Ⅱ.完形填空
It seems that many animals can know when an earthquake(地震$) will happen. This news may be important, because earthquakes can knock down homes and \underline{1} people. Animals may help save people's lives. Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. If dogs are usually \underline{2}, they will bark($吠叫$) loudly before an earthquake. And strange things will happen to animals. Horses on farms run around in circles. Mice leave their holes and \underline{3}. Fish jump out of the water. People get less \underline{4} from cows.$
$These examples happened in many \underline{5}. In Italy, cats ran down the streets in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In the US, there is a strange thing. A man \underline{6} some small pet frogs in his house. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around much more than usual. They made a loud \underline{7} like bigger frogs and woke up the man. That night, an earthquake happened, \underline{8} the man was luckily saved.$
Right now, there is no sure way to predict(预测$) when an earthquake will happen. But if people want to \underline{9} when an earthquake is coming, they can see what animals will do. Then they can keep away from the earthquake \underline{10}. Animals can really help this.$
()1. A. save B. help C. kill D. catch
()2. A. small B. big C. asleep D. quiet
()3. A. run away B. fly away C. sweep away D. put away
()4. A. milk B. meat C. water D. grass
()5. A. towns B. countries C. cities D. villages
()6. A. made B. sold C. kept D. got
()7. A. smile B. noise C. smell D. fun
()8. A. or B. if C. because D. and
()9. A. know B. decide C. plan D. remember
()10. A. brightly B. suddenly C. safely D. hardly

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

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章主旨是动物能感知地震前的异常行为，可帮助人们预测地震。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇含义及逻辑关系，逐一分析每个空：先理解每段围绕动物地震前的异常表现展开，再结合选项词汇的词义、搭配及前后文逻辑，确定每个空的正确选项。
【解析】
1. 地震会摧毁房屋并对人造成伤害，kill（杀死）符合地震的危害语境，选C；
2. 平时安静的狗，地震前会因不安大声吠叫，quiet（安静的）符合狗的常态与异常反应的对比，选D；
3. 老鼠离开洞穴后会跑掉，run away（逃跑）符合老鼠的行为逻辑，选A；
4. 奶牛的产物是牛奶，地震前产奶量减少，milk（牛奶）符合语境，选A；
5. 后文举例的意大利、美国属于不同国家，countries（国家）符合范围，选B；
6. “养宠物”的固定搭配是keep pets，此处用过去式kept，选C；
7. 青蛙发出的是噪音，noise（噪音）符合青蛙的异常表现，选B；
8. 前后句为顺承关系，用and连接，选D；
9. 人们想知道地震何时来临，know（知道）符合语境，选A；
10. 需安全远离地震，safely（安全地）修饰“远离地震”的动作，选C。
【答案】1.C 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C
【知识点】完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】本文围绕动物感知地震前异常行为展开，考查学生对词汇、语境及逻辑关系的基础理解，是常规初中完形填空题型，需结合上下文准确判断选项。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅲ. 阅读理解
A
“Ben, brush your teeth before breakfast!”
“Ben, don’t run in the classroom!”
All day long, parents and teachers keep telling Ben what to do and what not to do. At night, Ben lies in his bed and thinks, “Don’t do this, and don’t do that! I don’t want any rules. They’re terrible!”
Suddenly, Ben is in his classroom. The classroom is noisy. Some students are eating. Some are running. But the teachers don’t say anything. “Haha, it’s so great!” Ben says. “There are no rules! Now I can go out to play!”
Ben goes to the cinema, and his favourite movie is on. But people talk a lot and walk here and there. Ben can’t see or hear the movie well. He asks them to stop, but no one listens because there are no rules.
Ben goes to the zoo to watch animals. Many people feed food to animals there. Ben feels bad. Suddenly, a bear runs at him. There are no rules in the zoo and someone lets it out! Ben is very afraid and he runs away…
Then he wakes up and says, “Oh, it is just a dream!”
( )1. Where is Ben at the beginning of his dream?
A. In the zoo. B. In the kitchen.
C. In the cinema. D. In the classroom.
()2. What can we know about Ben from Paragraph 5?
A. He doesn’t like the movie.
B. He watches the movie happily.
C. He doesn’t have fun at the cinema.
D. He goes to the cinema with his friends.
()3. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A. Some food. B. The bear. C. The zoo. D. The rule.
()4. What’s the main idea of the text?
A. Rules are important to us.
B. Students shouldn’t run in the classroom.
C. All students must follow the same rules.
D. It’s important to make new rules.

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

【分析】
解答本题需先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每道题的题干关键词，回到原文定位对应内容，逐一比对选项排除错误答案，得出正确结论。
【解析】
1. 题干问Ben的梦开始时在哪里，根据原文第四段第一句“Suddenly, Ben is in his classroom.”可知，梦开始于教室，对应选项D。
2. 题干要求从对应段落了解Ben的情况，该段落提到Ben去电影院后，因他人吵闹无法好好看电影，说明他在电影院玩得不开心，对应选项C。
3. 题干问划线词“it”指代的内容，根据原文第六段“Suddenly, a bear runs at him...someone lets it out!”可知，it指代前面提到的熊，对应选项B。
4. 题干问文章主旨，全文通过Ben没有规则的梦境，展现了规则缺失带来的麻烦，强调规则对我们的重要性，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文以Ben的梦境为线索，传递了规则重要的核心观点，题型涵盖细节查找、词义猜测和主旨归纳，是初中英语常见的基础阅读理解题，有助于学生理解规则的意义。
【难度系数】
0.6