九年级英语上学期期中考试（南通专用）-2025-2026学年九年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（牛津译林版）

2025-2026学年九年级上学期期中考试（南通专用） 英语 注意事项： 1.全卷满分120分。考试时间为120分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。 2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将 自己的姓名、考试证号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。 3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。 一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1．From the picture, we can see the boy is ________. A．energetic B．curious C．creative D．honest 2．—What do you often do to relax, do sports or listen to music? —________. I believe they make me less stressed out. A．Either B．Neither C．All D．Both 3．My uncle is a man full of ________. He never loses heart in the face of difficulties. A．pleasure B．energy C．courage D．trouble 4．Look at the picture below. The tip aims to help us ________. A．stay safe online B．make more online friends C．solve our problems D．get more information 5．—I’m not sure ________ we will take a test tomorrow morning. —Jack Liu told me this. I never doubted ________ he was telling me the truth. A．that; whether B．if, that C．that; that D．whether; if 6．—Mom, could I go out to play with my friends this afternoon? —Yes, but please don’t ________ late. A．come up B．stay up C．stay out D．work out 7．—I hear you ________ coffee with milk in it. Is that so? —Sometimes. But most of the time I ________ drink black coffee. A．would rather; prefer B．prefer; prefer C．prefer; would rather D．would rather; would rather 8．—How long did the discussion last? —________ we reached an agreement. It was difficult to choose between the two projects. A．Until B．Since C．Not until D．Whenever 9．—Hi, Zhang Ke. I want to know ________. —You can help to hand out some notices. A．when School Day is B．who can come to School Day C．why we hold School Day D．what I can do for School Day 10．—I’m afraid I have to give up my dream of being an artist. —________. No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small. A．I can’t agree more B．Don’t mention it C．Don’t lose heart D．That’s not the case 二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One of the most interesting things in the world is to start a new business. There is nothing more 11 than challenging yourself and bringing your 12 to life. Seeing my 7-year-old daughter sell the eggs from our backyard chickens has 13 this. We have five chickens at our home. My daughter wanted to 14 entrepreneurship (创业) because she realized that we got one egg a day from each chicken. However, we had more eggs than we could ever 15 . She made a plan to sell the 16 eggs to our neighbours. I am 17 to say that she sold out for the year in two hours. Her 18 got me thinking—hat lessons from this can help me deal with my own entrepreneurship? One of the best pieces of advice I have ever 19 in business is to start before you’re ready. Everyone was once a 20 and there really is no better way to learn than by doing. When we take on 21 to learn more and grow outside of our comfort zones (舒适区)，great things can happen. Get your boots dirty and jump into 22 ! It’s OK to do the work 23 you know what every step down the road will bring. I am sure that no one has it all worried out, and the only way to fast-track learning and growth is to 24 get started. A new beginning can be both exciting and challenging. It may bring us more 25 . So enjoy it with an open heart and mind! 11．A．meaningful B．humorous C．surprising D．boring 12．A．work B．money C．idea D．energy 13．A．proved B．recorded C．changed D．promised 14．A．start B．practise C．remind D．remain 15．A．count B．need C．own D．discover 16．A．fresh B．tasty C．cheap D．extra 17．A．proud B．curious C．afraid D．stressed 18．A．influence B．success C．research D．calm 19．A．received B．brought C．dealt D．admired 20．A．beginner B．loser C．winner D．pioneer 21．A．replies B．duties C．challenges D．decisions 22．A．action B．silence C．trouble D．stress 23．A．when B．after C．since D．before 24．A．suddenly B．simply C．slowly D．correctly 25．A．standards B．chances C．strength D．peace 三、 阅读理解(本题共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A To give everyone the best service, Shangri-La Hotel of Nanjing would like to ask you some questions. Please take a minute to answer them. Thank you. Name: Henry Li     Date: May 25, 2024    Room:1808 1. Why did you come to Nanjing? □ On business    □ On vacation    ■ To visit friends 2. How did you learn about us? □ Friends    ■ The Net    □Magazines 3. How did you come here? □ By car    □ By bus    □ By train    ■ By plane 4. How is our service? ■ Excellent    □ Good    □ Fair    □ Poor 5. Would you like to visit us someday again? ■ Yes    □ No 26．Why did Henry come to Nanjing? A．To study Chinese. B．To visit museums. C．To visit his friends. D．To do some business. 27．How did Henry know about this hotel? A．He read it in the magazine. B．He found it on the Internet. C．His friend told him about it. D．His travel guide brought him there. 28．Which conclusion can we draw from the passage? A．Henry came to Nanjing in winter. B．Henry is satisfied with the service in the hotel. C．Henry thought the service could be better. D．Henry won’t stay at the hotel next time. B Jim and Jack came from a small town. They were ceramic (陶瓷) artists and good at making pots (罐子). They heard city people liked pots, so they decided to sell their pots to a big city. Through more than ten years of hard work, they made the best pots in the town. They hired a ship to take all the pots to the city. Unluckily the ship met a strong storm on the way. When the ship landed safely, all the pots were broken into pieces. The two men’s dream of becoming rich was broken along with the pots. Jim suggested that they should stay in a hotel for the night and walk around the city to enjoy the sights the next day. Jack looked at Jim in pain and asked, “You still want to go around the city? Don’t you show any care to these pots? We worked so hard to make them!” “We are unlucky enough to lose the pots. We will be more unlucky if we lose happiness,” Jim said calmly. Jack thought for a while and nodded. The next day, he followed Jim around the city and had a good time for a few days. During their stay in the city, they found by accident that people there decorated their walls with things that looked like what they used to make pots. So Jim and Jack used the broken pots to make mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) and sold them to the city people. In this way, they made much money and returned home happily. 29．Where did Jim and Jack come from? A．A city. B．A town. C．A ship. D．A hotel. 30．Why didn’t Jim and Jack realize their dream according to Paragraph 3? A．Their pots were not good. B．City people didn’t like pots. C．They lost the way to the city. D．Their pots were broken into pieces. 31．How did Jim and Jack make money at last? A．By selling pots. B．By decorating walls. C．By making pots. D．By selling mosaic tiles. 32．What does the story mainly want to tell us? A．Knowledge is power. B．Where there is an active mind, there is hope. C．It never rains but it pours. D．The grass is always greener on the other side. C Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks (帝企鹅雏鸟) jumped off a 15-meter cliff (悬崖), as high as a five-story building. This scene was captured (拍摄) in January at Atka Bay, Antarctica. This jump seems brave but could be lethal to these young penguins. National Geographic shows us emperor penguins usually raise their chicks on sea ice platforms. When these chicks are 5 months old, they lose their baby feathers and grow adult feathers, which are waterproof. Not long after, the chicks have to begin their first swim in the ocean to hunt for themselves. Normally, they just need to jump from the sea ice, which is less than a meter high. However, the fast-melting (快速融化) ice in Antarctica changes the situation. The Antarctic summer sea ice has declined (减少) quickly since 2016, reported the BBC． In February 2023, the total area of sea ice reached a record low of 1.91 million square kilometers. “Emperors depend on sea ice for their breeding cycle (繁殖周期). It’s the platform they use to bring up their young,” Peter Fretwell from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), told the BBC． If the ice platform melts or breaks apart before chicks develop their waterproof feathers, they are more likely to drown (溺亡) or freeze to death. For this reason, emperor penguins are now choosing to raise their babies on the ice shelf. As a result, chicks must face the challenge of jumping off a high cliff. “When the chicks get to this cliff face, they’re like ... This does not look like a fun jump, but I guess I’m gonna have to go’,” Michelle LaRue, a scientist at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, told National Geographic. According to Live Science, the decline in the ice has caused thousands of emperor penguin chicks to die in West Antarctica in 2022. The continuing decline of sea ice may force more emperors to make their nests on ice shelves, said Fretwell. “It’s heartbreaking to think that the whole species (物种) may be gone if climate change continues on the path that it’s on at the moment,” he added. 33．What does the underlined word “lethal” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A．Deadly. B．Helpful. C．Unusual. D．Boring. 34．Why do emperor penguin chicks jump off cliffs? A．They want to travel across the ocean. B．They are celebrating getting their adult feathers. C．They are trying to avoid being caught by hunters. D．They have no other way to enter the water to hunt. 35．What is causing emperor penguins to raise their young on ice shelves? A．Rising sea levels. B．More food for the chicks. C．Bigger size of ice shelves. D．The fast melting of sea ice. 36．What is the main worry Fretwell expressed about emperor penguins in the passage? A．Their shorter breeding cycle. B．Their ability to hunt for themselves. C．Their more dependence on sea ice. D．The possible disappearance of the species. D ①Sometimes a little self-criticism (自我批评) is not a bad thing. We all can learn much from our mistakes. However, too much of it may influence your brain and your life. Negative (消极的) self-talk is that little voice in your head. It says you are not good enough. It reminds you of all your faults and mistakes. ②Dr. Steven, an educator and researcher on how the mind controls behavior, said that some good students who study hard normally do not do well in a test because of “test anxiety (考试焦虑)”. ③Lindsay was one of Steven’s best students at a community college. She came to class early, took part in discussions and did all of her homework. However, she did poorly in exams. When Steven asked her how she felt before a test, she told him she was very nervous. She wondered why she had trouble remembering what she had studied. She did not trust that she knew the right answers. This is an example of negative self-talk, which can influence a student’s grades. ④Dr. Steven took Lindsay’s negative self-talks and turned them into positive (积极的) questions. Before a test, he told Lindsay to say to herself: Why am I so relaxed when I take an exam? Why do I remember everything I study for an exam? ▲ ⑤Lindsay took his advice. Two weeks later, she took an exam in another class and scored 15 points higher than she had on an earlier exam. Four weeks later, she earned an “A” on the final exam in Steven’s class. Lindsay left community college and went to a four-year university. She continued to use the method of positive self-talk. When Dr. Steven visited her a year later, she had good news to share: she had got straight A’s on all of her exams. ⑥ Dr. Steven saw student after student succeed with his method. More importantly, they got their self-confidence back. And he does not just help his students. He also encourages his friends and neighbors to get rid of negative self-talk gradually in their life. In a television interview, he said, “We can program ourselves for success in class or in life, or we can program ourselves for failure.” 37．What’s the purpose of Paragraph 3? A．To introduce Lindsay. B．To catch readers’ interests. C．To support Dr. Steven’s idea. D．To connect the next paragraph. 38．Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 4? A．Why do I trust my answers? B．Why am I so worried? C．Why do I doubt myself? D．Why am I so weak in the exam? 39．What’s the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 40．What’s the best title of the passage? A．Negative Self-talk Makes You Succeed. B．Negative Self-talk Makes You Better. C．Positive Self-talk Makes a Great Difference. D．Positive Self-talk Can Change Your Goal. 四、信息还原（共5小题，每道题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。 Have you ever lost your temper (脾气)? Did you shout or scream at those around you, even people you like or love? Did you want to break something or hit someone? Everyone gets angry. We have lots of feelings. At different times, we may be happy, sad or jealous. 41 It’s perfectly okay to be angry at times. In fact, it’s important to get angry sometimes. Anger can even be a good thing. When we are treated unfairly, anger can help us stand up for ourselves. 42 Some people keep their anger hidden deep inside. If you do this, you might get a headache or your stomach might start to hurt. You may just feel awful about yourself or start to cry. It’s not good to hide your anger, so you should find a way to let it out without hurting yourselves or others. When you start to feel angry, you can count to 10, draw a picture of anger, play a video game, run as fast as you can or do something active. An effective (有效的) way is to talk to a friend you can trust. 43 44 Instead, admit (承认) to yourself that you are angry and try to find out why you are angry and what you can do to keep the situation from happening again. Never getting angry is impossible. But you should always remember that how you act when you’re angry can make the situation better or worse. 45 Take charge of it! A．Taking it out on others never solves anything. B．Once you talk about anger, those bad feelings usually start to go away. C．Here is an important way to deal with anger. D．Anger is just another way we feel. E．But anger must be released (释放) in the right way. F．Don’t let anger be the boss of you. 五、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面的短文，在短文空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将所填答案填写在相应题号的横线上。 The folk art form, kuaiban, has a long history. With one or two pairs of bamboo clappers —a kind of Chinese musical instrument in their hands, the performers tell stories in the local dialect. These stories are usually folk tales or about social life. It 46 (play) by a group or a single person. The other day, Liu Jiming and Wan Yifu 47 (share) three short videos by using kuaiban which were viewed about 4 million times. As a result, Liu and Wan 48 (succeed) in gaining more than 1 million fans on the Internet recently. They 49 (simple) get crazy about kuaiban. Some of their works are about the danger of drunken driving and food safety. They also write stories to show respect to some great people and they get some ideas from some fans’ 50 (suggest). According to Liu and Wan, a lot of people can have no difficulty 51 (understand) kuaiban pieces. The stories 52 (tell) in kuaiban pieces often connect to people’s daily lives. Moreover, they consider that it is a fun way to introduce the Chinese folk culture through kuaiban. And what 53 (matter) to them is that both young people and old people begin to know the charm of the art form, kuaiban. Folk art forms, like xiangsheng, pingshu and kuaiban, share something in common. These art forms show Chinese culture is beautiful and 54 (value), so they should be known by more people and get to more areas. I hope more young people 55 (spread) them in their own ways. 六、首字母填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整 You might have found a friend or a classmate who remembers every single detail. Actually there are plenty of things that you can do to improve your memory. We all remember the things we are interested in and easily forget the ones that make us feel b 56 or bad. This no doubt explains the reason why schoolboys remember football or basketball results w 57 difficulty but make a very great effort to remember dates from their history lessons! So do you know how to remember things quickly? Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and c 58 or carefully pay attention to them. One way to “make” yourself more interested is to ask questions—the more, the better! Moreover, experts have done some r 59 to find that information organized in groups can be easy to remember. You can use this by organizing the materials you are s 60 . Try grouping similar knowledge together, or make a mind map of textbook readings to help group the information. Then when you learn more about that subject, you understand that better. Make sure that things are very clear in your mind. If not, ask questions until you understand! What’s more, when you’re learning new materials, take the time to think about the relationship between the present information and what is already k 61 . Then it can help you remember the information. Physical exercise is also important for your memory, b 62 it increases your heart rate and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also r 63 stress, which is very bad for the memory. So the next time you’re learning new information, you can use the m 64 above. I’m sure that you will make your memory better and make bigger p 65 in your study. 七、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 A Timely Business April 15, 1860—A special day! The Pony Express, a fast mail delivery service, successfully completed its first journey from Saint Joseph in Missouri to Sacramento in California. This exciting journey began on April 3. The Pony Express hired skilled horse riders to carry letters and small packages. They promised delivery from one end of the run to the other in 10 days or less! Finally, there was a way to communicate with friends and family who live far away. You would not have to depend on slow boats or stagecoaches. About 180 riders, 400 fast horses, and 190 pony express stations made up the pony express. Its riders were mainly of small build, and many were teenagers. A day’s work was made up of about a 75-mile trip, with stops at several stations. The stations were about 10 to 15 miles apart. Riders earned about $100 to $150 a month. The Pony Express worked day and night to make sure important letters and packages arrived on time. October 26, 1861—Sad news for the pony express. After only about 19 months, the service closed its doors because of the opening of the telegraph (电报), a device that has changed long-distance communication. The Pony Express lost a lot of money and had to stop. Before closing, the Pony Express set a record that delivering a package took just 7 days and 17 hours from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. 66．When did the pony express finish its first journey? 67．What made up the pony express? 68．How many stations would a rider of the pony express pass by in a day at least? 69．Why did the pony express close its doors? 70．How do you usually communicate with your far-away friends? Why? (请自拟一句话作答) 八、作文（满分20分） 71．最近，学校英语社团将举行主题为“Growth”的征文活动，谈谈进入初三生活的成长与感悟。假如你是九年级（1）班的罗阳，请根据下图提示用英语写一篇短文参与活动。 注意： 1.不少于100词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 2.文中请勿提及真实的校名及姓名。 3.要点齐全，可适当发挥。 参考词汇：solutions 解决办法 I’m Luo Yang from Class 1, Grade 9. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年九年级上学期期中考试（南通专用） 英语 注意事项： 1.全卷满分120分。考试时间为120分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。 2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将 自己的姓名、考试证号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。 3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。 一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1．From the picture, we can see the boy is ________. A．energetic B．curious C．creative D．honest 【答案】B 【详解】句意：从这张照片中，我们可以看出这个男孩很好奇。 考查形容词辨析。energetic精力充沛的；curious好奇的，求知欲强的；creative创造性的；honest诚实的。从图片可知看出，小男孩旁边有许多问号，所以是好奇的。故选B。 2．—What do you often do to relax, do sports or listen to music? —________. I believe they make me less stressed out. A．Either B．Neither C．All D．Both 【答案】D 【详解】句意：——你经常做什么来放松，做运动还是听音乐？——两者都做。我相信它们能减轻我的压力。 考查代词辨析。Either两者之一；Neither两者都不；All三者或三者以上都；Both两者都。根据“I believe they make me less stressed out.”可知相信做运动和听音乐都能减轻自己的压力，此处表示这两种活动都做。故选D。 3．My uncle is a man full of ________. He never loses heart in the face of difficulties. A．pleasure B．energy C．courage D．trouble 【答案】C 【详解】句意：我的叔叔是一个充满勇气的男人。他在面对困难时从不灰心。 考查名词辨析。pleasure高兴，快乐；energy能量，精力；courage勇气，胆量；trouble困难。根据“He never loses heart in the face of difficulties”可知，面对困难从不灰色，可知是个充满勇气的人。故选C。 4．Look at the picture below. The tip aims to help us ________. A．stay safe online B．make more online friends C．solve our problems D．get more information 【答案】A 【详解】句意：看下边的图片。这则提示目的是帮助我们保持网络安全。 考查看图识别信息能力。stay safe online保持网络安全；make more online friends交更多网友；solve our problems解决我们的问题；get more information获得更多信息。根据图片“Keep personal information private.”可知，对个人信息保密，保持网络安全。故选A。 5．—I’m not sure ________ we will take a test tomorrow morning. —Jack Liu told me this. I never doubted ________ he was telling me the truth. A．that; whether B．if, that C．that; that D．whether; if 【答案】B 【详解】句意：——我不确定我们明天早上是否会参加考试。——Jack Liu告诉我的。我从不怀疑他告诉我的是实话。 考查连词辨析。that，在引导名词性从句时，that通常不表示任何含义，只起连接作用，且有时可以省略，表示一种肯定、明确的概念；whether是否，引导从句时，表示一种不肯定、不明确的概念否；if如果，引导从句时，表示一种不肯定、不明确的概念。根据第一个空前的“I’m not sure”可知，此处表示不肯定，可用if/whether；根据第二个空前的“never doubted”可知，此处表示肯定的概念，that符合。故选B。 6．—Mom, could I go out to play with my friends this afternoon? —Yes, but please don’t ________ late. A．come up B．stay up C．stay out D．work out 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——妈妈，今天下午我能和我的朋友出去玩吗？——可以，但是请不要在外面待到很晚。 考查动词短语。come up发生；stay up熬夜；stay out待在外面；work out解决。根据“could I go out to play with my friends this afternoon”可知，此处是提醒孩子不要在外面待到很晚。故选C。 7．—I hear you ________ coffee with milk in it. Is that so? —Sometimes. But most of the time I ________ drink black coffee. A．would rather; prefer B．prefer; prefer C．prefer; would rather D．would rather; would rather 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——我听说你喜欢喝加牛奶的咖啡。是这样吗？——有时候。但大多数时候我更喜欢喝黑咖啡。 考查动词辨析和动词短语。prefer更喜欢；would rather宁愿。分析句子第一空后接coffee“咖啡”，为名词，应填prefer；第二空后接drink“喝”，为动词原形，用短语would rather do sth。故选C。 8．—How long did the discussion last? —________ we reached an agreement. It was difficult to choose between the two projects. A．Until B．Since C．Not until D．Whenever 【答案】A 【详解】句意：——讨论持续了多长时间？——直到我们达成一致。在两个项目之间做出选择是困难的。 考查连词辨析。Until直到；Since自从；Not until直到……才；Whenever无论何时。根据“How long did the discussion last?”和“we reached an agreement”可知，直到我们达成一致，我们才结束了讨论。故选A。 9．—Hi, Zhang Ke. I want to know ________. —You can help to hand out some notices. A．when School Day is B．who can come to School Day C．why we hold School Day D．what I can do for School Day 【答案】D 【详解】句意：——嗨，张珂。我想知道我在校庆当天能做些什么。——你可以帮忙分发一些通知。 考查宾语从句。句子是宾语从句，根据“You can help to hand out some notices.”可知此处询问可以做些什么，用what引导宾语从句。故选D。 10．—I’m afraid I have to give up my dream of being an artist. —________. No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small. A．I can’t agree more B．Don’t mention it C．Don’t lose heart D．That’s not the case 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——恐怕我不得不放弃当艺术家的梦想。——不要灰心。没有太大的梦想，也没有太小的梦想家。 考查情景交际。I can’t agree more我完全同意；Don’t mention it别提了；Don’t lose heart不要灰心；That’s not the case事实并非如此。根据“No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.”可知，此处是在鼓励对方。故选C。 二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One of the most interesting things in the world is to start a new business. There is nothing more 11 than challenging yourself and bringing your 12 to life. Seeing my 7-year-old daughter sell the eggs from our backyard chickens has 13 this. We have five chickens at our home. My daughter wanted to 14 entrepreneurship (创业) because she realized that we got one egg a day from each chicken. However, we had more eggs than we could ever 15 . She made a plan to sell the 16 eggs to our neighbours. I am 17 to say that she sold out for the year in two hours. Her 18 got me thinking—hat lessons from this can help me deal with my own entrepreneurship? One of the best pieces of advice I have ever 19 in business is to start before you’re ready. Everyone was once a 20 and there really is no better way to learn than by doing. When we take on 21 to learn more and grow outside of our comfort zones (舒适区)，great things can happen. Get your boots dirty and jump into 22 ! It’s OK to do the work 23 you know what every step down the road will bring. I am sure that no one has it all worried out, and the only way to fast-track learning and growth is to 24 get started. A new beginning can be both exciting and challenging. It may bring us more 25 . So enjoy it with an open heart and mind! 11．A．meaningful B．humorous C．surprising D．boring 12．A．work B．money C．idea D．energy 13．A．proved B．recorded C．changed D．promised 14．A．start B．practise C．remind D．remain 15．A．count B．need C．own D．discover 16．A．fresh B．tasty C．cheap D．extra 17．A．proud B．curious C．afraid D．stressed 18．A．influence B．success C．research D．calm 19．A．received B．brought C．dealt D．admired 20．A．beginner B．loser C．winner D．pioneer 21．A．replies B．duties C．challenges D．decisions 22．A．action B．silence C．trouble D．stress 23．A．when B．after C．since D．before 24．A．suddenly B．simply C．slowly D．correctly 25．A．standards B．chances C．strength D．peace 【答案】 11．A 12．C 13．A 14．A 15．B 16．D 17．A 18．B 19．A 20．A 21．C 22．A 23．D 24．B 25．B 【导语】本文讲述作者从自己7岁女儿卖鸡蛋的经历认识到，跳出舒适圈，采取行动，或许就会成功。 11．句意：没有什么比挑战自己，把自己的想法变成现实更有意义的了。 meaningful有意义的；humorous幽默的；surprising 令人惊讶的；boring无聊的。结合“There is nothing more...than challenging yourself and bringing your...to life.”可知，这里是指没有什么比挑战自己，把自己的想法变成现实更有意义的了。故选A。 12．句意：没有什么比挑战自己，把自己的想法变成现实更有意义的了。 work工作；money金钱；idea想法；energy能量。结合“bringing your...to life.”可知，这里是指把自己的想法变成现实。故选C。 13．句意：看到我7岁的女儿把自家后院的鸡下的蛋卖掉，就证明了这一点。 proved证明；recorded记录；changed改变；promised承诺。结合“Seeing my 7-year-old daughter sell the eggs from our backyard chickens has...this.”可知，这里是指证明了这一点。故选A。 14．句意：我女儿想要开始创业，因为她意识到我们每天从每只鸡身上得到一个鸡蛋。 start开始；practise练习；remind提醒；remain仍然是。结合“...entrepreneurship”可知，这里是指开始创业。故选A。 15．句意：然而，我们的鸡蛋比我们需要的还要多。 count计数；need需要；own拥有；discover发现。结合“we had more eggs than we could ever...”可知，我们的鸡蛋比我们需要的还要多。故选B。 16．句意：她计划把多余的鸡蛋卖给我们的邻居。 fresh新鲜的；tasty美味的；cheap便宜的；extra多余的，额外的。结合“She made a plan to sell the...eggs to our neighbours.”可知，这里是指多余的鸡蛋。故选D。 17．句意：我很自豪地说，她在两小时内就把全年的票卖光了。 proud自豪的；curious好奇的；afraid害怕的；stressed紧张的。结合“she sold out for the year in two hours.”可知，这里是指自豪的。故选A。 18．句意：她的成功让我思考，从中吸取的教训是否可以帮助我处理自己的创业问题吗？ influence影响；success成功；research调查；calm镇静。结合上文语境和“Her...got me thinking”可知，这里是指成功。故选B。 19．句意：我在商业上收到的最好的建议之一就是在你准备好之前就开始。 received收到；brought带来；dealt处理；admired赞美。结合“One of the best pieces of advice I have ever...in business”可知，这里是指收到的建议。故选A。 20．句意：每个人都曾经是初学者，没有比实践更好的学习方式了。 beginner初学者；loser失败者；winner胜利者；pioneer先锋。结合“Everyone was once a...and there really is no better way to learn than by doing.”可知，这里是指每个人都曾经是初学者。故选A。 21．句意：当我们接受挑战，学习更多，走出舒适区，伟大的事情就会发生。 replies回复；duties责任；challenges挑战；decisions决定。结合“When we take on...to learn more”可知，这里是指接受挑战。故选C。 22．句意：把你的靴子弄脏，赶紧行动起来！ action行动；silence沉默；trouble麻烦；stress压力。结合“Get your boots dirty and jump into...!”可知，这里是指行动起来。故选A。 23．句意：在你知道每一步会带来什么之前就开始工作是可以的。 when什么时候；after在……之后；since因为；before在……之前。结合“It’s OK to do the work...you know what every step down the road will bring.”可知，这里是指在你知道每一步会带来什么之前。故选D。 24．句意：我相信没有人会担心所有的事情，快速学习和成长的唯一方法就是简单地开始。 suddenly突然；simply简单地；slowly慢慢地；correctly正确地。结合“the only way to fast-track learning and growth is to...get started.”可知，这里是指快速学习和成长的唯一方法就是简单地开始。故选B。 25．句意：它可能会给我们带来更多的机会。 standards标准；chances机会；strength力量；peace和平。结合“It may bring us more...”可知，这里是指更多的机会。故选B。 三、 阅读理解(本题共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A To give everyone the best service, Shangri-La Hotel of Nanjing would like to ask you some questions. Please take a minute to answer them. Thank you. Name: Henry Li     Date: May 25, 2024    Room:1808 1. Why did you come to Nanjing? □ On business    □ On vacation    ■ To visit friends 2. How did you learn about us? □ Friends    ■ The Net    □Magazines 3. How did you come here? □ By car    □ By bus    □ By train    ■ By plane 4. How is our service? ■ Excellent    □ Good    □ Fair    □ Poor 5. Would you like to visit us someday again? ■ Yes    □ No 26．Why did Henry come to Nanjing? A．To study Chinese. B．To visit museums. C．To visit his friends. D．To do some business. 27．How did Henry know about this hotel? A．He read it in the magazine. B．He found it on the Internet. C．His friend told him about it. D．His travel guide brought him there. 28．Which conclusion can we draw from the passage? A．Henry came to Nanjing in winter. B．Henry is satisfied with the service in the hotel. C．Henry thought the service could be better. D．Henry won’t stay at the hotel next time. 【答案】26．C 27．B 28．B 【导语】本文主要介绍了Henry对南京香格里拉酒店的反馈。 26．细节理解题。根据“Why did you come to Nanjing?”中的“To visit friends”可知，Henry来南京是拜访朋友的。故选C。 27．细节理解题。根据“How did you learn about us?”中的“The Net”可知，Henry通过网络知道这个酒店。故选B。 28．推理判断题。根据“How is our service?”中的“Excellent”可知，Henry对这个酒店的服务很满意。故选B。 B Jim and Jack came from a small town. They were ceramic (陶瓷) artists and good at making pots (罐子). They heard city people liked pots, so they decided to sell their pots to a big city. Through more than ten years of hard work, they made the best pots in the town. They hired a ship to take all the pots to the city. Unluckily the ship met a strong storm on the way. When the ship landed safely, all the pots were broken into pieces. The two men’s dream of becoming rich was broken along with the pots. Jim suggested that they should stay in a hotel for the night and walk around the city to enjoy the sights the next day. Jack looked at Jim in pain and asked, “You still want to go around the city? Don’t you show any care to these pots? We worked so hard to make them!” “We are unlucky enough to lose the pots. We will be more unlucky if we lose happiness,” Jim said calmly. Jack thought for a while and nodded. The next day, he followed Jim around the city and had a good time for a few days. During their stay in the city, they found by accident that people there decorated their walls with things that looked like what they used to make pots. So Jim and Jack used the broken pots to make mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) and sold them to the city people. In this way, they made much money and returned home happily. 29．Where did Jim and Jack come from? A．A city. B．A town. C．A ship. D．A hotel. 30．Why didn’t Jim and Jack realize their dream according to Paragraph 3? A．Their pots were not good. B．City people didn’t like pots. C．They lost the way to the city. D．Their pots were broken into pieces. 31．How did Jim and Jack make money at last? A．By selling pots. B．By decorating walls. C．By making pots. D．By selling mosaic tiles. 32．What does the story mainly want to tell us? A．Knowledge is power. B．Where there is an active mind, there is hope. C．It never rains but it pours. D．The grass is always greener on the other side. 【答案】29．B 30．D 31．D 32．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了两人制作了陶瓷罐，在运输途中遇到暴风雨，陶瓷罐都碎了，但是两个人在城里玩得很开心，因为他们认为陶瓷罐已经碎了，如果再失去开心就更不幸。结果他们发现可以用破罐子做马赛克瓷砖。 29．细节理解题。根据“Jim and Jack came from a small town.”可知他们来自一个小镇。故选B。 30．细节理解题。根据“Unluckily, the ship met a strong storm on the way. After the storm, the ship landed. All the pots were broken into pieces”可知不幸的是，船在途中遇到了一场强风暴，暴风雨过后，船靠岸了。所有的罐子都碎了。故选D。 31．细节理解题。根据“So Jim and Jack used the broken pots to make mosaic tiles (马赛克瓷砖) and sold them to the city people. In this way, they made much money and returned home happily.”可知他们用破罐子做马赛克瓷砖，然后卖给城里人，就这样，他们赚了很多钱。故选D。 32．推理判断题。本文主要讲述了两人制作了陶瓷罐，在运输途中遇到暴风雨，陶瓷罐都碎了，但他们意外地发现城市的人们用看起来像陶瓷罐那样的东西装饰墙壁，于是他们废物利用，用碎罐子制作了马赛克瓷砖，卖给了城里人，赚了很多钱，快乐地回家了，说明只要有积极的心态，就会有希望。故选B。 C Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks (帝企鹅雏鸟) jumped off a 15-meter cliff (悬崖), as high as a five-story building. This scene was captured (拍摄) in January at Atka Bay, Antarctica. This jump seems brave but could be lethal to these young penguins. National Geographic shows us emperor penguins usually raise their chicks on sea ice platforms. When these chicks are 5 months old, they lose their baby feathers and grow adult feathers, which are waterproof. Not long after, the chicks have to begin their first swim in the ocean to hunt for themselves. Normally, they just need to jump from the sea ice, which is less than a meter high. However, the fast-melting (快速融化) ice in Antarctica changes the situation. The Antarctic summer sea ice has declined (减少) quickly since 2016, reported the BBC． In February 2023, the total area of sea ice reached a record low of 1.91 million square kilometers. “Emperors depend on sea ice for their breeding cycle (繁殖周期). It’s the platform they use to bring up their young,” Peter Fretwell from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), told the BBC． If the ice platform melts or breaks apart before chicks develop their waterproof feathers, they are more likely to drown (溺亡) or freeze to death. For this reason, emperor penguins are now choosing to raise their babies on the ice shelf. As a result, chicks must face the challenge of jumping off a high cliff. “When the chicks get to this cliff face, they’re like ... This does not look like a fun jump, but I guess I’m gonna have to go’,” Michelle LaRue, a scientist at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, told National Geographic. According to Live Science, the decline in the ice has caused thousands of emperor penguin chicks to die in West Antarctica in 2022. The continuing decline of sea ice may force more emperors to make their nests on ice shelves, said Fretwell. “It’s heartbreaking to think that the whole species (物种) may be gone if climate change continues on the path that it’s on at the moment,” he added. 33．What does the underlined word “lethal” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? A．Deadly. B．Helpful. C．Unusual. D．Boring. 34．Why do emperor penguin chicks jump off cliffs? A．They want to travel across the ocean. B．They are celebrating getting their adult feathers. C．They are trying to avoid being caught by hunters. D．They have no other way to enter the water to hunt. 35．What is causing emperor penguins to raise their young on ice shelves? A．Rising sea levels. B．More food for the chicks. C．Bigger size of ice shelves. D．The fast melting of sea ice. 36．What is the main worry Fretwell expressed about emperor penguins in the passage? A．Their shorter breeding cycle. B．Their ability to hunt for themselves. C．Their more dependence on sea ice. D．The possible disappearance of the species. 【答案】33．A 34．D 35．D 36．D 【导语】本文讲述了由于南极海冰快速融化，帝企鹅雏鸟被迫从高悬崖跳入海中，这对它们来说是危险的。海冰的减少迫使帝企鹅在冰架上抚养幼鸟，导致雏鸟面临生存挑战。科学家们担心，如果气候变化持续，帝企鹅这一物种可能会消失。 33．词义猜测题。根据“...could be lethal to these young penguins”以及“Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks (帝企鹅雏鸟) jumped off a 15-meter cliff (悬崖), as high as a five-story building”描述的危险情境可知，“lethal”意为“致命的”。故选A。 34．细节理解题。根据“Not long after, the chicks have to begin their first swim in the ocean to hunt for themselves.”以及“As a result, chicks must face the challenge of jumping off a high cliff.”可知，雏鸟跳下悬崖是因为没有其他方式进入水中捕猎。故选D。 35．细节理解题。根据“However, the fast-melting (快速融化) ice in Antarctica changes the situation. The Antarctic summer sea ice has declined (减少) quickly since 2016”和“If the ice platform melts or breaks apart before chicks develop their waterproof feathers, they are more likely to drown (溺亡) or freeze to death. For this reason, emperor penguins are now choosing to raise their babies on the ice shelf.”可知，快速融化的海冰迫使帝企鹅在冰架上抚养幼鸟。故选D。 36．细节理解题。根据“It’s heartbreaking to think that the whole species may be gone if climate change continues...”可知，Fretwell 担心的是帝企鹅物种可能会消失。故选D。 D ①Sometimes a little self-criticism (自我批评) is not a bad thing. We all can learn much from our mistakes. However, too much of it may influence your brain and your life. Negative (消极的) self-talk is that little voice in your head. It says you are not good enough. It reminds you of all your faults and mistakes. ②Dr. Steven, an educator and researcher on how the mind controls behavior, said that some good students who study hard normally do not do well in a test because of “test anxiety (考试焦虑)”. ③Lindsay was one of Steven’s best students at a community college. She came to class early, took part in discussions and did all of her homework. However, she did poorly in exams. When Steven asked her how she felt before a test, she told him she was very nervous. She wondered why she had trouble remembering what she had studied. She did not trust that she knew the right answers. This is an example of negative self-talk, which can influence a student’s grades. ④Dr. Steven took Lindsay’s negative self-talks and turned them into positive (积极的) questions. Before a test, he told Lindsay to say to herself: Why am I so relaxed when I take an exam? Why do I remember everything I study for an exam? ▲ ⑤Lindsay took his advice. Two weeks later, she took an exam in another class and scored 15 points higher than she had on an earlier exam. Four weeks later, she earned an “A” on the final exam in Steven’s class. Lindsay left community college and went to a four-year university. She continued to use the method of positive self-talk. When Dr. Steven visited her a year later, she had good news to share: she had got straight A’s on all of her exams. ⑥ Dr. Steven saw student after student succeed with his method. More importantly, they got their self-confidence back. And he does not just help his students. He also encourages his friends and neighbors to get rid of negative self-talk gradually in their life. In a television interview, he said, “We can program ourselves for success in class or in life, or we can program ourselves for failure.” 37．What’s the purpose of Paragraph 3? A．To introduce Lindsay. B．To catch readers’ interests. C．To support Dr. Steven’s idea. D．To connect the next paragraph. 38．Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 4? A．Why do I trust my answers? B．Why am I so worried? C．Why do I doubt myself? D．Why am I so weak in the exam? 39．What’s the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 40．What’s the best title of the passage? A．Negative Self-talk Makes You Succeed. B．Negative Self-talk Makes You Better. C．Positive Self-talk Makes a Great Difference. D．Positive Self-talk Can Change Your Goal. 【答案】37．C 38．A 39．A 40．C 【导语】本文讲述了负面自我对话对学生成绩和自信心的影响，并通过Lindsay的故事展示了通过积极自我对话来提高成绩和恢复自信的方法。 37．推理判断题。根据“This is an example of negative self-talk, which can influence a student’s grades.”可知第三段主要是通过Lindsay的例子来证明Dr. Steven的观点，即负面自言自语对考试成绩有影响。故选C。 38．推理判断题。根据“Dr. Steven took Lindsay’s negative self-talks and turned them into positive (积极的) questions.”以及“Before a test, he told Lindsay to say to herself: Why am I so relaxed when I take an exam?”可知，Dr. Steven建议将负面的自言自语转变为积极的自言自语，故选A。 39．篇章结构题。通读全文，第一段引出负面自我对话的问题；第二至第五段通过Lindsay的例子支持这一观点，并展示积极自我对话的效果；最后一段总结Dr. Steven的方法的重要性。故选A。 40．标题归纳题。通读全文，本文讲述了负面自我对话对学生成绩和自信心的影响，并通过Lindsay的故事展示了通过积极自我对话来提高成绩和恢复自信的方法，因此选项C为最佳标题。故选C。 四、信息还原（共5小题，每道题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。 Have you ever lost your temper (脾气)? Did you shout or scream at those around you, even people you like or love? Did you want to break something or hit someone? Everyone gets angry. We have lots of feelings. At different times, we may be happy, sad or jealous. 41 It’s perfectly okay to be angry at times. In fact, it’s important to get angry sometimes. Anger can even be a good thing. When we are treated unfairly, anger can help us stand up for ourselves. 42 Some people keep their anger hidden deep inside. If you do this, you might get a headache or your stomach might start to hurt. You may just feel awful about yourself or start to cry. It’s not good to hide your anger, so you should find a way to let it out without hurting yourselves or others. When you start to feel angry, you can count to 10, draw a picture of anger, play a video game, run as fast as you can or do something active. An effective (有效的) way is to talk to a friend you can trust. 43 44 Instead, admit (承认) to yourself that you are angry and try to find out why you are angry and what you can do to keep the situation from happening again. Never getting angry is impossible. But you should always remember that how you act when you’re angry can make the situation better or worse. 45 Take charge of it! A．Taking it out on others never solves anything. B．Once you talk about anger, those bad feelings usually start to go away. C．Here is an important way to deal with anger. D．Anger is just another way we feel. E．But anger must be released (释放) in the right way. F．Don’t let anger be the boss of you. 【答案】41．D 42．E 43．B 44．A 45．F 【导语】本文讲述了愤怒的情绪及如何正确处理愤怒。 41．根据“We have lots of feelings. At different times, we may be happy, sad or jealous.”可知，我们有不同的情绪，愤怒只是众多情绪中的一种，选项D“愤怒只是我们感受的另一种方式”符合语境。故选D。 42．根据“It’s not good to hide your anger, so you should find a way to let it out without hurting yourselves or others.”可知，此段与释放愤怒的方式相关，选项E“但愤怒必须以正确的方式释放”符合语境。故选E。 43．根据“An effective (有效的) way is to talk to a friend you can trust.”可知，释放愤怒的一个有效方式是和信任的朋友交谈，选项B“一旦你谈论愤怒，那些不好的感觉通常就会开始消失”符合语境。故选B。 44．根据“Instead, admit (承认) to yourself that you are angry and try to find out why you are angry and what you can do to keep the situation from happening again.”可知，愤怒时拿他人撒气是不能解决问题的，相反自己应该找到原因，而且要避免类似情况发生，选项A“拿别人出气解决不了任何问题”符合语境。故选A。 45．根据“Take charge of it!”可知，自己要能掌控愤怒，而不是让愤怒主宰你，选项F“不要让愤怒成为你的主宰”符合语境。故选F。 五、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面的短文，在短文空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将所填答案填写在相应题号的横线上。 The folk art form, kuaiban, has a long history. With one or two pairs of bamboo clappers —a kind of Chinese musical instrument in their hands, the performers tell stories in the local dialect. These stories are usually folk tales or about social life. It 46 (play) by a group or a single person. The other day, Liu Jiming and Wan Yifu 47 (share) three short videos by using kuaiban which were viewed about 4 million times. As a result, Liu and Wan 48 (succeed) in gaining more than 1 million fans on the Internet recently. They 49 (simple) get crazy about kuaiban. Some of their works are about the danger of drunken driving and food safety. They also write stories to show respect to some great people and they get some ideas from some fans’ 50 (suggest). According to Liu and Wan, a lot of people can have no difficulty 51 (understand) kuaiban pieces. The stories 52 (tell) in kuaiban pieces often connect to people’s daily lives. Moreover, they consider that it is a fun way to introduce the Chinese folk culture through kuaiban. And what 53 (matter) to them is that both young people and old people begin to know the charm of the art form, kuaiban. Folk art forms, like xiangsheng, pingshu and kuaiban, share something in common. These art forms show Chinese culture is beautiful and 54 (value), so they should be known by more people and get to more areas. I hope more young people 55 (spread) them in their own ways. 【答案】 46．is played 47．shared 48．have succeeded 49．simply 50．suggestions 51．understanding 52．told 53．matters 54．valuable 55．will spread 【导语】本文主要介绍了刘继明和万逸夫用快板分享了三个短视频，引起了大家的关注。 46．句意：它既可以由一个人也可以由多个人演奏。主语it与谓语play之间是被动关系，表达的意思是“快板被一个人或者多人演奏”，被动的结构是be+动词的过去分词。该处是陈述事实，故用一般现在时的被动，主语是it，be动词用is，故填is played。 47．句意：前几天，刘继明和万逸夫用快板分享了三个短视频，播放量达400万次。根据“The other day”可知该处要用一般过去时，share的过去式是shared，故填shared。 48．句意：刘继明和万逸夫最近在互联网上成功地吸引了超过100万粉丝。根据“recently最近”可知该处要用现在完成时，其结构是have/has+动词的过去分词。succeed的过去分词是succeeded，主语是Liu and Wan，故要用复数，故填have succeeded。 49．句意：他们简直对快板着迷。simple意为“简单的，简直的”，是形容词。该处需要一个副词来修饰get crazy，simple的副词形式是simply，故填simply。 50．句意：他们也写故事来表达对一些伟大人物的敬意，并且从一些粉丝的建议中获得灵感。根据“some fans’…”可知该处要用名词的形式，suggest意为“建议”，是动词，其名词形式是suggestion，空格前的some可知该处要用复数形式，故填suggestions。 51．句意：据刘继明和万逸夫说，很多人能够毫不费力地理解快板作品。have no difficulty (in) doing sth.意为“做某事没有困难”，故该处要用动名词形式，understand的动名词形式是understanding，故填understanding。 52．句意：快板书中讲述的故事通常与人们的日常生活息息相关。根据“The stories…in kuaiban pieces often connect to people’s daily lives.”可知，句中已经有谓语动词connect to，故该空要用非谓语形式。主语the stories与动词tell之间是被动关系，故用过去分词作后置定语，tell的过去分词是told，故填told。 53．句意：对他们来说，重要的是年轻人和老年人都开始了解快板这种艺术形式的魅力。根据“And what…is that both young people and old people begin to know the charm of the art form, kuaiban.”可知该处是引导主语从句，时态是一般现在时，matter意为“要紧，事关紧要”，是动词，该处是作谓语。what在此处充当主语，故谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式，故填matters。 54．句意：这些艺术形式展示了中国文化是美丽而珍贵的，因此应该让更多的人了解并推广到更多的地方。根据“beautiful and”可知该处要用形容词的形式，value意为“价值”，是名词，其形容词形式是valuable，故填valuable。 55．句意：我希望更多的年轻人会以他们自己的方式传播它们。根据“I hope more young people…their own ways.”可知该处要用一般将来时，结构是will+动词原形，故填will spread。 六、首字母填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整 You might have found a friend or a classmate who remembers every single detail. Actually there are plenty of things that you can do to improve your memory. We all remember the things we are interested in and easily forget the ones that make us feel b 56 or bad. This no doubt explains the reason why schoolboys remember football or basketball results w 57 difficulty but make a very great effort to remember dates from their history lessons! So do you know how to remember things quickly? Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and c 58 or carefully pay attention to them. One way to “make” yourself more interested is to ask questions—the more, the better! Moreover, experts have done some r 59 to find that information organized in groups can be easy to remember. You can use this by organizing the materials you are s 60 . Try grouping similar knowledge together, or make a mind map of textbook readings to help group the information. Then when you learn more about that subject, you understand that better. Make sure that things are very clear in your mind. If not, ask questions until you understand! What’s more, when you’re learning new materials, take the time to think about the relationship between the present information and what is already k 61 . Then it can help you remember the information. Physical exercise is also important for your memory, b 62 it increases your heart rate and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also r 63 stress, which is very bad for the memory. So the next time you’re learning new information, you can use the m 64 above. I’m sure that you will make your memory better and make bigger p 65 in your study. 【答案】 56．(b)ored 57．(w)ithout 58．(c)losely 59．(r)esearch 60．(s)tudying 61．(k)nown 62．(b)ecause 63．(r)educes 64．(m)ethods 65．(p)rogress 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何增强记忆力的方法。 56．句意：我们都记得自己感兴趣的事情，很容易忘记那些让我们感到无聊或糟糕的事情。根据“we are interested in and easily forget the ones that make us feel”以及首字母可知，是指容易忘记无聊的事情，和“interested”形成对比。故填(b)ored。 57．句意：这无疑解释了为什么男生能毫不费力地记住足球或篮球成绩，但却努力记住历史课上的日期！根据“why schoolboys remember football or basketball results...but make a very great effort to remember”并结合首字母可知，和but后面是转折关系，记住足球结果是没有困难的。故填(w)ithout。 58．句意：对你想记住的东西保持积极的兴趣，并密切或仔细地关注它们。根据“ and...or carefully pay attention to them.”可知，这里和carefully构成选择关系，结合首字母，可知是密切关注，用副词修饰动词pay。故填(c)losely。 59．句意：此外，专家们做了一些研究，发现分组组织的信息很容易记住。根据“experts have done some...find that information organized...”并结合首字母可知，是做了研究而有的发现，research“研究”，不可数。故填(r)esearch。 60．句意：你可以通过整理你正在学习的材料来使用它。根据“You can use this by organizing the materials...”并结合首字母可知，表示正在学习的材料，放在are后，用ing形式。故填(s)tudying。 61．句意：更重要的是，当你学习新材料时，花时间思考现有信息与已知信息之间的关系。根据“...between the present information and what is already...”并结合首字母可知，先前的知识即也是早就知道的知识，know和knowledge之间是被动关系。故填(k)nown。 62．句意：体育锻炼对你的记忆力也很重要，因为它会增加你的心率，为你的大脑输送更多的氧气，这会让你的记忆力更好。根据“Physical exercise is also important...it increases your heart rate...”并结合首字母可知，前后是因果关系。故填(b)ecause。 63．句意：锻炼还可以减轻压力，压力对记忆力非常不利。根据“Exercise...which is very bad for the memory.”可知，压力对记忆力不利，所以是锻炼可以减轻压力，reduce“减轻”，excercise是三单，文章是一般现在时。故填(r)educes。 64．句意：所以下次你学习新信息时，你可以使用上面的方法。根据“So the next time you’re learning new information, you can use the ...above.”并结合首字母可知，是可以使用上面讲到的方法。method“方法”，可数名词。故填(m)ethods。 65．句意：我相信你会提高记忆力，在学习上取得更大的进步。根据“I’m sure that you will make your memory better and make bigger...in your study.”并结合首字母可知，是取得进步，progress“进步”，不可数。故填(p)rogress。 七、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 A Timely Business April 15, 1860—A special day! The Pony Express, a fast mail delivery service, successfully completed its first journey from Saint Joseph in Missouri to Sacramento in California. This exciting journey began on April 3. The Pony Express hired skilled horse riders to carry letters and small packages. They promised delivery from one end of the run to the other in 10 days or less! Finally, there was a way to communicate with friends and family who live far away. You would not have to depend on slow boats or stagecoaches. About 180 riders, 400 fast horses, and 190 pony express stations made up the pony express. Its riders were mainly of small build, and many were teenagers. A day’s work was made up of about a 75-mile trip, with stops at several stations. The stations were about 10 to 15 miles apart. Riders earned about $100 to $150 a month. The Pony Express worked day and night to make sure important letters and packages arrived on time. October 26, 1861—Sad news for the pony express. After only about 19 months, the service closed its doors because of the opening of the telegraph (电报), a device that has changed long-distance communication. The Pony Express lost a lot of money and had to stop. Before closing, the Pony Express set a record that delivering a package took just 7 days and 17 hours from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. 66．When did the pony express finish its first journey? 67．What made up the pony express? 68．How many stations would a rider of the pony express pass by in a day at least? 69．Why did the pony express close its doors? 70．How do you usually communicate with your far-away friends? Why? (请自拟一句话作答) 【答案】66．On April 15,1860. 67．About 180 riders, 400 fast horses, and 190 pony express stations. 68．Five/5 (stations). 69．Because of the opening of the telegraph (a device that has changed long-distance communication). 70．By email/ phone/ letter. Because it is easy and fast. (言之有理即可） 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了Pony Express (驿马快信) 的历史、运作方式以及它关闭的原因。 66．根据“April 15, 1860—A special day! The Pony Express, a fast mail delivery service, successfully completed its first journey from Saint Joseph in Missouri to Sacramento in California.” 可知，Pony Express 在1860年4月15日完成了它的第一次旅程。故填On April 15,1860. 67．根据“About 180 riders, 400 fast horses, and 190 pony express stations made up the pony express.” 可知，Pony Express 由大约180名骑手、400匹快马和190个驿站组成。故填About 180 riders, 400 fast horses, and 190 pony express stations. 68．根据“A day’s work was made up of about a 75-mile trip, with stops at several stations. The stations were about 10 to 15 miles apart.” 可以计算，骑手一天骑行75英里，驿站之间相距10到15英里，因此骑手一天至少会经过5个驿站（75 ÷ 15 = 5）。故填Five/5 (stations). 69．根据“After only about 19 months, the service closed its doors because of the opening of the telegraph.” 可知，Pony Express 关闭是因为电报的出现。故填Because of the opening of the telegraph (a device that has changed long-distance communication). 70．主观题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：By email/ phone/ letter. Because it is easy and fast.（言之有理即可） 八、作文（满分20分） 71．最近，学校英语社团将举行主题为“Growth”的征文活动，谈谈进入初三生活的成长与感悟。假如你是九年级（1）班的罗阳，请根据下图提示用英语写一篇短文参与活动。 注意： 1.不少于100词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 2.文中请勿提及真实的校名及姓名。 3.要点齐全，可适当发挥。 参考词汇：solutions 解决办法 I’m Luo Yang from Class 1, Grade 9. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 I’m Luo Yang from Class 1, Grade 9. I am kind and helpful. I am willing to help others. I am organized too. I never forget the things I need to do. I was born in the Year of the Tiger, so I am brave. My favorite color is red because red is my lucky color, and it represents power. As a Grade 9 student, I find it difficult to keep a balance between my schoolwork and hobbies. I asked Mr Sigmund for help. He helped me plan my day carefully. I read a story about Liu Hao, a chief engineer of the high-speed railway the other day. I was impressed with his story. He is serious and well-organized. I would like to be an engineer like him and do something for our country. Though growing up is hard for teenagers, we should never lose heart when meeting with difficulties. Our parents, teachers and classmates will always be there for us. 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：主要是一般现在时和一般过去时； ③提示：写作提示已给出，考生应注意结合具体语境使用正确的时态，适当发挥，使上下文连贯。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍你的品质、属相以及最喜欢的颜色； 第二步，说明你的问题以及解决办法、你心中的英雄和梦想； 第三步，谈谈你的感受。 [亮点词汇] ①organized有条理的 ②represent代表 ③keep a balance保持平衡 ④impressed印象深刻 [高分句型] ①I never forget the things I need to do.（省略that的定语从句） ②My favorite color is red because red is my lucky color, and it represents power.（because引导的原因状语从句） ③Though growing up is hard for teenagers, we should never lose heart when meeting with difficulties.（though引导的让步状语从句） 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $