2023-2024学年江苏省南通市海门区九年级（上）期末英语试卷

第1页（共1页）2023-2024学年江苏省南通市海门区九年级（上）期末英语试卷一、听力部分（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A.听对话，回答问题。每段对话听两遍。1．（1分）What'stheweatherlikenow？2．（1分）InwhichcountrydidSimonenjoyhisholiday？3．（1分）WhatdoesJohndo？4．（1分）WhatisJack'sfavouritesport？5．（1分）Wherearetheytalking？A.Intherestaurant.B.Inthehotel.C.Intheshop.6．（1分）Whoboughtthebike？A.Dickhimself.B.Dick'saunt.C.Kate'saunt.7．（1分）Howlongwillthemanspendonthejourney？A.Aweek.B.15days.C.Amonth.8．（1分）Whatisthemandoing？A.Drivingacar.B.Watchingthecars.C.Walkingonthestreet.9．（1分）Howmuchdidtheboypayforthecoat？A.200yuan.B.100yuan.C.50yuan.10．（1分）Whatcanwelearnfromtheman'swords？A.Davidlosthisschoolbag.B.Davidshouldtakehisschoolbagaway.C.Davidmaybesomewherenearby.B.听对话或短文，回答问题。每段对话或短文听两遍。11．（2分）（1）Whatwilltheydotonight？A.They'llgotoaconcert.B.They'llgotoSunshineTown.C.They'llgotothegate.（2）Whenwilltheymeet？A.At7：00pm.B.At6：30pm.C.At6：50pm.12．（3分）JoeReed'sexperienceEducationbackgroundHestudiedinschoolforfourteenyears.Hewasalready（1）yearsoldwhenhefinishedschool.Father'sadviceYoucangototownandgetagoodjob.Somecleverpeopleareneededtowork（2）HuntingforajobAmantookhiminto（3）andgavehimapieceofpaper.Joeansweredthequestionsquickly.（1）A.eighteenB.sixteenC.seventeen（2）A.inthehospitalB.inthebankC.intheoffice（3）A.asmallroomB.abigofficeC.asmallhotel13．（5分）（1）HowlongdidDanielstayinParis？A.Fivedays.B.Sevendays.C.Tendays.（2）WhathappenedtoDanielonhisfirstdayinParis？A.Hefellill.B.Helosthisway.C.Hemadeanenemy.（3）WhohelpedDanielatlast？A.Ateenager.B.Ayounglady.C.Anoldman.（4）WhichsentenceistrueaboutmostFrenchpeople？A.Theydisliketouristsstayingalongtime.B.Theydislikeansweringtourists'questionsinEnglish.C.Theydislikeseeingtouriststakingawalkinthestreets.（5）WhatmightDanielbegintodo？A.TolearnFrench.B.Togetalongwithothers.C.Torespectotherculture.二、单项填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）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。14．（1分）Theworkerwearing____________untidyclotheswasin____________hospitalforsixmonthslastyear.（）A．the；the B．a；不填 C．不填；不填 D．an；the15．（1分）Manypeopleareattracted____________DongYuhui____________notonlyhisabilitybutalsohisspirit.（）A．for；by B．by；for C．by；as D．as；for16．（1分）—Look!Thecloudsareindifferent____________inthesky.Howamazing!—Somearelikesheep，somearelikehorses，andothersarelikedragons.（）A．sizes B．colours C．orders D．shapes17．（1分）HaitaiYangtzeRiverTunnel____________HaimentoTaicangwillbeinuseinthefuture.（）A．connects B．isconnecting C．connecting D．connected18．（1分）Nowmostyoungpeoplelikeshoppingonlinebecausetheyspendalotoftimegoingfromshoptoshop．（）A．needn't B．can't C．mustn't D．shouldn't19．（1分）Thefamousdirectorissurethatnoonewillsolvethemysteryuntiltheevent____________attheendofthehorrorfilm.（）A．isexplained B．willbeexplained C．explains D．hasexplained20．（1分）Janeissoconfidentthatshebelievesshecan____________thehardtaskonherownsuccessfully.（）A．turnout B．carryout C．pickout D．giveout21．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Theplasticpollutionisharmingtheocean.﹣﹣﹣Itwillbeworse_______strongerlawsaremade.（）A．since B．after C．until D．unless22．（1分）—WhatdoyouthinkoftheTeenagersmagazine？—Good.IlikePage17bestbecausecommunicationskillsare____________introducedonit.（）A．probably B．usually C．naturally D．specially23．（1分）Annalwaysfacedproblemsbravelyandherwork，theDiaryofaYoungGirl，wasstill____________amongyoungpeopleallovertheworld.（）A．popular B．creative C．peaceful D．imaginative24．（1分）—Whenwillthefootballmatchbegin？—Oh，it____________fortenminutes，endingin4：3.（）A．hasfinished B．hasbeenon C．hasbeenover D．hasbegun25．（1分）Friendshipis_________wine．Thelongerwekeepit，thetastieritwillbe．（）A．assoonas B．asgoodas C．aswellas D．aslongas26．（1分）Theelderlyfindit____________togetintopublicplaceslikehospitalsthanbeforebecausetheydon'tknowhowtooperatesmartmachines.（）A．easy B．easier C．hard D．harder27．（1分）—Nantonghigh﹣speedrailwaystationiscompleted.Couldyoutellme____________？—Certainly，andtheearlier，thebetter.（）A．howlongwillittaketogettoShanghai B．whereIcouldbuyahigh﹣speedtickettoShanghai C．ifIcanbookahigh﹣speedtickettoShanghaionline D．thatIcanbuyatickettoShanghaiwithoutmyIDcard28．（1分）What'stheendingofGraceandtheDoubleLife？（）A．TheGarageGirlsbecamemusicdirectors. B．TheGarageGirlsdecidedtogiveuptheirdreams. C．TheGarageGirlscamefirstintheTVtalentcontest. D．TheGarageGirlswillgotoLondontomeettheproducer.三、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题15分，满分15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。29．（15分）Justtheotherday，afiercestormhitourcommunity.Ilookedthroughthewindowandwitnessedatreewasalmost（1）bythefiercewinds.Thebranchesbent，andswayed（摇摆）backandforth，thankstotheirflexibility（柔韧性）toavoid（2）.Theleavestriedtheirbesttosticktothebranchesbecausetheirlifedependedonthetree.Thepowerfultrunkthatheldthetreeuprightbentslightlybackwardsfromtheforceinabattleto（3）itsposition.Afterthestormhadpassed，thetreemanagedto（4）thestorm.Itelegantlyreturnedtoitsoriginalpositionandstoodstraightlyamongthemess.Itlooked（5）asleaveshadbeenawayfromitsbranchesandthesoilhadloosenedabit.Butthemostimportantpointisthatthetree（6）thefightforitslife.ForalongtimeIcouldn'tunderstandwhythistree（7）myattentionthewayitdid.Astimepassed，itbecame（8）thatitwasn'tjustaboutthetreebutabouttheroots，which，althoughunseen，digdeepintothesoilprovidingstability（稳固）andnutrition.Therootshelpedthetreetobeabletosufferfromthefiercewindsbecausetheywerethere（9）them.Icouldn'tbutaskmyselfhowdeeptherootsareinmylife.（10）thenexttimeyoucatchyourkidsmisbehaving，whenthejobisdrivingyoucrazy，whenyouareunderpaidandyouhavelittle（11），andwhenthestormsoflifeareveryhard，gobacktoyourroots.Lifeisfullofstorms.（12）theywillmakeyousway，makeyoubend，makeyoulosesomeleaves，thedeeperyourrootsare，the（13）youstand.Facedwith（14）youmightbendbutdon'tbreak.Nomatterhowhardthewindblows，don'tletlife（15）youintoanuncomfortableposition.Yourstrengthliesinyourroots.（1）A.putdownB.turneddownC.blowndownD.cutdown（2）A.lyingB.breakingC.growingD.standing（3）A.achieveB.reachC.changeD.remain（4）A.exploreB.avoidC.chaseD.survive（5）A.differentB.similarC.deadD.green（6）A.wonB.guidedC.lostD.confirmed（7）A.turnedB.caughtC.escapedD.paid（8）A.strangeB.possibleC.clearD.difficult（9）A.supportingB.beatingC.attackingD.welcome（10）A.ButB.SoC.ForD.Yet（11）A.costB.safetyC.dangerD.money（12）A.IfB.TillC.ThoughD.While（13）A.higherB.longerC.widerD.stronger（14）A.chancesB.challengesC.tasksD.differences（15）A.trickB.argueC.forceD.allow四、阅读理解（满分30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。30．（6分）Ladiesandgentlemen，todayI'mhonoredtointroducesomethingrelatedtothe19thAsianGames.TheceremonialdressItisanimprovedqipao，whichexpressesthetraditionalbeautyoftheEast，withitspatterndesignsmainlyinspiredbyelements（元素）fromtheQiantangRivertideandtheTenScenesofWestLakeinHangzhou.Thedressisdifficulttomakeandittakesanexperiencedtailorabout12hourstofinishonedress.ThesportssocksThecompanyuses32piecesofXinjiangcottonasrawmaterial.Thesocksaremainlyyellow，orangeandChinesered，sotheylookbrightandbeautiful.Theproducerstrytomakeeachpairofsockssoftandcomfortabletowear.TheribbonsTheribbonsaremadeof100%6Agradesilk.Producersusethesilknotonlybecauseitiscomfortableandcoolforthewearer，butalsobecauseitsymbolizesthecityofHangzhou，whichisknownasChina's"silkcapital".Eachribbonissewedbyhand，andeverycraftsmanmusthavemorethan10yearsofexperience.ThemascotsThemascotsshowtherichculturalheritageofthehostcity.TheCongrepresentstheworldheritagesiteofLiangzhuAncientCity，whosenamecomesfromthejadeCong.TheChenrepresentstheWorldHeritageBeijing﹣HangzhouGrandCanal，whosenamecomesfrom—GongchenBridge，thelandmarkoftheBeijing﹣HangzhouGrandCanal.TheLotusrepresentstheWorldHeritageWestLake.ThenamecomesfromtheWestLakelotusleaves.（1）Fromthearticlewecanknow.A.thesportssocksmadeofsilkarecomfortabletowearB.ittakesatailorI2hourstofinishtheceremonialdressesC.themascotsmainlyrepresentfourfamousplacesinHangzhouD.craftsmenwhohaveover20yearsofexperiencecanmakeribbons（2）WhichstandsforLiangzhuAncientCity？A.Theceremonialdress.B.ThemascotCong.C.Thecomfortableribbons.D.Thecottonsportssocks.（3）Thepurposeofthearticleisto.A.letmoreplayersjoininthe19thAsianGamesB.makemorepeoplewillingtobuythingsaboveC.letyouknowmuchmoreaboutChinesecultureD.makeyoubecomecraftsmenfullofexperience.31．（8分）Moreandmorepeoplenowarefondofbirds.Theywouldliketogooutdoorstoseewhichwingedanimalstheycouldwatchorphotograph.ScientistsatGuangxiUniversityinChinanoticedagreatincreaseinthenumberofpeople，photographersparticularly，visitingNonggangNatureReserve."Thesephotographersweresettinguptheircamerasclosetothebirdnests，"researcherXiaocaiTansaid."Thisgavethemthechancetotakegreat，andevenaward﹣winningphotos."However，researcherswereworriedclosenesstohumanswouldmakebirdsnervousandlesslikelytocarefortheirbabies.Tanandherteamspentayeardoingfieldwork，checking277birdneststhatincluded42kinds.Theywerestudyingtheeffectthatphotographershadonbirds'habits，particularlyhowoftenparentsfedtheirbabiesandtheeffectithadonpredators（捕食者）.Researchersfoundtheneststhatwerephotographedhadapredationrateof13.3%whilenestsunphotographedhadamuchhigherrateof62.9%."Thepresenceofthephotographersincreasedthesurvivalrateofthebabybirds，"Tanexplained.Thepresenceofphotographersseemedtofrightenthepredatorsaway.It'sgreatfunthattheirpresencehadlittleeffectonthefeedingratesinthosenests.Parentsfedtheirbabiesthesamewhethertheywerephotographed.However，photographersshouldn'ttakethefindingasawarranttodisturb（干扰）nests.TheNationalAudubonSocietysays，"Honoringbirds'spacemustcomebeforegettingthatperfectphoto."Amongmanytips，Audubonsuggestsusinglittleflashlight."Ifyourappearancecausesabirdtoflyorrunawayorchangeitsbehavior，you'retooclose."Tanadds，"Althoughthisfindingsuggeststhatphotographyhasapositive（积极的）effectonbirds，itdoesn'tmeanthatphotographerscanvisitnests—itneedsmorestudiesonotherareasofnesting，beforetheinfluenceofbirdphotographycanbefullyunderstood."（1）Howmaytheresearchersfeelaboutthefinding？A.Doubtful.B.Sad.C.Surprised.D.Nervous.（2）Theunderlinedword"warrant"inParagraph3probablymeans"".A.reasonB.habitC.disadvantageD.direction（3）WhichofthefollowingwouldTanagreewith？A.Photographersshouldn'ttakephotosofbirdnests.B.Thereshouldbestudiesonwhatcausesstressonbirds.C.Morebirdphotographyactivitiesshouldbecarriedout.D.Photographerscan'tvisitbirdnestsasoftenastheylike.（4）Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext？A.ThemethodofbirdphotographyB.TheinfluenceofbirdphotographyC.ThedistancebetweenphotographersandnestsD.Thedifferencebetweenphotographersandpredators32．（8分）EducatorsworryaboutstudentsturningtoChatGPT，theAIchatbotthatcanproduceclearanswerstodifficultquestions，tohelpthemcompleteassignments.Manyteachersdon'tallowtheirstudentstouseitinwriting.ButIamtellingmystudentsthattheyarefreetouseChatGPTintheirwritingassignments.Tokeepcompetitivethroughouttheirlives，studentsneedtolearnhowtouseChatGPTtoproducevaluableworks.Theyneedtolearntowritewell﹣organizedarticleswithamixofAI﹣generatedtextandtraditionalwriting.Alsoprofessionals（专业人士）needtolearnhowtoimprovehumancreativitywithAI.Manystudentswillbeunabletorefusethetemptation（诱惑）toseekAIhelpwiththeirwriting.AndhowwouldaneducationalinstitutionenforceaChatGPTban（禁令）？WhiletherearetoolsaimedatdetectingtextproducedbyAI，futureformsofAIwillgetbetteratmatchinghumanwriting—includingcopyingthestyleofaparticularpersonwhoisusingit.It'sclearthatAIwritingtoolswillalwaysbeonestepaheadofthetoolstodetectAl﹣generatedtextinthearmsraces.Writingagoodarticlefromthebeginningneedsgoodlogic.Writingisaskillworthyofalotofrespect，onewhichfewofusevermaster.Butmoststudentsdon'tseektobecomeprofessionalwriters.Instead，theyarepreparingforcareerswheretheywillwritetocommunicate，explain，requestandpersuade.WhenIwasamiddleandhighschoolstudentinthelate1970sandearly1980s，Iwastoldthatprofessionalsuccessrequiredgoodwritingskillsandtheabilitytoperformlongdivision（长除法）byhand.BythetimeIenteredtheprofessionalworkforceinthelate1980s，technologyadvanceshadleftthoseskillsoutdated.Educationculturecanbeveryslowtochange，asevidencedbythefactthatmanyschoolstodaystillforcechildrentolearnlongdivision—atasktheywillneverhavetoperformanywhereoutsideschool.WithAIwriting，educatorsshouldstayaheadofthedevelopmentoftechnologyinsteadoffallingbehindfortensofyears.（1）WhydoestheauthorallowhisstudentstouseChatGPTinwriting？A.Tocompetewellintheirfuturelife.B.Toproducegoodwritingasawriter.C.Tobecreativeprofessionalsinfuture.D.Toimprovethestandardsoftraditionalwriting.（2）Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph？A.BanningAleffectivelyisimpractical.B.UsingChatGPTmayfailinthearmsrace.C.CopyingthestyleofhumanisAl'saim.D.RefusingAIneedssupportfromstudents.（3）Whatdoeswritingmeanformoststudentsintheauthor'sopinion？A.Itisakindofskilleasytomaster.B.Itisamusttobecomeprofessionalwriters.C.Itisacoursetofocusonthinking.D.Itisawaytopreparefortheirfuturecareers.（4）Whatdoestheauthormeanbymentioninglongdivisionbyhand？A.Studentsrefusetolearnuselessskills.B.Educationculturechangessoquickly.C.Educatorsshouldgoaheadoftechnology.D.AIwritinghelpsstudentssucceedprofessionally.33．（8分）Ilookeddownatmyshoesaspeoplefilledthetrain，andthenIsawher.Shelookedalittletiredandpale.AsIwatchedthewoman，Ithoughtaboutthelettersmymotherwroteandhowshemusthaveknownanordinarypieceofpaperturnsintoaloveletterwhenapersonputsherselfintoit.ThenIrememberedthenotebookinmybag.Iwouldwritethewomananoteandgiveittoheraslexitedthetrain，Idecided.Ipulledthenotebookoutofmybagandbeganwritingaletter.WhenIlookedup，thewomanwasgone.Ilefttheletterinmynotebook，unsureofwhattodowithitnowthatshewouldneverknowthatitwasmeantforher.AfterIwrotethatletter，moreletterstootherpeopleIobservedcamemarchingoutofme，onebyone，untilsoonIhadfilledupthenotebook.Backonthetrain，justafewdayslater，theplanbecameclear.IwasgoingtoleavetheletterIwrotetothewomanonthesubwayforsomeoneelsetofind.ThenIwouldspreadotherlovelettersalloverNewYorkCity.AndonceIhadseteachoneinitsplace，Iwouldwriteevenmore.ItriedtoformapictureinmymindofwhatwouldmakemepickupaletterifIfounditonarandom（任意的）subwaytrainorinacoffeeshopthinkingitmighthavebeenformeallalong.Isettledonsomethingsimple：Ifyoufindthisletter...thenit'sforyou.Iwrotethosewordsonmyfirstletter.Ifoldedtheletterandplaceditbehindme.WhenIgottomystop，IplannedtolettheletterslipdownontotheseatasIwalkedaway.AtGrandCantralTerminal，Iwaitedforthesubwaydoorstoopenandthenstoodupasquicklyaspossible.Rushingthroughthedoors，Ikeptrunningfasterandfasteroncemyfeethittheplatform.IwasmorenervouswhenIgotfartherawayfromthetrain，disappearingintothecity.Duringthefallof2010，Ikeptleavingletters.Inthemonthsthatfollowed，Istartedmyownsite，MoreLoveL，aboutmyproject，inspiringotherstowriteandleavelettersintheirowncommunities.Nowthewebsiteconnectsstrangersinneedoflovelettersandthosewhowanttowritethem.Aboutayearlater，awomanwrotetomeaboutherfriendBriana，asinglemotherstrugglingtopaytherent.ItypedoutBriana'sstoryandpublisheditonthewebsite.Aweeklater，Iwalkedawayfromthepostofficewithalotofmailandabigideaabouthumanbeings：mainlythatifyougivethemsomethingtodo，atask，theywillshowup.Attheendofthatmonth，ImailedlettersofftoBriana.Then，Igotathank﹣youe﹣mailfromBriana'sfriend."Theyshowyou'renotaloneandthatyou'renotstrugglingfornothing，"shewrote.Aboutallstories，IwillalwaysgobacktoMatt'sfromOhio.Hee﹣mailedmeabouttwoyearsago.Matttoldmehewasgettingolder.Hisfamilyandheweredisconnected.Hedidn'thavemanyfriends.Hewasstartingtobelievehe'dleavenothingbehindandhe'dbeforgotten.Themessagewassentwithnoreturnaddress.Therewasnowaytowritebacktohim，butIhopehereadsthesewords：Matt，Iwantyoutoknow：Youwerewrongtothinkyou'dbeforgotten.AndIwaswrongtothinkpeoplecouldn'twalkintoourlivesandchangeourhistoriesimmediately.Becauseyoudidthatforme.（1）Whydidtheauthordecidetowritethestrangewomananote？A.Hermotherremindedhertodothat.B.Shepreferredtowriteratherthanspeak.C.Shewasgoingtoshowlovetothewoman.D.Hermotherwantedtoofferhersomehelp.（2）Theauthorstartedherownsiteinorderto.A.callonmorepeopletocareforothersB.providepeopleachancetowritelettersC.connectstrangerswithpeoplewritinglettersD.showpeopletheimportanceofherproject（3）FromthewordstoMatt，wecanlearnthat.A.it'seasyforpeopletowalkintoourlivesquicklyB.theauthorwasinfluencedbyMattinsomewaysC.theauthor'srelativesandfriendsalsoforgothimD.Mattwasalwaysconnectedwithhisfamilyandfriends（4）Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A.Matthasagoodrelationshipwithhisfamilyandfriendsagain.B.Anumberofpeoplearewillingtomakeadifferencetoothers.C.Thewomantheauthormetonthetrainreceivedtheletteratlast.D.PeoplecametoBriana'saidwithagenerousdonationintheend.五、词汇（本题共18小题；每小题1分，满分18分）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。34．（1分）Sometimeswecanfindproblemswithspelling，wordusageand（语法）moreeasilywhenreadingaloud.35．（1分）Manywomennowlikebuyingthe/ˈleɪtɪst/productsthroughTikToklivescreaming.36．（1分）TheTVseriesALifelongJourneyissogreatthatitis（值得）watchingtwice.37．（1分）Wemaystillhavetowaitforseveraldaysbecausewehaven'tgota（theactionofansweringsomeoneorsomething）toourletterfromtheorganization.38．（1分）ThereisnothatChinesemedicineplaysagreatroleinfightingagainstillnesses.39．（1分）Canyou（formapictureinyourmindofsomeoneorsomething）AItechnologywillmakeourlifemorecolourful？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。40．（6分）winsimpledecidepersoncaresixty（1）Dearbaby，wheneveryoumake，we'llalwayssupportyoubecauseyou'reourlove.（2）Itisimpolitetoaskothers，especiallywomen，somequestions.（3）It'sreportedthatanumberoftrafficaccidentsarefromthedrivers'.（4）Everytimeamatchends，allthenameswillberecordedandshownonthescreen.（5）Theladystartedpaintinginher，butshestillmadeagreatsuccess.（6）ThosefantasticcostumesarenotmadeinChina.They'realsodesignedbyChineseyoungdesigners.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。41．（6分）appeardividematterliediscusssteal（1）ThedoctorsthemedicaltreatmentforthepatientwhowaswoundedbadlyinGansuearthquakethewholemorning.（2）Whichmore，tobeapenciltowriteone'shappinessortobeanerasertoremoveone'ssadness？（3）Ithepapersintodifferentgroups.Youneedn'tcheckthemagain.（4）Paulfeltsosorrythathetohisparentsinsteadoftellingthemthetruth.（5）Oh，mygod!Amansomethingfromanoldwoman'sbag.Let'sgotostophim.（6）Whenlosingonechance，don'tbehopelessbecauseanotheroneinthenearfuture.六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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。42．（10分）Whenitcomestoopera，youmightthinkofPekingOpera.Buthaveyouever（1）hofQinqiangOpera？QinqiangOperaisoneofthe（2）oformsofoperainChina.ItstartedfromtheancientfolksongsanddancesofthepeopleinShanxiandGansu.（3）Atohistoricalrecords，thelocaloperadatesbacktotheQinDynasty.HouYanisthepresidentofQinqiangTheateroftheNingxiaPerformingArtsGroup.ShestartedlearningQinqiangOperaat4.TraininginthebasicskillsofQinqiangOperaisverychallenging.In1985，Houstudiedatanartschoolwhereteacherswerevery（4）swithstudents.Whiletraining，eachbasicmovewouldhavetobeheldquitecorrectlyforhalfanhourandasinglemistakecouldmeanshehadtostartalloveragain.Legstretching（伸展），waistbendingandsomersaults（翻筋斗）werejustsomeofHou'sdailytraining.Herhardwork（5）fpaidoff.Houbecameaperformerwithatroupe（剧团）inYinchuanat16.Butin1993，thesweepingtrend（趋势）ofpopandWesternmusichitQinqiangOperahard.Thetroupewas（6）candHouhadnochoicebuttoleavetheoperastage.Inthepastdecades，however，Chinahasmadegreateffortstodevelopitstraditionalculture.Localgovernmentshasthoughtofmanywaysto（7）epeopletopaymoreattentiontoourtraditionalculture.LuckilyHouhadthechancetoreturntothestagein2000andputherheartintotheoperaform.Now，Hou'steamgiveshundredsofperformanceseveryyear.Theperformersareallenergeticand（8）l.Theyusuallyworktogetherinanactiveandcheerfulway.Andmostoftheteammembersareofherage.Theygettogetherjustbecausetheyallhaveacommon（9）iinQinqiangOpera.In2021，theystagedabout150schoolperformances."Aswebecomemoreconfidentaboutourculture，moreyoungpeoplefeel（10）pofourtraditionalcultureandconsideritasafashionabletrend."saidHou.七、阅读与回答问题（满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。43．（10分）Face﹣to﹣facewithamotherwhodoesn'timmediatelypraiseeverygift，mychildrenhavelearnedtobeverycarefulinchoosinggifts.Butacoupleofweeksago，theycametogethertogivemeagiftthatreallyblewmeaway.Foryearsnow，I'vebeenwantingtosellourhousewheremychildrengrewup.Buttherearethefunnylittleloveheartstheydrewjustneartheirbeds.Theattic（阁楼）isfulloftheoldclothestheycouldn'twear.Thehighshelvesstillhavelotsofnovelsforchildren，likeTheNightBeforeChristmasandTheMuddle﹣HeadedWombat.Butthosearenotthereasonsforbeingsadaboutleavingthishouse.ThereismuchmoretotiemetothehomewhereIbroughtupourkids.Inthefrontroom，thereisawall.Onthatwallarehundredsofpencilmarks，namesanddates.Theyrecordedthewaythechildrengrew.Ofalltheobjects，allthememories，it'sthisoneplaceinourhomethatmakesithardformetoleave.Overdinner，overtheyears，I'vetalkedabouthowmuchIwouldhateleavingthatwall，eventhoughthelastmarksweremadetenyearsagowhenmykidsstoppedgrowing.Sooneday，whileIwasatwork，mychildrendecidedtodosomethingaboutthewall.Herewasachancetoremovethelasttraces（痕迹）oftheirbabyhood，buttheydidn'tdothat.Instead，theyhiredJack，aprofessionalphotographer，tocometoourhousetotakephotosofthepencilmarks，namesanddatesandthenchangedthemintoonephoto.Atlastthegiftmadeitswaytome，onemeaningfulphoto.Representingloveandgrowth，it'sagiftthatIwillcherishforever.（1）Whendidthemothergetthesurprisinggift？（2）Whatistheatticfilledwith？（3）Whyarethemarksonthewallsoimportanttothemother？（4）HowdidJackmakethetracesonthewallintoagift？（5）Doyoulikethiskindofgift？Whyorwhynot？八、课外阅读（本题共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）请根据TheMerchantofVenice，选择适合选项，将选项前的字母填入横线。44．（7分）A.haveahappyendingB.lovesmoneyverymuchC.borrowmoneyfromShylockD.isonlyallowedtoremovefleshE.followhisdreamtomarryPortiaF.returnstoVeniceasfastashecanG.paythemoneybackinthreemonthsThebookIwouldliketotalkaboutisTheMerchantofVenice.ThebookisadramaticworkbyShakespeare，anEnglishfamouswriterinthe16thcentury.IttalksaboutsomethinghappeningamongmerchantsinVenice.ThemaincharactersareBassanio，Portia，ShylockandAntonio.ThedramabeginswithAntonio，whohelpsBassanio（1），andthenbringsoutotherstories.Bassanioisapoormerchant.Heneedsmoneyto（2），averybeautifulandrichlady.HefirstwantstoborrowmoneyfromhisfriendAntonio，alsoamerchantinVenice.AntonioborrowsthemoneyfromaJewishrichmerchantShylock.Shylockisalittlemeanandselfish.He（3）.Healwaysasksthepeoplewhoborrowhimmoneyformore.Antoniopromiseshewill（4），orShylockwillbeallowedtocutoutlpoundoffleshoutofAntonio'sbody.BassaniosuccessfullywinstheloveofPortiabutsoonrealizeshisfriendcannotpaythemoneybacktoShylockontime.Bassanio（5）andattendsatrial（审讯）.ThereasonwhyAntonioisn'tabletopayisbecausehisshipsarecaughtinstorm.Portia，dressingupasayounglawyer，claims（声称）thatthewords"lpoundofflesh"not"lpoundoffleshandblood".ShesaysthatShylock（6），butnotanyblood，whichisimpossible.Thus，shehelpsmakeAntoniosafeandmakeShylockfail.Atthesametime，Shylocklosesmostofhismoney.Intheend，BassanioandPorti