初中【英语】完形填空和阅读理解知识点总结经典

【英语】完形填空和阅读理解知识点总结经典
一、完形填空
1．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选项能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

You have probably heard the expression, "It's raining cats and dogs outside." It means that it's raining very hard but not that 1 cats and dogs are filling from the sky. 2 , one day
in June, 1882, it really did rain 3 over Dubuque, Iowa. The frogs began falling along with hailstones （冰雹） during a 4 storm.
Hail is 5 when drops of rainwater are caught by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air. There the raindrops become 6 . Many drops may freeze together to form 7 of ice; these ice balls, or hailstones, then 8 to earth.
During the storm in Dubuque, the strong winds 9 small frogs from nearby ponds into the air along with raindrops. When some of these frogs became covered 10 ice, both hailstones and "frog-stones" fell onto the ground.
1. A. blind B. real C. dead
2. A. And B. So C. However
3. A. cats B. frogs C. dogs
4. A. common B.
terrible
C. weekly
5. A. formed B. failed C. fixed
6. A. broken B. frozen C. golden
7. A. types B. pieces C. balls
8. A. fall B. lose C. keep
9. A. lifted B. pushed C. pulled
10. A. of B. about C. with
【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）B；（4）B；（5）A；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）A；（10）C；
【解析】【分析】主要讲了1882年6月的一天爱荷华州迪比克暴风雨期间冰雹和青蛙一起下。

（1）句意：它的意思是天正在下大雨，而不是真的猫和狗正从天空掉下。

A.瞎的；B.真实的；C.死的。

雨下的大，不是下真的猫和狗，故选B。

（2）句意：然而，在1882年的一天，在爱荷华州迪比克天真地下青蛙。

A.和；B.所以；C.然而。

根据前文可知天不会下猫和狗，但是在爱荷华州迪比克真下了青蛙，故选C。

（3）句意：然而，在1882年的一天，在爱荷华州迪比克天真地下青蛙。

A.猫；B.青蛙；C.狗。

根据后句The frogs began falling along with hailstones （冰雹）可知青蛙和冰雹一起下了，故选B。

（4）句意：在一场可怕的暴雨中青蛙和冰雹一起下了。

A.常见的；B.可怕的；C.每周的。

暴雨是可怕的，故选B。

（5）句意：当雨滴被大风抓住被吹到高空中时，冰雹被形成。

A.被形成；B.失败；C.被修
理。

雨滴吹到空中时形成了冰雹，故选A。

（6）句意：在那雨滴被冻住了。

A.破坏的；B.冻住的；C.金色的。

根据后句Many drops may freeze许多水滴冻住了，故选B。

（7）句意：许多水滴可能冻在一起形成冰球。

A.类型；B.片；C.球。

根据后句these ice balls可知讲的是冰球，故选C。

（8）句意：这些冰球或者说冰雹然后掉到地球上。

A.跌落，掉下来；B.失去；C.保持。

根据后文both hailstones and "frog-stones" fell onto the ground.可知冰雹掉在地球上，故选A。

（9）句意：在迪比克暴风雨期间，强风把小青蛙沿着雨滴从附近的池塘抬到了空中。

A.抬起；B.推；C.拉。

风把青蛙抬到了高空中，故选A。

（10）句意：当这些青蛙中的一些被冰覆盖时，冰雹和“石蛙”掉到地面。

be covered with 被……覆盖，故选C。

【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。

2．完形填空
A 14-year old boy from the US was described as a hero after he saved the life of a girl in another country.
Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has much 1 in computer. One day, he 2 an email to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he received a message saying" Help! Pain! Help!". The message was from Finland, 3 kilometres away from America.
"I didn't know 4 I should do," Dean said to a reporter afterwards. "It was really difficult to tell if the message was real. "So Dean did nothing at first. 5 the messages kept coming. "By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble," Dean explained. He 6 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 7 ， there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 8 the police immediately. And they realised that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 9 , she was still alive and was sent to hospital quickly.
"I'm glad she's OK," Dean said. "It's hard to believe, but 10 saved her life.
1. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interests
2. A. sent B. sends C. was sending D. is sending
3. A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands D. thousands of
4. A. how B. what C. where D. when
5. A. So B. And C. But D. As
6. A. telephoned B. replied C. found D. talked
7. A. better B. worse C. harder D. easier
8. A. with B. on C. to D. at
9. A. Hardly B. Happily C. Luckily D. Carefully
10. A. a boy B. doctors C. the police D. the email
【答案】（1）A；（2）C；（3）D；（4）B；（5）C；（6）B；（7）B；（8）A；（9）
C；（10）D；
【解析】【分析】本文记叙了在发邮件时得知一个外国姑娘处于危急之中并救了她的性命的故事。

本文内容与2010山东潍坊中考完形填空材料基本一样。

（1）句意：来自得克萨斯州达拉斯市的Dean Bluey是一个对电脑很感兴趣的男生。

have interest in，对……感兴趣，故选A。

（2）句意：一天，他正在网上发电子邮件给一个朋友。

根据下文Suddenly he received a message saying "Help! Pain! Help!"可知上文描述的是过去正在进行的动作，所以用过去进行时，其结构为：was/were+动词的现在分词，故选C。

（3）句意：这个信息来自芬兰，距离美国数千公里远。

基数词+thousand单数形式，几千，housands of，固定搭配，好几千的，数千的，kilometers前面没有具体的数目，所以用thousands of，故选D。

（4）句意：我不知道我应该做什么。

A如何，怎样；B什么；C哪里；D什么时候。

句中do后面缺少宾语，所以用what，故选B。

（5）句意：但是这个信息不断地发过来。

A. 所以，B. 并且，C但是，D由于。

根据前一句So Dean did nothing at first.所以开始Dean什么没做，因为他很难相信这个信息是真的，又根据下文the message kept coming，所以可以推断表示转折关系，故选C。

（6）句意：他回复并发现发送信息的人是一个叫Tarja的女学生，独自一人在一所大学的图书馆里。

A. telephoned打电话；B. replied回复；C.found发现；D. talked谈论。

根据后面的discovered（发现），可知只有回复才能知道事情的现状，故选B。

（7）句意：更糟糕的是，在她附近没有电话。

A更好；B更坏，更糟糕；C更难D. easier 更容易。

根据there was no phone around her，可知她周围没有电话是更糟糕的事情，故选B。

（8）句意：Dean立刻与警方取得了联系。

get in touch with...，与……取得联系，固定搭配，故选A。

（9）句意：幸运地是，她仍然还活着并很快被送往医院。

A. Hardly几乎不；B. Happily高兴地；C. Luckily幸运地; D.Carefully细心地，认真地。

根据she was still alive and was sent to hospital quickly.可知她还活着，很快被送往医院是幸运的，故选C。

（10）句意：很难相信，但是电子邮件救了她的性命。

A男孩；B医生们；C警察；D电子邮件，综观全文可知本文记叙了一封电子邮件救了一个外国姑娘性命的故事，故选D。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。

最后通读一遍检查验证。

3．完形填空
Mr.Brown lives in a village.He has got a big family and a strong 1 .His farm is small and he is often 2 in winter.So he goes to the city and finds work there.
Once he stayed there for about two months.When New Year was coming,he 3 home to see his wife and children.On his way home, something was wrong with his eyes.When he was knocking at the door,his dog came out and bit him.His wife hurried to drive 4 away.The
next morning he went to see 5 .The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine.Before he 6 ,he told the doctor about his dog.When the doctor heard this, he began to 7 and said,“Maybe something is wrong with 8 eyes,too,I think.”
When he got home,he told his wife about it.The woman sai d,“I 9 it's true.If a thief comes into our house,it won't see him and he'll steal something here.”
Mr.Brown thought his wife was 10 .He had to make his dog take his medicine instead.
1. A. child B. dog C. wife D. son
2. A. free B. busy C. safe D. worried
3. A. reached B. comes C. goes D. returned
4. A. her husband B. the dog C. the thief D. their children
5. A. his dog B. his wife C. a doctor D. his friend
6. A. got home B. left C. went D. came
7. A. cry B. write C. laugh D. work
8. A. your dog's B. your C. your wife's D. your children's
9. A. am afraid B. am sorry C. don't think D. agree
10. A. ill B. wrong C. unhappy D. right
【答案】（1）B；（2）A；（3）D；（4）B；（5）C；（6）B；（7）C；（8）A；（9）A；（10）D；
【解析】【分析】大意：布朗先生因为农场比较小，冬天比较悠闲所以到城里务工。

在回家过年的时候，他发现自己的眼睛不是很舒服。

回到家敲门的时候，他家的狗咬了他，跟医生提起的时候，医生说可能够的眼睛也出了问题，所以布朗先生决定将自己的药给狗吃。

（1）句意：他有一个大家庭,还有一只强壮的狗。

根据第二段his dog came out 他的狗出来，可知布朗先生家有一只强壮的狗。

故选B。

（2）句意：他的农场很小，所以冬天的时候他很悠闲。

A有空，B忙，C安全，D担心。

根据His farm is small,可知农场小所以冬天他经常有空闲时间。

故选A。

（3）句意：当新年快来时，他回家去看他的妻子和孩子。

A到达，B来，C去，D返回。

根据第一段So he goes to the city and finds work there.所以他去城里找到了工作可知，此处是返回。

故选D。

（4）句意：Mr.Brown的妻子赶紧把狗赶走了。

根据his dog came out and bit him.他的狗出来然后咬了他，可知妻子赶紧把狗赶走。

故选B。

（5）句意：第二天早上，他去看了医生。

联系上文可知布朗先生被狗咬了，所以要去看医生。

故选C。

（6）句意：Mr. Brown离开医生之前，告诉医生关于狗的事。

根据上文The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine.医生检查了他的眼睛，还给他一些药，可知此时布朗先生已经要离开。

故选B。

（7）句意：当医生听到这件事，他开始笑。

A哭，B写，C笑，D工作。

根据Maybe something is wrong with eyes, too, I think.我认为可能你的狗狗的眼睛也有问题，可知医生
在开玩笑。

故选C。

（8）句意：我认为可能狗狗的眼睛也有问题。

联系上文可知，布朗先生告知医生关于狗的事，此处应是说狗的眼睛。

故选A.
（9）句意：我恐怕它是对的。

A恐怕，B抱歉，C不认为，D同意。

根据If a thief comes into our house,it won't see him and he'll steal something here.如果一个小偷进入我们的房子，
他就可以偷走一些东西了，可知妻子觉得狗的眼睛有问题，而且很担忧。

故选A。

（10）句意：布朗先生觉得他的妻子是对的。

根据He had to make his dog take his medicine instead. “他不得不让他的狗吃了他的药”可知Mr. Brown认为他妻子说的话是对的。

故选D。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然
后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。

最后通读一遍
检查验证。

4．完形填空
The next time you see a watch, please look at the back of your watch. You 1 see the English words “ 2 in China”. Look at 3 else, for example, a radio. Again you may 4 the English words “Made in China”, “Made in Japan”, 5 even “Made in Germany”. English 6 the first language in none of these countries. Why are the English words “made in” 7 on these things? It is 8 in the modern world, English is 9 used for business between different countries. Above all If you learn even 10 English, you will find
it useful after you leave school.
1. A. may B. must C. need D. may be
2. A. Made B. Make C. Making D. Makes
3. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
4. A. find B. found C. founded D. be found
5. A. and B. but C. or D. so
6. A. isn't B. has C. doesn't D. is
7. A. write B. wrote C. written D. writing
8. A. since B. because C. for D. as
9. A. widen B. wide C. widely D. more widely
10. A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
【答案】（1）A；（2）A；（3）B；（4）A；（5）C；（6）D；（7）C；（8）B；（9）C；（10）B；
【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章主要讲述了为什么一些产品上有“Made in···”这些英语字。

（1）考查情态动词。

句意：你可能看到英语单词“中国制造”。

可能：may, 后跟动词原形，
故选A。

（2）考查固定结构。

句意：你可能看到英语单词“中国制造”。

中国制造：Made in China.
常用过去分词，故选A。

（3）考查不定代词。

句意：看看其他的某些东西，例如一台收音机。

某些东西：something，故选B。

（4）考查动词用法。

句意：再一次你可能发现英语单词“中国制造”，“日本制造”，或甚至
是“德国制造”。

find：发现，情态动词后跟动词原形，故选A。

（5）考查连词。

句意：句意：再一次你可能发现英语单词“中国制造”，“日本制造”，或甚
至是“德国制造”。

或者：or，故选C。

（6）考查动词。

句意：英语在那些国家都不是第一语言。

缺少系动词，表达“是”要用be，主语是English，故选D。

（7）考查被动语态。

句意：为什么这些英语字“制造”被写在这些东西上？words和write
是动宾关系，要用被动语态，be+过去分词，故选C。

（8）考查表语从句。

句意：它是因为在现代世界里，英语被广泛地应用于不同国家之间的
商业中。

回答前面的Why问句，要用because回答。

故选B。

（9）考查副词。

句意：它是因为在现代世界里，英语被广泛地应用于不同国家之间的商业中。

广泛地：widely, 副词修饰动词，故选C。

（10）考查形容词。

句意：首为重要的是，如果你学甚至是一点英语，在你毕业之后你会
发现它是有用的。

a little: 一点，不是不可数名词，little：几乎没有，few, a few修饰可数名词，故选B。

【点评】此题考查词汇短语句式等在语境中的运用，首先通读全文，掌握大意，然后根据
语境、语法、上下文、逻辑推理斟酌字句选出正确答案，最后通读全文，确保通顺、完整。

5．完形填空
My uncle John used to live in a beautiful little house by the sea in Atlantic City. I say he "used to" live there 1 he doesn't live there any more. He was killed two years ago. He 2 living there before he died. He had $60 million in the bank.
After Uncle John's death, I came to stay in his house for a while. I had been there for two days when I 3 a message on the screen of the old computer. I was very surprised, because I thought the computer had been 4 .he message said, "You have new 5 !" When I read it, I thought it looked like the 6 of a novel. "This looks interesting." I thought, "It must be 7 one of Uncle John's friends." I decided I should make an answer to the e-mail to tell him or her that Uncle John was 8 . However, the computer would not let me 9 .
Every day for the next three weeks, more e-mails kept arriving. I printed 10 of all of them. The story was about Jane Winterbourne, a young writer working on her first novel. She sent her novel to Jack Tanner, an old writer and asked him to 11 her to publish it. However, he cheated her, and published the novel himself-pretending that he had 12 it. The novel was very 13 . Tanner made a lot of money, and bought himself a house by the sea in Atlantic City. It was then that I realized that "Jack Tanner" and "Jane Winterbourne" were 14 names. "Jack" was 15 to be Uncle John.
1. A. so B. because C. though D. once
2. A. lost B. finished C. changed D. enjoyed
3. A. sent B. noticed C. read D. typed
4. A. broken down B. turned off C. sold out D. put away
5. A. information B. post C. mail D. business
6. A. picture B. story C. end D. beginning
7. A. like B. about C. from D. to
8. A. dead B. sick C. out D. busy
9. A. play B. reply C. watch D. stop
10. A. copies B. pieces C. parts D. covers
11. A. teach B. help C. show D. refuse
12. A. missed B. corrected C. written D. bought
13. A. new B. expensive C. important D. successful
14. A. false B. true C. long D. beautiful
15. A. pointed B. spelt C. meant D. called
【答案】（1）B；（2）D；（3）B；（4）B；（5）C；（6）D；（7）C；（8）A；（9）B；（10）A；（11）B；（12）C；（13）D；（14）A；（15）C；
【解析】【分析】主要讲了作者叔叔John死后，作者在叔叔家里发现的一些事情。

（1）句意：我说他过去常常住在那里，因为他不再住在那里。

A.所以；B.因为；C.尽管；
D.一旦。

根据前后句可知表示因果关系，后句表示原因，所以用because，故选B。

（2）句意：在他死之前他喜欢住在那里。

A.失去；B.完成；C.改变；D.喜欢。

enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事，故选D。

（3）句意：当我注意到旧电脑上一条信息时我已经在那里两天了。

A.发送；B.注意到；C.读；D.打印。

根据句意可知是作者无意间看到的，所以用notice，故选B。

（4）句意：因为我认为电脑已经被关闭了。

A.出故障；B.关闭；C.卖光；D.收起来放好。

根据前句可知作者发现了电脑上的信息，虽然作者认为电脑关闭了，因此感到惊讶，故选B。

（5）句意：你有新的邮件。

A.信息；B.邮政；C.邮件；D.商业。

根据I decided I should make an answer to the e-mail可知作者收到的是邮件，故选C。

（6）句意：我认为它看起来像小说的开始。

A.图片；B.故事；C.结尾；D.开始。

根据句意可知是第一个邮件，所以是开始，故选D。

（7）句意：它一定来自约翰叔叔朋友中的一个。

A.像；B.关于；C.来自；D.到。

be from，来自，故选C。

（8）句意：我决定我应该回复电子邮件告诉他或者她约翰叔叔死了。

A.死的；B.生病的；
C.外面的；
D.繁忙的。

根据前文可知约翰叔叔去世了，故选A。

（9）句意：然而，电脑将不让我回复。

A.玩耍；B.回复；C.看；D.阻止。

根据前文I decided I should make an answer to the e-mail可知作者想回复电子邮件，但是最终没有回复，故选B。

（10）句意：我打印了它们所有的复印件。

A.复印件；B.片；C.部分；D.覆盖物。

根据句意可知作者打印了邮件的复印件，故选A。

（11）句意：让她帮助她出版它。

A.教；B.帮助；C.展示；D.拒绝。

根据前文She sent her
novel to Jack Tanner她把小说发给Jack Tannery目的是让他帮助出版，故选B。

（12）句意：他出版了这个小说，假装他写的它。

A.错过；B.纠正；C.写；D.买。

根据前文he cheated her可知他欺骗了她，假装自己写的小说，并且出版了，故选C。

（13）句意：小说是非常成功的。

A.新的；B.昂贵的；C.重要的；D.成功的。

根据后文Tanner made a lot of money可知Tanner挣了许多钱，所以小说是成功的，故选D。

（14）句意：那时我意识到Jack Tanner和Jane Winterbourne是假名。

A.错误的，假的；B.正确的；C.长的；D.漂亮的。

根据后句可知真名应该是约翰叔叔，故选A。

（15）句意：Jack应该是约翰叔叔。

A.指；B.拼写；C.意思，意味着；D.叫做。

be meant to do sth.应该做某事，故选C。

【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。

二、阅读理解
6．阅读理解
A young man with a large bag on his back came far away for a master （大师）. He said "Master, I'm so lonely and so painful that the long trip makes me tired out, my shoes worn-out, my feet cut, and my hands also injured an bleeding .... Why can't I find the sun in the heart?"
The master asked, "What do you put in you large bag?"
The young man said, "It is very important to me, inside it including the pain each time I fall, the tears each time I'm hurt, the trouble each time I feel lonely ... Depending on it, I can come to you here."
So the master took the young man to the river which they crossed in a boat. On the other side of the river, the master said, "Hurry on your journey carrying the boat!"
"What, carrying the boat?" the young man was surprised, "it is so heavy. How can I carry it?"
"Yes, my son, you can't carry it," the master just smiled and said, "when you cross the river, the boat is useful. But after crossing it, you will put down the boat and hurry on, If not, it will become a burden （负担）. Pain, loneliness and tears—all these are useful to life. They can improve life, but if you don't forget them all the time, they will become the burden in life. Put it down! My son, life can't bear（承受） a heavy burden," The young man put down his bag and hurried on. He walked easily and happily, and much faster than before.
（1）What do the underlined words "the sun" probably mean?
A. Health.
B. Wealth.
C. Success.
D. Happiness.
（2）What's in his large bag?
A. Clothes, tears and food.
B. Pain, tears and trouble.
C. Clothes, food and water.
D. Pain, water and trouble.
（3）How did they cross the river?
A. By boat.
B. On foot.
C. By swimming.
D. Across the bridge.
（4）Why did the master ask him to carry the boat?
A. To teach him to improve his life.
B. To tell him the boat is very useful.
C. To tell him the boat is very important.
D. To teach him to put down his burden.
（5）How did the young man feel after he put down his bag at last?
A. Awful.
B. Painful.
C. Relaxed.
D. Surprised.
【答案】（1）D
（2）B
（3）A
（4）D
（5）C
【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述疼痛，孤独和泪水都对我们很有用，它们可以改善我们的生活，但是如果一直不能忘记，它们就会成为我们生活中的负担，因此要学会适当的放弃负担的故事。

（1）词义猜测题。

根据Why can't I find the sun in the heart?" inside it including the pain each time I fall, the tears each time I'm hurt, the trouble each time I feel lonely ... 可知，为什么我心中不能发现太阳，在它里面是我每次摔跤的痛苦，受伤的泪水孤独时的忧愁，可推出the sun在此处的意思是“不开心”，故选D。

（2）细节题。

根据inside it including the pain each time I fall, the tears each time I'm hurt, the trouble each time I feel lonely ... 可知，他袋子里装了痛苦，眼泪和忧愁，故选B。

（3）细节题。

根据So the master took the young man to the river which they crossed in a boat.可知，他们坐船过河，故选A。

（4）细节题。

根据Put it down! My son, life can't bear（承受） a heavy burden,可知，通过背着船过河是为了教他放弃负担。

故选D。

（5）推断题。

根据He walked easily and happily, and much faster than before.可知，他放下包后感到轻松。

故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

细节题、推断题和词义猜测题是阅读理解题中常考题型。

细节题需要从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；词句猜测题需要联系上下文，推出词句的意思。

7．阅读理解
Nowadays lots of kids are at home alone after school. Are you one of them? Kids who regularly take care of themselves are called "latchkey kids".
This nickname got its start in the 1940s. Many men fought in the Second World War and women had to take jobs in factories to keep the country going. With both parents away, lots of kids went back to empty houses after school. Latchkey kids wore house keys around their necks and they used the keys to open doors.
Today, it's common for both parents to work. As a result, a new generation of kids are spending some time alone after school. It becomes necessary for both parents and kids to make some rules. There are a lot of questions to talk about:
Should you call your mum, or dad as soon as you get home?
Should you do your homework first?
Can you watch TV or play computer games? If so, how long?
What can you eat if you want a snack?
Can friends come over? If so, how many?
……
As latchkey kids, knowing how to stay safe is just as important as following the family rules. Talk about the following questions with your parents:
What should you do when the phone rings?
What should you do if someone knocks at the door?
What should you do if someone breaks into the house?
What should you do if you cut yourself while cooking?
……
You may feel when you are at home alone. Don't worry. Keeping yourself busy is helpful. There are many things which can make you feel that time goes by quickly:
●Read a magazine. ●Write an email. ●Phone a friend.
（1）Latchkey kids _________________.
A. like collecting keys
B. live with their grandparents
C. have part-time jobs in factories
D. regularly stay at home alone after school
（2）How many pieces of advice does the writer give to latchkey kids?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
（3）Which of the following can be put in " "?
A. Can you have your hair cut?
B. Should you go to school on foot?
C. Can you go out? If so, where?
D. Can you ask teachers for help at school?
（4）Which of the following can be put in " "?
A. bored
B. excited
C. relaxed
D. pleased
（5）The writer probably agrees that __________.
A. there's no need to make family rules
B. latchkey kids should learn to protect themselves
C. time passes slowly when latchkey kids are busy
D. parents should never leave their kids alone at home
【答案】（1）D
（2）B
（3）C
（4）A
（5）B
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了独自在家的孩子，在家时应该怎么做。

（1）细节题。

根据 Nowadays lots of kids are at home alone after school. Are you one of them? Kids who regularly take care of themselves are called "latchkey kids 现在许多孩子放学后独自在家。

你是他们中的一员吗？经常照顾自己的孩子被称为“钥匙孩子” 可知, 钥匙儿童放学后经常独自呆在家里，故选D。

（2）细节题。

根据 Read a magazine. ●Write an email. ●Phone a friend 阅读杂志。

●写一封电子邮件。

●给朋友打电话知, 作者给了钥匙儿童3个建议，故选B。

（3）推理题。

根据 Can friends come over? If so, how many? ，可知你能出去吗？如果是，
在哪里 Can you go out? If so, where? 适合放在横线处，都是条件状语从句的省略形式，故选C。

（4）细节题。

根据 Don't worry. Keeping yourself busy is helpful. 别担心。

让自己忙碌是有帮助的可知,此处是个负面情绪的形容词，A无聊的，B激动的，C放松的，D高兴的，bored 适合放在横线处，故选A。

（5）细节题。

根据 As latchkey kids, knowing how to stay safe is just as important as following the family rules 作为钥匙儿童，知道如何保持安全和遵守家庭规则一样重要可知，钥匙儿童应该学会保护自己，故选B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题和主旨题四种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

8．阅读理解
Toby was a 13-year-old Boy. He studied in a middle school in Paris. He was quite a Clever Boy and was good at almost everything. However, he had a problem. He had a fear（恐惧）of heights. This problem made him unhappy for a long time. He talked to his father about it one day. "I've had enough, Dad," he said." I would love to go rock Climbing with my friends. But every time I get too high, I feel afraid."
His dad paused（停顿）as he thought about his son's ________
"Well, Toby," he said quietly," I Can help you. But you will need to Be Brave. Are you ready?"
Toby was quiet for a few minutes.
"I am ready!" he answered bravely.
Toby's father picked up the keys and walked towards the front door.
"We're going into the City!" his father said.
Toby knew what was coming. Toby lived in Paris. One of the world's tallest buildings was there. That was the Eiffel Tower. Nothing was said between them as they drove into the City.
After about an hour, they arrived at the Eiffel Tower. Toby looked up at it.
"Can I really do this?" he asked worriedly.
"Well," his father said," I will be with you every step of the way. This is the day that you fight your fear! Come on!"
Toby took a Breath. His father held his hand and then they made their way, step by step, towards the top of the Eiffel Tower. At last they got to the top.
"Wow, Dad!" he said excitedly as he looked over Paris.
"I told you there was nothing to worry about," his father said.
（1）The Best word for"________" is" ________ .
A. dream
B. plan
C. problem
D. study
（2）Toby went to the Eiffel Tower ________ .
A. By Bus
B. By Bike
C. By taxi
D. By Car
（3）How might Toby's father feel about Toby at the end of the story?
A. Hopeless.
B. Happy.
C. Surprised.
D. Worried.
（4）This story is mainly about ________ .
A. fighting fear
B. making friends
C. giving advice
D. Choosing hobbies
【答案】（1）C
（2）D
（3）B
（4）A
【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述托比因为恐高而感到沮丧，最后他的爸爸带他去爬埃菲尔铁塔让他克服恐高。

（1）推理题。

根据“I've had enough, Dad,” he said. “I would love to go rock climbing with my friends. But every time I get too high, I feel afraid.”可知，托比向他的爸爸说了他的问题，托比的爸爸应该考虑他儿子的问题，故选C。

（2）细节题。

根据Nothing was said between them as they drove into the city可知，托比坐轿车去埃菲尔铁塔，故选D。

（3）推理题。

根据“Wow, Dad!” he said excitedly as he looked over Paris. 以及“I told you there was nothing to worry about,” his father said可知，托比很兴奋，他的爸爸也很高兴，故选B。

（4）主旨题。

本文主要讲述托比因为恐高而感到沮丧，最后他的爸爸带他去爬埃菲尔铁塔让他克服恐高，故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节题、推断题，和主旨题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

9．阅读理解
Survey：What were you scared of when you were a kid?
I was scared of spiders but I didn't let my friends know because all of them liked catching these spiders. I was terrified but I just acted cool.
—Buding, still afraid of spiders
I was scared of the dark because I didn't know if there was something scary inside the room. As a result, I always liked sleeping with my back facing the wall because it made me a little comfortable.
—Gerard, not so afraid of the dark anymore, but still sleeps with his back facing the wall
Strange as it probably sounds, I was scared of shadows（影子）.Not the shadows themselves, but what they formed（形成）.Because I was near-sighted（近视的）, the shadows I saw formed into the scariest things I saw in my mind.
—Jean, no longer afraid of shadows I was afraid of the old woman who lived alone right in front of us. Very large trees covered the front part of her small house. The few times I saw the old woman, it scared me because she looked like a witch（女巫）.Once I was playing volleyball with my friends and the ball flew
into her house. We all ran home quickly and decided that it was okay to lose the ball instead of seeing her come out of the house.
—Mac, who has already moved to a different house （1）Buding used to be afraid of .
A. the dark
B. spiders
C. shadows
D. an old woman
（2）Gerard sleeps.
A. with the light on
B. with his parents
C. with the window open
D. with his back facing the wall
（3）There is something wrong with Jean's .
A. legs
B. back
C. yes
D. feet
（4）The old woman lived in a small house .
A. by herself
B. with her daughter
C. with her husband
D. with her grandmother
【答案】（1）B
（2）D
（3）C
（4）A
【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了一些人童年害怕的东西。

（1）细节题。

根据文章提到的Buding, still afraid of spiders可知，Buding害怕蜘蛛，故选B。

（2）细节题。

根据文章提到的Gerard, not so afraid of the dark anymore, but still sleeps with his back facing the wall可知，他睡觉的时候需要背对着墙，故选D。

（3）细节题。

根据文章提到的Because I was near-sighted可知，Jean的眼睛有问题，故选C。

（4）细节题。

根据文章提到的I was afraid of the old woman who lived alone right in front of us可知，这个老妇女独自生活，故选A。

【点评】本文考查了阅读理解，考查了细节题，做此类题首先熟悉文章大意，然后熟悉问题，带着问题到文章中找出答案，注意细节。

10．阅读理解
When you enter my home for the first time, you will always be impressed with a small and white envelope（信封）. No name, no address. It has hung on our Christmas tree for about 10 years.
It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn't hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial（商业的） way of it, spending too much on the usual Christmas gifts, such as rushing into a store to buy a tie for Uncle Harry.
Knowing he felt this way, I decided not to buy the usual gifts, such as shirts and sweaters. I reached for something special for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, 12, was wrestling（摔跤） at the school. Before Christmas there was a match against a team helped by a city church, mostly poor kids. As the match began, I was surprised to see the other team wrestling only wearing the old clothes because they couldn't afford the。