阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

A report has been produced by the US Geological（地质学的） Survey. More than ________ of the world’s polar bears（北极熊） will die out by 2050, ________ global warming will have made 42 percent of the Arctic sea ice disappear. Only a very few of polar bears will be left ________ 2100.

Polar bears ________ floating sea ice as a platform for hunting seals（海豹）, which are their main food. Without enough ice, polar bears ________ to go onto the land, where they have difficult hunting seals. Experts say ________ bears would survive （生存）.

The team of American and Canadian scientists spent six months ________ bears. Some team members fear the result is even ________ for the bears than what their report says. ________ say the Arctic is warming faster than anywhere in the world and much faster than their computers predicted. However, not everyone in the scientific community believes that global warming is happening so quickly. Another investigation has found that polar bears are still being hunted by some people. Have you ever thought about ________ to do with this problem?

1.

A．two third

B．second three

C．two thirds

D．two three

2.

A．why

B．that

C．so

D．because

3.

A．on

B．out

C．by

D．to

4.

A．depends on

B．depend on

C．depending on

D．depend in

5.

A．be force

B．would be forced

C．be forced

D．force

6.

A．few

B．a few

C．little

D．a little

7.

A．studying

B．study

C．studied

D．studies

8.

A．bad

B．better

C．worst

D．worse

9.

A．They

B．them

C．He

D．She

10.

A．what should we do

B．what we should do

C．when should we do

D．when we should do

阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Most of us like to know where we are and where we’re going. It can feel strange to be ________. The words “being lost” make us think of a dark and scary woods or street, ________ that’s not always the case.

Once we were on holiday in Venice, my dad planned to go out to take photos early the next morning. Mum wasn’t interested, but I would go with him, only because he ________ I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did. That’s ________ I would get up so early.

So at 5 a.m. the next day we left the hotel and started walking in the empty streets. When the sun came up, Dad started taking photos and I ________ him, down small streets and over little bridges.

After about an hour, I turned to Dad and asked, “Where are we?” He said, “I have no idea.” I immediately felt a bit ________, but Dad just laughed and said, “We’re lost!” I told him to take out his map or phone. He said, “I only brought the ________. Come on, let’s get more lost!” He laughed again.

His laughter ________ me and made me feel safe. Slowly people were appearing on the streets — shops and cafes began to open.

I began to ________ that we were lost, and just started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me.

Finally, after about four hours of walking around, we were back. Mum asked anxiously (担心地), “Where have you been?” I said with a big ________ , “We got lost!”

These days we hardly get lost with so many things around us — maps, GPS, apps on our phones, and so on. But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy.

11.

A．alone

B．lost

C．afraid

D．silent

12.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．and

13.

A．expected

B．realized

C．remembered

D．promised

14.

A．how

B．why

C．when

D．where

15.

A．left

B．invited

C．guided

D．followed

16.

A．scared

B．hurt

C．hungry

D．tired

17.

A．map

B．bowl

C．phone

D．camera

18.

A．saved

B．relaxed

C．stopped

D．warned

19.

A．doubt

B．forget

C．imagine

D．regret

20.

A．surprise

B．shame

C．smile

D．fear

When you’re at school or in any place, keeping safe is the most important thing for you to do. First aid is the immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly ill, including self-help and home care if doctors can’t appear in time. First aid knowledge means life or death during an emergency (紧急的) situation so that greatest possible good may be done for the greatest number of people.

General Treatment to Burn Move the injured away from the heat first. Check the breathing as well as the size and depth of burns. Wash the burnt area with running water to reduce pain. Cover the wound with a sterilized (消毒的) dressing. Heatstroke (中暑) To avoid heatstroke, you should stop tiring activities in hot weather. If you still go outdoors, you should: wear light loose-fitting (宽松的) clothing. rest in a cool place as often as possible. drink boiled water or fruit juice. avoid drinks such as milk, wine and beer. First Aid training Some people go through training in order to provide first aid in public or at home, or other places where people get together. People performing a first aid role are often expected to have a high level of first aid training and are often uniformed. There are some organizations giving first aid courses recognized by the local government, such as the Red Cross.

21. If someone hurts himself, which are the proper steps for aid first? ________
①Check the breathing as well as the size and depth of burns.
②Move the injured away from the heat first.
③Cover the wound with a sterilized (消毒的) dressing.
④Wash the burnt area with running water to reduce pain.

A．②④①③

B．②①④③

C．①②④③

D．④①②③

22. Where can people take first aid courses according to the passage? ________

A．

B．

C．

D．

23. What is the best title for this passage? ________

A．How to Give First Aid.

B．The Importance of the First Aid.

C．The Ways to Avoid Heatstroke.

D．An Organization for First Aid Training.

He got some wood and cut it into 32 pieces. The pieces of wood come in different shapes. When they fit together perfectly, it became a football!

66-year-old Wang Dewen from Liaocheng, Shangdong made it. It seems that he can do anything out of wood. He got popular four years ago because of his wonderful woodworking skills. He creates woodwork without glue, screws (螺丝) or nails. Instead, he follows an ancient Chinese mortise and tenon technique (榫卯技术). People love his work very much and call him Grandpa Amu.

Grandpa Amu is very good at making woodwork by hand. He started doing it 50 years ago. His first work was a cooking pot cover. He made it for his mother. He also made a Lu Ban lock, a wooden bridge, lots of farm tools and so on. Years ago, Wang moved to Guangxi to live with his son and took care of his young grandson. He made different kinds of wooden toys for his grandson. Among all of them, a walking Peppa Pig and a bubble blowing toy are his grandson’s favorites. He even created a folding stool. It looked like the China pavilion from the 2021 Shanghai Expo.

The football that Grandpa Amu made can’t be kicked around like a real football, but it can be a toy or a gift. People also call Grandpa Amu the modern day Lu Ban — a famous woodworker in ancient China

24. When did Grandpa Amu start making woodwork by hand?

A．50 years ago.

B．30 years ago.

C．40 years ago.

D．60 years ago.

25. Can the football that Grandpa Amu made be kicked?

A．No, it can’t.

B．Yes, it can.

C．No, it doesn’t.

D．Yes, it does.

26. Why does Grandpa Amu got popular four years ago?

A．Because of Chinese mortise and tenon technique.

B．Because of his wooden toys.

C．Because of his love for woodwork.

D．Because of his wonderful woodworking skills.

“A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day/The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way”, it is from a poem about Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as the Qingming Festival. It falls on the 4th or 5th of April each year. It’s the traditional Chinese festival to remember the dead. Chinese people all come home to visit the tombs(墓) of their parents, grandparents and ancestors. They will sweep the tombs and clean away the grass around them. Then they burn paper money and put flowers and fruit in front of the tombs. They hope the dead can enjoy them and bring the family good luck.

However, not only Chinese remember the dead. People in other countries also have festivals for the dead.

In Japan, O-Bon Festival(盂兰盆节) is one of the most important festivals. It is held from August 13 to 16. It is also a holiday that serves as a family reunion(相聚). During O-Bon, Japanese people return to their hometown and visit their ancestors’ spirits return home to be reunited with their family. People perform a “bon” dance(盆舞) to welcome the spirits. On the last day of O-Bon, they put paper lanterns in a river to send off the spirits.

In Russia, people remember their ancestors on the Day of Rejoicing(欣喜). It’s usually in late April or early May. The name of this festival means birth and happiness. Russians believe that people shouldn’t feel sad for the dead because death means birth in another world. On the Day of Rejoicing, Russian people draw beautiful pictures on eggs and put them in front of tombs. After that they have a picnic together. They hope for a good life for both the living and the dead.

27. Chinese people do the following things except ________ on the Mourning Day.

A．sweep the tombs and clean away the grass

B．burn paper money

C．put paper lanterns in a river

D．put flowers and fruit in front of the tombs

28. Who believe that people shouldn’t feel sad for the death?

A．Chinese.

B．Japanese.

C．Russians.

D．None of the above.

29. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Meanings of remembering the dead.

B．Festivals to remember the dead.

C．Importance of remembering the dead.

D．Meanings of death in different countries.

30. Where do you think the passage may come from?

A．A story book.

B．A science report.

C．An ad.

D．A life magazine.

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。

Every school day, we use school bags to carry all our things to school. They are part of our lives.     31    

In the Han dynasty, students in old-style private schools used bamboo boxes to carry books to school.     32     There were usually two or three layers in the box. Kids put different things like books, brushes, ink stones and paper in the boxes.

    33    The budai was lighter than the bamboo box. With the founding of the People’s Republic of China, rucksacks （帆布袋） became popular. Many people carried them when they went to school.     34     Maybe they can tell you about their experiences of using them when they were young.

A new style of schoolbags has appeared in recent years. Many of them have colorful and fashionable designs, such as pictures of cartoons and pop stars. And they are more comfortable to use.     35    

Schoolbags are still changing. Can you imagine what schoolbags will be like?

A．School bags are important for us.

B．But have you ever thought about the history of the school bag?

C．Some students pull wheeled bags filled with heavy textbooks and others carry backpacks.

D．Hundreds of years later, people developed a new kind of schoolbag called the budai.

E．Do you want to know about a new schoolbag called budai?

F．Ask your grandparents or parents about these bags.

G．People consider the bamboo boxes to be the earliest schoolbags.

36. 2023年春节期间，成千上万名游客来到西安大唐不夜城游玩。
Thousands of ________ came to Great Tang All Day Mall in Xi’an during Spring Festival of 2023.

37. ChatGPT将会对我们的生活产生巨大的影响。
ChatGPT will ____________ to our life.

39. 到十四届全国人民代表大会结束的时候，新的领导们已经产生了。
________ the 14th National People’s Congress, new leaders have come out.

40. 中国的传统食物多么可口啊！
How delicious Chinese ________ is!

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词使用1次，每空限填1个单词。）

teach, easy, go, good, experience, far, sing, member, compete, learn

I have many     41     about studying in groups. But the most unforgettable experience for me was an English singing     42    .

The song our team chose was Try Everything. Although most of the team     43     quickly learned the melody (旋律), there were still a few students who couldn’t sing it or were too shy to     44     it in public. So, we     45     those who couldn’t sing and encouraged those who were very shy. Finally, we sang it really     46     and got first prize.

From this experience, I realized that it’s     47     to give up when we study alone. And with each other’s encouragement, we’ll be more likely to be able to persist (坚持). What’s more, when we discuss in groups, we can     48     how to communicate with others and achieve the team goals together.

Just as the saying     49     , “Alone we can run faster, but together we can go     50    .” So, let’s enjoy group study!

61. 热爱劳动是我们中华民族的传统美德，劳动技能是孩子们成长过程的必备技能，学校正在举行以“Labor is the most glorious.（劳动最光荣）”为主题的英语演讲比赛。假如你是李华，请根据以下提示完成你的演讲稿。

提示：
1. What do you think of labor?
2. Why do you think so?
3. What kind of labor do you usually do? How do you feel when and after you take part in labor?
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4. 词数：不少于70词。（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。）
Hello, everyone!

I’m so glad to stand here to share my opinions about labor. I think

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Labor is the most glorious. I hope that more and more students can join and enjoy labor in our daily life.