一、短文填空
Recently, Ailao Mountains have been widely noticed for an adventure video. The mountains (1) l in the central part of Yunnan Province and cover five cities. Some people (2) c them the "Forests of Death" because of the deep valleys, thick forests and unpredictable weather. They're known as the biggest, least touched and most mysterious (3) f ecosystem in that part of the world. They're so far away and natural, and there are (4) m "mysterious stories" about them.
The edge of Ailao Mountains is open for tourists, and it's (5) s as long as they follow the rules. But deep inside the mountains, common tourists can't go (6) b there are forests without roads. The (7) w there can be very bad. It makes people feel sick because of the (8) h and coldness. Also, the magnetic field there can cause compasses to stop (9) w, making it easy to get lost.
So, it's necessary to respect nature and (10) f the rules when visiting such places!

1. lie 2. call 3. forest 4. many 5. safe 6. because 7. weather 8. height 9. working 10. follow

【分析】做短文填空时，需结合上下文语境、句子结构、固定搭配及词性来判断每个空的单词。比如第1空，主语是mountains，需表达“位于”的意思，用lie；第2空是固定搭配call sb sth，表“称某物为”；第3空结合前文提到的森林相关内容，填forest；第4空修饰可数名词复数stories，用many；第5空系动词后接形容词，表“安全的”用safe；第6空前后是因果关系，填because；第7空结合后文描述的恶劣状况，填weather；第8空由coldness及高海拔的特点，填height；第9空是固定搭配stop doing sth，表“停止工作”用working；第10空是固定搭配follow the rules，表“遵守规则”。
【解析】1. 句子主语mountains为复数，一般现在时中表示“位于”用lie，lie in是固定搭配，故填lie；2. 固定搭配call sth sth表示“称某物为”，主语people是复数，故填call；3. 前文多次提及forests，此处指森林生态系统，故填forest；4. 修饰可数名词复数“mysterious stories”，表示“许多”用many，故填many；5. 系动词is后需接形容词，结合语境“遵守规则就安全”，故填safe；6. 前后句是因果关系，解释不能进入的原因，故填because；7. 后文描述的恶劣状况（导致生病）对应天气，故填weather；8. 由后文“coldness”及高海拔的特点，此处填height（高度），故填height；9. 固定搭配stop doing sth表示“停止做某事”，指南针停止工作，故填working；10. 固定搭配follow the rules表示“遵守规则”，故填follow。
【答案】1. lie 2. call 3. forest 4. many 5. safe 6. because 7. weather 8. height 9. working 10. follow
【知识点】短文填空、词汇运用、固定搭配
【点评】本题为短文填空题，主要考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文语境的综合运用能力，涉及的词汇多为基础常用词，难度适中，只要结合语境和语法规则即可完成。
【难度系数】0.6

二、阅读理解
I was coming home from school on the bus when I got a message from Mike. It was very short: Mkt X7. UGNT. It meant he wanted to meet me at Market Cross at 7 o'clock
that evening and it was something urgent. It was a bit unusual. We planned to meet after school on Friday to prepare for our birdwatching as usual.
My name's Don. I'm fifteen and I go to Blueway Comprehensive School. Mike is the same age and goes to the local grammar school, but we are friends for several years. We started to go birdwatching five years ago. We do it every week, read about it and use the internet to learn about birds, and we're members of a club for birdwatchers too.
At 6:45 I walked to Market Cross. Soon I saw him standing on the side of the road.
"Hi, Mike, what happened?" I asked at once.
"Just wait a moment," he answered. "After this week of good weather followed by last night's storm, I thought there might be some good birds."
"Really?" I asked. A smile played over Mike's face. "Yes, osprey(鱼鹰)," he said very quietly. "What?" I shouted. "Osprey, and we'd better keep it secret," he said again. I sat looking at him with my mouth open.
An osprey is a big hunting bird and catches fish. There weren't any in Britain. In 1954 a pair nested(筑巢) in Scotland. A society protected them well because lots of people wanted osprey eggs for their collections.
Mike continued, "So, shall we go birdwatching tomorrow morning?"
"But are you sure it'll be there?" I asked.
"Birdwatcher!" he said. A real birdwatcher should know that nobody can say what a bird would or wouldn't do at a particular(特指的) time.
"So, are you coming?"
"Oh... oh... all right," I said, knowing my parents would be very angry. They thought I spent too much time birdwatching.
() 1. Which of the following is TRUE about Mike and Don?
A. They are new friends.
B. They are both 15 years old.
C. They go to the same school.
D. They began birdwatching one year ago.
() 2. Which is the CORRECT order of what happened in the story?
① Don and Mike met at Market Cross.
② Don received a message from Mike on his way home.
③ Mike invited Don to watch ospreys the next morning.
④ Don and Mike planned to meet after school on Friday.
⑤ Mike discovered an unusual kind of bird called "osprey".
A. ②④①③⑤
B. ②⑤④③①
C. ④②⑤③①
D. ④⑤②①③
() 3. How did Don feel when he heard that there might be ospreys?
A. Worried.
B. Afraid.
C. Surprised.
D. Calm.
() 4. What would the two boys do next?
A. Collect birds' eggs for their collections.
B. Go birdwatching together the next morning.
C. Share their finding of an osprey with others.
D. Know what a bird would do at a particular time.

1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B

【分析】
做这篇阅读理解时，需先通读全文把握故事脉络，再针对每道题的题型定位原文对应内容逐一分析：第1题是细节题，核对两人的年龄、学校、友谊时长等信息；第2题是事件排序题，梳理故事中各事件的先后逻辑；第3题是情感题，找到Don听到鱼鹰时的反应描写；第4题是推断题，结合结尾对话判断后续行动。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段“My name's Don. I'm fifteen and I go to Blueway Comprehensive School. Mike is the same age and goes to the local grammar school”可知，两人都是15岁，B正确；A项“新朋友”与原文“friends for several years”不符；C项“同一学校”与原文不符；D项“一年前开始观鸟”与原文“five years ago”不符，故选B。
2. 事件排序题：梳理故事逻辑：首先两人之前计划周五放学后见面（④），接着Mike发现了罕见的鱼鹰（⑤），随后Don在回家路上收到Mike的消息（②），之后两人在Market Cross见面（①），最后Mike邀请Don次日早上观鸟（③），故顺序为④⑤②①③，选D。
3. 情感态度题：原文中Don听到Mike说有鱼鹰时，“I sat looking at him with my mouth open”，表现出他的惊讶，故选C。
4. 推理判断题：根据原文最后Mike问“shall we go birdwatching tomorrow morning?”及Don同意的内容，可知两人接下来会一起次日观鸟，故选B。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.C 4.B
【知识点】英语阅读理解细节题、排序题、推断题
【点评】本文围绕两个男孩的观鸟经历展开，题目侧重考查对文章细节的定位、事件顺序的梳理及人物情感的推断，是初中英语常见的阅读理解题型，需学生仔细研读原文提取关键信息。
【难度系数】0.6