2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would say: Confucius.

Confucius lived in the kingdom of Lu, part of today’s Shandong Province, during the Spring and Autumn Period. His father died when he was only 3 and he had to work     1     (help) his mother. But young Confucius didn’t give up     2     (study). He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children     3     rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn.

Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that everyone has something     4     is worth learning and teaching. “When I am with three people, one of them is     5     (probable) better than me in some areas. I select their good qualities and follow them. I take their bad qualities and change them in myself.” He also taught     6     (we), “All study but no thinking makes people     7     (puzzle). All thinking but no study     8     (make) people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher,     9     also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about     10     (kind) and good manners (礼仪).

3 . 假如你校《英语报刊》人物专栏正在征稿，请你用英语介绍一位你敬仰的人物。内容包括：
1. 对该人物的简单介绍； 2. 敬仰该人物的理由；3. 从该人物身上得到的启示。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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6 . 假如你是学生会主席李华。4月 24日是中国航天日，来自英国姐妹学校的学生来访你校，他们想了解更多关于中国宇航员的事迹。请你写一篇英语演讲稿，向他们介绍刘洋，表达你对她的评价和感想。具体内容如下：

简介	1978年10月6日出生于河南
主要事迹	大学时立志遨游太空，参加一系列训练项目； 2012年成为中国首位上太空的女航天员； 2014年被清华大学录取，2018年获法学博士学位； 2022年搭乘神舟十四号飞船再次进入太空； 生活里，她淡泊名利，重视个人成长；
你对她的评价和感想	自拟

参考词汇：清华大学 Tsinghua University；神州十四号 Shenzhou-14 spacecraft
注意：
1.按照报道的一般格式和内容分段；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.词数120左右，开头已给出，不算入总词数内。

Good morning, everyone. I’m Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union. It is an honor to welcome you to our school as we celebrate the Space Day of China.

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8 . Akira Toriyama, a 68-year-old Japan’s leading comics author, whose manga and anime (漫画和动画系列) franchise “Dragon Ball” achieved worldwide success, passed away on March 1,2024.

Mr. Toriyama’s death was confirmed on Friday in a statement by his design production company, Bird Studio, and Capsule Corporation Tokyo, that the cause of it was the acute subdural hematoma (硬脑膜下血肿), a severe condition in which blood gathers and blocks the blood vessel between the skull and brain. But it did not say where Mr. Toriyama died.

Mr. Toriyama’s body of work, which includes “Dr. Slump” and “Sand Land,” gains its recognition far beyond Japan’s borders, having influenced generations of manga artists and cartoonists. The studio said he had several projects in the works at his death. His best-known work, “Dragon Ball,” told us a story happening on a young boy named Son Goku who went on a journey to collect the seven magic al orbs (魔法球) that awoke and brought in a wish-granting dragon. Since it was on in the 1980s, it has been published 42 volumes, sold millions of copies worldwide and become one of the most famous manga, inspiring television, film and video game adaptations.

Throughout his career, Mr. Toriyama said in a 2013 interview with the Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun, believe it or not, he did not care if his work did anything besides entertaining its readers. He was, as he put it, unlike “other manga artists concerned about conveying didactic (说教的) messages.” “The role of my manga,” he said, “is to be a work of entertainment through and through.”

1. What can we learn about Akira Toriyama?

A．He was born in 1965 and died in 2024.

B．His work “Dragon Ball” earned him the recognition from the world.

C．He was died of an acute heart attack.

D．He died in Japan, where he became a leading comics author.

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．The influence of Akira Toriyama’s work.	B．The best-known work of Akira Toriyama.
C．The adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s work.	D．The main character in Akira Toriyama’s work.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about the “Dragon Ball”?

A．It has been one of the 42 most famous manga.

B．It was a story about a young boy who found magic al orbs with a dragon.

C．It has been adapted into diverse versions since it was on.

D．It was once reported on a Japanese newspaper.

4. What can we conclude from the passage?

A．“Dragon Ball” has gained its popularity around the world.

B．Akira ToriYamaha takes the readers’ needs into consideration.

C．Manga is the only means of entertainment in Japan.

D．Birds Studio is the largest design production company in Japan.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A 63-year-old Chinese grandpa’s traditional carpentry skills are delighting tens of millions of viewers online as he creates woodwork     1     glue, screws or nails.

The Chinese master carpenter, Wang Dewen,     2     (know) as “Grandpa Amu” on YouTube, has been referred to as the modern day Lu Ban,     3     famous Chinese structural engineer during the Zhou Dynasty, thanks to his vast carpentry knowledge.

    4     (unexpected), the video of him making a fantastic wooden arch bridge went viral on the platform,     5     (gain) more than 42 million views. Grandpa Amu follows an ancient Chinese mortise and tenon technique,     6     means that no nails or glue     7     (involve) in the whole process of building the arch bridge. Grandpa Amu has also made several wooden     8     (toy) for his grandson using the same technique. Among all the items, a walking Peppa Pig and a bubble-blowing toy are his grandson’s favorites.

The master carpenter     9     (attract) over 1.19 million subscribers on YouTube so far. Grandpa Amu’s son and daughter-in-law, who work on his videos, hope to bring the rural culture to others and draw more people     10     (learn) about these ancient Chinese techniques.