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2023-2024学年湖北省武汉市东西湖区九年级上.期末英语试卷 第一部分 听力部分一、听力测试第一节听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后,你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。 1．A.Last weekend. B.To Guangzhou. C.Mooncakes. 2．A.Pop music. B.In the hall. C.So relaxing. 3．A.By reading aloud. B.Very well,thanks. C.Last Sunday. 4．A.Aunt Daisy. B.Twice a day. C.A part—time job. 第二节 听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 5．What does the man ask the woman to do? A.Go home together. B.Make a call. C.Prepare dinner. 6．Where does the conversation probably take place? A.In a park. B.In space. C.In a bookstore. 7．What can we learn about Jack? A.He is seriously ill. B.He is always in a hurry. C.He's poor at driving. 8． What is the relationship between the two speakers? A.Teacher and student. B.Father and daughter. C.Husband and wife. 9．How long will the concert last? A.Sixty—five minutes. B.One and a half hours. C.Two hours. 10．What is the woman going to do this evening? A.Have dinner with the man. B.Visit her sister. C.Go to the airport. 11．What can we know about Patrick? A.He had a good time playing football this morning. B.He has forgotten to clean his bedroom. C.He has two good friends to help him. 12． What is the festival probably? A. B.C. 第三节听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间,每段对话或独白读两遍。 13．1.How long haven't they seen each other? A.Less than one year. B.More than one year. C.Three years. 2.Where does the man work now? A.At a university. B.In a food factory. C.At the National bank. 3.What can we know from the conversation? A.The man is older than the woman. B.One of John's sons is in Grade Three. C.The woman has two sons. 14．1.Where does the conversation most probably take place? A.On the street. B.In a hotel. C.At a restaurant. 2.Where is the nearest hotel? A.On the right side of the street. B.In the next street. C.Next to a bank. 3.What can we know about the hotel the man will go to? A.Very far. B.Not too expensive. C.Quite modern. 15．4分.1.What's the relationship between the two speakers? A.Husband and wife. B.Mother and son. C.Close friends. 2.What does the man usually do on weekends? A.He watches football games on TV. B.He plays cards with friends. C.He has tea with friends. 3.Why is the man unhappy about their weekends? A.They seldom invite friends over. B.They seldom go out for a picnic. C.They seldom do anything together. 4.What do they have different opinions about? A.Who should get the car ready. B.How many friends they should invite. CWhat food and drink they should prepare. 16．1.What's the material mainly about? A.A house—warming party. B.Some Russian manners. C.Eating habits in Russian. 2.Which is considered as good gifts in Russian? A.Bread. B.Knives or forks. C.Yellow flowers. 3.What number is the lucky one in Russian? A.6.B.7.C.8. 二、选择填空 1. — Shall we go to the movies tomorrow afternoon? — ________. I’ll save the afternoon for my homework. It’s too much. A. Sorry, I can’t make it B. Yes, it’s a good idea C. Well, it all depends D. No, that’s impossible 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——明天下午我们去看电影好吗？——对不起，我来不了。我会节省下午的时间做作业。作业实在是太多了。 考查情景交际。Sorry, I can’t make it对不起，我不行；Yes, it’s a good idea是的，这是个好主意；Well, it all depends嗯，要看情况而定；No, that’s impossible不，那不可能。根据“I’ll save the afternoon for my homework. It’s too much.”可知，此处应委婉拒绝。故选A。 2. —Lucy, could I borrow your pen? —__________. I have an extra one. A. Many thanks B. Be my guest C. Hard to say D. Take it easy 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——露西，我能借你的钢笔吗？——请便。我额外有一支笔。 考查情景交际。Many thanks多谢；Be my guest请便；Hard to say很难说；Take it easy放轻松。根据“could I borrow your pen?”以及“I have an extra one.”可知是此处是同意借给对方，选项B符合语境。故选B。 3. —Thank you so much for having us. —_________. Hope to meet you soon again. A. You are right B. Sounds great C. Go ahead D. Don’t mention it 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——非常感谢你邀请我们。 ——别客气。希望不久能再次见到你。 考查情景交际。You are right你是对的；Sounds great听起来不错；Go ahead前进；Don’t mention it别客气 (用于回答感谢)。根据前文“Thank you so much for having us.”可知，此处在回复对方的感谢，应该说别客气。故选D。 4. — Where are the flowers? — You see, someone ________ them to the window. A. moved B. has moved C. moves D. will move 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——花儿在哪里？——你看，有人已经把它们移到窗户那里了。 考查现在完成时。根据“Where are the flowers?”可知，刚开始没有看到花，说明有人已经把它们移到窗户那里了，故要用现在完成时，表示对现在造成的影响；结构为have/has+过去分词。故选B。 5. Jenny wasn’t glad because she _________ the concert given by the famous singer. A. missed B. misses C. will miss D. is missing 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：珍妮不高兴，因为她错过了那位著名歌手的音乐会。 考查时态。根据“Jenny wasn’t glad”可知“错过音乐会”这个动作发生在过去，用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故选A。 6. —Would you like to come to the party? —I will if I _________. A. invite B. invited C. am invited D. am inviting 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你想来参加聚会吗？——如果我被邀请，我会的。 考查时态和语态。句子是if引导的条件状语从句，遵循主将从现，从句用一般现在时，且从句主语I和谓语invite之间是被动关系，故从句用一般现在时的被动语态，主语是I，be动词用am。故选C。 7. —Mr. King is supposed to be a well-known writer. —Yeah! But he seems unable to _________ any works because of the terrible sickness. A. produce B. discover C. develop D. form 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——金先生应该是一位知名作家。——是的！但由于严重的病痛，他似乎无法创作任何作品。 考查动词辨析。produce生产，创作；discover发现；develop发展；form形成。根据“because of the terrible sickness”可知，因为生病，所以无法创作任何作品。故选A。 8. —Why don’t you buy that computer as you like it very much? —Because I haven’t got enough __________ money. A. spare B. free C. empty D. plenty 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你为什么不买那台你非常喜欢的电脑呢？——因为我没有足够的闲钱。 考查形容词辨析。spare空余的；free空闲的；empty空的；plenty大量的。根据“Because I haven’t got enough...money”可知是没有足够的闲钱，spare money“闲钱”。故选A。 9. —May I have two tickets for the concert on New Year’s day? —Sorry, we’ve got _________ left. A. neither B. none C. another D. no one 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我可以要两张元旦音乐会的票吗？——对不起，我们一张也没有了。 考查代词辨析。neither两者都不；none没有一个；another另一个；no one没有人。根据“Sorry, we’ve got...left”可知此处指一张票也没有了，故此处用none。故选B。 10. —Shall I meet you at the train station, Emma? —That couldn’t be better. I ________ get lost though I’ve been to your city twice. A. must B. shall C. would D. might 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我去火车站接你好吗，艾玛？——再好不过了。虽然我去过你们的城市两次，但我可能会迷路。 考查情态动词辨析。must必须；shall应该；would将会；might可能。根据“I…get lost though I’ve been to your city twice”可知，艾玛虽然来过这个城市两次，但是还是可能会迷路，故选D。 11. —Let’s go to watch the movie My People, My Country this weekend, shall we? —Great. It’s very hot according to the movie __________ on the Internet. A. theatre B. star C. poster D. review 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这个周末我们去看电影《我和我的祖国》，好吗？——太棒了。根据互联网上的电影评论，这部电影很热门。 考查名词辨析。theatre剧院；star星星；poster海报；review评论。根据“It’s very hot according to the movie…on the Internet.”可知是根据网上的电影评论，这部电影很热门。故选D。 12. —Many young adults find it difficult to make their decisions. —Yes, they have to choose _________ or they will regret in the future. A. hardly B. wisely C. loudly D. bravely 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——许多年轻人发现很难做出决定。——是的，他们必须做出明智的选择，否则他们将来会后悔的。 考查副词辨析。hardly几乎不；wisely明智地；loudly大声地；bravely勇敢地。根据“choose...or they will regret in the future.”可知必须要明智地选择，否则将来会后悔。故选B。 13. —What do you think of the show Readers on CCTV? —It’s a great TV show that _________ our true feelings by reading aloud in public. A. suggests B. performs C. speaks D. expresses 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你觉得中央电视台的《朗读者》节目怎么样？——这是一个很棒的电视节目，通过在公共场合大声朗读来表达我们的真实感受。 考查动词辨析。suggest建议；perform表演；speak说；express表达。根据“our true feelings by reading aloud in public.”可知是通过在公共场合大声朗读来表达我们的真实感受。故选D。 14. —Why was the whole village in darkness? —The power there suddenly ________ under the strong wind. A. cut off B. set off C. put off D. went off 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——为什么整个村子一片黑暗？——受强风的影响，那里突然停电了。 考查动词短语辨析。cut off切断某物的供应；set off动身；put off推迟；went off停止运转。根据“The power there suddenly...under the strong wind.”可知，受强风的影响，供电机器停止运转，所以村子一片黑暗。故选D。 15. —I’d like to know ________ for the party. —I have no idea. A. why did she buy so little food B. what she has prepared C whether will she dance D. when is she leaving 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我想知道她为聚会准备了什么。——我不知道。 考查宾语从句。宾语从句的语序应该是陈述语序，选项ACD的语序是疑问语序，不正确。故选B。 三、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 What a rainy, windy day! Dawson stood in front of his house and looked at the sky with satisfaction. This was perfect weather for ___16___ his new invention—Umbrella Hat. He could hardly wait to see whether it could keep the rain off. He carefully placed the hat on his head and started walking ___17___ along the street. It worked! Suddenly, three boys in his neighborhood ___18___ and stopped him. Todd, the biggest one, pulled his Umbrella Hat off his head. “What’s THIS?” he asked. “It’s an Umbrella Hat. You can wear it on rainy days and... ” Dawson tried to ___19___. The boys laughed, “Will anyone wear that ___20___ thing?” Todd threw the hat onto the ground and they ran off. Dawson picked up his Umbrella Hat from the ground in tears. “Maybe Todd was ___21___...in reality, who would ever need this invention?” He lowered his head and ___22___ to himself. Suddenly he looked up and saw a lady looking at him. “I was just leaving my house ___23___ I saw you and those boys. Are you okay?” Then she saw the ___24___ Umbrella Hat and asked, “Er...what’s that?” “It’s my Umbrella Hat. I thought of it and made it myself... ” answered Dawson. “What a creative mind you have! Don’t ever let the naughty boys put you down! Keep inventing and one day you will ____25____ something really great!” said the lady. “And you have given me a wonderful ____26____,” she continued, “I have a gadget (小器具) shop—Gadgets4 U—and I’d like to hold a ____27____ to find the best young gadget inventor in our town. I will display (展示) three best inventions in my shop. I’m sure you will have a(n) ____28____ of winning a prize.” Dawson’s heart ____29____. Gadgets4 U was one of his favorite places and the thought of having his invention displayed in that wonderful place was too exciting for words. He suddenly felt much better and could already feel lots of new ideas coming out, waiting to ____30____ into life! 16. A. preparing B. examining C. sharing D. testing 17. A. quickly B. purposefully C. carefully D. worriedly 18. A. showed up B. got up C. made up D. shut up 19. A. express B. introduce C. explain D. describe 20. A. common B. stupid C. fun D. uncomfortable 21. A. impolite B. annoyed C. right D. foolish 22. A. told B. called C. shouted D. thought 23. A. after B. before C. while D. when 24. A. awful B. broken C. creative D. valuable 25. A. achieve B. believe C. praise D. prefer 26. A. instruction B. information C. inspiration D. introduction 27. A. meeting B. competition C. dialog D. party 28. A. way B. reason C. excuse D. chance 29. A. lifted B. raised C. touched D. beat 30. A. bring B. appear C. spring D. show 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. C 22. D 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了Dawson发明了一个雨伞帽，但是其他男孩嘲笑他的发明，他感到很沮丧，但是一个女士鼓励了他，他又重新燃气了希望。 【16题详解】 句意：这正是测试他的新发明——雨伞帽的完美天气。 preparing准备；examining检查；sharing分享；testing测试。根据“his new invention”可知是测试他的新发明。故选D。 【17题详解】 句意：他小心翼翼地把帽子戴在头上，开始有目的地沿着街道走。 quickly迅速地；purposefully有目的地；carefully仔细地；worriedly担忧地。根据“started walking...along the street”可知他是为了测试他的发明，所以是有目的地在街上走。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：突然，他所在社区的三个男孩出现了并拦住了他。 showed up出现；got up起床；made up编造；shut up闭嘴。根据“and stopped him”可知这三个男孩出现。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：Dawson试图解释。 express表达；introduce介绍；explain解释；describe描述。根据“It’s an Umbrella Hat. You can wear it on rainy days and”可知他试图向他们解释自己的发明。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：会有人戴那个愚蠢的东西吗？ common常见的；stupid愚蠢的；fun有趣的；uncomfortable不舒服的。根据“Todd threw the hat onto the ground and they ran off.”可知他把Dawson的雨伞帽扔到了地上，所以是嘲笑他的发明很愚蠢。故选B。 【21题详解】 句意：也许Todd是对的。 impolite不礼貌的；annoyed烦恼的；right正确的；foolish愚蠢的。根据“in reality, who would ever need this invention”可知他也开始认为没有人需要自己的发明，所以是认为Todd说的是对的。故选C。 【22题详解】 句意：他低下头，自言自语。 told告诉；called打电话；shouted喊叫；thought思考。根据“to himself.”可知这是他自己想的。故选D。 【23题详解】 句意：我刚刚离开我的房子，看到你和那些男孩。 after在……之后；before在……之前；while当；when当。根据“I saw you and those boys.”可知是当她看到Dawson和其他男孩时，saw是非延续性动词，用when引导。故选D。 【24题详解】 句意：然后她看到了那个破的雨伞帽。 awful可怕的；broken破碎的；creative有创造力的；valuable有价值的。根据“Todd threw the hat onto the ground and they ran off.”可知Todd把雨伞帽摔到了地上，所以这个帽子坏了。故选B。 【25题详解】 句意：继续发明，总有一天你会取得真正伟大的成就！ achieve实现；believe相信；praise赞扬；prefer更喜欢。根据“something really great”可知要继续坚持，会取得真正伟大的成就，achieve符合语境。故选A。 【26题详解】 句意：而且你给我带来了一个灵感。 instruction指导；information信息；inspiration灵感；introduction介绍。根据“I’d like to hold a...to find the best young gadget inventor in our town”可知，他给了那位女士一个好的灵感，她要举办一个比赛。故选C。 【27题详解】 句意：我想举办一个竞赛来寻找我们镇上最好的年轻小器具发明家。 meeting会议；competition比赛；dialog对话；party聚会。根据“I’d like to hold a...to find the best young gadget inventor in our town”可知要举办比赛寻找镇上最好的年轻小器具发明家。故选B。 【28题详解】 句意：我相信你有很大机会赢得一个奖项。 way方式；reason原因；excuse借口；chance机会。根据“of winning a prize”可知是有机会获奖。故选D。 【29题详解】 句意：Dawson的心振奋起来。 lifted举起；raised提升；touched触摸；beat打败。根据“Gadgets4 U was one of his favorite places and the thought of having his invention displayed in that wonderful place was too exciting for words”可知Gadgets4 U是他最喜欢的地方之一，一想到在那个美妙的地方展示他的发明，就激动得说不出话来，所以是他的心振奋起来，lifted符合语境。故选A。 【30题详解】 句意：他突然感觉好多了，已经能感觉到许多新想法即将涌现，等待着变成现实！ bring带来；appear出现；spring突然出现；show展示。根据“could already feel lots of new ideas coming out, waiting to...into life!”可知他感觉有很多想法突然活跃起来，spring to life“突然活跃起来”。故选C。 四、阅读理解阅读下面三篇材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项 Stories Come Alive Under the Brush Shanghai writer Jin Yucheng illustrated (绘制插图) his novel Blossoms (《繁花》). More than 100 paintings he created in the past 10 years were shown at his exhibition on Oct.29. They show how city life has influenced people’s feelings in his eyes, telling the truth behind the busy scenes of the cities. Exhibition on Ancient Shu State An exhibition titled Immersive Exhibition of Ancient Shu will show ancient artworks from the Sanxingdui Ruins in Guanghan of Sichuan Province which have a history of more than 3,000 years through digital technology. It will help visitors to know the life of people in the ancient state of Shu. The exhibition will take place in Shanghai from Aug. 3 to Dec. 6. ________ Around 70 reproductions (仿制品) of ancient silk clothes from the collection of the China National Silk Museum were shown in Budapeston Oct.24. The exhibition was held to improve the exchange of art and culture between China and Hungary, and to show the important role of the Silk Road in world history. 31. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news? A. DISCOVERY. B. BOOK. C. ART. D. STORY. 32. The theme of Jin Yucheng’s exhibition should be _________. A. the novel Blossoms B. life in cities C. the beauty of flowers D. his life as a painter 33. It’s TRUE about the Immersive Exhibition of Ancient Shu that _________. A. it will last 5 months B. it will be held in Sichuan Province C. the artworks showed are over 3,000 years old D. visitors can touch real ancient artworks there 34. The best heading for the third piece of news would be _________. A. Hungary Gets Taste of China’s Silk Arts B. Chinese Silk Clothes Sold in Hungary C. The Role of the Silk Road in World History D. An Exhibition in the China National Silk Museum 35. All the news above _________. A describes ancient artworks B. reports amazing exhibitions C. tells pieces of history of cities D. shows the exchanges between countries 【答案】31. C 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一些展览通过不同的艺术形式和数字技术，展现了中国丰富的文化。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一些展览通过不同的艺术形式和数字技术，展现了中国丰富的文化，故文章可能出现在报纸的“艺术”部分。故选C。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“They show how city life has influenced people’s feelings in his eyes, telling the truth behind the busy scenes of the cities.”可知金宇澄的展览的主题是城市生活如何影响人们的感受。故选B。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“An exhibition titled Immersive Exhibition of Ancient Shu will show ancient artworks from the Sanxingdui Ruins in Guanghan of Sichuan Province which have a history of more than 3,000 years through digital technology”可知它将展示3000多年历史的古代艺术品。故选C。 【34题详解】 最佳标题题。根据“Around 70 reproductions (仿制品) of ancient silk clothes from the collection of the China National Silk Museum were shown in Budapeston Oct. 24”可知10月24日，中国丝绸博物馆收藏的约70件古代丝绸服装复制品在布达佩斯展出，故此处的最佳标题可为“匈牙利领略中国丝绸艺术”。故选A。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，这三个新闻都和不同的艺术展览。故选B。 Does life sometimes seem to be full of impossible problems? How many times, for example, do you find yourself saying things like “I really don’t understand this maths problem”, or “I can’t get into the school team”? Well, maybe it’s time to introduce yourself to the power of “yet”. By adding this simple word, you can change everything. “I really don’t understand this maths problem yet.” “I can’t get into the school team yet.” Suddenly, the impossible becomes possible. You can imagine those things happening. I read about a school that has changed the way it marks its students’ exams. The school find out that the old “pass/fail” system wasn’t helping students’ motivation. If you passed, then great, but those students who didn’t pass often felt like failures. So now students who don’t pass the exams will not see a big red “F” on their papers—they see a “”Not yet” instead. ________. They haven’t reached the end, but they know that they are going the right way. This kind of thinking is part of what experts call “having a growth mindset”. People with a growth mindset don’t concentrate on failure. They aren’t worried by not getting things right the first time and are happy to keep trying until they do. They enjoy the challenge and believe they can change. In contrast, people who just focus on the failure have what the experts call “a fixed mindset”. These people are always worried about failure and are happy to give up when things don’t go right. They don’t think that they are able to change. Clearly, it is better to have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset. But don’t worry if you think that you have a fixed mindset. You can train yourself to develop a growth mindset. Remember that it all starts with questioning the things you believe about yourself. Stop believing that you can’t or you haven’t and realize that you just can’t or haven’t yet. Once you start doing this, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it before. It’s one small but very powerful word. 36. The effect of adding the word “yet” is that _________. A. everything is possible B. you are not alone C. you are going to start to win D. you won’t feel upset about your failures 37. The underlined word “motivation” is the closest to _________ in meaning. A. the purpose of doing something B. the process of doing something C. the drive to do something D. the courage to do something 38. Which of the following can be put in ________? A. By doing this, the school can judge the students better. B. Everyone has his own advantages and disadvantages. C. In that way, the students feel that they are on a journey. D. Then the students doubt whether it is worth fighting on. 39. According to the passage, which one of the following has a “growth mindset”? A. Mary got the first prize in the competition. She was excited to tell her friends. B. Grace couldn’t learn English well. She felt disappointed and wanted to drop it. C. Joe failed to pass the exam. He didn’t want to have another try. D. Peter’s team lost the soccer game, but they didn’t give up and kept practicing. 40. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. The Power of “Yet” B. Growth or Fixed Mindset? C. Nothing is Impossible D. Achieve Success 【答案】36. D 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲的是“yet”一词的影响力。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据“By adding this simple word, you can change everything…Suddenly, the impossible becomes possible. You can imagine those things happening.”可知，通过添加这个简单的词，你可以改变一切，不可能的事情变成了可能，你可以想象这些事情的发生，可推知添加“yet”后，人们对于失败的态度会有所改变，不再因失败而感到沮丧或绝望。故选D。 【37题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“The school find out that the old ‘pass/fail’ system wasn’t helping students’ motivation. If you passed, then great, but those students who didn’t pass often felt like failures”可知学校发现，旧的“及格/不及格”制度对学生的学习积极性没有帮助，如果你通过了，那很好，但那些没有通过的学生经常觉得自己失败了，故此处画线部分意为“积极性”，即“做某事的动力”。故选C。 【38题详解】 推理判断题。根据“So now students who don’t pass the exams will not see a big red ‘F’ on their papers—they see a ‘Not yet’ instead...They haven’t reached the end, but they know that they are going the right way”可知现在没有通过考试的学生在试卷上不会看到一个红色的大“F”，而是看到一个“Not yet”，这就像一个旅程，他们还没有达到终点，但他们知道他们走的是正确的路，选项C“通过这种方式，学生们感觉自己正在旅行”符合语境。故选C。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据“People with a growth mindset don’t concentrate on failure. They aren’t worried by not getting things right the first time and are happy to keep trying until they do”可知，有成长心态的人不会专注于失败，他们不担心第一次做得不对，也很乐意继续努力，直到做到为止，故选项D“彼得的球队输了足球比赛，但他们没有放弃，继续练习”中的彼得具有“成长心态”，故选D。 【40题详解】 最佳标题题。根据“Well, maybe it’s time to introduce yourself to the power of “yet”. By adding this simple word, you can change everything. ”以及全文可知，本文主要讲的是“yet”一词的影响力。故选A。 Scientists who study happiness have evidence (证据) to show that being kind to others can result in happiness. Acts as simple as buying a cup of coffee for someone can lift a person’s mood (情绪), for example. Everyday life is full of chances for such actions, yet people do not always make the most use of them. In studies, behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley and I examined a possible explanation: people who do kind acts underestimate (低估) how much the ones receiving kindness value their behavior. In the experiments, about 1,000 people were asked to do some actions to make someone else feel good. We asked both the person performing the kind act and the one receiving it to answer some questions. The performers were asked to report their own experience and to guess how the receivers might feel. We wanted to understand how valuable people considered these acts to be, so both the performer and receiver had to rate (评分) how “big” the act seemed. In all cases, we compared the performer’s expectations of the receiver’s mood with the receiver’s actual experience. For one, both performers and receivers experienced more positive moods. For another, the receivers felt much better than the kind performers expected. The receivers also rated these acts as “bigger” than the people performing them did. At first, we studied acts of the kindness done for familiar people, such as friends, classmates or family. But we found that performers underestimated their positive influences on strangers as well. In one experiment, performers in a public park gave away hot chocolate on a cold winter’s day to people that just happened to be nearby. Again, the kind act brought more happiness than the performers expected. These findings suggest that what might seem small could matter a great deal to the person we do it for. Considering these warm actions can improve our own mood and brighten the day of another person, why not choose kindness when we can? 41. In the experiments, the performers did the following things EXCEPT that _________. A. they reported their own experience B. they guessed the receivers’ feelings C. they rated how valuable their acts of kindness were D. they compared the receivers’ expectations with their actual results 42. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to _________. A. simple acts of kindness B. chances for being kind C. scientists who study happiness D. possible explanations for kind acts 43. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? _________ A. Different purposes of the research. B. Another explanation of the research methods. C. Possible influences of the research findings. D. More evidence for the research results. 44. The studies and experiments show that _________. A. kindness can have far more positive influences than expected B. performing kindness produces as much happiness as expected C. receiving kindness is more difficult than expected D. performing kindness is more important than receiving it 45. The passage is probably written to _________. A. introduce a successful study B. encourage people to show kindness to others C. call on people to be a receiver rather than a performer D. enable more people to enjoy the kindness 【答案】41. D 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了研究表明善举会产生意想不到的积极影响。 41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“The performers were asked to report their own experience and to guess how the receivers might feel. We wanted to understand how valuable people considered these acts to be, so both the performer and receiver had to rate how ‘big’ the act seemed.”可知，在实验中，表演者报告自己的经历、猜测接受者的感受以及他们评价自己的善举多么有价值。故选D。 【42题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段中“Scientists who study happiness have evidence to show that being kind to others can result in happiness.”以及“Everyday life is full of chances for such actions, yet people do not always make the most use of them.”可知，日常生活中充满了做善事的机会，但人们并不总是充分利用它们；可推测出“them”指代的是“chances for being kind”。故选B。 【43题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“At first, we studied acts of the kindness done for familiar people, such as friends, classmates or family.…more happiness than the performers expected.”可知，第五段主要是提供了更多的证据来支持研究结果。故选D。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“These findings suggest that what might seem small could matter a great deal to the person we do it for.”可知，这些发现表明，看起来很小的事情对我们为之做事的人来说可能很重要，可推断出善良能产生比预期更多的积极影响。故选A。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了研究表明善举会产生意想不到的积极影响，可推断出作者写这篇文章是为了鼓励人们善待他人。故选B。 五、词与短语填空 仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。 leave out；agreement；worth；behave；drop by；courage；power 46. It is _______ spending the time to learn about the customs before you go there. 47. We often just _______ our friends’ homes if we have time. 48. Although I have a lot of _______, it doesn’t make me happy. 49. My biggest challenge is learning how to _______ at the dinner table. 50. The next day, he went to soccer practice with _______ rather than fear in his heart. 【答案】46. worth 47. drop by 48. power 49. behave 50. courage 【解析】 【46题详解】 句意：在你去那之前花些时间了解风俗习惯是值得的。根据“spending the time to learn about the customs before you go there.”和选词可知，是指花些时间了解风俗习惯是值得的。be worth doing“值得做”。故填worth。 【47题详解】 句意：如果有时间，我们经常顺便拜访朋友家。根据“our friends’ homes if we have time”可知，指的是拜访朋友家，应用短语drop by。句子是一般现在时，主语是we，动词用原形。故填drop by。 【48题详解】 句意：虽然我有很多权力，但它并没有让我快乐。根据选词及“a lot of”可知，此处应该用“power”，意为“权力”，与后半句形成对比。表达拥有权力并不一定带来幸福。 故填power。 【49题详解】 句意：我最大的挑战是在餐桌上学会如何表现得体。根据“at the dinner table.”和选词可知，表示学会如何在餐桌上表现，应使用behave。how to do“如何做”。故填behave。 【50题详解】 句意：第二天，他怀着勇气而不是恐惧去参加了足球训练。空处应填名词作宾语，结合后句和选词可知，他带着勇气参加训练，应用名词courage。故填courage。 六、综合填空 阅读下面短文，根据所给首字母、上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个词。 As teenagers grow up, they need to learn to make decisions for themselves. It is important for parents to give them the freedom to choose what they want to do and how they want to live their ___51___ (life). By making their own decisions, teenagers can learn ___52___ their mistakes and become more responsible and independent. However, some parents might w___53___ whether their teenage children are mature and excellent enough to make good decisions. They may think that teenagers ___54___ (terrible) need support from their parents to avoid making mistakes. But it is necessary for teenagers to experience both s___55___ and failure in order to grow and develop. Teenagers should be ___56___ (encourage) to discuss their thoughts and feelings with their parents. O___57___ communication can help build trust and understanding between parents and children. At the same time, parents should also respect their children’s choices and p___58___ advice when needed. In short, ___59___ (allow) teenagers to make their own decisions is a vital part of their development. It can help them become more confident, responsible and independent a___60___. After all, everyone has to learn to stand on their own feet eventually. 【答案】51. lives 52. from 53. (w)onder 54. terribly 55. (s)uccess 56. encouraged 57. (O)pen 58. (p)rovide 59. allowing 60. (a)dults 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了父母应该让青少年自己做决定的原因和青少年自己做决定的益处。 【51题详解】 句意：对于父母来说，重要的是让他们自由选择自己想做的事以及想要如何过好他们的生活。life“生活”为可数名词，their后跟名词复数。故填lives。 【52题详解】 句意：通过自己做决定，青少年可以从自己的错误中学习，变得更加负责任和独立。根据“learn...their mistakes and...”可知，青少年可以从自己的错误中学习，故空处需介词from，learn from表示“从……学到”。故填from。 【53题详解】 句意：然而，一些父母可能会想知道他们十几岁的孩子是否足够成熟和优秀，能够做出正确的决定。根据首字母提示及“whether their teenage children are mature and excellent enough to make good decisions.”可知，他们十几岁的孩子是否足够成熟和优秀，能够做出正确的决定。这是一些父母想要知道的。wonder意为“想知道”，might后动词原形。故填(w)onder。 【54题详解】 句意：他们可能认为青少年非常需要父母的支持以避免犯错误。need为动词，需副词修饰。terrible为形容词，其副词为terribly“非常”。故填terribly。 【55题详解】 句意：但青少年经历成功和失败才能成长和发展，这是很有必要的。根据“both s...and failure”及首字母提示可知，空处指“成功”，其英文为success，与failure意思相反。故填(s)uccess。 【56题详解】 句意：青少年应该被鼓励与父母讨论他们的想法和感受。Teenagers与encourage之间是被动关系，需被动语态，故空处需动词过去分词，encourage“鼓励”的过去分词为encouraged。故填encouraged。 【57题详解】 句意：开放的沟通会帮助建立父母和孩子间的信任和理解。根据首字母提示及“...communication can help build trust and understanding between parents and children.”可知，“开放的沟通”会帮助建立父母和孩子间的信任和理解。Open“开放的”为形容词，修饰名词communication。故填(O)pen。 【58题详解】 句意：同时，家长也应该尊重孩子的选择，并在需要时提供建议。根据“...advice when needed.”及首字母提示可知，空处指“提供”，其英文为provide，动词respect与provide之间是并列关系，故空处需动词原形。故填(p)rovide。 【59题详解】 句意：简而言之，允许青少年做出自己的决定是他们发展的重要组成部分。根据分析句子成分可知，空处需动名词作主语，allow“允许”的动名词为allowing。故填allowing。 【60题详解】 句意：它可以帮助他们变成更加自信、负责任和独立的成年人。根据分析句子成分可知，空处缺名词。根据首字母提示及“It can help them become more confident, responsible and independent”可知，空处指成为更加自信、负责任和独立的成年人。adult意为“成人”，因本句中无冠词，故空处需名词复数。故填(a)dults。 七、书面表达 61. 礼仪是人类在社会交往时需要共同遵守的规范，是一个人综合素养的体现。为提高同学们对礼仪的认知，校学生会准备举行以“Manners in Life”为主题的征文活动。请你根据以下内容提示，完成一篇稿件。 内容提示： What manners are you supposed to follow? What do you know about foreign manners? What do you think of the manners? ... 注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数：60—80；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Manners in Life Manners play an important role in our daily life. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 Manners in Life Manners play an important role in our daily life. That’s why we should have good manners. Here are some manners I’m supposed to follow. When I have dinner, I’m not allowed to speak with my mouth full of food. When in a public place, I’m expected to keep quiet. I’m also interested in some foreign manners. You should put bread on the table in France. In Switzerland, it’s important to be on time. In my opinion, these manners make ourselves and the people around us comfortable. Let’s be a person with good manners. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态以“一般现在时”为主； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏，适当增加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，写作意图开头已给出，写作时可直接表达观点。 第二步，具体阐述写作内容，主要围绕“介绍自己需要遵守的礼仪”、“介绍自己知道的外国礼仪”以及“自己的感受”展开，适当补充，丰富细节。 第三步，书写结语，倡导大家共同遵守的规范。 [亮点词汇] ①play an important role in在……中发挥重要作用 ②be supposed to do sth应该做某事 ③be allowed to do sth被允许做某事 ④full of充满 ⑤be expected to do sth期待做某事 ⑥be interested in对……感兴趣 ⑦on time准时 ⑧In my opinion就我而言 [高分句型] ①That’s why we should have good manners. (why引导的表语从句) ②Here are some manners I’m supposed to follow. (定语从句) ③Let’s be a person with good manners. (祈使句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023-2024学年湖北省武汉市东西湖区九年级上.期末英语试卷 第一部分 听力部分一、听力测试第一节听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后,你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。 1．A.Last weekend. B.To Guangzhou. C.Mooncakes. 2．A.Pop music. B.In the hall. C.So relaxing. 3．A.By reading aloud. B.Very well,thanks. C.Last Sunday. 4．A.Aunt Daisy. B.Twice a day. C.A part—time job. 第二节 听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 5．What does the man ask the woman to do? A.Go home together. B.Make a call. C.Prepare dinner. 6．Where does the conversation probably take place? A.In a park. B.In space. C.In a bookstore. 7．What can we learn about Jack? A.He is seriously ill. B.He is always in a hurry. C.He's poor at driving. 8． What is the relationship between the two speakers? A.Teacher and student. B.Father and daughter. C.Husband and wife. 9．How long will the concert last? A.Sixty—five minutes. B.One and a half hours. C.Two hours. 10．What is the woman going to do this evening? A.Have dinner with the man. B.Visit her sister. C.Go to the airport. 11．What can we know about Patrick? A.He had a good time playing football this morning. B.He has forgotten to clean his bedroom. C.He has two good friends to help him. 12． What is the festival probably? A. B.C. 第三节听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间,每段对话或独白读两遍。 13．1.How long haven't they seen each other? A.Less than one year. B.More than one year. C.Three years. 2.Where does the man work now? A.At a university. B.In a food factory. C.At the National bank. 3.What can we know from the conversation? A.The man is older than the woman. B.One of John's sons is in Grade Three. C.The woman has two sons. 14．1.Where does the conversation most probably take place? A.On the street. B.In a hotel. C.At a restaurant. 2.Where is the nearest hotel? A.On the right side of the street. B.In the next street. C.Next to a bank. 3.What can we know about the hotel the man will go to? A.Very far. B.Not too expensive. C.Quite modern. 15．4分.1.What's the relationship between the two speakers? A.Husband and wife. B.Mother and son. C.Close friends. 2.What does the man usually do on weekends? A.He watches football games on TV. B.He plays cards with friends. C.He has tea with friends. 3.Why is the man unhappy about their weekends? A.They seldom invite friends over. B.They seldom go out for a picnic. C.They seldom do anything together. 4.What do they have different opinions about? A.Who should get the car ready. B.How many friends they should invite. C.What food and drink they should prepare. 16．1.What's the material mainly about? A.A house—warming party. B.Some Russian manners. C.Eating habits in Russian. 2.Which is considered as good gifts in Russian? A.Bread. B.Knives or forks. C.Yellow flowers. 3.What number is the lucky one in Russian? A.6.B.7.C.8. 二、选择填空 1. — Shall we go to the movies tomorrow afternoon? — ________. I’ll save the afternoon for my homework. It’s too much. A. Sorry, I can’t make it B. Yes, it’s a good idea C. Well, it all depends D. No, that’s impossible 2. —Lucy, could I borrow your pen? —__________. I have an extra one. A. Many thanks B. Be my guest C. Hard to say D. Take it easy 3. —Thank you so much for having us. —_________. Hope to meet you soon again. A. You are right B. Sounds great C. Go ahead D. Don’t mention it 4. — Where are the flowers? — You see, someone ________ them to the window. A. moved B. has moved C. moves D. will move 5. Jenny wasn’t glad because she _________ the concert given by the famous singer. A. missed B. misses C will miss D. is missing 6. —Would you like to come to the party? —I will if I _________. A. invite B. invited C am invited D. am inviting 7. —Mr. King is supposed to be a well-known writer. —Yeah! But he seems unable to _________ any works because of the terrible sickness. A. produce B. discover C. develop D. form 8. —Why don’t you buy that computer as you like it very much? —Because I haven’t got enough __________ money. A. spare B. free C. empty D. plenty 9. —May I have two tickets for the concert on New Year’s day? —Sorry, we’ve got _________ left. A. neither B. none C. another D. no one 10. —Shall I meet you at the train station, Emma? —That couldn’t be better. I ________ get lost though I’ve been to your city twice. A. must B. shall C. would D. might 11. —Let’s go to watch the movie My People, My Country this weekend, shall we? —Great. It’s very hot according to the movie __________ on the Internet. A. theatre B. star C. poster D. review 12. —Many young adults find it difficult to make their decisions. —Yes, they have to choose _________ or they will regret in the future. A. hardly B. wisely C. loudly D. bravely 13. —What do you think of the show Readers on CCTV? —It’s a great TV show that _________ our true feelings by reading aloud in public. A. suggests B. performs C. speaks D. expresses 14. —Why was the whole village in darkness? —The power there suddenly ________ under the strong wind. A. cut off B. set off C. put off D. went off 15. —I’d like to know ________ for the party. —I have no idea. A. why did she buy so little food B. what she has prepared C. whether will she dance D. when is she leaving 三、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 What a rainy, windy day! Dawson stood in front of his house and looked at the sky with satisfaction. This was perfect weather for ___16___ his new invention—Umbrella Hat. He could hardly wait to see whether it could keep the rain off. He carefully placed the hat on his head and started walking ___17___ along the street. It worked! Suddenly, three boys in his neighborhood ___18___ and stopped him. Todd, the biggest one, pulled his Umbrella Hat off his head. “What’s THIS?” he asked. “It’s an Umbrella Hat. You can wear it on rainy days and... ” Dawson tried to ___19___. The boys laughed, “Will anyone wear that ___20___ thing?” Todd threw the hat onto the ground and they ran off. Dawson picked up his Umbrella Hat from the ground in tears. “Maybe Todd was ___21___...in reality, who would ever need this invention?” He lowered his head and ___22___ to himself. Suddenly he looked up and saw a lady looking at him. “I was just leaving my house ___23___ I saw you and those boys. Are you okay?” Then she saw the ___24___ Umbrella Hat and asked, “Er...what’s that?” “It’s my Umbrella Hat. I thought of it and made it myself... ” answered Dawson. “What a creative mind you have! Don’t ever let the naughty boys put you down! Keep inventing and one day you will ____25____ something really great!” said the lady. “And you have given me a wonderful ____26____,” she continued, “I have a gadget (小器具) shop—Gadgets4 U—and I’d like to hold a ____27____ to find the best young gadget inventor in our town. I will display (展示) three best inventions in my shop. I’m sure you will have a(n) ____28____ of winning a prize.” Dawson’s heart ____29____. Gadgets4 U was one of his favorite places and the thought of having his invention displayed in that wonderful place was too exciting for words. He suddenly felt much better and could already feel lots of new ideas coming out, waiting to ____30____ into life! 16. A. preparing B. examining C. sharing D. testing 17. A. quickly B. purposefully C. carefully D. worriedly 18. A. showed up B. got up C. made up D. shut up 19. A. express B. introduce C. explain D. describe 20. A. common B. stupid C. fun D. uncomfortable 21. A. impolite B. annoyed C. right D. foolish 22. A. told B. called C. shouted D. thought 23 A. after B. before C. while D. when 24. A. awful B. broken C. creative D. valuable 25. A. achieve B. believe C. praise D. prefer 26. A. instruction B. information C. inspiration D. introduction 27. A. meeting B. competition C. dialog D. party 28. A. way B. reason C. excuse D. chance 29. A. lifted B. raised C. touched D. beat 30. A. bring B. appear C. spring D. show 四、阅读理解阅读下面三篇材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项 Stories Come Alive Under the Brush Shanghai writer Jin Yucheng illustrated (绘制插图) his novel Blossoms (《繁花》). More than 100 paintings he created in the past 10 years were shown at his exhibition on Oct.29. They show how city life has influenced people’s feelings in his eyes, telling the truth behind the busy scenes of the cities. Exhibition on Ancient Shu State An exhibition titled Immersive Exhibition of Ancient Shu will show ancient artworks from the Sanxingdui Ruins in Guanghan of Sichuan Province which have a history of more than 3,000 years through digital technology. It will help visitors to know the life of people in the ancient state of Shu. The exhibition will take place in Shanghai from Aug. 3 to Dec. 6. ________ Around 70 reproductions (仿制品) of ancient silk clothes from the collection of the China National Silk Museum were shown in Budapeston Oct.24. The exhibition was held to improve the exchange of art and culture between China and Hungary, and to show the important role of the Silk Road in world history. 31. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news? A. DISCOVERY. B. BOOK. C. ART. D. STORY. 32. The theme of Jin Yucheng’s exhibition should be _________. A. the novel Blossoms B. life in cities C. the beauty of flowers D. his life as a painter 33. It’s TRUE about the Immersive Exhibition of Ancient Shu that _________. A. it will last 5 months B. it will be held in Sichuan Province C. the artworks showed are over 3,000 years old D. visitors can touch real ancient artworks there 34. The best heading for the third piece of news would be _________. A. Hungary Gets Taste of China’s Silk Arts B. Chinese Silk Clothes Sold in Hungary C. The Role of the Silk Road in World History D. An Exhibition in the China National Silk Museum 35. All the news above _________. A. describes ancient artworks B. reports amazing exhibitions C. tells pieces of history of cities D. shows the exchanges between countries Does life sometimes seem to be full of impossible problems? How many times, for example, do you find yourself saying things like “I really don’t understand this maths problem”, or “I can’t get into the school team”? Well, maybe it’s time to introduce yourself to the power of “yet”. By adding this simple word, you can change everything. “I really don’t understand this maths problem yet.” “I can’t get into the school team yet.” Suddenly, the impossible becomes possible. You can imagine those things happening. I read about a school that has changed the way it marks its students’ exams. The school find out that the old “pass/fail” system wasn’t helping students’ motivation. If you passed, then great, but those students who didn’t pass often felt like failures. So now students who don’t pass the exams will not see a big red “F” on their papers—they see a “”Not yet” instead. ________. They haven’t reached the end, but they know that they are going the right way. This kind of thinking is part of what experts call “having a growth mindset”. People with a growth mindset don’t concentrate on failure. They aren’t worried by not getting things right the first time and are happy to keep trying until they do. They enjoy the challenge and believe they can change. In contrast, people who just focus on the failure have what the experts call “a fixed mindset”. These people are always worried about failure and are happy to give up when things don’t go right. They don’t think that they are able to change. Clearly, it is better to have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset. But don’t worry if you think that you have a fixed mindset. You can train yourself to develop a growth mindset. Remember that it all starts with questioning the things you believe about yourself. Stop believing that you can’t or you haven’t and realize that you just can’t or haven’t yet. Once you start doing this, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it before. It’s one small but very powerful word. 36. The effect of adding the word “yet” is that _________. A. everything is possible B. you are not alone C. you are going to start to win D. you won’t feel upset about your failures 37. The underlined word “motivation” is the closest to _________ in meaning. A. the purpose of doing something B. the process of doing something C. the drive to do something D. the courage to do something 38. Which of the following can be put in ________? A. By doing this, the school can judge the students better. B. Everyone has his own advantages and disadvantages. C. In that way, the students feel that they are on a journey. D. Then the students doubt whether it is worth fighting on. 39. According to the passage, which one of the following has a “growth mindset”? A. Mary got the first prize in the competition. She was excited to tell her friends. B. Grace couldn’t learn English well. She felt disappointed and wanted to drop it. C. Joe failed to pass the exam. He didn’t want to have another try. D. Peter’s team lost the soccer game, but they didn’t give up and kept practicing. 40. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. The Power of “Yet” B. Growth or Fixed Mindset? C. Nothing is Impossible D. Achieve Success Scientists who study happiness have evidence (证据) to show that being kind to others can result in happiness. Acts as simple as buying a cup of coffee for someone can lift a person’s mood (情绪), for example. Everyday life is full of chances for such actions, yet people do not always make the most use of them. In studies, behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley and I examined a possible explanation: people who do kind acts underestimate (低估) how much the ones receiving kindness value their behavior. In the experiments, about 1,000 people were asked to do some actions to make someone else feel good. We asked both the person performing the kind act and the one receiving it to answer some questions. The performers were asked to report their own experience and to guess how the receivers might feel. We wanted to understand how valuable people considered these acts to be, so both the performer and receiver had to rate (评分) how “big” the act seemed. In all cases, we compared the performer’s expectations of the receiver’s mood with the receiver’s actual experience. For one, both performers and receivers experienced more positive moods. For another, the receivers felt much better than the kind performers expected. The receivers also rated these acts as “bigger” than the people performing them did. At first, we studied acts of the kindness done for familiar people, such as friends, classmates or family. But we found that performers underestimated their positive influences on strangers as well. In one experiment, performers in a public park gave away hot chocolate on a cold winter’s day to people that just happened to be nearby. Again, the kind act brought more happiness than the performers expected. These findings suggest that what might seem small could matter a great deal to the person we do it for. Considering these warm actions can improve our own mood and brighten the day of another person, why not choose kindness when we can? 41. In the experiments, the performers did the following things EXCEPT that _________. A. they reported their own experience B. they guessed the receivers’ feelings C. they rated how valuable their acts of kindness were D. they compared the receivers’ expectations with their actual results 42. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to _________. A. simple acts of kindness B. chances for being kind C. scientists who study happiness D. possible explanations for kind acts 43. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? _________ A Different purposes of the research. B. Another explanation of the research methods. C. Possible influences of the research findings. D. More evidence for the research results. 44. The studies and experiments show that _________. A. kindness can have far more positive influences than expected B. performing kindness produces as much happiness as expected C. receiving kindness is more difficult than expected D. performing kindness is more important than receiving it 45. The passage is probably written to _________. A. introduce a successful study B. encourage people to show kindness to others C call on people to be a receiver rather than a performer D. enable more people to enjoy the kindness 五、词与短语填空 仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。 leave out；agreement；worth；behave；drop by；courage；power 46. It is _______ spending the time to learn about the customs before you go there. 47. We often just _______ our friends’ homes if we have time. 48. Although I have a lot of _______, it doesn’t make me happy. 49. My biggest challenge is learning how to _______ at the dinner table. 50. The next day, he went to soccer practice with _______ rather than fear in his heart. 六、综合填空 阅读下面短文，根据所给首字母、上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个词。 As teenagers grow up, they need to learn to make decisions for themselves. It is important for parents to give them the freedom to choose what they want to do and how they want to live their ___51___ (life). By making their own decisions, teenagers can learn ___52___ their mistakes and become more responsible and independent. However, some parents might w___53___ whether their teenage children are mature and excellent enough to make good decisions. They may think that teenagers ___54___ (terrible) need support from their parents to avoid making mistakes. But it is necessary for teenagers to experience both s___55___ and failure in order to grow and develop. Teenagers should be ___56___ (encourage) to discuss their thoughts and feelings with their parents. O___57___ communication can help build trust and understanding between parents and children. At the same time, parents should also respect their children’s choices and p___58___ advice when needed. In short, ___59___ (allow) teenagers to make their own decisions is a vital part of their development. It can help them become more confident, responsible and independent a___60___. After all, everyone has to learn to stand on their own feet eventually. 七、书面表达 61. 礼仪是人类在社会交往时需要共同遵守的规范，是一个人综合素养的体现。为提高同学们对礼仪的认知，校学生会准备举行以“Manners in Life”为主题的征文活动。请你根据以下内容提示，完成一篇稿件。 内容提示： What manners are you supposed to follow? What do you know about foreign manners? What do you think of the manners? ... 注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数：60—80；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Manners in Life Manners play an important role in our daily life. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$