二、任务型阅读(本题有5小题,每小题2分,共计10分)
阅读下面的材料,从方框中所给的A—E五个选项中选出正确的选项(其中有一项是多余选项),将其序号填入第16－19小题,并回答第20小题。
Welcome to Planet Earth Museum. You can learn some interesting facts about the world we live in in the museum. 16 Let's get to know them.
Forests are home to over half of the world's animals and plants. 17 But we destroy(破坏) more than 36 football fields of forests every minute and throw away thousands of trees in paper and cards every day.
Oceans are home to millions of sea animals. They take in the sun's heat, send it to the air and move it around the world. 18 Fish mistake plastic bags for food and die after eating them.
On different ends of the earth, the Arctic and the Antarctic(北极和南极洲) are very cold lands. It is so cold that the sea is covered by ice. The fuel(燃料) we use heats up the climate. As it gets warmer, the ice melts and the sea level rises. 19
This is a green world. People should protect nature and live a long and healthy life.
A. The land disappears.
B. Here are some ways to protect our earth.
C. There are many amazing on the earth.
D. Trees clean the air and produce oxygen for us to breathe.
E. A lot of the waste we produce on land pollutes oceans.
20. Do you think protecting the earth is important? Why or why not?（回答约20词）

16.C 17.D 18.E 19.A 20. Yes, I do. Because the earth is our only home and it's for our own good to protect it.（答案不唯一）

【分析】
解题时需先通读全文，把握文章围绕地球的有趣事实及环境问题展开的主旨。再逐个分析16-19题空格前后的语境，匹配对应选项：16题需承接“有趣事实”引出下文，选C；17题需衔接森林的作用，选D；18题需衔接海洋污染的内容，选E；19题需对应海平面上升的结果，选A；20题围绕保护地球的重要性作答即可。
【解析】
16. 空格前提到“了解有趣事实”，空格后“让我们了解它们”，选项C“地球上有很多令人惊奇的地方”承接上文的“有趣事实”，引出下文，故填C。
17. 空格前讲森林是动植物家园，选项D“树木净化空气并产生供我们呼吸的氧气”是森林的作用，符合语境，故填D。
18. 空格前讲海洋，后一句提到海洋生物因塑料死亡，选项E“我们在陆地上产生的很多垃圾污染海洋”衔接海洋污染的内容，故填E。
19. 空格前说冰融化导致海平面上升，结果是陆地消失，选项A“陆地消失”符合逻辑，故填A。
20. 本题为开放题，围绕保护地球的重要性作答，例如：Yes, I do. Because the earth is our only home and protecting it is essential for our survival.
【答案】
16.C 17.D 18.E 19.A；20. Yes, I do. Because the earth is our only home and it's necessary to protect it for our own good.（答案不唯一）
【知识点】
任务型阅读、环境保护英语、英语阅读理解
【点评】
本题是任务型阅读，考查学生的阅读理解能力与信息匹配能力，开放题部分也能考查学生的语言表达能力，整体难度适中，学生结合上下文语境即可完成选项匹配。
【难度系数】
0.6

三、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）
阅读下面的短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Ding Wenxin is an 18-year-old student. He just finished a(n) 21 1,328-kilometre bicycle trip to Peking University. The journey took him 15 days, and he 22 Beijing on August 17th, 2024, just in time for the new year of school.
Before starting his 23 , Ding prepared carefully. He woke up at 3:00 am every morning to 24 cycling 40-50 kilometres. He also learnt how to fix(修理) his 25 in case it broke during the trip. Although his parents were worried, they 26 him and helped plan his trip.
During 27 long ride, Ding saw many beautiful places. He 28 big rivers and rode through mountains. Many kind people he met along the way 29 him when they heard about his special journey. However, the trip wasn't easy. Ding had to ride in very hot weather and heavy rain. Sometimes his bicycle needed fixing, and he often felt very 30 . Luckily, one of his friends joined him for part of the 31 .
The journey was harder than he 32 , but Ding never thought about giving up. “I really enjoy challenges and adventures,” Ding said after 33 his journey. “This trip was 34 , but I'm so happy I did it. It taught me that you never know what you can do 35 you try.”
()21. A. awful B. amazing C. calm D. boring
()22. A. left to B. went on C. got on D. arrived in
()23. A. adventure B. award C. competition D. victory
()24. A. practise B. discuss C. reply D. accept
()25. A. car B. bus C. bicycle D. ship
()26. A. supported B. changed C. improved D. lifted
()27. A. his B. her C. our D. their
()28. A. missed B. crossed C. collected D. hiked
()29. A. expressed B. toured C. taught D. encouraged
()30. A. brave B. thirsty C. tired D. confident
()31. A. note B. team C. trip D. behaviour
()32. A. suffered B. discovered C. expected D. lifted
()33. A. setting B. finishing C. starting D. continuing
()34. A. difficult B. possible C. peaceful D. popular
()35. A. until B. because C. as D. while

21.B 22.D 23.A 24.A 25.C 26.A 27.A 28.B 29.D 30.C 31.C 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文讲述18岁学生丁文鑫骑行1328公里前往北京大学的经历）；再逐题分析，结合上下文语境、词汇含义、固定搭配逐一排除错误选项，选出最佳答案；最后通读验证答案是否符合逻辑与文意。
【解析】
21. 结合语境，18岁学生骑行1328公里去北大是令人惊叹的，故选B（amazing）；A（糟糕的）、C（平静的）、D（无聊的）不符合语境。
22. 表示“到达北京”，大地点用arrive in，固定搭配，故选D；A（left to无此搭配）、B（went on继续）、C（got on上车）均不符合。
23. 上文提及骑行旅行，对应“冒险”，故选A（adventure）；B（奖项）、C（比赛）、D（胜利）与文意不符。
24. 练习骑行用practise doing sth.，固定搭配，故选A；B（讨论）、C（回复）、D（接受）不符合。
25. 骑行工具是自行车，故选C；A（汽车）、B（公交）、D（船）不符合。
26. 父母虽担心但“支持”他，故选A（supported）；B（改变）、C（提高）、D（举起）不符合。
27. 指代丁的骑行旅行，用形容词性物主代词his，故选A；B（her指代女性）、C（our我们的）、D（their他们的）均不符。
28. “穿过大河”用cross，故选B；A（错过）、C（收集）、D（徒步）不符合。
29. 好心人听闻旅程后“鼓励”他，故选D（encouraged）；A（表达）、B（旅行）、C（教）不符合。
30. 骑行过程中会感到“疲惫”，故选C（tired）；A（勇敢）、B（渴）、D（自信）不符合。
31. 朋友加入他的部分“旅行”，故选C（trip）；A（笔记）、B（团队）、D（行为）不符合。
32. 旅程比他“预期”的更难，故选C（expected）；A（遭受）、B（发现）、D（举起）不符合。
33. 完成旅程后发表感言，故选B（finishing）；A（设置）、C（开始）、D（继续）不符合。
34. 旅程是“困难的”，故选A（difficult）；B（可能的）、C（和平的）、D（流行的）不符合。
35. 固定搭配not...until（直到...才），句意为“直到尝试才知道能做什么”，故选A；B（因为）、C（作为）、D（当...时）不符合。
【答案】
21.B 22.D 23.A 24.A 25.C 26.A 27.A 28.B 29.D 30.C 31.C 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题为记叙文完形填空，围绕学生骑行求学的励志经历展开，重点考查学生对上下文语境的理解、常用词汇及固定搭配的掌握，是初中阶段典型的完形填空练习题。
【难度系数】
0.6