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泰州市海军中学2025-2026学年度第二学期6月份学科测试 九年级英语 （考试时间：100分钟，满分120分） 请注意： 1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两个部分。 2. 所有试题的答案均写在答题卡上，答案写在试卷上无效。 一、单项选择（本项共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 1. — When I travel abroad, cultural differences often trouble me. —The book, letters from all around the world, must help you improve the ________. A. condition B. introduction C. information D. situation 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——当我出国旅行时，文化差异常常困扰着我。——这本书名为《来自世界各地的来信》，一定能帮助你改善这种状况。 考查名词辨析。condition条件；introduction介绍；information信息；situation情况，状态。根据“must help you improve the...”可知，此处是指这本书可以帮助你改善因文化差异而困扰的情况。故选D。 2. —I believe that a clean hand wants no washing. —Maybe, sometimes it is better for us to ________ ourselves in a proper way. A. expect B. express C. exercise D. excuse 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我认为身正不怕影子斜。——也许，有时我们用适当的方式表达自己会更好。 考查动词辨析。expect期待；express表达；exercise运动；excuse原谅。根据“Maybe, sometimes it is better for us to... ourselves in a proper way”可知，说话者不太同意对方“身正不怕影子斜、无罪何须辩”的观点，觉得遇到有些情况时要表达自己的想法。故选B。 3. —The competition will begin soon, and Paul looks very ________. —Oh, everyone can see victory on his face. A. impatient B. nervous C. confident D. worried 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——比赛马上就要开始了，保罗看起来很有信心。——嗯，每个人都能从他脸上看到胜利。 考查形容词辨析。impatient不耐心的；nervous紧张的；confident自信的；worried担心的。根据“everyone can see victory on his face”可知，每个人都能从保罗的脸上看到胜利，说明他很自信。故选C。 4. Walking exercise may be boring ________, but doing it on a early sunny morning can be nothing finer. A. in time B. at a time C. on time D. at times 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：散步运动有时可能会很无聊，但在阳光明媚的清晨散步再好不过了。 考查介词短语。in time及时；at a time每次；on time准时；at times有时。根据“but doing it on a early sunny morning can be nothing finer.”以及结合选项可知，“有时”散步会觉得无聊。故选D。 5. —The number of monarch butterflies has fallen by over 80% over the past 20 years. —If we do ________ to protect them, there may be none left of the greatest natural wonders soon. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——帝王蝶的数量在过去20年里减少了80%以上。——如果我们不采取措施保护它们，可能很快就没有最伟大的自然奇观了。 考查复合不定代词。anything任何东西；something一些东西；nothing没有什么；everything一切。根据“The number of monarch butterflies has fallen by over 80% over the past 20 years.”以及“If we do…to protect them, there may be none left of the greatest natural wonders soon.”可知，帝王蝶数量减少情况严重，很快就没有最伟大的自然奇观了，由此推断，空格处是假设不做任何事去保护帝王蝶，就会看不到它们。故选C。 6. It ________ that vitamin E plays an important part in preventing the diseases, but cannot cure them. A. takes out B. finds out C. turns out D. stays out 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：事实可能证明，维生素E在预防疾病方面发挥着重要作用，但不能治愈疾病。 考查动词短语。takes out取出；finds out找出；turns out证明是；stays out待在外面。根据“...that vitamin E plays an important part in preventing the diseases, but cannot cure them.”可知，此处是科学研究，因此是表明、证明。故选C。 7. — Missing sleep during the week ________ be made up by more sleep on weekend. — Exactly, and weekend catch-up sleep is a total lie. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——周末多睡一觉并不能弥补一周中的睡眠不足。——没错，周末补觉完全是谎言。 考查情态动词。needn’t没有必要；mustn’t禁止；shouldn’t不应该；can’t不能够。根据“Exactly, and weekend catch-up sleep is a total lie.”可知，这里应指不能弥补一周中的睡眠不足，故选D。 8. What does the poster suggest? A. World Sight Day helps to protect eyes. B. We should be kind and protect visitors. C. We should protect our eyes on June the 6th. D. Wearing broken glasses may make you cry. 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：这张海报表明了什么？ 考查常识知识。World Sight Day helps to protect eyes世界爱眼日有助于保护眼睛；We should be kind and protect visitors我们应该善待和保护游客；We should protect our eyes on June the 6th我们应该在6月6日保护眼睛；Wearing broken glasses may make you cry戴坏了的眼镜可能会让你哭泣。根据图片给出的信息可知，6月6日是世界爱眼日，倡导人们保护眼睛，这能够提高人们爱护眼睛的意识，因此世界爱眼日有助于保护眼睛，A项表述正确。故选A。 9. —Taizhou Sports Park is the main site of the 20th Provincial Games. Could you tell me ________? —From the City Centre? About 20 minutes’ bus ride. A. how people can get there B. how soon it will be in service C. how far the sports park is D. how long it takes to walk there 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——泰州体育公园是第20届省运会主会场。你能告诉我体育公园有多远吗？ ——从市中心吗？大约20分钟的车程。 考查宾语从句。how如何，对方式和状况提问；how soon多久，对时间段提问；how far多远，对距离提问；how long多长，对时间提问。 根据“About 20 minutes’ bus ride.”可知，回答的是距离，需用特殊疑问词“how far”来引导宾语从句。故选C。 10. ― According to a new study, our love for jeans may be bad for the earth. —________ and we are supposed to buy fewer jeans and wash them less often. A. That’s not the case B. I don’t think so C. I can’t agree more D. That’s not right 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——根据一项新的研究，我们对牛仔裤的喜爱可能对地球有害。——我非常同意，我们应该少买牛仔裤，少洗。 考查情景交际。That’s not the case情况并非如此；I don’t think so我不这么认为；I can’t agree more我非常同意；That’s not right这是不正确的。根据“we are supposed to buy fewer jeans and wash them less often”可知，后者赞同前者的观点，故选C。 二、完形填空（本项共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） I was never very tidy, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its ____11____, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got ____12____. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would put my books on her ____13____ desk. We both got tired of each other. War ____14____ one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes ____15____ at me. I jumped to my feet and started shouting. She shouted back louder. The room was filled with ____16____. We could not have stayed together for a single minute if there wasn’t a phone call just then. Kate ____17____ it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ____18____. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing (抽泣). ____19____ , that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of ____20____ rose up in my heart. Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, washed the socks and cleaned the floor, even ____21____. I got so into my work that I didn’t even notice Kate had sat up. She was ____22____, her tears dried and her expression was of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to take mine. I looked up into her eyes. She ____23____ at me, “Thanks.” Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the ____24____ to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on. The night we shared became the most valuable ____25____ of my life. It often reminds me that a little understanding can turn conflict (冲突) into harmony. 11. A. place B. name C. owner D. price 12. A. calmer B. messier C. quieter D. tidier 13. A. dirty B. empty C. full D. tidy 14. A. broke down B. turned down C. broke out D. turned out 15. A. walking B. lying C. flying D. resting 16. A. anger B. sadness C. happiness D. joy 17. A. received B. asked C. opened D. answered 18. A. old B. tired C. bored D. sick 19. A. Clearly B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Sadly 20. A. achievement B. pity C. pride D. fear 21. A. on my side B. on her side C. on the right side D. on the left side 22. A. crying B. shouting C. listening D. watching 23. A. laughed B. screamed C. smiled D. pointed 24. A. key B. story C. question D. problem 25. A. dream B. task C. stress D. treasure 【答案】11. A 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. C 16. A 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了作者和室友凯特因生活习惯不同而产生矛盾，在一次激烈争吵后，凯特接到祖母病重的电话，作者心生同情并主动打扫房间，两人最终和解的故事。作者从中领悟到相处的秘诀：让步、清理和坚持，以及理解能将冲突转化为和谐。 【11题详解】 句意：她的每样东西都有它的位置，而我的东西却总是藏在某个地方。 凯特极其有条理，每样东西都应该有固定的“位置”。name“名字”、owner“主人”、price“价格”均不符合物品摆放有序的语境。 【12题详解】 句意：随着时间的推移，凯特变得更整洁，而我变得更邋遢。 作者从不整洁，与凯特越来越整洁形成对比，作者应是越来越“邋遢”。calmer“更冷静的”、quieter“更安静的”、tidier“更整洁的”均与作者的性格特点相反。 【13题详解】 句意：她会把我的脏衣服推开，我会把书放在她整洁的书桌上。 凯特非常爱整洁，她的书桌应该是“整洁的”。dirty“脏的”、empty“空的”、full“满的”均不符合凯特的性格特点。 【14题详解】 句意：战争在一个晚上爆发了。 后文两人开始激烈争吵，矛盾在这一晚“爆发”。broke down“出故障/崩溃”、turned down“关小/拒绝”、turned out“结果是/生产”均不符合矛盾爆发的语境。 【15题详解】 句意：我被震住了，看到我的鞋子朝我飞来。 凯特生气地把鞋扔向作者，鞋子是“飞”过来的。walking“行走”、lying“躺”、resting“休息”均不符合被扔的动作。 【16题详解】 句意：房间里充满了愤怒。 两人大声争吵，房间里弥漫着“愤怒”的气氛。sadness“悲伤”、happiness“快乐”、joy“喜悦”均与争吵的氛围不符。 【17题详解】 句意：凯特接了电话。 表示“接电话”，answer the phone是固定搭配。received“收到”、asked“问”、opened“打开”均不能表示接听电话的动作。 【18题详解】 句意：从她对话的内容，我马上知道她的祖母病得很重。 凯特挂断电话后爬进被子里抽泣，说明祖母应该是“生病了”。old“老的”、tired“累的”、bored“无聊的”均不会导致如此强烈的情绪反应。 【19题详解】 句意：显然，这是她不应该独自承受的事情。 作者意识到凯特不该独自承受痛苦，这是一种清楚的认知。Luckily“幸运地”、Suddenly“突然”、Sadly“悲伤地”均不符合此处理性判断的语境。 【20题详解】 句意：突然间，一股怜悯的暖流在我心中升起。 看到凯特伤心哭泣，作者心生“怜悯/同情”。achievement“成就”、pride“骄傲”、fear“恐惧”均不符合看到他人痛苦时的情感反应。 【21题详解】 句意：我慢慢地捡起铅笔，收回书本，铺好床，洗了袜子，甚至打扫了她那边的地板。 凯特在床上哭泣，作者主动帮忙打扫，甚至打扫了凯特那边的区域。on my side“在我这边”、on the right side“在右边”、on the left side“在左边”均不符合作者帮助凯特打扫的逻辑。 【22题详解】 句意：她在看着，眼泪干了，表情是不敢相信。 凯特的眼泪已干，表情是不敢相信，说明她正在“看着”作者打扫。crying“哭”、shouting“喊叫”、listening“听”均与安静观察的状态不符。 【23题详解】 句意：她对我微笑着说：“谢谢。” 凯特向作者道谢，氛围是和解友好的，应是“微笑着”。laughed“大笑”、screamed“尖叫”、pointed“指着”均不符合友好致谢的语境。 【24题详解】 句意：但我们学会了共同生活的秘诀：让步、清理和坚持。 冒号后的内容都是共同生活的“秘诀/关键”。story“故事”、question“问题”、problem“问题”均不能概括这些相处之道。 【25题详解】 句意：我们一起度过的那个夜晚成了我生命中最宝贵的财富。 这段经历对作者很有价值，时常提醒作者理解的重要性，是“财富/珍宝”。dream“梦想”、task“任务”、stress“压力”均不符合这段经历对作者的深远意义。 三、阅读理解（本项共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） A How do students exercise? At Star School, many students spend a lot of time sitting or using phones and computers. They are planning a project on students’ exercise habits. Set Goals ·Understand the exercise habits of students at Star School. ·Learn about different types of daily physical activity. ·Explore ways to help students improve their fitness. Interview Classmates ·Ask 5—10 classmates about their exercise habits ·Record: 1) Average minutes of exercise per day 2) Favorite types of activities 3) Reasons for not exercising Analyze the Data ·Calculate average exercise time for the class. ·Identify popular activities and explain the reasons. ·Use charts or graphs to make data easy to understand (bar charts, pie charts, line graphs). ·Look for patterns, such as “Most students exercise less than 30 minutes per day” or “Walking is the most popular activity among girls in Grade Six.” Write a Report ·Summarize your findings in a short report, including: 1) Introduction: Why the project is important 2) Methods: How you tracked your exercise and collected data 3) Results: Charts, graphs, and patterns 4) Conclusion: What you learned and how habits can improve ·You can use AI to help organize the report or check grammar. Tips for Success √ Be honest when tracking your exercise. √ Make your charts and graphs clear and colorful. √ Encourage classmates to exercise daily. √ Use AI for guidance, ideas, and improving your report. 26. The text above is a ________. A. plan B. report C. review D. diary 27. Students at Star School do the project to ________. A. better use AI devices B. understand their friends C. improve their learning skills D. discover ways to improve fitness 28. Which of the following questions might be asked in the interview? A. How old are you? B. How do you go to school? C. How long do you exercise every day? D. How do you feel when you exercise? 29. When writing the report, they can express themselves more clearly ________. A. by collecting data B. in simple English C. by giving examples D. through charts or graphs 30. In the process of the project, they can use AI to ________. A. communicate with their friends B. interview their teachers C. improve their writing D. encourage their classmates 【答案】26. A 27. D 28. C 29. D 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一份校园项目计划书，旨在调查Star School学生的运动习惯，通过设定目标、采访同学、分析数据、撰写报告等步骤，帮助学生改善健康状况。 【26题详解】 根据文章开头“They are planning a project”以及全文列出的项目目标、实施步骤（设定目标、采访、分析、写报告）和建议可知，这是一份项目计划。 【27题详解】 根据“Set Goals”部分第三点“Explore ways to help students improve their fitness”可知，学生开展该项目的目的是探索帮助改善健康状况的方法。 【28题详解】 根据“Interview Classmates”部分要求记录的内容“Average minutes of exercise per day”可知，采访中可能会问“你每天锻炼多久？”，与选项C 相符。 【29题详解】 根据“Analyze the Data”部分提到“Use charts or graphs to make data easy to understand”可知，使用图表能让数据更易懂，从而使表达更清晰。 【30题详解】 根据“Write a Report”部分“use AI to help organize the report or check grammar”以及“Tips for Success”部分“Use AI for... improving your report”可知，他们可以使用AI来改进写作。 B Why Media Literacy (素养) Matters These days, teens are heavily influenced by the media. Many of them have watched thousands of hours of TV. That’s more time than they spend with teachers at school. And we haven’t yet considered the hours they spend using the Internet and reading newspapers. However, several studies have shown a serious problem: Today’s teens lack media literacy. In other words, they have difficulty critically thinking about the information they see. One study focused on middle school students. It found that more than 80 percent of them couldn’t tell the difference between real news stories and ads that looked like news. Stanford University professor Kevin John teaches a class called Media Effects. He tries to help his students learn media literacy. The professor gave an example that shows why media literacy matters. In the example, two news stations report a snowstorm. One focuses on the terrible road conditions. The other focuses on kids playing in the snow. “With a news story, news stations tell you what they feel are the important details. These details largely depend on the opinions of the news director,” said John. “A person who has media literacy would realize that each story is about one aspect (方面) at one point in time. There is more going on.” Some experts think school is the best place to teach media literacy. Others believe everyone—from parents to journalists—should help teens learn the skill. As for the best time to start learning media literacy, many experts recommend the age of 12. But some basic ideas can be taught even earlier. “It’s never too early to start learning media literacy,” said John. 31. What can we conclude from paragraph 1? A. Teens today spend more time using the Internet than watching TV. B. Teens today spend more time watching TV than they spend with teachers at school. C. Teens today spend more time reading newspapers than watching TV. D. Teens today spend more time studying at school than using the Internet. 32. What is the serious problem that several studies have shown? A. Many teens today don’t read the news. B. Many teens are not reading real news stories. C. Many teens today are not interested in school. D. Many teens cannot think critically about the information they see. 33. The underlined word “matters” in paragraph 3 can probably be replaced by ________. A. is boring B. is popular C. is important D. is interesting 34. What does the example Professor Kevin John gave show? A. Some news directors are not responsible. B. Different news stories focus on different details. C. Many of his students do not have media literacy. D. It’s hard to tell the difference between real news and ads. 35. Which of the following statements would Professor Kevin John agree with? A. Media literacy should be taught mainly at school. B. News directors should report the news they’re interested in. C. Children should be taught media literacy as early as possible. D. It’s too early for children to learn media literacy in their teens. 【答案】31. B 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，讨论了媒介素养的重要性。 【31题详解】 第一段中提到“Many of them have watched thousands of hours of TV. That’s more time than they spend with teachers at school.”，所以青少年看电视的时间比在学校学习的时间还多，选项B正确。 【32题详解】 第二段中提到“Today’s teens lack media literacy. In other words, they have difficulty critically thinking about the information they see.”，所以严重的问题是许多青少年无法批判性地思考他们看到的信息，选项D正确。 【33题详解】 第三段标题“Why Media Literacy Matters”及内容讨论媒介素养的重要性，所以“matters”在此意为“重要”，选项C正确。 【34题详解】 第三段中教授的例子说明：两个新闻台报道同一场暴风雪，一个聚焦糟糕的路况，另一个聚焦孩子在雪中玩耍。教授说每个报道只是某一时刻的一个方面，所以例子表明，不同的新闻报道关注不同的细节，选项B正确。 【35题详解】 最后一段中教授说“It‘s never too early to start learning media literacy.”，所以他会同意“儿童应尽早学习媒介素养”，选项C正确。 C Like millions of Americans, I am dyslexic (有读写障碍的). I can’t remember which side is my right and which is my left. I know this makes no sense. After all, I have no problem telling the difference between other things. I know up from down. I know black from white. I know forks from spoons. And yet, I do not know left from right. My brain is not wired (与生俱来的) that way. This is true for many dyslexics, and I suspect multimodal large language models (MLLMs多模态大型语言模型) may be dyslexic too. As a kid with dyslexia, school was very hard for me. For example, we humans created two lowercase (小写字体的) letters in the English alphabet — “b” and “d” — that are only different because one points left and one points right. For decades, I could not tell the difference. This is a very common problem among dyslexics. The same is true for telling time on traditional clock faces — it only makes sense if you know the difference between clockwise (顺时针) and counterclockwise (逆时针). These challenges don’t end in elementary school. I still remember getting a problem wrong in a physics class at Stanford because I applied the “right-hand rule” with my left hand. Dyslexia has nothing to do with focus or intelligence — your brain just works differently from the people who created the cultural conventions we use in symbolic languages, mathematics, and many branches of science. I surely know what’s going on. It all relates to the “mind’s eye.” By this, I mean the way I visualize things inside my mind and store spatial (空间的) elements in memory. When I recall things in my mind (objects, environments, images, or text), I don’t visualize them from a fixed first-person perspective. I think about them from all directions at once. This brings me back to MLLMs that process and interpret images and videos. These models are remarkable. They can match or exceed human performance on countless tasks, for example, diagnosing cancers from visual slides better than any human. And yet, a recent study found a surprising result: Nowadays all major MLLMs have troubles in telling time on analog clocks (模拟时钟). According to the study, GPT-4.0 was only able to correctly read clock faces 8% of the time. Claude 3.5 sonnet was worse at 6%. Gemini 2.0 was the best, but still at only 20%. These numbers are surprisingly low, especially when you consider that these AI models can perform so well in other contexts. This is surprisingly similar to dyslexia in humans, not just in the simple artifacts that cause problems like clocks, but in the contradictory mix of strengths and weaknesses that enables a person like me to earn a PhD (博士学位) and work successfully as a computer scientist and engineer, and yet still fail the “turn left here” test. 36. The phrase “mind’s eye” (paragraph 4) refers to ________. A. literal visual perception through biological eyes B. a medical device used to treat dyslexia C. the brain’s ability to form and store mental images D. a metaphor for intelligence quotient (IQ) 37. What does the underlined word “interpret” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Learn. B. Understand. C. Explain. D. Translate. 38. Why do MLLMs struggle to read analog clocks accurately, according to the passage? A. Their cognitive (认知) process of spatial information is similar to that of dyslexic humans. B. They were primarily trained on digital clocks, leaving analog clock recognition underdeveloped. C. Clock faces require understanding of cultural conventions, which AI lacks compared to humans. D. Their visual recognition systems focus more on object detection like cancer diagnosis than directional interpretation. 39. Why does the author emphasize that he failed a physics task due to left-right confusion yet ultimately earned a PhD? A. To argue that universities should lower some standards for dyslexic students B. To suggest AI could make up for human limitations in scientific research. C. To reflect that physics is uniquely difficult for people with spatial processing differences. D. To highlight that dyslexia’s problems are particular rather than reflective of overall intellectual ability. 40. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A. The Complete Guide to Dyslexia Treatments B. When Machines Mirror Human Learning disabilities C. Are Large Language Models Dyslexic? D. Why Schools Must Adapt to Dyslexic Students 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. C 【解析】 【导语】本文中作者以自己的读写障碍经历为切入点，指出读写障碍者难以区分左右方向。 【36题详解】 第四段中提到“By this, I mean the way I visualize things inside my mind and store spatial elements in memory.”，说明“mind‘s eye”指的是大脑在脑海中形成和存储图像的能力，选项C正确。 【37题详解】 第五段中提到“MLLMs that process and interpret images and videos”，MLLMs处理和解码/理解图像和视频，“interpret”意为“理解/解读”，选项B正确。 【38题详解】 第六段指出AI模型在模拟时钟上表现很差 (GPT-4.0仅8%，Claude 3.5仅6%，Gemini 2.0仅20%)，最后一段提到“This is surprisingly similar to dyslexia in humans, not just in the simple artifacts that cause problems like clocks, but in the contradictory mix of strengths and weaknesses”，这说明MLLMs在空间信息认知处理上与读写障碍者相似，所以选项A“Their cognitive process of spatial information is similar to that of dyslexic humans.”正确。 【39题详解】 第三段中提到作者在物理课上因左右混淆做错题，最后一段提到“enables a person like me to earn a PhD and work successfully as a computer scientist and engineer, and yet still fail the ‘turn left here’ test.”，这说明读写障碍的困难是特定的，并不反映整体智力水平，所以选项D“To highlight that dyslexia‘s problems are particular rather than reflective of overall intellectual ability.”正确。 【40题详解】 全文围绕“MLLMs可能也有读写障碍”这一核心类比展开，标题应体现这一主题，选项C“Are Large Language Models Dyslexic?”最合适。 D You can put a stamp on it, you can write an address on it, and you can send it through the mail. No, it’s not a package (包裹). It’s the amazing coconut (椰子)! The coconut is different from most other fruits because every part of it is useful. People have been using coconuts in many different ways. Here are some of them. One exciting use of the coconut is as a kind of energy. Scientists are working on using coconuts for energy because they are cheap and clean. Coconut oil has already been made into fuel (燃料). It can power cars, trucks, ships and many more. Students at Baylor University find that coconut husks (外壳) can take in water very well. So mixing coconut husks with dry soil (土壤) helps the soil to hold onto more of the water. The students also find that coconut husks can take the place of plastic in some cases. If this is possible, it will help people use less plastic. The husk of the coconut is a perfect package. It protects the coconut from harm. That’s why some countries allow people to send the coconut without any packaging. Each year, tourists post about 3,000 of these “coconut postcards”. Coconuts grow naturally in over 80 countries of the world. They require only sun and proper rain. No special care is needed. Every year, more than 61 million tons of coconuts are produced. It is not surprising, then, that people want to find so many uses for the coconut. 41. Why is the coconut different from most other fruits? A. Stamps can be put on it. B. Every part of it is useful. C. People send it in a package. D. Addresses can be written on it. 42. What does the underlined word “power” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Make room for. B. Add value to. C. Provide energy for. D. Put weight on. 43. In which part of the magazine could we read the passage? A. Story Time. B. History World. C. Sports News. D. Amazing Nature. 44. What’s the main purpose of the passage? A. To advise people to protect coconuts. B. To ask people to grow more coconuts. C. To show the value and uses of coconuts. D. To introduce a fuel made from coconuts. 45. What would be the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】41. B 42. C 43. D 44. C 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了椰子的多种用途和价值，包括作为能源、土壤改良剂、塑料替代品以及天然包装等。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The coconut is different from most other fruits because every part of it is useful.”可知，椰子与其他水果不同之处在于它的每个部分都有用。故选B。 【42题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“Coconut oil has already been made into fuel (燃料). It can power cars, trucks, ships and many more.”可知，椰子油被制成燃料后能为车辆、船只等提供动力，因此“power”意为“提供能源”。故选C。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，全文围绕椰子的自然属性和多种用途展开，与自然相关。根据文章内容可推断，最可能出现在杂志的“Amazing Nature”（奇妙自然）板块。故选D。 【44题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章从多个角度（能源、环保、邮寄等）展示了椰子的实用价值，故其主要目的是展示椰子的价值和用途。故选C。 【45题详解】 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段总述椰子特点，第二、三、四段分述其用途（能源、环保、邮寄等），第五段总结产量和实用性，故文章结构为“总—分—总”。故选B。 四、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分） Organic (有机的) gardeners use natural ways to keep their gardens healthy. Follow these steps to make your own organic garden. Getting ready for Your Garden First, mark out how large your garden will be with ropes or stones. Don’t make it too big. Next, dig up the soil. Take out large stones and weeds. Keep an eye out for earthworms. They dig tunnels in the soil, which allow air and water to reach a plant’s roots. Finally, mix in some compost (堆肥). You can make your own compost by using leaves, grass and vegetables which are of no use. Planting Your Garden Now that the soil is ready, you need to choose what to plant. If you are sowing seeds, use organic ones. If you are planting seedlings, choose organic plants that look strong and healthy. Make sure that the plants are not so close to each other. Therefore, they won’t be too crowded as they grow. Choose other plants with a special smell to drive pests away. For example, the garlic (大蒜) and cilantro (香菜叶) drive away the beetles, spider mites and white flies. Some plants attract insects that attack pests. Aphids (蚜虫) feed on the leaves of plants. In turn, insects such as ladybirds live on the aphids, keeping the plant pest-free. Taking Care of Your Garden Weed your garden often. Remember to pull all the weeds out and not just the leaves. The weed will grow back again if some of the root is left behind. Sometimes harmful insects attack even the best organic gardens. It is necessary to make natural sprays (喷雾) to drive those pests away. Spraying salt and warm water keeps caterpillars and cabbage worms away. Organic gardening is not only fun, but good for the planet as well. Growing vegetables is an enjoyable and useful activity. ____46____ to make an Organic Garden ____47____ for Your Garden ●Use strings or stones to mark out the ____48____ of your garden ●Dig and take out stones and weeds, but pay attention to earthworms. ●Mix in some compost with ____49____ leaves, grass and vegetables. Plant Your Garden ●Choose organic seeds and plants and remember to leave enough ____50____ between plants. ●Choose other plants that ____51____ a special smell to drive pests away. Some plants can keep the plant pest free ____52____ they attract insects that attack pests. Take Care of Your Garden ●Don’t forget to pull the ____53____ weeds out and not just the leaves so that the weed won’t grow back again. ●Sometimes natural sprays are ____54____ to drive those pests away. It is great fun to make an organic garden and it is ____55____ good for our planet. 【答案】46. How 47. Get Ready 48. size 49. useless 50. space 51. have 52. because 53. all 54. necessary 55. also 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了制作有机花园的步骤，包括准备花园、种植花园以及照顾花园的具体方法和建议。 【46题详解】 根据文章第1段“Follow these steps to make your own organic garden.”及全文内容可知，本文主要介绍如何制作有机花园，标题常用“How to do sth.”结构。 【47题详解】 根据文章第2段小标题“Getting ready for Your Garden”以及表格中后续小标题“Plant Your Garden”和“Take Care of Your Garden”均为祈使句结构可知，此处也应转换为动词原形开头的祈使句以保持结构一致。 【48题详解】 根据文章第2段“First, mark out how large your garden will be with ropes or stones.”可知，标记的是花园的大小，“how large”意为“size”。 【49题详解】 根据文章第2段“You can make your own compost by using leaves, grass and vegetables which are of no use.”可知，“of no use”意为“无用的”，对应形容词“useless”。 【50题详解】 根据文章第3段“Make sure that the plants are not so close to each other.”可知，植物之间需要留足够的空间，“not so close”意味着需要“space”。 【51题详解】 根据文章第4段“Choose other plants with a special smell to drive pests away.”可知，表格中“plants that ______ a special smell”需用动词代替介词“with”，“have a special smell”符合语境。 【52题详解】 根据文章第4段“Some plants attract insects that attack pests. ...keeping the plant... free.”可知，前后句存在因果关系，因为吸引了昆虫所以免受害虫侵害。 【53题详解】 根据文章第5段“Remember to pull all the weeds out and not just the leaves.”可知，此处强调拔出“所有的”杂草。 【54题详解】 根据文章第6段“It is necessary to make natural sprays to drive those pests away.”可知，天然喷雾是“必要的”，对应形容词“necessary”。 【55题详解】 根据文章第6段“Organic gardening is not only fun, but good for the planet as well.”可知，“as well”意为“也”，在句中可用“also”替换，位于be动词之后。 五、综合填空（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分，给词的空不限一词） The phoenix coronet fridge magnet (凤冠冰箱贴) from the National Museum of China in Beijing is a big hit. A large number of museum visitors list it ____56____ one of the “most wanted cultural and creative products”. The fridge magnet looks like ____57____ real ancient phoenix coronet from the Ming Dynasty and comes in two styles: wooden and metal. The metal coronets come with AR effects (效果) that allow people to see themselves wearing the phoenix coronet ____58____ they scan a QR code (扫描二维码). The fridge magnets can ____59____ (buy) at the museum’s gift shop or online. Fu Zicheng, a 12-year-old student from Beijing, saw the phoenix coronet fridge magnet online for the ____60____ (one) time. He liked it so much that he went to the National Museum of China to see the real thing and learn about ____61____ (it) story. After seeing the real coronet and a large number of other exhibits in the museum, Fu shared, “It’s amazing to see the richness of Chinese history.” Today, the “museum fever” is heating up ____62____ (rapid) in our country. ____63____ (tour) strong interest in cultural and creative products is one of the reasons behind it. To attract more visitors, museums across the country have introduced cultural and creative products, from fridge magnets and key rings to soft toys. These products have important cultural value and make history far ____64____ (interesting). Moreover, these products connect the past with the present, helping people, especially young people, ____65____ (get) closer to the culture of the country and be proud of it. 【答案】56. as 57. a 58. when 59. be bought 60. first 61. its 62. rapidly 63. Tourists’ 64. more interesting 65. get##to get 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了凤冠冰箱贴这款文创产品的火爆程度及其背后的文化意义。 【56题详解】 句意：大量博物馆游客将其列为“最想要的文创产品”之一。固定搭配list...as...，意为“将……列为……”，符合语境。 【57题详解】 句意：这款冰箱贴看起来像一顶真正的明代凤凰冠，共有木制和金属两种款式。此处泛指“一个真正的古代凤冠”，real以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。 【58题详解】 句意：金属款配有AR特效，扫描二维码后即可看到自己佩戴凤凰冠的效果。结合句意，when符合逻辑。 【59题详解】 句意：冰箱贴可以在博物馆礼品店或网上购买。主语fridge magnets和buy是被动关系，情态动词can后接be+过去分词，故填be bought。 【60题详解】 句意：北京12岁学生傅子程第一次在网上看到凤冠冰箱贴时就爱不释手。for the first time是固定搭配，意为“第一次”，故填one的序数词first。 【61题详解】 句意：他专程前往中国国家博物馆参观实物并了解它的故事。此处修饰名词story，表示“它的故事”，用形容词性物主代词its。 【62题详解】 句意：如今，“博物馆热”在我国正快速升温。此处修饰动词短语heat up，用rapid的副词形式rapidly。 【63题详解】 句意：游客对文创产品的浓厚兴趣是其原因之一。此处表示“游客们的强烈兴趣”，表复数泛指，用复数名词的所有格Tourists’，句首首字母大写。 【64题详解】 句意：这些产品具有重要文化价值，使历史变得更有趣。far修饰形容词比较级，此处暗含和无文创产品时期的对比，interesting的比较级是more interesting。 【65题详解】 句意：此外，这些产品连接过去与现在，帮助人们特别是年轻人更亲近国家文化并为之自豪。help sb (to) do sth是固定搭配，意为“帮助某人做某事”，故填(to) get。 六、书面表达（满分25分） 66. 短视频在青少年中广受欢迎，它们能够带来积极影响（如娱乐放松、学习新技能）和潜在的问题（如浪费时间、沉迷风险）。请以“Short Videos: Fun or Harmful?”为题，根据以下要求，用英语写一篇短文。 内容包括： 1.结合自身或身边事例，谈谈你对青少年看短视频这一现象的看法； 2.提出合理使用短视频的建议（如设定观看时间、选择优质内容等）； 3.文中不得出现真实姓名、学校名称等相关信息； 4.词数80～100左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：entertainment (娱乐), addiction (沉迷), viewing limit (观看限制), high-quality (高质量的) Short Videos: Fun or Harmful? Short videos are very popular with teenagers today. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文： Short Videos: Fun or Harmful? Short videos are very popular with teenagers today. Take my classmate Li Hua as an example. He used to spend hours watching short videos every day, which made him fall behind in studies and lose interest in outdoor activities. While short videos can offer quick entertainment and even teach skills like DIY crafts or English pronunciation, their addictive nature often leads to time-wasting and reduced concentration. To use short videos wisely, here are some suggestions. First, set a strict viewing limit, such as 30 minutes daily, to avoid overindulgence. Second, choose high-quality content that adds value, like educational channels or inspiring stories. Lastly, replace video-watching time with healthier activities like reading or sports. In conclusion, short videos are not inherently harmful if used moderately and purposefully. They can be a source of fun and learning, but we must stay in control to prevent them from dominating our lives. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：“一般现在时”为主，“一般过去时”为辅； ③提示：内容提示已给出，考生应按要求进行写作，适当添加细节，使行文连贯； [写作步骤] 第一步，结合身边事例，讲述对“青少年看短视频”这一现象的看法； 第二步，提出合理使用短视频的建议； 第三步，总结。 [亮点词汇] ① used to do 过去常常做某事 ② spend time doing sth. 花费时间做某事 ③ lead to 导致 ④ in conclusion 总之 ⑤ a source of ……的来源 ⑥ prevent...from doing 阻止……做某事 [高分句型] He used to spend hours watching short videos every day, which made him fall behind in studies and lose interest in outdoor activities. (which引导非限制性定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 泰州市海军中学2025-2026学年度第二学期6月份学科测试 九年级英语 （考试时间：100分钟，满分120分） 请注意： 1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两个部分。 2. 所有试题的答案均写在答题卡上，答案写在试卷上无效。 一、单项选择（本项共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 1. — When I travel abroad, cultural differences often trouble me. —The book, letters from all around the world, must help you improve the ________. A. condition B. introduction C. information D. situation 2. —I believe that a clean hand wants no washing. —Maybe, sometimes it is better for us to ________ ourselves in a proper way. A. expect B. express C. exercise D. excuse 3. —The competition will begin soon, and Paul looks very ________. —Oh, everyone can see victory on his face. A. impatient B. nervous C. confident D. worried 4. Walking exercise may be boring ________, but doing it on a early sunny morning can be nothing finer. A. in time B. at a time C. on time D. at times 5. —The number of monarch butterflies has fallen by over 80% over the past 20 years. —If we do ________ to protect them, there may be none left of the greatest natural wonders soon. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything 6. It ________ that vitamin E plays an important part in preventing the diseases, but cannot cure them. A. takes out B. finds out C. turns out D. stays out 7. — Missing sleep during the week ________ be made up by more sleep on weekend. — Exactly, and weekend catch-up sleep is a total lie. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 8. What does the poster suggest? A. World Sight Day helps to protect eyes. B. We should be kind and protect visitors. C. We should protect our eyes on June the 6th. D. Wearing broken glasses may make you cry. 9. —Taizhou Sports Park is the main site of the 20th Provincial Games. Could you tell me ________? —From the City Centre? About 20 minutes’ bus ride. A. how people can get there B. how soon it will be in service C. how far the sports park is D. how long it takes to walk there 10. ― According to a new study, our love for jeans may be bad for the earth. —________ and we are supposed to buy fewer jeans and wash them less often. A. That’s not the case B. I don’t think so C. I can’t agree more D. That’s not right 二、完形填空（本项共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） I was never very tidy, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its ____11____, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got ____12____. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would put my books on her ____13____ desk. We both got tired of each other. War ____14____ one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes ____15____ at me. I jumped to my feet and started shouting. She shouted back louder. The room was filled with ____16____. We could not have stayed together for a single minute if there wasn’t a phone call just then. Kate ____17____ it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ____18____. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing (抽泣). ____19____ , that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of ____20____ rose up in my heart. Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, washed the socks and cleaned the floor, even ____21____. I got so into my work that I didn’t even notice Kate had sat up. She was ____22____, her tears dried and her expression was of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to take mine. I looked up into her eyes. She ____23____ at me, “Thanks.” Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the ____24____ to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on. The night we shared became the most valuable ____25____ of my life. It often reminds me that a little understanding can turn conflict (冲突) into harmony. 11. A. place B. name C. owner D. price 12. A. calmer B. messier C. quieter D. tidier 13. A. dirty B. empty C. full D. tidy 14. A. broke down B. turned down C. broke out D. turned out 15. A. walking B. lying C. flying D. resting 16. A. anger B. sadness C. happiness D. joy 17. A. received B. asked C. opened D. answered 18. A. old B. tired C. bored D. sick 19. A. Clearly B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Sadly 20. A. achievement B. pity C. pride D. fear 21. A. on my side B. on her side C. on the right side D. on the left side 22. A. crying B. shouting C. listening D. watching 23. A. laughed B. screamed C. smiled D. pointed 24. A. key B. story C. question D. problem 25. A. dream B. task C. stress D. treasure 三、阅读理解（本项共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） A How do students exercise? At Star School, many students spend a lot of time sitting or using phones and computers. They are planning a project on students’ exercise habits. Set Goals ·Understand the exercise habits of students at Star School. ·Learn about different types of daily physical activity. ·Explore ways to help students improve their fitness. Interview Classmates ·Ask 5—10 classmates about their exercise habits ·Record: 1) Average minutes of exercise per day 2) Favorite types of activities 3) Reasons for not exercising Analyze the Data ·Calculate average exercise time for the class. ·Identify popular activities and explain the reasons. ·Use charts or graphs to make data easy to understand (bar charts, pie charts, line graphs). ·Look for patterns, such as “Most students exercise less than 30 minutes per day” or “Walking is the most popular activity among girls in Grade Six.” Write a Report ·Summarize your findings in a short report, including: 1) Introduction: Why the project is important 2) Methods: How you tracked your exercise and collected data 3) Results: Charts, graphs, and patterns 4) Conclusion: What you learned and how habits can improve ·You can use AI to help organize the report or check grammar. Tips for Success √ Be honest when tracking your exercise. √ Make your charts and graphs clear and colorful. √ Encourage classmates to exercise daily. √ Use AI for guidance, ideas, and improving your report. 26. The text above is a ________. A. plan B. report C. review D. diary 27. Students at Star School do the project to ________. A. better use AI devices B. understand their friends C. improve their learning skills D. discover ways to improve fitness 28. Which of the following questions might be asked in the interview? A. How old are you? B. How do you go to school? C. How long do you exercise every day? D. How do you feel when you exercise? 29. When writing the report, they can express themselves more clearly ________. A. by collecting data B. in simple English C. by giving examples D. through charts or graphs 30. In the process of the project, they can use AI to ________. A. communicate with their friends B. interview their teachers C. improve their writing D. encourage their classmates B Why Media Literacy (素养) Matters These days, teens are heavily influenced by the media. Many of them have watched thousands of hours of TV. That’s more time than they spend with teachers at school. And we haven’t yet considered the hours they spend using the Internet and reading newspapers. However, several studies have shown a serious problem: Today’s teens lack media literacy. In other words, they have difficulty critically thinking about the information they see. One study focused on middle school students. It found that more than 80 percent of them couldn’t tell the difference between real news stories and ads that looked like news. Stanford University professor Kevin John teaches a class called Media Effects. He tries to help his students learn media literacy. The professor gave an example that shows why media literacy matters. In the example, two news stations report a snowstorm. One focuses on the terrible road conditions. The other focuses on kids playing in the snow. “With a news story, news stations tell you what they feel are the important details. These details largely depend on the opinions of the news director,” said John. “A person who has media literacy would realize that each story is about one aspect (方面) at one point in time. There is more going on.” Some experts think school is the best place to teach media literacy. Others believe everyone—from parents to journalists—should help teens learn the skill. As for the best time to start learning media literacy, many experts recommend the age of 12. But some basic ideas can be taught even earlier. “It’s never too early to start learning media literacy,” said John. 31. What can we conclude from paragraph 1? A. Teens today spend more time using the Internet than watching TV. B. Teens today spend more time watching TV than they spend with teachers at school. C. Teens today spend more time reading newspapers than watching TV. D. Teens today spend more time studying at school than using the Internet. 32. What is the serious problem that several studies have shown? A. Many teens today don’t read the news. B. Many teens are not reading real news stories. C. Many teens today are not interested in school. D. Many teens cannot think critically about the information they see. 33. The underlined word “matters” in paragraph 3 can probably be replaced by ________. A. is boring B. is popular C. is important D. is interesting 34. What does the example Professor Kevin John gave show? A. Some news directors are not responsible. B. Different news stories focus on different details. C. Many of his students do not have media literacy. D. It’s hard to tell the difference between real news and ads. 35. Which of the following statements would Professor Kevin John agree with? A. Media literacy should be taught mainly at school. B. News directors should report the news they’re interested in. C. Children should be taught media literacy as early as possible. D. It’s too early for children to learn media literacy in their teens. C Like millions of Americans, I am dyslexic (有读写障碍的). I can’t remember which side is my right and which is my left. I know this makes no sense. After all, I have no problem telling the difference between other things. I know up from down. I know black from white. I know forks from spoons. And yet, I do not know left from right. My brain is not wired (与生俱来的) that way. This is true for many dyslexics, and I suspect multimodal large language models (MLLMs多模态大型语言模型) may be dyslexic too. As a kid with dyslexia, school was very hard for me. For example, we humans created two lowercase (小写字体的) letters in the English alphabet — “b” and “d” — that are only different because one points left and one points right. For decades, I could not tell the difference. This is a very common problem among dyslexics. The same is true for telling time on traditional clock faces — it only makes sense if you know the difference between clockwise (顺时针) and counterclockwise (逆时针). These challenges don’t end in elementary school. I still remember getting a problem wrong in a physics class at Stanford because I applied the “right-hand rule” with my left hand. Dyslexia has nothing to do with focus or intelligence — your brain just works differently from the people who created the cultural conventions we use in symbolic languages, mathematics, and many branches of science. I surely know what’s going on. It all relates to the “mind’s eye.” By this, I mean the way I visualize things inside my mind and store spatial (空间的) elements in memory. When I recall things in my mind (objects, environments, images, or text), I don’t visualize them from a fixed first-person perspective. I think about them from all directions at once. This brings me back to MLLMs that process and interpret images and videos. These models are remarkable. They can match or exceed human performance on countless tasks, for example, diagnosing cancers from visual slides better than any human. And yet, a recent study found a surprising result: Nowadays all major MLLMs have troubles in telling time on analog clocks (模拟时钟). According to the study, GPT-4.0 was only able to correctly read clock faces 8% of the time. Claude 3.5 sonnet was worse at 6%. Gemini 2.0 was the best, but still at only 20%. These numbers are surprisingly low, especially when you consider that these AI models can perform so well in other contexts. This is surprisingly similar to dyslexia in humans, not just in the simple artifacts that cause problems like clocks, but in the contradictory mix of strengths and weaknesses that enables a person like me to earn a PhD (博士学位) and work successfully as a computer scientist and engineer, and yet still fail the “turn left here” test. 36. The phrase “mind’s eye” (paragraph 4) refers to ________. A. literal visual perception through biological eyes B. a medical device used to treat dyslexia C. the brain’s ability to form and store mental images D. a metaphor for intelligence quotient (IQ) 37. What does the underlined word “interpret” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Learn. B. Understand. C. Explain. D. Translate. 38. Why do MLLMs struggle to read analog clocks accurately, according to the passage? A. Their cognitive (认知) process of spatial information is similar to that of dyslexic humans. B. They were primarily trained on digital clocks, leaving analog clock recognition underdeveloped. C. Clock faces require understanding of cultural conventions, which AI lacks compared to humans. D. Their visual recognition systems focus more on object detection like cancer diagnosis than directional interpretation. 39. Why does the author emphasize that he failed a physics task due to left-right confusion yet ultimately earned a PhD? A. To argue that universities should lower some standards for dyslexic students B. To suggest AI could make up for human limitations in scientific research. C. To reflect that physics is uniquely difficult for people with spatial processing differences. D. To highlight that dyslexia’s problems are particular rather than reflective of overall intellectual ability. 40. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A. The Complete Guide to Dyslexia Treatments B. When Machines Mirror Human Learning disabilities C. Are Large Language Models Dyslexic? D. Why Schools Must Adapt to Dyslexic Students D You can put a stamp on it, you can write an address on it, and you can send it through the mail. No, it’s not a package (包裹). It’s the amazing coconut (椰子)! The coconut is different from most other fruits because every part of it is useful. People have been using coconuts in many different ways. Here are some of them. One exciting use of the coconut is as a kind of energy. Scientists are working on using coconuts for energy because they are cheap and clean. Coconut oil has already been made into fuel (燃料). It can power cars, trucks, ships and many more. Students at Baylor University find that coconut husks (外壳) can take in water very well. So mixing coconut husks with dry soil (土壤) helps the soil to hold onto more of the water. The students also find that coconut husks can take the place of plastic in some cases. If this is possible, it will help people use less plastic. The husk of the coconut is a perfect package. It protects the coconut from harm. That’s why some countries allow people to send the coconut without any packaging. Each year, tourists post about 3,000 of these “coconut postcards”. Coconuts grow naturally in over 80 countries of the world. They require only sun and proper rain. No special care is needed. Every year, more than 61 million tons of coconuts are produced. It is not surprising, then, that people want to find so many uses for the coconut. 41. Why is the coconut different from most other fruits? A. Stamps can be put on it. B. Every part of it is useful. C. People send it in a package. D. Addresses can be written on it. 42. What does the underlined word “power” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Make room for. B. Add value to. C. Provide energy for. D. Put weight on. 43. In which part of the magazine could we read the passage? A. Story Time. B. History World. C. Sports News. D. Amazing Nature. 44. What’s the main purpose of the passage? A. To advise people to protect coconuts. B. To ask people to grow more coconuts. C. To show the value and uses of coconuts. D. To introduce a fuel made from coconuts. 45. What would be the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 四、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分） Organic (有机的) gardeners use natural ways to keep their gardens healthy. Follow these steps to make your own organic garden. Getting ready for Your Garden First, mark out how large your garden will be with ropes or stones. Don’t make it too big. Next, dig up the soil. Take out large stones and weeds. Keep an eye out for earthworms. They dig tunnels in the soil, which allow air and water to reach a plant’s roots. Finally, mix in some compost (堆肥). You can make your own compost by using leaves, grass and vegetables which are of no use. Planting Your Garden Now that the soil is ready, you need to choose what to plant. If you are sowing seeds, use organic ones. If you are planting seedlings, choose organic plants that look strong and healthy. Make sure that the plants are not so close to each other. Therefore, they won’t be too crowded as they grow. Choose other plants with a special smell to drive pests away. For example, the garlic (大蒜) and cilantro (香菜叶) drive away the beetles, spider mites and white flies. Some plants attract insects that attack pests. Aphids (蚜虫) feed on the leaves of plants. In turn, insects such as ladybirds live on the aphids, keeping the plant pest-free. Taking Care of Your Garden Weed your garden often. Remember to pull all the weeds out and not just the leaves. The weed will grow back again if some of the root is left behind. Sometimes harmful insects attack even the best organic gardens. It is necessary to make natural sprays (喷雾) to drive those pests away. Spraying salt and warm water keeps caterpillars and cabbage worms away. Organic gardening is not only fun, but good for the planet as well. Growing vegetables is an enjoyable and useful activity. ____46____ to make an Organic Garden ____47____ for Your Garden ●Use strings or stones to mark out the ____48____ of your garden ●Dig and take out stones and weeds, but pay attention to earthworms. ●Mix in some compost with ____49____ leaves, grass and vegetables. Plant Your Garden ●Choose organic seeds and plants and remember to leave enough ____50____ between plants. ●Choose other plants that ____51____ a special smell to drive pests away. Some plants can keep the plant pest free ____52____ they attract insects that attack pests. Take Care of Your Garden ●Don’t forget to pull the ____53____ weeds out and not just the leaves so that the weed won’t grow back again. ●Sometimes natural sprays are ____54____ to drive those pests away. It is great fun to make an organic garden and it is ____55____ good for our planet. 五、综合填空（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分，给词的空不限一词） The phoenix coronet fridge magnet (凤冠冰箱贴) from the National Museum of China in Beijing is a big hit. A large number of museum visitors list it ____56____ one of the “most wanted cultural and creative products”. The fridge magnet looks like ____57____ real ancient phoenix coronet from the Ming Dynasty and comes in two styles: wooden and metal. The metal coronets come with AR effects (效果) that allow people to see themselves wearing the phoenix coronet ____58____ they scan a QR code (扫描二维码). The fridge magnets can ____59____ (buy) at the museum’s gift shop or online. Fu Zicheng, a 12-year-old student from Beijing, saw the phoenix coronet fridge magnet online for the ____60____ (one) time. He liked it so much that he went to the National Museum of China to see the real thing and learn about ____61____ (it) story. After seeing the real coronet and a large number of other exhibits in the museum, Fu shared, “It’s amazing to see the richness of Chinese history.” Today, the “museum fever” is heating up ____62____ (rapid) in our country. ____63____ (tour) strong interest in cultural and creative products is one of the reasons behind it. To attract more visitors, museums across the country have introduced cultural and creative products, from fridge magnets and key rings to soft toys. These products have important cultural value and make history far ____64____ (interesting). Moreover, these products connect the past with the present, helping people, especially young people, ____65____ (get) closer to the culture of the country and be proud of it. 六、书面表达（满分25分） 66. 短视频在青少年中广受欢迎，它们能够带来积极影响（如娱乐放松、学习新技能）和潜在的问题（如浪费时间、沉迷风险）。请以“Short Videos: Fun or Harmful?”为题，根据以下要求，用英语写一篇短文。 内容包括： 1.结合自身或身边事例，谈谈你对青少年看短视频这一现象的看法； 2.提出合理使用短视频的建议（如设定观看时间、选择优质内容等）； 3.文中不得出现真实姓名、学校名称等相关信息； 4.词数80～100左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：entertainment (娱乐), addiction (沉迷), viewing limit (观看限制), high-quality (高质量的) Short Videos: Fun or Harmful? 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