江苏省南通市海安市2025-2026学年上学期九年级期中英语试卷（原卷版）

2025〜2026学年度第一学期期中学业质量测试

九年级英语

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第I卷（选择题共85分）

第I卷共65小题，请将答案按要求填涂在答题卡上。

一、听力部分（本题共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分）

第一部分听对话，回答问题。

本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将

有5秒钟的时间阅读题目：听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

3.Whodoestheboytalktowhenhehasproblems?

受

B.

4.Whatdoesthegirlsee?

C0令

A.B.C.

5.WhatisMikeHike?

A.Confident.B.Hard-working.C.Clever.

6.WhatcolouristryAnnalikebetter?

AGreen.B.Yellow.C.Pink.

7.Wheredidtheconversationlikelyhappen?

A.Inthesupermarket.B.Intheteachers'office.C.Inthelibrary.

8.Whatadvicedoestheboygivethegirl?

A.Listeningtosomemusic.B.Countingsheep.C.Thinkinghard.

9.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Shewantstobuyanewblouse.B.Shewants(ochangetheclothes.

C.Shewantstogethermoneyback.

10.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thegirlcan'tchangetheresult.B.Thegirldidverywellintheexam.

C.Thequestionsarceasyenough.

第二部分听对话或短文，回答问题。

你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，

每小题5秒钟;听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案，听一段对

话,回答第11、12小题。

11.WhatdidAnndolastweekend?

A.Shecleanedthecar.B.Shewashedthedishes.

C.Shewashedtheclothes.

12.Whydoesn'tSamdothehousework?

A.Becauseheistooyoungtodoit.B.Becausehedoesn'tlikedoingit.

C.Becausehisparentsdon'twanthimtodoit.

听一篇短文，完成第13至15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

PlaceThetalkislorthesludenlsgoing13.

MoneyEachstudentshouldtake14dollarswithhim/her.

ClothesEachstudentshouldwear15sothatthenewfamilycanfindhim/her.

13.A.JapanB.AmericaC.Germany

14.A.1,530B.5,3OOC.3,150

15.A.abluehalB.aredshinC.aredhal

听一篇短文，回答第16至20题。

16.WhatdidJohnmainlytalkaboutinhisspeech?

A.Hisdailylife.B.Hisparents.C.Hisstudy.

17.WhatdidJohnusetodo?

A.Hepreparedforhistest.B.Hestayedathomeanddidhomework.

C.Heplayedsportswithhisclassmates.

18.WhatkindofbooksdoesJohnreadnow?

A.Textbooks.B.Novels.C.Cartoonbooks.

19.WhatdoesJohnthinkofdoinghomeworkwithhisfriends?

A.Hecanchatwiththem.B.Hecanlearnalotfromthem.

C.Hecanplaywiththem.

20.WhatdocsJohnwanttobeinthefuture?

A.Awriter.B.Adoctor.C.Ateacher.

二、单项选择（本题共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最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.Whilereadingthematerialontheright,whichreadingskillcanhelpwhenyouwanttogetthegeneral

information?

A.Predicting.B.Scanning.C.Skimming.D.Guessing.

2.LiuCixin.asciencefictionwriter,hastheworldwithhisimaginativeworks,suchasTheWandering

F.nrthseriesandTheThree-BodyPmhlem.

A.expressedB.impressedC.succeededD.presented

3.Togetabrightfuture,weteenagersshouldstudyhardkeepingoodhealth.

A.either;orB.neither;norC.notonly;butalsoD.not;but

4.一Whal'syoursecretofwritingsowell?

—Ireadalot,andtheworksofLuXunhadastrongonmeasachild.

A.differenceB.attentionC.situationD.influence

5.—Whathappenedduringthemeeting?

—Shehadtoagreeherwillandkeepherthoughtstoherself.

A.againstB.throughC.acrossD.beside

6.——Susanusedtobeaperson.Butafterthespeech,sheisverypopular.

—Yes.Manypeopleknowherbecauseofherstory.

A.confidentB.perfectC.commonD.powerful

7.Whatistheboy'sprobleminthepicture?

A.Theexamiscoming.B.h'stoonoisyathome.

C.Exercisesaredifficult.D.There'stoomuchwork.

8.一Jack,whydoyouthinkyourEnglishclassissointeresting?

—BecauseMs.Lioftensomefunnystoriestomakeuslaugh!

A.makesupB.caresaboutC.showsoffD.goesover

9.—David,what'sthemeaningof“Apromiseisapromise”？

—Ittellsus,

A.whatpromisewemustkeepB.whendewemakeapromise

C.whyshouldwemakeapromiseD.howimportantkeepingapromiseis

10.—MakingfriendsontheInternetsoundsgreat.Iwanttotry.

—.It'snoteasytotellwhetheronlineinformationistrueornot.

A.That'snotthecaseB.Don'tloseheart

C.Don'tmentionitD.Ican'tagreemore

三、完形填空（本题共15小题：每小题1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

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Onedaylastmonth,IwastalkingtoourstaffwriterAlexaboutwriting.AttheendofourII.Iasked

him,“Asawriter,youmustenjoywriting,right?”

“Notalways/'hesaid.Hethoughtfbramomentand12、“Ienjoywritingwhenitgivesmeasenseof

pride.”

“Youknow,“Alexwenton,“Semearticlesare13towritethanothers.Sometimes,Tinnotsureifyou

andthe14willlikemyarticle.ItrytowriteaswellasIcan.WhenIfinallylookatmywork.Ifeelgood

aboutmyself.”

Alex's15mademethinkofatriptenyearsago.MyfriendsandIwerehalfwayupMountHuaafter

ashort16.Wegotoffthebushappily.Itwasarainyday,andthemountainisfamousforitssteepness（陡

峭）.Aswe17atitspeaks（顶峰）,someofusthoughtofgivingup."YoiTHfeelsorryaboutyourchoice,M

ourguidesaidashe18us（okeepgoing.

Soon,wearrivedat“YaoziFanshen''.Ifsthemostfamousand19attractiononEastPeak.Weclimbed

upthealmostvertical（垂直的）rockfaceby20altheironchains（铁链）.Itliredusout.Butwhenwe

lookedback,wcfelt21.

Wefinally22threepeaksofMountHuathatday.Insomeplaces,weeventookthe23way.

Wefoundthatthemore24theclimbwas,themorepridewefelt.

Somemountainsnow25touristswithaneasierwayup-arideonanescalator.Butjustasitisin

writing,forsomethingsinourlives,theharderwaybringsbetterrewards.

11.A.celebrationB.invitationC.conversationD.pronunciation

12A.addedB.remindedC.announcedD.suggested

13.A.funnierB.harderC.lighterD.simpler

14.A.organizersB.writersC.managersD.readers

15.A.replyB.adviceC.talentD.praise

16.A.silenceB.walkC.stayD.ride

17.A.lookaroundB.lookdownC.lookupD.lookout

18.A.warnedB.encouragedC.orderedD.promised

19.A.boringB.relaxingC.interestingD.challenging

20.A.pullingB.pointingC.laughingD.knocking

21.A.energeticB.scaredC.proudD.modest

22.A.controlledR.climbedC.countedD.checked

23.A.longerB.widerC.deeperD.steeper

24.A.straightB.cheerfulC.difficultD.practical

25.A.provideB.protectC.connectD.calm

四、阅读理解（本题共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Wc'rcalwaysinterestedinourreadersandweloveaskingyouquestions.Thistime,wewantedtoknowabout

yourfuturecareerandhowyoufeelaboutit.Thankyoutoeveryonewhotookpartinoursurvey—morethan550of

you.MostofyouareintheUK,butwealsohadrepliesfromreadersinBermuda,China,France,Greece,India,

Ireland,theNetherlands,SingaporeandtheUS.Threequartersofyouknewwhatjobyou'dliketodo：althoughthat

changedinthedifferentagegroups.Youngerreadershadafixedgoal,butbytheageof14,44%ofreadersweren't

sure.

Yourrepliesarcveryusefulbecausetheyhelpustodecidewhattocoverinthemagazine.Awhopping88%

saidyeswhenwcaskedwhetheryou'dliketolearnaboutdifferentjobsinTheWeekJunior.Wewillbelookingat

howtodothatoverthenextfewmonths.

There'sanexpression,44Youhavetoseeittobeit”,soweaskedifyouknowsomeonewhodoesyourdream

job.Justoveraquarterofyousaid>es.Thatstillleaves72%whoaretakingtheirinspirationfromsomewhereelse.

Here'swhatelseyoutoldus...

Truetoyourvalues

Wewantedtoknowaboutyourprioritieswhenyouimaginedyourdrcamjob.Here'swhatyou

pickedoutfromthelistweoffered.

Moneymailers

Gettingpaidforyourworkisimportant—butweaskedjusthowimportant.Weaskedyouifyou

woulddoanunenjoyablejobifitpaidalotofmoney.Overall,onlyaroundonein10ofyousaid

yes一althoughthatincreaseddependingonage.Oneinfourreadersaged14saidthey'dputup

withdoingsomethingtheydidn'treallylike.

Beyourownboss

Somepeopleliketoworkforcompanies;othersprefertoworkfbrthemselves.Lotsofyousaid

youmightliketostartyourownbusiness—80%saidyouwouldatleastthinkaboutit.

Whatdoyouenjoy?

Evenifyouknowexactlywhatjobyouwant,it'susefultoconsiderwhichskillsyoulikeusing.

Agemadeadifference:94%ofreadersaged14saidsolvingproblemswaswhattheylovedbest.

Foryoungerreaders,beingcreativewasbyfarthemostimportant.Herearetheoverallresults,

goingfromtopprioritytoleastimportant.

Beingoutgoing

Learningnewthings

Helpingothers

Solvingproblems

Traveling

Showingotherpeoplehowtodothings

Meetingnewpeople

Beingincharge

Buildingorfixingthings

26.Whyarcreaders'repliesveryuscfi.il?

A.Theyletthemagazinemakemoney.B.Theyattractmorereaderstojoin.

C.Theymakethemagazinemorepopular.D.Theyhelpdecidemagazinecontent.

27.Howmanyreadersmightacceptanunenjoyablejobfbrhighpay?

A.Almost90%.B.Around25%.C.About10%.D.Nearly44%.

28.Accordingtothesurvey,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Allthereadersthinkbeingcreativeisthemostimportantone.

B.Readershavedifferentopinionsaboutwhichskillisimportant.

C.Eightypercentofthereadersdecidetostarttheirownbusiness.

D.Mostreadersthinkmakingalotofmoneyisthemostimportant.

®Theoceanishometomassesofsmallfloatinglivingthingscalledzooplankton(浮游动物).Someareas

tinyas0.04incheslong,and(heyspendmostof(heirlivesasleep,deepin(heocean.Newresearchhasshonea

lightonhowtheselittlecreaturesareimportantforhelpingtoprotecttheplanetagainstglobalwarming.

②Theresearch,ledbysciemis(sfromChina,iheUKandCanada,focusedontheSuutheniOcean(alsoknown

astheAntarcticOcean).TheSouthernOceanisaboutonesixteenthofEarth'stotaloceanarea.

③Theteamstudiedtypesofzooplanktoncalledcopepods,krill,andsalps.Allofthesecreatureseattinyplant­

likelivingthingscalledphytoplankton,whichlivenearthesea'ssurfaceandabsorb(吸收)carbondioxide(CO?),a

greenhousegas.GreenhousegasestraptheSun'sheatintheatmosphere,contributingtoclimatechange.Inwinter,

(hezooplanktonsinkabout1,600feetbelowthesurfaceoftheocean.Theretheyslowlybreatheout(hecarbon

dioxidefromthephytoplanktontheyhaveeaten,releasing(释放)itintothewater.Thisprocessiscalledthe

“seasonalmigrantpump”.Eachyear,ittransportsmorethan70milliontonsofcarbontoareasfarbelowthe

ocean'ssurface.Becausethezooplanktonaresodeepdown,thegastlieyreleasetakesmanyyears,sometimeseven

centuries,torisetothesurfaceandenterEarth'satmosphere.

©AngusAtkinsonwhoworkedonthestudy,toldBBCNewsthatwithouttheseasonalmigrantpump,the

levelsofcarbondioxideintheatmospherewouldbedoublewhattheyarenow.

©GuangYang,anotherresearcher,saidzooplanktonarc"unsungheroes5'ofcarbonstorage.Theteamhopes

thestudywillencouragescientiststoincludezooplanktonintheircalculationsofhowmuchcarbonisstoredaround

theworld.ItalsohighlightstheimportanceofprotectingtheSouthernOcean,wherekrillareinclangerbecauseof

fishing.Environmentalactivistssaypeopleshouldbecarefulnottodamagekrillpopulations,whicharcnotonlya

foodsourceforwhales,seals,penguins,andseabirdshutalsohelpfightclimatechange.

29.Whatdoes“shonealighton”probablymeaninthepassage?

A.wonderedR.shownC.imaginedD.doubted

30.Whyisthecarbonreleasedbyzooplanktonslowtoentertheatmosphere?

A.It'stakeninbyseaanimalsquickly.B.Itstaysdeepintheoceanforalongtime.

C.Itisusedbyphytoplanktonagain.D.Itturnsintoadifferentgasunderthesea.

31.Whichofthefollowingdescribes（hestructureof（hepassage?

①双Q©①②

A.（2）@B.C./D.@@

32.Whatmightthewritertalkaboutinthenextparagraph?

A.Thereasonsforprotectingwhales,sealsandseabirds.

B.Thepurposeoffishingforthesealsandzooplankton.

C.TheproductsmadefromthezooplanktonfromtheSouthernOcean.

D.ThewaysofprotectingthesmallzooplanktonintheSouthernOcean.

C

Imaginebeinginasituationwhereyouarefeelingunbelievablytroubledbutareunable,ortooembarrassed,to

talktoafriend.Whocanyouturntoinyourhourofneed?

EversinceChatGPTstartedtobeused,AIchatbotshavebecomefarmoredeveloped.Asaresult,anincreasing

numberofpeoplearcbeginningtotreatthemastheirfriends.

Ipersonallyunderstandwhyit'seasytodependonAItosatisfyone'semotionalneeds.Comparedwithreal

friends,Ihesechatbotsarealwaysbyyourside.Theyarereadytohelproundtheclock,lendingalisteningearpatiently.

Moreover,theyarealwaysabletosaythewordswewishtohear.That'swheretheproblemlies.

PhilosopherMartinHeideggerwarnedthattechnologyhasawayofviewingthingsasresourceswaitingtobe

usedmakingitdifficultforustodiscoveranythingelseaboutthem.Forexample,ifIuseanoredetector（探矿仪）

anditfindsoreinaplace,Iwillconsidertheplacefirstasamineralrepository（矿物储存库）.However,hadInot

seenthehillwithmyowneyes,Iwouldnothavediscoveredthehill'snaturalbeauty.

Similarly,AIcompanionsarcdesignedtoshowusaverylimitedideaoffriendship.Thisideaonlyfocuseson

whatwecangetfromit—likehelpingwithourmentalhealth,makinguslesslonely,orjustforfun.Ifweonlysee

theseusesofAIfriendship,wemightneverfindouthowvaluableandbeautifulrealfriendshipisonitsown.

Relationshipsareaboutlearningtogrowandaccepteachother'simperfections.Unlikemachines,animperfect

liumaiifiicnduaiidisappuinluievenliuilyou.Il'salsupossibledialtheychouselubeyuuiGicud,evenaflci

experiencingtheworstsideofyou.Thatisafriendshipshowingthatyouareworthsomuchmorethanjustmeeting

someone'sneeds.Theserealfriendshipsmakeourlifeexperiencesmoremcaningfiilinmanyways,andAIcan'tdo

that.

However,noteveryoneisasluckytohavethesemoments.MyworryisthatasAIfriendsbecomemorecommon,

weriskafuturewherethenextgenerationmaynothavethechancetodiscovertruefriendshipsfbrthemselves.

Ourmosturgenttask?Weneedtoactivelydeveloprealhumanconnectionsandcelebratethebeautyoffriendship.

It'snotjustfbrthenextgeneration,butalsotoremindourselvesoftheheightswecanachievewithtruefriends.

33.WhydomorepeopletreatAIchatbotsasfriends?

A.AIchatbotscansharemorelifestorieswithusersthanrealfriends.

B.AIchatbotsaremoredevelopedandmeetemotionalneedseasily.

C.AIchatbotsarebetteratsolvingdifficultproblemsineverydaylife.

D.AIchatbotscanhelppeoplemakemorerealfriendsontheInternet.

34.Wha(doestheexampleofusing(heoredetectorsshow?

A.AIchatbotsmakeiteasiertodiscovernaturalbeauty.

B.Orcdetectorsarcmoreuscfiilthanpeople'sowneyes.

C.Technologycanmakepeoplemissthevaluesofthings.

D.Technologycanhelppeoplefindmorenaturalresources.

35.Whatisthewriter'smainworryaboutAIfriends?

A.AIfriendswilltaketheplaceofrealfriends.

B.AIfriendswillmakehumansbecomelazier.

C.PeoplespendmoremoneydevelcpingAIfriends.

D.Thenextgenerationmaynotfindtruefriendship.

36.Whichisthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.AIChatbotsAren'tYourFriendsB.TechnologyMakesWonderfulFriendship

C.AIChatbotsMeetAllYourNeedsD.TechnologyMakesLifeMoreColourful

D

WhenhikinginScotland,Ihave,fromtimetotime,comeacrossremotestonebuildingsorbothiesreferencing

theMountainBothiesAssociation(orMBA)onthedoors.Theylockverywelcomingespeciallyiftheweatheris

comingin.CanIusethemwithoutpermission?

David

DearDavid,

ThemainaimoftheMountainBothiesAssociation(MBA)istokeepsimplesheltersinfarawayareas.These

sheltersareforanyonewholoveswildandquietplaces.Doyoulovesuchplaces?

Ifyouopentheunlockeddoorofoneofthesebuildings,youwillfindashelterthatkeepsouttherainandwind.

Youcanuseitfreely.Thereisnoelectricityorrunningwaterinside,but(hereisprobablyafireorasmallcooker.

Theremayalsobeafewbedsorsimpleplatformsfbrsleeping.Ifyou'reverylucky,someonemighthaveleftsome

coalorwoodfbryou.Ifyou'reevenluckier,anotherhikerwhowantstogetoutoftherainandsleepinadryplace

tonightmightstillbethere,tendingabigfireandofferingyouahotcrink.

Therearcmorethan10()suchsheltersinScotland,northernEnglandandWales.Notwoofthemarcthesame.

Youdon'tneedtobookaspot,andyoudon'tneedtopayanymoney.Youcanjustgothere,andbereadytosharethe

shelterwithotherpeoplewhocomeThosesheltersexistbecauseMBAvolunteersworkveryhard.Youdon'thave

topay,butyoushouldtidyupafteryourself-that'slikeyour“payment“fbrusingtheshelter.

Thereareafewrules,alsocalled“TheBothyCode".Alltheserulesaresimplewaysshowrespectthe

shelter,othervisitorsandtheenvironment.TheycomefromanagreementbetweentheMBAandthepeoplewho

owntheland.YoucanfindTheBothyCodeontheMBAwebsiteorYouTube.Readitbeforeyougo.

ThesebothiesareveryspecialtomeIhavespentatleastonenightineverysingleoneofthem.Theyaren't

builtfasttobebothies.Eachonehasalonghistory——itsstorystarted：ongbeforeitbecameashelterforhikers.They

arepartofourhistory.

Nexttimeyoufindanoldhousewitharoundmarkonitsdoor.Gointothathouseandtalktothestrangersthere.

Nowyou'repartofthoseoldstories

Ifyouwanttohelpmakemorestories,youcanalsobeanMBAvolunteer.Whoknows?Maybeonedayyou'll

besomeonewhohelpstakecareofabothy.Butfbrnow,juststartbyopeningthedoorofthebothyyoufind.Maybe

you'llstartawholenewadventure!

37.Howdocsthewriterstartthetopic?

A.Bymakingasurvey.B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Bylistinganumber.D.Byaskingaquestion.

38.Whatdopeopleneedtodowhenusingtheshelters?

A.Bookaspotinadvance.B.Payasmallamountofmoney.

C.Sharewithothervisitors.D.Bringtlieirownbedsandcoal.

39.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Peopleshouldkeepthesheltersclean.R.Peopleshouldleavethefoodforothers.

C.Peopleshouldtellstoriestostrangers.D.PeopleshouldfirstbeMBAvolunteers.

40.Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanwereadthepassage?

AEnvironment.B.Travel.C.Literature.D.Fashion.

第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出五个可以填入空白处的最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

IntheLoessPlateau（黄土高原）ofnorthernChina,around40millionpeoplestillliveintraditionalcavescalled

yaodong.Thesehomesarenotonlypracticalbutalsoenvironmentallyfriendly.41

Whatisthestructureofyaodong?

Thesecavehousesarebuiltwithvaulted（有拱顶的）roomsandthickearthenwalls.Thearchedentrancesare

decoratedwithbeautifulwoodenwindows.Inside,you'llfindlarge,heatedbedsknownasthekang.42

Smalltunnelsconnecttherooms,creatingacomfortablelivingspace.

Whydopeoplebuildyaodong?

43Theregionhasadryclimatewithstrongwinds,makingabove-groundhouseslesspractical.Instead,

yaodongarebuiltintotheearth,offeringprotectionfromharshweather.Thesoilinthisareaisthickandfine-grained

（纽【粒的），makingi（easytodigwhileprovidingstrongsupportforthestructure.Thisnaturalmaterialalsoactsas

excellentinsulation（隔热材料）,keepingthehomescoolinsummerandwamiinwinter.What'smore,becausewood

andotherbuildingmaterialsarerare,yaodongareacost-effectiveandgreenchoiceforthelocalpeople.

44

Yaodongconicindifferentforms,eachadaptedtothelocallandscape.Onetypeisthecliffsidcyaodong（靠崖

式窑洞），whichiscarveddirectlyintothehillsides.Thesehomeshaveopenfrontsthatallownaturallightandairto

flowin.Anothertypeis（hesunkenyaodong（下沉式窑洞）,whichisbuiltbydiggingalargerectangularpit（矩形

坑）intotheground.Roomsarethencarvedintothewallsof（hepit,creatinganundergroundcourtyard.Thisdesign

providesextrainsulationandprivacy.Finally,therearcstand-aloneyaodong,whicharcbuiltabovegroundusing

materialslikebricks,stoneandmud45

A.Howdolocalpeoplebuildyaodong?

B.Thesehousesarecommoninareaswheredigginginto（heearthisnotpossible.

C.Theyprovidewarmthduringcoldwinters.

D.Whatarethemaintypesofyaodong?

E.ThedesignofyaodongiscloselytiedtotheenvironmentoftheLoessPlateau.

F.Theymixperfectlywiththespeciallocallandscape.

第II卷(非选择题共55分)

第II卷共26小题，请将答案按要求写在答题卡上。

五、词汇运用(本题共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式，使短文通顺、连贯。

Itwasanunusualdaywhenourteacherannouncedaspeechcompetitioninourclass.Mostofthestudents

46(prefer)toavoidspeakinginpublic,butthistime,everystudentinourgrade47(require)to

takepail.Ifeltnervous一deliveringaspeechinfrontofthewholeclassseemedimpossible,especiallysinceIhad

neverdoneanythinglikethisbefore.

While148(wonder)whethertogiveupornot,myEnglishteachernoticedmyhesitationand

encouragedmetotry.Shesaid,“Don、lfearmistakes.Justspeakfromtheheart.^^“Believein49(you),and

youcanmakeit."Herkindwordsgavemethecouragetomakeanimportant50(decide).Iwouldhavea

go,nomat(erhowscaredIfelt.

Forthenexttwoweeks,Iworkedhard,practicingmyspeecheverydayafterschool.IwantedtomakesureI

couldpresentmythoughtsclearlyand51(correct).Myparentspraisedmydetermination,thoughthey

remindedmethatsuccesswasn'tjustabout52(win).Itwasaboutdoingmybest.

On(hecompetitionday,myhandsshookasIstoodonstage.Torry53(surprised),asIbeganspeaking,

theaudiencewasactuallylisteningcarefully.WhenIfinished,severalclassmatescameuptopraiseme.Later,when

thejudgesannouncedtheresults,Icouldn'tbelieveit.Ihadwonsecondplace!

Thisexperiencetaughtmesome54(value)lessons.Encouragementfromotherscanhelpusachieve

thingswethoughtwereimpossible.Sometimesweneedtopushthroughourfears55(discover)ourtrue

abilities.Now,wheneverIfeelnervousaboutspeakingup,Irememberthatunusualday—thedayIlearnedthatevery

challengeisanopportunityforgrowth.

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。

IluangmeiOperaisoneofChina'sfivemajoroperas.Itisk56foritsexpressivetunes,easy-to-

understandwords,andrichliterarytraditions.Thisartformstartedwiththetca-pickingtunesfromHuangmciCounty,

HubciProvinceinthe18thcentury.PeoplebroughtthesesongstoAnqingCityinAnhuiProvinceinthe19thcentury.

There,theyslowlyd57intoapopularartform.

HnangmeiOperapaysgreatattentiontosinging.Itsstyleissimpleandlight,yetrichinexpressivepower.

L58manyotherlocaloperasinChina,HuangmeiOperausesthelocaldialect(方言).Asthisdialect

m59elementsofbothnorthcmandsouthenidialects,itiseasilyunderstoodbyaudiences.

MostHuangmeiOperascomefrom16()Chinesefolktales—TheHeavenlyMaidandtheMortalisthe

besl-known.IttellsthestoryoftheJadeEmperor'sseventhdaughter,whomarriesapooryoungmanonEarthbutis

f61(oreturntoHeavenintheend.ThissadtaletookthenationbystormwhenitwasmadeintoaHuangmei

Operafilminthe1950s.

Besidesitsartisticfeatures,HuangmeiOpera'sdevotedartistsplayakeyroleinbringingittoanationalaudience.

OneofthemostfamousartistswasYanFcngying,whosanginasimpleandgentles62Beginningher

trainingatthe