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第一部分 选择题（共65分）
一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
1. My father has prmised t buy me a new pian. I decide t put it ver there, ________ the wall.
A. abveB. againstC. acrssD. arund
2. —This task is very difficult. It’s really beynd me.
—Well, try t finish it, ________ yu will get paid.
A. andB. butC. rD. s
3. It’s believed that in a cnversatin between tw peple, lts f ________ is dne thrugh bdy language.
A. actinB. cmmunicatinC. infrmatinD. invitatin
4. My family watched the Chang’e-6 Prbe launch (嫦娥六号探测器发射) which was shwn ________ n TV n May 3rd, 2024. We all cheered fr ur natin’s space technlgy.
A. livelyB. livingC. liveD. alive
5. Je was late again tday. I wnder what reasns he will ________ this time.
A. set upB. put upC. take upD. make up
6. —T mst Chinese parents, children always mean ________.
—Exactly. Parents’ lve is the mst selfless.
A. everythingB. nthingC. smethingD. anything
7. Which f the fllwing sentences is NOT an pinin?
A. English is hard t learn.
B. Life is getting better and better in sme ways.
C. Taixing Park is really a gd place t have fun during hlidays.
D. Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit t Eurpe frm May 5 t 10.
8. —Hw is the case ging n?
—I’m nt sure, but it ________ at this evening’s meeting.
A. will be discussedB. will discussC. discussedD. is discussed
9. What can we d by clicking n the fllwing icn?
A. Chat with friends.B. D wrd prcessing.
C. Search fr infrmatin.D. Send and receive emails.
10. —Hurry up, r we will miss the ftball star.
—________ He is s rude that I dn’t admire him any mre.
A. Why nt?B. What a gd idea!C. What fr?D. That’s all right.
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
When I was a child, there wasn’t much fr me t read. I didn’t begin t ____11____ traditinal Chinese classical nvels until junir high schl. And I culd read bks frm ther cuntries ____12____ attending university.
The first English nvel that I read was Jane Eyre. Thugh it was ____13____ fr a first-year student at university, I spent hurs and hurs ____14____ the meaning f every wrd and sentence. It tk me almst half a year t ____15____ the bk. With Jane Eyre ____16____ my heart, I was even mre interested in the rich wrld f ____17____. I develped a lve fr reading Charles Dickens, Thmas Hardy, W. S. Maugham, D. H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway…The ____18____ ges n and n. Reading is what I cannt live withut.
What can ne ____19____ frm reading? It can be said that serius reading makes ne a ____20____ persn. When we read serius bks, we must ____21____ ur minds t find sme rm fr new ideas and knwledge. Reading helps us get ver all kinds f difficulties in life. We may develp the crrect values.
Serius reading als needs time and makes us mre ____22____. If we want t finish hundreds f pages f War and Peace, we must be prepared fr a lng jurney ____23____ taking any shrtcuts (捷径).
Well-designed classical nvels make us mre lgical (逻辑上的). The writers put ____24____ hearts and minds int planning stries and expressing their values. T ____25____ the stries, we must try t understand all f them, which is helpful t ur lgical training.
11. A. presentB. readC. translateD. publish
12 A. befreB. afterC. tillD. since
13 A. imprtantB. cmfrtableC. difficultD. pssible
14. A. turning utB. carrying utC. putting utD. wrking ut
15. A. finishB. sellC. writeD. find
16 A. savingB. breakingC. changingD. entering
17. A. histryB. literatureC. musicD. science
18. A. listB. cycleC. stryD. system
19. A. understandB. guessC. rememberD. gain
20. A. betterB. richerC. healthierD. kinder
21. A. sendB. fillC. emptyD. hld
22. A. pwerfulB. practicalC. patientD. plite
23. A. verB. exceptC. withD. withut
24. A. theirB. yurC. urD. his
25. A. reprtB. expectC. fllwD. chse
三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
A
Edinburgh is the wrld’s festival city. There are 12 festivals thrughut the year, half f which are celebrated during the mnths f July and August. Hundreds f thusands f peple visit the Scttish capital during the summer. Here are sme f the events:
26. Which is TRUE abut Edinburgh?
A. It’s the largest city in the wrld.B. It’s the capital city f Scttish.
C. Many festivals are celebrated every mnth.D. Plenty f turists cme t the city after summer.
27. What d we knw abut the Edinburgh Internatinal Festival frm the article?
A. Peple can watch shws nly abut Edinburgh.B. The shws can be watched n the main street.
C. It takes place in the center f Edinburgh.D. Yu can watch mst events in theatres with tickets.
28. What d the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Edinburgh Internatinal Bk Festival have in cmmn?
A. They are bth held at the Ryal Mile.
B. They bth have many shws.
C. They are bth larger than any ther similar festival.
D. They bth ffer visitrs the chance t watch the artists draw pictures.
29. What can visitrs d at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival?
A. They can try n different cstumes.B. They can jin a singing cmpetitin.
C. They can take part in a street carnival.D. They can listen t artists talk abut their stries.
30. This passage is mst prbably taken frm _______.
A. a stry bkB. a tur magazineC. a science fictinD. a sprts newspaper
B
Mr. Testtube has fund three interesting articles at the website www. glbalfun. cm frt his students.
Cambridge University’s “dctr f chclate”
Cambridge University is lking fr smene t study the methd f keeping chclates in ht weather. It is a sweet jb fr a sweet tth. Hwever, the persn needs t be gd at maths. Chclate has a melting (融化) pint clse t ur bdy temperature. Fr that reasn, chclate melts easily in ht weather. Yu might think the advertisement frm Cambridge University is funny, but if there is really a “dctr f chclate”, he r she will help peple a lt.
_________
One lg (商标) isn’t t expensive t print because it desn’t need much ink, but printing a large number f lgs culd cst a lt. In rder t save mney and energy, an American design cmpany made small changes t sme famus brands, such as Nike, McDnald’s and Starbucks, t cut the cst. The design cmpany remained the main bdy f these lgs, but left an empty space inside. The lgs lk almst the same, but in this way, the famus brands culd save 39 percent f the ink during the printing. Let’s hpe ther cmpanies will take this advice. The way will save them mney and use less energy, t.
Funny menu fr children
Dining ut with children can be an unpleasant experience fr mst parents, because kids are always running rund the whle restaurant, saying “I dn’t knw what I want” r “I’m nt hungry.” But nw, a Maryland restaurant has created the “Kid Friendlies” menu. It translates children’s wrds int meals t help parents rder fr their kids. A father said, “As a dad, I think this is n the mney.” Here is the menu.
31. Frm the first article, we can knw chclate melts easily when it is near ________.
A. 30℃B. 25℃C. 37℃D. 15℃
32. In the first article, “dctr f chclate” prbably means a persn wh ________.
A. knws hw t make gd chclate in ht weather
B. studies hw t keep chclate in ht weather
C. treats peple wh eat t much chclate
D. dislikes eating sweet chclate and is gd at maths
33. Which lg f Nike best matches the idea f the American design cmpany?
A. B. C. D.
34. A parent may rder ________ if his child desn’t mind what t eat.
A. Basket f Chicken TendersB. Grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich
C. Triple Layer PB&JD. Cheese Quesadilla
35. What is the best title f the secnd article?
A. A design cmpanyB. Ways t print a lg
C. Lgs f famus brandsD. Less ink less waste.
C
①Imagine this: when yu sit dwn and begin t eat a tasty tmat, suddenly it starts t cry! This thing will never really happen, but a new study shws that plants can make sunds when they are stressed.
②Researchers frm Tel Aviv University in Israel did the study. They used ultrasnic micrphnes (超声波麦克风) t recrd the sunds f tmat plants in bxes.
③Three grups f plants were listened t: One grup wasn’t watered fr five days, anther grup had the stems (茎) cut ff, and the third grup was untuched. It turned ut that the first tw grups made sunds 30 t 50 times per hur, while the untuched grup nly made the sund nce per hur. “When tmates are nt stressed at all, they are very quiet,” Hadany frm the team tld CNN.
④The researchers didn’t knw hw the sunds were made, but they believed the nise came frm the breaking f air bubbles (泡) in the plants. This meant the nise prduced by the plants was nt n purpse.
⑤Animals and insects may benefit (受益) frm the sund. Fr example, the sund can tell a butterfly that the plant is under stress and nt a prper place t lay eggs n. An animal that wants t eat a plant culd als use the sunds t decide what t d, accrding t Science Fcus.
⑥After the experiment, the researchers listened t ther plants such as rice, crn and grapes, and fund they als made mre sunds when stressed. Researchers said the study can help farmers in the future, as they can better take care f farm by “hearing” hw plants feel.
36. Accrding t the experiment, we knw that _______.
A. the plants prduced the nise n purpse
B. the plants which had the stems cut ff were very quiet
C. air bubbles in the plants brke and made the nise
D. the untuched grup made mre sunds than the ther tw grups
37. Hw can animals and insects benefit frm the sund f plants?
A. T cmmunicate by themselves.B. T break the air bubbles.
C. T listen t ther plants.D. T make right decisins.
38. The study may help farmers t _______ in the future.
A. imprve the grwth f plantsB. prtect the envirnment
C. tell the weatherD. decide what t plant
39. Which f the fllwing is the structure f the passage?
A. ①|②③④|⑤⑥B. ①②|③④⑤|⑥
C. ①②|③④|⑤⑥D. ①②③|④⑤|⑥
40. What’s the main idea f the passage?
A. Plants that make sunds are tasty.B. Plants can shw feelings by sunds.
C. Researchers listen t plants.D. Animals benefit frm the sunds.
D
Hw wuld yu like t build a time machine? Paper, sticks, glue and string are all yu need. Put them tgether t build a kite. A kite cnnects yu t the past.
N ne knws wh flew the first kite. It was prbably smene in China r perhaps Indnesia. Indnesian fishermen hung fishhks n kites and sent them ut t sea t catch fish. Starting 2,000 years ag, Chinese farmers flew kites t welcme the New Year and bring gd luck t Earth.
In China, peple als used kites during the war. One Chinese stry tells hw peple put nise makers n kites and flew them at night ver the enemy camp. The enemies were afraid f the nise and ran away.
Abut 1,300 years ag, Chinese travelers tk kites t Japan. Sn kites filled the skies there. Kites reached Thailand abut 700 years ag. During flds, Thai farmers flew kites ver their fields. They hped the kites wuld drive away the cluds and stp the rain. Over time, kites flew their way ut f Asia. Tday mre and mre peple are crazy abut flying kites. They are a passin all ver the wrld. Kite fans meet at festivals in many parts f the wrld and have great fun tgether.
Over the years kites have als helped peple understand the natural wrld. Fr example, in 1906, cameras hanging frm kites tk pictures f San Francisc, Califrnia after an earthquake. The phts helped peple plan what t d. Kites als helped inventrs find ut hw t make airplanes. The Wright brthers studied hw kites flew, which helped them make the first successful airplane.
Since the ancient Chinese first set their kites int the air, peple have lved flying kites. Kites give us ways t celebrate, relax and explre. S g fly a kite! Enjy the feeling that kite flyers have felt fr centuries.
41. In which cuntries were kites used t make gd wishes?
A. China and Japan.B. China and Thailand.
C. Japan and Indnesia.D. Thailand and Indnesia.
42. Accrding t the Chinese stry, the kites were used t ________.
A. make the enemies leave in fearB. celebrate victries during the war
C stp the enemies frm sleeping wellD. carry peple t fight against the enemies
43. The underlined wrd “passin” in Paragraph 4 means a ________.
A. strng lveB. useful machineC. happy dreamD. cmmn treasure
44. Hw des the writer develp Paragraph 5?
A. By asking questins.B. By listing numbers.
C. By cmparing facts.D. By giving examples.
45. What’s the purpse f this passage?
A. T shw peple hw t fly kites.B. T explain hw kites are used in science.
C. T intrduce the rles f kites in histry.D. T discuss the difference amng kites wrldwide.
第二部分 非选择题（共55分）
任务型阅读 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后的表格。（每空一词）
Learning a language is a lng curse that requires time, lve and devtin. With the rise f language apps, it is perhaps mre ppular than ever. But the apps aren’t suppsed t be used alne t learn a language. T language learners, apps are a kind f tl. But that desn’t mean yu have t be trapped in them.
Nt everyne can attend prper language classes, what can they d? Here are sme creative ways fr them t learn a new language. Fllw these, they will discver the truth abut language learning.
Be a child, watch cartns
One f the mst cmmn advice fr language learners is t watch films and shws in the language they are learning. But t the beginners, it’s difficult t understand withut the help f subtitles (字幕). They can watch children’s cartns instead. These cartns are ften made up f basic expressins and wrds. Mrever, cartns usually cme with clearer and slwer prnunciatin, which will help learners understand withut subtitles.
Let the wrds flw
One has the risk f making mistakes when trying t practise in public r with lcal peple, s start small instead. Speak t yur pet r an bject arund the huse. Tell them abut yur day r describe hw yu feel.
The gal is t get used t sunding the letters and getting the wrds ut. As yu grw mre cnfident, cme up t the waiter at a real French restaurant (r whatever language yu may be wrking n) r a lcal persn.
A freign stamp
A gd methd t test yur writing skills is t keep a penfriend. Ideally, find smene wh is fluent (流利的) in the language yu are learning. And he is als learning yur language. Thrugh the exchange f letters, yu get t practise yur writing skills. What’s mre, everyne gets a friend.
The ___46___ abut learning a new language
综合填空 根据短文内容，在横线上填上适当单词，使短文完整、通顺。给出单词的空格不限一词，没有给出单词的空格限一词。
At the cnclusin f UN Chinese Language Day, the singer Zhu Shen waved gdbye and said “thank yu” t thse wh enjy his music.
____56____ (bear) in 1992, Zhu grew up in a family frm a remte muntain village. Until the age f 6, he ____57____ (leave) at hme by his parents quite ften and s music became his mst imprtant part f life.
“Especially when I was feeling dwn r sad, music cmfrted me. I was less cnfident as ____58____ child, and music allwed me t mve frm my wn small wrld t the bigger wrld utside, step by step.” he said during his ____59____ (speak) n UN Chinese Language Day.
Zhu is ____60____ (pride) t knw his sngs are lved by peple utside China and can serve as a bridge t spread Chinese culture. His sngs ____61____ (becme) a starting pint fr peple t find a way t understand Chinese culture, and his music has played an imprtant part in the spread f culture.
Zhu always feels s lucky. He still remembers his vice caused him sme truble in schl ____62____ he sunded like a girl. But ____63____ his effrts, strengths and talents, he prduces warmth and shine t the peple arund. And he hpes ____64____ (spread) this message t everyne wh might think themselves cmmn. He wants everybdy t knw that each f them has ____65____ (ability) t be lucky.
六、书面表达（25分）
66. 寓言故事给我们带来很多启迪，其中《龟兔赛跑》的故事耐人寻味。请以“The rabbit and the trtise”为题，根据下面的图片和要点提示，用英语写一篇短文。
要点提示：
1. Describe the stry f “The rabbit and the trtise”.
2. Explain the influences that the stry has n yu.
写作要求：
1. 内容必须包括所给要点，可适当拓展；
2. 词数100左右。要求表达清晰，过渡合理，衔接自然；
3. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等信息。
The rabbit and the trtise
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Edinburgh Internatinal Festival
This festival began in 1947. Actrs, musicians, dancers and pera singers frm all ver the wrld perfrm (表演) t huge viewers. Yu need t buy tickets fr mst events which take place in theatres arund the city.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
This is the largest art festival in the wrld with thusands f shws taking place acrss the city. Jin thusands f visitrs and lcals at the Ryal Mile, Edinburgh’s main street, t watch all kinds f perfrmers and shws.
The Edinburgh Internatinal Bk Festival
The largest bk festival in the wrld began in 1983 and takes place every year in Charltte Square Gardens, in the center f Edinburgh. Yu can meet many writers, talk t them, ask them t sign a bk r listen t them talk abut their stries. Children can listen t stries and watch illustratrs (插图作者) draw pictures.
The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
Music lvers cme t this festival t enjy music shws arund the city. One f the highlights f this musical event is the street carnival (嘉年华) , which is free t all. Artists perfrm street theatre and dance in amazing cstumes (服饰) , and everyne can jin in the dancing.
Kid Friendlies
“I dn’t knw.” - - - Triple Layer PB&J
“I dn’t care.” - - - Grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich
“I am nt hungry.” - - - Basket f Chicken Tenders
“I dn’t want that.” - - - Kids Fries
“What?” - - - Cheese Quesadilla
A (n) ___47___ t learning a new language
★With lve, ne als needs t spend time in learning a new language and ___48___ himself t it.
★Language apps ___49___ be used alne and they’re just a kind f tl.
Creative language learning ___50___
Be a child, watch cartns
★Watch cartns ___51___ f films r shws because they are easier t understand.
★Cartns include basic expressins and wrds. And characters in them prnunce mre clearly and ___52___.
Let the wrds flw
★Speak t yur pet r an bject first if yu are afraid t ___53___ mistakes in public.
★After having mre ___54___ in yurself, g and find smene t practise with.
A freign stamp
★Keep a penfriend t practise yur writing skills by writing ___55___ t each ther.
第一部分 选择题（共65分）
一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
1. My father has prmised t buy me a new pian. I decide t put it ver there, ________ the wall.
A. abveB. againstC. acrssD. arund
2. —This task is very difficult. It’s really beynd me.
—Well, try t finish it, ________ yu will get paid.
A. andB. butC. rD. s
3. It’s believed that in a cnversatin between tw peple, lts f ________ is dne thrugh bdy language.
A. actinB. cmmunicatinC. infrmatinD. invitatin
4. My family watched the Chang’e-6 Prbe launch (嫦娥六号探测器发射) which was shwn ________ n TV n May 3rd, 2024. We all cheered fr ur natin’s space technlgy.
A. livelyB. livingC. liveD. alive
5. Je was late again tday. I wnder what reasns he will ________ this time.
A. set upB. put upC. take upD. make up
6. —T mst Chinese parents, children always mean ________.
—Exactly. Parents’ lve is the mst selfless.
A. everythingB. nthingC. smethingD. anything
7. Which f the fllwing sentences is NOT an pinin?
A. English is hard t learn.
B. Life is getting better and better in sme ways.
C. Taixing Park is really a gd place t have fun during hlidays.
D. Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit t Eurpe frm May 5 t 10.
8. —Hw is the case ging n?
—I’m nt sure, but it ________ at this evening’s meeting.
A. will be discussedB. will discussC. discussedD. is discussed
9. What can we d by clicking n the fllwing icn?
A. Chat with friends.B. D wrd prcessing.
C. Search fr infrmatin.D. Send and receive emails.
10. —Hurry up, r we will miss the ftball star.
—________ He is s rude that I dn’t admire him any mre.
A. Why nt?B. What a gd idea!C. What fr?D. That’s all right.
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
When I was a child, there wasn’t much fr me t read. I didn’t begin t ____11____ traditinal Chinese classical nvels until junir high schl. And I culd read bks frm ther cuntries ____12____ attending university.
The first English nvel that I read was Jane Eyre. Thugh it was ____13____ fr a first-year student at university, I spent hurs and hurs ____14____ the meaning f every wrd and sentence. It tk me almst half a year t ____15____ the bk. With Jane Eyre ____16____ my heart, I was even mre interested in the rich wrld f ____17____. I develped a lve fr reading Charles Dickens, Thmas Hardy, W. S. Maugham, D. H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway…The ____18____ ges n and n. Reading is what I cannt live withut.
What can ne ____19____ frm reading? It can be said that serius reading makes ne a ____20____ persn. When we read serius bks, we must ____21____ ur minds t find sme rm fr new ideas and knwledge. Reading helps us get ver all kinds f difficulties in life. We may develp the crrect values.
Serius reading als needs time and makes us mre ____22____. If we want t finish hundreds f pages f War and Peace, we must be prepared fr a lng jurney ____23____ taking any shrtcuts (捷径).
Well-designed classical nvels make us mre lgical (逻辑上的). The writers put ____24____ hearts and minds int planning stries and expressing their values. T ____25____ the stries, we must try t understand all f them, which is helpful t ur lgical training.
11. A. presentB. readC. translateD. publish
12 A. befreB. afterC. tillD. since
13 A. imprtantB. cmfrtableC. difficultD. pssible
14. A. turning utB. carrying utC. putting utD. wrking ut
15. A. finishB. sellC. writeD. find
16 A. savingB. breakingC. changingD. entering
17. A. histryB. literatureC. musicD. science
18. A. listB. cycleC. stryD. system
19. A. understandB. guessC. rememberD. gain
20. A. betterB. richerC. healthierD. kinder
21. A. sendB. fillC. emptyD. hld
22. A. pwerfulB. practicalC. patientD. plite
23. A. verB. exceptC. withD. withut
24. A. theirB. yurC. urD. his
25. A. reprtB. expectC. fllwD. chse
三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
A
Edinburgh is the wrld’s festival city. There are 12 festivals thrughut the year, half f which are celebrated during the mnths f July and August. Hundreds f thusands f peple visit the Scttish capital during the summer. Here are sme f the events:
26. Which is TRUE abut Edinburgh?
A. It’s the largest city in the wrld.B. It’s the capital city f Scttish.
C. Many festivals are celebrated every mnth.D. Plenty f turists cme t the city after summer.
27. What d we knw abut the Edinburgh Internatinal Festival frm the article?
A. Peple can watch shws nly abut Edinburgh.B. The shws can be watched n the main street.
C. It takes place in the center f Edinburgh.D. Yu can watch mst events in theatres with tickets.
28. What d the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Edinburgh Internatinal Bk Festival have in cmmn?
A. They are bth held at the Ryal Mile.
B. They bth have many shws.
C. They are bth larger than any ther similar festival.
D. They bth ffer visitrs the chance t watch the artists draw pictures.
29. What can visitrs d at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival?
A. They can try n different cstumes.B. They can jin a singing cmpetitin.
C. They can take part in a street carnival.D. They can listen t artists talk abut their stries.
30. This passage is mst prbably taken frm _______.
A. a stry bkB. a tur magazineC. a science fictinD. a sprts newspaper
B
Mr. Testtube has fund three interesting articles at the website www. glbalfun. cm frt his students.
Cambridge University’s “dctr f chclate”
Cambridge University is lking fr smene t study the methd f keeping chclates in ht weather. It is a sweet jb fr a sweet tth. Hwever, the persn needs t be gd at maths. Chclate has a melting (融化) pint clse t ur bdy temperature. Fr that reasn, chclate melts easily in ht weather. Yu might think the advertisement frm Cambridge University is funny, but if there is really a “dctr f chclate”, he r she will help peple a lt.
_________
One lg (商标) isn’t t expensive t print because it desn’t need much ink, but printing a large number f lgs culd cst a lt. In rder t save mney and energy, an American design cmpany made small changes t sme famus brands, such as Nike, McDnald’s and Starbucks, t cut the cst. The design cmpany remained the main bdy f these lgs, but left an empty space inside. The lgs lk almst the same, but in this way, the famus brands culd save 39 percent f the ink during the printing. Let’s hpe ther cmpanies will take this advice. The way will save them mney and use less energy, t.
Funny menu fr children
Dining ut with children can be an unpleasant experience fr mst parents, because kids are always running rund the whle restaurant, saying “I dn’t knw what I want” r “I’m nt hungry.” But nw, a Maryland restaurant has created the “Kid Friendlies” menu. It translates children’s wrds int meals t help parents rder fr their kids. A father said, “As a dad, I think this is n the mney.” Here is the menu.
31. Frm the first article, we can knw chclate melts easily when it is near ________.
A. 30℃B. 25℃C. 37℃D. 15℃
32. In the first article, “dctr f chclate” prbably means a persn wh ________.
A. knws hw t make gd chclate in ht weather
B. studies hw t keep chclate in ht weather
C. treats peple wh eat t much chclate
D. dislikes eating sweet chclate and is gd at maths
33. Which lg f Nike best matches the idea f the American design cmpany?
A. B. C. D.
34. A parent may rder ________ if his child desn’t mind what t eat.
A. Basket f Chicken TendersB. Grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich
C. Triple Layer PB&JD. Cheese Quesadilla
35. What is the best title f the secnd article?
A. A design cmpanyB. Ways t print a lg
C. Lgs f famus brandsD. Less ink less waste.
C
①Imagine this: when yu sit dwn and begin t eat a tasty tmat, suddenly it starts t cry! This thing will never really happen, but a new study shws that plants can make sunds when they are stressed.
②Researchers frm Tel Aviv University in Israel did the study. They used ultrasnic micrphnes (超声波麦克风) t recrd the sunds f tmat plants in bxes.
③Three grups f plants were listened t: One grup wasn’t watered fr five days, anther grup had the stems (茎) cut ff, and the third grup was untuched. It turned ut that the first tw grups made sunds 30 t 50 times per hur, while the untuched grup nly made the sund nce per hur. “When tmates are nt stressed at all, they are very quiet,” Hadany frm the team tld CNN.
④The researchers didn’t knw hw the sunds were made, but they believed the nise came frm the breaking f air bubbles (泡) in the plants. This meant the nise prduced by the plants was nt n purpse.
⑤Animals and insects may benefit (受益) frm the sund. Fr example, the sund can tell a butterfly that the plant is under stress and nt a prper place t lay eggs n. An animal that wants t eat a plant culd als use the sunds t decide what t d, accrding t Science Fcus.
⑥After the experiment, the researchers listened t ther plants such as rice, crn and grapes, and fund they als made mre sunds when stressed. Researchers said the study can help farmers in the future, as they can better take care f farm by “hearing” hw plants feel.
36. Accrding t the experiment, we knw that _______.
A. the plants prduced the nise n purpse
B. the plants which had the stems cut ff were very quiet
C. air bubbles in the plants brke and made the nise
D. the untuched grup made mre sunds than the ther tw grups
37. Hw can animals and insects benefit frm the sund f plants?
A. T cmmunicate by themselves.B. T break the air bubbles.
C. T listen t ther plants.D. T make right decisins.
38. The study may help farmers t _______ in the future.
A. imprve the grwth f plantsB. prtect the envirnment
C. tell the weatherD. decide what t plant
39. Which f the fllwing is the structure f the passage?
A. ①|②③④|⑤⑥B. ①②|③④⑤|⑥
C. ①②|③④|⑤⑥D. ①②③|④⑤|⑥
40. What’s the main idea f the passage?
A. Plants that make sunds are tasty.B. Plants can shw feelings by sunds.
C. Researchers listen t plants.D. Animals benefit frm the sunds.
D
Hw wuld yu like t build a time machine? Paper, sticks, glue and string are all yu need. Put them tgether t build a kite. A kite cnnects yu t the past.
N ne knws wh flew the first kite. It was prbably smene in China r perhaps Indnesia. Indnesian fishermen hung fishhks n kites and sent them ut t sea t catch fish. Starting 2,000 years ag, Chinese farmers flew kites t welcme the New Year and bring gd luck t Earth.
In China, peple als used kites during the war. One Chinese stry tells hw peple put nise makers n kites and flew them at night ver the enemy camp. The enemies were afraid f the nise and ran away.
Abut 1,300 years ag, Chinese travelers tk kites t Japan. Sn kites filled the skies there. Kites reached Thailand abut 700 years ag. During flds, Thai farmers flew kites ver their fields. They hped the kites wuld drive away the cluds and stp the rain. Over time, kites flew their way ut f Asia. Tday mre and mre peple are crazy abut flying kites. They are a passin all ver the wrld. Kite fans meet at festivals in many parts f the wrld and have great fun tgether.
Over the years kites have als helped peple understand the natural wrld. Fr example, in 1906, cameras hanging frm kites tk pictures f San Francisc, Califrnia after an earthquake. The phts helped peple plan what t d. Kites als helped inventrs find ut hw t make airplanes. The Wright brthers studied hw kites flew, which helped them make the first successful airplane.
Since the ancient Chinese first set their kites int the air, peple have lved flying kites. Kites give us ways t celebrate, relax and explre. S g fly a kite! Enjy the feeling that kite flyers have felt fr centuries.
41. In which cuntries were kites used t make gd wishes?
A. China and Japan.B. China and Thailand.
C. Japan and Indnesia.D. Thailand and Indnesia.
42. Accrding t the Chinese stry, the kites were used t ________.
A. make the enemies leave in fearB. celebrate victries during the war
C stp the enemies frm sleeping wellD. carry peple t fight against the enemies
43. The underlined wrd “passin” in Paragraph 4 means a ________.
A. strng lveB. useful machineC. happy dreamD. cmmn treasure
44. Hw des the writer develp Paragraph 5?
A. By asking questins.B. By listing numbers.
C. By cmparing facts.D. By giving examples.
45. What’s the purpse f this passage?
A. T shw peple hw t fly kites.B. T explain hw kites are used in science.
C. T intrduce the rles f kites in histry.D. T discuss the difference amng kites wrldwide.
第二部分 非选择题（共55分）
任务型阅读 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后的表格。（每空一词）
Learning a language is a lng curse that requires time, lve and devtin. With the rise f language apps, it is perhaps mre ppular than ever. But the apps aren’t suppsed t be used alne t learn a language. T language learners, apps are a kind f tl. But that desn’t mean yu have t be trapped in them.
Nt everyne can attend prper language classes, what can they d? Here are sme creative ways fr them t learn a new language. Fllw these, they will discver the truth abut language learning.
Be a child, watch cartns
One f the mst cmmn advice fr language learners is t watch films and shws in the language they are learning. But t the beginners, it’s difficult t understand withut the help f subtitles (字幕). They can watch children’s cartns instead. These cartns are ften made up f basic expressins and wrds. Mrever, cartns usually cme with clearer and slwer prnunciatin, which will help learners understand withut subtitles.
Let the wrds flw
One has the risk f making mistakes when trying t practise in public r with lcal peple, s start small instead. Speak t yur pet r an bject arund the huse. Tell them abut yur day r describe hw yu feel.
The gal is t get used t sunding the letters and getting the wrds ut. As yu grw mre cnfident, cme up t the waiter at a real French restaurant (r whatever language yu may be wrking n) r a lcal persn.
A freign stamp
A gd methd t test yur writing skills is t keep a penfriend. Ideally, find smene wh is fluent (流利的) in the language yu are learning. And he is als learning yur language. Thrugh the exchange f letters, yu get t practise yur writing skills. What’s mre, everyne gets a friend.
The ___46___ abut learning a new language
综合填空 根据短文内容，在横线上填上适当单词，使短文完整、通顺。给出单词的空格不限一词，没有给出单词的空格限一词。
At the cnclusin f UN Chinese Language Day, the singer Zhu Shen waved gdbye and said “thank yu” t thse wh enjy his music.
____56____ (bear) in 1992, Zhu grew up in a family frm a remte muntain village. Until the age f 6, he ____57____ (leave) at hme by his parents quite ften and s music became his mst imprtant part f life.
“Especially when I was feeling dwn r sad, music cmfrted me. I was less cnfident as ____58____ child, and music allwed me t mve frm my wn small wrld t the bigger wrld utside, step by step.” he said during his ____59____ (speak) n UN Chinese Language Day.
Zhu is ____60____ (pride) t knw his sngs are lved by peple utside China and can serve as a bridge t spread Chinese culture. His sngs ____61____ (becme) a starting pint fr peple t find a way t understand Chinese culture, and his music has played an imprtant part in the spread f culture.
Zhu always feels s lucky. He still remembers his vice caused him sme truble in schl ____62____ he sunded like a girl. But ____63____ his effrts, strengths and talents, he prduces warmth and shine t the peple arund. And he hpes ____64____ (spread) this message t everyne wh might think themselves cmmn. He wants everybdy t knw that each f them has ____65____ (ability) t be lucky.
六、书面表达（25分）
66. 寓言故事给我们带来很多启迪，其中《龟兔赛跑》的故事耐人寻味。请以“The rabbit and the trtise”为题，根据下面的图片和要点提示，用英语写一篇短文。
要点提示：
1. Describe the stry f “The rabbit and the trtise”.
2. Explain the influences that the stry has n yu.
写作要求：
1. 内容必须包括所给要点，可适当拓展；
2. 词数100左右。要求表达清晰，过渡合理，衔接自然；
3. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等信息。
The rabbit and the trtise
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Edinburgh Internatinal Festival
This festival began in 1947. Actrs, musicians, dancers and pera singers frm all ver the wrld perfrm (表演) t huge viewers. Yu need t buy tickets fr mst events which take place in theatres arund the city.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
This is the largest art festival in the wrld with thusands f shws taking place acrss the city. Jin thusands f visitrs and lcals at the Ryal Mile, Edinburgh’s main street, t watch all kinds f perfrmers and shws.
The Edinburgh Internatinal Bk Festival
The largest bk festival in the wrld began in 1983 and takes place every year in Charltte Square Gardens, in the center f Edinburgh. Yu can meet many writers, talk t them, ask them t sign a bk r listen t them talk abut their stries. Children can listen t stries and watch illustratrs (插图作者) draw pictures.
The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
Music lvers cme t this festival t enjy music shws arund the city. One f the highlights f this musical event is the street carnival (嘉年华) , which is free t all. Artists perfrm street theatre and dance in amazing cstumes (服饰) , and everyne can jin in the dancing.
Kid Friendlies
“I dn’t knw.” - - - Triple Layer PB&J
“I dn’t care.” - - - Grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich
“I am nt hungry.” - - - Basket f Chicken Tenders
“I dn’t want that.” - - - Kids Fries
“What?” - - - Cheese Quesadilla
A (n) ___47___ t learning a new language
★With lve, ne als needs t spend time in learning a new language and ___48___ himself t it.
★Language apps ___49___ be used alne and they’re just a kind f tl.
Creative language learning ___50___
Be a child, watch cartns
★Watch cartns ___51___ f films r shws because they are easier t understand.
★Cartns include basic expressins and wrds. And characters in them prnunce mre clearly and ___52___.
Let the wrds flw
★Speak t yur pet r an bject first if yu are afraid t ___53___ mistakes in public.
★After having mre ___54___ in yurself, g and find smene t practise with.
A freign stamp
★Keep a penfriend t practise yur writing skills by writing ___55___ t each ther.
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