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扬州树人学校九年级第二次模拟考试 英语试卷 2026.04 （满分：120分 考试时间：100分钟） 注 意 事 项 考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求： 1.本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题～第45题，共60分）、非选择题（第46题～第76题，共60分）两部分。本次考试时间为100分钟，满分120分。考试结束后，请将答题纸交回。 2.答题前，请考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、准考证号用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔写在答题卡上相应的位置。请在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷或草稿纸上作答一律无效。 一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分） 在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. Among all the traditional Chinese art forms, paper-cutting is considered as one of ________ most creative and widely spread ones and it has a history of more than 1,500 years. A. a B. an C. the D. / 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：在所有的中国传统艺术形式中，剪纸被认为是最具创造性和最广泛传播的艺术形式之一，并且它有着 1500 多年的历史。 a一个，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an一个，用于元音音素开头的单词前；the表特指；/零冠词。空格后是形容词最高级most creative，形容词最高级前需加定冠词the。 2. — I’d like to be a lady like the actress in the poster. She is so pretty. — Oh, dear. You don’t have to be ________. Just be yourself. A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我想成为像海报里那位女演员一样的女士。她太漂亮了。——哦，亲爱的。你没必要成为任何人。做你自己就好。 somebody某人；everybody每个人；anybody任何人；nobody没有人。根据“You don't have to be...”是否定句，结合后句“Just be yourself.”可知是没必要成为任何人，否定句中常用anybody。 3. Life is like climbing a mountain. ______ you feel tired, you will enjoy the beautiful view at the top of the mountain. A. Since B. Unless C. Though D. Because 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：生活就像爬山。虽然你感到累，但你会在山顶欣赏美丽的景色。考查状语从句；since 自从，引导时间状语从句；unless 除非，引导条件状语从句；though 虽然，引导让步状语从句；because 因为，引导原因状语从句。此处表示让步关系，故选C。 4. You can’t be ________ careful when you are dealing with dangerous chemicals in the lab. A. very B. too C. quite D. rather 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：当你在实验室处理危险化学品时，你再怎么小心都不为过。 very非常；too太；quite相当；rather相当。can’t be too + 形容词是固定搭配，意为“再怎么……都不为过”。这里的too是程度副词，意为 “太、过于”，用来修饰形容词 careful，加强程度。 5. Among all the places of interest I’ve explored, the Forbidden City has ________ me the most with its rich history. A. provided B. encouraged C. reminded D. impressed 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：在我探索过的所有名胜古迹中，故宫以其丰富的历史给我留下了最深刻的印象。 provided提供；encouraged鼓励；reminded提醒；impressed给……留下深刻印象。根据“with its rich history”可知，此处指故宫的历史给人留下深刻印象，impress sb. with sth.为固定搭配。 6. We were afraid that the outdoor concert would be canceled because of rain, but everything went ________ as planned. A. specially B. smoothly C. closely D. rapidly 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们担心这场户外音乐会因下雨取消，但一切都按计划顺利进行了。 specially特别地；smoothly顺利地；closely紧密地；rapidly迅速地。根据句中“but”表示转折关系，虽然担心因雨取消，但实际一切按计划顺利进行了。go smoothly是固定搭配，意思是“进展顺利”，完美对应“按计划进行”，也和前面的“担心取消” 形成转折。 7. —You missed your flight? —Yes, my car ________ on the way to the airport. A. turned out B. turned down C. broke out D. broke down 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你错过了航班？——是的，我的汽车在去机场的路上抛锚了。 turned out结果是，证明是；turned down拒绝，调低音量；broke out爆发；broke down发生故障，抛锚。根据前句“You missed your flight?”和答句中的“my car…on the way to the airport.”可知，错过航班的原因是汽车在路上发生了故障，应用broke down。 8. —Art serves as a bridge between different nations. —Yes, it really helps cross-cultural ________. A. communication B. tradition C. celebration D. conversation 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——艺术是不同国家之间的一座桥梁。——是的，这确实有助于跨文化交流。 communication交流；tradition传统；celebration庆祝；conversation交谈，通常指两人之间的口语交谈。上文说“艺术是不同国家之间的一座桥梁。”，说明它能帮助跨文化交流，应填communication。 9. — What a terrible day! I left my pen at home.            — Don’t worry. I have a ________ one for you. A. simple B. correct C. cheap D. spare 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——真是糟糕的一天！我把笔落在家里了。——别担心，我有一支备用的可以给你。 simple简单的；correct正确的；cheap便宜的；spare备用的。根据语境，说话人笔落在家里，对方提供的是备用的笔，因此选spare。 10. ________ Mary ________ Tom is warm-hearted. They are very popular with our classmates. A. Both, and B. Not only, but also C. Neither, nor D. Either, or 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：不但玛丽而且汤姆都很热心。他们很受我们同学的欢迎。 Both...and... ……和……都，连接主语时谓语动词用复数；Not only...but also...不仅……而且……，连接主语时谓语动词遵循就近原则；Neither...nor... ……和……都不；Either...or...或者……或者……。后句提到“They are very popular with our classmates.”（他们在我们同学中非常受欢迎。），两人都热心，排除表示否定或选择的选项；又因谓语动词是“is”，排除both...and...。应填Not only, but also。 11. —Will you take part in the football match next month? —Well, if I ________, I will prepare it carefully and try my best. A. choose B. will choose C. am chosen D. will be chosen 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你下个月会参加足球比赛吗？——嗯，如果我被选中，我会认真准备并尽最大努力。 choose选择，动词原形；will choose将选择，一般将来时；am chosen被选择，一般现在时被动语态；will be chosen将被选择，一般将来时被动语态。if从句遵循“主将从现”原则，主句为一般将来时，从句应用一般现在时；主语I与choose构成被动关系，表示“被选中”，应用被动语态。应填am chosen。 12. —Our teacher has recommended these good reads. Have you decided ________ first? —Yes. Gulliver’s Travels. A. how to read B. which to read C. when to read D. what to read 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我们的老师推荐了这些好书。你决定先读哪一本了吗？——是的。《格列佛游记》。 how to read如何阅读；which to read阅读哪一本；when to read何时阅读；what to read阅读什么。根据答句“《格列佛游记》”可知，对方已选定了具体书目，因此问句强调“选择哪一本”，应填which to read。 13. —Do you know ________? —She is a doctor. She works in the People’s Hospital and saves many lives every day. A. what his mother does B. where his mother works C. how his mother helps people D. when his mother goes to work 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你知道他妈妈是做什么工作的吗？——她是一名医生。她在人民医院工作，每天拯救许多生命。 what his mother does他母亲做什么工作；where his mother works他母亲在哪工作；how his mother helps people他母亲如何帮助人们；when his mother goes to work他母亲什么时候上班。根据答语“She is a doctor.”可知，问句询问的是职业，what sb. does结构用于询问职业，符合语境。应填what his mother does。 14. —By using clean energy, we can reduce pollution on Earth. —________. That’s why many people buy electric cars. A. I couldn’t agree more B. That’s not the case C. Hard to say D. I am afraid not 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——通过使用清洁能源，我们可以减少地球上的污染。——我再同意不过了。那就是为什么很多人买电动汽车的原因。 I couldn’t agree more我完全同意；That’s not the case事实并非如此；Hard to say很难说；I am afraid not恐怕不是。根据答语后句“That’s why many people buy electric cars.”可知，说话者认同对方的观点，认为使用清洁能源能减少污染，所以人们才去买电动汽车，此处应表示强烈同意。其他选项表示否定或不确定，不符合语境。故选A。 15. —I keep telling my friends I’ll start eating healthily, but I never really change my eating habits. —________. It’s time to make your words mean something. A. Practice makes perfect B. Actions speak louder than words C. Every dog has its day D. Rome wasn’t built in a day 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我一直告诉朋友们我会开始健康饮食，但我从未真正改变我的饮食习惯。——行动胜于雄辩。是时候让你的话有意义了。 Practice makes perfect熟能生巧；Actions speak louder than words行动胜于雄辩；Every dog has its day人人皆有得意日；Rome wasn’t built in a day罗马不是一天建成的。根据“never really change my eating habits”和“make your words mean something”可知，说话人只说不做，因此应选“行动胜于雄辩”。 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分） 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 It was one of those days when nothing seemed to go right. My alarm ____16____ to ring, and I was running late for work. Traffic was unusually heavy. I felt very ____17____ while waiting at the red light. Suddenly, I noticed a man at the street corner. He was holding a sign, but it wasn’t asking for help. Instead, the sign ____18____, “You’re doing great! Keep going!” He was smiling and waving toward everyone waiting at the light. His smile was so contagious (有感染力的) that I smiled back. As the light turned green, I drove on, but I couldn’t ____19____ him. Over the next few days, I took the same way. Each time, he was there with a ____20____ message. One day, it said, “This too shall pass,” and another day, “You matter ____21____ than you know.” His presence became a part of my mornings. I was so ____22____ that one day, I parked nearby to watch him. People’s reactions were different: some thanked him, others simply waved, and a few ignored (忽视) him completely. Yet his smile never ____23____. I went to him and ____24____, “Why do you do this?” He laughed and replied, “It’s my way of giving back. Life can be hard, and sometimes all someone needs is a little ____25____ to keep going.” I kept thinking about that for a long time. His kindness had ____26____ something off within me. I found myself looking for ways to brighten others’ days, with a kind word, a helping hand, or even just a smile. Over time, I realized that small acts like his could ____27____ the direction of someone’s day. Months later, the man did not ____28____. The corner where he had stood felt strangely ____29____. Yet, his influence remained. I noticed others starting to pay his kindness forward — drivers waving to each other, strangers sharing warm smiles. It seemed that his ____30____ had spread through the community. Now, whenever I face challenges, I think of the man with the sign. 16. A. managed B. refused C. failed D. decided 17. A. happy B. sad C. excited D. tired 18. A. wrote B. announced C. read D. pointed 19. A. forget B. remember C. see D. leave 20. A. same B. similar C. different D. usual 21. A. more B. less C. farther D. closer 22. A. bored B. curious C. worried D. generous 23. A. returned B. succeeded C. failed D. disappeared 24. A. asked B. told C. said D. spoke 25. A. money B. rest C. time D. support 26. A. take B. turn C. set D. show 27. A. control B. change C. cancel D. contact 28. A. smile B. move C. accept D. appear 29. A. full B. empty C. noisy D. busy 30. A. influence B. smile C. sign D. money 【答案】16. C 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述作者在糟糕的一天遇到一位举牌鼓励路人的男子，深受感动并开始传递善意，最终善意在社区传播的故事。 【16题详解】 句意：我的闹钟没响，我上班要迟到了。 根据running late可知闹钟失灵，fail to do意为“没能做”，符合语境。 【17题详解】 句意：等红灯时我感到很难过。 根据“nothing seemed to go right”及迟到语境，sad“伤心的”，符合心情低落的语境。 【18题详解】 句意：相反，牌子上写着：“你做得很好，继续加油！” 表示牌子上文字内容习惯用read。 【19题详解】 句意：但我无法忘记他。 根据后文几天后还特意去看他，说明印象深刻，难以忘记。forget“忘记”，符合语境逻辑。 【20题详解】 句意：每次他都带着不同的信息。 根据后文列举“This too shall pass”等不同标语可知，男子举的牌子上写的内容是不一样的，different“不同的”，符合语境。 【21题详解】 句意：你比你知道的更重要。 matter more为常用搭配，意为“更重要”，符合牌子内容的积极风格。 【22题详解】 句意：我很好奇，于是停车观察。 停车观察是因为想知道他为什么这样做，出于好奇，curious“好奇的”，符合作者的行为动机。 【23题详解】 句意：然而他的微笑从未停止。 根据Yet转折，尽管有人忽视，他仍坚持微笑，disappeared“消失”，符合语境。 【24题详解】 句意：我走过去问道。 后接疑问句“Why do you do this?”，应用asked表示询问。 【25题详解】 句意：有时人们只需要一点支持。 举牌鼓励是精神层面的支持，support“支持”，符合举牌鼓励的语境。 【26题详解】 句意：他的善良激起了我内心的某种东西。 set off意为“引发”，符合内心被触动。 【27题详解】 句意：小举动能改变某人一天的方向。 善意能转变心情，即改变方向。change“改变”，符合语境。 【28题详解】 句意：几个月后，那人没再出现。 根据后文角落空了，可知人没出现。appear“出现”，符合消失的语境。 【29题详解】 句意：他站过的角落感觉异常空旷。 人走了，心里感觉空落落的。empty“空的”，与消失的语境相符。 【30题详解】 句意：似乎他的影响力传遍了社区。 前文提到“influence remained”，influence“影响”，此处呼应。 三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分） 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 A Whether you’re a boy or a girl and whether you’re a freshman or a senior, developing the following skills will help you achieve success in school and in life. Time management. There are just 24 hours in each day. What you do with that time makes all the difference. While high school students have an average of 35 hours per week of class time, college students have an average of 15 to 18 hours per week. Manage your free time wisely and you’ll make full use of each day. Good study habits. If you’ve got them, it’s great. If not, there’s still time to develop them. Good study habits include the following: * Always be prepared for class, and attend classes regularly. No cutting! * Finish homework in a timely manner. * Review your notes daily rather than study for tests the night before. * Set aside quiet time each day for study, even if you don’t have homework or a test the next day! ________ You can’t possibly set down everything the teacher says since we talk at a pace of about 225 words per minute. But you do need to set down the important materials. Note-taking should be in a way that’s the most helpful to you. You can try writing notes on different colored cards. If you really have a problem with note-taking, you might ask your teacher if you can record daily lessons. Do whatever it takes! Review of daily notes. Don’t wait until the night before the test to review your notes. Go over your notes each day while the lecture is still fresh in your mind. Add any missing pieces. Compare your notes with a classmate’s notes. Review your notes each day to improve your learning and build towards your final goal: mastery of the subject or skill. 31. What advice is given in both “Good study habits” and “Review of daily notes”? A. Make full use of each day. B. Review your notes every day. C. Finish your homework on time. D. Ask the teacher to record lessons. 32. Which of the following will be put in the empty box? A. Recording Every Word. B. How to Prepare for Class. C. Good Note-taking. D. Reviewing with Classmates. 33. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A. The Ways to Manage Free Time Wisely B. The Importance of Good Study Habits C. Differences Between High School and College D. Four Key Skills for Success in School and Life 【答案】31. B 32. C 33. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了在学业和生活中取得成功的四项关键技能：时间管理、良好学习习惯、记笔记方法以及每日复习笔记。 【31题详解】 “Good study habits”中提到“Review your notes daily”；“Review of daily notes”中提到“Review your notes each day”。两个部分都明确提出了每天复习笔记的建议。 【32题详解】 整段内容围绕“如何做好笔记”展开，因此小标题应为“Good Note-taking”。 【33题详解】 全文围绕四项技能展开，且首段明确指出这些技能能帮助在学业和生活中取得成功，因此D项“Four Key Skills for Success in School and Life”最能概括全文。 B We had been floating down the Mississippi for a few days, just Jim and I on our raft. One night, a thick fog came up—so thick we couldn’t see our hands. I was in the canoe, trying to tie it to the raft, when the raft drifted off without me. I shouted, “Jim!” But his answering voice sounded far away. All night I paddled around, lost and scared. I called and called. No answer. I thought about Jim alone on the raft, and I felt awful. Just before dawn, the fog lifted. There was the raft, quiet and still. And there was Jim, sitting with his head down, asleep. I climbed back to it quietly. Then a silly thought came to me. I shook him awake, putting on a serious face. “Huck! You’re safe!” Jim jumped up, his eyes full of tears. “We got separated in the fog. I searched for you all night. I cried, thinking I’d never see you again!” I tried not to laugh and said, “What’s wrong with you?” Jim stared at me. Then he looked around at leaves and branches over the raft—things from the trees along the shore during the night. Then he turned to look at paddle marks in the wet wood—showing where the canoe had been. He looked at me again and this time his face changed. He looked hurt. Real hurt. “I called you for hours,” he said slowly. “I said, ‘Poor Huck is lost forever.’ And now you sit there and tell me it was a dream.” I didn’t say anything. I just looked at my feet. I felt about two inches high. “Jim, it isn’t a dream. I’m sorry.” He turned away and didn’t say a word. Seeing this, my heart sank. If I’d known it would make him feel that way, I wouldn’t have done it at all. — Adapted from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 34. What does the underlined phrase “a silly thought” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. To play a trick on Jim. B. To look for Jim all night. C. To leave Jim sleep quietly. D. To wake Jim up quickly. 35. Which sentence should go in the empty box in paragraph 6? A. “I’m sorry, Jim. I should not have left the raft.” B. “Let’s forget about the fog and go catch some fish.” C. “The fog is gone now. We can keep going down the river.” D. “I never left the raft, Jim. You must have had a bad dream.” 36. What does Huck mean when he says “I felt about two inches high”? A. He became shorter after the night. B. He was very proud of his clever idea. C. He felt deeply sorry and guilty. D. He was nervous and wanted to hide. 37. From the passage we can know that ________. A. Jim and Huck got separated because of a heavy storm B. Jim found Huck lying to him from the wet clothes on him C. Jim felt angry when he woke up and saw Huck on the raft D. Jim turned away and said nothing because he was deeply hurt 【答案】34. A 35. D 36. C 37. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，节选自《哈克贝利·芬恩历险记》，讲述了哈克与吉姆在密西西比河上漂流时遭遇大雾，哈克悄悄回到木筏后产生了一个“傻念头”，试图捉弄吉姆，最终因伤害了吉姆的感情而感到愧疚的故事。 【34题详解】 结合第四段“I climbed back to it quietly. Then a silly thought came to me. I shook him awake, putting on a serious face.”以及后文“‘I called you for hours,’ he said slowly. ‘I said, ‘Poor Huck is lost forever.’ And now you sit there and tell me it was a dream.’”和“Jim, it isn’t a dream. I’m sorry.”可知，哈克谎称刚才的大雾是一场梦，因此他产生的想法是“想要捉弄吉姆”。 【35题详解】 结合后文“I tried not to laugh and said, ‘What’s wrong with you?’”以及“‘I called you for hours,’ he said slowly. ‘I said, ‘Poor Huck is lost forever.’ And now you sit there and tell me it was a dream.’”可知，此处应该是哈克开始捉弄吉姆，谎称自己从未离开木筏、说吉姆做了噩梦的内容，D选项符合语境。 【36题详解】 前文“He looked at me again and this time his face changed. He looked hurt. Real hurt.”以及“‘I called you for hours,’ he said slowly. ‘I said, ‘Poor Huck is lost forever.’ And now you sit there and tell me it was a dream.’”说明，吉姆因哈克的谎言而受伤，再结合划线句后文哈克的道歉“Jim, it isn’t a dream. I’m sorry.”，此处表示哈克意识到他的谎言伤害了吉姆，内心感到很抱歉、很愧疚，所以感觉自己很渺小。对应C选项。 【37题详解】 通读全文，并根据“He looked at me again and this time his face changed. He looked hurt. Real hurt.”以及“He turned away and didn’t say a word.”可知，吉姆因为被哈克欺骗而深受伤害，所以转身沉默。 C How beautiful the jasmine (茉莉花) is! A sweet smell covers the budding twigs. So fragrant, so white, admired by all lips.” This famous Chinese folk song, Jasmine Flower, is loved around the world. Traditionally made jasmine tea is as popular as the song. The nice smell and smooth taste of the tea attract countless tea drinkers. Chen Chengzhong, a 72-year-old tea master from Fuzhou, has a big say in making jasmine tea. He started his career early in his teenage years, when he worked in a state-owned tea factory. Jasmine tea is usually made with green tea as its base. To add the jasmine smell, people use fresh jasmine flowers. These flowers are picked during the daytime when the buds are still closed. And the green tea leaves from the spring harvest are stored until the most fragrant jasmine flowers appear in late summer. The hot and humid weather and the red soil in East China’s Fujian province provide perfect conditions for jasmine and tea plants, which are needed for high-quality Jasmine tea. “Our jasmine flowers and tea leaves are all from Fujian, although they cost more than those from other places,” Chen said. When the fresh jasmine flowers are picked, they are mixed with layers of tea leaves. Workers stir (搅拌) the mixture overnight so that the tea leaves can take in the sweet smell of the flowers. In the morning, the flowers are taken out, the leaves are dried, and the process (流程) is repeated. More times of repeating create a stronger jasmine flavor. To make excellent jasmine tea, workers need to repeat the process at least nine times. Now Chen Chengzhong has been chosen as a representative of Fuzhou jasmine tea making skills. He focuses on passing on his skills by giving lessons to students and young workers. His son, Chen Zheng, is also following his father’s path. “Like my father, I hope to practice this traditional skill with deep cultural meaning and pass it on,” Chen Zheng said. 38. Why does the writer mention the folk song Jasmine Flower in Paragraph1? A. To teach readers to sing the famous folk song. B. To introduce and lead in the topic of jasmine tea. C. To show the long history of Chinese folk music. D. To explain how to plant jasmine flowers properly. 39. What does the underlined phrase “has a big say” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Has a great influence. B. Speaks very loudly. C. Likes talking much. D. Knows many stories. 40. Which of the following is the correct order of making jasmine tea? ① Mix fresh jasmine flowers with tea leaves in layers. ② Pick fresh jasmine flowers when buds are closed. ③ Take out the flowers and dry the tea leaves. ④ Store spring green tea leaves until late summer. ⑤ Stir the mixture overnight to take in the flower smell. A. ②→④→①→⑤→③ B. ④→②→①→⑤→③ C. ②→①→④→⑤→③ D. ④→①→②→⑤→③ 41. From the passage, we can infer that________. A. Chen Chengzhong has taught tea-making skills for many years B. Tea makers choose Fujian materials to save much money C. Fuzhou jasmine tea making skills will be passed on D. Most tea needs to be processed at least nine times 【答案】38. B 39. A 40. B 41. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了福州茉莉花茶的历史背景、独特的制作工艺以及茶艺大师陈成忠对这项传统技艺的坚守与传承。 【38题详解】 第一段引用民歌引出主题：“Traditionally made jasmine tea is as popular as the song.”，这说明作者提到这首著名的民歌是为了自然地引出茉莉花茶这一话题。 【39题详解】 第二段和第六段介绍了陈成忠的地位：“…a 72-year-old tea master…has a big say in making jasmine tea.”以及他被选为“representative of Fuzhou jasmine tea making skills”，说明他在该领域极具权威和地位。由此推断，该短语意为有很大影响力。 【40题详解】 第三段和第五段详细描述了制作过程。文中提到：“…green tea leaves…are stored until late summer.”，春天采摘的绿茶先储存至盛夏；“These flowers are picked…when the buds are still closed.”，在花蕾闭合时采摘鲜花；“…mixed with layers of tea leaves.”，将花与茶叶分层混合；“Workers stir the mixture overnight…”，搅拌混合物一整夜以吸收香气；“…the flowers are taken out, the leaves are dried…”，最后取出花朵并烘干茶叶。按照文中逻辑，正确的工艺顺序应为④②①⑤③。 【41题详解】 第六段点明了技艺的传承：“He focuses on passing on his skills…His son, Chen Zheng, is also following his father’s path.”，这说明福州茉莉花茶的制作技艺后继有人，将会被传承下去。 D Every January, many of us plan to read more. We place a new book on the nightstand, download a popular audiobook, or pick up the old library card that we haven’t used for months. We keep finding our way back to it because reading brings us peace, curiosity and a break from busy life. It feels like a healthy promise to ourselves. But recent research shows that reading is much more powerful than we know. In fact, doing so regularly has been linked to a longer life. This idea may sound too good to be true, but a serious study from Yale School of Public Health provides strong evidence. Researchers followed 3,635 adults aged 50 and above for 12 years. They studied the relationship between reading habits and length of life. They found people who read books often lived an average of 23 months longer than those who never read. The result remained the same even after considering education, income, health conditions, and other possible influences. This means reading itself helps people live longer, not just the advantages often coming with being a reader. Experts have found two main reasons for this benefit. Elizabeth A. L. Stine-Morrow, a professor from the University of Illinois, says emotional and social effects play a key role. Raymond Mar, a psychology professor, adds that when we read, we practice understanding different feelings and thinking from others’ viewpoints. Loneliness is now considered a serious risk factor for early death. Books help fight loneliness by offering companionship without pressure. Another reason is that it seems to be a very real form of stress reduction. “When we read, we often enter a peaceful and thoughtful state of mind,” explains Mar. The calm that reading brings may help reduce stress and lead to a healthier and longer life. To enjoy these benefits of reading, we do need to make it a habit—but we don’t need to make any dramatic changes. Ten to 30 minutes a day is enough to create meaningful and lasting benefits over time. And just as Raymond Mar says, “It is never too late to discover or rediscover the joys and long-lasting advantages of reading.” 42. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. The habit of reading. B. The new year’s plan. C. The old library card. D. The feeling of calm. 43. What conclusion can we draw from Yale’s study? A. Old people must read to live a longer life. B. Young adults gain the most from reading. C. Education decides the length of people’s lives. D. Reading itself helps people live a longer life. 44. What is the main idea of Paragraphs 3 and 4? A. Social-emotional effects matter for the length of life. B. Books help people stay away from loneliness. C. Why reading helps people live a longer life. D. How many minutes a day people should read. 45. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To report the findings of a Yale study. B. To encourage people to read more. C. To compare reading with other hobbies. D. To explain why loneliness is bad. 【答案】42. A 43. D 44. C 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了耶鲁大学的一项研究成果，证明了阅读与长寿之间的联系，并从提高同理心和减轻压力两个方面分析了原因，旨在鼓励人们养成阅读的习惯。 【42题详解】 第一段描述了一系列准备活动：“We place a new book…or pick up the old library card…We keep finding our way back to it”，这说明这里的“it”指代的是前文提到的一系列关于阅读的行为，即阅读的习惯。 【43题详解】 第二段明确指出研究结论：“This means reading itself helps people live longer”，这直接证明了阅读本身能够帮助人们延长寿命。 【44题详解】 第三、四段的首句点明了论述重点：“Experts have found two main reasons for this benefit.”以及“Another reason is that it seems to be a very real form of stress reduction.”，两段话共同解释了阅读为什么能帮助人们活得更久。 【45题详解】 通读全文并分析写作意图：文章开头提到人们计划多读书，结尾建议“make it a habit”，中间通过科学数据展示阅读的益处，其核心目的是鼓励读者多读书。 四、词汇运用（共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分） 根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词） 46. The Chinese use ________ instead of knives and forks. (筷子) 【答案】chopsticks 【解析】 【详解】句意：中国人使用筷子，而非刀叉。chopstick表示“筷子”，筷子是成对使用的物品，习惯用复数形式chopsticks来表示这类事物。 47. After our ship crashed ________ rocks, I swam as far as I could. (碰，撞) 【答案】against 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们的船撞到礁石后，我尽可能地游远。“crash against”表示“撞到……上” ，“against”为介词，在句中与“rocks”构成介词短语，作状语，表明船碰撞的对象。故填against。 48. China Travel has become more and more ________ new choice. (旅行者) 【答案】tourists’ 【解析】 【详解】句意：中国游已成为越来越多游客的新选择。句中“more and more”后接可数名词复数，提示此处需用复数形式；同时空格后为名词“new choice”，表示“游客们的新选择”，需用名词所有格形式。“游客” 的英文是tourist，复数形式为tourists，复数名词以s结尾，所有格直接在词尾加’，故填tourists’。 49. Practising English every day will ________ help you make great progress. (无疑地) 【答案】certainly##undoubtedly 【解析】 【详解】句意：每天练习英语无疑会帮助你取得很大进步。 “无疑地”的英文表示为undoubtedly/certainly，副词修饰动词help。 50. Weihua has been ________ (缺席) for two days because she has been ill in the hospital. 【答案】absent 【解析】 【详解】句意：魏华因为生病住院，已经缺席两天了。根据中文提示“缺席”可知，需要填写形容词“absent”，且“be absent”是固定搭配，表示“缺席”，故填absent。 51. She still can’t believe it! Her bicycle was ________ last night. (steal) 【答案】stolen 【解析】 【详解】句意：她还是不相信！她的自行车昨晚被偷了。steal意为“偷”，是动词，和主语之间具有被动关系，句子用被动语态，其结构是“be+动词的过去分词”，steal的过去分词是stolen，空处前已有was，故填stolen。 52. Andrew was so ________ (patient) that he couldn’t wait for his turn. 【答案】impatient 【解析】 【详解】句意：安德鲁太没耐心了，连等到轮到他都等不了。“patient”表示“有耐心的”，而这里“等不到轮到他”说明他没有耐心，所以需要用“patient”的反义词“impatient”。 53. Learn to be ________ with what you have and you can be happy. (satisfy) 【答案】satisfied 【解析】 【详解】句意：学会对你所拥有的感到满足，你就能快乐。根据“you can be happy”可知，对自己拥有的感到满足，人就会开心；be动词后需要用形容词作表语，修饰人时用-ed形式的形容词，结合固定短语be satisfied with“对……感到满足”，故填satisfied。 54. The final ________ is made after careful and thoughtful discussion. (decide) 【答案】decision 【解析】 【详解】句意：最终的决定是在仔细且深思熟虑的讨论之后做出的。分析句子结构，空处位于形容词“final”之后，需用名词作句子主语，decide的名词形式为decision，结合“is”可知，需用名词单数。 55. After opening the box, he raised ________ to thank her for the present. (he) 【答案】himself 【解析】 【详解】句意：打开盒子后，他起身向她道谢，感谢这份礼物。“he raised...to thank her”表明，是他起身道谢的动作，raise oneself表示 “站起身”，宾语指代主语本身，因此用反身代词。此处主语是“he”，对应的反身代词是himself。 五、阅读表达（共5题；每题2分，计l0分） 阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词） In January, some special artworks were shown at Lillian M. Jacobs School in Hull, Massachusetts. The sculptures are made entirely of rubbish collected by sixth-graders! The school lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. In February 2024, the students spent a cold day cleaning up a nearly 1-mile area of Nantasket Beach. They collected more than 40 bags of rubbish. “I often go to the beach and don’t notice the rubbish,” says Derek DeGallo, who is now a seventh-grader. “But when I looked for it, I realized how much there was.” Every year, billions of pounds of rubbish end up in oceans all over the world. The students found many things on the beach, from fishing lines to old shopping carts. Most of it is plastic. This waste makes beaches dirty and can hurt sea animals — many get stuck in the plastic or eat it by mistake, falling ill. After their beach cleanup, the students sorted the rubbish into groups like glass, plastic and foam and counted each piece of rubbish. They sent the data to the Center for Coastal Studies, an organization that helps protect the ocean near Massachusetts. Then, a local artist named Jackie Ranney and the school’s teachers helped the students turn the rubbish into sculptures of fish and other sea creatures, like whales and seahorses. The artworks show people how important it is to take care of the earth. “I hope kids see these artworks and think about how they use plastic,” says Ranney, the local artist. “They might ask themselves, ‘Do I throw away and recycle my rubbish in the right way?’” Derek, now a seventh-grader, feels proud that he and his classmates helped stop rubbish from getting into the ocean. “Our town’s beaches are wonderful,” he says. “We want to make sure they stay clean.” 56. Why are some artworks shown at Lillian M. Jacobs School special? _______________________________________________ 57. What did Derek realize when he collected rubbish? _______________________________________________ 58. How does rubbish hurt sea animals? _______________________________________________ 59. What did students do after cleaning the beach? _______________________________________________ 60. What do you think about the students’ activities? Why? _______________________________________________ 【答案】56. Because they are made of rubbish collected by sixth-graders. 57. He realized how much rubbish there was. 58. They get stuck or eat it by mistake. 59. They sorted, counted, sent data and made art. 60. Meaningful. They help stop rubbish from getting into the ocean. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了马萨诸塞州的学生们清理海滩垃圾，将其制成艺术品以提高环保意识的故事。 【56题详解】 根据第一段“The sculptures are made entirely of rubbish collected by sixth-graders!”可知，这些艺术品特殊是因为它们是由六年级学生收集的垃圾制成的。 【57题详解】 根据第三段“But when I looked for it, I realized how much there was.”可知，Derek 意识到垃圾的数量之多。 【58题详解】 根据第四段“many get stuck in the plastic or eat it by mistake, falling ill.”可知，垃圾通过困住动物或被误食来伤害它们。 【59题详解】 根据第五段“After their beach cleanup, the students sorted the rubbish into groups... and counted each piece of rubbish. They sent the data to the Center for Coastal Studies”以及第一段“ The sculptures are made entirely of rubbish collected by sixth-graders!”可知，他们对垃圾进行分类和计数，发送数据并创作艺术品。 【60题详解】 本题是开放性试题，答案不唯一，但观点需基于文中事实以及结合自身实际回答，逻辑通顺、语法正确即可。 六、缺词填空（共10空；每空l分，计l0分） 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词） At the back of our house, there was a small piece of unused land. “It’s a pity to let it go to waste like that,” Mother said “S____61____ you all enjoy eating peanuts, let’s make it a peanut field.” My brother, sister and I were all excited. We began buying seeds, d____62____ up the ground and watering the plants. In a couple of months, we had a harvest! “Let’s have a party tonight to celebrate,” Mother s____63____. She cooked the peanuts in a few different ways and told us to go to the garden for the celebration. “Who can tell me what peanuts are good for?” Father asked. “They’re delicious to eat,” my sister took the l____64____. “They’re good for making oil,” my brother followed. “They’re cheap,” I said. “Almost everyone can a____65____ to buy peanuts and most people like eating them. “Peanuts are good for many things,” Father said, “but still there’s one special thing about them. U____66____ apples and peaches that show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, the peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. Until you dig it out, you can’t tell by looking at its thin stem whether it bears fruit or not.” “That’s true,” we all said. Mother n____67____ too. “Trying to be like the peanut is a good idea.” Father went on, “It’s useful, though not very attractive.” “Do you mean,” l asked, “compared with being u____68____, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important?” “Yes,” Father said. “This is what I mean. And this is what I e____69____ of you.” We stayed up late that night and ate all the peanuts Mother had cooked for us. But F____70____ words remain clear in my memory to this day. 【答案】61. Since##ince 62. digging##igging 63. suggested##uggested 64. lead##ead 65. afford##fford 66. Unlike##nlike 67. nodded##odded 68. useful##seful 69. expect##xpect 70. Father’s##ather’s 【解析】 【导语】本文改编自中国现代作家许地山的散文《落花生》，主要讲述了作者一家人种花生、收花生以及在庆祝丰收时谈论花生好处的故事，通过父亲的话揭示了做人要像花生一样，虽然外表不起眼，但要对社会有用的深刻道理。 【61题详解】 句意：“就那么荒着太可惜了，”母亲说，“既然你们都喜欢吃花生，我们就把那块地变成花生田吧。”上文母亲说“把地荒着太可惜了”，接着用“S… you all enjoy eating peanuts”说明把地变成花生田的理由。“Since”意为“既然”，引导原因状语从句，表示显而易见的原因，符合母亲说话的逻辑。 【62题详解】 句意：我们开始买种子、翻土、浇水。上文提到“我们都非常兴奋”，接着描述种花生的过程。空格处与“buying seeds”“watering the plants”并列，都是开始做的动作。“dig up the ground”意为“翻地、挖地”，动名词digging符合语境。 【63题详解】 句意：“我们今晚开个庆祝会吧，”母亲建议道。上文提到“我们收获了！”，母亲接着说“Let’s have a party tonight to celebrate”，这是一个提出建议的句子。空格处需要填一个表示“建议”含义的动词。suggest意为“建议”，此处描述过去的动作，用一般过去时，过去式suggested符合语境。 【64题详解】 句意：“花生很好吃，”姐姐率先说道。父亲提出问题“谁能告诉我花生有什么好处？”，接着“my sister took the l…”表示姐姐是第一个回答的人。“take the lead”为固定搭配，意为“带头、领先”，此处指姐姐第一个发言。 【65题详解】 句意：“它们很便宜，”我说，“几乎每个人都买得起花生，而且大多数人都喜欢吃。”上文“我”说花生便宜，空格处“Almost everyone can a… to buy peanuts”进一步解释：几乎每个人都买得起；情态动词can后用动词原形。afford“买得起、负担得起”符合语境。 【66题详解】 句意：不像苹果和桃子那样把果实挂在空中，用美丽的颜色吸引人，花生这种植物把果实藏在地下。父亲在说明花生“特别的地方”，将花生与苹果、桃子进行对比，苹果、桃子的果实显露在外，花生的果实则埋在地下。“unlike”意为“不像”，用于表示对比，符合语境，句首单词首字母要大写。 【67题详解】 句意：母亲也点了点头。上文我们都说“确实如此”，接着“Mother n… too”表示母亲也同意大家的说法。“nod”意为“点头”，表示同意或认可。整个故事为一般过去时，故此处用nod的过去式nodded。 【68题详解】 句意：我问：“您的意思是，比起有用，博取他人的关注和赞扬并不那么重要吗？”上文父亲说花生“It‘s useful, though not very attractive.”，父亲认为花生实用但不张扬，因此“我”的理解是：与“有用”相比，博取他人的关注和赞扬其实并没有那么重要。useful“有用的”符合语境。 【69题详解】 句意：“是的，”父亲说，“这就是我的意思。这也是我对你们的期望。”父亲在说完“这就是我的意思”之后，补充道“这就是我对你们的……”；expect意为“期望”，符合“父亲期望孩子们像花生一样朴实、有用”的语境，此处句子是一般现在时，主语是I，故expect用原形。 【70题详解】 句意：但父亲的话至今仍清晰地留在我的记忆里。上文说“那天晚上我们很晚才睡，吃完了母亲为我们做的所有花生”，接着用“But”转折，强调父亲的话一直记得。“F… words”指“父亲的话”，需要用所有格形式father’s。句首单词首字母要大写，故填Father’s。 七、书面表达（计30分） A. 句子翻译(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分) 将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。 71. 结婚以来，他们去过很多名胜。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】They have been to many places of interest since they got married. 【解析】 【详解】“结婚以来”译为since they got married。since引导时间状语从句，表示“自从……以来”，从句用一般过去时（got married）指过去结婚的时间点。“他们去过”译为They have been to。用现在完成时have been to表示“曾去过某地”，强调过去的经历对现在的影响。“很多名胜”译为many places of interest。places of interest是固定搭配，意为“名胜古迹”。 72. 买我们需要的而不是我们想要的，这点很重要。 ______________________________________ 【答案】It’s very important to buy what we need, not what we want./It’s very important to buy what we need, instead of what we want. 【解析】 【详解】“买我们需要的而不是我们想要的，这点很重要”译为It’s very important to buy what we need, not what we want./It’s very important to buy what we need, instead of what we want。“这点很重要”用It’s very important to表示，“买我们需要的而不是我们想要的”用buy what we need, not what we want/buy what we need, instead of what we want表示。 73. 地理老师向我们解释了天气如何影响我们的生活。 ______________________________________ 【答案】The Geography teacher explained to us how weather influences/affects our lives. 【解析】 【详解】“地理老师向我们解释了天气如何影响我们的生活。”译为The Geography teacher explained to us how weather influences our lives，其中“解释了”用“explained”，“向我们”用“to us”，“天气如何影响我们的生活”用“how weather influences/affects our lives”。整句时态为一般过去时，表示过去发生的动作。 74. 我爷爷每天会读报纸来了解国内外的新闻。 ____________________________________ 【答案】My grandpa reads newspapers every day(in order/so as)to know about news at home and abroad. 【解析】 【详解】“我爷爷每天会读报纸来了解国内外的新闻。”译为“My grandpa reads newspapers every day(in order/so as)to know about news at home and abroad.”。“我爷爷”用My grandpa表示；“读报纸”译为read newspapers，此句是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式；“每天”every day；“为了了解”可以用(in order/so as)to know about表示，作目的状语；“国内外的新闻”译为news at home and abroad。 75. 这些类型的能源产生极少污染且用之不竭。 ______________________________________ 【答案】These types of energy produce little pollution and will never run out. 【解析】 【详解】“这些类型的能源产生极少污染且用之不竭”译为These types of energy produce little pollution and will never run out。这些类型的能源”表达为these types of energy，作句子主语；“产生极少污染”表达为produce little pollution，其中pollution为不可数名词，需用little修饰表示“极少的”；并列连词“且”表达为and；“用之不竭”即“永远不会耗尽”，表达为will never run out。句首首字母需大写。 B. 写作（计20分） 76. 你校英语俱乐部将举办一次主题为“成长”的英语演讲活动。假如你是李华，请根据以下内容提示写一篇英文演讲稿，分享你的看法和经历。 Growth What is your idea about growth? 1… 2… What is your story about growth? When and where did it happen? What happened? How did you feel about it? What did you learn? 要求: (1)表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯； (2)必须包括表格中所有要点内容，并适当发挥； (3)词数：100词左右 (开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)； (4)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。 Growth Dear schoolmates, I am Li Hua. I am glad to share my speech about “Growth”. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you for your attention! 【答案】范文: Growth Dear schoolmates, I am Li Hua. I am glad to share my speech about “Growth”. In my opinion, growth means becoming better both in mind and action. It is not just about getting older, but learning from every experience. Let me share my own story. I used to be afraid of speaking in public. Whenever I tried to answer questions in class, my heart beat fast. However, I decided to face my fear. I practiced speaking in front of a mirror every day. Step by step, I became more confident. Last month, I gave a successful speech in our class. That was a big moment of growth for me. From this experience, I learned that growth requires courage and effort. Don’t be afraid of challenges. Let’s embrace growth and become better ourselves! That’s all. Thank you for your attention! 【解析】 【详解】写作步骤 [第一步：审题立意] 确定文体：英语演讲稿，以一般现在时和一般过去时为主 明确要点：你对成长的看法、个人成长事例：包括时间，地点，发生了什么，你有什么感觉，以及你学到了什么 确定人称：第一人称 (I/my) 注意事项：不出现真实姓名、学校 [第二步：构思布局] 三段式结构: 开头段：问候，点明演讲主题 主体段：阐述对成长的理解、个人成长事例 结尾段：总结道理，升华情感 [第三步：要点展开] 要点一：对成长的理解 growth means becoming better both in mind and action/growth means becoming more independent and brave/also means learning to face difficulties wisely/growth is to be brave enough to solve problems and never give up easily等 要点二：个人成长经历 时间地点：used to be afraid of speaking in public/last term/in my home/last year/in my school等 发生了什么：be afraid of speaking in public/had a hard math problem/wanted to give up/couldn’t finish my English exercises等 感受：my heart beat fast/became more confident/feel upset/feel lonely等 学到了什么：learned that growth requires courage and effort/don’t be afraid of challenges/felt very proud and happy/nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it/should never give up easily when I meet troubles/became more confident/should keep trying when we are in trouble等 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 扬州树人学校九年级第二次模拟考试 英语试卷 2026.04 （满分：120分 考试时间：100分钟） 注 意 事 项 考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求： 1.本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题～第45题，共60分）、非选择题（第46题～第76题，共60分）两部分。本次考试时间为100分钟，满分120分。考试结束后，请将答题纸交回。 2.答题前，请考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、准考证号用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔写在答题卡上相应的位置。请在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷或草稿纸上作答一律无效。 一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分） 在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. Among all the traditional Chinese art forms, paper-cutting is considered as one of ________ most creative and widely spread ones and it has a history of more than 1,500 years. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. — I’d like to be a lady like the actress in the poster. She is so pretty. — Oh, dear. You don’t have to be ________. Just be yourself. A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody 3. Life is like climbing a mountain. ______ you feel tired, you will enjoy the beautiful view at the top of the mountain. A. Since B. Unless C. Though D. Because 4. You can’t be ________ careful when you are dealing with dangerous chemicals in the lab. A. very B. too C. quite D. rather 5. Among all the places of interest I’ve explored, the Forbidden City has ________ me the most with its rich history. A. provided B. encouraged C. reminded D. impressed 6. We were afraid that the outdoor concert would be canceled because of rain, but everything went ________ as planned. A. specially B. smoothly C. closely D. rapidly 7. —You missed your flight? —Yes, my car ________ on the way to the airport. A. turned out B. turned down C. broke out D. broke down 8. —Art serves as a bridge between different nations. —Yes, it really helps cross-cultural ________. A. communication B. tradition C. celebration D. conversation 9. — What a terrible day! I left my pen at home.            — Don’t worry. I have a ________ one for you. A. simple B. correct C. cheap D. spare 10. ________ Mary ________ Tom is warm-hearted. They are very popular with our classmates. A. Both, and B. Not only, but also C. Neither, nor D. Either, or 11. —Will you take part in the football match next month? —Well, if I ________, I will prepare it carefully and try my best. A. choose B. will choose C. am chosen D. will be chosen 12. —Our teacher has recommended these good reads. Have you decided ________ first? —Yes. Gulliver’s Travels. A. how to read B. which to read C. when to read D. what to read 13. —Do you know ________? —She is a doctor. She works in the People’s Hospital and saves many lives every day. A. what his mother does B. where his mother works C. how his mother helps people D. when his mother goes to work 14. —By using clean energy, we can reduce pollution on Earth. —________. That’s why many people buy electric cars. A. I couldn’t agree more B. That’s not the case C. Hard to say D. I am afraid not 15. —I keep telling my friends I’ll start eating healthily, but I never really change my eating habits. —________. It’s time to make your words mean something. A. Practice makes perfect B. Actions speak louder than words C. Every dog has its day D. Rome wasn’t built in a day 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分） 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 It was one of those days when nothing seemed to go right. My alarm ____16____ to ring, and I was running late for work. Traffic was unusually heavy. I felt very ____17____ while waiting at the red light. Suddenly, I noticed a man at the street corner. He was holding a sign, but it wasn’t asking for help. Instead, the sign ____18____, “You’re doing great! Keep going!” He was smiling and waving toward everyone waiting at the light. His smile was so contagious (有感染力的) that I smiled back. As the light turned green, I drove on, but I couldn’t ____19____ him. Over the next few days, I took the same way. Each time, he was there with a ____20____ message. One day, it said, “This too shall pass,” and another day, “You matter ____21____ than you know.” His presence became a part of my mornings. I was so ____22____ that one day, I parked nearby to watch him. People’s reactions were different: some thanked him, others simply waved, and a few ignored (忽视) him completely. Yet his smile never ____23____. I went to him and ____24____, “Why do you do this?” He laughed and replied, “It’s my way of giving back. Life can be hard, and sometimes all someone needs is a little ____25____ to keep going.” I kept thinking about that for a long time. His kindness had ____26____ something off within me. I found myself looking for ways to brighten others’ days, with a kind word, a helping hand, or even just a smile. Over time, I realized that small acts like his could ____27____ the direction of someone’s day. Months later, the man did not ____28____. The corner where he had stood felt strangely ____29____. Yet, his influence remained. I noticed others starting to pay his kindness forward — drivers waving to each other, strangers sharing warm smiles. It seemed that his ____30____ had spread through the community. Now, whenever I face challenges, I think of the man with the sign. 16. A. managed B. refused C. failed D. decided 17. A. happy B. sad C. excited D. tired 18. A. wrote B. announced C. read D. pointed 19. A. forget B. remember C. see D. leave 20. A. same B. similar C. different D. usual 21. A. more B. less C. farther D. closer 22. A. bored B. curious C. worried D. generous 23. A. returned B. succeeded C. failed D. disappeared 24. A. asked B. told C. said D. spoke 25. A. money B. rest C. time D. support 26. A. take B. turn C. set D. show 27. A. control B. change C. cancel D. contact 28. A. smile B. move C. accept D. appear 29. A. full B. empty C. noisy D. busy 30. A. influence B. smile C. sign D. money 三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分） 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 A Whether you’re a boy or a girl and whether you’re a freshman or a senior, developing the following skills will help you achieve success in school and in life. Time management. There are just 24 hours in each day. What you do with that time makes all the difference. While high school students have an average of 35 hours per week of class time, college students have an average of 15 to 18 hours per week. Manage your free time wisely and you’ll make full use of each day. Good study habits. If you’ve got them, it’s great. If not, there’s still time to develop them. Good study habits include the following: * Always be prepared for class, and attend classes regularly. No cutting! * Finish homework in a timely manner. * Review your notes daily rather than study for tests the night before. * Set aside quiet time each day for study, even if you don’t have homework or a test the next day! ________ You can’t possibly set down everything the teacher says since we talk at a pace of about 225 words per minute. But you do need to set down the important materials. Note-taking should be in a way that’s the most helpful to you. You can try writing notes on different colored cards. If you really have a problem with note-taking, you might ask your teacher if you can record daily lessons. Do whatever it takes! Review of daily notes. Don’t wait until the night before the test to review your notes. Go over your notes each day while the lecture is still fresh in your mind. Add any missing pieces. Compare your notes with a classmate’s notes. Review your notes each day to improve your learning and build towards your final goal: mastery of the subject or skill. 31. What advice is given in both “Good study habits” and “Review of daily notes”? A. Make full use of each day. B. Review your notes every day. C. Finish your homework on time. D. Ask the teacher to record lessons. 32. Which of the following will be put in the empty box? A. Recording Every Word. B. How to Prepare for Class. C. Good Note-taking. D. Reviewing with Classmates. 33. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A. The Ways to Manage Free Time Wisely B. The Importance of Good Study Habits C. Differences Between High School and College D. Four Key Skills for Success in School and Life B We had been floating down the Mississippi for a few days, just Jim and I on our raft. One night, a thick fog came up—so thick we couldn’t see our hands. I was in the canoe, trying to tie it to the raft, when the raft drifted off without me. I shouted, “Jim!” But his answering voice sounded far away. All night I paddled around, lost and scared. I called and called. No answer. I thought about Jim alone on the raft, and I felt awful. Just before dawn, the fog lifted. There was the raft, quiet and still. And there was Jim, sitting with his head down, asleep. I climbed back to it quietly. Then a silly thought came to me. I shook him awake, putting on a serious face. “Huck! You’re safe!” Jim jumped up, his eyes full of tears. “We got separated in the fog. I searched for you all night. I cried, thinking I’d never see you again!” I tried not to laugh and said, “What’s wrong with you?” Jim stared at me. Then he looked around at leaves and branches over the raft—things from the trees along the shore during the night. Then he turned to look at paddle marks in the wet wood—showing where the canoe had been. He looked at me again and this time his face changed. He looked hurt. Real hurt. “I called you for hours,” he said slowly. “I said, ‘Poor Huck is lost forever.’ And now you sit there and tell me it was a dream.” I didn’t say anything. I just looked at my feet. I felt about two inches high. “Jim, it isn’t a dream. I’m sorry.” He turned away and didn’t say a word. Seeing this, my heart sank. If I’d known it would make him feel that way, I wouldn’t have done it at all. — Adapted from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 34. What does the underlined phrase “a silly thought” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. To play a trick on Jim. B. To look for Jim all night. C. To leave Jim sleep quietly. D. To wake Jim up quickly. 35. Which sentence should go in the empty box in paragraph 6? A. “I’m sorry, Jim. I should not have left the raft.” B. “Let’s forget about the fog and go catch some fish.” C. “The fog is gone now. We can keep going down the river.” D. “I never left the raft, Jim. You must have had a bad dream.” 36. What does Huck mean when he says “I felt about two inches high”? A. He became shorter after the night. B. He was very proud of his clever idea. C. He felt deeply sorry and guilty. D. He was nervous and wanted to hide. 37. From the passage we can know that ________. A. Jim and Huck got separated because of a heavy storm B. Jim found Huck lying to him from the wet clothes on him C. Jim felt angry when he woke up and saw Huck on the raft D. Jim turned away and said nothing because he was deeply hurt C How beautiful the jasmine (茉莉花) is! A sweet smell covers the budding twigs. So fragrant, so white, admired by all lips.” This famous Chinese folk song, Jasmine Flower, is loved around the world. Traditionally made jasmine tea is as popular as the song. The nice smell and smooth taste of the tea attract countless tea drinkers. Chen Chengzhong, a 72-year-old tea master from Fuzhou, has a big say in making jasmine tea. He started his career early in his teenage years, when he worked in a state-owned tea factory. Jasmine tea is usually made with green tea as its base. To add the jasmine smell, people use fresh jasmine flowers. These flowers are picked during the daytime when the buds are still closed. And the green tea leaves from the spring harvest are stored until the most fragrant jasmine flowers appear in late summer. The hot and humid weather and the red soil in East China’s Fujian province provide perfect conditions for jasmine and tea plants, which are needed for high-quality Jasmine tea. “Our jasmine flowers and tea leaves are all from Fujian, although they cost more than those from other places,” Chen said. When the fresh jasmine flowers are picked, they are mixed with layers of tea leaves. Workers stir (搅拌) the mixture overnight so that the tea leaves can take in the sweet smell of the flowers. In the morning, the flowers are taken out, the leaves are dried, and the process (流程) is repeated. More times of repeating create a stronger jasmine flavor. To make excellent jasmine tea, workers need to repeat the process at least nine times. Now Chen Chengzhong has been chosen as a representative of Fuzhou jasmine tea making skills. He focuses on passing on his skills by giving lessons to students and young workers. His son, Chen Zheng, is also following his father’s path. “Like my father, I hope to practice this traditional skill with deep cultural meaning and pass it on,” Chen Zheng said. 38. Why does the writer mention the folk song Jasmine Flower in Paragraph1? A. To teach readers to sing the famous folk song. B. To introduce and lead in the topic of jasmine tea. C. To show the long history of Chinese folk music. D. To explain how to plant jasmine flowers properly. 39. What does the underlined phrase “has a big say” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Has a great influence. B. Speaks very loudly. C. Likes talking much. D. Knows many stories. 40. Which of the following is the correct order of making jasmine tea? ① Mix fresh jasmine flowers with tea leaves in layers. ② Pick fresh jasmine flowers when buds are closed. ③ Take out the flowers and dry the tea leaves. ④ Store spring green tea leaves until late summer. ⑤ Stir the mixture overnight to take in the flower smell. A. ②→④→①→⑤→③ B. ④→②→①→⑤→③ C. ②→①→④→⑤→③ D. ④→①→②→⑤→③ 41. From the passage, we can infer that________. A. Chen Chengzhong has taught tea-making skills for many years B. Tea makers choose Fujian materials to save much money C. Fuzhou jasmine tea making skills will be passed on D. Most tea needs to be processed at least nine times D Every January, many of us plan to read more. We place a new book on the nightstand, download a popular audiobook, or pick up the old library card that we haven’t used for months. We keep finding our way back to it because reading brings us peace, curiosity and a break from busy life. It feels like a healthy promise to ourselves. But recent research shows that reading is much more powerful than we know. In fact, doing so regularly has been linked to a longer life. This idea may sound too good to be true, but a serious study from Yale School of Public Health provides strong evidence. Researchers followed 3,635 adults aged 50 and above for 12 years. They studied the relationship between reading habits and length of life. They found people who read books often lived an average of 23 months longer than those who never read. The result remained the same even after considering education, income, health conditions, and other possible influences. This means reading itself helps people live longer, not just the advantages often coming with being a reader. Experts have found two main reasons for this benefit. Elizabeth A. L. Stine-Morrow, a professor from the University of Illinois, says emotional and social effects play a key role. Raymond Mar, a psychology professor, adds that when we read, we practice understanding different feelings and thinking from others’ viewpoints. Loneliness is now considered a serious risk factor for early death. Books help fight loneliness by offering companionship without pressure. Another reason is that it seems to be a very real form of stress reduction. “When we read, we often enter a peaceful and thoughtful state of mind,” explains Mar. The calm that reading brings may help reduce stress and lead to a healthier and longer life. To enjoy these benefits of reading, we do need to make it a habit—but we don’t need to make any dramatic changes. Ten to 30 minutes a day is enough to create meaningful and lasting benefits over time. And just as Raymond Mar says, “It is never too late to discover or rediscover the joys and long-lasting advantages of reading.” 42. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. The habit of reading. B. The new year’s plan. C. The old library card. D. The feeling of calm. 43. What conclusion can we draw from Yale’s study? A. Old people must read to live a longer life. B. Young adults gain the most from reading. C. Education decides the length of people’s lives. D. Reading itself helps people live a longer life. 44. What is the main idea of Paragraphs 3 and 4? A. Social-emotional effects matter for the length of life. B. Books help people stay away from loneliness. C. Why reading helps people live a longer life. D. How many minutes a day people should read. 45. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To report the findings of a Yale study. B. To encourage people to read more. C. To compare reading with other hobbies. D. To explain why loneliness is bad. 四、词汇运用（共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分） 根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词） 46. The Chinese use ________ instead of knives and forks. (筷子) 47. After our ship crashed ________ rocks, I swam as far as I could. (碰，撞) 48. China Travel has become more and more ________ new choice. (旅行者) 49. Practising English every day will ________ help you make great progress. (无疑地) 50. Weihua has been ________ (缺席) for two days because she has been ill in the hospital. 51. She still can’t believe it! Her bicycle was ________ last night. (steal) 52. Andrew was so ________ (patient) that he couldn’t wait for his turn. 53. Learn to be ________ with what you have and you can be happy. (satisfy) 54. The final ________ is made after careful and thoughtful discussion. (decide) 55. After opening the box, he raised ________ to thank her for the present. (he) 五、阅读表达（共5题；每题2分，计l0分） 阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词） In January, some special artworks were shown at Lillian M. Jacobs School in Hull, Massachusetts. The sculptures are made entirely of rubbish collected by sixth-graders! The school lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. In February 2024, the students spent a cold day cleaning up a nearly 1-mile area of Nantasket Beach. They collected more than 40 bags of rubbish. “I often go to the beach and don’t notice the rubbish,” says Derek DeGallo, who is now a seventh-grader. “But when I looked for it, I realized how much there was.” Every year, billions of pounds of rubbish end up in oceans all over the world. The students found many things on the beach, from fishing lines to old shopping carts. Most of it is plastic. This waste makes beaches dirty and can hurt sea animals — many get stuck in the plastic or eat it by mistake, falling ill. After their beach cleanup, the students sorted the rubbish into groups like glass, plastic and foam and counted each piece of rubbish. They sent the data to the Center for Coastal Studies, an organization that helps protect the ocean near Massachusetts. Then, a local artist named Jackie Ranney and the school’s teachers helped the students turn the rubbish into sculptures of fish and other sea creatures, like whales and seahorses. The artworks show people how important it is to take care of the earth. “I hope kids see these artworks and think about how they use plastic,” says Ranney, the local artist. “They might ask themselves, ‘Do I throw away and recycle my rubbish in the right way?’” Derek, now a seventh-grader, feels proud that he and his classmates helped stop rubbish from getting into the ocean. “Our town’s beaches are wonderful,” he says. “We want to make sure they stay clean.” 56. Why are some artworks shown at Lillian M. Jacobs School special? _______________________________________________ 57. What did Derek realize when he collected rubbish? _______________________________________________ 58. How does rubbish hurt sea animals? _______________________________________________ 59. What did students do after cleaning the beach? _______________________________________________ 60. What do you think about the students’ activities? Why? _______________________________________________ 六、缺词填空（共10空；每空l分，计l0分） 根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词） At the back of our house, there was a small piece of unused land. “It’s a pity to let it go to waste like that,” Mother said “S____61____ you all enjoy eating peanuts, let’s make it a peanut field.” My brother, sister and I were all excited. We began buying seeds, d____62____ up the ground and watering the plants. In a couple of months, we had a harvest! “Let’s have a party tonight to celebrate,” Mother s____63____. She cooked the peanuts in a few different ways and told us to go to the garden for the celebration. “Who can tell me what peanuts are good for?” Father asked. “They’re delicious to eat,” my sister took the l____64____. “They’re good for making oil,” my brother followed. “They’re cheap,” I said. “Almost everyone can a____65____ to buy peanuts and most people like eating them. “Peanuts are good for many things,” Father said, “but still there’s one special thing about them. U____66____ apples and peaches that show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, the peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. Until you dig it out, you can’t tell by looking at its thin stem whether it bears fruit or not.” “That’s true,” we all said. Mother n____67____ too. “Trying to be like the peanut is a good idea.” Father went on, “It’s useful, though not very attractive.” “Do you mean,” l asked, “compared with being u____68____, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important?” “Yes,” Father said. “This is what I mean. And this is what I e____69____ of you.” We stayed up late that night and ate all the peanuts Mother had cooked for us. But F____70____ words remain clear in my memory to this day. 七、书面表达（计30分） A. 句子翻译(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分) 将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。 71. 结婚以来，他们去过很多名胜。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 72. 买我们需要的而不是我们想要的，这点很重要。 ______________________________________ 73. 地理老师向我们解释了天气如何影响我们的生活。 ______________________________________ 74. 我爷爷每天会读报纸来了解国内外的新闻。 ____________________________________ 75. 这些类型的能源产生极少污染且用之不竭。 ______________________________________ B. 写作（计20分） 76. 你校英语俱乐部将举办一次主题为“成长”的英语演讲活动。假如你是李华，请根据以下内容提示写一篇英文演讲稿，分享你的看法和经历。 Growth What is your idea about growth? 1… 2… What is your story about growth? When and where did it happen? What happened? How did you feel about it? What did you learn? 要求: (1)表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯； (2)必须包括表格中所有要点内容，并适当发挥； (3)词数：100词左右 (开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)； (4)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。 Growth Dear schoolmates, I am Li Hua. I am glad to share my speech about “Growth”. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ That’s all. Thank you for your attention! 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $