1 Complete the passage with the words in the box. There is one extra word. 用方框中的单词补全短文。其中有一个单词是多余的。
corner pot step forward shoulders thirsty
A boy walked in the hot desert, tired and (1). He raised the water (2) to his mouth and wetted his lips with a few drops of water. His throat burned like fire, and every (3) felt heavy, but he had to keep moving (4) since duty rested on his (5). Thinking of his sick mother and crying sister at home, he walked faster. He had to find a water hole and bring water home before sunset.

(1) thirsty (2) pot (3) step (4) forward (5) shoulders

【分析】
这是一道选词补全短文题，解题思路为：先通读短文，把握全文大意（男孩在炎热沙漠中，虽疲惫口渴、步履沉重，但因责任在肩仍向前走，要找水回家）；再结合每个空的前后语境，分析所需词汇的词性、含义，同时结合方框内的词汇（corner、pot、step、forward、thirsty），排除多余词，逐个确定答案。
【解析】
1. 第(1)空：前文提到“hot desert（炎热的沙漠）”和“tired（疲惫的）”，需填表示状态的形容词，thirsty（口渴的）符合沙漠中人物的状态，故填thirsty；
2. 第(2)空：后文“raised... to his mouth（把……举到嘴边）”和“water”提示此处指装水的容器，pot（罐子）符合，故填pot；
3. 第(3)空：“every... felt heavy（每……都很沉重）”描述行走时的状态，step（脚步）符合语境，故填step；
4. 第(4)空：固定搭配“move forward”表示“向前走”，结合“keep moving...（继续向前走）”，故填forward；
5. 第(5)空：固定搭配“rest on one's shoulders”表示“责任落在某人肩上”，符合“duty rested on his...（责任在他的……）”，故填shoulders；
方框中多余的词为corner，无需选用。
【答案】
(1) thirsty (2) pot (3) step (4) forward (5) shoulders
【知识点】
词汇运用；选词填空；固定搭配
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇的理解与运用，需结合短文语境、固定搭配完成填空，难度适中，重点检验学生对常用词汇及搭配的掌握情况。
【难度系数】
0.6

2 Read the book introduction. 阅读图书介绍。
River Rescue:
A must-read adventure for young heroes
Emma, a brave 14-year-old, faces a big problem: to clear her mother Claire’s name. Claire reports that the Riverside Ice Cream Factory is pouring dirty water into the river. But since she doesn’t get enough evidence (证据), the factory says she is lying and damaging its reputation (名誉) — so she ends up in jail.
“We’ll save Mum and the river,” Emma tells her brother, Max. Together, they come up with a plan. During next week’s school trip to the factory, they’ll pour green food colouring (色素) into the waste pipes (管道).

“When the green water flows out,” Max says, “the whole town will see it.”
On the big day, the two children quietly leave the tour group. “There!” Max points to a machine with the words “Water Treatment Unit”. During a jail visit, Claire tells Max and Emma that the machine doesn’t deal with the wastewater but is actually connected to hidden pipes to pour the dirty water straight into the river. Max opens the cover and says in a low voice, “Do it now!” With their hearts beating faster, they pour in the food colouring.
BEEEEEP! A loud alarm rings. “Something’s wrong in Section 5!” a guard shouts over the loudspeaker ...
How will they escape (逃脱)? Will their plan work? And will Claire come home soon? Follow this exciting adventure to find out how Emma and Max fight for family — and for what’s right!
2-1 Choose the best answer. 选择最恰当的答案。
(1) What drives Emma and Max to take action?
A. They need to complete a group project on river protection.
B. They want to save Claire and stop the river pollution.
C. They wish to impress their classmates during the school trip.
D. They want to know how the ice cream factory works.
(2) What wrong thing is the ice cream factory doing?
A. Polluting the river with wastewater.
B. Using harmful food colouring in its ice cream products.
C. Firing (解雇) Claire with no reason and sending her to jail.
D. Selling ice cream to kids on the field trip.
(3) How does the factory try to hide the truth?
A. By using an alarm system.
B. By offering money to those who find its secret.
C. By pretending (假装) to treat dirty water with a machine.
D. By stopping the kids from visiting the factory.
(4) What do Emma and Max do to let people know about the pollution?
A. They report their findings to the police.
B. They take photographs of the dirty water coming out of the factory.
C. They add food colouring to the factory’s “water treatment” machine.
D. They invite reporters to join their school trip to the factory.
2-2 Put sentences A to G in the correct order. 根据文本内容，对以下句子进行排列，将序号(A–G)填入框中。
A. Claire tells the children about the “water treatment” machine in the factory.
B. The two children leave the group to carry out their plan.
C. Emma and Max develop a plan.
D. A guard finds something wrong in Section 5 and gives a warning.
E. Emma and Max visit the factory on a school field trip.
F. Claire is put in jail for reporting what the factory has done.
G. Claire discovers the ice cream factory is polluting the river.
→ → → → → →

2-1
(1) B (2) A (3) C (4) C
2-2
G→F→A→C→E→B→D

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节选择和事件排序两类题型。解题时，细节选择题需精准定位原文对应信息，匹配选项；事件排序题需梳理文本事件的先后逻辑，按时间发展顺序排列，确保符合原文叙事脉络。
【解析】
2-1 细节选择题：
(1) 定位原文：Emma明确表示“We’ll save Mum and the river”，说明他们行动的驱动是救母亲和阻止河流污染，对应选项B。
(2) 定位原文：Claire举报工厂将脏水排入河流，可知工厂的错误行为是污染河流，对应选项A。
(3) 定位原文：Claire告知孩子“Water Treatment Unit”并非处理污水，而是连接暗管排放污水，即工厂假装处理污水掩盖真相，对应选项C。
(4) 定位原文：Emma和Max将绿色食用色素倒入“水处理”机器，试图让污水流出被发现，对应选项C。
2-2 事件排序题：
梳理原文事件顺序：G（Claire发现冰淇淋工厂污染河流）→F（Claire因举报被投入监狱）→A（Claire告知孩子工厂“水处理”机器的真相）→C（Emma和Max制定计划）→E（孩子随学校旅行前往工厂）→B（孩子离开团队执行计划）→D（警报响起），故正确顺序为G→F→A→C→E→B→D。
【答案】
2-1 (1)B (2)A (3)C (4)C；2-2 G→F→A→C→E→B→D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，事件逻辑排序
【点评】
本题以冒险故事为载体，考查学生对文本细节的提取能力和叙事逻辑的梳理能力，需仔细研读原文，抓取关键信息，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6