresses me most is Santiago's fight with the shark. 1.
The novel tells us that even if we fail, our hard work still 4.
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The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel by Ernest Hemingway. It's about an old fisherman named Santiago. After 84 days of bad luck, he catches a huge fish. However, a shark attacks. Santiago fights bravely, but the shark eats the fish—he returns home with only its bones.
What impresses me most is Santiago's fight with the shark. 1.
Though
he fails to save the fish, he guards his pride. 2. In the face of
failure and loneliness, he never gives up. Instead, he believes in 3. himself
and dares to challenge the sea.The novel tells us that even if we fail, our hard work still 4.
makes sense
. Like Santiago, we all face challenges in life. If we stay hopeful and are fearless of 5. loss
and failure, we can find meaning in life.答案：1. Though 2. In the face of 3. himself 4. makes sense 5. loss
解析：
【分析】
先通读短文理解语境，结合句子结构和语法规则，从方框内的单词/短语中选择合适的词并调整形式：1. 前后句为让步关系，需用连词Though（句首首字母大写）；2. 表示“面对”的固定短语in the face of，后接名词短语符合语境；3. believe in后需接反身代词，主语是he，故用himself；4. 主语是不可数名词，一般现在时谓语用三单形式，make sense需变三单；5. 介词of后需接名词，lose要转换为名词loss。
【解析】
1. 分析句子逻辑，前后为让步关系，选用连词Though，置于句首首字母大写，故填Though；
2. 固定短语in the face of意为“面对”，后接failure and loneliness，符合句意，故填In the face of；
3. 主语为he，believe in oneself是固定搭配，需用反身代词himself，故填himself；
4. 主语our hard work是不可数名词，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数，make sense的三单形式为makes sense，故填makes sense；
5. 介词of后需接名词，lose的名词形式为loss，与failure并列，故填loss。
【答案】
1. Though 2. In the face of 3. himself 4. makes sense 5. loss
【知识点】
英语选词填空；固定短语；词性转换
【点评】
本题考查英语选词填空，需结合语境、语法规则选择并调整单词形式，重点考查常用短语、代词及词性转换，难度适中，学生需具备基础词汇运用和句子逻辑分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
先通读短文理解语境，结合句子结构和语法规则，从方框内的单词/短语中选择合适的词并调整形式：1. 前后句为让步关系，需用连词Though（句首首字母大写）；2. 表示“面对”的固定短语in the face of，后接名词短语符合语境；3. believe in后需接反身代词，主语是he，故用himself；4. 主语是不可数名词，一般现在时谓语用三单形式，make sense需变三单；5. 介词of后需接名词，lose要转换为名词loss。
【解析】
1. 分析句子逻辑，前后为让步关系，选用连词Though，置于句首首字母大写，故填Though；
2. 固定短语in the face of意为“面对”，后接failure and loneliness，符合句意，故填In the face of；
3. 主语为he，believe in oneself是固定搭配，需用反身代词himself，故填himself；
4. 主语our hard work是不可数名词，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数，make sense的三单形式为makes sense，故填makes sense；
5. 介词of后需接名词，lose的名词形式为loss，与failure并列，故填loss。
【答案】
1. Though 2. In the face of 3. himself 4. makes sense 5. loss
【知识点】
英语选词填空；固定短语；词性转换
【点评】
本题考查英语选词填空，需结合语境、语法规则选择并调整单词形式，重点考查常用短语、代词及词性转换，难度适中，学生需具备基础词汇运用和句子逻辑分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
六、综合填空（10分）
Literature is a door to different worlds, ideas and feelings. For teenagers, literature has many advantages that help with the 1.
Literature helps us understand life better. Each story, novel or poem 2.
Literature improves our language skills. Reading helps us learn new words and phrases, which makes us better at expressing our ideas.
Literature encourages us 5.
Many works of literature are quite 8.
10.
Literature is a door to different worlds, ideas and feelings. For teenagers, literature has many advantages that help with the 1.
development
(develop) of our thinking and growth.Literature helps us understand life better. Each story, novel or poem 2.
offers
(offer) us a chance to experience different cultures and histories. Through literature, we learn about the lives of people in different places and times, 3. whether
it's a Chinese classic or a Western novel. These works also teach us about human feelings and how we should face them 4. ourselves
(we).Literature improves our language skills. Reading helps us learn new words and phrases, which makes us better at expressing our ideas.
Literature encourages us 5.
to think
(think) deeply. For example, when we read, we might wonder why a character makes 6. a
certain choice or what the story really means. This helps us watch situations carefully and solve problems 7. wisely
(wise).Many works of literature are quite 8.
inspiring
(inspire). Many great stories have characters who get over difficulties and follow their dreams. By reading them, we 9. are reminded
(remind) of our own power and the importance of never giving up.10.
In
short, literature helps improve various skills. They go beyond schoolwork, and help in many parts of our daily lives.答案：1. development 2. offers 3. whether 4. ourselves 5. to think
6. a 7. wisely 8. inspiring 9. are reminded 10. In
6. a 7. wisely 8. inspiring 9. are reminded 10. In
解析：
【分析】
本题为文学主题的综合填空，需结合词性变化、语法结构、固定搭配及语境逻辑解题。首先分析每个空格的句子成分、提示词或语境要求，再对应知识点填写正确形式：1空需名词，2空主语单数用三单动词，3空考固定搭配，4空考反身代词，5空考不定式搭配，6空考冠词，7空考副词修饰动词，8空考形容词作表语，9空考被动语态，10空考固定短语。
【解析】
1. 空格前有定冠词the，后接介词of，需用develop的名词形式development，构成“the development of...”结构，故填development。
2. 主语为单数名词each story，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，offer的三单为offers，故填offers。
3. 固定搭配whether...or...表示“无论…还是…”，符合“中国经典或西方小说”的语境，故填whether。
4. 句意为“我们应该自己面对它们”，主语是we，需用反身代词ourselves，故填ourselves。
5. 固定搭配encourage sb to do sth（鼓励某人做某事），故填to think。
6. 固定短语a certain表示“某个、特定的”，修饰可数名词choice，故填a。
7. 修饰动词solve需用副词，wise的副词形式为wisely，故填wisely。
8. 主语works（作品，指物）需用形容词作表语，inspire的形容词形式为inspiring（令人鼓舞的），故填inspiring。
9. 句意为“我们被提醒”，用一般现在时被动语态，结构为are+过去分词，故填are reminded。
10. 固定短语in short（总之），句首首字母大写，故填In。
【答案】
1. development 2. offers 3. whether 4. ourselves 5. to think
6. a 7. wisely 8. inspiring 9. are reminded 10. In
【知识点】
词性转换、固定搭配、被动语态
【点评】
本题考查初中阶段核心词汇的词性变化、固定搭配及基础语法，需结合语境分析，整体难度适中，是提升英语综合运用能力的典型题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为文学主题的综合填空，需结合词性变化、语法结构、固定搭配及语境逻辑解题。首先分析每个空格的句子成分、提示词或语境要求，再对应知识点填写正确形式：1空需名词，2空主语单数用三单动词，3空考固定搭配，4空考反身代词，5空考不定式搭配，6空考冠词，7空考副词修饰动词，8空考形容词作表语，9空考被动语态，10空考固定短语。
【解析】
1. 空格前有定冠词the，后接介词of，需用develop的名词形式development，构成“the development of...”结构，故填development。
2. 主语为单数名词each story，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，offer的三单为offers，故填offers。
3. 固定搭配whether...or...表示“无论…还是…”，符合“中国经典或西方小说”的语境，故填whether。
4. 句意为“我们应该自己面对它们”，主语是we，需用反身代词ourselves，故填ourselves。
5. 固定搭配encourage sb to do sth（鼓励某人做某事），故填to think。
6. 固定短语a certain表示“某个、特定的”，修饰可数名词choice，故填a。
7. 修饰动词solve需用副词，wise的副词形式为wisely，故填wisely。
8. 主语works（作品，指物）需用形容词作表语，inspire的形容词形式为inspiring（令人鼓舞的），故填inspiring。
9. 句意为“我们被提醒”，用一般现在时被动语态，结构为are+过去分词，故填are reminded。
10. 固定短语in short（总之），句首首字母大写，故填In。
【答案】
1. development 2. offers 3. whether 4. ourselves 5. to think
6. a 7. wisely 8. inspiring 9. are reminded 10. In
【知识点】
词性转换、固定搭配、被动语态
【点评】
本题考查初中阶段核心词汇的词性变化、固定搭配及基础语法，需结合语境分析，整体难度适中，是提升英语综合运用能力的典型题型。
【难度系数】
0.6