七、综合填空（10分）
Each autumn, the ginkgo (银杏) trees stand out. Their fan-shaped leaves are bright golden yellow. 1. ______ (like) other trees that fall off leaves little by little, ginkgo trees drop their leaves all at once, sometimes within a few hours! The ginkgo is among the oldest trees. Therefore, it 2. ______ (consider) a living fossil (化石). Do you know that ginkgoes are either male (雄) 3. ______ female (雌)? We can usually tell by 4. ______ (check) if the tree produces seeds. If the tree grows yellow seeds in autumn, it is female; if it never grows any seeds, it is most likely male.
People 5. ______ (admire) the ginkgo's special value for thousands of years. For example, people discovered the 6. ______ (hide) medical value of ginkgo leaves over 1,000 years ago. In some areas, parts of the fruits are eaten. In China, people are used to 7. ______ (use) the leaves as bookmarks. Some artists choose ginkgo wood to create artworks.
In our country, ginkgoes are also a symbol of long life. In Guizhou, there is a 5,000-year-old male ginkgo. It was once hit by lightning. 8. ______, it still grows well. Each autumn, people travel from all over the country to watch its 9. ______ (attract) golden leaves rain down. It tells us that life can stay powerful and get 10. ______ fresh start after hard times.
答案：1. Unlike
2. is considered
3. or
4. checking
5. have admired
6. hidden
7. using
8. However
9. attractive
10. a
解析：
【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章为介绍银杏的说明文，解题需结合语境、语法规则、固定搭配及词性转换逐一分析：1. 第1空需表达“不像其他树”，用like的反义词介词表对比；2. 第2空主语与动词是被动关系，需用对应时态的被动语态；3. 第3空考查固定搭配；4. 第4空介词后需接动名词；5. 第5空时间状语提示对应时态；6. 第6空需形容词修饰名词；7. 第7空考查固定搭配；8. 第8空前后为转折关系，需用对应副词；9. 第9空需形容词修饰名词；10. 第10空考查固定搭配及冠词用法。
【解析】
1. 句意为“不像其他逐渐落叶的树，银杏一下子掉叶子”，用介词Unlike表对比，故填Unlike。
2. 主语it（指代银杏）与动词consider是被动关系，描述客观事实用一般现在时，故填is considered。
3. 固定搭配either...or...表示“要么……要么……”，故填or。
4. 介词by后接动词需用动名词形式，故填checking。
5. 时间状语for thousands of years是现在完成时的标志，主语people为复数，故填have admired。
6. 此处需形容词修饰名词短语medical value，hide的过去分词hidden作形容词表“隐藏的”，故填hidden。
7. 固定搭配be used to doing sth表示“习惯于做某事”，故填using。
8. 前半句说银杏被闪电击中，后半句说它长势好，为转折关系，用副词However，故填However。
9. 此处需形容词修饰名词leaves，attract的形容词attractive表“吸引人的”，故填attractive。
10. 固定搭配get a fresh start表“获得一个新的开始”，fresh以辅音音素开头，用冠词a，故填a。
【答案】
1. Unlike
2. is considered
3. or
4. checking
5. have admired
6. hidden
7. using
8. However
9. attractive
10. a
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词时态、词性转换
【点评】
本题为说明文综合填空，围绕银杏的特征展开，考查初中英语核心语法点、固定搭配及词性转换，注重基础知识的应用，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
八、完成句子（10分）
1. 虽然他辍学了，但他从未放弃学习。
Although he
dropped out of school
, he never gave up studying.
2. 我的父母对我的进步非常满意，并时常鼓励我。
My parents
are very satisfied with
my progress and they encourage me a lot.
3. 无论你想说什么，我心意已决。
No matter what you want to say, I
have made up my mind
.
4. 渐渐地，她的勇气占了上风，她决定再试一下。
Slowly, her courage
took over
and she decided to have another try.
5. 真是遗憾，只有少数学生报名我们协会。
It’s a pity
that only a few students signed up for our club.
答案：1. dropped out of school
2. are very satisfied with
3. have made up my mind
4. took over
5. It’s a pity
解析：
【分析】本题为英语完成句子题，需结合中文含义、句子时态及固定短语/句型补全句子。解题时，先分析每句的时态（如第1、4题用过去式，第2题用一般现在时，第3题用现在完成时，第5题为固定句型），再匹配对应的英文固定表达，确保形式正确。
【解析】1. 中文“辍学”对应固定短语drop out of school，由后半句gave up（过去式）可知，此处用一般过去时，故填dropped out of school；2. 中文“对...非常满意”对应be very satisfied with，主语my parents为复数，后半句encourage为一般现在时，故填are very satisfied with；3. 中文“心意已决”对应make up one's mind，此处强调对现在的影响，用现在完成时，主语为I，故填have made up my mind；4. 中文“占上风”对应take over，后半句decided为过去式，故用一般过去时，填took over；5. 中文“真是遗憾”对应固定句型It's a pity that...，故填It's a pity。
【答案】1. dropped out of school；2. are very satisfied with；3. have made up my mind；4. took over；5. It’s a pity
【知识点】固定短语搭配、动词时态、常用固定句型
【点评】本题考查初中英语核心的固定短语、句型及时态运用，属于基础题型，需学生熟练掌握基础英语表达，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
九、书面表达（20分）
假设你校英文报正举办主题为“A Lesson from Nature”的征文比赛。请选取一种动植物或一处自然景色进行描写并抒发自身感悟，依据下面的提示完成一篇100词左右的英语短文。
A Lesson from Nature
What natural thing inspires you?
What experience did you have?
What lesson do you learn from it?
答案：Of all the things in nature, peanuts teach me a lot. They look common, but they are very helpful. Peanuts are useful in many ways and bring good things to people quietly without showing off.
Last month, our school had a fashion show. I hoped to be a model but didn’t pass the interview. I felt sad and almost wanted to give up. When I thought of peanuts, I cheered up. I realized I could learn from peanuts. Some work seems unimportant, yet it plays an important role. I chose the background music and prepared it carefully. At last, our show was a great success, and the music won high praise.
This tells me that being useful matters most. All hard work will finally pay off.
解析：
【分析】
本题是主题为“A Lesson from Nature”的英语书面表达，需依据三个提示完成：首先选取一种能启发自己的自然事物；其次结合相关个人经历；最后写出从该事物中获得的感悟。写作时要逻辑连贯，语言准确，符合100词左右的要求，需将自然事物、个人经历与感悟紧密结合，紧扣主题。
【解析】
首先确定自然事物为花生，它普通却默默奉献的特点契合主题；接着叙述个人经历：学校时装秀想当模特未通过面试，失落时想到花生，受其启发选择准备背景音乐并认真完成，最终时装秀成功；最后总结感悟：有用最重要，所有努力终会有回报。写作时以一般过去时为主，语句通顺，符合词数要求。
【答案】
Of all the things in nature, peanuts teach me a lot. They look common, but they are very helpful. Peanuts are useful in many ways and bring good things to people quietly without showing off.
Last month, our school had a fashion show. I hoped to be a model but didn’t pass the interview. I felt sad and almost wanted to give up. When I thought of peanuts, I cheered up. I realized I could learn from peanuts. Some work seems unimportant, yet it plays an important role. I chose the background music and prepared it carefully. At last, our show was a great success, and the music won high praise.
This tells me that being useful matters most. All hard work will finally pay off.
【知识点】
英语书面表达、记叙文写作、主题感悟类写作
【点评】
范文选取花生这一自然事物，结合个人真实经历自然引出感悟，结构清晰，语言流畅，紧扣征文主题，符合要求。
【难度系数】
0.5
