1 . 假设你是新华中学的李华，你想为学校英文报《我的家乡》栏目投稿。要点如下：

1. 你家乡的基本概况(位置、历史…);

2. 你家乡的景点;

3. 你对它的印象和感受。

注意：1. 词数80左右;

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar and it is the first time that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)    1     (include) the term “Chinese dragon” in its dictionary. The Chinese dragon has two definitions in the OED, with the first one about its physical image and the second one on its figurative and allusive (典故的) nature.

Emperors in ancient dynasties were dressed in a Dragon Robe, a traditional silk-woven costume with dragon designs,     2     (symbolize) imperial power and authority. Jade Seals (玉玺), often     3     (carve) with dragons, also symbolize the authority of the emperor.

Contrary     4     the Western dragon, the image of the Chinese dragon, despite undergoing constant changes, has represented various’ positive     5     (quality) including prosperity, authority, strength and good fortune.

In ancient Chinese belief, dragons     6     (associate) with the control of the weather, particularly rain. The dragon’s ability to bring rain was seen as crucial for agriculture, which made it     7     positive symbol for the fertility of the land.

With the rising China Chic trend and the country’s booming cultural creative industry, the Chinese dragon in folktale is now     8     (common) seen in creative products such as tear-off calendars, dolls, dragon-themed jewelry as well as the “dragon blind boxes”     9     appeal to young consumers.

Whether it is through the hands of a national-level intangible (非物质) cultural heritage inheritor     10     the hands of a Generation Z “blind box” designer, the Chinese dragon carries forward the Chinese cultural spirit.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the area?

A．Lightning strikes mostly in December.

B．The area is near the Andes Mountains.

C．The people there worry about getting hit.

2. What did NASA call the area?

A．The Never Ending Storm of Catatumbo.

B．The Lightning Capital of the World.

C．The Light of Venezuela.

3. Which helps the area get so many storms?

A．Warm mountain winds.

B．Warm sea air.

C．The crowded population.

4. What does the man say in the end?

A．He’s scared of storms.

B．He’ll never visit Venezuela.

C．He’d be careful if he lived in the area.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The main structure of the Datengxia water resources management facility in Southwest China has been completed four months ahead     1     schedule, the Ministry of Water Resources said on Saturday.

The project,     2     is located in the Xijiang River, has eight power generation     3     (unit), each with an installed capacity of 200,000 kilowatts (千瓦). It can     4     (annual) generate more than 6 billion kilowatt hours of electricity.

In cooperation with other reservoirs (水库), the project can help Wuzhou, a city with     5     population of over 2.8 million in Guangxi, deal with once-in-a-hundred-year floods. Previously, the city was only able to hold floods that occur once every 50 years. The project also enables some cities in the Pearl River Delta     6     (resist) floods that happen once every two centuries.

The ministry said the Datengxia facility will also provide strong support for rural development, offering irrigation (灌溉) water to 80,000 hectares of farmland and     7     (address) drinking water shortage for almost 1.4 million people in Guangxi.

The project has already played     8     (significance) roles in the past three years when it was put into trial operation. For example, in June last year, it helped prevent     9     store about 700 million cubic meters of floodwater when the Xijiang River     10     (hit) by a flood. In the peak, it reduced water flow by 3,500 cubic meters per second.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chengdu, a city with a permanent population of more than 21 million and an area of more than 14, 300 square kilometers, is home     1     both captive (圈养的) and wild giant pandas. The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding     2    (house) more than 230 pandas. Visitors can observe them from behind fences or glass windows.

When     3    (visit) Chengdu, one should not miss out on the local cuisine, either. Sichuan cuisine, listed as one of China’s eight major culinary styles,     4    (become) popular internationally in recent years. On the list of the UNESCO City of Gastronomy, Chengdu is     5     birthplace of classic Sichuan dishes such as Kung Pao Chicken and MapoTofu,     6     is famous for its spicy hotpot as well as its diverse street snacks. In this city.     7    (fill) with food, one can delight in a satisfying meal at any random roadside eatery.

The charm of Chengdu goes far beyond pandas and Sichuan cuisine. For visitors interested in experiencing the folk customs and scenes of old Chengdu, my     8    (recommend) is a visit to Kuanzhai Alleys. As a symbol of leisurely city life and local market culture, Kuanzhai Alleys is known as the”     9    (spirit) home of Chengdu people“. For those.     10     want to experience the hustle and bustle of Chengdu, Chunxi Road and Taikoo Li in the city center are the top choices.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man say about hot deserts?

A．They are hot all the time.

B．They are dangerous to live in.

C．The temperature is changeable.

2. What do deserts have in common?

A．They’re dry.

B．They re sandy.

C．They’re large.

3. What do we know about the desert animals?

A．Many of them live in groups.

B．Many of them live at the edges of deserts.

C．Many of them sleep in the day and come out at night.

9 . Most of us have a map of the world in our mind that we use any time we think about places.     1     In fact, many of the maps in our heads share the same errors, some of which are quite large and surprisingly resistant to correction.

For example, we all believe that South America is just south of North America, of course. But you may be surprised by the fact that virtually the entire South American continent is east of Florida. There are lots of possible reasons for geographical misconceptions like this one, says cartographer (地图绘制员) John Nelson.     2     After all it’s not called Southeast America.

Europe is also often placed much farther south on mental maps than it really is. But it actually lines up better with Canada.     3     Western Europe is relatively warm for its latitude (纬度) thanks to the Gulf Stream which brings warmer water from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic. The warmer temperatures are more similar to the climate of the lower 48 states than Canada’s.

    4     We also have misconceptions about the relative size of things. This may be due in part to the nature of 2D maps. Flattening a 3D globe onto a flat surface isn’t possible without some distortion (变形). This is especially obvious for maps that use certain projections.

Mercator maps distort the shape and relative size of continents, particularly near the poles. This is why Greenland appears to be similar in size to all of South America on Mercator maps.     5    

A．Locations aren’t the only way our mental maps can be wrong.

B．But these mental maps aren’t necessarily dependable.

C．Nelson says that climate might play a role in this misunderstanding.

D．In fact, South America is more than eight times larger than Greenland.

E．He believes the misplaced Americas may be partly a result of their names.

F．However, our physical experience of the world may come into play as well.

G．None of these geographic misconceptions would be surprising for a student.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A flood of tourists, some from overseas, have come to enjoy the unique cultural and natural beauties of the Tibet autonomous region,     1     has witnessed a travel boom recently.

Of the total tourists received, 30,455 were inbound visitors —travelers from overseas —    2     increase of 494 percent year-on-year, while more than 24.21 million were domestic visitors, a 4l percent year-on-year increase.

“    3     impressed me the most was the magnificent Potala Palace and strong     4    (religion) culture in Lhasa.I feel something different from other     5    (place) I visited before,” said Hu Wei, a tourist from Sichuan province.

The Chinese online travel agency Ctrip Group reported that travel order volume, including transportation and hotel bookings, for destinations in Tibet during the first half of the year increased     6     103 percent     7    (compare) with the same period in 2019. The figure reflects a continuous warming trend of tourism in the region.

“It is harder     8    (get) tickets to some hot tourism spots, such as the Potala Palace, as the number of tourists     9    (increase) significantly recently,” said Chodar, a tour guide in Lhasa. “I see large numbers of tourists lined up at the entrance of the palace every day. Visitors have to make a     10    (reserve) at least 10 days in advance.”