浙江省杭州风帆中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中学情调查英语试卷（含答案）

第第页浙江省杭州风帆中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中学情调查英语试卷一、ATheLANLEYSCHOOLofEnglishDoyouneedtolearnEnglishforwork,studyorfun?4coursesSpeakingReadingWritingListening·atmost10students·30-hourcourse·MondaytoFriday·nativespeakers£125.0·atmost30students·20-hourcourse·Thursday&Friday·experiencedteachers£60.0·atmost20students·10-hourcourse·Saturdayonly·experiencedteachers£30.0·atmost50students·50-hourcourse·everydayoftheweek·experiencedteachers£95.0Anyonewhoisgoingtotaketwocoursesormorecanhave20%discount.1．Howoftencanyoutakethewritingcourseeveryweek?A．Onlyonce. B．Twice. C．Fivetimes. D．Everyday.2．Howmuchwillyoupayifyoutakethereadingandspeakingcourses?A．£60.00. B．£125.00. C．£148.00. D．£185.00.3．IfyouarefreeonSundaymorning,whichcoursecanyoutake?A．Speaking. B．Reading. C．Writing. D．Listening.二、BHewas11yearsoldandwentfishingeverychancehegotathisfamily'ssmallhouseonanislandinthemiddleofaNewHampshirelake.Onthedaybeforethebass(鲈鱼)seasonopened,heandhisfatherwerefishingearlyintheevening.Beforelong,whenhispolebentover,heknewsomethinghugewasontheotherend.Hisfatherwatchedhissonwithadmirationashesuccessfullyliftedthefishfromthewater.Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsomefish,thefishjumpedupanddowninthemoonlight.Thefatherlookedathiswatch.Itwas10P.M.-twohoursbeforetheseasonopened.Helookedatthefish,thenattheboy."Youwillhavetoputitback,"hesaid."Ihaveneverseensuchabigfishbefore,"criedtheboy."Therewillbeotherfish",saidhisfather.Theboylookedaroundthelake.Nootherfishermenorboatswereanywherearoundinthemoonlight.Helookedagainathisfather.Eventhoughnoonehadseenthem,norcouldanyoneeverknowwhattimehecaughtthefish,andhecouldtellbyhisfather'svoicethatitcouldn'tbechanged.Heslowlyputthebassintothewater.Thatwas34yearsago.Andhehasneveragaincaughtsuchabeautifulfishastheonehedidthatnightlongago.Buthedoesseethefishagainandagain--everytimehefacesaquestionofethics(道德准则).Ashisfathertaughthim,ethicsaresimplemattersofrightandwrong,butthepracticeofdoingrightisdifficult.4．Whydidthefatheraskthesontoputthefishback?A．Becausesomeoneknewwhentheywentfishing.B．Becauseitwasnotarighttimetotakethebassaway.C．Becausethefishjumpedupanddowninthemoonlight.D．Becausethefishwastoobigforthemtotakeaway.5．Howdidtheboyfeelwhenhisfatheraskedhimtoputthebassbackintothelake?A．Excited. B．Sad. C．Worried. D．Nervous.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"mostprobablyreferto?A．Catchingthefish. B．Puttingthefishback.C．Lookingaroundthelake. D．Changingthefather'sdecision.7．What'sthewriter'spurposeoftellingthestory?A．Totellustheboyhasahappychildhood.B．Totellusgettingahandsomefishisaverygreatexperience.C．Totellustodotherightthingwhenwefaceaquestionofethics.D．Totellusthepracticeofethicsisonlysimplemattersofrightandwrong.三、CDoyougetintroubleforfeedingyourdogonfoodfromdinnerunderthetable?Anewstudysuggeststhatbysharing"peoplefood",youmightactuallybehelpingtokeepyourpethealthy.Manydogsarefeddryprocessedfood.Sciencehasshownthatadiet(饮食)ofprocessedfoodisnothealthyforhumans.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofHelsinki,inFinland,saythisdietisnotgoodforourpetdogs,either.Thescientistsdiscoveredthatthefoodsadogmightfindinanowner'shomesuchaseggs,fish,meatandvegetablesmaybebetterthanadietofjustdogfood.Thisisbecausehavingdifferentkindsoffoodsleadstomorevariety(多样性)inmicrobes,whicharelittlelivingthings,toosmalltobeseenwithoureyes.Therearemillionsoftheminhumanandanimalbodies.Somearebadforus,butmanyaregoodforus,andtheyplayimportantrolesinhelpingusdigest(消化)food.Atotalof8,500youngpetdogstookpartinthestudy.4,500ofthemwereunder6monthsold,andtherestwerebetween6and18monthsold.Theownerswereaskedaboutwhatfoodstheyhadfedtheirpetsandhowoften.Whenthedogsreachedadulthood,theirownersreportedthatabout20%ofthedogsshowedCEsymptoms(慢性肠胃不适症状)suchasweightloss.However,ifdogshadbeenfedamixeddietwhileyoung,itwas22%lesspossibleforthemtoexperienceCEsymptomslaterinlife.Dr.AnnaHielm-BjorkmantoldTheTimesofLondon,"Dogfoodsonsalearedescribedasprovidingacompletediet...Butwhatweshowisthatvarietyisimportant.Nobodywouldgive12yearsofthesamefoodtoachild—whyshouldadogbedifferent?"8．Accordingtothenewstudy,dogowners________.A．mustofferdryfoodtotheirdogs B．canfeeddogson"peoplefood"C．hadbetterbuymoreprocessedfood D．shouldn'tmakefoodbythemselves9．Paragraph3mainlyexplainswhy________.A．dogsneeddifferentkindsoffoodsB．littlelivingthingsstayinhumanbodiesC．scientistsstudydryprocessedfoodD．peopleshouldkeepdogsathome10．（写作手法）HowdoesthewriterdescribethestudyinParagraph4tomakeitbelievable?A．Byusingpictures. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bytellingstories. D．Bylistingnumbers.11．Whichpartofamagazineisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．History. B．Business. C．Science. D．Culture.四、DSugarpaintingisatraditionalChineseformofart.Justasitsnamesuggests,thepaintingsaremadefromsugar.Theycanbeeitherregardedasworksofartoreatenasdesserts.InandaroundChina'ssouthwesternSichuanProvince,itisusualtoseesomefolkartistsproducingsugarpaintingsalongthestreets,intheparksandaroundtheschools.TheartofsugarpaintinggoesbacktotheMingDynasty,about400to600yearsago.Atthattime,theupper-classpeopleusedsugarpaintingsasofferings(祭品)togods.Somecommonpatternsweretigers,lions,dragonsandsoon.Lateritbecamepopularamongthecommonpeople.IntheQingDynasty,sugarpaintingbecamemorepopular.Manypeoplemadealivingbymakingandsellingsugarpaintingsasdesserts.Thepatternsforsugarpaintingsincludedallkindsofthingsthatpeopleliked.Sugarpaintingisverydifferentfromtheotherformsofpainting.First,theartistdoesn'tusebrushes,oilpaintsorpapertocreatepaintings.Instead,theartistusesbrownsugarorwhitesugarasthemainmaterial,aspoonandashovel(铲子)asthetools,andamarbleslab(大理石板)asthe"paper".Whenthepaintingisdone,theartistusesawoodensticktoholdit.Second,theartisthastoproducetheworkveryquickly,sinceit'snearlyimpossibletopaintifthehotsugarcoolsdown.Third,thesugarpaintingisfinishedinonestroke(笔画),sotheartistshoulddesignapatternandtheorderofstrokeinmindbeforeanyaction.Andtheartistmustfollowtheorderwhilemakingthepainting,orhe/shewillruinit.Toknowthewholeprocessverywell,thepainterhastopracticehundredsoftimesinthefirstplace.12．IntheMingDynasty,peopleusedsugarpaintingsto________.A．maketheirhousesbeautifulB．showrespect(尊重)andloveforgodsC．celebrateimportantfestivalsD．makechildrenhappy13．Togetthepatternright,thesugarpaintingartistmust________.A．followacertainorder B．cutapatternonthemarblefirstC．paintslowlyandcarefully D．keepthesugarashotaspossible14．Theunderlinedword"ruin"inparagraph3hastheclosestmeaningto"________".A．change B．fix C．break D．miss15．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．SugarpaintingscanonlybeseeninSichuan.B．Sugarpaintinghasahistoryofover1,000years.C．Asugarpaintingmustbefinishedinoneminute.D．Ittakesalotofpracticetobecomeagreatsugarpaintingartist.五、第二节任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A-E五个选项中选出正确选项（其中一项是多余选项）将其序号填入第1~4小题，并回答第5小题Areyouthinkingofcreatingapopularlife-changingproduct?Thendon'twait!Takethesesimplestepstomakeyourveryowninventionandcreateaworld-changingproduct.16．Askthemabouttheirprocessandhowtheycameupwiththeirideas.Gettingfirst-handinformationaboutwhatittakestobeaninventorisagreatbeginningstepinbecominganinventoryourself.17．Thenextstepinbecominganinventorandcomingupwithatrulyspecialandusefulproductistobrainstormideas.Whatareyoumostinterestedin?Inordertoinventsomethingfromstarttofinish,youwillneedtostaywithinyourfieldsofknowledge.Otherwise,youmayhaveagreatideabutdon'tknowhowtorealizeit.18．Considerallaspects(方面)ofyourinventionincludingalltherequiredparts,andimportantdetailsabouthowitworksorwhatitwilldo.Keeptheseanswersandideasinyourjournalsoyoucanreferbacktothem.19．Whenyoufeelconfidentinyourinventionandhavemadeanyusefulchanges,researchittomakesureyourideaistrulyspecial.Youcansearchonlineforproductsthatmatchthedescriptionofyourinvention.Ifyouhaveanameforyourproductcreatedalready,searchthistomakesurethatitisnotalreadybeingused.FindagoodtimetobuildyourinventionIfyouhavetousepowertoolsorthedangerousmaterials,youwillprobablyneedsomebody'shelp.Askyourparentswhentheyhaveenoughfreetimetositdownwithyouandstartbuilding.A.Brainstormideas.B.Usetheproductyourself.C.Researchyourinvention.D.Meetwithotherinventors.E.Spendtimeconsideringthedetails(细节).Whichstepdoyouthinkisthemostimportant?Why?20．六、第一节完形填空(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分)WhenmysisterDianebeganplayingtheviolin,shewasseven.Howdidshesound?Terrible.Butshedidn't21．.Attwelve,sheaskedourparentsifshecould22．afull-timemusicschool.Theysaidno.Actually,everyoneagreedthatmysisterdidn'thavetalent.Iwasbetteratmy23．.MyteacherhadtoldmyparentsthatIhadgreatpotential(潜力).Soparentsfoundthebestpianoteacherintheareato24．me.ButtheonlytimewhenhewasavailablewasSaturdayat3p.m.Atthattime,Iwas25．abouttheBritishTVshow,TheAvengers,whichwas26．everySaturdayat3p.m.Ididn'twantanythingtotakeupmyAvengershour.SoI27．thisamazingchance.Today,Idon'tevenhavea28．inmyhouse.Mysisterbecameanengineer,butshe29．stoppedmakingmusic.Whenshewasinher40s,shechangedher30．.Shewentbacktocollege,gotadegreeinmusiceducation,andbecameamusicteacher.Shestartsteachingkidstoplaytheirfirstinstrumentandgivesthemalltheencouragement(鼓励)andsupportshenever31．.Recently,sheandapianistpalputonaconcert.Abigcrowdoffriendsandfamily32．forher.Assheplayed,Ilookedaroundatthe33．.Everyonewasobviouslyenjoyingthemusic.IrealizedthatIwastheonlypersonwhorememberedthat7-year-oldkidmakingthose34．soundsandIknewhowfarshehadcome,despiteeverything.35．isimportant,butenthusiasm(热情)isevenmoreimportant.21．A．allow B．like C．stop D．improve22．A．visit B．pay C．leave D．join23．A．music B．homework C．article D．sports24．A．examine B．challenge C．correct D．train25．A．crazy B．serious C．frightened D．happy26．A．designed B．filmed C．showed D．chosen27．A．jumpeddown B．turneddown C．waitedfor D．openedup28．A．teacher B．musician C．violin D．piano29．A．never B．even C．already D．once30．A．hobby B．time C．job D．house31．A．received B．provided C．imagined D．expected32．A．turnedoff B．showedoff C．stayedup D．showedup33．A．students B．crowd C．lights D．library34．A．sweet B．terrible C．powerful D．pleasing35．A．Money B．Time C．Talent D．Support七、A.用方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中，每词仅用一次。dependon,polite,question,lead,inWhenyouvisitaforeigncountry,itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelp36．.Sometimescorrectquestionsaretoodirect.Goodspeakerschangethewaytheyspeak37．differentsituations.Theexpressionstheyusemight38．whomtheyarespeakingtoorhowwelltheyknoweachother.Usuallypolite39．arelonger.Sometimesweevenneedtospendtime40．intoarequest.Ifyoulearnthis,youcancommunicatebetterwithotherpeople.八、B.阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语注释写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。TheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsoanimportantfestivalinChina,whichfallsonthe41．(第九)monthofthelunarcalendar.Itis42．(庆祝)aroundChinaandit'saspecialdayforelderlypeople.Amongthenumbersfromzerotonine,nineisthe43．(大)number.Also,asnineispronounced"jiu"meaninglonginChinese,two"nines"meetingtogetherstandsforalonglife.ThefestivaloriginatesfromaHanDynastystoryaboutHengjing,ayoungmanwhosaves44．(他的)wholefamilyandvillagersfromarivermonster.Themostpopulartradition45．(包含)climbingmountains.Otheractivitiesaredrinkingchrysanthemum(菊花)wine,wearingaplantcalledzhuyuandeatingChongyangcake.Itissaidthatbyclimbingupahighmountain,diseasescouldbeprevented.ManypoetsintheTangDynastycreated46．(广泛)knownpoemstodescribethefeelingofmountainclimbing.Chrysanthemumsareinfullbloomduringtheseason.Itisapleasureto47．(享受)bigchrysanthemumshows.Theplantcoulddriveawaysomethingbadandpreventthemfromcatchinganillnessinthefollowingwinter.ThefestivalstartedasearlyastheWarringStatesPeriod(475BC-221BC).Ithasbeenkeptfrcenturies.Itisa48．(传统)virtue(美德)inChintorespectelderlypeople.Chinesepeopleare49．(骄傲)ofbeingold,forelderlypeoplehaverich50．(知识)andexperiencethatyoungpeoplecanlearnfrom.九、第三节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Whatdoyoudowhenyoufeelunhappy?Doyoulistentomusic?Doyoutalkto51．friend?Maybenexttimeyoufeelsad,youshouldtrygoingoutsideifitis52．(sun).Doctorsknowthathowmuchsunlightwegetcanchangehowwefeel.Scientistslearnedthis53．interviewingpeoplewholiveindifferentpartsoftheworld.Inthefarnorth,inAlaskaorFinland,forexample,the54．(day)areveryshortinthewinter.Peoplelivingintheseplacessaythattheyoftenfeelunhappyinthewinter.Inthesouth,wheretherearemoredaylighthours,55．(few)peoplesaytheyareunhappyinthewinter.Thereasonistheamount(数量)ofsunlightthesepeoplegeteachday.Sunlightchangesthechemicals(化学物)inourbodies,56．thesechemicalscanchangethewaywefeel.Acoupleofhoursofstrongsunlightorlightfromaspeciallampcanhelp57．(you)bodymakethechemicalsthatmakeusfeelhappy.Anotherway58．(feel)happieristogetsomeexercise.Justlikesunlight,regularexercisehelpsourbodiesmakecertainchemicals,whichmakeusfeelhappier.Inaddition,exercisehelpspeoplesleepbetterandlackofsleepoften59．(make)peoplefeelunhappy.Exercisealsohelpsyougetridofstress.60．youareangryorupsetaboutsomething,exerciseisagoodwaytogetthosebadfeelingsoutofyou.十、第四部分书面表达（共1小题，满分20分）61．随着时代的变迁，中国青少年的娱乐方式也逐渐发生着变化，某英语报社就此话题进行了征稿。请参考下列表格，用英语陈述一下这些变化可适当拓展，并给青少年提儿点建议，给报社投稿。InthepastNowplaymarbles玩弹珠jumprope跳皮筋…playmobilegamestakemanyafter-schoolclasses…Yoursuggestions:domoreoutsideactivities…注意：(1)文章需包含表格里所提供的所有信息。可适当发挥；(2)文中不得出现真实姓名、学校等信息：(2)词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。Nowadays,teenagershavedifferentwaysforfunfromthepast._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

答案解析部分【答案】1．A2．C3．D【解析】本文是一则招生广告，介绍了兰利英语学校的课程。1．细节理解题。根据Writing下的Saturdayonly，可知写作课程一周只能参与一次。故选A。2．细节理解题。根据Reading下的"£125.0"和Speaking下"£60.0"以及"Anyonewhoisgoingtotaketwocoursesormorecanhave20%discount.任何选修两门或两门以上课程的人都可以享受八折优惠"，可知(125+60)×80%=148。故选C。3．细节理解题。根据Listening下的everydayoftheweek，可知听力课每天都有。故选D。【答案】4．B5．B6．B7．C【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了在男孩11岁那年，在鲈鱼季节开始的前一天晚上，男孩钓到了大鱼却被父亲要求放回水里，因为还没有到开渔时间。通过这件事情，父亲教育儿子要严守规则，以及儿子在后来人生成功道路上所受的影响。4．细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Itwas10P.M.-twohoursbeforetheseasonopened.当时是晚上10点——距离赛季开幕还有两个小时"可知，父亲要求儿子把鱼放回去是因为钓鱼季节还未开始，即时间不对，故选B。5．推理判断题。根据第三段中的"‘Ihaveneverseensuchabigfishbefore,'criedtheboy.‘我以前从未见过这么大的鱼。'男孩叫道"，可知男孩感到伤心，因为他钓到了生平未见的大鱼，却不能留住，故选B。6．词义猜测题。根据前文父亲说的"Youwillhavetoputitback你得把它放回去,"以及划线词后的"Heslowlyputthebassintothewater.他慢慢地将那条鲈鱼放入水中"可知，it指的是将鱼放回去这一行为，故选B。7．推理判断题。通读全文，文章通过父亲让男孩把钓到的鱼放回去的故事，传达了在面对道德问题时要做正确的事情的重要性，故选C。【答案】8．B9．A10．D11．C【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍通过分享"人类食物"，实际上可能有助于保持宠物健康。8．细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Anewstudysuggeststhatbysharing"peoplefood",youmightactuallybehelpingtokeepyourpethealthy.一项新的研究表明，通过与宠物分享‘人类食物'，你或许实际上有助于保持宠物的健康"可知，一项新的研究表明，通过分享"人类食物"，你实际上可能有助于保持你的宠物健康。故选B。9．段落大意题。根据第三段中的"Thisisbecausehavingdifferentkindsoffoodsleadstomorevariety(多样性)inmicrobes这是因为摄入不同种类的食物会使得微生物的种类更加丰富多样"以及本段内容，可知本段主要解释了为什么狗需要不同种类的食物。故选A。10．细节理解题。根据第四段中的"Whenthedogsreachedadulthood,theirownersreportedthatabout20%ofthedogs...当这些狗长成成年犬时，其主人报告称，大约有20%的狗出现了这种情况"可知，本段主要通过列数字使研究可信，故选D。11．推理判断题。本文主要科普通过分享"人类食物"，实际上可能有助于保持宠物健康。由此推知，可能在科学版块看到这篇文章，故选C。【答案】12．B13．A14．C15．D【解析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国传统艺术——糖画。12．细节理解题。根据第二段中的"TheartofsugarpaintinggoesbacktotheMingDynasty,about400to600yearsago.Atthattime,theupper-classpeopleusedsugarpaintingsasofferings(祭品)togods.糖画这项技艺可追溯至明朝时期，大约在400至600年前。当时，上层社会的人们会用糖画作为祭品供奉给神灵"，可知糖画被用作供奉神灵的祭品。故选B。13．细节理解题。根据第三段中的"sotheartistshoulddesignapatternandtheorderofstrokeinmindbeforeanyaction.Andtheartistmustfollowtheorderwhilemakingthepainting所以，艺术家在开始作画之前应当在心中先构思好图案以及笔触的顺序。并且在作画过程中，艺术家必须遵循这个顺序"，可知为了得到正确的模式，糖画艺术家必须遵循一定的顺序，故选A。14．词义猜测题。根据第三段中的"Third,thesugarpaintingisfinishedinonestroke(笔画)第三，糖画只需一气呵成便能完成"和"Andtheartistmustfollowtheorderwhilemakingthepainting并且艺术家在作画时必须遵循这个顺序"可知，下文是说否则他/她会毁了它。划线单词ruin的意思是"破坏"，相当于选项C。故选C。15．细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Toknowthewholeprocessverywell,thepainterhastopracticehundredsoftimesinthefirstplace.要完全掌握整个过程，画家首先得反复练习上百次"，可知要成为一个伟大的糖画家需要大量的练习。故选D。【答案】16．D；17．A；18．E；19．C；20．ThemostimportantstepisStep4:Researchyourinvention.Becauseresearchingyourinventionensuresthatyourideaisuniqueandnotalreadyinexistence.(合理即可)【解析】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了采取简单的步骤来创造自己的发明并创造改变世界的产品。16．根据"Askthemabouttheirprocessandhowtheycameupwiththeirideas.Gettingfirst-handinformationaboutwhatittakestobeaninventorisagreatbeginningstepinbecominganinventoryourself.询问他们的过程以及他们是如何想出这些想法的。获得关于如何成为发明家的第一手信息是你成为发明家的良好开端"，可知此处在讲诉向其他发明家求教，选项D"与其他发明家会面"符合，故选D。17．根据"Thenextstepinbecominganinventorandcomingupwithatrulyspecialandusefulproductistobrainstormideas."可知此处在介绍集思广益，选项A"集思广益"符合，故选A。18．根据"Considerallaspects(方面)ofyourinventionincludingalltherequiredparts,andimportantdetailsabouthowitworksorwhatitwilldo.要想成为一名发明家，想出一个真正特别而有用的产品，下一步就是集思广益"，可知此处介绍需要考虑重要细节，选项E"花时间考虑细节"符合，故选E。19．根据"Whenyoufeelconfidentinyourinventionandhavemadeanyusefulchanges,researchittomakesureyourideaistrulyspecial.当你对自己的发明有信心，并做出了有用的改变时，研究一下，确保你的想法真的很特别"，可知此处讲述需要进行研究以确保想法真正特别，选项C"研究你的发明"符合，故选C。20．开放题，合理即可。ThemostimportantstepisStep4:Researchyourinvention.Becauseresearchingyourinventionensuresthatyourideaisuniqueandnotalreadyinexistence.【答案】21．C；22．D；23．A；24．D；25．A；26．C；27．B；28．D；29．A；30．C；31．A；32．D；33．B；34．B；35．C【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者没有音乐天赋的姐姐通过努力最终取得成功的故事。21．句意：但她没有停下来。allow允许；like喜欢；stop停止；improve改进。根据"Howdidshesound?Terrible.Butshedidn't她听起来怎么样？糟透了。但是她没有"，可知but后语境发生了转折，应该说虽然她拉小提琴拉得糟糕，但她没有停止拉小提琴，故选C。22．句意：12岁时，她问我们的父母她是否可以加入一所全日制音乐学校。visit参观；pay支付；leave离开；join加入。根据"afull-timemusicschool全日制音乐学校"，可知她想"加入"一个全日制的音乐学校。故选D。23．句意：我更擅长音乐。music音乐；homework家庭作业；article文章；sports运动。根据后文"MyteacherhadtoldmyparentsthatIhadgreatpotential(潜力).Soparentsfoundthebestpianoteacher...我的老师告诉我的父母，我很有潜力。所以父母找到了最好的钢琴老师……"，可知此处是和姐姐做对比，应该说自己更擅长音乐，故选A。24．句意：所以父母找了当地最好的钢琴老师来训练我。examine检查；challenge挑战；correct纠正；train训练。根据"Soparentsfoundthebestpianoteacherintheareato所以家长们找到了当地最好的钢琴老师"，可知是找了最好的老师来训练自己弹琴。故选D。25．句意：那时，我非常喜欢每周六下午3点播放的英国电视剧《复仇者》。crazy疯狂的；serious认真的；frightened害怕的；happy高兴的。根据后文"Ididn'twantanythingtotakeupmyAvengershour.我不想让任何事情占用我的复仇者时间"，可知应该说作者非常喜欢看《复仇者》，becrazyaboutsth"痴迷于某事"，此处指很喜欢看这部电视剧。故选A。26．句意：那时，我非常喜欢每周六下午3点播放的英国电视剧《复仇者》。designed设计；filmed拍摄电影；showed播出；chosen选择。根据"verySaturdayat3p.m.Ididn'twantanythingtotakeupmyAvengershour.每个星期六下午3点。我不想让任何事情占用我的复仇者时间"，可知此处指的电视的播放时间是周六下午三点，showed符合语境，故选C。27．句意：所以我拒绝了这个绝佳的机会。jumpeddown跳下；turneddown拒绝；waitedfor等待；openedup开放。根据前文"Ididn'twantanythingtotakeupmyAvengershour."可知，前文解释了不想放弃看电视，所以此处应该说拒绝了最好的钢琴老师训练自己。故选B。28．句意：今天，我家里甚至没有钢琴。teacher老师；musician音乐家；violin小提琴；piano钢琴。根据"Today,Idon'tevenhavea…inmyhouse."以及前文提到的"Soparentsfoundthebestpianoteacherintheareatotrainme.所以父母找了当地最好的钢琴老师来训练我"，可知此处表示语气的增强，前文提到了作者因为想看电视而拒绝学钢琴，此处应该说家里甚至连钢琴都没有。故选D。29．句意：我姐姐成为了一名工程师，但她从未停止过音乐创作。never从不；even甚至；already已经；once曾经。根据"Mysisterbecameanengineer,butshe…stoppedmakingmusic.我姐姐成为了一名工程师，但她……不再做音乐了"，可知划线词前有but，此处应该说她从未停止过音乐创作。故选A。30．句意：在她40多岁的时候，她换了工作。hobby爱好；time时间；job工作；house房子。根据后文"Shewentbacktocollege,gotadegreeinnmusiceducation,andbecameamusicteacher.她回到大学，获得了音乐教育学位，成为了一名音乐教师"，可知她换了工作。故选C。31．句意：她开始教孩子们演奏他们的第一种乐器，并给予他们所有她从未得到过的鼓励和支持。received收到，得到；provided提供；imagined想象；expected期待。根据"andgivesthemalltheencouragement(鼓励)andsupportshenever并给予他们从未有过的鼓励和支持"以及前文提到的"Attwelve,sheaskedourparentsifshecouldjoinafull-timemusicschool.Theysaidno.12岁时，她问我们的父母她是否可以加入一所全日制音乐学校。他们拒绝了"，可知此处指她给予学生她自己从未得到过的鼓励和支持，received符合语境。故选A。32．句意：一大群朋友和家人为她而来。turnedoff关掉；showedoff炫耀；stayedup熬夜；showedup出现。根据"Recently,sheandapianistpalputonaconcert.Abigcrowdoffriendsandfamily最近，她和一位钢琴家朋友举办了一场音乐会。一大群朋友和家人"，可知姐姐举办音乐会，朋友和家人为她而出现在音乐会上。故选D。33．句意：在她演奏的时候，我环顾了一下人群。students学生；crowd人群；lights灯；library图书馆。根据"Everyonewasobviouslyenjoyingthemusic显然每个人都在享受音乐"，可知此处是说环顾了一下音乐会上听音乐的人群。故选B。34．句意：我意识到我是唯一还记得那个7岁的孩子发出那些可怕声音的人，我知道不管发生了什么事情，她还是取得了很大的进步。sweet甜的；terrible糟糕的；powerful强大的；pleasing令人愉悦的。根据前文"WhenmysisterDianebeganplayingtheviolin,shewasseven.Howdidshesound?Terrible.我妹妹黛安娜七岁时开始拉小提琴。她听起来怎么样？可怕的"，可知此处指姐姐七岁的时候拉小提琴发出糟糕的声音。故选B。35．句意：天赋固然重要，但热情更重要。Money钱；Time时间；Talent天赋；Support支持。根据"isimportant,Butenthusiasm(热情)isevenmoreimportant.热情固然重要，但更重要的是热情"以及前文提到的"Iwasbetteratmymusic我更擅长音乐"，可知此处是将"作者的天赋"和"姐姐追求音乐梦想的热情"比较，即："天赋"固然重要，但热情更重要。故选C。【答案】36．politely；37．in；38．dependon；39．questions；40．leading【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了在不同场合下应该采用不同的问话语，礼貌简洁的语言的使用也需要考虑对话的人群。36．句意：当你访问外国时，知道如何礼貌地寻求帮助是很重要的。根据文中"itisimportanttoknowhowtoaskforhelp…知道如何寻求帮助是很重要的……"及所给词，可知此处指的是如何礼貌地寻求帮助，空处应为副词"politely"修饰动词"ask"。故填politely。37．句意：优秀的说话者会在不同的情况下改变他们说话的方式。根据文中"Goodspeakerschangethewaytheyspeak…differentsituations.好的演讲者会在不同的场合改变他们说话的方式"及所给词，可知此处指的是在不同的场合下，indifferentsituations"在不同的场合下"，固定用法。故填in。38．句意：他们使用的表达方式可能取决于他们在和谁说话或者他们对彼此的了解程度。根据文中"Theexpressionstheyusemight…whomtheyarespeakingtoorhowwelltheyknoweachother.他们使用的表达可能……他们在和谁说话，或者他们彼此了解的程度"及所给词，可知此处指的是使用的表达方式可能取决于他们在和谁说话或者他们对彼此的了解程度。dependon"取决于"，情态动词"might"后跟动词原形。故填dependon。39．句意：通常礼貌性的问题比较长。根据文中"Usuallypolite…arelonger."中的"are"及所给词，可知此处指的是礼貌的问题，空处应为可数名词复数形式。故填questions。40．句意：有时我们甚至需要花时间来引入一个请求。根据文中"Sometimesweevenneedtospendtime…intoarequest.有时候，我们甚至需要花时间……一个请求"及所给词，可知此处指的是花时间引入一个请求，spendtimedoingsth"花费时间做某事"，固定短语；leadinto"引入"，固定短语。故填leading。【答案】41．ninth；42．celebrated；43．biggest；44．his；45．includes；46．widely；47．enjoy；48．traditional；49．proud；50．knowledge【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了重阳节的来历以及庆祝活动。41．句意：重阳节也是中国的一个重要节日，在农历九月。根据文中"TheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsoanimportantfestivalinChina,whichfallsonthe…monthofthelunarcalendar.重阳节也是中国的一个重要节日，在农历的第……月"及汉语提示，可知此处指的是第九个月，空处应为序数词。故填ninth。42．句意：中国各地都庆祝这个节日，对老年人来说这是一个特殊的日子。根据文中"Itis…aroundChinaandit'saspecialdayforelderlypeople."及汉语提示，可知此处指的是这个节日被庆祝，句子时态为一般现在时，语态为被动语态，主语"It"，句子谓语结构为：isdone。celebrate"庆祝"，其过去分词形式"celebrated"符合语境。故填celebrated。43．句意：在从零到九的数字中，九是最大的数字。根据文中"Amongthenumbersfromzerotonine,nineisthe…number.在从0到9的数字中，9是……"及汉语提示，可知此处指的是九是最大的数字，big"大的"，空处应为其最高级形式。故填biggest。44．句意：这个节日起源于汉朝的一个故事，讲的是一个叫泾的年轻人从河怪手中救了他的全家和村民。根据文中"ayoungmanwhosaves…wholefamilyandvillagersfromarivermonster.一个从河怪手中拯救全家和村民的年轻人"及汉语提示，可知此处指的是一个叫泾的年轻人从河怪手中救了他的全家和村民。his"他的"，代指上文提到的那个年轻人的。故填his。45．句意：最受欢迎的传统包括爬山。根据文中"Themostpopulartradition…climbingmountains.最流行的传统……爬山"及汉语提示，可知此处指的是包括爬山，句子时态为一般现在时，主语"Themostpopulartradition"，名词单数作主语，谓语动词应为动词三单形式。include"包含"，其三单形式"includes"符合语境。故填includes。46．句意：唐朝的许多诗人创作了广为人知的诗歌来描述爬山的感觉。根据文中"ManypoetsintheTangDynastycreated…knownpoemstodescribethefeelingofmountainclimbing.唐代的许多诗人都创作了一些……著名的诗来描述登山的感觉"及汉语提示，可知此处指的是唐朝的许多诗人创作了广为人知的诗歌，wide"广泛的"，空处应为副词形式"widely"，符合语境。故填widely。47．句意：享受大型菊花展是一种快乐。根据文中"Itisapleasureto…bigchrysanthemumshows.……盛大的菊花表演是一种乐趣"