四、阅读理解
The old man woke up before sunrise. As he often did, he walked by the beach and greeted the new day. As he moved through the early morning, he saw a young man, bending(弯腰) and reaching and throwing, in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin.
As he came near, he realised that the young man was not dancing to the day, but rather bending to check the debris(残渣) left by the night's tide, stopping now and then to take the starfish(海星) and then standing, to throw them back into the sea.
He asked the young man the purpose of the effort. "The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot return to the sea by themselves," the young man replied. "When the sun rises, they will die, unless I throw them back into the sea."
As the young man explained, the old man looked at the beach. "But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is up. Surely you cannot expect to make a difference."
The young man listened politely. Then he bent down to take another starfish, threw it into the sea and said, "It made a difference for that one."
()1. Why did the old man walk by the beach as usual?
A. To meet his friends.
B. To greet the new day.
C. To dance to the wind.
D. To look for the starfish.
()2. What brought the debris on the beach?
A. The sunrise.
B. The starfish.
C. The night's tide.
D. The early morning.
()3. According to Paragraph 4, what did the old man's words show?
A. He liked the young man.
B. The young man was clever.
C. He didn't understand the young man.
D. The young man didn't save any starfish.

1.B 2.C 3.C

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解选择题，需通过原文细节定位、语句理解及简单推理完成解题。第1题需查找老人日常在海边行走的目的，对应原文第一段内容；第2题需明确海滩残渣的来源，对应原文第二段细节；第3题需结合老人的表述推理其态度，对应原文第四段内容。
【解析】1. 定位原文第一段关键句“As he often did, he walked by the beach and greeted the new day.”，可知老人像往常一样在海边行走是为了迎接新的一天，对应选项B；2. 定位原文第二段“the debris(残渣) left by the night's tide”，明确海滩上的残渣是夜晚的潮水带来的，对应选项C；3. 定位原文第四段，老人称海滩上的海星数量过多，年轻人无法全部拯救，不会产生影响，体现老人不理解年轻人的行为，对应选项C。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、推理判断
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解的基础能力，题目设置简单，学生只需仔细定位原文对应内容即可选出正确答案，适合初中阶段学生巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】0.7

五、完形填空
“Where is that strange sound from?” Manda asked her seven-year-old daughter Yuri. She noticed Yuri's running shoes were worn out(磨破). Water on the road leaked into Yuri's shoes, making the noise. 1 Manda had little money, she decided to buy Yuri shoes.
But when they got to the shoe store, Yuri looked for shoes in the area only for
2 . “How about these?” Yuri asked. “Mama, I want this pair of shoes. My classmate David always wants such shoes.”
Manda frowned(皱眉). She knew she couldn't 3 two pairs of shoes. She also wondered 4 Yuri was interested in getting David shoes. “David's family is poorer than ours. His shoes are worn out and everyone 5 him,” Yuri explained. “Can we buy this pair for him? You can buy 6 later.”
Thinking for a while, Manda decided to buy shoes for Yuri first. “I'm sorry, but you'll fall ill if you keep wearing your 7 shoes on these rainy days.” Yuri had to agree. She wasn't happy to see the shoes Mum 8 for her.
The store owner wanted to 9 , but the shoes David wanted were ordered by someone else. He couldn't give them away. He wondered what to do. 10 , he had an idea.
The next morning, Yuri found a box outside her house. There was a 11 on the box. It read, “Hope David loves them!” She opened the box and was 12 . Inside was a pair of shoes similar to what David wanted! She held them close and cried in 13 . Manda was moved by Yuri's kindness and the 14 gift. The truest treasures are not the shoes we wear, but the 15 we share. Small acts can make a big difference.
()1. A. Because B. So C. But D. Although
()2. A. girls B. boys C. men D. women
()3. A. see B. have C. afford D. wear
()4. A. when B. why C. where D. whether
()5. A. makes fun of B. is good with C. gets mad at D. takes pride in
()6. A. mine B. yours C. his D. theirs
()7. A. dirty B. ugly C. strange D. wet
()8. A. painted B. borrowed C. bought D. made
()9. A. save B. help C. thank D. move
()10. A. Suddenly B. Actually C. Recently D. Firstly
()11. A. newspaper B. T-shirt C. note D. magazine
()12. A. relaxed B. bored C. scared D. surprised
()13. A. sadness B. joy C. pain D. pride
()14. A. traditional B. interesting C. colourful D. unexpected
()15. A. love B. knowledge C. time D. honour
读后词汇拓展 猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思,并收入自己的小词典。

1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.A
11.C 12.D 13.B 14.D 15.A

【分析】这是一篇记叙文完形填空，需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及逻辑关系解题。每道题先分析句子间的逻辑（如让步、因果），再结合前后文提示（如人物性别、行为），最后辨析选项词汇含义，选出符合语境的答案。
【解析】1. 考查连词：前句“Manda had little money”（Manda几乎没钱）与后句“she decided to buy Yuri shoes”（她决定给Yuri买鞋）是让步关系，故选D（Although）。
2. 考查名词：后文提到“classmate David”是男孩，故Yuri在男孩区域找鞋，选B（boys）。
3. 考查动词：句意是她负担不起两双鞋，afford表“负担得起”，选C（afford）。
4. 考查宾语从句引导词：句意是她想知道Yuri想给David买鞋的原因，why表原因，选B（why）。
5. 考查动词短语：David家穷，鞋磨破，大家取笑他，make fun of意为“取笑”，选A（makes fun of）。
6. 考查代词：Yuri说买了给David的鞋，妈妈之后买“我的（鞋）”，mine是名词性物主代词，选A（mine）。
7. 考查形容词：雨天穿湿鞋会生病，wet意为“湿的”，选D（wet）。
8. 考查动词：妈妈要给Yuri买鞋，bought是buy的过去式，选C（bought）。
9. 考查动词：店主想帮忙，help意为“帮助”，选B（help）。
10. 考查副词：店主突然有了主意，suddenly意为“突然”，选A（Suddenly）。
11. 考查名词：盒子上有一张便条，note意为“便条”，选C（note）。
12. 考查形容词：收到和David想要的相似的鞋，Yuri很惊讶，surprised意为“惊讶的”，选D（surprised）。
13. 考查名词：Yuri得到想要的鞋，开心地哭，joy意为“喜悦”，选B（joy）。
14. 考查形容词：这是意外的礼物，unexpected意为“意外的”，选D（unexpected）。
15. 考查名词：文章主题是分享的爱，love意为“爱”，选A（love）。
【答案】1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.D 15.A
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】本文通过讲述Yuri想为贫困同学David买鞋，妈妈兼顾女儿需求、店主热心帮忙的故事，传递了善良与分享的温暖主题，贴近学生生活，考查学生对语境、词汇及逻辑的理解能力，是一篇优质的记叙文完形。
【难度系数】0.6