三、阅读理解（16分）
A
The word “cinch” means a thing that is certain to happen.
（
A. A survey.
B. A report.
C. A poem.
D. A notice.
（
A. thinks he can
B. waits for luck
C. is the cleverest
D. fears failure
（
A. You are really better than others.
B. Never compare yourself with others.
C. You should accept your weaknesses.
D. Thinking you’re not good at something makes it true.
（
A. Confidence leads to success.
B. Doubt is a natural part of achieving success.
C. Winning is only for the most talented persons.
D. Success comes from a strong body and quick action.
B
A
The word “cinch” means a thing that is certain to happen.
（
C
）1. What is the text?A. A survey.
B. A report.
C. A poem.
D. A notice.
（
A
）2. What can be filled in the blank?A. thinks he can
B. waits for luck
C. is the cleverest
D. fears failure
（
D
）3. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?A. You are really better than others.
B. Never compare yourself with others.
C. You should accept your weaknesses.
D. Thinking you’re not good at something makes it true.
（
A
）4. Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?A. Confidence leads to success.
B. Doubt is a natural part of achieving success.
C. Winning is only for the most talented persons.
D. Success comes from a strong body and quick action.
B
答案：1. C
2. A
3. D
4. A
2. A
3. D
4. A
解析：
【分析】首先通读全文，明确文本是Walter D. Wintle创作的诗歌，核心主题围绕心态与自信对成功的影响。再逐个分析题目：第1题需判断文本类型，根据格式和作者信息可确定；第2题填空白要结合全诗“自信是成功关键”的主题；第3题理解划线句含义，对应前文“自我认知决定结果”的逻辑；第4题判断作者观点，需把握全诗主旨。
【解析】1. 该文本由Walter D. Wintle创作，格式符合诗歌特征，属于诗歌，故选C。2. 全诗强调自信的重要性，最后一句应体现“相信自己能做到的人会赢”，故选A。3. 划线句对应前文“If you think you are beaten, you are”等句，表达“认为自己不行就真的不行”，故选D。4. 全诗核心是强调自信对成功的作用，作者会同意“自信带来成功”，故选A。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.D 4.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解，诗歌理解，主旨大意
【点评】本题考查英语诗歌的阅读理解，涵盖文本类型判断、细节填空、句意理解和主旨把握，需学生通读全诗提炼核心主题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5
【解析】1. 该文本由Walter D. Wintle创作，格式符合诗歌特征，属于诗歌，故选C。2. 全诗强调自信的重要性，最后一句应体现“相信自己能做到的人会赢”，故选A。3. 划线句对应前文“If you think you are beaten, you are”等句，表达“认为自己不行就真的不行”，故选D。4. 全诗核心是强调自信对成功的作用，作者会同意“自信带来成功”，故选A。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.D 4.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解，诗歌理解，主旨大意
【点评】本题考查英语诗歌的阅读理解，涵盖文本类型判断、细节填空、句意理解和主旨把握，需学生通读全诗提炼核心主题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5
Mary Anning was born in Lyme Regis, a seaside town in the UK, in 1799. Her parents had ten kids, but only Mary and her brother Joseph grew up.
Mary's father didn't make much money in his job as a cupboard maker, so he decided to make their life better by looking for fossils（化石）at the beach and selling them to tourists. Young Mary and Joseph would join him, and they developed a deep love of fossil hunting.
After their father died in 1810, Mary and Joseph carried on hunting fossils to support the family. When Mary was 12, they found a strange 5.2-metre-long skeleton（骨骼）. At first, scientists thought it was a fish-like living thing from faraway places. Later, they realized it was an ancient reptile（爬行动物）.
In 1823, Mary and her dog made another big discovery: a long-necked ancient reptile which looked so strange that many people thought it was fake at first! She also found a flying
ancient reptile. These helped her know what their lives were like. She learned geology（地质学）and scientific drawing by herself later. Mary was so highly skilled that she took important scientists to fossil hunting and discussed ideas with them.
Mary died in 1847. In her life, although she was well-known for her discoveries, she wasn't taken seriously as a scientist because she was a woman and came from a poor family. Some men scientists even said her discoveries were theirs. But now Mary is widely considered as an early explorer in the study of fossils and the greatest fossil hunter ever!
（
A.
（
A. She became famous quickly.
B. She lost some of her discoveries.
C. Her work was recognized late.
D. She was respected by other scientists.
（
a. Mary's father died.
b. Mary discovered the first fossil.
c. Mary found a long-necked reptile fossil.
d. Mary joined father in fossil hunting.
A. d→a→b→c
B. b→c→d→a
C. c→d→b→a
D. d→b→a→c
（
A. Great Fossil Hunting
B. Pioneer of Fossil Hunters
C. Poor Girl Becomes Famous
D. Facts about Ancient Fossils
Mary's father didn't make much money in his job as a cupboard maker, so he decided to make their life better by looking for fossils（化石）at the beach and selling them to tourists. Young Mary and Joseph would join him, and they developed a deep love of fossil hunting.
After their father died in 1810, Mary and Joseph carried on hunting fossils to support the family. When Mary was 12, they found a strange 5.2-metre-long skeleton（骨骼）. At first, scientists thought it was a fish-like living thing from faraway places. Later, they realized it was an ancient reptile（爬行动物）.
In 1823, Mary and her dog made another big discovery: a long-necked ancient reptile which looked so strange that many people thought it was fake at first! She also found a flying
ancient reptile. These helped her know what their lives were like. She learned geology（地质学）and scientific drawing by herself later. Mary was so highly skilled that she took important scientists to fossil hunting and discussed ideas with them.
Mary died in 1847. In her life, although she was well-known for her discoveries, she wasn't taken seriously as a scientist because she was a woman and came from a poor family. Some men scientists even said her discoveries were theirs. But now Mary is widely considered as an early explorer in the study of fossils and the greatest fossil hunter ever!
（
C
）5. Which picture is most likely to be the fossil Mary discovered at age 12?A.
（
C
）6. What can be learned about Mary from the last paragraph?A. She became famous quickly.
B. She lost some of her discoveries.
C. Her work was recognized late.
D. She was respected by other scientists.
（
A
）7. What is the correct order of Mary Anning's life?a. Mary's father died.
b. Mary discovered the first fossil.
c. Mary found a long-necked reptile fossil.
d. Mary joined father in fossil hunting.
A. d→a→b→c
B. b→c→d→a
C. c→d→b→a
D. d→b→a→c
（
B
）8. What is the best title for the passage?A. Great Fossil Hunting
B. Pioneer of Fossil Hunters
C. Poor Girl Becomes Famous
D. Facts about Ancient Fossils
答案：5. C
6. C
7. A
8. B
6. C
7. A
8. B
解析：
【分析】
本题为人物传记类阅读理解，需结合原文对应内容逐一分析各题：
1. 第5题：定位题干关键词“at age 12”，找到原文对应发现的化石特征，匹配图片选项得出答案；
2. 第6题：聚焦最后一段，梳理Mary生前与身后的认可情况，推理得出结论；
3. 第7题：梳理Mary人生事件的时间顺序，对应选项排序；
4. 第8题：概括全文核心内容，提炼最贴合的标题。
【解析】
5. 细节理解题：根据原文第三段，Mary12岁时发现的是类似鱼的古代爬行动物，对应图片中C选项（鱼形生物），A为霸王龙、B为翼龙、D为长颈恐龙，均不符合，故选C。
6. 推理判断题：最后一段提到Mary生前未被严肃对待，如今才被广泛认可，说明她的工作被晚认可，A未提快速成名、B未提丢失发现、D生前未被尊重，故选C。
7. 细节排序题：按时间线梳理事件：先d（小时候和父亲找化石）→a（1810年父亲去世）→b（12岁发现化石）→c（1823年发现长颈爬行动物），顺序为d→a→b→c，故选A。
8. 主旨大意题：全文围绕Mary作为早期化石研究的先驱展开，A太宽泛、C偏离核心、D非文章重点，故选B。
【答案】
5. C；6. C；7. A；8. B
【知识点】
阅读理解；细节理解；主旨大意
【点评】
本文考查人物传记类阅读的核心能力，需精准定位细节、梳理事件顺序、归纳主旨，整体难度适中，适合学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为人物传记类阅读理解，需结合原文对应内容逐一分析各题：
1. 第5题：定位题干关键词“at age 12”，找到原文对应发现的化石特征，匹配图片选项得出答案；
2. 第6题：聚焦最后一段，梳理Mary生前与身后的认可情况，推理得出结论；
3. 第7题：梳理Mary人生事件的时间顺序，对应选项排序；
4. 第8题：概括全文核心内容，提炼最贴合的标题。
【解析】
5. 细节理解题：根据原文第三段，Mary12岁时发现的是类似鱼的古代爬行动物，对应图片中C选项（鱼形生物），A为霸王龙、B为翼龙、D为长颈恐龙，均不符合，故选C。
6. 推理判断题：最后一段提到Mary生前未被严肃对待，如今才被广泛认可，说明她的工作被晚认可，A未提快速成名、B未提丢失发现、D生前未被尊重，故选C。
7. 细节排序题：按时间线梳理事件：先d（小时候和父亲找化石）→a（1810年父亲去世）→b（12岁发现化石）→c（1823年发现长颈爬行动物），顺序为d→a→b→c，故选A。
8. 主旨大意题：全文围绕Mary作为早期化石研究的先驱展开，A太宽泛、C偏离核心、D非文章重点，故选B。
【答案】
5. C；6. C；7. A；8. B
【知识点】
阅读理解；细节理解；主旨大意
【点评】
本文考查人物传记类阅读的核心能力，需精准定位细节、梳理事件顺序、归纳主旨，整体难度适中，适合学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7