Mapping the School
①In November, students in Grade 7 at Xiamen Huaqiao Middle School in Fujian have a special English competition(比赛). They draw pictures of their school and write about the places in school in English.
②Students work with their classmates to bring the best picture. “I love drawing and my classmate is good at English,” says 13-year-old Zhang Dingyu. “It makes things easier for both of us.”
③While drawing, students try to use the old school map and building layouts(布局) to help them, but some think they are not enough.
④“So we walk around our school and look at every corner carefully,” says 13-year-old Liu Shumiao. “Also, we think maps are so boring. That’s why we make an interesting 3-D map to show our school.”
⑤“I get to know our school better and make more friends through this competition,” says 12-year-old Su Ziqing. “It isn’t only about English, but also about art and geography. I learn a lot about each subject.”
()38. What do students in Grade 7 do in the English competition?
A. They take photos of their school.
B. They write stories about their school.
C. They choose the favourite places in the school.
D. They draw pictures of their school and write about the places in English.
()39. What does Liu Shumiao and her classmates make?
A. An old map.
B. A beautiful photo.
C. An interesting 3-D map.
D. A useful building layout.
()40. What does Su Ziqing think of this competition?
A. Boring.
B. Meaningful.
C. Difficult.
D. Interesting.
()41. How is the above passage organized?
 

38.D 39.C 40.B 41.C

【解析】
38. 细节理解题：根据原文第①段"They draw pictures of their school and write about the places in school in English."，可直接对应选项D，其余选项的拍照、写故事、选择心仪地点均未在原文提及。
39. 细节理解题：根据原文第④段Liu Shumiao的表述"That's why we make an interesting 3-D map to show our school."，可直接对应选项C。
40. 推理判断题：根据原文第⑤段Su Ziqing的表述，她通过比赛更了解学校、交到更多朋友，还同时接触了英语、美术、地理学科收获很多，能看出她认为这场比赛很有意义，对应选项B，其余选项的无聊、困难均不符合原文，有趣不是她对比赛的核心评价。
41. 篇章结构题：①段：介绍比赛背景、比赛要求（交代活动是什么）;②段：讲学生组队分工合作，学生分享合作优势（讲学生如何参与比赛）→ ①②为上层并列总起板块，共同介绍活动与参与形式； ③段：绘图时参考旧地图，但素材不足（创作遇到的难题）;④段：实地观察校园，制作 3D 趣味地图（解决难题的办法） → ③④是①②引出的下层分支，完整描述绘图创作过程； ⑤段：学生总结比赛带来的成长与收获，是全文收尾总结。 树形图 C 结构：①②上层并列，向下分出③④，最底部为总结⑤，和段落逻辑完全匹配。
【答案】
38.D 39.C 40.B 41.C
【知识点】
阅读理解细节查找；阅读理解推理判断；篇章结构分析
【点评】
本题属于初中英语阅读常规题型，考点覆盖细节理解、推理判断和篇章结构梳理，前3道题可通过定位原文内容快速得出答案，最后一道篇章结构题需要学生理清段落间的逻辑关系，区分总起、分述、总结的不同功能，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7

Nobody
A ship captain(船长) and his men are hungry and far from home. They find a cave(洞穴) with delicious food inside. They are eating when the giant(巨人) who lives in the cave gets home. The giant has only one eye on his face. He puts a large stone(石头) across the mouth of the cave. The men can't go out of the cave!
When the giant sees the men, he laughs, "Tomorrow I will eat one of you for breakfast."
The captain thinks fast. "Very well," he says. "Let it be me."
"What is your name?" the giant asks.
"Nobody," says the clever captain.
"Well, Nobody," says the giant,"as you wish."

After that, the giant goes to bed. The captain asks his men to work. They find hot peppers(辣椒) and make a paste(酱). They put the paste into the sleeping giant's eye. The giant gets up and is very angry. He calls for help. Other giants come to the cave and they push away the stone.
"What's the matter?" they call into the cave.
"I can't see anything!" the giant cries.
"Who does it?" they ask.
"Nobody," the giant says.
"Well, leave us alone(单独)," they say and then leave the cave.
Before the giant can put back the stone, the captain and his men run away.
()42. According to the story, what's the giant like?
A. A short man with two eyes.
B. A short man with only one eye.
C. A tall man with two eyes.
D. A tall man with only one eye.
()43. What does the underlined word "mouth" in the first paragraph refer to?
A. The opening of the cave.
B. The locker of the cave.
C. The corner of the cave.
D. The centre of the cave.
()44. Which is the correct order of the story?
a. The giant wants to eat the captain the next morning.
b. Other giants come to the cave to help the giant.
c. The captain and his men run away quickly.
d. A ship captain and his men find a cave with much delicious food.
e. The captain and his men put the pepper paste into the giant's eye.
A. deacb
B. ebcd a
C. daebc
D. edacb
()45. What will happen if the captain says his real name at first?
A. The captain and the men can easily run away.
B. The giant will eat the captain first and then his men.
C. Other giants will help the captain and his men run away.
D. The giant will make the pepper paste with the captain and his

42.D 43.A 44.C 45.B

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容解答各题型：
1. 42题是细节理解题，需定位原文描述巨人外貌的信息，排除错误选项；
2. 43题是词义猜测题，结合上下文语境推断“mouth”在句中的含义；
3. 44题是细节排序题，需梳理故事发展的先后顺序；
4. 45题是推理判断题，需结合故事逻辑推测假设情况的结果。
【解析】
42题：根据原文“The giant has only one eye on his face.”可知巨人只有一只眼，排除A、C选项；结合故事中巨人的“巨人”形象，可知其为高个子，故答案为D。
43题：根据第一段“He puts a large stone across the mouth of the cave.”可知，巨人用石头挡住洞穴的开口，因此“mouth”指洞穴的开口，答案为A。
44题：故事发展顺序为：d.船长和手下找到洞穴→a.巨人威胁要吃他们→e.他们把辣椒酱放进巨人眼睛→b.其他巨人前来帮忙→c.船长和手下逃跑，对应顺序为daebc，答案为C。
45题：若船长一开始说真名，巨人不会用“Nobody”误导其他巨人，其他巨人会知晓真相，不会帮忙，巨人会先吃掉船长，再吃其他人，答案为B。
【答案】
42.D 43.A 44.C 45.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测、推理判断
【点评】
本题围绕“船长智斗独眼巨人”的故事展开，考查初中英语阅读核心能力，涵盖细节查找、词义猜测、逻辑排序、推理判断等题型，贴合初中英语阅读考查方向，能有效检验学生对文本的理解与分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.6