[2025 江苏常州期末]①Tropical rainforests（热带雨林）are forests where it rains a lot. In fact, tropical rainforests receive（得到）a lot of rain each year. They are also hot. The temperature is high. Forests are green all year round. Their hot and rainy weather is perfect for tall trees and other plants. The really thick part of the forest is what we call the jungle.
②The Amazon Rain Forest lies in South America. It is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. It has more kinds of plants and animals than any other place on earth. Every year, scientists discover（发现）new kinds of animals and plants here.
③And how about the Amazon River? The Amazon River runs at least 6,400 kilometres. There is an island within its mouth（河口）. The island is almost as big as Switzerland. The water volume（水量）of the Amazon River is large too.
④If you take a tour of the Amazon Rain Forest, you may travel from the tallest trees to the
rainforest floor and also meet different kinds of animals.
()1. What does the underlined word "jungle" mean in the passage?
A. The main part of a plant.
B. The land with little water.
C. The farmland for growing rice.
D. The area covered with thick plants.
()2. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The size of the Amazon River.
B. The plants of the Amazon River.
C. The animals of the Amazon River.
D. The temperature of the Amazon River.
()3. What can we know about the Amazon Rain Forest according to the passage?
A. It has many kinds of animals.
B. It lies in North America.
C. It is 48 kilometres long.
D. It has an island bigger than Switzerland.

阅读选择·语篇导读 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了亚马孙雨林及亚马孙河的相关情况。
1. D 词义猜测题。根据第一段中“The really thick part of the forest is what we call the jungle.”可知，此处指覆盖着茂密植物的地区。结合选项，故选 D 项。
2. A 主旨大意题。根据第三段内容可知，此段讲了亚马孙河的长度、河口内的岛的规模以及它的水量，故选 A 项。
3. A 细节理解题。根据“It has more kinds of plants and animals than any other place on earth.”可知这里有许多种动物。故选 A 项。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解选择题，分别考查词义猜测、段落主旨大意、细节理解三类题型。解题思路如下：第1题需定位“jungle”所在的原文句子，结合上下文语境（前文提到雨林适合植物生长，句子中“thick part of the forest”）猜测词义；第2题需通读第三段，归纳段落核心内容；第3题需将每个选项与原文对应信息逐一比对，判断正误。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测题：定位第一段最后一句“The really thick part of the forest is what we call the jungle.”，其中“thick part of the forest”意为“森林的茂密部分”，对应选项D“覆盖着茂密植物的地区”；A选项“植物的主要部分”、B选项“少水的陆地”、C选项“种植水稻的农田”均不符合语境，故选D。
2. 主旨大意题：第三段介绍了亚马孙河的长度、河口内岛屿的规模、河流水量，核心是亚马孙河的规模，对应选项A；B、C选项涉及动植物，D选项涉及温度，均与第三段内容不符，故选A。
3. 细节理解题：A选项对应第二段“It has more kinds of plants and animals than any other place on earth.”，表述正确；B选项原文为“lies in South America”，并非北美，错误；C选项亚马孙河长度至少6400公里，并非48公里，错误；D选项岛屿几乎和瑞士一样大，并非更大，错误，故选A。
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.A
【知识点】
词义猜测题；主旨大意题；细节理解题
【点评】
本题为英语阅读基础题型，涵盖核心阅读能力考点，考查学生对语篇的理解、信息定位与归纳能力，难度适中，符合期末检测的命题特点。
【难度系数】
0.7

答案 4—8
[2025江苏南通调研]The Yangtze River is more than 6,300 kilometres long. In the world, it is the third longest river, but it is the longest river in China. 4
The birthplace of the Yangtze River is in Qinghai Province. 5 Finally, it runs into the sea. Whenever you'd like to enjoy the Yangtze River, it is always so beautiful.
6 So I know this river very well. In the morning, everything goes smoothly. It's the best time to see the Yangtze River on the bridge.
7 At noon, the sun shines brightly on the water, and it looks much nicer. In the evening, I like playing games in the Binjiang Park by the river. 8 The colourful lights on the ships also add beauty to the Yangtze River.
The Yangtze River never stops for a moment, feeding every living thing on the land with its long and huge body. The Yangtze River, our mother river, I am proud of you!
A. It is the mother river of Chinese people.
B. It runs through many places, from west to east.
C. Many people come to fish in the Yangtze River.
D. I often see ships passing by on the Yangtze River.
E. It looks like a long huge loong (龙), truly amazing.
F. I was born and grew up in Yichang, a city near the Yangtze River.

阅读还原·语篇导读 本文主要介绍了长江的相关信息。
4. A 根据上文可知，此处是在概括性介绍长江，选项 A(它是中国人的母亲河。)符合语境，故选 A 项。
5. B 根据上下文可知，此句是介绍长江流经的地区，选项 B(它自西向东流经很多地区。)符合语境，故选 B 项。
6. F 根据下文“So I know this river very well.”可知，此处应该是说明作者了解长江的原因。选项 F(我出生并成长在宜昌，一个靠近长江的城市。)符合语境，故选 F 项。
7. E 根据上文可知，此句继续赞叹长江的景色，选项 E(它看起来像一条又长又大的龙，真令人惊叹。)符合语境，故选 E 项。
8. D 根据上下文可知，选项 D(我经常看到长江上有船只经过。)符合语境，故选 D 项。

【分析】本题是英语阅读还原题，解题思路为：先通读全文及选项，明确文章围绕长江展开介绍；再逐个分析每个空格前后的语境，寻找句子间的逻辑衔接关系（如概括、顺承、因果、呼应等），结合选项内容匹配最符合语境的句子。
【解析】4. 空格前介绍长江是中国最长的河流，需对长江进行概括性介绍，选项A“它是中国人的母亲河”符合语境，故选A；5. 空格前讲长江发源地，后讲最终入海，需补充长江的流经情况，选项B“它自西向东流经很多地区”符合顺承逻辑，故选B；6. 空格后提到“我非常了解这条河”，需说明了解的原因，选项F“我出生并成长在靠近长江的宜昌”符合因果逻辑，故选F；7. 空格前讲早上观赏长江，需对长江景色进行赞叹，选项E“它看起来像一条又长又大的龙，真令人惊叹”符合语境，故选E；8. 空格后提到“船上的彩灯”，需与船只相关，选项D“我经常看到长江上有船只经过”符合语境，故选D。
【答案】4.A 5.B 6.F 7.E 8.D
【知识点】阅读还原、语境衔接、语篇理解
【点评】本题考查英语阅读还原的解题能力，要求学生把握语篇上下文的逻辑关联，是初中英语常见题型，侧重基础语篇理解与语境匹配能力的考查。
【难度系数】0.5