D
John is eight years old, and he is a very funny boy. He works
hard, so he is good at his subjects. And his teachers and parents like
him very much. But he has a very big head.
Last year, he spent ten days at his uncle's home during the
summer holiday. His uncle lives in a mountain village and it's about
four hundred miles away from his city. He took the bus to a small
town, and there his uncle waited for him and took him to his house
by bike.
John made some friends soon. They played together. But one
afternoon he cried to his uncle, "All the children make fun of me.
They say I have a big head."
"Don't listen to them," his uncle said. "You have a beautiful
head. Now stop crying and go to the store to buy some potatoes."
John asked, "Where is the shopping bag?"
"Oh, dear, I haven't got one. Use your hat," his uncle said.
()42. John is good at his subjects because .
A. he works hard B. his teachers like him
C. he is very clever D. he has a very big head
()43. How long did John spend in his uncle's home last year?
A. One week. B. Ten days.
C. Two weeks. D. One month.
()44. How did John's uncle take him home?
A. By subway. B. By bus.
C. By bike. D. By car.
()45. What's the best title for this passage?
A. A big hat B. John's uncle
C. A funny boy D. A boy with a big head

42. A 43. B 44. C 45. D

【分析】
这是一篇人物故事类阅读理解题，包含3道细节理解题和1道主旨大意题。解题时首先可以通过题干划出关键词，带着关键词回原文定位对应语句，细节题直接匹配原文内容就能得到答案；主旨大意题需要梳理全文的核心线索，排除只覆盖局部内容的干扰选项，选出最贴合全文主题的标题。
【解析】
42. 细节理解题：定位原文第一段第二句"He works hard, so he is good at his subjects."，明确说明John擅长学科的原因是他学习很努力，对应选项A。选项B是他表现好带来的结果而非原因，选项C原文未提及，选项D和题意完全无关，均排除。
43. 细节理解题：定位原文第二段第一句"Last year, he spent ten days at his uncle's home during the summer holiday."，直接可知去年John在叔叔家待了10天，对应选项B。
44. 细节理解题：定位原文第二段末尾句"...there his uncle waited for him and took him to his house by bike."，可知John的叔叔是骑自行车接他回家的，对应选项C。
45. 主旨大意题：全文开篇就点明John有一个大头，中间情节提到其他孩子取笑他头大，结尾叔叔让他用自己的帽子装土豆侧面体现他头大、帽子大，所有情节都围绕"长着大头的男孩John"展开。选项A只对应结尾的局部细节，选项B的叔叔不是文章核心描写对象，选项C没有点出全文最核心的特色线索"大头"，只有D最适合作为全文标题。
【答案】
42. A 43. B 44. C 45. D
【知识点】
细节信息查找，主旨大意判断，英语阅读理解
【点评】
本题属于低难度的故事类阅读题，绝大多数题目都可以通过直接回原文定位语句得出答案，仅最后一道标题题需要学生梳理全文主线，避开以偏概全的干扰项，适合刚接触英语阅读训练的学生巩固信息提取能力。
【难度系数】
0.9

B. 请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的六个选项中选出五个可以
填入空白处的最佳选项。
What can help us when we fail?
Failure(失败) is a part of life from our earliest moment of life.
We often think of failure as something bad. 46, which is neither
bad nor good. However, what can help us when we fail?
Don't be afraid of failure
47. If we never fail at something, we probably haven't
learnt all that life has to teach us. So failure means taking something
away from the experience.
Never stop trying
Trying or learning something new is often half the battle(战
斗). Don't give up trying. You may get disappointed because of
failure. 48.
49
Nobody can be our safety nets all the time in our lives. Only we
can act as our own safety nets. Become your own best friend, and do
everything that you can possibly do for yourself.
Don't look back
We spend too much of our lives looking back. 50. Spend
just 10% more of your time looking forward to what life holds for
you in the future and I'm sure that you'll find yourself in a better
position.
A. Failure is how we learn
B. Learn to depend on ourselves
C. We are often unwilling to accept our failure
D. But failure is a normal and natural part of life
E. But if you give up, your progress will come to an end
F. There's nothing back there to see
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

46. D 47. A 48. E 49. B 50. F

【分析】
这是一篇英语六选五补全阅读题，主题围绕如何正确面对失败展开。解题时首先通读全文，梳理文章整体结构：全文是总分结构，先引入失败的属性，再给出5条应对失败的建议，其中第49空是段落小标题。接下来逐空匹配上下文逻辑：
1. 先看46空：前文说我们通常认为失败是坏事，后文指出失败既不好也不坏，需要一个转折句衔接对失败的错误认知和客观属性，对应匹配选项。
2. 47空位于“不要害怕失败”的建议段开头，后文提到从不失败就无法学到生活教给我们的东西，要选能引出“失败和学习的关联”的句子。
3. 48空所在段主题是“永远不要停止尝试”，前文说失败可能会让你失望，要选和“不要放弃尝试”呼应的转折句，点明放弃的后果。
4. 49空是段落小标题，后文内容强调没人能一直做你的后盾，只能靠自己，选能概括段落核心的主旨句。
5. 50空所在段主题是不要回头看，前文说我们花太多时间回望过去，后文说要多花时间展望未来，选衔接“回望过去没有意义”的句子。最后验证剩余的多余选项没有对应语境，即可确定答案。
【解析】
46. 前文提到“我们常常把失败当成不好的事”，后文说明“它既不好也不坏”，D选项“但失败是生活中正常且自然的一部分”通过转折衔接前后对失败的认知，符合逻辑，故选D。
47. 本段小标题是“不要害怕失败”，后文表述“如果我们从没在某件事上失败过，大概率就没有学到生活要教给我们的所有内容”，A选项“失败是我们学习的方式”刚好引出后文的内容，契合段落主题，故选A。
48. 本段主题是“永远不要停止尝试”，前文说“你可能会因为失败感到失望”，E选项“但如果你放弃，你的进步就会终止”转折点明放弃的负面影响，呼应“不要放弃尝试”的核心要求，故选E。
49. 本空是本段小标题，后文内容提到“人生里没人能一直当我们的安全网，只有我们能做自己的安全网”，核心是要依靠自己，B选项“学会依靠我们自己”精准概括段落主旨，故选B。
50. 本段主题是“不要回头看”，前文说“我们一生花了太多时间回望过去”，后文呼吁多花时间展望未来，F选项“过去那里没有什么值得回望的内容”衔接前后，符合段落逻辑，故选F。
【答案】
46. D 47. A 48. E 49. B 50. F
【知识点】
1. 语篇逻辑衔接
2. 主旨大意匹配
3. 语境信息推断
【点评】
本题属于典型的初中英语六选五补全阅读题型，话题贴近学生生活，逻辑线索清晰，既考察了学生对上下文转折、递进等逻辑关系的判断能力，也考察了学生对段落主旨和小标题的匹配能力，多余干扰项C的内容在全文没有对应的语境支撑，区分度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7