二、短文填空
KEY→P16
范畴:人与自我 主题:自我认识 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:7分钟 评价:/10
读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中单词的正确形式填空。
Once, while a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He was confused(困惑的) 1. the following fact. He found these huge creatures(生物) were 2. (hold) by only a small rope tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. 3. (clear), the elephants could, at any time, get away, 4. for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked 5. these animals just stood there and made no attempt(尝试) to get away. "Well," the trainer said, "when they were very young, we used the same size of rope to tie them. And at that age, it was enough to hold 6. (they). As they grow up, they believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free from the rope."
The fact made the man 7. (amazing). These animals could at any time break free from the rope, but they were stuck right where they were because they 8. (believe) they couldn't.
To be honest, many people are like the 9. (elephant). Simply because they failed in something once before, they believe throughout the life that they can do 10. (something).
Failure is part of learning: We should never give up the fight in life.

1. about 考查固定搭配。be confused about sth.意为“对某事感到困惑”。
2. held 考查语态。从句的主语creatures是动作hold的承受者，结合空前的be动词were可知，此处是被动语态，应用hold的过去分词形式。
3. Clearly 考查副词。根据句意可知，该空要填副词，修饰整个句子。单词位于句首，首字母应大写。
4. but 考查连词。根据上文的“the elephants could, at any time, get away”和下文的they did not可知，此处表示转折。
5. why 考查宾语从句。上文提到这个人对大象不挣脱束缚的现象感到不解。当他看到附近的一个驯象人时，他就问为什么这些大象就站在那里而不企图逃走。
6. them 考查代词。根据句子结构可知，空处所填词作动词hold的宾语，故填them。
7. amazed 考查形容词。空处应用形容词作宾语补足语。amazed描述人，amazing描述事物。根据句意可知，此处应用amazed。
8. believed 考查时态。but后的分句是含有一个原因状语从句的主从复合句。该复合句的主句用的是一般过去时且此处指过去发生的事，因此从句也要用一般过去时。
9. elephants 考查名词的数。根据句意可知，这里指的是上文提到的那些大象，因此这里用复数形式。
10. nothing 考查代词。根据句意可知，仅仅因为他们曾经失败过一次，他们就认为他们一生什么也做不了。

【分析】
做短文填空需遵循“先通读全文明主旨，再结合语法规则和上下文语境逐个突破”的思路：首先通读短文，理解其通过大象被小绳束缚却不挣脱的故事，引出“自我认识”的主题；接着针对每个空格，分析句子结构（如语态、词性、从句类型），结合上下文逻辑（如转折、因果）和固定搭配，确定正确答案。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配。be confused about为固定短语，意为“对……感到困惑”，故填about。
2. 考查被动语态。从句主语creatures是动作hold的承受者，结合空前的be动词were，此处用一般过去时的被动语态，结构为“were+过去分词”，hold的过去分词是held，故填held。
3. 考查副词。此处需副词修饰整个句子，clear的副词形式为clearly，且位于句首，首字母大写，故填Clearly。
4. 考查连词。前半句提到大象随时能挣脱束缚，后半句说它们没有挣脱，前后语义转折，故填but。
5. 考查宾语从句引导词。男子看到大象不逃走的现象不解，询问驯象人原因，此处表“为什么”，故填why。
6. 考查代词。空处作动词hold的宾语，需用they的宾格形式them，故填them。
7. 考查形容词辨析。此处形容词作宾语补足语，amazed用于描述人的感受，amazing用于描述事物，此处指男子的感受，故填amazed。
8. 考查动词时态。此处描述过去发生的动作，主句用一般过去时，原因状语从句也需用一般过去时，believe的过去式为believed，故填believed。
9. 考查名词复数。此处指代上文提到的那些大象，需用复数形式，故填elephants。
10. 考查代词。结合语境，人们因曾经失败过，认为自己一生什么也做不了，故填nothing。
【答案】
1. about 2. held 3. Clearly 4. but 5. why 6. them 7. amazed 8. believed 9. elephants 10. nothing
【知识点】
固定搭配、被动语态、形容词辨析
【点评】
本文是围绕“自我认识”主题的记叙文，通过大象的故事传递“勿因过往失败放弃”的道理，考查学生对语法知识（固定搭配、语态、时态等）和上下文语境的综合运用能力，是英语学习中常见的短文填空题型，需学生兼顾语法规则与语篇逻辑。
【难度系数】
0.4

三、阅读表达
KEY→P17
范畴:人与社会 主题:人际交往 体裁:应用文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价：/3
请认真阅读下面短文,用英语回答短文后的问题。
Ladies and gentlemen, good evening.
First of all, I would like to thank you for giving me this great honour.
There is an old saying in China: If the mirror is made of bronze, one can dress properly; if the mirror is history, one can predict ups and downs; if the mirror is people, one can reflect on one's own weakness and strength. And now, I would like to mention a few mirrors in my life.
My parents were basketball players back in the 1970s. I heard so many great stories about them, about how they played basketball and how good they were. The gift I got from my dear mum and dad was not only height. It was much more. They taught me how to think and how to make decisions.
My basketball journey began on the back of coach Li Zhangmin's bicycle when he gave me a ride to my very first practice on the basketball court.
Many people know the story that began when the Rockets chose me in 2002. Not many people know how much effort the Rockets put in before I arrived and throughout my career. I consider Houston my second home, so I want to say something to the people of Houston. You stood by me in good and bad times. You gave me strength to move forward. I will always consider you my family. I am a Texan and a fan of Houston Rockets for life.
Thank you for this great honour.
1. What does the writer think is a more important gift from his parents?

2. How did the writer go to the basketball court with his first coach?

3. What do you think of the writer? Why?

参考词汇
阅读理解 A depend on 依靠;依赖
阅读理解 B willow /'wɪləʊ/ n. 柳树
thunder /'θʌndə(r)/ v. 打雷
短文填空 confused /kən'fjuːzd/ adj. 困惑的
attempt /ə'tempt/ n. 尝试
阅读表达 predict /prɪ'dɪkt/ v. 预言
at risk of 有……的风险
hogshead /'hɒɡzhed/ n. 大桶
creature /'kriːtʃə(r)/ n. 生物
reflect /rɪ'flekt/ v. 认真思考;沉思
长难句解析
阅读理解 B
[原句] I wanted to go and look at a place in the middle of the island that I had found when I was exploring. (第一段第一句)
[翻译] 我想去看看岛中央的一个地方,那是我在探险时发现的。
[分析] 这个句子是主从复合句。主句中的 go 和 look 同时作 wanted 的宾语; that I had found 是定语从句,修饰前面的先行词 island; when I was exploring 是时间状语从句。
英语嗨吧
常见缩略词
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 北大西洋公约组织(简称"北约")
BDS (Beidou Navigation Satellite System) 北斗卫星导航系统
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1. They taught him how to think and make decisions.
2. The coach took him there by bike.
3. He is a grateful man. Because he thanked people that he had met in his life.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
解题时需先通读短文，明确文本为关于人际交往的演讲稿，再针对每个问题在短文中定位对应语句：第1题聚焦父母给予的礼物相关内容，第2题关注第一次去篮球场的出行方式，第3题结合全文作者的致谢内容进行推理，从而得出答案。
【解析】
1. 定位短文第四段最后一句，可知父母给予的更重要礼物是教他如何思考和做决定；
2. 定位短文第五段第一句，可知作者第一次去篮球场是教练李章民骑车带他去的；
3. 从全文作者多次感谢父母、教练、休斯顿球迷的内容，可推理出作者是懂得感恩的人，原因是他感谢生命中遇到的每一个人。
【答案】
1. They taught him how to think and make decisions.
2. The coach took him there by bike.
3. He is a grateful man. Because he thanked people that he had met in his life.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解题）、阅读理解（推理判断题）、应用文阅读
【点评】
本题围绕人际交往主题设置，属于应用文阅读，主要考查学生提取细节信息和简单推理的能力，题目难度适中，符合阅读表达的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.6