五、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入 1 个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
You say you plan to have a pet. I think it's _1_ good idea. In the USA, keeping pets _2_ (be) very popular. More than half of the _3_ (family) have their pets. They keep many different kinds of animals. Most of them keep dogs as their pets. There are about 65 _4_ (million) pet dogs in the country. It means that at least 40% of the American families keep pet dogs.
People are always kind to their pets. They think pets are members of their family, and _5_ (give) them the best food. Some pets are too fat. They need _6_ (lose) weight! Isn't it interesting? And of course, there are also hospitals _7_ pets. And being a vet(兽医) is many people's dream.
It is _8_ (interested) to have a pet. But you should be sure to love your pet _9_ you get one. Pets are people's friends. They _10_ (bring) you much fun if you love them.
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You say you plan to have a pet. I think it's _1_ good idea. In the USA, keeping pets _2_ (be) very popular. More than half of the _3_ (family) have their pets. They keep many different kinds of animals. Most of them keep dogs as their pets. There are about 65 _4_ (million) pet dogs in the country. It means that at least 40% of the American families keep pet dogs.
People are always kind to their pets. They think pets are members of their family, and _5_ (give) them the best food. Some pets are too fat. They need _6_ (lose) weight! Isn't it interesting? And of course, there are also hospitals _7_ pets. And being a vet(兽医) is many people's dream.
It is _8_ (interested) to have a pet. But you should be sure to love your pet _9_ you get one. Pets are people's friends. They _10_ (bring) you much fun if you love them.
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答案：五、1. a 2. is 3. families 4. million 5. give 6. to lose 7. for 8. interesting 9. when 10. will bring
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇基础类短文语法填空题，解题时首先要通读全文，把握文章整体以一般现在时为主的叙事时态，再结合每个空前后的词汇、句子结构、固定搭配和上下文逻辑逐一推导：首先判断空格处需要的词性，再结合对应的语法规则变形/补全词汇，最后代入通读验证逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
1. 第一空：idea是可数名词单数，此处泛指“一个好主意”，good以辅音音素开头，要搭配不定冠词a，故填a。
2. 第二空：动名词短语keeping pets作主语时，谓语动词需要用单数形式，全文为一般现在时，be动词对应单数形式is，故填is。
3. 第三空：“half of + 可数名词复数”表示“一半的……”，family的复数变形为families，故填families。
4. 第四空：当million前面有具体的基数词65修饰时，million必须用单数形式，不需要加s，故填million。
5. 第五空：and连接两个并列的谓语动词，和前面的think并列，主语是They，时态为一般现在时，动词用原形give，故填give。
6. 第六空：固定搭配need to do sth. 表示“需要做某事”，此处要填动词不定式to lose，故填to lose。
7. 第七空：此处表达“供宠物使用的医院”，介词for可以表示“为了、给”的指向含义，符合语境，故填for。
8. 第八空：此处it作形式主语，指代“养宠物”这件事，修饰事物要用以-ing结尾的形容词interesting，interested仅用于修饰人的感受，故填interesting。
9. 第九空：此处引导时间状语从句，表达“当你养宠物的时候，一定要爱护它”，连词when表示“当……的时候”，符合上下文逻辑，故填when。
10. 第十空：此处是if引导的条件状语从句，遵循“主将从现”的规则，从句用一般现在时，主句要使用一般将来时will+动词原形，故填will bring。
【答案】
1. a 2. is 3. families 4. million 5. give 6. to lose 7. for 8. interesting 9. when 10. will bring
【知识点】
词形变换，冠词用法，动词时态
【点评】
本题属于初中低年级难度的基础语法填空，覆盖了该阶段核心的词法、句法基础考点，没有偏题怪题，解题时只要先明确全文主时态，结合固定搭配和句子成分分析就能顺利推导答案，需要注意区分修饰人和事物的-ing/-ed形容词、以及具体数字修饰hundred/million这类数量词时用单数的易错点。
【难度系数】
0.8
这是一篇基础类短文语法填空题，解题时首先要通读全文，把握文章整体以一般现在时为主的叙事时态，再结合每个空前后的词汇、句子结构、固定搭配和上下文逻辑逐一推导：首先判断空格处需要的词性，再结合对应的语法规则变形/补全词汇，最后代入通读验证逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
1. 第一空：idea是可数名词单数，此处泛指“一个好主意”，good以辅音音素开头，要搭配不定冠词a，故填a。
2. 第二空：动名词短语keeping pets作主语时，谓语动词需要用单数形式，全文为一般现在时，be动词对应单数形式is，故填is。
3. 第三空：“half of + 可数名词复数”表示“一半的……”，family的复数变形为families，故填families。
4. 第四空：当million前面有具体的基数词65修饰时，million必须用单数形式，不需要加s，故填million。
5. 第五空：and连接两个并列的谓语动词，和前面的think并列，主语是They，时态为一般现在时，动词用原形give，故填give。
6. 第六空：固定搭配need to do sth. 表示“需要做某事”，此处要填动词不定式to lose，故填to lose。
7. 第七空：此处表达“供宠物使用的医院”，介词for可以表示“为了、给”的指向含义，符合语境，故填for。
8. 第八空：此处it作形式主语，指代“养宠物”这件事，修饰事物要用以-ing结尾的形容词interesting，interested仅用于修饰人的感受，故填interesting。
9. 第九空：此处引导时间状语从句，表达“当你养宠物的时候，一定要爱护它”，连词when表示“当……的时候”，符合上下文逻辑，故填when。
10. 第十空：此处是if引导的条件状语从句，遵循“主将从现”的规则，从句用一般现在时，主句要使用一般将来时will+动词原形，故填will bring。
【答案】
1. a 2. is 3. families 4. million 5. give 6. to lose 7. for 8. interesting 9. when 10. will bring
【知识点】
词形变换，冠词用法，动词时态
【点评】
本题属于初中低年级难度的基础语法填空，覆盖了该阶段核心的词法、句法基础考点，没有偏题怪题，解题时只要先明确全文主时态，结合固定搭配和句子成分分析就能顺利推导答案，需要注意区分修饰人和事物的-ing/-ed形容词、以及具体数字修饰hundred/million这类数量词时用单数的易错点。
【难度系数】
0.8
六、完形填空。(2025·江苏南通模拟)
There was once a young painter named Zhou Xi. She loved to _1_ every corner of her paintings with bright colours and detailed designs. It was _2_ she thought more was better. One day, she _3_ an old master painter. The master showed her a beautiful landscape painting. Zhou was _4_ to see half of the paper was empty—only a few birds _5_ in the clear sky, and a small boat floated on the calm water.
“Why did you leave so much space blank?” Zhou asked.
The master smiled and said, “Look again. Does the _6_ part make you feel peaceful?” Zhou Xi looked at the painting carefully. The blank space did look like a wide _7_. The birds were flying in it freely. Suddenly, she felt as if she could breathe more easily.
“Life is like this painting,” the master said. “If we try to fill every moment with work, study or plans, we'll feel _8_. Leave some ‘blank space’—time to rest and _9_ so that we can enjoy quietness and let our hearts ‘breathe’. Just as the empty sky in the painting makes the flying birds look freer, empty _10_ in life make us more relaxed.”
Zhou nodded. She began to know that leaving room for nothing was a good _11_. So she started to paint with more “blank space” in her works. Sometimes she drew a lonely mountain with empty air around it; sometimes she left a corner of the paper empty. When people looked at her paintings, they felt _12_ and thought a lot.
Just as a painter needs to leave blank space for _13_, we need to leave time in life for rest and thinking. Don't fill every minute with busyness—_14_ ourselves to be “empty” sometimes. That's when we can truly see the beauty of peace and find happiness in the _15_ moments. Let's have a try.
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B. sang
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B. beautiful
C. empty
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B. street
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B. tired
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B. think
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B. books
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B. money
C. space
D. beauty
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B. allow
C. arrive
D. attract
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B. busy
C. hard
D. important
There was once a young painter named Zhou Xi. She loved to _1_ every corner of her paintings with bright colours and detailed designs. It was _2_ she thought more was better. One day, she _3_ an old master painter. The master showed her a beautiful landscape painting. Zhou was _4_ to see half of the paper was empty—only a few birds _5_ in the clear sky, and a small boat floated on the calm water.
“Why did you leave so much space blank?” Zhou asked.
The master smiled and said, “Look again. Does the _6_ part make you feel peaceful?” Zhou Xi looked at the painting carefully. The blank space did look like a wide _7_. The birds were flying in it freely. Suddenly, she felt as if she could breathe more easily.
“Life is like this painting,” the master said. “If we try to fill every moment with work, study or plans, we'll feel _8_. Leave some ‘blank space’—time to rest and _9_ so that we can enjoy quietness and let our hearts ‘breathe’. Just as the empty sky in the painting makes the flying birds look freer, empty _10_ in life make us more relaxed.”
Zhou nodded. She began to know that leaving room for nothing was a good _11_. So she started to paint with more “blank space” in her works. Sometimes she drew a lonely mountain with empty air around it; sometimes she left a corner of the paper empty. When people looked at her paintings, they felt _12_ and thought a lot.
Just as a painter needs to leave blank space for _13_, we need to leave time in life for rest and thinking. Don't fill every minute with busyness—_14_ ourselves to be “empty” sometimes. That's when we can truly see the beauty of peace and find happiness in the _15_ moments. Let's have a try.
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C
)1. A. feelB. fix
C. fill
D. focus
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)2. A. becauseB. until
C. before
D. if
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B
)3. A. rememberedB. visited
C. missed
D. watched
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D
)4. A. sadB. enjoyable
C. afraid
D. surprised
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A
)5. A. flewB. sang
C. jumped
D. walked
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C
)6. A. fullB. beautiful
C. empty
D. narrow
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A
)7. A. skyB. street
C. bridge
D. road
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B
)8. A. happyB. tired
C. excited
D. relaxed
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B
)9. A. playB. think
C. dance
D. sing
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C
)10. A. seatsB. books
C. moments
D. brains
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D
)11. A. workB. mould
C. part
D. idea
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)12. A. worriedB. calm
C. nervous
D. bored
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)13. A. timeB. money
C. space
D. beauty
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B
)14. A. agreeB. allow
C. arrive
D. attract
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A
)15. A. quietB. busy
C. hard
D. important
答案：六、1. C 【点拨】根据“every corner of her paintings with bright colours and detailed designs”可知是用明亮的颜色和精细的图案填满画作的每个角落。故选 C。
2. A 【点拨】空后的句子是前句的原因，故此处用 because 引导表语从句。故选 A。
3. B 【点拨】根据“an old master painter”可知是去拜访大师。故选 B。
4. D 【点拨】根据“see half of the paper was empty”可知看到半张纸是空白的，她应该很惊讶。故选 D。
5. A 【点拨】根据“a few birds 5 in the clear sky”可知鸟在天空中飞翔。故选 A。
6. C 【点拨】根据“The blank space did look like a wide”可知此处指空白的部分。故选 C。
7. A 【点拨】根据“The birds were flying in it freely.”可知空白处看起来像天空，鸟在里面自由地飞翔。故选 A。
8. B 【点拨】根据“If we try to fill every moment with work, study or plans”可知用工作、学习或计划来填满每一刻，我们会感到疲倦。故选 B。
9. B 【点拨】根据“leave time in life for rest and thinking”可知是休息和思考的时间。故选 B。
10. C 【点拨】根据“time to rest and”可知生活中要留一些空白时刻。故选 C。
11. D 【点拨】根据“leaving room for nothing was a good”可知留白是一个好想法。故选 D。
12. B 【点拨】根据“empty part make you feel peaceful”以及“and thought a lot”可知她的画有一些留白，这让看画的人感到平静，并进行思考。故选 B。
13. D 【点拨】根据下文“That's when we can truly see the beauty of peace and find happiness in the 15 moments. Let's have a try.”可知，画家在画作中留白是用于创造平静、自由和深思的美学效果（beauty），正如人们从周熙画作中感受到的平静和思考。故选 D。
14. B 【点拨】根据“ourselves to be 'empty' sometimes”可知是允许自己偶尔“空”下来。故选 B。
15. A 【点拨】根据“see the beauty of peace and find happiness in the 15 moments”可知是在宁静的时刻找到幸福。故选 A。
2. A 【点拨】空后的句子是前句的原因，故此处用 because 引导表语从句。故选 A。
3. B 【点拨】根据“an old master painter”可知是去拜访大师。故选 B。
4. D 【点拨】根据“see half of the paper was empty”可知看到半张纸是空白的，她应该很惊讶。故选 D。
5. A 【点拨】根据“a few birds 5 in the clear sky”可知鸟在天空中飞翔。故选 A。
6. C 【点拨】根据“The blank space did look like a wide”可知此处指空白的部分。故选 C。
7. A 【点拨】根据“The birds were flying in it freely.”可知空白处看起来像天空，鸟在里面自由地飞翔。故选 A。
8. B 【点拨】根据“If we try to fill every moment with work, study or plans”可知用工作、学习或计划来填满每一刻，我们会感到疲倦。故选 B。
9. B 【点拨】根据“leave time in life for rest and thinking”可知是休息和思考的时间。故选 B。
10. C 【点拨】根据“time to rest and”可知生活中要留一些空白时刻。故选 C。
11. D 【点拨】根据“leaving room for nothing was a good”可知留白是一个好想法。故选 D。
12. B 【点拨】根据“empty part make you feel peaceful”以及“and thought a lot”可知她的画有一些留白，这让看画的人感到平静，并进行思考。故选 B。
13. D 【点拨】根据下文“That's when we can truly see the beauty of peace and find happiness in the 15 moments. Let's have a try.”可知，画家在画作中留白是用于创造平静、自由和深思的美学效果（beauty），正如人们从周熙画作中感受到的平静和思考。故选 D。
14. B 【点拨】根据“ourselves to be 'empty' sometimes”可知是允许自己偶尔“空”下来。故选 B。
15. A 【点拨】根据“see the beauty of peace and find happiness in the 15 moments”可知是在宁静的时刻找到幸福。故选 A。
解析：
【分析】
做完形填空首先要通读全文梳理核心主旨：本文讲述年轻画家周熙原本习惯用色彩填满画作的每一处，在拜访老画家后领悟到绘画留白的艺术，进而明白生活中也需要留出空白时间休息思考的哲理。解题时遵循“上下文找线索、逻辑匹配优先”的思路：第一步先跳过空读完全文掌握故事走向，第二步逐个分析空格，结合前后文提示信息、固定搭配、逻辑关系排除不符选项，遇到前后重复出现的核心提示词（如blank、peaceful、rest and thinking）可以直接呼应锁定答案，最后把选好的答案代入全文通读验证逻辑是否通顺。
【解析】
我们逐题结合语境推导：
1. 后文提到用明亮色彩和精细图案覆盖画作每个角落，固定搭配fill...with...表示“用……填满……”，选C。A感觉、B修理、D聚焦均不符合语境。
2. 空格后“她认为越多越好”是前文她把画的每个角落都填满的原因，用because引导表语从句说明原因，选A。B直到、C在……之前、D如果均不符合逻辑。
3. 结合语境，她某天登门拜访资深老画家，选B visited拜访。A记得、C错过、D观看均不符合动作逻辑。
4. 她之前习惯把画填得满满当当，看到老画家的画一半纸都是空白的，第一反应是惊讶，选D surprised惊讶的。A伤心的、B愉快的、C害怕的均不符合当下的情绪。
5. 后文提到场景是晴朗的天空，鸟在天空中飞翔，选A flew飞。B唱歌、C跳、D走均不符合鸟在天空的动作描述。
6. 前文老画家问“为什么留这么多空白”，这里对应指代空白的部分，询问它是否让人觉得平静，选C empty空的。A满的、B美丽的、D狭窄的均不符合指代对象。
7. 后文提到“鸟儿在里面自由飞”，这片空白看起来就像广阔的天空，选A sky天空。B街道、C桥、D路均不符合鸟飞的场景设定。
8. 如果把每一刻都用工作、学习、计划填满，人的感受必然是疲惫的，选B tired疲惫的。A开心的、C兴奋的、D放松的均不符合逻辑。
9. 文末明确提到“生活中留出时间休息和思考”，前后呼应选B think思考。A玩、C跳舞、D唱歌均无后文线索支撑。
10. 前文提到不要把每一刻都填满，对应生活里的空白时刻会让我们更放松，选C moments时刻。A座位、B书、D大脑均不符合语境。
11. 她意识到给事物留空白是很好的思路，选D idea想法。A工作、B模具、C部分均不符合语义。
12. 前文多次提到留白会让人觉得平静，所以看她的画的人会感到平静、陷入深思，选B calm平静的。A担忧的、C紧张的、D无聊的均不符合语境。
13. 后文提到“我们才能真正看到平静的美”，画家留白是为了呈现美学效果，选D beauty美。A时间、B金钱、C空间均不符合此处语义逻辑。
14. 固定搭配allow sb to do sth表示“允许某人做某事”，这里指允许我们自己偶尔“空下来”，选B allow允许。A同意、C到达、D吸引均不符合搭配和语义。
15. 前文提到享受宁静，对应在宁静的时刻找到幸福，选A quiet安静的。B忙碌的、C艰难的、D重要的均不符合语境。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.A
【知识点】
完形语境推断
动词固定搭配
名词词义辨析
【点评】
本篇是哲理类记叙文完形填空，话题贴近学生生活，传递了合理平衡忙碌与休息的正向价值观，考点均为初中阶段核心词汇的词义辨析，几乎所有空格都能通过前后文的线索呼应找到答案，没有设置偏难怪的干扰项，能够很好地考查学生结合上下文逻辑推导答案的能力，同时也能让学生在解题过程中收获生活启发。
【难度系数】
0.7
做完形填空首先要通读全文梳理核心主旨：本文讲述年轻画家周熙原本习惯用色彩填满画作的每一处，在拜访老画家后领悟到绘画留白的艺术，进而明白生活中也需要留出空白时间休息思考的哲理。解题时遵循“上下文找线索、逻辑匹配优先”的思路：第一步先跳过空读完全文掌握故事走向，第二步逐个分析空格，结合前后文提示信息、固定搭配、逻辑关系排除不符选项，遇到前后重复出现的核心提示词（如blank、peaceful、rest and thinking）可以直接呼应锁定答案，最后把选好的答案代入全文通读验证逻辑是否通顺。
【解析】
我们逐题结合语境推导：
1. 后文提到用明亮色彩和精细图案覆盖画作每个角落，固定搭配fill...with...表示“用……填满……”，选C。A感觉、B修理、D聚焦均不符合语境。
2. 空格后“她认为越多越好”是前文她把画的每个角落都填满的原因，用because引导表语从句说明原因，选A。B直到、C在……之前、D如果均不符合逻辑。
3. 结合语境，她某天登门拜访资深老画家，选B visited拜访。A记得、C错过、D观看均不符合动作逻辑。
4. 她之前习惯把画填得满满当当，看到老画家的画一半纸都是空白的，第一反应是惊讶，选D surprised惊讶的。A伤心的、B愉快的、C害怕的均不符合当下的情绪。
5. 后文提到场景是晴朗的天空，鸟在天空中飞翔，选A flew飞。B唱歌、C跳、D走均不符合鸟在天空的动作描述。
6. 前文老画家问“为什么留这么多空白”，这里对应指代空白的部分，询问它是否让人觉得平静，选C empty空的。A满的、B美丽的、D狭窄的均不符合指代对象。
7. 后文提到“鸟儿在里面自由飞”，这片空白看起来就像广阔的天空，选A sky天空。B街道、C桥、D路均不符合鸟飞的场景设定。
8. 如果把每一刻都用工作、学习、计划填满，人的感受必然是疲惫的，选B tired疲惫的。A开心的、C兴奋的、D放松的均不符合逻辑。
9. 文末明确提到“生活中留出时间休息和思考”，前后呼应选B think思考。A玩、C跳舞、D唱歌均无后文线索支撑。
10. 前文提到不要把每一刻都填满，对应生活里的空白时刻会让我们更放松，选C moments时刻。A座位、B书、D大脑均不符合语境。
11. 她意识到给事物留空白是很好的思路，选D idea想法。A工作、B模具、C部分均不符合语义。
12. 前文多次提到留白会让人觉得平静，所以看她的画的人会感到平静、陷入深思，选B calm平静的。A担忧的、C紧张的、D无聊的均不符合语境。
13. 后文提到“我们才能真正看到平静的美”，画家留白是为了呈现美学效果，选D beauty美。A时间、B金钱、C空间均不符合此处语义逻辑。
14. 固定搭配allow sb to do sth表示“允许某人做某事”，这里指允许我们自己偶尔“空下来”，选B allow允许。A同意、C到达、D吸引均不符合搭配和语义。
15. 前文提到享受宁静，对应在宁静的时刻找到幸福，选A quiet安静的。B忙碌的、C艰难的、D重要的均不符合语境。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.A
【知识点】
完形语境推断
动词固定搭配
名词词义辨析
【点评】
本篇是哲理类记叙文完形填空，话题贴近学生生活，传递了合理平衡忙碌与休息的正向价值观，考点均为初中阶段核心词汇的词义辨析，几乎所有空格都能通过前后文的线索呼应找到答案，没有设置偏难怪的干扰项，能够很好地考查学生结合上下文逻辑推导答案的能力，同时也能让学生在解题过程中收获生活启发。
【难度系数】
0.7