第二节:阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项,使短文通顺连贯,其中有两项是多余选项。(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. 16 Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals for vaccinations(疫苗接种) to prevent disease. They have special stores for animal food. 17 When you visit people's homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. 18
19 One of them might be: Their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. 20 They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
16.
In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. 16 Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals for vaccinations(疫苗接种) to prevent disease. They have special stores for animal food. 17 When you visit people's homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. 18
19 One of them might be: Their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. 20 They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
16.
D
17. E
18. B
19. C
20. F
答案：16. D 17. E 18. B 19. C 20. F
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语七选五题型，需结合上下文语境、话题一致性及逻辑关系选择合适句子。16题前文介绍宠物，后文讲照顾宠物的措施，需选体现人们对宠物态度的句子；17题前文提及动物食品店，需选与动物食品相关的内容；18题前文提到鸟食器欢迎鸟类，需选符合鸟类特点的句子；19题后文列举喜欢动物的原因，需选总起原因的句子；20题前文说老人孤独，需选承接问题并引出解决办法的句子。
【解析】
16. 前文指出“These are their pets.”，后文说明带宠物去医院打疫苗等照顾措施，D选项“People love these pets and regard them as their good friends.”体现了人们对宠物的喜爱态度，衔接自然，故16选D。
17. 前文提到“They have special stores for animal food.”，E选项“Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.”承接上文关于动物食品的话题，说明人们在动物食品上的花费，故17选E。
18. 前文提到“almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal.”，B选项“They are free to come and go.”符合鸟类自由进出的特点，与前文语境一致，故18选B。
19. 后文列举了加拿大人喜欢动物的具体原因（家庭关系不紧密、老人孤独等），C选项“People in Canada have many reasons for liking animals.”总起下文的原因，引出话题，故19选C。
20. 前文说“When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely.”，F选项“But pets can solve this problem.”承接上文老人孤独的问题，引出宠物作为解决办法，衔接下文“They can be good friends...”，故20选F。
【答案】
16.D 17.E 18.B 19.C 20.F
【知识点】
英语七选五阅读，上下文逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题考查英语七选五题型，要求学生具备良好的语境分析能力，通过把握句子间的话题关联和逻辑关系选择正确选项，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
本题为英语七选五题型，需结合上下文语境、话题一致性及逻辑关系选择合适句子。16题前文介绍宠物，后文讲照顾宠物的措施，需选体现人们对宠物态度的句子；17题前文提及动物食品店，需选与动物食品相关的内容；18题前文提到鸟食器欢迎鸟类，需选符合鸟类特点的句子；19题后文列举喜欢动物的原因，需选总起原因的句子；20题前文说老人孤独，需选承接问题并引出解决办法的句子。
【解析】
16. 前文指出“These are their pets.”，后文说明带宠物去医院打疫苗等照顾措施，D选项“People love these pets and regard them as their good friends.”体现了人们对宠物的喜爱态度，衔接自然，故16选D。
17. 前文提到“They have special stores for animal food.”，E选项“Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.”承接上文关于动物食品的话题，说明人们在动物食品上的花费，故17选E。
18. 前文提到“almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal.”，B选项“They are free to come and go.”符合鸟类自由进出的特点，与前文语境一致，故18选B。
19. 后文列举了加拿大人喜欢动物的具体原因（家庭关系不紧密、老人孤独等），C选项“People in Canada have many reasons for liking animals.”总起下文的原因，引出话题，故19选C。
20. 前文说“When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely.”，F选项“But pets can solve this problem.”承接上文老人孤独的问题，引出宠物作为解决办法，衔接下文“They can be good friends...”，故20选F。
【答案】
16.D 17.E 18.B 19.C 20.F
【知识点】
英语七选五阅读，上下文逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题考查英语七选五题型，要求学生具备良好的语境分析能力，通过把握句子间的话题关联和逻辑关系选择正确选项，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
四、词汇运用。(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。(2025·江苏镇江调研)
There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. He thought he was a smart and careful animal.
One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a nice s 1 came to him. "Cheese!" the mouse said happily. "I'll have it for breakfast."
But then he remembered his parents' w 2. His parents often said, "Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese."
So the young mouse w 3 quietly. Then he heard a quiet "Miaow" and he knew the cat was there. So he stayed in the hole and said happily to h 4, "I took my parents' advice and learned to wait."
The next day, he put his nose out of the hole slowly, and the same smell came again. This time he could see the cheese! It was o 5 a few centimetres away, but he sat still and waited in his hole. He did not hear any sounds of the cat. I 6, he heard a very quiet "Woof", a sound just like from a dog.
"Oh, it's a dog!" he thought, "If the dog is there, the cat won't be there. So I am s 7." The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. The cat c 8 him and ate him later. When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, "I'm glad I listened to my p 9 and learned a second l 10. Sometimes, it can really make a difference."
1.
6.
根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。(2025·江苏镇江调研)
There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. He thought he was a smart and careful animal.
One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a nice s 1 came to him. "Cheese!" the mouse said happily. "I'll have it for breakfast."
But then he remembered his parents' w 2. His parents often said, "Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese."
So the young mouse w 3 quietly. Then he heard a quiet "Miaow" and he knew the cat was there. So he stayed in the hole and said happily to h 4, "I took my parents' advice and learned to wait."
The next day, he put his nose out of the hole slowly, and the same smell came again. This time he could see the cheese! It was o 5 a few centimetres away, but he sat still and waited in his hole. He did not hear any sounds of the cat. I 6, he heard a very quiet "Woof", a sound just like from a dog.
"Oh, it's a dog!" he thought, "If the dog is there, the cat won't be there. So I am s 7." The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. The cat c 8 him and ate him later. When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, "I'm glad I listened to my p 9 and learned a second l 10. Sometimes, it can really make a difference."
1.
smell
2. words
3. waited
4. himself
5. only
6.
Instead
7. safe
8. caught
9. parents
10. language
答案：1. smell 2. words 3. waited 4. himself 5. only
6. Instead 7. safe 8. caught 9. parents 10. language
6. Instead 7. safe 8. caught 9. parents 10. language
解析：
【分析】首先通读全文，理解短文讲述的小老鼠听从父母建议等待，却误判声音被猫抓住，猫也从中获得教训的故事。解题时需先把握上下文语境，再结合首字母提示，同时关注单词的词性、时态、固定搭配等语法规则，逐一确定每个空的正确单词。
【解析】1. 根据后文“Cheese!”及首字母s，此处指奶酪的气味，填smell；2. 结合后文父母的叮嘱内容，此处指父母的话，填words；3. 呼应父母“Always wait”的建议，结合首字母w及时态（过去式），填waited；4. 固定搭配say to oneself（自言自语），主语为he，填himself；5. 结合“a few centimetres away”及首字母o，此处指距离仅几厘米，填only；6. 前文未听到猫的声音，后文转折提到听到狗的声音，表替代转折，填Instead；7. 小老鼠以为狗在就安全，结合首字母s，填safe；8. 猫抓住了老鼠，时态为过去式，填caught；9. 猫提到自己听从父母的话，结合首字母p，填parents；10. 固定搭配learn a second language，此处指猫从狗叫中学到的“教训”，填language。
【答案】1. smell 2. words 3. waited 4. himself 5. only 6. Instead 7. safe 8. caught 9. parents 10. language
【知识点】词汇运用、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】本题为首字母填空类词汇题，通过完整的故事语境考查学生对常用词汇的掌握及上下文逻辑的理解，需结合故事内容和语法规则准确填词，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】1. 根据后文“Cheese!”及首字母s，此处指奶酪的气味，填smell；2. 结合后文父母的叮嘱内容，此处指父母的话，填words；3. 呼应父母“Always wait”的建议，结合首字母w及时态（过去式），填waited；4. 固定搭配say to oneself（自言自语），主语为he，填himself；5. 结合“a few centimetres away”及首字母o，此处指距离仅几厘米，填only；6. 前文未听到猫的声音，后文转折提到听到狗的声音，表替代转折，填Instead；7. 小老鼠以为狗在就安全，结合首字母s，填safe；8. 猫抓住了老鼠，时态为过去式，填caught；9. 猫提到自己听从父母的话，结合首字母p，填parents；10. 固定搭配learn a second language，此处指猫从狗叫中学到的“教训”，填language。
【答案】1. smell 2. words 3. waited 4. himself 5. only 6. Instead 7. safe 8. caught 9. parents 10. language
【知识点】词汇运用、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】本题为首字母填空类词汇题，通过完整的故事语境考查学生对常用词汇的掌握及上下文逻辑的理解，需结合故事内容和语法规则准确填词，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6