2022-2023学年第二学期九年级英语开学测试练习（5）

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2022-2023学年第二学期九年级英语开学测试练习（5）
一、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．The Great Wall runs ________many forests _______northern China.
A．across, across B．through, through C．across, through D．through, across
2．—How long will the bad weather last?
—________.
A．Not until this weekend B．From next Monday C．Two days later D．Until this Sunday
3．My mother has a poor _________of direction, so she is always afraid to go out alone.
A．scene B．silence C．service D．sense
4．H7N9 is one of the most serious virus ________ can make people die. We’d better stay away from birds.
A．whose B．which C．what D．that
5．— I can’t decide _________ to do with so many old clothes.
— Why not send them to a charity?
A．which B．what C．how D．where
6．The robot needs _____ once a month and we will check it for you for free.
A．to check B．be checked C．checking D．check
7．The population of China is ________ than ________ of any other country in the world.
A．more; that B．larger; that C．more; the one D．larger; the one
8．— Have you seen the CCTV news on TV?
— Yes, ________ children had a good festival on the ________ Children’s Day.
A．billions of; sixty-one B．ten billions, sixtieth-one
C．billions of; sixty-first D．ten billion, sixtieth-first
9．—Can I park my car here?
—Yes, you can park on __________ side of the street.
A．neither B．either C．both D．all
10．While I was speaking, the boy in black __________ his hand and asked me if the price of these books had __________ a lot.
A．rose; risen B．raised; risen C．rose; raised D．raised; raised
11．—Excuse me, but can you ________ to a Chinese speaker?
—Sure. Just a minute.
A．put me through B．put me back C．put me away D．put me on
12．I agreed on her suggestion __________let her down, though I thought mine was better.
A．in order don't B．in order not to C．not in order to D．in order that not
13．Where do you think ________ he ________ his CD?
A．did; buy B．has; bought C．/; bought D．does; buy
14．Whose CD player is this? It looks nice. How much is it __________?
A．cost B．pay C．spend D．worth
15．—Could you look after my daughter for me while I’m away?
— _________.
A．My pleasure B．With pleasure C．Yes, please D．That’s all right

二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A.B.C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I still remember the last Christmas Granny spent with us. At that time, I didn’t know she was sick. Normally, I was just too ____16____ that Christmas was on the way. Granny helped me to write a letter to Santa Claus telling him about all the ____17____ I wanted. She also taught me how to make sugar biscuits.
In December, our excitement grew each day -- lights appeared in the streets, Christmas cards exchanged. On Christmas Eve, Granny took a seat by the fire as we ____18____ the Christmas tree. I hung many colorful balls on the tree. “That’s the most beautiful tree I’ve ever seen.” Granny said with ____19____.
Before bed, Granny and I ____20____ sugar biscuits to treat Santa Claus, and put a stocking at the end of my bed. I remember Granny singing to me in a ____21____ voice until I fell asleep. My stocking was full of small presents on Christmas morning. Granny ____22____ a special gift for me as usual. It was a music box with a note inside. The note read “Merry Christmas! I love you, my sweet girl!” Suddenly, warmth spread all over my body.
A few weeks after that Christmas, Granny died of ____23____. I think of her a lot so that I often take out the music box. Inside I still keep the ____24____ note. When I think about what makes Christmas so magical, it’s not just gifts and Santa Claus. It’s also my ____25____ of Granny. Now I'm the one who makes sugar biscuits each year, and I always make one in a G-shape – G for Granny.
16．A．active B．absent C．excited D．humorous
17．A．products B．biscuits C．postcards D．presents
18．A．dropped by B．put up C．ended up D．looked up
19．A．care B．fear C．pleasure D．pity
20．A．took off B．dealt with C．gave out D．laid out
21．A．soft B．polite C．sleepy D．painful
22．A．searched B．prepared C．processed D．invented
23．A．shame B．hunger C．illness D．sadness
24．A．long B．warm C．thick D．serious
25．A．pride B．influence C．honor D．memory

三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A.B.C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Global Study of Teens
Recently, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development（OECD）studied 600,000 15-year-olds around the world. Let’s look at the result.
Girls
Boys
1. Feel less confident than boys.
1. Feel more confident than girls.
2. Be good at solving the problems with friends and can understand people’s points of view better.
2. Be good at getting used to new situations even when under stress.
six percent of students from all over the world are always feeling sad—a 5 percent increase compared with the past three years. Among these unhappy students, two thirds are girls because of their shyness.
What they worry most:
◎Schoolwork
◎Relationship with their parents
◎Appearance
26．The OECD study is about ________.
A．Teenagers B．Boys C．Girls D．Children
27．How many students are always unhappy with their lives according to the recent study?
A．36, 000 B．24,00 C．30,000 D．12,000
28．This study may be taken from ________.
A．a book review B．a travel guide C．a medicine instruction D．a research paper
B
Imagine your home is in the center of a big circle. Everything you need is a 10-minute walk away. How convenient!
Recently, a group of architects（建筑师） from South Korea decided to make this a reality. They are planning a city with everything people need—including living areas, offices and entertainment（娱乐） areas—within a 10-minute walk from home.
When explaining why they wanted to build such a city, Ben van Berkel, a leader of company UNStudio, said people’s daily life experience is the most important. The “10-minute city” is so convenient that it won’t take people much time to travel elsewhere. “With time that is saved, more time is created,” Berkel told CNN.
The idea of such a city is not new. In 2016, French-Colombian researcher Carlos Moreno put forward the 15-minute city idea. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more popular. During the pandemic, many people have been forced to spend most of their time at home, with less chance to go out of their communities.
Paloma Ezzet, 16, is an example. She said that before the pandemic, she liked to play soccer or go dancing. But during the pandemic, she had to give them up as no such entertainment areas or facilities（设备）were in her community. “It is gloomy, lonely and inconvenient,” Ezzet complained（抱怨）.
But not everyone likes the idea. Some people say it would further concentrate（集中） wealth in the most convenient areas, resulting in high house prices. So, should people stop considering this idea?
Maybe not. As Bobulescu, a French professor, said. “The seeds are there, and they’ll grow little by little.”
29．According to the article, which of the following is TRUE? ________
A．A group of architects from France decided to make “10-minute city” a reality.
B．A group of architects are planning a city with only necessary things people need.
C．Paloma Ezzet couldn’t play soccer during the pandemic.
D．Everyone likes the idea of the “10-minute city”.
30．The meaning of the underlined phrase “put forward” is similar to ________.
A．come up with B．look forward to
C．carry on with D．agree with
31．What does the writer think about the idea of the “10-minute city” according to the last paragraph? ________
A．Worried B．Doubtful C．Questionable D．Positive
C
Very soon after Roberta wrote to the old gentleman, the three children were walking through the tunnel when they heard a cry. The children ran deeper into the tunnel. Before long, they came to a boy called Jim. He was lying on the ground and he was injured.
“The 11: 15 train is due soon,” Peter said. “We must get you out of here.”
“I’ve been here for two hours,” Jim said. “I was on my way to the station to catch the train. It’s quicker through the tunnel than along the road.”
“It’s also more dangerous,” Roberta said.
The children took the boy home and also sent for the doctor. They wrote to his grandfather. To their surprise, Jim’s grandfather was just the old gentleman. The old gentleman knew some important people in the government. He also knew children’s father. He thought their father was innocent. “It’s impossible that a guilty man could have such wonderful children,” he said. He promised Father would soon be free.
Two weeks later, the old gentleman helped to get Father out of prison. The family was all together again.
32．Why was Jim in the tunnel?
A．He wanted to wake up the signalman.
B．It was a faster way to get to the station.
C．He was trying to get some wild cherries.
D．He jumped off a train.
33．Why did the old gentleman think that Father was innocent?
A．Because the Russian told him.
B．Because the children were so good.
C．Because the news item was only a story that Mother wrote.
D．Because the police were bad men.
34．In what order did the following events take place?
a. The children took Jim home and sent for a doctor.
b. Jim’s grandfather promised to free their father.
c. The children found out that the gentlemen was Jim’s grandfather.
d. The children heard Jim crying in the tunnel.
e. Children’s father was set free.
A．d-a-c-b-e B．c-d-a-b-e C．d-a-b-c-e D．d-a-b-e-c
35．What can we learn after reading the passage?
A．Helping others is helping ourselves! B．Giving is better than receiving!
C．We should trust each other. D．We should love family members.
D

At the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Tai Chi performers impressed the whole world. A total of 2, 008 performers stood in a large circle and moved in slow, calm, and powerful motions (动作) in their white silk uniforms.
Tai Chi has always been a symbol of Chinese culture and is becoming popular around the world. According to Xinhua, this ancient martial art is practiced by over 100 million people in more than 150 countries. It was recently added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
One thing that makes Tai Chi popular is its health benefits. As you move, you breathe deeply and naturally, paying your attention to your body. This helps you relax and find peace in your mind. According to Harvard Health, Tai Chi is suitable for almost anyone, from healthy people to those recovering from operations. This is because its movements are never forced—the muscles are relaxed rather than tensed. It is all gain and no pain.
What makes Tai Chi even more interesting might be the philosophical (哲学的) ideas behind it. The term “Tai Chi” comes from Taoism (道家), which thinks that inaction, which is opposite to action, is the way to solve problems. That’s why Tai Chi movements are slow and soft. It is not used to fight an enemy—it is used to protect yourself. That doesn’t mean it is weak though. The secret of Tai Chi is to use softness to beat hardness.
When you think of Tai Chi, you might think of the famous yin-yang diagram. It shows how ancient Chinese people saw the world. The world is full of yin and yang: dark and light, soft and hard, male and female, life and death. But they do not absolutely (绝对地) opposite each other. As we see in the diagram, a white spot is in the black area and a black spot is in the white area. After a dark night, the sun will rise. Leaves fall in autumn but grow in spring. Everything keeps changing—that’s how we should see the world.
Tai Chi also pays attention to the balance between yin and yang. For example, if you work too hard and feel tired, you have too much “yang”. So it’s time for you to calm down and get more “yin”. This idea of keeping a healthy balance can be used in almost everything in life. It makes Tai Chi far more than just another martial art.
36．Why does the writer mention the 2008 Olympics Tai Chi show at the beginning of the article?
A．To show his great love of Tai Chi. B．To explain the meaning of Tai Chi.
C．To help people remember the event. D．To attract people’s attention of Tai Chi.
37．Tai Chi is becoming more and more popular because it ________.
A．tells people how to keep healthy without exercising
B．is a symbol of Chinese culture and Chinese philosophy
C．is helpful for not only for healthy people but also weak people
D．shows people the correct way to breathe deeply while running
38．In Paragraph 3, what does the phrase “recovering from operations” mean?
A．having operations B．getting well again
C．getting worse later D．unwilling to do operations
39．What might be a pair of yin and yang according to the passage?
A．Day and night. B．Black and blue. C．Father and son. D．Brick and stone.
40．Which of the following might be the best title for the article?
A．Tai Chi, exercise with forced movements
B．A new way, Tai Chi, to cure serious disease
C．Tai Chi, a way to exercise and a way to live
D．The history of an ancient Chinese sport, Tai Chi

四、填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
A）请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写相应横线上。
41．I deeply ________（后悔）what I said to my manager.
42．There are quite a few students from foreign countries in Sunshine Secondary school, and three ________ (四分之一) of them are from Europe.
43．The fire quickly ________ (扩散) to other buildings last night.
44．The economy developed very fast in some cities in ________ (东部的）China.
45．The new double-deckers are expected to be in ________ (服务)in 2012.

B）请根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答索填写在相应横线上。
46．My grandmother is ________ (forget) and often repeats the same question.
47．Red lanterns are often ________ (hang) along the streets before the Spring Festival.
48．When a person who has done something good ________ (praise), he will feel happy.
49．He ________ (lie) down and soon fell asleep.
50．The first question of the four was really difficult, but the rest _______ (be) quite easy.

C）请根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51-55的相应横线上。
make films       pictures         jumped through    of all ages     sound
The first cartoons appeared in newspapers. They told stories using ___51___. The first photographed cartoon film (in 1906) was about humorous faces. In the film, an artist drew pictures   of two faces on a blackboard. The faces came to life. They smiled and a small dog ___52___a ring.There were a lot of animals in early cartoons. One famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat.
Walt Disney started to ___53___ in the 1920s. Some of his earliest films were about a famous   story, Alice in Wonderland, but in Disney's films it was called Alice in Cartoon Land. Walt Disney's most famous cartoon character was Mickey Mouse. He appeared in 1928, first in a black-and-white film without ___54___, then very soon after that in a talking film and later in colour. A Mickey Mouse film was the first cartoon film with sound to become really popular.
Today, over a hundred years later, cartoons are still popular with people ___55___. They will probably be popular for many more years in the future.

五、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中第56- 65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡标号为56-65的相应横线上。

Michael Morpurgo was born on 5th October, 1943 in the south of England. He and his brother were moved from London when the Second World War began. Michael went to two different boarding schools when he was growing up. He particularly enjoyed playing rugby and singing but he often felt homesick and missed home. After school, Michael joined the army but he did not enjoy being shouted at and so he left shortly afterwards. Michael then decided to go to university instead.
After graduating from university, Michael became a primary school teacher and taught in a small school in Kent. He loved teaching and his favourite thing to do was to read stories to his class. When he ran out of stories to read to them, Morpurgo started to write his own. His first book was written in 1974 and was called “It Never Rains: Five Stories”. Morpurgo has stated that the days he spent teaching are some of the happiest of his life.
Michael left teaching after ten years and bought a farm with his wife. Together they began a charity called Farms for City Children. This charity offers children who live in poorer, inner-cities the chance to come and stay on a working farm for a week. Children learn from hands-on experience about how to care for animals and how to work with others as part of a team. The charity is still running today, and thousands of children have been to stay at one of the three farms that the charity now owns.
Michael Morpurgo has written more than 100 books for children. He writes about children and their relationships with older people and animals. He also writes stories about wars. Many of them have won prizes and several are now films or plays, including War Horse, which is now well known around the world. Another popular book is Kensuke’s Kingdom, which he wrote in 1999.
Michael Morpurgo—A Famous British ____56____
His life experience

Michael Morpurgo was born in ____57____ England but he had to leave London when World War II broke out.
Michael showed great interest in playing rugby and singing when growing up.
Michael left the army ____58____ he hated being shouted at.
Michael liked ____59____ stories to students and started writing when he worked as a primary school teacher.
After leaving teaching, he and his wife set up a charity which ____60____ children in poorer, inner-cities with chances to stay on a farm.
His great ____61____
In 1974, Michael ____62____ his first book named “It Never Rains: Five Stories”.
Michael has written ____63____ 100 books that are about children and their relationships with older people and animals.
Many of the stories about wars helped him ____64____ in winning prizes.
Now some stories are ____65____ into films or plays like War Horse and Kensuke’s Kingdom.

B）请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66-75的相应位置上。

One day, a teacher entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They w____66____ nervously at their desks for the exam to begin. The teacher handed out the question paper, with the text facing down, as usual. To everyone’s surprise, there were n____67____ questions but a black dot in the center of the page. The teacher, seeing the expression on e____68____ face, told them the following, “I want you to write what you see there.”
At the end of the class, the teacher took all the a____69____ papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no exceptions (例), described the black dot, explained its position in the centre of the sheet, imagined what the black dot s____70____ for and so on.
A____71____ all had been read, the classroom was silent. The teacher began to explain, “I am not going to grade on you this time. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white p____72____ of the paper. Everyone paid attention to the black dot and the s____73____ happens in our lives. We have a white paper to notice and enjoy, but we always pay attention to the dark marks. Our life is filled with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate.”
In fact, we insist on paying attention only to the dark marks—the health problems that worry us, the lack of money, the d____74____ relationship with a family member, the disappointment (失望) with friend, etc. T____75____ your eyes away from the black dots in your life. The dark marks are very small compared to everything we have in our lives, so enjoy each moment that life gives you.

六、书面表达（满分15分）
76．
During the “Helping Week”, your school has collected many letters about teenage problems from all the students. And you got a letter from Helen. Please give a helping hand to her.
Hello there!
I’m Helen and I’m a Grade 9 student. I don’t have any close friends and my parents have no time for me. So I really feel lonely, What should I do? Can you give me some advice? Thank you so much.
Helen
注意：
1.词数80左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
2.内容须包括所有要点，全文连贯、通顺；
3.文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear Helen,
It’s very lucky for me to get your letter. I hope I can help you in some ways. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Tom
答案与解析
一、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．The Great Wall runs ________many forests _______northern China.
A．across, across B．through, through C．across, through D．through, across
【答案】D
【详解】句意：长城穿过很多森林，横跨中国北部。
考查介词。across从物体表面通过，through从内部通过。长城是从森林内部穿过，用through；从中国北方表面穿过，用across，故选D。
2．—How long will the bad weather last?
—________.
A．Not until this weekend B．From next Monday C．Two days later D．Until this Sunday
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——这种坏天气会持续多久？——直到这个星期天。
考查特殊疑问句以及情景交际。Not until this weekend直到这周末；From next Monday从下周一开始；Two days later两天后；Until this Sunday直到这个星期天。根据“How long will the bad weather last?”可知，此处询问坏天气持续多久，可推测下文应该回答什么时候会结束，排除B和C选项。until强调的是持续的动作，而not until与瞬间动作连用，故D项“直到这个星期天”符合语境。故选D。
3．My mother has a poor _________of direction, so she is always afraid to go out alone.
A．scene B．silence C．service D．sense
【答案】D
【详解】句意：我妈妈方向感不好，所以她总是害怕一个人出去。A. scene场景；B. silence沉默；C. service服务；D. sense感觉，判断力。根据she is always afraid to go out alone. 她总是害怕一个人出去。可知，我妈妈的方向感是不好的，因此选择sense感觉，判断力。故选D。
4．H7N9 is one of the most serious virus ________ can make people die. We’d better stay away from birds.
A．whose B．which C．what D．that
【答案】D
【详解】句意：H7N9是一种可致人死亡的最严重的的病毒。我们最好远离鸟类。
考查定语从句。根据题干可知，本句是定语从句。先行词是“virus”，指物，且在从句中作主语的成分，需用关系代词that/which。先行词“virus”前有修饰词“the most serious”，此时只能用that。故选D。
5．— I can’t decide _________ to do with so many old clothes.
— Why not send them to a charity?
A．which B．what C．how D．where
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——我拿不定主意怎么处理这么多旧衣服。——为什么不把它们送到慈善机构呢？
考查疑问词的辨析。which哪一个；what什么；how怎样；where在哪。此处是“疑问词+动词不定式”的结构，do with“处理，解决”，和疑问句what连用，故选B。
6．The robot needs _____ once a month and we will check it for you for free.
A．to check B．be checked C．checking D．check
【答案】C
【详解】句意：那个机器人每个月需要被检查一次，而且我们将为你免费检查它。
考查非谓语动词的用法。sth needs doing=need to be done需要被……。故选C。
7．The population of China is ________ than ________ of any other country in the world.
A．more; that B．larger; that C．more; the one D．larger; the one
【答案】B
【详解】句意：中国的人口比世界上任何其他国家都多。
考查形容词比较级及代词的用法。根据主语是The population of China及than可知，在英语中人口的多少用large和small来表示，此处用larger表示中国人口更多，排除AC；The population是不可数名词，在比较级中用that代替，故选B。
8．— Have you seen the CCTV news on TV?
— Yes, ________ children had a good festival on the ________ Children’s Day.
A．billions of; sixty-one B．ten billions, sixtieth-one
C．billions of; sixty-first D．ten billion, sixtieth-first
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——你在电视上看到中央电视台的新闻了吗？ ——是的，亿万儿童在第六十一个儿童节度过了一个美好的节日。
考查数词和序数词用法。billions of数以亿计的；sixty-one六十一；ten billions错误表达；sixtieth-one错误表达； sixty-first第六十一；ten billion一百亿；sixtieth-first错误表达。根据“...children had a good festival”可知，过儿童节的孩子应该是很多的，是不确定的数目，所以此处应用约数，其用法是数量单位要用复数形式，且必须和介词of连用，即billions of，意为“数以亿计的”，可排除B、D选项；再根据“ on the...Children’s Day.”可知，此处是指第六十一个儿童节，此处需用序数词，sixty-first“第六十一”。故选C。
9．—Can I park my car here?
—Yes, you can park on __________ side of the street.
A．neither B．either C．both D．all
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——我可以把车停在这里吗？——是的，你可以把车停在街道的两边。考查不定代词辨析。A. neither意为两者都不；B. either意为两者中的任何一个；C. both意为两者都；    D. all意为三者或三者以上都。根据you can park on _____ side of the street.可知，街道有两边，你可以把车停在街道两边的任何一边都可以，所以应用either，故答案选B。
10．While I was speaking, the boy in black __________ his hand and asked me if the price of these books had __________ a lot.
A．rose; risen B．raised; risen C．rose; raised D．raised; raised
【答案】B
【详解】句意：当我说话时，穿黑衣服的男孩举起了他的手，问我这些书的价格是否涨了很多。rise和raise都有"上升，升起，上涨，举起"等意思，但是rise多用于不及物动词(rise后面不加宾语)，raise是及物动词(raise后面要加宾语)。结合句意和语境可知选B。
11．—Excuse me, but can you ________ to a Chinese speaker?
—Sure. Just a minute.
A．put me through B．put me back C．put me away D．put me on
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——对不起，你能帮我接通一位说中文的人吗？ ——当然可以，稍等。
考查动词短语。put through为……接通电话；put back放回原处；put away收起来；put on长胖。根据“but can you...to a Chinese speaker?”可知，此处指接通电话。故选A。
12．I agreed on her suggestion __________let her down, though I thought mine was better.
A．in order don't B．in order not to C．not in order to D．in order that not
【答案】B
【详解】句意：为了不让她失望，我同意了她的建议，尽管我认为我的更好。in order don’t形式错误；in order not to为了不…；not in order to形式错误；in order that not形式错误，in order that后应根据句子。根据句意可知，这里表示“为了不…”，应在to前加not。故选B。
13．Where do you think ________ he ________ his CD?
A．did; buy B．has; bought C．/; bought D．does; buy
【答案】C
【详解】句意：你觉得他的CD在哪里买的？
考查动词时态。题目中“do you think”是插入语，构成“疑问词+do you think+陈述语序”结构；又结合句意，买电脑是过去发生的事情，因此用一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式，其余三项均为疑问语序。故选C。
14．Whose CD player is this? It looks nice. How much is it __________?
A．cost B．pay C．spend D．worth
【答案】D
【详解】句意“这是谁的CD播放机？他看起来很漂亮，它值多少钱？”。worth值得；A.物+cost+人+钱；B.人+pay+钱+for+物；C.人+spend+钱/时间+（in）doing sth/on sth；D. be worth值……钱；其中cost要用于How much does it cost而不是How much is it cost。根据结构，故选D。
15．—Could you look after my daughter for me while I’m away?
— _________.
A．My pleasure B．With pleasure C．Yes, please D．That’s all right
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——我不在的时候你能帮我照顾我女儿吗？ ——愿意效劳。
考查情景交际。My pleasure这是我的荣幸，用于回答别人的感谢；With pleasure当然可以，我很乐意；Yes, please是的；That’s all right没关系。根据“Could you look after my daughter for me while I’m away?”可知，此处表示请求，With pleasure是答应别人请求的答语。故选B。

二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A.B.C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I still remember the last Christmas Granny spent with us. At that time, I didn’t know she was sick. Normally, I was just too ____16____ that Christmas was on the way. Granny helped me to write a letter to Santa Claus telling him about all the ____17____ I wanted. She also taught me how to make sugar biscuits.
In December, our excitement grew each day -- lights appeared in the streets, Christmas cards exchanged. On Christmas Eve, Granny took a seat by the fire as we ____18____ the Christmas tree. I hung many colorful balls on the tree. “That’s the most beautiful tree I’ve ever seen.” Granny said with ____19____.
Before bed, Granny and I ____20____ sugar biscuits to treat Santa Claus, and put a stocking at the end of my bed. I remember Granny singing to me in a ____21____ voice until I fell asleep. My stocking was full of small presents on Christmas morning. Granny ____22____ a special gift for me as usual. It was a music box with a note inside. The note read “Merry Christmas! I love you, my sweet girl!” Suddenly, warmth spread all over my body.
A few weeks after that Christmas, Granny died of ____23____. I think of her a lot so that I often take out the music box. Inside I still keep the ____24____ note. When I think about what makes Christmas so magical, it’s not just gifts and Santa Claus. It’s also my ____25____ of Granny. Now I'm the one who makes sugar biscuits each year, and I always make one in a G-shape – G for Granny.
16．A．active B．absent C．excited D．humorous
17．A．products B．biscuits C．postcards D．presents
18．A．dropped by B．put up C．ended up D．looked up
19．A．care B．fear C．pleasure D．pity
20．A．took off B．dealt with C．gave out D．laid out
21．A．soft B．polite C．sleepy D．painful
22．A．searched B．prepared C．processed D．invented
23．A．shame B．hunger C．illness D．sadness
24．A．long B．warm C．thick D．serious
25．A．pride B．influence C．honor D．memory
【答案】
16．C    17．D    18．B    19．C    20．D    21．A    22．B    23．C    24．B    25．D

【导语】本文主要讲述了作者与祖母度过的最后一个圣诞节，给作者带来了温暖的回忆，后来作者也用自己的方式纪念着祖母。
16．句意：很正常地，圣诞节即将来临，我实在是太兴奋了。
active活跃的；absent缺席的；excited兴奋的；humorous幽默的。根据第二段“In December, our excitement grew each day”中的excitement可知，兴奋之情是日益增长的，我实在是太兴奋了。故选C。
17．句意：祖母帮助我写信给圣诞老人，告诉他所有我想要的礼物。
products产品；biscuits饼干；postcards明信片；presents礼物。圣诞节是孩子们期待圣诞老人能送给他们心爱礼物的节日，并且根据第三段的“My stocking was full of small presents on Christmas morning”可知，作者收到了很多小礼物。故选D。
18．句意：在平安夜，随着我们竖起圣诞树，祖母在火炉旁坐下来。
dropped by顺便来访；put up举起，竖起；ended up结束；looked up抬头看了看。根据后文的“I hung many colorful balls on the tree”可知，我给圣诞树布置了装饰球，需要先把圣诞树立起来。故选B。
19．句意：祖母愉快地说着。
care关心；fear恐惧；pleasure愉悦；pity可惜。根据祖母说的话“That’s the most beautiful tree I’ve ever seen”可知她是开心的。故选C。
20．句意：睡觉前，祖母和我把糖饼干都摆出来招待圣诞老人，还把一只长袜挂在了我的床尾。
took off脱下，起飞；dealt with处理；gave out分发；laid out陈列。根据“…to treat Santa Claus”可知，饼干是用来招待圣诞老人的，应该先摆出来。故选D。
21．句意：我记得祖母用轻柔的嗓音给我唱歌，直到我睡着。
soft柔和的；polite礼貌的；sleepy困倦的；painful痛苦的。根据“…voice until I fell asleep”可知祖母的声音很轻柔，把我哄睡着了。故选A。
22．句意：祖母像平常一样给我准备了一份特别的礼物。
searched搜索；prepared准备；processed处理；invented发明。根据前文可知当天是圣诞节，祖母给我也是准备了礼物。故选B。
23．句意：那个圣诞节后的几个星期，祖母死于疾病。
shame羞愧；hunger饥饿；illness疾病；sadness伤心。根据文章第一段的“At that time, I didn’t know she was sick”可知，祖母当时是生病的，后来是因病去世。故选C。
24．句意：我仍然留着那张温暖的纸条在音乐盒里面。
long长的；warm温暖的；thick厚的；serious严肃的。根据第三段的“The note read ‘Merry Christmas! I love you, my sweet girl!’ Suddenly, warmth spread all over my body”可知，纸条的内容使我很温暖，这是一张温暖的纸条。故选B。
25．句意：这也是我关于祖母的回忆。
pride自豪；influence影响；honor荣耀；memory回忆。根据前文的“When I think about what makes Christmas so magical, it’s not just gifts and Santa Claus”可知，思考圣诞节为何如此有魔力时候，不仅仅是因为礼物和圣诞老人，还有关于祖母的回忆。故选D。

三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A.B.C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Global Study of Teens
Recently, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development（OECD）studied 600,000 15-year-olds around the world. Let’s look at the result.
Girls
Boys
1. Feel less confident than boys.
1. Feel more confident than girls.
2. Be good at solving the problems with friends and can understand people’s points of view better.
2. Be good at getting used to new situations even when under stress.
six percent of students from all over the world are always feeling sad—a 5 percent increase compared with the past three years. Among these unhappy students, two thirds are girls because of their shyness.
What they worry most:
◎Schoolwork
◎Relationship with their parents
◎Appearance
26．The OECD study is about ________.
A．Teenagers B．Boys C．Girls D．Children
27．How many students are always unhappy with their lives according to the recent study?
A．36, 000 B．24,00 C．30,000 D．12,000
28．This study may be taken from ________.
A．a book review B．a travel guide C．a medicine instruction D．a research paper
【答案】26．A    27．A    28．D

【导语】本文是经济合作与发展组织(OECD)对全球60万名15岁的青少年的研究结果。
26．细节理解题。根据“Recently, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development（OECD）studied 600,000 15-year-olds around the world. ”可知，该项研究是关于青少年的，故选A。
27．推理判断题。根据“studied 600,000 15-year-olds ”和“six percent of students from all over the world are always feeling sad”可知，60万名中有6%的学生总是感到悲伤，也就是36, 000名学生总是对他们的生活不满意，故选A。
28．推理判断题。根据“Recently, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development（OECD）studied 600,000 15-year-olds around the world. Let’s look at the result.”可知，本文是一篇研究结果，所以最可能出自研究论文，故选D。
B
Imagine your home is in the center of a big circle. Everything you need is a 10-minute walk away. How convenient!
Recently, a group of architects（建筑师） from South Korea decided to make this a reality. They are planning a city with everything people need—including living areas, offices and entertainment（娱乐） areas—within a 10-minute walk from home.
When explaining why they wanted to build such a city, Ben van Berkel, a leader of company UNStudio, said people’s daily life experience is the most important. The “10-minute city” is so convenient that it won’t take people much time to travel elsewhere. “With time that is saved, more time is created,” Berkel told CNN.
The idea of such a city is not new. In 2016, French-Colombian researcher Carlos Moreno put forward the 15-minute city idea. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more popular. During the pandemic, many people have been forced to spend most of their time at home, with less chance to go out of their communities.
Paloma Ezzet, 16, is an example. She said that before the pandemic, she liked to play soccer or go dancing. But during the pandemic, she had to give them up as no such entertainment areas or facilities（设备）were in her community. “It is gloomy, lonely and inconvenient,” Ezzet complained（抱怨）.
But not everyone likes the idea. Some people say it would further concentrate（集中） wealth in the most convenient areas, resulting in high house prices. So, should people stop considering this idea?
Maybe not. As Bobulescu, a French professor, said. “The seeds are there, and they’ll grow little by little.”
29．According to the article, which of the following is TRUE? ________
A．A group of architects from France decided to make “10-minute city” a reality.
B．A group of architects are planning a city with only necessary things people need.
C．Paloma Ezzet couldn’t play soccer during the pandemic.
D．Everyone likes the idea of the “10-minute city”.
30．The meaning of the underlined phrase “put forward” is similar to ________.
A．come up with B．look forward to
C．carry on with D．agree with
31．What does the writer think about the idea of the “10-minute city” according to the last paragraph? ________
A．Worried B．Doubtful C．Questionable D．Positive
【答案】29．C    30．A    31．D

【导语】本文主要讲述了“10分钟城市”这个想法的提出及其一些看法等。
29．细节理解题。根据“But during the pandemic, she had to give them up as no such entertainment areas or facilities（设备）were in her community”可知在疫情期间，因为她所在的社区没有这样的娱乐场所或设施，所以她不能踢足球。故选C。
30．词义猜测题。根据“In 2016, French-Colombian researcher Carlos Moreno put forward the 15-minute city idea”可知他提出了15分钟城市的想法，故划线部分和“come up with”意义相近。故选A。
31．推理判断题。根据“The seeds are there, and they’ll grow little by little”可知种子就在那里，它们会一点一点地生长，由此可推知，作者对这个想法是积极的。故选D。
C
Very soon after Roberta wrote to the old gentleman, the three children were walking through the tunnel when they heard a cry. The children ran deeper into the tunnel. Before long, they came to a boy called Jim. He was lying on the ground and he was injured.
“The 11: 15 train is due soon,” Peter said. “We must get you out of here.”
“I’ve been here for two hours,” Jim said. “I was on my way to the station to catch the train. It’s quicker through the tunnel than along the road.”
“It’s also more dangerous,” Roberta said.
The children took the boy home and also sent for the doctor. They wrote to his grandfather. To their surprise, Jim’s grandfather was just the old gentleman. The old gentleman knew some important people in the government. He also knew children’s father. He thought their father was innocent. “It’s impossible that a guilty man could have such wonderful children,” he said. He promised Father would soon be free.
Two weeks later, the old gentleman helped to get Father out of prison. The family was all together again.
32．Why was Jim in the tunnel?
A．He wanted to wake up the signalman.
B．It was a faster way to get to the station.
C．He was trying to get some wild cherries.
D．He jumped off a train.
33．Why did the old gentleman think that Father was innocent?
A．Because the Russian told him.
B．Because the children were so good.
C．Because the news item was only a story that Mother wrote.
D．Because the police were bad men.
34．In what order did the following events take place?
a. The children took Jim home and sent for a doctor.
b. Jim’s grandfather promised to free their father.
c. The children found out that the gentlemen was Jim’s grandfather.
d. The children heard Jim crying in the tunnel.
e. Children’s father was set free.
A．d-a-c-b-e B．c-d-a-b-e C．d-a-b-c-e D．d-a-b-e-c
35．What can we learn after reading the passage?
A．Helping others is helping ourselves! B．Giving is better than receiving!
C．We should trust each other. D．We should love family members.
【答案】32．B    33．B    34．A    35．A

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了孩子们帮助了受伤的Jim，然后发现Jim的祖父正是他们要找的可以帮助他们父亲的那个绅士，最后Jim的祖父帮忙释放了孩子们的父亲，让他们一家得以重聚。这告诉我们，帮助别人就是帮助我们自己。
32．细节理解题。根据文中“I was on my way to the station to catch the train. It’s quicker through the tunnel than along the road.”可知，Jim是因为隧道比道路能更快到达车站，所以才出现在隧道里。故选B。
33．细节理解题。根据文中“It’s impossible that a guilty man could have such wonderful children”可知，Jim的祖父认为，一个有罪的人不可能有这么好的孩子们，也就是说孩子们太好了。故选B。
34．细节理解题。阅读全文可知，孩子们首先发现Jim在隧道里哭泣，然后他们把Jim带回了家并看了医生，之后发现Jim的祖父是他们要找的那位绅士，后来Jim的祖父答应孩子们会释放他们的父亲，最后孩子们的父亲被释放了。因此正确的顺序应是d-a-c-b-e。故选A。
35．主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，本文主要讲述了孩子们帮助了受伤的Jim，然后发现Jim的祖父正是他们要找的可以帮助他们父亲的那个绅士，最后Jim的祖父帮忙释放了孩子们的父亲，让他们一家得以重聚。这告诉我们，帮助别人就是帮助我们自己。故选A。
D

At the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Tai Chi performers impressed the whole world. A total of 2, 008 performers stood in a large circle and moved in slow, calm, and powerful motions (动作) in their white silk uniforms.
Tai Chi has always been a symbol of Chinese culture and is becoming popular around the world. According to Xinhua, this ancient martial art is practiced by over 100 million people in more than 150 countries. It was recently added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
One thing that makes Tai Chi popular is its health benefits. As you move, you breathe deeply and naturally, paying your attention to your body. This helps you relax and find peace in your mind. According to Harvard Health, Tai Chi is suitable for almost anyone, from healthy people to those recovering from operations. This is because its movements are never forced—the muscles are relaxed rather than tensed. It is all gain and no pain.
What makes Tai Chi even more interesting might be the philosophical (哲学的) ideas behind it. The term “Tai Chi” comes from Taoism (道家), which thinks that inaction, which is opposite to action, is the way to solve problems. That’s why Tai Chi movements are slow and soft. It is not used to fight an enemy—it is used to protect yourself. That doesn’t mean it is weak though. The secret of Tai Chi is to use softness to beat hardness.
When you think of Tai Chi, you might think of the famous yin-yang diagram. It shows how ancient Chinese people saw the world. The world is full of yin and yang: dark and light, soft and hard, male and female, life and death. But they do not absolutely (绝对地) opposite each other. As we see in the diagram, a white spot is in the black area and a black spot is in the white area. After a dark night, the sun will rise. Leaves fall in autumn but grow in spring. Everything keeps changing—that’s how we should see the world.
Tai Chi also pays attention to the balance between yin and yang. For example, if you work too hard and feel tired, you have too much “yang”. So it’s time for you to calm down and get more “yin”. This idea of keeping a healthy balance can be used in almost everything in life. It makes Tai Chi far more than just another martial art.
36．Why does the writer mention the 2008 Olympics Tai Chi show at the beginning of the article?
A．To show his great love of Tai Chi. B．To explain the meaning of Tai Chi.
C．To help people remember the event. D．To attract people’s attention of Tai Chi.
37．Tai Chi is becoming more and more popular because it ________.
A．tells people how to keep healthy without exercising
B．is a symbol of Chinese culture and Chinese philosophy
C．is helpful for not only for healthy people but also weak people
D．shows people the correct way to breathe deeply while running
38．In Paragraph 3, what does the phrase “recovering from operations” mean?
A．having operations B．getting well again
C．getting worse later D．unwilling to do operations
39．What might be a pair of yin and yang according to the passage?
A．Day and night. B．Black and blue. C．Father and son. D．Brick and stone.
40．Which of the following might be the best title for the article?
A．Tai Chi, exercise with forced movements
B．A new way, Tai Chi, to cure serious disease
C．Tai Chi, a way to exercise and a way to live
D．The history of an ancient Chinese sport, Tai Chi
【答案】36．D    37．C    38．B    39．A    40．C

【导语】本文主要讲述了太极拳不仅是中国文化的象征，而且在世界各地流行，太极拳不仅有益于健康，作者还用道家思想解释了太极的阴阳平衡可应用于生活中的一切事。
36．推理判断题。根据“At the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Tai Chi performers impressed the whole world.”，可知作者提出2008年奥运会开幕式，太极拳给全世界留下深刻印象是为了吸引读者关注引出下文内容。故选D。
37．推理判断题。根据“One thing that makes Tai Chi popular is its health benefits...Tai Chi is suitable for almost anyone, from healthy people to those recovering from operations.”，可知太极对任何人都有健康益处。故选C。
38．词义猜测题。根据“According to Harvard Health, Tai Chi is suitable for almost anyone, from healthy people to those recovering from operations”，可知太极适合任何人，和健康的人相比较的是不太健康或身体有问题的人，结合选项应意为“术后恢复的人”。故选B。
39．细节理解题。根据“The world is full of yin and yang: dark and light, soft and hard, male and female, life and death.”，可知白天和黑夜是阴阳。故选A。
40．最佳标题题。文章主要讲述太极不仅有益于健康，且关注阴阳平衡，这种平衡可以应用于生活中的所有事情。故选C。

四、填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
A）请根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写相应横线上。
41．I deeply ________（后悔）what I said to my manager.
【答案】regretted
【详解】句意：我对我的经理说的话深感遗憾。regret“后悔”，根据“what I said to my manager.”可知，空格处所在句为一般过去时，谓语填动词的过去式，“regret”的过去式是“regretted”。故填regretted。
42．There are quite a few students from foreign countries in Sunshine Secondary school, and three ________ (四分之一) of them are from Europe.
【答案】quarters
【详解】句意：阳光中学有相当多的留学生，其中四分之三的学生来自欧洲。quarter“四分之一”，有数词three修饰，用复数形式，故填quarters。
43．The fire quickly ________ (扩散) to other buildings last night.
【答案】spread
【详解】句意：昨晚大火迅速蔓延到其它建筑物。根据汉语提示可知，英文表示是spread，动词，意为“扩散”；又根据“last night”可知，本句是一般过去时，spread的过去式还是spread。故填spread。
44．The economy developed very fast in some cities in ________ (东部的）China.
【答案】eastern
【详解】句意：中国东部一些城市的经济发展非常快。根据汉语提示可知，此处是eastern，形容词，意思是“ 东方的，东部的” ，修饰名词China。故填eastern。
45．The new double-deckers are expected to be in ________ (服务)in 2012.
【答案】service
【详解】句意：这种新型双层巴士预计将于2012年投入使用。service“服务”，是不可数名词，in service“服务中，使用中”，故填service。

B）请根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答索填写在相应横线上。
46．My grandmother is ________ (forget) and often repeats the same question.
【答案】forgetful
【详解】句意：我的祖母很健忘并且她经常会重复同一个问题。根据“often repeats the same question”可知，我的祖母是一个健忘的人，此处使用形容词作表语，forget“忘记”变为形容词形式forgetful“健忘的”。故填forgetful。
47．Red lanterns are often ________ (hang) along the streets before the Spring Festival.
【答案】hung
【详解】句意：春节前，大街上经常挂着大红灯笼。“hang”意为“悬挂”，动词；由 often判断句子时态用一般现在时，且主语“red lanterns”是动作的承受者，因此句子应使用被动语态，一般现在时的被动语态结构为“be+动词的过去分词”，hang的过去分词是hung，故填hung。
48．When a person who has done something good ________ (praise), he will feel happy.
【答案】is praised
【详解】句意：当一个做了好事的人受到表扬时，他会感到高兴。本题中“When”引导的从句遵循“主将从现”的原则，这里从句用一般现在时；主语“a person”与谓语动词“praise”之间是被动关系，而主语又是三单，所以用is done的形式。故填is praised。
49．He ________ (lie) down and soon fell asleep.
【答案】lay
【详解】句意：他躺下很快就睡着了。“lie”意为“躺”，动词；and连接两个并列成分，由后面的动词“fell”可知句子时态用一般过去时，lie的过去式为lay，故填lay。
50．The first question of the four was really difficult, but the rest _______ (be) quite easy.
【答案】were
【详解】句意：这四个中的第一个问题确实很难，但其余的问题却很容易。根据句意可知，“the rest”即剩余的部分也就是其他三个问题，所以谓语动词应用复数，由前面的“was”可知应用一般过去时态，be动词用were，故填were。

C）请根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51-55的相应横线上。
make films       pictures         jumped through    of all ages     sound
The first cartoons appeared in newspapers. They told stories using ___51___. The first photographed cartoon film (in 1906) was about humorous faces. In the film, an artist drew pictures   of two faces on a blackboard. The faces came to life. They smiled and a small dog ___52___a ring.There were a lot of animals in early cartoons. One famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat.
Walt Disney started to ___53___ in the 1920s. Some of his earliest films were about a famous   story, Alice in Wonderland, but in Disney's films it was called Alice in Cartoon Land. Walt Disney's most famous cartoon character was Mickey Mouse. He appeared in 1928, first in a black-and-white film without ___54___, then very soon after that in a talking film and later in colour. A Mickey Mouse film was the first cartoon film with sound to become really popular.
Today, over a hundred years later, cartoons are still popular with people ___55___. They will probably be popular for many more years in the future.
【答案】51．pictures    52．jumped through    53．make films    54．sound    55．of all ages

【分析】本文主要介绍卡通的发展历程。从图片到电影，从没有声音的黑白电影中，到有声电影中，出现在彩色电影中，受到各个年龄段的人的欢迎。
51．句意：他们使用画说故事。Using 动词，后缺少名词作宾语；根据后文In the film, an artist drew pictures of two faces on a blackboard.可只是使用画，故答案是pictures。
52．句意：他们笑了，一只小狗从一个环里跳了过去。分析句子可知此空缺少谓语动词，且时态是一般过去时，结合句意，故答案是jumped through。
53．句意：沃尔特·迪斯尼在20世纪20年代开始制作电影。start to do sth开始做某事，所以此处填动词原形，结合句意，make films制作电影，故答案是make films。
54．句意：1928年，他首次出现在没有声音的黑白电影中，不久之后又出现在有声电影中，后来又出现在彩色电影中。without 介词，没有，后缺少宾语；根据后文then very soon after that in a talking film可知一开始是没有声音的，sound名词，声音，故答案是sound。
55．句意：100多年后的今天，卡通仍然受到各个年龄段的人的欢迎。of all ages各个年龄段的，介词短语作后置定语，故答案of all ages。

五、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中第56- 65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡标号为56-65的相应横线上。

Michael Morpurgo was born on 5th October, 1943 in the south of England. He and his brother were moved from London when the Second World War began. Michael went to two different boarding schools when he was growing up. He particularly enjoyed playing rugby and singing but he often felt homesick and missed home. After school, Michael joined the army but he did not enjoy being shouted at and so he left shortly afterwards. Michael then decided to go to university instead.
After graduating from university, Michael became a primary school teacher and taught in a small school in Kent. He loved teaching and his favourite thing to do was to read stories to his class. When he ran out of stories to read to them, Morpurgo started to write his own. His first book was written in 1974 and was called “It Never Rains: Five Stories”. Morpurgo has stated that the days he spent teaching are some of the happiest of his life.
Michael left teaching after ten years and bought a farm with his wife. Together they began a charity called Farms for City Children. This charity offers children who live in poorer, inner-cities the chance to come and stay on a working farm for a week. Children learn from hands-on experience about how to care for animals and how to work with others as part of a team. The charity is still running today, and thousands of children have been to stay at one of the three farms that the charity now owns.
Michael Morpurgo has written more than 100 books for children. He writes about children and their relationships with older people and animals. He also writes stories about wars. Many of them have won prizes and several are now films or plays, including War Horse, which is now well known around the world. Another popular book is Kensuke’s Kingdom, which he wrote in 1999.
Michael Morpurgo—A Famous British ____56____
His life experience

Michael Morpurgo was born in ____57____ England but he had to leave London when World War II broke out.
Michael showed great interest in playing rugby and singing when growing up.
Michael left the army ____58____ he hated being shouted at.
Michael liked ____59____ stories to students and started writing when he worked as a primary school teacher.
After leaving teaching, he and his wife set up a charity which ____60____ children in poorer, inner-cities with chances to stay on a farm.
His great ____61____
In 1974, Michael ____62____ his first book named “It Never Rains: Five Stories”.
Michael has written ____63____ 100 books that are about children and their relationships with older people and animals.
Many of the stories about wars helped him ____64____ in winning prizes.
Now some stories are ____65____ into films or plays like War Horse and Kensuke’s Kingdom.
【答案】
56．Writer    57．southern    58．because    59．reading    60．provides    61．achievements    62．wrote    63．over    64．succeed    65．turned##made

【导语】本文主要介绍了英国著名作家Michael Morpurgo。
56．根据“Michael Morpurgo has written more than 100 books for children”可知，他是一名作家，此空是本文的标题，所以首字母要大写，故填Writer。
57．根据“Michael Morpurgo was born on 5th October, 1943 in the south of England”可知，出生在英格兰南部，southern“南部的”，形容词作定语，故填southern。
58．根据“After school, Michael joined the army but he did not enjoy being shouted at and so he left shortly afterwards”可知，因为他讨厌被人吼所以离开了军队，故填because。
59．根据“He loved teaching and his favourite thing to do was to read stories to his class”可知，喜欢读故事，read stories“读故事”，like doing sth“喜欢做某事”，故填reading。
60．根据“This charity offers children who live in poorer, inner-cities the chance to come and stay on a working farm for a week”可知，这个慈善机构为生活在贫困城市的儿童提供机会，让他们到农场工作一周，provide sb with sth“给某人提供某物”，此句是一般现在时，先行词charity是单数形式，动词用三单，故填provides。
61．根据右边表格的内容可知，介绍的是他的成就，achievement“成就”，此空应填复数形式，故填achievements。
62．根据“His first book was written in 1974 and was called ‘It Never Rains: Five Stories’.”可知，在1974年写了第一本书，描述过去发生的事情，动词用过去式，故填wrote。
63．根据“Michael Morpurgo has written more than 100 books for children”可知，已经为儿童写了100多本书籍，more than=over“超过，多于”，故填over。
64．根据“Many of them have won prizes and several are now films or plays, including War Horse, which is now well known around the world”可知，许多关于战争的故事帮助他成功获奖，succeed in doing sth“成功做某事”，help sb do sth“帮助某人做某事”，故填succeed。
65．根据“Many of them have won prizes and several are now films or plays, including War Horse”可知，一些故事被制作成电影，be turned into“被变成”；be made into“被制成”，故填turned/made。

B）请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66-75的相应位置上。

One day, a teacher entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They w____66____ nervously at their desks for the exam to begin. The teacher handed out the question paper, with the text facing down, as usual. To everyone’s surprise, there were n____67____ questions but a black dot in the center of the page. The teacher, seeing the expression on e____68____ face, told them the following, “I want you to write what you see there.”
At the end of the class, the teacher took all the a____69____ papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no exceptions (例), described the black dot, explained its position in the centre of the sheet, imagined what the black dot s____70____ for and so on.
A____71____ all had been read, the classroom was silent. The teacher began to explain, “I am not going to grade on you this time. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white p____72____ of the paper. Everyone paid attention to the black dot and the s____73____ happens in our lives. We have a white paper to notice and enjoy, but we always pay attention to the dark marks. Our life is filled with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate.”
In fact, we insist on paying attention only to the dark marks—the health problems that worry us, the lack of money, the d____74____ relationship with a family member, the disappointment (失望) with friend, etc. T____75____ your eyes away from the black dots in your life. The dark marks are very small compared to everything we have in our lives, so enjoy each moment that life gives you.
【答案】
66．(w)aited    67．(n)o    68．(e)veryone’s    69．(a)nswer    70．(s)tood    71．(A)fter    72．(p)art    73．(s)ame    74．(d)ifficult    75．(T)ake

【导语】本文主要讲述了老师通过一场特别的考试告诉学生们一个道理：不要总看向生活中不好的事情，要享受生活中的每一时刻。
66．句意：他们紧张地坐在课桌前等待考试开始。根据“They … nervously at their desks for the exam to begin.”及首字母可知，等着测试开始，wait“等待”，描述过去发生的事情，动词用过去式，故填(w)aited。
67．句意：令每个人惊讶的是，除了这一页中间的一个黑点外，没有问题。根据“there were …questions but a black dot”及首字母可知，试卷上没有问题，no“没有”，后接名词，故填(n)o。
68．句意：老师看到每个人脸上的表情，对他们说了下面的话。根据“To everyone’s surprise”及“seeing the expression on … face”及首字母可知，此处指每个人脸上的表情，修饰名词face，要用名词所有格形式，故填(e)veryone’s。
69．句意：下课时，老师拿了所有的答卷，开始在所有学生面前大声朗读。根据“the teacher took all the … papers”及首字母可知，老师收了所有的答卷，answer papers“答卷”，故填(a)nswer。
70．句意：想象黑点代表什么等等。根据“what the black dot … for”及首字母可知，此处用stand for表示“代表”，根据imagined可知，此空应填动词过去式，故填(s)tood。
71．句意：所有的东西都读完后，教室里静悄悄的。此空缺少连词连接前后两个句子，根据“all had been read, the classroom was silent”及首字母可知，读完了之后全班静悄悄，after“在……之后”，故填(A)fter。
72．句意：没有人写纸的白色部分。根据“the white… of the paper.”及首字母可知，此处指纸张中的白色部分，part“部分”，故填(p)art。
73．句意：每个人都注意到黑点，我们的生活中也发生着同样的事情。根据“the…happens in our lives”及首字母可知，跟我们生活中的情况是相同的，same“相同的”，故填(s)ame。
74．句意：事实上，我们坚持只关注那些黑暗的印记——让我们担心的健康问题、缺钱、与家人的关系困难、对朋友的失望等等。根据“we insist on paying attention only to the dark marks”及“the…relationship with a family member”及首字母可知，与家人之间关系困难也属于生活中遇到的困难，difficult“困难的”，故填(d)ifficult。
75．句意：把你的眼睛从生活中的黑点上移开。根据“your eyes away from the black dots in your life”及首字母可知，要把眼睛从生活中的这些黑点移开，要看向生活中好的一面，take“移走”，此句是祈使句的肯定形式，此空应填动词原形，故填(T)ake。

六、书面表达（满分15分）
76．
During the “Helping Week”, your school has collected many letters about teenage problems from all the students. And you got a letter from Helen. Please give a helping hand to her.
Hello there!
I’m Helen and I’m a Grade 9 student. I don’t have any close friends and my parents have no time for me. So I really feel lonely, What should I do? Can you give me some advice? Thank you so much.
Helen
注意：
1.词数80左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
2.内容须包括所有要点，全文连贯、通顺；
3.文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear Helen,
It’s very lucky for me to get your letter. I hope I can help you in some ways. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Tom
【答案】例文：
Dear Helen,
It’s very lucky for me to get your letter. I hope I can help you in some ways. The problems of many teenagers today are similar to you. They have too much homework. They don’t have enough time for their hobbies. So your problem is very common and you don’t have to worry too much. I think you should have good communication with your parents and let them know how you feel. They will understand you. Your parents must love you and they want to make you a better person. Besides, you can take part in school activities so as to meet more friends. If you are friendly to them, they will make friends with you. I hope you have a good result.
Best wishes,
Tom
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇应用文写作，为书信作文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：根据Helen的来信中提到的问题写一封回信，给她一些具体的建议。
[写作步骤]
第一步，表明写作意图（已给出）；
第二步，先安慰，再根据她的具体问题给出相应的建议；
第三步，书写结语。表达希望。
[亮点词汇]
①be similar to和……相似
②too much太多
③have good communication with和某人有良好的沟通
④take part in school activities参加学校活动
[高分句型]
①I think you should have good communication with your parents and let them know how you feel.（宾语从句）
②If you are friendly to them, they will make friends with you.（if引导的条状状语从句）