七、首字母填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
It was a cold, rainy Monday morning. By the time I got to the classroom, my shoes were full of water, and I was tired and unhappy.
When I walked into the classroom, I noticed something on my desk. It was a small paper box, carefully folded, w 1 my name written on top. I looked around but no one seemed to n 2 me. I slowly opened the box. I 3 were a chocolate bar and a note: “Hope today gets better!”
At first, I thought the teacher had left it. But she looked just as s 4 as I was. I asked the students sitting near me, but they all said no. I watched my classmates' faces in the h 5 that someone would smile or give me a sign. But no one said a word.
At lunch, I sat with my friend Maya. “Someone gave me this,” I said, showing her the note. She read it and smiled, “Looks like you have a s 6 friend.”
“Maybe,” I smiled. Outside the window, the rain was still falling, but somehow it didn't feel so h 7 any more.
The next day, I prepared three small paper boxes with candies inside. I quietly placed them on three desks b 8 class began. I didn't write my name on them. I just wanted someone else to s 9 like I did.
I never found out who gave me that gift, but the m 10 has stayed with me ever since. It taught me that even a small act of kindness can make a big difference, especially on a rainy day.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. with 2. notice 3. Inside 4. surprised 5. hope 6. secret 7. heavy 8. before 9. smile 10. memory

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章讲述“我”收到匿名礼物后传递善意的故事。首字母填空需结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词性及语法规则确定单词：1. 表达“带有名字”的伴随关系，用with；2. 结合“没人注意我”的语境和seem to do结构，用notice；3. 描述盒子内部物品，句首用Inside；4. 结合as...as结构和“惊讶”的语境，用surprised；5. 用固定搭配in the hope that；6. 修饰“朋友”需用形容词，结合“匿名”语境用secret；7. 形容压抑心情用heavy；8. 表达“上课前”的时间用before；9. 结合want sb to do结构用smile；10. 表达“记忆留存”用memory。
【解析】
1. 此处需表达“带有名字”的伴随情况，with作介词表示“具有、带有”，符合语境，故填with。
2. seem to do sth为固定结构，结合句意“没人注意到我”，notice（注意）符合要求，故填notice。
3. 打开盒子后描述内部物品，句首用Inside（在里面），首字母大写，故填Inside。
4. as...as中间用形容词原级，结合句意“和我一样惊讶”，surprised（惊讶的）符合语境，故填surprised。
5. in the hope that是固定搭配，意为“怀着……的希望”，故填hope。
6. 修饰名词friend需用形容词，结合“匿名朋友”的语境，secret（秘密的）符合，故填secret。
7. 形容雨带来的压抑心情，heavy（沉重的）符合语境，故填heavy。
8. 引导时间状语从句，表达“在上课之前”，before符合要求，故填before。
9. want sb to do sth为固定结构，结合句意“像我一样微笑”，smile（微笑）符合，故填smile。
10. 结合句意“那个记忆一直留在我心里”，memory（记忆）符合语境，故填memory。
【答案】
1. with 2. notice 3. Inside 4. surprised 5. hope 6. secret 7. heavy 8. before 9. smile 10. memory
【知识点】
首字母填空、固定搭配、形容词用法
【点评】
本文是传递善意的记叙文，首字母填空考查学生阅读理解、词汇运用及固定搭配的掌握，语境清晰，词汇多为常用课标词汇，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7

八、(2026·扬州市江都区邵樊片月考)阅读表达。(每小题2分,共10分)
Another rich man in Venice was Shylock. He became rich by lending money to others and making them pay interest(利息). While Antonio thought it wrong to make people pay interest. He said the rich should help the poor. Shylock was very angry about this because many people went to borrow money from Antonio instead of borrowing from him. This meant that Shylock earned less money.
When Bassanio visited Shylock, he asked Shylock to lend him three thousand gold coins and said he would pay it back in three months. "How do I know you can pay it back?" asked Shylock. "My friend Antonio will help me. If I do not pay you in three months, he will do it for me," Bassanio said. Shylock turned to smile. Perhaps this would be a chance.
So Shylock went to visit Antonio at once. When seeing him, Shylock couldn't help thinking how much he hated him. However, he did not show his hatred. He tried to be friendly. "It's three thousand gold coins for three months, isn't it?" Antonio and Bassanio agreed. "What interest will you pay?" Shylock asked. Before long, Antonio and Shylock were arguing about interest. Antonio called Shylock some bad names. Bassanio was worried and stopped Antonio.
Antonio said sorry to Shylock. "If you lend us this money," pleaded Antonio, "I will not call you bad names."
Shylock pretended to be surprised. "Come with me to the judge," said Shylock, "so that he can write the contract. I will lend you the money for three months. You will pay no interest. Just for fun. However, let's agree that if you do not pay me on time, you will give me one pound of your fresh from wherever I choose to take it."
Antonio agreed. He was certain that he was able to pay back the money on time. "My ships come back a whole month before we have to pay the money."
—Taken from The Merchant of Venice
1. How did Shylock become rich?

2. Who did many people prefer to go to borrow money from?

3. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

4. In how many months would Antonio's ships come back as planned?

5. 新考法 开放性设问 What do you think of Shylock?

1. By lending money to others and making them pay interest./He lent money to others and made them pay interest. 2. Antonio. 3. 3,000/Three thousand gold coins. 4. In two months. 5. He is greedy/selfish/mean/cold-blooded.(言之有理即可)

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕《威尼斯商人》的经典片段设置5道小题，涵盖细节查找、代词指代、推理判断和开放性评价题型。解题思路：先通读原文把握核心内容，再针对各小题定位对应段落；细节题直接提取原句信息，代词指代题联系前文单数名词，开放性评价题结合人物行为合理阐述观点。
【解析】1. 细节理解题：定位原文第一段第二句“He became rich by lending money to others and making them pay interest.”，直接提取致富方式。2. 细节理解题：定位第一段“many people went to borrow money from Antonio instead of borrowing from him”，明确人们更愿意借钱的对象。3. 代词指代题：第二段Bassanio提出借“three thousand gold coins”，此处it指代前文提到的这笔借款金额。4. 细节推理题：借款期限为三个月，原文最后一段提到“My ships come back a whole month before we have to pay the money.”，即船在还款前1个月返回，故船返回时间为2个月后。5. 开放性表达题：结合Shylock因生意怀恨Antonio、设下带一磅肉的陷阱等行为，可评价其性格，言之有理即可。
【答案】1. By lending money to others and making them pay interest./He lent money to others and made them pay interest. 2. Antonio. 3. 3,000/Three thousand gold coins. 4. In two months. 5. He is greedy/selfish/mean/cold-blooded.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、代词指代
【点评】本题选取经典文学作品片段，考查学生的信息定位、代词分析、推理判断及思辨表达能力，题型贴合初中英语阅读考查方向，开放性设问能激发学生个性化思考。
【难度系数】0.5