《2025年英语拓展听力与阅读中考特辑》

I saved the grain carefully and finally had enough to plant. I built a wall around my garden to keep the wild goats away.
Then when my crop bore its fruit,the birds discovered it. The birds were not afraid of my dog at all. I shot them but as soon as I walked away,they returned. At last,I killed some birds and hung them among the crop,hoping they would serve as the scarecrows,which turned out to be successful. By harvest time,I had nearly two bushels of rice and two and a half bushels of wheat.
With my new grain to store,I found a new problem. The fine grain ran through my baskets. It took me nearly two months to form and dry two ugly pots—one for rice and one for wheat.
Next I formed a clay oven and made some other tools from hard wood and cloth to bake bread. I made and baked bread in my oven. I spent the third year on the island in farming and baking.
Soon after that,I began to think of my days sailing in a tidy boat with Xury. I wished to have a boat and explore the island by sea.
I tried to turn over the ship's boat that I had seen washed up,but failed. I was still determined to have a boat. So I chose a strong tree and spent weeks cutting it down. Then it took me months to turn it from tree to boat.
When it was time to launch,I realized I had made my boat too far from the nearest stream. The boat was far too heavy for me to move. I tried bringing the water to the boat instead of the boat to the water. I soon saw it would take me twenty years of constant labour.
I celebrated my fourth year on the island with two boats,but I was no closer to a sea journey.
(Taken from Robinson Crusoe)
( )12. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us C.
A. how much rice and wheat "I" harvested
B. how many tools "I" made to bake bread
C. how "I" protected "my" crop from the birds
D. how "I" kept the wild goats away from "my" crop
( )13. What do the underlined words "a new problem" in Paragraph 3 refer to?C
A. How to plant grain. B. How to make pots.
C. How to store grain. D. How to fix the baskets.
( )14. By the last sentence "I was no closer to a sea journey",the writer meant "D".
A. 'I' was getting closer and closer to the sea
B. 'I' was getting farther and farther from the sea
C. it was possible for 'me' to have a sea journey in 'my' boats
D. it was still impossible for 'me' to explore the island by sea
( )15. What can we infer from the passage?C
A. "I" managed to turn over the ship's boat.
B. "I" spent months bringing the boat to the nearest stream.
C. "I" tried to solve the problems with "my" courage and wisdom.
D. "I" spent the third year on the island in farming and baking.

答案： 12. C
13. C
14. D
15. C