英语试界瓜坊 · 中考英语
今天的中考练习由两篇原创故事组成：「给老树挂名牌 Tree Tag Day」与「燕鸥的漫长旅行」。前者讲述一个班级为校园老槐树挂上名牌的暖心经过；后者介绍北极燕鸥——一种每年在地球两端往返的白色小鸟。完形填空 10 空、阅读理解 5 题，难度适配全国多数省份中考，全文原创。建议限时 18 分钟完成。
完形填空（共 10 题）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last spring, our class started a special project called "Tree Tag Day". In the corner of our sports field stands an old scholar tree, but (1)______ knew exactly how old it was. Our biology teacher, Mr Qin, said the tree was nearly eighty years old — even older (2)______ our school itself! "Such a silent friend deserves a name tag," he said.
Our first job was to (3)______ a wooden board white. We then wrote the tree's English name, "Chinese Scholar Tree", on it in big letters. Under the name we added its age and (4)______ a short poem about its thick trunk and green shade. Then came the hardest part: (5)______ the tag high enough on the trunk. Li Lei, the tallest boy in our class, stood on a chair, and two classmates (6)______ the chair carefully so that he would not fall.
When the tag was fixed, the whole class stepped back to (7)______ our work. The old tree now wears its name proudly, like a gentleman (8)______ a badge. Students from other classes stop to read the tag, and younger children often (9)______ questions about the tree's age. Last week, the school paper reported our project, and our headmaster promised that every old tree on campus would get (10)______ own tag next year.
The project was simple, but it taught us something important: the most wonderful things around us are sometimes the easiest to miss.
| 1. A. everybody B. anybody C. nobody D. somebody | 2. A. then B. than C. over D. from |
| 3. A. wash B. sell C. fold D. paint | 4. A. forgot B. borrowed C. wrote D. sold |
| 5. A. dropping B. hanging C. throwing D. hiding | 6. A. broke B. drew C. sold D. held |
| 7. A. admire B. forget C. lose D. borrow | 8. A. washing B. wearing C. selling D. losing |
| 9. A. answer B. avoid C. ask D. forget | 10. A. their B. its C. his D. her |
阅读理解（共 5 题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The Longest Journey
Every autumn, a small white bird called the Arctic tern begins one of the longest journeys in the animal world. The bird weighs only about 100 grams — less than a cup of rice — but each year it flies from the top of the Earth almost to the bottom, and then back again.
Arctic terns spend their summer in the far north, where endless daylight and rich food make a perfect home. When the northern winter comes near, the birds rise into the sky and fly south — not to a warm country next door, but all the way to the Antarctic, at the other end of the planet. In spring, they turn around and fly north again. Scientists have tracked young terns with tiny recorders and found that some fly more than 90,000 kilometres in a single year.
How do such small birds manage such a huge journey? Experts say the tern's body is built for the air. Its long, narrow wings let it glide on the wind instead of always beating, which saves a lot of energy. Terns also feed on the way, diving into the sea to catch small fish, so they do not need to carry much food. Most amazingly, they seem to find their way using the sun and the Earth's magnetic field, as if they were carrying an invisible map.
The tern's journey teaches scientists something about rest, too. Because the birds live through both polar summers, they see more daylight each year than any other animal on Earth. To survive the trip, terns rest on the sea surface for short times, but they never truly stop for long. As one researcher wrote, "The Arctic tern does not belong to a place. It belongs to the journey itself."
11. How heavy is an Arctic tern?
A. About one kilogram.
B. About 100 grams.
C. About 90,000 grams.
D. The passage doesn't tell us.
12. Where do Arctic terns spend the southern summer?
A. In the far north.
B. In a warm country next door.
C. In the Antarctic.
D. On small islands in the middle of the ocean.
13. How do terns save energy while flying?
A. They glide on the wind with their long, narrow wings.
B. They carry enough food so they needn't land.
C. They fly only at night when the air is cool.
D. They take turns leading a large group.
14. What does "an invisible map" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The recorders scientists put on young terns.
B. The sea full of small fish along the way.
C. The warm air currents near the ocean.
D. The sun and the Earth's magnetic field.
15. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Arctic terns see more daylight each year than any other animal.
B. Arctic terns sleep through the long journey.
C. Arctic terns stay in the Antarctic all winter long.
D. Arctic terns are the largest migrating birds in the world.
答案与解析
完形填空
1. C 前文"没有人确切知道它多老"才引出老师后来给出答案 → 表否定用 nobody。everybody「所有人」、anybody「任何人」、somebody「某人」均与"不知道树龄"的语境相反。
2. B "even older ______ our school itself" 考比较级搭配 older than「比……更老」→ than。then「那时」、over「超过」（不与 older 搭配此结构）、from「从」均不符合。
3. D "______ a wooden board white" 与下文"在木牌上写英文树名"呼应 → paint...white「把木板刷成白色」。wash「洗」、sell「卖」、fold「折叠」均与做名牌无关。
4. C "______ a short poem about its thick trunk" → wrote「写了一首短诗」，与"添加树龄、写名牌"的制作过程连贯。forgot「忘了写」、borrowed「借」、sold「卖」均不合语境。
5. B "______ the tag high enough on the trunk" → hanging「把牌子挂得足够高」，下文 Li Lei 站上椅子正是为了挂高。dropping「扔下」、throwing「投掷」、hiding「藏」均与"固定名牌"矛盾。
6. D "two classmates ______ the chair carefully so that he would not fall" → held「扶住椅子」，目的状语"以免他摔倒"印证。broke「弄坏」、drew「画」、sold「卖」均与保护动作无关。
7. A "stepped back to ______ our work" → admire「退后几步欣赏成果」，与下文"老树自豪地戴上名牌"的欣慰语气一致。forget「忘记」、lose「错失」、borrow「借」均与欣赏语境不符。
8. B "like a gentleman ______ a badge" 考现在分词作后置定语 → wearing「佩戴着徽章的绅士」，比喻树挂上名牌的样子。washing「洗」、selling「卖」、losing「丢失」均不能与 badge 构成合理搭配。
9. C "younger children often ______ questions about the tree's age" → ask questions「提问」，好奇的低年级学生会问树多老。answer「回答」后不接 questions about...作宾语的此语境；avoid「回避」、forget「忘记」与好奇心理相反。
10. B "every old tree ... would get ______ own tag" → 主语 every old tree 为单数第三人称、指物 → its own tag「它自己的名牌」。their 用于复数（every 单数不符）；his / her 指人不妥。
阅读理解
11. B 第一段 "The bird weighs only about 100 grams — less than a cup of rice" → 约 100 克，选 B。A「一公斤」、C「九万克」均与原文不符（90,000 是公里数）；D「没说」错误，原文明确给出。
12. C 第二段 "fly south — not to a warm country next door, but all the way to the Antarctic" → 南方的夏天在南极度过，选 C。A「远北」是它们北半球的夏天；B「隔壁的温暖国度」正是原文否定的说法；D「海中小岛」未提及。
13. A 第三段 "Its long, narrow wings let it glide on the wind instead of always beating, which saves a lot of energy" → 长而窄的翅膀乘风滑翔省力，选 A。B「自带食物不用降落」相反（原文说它们一路捕鱼、所以不必带很多）；C「只在夜间飞」未提及；D「轮流派领队」未提及。
14. D 第三段末 "they seem to find their way using the sun and the Earth's magnetic field, as if they were carrying an invisible map" → "看不见的地图"比喻太阳与地磁场这套导航系统，选 D。A「科学家装的记录仪」是追踪工具不是鸟的导航；B「海里的鱼」与辨向无关；C「暖流」未提及。
15. A 末段 "they see more daylight each year than any other animal on Earth" → 燕鸥每年见到的日照比任何动物都多，选 A。B「一路睡觉」与"只在海面短暂休息"相反；C「整个冬天待在南极」相反（春天飞回北方）；D「最大的候鸟」未提及，且只有 100 克重，明显不符。
觉得有用点个【在看】，明天继续更～想看哪类题型，留言告诉我。
