The sweetest memory of my childhood is about ______ round table. When I was little, my family would get together ______ dinner on different festivals. We kids would be playing games around the table while the adults ______.

When I got a bit older, my aunt brought back her boyfriend and my grandpa cheerfully added another ______ to the round table. It seemed a little more crowded, but we felt much ______ to each other. When I was twelve, my grandpa passed away (去世). That made us ______ sad. However, when the whole family got together once again, we totally agreed ______ his chair, his bowl and chopsticks should still be there. Even though his seat was empty, we felt as if he had never left us.

We all have a table like this in ______ homes. It is a sign of reunion (团聚) of our family. Usually, different cultures ______ by us around the table. We express the love not only for our family, but also for a community, our nation and even the whole world.

The history of our nation has been the stories of looking for or running to the round table which we belong ______. The round table has been a symbol of the Chinese feelings. It was, it is and will always be.

1.

A．a

B．an

C．/

2.

A．have

B．to have

C．having

3.

A．talk

B．were talking

C．have talked

4.

A．seats

B．seats’

C．seat

5.

A．close

B．closer

C．closest

6.

A．feel

B．felt

C．feeling

7.

A．if

B．what

C．that

8.

A．us

B．our

C．ours

9.

A．accept

B．are accepting

C．are accepted

10.

A．to

B．at

C．in

Here are two pictures about sleep. Please read them and think about yourselves. Do you have a good sleep? If you don’t, maybe it is time to change.

21. What is the passage about?

A．Learning.

B．Sleep.

C．Exercise.

D．Teenagers.

22. What is the average sleep score?

A．60 points.

B．65 points.

C．70 points.

D．75 points.

23. Who goes to bed the earliest?

A．People born before the 1970s.	B．People born in the 1980s.
C．People born in the 1990s.	D．People born after the 2000s.

Antarctica (南极洲) is the most southern continent (大陆) in the world. Here are some facts about it.

It’s the fifth largest continent in the world. It’s much larger than Europe and nearly twice the size of Australia.

Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world. The lowest temperature in winter has reached -89.2℃. And it is totally different in summer and winter. In summer, the sun shines for 24 hours a day, but in winter, it’s completely dark for about three months.

Many of the scientists in Antarctica are studying the ozone layer (臭氧层). The ozone layer is getting thinner and thinner. The biggest “hole” is over Antarctica. And the weather there is also getting warmer. Scientists think that this cold and lonely place can teach us a lot about the earth and how to keep it safe.

24. Which is the most southern continent in the world?

A．Asia.

B．Europe.

C．Australia.

D．Antarctica.

25. How long is Antarctica completely dark in winter?

A．For about one month.	B．For about two months.
C．For about three months.	D．For about four months.

26. Which word can be put into No. 46 according to the passage?

A．Weather

B．Summer

C．Sunshine

D．Winter

	Topic	Fact
Paragraph (段落) 2	Size	Fifth largest in the world
Paragraph. 3	46	Coldest and windiest Differences in summer and winter
Paragraph. 4	Scientist working there	Studying the ozone layer

27. On which of the following websites can we read the passage?

A．	B．
C．	D．

Buck did not read the newspapers. He did not know that trouble was coming for every big dog in California. Gold-diggers (淘金者) had found gold in northwest Canada, and these men wanted big, strong dogs to work for them in the cold and snow of the north.

Buck had lived in Mr. Miller’s house for four years since he was born. There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house, and a river nearby. In a big place like this, of course, there were many other dogs, but they lived together in the kennels (狗舍), or inside the house. But Buck was neither a house dog nor a kennel dog. He was king—king over the whole of Mr. Miller’s lands. He went swimming with Mr. Miller’s sons, and walking with his daughters. He carried the grandchildren on his back, and he sat at Mr. Miller’s feet in front of the fire in winter.

This was 1897 when the discovery of gold brought men from everywhere to northwest Canada for gold-digging. But Buck did not read the newspapers. And he did not know that Manuel, one of Mr. Miller’s farmers, needed money for his large family. One day, when Mr. Miller was away on business. Manuel and Buck left the garden together. It was just an evening walk, Buck thought. No one saw them go, and only a strange man saw them arrive at the railway station. This man talked to Manuel, and gave him some money. Then he tied a piece of rope around Buck’s neck.

Buck growled (低吼). Gradually it was hard for him to breathe when the rope was pulled hard around his neck. He jumped at the man in anger. The man caught Buck and forced him to lie on his back. For a few moments he was unable to move. When the train arrived, the two men threw him into the train…

——Taken from the The Call of the Wild

32. Why did these gold-diggers want big dogs?

A．To kill big dogs for meat.	B．To sell big dogs for money.
C．To train big dogs for gold-digging.	D．To take care of their children.

33. What does the writer want to show by using the sentence “Buck did not read the newspapers” twice?

A．Buck didn’t have the good habit of reading.

B．Buck didn’t know how to get help from the newspapers.

C．Buck didn’t expect himself to be in a dangerous situation.

D．Buck didn’t know Manuel just wanted an evening walk with him.

34. What might Buck do when he was thrown into the train?

A．Buck missed Manuel and his family.	B．Buck was angry and tried to run away.
C．Buck was excited for the new adventure.	D．Buck lay down and went to sleep peacefully.

35. What is the correct order of the events in the story?
①Buck was thrown into the train.       ②Manuel took Buck out for a walk.
③Buck was tied with a rope and sold.       ④Buck lived as a king in Mr. Miller’s house.

A．④②③①

B．④①②③

C．②④③①

D．③①④②

①April 24, 2024 was the 9th Space Day of China and this marked the 30th year of China’s Bei Dou Satellite Navigation System (卫星导航系统) (the BDS).

②Let’s first get to know the background, steps, and meaning of developing the BDS.

③In the late 20th century, China started to explore how to develop a navigation satellite system suitable for its national conditions. The BDS has been independently developed by China to meet the needs of the country’s national safety and development.

④During that time, China gradually made a three-step plan of development: to complete the development of the BDS-1 and provide services to the whole country by the end of 2000; to complete the development of the BDS-2 and provide services to the Asia-Pacific region (亚太地区) by the end of 2012; and to complete the development of the BDS and provide services worldwide around 2020.

⑤The BDS is one of four international satellite navigation systems, along with the United States’ GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo. As the BDS joins hands with other navigation satellite systems, China will work with all other countries to make the BDS better serve the world and benefit humans. That’s the meaning of developing the BDS.

⑥The BDS have two main advantages. The other three systems have 24 satellites. China’s BDS has six more satellites. This can improve the BDS’ accuracy (精准度) in China and the Asia-Pacific region to 5 meters, compared with a 10-meter accuracy in other areas.

⑦The BDS has another advantage—the short message service. It allows users to have two-way communication. In areas that are not covered by communication signals (信号), users can send short messages, even in deserts and forests.

⑧Almost all of us have used the BDS for positioning with our smartphones. But how do our phones know where in the world. The Beidou system has been used in: we are and in which direction we are going? The satellites in space help our phones calculate our position. Besides positioning, the BDS is also widely used in our daily life.

36. Which paragraph does the picture on the left mainly support?

A．Paragraph 4.

B．Paragraph 5.

C．Paragraph 6.

D．Paragraph 8.

37. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The BDS is the pride of China.

B．The BDS will change the education in China.

C．The BDS has been used in every field of our life.

D．There are four international satellite navigation systems.

38. What does the underlined word “calculate” probably mean according to the dictionary?
calculate /′kælkjuleɪt/ verb.

A．to form an opinion about something

B．to specially design a product or an event

C．to use numbers to find out a total number

D．to work out the results according to the information

39. What’s the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

阅读下面对话，从7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A: Hey, Sarah. You look so upset. What’s up?
B: Hi, Amy.     40     I played much worse than before. I didn’t score a goal.
A: You mean the school soccer game?
B: Yes. It seems impossible for us to beat Class One.
A: Come on! I believe you are the best in my heart.
B:     41     But I am still a little nervous now.
A: Take it easy. You should be confident and believe in your team.
B: But sometimes I feel that we don’t work well enough as a team.
A: Teamwork is very important.     42    
B: Sounds good. I’ll do it right away.
A:     43    
B: Next Tuesday.
A:     44     I think I’ll be free then and I can watch the game.
B: See you then. Bye!
A: See you!

A．By the way, when is the next match?

B．That would be nice!

C．We have just lost a game.

D．Thanks, Amy.

E．What about next Wednesday?

F．Maybe you can talk with your teammates about that.

G．What should I do?