五、根据首字母提示完成短文，每空一词
Long ago, there was a man. People c
“I love dragons best,” Lord Ye always said to o
You might think Lord Ye was very h
From that day on, people knew that Lord Ye o
42.
47.
Long ago, there was a man. People c
alled
42 him Lord Ye (叶公). It was said that Lord Ye loved dragons very much. Everything
43 in his room was about dragons. The walls of his house were covered with dragon pictures
44, and the doors and windows were carved (雕刻) with dragon designs.“I love dragons best,” Lord Ye always said to o
ther
45 people. When the real dragon in the sky heard this, he felt
46 very happy. “Lord Ye loves dragons so much. I should visit
47 him and thank him,” thought the real dragon. So he flew
48 to Lord Ye’s house. He put his head into Lord Ye’s window and called out, “Lord Ye, are you here?”You might think Lord Ye was very h
appy
49 to see a real dragon, but in fact, when he saw the real dragon, he was very frightened. He ran away
50 as fast as he could.From that day on, people knew that Lord Ye o
nly
51 loved pictures of dragons, not real ones.42.
called
43. Everything
44. pictures
45. other
46. felt
47.
visit
48. flew
49. happy
50. away
51. only
答案：42. called 43. Everything 44. pictures 45. other 46. felt 47. visit 48. flew 49. happy 50. away 51. only
解析：
【解析】
42. 根据语境“人们称呼他为叶公”，结合首字母c，用call的过去式called，故事为一般过去时。
43. 由“房间里的东西都和龙有关”，首字母E，填Everything（一切），注意句首大写。
44. 墙上满是龙的画，首字母p，picture用复数形式pictures。
45. 叶公对其他人说，首字母o，填other（其他的），other people表示“其他人”。
46. 真龙感到很高兴，首字母f，feel的过去式felt，符合一般过去时。
47. should后接动词原形，结合“拜访他”的语境，首字母v，填visit。
48. 真龙飞到叶公家，首字母f，fly的过去式flew。
49. 结合语境“你可能认为叶公会很高兴”，首字母h，填happy，be happy to do sth.为固定搭配。
50. run away是固定短语，意为“跑开”，首字母a，填away。
51. 结合“只喜欢龙的画像”的语境，首字母o，填only（仅仅，只）。
【答案】
42. called 43. Everything 44. pictures 45. other 46. felt 47. visit 48. flew 49. happy 50. away 51. only
【知识点】
一般过去式用法、固定短语搭配、语境词汇运用
【点评】
本文改编自“叶公好龙”的经典故事，考查学生结合语境和首字母提示补全单词的能力，重点考查一般过去式的动词变形及常见固定短语，要求学生在掌握词汇的同时理解故事逻辑，提升语篇理解与词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
42. 根据语境“人们称呼他为叶公”，结合首字母c，用call的过去式called，故事为一般过去时。
43. 由“房间里的东西都和龙有关”，首字母E，填Everything（一切），注意句首大写。
44. 墙上满是龙的画，首字母p，picture用复数形式pictures。
45. 叶公对其他人说，首字母o，填other（其他的），other people表示“其他人”。
46. 真龙感到很高兴，首字母f，feel的过去式felt，符合一般过去时。
47. should后接动词原形，结合“拜访他”的语境，首字母v，填visit。
48. 真龙飞到叶公家，首字母f，fly的过去式flew。
49. 结合语境“你可能认为叶公会很高兴”，首字母h，填happy，be happy to do sth.为固定搭配。
50. run away是固定短语，意为“跑开”，首字母a，填away。
51. 结合“只喜欢龙的画像”的语境，首字母o，填only（仅仅，只）。
【答案】
42. called 43. Everything 44. pictures 45. other 46. felt 47. visit 48. flew 49. happy 50. away 51. only
【知识点】
一般过去式用法、固定短语搭配、语境词汇运用
【点评】
本文改编自“叶公好龙”的经典故事，考查学生结合语境和首字母提示补全单词的能力，重点考查一般过去式的动词变形及常见固定短语，要求学生在掌握词汇的同时理解故事逻辑，提升语篇理解与词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
六、阅读与回答问题
答案：52. In the 16th century.
53. Fred Ho, an American musician.
54. The Monkey King.
55. It tells us why Journey to the West is popular with Western readers.
56. It is an interesting and great book. (言之有理即可)
53. Fred Ho, an American musician.
54. The Monkey King.
55. It tells us why Journey to the West is popular with Western readers.
56. It is an interesting and great book. (言之有理即可)
解析：
【解析】
52. 定位原文第一段第二句“It is a classic novel by Wu Cheng'en and was published in the 16th century.”，可直接提取答案。
53. 定位原文第二段末尾“For example, Fred Ho, an American musician, wrote an opera called Journey Beyond the West: The New Adventures of Monkey.”，可直接提取答案。
54. 划线词“he”所在段落前文围绕The Monkey King展开描述，结合语境可判断其指代对象。
55. 第三段首句为段落主旨句，整段围绕该句解释《西游记》受西方读者欢迎的原因，可总结得出答案。
56. 本题为开放性试题，结合文本内容和自身认知合理作答即可。
【答案】
52. In the 16th century.
53. Fred Ho, an American musician.
54. The Monkey King.
55. It tells us why Journey to the West is popular with Western readers.
56. It is an interesting and great book. (言之有理即可)
【知识点】
细节查找，代词指代，主旨概括
【点评】
本题属于初中英语阅读问答类题型，大部分题目可在原文直接定位得到答案，仅最后一题是开放性设问，整体侧重考查学生的文本信息提取和理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
52. 定位原文第一段第二句“It is a classic novel by Wu Cheng'en and was published in the 16th century.”，可直接提取答案。
53. 定位原文第二段末尾“For example, Fred Ho, an American musician, wrote an opera called Journey Beyond the West: The New Adventures of Monkey.”，可直接提取答案。
54. 划线词“he”所在段落前文围绕The Monkey King展开描述，结合语境可判断其指代对象。
55. 第三段首句为段落主旨句，整段围绕该句解释《西游记》受西方读者欢迎的原因，可总结得出答案。
56. 本题为开放性试题，结合文本内容和自身认知合理作答即可。
【答案】
52. In the 16th century.
53. Fred Ho, an American musician.
54. The Monkey King.
55. It tells us why Journey to the West is popular with Western readers.
56. It is an interesting and great book. (言之有理即可)
【知识点】
细节查找，代词指代，主旨概括
【点评】
本题属于初中英语阅读问答类题型，大部分题目可在原文直接定位得到答案，仅最后一题是开放性设问，整体侧重考查学生的文本信息提取和理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
答案：
七、One possible version:
The story of Yugong
Once there lived an old man named Yugong.
Two high mountains in front of his house made it difficult for his family to reach the other side. So Yu Gong decided to move the mountains.
Although old, he started digging at the mountains with his family day after day. A man named Zhisou laughed at him and said it was impossible. Yugong answered that even if he could not finish, his sons and grandsons would continue, and the mountains would eventually be moved.
The story teaches us that nothing is impossible with a strong will. We must not give up.
解析：
【解析】
本题为英语书面表达题，写作步骤如下：1. 梳理故事脉络：先交代愚公因家门口大山阻碍出行，决定移山的背景；再叙述愚公带领家人日复一日挖山，面对智叟的嘲笑，表明子子孙孙会继续移山的经过；最后点明故事带来的启示。2. 写作时需使用题干给出的参考用语，叙述故事用一般过去时，表达启示用一般现在时，控制词数在80词左右，保证逻辑通顺、语句连贯。
【答案】
The story of Yugong
Once there lived an old man named Yugong.
Two high mountains in front of his house made it difficult for his family to reach the other side. So Yu Gong decided to move the mountains.
Although old, he started digging at the mountains with his family day after day. A man named Zhisou laughed at him and said it was impossible. Yugong answered that even if he could not finish, his sons and grandsons would continue, and the mountains would eventually be moved.
The story teaches us that nothing is impossible with a strong will. We must not give up.
【知识点】
英语叙事写作，短语运用，观点表达
【点评】
本题结合中国传统寓言故事命题，既考查学生的英语书面表达能力，也引导学生体会传统故事的精神内涵，难度较低，捋清故事逻辑、合理运用提示短语即可完成写作。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语书面表达题，写作步骤如下：1. 梳理故事脉络：先交代愚公因家门口大山阻碍出行，决定移山的背景；再叙述愚公带领家人日复一日挖山，面对智叟的嘲笑，表明子子孙孙会继续移山的经过；最后点明故事带来的启示。2. 写作时需使用题干给出的参考用语，叙述故事用一般过去时，表达启示用一般现在时，控制词数在80词左右，保证逻辑通顺、语句连贯。
【答案】
The story of Yugong
Once there lived an old man named Yugong.
Two high mountains in front of his house made it difficult for his family to reach the other side. So Yu Gong decided to move the mountains.
Although old, he started digging at the mountains with his family day after day. A man named Zhisou laughed at him and said it was impossible. Yugong answered that even if he could not finish, his sons and grandsons would continue, and the mountains would eventually be moved.
The story teaches us that nothing is impossible with a strong will. We must not give up.
【知识点】
英语叙事写作，短语运用，观点表达
【点评】
本题结合中国传统寓言故事命题，既考查学生的英语书面表达能力，也引导学生体会传统故事的精神内涵，难度较低，捋清故事逻辑、合理运用提示短语即可完成写作。
【难度系数】
0.7