Ⅰ. Match the words with the explanations.
()1. perhaps adv.
()2. personal adj.
()3. different adj.
()4. inside adv.
()5. kindness n.
()6. reach v.
A. maybe
B. to agree with each other
C. being kind
D. not the same
E. within something
F. one's own

1. A 2. F 3. D 4. E 5. C 6. B

【分析】本题为英语词义匹配题，解题思路是先明确每个单词的词性及核心含义，再逐一对应选项中匹配的释义完成配对。具体步骤：1.逐个分析题干单词的词义；2.匹配选项中对应该词义的解释；3.确定每个单词的正确选项。
【解析】1.perhaps意为“也许、可能”，对应选项A（maybe，意为“也许”）；2.personal意为“个人的、私人的”，对应选项F（one's own，意为“某人自己的”）；3.different意为“不同的”，对应选项D（not the same，意为“不一样的”）；4.inside意为“在里面、内部”，对应选项E（within something，意为“在某物内”）；5.kindness意为“善良、仁慈”，对应选项C（being kind，意为“善良的品质”）；6.reach结合选项B（to agree with each other，意为“达成一致”）完成匹配。
【答案】1.A 2.F 3.D 4.E 5.C 6.B
【知识点】英语词汇释义、词义匹配
【点评】本题考查基础英语词汇的词义匹配，属于英语入门级基础题型，主要检验学生对常见单词基本含义的掌握情况。
【难度系数】0.8

Ⅱ. Complete the passage with the proper form of the words in Exercise Ⅰ.
Kong Rong was a young boy in ancient China. He was known for his wisdom and 1. even at a young age. One day, his father got home with a basket of pears of 2. sizes, and asked the children to pick a pear each. Kong Rong made his 3. choice to pick the smallest one, and gave the big pears to his elder brothers. When his father asked him why, Kong Rong said the younger ones should respect the elders 4. the family. And they 5. agreement to keep it as a family tradition.
6. we also need to learn from Kong Rong, thinking more about others and less about ourselves.

1. kindness 2. different 3. personal 4. inside 5. reached 6. Perhaps

【分析】本题是英语词汇填空题，需结合语境、词性及固定搭配选择合适单词。解题思路：1. 第1空与wisdom并列，需名词，结合孔融让梨的故事，选表示“善良”的名词；2. 第2空修饰名词sizes，需形容词，描述梨的大小差异；3. 第3空修饰名词choice，需形容词，对应“个人的”选择；4. 第4空结合语境，表达“在家庭里”的介词；5. 第5空考查固定搭配“达成一致”，结合时态用过去式；6. 第6空位于句首，需副词引出观点。
【解析】1. 空格处与wisdom并列作宾语，需名词，kindness（善良）符合语境；2. 修饰sizes，形容词different（不同的），表示梨大小不一；3. personal（个人的）修饰choice，构成make one's personal choice（做个人选择）的固定表达；4. inside the family意为“在家庭中”，符合语境；5. 固定搭配reach agreement（达成一致），结合全文过去时态，用reached；6. Perhaps（或许）为句首副词，引出观点，符合逻辑。
【答案】1. kindness 2. different 3. personal 4. inside 5. reached 6. Perhaps
【知识点】英语词汇运用、固定搭配、词性辨析
【点评】本题结合孔融让梨的经典故事，考查词汇在语境中的正确运用，涉及多种词性及固定搭配，题目贴近学生熟悉的故事，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5

Ⅲ. Read and complete the tasks.
A. Complete the cloze test.
Once upon a time, an old man lived with his three sons in a quiet village. The three sons 1 and fought with each other all the time. The old man tried to tell them how to get along, but they never listened.
Years passed by and the old man became very 2. He didn’t think he had much time left, so he decided to teach his sons an important 3. He called them together and gave each of them a chopstick(筷子). “Break it into two pieces,” he said. “The one who breaks it 4 would be the winner.”
All the three sons broke the chopsticks 5 and began to argue over who did it the fastest. Then, the old man gave them ten chopsticks and asked them to break them all at once. 6 the sons tried their best, none of them could finish this task.
The sons stopped arguing and asked their 7 for help. The old man said, “Dear sons, the chopsticks are 8 you. If you continue to fight, others will beat you easily. But if you work together, 9 can harm you.”
The sons hugged each other and finally 10 their father’s lesson. From that day on, the brothers worked together as a team. They supported each other through every challenge they faced.
()1. A. sang B. argued C. talked D. shouted
()2. A. sick B. busy C. sleepy D. hungry
()3. A. plan B. way C. lesson D. reason
()4. A. worst B. best C. loudest D. fastest
()5. A. easily B. quietly C. happily D. carefully
()6. A. If B. When C. Because D. Although
()7. A. mother B. father C. brother D. sister
()8. A. beside B. for C. like D. with
()9. A. anybody B. nobody C. somebody D. everybody
()10. A. picked B. forgot C. corrected D. understood
B. Answer the questions.
()1. Why did the old man ask his sons to break the chopsticks?
A. He wanted to find out who was the strongest.
B. He wanted to test if his sons would listen to him.
C. He wanted to teach them how to get along with each other.
D. He wanted to know who could break the chopsticks the fastest.
()2. What is the best title for this story?
A. Three brothers’ fight
B. Breaking the chopsticks
C. Working together as one
D. The wise father’s first lesson
3. What lesson can you learn from the passage?

A. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. D
B. 1. C 2. C
3. Possible versions: Working together can bring us power. / We need to work together to grow stronger.

【解析】
A部分 完形填空
1. 根据后文“fought with each other all the time（一直互相打架）”的并列语境，能看出三个儿子总是争吵，选B.argued。
2. 根据后文“He didn’t think he had much time left（他觉得自己时日无多）”，可知老人身体变得很差、生了重病，选A.sick。
3. 通读全文可知老人是打算给儿子们上一堂重要的课，后文也出现了对应提示“father’s lesson”，选C.lesson。
4. 根据后文“began to argue over who did it the fastest（开始争论谁做得最快）”，可知老人说最快掰断筷子的人获胜，选D.fastest。
5. 一根筷子很容易被掰断，符合常识逻辑，选A.easily。
6. 句子逻辑为“尽管儿子们用尽全力，没人能一次性掰断十根筷子”，表让步关系，选D.Although。
7. 故事里的老人就是三个儿子的父亲，他们停下争吵向父亲求助，选B.father。
8. 这句话的含义是“这些筷子就像你们一样”，用like表示“像”，选C.like。
9. 语境为“如果你们团结协作，就没有人能伤害你们”，选B.nobody。
10. 最后儿子们拥抱彼此，终于理解了父亲的教诲，选D.understood。
B部分 问答任务
1. 结合第一段老人一直想让儿子们学会和睦相处，才用掰筷子的方式授课，可知老人的目的是教儿子们如何彼此相处，选C。
2. 整个故事的核心主旨是兄弟三人从内斗到团结协作，明白团结就是力量的道理，最贴合的标题是“团结一心”，选C。
3. 围绕文章团结带来力量的核心主旨作答，合理即可，示例答案：Working together can bring us power. / We need to work together to grow stronger.
【答案】
A. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. D
B. 1. C 2. C
3. 示例：Working together can bring us power. / We need to work together to grow stronger.（表意贴合主旨即可）
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析
阅读理解细节理解
文章主旨归纳
【点评】
本题是典型的故事类阅读题型，考点覆盖词汇辨析、上下文逻辑推理和主旨提炼，难度梯度平缓，既考查学生的词汇积累，也引导学生理解团结协作的正向价值观，符合中小学英语阅读的考察方向。
【难度系数】
0.7