1 . Once I got lost in the forest with my father. The sky got dark and we were worried, for it was our first time walking into that forest.

We didn’t have any tools to show us the direction. My father and I had no choice but to put up a tent near a river to spend the night. When night fell, the stars came out, lighting the whole sky. That was when an idea came to my mind. As a member of the Astronomy (天文学) Club in school, I was able to tell different groups of stars in the sky. If we could find the North Star, we could find out which direction was north.

After I picked out the North Star, we found the north direction. We walked north and then saw a house. We went to the owner of the house to ask for the way. With his help, we made our way out of the forest. From this experience, I learned how important it is to use the knowledge we have gotten to solve the problems we meet.

根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. It was our first time walking into that forest.
2. We had many tools to show us the direction.
3. I was a member of the Astronomy Club in school.
4. My father picked out the North Star in the end.
5. The text tells us we should put the knowledge we have gotten into practice.

3 . 感恩是中华民族的传统美德。初中生活即将结束，一路走来，一定有许多人帮助过你、陪伴过你，此时此刻，你最想感谢谁？假如你是李华，你校英语协会发起以“A person I want to thank”为题的信件穿恩情活动，请根据以下中文提示，写一篇英语投稿。

内容要点：
1．你最想感恩的人；
2．感恩的理由；
3．表达美好祝福。
注意：
1．内容必须包含要点所给的信息
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．词数80左右（短文首句已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：help sb. with sth. (在某个方面帮助某人)；have trouble with (遇到麻烦)，appreciate (感激) healthy and happy (健康快乐)

A person I want to thank

Dear ________,

I want to say thank you to you. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 根据语篇内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。

festival       red       spring       lucky       five       without       control       especially       hold       popular

According to traditional Chinese customs, 2024 is the year of the Loong or the year of the Dragon. Chinese dragons are considered as     1     animals.

There are some differences between Chinese dragons and Western dragons. First of all, the color of Chinese dragons is gold or     2    . Western dragons are usually black or gray. Secondly, Chinese dragons can fly     3     wings, while Western dragons need wings. Thirdly, Chinese dragons     4     water and rain to help people with farming, while Western dragons can breathe fire and hurt villagers.

Dragons also play an important role in Chinese     5    . On the Lantern Festival, people hang bright dragon lanterns to celebrate the coming     6    . The dragon dance has a long history and was a     7     activity in the Song Dynasty. Dragon boat races are     8     on the Dragon Boat Festival. It falls on the     9     day of the fifth lunar month.

In the Chinese zodiac (生肖), the dragon is one of people’s favorite animals. When Chinese name new born babies, “Loong” is often chosen,     10     for boys, as they are expected to be full of energy.

6 . ①As a doctor specializing in nutrition (专攻营养学), Bian Huawei did not expect that a stop at a school in Yunnan Province 14 years ago would guide him toward a meaningful thing.

②In 2009, he paid his first visit to Runan Primary School to check if children were getting enough nutrition tion. During that visit, Bian bought a whole pig for the students and teachers to eat. In 2010, Bian paid another other visit to the school and paid for fresh meat for the whole school year.

③Bian made his support cover more primary schools. He offered professional (专业的) advice on how to improve the diets of the students. In 2011, Bian also paid to set up greenhouses at the schools to provide students with more kinds of vegetables.

④One year after the program started, the stunting rate (发育迟缓率) of students at Runan Primary School has dropped from 28.1% to 14.4%. Two to three years later, no malnutrition was found among the students. However, Bian believes that there is still a long way to go to improve children’s health. “Children’s growth during puberty (青春期) is very important. If they’re not healthy at this age , there will be problems in the future,” he said.

⑤Bian takes pictures of each student when he visits the school and gives them the photos next time. “every time I go, the children don’t know my name. They just know that it is the uncle who’s helping them. They take pictures with me and happily play with me. I feel happy,” Bian said.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. When did Bian Huawei visit Runan Primary School for the first time?

A．In 2009.

B．In 2010.

C．In 2011.

2. What did Bian Huawei do for the students at Runan Primary School?

A．He offered professional advice on their studies.

B．He paid for fresh meat for the whole school year.

C．He set up the greenhouses and grew many flowers for them.

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

A．营养过剩

B．营养均衡

C．营养不良

4. Which of the following best describes Bian Huawei?

A．Professional and polite.

B．Humorous and honest.

C．Selfless and kind-hearted.

5. Which of the following sayings can match the main idea of the text?

A．Seeing is believing.

B．Give love and warm the world.

C．Art is long, life is short.

7 . The 9th Asian Winter Games will be held in February 2025 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. On January 11th, 2024, the official emblem (会徽) and mascots (吉祥物) for the Games were shown to the public. Let’s have a look at them.

Emblem The emblem of the 9th Asian Winter Games in 2025-Breakthrough—was created by the team of the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University. It expresses the ideas of building China’s sports power in the new era and making efforts to challenge the goal of “higher, faster and stronger”. The main colors of it are blue and purple, showing the beauty of winter sports. The whole emblem can be seen as the Chinese character he, which means peace, showing the Chinese people’s hope for getting on well with Asian friends.

Mascots “Binbin” and “Nini” The mascots of the 9th Asian Winter Games — Siberian tigers “Binbin” and “Nini” —were also created by the same team. They are the symbols of the Siberian tiger culture. Their names mean “Welcome to Harbin”. Seeing “Binbin”, people will think of the ice sport events as he shows off his winter sports wear and shares his joy of ice dancing. When looking at “Nini” who wears traditional Chinese clothes, people will think of the snow sport events. The mascots bring out both the cute image (形象) of the tigers and Harbin’s folk cultures.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. When will the 9th Asian Winter Game be held?

A．In January, 2025.

B．In February, 2025.

C．In January, 2026.

2. What are the main colors of the emblem?

A．Pink and blue.

B．Green and purple.

C．Blue and purple.

3. What does the emblem express when it is seen as he?

A．The idea of building China’s sports power.

B．The idea of challenging the goal of “higher, faster and stronger”.

C．The Chinese people’s hope for getting on well with Asian friends.

4. What sport will people think of when seeing “Nini”?

A．The ice sport.

B．The snow sport events.

C．The dance sport.

5. Where is the passage probably from?

A．A newspaper.

B．A science fiction.

C．A storybook.

9 . 根据对话内容，从下面选项中选出恰当的句子补全对话，有一个选项是多余的。
A: Hi, Cindy! You look tired. What happened?
B: Nothing.     1    
A: Do you often stay up late at night?
B: Yes, I do.     2    
A: It’s bad for your health.     3    
B: How many hours of sleep should we have every day?
A: As teenagers, we should have eight hours’ sleep every day.
B:     4    
A: You should take some exercise in the daytime.     5    
B: Thanks for your suggestions.

A．You really love reading novels.

B．What should I do to have a good sleep?

C．You should have enough sleep at night.

D．I have some difficulty in sleeping.

E．I stayed up late and read a wonderful novel last night.

F．And don’t read for a long time before sleeping.