1 . When his ship was damaged in a storm, Gulliver was washed up on the island of Lilliput. All of the people, animals and things in that country were tiny. The average Lilliputian stood only six inches tall—so to them, Gulliver was a giant!
He soon made friends with the Emperor of Lilliput and the emperor’s family. They made sure that their guest was well taken care of! Each day, he was served with good meals.
Gulliver repaid the Lilliputians’ kindness by doing jobs for them. He could plough (犁) a field with his comb, lift rocks without difficulty and construct stone houses as if he was playing with toy blocks.
The only problem for Gulliver was getting a good night’s sleep! He had a quilt that was made of many Lilliputian blankets, and it was very comfortable. But his bed was made from lots of tiny beds tied together—and it was terribly uncomfortable! He couldn’t sleep well. After too many sleepless nights, Gulliver had an idea.
He made a plan on the largest piece of paper he could find. The emperor and empress looked at it, nodded, and began giving orders to their people. People in Lilliput tried their best to help to make his “invention”.
After many days, Gulliver’s invention was ready, and all the tiny people gathered to see it. The thing was about two metres long, and it looked like a strange floppy balloon.
The crowd watched as Gulliver picked it up and began blowing into it through a tiny valve (阀门) in the side. It started to puff (喷出) up as he filled it with lungfuls of air.
At last, it was full, and he plugged the valve with a cork. The object looked like a huge rectangular cake as it sat on the ground!
Gulliver lay down on it with a sigh of satisfaction and pulled the patchwork quilt up to his chin. His new air mattress was much more comfortable than dozens of little beds joined together. It was like sleeping on a cloud! He fell asleep as the crowd quietly go back home.
| A．Build. | B．Paint. | C．Clean. | D．Draw. |
| A．He was ordered by the emperor to do so. |
| B．All the tiny people gathered to see him. |
| C．He needed a comfortable bed to have a good sleep. |
| D．The tiny people gave him lots of tiny beds to tie together. |
| A．Funny and kind. | B．Helpful and skilful. |
| C．Pleasant and humorous. | D．Brave and hardworking. |
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整，并把答案写在答题卡指定的位置。
Li Anqiang, 33, works on prosthetic rehabilitation (假肢康复). He has been using artificial (人造的) legs for 15 years in his daily study and work since the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008. His legs hurt seriously after being buried for a whole day and night, and after that, he lost his legs forever.
He soon returned to school but felt hopeless. “I had no idea what I would do with the rest of my life,” he said. He finally found the courage to spend another five months in rehabilitation and training to live with prosthetic legs.
After hard work, Li went to Sichuan University and later he got the chance to study in the US.
At the end of 2019, Li returned to Chengdu and began to make videos on social media about his life with prosthetic legs. He found that many people who experienced amputations (截肢) could not walk freely, because they didn’t have professional rehabilitation exercises. This encouraged him to work on prosthetics and rehabilitation.
“I believe that the world is beautiful. Even though it can be difficult to get around, we should still go out and see the world,” Li said. He also hopes that society can be more patient with those people with disabilities. “I hope that one day when we walk down the street with prostheses, we are treated no differently than people with glasses,” Li added.
1. How long has Li Anqiang been using artificial legs?2. How did Li Anqiang feel when he returned to school?
3. Where did Li Anqiang get the chance to study, in the US or in the UK?
4. What were Li’s videos about?
5. Why could not many people who experienced amputations walk freely?
6. 书面表达
习近平总书记在讲话中引用李大钊的话说：“青年者，国家之魂。”一个民族只有寄望青春、永葆青春，才能兴旺发达。请你根据以下思维导图内容提示，以“How to Be a Better Teenager”为题，写一篇演讲稿，谈谈我们应该怎样做，才能不负自己，成为更好的青少年。
(1)可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。
(2)不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名和学生的真实姓名。
(3)语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的标题、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
How to Be a Better Teenager
Hello, everyone! Today I’d like to share my ideas about
Thank you!
Can you climb the Five Mountains in five days? A girl called Zheng Yuling did! The young girl born in the 1990s put her “May Day and Five Mountains” journey online and many people noticed it.
Zheng said that the Five Mountains are the most famous in China, so she had the idea of climbing the Five Mountains. Before the trip, she checked the train numbers carefully.
Zheng planned the best way to travel between the five mountains all by herself. She left for the first stop after work on April 28th and returned to Foshan on the evening of May 3rd. “This plan is a bit crazy. I don’t think climbing the Five Mountains is the most difficult, but getting tickets is the most difficult,” said Zheng. “I didn’t get a ticket for the train from Changsha to Zhengzhou, and I almost couldn’t get there.” Luckily, a worker from 12306 gave her one ticket.
During the journey, Zheng went to different places at night and took hard seats on the trains to save time and living costs. After the journey, she only spent over 4000 yuan.
Zheng said, “China is really amazing! Thanks to the great transportation (交通运输), I could finish such a crazy journey!”
1. How many mountains did Zheng climb during the May Day holiday?2. What did Zheng do before the trip?
3. When did Zheng leave for the first stop?
4. Who gave Zheng the train ticket from Changsha to Zhengzhou?
5. What did Zheng think of China?
6. 书面表达。
请根据要求完成短文写作。假如你是李华，你的外国笔友James想了解你的暑假旅游计划，请你回复他的邮件，内容包括：
1. 简单介绍你将游览的城市 (城市名称和地理位置)；2. 当地的旅游计划安排 (时间、景点和活动等)；
3. 对暑假旅游表示期待。
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1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名、地点和考生的真实姓名；
2. 语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear James,
How is everything going? The summer holiday is coming. I would like to share my holiday plan with you.
Yours,
Li Hua
请仔细阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整切题。把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。
Long ago, Mother Nature gave each tree a different purpose. However, she did not share her reasons with the trees.
Fir Tree (杉树) had many tree friends. In summer, they watched Bird and Squirrel (松鼠) play in the field. Then autumn arrived. The leaves on other trees turned colorful. Fir Tree’s leaves stayed green. Fir Tree told Mother Nature that he wanted his leaves to change colors, too.
“Be patient,” Mother Nature said. “You will learn your purpose.”
So Fir Tree waited. The temperature dropped. Bird flew south, and Squirrel was nowhere around. All the trees lost their leaves except Fir Tree. Soon it snowed. Fir Tree cried, “Why don’t I change like my friends?”
“Be patient,” Mother Nature replied. “Soon you will get to know your purpose.”
Just then, Squirrel appeared. She was cold. She asked if she could build a warm home in branches (树枝). Other trees said no because they had no leaves. But Fir Tree said yes. Squirrel ran up Fir Tree’s branches. Soon, she was warm, comfortable and asleep.
Fir Tree was happy that his green leaves provided a warm home for animals in winter. He finally understood his purpose.
1. What animals did the trees watch play in the field in summer?2. What did Fir Tree want to do in autumn?
3. What color were the leaves of Fir Tree in winter?
4. Why did other trees say no to Squirrel?
5. What purpose did Fir Tree understand at last?
6. 书面表达
根据要求完成短文写作，请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。
为创造美好的生活，青少年在成长的过程中应不断学习新的生活技能，如烹饪、种植、救护方法……请结合下列提示和自身的需求，以“Little Life Skills Are a Big Help”为题写一篇短文。
写作要点：1. 你想要学习什么生活技能？
2. 你为什么想要学习这项技能？
3. 你是如何学习这项技能的？
作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数70左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Little Life Skills Are a Big Help
Life skills are necessary for us teenagers. To live more healthily and happily, we are supposed to learn more new skills.
5 . 
It was a warm afternoon. A boy was reading a book in a busy square. As he read on, an old man sat down at his side and started talking to him.
“I’ve read the book. It’s about the world’s greatest lie,” said the old man, looking at the book.
“What’s that?” the boy asked in surprise.
“We won’t get what we dream of.”
“Really? Why are you saying that? Who are you?” asked the boy.
“I’m the king of Salem. I have power from the universe,” said the old man. “I always appear when somebody is working so hard to follow his dream, either in the form of a solution, or a good idea. There are other things I do, too.”
The old man continued. Once, he appeared before a miner (矿工), and took the form of a stone. The miner had given up everything and went mining for emeralds (翡翠). For five years he had been working a certain river, and had examined hundreds of thousands of stones looking for an emerald. The miner was about to give it all up, right at the point when, if he were to examine just one more stone—just one more—he would find his emerald. Since the miner gave up everything to follow his dream, the old man decided to use his power. He changed himself into a stone that rolled (滚动) to the miner’s foot. The miner, with all the anger of his five fruitless years, picked up the stone and threw it aside. But he threw it with such force that it broke the stone, and there, was the most beautiful emerald in the world.
“When you really want something, all the universe helps you achieve it,” the old man said.
1. What is the world’s greatest lie?| A．We will lose hopes for life. | B．We will surprise the universe. |
| C．We will fail to reach our goals. | D．We will make dreams come true |
| A．loses his job | B．talks with him |
| C．fears a challenge | D．sticks to his dream |
| A．A stone. | B．The river. | C．Digging holes. | D．Finding emeralds. |
| A．hopeful→sad→angry→surprised | B．hopeful→angry→surprised→sad |
| C．sad→surprised→hopeful→angry | D．sad→angry→surprised→hopeful |
| A．Rome was not built in a day. |
| B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．God helps those who help themselves. |
| D．A thousand miles begins with a single step. |
When I was young, my father told me that some acts of love might give someone happiness. So I always try my best to help others.
One afternoon, it was very hot. I was driving on the highway to Guangzhou when another car suddenly came into my lane (车 道). My car was in the far right lane, so it ran into the roadside. But luckily, it didn’t cause an accident. I was angry with that driver, but I thought that he just did not notice the lane change, and maybe he was just not careful enough.
The car ran away after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared. After a while, I found the same car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He looked worried because his car had a flat tire (瘪 胎). Though he had a spare tire (备 胎), he had nothing to work with. I decided to help him. I spent fifteen minutes changing the tire for him and let him sit in my airconditioned car while I did it. I was hot and tired, but I really felt happy after an act of kindness to the man.
Helping others is how we get happiness. That’s true. We should lend a hand to others in trouble.
1. Who told the writer that some acts of love might give someone happiness?2. What was the writer doing when another car suddenly came into his lane?
3. Why does the man look worried?
4. How long did the writer spend changing the tire for the man?
5. Did the writer feel angry or happy after helping the man?
I really like Peking Opera because it makes me feel peaceful and happy. When I was 8 years old, I saw Peking Opera actresses dancing and singing in a graceful way on television. I told my mom that I wanted to learn Peking Opera, and she put me in classes. Since then I’ve been on my learning journey for 5 years.
I have to wake up at 6 o’clock every morning to practice the key skills in Peking Opera performance, such as leg exercises, somersaults (翻筋斗), and voice training. When practicing handstands (倒立), all the weight is on my arms and I sweat. And to make my pronunciation more clear, I read the lines loudly and quickly. It makes my lips numb (麻木的), but I don’t give up. In practice, what really worries me is getting hurt. One time, I fell down while practicing. That made it difficult for me to go up and down stairs for a long time.
As the saying goes, “One minute on the stage needs 10 years’ practice off the stage.” All the hard work was worth it once I got the chance to perform Peking Opera on stage. This year, I performed a part from The Drunken Beauty during a show on CCTV.
The charm of Peking Opera is timeless. I hope Peking Opera will be loved and enjoyed by more young people.
1. Why does the writer like Peking Opera?2. When did the writer wake up to practice the skills?
3. How did the writer make her pronunciation more clear?
4. What can you learn from the underlined saying?
5. What’s the writer’s hope?
6. 书面表达
假设你叫李明，某英文报刊的文化专栏征集“我与中国传统艺术”的故事，请结合自身经历介绍某项中国传统艺术(如戏剧、书法、国画、剪纸、皮影戏、东方乐器演奏等)，根据以下思维导图内容提示，用英语写一篇关于“我喜欢的传统艺术”的征文稿。
注意：
(1) 可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；
(2) 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名；
(3) 语句连贯，词数 80左右。作文的标题和开头已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
My Favorite Traditional Art
By Li Ming
My favorite traditional art is
8 . Zong Qinghou was a very special person in China who recently passed away, leaving many people sad about his loss. He was born in 1945 into a simple family but grew up to be an amazing businessman and a kind-hearted man who always thought about others before himself.
Zong Qinghou first started as a worker in a school factory, showing us from the start that he was dedicated and worked really hard. He didn’t just dream about success; he chased it with all he had. In the late 1980s, Zong decided to take a big step by starting his own small business. He sold ice cream and drinks. This might seem like a small thing, but it was the beginning of something huge. His small business grew into the Wahaha Group, a big name in China known for making delicious drinks. One of their most famous products is a nutritional drink for kids, which became a hit and helped make Wahaha a big success.
What makes Zong really special, though, isn’t just how successful his business was. It’s about how he used his success to help others. He cared deeply about other people. Even when he became very wealthy, he chose to live a simple life. He didn’t spend his money on expensive things for himself. Instead, he gave a lot of his money to help others. In 2020, the company spent 942 million yuan on the construction (建设) of more than 1,360 apartments for its workers in the Shangcheng district of Hangzhou. In the same year, when businesses in China had trouble due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he called for enterprises to take more responsibility to ensure the interests of employees are met and to keep employment steady. In 2023, he urged private enterprises to keep investing and developing their businesses to protect jobs. People saw him as a kind businessman who didn’t just focus on making money but also on making a difference.
Zong Qinghou’s life teaches us some important lessons. Success isn’t just about making money; it’s also about working hard, staying humble, and helping others. Zong believed in putting the interests of his country and its people first. His story is a reminder to all of us that we should try to make a positive difference in the world and in the lives of the people around us. He was a true role model, showing us how to live a life that is not only successful but also meaningful.
1. What was Zong Qinghou’s first job?| A．A businessman. | B．A teacher. | C．A drink manufacturer. | D．A worker. |
| A．Ice cream. | B．Nutritional drink for kids. | C．Alcoholic beverages. | D．Soft drinks. |
| A．His focus on financial success only. | B．His decision to live a luxurious lifestyle. |
| C．His effort to help others and his simple life. | D．His lack of interest in expanding his business. |
| A．He was primarily interested in personal fame. |
| B．He valued wealth over well-being. |
| C．He placed a high importance on community and generosity. |
| D．He believed that success in business does not require hard work. |
| A．The challenges of starting a business in China. |
| B．The importance of living a luxurious lifestyle. |
| C．The significance of Zong Qinghou’s contributions to society and business. |
| D．The technical aspects of manufacturing drinks. |
请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确，语义完整切题，并把答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
When I was in primary school, I was fat and didn’t like doing exercise. Because I hardly did any exercise, I often felt sick and went to see the doctor. I was absent from school from time to time, so I couldn’t catch up with others. And my poor health made it even more difficult for me to keep on exercising. The cycle repeated itself. My parents were worried about me.
One day, after having supper, my father asked me to have a walk with him in the park. My father insisted (坚持) that for people with very poor health, it was difficult to take up running and other sports at the beginning, but they could start from walking and increase endurance (耐力) little by little. With his encouragement, I agreed and we went out together. It was hard for me to walk for half an hour. I wanted to give up, but my father encouraged me to keep on walking.
From then on, I was often asked to walk with my parents. To my surprise, I could walk for an hour in the fourth month. How proud I felt! I loved taking exercise gradually. Now I am a perfect runner in my middle school. I lost all the fat and I am a healthy girl now.
My parents once taught me that during all my life, I might face some difficulties, but I shouldn’t be afraid of them. What I should do is to try to face them bravely.
1. Why did the writer feel sick and go to see the doctor?2. Where did the writer’s father ask her to have a walk after having supper?
3. Who encouraged the writer to take up doing sports?
4. How long could the writer keep walking in the fourth month?
5. What should the writer do if she meets difficulties?
B. 书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
6. 假设你叫李明，你打算向学校网站投稿，谈谈作为青少年应该怎样做，才能不负自己，成为更好的青少年。请你根据以下思维导图内容提示用英文写一篇短文。
(1) 可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；
(2) 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名；
(3) 语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的标题、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。
How to Be a Better Teenager?
By Li Ming
Hello, everyone! Today I’d like to share my ideas about
Thank you!
Gui Haichao is a bright star in many people’s eyes. On May 30th, 2023, he took the Shenzhou-16 to the space station. He became China’s first civilian (平民) astronaut to go into space.
Gui comes from Yunnan. Now in his 30s, Gui works as a teacher at Beihang University. He believes “Knowledge can change your life.” and “Nothing is impossible.”
“He likes reading very much,” said Gui Haiyi, Gui Haichao’s younger brother. “He reads books every day. He sets a good example for us.”
Yang Hongzhu is Gui’s high school teacher. He said, “Gui could make good use of time. He was the first one to come to the classroom every morning. Then he sat at his desk and began to read. He liked asking teachers and classmates questions in the school in the day time. After school, he would study late into the night.” He studied very hard, so his classmates’ parents liked calling him “the boy next door”.
“As students, we should have our own dreams and study hard to make them come true.” Gui kept this in mind and encouraged himself and his classmates to do so when he was in the high school and the university.
1. How did Gui Haichao fly to the space station?2. Which university does Gui Haichao teach at?
3. What does he believe?
4. Why was Gui Haichao called “the boy next door” by others?
5. What did Gui Haichao say to encourage himself and his classmates?
