二、阅读理解
A(2025南京鼓楼四校联考)
The children were digging in the gravel pit. The spade struck something. "I think it was a rabbit-hole," said Jane, "there might be baby rabbits."

"Let's get it out," said Cyril. The hole grew larger. Suddenly Robert dropped his spade and knelt down in the sand. "Look!" he cried. "You can see it now—it isn't a rabbit-hole—it's a sort of cave. Look!"
They all knelt down and looked. There certainly was something dark—a sort of hairy, furry darkness. Then suddenly this dark something moved and with one spring the Sand-fairy was out of the sand and sitting on the gravel.
It was exactly like a fat spider, or a mole, or a rat—or perhaps more like all three mixed together. It had legs and arms and hands and feet like a monkey's, and its face was very like a monkey's too, except that it had ears like a bat's ears, and its eyes were on long stalks like a snail's eyes.
"Don't be frightened," said Anthea kindly. "We won't hurt you."
"I'm not frightened," said the Sand-fairy. "I'm only angry. You wake me up out of my thousand years' sleep."
"Who are you?" asked Robert.
"I'm a Psammead," it said angrily. "A Sand-fairy. And I can give you anything you wish for—one wish a day, and the wish lasts till sunset."
"How perfectly lovely!" said Jane.
"Don't interrupt," said the Sand-fairy. "I must have my sleep out. I've been asleep since long before you were born, and I want to go on sleeping till long after you're dead."
"Please," said Anthea politely, "couldn't you give us just one wish now?"
The Psammead blew itself out and said, "Very well. What do you want?"
The children whispered together. Then Anthea said, "We wish we were all as beautiful as the day."
The Sand-fairy blew itself out still more, then suddenly collapsed. "Done!" it said. "And now go away and don't bother me."
They looked at each other. Nothing seemed changed. Then Jane cried, "Oh! Your faces—your clothes—everything!"
They were indeed beautiful, their faces perfect, their clothes changed into splendid silks and velvet. Excited and happy, they ran home to show Martha. But when she opened the door, she screamed, "Get away with you!" and slammed it in their faces.
—Adapted from Five Children and It
() 1. How did the Psammead feel about being woken up from its sleep?
A. Angry. B. Excited. C. Happy. D. Afraid.
() 2. Why did Martha slam the door?
A. Because they were very dirty. B. Because they were too late.
C. Because she was angry at them. D. Because they looked strange to her.
() 3. What is the correct order of the story?
①A strange fairy came out of the sand. ②The children asked to become beautiful.
③The children's clothes and faces changed. ④The children were digging in the gravel pit.
⑤Nobody at home knew who they really were.
A. ①⑤②④③ B. ④①②③⑤
C. ①④⑤②③ D. ④②③①⑤
() 4. What is the main theme of this passage?
A. The beauty of nature. B. The danger of magic.
C. The value of hard work. D. The importance of family.
() 5. According to the passage, what will probably happen next?
A. Martha will not say sorry to the children.
B. The children will never make another wish.
C. The children will try making a different wish.
D. The Psammead will disappear and never return.

【语篇导读】本文节选自《五个孩子和一个怪物》。故事围绕五个孩子在砂砾坑偶遇沙地精展开,它能每日实现一个愿望,孩子们许愿变美后却因为玛莎认不出他们而被无情赶走。
1. A 提示:细节理解题。根据第六段"'I'm not frightened,' said the Sand-fairy. 'I'm only angry. You wake me up out of my thousand years' sleep.'"可知,沙地精被孩子们从千年的沉睡中吵醒后,明确表示自己很生气。
2. D 提示:推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句"They were indeed beautiful, their faces perfect, their clothes changed into splendid silks and velvet."和最后一句"But when she opened the door, she screamed, 'Get away with you!' and slammed it in their faces."可推知,孩子们面容完美无瑕,衣着华丽,玛莎之所以关门,是因为孩子们的样貌和装扮发生了改变,她没有认出他们。
3. B 提示:细节理解题。根据第一段第一句"The children were digging in the gravel pit."可知,④排第一;根据第三段最后一句"Then suddenly this dark something moved and with one spring the Sand-fairy was out of the sand and sitting on the gravel."可知,①排第二;根据倒数第四段最后一句"Then Anthea said, ' We wish we were all as beautiful as the day.'"可知,②排第三;根据最后一段第一句"They were indeed beautiful, their faces perfect, their clothes changed into splendid silks and velvet."可知,③排第四;根据最后一段最后一句"But when she opened the door, she screamed, 'Get away with you!' and slammed it in their faces."可知,⑤排最后,因此正确顺序为④①②③⑤。
4. B 提示:主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章讲述了孩子们在砂砾坑玩耍时挖到了一个沙地精,沙地精可以为他们每日实现一个愿望,孩子们许愿变美后却因为样子陌生被玛莎赶走的故事,从中可以看出,魔法虽然能实现看似美好的愿望,但往往隐藏着意想不到的危险,最终结果并不总是如人所愿。由此推知,文章的核心主题是魔法的危险。
5. C 提示:推理判断题。根据故事发展逻辑,孩子们第一次许愿变美后却被玛莎拒之门外,结合上文沙地精承诺"每天为他们实现一个愿望"可推知,他们接下来可能会尝试许下其他愿望以解决问题。