期中热点话题练（江苏专用）（语法填空5篇+短文首字母填空5篇+完形5篇+阅读10篇+选词填空+写作）-2026-2027学年九年级英语上册（译林版）

期中复习考前押题组合练 （语法填空5篇+短文首字母填空5篇+完形5篇+阅读10篇+选词填空+写作） 一、短文填空 Changzhou Team’s Unforgettable Win On the evening of August 16, Changzhou Olympic Sports Center had a great game that should 1 (remember) in the “Jiangsu Super League” history. Changzhou Team, which hadn’t won in their last eight games and scored no goals at all, beat Zhenjiang Team 1-0. Zhenjiang Team was also having a hard time. With nearly 10,000 home fans 2 (cheer), substitute player (替补队员) Zhao Lianping scored a late winning goal in the 87th minute. This win ended their 700-minute goal drought and totally 3 (change) their season with an exciting victory (胜利). Changzhou showed strong fighting spirit 4 Zhenjiang, who were second from the bottom. They started the game ready to fight hard. In the first half, they took control—having 62% of the ball and taking 13 shots. They used tactics (策略) of attacking (进攻) from the sides and through the middle, often breaking through Zhenjiang’s defense (防守). 5 Zhenjiang’s goalkeeper (守门员) made many good saves, Changzhou kept attacking hard. After halftime, even though they were 6 (true) tired, they didn’t slow down. In the end, Zhao Lianping took the chance and scored. 7 important goal (进球) rewarded (奖励) their hard work and showed the “never give up” spirit. This win meant more than just a 1-0 score. It helped Changzhou get rid of (去除) the embarrassing (令人尴尬的) “no-goal team” label (标签) and ended their bad run of 1 draw and 7 losses in eight games—saving them from the bottom. The team is ordinary: made up of retired players, college students and amateurs (业余球员). With 8 (little) training among 13 teams, they showed true football spirit with strong will. Their coach Fan Yi had told them to “fight bravely”. In the game, every player tried their best—lost in blocking shots and 9 (fight) for the ball on the ground. All this became the power 10 (win). 【答案】 1．be remembered 2．cheering 3．changed 4．against 5．Although/Though 6．truly 7．The 8．the least 9．fighting 10．to win 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了常州足球队在连续八场未胜的情况下，凭借不放弃的拼搏精神，最终以1-0击败镇江队，取得了一场难忘的胜利。 1．句意：8月16日晚，常州奥体中心进行了一场应该被铭记在“江苏超级联赛”历史上的伟大比赛。remember“记住”，动词；主语that（指代a great game）与动词remember之间是被动关系，且前面有情态动词should，应用含有情态动词的被动语态，故填be remembered。 2．句意：在近万名主场球迷的欢呼声中，替补队员赵连平在第87分钟打进了一个迟来的制胜球。cheer“欢呼”，动词；宾语fans与动词cheer之间是主动关系，表示正在进行的动作，应用现在分词。故填cheering。 3．句意：这场胜利结束了他们700分钟的进球荒，并用一场激动人心的胜利彻底改变了他们的赛季。change“改变”，动词；and连接两个并列谓语，前一个谓语ended是一般过去时，此处也应用一般过去时。故填changed。 4．句意：常州队在对阵排名倒数第二的镇江队时展现出了强烈的拼搏精神。此处指常州队对抗镇江队。需用介词表示“对抗，对阵”，故填against。 5．句意：尽管镇江队的守门员做出了许多精彩的扑救，常州队仍然继续猛烈进攻。前后两个分句之间是让步转折关系，表示“尽管/虽然”，应用连词although/though，句首首字母大写。故填Although/Though。 6．句意：半场休息后，尽管他们真的很累，但他们并没有放慢速度。true“真正的”，形容词；此处修饰形容词tired，应用副词形式。故填truly。 7．句意：这个重要的进球回报了他们的努力，并展现了“永不放弃”的精神。此处特指前文提到的赵连平打进的那个球，应用定冠词the，句首首字母大写。故填The。 8．句意：作为13支球队中训练最少的队伍，他们以坚强的意志展现了真正的足球精神。little“少的”，形容词；根据后面的范围状语“among 13 teams”可知，此处应用最高级。故填the least。 9．句意：在比赛中，每位球员都拼尽全力——全神贯注于封堵射门，在地上拼抢球权。分析句子结构，fight“争斗”，动词；fight和blocking并列，作介词in的宾语，使用动名词形式。故填fighting。 10．句意：所有这些都成为了获胜的力量。win“赢”，动词；此处修饰名词power，表示“做某事的力量”，应用动词不定式作后置定语。故填to win。 阅读以下语篇，在空白处填入1个适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。 Chinese mathematician Wang Hong 1 (become) well-known in the past few months. She won the 2026 Fields Medal, and it 2 (consider) as the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics”. However, Wang’s path to success was full of pain and challenges. At university, she wasn’t admitted to the math school 3 (direct) at first. During that time, she was 4 a lot of stress. But an inner voice told her to stick to her dream. She made a big 5 (decide) to work even harder. Rather than giving up, she became 6 (confident) than before as time went by. Driven by her love for math, she stayed 7 (focus) on improving herself. After finishing her studies at university, Wang continued to study in France. For a short time, she worked in another field. She even tried to live a life 8 math. However, she soon realized 9 math was still her true love and she didn’t want to leave it with any regret. Another Chinese mathematician, Deng Yu, has also won the Fields Medal this year. Their 10 (achieve) show that Chinese mathematicians are playing a more important role in the world. 【导语】本文主要介绍了数学家王虹的求学成长经历，她历经挫折却始终坚守对数学的热爱，斩获菲尔兹奖。 并且邓宇同年也获得该奖项，他们的成就彰显了中国数学家在国际上日益重要的地位。 1．句意：中国数学家王虹在过去几个月里声名鹊起。时间状语“in the past few months”是现在完成时的标志词，主语“Wang Hong”是第三人称单数，应填has become。 2．句意：她斩获了2026年菲尔兹奖，该奖项被誉为“数学界的诺贝尔奖”。be considered as为固定搭配，意为“被看作”。主语“it”指代菲尔兹奖，是第三人称单数，且与动词之间是被动关系，句子描述客观事实用一般现在时。需用一般现在时的被动语态，应填is considered。 3．句意：读大学时，一开始她没能直接进入数学院。此处修饰动词短语“wasn’t admitted to”，需用副词。应填directly。 4．句意：那段时间，她承受着巨大压力。under a lot of stress为固定搭配，意为“承受很大压力”，应填under。 5．句意：她下定决心更加努力学习。冠词“a”后面需要接名词单数，make a decision为固定搭配，意为“做一个决定”，应填decision。 6．句意：随着时间推移，她没有放弃，反而比从前更加自信。后文“than”为比较级的标志词，“confident”为多音节词，需加more变比较级，应填more confident。 7．句意：在对数学热爱的驱动下，她一直专注于提升自我。stay focused on为固定搭配，意为“保持专注于……”，此处“focused”是形容词，意为“专心的”，放在系动词后作表语。应填focused。 8．句意：她甚至尝试过脱离数学的生活。根据后文“she didn’t want to leave it with any regret.”可知，此处表示她之前尝试过没有数学的生活，without“没有”符合语境。应填without。 9．句意：但她很快意识到，数学依旧是她真正热爱的事物，她不想带着遗憾离开数学。“realized”后接宾语从句，从句“math was still her true love”是完整陈述句，不缺成分，用引导词that，无含义，可省略。应填that。 10．句意：他们的成就表明，中国数学家正在世界舞台上发挥更加重要的作用。形容词性物主代词“their”后面接名词，achievement“成就”，可数名词，需要用复数形式。应填achievements。 Technology is changing our life all the time. Now AI is widely used around us. A survey shows that four 1 (five) of parents worry AI may influence their children’s future jobs. Many parents don’t know how to prepare kids for the great changes. AI makes parents worry about children’s education and career 2 (choose). Now educators all agree that emotional (情感) education is important. Machines can work efficiently (有效地), but they can 3 (hard) understand human feelings. We must develop human qualities like compassion (同情), teamwork and 4 (kind), which can never be replaced by AI. So many schools in Shanghai 5 (make) emotional education a compulsory (必修的) course already. Teachers help students improve their abilities to know themselves and get on well with others. Some teachers let kids express ideas and think from others’ point of view when conflicts (冲突) happen, which helps students communicate 6 (well). The survey also finds most parents now encourage kids 7 (try) new things and deal with unexpected trouble in daily life. They learn to use technology to serve society. For example, students 8 (teach) to use AI to help people in need. Such experiences help them grow and become more independent. As we know, AI is just a tool. It can never fully take the place of humans. People believe the young generation will use AI to live and work better. However, we should never let technology 9 (control) our minds. Technology cannot take the place of true love and care, and this is the 10 (true) we must remember forever. 【答案】 1．fifths 2．choices 3．hardly 4．kindness 5．have made 6．better 7．to try 8．are taught 9．control 10．truth 【导语】本文主要介绍了人工智能 (AI) 对人们尤其是家长的影响，以及应对AI发展的相关措施。 1．句意：一项调查显示五分之四的家长担心人工智能可能会影响他们孩子未来的工作。根据“four”和“five”可知，此处考查分数表达法，分子用基数词，分母用序数词，当分子大于1时，分母需加复数s，five的序数词是fifth，故填fifths。 2．句意：人工智能让家长担心孩子的教育和职业选择。根据“career”可知，此处需要使用名词，choose的名词形式是choice，且职业选择通常不止一种，故用复数choices。 3．句意：机器可以高效地工作，但它们几乎无法理解人类的感情。根据“can”和“understand”可知，此处需要使用副词修饰动词，hard意为“努力地”，hardly意为“几乎不”，符合语境。 4．句意：我们必须培养像同情心、团队合作和善良这样的人类品质。根据“compassion, teamwork and”可知，此处需要填入名词与前面的词并列，kind的名词形式是kindness，表示“善良”，此处为抽象含义，不可数名词。 5．句意：所以上海的许多学校已经把情感教育设为了必修课。根据“already”可知，此处需要使用现在完成时，主语“many schools”是复数，故填have made。 6．句意：一些老师在冲突发生时让孩子表达想法并从他人的角度思考，这帮助学生更好地沟通。根据“communicate”可知，此处需要使用副词修饰动词，结合语境，这里表示与之前相比沟通得更好，故填well的比较级better。 7．句意：调查还发现大多数家长现在鼓励孩子尝试新事物。根据“encourage kids”可知，此处考查固定搭配encourage sb. to do sth.（鼓励某人做某事），故填to try。 8．句意：例如，学生们被教导使用人工智能去帮助有需要的人。根据“students”和“teach”可知，学生与教之间是被动关系，且描述的是一般事实，故使用一般现在时的被动语态，主语是复数，故填are taught。 9．句意：然而，我们绝不应该让科技控制我们的思想。根据“let technology”可知，此处考查固定搭配let sb./sth. do sth.（让某人/某物做某事），let后接省略to的动词不定式，故填control。 10．句意：科技无法取代真正的爱与关怀，这是我们必须永远铭记的真理。根据“the”可知，此处需要使用名词，true的名词形式是truth，表示“真理，真相”。 Scrooge was a cold, greedy, mean, old man! The cold within him 1 (freeze) his old face. It made his eyes red and his thin lips blue. And it spoke out in his 2 (kind) voice. A frost (霜) covered his head, his eyebrows, and his pointed chin. His office was quite cold even at Christmas. Nobody ever stopped Scrooge in the street to say. “My dear Scrooge. How are you?” 3 beggars asked him for a penny. No children asked him. “What time is it?” No man 4 woman ever asked Scrooge for directions. And even dogs ran away from him. Once upon a time, on Christmas Eve, old Scrooge sat in his office. It was a cold and foggy day. He could hear the people outside, 5 (stamp, 跺脚) their feet on the pavement to warm themselves. It was only three o’clock, but it was already quite dark. The candles were flickering (闪烁) in the windows of the neighbouring offices. The fog poured in through every keyhole. It was so thick that you could hardly see the houses on the other side 6 the street. The door of 7 (Scrooge) office was open so that he could keep his eye on his clerk (职员), Bob Cratchit. Bob sat in a cold, dark and small room. He was writing letters. Scrooge had a very small fire, but Bob’s fire was even 8 (small). Bob couldn’t add any more coal because Scrooge kept the coal box in his room. So Bob put on his winter woolen scarf and tried to warm himself by the candle. “Merry Christmas, Uncle, and God bless you!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge’s nephew (侄子) Fred. “Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug (胡说)!” “Christmas is a humbug, Uncle!” said Scrooge’s nephew. “You don’t mean that, I’m sure.” “I do,” said Scrooge. “Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be happy? You’re too poor 9 (be) happy.” “Oh,” said his nephew, laughing. “What reason have you got to be sad? You’re rich enough. Don’t be angry. Uncle!” said his nephew. “What else can I be?” replied Scrooge. “I live in a world of fools. Merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you? It’s a time for paying bills without money. It’s a time for finding 10 (you) a year older, but no richer,” said Scrooge. —Taken from A Christmas Carol 【答案】 1．froze 2．unkind 3．No 4．or 5．stamping 6．of 7．Scrooge’s 8．smaller 9．to be 10．yourself 【导语】本文是记叙文，节选自《圣诞颂歌》，主要讲述了冷酷吝啬的斯克鲁奇在圣诞前夕，对待他人十分冷漠，他的侄子前来向他送上圣诞祝福，却遭到斯克鲁奇嘲讽的故事。 1．句意：他内心的寒冷冻僵了他苍老的脸庞。全文基础时态为一般过去时，freeze意为“使冻僵”，谓语动词要使用过去式froze。 2．句意：这份冷漠也从他不友善的声音里流露出来。 根据“Scrooge was a cold, greedy, mean, old man!”可知，斯克鲁奇冷酷吝啬，此处指他不友善的声音，kind加否定前缀un-构成unkind，意为“不友善的”。 3．句意：乞丐们没有向他讨要一分钱。 根据前文“Nobody ever stopped Scrooge in the street”以及后文“No children asked him.”可知，没人在街上和他搭话，本句延续否定含义，此处表示没有乞丐向他讨钱，用No，表示“没有”，位于句首需大写。 4．句意：没有男人或是女人向斯克鲁奇问路。 根据“No man…woman ever asked Scrooge for directions.”可知，这是否定句，表示并列，or用于否定句连接并列名词，意为“或者”。 5．句意：他能听见外面的人们在人行道上跺脚来取暖。固定结构hear sb.doing sth.意为“听见某人正在做某事”，stamp意为“跺（脚）”，要变为stamping。 6． 句意：雾太浓了，你几乎看不见街道另一边的房子。固定搭配on the other side of，意为“在……的另一边”，填介词of。 7．句意：斯克鲁奇办公室的门是开着的，这样他就能盯着他的职员鲍勃·克拉奇特。此处修饰名词office，表达所属关系，要用名词所有格Scrooge’s表示斯克鲁奇的办公室。 8．句意：斯克鲁奇的火很小，但是鲍勃的火甚至更小。even用来修饰比较级，此处是将Bob的炉火和Scrooge的作对比，small的比较级是smaller。 9．句意：你很穷，不可能开心。固定结构too…to…意为“太……而不能……”，to后接动词原形be，故填to be。 10．句意：这是一个发现自己又老了一岁，却没有变得更富有的时刻。此处指代主语you自身，表示发现你自己长了一岁却没变得更富有，反身代词yourself作finding的宾语。 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式（每空不限填一词） Song Lian was a famous historian and writer in the Ming Dynasty. When he was a child, he was crazy about reading. His family was really poor, so little Song had to borrow books from 1 (other). One day, Song borrowed a book and found that he liked it more with each page. He decided 2 (copy) it down for his own records. As the book was due (到期) soon, he copied it every day until midnight. The cold weather made it difficult for him to write. However, he remained 3 (focus) and organized his time well. He knew that patience and a serious attitude towards study were necessary for a student. His mother said, “It’s not good for you to stay up so late. The 4 (own) of the book isn’t waiting to read it, is he?” “ 5 he’s waiting or not doesn’t matter,” Song replied. “It’s a matter of integrity (诚信).” He always tried to do what he had promised to do. Another time, Song had made an appointment (约定) to visit a teacher who lived far away, but on the day he was to set out, it snowed 6 (heavy). “How can you travel so far 7 such a snowy day?” his mother asked. “Why don’t you wait until the snow stops?” Song smiled, “Mom, I must go. It would be disrespectful to break my appointment with the teacher.” Although the journey was a tough challenge, Song 8 (stick) to his decision. He did not find an excuse or let the bad weather drive him to give up. When Song went out of his way to arrive on time, with his shoes completely wet, the teacher 9 (move) by him. He said, “Young man, nothing can stop you from keeping your word. You’ll surely have 10 bright future!” Song’s experience shows that being honest and keeping promises can help a person earn the trust of others. Such qualities can also pay off as we grow up. 【答案】 1．others 2．to copy 3．focused 4．owner 5．Whether 6．heavily 7．on 8．stuck 9．was moved 10．a 【导语】本文讲述了明代著名史学家、文学家宋濂小时候酷爱读书但因家贫借书抄书，以及冒雪赴约拜访老师的故事，展现了他诚实守信、尊师重道的品质。 1．句意：他家非常贫穷，所以小宋不得不向别人借书。“other”表示“其他的”，此处作代词，指“其他人”，应用复数形式others。故填others。 2．句意：他决定把它抄下来自己保存。“decide to do sth.”意为“决定做某事”，应用动词不定式作宾语。故填to copy。 3．句意：然而，他保持专注，并很好地安排了自己的时间。此处作表语，表示“专注的”，应用形容词focused。故填focused。 4．句意：这本书的主人又不是等着要读它，对吧？根据“The...of the book”可知，此处指“书的主人”，应用名词owner。故填owner。 5．句意：“他是否在等并不重要，”宋濂回答道。根据句末的“or not”可知，此处表示“是否”，应用Whether引导主语从句。故填Whether。 6．句意：但在他出发的那天，雪下得很大。此处修饰动词“snowed”，应用副词heavily。故填heavily。 7．句意：你怎么能在这样的下雪天走那么远呢？表示“在……的日子”用介词on，on such a snowy day意为“在这样一个下雪天”。故填on。 8．句意：虽然旅途是一个艰难的挑战，但宋濂坚持了他的决定。根据上下文可知，句子时态为一般过去时，应用stick的过去式stuck。故填stuck。 9．句意：当宋濂想方设法准时到达、鞋子完全湿透时，老师被他感动了。主语“the teacher”与动词move之间是被动关系，且时态为一般过去时，应用一般过去时的被动语态was moved。故填was moved。 10．句意：你一定会有一个光明的未来！“future”为可数名词单数，此处泛指“一个光明的未来”，且“bright”以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a。故填a。 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。 After a long day, Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room, feeling tired. He started to work at 7 a.m. and it was now 8 p.m. He still had to p 1 lessons for the following day. This is a typical day for Zhang Tian, who came to Guizhou Province to teach. Zhang Tian g 2 from university and got his teacher’s certificate last year. T 3 his parents hoped he would go to a big city, Zhang Tian had a different idea and wanted to start a new lifestyle. Encouraged by teachers from small villages, he made a d 4 to become a volunteer teacher in a village school. He travelled there with an eager heart. However, not everything lived up to his hopes. The school was s 5 than he expected, with only three classrooms and a dusty and muddy playground. Living in the village was challenging. He even c 6 leaving this place, but he gave the idea up quickly and found ways to deal with the challenges. Zhang Tian was the only English teacher. To make school life healthier and livelier, he introduced music, art and PE. These colourful courses bring the students a special e 7 that they never had before. The students now live a happy school life, full of laughter and j 8 . Zhang Tian is planning the first school concert. Everyone is very excited about it. Zhang Tian’s first year is almost over. He felt s 9 because his students became more confident. Zhang Tian also helped the villagers sell local products online. The village is l 10 his second home now. He feels so happy that he followed his heart, even though it may not be what others expected of him. 【答案】 1．prepare/repare 2．graduated/raduated 3．Though/hough 4．decision/ecision 5．smaller/maller 6．considered/onsidered 7．experience/xperience 8．joy/oy 9．satisfied/atisfied 10．like/ike 【导语】本文讲述了大学毕业生张天放弃去大城市工作的机会，前往贵州乡村担任志愿教师，克服当地艰苦的条件，为乡村孩子和村民带来诸多积极改变，将乡村当作自己第二个家的故事。 1．句意：他仍然要为第二天备课。根据“lessons for the following day.”及首字母可知，此处指备课，固定搭配prepare lessons备课；had to后面接动词原形。 2．句意：张天去年大学毕业，拿到了教师资格证。根据“from university”及首字母可知，此处指大学毕业，graduate from university“大学毕业”；结合“last year”可知，要用一般过去时，动词用过去式graduated。 3．句意：虽然他的父母希望他去大城市，但张天却有不同的想法，想开始一种新的生活方式。根据“his parents hoped he would go to a big city,”及首字母可知，此处是though引导让步状语从句，表示“虽然，尽管”，句首大写。 4．句意：他下定决心去一所乡村学校当志愿老师。根据“become a volunteer teacher in a village school”及首字母可知，此处指他下定决心去一所乡村学校当志愿老师，固定短语make a decision to do sth.意为“决定做某事”。 5．句意：学校比他预想的要小，只有三间教室和一个尘土飞扬、泥泞不堪的操场。根据“with only three classrooms and a dusty and muddy playground.”及首字母可知，此处指学校比他预想的要小，small符合语境，后面有than，要用形容词比较级smaller。 6．句意：他甚至考虑过离开这里，但很快打消了这个念头。根据“leaving this place,”及首字母可知，此处指考虑过离开这里，consider doing sth.“考虑做某事”；全文为过去叙事，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式considered。 7．句意：这些丰富多彩的课程带给孩子们一种从前从未有过的特别体验。根据“These colourful courses bring the students a special”及首字母可知，此处指特别体验，experience 此处作名词，意为“体验、经历”，a special experience。 8．句意：学生们现在校园生活很快乐，充满欢笑与喜悦。根据“full of laughter”及首字母可知，此处指充满欢笑与喜悦，and表并列，laughter（欢笑）是名词，这里要填名词joy“喜悦”，不可数名词。 9．句意：他感到很满足，因为他的学生变得更加自信了。根据“because his students became more confident.”及首字母可知，此处指他感到很满足，feel是系动词，后面接形容词satisfied（感到满意的）。 10．句意：这个村庄现在就像他的第二个家。根据“his second home now.”及首字母可知，此处指像他的第二个家，be like固定搭配，意为“像……”。 根据短文意思及所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词。 Many teenagers face different problems during their school life. They may go t 1 a lot of hard moments as they grow older. When students are under stress, it is h 2 for them to stay calm. What’s more, it’s not easy to stay f 3 on schoolwork when worries come. I s 4 we should go to others for some useful advice. We need to c 5 with parents or teachers about our trouble. However, difficulties can also bring chances for us to grow, and my cousin Tom is a good example. He is an e 6 boy who loves doing sports. He took on the c 7 of the school English speech competition. His o 8 was a confident girl with rich experience. After hard practice, he became the w 9 , in the end. He will p 10 meet more difficult tasks later in his life. Life is full of ups and downs. Don’t be afraid of difficulties. 【导语】本文主要讲述了青少年在学校生活中会遇到各种问题及压力，建议寻求帮助，并通过作者表弟Tom参加英语演讲比赛战胜困难获得成功的例子，鼓励大家不要害怕困难。 1．句意：随着长大，他们可能会经历很多艰难时刻。结合首字母及宾语“a lot of hard moments”可知此处使用短语go through，意为“经历”，符合语境。 2．句意：当学生处于压力下时，对他们来说保持冷静是困难的。结合首字母，根据“under stress”及此处句型It is + adj. + for sb. to do sth.，可知此处填入形容词hard，意为“困难的”。 3．句意：此外，当担忧来临时，专注于学业并不容易。“stay”为系动词，后接形容词作表语，结合首字母及“on schoolwork”可知此处填入形容词focused，意为“专注的”。 4．句意：我建议我们应该向他人寻求一些有用的建议。主语为“I”，谓语动词用原形，根据宾语从句“we should go to others for some useful advice.”可知此处在提建议，结合首字母，此处填入动词原形suggest，意为“建议”。 5．句意：我们需要与父母或老师交流我们的烦恼。此处使用搭配need to do sth.，意为“需要做某事”，且结合首字母及“with parents or teachers about our trouble”可知此处表示“与某人交流”，故填入动词原形communicate。 6．句意：他是一个精力充沛的男孩，喜欢做运动。此处修饰名词“boy”用形容词，结合首字母及“who loves doing sports”可知此处表示“精力充沛的”，故填形容词energetic。 7．句意：他接受了学校英语演讲比赛的挑战。结合首字母可知，此处使用搭配take on the challenge，意为“接受挑战”，符合语境。 8．句意：他的对手是一个自信且经验丰富的女孩。结合首字母及前文“the school English speech competition”可知此处表示竞争对手，谓语“was”提示主语为单数，故填入opponent。 9．句意：经过刻苦练习，他最终成为了获胜者。结合首字母及“After hard practice”可知此处表示成为获胜者，故填入名词winner，符合语境。 10．句意：他在以后的生活中可能会遇到更多困难的任务。结合首字母及“later in his life”可知此处修饰动词“meet”用副词probably，意为“可能”，符合将来时语境。 根据短文内容和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词。 Before the invention of paper, what did the ancient Chinese mainly write on? The a 1 is bamboo slips. They hold great importance in ancient China. They were one of the e 2 forms of books in China. People usually wrote on them vertically (垂直地). Restoring (修复) old bamboo slips is very important b 3 they can help solve puzzles (谜题) in history. Fang Beisong is a researcher in the field of bamboo slip restoration. He has been restoring old books s 4 1988. Now, he works at the Jingzhou Conservation Institute in Hubei Province. A few years ago, some bamboo slips from the Han dynasty were found in Hebei. The writing on them was not c 5 . Even worse, grave robbers (盗墓者) had stolen some of them and burned others. With a slight touch, they would fall apart. Fang and his team wisely tested more than 70 w 6 of restoration. Finally, they found a special material to help them restore the slips’ flexibility (柔韧性). They c 7 cleaned the slips and restored them to the original shape. They then sealed (密封) them before t 8 some other steps. With the help of m 9 technology, they got clear pictures of the writing on the bamboo slips. “We don’t want to l 10 the writing from ancient times,” said Fang.“Neither do we want to forget our history. That is why we love our work!” 【答案】 1．answer/nswer 2．earliest/arliest 3．because/ecause 4．since/ince 5．clear/lear 6．ways/ays 7．carefully/arefully 8．taking/aking 9．modern/odern 10．lose/ose 【导语】本文主要介绍了竹简的历史意义以及方北松团队修复汉代竹简的相关工作。 1．句意：答案是竹简。上文提出了问题，此处指答案。answer“答案”，be动词为is，名词用单数形式。 2．句意：它们是中国最早的书籍形式之一。“one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数”意为“最……的……之一”，上文提问在纸发明之前，中国古代人主要写什么，此处应是指竹简是中国最早的书籍形式之一，用early“早的”的最高级形式earliest。 3．句意：修复古老的竹简十分重要，因为它们能够帮助解开历史谜题。上文说保存古老竹简这件事很重要，下文阐述竹简的价值，是在解释重要的原因，用连词because“因为”引导原因状语从句。 4．句意：自1988年以来，他一直在修复古籍。时态为现在完成进行时，“1988”为过去时间点，用since“自从”连接。 5．句意：竹简上面的文字并不清晰。根据下文“With the help of … they got clear pictures of the writing on the bamboo slips.”可知，竹简上面的文字一开始并不清晰，clear“清晰的”。 6．句意：方和他的团队明智地测试了七十多种修复方法。下文提到采取了很多措施，借助现代技术，竹简才得以修复，此处指测试多种修复方法，way“方法”，“70”后用名词复数形式ways。 7．句意：他们仔细清理竹简并把它们修复到原本的形态。此处修饰动词cleaned，应用副词；这些竹简一碰就碎，非常脆弱，所以清理的时候必须小心，carefully“小心地”。 8．句意：然后，在采取其他一些措施之前，他们将它们密封起来。take steps“采取措施”，before是介词，后面用take的动名词taking。 9．句意：在现代技术的帮助下，他们得到了竹简上文字的清晰图像。上文提到的修复技术属于现代技术，modern technology“现代技术”，用形容词modern“现代的”修饰名词technology。 10．句意：我们不想丢失这些来自古代的文字。全文讲抢救、修复竹简。竹简上是古人留下的文字，如果不修复，这些文字就丢失了，lose“丢失”；want to do sth“想要做某事”，此处用动词原形。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1—10的相应位置上。 Grade-nine life is busy and sometimes can be stressful. As a result, it is important to learn to deal with s 1 properly before it becomes too heavy to bear. Outdoor activities are c 2 as one of the best ways to relax. Besides, there is also a quiet and peaceful way to take a 3 your bad feelings—meditation (冥想). It can both relax your body and calm your mind. And here are some easy steps you can follow. To begin with, choose a quiet and comfortable place. Put your phone on silent and turn off other electronic products. Adjust (调节) the lighting i 4 it is necessary. You can also light some candles. However, don’t w 5 too much time on this. Play relaxing music or nature sounds. Next, sit or lie on a soft mat. There is no need to copy o 6 . The most important thing is to find a comfortable p 7 . Close your eyes slowly. Relax your body and let go of any unhappiness or worries. After finishing the above, take a few deep breaths. You will p 8 feel your chest and stomach rise and fall as you breathe in and out. Not everyone feels this at once. That’s OK. Keep breathing slowly. Each time you breathe out, allow your body to relax even more. Last but not least, calm your mind. Even when your body relaxes, n 9 thoughts may still appear in your mind. Don’t try to stop them or feel upset about them. Instead, simply notice these thoughts and let t 10 pass slowly. By doing so, you will keep your mind in a peaceful state. With regular practice, meditation will help you stay calm and face Grade-nine challenges bravely. Give it a try, and you will find it really helpful in your busy school life. 【答案】 1．stress/tress 2．considered/onsidered 3．away/way 4．if/f 5．waste/aste 6．others/thers 7．position/osition 8．probably/robably 9．negative/egative 10．them/hem 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了九年级学生生活忙碌且压力大，介绍了通过冥想来放松身心、消除坏情绪的具体步骤和建议。 1．句意：因此，在压力变得难以承受之前，学会正确处理压力是很重要的。该题考查名词，在句中作介词with的宾语。根据“Grade-nine life is busy and sometimes can be stressful.”可知，九年级的生活忙碌，有时会让人感到有压力，提示语义与“压力”相关。结合首字母“s”，stress意为“压力”，deal with stress意为“处理压力”，符合句意。 2．句意：户外活动被认为是最好的放松方式之一。该题考查动词的过去分词，在句中与are构成被动语态。根据“one of the best ways to relax”可知，此处表示户外活动被认为是放松的好方式。结合首字母“c”，consider意为“认为”，be considered as意为“被认为是”，符合句意。 3．句意：此外，还有一种安静而平和的方式可以消除你的不良情绪，那就是冥想。该题考查副词，在句中与动词take构成固定短语。根据“a quiet and peaceful way”及“meditation”可知，此处表示消除不良情绪的方法。结合首字母“a”，away意为“离开”，take away意为“带走，消除”，符合句意。 4．句意：如果有必要，可以调节灯光。该题考查连词，在句中引导条件状语从句。根据“Adjust the lighting”可知，此处表示在有必要的情况下调节灯光。结合首字母“i”，if意为“如果”，符合句意。 5．句意：然而，不要在这件事上花费太多时间。该题考查动词，在句中作祈使句的谓语。根据“too much time on this”可知，此处表示不要在布置环境上花费太多时间。结合首字母“w”，waste意为“浪费”，waste time on sth.意为“在某事上浪费时间”，且祈使句的否定形式为don’t+动词原形，符合句意。 6．句意：没有必要模仿别人。该题考查代词，在句中作动词copy的宾语。根据“The most important thing is to find a comfortable...”可知，此处表示没有必要照搬别人的做法。结合首字母“o”，others意为“其他人”，符合句意。 7．句意：最重要的是找到一个舒适的姿势。该题考查名词，在句中作动词find的宾语。根据“sit or lie on a soft mat”可知，此处表示坐着或躺着时找到一个舒适的姿势。结合首字母“p”，position意为“姿势，位置”，前面有形容词comfortable修饰，应用名词形式，符合句意。 8．句意：你可能会感觉到随着吸气和呼气，胸部和腹部起伏。该题考查副词，在句中修饰动词feel。根据“Not everyone feels this at once.”可知，此处表示可能出现的感受。结合首字母“p”，probably意为“可能，大概”，符合句意。 9．句意：即使你的身体放松了，消极的想法仍然可能出现在你的脑海中。该题考查形容词，在句中作定语修饰名词thoughts。根据“Don’t try to stop them or feel upset about them.”可知，此处指可能出现在脑海中的消极想法。结合首字母“n”，negative意为“消极的，负面的”，符合句意。 10．句意：相反，只需注意到这些想法，让它们慢慢过去。该题考查代词，在句中作动词let的宾语。根据“these thoughts”可知，此处指让这些想法慢慢过去。结合首字母“t”，them是they的宾格形式，意为“它们”，let them pass意为“让它们过去”，符合句意。 Teenage life can be hard. Many teenagers face p 1 like study pressure, friendship trouble and family communication. These problems can make them feel stressed or sad. But there are w 2 to solve them. First, when you have problems, don’t keep them to y 3 . Talk to your parents, friends or teachers—they can give you advice and help you feel better. Second, try to do something you enjoy every day, like listening to music, playing sports or reading books. This can help you relax and forget about your w 4 for a while. Third, make a plan for your study and life. A good plan can help you m 5 your time well, so you won’t feel rushed. Fourth, don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Everyone makes them, and the important thing is to learn f 6 these mistakes to improve yourself. Finally, remember you’re not alone—many teenagers have the same problems a 7 you, so you can share feelings and learn from each other. If you follow these ways, you’ll find it e 8 to deal with teenage problems and enjoy life. And while solving problems, don’t forget small but i 9 things: join after-school clubs to meet new people—being around others who share your interests can make you happier. Also, t 10 care of your health by eating well, sleeping enough and exercising often. These little steps can make a big difference to your life. 【答案】 1．problems/roblems 2．ways/ays 3．yourself/ourself 4．worries/orries 5．manage/anage 6．from/rom 7．as/s 8．easier/asier 9．important/mportant 10．take/ake 【导语】本文主要讲述了青少年生活中可能遇到的困难，并提出了解决这些问题的若干建议和方法。 1．句意：许多青少年面临难题，例如学习压力、交友困扰以及家庭沟通。该处需一个名词，在句中作宾语；后文列举“study pressure, friendship trouble and family communication”，提示语义与“难题”相关；many后面要求使用名词复数。结合首字母“p”，故填problems。 2．句意：但是有一些办法可以解决这些难题。该处需一个名词，在句中作主语；后文介绍了解决问题的若干做法，提示语义与“方法”相关；there are后面要求使用名词复数。结合首字母“w”，故填ways。 3．句意：首先，当你遇到问题的时候，不要把心事闷在心里。该处需一个反身代词，在句中作介词to的宾语；本句为固定短语keep sth to oneself，提示语义与“保守心事不向外倾诉”相关；祈使句对象是you。结合首字母“y”，故填yourself。 4．句意：这可以帮你放松，暂时忘掉你的烦恼。该处需一个名词，在句中作宾语；语境是放松暂时忘掉烦心事，提示语义与“烦恼”相关；此处表示多件烦心事，要求使用名词复数。结合首字母“w”，故填worries。 5．句意：一份好的计划能够帮你合理安排时间，这样你就不会感觉手忙脚乱。该处需一个动词，在句中作宾补；后文your time well提示语义与“管理时间”相关；固定结构“help sb. do sth.”后面使用动词原形。结合首字母“m”，故填manage。 6．句意：每个人都会犯错，重要的是从这些错误当中学习，提升自我。该处需一个介词；本句为固定搭配learn from mistakes，提示语义与“从错误当中学习”相关。结合首字母“f”，故填from。 7．句意：最后，请记住你并不是独自一人 —— 许多青少年和你有着同样的问题，所以你们可以分享感受、互相学习。该处需一个介词；此处是固定结构the same…as…，提示语义是“和……一样”。结合首字母“a”，故填as。 8．句意：如果你按照这些方法去做，你将会发现处理青少年时期的问题、享受生活会变得更加容易。该处需一个形容词，作宾语补足语；后文讲到遵循这些办法之后处理青少年问题会更加容易，暗含前后对比；固定结构“find it + 形容词 +to do”，此处使用形容词的比较级。结合首字母“e”，故填easier。 9．句意：同时在解决问题的时候，不要忽略那些虽小但很重要的事情：参加课后社团去认识新朋友，和拥有共同爱好的人相处能够让你更加快乐。该处需一个形容词，作定语修饰名词things；转折连词small but提示语义“虽然事情微小但是很重要”。结合首字母“i”，故填important。 10．句意：此外，照顾好你的健康，饮食合理、睡眠充足并且经常锻炼。该处需一个动词，位于句首；本句是祈使句，固定短语take care of表示“照顾”；祈使句谓语使用动词原形。结合首字母“t”，故填take。 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 I learned the importance of creative thinking many years ago through a simple yet unforgettable physics lesson. One day, our physics teacher gave us an interesting 1 . He told us to make a paper plane of any 2 . The goal was to get it to fly as far as possible in the hallway. Most of us took it seriously. I folded the best plane I could, carefully shaping the wings and the nose (机头). It flew pretty 3 , and I felt proud of myself. However, one boy did something completely 4 . He made the greatest, yet the 5 paper plane. 6 , it wasn’t really a plane at all. He stood at the starting line holding a normal piece of paper, with no folds. Some classmates stretched (伸展) their necks while laughing at 7 , thinking he had no idea what he was doing. But moments later, he took that piece of paper, made it into a 8 , and threw it down the hallway. The paper ball rolled and bounced (弹跳) farther than any of our paper planes. We were so 9 by what he had done. We never expected things to happen like this. All of us were 10 easily by him. Some students got mad and said that it was unfair. The physics teacher smiled and asked, “How so? He didn’t do anything wrong 11 a paper ball is different. It is indeed a shape.” Yes, the boy didn’t cheat. He just completed the task in a 12 way while the rest of us followed the usual method without thinking. In our life, what we are taught leads to our experience. We do 13 according to it. However, what we 14 gets in the way of our development at some point. It is 15 necessary for us to learn to think outside the box. Just like the boy in the story, we are supposed to think creatively and challenge old rules bravely. 1．A．challenge B．difficulty C．standard D．problem 2．A．color B．weight C．shape D．size 3．A．high B．far C．fast D．close 4．A．strange B．different C．interesting D．difficult 5．A．smallest B．oldest C．simplest D．lightest 6．A．After all B．As a result C．Of course D．In fact 7．A．us B．them C．him D．me 8．A．plane B．card C．box D．ball 9．A．moved B．surprised C．frightened D．encouraged 10．A．beaten B．lost C．hit D．won 11．A．if B．unless C．while D．because 12．A．usual B．difficult C．creative D．simple 13．A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything 14．A．watched B．earned C．read D．said 15．A．truly B．likely C．hardly D．nearly 【答案】 1．A 2．C 3．B 4．B 5．C 6．D 7．C 8．D 9．B 10．A 11．C 12．C 13．B 14．D 15．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了物理老师通过一次纸飞机比赛，让学生们认识到创造性思维的重要性。一个男孩用一张纸揉成纸团扔得比所有纸飞机都远，打破了常规思维，最终告诉大家要学会跳出框架思考。 1．句意：有一天，我们的物理老师给了我们一个有趣的挑战。 下文提到老师让学生们制作纸飞机并比谁飞得远，这是一个有目标的任务，challenge“挑战”符合语境，difficulty“困难”、standard“标准”和problem“问题”不如challenge贴切。 2．句意：他让我们制作任意形状的纸飞机。 下文“He made the greatest, yet the simplest paper plane”以及男孩用一张没有折叠的纸做成纸团，说明老师允许任意形状，shape“形状”符合语境，color“颜色”、weight“重量”和size“大小”不符。 3．句意：它飞得相当远，我为自己感到骄傲。 下文比赛目标是“fly as far as possible”，且后文纸团“rolled and bounced farther than any of our paper planes”形成对比，说明“我”的飞机飞得远，far“远”符合语境，high“高”、fast“快”和close“近”不符。 4．句意：然而，一个男孩做了完全不同的事情。 下文男孩没有折纸飞机而是把纸揉成纸团，与大多数人的做法完全不同，different“不同的”符合语境，strange“奇怪的”、interesting“有趣的”和difficult“困难的”不如different准确。 5．句意：他制作了最棒却又最简单的纸飞机。 男孩只是把一张纸揉成团，没有折叠，做法最简单，simplest“最简单的”符合语境，smallest“最小的”、oldest“最老的”和lightest“最轻的”不符。 6．句意：事实上，它根本不是一架飞机。 下文“it wasn’t really a plane at all”是对前面“paper plane”的修正和补充，In fact“事实上”符合语境，After all“毕竟”、As a result“结果”和Of course“当然”不符。 7．句意：一些同学伸长脖子，一边嘲笑他，以为他不知道自己在做什么。 此处指同学们嘲笑那个男孩，him“他”符合语境，us“我们”、them“他们”和me“我”不符。 8．句意：但片刻之后，他拿起那张纸，把它揉成一个球，扔向走廊。 下文“The paper ball rolled and bounced”表明男孩把纸做成了球，ball“球”符合语境，plane“飞机”、card“卡片”和box“盒子”不符。 9．句意：我们对他所做的感到非常惊讶。 纸团比所有纸飞机都滚得远，出乎大家意料，surprised“惊讶的”符合语境，moved“感动的”、frightened“害怕的”和encouraged“受鼓舞的”不符。 10．句意：我们所有人都轻易地被他打败了。 上文纸团比所有人的纸飞机都飞得远，说明大家被男孩打败了，beaten“打败”符合语境，lost“丢失”、hit“击中”和won“赢得”不符。 11．句意：虽然纸团不一样，但他没做错什么。 下文“It is indeed a shape”是老师解释男孩行为合规的依据，while“虽然，尽管”引导让步状语从句，符合语境，if“如果”、unless“除非”和because“因为”不符。 12．句意：他只是用一种创造性的方式完成了任务，而我们其他人则不加思考地遵循常规方法。 男孩打破常规用纸团完成任务，体现了创造性，creative“创造性的”符合语境，usual“通常的”、difficult“困难的”和simple“简单的”不符。 13．句意：我们根据它做一切事情。 上文“what we are taught leads to our experience”说明我们按照被教导的经验做事，everything“一切事情”符合语境，nothing“没有什么”、something“某事”和anything“任何事”不符。 14．句意：然而，我们所说的话有时会阻碍我们的发展。 下文“gets in the way of our development”指固有观念会阻碍发展，结合上文老师教导的经验，此处指我们“所说的话/所接受的说法”，said“说”符合语境，watched“观看”、earned“赚得”和read“阅读”不符。 15．句意：我们确实有必要学会跳出框架思考。 全文主旨是倡导创造性思维，男孩的故事证明了跳出框架思考的重要性，truly“确实”符合语境，likely“可能”、hardly“几乎不”和nearly“几乎”不符。 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 My mom made many of the clothes my brothers and I wore growing up. And she 1 a lot of them. When I started having kids, she pulled them out and 2 those little treasures for the next generation to wear. Seeing those pieces again brought back a flood of 3 . “Oh, I remember that!” I shouted, suddenly 4 with my younger self. As my children wore these clothes, I told them, “Mommy used to wear them when at your 5 .” These moments turned simple clothing into family 6 , bringing value beyond just function. While some pieces find new life when passed down, others remain 7 —clothes we’re not ready to throw away because they are special to us. Have you ever pulled on an old sweater and started 8 the past? Clothes are more than just material. Your grandfather’s cotton shirt, the dress from a favorite vacation—these pieces 9 our stories. Mending (缝补) allows us to 10 and honor those experiences, and the unavoidable wear and tear (磨损) on our clothes is a sign of being well 11 . A patch (补丁) on a worn knee keeps not just the trousers 12 , but also the emotions in them. By choosing to mend instead of replacing the clothes, we stay 13 to the hands that made or gifted us them, and to the experiences they’ve 14 seen. This connection, in turn, helps keep the 15 between generations alive. 1．A．bought B．saved C．donated D．sold 2．A．passed on B．put away C．showed off D．made up 3．A．ideas B．memories C．tears D．laughs 4．A．comparing B．agreeing C．connecting D．matching 5．A．age B．school C．service D．work 6．A．support B．advice C．business D．history 7．A．fashionable B．meaningless C．personal D．practical 8．A．recording B．fearing C．repeating D．missing 9．A．carry B．follow C．transform D．collect 10．A．tell B．keep C．lose D．describe 11．A．protected B．treated C．loved D．washed 12．A．beautiful B．sound C．safe D．clean 13．A．coarse B．true C．polite D．familiar 14．A．clearly B．suddenly C．hardly D．probably 15．A．cooperation B．exchange C．friendship D．relationship 【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．A 6．D 7．C 8．D 9．A 10．B 11．C 12．B 13．B 14．D 15．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者的母亲保存了作者和兄弟们小时候穿过的衣服，并传给下一代穿。这些衣服承载着家庭记忆和历史，作者认为衣服不仅是材料，更承载着我们的故事。缝补旧衣不仅保留了衣服，也保留了其中的情感和代际之间的联系。 1．句意：她保存了很多。 后文“she pulled them out and passed on those little treasures”说明母亲把旧衣服“保存”了下来，应用saved。bought意为“买”，donated意为“捐赠”，sold意为“卖”，均不能与后文“把珍藏的衣服拿出来传给下一代”对应。 2．句意：当我开始有孩子时，她把它们拿出来，把这些小珍宝传给下一代穿。 后文“for the next generation to wear”说明是“传给”下一代，应用passed on。put away意为“收起来”，showed off意为“炫耀”，made up意为“编造”，均不能与“for the next generation to wear”构成“传给下一代”的含义。 3．句意：再次看到这些衣服，勾起了我大量的回忆。 看到旧衣服勾起的是“回忆”，应用memories。ideas意为“想法”，tears意为“眼泪”，laughs意为“笑声”，均不能与“brought back a flood of”构成“勾起大量回忆”的常见表达。 4．句意：“哦，我记得那个！”我喊道，突然与年轻的自己产生了连接。 看到旧衣服让作者与过去的自己产生“连接”，应用connecting。comparing意为“比较”，agreeing意为“同意”，matching意为“匹配”，均不能与“with my younger self”构成“与年轻的自己产生连接”的含义。 5．句意：妈妈以前在你这个年纪时穿过它们。 作者对孩子说“妈妈在你这个年纪时穿过它们”，应用age。school意为“学校”，service意为“服务”，work意为“工作”，均不能与“at your”构成“在你这个年纪”的含义。 6．句意：这些时刻把简单的衣服变成了家庭历史，带来了超越功能的价值。 衣服承载家族记忆，成为“家庭历史”，应用history。support意为“支持”，advice意为“建议”，business意为“生意”，均不能与“family”构成“家庭历史”的含义。 7．句意：虽然有些衣服在传下去后获得新生，但另一些仍然很个人化——我们舍不得扔掉的、对我们来说很特别的衣服。 与“find new life when passed down”形成对比，说明另一些衣服虽未传下去，但对主人来说很“个人化、有特殊意义”，应用personal。fashionable意为“时尚的”，meaningless意为“无意义的”，practical意为“实用的”，均不能与“clothes we’re not ready to throw away because they are special to us”对应。 8．句意：你有没有穿过一件旧毛衣，然后开始怀念过去？ 穿旧毛衣会让人“怀念”过去，应用missing。recording意为“记录”，fearing意为“害怕”，repeating意为“重复”，均不能与“the past”构成“怀念过去”的含义。 9．句意：这些衣服承载着我们的故事。 衣服“承载”着我们的故事，应用carry。follow意为“跟随”，transform意为“改变”，collect意为“收集”，均不能与“our stories”构成“承载故事”的含义。 10．句意：缝补让我们能够保留并尊重那些经历。 与“honor those experiences”并列，缝补是为了“保留”这些经历，应用keep。tell意为“讲述”，lose意为“失去”，describe意为“描述”，均不能与“and honor those experiences”构成“保留并尊重经历”的含义。 11．句意：衣服上不可避免的磨损是被好好爱过的标志。 衣服被穿得磨损，说明它被主人“喜爱”并经常穿着，应用loved。protected意为“保护”，treated意为“对待”，washed意为“洗”，均不能与“the unavoidable wear and tear”构成“被好好爱过”的温馨含义。 12．句意：磨破的膝盖上打一块补丁，不仅让裤子保持完好，也保留了其中的情感。 补丁让裤子保持“完好”，应用sound（完好的）。beautiful意为“美丽的”，safe意为“安全的”，clean意为“干净的”，均不能与“keeps not just the trousers”构成“保持裤子完好”的含义。 13．句意：通过选择缝补而不是更换衣服，我们对制作或赠送我们衣服的人保持真心。 “stay true to”是固定搭配，意为“对……保持真心/忠诚”，应用true。coarse意为“粗糙的”，polite意为“礼貌的”，familiar意为“熟悉的”，均不能与“to the hands that made or gifted us them”构成“对制作者保持真心”这一固定搭配的含义。 14．句意：也与我们衣服可能见证过的经历保持亲近。 衣服“可能”见证了那些经历，应用probably（可能）。clearly意为“清晰地”，suddenly意为“突然地”，hardly意为“几乎不”，均不能与“seen”构成“可能见证过”的合理推测。 15．句意：这种联系反过来有助于保持代际之间的关系鲜活。 衣服和缝补维系的是代际之间的“关系”，应用relationship。cooperation意为“合作”，exchange意为“交流”，friendship意为“友谊”，均不能与“between generations”构成“代际关系”的常见表达。 Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems 1 their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. Some people think the worst thing is to do 2 . Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems and 3 are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think 4 to someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel 5 .” Laura once lost her wallet, and worried for days. She was 6 to tell her parents about it. She even 7 three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking, “If I tell my parents, they’ll be 8 !” But in the end she talked to her parents and they were 9 understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new 10 and asked her to be more careful. “I will always 11 to share my problems in the future!” Laura says. Robert Hunt, an expert (专家), advises students about common problems. He feels the 12 way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve 13 .” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to and this person doesn’t need to be an expert 14 himself. Students often forget that their 15 have more experience, and are always there to help them. In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it! 1．A．for B．to C．at D．with 2．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing 3．A．hobbies B．worries C．experiences D．decisions 4．A．talking B．writing C．listening D．emailing 5．A．better B．best C．worse D．worst 6．A．worried B．regretful C．afraid D．unkind 7．A．walked B．drove C．flew D．jumped 8．A．normal B．excited C．angry D．sad 9．A．not B．really C．hardly D．never 10．A．watch B．bicycle C．schoolbag D．wallet 11．A．remember B．forget C．help D．advise 12．A．strange B．same C．different D．unusual 13．A．ourselves B．themselves C．it D．them 14．A．as B．beside C．like D．including 15．A．adults B．teachers C．parents D．friends 【答案】 1．D 2．D 3．B 4．A 5．C 6．C 7．A 8．C 9．B 10．D 11．A 12．B 13．D 14．C 15．C 【导语】本文围绕学生的烦恼展开，通过Laura丢钱包的事例以及专家Robert的观点，告诉我们：遇到烦恼时找人倾诉很有帮助，分享问题就相当于把难题减半。 1．句意：有时他们在学业或者和朋友相处方面遇到麻烦。 固定搭配have problems with表示“在……方面有困难”，应选with。 2．句意：一些人认为最糟糕的事情是什么都不做。 根据下文找人倾诉的建议，对比可知不采取任何行动是最差的选择，应选nothing。everything“一切”、something“某事”、anything“任何事”，均不符合。 3．句意：Laura说：“烦恼和问题在生活中很正常。” 根据前文“Students these days often have a lot of worries”，全文围绕烦恼展开，应选worries。hobbies“爱好”、experiences“经历”、decisions“决定”，均不符合。 4．句意：但是我认为和别人交谈会很有帮助。 根据后文“If we don’t talk to someone”，这里强调倾诉的作用，应选talking。writing“写”、listening“听”、emailing“发邮件”，均不符合。 5．句意：如果我们不和别人说，我们一定会感觉更糟。 根据逻辑，不去倾诉烦恼，心情会变得更差，应选worse。better“更好的”、best“最好的”、worst“最糟的”，均不符合。 6．句意：她不敢告诉她的父母这件事。 根据前文“worried for days”及后文担心父母生气的心理，她害怕告诉父母，应选afraid。worried“担心的”、regretful“后悔的”、unkind“不友善的”，均不符合。 7．句意：她甚至每天步行三英里去上学，因为她没有钱。 根据没钱这个条件，只能走路去上学，应选walked。drove“开车”、flew“飞”、jumped“跳”，均不符合。 8．句意：如果我告诉父母，他们会生气的！ 结合孩子弄丢东西之后的心理，担心父母生气，应选angry。normal“正常的”、excited“兴奋的”、sad“悲伤的”，均不符合。 9．句意：但是最后她和父母说了，他们真的很体谅她。 根据后文爸爸说自己也犯粗心的错误，说明父母十分理解她，应选really。not“不”、hardly“几乎不”、never“从不”，均不符合。 10．句意：他们给她买了一个新钱包，并让她以后多加小心。 根据前文“lost her wallet”可知，所以新买的是钱包，应选wallet。watch“手表”、bicycle“自行车”、schoolbag“书包”，均不符合。 11．句意：Laura说：“我会记住以后和别人分享我的难题。” 经历这件事后，她会记住这个经验，应选remember。forget“忘记”、help“帮助”、advise“建议”，均不符合。 12．句意：他和Laura的感觉一样。 固定搭配the same way表示“同样地”，应选same。strange“奇怪的”、different“不同的”、unusual“不寻常的”，均不符合。 13．句意：我们应该一直努力自己去解决它们。 据前文“our problems”是复数可知，应选them。ourselves“我们自己”、themselves“他们自己”、it“它”单数，均不符合。 14．句意：他认为，你可以先找个人聊聊，这个人不必像他那样是专家。 an expert as himself表示“像他本人一样的专家”。like为介词，表示“像”。as“作为”、beside“在旁边”、including“包括”，均不符合。 15．句意：学生常常忘记他们的父母拥有更多经验，并且总是愿意帮助他们。 结合上文Laura向父母倾诉得到理解的例子，这里指父母阅历更丰富、随时愿意帮助孩子，应选parents。adults“成年人”、teachers“老师”、friends“朋友”，均不符合。 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I was 8 years old, a gentleman came to my orphanage (孤儿院) and taught us how to do woodworking projects. I remember my first project — a small table. I was so 1 of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(n) 2 . It was truly beautiful and it took me six weeks to 3 it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a gift. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always 4 with us. As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so excited and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a flash, carrying my table and smiling from ear to ear. When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was admiring it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand 5 it, she noticed that it was still wet. “Were you supposed to bring this home?” she asked. “No, ma’am,” I 6 with my head down. She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I quickly opened the door to get it back. It was dirty. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off. I hid the table in my closet (橱柜) and never touched it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent (宿管员), thinking that she would throw it away. Thirty years later at a reunion, I 7 that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her basement to get something important. I followed her 8 into a dark corner. She picked something up. 9 she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table. Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago. Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 10 to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to please. 1．A．tired B．proud C．aware D．afraid 2．A．award B．record C．wonder D．product 3．A．complete B．invent C．paint D．design 4．A．satisfied B．angry C．patient D．strict 5．A．into B．across C．above D．after 6．A．agreed B．shouted C．whispered D．argued 7．A．recommended B．expected C．remembered D．learned 8．A．unexpectedly B．unwillingly C．curiously D．worriedly 9．A．Until B．As C．Before D．Since 10．A．thankfulness B．fear C．love D．regret 【答案】 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D 5．B 6．C 7．D 8．C 9．B 10．A 【导语】本文讲述了作者在孤儿院时亲手制作了一张小桌子送给院长，却因漆没干被要求扔掉，多年后作者发现宿管阿姨一直替他保留着这张桌子的感人故事。 1．句意：我记得我的第一个作品——一张小桌子。我为它感到非常自豪，看着它就好像我创造了一个奇迹。 后文说“It was truly beautiful”，说明作者对自己的作品非常满意和“自豪”，proud“自豪的”符合。tired“疲倦的”、aware“意识到的”、afraid“害怕的”均与对自己作品的喜爱之情不符。 2．句意：我为它感到非常自豪，看着它就好像我创造了一个奇迹。 作者觉得桌子非常美，说明他认为自己创造了一个“奇迹”，wonder“奇迹”符合。award“奖品”、record“记录”、product“产品”均不能体现作者的惊叹之情。 3．句意：它真的很美，我花了六周时间才完成它。 做桌子需要花费时间“完成”，complete“完成”符合。invent“发明”、paint“画”、design“设计”均与最终做成桌子的结果不符。 4．句意：她是我们孤儿院的院长，总是对我们很严格。 后文写Mother Winters发现漆没干，严厉地命令作者把桌子扔掉，说明她总是很“严格”，strict“严格的”符合。satisfied“满意的”、angry“生气的”、patient“耐心的”均与命令扔桌子的行为不符。 5．句意：她把手在桌子上摸过去，发现它还是湿的。 院长用手“抚过”桌面检查，running her hand across“把手抚过”符合。into“进入”、above“在……上方”、after“在……之后”均与抚摸桌面的动作不符。 6．句意：“不，女士，”我低着头小声说。 作者犯了错，低着头“小声说”，whispered“低语，小声说”符合。agreed“同意”、shouted“大喊”、argued“争论”均与低头认错的态度不符。 7．句意：三十年后的聚会上，我得知Mother Henderson就住在附近，所以我开车去看她。 在聚会上作者“得知”了宿管阿姨的近况，learned“得知”符合。recommended“推荐”、expected“期待”、remembered“记得”均与获得新信息的语境不符。 8．句意：我好奇地跟着她走进一个黑暗的角落。 宿管阿姨让作者去地下室拿重要的东西，作者“好奇地”跟着，curiously“好奇地”符合。unexpectedly“出乎意料地”、unwillingly“不情愿地”、worriedly“担忧地”均与探寻重要物品的心理不符。 9．句意：当她转过身来时，我能看到她手里拿着一张小桌子。 “当”她转过身时，作者看清了物品，As“当……时”符合。Until“直到”、Before“在……之前”、Since“自从”均与时间逻辑不符。 10．句意：如今，我看着那张桌子，心中五味杂陈，但充满了对Henderson妈妈的感激，她为一个小孤儿保留了它，而那个孤儿曾竭尽全力想要讨好别人。 宿管阿姨保留了桌子，作者对她充满“感激”，thankfulness“感激”符合。fear“恐惧”、love“爱”、regret“遗憾”均不符合对长辈的感恩之情。 阅读短文，从每题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 For 23-year-old surfer (冲浪者) Kai McKenzie, the ocean isn’t just a hobby—it’s his 1 job. On July 23, 2024, a big white shark hit him and took his right leg. He spent more than one month in the hospital. He couldn’t 2 this at first. He was very sad after the accident. But after the sadness, he made a (an) 3 to go back to the waves before the end of 2024. People think he was so brave. How did he make it? He took off (脱下) and 4 his right artificial limb (假肢) and then began to ride the waves on his left leg. Though he felt a little 5 , he focused on his goal. He practised much harder than before. 6 the help of his family and friends, McKenzie stayed 7 and relaxed in the water. Four months after the 8 , McKenzie was able to surf on his one good leg. Later, he shared his feeling online —“That is 9 one of the craziest feelings I’ve had! I sat out there 10 first, then good people surfed with me.” Mark Stewart, a surfing world champion in Para Surfing Championships praised McKenzie, “Facing the difficulties gives him energy. It was very 11 of McKenzie to go back to surfing. McKenzie isn’t at his best yet, but he’s young — he’ll do better.” Stewart also 12 one of his legs at 15. He knew that it was 13 to surf with one leg at first. “ 14 McKenzie still has a lot of difficulties, I believe his future can get better and more hopeful from now on,” he said. He even encouraged McKenzie to take part in the Para Surfing Championships too. “His return is his first and biggest step that can help him 15 his surfing dream.” Never give up and hold on to his dream! He did it! He will be better and better. 1．A．dream B．plan C．idea D．opinion 2．A．remember B．believe C．think D．hope 3．A．celebration B．invitation C．communication D．decision 4．A．met up B．cut up C．packed up D．cleaned up 5．A．surprised B．proud C．nervous D．unhappy 6．A．With B．In C．On D．For 7．A．healthy B．calm C．strong D．direct 8．A．activity B．accident C．match D．game 9．A．usually B．suddenly C．hardly D．probably 10．A．alone B．aloud C．ahead D．anyway 11．A．forgetful B．lazy C．energetic D．brave 12．A．kept B．lost C．noticed D．offered 13．A．necessary B．possible C．difficult D．important 14．A．Until B．Because C．Unless D．Although 15．A．realize B．stop C．change D．share 【答案】 1．A 2．B 3．D 4．C 5．C 6．A 7．B 8．B 9．D 10．A 11．D 12．B 13．C 14．D 15．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了冲浪者Kai McKenzie遭遇鲨鱼袭击失去右腿后，坚持重返海浪、追逐冲浪梦想的励志故事。 1．句意：对于23岁的冲浪者Kai McKenzie来说，海洋不只是爱好，更是他梦想的事业。 冲浪是Kai McKenzie心中理想的事业，dream意为“梦想”，符合语境；plan“计划”、idea“想法”、opinion“观点”均不合语境。 2．句意：一开始他无法相信这件事。 面对鲨鱼袭击、失去右腿这样意外的遭遇，他一时难以接受，believe意为“相信”，符合语境；remember“记住”、think“思考”、hope“希望”均不合语境。 3．句意：悲伤过后，他决定在2024年底前重返海浪。 前文提到他遭遇事故十分难过，后文写他努力重返大海冲浪，make a decision表示“做出决定”，decision符合语境；celebration“庆祝”、invitation“邀请”、communication“交流”均不合语境。 4．句意：他脱下并收好自己的右腿假肢，然后开始用左腿冲浪。 冲浪前需要把假肢收纳妥当，packed up意为“收好、收拾起来”，符合语境；met up“碰面”、cut up“切碎”、cleaned up“打扫干净”均不合语境。 5．句意：虽然他感到有点紧张，但他专注于自己的目标。 经历事故之后初次重返海上冲浪，内心会紧张不安，nervous意为“紧张的”，符合语境；surprised“惊讶的”、proud“自豪的”、unhappy“不开心的”均不合语境。 6．句意：在家人和朋友的帮助下，McKenzie保持平静，在水中放松下来。 McKenzie的家人和朋友给他帮助，with the help of意为“在……的帮助下”，介词with符合搭配要求；In、On、For均不能构成该搭配，不合语境。 7．句意：在家人和朋友的帮助下，McKenzie保持平静，在水中放松下来。 在亲友的支持下，他稳住心态、放松身心，calm意为“平静的”，符合语境；healthy“健康的”、strong“坚强的”、direct“直接的”均不合语境。 8．句意：事故发生四个月后，McKenzie靠着一条好腿能够冲浪了。 此处指代鲨鱼袭击他这件意外事件，accident意为“事故”，符合语境；activity“活动”、match“比赛”、game“游戏”均不合语境。 9．句意：那大概是我经历过最疯狂的感受之一！ 这句话是主人公对自己感受的推测，probably意为“大概、也许”，符合语境；usually“通常”、suddenly“突然”、hardly“几乎不”均不合语境。 10．句意：一开始我独自坐在那里，后来有好心人陪我一起冲浪。 后文提到有人过来陪伴他，前后形成对比，alone意为“独自”，符合语境；aloud“大声地”、ahead“在前面”、anyway“无论如何”均不合语境。 11．句意：McKenzie能够重返冲浪，是非常勇敢的。 结合前文他遭遇鲨鱼袭击失去右腿，依旧选择重回海上冲浪这件事，brave意为“勇敢的”，符合语境；forgetful“健忘的”、lazy“懒惰的”、energetic“精力充沛的”均不合语境。 12．句意：Stewart在15岁时也失去了一条腿。 Stewart和主人公有着相似的经历，lost意为“失去”，符合语境；kept“保留”、noticed“注意到”、offered“主动提供”均不合语境。 13．句意：他知道一开始只用一条腿冲浪是很难的。 单腿冲浪本身难度很高，difficult意为“困难的”，符合语境；necessary“必要的”、possible“可能的”、important“重要的”均不合语境。 14．句意：“尽管McKenzie仍然面临很多困难，但我相信他的未来会越来越好、越来越有希望，”他说。 前后分句存在让步转折关系，Although意为“尽管”，符合逻辑；Until“直到”、Because“因为”、Unless“除非”均不合语境。 15．句意：他的回归是重要的第一步，能够帮助他实现冲浪梦想。 全文围绕Kai坚持冲浪、追逐梦想展开，realize one’s dream表示“实现梦想”，realize符合语境；stop“停止”、change“改变”、share“分享”均不合语境。 三、阅读理解 Do you ever feel like you are just running from one activity to another? In school, do you rush from one subject to another? When things happen so fast, you may easily get lost in what you are doing or learning. It is important to stop yourself every now and then to think about what you’ve been doing or learning. Self-reflection means slowing down and calming yourself, including calming your mind. By being calm and going slowly, you give your brain a chance to look at the things it has already received. Some people prefer to do the self-reflection only in their mind. Others write notes. Either method (方法) works, depending on your own learning habits. Here are some tips on self-reflection in your study. Use natural breaks in your textbooks as chances to stop and reflect. School textbooks are often divided into chapters and units. This makes it easier for you to begin the process of self-reflection. Look for the times when you complete a unit of study in the subjects you are learning, such as math, social studies, science and art. Sometimes you know the unit is over because there is some kind of test or quiz. Write down some notes on the new things that you learned in the unit. Let your mind think about the notes you have written and make some connections. Sometimes just pausing (暂停) to think deeply allows your brain to make connections. Having lots of connections allows your brain to quickly retrieve information when you need it again. Next, think about things that you are unsure of. For example, maybe you learned about a certain body system, but you’re not sure how it works together with the other body systems. Maybe you learned a new way to solve a math problem, but you’re not sure when to use it. Writing down your questions will help you remember to look for answers the next time you are working with the same topic. Self-reflection is a very important skill for a successful student. If you have never taken the time to reflect, try it now. 1．What does the underlined word “self-reflection” mean in paragraph 2? A．自我欣赏 B．自我否定 C．自我表现 D．自我反思 2．Why does the writer begin the passage with two questions? A．To ask readers for some tips about learning. B．To help readers get the main idea of the passage. C．To make readers interested in reading the passage. D．To get readers to think about things they are unsure of. 3．How many tips on self-reflection are mentioned in the passage? A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six. 4．What does the underlined word “retrieve” probably mean in paragraph 4? A．Store up. B．Get back. C．Look through. D．Pass down. 5．What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage? A．To suggest a new learning skill to students. B．To show students the importance of learning. C．To introduce a new school subject to students. D．To describe a special learning experience to students. 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．A 【导语】本文是说明文，介绍了自我反思的含义，讲解了在学习中开展自我反思的三条实用建议，强调了自我反思对学生的重要性，呼吁学生尝试这种学习方法。 1．词句猜测题。根据文章第2段“Self-reflection means slowing down and calming yourself, including calming your mind. By being calm and going slowly, you give your brain a chance to look at the things it has already received.” 可知，该词指放慢节奏、平静内心，回顾已接收的内容，对应“自我反思”的含义。 2．推理判断题。根据文章第1段“Do you ever feel like you are just running from one activity to another? In school, do you rush from one subject to another?” 可推知，这两个问题贴近学生的日常学习与生活场景，能够引发读者共鸣，激发读者的阅读兴趣。 3．细节理解题。根据文章第3段“Use natural breaks in your textbooks as chances to stop and reflect.”；第4段“Write down some notes on the new things that you learned in the unit.”；第5段“Next, think about things that you are unsure of.” 可知，文中一共提到了三条关于学习中自我反思的建议。 4．词句猜测题。根据文章第4段“Having lots of connections allows your brain to quickly retrieve information when you need it again.” 结合前文提到的建立知识联系能让大脑在需要使用信息时快速调出，可推知retrieve意为“找回，取回”与“Get back”词义相近。 5．主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Self-reflection is a very important skill for a successful student. If you have never taken the time to reflect, try it now.”结合全文介绍的自我反思的方法， 可知作者写作本文的目的是向学生介绍自我反思这一学习技能。 We know that AI is not a real human. However, it seems many of us can’t help treating it like one. In a survey of 2000 people in the US, 48 percent believed we should have good manners when talking to AI, said The New York Post. Scientists at the Imperial College London in the UK have made a similar discovery recently. They found that humans tend to treat AI as human beings, showing sympathy (同情) toward them and even protecting them, Science Daily reported. In their experiment, the scientists invited 244 volunteers to play an online ball game with an AI bot. A make-believe volunteer also took part, and sometimes left out the AI on purpose by passing the ball only to human players. As the scientists watched the game, they discovered that most of the time the other volunteers tried to fix the unfairness toward the bot by giving it the ball more often. The finding is in line with the ideas of Media Equation Theory, the scientists said in their papers. Developed in the 1990s by scientists at Stanford University in the US, the theory suggests we often reply to media and technology like we do to real people and places, rather than just seeing them as tools. An example is Replika, an AI chatbot created in 2017. It has about 2 million users worldwide. “Your Replika will always be by your side no matter what you are up to,” reads its official website. But the AI’s support turned dangerous when it encouraged Jaswant Singh Chail, a young man in the UK, to carry out his plan to kill the Queen of England. Chail tried to do so in December 2021, but he was stopped in time. However, he was still put in prison. Companies should avoid making AI too human-like in their design, advised the scientists at Imperial College London. This can help people tell the difference between virtual and real communication. 1．What can you learn according to the Media Equation Theory? A．Humans often reply to AI as to real people. B．Humans tried to fix unfairness in the game. C．Humans played better ball games than AI bot. D．Humans should make AI less human-like later. 2．What does the author want to tell us by mentioning “Replika” in the article? A．AI has educational advantages. B．AI is designed for some purposes. C．AI can influence humans in some ways. D．AI can’t be used in social communication. 3．What can be inferred from the article? A．AI always has a bad influence on humans. B．Nearly half people in the US treat AI politely. C．Companies won’t make AI as friends any more. D．Treating AI more carefully is a must for humans. 4．The following sentence can best be put at the end of ________. While this could make humans and AI work better as a team, it also has risks, especially when AI bots are designed to act as “friends” to people. A．Paragraph 2 B．Paragraph 3 C．Paragraph 4 D．Paragraph 5 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了人们倾向于把AI当作真人对待的现象，介绍了伦敦帝国理工学院的相关实验发现，并用“媒体等同理论”进行解释，同时以Replika为例说明AI可能对人类产生的影响，最后建议公司避免把AI设计得过于像人。 1．细节理解题。第四段提到Media Equation Theory指出：“we often reply to media and technology like we do to real people and places”，即人们常常像对待真人一样回应媒体和技术，因此A项“Humans often reply to AI as to real people”正确。 2．推理判断题。第五段以Replika为例，说明它拥有约200万用户，却曾鼓励英国青年Jaswant Singh Chail实施杀害英国女王的计划，由此可知作者提及Replika是为了说明AI会在某些方面影响人类，故选C项“AI can influence humans in some ways”。 3．推理判断题。文章开头指出许多人忍不住把AI当人对待，中间通过实验和Replika案例说明这种倾向可能带来风险，最后科学家建议公司避免把AI设计得过于像人，以便人们区分虚拟交流与真实交流，由此可推断人类需要更谨慎地对待AI，故选D项“Treating AI more carefully is a must for humans”。 4．推理判断题。题干句子“While this could make humans and AI work better as a team, it also has risks, especially when AI bots are designed to act as ‘friends’ to people”承上说明人类把AI当人对待既有合作益处也有风险，尤其当AI被设计成“朋友”时；第四段末尾正好引出第五段Replika被设计成“朋友”却带来危险后果的案例，因此该句应放在第四段末尾，起承上启下的作用，故选C。 Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, also known as Welcome to Dragon Restaurant, is a highly praised anti-war film directed by Wen Muye, who is good at showing ordinary people’s growth and inner goodness through hard times. Starring Shen Teng and Jiang Qiming, the film presents the spiritual change of an ordinary Chinese chef (主厨) who was stuck in a terrible war in the Middle East. Xu Fu, an experienced chef from Northeast China, fell into huge debt (债务) after a fire accident in his restaurant injured a customer. Faced with large debts to pay and the duty of supporting his elderly mother and young daughter, he took a risky job as the head chef of Dragon Restaurant in Bahata, a city destroyed by ongoing wars. There, he worked with Ma Junsheng, a thoughtful and quick-witted restaurant manager familiar with local people. With personal interests at first, Xu Fu aimed only to earn enough money to pay off his debts and return home safely. He showed little care for the pain of local people and children who lost their parents in the war, even though the restaurant served as an important place that provided stable water and food in the chaotic city. As the war grew worse, Xu Fu and Ma Junsheng were arrested (逮捕) by a cruel leader known as “the Principal”. He took homeless children and trained them for suicide attacks. At first, the two partners only planned an escape for themselves. However, after learning that dozens of children would be sent on deadly bombing tasks in days, they decided to save all the children at the risk of their own lives. To prevent the children from carrying out the dangerous tasks, Ma Junsheng secretly added “sprouted (发芽的) potatoes” to the meals, which made all the children unfit for the plan. However, when the trick was found, Ma Junsheng was killed by the leader. His selfless sacrifice completely changed Xu Fu’s mind. In the end, Xu Fu built up great courage to save all the trapped children, showing that true kindness can shine brightly even in the darkest moments of war. 1．What does the underlined word “chaotic” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．clean and tidy B．quiet and peaceful C．rich and comfortable D．dangerous and disordered 2．What can we infer from the passage? A．The Principal failed to carry out his bombing plan. B．Ma Junsheng added the “sprouted potatoes” to protect himself. C．Xu Fu managed to escape with the help of Ma Junsheng’s relatives. D．Sprouted potatoes were the only toxic material in the restaurant back then. 3．What is the change of Xu Fu’s attitude during the story? A．Selfish→ Doubtful→Hopeless B．Careless→Fearful→Proud C．Selfless→ Thankful→ Regretful D．Self-centered → Shocked → Brave-hearted 4．What is the main purpose of this text? A．To describe the great damage caused by Middle Eastern wars. B．To comment on the director’s unique filming techniques and styles. C．To introduce the touching plot and theme of a popular anti-war movie. D．To explain how cooking skills help people escape dangerous war places. 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文主要介绍了一部名为《欢迎来到龙餐馆》的反战电影，讲述了普通中国厨师徐福在中东战乱中从只顾个人利益到勇敢拯救战争孤儿的转变过程。 1．词句猜测题。根据第二段“a city destroyed by ongoing wars”以及第三段“provided stable water and food in the chaotic city”可知，这座城市被战争严重摧毁，环境混乱危险，因此chaotic意为“混乱的”，与dangerous and disordered意思一致。 2．推理判断题。根据第五段“Ma Junsheng secretly added ‘sprouted potatoes’ to the meals, which made all the children unfit for the plan.”可知，马俊生通过食物使孩子们身体不适无法执行任务，因此可以推断出 Principal 的轰炸计划未能按原计划实施。 3．推理判断题。根据第三段“With personal interests at first”和第五段“His selfless sacrifice completely changed Xu Fu’s mind.”及“built up great courage”可知，徐福起初是自私的，中间被牺牲精神震撼，最终变得勇敢，态度转变为 Self-centered → Shocked → Brave-hearted。 4．主旨大意题。根据第一段“is a highly praised anti-war film... presents the spiritual change...”及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了一部反战电影《欢迎来到龙餐馆》的感人剧情和人文主题。 Many teenagers want to know more about themselves. They want to understand their personality, strengths, and interests. Personality tests are one way to do this. These tests ask questions about how people feel, think, and act in different situations. By answering honestly, teenagers can learn more about who they are and what makes them special. One popular type of personality test is the quiz. These quizzes ask simple questions, like “Do you enjoy working alone or in a group?” or “Do you make decisions quickly or slowly?” Each answer gives points, and the total points show a personality type. For example, some people may be outgoing and social, while others are quiet and thoughtful. These quizzes are easy to take and can be found online. Another tool is writing diaries. In the diary, teenagers write about their daily activities, feelings, and reactions to events. Over time, through diaries, teenagers may see that they are helping friends, solving problems, or creating art. Keeping diaries helps teenagers know themselves better and can help them make choices about school, hobbies, and friends. Group activities and discussions are also helpful. Teachers sometimes organize exercises where teenagers work in teams and talk about their experiences. These activities show how people act with others and what abilities they have. Teenagers can learn about leading, working together, and solving problems by watching and hearing advice. Group work is a useful way to see personality in real life. Personality tests and tools cannot tell everything, but they can give helpful ideas. They help teenagers see their good points, weak points, and likes. By knowing more about themselves, teens can make better choices, build skills, and feel sure of themselves. Learning about personality is an important part of growing up, and using tests, diaries, and group work can make this easier and more fun. 1．Why do many teenagers take personality tests? A．To make more friends online. B．To get better grades at school. C．To understand themselves better. D．To learn how to organize group activities. 2．What do we know about personality quizzes? A．They can be found in school textbooks. B．Each answer in the quizzes gives points. C．They require teens to write proper articles. D．They have the same personality result for people. 3．How does the writer develop the passage? A．By sharing stories of different teens. B．By asking questions and giving advice. C．By listing different tools and explaining them. D．By comparing different teenagers’ personalities. 4．What is the main idea of the passage? A．How to write a good diary in our daily life. B．Why personality tests are the most popular tool. C．Why group activities are better than personality tests. D．How teenagers can use different tools to know themselves. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，围绕“青少年如何了解自己”这一主题展开，介绍了性格测试问卷、写日记和小组活动三种工具及其具体作用，最后总结这些方法能帮助青少年认识优缺点、做出更好选择并建立自信。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Many teenagers want to know more about themselves. They want to understand their personality, strengths, and interests.”可知，青少年参加性格测试是为了更好地理解自己。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“Each answer gives points, and the total points show a personality type.”可知，测验中的每个回答都会对应分数，总分显示性格类型。 3．细节理解题。文章第二段至第四段分别介绍了“One popular type of personality test is the quiz.”, “Another tool is writing diaries.”, “Group activities and discussions are also helpful.”，作者通过列举不同工具并解释它们来展开文章。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文及最后一段“Using tests, diaries, and group work can make this easier and more fun.”可知，文章主要讲述了青少年如何利用不同工具来了解自己，涵盖全文核心内容。 When I was in high school, I was a shy boy and didn’t know how to start a talk with others. Once I was a member of a group in my high school, and we needed to prepare for an activity. Some volunteers were busy collating (整理) materials. I really wanted to join them. Although I was nervous, I picked up my courage, went up to them and asked if there was anything that I could help with. However, one of the girls said, “No, thank you. There’s no work for you here.” After hearing her words, I stood there with great embarrassment. At that time, another volunteer saw what happened and said, “Hey, we’ve got some work to do, and we need your help.” While I was working, the volunteer started conversations with me and introduced his classmates to me. With his warm help, I started talking with them happily. Since then, I have become more outgoing and like to join in activities and make friends. I am grateful to the volunteer who helped me get out of the embarrassment. What’s more, he gave me a sense of belonging and helped me experience the joy of making friends. And I really want to pass the kindness on to help more shy people to step out of their lonely world because no one is an island. 1．What did the writer use to be? A．He always helped shy people. B．He enjoyed the joy of making friends. C．He took part in many volunteer activities. D．He was shy and not good at talking to others. 2．Why did the writer feel embarrassed? A．Because no one wanted him to join. B．Because there was no work he could do. C．Because one of the girls refused his help. D．Because he didn’t join the volunteers successfully. 3．How did the writer’s feelings change over time? A．Nervous→Happy→Embarrassed→Grateful B．Embarrassed→Happy→Nervous→Grateful C．Nervous→Embarrassed→Happy→Grateful D．Nervous→Grateful→Happy→Embarrassed 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己高中时性格害羞、不善与人交流，一次活动中主动帮忙却被拒绝而陷入尴尬，后来在一位志愿者的帮助下融入集体、变得开朗的经历，并表达了将这份善意传递下去、帮助更多害羞的人走出孤独世界的愿望。 1．细节理解题。第一段开头指出：“When I was in high school, I was a shy boy and didn’t know how to start a talk with others.”这说明作者过去是一个害羞的男孩，不知道如何与他人开始交谈，即他过去害羞且不擅长与人交流。故选D。 2．细节理解题。第一段提到作者鼓起勇气上前询问是否需要帮忙，结果“one of the girls said, ‘No, thank you. There’s no work for you here.’ After hearing her words, I stood there with great embarrassment.”由此可知，作者感到尴尬是因为其中一个女孩拒绝了他的帮助。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据第一段内容，作者起初“was nervous”，鼓起勇气上前询问；被女孩拒绝后“stood there with great embarrassment”；后来在另一位志愿者的帮助下“started talking with them happily”；第二段中作者表示“I am grateful to the volunteer who helped me get out of the embarrassment”。由此可梳理出作者的情感变化为：Nervous（紧张）→Embarrassed（尴尬）→Happy（开心）→Grateful（感激）。故选C。 I wanted to go and look at a place in the middle of the island that I had found when I was exploring. We started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide. This place was a hill about forty feet high. We had a hard time getting to the top. The sides were so steep and the trees were so thick. We walked and climbed around all over it, and found a big hole in the rock. It was a good place to play our game. The hole was as big as two or three rooms, and Jim could stand up straight in it. It was cool there. Jim wanted to put our things there, but I said we didn’t want to be climbing up and down there all the time. Jim said if we had the boat hidden in a good place and put all the things in the hole, we could rush there when anybody was to come to the island. They would never find us without dogs. Besides, he said that little birds had said it was going to rain. We didn’t want the things to get wet. So we went back and got the boat, and pulled all the things up there. Then we found a place close by to hide the boat in, among the thick willows. We took some fish off the lines and set them again, and began to get ready for dinner. The door of the hole was big enough to roll a hogshead (大桶) in, and there was also a good place to build a fire. So we built a fire and cooked dinner. We spread the blankets inside, and ate our dinner. We put all the other things at the back of the hole. Pretty soon it darkened and began to thunder. Directly it began to rain, and I never saw the wind blow so heavily. It was one of these regular summer storms. It would get so dark that it looked all blue-black outside. “Jim, this is nice,” I said. “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but here. Pass me another piece of fish and some hot bread.” “Well, if it weren’t for Jim, you wouldn’t stay here. You would stay in the woods, without food, and you would get half-dead from the shower. That’s true, dear. The chickens know when it rains, and so do the birds. I know.” (Adapted from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) 1．What did Jim suggest doing? A．Finding a hole. B．Going to the hole. C．Leaving the lonely island. D．Stopping others reaching the island. 2．The RIGHT order of the story is ________. a. They went back and got the boat.       b. They took some fish off the lines. c. Jim could stand up straight in the hole.       d. They began to get ready for their dinner. e. They walked and climbed around all over the hill. A．a-d-b-e-c B．d-b-a-e-c C．e-c-a-b-d D．b-a-d-c-e 3．When did the story happen? A．In spring. B．In summer. C．In autumn. D．In winter. 4．What did the main character think of Jim? A．Lazy. B．Young. C．Serious. D．Helpful. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．B 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章节选自《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》，讲述了主人公和Jim在岛上探索发现山洞，听从Jim建议躲避暴雨并准备晚餐的经历，体现了Jim的帮助。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第3段“Jim said if we had the boat hidden in a good place and put all the things in the hole, we could rush there when anybody was to come to the island.”可推知Jim建议把东西放在洞里，必要时去那里躲避，即Going to the hole。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第2段“We walked and climbed around all over it”和“Jim could stand up straight in it”，第4段“So we went back and got the boat”、“We took some fish off the lines”及“began to get ready for dinner”可推知事件发生的正确顺序是先爬山探索 (e)，发现洞能站直 (c)，回去取船 (a)，取鱼 (b)，准备晚餐 (d)。 3．细节理解题。根据文章第6段“It was one of these regular summer storms.”可推知故事发生在夏天。 4．推理判断题。根据主人公对现状的满意评价及Jim提供的实际帮助可知，主人公认为Jim帮助他们避免了淋雨和饥饿，是有帮助的。 THE NEW RULE The UK government will ban (禁止) social media for children under 16. The new rule will start in early 2027. Before making the decision, the government ran a public survey and received about 116,000 replies from parents, teachers and doctors. 90% of parents supported the ban, saying that endless online time and harmful information hurt children’s mental health. Under the new rule, platforms (平台) that fail to check users’ ages will face heavy fines (罚款). WHAT PEOPLE THINK @Ava, 14, studentI don’t think the ban makes sense. I use social media for my school projects and art groups. If big platforms are shut off, many teens will turn to smaller, less safe apps. @Mr. Reed, father of twoI fully support it. My 14-year-old son used to stay up late chatting online, and his grades got worse. Technology companies only care about keeping us glued to our screens. @Dr. Lee, online safety researcherThe rule seems good but carries hidden risks. To prove their age, users may have to share more personal information on the apps. 1．What is the new rule about? A．Protecting children’s eyes from screens. B．Banning social media for kids under 16. C．Making social media platforms pay fines. D．Helping parents use social media safely. 2．What is Dr. Lee’s worry about the rule? A．Teenagers will have to use less safe apps. B．People may offer more personal information. C．Technology companies will get less money. D．Kids will stay up late online using the Internet. 3．In which part of the newspaper can we read the text? A．News & Views. B．Kids & Parents. C．Technology & Life. D．Culture & People. 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了英国政府将于2027年初推行的禁止16岁以下儿童使用社交媒体的新规定，以及学生、家长、网络安全研究者三类群体对这一规定的不同看法。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第1段“The UK government will ban social media for children under 16.”可知，这项新规定的内容是禁止16岁以下儿童使用社交媒体。 2．细节理解题。根据文章Dr. Lee对应的段落“To prove their age, users may have to share more personal information on the apps.”可知，李博士对该规定的担忧是人们可能需要提供更多个人信息。 3．推理判断题。根据全文内容，文章先介绍了英国出台新禁令的新闻事件，再呈现不同人群对该事件的观点，可推知这类内容会出现在报纸的“新闻与观点”板块。 Many teenagers have trouble dealing with stress in daily life. Some people believe that stress is completely bad for young people. But in fact, not all stress is harmful. We should learn to tell different kinds of stress apart. Bad stress usually comes from too much pressure. When students face endless homework, high expectations from parents and heavy exam worries, they may feel worried all the time. This kind of stress can influence sleep and health. It may make teenagers lose confidence and feel down. If bad stress lasts for a long time, it will do great harm to both body and mind. However, there is also good stress. Good stress appears when we meet challenges. For example, before a speech or an important competition, you may feel a little nervous. This nervous feeling pushes you to prepare harder. It helps you become more active and try your best. It can make you grow and improve yourself. So what should we do when we meet stress? First, do not be afraid of it. Try to find out where your stress comes from. If it is bad stress, you can talk with your parents, teachers or friends. You can also take exercise or develop hobbies to relax yourself. If it is good stress, just accept it and make use of it. Life is full of challenges. Stress is a common part of growth. Instead of running away from stress, we should learn to face it in a wise way. 1．Which of the following is bad stress? A．Nervousness before a school speech. B．Worrying too much about exams day and night. C．Excitement before a sports match. D．Pressure to make progress in study. 2．What can good stress bring to teenagers? A．Poor sleep and bad health. B．Less confidence in themselves. C．Power to work harder and make progress. D．Feelings of sadness all day long. 3．What is the writer’s suggestion for dealing with bad stress? A．Keep it in your heart and never tell others. B．Talk to people around you and relax yourself. C．Give up all your hobbies. D．Do more homework to forget stress. 4．What does the underlined phrase “running away from” mean? A．逃避 B．面对 C．利用 D．忍受 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．B 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了青少年面临的压力分为坏压力和好压力两种，分析了它们的不同影响，并给出了应对压力的建议，倡导用明智的方式面对压力。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第2段“Bad stress usually comes from too much pressure. When students face endless homework, high expectations from parents and heavy exam worries, they may feel worried all the time.”可知，日夜担心考试属于坏压力的一种表现。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第3段“This nervous feeling pushes you to prepare harder. It helps you become more active and try your best. It can make you grow and improve yourself.”可知，好的压力能促使人更努力准备并实现自我提升。 3．细节理解题。根据文章第4段“If it is bad stress, you can talk with your parents, teachers or friends. You can also take exercise or develop hobbies to relax yourself.”可知，作者给出应对坏压力的建议是与周围的人交谈，也可以通过运动或培养爱好来放松自己。 4．词句猜测题。根据文章第5段“Instead of running away from stress, we should learn to face it in a wise way.”可知，划线短语与后句的“face it”形成对比，意为“不去面对”，即“逃避”。 The corner of 71st Street and Prospect is my corner. Nobody else seems to want it, anyway. Most people look at it and say there’s nothing there, just an empty lot (一块地). But they’re not looking hard enough. My corner is like a wide-open treasure box, but people pass by all day long and never take the time to have a look inside. My name is Tia. I live on the third floor of the apartment building next door. Some days, when my sisters are running after each other, and my brothers are shouting, and I feel like the walls of our apartment are about to fall down, I run down to my corner. My trainers pound the road, then they take me on a flying leap (飞跃) into a sea of green. I walk through the tall grass, my jeans swish-swishing with every step. Butterflies and crickets scare up at my feet. How they got to this part of the city, I’ll never know. I’m careful not to step on the flowers that grow here. They’re beautiful, even though they’re probably just weeds (杂草). If I’m really quiet, the birds go on about their business all around me. I sit down and close my eyes and listen to their songs. The grass smells clean and fresh. The sun warms my body, and I wonder why I’m the only one who’s thankful for this place. Some people don’t respect this corner. I’ve seen them throw litter from their car windows as they speed down 71st. There is junk here, too-old chairs, a broken bicycle wheel, someone’s old mailbox. I worry that soon there will be more waste than birds. One evening, Mama says, “Tia, the city wants to turn that corner of yours into a parking lot. It’s in the paper today.” I stand still. “Not my corner, Mama! They can’t do that!” “They can and they will,” says Mama, “if somebody doesn’t come up with a better idea.” “It just needs some cleaning up. How come they can’t see that?” I run to my room and close the door heavily. Out my window, I can see my corner. Where will the birds and butterflies go when it’s all blacktop and concrete (沥青和混凝土)? Mama knocks softly at the door and steps in. “Tia, you see something in that corner that most people don’t. You got to make them see what you see. Make some noise about it. No one ever got anywhere by sitting back and staying quiet.” That night, I lie awake for a long time. I’m thinking about what Mama said to me. In my heart, I know she’s right. I’ve got to do something. Early the next morning, I pulled a chair down to the corner sadly and slowly. On a big piece of cardboard, I’ve painted ? in large letters. I sit down and wait. 1．What can we infer (推断) from Tia’s description of the empty lot as “a wide-open treasure box”? A．The city has planned to build a museum on this lot later. B．The lot is filled with hidden gold and valuable old objects. C．Tia has buried her favorite personal items in the tall grass. D．Tia sees unique natural beauty and peace that most people don’t notice. 2．How does Tia feel when she hears her Mama’s words one evening? A．Angry and sad. B．Amazed and worried. C．Crazy and surprised. D．Cheerful and nervous. 3．What has Tia painted on the cardboard in large letters? A．THIS IS MY HOME! BE MY GUEST! B．WELCOME HERE! ENJOY YOURSELF! C．NO PARKING LOT! SAVE OUR NATURE! D．CLEAN UP THE WASTE! THIS IS MY CORNER! 4．What is most likely to happen in the next part of the story? A．Tia’s family will move to another place far away from the city. B．Tia will ask her brothers and sisters to fight with the city workers. C．The city will start building the parking lot without any discussion as soon as possible. D．Tia will think of suitable ways to invite more people to join her in protecting the corner. 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．C 4．D 【导语】本文是记叙文，讲述了女孩Tia将家附近的一块空地视作自己的专属角落，在那里能感受到自然的美好与宁静；当得知城市计划将这块空地改建为停车场时，Tia在妈妈的鼓励下决定行动起来，制作标语牌守护这片角落的故事。 1．推理判断题。第一段“My corner is like a wide-open treasure box, but people pass by all day long and never take the time to have a look inside.”，结合第三段中Tia在空地上见到的花草、蝴蝶、飞鸟，以及她感受到的宁静舒适，可推知Tia在这块空地上发现了多数人未曾注意到的独特自然美景与宁静，因此将其比作敞开的宝箱。 2．推理判断题。第六段“‘Not my corner, Mama! They can’t do that!’”与第八段“I run to my room and close the door heavily. Where will the birds and butterflies go when it’s all blacktop and concrete?”，从Tia激动的反驳、摔门的举动，还有对小鸟和蝴蝶去向的担忧，可推断出她听到消息后既愤怒又难过。 3．推理判断题。第七段“‘They can and they will,’ says Mama, ‘if somebody doesn’t come up with a better idea.’”以及第九段“You got to make them see what you see. Make some noise about it.”，结合城市要将空地改建为停车场的核心冲突，可推知Tia制作标语牌是为了表达反对建停车场、保护这片自然角落的诉求，因此牌子上的内容是“NO PARKING LOT! SAVE OUR NATURE!”。 4．推理判断题。第九段“You got to make them see what you see. Make some noise about it. No one ever got anywhere by sitting back and staying quiet.”以及第十段“In my heart, I know she’s right. I’ve got to do something.”，可推知接下来Tia会想合适的方法，邀请更多人加入她，一起保护这个角落。 Lu Hong, who was listed among the finalists for Touching China 2022, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy (脑瘫) when he was a child. His disabilities meant that he spent his primary and middle school years in pain. Every time he had PE class, all his classmates could run and jump as they liked on the playground while he had to sit alone in the classroom. After graduation, he opened his photo shop. At first, most customers would turn away from Lu’s shop because they doubted his skills and service. To get customers, Lu promised to take pictures for free if customers were not satisfied with his work. Thanks to his skills and hard work, Lu impressed his customers and his shop’s business grew stronger. In 2017, with the help of the Association for Disabled People in Suzhou, Lu Hong opened a photo factory and offered jobs to disabled people. In just a few years, his factory has developed from a small workshop to a proper company. There are over 40 workers in Lu’s factory, more than 30 of whom are disabled. “It’s not easy for people with disabilities to find work. I hope to provide them with an opportunity to realize their full ability and go for their life goals,” he said. During the epidemic (疫情), the factory was forced to close for a while, but he kept on paying salaries (工资) to the workers as he guarded the empty factory alone. He bought machinery and equipment worth nearly 5 million yuan ($726,000) to make sure of production when his staff could not come to work. Besides, Lu started exploring e-commerce (电子商务) opportunities to increase income. Today, Lu Hong’s factory is a celebrated company that has made a great contribution to supporting the poor and providing jobs for the disabled. In the future, he hopes to change from being helped to helping and contributing to society. 1．How did Lu Hong make his shop successful? A．By giving a good first impression. B．By taking pictures for free. C．By improving skills and service. D．By providing many choices. 2．What did Lu Hong do during the epidemic? A．He didn’t pay the workers. B．He stopped production completely. C．He tried his best to save the company. D．He guarded the factory with the workers. 3．According to the passage, what kind of person is Lu Hong? A．Honest and smart. B．Warm-hearted and humorous. C．Careful and friendly. D．Strong-minded and responsible. 【答案】1．C 2．C 3．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了2022年《感动中国》入围者陆鸿的事迹：他幼时确诊脑瘫，克服病痛自主创业开设照相馆，凭借过硬的技术和努力让店铺经营向好，之后开办照片工厂为残障人士提供就业机会，疫情期间也全力保障员工待遇、探索新路径维持工厂运营，最终企业发展良好，他也始终希望从受助者转变为反哺社会的贡献者。 1．细节理解题。根据原文第二段中“At first, most customers would turn away from Lu’s shop…his skills and hard work, Lu impressed his customers and his shop’s business grew stronger.”可知，陆鸿最初因顾客质疑经营遇阻，最终凭借自身技术和努力打动顾客，让店铺生意向好，对应提升技能与服务的表述。 2．细节理解题。根据原文第五段中“…but he kept on paying salaries to the workers as he guarded the empty factory alone.”及第六段中“He bought machinery and equipment…Lu started exploring e-commerce opportunities to increase income.”与疫情相关内容，可知疫情期间工厂被迫关停时他仍坚持给员工发工资，独自值守工厂，购置设备保障后续生产，还探索电商渠道增收，这些行为都是他全力挽救公司的体现。 3．推理判断题。梳理陆鸿的经历可知，他幼时患病仍坚持自主创业、克服重重困难发展事业，体现出意志坚定的特质；他为残障人士提供就业岗位，疫情期间仍保障员工待遇、全力维系工厂运营，体现出极强的责任感，符合意志坚定且有担当的描述，对应D选项“Strong-minded and responsible.”的表述。 四、选词填空 选词填空 ，不需要变化，每个词限用一次。 patiently, challenge, warmth, matters, impossible, against, itself, whenever, seed, yet In a small quiet corner of the garden, hidden under a huge, cold stone, there lived a tiny unknown 1 . It lay in complete darkness and suffered from coldness all year round, 2 it never gave up its dream. It hoped to grow into a beautiful flower that could enjoy sunshine. However, the stone above became a great 3 standing in its way toward light. The stone was heavy and hard. It seemed 4 for such a weak little seed to break through. The seed stayed calm. It told 5 not to rush for quick success. It kept trying day after day without any complaint. It waited 6 for rain to offer enough water and slowly gathered strength inside its little body. 7 rain fell, it stored every drop of water. It kept pushing firmly 8 the hard stone above its body, little by little, bit by bit. With the power of rain and sunshine, a thin sprout (新芽) appeared at last. The soft young plant kept stretching. One quiet morning, it pushed so hard that the stone finally moved aside a little. Fresh air flowed down. The little sprout could sense 9 and longed for the wide world. The sprout reached towards the sky and breathed fresh air for the first time. Weeks later, it bloomed into a lively, colourful flower. Its amazing beauty attracted every visitor passing by this corner. Many people would stop to admire it in surprise. This plant shows a valuable truth. A strong will 10 most. Nothing can stop us if we keep moving forward bravely on our way to dreams. 【答案】 1．seed 2．yet 3．challenge 4．impossible 5．itself 6．patiently 7．Whenever 8．against 9．warmth 10．matters 【导语】本文是一篇寓言故事。文章主要讲述了一颗被压在石头下的种子，凭借坚强的意志和耐心，最终冲破阻碍长成花朵的故事，揭示了意志力的重要性。 1．句意：在花园一个安静的小角落里，藏在一块巨大的冷石头下面，住着一颗微小的种子。空前有形容词unknown修饰，需填名词；根据下文“It hoped to grow into a beautiful flower”可知此处指“种子”。seed意为“种子”，不定冠词“a”后接可数名词单数。 2．句意：它整年躺在黑暗中，忍受着寒冷，然而它从未放弃它的梦想。前后句意“忍受寒冷”和“从未放弃梦想”之间为转折关系，yet意为“然而”，符合语境。 3．句意：然而，上面的石头成了阻碍它向光生长的巨大挑战。空前有形容词great修饰，需填名词；石头挡路是一种“挑战”，challenge意为“挑战”，“a great challenge”表示“一个巨大的挑战”。 4．句意：对于如此弱小的种子来说，冲破石头似乎是不可能的。seemed为系动词，后接形容词作表语；根据“weak little seed”和“heavy hard stone”对比可知此处指“不可能的”，impossible意为“不可能的”。 5．句意：它告诉自己不要急于求成。主语“It”指代种子，宾语也是指代种子自己，需用反身代词。itself意为“它自己”，符合语境。 6．句意：它耐心地等待雨水带来充足的水分，在小小的身体里慢慢积蓄力量。空处修饰动词waited，需用副词；根据“stayed calm”和“without any complaint”可知是“耐心地”等待，patiently意为“耐心地”。 7．句意：每当雨落下，它都储存每一滴水。此处引导时间状语从句，描述下雨的时候种子的行为，whenever意为“每当”，位于句首首字母需大写。 8．句意：它持续用力地向上推，对抗身体上方坚硬的石头，一点一点地。push against为固定搭配，意为“推/顶着……”，表示对抗的力量。 9．句意：小嫩芽能感觉到温暖并渴望广阔的世界。sense为动词，后接名词作宾语；根据上文“sunshine”和“Fresh air”可知此处指感受到“温暖”，warmth意为“温暖”。 10．句意：坚强的意志最重要。句子缺少谓语动词，主语“A strong will”为第三人称单数，一般现在时；三单形式matters意为“要紧，重要”，符合主谓一致。 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，每词限用一次。 cooperate, at a young age, but, more than, stick to, confidence, create, while, I, deeply Yang Huazhen, 67, a national-level inheritor (继承者) of Tibetan and Qiang embroidery (藏羌刺绣), never forgets how she created her first embroidery piece. “When I was 8, I saw my friend’s lovely doll,” she says. “I couldn’t help thinking about it. I found some fabric (布料) and made 1 a doll with a needle and thread.” Born in a small village in Sichuan Province, she learned embroidery from her mother 2 . In her village, girls had to learn these ancient skills. Yang was 3 interested in the colorful patterns and often used her imagination to come up with new designs. Her mother also taught her to be organized and keep her materials in good order. “Good skills need patience, and 4 needs time.” her mother often told her. As Yang grew older, she began to understand that embroidery was not only a traditional skill 5 a way to communicate the culture of her people. In August 2008, she took a group of women to Chengdu to start a business. They 6 with each other, improved their designs and met higher standards. Yang encouraged the women 7 their work even when they met challenges. Her beautiful designs soon caught international attention. Over the past ten years, Yang has worked with 8 ten well-known companies. She has also shared her experience with young people and encouraged them to learn traditional skills. Her hard work gradually paid off, and she became 9 in bringing ancient art into the modern world than before. Yang believes that it is necessary to respect the past 10 looking for new possibilities. Her story shows that with courage, patience and imagination, traditional culture can continue to grow and reach more people. 【答案】 1．myself 2．at a young age 3．deeply 4．creativity 5．but 6．cooperated 7．to stick to 8．more than 9．more confident 10．while 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了藏羌刺绣国家级传承人杨华珍从小学习刺绣，带领妇女创业，与国际知名公司合作，将传统文化带入现代世界并推向国际的故事。 1．句意：我找了一些布料，用针线给自己做了一个洋娃娃。主语是I，此处表示“为自己做”，考查固定搭配make oneself sth.（给某人自己做某物），I的反身代词是myself。 2．句意：她出生在四川省的一个小村庄，在很小的时候就跟着母亲学习刺绣。根据“Born in a small village in Sichuan Province, she learned embroidery from her mother...”可知，本句结构完整，设空处在句中作时间状语，结合方框内的词汇，at a young age（在很小的时候）符合语境。 3．句意：杨对色彩鲜艳的图案深深地感兴趣，经常用她的想象力想出新的设计。设空处修饰形容词短语interested in，需要用副词，且此处指她对色彩鲜艳的图案非常感兴趣，备选词deeply意为“深深地”，符合语境。 4．句意：“好的技艺需要耐心，而创作需要时间。”她的母亲经常告诉她。根据“Good skills need patience, and...needs time.”及结合前面内容可知，此处是指刺绣这项技艺需要时间来创作，且空处在and连接的并列分句中作主语，需要用名词形式，方框中的动词create（创造，创作）派生出的名词形式为creativity（创意），符合语境。 5．句意：随着杨年龄的增长，她开始明白刺绣不仅是一项传统技艺，而且是传播本民族文化的一种方式。根据“...embroidery was not only a traditional skill...a way to communicate the culture of her people.”可知，此处是指刺绣的两个方面，且not only... but (also)... 为固定句型，意为“不仅……而且……”，连接两个并列的表语。 6．句意：她们相互合作，改进了设计，达到了更高的标准。根据上下文语境以及后面的并列谓语improved和met可知，此处描述的是过去发生的事情，句子应用一般过去时，方框中的动词cooperate（合作）的过去式为cooperated。 7．句意：杨鼓励妇女们即使遇到挑战也要坚持她们的工作。根据“Yang encouraged the women...their work even when they met challenges.”可知，此处是指遇到挑战要坚持。方框中的stick to意为“坚持”，符合语境。且encourage sb. to do sth. 为固定搭配，意为“鼓励某人做某事”，设空处需用动词不定式，即to stick to。 8．句意：在过去的十年里，杨与十多家知名公司合作过。设空处修饰后面的数字ten，方框中的more than意为“多于，超过”，相当于over，符合语境。 9．句意：她的努力逐渐得到了回报，在将古代艺术带入现代世界方面，她变得比以前更自信了。根据“Her hard work gradually paid off...”可知，此处是指给她带来的一些积极影响，且本句中became为系动词，其后需接形容词作表语，方框中名词confidence“信心”的形容词形式为confident“自信的”；根据句末的than before可知，此处需用confident的比较级，即more confident。 10．句意：杨认为，在寻找新的可能性的同时，有必要尊重过去。设空处后为现在分词短语looking for...，表示“在做……的同时”，考查while引导的时间状语从句的省略结构（while doing sth.）。 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，每词限用一次。 luck;  help;  lead;  without ;  stick to ;  pay off;  influence;  encourage;  wide;  they Yu the Great is one of the most famous legendary figures in ancient Chinese history. He is 1 known for controlling and stopping serious floods. And he set up the Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty in Chinese history. His story fully shows the wisdom of ancient people. Till now, his spirit 2 Chinese people from generation (一代) to generation. A long time ago, terrible floods hit the areas along the Yellow River almost every year. The big floods destroyed people’s houses and farms, making their lives hard and poor. Yu’s father once tried his best to control the floods. 3 , all his efforts ended in failure. After his father passed away, Yu decided to continue this difficult task. 4 the flood water to the sea instead of stopping it forcefully, he spent years digging new rivers. Compared with his father, Yu improved the water channels with a better way. With a devoted heart, Yu was so busy controlling the floods that he passed his home three times 5 going in to see his family. He always asked his followers to look after 6 when feeling tired, but he himself almost never stopped working. Finally, his hard work 7 . He put an end to the terrible floods. His great work not only saved the lives of thousands of people but also provided 8 people there with a safe environment. Because of his great contributions and noble qualities,Yu won great respect from all people at that time. Even today, the story of Yu the Great is still popular among Chinese people. Many students in schools 9 to learn from him. As long as we 10 our goals and keep moving forward, we will finally achieve the impossible. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了中国古代传奇人物大禹治水的故事，赞扬了他的智慧、奉献精神以及大禹精神对后世的深远影响。 1．句意：他因治理和制止严重的洪水而广为人知。此处缺少副词修饰形容词known，结合前文“one of the most famous legendary figures”可知，大禹是中国古代历史上著名的传奇人物，他治理洪水的事迹也广为人知。给定词wide表示“广泛的”，其副词形式widely表示“广泛地”，符合语境逻辑。故填widely。 2．句意：直到现在，他的精神仍然一代又一代地影响着中国人。此处缺少谓语动词，结合前文“His story fully shows the wisdom of ancient people”及后文“from generation to generation”可知，大禹的精神一直影响着后人。给定词influence表示“影响”，主语his spirit与influence之间是主动关系，结合时间状语Till now可知，此处用现在完成时，主语为单数，故填has influenced。 3．句意：不幸的是，他所有的努力都以失败告终。根据后文ended in failure可知此处表示不幸，位于句首修饰全句，需用副词且首字母大写。luck的副词形式为 luckily，否定形式为Unluckily“不幸的是”。故填Unluckily。 4．句意：大禹没有强行阻止洪水，而是引导洪水流入大海，他花费多年时间挖掘新的河道。此处缺少非谓语动词，结合后文“he spent years digging new rivers”可知，大禹采取疏导的方法治理洪水。给定词lead表示“引导”，此处应用现在分词形式Leading作状语，表示主动关系，符合语境逻辑。句首字母应大写。故填Leading。 5．句意：大禹忙于治理洪水，以至于三次经过家门，却没有进去看望家人。此处缺少介词，结合前文“Yu was so busy controlling the floods”及后文“going in to see his family”可知，大禹三次经过家门都没有进去。给定词without表示“没有”，符合语境逻辑。故填without。 6．句意：他总是要求他的追随者在感到疲倦时照顾好他们自己。主语是his followers，宾语与主语指代同一群人，需用反身代词。they的反身代词是themselves。故填themselves。 7．句意：最终，他的辛勤工作得到了回报。此处缺少谓语动词，结合后文“He put an end to the terrible floods”可知，大禹经过多年努力，终于成功治理了洪水。给定词pay off表示“取得成功；得到回报”，根据上下文可知，此处用一般过去时，故填paid off。 8．句意：而且还为那里无助的人们提供了一个安全的环境。此处修饰名词people，需用形容词。根据语境，处于洪水区的百姓是无助的，help变为helpless，意为“无助的”。故填helpless。 9．句意：许多学校里的学生被鼓励向他学习。分析语境可知是学生被鼓励向他学习，主语Many students与动词encourage之间是被动关系，需用被动语态be done，主语是复数，be动词用are。故填are encouraged。 10．句意：只要我们坚持自己的目标并不断前进，最终就能实现不可能完成的事情。此处缺少谓语动词，结合后文“keep moving forward”及“finally achieve the impossible”可知，实现目标需要坚持不懈。给定词stick to表示“坚持”，主语we为复数，且As long as引导条件状语从句，此处用一般现在时，符合语境逻辑。故填stick to。 根据短文内容，选择最合适的单词或短语填入空格，每个单词或短语只能选用一次。 through  stick to  carefully  a waste of time  giving up  winner  spirits  shown  focused  neither On September 12, a really exciting match in the Jiangsu Super League took place between Wuxi and Yangzhou. The whole game was full of passion, and every minute left a deep impression on all the people who watched it. Both teams were full of energy and stayed 1 the whole time. They tried their best to play well and never lowered their standards from the first minute to the last. 2 side scored in the first half, so players had to go 3 great pressure and pain. Before this match, the Yangzhou team had already thought about trying some risky attacks. They did not feel fully confident about winning, because they knew they were going to face a very strong opponent. Some of their fans even worried that if the team lost, the players might get too sad and fall into low 4 . But even with all these worries, every member of the Yangzhou team still chose to 5 their plan. No one thought about 6 halfway. As for the Wuxi team, they stayed calm the whole game, even when the score was still zero to zero. They kept passing the ball 7 and waited for the right chance. In the end, they successfully scored two goals and became the 8 of this match. After the game, almost no one who watched this wonderful match said they felt it was 9 . Beyond scores, the respect and kindness 10 by players from both sides impressed all the audience and online viewers. Sport teaches us that true victory never comes easy. It always belongs to those who can keep calm, keep trying, and never give up. 【答案】 1．focused 2．Neither 3．through 4．spirits 5．stick to 6．giving up 7．carefully 8．winner 9．a waste of time 10．shown 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了无锡队与扬州队之间的一场激烈且充满体育精神的足球比赛，尽管比赛竞争激烈，但双方展现出的尊重和善意比胜负更重要，体现了真正的体育竞技精神。 1．句意：两支队伍都充满了活力，并且全程都保持专注。系动词stayed后接形容词作表语；根据“...the whole time”和下文“They tried their best to play well”可知，队伍全程保持“专注”，focused“专注的”符合语境。 2．句意：上半场双方都没有得分，所以球员们不得不经历巨大的压力和痛苦。根据前文“Both teams”和“...side scored in the first half”以及“so players had to go...great pressure and pain.”可知，上半场“双方都没有”得分，因此球员们不得不经历巨大压力和痛苦。neither“两者都不”符合语境，句首首字母大写，后接单数名词side，符合语境。 3．句意：上半场双方都没有得分，所以球员们不得不经历巨大的压力和痛苦。根据“...great pressure and pain”可知，球员们“经历”了压力和痛苦。go through为固定搭配，意为“经受/经历”，through符合语境。 4．句意：一些球迷甚至担心，如果球队输了，球员们可能会太伤心而陷入低落的情绪中。形容词low后接名词；根据“too sad and fall into low...”可知，太伤心而陷入低落的“情绪”中。spirits“情绪”符合语境。 5．句意：但即使有所有这些担忧，扬州队的每一名成员仍然选择坚持他们的计划。根据“choose to do sth.”可知，空处使用动词原形；根据“...their plan”和下文“No one thought about...halfway”可知，没有人想着半途放弃，说明他们选择“坚持”计划，stick to“坚持”符合语境。 6．句意：没有人想过中途放弃。根据前文“球员们坚持计划”以及本句中的“halfway (中途)”可知，面对巨大压力，他们不仅坚持了计划，而且根本没有想过“半途而废”。giving up“放弃”，动词短语，位于介词about之后，应使用动名词giving。 7．句意：他们仔细地传球，等待合适的时机。空处需要副词修饰动词passing；根据前文“they stayed calm the whole game”和后文“waited for the right chance”可知，他们不急于求成，而是冷静、谨慎地处理球。carefully“仔细地”，副词，体现出他们冷静的战术执行力。 8．句意：最后，他们成功踢进两球，成为了这场比赛的赢家。空处位于“the...of”之间，应填名词；根据前文“In the end, they successfully scored two goals”可知，进球得分的直接结果就是赢得比赛。在最终决出胜负的语境下，填winner“赢家/获胜者”符合逻辑。 9．句意：比赛结束后，几乎所有看了这场精彩比赛的人都说，他们觉得这不是浪费时间。根据前文“wonderful match”和“the respect and kindness...by players”可知，这场比赛非常精彩且有教育意义，所以没人觉得看比赛是“浪费时间”。a waste of time“浪费时间”符合语境。 10．句意：除了比分之外，双方球员所展现的尊重和善意给所有观众和网友留下了深刻印象。根据“the respect and kindness...by players from both sides...”可知，尊重和善意是“被”双方球员所“展示”出来的。应选用过去分词shown作定语，修饰名词短语the respect and kindness。 请从方框内选择适当的词填空, 使文章完整连贯。每空一词或短语, 每词仅用一次。 lately   cooperate   who   imagination   explained   though   opposite   take away   stick to   normal One day, a student at Wuhan University of Technology received a message from the university. The message told him that the school had added 400 yuan to his campus (校园) card. The message also 1 that his body mass index (体重指数), a tool used to check if a person is at a healthy weight, was below 2 —the school wanted him to take better care of himself. Wuhan University of Technology is looking at students’ health test results to see 3 might need support. This support has made students realize that their school is trying to help them. Quite a few students feel tired 4 , and their real-life conditions are often the 5 of their appearance. Besides material support, schools help 6 teenagers’ stress. They also guide students to 7 with classmates in study and daily activities and develop their 8 . Students should keep a positive attitude. 9 you may face endless challenges, you must 10 your positive life attitude and keep working hard to improve yourself. 【答案】 1．explained 2．normal 3．who 4．lately 5．opposite 6．take away 7．cooperate 8．imagination 9．Though 10．stick to 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了武汉理工大学通过查看学生体检结果，为体重指数低于正常值的学生提供物质支持的故事。文章还提到学校帮助学生减轻压力、培养想象力，并鼓励学生保持积极的生活态度。 1．句意：这条消息还解释说，他的体重指数低于正常值——学校希望他能更好地照顾自己。根据语境，此处需要一个动词作谓语，表示消息“说明/解释”了什么，explained意为“解释”，符合语境。 2．句意：这条消息还解释说，他的体重指数……低于正常值。根据上文“check if a person is at a healthy weight”可知，此处指体重指数低于“正常”标准，normal意为“正常的”，在此处作名词或形容词表示“正常范围”，符合语境。 3．句意：武汉理工大学正在查看学生的健康测试结果，以看看谁可能需要支持。分析句子结构，此处引导宾语从句，且在从句中作主语，指代“哪类学生”，who意为“谁”，符合语境。 4．句意：最近不少学生感到疲倦，而且他们的现实条件往往与外表相反。此处需要一个时间副词修饰句子，lately意为“最近”，符合语境。 5．句意：最近不少学生感到疲倦，而且他们的现实条件往往与外表相反。此处表示现实情况与外表看起来的样子不一样，是对立关系，opposite意为“对立面/相反的事物”，the opposite of是固定搭配，符合语境。 6．句意：除了物质支持，学校还帮助消除青少年的压力。学校提供帮助是为了减少学生的压力，take away意为“带走/消除”，help (to) do sth.为固定用法，此处用动词原形take away。 7．句意：他们还引导学生在学习和日常活动中与同学合作，并培养他们的想象力。此处指引导学生与同学一起协作，cooperate意为“合作”，guide sb. to do sth.为固定用法，此处用动词原形cooperate。 8．句意：他们还引导学生在学习和日常活动中与同学合作，并培养他们的想象力。此处需要一个名词作宾语，表示学校致力于发展的某种能力，imagination意为“想象力”，符合语境。 9．句意：虽然你可能面临无尽的挑战，但你必须坚持你积极的生活态度，并继续努力提高自己。分析句子结构，前半句是让步状语从句，though意为“虽然/尽管”，符合语境，位于句首首字母需大写，故填Though。 10．句意：虽然你可能面临无尽的挑战，但你必须坚持你积极的生活态度。此处表示在面对挑战时要保持某种态度，stick to意为“坚持/遵守”，must后接动词原形，故填stick to。 五、书面表达 1．你校英语杂志正在征集主题为“对我影响最大的人”的读者来信。假设你是Jack，请根据以下内容提示，给杂志写一封信，介绍这个人，并谈谈你将如何过有意义的生活。内容提示 1. Who has influenced you most? What are his or her best qualities? (at least 2 qualities) 2. What has this person done? What do you learn from this person? 3. How will you live a meaningful life? 要求： 1. 文章不少于90词，开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 2. 文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名和地名； 3. 所写内容必须包含提供的所有信息，可适当发挥； 4. 语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，条理清楚，字迹工整。 Dear Sir or Madam, Many people have influenced me, but one person has influenced me the most. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________$期中复习考前押题组合练 (语法填空5篇+短文首字母填空5篇+完形5篇+阅读10篇+选词填空+写作) 一、短文填空 Changzhou Team’s Unforgettable Win On the evening of August 16, Changzhou Olympic Sports Center had a great game that should 1 (remember) in the “Jiangsu Super League” history. Changzhou Team, which hadn’t won in their last eight games and scored no goals at all, beat Zhenjiang Team 1-0. Zhenjiang Team was also having a hard time. With nearly 10,000 home fans 2 (cheer), substitute player (替补队员) Zhao Lianping scored a late winning goal in the 87th minute. This win ended their 700-minute goal drought and totally 3 (change) their season with an exciting victory (胜利). Changzhou showed strong fighting spirit 4 Zhenjiang, who were second from the bottom. They started the game ready to fight hard. In the first half, they took control—having 62% of the ball and taking 13 shots. They used tactics (策略) of attacking (进攻) from the sides and through the middle, often breaking through Zhenjiang’s defense (防守). 5 Zhenjiang’s goalkeeper (守门员) made many good saves, Changzhou kept attacking hard. After halftime, even though they were 6 (true) tired, they didn’t slow down. In the end, Zhao Lianping took the chance and scored. 7 important goal (进球) rewarded (奖励) their hard work and showed the “never give up” spirit. This win meant more than just a 1-0 score. It helped Changzhou get rid of (去除) the embarrassing (令人尴尬的) “no-goal team” label (标签) and ended their bad run of 1 draw and 7 losses in eight games—saving them from the bottom. The team is ordinary: made up of retired players, college students and amateurs (业余球员). With 8 (little) training among 13 teams, they showed true football spirit with strong will. Their coach Fan Yi had told them to “fight bravely”. In the game, every player tried their best—lost in blocking shots and 9 (fight) for the ball on the ground. All this became the power 10 (win). 阅读以下语篇,在空白处填入1个适当的单词,或括号内单词的正确形式。 Chinese mathematician Wang Hong 1 (become) well-known in the past few months. She won the 2026 Fields Medal, and it 2 (consider) as the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics”. However, Wang’s path to success was full of pain and challenges. At university, she wasn’t admitted to the math school 3 (direct) at first. During that time, she was 4 a lot of stress. But an inner voice told her to stick to her dream. She made a big 5 (decide) to work even harder. Rather than giving up, she became 6 (confident) than before as time went by. Driven by her love for math, she stayed 7 (focus) on improving herself. After finishing her studies at university, Wang continued to study in France. For a short time, she worked in another field. She even tried to live a life 8 math. However, she soon realized 9 math was still her true love and she didn’t want to leave it with any regret. Another Chinese mathematician, Deng Yu, has also won the Fields Medal this year. Their 10 (achieve) show that Chinese mathematicians are playing a more important role in the world. Technology is changing our life all the time. Now AI is widely used around us. A survey shows that four 1 (five) of parents worry AI may influence their children’s future jobs. Many parents don’t know how to prepare kids for the great changes. AI makes parents worry about children’s education and career 2 (choose). Now educators all agree that emotional (情感) education is important. Machines can work efficiently (有效地), but they can 3 (hard) understand human feelings. We must develop human qualities like compassion (同情), teamwork and 4 (kind), which can never be replaced by AI. So many schools in Shanghai 5 (make) emotional education a compulsory (必修的) course already. Teachers help students improve their abilities to know themselves and get on well with others. Some teachers let kids express ideas and think from others’ point of view when conflicts (冲突) happen, which helps students communicate 6 (well). The survey also finds most parents now encourage kids 7 (try) new things and deal with unexpected trouble in daily life. They learn to use technology to serve society. For example, students 8 (teach) to use AI to help people in need. Such experiences help them grow and become more independent. As we know, AI is just a tool. It can never fully take the place of humans. People believe the young generation will use AI to live and work better. However, we should never let technology 9 (control) our minds. Technology cannot take the place of true love and care, and this is the 10 (true) we must remember forever. Scrooge was a cold, greedy, mean, old man! The cold within him 1 (freeze) his old face. It made his eyes red and his thin lips blue. And it spoke out in his 2 (kind) voice. A frost (霜) covered his head, his eyebrows, and his pointed chin. His office was quite cold even at Christmas. Nobody ever stopped Scrooge in the street to say. “My dear Scrooge. How are you?” 3 beggars asked him for a penny. No children asked him. “What time is it?” No man 4 woman ever asked Scrooge for directions. And even dogs ran away from him. Once upon a time, on Christmas Eve, old Scrooge sat in his office. It was a cold and foggy day. He could hear the people outside, 5 (stamp, 跺脚) their feet on the pavement to warm themselves. It was only three o’clock, but it was already quite dark. The candles were flickering (闪烁) in the windows of the neighbouring offices. The fog poured in through every keyhole. It was so thick that you could hardly see the houses on the other side 6 the street. The door of 7 (Scrooge) office was open so that he could keep his eye on his clerk (职员), Bob Cratchit. Bob sat in a cold, dark and small room. He was writing letters. Scrooge had a very small fire, but Bob’s fire was even 8 (small). Bob couldn’t add any more coal because Scrooge kept the coal box in his room. So Bob put on his winter woolen scarf and tried to warm himself by the candle. “Merry Christmas, Uncle, and God bless you!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge’s nephew (侄子) Fred. “Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug (胡说)!” “Christmas is a humbug, Uncle!” said Scrooge’s nephew. “You don’t mean that, I’m sure.” “I do,” said Scrooge. “Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be happy? You’re too poor 9 (be) happy.” “Oh,” said his nephew, laughing. “What reason have you got to be sad? You’re rich enough. Don’t be angry. Uncle!” said his nephew. “What else can I be?” replied Scrooge. “I live in a world of fools. Merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you? It’s a time for paying bills without money. It’s a time for finding 10 (you) a year older, but no richer,” said Scrooge. —Taken from A Christmas Carol 阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入恰当的单词或者括号内单词的正确形式(每空不限填一词) Song Lian was a famous historian and writer in the Ming Dynasty. When he was a child, he was crazy about reading. His family was really poor, so little Song had to borrow books from 1 (other). One day, Song borrowed a book and found that he liked it more with each page. He decided 2 (copy) it down for his own records. As the book was due (到期) soon, he copied it every day until midnight. The cold weather made it difficult for him to write. However, he remained 3 (focus) and organized his time well. He knew that patience and a serious attitude towards study were necessary for a student. His mother said, “It’s not good for you to stay up so late. The 4 (own) of the book isn’t waiting to read it, is he?” “ 5 he’s waiting or not doesn’t matter,” Song replied. “It’s a matter of integrity (诚信).” He always tried to do what he had promised to do. Another time, Song had made an appointment (约定) to visit a teacher who lived far away, but on the day he was to set out, it snowed 6 (heavy). “How can you travel so far 7 such a snowy day?” his mother asked. “Why don’t you wait until the snow stops?” Song smiled, “Mom, I must go. It would be disrespectful to break my appointment with the teacher.” Although the journey was a tough challenge, Song 8 (stick) to his decision. He did not find an excuse or let the bad weather drive him to give up. When Song went out of his way to arrive on time, with his shoes completely wet, the teacher 9 (move) by him. He said, “Young man, nothing can stop you from keeping your word. You’ll surely have 10 bright future!” Song’s experience shows that being honest and keeping promises can help a person earn the trust of others. Such qualities can also pay off as we grow up. 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词,使短文意思完整,每空一词。 After a long day, Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room, feeling tired. He started to work at 7 a.m. and it was now 8 p.m. He still had to p 1 lessons for the following day. This is a typical day for Zhang Tian, who came to Guizhou Province to teach. Zhang Tian g 2 from university and got his teacher’s certificate last year. T 3 his parents hoped he would go to a big city, Zhang Tian had a different idea and wanted to start a new lifestyle. Encouraged by teachers from small villages, he made a d 4 to become a volunteer teacher in a village school. He travelled there with an eager heart. However, not everything lived up to his hopes. The school was s 5 than he expected, with only three classrooms and a dusty and muddy playground. Living in the village was challenging. He even c 6 leaving this place, but he gave the idea up quickly and found ways to deal with the challenges. Zhang Tian was the only English teacher. To make school life healthier and livelier, he introduced music, art and PE. These colourful courses bring the students a special e 7 that they never had before. The students now live a happy school life, full of laughter and j 8 . Zhang Tian is planning the first school concert. Everyone is very excited about it. Zhang Tian’s first year is almost over. He felt s 9 because his students became more confident. Zhang Tian also helped the villagers sell local products online. The village is l 10 his second home now. He feels so happy that he followed his heart, even though it may not be what others expected of him. Many teenagers face different problems during their school life. They may go t 1 a lot of hard moments as they grow older. When students are under stress, it is h 2 for them to stay calm. What’s more, it’s not easy to stay f 3 on schoolwork when worries come. I s 4 we should go to others for some useful advice. We need to c 5 with parents or teachers about our trouble. However, difficulties can also bring chances for us to grow, and my cousin Tom is a good example. He is an e 6 boy who loves doing sports. He took on the c 7 of the school English speech competition. His o 8 was a confident girl with rich experience. After hard practice, he became the w 9 , in the end. He will p 10 meet more difficult tasks later in his life. Life is full of ups and downs. Don’t be afraid of difficulties. 根据短文内容和所给首字母,写出完整正确的单词。 Before the invention of paper, what did the ancient Chinese mainly write on? The a 1 is bamboo slips. They hold great importance in ancient China. They were one of the e 2 forms of books in China. People usually wrote on them vertically (垂直地). Restoring (修复) old bamboo slips is very important b 3 they can help solve puzzles (谜题) in history. Fang Beisong is a researcher in the field of bamboo slip restoration. He has been restoring old books s 4 1988. Now, he works at the Jingzhou Conservation Institute in Hubei Province. A few years ago, some bamboo slips from the Han dynasty were found in Hebei. The writing on them was not c 5 . Even worse, grave robbers (盗墓者) had stolen some of them and burned others. With a slight touch, they would fall apart. Fang and his team wisely tested more than 70 w 6 of restoration. Finally, they found a special material to help them restore the slips’ flexibility (柔韧性). They c 7 cleaned the slips and restored them to the original shape. They then sealed (密封) them before t 8 some other steps. With the help of m 9 technology, they got clear pictures of the writing on the bamboo slips. “We don’t want to l 10 the writing from ancient times,” said Fang.“Neither do we want to forget our history. That is why we love our work!” 根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1—10的相应位置上。 Grade-nine life is busy and sometimes can be stressful. As a result, it is important to learn to deal with s 1 properly before it becomes too heavy to bear. Outdoor activities are c 2 as one of the best ways to relax. Besides, there is also a quiet and peaceful way to take a 3 your bad feelings—meditation (冥想). It can both relax your body and calm your mind. And here are some easy steps you can follow. To begin with, choose a quiet and comfortable place. Put your phone on silent and turn off other electronic products. Adjust (调节) the lighting i 4 it is necessary. You can also light some candles. However, don’t w 5 too much time on this. Play relaxing music or nature sounds. Next, sit or lie on a soft mat. There is no need to copy o 6 . The most important thing is to find a comfortable p 7 . Close your eyes slowly. Relax your body and let go of any unhappiness or worries. After finishing the above, take a few deep breaths. You will p 8 feel your chest and stomach rise and fall as you breathe in and out. Not everyone feels this at once. That’s OK. Keep breathing slowly. Each time you breathe out, allow your body to relax even more. Last but not least, calm your mind. Even when your body relaxes, n 9 thoughts may still appear in your mind. Don’t try to stop them or feel upset about them. Instead, simply notice these thoughts and let t 10 pass slowly. By doing so, you will keep your mind in a peaceful state. With regular practice, meditation will help you stay calm and face Grade-nine challenges bravely. Give it a try, and you will find it really helpful in your busy school life. Teenage life can be hard. Many teenagers face p 1 like study pressure, friendship trouble and family communication. These problems can make them feel stressed or sad. But there are w 2 to solve them. First, when you have problems, don’t keep them to y 3 . Talk to your parents, friends or teachers—they can give you advice and help you feel better. Second, try to do something you enjoy every day, like listening to music, playing sports or reading books. This can help you relax and forget about your w 4 for a while. Third, make a plan for your study and life. A good plan can help you m 5 your time well, so you won’t feel rushed. Fourth, don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Everyone makes them, and the important thing is to learn f 6 these mistakes to improve yourself. Finally, remember you’re not alone—many teenagers have the same problems a 7 you, so you can share feelings and learn from each other. If you follow these ways, you’ll find it e 8 to deal with teenage problems and enjoy life. And while solving problems, don’t forget small but i 9 things: join after-school clubs to meet new people—being around others who share your interests can make you happier. Also, t 10 care of your health by eating well, sleeping enough and exercising often. These little steps can make a big difference to your life. 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文,掌握大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 I learned the importance of creative thinking many years ago through a simple yet unforgettable physics lesson. One day, our physics teacher gave us an interesting 1 . He told us to make a paper plane of any 2 . The goal was to get it to fly as far as possible in the hallway. Most of us took it seriously. I folded the best plane I could, carefully shaping the wings and the nose (机头). It flew pretty 3 , and I felt proud of myself. However, one boy did something completely 4 . He made the greatest, yet the 5 paper plane. 6 , it wasn’t really a plane at all. He stood at the starting line holding a normal piece of paper, with no folds. Some classmates stretched (伸展) their necks while laughing at 7 , thinking he had no idea what he was doing. But moments later, he took that piece of paper, made it into a 8 , and threw it down the hallway. The paper ball rolled and bounced (弹跳) farther than any of our paper planes. We were so 9 by what he had done. We never expected things to happen like this. All of us were 10 easily by him. Some students got mad and said that it was unfair. The physics teacher smiled and asked, “How so? He didn’t do anything wrong 11 a paper ball is different. It is indeed a shape.” Yes, the boy didn’t cheat. He just completed the task in a 12 way while the rest of us followed the usual method without thinking. In our life, what we are taught leads to our experience. We do 13 according to it. However, what we 14 gets in the way of our development at some point. It is 15 necessary for us to learn to think outside the box. Just like the boy in the story, we are supposed to think creatively and challenge old rules bravely. 1.A.challenge B.difficulty C.standard D.problem 2.A.color B.weight C.shape D.size 3.A.high B.far C.fast D.close 4.A.strange B.different C.interesting D.difficult 5.A.smallest B.oldest C.simplest D.lightest 6.A.After all B.As a result C.Of course D.In fact 7.A.us B.them C.him D.me 8.A.plane B.card C.box D.ball 9.A.moved B.surprised C.frightened D.encouraged 10.A.beaten B.lost C.hit D.won 11.A.if B.unless C.while D.because 12.A.usual B.difficult C.creative D.simple 13.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything 14.A.watched B.earned C.read D.said 15.A.truly B.likely C.hardly D.nearly 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 My mom made many of the clothes my brothers and I wore growing up. And she 1 a lot of them. When I started having kids, she pulled them out and 2 those little treasures for the next generation to wear. Seeing those pieces again brought back a flood of 3 . “Oh, I remember that!” I shouted, suddenly 4 with my younger self. As my children wore these clothes, I told them, “Mommy used to wear them when at your 5 .” These moments turned simple clothing into family 6 , bringing value beyond just function. While some pieces find new life when passed down, others remain 7 —clothes we’re not ready to throw away because they are special to us. Have you ever pulled on an old sweater and started 8 the past? Clothes are more than just material. Your grandfather’s cotton shirt, the dress from a favorite vacation—these pieces 9 our stories. Mending (缝补) allows us to 10 and honor those experiences, and the unavoidable wear and tear (磨损) on our clothes is a sign of being well 11 . A patch (补丁) on a worn knee keeps not just the trousers 12 , but also the emotions in them. By choosing to mend instead of replacing the clothes, we stay 13 to the hands that made or gifted us them, and to the experiences they’ve 14 seen. This connection, in turn, helps keep the 15 between generations alive. 1.A.bought B.saved C.donated D.sold 2.A.passed on B.put away C.showed off D.made up 3.A.ideas B.memories C.tears D.laughs 4.A.comparing B.agreeing C.connecting D.matching 5.A.age B.school C.service D.work 6.A.support B.advice C.business D.history 7.A.fashionable B.meaningless C.personal D.practical 8.A.recording B.fearing C.repeating D.missing 9.A.carry B.follow C.transform D.collect 10.A.tell B.keep C.lose D.describe 11.A.protected B.treated C.loved D.washed 12.A.beautiful B.sound C.safe D.clean 13.A.coarse B.true C.polite D.familiar 14.A.clearly B.suddenly C.hardly D.probably 15.A.cooperation B.exchange C.friendship D.relationship Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems 1 their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. Some people think the worst thing is to do 2 . Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems and 3 are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think 4 to someone helps a lot. If we don’t talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel 5 .” Laura once lost her wallet, and worried for days. She was 6 to tell her parents about it. She even 7 three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking, “If I tell my parents, they’ll be 8 !” But in the end she talked to her parents and they were 9 understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new 10 and asked her to be more careful. “I will always 11 to share my problems in the future!” Laura says. Robert Hunt, an expert (专家), advises students about common problems. He feels the 12 way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve 13 .” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to and this person doesn’t need to be an expert 14 himself. Students often forget that their 15 have more experience, and are always there to help them. In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it! 1.A.for B.to C.at D.with 2.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing 3.A.hobbies B.worries C.experiences D.decisions 4.A.talking B.writing C.listening D.emailing 5.A.better B.best C.worse D.worst 6.A.worried B.regretful C.afraid D.unkind 7.A.walked B.drove C.flew D.jumped 8.A.normal B.excited C.angry D.sad 9.A.not B.really C.hardly D.never 10.A.watch B.bicycle C.schoolbag D.wallet 11.A.remember B.forget C.help D.advise 12.A.strange B.same C.different D.unusual 13.A.ourselves B.themselves C.it D.them 14.A.as B.beside C.like D.including 15.A.adults B.teachers C.parents D.friends 阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容,在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I was 8 years old, a gentleman came to my orphanage (孤儿院) and taught us how to do woodworking projects. I remember my first project — a small table. I was so 1 of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(n) 2 . It was truly beautiful and it took me six weeks to 3 it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a gift. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always 4 with us. As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so excited and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a flash, carrying my table and smiling from ear to ear. When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was admiring it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand 5 it, she noticed that it was still wet. “Were you supposed to bring this home?” she asked. “No, ma’am,” I 6 with my head down. She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I quickly opened the door to get it back. It was dirty. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off. I hid the table in my closet (橱柜) and never touched it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent (宿管员), thinking that she would throw it away. Thirty years later at a reunion, I 7 that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her basement to get something important. I followed her 8 into a dark corner. She picked something up. 9 she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table. Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago. Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 10 to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to please. 1.A.tired B.proud C.aware D.afraid 2.A.award B.record C.wonder D.product 3.A.complete B.invent C.paint D.design 4.A.satisfied B.angry C.patient D.strict 5.A.into B.across C.above D.after 6.A.agreed B.shouted C.whispered D.argued 7.A.recommended B.expected C.remembered D.learned 8.A.unexpectedly B.unwillingly C.curiously D.worriedly 9.A.Until B.As C.Before D.Since 10.A.thankfulness B.fear C.love D.regret 阅读短文,从每题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 For 23-year-old surfer (冲浪者) Kai McKenzie, the ocean isn’t just a hobby—it’s his 1 job. On July 23, 2024, a big white shark hit him and took his right leg. He spent more than one month in the hospital. He couldn’t 2 this at first. He was very sad after the accident. But after the sadness, he made a (an) 3 to go back to the waves before the end of 2024. People think he was so brave. How did he make it? He took off (脱下) and 4 his right artificial limb (假肢) and then began to ride the waves on his left leg. Though he felt a little 5 , he focused on his goal. He practised much harder than before. 6 the help of his family and friends, McKenzie stayed 7 and relaxed in the water. Four months after the 8 , McKenzie was able to surf on his one good leg. Later, he shared his feeling online —“That is 9 one of the craziest feelings I’ve had! I sat out there 10 first, then good people surfed with me.” Mark Stewart, a surfing world champion in Para Surfing Championships praised McKenzie, “Facing the difficulties gives him energy. It was very 11 of McKenzie to go back to surfing. McKenzie isn’t at his best yet, but he’s young — he’ll do better.” Stewart also 12 one of his legs at 15. He knew that it was 13 to surf with one leg at first. “ 14 McKenzie still has a lot of difficulties, I believe his future can get better and more hopeful from now on,” he said. He even encouraged McKenzie to take part in the Para Surfing Championships too. “His return is his first and biggest step that can help him 15 his surfing dream.” Never give up and hold on to his dream! He did it! He will be better and better. 1.A.dream B.plan C.idea D.opinion 2.A.remember B.believe C.think D.hope 3.A.celebration B.invitation C.communication D.decision 4.A.met up B.cut up C.packed up D.cleaned up 5.A.surprised B.proud C.nervous D.unhappy 6.A.With B.In C.On D.For 7.A.healthy B.calm C.strong D.direct 8.A.activity B.accident C.match D.game 9.A.usually B.suddenly C.hardly D.probably 10.A.alone B.aloud C.ahead D.anyway 11.A.forgetful B.lazy C.energetic D.brave 12.A.kept B.lost C.noticed D.offered 13.A.necessary B.possible C.difficult D.important 14.A.Until B.Because C.Unless D.Although 15.A.realize B.stop C.change D.share 三、阅读理解 Do you ever feel like you are just running from one activity to another? In school, do you rush from one subject to another? When things happen so fast, you may easily get lost in what you are doing or learning. It is important to stop yourself every now and then to think about what you’ve been doing or learning. Self-reflection means slowing down and calming yourself, including calming your mind. By being calm and going slowly, you give your brain a chance to look at the things it has already received. Some people prefer to do the self-reflection only in their mind. Others write notes. Either method (方法) works, depending on your own learning habits. Here are some tips on self-reflection in your study. Use natural breaks in your textbooks as chances to stop and reflect. School textbooks are often divided into chapters and units. This makes it easier for you to begin the process of self-reflection. Look for the times when you complete a unit of study in the subjects you are learning, such as math, social studies, science and art. Sometimes you know the unit is over because there is some kind of test or quiz. Write down some notes on the new things that you learned in the unit. Let your mind think about the notes you have written and make some connections. Sometimes just pausing (暂停) to think deeply allows your brain to make connections. Having lots of connections allows your brain to quickly retrieve information when you need it again. Next, think about things that you are unsure of. For example, maybe you learned about a certain body system, but you’re not sure how it works together with the other body systems. Maybe you learned a new way to solve a math problem, but you’re not sure when to use it. Writing down your questions will help you remember to look for answers the next time you are working with the same topic. Self-reflection is a very important skill for a successful student. If you have never taken the time to reflect, try it now. 1.What does the underlined word “self-reflection” mean in paragraph 2? A.自我欣赏 B.自我否定 C.自我表现 D.自我反思 2.Why does the writer begin the passage with two questions? A.To ask readers for some tips about learning. B.To help readers get the main idea of the passage. C.To make readers interested in reading the passage. D.To get readers to think about things they are unsure of. 3.How many tips on self-reflection are mentioned in the passage? A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six. 4.What does the underlined word “retrieve” probably mean in paragraph 4? A.Store up. B.Get back. C.Look through. D.Pass down. 5.What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage? A.To suggest a new learning skill to students. B.To show students the importance of learning. C.To introduce a new school subject to students. D.To describe a special learning experience to students. We know that AI is not a real human. However, it seems many of us can’t help treating it like one. In a survey of 2000 people in the US, 48 percent believed we should have good manners when talking to AI, said The New York Post. Scientists at the Imperial College London in the UK have made a similar discovery recently. They found that humans tend to treat AI as human beings, showing sympathy (同情) toward them and even protecting them, Science Daily reported. In their experiment, the scientists invited 244 volunteers to play an online ball game with an AI bot. A make-believe volunteer also took part, and sometimes left out the AI on purpose by passing the ball only to human players. As the scientists watched the game, they discovered that most of the time the other volunteers tried to fix the unfairness toward the bot by giving it the ball more often. The finding is in line with the ideas of Media Equation Theory, the scientists said in their papers. Developed in the 1990s by scientists at Stanford University in the US, the theory suggests we often reply to media and technology like we do to real people and places, rather than just seeing them as tools. An example is Replika, an AI chatbot created in 2017. It has about 2 million users worldwide. “Your Replika will always be by your side no matter what you are up to,” reads its official websit