2024年中考英语热点话题语篇训练：外国文学节选（含解析）

外国文学节选20篇
一、阅读理解
（23-24九年级下·江苏盐城·期中）“Mum,” Sarah said to her mother. “Why does everybody look so sad You and Dad never smile. And when Ben and I laugh about something at school, Mr Hewitt gets angry and tells us to stop. Ben says that Mr Hewitt is bad-tempered. That’s why he never smiles. But what about you and Dad Why do you never smile ”
Mrs Kent sighed. Why was Sarah always so happy and cheerful She said, “Maybe there is nothing to smile about. Your father and I work very hard. We have no time for silly laughter. And why should Mr Hewitt smile With thirty kids like you in class who talk all the time ”
Now Sarah sighed, too. She went to see her dad. “Dad,” she said. “Why are you always so sad ”
“I’m not sad. I’m just tired,” he said.
“But you never smile!”
“What is there to smile about ” he asked her.
And again Sarah sighed. She was starting to feel sad, too. “I’ll go and see Ben. He’ll cheer me up.” she thought. Ben was her best friend. And he always made her smile.
The next morning Sarah was walking to school when she saw Ben. “Ben,” she shouted. “I had a really strange dream last night.”
“Me too,” said Ben. “But tell me your dream first.”
“Well,” said Sarah, It was a bit scary. There was a horrible man. He was dressed in black, and his head was like a skull. And he had huge empty eyes.”
“And big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull,” Ben added.
“And the skull was—hey...” Sarah shouted. “How do you know that How do you know what happened in my dream ”
“Because I had the same dream,” said Ben. “Then the man said, ‘I am the Lord of Tears, and soon I will be the master of the world. Soon there will be no more laughter and no more smiles. Soon there will only be tears.’ And then I woke up.”
“I woke up when he said that, too,” said Sarah.
“But I also had another dream,” said Ben. “And in that dream I heard a lovely voice. And it said, ‘Go and find the Lord of Tears. And take away the Mirror of Smiles. ”
“I had that dream, too,” Sarah shouted.
“The dream told us to go together and find the Lord of Tears,” Ben said.
-Adapted from The Lost Smile
1．In Mum’s opinion, Mr Hewitt never smiles because ________.
A．he is easy to get angry
B．he has nothing to smile about
C．he refuses to spend time on silly laughter
D．he has to be serious and strict in order to manage the class well
2．The underlined word “sigh” in Paragraph 7 shows Sarah felt________ at that time.
A．angry B．helpless C．afraid D．tired
3．What happened in Sarah’s and Ben’s dreams
A．They dreamt of different people.
B．They dreamt of a lovely man with two big bright eyes.
C．The Lord of Tears would make the world full of tears.
D．The man in their dreams was the master of the world and controlled everything.
4．Which is the correct order of what happened in the story
a. Sarah had a strange dream. b. Dad said he was just too tired to smile.
c. Sarah met Ben on her way to school. d. Sarah asked her mum why she never smiled.
e. Mr Hewitt didn’t allow Ben and Sarah to laugh at school.
A．d-e-b-c-a B．d-e-b-a-c C．e-b-d-c-a D．e-d-b-a-c
5．According to the story, what did Sarah and Ben probably do next
A．They went to school together. B．They didn’t believe the dream.
C．They broke the Mirror of Smiles. D．They went to find the Lord of Tears together.
（23-24九年级下·山东临沂·期中）He was an old man who fished alone in a boat and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now exactly and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week.
It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty and be always went down to
help him carry fishing tools.
The old man was thin with deep wrinkles (皱纹) in the back of his neck. His hands had the deep scars (疤) from dealing with heavy fish. But none of these scars were fresh.
Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same colour as the sea and were cheerful and full of confidence.
“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed from the bank where the boat was pulled up. “I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.”
The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “No.” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”
“But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.”
“I remember,” the old man said. “I know you did not leave me willingly.”
“It was papa made me leave. I am a boy and I must do what he told me to.”
“I know.” the old man said. “I quite understand that.”
“He hasn’t much faith (信念).”
“No.” the old man said. “But we have. Haven’t we ”
“Yes.” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace and then we’ll take the fishing tools home.”
“Why not ” the old man said. “Between fishermen.”
They sat on the Terrace and many of the fishermen made fun of the old man and he was not angry. Some other older fishermen looked at him and were sad. But they didn’t show it and they spoke politely about the sea, the weather and of what they had seen.
—Adapted from The old man and the sea
6．How many days did the old man go fishing with the boy according to Paragraph 1
A．Forty. B．Forty-four. C．Eighty-four.
7．What does the underlined word “that” refer to
A．The boy would leave him sooner or later.
B．The boy had to listen to his parents and left him.
C．He couldn’t catch fish because he was too old.
8．What is the right order of the story about the boy in the passage
① The old man caught some big fish with the boy.
② The old man taught the boy how to fish on the sea.
③ The boy wanted to go fishing with the old man again
④ The boy helped the old man take the fishing tools home.
A．①④③② B．②①③④ C．②③④①
9．From the story we can know that the old man was ________.
A．man who often showed off
B．a man who never gave up
C．a man who sometimes got angry
（23-24八年级下·江苏扬州·期中）
White Fang written by Jack London, is a story about a wolfish dog’s transformation. Its theme is about that environment can change a person.
Published in 1906, the author takes the cold Canadian North Pole area as a background. White Fang is a hybrid. His mother Kiche is a half dog and a half wolf, who is bought up by humans. His father one-eye is a wolf. Kiche runs free from humans. They then have puppies but there was not enough food to support them all, so all the puppies but one died. White Fang was the only survivor (幸存者). Soon after his father dies in a fight with a lynx, White Fang and his mother have to live on their own. During this time White Fang learns about the wild, how to kill and get meat. Then one day a tribe of Indians discovers him and his mother. White Fang is forced to live in the camp with his mother. They soon take away his mother and he receives severe (严厉的) beatings from his master. After he is separated (分离) from his mother, he is put on a sled team alone with other puppies and they travel from town to town to trade fur and other goods. However, the older puppies would always fight him. White Fang is strong enough to beat all of them. He is then later sold to a greedy (贪婪的) pit dog owner Beauty Smith. White fang is then forced to fight as a pit dog, he has to kill or be killed. He wins many battles against other pit dogs but when one match almost costs his life, he then is found by a new loving master Weedon Scott, who is kind and patient. Weedon Scott tames White Fang and show him the true love of a master.
The book shows how White Fang grows up and is brought up in the world by his masters and the wild. As he struggles to find out good from evil, right from wrong, it is a great adventure for White Fang and others.
10．How many masters does White Fang have in the book
A．One B．Two C．Three D．Four
11．What is White Fang’s last master like
A．Severe B．Strong C．Greedy D．Patient
12．When does White Fang learn about the wild
A．From the birth. B．After his father was killed.
C．After his brothers died. D．When he became strong enough.
13．What does the writer mainly tell us in the novel
A．Our personality can change because of our parents.
B．Our personality can change because of our masters.
C．Our personality can change because of ourselves.
D．Our personality can change because of the environment.
（2024·湖南长沙·二模）The country of Lilliput was very beautiful, and because I was so tall, I could see much of the land. I thought to myself that Lilliput was as nice and rich as my homeland, England. Then the king and some other men stopped a little distance away from me and managed to tell me many things about their country using some large pictures. I learned that the temple behind me was going to be my home! The king then explained that his servants would bring me food and drink three times a day, as well as other things. I was also told that I would have teachers to help me learn the Lilliputian language. I really appreciated their help.
When the king left, some soldiers stayed behind to protect me from the Lilliputians. A group of men grabbed some stones and threw them at me. When the soldiers saw what was happening, they tied up the men who had thrown the stones. And then the soldiers dragged them over to me so that I would punish them. The men looked terribly afraid, and I realized that I could punish them by scaring them. Quickly, I put them into my pockets of my shirt. Then I took one of the men in my hand and held him over my mouth as if I was going to eat him. Then I took out a small knife that I had and held it up to the man’s neck. Just when it seemed like I was going to kill the man, I used my knife to cut the ropes from his arms and legs. Then I did the same thing with the other men who were still in my pocket and gently put them all down on the ground. I guessed that no one else would throw any more stones
at me.
From Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
14．Where was Gulliver from
A．Lilliput. B．England. C．France.
15．The king ordered his men to do the following things EXCEPT ________.
A．giving Gulliver a place to live in
B．teaching Gulliver their language
C．throwing stones at Gulliver
16．What was Gulliver like
A．Kind and wise. B．Scary and mean. C．Bad but smart.
17．Which can be the best title for the passage
A．The king and I B．Meeting Friendly Lilliputians C．My First Day in Lilliput
（23-24八年级下·江苏南京·期中）
Pip meets a stranger
My first name was Philip, but when I was a small child, I could only manage to say Pip. So Pip was what everybody called me. I lived in a small village in Essex with my sister, who was over twenty years older than me, and married to Joe Gargery, the village blacksmith (铁匠). My parents had died when I was a baby, so I could not remember them at all, but quite often I used to visit the churchyard, about a mile from the village, to look at their names on their gravestones (墓碑).
My first memory is of sitting on a gravestone in that churchyard one cold, grey, December afternoon, looking out at the dark, flat, wild marshes divided by the black line of the River Thames, and listening to the rushing sound of the sea in the distance.
“Don’t say a word!” cried a terrible voice, as a man jumped up from among the graves and caught hold of me. “If you shout, I’ll cut your throat (喉咙)!” He was a big man, dressed all in grey, with an iron chain (铁链) on his leg. His clothes were wet and torn. He looked tired, and hungry, and very fierce (凶狠的). I had never been so scared in my whole life.
“Oh! Don’t cut my throat, sir!” I begged in fear.
“Tell me your name, boy! Quick!” he said, still holding me. “And show me where you live!”
“My name’s Pip, sir. And I live in the village over there.”
He picked me up and turned me upside down. Nothing fell out of my pocket except a piece of old bread. He ate it in two bites, like a dog, and put me back on the gravestone.
“So where are your father and mother ” he asked.
“There, sit,” I answered, pointing to their graves.
“What!” he cried, and was about to run, when he saw where I was pointing. “Oh!” he said. “I see. They’re dead. Well, who do you live with, if I let you live, which I haven’t decided yet ”
“With my sister, sir, wife of Joe Gargery, the Blacksmith.”
“Blacksmith, you say ” And he looked down at his leg. Then he held me by both arms and stared (注视) fiercely down into my eyes.
“Now look here. You bring me a file. You know what that is And you bring me some food. If you don’t, or if you tell anyone about me, I’ll cut your heart out.”
“I promise I’ll do it, sir,” I answered. I was badly scared and my whole body was shaking.
“You see,” he continued, smiling unpleasantly, “I travel with a young man, a friend of mine, who roasts boys’ hearts and eats them. He’ll find you, wherever you are, and he’ll have your heart. So bring the file and the food to that wooden shelter over there, early tomorrow morning, if you want to keep your heart, that is. Remember, you promised!”
I watched him turn and walk with difficulty across the marshes, the chain hanging clumsily around his leg. Then I ran home as fast as I could.
—Taken from Great Expectations
18．What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 1
A．What Pip liked to do in the village at present.
B．How Pip’s parents lost their lives many years ago.
C．When Pip’s sister married to the village blacksmith.
D．Why the story happened in the churchyard near the village.
19．How might the man feel at first when Pip pointed to where his parents were
A．Excited. B．Afraid. C．Relaxed. D．Worried.
20．What does the underlined word “file” probably mean
A．A coat that can keep the man warm. B．A tool that can carry the man run away.
C．A tool that can break the man’s chain. D．A knife that can help the man eat food.
21．What would probably happen after Pip ran home
A．Pip would do as what the man told him to do.
B．Pip would hide himself far away from the village.
C．Pip would try his best to fight against the two men.
D．Pip would tell everything about the man to his sister.
（23-24八年级下·江苏南京·期中）
(an extract from Gulliver’s Travels)
I ran away from the huge living thing as fast as possible, and did not stop until I found myself in some fields. The grass was about seven metres high and the crops were about thirteen metres high. It took me an hour to cross just one field. The field had bushes at least forty metres high. ① The trees around were much taller. I was trying to find a hole in the bushes, so that I could get into the next field. I saw another huge man coming towards me. He seemed as tall as a mountain, and his feet were as long as about ten metres.
In great fear and surprise, I hid in the crops, and only hoped he would not notice me. ② He seemed to be a master and shouted in a voice like thunder. Then seven other huge men came here. The master asked them to cut down the crops in the field while I was hiding. As they moved towards me, I moved away, but at last I came to a
part of the field without crops. There was not anywhere for me to hide, and I was afraid that the huge men would cut me into pieces with their knives. I lay down and prepared to die. I could not stop myself thinking of Lilliput. There, I myself was also a huge man and became famous for helping the people in that small country. ③ I began to understand how a very small living felt.
Suddenly, I noticed that one of the huge men was next to me. As his huge foot rose over my head, I screamed as loudly as I could. He looked around on the ground, and finally saw me. He looked at me for a moment, then very carefully, he picked me up with fingers and looked at me. I was now twenty metres up in the air, and I hoped he would not throw me to the ground. ④ I did nothing but spoke politely to him. Of course, I knew he did not understand any of my language. He took me to his master. They soon found that I was not an animal, but a smart living thing. The master carefully put me in his pocket and took me home to show to his wife. When she saw me, she screamed and jumped back in fear, maybe thinking I was an insect. But after a couple of days, she became used to me, and was very kind to me.
22．Gulliver crossed the fields to ________.
A．play with the master B．run away from huge men
C．look for another huge man D．harvest crops with the master
23．It’s better to put the sentence “Here, it was the opposite.” at ________.
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
24．Which of the following shows the right order of the story
a. The master’s wife was a little afraid of Gulliver.
b. The huge men found that Gulliver was not an animal.
c. The huge men began to cut down the crops in the field.
d. Gulliver found there was huge grass and trees around him.
e. Gulliver screamed loudly as he saw the huge foot over his head.
A．c-e-b-a-d B．c-e-a-d-b C．d-c-b-a-e D．d-c-e-b-a
25．From the story, we know ________.
A．huge men found that Gulliver was a smart living thing
B．huge men planned to cut Gulliver into pieces with knives
C．the master’s wife became used to Gulliver in a little while
D．the master understood what Gulliver said and talked with him
26．What can we infer (推断) from the story
A．Gulliver hit one of the huge feet and got hurt.
B．The master took Gulliver home in his pocket.
C．Gulliver changed into a huge man by eating the crops.
D．The master’s family lived with Gulliver for some time.
（23-24八年级下·江苏宿迁·期中）My new master’s name was Jeremiah Barker, but everyone called him Jerry. His wife was called Polly and they had two children, a boy called Harry and a little girl called Dolly. The Barkers were a very happy family. Jerry had a cab and two horses. His other horse was a tall, white animal called Captain.
The next morning Harry and Dolly came into the yard to see me. I loved it when they patted me and spoke in gentle voices.
“Let’s call him Jack, after the old horse, shall we, Harry ” said Dolly.
“Yes, let’s,” said Harry.
The first week of my life as Jack, the London cab horse was very hard. The noise and the people and the traffic on the streets frightened me. But Jerry was a very good driver, and that helped a lot. Jerry soon found that I was ready to work hard and do my best, and he didn’t whip (鞭打) me.
He kept us very clean, and gave us as much food as we wanted. But the best thing was that we had Sundays off.
One day, while our cab was waiting outside a park, a dirty old cab drove up beside us. The horse was an old chestnut. Suddenly she looked at me and said, “Black Beauty, is that you ”
It was Ginger! But how different she was! She was thin, and tired from too much hard work. She looked miserable and she had a bad cough. She told me her sad story.
She had a year’s rest and then a gentleman bought her. For a while she got on very well. Then one day after a long gallop (疾驰) her old problem returned, and her back hurt again. They bought and sold her several times after that.
“Then at last, ” she said, “a man who has a lot of cabs and horses bought me. I work hard, all week, with no rest on Sundays. I wish I was dead.”
I was very sad to hear this. I put my nose up to Ginger’s, but I didn’t know what to say to her. She said,
“Black Beauty, you are my only friend.”
Just then her driver came back, and they drove off. I felt very sad indeed to see Ginger like this.
A short time after this I saw a cart with a dead horse in it. It was a chestnut horse with a long, thin neck. I think it was Ginger. I hope so, for then all her problems were over.
——Adapted from Black Beauty
27．What was the horse’s new name given by the children
A．Jack. B．Captain. C．Black Beauty. D．Ginger.
28．How did Jerry ensure the well-being of his horses
A．By giving them as much food as they wanted. B．By giving them Sundays off.
C．By keeping them very clean. D．Both A, B and C．
29．What does the underlined word “miserable” in this passage mean
A．excited B．fantastic C．angry D．very unhappy
30．What happened to Ginger after her year’s rest
A．She was adopted by a kind family. B．She was bought and sold several times.
C．She became a racehorse. D．She was left without any work.
31．Which is the right order of the story
a. Ginger told me about her sad story. b. Our cab was waiting outside a park.
c. Harry and Dolly came into the yard to see me. d. I saw a cart with a dead horse in it.
A．a-b-c-d B．c-a-b-d C．c-b-a-d D．b-d-c-a
（23-24八年级下·江苏盐城·期中）But love did not come in a day. At first White Fang liked his new master, and did things for him, like protect his house at night. But as the days passed, with petting and caressing and gentle talk, like started to change into love.
In late spring trouble came without warning (警告). His love-master disappeared. The days passed. White Fang became so sick that Matt took him inside the house, where he lay by the stove and did nothing. And when he wrote to his employer. Then one night, the door opened and Scott walked in.
“Where’s the wolf ” he asked.
Then he saw White Fang and walked across the room, calling to him. White Fang went to him, quickly. Scott knelt down and petted him. White Fang was so happy that he moved his head between Scott’s arm and body,
rubbing against him.
The two men looked at each other. Scott’s eyes were shining.
One night, the two men were playing cards, when they heard snarling and a scream outside. “The wolf’s got somebody,” Matt said.
They ran outside. White Fang was attacking (袭击) a man who was trying to protect his throat(喉咙), with blood (血) running down both arms. Scott pulled White Fang away, and Matt helped the man to his feet. They saw that it was Beauty Smith. Then they noticed that on the ground there was a large club (棍棒) and a steel chain.
“Tried to steal you, did he ” said Scott to White Fang, patting his head. “And you didn’t want to go! Well, he made a mistake, didn’t he ”
—Taken from White Fang
32．Who is the new master of the wolf
A．Beauty. B．Matt. C．Scott. D．White.
33．When did the story happen
A．In spring. B．In summer. C．In autumn. D．In winter.
34．What does the underlined sentence mean
A．Scott didn’t like playing with White Fang at first.
B．Scott liked talking with White Fang gently at home.
C．White Fang liked doing more things for his master now.
D．White Fang showed much more love to Scott than before.
35．What does the underlined word “snarling” in paragraph 6 probably mean
A．smiling B．barking C．whispering D．crying
36．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．White Fang became very sick after Scott left home.
B．Beauty Smith’s arms got hurt by the wolf very badly.
C．Scott ran to the wolf at once when he got home again.
D．White Fang wished to live in the wild with other wolves.
（23-24八年级下·江苏扬州·期中）(One day, Gulliver was caught in a storm and his ship hit a rock, then damaged. He was washed to the beach. When he woke up, he found himself in Lilliput and a lot of tiny people were
around him.)
The Emperor spoke in a low voice but I could hear all the words clearly. His Majesty and I often spoke to each other but neither of us understood a single word. I tried words from many languages. No one could understand me, not even the cleverest of the Emperor’s followers.
After about two hours the Emperor left. His wife, children and their servants went also. There were strong guards around me. This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me.
An officer told the guards to hold six men who made me angry. These men were given to me and I had to choose their punishment. I put five of them in my pocket. Then I pretended (假装) to eat the sixth man.
The poor man screamed terribly. The guards were worried when they saw my knife in my hand. I only cut the rope round his hands. Then I put him on his feet and let him go. I lifted the other five men out of my pocket and put them gently on the ground too.
The people and the soldiers were very pleased with my great kindness. They told the Emperor about it immediately. Emperor ordered his men to make a bed for me and they had to join six hundred of their little beds together to make one bed for me.
At the same time the Emperor asked all his advisers for their advice on how to deal with me. They were very worried. If they set me free, I might be dangerous. I was eating so much food that soon all the people would be hungry. The farmers could not grow enough food to feed all of us.
The wise men thought that they should kill me. But they would not be able to bury (埋葬) me. My dead body would smell. This might cause much illness all over the country.
——Taken from Gulliver’s Travels
37．Which of the following is true
A．Gulliver couldn’t hear the emperor clearly.
B．Nobody could understand Gulliver except the cleverest follower.
C．The guards around Gulliver tried to stop the crowd of people from hurting him.
D．The officer decided how to punish the six men.
38．The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to (指代) “________”.
A．the guards B．the five men C．the six men D．the soldiers
39．Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story.
①The Emperor ordered his men to make a big bed for Gulliver.
②They couldn’t understand each other.
③The Emperor spoke.
④Gulliver didn’t punish the six tiny people and let them go.
⑤The Emperor left.
A．③⑤②①① B．③②⑤④① C．⑤①④③② D．②⑤①③④
40．Which are the last two paragraphs about
A．The wise men wanted to kill Gulliver.
B．The advisers held different ideas on how to deal with Gulliver.
C．The Emperor and all his advisers were worried about Gulliver.
D．The wise men were afraid that Gulliver’s dead body would cause much illness.
二、完形填空
（23-24八年级下·江苏盐城·期中）阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Secret Garden is one of the classical novels for children, and many adults like reading it, 41 . It was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a British writer. It tells a story about a girl called Mary. Mary was an 42 girl, who was born in India. Her parents worked there and often spent much time on parties, so she was very 43 .
After her parents both 44 of a kind of terrible illness, she had to return to England and live with one of her 45 in a big manor.
There, Mary heard of a secret garden. Ten years ago, her uncle Mr. Craven locked it and 46 had been there. At last, she found the key with the help of a bird, and opened the door of the garden secretly.
Mary also heard a boy’s 47 in the building. It was Colin, her cousin, Mr. Craven’s son. He was sick in bed for a long time. And he thought he couldn’t walk like other boys and would die soon. Mary helped him—she took him into the secret garden. The power of nature made Colin stand up and finally 48 his father’s love.
The novel has been popular 49 the 20th century. It has been made into films and plays.
If you watch it in the cinema or theater, it may 50 you deeply.
41．A．too B．as well as C．either D．also
42．A．English B．American C．British D．German
43．A．happy B．pleased C．upset D．lonely
44．A．die B．dead C．died D．dying
45．A．relatives B．friends C．neighbors D．classmates
46．A．somebody B．nobody C．anybody D．everybody
47．A．laughing B．beating C．crying D．singing
48．A．give back B．get back C．bring back D．put back
49．A．since B．after C．before D．until
50．A．hurt B．lift C．improve D．touch
（2024·山东青岛·一模）If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The book is quite interesting and popular among kids. Even if I am an adult now the book is 51 one of my favorites. After re-reading the book recently, I have 52 an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.
In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring 53 . What’s in your mind when your mother 54 you to do some chores Have you ever wanted to complain I think most people have.
Tom Sawyer, however, had a different thought when he was given a boring task. One day, Aunt Polly told Tom to 55 the fence (篱色). Tom was doing his job, when his friend Ben Rogers happened to pass by. Instead of complaining, Tom told Ben that he felt “ 56 ” about the task. “Only one in a thousand—maybe even two thousand—boys can do this! “Tom said.
Tom’s words made Ben interested in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a 57 to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about 58 but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence.
This story teaches me a valuable lesson: Complaining is 59 . The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don’t complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is unlikely that someone will come and do the work for you. So, don’t complain, 60 you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job!
51．A．just B．still C．even D．hardly
52．A．learned B．taught C．given D．attended
53．A．stories B．words C．tasks D．lessons
54．A．trusts B．helps C．allows D．asks
55．A．paint B．repair C．examine D．cross
56．A．bored B．excited C．unexpected D．disappointed
57．A．method B．hobby C．dream D．chance
58．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
59．A．useless B．wonderful C．endless D．powerful
60．A．if B．and C．or D．but
三、选词填空
（23-24九年级下·宁夏银川·期中）从下面方框中选择恰当的词或短语填入短文中，使短文通顺正确。
write, planet, translate, but, during, find out, lovely, his, feel, around the world
The Little Prince was written by a French pilot and writer—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It is one of the most famous books 61 . It was published in 1943. This book was 62 into many languages and was adapted (改编) into a movie.
The little prince lives on a small planet alone. He leads a happy life. One day the wind brings him a seed. The seed then turns into the 63 flower he has ever seen. He takes good care of the flower, 64 finally he decides to leave it and his planet in search of a secret, the most important thing in 65 life.
66 his journey in space, the little prince meets a king, a businessman, a lamplighter, a geographer and so on. They all live alone on different 67 . At last he 68 the secret from a fox of the Earth. Before he returns to his planet, he tells his secret to the 69 of the book, who he meets in the desert.
When you read this touching and sincere story of the little prince, you can’t help smiling and 70 the beauty of life and love in your heart. And you will enjoy more in reading.
（2024·山东临沂·一模）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1~5小题选用，第二个方框供6~10小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。
A．size B．discovered C． what D．picked it up E. how F. lay
Then Alice saw a small glass table. There was a little gold key on it. She 71 and put it in all the locks on the doors but it didn’t open any of them. She moved a curtain (窗帘) on one of the walls and 72 another door, a very small one. She put the key in the lock. It was exactly the right 73 ! She opened the door but of course Alice could not get through it—she was much too big. So she 74 on the floor and looked through it. She saw a beautiful garden. It was full of brightly coloured flowers and green trees.
“Oh, 75 beautiful!” she said. “I’d love to go there but I’m too big to get through the door.” She walked back to the glass table. There was a bottle on it now. “I’m sure that bottle wasn’t there before,” she said, a little confused (困惑的).
A．strange B．smell C． dangerous D．help E. taste F. reach
She put down the key and held the bottle. She read the words “DRINK ME” on it. Alice wasn’t a silly girl. She didn’t drink it at once. First she looked at the bottle carefully. “It can be 76 to drink out of strange bottles,” she said. “What will it to do me ” She dran k a little very slowly. The 77 was very nice, like chocolate and oranges and hot sweet coffee. So she drank some more. And some more. Soon the Alice finished the bottle.
“What a 78 feeling,” she said. “I’m getting smaller and smaller.” It was true! Afew minutes later, she was only 25cm high. “Good! I can go through the door into the garden,” she said happily. But, poor Alice! When she got to the door, she didn’t have the key! It was on the table. She couldn’t 79 it because she was too small now. She sat down and cried.
After a while she said, “Alice! Stop crying! Crying doesn’t 80 ! Dry your tears at once!”
四、短文填空
（23-24八年级下·江苏徐州·期中）B）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。
I love reading. Recently, I 81 (read) a novel. Here is an extract from the book.
Gulliver managed 82 (get) away from the small men. He found a boat and tried to sail home. 83 , there was a great storm at sea. The strong winds drove his boat to a strange island.
Everyone on the island was very large. They were all 84 (many) than 20 meters tall. A farmer
85 (find) Gulliver first and took him home. Gulliver seemed very small to them, like a toy or a pet. The 86 (farmer) daughter took Gulliver to town. Everyone in the town was surprised to see such a small person.
The Queen heard about Gulliver and bought him from the farmer. She gave Gulliver to the King 87 a present. The King enjoyed 88 (listen) to Gulliver talk about his home country and his travels. All their objects, such as chairs, tables, 89 (knife), forks and plates, were too big for Gulliver to use, so they built a small house 90 small objects for him to live in. Wherever the King and Queen went, they carried Gulliver with them in his house.
（23-24八年级下·山东淄博·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Nobody liked that plan, so they all turned to Alice. “And 91 do you say ” they cried.
“The Cat belongs to the Duchess,” said Alice. “You could ask her 92 it.”
“She’s in prison,” the Queen said to the executioner (执行官). “Bring her here at once.”
But then the Cat’s head began to vanish (消失), and when the executioner came back with the Duchess, there was nothing. The King ran wildly up and down, 93 (look) for the Cat. The Duchess put her arm around Alice. “I’m so happy 94 (see) you again, my dear!” she said.
“Let’s get on with the game,” the Queen said 95 (angry) . Alice followed her back to the croquet-ground (槌球场). The game went on, with the Queen shouting aloud. Then they found the Mock Turtle. A Gryphon 96 (be) next to him, asleep. The Queen hurried away, saying, “I have to get on with some executions.”
The Gryphon 97 (wake) up and said to Alice, “It’s just a joke. They never execute anybody.”
Alice was 98 (please) to hear this. She felt a little afraid of the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle, but they were friendly. They sang songs and told her many stories about 99 (they) lives. The Mock Turtle was in the middle of a very sad song when they heard a shout: “It’s beginning!”
“We must hurry!” cried the Gryphon. It took Alice by the hand 100 began to run.
（23-24八年级下·江苏扬州·期中）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。 (每空一词)
Jan is still thinking about Michael when suddenly there’s a flash of lightning and a crash of thunder.
“What’s that ” Jan thinks, she sees a shadow moving under the tree. Yes. There’s a boy standing under the tree.
Jan knows that it’s d 101 to stand under a tree in a thunderstorm. She knocks on the window but the boy doesn’t h 102 her. She takes her anorak from behind the door and runs downstairs, through the kitchen and out the back door.
“Hello ” she c 103 but the boy doesn’t answer. She looks across at the tree but the boy isn’t there. “Where are you I know you’re there!”
Jan puts up her anorak hood and runs across to the tree. She looks a 104 her but she can’t see the boy. Did she imagine him Then she looks down and sees the h 105 under the tree—the hole where she buried her time capsule. The capsule is m 106 .
“The boy took my time capsule.” She shouts into the d 107 . “I know you’re there! Come back!”
There’s another flash of lightning and another crash of thunder. In the flash of the lightning she sees the boy again, running from the garden. She runs after him, shouting for him to s 108 . The boy looks back and then disappears into the trees at the end of the garden. Jan follows the path through the trees. She knows the p 109 well. She’s sure the boy is going there.
Jan is right. When she comes to the building, she hears e 110 voices from inside.
She looks through the broken window and sees three boys sitting on the floor, looking at the things inside her time capsule.
—Taken from The Time Capsule
（23-24八年级下·江苏扬州·期中）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上， 完整地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空一词)
The story of Robinson Crusoe is known a 111 the world. The story is about the life of a real person. His name is Alexander Selkirk. Selkirk was born in 1676 in Scotland. His father made shoes and clothes, but Alexander didn’t want to work in his father’s shop. He wanted to s 112 a ship on the sea.
When Selkirk was 28 years old, he was sailing on the Pacific Ocean. The ship was in a bad condition, Selkirk was w 113 . “The ship is not safe!” he thought. He told the captain that he wanted to get off. The captain didn’t like Selkirk, so he a 114 . The ship took Selkirk to a small island.
Selkirk took a few things from the ship: a gun, an axe, and a few clothes. Then the ship left, and Selkirk was a
115 . There were no people or houses on the island. He was more than 600 kilometers from the n 116 country, Chile.
He found a cave near the beach and this became his home for the first few months. He ate fish and other small sea animals. At night, he h 117 strange noises from the trees, he thought that there were wild animals on the island t 118 could hurt him. He was scared and didn’t want to leave the beach. He stayed in his cave. He was very lonely. One day, when he woke up, he saw h 119 of sea lions on the beach. He couldn’t get to the sea so he couldn’t catch any fish. He had to look for food on a 120 part of the island. He was still afraid of the wild animals, but he was hungry!
——Taken from Robinson Crusoe
五、任务型阅读
（23-24八年级下·江苏扬州·期中）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。(不超过10个词)
Very soon after Roberta wrote to the old gentleman, the three children were walking through the tunnel when they heard a cry.
“Hello!” Peter shouted. “Who’s there ”
“Help me,” a voice shouted back. “I can’t move.”
“That’s a boy’s voice,” Roberta said.
The children ran deeper into the tunnel. Before long, they came to a boy. He was lying on the ground.
“What happened ” Roberta asked him. “I was walking through the tunnel when I tripped. I think I’ve broken my leg.” “The 11:15 train is due (预定应到的) soon,” Peter said.“We must get you out of here.”
“I’ve been here for two hours,” the boy said. “I was on my way to the station to catch the train. It’s quicker through the tunnel than along the road.”
“It’s also more dangerous,” Roberta said.
“Oh, stop talking,” Peter said. “We’ve got to get him out. What’s your name ”
“Jim.”
“Come on then, Jim. Hold on to me,” Roberta said. “Peter and Phyllis will help you up.”
It was a difficult journey back to the beginning of the tunnel, but the children got there before the11:15 train did.
They took Jim home. Mother called for a doctor. The doctor said Jim needed to stay in bed for at least a month.
“Can he stay with us ” Peter said. “We’d love to have a friend our own age.”
“I don’t know,” Mother said. “We must find out what his grandfather wants.”
So Mother wrote a letter to Jim’s grandfather.
A few days later, the children were all sitting with their mouths open, looking at him when Jim’s grandfather came.
“You’re our old gentleman!” they exclaimed.
“That’s right,” he said. “And I got your letter, Roberta.”
“What letter ” Mother demanded.
“Roberta wrote to me about her father,” the old gentleman said. “I was not surprised by what she said. I have thought for a long time that he was innocent (无辜的). It was not possible that a guilty (有罪的) man could have such wonderful children.”
Two weeks later, Father came back home.
—Taken from The Railway Children
121．Why was Jim in the tunnel
122．What did the children do when they saw Jim was hurt in the tunnel
123．When did the children and Jim get to the beginning of the tunnel
124．Why did the old gentleman think Father was a good man
125．What do you think of the children and their mother Why
（23-24八年级下·江苏扬州·期中）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个单词）
I saw a man stretched out on the floor. His hands and feet were tied. There were two men standing over him. One held a lantern, the other held a pistol.
The man on the floor kept begging, “Please, I won’t tell anyone!”
Every time he’d say that, the man with the lantern grinned. “Indeed you aren’t!”
The man with the pistol was ready to shoot, but the other man said, “Wait!” They mumbled a few things, and then headed my way.
I scooted out of there quickly as I could and hid behind some boxes. Then the two men stood talking at the deck rail.
“Let’s just put the loot in our boat and head out,” one man said. “It won’t be long before this steamboat washes back into the river and sinks. When it does, old Jim Turner in there will drown for sure.”
“But suppose it doesn’t wash back out ” the other man said.
“I guess we can wait a bit to see.”
When they headed back in, I lit out. I was covered in a cold sweat.
“Jim,” I whispered, “there is a gang of murderers yonder. We need to find their boat so we can cut in loose. Then they will be stuck here. The sheriff will be able to find them and take them in. We’ve got to hurry. You look on one side, and I will look on the other.”
“And then what, Huck ”
“What do you think We will get back on the raft and sail out of here.”
Jim let out a powerful sigh. “We can’t, Huck. There isn’t any raft. It broke loose and sailed off on its own. We are stuck here.”
126．What did the man on the floor keep doing
127．Did the man with the pistol shoot at last
128．What was Huck covered in when the two men headed back
129．What’s wrong with the raft
130．Do you like Huck Why
参考答案：
1．D 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．D
【导语】本文讲了小女孩莎拉和好友本做同样的梦，得知有“泪之王”将带走所有笑容，他们必须合作寻找并夺回“微笑魔镜”。
1．推理判断题。根据“And why should Mr Hewitt smile With thirty kids like you in class who talk all the time ”可知，是因为要管理班级的孩子，故选D。
2．词义猜测题。根据“What is there to smile about ”及“She was starting to feel sad, too.”可知，此处表示她感到无助，故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据“I am the Lord of Tears, and soon I will be the master of the world. Soon there will be no more laughter and no more smiles. Soon there will only be tears.”可知，“泪之王”将让这个世界只有眼泪，故选C。
4．细节理解题。根据“And when Ben and I laugh about something at school, Mr Hewitt gets angry and tells us to stop.”，“But what about you and Dad Why do you never smile ”，“She went to see her dad. ‘Dad,’ she said. ‘Why are you always so sad ’”，“The next morning Sarah was walking to school when she saw Ben.”及“I had a really strange dream last night.”可知，正确的顺序为e-d-b-a-c ，故选D。
5．细节理解题。根据“The dream told us to go together and find the Lord of Tears”可知，她们将去找泪之王。故选D。
6．A 7．B 8．B 9．B
【导语】本文是一篇小说节选。文章节选自《老人与海》，讲述了老人不言放弃的精神及和男孩的深厚情感。
6．细节理解题。根据“In the first forty days a boy had been with him.”可知，在开始的四十天里，小男孩跟着老人一起捕鱼。故选A。
7．词句猜测题。根据“It was papa made me leave. I am a boy and I must do what he told me to.”可知，此处指老人理解男孩的爸爸让男孩离开老人的船，理解男孩不得不听爸爸的话，可推测出“that”指代的是“男孩不得不听父母的话离开了他”。故选B。
8．细节理解题。根据“The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.”以及“But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.”以及“I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.”以及“Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace and then we’ll take the fishing tools home.”可知，老人曾经教男孩捕鱼，他们曾经87天没有捕到一条鱼，但是然后他们连着三个星期每天
抓到大鱼，现在男孩挣到一点钱之后想和老人再次出海，在喝完男孩提供的啤酒之后，他们将带着渔具回家。故选B。
9．推理判断题。根据“Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same colour as the sea and were cheerful and full of confidence.”以及“But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.”可知，从这个故事中我们可以了解到这位老人是一个自信、永不放弃的人。故选B。
10．C 11．D 12．B 13．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了杰克·伦敦写的小说《白牙》里面的狼狗白牙因环境改变而蜕变的故事。
10．细节理解题。根据文章第二段，一开始白牙和母亲被印第安人带走，之后他被卖给了Beauty Smith，最后Weedon Scott驯服了白牙。可知白牙在书中有三个主人。故选C。
11．细节理解题。根据第二段“…he then is found by a new loving master Weedon Scott, who is kind and patient.”可知，白牙的最后一个主人善良有耐心，故选D。
12．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Soon after his father dies in a fight with a lynx. White Fang and his mother have to live on their own. During this time White Fang learns about the wild, how to kill and get meat.”可知在他爸爸战斗中死去以后，白牙和他的母亲独自生活期间他学会了野生，学会了怎样去杀别的东西得到肉。故选B。
13．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了白牙是如何成长的，是如何在他的主人和野生动物的世界中长大的，因为他努力从邪恶中寻找善，从对到错。这个故事告诉我们，环境可改变我们的性格。故选D。
14．B 15．C 16．A 17．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了格列佛在小人国的第一天的经历。
14．细节理解题。根据“Lilliput was as nice and rich as my homeland, England”可知他来自英国。故选B。
15．细节理解题。根据“I learned that the temple behind me was going to be my home...I was also told that I would have teachers to help me learn the Lilliputian language”可知国王让人给了他住的地方，让人教他小人国的语言。故选C。
16．推理判断题。根据“I realized that I could punish them by scaring them...I used my knife to cut the ropes from his arms and legs...I guessed that no one else would throw any more stones at me.”可知他通过吓唬而惩罚他们，所以他不是真的想要杀死那些人，通过这种惩罚，没有人向他扔石头了，可见他很善良，很聪明。故选A。
17．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了格列佛在小人国的第一天的经历，以选项C“在小人国的第一天”为标题最
合适。故选C。
18．D 19．B 20．C 21．A
【导语】本文节选自《远大前程》，主要讲述了主人公Pip坐在教堂墓地的墓碑上时，遭遇了一个可怕男人的故事。这个男人威胁Pp，要求他提供食物和锉刀，否则就要割断他的喉咙。Pip被吓坏了，答应了他的要求。
18．推理判断题。根据“My parents had died when I was a baby, so I could not remember them at all, but quite often I used to visit the churchyard, about a mile from the village, to look at their names on their gravestones (墓碑).”可知，父母在我还是婴儿的时候就去世了，所以我根本记不起他们了，但我经常去离村庄大约一英里的教堂墓地，看看他们墓碑上的名字，所以第一段告诉我们为什么故事发生在村庄附近的教堂幕地。故选D。
19．推理判断题。根据“‘What!’ he cried, and was about to run, when he saw where I was pointing.”可知，他刚开始想要跑走，可见他很害怕。故选B。
20．词义猜测题，根据“with an iron chain on his leg”以及“Now look here. You bring me a file.”可知，他的腿被铁链拴着，所以他想让Pip带一个可以切断铁链的工具，故划线部分意为“一种可以切断这个人的铁链的工具”。故选C。
21．推理判断题，根据“I promise I’ll do it, sir,”可知，Pip会按照那个人说的做。故选A。
22．B 23．C 24．D 25．A 26．D
【导语】本文是《格列佛游记》中的选段，主要描述了主人公想各种办法躲避巨人的追赶，最终被抓住的故事。
22．细节理解题。根据第一段“I ran away from the huge living thing as fast as possible, and did not stop until I found myself in some fields. ”可知“我”不停地跑着穿过田野是为了躲避巨人，故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据③空前“There, I myself was also a huge man and became famous for helping the people in that small country.”可知，在那里“我”自己是个巨人；根据③空后“I began to understand how a very small living felt.”可知，现在“我”也是个渺小的生物，开始明白它们是什么感受。“Here, it was the opposite”意为“这里，情况正好相反”，此句放③空符合逻辑，故选C。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段“The grass was about seven metres high and the crops were about thirteen metres high.”及“The trees around were much taller.”可知，此时格列佛正被草和树木包围着；根据第二段“Then seven other huge men came here. The master asked them to cut down the crops in the field while I was hiding.”可知，当
格列佛正躲在田里的时候，巨人们开始砍庄稼；根据第三段“As his huge foot rose over my head, I screamed as loudly as I could. ”可知，当巨人的脚放到他头顶的时候，格列佛尖叫了起来；根据第三段“He took me to his master. They soon found that I was not an animal, but a smart living thing.”可知，巨人把格列佛带到主人面前，才知道他不是个动物，而是个渺小的人；根据第三段“When she saw me, she screamed and jumped back in fear, maybe thinking I was an insect.”可知，当主人的妻子见到格列佛时，害怕到尖叫。因此正确的顺序应为d-c-e-b-a，故选D。
25．细节理解题。根据第三段中“They soon found that I was not an animal, but a smart living thing.”可知，他们发现“我”不是一个动物，而是个聪明的生物，A选项符合文意，故选A。
26．推理判断题。根据第三段“But after a couple of days, she became used to me, and was very kind to me.”可知，几天后他的妻子就习惯了“我”，并且对“我”很好，由此推测，他们一起住了一段时间，故选D。
27．A 28．D 29．D 30．B 31．C
【导语】本文改编自《黑骏马》，文中介绍了黑骏马遇到新主人之后的生活。
27．细节理解题。根据“ ‘Let’s call him Jack, after the old horse, shall we, Harry ’ said Dolly.”以及“ ‘Yes, let’s,’ said Harry.”可知，孩子们给这匹马起的新名字是Jack。故选A。
28．细节理解题。根据“He kept us very clean, and gave us as much food as we wanted. But the best thing was that we had Sundays off.”可知，Jerry让他的马保持干净，食物马想要多少就给多少，并且还让马星期天休息。故选D。
29．词句猜测题。根据“She was thin, and tired from too much hard work. She looked miserable and she had a bad cough.”可知，此处应指她很瘦，劳累过度。她看上去很痛苦，而且咳嗽得很厉害，因此miserable意为“痛苦，不开心”。故选D。
30．细节理解题。根据“They bought and sold her several times after that.”可知，Ginger休息了一年之后，被买卖了好几次。故选B。
31．细节理解题。根据第二段中“The next morning Harry and Dolly came into the yard to see me.”，和第七段中“while our cab was waiting outside a park”，第八段中“She told me her sad story.”与最后一段中“I saw a cart with a dead horse in it”可知，故事发生的顺序是c-b-a-d。故选C。
32．C 33．A 34．D 35．B 36．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了White Fang和Scott之间的情感，以及Beauty Smith偷White Fang
的故事。
32．推理判断题。根据“In late spring trouble came without warning (警告). His love-master disappeared. The days passed. White Fang became so sick that Matt took him inside the house, where he lay by the stove and did nothing. And when he wrote to his employer. Then one night, the door opened and Scott walked in.”可知，白牙因主人离开后而生病，他给主人写信，最后主人Scott回来了，故推断出白牙的新主人是Scott。故选C。
33．细节理解题，根据第二段“In late spring trouble came without warning (警告). ”可知，这个故事发生在春天。故选A。
34．词句猜测题。根据第一段中的“But love did not come in a day…But as the days passed, with petting and caressing and gentle talk, like started to change into love.”可知，爱不是一天就来的，随着时间的流逝，White Fang越来越喜欢他的主人。故选D。
35．词义猜测题。根据下文“White Fang was attacking (袭击) a man who was trying to protect his throat(喉), with blood (血) running down both arms.”可知，白牙正在袭击一个人，故划线单词所在句意为：两个正在打牌的人听到外面有咆哮声和尖叫声。故划线单词“snarling”意为“叫声”，与“barking”意思相近。故选B。
36．细节理解题。根据第二段“In late spring trouble came without warning (警告). His love-master disappeared. The days passed. White Fang became so sick that Matt took him inside the house, where he lay by the stove and did nothing. And when he wrote to his employer. Then one night, the door opened and Scott walked in.”可知，Scott离开家后，白牙就生病了。故选A。
37．C 38．B 39．B 40．B
【导语】本文节选自《格列佛游记》，讲述了格列佛进入了小人国的故事。
37．细节理解题。根据“There were strong guards around me. This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me.”可知，格列佛周围有很强的警卫这是为了防止人群伤害他。故选C。
38．词句猜测题。根据“I lifted the other five men out of my pocket and put them gently on the ground too.”可知，格列佛把另外五个人从口袋里拿出来也轻轻地放在地上，所以them指的是被放在口袋里的五个人。故选B。
39．细节理解题。根据“The Emperor spoke in a low voice”，“His Majesty and I often spoke to each other but neither of us understood a single word.”，“After about two hours the Emperor left.”，“Then I put him on his feet and let him go. I lifted the other five men out of my pocket and put them gently on the ground too.”及“Emperor ordered his men to make a bed for me”可知，正确顺序为：国王说话、他们彼此无法理解、国王走了、格列佛没有惩罚那六个小人放他们走了、国王命令他的部下为格列佛做一张大床，即③②⑤④①。故选B。
40．主旨大意题。根据“At the same time the Emperor asked all his advisers for their advice on how to deal with me. ”可知，最后两段主要是国王的顾问们讨论如何处理格列佛。故选B。
41．A 42．A 43．D 44．C 45．A 46．B 47．C 48．B 49．A 50．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了英国作家贝内特的著名小说《秘密花园》。
41．句意：《秘密花园》是儿童古典小说之一，许多成年人也喜欢读它。
too也，常用于肯定句的句末；as well as和……一样好；either也，常用于否定句的句末；also也，常用于句中。根据“The Secret Garden is one of the classical novels for children, and many adults like reading it…”可知，此处指许多成年人也喜欢读它，句子为肯定句，用于句末，空处应填too“也”。故选A。
42．句意：玛丽是一个出生在印度的英国女孩。
English英国的；American美国的；British英国的；German德国的。根据“Mary was an…girl, who was born in India.”以及下文“she had to return to England”可知，Mary是一个英国女孩，空前为不定冠词an，空后为名词girl“女孩”，空处应填以元音音素开头的形容词，应填English“英国的”。故选A。
43．句意：她的父母在那里工作，经常花很多时间在聚会上，所以她很孤独。
happy快乐的；pleased满意的；upset心烦意乱的；lonely孤独的。根据“Her parents worked there and often spent much time on parties, so she was very…”可知，此处指Mary的父母在那里工作，经常花很多时间在聚会上，所以她很孤独，应填形容词lonely“孤独的”。故选D。
44．句意：她的父母都死于一种可怕的疾病后，她不得不回到英国和她的一个亲戚住在一个大庄园里。
die死；dead死的；died死，为die的过去式或过去分词；dying为die的现在分词形式。根据“After her parents both…of a kind of terrible illness, she had to return to England and live with one of her…in a big manor.”可知，此处指Mary的父母都死于一种可怕的疾病后，她不得不回到英国；句子时态为一般过去时，空处应填动词的过去式。故选C。
45．句意：她的父母都死于一种可怕的疾病后，她不得不回到英国和她的一个亲戚住在一个大庄园里。
relatives亲戚；friends朋友；neighbors邻居；classmates同学。根据下文“Ten years ago, her uncle Mr. Craven locked it”可知，此处指Mary和她的一个亲戚住在一个大庄园里，应填名词relatives“亲戚”。故选A。
46．句意：十年前，她的叔叔克雷文先生锁了门，没有人去过那里。
somebody某人；nobody没有人；anybody任何人；everybody每个人。根据“Ten years ago, her uncle Mr. Craven locked it and…had been there.”可知，此处指她的叔叔克雷文先生锁了门，没有人去过那里，应填不定代词
nobody“没有人”。故选B。
47．句意：玛丽还听到大楼里一个男孩的哭声。
laughing笑；beating打败；crying哭；singing唱歌。根据下文“He was sick in bed for a long time. And he thought he couldn’t walk like other boys and would die soon.”可知，Mary的堂弟生病卧床，也许不久就死了，此处指Mary听到他的哭声。故选C。
48．句意：大自然的力量让科林站了起来，终于拿回了父亲的爱。
give back归还；get back取回；bring back带回；put back放回原处。根据“The power of nature made Colin stand up and finally…his father’s love.”可知，此处指大自然的力量让Colin站了起来，终于拿回了父亲的爱，应填动词短语get back“取回”。故选B。
49．句意：这部小说自20世纪以来一直很受欢迎。
since自从；after在……之后；before在……之前；until直到……才。根据“The novel has been popular…the 20th century.”可知，此处指这部小说自20世纪以来一直很受欢迎，应填介词since“自从”。故选A。
50．句意：如果你在电影院或剧院观看它，它可能会深深地触动你。
hurt伤害；lift举起；improve提高；touch触动。根据“If you watch it in the cinema or theater, it may…you deeply.”可知，此处指如果你在电影院或剧院观看它，它可能会深深地触动你，应填动词touch“触动”。故选D。
51．B 52．A 53．C 54．D 55．A 56．B 57．D 58．C 59．A 60．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了作者读完《汤姆索亚历险记》后的感触，作者告诉我们抱怨是没有用的。
51．句意：即使我现在已经成年了，这本书仍然是我最喜欢的书之一。
just刚才；still仍然；even甚至；hardly几乎不。根据“Even if I am an adult now the book is…one of my favorites.”，结合选项可知，此处应该表达这本书仍然是我最喜欢的书之一，still“仍然”。故选B。
52．句意：最近重读了这本书后，我从汤姆·索亚身上学到了重要的一课。
learned学习，了解；taught教；given给；attended加入。根据“After re-reading the book recently, I have…an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.”可知，此处应该填入learned，与横线前have一同构成现在完成时，表达我从汤姆·索亚身上学到了重要的一课。故选A。
53．句意：在我们的日常生活中，我们经常被赋予一些无聊或累人的任务。
stories故事；words话，单词；tasks任务；lessons课。根据后文“What’s in your mind when your mother…you to do some chores Have you ever wanted to complain ”，结合选项可知，此处应该表达我们经常被赋予一些无聊或累人的任务。故选C。
54．句意：当你妈妈叫你做一些家务时，你在想什么？
trusts诚实；helps帮助；allows允许；asks问，叫。根据“when your mother…you to do some chores ”，结合选项可知，此处考查：ask sb. to do sth.“叫某人做某事”，固定用法。故选D。
55．句意：一天，波莉姨妈让汤姆给栅栏涂油漆。
paint给……涂油漆；repair修理；examine检查；cross通过。根据横线后“the fence(篱色).”和后文“he could have a…to paint the fence.”可知，此处应该指的是给栅栏涂油漆。故选A。
56．句意：汤姆没有抱怨，而是告诉本，他对这项任务感到“兴奋”。
bored无聊的；excited兴奋的；unexpected难以预料的；disappointed失望的。根据后文“Tom’s words made Ben interested in the task.”，结合语境可知，此处应该填入excited，形容词，意为“兴奋的”符合语境。故选B。
57．句意：他甚至把他的苹果给了汤姆，这样他就有机会给栅栏涂油漆了。
method方法；hobby业余爱好；dream梦想；chance机会。根据“He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a…to paint the fence.”，结合选项和语境可知，此处应该指的是有机会给栅栏涂油漆。故选D。
58．句意：如果汤姆除了抱怨什么都不想的话，他给栅栏涂油漆的日子就不会好过。
everything一切；anything任何事情；nothing什么都没有；something一些事情。根据“he would have had a bad day painting the fence.”可知，此处应该填入nothing，意为“什么都没有”符合语境，表达如果汤姆除了抱怨什么都不想的话，前面是后面的条件。故选C。
59．句意：这个故事给我上了宝贵的一课：抱怨是没有用的。
useless无用的；wonderful精彩的；endless无尽的；powerful有能量的。根据后文“The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don’t complain.”，结合选项可知，此处应该填入useless，形容词，作表语，意为“无用的”符合语境。故选A。
60．句意：所以，不要抱怨，你会感觉更好，甚至可能做得更好！
if如果；and并且；or或者；but但是。根据“don’t complain”和“you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job!”可知，前后是递进关系，所以用and连接。故选B。
61．around the world 62．translated 63．loveliest 64．but 65．his 66．During 67．planets 68．finds out 69．writer 70．feeling
【导语】本文主要介绍了小说《小王子》的故事梗概。
61．句意：它是世界上最著名的书之一。根据“It is one of the most famous books”结合备选词汇可知，此处应是它是世界上最著名的书之一，因此around the world“全世界”符合语境。故填around the world。
62．句意：这本书被翻译成多种语言，并被改编成电影。根据“into many languages”结合备选词汇可知，此处应指被翻译成多种语言，translate“翻译”，此处应用过去分词形式和空前was构成一般过去时的被动语态。故填translated。
63．句意：然后种子变成了他所见过的最可爱的花。根据“The seed then turns into the … flower”结合备选词汇可知，此处应指变成了最可爱的花，根据“he has ever seen”可知，此处应用形容词的最高级loveliest“最可爱的”。故填loveliest。
64．句意：他照顾好这朵花，但最后他决定离开它和他的星球去寻找一个秘密，这是他生命中最重要的事情。根据“finally he decides to leave it”结合备选词汇可知，此处和前面的句子是转折关系，因此此处应用but连接，意为“但是”。故填but。
65．句意：他照顾好这朵花，但最后他决定离开它和他的星球去寻找一个秘密，这是他生命中最重要的事情。根据“the most important thing in … life”结合备选词汇可知，此处应指在他的生命中，修饰名词life应用形容词性物主代词his作定语，意为“他的”。故填his。
66．句意：在他的太空旅行期间，小王子遇到了国王、商人、点灯人、地理学家等等。根据“his journey in space”结合备选词汇可知，此处应指在他的旅行期间，during“在……期间”，位于句子开头首字母大写。故填During。
67．句意：他们都独自生活在不同的星球上。根据“They all live alone on different”结合备选词汇可知，此处应指住在不同的星球，different后应用可数名词复数形式，因此用planets，意为“星球”，名词复数作宾语。故填planets。
68．句意：最后，他从地球上的一只狐狸那里发现了这个秘密。根据“the secret”结合备选词词汇可知，此处应指发现了这个秘密，find out“发现”，根据“Before he returns…”可知，句子用一般现在时，主语为he，因此应用一般现在时的第三人称单数形式。故填finds out。
69．句意：在他回到他的星球之前，他把他的秘密告诉了他在沙漠中遇到的这本书的作者。根据“of the book”结合备选词汇可知，此处应指是这本书的作者，writer“作家”，此处应用名词单数。故填writer。
70．句意：当你读到这个感人而真挚的小王子的故事时，你会情不自禁地微笑，并在心中感受生活和爱的美好。根据“the beauty of life and love in your heart”结合备选词汇可知，此处应指感受生活和爱的美好，feel“感
觉”，此处“微笑”和“感觉”是并列的动作，因此动词形式一致，此处应用动名词形式。故填feeling。
71．D 72．B 73．A 74．F 75．E 76．C 77．E 78．A 79．F 80．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了爱丽丝进入花园之前的事情。
71．句意：她把它捡起来，塞进所有的门锁里，但是门锁都没有打开。根据“There was a little gold key on it.”和“put it in all the locks on the doors but it didn’t open any of them.”可知，她应是把钥匙捡起来了。备选词汇picked it up意为“捡起来”，符合语境。故选D。
72．句意：她拉开了其中一堵墙上的窗帘，发现了另一扇门，一扇很小的门。根据“…another door, a very small one.”可知，指发现另一扇门。备选词汇discovered意为“发现”，符合语境。故选B。
73．句意：尺寸完全正确！根据“She opened the door”可知，钥匙对了，门开了，备选词汇size意为“大小，尺寸”符合语境。故选A。
74．句意：于是她躺在地板上，透过它看过去。根据“she was much too big”和“looked through it”可知，指她躺在地板上。备选词汇lay意为“躺”，符合语境。故选F。
75．句意：哦，多么美丽啊！根据“Oh,…beautiful!”可知，指多么美丽，这是感叹句，空格后是形容词，用how连接。故选E。
76．句意：用陌生的瓶子喝水可能很危险。根据“drink out of strange bottles”可知，用陌生的瓶子喝水可能很危险。备选词汇dangerous意为“危险的”，符合语境。故选C。
77．句意：味道非常好，像巧克力、橙子和热甜咖啡。根据“She dran k a little very slowly.”可知，味道不错，备选词汇taste意为“味道”，符合语境。故选E。
78．句意：多么奇特的感觉。根据“I’m getting smaller and smaller.”可知，多么奇特的感觉。备选词汇strange意为“奇特的”，符合语境。故选A。
79．句意：她够不着，因为她现在太小了。她坐下来哭了。根据“It was on the table.”和“because she was too small now.”可知，钥匙在桌子上，因为她太小了，所以够不着。备选词汇reach意为“达到，能够到”，符合语境。故选F。
80．句意：哭是没有用的。根据“Alice! Stop crying! Crying doesn’t…! Dry your tears at once!”可知，哭是没有用的。备选词汇help意为“帮助，有用”，符合语境。故选D。
81．have read 82．to get 83．However 84．more 85．found 86．farmer’s 87．as
88．listening 89．knives 90．with
【导语】本文主要讲述了格列佛误入大人国的经历和成功逃脱的故事。
81．句意：最近，我读了一本小说。根据“Recently”可知，此句是现在完成时“have/has+动词过去分词”，主语是I，助动词用have，故填have read。
82．句意：格列佛设法摆脱了那些小个子。mana