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2024—2025学年第一学期初中阶段性学习评价I 九年级英语试卷 一、听力 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) A) 听对话回答问题，每段对话听两遍。 1. What will the weather be like? A. B. C. 2. Where is Rick spending his weekend? A. B. C. 3. What is Mary’s animal sign? A. B. C. 4. What did John’s mother use to be? A. B. C. 5. Where is the hotel? A. Next to a post office. B: On Bridge Street. C. Behind a supermarket. 6 Who cleans the house every day? A. Tina’s father. B. Tina’s mother. C. Tina’s sister. 7. What can we know about the boy? A. He has trouble in reading this word. B. He always makes a mistake with the spelling of “receive”. C. He wants to make friends with the word. 8. What time should they meet? A. At 8p. m. . B. At 10 a. m. . C. At 9 a. m. . 9. What did the girl do last Sunday afternoon? A. She went shopping and bought a nice skirt. B. She went to the farm with her parents. C. She saw a film with her friends. 10. What does Nick think of the film? A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Great. B) 听对话和短文答题 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。 听一段对话，回答11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待 “嘀”的信号，进入第一篇短文。 11. Where will they go for a picnic? A. By the lake. B. In the park. C. On the hill. 12. When will they meet tomorrow morning? A. At 8:00. B. At 9:00. C. At 9:30. 听第一篇短文，回答13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待 “嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。 My favourite sport—fishing What I often catch 13 My friend`s advice 14 What I am really interested in sitting in a boat and 15 13. A. shoes B. fish C. nothing 14. A. improve fishing skills B. give up fishing C. fish with a friend 15. A. doing nothing at all B. tasting fresh fish C. getting rubbish out of water 听第二篇短文，回答16-20小题。 16. How long have the Whites been in China? A. For only one year. B. For two years. C. For more than two years. 17. Where did the Whites go for a trip last week? A. To Mount Emei. B. To Mount Tai. C. To Mount Huang. 18. How did the Whites go to Chengdu? A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By train. 19. Why didn’t the Whites feed the monkeys? A. Because they didn’t take any food with them. B. Because other tourists told them not to feed the monkeys. C. Because they didn’t think tourists should feed the monkeys. 20. What didn’t the Whites like? A. Other tourists. B. The hot food. C. The monkeys. 二、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1. After Spud Webb graduated from ________ university, he became an NBA player. A. an B. the C. / D. a 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：斯普德·韦伯大学毕业后，成为了一名NBA球员。 考查冠词。graduate from university“大学毕业”，此处“university”指的是一个抽象的概念，即“大学”这个整体，而不是指某个具体的大学，当名词被用作抽象概念时，它们通常不需要冠词。故选C。 2. The little girl is always strict with others but not with herself. I really don’t like her double ________. A. cost B. power C. standards D. check 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个小女孩总是对别人严格，却对自己不严格。我真的不喜欢她的双重标准。 考查名词辨析。cost成本，费用；power力量，权力；standards标准；check检查，核对。根据“is always strict with others but not with herself”可知，这里说的是对别人和对自己的不同标准，double standards表示“双重标准”。故选C。 3. Most of us think our new chairperson is ________ and he doesn’t talk much about his abilities or achievements. A. creative B. modest C. organized D. curious 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们大多数人都认为我们的新主席很谦虚，他很少谈论自己的能力或成就。 考查形容词辨析。creative有创造力的；modest谦虚的；organized有条理的；curious好奇的。根据“he doesn’t talk much about his abilities or achievements”可知，不怎么谈论自己能力和成就的人是谦虚的，modest符合语境。故选B。 4. You can’t imagine what great difficulty I had ________ to get the two tickets. A. managing B. to manage C. manage D. managed 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：你无法想象我很难买到这两张票。 考查非谓语动词。根据“You can’t imagine what great difficulty I had…to get the two tickets.”，可知“what great difficulty I had”是一个宾语从句，作“imagine”的宾语，而在宾语从句中，have difficulty (in) doing sth表示“做某事有困难”，其中in可以省略，所以这里需要接动名词形式。故选A。 5. She left her glasses home today, so she could ________ see anything clearly. A. hardly B. nearly C. certainly D. greatly 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：她今天把眼镜落在家里了，所以她几乎看不清任何东西。 考查副词辨析。hardly几乎不；nearly几乎，差不多；certainly当然；greatly非常，极大地。根据“She left her glasses home today”可知，没戴眼镜应该是几乎看不清东西，hardly符合语境。故选A。 6. When you worry about exams, ________ share them with your parents? A. why don’t we B. would you like C. what about D. why not 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：当你为考试焦虑时，为什么不与父母分享你的担忧呢？ 考查特殊疑问句。why don’t we为什么我们不；would you like你想要，其后跟动词不定式；what about……怎么样，其后跟动名词；why not为什么不，其后跟动词原形。根据“When you worry about exams”和“share them with your parents?”可知，主语为you，share为动词原形，空处用why not。故选D。 7. According to rules, people aren’t allowed ________ in public, such as schools, hospitals, cinemas and so on. A. smoking B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoked 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：根据规定，人们不被允许在公共场所吸烟，如学校、医院、电影院等。 考查动词不定式。结合固定搭配“be allowed to do sth被允许去做某事”可知，该句要填动词不定式。故选C。 8. —When are you going to have your hair ________? —Tomorrow. I have one day off. A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. cuts 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你打算什么时候去剪头发？——明天。我有一天假。 考查非谓语动词用法。cut动词原形或过去式、过去分词；to cut动词不定式；cutting现在分词或动名词；cuts动词单三形式。根据“have your hair...”及选项核心动词cut可知，需have sth. done结构，表示“让某事被做”；宾语your hair和宾语补足语cut之间是被动关系，故用过去分词cut。故选A。 9. Flu (流感) is easy to ________ in spring or autumn. We should wash hands as often as possible. A. work out B. stay out C. put out D. break out 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：流感在春季或秋季容易爆发。我们应该尽可能经常洗手。 考查动词短语辨析。work out锻炼；stay out待在外面；put out扑灭；break out爆发。由“in spring or autumn”可知，流感在春季或秋季容易爆发。故选D。 10. I shall hand in my report as soon as it ________ tomorrow. A. completes B. is completed C. will complete D. will be completed 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：明天一完成，我就提交报告。 考查时态和语态。由“as soon as”可知，从句遵循“主将从现”原则，由于主句“I shall hand in my report”时态为将来时，从句用一般现在时态。主语“it”与“complete”之间是被动关系，所以用被动语态，结构为is completed。故选B。 11. Everyone thinks ________ necessary to remember the history of China because it’s of great value. A. that B. it C. this D. one 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：每个人都认为有必要记住中国的历史，因为它很有价值。 考查it的特殊用法。that那个；it它；this这个；one 一个。根据“Everyone thinks…necessary to remember the history of China”可知，主语+think it+形容词+to do sth.表示“认为做某事怎么样”，it为形式宾语，真正的宾语为to remember the history of China。故选B。 12. Which of the following words is formed the same way as the word “roommate”? A. carelessness B. unhappiness C. homesick D. achievement 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：下列哪个单词与“roommate”的构词方式相同？ 考查构词方式。carelessness是由“careless” 加上名词后缀 “-ness” 构成的派生词；unhappiness 是由“happy” 加前缀“un-”并加名词后缀 “-ness” 构成的派生词；roommate由两个名词“room”和“mate”构成的合成词；achievement 是由动词“achieve”加名词后缀 “-ment” 形成的派生词。“roommate” 是由两个名词 “room” 和 “mate” 组合在一起构成合成词，所以homesick与其构词方式相同。故选C。 13. ________ Mary ________ her child like eating dumplings. They think they are delicious. A. Not only; but also B. Both; and C. Neither; nor D. Either; or 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：玛丽和她的孩子都喜欢吃饺子。他们认为饺子很美味。 考查并列连词辨析。Not only...but also不但……而且……，连接并列主语时，谓语动词的数遵循“就近原则”；Both...and……和……都，连接并列主语时，谓语动词用复数形式；Neither...nor既不……也不……，连接并列主语时，谓语动词的数遵循“就近原则”；Either...or要么……要么……，连接并列主语时，谓语动词的数遵循“就近原则”。句中谓语动词“like”是原形，不是第三人称单数形式，说明主语是复数概念，“Mary”和“her child”是两个人，用Both...and连接符合语境。故选B。 14. —________ —I’m thinking about how to get high marks in exams. A. What’s on your mind? B. What happened? C. What time is it? D. What’s the weather like? 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你在想什么？——我在想如何在考试中取得高分。 考查情景交际。What’s on your mind你在想什么；What happened发生了什么；What time is it现在几点钟；What’s the weather like天气怎么样。由“I’m thinking about”可知，问句询问在想什么。故选A。 15. —Could you tell me________ ? —Oh, no. The place is a secret before we get there. A. what we will do B. how will we go there C. where we will go D. who will go with us 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你能告诉我我们将去哪里吗？——哦，不能。在我们到达之前，这个地方是个秘密。 考查宾语从句。由“Could you tell me”可知，此句是宾语从句，用陈述语序；由“The place”可知，答语是地点，引导词用“where”。故选C。 三、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 The Twenty-Four Solar Terms were developed by farmers in ancient China by watching the sun’s yearly movement. These terms are used to ___16___ the seasons, weather, and natural changes. The year is ___17___ into twenty-four periods. This provides the length of time for farmers to plan how many ___18___ they will produce as well as daily life and festivals. Frost’s Descent (霜降) is the last solar term of ___19___. During this period, the climate changes from ___20___ to cold, which means that winter is coming. The frost begins to ___21___, causing plants to slowly lose their liveliness and the earth to become bleak (萧条). Frost forms ___22___ the air cools water condenses (凝结) onto the grass. You may notice the tiny ice-crystals (冰晶) ) on your way to school in the morning. As the saying goes, “Eat persimmons (柿子) during the Frost’s Decent and you won’t get a runny nose (流鼻涕).” Eating persimmons during Frost’s Descent can help people prevent ___23___. Moreover it can also protect their bones. Many Chinese have remembered the poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu who described the beautiful sights in Yuelu Mountain in the late autumn. “The frost-covered leaves are ___24___ than the flowers of spring,” he writes. ____25____ Frost’s Descent, the maples and other trees start to turn red and yellow all over the hills, bright as fire. 16 A. mark B. influence C. respect D. match 17. A. made B. divided C. put D. changed 18. A. fruits B. vegetables C. flowers D. crops 19. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 20. A. warm B. hot C. cool D. freezing 21. A. stop B. appear C. work D. remain 22. A. until B. because C. before D. when 23. A. colds B. fevers C. headaches D. stomachaches 24. A. greener B. redder C. paler D. greyer 25. A. Like B. Since C. After D. Before 【答案】16. A 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. C 21. B 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. C 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了中国古代农民通过观察太阳每年的运动而制定的二十四节气，并对二十四节气进行了介绍。 【16题详解】 句意：这些节气用于标记季节、天气和自然变化。 mark标记；influence影响；respect尊重；match匹配。根据前文“The Twenty-Four Solar Terms were developed by farmers in ancient China by watching the sun’s yearly movement.”可知，二十四节气是用来标记相关变化的，故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：一年被分为二十四个节气。 made制作；divided划分；put放置；changed改变。“be divided into”表示“被分成……”，符合语境，故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：这为农民提供了计划种植多少作物以及日常生活和节日的时间长度。 fruits水果；vegetables蔬菜；flowers花；crops作物。根据“farmers”以及常识可知，农民主要规划种植作物，故选D。 【19题详解】 句意：霜降是秋季的最后一个节气。 spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。根据常识可知，霜降在秋季，故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：在这个时期，气候从凉爽变为寒冷，这意味着冬天即将来临。 warm温暖的；hot热的；cool凉爽的；freezing极冷的。根据“from...to cold”可知，是从凉爽变得寒冷，故选C。 【21题详解】 句意：霜开始出现，导致植物慢慢失去生机，大地变得萧条。 stop停止；appear出现；work工作；remain保持。根据“causing plants to slowly lose their liveliness”可知，霜开始出现了，故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：当空气冷却时，水凝结在草上就形成了霜。 until直到；because因为；before在……之前；when当……时候。根据语境可知，这里说的是霜形成的条件，当空气冷却时，所以用when引导时间状语从句，选D。 【23题详解】 句意：霜降期间吃柿子可以帮助人们预防感冒。 colds感冒；fevers发烧；headaches头痛；stomachaches胃痛。根据前文“Eat persimmons (柿子) during the Frost’s Decent and you won’t get a runny nose (流鼻涕).”可知，吃柿子可预防流鼻涕，即预防感冒，故选A。 【24题详解】 句意：他写道：“霜叶红于二月花。” greener更绿；redder更红；paler更苍白；greyer更灰暗。根据常识可知，霜降时树叶变红，故选B。 【25题详解】 句意：霜降之后，枫叶和其他树木开始满山遍野地变成红色和黄色，像火一样明亮。 Like像；Since自从；After在……之后；Before在……之前。根据常识可知，霜降后树叶变色，故选C。 四、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Do you find it hard to say “no” whenever someone comes to you for help? Do you feel sorry when you have to tell people that you really can’t help them? And do you often say “yes” while your answer is “no”? If you answered “yes”, you may be a “people-pleaser”. Being friendly and helpful is a good thing. However, going too far can make you feel stressed. Luckily, there are some steps that you can take to stop being a people-pleaser. To start with, it’s important to know your limits and create “boundaries (界限)” in your life. Be clear about what you really like to do. You can also tell others what time you are free. They can only come to you at that time. Some people try to please others because they have little confidence in themselves. In this case, you can try positive (积极) self-talk. Remind yourself that you have dreams too. You don’t have to give away your time and energy to do things that don’t bring you joy. Making a sudden change can be hard, so start by taking small steps. You may, for example, try to say “no”. Then, work your way up to saying no in person. Practice this in different situations, such as talking to a salesperson or ordering at a restaurant. Then try refusing your friends or relatives. Stopping being a people-pleaser doesn’t mean you have to give up being kind and helpful altogether. You can still do good things. Pleasing yourself is much more important than pleasing others. 26. According to the passage, what is NOT the possible way to stop being a people-pleaser? A. Knowing your limits. B. Creating “boundaries” in your life. C. Trying positive self-talk. D. Giving away all your time and energy. 27. What can we learn from the passage? A. Being friendly and helpful must make you feel stressed. B. People try to please others because they are confident in themselves. C. If you always don’t know how to refuse others, you may be a “people-pleaser”. D. Refusing to be a people-pleaser means you won’t be kind or helpful. 28. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The ways to be a people-pleaser. B. The steps to stop being a people-pleaser. C. The meanings of being a people-pleaser. D. The importance of not being a people-pleaser. 【答案】26. D 27. C 28. B 【解析】 【导语】本文作者详细解释了如何停止成为一个“讨好者”（people-pleaser），并提供了具体的步骤和建议。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“it’s important to know your limits and create ‘boundaries (界限)’ in your life”可知，要知道自己的极限并在生活中建立界限。根据“you can try positive (积极的) self-talk”可知，可以尝试积极的自我对话。而“Giving away all your time and energy”不是停止让自己成为“取悦他人者”的方法，这正是我们要避免的。故选D。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据“If you answered “yes”, you may be a “people-pleaser”.”可知，如果你总是不知道如何拒绝别人，你可能是一个“讨好型人格”。故选C。 【28题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“there are some steps that you can take to stop being a people-pleaser.”和全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了停止成为“讨好型人格”的步骤和方法。故选B。 B What’s the first thing that comes into your mind when you think of wheat straw (稻草)? Most people would probably see it as a pile of waste in a farmer’s field. However, Wu Cui, an intangible cultural inheritor (非遗传承人), can turn the straw into beautiful artworks. The earliest straw-weaving products (编织物) were found in Zhejiang Province. This discovery means a lot to Chinese traditional culture. The Book of Rites also records that there were already mats (垫子) made of grass and experienced straw-weaving. craftsmen (手艺人) during the Zhou Dynasty. Straw weaving is a method of making daily items or artworks. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Wu explains the process of straw weaving: choosing from materials is the first step of a process that may take weeks, or even months to complete. You need to draw the piece on paper, which requires drawing skills. Next comes weaving, shaping and keeping of the work. Even by finishing that process, it does not mean that you will always create a good piece of work, and the hardest part is to make it lifelike. In the past, straw items could be found almost in every family in the countryside, in the form of straw hats and straw shoes, because they were practical in everyday life. But with the development of industry, many of these products are made in factories. This makes people gain little money, and there are only about 100 people joining in the work across the country. Wu says to a news reporter that more craftsmen should work together to make a difference to the spread of the traditional culture. Many hands make light work. 29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Wu Cui sees wheat straw as a pile of waste. B. The earliest straw-weaving products were found in Zhenjiang. C. People are forced to give up weaving straw because of making little money. D. In the past, straw items were hardly found in every family in the countryside. 30. Which is the right process of straw weaving? ①weave the work ②choose from materials ③make the work lifelike ④draw the piece on paper A. ②④①③ B. ④②①③ C. ①②③④ D. ①③②④ 31. What can we learn from the passage? A. Wu Cui first turned the straw into beautiful artworks. B. Few people will work on straw weaving in the future. C. Wu Cui hopes more people will be interested in the traditional culture. D. Straw weaving was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2009. 【答案】29. C 30. A 31. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者详细介绍了稻草编织的历史、制作过程及其文化价值。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段“with the development of industry, many of these products are made in factories. This makes people gain little money, and there are only about 100 people joining in the work across the country.”可知，随着工业的发展，许多草编产品在工厂生产，这使得人们赚的钱很少，因此人们被迫放弃草编。故选C。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“choosing from materials is the first step...You need to draw the piece on paper...Next comes weaving, shaping and keeping of the work...make it lifelike”可知，草编的过程是：选择材料、在纸上画草图、编织、塑形和保持作品。故选A。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“more craftsmen should work together to make a difference to the spread of the traditional culture.”可知，吴翠希望更多的工匠齐心协力，促进传统文化的传播。故选C。 C Anne and Diana were getting ready for a concert. Anne was one of the performers. “Are you nervous?” asked Diana. “Not at all. I’ve spoken lots in public now. I’m reciting (背诵) a poem that is very emotional (有感情的).” At the hotel, Anne went to the performers’ dressing room. She suddenly felt shy. The other performers were from the city. She was from the country. Unluckily, a professional (专业的) speaker recited a poem before Anne. When it was time Anne walked slowly onto the stage. But she had a fear of the stage, and it paralyzed her completely. She stood without speaking. Then, she saw Gilbert in the audience. Anne thought that he was laughing at her. Actually, Gilbert was enjoying the evening. He thought Anne looked beautiful. Anne did not want to fail in front of Gilbert. Her nervousness disappeared. She began her poem. She believed in herself. After the concert, the lady from the city introduced Anne to everybody. A tall girl gave her high praise. “What an evening! Anne, your poem was great. I was worried at first. You were better than that professional woman,” said Jane. “No, I wasn’t better than her. I’m only a schoolgirl, with a little talent. But I’m happy that people liked my performance,” said Anne. “Those ladies with the diamonds (钻石) on were beautiful. Imagine being rich! ” said Jane. “We are rich. We’re sixteen years old. We’ve got imaginations. Look at that sky. It’s not lovelier with money. Do you want to be that tall girl and look sad all your life? You know you don’t, Jane Andrews,” said Anne. “I don’t know. I think diamonds make you feel quite good,” said Jane. “Well, I just want to be myself. I’m quite happy to be Anne of Green Gables, with my pearl necklace (珍珠项链) from Matthew.” —Adapted from Anne of Green Gables 32. Why did Anne suddenly feel shy when she went to the performers’ dressing room? A. Because she was from the city. B. Because she was from the country. C. Because she hasn’t prepared well. D. Because she hasn’t spoken in public. 33. What does the underlined word “paralyzed” mean in this story? A. Get someone well prepared. B. Make someone look beautiful. C. Get someone out of trouble. D. Make someone unable to feel or move. 34. What can we infer from the passage? A. Gilbert was Anne’s classmate but they had a fight before. B. Anne was afraid of acting on the stage when she was a little girl. C. Gilbert came to the concert because he wanted to make fun of Anne. D. Anne had her own way of understanding and winning respect from others. 35. Which is the best title for this story? A. The Concert B. The Rich Girls C. The Poem D. The Bad Experience 【答案】32. B 33. D 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇小说节选，选自《绿山墙的安妮》，文章讲述了安妮在音乐会上的经历。起初，她因为来自乡村而感到害羞，后来因为害怕舞台而无法表演。但在看到吉尔伯特后，她克服了紧张，成功背诵了诗歌，并赢得了观众的赞赏。安妮对自己的表现感到满意，并对简说，她不需要钻石或成为别人，只要做自己就很快乐。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“She suddenly felt shy. The other performers were from the city. She was from the country.”可知，她感到害羞是因为她来自乡村，感觉自己与城市来的表演者不同。故选B。 【33题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“But she had a fear of the stage, and it paralyzed her completely. She stood without speaking.”可知，安妮站在舞台上由于恐惧，一声不吭地站在那儿，意味着她因为恐惧而无法动弹或说话，所以可猜测出paralyzed可能是“使某人无法感知或移动”的意思。故选D。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据“‘We are rich. We’re sixteen years old. We’ve got imaginations. Look at that sky. It’s not lovelier with money. Do you want to be that tall girl and look sad all your life? You know you don’t, Jane Andrews,’ said Anne.”可知，安妮认为年轻、幸福、想象力等这些她拥有的美好东西，让她富有，而不是一些物质上的东西，由此可看出安妮有自己理解和赢得他人尊重的方式。故选D。 【35题详解】 最佳标题题。根据“Anne and Diana were getting ready for a concert. Anne was one of the performers.”及结合选段内容可知，选段主要讲述了安妮在音乐会上的表演经历，选项A“音乐会”是这个故事最合适的标题。故选A。 D 阅读以下内容，从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项是多余的。 Sleep is necessary for our good health. Physically, we are relaxed. However, there are a lot of things going on in our brain while we are asleep. ___36___ Sleep helps the mind learn difficult tasks. It helps go over any forgotten knowledge or skills that people think they have forgotten during the day. ___37___ During sleep, the brain choose to keep the memory which have a greater emotional value. ___38___ The brain helps recall and organize our memories. That’s why people think out new ideas after a night’s sleep. There are two stages of sleep: (1) NREM (non-rapid eye movement) ; (2) REM (rapid eye movement). During the NREM, our body relaxes and many other functions like brain activity, slow down, compared (比较) to what they happen when we are awake. The REM stage is an active stage. ___39___ The REM stage is when most dreams happen, and according to the researchers, we spend about two hours every night dreaming. These dreams may be unclear or vivid images (生动的图像) where our brain is processing and gathering information during this stage. ___40___ So we still have a long way to go to get a better understanding of sleep and brain. A. So our brain never really stops working. B. It’s important to have proper sleep skills. C. Science work hard on the ways they happen. D. It plays an important role in learning new skills so that these skills are kept in your memory forever. E The memory that the brain thinks as less valued are left out. F. Science can’t clearly explain many things about dreams as to why and how they happen. G. Each of these processes increases beyond the level when we are awake during the stage. 【答案】36. A 37. D 38. E 39. G 40. F 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了睡眠对大脑和记忆的影响，以及睡眠过程中大脑的活动和梦境的形成。 【36题详解】 根据前文“However, there are a lot of things going on in our brain while we are asleep.”可知，尽管我们在睡觉时身体放松，但大脑仍在活动，选项A“所以我们的大脑从未真正停止工作”符合语境。故选A。 【37题详解】 根据前文“Sleep helps the mind learn difficult tasks. It helps go over any forgotten knowledge or skills that people think they have forgotten during the day”可知，讲的是睡眠在学习中的重要作用，选项D“它在学习新技能中起着重要的作用，这样这些技能就会永远留在你的记忆中。”符合语境。故选D。 【38题详解】 根据前文“During sleep, the brain choose to keep the memory which have a greater emotional value.”可知，大脑选择保留情感价值更高的记忆，选项E“大脑会遗忘觉得不太重要的记忆”符合语境。故选E。 【39题详解】 根据前文“The REM stage is an active stage.”可知，介绍REM阶段这个阶段，选项G“在这个阶段，每个过程都超过我们清醒时的水平”符合语境。故选G。 【40题详解】 根据前文“So we still have a long way to go to get a better understanding of sleep and brain.”可知，要更好地了解睡眠和大脑，我们还有很长的路要走，空处应是说明还有很多问题无法解释，选项F“科学无法清楚解释许多关于梦的事情，比如梦的原因和发生的方式”符合语境。故选F。 五、词汇运用 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其适当的形式填空 (每个词或短语只能用一次) 。 devote; whenever; remain; would rather; get into trouble; connect; pronounce; person; to one’s surprise; be strict with 41. ________, we saw that the football team finally won the championship though it fell behind others in the beginning. 42. My grandpa loves drinking tea. ________ I go to see him, I bring some nice tea. 43. Parents and teachers should ________ children in teaching manners. 44. Simon is energetic. In his spare time, he ________ do outdoor activities than stay at home. 45. If you ________, give me a call at any time. I’m always ready to help you. 46. A new high-speed railway ________ Xizang to Qinghai Province in a few years. 47. The girl’s beautiful ________ caught our attention in yesterday’s English speech competition. 48. Fan Jinshi ________ a large part of her life to researching and protecting the ancient Dunhuang Cave since she went to Dunhuang. 49. He was seriously ill. That’s why he had to ________ in hospital for another two months. 50. Please write down your ________ information so that we can offer you a suitable job. 【答案】41. To our surprise 42. Whenever 43. be strict with 44. would rather 45. get into trouble 46. will connect 47. pronunciation 48. has devoted 49. remain 50. personal 【解析】 【41题详解】 句意：令我们惊讶的是，我们看到这支足球队虽然一开始落后于其他球队，但最终赢得了冠军。根据“we saw that the football team finally won the championship though it fell behind others in the beginning.”可知，落后的球队最后赢得冠军应是出乎意料的，to one’s surprise“令某人惊讶的是”，主语是we，所以用our代替one’s。句首单词首字母大写。故填To our surprise。 【42题详解】 句意：我爷爷喜欢喝茶。每当我去看他时，我都会带一些好茶。根据“...I go to see him, I bring some nice tea.”及备选词可知，应是每当去看望爷爷时，都会带茶，whenever“每当”符合语境。故填Whenever。 【43题详解】 句意：父母和老师在教导礼仪时应该对孩子严格。根据“should...children in teaching manners”及备选词可知，此处指在教导礼仪时应该对孩子严格，be strict with“对……要求严格”，should后跟动词原形，故填be strict with。 【44题详解】 句意：西蒙精力充沛。在空闲时间，他宁愿进行户外活动而不是待在家里。根据“Simon is energetic.”和“...do outdoor activities than stay at home”及备选词可知，此处表示“宁愿进行户外活动而不愿待在家里”，固定短语would rather do...than do...表示“宁愿做……而不愿做……”，故填would rather。 【45题详解】 句意：如果你遇到麻烦，随时给我打电话。我随时准备帮助你。根据“give me a call at any time. I’m always ready to help you.”可知，应是遇到麻烦，给我打电话，get into trouble“陷入麻烦”，主语是you，If引导的条件状语从句用一般现在时，所以谓语动词用原形，故填get into trouble。 【46题详解】 句意：几年后，一条新的高速铁路将连接西藏和青海省。根据“A new high-speed railway ...Xizang to Qinghai Province”及备选词可知，应是指西藏和青海省连接在一起，connect“连接”符合语境，结合“in a few years”可知，时态是一般将来时，结构为“will do”，故填will connect。 【47题详解】 句意：在昨天的英语演讲比赛中，那个女孩极好的发音引起了我们的注意。根据“The girl’s beautiful...caught our attention in yesterday’s English speech competition”及备选词可知，此处指很好的英语发音，pronounce的名词pronunciation“发音”符合语境，故填pronunciation。 【48题详解】 句意：自从来到敦煌，樊锦诗就把自己的大部分时间都花在了对敦煌洞穴的研究和保护上。根据“ ...a large part of her life to researching and protecting the ancient Dunhuang Cave”可知，应是把时间致力于敦煌洞穴的研究和保护。devote...to...“把……贡献给……”，结合“since she went to Dunhuang”可知，时态是现在完成时（have/has done），主语是第三人称，所以助动词用has，故填has devoted。 【49题详解】 句意：他病得很重。这就是为什么他不得不在医院再待两个月。根据“He was seriously ill. That’s why he had to ... in hospital”可知，生病了，应是留在医院，remain“留下”，have to do sth“不得不做某事”，故填remain。 【50题详解】 句意：请写下你的个人信息，以便我们能为你提供合适的工作。空处应填形容词作定语修饰名词information，根据“ so that we can offer you a suitable job”及备选词可知，应是指写下个人信息，person的形容词personal“个人的”符合语境，故填personal。 六、阅读填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) A) 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 On Wednesday, August 7, China got its first-ever gold medal in artistic swimming at the Paris Olympic Games. Among the impressive performers were twin sisters, Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi. B___51___ in 1997 and grew up in Shenzhen, the sisters took an interest in artistic swimming when they came to Shenzhen sports team in 2005, asking to learn artistic swimming. The twins almost didn’t make it to the team b___52___ of their parents’ heights. There is an unwritten r___53___ in artistic swimming. If a sportswoman is less than 1.68 meters tall, she is unlikely to become a professional. The twins’ father is less than 1.7 meters tall, w___54___ their mother is a little taller than 1.6 metres, which m___55___ the daughters are unlikely to be tall enough. However, the twins’ strong will and strengths i___56___ Hu Lianghui, coach of Shenzhen team. She recalled that twins went for t___57___ after school every day. At 20 years old, the twins grew to be 1.72 meters tall. They were among the tallest when j___58___ the national artistic swimming team in 2017. With good physical quality and willingness to bear hardships (吃苦), through years of hard training, they became key players and g___59___ a lot of medals. In 2010, the twins won the gold medal at the provincial games. They a____60____ won a gold and a bronze medal (铜牌) at the national games in 2013 and 2017. Then, they won four gold medals at the 2022 World Championships in Hungary and a gold in the duet event (双人项目) at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, winning the right for the Paris Olympics. 【答案】51. (B)orn 52. (b)ecause 53. (r)ule 54. (w)hile 55. (m)eans 56. (i)mpressed 57. (t)raining 58. (j)oining 59. (g)ot 60. (a)lso 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了双胞胎姐妹王柳懿和王芊懿克服父母身高可能带来的不利影响，凭借自身努力在花样游泳领域取得优异成绩，最终在巴黎奥运会获得中国花样游泳首金的历程。 【51题详解】 句意：王柳懿和王芊懿姐妹俩于1997年出生在深圳，2005年进入深圳队时对花样游泳产生了兴趣，要求学习花样游泳。根据“...in 1997 and grew up in Shenzhen”以及结合所给首字母可知，be born“出生”是固定短语，这里用过去分词born，首字母大写。故填(B)orn。 【52题详解】 句意：这对双胞胎姐妹差点因为父母的身高而没能进入队伍。根据“The twins almost didn’t make it to the team...of their parents’ heights.”以及结合语境可知，because of“因为”是固定短语，后接名词短语，这里表示原因，故填(b)ecause。 【53题详解】 句意：花样游泳有一条不成文的规定。根据“There is an unwritten...in artistic swimming.”以及结合所给首字母可知，rule“规定”符合语境，这里表示一条规定。故填(r)ule。 【54题详解】 句意：这对双胞胎的父亲身高不到1.7米，而她们的母亲身高略高于1.6米。根据“The twins’ father is less than 1.7 meters tall,...their mother is a little taller than 1.6 metres”以及前后句是对比关系可知，while“而”符合语境，故填(w)hile。 【55题详解】 句意：这意味着女儿们不太可能长得足够高。根据“which...the daughters are unlikely to be tall enough.”以及结合所给首字母，可知由父母身高情况得出女儿身高的可能性，mean“意味着”符合语境，这里which指代前面父母身高的情况，是单数概念，时态为一般现在时，动词用第三人称单数形式means。故填(m)eans。 【56题详解】 句意：然而，双胞胎的坚强意志和优势给深圳队教练胡良慧留下了深刻印象。根据“However, the twins’ strong will and strengths...Hu Lianghui, coach of Shenzhen team.”以及结合所给首字母可知，这里是说教练对双胞胎的印象，impress“给……留下深刻印象”符合语境，时态是一般过去时，这里用过去式impressed。故填(i)mpressed。 【57题详解】 句意：她回忆说，双胞胎每天放学后都去训练。根据“She recalled that twins went for...after school every day.”以及结合所给首字母可知，training“训练”符合语境，go for training“去训练”是固定短语。故填(t)raining。 【58题详解】 句意：2017年加入国家花样游泳队时，她们是最高的队员之一。根据“They were among the tallest when...the national artistic swimming team in 2017.”以及结合所给首字母可知，这里是说双胞胎加入国家队的时间，join“加入”符合语境，这里when后省略了they were，用joining。故填(j)oining。 【59题详解】 句意：凭借良好的身体素质和吃苦耐劳的精神，经过多年的艰苦训练，她们成为了主力队员，获得了很多奖牌。根据“they became key players and...a lot of medals.”以及结合所给首字母可知，此处表示得到奖牌，get“获得”符合语境，这里用过去式got。故填(g)ot。 【60题详解】 句意：她们还在2013年和2017年的全运会上获得了一枚金牌和一枚铜牌。根据“They...won a gold and a bronze medal (铜牌) at the national games in 2013 and 2017.”以及结合所给首字母，可知原文中在列举双胞胎获得的奖牌，这里表示补充，also“也，还”符合语境，故填(a)lso。 B) 根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。 The Dragon Boat Festival is important to Chinese people, which has a long history of more than 2,000 years. During this long period of time, different traditions have developed. Dragon boat racing is one of the most important traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival. The activity is widely held in China’s southern and southeastern areas where there are many rivers and lakes. The dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft that is shaped and decorated like a Chinese dragon. There are usually 18 to 20 people in a standard dragon boat for races. Eating Zongzi has become a necessary part of the Dragon Boat Festival celebration. In China almost every family will eat Zongzi when the festival comes. Zongzi is a rice dumpling usually wrapped in reed leaves, with different fillings. Depending on the location and region in China, the taste of Zongzi is different. Generally speaking, people in southern China prefer the salty one while those in northern China love the sweet one. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people usually hang calamus (菖蒲) and wormwood (艾草) on their doors. This is because when the festival is coming, insects are active during this time and people are easy to catch diseases. It is believed that calamus and wormwood have a pleasant smell and they are used medicinally in China and can help keep away from some diseases. During the Dragon Boat Festival, usually, kids would wear sachets (小香囊) in the countryside areas. It is believed that doing so helps drive out the evil spirit and avoid illness. Inside the sachets are some herbal medicines. The shapes of sachets are different and they are tied by the strings together. Traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival ____61____ * The Dragon Boat Festival ____62____ to Chinese people. * The Dragon Boat Festival started over 2,000 years ago. * During the 2,000 years, different traditions have developed. Dragon Boat Racing * It is an important tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival. * People in China’s southern and southeastern areas ____63____ this activity. * There are usually 18 to 20 people in a standard dragon boat for races. Eating Zongzi * It is a necessary part to ____64____ the Dragon Boat Festival. * Zongzi is a rice dumpling that is wrapped in reed leaves. * People in southern China like the salty Zongzi ____65____. Hanging Calamus and Wormwood * Calamus and wormwood are hung usually on ____66____ doors on the Dragon Boat Festival. * People ____67____ catch diseases during the Dragon Boat Festival. * Calamus and wormwood help ____68____ diseases and bad luck. ____69____ Sachets * Children in the countryside areas usually wear sachets. *____70____ are some herbal medicines inside the sachets. 【答案】61. Introduction 62. matters 63. hold 64. celebrate 65. better 66. people’s 67. easily 68. stop##prevent 69. Wearing 70. There 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者详细介绍了端午节的历史、传统活动和习俗，包括赛龙舟、吃粽子、挂菖蒲和艾草、以及孩子们佩戴香囊等。 【61题详解】 根据第一段“The Dragon Boat Festival is important to Chinese people...a long history of more than 2,000 years”可知，第一段是对端午节的介绍。故填Introduction。 【62题详解】 根据第一段“The Dragon Boat Festival is important to Chinese people”可知，端午节对中国人来说很重要，matter to sb.对某人来说很重要，由于“The Dragon Boat Festival”是第三人称单数，时态为一般现在时。故填matters。 【63题详解】 根据第二段“The activity is widely held in China’s southern and southeastern areas”可知，南方和东南地区的人们会举办龙舟赛。故填hold。 【64题详解】 根据第三段“Eating Zongzi has become a necessary part of the Dragon Boat Festival celebration.”可知，吃粽子是庆祝端午节的必要部分。故填celebrate。 【65题详解】 根据第三段“people in southern China prefer the salty one”可知，南方人更喜欢咸的粽子。prefer更喜欢，与“like...better”同义。故填better。 【66题详解】 根据第四段“people usually hang calamus (菖蒲) and wormwood (艾草) on their doors.”可知，人们通常在他们门上挂菖蒲和艾草。故填people’s。 【67题详解】 根据第四段“people are easy to catch diseases.”可知，人们容易生病。故填easily。 【68题详解】 根据第四段“It is believed that calamus and wormwood have a pleasant smell and they are used medicinally in China and can help keep away from some diseases.”可知，菖蒲和艾草可以帮助预防疾病。故填stop/prevent。 【69题详解】 根据最后一段“kids would wear sachets”可知，孩子们会佩戴香囊。故填Wearing。 【70题详解】 根据最后一段“Inside the sachets are some herbal medicines”可知，香囊里有一些草药，首字母要大写。故填There。 七、书面表达 (共1题；满分15分) 71. “望子成龙、望女成凤”是很多父母的心愿。现在有一种类型的父母被称为直升机父母 (helicopter parents) 。请根据学校的征稿要求，用英语写一篇短文。 Helicopter parents are those who are always watching their children closely and offering help at any time. Please look at the picture and write a passage that includes: ● whether your parents are helicopter parents or not and the reason ● how your parents influence you ● what advice you offer to your parents 要求： 1. 内容涵盖所有要点，全文连贯通顺。 2. 文章不少于90词，已给出部分不计入总词数； 3. 文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。 To tell the truth, my parents_____________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文    To tell the truth, my parents love me like helicopter parents do. It makes me unhappy that they often look through my personal things. Besides, if I chat with my friends online, they won’t allow me to use the computer, because they are afraid that I will be cheated.    Helicopter parents have a bad influence on their children. Helicopter parents don’t make their children encounter failure, which will kill the children’s confidence. Even worse, children don’t have many choices of their own and can’t be more independent when they grow up.   I am convinced that parents should allow children to have their own choices. Parents should help children to develop their independence and confidence, and give them more personal space. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏“信息提示”中的介绍要点，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图。借用“表明自己的父母是直升机式父母”来引出重点介绍的内容； 第二步，具体阐述写作内容。描述“直升机”父母对青少年的影响； 第三步，书写结语。对“直升机”父母的建议。 [亮点词汇] ① allow sb. to do sth.允许某人做某事 ② encounter failure遇到失败 [高分句型] Helicopter parents don’t make their children encounter failure, which will kill the children’s confidence.（定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024—2025学年第一学期初中阶段性学习评价I 九年级英语试卷 一、听力 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) A) 听对话回答问题，每段对话听两遍。 1. What will the weather be like? A. B. C. 2. Where is Rick spending his weekend? A. B. C. 3. What is Mary’s animal sign? A. B. C. 4. What did John’s mother use to be? A. B. C. 5. Where is the hotel? A. Next to a post office. B: On Bridge Street. C. Behind a supermarket. 6. Who cleans the house every day? A. Tina’s father. B. Tina’s mother. C. Tina’s sister. 7. What can we know about the boy? A. He has trouble in reading this word. B. He always makes a mistake with the spelling of “receive”. C. He wants to make friends with the word. 8. What time should they meet? A. At 8p. m. . B. At 10 a. m. . C. At 9 a. m. . 9. What did the girl do last Sunday afternoon? A. She went shopping and bought a nice skirt. B. She went to the farm with her parents. C. She saw a film with her friends. 10. What does Nick think of the film? A Boring. B. Interesting. C. Great. B) 听对话和短文答题 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。 听一段对话，回答11-12小题。答题完毕，请等待 “嘀”的信号，进入第一篇短文。 11. Where will they go for a picnic? A. By the lake. B. In the park. C. On the hill. 12. When will they meet tomorrow morning? A. At 8:00. B. At 9:00. C. At 9:30. 听第一篇短文，回答13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待 “嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。 My favourite sport—fishing What I often catch 13 My friend`s advice 14 What I am really interested in sitting in a boat and 15 13. A. shoes B. fish C. nothing 14. A. improve fishing skills B. give up fishing C. fish with a friend 15. A. doing nothing at all B. tasting fresh fish C. getting rubbish out of water 听第二篇短文，回答16-20小题。 16. How long have the Whites been in China? A. For only one year. B. For two years. C. For more than two years. 17. Where did the Whites go for a trip last week? A. To Mount Emei. B. To Mount Tai. C. To Mount Huang. 18. How did the Whites go to Chengdu? A. By plane. B. By bus. C. By train. 19. Why didn’t the Whites feed the monkeys? A. Because they didn’t take any food with them. B. Because other tourists told them not to feed the monkeys. C. Because they didn’t think tourists should feed the monkeys. 20. What didn’t the Whites like? A. Other tourists. B. The hot food. C. The monkeys. 二、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1. After Spud Webb graduated from ________ university, he became an NBA player. A. an B. the C. / D. a 2. The little girl is always strict with others but not with herself. I really don’t like her double ________. A. cost B. power C. standards D. check 3. Most of us think our new chairperson is ________ and he doesn’t talk much about his abilities or achievements. A. creative B. modest C. organized D. curious 4. You can’t imagine what great difficulty I had ________ to get the two tickets. A. managing B. to manage C. manage D. managed 5. She left her glasses home today, so she could ________ see anything clearly. A. hardly B. nearly C. certainly D. greatly 6. When you worry about exams, ________ share them with your parents? A. why don’t we B. would you like C. what about D. why not 7. According to rules, people aren’t allowed ________ in public, such as schools, hospitals, cinemas and so on. A. smoking B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoked 8. —When are you going to have your hair ________? —Tomorrow. I have one day off. A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. cuts 9. Flu (流感) is easy to ________ in spring or autumn. We should wash hands as often as possible. A. work out B. stay out C. put out D. break out 10. I shall hand in my report as soon as it ________ tomorrow. A. completes B. is completed C. will complete D. will be completed 11. Everyone thinks ________ necessary to remember the history of China because it’s of great value. A. that B. it C. this D. one 12. Which of the following words is formed the same way as the word “roommate”? A. carelessness B. unhappiness C. homesick D. achievement 13. ________ Mary ________ her child like eating dumplings. They think they are delicious. A. Not only; but also B. Both; and C. Neither; nor D. Either; or 14. —________ —I’m thinking about how to get high marks in exams. A. What’s on your mind? B. What happened? C. What time is it? D. What’s the weather like? 15. —Could you tell me________ ? —Oh, no. The place is a secret before we get there. A. what we will do B. how will we go there C. where we will go D. who will go with us 三、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 The Twenty-Four Solar Terms were developed by farmers in ancient China by watching the sun’s yearly movement. These terms are used to ___16___ the seasons, weather, and natural changes. The year is ___17___ into twenty-four periods. This provides the length of time for farmers to plan how many ___18___ they will produce as well as daily life and festivals. Frost’s Descent (霜降) is the last solar term of ___19___. During this period, the climate changes from ___20___ to cold, which means that winter is coming. The frost begins to ___21___, causing plants to slowly lose their liveliness and the earth to become bleak (萧条). Frost forms ___22___ the air cools water condenses (凝结) onto the grass. You may notice the tiny ice-crystals (冰晶) ) on your way to school in the morning. As the saying goes, “Eat persimmons (柿子) during the Frost’s Decent and you won’t get a runny nose (流鼻涕).” Eating persimmons during Frost’s Descent can help people prevent ___23___. Moreover it can also protect their bones. Many Chinese have remembered the poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu who described the beautiful sights in Yuelu Mountain in the late autumn. “The frost-covered leaves are ___24___ than the flowers of spring,” he writes. ____25____ Frost’s Descent, the maples and other trees start to turn red and yellow all over the hills, bright as fire. 16. A. mark B. influence C. respect D. match 17. A. made B. divided C. put D. changed 18. A. fruits B. vegetables C. flowers D. crops 19. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 20. A. warm B. hot C. cool D. freezing 21. A. stop B. appear C. work D. remain 22. A. until B. because C. before D. when 23. A. colds B. fevers C. headaches D. stomachaches 24. A. greener B. redder C. paler D. greyer 25. A. Like B. Since C. After D. Before 四、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Do you find it hard to say “no” whenever someone comes to you for help? Do you feel sorry when you have to tell people that you really can’t help them? And do you often say “yes” while your answer is “no”? If you answered “yes”, you may be a “people-pleaser”. Being friendly and helpful is a good thing. However, going too far can make you feel stressed. Luckily, there are some steps that you can take to stop being a people-pleaser. To start with, it’s important to know your limits and create “boundaries (界限)” in your life. Be clear about what you really like to do. You can also tell others what time you are free. They can only come to you at that time. Some people try to please others because they have little confidence in themselves. In this case, you can try positive (积极的) self-talk. Remind yourself that you have dreams too. You don’t have to give away your time and energy to do things that don’t bring you joy. Making a sudden change can be hard, so start by taking small steps. You may, for example, try to say “no”. Then, work your way up to saying no in person. Practice this in different situations, such as talking to a salesperson or ordering at a restaurant. Then try refusing your friends or relatives. Stopping being a people-pleaser doesn’t mean you have to give up being kind and helpful altogether. You can still do good things. Pleasing yourself is much more important than pleasing others. 26. According to the passage, what is NOT the possible way to stop being a people-pleaser? A. Knowing your limits. B. Creating “boundaries” in your life. C. Trying positive self-talk. D. Giving away all your time and energy. 27. What can we learn from the passage? A. Being friendly and helpful must make you feel stressed. B. People try to please others because they are confident in themselves. C. If you always don’t know how to refuse others, you may be a “people-pleaser”. D Refusing to be a people-pleaser means you won’t be kind or helpful. 28. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The ways to be a people-pleaser. B. The steps to stop being a people-pleaser. C. The meanings of being a people-pleaser. D. The importance of not being a people-pleaser. B What’s the first thing that comes into your mind when you think of wheat straw (稻草)? Most people would probably see it as a pile of waste in a farmer’s field. However, Wu Cui, an intangible cultural inheritor (非遗传承人), can turn the straw into beautiful artworks. The earliest straw-weaving products (编织物) were found in Zhejiang Province. This discovery means a lot to Chinese traditional culture. The Book of Rites also records that there were already mats (垫子) made of grass and experienced straw-weaving. craftsmen (手艺人) during the Zhou Dynasty. Straw weaving is a method of making daily items or artworks. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Wu explains the process of straw weaving: choosing from materials is the first step of a process that may take weeks, or even months to complete. You need to draw the piece on paper, which requires drawing skills. Next comes weaving, shaping and keeping of the work. Even by finishing that process, it does not mean that you will always create a good piece of work, and the hardest part is to make it lifelike. In the past, straw items could be found almost in every family in the countryside, in the form of straw hats and straw shoes, because they were practical in everyday life. But with the development of industry, many of these products are made in factories. This makes people gain little money, and there are only about 100 people joining in the work across the country. Wu says to a news reporter that more craftsmen should work together to make a difference to the spread of the traditional culture. Many hands make light work. 29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Wu Cui sees wheat straw as a pile of waste. B. The earliest straw-weaving products were found in Zhenjiang. C. People are forced to give up weaving straw because of making little money. D. In the past, straw items were hardly found in every family in the countryside. 30. Which is the right process of straw weaving? ①weave the work ②choose from materials ③make the work lifelike ④draw the piece on paper A. ②④①③ B. ④②①③ C. ①②③④ D. ①③②④ 31. What can we learn from the passage? A. Wu Cui first turned the straw into beautiful artworks. B. Few people will work on straw weaving in the future. C. Wu Cui hopes more people will be interested in the traditional culture. D. Straw weaving was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2009. C Anne and Diana were getting ready for a concert. Anne was one of the performers. “Are you nervous?” asked Diana. “Not at all. I’ve spoken lots in public now. I’m reciting (背诵) a poem that is very emotional (有感情的).” At the hotel, Anne went to the performers’ dressing room. She suddenly felt shy. The other performers were from the city. She was from the country. Unluckily, a professional (专业) speaker recited a poem before Anne. When it was time Anne walked slowly onto the stage. But she had a fear of the stage, and it paralyzed her completely. She stood without speaking. Then, she saw Gilbert in the audience. Anne thought that he was laughing at her. Actually, Gilbert was enjoying the evening. He thought Anne looked beautiful. Anne did not want to fail in front of Gilbert. Her nervousness disappeared. She began her poem. She believed in herself. After the concert, the lady from the city introduced Anne to everybody. A tall girl gave her high praise. “What an evening! Anne, your poem was great. I was worried at first. You were better than that professional woman,” said Jane. “No, I wasn’t better than her. I’m only a schoolgirl, with a little talent. But I’m happy that people liked my performance,” said Anne. “Those ladies with the diamonds (钻石) on were beautiful. Imagine being rich! ” said Jane. “We are rich. We’re sixteen years old. We’ve got imaginations. Look at that sky. It’s not lovelier with money. Do you want to be that tall girl and look sad all your life? You know you don’t, Jane Andrews,” said Anne. “I don’t know. I think diamonds make you feel quite good,” said Jane. “Well, I just want to be myself. I’m quite happy to be Anne of Green Gables, with my pearl necklace (珍珠项链) from Matthew.” —Adapted from Anne of Green Gables 32. Why did Anne suddenly feel shy when she went to the performers’ dressing room? A. Because she was from the city. B. Because she was from the country. C. Because she hasn’t prepared well. D. Because she hasn’t spoken in public. 33. What does the underlined word “paralyzed” mean in this story? A. Get someone well prepared. B. Make someone look beautiful. C. Get someone out of trouble. D. Make someone unable to feel or move. 34. What can we infer from the passage? A. Gilbert was Anne’s classmate but they had a fight before. B. Anne was afraid of acting on the stage when she was a little girl. C. Gilbert came to the concert because he wanted to make fun of Anne. D. Anne had her own way of understanding and winning respect from others. 35. Which is the best title for this story? A. The Concert B. The Rich Girls C. The Poem D. The Bad Experience D 阅读以下内容，从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项是多余的。 Sleep is necessary for our good health. Physically, we are relaxed. However, there are a lot of things going on in our brain while we are asleep. ___36___ Sleep helps the mind learn difficult tasks. It helps go over any forgotten knowledge or skills that people think they have forgotten during the day. ___37___ During sleep, the brain choose to keep the memory which have a greater emotional value. ___38___ The brain helps recall and organize our memories. That’s why people think out new ideas after a night’s sleep. There are two stages of sleep: (1) NREM (non-rapid eye movement) ; (2) REM (rapid eye movement). During the NREM, our body relaxes and many other functions like brain activity, slow down, compared (比较) to what they happen when we are awake. The REM stage is an active stage. ___39___ The REM stage is when most dreams happen, and according to the researchers, we spend about two hours every night dreaming. These dreams may be unclear or vivid images (生动的图像) where our brain is processing and gathering information during this stage. ___40___ So we still have a long way to go to get a better understanding of sleep and brain. A. So our brain never really stops working. B. It’s important to have proper sleep skills. C. Science work hard on the ways they happen. D. It plays an important role in learning new skills so that these skills are kept in your memory forever. E. The memory that the brain thinks as less valued are left out. F. Science can’t clearly explain many things about dreams as to why and how they happen. G. Each of these processes increases beyond the level when we are awake during the stage. 五、词汇运用 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其适当的形式填空 (每个词或短语只能用一次) 。 devote; whenever; remain; would rather; get into trouble; connect; pronounce; person; to one’s surprise; be strict with 41. ________, we saw that the football team finally won the championship though it fell behind others in the beginning. 42. My grandpa loves drinking tea. ________ I go to see him, I bring some nice tea. 43. Parents and teachers should ________ children in teaching manners. 44. Simon is energetic. In his spare time, he ________ do outdoor activities than stay at home. 45. If you ________, give me a call at any time. I’m always ready to help you. 46. A new high-speed railway ________ Xizang to Qinghai Province in a few years. 47. The girl’s beautiful ________ caught our attention in yesterday’s English speech competition. 48. Fan Jinshi ________ a large part of her life to researching and protecting the ancient Dunhuang Cave since she went to Dunhuang. 49. He was seriously ill. That’s why he had to ________ in hospital for another two months. 50. Please write down your ________ information so that we can offer you a suitable job. 六、阅读填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) A) 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 On Wednesday, August 7, China got its first-ever gold medal in artistic swimming at the Paris Olympic Games. Among the impressive performers were twin sisters, Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi. B___51___ in 1997 and grew up in Shenzhen, the sisters took an interest in artistic swimming when they came to Shenzhen sports team in 2005, asking to learn artistic swimming. The twins almost didn’t make it to the team b___52___ of their parents’ heights. There is an unwritten r___53___ in artistic swimming. If a sportswoman is less than 1.68 meters tall, she is unlikely to become a professional. The twins’ father is less than 1.7 meters tall, w___54___ their mother is a little taller than 1.6 metres, which m___55___ the daughters are unlikely to be tall enough. However, the twins’ strong will and strengths i___56___ Hu Lianghui, coach of Shenzhen team. She recalled that twins went for t___57___ after school every day. At 20 years old, the twins grew to be 1.72 meters tall. They were among the tallest when j___58___ the national artistic swimming team in 2017. With good physical quality and willingness to bear hardships (吃苦), through years of hard training, they became key players and g___59___ a lot of medals. In 2010, the twins won the gold medal at the provincial games. They a____60____ won a gold and a bronze medal (铜牌) at the national games in 2013 and 2017. Then, they won four gold medals at the 2022 World Championships in Hungary and a gold in the duet event (双人项目) at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, winning the right for the Paris Olympics. B) 根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。 The Dragon Boat Festival is important to Chinese people, which has a long history of more than 2,000 years. During this long period of time, different traditions have developed. Dragon boat racing is one of the most important traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival. The activity is widely held in China’s southern and southeastern areas where there are many rivers and lakes. The dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft that is shaped and decorated like a Chinese dragon. There are usually 18 to 20 people in a standard dragon boat for races. Eating Zongzi has become a necessary part of the Dragon Boat Festival celebration. In China almost every family will eat Zongzi when the festival comes. Zongzi is a rice dumpling usually wrapped in reed leaves, with different fillings. Depending on the location and region in China, the taste of Zongzi is different. Generally speaking, people in southern China prefer the salty one while those in northern China love the sweet one. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people usually hang calamus (菖蒲) and wormwood (艾草) on their doors. This is because when the festival is coming, insects are active during this time and people are easy to catch diseases. It is believed that calamus and wormwood have a pleasant smell and they are used medicinally in China and can help keep away from some diseases. During the Dragon Boat Festival, usually, kids would wear sachets (小香囊) in the countryside areas. It is believed that doing so helps drive out the evil spirit and avoid illness. Inside the sachets are some herbal medicines. The shapes of sachets are different and they are tied by the strings together. Traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival ____61____ * The Dragon Boat Festival ____62____ to Chinese people * The Dragon Boat Festival started over 2,000 years ago. * During the 2,000 years, different traditions have developed. Dragon Boat Racing * It is an important tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival. * People in China’s southern and southeastern areas ____63____ this activity. * There are usually 18 to 20 people in a standard dragon boat for races. Eating Zongzi * It is a necessary part to ____64____ the Dragon Boat Festival. * Zongzi is a rice dumpling that is wrapped in reed leaves. * People in southern China like the salty Zongzi ____65____. Hanging Calamus and Wormwood * Calamus and wormwood are hung usually on ____66____ doors on the Dragon Boat Festival. * People ____67____ catch diseases during the Dragon Boat Festival. * Calamus and wormwood help ____68____ diseases and bad luck. ____69____ Sachets * Children in the countryside areas usually wear sachets *____70____ are some herbal medicines inside the sachets. 七、书面表达 (共1题；满分15分) 71. “望子成龙、望女成凤”是很多父母的心愿。现在有一种类型的父母被称为直升机父母 (helicopter parents) 。请根据学校的征稿要求，用英语写一篇短文。 Helicopter parents are those who are always watching their children closely and offering help at any time. 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