2023-2024学年江苏省南通市海门区九年级（上）期末英语试卷（含解析）

2023-2024学年江苏省南通市海门区九年级（上）期末英语试卷

一、单选题：本大题共15小题，共15分。

1.从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Theworker

wearinguntidyclotheswasinhospitalforsixmonthslastyear.

A.the;theB.a;不填C.不填；不填D.an;the

2.ManypeopleareattractedDongYuhuinotonlyhisabilitybutalsohisspirit.

A.for;byB.by;forC.by;asD.as;for

3.一Look!Thecloudsareindifferentinthesky.Howamazing!一Somearelikesheep,somearelike

horses,andothersarelikedragons.

A.sizesB.coloursC.ordersD.shapes

4.HaitaiYangtzeRiverTunnelHaimentoTaicangwillbeinuseinthefuture.

A.connectsB.isconnectingC.connectingD.connected

5.MostyoungpeopleshoponTikTokbecausetheyspendtimegoingfromshoptoshop.

A.needn'tB.can'tC.mustn'tD.shouldn't

6.Thefamousdirectorissurethatnoonewillsolvethemysteryuntiltheeventattheendofthehorrorfilm.

A.isexplainedB.willbeexplained

C.explainsD.hasexplained

7.Janeissoconfidentthatshebelievesshecanthehardtaskonherownsuccessfully.

A.turnoutB.carryoutC.pickoutD.giveout

8.一Theseaanimalsareindangerbecausemoreplasticpollutionisharmingtheocean.一Itwillbeworse

newlawsaremade.

A.unlessB.afterC.untilD.since

9.—WhatdoyouthinkoftheTeenagersmagazine?—Good.IlikePage17bestbecausecommunicationskills

areintroducedonit.

A.probablyB.usuallyC.naturallyD.specially

10.Annalwaysfacedproblemsbravelyandherwork,theDiaryofaYoungGirl,wasstillamongyoung

peopleallovertheworld.

A.popularB.creativeC.peacefulD.imaginative

11.一Whenwillthefootballmatchbegin?一Oh,itfortenminutes,endingin4:3.

A.hasfinishedB.hasbeenonC.hasbeenoverD.hasbegun

12.Friendshipiswine.Thelongerwekeepit,thetastieritwillbe.

A.aslongasB.asgoodasC.aswellasD.assoonas

13.Theelderlyfindittogetintopublicplaceslikehospitalsthanbeforebecausetheydon'tknowhowto

operatesmartmachines.

A.easyB.easierC.hardD.harder

14.一Nantonghigh-speedrailwaystationiscompleted.Couldyoutellme?一Certainly,andtheearlier,

thebetter.

A.howlongwillittaketogettoShanghai

B.whereIcouldbuyahigh-speedtickettoShanghai

C.ifIcanbookahigh-speedtickettoShanghaionline

D.thatIcanbuyatickettoShanghaiwithoutmyIDcard

15.What'stheendingofGraceandtheDoubleLife?

A.TheGarageGirlsbecamemusicdirectors.

B.TheGarageGirlsdecidedtogiveuptheirdreams.

C.TheGarageGirlscamefirstintheTVtalentcontest.

D.TheGarageGirlswillgotoLondontomeettheproducer.

二、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共22.5分。

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该

项涂黑。

Justtheotherday,afiercestormhitourcommunity.Ilookedthroughthewindowandwitnessedatreewas

almost16bythefiercewinds.Thebranchesbent,andswayed（摇摆）backandforth,thankstotheirflexibility

（柔韧性）toavoid17.Theleavestriedtheirbesttosticktothebranchesbecausetheirlifedependedonthe

tree.Thepowerfultrunkthatheldthetreeuprightbentslightlybackwardsfromtheforceinabattleto18its

position.

Afterthestormhadpassed,thetreemanagedto19thestorm.Itelegantlyreturnedtoitsoriginalposition

andstoodstraightlyamongthemess.Itlooked20asleaveshadbeenawayfromitsbranchesandthesoilhad

loosenedabit.Butthemostimportantpointisthatthetree21thefightforitslife.

ForalongtimeIcouldn'tunderstandwhythistree22myattentionthewayitdid.Astimepassed,it

became23thatitwasn'tjustaboutthetreebutabouttheroots,which,althoughunseen,digdeepintothesoil

providingstability（稳固）andnutrition.Therootshelpedthetreetobeabletosufferfromthefiercewinds

becausetheywerethere24them.

Icouldn'tbutaskmyselfhowdeeptherootsareinmylife.25thenexttimeyoucatchyourkids

misbehaving,whenthejobisdrivingyoucrazy,whenyouareunderpaidandyouhavelittle26,andwhenthe

stormsoflifeareveryhard,gobacktoyourroots.Lifeisfullofstorms.27theywillmakeyousway,makeyou

bend,makeyoulosesomeleaves,thedeeperyourrootsare,the28youstand.

Facedwith29youmightbendbutdon'tbreak.Nomatterhowhardthewindblows,don'tletlife30youinto

anuncomfortableposition.Yourstrengthliesinyourroots.

16.A.putdownB.turneddownC.blowndownD.cutdown

17.A.lyingB.breakingC.growingD.standing

18.A.achieveB.reachC.changeD.remain

19.A.exploreB.avoidC.chaseD.survive

20.A.differentB.similarC.deadD.green

21.A.wonB.guidedC.lostD.confirmed

22.A.turnedB.caughtC.escapedD.paid

23.A.strangeB.possibleC.clearD.difficult

24.A.supportingB.beatingC.attackingD.welcoming

25.A.ButB.SoC.ForD.Yet

26.A.costB.safetyC.dangerD.money

27.A.IfB.TillC.ThoughD.While

28.A.higherB.longerC.widerD.stronger

29.A.chancesB.challengesC.tasksD.differences

30.A.trickB.argueC.forceD.allow

三、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。

A

Ladiesandgentlemen,todayI'mhonoredtointroducesomethingrelatedtothe19thAsianGames.

Theceremonialdress

Itisanimprovedqipao,whichexpressesthetraditionalbeautyoftheEast,withitspatterndesignsmainly

inspiredbyelements（元素）fromtheQiantangRivertideandtheTenScenesofWestLakeinHangzhou.The

dressisdifficulttomakeandittakesanexperiencedtailorabout12hourstofinishonedress.

Thesportssocks

Thecompanyuses32piecesofXinjiangcottonasrawmaterial.Thesocksaremainlyyellow,orangeand

Chinesered,sotheylookbrightandbeautiful.Theproducerstrytomakeeachpairofsockssoftandcomfortableto

wear.

Theribbons

Theribbonsaremadeof100%6Agradesilk.Producersusethesilknotonlybecauseitiscomfortableandcool

forthewearer,butalsobecauseitsymbolizesthecityofHangzhou,whichisknownasChina's"silkcapital.

Eachribbonissewedbyhand,andeverycraftsmanmusthavemorethan10yearsofexperience.

Themascots

Themascotsshowtherichculturalheritageofthehostcity.TheCongrepresentstheworldheritagesiteof

LiangzhuAncientCity,whosenamecomesfromthejadeCong.TheChenrepresentstheWorldHeritageBeijing-

HangzhouGrandCanal,whosenamecomesfrom一GongchenBridge,thelandmarkoftheBeijing-Hangzhou

GrandCanal.TheLotusrepresentstheWorldHeritageWestLake.ThenamecomesfromtheWestLakelotus

leaves.

31.Fromthearticlewecanknow.

A.thesportssocksmadeofsilkarecomfortabletowear

B.ittakesatailor12hourstofinishtheceremonialdresses

C.themascotsmainlyrepresentfourfamousplacesinHangzhou

D.craftsmenwhohaveover20yearsofexperiencecanmakeribbons

32.WhichstandsforLiangzhuAncientCity?

A.Theceremonialdress.B.ThemascotCong.

C.Thecomfortableribbons.D.Thecottonsportssocks.

33.Thepurposeofthearticleisto.

A.letmoreplayersjoininthe19thAsianGames

B.makemorepeoplewillingtobuythingsabove

C.letyouknowmuchmoreaboutChineseculture

D.makeyoubecomecraftsmenfullofexperience

B

Moreandmorepeoplenowarefondofbirds.Theywouldliketogooutdoorstoseewhichwingedanimalsthey

couldwatchorphotograph.ScientistsatGuangxiUniversityinChinanoticedagreatincreaseinthenumberof

people,photographersparticularly,visitingNonggangNatureReserve."Thesephotographersweresettingup

theircamerasclosetothebirdnests,“researcherXiaocaiTansaid."Thisgavethemthechancetotakegreat,and

evenaward-winningphotos.However,researcherswereworriedclosenesstohumanswouldmakebirdsnervous

andlesslikelytocarefortheirbabies.

Tanandherteamspentayeardoingfieldwork,checking277birdneststhatincluded42kinds.Theywere

studyingtheeffectthatphotographershadonbirds'habits,particularlyhowoftenparentsfedtheirbabiesandthe

effectithadonpredators（捕食者）.Researchersfoundtheneststhatwerephotographedhadapredationrateof

13.3%whilenestsunphotographedhadamuchhigherrateof62.9%.“Thepresenceofthephotographersincreased

thesurvivalrateofthebabybirds,“Tanexplained.Thepresenceofphotographersseemedtofrightenthe

predatorsaway.It'sgreatfunthattheirpresencehadlittleeffectonthefeedingratesinthosenests.Parentsfed

theirbabiesthesamewhethertheywerephotographed.

However,photographersshouldn'ttakethefindingasawarranttodisturb（干扰）nests.TheNational

AudubonSocietysays,“Honoringbirds'spacemustcomebeforegettingthatperfectphoto."Amongmanytips,

Audubonsuggestsusinglittleflashlight."Ifyourappearancecausesabirdtoflyorrunawayorchangeits

behavior,you'retooclose.

Tanadds,uAlthoughthisfindingsuggeststhatphotographyhasapositive（积极的）effectonbirds,itdoesn't

meanthatphotographerscanvisitnests——itneedsmorestudiesonotherareasofnesting,beforetheinfluenceof

birdphotographycanbefullyunderstood.,,

34.Howmaytheresearchersfeelaboutthefinding?

A.Doubtful.B.Sad.C.Surprised.D.Nervous.

35.Theunderlinedword“warrant“inParagraph3probablymeans"

A.reasonB.habitC.disadvantageD.direction

36.WhichofthefollowingwouldTanagreewith?

A.Photographersshouldn'ttakephotosofbirdnests.

B.Thereshouldbestudiesonwhatcausesstressonbirds.

C.Morebirdphotographyactivitiesshouldbecarriedout.

D.Photographerscan'tvisitbirdnestsasoftenastheylike.

37.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Themethodofbirdphotography.

B.Theinfluenceofbirdphotography.

C.Thedistancebetweenphotographersandnests.

D.Thedifferencebetweenphotographersandpredators.

c

EducatorsworryaboutstudentsturningtoChatGPT,theAIchatbotthatcanproduceclearanswerstodifficult

questions,tohelpthemcompleteassignments.Manyteachersdon'tallowtheirstudentstouseitinwriting.ButI

amtellingmystudentsthattheyarefreetouseChatGPTintheirwritingassignments.

Tokeepcompetitivethroughouttheirlives,studentsneedtolearnhowtouseChatGPTtoproducevaluable

works.Theyneedtolearntowritewell-organizedarticleswithamixofAi-generatedtextandtraditionalwriting.

Alsoprofessionals（专业人士）needtolearnhowtoimprovehumancreativitywithAL

Manystudentswillbeunabletorefusethetemptation（诱惑）toseekAIhelpwiththeirwriting.Andhow

wouldaneducationalinstitutionenforceaChatGPTban（禁令）?Whiletherearetoolsaimedatdetectingtext

producedbyAI,futureformsofAIwillgetbetteratmatchinghumanwriting一includingcopyingthestyleofa

particularpersonwhoisusingit.It'sclearthatAIwritingtoolswillalwaysbeonestepaheadofthetoolstodetect

Ai-generatedtextinthearmsraces.

Writingagoodarticlefromthebeginningneedsgoodlogic.Writingisaskillworthyofalotofrespect,one

whichfewofusevermaster.Butmoststudentsdon'tseektobecomeprofessionalwriters.Instead,theyare

preparingforcareerswheretheywillwritetocommunicate,explain,requestandpersuade.

WhenIwasamiddleandhighschoolstudentinthelate1970sandearly1980s,Iwastoldthatprofessionalsuccess

requiredgoodwritingskillsandtheabilitytoperformlongdivision（长除法）byhand.BythetimeIenteredthe

professionalworkforceinthelate1980s,technologyadvanceshadleftthoseskillsoutdated.Educationculturecan

beveryslowtochange,asevidencedbythefactthatmanyschoolstodaystillforcechildrentolearnlong

division一atasktheywillneverhavetoperformanywhereoutsideschool.WithAIwriting,educatorsshouldstay

aheadofthedevelopmentoftechnologyinsteadoffallingbehindfortensofyears.

38.WhydoestheauthorallowhisstudentstouseChatGPTinwriting?

A.Tocompetewellintheirfuturelife.

B.Toproducegoodwritingasawriter.

C.Tobecreativeprofessionalsinfuture.

D.Toimprovethestandardsoftraditionalwriting.

39.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?

A.BanningAIeffectivelyisimpractical.

B.UsingChatGPTmayfailinthearmsrace.

C.CopyingthestyleofhumanisAI'saim.

D.RefusingAIneedssupportfromstudents.

40.Whatdoeswritingmeanformoststudentsintheauthor'sopinion?

A.Itisakindofskilleasytomaster.

B.Itisamusttobecomeprofessionalwriters.

C.Itisacoursetofocusonthinking.

D.Itisawaytopreparefortheirfuturecareers.

41.Whatdoestheauthormeanbymentioninglongdivisionbyhand?

A.Studentsrefusetolearnuselessskills.

B.Educationculturechangessoquickly.

C.Educatorsshouldgoaheadoftechnology.

D.AIwritinghelpsstudentssucceedprofessionally.

D

Ilookeddownatmyshoesaspeoplefilledthetrain,andthenIsawher.Shelookedalittletiredandpale.AsI

watchedthewoman,Ithoughtaboutthelettersmymotherwroteandhowshemusthaveknownanordinarypiece

ofpaperturnsintoaloveletterwhenapersonputsherselfintoit.ThenIrememberedthenotebookinmybag.I

wouldwritethewomananoteandgiveittoherasIexitedthetrain,Idecided.Ipulledthenotebookoutofmybag

andbeganwritingaletter.

WhenIlookedup,thewomanwasgone.Ilefttheletterinmynotebook,unsureofwhattodowithitnowthat

shewouldneverknowthatitwasmeantforher.

AfterIwrotethatletter,moreletterstootherpeopleIobservedcamemarchingoutofme,onebyone,until

soonIhadfilledupthenotebook.

Backonthetrain,justafewdayslater,theplanbecameclear.IwasgoingtoleavetheletterIwrotetothe

womanonthesubwayforsomeoneelsetofind.ThenIwouldspreadotherlovelettersalloverNewYorkCity.

AndonceIhadseteachoneinitsplace,Iwouldwriteevenmore.

ItriedtoformapictureinmymindofwhatwouldmakemepickupaletterifIfounditonarandom（任意

的）subwaytrainorinacoffeeshopthinkingitmighthavebeenformeallalong.Isettledonsomethingsimple:If

youfindthisletterthenit'sforyou.Iwrotethosewordsonmyfirstletter.Ifoldedtheletterandplaceditbehind

me.WhenIgottomystop,IplannedtolettheletterslipdownontotheseatasIwalkedaway.

AtGrandCantralTerminal,Iwaitedforthesubwaydoorstoopenandthenstoodupasquicklyaspossible.

Rushingthroughthedoors,Ikeptrunningfasterandfasteroncemyfeethittheplatform.Iwasmorenervouswhen

Igotfartherawayfromthetrain,disappearingintothecity.

Duringthefallof2010,1keptleavingletters.Inthemonthsthatfollowed,Istartedmyownsite,

MoreLoveL,aboutmyproject,inspiringotherstowriteandleavelettersintheirowncommunities.Now

thewebsiteconnectsstrangersinneedoflovelettersandthosewhowanttowritethem.

Aboutayearlater,awomanwrotetomeaboutherfriendBriana,asinglemotherstrugglingtopaytherent.I

typedoutBriana'sstoryandpublisheditonthewebsite.Aweeklater,Iwalkedawayfromthepostofficewitha

lotofmailandabigideaabouthumanbeings:mainlythatifyougivethemsomethingtodo,atask,theywillshow

up.Attheendofthatmonth,ImailedlettersofftoBriana.

Then,Igotathank-youe-mailfromBriana'sfriend."Theyshowyou'renotaloneandthatyou'renot

strugglingfornothing,shewrote.

Aboutallstories,IwillalwaysgobacktoMatt'sfromOhio.Hee-mailedmeabouttwoyearsago.Matttold

mehewasgettingolder.Hisfamilyandheweredisconnected.Hedidn'thavemanyfriends.Hewasstartingto

believehe'dleavenothingbehindandhe'dbeforgotten.

Themessagewassentwithnoreturnaddress.Therewasnowaytowritebacktohim,butIhopehereads

thesewords:

Matt,Iwantyoutoknow:Youwerewrongtothinkyoudbeforgotten.AndIwaswrongtothinkpeoplecouldn't

walkintoourlivesandchangeourhistoriesimmediately.Becauseyoudidthatforme.

42.Whydidtheauthordecidetowritethestrangewomananote?

A.Hermotherremindedhertodothat.

B.Shepreferredtowriteratherthanspeak.

C.Shewasgoingtoshowlovetothewoman.

D.Hermotherwantedtoofferhersomehelp.

43.Theauthorstartedherownsiteinorderto.

A.callonmorepeopletocareforothers

B.providepeopleachancetowriteletters.

C.connectstrangerswithpeoplewritingletters

D.showpeopletheimportanceofherproject

44.FromthewordstoMatt,wecanlearnthat.

A.it'seasyforpeopletowalkintoourlivesquickly

B.theauthorwasinfluencedbyMattinsomeways

C.theauthor'srelativesandfriendsalsoforgothim

D.Mattwasalwaysconnectedwithhisfamilyandfriends

45.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Matthasagoodrelationshipwithhisfamilyandfriendsagain.

B.Anumberofpeoplearewillingtomakeadifferencetoothers.

C.Thewomantheauthormetonthetrainreceivedtheletteratlast.

D.PeoplecametoBriana'saidwithagenerousdonationintheend.

四、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。

46.请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Face-to-facewithamotherwhodoesn'timmediatelypraiseeverygift,mychildrenhavelearnedtobevery

carefulinchoosinggifts.Butacoupleofweeksago,theycametogethertogivemeagiftthatreallyblewmeaway.

Foryearsnow,Ivebeenwantingtosellourhousewheremychildrengrewup.Buttherearethefunnylittle

loveheartstheydrewjustneartheirbeds.Theattic（阁楼）isfulloftheoldclothestheycouldn'twear.The

highshelvesstillhavelotsofnovelsforchildren,likeTheNightBeforeChristmasandTheMuddle-Headed

Wombat.

Butthosearenotthereasonsforbeingsadaboutleavingthishouse.Thereismuchmoretotiemetothehome

whereIbroughtupourkids.Inthefrontroom,thereisawall.Onthatwallarehundredsofpencilmarks,names

anddates.Theyrecordedthewaythechildrengrew.

Ofalltheobjects,allthememories,it'sthisoneplaceinourhomethatmakesithardformetoleave.Over

dinner,overtheyears,I'vetalkedabouthowmuchIwouldhateleavingthatwall,eventhoughthelastmarks

weremadetenyearsagowhenmykidsstoppedgrowing.Sooneday,whileIwasatwork,mychildrendecidedto

dosomethingaboutthewall.Herewasachancetoremovethelasttraces（痕迹）oftheirbabyhood,butthey

didn'tdothat.Instead,theyhiredJack,aprofessionalphotographer,tocometoourhousetotakephotosofthe

pencilmarks,namesanddatesandthenchangedthemintoonephoto.

Atlastthegiftmadeitswaytome,onemeaningfulphoto.Representingloveandgrowth,it'sagiftthatIwill

cherishforever.

（1）Whendidthemothergetthesurprising

gift?_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(2)Whatistheatticfilledwith?

(3)Whyarethemarksonthewallsoimportanttothemother?

(4)HowdidJackmakethetracesonthewallintoagift?

(5)Doyoulikethiskindofgift?Whyorwhynot?

五、信息匹配：本大题共7小题，共14分。

请根据TheMerchantofVenice,选择适合选项,将选项前的字母填入横线。

ThebookIwouldliketotalkaboutisTheMerchantofVenice.ThebookisadramaticworkbyShakespeare,

anEnglishfamouswriterinthe16thcentury.IttalksaboutsomethinghappeningamongmerchantsinVenice.The

maincharactersareBassanio,Portia,ShylockandAntonio.

ThedramabeginswithAntonio,whohelpsBassanio___1___,andthenbringsoutotherstories.Bassanioisa

poormerchant.Heneedsmoneyto___2___,averybeautifulandrichlady.Hefirstwantstoborrowmoneyfrom

hisfriendAntonio,alsoamerchantinVenice.AntonioborrowsthemoneyfromaJewishrichmerchantShylock.

Shylockisalittlemeanandselfish.He_3.Healwaysasksthepeoplewhoborrowhimmoneyformore.

Antoniopromiseshewill_4,orShylockwillbeallowedtocutout1poundoffleshoutofAntonio'sbody.

BassaniosuccessfullywinstheloveofPortiabutsoonrealizeshisfriendcannotpaythemoneybackto

Shylockontime.Bassanio_5andattendsatrial(审讯).ThereasonwhyAntonioisn'tabletopayis

becausehisshipsarecaughtinstorm.Portia,dressingupasayounglawyer,claims(声称)thatthewords”1

poundofflesh"not"1poundoffleshandblood”.ShesaysthatShylock_6,butnotanyblood,whichis

impossible.Thus,shehelpsmakeAntoniosafeandmakeShylockfail.Atthesametime,Shylocklosesmostofhis

money.Intheend,BassanioandPortia___7___.

A.haveahappyending

B.lovesmoneyverymuch

C.borrowmoneyfromShylock

D.isonlyallowedtoremoveflesh

E.followhisdreamtomarryPortia

F.returnstoVeniceasfastashecan

G.paythemoneybackinthreemonths

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六、选词填空一句子：本大题共2小题，共10分。

54.B.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

caresixtysimpledecidepersonwin

(1)Dearbaby,wheneveryoumake,we'11alwayssupportyoubecauseyou'reourlove.

(2)Itisimpolitetoaskothers,especiallywomen,somequestions.

(3)It'sreportedthatanumberoftrafficaccidentsarefromthedrivers'.

(4)Everytimeamatchends,allthenameswillberecordedandshownonthescreen.

(5)Theladystartedpaintinginher,butshestillmadeagreatsuccess.

(6)ThosefantasticcostumesarenotmadeinChina.They'realsodesignedbyChineseyoung

designers.

55.C.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

appeardividematterliediscusssteal

(1)ThedoctorsthemedicaltreatmentforthepatientwhowaswoundedbadlyinGansuearthquakethe

wholemorning.

(2)Whichmore,tobeapenciltowriteone'shappinessortobeanerasertoremoveone'ssadness?

(3)Ithepapersintodifferentgroups.Youneedn'tcheckthemagain.

(4)Paulfeltsosorrythathetohisparentsinsteadoftellingthemthetruth.

(5)Oh,mygod!Amansomethingfromanoldwoman'sbag.Let'sgotostophim.

(6)Whenlosingonechance,don'tbehopelessbecauseanotheroneinthenearfuture.

七、首字母短文填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。

56.请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，

使短文通顺。

Whenitcomestoopera,youmightthinkofPekingOpera.Buthaveyoueverh_1ofQinqiangOpera?

QinqiangOperaisoneoftheo____2_formsofoperainChina.Itstartedfromtheancientfolksongsand

dancesofthepeopleinShanxiandGansu.A___3___tohistoricalrecords,thelocaloperadatesbacktotheQin

Dynasty.

HouYanisthepresidentofQinqiangTheateroftheNingxiaPerformingArtsGroup.Shestartedlearning

QinqiangOperaat4.TraininginthebasicskillsofQinqiangOperaisverychallenging.In1985,Houstudiedat

anartschoolwhereteacherswereverys___4___withstudents.Whiletraining,eachbasicmovewouldhavetobe

heldquitecorrectlyforhalfanhourandasinglemistakecouldmeanshehadtostartalloveragain.Legstretching

(伸展),waistbendingandsomersaults(翻4筋斗)werejustsomeofHou'sdailytraining.Herhard

workf___5___paidoff.Houbecameaperformerwithatroupe(剧团)inYinchuanat16.Butin1993,the

sweepingtrend(趋势)ofpopandWesternmusichitQinqiangOperahard.Thetroupewasc____6___andHou

hadnochoicebuttoleavetheoperastage.

Inthepastdecades,however,Chinahasmadegreateffortstodevelopitstraditionalculture.Local

governmentshasthoughtofmanywaystoe_7peopletopaymoreattentiontoourtraditionalculture.

LuckilyHouhadthechancetoreturntothestagein2000andputherheartintotheoperaform.

Now,Hou'steamgiveshundredsofperformanceseveryyear.Theperformersareallenergeticand

1_8____.Theyusuallyworktogetherinanactiveandcheerfulway.Andmostoftheteammembersareofherage.

Theygettogetherjustbecausetheyallhaveacommoni___9___inQinqiangOpera.In2021,theystagedabout

150schoolperformances.

“Aswebecomemoreconfidentaboutourculture,moreyoungpeoplefeelp_10ofourtraditionalculture

andconsideritasafashionabletrend."saidHou.

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八、单词拼写.单句：本大题共6小题，共6分。

57.A.请根据括号里的中英文提示，音标及句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。Sometimeswecan

findproblemswithspelling,wordusageand(语法)moreeasilywhenreadingaloud.

58.Manywomennowlikebuyingthe/'leltlst/productsthroughTikToklivescreaming.

59.TheTVseriesALifelongJourneyissogreatthatitis(值得)watchingtwice.

60.Wemaystill