1. —Jim, come in. It’s bad for your eyes to read ________ the sun.
—OK. I’ll be right there.

A．in

B．on

C．under

D．across

2. ________ good news that the China-Laos high-speed railway was opened on April 13th!

A．How

B．How a

C．What

D．What a

3. —Look! Alan is playing basketball on the playground.
—It ________ Alan. He has gone to Xi’an.

A．may be

B．might be

C．mustn’t be

D．can’t be

5. —It’s too hot. What would you like, tea or juice?
—________ is OK. I like both.

A．None

B．Neither

C．Either

D．Both

6. —Neil, you’re reading again.
—Yes, I think reading books ________ a bridge between our lives and the unknown world.

A．builds

B．built

C．was building

D．had built

7. Good grades are important for students. But it’s more important to have ________ in their mind.

A．beautiful something	B．something beautiful
C．beautiful anything	D．anything beautiful

8. It’s difficult for us to achieve our goals ________ we go out of our way to move on.

A．until

B．unless

C．though

D．if

9. —Kangkang, time to read. Computer games ________ too much of your time.
—Sorry, mom. I won’t do that again.

A．take in

B．take off

C．take up

D．take away

10. —Anna, I wonder ________ this summer vacation.
—I’m going to visit my grandparents in the countryside.

A．how you will do	B．where will you go
C．what you will do	D．when will you go

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was a child, my mother used to make breakfast food for dinner. One night, she had to cook the meal after a day’s ________.

________ my mother put the food on the table—a plate of eggs and several pieces of burned toast (烤糊的面包). I said ________. I just waited to see what my father would do. To my surprise, he didn’t say anything, either. He just ate the toast, ________ my mother, and asked me how my day was at school. I ________ remember that he ate all the toast.

When I got up from the table, I heard my mother said ________ to my father for the burned toast. And I never forgot what my father said, “Dear, I love ________ toast.”

Later that night, I went to ask my father if he really ________ the burned toast. He held me in his arms and said, “Son, your mother has a hard day today and she’s really ________. Besides, a little burned never hurts anyone!”

In our daily life, there are no perfect things or ________. If we choose to accept people’s faults, the world will be a better place to live in.

11.

A．study

B．work

C．play

D．sleep

12.

A．Luckily

B．Firstly

C．Suddenly

D．Soon

13.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

14.

A．cried out

B．looked for

C．smiled at

D．shouted to

15.

A．clearly

B．properly

C．nearly

D．hardly

16.

A．thanks

B．hello

C．sorry

D．goodbye

17.

A．sweet

B．cold

C．soft

D．burned

18.

A．hated

B．liked

C．made

D．bought

19.

A．happy

B．angry

C．sick

D．tired

20.

A．animals

B．plants

C．people

D．machines

The Longtaitou Festival, also known as the Eryue’er Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival. It is on the second day of the second month of the Chinese calendar. This year it falls on February 21st. As an old saying goes, “Er yue er, long tai tou.” It means on the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head.

Ancient people believed that after this day, the rain would increase because the rain—bringing Dragon King woke up from his winter sleep. So it marks the start of spring and farming.

There are many ways to celebrate the festival. The most famous tradition is to have a haircut. It is said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the mother’s brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Longtaitou Festival.

Also people eat special food on that day. People in Fujian Province eat tofu balls during the festival. They often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Eating chengyao cakes on this day is a tradition in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is said that if you eat chengyao cakes on Longtaitou, your waist (腰) won’t hurt the whole year. People in parts of Shandong Province eat fried beans to celebrate the festival.

Other foods, like noodles, dumplings, spring rolls and popcorn, are all named after dragon. Noodles are called dragons’ beard (long xu), dumplings are dragons’ears (long er), spring rolls are dragons scales (long lin), and popcorn is called dragon seeds (long zi). It’s said that eating these foods on this day can bring good luck.

判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”）
21. The Longtaitou Festival is a traditional festival in the world.
22. The Longtaitou Festival of 2023 falls on February 21st.
23. The Eryue’er Festival marks the start of spring and farming.
24. Eating chengyao cakes on Longtaitou is a tradition in Yangzhou.
25. The passage is mainly about the Eryue’er Festival.

If someone said they’d pay you $1,800 to stay away from social media (社交媒体) for six years, would you do it? Could you?

Sivert Klefsaas did just that.

“I thought it was amazing,” Sivert told the reporter, “I thought, ‘Ah, what’s 6 more years?’”

In 2016, Lorna Goldstrand Klefsaas challenged her 12-year-old son Sivert to stay off social media until he was 18. If he completed the challenge, she’d award him the cash (现金) on his eighteenth birthday. On February 19th, 2022, Sivert got his prize.

Lorna got the idea by a challenge she heard on the radio called the “16 for 16”, where a mother gave her daughter $1,600 when she turned 16 if she stayed away from social media, she told the reporter. She decided to add two extra years and 200 more.

Sivert said it wasn’t too difficult to live without social media, and he didn’t think about it much during the six years. As a 12-year-old, Sivert said he wasn’t using social media much anyway. The only app he had used was Snapchat—which he gave up using it a day after trying it out.

“I wouldn’t say there was ever a time where I thought I was about to break,” he said. “As it went on, it was more of a pride thing.”

31. How old is Sivert now?

A．16.

B．17.

C．18.

D．19.

32. What did Sivert think of his experience?

A．He felt boring without social media.

B．It was easy to live without social media.

C．He thought he could get a lot from social media.

D．He said it was too hard to live without social media.

33. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Sivert didn’t use social media for six years.

B．The mother on the radio paid her daughter $1,800.

C．Sivert accepted his father’s challenge and succeeded.

D．Lorna used this way to encourage her son to use social media.

34. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Social media is used in daily life.

B．People can’t live without social media.

C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

D．Everything was a piece of cake for Sivert.

35. Where can we probably read the passage?

A．In a newspaper.

B．In a notice.

C．In a textbook.

D．In a guidebook.

Many of us don’t pay attention to the importance of eye care. It’s said that if you take care of your body, then you can be healthy.     41     Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.

There are several causes leading to poor eye sight like not enough food, genes (基因) and aging (年龄增长).     42    

If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a rest every once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable.     43     If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays (紫外线).

    44     Remember that vitamins (维生素) A、C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly (规律地) and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.

    45     Always being happy can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.

A．It’s good for you eyes, too.

B．It’s bad for your eyes, too.

C．That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care.

D．Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight.

E．All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes.

F．The following are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes.

G．Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight.

46. Our school held a big opening ceremony for _________ sports meeting. (twelve)

47. In recent years, spring has ________ turned into hot summer in our area. (quick)

48. Teenagers shouldn’t depend on their parents too much, they are supposed to learn to look after __________ (they).

50. Looking up dictionaries is one of ________ things in foreign language learning. (use)

51. After the epidemic, ________ people have realized the importance of health. (越来越多)

52. Never fail to be thankful to the people in your life who help and support you _______. (总是)

53. —Some girls don’t want to eat meat to ________.
—Well. It’s actually a wrong idea. (增重)

54. Sometimes it’s not a bad idea to ________ to avoid an argument. (保持沉默)

55. Yunnan has become the ________ for tourism because of its special ethnic customs. (首选)

56. Make a Change

提示：世界是美好的，但很多时候总有些事情不如人意。如果你想改变世界，就先改变自己。
请以“Make a Change”为题写一篇英语短文，叙述你做出的一次改变以及你的感悟。
要求：1. 语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁，词数不少于60个；

2. 文中不得使用真实姓名、校名，否则以零分计；

3. 请将短文写在答题卡上，写在本试题卷上无效。

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