Ⅰ. 短文填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
Aron Ralston is an American man who is interested 1. mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks. This is one of the most 2. (excite) things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of 3. (accident). On April 26, 2003, he found himself 4. a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.
On that day, Aron's arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he 5. (climb) by himself in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there 6. five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water 7. (run) out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he 8. (use) his knife to cut off half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he would not lose too much 9. (bleed). After that, he climbed down the mountain 10. (find) help.
It took Aron a long time to recover after this 11. (terribly) experience. After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Aron tells of the 12. (important) of making good decisions, and of being in control of one’s life. His love for mountain climbing is 13. great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience. In a talk show, Aron talked about his experience, and his strong love for mountain climbing moved the 14. (report).
Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let’s think about it before we find 15. (us) "between a rock and a hard place", and before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.

1. in
2. exciting
3. accidents
4. in
5. was climbing
6. for
7. ran
8. used
9. blood
10. to find
11. terrible
12. importance
13. so
14. reporter
15. ourselves

【分析】
本题为记叙文短文填空，考查固定搭配、词性转换、时态、非谓语动词、反身代词等知识点。解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合空格前后的语境、语法规则及固定短语逐一确定答案：如第1空考查固定搭配be interested in；第2空需用形容词修饰事物；第3空根据many times确定名词复数；第5空结合语境用过去进行时；第10空用不定式表目的等。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配be interested in，意为“对……感兴趣”，故填in。
2. 修饰事物（things）需用形容词，excite的形容词形式exciting（令人兴奋的），故填exciting。
3. accident为可数名词，many times对应复数概念，故填accidents。
4. 固定搭配in a situation，意为“在某种处境中”，故填in。
5. 由语境可知，此处描述过去某时刻正在进行的动作，用过去进行时，结构为was/were+doing，主语he，故填was climbing。
6. “for+时间段”表示动作持续的时长，故填for。
7. 全文为一般过去时，run的过去式为ran，故填ran。
8. 全文为一般过去时，use的过去式为used，故填used。
9. too much修饰不可数名词，bleed的名词形式为blood（血），故填blood。
10. 此处用不定式表目的，意为“爬下山去寻找帮助”，故填to find。
11. 形容词修饰名词experience，terribly的形容词形式为terrible（可怕的），故填terrible。
12. the后接名词，important的名词形式为importance（重要性），故填importance。
13. 固定结构so+adj.+that从句，意为“如此……以至于……”，故填so。
14. 结合语境，此处指“记者”，故填reporter。
15. 主语是we，对应反身代词ourselves，意为“我们自己”，故填ourselves。
【答案】
1. in
2. exciting
3. accidents
4. in
5. was climbing
6. for
7. ran
8. used
9. blood
10. to find
11. terrible
12. importance
13. so
14. reporter
15. ourselves
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、时态
【点评】
本题围绕登山者Aron的经历展开，考查初中英语核心基础知识，涵盖词汇、语法的综合运用，题型常规，注重对学生基础能力的检测。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅱ.阅读表达
阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。
I'm David and I live in a quiet neighbour-
hood. It was a dark night. I saw bright light in my neighbour John's kitchen. I thought he could be having a midnight snack, so I went back to my bed. Soon, there was a burning smell and I thought something must be wrong. At once, I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to have a look. I saw a fire coming out of John's kitchen. I shouted "Fire!", but there was no one nearby to hear my shouts for help. I ran quickly into my house and called the fire department（消防部门）
and went back to John's house. I knocked at the door and called John's name, but there was no answer. I tried to break into the house and saved a cat and a rabbit. I tried to pour water through the kitchen window but it was no use, because the fire was too big. Luckily, a fire engine（消防车） arrived and the firemen put out the fire.
When John came back, he was sad because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the fire department and saving his pets.
A week later, John invited me to his home for dinner. In his new kitchen, he took a photo of me. Later on, he gave me the photo as a present. It made me very happy.
16. Where did the fire happen?


17. Why did David run quickly into his own house?


18. What did David save from the fire?


19. Who put out the fire?


20. What can you do when a fire happens?

16. In John's kitchen.
17. To call the fire department.
18. A cat and a rabbit.
19. The firemen.
20. Call the fire department immediately, keep myself safe, and warn others if possible.

【分析】
做这类阅读表达的简略回答问题，需先明确问题的核心关键词，再回到原文中定位与关键词相关的语句，从中提取所需的关键信息，最后整理成简洁、符合要求的回答，确保答案与原文信息一致，无多余内容。
【解析】
16. 问题询问火灾发生的地点，根据关键词“where”定位原文第一段“I saw a fire coming out of John's kitchen.”，提取地点信息为John's kitchen，故答案为In John's kitchen.
17. 问题询问David快速跑回自己家的原因，根据关键词“why”和“run quickly into his own house”定位原文第一段“I ran quickly into my house and called the fire department”，可知目的是打电话给消防部门，故答案为To call the fire department.
18. 问题询问David从火灾中救出的东西，根据关键词“what”和“save”定位原文第一段“I tried to break into the house and saved a cat and a rabbit.”，提取救出的物品为a cat and a rabbit，故答案为A cat and a rabbit.
19. 问题询问谁扑灭了火灾，根据关键词“who”和“put out the fire”定位原文第一段“Luckily, a fire engine arrived and the firemen put out the fire.”，可知是消防员，故答案为The firemen.
20. 问题为开放性试题，结合原文中David的正确做法（及时打电话给消防部门、保证自身安全等），给出合理的做法，故答案为Call the fire department immediately, keep myself safe, and warn others if possible.
【答案】
16. In John's kitchen.
17. To call the fire department.
18. A cat and a rabbit.
19. The firemen.
20. Call the fire department immediately, keep myself safe, and warn others if possible.
【知识点】英语阅读表达、细节理解
【点评】本题为英语阅读表达题，前4题是细节理解题，考查从原文提取具体信息的能力，第5题是开放性试题，需结合文章内容合理作答，整体难度较低，学生只要仔细阅读原文即可完成。
【难度系数】0.8