二、完形填空。(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)(2025·江苏扬州江都区邵樊片期中)
阅读下面短文,从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Some artists today create art with very unusual things like old clothes, vegetables and butterflies. Gary LeMaster creates beautiful art a kind of unusual material. He uses eggshells! An eggshell is the outside part of an egg.
How does he do it? First, he a picture on the eggshell with a pencil. Then he uses a tool to the pattern. Clearly, it is very . LeMaster needs to control the tool very . If he doesn't, the eggshell may break into many pieces. Then he has to the eggshell and start again with a new one.
When the sculpture(雕刻作品) is finished, LeMaster puts a material on it. Now the eggshell sculpture will not break. Then he puts each sculpture in a space people can just look at it, but won't break it. Sometimes he puts sculptures under glass. This way, the sculptures will a long time.
LeMaster makes many different kinds of eggshell sculptures. Making the sculptures has improved his attention. He wishes to become an artist in the future to offer as wonders to people as possible. He will also try his best to make his dream .
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Some artists today create art with very unusual things like old clothes, vegetables and butterflies. Gary LeMaster creates beautiful art a kind of unusual material. He uses eggshells! An eggshell is the outside part of an egg.
How does he do it? First, he a picture on the eggshell with a pencil. Then he uses a tool to the pattern. Clearly, it is very . LeMaster needs to control the tool very . If he doesn't, the eggshell may break into many pieces. Then he has to the eggshell and start again with a new one.
When the sculpture(雕刻作品) is finished, LeMaster puts a material on it. Now the eggshell sculpture will not break. Then he puts each sculpture in a space people can just look at it, but won't break it. Sometimes he puts sculptures under glass. This way, the sculptures will a long time.
LeMaster makes many different kinds of eggshell sculptures. Making the sculptures has improved his attention. He wishes to become an artist in the future to offer as wonders to people as possible. He will also try his best to make his dream .
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)1. A. in B. for C. of D. with(
C
)2. A. thin B. deep C. hard D. light(
B
)3. A. writes B. draws C. buys D. shows(
A
)4. A. carve(雕刻) B. find C. look D. put(
B
)5. A. interesting B. difficult C. beautiful D. exciting(
C
)6. A. easily B. quickly C. slowly D. simply(
A
)7. A. little B. large C. high D. tall(
C
)8. A. put away B. get away C. throw away D. walk away(
D
)9. A. cheap B. cold C. strange D. special(
A
)10. A. so B. or C. but D. and(
B
)11. A. your B. his C. her D. their(
B
)12. A. take B. last C. wait D. work(
A
)13. A. amazing B. boring C. tiring D. amazed(
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)14. A. much B. many C. few D. little(
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)15. A. come down B. come back C. come on D. come true答案：1. D 【点拨】根据“He uses eggshells!”可知，此处表示他用不同寻常的材料进行创作。故选 D。
2. C 【点拨】根据“outside part of an egg”可知，蛋壳是鸡蛋外部坚硬的部分。故选 C。
3. B 【点拨】根据“a picture on the eggshell with a pencil”可知，此处指用铅笔画画。故选 B。
4. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处指将图案刻出来。故选 A。
5. B 【点拨】根据语境及常识可知，这一过程是很难的。故选 B。
6. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，蛋壳一不小心就会破裂，所以操作时要慢一些。故选 C。
7. A 【点拨】句意：如果他不这样做，蛋壳可能就会裂成很多小块。little 小的。故选 A。
8. C 【点拨】put away 放好；get away 逃跑；throw away 扔掉；walk away 走开。根据“start again with a new one”可知，此处指扔掉破碎的蛋壳。故选 C。
9. D 【点拨】根据“Now the eggshell sculpture(雕刻品) will not break.”可知，现在蛋壳不像之前那样容易破裂，是因为涂了特殊的材料。故选 D。
10. A 【点拨】此处用 so 表示结果。故选 A。
11. B 【点拨】根据主语 he 可知，此处应用形容词性物主代词 his。故选 B。
12. B 【点拨】把雕刻品放在玻璃下面，是为了将它们保存得更久。故选 B。
13. A 【点拨】结合前文内容可知，此处陈述他作品的特点为正面赞扬，排除 B 和 C，且被修饰词为物，所以填 amazing。故选 A。
14. B 【点拨】many 许多，修饰可数名词复数。故选 B。
15. D 【点拨】come down 下来；come back 回来；come on 加油；come true 实现。根据语境可知，此处指实现梦想。故选 D。
2. C 【点拨】根据“outside part of an egg”可知，蛋壳是鸡蛋外部坚硬的部分。故选 C。
3. B 【点拨】根据“a picture on the eggshell with a pencil”可知，此处指用铅笔画画。故选 B。
4. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，此处指将图案刻出来。故选 A。
5. B 【点拨】根据语境及常识可知，这一过程是很难的。故选 B。
6. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，蛋壳一不小心就会破裂，所以操作时要慢一些。故选 C。
7. A 【点拨】句意：如果他不这样做，蛋壳可能就会裂成很多小块。little 小的。故选 A。
8. C 【点拨】put away 放好；get away 逃跑；throw away 扔掉；walk away 走开。根据“start again with a new one”可知，此处指扔掉破碎的蛋壳。故选 C。
9. D 【点拨】根据“Now the eggshell sculpture(雕刻品) will not break.”可知，现在蛋壳不像之前那样容易破裂，是因为涂了特殊的材料。故选 D。
10. A 【点拨】此处用 so 表示结果。故选 A。
11. B 【点拨】根据主语 he 可知，此处应用形容词性物主代词 his。故选 B。
12. B 【点拨】把雕刻品放在玻璃下面，是为了将它们保存得更久。故选 B。
13. A 【点拨】结合前文内容可知，此处陈述他作品的特点为正面赞扬，排除 B 和 C，且被修饰词为物，所以填 amazing。故选 A。
14. B 【点拨】many 许多，修饰可数名词复数。故选 B。
15. D 【点拨】come down 下来；come back 回来；come on 加油；come true 实现。根据语境可知，此处指实现梦想。故选 D。
解析：
【分析】做完形填空时，需先通读全文把握文章主旨（本文介绍艺术家Gary LeMaster用蛋壳创作艺术作品的过程），再逐题结合上下文语境、词汇含义、固定搭配及语法知识分析选项，排除不符合逻辑的答案，最终选出最佳选项。
【解析】1. 结合后文“He uses eggshells!”可知，此处表示“用不同寻常的材料创作”，介词with表示“用”，故选D。
2. 蛋壳是鸡蛋外部坚硬的部分，hard符合语境，故选C。
3. 用铅笔在蛋壳上画画，draw a picture是固定搭配，故选B。
4. 前文提到画图案，此处指用工具雕刻图案，carve符合，故选A。
5. 根据常识及后文“LeMaster needs to control the tool...”可知，雕刻蛋壳是困难的，故选B。
6. 蛋壳易碎，所以操作时要慢，slowly符合，故选C。
7. 蛋壳可能裂成很多小块，little表示“小的”，修饰pieces，故选A。
8. 蛋壳碎了之后要扔掉，重新用新的，throw away符合，故选C。
9. 涂了特殊材料后蛋壳不会碎，special符合，故选D。
10. 前文说放在空间里，后文说人们只能看不能碰，是因果关系，so表结果，故选A。
11. 主语是he，对应的形容词性物主代词是his，故选B。
12. 放在玻璃下是为了让作品保存更久，last表示“持续”，故选B。
13. 修饰物（sculptures），表示“令人惊叹的”，用amazing，故选A。
14. wonders是可数名词复数，many修饰可数名词复数，故选B。
15. 实现梦想，come true符合语境，故选D。
【答案】1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.A 11.B 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.D
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、代词与连词用法
【点评】本文围绕蛋壳艺术展开，内容贴近生活，考察学生语篇理解、词汇辨析及语法运用能力，是典型的初中完形填空题目，有助于提升学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】1. 结合后文“He uses eggshells!”可知，此处表示“用不同寻常的材料创作”，介词with表示“用”，故选D。
2. 蛋壳是鸡蛋外部坚硬的部分，hard符合语境，故选C。
3. 用铅笔在蛋壳上画画，draw a picture是固定搭配，故选B。
4. 前文提到画图案，此处指用工具雕刻图案，carve符合，故选A。
5. 根据常识及后文“LeMaster needs to control the tool...”可知，雕刻蛋壳是困难的，故选B。
6. 蛋壳易碎，所以操作时要慢，slowly符合，故选C。
7. 蛋壳可能裂成很多小块，little表示“小的”，修饰pieces，故选A。
8. 蛋壳碎了之后要扔掉，重新用新的，throw away符合，故选C。
9. 涂了特殊材料后蛋壳不会碎，special符合，故选D。
10. 前文说放在空间里，后文说人们只能看不能碰，是因果关系，so表结果，故选A。
11. 主语是he，对应的形容词性物主代词是his，故选B。
12. 放在玻璃下是为了让作品保存更久，last表示“持续”，故选B。
13. 修饰物（sculptures），表示“令人惊叹的”，用amazing，故选A。
14. wonders是可数名词复数，many修饰可数名词复数，故选B。
15. 实现梦想，come true符合语境，故选D。
【答案】1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.A 11.B 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.D
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、代词与连词用法
【点评】本文围绕蛋壳艺术展开，内容贴近生活，考察学生语篇理解、词汇辨析及语法运用能力，是典型的初中完形填空题目，有助于提升学生的综合语言运用能力。
【难度系数】0.6
三、阅读理解。(共两节,20小题;满分40分)
第一节: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。(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A(2025·江苏南通如皋期中)
An experiment(实验) you can try at home
WHAT YOU NEED
two glasses, water, salt, ▲, a small
of thin and hard cardboard, a spoon
STEPS TO TAKE
• Fill the glasses with water. Put two large spoons of salt into the first glass and stir(搅动) it.
续表
• Add a few drops(滴) of food colouring into the other glass.
• Cover the glass of coloured water with the cardboard. Turn it upside down and put it on top of the glass of salt water. Pull the cardboard out from between the glasses.
• The coloured water and the colourless salt water won't mix!
HOW IT WORKS
The coloured water and the colourless salt water stay apart(分离) because salt water is heavier. The heavier salt water stays at the bottom of the glass and the lighter coloured water stays at the top.
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A. sugar B. ice C. a towel D. food colouring
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A. To add more taste to the coloured water.
B. To make the coloured water stay at the bottom.
C. To make the colourless water become heavier.
D. To mix the coloured water with the colourless water.
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A. Your Voice. B. Star Stories.
C. Facing Changes. D. Amazing Science.
第一节: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。(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A(2025·江苏南通如皋期中)
An experiment(实验) you can try at home
WHAT YOU NEED
two glasses, water, salt, ▲, a small
of thin and hard cardboard, a spoonSTEPS TO TAKE
• Fill the glasses with water. Put two large spoons of salt into the first glass and stir(搅动) it.
续表
• Add a few drops(滴) of food colouring into the other glass.
• Cover the glass of coloured water with the cardboard. Turn it upside down and put it on top of the glass of salt water. Pull the cardboard out from between the glasses.
• The coloured water and the colourless salt water won't mix!
HOW IT WORKS
The coloured water and the colourless salt water stay apart(分离) because salt water is heavier. The heavier salt water stays at the bottom of the glass and the lighter coloured water stays at the top.
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)1. Which of the following should be put in "▲"?A. sugar B. ice C. a towel D. food colouring
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)2. Why is salt used in the experiment?A. To add more taste to the coloured water.
B. To make the coloured water stay at the bottom.
C. To make the colourless water become heavier.
D. To mix the coloured water with the colourless water.
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)3. In which part of the magazine can we find the passage?A. Your Voice. B. Star Stories.
C. Facing Changes. D. Amazing Science.
答案：1. D 【点拨】根据“Add a few drops（滴）of food colouring into the other glass.”可知，实验需要食用色素。故选 D。
2. C 【点拨】根据“... because salt water is heavier. The heavier salt water stays at the bottom of the glass and the lighter coloured water stays at the top.”可知，盐使无色的水变得更重。故选 C。
3. D 【点拨】根据标题“An experiment(实验) you can try at home”并通读全文可知，本文与科学有关。故选 D。
2. C 【点拨】根据“... because salt water is heavier. The heavier salt water stays at the bottom of the glass and the lighter coloured water stays at the top.”可知，盐使无色的水变得更重。故选 C。
3. D 【点拨】根据标题“An experiment(实验) you can try at home”并通读全文可知，本文与科学有关。故选 D。
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕家庭科学小实验展开，需通过定位原文细节信息解答各小题。解题思路：先通读全文理解实验内容，再针对每个问题回到原文对应位置查找关键信息，结合选项逐一分析排除，得出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据实验步骤第二条“Add a few drops of food colouring into the other glass”可知，实验需要食用色素，对应选项D。A（糖）、B（冰）、C（毛巾）均未在实验材料或步骤中提及，排除。
2. 第2题：根据“HOW IT WORKS”部分“The coloured water and the colourless salt water stay apart because salt water is heavier”可知，盐的作用是让无色的水（盐水）变得更重，对应选项C。A（增加味道）、B（让有色水在底部）、D（混合两种水）均与原文不符，排除。
3. 第3题：文章标题为“An experiment you can try at home”，内容是科学小实验，属于科学类主题，对应选项D。A（你的声音）、B（明星故事）、C（面对变化）均不符合文章主题，排除。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.D
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解）、阅读理解（推理判断）、科学实验英语阅读
【点评】
本题为贴近生活的英语阅读理解题，以家庭小实验为载体，考查学生对原文细节信息的查找与理解，以及对文章主题的推理判断，难度适中，能引导学生关注生活中的科学现象。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，围绕家庭科学小实验展开，需通过定位原文细节信息解答各小题。解题思路：先通读全文理解实验内容，再针对每个问题回到原文对应位置查找关键信息，结合选项逐一分析排除，得出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据实验步骤第二条“Add a few drops of food colouring into the other glass”可知，实验需要食用色素，对应选项D。A（糖）、B（冰）、C（毛巾）均未在实验材料或步骤中提及，排除。
2. 第2题：根据“HOW IT WORKS”部分“The coloured water and the colourless salt water stay apart because salt water is heavier”可知，盐的作用是让无色的水（盐水）变得更重，对应选项C。A（增加味道）、B（让有色水在底部）、D（混合两种水）均与原文不符，排除。
3. 第3题：文章标题为“An experiment you can try at home”，内容是科学小实验，属于科学类主题，对应选项D。A（你的声音）、B（明星故事）、C（面对变化）均不符合文章主题，排除。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.D
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解）、阅读理解（推理判断）、科学实验英语阅读
【点评】
本题为贴近生活的英语阅读理解题，以家庭小实验为载体，考查学生对原文细节信息的查找与理解，以及对文章主题的推理判断，难度适中，能引导学生关注生活中的科学现象。
【难度系数】
0.6