七、阅读表达(共3小题,每小题3分,满分9分)
Recently, a foreign student in China gave a very touching
answer to the question "What should China be proud of?", and it
was widely spread online.
Emma is from Canada. She came to China four years ago. Now she
is a university student in Ningbo. The following is China in her eyes.
"Finding a job in China can be really simple. There are more
job chances here than in any other country in the world."
"Its public security is great. I travel to many countries,
and I think China is really safe."
"Millions of Chinese people are studying English. China will
become one of the countries with the greatest number of English
speakers in non-English speaking countries."
"The speed of Chinese trains is high. On my third visit to my
friend in Beijing, I took a train there. From Ningbo to Beijing, the
train runs about 1,400 kilometres for about 5 hours."
"There are many more things China should be proud of. I
believe: ▲ ."
1. Where is Emma from?
2. How does Emma feel about the public security of China?
3. What would Emma say at the end of the text?

【文章大意】本文主要讲述了在来自加拿大的埃玛眼中,中国有哪些优势。
1. Canada. /She is from Canada. [解析]根据"Emma is from Canada."可知,埃玛来自加拿大。
2. Great. /Safe. [解析]根据"Its public security(安全) is great. I travel to many countries, and I think China is really safe."可知,埃玛认为中国的公共安全很好/很安全。
3. China must be better and better. /... [解析]本题为开放性试题,答案不唯一,言之有理即可。
一题多解 根据前文埃玛对中国的积极评价及"I believe..."可推测,埃玛可能会表达对中国未来的积极展望。参考答案还可为:China will lead the world to a brighter future.

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节查找和开放性表达两类题型。解题时，细节类题目需先定位题干关键词，回到原文匹配对应信息，准确提取答案；开放性题目需结合前文作者对中国的积极评价，围绕主题合理推测，确保答案符合语境即可。
【解析】
1. 题干询问Emma的国籍，定位原文第二段第一句“Emma is from Canada.”，直接提取答案；
2. 题干询问Emma对中国公共安全的看法，定位原文中“Its public security is great. I travel to many countries, and I think China is really safe.”，提取关键评价词；
3. 题干要求补全Emma的表述，结合前文她提到的中国就业机会多、安全、英语学习者多、高铁速度快等优势，围绕对中国的积极展望作答，言之有理即可。
【答案】
1. Canada. /She is from Canada.
2. Great. /Safe.
3. China must be better and better.（答案不唯一，合理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、开放性表达题
【点评】
本题侧重考查学生的信息定位能力和合理推测能力，题目难度适中，符合初中英语阅读的考查要求，开放性题目给学生提供了一定的发挥空间。
【难度系数】
0.8

八、(2025·长沙中考)短文填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
文学经典具有持久的价值,你对古今文学经典了解多少呢?一起来读一读下文吧!
I have always loved reading books that were written
hundreds or even thousands of years ago. These are the
literature classics, and they 1. of
lasting value. For example, The Iliad, written almost three
thousand years ago, tells us about the good and bad qualities of
human nature; that is to say, we can be heroic and silly at
2. same time.
China has 3. own long history of classical
literature that dates back to the "Four Books and Five Classics". These
books 4. before the Qin Dynasty. No one was
considered educated unless they had read these classics. Even today,
students are encouraged 5. The Analects of
Confucius.
There are also 6. classics than those above,
such as Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions. Still,
many people don't want to read them 7. they are long and
have complex plots. But they are great 8.
which also show the goodness and weakness of human nature.
Are you interested 9. learning more about the
classics? Just reading some of them will give you a better
understanding of the basis of culture then. They will also
help you better understand yourself and others. 10.
but surely, you will fall in love with them.

【文章大意】本文讲述了文学经典具有持久的价值,并以中外文学经典为例说明其对理解人性和文化的意义,呼吁人们阅读经典名著。
1. are 2. the 3. its 4. were written 5. to read 6. newer 7. because 8. stories 9. in 10. Slowly

【分析】首先通读全文，理解文章主旨为介绍文学经典的价值，再结合每个空的语境、语法规则、固定搭配逐一分析：1. 主语they指代文学经典，需用be动词构成“be of +名词”结构，结合时态确定形式；2. 涉及固定短语搭配；3. 需用形容词性物主代词修饰名词；4. 考查被动语态的时态和形式；5. 涉及固定搭配的不定式结构；6. 由标志词than确定用形容词比较级；7. 需判断前后句的逻辑关系选连词；8. 结合语境确定名词形式；9. 考查固定介词搭配；10. 需用副词修饰句子，与后文对应。
【解析】1. 考查固定结构be of +名词，主语为复数，一般现在时，故填are；2. 考查固定搭配at the same time，故填the；3. 考查形容词性物主代词，修饰名词history，故填its；4. 考查一般过去时的被动语态，主语books与write是被动关系，表过去的动作，故填were written；5. 考查固定搭配be encouraged to do sth，故填to read；6. 考查形容词比较级，由than可知用newer；7. 考查连词，前后为因果关系，故填because；8. 考查名词复数，指代经典作品，故填stories；9. 考查固定搭配be interested in，故填in；10. 考查副词，修饰整个句子，与surely对应，故填Slowly。
【答案】1. are 2. the 3. its 4. were written 5. to read 6. newer 7. because 8. stories 9. in 10. Slowly
【知识点】固定搭配、动词时态语态、形容词比较级
【点评】本题为英语短文填空，围绕文学经典主题展开，考查初中阶段核心的固定搭配、语法及形容词比较级用法，需结合上下文语境分析，整体难度适中，适合学生巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.7