四、词汇运用（9分）
1. The man's
speech
(演讲) was humorous and kept people laughing.
2. You may borrow five books at a time, but you need to
return
(归还) them in time.
3. Mum suggested
recording
(录制) a video for my birthday.
4. Our
conversation
(交谈) only lasted 10 minutes, but it made me feel closer to her.
5. Can you speak
aloud
(大声地)? I can't hear you clearly.
6. If you read the book f
urther
, you can understand it better.
7. She was unhappy because her parents were a
gainst
her plan.
8. The kids didn't ask for help and finished making the model plane by t
hemselves
.
9. It's going to rain. We'd better go back home as soon as p
ossible
.
答案：1. speech
2. return
3. recording
4. conversation
5. aloud
6. further
7. against
8. themselves
9. possible
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语词汇运用题，解题思路为：1. 通读句子理解句意，把握语境；2. 根据括号内的中文提示或句首给出的首字母，确定需填写的单词；3. 分析单词在句中的词性，结合语法规则（如固定搭配、动词形式、名词单复数等）调整单词的正确形式，确保填入后句子通顺、语法正确。
【解析】
1. 句意：这个男人的演讲很幽默，让大家发笑。“演讲”对应的英文名词是speech，此处位于名词所有格后，用原形即可，故填speech。
2. 句意：你一次可以借五本书，但需要及时归还。“归还”对应的英文动词是return，need to后接动词原形，故填return。
3. 句意：妈妈建议为我的生日录制视频。“录制”对应的英文动词是record，固定搭配suggest doing sth（建议做某事）要求用动名词形式，故填recording。
4. 句意：我们的交谈仅持续了10分钟，但让我感觉和她更亲近。“交谈”对应的英文名词是conversation，此处位于形容词性物主代词our后，用原形即可，故填conversation。
5. 句意：你能大声说吗？我听不清。“大声地”对应的英文副词是aloud，用于修饰动词speak，故填aloud。
6. 句意：如果你进一步阅读这本书，你会理解得更好。结合首字母f及句意，此处需填副词further（进一步地），故填further。
7. 句意：她不开心，因为父母反对她的计划。结合首字母a及句意，此处需填介词against（反对），故填against。
8. 句意：孩子们没有求助，自己完成了飞机模型。固定搭配by oneself（独自）中，主语kids是复数，需用反身代词themselves，故填themselves。
9. 句意：要下雨了，我们最好尽快回家。固定短语as soon as possible（尽快）是固定表达，故填possible。
【答案】
1. speech 2. return 3. recording 4. conversation 5. aloud 6. further 7. against 8. themselves 9. possible
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、词性辨析
【点评】
本题考查初中英语核心词汇的运用，结合句意、提示或首字母填写单词，需掌握基础词汇及常见固定搭配，题型常规，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
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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答案：1. for free
2. Indian
3. countless
4. pronunciation
5. as well as
解析：
【分析】
本题为选词填空题，需结合语境、词性及词汇的正确形式逐一分析：
1. 第1空：前文提到担心语言学习课程费用高，后文说无需担心高额成本，因此选表“免费”的短语for free，符合语义逻辑。
2. 第2空：前文列举法语、德语等语言，需填表示语言的词，India的形容词形式Indian（印度语），与前文语言类词汇对应，符合语境。
3. 第3空：修饰名词materials需用形容词，count的形容词countless（无数的），符合“有大量学习材料”的语境。
4. 第4空：hear后接名词，pronounce的名词形式pronunciation（发音），对应“听单词发音”的语境。
5. 第5空：连接两个并列动作play games和improve skills，需用短语as well as（也，和），表并列关系，符合语法要求。
【解析】
1. 根据“无需担心高额成本”的语境，选择短语for free，语义通顺。
2. 与French、German并列表语言，将India转换为形容词Indian，符合名词修饰规则。
3. 修饰名词materials需用形容词，countless表示“无数的”，符合语境。
4. hear后接名词，pronounce的名词形式pronunciation，搭配合理。
5. as well as用于连接并列动作，符合句子结构和语义。
【答案】
1. for free
2. Indian
3. countless
4. pronunciation
5. as well as
【知识点】
词汇运用；词性转换；短语搭配
【点评】
本题为选词填空题型，考查词汇的语境运用、词性转换及短语搭配，难度适中，需结合上下文逻辑和词汇的正确形式作答。
【难度系数】
0.6
六、短文填空（10分）
Leonardo da Vinci is an artist and he is also an amazing 1. (invent), scientist, musician... It's said he was one of 2. most curious persons in history!
Leonardo was curious 3. the natural world. Once, while he was resting on a chair, a bird flew over and touched his face 4. its tail. From then on, Leonardo became interested in birds. He drew pictures of birds. He really hoped to find out how the wings worked because he dreamed of 5. (build) flying machines one day.
Leonardo liked music too. He played it and wrote it. He even invented musical instruments（乐器）, like the lyre. It was 6. (make) of silver（银）and looked like an upside-down violin. It was played with a bow（弓）. When Leonarao played the lyre, he could make up words 7. (quick) and sing them. His interest in music led him to design more instruments.
Leonardo was interested in more than just nature and music. He wondered about everything. He always 8. (carry) a notebook with him. He drew and wrote down
things that interested him so that he could study them much 9. (far). With those drawings and notes, he had thousands of plans for inventions and experiments（实验）. He wasn't 10. (success) in learning about most of them, but people learned from him and built his designs years later.
答案：1. inventor
2. the
3. about
4. with
5. building
6. made
7. quickly
8. carried
9. further
10. successful
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语短文填空题，需结合语境、语法规则、固定搭配及词性变化完成填空。解题思路：首先通读全文，理解文章介绍达芬奇的核心内容；接着逐个分析空缺处的语法成分，确定所需的词性或动词形式；再结合固定搭配、时态、比较级等规则，填入正确的单词形式；最后检查答案是否符合语境和语法要求。
【解析】
1. 此处需名词作表语，invent的名词形式为inventor（发明家），故填inventor；
2. “one of + the + 形容词最高级”是固定结构，最高级前必须加定冠词the，故填the；
3. “be curious about”是固定搭配，意为“对……好奇”，故填about；
4. 此处表示“用尾巴触碰”，用介词with表示“使用”，故填with；
5. “dream of doing sth.”是固定用法，of后接动名词作宾语，故填building；
6. “be made of”是固定短语，意为“由……制成”，故填made；
7. 此处修饰动词短语make up，需用副词，quick的副词形式为quickly，故填quickly；
8. 全文为一般过去时，此处谓语动词需用过去式，carry的过去式为carried，故填carried；
9. much用于修饰形容词比较级，far表示“进一步”时比较级为further，故填further；
10. 此处需形容词作表语，success的形容词形式为successful，故填successful。
【答案】
1. inventor
2. the
3. about
4. with
5. building
6. made
7. quickly
8. carried
9. further
10. successful
【知识点】
词性转换、固定搭配、一般过去时
【点评】
本题考查英语基础知识的综合运用，涵盖词性变化、固定搭配、时态等核心考点，题型为初中英语常见的短文填空，难度适中，学生只要掌握基础词汇和语法规则即可顺利解答。
【难度系数】
0.6
