1 . 请根据语篇和括号中的汉语提示在空格处填入一个适当的单词并体会该单词的用法，然后将短文熟读背诵。

I used to be a lazy student who often fell asleep in class. Worse still, I associated with bad friends. As a result, I was     1    (落后的) in my studies. It was not until the beginning of the new term that I     2    (开始) to behave well because my English teacher, Miss Yang, a beautiful and attractive lady, kept encouraging me not to give up studying. Under her influence, I was aware of my mistakes and decided to change my     3    (态度) entirely. Every day I     4    (上学) school on time and pay attention to my teachers in class. To     5    (避免) making the same mistakes, I usually attach a note to my desk as a reminder. Knowing that my studies are     6    (糟糕的), I want to improve it badly by making an effort. First, I     7    (醒来) early in the morning to do some reading aloud and attempt to learn the basic knowledge by heart. Also, my teachers are ready to assist me with my studies. With their help, it is not long before I make progress and catch up with my classmates. Not long ago, I participated in an Spoken English Contest on     8    (代表) of my class and I held the firm belief that I would     9    (打败) the other competitors. What astonished everybody was that I attained the championship and was     10    (授予) a gold medal. Now, not only do I go all out to study but I often exercise because only in this way can I keep the balance between study and relaxation.

2 . 根据课文内容填空

Lifestyles differ from person to person. Some people, known as     1     natives, do a wide     2     of things online, such as     3     with friends, watching misreading updated news and interesting articles and so on. Take shopping as an example--it’s so     4     to compare quality and prices before buying. Some other people live their lives as go-getters. They tend to     5     goals when setting out to do something. Then they make a schedule and try hard to achieve it. As for life choices, in the case of Zhang Tian, he chose to be a     6     teacher in Guizhou province instead of going to big cities. Despite the poor facilities and unstable supplies of power and water, he has improved the learning lives for the students by introducing more attractive subjects like music, art and PE to the school.

    7     made him feel satisfied was that his students were able to read, speak and write in English and became more     8     in learning. Besides all these, he contacted charity organizations to set up a library and help sell local products online. As a result of the     9     he made, he became very popular among the villagers and was treated as one of them. Zhang Tian intended to stay for another year. He feels so happy that he     10     his heart, even though it may not be what others expected of him.

3 . 根据所给信息补全短文，并注意高级句式的应用。
假定你是李华，你校的交换生Tom对中国的民间艺术很感兴趣，本周五学校将要举办“校园文化节”，请你写一封电子邮件，邀请Tom去体验编织艺术。
Dear Tom,

    1    (来好消息了).   The Campus Culture Festival will be hosted this Friday. Since you have a strong passion for Chinese folk art, it’s a great pleasure for me to invite you to join us.

The activity is scheduled to last about two hours, from 3: 30 pm to 5: 30 pm in the school hall. It covers a wide variety of content.     2    (我们不仅能够欣赏到许多吸引人的编织艺术作品, 从桌椅到各种装饰品不一而足), but also we’ll watch the documentary     3    (有关的) the history of the weaving art.

In addition,     4    (一些著名教授)will be invited to deliver lectures about     5    (如何促进编织艺术的发展),     6    (在这期间你一定会对它有更好的了解). By the way, if you are available, we’ll meet at three outside the school gate.

    7    (我多么希望你能考虑一下我的邀请啊)!   I’m expecting your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 课文填空

FIRST-AID TREATMENT

1.Place burns under cool running water, especially within the first ten minutes. The cool water stops the burning process and reduces the pain and    1    .
2. Dry the burnt area gently with a clean cloth.
3.Remove any clothes using scissors if necessary, unless you see the    2    sticking to the burnt skin.
4.Cover the burnt area with a loose clean cloth.     3    oil to the injured areas is a bad idea, as it will keep the heat in the wounds and may cause    4    .
5.If burns are on the face, make sure the victim can still breathe.
6. If the victim is suffering from second or third-degree burns, there is an urgent need to take him/her to the hospital at once.

5 . 阅读下列文本，在空白处填入适当的单词(部分空有首字母或中文提示)。

When you enter an unfamiliar environment, what do you feel? Do you second-guess yourself? Although confident people are not immune from self-doubt, they enjoy a strong s    1    of safety, clarity, and trust in themselves.

Studies indicate that confident people tend to be healthier and live longer. It could be due to the    2    (积极的) effects of emotions associated with confidence, happiness and     3    (满足，满意). People who l    4    confidence often struggle with emotions like fear,    5    (忧郁，沮丧), and anxiety, which will harm health. Confidence can also help you with fitness goals.

6 . Directions: Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letter has already been given.

Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s biggest airline, has fired three cabin crew members after a passenger aboard a flight from Chengdu to Hong Kong complained of d    1    .

In a viral post on the lifestyle app Xiaohongshu on Monday, the passenger said flight a    2     had made fun of non-English-speaking passengers aboard the plane. The author of the post said she was aboard flight CX987 and overheard cabin crew chatting with each other in Cantonese and English.

“If you cannot say blanket, you cannot have it…the carpet is on the floor, feel free if you want to lie on it,” people are heard saying in a recording. The author also alleged that a woman sitting next to her was also r    3     dismissed when seeking help in English to fill out the customs declaration card.

“I can’t understand why they have such great hostility toward passengers who don’t speak English or Cantonese,” the post said. “Why can’t they give even basic r    4     to passengers?”

Amid the social media storm that ensued, Cathay Pacific said in a statement on Weibo that the three flight attendants involved in the incident were fired after an investigation. The airline added that a cross-departmental working group led by its CEO Ronald Lam would u    5     a comprehensive review of services, staff training, and other systems to prevent such incidents from occurring again.

“The most important thing is to make sure that all our e    6     must respect passengers from different cultural backgrounds and provide professional and consistent services in all serving areas,” Cathay Pacific stated.

On Wednesday, Lam a    7     and reiterated the company’s statement during an off-line event in Guangzhou.

But the spate of apologies and official statements, which even included one from Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, f    8     to quell public outrage.

“For a company that seems unrepentant, is a mere apology sufficient?” asked China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, claiming that the anger on social media highlighted the company’s “arrogance in its bones and cc for its customers.”

Lee said on Weibo Tuesday that he was “very infuriated and disappointed” by the i    9    .

“These disrespectful words and d    10     have hurt the feelings of compatriots in Hong Kong and the mainland, and also undermined the city’s existing culture and values of respect, courtesy, and inclusiveness,” he said.

7 . 用本学期所学语段中的原词填空。

It is vital to remain lifelong learners in a rapidly changing world. As you progress through life, you may study and work in new environments.     1     , you will be exposed to many new ideas, beliefs, practices and learning experiences. Furthermore, the production of knowledge is     2     to grow rapidly. New knowledge is constantly being generated and what you already know is being revised all the time, to the     3     that it can be difficult to keep pace with the latest developments. Indeed, you may one day do jobs that do not yet exist, use technologies that are not yet developed and     4     problems that are not yet problems! This is not to suggest that there is no need for you to study in school but to acknowledge that     5     your knowledge through lifelong learning is both essential and beneficial.

8 . 根据提示填空

Recently, there is one thing that I can hardly     1     (容忍). That is the noise music coming from a nearby shop. Frankly, I can never tolerate     2     (listen) to such kind of music. That is, it is     3    (我无法忍受). But my mother always tells me that I should be     4    (tolerate) of that noise. Anyway, they need it to attract more customers.

9 . 根据首字母或中文提示，用对应单词的适当形式填空。

I gathered all my c    1     to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad. It r    2     me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate.

The Revenge of Prince Zidan, the Peking Opera     3    (版本) of Hamlet, brought a completely new sound to my western ears. I was impressed with the performers’     4    (夸张的) movements and unique voices. Feeling the strong e    5     of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognize the theme of Hamlet.

Good news for our trip! I’ve booked accommodation based on the     6    (预算) we made. I’ve even arranged transfer from the airport to the hotel. We are almost set! All we have to do now is pack l    7    .

Letters from Father Christmas is a fantastic book. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English     8    (文学)，J.R.R Tolkien. Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp was a    9     to Tolkien’s children, in which a     10    (手写的) letter from Father Christmas could be found.

10 . 根据所给中文内容，完成英文促销广告。

六一儿童节即将到来，新华书店将于节日当天（周二）上午九点至晚上十点在人民购物中心六楼举行促销活动。活动期间，全部图书打折，部分杂志半价，所有到店儿童均可领取精美礼品一份。

1     Day is coming! Come to Xinhua Bookstore!

All books are on     2    , some magazines 50% off.

Time: 9:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m.,     3     1st,     4

Place: the     5     floor, people' s Shopping Mall Every child will get a beautiful gift!