一、完形填空
KEY→P2
范畴:人与社会
主题:发明创新
体裁:记叙文
难度:★★★
建议用时:6分钟
评价:/10
热考素材 科学精神 Kids have a natural desire to learn. As babies, they often explore a lot of things with 1 mouths. As their minds grow, they get more 2 ideas and want to explore them in different ways.

Take Robert Patch, for example. When he was five years old, he 3 some shoe boxes and bottle caps to make a toy truck. It could turn into three different 4 of trucks.
Cassidy Goldstein also had a great idea. At the 5 of 11, she came up with her Crayon Holder(蜡笔握杆). It made small crayons easier to use and hold.
The world today would look very different 6 Albert Sadacca's idea. It was a string of electric lights for Christmas trees. It made the 7 safe from fire.
Robert Nay also changed the world. He was 14 when he got the 8 of making a mobile app. However, he had no experience with computer languages. So he went to the library and 9 about them.
Then Nay developed his game Bubble Ball(泡泡球). It was very successful. Kids are 10 , and so are their ideas!
()1. A. his
B. your
C. our
D. their
()2. A. new
B. same
C. kind
D. right
()3. A. needed
B. used
C. opened
D. washed
()4. A. groups
B. kinds
C. colours
D. pieces
()5. A. time
B. price
C. age
D. foot
()6. A. around
B. through
C. without
D. between
()7. A. trees
B. books
C. houses
D. works
()8. A. energy
B. idea
C. luck
D. step
()9. A. talked
B. cared
C. worried
D. learned
()10. A. young
B. healthy
C. amazing
D. friendly

完形填空
许多孩子天生富有创造力，总想通过实践将自己的想法变成现实，文中重点列举了四个孩子所发明的变形卡车、蜡笔握杆、安全彩灯和泡泡球游戏来展示孩子们惊人的创新能力。
1. D 本句主语为they，此处需要用形容词性物主代词来修饰名词，前后人称需要一致，故D项正确。
2. A 随着孩子们的心智成长，他们会获得更多的新想法。
3. B 当他五岁的时候，他用一些鞋盒和瓶盖做了一辆玩具卡车。use sth. to do sth. 意为“使用某物来做某事”。
4. B 根据句意可知，这辆玩具卡车可以变换成三种不同类型的卡车。different kinds of 意为“不同种类的……”。
5. C 此处谈论的是年龄。at the age of 意为“在……岁时”。
6. C 要是没有阿尔伯特的构想，当今世界可能会非常不一样。此处需要填介词without。
7. A 圣诞树上的电灯串让圣诞树免于火灾，此处应该说的是圣诞树。
8. B 罗伯特在14岁时想制造一款手机应用程序，此处说的是制造手机应用程序的想法。
9. D 罗伯特去图书馆学习计算机语言。
10. C 根据前文所列举的几种儿童发明可知，他们本身以及他们的想法真的令人吃惊。

二、(2026·扬州期末改编)阅读理解
KEY→P3
范畴:人与自我 主题:充实生活 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:7分钟 评价:/5
A hobby is an activity that we love to do in our free time. It can help us relax, learn new skills and build our confidence. Many people are fond of sports as their hobby. Some love team sports, such as football, basketball and volleyball. They can teach us how to work well with others. Others enjoy individual(个人的) sports like tennis, swimming and running. These sports let us do things on our own and learn to be independent(独立的).
If you love nature, gardening is a good choice. You can also watch different kinds of birds and make small houses for them. These hobbies make us feel calm and get close to the world around us.
For art lovers, there are many creative hobbies. Painting, drawing, singing, dancing and playing a piece of music are all popular. People often practise for a lot of hours to do better and show their feelings.
Hobbies don't need to be hard or take much time. There are many easy indoor hobbies, like playing card games, reading books and collecting stamps. Cooking is another favourite. We can share nice food and have a great time with people who love cooking too.
()1. The underlined phrase "are fond of" in Paragraph 1 means "".
A. get
B. like
C. study
D. tell
()2. What can team sports help people do?
A. Make more new friends.
B. Get close to the world.
C. Do things on their own.
D. Work well with others.
()3. What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refer to(指代)?
A. Vegetables.
B. Hobbies.
C. Birds.
D. Sports.
()4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?
A. People need to spend much time on indoor hobbies.
B. It is very difficult for people to read books at home.
C. Playing card games always makes people feel tired.
D. Cooking nice food also brings lots of fun for people.
()5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Indoor hobbies.
B. Different sports.
C. How to choose hobbies.
D. Hobbies and their good points.

阅读理解
爱好是人们空闲时喜欢做的活动，可以帮助人们放松身心，培养技能，甚至建立信心。爱好种类多样，包括运动、亲近自然、艺术以及室内活动，它们简单易坚持，还能带来快乐与收获。
1. B 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的"Some love ...Others enjoy ..."可知，许多人喜欢把运动作为他们的爱好。be fond of 意为"喜欢"，跟 like 的意思相接近。
2. D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的"They can teach us how to work well with others."可知，团队运动能教会人们如何与他人良好合作。
3. C 代词指代题。根据句意理解可知，人们可以观鸟并为它们搭建一些简易小屋，因此此处的代词 them 用来指代"鸟儿们"。
4. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的"We can share nice food and have a great time with people who love cooking too."可知，烹饪美食能够给人们带来极大的快乐。
5. D 主旨大意题。通读全文并根据"A hobby is an activity that we love to do in our free time. It can help us relax, learn new skills and build our confidence."可知，本文主要介绍了不同的爱好及其益处。