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2024学年第二学期初三阶段练习（一） Part Two Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar 51% Ⅱ. Choose the best answer. 20% 1. My good friend likes riding very much and it is ______ great fun. A. the B. a C. an D. / 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：我的好朋友非常喜欢骑行，它很有趣。 考查冠词的用法。the定冠词，表特指；a不定冠词，表泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前；an不定冠词，表泛指，用于以元音音素开头的单词前；/零冠词。句中“fun”为不可数名词，意为“乐趣”，“great fun”表示“非常有趣”，不可数名词前通常不用冠词，这里不填冠词，故“/”符合语境。故选D。 2. This famous artist is loved by people ______ his artistry and noble character. A. of B. in C. on D. for 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位著名的艺术家因其高超的艺术和高尚的品格而深受人们的喜爱。 考查介词辨析。of属于……的；in在……里；on在……上；for因为。根据“This famous artist is loved by people…his artistry and noble character.”可知，此处应该表达这位著名的艺术家因其高超的艺术和高尚的品格而深受人们的喜爱。故选D。 3. “Look at that flower,” Mike said to his son. “Isn’t it one of ______?” A. we B. our C. us D. ours 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：“看那朵花，”迈克对他的儿子说。“那不是咱们家的花吗？” 考查代词辨析。we我们，主格；our我们的，形容词性物主代词；us我们，宾格；ours我们的，名词性物主代词。根据句子中的“one of...”可知，这里是指我们的花之一，需要一个名词性物主代词，表示“我们的花”。故选D。 4. The official says, “______ forest park will be planned for the public in the future.” A. other B. others C. another D. the other 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位官员说，“未来将为公众规划另一个森林公园。” 考查不定代词辨析。other其他，作定语；others其他的(人或物)；another(三者以以上的)又一个的，再一个的，作定语；the other两者中的另一个，常构成结构：one…the other…，意为“一个……另一个……”。根据句意可知，此处应该表达未来将为公众规划另一个森林公园，泛指森林公园中的一个。故选C。 5. Peter’s family went on ______ one-day trip to the Daguan National Park. A. a B. an C. the D. / 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：彼得一家去大观国家公园进行了一次为期一天的旅行。 考查冠词的用法。a不定冠词，表泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前；an不定冠词，表泛指，用于以元音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，表特指；/零冠词。句中trip“旅行”为可数名词单数，“one-day trip”表示“一次为期一天的旅行”，是泛指；“one”发音以辅音音素开头，所以用不定冠词a，故“a”符合语境。故选A。 6. It’s ______to send an e-mail than a regular mail. A. more quickly B. much quickly C. much quicker D. quick 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】试题分析：句意：发送电子邮件比平常的邮件要快的多。quickly副词，快的，迅速的。比较级加more..quick形容词快的，迅速的，比较级加er。此处，be动词后应该跟形容词的比较级，即quciker。副词用来修饰行为动词。much修饰形容词副词的比较级，……的多。综合以上，故选C。 考点：考查形容词副词的比较级的用法。 7 —Be quiet! Mr. Black is coming. —Don’t worry. It ______ be him. Mr. Black’s steps are much heavier. A. shouldn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——安静！布莱克先生来了。 ——别担心。不可能是他。布莱克先生的脚步要重得多。 考查情态动词。shouldn’t不应该；can’t不可能；needn’t不必；mustn’t禁止，不允许。根据下文“Mr. Black’s steps are much heavier.”可知，布莱克先生的脚步重些，据此判断来人不可能是他，应用“can’t”。故选B。 8. The sports shoes in the shop don’t fit me. They’re ______ big ______ small. A. either, or B. both, and C. neither, nor D. not only, but also 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：商店里的运动鞋不适合我。它们不是大就是小。 考查并列连词辨析。either...or...要么……要么……；both...and...两者都；neither...nor...既不……也不……；not only...but also...不仅……而且……。根据“The sports shoes in the shop don’t fit me.”可知，鞋子不适合我，要么大要么小。故选A。 9. —______ will the news spread all over the world? — Probably within twenty-four hours. A. How often B. How long C. How soon D. How far 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这个消息要多久才能传遍全世界？——可能在24小时内。 考查特殊疑问句。How often多久一次；How long多长时间；How soon多久之后；How far多远。结合“Probably within twenty-four hours.”可知，这里是指在24小时内，表示多久之后会发生，要用“How soon”。故选C。 10. The song on the radio sounded ______ and lifted my mood at once. A. lovely B. lonely C. loudly D. beautifully 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：收音机里的歌曲听起来令人愉悦，让我的心情一下子好了起来。 考查形容词、副词辨析。lovely令人愉悦的，形容词；lonely孤独的，形容词；loudly大声地，副词；beautifully美丽地，副词。空前有感官动词“sound”，后加形容词，作表语；根据“lifted my mood at once.”可推知，歌曲听起来令人愉悦，才让心情变好。故选A。 11. For the elderly, chatting with a grandchild is always ______ thing, after all. A. happy B. happier C. happiest D. the happiest 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：毕竟，对于老年人来说，和孙子孙女聊天总归是最幸福的事情。 考查形容词的最高级。happy幸福的，形容词原级；happier更幸福的，形容词比较级；happiest最幸福的，形容词最高级；the happiest最幸福的，形容词最高级，形容词最高级前通常要加定冠词the。句中是将chatting with a grandchild“和孙子孙女聊天”这件事放在老年人所经历的众多事情中去比较，根据语境可知是表示“最幸福的”，应用最高级形式，且形容词最高级前需加定冠词the，故“the happiest”符合语境。故选D。 12. Jan won’t take part in our class activities voluntarily ______ she is asked to. A. if B. because C. unless D. since 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：简不会自愿参加我们的班级活动，除非她被要求参加。 考查连词辨析。if如果，引导条件状语从句，表假设；because因为，引导原因状语从句，表因果关系；unless除非，如引导条件状语从句，表否定的条件；since自从，引导时间状语从句/因为、既然，引导原因状语从句。由句意可知，“除非她被要求参加”这种否定的条件下，“简才会参加班级活动” ，使用“unless”符合语境。故选C。 13. AI technology has developed rapidly in recent years. It ______ bring great changes to our lives, but it also faces some challenges. A. might B. must C. can D. need 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：AI技术近年来发展迅速。它能给我们的生活带来巨大变化，但也面临一些挑战。 考查情态动词。might可能；must必须；can能够；need需要。根据“It ... bring great changes to our lives, but it also faces some challenges.”可知，是指AI技术能够给我们带来巨大变化，用can表示“能力”。故选C。 14. The guitar ______ belong to Lisa. Only she played the guitar here yesterday. A. could B. must C. may D. should 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：这把吉他一定是丽莎的。只有她昨天在这里弹吉他。 考查情态动词辨析。could可以；must必须；may也许；should应该。根据“The guitar …belong to Lisa. Only she played the guitar here yesterday.”可知，只有丽莎昨天在这里弹了吉他，所以这个吉他一定属于她。故选B。 15. ______ exciting the boat trip down the river is after its development and cleanup! A. What B. What a C. What an D. How 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：经过开发和清理后，顺流而下的乘船旅行是多么令人兴奋啊！ 考查感叹句。根据分析句子可知，此处考查感叹句句型：How+adj+主谓！。故选D。 16. Jack ______ many “thank you” cards from his students in the past few days. A. would receive B. had received C. will receive D. has received 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：在过去的几天里，杰克收到了他的学生们寄来的许多感谢卡。 考查现在完成时。根据“in the past few days”可知，句子时态应用现在完成时，其结构为have/has done；主语为“Jack”，助动词应用has，动词receive的过去分词为received。故选D。 17. ______ the shop can’t make the service better, it will lose all the customers soon. A. If B. Before C. Unless D. When 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果商店无法使服务变得更好，它将很快失去所有客户。 考查连词辨析。If如果；Before在……之前；Unless除非；When当……时候。根据“…the shop can’t make the service better, it will lose all the customers soon.”可知，此处提出假设条件如果商店不怎么样，就会发生什么样的结果，应用if“如果”引导条件状语从句。故选A。 18. ______ we are now in the old town, why not taste the local food here? A. Though B. Since C. Before D. Unless 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：既然现在我们在老城区，为什么不尝尝这里的当地食物？ 考查状语从句。Though虽然，尽管；Since既然，由于；Before在……之前；Unless如果不。根据句意可知，前半句表示我们来了，后半句表示我们要试一试，前后是因果关系。故选B。 19. Miss Fang’s never been to Hong Kong for holidays, ____________ Mr. Lin. A. Neither is B. Neither has C. So is D. So has 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：方女士从未去过香港度假，林先生也没去过。 考查neither和so引导的倒装句辨析。“so+be/助动词/情态动词+主语”表示和前面说的肯定情况一样，“neither+be/助动词/情态动词+主语”表示和前面说的否定情况一样，根据“never”可知此处应用neither引导的倒装句，而由“Miss Fang’s”可知此处应用助动词has，故选B。 20. A large number of people are keen on “planting online vegetables” these days, ______? A. do they B. don’t they C. are they D. aren’t they 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：如今很多人热衷于“在网上种植蔬菜” ，不是吗？ 考查反意疑问句。反意疑问句遵循“前肯后否，前否后肯”的原则，且疑问部分的助动词、系动词或情态动词要与陈述部分一致，主语也要用相应的代词。本句陈述部分“A large number of people are keen on ‘planting online vegetables’ these days”是肯定句，谓语动词是“are keen on”，系动词为“are”，主语是“A large number of people”，疑问部分主语用they代替，故疑问部分应用否定形式“aren’t they”。故选D。 Ⅲ. Complete the passage with the words or phrases in the box:8% A. memories B. dependent C. independent D. tastes E. since I recently came to realize that I am a walking technology . A technology is someone who is ____21____ a lot on technology. I realized it when I was sitting on a beach in Southern California a few weeks ago. My wife was sitting beside me, listening to music on her phone with her wireless earbud. She was listening to her music through an AI-driven algorithm (人工智能驱动算法), which tailors the music to her ____22____. A few texts from my family came through and she had Siri read them out for her. Meanwhile, I was writing a new article on my iPad. I was running the iPad off my hotspot from my phone. The phone also doubles as a camera, storing dozens of photos from the day’s activities. ____23____ my phone doesn't have a lot of storage space, the photos are stored on a cloud. In this way, I will be able to access my precious ____24____ anytime I want in the future. A. destinations B. platform C. vacation D. booked E. vocation We had found this beach through Google maps—browsing (浏览) ____25____, reading and trusting reviews from people all over the globe. During the day, we were working from a temporary home we ____26____ on Airbnb. A few minutes’ walk would bring us to the beach. It wasn’t a ____27____, and we were working our jobs. Our work didn’t stop since it could be done on laptops with a good internet connection. After my trip, I will end up editing and posting the photo online on social media, sharing my work for all to see. I will also publish the photo in my online gallery for those who wish to buy prints of my work. And finally, I will write about all of this on a writing ____28____. All of this side work on social media helped fund my “work from home trip.” I can’t possibly imagine my life without it. 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. E 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一个人如何依赖技术进行日常生活和工作。文章通过作者在海滩上的经历，展示了他在日常生活中对技术的依赖，包括使用智能手机、平板电脑、云存储、AI算法等。作者还提到他如何利用技术进行工作、旅行和社交媒体的分享，强调了技术在他生活中的重要性。通过这些内容，文章展示了技术在现代生活中的广泛应用和重要性。 【21题详解】 句意：技术依赖者是指在很大程度上依赖技术的人。根据“a lot on technology”以及“dependent”常与“on”搭配，“be dependent on”表示“依赖……”，可知此处使用“dependent”符合语境，说明技术依赖者对技术的依赖程度。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：她通过人工智能驱动算法听音乐，该算法会根据她的喜好来定制音乐。根据“tailors the music to her...”可知，算法是根据她的某种个人特点来定制音乐，“tastes”意为“喜好，品味”，符合语境，即根据她的喜好定制音乐。故选D。 【23题详解】 句意：因为我的手机没有很多存储空间，所以照片存储在云端。根据“my phone doesn't have a lot of storage space, the photos are stored on a cloud”可知，前后句存在因果关系，“since”有“因为、由于”的意思，引导原因状语从句，符合此处逻辑。故选E。 【24题详解】 句意：这样，在未来任何时候我都能够访问我珍贵的回忆。根据上文提到手机存储了当天活动的照片，照片往往承载着回忆，“memories”意为“回忆”，“precious memories”即“珍贵的回忆”，符合语境，说明存储在云端的照片是珍贵的回忆。故选A。 【25题详解】 句意：我们通过谷歌地图找到了这个海滩——浏览目的地，阅读并相信来自全球各地人们的评论。根据“found this beach through Google maps—browsing...”可知，通过谷歌地图找海滩的过程中，浏览的应该是一些地方相关的信息，“destinations”意为“目的地”，符合语境，即浏览各种目的地。故选A。 【26题详解】 句意：白天，我们在一个通过爱彼迎预订的临时住所工作。根据“a temporary home we...on Airbnb”可知，在爱彼迎这个平台上对临时住所应该是“预订”的动作，“booked”是“book”的过去式，“book”有“预订”的意思，此处用过去式表示过去发生的动作。故选D。 【27题详解】 句意：这不是一次假期，而且我们在做我们的工作。根据“and we were working our jobs”可知，强调在这个过程中是在工作，不是在度假，“vacation”意为“假期”，符合语境。故选C。 【28题详解】 句意：最后，我会在一个写作平台上写下所有这些。根据“write about all of this on a writing...”可知，写作并发布内容需要一个平台，“platform”意为“平台”，“a writing platform”即“一个写作平台”，符合语境。故选B。 Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.9% 29. In “Black Myth: Wukong”, ________ like Sun Wukong and his companions will bring us lots of adventure. (hero) 【答案】heroes 【解析】 【详解】句意：在《黑神话：悟空》中，像孙悟空和他的同伴这样的英雄们将会给我们带来许多冒险经历。根据句中 “like Sun Wukong and his companions” 可知，这里说的“英雄”不止一个，是多个英雄。所给单词“hero”是可数名词，意为“英雄”，其复数形式为“heroes”。在句子中“heroes”作主语，符合句子表达“多个英雄”的语境和语法要求。故填heroes。 30. Study hard and try your best to ________ a key school, Tom. (entrance) 【答案】enter 【解析】 【详解】句意：汤姆，努力学习，尽你最大的努力进入一所重点学校。try one’s best to do sth.“尽某人最大努力做某事”，固定搭配，所以这里应用entrance的动词形式是enter“进入”。故填enter。 31. The manager refused to answer any question until his ________ came. (law) 【答案】lawyer 【解析】 【详解】句意：在他的律师到来之前，经理拒绝回答任何问题。根据“his”可知，此处应填名词，“law”意为“法律”，是名词，其表示“人”的名词形式“lawyer”意为“律师”，符合“经理拒绝回答问题直到某人到来”的语境，此处用单数形式“lawyer”。故填lawyer。 32. After the earthquake, the soldiers helped the local people to ________ their houses. (build) 【答案】rebuild 【解析】 【详解】句意：地震过后，士兵们帮助当地的人们重建他们的房屋。根据“After the earthquake”可知，此处是指在地震破坏了房屋的基础上进行重新修建，应将build改为rebuild“重建；重新修建”；空前为动词不定式的符号to，这里应用动词原形。故填rebuild。 33. To ________ learning effectiveness, students should review regularly, take notes carefully and do extra exercises. (strong) 【答案】strengthen 【解析】 【详解】句意：为了增强学习效果，学生们应该定期复习、认真做笔记并且做额外的练习。根据“To”和“learning effectiveness”可知，“To”在此处是动词不定式符号，后接动词原形；“strong”是形容词，意为“强壮的；强大的”，其动词形式“strengthen”意为“增强；加强”，To strengthen learning effectiveness “为了增强学习效果”符合语境。故填strengthen。 34. The manager explained the rules of the store to an old man ________. (polite) 【答案】politely 【解析】 【详解】句意：经理礼貌地向一位老人解释了这家商店的规定。此处需要一个副词来修饰动词“explained”。“polite”是形容词，其副词形式是“politely”，意为“有礼貌地”。故填politely。 35. My parents want to buy a flat near my school, but the flats for ________ are too expensive. (sell) 【答案】sale 【解析】 【详解】句意：我的父母想在我的学校附近买一套公寓，但是待售的公寓太贵了。根据“but the flats for”和“are too expensive”可知，此处表达“待售的公寓”；“for sale”是固定短语，意为“待售，供出售”，“for”是介词，“sale”是sell“卖”的名词形式，故“for sale”符合语境。故填sale。 36. The whole class are sad for the ________ result of the competition. (disappoint) 【答案】disappointing 【解析】 【详解】句意：全班都为这令人失望的比赛结果感到难过。disappoint“使失望”，结合“...result”可知，这里要填一个形容词disappointing“令人失望的”，修饰物，作定语。故填disappointing。 37. With further technology, it’s ________ to get rid of the diseases now. (possible) 【答案】possible 【解析】 【详解】句意：随着技术的发展，现在有可能摆脱这些疾病。possible“有可能的”，形容词，又结合语境及“it’s…to get rid of the diseases now”可知，此处应指随着科技的发展，摆脱这些疾病是“有可能的”，且 该句考查“it’s+adj. to do sth.”，表示“做某事是……的”，应用possible“有可能的”表示其可能性。故填possible。 Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences as required.14% 38. The couple can hardly save enough money for their travel abroad, ________ ________? (改为反意疑问句) 【答案】 ①. can ②. they 【解析】 【详解】句意：这对夫妇几乎存不够钱去国外旅行，不是吗？ 反意疑问句遵循“前肯后否，前否后肯”的原则，且疑问部分的助动词、系动词或情态动词要与陈述部分一致，主语也要用相应的代词。本句陈述部分“The couple can hardly save enough money for their travel abroad”中“hardly”意为“几乎不”，表示否定含义，所以陈述部分是否定句，句中含有情态动词can，主语是“The couple”，疑问部分主语用they代替，所以疑问部分应用肯定形式“can they”。故填can；they。 39. Lucy cut her finger on a piece of glass. (改为一般疑问句) ______ Lucy ______ her finger on a piece of glass? 【答案】 ① Did ②. cut 【解析】 【详解】句意：Lucy被一块玻璃割伤了手指。根据“cut”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，变成一般疑问句，要借助助动词did，置于句首，需大写；did后用动词原形，所以cut用原形，故填Did；cut。 40. A new model of self-driving cars will go through tests in a month.（对划线部分提问） ________ ________ will a new model of self-driving cars go through tests? 【答案】 ①. How ②. soon 【解析】 【详解】句意：一种新型自动驾驶汽车将在一个月后接受测试。 一种新型自动驾驶汽车多久能通过测试？根据下滑线部分“in a month”可知，此处是对“in+一段时间”进行提问，应该用how soon提问，意为“多久以后”符合句意，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填How；soon。 41. The restaurant often offers customers a variety of seafood.（保持句意不变） The restaurant often ________ customers ________ a variety of seafood. 【答案】 ①. provides ②. with 【解析】 【详解】句意：这家餐馆经常为顾客提供各种海鲜。根据原句可知，时态为一般现在时，此处可以把offer sb sth同义替换为provide sb with sth，意为“提供某人某物”符合句意，该句主语是The restaurant，所以谓语动词用第三人称单数形式provides。故填provides；with。 42. Maria hid the pictures in her desk drawer. (改为被动语态) The pictures ________ ________ in Maria’s desk drawer. 【答案】 ①. were ②. hidden 【解析】 【详解】句意：玛丽亚把照片藏在书桌的抽屉里。原句时态为一般过去时，改为被动语态，句子应用一般过去时的被动语态，其结构为“was/were done”；主语是“The pictures”，助动词应用were，hid是动词hide的过去式，hide的过去分词为hidden。故填were；hidden。 43. “Do aliens exist in outer space?” The little boy wondered. (改为间接引语) The little boy wondered ________ aliens ________ in outer space. 【答案】 ①. if##whether ②. existed 【解析】 【详解】句意：“外星人存在于外太空吗？”这个小男孩想知道。当直接引语是一般疑问句时，变为间接引语需用if或whether“是否”来引导，且要用陈述句语序，同时主句中的谓语动词“said”要改为“asked”，若没有间接宾语可加一个间接宾语。本题中主句是“The little boy wondered”，从句要用“if/whether”引导，“aliens exist in outer space”变为陈述句语序为“aliens existed in outer space”，因为主句谓语动词“wondered”是一般过去时，所以从句的一般现在时“exist”要改为一般过去时“existed”。故填if/whether；existed。 44. repairing his skin, used for, is, the product, after sunbathing (连词成句) ________________________. 【答案】The product is used for repairing his skin after sunbathing 【解析】 【详解】根据单词和标点提示可知，句子为陈述句；the product“这个产品”，作主语，位于句首，首字母要大写；be used for“被用于……”，动词短语，主语为单数，be动词用is；repairing his skin“修复他的皮肤”，作“is used for”的宾语；after sunbathing“日光浴之后”，作状语。故填The product is used for repairing his skin after sunbathing“这款产品是用于在日光浴之后修复他的皮肤的”。 Part Three Reading and Translation 74% Ⅵ. Reading Comprehension: A. Choose the best answer:12% The new school year is just beginning. Along with it comes a mix of excitement and nervousness. There is a wealth of new knowledge to learn over the term. Whether you succeed or not will depend on how hard you work. But, more importantly, it will depend on your thirst for knowledge—your desire to learn. Learning shouldn’t be seen as a chore (苦差事), it should be seen as a privilege (荣幸). My grandfather never had the privilege of a good education. He grew up in a small village in rural Canada. There was a one-room schoolhouse where children were taught the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. My grandfather, like most of the kids, left school after the sixth grade to work on the family farm. But, unlike many others, my grandfather had a thirst for knowledge. He read every book he could get his hands on. One day, he came across a biography of Humphrey Davy, the famous English chemist. Davy’s experiments with chemicals inspired my grandfather to learn more about them and how they could combine to form other chemicals. For a few dollars, he signed up for a correspondence course. Lessons were sent to him by mail. After years of study, he received a diploma in chemistry and was able to leave the farm and find work in the laboratory of a large company. My father inherited this thirst for knowledge, but like my grandfather, he, too, had to cut short his education. There were seven children in the family and not enough money to educate them all, so my father left school at the age of sixteen and went to work. But that didn’t stop him from learning. He loved to read. After a long day at work, he would always pick up a book and start reading. It was his influence that has inspired me to read, learn and discover new things. When he retired, my father returned to school to complete his high school diploma. His thirst for knowledge never ended. If there’s one piece of advice that I can give you as you begin a new school year, it’s this—always “thirst”—for a “pool” of knowledge! 45. According to the author, to do well in school, you need ______. ① good luck ② hard work ③ a desire to learn ④ excitement and nervousness A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ①④ 46. The author thinks learning should be seen as a privilege rather than a chore because ______. A. it is not easy to succeed in school B. not everybody can get a good education C. some people do not want to learn new things D. some students find it easier to learn new things than others 47. After leaving school, the author’s grandfather continued his education by ______. ① reading books ② studying online ③ talking to Humphrey Davy ④ taking a course by mail A. ①② B. ③④ C. ①④ D. ②③ 48. The author’s grandfather ended up ______. A. becoming a famous chemist B. working for a large company C. teaching chemistry in a school D. working on a farm all his life 49. The author’s father left school early because ______. A. the family farm needed his help B. he showed little interest in learning C. he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps D. his family couldn’t afford to send all the children to school 50. The author is likely to agree with all of the following statements EXCEPT______. A. Learning takes place in and out of school. B. Some books have the power to change lives. C One is never too old to discover and learn new things. D. Hard work is often more important than a thirst for knowledge. 【答案】45. B 46. B 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过作者祖父和父亲的事例，阐述了对知识的渴望对于学习和个人发展的重要性，并在新学年开始时鼓励大家始终保持对知识的渴望。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Whether you succeed or not will depend on how hard you work. ... your desire to learn.”可知，要在学校表现好，需要努力学习以及对知识的渴望，而不是好运和兴奋紧张的情绪，所以选②③，故选B。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Learning shouldn’t be seen as a chore ... the privilege of a good education.”可知，作者认为学习应被视为一种荣幸而非苦差事，是因为不是每个人都能接受良好的教育，像作者的祖父就没有这样的机会，故选B。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“He read every book he could get his hands on.”以及第三段“For a few dollars, he signed up ... to him by mail.”可知，作者的祖父离开学校后通过读书和参加函授课程继续接受教育，当时还没有网络学习，也没有和Humphrey Davy交谈，所以是①④，故选C。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“After years of study, he received a diploma ... of a large company.”可知，作者的祖父最后在一家大公司工作，而不是成为著名化学家、在学校教化学或一生都在农场工作，故选B。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“There were seven children in the family ... and went to work.”可知，作者的父亲早早离开学校是因为家里负担不起送所有孩子上学的费用，故选D。 【50题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Whether you succeed or not will depend on ... your desire to learn.”可知，作者认为对知识的渴望比努力工作更重要，D选项“努力工作往往比对知识的渴望更重要”与作者观点不符；从祖父和父亲离开学校后仍学习可推出学习在校内校外都可发生，A选项正确；祖父读了Humphrey Davy的传记后有了改变，说明一些书有改变生活的力量，B选项正确；父亲退休后还回学校完成高中学历，说明活到老学到老，C选项正确。故选D。 B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.12% Have you ever shouted angrily at someone when you are hungry? Or has someone done that at you when they are hungry? If so, you’ve experienced “hangry”—in that situation some people get bad-tempered when they are not having enough food. But where does hunger come from? And why is it that only some people seem to get hangry? The answer lies in some of the processes that happen ____51____ your body when it needs food. The carbohydrates (碳水化合物), proteins and fats in everything you eat turn into various nutrients. These nutrients pass into your bloodstream and then go to your body and are used for ____52____. As time passes after your last meal, the amount of these nutrients starts to ____53____. If your blood glucose (血糖) levels fall far enough, your brain will regard it as a life-threatening situation. Your brain is greatly dependent on glucose to do its job. Simple things can become ____54____ when you’re hungry and your blood glucose levels are below the norm. You may find it hard to focus, for instance, or you may make silly mistakes. You might ____55____ have noticed that your words tend to become muddled or hard to understand. The easiest way to handle hunger is to eat something ____56____ you get too hungry. Generally junk foods cause large rises in blood-glucose levels that come crashing down fast. So, they may leave you feeling hungrier. Nutrient-rich or natural foods are ideal to deal with “hangry”. 51. A. inside B. outside C. through D. across 52. A. recycle B. rest C. help D. energy 53. A. rise B. drop C. spread D. disappear 54. A. easy B. difficult C. effective D. natural 55. A. also B. still C. either D. never 56. A. until B. after C. before D. unless 【答案】51. A 52. D 53. B 54. B 55. A 56. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“饿怒”这种现象，解释了其产生的原因，即身体缺少食物时的一些生理过程，还说明了处理“饿怒”的方法。 【51题详解】 句意：答案在于当你的身体需要食物时在你身体内部发生的一些过程。 inside在……里面；outside在……外面；through通过；across穿过。根据语境可知是身体内部发生的过程，“inside your body”表示“在你身体里面”，故选A。 【52题详解】 句意：这些营养物质进入你的血液，然后进入你的身体，并被用于获取能量。 recycle回收；rest休息；help帮助；energy能量。根据常识，吃的东西转化的营养物质进入身体是用来提供能量的，故“used for energy”符合语境，故选D。 【53题详解】 句意：在你最后一顿饭后随着时间的推移，这些营养物质的量开始下降。 rise上升；drop下降；spread传播；disappear消失。根据后文“If your blood glucose (血糖) levels fall far enough”可知营养物质的量是下降的，故选B。 【54题详解】 句意：当你饿了并且你的血糖水平低于正常水平时，简单的事情会变得困难。 easy容易的；difficult困难的；effective有效的；natural自然的。根据后文“You may find it hard to focus, for instance, or you may make silly mistakes.”可知是简单的事情变得困难了，故选B。 【55题详解】 句意：你可能也已经注意到你的话语往往会变得混乱或难以理解。 also也；still仍然；either也 (用于否定句)；never从不。前面提到了饿的时候会难以集中注意力等，这里表示话语变得混乱也是饿的时候的情况，“also”符合语境，故选A。 【56题详解】 句意：处理“饿怒”最简单的方法是在你变得太饿之前吃点东西。 until直到；after在……之后；before在……之前；unless除非。根据语境，在太饿之前吃东西才能处理“饿怒”，“before”符合语境，故选C。 C1. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:16% The “Black Myth” Effect A GAMER from Shanghai recently bought himself a two-meter-long “golden cudgel (金箍棒)” after playing the video game Black Myth: Wukong. It is similar in every detail to the magic stick f____57____ the game. The stick is now a popular item on Taobao and Tmall. On these platforms, other products cobranded with the game are also selling w____58____. Black Myth is China’s first Triple-A game. Since its release on August 20, it has taken the gaming world by storm. It sold 10 million copies in its first three days. This m____59____ it one of the fastest-selling video games of all time. Beyond that, the game has c____60____ a “Black Myth” effect across several industries. Sales of home video game consoles (家用游戏机) have increased greatly from last year. Other gaming-related g____61____ have also become more popular. Laptops, keyboards, mice and headphones have all seen big increases in sales. The impact of the game has gone beyond gaming. Its s____62____ has led to a travel boom in parts of China. Many scenes in the game are from real places. Players want to follow their hero and visit the same places. As a result, several locations have reported increased tourist activity. Some sites have even seen ticket sales triple (增至三倍). 【答案】57. (f)rom 58. (w)ell 59. (m)ade 60. (c)reated 61. (g)oods 62. (s)uccess 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了游戏《黑神话：悟空》的成功及其对各行业的影响。 【57题详解】 句意：它在每一个细节上都与游戏中的金箍棒相似。根据“It is similar in every detail to the magic stick...the game.”及首字母提示可知，推测此处表示这个玩家买的金箍棒的每一处细节和游戏中的金箍棒相似。from“来自”，符合语境。故填(f)rom。 【58题详解】 句意：在这些平台上，与游戏捆绑销售的其他产品也在热销。根据“other products cobranded with the game are also selling...”及首字母提示可知，此处表示与游戏捆绑销售的其他产品也在热销。sell well“卖得好；畅销”。故填(w)ell。 【59题详解】 句意：这使它成为有史以来最畅销的电子游戏之一。根据“This...it one of the fastest-selling video games of all time.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示《黑神话》这款游戏使它成为有史以来最畅销的电子游戏之一。结合语境可知，该句为一般过去时。make“让”，过去式为made。故填(m)ade。 【60题详解】 句意：除此之外，这款游戏在多个行业都产生了“黑色神话”效应。根据“Beyond that, the game has...a ‘Black Myth’ effect across several industries.”及首字母提示可知，此处表示除此之外，这款游戏在多个行业都产生了“黑色神话”效应。create“产生”，根据“have”可知，该句为现在完成时。结构为：have done。create的过去分词形式为created。故填(c)reated。 【61题详解】 句意：其他与游戏相关的商品也变得更受欢迎了。根据首字母提示及“Laptops, keyboards, mice and headphones have all seen big increases in sales.”可知，笔记本电脑、键盘、鼠标和耳机等产品的销售量都大幅度上升。这些东西是与游戏相关的商品，此处表示这些与游戏相关的商品变得受欢迎。other后接可数名词复数，good“商品”的复数形式为goods。故填(g)oods。 【62题详解】 句意：它的成功带动了中国部分地区的旅游热潮。根据首字母提示及“As a result, several locations have reported increased tourist activity. Some sites have even seen ticket sales triple (增至三倍).”可知，此处是指它的成功带动了中国部分地区的旅游热潮。success“成功”，符合语境。故填(s)uccess。 C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:16% Play—and Work—at Disney With a laptop and a good internet connection, you can work from just about anywhere these days——e____63____ Disney World! More and more Americans are choosing to b____64____ their jobs to Disney amusement parks. There are not only journalists and travel writers, but programmers and designers too. AJ Wolfe is a travel writer. She has been writing about Disney parks for more than 15 years. Wolfe has extensive (丰富的) e____65____ working from the parks. She enjoys sharing tips on the best places at Disney to work remotely. According to Wolfe, the number of remote workers in Disney World has increased greatly in the past two years. “People want to feel like they’re living in Disney World,” she e____66____. “You’re closer to the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’. It’s more convenient to visit after work.” Wolfe believes this trend also shows that the line between work and play is becoming l____67____ clear. In many modern jobs, people never truly clock out. Disney has set up more places around the parks for people to charge their electronics. After all, guests rely on the Disney World app to order food, scan tickets, check wait times, and perform various other tasks. Many restaurants b____68____ the parks have added charging stations, too. “These upgrades have really benefited remote workers,” Wolfe said. Not everyone is happy about this trend, though. In late April, a Disney fan complained online about the remote workers. His post started a hot debate. Some argued that the parks should o____69____ be for play and relaxation, not work. Some felt that the remote workers were damaging the visitor experience. The s____70____ in the cafés, for example, are meant for travelers. But now, many of them are taken up by remote workers. 【答案】63. (e)ven 64. (b)ring 65. (e)xperience 66. (e)xplained 67. (l)ess 68. (b)esides 69. (o)nly 70. (s)eats 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讨论了在迪士尼乐园工作和娱乐的趋势。 【63题详解】 句意：随着笔记本电脑和良好的网络连接，人们几乎可以在任何地方工作，甚至是在迪士尼世界！根据首字母提示及“you can work from just about anywhere these days”可知，空处表递进，需副词even，意为“甚至”。故填(e)ven。 【64题详解】 句意：越来越多的美国人选择将他们的工作带到迪士尼乐园。根据首字母提示及“their jobs to Disney amusement parks.”可知，空处表示“把工作带到迪士尼乐园”，需动词bring“带来”，句中to为不定式符号，后跟动词原形。故填(b)ring。 【65题详解】 句意：她在乐园工作有丰富的经验。根据首字母提示及“Wolfe has extensive (丰富的)...”可知，她有丰富的经验，experience“经验”符合句意，不可数名词。故填(e)xperience。 【66题详解】 句意：她解释说：“人们希望感觉自己生活在迪士尼世界。” 根据首字母提示及“ ‘People want to feel like they’re living in Disney World,’ ”可知，空处指“解释”，其英文为explain，因是她之前解释的内容，故空处时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填(e)xplained。 【67题详解】 句意：Wolfe相信，这种趋势也表明工作和娱乐之间的界限变得越来越模糊。根据首字母提示及“the line between work and play is becoming...clear.”可知，空处指“工作和娱乐之间的界限变得越来越不清晰”，故空处需比较级less，意为“更少”。故填(l)ess。 【68题详解】 句意：除了公园之外，很多餐厅也增加了充电站。根据首字母提示及“Many restaurants b...the parks”可知，空处指“除了公园之外”，需介词besides，意为“除了”。故填(b)esides。 【69题详解】 句意：一些人认为乐园应该只用于娱乐和放松，而不是工作。根据首字母提示及“Some argued that the parks should o...be for play”可知，空处指“只用于娱乐和放松”，其英文为only，故填(o)nly。 【70题详解】 句意：比如，咖啡馆的座位本是为游客准备的。根据首字母提示及“for example, are meant for travelers.”可知，空处指“咖啡馆的座位”，seat“座位”符合句意，咖啡馆的座位不止一个，空处需名词复数。故填(s)eats。 D. Answer the questions:12%（第93题1分，第98题3分） When my nephew was a kid he was crazy about collecting and trading cards. Whether it was Pokémon or My Little Pony, he believed that each one would give him superpowers——or at least make him the coolest kid on the playground. And the money he spent? Let’s just say he could have bought himself a small island! But hey, who needs an island when you have a Charizard (a large dragon-like Pokémon)? Now that he’s older (and maybe a little wiser), he can’t believe how much he once cared about those cards. But he wasn’t alone in his love for them. Kids have been collecting cards for generations. It’s all about fitting in and being part of the “club”. Nothing says “I belong” quite like pulling out a pack of these cards. But there’s a dark side to all that shiny cardboard. Take the current card-collecting craze here in China. Schools are turning into trading floors faster than you can say “limited edition.” Parents and teachers are left scratching (挠) their heads while kids fill their pockets with newly found “treasures”. It’s not just about the cards, though it’s about the exciting search, the social pecking order (社会等级制度), and the thrill of tearing open a new pack. With the newest anime or video game characters on them, these cards are meant to catch and hold kids’ interest. And because they’re often sold in “blind boxes”, you never know what you’re going to get. They’re like scratch-off lottery tickets (刮刮乐彩票) for kids, instead of money, you win bragging (吹嘘) rights. All this can turn into an expensive, vicious cycle (恶性循环). Don’t have the card you want? Buy more packs! Still no luck? Trade like your life depends on it! Sound familiar? Maybe it’s time to think about how far you would go—and whether it’s worth it—to complete your collection! 71. Collecting such cards which are mentioned in the article is expensive, isn’t it? ____________________________________ 72. Which sentences in the article show the author’s nephew was crazy about collecting and trading cards? ____________________________________ 73. The author’s nephew thought the cards would give him superpowers. What do superpowers refer to? ____________________________________ 74. How do parents and teachers feel about this craze? ____________________________________ 75. What are the cards often sold in to make kids excited? ____________________________________ 76. If you were the author’s nephew and had a chance to say something to your past self, what would you have said? ____________________________________ 【答案】71. Yes, it is. 72. Whether it was Pokémon or My Little Pony, he believed that each one would give him superpowers—or at least make him the coolest kid on the playground. And the money he spent? Let’s just say he could have bought himself a small island! 73. Powers that can make him the coolest kid on the playground. 74. They feel confused. 75. “Blind boxes”. 76. 参考答案：I was too crazy about collecting cards before. I spent too much money on them. I should have saved that money for more useful things. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的侄子小时候对收集和交易卡片很痴迷，长大后意识到曾经对卡片的在意程度之深，同时还介绍了中国当下卡片收集热潮的情况以及这种热潮带来的负面影响和形成的恶性循环等内容。 【71题详解】 根据第一段“And the money he spent? Let’s just say he could have bought himself a small island!” 以及最后一段“All this can turn into an expensive, ... Trade like your life depends on it!” 可知，收集文中提到的这类卡片是昂贵的，故填Yes, it is. 【72题详解】 根据第一段“Whether it was Pokémon or My Little Pony, he believed that each one would give him superpowers—or at least make him the coolest kid on the playground.” 能看出侄子对卡片赋予超能力的坚信，显示其对卡片的热爱；文中“And the money he spent? Let’s just say he could have bought himself a small island!” 通过描述花钱之多，侧面体现他对收集和交易卡片的疯狂，故填Whether it was Pokémon or My Little Pony, he believed that each one would give him superpowers—or at least make him the coolest kid on the playground. And the money he spent? Let’s just say he could have bought himself a small island! 【73题详解】 根据第三段“Whether it was Pokémon or My Little Pony, he believed that each one would give him superpowers—or at least make him the coolest kid on the playground.” 可知，侄子认为的超能力是能让他成为操场上最酷的孩子的能力，故填Powers that can make him the coolest kid on the playground. 【74题详解】 根据文中“Parents and teachers are left scratching (挠) their heads while kids fill their pockets with newly found ‘treasures’.” ，“scratching their heads” 意思是挠头，常表示困惑，所以父母和老师对此热潮的感受是困惑，故填They feel confused. 【75题详解】 根据第四段“And because they’re often sold in ‘blind boxes’, you never know what you’re going to get. They’re like scratch-off lottery tickets (刮刮乐彩票) for kids, instead of money, you win bragging (吹嘘) rights.” 可知，卡片常以“盲盒”形式出售来让孩子们兴奋，故填“Blind boxes”. 【76题详解】 开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为：I was too crazy about collecting cards before. I spent too much money on them. I should have saved that money for more useful things. E. Translation:6% 77. 为了过上环保的生活，我们努力节约更多能源并减少污染的产生。(green life, produce) To ___________, we try to ___________ and ___________. 【答案】 ①. live a green life##lead a green life ②. save more energy ③. produce less pollution 【解析】 【详解】根据英汉句子可知，“live/lead a green life”表示“过上环保的生活”，“to”后接动词原形构成动词不定式表目的，所以第一个空填“live a green life”；“save”意为“节约”，“energy”意为“能源”，“try to do sth.”表示“努力做某事”，“to”后接动词原形，第二个空填“save more energy”；“减少污染的产生”是“produce less pollution”，“and”连接并列成分，与“try to”后的“save”形式保持一致，“to”后接动词原形，第三个空填“produce less pollution”。故填live a green life；save more energy；produce less pollution。 78. 当你感到紧张的时候，做一次深呼吸，你就会感觉好一些。 Take ________ when you ________, and then you’ll ________. 【答案】 ①. a deep breath ②. feel nervous ③. feel better 【解析】 【详解】根据汉语提示，take a deep breath“深呼吸”；feel nervous“感觉紧张”，感官动词后加形容词作表语；feel better“感觉好一些”；祈使句+when引导的时间状语从句，从句时态用一般现在时；③空前有will，后加动词原形，为一般将来时。故填a deep breath; feel nervous; feel better。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024学年第二学期初三阶段练习（一） Part Two Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar 51% Ⅱ. Choose the best answer. 20% 1. My good friend likes riding very much and it is ______ great fun. A. the B. a C. an D. / 2. This famous artist is loved by people ______ his artistry and noble character. A. of B. in C. on D. for 3. “Look at that flower,” Mike said to his son. “Isn’t it one of ______?” A. we B. our C. us D. ours 4. The official says, “______ forest park will be planned for the public in the future.” A. other B. others C. another D. the other 5. Peter’s family went on ______ one-day trip to the Daguan National Park. A. a B. an C. the D. / 6. It’s ______to send an e-mail than a regular mail. A. more quickly B. much quickly C. much quicker D. quick 7. —Be quiet! Mr. Black is coming. —Don’t worry. It ______ be him. Mr. Black’s steps are much heavier. A. shouldn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t 8. The sports shoes in the shop don’t fit me. They’re ______ big ______ small. A. either, or B. both, and C. neither, nor D. not only, but also 9. —______ will the news spread all over the world? — Probably within twenty-four hours. A. How often B. How long C. How soon D. How far 10. The song on the radio sounded ______ and lifted my mood at once. A. lovely B. lonely C. loudly D. beautifully 11. For the elderly, chatting with a grandchild is always ______ thing, after all. A. happy B. happier C. happiest D. the happiest 12. Jan won’t take part in our class activities voluntarily ______ she is asked to. A. if B. because C. unless D. since 13. AI technology has developed rapidly in recent years. It ______ bring great changes to our lives, but it also faces some challenges. A. might B. must C. can D. need 14. The guitar ______ belong to Lisa. Only she played the guitar here yesterday. A. could B. must C. may D. should 15. ______ exciting the boat trip down the river is after its development and cleanup! A. What B. What a C. What an D. How 16. Jack ______ many “thank you” cards from his students in the past few days. A. would receive B. had received C. will receive D. has received 17. ______ the shop can’t make the service better, it will lose all the customers soon. A. If B. Before C. Unless D. When 18. ______ we are now in the old town, why not taste the local food here? A. Though B. Since C. Before D. Unless 19. Miss Fang’s never been to Hong Kong for holidays, ____________ Mr. Lin. A. Neither is B. Neither has C. So is D. So has 20. A large number of people are keen on “planting online vegetables” these days, ______? A. do they B. don’t they C. are they D. aren’t they Ⅲ. Complete the passage with the words or phrases in the box:8% A. memories B. dependent C. independent D. tastes E. since I recently came to realize that I am a walking technology A technology is someone who is ____21____ a lot on technology. I realized it when I was sitting on a beach in Southern California a few weeks ago. My wife was sitting beside me, listening to music on her phone with her wireless earbud. She was listening to her music through an AI-driven algorithm (人工智能驱动算法), which tailors the music to her ____22____. A few texts from my family came through and she had Siri read them out for her. Meanwhile, I was writing a new article on my iPad. I was running the iPad off my hotspot from my phone. The phone also doubles as a camera, storing dozens of photos from the day’s activities. ____23____ my phone doesn't have a lot of storage space, the photos are stored on a cloud. In this way, I will be able to access my precious ____24____ anytime I want in the future. A. destinations B. platform C. vacation D. booked E. vocation We had found this beach through Google maps—browsing (浏览) ____25____, reading and trusting reviews from people all over the globe. During the day, we were working from a temporary home we ____26____ on Airbnb. A few minutes’ walk would bring us to the beach. It wasn’t a ____27____, and we were working our jobs. Our work didn’t stop since it could be done on laptops with a good internet connection. After my trip, I will end up editing and posting the photo online on social media, sharing my work for all to see. I will also publish the photo in my online gallery for those who wish to buy prints of my work. And finally, I will write about all of this on a writing ____28____. All of this side work on social media helped fund my “work from home trip.” I can’t possibly imagine my life without it. Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.9% 29. In “Black Myth: Wukong”, ________ like Sun Wukong and his companions will bring us lots of adventure. (hero) 30. Study hard and try your best to ________ a key school, Tom. (entrance) 31 The manager refused to answer any question until his ________ came. (law) 32. After the earthquake, the soldiers helped the local people to ________ their houses. (build) 33. To ________ learning effectiveness, students should review regularly, take notes carefully and do extra exercises. (strong) 34. The manager explained the rules of the store to an old man ________. (polite) 35. My parents want to buy a flat near my school, but the flats for ________ are too expensive. (sell) 36. The whole class are sad for the ________ result of the competition. (disappoint) 37. With further technology, it’s ________ to get rid of the diseases now. (possible) Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences as required.14% 38. The couple can hardly save enough money for their travel abroad, ________ ________? (改为反意疑问句) 39. Lucy cut her finger on a piece of glass. (改为一般疑问句) ______ Lucy ______ her finger on a piece of glass? 40. A new model of self-driving cars will go through tests in a month.（对划线部分提问） ________ ________ will a new model of self-driving cars go through tests? 41. The restaurant often offers customers a variety of seafood.（保持句意不变） The restaurant often ________ customers ________ a variety of seafood. 42. Maria hid the pictures in her desk drawer. (改为被动语态) The pictures ________ ________ in Maria’s desk drawer. 43. “Do aliens exist in outer space?” The little boy wondered. (改为间接引语) The little boy wondered ________ aliens ________ in outer space. 44. repairing his skin, used for, is, the product, after sunbathing (连词成句) ________________________. Part Three Reading and Translation 74% Ⅵ. Reading Comprehension: A. Choose the best answer:12% The new school year is just beginning. Along with it comes a mix of excitement and nervousness. There is a wealth of new knowledge to learn over the term. Whether you succeed or not will depend on how hard you work. But, more importantly, it will depend on your thirst for knowledge—your desire to learn. Learning shouldn’t be seen as a chore (苦差事), it should be seen as a privilege (荣幸). My grandfather never had the privilege of a good education. He grew up in a small village in rural Canada. There was a one-room schoolhouse where children were taught the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. My grandfather, like most of the kids, left school after the sixth grade to work on the family farm. But, unlike many others, my grandfather had a thirst for knowledge. He read every book he could get his hands on. One day, he came across a biography of Humphrey Davy, the famous English chemist. Davy’s experiments with chemicals inspired my grandfather to learn more about them and how they could combine to form other chemicals. For a few dollars, he signed up for a correspondence course. Lessons were sent to him by mail. After years of study, he received a diploma in chemistry and was able to leave the farm and find work in the laboratory of a large company. My father inherited this thirst for knowledge, but like my grandfather, he, too, had to cut short his education. There were seven children in the family and not enough money to educate them all, so my father left school at the age of sixteen and went to work. But that didn’t stop him from learning. He loved to read. After a long day at work, he would always pick up a book and start reading. It was his influence that has inspired me to read, learn and discover new things. When he retired, my father returned to school to complete his high school diploma. His thirst for knowledge never ended. If there’s one piece of advice that I can give you as you begin a new school year, it’s this—always “thirst”—for a “pool” of knowledge! 45. According to the author, to do well in school, you need ______. ① good luck ② hard work ③ a desire to learn ④ excitement and nervousness A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ①④ 46. The author thinks learning should be seen as a privilege rather than a chore because ______. A. it is not easy to succeed in school B. not everybody can get a good education C. some people do not want to learn new things D. some students find it easier to learn new things than others 47. After leaving school, the author’s grandfather continued his education by ______. ① reading books ② studying online ③ talking to Humphrey Davy ④ taking a course by mail A. ①② B. ③④ C. ①④ D. ②③ 48. The author’s grandfather ended up ______. A becoming a famous chemist B. working for a large company C. teaching chemistry in a school D. working on a farm all his life 49. The author’s father left school early because ______. A. the family farm needed his help B. he showed little interest in learning C. he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps D. his family couldn’t afford to send all the children to school 50. The author is likely to agree with all of the following statements EXCEPT______. A. Learning takes place in and out of school. B. Some books have the power to change lives. C. One is never too old to discover and learn new things. D. Hard work is often more important than a thirst for knowledge. B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.12% Have you ever shouted angrily at someone when you are hungry? Or has someone done that at you when they are hungry? If so, you’ve experienced “hangry”—in that situation some people get bad-tempered when they are not having enough food. But where does hunger come from? And why is it that only some people seem to get hangry? The answer lies in some of the processes that happen ____51____ your body when it needs food. The carbohydrates (碳水化合物), proteins and fats in everything you eat turn into various nutrients. These nutrients pass into your bloodstream and then go to your body and are used for ____52____. As time passes after your last meal, the amount of these nutrients starts to ____53____. If your blood glucose (血糖) levels fall far enough, your brain will regard it as a life-threatening situation. Your brain is greatly dependent on glucose to do its job. Simple things can become ____54____ when you’re hungry and your blood glucose levels are below the norm. You may find it hard to focus, for instance, or you may make silly mistakes. You might ____55____ have noticed that your words tend to become muddled or hard to understand. The easiest way to handle hunger is to eat something ____56____ you get too hungry. Generally junk foods cause large rises in blood-glucose levels that come crashing down fast. So, they may leave you feeling hungrier. Nutrient-rich or natural foods are ideal to deal with “hangry”. 51. A. inside B. outside C. through D. across 52. A. recycle B. rest C. help D. energy 53. A. rise B. drop C. spread D. disappear 54. A. easy B. difficult C. effective D. natural 55. A. also B. still C. either D. never 56. A. until B. after C. before D. unless C1. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:16% The “Black Myth” Effect A GAMER from Shanghai recently bought himself a two-meter-long “golden cudgel (金箍棒)” after playing the video game Black Myth: Wukong. It is similar in every detail to the magic stick f____57____ the game. The stick is now a popular item on Taobao and Tmall. On these platforms, other products cobranded with the game are also selling w____58____. Black Myth is China’s first Triple-A game. Since its release on August 20, it has taken the gaming world by storm. It sold 10 million copies in its first three days. This m____59____ it one of the fastest-selling video games of all time. Beyond that, the game has c____60____ a “Black Myth” effect across several industries. Sales of home video game consoles (家用游戏机) have increased greatly from last year. Other gaming-related g____61____ have also become more popular. Laptops keyboards, mice and headphones have all seen big increases in sales. The impact of the game has gone beyond gaming. Its s____62____ has led to a travel boom in parts of China. Many scenes in the game are from real places. Players want to follow their hero and visit the same places. As a result, several locations have reported increased tourist activity. Some sites have even seen ticket sales triple (增至三倍). C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:16% Play—and Work—at Disney With a laptop and a good internet connection, you can work from just about anywhere these days——e____63____ Disney World! More and more Americans are choosing to b____64____ their jobs to Disney amusement parks. There are not only journalists and travel writers, but programmers and designers too. AJ Wolfe is a travel writer. She has been writing about Disney parks for more than 15 years. Wolfe has extensive (丰富的) e____65____ working from the parks. She enjoys sharing tips on the best places at Disney to work remotely. According to Wolfe, the number of remote workers in Disney World has increased greatly in the past two years. “People want to feel like they’re living in Disney World,” she e____66____. “You’re closer to the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’. It’s more convenient to visit after work.” Wolfe believes this trend also shows that the line between work and play is becoming l____67____ clear. In many modern jobs, people never truly clock out. Disney has set up more places around the parks for people to charge their electronics. After all, guests rely on the Disney World app to order food, scan tickets, check wait times, and perform various other tasks. Many restaurants b____68____ the parks have added charging stations, too. “These upgrades have really benefited remote workers,” Wolfe said. Not everyone is happy about this trend, though. In late April, a Disney fan complained online about the remote workers. His post started a hot debate. Some argued that the parks should o____69____ be for play and relaxation, not work. Some felt that the remote workers were damaging the visitor experience. The s____70____ in the cafés, for example, are meant for travelers. But now, many of them are taken up by remote workers. D. Answer the questions:12%（第93题1分，第98题3分） When my nephew was a kid, he was crazy about collecting and trading cards. Whether it was Pokémon or My Little Pony, he believed that each one would give him superpowers——or at least make him the coolest kid on the playground. And the money he spent? Let’s just say he could have bought himself a small island! But hey, who needs an island when you have a Charizard (a large dragon-like Pokémon)? Now that he’s older (and maybe a little wiser), he can’t believe how much he once cared about those cards. But he wasn’t alone in his love for them. Kids have been collecting cards for generations. It’s all about fitting in and being part of the “club”. Nothing says “I belong” quite like pulling out a pack of these cards. But there’s a dark side to all that shiny cardboard. Take the current card-collecting craze here in China. Schools are turning into trading floors faster than you can say “limited edition.” Parents and teachers are left scratching (挠) their heads while kids fill their pockets with newly found “treasures”. It’s not just about the cards, though it’s about the exciting search, the social pecking order (社会等级制度), and the thrill of tearing open a new pack. With the newest anime or video game characters on them, these cards are meant to catch and hold kids’ interest. And because they’re often sold in “blind boxes”, you never know what you’re going to get. They’re like scratch-off lottery tickets (刮刮乐彩票) for kids, instead of money, you win bragging (吹嘘) rights. All this can turn into an expensive, vicious cycle (恶性循环). Don’t have the card you want? Buy more packs! Still no luck? Trade like your life depends on it! Sound familiar? Maybe it’s time to think about how far you would go—and whether it’s worth it—to complete your collection! 71. Collecting such cards which are mentioned in the article is expensive, isn’t it? ____________________________________ 72. Which sentences in the article show the author’s nephew was crazy about collecting and trading cards? ____________________________________ 73. The author’s nephew thought the cards would give him superpowers. What do superpowers refer to? ____________________________________ 74 How do parents and teachers feel about this craze? ____________________________________ 75. What are the cards often sold in to make kids excited? ____________________________________ 76. If you were the author’s nephew and had a chance to say something to your past self, what would you have said? ____________________________________ E. Translation:6% 77. 为了过上环保的生活，我们努力节约更多能源并减少污染的产生。(green life, produce) To ___________, we try to ___________ and ___________. 78. 当你感到紧张的时候，做一次深呼吸，你就会感觉好一些。 Take ________ when you ________, and then you’ll ________. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$