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文轩中学 初一上学期第二次阶段性测试英语试题
第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共75分)请将1-60题涂到答题卡上。
一、听力理解(每小题1分,共20分)
第一节:听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
1. What’s Jane’s hobby?
2. Which animal does Peter like best?
3. What’s Luke’s family’s traditional dish during the Spring Festival?
A. Dumplings. B. Sixi balls. C. The Lion’s Head Meatballs.
4. What animals did the man feed?
A. Cows. B. Chickens. C. Horses.
5. Where are the children planting trees?
A. In the park. B. On the farm. C On the hill.
第二节:听下面两段对话,每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
听对话,回答第6、7小题。
6. How did Jane know the plants?
A. By watching TV. B. By reading a book. C. By surfing the Internet.
7. What does Bob think of the show?
A. It’s simple. B. It’s surprising. C It’s amazing.
听对话,回答第8至10小题。
8. What’s Mary’s favourite part of the Chinese New Year?
A The Dragon Dance. B. The TV show. C. The great party.
9. What does Roy think of the Chinese New Year?
s great. B. It’s fun. C. It’s boring.
10. Where did Roy spend the festival at the age of eight?
A. In a hotel. B. In the hospital. C. In a foreign country.
第三节:
听下面一篇短文,短文后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项最佳答案。短文读两遍。
11. Where is Emma from?
A. America. B. China. England.
12. What instruments does Emma like?
A. The electric guitar. B The guitar. C. The erhu.
13. What does Bella think of the piano?
A. Popular. B Beautiful. C. Traditional.
14. How many people are there in Emma’s family?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
15. When do Emma and her family often go to the concert(音乐会)?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
第四节:
请听下面一篇短文。请根据短文内容,选出下面表格中所缺的单词。遍。
Tom’s school life
Classes
He has ________ classes every day.
Subjects
* English: ________ and interesting
* ________: boring
After-school activities
* He ofen plays ________ with his classmates after school.
* He aways reads books in the library on ________.
16 A. Five. B. Three. C. Eight.
17. A. Easy. B. Difficult. C. Exciting.
18. A. Chinese. B. laths. C. English.
19. A. Football. B Basketball. C. Volleyball.
20. A. Wednesday. B Thursday. C. Tuesday.
二、单项选择(每小题1分,共 15分)
1. I ________ my father’s company and I work very hard.
A. take over B. take off C. take up D. take away
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:我接管了我父亲的公司,并且工作非常努力。
take over接管;take off起飞,脱下;take up开始从事,占据;take away带走。根据“my father’s company”及后文“work very hard”可知,此处指接手管理父亲的公司。take over符合语境。
2. The old photo ________ my mother’s memory of playing in the park.
A. gives back B. brings back C. gets back D. takes back
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:这张老照片唤起了我母亲在公园玩耍的记忆。
gives back归还;brings back唤起(记忆);gets back取回,返回;takes back收回。根据“my mother’s memory of playing in the park”可知,此处指照片唤起了记忆,brings back符合语境。
3. Mr Li is a quiet man. He always ________ his care in his heart.
A. hides B. hide C. hid D. will hide
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:李先生是一个安静的人。他总是把他的关心藏在心里。
根据“always”可知,该句表示经常性的习惯动作,应用一般现在时;又因为主语“He”是第三人称单数,所以谓语动词需用第三人称单数形式hides。
4. We will have a party to celebrate ________ birthday this weekend.
A. my brother B. my brother’s C. my brothers D. my brothers’
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:这个周末我们将举行一个聚会来庆祝我哥哥/弟弟的生日。
空格后是名词birthday,前面需要用所有格形式修饰,表示“……的”,因此排除名词原形或复数形式的选项。根据语境,通常指庆祝一个人的生日,除非有特别说明是多个兄弟,故用单数名词的所有格形式。故填my brother’s。
5. My mother is busy with work and she doesn’t ________ to cook dinner for us.
A. have a time B. has time C. has a time D. have time
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:我妈妈忙于工作,没有时间为我们做饭。
根据题干“doesn’t ________ to cook”可知,doesn’t后接动词原形,have time to do sth.是动词短语,意为“有时间做某事”,应填have time。
6. My father always ________ at the school gate after school, so I never walk home alone.
A. pick me up B. pick up me C. picks me up D. picks up me
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:我父亲放学后总是在校门口接我,所以我从不独自走路回家。
主语My father是第三人称单数,谓语动词需用三单形式picks;pick up是“动词+副词”结构,宾语为代词me时需放在中间,即picks me up。
7. The red colour ________ good luck in Chinese culture, so people like to wear red.
A. stands for B. stands up C. stands by D. stands out
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:在中国文化中,红色代表好运,所以人们喜欢穿红色。
stands for代表;stands up起立;stands by支持;stands out突出。根据“The red colour… good luck in Chinese culture”可知,此处指红色在中国文化中“代表”好运,stands for符合语境。
8. Every year, ________ of people come to visit the Great Wall during the holiday.
A. million B. millions C. a million D. million’s
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:每年假期期间,成百万的人来参观长城。
million百万;millions数百万;a million一百万;million’s百万的。表示确数时,单位词用单数且前加基数词;表示概数时,用“单位词复数+of”结构。根据空后的“of”且前无基数词,可知此处表示概数,应用millions。
9. —How about making a tree from old boxes?
—________. It can help save the trees.
A. No problem. B. Good idea. C. No, I don’t think so. D. A, B and C.
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:——用旧盒子做一棵树怎么样?——好主意。它可以帮助拯救树木。
No problem.没问题,通常用于回应请求或道歉;Good idea好主意,通常用于回应建议表示赞同;No, I don’t think so.我并不这么认为。上文“How about...?”是提出建议的常用句型。根据下文“It can help save the trees.”可知,说话者认可该建议的价值,应选用专门回应建议的用语。故选B。
10. My sister is a doctor and she ________ work at weekends because the patients need her.
A. must B. has to C. can D. may
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:我姐姐是一名医生,周末她不得不工作,因为病人需要她。
must必须;has to不得不;can能;may可能。根据“because the patients need her”可知是因为病人的需要这种客观原因导致她周末需要工作,强调客观必要性,且主语she是第三人称单数,用has to。
11. Fresh (新鲜的) air is ________ for our health, so we should go out more often.
A. useless B. use C. using D. useful
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:新鲜空气对我们的健康是有益的,所以我们应该更经常外出。
useless无用的;use使用;using正在使用;useful有用的。根据后半句“so we should go out more often”可知,新鲜空气对健康是有好处的,be useful for意为“对……有益”。应填useful。
12. ________ it’s raining, he still decides to go out.
A. And B. So C. Though D. Because
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:尽管正在下雨,他仍然决定出去。
and和(表并列);so所以(表因果);though虽然/尽管(表让步)。根据“正在下雨”和“仍然决定出去”的转折/让步逻辑关系,应填Though。
13. —Look at the dark clouds in the sky!
—Oh, it ________ rain soon. We’d better take our raincoats.
A. will B. is going to C. need D. are going to
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:——看天空中的乌云!——哦,快要下雨了。我们最好带上雨衣。
根据“Look at the dark clouds”可知是有客观迹象表明将要发生某事,应用be going to结构;主语it是第三人称单数,be动词用is。A项will侧重主观意愿;C项主语it后接动词需加s;D项are与主语不一致。
14. ________ more parks in ten years in our city.
A. There is going to have B. There will be
C. There will have D. There are
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:十年后我们城市将会有更多的公园。
there be句型表示“存在”,不能与have连用,排除A、C;根据时间状语in ten years可知要用一般将来时,排除D;there be句型的一般将来时结构为there will be或there is/are going to be。
15. It’s ________ for us to know about the ________ of learning English.
A. important; important B. importance; importance
C. important; importance D. importance; important
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:对我们来说了解学习英语的重要性是很重要的。
第一空考查固定句型“It’s+adj.+for sb. to do sth.”,be动词后接形容词important作表语;第二空位于定冠词the之后,应填名词importance构成“the … of”结构。
三、完型填空(每小题1分,共10分)
Each of us, rich or poor, should at least (至少) have one or two good friends. Our friends will listen to us when we want to ____16____, will cheer us up (使我们振奋) when we are sad, and will look ____17____ us when we are feeling awful (糟糕的). Friends will go together with us side by side through the ____18____ of life.
Friendship is a kind of treasure in our lives. It is like a bottle of wine (红酒). The longer we keep it, the ____19____ it will be. It is also like a cup of tea. When we are ____20____, it will be our best choice. When we are staying with our friends, we can do anything we want—laugh together, talk together, and even cry together. I should say that being together with our good friends is the most wonderful ____21____ of our lives. As we all know, we would feel ____22____ if we didn’t even have a friend. But it doesn’t ____23____ that we could depend on (依靠) our friends all the time. We have to work hard together with our friends, encourage each other and help each other. ____24____ we receive love and friendship, we should repay (报答) as much as we can.
I hope that everyone can ____25____ a real beautiful friendship in our lives.
16. A. smile B. speak C. write D. play
17. A. after B. for C. at D. with
18. A. competition B. result C. interest D. journey
19. A. larger B. lighter C. sweeter D. heavier
20. A. hungry B. thirsty C. angry D. lucky
21. A. surprise B. tradition C. moment D. exercise
22. A. relaxed B. lonely C. proud D. confident
23. A. believe B. expect C. mean D. think
24. A. When B. However C. Though D. But
25. A. compare B. remember C. dream D. enjoy
【答案】16. B 17. A 18. D 19. C 20. B 21. C 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了朋友在生活中的重要性,友谊如酒越陈越香,如茶解渴,与朋友相处的时刻是生命中最美好的时光,同时强调朋友间应互相帮助、共同努力。
【16题详解】
句意:当我们想要倾诉时,我们的朋友会倾听;当我们难过时,他们会让我们振作起来;当我们感觉糟糕时,他们会照顾我们。
朋友倾听的是我们的“话语”,应用speak“说话”。smile“微笑”、write“写”、play“玩”均不符合。
【17题详解】
句意:当我们想要倾诉时,我们的朋友会倾听;当我们难过时,他们会让我们振作起来;当我们感觉糟糕时,他们会照顾我们。
当我们感觉糟糕时朋友会照顾我们,look after为固定短语,意为“照顾”。look for“寻找”、look at“看”,不符合;look with搭配错误。
【18题详解】
句意:朋友会与我们并肩走过人生的旅程。
journey of life意为“人生旅程”,固定搭配,应用journey。competition“比赛”、result“结果”、interest“兴趣”均不符合。
【19题详解】
句意:我们保存得越久,它就变得越甜。
前文将友谊比作红酒,根据常识,酒越陈越香醇,此处用sweeter“更甜的”比喻友谊更美好。larger“更大的”、lighter“更轻的”、heavier“更重的”均不恰当。
【20题详解】
句意:当我们口渴时,它会是我们最好的选择。
前文把友谊比作茶,茶能解渴,应用thirsty“口渴的”。hungry“饥饿的”、angry“生气的”、lucky“幸运的”均不符合。
【21题详解】
句意:我认为和好朋友在一起是我们生命中最美好的时刻。
此处指的是生命中最美好的时刻,moment意为“时刻”,符合语境。surprise“惊喜”、tradition“传统”、exercise“锻炼”均不准确。
【22题详解】
句意:我们都知道,如果连一个朋友都没有,我们会感到孤独。
没有朋友会感到孤独,应用lonely“孤独的”。relaxed“放松的”、proud“自豪的”、confident“自信的”均不符合。
【23题详解】
句意:但这并不意味着我们可以一直依赖朋友。
“we would feel...if we didn’t even have a friend.”及“But”转折,说明尽管没有朋友会孤独,但并不意味着我们总是依赖朋友,mean意为“意味着”,符合句意。believe“相信”、expect“期待”、think“认为”均不准确。
【24题详解】
句意:当我们收到爱和友谊时,我们应该尽可能地回报。
此处表示“当……时”,用when引导时间状语从句。however“然而”、though“虽然”、but“但是”均不符合逻辑。
【25题详解】
句意:我希望每个人都能在生活中享受真正美好的友谊。
根据作者对友谊的认识,结合“everyone can…a real beautiful friendship in our lives”,可知作者希望人人拥有真正美好的友谊并享受友谊,enjoy意为“享受”,符合语境。compare“比较”、remember“记住”、dream“梦想”均不准确。
四、阅读理解(共三篇,每小题2分,共30分)
A篇
①Plants are important to us. They turn sunlight into energy (能量) and support most life on earth. Do you want to know some interesting facts about them? Then you’ve come to the right place!
②Unlike many other plants, the bladderwort (狸藻) is a meat-eating plant. It lives in the water, like rivers and lakes. There, it catches and eats small water animals.
③Bamboo looks like a tree, but in fact, it is a kind of grass. It is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. Some studies show that bamboo can grow up to 90 centimetres in a day.
④The cactus (仙人掌) is an amazing plant. It stores water in its stems, so it can live in dry places. It can live for a long time—some can live for over 100 years.
⑤We all know that plants can’t talk like people. But scientists have found something cool.When plants don’t feel well, they can make special sounds. We can’t hear these sounds, but other plants can. It’s like they’re talking to each other to help each other out.
⑥These interesting facts show just how amazing plants can be. We should protect these important living things around us.
26. What is special about the bladderwort?
A. It is a kind of tree. B. It can live for 100 years.
C. It lives in dry places. D. It eats small water animals.
27. What does the underlined word “stores” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 产生 B. 吸收 C. 存储 D. 寻找
28. What do plants do when they don’t feel well?
A. They stop growing. B. They change their colours.
C. They close their leaves. D. They make special sounds.
29. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Plants and Their Uses B. Interesting Facts About Plants
C. The Importance of Plants D. How Plants Talk With Each Other
30. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
A. ①/②③④⑤/⑥ B. ①/②③④/⑤⑥
C. ①/②③/④⑤⑥ D. ①②/③④/⑤⑥
【答案】26. D 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了关于植物的几个有趣事实:狸藻会吃小水生物、竹子是生长最快的草类、仙人掌能在茎中储水并在干旱地区生存、植物在不舒服时会发出特殊声音进行交流。
【26题详解】
文章第二段指出“the bladderwort is a meat-eating plant...It catches and eats small water animals.”,说明狸藻的特殊之处在于它吃小水生物。
【27题详解】
文章第四段描述仙人掌生活在干旱地区,它把水储存在茎中,因此“stores”意为“存储”。
【28题详解】
文章第五段指出“When plants don’t feel well, they can make special sounds.”,说明植物不舒服时会发出特殊声音。
【29题详解】
文章第一段末句“Do you want to know some interesting facts about plants?”点明主题,随后分别介绍了几个有趣的事实,因此最佳标题为“Interesting Facts About Plants”。
【30题详解】
文章第一段(①)引出话题——植物的有趣事实;第二至五段(②③④⑤)分别介绍四个有趣事实(狸藻食肉、竹子生长快、仙人掌储水、植物发出声音),这四个事实为并列关系;第六段(⑥)总结并呼吁保护植物。因此结构为①/②③④⑤/⑥。
B篇
Kids’ Spring Festival Culture Camp
Are you looking for fun Spring Festival activities? Join our Kids’ Spring FestivalCulture Camp! Every day, you will explore a fun Chinese tradition!
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Spring Festival Couplets (对联) (February 17th)
Join us to learn the art of writing Spring Festival couplets. We’ll teach you to write some traditional characters, such as “福”, and you can take your couplets home.
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Chinese Paper-Cutting (February 18th)
Are you interested in traditional Chinese paper-cutting? Don’t miss this activity. We’ll show you how to make paper art. It’s fun and easy!
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Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖) Stories(February 19th)
Do you love fun stories? Come and listen to the stories of the 12 zodiac animals! You can even watch a short play about The Great Race. Don’t miss the fun!
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Chinese Knots (February 20th)
Come to make your own Chinese good luck knots! Learn their meanings and the stories behind the colours.
What time: 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Where: China Culture Centre, Hangzhou
For whom: Kids aged 7-13
Price: ¥268/person: ¥238/person for two or more people
For more information, please visit our website www.chinaculwww.com.
31. What can kids do at the camp on February 18th?
A. Make paper-cuts. B. Listen to stories.
C. Write couplets. D. Make Chinese knots.
32. When can kids watch a short play at the camp?
A. On February 17th. B. On February 18th.
C. On February 19th. D. On February 20th.
33. How much should two kids pay (支付) if they come together?
A. ¥238. B. ¥268. C. ¥476. D. ¥536.
34. What do we know about the camp?
A. It is for kids aged 6-10. B. Each day’s activity lasts for three hours.
C. You can call the centre for more information. D. The camp is at China Culture Centre in Hangzhou.
35. What is the main purpose (目的) of this camp?
A. To ask kids to explore Chinese culture. B. To learn how to make artworks.
C. To teach kids Chinese history. D. To help kids make friends.
【答案】31. A 32. C 33. C 34. D 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一则春节文化夏令营的广告,介绍了四天的活动内容(写春联、剪纸、生肖故事、中国结)、时间、地点、对象及价格,旨在邀请7-13岁儿童参与体验中国传统文化。
【31题详解】
根据文中“Chinese Paper-Cutting (February 18th)”及“We’ll show you how to make paper art.”可知,2月18日的活动是剪纸。
【32题详解】
根据文中“Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖) Stories(February 19th)”及“You can even watch a short play about The Great Race.”可知,观看短剧的活动安排在2月19日。
【33题详解】
根据文中“Price: ¥268/ person: ¥238/ person for two or more people”可知,两人及以上每人238元。两个孩子一起来,总价为238 × 2 = 476元。
【34题详解】
根据文中“For whom: Kids aged 7-13”排除A;根据“What time: 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.”可知每天活动两小时,排除B;根据“For more information, please visit our website”可知是访问网站而非打电话,排除C;根据“Where: China Culture Centre, Hangzhou”可知D项正确。
【35题详解】
根据文章标题“Kids’ Spring Festival Culture Camp”及引言“Every day, you will explore a fun Chinese tradition!”可知,夏令营的主要目的是让孩子们探索中国传统文化。
C篇
Mike works hard every day. He carries water up a mountain every day with two pots (罐子). These days, he finds a crack (裂缝) on one pot, but he still uses it.
The cracked pot thinks it can’t help Mike with his work and feels sad. It says to Mike,“I’m sorry. Because of the crack, I can’t hold all the water. I’m of no good!”
Mike smiles, “No, you’re not. When we go up the mountain next time, I want you to look at the roadside.”
The next day, on their way up the mountain, the cracked pot looks at the roadside. For the first time, it stops thinking about its own flaw (瑕疵) and looks around. It sees many beautiful flowers on its side of the road, but the other side is dry. It feels a bit confused (迷惑的).
Mike says to the pot, “I use your crack to water the flowers along the way. Without your flaw, the roadside will not have these beautiful flowers.” Hearing the words, the cracked pot feels happy.
Everybody has flaws. These flaws make us unique (独一无二的), and sometimes even make us too important to be without.
36. What does Mike do every day?
A. He makes pots. B. He waters flowers.
C. He carries water. D. He plants flowers.
37. What does the underlined sentence mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 我太笨了! B. 我一点儿用处都没有!
C. 我太累了! D. 我没法完成这件事了!
38. What does Mike think of the cracked pot?
A. It is helpful. B. It is large.
C. It is beautiful. D. It is heavy.
39. How do the cracked pot’s feelings change?
A. Angry→sad→happy. B. Angry→worried→happy.
C. Sad→confused→happy. D. Sad→nervous→happy.
40. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. Helping others feels good. B. It is important to work hard.
C. We should take care of our old things. D. Our flaws make us unique and important.
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了一个有裂缝的罐子因漏水而自卑,但主人用它浇灌路边的花朵,使它明白了缺陷也能带来美好,寓意每个人都有独特的价值。
【36题详解】
根据文章第一段第二句“He carries water up a mountain every day with two pots.”可知,Mike每天的工作是运水。
【37题详解】
划线句子“I’m of no good!”出现在第二段,前文提到罐子因为有裂缝装不住水,觉得自己帮不了Mike,感到难过。因此这句话的意思是“我没用了”或“我一点儿用处都没有”。
【38题详解】
根据文章第五段Mike说的话“I use your crack to water the flowers along the way.”可知,Mike认为这个有裂缝的罐子是有用的、有帮助的。
【39题详解】
根据第二段“feels sad”;第四段“It feels a bit confused”;第五段“the cracked pot feels happy”可知,罐子的情感变化过程是:难过→迷惑→开心。
【40题详解】
根据文章最后一段“Everybody has flaws. These flaws make us unique, and sometimes even make us too important to be without.”可知,故事告诉我们要正视瑕疵,它们使我们独特且重要。
第Ⅱ卷(总分45分)请将本卷答案写到答案卷上。
五、单词拼写(每个1分,共10分)
41. Mr. Pan is very ________ /strɪkt/ with us, but all of us like him.
【答案】strict
【解析】
【详解】句意:潘老师对我们很严格,但我们所有人都喜欢他。根据音标提示,固定搭配be strict with sb.表示“对某人严格”,可知此处应填形容词strict。
42. Our teacher always checks which students are ________ (缺席的) before class.
【答案】
absent
【解析】
【详解】句意:我们老师总是在课前检查哪些学生缺席。根据汉语提示“缺席的”,应填形容词absent,作are的表语。
43. Robert has a serious ________ /dɪˈziːz/. He can’t move it at all.
【答案】
disease
【解析】
【详解】句意:罗伯特身患重病,身体完全无法活动。根据音标/dɪˈziːz/可确定单词为disease,serious为形容词,后接名词,故填disease。
44. The love between them ________ (给……提供动力) their bike.
【答案】
powers
【解析】
【详解】句意:他们之间的爱为他们的自行车提供动力。根据汉语提示可知,空格处需要填一个动词作谓语。主语“The love between them”是第三人称单数,且句子描述一般性事实,应用一般现在时第三人称单数形式。“power”作为动词,意为“驱动,提供动力”。故填powers。
45. Emilia sometimes ________ (挂) balloons and lanterns in the dining hall.
【答案】
hangs
【解析】
【详解】句意:艾米莉亚有时会在餐厅里挂气球和灯笼。根据中文提示“挂”,动词为hang。主语Emilia是第三人称单数,sometimes表示一般现在时,因此用hangs。
46. Andy is ________ /’ʃɒkt/ at the news.
【答案】
shocked
【解析】
【详解】句意:Andy对这则消息感到震惊。句中音标/'ʃɒkt/ 对应的单词是shocked,同时“be shocked at”是固定搭配,意为“对……感到震惊”,符合句子语境,故填shocked。
47. Water ________ /pə'lu:ʃən/ is a serious problem. We must solve it.
【答案】
pollution
【解析】
【详解】句意:水污染是一个很严重的问题,我们必须解决它。音标/pə'lu:ʃən/对应单词pollution,意为“污染”,在句中作主语。故填pollution。
48. I am very thankful for their ________ (支持).
【答案】
support
【解析】
【详解】句意:我非常感谢他们的支持。句中“their”为形容词性物主代词,后面需接名词,“支持”对应的名词形式是support,且support作“支持”讲时为不可数名词。
49. It’s ________ (一刻钟) past seven. He starts to work.
【答案】
a quarter
【解析】
【详解】句意:现在是七点一刻,他开始工作了。句中“一刻钟”对应的英文表达为quarter,前面需要加不定冠词a表示“一个”,“a quarter past seven”是表示时间的固定用法,意为“七点十五分/七点一刻”。
50. Corn isn’t just food. It’s part of Mexican ________/ˈkʌltʃə/.
【答案】
culture
【解析】
【详解】句意:玉米不仅仅是食物。它是墨西哥文化的一部分。根据音标/ˈkʌltʃə/提示,需填名词culture“文化”,表示抽象概念,为不可数名词,作宾语。
六、语法填空(每小题1分,共10分)
“Boys and girls, let’s welcome Stella Vega, a great astronaut (宇航员)!” Mr Smith says. Ms Vega walks onto the stage and says, “Hello, everyone! It’s great ____51____ (meet) you here.”
Ms Vega starts sharing ____52____ (she) story with the students. The class listens ____53____ (quiet). “In space, everything floats(漂浮). As ____54____ (冠词) result eating, sleeping and washing your face are adventures,” Ms Vega says. “One of my favourite ____55____ (thing) is looking out of the window. The Earth looks like a beautiful blue water ball.”
Ms Vega tells the students a lot. Finally, she says, “____56____ (be) an astronaut isn’t easy. It’s full of challenges. If you want to go to space, you have to work hard ____57____ (连词) never give up. The stars are ____58____ (wait) for you!” The students feel excited when they hear this.
After class, Mr. Smith asks his students what they think about the talk. Linda, a sweet girl, says, “What an interesting talk! It makes me ____59____ (love) space. I ____60____ (explore) space in the future (未来)!”
【答案】51. to meet
52. her 53. quietly
54. a 55. things
56. Being##To be
57. and 58. waiting
59. love 60. will explore##am going to explore
【解析】
【导语】宇航员斯特拉・维加走进校园开展分享会,讲述奇特的太空日常,畅谈航天员职业的艰辛,鼓励同学们奋力追梦,同学们听完讲座心生向往。
【51题详解】
句意:很高兴在这里见到大家。“It’s great … (meet) you here”,根据固定句型It’s great to do sth.,此处填写动词不定式to meet。
【52题详解】
句意:维加女士开始给学生们分享她的故事。根据“…sharing … (she) story”可知空格修饰名词story,需用形容词性物主代词,she转换为her符合语境。
【53题详解】
句意:全班同学安静地聆听。根据“The class listen … (quiet)”可知,空格修饰实义动词listen,要用副词形式,quiet变为quietly符合语境。
【54题详解】
句意:因此吃饭、睡觉、洗脸都成了有趣的经历。根据“As…result…”可知,此处用固定搭配,as a result“结果是……”符合语境,此处填不定冠词a。
【55题详解】
句意:我最喜欢的事情之一就是望向窗外。根据“One of my favourite …(thing)”可知,one of后必须接可数名词复数,thing变为复数things符合语境。
【56题详解】
句意:成为一名宇航员并不容易。 根据“… (be) an astronaut isn’t easy” ,单词在句首充当主语,动名词或动词不定式可作主语,be变形为Being或To be符合语境。
【57题详解】
句意:你必须刻苦努力,并且永不言弃。 根据“…work hard … never give up…”可知连接两个并列的动作短语,并列连词and符合语境。
【58题详解】
句意:星辰正在等候着你们。根据“The stars are … (wait) for you,” 可知,be动词搭配现在分词,构成现在进行时态,waiting符合语境。
【59题详解】
句意:这场讲座让我爱上太空。“It makes me … (love) space.” 可知,遵循make sb. do sth.用法,后面使用动词原形love。
【60题详解】
句意:未来我将要探索太空。根据“I … (explore) space in the future”可知,in the future表示将来时间,采用一般将来时结构,用will explore或者am going to explore。
七、阅读表达(每小题2分,共10分)
阅读短文,按要求完成短文后的各项任务。
The workers in the Leaf collect sunlight and CO₂ during the day. Now workers from the Root send up water. A)水将通过茎轴送到叶片。 Then workers in the Leaf will mix water, CO₂ and sunlight.
What are they going to produce! Most importantly (for them), there will be sugar! It’s useful for the growth of the plant. Another product will be oxygen, but the plant doesn’t need much of it. It means a lot to animals and humans, because they need it to breathe!
There are millions of plants on earth. B) They give us more than food and oxygen. Without plants, the natural world would be very different!
61. What do the workers in the Leaf mix to make sugar?
_____________________________________________________
62. 请把A)处划线句子翻译成英语。
_____________________________________________________
63. It means a lot to animals and humans. It 代指 ________。
64. 请将B)处划线句子翻译成汉语
_____________________________________________________
65. Why do you think plants are very important to the natural world?
(至少给出2条原因)
_____________________________________________________
【答案】61.
Water, CO2 and sunlight./They mix water, CO₂ and sunlight.
62.
Water will be sent to the leaves through the stem.
63.
oxygen 64.
它们给予我们的不仅仅是食物和氧气。
65.
Because they produce food/sugar and oxygen. (Answers may vary)
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要讲述了植物光合作用的过程以及植物对自然界的重要性。
【61题详解】
根据第一段:“workers in the Leaf will mix water, CO₂ and sunlight.”,叶子中的工人混合水、二氧化碳和阳光来制造糖分。这是原文信息的直接引述。
【62题详解】
“水将通过茎轴送到叶片。”译为Water will be sent to the leaves through the stem。结合语境,本句使用被动语态更为恰当,“将通过”译为will be sent to,时态为一般将来时。
【63题详解】
根据第二段:“Another product will be oxygen, but the plant doesn’t need much of it. It means a lot to animals and humans...”,另一种产物将是氧气,但植物不需要太多。它对动物和人类意味着很多。代词It指代前文提到的氧气。故填oxygen.
【64题详解】
“They give us more than food and oxygen.”译为它们给予我们的不仅仅是食物和氧气。“more than”译为不仅仅是,多于,“food and oxygen”译为食物和氧气。
【65题详解】
根据第二段:“there will be sugar! It’s useful for the growth of the plant.”和“Another product will be oxygen... they need it to breathe!”,可推知,植物重要是因为它们提供食物、糖和氧气。故填Because they produce food, sugar and oxygen。本题是开放性试题,答案不唯一,合理作答即可。
八、书面表达(15分)
66. 当节日的烟花在夜空绽成星河,当阖家的笑语在巷陌漾成暖流,急诊室的灯光却始终亮如辰宿,映着Leng Wenying忙碌的身影。在分秒必争的急诊长廊里,她的脚步是生命的节拍,她的双手是希望的支点,每一分钟的珍视,都是对生命最虔诚的回应。请根据以下表格提示,写一篇短文礼赞冷医生!
Job
一名急诊室医生。
Duties
她需要随时待命。
Festival
experiences
节日期间,她经常更忙碌。有时她必须连续工作20个小时,没有任何休息。这使她精疲力尽,口干舌燥。节日是一种挑战,因为患者病情往往危急。节日期间,她几乎没有时间和家人在一起。但是她从不后悔成为急诊室医生的决定。
Comments
她是中国数百万医护工作者中的一个。
她放弃家庭时间听从职责的召唤。
她的辛勤付出比烟花更耀眼。
要求:
1.内容需包含表格中的关键信息,可适当发挥;
2.语句通顺、语法正确,书写规范;
3.不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
Dr. Leng Wenying is an emergency room doctor who must always be on call.
During festivals, she often works even harder. Sometimes she has to work for 20 hours without rest, which makes her exhausted and thirsty. Festivals are challenging because patients are usually in serious condition. She has little time with her family, but she never regrets her choice.
She is one of millions of medical workers in China who give up family time to answer the call of duty. Her hard work shines brighter than fireworks.
【解析】
【详解】写作步骤
[第一步:审题立意]
确定文体:记叙文/人物描写类短文,以一般现在时为主
明确要点:职业、职责、节日经历、评价
确定人称:第三人称(she/her)
注意事项:不得出现真实人名、校名等。
[第二步:构思布局]
三段式结构:
开头段:介绍职业和基本职责
主体段:描述节日期间的工作状态
结尾段:评价和赞美
[第三步:要点展开]
要点一:职业与职责
职业表达:an emergency room doctor/an ER doctor等
职责表达:must always be on call/is ready to work at any time/has to be available 24/7等
要点二:节日期间工作状态
忙碌程度:works even harder/is extremely busy/has no time to rest等
连续工作时长:has to work for 20 hours without rest/works 20 hours straight等
身体状态:exhausted and thirsty/tired and dry-lipped/completely worn out等
挑战性原因:patients are usually in serious condition/emergencies become more critical/more accidents happen等
缺少家庭时间:has little time with her family/seldom celebrates festivals with family等
态度:never regrets her choice/doesn’t regret becoming an ER doctor/is proud of her job等
要点三:总结与赞美
群体定位:one of millions of medical workers in China/like many other doctors and nurses等
放弃家庭时间:give up family time to answer the call of duty/put patients before themselves等
赞美比较:Her hard work shines brighter than fireworks/Their dedication is more brilliant than any festival display等
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第Ⅰ卷(选择题 共75分)请将1-60题涂到答题卡上。
一、听力理解(每小题1分,共20分)
第一节:听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
1. What’s Jane’s hobby?
2. Which animal does Peter like best?
3. What’s Luke’s family’s traditional dish during the Spring Festival?
A. Dumplings. B. Sixi balls. C. The Lion’s Head Meatballs.
4. What animals did the man feed?
A. Cows. B. Chickens. C. Horses.
5. Where are the children planting trees?
A. In the park. B. On the farm. C On the hill.
第二节:听下面两段对话,每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。
听对话,回答第6、7小题。
6. How did Jane know the plants?
A. By watching TV. B. By reading a book. C. By surfing the Internet.
7. What does Bob think of the show?
A. It’s simple. B. It’s surprising. C It’s amazing.
听对话,回答第8至10小题。
8. What’s Mary’s favourite part of the Chinese New Year?
A The Dragon Dance. B. The TV show. C. The great party.
9. What does Roy think of the Chinese New Year?
s great. B. It’s fun. C. It’s boring.
10. Where did Roy spend the festival at the age of eight?
A. In a hotel. B. In the hospital. C. In a foreign country.
第三节:
听下面一篇短文,短文后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项最佳答案。短文读两遍。
11. Where is Emma from?
A. America. B. China. England.
12. What instruments does Emma like?
A. The electric guitar. B The guitar. C. The erhu.
13. What does Bella think of the piano?
A. Popular. B Beautiful. C. Traditional.
14. How many people are there in Emma’s family?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.
15. When do Emma and her family often go to the concert(音乐会)?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
第四节:
请听下面一篇短文。请根据短文内容,选出下面表格中所缺的单词。遍。
Tom’s school life
Classes
He has ________ classes every day.
Subjects
* English: ________ and interesting
* ________: boring
After-school activities
* He ofen plays ________ with his classmates after school.
* He aways reads books in the library on ________.
16 A. Five. B. Three. C. Eight.
17. A. Easy. B. Difficult. C. Exciting.
18. A. Chinese. B. laths. C. English.
19. A. Football. B Basketball. C. Volleyball.
20. A. Wednesday. B Thursday. C. Tuesday.
二、单项选择(每小题1分,共 15分)
1. I ________ my father’s company and I work very hard.
A. take over B. take off C. take up D. take away
2. The old photo ________ my mother’s memory of playing in the park.
A. gives back B. brings back C. gets back D. takes back
3. Mr Li is a quiet man. He always ________ his care in his heart.
A. hides B. hide C. hid D. will hide
4. We will have a party to celebrate ________ birthday this weekend.
A. my brother B. my brother’s C. my brothers D. my brothers’
5. My mother is busy with work and she doesn’t ________ to cook dinner for us.
A. have a time B. has time C. has a time D. have time
6. My father always ________ at the school gate after school, so I never walk home alone.
A. pick me up B. pick up me C. picks me up D. picks up me
7. The red colour ________ good luck in Chinese culture, so people like to wear red.
A. stands for B. stands up C. stands by D. stands out
8. Every year, ________ of people come to visit the Great Wall during the holiday.
A. million B. millions C. a million D. million’s
9. —How about making a tree from old boxes?
—________. It can help save the trees.
A. No problem. B. Good idea. C. No, I don’t think so. D. A, B and C.
10. My sister is a doctor and she ________ work at weekends because the patients need her.
A. must B. has to C. can D. may
11. Fresh (新鲜的) air is ________ for our health, so we should go out more often.
A. useless B. use C. using D. useful
12. ________ it’s raining, he still decides to go out.
A. And B. So C. Though D. Because
13. —Look at the dark clouds in the sky!
—Oh, it ________ rain soon. We’d better take our raincoats.
A. will B. is going to C. need D. are going to
14. ________ more parks in ten years in our city.
A. There is going to have B. There will be
C. There will have D. There are
15. It’s ________ for us to know about the ________ of learning English.
A. important; important B. importance; importance
C. important; importance D. importance; important
三、完型填空(每小题1分,共10分)
Each of us, rich or poor, should at least (至少) have one or two good friends. Our friends will listen to us when we want to ____16____, will cheer us up (使我们振奋) when we are sad, and will look ____17____ us when we are feeling awful (糟糕的). Friends will go together with us side by side through the ____18____ of life.
Friendship is a kind of treasure in our lives. It is like a bottle of wine (红酒). The longer we keep it, the ____19____ it will be. It is also like a cup of tea. When we are ____20____, it will be our best choice. When we are staying with our friends, we can do anything we want—laugh together, talk together, and even cry together. I should say that being together with our good friends is the most wonderful ____21____ of our lives. As we all know, we would feel ____22____ if we didn’t even have a friend. But it doesn’t ____23____ that we could depend on (依靠) our friends all the time. We have to work hard together with our friends, encourage each other and help each other. ____24____ we receive love and friendship, we should repay (报答) as much as we can.
I hope that everyone can ____25____ a real beautiful friendship in our lives.
16. A. smile B. speak C. write D. play
17. A. after B. for C. at D. with
18. A. competition B. result C. interest D. journey
19. A. larger B. lighter C. sweeter D. heavier
20. A. hungry B. thirsty C. angry D. lucky
21. A. surprise B. tradition C. moment D. exercise
22. A. relaxed B. lonely C. proud D. confident
23. A. believe B. expect C. mean D. think
24. A. When B. However C. Though D. But
25. A. compare B. remember C. dream D. enjoy
四、阅读理解(共三篇,每小题2分,共30分)
A篇
①Plants are important to us. They turn sunlight into energy (能量) and support most life on earth. Do you want to know some interesting facts about them? Then you’ve come to the right place!
②Unlike many other plants, the bladderwort (狸藻) is a meat-eating plant. It lives in the water, like rivers and lakes. There, it catches and eats small water animals.
③Bamboo looks like a tree, but in fact, it is a kind of grass. It is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. Some studies show that bamboo can grow up to 90 centimetres in a day.
④The cactus (仙人掌) is an amazing plant. It stores water in its stems, so it can live in dry places. It can live for a long time—some can live for over 100 years.
⑤We all know that plants can’t talk like people. But scientists have found something cool.When plants don’t feel well, they can make special sounds. We can’t hear these sounds, but other plants can. It’s like they’re talking to each other to help each other out.
⑥These interesting facts show just how amazing plants can be. We should protect these important living things around us.
26. What is special about the bladderwort?
A. It is a kind of tree. B. It can live for 100 years.
C. It lives in dry places. D. It eats small water animals.
27. What does the underlined word “stores” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 产生 B. 吸收 C. 存储 D. 寻找
28. What do plants do when they don’t feel well?
A. They stop growing. B. They change their colours.
C. They close their leaves. D. They make special sounds.
29. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Plants and Their Uses B. Interesting Facts About Plants
C. The Importance of Plants D. How Plants Talk With Each Other
30. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
A. ①/②③④⑤/⑥ B. ①/②③④/⑤⑥
C. ①/②③/④⑤⑥ D. ①②/③④/⑤⑥
B篇
Kids’ Spring Festival Culture Camp
Are you looking for fun Spring Festival activities? Join our Kids’ Spring FestivalCulture Camp! Every day, you will explore a fun Chinese tradition!
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Spring Festival Couplets (对联) (February 17th)
Join us to learn the art of writing Spring Festival couplets. We’ll teach you to write some traditional characters, such as “福”, and you can take your couplets home.
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Chinese Paper-Cutting (February 18th)
Are you interested in traditional Chinese paper-cutting? Don’t miss this activity. We’ll show you how to make paper art. It’s fun and easy!
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Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖) Stories(February 19th)
Do you love fun stories? Come and listen to the stories of the 12 zodiac animals! You can even watch a short play about The Great Race. Don’t miss the fun!
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Chinese Knots (February 20th)
Come to make your own Chinese good luck knots! Learn their meanings and the stories behind the colours.
What time: 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Where: China Culture Centre, Hangzhou
For whom: Kids aged 7-13
Price: ¥268/person: ¥238/person for two or more people
For more information, please visit our website www.chinaculwww.com.
31. What can kids do at the camp on February 18th?
A. Make paper-cuts. B. Listen to stories.
C. Write couplets. D. Make Chinese knots.
32. When can kids watch a short play at the camp?
A. On February 17th. B. On February 18th.
C. On February 19th. D. On February 20th.
33. How much should two kids pay (支付) if they come together?
A. ¥238. B. ¥268. C. ¥476. D. ¥536.
34. What do we know about the camp?
A. It is for kids aged 6-10. B. Each day’s activity lasts for three hours.
C. You can call the centre for more information. D. The camp is at China Culture Centre in Hangzhou.
35. What is the main purpose (目的) of this camp?
A. To ask kids to explore Chinese culture. B. To learn how to make artworks.
C. To teach kids Chinese history. D. To help kids make friends.
C篇
Mike works hard every day. He carries water up a mountain every day with two pots (罐子). These days, he finds a crack (裂缝) on one pot, but he still uses it.
The cracked pot thinks it can’t help Mike with his work and feels sad. It says to Mike,“I’m sorry. Because of the crack, I can’t hold all the water. I’m of no good!”
Mike smiles, “No, you’re not. When we go up the mountain next time, I want you to look at the roadside.”
The next day, on their way up the mountain, the cracked pot looks at the roadside. For the first time, it stops thinking about its own flaw (瑕疵) and looks around. It sees many beautiful flowers on its side of the road, but the other side is dry. It feels a bit confused (迷惑的).
Mike says to the pot, “I use your crack to water the flowers along the way. Without your flaw, the roadside will not have these beautiful flowers.” Hearing the words, the cracked pot feels happy.
Everybody has flaws. These flaws make us unique (独一无二的), and sometimes even make us too important to be without.
36. What does Mike do every day?
A. He makes pots. B. He waters flowers.
C. He carries water. D. He plants flowers.
37. What does the underlined sentence mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 我太笨了! B. 我一点儿用处都没有!
C. 我太累了! D. 我没法完成这件事了!
38. What does Mike think of the cracked pot?
A. It is helpful. B. It is large.
C. It is beautiful. D. It is heavy.
39. How do the cracked pot’s feelings change?
A. Angry→sad→happy. B. Angry→worried→happy.
C. Sad→confused→happy. D. Sad→nervous→happy.
40. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. Helping others feels good. B. It is important to work hard.
C. We should take care of our old things. D. Our flaws make us unique and important.
第Ⅱ卷(总分45分)请将本卷答案写到答案卷上。
五、单词拼写(每个1分,共10分)
41. Mr. Pan is very ________ /strɪkt/ with us, but all of us like him.
42. Our teacher always checks which students are ________ (缺席的) before class.
43. Robert has a serious ________ /dɪˈziːz/. He can’t move it at all.
44. The love between them ________ (给……提供动力) their bike.
45. Emilia sometimes ________ (挂) balloons and lanterns in the dining hall.
46. Andy is ________ /’ʃɒkt/ at the news.
47. Water ________ /pə'lu:ʃən/ is a serious problem. We must solve it.
48. I am very thankful for their ________ (支持).
49. It’s ________ (一刻钟) past seven. He starts to work.
50. Corn isn’t just food. It’s part of Mexican ________/ˈkʌltʃə/.
六、语法填空(每小题1分,共10分)
“Boys and girls, let’s welcome Stella Vega, a great astronaut (宇航员)!” Mr Smith says. Ms Vega walks onto the stage and says, “Hello, everyone! It’s great ____51____ (meet) you here.”
Ms Vega starts sharing ____52____ (she) story with the students. The class listens ____53____ (quiet). “In space, everything floats(漂浮). As ____54____ (冠词) result eating, sleeping and washing your face are adventures,” Ms Vega says. “One of my favourite ____55____ (thing) is looking out of the window. The Earth looks like a beautiful blue water ball.”
Ms Vega tells the students a lot. Finally, she says, “____56____ (be) an astronaut isn’t easy. It’s full of challenges. If you want to go to space, you have to work hard ____57____ (连词) never give up. The stars are ____58____ (wait) for you!” The students feel excited when they hear this.
After class, Mr. Smith asks his students what they think about the talk. Linda, a sweet girl, says, “What an interesting talk! It makes me ____59____ (love) space. I ____60____ (explore) space in the future (未来)!”
七、阅读表达(每小题2分,共10分)
阅读短文,按要求完成短文后的各项任务。
The workers in the Leaf collect sunlight and CO₂ during the day. Now workers from the Root send up water. A)水将通过茎轴送到叶片。 Then workers in the Leaf will mix water, CO₂ and sunlight.
What are they going to produce! Most importantly (for them), there will be sugar! It’s useful for the growth of the plant. Another product will be oxygen, but the plant doesn’t need much of it. It means a lot to animals and humans, because they need it to breathe!
There are millions of plants on earth. B) They give us more than food and oxygen. Without plants, the natural world would be very different!
61. What do the workers in the Leaf mix to make sugar?
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62. 请把A)处划线句子翻译成英语。
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63. It means a lot to animals and humans. It 代指 ________。
64. 请将B)处划线句子翻译成汉语
_____________________________________________________
65. Why do you think plants are very important to the natural world?
(至少给出2条原因)
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八、书面表达(15分)
66. 当节日的烟花在夜空绽成星河,当阖家的笑语在巷陌漾成暖流,急诊室的灯光却始终亮如辰宿,映着Leng Wenying忙碌的身影。在分秒必争的急诊长廊里,她的脚步是生命的节拍,她的双手是希望的支点,每一分钟的珍视,都是对生命最虔诚的回应。请根据以下表格提示,写一篇短文礼赞冷医生!
Job
一名急诊室医生。
Duties
她需要随时待命。
Festival
experiences
节日期间,她经常更忙碌。有时她必须连续工作20个小时,没有任何休息。这使她精疲力尽,口干舌燥。节日是一种挑战,因为患者病情往往危急。节日期间,她几乎没有时间和家人在一起。但是她从不后悔成为急诊室医生的决定。
Comments
她是中国数百万医护工作者中的一个。
她放弃家庭时间听从职责的召唤。
她的辛勤付出比烟花更耀眼。
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