三、阅读理解
A. 请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项
中,选出最佳选项。
A
I'm thankful,
I am thankful for my dog and my cat,
And my teddy bear so soft and fat.
I am thankful for potatoes,
And for nice ▲,
And for all the nice food that my mum cooks.
I am thankful for my mum and my dad,
They both love me whether I am good or bad.
I am thankful for the flowers,
And cool summer showers.
All the pretty things,
Around me make me glad.
()31. The teddy bear in the poem is .
A. fat B. cool C. glad D. pretty
()32. Some words in the poem rhyme. Which word may be in the
blank "▲"?
A. eggs B. carrots C. lemons D. tomatoes
()33. What can we learn from the poem?
A. My dad cooks all the nice food.
B. Summer showers are never cool.
C. Something pretty makes me happy.
D. My parents give me the teddy bear.

31. A 32. D 33. C

【分析】
这是一篇小诗类的英语阅读理解，解题时可以按照三步法思考：第一步先通读全诗，把握诗歌感恩身边事物的核心大意；第二步针对每一道小题，回到原文精准定位对应的语句：第31题直接锁定描述泰迪熊的原文内容找属性；第32题结合诗歌押韵的规则，对比空格前一行末尾单词的尾音，匹配尾韵一致的选项；第33题属于细节正误判断题，将每个选项的表述和原文内容逐一比对，排除和原文不符的错误选项，就能选出正确答案。
【解析】
31. 细节理解题：原文明确出现语句"And my teddy bear so soft and fat."，直接说明泰迪熊的特点是柔软又胖，对应选项A。其余选项中，B的cool是用来描述夏日阵雨的，C的glad是描述我的心情，D的pretty是用来描述身边的美好事物，均不符合题意，因此选A。
32. 推理判断题：英语诗歌押韵要求对应位置的行末单词尾音一致，空格前一行的末尾单词是potatoes，发音为/pəˈteɪtəʊz/，尾音为/əʊz/。对比四个选项的发音：A.eggs尾音为/egz/，B.carrots尾音为/əts/，C.lemons尾音为/ənz/，只有D.tomatoes发音为/təˈmɑːtəʊz/，尾音同样为/əʊz/，和potatoes完全押韵，符合诗歌的韵律要求，因此选D。
33. 细节判断题：将选项和原文逐一比对：A选项表述“爸爸做所有的美食”，和原文"all the nice food that my mum cooks"（妈妈做的所有美食）不符，错误；B选项表述“夏日阵雨一点都不凉爽”，和原文"And cool summer showers."直接矛盾，错误；C选项表述“美好的事物让我开心”，对应原文最后两行"All the pretty things, Around me make me glad."，glad和happy是同义替换，表述正确；D选项“我的父母送给我泰迪熊”在全文没有任何相关提及，属于无中生有，错误。因此选C。
【知识点】
英语阅读细节查找，英语尾韵辨析，阅读正误判断
【点评】
本题选取主题温暖的短小诗作为阅读素材，题型设置兼顾基础细节查找和简单的韵律常识考察，既能够锻炼学生快速定位文本信息的阅读能力，也能引导学生感知英文诗歌的韵律特点，整体考点贴合中小学基础英语阅读的考察要求，难度友好。
【难度系数】
0.8

B
Karen always said that she didn't like her house at all. One day
I asked why she didn't look for another house. Karen answered, "I
will look for another one when I come back from vacation."
Sam hated his job. However, he loved taking photos, and was
taking a two-year course to make him better at it. Every day he said
his work was boring. I asked him why he didn't give up his job and
start a business of taking photos. His reply was "When I
finish my course, I will start a business."
Harry worked for a company that allowed him to retire early
but he had to get less money after he retired. Now Harry became
very weak and found it difficult to deal with his work. I was worried
about his health because too much work was bad for him. "Why
don't you retire, Harry? Do something that you want to do," I said.
"If I were older, I would get my full pay. When the next summer
comes, maybe I will," Harry replied.
There is an old saying, "If and When were planted, and
Nothing grew." A year later, Karen is still living in the house she
hates. Sam is still busy with his boring job and hasn't finished his
course. Harry is still working and his health is even worse. These
people had a lot of stress in their lives and couldn't change the
situations by thinking "if" or "when".
Life is too short for "ifs" and "whens". The next time you find
yourself thinking "if" or "when", remember the saying.
()34. What course was Sam taking?
A. Travelling. B. Cooking.
C. Picture-taking. D. House-painting.
()35. Why didn't Harry want to retire?
A. Because he was very strong and healthy.
B. Because his company didn't allow him to do so.
C. Because his work was interesting and important.
D. Because he wanted to get full pay after retiring.
()36. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The course can help Sam take photos.
B. Karen lives in a new house now.
C. Harry is not working in the company.
D. They didn't have any stress in their lives.
()37. The underlined saying wants to tell us .
A. when to grow plants
B. to do something at once
C. to stop working hard
D. how to change ourselves

34. C 35. D 36. A 37. B

【分析】
这是一篇哲理故事类阅读理解，解题时首先通读全文，梳理出Karen、Sam、Harry三人总以“等以后”为借口拖延改变的故事脉络，明确全文核心观点：不要总用“if”“when”拖延，要立刻行动。之后针对每道题干提取关键词，返回原文对应段落定位信息，逐一比对选项排除错误项，细节类题目直接匹配原文内容，主旨类题目结合故事结局和核心寓意排除表层干扰项即可得出答案。
【解析】
34. 细节理解题：定位原文第二段内容“he loved taking photos, and was taking a two-year course to make him better at it”，可知Sam上的是帮助他提升拍照能力的课程，也就是摄影（Picture-taking）课程，排除A旅行、B烹饪、D房屋粉刷选项，选C。
35. 细节理解题：定位原文第三段Harry的表述“If I were older, I would get my full pay”，可知他不愿意早退休是希望退休后能拿到全额薪水，A选项他身体很强壮和原文“Harry became very weak”矛盾，B选项公司不允许他退休和原文“Harry worked for a company that allowed him to retire early”矛盾，C选项他的工作有趣文中未提及，均排除，选D。
36. 细节判断题：逐一核对选项：A选项课程可以帮助Sam提升拍照能力，和第二段“taking a two-year course to make him better at it”表述一致，正确；B选项Karen现在住在新房子里，和原文“A year later, Karen is still living in the house she hates”矛盾，错误；C选项Harry不在公司工作了，和原文“Harry is still working and his health is even worse”矛盾，错误；D选项他们生活没有任何压力，和原文“These people had a lot of stress in their lives”矛盾，错误。因此选A。
37. 主旨理解题：划线谚语字面意思是“如果‘假如’和‘等到’能当种子种下的话，世上就没有长不出的东西了”，结合全文三个总在拖延、等合适时机再行动的人最终都没有改变糟糕现状的结局，可知这句谚语想告诉我们不要总找借口拖延，要立刻付诸行动，A是谚语的字面错误解读，C“停止努力”不符合文意，D“如何改变自己”不是核心表达内容，均排除，选B。
【答案】
34. C 35. D 36. A 37. B
【知识点】
细节信息查找，主旨大意判断，记叙文阅读
【点评】
本题属于初中英语常规B篇阅读题型，大部分题目都可以通过回文定位直接找到答案，难度较低，仅最后一道谚语理解题需要学生跳出字面含义，结合全文传递的“拒绝拖延、即刻行动”的核心寓意判断，提醒学生做这类寓意类题目时不要误选表层字面的干扰选项。
【难度系数】
0.8