1. Why do the children want to light a fire in summer?
2. Where do the children find the coal?
3. What are the white lines for on the piles of coal?
4. How many times do the children take coal home?
5. Who do you like best in the story? Why?

1. Because it's very cold. 2. Between the rails. 3. To show how much coal there is. 4. Twice. 5. The station master. Because he is very kind.(言之有理即可)

【分析】本题为阅读理解细节查找题，解题时需先明确每个问题的核心，再带着问题回到原文定位对应语句，提取关键信息即可得出答案；第5题为开放性问题，需结合文中人物的品质合理作答。
【解析】1. 定位原文第一段最后一句“It rains without stopping for three days, and it's very, very cold.”，可知孩子们想生火的原因是天气非常冷。2. 定位原文第五段“One day, the children go to play at the railway station and find there are piles of coal between the rails.”，可知煤的位置在铁轨之间。3. 定位原文第七段中搬运工的回答“They show me how much coal there is”，可知白线的作用是显示煤的数量。4. 定位原文倒数第二段“They do this twice”，可知孩子们把煤带回家的次数是两次。5. 本题为开放性问题，需结合文中人物的品质作答，参考答案选择站长是因为他很善良，言之有理即可。
【答案】1. Because it's very cold. 2. Between the rails. 3. To show how much coal there is. 4. Twice. 5. The station master. Because he is very kind.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】阅读理解（细节理解）
【点评】本题为细节查找类阅读理解题，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，题目难度较低，适合基础阶段学生巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】0.7

Be a wise student
As we all know, it is important to be a wise student.

One possible version: Be a wise student As we all know, it is important to be a wise student. Our life is guided by action and wisdom. For health, we should eat healthy food like fruit and vegetables, and do exercise every day. A strong body can help us study actively. Fashion is also part of life, but we don't have to follow all the trends. Wearing clean and comfortable clothes is good. Sometimes we should pay attention to the material. About money, we should save it. Don't buy too many toys or snacks. Instead, we can use it to buy books or help others. It's like collecting little treasures for a better future. So, let's be wise students and make good choices in our daily life.

【分析】
这是一道话题类书面表达题，要求以“Be a wise student”为题，结合图示的五个维度（Activity、Lifestyle、Hobby、Fashion、Money）选择至少三个方面，围绕“智慧学生”的主题展开写作。解题思路：1. 先确定要选取的三个及以上维度，比如Money、Fashion、Lifestyle（健康），确保内容贴合主题；2. 针对每个选取的维度，写出具体体现“智慧”的做法，比如金钱方面节约、买有用物品，时尚方面不盲目跟风，健康方面合理饮食运动；3. 注意词数要求（80左右），不出现真实人名、校名，语言通顺连贯。
【解析】
开头承接已给内容，依次选取金钱、时尚、健康三个方面展开：首先说明健康是基础，要吃健康食物、做运动；接着讲时尚不用盲目跟风，穿舒适干净的衣服即可；然后提到金钱要节约，用来买书或帮助他人，而非买无用的东西；最后总结呼吁做智慧学生，做出好选择。
【答案】
Be a wise student
As we all know, it is important to be a wise student. Our life is guided by action and wisdom. For health, we should eat healthy food like fruit and vegetables, and do exercise every day. A strong body can help us study actively. Fashion is also part of life, but we don't have to follow all the trends. Wearing clean and comfortable clothes is good. Sometimes we should pay attention to the material. About money, we should save it. Don't buy too many toys or snacks. Instead, we can use it to buy books or help others. It's like collecting little treasures for a better future. So, let's be wise students and make good choices in our daily life.
【知识点】
书面表达、话题作文
【点评】
本题围绕“做智慧学生”的核心话题，结合图示提示的多个生活维度，考查学生围绕主题组织语言、表达观点的能力，要求学生联系生活实际写出具体做法，符合初中英语书面表达的考查方向，能有效检验学生的语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.5

一、完形填空
(2025南通海门期末)There's a king named Midas. He almost has everything but he believes
only more 1 can bring him happiness. One day, a wise man visits him and gives him a 2. Midas is very happy and hopes 3 he touches(触摸)will turn into gold(金). The man tells him that it may not bring him true 4, but Midas doesn't listen. He is in the hope of being richer and richer.
Midas can't wait to 5. He touches a tree, and it becomes a golden tree quickly. He's so excited at first. 6 soon, he finds the problem. When he tries to eat, the 7 turns into gold in his mouth. When he hugs his daughter, unluckily, she also turns into a golden statue(雕像). Midas is filled with sadness and regret now. He 8 and begs(乞求)the man to take back the wish.
The wise man tells him to go to the river and 9 his hands. When he puts his hands in the cool water, he's very surprised to see the gold on his hands wash away. Now he learns a 10: The most important thing in life is not money, but the things that money cannot buy, such as the 11 words from our parents, the happy time with our friends, and a strong body that gives us energy. This new 12 makes Midas feel thankful and he wants to value(珍惜)these things more than anything else.
Midas 13, and he doesn't like gold any more. His once-golden palace is now filled with laughter and he enjoys every 14 with his family and friends. Now he is sitting at the table with his daughter in his arms, watching butterflies among the colourful flowers, and he can enjoy a 15 without golden bread. He finds out where true happiness comes from.

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A
7. B 8. B 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. C
13. B 14. B 15. B
10. C 提示:句意:现在他得到了一个教训……learn a lesson 是固定搭配。
12. C 提示:habit 习惯;duty 责任;idea 想法;work 工作。句意:这个新想法让弥达斯心怀感恩,他想把这些东西看得比其他任何东西都重要。
14. B 提示:travel 旅行;moment 时刻;style 风格;race 比赛。句意:他曾经金碧辉煌的宫殿现在充满了欢声笑语,他享受和家人朋友在一起的每一刻。

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨（弥达斯因贪求金钱获得点金术却失去亲情，最终领悟幸福真谛的寓言），再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系及固定搭配逐一分析：1. 结合“带来幸福”的需求，判断贪求的是金钱；2. 智者赠予的是与点金术相关的愿望；3. 希望所有触摸的事物都变金；4. 智者提醒该能力无法带来真正幸福；5. 迫不及待尝试点金术；6. 前后为“兴奋→发现问题”的转折关系；7. 吃东西时食物变金；8. 悲伤后悔时哭泣乞求；9. 去河边洗手洗掉金子；10. 固定搭配“learn a lesson”（得到教训）；11. 父母的善意话语；12. 新的认知想法；13. 对金钱的态度发生改变；14. 珍惜与亲友相处的每一刻；15. 享用普通的一餐。
【解析】
1. 句意：他几乎拥有一切，但认为只有更多金钱能带来幸福，故选C（money）；
2. 句意：一天，一位智者拜访他并给了他一个愿望，故选A（wish）；
3. 句意：弥达斯非常开心，希望他触摸的一切都能变成金子，故选B（everything）；
4. 句意：智者告诉他这可能不会带来真正的幸福，但弥达斯不听，故选A（happiness）；
5. 句意：弥达斯迫不及待地尝试，故选B（try）；
6. 句意：起初他很兴奋，但很快他发现了问题，前后为转折关系，故选A（But）；
7. 句意：当他试图吃东西时，食物在他嘴里变成了金子，故选B（food）；
8. 句意：弥达斯现在充满悲伤和后悔，他哭着乞求智者收回愿望，故选B（cries）；
9. 句意：智者告诉他去河边洗手，故选D（wash）；
10. 句意：现在他得到了一个教训，“learn a lesson”是固定搭配，故选C（lesson）；
11. 句意：比如父母的善意话语，故选A（kind）；
12. 句意：这个新想法让弥达斯心怀感恩，他想把这些东西看得比其他任何东西都重要，故选C（idea）；
13. 句意：弥达斯改变了，他不再喜欢金子，故选B（changes）；
14. 句意：他曾经金碧辉煌的宫殿现在充满了欢声笑语，他享受和家人朋友在一起的每一刻，故选B（moment）；
15. 句意：他可以享用没有金面包的一餐，故选B（meal）。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.D 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文通过弥达斯的寓言故事，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配的运用，引导学生树立正确的幸福观，是符合初中期末考要求的中等难度完形填空题。
【难度系数】
0.6