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班级：__________ 姓名：__________学号：__________ 北京市铁路第二中学2025—2026学年第二学期 初二英语期中考试试卷 （试卷满分110分考试时长100分钟） 一．听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共12分，每小题1.5分） 请听一段对话，完成小题。 1. What is the boy’s problem? A. He has a fever. B. He has a cough. C. He has a headache. 2. What does the woman advise the boy to do? A. Exercise after school. B. Do something to relax. C. Take some medicine. 请听一段对话，完成小题。 3. Why is the man going to Egypt? A. To visit friends. B. To study wildlife. C. To teach Chinese. 4. How long is the man going to stay in Egypt? A. For one month. B. For two months. C. For three months. 请听一段对话，完成小题。 5. What is the astronaut’s main job this time? A. To find water. B. To collect rocks. C. To grow plants. 6. What does the girl think of living on another planet? A. Safe and comfortable. B. Dangerous but exciting. C. Enjoyable and convenient. 请听一段独白，完成小题。 7. What do we know about the speaker? A. He has worked on many kids’ films. B. He wants to be an actor in the future. C. He will take a writing class next month. 8. What does the speaker advise us to do? A. To find enjoyment in our jobs. B. To make more cartoons in the future. C. To try new things to improve ourselves. 二、听独白，记录关键信息。本段独白你将听两遍。（共8分，每小题2分） 根据所听到的独白内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上。 三．单项填空（10分） 1. My sister likes dancing and ________ wants to be a dancer in the future. A. she B. he C. it D. they 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我姐姐喜欢跳舞，并且她将来想成为一名舞蹈家。 she她；he他；it它；they他们。根据前半句主语“My sister”可知，主语是女性，且为单数，后半句主语应用指代女性的she。空处填she。 2. The best time to visit Beijing is ________ autumn. A. on B. in C. at D. to 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：游览北京的最佳时间是在秋天。 考查介词辨析。on在 (后跟日期、星期等) ；in在 (后跟年、月、季节)；at在 (后跟具体的几点)；to朝。根据autumn是季节，用in。故选B。 3. — ________ does Mario volunteer in the old people’s home, David? —He volunteers there once a week. A. How much B. How old C. How often D. How long 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——大卫，马里奥多久去敬老院做一次志愿者？ ——他每周在那里做一次志愿者。 考查特殊疑问句。How much多少，修饰不可数名词；How old多大，询问年龄；How often多久一次，询问频率；How long多长，询问时间段。根据答语中的“once a week”可知，此处问的是频率，故选C。 4. David ________ a stomachache. He ________ lie down and have a rest. A. has; shouldn’t B. have; should C. has; should D. have; shouldn’t 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：David胃痛。他应该躺下休息。 第一个空主语“David”为第三人称单数，谓语动词需用三单形式has；第二个空根据常识，生病应该休息，需用should“应该”，表示肯定的建议。 5. When my friend called last night, I ________ plans for the May Day holiday. A. am making B. have made C. make D. was making 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：昨晚我朋友打来电话时，我正在为五一假期做计划。 考查动词时态。根据“When my friend called last night”可知，此处表示过去某一时刻正在发生的动作，应用过去进行时。故选D。 6. —Lucy, ________ I use your textbook? I can’t find mine. —Of course. Here you are. A. must B. should C. need D. can 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——Lucy，我可以用你的课本吗？我找不到我的了。——当然可以。给你。 考查情态动词。must必须；should应该；need需要；can可以。根据“I can’t find mine.”和答语“Of course. Here you are.”可知，说话人因找不到自己的课本，想向Lucy借用，这是一个典型的请求对方许可的场景。英语中，请求许可最常用、最自然的表达是can，也可用更委婉的could；其他选项要么含义不符 (must, need)，要么焦点是寻求建议而非直接请求许可 (should)，因此都不符合此处表示“请求许可”的语境。故选D。 7. —Look! The light is still on in our teacher’s office. —Maybe she ________ her work yet. A. doesn’t finish B. didn’t finish C. hasn’t finished D. won’t finish 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——看！我们老师办公室的灯还亮着。——也许她还没有完成工作。 考查动词时态。根据“yet”可知，此处强调动作从过去持续到现在仍未完成，应用现在完成时。故选C。 8. The road ________ so brightly by the moon that it was easy for Hansel and Gretel to find their way home. A. lights B. is lit C. lit D. was lit 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：月光照亮了道路，汉塞尔和格蕾特很容易找到回家的路。 考查一般过去时的被动语态。根据“The road … so brightly by the moon that it was easy for Hansel and Gretel to find their way home.”可知，此处为时态为一般过去时，且名词road和动词light为被动关系，其结构为was done，light的过去分词为lit。故选D。 9. The new plan ________ by most people in the company now. A. supports B. is supported C. supported D. was supported 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个新计划现在被公司里的大多数人支持。 根据主语“The new plan”与动词之间是被动关系，且由by引出动作执行者，可知需用被动语态，排除主动语态选项；根据时间状语now可知时态为一般现在时，排除一般过去时选项。 10. This problem ________ at tomorrow’s class meeting. A. will discuss B. discusses C. will be discussed D. is discussed 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个问题将在明天的课堂会议上进行讨论。 考查被动语态。根据“at tomorrow’s class meeting”，可知句子时态用一般将来时，且主语This problem和谓语动词discuss之间是被动关系，因此要用被动语态；一般将来时的被动语态结构为will be+动词的过去分词。故选C。 四．完形填空（10分） That Left-Out Feeling At the end of the class, Ms. Reed said, “You’re going to be in teams of three, and set a reading goal (目标) for your team. Every team that meets their goal by the end of the month gets a ____11____!” Whatever the prize was, that sounded pretty good to me. I turned to Gary, saying, “Teammates?” “Oh, for sure!” he said. Gary and I liked a lot of the same books, so it could be ____12____ for us to set a goal. As the lunch bell sounded, Lisa, another good friend of ours, passed my desk and said, “Teammates?” “Yeah, teammates!” I said. I was excited that I had my ____13____. At lunch time, we threw out some ideas. “We could read five books by writers from different countries,” ____14____ Lisa. “Or maybe we can read some different kinds of books,” suggested Gary. I looked to our fourth friend, Kate. “Do you have ideas for us?” I asked her. “Why would I give you guys ideas?” she said unhappily. “I’ll ____15____ that for my team...whoever that is.” Gary, Lisa and I all felt embarrassed (尴尬的). “Kate, come on,” I said. “It’s teams of three. If Ms. Reed said teams of four, then the four of us would be together.” “I know my ____16____ in the friendship line-up,” Kate said. “No,” I felt more uncomfortable. “Gary and Lisa said something to me first. If you had, then it would be ____17____.” “The three of you said something to each other pretty fast, huh?” Kate replied ____18____ and then left. “I can ____19____ her point,” Gary said. “You know that the four of us always do things together.” I liked Kate, and I didn’t want her to feel left out. That night, I wrote a note to Kate, saying that she was a special member of our group of friends, and the three of us were really ____20____ about the way we messed things up. At the beginning of the next school day, I gave the note to Kate. At lunch, when Gary, Lisa, and I were talking, Kate came by, smiled, and said, “Hey, guys, can I join you?” 11. A. mark B. prize C. suggestion D. message 12. A. easy B. interesting C. important D. strange 13. A. guest B. goal C. team D. idea 14. A. promised B. interrupted C. required D. offered 15. A. save B. refuse C. test D. change 16. A. advantage B. work C. difficulty D. place 17. A. pleasant B. necessary C. different D. disappointing 18. A. patiently B. coldly C. humorously D. nervously 19. A. believe B. explain C. understand D. forget 20. A. serious B. angry C. crazy D. sorry 【答案】11. B 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述Reed老师布置三人小组制定阅读目标的任务，Kate因未能加入作者、Gary和Lisa的小组而感到被冷落，作者意识到问题后写信向Kate道歉，最终四人重归于好。 【11题详解】 句意：每个在月底完成目标的小组都会得到一份奖品！ 完成目标得到的是“奖品”，prize符合语境。mark“分数”、suggestion“建议”、message“信息”均不能与get和“完成目标”的奖励逻辑对应。 【12题详解】 句意：Gary和我喜欢很多相同的书，所以我们设定目标可能很容易。 喜欢相同的书所以“容易”达成一致，easy符合语境。interesting“有趣的”、important“重要的”、strange“奇怪的”均不能表达“兴趣相同、目标易定”的逻辑。 【13题详解】 句意：我很兴奋我已经有了我的团队。 前文说三人一组，作者先后答应了Gary和Lisa，组成了“团队”，team符合语境。guest“客人”、goal“目标”、idea“主意”均不能指代“三人小组”。 【14题详解】 句意：“我们可以读五本不同国家作家的书，”Lisa提议道。 根据“At lunch time, we threw out some ideas.”可知，此处指提议，offered“提出/提议”符合语境。promised“承诺”、interrupted“打断”、required“要求”均不能表示“主动出主意”的含义。 【15题详解】 句意：“我会为我的团队保留这些主意……不管我的团队是谁。” Kate拒绝为作者小组出主意，要“保留”给自己的团队，save符合语境。refuse“拒绝”是及物动词但不能接“把主意留给……”的表达、test“测试”、change“改变”均不符合“不分享”的赌气心理。 【16题详解】 句意：“我知道我在友谊队列中的位置，”Kate说。 Kate感觉被冷落而谈论自己在友谊中的“位置/排位”，place符合语境。advantage“优势”、work“工作”、difficulty“困难”均不能表达“友谊排序”的自嘲。 【17题详解】 句意：如果你先跟我说了，那么情况就会不同了。” 如果Kate先开口结果会“不同的”，different符合语境。pleasant“愉快的”、necessary“必要的”、disappointing“令人失望的”均不能表达“顺序不同则结果不同”的假设。 【18题详解】 句意：“你们三个倒是挺快就凑到一起了，是吧？”，Kate冷冷地回答，然后离开了。 Kate感到受伤和生气，coldly“冷冷地”符合语境。patiently“耐心地”、humorously“幽默地”、nervously“紧张地”均不符合被冷落后的冷淡反应。 【19题详解】 句意：“我能理解她的想法，”Gary说。 根据“You know that the four of us always do things together.”可知，此处指“理解她的想法”，understand符合语境。believe“相信”、explain“解释”、forget“忘记”均不能与point构成“理解观点”的语义。 【20题详解】 句意：那天晚上，我给凯特写了一张便条，告诉她她是我们朋友圈里特别的一员，而且我们三个对自己搞砸了这件事感到非常抱歉。 feel sorry about“对……感到抱歉”，sorry符合语境。serious“严肃的”、angry“生气的”、crazy“疯狂的”均不能与“把事搞砸后的歉意”对应。 五．阅读理解（22分） A 下列每个图片代表一种职业，请根据人物的职业理想匹配最适合的图片，并将图片所对应的选项（A、B、C、D）填在相应位置上，其中一个选项为多余选项。 A. B. C. D. ____21____ I want to help people who don’t feel well. I hope to work in a hospital and look after patients. My dream is to make them healthy soon. ____22____ I’m really into cooking delicious food. I plan to work in a famous restaurant. I want to create new dishes and make people enjoy eating a lot. ____23____ I love children and teaching very much. I’d like to work in a school. I enjoy telling students useful things and helping them grow up happily. 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 【解析】 【导语】本文为职业匹配题，左栏是三个人的职业理想，右栏是四幅职业图片，需为每个人匹配合适的职业图片，其中一个选项为多余选项。 【21题详解】 根据“I want to help people who don’t feel well. I hope to work in a hospital and look after patients. My dream is to make them healthy soon.”可知，该学生的职业理想是在医院照顾病人，成为医护人员。图片C呈现的是医生给病人看病的场景，符合该职业。 【22题详解】 根据“I’m really into cooking delicious food. I plan to work in a famous restaurant. I want to create new dishes and make people enjoy eating a lot.”可知，该学生的职业理想是在餐厅做厨师，制作美食。图片A呈现的是厨师在厨房做饭的场景，符合该职业。 【23题详解】 根据“I love children and teaching very much. I’d like to work in a school. I enjoy telling students useful things and helping them grow up happily.”可知，该学生的职业理想是在学校教书，成为老师。图片B呈现的是老师在黑板前授课的场景，符合该职业。 B “Next week is Math Week. I would like each one of you to do a project. It will be shown at the Math Week exhibition. You could do it on your own or in a group,” Mrs Lee, the Math teacher said. After school, Manu sat in the classroom along with Kevin who was not as good as Manu at Math. Kevin said, “Manu, shall we work on the Math project together?” Manu said, “Sorry, but I prefer to do it on my own.” The next day, all the students submitted (提交) their topics for the Math exhibition. Almost all of them worked in a group except Manu. Kevin’s team decided to do Snakes and Ladders, Junaid’s team decided to do a crossword puzzle, and Manu decided to do a magic game, and of course, he did it. Manu completed the project all alone and was happy with the result. The night before the exhibition, he again checked the project to see if it was working fine. Alas! All the lights that were supposed to shine did not seem to light up at all. Manu was worried and even cried out because he didn’t know how to fix them. In the end, he had no choice but to take it to school. At the same time, Kevin’s team were working on their project at Kevin’s house. If one member got stuck somewhere, the others helped out. It was a sight of real teamwork. Finally, it was time for the Math Week exhibition. All the teams placed their projects on the table with pride except Manu. Students enjoyed Snakes and Ladders. Manu was embarrassed (尴尬的) to present his non-working magic game. Mrs Lee looked at him and said, “There’s still time. Maybe you can get someone to help you with it.” Kevin offered to help. Luckily, he fixed the lights just in time for the show. Manu’s eyes were shining with excitement and he said to himself, “It’s certainly great to have a teammate.” 24. Which project did Manu make for Math Week? A. Snakes and Ladders. B. A magic game. C. A crossword puzzle. D. A poster. 25. How did Manu feel when he completed the project on his own? A. confused B. disappointed C. pleased D. interested 26. What happened the night before the exhibition? A. Kevin offered to work with Manu. B. Mrs Lee advised Manu to get help. C. Manu was refused by Junaid’s team D. Manu’s project failed to work. 27. From his experience, Manu ________. A. realised the importance of team effort B. found Math the most interesting subject C. regretted designing such a difficult project D. understood making friends helps one go far 【答案】24. B 25. C 26. D 27. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了数学周项目中，Manu独自完成项目却遇到故障，最终在同学帮助下解决问题，并认识到团队合作重要性的故事。 【24题详解】 文中提到“Manu decided to do a magic game, and of course, he did it”，说明Manu制作的是一个魔法游戏项目。 【25题详解】 文中提到“Manu completed the project all alone and was happy with the result”，说明他独自完成项目时感到满意。 【26题详解】 文中提到“The night before the exhibition... All the lights that were supposed to shine did not seem to light up at all”，说明展览前一晚Manu的项目出现了故障，无法正常工作。 【27题详解】 文中最后Manu说“It’s certainly great to have a teammate”，说明他从这次经历中认识到团队合作的重要性。 C Have you agreed to help someone when you don’t really want to? Trying to please others because you’re afraid to say no isn’t the same thing as being kind. Doing a good deed like helping your friend with their homework or sharing a snack can make you feel happy. Studies show that kindness is good for your well-being. However, if you often agree to do things you don’t want to do, or feel sorry about saying no, you could be falling into a people-pleasing trap. It’s not always easy to tell when this happens but one sign (迹象) is that it’s difficult to stop. Pleasing other people may feel good for a short while but the feeling doesn’t last. This is why it’s a good idea to set limits (限制) on what you’ll do for others. These are called “boundaries”. Spending too much energy (精力) on someone else can stop you doing things you want or need to do. Research has found that trying to please others can leave us feeling anxious (焦虑的) and uncomfortable. We can also feel angry and frustrated with ourselves and our friends. “There’s nothing wrong with being kind to other people,” says Dr. Toru Sato, a writer and expert in thoughts and feelings, but we need to be sure we’re doing it out of kindness, not because we’re worried about what other people think. Taking on so much that you end up letting yourself down doesn’t make you a better friend. Boundaries include taking time alone when you need it and being able to explain your needs. When someone asks you to do something, give yourself time to think about it before answering. Put time aside every day just for you and spend it doing something you enjoy, like reading a book or listening to music. If saying no feels hard, practise with small things, like if someone offers a candy in a restaurant. This can help you feel more confident. Thinking about how to say no also helps you to communicate what you want clearly and calmly. Remember, you don’t need an excuse to say no; you don’t need to give anyone an explanation. The good people in your life will respect (尊重) this boundary. 28. The underlined word “trap” is closest in meaning to ________. A. terrible mistake B. difficult situation C. surprising result D. special attention 29. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How people please others. B. How people set boundaries. C. Why boundaries are important. D. Why people like to please others. 30. What can we learn from the passage? A. We can get lasting satisfaction from pleasing others. B. We’d better give an excuse when we refuse someone. C. We should save some time for our own pleasure every day. D. We should answer immediately when someone asks for help. 31. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A. To lead people to build better boundaries. B. To encourage people to try to be kind to others. C. To help people to communicate with others well. D. To make people see the true meaning of people-pleasing. 【答案】28. B 29. C 30. C 31. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述一味讨好他人、勉强答应自己不想做的事会陷入讨好他人的困境，不利于自身身心健康，同时介绍了设立人际边界的重要性以及建立边界、学会拒绝的方法。 【28题详解】 文章第二段“However, if you often agree to do things you don’t want to do, or feel sorry about saying no, you could be falling into a people-pleasing trap.”表示如果你经常答应做自己不想做的事，或是因拒绝他人而愧疚，你可能会陷入讨好他人的困境。“trap”指勉强迎合他人、难以抽身的不好的处境，difficult situation意为“困境”，与 “trap”含义最接近。 【29题详解】 文章第三段“Spending too much energy (精力) on someone else can stop you doing things you want or need to do... trying to please others can leave us feeling anxious (焦虑的) and uncomfortable... we need to be sure we’re doing it out of kindness”指出过度讨好他人的危害，从侧面说明设立边界的必要性，核心是解释边界为何重要。 【30题详解】 文章第四段“Put time aside every day just for you and spend it doing something you enjoy, like reading a book or listening to music.”表明我们每天应留出时间愉悦自己。 【31题详解】 通读全文，文章先指出盲目讨好他人的弊端，再讲解边界的意义、建立边界的具体做法，写作目的是引导人们建立良好的人际边界。 六．阅读回答问题（10分，44-46每题2分，47题4分） Keeping an Old Sport Alive Though the FIFA World Cup came to an end in December 2022, the people in a special city in China were busy making football history of their own. Zibo in Shandong Province is called “the home of football”, being the birthplace of the ancient Chinese sport of cuju. Cuju won recognition (认可) from football’s governing body, FIFA, as the earliest form of football in 2004. “Side-flicking”, “chest-down”, and “shoulder-stopper” are some of the key moves mastered (掌握) by cuju players. Li Weipeng, from Linzi district of Zibo City, is a seventh-generation inheritor (传承人) of cuju. He has been practising these skills for 18 years. Mastering different cuju skills is not easy. “At the beginning, I spent eight hours a day practising juggling (颠) a ball. It was tiring,” Li told China Daily. He is now able to juggle a ball with his foot over 10,000 times in a row. Teaching students cuju moves is part of Li’s job. The traditional Chinese sport cuju is now popular at primary and middle schools in Linzi. Its moves have been adapted (改编) into dances and morning exercises. “Students show great interest in playing cuju, which encourages me to spread the ancient sport,” Li told China Daily. Moreover, cuju has also become a platform for cultural exchanges. During the World Cup in Qatar, Li introduced cuju at a China-Qatar youth exchange activity held in Doha. During the exchange activity, Chinese and Qatari youth players wore traditional cuju clothing and experienced the ancient game. “As soon as we started, many football fans gathered around us. When we played out the different moves, they cheered for us and gave us the thumbs-up,” said Li, adding that many people were curious and wanted to communicate with the cuju players. Cuju has become a kind of sport that promotes (促进) international communication. 32. When did cuju win recognition as the earliest form of football from FIFA? ______________________________________________________ 33. How long did Li spend practising juggling a ball every day at the beginning? ______________________________________________________ 34. What did Chinese and Qatari youth players do during the exchange activity? ______________________________________________________ 35. Would you like to learn to play cuju? Why or why not? (Please give at least two reasons.) ______________________________________________________ 【答案】32. In 2004. 33. Eight hours a day. 34. They wore traditional cuju clothing and experienced the ancient game. 35. Yes, I’d like to. First, cuju is our traditional ancient sport and it helps us know more about Chinese traditional culture. Second, it can exercise my body and develop my sports skills. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了足球发源地山东淄博的古代运动蹴鞠，讲述了蹴鞠传承人李伟鹏的传承经历、蹴鞠在校园的普及以及蹴鞠在国际文化交流中发挥的重要作用。 【32题详解】 文章第二段最后一句“Cuju won recognition (认可) from football’s governing body, FIFA, as the earliest form of football in 2004.”明确表示蹴鞠在2004年获得国际足联认可，被认定为最早的足球形式。答案可从原文中提取。 【33题详解】 文章第四段第二句“At the beginning, I spent eight hours a day practising juggling (颠) a ball.”明确给出，起初李伟鹏每天花八小时练习颠球。答案可从原文中提取。 【34题详解】 文章第七段最后一句“During the exchange activity, Chinese and Qatari youth players wore traditional cuju clothing and experienced the ancient game.”指出，中卡两国青年选手在交流活动中身着传统蹴鞠服饰，体验这项古老运动。答案可从原文中提取。 【35题详解】 本题为开放问答题，可结合传承传统文化、强身健体、培养兴趣等角度作答，言之有理即可，答案不唯一。 七．选择合适的词组，并用其正确形式填空（8分） give out try out for carry on take a different turn vote for be proud of lead the way fall upon 36. Failure may ________ us at any stage in our lives, but we need to look at it the right way. 37. Frank always wanted to become a football player, but things ________ when he learnt painting. 38. Andy won the school speech competition, and his parents ________ him. 39. These students ________ the school football team today, and they all made it. 40. Yesterday, the teacher ________ prizes to the teams for their work on the term project. 41. It was cold and dark, but they stayed positive and ________ climbing the mountain. 42. They didn’t know how to get to the camping spot, so they asked Tom to ________. 43. Students will be able to ________the best presentation. 【答案】36. fall upon 37. took a different turn 38. were proud of 39. tried out for 40. gave out 41. carried on 42. lead the way 43. vote for 【解析】 【36题详解】 句意：失败可能在我们人生的任何阶段降临到我们身上，但我们需要以正确的方式看待它。此处表达“降临到、发生在”的含义，“fall upon”意为“降临到、突然遭遇”，符合“失败出现”的语境，情态动词“may”后接动词原形。 【37题详解】 句意：Frank一直想成为足球运动员，但当他学习绘画后，事情发生了转变。此处表达“发生不同的转变”的含义，“take a different turn”意为“发生转变”，结合“learnt”可知用一般过去时，“take”的过去式是“took”。 【38题详解】 句意：Andy赢得了学校演讲比赛，他的父母为他感到骄傲。此处表达“为……感到骄傲”的含义，“be proud of”意为“为……感到骄傲”，主语“parents”是复数，结合“won”可知用一般过去时，“be”动词用“were”。 【39题详解】 句意：这些学生今天参加了学校足球队的选拔，而且都成功入选了。此处表达“参加……选拔”的含义，“try out for”意为“参加……的选拔”，结合“made”可知用一般过去时，“try”的过去式是“tried”。 【40题详解】 句意：昨天，老师为各团队在学期项目中的成果分发了奖品。此处表达“分发、颁发”的含义，“give out”意为“分发”，结合“Yesterday”可知用一般过去时，“give”的过去式是“gave”。 【41题详解】 句意：天又冷又黑，但他们保持积极，继续爬山。此处表达“继续”的含义，“carry on”意为“继续”，结合“stayed”可知用一般过去时，“carry”的过去式是“carried”。 【42题详解】 句意：他们不知道怎么去露营地，所以请Tom带路。此处表达“带路、领路”的含义，“lead the way”意为“带路”，“ask sb. to do sth.”后接动词原形。 【43题详解】 句意：学生们将能够投票选出最佳展示作品。此处表达“为……投票”的含义，“vote for”意为“投票支持、选出”，“be able to”后接动词原形。 八．完成句子（10分） 44. 昨晚我太忙了，无法参加聚会。(too...to...) ________________________________________________________ 【答案】I was too busy to attend the party last night. 【解析】 【详解】“昨晚我太忙了，无法参加聚会。”译为“I was too busy to attend the party last night.”，其中“I”作主语；“was”是系动词作谓语，表示过去时态；“too busy”是形容词短语作表语，其中“too”意为“太”，“busy”意为“忙的”；“to attend the party”是不定式短语作结果状语，与“too”构成“too...to...”结构，表示“太……而不能……”，其中“to attend”意为“参加”，“the party”是名词短语作“attend”的宾语，意为“聚会”；“last night”是时间名词短语作状语，意为“昨晚”。 45. 学会如何处理同伴压力是很重要的。(deal with) ________________________________________________________ 【答案】It is very important to learn how to deal with peer pressure. 【解析】 【详解】“学会如何处理同伴压力是很重要的”对应的英文翻译是“It is very important to learn how to deal with peer pressure”。此句用固定句式“It is + 形容词 + to do sth”：“It”是形式主语，“is very important”表“很重要”；“to learn how to deal with peer pressure”是真正主语，其中“how to deal with”表“如何处理”(“deal with”是题目要求的短语)，“peer pressure”对应“同伴压力”。 46. 这些工作将被机器取代。(replace) ________________________________________________________. 【答案】These jobs will be replaced by machines. 【解析】 【详解】“这些工作将被机器取代( replace )”对应的英文翻译是“These jobs will be replaced by machines”。此句用一般将来时的被动语态(“will be + 过去分词”)，表动作的被动关系：“这些工作”对应“These jobs”作主语；“将被机器取代”用“will be replaced by machines”，其中“replaced”是“replace”的过去分词(题目要求的词)，“by”引出动作的执行者“machines(机器)”。 47. 你应该学会作为一个团队合作和解决问题。(should) ________________________________________________________. 【答案】You should learn to cooperate as a team and solve problems 【解析】 【详解】“你应该学会作为一个团队合作和解决问题”对应的英文翻译是“You should learn to cooperate as a team and solve problems”。此句用情态动词“should”表建议，后接动词原形：“You”对应“你”作主语；“should learn to”表“应该学会”(“should”是题目要求的词)；“cooperate as a team”对应“作为一个团队合作”，“and ”是并列连词，“solve problems”是并列动作，表“解决问题”。 48. 我在我的工作中找到了成就感。(achievement)。 ________________________________________________________. 【答案】I found a sense of achievement in my work 【解析】 【详解】“我在我的工作中找到了成就感”对应的英文翻译是“I found a sense of achievement in my work”。此句用一般过去时(“found”是“find”的过去式)表已完成的动作，“我”对应“I”作主语；“在我的工作中找到了”用“found...in my work”作谓语和地点状语；“成就感”用“a sense of achievement”(“achievement”是题目要求的词)作宾语。 九．文段表达（10分） 49. 在我们的人生旅程中，“做更好的自己”是一个永恒的主题：从学习新技能到发展爱好，从建立友谊到学会担当，都是不断克服困难、自我提升的过程。 假如你是李华，学校英文网站正在开展以“Be a better me”为题目的征文活动。请你向网站投稿，分享一次经历。内容包括：什么使你成为了更好的自己，你经历了什么，你从中收获了什么。 提示词语：confident, experience, nervous, grow, improve 提示问题：1. What made you “a better me”? 2. What happened? 3. What have you learned from it? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 例文 Be a better me In my life, joining the English speech competition made me a better me. I used to be shy and felt nervous speaking in public. However, I decided to have a try. I kept practicing every day after school. When I stood on the stage, I tried my best and finished the speech smoothly. This special experience helped me grow a lot. I became more confident and brave. I learned that nothing is difficult if we keep trying. And I will keep improving myself all the time. 【解析】 【详解】写作步骤 [第一步：审题立意] 确定文体：记叙文，时态主要为一般过去时； 明确要点：讲述一件让自己变得更好的亲身经历、叙述事件经过、写出成长收获；用到提示词nervous, confident, experience, grow, improve。 确定人称：第一人称(I/my)； 注意事项：紧扣问题要点，不可漏写，语言通顺，逻辑连贯，用上提示词汇。 [第二步：构思布局] 三段式结构 开头段：点明参加英语演讲比赛这件事让自己成为更好的自己，总起全文。 主体段：叙述过往性格内向、当众紧张，下定决心尝试并坚持练习，最终顺利完成演讲的完整经历。 结尾段：写这次经历带来的改变，变得自信勇敢，从中领悟坚持与自我提升的道理。 [第三步：要点展开] 要点一： 让自己变得更好的事情：joining the English speech competition/developing a new hobby/making new friends等 要点二： 过去的自己：shy/nervous/quiet/lazy等 现在的自己：confident/brave/outgoing/patient等 改变的过程：I kept practicing every day after school./I am slowly breaking old habits and rebuilding a better self.等 要点三： 感悟：Nothing is difficult if we keep trying./Developing a new hobby opens a new door to life.等 附加题 一． 阅读短文，用括号内单词的正确形式填空 A Rewarding Career: Event Organiser Many students, like me, often think about future careers. My dream job is to be an event organiser. It’s a challenging yet amazing career that needs various skills. First, strong communication skills are necessary. As an event organiser, I’ll talk to clients (people who want to hold a party) and suppliers (those who provide food or decorations). Clear communication helps me understand what they need and makes sure everything goes well. Also, being good at ____50____ (organise) is a must. I need to plan events step by step—from booking a venue (场地) to preparing small details like chairs and music. Moreover, speeches ____51____ (require) sometimes. For example, when I introduce event ideas to clients, a good speech can make them excited and say “yes” to my plan! Great chances can ____52____ (provide) to learn and grow. Every event is a new challenge, which always reminds me to improve myself. Working with different people brings benefits too—I make friends, learn from others’ experiences, and even develop new hobbies! In short, being an event organiser needs hard work and skills. But it’s worth trying. It not only lets me help others have ____53____ (forget) events but also helps me become a better person. Maybe one day, you’ll see my amazing events around the city! 【答案】50. organising 51. are required 52. be provided 53. unforgettable 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了作者梦想的职业——活动策划师：这份职业需要沟通、组织等技能，能带来学习成长的机会，既帮助他人拥有难忘的活动，也能让自己变得更好。 【50题详解】 句意：此外，擅长组织是必须的。“be good at”后接动名词，“organise”的动名词形式是“organising”。 【51题详解】 句意：此外，有时需要演讲。主语“speeches”与“require”是被动关系，且此处描述一般情况，用一般现在时的被动语态“are required”。 【52题详解】 句意：有很好的学习和成长机会。“chances”与“provide”是被动关系，且句子含情态动词“can”，被动语态结构为“can be + 过去分词”。 【53题详解】 句意：它不仅能帮别人拥有难忘的活动，还能帮我成为更好的人。此处修饰名词“events”，用形容词“unforgettable”(难忘的)，填“unforgettable”。 二．阅读理解（6分） Sophia is smart, talented and incredibly nice. As a team leader, she wishes Nathan, a member of her history project, to do his part as required. But rather than criticising (批评) him, Sophia offered polite encouragement, trying to push him instead, only to find that Nathan kept falling behind. It ended up that other team members, who had to take on more work, complained about both Sophia and Nathan, while Nathan himself complained that he was not treated fairly. How did poor Sophia get into this mess? The primary reason was that Sophia failed in a key aspect of leadership—the duty to provide clear feedback (反馈) for team members. This isn’t simply a duty but correctness. Failing to question or criticise Nathan’s work, Sophia was in fact unkind. Many people are not a failure, like Nathan in this case; they’re just in the wrong place and still left in the dark. What they really need is feedback from their leaders. However, Sophia, in this case, withheld (拒绝给) a gift from Nathan. “You’d better use open, honest, continuous and clear feedback,” says Harry Kraemer, a professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University, “to help figure out (弄明白) someone’s best fit — in their particular job or in the organisation.” This approach also prevents surprises. It’s not uncommon to see someone suddenly removed from a team. They may have deserved (应受) it, but with a kind leader, they wouldn’t have been caught off-guard, because they would have been receiving open, honest, continuous and clear judgment of their performance. Then why is it so hard for leaders to give good feedback? “We like to be liked,” Kraemer says. So we avoid anything that may cause unpleasantness, but that kind of feedback usually helps members find the right place for them. “If you like to be liked, the chance of being respected is extremely low. However, if you start off focusing on being respected, you have a chance of being liked,” Kraemer adds. The most difficult part for the leader, of course, involves criticising someone. That is what a nice leader finds hard. Back to Sophia’s case. Not telling Nathan how he was on the team only made a hard situation worse. But with a different mindset (思维模式), she could have set herself and Nathan up for success. 54. The writer probably agrees that ________. A. praise and encouragement from leaders bring out better team performance B. open and honest communication is a must for leaders and team members C. criticising team members results in serious complaints to the leader D. being nice to team members is likely to win leaders great respect 55. According to the writer, Sophia should ________. A. patiently encourage Nathan to try his best B. wisely let Nathan drop out of the project C. politely show Nathan the improvement he made D. clearly tell Nathan her judgment of his performance 56. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. To be nice or to be kind? B. Is it helpful for leaders to be motivating? C. To be liked or to be respected? D. Is it important for leaders to be pleasing? 【答案】54. B 55. D 56. A 【解析】 【导语】本文通过Sophia的故事探讨了领导者应如何提供清晰反馈，指出“友善”不等于“仁慈”，真正有益的反馈需要开放和诚实。 【54题详解】 文章第四段提到“‘You’d better use open, honest, continuous and clear feedback,’ says Harry Kraemer, a professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University, ‘to help figure out (弄明白) someone’s best fit—in their particular job or in the organisation.’”以及后文强调清晰反馈的重要性，说明作者认为领导者与团队成员之间开放和诚实的沟通是必要的。 【55题详解】 文章第二段指出“The primary reason was that Sophia failed in a key aspect of leadership—the duty to provide clear feedback (反馈) for team members.”，Sophia失败的关键原因是未能提供清晰的反馈，第三段进一步指出Nathan真正需要的是来自领导的反馈。因此作者认为Sophia应该清楚地告诉Nathan对她对他的表现的评价。 【56题详解】 全文探讨了领导者应追求“被尊重”而非“被喜欢”，核心问题在于领导者是应该做一个表面友善的人，还是做一个提供真诚、有益反馈的仁慈的人。因此最合适的标题是“To be nice or to be kind?”。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 班级：__________ 姓名：__________学号：__________ 北京市铁路第二中学2025—2026学年第二学期 初二英语期中考试试卷 （试卷满分110分考试时长100分钟） 一．听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共12分，每小题1.5分） 请听一段对话，完成小题。 1. What is the boy’s problem? A. He has a fever. B. He has a cough. C. He has a headache. 2. What does the woman advise the boy to do? A. Exercise after school. B. Do something to relax. C. Take some medicine. 请听一段对话，完成小题。 3. Why is the man going to Egypt? A. To visit friends. B. To study wildlife. C. To teach Chinese. 4. How long is the man going to stay in Egypt? A. For one month. B. For two months. C. For three months. 请听一段对话，完成小题。 5. What is the astronaut’s main job this time? A. To find water. B. To collect rocks. C. To grow plants. 6. What does the girl think of living on another planet? A. Safe and comfortable. B. Dangerous but exciting. C. Enjoyable and convenient. 请听一段独白，完成小题。 7. What do we know about the speaker? A. He has worked on many kids’ films. B. He wants to be an actor in the future. C. He will take a writing class next month. 8. What does the speaker advise us to do? A. To find enjoyment in our jobs. B. To make more cartoons in the future. C. To try new things to improve ourselves. 二、听独白，记录关键信息。本段独白你将听两遍。（共8分，每小题2分） 根据所听到的独白内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上。 三．单项填空（10分） 1. My sister likes dancing and ________ wants to be a dancer in the future. A. she B. he C. it D. they 2. The best time to visit Beijing is ________ autumn. A. on B. in C. at D. to 3. — ________ does Mario volunteer in the old people’s home, David? —He volunteers there once a week. A. How much B. How old C. How often D. How long 4. David ________ a stomachache. He ________ lie down and have a rest. A. has; shouldn’t B. have; should C. has; should D. have; shouldn’t 5. When my friend called last night, I ________ plans for the May Day holiday. A. am making B. have made C. make D. was making 6. —Lucy, ________ I use your textbook? I can’t find mine. —Of course. Here you are. A. must B. should C. need D. can 7. —Look! The light is still on in our teacher’s office. —Maybe she ________ her work yet. A. doesn’t finish B. didn’t finish C. hasn’t finished D. won’t finish 8. The road ________ so brightly by the moon that it was easy for Hansel and Gretel to find their way home. A. lights B. is lit C. lit D. was lit 9. The new plan ________ by most people in the company now. A. supports B. is supported C. supported D. was supported 10. This problem ________ at tomorrow’s class meeting. A. will discuss B. discusses C. will be discussed D. is discussed 四．完形填空（10分） That Left-Out Feeling At the end of the class, Ms. Reed said, “You’re going to be in teams of three, and set a reading goal (目标) for your team. Every team that meets their goal by the end of the month gets a ____11____!” Whatever the prize was, that sounded pretty good to me. I turned to Gary, saying, “Teammates?” “Oh, for sure!” he said. Gary and I liked a lot of the same books, so it could be ____12____ for us to set a goal. As the lunch bell sounded, Lisa, another good friend of ours, passed my desk and said, “Teammates?” “Yeah, teammates!” I said. I was excited that I had my ____13____. At lunch time, we threw out some ideas. “We could read five books by writers from different countries,” ____14____ Lisa. “Or maybe we can read some different kinds of books,” suggested Gary. I looked to our fourth friend, Kate. “Do you have ideas for us?” I asked her. “Why would I give you guys ideas?” she said unhappily. “I’ll ____15____ that for my team...whoever that is.” Gary, Lisa and I all felt embarrassed (尴尬的). “Kate, come on,” I said. “It’s teams of three. If Ms. Reed said teams of four, then the four of us would be together.” “I know my ____16____ in the friendship line-up,” Kate said. “No,” I felt more uncomfortable. “Gary and Lisa said something to me first. If you had, then it would be ____17____.” “The three of you said something to each other pretty fast, huh?” Kate replied ____18____ and then left. “I can ____19____ her point,” Gary said. “You know that the four of us always do things together.” I liked Kate, and I didn’t want her to feel left out. That night, I wrote a note to Kate, saying that she was a special member of our group of friends, and the three of us were really ____20____ about the way we messed things up. At the beginning of the next school day, I gave the note to Kate. At lunch, when Gary, Lisa, and I were talking, Kate came by, smiled, and said, “Hey, guys, can I join you?” 11. A. mark B. prize C. suggestion D. message 12. A. easy B. interesting C. important D. strange 13. A. guest B. goal C. team D. idea 14. A. promised B. interrupted C. required D. offered 15. A. save B. refuse C. test D. change 16. A. advantage B. work C. difficulty D. place 17. A. pleasant B. necessary C. different D. disappointing 18. A. patiently B. coldly C. humorously D. nervously 19. A. believe B. explain C. understand D. forget 20. A. serious B. angry C. crazy D. sorry 五．阅读理解（22分） A 下列每个图片代表一种职业，请根据人物的职业理想匹配最适合的图片，并将图片所对应的选项（A、B、C、D）填在相应位置上，其中一个选项为多余选项。 A. B. C. D. ____21____ I want to help people who don’t feel well. I hope to work in a hospital and look after patients. My dream is to make them healthy soon. ____22____ I’m really into cooking delicious food. I plan to work in a famous restaurant. I want to create new dishes and make people enjoy eating a lot. ____23____ I love children and teaching very much. I’d like to work in a school. I enjoy telling students useful things and helping them grow up happily. B “Next week is Math Week. I would like each one of you to do a project. It will be shown at the Math Week exhibition. You could do it on your own or in a group,” Mrs Lee, the Math teacher said. After school, Manu sat in the classroom along with Kevin who was not as good as Manu at Math. Kevin said, “Manu, shall we work on the Math project together?” Manu said, “Sorry, but I prefer to do it on my own.” The next day, all the students submitted (提交) their topics for the Math exhibition. Almost all of them worked in a group except Manu. Kevin’s team decided to do Snakes and Ladders, Junaid’s team decided to do a crossword puzzle, and Manu decided to do a magic game, and of course, he did it. Manu completed the project all alone and was happy with the result. The night before the exhibition, he again checked the project to see if it was working fine. Alas! All the lights that were supposed to shine did not seem to light up at all. Manu was worried and even cried out because he didn’t know how to fix them. In the end, he had no choice but to take it to school. At the same time, Kevin’s team were working on their project at Kevin’s house. If one member got stuck somewhere, the others helped out. It was a sight of real teamwork. Finally, it was time for the Math Week exhibition. All the teams placed their projects on the table with pride except Manu. Students enjoyed Snakes and Ladders. Manu was embarrassed (尴尬的) to present his non-working magic game. Mrs Lee looked at him and said, “There’s still time. Maybe you can get someone to help you with it.” Kevin offered to help. Luckily, he fixed the lights just in time for the show. Manu’s eyes were shining with excitement and he said to himself, “It’s certainly great to have a teammate.” 24. Which project did Manu make for Math Week? A. Snakes and Ladders. B. A magic game. C. A crossword puzzle. D. A poster. 25. How did Manu feel when he completed the project on his own? A. confused B. disappointed C. pleased D. interested 26. What happened the night before the exhibition? A. Kevin offered to work with Manu. B. Mrs Lee advised Manu to get help. C. Manu was refused by Junaid’s team D. Manu’s project failed to work. 27. From his experience, Manu ________. A. realised the importance of team effort B. found Math the most interesting subject C. regretted designing such a difficult project D. understood making friends helps one go far C Have you agreed to help someone when you don’t really want to? Trying to please others because you’re afraid to say no isn’t the same thing as being kind. Doing a good deed like helping your friend with their homework or sharing a snack can make you feel happy. Studies show that kindness is good for your well-being. However, if you often agree to do things you don’t want to do, or feel sorry about saying no, you could be falling into a people-pleasing trap. It’s not always easy to tell when this happens but one sign (迹象) is that it’s difficult to stop. Pleasing other people may feel good for a short while but the feeling doesn’t last. This is why it’s a good idea to set limits (限制) on what you’ll do for others. These are called “boundaries”. Spending too much energy (精力) on someone else can stop you doing things you want or need to do. Research has found that trying to please others can leave us feeling anxious (焦虑的) and uncomfortable. We can also feel angry and frustrated with ourselves and our friends. “There’s nothing wrong with being kind to other people,” says Dr. Toru Sato, a writer and expert in thoughts and feelings, but we need to be sure we’re doing it out of kindness, not because we’re worried about what other people think. Taking on so much that you end up letting yourself down doesn’t make you a better friend. Boundaries include taking time alone when you need it and being able to explain your needs. When someone asks you to do something, give yourself time to think about it before answering. Put time aside every day just for you and spend it doing something you enjoy, like reading a book or listening to music. If saying no feels hard, practise with small things, like if someone offers a candy in a restaurant. This can help you feel more confident. Thinking about how to say no also helps you to communicate what you want clearly and calmly. Remember, you don’t need an excuse to say no; you don’t need to give anyone an explanation. The good people in your life will respect (尊重) this boundary. 28. The underlined word “trap” is closest in meaning to ________. A. terrible mistake B. difficult situation C. surprising result D. special attention 29. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How people please others. B. How people set boundaries. C. Why boundaries are important. D. Why people like to please others. 30. What can we learn from the passage? A. We can get lasting satisfaction from pleasing others. B. We’d better give an excuse when we refuse someone. C. We should save some time for our own pleasure every day. D. We should answer immediately when someone asks for help. 31. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A. To lead people to build better boundaries. B. To encourage people to try to be kind to others. C. To help people to communicate with others well. D. To make people see the true meaning of people-pleasing. 六．阅读回答问题（10分，44-46每题2分，47题4分） Keeping an Old Sport Alive Though the FIFA World Cup came to an end in December 2022, the people in a special city in China were busy making football history of their own. Zibo in Shandong Province is called “the home of football”, being the birthplace of the ancient Chinese sport of cuju. Cuju won recognition (认可) from football’s governing body, FIFA, as the earliest form of football in 2004. “Side-flicking”, “chest-down”, and “shoulder-stopper” are some of the key moves mastered (掌握) by cuju players. Li Weipeng, from Linzi district of Zibo City, is a seventh-generation inheritor (传承人) of cuju. He has been practising these skills for 18 years. Mastering different cuju skills is not easy. “At the beginning, I spent eight hours a day practising juggling (颠) a ball. It was tiring,” Li told China Daily. He is now able to juggle a ball with his foot over 10,000 times in a row. Teaching students cuju moves is part of Li’s job. The traditional Chinese sport cuju is now popular at primary and middle schools in Linzi. Its moves have been adapted (改编) into dances and morning exercises. “Students show great interest in playing cuju, which encourages me to spread the ancient sport,” Li told China Daily. Moreover, cuju has also become a platform for cultural exchanges. During the World Cup in Qatar, Li introduced cuju at a China-Qatar youth exchange activity held in Doha. During the exchange activity, Chinese and Qatari youth players wore traditional cuju clothing and experienced the ancient game. “As soon as we started, many football fans gathered around us. When we played out the different moves, they cheered for us and gave us the thumbs-up,” said Li, adding that many people were curious and wanted to communicate with the cuju players. Cuju has become a kind of sport that promotes (促进) international communication. 32. When did cuju win recognition as the earliest form of football from FIFA? ______________________________________________________ 33. How long did Li spend practising juggling a ball every day at the beginning? ______________________________________________________ 34. What did Chinese and Qatari youth players do during the exchange activity? ______________________________________________________ 35. Would you like to learn to play cuju? Why or why not? (Please give at least two reasons.) ______________________________________________________ 七．选择合适的词组，并用其正确形式填空（8分） give out try out for carry on take a different turn vote for be proud of lead the way fall upon 36. Failure may ________ us at any stage in our lives, but we need to look at it the right way. 37. Frank always wanted to become a football player, but things ________ when he learnt painting. 38. Andy won the school speech competition, and his parents ________ him. 39. These students ________ the school football team today, and they all made it. 40. Yesterday, the teacher ________ prizes to the teams for their work on the term project. 41. It was cold and dark, but they stayed positive and ________ climbing the mountain. 42. They didn’t know how to get to the camping spot, so they asked Tom to ________. 43. Students will be able to ________the best presentation. 八．完成句子（10分） 44. 昨晚我太忙了，无法参加聚会。(too...to...) ________________________________________________________ 45. 学会如何处理同伴压力是很重要的。(deal with) ________________________________________________________ 46. 这些工作将被机器取代。(replace) ________________________________________________________. 47. 你应该学会作为一个团队合作和解决问题。(should) ________________________________________________________. 48. 我在我的工作中找到了成就感。(achievement)。 ________________________________________________________. 九．文段表达（10分） 49. 在我们的人生旅程中，“做更好的自己”是一个永恒的主题：从学习新技能到发展爱好，从建立友谊到学会担当，都是不断克服困难、自我提升的过程。 假如你是李华，学校英文网站正在开展以“Be a better me”为题目的征文活动。请你向网站投稿，分享一次经历。内容包括：什么使你成为了更好的自己，你经历了什么，你从中收获了什么。 提示词语：confident, experience, nervous, grow, improve 提示问题：1. What made you “a better me”? 2. What happened? 3. What have you learned from it? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 附加题 一． 阅读短文，用括号内单词的正确形式填空 A Rewarding Career: Event Organiser Many students, like me, often think about future careers. My dream job is to be an event organiser. It’s a challenging yet amazing career that needs various skills. First, strong communication skills are necessary. As an event organiser, I’ll talk to clients (people who want to hold a party) and suppliers (those who provide food or decorations). Clear communication helps me understand what they need and makes sure everything goes well. Also, being good at ____50____ (organise) is a must. I need to plan events step by step—from booking a venue (场地) to preparing small details like chairs and music. Moreover, speeches ____51____ (require) sometimes. For example, when I introduce event ideas to clients, a good speech can make them excited and say “yes” to my plan! Great chances can ____52____ (provide) to learn and grow. Every event is a new challenge, which always reminds me to improve myself. Working with different people brings benefits too—I make friends, learn from others’ experiences, and even develop new hobbies! In short, being an event organiser needs hard work and skills. But it’s worth trying. It not only lets me help others have ____53____ (forget) events but also helps me become a better person. Maybe one day, you’ll see my amazing events around the city! 二．阅读理解（6分） Sophia is smart, talented and incredibly nice. As a team leader, she wishes Nathan, a member of her history project, to do his part as required. But rather than criticising (批评) him, Sophia offered polite encouragement, trying to push him instead, only to find that Nathan kept falling behind. It ended up that other team members, who had to take on more work, complained about both Sophia and Nathan, while Nathan himself complained that he was not treated fairly. How did poor Sophia get into this mess? The primary reason was that Sophia failed in a key aspect of leadership—the duty to provide clear feedback (反馈) for team members. This isn’t simply a duty but correctness. Failing to question or criticise Nathan’s work, Sophia was in fact unkind. Many people are not a failure, like Nathan in this case; they’re just in the wrong place and still left in the dark. What they really need is feedback from their leaders. However, Sophia, in this case, withheld (拒绝给) a gift from Nathan. “You’d better use open, honest, continuous and clear feedback,” says Harry Kraemer, a professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University, “to help figure out (弄明白) someone’s best fit — in their particular job or in the organisation.” This approach also prevents surprises. It’s not uncommon to see someone suddenly removed from a team. They may have deserved (应受) it, but with a kind leader, they wouldn’t have been caught off-guard, because they would have been receiving open, honest, continuous and clear judgment of their performance. Then why is it so hard for leaders to give good feedback? “We like to be liked,” Kraemer says. So we avoid anything that may cause unpleasantness, but that kind of feedback usually helps members find the right place for them. “If you like to be liked, the chance of being respected is extremely low. However, if you start off focusing on being respected, you have a chance of being liked,” Kraemer adds. The most difficult part for the leader, of course, involves criticising someone. That is what a nice leader finds hard. Back to Sophia’s case. Not telling Nathan how he was on the team only made a hard situation worse. But with a different mindset (思维模式), she could have set herself and Nathan up for success. 54. The writer probably agrees that ________. A. praise and encouragement from leaders bring out better team performance B. open and honest communication is a must for leaders and team members C. criticising team members results in serious complaints to the leader D. being nice to team members is likely to win leaders great respect 55. According to the writer, Sophia should ________. A. patiently encourage Nathan to try his best B. wisely let Nathan drop out of the project C. politely show Nathan the improvement he made D. clearly tell Nathan her judgment of his performance 56. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. To be nice or to be kind? B. Is it helpful for leaders to be motivating? C. To be liked or to be respected? D. Is it important for leaders to be pleasing? 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $