1 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Jenny lived in a small village. When she was a child, what she liked to do most was to watch the blue sky and enjoy birds flying freely in the sky. She always ________ that some day she could also fly like a bird.

When Jenny was in the fourth grade, her teacher asked her to write a passage about her ________. In it, she wrote that she wanted to become an air plane pilot in the future. However, to her surprise, her paper came back with an “F” on it. Jenny felt ________ and sad. In her heart, she didn’t want to ________ her teacher’s opinion. Why was it impossible? But the people ________ Jenny didn’t support her and told her over and over again, “Girls can’t become pilots; never have, and never will. You’re ________.” Finally, Jenny felt hopeless and ________ her dream.

Several ________ later, Mrs. Salton, her high school English teacher, gave the class a ________ about what they would be doing in the future. Jenny thought hard about it, “Pilot? No way! Artist? No talent! Waitress? I can do it.” ________ she wrote it down. What Jenny wrote surprised Mrs. Salton, “Is that what you are really interested in? I think you will be _________ to do something full of more challenges.” Jenny felt excited, but she was still ________ that she would be laughed at again. The teacher continued, “Everyone has their own talent. If you don’t go for your dream, ________ will do it for you.” Hearing that, with great courage she wrote down her old dream.

Mrs. Salton’s words ________ Jenny a lot. After ten years of hard work, Jenny’s dream came true. She became one of the first three women ________ in the world.

1.

A．imagined

B．realized

C．agreed

D．suggested

2.

A．interests

B．dreams

C．families

D．hobbies

3.

A．tired

B．nervous

C．stupid

D．disappointed

4.

A．learn

B．accept

C．show

D．discuss

5.

A．with

B．including

C．around

D．besides

6.

A．crazy

B．brave

C．clever

D．strong

7.

A．sent up

B．gave up

C．put up

D．made up

8.

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

9.

A．suggestion

B．notice

C．task

D．present

10.

A．Before

B．Though

C．Unless

D．So

11.

A．able

B．glad

C．ready

D．relaxed

12.

A．thankful

B．excited

C．worried

D．regretful

13.

A．nobody

B．somebody

C．anybody

D．everybody

14.

A．praised

B．encouraged

C．required

D．punished

15.

A．artists

B．waitresses

C．pilots

D．teachers

2 . 阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

This spring, the most popular movie might be YOLO (《热辣滚烫》). By Feb 26, the movie, ______ was directed by Jia Ling, had made over 3.3 billion yuan at the box office. The themes of the film are love, friendship and ______ growth. It reminds us to live life to the fullest and to never _______ our dreams.

Jia has tried many ______ roles in her life, including crosstalk (相声) and sketch (小品) performer, variety show (综艺节目) guest and actress. It was in 2019 that she became a _______ for the first time, making her movie Hi, Mom.

Jia didn’t study directing at university. And she _______ this is both a good and bad thing. It makes her feel freer in film making ______ she doesn’t need to follow a fixed style. To everyone’s ______, Hi, Mom made her the world’s highest-grossing (票房最高的) woman director before 2023.

Before ______YOLO, Jia was often seen as an overweight comedian. She often made jokes about ______ to make people laugh. For this movie, Jia lost 50 kg and looked ______different. Some people online said even her ______ became softer, and they call this a “rebirth” for Jia.

In Jia’s eyes, her change in identity and look is her way of staying true to herself. “It’s ______to predict one’s life. I’m just following my heart but not______changes on purpose (故意地). Movies are now the best way to show myself, so I put all my ______ into them.” Jia told Xinhua.

Jia didn’t change at all. She’s just being more herself.

1.

A．who

B．where

C．which

D．whose

2.

A．healthy

B．personal

C．fast

D．comfortable

3.

A．pick up

B．end up

C．take up

D．give up

4.

A．important

B．different

C．difficult

D．similar

5.

A．coach

B．actress

C．reporter

D．director

6.

A．decides

B．remembers

C．believes

D．explains

7.

A．while

B．but

C．because

D．unless

8.

A．shyness

B．joy

C．surprise

D．pressure

9.

A．making

B．watching

C．creating

D．showing

10.

A．she

B．her

C．herself

D．hers

11.

A．hardly

B．completely

C．mainly

D．easily

12.

A．voice

B．sound

C．noise

D．shout

13.

A．easy

B．hard

C．interesting

D．boring

14.

A．look up

B．look at

C．look for

D．look after

15.

A．attention

B．time

C．money

D．energy

3 . 阅读短文，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A person has two ears but only one mouth.     1     The word “listen” has the same letters as the word “silent”. Listening silently is of great importance for us all. Then why is it important to be a good listener?

    2    

When someone is sad or angry, he wants to expreas his poor feelings. At this moment, we need to listen silenuly finst until he gets calm. Then we may have a good talk with him. Maybe it is a good way to help him out.

    3    

For example, we may think our parents are always talking too much. But in fact, they do so because they are worried about our health, study and go on. If we listen patiently, our parents will feel we care about them.

Listening is polite behavior.

Sometimes, we just want others to listen to us but forget to listen to others.     4     In order to show our respect for others, we had better listen to them first. Then we can express our ideas.

Listening sounds easy, but it’s not. Every head is a world.     5     And we also should try to make ourselves good listeners from now on.

A．In fact, that’s impolite.

B．Listening is really helpful.

C．Listening is a kind of love.

D．Speaking is more important than listening.

E．That means we should listen, not just speak.

F．So we should learn to listen with our ears, eyes and hearts as much as we can.

4 . Plays are an important part of British culture. The West End theater district (区) in London is the best place to watch a professional play, but acting also takes place in every school and village hall across the country.

       There are over 2,500 non-professional drama (戏剧) groups in the UK today and they are an active part of community life. People from all walks of life take on acting roles in addition to (除……之外) their daily jobs. They do it for fun, for the love of acting and as a way to meet new people.

Not everyone in a drama club is a skilled actor, but enthusiasm (热情) is considered to be more important than talent! Friends, family members and neighbors enjoy getting together to watch the final performance and telling the people they know to “Good luck”. It’s a great way of bringing communities together. Also, in many rural (农村的) parts of Britain, non-professional theater is the only chance people have to see plays for miles around.

Many people get a taste for acting at school. Every school puts on a play at least once per year, usually at Christmas, and parents love coming to watch their children perform.

Ask any British person and they’re sure to have happy memories of being in their school’s Christmas play, whether they played the role of Mary or Jeff or perhaps even a sheep or a donkey!

Another Christmas theater tradition is the pantomime (哑刷). Pantomimes are a type of musical comedy for families. The audience (观众) is encouraged to sing along with the music or just go on the stage to dance with the actors. Pantomimes are really fun to watch, especially for children.

1. Which of the following can better explain the phrase “all walks of life”?

A．The English countryside.	B．Professional drama groups.
C．Every village hall across the country.	D．Different background, job, ages, else.

2. What’s more important if you join a drama club according to Paragraph 3?

A．The love of acting.	B．Having enthusiasm.
C．Being good at acting.	D．Having talent for acting.

3. What can we do while watching a pantomime?

A．Make lots of noise.	B．Talk with actors.
C．Watch the performance quietly.	D．Take part in the performance.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Professional theater is the only chance people see plays.

B．Every school in Britain usually puts on a play once a year.

C．Parents love watching their children perform in the theater.

D．No matter what role they play in the Christmas play, children all feel happy.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．British Traditional Drama	B．Theater Fun for Everyone
C．Non-professional Drama Groups	D．Christmas Theater Tradition—Pantomimes

5 . 阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。

People have a lot of ways to relax. Some exercise, some chat with friends, others do some of their favorite things. But do you know the way to relax by hugging a tree? The strange way to get relaxed has become more and more popular to cities across China. Young people feel comfortable after tree-hugging.

Hundreds of people online share their tree-hugging experiences. They think they feel less stressed and worried. It is also a way of keeping a close relationship with the natural world. By hugging a tree, some of them feel the tree is hugging them back.

Jenny gave up her job because of too much work stress. According to her, hugging trees helps her a lot. She enjoys herself in hugging trees. “Hugging trees helps me relax. I feel so free and feel the world is so big.”

In fact, hugging trees is a kind of psychological therapy (心理治疗). It first came from northern Europe. In northern Finland, there’s even a tree-hugging competition every August. A study shows that hugging can lead people to give off hormone (荷尔蒙). Hormone can give people feelings of love and make people less stressed.

Though tree-hugging is helpful for people’s body and mind, there are many things we should think about before we do that.

1. According to Paragraph 1, a popular way among young people in cities across China is ____________. (5个词以内)
2. According to Paragraph 2, how do people feel while hugging trees?
_______________________________ (10个词以内)
3. Paragraph 4 mainly talks about ________________________. (10个词以内)
4. What will the writer probably talk about next?
__________________________________________________ (10个词以内)
5. As a ninth grade student, how do you relax yourself?
_________________________________________________ (20个词以内)

6 . 阅读短文，从方框中选出正确的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

bright   find   fresh   full   get   life   quiet   support   thank     warm

In November, we had a unique (独特的) class meeting. Our teacher took us out of the classroom and into the     1     playground. The aim was to help us write Thanksgiving cards by     2     closer to nature.

The sun was shining     3     as we all got together on the playground. The soft wind carried the sweet smell of     4     grass and flowers. We were then given blank (空白的) cards and asked to write Thanksgiving messages to anyone for whom we felt     5    . Our teacher wanted us to feel the beauty of nature and show our thanks to the people who make our     6     beautiful.

As I sat there, I realized how much I had in my life to be thankful for. I wrote cards to my parents, friends, and my teachers to thank them for their love and     7    . Later, I sent the cards to the people I thanked. The smiles on their faces were like warm sunshine. I also got two cards from my best friends. My heart is     8     of happiness. This class activity taught me a lesson—to     9     beauty in the ordinary (平凡) and to be thankful for it. Life is not just about achieving big dreams, but also about holding the small moments that fill our days with joy and     10    . We should always appreciate the people who enrich (使……丰富) our lives in different ways.

7 . On Nov 9, 2023, the giant panda parents Mei Xiang and Tian Tian came back to China from the US with their child Xiao Qi ji. This was earlier than planned. The giant family panda couple started to live in the Smithsonian’s National Zoo (史密森学会国家动物园) in 2000. Let’s take a look at their family members!

Bao Bao	I was born in the US on Aug 23, 2013. I’m the first daughter of Tian Tian and Mei Xiang. I have three babies now!
Tai Shan	I’m Tian Tian and Mei Xiang’s first son. My birthday is on July 9, 2005. I was very popular in the US, so many videos of me were posted online after I was born. I went back to China in 2010.
Bei Bei	I was born in the US on Aug 22, 2015. I am Bao Bao’s brother. I came back to China in 2019. I love eating and just can’t stop.
Xiao Qi Ji	I’m the youngest child of our family. I was born in the US on Aug 21, 2020. I love my name because it’s the one that got the most votes (投票) from people online. It means “Little Miracle (奇迹)”in English! I love to sleep, especially with my mother.

1. Who is the first child of the family?

A．Bao Bao.

B．Tai Shan.

C．Bei Bei.

D．Xiao Qi Ji.

2. How long did Bei Bei stay in America?

A．Two years.

B．Three years.

C．Four years.

D．Five years.

3. How did Xiao Qi Ji get his name?

A．His parents gave it to him.	B．Americans gave it to him.
C．His name comes from online voting.	D．The Smithsonian’s National Zoo gave it to him.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Bao Bao was born in China on Aug 23, 2013.

B．Bei Bei love to sleep, especially with my mother.

C．People made lots of videos about Taishan after he was born.

D．Mei Xiang and Tian Tian came back to China on time as planned.

5. Where is the passage probably from?

A．A novel.

B．A magazine.

C．A story book.

D．A movie poster.

8 . 下面你将听到5段短对话。根据你所听到的内容，从所给的A、B、C、D、E、F六个选项中，选出与你所听内容相符的图片。听完每段对话后，你将有5秒钟的时间作答。每段对话听一遍。

1. ________2. ________3. ________4. ________5. ________

9 . During the Song Dynasty, there was a painter named Wen Tong. He was known for his paintings of bamboo. His paintings were so good that they almost looked real!

Everyone wanted one to hang up in their house.

Why was he be good at drawing bamboo? Well, he loved bamboo! He not only planted only bamboo in his garden. but also had some inside his house.

He didn’t just grow bamboo. He also loved to study bamboo. He studied bamboo to see how it moved and how it grew in different weather.

One day in spring, a storm moved into the village. Everyone rushed home to get inside. But Wen Tong rushed outside to his bamboo garden. He wanted to see what water on bamboo leaves looked like.

One day in summer, most people were inside their homes, tying to stay cool. But Wen Tong was outside in his bamboo garden. He wanted to see the bamboo clearly in the strong sunlight.

One day in fall, it was so windy that. some people fell over when they stepped outside. But Wen Tong went outside to his bamboo garden. He wanted to see the bamboo leaves swaying in the wind.

One day in winter, it started to snow. All the other villagers were inside their homes, staying warm. But of course, Wen Tong was outside in his bamboo garden. He had to study the bamboo! He wanted to see the snow on the bamboo.

After many, many days just like these, he knew what bamboo looked like in all seasons, in all weather, and at all ages.

So when it was time to paint, he remembered everything he had seen. He knew the bamboo so well that one of his friends said, “When Wen Tong draws bamboo, he   has its image (形象) in his mind.”

1. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To explain how Wen Tong studied bamboo.

B．To tell us which Dynasty Wen Tong lived in.

C．To explain why Wen Tong liked drawing bamboo.

D．To tell us that Wen Tong was good at drawing bamboo.

2. If a storm moved into his village, Wen Tong wanted to see_________.

A．how the bamboo moved

B．the snow on the bamboo

C．what water on bamboo leaves looked like

D．the bamboo clearly in the strong sunlight

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “swaying”?

A．Crying.

B．Dancing.

C．Growing.

D．Falling.

4. Which idiom(成语) story is the passage about?

A．竹报平安

B．脚有成竹

C．竹林七贤

D．势如破竹

5. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Be hard on yourself if you want to draw bamboo.

B．We should be well prepared before doing anything.

C．Wen Tong was born with the ability to draw bamboo.

D．It’s important to watch bamboo carefully in bad weather.