1 . 阅读短文，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案，是短文语句通顺、意思连贯。选项中有一项是多余的。

Perhaps the world’s most famous magician, David Copperfield has entertained his audiences (观众) for years with his fantastic magic tricks and thrilling illusions.     1    . How did he do that?

The Statue of Liberty (自由女神像)

A live TV event was staged in April 1983. A huge audience sat on Liberty Island in New York Harbour (纽约港) facing the Statue of Liberty.     2     and the statue was visible between the two columns (柱子). A white screen was raised and the statue was hidden from view.     3     and to the amazement of the audience, the statue had disappeared again.     4    . Then, as the stunned audience watched, the screen was raised again.     5    .

A．But this time, when it was lowered, the Statue of Liberty was there again

B．Minutes later, the screen was lowered

C．There was a column on each side of the stage

D．Time and time again, people have wondered

E．There was nothing there

F．The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of the USA

2 . 听下面一段对话，回答下列小题。
1. What program does Billy like best?

A．World Sports.

B．Travel Around the World.

C．Animal World.

2. What does Nancy think of World Sports?

A．It’s the most interesting program.

B．It’s the most relaxing program.

C．It’s the most exciting program.

3. What day is it today?

A．Sunday.

B．Saturday.

C．Friday.

3 . Do you often watch talent competitions? They are becoming more and more ____ on British television. Britain’s Got Talent is one of the most famous talent shows in my country. In this ____ , people from around the country come and perform in front of some judge (裁判), like musicians and actors.

Several years ago, many people came and ____ lots of different talents. Some of them were ____ excellent. For example, an 80-year-old woman could dance very fast! Lots of young people were ____ and couldn’t believe she could dance that fast. You could also see some truly ____ singers, magicians and have much fun watching them.

But some of the ____ were not very good. For example, a man wanted to make his pet owl (猫头鹰) do something special to make people laugh, but the owl didn’t ____ and stay at the same place. Also, sometimes some people didn’t sing or dance very well.

Not everybody likes watching the program, but I ____ it. Why? I think all the performers are great. Each of them has his or her own dream. They come to the program and try to make their dreams ____. I hope I can always keep working hard for my dream just like them.

1.

A．expensive

B．terrible

C．popular

D．useful

2.

A．club

B．program

C．question

D．party

3.

A．missed

B．asked

C．learned

D．showed

4.

A．quickly

B．easily

C．hardly

D．really

5.

A．surprised

B．sad

C．angry

D．boring

6.

A．busy

B．healthy

C．relaxing

D．fantastic

7.

A．performers

B．teachers

C．students

D．doctors

8.

A．move

B．stop

C．think

D．speak

9.

A．forget

B．enjoy

C．finish

D．remember

10.

A．come on

B．come true

C．come up

D．come in

4 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

What would you do? is a TV program on American ABC. The program is started by the news reporter John Quinones. He said, “The program is popular with many people, both the y    1     and the old. It tests what people will do w    2     they see someone in trouble. We use hidden cameras to record what will h    3    . Its purpose is to tell us to help people in need. ”

Here is last week’s program.

In a cake shop, one actor acted as a blind woman and the o    4     acted as the shop worker of the shop. The shop worker looked down upon (瞧不起) the blind lady. So when the blind woman came into the shop and b    5     box of cakes, the shop worker cheated her when he gave her the change (零钱). He o    6     gave her 6 dollars instead of 34 dollars.

Would someone be brave enough to h    7     the blind woman? Yes! A woman customer stopped the shop worker f    8     cheating the blind. Seeing this, several other customers joined in and asked the shop worker to return the rest m    9     to the blind woman.

At this time, John Quinones appeared and explained that he was recording a program c    10     What would you do? Then he interviewed the first customer who said that it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need.

A psychologist (心理学家) said, “It’s difficult to take the first step to stand up. It needs courage.”

5 . Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First, there were shows like American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows around the world, such as China’s Got Talent.

All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s up to you to decide. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.

However, not everybody enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors. However, if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true.

1. Which talent show is not mentioned in the passage?

A．American Idol	B．America’s Got Talent
C．China’s Got Talent	D．Britain’s Got Talent

2. What do talent shows have in common?

A．They try to look for the best singers, dancers, magicians and so on.

B．Most of performers are poor farmers.

C．They are popular with everybody.

D．The winner always gets nothing at last.

3. Who decides the winner?

A．The performers themselves

B．The people who watch the show

C．The hosts (主持人) of these shows

D．The organizers (组织者) of these shows

4. What do people think of these shows in the passage?

A．Many people think it’s always boring to watch these shows.

B．Some people think that the lives of the performers are made up.

C．They give people a way to make a lot of money.

D．Everyone thinks it’s fun to watch these shows.

6 . Last month, some groups of students in their community made a survey about “How do people spend their free time?” The following diagrams (图表) show some results of it:

Diagram (1): Different days people go to the library. (library attendance)

Diagram (2): Different TV programs people like.

Diagram (3): Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week.

1. People aged ________ spend the most time surfing the Internet every week.

A．over 56

B．31—55

C．7—16

D．17—30

2. Which of the following TV programs is the most popular one among people?

A．News

B．Cartoons

C．Sports

D．Chat

3. Which of the following is Not TRUE according to the diagrams?

A．Most people often go to the library on Wednesday.

B．The fewest people enjoy watching shows.

C．More than half of the people love watching music and chat.

D．People over 56 spend the least time surfing the Internet.

7 . Every day we mostly do the same old thing. We go to school or work. We come home, eat dinner, watch some TV     1     go to bed. What if we could go into someone else’s life for a while? Reality TV     2     (offer) that chance. We can see others’ lives and maybe try to see ourselves in     3     (they) shoes. Watching other people struggle makes us     4     (feel) that our own problems aren’t so serious.

Some reality shows show the lives of the rich. It’s interesting sometimes to think about     5     wonderfully we would live if we had all that money.

Survivor has been a very popular reality show     6     some years. People can imagine living like the competitors, so they enjoy     7     show. But for them, the struggle to find food or shelter is not     8     (real). They are doing it from the comfort of the sofas at home. People are drawn to Survivor because it presents challenges in these     9     (area).

People can’t help     10     (watch) to see what happens next.

8 . 阅读短文，根据要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。

At the 2024 Spring Festival Gala (春晚), many wonderful shows were presented to people around the world. By using modern technology, the gala made the virtual (虚拟的) and real worlds together.

One of     1     greatest shows of the gala was in the Xi’an branch venue. To people’s surprise, Li Bai, a Chinese famous poet, “came” to the branch venue in Xi’an.

People were touched by his words     2     were filled with strong feelings. Thanks     3     modern technology, people could see Li Bai communicating and drinking with a modern actor.     4     is special and interesting for people to experience our traditional culture with this new technology. And this poetic performance     5     become a drawingcard of the cultural activities in Xi’an.

9 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。

In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV programme     1     (call) Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story     2     the first time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wu kong is the main character in     3     (tradition) Chinese book Journey to the West.

The story tells what happens along the way when the Monkey King protects Monk Tang to find lost Buddhist classics (佛经). The Monkey King is not like other monkeys. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like     4     monkey! This is because he can make seventy-two     5     (change) to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.     6     (fight) bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small     7     he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.

The children of China     8     (love) the Monkey King for many years.     9     the TV programme came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became quite     10     (interest) in reading this story because the clever Monkey King always fights to help the weak and never gives up.

10 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The Lego House

A few years ago in August, there were lots of people in the countryside near London, in England. Some people started waiting in line at 4:30 in the morning.     1    ? They wanted to help James May, a TV host, to build a house. But this was not a common house. This was a Lego house.

Together, 1,200 people used 3.3 million (yes, 3,300,000) Lego toy pieces to make a real house.     2    . In the programme, James May used traditional toys to make “real” things. Why Lego? Well, because when he was young, James May loved Lego and played with it all the time.

The people finished building the house on September 17th, almost seven weeks after they started.     3    . All the walls, doors and windows were Lego. There was a Lego bedroom and a Lego bed. There was a Lego bathroom with a Lego toilet and a shower—and they worked! In the kitchen there were Lego tables and chairs.     4    . James May stayed in the house one night and was surprised because the bed was quite comfortable.

At first, a theme(主题) park called Legoland planned to buy the house, but later they decided not to.     5    . So on September 22nd, they started to take the house to pieces. A few days later, there wasn’t a Lego house any more.

James May was not happy about it as more than 1,000 people worked hard to build the house and everything inside it.

A．Everything was Lego

B．Why were they there

C．There was even a Lego cat

D．Why did they want to help him

E．James May worked for it day and night

F．It was part of a TV programme called Toy Stories

G．James May tried to find another buyer, but nobody wanted it