《2026年江苏13大市中考名卷优选38套英语》

G(2024 淮安)
Mary began to like her life here. Every morning, she went outside after breakfast and spent most of the day in the grounds. The cold wind brought pink to her face. And she finished all of her food each evening. She was much healthier. After dinner, she liked sitting near the fire and talking to Martha.
"Why does Mr Craven hate the locked garden?" Mary asked once.
"It was Mrs Craven's garden and she loved it. She looked after the flowers together with Mr Craven. No gardeners were allowed in."
"But what happened?" Mary asked.
"There was an old tree in the garden with a branch(树枝) like a seat. Mrs Craven often sat there, reading and talking. One day, the branch broke and she fell down. She was badly hurt and died soon. Mr Craven locked the garden and never talked about it."
Mary seldom felt sorry for anyone, but now she understood how sad her uncle must be.
The wind roared around the house, and the doors and windows banged. Mary listened and through the noise she thought that she heard a child crying.
"Can you hear someone crying?" she asked Martha.
Martha seemed pretty nervous. "No," she answered. "It's only the wind or the servant who works in the kitchen. She's got a toothache. Perhaps she's crying. I'm going to check if she needs any help." After the words. Martha left the room quickly.
When Martha left her alone, Mary decided to explore the house. She went quietly along corridors and up and down stairs. In the silence of the house she heard again the sound of a child crying. She stopped to listen at a door, but then another door opened and Mrs Medlock came out. "What are you doing here?" she said, and she took Mary by the arm and pulled her away. "Get back to your room at once."
—Adapted from The Secret Garden
25. From Paragraph one, we knowD .
A. Mary seldom went outside
B. Mary didn't like Martha
C. Mary felt bored with the life
D. Mary became much healthier
26. Mr CravenB after his wife died.
A. locked himself in the garden
B. never talked about the garden
C. cut down the tree in the garden
D. didn't talk to anyone
27. Why did Mary explore the house after Martha left?
A. To find where the crying came from.
B. To know the house better.
C. To help the servant in the kitchen.
D. To listen at a door of the house.
28. What can you infer(推断) from the passage?
A. Mr Craven would leave home.
B. Martha didn't tell the truth.
C. Mary knew her uncle well.
D. Mrs Medlock was very kind.

答案： G
文体:记叙文(小说)
文章大意:本文节选自小说《秘密花园》,讲述的是Mary发现上了锁的花园,以及听到了哭声,并决定探索那个房子。
25. D 细节理解。根据第一段中“She was much healthier。”可知,Mary健康多了。
26. B 细节理解。根据第五段中“One day, the branch broke and she fell down. She was badly hurt and died soon. Mr Craven locked the garden and never talked about it。”可知,Mr Craven在妻子去世之后,再也没有谈论过那个花园。
27. A 细节理解。根据倒数第二段中“She was going to check if she needs any help。”及最后一段中“When Martha left her alone, Mary decided to explore the house. She went quietly along corridors and up and down stairs. In the silence of the house she heard again the sound of a child crying。”可知,Mary想知道哭声来自哪里。
28. B 推理判断。根据倒数第二段中“It’s only the wind or the servant who works in the kitchen … Perhaps she’s crying. I’m going to check if she needs any help。”以及最后一段中“In the silence of the house she heard again the sound of a child crying。”可知,Martha说那哭声来自风或厨房里的佣人,但是在寂静的房子里,Mary又听到了一个孩子的哭声,可见Martha没有说实话。