2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中押题卷（常州专用）
英语押题卷
注意事项：
1.全卷满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。
2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将 自己的姓名、考试证号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。
3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用05毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。
一、单项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）
1．—________ do you prepare for the English test
—I prepare for it by reading aloud every morning.
A．Why B．How C．What D．When
2．Let’s keep all the windows open. The ________ in the classroom is terrible.
A．style B．shape C．smell D．speed
3．The fourth lesson of Tiangong classroom was ________ on September 21, 2023 at China Space Station.
A．admired B．created C．encouraged D．taught
4．We’ll ________ the English play “Snow White” until next week because of the bad weather.
A．put up B．put out C．put off D．put on
5．—Do you know the man under the tree
—No, I don’t. He is a ________ to me.
A．stranger B．customer C．friend D．relative
6．—The 19th Asian Games was held in China. Do you know ________
—Yes. In Hangzhou.
A．when it was held B．when was it held C．where it was held D．where was it held
7．—Why don’t we make a birthday cake for our mom
—________.
A．That’s true B．That’s a good idea C．I beg your pardon D．I don’t think so
8．—Excuse me, has Mr Green come back from the UK
—Not yet. He’ll ________ there until this weekend.
A．remain B．start C．arrive D．go
9．—Look, the skirts are on sale. They are selling at a ________ price.
—Yes. Why not buy one for your daughter
A．low B．deep C．high D．usual
10．Volleyball is very popular in that school. ________ all the students there like playing volleyball.
A．Clearly B．Hardly C．Nearly D．Finally
二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
Making friends needs skills. Before you make friends, you have to decide whom you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the 11 kind of things as they do.
The quickest way to make friends is to 12 . When you smile, people think you are 13 to them and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile, but remember most people will 14 from an angry-looking face.
To learn to talk with others is a good way to make friends. One easy way to start a 15 with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to 16 talking to that person
Ask your new friends some 17 about themselves. Who’s their 18 singer Where do they live What do they do after school They are all good questions to start a talk. 19 you have something to add to the talk, too. When someone asks you a question, give them a(n) 20 . There’s nothing that will stop a talk more quickly than a shrug (耸肩) for an answer.
11．A．serious B．strange C．different D．same
12．A．cry B．smile C．agree D．believe
13．A．worried B．friendly C．thankful D．special
14．A．stay away B．get out C．take away D．set off
15．A．talk B．job C．travel D．meet
16．A．practise B．keep C．stop D．like
17．A．ideas B．meanings C．questions D．ways
18．A．interesting B．excellent C．famous D．favourite
19．A．Laugh at B．Make sure C．Think over D．Write down
20．A．exercise B．result C．answer D．opinion
三、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）
Jessica Long is the youngest person to win a Paralympic (残奥会的) medal. Her road to success is not easy.
Jessica was born with a serious problem with her legs. When she was just 18 months old, she lost the parts of her legs below the knees. Jessica learned to walk with man-made legs. But that didn’t stop her love for sports. As a child, she learned to do different kinds of sports like skating, biking and climbing.
Jessica began swimming at her grandparents’ house before she started competitive swimming. She was really good at swimming and fell in love with it. Many people encouraged her to take part in the 2004 Paralympics Games in Athens, Greece. She won 3 gold medals in swimming at 12! She was the youngest person on the U.S. Paralympics Team to ever do so. But she did not rest on her success. Jessica won 23 medals in all for the USA at the Paralympics!
Jessica’s attitude and hard work are the key to her success. Jessica always believes she can do anything. She is always learning. And she never allows herself to give up. As she says, “The only disability in life is a negative attitude.”
21．Jessica was born with a serious problem with ________.
A．her legs B．her head C．her hands D．her feet
22．How many medals did Jessica win in all for the USA at the Paralympics
A．18. B．12. C．3. D．23.
23．What are the key to Jessica’s success
A．Her young age. B．Good luck.
C．Her attitude and hard work. D．Her negative attitude.
I like writing. I like meeting people. I couldn’t keep a secret if you told me and I like discovering new things and telling everyone about them. So I became a journalist（记者）.
Sounds simple and easy, right But the life of a journalist is more exciting and much harder than that. It can come with pain and frustration（挫折）.
Once I ran around in a dark, dangerous-looking street in the snow. I was trying to find a woman who (my editor had told me) “woke in the night to find water pouring on her head”. Somehow I found her. I took photos. I interviewed her, the building owner and the firemen. I wrote the story... Then I opened the paper to find it at the back, with no name on it, only 100 words long. Strangely, however, it made me want to keep going. If you succeed, the rewards of journalism are truly great.
I once wrote about an old people’s home. People there, including a 90-year-old blind man, were living in rooms that were full of fleas（跳蚤）. They were told to do their own repairs. A week after the story was published, people there phoned me, full of joy. The managers had said sorry to them and promised to change their ways.
Journalism can be dangerous and boring, with long and changing work hours. And the pay (at least in the UK) is terrible. But it’s also one of the most exciting, rewarding jobs. For me, there is no better career than making a difference—and telling the world about it.
24．According to the writer, what can’t she do being a journalist
A．Writing different kinds of stories. B．Meeting different people.
C．Discovering new things. D．Staying away from pain and frustration.
25．What does the underlined word “rewards” mean in Paragraph 3
A．回报 B．惩罚 C．编辑 D．帮助
26．What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about
A．How a journalist writes a good story.
B．A journalist can sometimes help others and bring about changes in people’s lives.
C．A journalist works long hours.
D．It’s necessary for a journalist to care more about the poor.
27．What can we learn from the article
A．Working in journalism is easy.
B．Journalists are usually well-paid.
C．The writer loves her job as a journalist.
D．The writer encourages people to work in journalism.
①The natural world is colorful with humans, plants and animals showing different colors.
②Human skin can be many different colors and it changes with the sun, our feelings or our health for example. This is because of pigments(色素), which reflect light and make what the eye sees as colors. So, when we feel excited or angry, our heart can send more blood to the face and the pigments in the skin become red. This is why we have the expression that someone “sees red” when they are angry.
③Plants also have pigments. Color is important for them to live on. The bright colors of flowers catch the attention of insects, which then carry their pollen(花粉) from one flower to another. Bees can see colors we cannot, and they follow these to the inside of the flower. Without bees visiting flowers in this way, many plants would die out.
④Animals also use color for their own need. They protect themselves with different colors so that they will not be seen by predators easily. The snowshoe hare for example, a kind of wild rabbit, changes color with seasons for this reason. During summer it is a brown color, and in winter it is white so that it can hide in the snow. However, some animals use color as a warning to make predators stay away. Bright colors such as yellow and red are often used in this way. Nature, however, is very clever, and predators also use colors to attract the animals they feed on.
⑤So, we can see that there may be many different reasons and uses for colors in the natural world. Some uses of color in nature remain unknown, but one thing is for sure, color not only makes our planet beautiful but it is also necessary for our planet to live on.
28．What is/are the cause that makes human skin change color according to Paragraph 2
A．Sunshine. B．Feelings. C．Pigments. D．Blood.
29．What can plants use to attract insects according to Paragraph 3
A．Leaves. B．Fruits. C．Pollen. D．Color.
30．What does the underlined word “predators” in Paragraph 4 mean
A．Animals which hide in secret places. B．Animals which kill other animals for food.
C．Animals which change color with the sun. D．Animals which protect themselves from danger.
31．What is the structure of the passage
A． B． C． D．
Imagine you are collecting some information online. You open a video that might be useful to you. However, ten seconds later, it hasn’t even started to play. Will you continue to wait patiently
Ramesh Sitaraman is an American computer science professor. He put 67 million people in a similar situation. In his study, most people would give up a video after just two seconds if it has a slow loading speed. And if the video didn’t commence playing another few seconds later, another 5.8 percent of viewers would leave.
The research shows that people are becoming less and less patient. The Internet speed is so quick that we are used to receiving instant gratification (即时满足). We expect to get what we want without waiting. When we don’t get what we want shortly, we will become worried or even so cross that we say dirty words or throw things.
But being patient doesn’t just save you trouble. It is also the key to your success in life. In some ways, many people, including J. K. Rowling and Chinese astronaut Deng Qingming, owe their success to their patience. Especially for Deng, he finally achieved his dream to enter space after about 25 years of patient hard work.
Next time if you want to get instant gratification, remember that it’s necessary to keep patient. Just as an old saying goes, “A moment of patience can prevent a serious accident; a moment of impatience can kill a life forever.”
32．What does the underlined word “commence” probably mean
A．avoid B．stop C．start D．practice
33．Why does the writer mention Ramesh Sitaraman’s study
A．To express a result. B．To describe a problem. C．To support the topic. D．To list some numbers.
34．How does the writer organize Paragraph 4
A．By giving a fact and some methods. B．By giving a reason and some facts.
C．By giving a question and some opinions. D．By giving an opinion and some examples.
35．What is the best title for the text
A．Be a patient person B．Get instant gratification
C．Give up at the right time D．Improve our Internet speed
四、阅读还原（每小2分，满分8分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
English is a very difficult language to learn, but there are many ways to learn English. This article will tell you how to use music to learn English well.
We all know that there are millions of songs that have been written in English. 36 Nearly all of these songs can be found on YouTube, the library or ordered on eBay, bought at a record store. It’s easy for you to find them.
37 Play them again and again as you’re beginning to fall asleep. Listen to the songs a few times, let them enter your mind and remember them clearly. You won’t know all the words, but some will stick with you. If you’re not sure what the words mean, google them online or look them up at Dictionary.com or even in an actual dictionary!
Begin to try to sing the songs through. Sing the songs as often as possible. Try to do it as you’re in your car, or as you’re walking to or from work or public transportation. 38 Then you can sing them without playing any music.
39 The songs will go into your head and stick with you for all of your days. For example, if you want to remember an address, put it to a rhythm (节拍), write a little song like this,“Fork, knife and plate, these are items I use for dinner. ”
Be patient with yourself. It doesn’t matter whether your voice is good or not, as long as you’re using the music to teach yourself the information you need to know. Best of luck!
A．Put the songs into an iPod or mobile phone.
B．Create some songs to keep things in mind.
C．Ask someone else to listen to your songs.
D．Get started with English songs if you’re free.
E．Practice the songs until they are remembered.
F．Choose a few songs that you want to listen to.
五、语法填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。
China’s women’s ace Zheng Qinwen has 40 (success) made her name in tennis history after winning the country’s first singles Olympic gold medal in Paris on Saturday, adding another record 41 her career.
Although China’s world No. 7 Zheng was the sixth seed in the Olympic tournament, she met expectations by defeating Croatia’s 13th seed Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-3 at the Roland Garros Stadium. She 42 (beat) her opponent four times and lost only one service game to win the gold medal.
It was only China’s 43 (two) Olympic gold medal in tennis, following a women’s doubles title won by Li Ting and Sun Tiantian at Athens 2004, and the first in singles.
After winning with a forehand shot, Zheng 44 (lie) down on her back to loud cheers across the Court Philippe-Chatrier, enjoying the 45 (history) moment for her career and for the sport’s reputation in China.
“Nothing can describe my feeling right now; it’s unreal. I’ve always been hoping 46 (get) a medal 47 China. Finally, I made it,” Zheng said during the on-court interview.
“I did everything I could. I think my country will be proud of me; I feel proud of myself. The success is for all my team members, my family 48 everyone who supported me, not just for me.”
And for the 49 (celebrate) The 21-year-old native of Hubei province just wants to join her family and enjoy some home-cooked food.
六、完成句子（每小题2分，满分12分）
50．成龙一直热衷于慈善，所以他非常值得尊重。
Jackie Chan devotes himself to the charity, so he .
51．We were surprised to know that he could speak a foreign language when he was only five.
our , he could speak a foreign language at the age of five.
52．他宁愿高标准工作也不愿意被他人嘲笑。
He by others.
53．上个月，那个失踪女孩的安全萦绕在我们心头。不幸的是，最后被发现死了。
The safety of the missing girl last month. Unluckily, she was found dead at last.
54．令我们吃惊的是，酱香拿铁一上市就被关注。
, Maotai-flavored latte as soon as it hit the market.
55．他喜欢在家里把东西拆开，看看它们是如何工作的。然而他的父母从不为此生气。
He likes to . However, his parents never get angry about this.
七、书面表达（满分20分）
56．树立自我保护意识，健康快乐地成长是每个青少年的必修课。作为中学生，我们应该如何进行自我保护，如何应对各种困难？请根据要点和要求，用英语写一篇短文。
要点：
（1）遇到困难时，自我减压（如：参加活动、读书、听音乐等）；
（2）寻求他人帮助（如：父母、老师、朋友等）；
（3）你对困难的看法。
英语参考词汇：
How to face difficulties Reduce stress by yourself For example: take part in activities, read books…
Ask for someone’s help For example: parents, friends…
Your opinions about difficulties …
要求：
（1）文中不要出现所在学校的校名和师生姓名；
（2）词数100左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
How To Face Difficulties
We often face difficulties, They are part of our lives. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中押题卷（常州专用）
英语押题卷
注意事项：
1.全卷满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。
2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将 自己的姓名、考试证号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。
3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用05毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。
一、单项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）
1．—________ do you prepare for the English test
—I prepare for it by reading aloud every morning.
A．Why B．How C．What D．When
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——你怎么为英语考试做准备？——我通过每天早上大声朗读来准备。
考查特殊疑问词。why为什么；how如何；what什么；when何时。根据“I prepare for it by reading aloud every morning.”可知，此处询问准备英语考试的方式。故选B。
2．Let’s keep all the windows open. The ________ in the classroom is terrible.
A．style B．shape C．smell D．speed
【答案】C
【详解】句意：让我们把所有的窗户都打开。教室里的味道很难闻。
考查名词辨析。style风格；shape形状；smell味道；speed速度。根据“Let’s keep all the windows open”可知，是教室里的味道很难闻。故选C。
3．The fourth lesson of Tiangong classroom was ________ on September 21, 2023 at China Space Station.
A．admired B．created C．encouraged D．taught
【答案】D
【详解】句意：天宫课堂的第四节课是2023年9月21日在中国空间站讲授的。
考查动词辨析。admired欣赏；created创造；encouraged鼓励；taught教授，讲授。根据“The fourth lesson of Tiangong classroom”可知，课程应是被讲授，taught符合语境。故选D。
4．We’ll ________ the English play “Snow White” until next week because of the bad weather.
A．put up B．put out C．put off D．put on
【答案】C
【详解】句意：由于天气不好，我们将把英语剧《白雪公主》推迟到下星期演出。
考查动词短语辨析。put up张贴；put out扑灭；put off推迟；put on穿上。根据“the English play “Snow White” until next week because of the bad weather.”可知，因为糟糕的天气要推迟演出，故选C。
5．—Do you know the man under the tree
—No, I don’t. He is a ________ to me.
A．stranger B．customer C．friend D．relative
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——你认识树下的那个人吗？——不，我不知道。他对我来说是个陌生人。
考查名词辨析。stranger陌生人；customer顾客；friend朋友；relative亲戚。根据“Do you know the man under the tree ”以及答语“No, I don’t.”可知，此处指“我”不认识树下的那个人，他对“我”来说是个陌生人，应用名词stranger“陌生人”。故选A。
6．—The 19th Asian Games was held in China. Do you know ________
—Yes. In Hangzhou.
A．when it was held B．when was it held C．where it was held D．where was it held
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——第十九届亚运会是在中国举办的。你知道它在哪里举办的吗？——知道, 在杭州。
考查宾语从句的语序。根据答语“Yes. In Hangzhou.”可知，这里问的是地点，可排除A、B两项。分析句子结构可知，空处为宾语从句，应用陈述语序。故选C。
7．—Why don’t we make a birthday cake for our mom
—________.
A．That’s true B．That’s a good idea C．I beg your pardon D．I don’t think so
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——我们为什么不给妈妈做一个生日蛋糕呢？——这是个好主意。
考查交际用语。That’s true的确是这样；That’s a good idea这是个好主意；I beg your pardon请你再说一遍；I don’t think so我不这么认为。根据“Why don’t we make a birthday cake for our mom ”可知，问句表示建议， 因此B选项“这是个好主意”符合语境。故选B。
8．—Excuse me, has Mr Green come back from the UK
—Not yet. He’ll ________ there until this weekend.
A．remain B．start C．arrive D．go
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——打扰一下，格林先生从英国回来了吗？——还没有。他将在那里停留直到这个周末。
考查动词辨析。remain留下；逗留；start开始；arrive到达；go去。根据“there until this weekend.”可知，格林先生将在英国停留直到这个周末。故选A。
9．—Look, the skirts are on sale. They are selling at a ________ price.
—Yes. Why not buy one for your daughter
A．low B．deep C．high D．usual
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——看，这些裙子在打折，现在售价很低。——是的。为什么不给你女儿买一件呢？
考查形容词辨析。low低的；deep深的；high高的；usual平常的。根据“Look, the skirts are on sale. They are selling at a … price.”可知，裙子在打折，所以是以低价出售。故选A。
10．Volleyball is very popular in that school. ________ all the students there like playing volleyball.
A．Clearly B．Hardly C．Nearly D．Finally
【答案】C
【详解】句意：在那个学校排球非常受欢迎。那里几乎所有的学生都喜欢打排球。
考查副词辨析。Clearly清楚地；Hardly几乎不；Nearly几乎；Finally最后。根据“Volleyball is very popular in that school.”可知，排球非常受欢迎，所以应是几乎所有学生都喜欢打排球，nearly符合语境。故选C。
二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
Making friends needs skills. Before you make friends, you have to decide whom you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the 11 kind of things as they do.
The quickest way to make friends is to 12 . When you smile, people think you are 13 to them and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile, but remember most people will 14 from an angry-looking face.
To learn to talk with others is a good way to make friends. One easy way to start a 15 with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to 16 talking to that person
Ask your new friends some 17 about themselves. Who’s their 18 singer Where do they live What do they do after school They are all good questions to start a talk. 19 you have something to add to the talk, too. When someone asks you a question, give them a(n) 20 . There’s nothing that will stop a talk more quickly than a shrug (耸肩) for an answer.
11．A．serious B．strange C．different D．same
12．A．cry B．smile C．agree D．believe
13．A．worried B．friendly C．thankful D．special
14．A．stay away B．get out C．take away D．set off
15．A．talk B．job C．travel D．meet
16．A．practise B．keep C．stop D．like
17．A．ideas B．meanings C．questions D．ways
18．A．interesting B．excellent C．famous D．favourite
19．A．Laugh at B．Make sure C．Think over D．Write down
20．A．exercise B．result C．answer D．opinion
【答案】
11．D 12．B 13．B 14．A 15．A 16．B 17．C 18．D 19．B 20．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了交朋友需要技巧，并介绍了一些交朋友的方法和技巧。
11．句意：大多数人喜欢和那些喜欢做相同事情的人交朋友。
serious严肃的；strange奇怪的；different不同的；same相同的。根据“Most people like to have friends who like to do the...kind of things as they do.”和常识可知，人们喜欢和那些喜欢做相同事情的人交朋友，the same“相同的”。故选D。
12．句意：交朋友最快的方法是微笑。
cry哭；smile微笑；agree同意；believe相信。根据“When you smile,”可知，此处是指微笑。故选B。
13．句意：当你微笑时，人们会认为你对他们友好，容易交谈。
worried担心的；friendly友好的；thankful感激的；special特别的。根据“When you smile, people think you are...to them and easy to talk to.”可知，微笑会给人友好的感觉。故选B。
14．句意：一开始微笑可能不容易，但记住大多数人会避开一张愤怒的脸。
stay away避开；get out出去；take away拿走；set off出发。根据“from an angry-looking face.”可知，愤怒的脸会让人远离，stay away from“回避”。故选A。
15．句意：与某人开始交谈的一个简单方法是说一些关于他的好话。
talk谈话；job工作；travel旅行；meet见面。根据“They are all good questions to start a talk”可知，此处是指与某人开始谈话。故选A。
16．句意：这难道不会让你想继续和那个人交谈吗？
practise练习；keep继续；stop停止；like喜欢。根据“Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.”可知，听到好话时，你会愿意继续和别人交谈。故选B。
17．句意：问你的新朋友一些关于他们自己的问题。
ideas想法；meanings意义；questions问题；ways方法。根据“Who’s their...singer Where do they live ”可知，此处是指问问题。故选C。
18．句意：他们最喜欢的歌手是谁？
interesting有趣的；excellent优秀的；famous著名的；favourite最喜欢的。根据“singer”可知，此处是询问最喜欢的歌手。故选D。
19．句意：确保你也有一些东西可以添加到谈话中。
laugh at嘲笑；make sure确保；think over仔细考虑；write down写下。根据“you have something to add to the talk, too.”可知，此处是指确保你也有一些东西可以添加到谈话中，这样谈话才能继续。故选B。
20．句意：当有人问你问题时，给他们一个答案。
exercise锻炼；result结果；answer答案；opinion意见。根据“When someone asks you a question, give them a(n)”可知，问题对应的是答案。故选C。
三、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分）
Jessica Long is the youngest person to win a Paralympic (残奥会的) medal. Her road to success is not easy.
Jessica was born with a serious problem with her legs. When she was just 18 months old, she lost the parts of her legs below the knees. Jessica learned to walk with man-made legs. But that didn’t stop her love for sports. As a child, she learned to do different kinds of sports like skating, biking and climbing.
Jessica began swimming at her grandparents’ house before she started competitive swimming. She was really good at swimming and fell in love with it. Many people encouraged her to take part in the 2004 Paralympics Games in Athens, Greece. She won 3 gold medals in swimming at 12! She was the youngest person on the U.S. Paralympics Team to ever do so. But she did not rest on her success. Jessica won 23 medals in all for the USA at the Paralympics!
Jessica’s attitude and hard work are the key to her success. Jessica always believes she can do anything. She is always learning. And she never allows herself to give up. As she says, “The only disability in life is a negative attitude.”
21．Jessica was born with a serious problem with ________.
A．her legs B．her head C．her hands D．her feet
22．How many medals did Jessica win in all for the USA at the Paralympics
A．18. B．12. C．3. D．23.
23．What are the key to Jessica’s success
A．Her young age. B．Good luck.
C．Her attitude and hard work. D．Her negative attitude.
【答案】21．A 22．D 23．C
【导语】本文是记叙文，主要讲述了杰西卡·朗的故事，她双腿截肢，但是凭借积极的态度和自己的努力，最终获得成功。
21．细节理解题。根据第二段“Jessica was born with a serious problem with her legs.”可知她在出生的时候双腿就有严重问题。故选A。
22．细节理解题。根据第三段“Jessica won 23 medals in all for the USA at the Paralympics!”可知她一共为美国赢得23枚奖牌。故选D。
23．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Jessica’s attitude and hard work are the key to her success.”可知她的成功取决于态度和勤奋努力。故选C。
I like writing. I like meeting people. I couldn’t keep a secret if you told me and I like discovering new things and telling everyone about them. So I became a journalist（记者）.
Sounds simple and easy, right But the life of a journalist is more exciting and much harder than that. It can come with pain and frustration（挫折）.
Once I ran around in a dark, dangerous-looking street in the snow. I was trying to find a woman who (my editor had told me) “woke in the night to find water pouring on her head”. Somehow I found her. I took photos. I interviewed her, the building owner and the firemen. I wrote the story... Then I opened the paper to find it at the back, with no name on it, only 100 words long. Strangely, however, it made me want to keep going. If you succeed, the rewards of journalism are truly great.
I once wrote about an old people’s home. People there, including a 90-year-old blind man, were living in rooms that were full of fleas（跳蚤）. They were told to do their own repairs. A week after the story was published, people there phoned me, full of joy. The managers had said sorry to them and promised to change their ways.
Journalism can be dangerous and boring, with long and changing work hours. And the pay (at least in the UK) is terrible. But it’s also one of the most exciting, rewarding jobs. For me, there is no better career than making a difference—and telling the world about it.
24．According to the writer, what can’t she do being a journalist
A．Writing different kinds of stories. B．Meeting different people.
C．Discovering new things. D．Staying away from pain and frustration.
25．What does the underlined word “rewards” mean in Paragraph 3
A．回报 B．惩罚 C．编辑 D．帮助
26．What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about
A．How a journalist writes a good story.
B．A journalist can sometimes help others and bring about changes in people’s lives.
C．A journalist works long hours.
D．It’s necessary for a journalist to care more about the poor.
27．What can we learn from the article
A．Working in journalism is easy.
B．Journalists are usually well-paid.
C．The writer loves her job as a journalist.
D．The writer encourages people to work in journalism.
【答案】24．D 25．A 26．B 27．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者成为记者的原因，以及记者工作的艰辛和挑战性。
24．细节理解题。根据“It can come with pain and frustration”可知记者的工作伴随着痛苦和沮丧。故选D。
25．词义猜测题。根据“Then I opened the paper to find it at the back, with no name on it, only 100 words long. Strangely, however, it made me want to keep going. If you succeed”可知作者在报道发表后发现没有署名，只有100个字，但她仍想继续，成功后的回报会很大。故选A。
26．主旨大意题。根据“I once wrote about an old people’s home...The managers had said sorry to them and promised to change their ways.”可知文章第四段主要介绍了作者的一次关于养老院的报道，最后管理者承诺做出改变。故选B。
27．推理判断题。根据“Journalism can be dangerous and boring...But it’s also one of the most exciting, rewarding jobs. For me, there is no better career than making a difference—and telling the world about it.”可知作者很热爱记者的工作。故选C。
①The natural world is colorful with humans, plants and animals showing different colors.
②Human skin can be many different colors and it changes with the sun, our feelings or our health for example. This is because of pigments(色素), which reflect light and make what the eye sees as colors. So, when we feel excited or angry, our heart can send more blood to the face and the pigments in the skin become red. This is why we have the expression that someone “sees red” when they are angry.
③Plants also have pigments. Color is important for them to live on. The bright colors of flowers catch the attention of insects, which then carry their pollen(花粉) from one flower to another. Bees can see colors we cannot, and they follow these to the inside of the flower. Without bees visiting flowers in this way, many plants would die out.
④Animals also use color for their own need. They protect themselves with different colors so that they will not be seen by predators easily. The snowshoe hare for example, a kind of wild rabbit, changes color with seasons for this reason. During summer it is a brown color, and in winter it is white so that it can hide in the snow. However, some animals use color as a warning to make predators stay away. Bright colors such as yellow and red are often used in this way. Nature, however, is very clever, and predators also use colors to attract the animals they feed on.
⑤So, we can see that there may be many different reasons and uses for colors in the natural world. Some uses of color in nature remain unknown, but one thing is for sure, color not only makes our planet beautiful but it is also necessary for our planet to live on.
28．What is/are the cause that makes human skin change color according to Paragraph 2
A．Sunshine. B．Feelings. C．Pigments. D．Blood.
29．What can plants use to attract insects according to Paragraph 3
A．Leaves. B．Fruits. C．Pollen. D．Color.
30．What does the underlined word “predators” in Paragraph 4 mean
A．Animals which hide in secret places. B．Animals which kill other animals for food.
C．Animals which change color with the sun. D．Animals which protect themselves from danger.
31．What is the structure of the passage
A． B． C． D．
【答案】28．C 29．D 30．B 31．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了自然界中人类、植物和动物呈现出不同的颜色以及颜色的作用。
28．细节理解题。根据“This is because of pigments(色素), which reflect light and make what the eye sees as colors.”可知，人的皮肤可以有很多不同的颜色，这是因为色素反射光线，使眼睛看到的东西变成了颜色。故选C。
29．细节理解题。根据“The bright colors of flowers catch the attention of insects, which then carry their pollen(花粉) from one flower to another.”可知，植物用花朵鲜艳的颜色吸引昆虫。故选D。
30．词义猜测题。根据“They protect themselves with different colors so that they will not be seen by predators easily.”可知，动物用不同的颜色保护自己，由此可推知predators指的是“以某种动物为食的动物”，B选项“杀死其他动物以获取食物的动物。”符合语境，故选B。
31．篇章结构题。根据整个文章的理解可知，第一段总体指出自然界是多姿多彩的；第二至四段分别从人类、植物和动物方面介绍有关颜色的情况；第五段再次总结颜色有许多不同的原因和用途，B选项的结构符合，故选B。
Imagine you are collecting some information online. You open a video that might be useful to you. However, ten seconds later, it hasn’t even started to play. Will you continue to wait patiently
Ramesh Sitaraman is an American computer science professor. He put 67 million people in a similar situation. In his study, most people would give up a video after just two seconds if it has a slow loading speed. And if the video didn’t commence playing another few seconds later, another 5.8 percent of viewers would leave.
The research shows that people are becoming less and less patient. The Internet speed is so quick that we are used to receiving instant gratification (即时满足). We expect to get what we want without waiting. When we don’t get what we want shortly, we will become worried or even so cross that we say dirty words or throw things.
But being patient doesn’t just save you trouble. It is also the key to your success in life. In some ways, many people, including J. K. Rowling and Chinese astronaut Deng Qingming, owe their success to their patience. Especially for Deng, he finally achieved his dream to enter space after about 25 years of patient hard work.
Next time if you want to get instant gratification, remember that it’s necessary to keep patient. Just as an old saying goes, “A moment of patience can prevent a serious accident; a moment of impatience can kill a life forever.”
32．What does the underlined word “commence” probably mean
A．avoid B．stop C．start D．practice
33．Why does the writer mention Ramesh Sitaraman’s study
A．To express a result. B．To describe a problem. C．To support the topic. D．To list some numbers.
34．How does the writer organize Paragraph 4
A．By giving a fact and some methods. B．By giving a reason and some facts.
C．By giving a question and some opinions. D．By giving an opinion and some examples.
35．What is the best title for the text
A．Be a patient person B．Get instant gratification
C．Give up at the right time D．Improve our Internet speed
【答案】32．C 33．C 34．D 35．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了人们因为互联网速度快而越来越没有耐心，这种缺乏耐心的表现不仅影响了日常生活，也可能影响到成功的机会，因此强调了保持耐心的重要性。
32．词义猜测题。根据“However, ten seconds later, it hasn’t even started to play. Will you continue to wait patiently ”和“And if the video didn’t commence playing another few seconds later, another 5.8 percent of viewers would leave.”可知，5.8%的观众会离开，应是因为视频还没有“开始”（start）播放，说明“commence”在此意为“开始”。故选C。
33．推理判断题。根据“The research shows that people are becoming less and less patient.”可知，作者在文章中提到Ramesh Sitaraman的研究是为了证明人们越来越没有耐心，从而支持本文主题——要保持耐心。故选C。
34．推理判断题。通读第四段可知，第四段中，作者先提出要成功需要耐心，然后举了J.K. Rowling和中国航天员邓清明的例子来支持该观点。故选D。
35．标题归纳题。综合全文可知，文本文主要讲述了人们因为互联网速度快而越来越没有耐心，这种缺乏耐心的表现不仅影响了日常生活，也可能影响到成功的机会，因此强调了保持耐心的重要性，要成为一个有耐心的人。故选A。
四、阅读还原（每小2分，满分8分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
English is a very difficult language to learn, but there are many ways to learn English. This article will tell you how to use music to learn English well.
We all know that there are millions of songs that have been written in English. 36 Nearly all of these songs can be found on YouTube, the library or ordered on eBay, bought at a record store. It’s easy for you to find them.
37 Play them again and again as you’re beginning to fall asleep. Listen to the songs a few times, let them enter your mind and remember them clearly. You won’t know all the words, but some will stick with you. If you’re not sure what the words mean, google them online or look them up at Dictionary.com or even in an actual dictionary!
Begin to try to sing the songs through. Sing the songs as often as possible. Try to do it as you’re in your car, or as you’re walking to or from work or public transportation. 38 Then you can sing them without playing any music.
39 The songs will go into your head and stick with you for all of your days. For example, if you want to remember an address, put it to a rhythm (节拍), write a little song like this,“Fork, knife and plate, these are items I use for dinner. ”
Be patient with yourself. It doesn’t matter whether your voice is good or not, as long as you’re using the music to teach yourself the information you need to know. Best of luck!
A．Put the songs into an iPod or mobile phone.
B．Create some songs to keep things in mind.
C．Ask someone else to listen to your songs.
D．Get started with English songs if you’re free.
E．Practice the songs until they are remembered.
F．Choose a few songs that you want to listen to.
【答案】36．F 37．A 38．E 39．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了如何利用音乐来学习英语。
36．根据第二段“Nearly all of these songs can be found on YouTube, bought at a record store. It’s easy for you to find them.”可知，介绍了几乎所有这些歌曲都可以在YouTube、图书馆或在eBay上订购、在唱片店购买。故空处与选歌相关。选项F“选几首你想听的歌”与之相符。故选F。
37．根据第三段“Play them again and again as you're beginning to fall asleep. ”可知，入睡时可以播放歌曲，故选项A“将歌曲放入iPod或手机”与之相符。故选A。
38．根据第四段“Then you can sing them without playing any music.” 可知，你可以在不播放任何音乐的情况下演唱它们，故空处会与经常练歌这一环节相关。选项E“练习歌曲直到记住它们。”与之相符。故选E。
39．根据第五段“For example, if you want to remember an address,put it to a rhythm (节拍), write a little song like this,‘Fork, knife and plate, these are items I use for dinner.’ ”可知，举例说明可以通过编歌曲来记住一些事情。选项B“创作一些歌曲来记住事情”与之相符。故选B。
五、语法填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。
China’s women’s ace Zheng Qinwen has 40 (success) made her name in tennis history after winning the country’s first singles Olympic gold medal in Paris on Saturday, adding another record 41 her career.
Although China’s world No. 7 Zheng was the sixth seed in the Olympic tournament, she met expectations by defeating Croatia’s 13th seed Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-3 at the Roland Garros Stadium. She 42 (beat) her opponent four times and lost only one service game to win the gold medal.
It was only China’s 43 (two) Olympic gold medal in tennis, following a women’s doubles title won by Li Ting and Sun Tiantian at Athens 2004, and the first in singles.
After winning with a forehand shot, Zheng 44 (lie) down on her back to loud cheers across the Court Philippe-Chatrier, enjoying the 45 (history) moment for her career and for the sport’s reputation in China.
“Nothing can describe my feeling right now; it’s unreal. I’ve always been hoping 46 (get) a medal 47 China. Finally, I made it,” Zheng said during the on-court interview.
“I did everything I could. I think my country will be proud of me; I feel proud of myself. The success is for all my team members, my family 48 everyone who supported me, not just for me.”
And for the 49 (celebrate) The 21-year-old native of Hubei province just wants to join her family and enjoy some home-cooked food.
【答案】
40．successfully 41．to 42．beat 43．second 44．lay 45．historic 46．to get 47．for 48．and 49．celebration
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国网球运动员郑钦文在巴黎赢得了中国首枚奥运会单打金牌。
40．句意：周六，中国女子网球名将郑琴文在巴黎赢得了中国首枚奥运会单打金牌，为她的职业生涯再添一项纪录。此处修饰动词made用副词successfully“成功地”。故填successfully。
41．句意：周六，中国女子网球名将郑琴文在巴黎赢得了中国首枚奥运会单打金牌，为她的职业生涯再添一项纪录。add...to...“把……添到……”。故填to。
42．句意：她四次击败对手，只输了一场发球比赛就获得了金牌。根据 “lost only one service game”可知句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式beat“打败”。故填beat。
43．句意：这是继李婷和孙甜甜在2004年雅典奥运会上获得女子双打冠军之后，中国在网球方面获得的第二枚奥运金牌，也是第一枚单打金牌。此处指“第二枚奖牌”，用序数词second。故填second。
44．句意：在正手击球获胜后，郑仰面躺下，全场响起热烈的欢呼声，这对她的职业生涯和这项运动在中国的声誉来说都是一个历史性的时刻。本文时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式lay“躺”。故填lay。
45．句意：在正手击球获胜后，郑仰面躺下，全场响起热烈的欢呼声，这对她的职业生涯和这项运动在中国的声誉来说都是一个历史性的时刻。修饰名词moment用形容词historic“历史的”。故填historic。
46．句意：我一直希望为中国获得奖牌。hope to do sth.“希望做某事”。故填to get。
47．句意：我一直希望为中国获得奖牌。根据“get a medal...China”可知是为中国获得奖牌，用介词for。故填for。
48．句意：成功是为了我所有的团队成员、我的家人和所有支持我的人，而不仅仅是为了我。根据“all my team members, my family...everyone”可知此处表示并列，用and连接。故填and。
49．句意：庆祝活动呢？定冠词the后加名词celebration“庆祝活动”。故填celebration。
六、完成句子（每小题2分，满分12分）
50．成龙一直热衷于慈善，所以他非常值得尊重。
Jackie Chan devotes himself to the charity, so he .
【答案】is well worth respecting
【详解】根据中英文对照，可知此处需填短语be worth doing“值得做”，该短语中doing主动表被动，此处描述客观情况，使用一般现在时，句子主语是第三人称单数，be动词使用is。非常：well；尊重：respect。故填is well worth respecting。
51．We were surprised to know that he could speak a foreign language when he was only five.
our , he could speak a foreign language at the age of five.
【答案】 To surprise
【详解】句意：我们惊讶地发现，他才五岁就会说一门外语了。题目要求改为同义句，原句“We were surprised”可替换为to our surprise，意为“使我们惊讶的是”，to位于句首首字母应大写。故填To；surprise。
52．他宁愿高标准工作也不愿意被他人嘲笑。
He by others.
【答案】would rather work to high standards than be laughed at
【详解】would rather do than do“宁愿做……也不愿做……”；work to high standards“高标准工作”；be laughed at“被嘲笑”。故填would rather work to high standards than be laughed at。
53．上个月，那个失踪女孩的安全萦绕在我们心头。不幸的是，最后被发现死了。
The safety of the missing girl last month. Unluckily, she was found dead at last.
【答案】was on our mind
【详解】萦绕在某人心头：be on one’s mind，此处用形容词性物主代词our；根据“she was...”可知句子用一般过去时，主语是The safety of the missing girl，be动词用was。故填was on our mind。
54．令我们吃惊的是，酱香拿铁一上市就被关注。
, Maotai-flavored latte as soon as it hit the market.
【答案】 To our surprise was paid attention to/ was taken notice of
【详解】to one’s surprise“令某人吃惊的是”，介词短语；结合汉语“我们”，此处one’s用our；pay attention to/take notice of“关注，注意”，动词短语；根据汉语意思可知，酱香拿铁是被关注，应用被动语态；再根据“hit”是过去式可知，时态用一般过去时，故一般过去时的被动语态结构为was/were done；主语“Maotai-flavored latte”为单数，应用was。故填To our surprise；was paid attention to/was taken notice of。
55．他喜欢在家里把东西拆开，看看它们是如何工作的。然而他的父母从不为此生气。
He likes to . However, his parents never get angry about this.
【答案】take things apart at home to see how they work
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空格处缺“在家里把东西拆开，看看它们是如何工作的”的表达，at home在家里；take sth. apart拆开，拆卸；see看；how如何，they它们；work工作。根据中文释义“把东西拆开”可译为“take things apart”，用动词不定式“to see how they work”表达“看看它们是如何工作的”作目的状语，结合like to do sth.意为“喜欢干某事”。故填take things apart at home to see how they work。
七、书面表达（满分20分）
56．树立自我保护意识，健康快乐地成长是每个青少年的必修课。作为中学生，我们应该如何进行自我保护，如何应对各种困难？请根据要点和要求，用英语写一篇短文。
要点：
（1）遇到困难时，自我减压（如：参加活动、读书、听音乐等）；
（2）寻求他人帮助（如：父母、老师、朋友等）；
（3）你对困难的看法。
英语参考词汇：
How to face difficulties Reduce stress by yourself For example: take part in activities, read books…
Ask for someone’s help For example: parents, friends…
Your opinions about difficulties …
要求：
（1）文中不要出现所在学校的校名和师生姓名；
（2）词数100左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
How To Face Difficulties
We often face difficulties, They are part of our lives. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】例文
How to face difficulties
We often face difficulties. They’re part of our lives.
As a student when I meet difficulties, I always keep calm and try my best to overcome them bravely. When some difficulties make me feel stressed out, I often relax myself by taking an active part in all kinds of activities after school. Besides, it’s important for me to enjoy some light music. It can make me face difficulties happily. What’s more, I can find out some good ways to deal with difficulties from books.
When I can’t solve some difficulties, I often ask my parents or teachers for help. They can give me some useful advice, so I can solve them more easily.
In a word, difficulties are not so terrible. We should believe ourselves and face difficulties bravely instead of giving in.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇说明文；
②时态：本文以“一般现在时”为主；
③提示：题目要求根据提示谈谈青少年应该如何进行自我保护，如何应对各种困难，包括如何自我减压、向他人求助，并发表自己对困难的看法。写作时注意适当增加细节，不要遗漏要点。
[写作步聚]
第一步，开篇点题（文章已给出）；
第二步，根据所给要点，具体谈作为青少年，应该如何进行自我保护，如何应对各种困难，包括如何自我减压、向他人求助；
第三步，发表自己对困难的看法。
[亮点词汇]
①take an active part in 积极参加
②all kinds of 各种各样的
③find out 找出
[高分句型]
①When some difficulties make me feel stressed out, I often relax myself by taking an active part in all kinds of activities after school.（when引导的时间状语从句）
②Besides, it’s important for me to enjoy some light music.（it作形式主语）
