1 . 格言简洁凝练，寓意深广。它是人类机智的精华，众人汇成的睿智。指导人生走向成功，激励人们取得进步。请在下列格言中选择一句你最喜欢的并根据要求写一篇英语短文。

1. The early birds catches the worm.
2. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
3. Practice makes the perfect.
4. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
提示：
What’s your understanding of the motto?
Why do you like it best?
Who or what comes to your mind first when you read the motto? Why?
How does the motto influence you?
要求：1. 词数：100词左右 （文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
3. 文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。

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2 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。

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When others do bad things and hurt you, what do you do? Forgive (原谅) them or stay angry? Confucius, one of the greatest     1     in ancient China, showed his answer to this question in The Analects of Confucius.

What does his sentence in this picture     2     mean?

Zhen Daqian, a Chinese teacher from the High school Affiliated to Renmin University of China in Beijing     3     it in the following way.

According to Confucius, if a person hurt him, he would forgive him. In his mind, people are not saints (圣人) and no one can avoid     4     and doing bad things. If people just remember     5     bad actions, they will become unhealthy and narrow-minded. So, why not let the bad things of the past go and look at the future?

The story of Guan Zhong and Duke Huan Qi (齐桓公) during the Spring and Autumn Period (770—476 BC) is a good example.

Guan Zhong once tried     6     Duke of Qi. But when the duke knew that Guan had the ability to look after his kingdom, he didn’t hold on to Guan’s past mistakes. He     7     to forgive him instead. So, Guan devoted himself to helping the duke     8     all his heart and soul. Together, they made the kingdom better.

Learning to forgive others may let us be a little     9    . However, letting go of bad things in the past doesn’t mean forgetting them. Instead, we should learn from them     10     we won’t make the same mistakes again.

3 . 阅读下列短文，从所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整。其中有一项是多余的。

Most of us have learned the virtue (美德) of honesty from some stories. The story of Pinocchio teaches the importance of telling the truth to us. Every time Pinocchio lies, his nose grows longer. These types of stories show children that “honesty is the best”.     1     The fact is that people lie for many reasons.

One reason people lie is to hide a mistake. While it is true that everyone does something wrong from time to time, some people do not have the courage to admit their mistakes because they are afraid that they will be blamed (责备). For example, students might lie to their teachers about unfinished homework. They might say that they left the homework at home.     2     These students do not want to get in trouble, so they make up an excuse.

    3     Parents, particularly those with young children, may teach their children to use this type of “protective” lie in certain circumstances (状况).     4     Many parents teach their children to explain that their mother and father are too busy to come to the phone at that time. In this situation, a protective lie can mean greater safety.

    5     Lying to keep the peace or to stay safe can have positive results. However, lying to stay out of trouble can lead to more trouble in the end. Understanding the motives behind the impulse (冲动) to lie might minimize this habit of lying.

A．In fact, they did not do the homework at all.

B．But why do so many people lie?

C．People lie for many reasons, both good and bad.

D．What should children do if a stranger calls while their parents are out?

E．Another reason for lying has to do with self-protection.

F．The protective lies are useful and necessary for children.

4 . Wukong, Tiangong, Tianwen…Do you know where the names of Chinese space programs come from?

Wukong, the Dark Matter Explorer satellite (暗物质探测卫星), is named after the Chinese superhero, the Monkey King or Sun Wukong. According to Journey to the West, the Monkey King has a pair of sharp eyes, which can easily tell differences between the good and the bad. The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as the Monkey King to help scientists search for the dark matter in space.

The name of the space station Tiangong means “Heaven Palace” in Chinese myths (神话), this is the home of Tian Di. Now Tiangong Space Station is home for Chinese astronauts in space. And China welcomes foreign astronauts to Tiangong so that they can work together.

Tianwen, Chinese Mars missions (任务), gets its name from the poem Tianwen by Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan is a well-known poet in ancient China. In Tianwen, he had the questions about the sky, stars, nature, myths and the real world, showing his hunger for the truth of the universe (宇宙). Perhaps the Tianwen missions will end up answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.

If you look into more names of Chinese space programs, you will find that they all have beautiful meanings. We, almost all the Chinese people, have good hopes and expectations for our space dream. So, the naming of Chinese space programs is taken very seriously.

1. How does the writer begin the topic in Paragraph 1?

A．By listing a number.	B．By giving an example.
C．By asking a question.	D．By answering a question.

2. What is the Wukong satellite used for?

A．Answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.

B．Finding the differences between the good and the bad.

C．Helping scientists search for dark matter in space.

D．Welcoming foreign astronauts to the space station.

3. Why do we take the naming of Chinese space programs seriously?

A．Because we want to land on Mars.	B．Because we want to protect the earth.
C．Because we have the hunger for truth.	D．Because we have a hopeful dream for space.

4. Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．What Beautiful Names	B．What a hopeful Star
C．What Excellent Poems	D．What a Long Journey

6 .

A bird went to look for its happiness in a faraway place. It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little dying flower, whose face was full of ________. Not knowing why, the bird asked the little flower, “You’re going to die. Why are you still so ________?”

“Because I will achieve my ________,” said the little flower. “What is your dream?” “To ________ sweet fruit.”

Then the little bird saw it: happiness is a ________ in the heart.

The bird continued flying and saw a lame (瘸的) duck ________ a little duck find the way back home. Although it was disabled, it had a smiling face.

“I’m happy because I can help ________,” said the lame duck. So the bird saw it: happiness is a love in the heart.

The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider (蜘蛛) climbing up a ________. The spider fell off the wall halfway, but it kept ________ again and fell off again. Even so, the spider didn’t ________. The little bird asked the spider in surprise, “you ________ again and again, why don’t you have pain ________ happiness on your face?”

“As long as I never ________ trying, I’m able to climb up it. ________ this, I’m so happy,” said the spider. The little bird saw it: happiness is a faith (信念) in the heart.

So the little bird ________ looked for happiness because it knew the truth: happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.

1.

A．worry

B．smile

C．surprise

D．sadness

2.

A．rich

B．wealthy

C．sad

D．happy

3.

A．secret

B．question

C．dream

D．plan

4.

A．produce

B．promise

C．point

D．pollute

5.

A．change

B．rule

C．hope

D．story

6.

A．help

B．want

C．ask

D．bring

7.

A．none

B．nobody

C．others

D．all

8.

A．tree

B．hill

C．wall

D．chair

9.

A．climbing

B．doing

C．flying

D．falling

10.

A．come up

B．give up

C．stay up

D．take up

11.

A．won

B．lost

C．failed

D．tried

12.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

13.

A．keep

B．forget

C．enjoy

D．stop

14.

A．Instead of

B．Because of

C．As for

D．Without

15.

A．completely

B．no more

C．still

D．finally

7 . 根据对话内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
(Helen and John are talking about sky lanterns. H=Helen, J=John)
J: Hey, Helen! What are you doing?
H:     1    
J: Oh, it looks so nice. I’ve never seen one before. Can you tell me about it?
H: Sure. It’s believed that Zhuge Liang was the first person to use a sky lantern.     2     Now, Chinese people fly it on special days.
J: What is the sky lantern made of?
H:     3     And you need some glue (胶水), too. The glue helps to stick the bamboo and paper together.
J: Wow, that sounds cool. Who taught you how to make it?
H:     4     He taught me when I was 10.
J: How long does it take to make a sky lantern?
H: It usually takes me about three hours to make one.     5    
J: That sounds great! Thank you so much.
H: You’re welcome.

A．I’m making a sky lantern.

B．It’s made of bamboo and paper.

C．My dad likes Chinese culture a lot.

D．It’s dangerous and can cause air pollution.

E．Would you like to sit here and make one with me now?

F．He sent it up to ask for help when his army was in trouble.

9 . “On the very first day of 2024, I saw the snows of Kilimanjaro,”said Xu Zhuoyuan, a 17-year-old mountaineer from Hunan.

Xu climbed the tallest peak (峰) in Africa on Jan 1. She even stood on top of Mount Qomolangma last May, making her the youngest Chinese girl to climb to the world’s highest peak from the southern slope.

Xu’s mountaineering journey began on a family trip to Xizang and Sichuan four years ago. Passing by Mount Siguniang in Sichuan, she felt drawn to its beauty and decided to try climbing it. She fell in love with mountaineering right then and there.

For the next few years, Xu did hard training. She went to the mountains in Yunnan and Sichuan every month, climbing peaks over 5,000 meters and doing daily physical exercises like running, swimming and rope skipping. All that hard work got her ready for the big challenges she would face on Kilimanjaro.

Above 4,000 meters on Mount Kilimanjaro, the climate is similar to a desert, with big temperature differences. The whole climb took seven days, during which Xu faced unpredictable weather such as rain and strong winds. Staying warm and avoiding heat loss were the main challenges. Xu had to keep an eye on the temperature and change her clothes when the temperature changed.

Looking ahead, Xu has set great goals for herself. She plans to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents and visit the North and South Poles by the time she’s 18. That’s her “7+2 program.”

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
1. When did Xu Zhuoyuan’s mountaineering journey start?
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2. How did she prepare herself for climbing Kilimanjaro?
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3. How long did she spend on the climb?
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4. What were the main challenges during her climb?
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5. What do you think of the 17-year-old girl?
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