淮安市洪泽区2022-2023学年九年级上学期期中英语试题（含答案和解析）

2022-2023学年度第一学期学业水平调研测试九年级英语第I卷选择题（共85分）I．听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）略笔试部分II．单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。1．Hurryup,________you’llmisstheearlybus,Jack!A．so B．or C．but D．and2．WritinganEnglisharticleisnotabigdealtomenow．The________ishowtoimprovemyhandwriting．A．chance B．courage C．change D．challenge3．—________doyouuseyourradiofor?—Iusuallyuseittolistentosportsnews．A．Which B．How C．What D．Who4．________mydad________mymumcooksbreakfastforme．Ialwaysbuysomebreadandmilk．A．Either…or… B．Neither…nor… C．Both…and… D．Notonly…butalso…5．EverytimeAmyisinabadmood,hermotheralwayshasgoodwaysto________．A．cutherup B．wakeherup C．cheerherup D．giveherup6．Therelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesisgettingworseandworse．Itseemsthatawarwill________soon．A．breakdown B．breakout C．breakinto D．bebroken7．Manypeoplefind________pleasanttotravelaroundthecountrysidebybike．A．it B．one C．that D．those8．—Tonyneverspendsmoneybuyingbooks________helikesreadingverymuch．—Youareright．Healwaysborrowsthemfromothers．A．because B．until C．before D．though9．—Couldyoutellme________themusic?—HeusedtraditionalChinesemusicartandthesoundsofanancientChinesebell．A．howdidhemake B．howhemadeC．whyhemade D．whydidhemake10．Dr．Maisseriousandseldommakesmistakes．Heoftensays,“_______．”A．Practicemakesperfect B．Nopain,nogain C．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo D．AmissisasgoodasamileIII．完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Onedayalittleboyaskedhisfather,“Whatdoestheword‘great’mean?Whoaregreatpeopleand____11____dotheybecomegreat?”Thefatheraskedhissontobringtwoplantsandthentoldhimtoplantoneofthem____12____thehouseandtheotheroutsidethehouse．Theboydidashisfathersaid．“Whichoneofthetwoplantsdoyouthinkwillbebiggerand____13____?”thefatheraskedhisson．Theboyreplied,“Theplantinsidethehousewillbesafer,____14____itwillgrowbigger,whiletheplantoutsidethehouseisnotsafeatall．Noonewillbethereto____15____it．Itmaybeeatenbyanimals．”Thefathersmiledandsaid,“Let’swait____16____．Wewillknowtheanswer．”Thentheboy____17____forstudyandafterfouryearshecamebacktohishouse．Hesaidtohisfather,“Look,____18____happenstothisplantinsidethehouseanditissafe．”Whentheboywentoutside,hewasvery____19____toseeabigtree．Theboycouldn’tbelievehiseyes．Hecouldn’t____20____howtheplantoutsidewasabletogrowmuchbiggerthantheplantinsidethehouse．“Theplantoutsidethehousefacedevery____21____andmanydifficulties!”Thefather____22____tohissonwhytheplantoutsidewasbigger．“Theplantinsidewassafe,itdidn’tfaceweatherchanges,anditdidn’tget____23____sunlight,soitdidn’tbecomebig．”Hereisthe____24____tothequestionaboutbeinggreat:Tobecomeagreatperson,onemusthavefailedmanytimes,experiencedmanydifficultiesand____25____thosedifficulties．Onlyafterthatheisabletobecomegreat．11．A．how B．why C．when D．where12．A．beside B．opposite C．inside D．outside13．A．stronger B．safer C．wiser D．weaker14．A．but B．or C．so D．because15．A．lookafter B．walkpast C．takeaway D．cutdown16．A．perfectly B．politely C．possibly D．patiently17．A．waited B．looked C．left D．cared18．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything19．A．excited B．interested C．pleased D．surprised20．A．imagine B．understand C．remember D．accept21．A．season B．person C．choice D．chance22．A．reported B．preferred C．returned D．explained23．A．strong B．active C．rapid D．proper24．A．example B．answer C．meaning D．reason25．A．overcome B．canceled C．discovered D．increasedIV．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。AHerearethefivelongestriversintheworld．◆theNileRiverTheNileRiveris4,135mileslong．ItislocatedinthecontinentofAfrica,mostlyinthecountriesofEgyptandSudan．ItflowsnorthintotheMediterraneanSea．◆theAmazonRiverTheAmazonRiveris3,980mileslong．ItislocatedinthecontinentofSouthAmericanandflowsthroughseveralcountriesincludingBrazil,Venezuela,Bolivia,andEcuador．ItendsattheAtlanticOcean．◆theYangtzeRiverLocatedinChina,theYangtzeRiveris3,917mileslongandflowsintotheEastChinaSea．◆theMississippiRiverandtheMissouriRiverTheriversystemoftheMississippiRiverandtheMissouriRiveristhelongestriversysteminNorthAmericaat3,902miles．ItflowssouthintotheGulfofMexico．◆theYeniseiRiverTheYeniseiRiverstartsinMongoliaandflowsthroughRussiatotheKaraSeaintheArcticOcean．Itis3,445mileslong．Thereare76riversintheworldover1,000mileslong．Alotofpeoplethinkthatriversalwaysflowsouth,but4ofthelongestriversintheworldflownorth．TheUnitedStatesalonehasaround3．5millionmilesofrivers．Fourofthetop10longestriversflowthroughChinaatsomepoint．26．TheNileRiveris________longerthantheYeniseiRiver．A．155miles B．218miles C．233miles D．690miles27．TheMississippiRiverendsat________．A．theArcticOcean B．theGulfofMexico C．theEastChinaSea D．theMediterraneanSea28．Whichisthesecondlongestriverintheworld?ATheNileRiver． B．TheAmazonRiver． C．TheYangtzeRiver． D．TheYeniseiRiver29Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Riversover1,000mileslongintheworld．B．Inwhichdirectionmostriversflow．C．Funfactsaboutworldrivers．D．FourlongestriversflowingthroughChina．BOnemorningahighlysuccessfulbusinessman,runningabigcompany,wasgettingreadytogotohisoffice．Whenhereachedintohiscarandopenedthedoor,adogsleepingunderhiscarsuddenlycameoutandbitonhisleg!Thebusinessmanquicklypickedupafewrocksandthrewatthedog,butnonehitthedog．Thedogranaway．Uponreachinghisoffice,thebusinessmancalledameetingofhismanagerstoaskabouttheirtasks,andduringthemeetingheputtheangerofthedogonthem．Themanagersalsogotupsetbytheangeroftheirbossandtheyputtheirangertotheworkersunderthem．Thechainofthisreactionkeptgoing,andfinallytheangerreachedtotheofficecleaner．Now,therewasnooneworkingunderthecleaner!So,whentheofficetimewasover,hereachedhishome,andhiswifeopenedthedoor．Sheaskedhim:“Whyareyousolatetoday?”Thecleanersaidloudly,“Ididn’tgototheofficetoplayfootball．Iwenttoworksodon’tirritatemewithyourstupidquestions!”So,thewifegotupsetfornoreason．SheputherangeronhersonwhowaswatchingTV,saying,“Thisisallyoudo．Youhavenointerestinstudying!TurnofftheTVnow!”．Thesongotupsettoo!Hewalkedoutofhishouseandsawadogpassingbylookingathim．Hepickeduparockandhitthedoginanger．Thewindowofthebusinessman’scarinfrontofthebuildingwasbrokenunluckily．30．Thebusinessmangotangryonthemeetingbecause________．A．hislegwasbittenbyadogB．thewindowofhiscarwasbrokenC．thecompanyhadalotofproblemsD．themanagersdidn’tfinishthetasksontime31．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat________．A．somethingenjoyablehappenedinthecompanyB．it’snotbadforthemanagerstoattendthemeetingC．theangerkeptgoingtothelowerlevelofworkersD．thecleanerknewwhyhewasscoldedbyhisleader32．ThewifeaskedhersontoturnofftheTVbecause________．A．thefamilyhadapoorlifeB．hewasn’tinterestedinstudyingC．heshouldgooutforexerciseD．shewasupsetandtriedtoputherangertohim33．Fromthestory,wecanlearnthat________．A．angeritselfisn’taproblemB．becarefulofasleepingdogunderacarC．takeafewmomentstocollectyourthoughtsD．holdinyourangeranddon’thurtthosearoundyouCTheMarches’housewasbetweentwolargehouses．Ononesidetherewasanoldbrownhouse．Ontheothersidetherewasalargestonemansion（豪宅）．ThiswasthehomeofoldMr．Laurenceandhisgrandson,Laurie．Itwasaverygrandhouseandtheroomslookedverycomfortablebehindtheheavysilkcurtains（窗帘）atthewindows．Butitwasahousewithoutlife．TheMarches’housewasdifferent．Itwasalwaysbusyandfullofnoiseandpeople．AfewdaysafterthepartyJosawLaurieagain．Hewasstandingatanupstairswindowinthemansionandlookingdownattheirgarden．BethandAmywereplayinginthesnow．Theywerethrowingsnowballsandhavingalotoffun．Laurie’sfacewasverysad．“Poorboy!”shethought．“He’sallalone．It’sashame!Heneedssomefriends．”Shecouldn’tstopthinkingabouthim．________buthowcouldshegotohishousewithoutaninvitation?Thenonesnowyafternoon,whileshewaslookingoutofthewindow,shesawMr．Laurence．Hewasgettingintohiscarriage（马车）．Hewasgoingout．Thisgaveheranidea．“Laurieisaloneinthehouse,”shethought．“Perhapshe’slookingoutofhiswindow．”Sheputonherhatandanoldcoatandtookabroom（扫帚）andashovel（铁铲）fromthekitchen．“Whatareyougoingtodo,Jo?”askedMegwhenshesawhersisterinthehall．“Iwanttogetsomeexercise,”answeredJowithasmile．“I’mgoingtoclearthegardenpath．”Lauriewasstandingatthewindowagain．Hewasn’tlookingathersoshethrewasnowballtogethisattention（注意）．Whenthesnowhittheglass,heturnedhisheadimmediatelyandabigsmilechangedhispale,sadface．Jolaughedandshouted,“Howareyou?Areyouill?”Laurieopenedthewindowandsaid,“I’mbetternow,thankyou．IhadabadcoldandIhadtostayinsideforaweek．”---AdaptedfromLittleWomen34．AccordingtoParagraph1,wecanknowthatMr．Laurence’shousewas________．A．busyandnoisy B．bigandnoisyC．comfortableandold D．largeandquiet35．WhichsentencecanbeputintheblankinParagraph3?A．SheheardLauriecallingher． B．Shewantedtogoandseehim．C．SheplayedwithLauriehappily． D．Shefeltquiteexcited．36．Johittheglasswiththesnowto________．A．catchLaurie’sattention B．playatrickonLaurieC．breakthewindow D．cleanupthesnow37．Fromthepassageweknow________．A．JohadtostayinsideforweeksB．Mr．LaurencesentaninvitationtoJoC．LauriewashappytoseeJoD．LauriewasashappyasthesistersDHaveyoueverheardthesoundofahummingbird(蜂鸟)?Theymakeabuzzingnoisewhentheyfly．Theymakethisnoisebecausetheybeattheirwingssofast．Theybeattheirwingsupto80timesasecond．Allthatflappingmakesalotofnoise．That’swhywecallthemhummingbirds．Hummingbirdsflyinauniqueway．Theymovetheirwingssofastthattheycanhover．Thismeansthattheycanstayinonespotinthemiddleoftheair,likeahelicopter．Sometimestheyflyupsidedown．Theyaretheonlybirdthatfliesbackward．Hummingbirdsaresmall．Onetypecalledthebeehummingbirdisthesmallestbirdintheworld．Beehummingbirdsweighlessthanapenny．Theyarejustalittlebitbiggerthanbees．Iguessthat’swheretheygettheirname．Hummingbirdsmovefast．Ittakeslotsofenergytomoveasfastastheydo．Thismeansthattheyneedtoeatalotoffood．Theirfavouritefoodisnectar,asweetliquidinsideofsomeflowers．Theydrinkmorethantheirownweightinnectardaily．Theyhavetovisithundredsofflowerstogetenoughnectartolive．Theycanonlystoreenoughenergytosurvivethroughthenight．Theyliveontheedge．Hummingbirdshelpflowerstoo．Theygetpollen(花粉)ontheirheadsandbills(鸟嘴)whentheyfeed．Flowersusepollentomakeseeds．Hummingbirdshelppollengetfromoneflowertothenext．Thishelpsflowersmakemoreseeds．Moreseedsmeanmoreflowers．Moreflowersmeanmorefoodforhummingbirds．Isn’titnicehowthatworksout?38．Theyarecalledhummingbirdsbecause________．A．theyareverylight B．theysingwhentheyflyC．theirsongssoundlikehumming D．theirwingsmakeahummingsound39．Howdohummingbirdshelpflowers?A．Theydrinknectarfromoneflowertothenext．B．Theyeatpollenfromeveryflower．C．Theybringpollenfromoneflowertothenext．D．Theyplantseedsfromoneplacetothenext．40．Whichtitlebestdescribethemainideaofthispassage?A．Someinterestingfactsaboutsmallbirds．B．Howbirdsandflowersworktogether．C．Theworld’ssmallestbirds—beehummingbirds．D．Thespecialandhelpfulhummingbirds．E①．Thebeginningsoflifeprovidescientistswithsomeofthemostdifficultquestionsofmodernscience．Ourknowledgeofthedevelopmentofcells,fromwhichallformsoflifearemade,isnotcompletebecausewedonotunderstandverywelltheconditionsonourplanetfourbillionyearsago．Whyandhowdidcellsfirstappear?Wasthisveryprobabletohappenundertheconditionsthen?Mightthishappeninotherplacesintheuniverse(宇宙)?②．AgroupofscientistsatUniversityCollegeLondonaretryingtoanswerthesequestions．TheystartedbystudyingthewaysinwhichthefirstcellsontheEarthmighthavebeenformed．Nexttheywilluseapowerfulnewtelescope(望远镜)tolookatplacesfarawayintheuniverse．ThescientistshopethattheresultswillimproveourunderstandingofthedevelopmentoflifeontheEarthandhelpustofindsimilarconditionsforlifedevelopmentonotherplanets．③．DrNickLane,whoisinchargeof(负责)theUniversityCollegeLondonteam,hassuggestedthat4billionyearsagowarmwatersprings(泉)ontheflooroftheEarth’soceanmighthavehelpedtocreatelife．Eachspringconsistsoftinyconnectedholesthatwaterpassesthrough．Theteamhascreatedmodelsofthesespringswiththeseholesintheirlab．Theyhavefoundthattheyencouragechemicalreactions(反应)betweenhydrogen(氢)intheliquids(液体)thatcomeoutofthemandthecarbondioxide(二氧化碳)intheseawater．④．Thesebuildingblocksarenotlivingthemselves,butwhenthereareenoughofthemjoinedtogetherintherightway,theycanmakelivingthings．Waterinthesystemofspringsmovesthebuildingblocksarounduntiltherearealotoftheminasmallarea．Thingsthatlookverymuchlikereallivingcellscanbemadeinthisway．41．About________yearsago,differentformsoflifefirstappearedontheEarthaccordingtothepassage．A．fortymillion B．fourbillion C．fivemillion D．tenbillion42．Thescientistssearchfor________atplacesfarawayintheuniverse．A．thesamecellsfoundontheEarth B．suitableplacesforhumantoliveCnewformsoflifeunknownontheEarth D．similarconditionsforlifedevelopment43．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“consistsof”meaninEnglish?A．ismadeupof B．isproudof C．issatisfiedwith D．isfamousfor44．Itisbettertoput“Thesechemicalreactionscancreatethe‘buildingblocks’oflife．”in________．A．① B．② C．③ D．④45．Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?A．Enoughbuildingblocksjoinedtogetherintherightwaymakelivingthings．B．Waterinthesystemofspringsmovesthebuildingblocksaroundtilltheyareinasmallarea．C．Thebuildingblocksarelivingthemselvesandthescientistschangethemintolivingcells．D．Chemicalreactionstakeplacebetweenhydrogenandcarbondioxide．第II卷非选择题（65分）V．词汇运用。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A．根据句子意思，从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语填空。goover;latestinformation;simply;valuable;influence;loseheart;uptostandard;wasforcedto;onhismind46．Thejobofferwas________toogoodtorefuse．47．Never________!Failureisthemotherofsuccess．48．Childrenareoftenindangerfromproductsthatarenot________．49．Luckily,thethiefdidn’tstealanything________frommyhouse．50．TheInternetmakesiteasytogetthe________fromallovertheworld．51．Theband________canceltheliveperformancebecauseofthebadweather．52．Theremustbesomething________,andhe’sbeensoquietthewholemorning．53．Danielwould________hisworkagainandagainuntilhefelthehaditright．B．根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。54．Weneedtothinktwicebeforemaking________(decide)．55．—Howmanypeoplewerebadlyhurtinthefire?—Three,includingtwochildrenandawomaninher________(fifty)．56．MrLi’s________(careful)madehimlosesomeimportantinformation．57．E-bikeridersmustunderstandtheimportanceof________(wear)helmets．58．Inthisschool,it’suptostudents________(they)todecidewhatsubjectstolearn．59．Couldyoupleasetellmethe________(lead)names?Ineedtocallthematonce．60．Jimisgoodatallhislessons,buthenever________(show)off．Heisamodestperson．VI．完成句子。（共5小题；每小2分，满分10分）61．衣帽间里衣服太多常令Mary受不了，因为她无法使它们保持井井有条。Toomanyclothesinthecoatroomoften________,becauseshecan’t________．62．吃饭时我的宠物猫到桌子底下藏了起来，因此没人注意到它。Mypetcat________underthetableatdinner,sonobody________it．63．令我们惊奇的是，西方国家的许多人民死于新冠病毒。________,manypeople________thenovelcoronnavirusinwesterncountries．64．Daniel痴迷于数学，他可以毫不费力地解答出一些难题。Daniel________Mathsandhehasnodifficulty________somehardproblems．65．如果张明参加《中国好声音》的选拔，他能成功加入李荣浩战队。IfZhangMing________TheVoiceofChina,________joininginLiRonghao’steam．VII．任务型阅读。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）AWhenwetalkaboutChinesefolkmusic,wethinkofablindmusicianwhosenameisAbing．Abingwasbornin1893intheeasternChinesecityofWuxi．Hismotherdiedveryearly．Hisfathertrainedhimindrumsfromtheageof10．Abingbeganlearningthediziattheageof12,thentheerhu．Helearnedtoplaymanyofthelocalinstrumentsquitewell．Attheageof17,Abingfirstperformedinpublic,whichmadehimwellknownforhismusicaltalent．WhenAbingwas35yearsold,hegotaneyediseaseandcompletelylostthesightofbotheyes．Fromthenon,hewasknownasBlindAbing．Heoftentoldpeople,“Ihaven’tusedthenameHuaYanjunforages,nooneknowsit．It’sbetterifyoucallmeBlindAbing;that’sthenamethateveryoneonthestreetknows．”Abingbecamehomeless,andhehadtomakealivingasastreetperformer．AfterAbinggotmarriedin1903,hecontinuedtoperformeveryafternooninapublicsquareinWuxi．Hismostfamouspiece,ErquanYingyue,wasperformedinthisperiod．Whenlisteningtothemovingpieceofmusic,youcansenseastrongsadnessandpainbehindthebeauty．Duringhislifetime,Abingdevelopedhiserhuskillstosuchahighlevelthathismusicspreadthroughoutthecountry．However,itisapitythatonlysixpiecesofmusicintotalwererecordedforthefutureworldtohear．Abingdiedin1950．HisErquanYingyueisstillplayedasastandarderhupiecetoday．AsoneofChina’snationaltreasures,itisapiecewhichallthegreaterhumasterspraise．Thesadbeautymakespeoplerecalltheirdeepestwoundsfromtheirownpainfulexperiences．根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过6个单词）。66．WherewasAbingborn?________________________________________________________________67．WhatisAbing’srealname?________________________________________________________________68．WhatkindofmusicdoesErquanYingyuebelongto?________________________________________________________________69．Besidesbeauty,whatotherfeelingcanErquanYingyuebringus?________________________________________________________________70．WereallAbing’smusicrecordedforfutureworld?________________________________________________________________BForgetyourpassword(密码)?Well,facialrecognition(FR人脸识别)technologycanhelp．Usingjusttheirfaces,peoplecanunlocktheirsmartphones,paymoneyandtaketheundergroundtosomeplaces．PeoplehavealsousedFRtechnologytocatchcriminals．However,astheFRapplications(应用软件)havebeenusedmorewidely,thetechnologyhascausedarguingonprivacy(隐私)andfinancial(金融)safetyrisks．AsurveyonAppssaidthatalmost65percentofpeoplethinkthatFRtechnologyisabused(滥用)．Evenworse,morethan30percentsaidtheyhavereallyexperiencedfinanciallossbecauseoffacialinformationleak(泄露)．AccordingtoXinhua,manyapplicationshaveloopholes(漏洞)thatcouldleadtoleaksinpersonalandfacialinformationdata(数据)．However,loopholesaren’ttheonlyworry．Onsomeapplications,peopleonlypay2yuanforthousandsofphotosofpeople’sfaces,butsuchtradeiscriminal．InAugust,twosuspectswerearrestedinHangzhou,Zhejiangprovince,forstealingandresellingpersonalinformation．Thisbringstheproblemofthesafetyofpersonalbioinformation(生物信息)topeople’sattention．Physicalcharacteristics,includingfacialcharacteristicsandfingerprints,aresomeofthemostvaluableidentifiers(标识)forpersons．Theycan’tbemodified(修改)．TheCivilCode(民法典),whichwasusedthisyear,alsosaysthatpersonalagreementisrequiredbeforethecollectionandowningofpersonalinformation．Andusershavetherighttoasktowithdraw(删除)theirpersonalinformation．根据上面短文内容填空，每空不限一词。71．Ifyou________yourpassword,facialrecognitiontechnologycanhelpyouunlockyoursmartphones,paymoneyandgotosomeplaces________．72．AsurveyonAppssaidthatalmost65percentofpeoplethinkthat________isabused．Evenworse,morethan30percenthavereally________moneybecauseoffacialinformationleak．73．It’snotenoughonly________aboutLoopholes．Onsomeapplications,peopleonly________2yuanforthousandsofphotosofpeople’sfaces,butsuchtradeiscriminal．74．Theproblemofpersonalbioinformation’ssafety________people’sattention．Facialcharacteristicsandfingerprintsaresomeofthe________identifiersforpersonsandtheycan’tbemodified．75．TheCivilCodealsosayspeoplecan’t________andownyourpersonalinformation________youagreeandyouhavetherighttoasktowithdrawyourpersonalinformation．VIII．书面表达。（满分20分）76．近年来，“双减”政策在很多学校得到了落实。“双减”实施后，自律者优秀，懒散者出局。假如你是九(1)班的李明，请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍你是如何进行自我管理的。内容需包括以下要点：1．制定学习计划学校课程、课外阅读、练习拓展；……2．合理时间安排早、中、晚、周末；……3．养成良好习惯早睡早起、坚持锻炼；……要求：1．词数在80~100词，开头已经给出，不计入总词数；2．内容须包括所有要点，并适当发挥，文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等信息。Tobeanexcellentstudent,self-managementisquiteimportant．_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案1．B【解析】【详解】句意：快点，杰克，否则你会错过早班车的！考查连词辨析。so所以；or否则；but但是；and和。此处是结构“祈使句，and/or+陈述句”，根据语境可知，如果不快点就会错过早班车，用or连接。故选B。2．D【解析】【详解】句意：现在写一篇英语文章对我来说没什么大不了的。挑战是如何提高我的书法。考查名词辨析。chance机会；courage勇气；change变化；challenge挑战。根据“WritinganEnglisharticleisnotabigdealtomenow．The…ishowtoimprovemyhandwriting”可知，写一篇英语文章是没什么大不了的，如何提高书法对我才是一种挑战，故选D。3．C【解析】【详解】句意：——你用收音机做什么？——我通常用它来听体育新闻。考查特殊疑问句。which哪一个；how怎样；what什么；who谁。此空作介词for的宾语，表示“用来做什么”，应填what，故选C。4．B【解析】【详解】句意：我爸爸和我妈妈都不为我做早饭。我总是买一些面包和牛奶。考查连词辨析。either．．．or要么……要么；neither．．．nor既不……也不；both．．．and两者都；notonly．．．butalso不但……而且。根据“Ialwaysbuysomebreadandmilk”可知自己买面包和牛奶，所以他们两个都不做早饭，用neither．．．nor。故选B。5．C【解析】【详解】句意：每次艾米心情不好的时候，她妈妈总有办法让她高兴起来。考查动词短语。cutsb．up使某人伤心；wakesb．up使某人醒来；cheersb．up使某人振作起来；givesb．up表示对某人没有希望。根据“EverytimeAmyisinabadmood”可知，每当艾米难过时，她的妈妈总有办法使她振作起来。故选C。6．B【解析】【详解】句意：两个国家之间的关系越来越糟糕。看起来一场战争将很快会爆发。

考查动词短语。breakdown分解，打破；breakout爆发；breakinto打断；bebroken破。根据“Therelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesisgettingworseandworse．”可知，两国关系紧张，一场战争可能会爆发，横线处缺的汉意是“爆发”，其英文为breakout。故选B。7．A【解析】【详解】句意：许多人觉得骑自行车在乡村旅行很愉快。考查代词辨析。it它，作先行代词，引导作为逻辑主语或宾语的从句或短语等；one一个；that那个；those那些。此处为固定句型findit+adj．+todosth．“觉得做某事……”，it作形式宾语。故选A。8．D【解析】【详解】句意：——托尼从不花钱买书，尽管他很喜欢读书。——你是对的。他总是向别人借。考查连词辨析。because因为；until直到；before在……之前；though虽然。前后两句是让步关系，用though引导让步状语从句，表示虽然喜欢读书，但是从不买书。故选D。9．B【解析】【详解】句意：——你能告诉我他是如何创作这些音乐的吗？——他使用了中国传统音乐艺术和中国古代钟的声音。考查宾语从句。根据宾语从句中从句要用陈述语序，即“疑问词+主语+谓语”，排除A和D，由答句的“HeusedtraditionalChinesemusicartandthesoundsofanancientChinesebell．”可知，询问的是方式，不是原因，要用how引导宾语从句，故选B。10．D【解析】【详解】句意：马医生很认真，很少出错。他常说:“失之毫厘，差之千里。”考查常识和习语。Practicemakesperfect熟能生巧；Nopain,nogain一份耕耘，一份收获；WheninRome,doastheRomansdo入乡随俗；Amissisasgoodasamile失之毫厘，差之千里。根据上文“Dr．Maisseriousandseldommakesmistakes”，可知前面三项不合语境，故选D。11．A12．C13．B14．C15．A16．D17．C18．C19．D20．B21．A22．D23．D24．B25．A【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述了一位父亲通过在室内和室外种植两株植物来告诉儿子“伟大”一词的含义。【11题详解】句意：一天，一个小男孩问他的父亲：“‘伟大’这个词是什么意思？谁是伟大的人，他们是如何变得伟大的？”how如何；why为什么；when何时；where何地。根据“Tobecomeagreatperson,onemusthavefailedmanytimes,experiencedmanydifficultiesand．．．thosedifficulties．”可知小男孩在问父亲伟人是如何变得伟大的。故选A。【12题详解】句意：父亲让儿子带两株植物，然后让他把其中一株种在房子里，另一株放在房子外面。beside在……旁边；opposite在……对面；inside在……里面；outside在……外面。根据“Theplantinsidethehousewillbesafer”可知两株植物一个种在室内，一个种在室外。故选C。【13题详解】句意：“你认为这两种植物中哪一个会更大更安全？”父亲问儿子。stronger更强壮；safer更安全；wiser更智慧；weaker更虚弱。根据“Theboyreplied,‘Theplantinsidethehousewillbesafer．．．’”可知是在问哪一个植物会更加安全。故选B。【14题详解】句意：房子里的植物会更安全，所以它会长得更大，而房子外面的植物一点也不安全。but但是；or或者；so所以；because因为。根据“Theplantinsidethehousewillbesafer．．．itwillgrowbigger”可知前后句为因果关系，因为在室内会更加安全，所以植物会长得更加大。故选C。【15题详解】句意：没有人会在那里照顾它。lookafter照顾；walkpast经过；takeaway带走；cutdown砍倒。根据“Itmaybeeatenbyanimals．”可知室外的植物无人照顾。故选A。【16题详解】句意：让我们耐心等待。perfectly完美地；politely有礼貌地；possibly可能地；patiently耐心地。根据“．．．afterfouryearshecamebacktohishouse．”可知结果需要耐心等待。故选D。【17题详解】句意：然后男孩去学习，四年后他回到了自己家。waited等待；looked看；left离开；cared照顾。根据“．．．afterfouryearshecamebacktohishouse．”可知是小男孩离家去读书。故选C。【18题详解】句意：他对父亲说：“看，房子里的这株植物什么事也没发生，很安全。”something某物；anything任何东西；nothing没有什么；everything每件事。根据“itissafe”可知室内的植物什么事也发生，很安全。故选C。【19题详解】句意：当男孩走到外面时，他非常惊讶地看到一棵大树。excited兴奋的；interested有趣的；pleased高兴的；surprised惊讶的。根据“Theboycouldn’tbelievehiseyes．”可知小男孩是感到很惊讶。故选D。【20题详解】句意：他不明白外面的植物怎么能长得比房子里的植物大得多。imagine想象；understand理解；remember记得；accept接受。根据“Theboycouldn’tbelievehiseyes．”可知小男孩是无法理解室外的植物会长得大得多。故选B。【21题详解】句意：房子外面的植物每个季节都面临很多困难！season季节；person人；choice选项；chance机会。根据“Theplantinsidewassafe,itdidn’tfaceweatherchanges．．．”可知室外的植物需要面对四季和很多困难。故选A。【22题详解】句意：父亲向儿子解释为什么外面的植物更大。reported报告；preferred更喜欢；returned返回；explained解释。根据“Hecouldn’tunderstandhowtheplantoutsidewasabletogrowmuchbiggerthantheplantinsidethehouse．”可知父亲向小男孩解释原因。故选D。【23题详解】句意：里面的植物是安全的，它没有面临天气变化，也没有得到适当的阳光，所以它没有变大。strong强壮的；active积极的；