镇江市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案解析）

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一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1．— It’s reprted that the launch f Shenzhu XVII n Octber 26th was very successful.
— Yes．It shws China has made ______ great prgress in space technlgy.
A．sB．s aC．suchD．such a
2．I admire thse wh are brave enugh t face any challenge far ______ their abilities.
A．againstB．beyndC．ppsiteD．withut
3．Try t care fr wild animals and create a friendly ______ between humans and wildlife.
A．reprtB．rewardC．recrdD．relatinship
4．My father will take me t Suning Plaza t see a film as sn as his wrk ________.
A．is cmpletedB．will be cmpletedC．has cmpletedD．cmpletes
5．I sent tw articles t a famus magazine, but it’s a pity that ______ f them was gd enugh t be published.
A．bthB．allC．eitherD．neither
6．My life in Grade 9 seemed a little difficult at first, but everything ______ t be fine nw.
A．finds utB．lks utC．turns utD．breaks ut
7．Nwadays, students shuld attend Labur Curses s that they can learn sme life skills．The underlined phrase in the sentence abve is used t shw the ______.
A．causeB．purpseC．resultD．time
8．The Internet has made ______ easy t knw what’s happening arund the wrld quickly.
A．thatB．thisC．neD．it
9．— Have yu ever watched the prgramme China in the Classics n CCTV-1?
— Yes, I like it very much．It brings Chinese ancient bks ______ n screen.
A．livingB．liveC．aliveD．lively
10．—Jack, I hear yu are ging t travel abrad with yur friends at the Spring Festival.
—I have ______ the plan．It’s a traditin fr us Chinese t be with families at that time.
A．cancelledB．cnfirmedC．cnnectedD．cntrlled
11．“Pst-2000s”（2000年后出生的人） have begun t amaze the wrld ______ they are very yung.
A．ifB．sinceC．befreD．althugh
12．Which f the fllwing can be a prper newspaper headline?
A．An earthquake happened in Gansu
B．New artist wins tw music awards
C．There was a heavy snw last night
D．Here are safety tips fr winter hliday
13．Please lk at the ntice．Hw lng is the schl library pen n Saturday mrning?
A．3 hurs.B．4 hurs.C．3.5 hurs.D．4.5 hurs.
14．Jack, my American pen friend, shws great interest in Zhenjiang．He wnders ______.
A．when Zhenjiang Museum is built
B．why are Zhenjiang ndles s well-knwn
C．if spring is the best time t visit Zhenjiang
D．that Zhenjiang is famus fr three muntains
15．—Thank yu fr helping me with my English．I’ve gt a high grade this time.
—______ That’s what friends are fr.
A．Dn’t mentin it.B．It desn’t matter.C．In yur dreams.D．Cheer up.
三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
One f my students has decided t study cmputer science abrad．One day, I asked him why he wanted t study it．He tld me he was gd at it．“If yu weren’t s gd at it nw, …” I culdn’t finish my wrds．He said, “That’s 16 ．I always get tp scres in cmputer science.”
This disappinted （使……失望） me．I d believe this student has the 17 t d well in cmputer science．Hwever, he may nt achieve anything great 18 he experiences failure （失败） first．On the ne hand, failure tells us t try harder．I’ll never frget hw disappinted an artist friend was when he was refused frm a master’s degree prgram．He waited fr a year r tw and tried again．He finally succeeded．He knew hw 19 he was and wrked even harder．Sn his artwrk was s ppular．Later, The New Yrk Times 20 him.
On the ther hand, early success might be a setback （障碍） which we dn’t realize．When I was a teenager, my teacher 21 everything I wrte, and I culd get high marks n writing withut really trying．By the time I gt t cllege, I felt I had 22 t learn abut writing, and I didn’t want any criticism （批评） n my writing．S I 23 curses that might have helped me imprve as a writer．After cllege, I wrked as a writer．Then, I experienced criticism and failure．That was when I began t grw.
This is nt t say that early success is 24 a setback．The student wh always gets tp scres in cmputer science may cntinue t succeed．The 25 is that he needs t keep learning and keep challenging himself．He mustn’t rest n his laurels （荣誉）.
16．A．impssibleB．imprperC．unimprtantD．unpleasant
17．A．qualityB．curageC．abilityD．energy
18．A．whenB．afterC．becauseD．unless
19．A．luckyB．srryC．relaxedD．nervus
20．A．cared abutB．cmplained abutC．wrte abutD．heard abut
21．A．influencedB．praisedC．cllectedD．disliked
22．A．smethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nthing
23．A．avidedB．welcmedC．attendedD．finished
24．A．prbablyB．certainlyC．seriuslyD．nearly
25．A．keyB．purpseC．mistakeD．mystery
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中、选择最佳选项。
A
Recently, the fur majr dictinaries — Cllins, Cambridge, Webster’s, and Oxfrd — have annunced their wrds f the year 2023.
26．Which dictinary chse the wrd f the year 2023 in a different way?
A．Cllins.B．Cambridge.C．Webster’s.D．Oxfrd.
27．Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing statements is true?
A．AI is making a big difference t peple’s lives.
B．In the Internet age, truth is nt very imprtant.
C．In the age f AI ,the meaning f “hallucinate” desn’t change.
D．If Jim says he has n rizz at all, he means that he’s attractive.
28．Which part f a magazine is this passage mst prbably taken frm?
A．Travel Guide.B．Ht Wrds.C．Cking Tips.D．Art Wrld.
B
Mr Masn, a famus detective, has succeeded in slving many difficult cases．A lt f TV statins have interviewed him.
Mr Masn has a 10-year-ld sn named Justin．The by admires his father very much and he als wants t be a detective when he grws up．The by always challenges his father．One night, he came up with a great plan.
First, Justin created a scene at hme t make it lk like a thief had brken int their huse．Then, he called his father．At that time, Mr Masn was thinking abut a case alne in his ffice.
“Dad, cme hme sn! A thief brke int ur huse and stle Mum’s necklace,” Justin cried n the phne.
“Are yu OK? Did the thief hurt yu?” Mr Masn asked wrriedly．“N, he didn’t．But he scared me a little.” Justin answered.
Mr Masn left his ffice at nce．When he came ut f the building, he fund that the sky was cvered with dark cluds and it was raining.
When he arrived hme, Justin hugged him and said, “Thank gd! Yu finally came hme, Dad．I was watching TV in the living rm and saw a shadw （影子） f a persn standing by the windw that was reflected （反射） n the screen．I hurried t turn n the light, nly t see a thief run ut f the windw．I suppsed the thief had stlen smething．S I lked arund and fund that Mum’s necklace was missing.”
Mr Masn smiled and asked, “Yu sat with yur back t the windw and the TV was twards the windw, right?”
“Yes, Dad,” Justin answered.
Mr Masn didn’t stp smiling and said, “Yu lse, Justin．Yu are the thief.”
29．What d yu think Justin’s father is like accrding t the passage?
A．Mdest.B．Generus.C．Hnest.D．Careful.
30．The crrect rder f the stry is ______.
a．Mr Masn lked up at the sky.
b．Justin created a scene f a theft.
c．Mr Masn smiled and drew a cnclusin.
d．Justin described what happened in detail.
A．b-a-c-dB．b-a-d-cC．a-b-d-cD．a-b-c-d
31．What made Mr Masn knw Justin was lying?
A．Justin sat with his back t the windw.
B．Justin’s mther’s necklace was missing.
C．Justin was watching TV with the lights ff.
D．Justin culdn’t see the shadw because f the black cluds.
C
They went in and they saw Mrs Cratchit．She was laying the table．Belinda Cratchit, her secnd eldest sn, was helping her.
The tw smaller Cratchits, a by and a girl, came running in．“We smelt ur gse at the baker’s,” they shuted and they danced arund the table.
“Where’s yur father?” said Mrs Cratchit．“And yur brther, Tiny Tim! And Martha wasn’t as late as this last Christmas Day!”
“Here I am, mther!” said a girl in the drway．“Yu are very late,” said Mrs Cratchit, kissing her a cuple f times.
“We had a lt f wrk t finish last night,” replied the girl, “and I had t clear up this mrning, Mther!”
“Well, never mind! Yu are here nw,” said Mrs Cratchit.
“Father’s cming,” cried the tw yung Cratchits.
In came Bb Cratchit in his threadbare clthes which he had wrn fr many years．Tiny Tim sat n his shulder．Pr Tiny Tim! He culdn’t walk nrmally （正常地） withut a walking stick.
The tw yung Cratchits tk Tiny Tim t the wash-huse, t see the Christmas pudding.
“And hw did little Tim behave in church （教堂）?” asked Mrs Cratchit.
“He was s gd.” said Bb, “But smetimes he says the strangest things．He said t me, n the way hme, he hpes that everybdy in church saw him because he is disabled．He wants them t remember this n Christmas Day．Gd made lame beggars （瘸腿的乞丐） walk．And he made blind men see.”
（Adapted frm A Christmas Carl）
32．Hw many children f the family are mentined in the passage?
A．Three.B．Fur.C．Five.D．Six.
33．The underlined wrd “threadbare” means ______.
A．dirtyB．ldC．clurfulD．mdern
34．What can we infer （推断） frm the passage?
A．Mrs Cratchit was a very hard-wrking and kind wman.
B．Mrs Cratchit was angry with Martha because she came late.
C．Mr．Cratchit wuld receive sme clthes as Christmas presents.
D．Lame beggars wuld be able t walk nrmally after Christmas.
35．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．A Rich DinnerB．Kind GdC．A Christmas Get-tgetherD．A Pr Cuple
D
阅读以下内容，从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项是多余的。
Lts f peple have never seen snakes, but they are afraid f them．36_____
T find ut the answer, scientists put pictures with snakes, pandas, flwers and many ther things in frnt f peple f all ages, even babies．Peple fund snakes faster than flwers．It wasn’t just snakes．They fund “black faces”, like spiders （蜘蛛）, faster than “safe” things like flwers．It seems we find things that might be dangerus t us faster．37_____
Why d peple fear snakes? 38_____ Hwever, they said that in their experiences, they were influenced by the seared vice and faces f thse wh met snakes．After all （毕竟）, if we are bitten by a snake, and then we knw it’s dangerus．That’s t late.
S why is it imprtant whether we are afraid f snakes r nt? 39_____Peple prtect animals they like, nt animals they fear．Snakes may nt be as cute as pandas, but they’re just f the same imprtance t the envirnment．They eat insects and mice．S when we kill snakes, we’re breaking the balance.
40_____Scientists did a study recently．Sme vlunteer students went n a field trip．With the help f safety tips, everyne culd safely tuch and hld a snake．The result is that snakes aren’t s bad．Mst f them weren’t afraid afterwards．In fact, snakes even became sme students’ favurite animal.
A．Where can peple see snakes?
B．Maybe we are brn t be afraid f them.
C．Because they had the experiences f being bitten by snakes.
D．Where des the fear cme frm?
E．Hw can we reduce ur fears t give snakes a chance?
F．It may nt matter t us, but it is really imprtant t snakes.
G．In fact, mst f them weren’t bitten by snakes.
五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其适当的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）
41．Oingtuan is a _______ spring snack in Suth-east China arund the Qingming Festival.
42．Zhang Yi was chsen t_______a chief detective in the film Endless Jurney.
43．We shuld _______instead f making up excuses when we d smething wrng.
44．We hpe that the cnflict between Palestine and Israel （巴以冲突） can be slved _______.
45．Fan Jinshi, the “daughter f Dunhuang”, has devted herself t _______the natinal treasure fr mre than half a century.
46．The by’s gd _______caught ur attentin in tday’s English speech cmpetitin.
47．The flk sng Jasmine《茉莉花》_______and it is ppular with many peple.
48．Friendship is _______wine．The lnger we keep it, the tastier it will be.
49．In the Hangzhu Asian Games, Quan Hngchan managed t _______calm and wn the gld medal.
50．Stve-biled tea, a new scial activity, has attracted _______yung Chinese peple wh lve Chinese tea culture.
六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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。
Snw is ne f the elements （元素） that help make winter lvable fr many peple, and it shuld nt be far away when Majr Snw arrives.
Majr Snw, the 21st slar term f the year, falls n 7th December this year．It m 51 the beginning f midwinter．D 52 Majr Snw, the temperature drps greatly and there may be mre snwy days.
There’s a Chinese saying, “A fall f snw gives prmise f a fruitful year.” F 53 welcme snw because snw can prtect crps frm cld frnts and keep the fields warm．Even if it melts （融化）, it als can p 54 enugh water fr the crps in spring.
The snwy seasn is als gd fr skiing and s 55 ．There are many such places fr natural snw and ice in n 56 part f China．Fr example, Heilngjiang and Jilin prvinces ften have big snw in Nvember, which makes it c 57 fr peple t play ice sprts．But peple in the suth u 58 stay indrs t enjy the winter activities, such as stve-biled tea.
T 59 we have lts f fun because f the snw, peple shuld pay attentin t respiratry illness （呼吸道疾病）．When it’s Majr Snw, it is much clder and d 60 , s peple shuld drink mre water．We can als drink ht sup with ginger （生姜） and Chinese dates （枣） t fight against the cld.
根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。
What is science fictin? It’s created accrding t future r scientific discveries．Many science fictin stries usually cver space travel r life n ther planets （行星）．Hwever, Chinese science fictin writer Hai Ya takes a different path．He cnnects many f writings with Chinese culture and histry．One f them is The Space-Time Painter．The nvel wn the Hug Award （雨果奖）, the wrld’s tp science fictin prize.
Hai Ya gt the idea fr The Space-Time Painter after learning abut a famus painting One Thusand Li f Rivers and Muntains．Wang Ximeng, a talented Sng dynasty painter, created it at the age f 18．But he died yung and nt much is knwn abut him．This “gap” （空白） in histry gave Hai Ya the space and freedm t create the nvel.
Hai Ya created a painter named Zha Ximeng．His life experience is much like that f Wang Ximeng．He paints fr an emperr．After many hard times, his mind leaves his bdy and ges int a mysterius space．When creating the stry, Hai Ya nt nly used his imaginatin but als studied histry with care．He tried t mix Chinese culture with science fictin.
In rder t cmplete The Space-Time Painter, Hai Ya explred （探索） a “gap” in histry．In fact, he isn’t a full-time writer．Wrking in a bank, he is busy with his wrk．S he als needed t explre “gaps” in his daily life．He takes full advantages f his free time t keep n with his interest in writing science fictin.
As we cheer fr Hai Ya’s big success, we all can think abut what “gaps” we can explre．Are yu interested in histry? Is there a “gap” that few thers have laid a finger n? Try t make gd use f it．Maybe it will be yur chance t bring hme a big prize, t.
七、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
71．假如你是李华，阳光英语社团提供了两位笔友的基本信息，你想选择其中一名作为你的笔友，请用英语介绍他（她）的情况，并谈一谈你选择的理由。
要求：
（1）所写内容必须包括其中一位笔友的所有信息，需适当发挥；
（2）请说明你选择的理由；
（3）词数：不少于90词，文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数；
（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等信息。
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Cllins Dictinary—AIAI is shrt fr artificial intelligence （人工智能）．It has develped quickly and was much talked abut in 2023．In the near future, AI will becme a usual technlgy like the Internet and e-mail, which influences peple’s daily lives a lt.
Cambridge Dictinary—HallucinateThe riginal （起初的） meaning f “hallucinate” is “t seem t see, hear, feel, r smell smething that desn’t exist （存在）, usually because yu are ill”．It nw has a new meaning．When an AI “hallucinates”, it prduces false infrmatin．The wrd was chsen because its new meaning tells us why peple are discussing AI．It is a pwerful tl, but we still need t learn hw t use it safely.
Webster’s Dictinary—AuthenticIn an age f deepfakes （深度伪造）, as AI rises, the Webster’s wrd f the year 2023 is “authentic”．If smething is authentic, it is real．In the Internet age, truth has becme an imprtant quality, it needs t be taken gd care f.
Oxfrd Dictinary—RizzOxfrd Dictinary is different frm the ther three．It chse “rizz” as the wrd f the year．What is rizz? Fr example if smene has rizz．they have charm and they are always the center f attentin．It is ppular with mre and mre yung peple.
guard traditin prnunce a number f play the rle f
remain peaceful as gd as tell the truth have a lasting value
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science fictin
·Writers 61 science fictin based n future r scientific discveries.
·Usually, many science fictin stries are abut space travel r life n ther planets 62 Hai Ya uses a different way.
·Many f his writings have 63 t d with Chinese culture and histry.
The prcess
f creating the
nvel
·Hai Ya gt the idea fr the nvel frm a famus painting．The painter died at an early age and peple knw 64 abut him．The “gap” ffered him the space and freedm t create the nvel.
·The main character Zha Ximeng’s life experience is 65 t Wang Ximeng’s．After suffering much, his mind leaves his bdy and enters anther different space.
·Hai Ya didn’t create the stry nly 66 his imaginatin．Instead, he studied histry 67 it mixed Chinese culture with science fictin.
·T finish the nvel, Hai Ya explred 68 a “gap” in histry and “gaps” in his daily life.
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·All f us can 69 what “gaps” we can explre.
·If there is a “gap” that few peple have nticed, it will make it 70 fr yu t win a big prize, t.
Name
Lucy （frm China）
Steven （frm America）
Persnality
creative, utging
helpful, energetic
Hbby
music
films
Her
Tan Dun
Audrey Hepburn
Dream
a music teacher
a vlunteer
参考答案
1．C
【详解】句意：——据报道10月26日神舟十七号发射非常成功。——是的。它表明中国在太空科技方面取得了如此大的进步
考查s和such用法。s如此，用作副词，修饰形容词或副词；such如此的，用作形容词，修饰名词。prgress是名词，所以用such修饰，排除A和B；prgress是不可数名词，所以不能用不定冠词a修饰，排除D。故选C。
2．B
【详解】句意：我钦佩那些勇敢面对任何远远超出他们能力的挑战的人。
考查介词辨析。against反对；beynd超出；ppsite对面；withut没有。根据“any challenge far ..．their abilities”可知，此处指“远超出能力的挑战”，故选B。
3．D
【详解】句意：关心我们的野生动物，并且在人类和野生动物之间创造一个友好的关系。
考查名词辨析。reprt报道；reward回报；recrd记录；relatinship关系。根据“create a humans and wildlife.”可知是创造一个友好的关系，故选D。
4．A
【详解】句意：我的爸爸一完成工作就会带我去苏宁广场去看一场电影。
考查as sn as引导的时间状语从句。as sn as表示“一……就”，引导的时间状语从句遵循“主将从现”原则，主句是一般将来时，空处是从句，应用一般现在时。且wrk是“被完成”，空处用被动语态，故选A。
5．D
【详解】句意：我给一家著名杂志发了两篇文章，可惜都不够好到可以发表。
考查代词辨析。bth两者都；all三者及以上都；either两者中的任何一个；neither两者都不。根据“tw articles”可知，此处是指两者，结合“it’s a pity”可知，两篇文章都不够好，用neither表示。故选D。
6．C
【详解】句意：我的九年级的生活起初看起来有点困难，但现在一切都好了。
考查动词短语。find ut查明；lk ut小心；turn ut结果是；break ut爆发。根据“ nw”可知结果表明现在一切都好。故选C。
7．B
【详解】句意：如今，学生应该参加劳动课程，以便他们能学习一些生活技能。句子中划线的短语被用来表示目的。
考查名词辨析。cause原因；purpse目的；result结果；time时间。s that引导目的状语从句，表示“以便”。purpse表示“目的”，故选B。
8．D
【详解】句意：互联网使人们很容易迅速了解世界上正在发生的事情。
考查代词用法。that那；this这；ne一个；it它。此处用it作形式宾语，真正的宾语是“t knw what’s happening”，故选D。
9．C
【详解】句意：——你曾经在CCTV-1看过《典籍里的中国》这个节目吗？——看过，我非常喜欢它。它使中国古籍在屏幕上栩栩如生。
考查形容词辨析。living活着的；live直播，活着的；alive活着的；lively生动活泼。根据“brings Chinese ancient bks ..．n screen”可知，考查bring sth．alive n screen“把……活灵活现地搬上荧幕”。故选C。
10．A
【详解】句意：——杰克，我听说你春节要和朋友们一起出国旅行。——我取消了计划。在那段时间和家人在一起是我们中国人的传统。
考查动词辨析。cancelled取消；cnfirmed批准；cnnected联系；cntrlled约束。根据“It’s a traditin fr us Chinese t be with families at that time.”可知，这里是取消了计划。故选A。
11．D
【详解】句意：虽然00后很年轻，但他们已经开始震惊世界。
考查状语从句。If如果，是否；since既然，自从；befre在……之前；althugh虽然。根据空前后句关系可知，表让步，需althugh来引导让步状语从句。故选D。
12．B
【详解】句意：以下哪一个适合作为报纸的标题？
考查常识。An earthquake happened in Gansu甘肃发生地震；New artist wins tw music awards新艺术家赢得两个音乐奖；There was a heavy snw last night昨晚有大雪；Here are safety tips fr winter hliday此处是寒假安全提示。根据常识可知，英文标题一般不用过去时，同时标题会省略冠词和be动词，排除AC项；好的报纸标题的主要特点：高度概括性，语言简练，B项符合。故选B。
13．C
【详解】句意：请查看通知。学校图书馆周六早上开放多长时间？
考查常识。根据“Fri．— Sa．8:00 — 11:30 / 13:30 — 18:00”可知，周六上午开放时间是8点到11点30分，共计3.5小时。故选C。
14．C
【详解】句意：杰克，我的美国笔友对镇江表达了强烈的兴趣，他想知道春天是否是参观镇江最好的时间？
考查宾语从句。分析句子可知，空处在wnders的后面，是宾语从句，宾语从句应用陈述句语序，故排除B；从句是疑问句，应使用疑问词引导，排除D；A项中时态错误，应用一般过去时。故选C。
15．A
【详解】句意：——谢谢你帮助我学习英语。这次我取得了高分。——不客气，这是朋友应该做的。
考查情景交际用语。Dn’t mentin it不客气； It desn’t matter没关系，常用于别人的道歉；In yur dreams.你做梦；Cheer up.振作起来。根据上文是在道谢，可知此处表示“不客气”，故选A。
16．A 17．C 18．D 19．A 20．C 21．B 22．D 23．A 24．B 25．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了失败的重要性，经历过失败才会更加努力，才能取得更大的成就。
16．句意：那不可能。
impssible不可能的；imprper不恰当的；unimprtant不重要的；unpleasant令人不快的。根据“I always get tp scres in cmputer science.”可知，这名学生在计算机科学方面总是得高分，认为作者的假设“如果你不擅长计算机科学”不成立，那种情况是不可能的。故选A。
17．句意：我相信这个学生有能力在计算机科学方面取得好成绩。
quality品质；curage勇气；ability能力；energy能量。根据“Hwever, he may nt achieve anything great...”可知，此处在谈论这个学生的能力。故选C。
18．句意：然而，除非他经历了失败，否则他可能不会取得任何伟大的成就。
when当……时；after在……之后；because因为；unless除非。根据“On the ne hand, failure tells us t try harder.”可知，此处在谈论失败的重要性，分析题干可知，前后句之间是否定的条件关系，用unless“除非”符合语境。故选D。
19．句意：他知道他有多幸运，工作更加努力。
lucky幸运的；srry抱歉的；relaxed放松的；nervus紧张的。根据“He finally succeeded.”可知，他最后成功了，所以感觉到幸运。故选A。
20．句意：后来，《纽约时报》报道了他。
care abut关心；cmplain abut抱怨；write abut写……的事，报道；hear abut听说。根据“Sn his artwrk was s ppular.”可知，他的艺术作品非常受欢迎，《纽约时报》报道了他。故选C。
21．句意：当我青少年时，我的老师表扬了我写的每一篇文章，我可以在写作上不费吹灰之力就获得高分。
influence影响；praise表扬；cllect收集；dislike不喜欢。根据“and I culd get high marks n writing withut really trying.”可知，作者可以在写作上不费吹灰之力就获得高分，由此推断，老师经常表扬他写的每一篇文章。故选B。
22．句意：当我上大学的时候，我觉得写作对我来说没有什么可学的，关于我的写作我不想受到任何批评。
smething某事，某物；anything任何事物；everything所有事物；nthing没什么。根据“When I was a teenager, my I wrte, and I culd get high marks n writing withut really trying.”可知，作者青少年时，老师表扬他写的每一篇文章，他可以在写作上不费吹灰之力就获得高分，所以上大学时，他觉得写作对他来说没有什么可学的。故选D。
23．句意：所以我避开了那些可能有助于我提高写作水平的课程。
avid避免；welcme欢迎；attend参加；finish完成。根据“By the time I gt t cllege, I felt I learn abut writing, and I didn’t want any criticism （批评） n my writing.”可知，作者认为自己写作水平很高，没什么可学的，也不想受到任何批评，所以会避开了有助于提高写作水平的课程。故选A。
24．句意：这并不是说早期的成功肯定是一个障碍。
prbably可能；certainly肯定；seriusly严肃地；nearly几乎。根据前文“On the ther hand, early success might be a setback （障碍） which we dn’t realize.”可知，作者认为早期的成功可能是一个我们没有意识到的障碍，但这并不是说早期的成功肯定是一个障碍，前后呼应。故选B。
25．句意：关键是他需要不断学习，不断挑战自己。
key关键；purpse目的；mistake错误；mystery奥秘。根据“The student wh always gets tp scres in cmputer science may cntinue t succeed.”可知，作者在谈论那名学生要持续成功的关键因素：不断学习，不断挑战自己。故选A。
26．D 27．A 28．B
【导语】本文介绍了四大字典的2023年度单词。
26．推理判断题。根据“Cllins Dictinary—AI”“The wrd was chsen because its new meaning tells us why peple are discussing AI.”“In an age f deepfakes （深度伪造）, as AI rises, the Webster’s wrd f the year 2023 is ‘authentic’.”可知，前三本字典选得年度单词都与AI有关，只有Oxfrd选得“Rizz”与AI无关，故选D。
27．细节理解题。根据“In the near future, AI will becme a usual technlgy like the Internet and e-mail, which influences peple’s daily lives a lt.”可知，人工智能正在对人们的生活产生重大影响。故选A。
28．推理判断题。根据“Recently, the fur majr dictinaries — Cllins, Cambridge, Webster’s, and Oxfrd — have annunced their wrds f the year 2023.”可知，本文介绍了四大字典的2023年度单词，故选B。
29．D 30．B 31．D
【导语】本文讲述了一个侦探的儿子布置了一个家里被盗的场景来考验父亲。
29．细节理解题。根据“Mr Masn, a famus detective, has succeeded in slving many difficult cases.”可知他的父亲成功破获很多困难的案子，说明这个侦探非常的严谨。故选D。
30．细节理解题。根据“First, Justin created a scene at hme t make it lk like a thief had brken int their huse．Then, he called his father．At that time, Mr Masn”可知首先Justin在家里布置好了场景，b排在第一位，排除CD；根据第七段“Dad．I was watching TV in the living rm and saw a shadw （影子） f a persn standing by the windw that was reflected...”和第八段“Mr Masn smiled and asked,”可知d排在c前面，故选B。
31．细节理解题。根据“When he came ut f the building, he fund that the sky was cvered with dark cluds and it was raining.”可知侦探发现天空乌云密布，正在下雨，因此不可能看见人影的反射。故推测儿子在撒谎。故选D。
32．C 33．B 34．A 35．C
【导语】本文是名著《圣诞颂歌》的节选，介绍了克拉奇特夫人正在厨房里准备圣诞晚宴，这时她丈夫和她的小儿子从教堂回来了。
32．细节理解题。根据“Belinda Cratchit, her secnd eldest sn, was helping her.”及“The tw smaller Cratchits, a by and a girl, came running in.”以及“And yur brther, Tiny Tim! And Martha wasn’t as late as this last Christmas Day!”可知，该文共提到五个小孩。故选C。
33．词义猜测题。根据“which he had wrn fr many years.”可知，这里的threadbare是“旧的”意思。故选B。
34．推理判断题。根据“They went in and they saw Mrs Cratchit．She was laying the table．Belinda Cratchit, her secnd eldest sn, was helping her.”可推知，克拉奇特夫人是一个非常勤奋善良的女人。故选A。
35．最佳标题题。根据“They went in and they saw Mrs Cratchit．She was laying the table．Belinda Cratchit, her secnd eldest sn, was helping her.”及下文的介绍可知，本文介绍的是圣诞聚会的情况，因此本文的最佳标题为“圣诞聚会”。故选C。
36．D 37．B 38．G 39．F 40．E
【导语】本文主要介绍人们害怕蛇是有一定依据的，但是蛇和其他动物一样在生态中同等重要。
36．根据“but they are afraid f them”及“T find ut the answer, scientists put pictures with snakes...”可知空处应是一个问句，此处在寻找答案。且此处谈到害怕蛇，选项D“害怕来自哪里呢？”符合语境，故选D。
37．根据“It seems we find things that might be dangerus t us faster．”可知也许我们更容易害怕危险的东西。此处表示推测，选项B“也许我们生来就害怕它们。”符合语境，故选B。
38．根据“After all （毕竟）, if we are bitten by a snake, and then we knw it’s dangerus．That’s t late.”可知此处假设人们被蛇咬了就知道蛇危险，但那已经太晚了。选项G“事实上，他们大部分没有被蛇咬过。”符合语境，故选G。
39．根据“S why is it imprtant whether we are afraid f snakes r nt? ”可知此处问到为什么是否害怕蛇这个问题是重要的。空处应是相关的回答，选项F“也许对我们不重要，但是对蛇真的很重要。”符合语境，故选F。
40．根据“The result is that snakes aren’t s fact, snakes even became sme students’ favurite animal.”可知此处讲到蛇并没有那么可怕。告诉读者不要太害怕蛇从而伤害蛇。选项E“我们如何减少我们的恐惧来给蛇一次机会呢？”符合语境，故选E。
41．traditinal 42．play the rle f 43．tell the truth 44．peacefully 45．guarding 46．prnunciatin 47．has a lasting value 48．as gd as 49．remain 50．a number f
【解析】41．句意：青团是清明节前后中国东南地区的一道传统的春季小吃。根据“Oingtuan is a..．spring snack”可知，青团是一种传统的春天小吃。备选词“traditin”符合。其形容词traditinal“传统的”在句中作定语，修饰spring snack。故填traditinal。
42．句意：张译在电影《万里归途》中被选中，担任首席外交官一角。根据“a chief detective in the film Endless Jurney.”可知，指担任角色。备选词“play the rle f”符合句意。t后跟动词原形。故填play the rle f。
43．句意：当我们做错事时，我们不应该找借口，而是说真话。根据“instead f making up excuses”可知，空处是指“讲真话”，备选词“tell the truth”符合句意。shuld后跟动词原形，故填tell the truth。
44．句意：我们希望巴以冲突能够得到和平解决。根据“between Palestine and Israel （巴以冲突） can be slved”可知，空处指“和平地解决”，备选词“peace”符合句意。slve为动词，需用副词来修饰。peace为名词，其副词为peacefully。故填peacefully。
45．句意：“敦煌女儿”范金石半个多世纪以来一直致力于保护国宝的工作。根据“has devted herself natinal treasure”可知，空处指保护国宝，备选词“guard保卫”符合句意。devte t ding sth.是固定搭配，表示“致力于做某事”。故填guarding。
46．句意：在今天的英语演讲比赛中，这个男孩的完美发音引起了我们的注意。根据“in tday’s English speech cmpetitin.”可知，空处指发音，备选词“prnunce”符合。gd后修饰名词， prnunce为动词，其名词为prnunciatin，在表示“发音”时，为不可数名词。故填prnunciatin。
47．句意：民谣《茉莉花》有着深远的价值，深受人们的喜爱。根据“it is ppular with many peple.”及结合备选词，可知，空处指价值深远。备选词“have a lasting value”符合句意。因时态是一般现在时，主语为单三，谓语动词have需用单三形式has。故填has a lasting value。
48．句意：友谊和酒一样香醇。我们保存的时间越长，它就越美味。根据“The lnger we keep it, the tastier it will be.”可知，空处是指“一样好”。需填as gd as。as+adj.（原级） +as表示“和……一样。”故填as gd as。
49．句意：在杭州亚运会上，全红婵努力保持冷静并成功夺得金牌。根据“managed t..．calm”可知，此处是指保持冷静，remain“保持”，其后跟形容词calm。managed t d sth.表示“设法做某事”。故填remain。
50．句意：煮茶这一新兴的社交活动，吸引了大量热爱中国茶文化的中国年轻人。根据“ Chinese peple”可知，空处是指很多年轻人。a number f“大量的”后跟可数名词复数。故填a number f。
51．（m）arks 52．（D）uring 53．（F）armers 54．（p）rvide 55．（s）kating
56．（n）rthern 57．（c）mmn 58．（u）sually 59．（T）hugh 60．（d）rier
【导语】本文介绍了大雪节气、雪季活动及疾病防治。
51．句意：它标志着隆冬的开始。根据“the beginning f midwinter”及首字母可知，此处填mark“标志”，大雪标志着隆冬的开始；根据“falls”可知，此处也为一般现在时，主语“It”为第三人称单数，所以mark填第三人称单数形式marks。故填（m）arks。
52．句意：在大雪期间，气温大幅下降，可能会有更多的下雪天。根据“Majr Snw”及首字母可知，此处表达在大雪期间，during“在……期间”，故填（D）uring。
53．句意：农民欢迎下雪，因为雪可以保护农作物免受冷锋的影响，并使田地保持温暖。根据“snw can prtect crps frm cld frnts and keep the fields warm”可知，此处说的是农民，表示一类人用复数形式，farmer“农民”的复数形式为farmers。故填（F）armers。
54．句意：即使融化，也能为春天的庄稼提供足够的水分。根据“enugh water fr the crps”可知，考查prvide sth．fr sb.“为某人提供某物”；情态动词“can”后接动词原形，故填（p）rvide。
55．句意：下雪季节也适合滑雪和滑冰。根据“The snwy seasn is als gd fr skiing”和首字母可知，雪上运动还有滑冰，所以此处填skating“滑冰”。故填（s）kating。
56．句意：中国北方有很多这样的天然冰雪场所。根据“in ..．part f China”可知，此处填形容词；根据“Fr example, Heilngjiang and Jilin prvinces”可知，此处说的是中国北部，nrthern“北部的”。故填（n）rthern。
57．句意：例如，黑龙江和吉林两省经常在 11月份迎来大雪，因此人们经常玩冰上运动。根据“Heilngjiang and Jilin prvinces ften have big snw in Nvember”及首字母可知，11月经常有大雪，所以人们玩冰上运动就很常见，cmmn“常见的”。故填（c）mmn。
58．句意：但南方人通常待在室内享受冬季活动，例如围炉煮茶。根据“stay indrs”及首字母可知，此处指的是通常待在家里，usually“通常”。故填（u）sually。
59．句意：虽然我们因为下雪而玩得很开心，但人们应该注意呼吸道疾病。根据“we have lts f fun because f the snw, peple shuld pay attentin t respiratry illness”可知，两句为转折关系，故填（T）hugh。
60．句意：当大雪时，更冷更干燥，所以人们应该多喝水。根据“clder”可知，此处填形容词比较级；根据“s peple shuld drink mre water.”及首字母可知，人们需要多喝水，因为干燥，dry“干燥的”，比较级为drier。故填（d）rier。
61．create 62．while 63．smething 64．little 65．similar
66．with 67．carefully 68．bth 69．cnsider 70．pssible
【导语】本文主要介绍海漄的小说《时空画师》如何创造出来的。
61．根据“It’s created accrding t future r scientific discveries.”可知，作者根据未来或科学发现创作，此处为一般现在时，主语“Writers”为复数，所以填动词原形create“创作”。故填create。
62．根据“Hwever, Chinese science fictin writer Hai Ya takes a different path.”可知，此处表转折，所以填while“然而”。故填while。
63．根据“He cnnects many f writings with Chinese culture and histry.”可知，他将许多著作与中国文化和历史联系起来，所以此处考查have smething t d with“与……有关”。故填smething。
64．根据“But he died yung and nt much is knwn abut him.”可知，他英年早逝，人们对他知之甚少，所以此处考查knw little abut sb.“对某人知之甚少。”故填little。
65．根据“His life experience is much like that f Wang Ximeng.”可知，两人经历相似，所以此处考查be similar t“相似”。故填similar。
66．根据“When creating the stry, Hai Ya nt nly used his imaginatin but als studied histry with care.”可知，在创作这个故事时，海漄不仅发挥了自己的想象力，还用心研究了历史，此处已有动词“didn’t create”，所以填with“用”接名词短语“his imaginatin”。故填with。
67．根据“When creating the stry, Hai Ya nt nly used his imaginatin but als studied histry with care.”可知，在创作这个故事时，海漄不仅发挥了自己的想象力，还用心研究了历史，所以此处填“with care”同义词carefully。故填carefully。
68．根据“In rder t cmplete The Space-Time Painter, Hai Ya explred （探索） a ‘gap’ in histry.”和“S he als needed t explre ‘gaps’ in his daily life.”可知，此处表示两个都，用，故填bth。
69．根据“we all can think abut what ‘gaps’ we can explre”可知，此空填“think abut”同义词cnsider“考虑”；情态动词“can”后接动词原形，故填cnsider。
70．根据“Maybe it will be yur chance t bring hme a big prize, t.”可知，此处指让获奖成为可能，pssible“可能的”。故填pssible。
71．例文：
Sunshine English Club has prvided sme infrmatin abut tw excellent pen friends．I wuld like t chse Lucy as my pen friend because she shares my interests．
Lucy is a creative and utging student frm China wh lves music and dreams f becming a music teacher．Tan Dun is her her．I als have a passin fr music and want t pursue a career in music educatin．I believe that we culd have meaningful discussins abut ur musical experiences and gals．Additinally, Lucy’s utging persnality suggests that she wuld be an enthusiastic pen pal．
I am excited t learn mre abut her culture and experiences in China．I am cnfident that ur exchange f letters wuld be enjyable.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏表格中信息提示的内容，适当增加细节，并且突出写作的要点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，表明写作意图。直接说明要选择哪个作为笔友；
第二步，具体阐述写作内容。重点介绍了笔友的信息及选择的理由；
第三步，书写结语。表达自己对与笔友之间友谊的祝福。
[亮点词汇]
①dream f梦想
②passin热爱
③enthusiastic热心的
[高分句型]
①I wuld like t chse Lucy as my pen friend because she shares my interests．（原因状语从句）
②Lucy is a creative and utging student frm China wh lves music and dreams f becming a music teacher．（定语从句）