三（南通启东市期末改编）完形填空。(10分)
Long 1, there was a tall and strong man named Kuafu. He 2 about his people and his people loved him. But one year, the sun was too hot. It 3 up the rivers and made the plants 4. Kuafu thought, “I must catch the sun. I’ll tell it not to burn so much.” So he ran after the sun. He ran very 5 like a horse. The sun was hot, but Kuafu didn’t 6. He ran across the mountains and rivers. He ran so far. He drank all the water in the Yellow River and the Wei River. But he was still 7. Kuafu didn’t give up. Finally, he got close to the sun. Kuafu fell down 8 he caught the sun. He was too tired. When he died, his body became a big mountain. His walking stick became a 9 for people to get some fruit. His story tells us, “It’s OK if you don’t succeed(成功), as long as you try 10 best.”
()1. A. time B. ago C. past
()2. A. talked B. cared C. learned
()3. A. dried B. ate C. used
()4. A. dirty B. lovely C. dead
()5. A. fast B. early C. high
()6. A. wait B. stop C. sit
()7. A. hungry B. angry C. thirsty
()8. A. before B. after C. because
()9. A. river B. forest C. hill
()10. A. we B. him C. your

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C

【分析】
先通读全文，明确文章是关于夸父追日的神话故事，理解核心情节：夸父为百姓追逐炎热的太阳，途中历经艰辛最终牺牲的故事。解题时需结合语境、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配逐一分析每个空格：1. 考查固定搭配；2. 考查动词短语；3. 考查动词词义；4. 考查形容词词义；5. 考查副词词义；6. 考查动词词义；7. 考查形容词词义；8. 考查连词词义；9. 考查名词词义；10. 考查固定搭配。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配“long ago”表示“很久以前”，符合故事开头的时间设定，故选B。
2. “care about”意为“关心”，结合语境“他关心百姓，百姓爱戴他”，符合逻辑，故选B。
3. 太阳太热，会“晒干”河流，“dry up”表示“晒干”，故选A。
4. 高温导致植物“死亡”，“dead”符合语境，故选C。
5. 形容跑得快用副词“fast”，“run fast”是常用表达，故选A。
6. 尽管太阳炎热，夸父没有“停下”，“stop”符合语境，故选B。
7. 喝了黄河、渭河的水后，仍然“口渴”，“thirsty”符合逻辑，故选C。
8. 夸父在“抓住太阳之前”倒下，“before”表示“在……之前”，故选A。
9. 手杖变成“森林”，能为人们提供水果，“forest”符合语境，故选B。
10. 固定搭配“try one's best”，主语是you，对应形容词性物主代词“your”，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本题以中国神话故事为载体，既考查学生的英语语境理解能力，又涉及常用词汇和固定搭配的运用，兼具知识性与趣味性，适合期末阶段考查学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

四 阅读理解。（15分）
(A)(盐城东台市期末)
Gui Haichao is the first astronaut(宇航员) with glasses in our country. In May 2023, Gui Haichao joined the Shenzhou-16 mission, a space journey with people on board. After 5 months, he successfully came back from space.
Gui Haichao comes from a small place in Yunnan, China. His parents are both farmers.

He had a dream. He liked looking at the sky. He had two idols(偶像). They were Qian Xuesen and Yang Liwei. He wanted to be an astronaut like Yang Liwei.
To make his dream come true, he always tried his best to learn. His teachers and classmates all thought he was very hard-working. Every morning, he was the first student to get to the classroom. Every evening, he was the last one to leave. He was good at Maths. He thought a healthy body was important. So he often ran or rode at weekends.
Gui Haichao is a hero. He is the pride of Chinese people.
阅读短文,选择正确的答案。(5分)
()1. Gui Haichao is .
A. a football player B. a farmer C. an astronaut
()2. Gui Haichao comes from .
A. Yunnan B. Beijing C. Jiangsu
()3. Gui Haichao came back from space in .
A. May 2023 B. October 2023 C. November 2023
()4. Gui Haichao often at weekends.
A. ran B. rode a bike C. ran or rode
()5. “” is NOT true according to the passage.
A. Gui Haichao was good at Maths. B. Gui Haichao is a hero.
C. Gui Haichao wanted to be an astronaut like Qian Xuesen.

(A) 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C

【分析】
做这类阅读理解题，需先明确题目类型（细节查找、推理计算、正误判断），再带着问题回到原文定位对应信息，逐一核对选项即可得出答案。
【解析】
1. 细节查找：根据原文第一段第一句“Gui Haichao is the first astronaut...”可知，桂海潮是宇航员，选C。
2. 细节查找：根据原文第二段第一句“Gui Haichao comes from a small place in Yunnan”可知，他来自云南，选A。
3. 推理计算：原文提到2023年5月加入神舟十六号任务，5个月后返回，5+5=10，即2023年10月，选B。
4. 细节查找：根据原文第四段最后一句“So he often ran or rode at weekends”可知，周末他经常跑步或骑行，选C。
5. 正误判断：原文第三段明确说“He wanted to be an astronaut like Yang Liwei”，并非钱学森，故C选项错误，选C。
【答案】
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. C
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、推理判断
【点评】
本题围绕中国首位戴眼镜宇航员桂海潮的事迹设题，考查学生快速定位原文信息、简单推理及正误判断的能力，内容贴近时事，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.2