一、单项选择（共 15 小题；每小题 l 分，计 15 分）

在下列各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

1. Teenagers often find necessary to communicate, but don't know who to talk to.
A. that B. it C. them D. this
2. ---How are the two college students getting on with their project work？
---Pretty well. of them enjoys working with the local students．
A. Both B. All C. Each D. Any
3. ---Thanks for looking after me my illness, Millie．
---Don’t mention it. That’s what friends are for．
A. with B. against C. through D. across
4.Tom kept working the whole day, he was ill last Monday.
A. since B. though C. but D. so
5. ---Is it true that most of the students don't believe John?
---Yes. It's very unkind of him to stories about others.
A. make up B. set up C. put up D. give up
6. My father took some actions to lose weight. For example, he ate small but healthy meals
and took exercise every day.
A. powerful B. peaceful C. pleasant D. practical
7. In the past 63 years, Wu Mengchao had saved thousands and thousands of lives. We
praise him too much.
A. must B. mustn't C. can D. can't
8. This April, the weather in Yangzhou was changeable. People still remember they ________
four seasons in a week.
A. experienced B. explained C. described D. designed
9. The museum next month to celebrate the Science & Technology Festival.
A. is decorated B. will decorate
C. is decorating D. will be decorated
10. Come on, John! You are too slow! Look, the parade for fifteen minutes!
A. started B. has started C. has been on D. has been open
11. “ your meeting is!” He offered them his sincere congratulations.
A. How a great success B. What a great success
C. How great success D. What great success
12. The Birdwatching Society goes to Zhalong Nature Reserve the birds every year.
A. to count B. counting C. count D. counts
13.---I think it's beyond my ability to write the book report in two days. I really don't know
________.
---Sure, you can. Plan your time properly, and you can make it soon.
A. that I can finish it B. when I will finish it
C. whether I can finish it D. how can I finish it
14. --- ______ ! The floor is completely wet.
--- Thank you. I will be careful.
 A. Well done B. How terrible C. Congratulations D. Watch out
15. --- I promise I’ll work harder for the final exam.
--- Well, _____ . You should act right now.
A. Many hands make light work
B. Put all your eggs in one basket
C. Actions speak louder than words
D. The grass is always greener than the other side
二、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 l 分，计 15 分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
The best body language in the world may be the smile. A smile can open doors and tear
down walls among 16 .
I organized and reorganized an appointment ( 约会 ) with the dentist for months. I also 17
it twice and called the day before to make sure all the paperwork would be ready for the X-rays.
Then I arrived. It wasn’t 18 at all. The lady with a confused look there even wasn’t 19 what
I was talking about. I instantly felt my blood boil. I was getting so 20 . I didn’t shout at her but
the 21 I was talking to her was not nice. I spoke to her as if she were a child. It was not a good
moment. But the whole time she smiled and was 22 to me.
Only when everything was finally 23 did I calm myself down. I sat down in the waiting
area and 24 it all. How could I make it better? How could I make up for my impolite behavior
a moment ago? I couldn’t. I could 25 her a chocolate bar I had on me, but this needed more
than that. It needed an honest apology. And that was 26 exactly I gave.
I said sorry for my rudeness and told her I didn’t mean it. She 27 , again with a smile. I
was given a chance to know and learn from the woman. She 28 and forgave so easily,
brightening patients’ life. 29 the girl, I don’t get it right every time. I can be rude and when I
am, I almost __30__ myself for it. I am not a person like her, yet I have confidence in myself. I
continue to grow and learn to be like her, because it’s true that smiles can take away my anger
and open a door to understanding.
16. A. friends B. patients C. strangers D. relatives
17. A. confirmed B. operated C. discussed D. admired
18. A. crowded B. open C. ready D. busy
19. A. aware of B. afraid of C. sorry for D. fit for
20. A. curious B. sad C. humorous D. mad
21. A. habit B. way C. word D. sound
22. A. generous B. rude C. friendly D. peaceful
23. A. produced B. completed C. made D. added
24. A. thought about B. worked at C. handed in D. went over
25. A. pay B. push C. buy D. offer
26. A. how B. why C. what D. when
27. A. refused B. agreed C. complained D. accepted
28. A. hoped B. smiled C. doubted D. believed
29. A. Compared with B. Satisfied with C. Crazy about D. Worried about
30. A. teach B. force C. see D. hate
三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，计 30 分）
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
Let's take a look at some popular children's books from USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books
list.
The Giving Tree is an American children's picture book. It was
first published in1964, and has become one of Silverstein’s
The Giving Tree
best-known-titles. The tree in the book keeps giving the boy
By Shel Silverstein
what he wants. So, if you're looking for a children's book that
teaches kids not to be mean, The Giving Tree is a good choice.
Where the Wild Things Are follows the adventures of a young
boy named Max. Max enters the world of the Wild Things, and
Where the Wild Things Are
some strange and big animals gradually turn the young boy into
By Maurice Sendak
their king. The book was first published in 1963. It won the
Caldecott Medal. In 2009, the book was turned into a film.
A young boy, lying awake on Christmas Eve, is invited to take a
trip to the North Pole. Through dark forests, over tall
mountains, and across a large area of ice, the Polar Express
The Polar Express
makes its way to the city, where the boy will make his
By Chris Van Allsburg
Christmas wish. The author won the Caldecott Medal for this
1985 book. In the 1990s, the book was turned into a successful
movie.
The mother sings to her sleeping baby: “I’ll love you forever
/I’ll love you for always/ As long as I'm living/ My baby you’ll
Love You Forever be. She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into
By Robert Munsch a stubborn 2-year-old, a lazy 9-year-old, and then a strong-
minded teen... Since publication in 1986 the story has touched
the hearts of millions worldwide.
31. What can The Giving Tree teach kids?
A. To be honest. B. To be brave. C. To be generous. D. To be strong-minded.
32. What do Where the Wild Things Are and The Polar Express have in common?
A. They were both made into films.
B. They are both about Christmas trips.
C. The films made from them both won prizes.
D. They both have a history of more than 60 years.
33.Whose book deals with a mother’s love?
A. Shel Silverstein’s. B. Maurice Sendak’s.
C. Chris Van Allsburg’s. D. Robert Munsch’s.
 B
When I was growing up, my mother had a ring she never took off. It was the only ring I
ever saw her wear during my childhood. She didn’t really have any other jewelry, and, in fact, I
remember my father saying that he didn’t even buy her a ring when they were married.
The years passed. My father, who had come from Mexico in the 1920s to try to earn a
living, worked long, long hours at the service station he ran. And my mother worked at home,
keeping house for her husband and eight children. With his hard work and her thriftiness(节俭 ),
they sent their first son off to college, then another child and then another. The older children
helped with the school fees of the younger ones.
Just as the last two children were graduating from college, my father died suddenly of a
heart attack, but my mother lived on for another twenty-three years. Their children had become
lawyers, businessmen and teachers. In the last years of her life my mother was finally able to
buy some jewelry that she really loved.
A few years before she died, she told me that she wanted her jewelry to go to her
granddaughters. And when she died, it was done. A diamond ring to this one, a pearl ring to that
one, and so it went.
Then I discovered it: her first ring. It had been worn so long that it became so thin and
would probably break at any minute. I took the ring, polished it with a cloth and carried it to the
bank to place in a safety box. To me, it was a treasure that showed the devotion my mother had
made for us and the values that she lived.
The rest of my family doesn’t quite understand this, but when I look at that ring, I see the
priceless jewel of my mother’s strength and the deep love that she showed us every day of her
life.
34. Why did the mother only have a ring in her early years?
A. She didn’t want anything else.
B. She saved money for her children.
C. Her husband refused to buy her other jewels.
D. Her husband was too poor to afford other jewels.
35. What do we know about the children?
A. They worked hard to earn their own school fees.
B. They lived a poor and hard life when they grew up.
C. The first son helped support his younger brothers and sisters.
D. The last two children failed to finish college because of the father’s death.
36. Why did the author place the ring in the bank?
A. The ring was worth large amounts of money.
B. The rest of her family didn’t want to see the ring.
C. She was afraid the ring might be broken by her kids.
D. She hoped to remember her mother’s selflessness forever.

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37. According to the passage, what does the ring stand for?
A The mother’s devotion to kids. B. The mother’s difficulties in life.
C. The kids’ deep love for the mother. D. The kids’ memories of the hard life.
 C
My father and I were both angry. “Never set foot in this house again!” shouted my father.

.
With tears in my eyes, I rushed out to the street.
I walked aimlessly. A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me I seemed
to see my childhood from another space: happy.
But now ... I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because my dad is
getting old. We have different ways of thinking. He always puts his opinions on me. We are just
like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us
that can never be opened.
I walked in the streets. My heart was cold on this hot summer night. As I walked on, there
were fewer and fewer people in the streets, until I had only the street lights with me. When I
finally reached the building where I lived, I saw that the light was still on.
I thought to myself: “Is my father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”
In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, my dad was throwing away some of his old stamps.
Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting
stamps. All the lights were off except my father’s.
Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at
me, he never showed any moments of regret. However, after an argument he has the habit of
tucking me underneath the covers (掖被子) while I am sleeping.
This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else
what to do has become his second nature.
The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe ... With the key in my hand, I
was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the
door, tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that there wasn’t the iron door that I had
imagined between us at all. Love — it’s second to none.
38. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The father didn’t like his son’s stamp collecting.
B. The son and his father needed communication.
C. The father opened the door for the son when he came back.
D. The boy fully understood why he and his father had different thinking.
39. Which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage?
a. I opened the door and entered the house.
b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my home still brightly lit.
d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.
e. I walked about in the street without any aim.
A. b, e, c, d, a B. b, e, d, c, a C. b, e, a, c, d D. b, e, c, a, d
40.What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?
A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.
B. The father is neither kind nor rude to his son.
C. The father loves his son very much in fact.
D. The father is always finding his son wrong.
41.This passage is mainly about________.
A. where the boy went B. why the boy left home
C. what made a father angry D. how the boy understood his father’s love
D
For years we’ve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of aging as wrinkles( 皱纹)
and gray hair. But now a new book suggests that we’ve got it all wrong.
According to The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch,
when it comes to the important things, our brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues
that some studies have found that our brain is the best between our 40s and 60s.
Besides, rather than losing many brain cells( 细 胞 ) as we age, we keep them, and even
produce new ones well into middle age. For years it’s been believed that brain, much like the
body, declines(衰退) with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they
age suggests different findings.
This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven
years. It has found that on average, people performed better on cognitive ( 认知的 ) tests in their
40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically, older people did better on tests of
vocabulary, and problem solving. They were weaker in number ability and perceptual speed —
how fast you can push a button when you are ordered. However, with more complex tasks such
as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond. In short,
researchers prove that we get wiser with age.
Scientists are also finding that we are happier with aging. A recent US study found older
people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when
we’re younger we need to focus more on the unhappy things of life in order to learn about the
possible dangers in the world, but as we get older we’ve learned our lessons and are aware that
we have less time left in life: therefore, it becomes more important for us to be happy.
42. Barbara Strauch probably agrees that ______.
A. the young are better at dealing with important things
B. wrinkles and gray hair are the only symbols of aging
C. aging leads to the decline of the function of the brain
D. people’s brains work best between their 40s and 60s
43. The continuing research has found older people perform better on ______.
A. vocabulary tests B. number ability
C. perceptual speed D. body balance
44. People are happier with aging because ______.
A. they know how to share feelings B. they learn to value the time left
C. they cannot focus on unhappy things D. they do not realize the possible
dangers
45. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. People get weaker with age. B. People get more forgetful with age.
C. People get wiser with age. D. People get more confident with age.
四、词汇运用（共 l0 小题；每小题 l 分，计 l0 分）
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号
的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
46. There is a supermarket ▲ (在…对面) our school.
47. Which ▲ country would you like to travel to? (欧洲的)
48. It is amazing to know that the cows have three more ▲ than humans. (胃)
49. Just now the dog ▲ a hole to hide a bone in as quickly as possible. （挖出；掘出）
50. All Chinese people think ▲ of Zhong Nanshan because of his achievements. （高度地）
51. He is the ▲ man we have ever seen. (ugly)
52. If you are ▲ about what to do next, click here, please. (sure)
53. It is of great ▲ for humans to learn the law of nature. (valuable)
54. The taxi driver found a foreign ▲ passport and returned it to him at once．(visit)
55. China is ▲ into a stage of aging society, which means aging problems should be taken into
serious consideration. (step)
五、阅读表达（共 5 题；每题 2 分，计 l0 分）
阅读短文，回答下面 5 个问题。（每题答案不超过 10 个词）
It was last January, when I’d just finished a charity and was on the train back home, that I
put down my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had helped.
When I got off the train, I felt amazingly good. The next day, I wrote more thank-you notes
and the same feeling of happiness hit me again. I suddenly had the idea: Why not keep on doing
this for every day of the year?
To keep on task, I decided to pick out a different theme for each month. January was
charity. February would be neighbors. And I thought of a number of names right away: the
owner of our local bookstore, who let me and my little son in before the store opened and
offered to play his favorite songs; our babysitter, who dropped off a bag of old board games for
our kids to play …
While writing the notes, I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving
from app to app paying attention to other people's lives. Writing thank-you notes allowed me to
admire my own life.
In the following months, I wrote to my friends, doctors, teachers… In July, my “food”
month, I wrote to Julie, who used to cook at my favorite restaurant. It went like this:

Dear Julie,
I've been finding myself missing you lately. Thank you for hosting me and cooking beautiful
and thoughtful food. Jake and I will never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the
number VI for our sixth anniversary (周年纪念日). We talk about it every year.
Thank you. We miss you.
Gina
I was happy to receive a note back from her. Julie replied. “I don't think I've ever received
such a touching letter before. I’m going through a hard time right now, and this helps.”
On December 31, I wrote my last card—to Jake, my husband, and our two kids. And I took
a picture of us, so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me.
56.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
 ▲ ▲
57. How many thank-you notes did Gina write at least in February according to the passage?
▲ ▲
58. How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina?
▲ ▲
59. What was the theme of the December notes according to the passage?
▲ ▲
60. What do you think of “writing thank-you notes”? Why do you think so?
▲ ▲
六、缺词填空（共 10 空；每空 l 分，计 l0 分）
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题
号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
The Emperor and I often spoke to each other but n___61___of us understood a single word.
I tried words from many languages. No one could understand my words, not even the
c___62___of the Emperor’s followers.
After about two hours the Emperor left. His wife, children and their servants went also.
There were strong guards a___63___ me. This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me.
An officer told the guards to hold six men who made me angry. These men were
g___64___ to me and I had to choose their punishment. I put five of them in my pocket. Then I
pretended(假装) to eat the s___65___ man.
The poor man screamed terribly. The guards were worried when they saw my k___66___ in
my hand. Was I going to cut up the man? But I only cut the binding( 捆绑物) round his hands
and let him go. I lifted the other five men out of my pocket and put them gently on the ground
too.
The people and the soldiers were very pleased with my great kindness. They told the
Emperor about it immediately. Emperor o___67___ his men to make a bed for me and they had
to join six hundred of their little beds together to make one bed for me.
At the same time the Emperor asked all his advisers for their advice on how to deal with.
They were very worried. If my binding was cut I might be dangerous. I was e___68___ so much
food that soon all the people would be very h___69___. The farmers could not grow enough
food to feed all of us.
The wise men thought that they should kill me. But they would not be able to bury me. My
d___70___ body would smell. This might cause much illness all over the country.
七、书面表达（计 30 分）
A. 句子翻译(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，计 10 分)
将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。
71.年轻人现在习惯于用微信（wechat）彼此保持联系。
▲ ▲
72.这些篮子很贵，因为都是手工制作的。
▲ ▲
73.我们有必要统计一下他旷课多久了。
▲ ▲
74.这架钢琴占了很大的空间，我不得不把桌子搬到了厨房。
▲ ▲
75.一些家长对子女学业上既不耐心，也不严格。
▲ ▲
B. 写作（计 20 分）
76.“双减”政策【即：减轻义务教育阶段学生作业负担和校外培训负担】的实施在社会引
起广泛关注。作为亲身经历的学生，必须应对新的挑战，规划好自己的时间和学业，适
应这一重大变化。校英文报正在举行征文比赛，请根据以下提示，给校英文报写一篇短
文。

1. homework;
Your changes 2. after-school classes;
3…
Your opinion …
1. make use of time at school;
Your plans 2…
3…
要求:
(1)表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
(2)必须包括表格中所有要点内容，并适当发挥；
(3)词数：100 词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
(4)不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
相关词汇：双减 Double Reduction 政策 policy
As the Double Reduction policy has been carried out, we have changed a lot this term.
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