江苏省南京市公园路中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末学情调研英语试题

这是一份江苏省南京市公园路中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末学情调研英语试题，共30页。试卷主要包含了听力，单项填空，完形填空，阅读理解，填空，句型，阅读填空，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。

考试时间：120分钟 满分：120分
（将答案按序号填在答卷纸上）
选择题 (共60分)
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分）
第一部分听对话，回答问题。
本部分共有10道小题，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秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案，并在答题卡上将答案涂黑。
1. What type f TV prgram is Jasn interested in?
A. B. C.
2. What type f films des Curry like best?
A. B. C.
3. What was the weather like yesterday?
A. B. C.
4. What des Celine’s mther d?
A. B. C.
5. What instrument can the by play?
A. B. C.
6. Why is the wman unhappy?
A. Her wallet was stlen. B. She didn’t g shpping. C. She heard sme bad news.
7. Where will the speakers g first?
A. T a park. B. T a cinema. C. T schl.
8. Hw many times has the by been t Disneyland?
A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Fur times.
9. Hw des the man think abut the wman?
A. She is shrt. B. She is ld. C. She is beautiful.
10. What are the tw speakers talking abut?
A. What t learn. B. Hw t deal with stress. C. Hw t spend their spare time.
第二部分听对话或独白，回答问题。
你将听到一段对话和两段独白，每段对话或独白听两遍。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
听第一段对话，回答第11—12题
11. What des the wman think f actin films?
A. Exciting. B. Terrible. C. Wnderful.
12. What des the wman prefer t d?
A. T read bks. B. T listen t music. C. T watch mvies.
听第一段独白，完成信息记录表上第13—15题。
13. A. Chinese B. English C. German
14. A. dates B. events C. pictures
15. A. pian B. vilin C. drums
听第二段独白，回答第16-20 题。
16. When was Jane Austin brn?
A. In 1775. B. In 1795. C. In 1817.
17. What did Jane Austin d in 1811?
A. She finished her first nvel.
B. She published her first bk.
C. She began her secnd nvel.
18. Hw wuld peple find Jane Austin’s nvels?
A. Sad. B. Interesting. C. Hard
19. Hw many Jane Austin museums are there in England?
A. Tw. B. Six. C. Seven.
20. What can we learn abut Jane Austin?
A. She started a museum.
B. She nce wrked in universities.
C. Many f her nvels were filmed.
二、单项填空（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Many f Shakespeare’s plays are abut family and hnr and they g far ________ culture.
A. withB. abutC. beyndD. fr
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：莎士比亚的许多戏剧都是关于家庭和荣誉的，它们远远超出了文化的范畴。
考查介词辨析。with和；abut关于；beynd超出；fr为了。根据“g ”可知，此处指莎士比亚的许多戏剧远远超出了文化的范畴，g far beynd“远远超出”。故选C。
2. If ne f yur friends sends yu a text message asking t brrw mney ver the Internet, yu’d better phne him ________ first t make sure it is real.
A. finallyB. hardlyC. directlyD. recently
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：如果你的一个朋友给你发了一条短信，要在网上跟你借钱，你最好先直接打电话给他，以确保这是真的。
考查副词辨析。finally最后；hardly几乎不；directly直接地；recently最近。根据“yu’d better phne him…first t make sure it is real”可知是直接打电话给他，以确保这是真的，故选C。
3. The Chinese gvernment is always making ________ t prtect wrld peace, stability and develpment.
A. effrtsB. effectC. pwersD. wrks
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：中国政府始终致力于维护世界和平、稳定与发展。
考查名词词义辨析。effrts努力；effect影响；pwers能力；wrks作为。make effrts t d sth.“努力做某事”，固定词组。故选A。
4. Yu wn’t have a better view f the village ________ yu reach the tp f the hill.
A. becauseB. unlessC. whenD. if
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：除非你到达山顶，否则你看不到村庄更好的景色。
考查连词。because因为；unless除非；when当……时候；if如果。根据前后句意可知，此处应用unless引导条件状语从句，即“除非到达山顶，否则不会看到更好的景色”。故选B。
5. ________ great success, yu need t wrk hard and nt let anything get in yur way.
A. AchievingB. AchieveC. T achieveD. Achieves
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：要想获得巨大的成功，你需要努力工作，不要让任何事情妨碍你。
考查非谓语动词。“yu need t wrk hard and nt let anything get in yur way.”的目的是“achieve success”，作目的状语用动词不定式。故选C。
6. Accrding t the UN Wrld Fd Prgram, ________ hungry peple acrss the wrld in 2022 is abut 828 millin.
A. a number fB. the number fC. a great deal fD. a great number f
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：根据联合国世界粮食计划署的数据，2022年全球饥饿人口约为8.28亿。
考查短语辨析。a number f许多的；the number f ……数目；a great deal f很多；a great number f大量。根据空后的“abut 828 millin”可知，此处表示人数，the number f作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。故选B。
7. In rder t shw the students the beauty and seriusness f ________, Ms. Cathy brught them t a cncert in the afternn.
A. rckB. cuntry musicC. flkD. classical music
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：为了向学生展示古典音乐的美丽和严肃，凯西女士下午带他们去听了一场音乐会。
考查名词辨析。rck摇滚乐；cuntry music乡村音乐；flk民间音乐；classical music古典音乐。根据“the beauty and seriusness”可知是指古典音乐。故选D。
8. We must ________ cnfident in ur histry, shw greater histrical initiative (主动性), and have the curage t fight and win.
A. remindB. remainC. recrdD. represent
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：我们要始终保持历史自信，展现更大历史主动性，勇于斗争、勇于胜利。
考查动词辨析。remind提醒；remain保持不变；recrd记录；represent代表。根据“We in ur histry, shw greater histrical initiative (主动性), and have the curage t fight and win.”可知，对历史的信心要保持不变，故选B。
9. If yu ________ nervus befre exams, yu can take a deep breath and calm yurself dwn.
A. is gettingB. will getC. getD. gt
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：如果你在考试前感到紧张，你可以深呼吸，让自己冷静下来。
考查条件状语从句中的时态。分析句子可知，此句为if引导的条件状语从句，遵循“主情从现”，主句中的can为情态动词，从句要用一般现在时。故选C。
10. Which f the fllwing can be a gd newspaper headline?
A. Yung talent shines
B. Beauty returned t wetlands
C. The machines are speaking fr us
D. Here are sme sprts spirits in Qatar
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：以下哪一项可以成为好的报纸标题？
考查常识。Yung talent shines年轻的天才在闪耀；Beauty returned t wetlands美丽回归湿地；The machines are speaking fr us机器正在替我们说话；Here are sme sprts spirits in Qatar以下是卡塔尔的一些体育精神。好的报纸标题的主要特点：高度概括性、语言简练，选项A语言简练，概括性强，符合报纸标题的特点。故选A。
11. —________ did he take sme nvels with him?
—S that he wuld nt get bred during the lng jurney.
A. HwB. WhyC. WhenD. What
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——他为什么随身带了一些小说？——这样他就不会在长途旅行中感到无聊。
考查特殊疑问句。Hw如何，怎样；Why为什么；When什么时候；What什么。根据“S that he wuld nt get bred during the lng jurney”可知，此处是对原因提问，应用why。故选B。
12. If yu ask yur parents ________ when they were yur age, their answers may surprise yu.
A. what was life likeB. what life was like
C. hw was lifeD. hw life was like
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：如果你问你的父母在你这个年纪时的生活是什么样的，他们的回答可能会让你大吃一惊。
考查宾语从句。分析句子结构并结合选项可知，空处为宾语从句，从句应用陈述语序，故排除A项和C项；like“像”，介词，所以此处应用连接代词what引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语。故选B。
13. Which f the fllwing sentences has a relative clause?
A. She started learning Qinqiang Opera frm her mther when she was 4 years ld.
B. If yu lse hpe fr the future, watch the mvie The Shawshank Redemptin.
C. He wants t be the kind f actr that keeps his rles interesting.
D. I believe wrking shuld be like a pem, full f lve and beauty.
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：下列哪个句子有定语从句？
考查定语从句。He wants t be the kind f actr that keeps his rles interesting. “他想成为那种能让自己的角色有趣的演员。”为that引导的定语从句，先行词是actr，在从句中作主语。故选C。
14. —I hpe that I can becme wealthy vernight.
—________. There is n such thing as a free lunch.
A. Hpe yur dream cmes trueB. In yur dreams
C. Dream a big dreamD. Yu’re welcme
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我希望我能一夜暴富。——你妄想。天下没有免费的午餐。
考查情景交际。Hpe yur dream cmes true希望你的梦想成真；In yur dreams你妄想；Dream a big dream做一个大梦；Yu’re welcme不客气。根据“There is n such thing as a free lunch.”可知，是批评对方的想法不现实，“In yur dreams”符合情景。故选B。
15. —I believe this is the best mvie f the year.
—Well, ________. Anyway, the ending is OK.
A. that’s a gd ideaB. I think yu’re right
C. I dn’t like it actuallyD. that may nt be a gd idea
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我相信这是今年最好的电影。——其实我不喜欢。不管怎样，结局还可以。
考查情景交际。that’s a gd idea那是一个好主意；I think yu’re right我认为你是正确的；I dn’t like it actually其实我不喜欢；that may nt be a gd idea那可能不是个好主意；根据“Anyway, the ending is OK.”可知，这里应该说的是与前文相反的意思，选项C符合语境，故选C。
三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Lead a healthier and mre active life with the new Ggle Fit!
It’s hard t knw hw much activity yu need t stay healthy, isn’t it? That’s ____16____ the wrkers f Ggle Fit have wrked with the Wrld Health Organizatin (WHO) and the American Heart Assciatin (AHA) t bring yu Heart Pint.
Heart Pint is an activity gal. It can help yu ____17____ yur health, and it is gd fr yur heart. Activities that get yur heart beating ____18____ bring great health benefits (益处) t yu. Yu’ll win ne Heart Pint fr each minute f mderate (强度适中的) activity. Examples f this include being faster when ____19____ yur dg. And yu’ll get duble Heart Pints fr mre ____20____ exercise like running, hiking and playing basketball. It’s nt ____21____ t reach the AHA and the WHO’s suggested amunt f physical activity. It takes just 30 minutes f fast walking, five days a week. This amunt f exercise is enugh t reduce the risk f ____22____ disease.
Get Ggle Fit nw n Andrid and iOS!
16.
A. hwB. whenC. whyD. where
17.
A. impressB. imprveC. harmD. waste
18.
A. quickerB. slwerC. slwlyD. faster
19.
A. t walkB. walkingC. t feedD. feeding
20.
A energeticB. interestingC. excitingD. bring
21.
A. cmmnB. hardC. easyD. unusual
22.
A. armB. cancerC. heartD. leg
23.
A. recrdingB. takingC. catchingD. cnsidering
24.
A. stillB. neverC. seldmD. smetimes
25.
A. unlessB. ifC. whenD. while
【答案】16. C 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Ggle Fit这款应用的主要功能和优点，旨在帮助用户享受更健康、更积极的生活。
【16题详解】
句意：这就是为什么Ggle Fit的工作人员与世界卫生组织和美国心脏协会合作，为您带来Heart Pint。
hw怎样；when什么时候；why为什么；where在哪里。根据上文“It’s hard t knw hw much activity yu need t stay healthy, isn’t it?”可知，这是Ggle Fit和这两个组织合作的原因，应用why引导表语从句。故选C。
【17题详解】
句意：它可以帮助你改善你的健康，并且它对你的心脏有好处。
impress使……印象深刻；imprve改善；harm伤害；waste浪费。根据“and it is gd fr yur heart”可知，“心脏积分”对你的心脏有好处，由此可知“心脏积分”能改善健康。故选B。
【18题详解】
句意：让你的心跳更快的活动对你的健康有很大的好处。
quicker更快的，形容词比较级；slwer更慢的，形容词比较级；slwly缓慢地，副词；faster更快地，形容词或副词比较级。根据“Activities that get yur heart great health benefits (益处) t yu.”和常识可知，让心跳更快的活动对健康有好处，此处应用副词faster修饰动词beat。故选D。
【19题详解】
句意：这方面的例子包括遛狗时要更快。
t walk走，动词不定式；walking走，动名词或现在分词；t feed喂，喂养，动词不定式；feeding喂养，动名词或现在分词。根据“Examples f this include being faster dg”可知，是遛狗时会更快，walk the dg“遛狗”。此处是when的省略句，when后省略了主句的主语和be动词，故此处应用walking。故选B。
【20题详解】
句意：跑步、徒步旅行和打篮球等更有活力的运动会让你获得双倍的“心脏积分”。
energetic充满活力的；interesting有趣的；exciting令人兴奋的；bring无聊的。根据“like running, hiking and playing basketball”可知，跑步、徒步旅行和打篮球是更有活力的运动。故选A。
【21题详解】
句意：达到美国心脏协会和世界卫生组织建议的体力活动量并不难。
cmmn普遍的，常见的；hard困难的；easy容易的；unusual不同寻常的。根据下文“It takes just 30 minutes f fast walking, five days a week.”可知，只需一周五天，每天半个小时快走就能达到建议的体力活动量，这是不难的。故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：这样的运动量足以降低患心脏病的风险。
arm手臂；cancer癌症；heart心脏；leg腿。根据上文“it is gd fr yur heart.”可知，足以降低患心脏病的风险。故选C。
【23题详解】
句意：它非常擅长记录步数。
recrding记录；taking拿；catching抓住；cnsidering考虑。根据下文“The app seems t recrd really exactly as I start and stp the wrkut.”可知，这个应用程序似乎准确地记录了锻炼的时间，所以它擅长记录。故选A。
【24题详解】
句意：然而，它仍然是我最喜欢的健身应用程序。
till仍然；never从不；seldm很少；smetimes有时。根据“Smetimes, it desn’t recrd the rute accurately (准确地) and leave ff certain parts. Hwever, it’ favurite fitness app”可知，虽然这个软件有小问题，但仍然是我最喜欢的软件。故选A。
【25题详解】
句意：现在我知道，如果我每周达到150点，我就能保持健康。
unless除非；if如果；when当……时候；while在……期间。根据“Nw I achieve 150 Heart Pints per week, I’ll be staying fit”可知，此处指如果每周达到150点，就能保持健康，应用if引导条件状语从句。故选B。
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
26. Hw many bks des the bx set f the series include?
A. One bk.B. Three bks.C. Seven bks.D. Eight bks.
27. Hw much is the cheapest new set yu can get frm Amazn?
A. £23.09B. £39.95C. £16.86D. £63.04
28. What infrmatin is NOT mentined n the web page?
A. The authr.B. The writing date.C. The publisher.D. The number f pages.
【答案】26. C 27. A 28. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一个网页，是关于书籍《冰与火之歌》的盒装集的介绍。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据“A Sng f Ice and Fire, 7 Vlumes”可知，这系列的盒装集包括7本书。故选C。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据“paperback £23.09”可知，是23.09英镑，故选A。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据“by Gerge R.R. Martin”可知，从网页中可以知道这套书的作者；根据网页下方的“Print Length”和“Publisher”可知，还可以知道这套书的出版商以及页数。故选B。
B
Rachel Zegler has a beginning t her career that every yung actress wuld dream f. With her first rle in a mvie, she has received a Glden Glbe Award nminatin fr Best Actress in Cmedy r Musical, as well as a Critics’ Chice Award (评论家选择奖) fr Best Yung Perfrmer.
The 20-year-ld plays the lead rle Maria in the recent West Side Stry remake. Famus directr Steven Spielberg chse her ut f 30,000 peple. At that time, tw years ag, Zegler was just like any ther 17-year-ld high schler—nly that she liked acting and singing and had played in a few schl musicals. But this was exactly what wn her the rle—her beautiful vice.
Zegler develped her lve fr singing and musicals early. She saw her first Bradway shw at age 4 and played her first musical rle at 12. She then tk vice lessns and had auditins (试镜). In 2015, she even started a YuTube channel where she psted vides f her high schl perfrmances and cvers f pp sngs.
Thanks t her talent and hard wrk, she played the majr rle in West Side Stry, frm which she rse frm being nbdy t becme a superstar. She has since signed up t be in the sequel (续集) t Shazam. She was als chsen t play Snw White in Disney’s live-actin remake f the animated classic.
29. Zegler became famus fr ________.
A. playing Snw WhiteB. her first shw n Bradway
C. her excellent perfrmance n YuTubeD. playing Maria in West Side Stry
30. What des Spielberg value mst abut Zegler?
A. She is gd at singing.B. She lks like Maria.
C. She is famus n YuTube.D. She has acting experience.
31. What can we learn abut Zegler frm the article?
A. Steven Speilberg chse her ut f 30,000 peple.
B. Zegler develped her lve fr dancing and musicals.
C. Zegler had never played in a few schl musicals befre she was 17.
D. Zegler received a Glden Glbe Award fr Best Actress in Cmedy and Musical.
32. What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A. Zegler is prud f becming famus.
B. Zegler is ging t further study music.
C. Zegler has made many achievements as a talented actress.
D. Zegler has gtten many YuTube fllwers fr her excellent perfrmances.
【答案】29. D 30. A 31. A 32. C
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了20岁的演员Rachel Zegler的职业生涯。她因在电影《西区故事》中的表现而获得了金球奖和评论家选择奖的提名。文章强调了她的才华和努力，并介绍了她如何从一名普通的高中生变成了一名超级明星。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Thanks t her talent and hard wrk, she played the majr rle in West Side Stry, frm which she rse frm being nbdy t becme a superstar.”可知，她在《西区故事》中扮演了重要角色，从此她从无名小卒成长为超级明星。故选D。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据“But this was exactly what wn her the rle—her beautiful vice.”可知，她的嗓音使她赢得了这个角色，由此可知导演Spielberg看重的是她擅长唱歌。故选A。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Famus directr Steven Spielberg chse her ut f 30,000 peple.”可知，导演Speilberg从3万人中挑选了她。故选A。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据“She has since signed up t be in the sequel (续集) t Shazam. She was als chsen t play Snw White”可知，她不仅签约出演《沙赞》的续集，还被选中出演《白雪公主》，由此可知她取得了许多成就。故选C。
C
Peple never stp lking fr an explanatin n what they lse and gain in life. In 1977, Bridge t Terabithia (《仙境之桥》) was published, ffering a new answer.
Like ther bys in his class, Jesse Aarns’ dream is t becme the fastest runner in fifth grade. He has been practicing all summer. But n the first day f schl, a girl crsses ver t the bys’ side f the playgrund and utruns everyne. That’s nt a very gd beginning fr a friendship, but Jesse and Leslie Burke sn becme best friends. With endless imaginatin and ptimism, Leslie brings happiness t Jesse, wh has been lnely and blue.
Tgether, they create Terabithia, a magical kingdm in the wds where they act as king and queen. Unfrtunately, a terrible thing happens ne mrning. Jesse hurts his heart. Hwever, this tragedy (悲剧) makes him understand the curage Leslie has given him.
Having had an unhappy childhd herself, Katherine Patersn, this bk’s authr, wuld usually give her characters a lnely life. Then she wuld give them rising hpe and happiness. But in rder t create “ups and dwns” and shw her wn ideas, the US authr wuld take away what thse characters had gained, and end the bk with a deep theme. Patersn is gd at shwing characters’ feelings. Readers can feel the sadness when characters lse smething beautiful. Patersn writes nvels fr teenagers, s their language is nt hard fr Chinese students. Why nt try t read the bk?
33. What kind f writing is this?
A. A pster.B. An email.C. A shrt nvel.D. A bk review.
34. What d we knw frm Paragraph 2?
A. Jesse is always ptimistic.
B. Leslie runs even faster than Jesse.
C. Jesse dreams f being a runner in the future.
D. Leslie is Jesse’s best friend frm kindergarten.
35. What des the underlined wrd “ptimism” mean in this passage?
A. hpelessnessB. a sense f fear
C. a feeling f sadnessD. a feeling that gd things will happen
36. What d we knw frm the last paragraph?
A. Patersn had a happy childhd.
B. Patersn started writing nvels as a teenager.
C. Patersn is gd at writing in simple language.
D. Patersn usually ends her stries with a happy ending.
【答案】33. D 34. B 35. D 36. C
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了一部小说《仙境之桥》及其作者凯赛琳·帕特森。
【33题详解】
推理判断题。根据“In 1977, Bridge t Terabithia (《仙境之桥》) was published, ffering a new answer.”以及全文的内容可知，本文介绍了一部小说《仙境之桥》，由此可推断这是一个书评，故选D。
34题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Like ther bys in his class, Jesse Aarns’ dream is t becme the fastest runner in fifth grade”以及“But n the first day f schl, a girl crsses ver t the bys’ side f the playgrund and utruns everyne”可知，Leslie跑得比Jesse更快，故选B。
【35题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“With endless imaginatin and ptimism, Leslie brings happiness t Jesse, wh has been lnely and blue.”可知，Leslie用乐观给孤独忧郁Jesse带来了快乐，所以划线单词与“a feeling that gd things will happen”同义，故选D。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Patersn writes nvels fr teenagers, s their language is nt hard fr Chinese students.”可知，Patersn为青少年写小说，所以它们的语言对中国学生来说并不难，由此可知，Patersn善于用简单的语言写作，故选C。
D
All eyes are n Qatar as the 2022 FIFA Wrld Cup began n Nv20. The cmpetitin, the first t take place in the Middle East after Qatar beat ther hst cmpetitrs—the US, Suth Krea, Japan and Australia back in 2010, is a chance fr the small cuntry t shw itself n ne f the wrld’s biggest stages. But just hw will the Wrld Cup influence Qatar? And will it lead t any lng-term change in the cuntry?
As the smallest cuntry t ever hst the event, the whle cuntry has been trying its best t make it happen. A ttal f $220 billin has been spent preparing the stadiums, building miles f new highways, a subway system, a whle new airprt, and high rises fr the Wrld Cup, accrding t The New Yrk Times.
Whether the cmpetitin will bring ecnmic benefits (经济利益) t the cuntry, hwever, is still unknwn. Althugh the turism industry will experience a bst during the event, it is t be seen whether this will have a lasting influence n Qatar’s ecnmy. The il-filled cuntry’s main driver f ecnmic grwth has been its energy exprts. Hsting the Wrld Cup likely nly brings investment (投资) int areas which are nt that imprtant t the ecnmy as a whle. What’s mre, all research int past internatinal cmpetitins shws that these big events dn’t prmte lng-term ecnmic develpment fr hst cuntries, said US ecnmist Andrew Zimbalist.
What the event will d fr sure, thugh, is make Qatar attract mre internatinal attentin. Qatar will be able t present itself and the Arab wrld as rich and prmising. It will be a sharp cntrast t hw many peple view the regin—a place filled with plitical trubles and crises.
Althugh Qatar desn’t stand t benefit much ecnmically frm the cmpetitin, they will frever change hw peple think abut the small desert cuntry. Fr many years t cme, peple all arund will remember the fun they had watching sccer whenever they hear the name Qatar.
37. Qatar wn the right t hld the FIFA Wrld Cup in _______.
A. 2022B. 2018C. 2014D. 2010
38. What d we knw frm the article?
A. Qatar is a small cuntry full f il in Eurpe.
B. Fur cuntries tk part in the hst cmpetitin in 2010.
C. It is sure that the cmpetitin will bring ecnmic benefits t the cuntry.
D. Qatar will remind peple arund the wrld f the fun they had watching sccer.
39. What des the underlined wrd “bst” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. 增长B. 停滞C. 阻碍D. 恢复
40. What is the last paragraph abut?
A. Qatari will win the cup.
B. Qatari will benefit much ecnmically.
C. Qatari peple’s pinins tward the game.
D. The influence the game will have n Qatari.
【答案】37. D 38. D 39. A 40. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了卡塔尔承办2022年世界杯足球赛的影响。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The cmpetitin, the first t take place in the Middle East after Qatar beat ther hst cmpetitrs—the US, Suth Krea, Japan and Australia back in 2010”可知，2010年卡塔尔击败其他的竞争对手，取得举办世界杯的权利。故选D。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Fr many years t cme, peple all arund will remember the fun they had watching sccer whenever they hear the name Qatar.”可知，在未来的许多年里，只要听到卡塔尔这个名字，周围的人都会记得他们看足球的乐趣。也就是说，卡塔尔将提醒周围的人看足球的乐趣。故选D。
【39题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“Whether the cmpetitin will bring ecnmic benefits (经济利益) t the cuntry, hwever, is still unknwn. Althugh the turism industry will experience a bst during the event, it is t be seen whether this will have a lasting influence n Qatar’s ecnmy.”可知，然而，竞争是否会给国家带来经济利益是未知的。尽管旅游业将在活动期间得到……，这是否会对卡塔尔的经济产生持久的影响还有待观察。可见bst意为“增长”。故选A。
【40题详解】
段落大意题。根据“Althugh Qatar desn’t stand t benefit much ecnmically frm the cmpetitin, they will frever change hw peple think abut the small desert cuntry.”可知，尽管卡塔尔不会从竞争中获得太多经济利益，它将永远改变人们对这个沙漠小国的看法。可见，本段是在说这场比赛对卡塔尔的影响。故选D。
非选择题（共60分）
五、填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A) 根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为61—65的相应横线上。
41. Being a husehld name, the ________ (导演) is still mdest abut his achievements.
【答案】directr
【解析】
【详解】句意：作为一个家喻户晓的人物，这位导演对自己的成就仍然很谦虚。directr“导演”，名词；根据“is”可知，应用单数名词作主语。故填directr。
42. Hackers can use their cmputer skills t ________ (窃取) yur persnal infrmatin.
【答案】steal
【解析】
【详解】句意：黑客可以利用他们的计算机技能窃取你的个人信息。steal“窃取”，动词；根据use sth. t d sth.“用某物做某事”可知，此空应填动词原形。故填steal。
43. The Chinese gvernment expects the matter t be slved ________ (和平地).
【答案】peacefully
【解析】
【详解】句意：中国政府期待这一问题得到和平解决。peacefully“和平地”，副词修饰动词slved，故填peacefully。
44. Humans, as scial animals, enjy and value ________ (持久的) friendships.
【答案】lasting
【解析】
【详解】句意：人类作为群居动物，享受并珍视持久的友谊。“持久的”lasting，形容词作定语，修饰名词friendships。故填lasting。
45. We d have the lwest ________ (水平) f inflatin (通货膨胀) amng these cuntries.
【答案】level
【解析】
【详解】句意：在这些国家中，我们的通货膨胀水平确实是最低的。level“水平”，这里用单数形式。故填level。
B)请根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为
66-70的相应横线上。
46. Ellen is a talented ________ (music) as well as being a phtgrapher.
【答案】musician
【解析】
【详解】句意：艾伦是一位才华横溢的音乐家，同时也是一位摄影师。a后加单数名词，且根据“as well as being a phtgrapher”可知，此处应是职业名称。music“音乐”，musician“音乐家”。故填musician。
47. The ________ (centre) task f the CPC will be t lead the Chinese peple t realize the Secnd Centenary Gal.
【答案】central
【解析】
【详解】句意：中国共产党的中心任务是领导中国人民实现“第二个一百年”奋斗目标。centre“中心”。根据“”可知，空格处应用形容词作定语，central“中心的”。故填central。
48. Julia sn gt bred with ________ (lie) n the sunny beach.
【答案】lying
【解析】
【详解】句意：茱莉亚很快就厌倦了躺在阳光明媚的海滩上。介词with后加动名词lying“躺”。故填lying。
49. It is said that he was fund ________ (die) after days f heavy drinking.
【答案】dead
【解析】
【详解】句意：据说他是在连续几天酗酒后被发现死亡的。“It is said that he was fund ... after days f heavy drinking.”可知，此处应是被发现死了。find sb +形容词，意为“发现某人……”，此处用形容词作宾补，被动结构则是sb be fund +形容词。die是动词，dead“已死的”是形容词。故填dead。
50. If they ________, the machines f the future will have lnger and healthier lives. (success)
【答案】succeed
【解析】
【详解】句意：如果他们成功了，未来的机器将拥有更长寿和更健康的生命。从句中缺少动词作谓语，success的动词形式为succeed，意为“成功”；if引导的条件状语从句，遵循主将从现原则，从句用一般现在时，主语“they”后接动词原形。故填succeed。
六、句型（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A) 同义句改写，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为71-75的相应位置上（每空一词）
51. He fell behind just because he lst interest in his lessns. （同义句改写）
He fell behind simply because f the ________ ________ interest in his lessns.
【答案】 ①. lss ②. f
【解析】
【详解】句意：他落后只是因为他对功课失去了兴趣。the后接名词，结合“lst interest”可知，动词lst改为名词lss“丧失”，the lss f interest“兴趣的丧失”。故填lss；f。
52. He dreamed f being famus as an artist in the wrld. (改为同义句)
He dreamed t be a ________ ________.
【答案】 ①. wrld-famus ②. artist
【解析】
【详解】句意：他梦想成为世界上著名的艺术家。根据空前的“a”可知，其后不能直接接artist，此处应用形容词wrld-famus“世界著名的”作定语，修饰artist。故填wrld-famus；artist。
53. Many peple think f Wu Jing t be a superstar in the film industry. （同义句改写）
Wu Jing is ________ ________ a superstar in the film industry.
【答案】 ①. regarded##cnsidered
②. as
【解析】
【详解】句意：很多人认为吴京是电影界的超级巨星。根据题干可知，修改后的句子主语是原句的宾语，所以应是“吴京被认为是电影界的超级巨星”，be regarded/cnsidered as“被认为是……”。故填regarded/cnsidered；as。
54. On Dec 25, British pp star Gerge Michael died peacefully. （同义句改写）
On Dec 25, British pp star Gerge Michael ________ ________ peacefully.
【答案】 ①. passed ②. away
【解析】
【详解】句意：12月25日，英国流行歌星乔治·迈克尔平静去世。对比两个句子可知，空格处填的是died的同义词组，且时态为一般过去时。pass away“去世”，是对死亡的委婉表达方式。故填passed；away。
55. The by was ut f breath after running yesterday. (同义句转换)
The by ________ ________ after running yesterday
【答案】 ①. breathed ②. heavily
【解析】
【详解】句意：那男孩昨天跑完步后上气不接下气。根据“yesterday”可知该句是一般过去时，breathe“呼吸”，为谓语动词，应填过去式；修饰动词用heavily“沉重地”，指的呼吸沉重。故填breathed；heavily。
B) 根据所给汉语完成句子，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为76-85的相应位置上，每空词数不限。
56. 很多人对张的表演评价很高。
Many peple ________ Zhang’s acting.
【答案】think highly f##speak highly f
【解析】
【详解】根据中英文对比可知，空格处应填入意为“评价很高”的短语。think/speak highly f为固定短语，意为“高度评价”，符合句意，且主语为“peple”，根据语境可知，句子为一般事实陈述，故应用一般现在时，故动词think/speak应用原形。故填think/speak highly f。
57. Ze和住在隔壁的那个年轻人相处很融洽。
Ze gets alng with the yung man wh lives ________________.
【答案】next dr
【解析】
【详解】对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“隔壁”，next dr意为“隔壁”，作状语。故填next dr。
58. 这部一个小时的纪录片近距离地观察了印度虎的生活。
This ne-hur dcumentary ________________ the life f tigers in India.
【答案】takes a clse lk at
【解析】
【详解】take a clse lk at“近距离观察”，动词短语；陈述事实用一般现在时，主语“dcumentary”为第三人称单数，谓语动词take应用三单形式。故填takes a clse lk at。
59. 他被指控在去年一年闯入数个电脑系统。
He ________________ breaking int several cmputer systems ver the last year.
【答案】was charged with
【解析】
【详解】对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“被指控”，be charged with“被指控”，固定词组；句子时态为一般过去时，主语为第三人称单数的“He”，所以此处应用was charged with。故填was charged with。
60. 这个夏令营不适合10岁以下的孩子。
The summer camp ________ children wh are under 10.
【答案】isn’t suitable fr
【解析】
【详解】结合中英文，be nt suitable fr“不适合”，主语是The summer camp第三人称单数，句子时态为一般现在时，因此be动词用is。故填isn’t suitable fr。
请根据短文内容，从下列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1—8的相应的横线上。
The Adventures f Tintin is a series f cmic bks. Gerges Remi ____61____ the series. Starting ut in the late 1920s, he ____62____ writing them till the 1980s. The bks were ____63____ written and published in French. Over the years, they have been translated int many languages and ____64____ arund the wrld.
Tintin is the main character f the series. He is clever and is always eager t learn new things. He travels arund the wrld with his dg Snwy.
Tintin starts ut as a reprter. Later, he becmes ____65____. Many peple call him “Sherlck Hlmes,” Tintin has a sharp eye fr details. And like Hlmes, he is a master f disguise.
【答案】61. created
62. went n
63. first 64. becme ppular
65. a detective
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了《丁丁历险记》这本书。
【61题详解】
句意：乔治·雷米创作了这系列。根据“Gerges Remi…the series.”可知是指乔治·雷米创作了这系列，created“创作”，描述过去的事，用过去式，故填created。
【62题详解】
句意：从20世纪20年代末开始，他一直写到80年代。根据“Starting ut in the late 1920s”可知是指从20世纪20年代末开始，他一直写到80年代，went n“继续”，描述过去的事，用过去式，故填went n。
【63题详解】
句意：这些书最初是用法语编写和出版的。根据“The bks were…written and published in French”可知是指这些书最初是用法语编写和出版的。first“最初”，故填first。
【64题详解】
句意：多年来，它们已被翻译成多种语言，并在世界各地流行起来。根据“arund the wrld”可知是指在世界各地流行起来，becme ppular“变得流行”，故填becme ppular。
【65题详解】
句意：之后，他变成一名侦探。根据“Sherlck Hlmes”可知是变成了侦探，a detective“一名侦探”，故填a detective。
七、阅读填空 (共20小题，每小题1分；满分20分)
阅读下面短文内容，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中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。
Every time a new year rlls arund, peple set ut t live a better life. They prmise themselves that they will lse weight, find a new jb r maybe even take that vacatin they’ve always talked abut. But why d we make these prmises t urselves and where did this traditin cme frm? It started with the ancient Babylnians.
Arund 4,000 years ag in Babyln, the earliest recrded celebratin hnring the cming f a new year was held. The calendar was different back then. The Babylnians started the new year in late March during the first new mn after the spring equinx (春分). The events were knwn as the Akitu festival (阿基图庆典), which lasted 11 days. They celebrated the rebirth f the sun gd. Babylnians made prmises in rder t make all f their gds happy. They felt this wuld help them start the new year with better luck. This is hw the traditin started.
New Year’s reslutins (决心) cntinued n with the Rmans. When the early Rman calendar n lnger went well with Earth’s revlutin (旋转) arund the sun Caesar decided t make a change. He talked t the best astrnmers (天文学家) and mathematicians (数学家) f his time and intrduced the Julian calendar, which is similar t ur Gregrian calendar. Caesar set January 1 as the first day f the year t hnr Janus, the gd f new beginnings. The Rmans celebrated the New Year by ffering animals t Janus in a special way.
T this day, the traditins f the ancient Babylnians and Rmans cntinue n arund the wrld. Hwever, nt many peple keep the reslutins they make. Ggle launched a Reslutin Map in 2013 t see hw many peple keep their reslutins. Only eight percent f peple were successful in achieving them.
Hwever, with 4,000 years wrth f histry telling us s, this traditin is destined t (注定) live n. That statistic (数字) is hard t argue with.
【答案】66. histry
67. imprve
68. started
69. thusands
70. luckier
71. match 72. scientists
73. ppular##spread
74. few 75. prves##tells##shws
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了“新年决心”这个传统悠久的历史。
【66题详解】
根据“Hwever, with 4,000 years wrth f histry telling us s”可知，本文主要介绍了“新年决心”这个传统悠久的历史，histry“历史”，故填histry。
【67题详解】
根据“They prmise themselves that they will lse weight, find a new jb r maybe even take that vacatin they’ve always talked abut.”可知，此处指提高自己，imprve“提高”，不定式后接动词原形。故填imprve。
【68题详解】
根据“It started with the ancient Babylnians.”可知，该传统始于古巴比伦人，也就是古巴比伦人开创了这个传统，动作发生在过去，用过去式started“开创”，故填started。
【69题详解】
根据“Arund 4,000 years ag in Babyln, the earliest recrded celebratin hnring the cming f a new year was held.”可知，有记载的第一次庆祝新年的活动是在大约四千年前举行的。thusands f years“几千年”。故填thusands。
【70题详解】
根据“Babylnians made prmises in rder t make all f their gds happy. They felt this wuld help them start the new year with better luck.”可知，巴比伦人做出承诺是为了让他们所有的神都高兴。他们认为这将帮助他们在新的一年有更好的运气，也就是希望他们在新的一年更好运，luckier“更加幸运的”。故填luckier。
【71题详解】
根据“When the early Rman calendar n lnger went well with Earth’s revlutin (旋转) arund the sun, Caesar decided t make a change.”可知，当早期的罗马历法与地球绕太阳公转不一致时，Caesar决定做出改变，g well with可以用同义词match“与……一致”替换，didn’t后跟动词原形，故填match。
【72题详解】
根据“He talked t the best astrnmers (天文学家) and mathematicians (数学家) f his time and intrduced the Julian calendar, which is similar t ur Gregrian calendar.”可知，他与当时最优秀的天文学家和数学家交谈，并介绍了儒略历，这与我们的公历很相似。astrnmers“天文学家”和mathematicians“数学家”都可以称之为“科学家scientists”。故填scientists。
【73题详解】
根据“T this day, the traditins f the ancient Babylnians and Rmans cntinue n arund the wrld.”可知，直到今天，古巴比伦人和罗马人的传统仍然在世界各地流行。ppular“流行的”；或是be spread“被传播”，故填ppular/spread。
【74题详解】
根据“Ggle launched a Reslutin Map in 2013 t see hw many peple keep their reslutins. Only eight percent f peple were successful in achieving them.”可知，只有8%的人成功实现了这些目标，也就是少数人，修饰复数名词peple，用few“少许”。故填few。
【75题详解】
根据“with 4,000 years wrth f histry telling us s, this traditin is destined t (注定) live n.”可知，历史表明这个传统肯定会延续下去，tell“告诉”/prve“展示”/shw“表明”，主语是histry，时态为一般现在时，谓语动词用三单形式。故填prves/tells/shws。
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1-10的相应位置上。
By drawing pictures n a cup f tea, chabaixi, an ancient Chinese tea trick shwed in a recent TV drama, has becme ppular fr its similarity t mdern latte art (咖啡拉花艺术). Hwever, ten years ag, this special skill was clse t disappearing cmpletely. Zhang Zhifeng, an inheritr (传承人) f chabaixi, fund many peple shwed great interest in the s____76____ f chabaixi in the drama.
Chabaixi can create different pictures such as bambs and muntains. There are many s____77____, frm grinding (磨碎) tea, t puring biled water, stirring the mixture, and finally drawing the pictures. It is d____78____ frm making latte because peple use clear water as the bject t put int the cup instead f milk. But when the water tuches the tea, it turns int a white clr and disappears in 20 minutes. The imprtant prcess befre drawing is knwn as diancha. The quality f diancha m____79____ whether pictures can be successfully prduced later.
“Chabaixi is ne f the many frms f tea-making skills in China. The imprtance f chabaixi is nt nly this skill is unique in the wrld, but als it gives us a windw int peple’s l____80____ in the Sng Dynasty. The activities at that time in sme ways are s____81____ t what we have nw,” Zhang said.
B____82____ chabaixi was discvered by TV audiences, the skill was listed as part f China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2017. Zhang Zhifeng started researching the rigins f chabaixi in the 1980s and brught the skill b____83____ in 2009 after years f testing and practice. Zhang thught that it was really m____84____.
“This skill is key t the tea culture f the Sng Dynasty, and it wuld be a shame t let it d____85____. This skill must be passed n s that mre peple can understand its histry,” Zhang said.
【答案】76. (s)cenes
77. (s)teps
78. (d)ifferent
79. (m)atters
80. (l)ifestyle
81. (s)imilar
82. (B)efre
83. (b)ack 84. (m)eaningful
85. (d)isappear
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国古代茶艺“茶百戏”因一部电视剧走红。这项技术于2017年被列入中国非物质文化遗产，并介绍了这项非遗技艺的传承人章志峰为此所做的努力。
【76题详解】
句意：茶百戏的传承人章志峰发现，很多人对剧中的茶百戏场景表现出极大的兴趣。根据“in the drama”可知是指对剧中的茶百戏场景表现出极大的兴趣，scene“场景”，此空用复数形式，表泛指。故填(s)cenes。
【77题详解】
句意：茶百戏有很多步骤，从磨茶，到倒开水，搅拌混合物，最后画画。根据“frm grinding (磨碎) tea, t puring biled water, stirring the mixture, and finally drawing the pictures.”可知，磨茶、倒开水、搅拌混合物、画画，这些是茶百戏的步骤，“步骤”step，many后加复数。故填(s)teps。
【78题详解】
句意：这与制作拿铁不同，因为人们用清水代替牛奶放入杯子。根据“peple use clear water as the bject t put int the cup instead f milk”可知，用清水代替牛奶放入杯子，说明这与制作拿铁不同，be different frm“与……不同”。故填(d)ifferent。
【79题详解】
句意：点茶的质量关系到之后图片能否成功制作。根据“The quality f diancha…whether pictures can be successfully prduced later.”和首字母可知，点茶的质量关系到之后图片能否成功制作，matter“要紧”，且主语quality是三单，时态为一般现在时，动词用三单形式。故填(m)atters。
【80题详解】
句意：茶白戏的重要性不仅在于这项技艺在世界上很特殊，而且它为我们提供了一扇了解宋代人们生活方式的窗户。根据“it gives us a windw int peple’s…in the Sng Dynasty”可知，茶百戏为我们提供了一扇了解宋代人们生活方式的窗户。lifestyle“生活方式”。故填(l)ifestyle。
【81题详解】
句意：当时的活动在某些方面与我们现在的活动相似。be similar t“与……相似”，固定搭配。故填(s)imilar。
【82题详解】
句意：在茶百戏被电视观众发现之前，这项技艺于2017年被列入中国非物质文化遗产。根据“chabaixi was discvered by TV audiences, the skill was listed as part f China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2017.”和首字母可知，此处表示在发现之前，就已经被列为非物质文化遗产了。befre“在……之前”，故填(B)efre。
【83题详解】
句意：章志峰从20世纪80年代开始研究茶百戏的起源，经过多年的测试和实践，于2009年将茶百戏再度流行。bring sth. back“使恢复、使再度流行”，固定短语。故填(b)ack。
【84题详解】
句意：章觉得这真的很有意义。根据本段可知，章认为使茶百戏再度流行起来是有意义的。meaningful“有意义的”，故填(m)eaningful。
【85题详解】
句意：这项技艺是宋代茶文化的关键，如果失传，那将是一种耻辱。根据“This skill must be passed n”可知，这种技艺必须传递下去，不能让它消失。disappear“消失”，let sb. d sth.“让某人做某事”，此处应是动词原形。故填(d)isappear。
八、书面表达 (满分15分)
86. 义务教育阶段“双减政策”实施后，周末培训机构不再提供服务，校内课后服务全面覆盖。为更好地帮学生自主安排课余时间，校网站张贴了一份问卷。假如你是张宁，请根据问卷内容，用英语给校长回一封电子邮件。
要求：1. 词数80左右(已给出的文章开头，不计入总词数)。
2. 文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。
Dear headmaster,
Thanks fr ffering us such meaningful chances. I am glad t tell yu smething abut my after-schl activities.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs faithfully,
Zhang Ning
【答案】例文
Dear headmaster,
Thanks fr ffering us such meaningful chances. I am glad t tell yu smething abut my after-schl activities.
Because f taking part in different after-schl activities, my schl life is much mre clurful and meaningful than befre. In my spare time, I like listening t different types f music like pp music, jazz r classical music. While listening, I feel relaxed and calm, especially after a day’s f hard wrk. I als like painting if I have a lt f time. Every time I paint, I lse myself in the wrld f clurs.
Hwever, it will be mre pleasant if ur schl can rganize mre activities, such as ging hiking, hlding art festivals, and reading and speech cntest. With mre different chices, we students will be mre active and imprve urselves better.
I hpe yu think my advice is wrth taking.
Yurs faithfully,
Zhang Ning
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一封电子邮件；
②时态：时态以“一般现在时”和“一般将来时”为主；
③提示：根据问卷内容及要求完成写作，注意标点符号及大小写等问题，不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系，语意连贯。
[写作步骤]
第一步，表明写作意图；
第二步，校内课后服务带自己带来的变化，自己最喜欢的课后活动及原因；
第三步，给出建议；
第四步，书写结语。
[亮点词汇]
in ne’s spare time在某人的业余时间
lse neself in迷失在
such as例如
[高分句型]
While listening, I feel relaxed and calm, especially after a day’s f hard wrk.(while引导的时间状语从句)
I als like painting if I have a lt f time.(if引导条件状语从句)
Mna’s Day
In the mrning
Study schl subjects
●Like art best and enjy drawing pictures
●Gd at Science, PE and ________
●Dislike Histry and hate t learn all thse names and ________
In the afternn
Have acting lessns with classmates
On Wednesdays
Have singing and dancing lessns
In her free time
Play the ________ and watch TV
In the evening
D her hmewrk befre ging t bed
“It’s great at ____23____ steps. I walk abut 10,000 steps every day. The app seems t recrd really exactly as I start and stp the wrkut. There are fewer recrds f wrkuts such as riding a bike. But verall, it’s a great app.”
—Alan Brckett (U.S.)
“Great app! It mnitrs activity withut needing t be turned n every time. Smetimes, it desn’t recrd the rute accurately (准确地) and leave ff certain parts. Hwever, it’s ____24____ my favurite fitness app.”
—Jshua Via (Canada)
“I like this app! It des everything I need it t d. With little effrt n my part, I especially lve its system f cunting and recrding Heart Pints. Nw I knw _____25_____ I achieve 150 Heart Pints per week, I’ll be staying fit.
—Steven Fry (U.S.)
becme ppular a detective went n created first
Lng ____66____ f New Year’s reslutins
Brief intrductin
● Peple prmise t lse weight r find a new jb t ____67____ themselves.
● The ancient Babylnians ____68____ the traditin.
Beginning f the traditin
●The first celebratin that was recrded hnring the cming f a new year was held ____69____ f years ag.
●Babylnians made prmises in the hpe that they wuld be ____70____ in the new year.
Develpment f the traditin
●Caesar decided t change the early Rman calendar because it didn’t ____71____ Earth’s revlutin arund the sun any lnger.
●He talked t the best ____72____ f his time and set January 1 as the first day f the year t hnr Janus.
Situatin nwadays
●The traditins f the ancient Babylnians and Rmans are still ____73____ arund the wrld.
●Very ____74____ peple succeeded in achieving the reslutins accrding t the Ggle Reslutin Map in 2013.
Cnclusin
● The histry ____75____ that this traditin is destined t live n.