1. We can’t ________ to just sail through without doing any work.

A．want

B．expect

C．manage

D．plan

2. After the 2023 Spring Festival Gala, “Rabbit Yuanyuan” became ________ known all over China.

A．hardly

B．exactly

C．deeply

D．widely

3. —I think Huangmei Opera is really fantastic.
—So do I. We should keep this art form ________ forever.

A．alive

B．lively

C．famous

D．traditional

4. —Mum, where can I put this table?
—Put it there ________ the wall.

A．in

B．on

C．against

D．between

6. —How was your trip to Hainan last week?
—I ________ my trip because of a very important meeting. I hope to make it next week.

A．come across

B．turn down

C．put off

D．take up

7. —Tom, Dad has finished his work and we ________ to pick you up at once.
—OK, Mum.

A．drive

B．will drive

C．was driving

D．drove

8. —I wonder ________ he agrees to look after my pet dog.
—I’m sure he will help you. He is an animal-lover.

A．why

B．how

C．if

D．where

9. —Have you decided where to spend your holiday?
—Not yet. We ________ go to Beijing.

A．may	B．must
C．should	D．need

10. —Can I have a look at your photos?
—________.

A．That’s OK

B．OK, help yourself

C．It’s nothing

D．Hard to say

Little George lived in a poor village. One summer day George’s mother sent him to the field to _________ some dried wood for the fire.

George worked very hard. By the time the sun was high, he was very hot and wished for a cool place to rest and have some food. As he walked along, he found some shade, and by it were some fine, wild _________. “How good these will be with my bread and butter,” thought George. He picked all of the strawberries. As he was _________ the first strawberry to his mouth, he remembered his sick mother, alone in her dark, cold room in the village.

With this in _________, he put the strawberry back again. “Shall I save them for her?” he asked himself.

He thought how refreshing they would be for her, yet was still looking at them with a longing eye. “I will eat half, and take the other half to her.” he said. He divided them _________ two heaps（堆）, _________ each heap looked so small. He put them together again.

“I will only eat one.” he thought. But, as he again lifted it to his mouth, he saw that he had taken the finest, and he put it back.

When the sun was beginning to sink, George _________ for home. How happy he felt, then, that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother.

He heard his mother’s _________ voice calling him. “Is that you, George? I am glad you have come back. I am _________ and am longing for some tea.” George ran to her and __________ offered his wild strawberries. “Oh, my son, you saved these for me, didn’t you?”said she, putting her hand softly on his head, with tears in her eyes.

11.

A．put up

B．pick up

C．take up

D．look up

12.

A．woods

B．plants

C．strawberries

D．vegetables

13.

A．lifting

B．fetching

C．eating

D．taking

14.

A．mind

B．eyes

C．hands

D．head

15.

A．to

B．in

C．on

D．into

16.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．because

17.

A．went out

B．came over

C．set out

D．looked around

18.

A．strong

B．sweet

C．excited

D．weak

19.

A．hungry

B．thirsty

C．tired

D．sleepy

20.

A．happily

B．smoothly

C．angrily

D．surprisingly

In recent yeas, a sport has become popular for how social it is. It is a competition but has ________ physical contact(身体接触). The sport is Frisbee.

The sport has made ________topics on Weibo and Douyin. On the lifestyle-sharing platform Xiaohongshu, more than 730,000 reviews of it have been ________. According to a survey, it now ________ skateboarding, cycling and other sports as one of the most popular sports among young people. About 60 percent of people surveyed said they wanted to make new fiends playing the game.

Frisbee is a very social game. Men and women can play the sport together and there is no body contact. “________ this activity, I can see my friends more often during the pandemic(疫情).” Qu Xinchen, said to China Daily.

For those who want to compete, there are many ________, too. They can try the team disc sport called “ultimate”(极限飞盘). ________ some games, ultimate encourages honesty and fair play, with no judges on the court. In ________ game called “disc golf”, players try to hit faraway targets(目标) with a disc.

The increasing popularity(流行) of the activity has attracted(吸引) the ________ of the government. On July 7, 2022, it was announced(通知) that the first Chinese Frisbee League(联赛) would be held. Now, this sport can be ________ in many cities around the country and has become a national fitness activity.

21.

A．much

B．little

C．some

D．any

22.

A．cool

B．usual

C．hot

D．common

23.

A．posted

B．talked

C．finished

D．done

24.

A．hits

B．loses

C．wins

D．beats

25.

A．Thanks for

B．Thanks to

C．Instead of

D．Except for

26.

A．choices

B．changes

C．chances

D．characters

27.

A．With

B．For

C．Like

D．Unlike

28.

A．other

B．the other

C．another

D．others

29.

A．attention

B．help

C．money

D．support

30.

A．looked

B．seen

C．noticed

D．heard

根据对话内容，从下面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A：Hi, Peter. Good news for you!
B：    31    
A：It’s about a club. Our school will set up a new reading club this term.
B：Great! I love reading very much and I want to be a writer when I grow up.     32    
A：Next Friday. You can read a lot of books there and share your ideas with others.
B：That’s wonderful!     33     Can you tell me?
A：Well, my dream is to be pilot.
B：    34    
A：Because I have read many stories about pilots and I think they are so cool.
B：How are you going to be a pilot?
A：    35    
B：I hope both of us can achieve our dreams.

A．Why?

B．What’s your dream?

C．What’s it about?

D．I want to see a pilot.

E．How long do you read every day?

F．When will the reading activity start?

G．I’ll read more books on flight and study hard.

Our shop has many books on sale. Here are just some of them.

Off the Beaten Cart Path The bestselling travel book which includes over 200 new places of interest, over 200 new full color photographs, and all new, up-to-date maps. It includes over 1,000 of the United States’ most must-see destinations (目的地). Cover price：$30. 00   Our price：$19. 80

Parents The most popular magazine for parents who want to raise smart and loving children. It has child development guidance, advice on your child’s health and safety, and the best way to encourage your child’s learning. Cover price：$26. 00   Our price：$12. 60

Best Weekend Projects The projects (方案) are chosen from 80 special ideas to create an unusual living space. They are practical, as well as creative. They will improve your home and yard and can be done on weekends. And the most important of all, they are easy to follow. Cover price：$17. 95   Our price：$13. 90

Lucky The shopping magazine with the best buys, and the fashion tips (小贴士)：You’ll need them before you go to the stores. What makes Lucky really special is that it gives you the information you need before anyone else has it. Cover price：$18. 50   Our Price：$15. 50

36. Which of the following books can save the most money? ________

A．Off the Beaten Cart Path.	B．Parents.
C．Best Weekend Projects.	D．Lucky.

37. Who may be interested in the book Best Weekend Projects? ________

A．A young lady who likes going shopping.

B．A parent who has just got a newborn baby.

C．A person who wants to get his home improved.

D．A person who is interested in traveling in America.

38. What do you think the passage is? ________

A．An advertisement.

B．A notice.

C．A story.

D．A report.

Mary Donaldson is worried about her 16-year-old daughter, Sophia. Six months ago, Sophia came back from a party, she thinks of nothing but how to lose weight and become beautiful. She refuses to eat. Sophia had always been a little heavy, so when she decided to go on a diet, Mary encourged her. She felt that her daughter would look more attractive if she lost kilograms. However, Sophia has lost over 20 kilograms until now. Her eating habit is having a harmful effect on her health. She is too thin and is often sick.

Her mother is trying to stop her from going on a diet and losing weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as usual. Sophia’s mind is full of the idea of looking like a model（模特）. She says, I will be happy and all the boys will like me.

Mary doesn’t know how to help her daughter. She feels sorry for having encouraged her at first, because Sophia no longer feels good or pleased with her body. She’s afraid that Sophia will never be happy if she keeps comparing herself with the models in the magazines. Mary tries to tell Sophia that true beauty comes from within. Common people are not supposed to look like models. The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person behind it is filled with confidence.

39. When did Sophia decide to lose weight? ________

A．Half a year ago.	B．Seven months ago.
C．At the age of 15.	D．Six weeks ago.

40. How did Sophia lose weight? ________

A．By doing exercise.	B．By going on a diet.
C．By eating less meat.	D．By eating much vegetables.

41. How did Sophia feel when she lost over 20 kilograms? ________

A．Happy.

B．Proud.

C．Excited.

D．Unsatisfied.

42. Which of the following might be the best title for the text? ________

A．True beauty

B．Happiness

C．A dream

D．Doing exercise

What do you usually do on your phone? Useful apps add more fun. Let’s find out about them.

Moji Maker

Sometimes you may feel that none of the emojis in your phone can truly show your mood. Don’t worry. Just start making your own emojis through Moji Maker.

There are thousands of emoji designs in this app, such as the yellow round faces and animals. You can put any of them together. Your designs look just like the emojis on mobile phones, but they are just for you. You can also exchange（交换）your emojis with other people through the app.

Coach.me

It’s usually not easy to develop a new habit. Luckily, Coach.me can help you. You can set all kinds of goals in the app. It tells you to practice daily. It also follows your improvements. You can find other users working towards similar goals in Coach.me. You may coach and cheer for each other. If you’re not sure about your plans, there are also professionals in the app. You can ask them for help.

80 Days

The book Around the World in Eighty Days（《80天环游地球》）tells a story about a rich British gentleman’s trip around the world. Now, the book has become a game called 80 Days. In the game, you are the gentleman and plan your own trip.

As you travel, you need to choose what to do next with limited（有限的）time, money and health. So you have to use them wisely. You can also check to see where other players are on the game’s map.

Learn to make great photos

Most of us take photos with our phones every now and then. But if you want to make great photos, you may need to take some lessons.

The Great Photo App shows users how things affect photos. After each lesson, you can quickly try what you’ve learned. It gives you a game-like environment（环境）for practice.

In the “light basics” part, for example, you can turn different types of lights on and off. Each one changes the final look of your photos.

43. What can we learn about Moji Maker?

A．It is impossible to make your own emojis through Moji Maker.

B．All the emoji designs can be found in Moji Maker.

C．You can’t exchange your emojis with others through Moji Maker.

D．Moji Maker can bring you a lot of fun.

44. If you want to develop the habit of running every day, which app is suitable（适合的） for you?

A．Moji Maker.	B．Coach.me.
C．The Great Photo App.	D．80 Days.

45. In which part of a magazine can we read the text?

A．Sport.	B．Technology.
C．Environment.	D．Travel.

How can cactus (仙人掌) help the world? It can provide a new kind of sustainable fuel (可持续燃料). Nopalimex, has made one of the world’s first cactus-powered factories. The idea came to Sosa in Nopalimex when he was looking for ways to save money for his food factory. He now powers his factory with cactus gas (气体). The cost to produce the gas is half the cost of electricity.

Soon, the gas produced by Nopalimex will also be used in cars. Nopalimex’s gas is made by using the prickly pear (刺梨), a kind of cactus. To make the gas, the prickly pear is mixed together with manure (肥料). Then the mixture (混合物) produces the gas that can be used as fuel.

Why cactus? Fuel can be made from other plants such as corn, but there are a few reasons why cactus is a better choice. First, prickly pears need very little water and very little care, and grow well at high temperatures. Today, these characteristics (特点) are key. Also, prickly pears don’t need space that could be used for other food plants. They can grow in areas where many food plants can’t grow. Last, after making gas from prickly pears and manure , their byproducts (副产品) can be used to help grow food.

Scientists still need to do more research on making and using prickly pear gas. As projects like Nopalimex show, we have the possibility to produce more sustainable fuel to power our lives.

46. Why does Sosa power his factory with cactus gas? ________

A．To grow cactus instead of corn.

B．To save money for his food factory.

C．To grow a lot of cactus and corn in his town.

D．To be well-known around the world.

47. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to (指代)? ________

A．Prickly pears.	B．Food plants.
C．Prickly pears and manure.	D．Cactuses.

48. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? ________

A．What Nopalimex does with cactus.

B．Where we can grow a lot of cactus.

C．Why cactus is a better choice to make fuel.

D．How cactus is used to produce gas.

Salted fish, a kind of common food, is popular in the south of China. It is chewy（有嚼劲的）and adds a salty flavor to other dishes. But eating too much salted fish can cause cancer.

Salted fish is produced with a large amount of salt, which later turns into nitrites（亚硝酸盐）. When nitrites reach our stomach, they turn into another kind of chemical（化学物质）that can cause cancer, Huang Yufang from the Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University told Xinhua News Agency.

So does this mean we can’t eat salted fish any more? “People don’t need to worry too much. It has to do with how often you eat certain food and how much of them you eat,” Huang said. If you really like eating salted fish, you can eat a small amount once or twice a month. Meanwhile, you should also eat more fruit and vegetalbes that are rich in vitamin C（维他命C）, as this can help to prevent the formation（形成）of nitrites.

In fact, there are many kinds of foods that are thought to cause cancer, such as fried chicken and even red meat, such as pork, lamb and beef. But it doesn’t mean a person will get cancer just by eating them, according to the World Health Organization.

Cancer is caused by different factors, such as one’s genes（基因）, environment, lifestyle and eating habits. “As long as one has a balanced diet, one doesn’t need to avoid cancer-causing food at all.” Fang Yu, a doctor from the Beijing Cancer Hospital, told People’s Daily.

49. Salted fish may cause cancer when ________.

A．people store it for a long time

B．people cook it with salt

C．people eat too much of it

D．people eat it with vegetables

50. What does the underlined word “factors” mean?

A．事实

B．因素

C．种类

D．结果

51. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Salted fish directly causes cancer.

B．People who have a balanced diet won’t get cancer forever.

C．Eating habits are not the only reason for getting cancer.

D．Eating too much salt causes cancer.

52. What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To tell us the way of eating salted fish.

B．To introduce the formation of nitrites.

C．To tell us that cancer is caused by many factors.

D．To introduce the formation of cancer.

阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。

A teacher decided to let her class play a game. She told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag with a few big potatoes. Each potato was given the name of a person that the child hated, so the number of potatoes that a child put in his or her plastic bag depended on the number of people he or she hated.

The next day, every child brought some potatoes with the names of the people he or she hated. Some had two potatoes, some three while some had up to five potatoes. The teacher then asked the children to carry the potatoes with them wherever they went.

Days after days passed, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having as many as five potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After weeks, the children were relieved(如释重负的) because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked, “How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you these days?” The children said they were tired and unhappy because they had to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they went.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. “This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The unpleasant smell of hatred(憎恨) will pollute your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just a short period of time, can you imagine what it is like to have hatred in your heart for your lifetime? So remember: Forgive those you hate and move on.”

53. What did the teacher ask her students to do the next day? (不超过15个词)
_______________________________________
54. How did the students feel while carrying the potatoes with them? (不超过5个词)
_______________________________________
55. What did the teacher want her students to remember? (不超过10个词)
_______________________________________

56. Self-confidence is the first s________ (秘诀) of success.

57. Students are supposed to master some b________ (基本的) life skills.

58. What m________（重要） most is that you believe in yourself.

59. Confucius’s ideas still make a lot of s________ (意义) to us.

60. Many students didn’t ________ (意识到) the importance of study until they left school.

61. 回首三年的初中时光，你在学习和生活中一定取得了不少的进步，比如学科知识、生活技能、人际交往、体育锻炼、良好习惯等方面。请结合自身经历谈一谈自己在某一方面的进步。要点如下：

1）你在哪一方面取得了进步；
2）你是如何取得进步的；
3）谈谈这个进步给你带来的收获及感受。
注意：
1）词数80~100；
2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称；
4）开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

The progress I have made

In the past three years, I have made much progress in many aspects. Here’s one of them.   

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