一、完形填空（10分）
When I was eight, I attended my first Kathak（卡塔克舞）class as I didn't want to feel left out by my friends. My mother my decision. “Give it a try. You might just love it,” she said.
However, four years later, I was sure I Kathak. Maybe it was because of the endless classes, which felt like a waste of time. Or maybe it was just the one-step chakkar（脚尖旋转）, which seemed as as climbing Mount Qomolangma. I couldn't be certain what caused this, but I was always wondering I was still dancing.
Though I was tired and unwilling to keep dancing, my mother I should carry on, so I often argued with her. Mum never got angry but encouraged me to try harder.
Looking back, I realize that if I long ago, my life would probably be different. After entering Grade 9, I had bigger things to worry about. Too busy to hate anything or anyone, I stopped wasting my arguing with my mother. I just got by with each dancing class, and, to be honest, I enjoyed those two hours when there was nothing else on my mind.
Months went by, I didn't realize how much I had improved suddenly I could do ten one-step chakkars. My body moved naturally to the music, and it took away my . I felt peaceful. I found myself enjoying every second of it.
Looking back, I realize that passion（激情）isn't always love at first sight. Sometimes, it grows . Thanks to my mother's support, I have discovered my true passion.
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When I was eight, I attended my first Kathak（卡塔克舞）class as I didn't want to feel left out by my friends. My mother my decision. “Give it a try. You might just love it,” she said.
However, four years later, I was sure I Kathak. Maybe it was because of the endless classes, which felt like a waste of time. Or maybe it was just the one-step chakkar（脚尖旋转）, which seemed as as climbing Mount Qomolangma. I couldn't be certain what caused this, but I was always wondering I was still dancing.
Though I was tired and unwilling to keep dancing, my mother I should carry on, so I often argued with her. Mum never got angry but encouraged me to try harder.
Looking back, I realize that if I long ago, my life would probably be different. After entering Grade 9, I had bigger things to worry about. Too busy to hate anything or anyone, I stopped wasting my arguing with my mother. I just got by with each dancing class, and, to be honest, I enjoyed those two hours when there was nothing else on my mind.
Months went by, I didn't realize how much I had improved suddenly I could do ten one-step chakkars. My body moved naturally to the music, and it took away my . I felt peaceful. I found myself enjoying every second of it.
Looking back, I realize that passion（激情）isn't always love at first sight. Sometimes, it grows . Thanks to my mother's support, I have discovered my true passion.
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C
) 1. A. doubted B. guarded C. supported D. suggested(
D
) 2. A. changed B. forgot C. enjoyed D. hated(
C
) 3. A. common B. successful C. impossible D. general(
A
) 4. A. why B. how C. whether D. what(
B
) 5. A. reminded B. insisted C. caused D. expected(
C
) 6. A. made up B. took up C. gave up D. passed on(
B
) 7. A. money B. breath C. voice D. trouble(
C
) 8. A. if B. unless C. until D. whenever(
D
) 9. A. courage B. spirit C. thoughts D. stress(
B
)10. A. heavily B. slowly C. closely D. completely答案：1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B
解析：
【分析】
解答本题需先通读全文把握主旨（作者从被迫学习卡塔克舞到逐渐爱上舞蹈，感悟激情并非一见钟情而是慢慢培养的过程），再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系，逐个分析选项，排除不符合语境的答案，选出最恰当的选项。
【解析】
1. 由后文妈妈说“Give it a try. You might just love it”可知，妈妈支持作者学卡塔克舞的决定，故选C（supported）。
2. 由后文“endless classes, which felt like a waste of time”可知，四年后作者讨厌卡塔克舞，故选D（hated）。
3. 此处指一步旋转像爬珠穆朗玛峰一样不可能，故选C（impossible）。
4. 作者不确定讨厌的原因，但一直想知道自己为什么还在跳舞，故选A（why）。
5. 尽管作者不愿继续，妈妈坚持让她坚持下去，故选B（insisted）。
6. 回顾过去，作者意识到如果早就放弃，生活会不同，故选C（gave up）。
7. 固定搭配waste one's breath意为“白费口舌”，此处指作者不再白费口舌和妈妈争论，故选B（breath）。
8. 几个月过去，作者直到突然能做十个一步旋转才意识到自己进步了，故选C（until）。
9. 音乐带走了作者的压力，让她感到平静，故选D（stress）。
10. 激情并非一见钟情，而是慢慢成长的，故选B（slowly）。
【答案】
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B
【知识点】
完形填空语境分析、动词词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，通过作者学习卡塔克舞的经历传递了关于激情培养的感悟，贴近学生生活，考查学生对词汇在具体语境中的运用能力，解题时需结合上下文逻辑和词义辨析，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
解答本题需先通读全文把握主旨（作者从被迫学习卡塔克舞到逐渐爱上舞蹈，感悟激情并非一见钟情而是慢慢培养的过程），再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系，逐个分析选项，排除不符合语境的答案，选出最恰当的选项。
【解析】
1. 由后文妈妈说“Give it a try. You might just love it”可知，妈妈支持作者学卡塔克舞的决定，故选C（supported）。
2. 由后文“endless classes, which felt like a waste of time”可知，四年后作者讨厌卡塔克舞，故选D（hated）。
3. 此处指一步旋转像爬珠穆朗玛峰一样不可能，故选C（impossible）。
4. 作者不确定讨厌的原因，但一直想知道自己为什么还在跳舞，故选A（why）。
5. 尽管作者不愿继续，妈妈坚持让她坚持下去，故选B（insisted）。
6. 回顾过去，作者意识到如果早就放弃，生活会不同，故选C（gave up）。
7. 固定搭配waste one's breath意为“白费口舌”，此处指作者不再白费口舌和妈妈争论，故选B（breath）。
8. 几个月过去，作者直到突然能做十个一步旋转才意识到自己进步了，故选C（until）。
9. 音乐带走了作者的压力，让她感到平静，故选D（stress）。
10. 激情并非一见钟情，而是慢慢成长的，故选B（slowly）。
【答案】
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. B
【知识点】
完形填空语境分析、动词词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，通过作者学习卡塔克舞的经历传递了关于激情培养的感悟，贴近学生生活，考查学生对词汇在具体语境中的运用能力，解题时需结合上下文逻辑和词义辨析，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
二、阅读理解（16分）
A
If you are reading this now, it is because these words are printed on this page. Could this happen 1,000 years ago? Well, you could have read some words but the words weren’t printed by a machine on paper. Let’s get close to movable-type printing.
Inventor: Bi Sheng
Appearing Time: Around 1,000 years ago
Material: Clay
How to work: Make the clay into small squares.
Carve a single character on each square.
Burn them hard with
, then paint ink.
Move freely to form different vocabularies or sentences.
Lay down a piece of paper, and a printed page is created.
Now, we send emails, texts and photos to each other. We can download books and read them on phones and computers. Ideas and knowledge are spreading faster than ever before and screens are taking the place of paper for many people. However, we still shouldn’t forget the importance of movable-type printing.
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A. Food. B. DIY. C. Education. D. Invention.
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A. Clay. B. Paper. C. Words. D. Ink.
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A. People only read on screens today.
B. Movable-type printing has no value any longer.
C. We can get knowledge in many ways, not just on paper.
D. Words were printed by a machine on paper 1,000 years ago.
B
A
If you are reading this now, it is because these words are printed on this page. Could this happen 1,000 years ago? Well, you could have read some words but the words weren’t printed by a machine on paper. Let’s get close to movable-type printing.
Inventor: Bi Sheng
Appearing Time: Around 1,000 years ago
Material: Clay
How to work: Make the clay into small squares.
Carve a single character on each square.
Burn them hard with
, then paint ink.Move freely to form different vocabularies or sentences.
Lay down a piece of paper, and a printed page is created.
Now, we send emails, texts and photos to each other. We can download books and read them on phones and computers. Ideas and knowledge are spreading faster than ever before and screens are taking the place of paper for many people. However, we still shouldn’t forget the importance of movable-type printing.
（
D
）1. To know more about movable-type printing, what type of books should we turn to?A. Food. B. DIY. C. Education. D. Invention.
（
A
）2. What do we need if we want to make small squares?A. Clay. B. Paper. C. Words. D. Ink.
（
C
）3. What can we learn from the passage?A. People only read on screens today.
B. Movable-type printing has no value any longer.
C. We can get knowledge in many ways, not just on paper.
D. Words were printed by a machine on paper 1,000 years ago.
B
答案：1. D 2. A 3. C
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合文章细节和主旨逐一分析选项：
1. 第1题：关键词为“movable-type printing”，活字印刷属于发明类内容，据此判断书籍类型。
2. 第2题：定位到文章中制作活字的材料描述，查找制作小方块所需的材料。
3. 第3题：逐一分析每个选项，对比文章内容判断正误，选出符合文意的选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：活字印刷是古代的重要发明，要了解它应选择与发明相关的书籍，A（食物）、B（DIY）、C（教育）均不符合，故选D。
2. 第2题：根据文章中“Material: Clay”及“How to work”里“Make the clay into small squares”可知，制作小方块需要黏土，故选A。
3. 第3题：A选项“only”表述绝对，文章说屏幕取代纸张是对很多人而言，并非所有人；B选项与文章最后“shouldn’t forget the importance of movable-type printing”矛盾；C选项符合文意，现在可通过电子设备获取知识，不止纸张；D选项与文章“the words weren’t printed by a machine on paper 1,000 years ago”矛盾，故选C。
【答案】
1. D 2. A 3. C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节查找，主旨理解
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解题，侧重考查对文章细节的定位和简单的主旨判断，题目难度较低，适合学生巩固基础阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.8
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合文章细节和主旨逐一分析选项：
1. 第1题：关键词为“movable-type printing”，活字印刷属于发明类内容，据此判断书籍类型。
2. 第2题：定位到文章中制作活字的材料描述，查找制作小方块所需的材料。
3. 第3题：逐一分析每个选项，对比文章内容判断正误，选出符合文意的选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：活字印刷是古代的重要发明，要了解它应选择与发明相关的书籍，A（食物）、B（DIY）、C（教育）均不符合，故选D。
2. 第2题：根据文章中“Material: Clay”及“How to work”里“Make the clay into small squares”可知，制作小方块需要黏土，故选A。
3. 第3题：A选项“only”表述绝对，文章说屏幕取代纸张是对很多人而言，并非所有人；B选项与文章最后“shouldn’t forget the importance of movable-type printing”矛盾；C选项符合文意，现在可通过电子设备获取知识，不止纸张；D选项与文章“the words weren’t printed by a machine on paper 1,000 years ago”矛盾，故选C。
【答案】
1. D 2. A 3. C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节查找，主旨理解
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解题，侧重考查对文章细节的定位和简单的主旨判断，题目难度较低，适合学生巩固基础阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.8