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第I卷（选择题，共90分）
一、听力 (共20小题，每小题1分，计20分)
第一部分 听对话回答问题。 本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间答题。
1. Which sight are the speakers talking abut?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. B. C.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Where can yu see Big Ben?
W: Oh, we can see it in Lndn.
2. Which cartn character des Amy like best?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. B. C.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Amy, lk! A parade f Disney cartn characters, which ne d yu like best?
W: Oh, I lve them all, but my favurite ne is Snw White.
3. Hw des Betty g t schl n fine days?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. B. C.
【答案】B
【解析】
原文】M: Hw d yu usually g t schl, Betty?
W: I ride my bike t schl. If it rains r snws, my father will drive me there.
4. What d they prbably read?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. B. C.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: I enjy reading Chinese ancient pems alud t better understand them.
W: S d I. I think Li Bai’s pems are the mst beautiful.
5. Hw did the girl feel when she heard the news?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. Sad.B. Angry.C. Excited.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Wuld yu mind ging n a trip with us this Saturday?
W: Sure, I’d lve t. I haven’t been utdrs these days. I can’t wait.
6. Why may Lily nt cme t the party?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. Because she is nt invited.
B. Because she is busy studying.
C. Because she desn’t like the party.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: It’s wnderful that Lily has been invited t the welcme party t!
W: I’m afraid she may nt cme. She has been busy with her study recently.
7. Hw lng will the trip take by the high-speed train?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. Abut 4 hurs.B. Less than 3 hurs.C. Over 5 hurs.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: I wnder hw far it is frm Nanjing t Beijing.
W: It’s a high-speed train ride f fur hurs mre r less.
8. When is Mary’s birthday?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. On Tuesday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Thursday.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: What day is it tday, Mary?
W: It’s Tuesday. Tmrrw is my birthday.
9. Hw did Mr. White help the girl?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. Tk her t the library.B. Gave mney t her.C. Shwed her the way.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Did yu find the way t the new library?
W: Sure. Mr. White gave me very clear directins.
10. Where des the dialgue take place?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
A. At the cinema.B. In the teachers’ ffice.C. At the dctr’s.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Culd yu tell me what’s wrng with me?
M: Nthing serius. Take this medicine and yu’ll feel better sn.
第二部分 听对话和短文答题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，听两遍。
听一段对话，回答下列小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. Whse bks will the man read first?
A. Jnathan Swift’s.B. Jane Austen’s.C. J. K. Rwling’s.
12. Hw lng can the man keep the bks?
A. Fr 10 days.B. Fr 12 days.C. Fr 14 days.
【答案】11. A 12. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Excuse me, my teacher has recmmended s many bks, but I dn’t knw where t find them.
W: Yu can nly brrw tw bks at a time. S yu have t decide which bk t read first.
M: I’d like t read Jnathan Swift’s bks first.
W: Yu can search fr infrmatin abut Swift’s bks n the cmputer here.
M: Oh, I see. Hw lng can I keep the bks?
W: Fr tw weeks. Yu must return them n time.
M: Can I renew them nline?
W: N, yu must cme here t renew them.
M: OK. Thanks fr yur help.
听第一篇短文，回答下列小题，完成信息记录表。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13.
A. surprisedB. happyC. angry
14.
A. friendB. plicemanC. stranger
15.
A. interviewB. intrduceC. invite
【答案】13. A 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【原文】“Where are yu ging?” The Chinese peple ften ask the questin when they meet in the street. But if yu ask Americans the same questin, they will be surprised because they think that “ging t sme place” is their wn business. In their eyes, nly a pliceman will ask such a questin in the street. The same thing will happen t Americans if yu ask them, “Have yu had yur meal?” In fact, t us Chinese, such questins d nt mean anything but a greeting. But t Americans, the sentence means yu want t invite yur friend t have a meal with yu.
听第二篇短文，回答下列小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
16. What’s the main idea f the passage?
A. Chinese culture.B. The histry f China.C. Places f interest in China.
17. Which muntain is famus fr sunrise?
A. Munt Tai.B. Munt Emei.C. Munt Hua.
18. What are the birthplaces f Chinese culture?
A. Tw rivers.B. Tw muntains.C. Tw cities.
19. Where did the stry abut Xu Xian and White Snake happen?
A. On Taihu Lake in Suzhu.
B. On the West Lake in Hangzhu.
C. On Hngzehu Lake in Huai’an.
20. Which place f interest is NOT mentined?
A. Brken Bridge.B. Leifeng Twer.C. Flwer Pnd.
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. C
【解析】
【原文】China is a great cuntry with abut 5,000 years f histry. There are many places f interest which attract millins f turists frm all ver the wrld every year.
Many muntains, such as Munt Tai, Munt E’mei, Munt Hua are very famus. Peple g t Munt Tai t see sunrise. Amng the rivers, the Yangtze River is the lngest ne and the secnd lngest ne is the Yellw River. They are the birthplaces f Chinese culture. Have yu ever heard f the lve stry abut Xu Xian and White Snake? It’s said that the stry happened n the West Lake. The West Lake lies in Hangzhu, Zhejiang Prvince. It’s surrunded n three sides by muntains. Many interesting places there are well wrth visiting, such as the Brken Bridge and Leifeng Twer. The landscape is s attractive that visitrs ften lse themselves in it.
二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。
21. Yancheng, ________ beautiful seaside city, is a gd place t g travelling.
A. theB. aC. anD. /
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：盐城，一个美丽的海滨城市，是旅游的好地方。
考查冠词。the这个，那个，表示特指；a一个，用于非元音音素前，表示泛指；an一个，用于元音音素前，表示泛指；/零冠词。根据“ seaside city...”可知此处表示一个，beautiful是辅音音素，所以用a。故选B。
22. —I think my parents can never understand me.
—I dn’t agree. Yu just need mre ________.
A. infrmatinB. instructinC. cmmunicatinD. situatin
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我想我的父母永远无法理解我。——我不同意。你只是需要更多的沟通。
考查名词辨析。infrmatin信息；instructin用法说明；cmmunicatin沟通，交流；situatin情况。根据“I think my parents can never understand me.”可知是需要更多的沟通，故选C。
23. —I plan t decrate my living rm. Wuld yu help me push the pian _______ the wall?
— Of curse. I’m cming.
A. abveB. verC. againstD. acrss
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我打算装扮我的客厅。——你能帮我把沙发推到靠着墙边吗？
考查介词词义辨析。abve在上方，不一定在正上方；ver在正上方；against紧靠；acrss穿过，横跨。根据空格前的“help me push the wall”可推测，因为装扮客厅，要把钢琴靠着墙放。故选C。
24. This animal is ________ in size, but it has a very lud vice.
A. hugeB. strngC. lwD. tiny
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：这种动物体型很小，但它的声音很响。
考查形容词辨析。huge庞大的；strng强壮的；lw低的；tiny极小的。根据“but it has a very lud vice”可知，此处表示转折，因此前文表示“体型很小”。故选D。
25. The Chinese men’s ftball team still has a lng way t g. ________, we all hpe it will make it t the Wrld Cup again in the future.
A. AlsB. AnywayC. OtherwiseD. Instead
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：中国男足还有很长的路要走。不管怎样，我们都希望它能在未来再次进入世界杯。
考查副词词义辨析。Als也；Anyway不管怎样；Otherwise否则；Instead代替。根据“The Chinese men’s ftball team still has a lng way t g…we all hpe it will make it t the Wrld Cup again in the future.”的句意并结合选项可知，此处指不管怎样，我们都希望它能在未来再次进入世界杯。故选B。
26. Public signs ften warn us nt t d smething. Fr example, the ne n the right means peple _______ park there.
A. might ntB. may ntC. culd ntD. must nt
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：公共标志经常警告我们不要做某事。例如，右边的标志表示人们禁止在那里停车。
考查情态动词。might nt可能不；may nt可能不；culd nt不能；must nt禁止。根据常识可知，该图片标志表示“禁止停车”，用must nt表禁止。故选D。
27. —Des yur sister knw anything abut the Great Wall?
—Of curse. She _______ there several times since she came t China five years ag.
A. wentB. gesC. has gneD. has been
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你妹妹知道长城吗？——当然。自从五年前来到中国以来，她已经去过那里好几次了。
考查动词时态。have been t表示去过某地，回来了；have gne t表示去了某地，没回来。根据“since she came t China five years ag”可知，此处为现在完成时。根据“She…there several times”及语境可知，此处表示“妹妹去过长城好几次，人已经回来”，has been符合题意。故选D。
28. — It is very cld utside. Wuld yu mind me _______ the windw?
— Certainly nt. Please d as yu like.
A. clsingB. t clseC. clsedD. clse
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——外面很冷。你介意我关上窗户吗？ ——当然不。请做你喜欢做的事。
考查非谓语动词。clsing关闭，动词现在分词形式；t clse关上，不定式形式；clsed关着的，动词过去分词形式；clse关闭，动词原形。根据“Wuld yu mind me...”可知此处考查动词mind短语mind sb. ding“介意某人做某事”。故选A。
29. Taking children t different places can _______ a new wrld t them.
A. turn upB. pen upC. lk upD. put up
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：带孩子去不同的地方可以为他们打开一个新的世界。
考查动词短语。turn up出现；pen up打开；lk up查找；put up张贴。根据“…a new wrld t them”可知，此处指“为孩子们打开一个新的世界”。故选B。
30. —I have cllected sme infrmatin nline. Wuld yu please tell me _______ t d next?
—Make a chart and it will help yu understand better.
A. whatB. hwC. whenD. where
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：我在网上收集了一些信息。你能告诉我下一步该做什么吗？——做一个图表，它会帮助你更好地理解。
考查疑问词。what什么；hw怎样；when什么时候；where哪里。根据“Make a chart and it will help yu understand better.”可知，上句是询问下一步应该做什么。故选A。
31. Befre yu get ff the bus, yu shuld wait ________ it has stpped.
A. untilB. butC. becauseD. s
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：你应该等到车停了再下车。
考查连词辨析。until直到；but但是；because因为；s因此，所以。根据“Befre yu get ff the bus, yu shuld has stpped.”可知，应该等到车停了再下车，用until引导时间状语从句，故选A。
32. — Peter, the film _______ fr 10 minutes. Yu missed the first part.
— I’m srry, but the traffic is s busy.
A. has endedB. has been verC. has startedD. has been n
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——彼得，电影已经结束10分钟了。你错过了第一部分。——对不起，交通太拥挤了。
考查延续性动词和非延续性动词及副词辨析。ended结束，非延续性动词；ver结束，副词；started开始，非延续性动词；n开始，副词。根据“fr 10 minutes”可知此处应与延续性动词连用，排除A和C；再根据“Yu missed the first part.”可知，电影已经开始了，只是错过了第一部分，并未接束，排除B。故选D。
33. —________ d yu visit yur grandparents, Sandy?
—Once a week.
A. Hw snB. Hw ftenC. Hw lngD. Hw far
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——桑迪，你多久去看望一次你的祖父母？——每周一次。
考查特殊疑问句。Hw sn多久以后；Hw ften多久一次；Hw lng多长时间；Hw far多远。根据答语“Once a week.”可知，上句是询问频率，用Hw ften。故选B。
34. —Our schl is s big. We must clean it up as sn as pssible.
—Dn’t wrry. _______.
A. Each dg has its dayB. Practice makes perfect
C. Many hands make light wrkD. Better t be safe than srry
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我们的学校是如此的大。我们必须尽快将它收拾干净。——不要担心。人多力量大。
考查情景交际。Each dg has its day每个人都有走运的日子；Practice makes perfect熟能生巧；Many hands make light wrk人多力量大；Better t be safe than srry小心驶得万年船。根据“We must clean it up as sn as pssible.”和“Dn’t wrry.”可知，人多力量大，不用担心。故选C。
35. — Culd yu lk after ur pet dg fr a week while we are away?
—_______. I lve dgs.
A. That’s rightB. Srry, I wn’tC. Yu’re welcmeD. With pleasure
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我们不在的时候，你能照顾我们的宠物狗一周吗？ ——很高兴。我喜欢狗。
考查情景交际。That’s right那是正确的；Srry, I wn’t对不起，我不会了；Yu’re welcme对不起；With pleasure很高兴。根据答语“I lve dgs.”可知是很高兴帮忙照顾宠物狗。故选D。
三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Walking inside a gd bkshp can feel like stepping utside f time. Melissa Carus recently visited such a shp, and she shared her ____36____ with her fllwers n the Internet.
“Welcme t Lyrical Ballad Bkshp,” Melissa wrte n the Internet. Melissa writes nvels and ____37____ explring (探索) new bkshps. S when her daughter tld her abut Lyrical Ballad, she culdn’t ____38____ t check it ut.
Once Melissa walked int it, she was glad t ____39____ s many bks! She lved the details hidden in the shelves, frm tiny bks t rare children’s bks. It was s ____40____!
Melissa then fund a rm. It led readers deeper int the bkshp t reach six mre rms. “At this time, yu realize yu are ging t ____41____ here fr a lng time,” Melissa wrte.
As Melissa stepped deeper, she ____42____ the bks inside. She frgt t check the ___43___ f the rms. But she was sure that there were mre than six. They were full f ____44____ f all shapes, sizes and clurs. Sme were _____45_____ and thers were 100 years ld r mre.
Melissa _____46_____ ne f them and saw a bkmark (书签) inside. “_____47_____ put it there 130 years ag,” she described. “It was surprisingly nt expensive, _____48_____ I bught it. Then I cntinued and wanted t knw _____49_____ was in the last rm.” Even as she gt near t the end f the shelves, she still wndered if the shp had an end.
Maybe Melissa’s trip t Lyrical Ballad gives her an idea fr her next _____50_____! Yu just never knw what yu’ll find arund the next crner.
36.
A. businessB. experienceC. guideD. knwledge
37.
A. advisesB. finishesC. enjysD. stps
38.
A. startB. wishC. waitD. chse
39.
A. findB. sellC. buyD. write
40.
A. easyB. bringC. deliciusD. amazing
41.
A. fallB. stayC. liveD. leave
42.
A. was angry abutB. was afraid fC. was surprised atD. was careful with
43.
A. infrmatinB. numberC. wasteD. review
44.
A. tysB. cardsC. clthesD. bks
45.
A. biggerB. newerC. deeperD. lnger
46.
A. picked upB. gt upC. put upD. shwed up
47.
A. EverybdyB. SmebdyC. AnybdyD. Nbdy
48.
A. rB. becauseC. sD. but
49.
A. whyB. whenC. hwD. what
50.
A. playB. sngC. nvelD. diary
【答案】36. B 37. C 38. C 39. A 40. D 41. B 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. B 48. C 49. D 50. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了梅丽莎在网上分享了她探索书店的经历。
【36题详解】
句意：梅丽莎·卡鲁索最近参观了这样一家商店，她在网上与粉丝分享了自己的经历。
business生意；experience经历；guide指导；knwledge知识。根据下文可知她分享了在书店的经历。故选B。
【37题详解】
句意：梅丽莎写小说，喜欢探索新的书店。
advises建议；finishes完成；enjys喜欢；stps停止。根据“S when her daughter tld her abut Lyrical Ballad, she culdn’t ... t check it ut.”可知，她迫不及待去看一看是因为她喜欢探索书店。故选C。
【38题详解】
句意：所以当她女儿告诉她抒情歌谣书店的时候，她迫不及待地想去看一看。
start开始；wish祝愿；wait等待；chse选择。can’t wait t d sth“迫不及待做某事”，固定搭配。故填C。
【39题详解】
句意：梅丽莎一走进来，就很高兴地发现了这么多书！
find发现；sell卖；buy买；write写。根据“Once Melissa walked int it”可知，走进书店会发现书。故选A。
【40题详解】
句意：太神奇了！
easy容易的；bring令人无聊的；delicius美味的；amazing惊奇的。根据“She lved the details hidden in the shelves, frm tiny bks t rare children’s bks.”可知，从小书到珍贵的童书这里都有，这是很神奇的。故选D。
【41题详解】
句意：“在这个时候，你意识到你要在这里待很长一段时间，”梅丽莎写道。
fall落下；stay待着；live生活；leave离开。根据“It led readers deeper int the bkshp t reach six mre rms.”可知，是指要待很长一段时间。故选B。
【42题详解】
句意：梅丽莎越走越深，她对里面的书感到惊讶。
was angry abut对……生气；was afraid f害怕；was surprised at对……惊讶；was careful with小心。根据“She frgt t check the ... f the rms.”可知，因为惊讶于这些书，所以忘了数有几个房间了。故选C。
【43题详解】
句意：她忘了核对房间数。
infrmatin信息；number数量；waste浪费；review回顾。根据“there were mre than six”可知，忘记核对的是房间数。故选B。
【44题详解】
句意：里面装满了各种形状、大小和颜色的书。
tys玩具；cards卡；clthes衣服；bks书。根据“the bks inside”可知，有各种形状、颜色的书籍。故选D。
【45题详解】
句意：有些是较新的，有些是100多年前的。
bigger更大的；newer更新的；deeper更深的；lnger更长的。根据“Sme were ... and thers were 100 years ld r mre.”可知，一些是新的，一些是旧的。故选B。
【46题详解】
句意：梅丽莎拿起其中一本，看到里面有一个书签。
picked up捡起；gt up起床；put up张贴；shwed up显现。根据“saw a bkmark (书签) inside”可知，拿起书，看见里面的书签。故选A。
【47题详解】
句意：“有人在130年前就把它放在那里了，”她描述道。
Everybdy每人；Smebdy某人；Anybdy任何人；Nbdy没有人。根据“... put it there 130 years ag”可知，有人把它放在书里。故选B。
【48题详解】
句意：令人惊讶的是它并不贵，所以我买了它。
r或者；because因为；s所以；but但是。根据“It was surprisingly nt expensive”和“I bught it”可知，因为不贵，所以我买了。故选C。
【49题详解】
句意：然后我继续，想知道最后一个房间里有什么。
why为什么；when何时；hw怎么样；what什么。根据“wanted t knw ... was in the last rm”可知，想知道下一个房间有什么。故选D。
【50题详解】
句意：也许梅丽莎的抒情歌谣书店之旅给了她下一部小说的灵感！
play戏剧；sng歌曲；nvel小说；diary日记。根据前文“Melissa writes nvels”可知，这次书店之旅给了她写小说的灵感。故选C。
四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，计40分）
A.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
51. If yu are a music lver, yu can’t miss ________.
A Hlland Flwer Tulip FestivalB. Huanghai Frest Music Festival
C. Yancheng 2023 MarathnD. Dayang Bay Night Sakura
52. Hw much will Mr. Wu pay if he ges t Hlland Flwer Tulip Festival with his tw kids?
A. ¥50.B. ¥75.C. ¥100.D. ¥150.
53. Where can yu find mre infrmatin abut these activities?
A. In a magazine.B. In a guide bk.
C. On a website.D. In a newspaper.
【答案】51. B 52. C 53. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章是四项活动的广告。
【51题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Huanghai Frest Music Festival”下面的“Activity: Enjy different types f music Meet famus musicians”可知，如果你是一个音乐爱好者，你一定不会错过黄海森林音乐节。故选B。
【52题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Hlland Flwer Tulip Festival”下面的“Ticket Price: ¥50 fr adults ¥25 fr children”可知，荷兰郁金香节的票价是大人50元每人，儿童25元每人，所以吴先生和两个孩子的票价是100元。故选C。
【53题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Yu can search fr mre infrmatin at ”可知，可以在网上找到更多关于这些活动的信息。故选C。
B
A mther held her new baby and very slwly rcked him back and frth, back and frth, back and frth. And while she held him, she sang:
I’ll lve yu frever, I’ll like yu fr always.
As lng as I’m living, my baby yu’ll be.
The little by grew. He grew until he was nine years ld. And he never wanted t cme in fr dinner, he never wanted t take a bath, and when grandma visited, he always said bad wrds. Smetimes his mther wanted t sell him t the z!
The by grew. He grew until he was a teenager. He had strange friends and he wre strange clthes and he listened t strange music. Smetimes the mther felt like she was in a z!
That teenager grew. He grew until he was a grwn-up man. He left hme and gt a huse acrss twn.
Well, that mther, she gt lder. She gt lder and lder and lder. One day she called up her sn and said, “Yu’d better cme t see me because I’m very ld and sick.”
S her sn came t see her. When he came in the dr, she tried t sing the sng.
I’ll lve yu frever, I’ll like yu fr always.
But she culdn’t finish because she was t ld and sick. The sn went t his mther. He held her in his arms very slwly, rcked her back and frth, back and frth, back and frth. And he sang this sng:
I’ll lve yu frever, I’ll like yu fr always.
As lng as I’m living, my Mmmy yu’ll be.
——Taken frm Lve Yu Frever
54. What is the main theme (主题) f the article abve?
A. Truth.B. Kindness.C. Beauty.D. Lve.
55. The underlined phrase “As lng as” means similar t (相似) __________?
A. ifB. becauseC. whileD. thugh
56. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t this article?
A. The by lived with his mther when he grew up.
B. The by always said bad wrds when he was a teenager.
C. The by’s return shwed his lve fr his mm in the end.
D. The by’s mther sld him t the z when he was nine years ld.
【答案】54. D 55. A 56. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个母亲对儿子的爱，从婴儿期到成年期，母亲一直用同一首歌表达着对儿子的爱。在儿子成长的过程中，母亲也经历了许多挑战和困难，但她的爱始终没有改变。当母亲年老生病时，儿子回到家用同一首歌回报母亲的爱。
【54题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文中反复出现的“I’ll lve yu frever, I’ll like yu fr always.”可知本文讲述了爱的故事。故选D。
【55题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“I’ll lve yu frever, I’ll like yu fr always.As lng as I’m living, my baby yu’ll be.”可知此处的歌词表达的是“我永远爱你，永远喜欢你。只要我活着，你就是我的宝贝。” 划线词组As lng as意为“只要”，选项A“if如果，要是”与其表达的意义相近。故选A。
【56题详解】
推理判断题。根据“ The sn went t his mther. He held her in his arms very slwly, rcked her back and frth...”可知这个男孩回到母亲身边，用同一首歌表达了对母亲的爱。故选C。
C
Did yu climb a tree when yu are yung? Hw did yu feel? What if yu have a serius “tree climbing class” at schl? A primary schl in Hangzhu has pened a “tree climbing class” recently. Quite a lt f peple are interested in the special class.
“G! G fr it! Yu’re almst t the tp!” On Mnday mrning, children at Xuezheng Primary Schl in Hangzhu get tgether arund a tall tree. They are cheering n their classmates wh are climbing the tree. On the big tree, there are wden stirrups (脚蹬) (N harm will cme t the tree). PE teachers help the children put n prtective gear t keep them safe, and then they start the tree climbing class happily.
Chen Yang is ne f the PE teachers. He said the children thught it was a little scary when they first tk the class. He encuraged them, and sn they were braver. Sme f the students can climb t the highest pint nw and they are s excited.
S why did they start this curse? In fact, such tree climbing classes are cmmn arund the wrld. Crnell University in the US first started the cllege tree climbing class. In 2012, students in Xiamen University started t take the class. There are als such classes in Hubei University and Hangzhu Dianzi University.
Tree climbing is similar t rck climbing. It allws children nt nly t release (释放) their nature but als t challenge themselves. Perhaps there will be mre interesting and useful PE classes in the future.
57. Hw des the writer intrduce the tpic in the article?
A. By telling stries.B. By asking questins.C. By giving facts.D. By listing numbers.
58. Hw many schls have already pened a tree climbing class accrding t the article?
A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 6
59. Accrding t Chen Yang, hw did his students feel when they first tk the special class?
A. Happy.B. Afraid.C. Excited.D. Interested.
60. What can we learn abut the tree climbing class?
A. It is cmmn in ur cuntry.B. It first appeared in a university in Japan.
C. It is interesting and useful.D. It allws teachers t challenge themselves.
【答案】57. B 58. C 59. B 60. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了“爬树课程”。
【57题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Did yu climb a tree when yu are yung? Hw did yu feel?”可知，通过提问的方式引出“爬树课程”。故选B。
【58题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Crnell University in the US first started the cllege tree climbing class. In 2012, students in Xiamen University started t take the class. There are als such classes in Hubei University and Hangzhu Dianzi University.”可知，除杭州这所小学外，美国康奈尔大学、厦门大学、湖北大学和杭州电子科技大学也有这样的课程，共五所学校已开设“爬树课程”。故选C。
【59题详解】
细节理解题。根据“He said the children thught it was a little scary when they first tk the class.”可知，第一次上这样的课程孩子们有点害怕。故选B。
【60题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Perhaps there will be mre interesting and useful PE classes in the future.”可知，也许将来会有更多有趣和有用的体育课。由此推知“爬树课程”是有趣且有用的。故选C。
D
As we all knw, there is very shrt f water in lts f areas in Africa. Hwever, there is a magical tree which can help t slve the water prblem. It is called the “sacred (神圣的) tree f Africa”—babab tree (猴面包树).
A babab tree is huge like an upside-dwn carrt. It can grw s large that it requires mre than 40 peple hlding hands t circle it. Actually, mst babab trees are nt very tall, nly abut ten meters.
A babab tree is full f treasures. It is said that if everyne in Africa had a 10-meter-tall babab tree, it wuld slve mre than 50% f their fd prblems. In ht Africa, water is the mst needed. When the rainy seasn cmes, the babab tree starts t hld water in its bdy. The babab tree is said t be the mst water-hlding tree. It can hld thusands f kilgrams f water in its bdy. Lcal peple usually cut a hle in the tree with a knife and get clean water frm it. The babab tree leaves are a bit like spinach (菠菜) leaves. True t its Chinese name, the fruit f the babab tree tastes like bread. But it’s nt like bread with cream. It tastes dry. Lcal peple seldm get stmach prblems because f eating it.
Babab trees are nt nly useful fr humans, but fr animals in nature! Their fruit can be gd fd fr mnkeys, lizards and ther African animals. Their leaves can als be eaten t get enugh water. The branches f a babab lk like a rt, making it a perfect hme t birds.
Indeed, babab trees are the “tree f life” fr Africans. The tall, straight babab trees act like lighthuses. As the African saying ges, “Babab trees lit up against the dark ‘African Sky’.” They light up nt nly the night sky, but als ur respect fr nature.
61. What des a babab tree lk like?
A. A mnkey.B. A human.C. A carrt.D. A piece f bread.
62. What des Paragraph 3 mainly talk abut?
A. Hw useful the babab trees are.B. Hw serius the prblems are in Africa.
C. What the fruit f babab trees tastes like.D. Hw Africans get water frm babab trees.
63. Which f the fllwing sentences is an pinin?
A. Many places in Africa are very shrt f water.
B. Mst babab trees are nt very tall, nly abut ten meters.
C. Babab trees are useful bth fr humans and animals in nature!
D. A babab tree can hld thusands f kilgrams f water in its bdy.
64. What is the structure f the article? (① = Paragraph 1 ② = Paragraph 2,...)
A. B. C. D.
65. What is the best title fr the article?
A. Africans in Need f WaterB. The Sacred Tree f Africa
C. A Magic Tree in DangerD. The Mst Water-hlding Tree
【答案】61. C 62. A 63. C 64. B 65. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了非洲圣树——猴面包树。
【61题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“A babab tree is huge like an upside-dwn carrt.”可知猴面包树像一根胡萝卜。故选C。
【62题详解】
主旨大意题。通读第三段，根据“A babab tree is full f treasures.”可知此段主要介绍了猴面包树有多有用。故选A。
【63题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Babab trees are nt nly useful fr humans, but fr animals in nature!”可知猴面包树不仅对人类有用，对自然界动物也有用。这是对猴面包树的看法。故选C。
【64题详解】
篇章结构题。通读全文可知，文章第一段点题，提到猴面包树；第二、三、四段介绍猴面包树的形状和用处，第五段总结猴面包树的价值，B选项符合题意。故选B。
【65题详解】
最佳标题题。通读全文，根据第一段“ It is called the “sacred (神圣的) tree f Africa”— babab tree (猴面包树).”可知本文主要介绍了非洲圣树——猴面包树。故选B。
阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。
Our bdy language shws lts f infrmatin abut ur ideas and feelings. And in different cultures, the meaning f the bdy language changes. If yu knw the differences f the bdy language amng cultures, yu can behave prperly when yu visit ther cuntries. ____66____
In many cuntries, peple usually shake hands r hug (拥抱) each ther when they meet fr the first time. ____67____ As a result, sme visitrs t these cuntries may feel uncmfrtable. Als, peple frm sme places f India wuld like t greet ne anther by tuching feet instead f shaking hands.
____68____ If yu’re in Belgium r Nrthern Italy, be sure t avid brushing yur hand under yur chin (下巴) when speaking. It’s a way t tell smene t g away. And d yu think the thumbs-up sign is always a hand gesture f “great”? ____69____ In their cultures, the gesture is as rude as a middle finger sign in the West.
Usually, ndding means yes and shaking ne’s head means n. But in sme cuntries f Eastern Eurpe, it desn’t wrk like that. The tw mvements there have ppsite meanings. And in India, peple nd their heads frm side t side t tell yu that they understand what yu say. It’s a way f shwing that they are listening t yu carefully. ____70____
All in all, bdy language is f great imprtance in cmmunicating with peple frm ther cultures. We’d better take it seriusly in daily life.
A. Here are a cuple f examples.
B. Well, peple in Greece r Sardinia dn’t think s.
C. Hand gestures are als a kind f imprtant bdy language.
D. They think it’s nt easy fr them t learn bdy language.
E. This can, f curse, make peple frm ther cuntries cnfused (困惑的).
F. Hwever, in sme Eurpean cuntries, peple kiss each ther n the cheeks (脸颊) when they first meet.
【答案】66. A 67. F 68. C 69. B 70. E
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了不同的文化中肢体语言的含义。
【66题详解】
根据上文“If yu knw the differences f the bdy language amng cultures, yu can behave prperly when yu visit ther cuntries.”及下文内容可知，举例说明了不同文化之间肢体语言的差异，选项A“这里有几个例子。”符合语境，故选A。
【67题详解】
根据上文“In many cuntries, peple usually shake hands r hug (拥抱) each ther when they meet fr the first time.”可知，介绍了不同国家第一次见面的方式不同，选项F“然而，在一些欧洲国家，人们在第一次见面时会亲吻对方的脸颊。”符合语境，故选F。
【68题详解】
根据下文“If yu’re in Belgium r Nrthern Italy, be sure t avid brushing yur hand under yur chin (下巴) when speaking. It’s a way t tell smene t g away.”可知，介绍了手势语言，选项C“手势也是一种重要的肢体语言。”符合语境，故选C。
【69题详解】
根据上文“And d yu think the thumbs-up sign is always a hand gesture f ‘great’?”及下文“n their cultures, the gesture is as rude as a middle finger sign in the West.”可知，转折说明有的国家认为竖起大拇指这个手势不是很棒，而是粗鲁，选项B“好吧，希腊或撒丁岛的人们不这么认为。”符合语境，故选B。
【70题详解】
根据上文“Usually, ndding means yes and shaking ne’s head means n. But in sme cuntries f Eastern Eurpe, it desn’t wrk like that... And in India, peple nd their heads frm side t side t tell yu that they understand what yu say. It’s a way f shwing that they are listening t yu carefully.”可推知，不同国家的人对此可能会感到困惑，选项E“当然，这可能会让其他国家的人感到困惑。”符合语境，故选E。
第II卷(非选择题，共50 分)
五、阅读并回答问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
71. When d plants start grwing freely frm the grund?
_______________________________________________
72 What are tn shts ften fried with?
_______________________________________________
73. Why has Indian aster becme a gdbye gift in China?
_______________________________________________
74. In traditinal Chinese medicine, what d peple use Shepherd’s purse t d ?
_______________________________________________
75. What d yu think f the wild spring greens abve?
_______________________________________________
【答案】71. In spring.
72. (With) eggs.
73. Because f the (Chinese) name.
74. T imprve eyesight./They use it t imprve eyesight.
75. Healthy./Tender./ Delicius...
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了几种春季的野菜。
【71题详解】
根据“Spring is the seasn when plants start t grw freely frm the grund.”可知，在春天，植物开始从地里自由生长出来。故填In spring.
【72题详解】
根据“It is ften fried with eggs t balance the smetimes strng taste f the leaves.”可知，香椿芽经常和鸡蛋一起煎。故填(With) eggs.
【73题详解】
根据“Perhaps because f the name, the green has becme a gdbye gift, cked when ne wants t wish a friend a safe jurney.”可知，马兰头因其（中文）名字成了中国的告别礼物。故填Because f the (Chinese) name.
【74题详解】
根据“Fr example, in traditinal Chinese medicine, it is used t imprve eyesight.”可知，荠菜在传统中医中，被用来改善视力。故填T imprve eyesight./They use it t imprve eyesight.
【75题详解】
开放性题目，答案言之有理即可。参考答案为Healthy./Tender./ Delicius...
六、词汇。（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）
（A）根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子，每空一词。
76. We students g t schl every day __________ (除了……之外) Sunday.
【答案】except
【解析】
【详解】句意：除了星期天，我们学生每天都去上学。根据汉语提示“除了……之外”可知，其对应的英文表达是except，即表示“除了星期天，其他的日子都要上学”。故填except。
77. Mr. Chen never feels __________ (孤单的) when he is with his friends.
【答案】lnely
【解析】
【详解】句意：陈先生和朋友们在一起时从不感到孤独。根据汉语提示“孤单的”可知，其对应的英文表达是lnely，形容词作表语。故填lnely。
78. He has visited ________ (几个) freign cuntries in the past few years.
【答案】several##sme
【解析】
【详解】句意：在过去的几年里，他参观了几个外国国家。根据空后的可数名词复数“freign cuntries”及汉语提示可知，此处表达为several（几个）/sme（一些）。故填several/sme。
79. Listening t sme light music can help yu __________ (放松) after a day’s hard wrk.
【答案】relax
【解析】
【详解】句意：听一些轻音乐可以帮助你在辛苦工作一天后放松。根据句意及汉语提示可知此处用动词relax表示“放松”。help sb. d sth.“帮助某人做某事”，此处应用原形。故填relax。
80. My mther’s warm wrds wrked like __________ (魔法) and they cheered me up at nce.
【答案】magic
【解析】
【详解】句意：我母亲温暖的话语像魔法一样使我立刻振作起来。表达“魔法”用名词magic。故填magic。
（B）根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空，每空一词。
81. ________ (Australia) seasns are the ppsite f urs.
【答案】Australian
【解析】
【详解】句意：澳大利亚的季节与我们的相反。根据“seasns”可知此处用Australia的形容词形式Australian，意为“澳大利亚的”，作定语。故填Australian。
82. It is amazing that sme animals have three r fur __________ (stmach).
【答案】stmachs
【解析】
【详解】句意：令人惊奇的是，有些动物有三到四个胃。stmach“胃”，可数名词，three r fur后加名词复数stmachs。故填stmachs。
83. Parents shuld teach their children t behave __________ (plite) in public.
【答案】plitely
【解析】
【详解】句意：父母应该教育孩子在公共场合行为举止要有礼貌。根据“ children t behave”可知横线处应用副词修饰动词behave。再根据括号内单词提示可知此处应用副词plitely。故填plitely。
84. I can’t stp __________ (miss) my ld friends in China. We used t have fun tgether.
【答案】missing
【解析】
【详解】句意：我无法停止想念我在中国的老朋友，我们曾经一起玩得很开心。can’t stp ding sth“不能停止做某事”，故用动名词作宾语。故填missing。
85. Amy wn the first place in the dancing cmpetitin and she was __________ (able) t hide her excitement.
【答案】unable
【解析】
【详解】句意：艾米在舞蹈比赛中获得了第一名，她无法掩饰自己的兴奋。根据“Amy wn the first place in the dancing cmpetitin”可知，此处是指她无法掩饰自己的兴奋，考查be unable t d sth.“不能做某事”，应将形容词able“能”改成其反义词unable“不能的”，在句中作表语。故填unable。
（C）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。
There are a lt f ld twns in China, and Hngcun and Xidi are amng the mst ppular nes. There is a ppular saying amng turists, “Hngcun is a painting, and Xidi is a bk.” The villages have a h____86____ f mre than 900 years. Many turists g there t enjy the beautiful natural sights and well-kept Anhui style b____87____.
The tw villages are nly abut 40 kilmetres frm Munt Huang, s yu can visit bth f t____88____ at a time when yu g n a trip t Anhui.
Hngcun is prbably the mst famus village in Anhui. All the ld huses in Hngcun usually lk the s____89____: the main hall f each huse sits in the middle, with tw side halls n its tw sides; stairs are in the main hall; and there is always a small windw n the rf (房顶) t help bring mre light and f____90____ air int the huse. Visitrs can lk arund the village, c____91____ with lcal peple, listen t ld stries and taste lcal fd.
When yu walk alng the stne rads in Xidi, yu will feel like passing t____92____ time and space. There are bridges, temples and huses in the ld times. M____93____, the village is surrunded by green hills and clear streams run thrugh it. Many peple enjy w____94____ sunrise r sunset there and they can always take pictures at that time.
I____95____ yu dn’t knw where t travel next time, cme t Hngcun and Xidi. They wn’t let yu dwn!
【答案】86. (h)istry
87. (b)uildings
88. (t)hem 89. (s)ame
90. (f)resh
91. (c)hat##(c)mmunicate
92. (t)hrugh
93. (M)rever
94. (w)atching
95. (I)f
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍宏村与西递古镇。
【86题详解】
句意：这些村庄有900多年的历史。根据“The villages have a…f mre than 900 years.”的句意及首字母提示可知，此处指这些村庄有900多年的历史，histry“历史”符合。故填(h)istry。
【87题详解】
句意：许多游客去那里欣赏美丽的自然景观和保存完好的徽派建筑。根据空前的“well-kept Anhui style”及首字母提示可知，此处指徽派建筑，building“建筑物”符合，此处应用复数形式表示概数概念。故填(b)uildings。
【88题详解】
句意：这两个村庄距离黄山只有大约40公里，所以当你去安徽旅行时，你可以同时参观它们。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处指可以同时参观这些景点，此处应用人称代词宾格them，作宾语。故填(t)hem。
【89题详解】
句意：宏村的老房子通常都是一样的：每栋房子的正厅都位于中间，两侧有两个偏厅；楼梯在大厅里；屋顶上总是有一个小窗户，帮助给房子带来更多的光线和新鲜空气。根据空后的“the main hall f each huse sits in the middle, with tw side halls n its tw sides; stairs are in the main hall; and there is always a small windw n the rf…”及首字母提示可知，此处指宏村的老房子通常都是一样的，same“相同的”符合。故填(s)ame。
【90题详解】
句意：宏村的老房子通常都是一样的：每栋房子的正厅都位于中间，两侧有两个偏厅；楼梯在大厅里；屋顶上总是有一个小窗户，帮助给房子带来更多的光线和新鲜空气。根据空后的“air”及首字母提示可知，此处指新鲜空气，fresh“新鲜的”符合。故填(f)resh。
【91题详解】
句意：游客可以参观村庄，与当地人聊天，听古老的故事，品尝当地美食。根据“Visitrs can lk arund the village…with lcal peple, listen t ld stries and taste lcal fd.”的句意及首字母提示可知，此处指与当地人聊天，chat/cmmunicate with…“和……交谈”符合。故填(c)hat/(c)mmunicate。
【92题详解】
句意：当你走在西递的石路上时，你会有一种穿越时空的感觉。根据“When yu walk alng the stne rads in Xidi, yu will feel like passing…time and space.”的句意及首字母提示可知，此处指会有一种穿越时空的感觉，pass thrugh“穿过”，固定词组。故填(t)hrugh。
【93题详解】
句意：此外，村庄被青山环绕，清澈的溪流从中流过。根据空前后句的句意及首字母提示可知，此处表示递进关系，起到补充说明的作用，mrever“此外”符合。故填(M)rever。
【94题详解】
句意：许多人喜欢在那里看日出或日落，他们总是可以在那个时候拍照。根据空后的“sunrise r sunset there and they can always take pictures at that time”及首字母提示可知，此处指许多人喜欢在那里看日出或日落，watch“观看”符合；enjy ding sth.“喜欢做某事”，固定词组。故填(w)atching。
【95题详解】
句意：如果你不知道下一次去哪里旅游，那就去宏村和西递吧。根据句意及首字母提示可知，此处表示条件，if“如果”符合。故填(I)f。
七、书面表达（共1题，计20分）
96. 有人说，世界上最美的相遇，是遇见另一个更优秀的自己。更好的自己，不是你从不失误，而是你从未停止进步。我校英文专刊以“_______ helps me meet a better self ”为题在八年级开展征文活动，请你根据提示，写一篇短文参赛，分享你将如何成为一个更好的自己。
1. What helps yu meet a better self?
2. Why d yu think it can make yu a better self?
3. Hw will yu d it in yur daily life?
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注意事项：
1. 补全题目，如“reading, travelling, develping gd manners”等；
2. 文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
3. 词数：80词左右(文章开头已给出，不计入总词数)；
4. 文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
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【答案】例文
Reading helps me meet a better self
Reading has a great influence n me. It helps me meet a better self.
I used t spend lts f time n cmputer games and my grades were t bad. My parents were truly angry with me. Then ne day, my uncle wh is a Chinese teacher tld me t read instead f playing cmputer games. He said reading did help!
I began t read 100,000 Whys. It was s interesting that I nearly frgt the cmputer games. I shw an interest in reading different kinds f bks. Reading nt nly brings me knwledge, but als teaches me hw t get n well with thers and hw t be a better persn. I becme mre and mre cnfident after reading s many bks. Nw, my grades have imprved and my parents are satisfied with me.
Reading is a lifelng jurney. In my daily life, I will read fr abut ne hur every day if there isn’t t much hmewrk. I plan t read science and histry bks. These types f bks help me understand the wrld better and make me think mre.
Reading really helps me meet a better self. The mre I read, I wiser I will be.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析］
①题材：本文是一篇议论文，为材料作文；
②时态：时态主要为“一般现在时”；
③提示：文章应该包括三个问题要点，要适当补充，使文章内容充实；行文时多用第一人称，尽量多使用短语和句型；写作中适当使用连接词，使行文连贯、顺畅。
［写作步骤］
第一步，介绍是什么让你遇见了更好的自己；
第二步，简述过去的自己；
第三步，介绍阅读的益处以及给你带来的变化；
第四步，在接下来的日常生活中，你的计划与安排；
第五步，书写总结：阅读真的帮助我遇见更好的自己。
［亮点词汇］
① get n well with 与……相处融洽
② be satisfied with 对……感到满意
［高分句型］
① In my daily life, I will read fr abut ne hur every day if there isn’t t much hmewrk. (if引导的条件状语从句)
② The mre I read, the wiser I will be. (the+比较级, the+比较级)
Culture Difference—Greetings
Chinese
Americans
Where are yu ging?
●They will be ____13____ because they think “ging t sme place” is their wn business.
●In their eyes, nly a ____14____ will ask such a questin in the street.
Have yu had yur meal?
●They think it means yu want t ____15____ yur friend t have a meal with yu.
Cme and jin us!
Huanghai Frest Music Festival
Time: April 15—April 16
Place: Huanghai Frest Park
Ticket Price: ¥320
Activity: Enjy different types f music
Meet famus musicians
Yancheng 2023 Marathn
Time: April 16
Place: Yancheng Sprts Center Stadium
Ticket Price: ¥ 160 Full marathn (42.195 km)
¥ 130 Half marathn (21.0975 km)
¥ 60 Mini-marathn (5 km)
Attentin: All the runners must be in gd health.
Hlland Flwer Tulip Festival
Time: March—May
Place: Hlland Flwer Park
Ticket Price: ¥50 fr adults
¥25 fr children
Activity: Enjy ver 300 types f tulips
Have fun with yur family and friends
Dayang Bay Night Sakura
Time: March18—May 3
Place: Dayang Bay
Ticket Price: Free fr all
Activity: Watch firewrks and twilight parade
Taste all kinds f lcal fd
Yu can search fr mre infrmatin at
Spring is the seasn when plants start t grw freely frm the grund. In China, wild spring greens are traditinally ppular as healthy fd. They are still cmmn in many dishes tday.
Chinese tn shts （香椿芽）
Tn shts are usually the best just befre guyu (the grain rain), the sixth f the 24 slar terms. Guyu means that spring is abut t end. This is when the leaves are mst tender (嫩的). It is ften fried with eggs t balance the smetimes strng taste f the leaves. Smetimes it can als be prepared with tfu.
Indian aster （马兰头/马拦头）
Its Chinese name means t make a hrse turn its head. It is said that its tender taste culd make a hrse stp mving n. Perhaps because f the name, the green has becme a gdbye gift, cked when ne wants t wish a friend a safe jurney. The vegetable is usually biled in water, cut and mixed with tfu and sesame (芝麻) il.
Shepherd’s purse （荠菜）
This is a green herb (草本植物) with an unusual smell. It grws early in spring and can be eaten bth cked and uncked. It tastes a little bit bitter (苦的) and sweet and can be used in dumplings and wntn (馄饨) r cked in sup. It has ther uses, t. Fr example, in traditinal Chinese medicine, it is used t imprve eyesight.