三、完形填空
阅读下面短文，从每小题的四个选项中，选出能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Kimani Maruge is a star student in Kapkendulywa Primary School in Kenya. He is not the same as his 1. He is 85 years old! But every morning he goes to 2 like other students and sits in the classroom before the teacher comes.
“I can’t read or write, and now this is 3 chance(机会) to learn,” Kimani says. “This is important to me. I don’t think I’m too 4 to learn. I’m sure I can learn as well as my classmates.”
Kimani 5 the same as all the other students in the class. He sits at the same desk and wears the same clothes—a white shirt and blue 6. He listens carefully in class and finishes his homework in time. He is really a 7 student! Joseph and Charles are Kimani’s classmates.
They are both eight years old. Joseph says, “Now he is our 8. He teaches us songs.” Charles says, “And he 9 news-papers in class. He can read very well now. We all call him Guga. It means ‘grandad’.”
Kimani’s teacher, Ezric Muniu, says, “Kimani is a good student. I’m 10 that he can read newspapers now.”
Education in Kenya is now free and for everyone. “We are happy that so many per-sons have a chance to learn,” says Mrs Obinchu, the head teacher of the primary school.
1. A. friends B. parents
C. classmates D. cousins
2. A. school B. work
C. bed D. hospital
3. A. her B. my
C. his D. your
4. A. old B. small
C. tired D. busy
5. A. asks B. plays
C. does D. gets
6. A. cards B. quilts
C. pictures D. shorts
7. A. free B. good
C. boring D. young
8. A. teacher B. grandma
C. student D. player
9. A. sells B. helps
C. watches D. reads
10. A. sad B. sorry
C. happy D. angry

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C

【分析】
先通读全文，把握文章讲述肯尼亚85岁老人Kimani Maruge作为小学生坚持学习的故事，理解主旨后，逐题结合上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配分析选项，选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 考查名词辨析。根据后文“He is 85 years old”及“as classmates”可知，他与同学年龄差异大，和同学不同，故选C。
2. 考查名词。由“like other students and sits in the classroom”可知，他像其他学生一样去学校，故选A。
3. 考查形容词性物主代词。此处是Kimani说的话，表达“这是我的学习机会”，用my，故选B。
4. 考查形容词。前文提到他85岁，此处表达“我不认为我太老而不能学习”，too old to do sth符合语境，故选A。
5. 考查动词辨析。do the same as表示“和……做一样的事”，符合他和其他学生表现一致的语境，故选C。
6. 考查名词。根据“clothes—a white shirt and blue”可知，此处是衣物类名词，shorts（短裤）符合，故选D。
7. 考查形容词。前文描述他认真听课、按时完成作业，是个好学生，good符合，故选B。
8. 考查名词。由“He teaches us songs”可知，他像老师一样教同学，故选A。
9. 考查动词。read newspapers是固定搭配“读报纸”，符合语境，故选D。
10. 考查形容词。老师对Kimani能读报感到开心，happy符合语境，故选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文以“终身学习”为主题，贴近学生生活，考查学生在具体语境中运用词汇的能力，需结合上下文逻辑和词义辨析解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

四、阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每小题的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
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Ali is twelve years old. He lives in a village in India(印度). After school Ali helps his father on the farm. When he is older, he wants to be a farmer like his father. “I love the quiet life here,” he says. Roy fourteen years old. He lives in England. He wants to be a pilot(飞行员) when he grows up. “It’s going to be wonderful!” he says. He likes traveling all over the world and seeing lots of exciting things.
（续表）

Scott is a high school student in Canada. He wants to be a cook. His favourite place in the house is the kitchen. “I love cooking for other people,” he says.
Pamela is a schoolgirl from America. She wants to be a doctor in the fe(未来). She says, “I like working with people and helping others.”
Li Yan is a 13-year-old girl from China. She wants to be a designer(设计师). Her favourite subject is art. She loves drawing pictures and visiting art museums.
1. Who often helps his father on the farm?

A. Pamela.
B. Ali.
C. Roy.
D. Scott.
2. Where does Roy live?
A. In America.
B. In India.
C. In England.
D. In Canada.
3. What does Scott want to be when he grows up?
A. A cook.
B. A farmer.
C. A designer.
D. A doctor.
4. Where will Pamela probably(可能) work in the future?
A. In a hospital.
B. On a farm.
C. In a restaurant.
D. In a museum.
5. Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Li Yan is the oldest among(在……之中) the five.
B. Roy’s dream job is to be a pilot.
C. Both Ali and Scott are high school students.
D. Pamela loves drawing people and helping others.

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B

【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解题，需先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个问题，回到原文定位关键信息，将原文内容与选项匹配，排除错误选项后选出最佳答案。具体步骤：1. 明确问题要找的信息点；2. 带着问题在原文中定位对应内容；3. 对比选项与原文，确定正确答案。
【解析】
1. 问题询问谁经常帮父亲在农场干活，原文第一段提到“Ali is twelve years old...After school Ali helps his father on the farm”，对应选项B，故选B。
2. 问题询问Roy住在哪里，原文第一段“Roy fourteen years old. He lives in England”，对应选项C，故选C。
3. 问题询问Scott长大后想做什么，原文第二段“Scott is a high school student in Canada. He wants to be a cook”，对应选项A，故选A。
4. 问题询问Pamela未来可能在哪里工作，原文第二段“Pamela...wants to be a doctor in the future”，医生的工作地点是医院，对应选项A，故选A。
5. 问题判断哪个句子正确：A选项Li Yan13岁，Roy14岁，不是最大；B选项Roy的梦想是飞行员，原文明确；C选项Ali未提及是高中生，错误；D选项Pamela未说喜欢画画，错误，故选B。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、推理判断
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生快速定位原文细节信息的能力，题目以直接信息查找为主，难度较低，适合初中低年级学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.8