1 . What does Sarah plan to buy for the party?

A．

B．

C．

2 . 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A dragon boat race will be held in our city tomorrow. No matter what the result is, we are excited about the ________.

I was lucky enough to be chosen for the team of our university last year. Each of us had different levels of fitness (体质) at the beginning. When I could only lift 5 kilos for the ________ time, others could lift 30 already. We cheered ourselves up and always trained together because we were all in the same boat. We took ________ in our progress. Sometimes, we ________ each other with just eye contact (接触).

One day, after five hours of training, I was so ________ that I couldn’t go on. ________, I saw the teammates beside and in front still trying their best to row (划). I realized that if I stopped, it would be harder for our boat to go forward. So I had to keep going ________ we reached the end. Pulling together is the most treasured thing we have when we are in the dragon boat.

Tin loves the ________ of our team. As our coach, he strongly believes that everyone has their own talent. All their ability can be brought out as long as it is ________ in the right place. Actually, we could not afford to lose anyone of our team, or we won’t win. When we are rowing, we are a big ________.

Now we are ready for the coming dragon boat race.

1.

A．game

B．place

C．rule

D．time

2.

A．fourth

B．third

C．second

D．first

3.

A．pride

B．doubt

C．pity

D．worry

4.

A．warned

B．kicked

C．understood

D．treated

5.

A．clever

B．relaxed

C．silly

D．tired

6.

A．Recently

B．Certainly

C．However

D．Maybe

7.

A．till

B．if

C．since

D．while

8.

A．name

B．spirit

C．symbol

D．flag

9.

A．shut

B．hit

C．put

D．cut

10.

A．village

B．school

C．market

D．family

3 . 请通读下面对话，根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
A: How was your last vacation?
B: It was great.
A:     1    
B: I went to Zibo in Shandong.
A:     2    
B: Because Zibo barbecue (烧烤) was delicious.
A: Really?     3    
B: Yes, there were. I met some interesting people. How about your vacation?
A:     4     I just stayed at home, and I had nothing to do.
B: Hmm... Maybe you can go to Zibo and have a try.
A:     5    

A．Why did you go there?

B．It was interesting.

C．Where did you go?

D．It was boring.

E．Were there many people in Zibo?

F．Good idea.

4 . 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。

music     wear     understand     consider     if     its     weather     for     careful     just     full     way

Young people often feel unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t     1     them. They often think their parents are strict with them.

Parents often find     2     difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget how they felt when they were young.     3     example, young people like to do things without much thinking. Older people are worried about things more easily, they need to     4     things from many ways. So most of them plan things     5     and don’t like their plans to be changed.

Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they want to     6    , the music they enjoy and something else, they don’t really want to make trouble. They feel that in this     7     they can be away from the old people’s world. They want to make a new culture of their own. But if their parents don’t like their     8     or clothes, the young people will feel very unhappy.

Sometimes instead of going out with their parents, they     9     want to stay at home alone and do what they like.

    10     you plan to manage an independent life, you’d better win your parents’ trust and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility (责任感), they will certainly give you chances to do what you want to do.

5 . During the Eastern Han Dynasty (25—220) there was a government official (官员) named Yang Zhen.

One day Yang ran into _________ old workmate of his—Wang Mi during a trip. In the past, Yang _________ Wang’s talent and promoted (提拔) him. Wang had always kept Yang’s help _________ mind. He was so _________ to him that he invited Yang to stay over for the night.

It was near midnight when Wang knocked on the _________ of Yang’s bedroom. When the door _________, Wang handed Yang a bag and said, “This is to thank you for teaching me and leading me _________ who I am today.” Yang looked in the bag. _________ was full of gold.

“Do I look like a person who accepts bribes (贿赂)? I thought you knew me well,” Yang said _________.

“It’s late at night. No one will know __________ we keep it a secret.” Wang said.

“What do you mean no one would know? Heaven knows, Earth knows, you know and I know,” Yang said.

Wang left the room in shame.

1.

A．the

B．an

C．a

2.

A．recognized

B．has recognized

C．recognizes

3.

A．on

B．in

C．at

4.

A．thankful

B．more thankful

C．the most thankful

5.

A．doors’

B．doors

C．door

6.

A．opened

B．was opened

C．is opened

7.

A．becoming

B．became

C．to become

8.

A．It’s

B．Itself

C．It

9.

A．angry

B．angrily

C．anger

10.

A．if

B．until

C．though

6 . Why are some people just 1.5 meters tall, while others reach 2 meters? Studies have found that genes (基因) decide one’s height. There are about 4,000 genetic variants (变异体) that play an important role. Each of them might make a person’s height taller or shorter.

Now scientists in the US have found the most important genetic variant for deciding the height so far. This genetic variant causes people to be shorter. Each piece of this genetic variant can make a person’s height 2.2 cm lower more or less. If people have two pieces from their parents, they will be 4.4 cm shorter, more or less.

These findings were developed from a study of people in Peru. A According to the research, the height of men is about 1.65 meters, while women are about 1.52 meters. Scientists said people in Peru whose family are native Americans have this genetic variant.

Scientists also found that the living environment might have an impact on one’s height. People in Peru who live by the sea have more genetic variants than those living in mountains or rainforests.

One more question: why can’t we keep growing taller? We grow taller because our bones (骨头) grow. Bones increase in length because of the growth plates inside them. However, when we are about ten years old, the growth plates become fully grown. When we are about eighteen years old, they stop growing. So we can’t grow taller anymore.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．People can decide their own height.	B．Genetic variants are bad for people’s health.
C．Everyone has a chance to grow up to 2 meters.	D．People’s genes are very important for their height.

2. How much shorter might Jack be if he has three pieces of genetic variants?

A．2.2 cm.

B．4.4 cm.

C．6.6 cm.

D．8.8 cm.

3. Which is the the best sentence to fill in the blank “ A ” in Paragraph 3?

A．They want to become taller.	B．They are known for being short.
C．They are as short as their parents.	D．They are taller than native Americans.

4. What does the underlined word “impact” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Agreement.

B．Influence.

C．Operation.

D．Opinion.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The amazing variants of genes.	B．The height of people in Peru.
C．The differences of height around the world.	D．The latest studies of human genes.

7 . A. 回答问题
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，并将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。

It’s often believed that only grown-ups can have an effect on others. Is it true? Teen Vogue interviewed some teenagers across the world. Get ready to be inspired (启发).

16-year-old Michael began using social media to cheer up teenagers of his age to follow their dreams on his baseball blogs. Michael talked about sports people and how they would face their challenges.

Lesein, 14 years old, first learned about climate change when he was twelve years old. His home country, Kenya loses about 29,650 acres of forest each year. With a deep love of soccer, Lesein started Trees for Goals, planting a tree for every goal he scored in a match. Later the school’s soccer and basketball teams all followed him. In 2019, almost 1,000 trees in forests outside of Nairobi were planted. Now the government provides trees for them to plant.

Alexis Lewis, a 15-year-old inventor, designed a simple wheelchair with bamboo to help poor people who need to transport children many miles to hospitals. Another invention of his is the special mask which can be thrown through a window of a smoke-filled building to people inside. Alexis said, “People are dying in a fire accident because they can’t be saved in time. Another reason why I want to invent something is that I love physics and I use it to improve technologies.” Alexis also told our reporter that he wanted children to know that inventors can be everybody who’s ever tried to solve a problem.

These young people are certainly shining examples to show you’re never too young to make a contribution (贡献).

1. What did Michael talk about on his baseball blogs?
__________________________________________________________
2. When did Lesein first learn about climate change?
_________________________________________________________
3. Which invention can be used for people in a fire accident?
_________________________________________________________
4. Must inventors be scientists or everyone who’s ever tried to solve a problem?
_________________________________________________________
5. How many shining examples of young people are there in the passage?
_________________________________________________________
B. 书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作，并将写作内容写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。
6. 青少年对社会发展有着重要的影响，做一名优秀的青少年，需要学会自我管理。假设你叫李明，分享你自我管理的做法和体会。请你根据以下思维导图内容提示用英文写一篇短文。

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。

Self-Management

By Li Ming

I am glad to share my ideas of self-management. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9 .

International Poetry Competition World Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21st. Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world. This year, the International Poetry Center is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets aged 18 and over, and they will be divided into two groups.
Open Group	◆open to all the poets aged 18 and over
ESL Group	◆open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a second language ◆The winners of each group will receive £1,000.
RULES: ◆All the poems must be unpublished (未发表过的) works. ◆Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy. ◆The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself or herself. ◆Poems can be written on any proper subject.
To enter the competition, please visit the Center Shop to pay £5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please e-mail the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document to show which group to enter before e-mailing your poem(s). Questions about the competition can be e-mailed to poetrycomp@center.uk.

1. What is the purpose of World Poetry Day?

A．To celebrate a festival.

B．To encourage the British to write poems.

C．To help people read, write and teach poems better.

D．To improve people’s English reading and writing abilities.

2. Who can join the poetry competition?

A．8-year-old Mike.

B．12-year-old Cindy.

C．16-year-old Jack.

D．19-year-old Linda.

3. What will the winners of each group get in the competition?

A．Money.

B．Clothes.

C．Works.

D．English books.

4. Which of the following rules is included in the competition?

A．The poets must use published poems.	B．Poems can be created by others.
C．The poems can’t be taken back after the competition.	D．The poems can’t be written on the subject of nature.

5. Where is this passage most probably from?

A．A novel.

B．A storybook.

C．A travel guide.

D．A website.

10 . On April 25, 2024, China successfully sent the Shenzhou-18 spaceship with astronauts on board. This marked _______ great milestone (里程碑) in China’s space exploration efforts. Commanding the mission (任务) was Ye Guangfu, an astronaut _______ rich experience and leadership skills.

Ye grew up in _______ small village in Sichuan. He _______ deeply by the strength of his mother, who took on the responsibility of raising Ye and his sister after their father passed away early.

Ye recalled _______ hard it was for his family to make enough money, even just 50 yuan, for him to try out to become an air force pilot. _______ the journey didn’t start smoothly, his love for flying and hard work got him into the Air Force Aviation University of China. This decision changed his life. In 2009, Ye decided to reach even _______ and applied to be an astronaut. The journey wasn’t easy. He had to go through tough training, like surviving (生存) in the wild for 48 hours. He even _______ in caves in Europe where he had to find his way through dark, wet caves. This made him the best Chinese person _______ this training.

Becoming an astronaut, one must face many challenges and disappointment. But Ye never gave up on his dream. Ye said ________ he was thankful for all the difficult times because they helped him keep going and stick to his dreams.

1.

A．other

B．others

C．another

2.

A．in

B．with

C．without

3.

A．a

B．an

C．the

4.

A．inspired

B．was inspired

C．is inspired

5.

A．how

B．what

C．what a

6.

A．Because

B．When

C．Although

7.

A．high

B．higher

C．highest

8.

A．trains

B．will train

C．trained

9.

A．finish

B．finishing

C．to finish

10.

A．that

B．whether

C．where