2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市靖江市八校联盟阶段测试九年级（下）3月月考英语试卷（含解析）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市靖江市八校联盟阶段测试九年级（下）3月月考英语试卷一、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。1.Zanco,________Americantechcompany,made_______tiniestphoneintheworld—Tiny11.A.the;a B.an;/ C./;a D.an;the2.Thoughtheexamiseasy,Idonˈtthink_________canpassit.A.everybody B.none C.nobody D.anybody3.TheChinesesaying“Atreecanˈtmakeaforest.”tellsusthat____isveryimportantineverything.A.ability B.teamwork C.spirit D.chance4.—Thepopulationoftheworldisstillgetting______.

—Iˈmafraidtherewillhardlybe_______spaceforhumanstostandin100years.A.lessandless;some B.biggerandbigger;no

C.largerandlarger;any D.smallerandsmaller;any5.—Millieneverdidthehouseworkaftersheboughttherobot,_______?

—______.Shecouldrelaxandhavetimeforherhobbies.A.didshe;Yes B.didnˈtshe;No

C.didnˈtshe;Yes D.didshe;No6.“_______youˈvemade!Butyoushouldstillworkharder.”theteachersaidtoMelissa.A.Whatgreatprogress B.Howabigmistake

C.Whatabigmistake D.Howgreatprogress7.—IwanttoknowifyoucanhelpwithmyChinese.Ireallyneedhelp.—______.WhatabouttalkingwithmeinChineseafterschooleveryday?A.Withpleasure B.Youˈrewelcome.

C.Nevermind D.Mypleasure8.—HaveyouseentheCCTVnewsonTV?—Yes,______

childrenhadagoodfestivalonthe_______

ChildrenˈsDay.A.billionsof,sixty-one B.tenbillions,sixtieth-one

C.billionsof,sixty-first D.tenbillion,sixtieth-first9.—DoyouknowwhoisournewEnglishteacher？—Ofcourse.She______tobeafriendofmyfatherˈs.A.turnsout B.turnson C.turnsoff D.turnsup10.—Dad,itissaidthattheChangˈe-4spacecraftlandedonthefarsideofthemoon.Couldyoutellme__________?—Sorry.LetˈssearchfortheinformationontheInternet.A.whetheritisthefirstspacecrafttolandonthefarsideofthemoon

B.whendidtheamazingthinghappen

C.whetherthespacecrafthaddoneexperimentsornot

D.howlongthespacecrafthaslandedonthefarsideofthemoon二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。Unhappyandhelpless,Christopherputhisfacedeepintohispillow(枕头).“Whatˈstheproblem,honey?”hismotherasked

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asshesatdownbesidehim.“IsthereanythingIcanhelpwith?Wouldyoupleasetellme?”Christopherhesitated（犹豫）.Hedidnˈtreallywanttotellhismomwhatwas

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him.“S-somethinghappenedinthep-park.”hestammered（结巴地说出）finally.“I...I

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toAronandnowhewonˈttalktome.Heknowsthe

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.Iˈmafraidhewonˈttreatmeasafriend.”“

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didyoudothat?”Momaskedgently.“I...Idonˈtknow.”murmuredChristopher.“ItoldhimIwas

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butIdonˈtthinkhewillstopbeingangrywithme.”“Areyoureallyregretful?”askedMom.Christophernodded.“Idonˈtthinkheˈllbelievemeagain,”saidChristopher

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.Momthoughtforaminute.“Honey,doyourememberthe

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DadandIusedtogiveyou?”sheasked.“Horseyrides（摇摇马）?”askedChristopher,wonderingwhyMombroughtthatup.“Youthoughtitwassomuch

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untilyoufelloffonedayandhityourheadonachair,”saidMom.“Afterthat,ittookyoualongtimetotrust

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enoughtotryitagain."“

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Ifinallydid!”Christophersaideagerly(急切地).Hethoughthe

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whathismotherwasgettingat(暗示).“Yes,andIˈmsureAronwilltrustyouagaintoo,”saidMom.“Whensomeonethinksyouˈredishonest,italwaystakes

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forhimtoreallybelieveyouagain,”Momsmiled.“Therewillalsobebad

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ofwhatyouˈvedone—likeafriendwhowonˈtspeaktoyouforawhile—andAronneedstimetogetoverwhathappened.So,beagoodfriendandhelphimtrustyouagain.Canyoudothat?”Christopherkeptsilentandafterawhilehelookedupand

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,“Iˈllbeagreatfriend!”11.A.angrily B.patiently C.hurriedly D.beautifully12.A.worrying B.hurting C.destroying D.surprising13.A.shouted B.wrote C.talked D.lied14.A.friend B.mistake C.truth D.park15.A.How B.Why C.Where D.When16.A.fine B.sorry C.unhappy D.worried17.A.excitedly B.calmly C.cheerfully D.sadly18.A.lessons B.dolls C.rides D.horses19.A.fun B.luck C.hope D.trouble20.A.you B.them C.us D.it21.A.But B.So C.Or D.And22.A.wondered B.knew C.doubted D.refused23.A.money B.courage C.patience D.time24.A.reasons B.instructions C.introduction D.results25.A.promised B.regretted C.thought D.told三、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共40分。AWelcometoHongzeLakeHotelandwewilldoallwecantomakeyourstayanenjoyableone.Wehopeyouwillfindthefollowingusefultoyou.StarRatings:HongzeLakeHotel,sincerelylooksforwardtoyourarrival!HotelFacilities(设施)General√

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NightclubRoom√

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Television√Wi-FifreeinthewholehotelInternetHotelServicesServices24-hourfrontDesk,Morningcall,Ticketservice,Taxiservice,Messageandfaxservice,etc.Charges◆

Asingleroom:¥150yuanpernight.◆

Doubleroom:¥200yuanpernight.◆

¥30permeal,childrenunder12yearsarehalfoff.HotelRules●

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Check-intime:2:00pm(presentyourIDcard,passport)

Check-outtime:noon

Mealtime:Breakfast(8:00-9:30)Lunch

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Dinner

(18:30-20:30)

Yourreservation（预约）issafe.Allpersonaldatais

encrypted(加密）

andwillonlybeusedforyourbooking.26.Youcanˈt______whenstayinginHongzeLakeHotel.A.raisepets B.goswimming

C.havemeals D.playtabletennis27.IfMrBrownandhis8-year-oldsonhaveamealinthehotel,theyshouldpay_______.A.¥30 B.¥45 C.¥60 D.¥7528.Whenyoucheckinthehotel,youshouldpresentyour__________.A.IDcard B.passport C.bankcard D.AorB29.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.NofreeWi-Fiinthehotel.

B.Youcancheckoutat12oˈclock.

C.Smokingisnotallowedinthehotel

D.Youcanenjoydinnerat18:00.30.Thepurposeofthepassageis______.A.tointroducethehotel

B.tomakepeopleenjoytheirtrips

C.toattractmorepeopletoliveinthehotel

D.tosharethewriterˈsstayinthehotelBDoyouwanttoknowhowandwhyafallleafchangescolor?Wefirsthavetounderstandwhatleavesareandwhattheydo.Leavesaretheworldˈsfoodfactories.PlantstakewaterfromthegroundthroughtheirrootsandtakeCO2fromtheair.PlantsusesunlighttoturnwaterandCO2intoglucose（葡萄糖）,akindofsugar.Plantsuseitasfoodforenergyandgrowing.Achemicalcalled“chlorophyll”intheleavesgivesplantstheirgreencolour.Assummerendsandautumncomes,thedaysgetshorterandshorter,andtrees“know”tobegingettingreadyforwinter.Duringwinter,thereisnotenoughsunlightorwater.Treesrestduringthistimeandliveonthefoodtheystoreduringthesummer.Theybegintoshutdowntheirfood-makingfactories.Asthegreenchlorophylldisappearsfromtheleaves,webegintoseeyellowandorangeleaves.Thebrightredsandpurplesweseeinleavesaremademostlyinautumn.Insometrees,likemaples（枫树），sunlightandthecoolnightsofautumnturntheglucoseintheleavesintoaredcolour.Andwecanenjoythebeautifulredleavesduringautumn.31.Whichshouldbeinthebox?sunlight++CO2

glucoseA.air B.sugar C.water D.wind32.Theunderlinedword“chlorophyll”means______.A.叶绿素 B.脂肪 C.蛋白 D.淀粉33.Theleavesturnyellowbecausetheyareshortof（缺少）______.A.waterandCO2 B.glucoseandenergy

C.sunlightandwater D.sunlightandCO234.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Whenautumncomes,thedaysgetshorterandshorter.

B.Duringwinter,treesliveonthefoodtheystoreinsummer.

C.Duringwinter,someofyellowandorangecolorsarestillintheleaves.

D.Treesbegintostopmakingfoodinsummer.35.Thispassagetellsus______.A.theplantscangrowwellonlywiththesunlight

B.thereareallkindsofplantsontheearth

C.notallthecolorsoftheleavesarefromchlorophyll

D.mapleleaveschangethecolorasothertreesC

Chinanowhasmorethan30,000kilometersofhighspeedtrack(轨道),andthisisexpectedtoincreaseto38,000kilometersby2025,fullytwothirdsoftheworldˈshighspeedrail(bylength)isinChina.Here,wetracktheexcitingtechnologicaldevelopmentsinhighspeedrailandconsidertheirculturalinfluence.Whilethemainadvantageofthehighspeedraillinesisconvenienceforpeopletogetfromonecitytoanotherasquicklyaspossible,someofthesehighspeedlineshavebecomepopulartouristattractions(placesthatmanytouristsvisit).AgoodexampleofthisistheHefei-Fuzhouhighspeedline.Technicallyspeaking,thiswasoneofthemostchallenginghighspeedrailrouteseverbuiltnearly90%ofthetrackwaslaideitheronbridgesorintunnels(隧道).However,theamazingviewsareworthit,asthetraingoesthroughsomeofChinaˈsmostbeautifulmountainousareas,includingtheHuangshanandtheWuyiMountainsRanges.AsChinahasgainedskillsandknowledgeinhighspeedrail,itistryingtoexport(出口)itstechnologytoothercountries.ItsfirstprojectontheinternationalmarketwasthelineconnectingIstanbulwithTurkeyˈscapital,Ankara,530kilometersaway.Thiswasfollowedbyprojectsamongothercountries.PerhapsitsmostchallengingprojectisaTransAsiannetwork(横贯亚洲铁路网)connectingChinawithEurope.Althoughitisdifficult,Chinawillmakeeveryefforttotakeonthisplan.Itishopedtobecompletedby2030asapartofChinaˈsBeltandRoadInitiative(一带一路的倡议).Thankstohighspeedrail,thetraveltimebetweenmaincitiesinChinahasalreadybeenreducedtoonlyafewhours.Sothisconvenienceshouldimprovethedevelopmentwithin(在……内)andoutofChina.Nodoubt,itwillalsobringthepeopleofthecountryclosertogether,andintimebringaboutdeepsocialchanges.36.HowmanykilometersofhighspeedtrackdoesChinahavenow?A.Over38,000. B.Over30,000. C.Over45,000. D.Over57,000.37.WhydoesthewritertalkabouttheHefei-FuzhoulineinParagraph2?A.Toprovehowfastthehighspeedlinescanbe.

B.Tostresshowconvenientthehighspeedlinesare.

C.Toexplainhighspeedlinescanbepopulartouristattractions.

D.Toshowthetechnicaldevelopmentofthehighspeedlines.38.WhatisthemostchallengingprojectthatChinaplanstotakeon?A.Inventingfastertrains.

B.ConnectingChinawithEurope.

C.Designingandbuildingitsowntrains.

D.Connectingthewholecountryin2030.39.Whatadvantagesdoesthehighspeedrailhave?A.ItshouldimprovethedevelopmentwithinandoutofChina.

B.IttakesonlyafewhourstotravelbetweenmaincitiesinChinabyhigh-speedtrain.

C.Itwillbringthepeopleofthecountryclosertogether,andbringaboutdeepsocialchanges.

D.Alltheabove.40.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.RacingtotheFuture.

B.GreatChangeswithinandoutofChina.

C.RisingChinaintheWorld.

D.HighSpeedRailwithinandoutofChina.DFormiddleandprimaryschoolstudents,beingabletocookhasbecomeamust.Theywillalsoneedtolearnhowtoplantvegetables,raisepoultry（家禽）andmaintainhomeappliances（维修电器）undernewrequirementsforlaboreducation.TheMinistryofEducation(MOE)broughtoutanewstandardforlaboreducationinschoolsin2021.Startingfrom2022autumnterm,studentsinprimaryandmiddleschoolshavetotakecoursesonlaborskillsatleastonceaweek.Laboreducationhelpsstudentsvaluehardwork.Itincludesthingslikehouseholdchores(家务),on-campuslaborandcommunityvolunteerservices.Thenewstandardsincludethreetypesoflabortasks.Thefirstisbasiclifeskillslikeeverydayhouseholdchores,includingcleaning,cooking,usingandmaintaininghomeappliances.Nextisindustryandagriculturelaborpractice,includingnewtechnologieslike3Dprinting,andlasercutting(激光切割).Thethirdtypeisservicework,suchascommunityvolunteerservices.SchoolsinChinahavetraditionallyplacedmorefocusonstudying,andmanyhaveseenhouseholdchoresasawasteofchildrenˈstime.ButaccordingtotheMOE,laboreducationmustbebuiltuptohelpstudentscultivate（培养）socialvaluesanddevelopaninterestinlabor.Onlinepeoplehavebeenbusydiscussingthenewstandardsonsocialmedia.LiuFang,amotherof6-year-oldtwinsinBeijingstronglysupportslaboreducation.Forthepastyear,shetrainedherdaughterstodochoresandmakesimpledishesforthefamily.“Themainideaistoletthemshareresponsibilityasfamilymembersandbecomeindependentasearlyastheycan,”saidLiu.“Throughdoinghousework,theirhand-eyecoordination(协调),timemanagementandorganizationskillscanbetrainedanditˈsalsogoodtohelpthemrelax.”41.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewlaboreducationstandard?A.Itisforstudentsfromprimaryschooltocollege.

B.Studentscangetextracreditsfortakinglaborcourses.

C.Itstartedinthefallsemesterof2022.

D.Studentshavetotakethreelaborcourseseveryweek.42.Whatcanstudentslearnthroughlaboreducation?a.Howtoplantvegetables.b.Howtoraisechickensorducks.c.Howtobemorefocusedinclass.d.Howtofixcomputersorfridges.A.abc B.abd C.bcd D.acd43.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.Whystudentsshouldreceivelaboreducation.

B.WhatlaboreducationwaslikeinChinainthepast.

C.Thetypesoflaboreducationincludedinthenewstandard.

D.Howstudentsfindabalancebetweentheirstudyandlabortasks.44.WhatdoesLiuFangthinkoflaboreducation?A.Itˈstoosimpleforstudents.

B.Itisnˈtfunenoughforstudents.

C.Ittakesuptoomuchofstudentsˈfreetime.

D.Ithelpsstudentsdevelopdifferentskills.45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Newcoursesforprimaryschoolstudents.

B.Laboreducationforprimaryandmiddleschoolstudents.

C.Waystocultivatestudentsˈsocialvalues.

D.Newtechnologiesusedinprimaryandmiddleschools.四、任务型阅读-完成表格：本大题共1小题，共10分。46.

ItisimpossibletonameallChinesecustomsinasinglearticle.Evenso,inthispassagewebringyouseveralChinesecustomsandtraditionsthatyoushouldknow.Herewego!Chineseusuallydonotshowtheirfeelingsopenly,alsoavoidinganyunnecessarybodytouch.TheChineseseebadlythatpeoplekisseachotherontheface,eveniftheyarewomen.Infact,shakinghandswasalsonotsoacceptableinthepast.Forthemitisenoughtomakeasmallnodwhengreeting.Asthecountrygraduallyletswesterntraditionsin,peopleareusedtoshakinghandstogreet.Manyfoodmannersmustbefollowedstrictlyatmeals.Somedetailsshouldbepaidmuchattentiontobybothguestsandhosts.InChina,theolderguestsarealwaysseatedfirst,andthenotherscantaketheirseats.Foodmannersarealsoveryimportant.Youshouldneverserveyourselfadrink,itshouldbeservedbysomeoneelse.Chopsticksshouldneverbeplacedupwardsinfood.Andyoumustputyourmouthclosetoyourownbowltoeat.TheChinesehavethehabitandskillofbeingabletosleepanywhereatanytime.Itdoesnˈtmatterifitˈsonthebreakfromwork,inthemiddleofthestreetorwaitinginasupermarket.ThisChinesecustomhasnothingtodowithlaziness,quitetheopposite.InChina,sleepingforashorttimeinpublicplacesisconsideredasymbolofeffort.Forexample,aphotoofasleepingdoctorinthecorneroftheoperatingroomspreadquicklyandwildlyonline.Thousandsofnetizens（网民）gavethephotoa“like”toshowtheirrespecttothedoctor.So,thispersonhasbeenputtingalotofeffortintohisworkanditisrightthatheshouldsleepashelikes.Manyofyouhavealreadyknownitˈspolitenottoopengiftsinpublic.ButthatˈsnottheonlyimportantthingtoknowwhenreceivinggiftsinChina.Forexample,theChinesewillalwaysrefuseyourgiftuptothreetimestoshowtheyarewelleducated.Butintheend,theyˈrewillingtoacceptit.Andremembernottoreceivethegiftwithonlyonehand.ChineseCustomsandTraditionsNotshowingtheirfeelingsopenlyThereˈsno

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tohavebodytouchwhilegreeting.◆Peopledislikekissingoneachotherˈsfaces.◆Shakinghandsisgradually

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becauseoftheinfluenceofwesterntraditions.3

foodmannersstrictlyItmakessureguestsandhostsfeelcomfortableattable.◆Olderguestsgetseatedthefirst.◆Donˈtserve

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adrink◆Donˈtplacechopsticksupwards.◆Keepyourmouth

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toyourownbowl.SleepingcarelesslyIthassomethingtodowith

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.◆Itˈsnot

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toseeChinesesleepinginsomepublicplaces,likeoffices,streets,supermarketsandsoon.◆Peoplelikethesleepingdoctorareconsideredtohavetherightbecausetheyaretootiredatwork.Receivinggifts

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Itisimportanttoknowhowtoreceivegifts.◆Donˈtopengiftsinpublic.◆Refusethreetimes

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acceptinggifts.◆Use

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handstoreceivegifts.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)五、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。47.

Ifyoulosehopeforthefuture,watchthemovieTheShawshankRedemption(《肖申克的救赎》).ItwonsevenOscarnominations,

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(include)theBestMotionPicture,theBestActor.AndyDufresne,themaincharacter,waschargedwithkillinghiswifeandherlover，andwassenttoaprison

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(call)Shawshank.Becauseheinsistedthathewasnotguilty,hetriedand

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(success)ranawayfromprison20yearslater.Hopeandfreedomareofgreatimportancethroughoutthemovie.Inmyopinion,Dufresnefinallymadehisescapebecausehehadaheartfullofhope.Just

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hesaid,“Hopeisagoodthing,maybethebestofthings,andnogoodthingeverdies.”

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heranawayfromtheprison,Red,hisinmate(狱友),said,“Ihavetoremind

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(I)thatsomebirdsshouldnˈtbetrapped,becausetheirfeathersarejusttoobright…”Amongallthescenes,the

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(sad)oneformeisaboutoldBrooks,aseniorprisoner,whohadbeeninShawshankforoverfiftyyears.Whenhe

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(set)free,hefoundtheworldoutsidewashistrueprison.“Thesewallsarekindof

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funnyliewhichfirstyouhatethem,andthenyougetusedtothem.Enoughtimepasses,andyoudependonthem”.Thatwaswhyheendedhislifehopelessly.Thedifferent

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(ending)ofDufresneandBrooksmademethinkalot.Weshouldnevergiveuphopewhenwearegoingthroughawfulthings.ThisisthespiritofTheShawshankRedemption.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)六、单句语法填空：本大题共10小题，共10分。48.SuBingtianisnotonlyaheroinmanypeopleˈseyes,butalsoaheroin____________(we).49.—HasTomreturnedthebooktothelibrary?—No,he_________(keep)itforanotherweek.50.—MissLiusedtoworkasateacherinShanghaibeforeshecamehere,right?—Yes.She_________________(teach)Geographytherefornearlytenyears.51.IheardthatJimˈsuncleboughthimanewiPadtocelebratedhis______________(12)birthdaylastweek.52.Everyyearalotofstudentsgotoothercountriesfor______________(far)study.53.Bequiet!Isawthebaby_______________(sleep)whenIwalkedpasthisroomjustnow.54.—Lily,Icanˈtstandthenoisefromyourgroup.—Sorry,Mr.Wu.We_____________(discuss)theplansforthecomingwinterholiday.55.Youˈdbetter____________(notuse)aplasticbagwhenshopping.56.Howexcitedtheywere__________(hear)theywerechosentoplaytheleadrolesintheplay.57.Studentsareencouragedto_____________(active)playapartincompetitiontoimprovetheirability.七、完成句子：本大题共5小题，共10分。58.Hisblackcoatgoeswellwithhisbluesweatertoday.

Hisblackcoat__________hisbluesweater_________today.59.Thelittleboyisabletofinishthetaskbyhimself.

Thelittleboyhasthe_______tofinishthetask________.60.Wewillhavefivedays’holidaynextmonth.

Wewill_________fivedays_________

nextmonth.61.DoyouknowwhatDIYmeans?DoyouknowwhatDIY_________________?62.Atlast,hemadeuphismindtogototheparkwithhisfriends.

________,he__________togototheparkwithhisfriends.八、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。63.八、书面表达（25分）艰难困苦，玉汝于成。每个人的成长都是种蜕变的过程，从幼稚走向成熟，从逆境走向成功。“精感石没羽，岂云惮险艰”，初中以来你有过逆势前行、克服困难的经历吗？请以”Howtogetoverdifficulty”为题写一篇英语短文，讲述你的一次经历和感悟。内容提示：1.Whatwasyourdifficulty?2.Howdidyougetoverthedifficulty?3.Whathaveyoulearnedfromit?注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数100词左右；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。HowtogetoverdifficultyNoonecanleadalifewithoutdifficulty.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________