江苏省常州市2025年中考真题英语试卷（解析版）

这是一份江苏省常州市2025年中考真题英语试卷（解析版），共16页。试卷主要包含了单项填空，完形填空，阅读理解，还原信息，阅读回答，综合填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. —________ yu teach me t play basketball, Simn?
—Sure. Let’s g!
A. ShallB. CanC. MightD. Need
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——西蒙，你能教我打篮球吗？——当然可以。我们走吧！
考查动词辨析。Shall将要；Can可以；Might也许；Need需要，根据“ teach me t play basketball, Simn?”可知，询问对方是否可以教自己打篮球，故选B。
2. Paper-cutting is my favrite. ________ is mre interesting than it.
A. SmethingB. AnythingC. NthingD. Everything
【答案】C
【详解】句意：剪纸是我的最爱。没有什么比它更有趣了。
考查代词辨析。Smething某事；Anything任何事；Nthing无事；Everything一切。根据“Paper-cutting is my favrite. ... is mre interesting than it.”可知，没有什么比剪纸更有趣了。故选C。
3. Suzy ________ her bedrm at this time yesterday, s she didn’t g shpping.
A. tidiesB. tidiedC. is tidyingD. was tidying
【答案】D
【详解】句意：昨天这个时候，苏西正在整理她的卧室，所以她没有去购物。
考查过去进行时。根据“at this time yesterday”可知，强调在过去的某个时间点，正在发生的动作，用过去进行时。故选D。
4. This kind f spaceship is s large that it can carry three astrnauts ________.
A. in timeB. at a timeC. n timeD. frm time t time
【答案】B
【详解】句意：这种宇宙飞船非常巨大，一次能够搭载三名宇航员。
考查副词短语辨析。in time及时；at a time一次；n time准时；frm time t time有时。根据“This kind f spaceship is s large that it can carry three astrnauts...”可知，这种宇宙飞船一次能够搭载三名宇航员。故选B。
5. Lucy is a gd reader. She is ________ t get the deep meaning f this bk.
A. t smartB. t slwC. smart enughD. slw enugh
【答案】C
【详解】句意：露西是个优秀的读者。她足够聪明，能够领会这本书的深层含义。
考查形容词辨析和enugh后置。t smart太聪明；t slw太慢；smart enugh足够聪明；slw enugh足够慢。根据“She is ... t get the deep meaning f this bk.”可知，她足够聪明，能够领会这本书的深层含义。故选C。
6. T have mre classrms, we’re ________ a new teaching building.
A. putting upB. putting utC. putting inD. putting dwn
【答案】A
【详解】句意：为了增加教室数量，我们正在建造一座新的教学楼。
考查动词短语辨析。putting up建造；putting ut扑灭；putting in提出；putting dwn放下。根据“T have mre classrms, we’re ... a new teaching building.”可知，正在建造一座新的教学楼。故选A。
7. —D yu knw ________ Qu Qiubai ________ Zhang Tailei were brn in Changzhu?
—Yes. They made great cntributins t China and their hmetwn, Changzhu.
A. either; rB. nt nly; but alsC. neither; nrD. bth; and
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——你知道瞿秋白和张太雷都是在常州出生的吗？——知道。他们为中国的建设以及他们的家乡常州做出了巨大的贡献。
考查并列连词辨析。要么……要么……；nt als...不仅……而且……；既不……也不……；既……又……。根据“D yu knw ... Qu Qiubai ... Zhang Tailei were brn in Changzhu?”和“were”可知，此处表示两个人都是在常州出生的，且谓语动词使用复数形式。故选D。
8. —Culd yu tell me ________ tw 30-minute breaks every day?
—They help us stay healthy and energetic.
A. why we haveB. what we d during
C. why d we haveD. what d we d during
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——你能告诉我为什么我们每天有两次30分钟的休息时间吗？——它们帮助我们保持健康和精力充沛。
考查宾语从句。根据“Culd yu tell me”及选项可知，空处是宾语从句，从句用陈述句语序，排除C、D选项；根据“They help us stay healthy and energetic.”可知，空处是询问每天有两次30分钟的休息时间的原因，用why引导宾语从句。故选A。
9. —Jhn never shws ff r talks big, but he has dnated a lt f mney t his university.
—________. He is a persn wrth admiring.
A. A friend in need is a friend indeedB. Practice makes perfect
C. Actins speak luder than wrdsD. N pains, n gains
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——约翰从不炫耀自大，但他却为自己的母校捐出了大量资金。——行胜于言。他是一个值得钦佩的人。
考查谚语。A friend in need is a friend indeed患难见真情；Practice makes perfect熟能生巧；Actins speak luder than wrds行胜于言；N pains, n gains不劳不获。根据“Jhn never shws ff r talks big, but he has dnated a lt f mney t his university.”可知，他用行动为母校做贡献，故选C。
10. —The inventin f self-driving cars is seen as a giant leap in technlgy.
—________. They’ll be part f ur life.
A. I’m afraid ntB. I can’t agree mre
C. Yu’re welcmeD. N prblem
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——自动驾驶汽车的发明被视为技术上的一次巨大飞跃。——我完全同意。它们会成为我们生活的一部分。
考查情景交际。I’m afraid nt恐怕不行；I can’t agree mre我完全同意；Yu’re welcme不客气；N prblem没问题。根据“They’ll be part f ur life.”可知，此处是赞同对方的观点，“I can’t agree mre”符合语境。故选B。
二、完形填空(共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Emma’s pain started when all the students were gathered n the track (跑道), ready t run. She didn’t mind the tiredness, but the ____11____ thers gave her. On the utside, Emma lked strnger than thers f her age, in her bigger thighs (大腿); ____12____ n the inside, she felt small. And PE class was when she felt at her smallest.
A grup f lud and utspken classmates made her feel ____13____. Althugh they culd run faster than Emma, they ____14____ t jg a bit behind her, laughing suddenly and cmmenting (评论) n hw Emma jgged.
“Just ne mre year,” Emma kept telling herself, “ne mre year and I’ll graduate frm the middle schl and wn’t have t take this PE class any mre.” She just wanted t ____15____ it.
But everything changed when a new girl called Kit ____16____ the class. She had bright eyes and a lng scar (疤痕) acrss the left side f her face. Her appearance in the classrm that day was met by many ____17____ eyes.
Their teacher, Ms Hardy, didn’t ask Kit fr a persnal ____18____. But, as sn as she put her bag dwn n her desk, Kit std up, saying, “Hi, everyne, nice t meet yu. I’m Kit. I lve sprts and fashin. Yu must be wndering abut my scar. I ____19____ it when I was yung when I fell ff my bike. ____20____, I didn’t get hurt mre seriusly. It’s nw like a cl ____21____ f all the unusual experiences I had as a kid.”
On Kit’s wrds, Emma’s heart began beating fast, with her muth wide pen. Hw culd smene be s ____22____? “Why culdn’t I act like her?” Emma said t herself.
11. A. lksB. rdersC. smilesD. tasks
12. A. rB. sC. butD. because
13. A. impatientB. relaxedC. guiltyD. uncmfrtable
14. A. dreamedB. preferredC. happenedD. prmised
15. A. surviveB. rememberC. explreD. experience
16. A. taughtB. directedC. prtectedD. jined
17. A. calmB. carefulC. curiusD. bred
18. A. dutyB. activityC. questinD. intrductin
19. A. fundB. gtC. acceptedD. made
20. A. LuckilyB. HpefullyC. SadlyD. Prbably
21. A. wrdB. markC. maskD. guess
22. A. generusB. rganizedC. cnfidentD. plite
【答案】11. A 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. C
【语篇解读】本文主要介绍艾玛因为身体肥胖而感到自卑，但是新同学基特的到来改变了艾玛的想法。
【11题详解】
句意：她不在意疲惫，但介意他人投来的目光。
lks目光；rders命令；smiles微笑；tasks任务。根据“She didn’t mind the tiredness, but gave her.”和后文被嘲笑可知，她介意他人投来的目光。故选A。
【12题详解】
句意：从外表来看，艾玛比同龄人显得更强壮，尤其是她的大腿部分；但内心深处，她却觉得自己很渺小。
r或者；s所以；but但是；because因为。前后两句构成转折关系，选but，故选C。
【13题详解】
句意：一群嗓门大且直言不讳的同学让她感到很不自在。
impatient不耐烦的；relaxed放松的；guilty愧疚的；uncmfrtable不自在的。根据“A grup f lud and utspken classmates made her feel...”可知，被嘲笑后的心理状态应该是不自在的，故选D。
【14题详解】
句意：尽管他们跑得比艾玛快，但他们还是宁愿落在她身后一小段距离继续慢跑，时不时地发出笑声，并对艾玛的慢跑方式加以评论。
dreamed梦想；preferred宁愿；happened碰巧；prmised承诺。根据“Althugh they culd run faster than Emma, jg a bit behind her”可知，他们宁愿落在她身后一小段距离继续慢跑，表示主观选择选preferred，故选B。
【15题详解】
句意：她只是想挺过这段时期。
survive挺过；remember记住；explre探索；experience经历。根据“She just wanted ”可知，她只是想挺过这段时期，故选A。
【16题详解】
句意：但当一个叫基特的新女孩加入这个班级后，一切都发生了变化。
taught教；directed指导；prtected保护；jined加入。根据“But everything changed when a new girl called class.”可知，一个叫基特的新女孩加入这个班级，故选D。
【17题详解】
句意：那天她在教室里的出现引起了众多好奇的目光。
calm平静的；careful仔细的；curius好奇的；bred无聊的。根据“Her appearance in the classrm that day was met by ”可知，面对脸上有疤的新同学感到好奇，故选C。
【18题详解】
句意：他们的老师哈迪女士并没有要求基特做个人介绍。
duty责任；activity活动；questin问题；intrductin介绍。根据“Their teacher, Ms Hardy, didn’t ask Kit fr a persnal...”可知，开学常见场景是做个人介绍，故选D。
【19题详解】
句意：我小时候骑车摔倒留下了疤痕。
fund发现；gt得到；accepted接受；made制造。根据“Yu must be wndering abut my scar. when I was yung when I fell ff my bike.”可知，此处介绍自己是如何受伤的，get a scar“留下伤疤”。故选B。
【20题详解】
句意：幸运的是，我没有受更严重的伤。
Luckily幸运地；Hpefully希望地；Sadly悲伤地；Prbably可能地。根据“I didn’t get hurt mre seriusly”可知，没有受更严重的伤是幸运的事，故选A。
【21题详解】
句意：现在它就像是对我童年那些不寻常经历的一个酷炫标记。
wrd词语；mark标记；mask面具；guess猜测。根据“It’s nw like a all the unusual experiences I had as a kid.”可知，此处介绍疤痕的象征意义，是一个酷炫标记，故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：怎么会有人如此自信呢？
generus慷慨的；rganized有条理的；cnfident自信的；plite礼貌的。根据“Hw culd smene be s...”可知，基特坦然面对疤痕的态度是自信的，故选C。
三、阅读理解(共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分)
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Citizen science is when public vlunteers take part in scientific prjects by cllecting infrmatin r mnitring (监测) pssible prblems and then reprt their findings back t research grups. This methd is meaningful because it allws scientists t get lts f infrmatin and better understand animals, nature and mre.
As a teenager student, yu can jin in different kinds f such prjects. Belw are sme great ideas yu can cnsider.
Watch frgs (青蛙)
Jin Frg Watch t help mnitr wetland frg ppulatins. Yur effrts will help scientists check ppulatins and detect any rare r alien kinds early. Learn mre at
Watch stars
The nline Galaxy Z prject lets yu lk at space phts and put them int different grups by shape s that scientists can learn mre abut what is in uter space—and yu dn’t even need a telescpe (望远镜)! Visit galaxyz.rg t find ut mre.
Cunt birds
Jin the Summer Bird Cunt frm July 20 t August 10. Many citizen scientists will get tgether and cunt all the birds they see t help scientists learn mre abut hw birds travel. Visit summerbirdcunt.rg t get mre infrmatin.
Take water samples (样本)
Visit mnitrwater.rg t rder a lessn that will teach yu hw t test water fr pH, temperature and freshness. Enter yur results n their website t help scientists better understand the state f the wrld’s water.
23. Why d yu jin a citizen science prject?
A. T make mney.
B. T becme a scientist.
C. T help with science research.
D. T train thers n scientific knwledge.
24. What shuld yu pay attentin t when yu watch stars?
A. Size.B. Shape.C. Number.D. Quality.
25. If yu are interested in chemistry, yu can visit ________.
A. B. galaxyz.rg
C. summerbirdcunt.rgD. mnitrwater.rg
【答案】23. C 24. B 25. D
【语篇解读】本文就参加公民科学给出一些建议。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据“This methd is meaningful because it allws scientists t get lts f infrmatin and better understand animals, nature and mre.”可知，这种方法具有重要意义，因为它能让科学家们获取大量信息，并更好地了解动物、自然等事物。故选C。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The nline Galaxy Z prject lets yu lk at space phts and put them int different grups by shape”可知，根据形状将它们分类到不同的组别中，所以志愿者需要注意星星的形状。故选B。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Visit mnitrwater.rg t rder a lessn that will teach yu hw t test water fr pH, temperature and freshness.”可知，如果对化学感兴趣，可以访问网站mnitrwater.rg。故选D。
B
It was difficult nt t see the 8-year-ld by run in and ut f his huse repeatedly. His repeated actins caused the curisity f his neighbr, William Dunn.
“He said he didn’t have a father,” says Dunn, nw aged 58.” And I realized that there might be smething I culd d t help him.”
That “smething” was fishing, a hbby that Dunn’s father had nce shared with him. He did it at nce. After fishing tgether several times, Dunn saw encuraging changes in the by’s behavir.
That was 16 years ag. Since then, Dunn has taken grups f fatherless kids fishing almst every weekend, teaching them hw t set up a fishing line and bring in a big catch.
“They’ve been thrugh a lt, and their lives have been challenging,” Dunn explains. “But when they’re fishing, all thse pains disappear. On the bat, they laugh, smile, and make new friends. I knew I was nt smething special.”
Jayden, nw 23, has becme a fisherman and thanks Dunn fr helping him grw up. He prudly mentins catching a shark with Dunn’s help, “I hpe he knws that I mean it when I say thank yu.”
Anther girl, 21-year-ld Bella Smith, wh is in a fster (抚养) prgram fr yung adults, ntes that Dunn pays special attentin t self-respect and spiritual strength. “When I’m fishing, I can frget abut the past and enjy smething fun,” says Bella Smith. “Fishing has taught me that I can have a better life than what I had. Whenever I feel dwn, I knw it’s time t g fishing.”
“There’s nthing like feeling the first pull n the line and seeing a kid’s face light up with a smile,” Dunn adds. “I feel lucky t witness that every weekend.”
26. What d we knw abut the 8-year-ld by?
A. He didn’t like fishing.
B. His father was a fisherman.
C. He was the first child Dunn taught t fish t help.
D. His repeated actins were t catch his father’s attentin.
27. Why did Dunn take children fishing almst every weekend?
A. His father tld him t d s.
B. He wanted t help them live n fishing.
C. Their fathers didn’t want them t learn fishing.
D. He believed fishing culd help them in sme way.
28. What des Bella Smith think Dunn gives imprtance t?
A. Persnality develpment.B. Fishing skills.
C. Unhappy experiences.D. Wealthy life.
29. Which f the fllwing can best describe Dunn?
A. Hard-wrking.B. Caring.C. Rmantic.D. Strict.
【答案】26. C 27. D 28. A 29. B
【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了威廉·邓恩带着一群生活中缺少父爱的孩子去钓鱼，通过钓鱼带给他们快乐，使他们暂时忘却生活中的苦难。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据“That ‘smething’ was fishing, a hbby that Dunn’s father had nce shared with him. He did it at nce.”可知，他是邓恩第一个教他学习捕鱼的孩子。故选C。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据“But when they’re fishing, all thse pains disappear. On the bat, they laugh, smile, and make new friends. I knew I was nt smething special.”可知，邓恩发现钓鱼能缓解孩子的痛苦，可以在某种程度上帮助他们。故选D。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据“ntes that Dunn pays special attentin t self-respect and spiritual strength”可知，邓恩特别注重自尊和精神力量，属于人格发展范畴。故选A。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。邓恩主动帮助无父儿童、坚持16年每周带他们钓鱼、关注心理成长，体现关爱的本质。故选B。
C
Fr thse whse hearts ften g ff beat, pacemakers (心脏起搏器) are life savers. By prviding a small electrical supprt at the right mment, they can keep a heart wrking prperly.
Their main prblem is that they use batteries. Even the best f them will run ut f energy, and changing the batteries requires peratins. Since peratins are usually best avided, the search has been n fr lng-lasting batteries. Different chices have been explred fr a lng time. Tday, pacemakers with lithium (锂) batteries last between 5 and 15 years.
Zhang Ha, frm Shanghai Secnd Military Medical University, and Yang Bin, frm Shanghai Jia Tng University, tried a way t refill a pacemaker’s battery with electricity (电) by getting energy frm inside the bdy. They reprt in the magazine ACS Nan that they have als used the heart muscle (肌肉) itself t wrk. Earlier effrts by ther scientists t use heart muscle pwer t run pacemakers depend n piezelectric materials (压电材料). These materials can be cnnected t a beating heart and prduce electricity when they are slightly defrmed (弯曲). This has wrked, but nt well enugh: the utput has rarely been ver 5 micrwatts (微瓦), while mst pacemakers require at least ten.
Dr Zhang and Dr Yang believed that they culd imprve matters by making their piezelectric materials mre dramatically defrmed, and then prduce 15 micrwatts, because the mre defrmed, the mre electricity will be prduced. They put their idea t the test in a 50kg pig. It made enugh electricity fr the pacemaker t wrk as expected.
Whether such an idea will pass human tests remains t be seen. But if it des, the days f pacemakers that need battery changes thrugh peratins may nt last lng.
30. Accrding t the first tw paragraphs, what is a prblem with pacemakers?
A. They ften g ff beat.
B. Their energy can be used up.
C. Operatins ften influence them.
D. They smetimes d harm t hearts.
31. Frm this passage, what d we knw abut piezelectric materials?
A. They can be used t prduce electricity.
B. They can defrm the heart t make it beat faster.
C. They were first used by Zhang Ha and Yang Bin.
D. They were prved t prduce 15 micrwatts in human tests.
32. What des the wrd “dramatically” in the 4th paragraph mst prbably mean?
A. Cmfrtably.B. Safely.C. Greatly.D. Rapidly.
33. What is the best title fr this article?
A. N Need t Use Pacemakers
B. The Prblem with Piezelectric Materials
C. The Cntributin f Chinese Scientists t Heart Operatins
D. Chinese Scientists Fund a New Way t Imprve Pacemakers
【答案】30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D
【语篇解读】本文主要介绍中国科学家发现了一种改进心脏起搏器的新方法。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Their main prblem is that they use batteries. Even the best f them will run ut f energy, and changing the batteries requires peratins.”可知，心脏起搏器的问题是电池会耗尽电量，故选B。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据“These materials can be cnnected t a beating heart and prduce electricity when they are slightly defrmed (弯曲).”可知，这些材料在轻微弯曲时，能够与跳动的心脏相连并产生电能，所以压电材料可以被用来发电。故选A。
【32题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“because the mre defrmed, the mre electricity will be prduced”可知，因为变形程度越大，产生的电量就越多；可推测出“dramatically”意为“显著地”，与“greatly”意思相近。故选C。
【33题详解】
最佳标题题。本文主要介绍中国科学家发现了一种改进心脏起搏器的新方法，D选项为最佳标题。故选D。
D
Creativity is hard t describe. On the ne hand, we knw peple make creative breakthrughs when they have persistence (坚持). On the ther hand, mst f us give up when we get stuck n a prblem, believing that ur creativity gets weaker ver time.
In fact, research shws that the lnger we stick t a single prblem r task, the mre creative we get. One key reasn fr this is the “series rder effect (效应).” That is t say, each later creative idea is always better than the previus (之前的) ne.
Sme business cmpanies fail t understand this pint. Silicn Valley (硅谷) prizes yuth ver experience, believing that “peple under 35 are thse wh make changes happen” while “peple ver 45 cannt create new ideas.” But many businessmen succeed in their 40s and beynd because they have repeatedly failed. The creatrs f the tp highest-grwth new cmpanies are, in fact, arund 45 years ld.
Scientific talents shw a similar feature. Scientists usually d their best wrk near age 40. Nbel Prize winners and inventrs als d much f their best wrk frm their late 30s t mid-40s. Early success is great because it’s unusual, but the best way t achieve a breakthrugh is t get stuck and get unstuck ver and ver again.
The “series rder effect” wrks nt just at the persnal level but als at the level f cmpanies and markets. Different frm the belief in business that yu have t be first, many f the mst successful cmpanies are thse that have gne thrugh early failures. Fr example, Ggle succeeded after twenty-tw failures. Success can cme when yu have tried tw, three, r even twenty-tw times. Nvelty (原创能力) is vervalued.
Persistence, hwever, is undervalued (低估). S, the next time yu’re stuck, remember: “Yu’re mre creative than yu think yu are.”
34. Which f the examples ges against the writer’s pint f view (观点)?
A. Silicn Valley.
B. The creatrs f the tp highest-grwth new cmpanies.
C. Scientific talents like Nbel Prize winners.
D. Ggle.
35. What can we knw abut the “series rder effect” frm the 5th paragraph?
A. It desn’t wrk fr big businesses.
B. It prves nvelty is unnecessary.
C. It shws the imprtance f a gd beginning.
D. It explains why failure is cmmn and acceptable.
36. What is the main idea f this article?
A. Creativity is hard t describe.
B. Creativity becmes weaker as time ges.
C. Creativity is undervalued.
D. Creativity cmes frm persistence.
【答案】34. A 35. D 36. D
【语篇解读】本文主要探讨了创造力的来源，指出创造力并非随着年龄增长而减弱，而是通过坚持和反复尝试得以提升，并以企业、科学家和诺贝尔奖得主的例子佐证了这一观点。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Silicn Valley (硅谷) prizes yuth ver experience, believing that ‘peple under 35 are thse wh make changes happen’ while ‘peple ver 45 cannt create new ideas.’”可知，硅谷推崇年轻而非经验，认为45岁以上的人缺乏创造力，这与作者强调“坚持和年龄无关”的观点相悖。故选A。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Different frm the belief in business that yu have t be first, many f the mst successful cmpanies are thse that have gne thrugh early failures. Fr example, Ggle succeeded after twenty-tw failures. Success can cme when yu have tried tw, three, r even twenty-tw times.”可知，许多最成功的公司都经历过早期的失败，例如谷歌尝试了22次失败才取得成功，由此可知该效应解释了失败是常见的和可接受的。故选D。
【36题详解】
主旨大意题。根据“Persistence, hwever, is undervalued (低估). S, the next time yu’re stuck, remember: ‘Yu’re mre creative than yu think yu are.’”及全文可知，本文通过“系列顺序效应”、企业案例及科学家年龄分析，强调“创造力源于坚持”这一核心观点。故选D。
四、还原信息(共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As a child, I was afraid f the dark, as s many children are. Nt the dark itself, but what I was certain it had: bad spirits, bad peple, and anything bad. ____37____ I kept myself inside the light n winter afternn, thinking f light as magic prtectin. I went t bed with the hall light n and the dr slightly pen.
Later n, I brrwed Jill Tmlinsn’s bk The Owl (猫头鹰) Wh Was Afraid f the Dark frm the library and fell in lve with the baby wl, Plp, wh learns thrugh thers that dark can be exciting, kind, fun, necessary, beautiful and super. ____38____ In this bk, all the animals that are shwn n the signs f a village’s stres climb dwn at midnight. One f the signs is an wl, and this bk has a beautiful waterclr wl n the cver.
____39____ I began t see the pssibilities f the dark, but I still preferred t meet it with a safety crdn (防护线) f light.
All this changed fr me when I mved t the cuntryside in east Lndn, at 26. There I lived tgether with real dark fr the first time in my life. I learned the wnder f a starry sky. On cl evenings when the stars seemed clse enugh t tuch, I wuld dress myself in a warm cat and lie in a quiet yard and stretch (伸展) ut int the sky, t the calling f wls frm the wds. ____40____
A. I tried different ways t keep dark away.
B. But I was sure abut the wnderfulness f the dark.
C. Hwever, I spent mre time utdrs and mre time at night.
D. At the same time, I read and reread Phyllis Arkle’s Magic at Midnight.
E. I have learned, since then, t ttally lve the dark and everything that lives in it.
F. These stries described night as a magical space where gd things culd happen.
【答案】37. A 38. D 39. F 40. E
【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了作者小时候很害怕黑暗，因为作者总是会去想象黑暗中有什么东西，但是作者在阅读了《怕黑的猫头鹰》和《午夜魔法》这两本书后，作者对黑暗的恐惧感减少了，并试着去接受黑暗。
【37题详解】
根据“As a child, I was afraid f the dark, as s many children are. Nt the dark itself, but what I was certain it had: bad spirits, bad peple, and anything bad. ... I kept myself inside the light n winter afternn, thinking f light as magic prtectin. I went t bed with the hall light n and the dr slightly pen.”可知，前文提到作者害怕黑暗，后文描述具体行为，选项A“我尝试了各种方法来驱散黑暗。”符合语境，故选A。
【38题详解】
根据“In this bk, all the animals that are shwn n the signs f a village’s stres climb dwn at midnight.”可知，在这本书中，那些出现在村庄商店招牌上的动物们都会在午夜时分爬下来。此处提到另外一本书的内容，选项D“同时，我还反复阅读了菲莉丝·阿克尔的《午夜魔法》。”符合语境，故选D。
【39题详解】
根据“I began t see the pssibilities f the dark, but I still preferred t meet it with a safety crdn (防护线) f light.”可知，我开始意识到黑暗之中存在着种种可能性，但我还是更倾向于用一片光亮的防护带来应对它。此处介绍作者的一些变化，开始不再那么害怕黑暗，选项F“这些故事将夜晚描述为一个充满魔力的空间，那里可能发生美好的事情。”符合语境，故选F。
【40题详解】
根据“There I lived tgether with real dark fr the first time in my life. I learned the wnder f a starry sky. On cl evenings when the stars seemed clse enugh t tuch, I wuld dress myself in a warm cat and lie in a quiet yard and stretch (伸展) ut int the sky, t the calling f wls frm the wds.”可知，作者介绍自己开始享受黑暗，选项E“从那以后，我学会了完全热爱黑暗以及黑暗中的一切生物。”符合语境，故选E。
五、阅读回答(共4小题；前3小题每题2分，第4小题3分，满分9分)
阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题。(前3题每题答案不超过10个词)。
It was mrning, and the new sun was shining gld acrss the gentle sea. A crwd f a thusand seagulls (海鸥) were fighting fr bits f fd. But far away frm these birds, Jnathan Seagull was practicing flying alne.
Mst seagulls dn’t truble themselves t learn mre than the simplest facts f flight—hw t get fd and cme back. Fr mst seagulls, it is nt flying that matters, but eating. Fr this seagull, hwever, flight is much mre imprtant than eating. Mre than anything else, Jnathan Seagull lved t fly.
This kind f thinking, he fund, is nt the way t make neself ppular with ther birds. Even his parents were unhappy.
“See here, Jnathan,” said his father nt unkindly. “Winter isn’t far away. If yu dn’t study hw t get fd, yu might die f hunger in the future. Flying is all very well, but yu can’t eat flight, yu knw.”
Jnathan understd what his father meant. Fr the next few days he tried t act like the ther seagulls; he really tried, screaming and fighting with ther seagulls fr fish and bread. But he culdn’t make it wrk.
“It’s all s wrthless,” he thught, “I culd be spending all this time learning t fly. There’s s much t learn”
It wasn’t lng befre Jnathan Seagull was ff by himself again, far ut at sea, hungry, happy, learning. The subject was speed, and in a week’s practice he learned mre abut speed than the fastest seagull alive.
41. What did Jnathan Seagull like ding mst?
____________________________________________________________
42. What did Father mean by saying “yu can’t eat flight”?
____________________________________________________________
43. What did Jnathan think f fighting with thers fr fd?
____________________________________________________________
44. D yu think Jnathan will die f hunger finally? Why r why nt?
____________________________________________________________
【答案】41. He liked flying/t fly mst.
42. He wished Jnathan t study hw t get fd/ t knw the imprtance f fd.
43. It was wrthless/meaningless/nt meaningful.
44. N, he wn’t. He can fly fastest s he can get fd faster than ther seagulls./Yes, he will. Althugh he can fly fastest, he still desn't knw hw t get fd.
【语篇解读】本文主要介绍海鸥Jnathan喜欢独自练习飞行，即使没有食物果腹，最后他学会了比其他海鸥更快的速度。
【41题详解】
根据“Mre than anything else, Jnathan Seagull lved t fly.”可知，Jnathan最热爱飞翔，故填He liked flying/t fly mst.
【42题详解】
根据“If yu dn’t study hw t get fd, yu might die f hunger in the future. Flying is all very well, but yu can’t eat flight, yu knw.”可知，父亲说“yu can’t eat flight”意在提醒Jnathan要先解决生存需要，即先学会如何获取食物/了解食物的重要性。故填He wished Jnathan t study hw t get fd/ t knw the imprtance f fd.
【43题详解】
根据“It’s all s wrthless”可知，他认为争抢食物毫无意义。故填It was wrthless/meaningless/nt meaningful.
【44题详解】
本题属于开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案：N, he wn’t. He can fly fastest s he can get fd faster than ther seagulls./Yes, he will. Althugh he can fly fastest, he still desn’t knw hw t get fd.
六、综合填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I first became interested in calligraphy (书法) when my mum tk me t a museum. The beautiful pieces f writing there were s shining that I ____45____ (tuch) by them at nce. I decided t try it ____46____ (I) the very same way.
S, I tk part in a calligraphy class. At first, I fund it quite challenging. Hlding the sft brush ____47____ (crrect) and cntrlling the ink (墨水) seemed difficult. ____48____, with practice and patience, I gt imprved.
Since I began practising my calligraphy skills, I ____49____ (learn) mre abut Chinese characters. Over thusands f years, they have develped frm drawings int standard frms. What’s mre, Chinese peple’s attitude (态度) tward life is shwn in calligraphy, t. ____50____ a treasure f Chinese traditinal culture, calligraphy is nw practised by many peple.
Calligraphy is nt nly ____51____ writing skill but als an art that can develp ur mind and character. It is nw ne f my ____52____ (hbby) that help me relax. When I write, my mind starts t becme peaceful, especially when I’m stressed.
I’m als ____53____ (pride) t see my wrks get better and better. When the Spring Festival cmes, my mther always enjys ____54____ (stick) the “Fu” character I write nt the dr. What a happy time calligraphy has brught us!
【答案】45. was tuched 46. myself 47. crrectly 48. Hwever 49. have learned/have learnt 50. As 51. a 52. hbbies 53. prud 54. sticking
【语篇解读】本文主要介绍作者跟书法的渊源。
【45题详解】
句意：那里那些优美的文字如此熠熠生辉，我立刻就被它们所打动。本句主语是动作的承受者，动作发生在过去，所以用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was tuched。
【46题详解】
句意：于是，我决定也用同样的方式去尝试一下。根据“I decided t try very same way.”可知，此处指自己尝试，用反身代词myself。故填myself。
【47题详解】
句意：握着那支柔软的毛笔并控制好墨水似乎很困难。此处用副词修饰动词，故填crrectly。
【48题详解】
句意：然而，通过不断练习和保持耐心，我的情况有所改善。前后构成转折关系，且空后有逗号，Hwever“然而”符合语境。故填Hwever。
【49题详解】
句意：自从我开始练习书法技巧以来，我对汉字有了更多的了解。根据“Since I began practising my calligraphy skills”可知，此处应使用现在完成时，主语是I，助动词用have。故填have learned/have learnt。
【50题详解】
句意：作为中国传统文化的瑰宝，书法如今已被许多人所习练。根据“ treasure f Chinese traditinal culture”可知，作为中国传统文化的瑰宝，As“作为”符合语境。故填As。
【51题详解】
句意：书法不仅是一种书写技能，更是一种能够塑造我们心灵和性格的艺术形式。此处泛指一种技巧，“writing”以辅音音素开头。故填a。
【52题详解】
句意：现在，书法已成为我的一项有助于放松身心的爱好。ne f后用名词复数形式，故填hbbies。
【53题详解】
句意：我也为自己的作品不断进步而感到自豪。此处在句中作表语，用形容词prud“骄傲的”。故填prud。
【54题详解】
句意：每当春节来临，我的母亲总会喜欢把我写的“福”字贴在门上。enjy ding sth“喜欢做某事”，故填sticking。
七、书面表达(共1题；满分15分)
55. 假如你校英文报发起了关于学生说脏话现象的讨论，请你根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文投稿，谈谈你对他人说脏话的观点和建议。
提示：
1. Why shuldn’t we say dirty wrds?
2. Hw can we help thers stp saying dirty wrds?
注意：
1.文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；
2.词数100左右；文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
I really dn’t think it’s right fr students t say dirty wrds. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【参考范文】
I really dn’t think it’s right fr students t say dirty wrds. Dirty wrds are harmful t bth the speakers and listeners. Listeners will feel uncmfrtable while speakers will surely leave a bad impressin n thers. Nbdy is willing t make friends with thse implite students.
T help dirty wrds speakers stp this bad habit, we have much t d. First f all, family members and teachers can have a talk with them, making them realize their prblem and the harm. What’s mre, we can make rules t help them. When they say dirty wrds, we remind them. When they use clean wrds, we praise them. By ding these, I am sure dirty wrds will be stpped!