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预备年级期中考试英语试卷（A） 试卷分值：120分 考试时间：120分钟 I. 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the woman’s suggestion for the man? A. Find someone to replace him. B. Take a break now. C. Wait for Ben. 2. What does the woman mean? A. She will pass the man some sugar. B. The man shouldn’t have more sugar. C. She will make some coffee for the man. 3. When will the speakers have ice cream? A. After singing some songs. B. Before Harold opens his presents. C. After Harold opens his presents. 4. Why is Tracy so happy? A. She has received her favorite present. B. She has won a prize for her research. C. She has got her article published. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. An interesting film. B. Some history books. C. Their activities last night. 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2-4个小题。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 6. Where does the woman want to go? A. The library. B. The movie theater. C. The man’s house. 7. What is the man like? A. Cold. B. Warm-hearted. C. Humorous. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 8. What’s the man doing? A. Applying for a job. B. Asking for help. C. Showing the way. 9. What level does the man mostly teach? A. All levels. B. Beginners. C. Advanced. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 10. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a net bar. B. At the woman’s office. C. At the man’s house. 11. How much did the woman pay for her hard drive? A. $200. B. $300. C. $350. 12. What do the speakers agree with? A. Hard drives are more expensive. B. Technology keeps improving. C. People depend too much on computers. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 13. What does Nathan have to write down first? A. His family history. B. His educational background. C. His personal information. 14. Why does Nathan say he is in trouble? A. He got fired from his last job. B. He has never had a real job before. C. He has been dissatisfied with his last job. 15. Who might Mr. Nelson be? A. A teacher. B. Nathan’s neighbor. C. Jenny’s father. 16. What can we learn about Nathan? A. He went to college in 2010. B. He used to walk his neighbor’s dog. C. He is still a high school student. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. What does the dragon traditionally symbolize in China? A. Evil. B. Intelligence. C. Fire. 18. Where did the legend of the dragon begin? A. The Middle East. B. Southeast Asia. C. Western Europe. 19. Why did people use to believe in dragons? A. Because of the Bible. B. Because they really existed. C. Because of the presence of dinosaur bones. 20. What is a feature of the Russian dragon? A. It has no legs. B. It has two wings. C. It has three heads. II. 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 1. —Where does the lady come from? So clearly does she speak that I can catch the words she says. —________. She’s from an English-speaking country, so I guess it is America. A. So she does B. So does she C. So I am D. So can you 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这位女士来自哪里？她说话如此清晰，以至于我能听懂她说的每一个字。——确实如此。她来自一个说英语的国家，所以我猜是美国。 考查“so+主语+be动词/助动词/情态动词”结构。So she does她确实如此；So does she她也如此；So I am我也如此；So can you你也能。根据“Where does the lady come from? So clearly does she speak that I can catch the words she says.”以及“She’s from an English-speaking country, so I guess it is America.”可知，第二人是在回应并同意第一人关于女士说话清晰的观点，强调该事实成立，A项符合。故选A。 2. To ensure the safety of all passengers, the airline requires that every single piece of luggage (行李) must be checked ________ before it is loaded onto the plane. A. properly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. completely 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：为了确保所有乘客的安全，航空公司要求每一件行李在装上飞机前必须被彻底检查。 考查副词辨析。properly适当地；rapidly快速地；smoothly顺利地；completely彻底地。根据“To ensure the safety of all passengers”可知，强调安全，应是要求行李检查必须全面无遗漏，completely符合语境。故选D。 3. —________ can this robot read? —It can read a book in five minutes. A. How far B. How fast C. How long D. How often 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这个机器人能读多快？——它可以在五分钟内读完一本书。 考查特殊疑问句。how far多远；how fast多快；how long多长时间；how often多久一次。根据“It can read a book in five minutes”可知此处询问读书的速度，疑问词用how fast。故选B。 4. While many companies only think about money, our business plan ________ a different way. We believe that putting our workers first actually ________ the company a lot of money in the long term. A. avoids; reduces B. provides; copies C. copies; avoids D. offers; saves 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：当许多公司只考虑钱的时候，我们的商业计划提供了另一种方式。我们相信，从长远来看，把员工放在首位实际上能为公司节省很多钱。 考查动词辨析。avoids避免；reduces减少；provides提供；copies复制；offers提供；saves节省。根据“our business plan...a different way”可知，此处指商业计划提供另一种方式，第一空用offers；根据“putting our workers first actually...the company a lot of money in the long term”可知，把员工放在首位能节省很多钱，第二空用saves。故选D。 5. Despite the numerous challenges, the team never broke their ________ to the client and delivered the project on time. A. progress B. product C. promise D. position 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：尽管有众多挑战，团队从未打破他们对客户的承诺，并按时交付了项目。 考查名词辨析。progress进步；product产品；promise承诺；position位置。根据“...never broke their…to the client and delivered the project on time.”可知，团队面对挑战，仍然按时交付项目，强调遵守承诺，promise符合。故选C。 6. —Your speech about AI is so impressive! How do you get such deep insights? —Well, I ________ in the AI industry for a decade before becoming a teacher, which gives me a practical perspective. A. worked B. work C. was working D. have worked 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你关于AI的演讲太令人印象深刻了！你是怎么获得如此深刻的见解的？——嗯，我在成为老师之前在AI行业工作了十年，这给了我一个实用的视角。 考查时态。根据“for a decade”和“which gives me a practical perspective”以及“Your speech about AI is so impressive! ”可知，此处表示过去的工作经历，对现在的影响，应用现在完成时。故选D。 7. —The problem is too difficult. Let’s go to ask Mr Wu for help. —We’d better make it tomorrow. The lights in his office ________ for a while. A. have been on B. have been off C. have turned on D. have turned off 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——问题太难了。我们去找吴先生帮忙吧。——我们最好明天去。他办公室的灯已经熄灭了一段时间。 考查延续性动词和非延续性动词。turn on打开；turn off关闭。根据“We’d better make it tomorrow”可知他办公室的灯已经关了，排除AC；根据“for a while”可知前面的动词用延续性动词，而turn off“关闭”是非延续性动词，排除D。故选B。 8. —Who should be responsible(负责的) for this traffic accident? —It’s not the right time to discuss that. ________, we should send her to hospital. A. Above all B. In all C. At all D. After all 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——谁应该对这次交通事故负责？——现在不是讨论这个的时候。最重要的是，我们应该送她去医院。 考查副词短语辨析。Above all最重要的是；In all总计；At all根本；After all毕竟。根据“It’s not the right time to discuss that. ..., we should send her to hospital.”可知，最重要的是应该送她去医院。故选A。 9. —We can meet on Saturday or Sunday. Which day is better for you? —Actually, ________ day suits me well. I’m free all weekend. A. neither B. both C. either D. none 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我们可以周六或周日见面。哪一天对你来说更好？——实际上，任意一天都很适合我。我整个周末都有空。 考查代词辨析。neither两者都不；both两者都；either（两者中的）任意一个；none没有一个。根据答句“I’m free all weekend”可知，说话者觉得两天都合适，但空格后“day”为单数名词，either符合。故选C。 10. —Li Yan is worried about her father who has joined an international medical team in Africa. —What a hero! I wonder ________. A. how long has he been in Africa B. that he has been to Africa before C. when he will go to Africa D. how soon he’ll return from Africa 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——李燕担心她父亲，他加入了非洲的一个国际医疗队。——真是个英雄！我想知道他多久能从非洲回来。 考查宾语从句。空处为宾语从句，从句用陈述语序，A项可排除；选项B“that he has been to Africa before”中“I wonder that”结构不自然，且“has been to”表示“去过（已返回）”，与父亲已在非洲的语境矛盾；选项C“when he will go to Africa”与“has joined an international medical team in Africa”矛盾；D项“how soon he’ll return from Africa”是陈述句语序，且语义“他多久能从非洲回来”契合李燕担心爸爸的语境。故选D。 III. 完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分） It was the first day of high school for Emily. As she walked to school, Emily felt nervous. She had heard ____11____ from her older brothers about how worrying high school could be, and she was afraid she wouldn’t ____12____. But as soon as she arrived on campus, her ____13____ were put to rest. She saw ____14____ faces from her middle school and soon made new friends with students in her classes. Her first class of the day was English, and Emily was excited to ____15____ her new teacher, Mr. Johnson. As Mr. Johnson entered the classroom, Emily could see the enthusiasm in his eyes. He began to ____16____ himself and then asked each student to stand up and share something about themselves, Emily listened as her classmates ____17____ their hobbies and interests, and was inspired by their diversity. When it was her turn, Emily stood up and ____18____ introduced herself. But as she spoke, she gradually gained ____19____. She was happy to be in this new ____20____. The rest of the day flew by, Emily went from class to class, learning about history, science, and math. She was ____21____ by her teachers’ knowledge, and she found herself ____22____ the rest of the school year. That day, she ____23____ that high school wasn’t as frightening as she thought it would be. She was excited about what the ____24____ held. She knew that she had a lot to learn, but she was ____25____ for the challenges. 11. A. tips B. stories C. lessons D. reports 12. A. change B. escape C. adapt D. prove 13. A. views B. fears C. dreams D. goals 14. A. familiar B. serious C. childish D. honest 15. A. praise B. meet C. thank D. help 16. A. remind B. educate C. introduce D. comfort 17. A. admired B. managed C. planned D. shared 18. A. nervously B. differently C. slowly D. secretly 19. A. pressure B. experience C. confidence D. attention 20. A. habit B. environment C. direction D. fashion 21. A. confused B. impressed C. surrounded D. disappointed 22. A. thirsty for B. making up C. going through D. giving up 23. A. doubted B. remembered C. explained D. realized 24. A. decision B. rule C. luck D. future 25. A. ready B. sorry C. important D. famous 【答案】11. B 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了艾米丽高中开学第一天的经历。她原本听哥哥们说高中很令人担忧而感到紧张害怕，但到学校后看到熟悉的面孔、结交新朋友，还上了英语课，被老师的知识打动，逐渐适应并期待新环境，最后意识到高中没那么可怕，对未来充满期待并准备好迎接挑战。 【11题详解】 句意：她从哥哥们那里听说了高中可能会多么令人担忧的故事，她担心自己无法适应。 tips建议；stories故事；lessons课程；reports报告。根据“about how worrying high school could be”可知，是从哥哥们那里听说了关于高中令人担忧的故事。故选B。 【12题详解】 句意：她从哥哥们那里听说了高中可能会多么令人担忧的故事，她担心自己无法适应。 change改变；escape逃跑；adapt适应；prove证明。根据“she was afraid she wouldn't”以及下文内容可知，她担心自己无法适应高中生活。故选C。 【13题详解】 句意：但一到校园，她的恐惧就平息了。 views观点；fears恐惧；dreams梦想；goals目标。根据“were put to rest”以及上文她担心无法适应高中生活，可知这里指她的恐惧平息了。故选B。 【14题详解】 句意：她看到了中学时熟悉的面孔，很快就和班上的同学交了新朋友。 familiar熟悉的；serious严肃的；childish幼稚的；honest诚实的。根据“from her middle school”可知，看到了中学时熟悉的面孔。故选A。 【15题详解】 句意：她一天的第一节课是英语，艾米丽很兴奋能见到她的新老师约翰逊先生。 praise赞扬；meet遇见；thank感谢；help帮助。根据“her new teacher, Mr. Johnson”可知，是见到新老师。故选B。 【16题详解】 句意：他开始自我介绍，然后让每个学生站起来分享一些关于自己的事情。 remind提醒；educate教育；introduce介绍；comfort安慰。根据“himself and then asked each student to stand up and share something about themselves”可知，老师先自我介绍。故选C。 【17题详解】 句意：艾米丽听着同学们分享他们的爱好和兴趣，被他们的多样性所鼓舞。 admired钦佩；managed设法；planned计划；shared分享。根据“their hobbies and interests”可知，是分享爱好和兴趣。故选D。 【18题详解】 句意：轮到艾米丽时，她站起来，紧张地做了自我介绍。 nervously紧张地；differently不同地；slowly慢慢地；secretly秘密地。根据上文“Emily felt nervous”以及“she gradually gained...”可知，一开始她很紧张。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：但随着她说话，她逐渐获得了信心。 pressure压力；experience经验；confidence信心；attention注意力。根据“But as she spoke, she gradually gained”以及上文她一开始紧张，可知这里是说逐渐获得了信心。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：她很高兴能在这个新环境中。 habit习惯；environment环境；direction方向；fashion时尚。根据“She was happy to be in this new”可知，是在新环境中很高兴。故选B。 【21题详解】 句意：老师们的知识给她留下了深刻的印象，她发现自己渴望剩下的学年。 confused困惑的；impressed印象深刻的；surrounded围绕的；disappointed失望的。根据“by her teachers' knowledge”可知，老师的知识给她留下了深刻印象。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：老师们的知识给她留下了深刻的印象，她发现自己渴望剩下的学年。 thirsty for渴望；making up组成；going through经历；giving up放弃。根据“the rest of the school year”以及上文她对新环境很高兴，可知是渴望剩下的学年。故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：那天，她意识到高中并不像她想象的那么可怕。 doubted怀疑；remembered记得；explained解释；realized意识到。根据“that high school wasn't as frightening as she thought it would be”可知，是她意识到高中并不像她想象的那么可怕。故选D。 【24题详解】 句意：她对未来充满期待。 decision决定；rule规则；luck运气；future未来。根据“She was excited about what the...held”以及上文她对高中生活有了新的认识，可知是对未来充满期待。故选D。 【25题详解】 句意：她知道自己还有很多要学，但她已经准备好迎接挑战了 ready准备好的；sorry抱歉的；important重要的；famous著名的。根据“for the challenges”可知，是准备好迎接挑战了。故选A。 IV. 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分） A Kevin beard is my homeroom teacher. I was shocked when I arrived one day to find him standing in front of the room telling a story, with tears on his cheeks. I was worried something had gone terribly wrong in his life, but as I listened to him talk, I heard him use words like “amazing” and “success.” I realized his tears were out of happiness. Just a few days earlier, he’d received his General Equivalency Diploma (GED,普通同等学历证书), at the age of 52. Having dyslexia (阅读障碍(, Kevin left school at a young age and then managed to support himself by taking different jobs. In his mid-30s, Kevin finally found a job with some promise: a printing company. Amazingly, when he came clean with them about his education, they said they’d hire him as long as he got his GED. He agreed, and was kind of excited about giving school another chance. Kevin studied with a tutor, who has more than ten years of experience, learning, practicing and correcting mistakes, often late into the night. It was a huge challenge, something Kevin compares to “climbing a mountain.” In fact, as Kevin took tests along the way, he did something interesting with each of his results. He posted them on his home wall so that he could watch his progress. “I needed to see myself moving forward, and I wanted to speak,” he said. Finally, he made it. “I can’t really describe what it’s like to finally achieve this,” he said. “I can hardly even put it into words.” This might sound like a perfect ending. But for Kevin, it’s a new beginning. His next step is college. “Now that I’ve got my GED, I’m hungry for education,” he said. 26. Why did Kevin cry in the classroom? A. He was worried about his future. B. He had reached one of his goals. C. He failed to pass the GED exam. D. He was touched by a warm story. 27. How did the printing company respond on hearing of Kevin’s education? A. They treated him badly. B. They hired him at once. C. They left him some hope. D. They liked his personality. 28. What does Kevin’s story show? A. Always prepare for a rainy day. B. He who laughs last laughs best. C. Nothing can stop a willing heart. D. The early bird catches the worm. 【答案】26. B 27. C 28. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲了Keven有阅读障碍且年少辍学，30多岁为工作考取GED成功，印证了有志者事竟成的道理。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“I realized his tears were out of happiness. Just a few days earlier, he’d received his General Equivalency Diploma, at the age of 52.”可知Kevin哭是因为拿到了GED证书，达成了目标，对应选项B。故选B。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“In his mid-30s, Kevin finally found a job...a printing company. Amazingly, when...they said they’d hire him as long as he got his GED.”可知印刷公司表示只要Kevin拿到GED就雇佣他，说明这给了他希望，对应选项C。故选C。 【28题详解】 推理判断题。文章讲述Kevin有阅读障碍，30多岁为了工作备考GED并取得成功，还计划上大学，这一切都说明只要有坚定的志向和决心，就没有什么可以阻挡。对应选项C“心之所向，无往不成”。故选C。 B When Cristina Zimmerman came back to work after having her baby, she struggled with depression. She almost intended to quit her job. But her school’s childcare, just a few rooms away, made all the difference. “I can be a teacher and a mom at the same time, said Zimmerman, a fourth-grade teacher in Idaho. “Teaching is my dream, but I also want to be with my child. I didn’t want to choose.” In states such as Idaho and Texas, many schools now provide affordable quality child care for teachers. This helps teachers stay in their jobs, especially women who often leave work to care for their children. It also helps schools keep more good teachers and gives young children a safe place to grow. In Idaho, Principal Heather Yarbrough started an on-campus childcare at her school after remembering how hard it was to drop off her three-month-old daughter Grace with a caregiver at a faraway childcare center each day. Yarbrough said the feelings still haunted her, even 14 years later. She recalled that she cried every day for weeks, but couldn’t quit her job as a teacher. Today, many teachers at her school use the on-campus childcare, and it helps them stay in their jobs. “This is a great strategy by which you can support both children, families and then the school’s workforce and parties concerned welcome the idea,” said Molly Hillier, an instructional coach and mother of a child at the school. In Texas, the Richardson school district runs two daycares that care for babies as young as six weeks old. Teachers only pay $350 per month, which is much less than regular daycares. School-based child care not only helps teachers—it helps students, too. Happier teachers stay longer and build better relationships with kids. As one teacher said, “If teachers feel supported, they can give more to their students.” 29. Why did Zimmerman want to quit her teaching job? A. She failed to get a pay raise. B. She had to take care of her baby. C. She disliked teaching students. D. She lived far away from her school. 30. What did Hillier say about the on-campus childcare? A. It mainly aims to benefit pupils. B. It enables her to work from home. C. It is a well-received program. D. It is expensive for most families. 31. Which is the most suitable title for the text? A. Teachers’ Struggles in Balancing Work and Family B. Daycare Centers Are Facing Unexpected Difficulties C. Mothers’ Love and Its Influence on Children’s Growth D. School Daycare Helps Teachers Stay in the Classroom 【答案】29. B 30. C 31. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了美国部分学校为教师提供校内托儿服务，帮助教师平衡工作与家庭，从而留住优秀教师，并提升教学质量。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据“When Cristina Zimmerman came back to work after having her baby, she struggled with depression…I also want to be with my child. I didn’t want to choose”可知，Zimmerman因产后抑郁且需照顾孩子而几乎辞职。故选B 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据“This is a great strategy by which you can support both children, families and then the school’s workforce and parties concerned welcome the idea,”可知，校内托儿服务受到多方欢迎。故选C。 【31题详解】 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，全文围绕校内托儿服务如何帮助教师留任展开，D项符合。故选D。 C Suppose you are a renter and want to change the color of your rental room’s walls, but you don’t want to paint them back to their original color before you move out. That’s where a new type of paint comes in, which can simply be removed from a wall and make things easier for renters. This new type of paint, called Unpaint, was created by the Colombian company Glasst Innovation by mistake. Originally, the company’s research team was in search of a material to replace single-use plastics in the building industry. They wanted it to be made from renewable sources to reduce the environmental footprint of building materials. After years of hard work, they found something else: a liquid plant-based polymer (聚合物) with some truly unique physical qualities. They called it Glasstommer. “Our journey toward finding the right natural and renewable sources included lots of research, teaming up with agricultural teams,” Botero, a researcher of the company, said, “Good luck also played a role.” According to Botero, Unpaint can be applied like regular paint, using brushes and rollers. However, instead of absorbing into the corners of walls like regular paint, Unpaint dries into a film that only stays on the surface that it is being applied to. This means that when the time has come, the paint can easily be removed from the wall and then thrown away. Currently, Unpaint comes in 5,000 colors, and could be a boon for renters who want to change the color of their living space, but do not want to have to paint when they leave the house. Beyond home walls, Unpaint opens up possibilities for seasonal decorations. For those who love to change their decorations for holidays, they can use Unpaint to turn their kids’ room into a seasonal wonderland. Walls, furniture, and even windows can be painted for the season and effortlessly returned to their original state. 32. How was Unpaint created? A. By working with international scientists. B. By studying traditional painting methods. C. By researching renewable building materials. D. By improving existing plant-based polymers. 33. What makes Unpaint different from regular paint? A. It absorbs into corners easily. B. It dries into a removable film. C. It needs special tools to apply. D. It features fewer color choices. 34. What does the underlined word “boon” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Problem. B. Deal. C. Topic. D. Benefit. 35. What is a suitable title for the text? A. Unpaint, a great accidental creation B. Glasstommer, a magic reusable paint C. Glasst Innovation, a special company D. Botero, an inventor changing our life 【答案】32 C 33. B 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一种新型油漆Unpaint，它原本是哥伦比亚公司Glasst Innovation在研发可再生建筑材料时的意外发现，却为租客和喜欢季节性装饰的人带来了便利，文章详细介绍了它的产生过程、特点及应用场景。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“This new type of paint, called Unpaint...Originally, the company’s research team was in search of a material to replace single-use plastics...renewable sources to reduce the environmental footprint of building materials.”可知，Unpaint是哥伦比亚公司Glasst Innovation在研发可再生建筑材料时意外创造出来的。故选C。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“However, instead of absorbing into the corners of walls like regular paint, Unpaint dries into a film...can easily be removed from the wall and then thrown away.”可知，Unpaint与普通油漆的不同之处在于它干燥后会形成一层可去除的薄膜，只停留在涂抹的表面，很容易从墙上移除。故选B。 【34题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章第四段“Currently, Unpaint comes in 5,000 colors, and could be a boon for renters who want to change the color of their living space, but do not want to have to paint when they leave the house.”可知，Unpaint有5000种颜色，对于想要改变居住空间颜色但离开时又不想重新粉刷的租客来说，它可能是一种“boon”。结合上下文可推断，“boon”在这里的意思是“好处、益处”。故选D。 【35题详解】 最佳标题题。文章主要介绍了一种新型油漆Unpaint，它是哥伦比亚公司Glasst Innovation在研发可再生建筑材料时的意外发现，却为租客和喜欢季节性装饰的人带来了便利。A选项“Unpaint，一个伟大的意外创造”最能概括文章主旨。故选A。 V. 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） In your life, sometimes you may be asked to speak in front of a large group of people. Although it sounds a little scary, even those with stage fright can speak successfully to the group with adequate preparation. Practice your speech before the big day. ____36____ If possible, practice the speech in front of a friend or family member to get used to saying it to real people. If you feel you must have note cards, limit the amount to about three cards. This will force you to keep your speech brief and help you keep your eyes focused on your audience. Remember why you’ve been invited to speak. If you’re battling fear over speaking to a large group of people, keep your mind on the fact that you were selected for this important role. The speech organizers must have something valuable in you or your expertise. ____37____ Remember that fear of public speaking is very common. ____38____ Most of the people in the audience would be feeling the same fear and stress that you do in your position. Knowing this may make you feel better. ____39____ What you say should be tailored (专门的) to why you’re there and who you’re speaking to in order to avoid sounding general. If speaking to a charity group, mention the good work certain specific individuals have done for the cause. If speaking at a business conference, briefly state why you want to help these people. Keep eye contact with the crowd. ____40____ Pick one person in each part and look at him while you’re speaking. After each important point in your speech, switch your focus to another part. When you focus only on one person at a time, the size of the crowd isn’t as frightening. A. A good memory is really helpful. B. Show appreciation to your audience. C. Mention your audience in your speech. D. The more you have it memorized the better. E. In fact, it’s normal to feel awkward or stressed out before a big speech. F. Separate the crowd into three parts mentally as you get up to speak. G. The knowledge of other people’s respect for you should reduce some of the fear. 【答案】36. D 37. G 38. E 39. C 40. F 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了在面对大量人群演讲时，人们可能会感到恐惧，但通过充分准备、记住被邀请的原因、认识到恐惧的普遍性、在演讲中提及听众以及与听众保持眼神交流等方法，可以成功地进行演讲并克服恐惧。 【36题详解】 根据前文“Practice your speech before the big day.”可知，在重要日子之前要练习演讲。由此推知，空格处应说明练习到何种程度为好。选项D“你记得越熟越好。”符合语境，说明了练习到能够熟练记忆的程度是最好的，故选D。 【37题详解】 根据前文“If you’re battling fear over speaking to a large group of people, keep your mind on the fact that you were selected for this important role. The speech organizers must have something valuable in you or your expertise.”可知，如果你在与一大群人讲话时感到恐惧，请记住你是被选中担任这个重要角色的，演讲组织者一定认为你或你的专业知识有价值。由此推知，空格处应说明知道别人尊重你后带来的结果。选项G“知道别人尊重你应该会减少一些恐惧。”符合语境，说明了知道别人尊重你后，可以减少一些恐惧，故选G。 【38题详解】 根据前文“Remember that fear of public speaking is very common.”可知，要记住对公众演讲的恐惧是很常见的。由此推知，空格处应进一步说明这种恐惧的普遍性。选项E“事实上，在重要演讲前感到尴尬或紧张是很正常的。”符合语境，进一步说明了在重要演讲前感到紧张是很正常的，是对前文的进一步解释，故选E。 【39题详解】 根据后文“What you say should be tailored to why you’re there and who you’re speaking to in order to avoid sounding general.”可知，你说的话应该根据你在那里的原因和你对谁说话来调整，以避免听起来太笼统。由此推知，空格处应说明演讲时要考虑听众。选项C“在你的演讲中提到你的听众。”符合语境，说明了演讲时要考虑听众，避免演讲内容过于笼统，故选C。 【40题详解】 根据后文“Pick one person in each part and look at him while you’re speaking. After each important point in your speech, switch your focus to another part.”可知，在演讲时，从每个部分中挑选一个人看着他，在演讲的每个重点之后，将注意力转移到另一个部分。由此推知，空格处应说明如何将听众进行划分。选项F“当你站起来演讲时，在心理上把人群分成三部分。”符合语境，说明了在演讲时，可以在心理上将听众分成三部分，然后按照后文的方法进行眼神交流，故选F。 VI. 阅读填空（每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中各小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。 Nowadays, whenever a customer wants to order food, it’s at their fingertips with take-out apps like Meituan and Eleme. All a hungry person has to do is to open the app, scroll through an endless number of restaurant choices, and have the food delivered to their door. That convenience(便捷) and variety(多样性) has made such apps hugely welcome in China, Japan, North American countries and European countries, and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many users say food delivery apps make their life much easier while others think they’re bad for local businesses. What do you think? Should take-out apps be banned(禁止)? Yes—the convenience isn’t worth it Many restaurants complain that take-out apps are more trouble than they’re worth. Some apps take a huge bite of the money from each sale—as much as 25%. Restaurants must either increase their prices or make less money, in an industry where profits(利润) are already slim. Also, they can’t always keep up with the increasing number of orders they receive. That makes customers unsatisfied with their service and products. Meanwhile, delivery workers say they’re not paid enough for a difficult, dangerous job in which they have to speed through busy streets. And what’s more, food delivery causes very serious environmental problems. According to a report, only plastic waste of all deliveries in China came to 1,600,000 tons in 2020. Can you imagine what it’s like in the whole world? No—they offer an important service Food apps bring restaurants more customers. Many of them might not know about their business otherwise. More customers means more orders, so even if the apps charge a fee(收费), the restaurant still wins. During the past few years when people couldn’t go out to eat, the apps helped businesses stay afloat(维持下去) and created millions of restaurant and delivery jobs. Delivery people work hard, but they can choose when and where to work. And for busy people, the apps provide the convenience of getting all kinds of food after a long day at work or school, allowing for more time with family and friends. Should take-out apps be banned? Present situation Take-out apps make it much ____41____ to order food. Food delivery apps are ____42____ used all over the world. Different ____43____ about take-out apps The convenience isn’t worth it. Apps take as much as one ____44____ of money from each sale. Too many orders ____45____ the quality of service and products. Delivery workers ____46____ riding their e-bikes too fast through busy streets. Waste from all deliveries is a ____47____ for the environment. They offer an important service. They help restaurants catch more customers’ ____48____ and win more orders. They can ____49____ restaurant and delivery workers with more jobs Ordering meals on apps helps busy people ____50____ time. 【答案】41. easier 42. widely 43. ideas##opinions##views 44. quarter##fourth 45. reduce##influence##affect 46. risk 47. disaster 48. attention 49. provide 50. save 【解析】 【分析】本文讨论了是否应该禁止外卖应用程序。 【41题详解】 根据“Many users say food delivery apps make their life much easier while others think they’re bad for local businesses.”可知外卖应用程序使用户的生活变得更加容易。故填easier。 【42题详解】 根据“That convenience(便捷) and variety(多样性) has made such apps hugely welcome in China, Japan, North American countries and European countries, and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.”可知外卖应用程序在全世界被广泛使用，故填widely。 【43题详解】 根据表格内容可知分为两部分，一部分外卖应用程序提供的便利并不值得，一部分是外卖应用程序提供重要的服务；可知是关于外卖应用程序的不同观点，故填ideas/opinions/views。 【44题详解】 根据“Some apps take a huge bite of the money from each sale—as much as 25%.”可知应用程序抽成达到百分之二十五，即四分之一，a quarter/fourth“四分之一”。故填quarter/fourth。 【45题详解】 根据“That makes customers unsatisfied with their service and products.”可知者影响了商家的服务或产品的质量，reduce“减少”或influence/affect“影响”符合，主语为复数，谓语动词用原形。故填reduce/influence/affect。 【46题详解】 根据“Meanwhile, delivery workers say they’re not paid enough for a difficult, dangerous job in which they have to speed through busy streets.”可知外卖员经常冒着过快的风险在繁忙的街道上穿行，risk“使……冒风险”，主语为复数，谓语动词用原形。故填risk。 【47题详解】 根据“And what’s more, food delivery causes very serious environmental problems. According to a report, only plastic waste of all deliveries in China came to 1,600,000 tons in 2020.”可知仅在中国，2020年所有外卖中的塑料垃圾就达到160万吨，对环境来说有灾难性的后果，disaster“灾难”，此处用名词单数。故填disaster。 【48题详解】 根据“Food apps bring restaurants more customers. Many of them might not know about their business otherwise. More customers means more orders, so even if the apps charge a fee(收费), the restaurant still wins.”可知外卖程序帮助餐馆吸引更多顾客的注意力，了解商家的业务，attention“注意力”，故填attention。 【49题详解】 根据“Food apps bring restaurants more customers.”和“the apps helped businesses stay afloat(维持下去) and created millions of restaurant and delivery jobs”可知外卖程序为餐馆和外卖员带来了更多的工作；根据“with”可知用provide...with“提供”，故填provide。 【50题详解】 根据“And for busy people, the apps provide the convenience of getting all kinds of food after a long day at work or school, allowing for more time with family and friends.”可知外卖可以为忙碌的顾客有更多的时间陪伴家人和朋友，即节约了做饭或买饭的时间，help sb do sth“帮助某事做某事”，此处用动词原形。故填save。 请根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1—10的相应位置上。 Ten years ago, my parents bought some comic books for my brother. He wasn’t i____51____, but I thought they were fantastic. Those comics had all the things I liked best—good stories, clever drawing and comedy. At once, I started drawing my own comics and I have never s____52____. Now, I’ve got a blog(博客) where I upload my comics. I’ve developed a group of characters and make up stories for t____53____, and I haven’t run out of ideas yet! Drawing comics takes a lot of time and I’m still in school. There’s a lot of schoolwork this year, and it keeps me b____54____. Sometimes, I get time to draw during my breaks, but mainly I do it at home, which is a quiet place for me. Fans sometimes c____55____ me on my blog, and it’s a good feeling to write back to them. Last year, I went to a national youth comic festival, which was great for finding out in detail h____56____ other teenagers make their comics. For example, most other teenagers I met use computers to draw. Although I know how to do that, and it takes less time, I p____57____ to draw by hand. It’s how I drew to begin with and my drawing skills have improved a lot. Recently, because of the success of my blog, articles about me have appeared in newspapers and m____58____. But I’m not used to that. Though I don’t mind reporters asking me questions, I sometimes regret my replies, and hate having my photo taken. I was feeling uncomfortable when a reporter e____59____ called me “the coolest teenager”. Me? My friends would laugh at that! However, one amazing thing is that some of my comic-writing heroes have written to congratulate(祝贺) me on my s____60____. What’s next? Well, developing my art skills. I may take an animation course during the school holidays. I can’t imagine my life without making comics. 【答案】51. (i)nterested 52. (s)topped 53. (t)hem 54. (b)usy 55 (c)ontact 56. (h)ow 57. (p)refer 58. (m)agazines 59. (e)ven 60. (s)uccess 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了作者成为一名漫画家的成长历程。 【51题详解】 句意：他不感兴趣，但我觉得它们很棒。根据“but I thought they were fantastic.”和下文可知，此处是表示前后对比，弟弟不感兴趣，但是作者很感兴趣。interested“感兴趣的”，形容词作表语。故填(i)nterested。 【52题详解】 句意：我立刻开始画自己的漫画，而且从未停止过。根据“Now, I’ve got a blog(博客) where I upload my comics.”可知，作者从未停止画漫画。stop“停止”，动词；空处需用过去分词形式，与助动词have构成现在完成时。故填(s)topped。 【53题详解】 句意：我已经设计了一组角色，并为他们编了故事，我还没有用尽想法！空处需用代词them，指代“a group of characters”。故填(t)hem。 【54题详解】 句意：今年有很多作业，这让我很忙。根据“There’s a lot of schoolwork this year, and it keeps me”和常识可知，作业多因此很忙碌。busy“忙碌的”，形容词作宾补。故填(b)usy。 【55题详解】 句意：粉丝们有时会在我的博客上联系我，给他们回信的感觉很好。根据“me on my blog”可知，是在博客上联系作者。contact“（与……）接触”，动词；主语“Fans”是复数，动词需用原形。故填(c)ontact。 【56题详解】 句意：去年，我参加了一个全国青年漫画节，这是一个很好的机会，可以详细了解其他青少年是如何制作漫画的。根据“other teenagers make their comics.”和首字母可知，是指如何制作漫画。故填(h)ow。 【57题详解】 句意：虽然我知道怎么画，而且花的时间更少，但我更喜欢手绘。根据“Although I know how to do that, and it takes less time, I p...to draw by hand.”可知，此处是短语prefer to do sth表示“更喜欢做某事”；主语是I，动词需用原形。故填(p)refer。 【58题详解】 句意：最近，由于我的博客的成功，关于我的文章出现在报纸和杂志上。根据“articles about me have appeared in newspapers and...”可知，空处需填入复数名词；nmagazine“杂志”符合语境。故填(m)agazines。 【59题详解】 句意：当一个记者甚至称我为“最酷的青少年”时，我感到很不舒服。根据“called me ‘the coolest teenager’.”可知，是指记者甚至叫作者“最酷的青少年”。even“甚至”。故填(e)ven。 【60题详解】 句意：然而，令人惊奇的是，我的一些漫画作家英雄已经写信祝贺我的成功。根据“to congratulate(祝贺) me on my”和全文可知，作者是成功的；形容词性物主代词my后跟名词。success“成功”。故填(s)uccess。 VIII. 填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） A）根据汉语或首字母提示，填出单词并用其适当形式填空。 61. I hope the FIFA World Cup will be covered ________ (现场直播) as usual so that fans around the world can watch the games in real time. 【答案】live 【解析】 【详解】句意：我希望像往常一样对世界杯进行现场报道，为的是全世界的粉丝都能实时看比赛。结合语境和中文提示可知，这里用副词live“现场直播”，修饰动词cover“报道”。故填live。 62. The language teacher paid special attention to the correct p________ of each vowel sound, as a slight error could lead to misunderstanding. 【答案】pronunciation##ronunciation 【解析】 【详解】句意：语言老师特别关注每个元音发音的正确性，因为一点小错误都可能导致误解。根据“the correct…of each vowel sound”可知，横线处需填名词，与“of each vowel sound”构成名词所有格结构，表示“每个元音发音的……”。结合所给单词首字母p和语境，可推测此处说的是发音的正确性，pronunciation“发音”，名词，符合题意。故填pronunciation。 63. Mary with her parents ________ (强迫) to leave their home since the big fire broke out. 【答案】has been forced 【解析】 【详解】句意：自大火发生后，玛丽和她的父母亲就被迫离开了家。force，动词，意为“强迫”，和主语Mary之间是被动关系；since意为“自……以来”，现在完成时的标志词；所以本句使用现在完成时的被动have/has been done，结合本句空处应填have/has been forced；当句子主语由名词+with+其他名词构成时，谓语动词的单复数形式，要与with前的主语保持一致，结合本句，谓语动词应与Mary保持一致，使用三单形式。故填has been forced。 64. After several failed attempts, the team worked together to solve the tricky problem and s________ completed the challenge before the deadline. 【答案】successfully##uccessfully 【解析】 【详解】句意：经过几次失败的尝试后，团队齐心协力解决了这个棘手的问题，并在截止日期前成功完成了挑战。根据句子逻辑，团队解决难题后“成功地”在截止日期前完成了挑战，结合首字母“s”，此处应填副词“successfully”，用来修饰动词“completed”。故填successfully。 65. The international conference focused on the ________ (德国人) suggestions on addressing climate change, which were highly praised for their practicality. 【答案】 Germans’ 【解析】 【详解】句意：这次国际会议聚焦于德国人关于应对气候变化的建议。这些建议因其实用性而备受好评。German意为“德国人”，单数可数名词，再结合语境可知是多个德国人的建议，故变为复数Germans；根据“...suggestions”可知此处需要用名词所有格Germans’，意为“德国的”，修饰后面的名词suggestions。故填Germans’。 B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。 66. Making ________ (decide) by yourself is an important milestone that shows you’ve grown up. 【答案】decisions 【解析】 【详解】句意：自己做决定是表明你已经长大的一个重要里程碑。Making是及物动词，后需接名词作宾语，decide的名词形式是decision，可数名词且需要用复数，make decisions意为“做决定”，固定短语。故填decisions。 67. ________(see) from the top of the hill, the city looks really beautiful. 【答案】Seen 【解析】 【详解】句意：从山顶上看，这个城市看起来很漂亮。根据“... from the top of the hill, the city looks really beautiful.”可知，是在山顶上看这座城市，城市是被看的，空格处用过去分词done作状语，构成独立主格，逻辑主语是the city，句首字母大写。故填Seen。 68. Generally speaking, people in developed countries are ________ (wealth) than those in less developed regions, but this does not always mean they are happier. 【答案】wealthier 【解析】 【详解】句意：一般来说，发达国家的人比欠发达地区的人更富有，但这并不总是意味着他们更幸福。根据“than”可知，横线处需填形容词比较级，wealth“财富”，名词，其形容词形式为wealthy“富有的”，比较级为wealthier。故填wealthier。 69. —Where’s David? Someone is waiting for him in the office. —Not only he but also his two co-workers ________ (fly) to Beijing for a meeting. 【答案】have flown 【解析】 【详解】句意：——大卫在哪里？有人在办公室等他。——不仅他，还有他的两位同事都已飞往北京参加一个会议。根据“to Beijing for a meeting.”可知，答句强调“飞往北京开会”的动作对现在造成的影响，应用现在完成时，结构为“have/has + 过去分词”；not only...but also...连接两个主语时，谓语动词的单复数与靠近谓语的主语保持一致，“his two co-workers”为复数，助动词用have，动词fly的过去分词为flown。故填have flown。 70. The athlete ________ (swim) his final lap when he felt a sudden cramp in his leg. 【答案】was swimming 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位运动员在游最后一圈时，突然感到腿部抽筋。根据“when he felt a sudden cramp”可知，此处强调“抽筋”这个动作发生时，“游泳”的动作正在进行，且动作发生在过去，所以要用过去进行时，结构为“was/were+现在分词”。主语“The athlete”是单数，故填was swimming。 XIV. 书面表达（满分15分） 71. 我们在成长过程中总会遇到失败。你经历过失败吗？在失败后，你是如何应对的？你周围的人是怎样帮助你的？你所在学校公众号的英语写作栏目正在开展“After I failed”征文活动，请分享一次你的亲身经历，向公众号投稿。 要点如下： 1. What was your failure (失败)? 2. What did you do with the failure? 3. How did the people around you help you? 4. How did the failure influence your growth? 写作要求： 1.要点齐全，可适当拓展； 2.文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。 3.词数：100左右。 After I failed It is common to meet with failures during our growth. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文： After I failed   It is common to meet with failures during our growth.  I remember once I failed the math exam in Grade 8, scoring only 45 points. I felt frustrated and disappointed in myself. However, I decided not to give up and took this as a challenge. I analyzed my mistakes and made a plan to improve. My parents encouraged me to keep trying and suggested I join a math study group at school. My friends also helped by explaining difficult concepts to me.  Through this experience, I learned the importance of perseverance and teamwork. This failure taught me that it’s okay to fail as long as I learn and grow from it.   【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态为“一般过去时”和“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏“要点如下”部分中提示的关键信息，分享自己的亲身经历。 [写作步骤] 第一步，引出话题； 第二步，分享失败的经历； 第三步，谈谈影响。 [亮点词汇] ①decide not to do sth. 决定不做某事 ②give up 放弃 ③encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事 [高分句型] ①I remember once I failed the math exam in Grade 8, scoring only 45 points.（省略that的宾语从句） ②This failure taught me that it’s okay to fail as long as I learn and grow from it. （that引导宾语从句；as long as引导条件状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 预备年级期中考试英语试卷（A） 试卷分值：120分 考试时间：120分钟 I. 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the woman’s suggestion for the man? A. Find someone to replace him. B. Take a break now. C. Wait for Ben. 2. What does the woman mean? A. She will pass the man some sugar. B. The man shouldn’t have more sugar. C. She will make some coffee for the man. 3. When will the speakers have ice cream? A. After singing some songs. B. Before Harold opens his presents. C. After Harold opens his presents. 4. Why is Tracy so happy? A. She has received her favorite present. B. She has won a prize for her research. C. She has got her article published. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A An interesting film. B. Some history books. C. Their activities last night. 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2-4个小题。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 6. Where does the woman want to go? A. The library. B. The movie theater. C. The man’s house. 7. What is the man like? A. Cold. B. Warm-hearted. C. Humorous. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 8. What’s the man doing? A. Applying for a job. B. Asking for help. C. Showing the way. 9. What level does the man mostly teach? A. All levels. B. Beginners. C. Advanced. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 10. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a net bar. B. At the woman’s office. C. At the man’s house. 11. How much did the woman pay for her hard drive? A. $200. B. $300. C. $350. 12. What do the speakers agree with? A Hard drives are more expensive. B. Technology keeps improving. C. People depend too much on computers. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。 13. What does Nathan have to write down first? A. His family history. B. His educational background. C. His personal information. 14. Why does Nathan say he is in trouble? A. He got fired from his last job. B. He has never had a real job before. C. He has been dissatisfied with his last job. 15. Who might Mr. Nelson be? A. A teacher. B. Nathan’s neighbor. C. Jenny’s father. 16. What can we learn about Nathan? A. He went to college in 2010. B. He used to walk his neighbor’s dog. C. He is still a high school student. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 17. What does the dragon traditionally symbolize in China? A. Evil. B. Intelligence. C. Fire. 18. Where did the legend of the dragon begin? A. The Middle East. B. Southeast Asia. C. Western Europe. 19. Why did people use to believe in dragons? A. Because of the Bible. B. Because they really existed. C. Because of the presence of dinosaur bones. 20. What is a feature of the Russian dragon? A. It has no legs. B. It has two wings. C. It has three heads. II. 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 1. —Where does the lady come from? So clearly does she speak that I can catch the words she says. —________. She’s from an English-speaking country, so I guess it is America. A. So she does B. So does she C. So I am D. So can you 2. To ensure the safety of all passengers, the airline requires that every single piece of luggage (行李) must be checked ________ before it is loaded onto the plane. A. properly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. completely 3. —________ can this robot read? —It can read a book in five minutes. A. How far B. How fast C. How long D. How often 4. While many companies only think about money, our business plan ________ a different way. We believe that putting our workers first actually ________ the company a lot of money in the long term. A. avoids; reduces B. provides; copies C. copies; avoids D. offers; saves 5. Despite the numerous challenges, the team never broke their ________ to the client and delivered the project on time. A. progress B. product C. promise D. position 6. —Your speech about AI is so impressive! How do you get such deep insights? —Well, I ________ in the AI industry for a decade before becoming a teacher, which gives me a practical perspective. A. worked B. work C. was working D. have worked 7. —The problem is too difficult. Let’s go to ask Mr Wu for help. —We’d better make it tomorrow. The lights in his office ________ for a while. A. have been on B. have been off C. have turned on D. have turned off 8. —Who should be responsible(负责的) for this traffic accident? —It’s not the right time to discuss that. ________, we should send her to hospital. A. Above all B. In all C. At all D. After all 9. —We can meet on Saturday or Sunday. Which day is better for you? —Actually, ________ day suits me well. I’m free all weekend. A. neither B. both C. either D. none 10. —Li Yan is worried about her father who has joined an international medical team in Africa. —What a hero! I wonder ________. A. how long has he been in Africa B. that he has been to Africa before C. when he will go to Africa D. how soon he’ll return from Africa III. 完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分） It was the first day of high school for Emily. As she walked to school, Emily felt nervous. She had heard ____11____ from her older brothers about how worrying high school could be, and she was afraid she wouldn’t ____12____. But as soon as she arrived on campus, her ____13____ were put to rest. She saw ____14____ faces from her middle school and soon made new friends with students in her classes. Her first class of the day was English, and Emily was excited to ____15____ her new teacher, Mr. Johnson. As Mr. Johnson entered the classroom, Emily could see the enthusiasm in his eyes. He began to ____16____ himself and then asked each student to stand up and share something about themselves, Emily listened as her classmates ____17____ their hobbies and interests, and was inspired by their diversity. When it was her turn, Emily stood up and ____18____ introduced herself. But as she spoke, she gradually gained ____19____. She was happy to be in this new ____20____. The rest of the day flew by, Emily went from class to class, learning about history, science, and math. She was ____21____ by her teachers’ knowledge, and she found herself ____22____ the rest of the school year. That day, she ____23____ that high school wasn’t as frightening as she thought it would be. She was excited about what the ____24____ held. She knew that she had a lot to learn, but she was ____25____ for the challenges. 11. A. tips B. stories C. lessons D. reports 12. A. change B. escape C. adapt D. prove 13. A. views B. fears C. dreams D. goals 14. A. familiar B. serious C. childish D. honest 15. A. praise B. meet C. thank D. help 16. A. remind B. educate C. introduce D. comfort 17. A. admired B. managed C. planned D. shared 18. A. nervously B. differently C. slowly D. secretly 19. A. pressure B. experience C. confidence D. attention 20. A. habit B. environment C. direction D. fashion 21. A. confused B. impressed C. surrounded D. disappointed 22. A. thirsty for B. making up C. going through D. giving up 23. A. doubted B. remembered C. explained D. realized 24. A. decision B. rule C. luck D. future 25. A. ready B. sorry C. important D. famous IV. 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分） A Kevin beard is my homeroom teacher. I was shocked when I arrived one day to find him standing in front of the room telling a story, with tears on his cheeks. I was worried something had gone terribly wrong in his life, but as I listened to him talk, I heard him use words like “amazing” and “success.” I realized his tears were out of happiness. Just a few days earlier, he’d received his General Equivalency Diploma (GED,普通同等学历证书), at the age of 52. Having dyslexia (阅读障碍(, Kevin left school at a young age and then managed to support himself by taking different jobs. In his mid-30s, Kevin finally found a job with some promise: a printing company. Amazingly, when he came clean with them about his education, they said they’d hire him as long as he got his GED. He agreed, and was kind of excited about giving school another chance. Kevin studied with a tutor, who has more than ten years of experience, learning, practicing and correcting mistakes, often late into the night. It was a huge challenge, something Kevin compares to “climbing a mountain.” In fact, as Kevin took tests along the way, he did something interesting with each of his results. He posted them on his home wall so that he could watch his progress. “I needed to see myself moving forward, and I wanted to speak,” he said. Finally, he made it. “I can’t really describe what it’s like to finally achieve this,” he said. “I can hardly even put it into words.” This might sound like a perfect ending. But for Kevin, it’s a new beginning. His next step is college. “Now that I’ve got my GED, I’m hungry for education,” he said. 26. Why did Kevin cry in the classroom? A. He was worried about his future. B. He had reached one of his goals. C. He failed to pass the GED exam. D. He was touched by a warm story. 27. How did the printing company respond on hearing of Kevin’s education? A. They treated him badly. B. They hired him at once. C. They left him some hope. D. They liked his personality. 28. What does Kevin’s story show? A. Always prepare for a rainy day. B. He who laughs last laughs best. C. Nothing can stop a willing heart. D. The early bird catches the worm. B When Cristina Zimmerman came back to work after having her baby, she struggled with depression. She almost intended to quit her job. But her school’s childcare, just a few rooms away, made all the difference. “I can be a teacher and a mom at the same time, said Zimmerman, a fourth-grade teacher in Idaho. “Teaching is my dream, but I also want to be with my child. I didn’t want to choose.” In states such as Idaho and Texas, many schools now provide affordable quality child care for teachers. This helps teachers stay in their jobs, especially women who often leave work to care for their children. It also helps schools keep more good teachers and gives young children a safe place to grow. In Idaho, Principal Heather Yarbrough started an on-campus childcare at her school after remembering how hard it was to drop off her three-month-old daughter Grace with a caregiver at a faraway childcare center each day. Yarbrough said the feelings still haunted her, even 14 years later. She recalled that she cried every day for weeks, but couldn’t quit her job as a teacher. Today, many teachers at her school use the on-campus childcare, and it helps them stay in their jobs. “This is a great strategy by which you can support both children, families and then the school’s workforce and parties concerned welcome the idea,” said Molly Hillier, an instructional coach and mother of a child at the school. In Texas, the Richardson school district runs two daycares that care for babies as young as six weeks old. Teachers only pay $350 per month, which is much less than regular daycares. School-based child care not only helps teachers—it helps students too. Happier teachers stay longer and build better relationships with kids. As one teacher said, “If teachers feel supported, they can give more to their students.” 29. Why did Zimmerman want to quit her teaching job? A. She failed to get a pay raise. B. She had to take care of her baby. C. She disliked teaching students. D. She lived far away from her school. 30. What did Hillier say about the on-campus childcare? A. It mainly aims to benefit pupils. B. It enables her to work from home. C. It is a well-received program. D. It is expensive for most families. 31. Which is the most suitable title for the text? A. Teachers’ Struggles in Balancing Work and Family B. Daycare Centers Are Facing Unexpected Difficulties C. Mothers’ Love and Its Influence on Children’s Growth D. School Daycare Helps Teachers Stay in the Classroom C Suppose you are a renter and want to change the color of your rental room’s walls, but you don’t want to paint them back to their original color before you move out. That’s where a new type of paint comes in, which can simply be removed from a wall and make things easier for renters. This new type of paint, called Unpaint, was created by the Colombian company Glasst Innovation by mistake. Originally, the company’s research team was in search of a material to replace single-use plastics in the building industry. They wanted it to be made from renewable sources to reduce the environmental footprint of building materials. After years of hard work, they found something else: a liquid plant-based polymer (聚合物) with some truly unique physical qualities. They called it Glasstommer. “Our journey toward finding the right natural and renewable sources included lots of research, teaming up with agricultural teams,” Botero, a researcher of the company, said, “Good luck also played a role.” According to Botero, Unpaint can be applied like regular paint, using brushes and rollers. However, instead of absorbing into the corners of walls like regular paint, Unpaint dries into a film that only stays on the surface that it is being applied to. This means that when the time has come, the paint can easily be removed from the wall and then thrown away. Currently, Unpaint comes in 5,000 colors, and could be a boon for renters who want to change the color of their living space, but do not want to have to paint when they leave the house. Beyond home walls, Unpaint opens up possibilities for seasonal decorations. For those who love to change their decorations for holidays, they can use Unpaint to turn their kids’ room into a seasonal wonderland. Walls, furniture, and even windows can be painted for the season and effortlessly returned to their original state. 32. How was Unpaint created? A. By working with international scientists. B. By studying traditional painting methods. C. By researching renewable building materials. D. By improving existing plant-based polymers. 33. What makes Unpaint different from regular paint? A. It absorbs into corners easily. B. It dries into a removable film. C. It needs special tools to apply. D. It features fewer color choices. 34. What does the underlined word “boon” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Problem. B. Deal. C. Topic. D. Benefit. 35. What is a suitable title for the text? A. Unpaint, a great accidental creation B. Glasstommer, a magic reusable paint C. Glasst Innovation, a special company D. Botero, an inventor changing our life V. 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） In your life, sometimes you may be asked to speak in front of a large group of people. Although it sounds a little scary, even those with stage fright can speak successfully to the group with adequate preparation. Practice your speech before the big day. ____36____ If possible, practice the speech in front of a friend or family member to get used to saying it to real people. If you feel you must have note cards, limit the amount to about three cards. This will force you to keep your speech brief and help you keep your eyes focused on your audience. Remember why you’ve been invited to speak. If you’re battling fear over speaking to a large group of people, keep your mind on the fact that you were selected for this important role. The speech organizers must have something valuable in you or your expertise. ____37____ Remember that fear of public speaking is very common. ____38____ Most of the people in the audience would be feeling the same fear and stress that you do in your position. Knowing this may make you feel better. ____39____ What you say should be tailored (专门的) to why you’re there and who you’re speaking to in order to avoid sounding general. If speaking to a charity group, mention the good work certain specific individuals have done for the cause. If speaking at a business conference, briefly state why you want to help these people. Keep eye contact with the crowd. ____40____ Pick one person in each part and look at him while you’re speaking. After each important point in your speech, switch your focus to another part. When you focus only on one person at a time, the size of the crowd isn’t as frightening. A. A good memory is really helpful. B. Show appreciation to your audience. C. Mention your audience in your speech. D. The more you have it memorized the better. E. In fact, it’s normal to feel awkward or stressed out before a big speech. F. Separate the crowd into three parts mentally as you get up to speak. G. The knowledge of other people’s respect for you should reduce some of the fear. VI. 阅读填空（每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中各小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。 Nowadays, whenever a customer wants to order food, it’s at their fingertips with take-out apps like Meituan and Eleme. All a hungry person has to do is to open the app, scroll through an endless number of restaurant choices, and have the food delivered to their door. That convenience(便捷) and variety(多样性) has made such apps hugely welcome in China, Japan, North American countries and European countries, and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many users say food delivery apps make their life much easier while others think they’re bad for local businesses. What do you think? Should take-out apps be banned(禁止)? Yes—the convenience isn’t worth it Many restaurants complain that take-out apps are more trouble than they’re worth. Some apps take a huge bite of the money from each sale—as much as 25%. Restaurants must either increase their prices or make less money, in an industry where profits(利润) are already slim. Also, they can’t always keep up with the increasing number of orders they receive. That makes customers unsatisfied with their service and products. Meanwhile, delivery workers say they’re not paid enough for a difficult, dangerous job in which they have to speed through busy streets. And what’s more, food delivery causes very serious environmental problems. According to a report, only plastic waste of all deliveries in China came to 1,600,000 tons in 2020. Can you imagine what it’s like in the whole world? No—they offer an important service Food apps bring restaurants more customers. Many of them might not know about their business otherwise. More customers means more orders so even if the apps charge a fee(收费), the restaurant still wins. During the past few years when people couldn’t go out to eat, the apps helped businesses stay afloat(维持下去) and created millions of restaurant and delivery jobs. Delivery people work hard, but they can choose when and where to work. And for busy people, the apps provide the convenience of getting all kinds of food after a long day at work or school, allowing for more time with family and friends. Should take-out apps be banned? Present situation Take-out apps make it much ____41____ to order food. Food delivery apps are ____42____ used all over the world. Different ____43____ about take-out apps The convenience isn’t worth it. Apps take as much as one ____44____ of money from each sale. Too many orders ____45____ the quality of service and products. Delivery workers ____46____ riding their e-bikes too fast through busy streets. Waste from all deliveries is a ____47____ for the environment. They offer an important service. They help restaurants catch more customers’ ____48____ and win more orders. They can ____49____ restaurant and delivery workers with more jobs. Ordering meals on apps helps busy people ____50____ time. 请根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1—10的相应位置上。 Ten years ago, my parents bought some comic books for my brother. He wasn’t i____51____, but I thought they were fantastic. Those comics had all the things I liked best—good stories, clever drawing and comedy. At once, I started drawing my own comics and I have never s____52____. Now, I’ve got a blog(博客) where I upload my comics. I’ve developed a group of characters and make up stories for t____53____, and I haven’t run out of ideas yet! Drawing comics takes a lot of time, and I’m still in school. There’s a lot of schoolwork this year, and it keeps me b____54____. Sometimes, I get time to draw during my breaks, but mainly I do it at home, which is a quiet place for me. Fans sometimes c____55____ me on my blog, and it’s a good feeling to write back to them. Last year, I went to a national youth comic festival, which was great for finding out in detail h____56____ other teenagers make their comics. For example, most other teenagers I met use computers to draw. Although I know how to do that, and it takes less time, I p____57____ to draw by hand. It’s how I drew to begin with and my drawing skills have improved a lot. Recently, because of the success of my blog, articles about me have appeared in newspapers and m____58____. But I’m not used to that. Though I don’t mind reporters asking me questions, I sometimes regret my replies, and hate having my photo taken. I was feeling uncomfortable when a reporter e____59____ called me “the coolest teenager”. Me? My friends would laugh at that! However, one amazing thing is that some of my comic-writing heroes have written to congratulate(祝贺) me on my s____60____. What’s next? Well, developing my art skills. I may take an animation course during the school holidays. I can’t imagine my life without making comics. VIII. 填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） A）根据汉语或首字母提示，填出单词并用其适当形式填空。 61. I hope the FIFA World Cup will be covered ________ (现场直播) as usual so that fans around the world can watch the games in real time. 62. The language teacher paid special attention to the correct p________ of each vowel sound, as a slight error could lead to misunderstanding. 63. Mary with her parents ________ (强迫) to leave their home since the big fire broke out. 64. After several failed attempts, the team worked together to solve the tricky problem and s________ completed the challenge before the deadline. 65. The international conference focused on the ________ (德国人) suggestions on addressing climate change, which were highly praised for their practicality. B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。 66. Making ________ (decide) by yourself is an important milestone that shows you’ve grown up. 67. ________(see) from the top of the hill, the city looks really beautiful. 68. Generally speaking, people in developed countries are ________ (wealth) than those in less developed regions, but this does not always mean they are happier. 69. —Where’s David? Someone is waiting for him in the office. —Not only he but also his two co-workers ________ (fly) to Beijing for a meeting. 70. The athlete ________ (swim) his final lap when he felt a sudden cramp in his leg. XIV. 书面表达（满分15分） 71. 我们在成长过程中总会遇到失败。你经历过失败吗？在失败后，你是如何应对的？你周围的人是怎样帮助你的？你所在学校公众号的英语写作栏目正在开展“After I failed”征文活动，请分享一次你的亲身经历，向公众号投稿。 要点如下： 1. What was your failure (失败)? 2. What did you do with the failure? 3. How did the people around you help you? 4 How did the failure influence your growth? 写作要求： 1.要点齐全，可适当拓展； 2.文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。 3.词数：100左右。 After I failed It is common to meet with failures during our growth. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $