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一、完形填空
2025常州中考Emma's pain started when all the students were gathered on the track跑道, ready to run. She didn't mind the tiredness, but the 1 others gave her. On the outside, Emma looked stronger than others of her age, in her bigger thighs大腿; 2 on the inside, she felt small. And PE class was when she felt at her smallest.
A group of loud and outspoken classmates made her feel 3. Although they could run faster than Emma, they 4 to jog a bit behind her, laughing suddenly and commenting评论 on how Emma jogged.
"Just one more year," Emma kept telling herself, "one more year and I'll graduate from the middle school and won't have to take this PE class any more." She just wanted to 5 it.
But everything changed when a new girl called Kit 6 the class. She had bright eyes and a long scar疤痕 across the left side of her face. Her appearance in the classroom that day was met by many 7 eyes.
Their teacher, Ms Hardy, didn't ask Kit for a personal 8. But, as soon as she put her bag down on her desk, Kit stood up, saying, "Hi, everyone, nice to meet you. I'm Kit. I love sports and fashion. You must be wondering about my scar. I 9 it when I was young when I fell off my bike. 10, I didn't get hurt more seriously. It's now like a cool 11 of all the unusual experiences I had as a kid."
On Kit's words, Emma's heart began beating fast, with her mouth wide open. How could someone be so 12? "Why couldn't I act like her?" Emma said to herself.
1. A. looks B. orders C. smiles D. tasks
2. A. or B. so
C. but D. because
3. A. impatient B. relaxed
C. guilty D. uncomfortable
4. A. dreamed B. preferred
C. happened D. promised
5. A. survive B. remember
C. explore D. experience
6. A. taught B. directed
C. protected D. joined
7. A. calm B. careful C. curious D. bored
8. A. duty B. activity
C. question D. introduction
9. A. found B. got
C. accepted D. made
10. A. Luckily B. Hopefully
C. Sadly D. Probably
11. A. word B. mark C. mask D. guess
12. A. generous B. organized
C. confident D. polite

【语篇导读】因身材自卑的女孩埃玛在体育课上遭受同学的异样眼光,内心倍感痛苦,直到新同学姬特的到来改变了一切。姬特脸上有疤痕却自信坦然,她的自信大方让埃玛深受触动。
1. A 提示:look 注视;order 命令;smile 微笑;task 任务。句意:她不介意疲惫,但介意其他人投向她的目光。
2. C 提示:or 或者;so 所以;but 但是;because 因为。空后 inside 与上文 outside 形成对比,felt small 与 looked stronger 形成对比,因此上下文语义上是转折关系,应用 but 连接。
3. D 提示:impatient 不耐烦的;relaxed 放松的;guilty 内疚的;uncomfortable 不舒服的。下文“jog a bit behind her, laughing suddenly and commenting on how Emma jogged”提到同学们在她后面慢跑、突然大笑并评论她慢跑的样子。由此推断,同学们让她感觉不舒服。
4. B 提示:prefer to do 意为“宁愿做”。句意:尽管他们能跑得比埃玛快,却宁愿跟在她后面慢跑,突然大笑并评论她是怎么慢跑的。
5. A 提示:survive 幸存;艰难度过;remember 记得;explore 探索;experience 经历。上文“won't have to take this PE class any more”说明她上体育课时非常痛苦,可见她只想熬过体育课,survive 符合语境。
6. D 提示:teach 教;direct 指导;protect 保护;join 加入。根据下文“Her appearance in the classroom...”可推知,这个叫姬特的女孩加入了班级。
7. C 提示:calm 冷静的;careful 小心的;curious 好奇的;bored 无聊的。根据下文“You must be wondering about my scar.”可知,新同学脸上有一道很长的疤痕,招来了大家好奇的目光。
8. D 提示:duty 职责;activity 活动;question 问题;introduction 介绍。根据下文“Hi, everyone, nice to meet you.”可知,他们的老师没有让姬特做自我介绍,但姬特主动站起来介绍了自己。
9. B 提示:find 发现;get 得到;accept 接受;make 制作。句意:我小时候从自行车上摔下来留下了它(这个疤痕)。
10. A 提示:luckily 幸运地;hopefully 有希望地;sadly 悲伤地;probably 可能。句意:幸运的是,我没有受更严重的伤。
11. B 提示:word 单词;mark 标志;mask 面具;guess 猜测。句意:现在它就像个很酷的标志,记录着我童年所有不寻常的经历。
12. C 提示:generous 慷慨的;organized 有条理的;confident 自信的;polite 礼貌的。姬特主动介绍自己,坦露疤痕的来历,体现了她的自信。

【分析】
首先，解题前需通读全文，把握核心主旨：本文讲述了因身材自卑的Emma在体育课上遭同学异样对待，内心痛苦，直到自信坦然面对自身疤痕的新同学Kit到来，让Emma深受触动的故事。
接下来，针对每个空，需结合上下文语境、逻辑关系及词汇辨析来逐一突破：
1. 第1题：根据前文Emma的痛苦源于体育课，结合后文同学的行为，可知她介意的是别人的目光，需辨析表示“注视、目光”的词汇；
2. 第2题：前文“外表看起来强壮”和后文“内心觉得渺小”是转折关系，需选择表转折的连词；
3. 第3题：结合同学在她身后嘲笑、评论的行为，可推断这些行为让她感到不舒服，需辨析形容词词义；
4. 第4题：同学明明能跑得更快，却选择跟在她身后，需理解“宁愿做某事”的动词短语；
5. 第5题：Emma盼着毕业不用上体育课，说明她只想艰难度过体育课，需辨析动词“survive”的引申义；
6. 第6题：根据后文Kit出现在教室，可知她是加入班级，需选择表示“加入”的动词；
7. 第7题：Kit脸上有疤痕，同学们会好奇，需选择表“好奇的”形容词；
8. 第8题：后文Kit主动做了自我介绍，而老师没要求，需选择“自我介绍”对应的名词；
9. 第9题：疤痕是小时候摔自行车留下的，需选择表示“得到、留下”的动词；
10. 第10题：没受更严重的伤是幸运的，需选择表“幸运地”副词；
11. 第11题：疤痕是童年特别经历的标志，需选择表示“标志”的名词；
12. 第12题：Kit主动介绍自己并坦然面对疤痕，体现她的自信，需选择表“自信的”形容词。
【解析】
1. 第1题：A。look表示“注视、目光”，order“命令”，smile“微笑”，task“任务”。结合语境，Emma不介意疲惫，但介意他人投向她的目光，故选A。
2. 第2题：C。or“或者”，so“所以”，but“但是”，because“因为”。前文“外表看起来比同龄人强壮”和后文“内心觉得渺小”是转折关系，用but连接，故选C。
3. 第3题：D。impatient“不耐烦的”，relaxed“放松的”，guilty“内疚的”，uncomfortable“不舒服的”。根据后文同学在她身后慢跑、大笑并评论她的样子，可知这些行为让她感觉不舒服，故选D。
4. 第4题：B。prefer to do sth.意为“宁愿做某事”。尽管同学能跑得比Emma快，却宁愿跟在她身后嘲笑她，符合语境，故选B。
5. 第5题：A。survive有“艰难度过”的引申义，remember“记得”，explore“探索”，experience“经历”。Emma盼着毕业不用上体育课，说明她只想熬过体育课，故选A。
6. 第6题：D。join表示“加入（班级、团体）”，teach“教”，direct“指导”，protect“保护”。根据Kit出现在教室的描述，可知她加入了班级，故选D。
7. 第7题：C。curious“好奇的”，calm“冷静的”，careful“小心的”，bored“无聊的”。Kit脸上有疤痕，同学们会感到好奇，与后文“You must be wondering about my scar.”呼应，故选C。
8. 第8题：D。introduction“介绍”，duty“职责”，activity“活动”，question“问题”。后文Kit主动做了自我介绍，而老师没要求她做个人介绍，故选D。
9. 第9题：B。get表示“得到、留下”，find“发现”，accept“接受”，make“制作”。句意为“我小时候从自行车上摔下来留下了这个疤痕”，故选B。
10. 第10题：A。luckily“幸运地”，hopefully“有希望地”，sadly“悲伤地”，probably“可能”。没受更严重的伤是幸运的，故选A。
11. 第11题：B。mark“标志”，word“单词”，mask“面具”，guess“猜测”。疤痕是童年不寻常经历的很酷的标志，符合语境，故选B。
12. 第12题：C。confident“自信的”，generous“慷慨的”，organized“有条理的”，polite“礼貌的”。Kit主动介绍自己并坦然面对疤痕，体现了她的自信，故选C。
【答案】
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. C
【知识点】
1. 完形填空语境理解
2. 连词逻辑关系辨析
3. 动词及短语词义辨析
【点评】
本文通过Emma和Kit的人物对比，传递了接纳自我、保持自信的积极主题。题目侧重考查学生对上下文语境的把握能力，以及对词汇（包括动词、形容词、连词等）词义及用法的辨析能力，既贴合中考完形填空的考查方向，又具有一定的教育意义。
【难度系数】
0.6

二、阅读理解
2024扬州中考Chinese culture has great attraction for people both at home and abroad. We have seen many people from around the world express their love for Chinese culture in different forms. A growing number of foreigners have even chosen to live in China for its culture.
Interested in Chinese classical literature, Canadian artist Brandon Collins-Green or Lin Buran in Chinese expresses his understanding of The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin and Chinese poems through thousands of paintings. Often painting throughout the night, he has created more than 4,200 works. Living alone in the centre of Nanchang, he has come a long way since he first came here in 2015 to study ancient Chinese literature.
Brandon loves learning about the lifestyle of ancient Chinese people. "So far, I have read the novel three times, translated most of its poems, songs, lantern riddles谜语, and dialogues into English, and completed over 1 million words of articles and 2,000 related paintings during my PhD studies," said Brandon with pride and satisfaction.
Timur Kuvatov, director-general and editor-in-chief of the Kazakhstan Today News Agency, is a Chinese kungfu fan. He has won kungfu championships a lot of times and also served as a coach for the Kazakhstan kungfu team. "Chinese kungfu is a treasure of Chinese culture. It is not just a sport but also reflects the Chinese way of dealing with people, their understanding of life, nature, and the world," he said.
Vincent Cazeneuve, known as Wensen Qi in Chinese, is a French artist devoted to lacquer漆器 creation. He came to live in Chongqing in 2009. His works have been shown in art institutions both in and outside of China, and his fans have even collected some of them.
What is the charm of Chinese culture that attracts these people? It lies in its richness and openness. Also its cultural background differences make foreigners curious about the lifestyles, ways of thinking, and values of the country.
1. What has Brandon done to express his love for Chinese culture?
A. He has created many famous Chinese poems.
B. He has decided to move to China with his friends.
C. He has written thousands of Chinese lantern riddles.
D. He has translated part of Cao Xueqin's novel into English.
2. As to Chinese culture, what is Timur Kuvatov interested in?
A. Kungfu. B. Paintings.
C. Literature. D. Lacquer creation.
3. What does the writer express through the stories of Brandon, Timur and Vincent?
A. Chinese names are more attractive to foreigners.
B. The influence of Chinese art proves greater abroad.
C. Chinese culture is getting popular around the world.
D. China is an ideal country for people from abroad to live in.
4. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. New look of traditional Chinese culture
B. Charm of Chinese culture in foreigners' eyes
C. Development of Chinese culture in the West
D. Culture differences between the East and West

【语篇导读】本文介绍了三位外国人通过不同的方式表达他们对中国文化的热爱,说明了中国文化的丰富性、开放性以及对外国人的吸引力。
1. D 提示:细节理解题。根据第三段中“So far, I have read the novel three times, translated most of its poems, songs, lantern riddles, and dialogues into English...”可知,布兰登把曹雪芹《红楼梦》中的大部分诗、曲、灯谜和对话翻译成英语。
2. A 提示:细节理解题。根据第四段中“Timur Kuvatov, director-general and editor-in-chief of the Kazakhstan Today News Agency, is a Chinese kungfu fan.”可知,库瓦托夫对中国功夫感兴趣。
3. C 提示:推理判断题。根据第一段中“We have seen many people from around the world express their love for Chinese culture in different forms.”和最后一段中“What is the charm of Chinese culture that attracts these people?”并结合文章介绍的三个外国人的故事可推断出,中国文化正在世界范围流行起来。
4. B 提示:最佳标题题。通读全文可知,本文介绍了三个外国人通过不同方式表达他们对中国文化的热爱。结合选项可推断,选项B“外国人眼中中国文化的魅力”最适合作标题。

【分析】
这是一篇围绕外国人喜爱中国文化展开的阅读理解题，涵盖细节理解、推理判断、最佳标题三类常考题型。解题思路如下：对于细节理解题（第1、2题），先锁定题干中的关键人物或信息，再回归原文对应段落，精准匹配选项内容；推理判断题（第3题）需结合文章开篇主旨句与全文事例，推断作者的写作意图；最佳标题题（第4题）要梳理全文核心内容，筛选出能完整涵盖文章主旨的选项，排除片面或偏离主题的干扰项。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题。根据第三段布兰登的表述“So far, I have read the novel three times, translated most of its poems, songs, lantern riddles, and dialogues into English...”可知，他将曹雪芹《红楼梦》中的部分内容翻译成了英语，选项D符合文意；A选项“创作中国诗词”、B选项“和朋友搬来中国”、C选项“写数千灯谜”均与原文不符，故选D。
2. 细节理解题。根据第四段“Timur Kuvatov, director-general and editor-in-chief of the Kazakhstan Today News Agency, is a Chinese kungfu fan.”可知，Timur Kuvatov对中国功夫感兴趣，故选A。
3. 推理判断题。文章开头提到“We have seen many people from around the world express their love for Chinese culture in different forms.”，接着介绍了三位外国人热爱中国文化的事例，最后探讨中国文化的魅力，由此可推断作者通过这些故事想表达中国文化在全球越来越受欢迎，故选C。
4. 最佳标题题。全文围绕三位外国人对中国文化的喜爱展开，探讨中国文化吸引他们的魅力，选项B“外国人眼中中国文化的魅力”能准确概括文章主旨；A“中国传统文化的新面貌”、C“中国文化在西方的发展”、D“东西方文化差异”均偏离核心主题，故选B。
【答案】
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B
【知识点】
细节理解题，推理判断题，最佳标题题
【点评】
本文通过三位外国人的具体事例展现中国文化的魅力，贴近生活，考查的题型均为中考英语阅读理解的常考题型。解题时需紧扣原文，注重对文章主旨的把握，同时要学会通过关键词定位信息，提升解题效率。
【难度系数】
0.7