1 . Many years ago, my dad was facing a serious heart condition. He was unable to do a steady job. He suddenly fell ill and had to be admitted to the hospital.

He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children’s hospital. My dad loved kids. It was a perfect job for him. He ended up working with the seriously ill children. He would talk, play, and do arts with them.

One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed (使瘫痪) her from the neck down. She couldn’t do anything, and she was very depressed. My dad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. All the while he would tell her, “See, you can do anything you set your mind to.” At the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. My dad also left the children’s hospital for a little while because he became ill. Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, in came the little girl who had been paralyzed and only this time she was walking. She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave him a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read: “Thank you for helping me walk.”

My dad would cry every time he told us this story and so would we. He would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctors, and my dad — who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture — loved every single child in that hospital.

1. How did the author’s father help the paralyzed girl?

A．He helped her practice walking.	B．He visited her and made a toy for her.
C．He showed her that she could still do things.	D．He painted special pictures for her.

2. What can be learned about the paralyzed girl according to Paragraph 3?

A．She eventually became a unique painter.

B．She was sent home and never seen again.

C．She gradually recovered and walked.

D．She sent the author’s dad a picture painted with her mouth.

3. What message does the passage mainly convey?

A．It’s better to give than to receive.	B．A sick person should not focus on his disease.
C．Volunteering is a worthwhile thing to do.	D．Love can sometimes bring great results.

4. Why did the author’s father work at the local children’s hospital?

A．To make his serious heart condition less serious.	B．To keep himself occupied and pleased.
C．To realize his childhood dream.	D．To earn money to pay for treatment.

2 . Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about it. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves.

Tea remained scarce (稀少的) and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it directly from China early in the 17th century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. She was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.

At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, teatime was born.

1. What do we know about the introduction of tea into Britain?

A．Tea reached Britain from Holland.

B．The Britons got expensive tea from India.

C．The Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

D．It was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea.

2. When did tea become a popular drink in Britain probably?

A．In the late 19th century.	B．In the 18th century.
C．In the 17th century.	D．In the 16th century.

3. The underlined words “this habit” in Paragraph 3 refers to __________.

A．drinking tea with milk in it	B．drinking tea without milk in it
C．drinking tea after dinner	D．drinking tea in the afternoon

4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．The history of tea.	B．The ways of making tea.
C．The birth of teatime.	D．The habit of drinking tea.

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

The Sports Day was fast coming to the school. All the children were very excited and were practicing for the big race. Jim, one of the fast runners of the school was confident that he would win so he was not doing anything at all. “You have to work hard to come first in the race, Jim. You are not practicing at all,” said Jim’s mother.

“Mom, you know how fast I am! Then why should I waste my time running? Only I will win; no one else will win!” shouted Jim. “Jim, you may be right but talent without hard work is not good at all. This laziness of yours will cost you greatly,” his mother warned him. Jim just laughed and shrugged (耸肩) his shoulders. He was so confident that would win the prize as no one else in his class was as fast as he was!

Tim, a classmate of Jim was also participating in the running race. He was not a fast runner. However, he was very devoted and practiced till late night and had developed great endurance (耐力) and willpower (意志) to win the race.

There were a few days left for the Sports Day but Jim did not practice at all. On the other hand, Tim practiced day and night. The Sports Day was almost around the corner but Jim was confident that no one could beat him and had not practiced at all. But Tim with his devotion and hard work had become a very fast runner.

At last, the Sports Day arrived. All the students crowded the ground to cheer their favorites. The signal was given to the participants to begin the race. The coach blew the whistle and everyone began to run towards the finishing line. It was so exciting. Jim and Tim left all the racers far behind. Both of them were neck to neck.

注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右。2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph 1: Suddenly, Jim went ahead of Tim

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Paragraph 2:Jim’s mother came to Tim and praised him for his hard work.

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4 . 假定你是李华，你校高一年级将举办主题为“Spring Festival”的英语演讲比赛。请你写一份演讲稿，内容包括:1.时间；2.活动；3.节日的意义。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Spring Festival

Dear teachers and students,
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5 . According to reports, three-quarters of all crops around the world depend on pollinating (授粉的) insects like bees and butterflies. By pollinating, pollinators enable the production of seeds. Without them, crop farming can become extremely difficult or costly threatening food supplies and prices globally.

Research has shown a rapid and consistent decline in pollinator populations. Average butterfly populations have almost halved since 1991 and bee populations in particular face a sharp decline. Given the world’s growing dependence on these insects, we can only expect the problem to worsen if no action is taken.

Much has been written about how intensive farming practices the use of chemical pesticides and pollution are threatening the survival of these helpful insects. To add to the already critical situation, global warming is contributing significantly to the rapid disappearance of pollinators.

Climate change is a major threat to pollinators, with rising temperatures and increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events affecting the food sources and habitats, on which pollinators depend for their survival.

Climate change also changes the timing and availability of lowering plants, leading to mismatches between pollinators and their food sources. A study has found that climate change has shifted plants’ blooming to earlier times and caused certain plants to move to higher areas, resulting in a decline in pollination.

Another study has found that climate change could lead to a decline in the quality of nectar, which is the main food source for many pollinators. As temperatures rise, the sugar content of nectar decreases, making it less nutritious for pollinators. This leads to a decline in the health and reproductive success of pollinators, as well as a decline in the pollination of plants.

Needless to say, cutting global emissions is key. It’s essential that we continue to advocate for emission reductions. From country-level to individual businesses, more concrete roadmaps to net zero are a must.

We must at least minimize, if not prevent, the usage of pesticides, since these chemicals are harmful to pollinators and can have a far-reaching effect on pollination as a whole.

1. What does paragraph 1 try to show?

A．The influence of crop crises.	B．The importance of pollinators.
C．The serious challenges faced by humans.	D．The increasing difficulty of crop production.

2. How does the author sound in paragraph 2?

A．Curious.

B．Suspicious.

C．Humorous.

D．Anxious.

3. What do paragraphs 3-4 mainly talk about?

A．How climate change has affected pollinators.

B．Causes of the decline in pollinator populations.

C．The importance of pollinators to the ecosystem.

D．Why chemical pesticides are harmful to pollinators.

4. What is a suggestion for helping pollinators?

A．Starting keeping bees.	B．Reducing pesticide use.
C．Increasing the amount of nectar.	D．Building more habitats for pollinators.

8 . When it comes to an ox, very similar to a bull, people will think of 2009, the Year of Ox. The Ox is a representative of the farming culture of China. In the farming economy, oxen are the major animals pulling plows (梨).

Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as “boats on land” for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures.

In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who live in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16^th day of the first month by the lunar calendar, and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the creature as human.

Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.

1. The second paragraph focuses on ______.

A．the qualities of oxen	B．creatures for pulling plows
C．treasures of the folk culture	D．tools in the farming economy

2. From the third paragraph, we know that ______.

A．Oxen are no more important today than in the past

B．Ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup

C．Oxen are treated as human in some areas of China

D．People run with oxen to shake off diseases every month

3. Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?

A．The special role of oxen in farming.

B．People’s respect and love for oxen.

C．The practical value of an ox’s body.

D．The contribution of oxen to the economy.

4. Why does the author write the text?

A．To stress the importance of oxen in history.

B．To introduce the Chinese folk culture.

C．To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.

D．To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.