2026年江苏省常州市湖塘实验学校中考英语模拟试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2026年江苏省常州市湖塘实验学校中考英语模拟试卷一、阅读六选四：本大题共4小题，共6分。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Forgettingispartofourdailylives.Youmightwalkintoaroomonlytoforgetwhyyouwentthere，orperhapssomeonesayshionthestreetandyoucan'trememberhisname.

HermannEbbinghaus，aGermanpsychologist（心理学家）fromthe19thcentury，wasoneofthefirstresearcherstostudyforgetting.（1）______Butthenthespeedofforgettingslowsdownovertime.Thisidea，knownasthe"forgettingcurve（曲线），"hasbeensupportedbymodernstudies.

Butwhydoweforgetthings？Isitsimplyasignofmemoryloss.Infact，forgettingcanbeanormalandhelpfulpartofhowourmemoryworks.

Foronething，forgettinghelpsuspayattentiontomoreimportantthings.Ourbrainsreceivealotofinformationeveryday.（2）______Ifwerememberedeverything，itwouldbehardtopayattentiontowhatreallymatters.

Foranother，wealsoneedtoforgetthingsinordertoupdate（更新）ourmemorieswithnewinformation.Imagineyou'vebeenfollowingthesameschooltimetableforawholeyear，butthenextyearitwillchange.（3）______Or，maybeithasbeen10yearssinceyoulastsawoneofyourrelatives.Hisorherfacehasprobablychangedalot，soyourmemoryofthepersonmayneedupdatingaswell.

（4）______Theyactuallyhelpourbrainworkwell.Thisdoesn'tmeanyoushouldtrytobemoreforgetful.Wejustwantyoutobetterunderstandtherulesofforgetting.

A.Recallingamemorycanactuallychangeit.

B.Ingeneral，weforgetinformationforalotofreasons.

C.Youcan'tpossiblyremembereveryfaceyoupassonthestreet.

D.However，wedon'tneedtostorealltheinformationinourmemories.

E.Hediscoveredthatpeopleforgetnewinformationquiterapidlyatfirst.

F.Thenyourbrainneedstoforgettheoldinformationtoprocessthenewinformation.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F二、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。5.PangZhongwangwasborninto______unusualfamily.Heworkedpart-timetosupporthimselfwhilebeing______universitystudent.（）A.the；a B.a；a C.a；an D.an；a6.—DoyouknowwhereJudyis？

—She______bewalkingherdoginthepark.ButI'mnotverysure.（）A.must B.may C.can't D.need7.Mike______anexcuseabouthelpinghismothercleanthehousetoavoidgoingtothepartyhedidn'twanttoattend.（）A.madeup B.gaveup C.showedup D.putup8.______LiMing______hisbrotherenjoysreadinghistoricalnovels.Theyoftendiscussthemtogether.（）A.Both；and B.Notonly；butalso

C.Either；or D.Neither；nor9.Iwenttovisityouyesterdayevening，butyouweren'tin．Wherewereyouthen？

Oh，I_________mypetdoginthepark．I________thisdogforthreedaysandit'sverycute．（）A.walked，

bought B.was

walking，

have

bought

C.walked，

have

had D.was

walking，

have

had10.The______showbyWangYiboandAaronKwokatthe2026SpringFestivalGalawasso______thatallthefansfeltexcited.（）A.alive；lively B.lively；live C.live；living D.live；lively11.Shecouldn'twaittosharethegoodnewswithherfriends______sheheardit.（）A.although B.unless C.before D.assoonas12.—MissLi，anewAItoolcalledOpenClawhasbecomeahugehitinrecentdays.Ireallywanttoknow______.

—Don'tworry.Ithasbeentestedmanytimesandisverysafeforstudents.（）A.howcanOpenClawsortfiles

B.thatOpenClawisthesameasotherAItools

C.whyOpenClawissopopular

D.whetheritissafetouseOpenClaw13.—Inwriting，asmallmistakecanchangethewholemeaningofasentence.

—That'strue.Astheoldsayinggoes，"______."（）A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords B.Manyhandsmakelightwork

C.Amissisasgoodasamile D.Bloodisthickerthanwater14.—ThanksalotforofferingmesomuchtravelinformationaboutBeijing.

—______.Enjoyyourself!（）A.Allright B.Yes，I'dloveto

C.Mypleasure D.Thatsoundsgreat三、完形填空：本大题共12小题，共12分。

GuYanwulivedover300yearsago，duringthelateMingDynastyandtheearlyQingDynasty.

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hewasweakandoftengotsickasachild，hewasclearlybrightfromanearlyage.Underhisgrandfather'sguidance，hestartedreadinghistoryatsixandcould

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ComprehensiveMirrorinAidofGovernance（《资治通鉴》）bynine.Whenotherchildrenwereplaying，Guwasalwaysreading.Hefollowedstrictdailystudyplansand

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restedbeforefinishinghiswork.Gubelievedthatlearningrequiredreview.Tolearnwell，hedevelopedaspecialstudy

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.Everyspringandautumn，hetookoutthebookshehadread.Hefirstcopiedthetextsbyhand，thenreadhisoldnotes，andfinallyaddedhisnewideas.Hekeptthis

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forover20years，andhisnotebooksfinallyfilledtwowholebookshelves.

AfterthefalloftheMingDynasty，Gudecidedtospendtime

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.Ineachplacehevisited，helearnedaboutthearea'shistoryandgeographyfromlocalpeople.Herecordedhisfindings

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beforegoingtobedeverynightandalwaysmadesureeverythingherecordedwasreal.Once，tomakehisrecords

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，hewentonalongtriptochecktheancientbattlefield（战场）.Throughoverthirtyyearsofsuchhardwork，he

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hisexcellentwork，RecordofDailyKnowledge（《日知录》）.Inthisbook，heexpressedthefamousidea：

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isresponsiblefortheriseandfallofthenation.Hewrotethistoencouragepeopleto

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thenationandworkhardforit.

GuYanwutrulylivedbythesaying，"Readtenthousandbooksandwalktenthousandmiles."Hislifeteachesusavaluablelessonabouttheimportanceof

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knowledgefrombookswithreal-worldexperience.15.A.Because B.Though C.When D.If16.A.understand B.write C.offer D.teach17.A.always B.often C.never D.sometimes18.A.problem B.method C.purpose D.game19.A.habit B.sign C.skill D.style20.A.reading B.traveling C.exercising D.discussing21.A.politely B.loudly C.suddenly D.carefully22.A.important B.believable C.useful D.interesting23.A.improved B.stopped C.completed D.repeated24.A.Everybody B.Somebody C.Everything D.Nothing25.A.insiston B.dealwith C.dependon D.careabout26.A.separating B.connecting C.providing D.comparing四、阅读理解：本大题共18小题，共36分。A

Haveyouwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketoliveinspace？Thefollowingwillexplainastronauts'dailylifetoyou.

Eating

in

space

Imaginegoingcampingformorethanaweekwithsomefriends.Youwouldmakesureyouhaveplentyoffoodsandstorethemproperly.Attheendofyourcampingtrip，youwoulddealwithyourrubbishproperlybeforetheridehome.

Astronautsalmostdothesamethingwhentheygotospace.Preparationvarieswiththefoodtype.Somefoodscanbeeatenintheirnaturalforms，suchaschocolatecakesandfruits.Otherfoodsrequireaddingwater，suchascheese.Ofcourse，anovenisprovidedatthespacestationtoheatthefood.Buttherearenofridges，sospacefoodmustbestoredproperly.Sleeping

in

space

Afteralongdayatwork，nothingisbetterthanagoodnight'ssleep!Justlikeontheearth，inspaceastronautsgotobedatacertaintime，thengetupandprepareforworkagain.Whengoingtosleep，theyhavetoattachthemselves，sotheydon'tfloataroundorhittheirbodiesagainstsomething.Theyusuallyusesleepingbagslocatedinsmallcrewcabins（乘员舱）.Eachcrewcabinisjustbigenoughforoneperson.Generally，astronautshaveaneight-hoursleepeachdaywhentheyfinishtheirtask.Doing

sports

in

space

Exerciseisanimportantpartofeveryastronaut'sdailylifetopreventmuscleloss（肌肉萎缩）.Onaverage，astronautsexercisetwohourseveryday.Lifting200poundsontheearthmaybealotofwork.Butliftingthatsameobjectinspacewouldbemucheasier.Thatmeansexerciseequipmentneedstobespeciallydesigned，soastronautscanreceivetheexerciseneeded.Livinginspaceisnotjustallworkandnoplay.Astronautshavefun，too.Theyliketolookoutthewindowandplaywiththeirfood.Funplaysanimportantroleinthequalityoftheirlife.27.Theauthorstartstoexplaineatinginspaceby______.A.tellingastory B.askingaquestion

C.givinganexample D.comparingtwofacts28.Itcanbelearnedfromparagraph3that______.A.astronautsusefridgestostorefoods

B.astronautsdon'taddwatertocheese

C.astronautsneveruseovenstoheatfood

D.astronautscaneatcakesintheirnaturalform29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"attach"mean？______A.Tie. B.Hide. C.Catch. D.Carry.30.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthepassage？______A.CULTURE B.SOCIETY C.SCIENCE D.HISTORYB

Millionsofpeopleopenfitnessapps（健身应用程序）eachdaytostaymotivated（有动力的）andreachtheirhealthgoals（目标）.Butanewstudysuggeststheseappsmighthavetheoppositeeffect.

Researchersstudiednearly14，000negativepostsonasocialplatformaboutthefivemostpopularfitnessapps.Insteadoffeelingmotivated，manyuserssaidtheyfeltconfused，angry，orevenashamedbecauseofhowtheappssetandtrackedtheirgoals.Whatwasmeanttohelppeoplelivehealthierlivesoftenleftthemfeelingbadaboutthemselves.

Theresearchersexplainedtheirfindingsusing"self-determinationtheory（自我决定理论）"，whichsaysmotivationdependsonthreethings：autonomy（feelingincontrol），competence（feelingabletodosomething），andrelatedness（feelingconnectedtootherpeople）.Fitnessapps，theyfound，oftenweakenallthree.

Manyappsreduceautonomybysettingautomatic（自动的）goals，suchascalorielimitsorweight-lossplans，withoutaskingwhatfeelsrightforusers.Somepeoplesaidtheappstoldthemtoeatfartoolittle，whileothersnoticedthatgoalsdidn'tchangeforpersonalsituationssuchasdoingmoreexercise.

Problemswiththeappsalsohurtpeople'ssenseofcompetence.Userssaidtheirappsfroze，lostprogress，orlosttheirstreaksaftermissingjustoneday.Seeingtheirhardworkdisappearmadethemfeellikefailures，andmanystoppedtryingaltogether.

Finally，thestudyfoundthatmanyusersfeltunsupported.Theapps'reminderstopostabouttheirmealsorwarningsaboutcertainfoodsoftenfeltmorelikecriticism（批评）thanhelp.

Theresearcherssaidthatfitnessappsshouldbedesignedtosupportrealisticgoals.Insteadoffocusingoneatingfewercaloriesandkeepingperfectstreaks，theappsshouldhelppeopleenjoyexercise，findbalanceandbekindtothemselves.

Untilthathappens，theappthatissupposedtomotivateyoumightactuallybethethingmakingyouwanttogiveup!31.Whatisthemainfindingofthenewstudy？______A.Fitnessappsareuselessformotivation.

B.Mostusersfindithardtousefitnessapps.

C.Fitnessappsareonlypopularamongyoungpeople.

D.Fitnessappsmaymakeusersfeelworseinsteadofbetter.32.Whydofitnessappsreduceusers'autonomy？______A.Becausetheyaretooexpensive.

B.Becausetheyfocusonlyonexercise.

C.Becausetheyneversetgoalsontheirown.

D.Becausetheysetgoalswithoutconsideringusers'needs.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"streaks"meaninparagraph5？______A.Shortbreaks. B.Goals.

C.Personalfeelings. D.Continuous（连续不断的）records.34.Howshouldtheseappsbeimproved？______A.Byaddingmorefunfeature（功能）.

B.Byhelpingusersenjoyexercise.

C.Byofferingmoredetailedsuggestions.

D.Byfocusingmorestrictlyonusers'goals.35.Whoshouldfollowthesuggestionsinthepassage？______A.Privatedoctors. B.Marketingexperts（专家）.

C.Fitnesscoaches. D.Appdevelopers.CStClarepromisedTomthathewouldsethimfreesoon.Tomwashappytohearthatbecausehehadalwaysbeendreamingofbeingafreeman.Butunluckily，StClarewasbadlywoundedwhilehewastryingtostopafightinacafe.Thedoctorcoulddonothingtosavehim.Then，StClareclosedhiseyesandpassedaway，holdingTom'shands.

Afterthefuneral（葬礼），theslaves（奴隶）foundthemselvesinadangeroussituation.WhenStClarewasalive，theybelonged（属于）tohim.ButnowtheirmasterbecameMarie，thewifeofStClare.Thingsweregoingtobeverydifferent.

Marie'sattitude（态度）totheslavesbecameveryclearsoon.Shedidn'tlikethewayRosa，oneofthegirls，spoketoher.Soshedecidedtopunishherwithfifteenlashesinawhipping（鞭笞）house.RosarantoMissOpheliaforhelp.

"Iwouldn'tmindthewhippingsomuchifMrsStClareoryouweretodoittome.Butit'sashametobebeatenbythatterribleman，MissOphelia"Rosasaid.

MissOpheliafeltsympathetic（同情的）toheranddecidedtotalktoMarie.

"Rosaisverysorryforwhatshedid，"saidMissOphelia.

"Oh，really？Idon'tthinkshefeelssorry.Iwillteachherhowtospeaktome.Whippingistheonlywayblackpeoplelearn，"Mariereplied.

Afterthat，amancameandtookRosatothewhippinghouse.

Afewdayslater，Adolph，anotherslave，wenttotalktoTom.

"DoyouknowthatMrsStClareisgoingtosellus？"

"Howdoyouknowthat？"saidTom.

"Iwasbehindthecurtains（窗帘）whenshecameintotheroomwithherlawyer.Theydidn'tseeme，andIheardtheirconversation.Inafewdays，shewillsendusofftotheauction（拍卖）."

TomdecidedtoaskMissOpheliaforhelpbecauseheknewshetreatedhimwithrespectandkindness.

"MissOphelia，"hesaid，"MasterStClarepromisedtogivemefreedom.CouldyouspeakaboutittoMrsStClareandtellheritwasMasterStClare'swish？"

"I'llspeakforyou，Tom，"saidMissOphelia，"butthereisn'tmuchhope."

"Absolutelynot（绝对不行），"Marieanswered."IcansellTomatthehighestpriceandmakealotofmoney.Besides，hedoesn'tneedfreedom.Slavesdon'tknowwhattodowithfreedom."

ThenMissOpheliadidthebestthingshecoulddoforTom.ShewrotealettertoMrsShelbyandurged（极力劝说）hertobuyTom.

Adapted

from

Uncle

Tom's

Cabin36.WhichisTRUEaboutStClare'sdeath？______A.HeheldTom'shandswhenhetookhislastbreath.

B.HeannouncedthathewouldsetTomfreewhenhewasdying.

C.Hediedbecausenodoctorcouldbesenttohelp.

D.Hewasattackedwhilehewasfightingwithsomeoneinacafe.37.Whatcanweinfer（推断）aboutStClareandMarie？______A.Theytreatedtheirslavesinsimilarways.

B.StClaretreatedhisslaveskindlywhileMariedidn't.

C.MarieusedtocareforStClare'sslaves.

D.StClarehadtoldMarietosellhisslavesbeforehedied.38.WhydidRosaruntoMissOpheliaforhelp？______A.Becausethewhippingcausedmuchphysicalpain.

B.Becauseshedidn'twanttobewhippedinpublic.

C.Becauseshehatedtobewhippedbyaman.

D.Becausesheknewshewouldbesoldafterthewhipping.39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto？______A.Marie'spromise. B.SellingTom.

C.TalkingtoMarie. D.GivingTomfreedom.DWeoftenhearsettingcleargoalsisthekeytosuccess.Foryears，Ibelievedthis，soIalwayssetgoals.SometimesIsucceeded，butoftenIfailed.Finally，IrealizedthatmyresultshadlittletodowiththegoalsIsetbutnearlyeverythingtodowiththesystemsIfollowed.

WhatdoImeanbythis？Aregoalscompletelyuseless？Ofcoursenot.Goalsaregoodforsettingadirection，butsystemsarebestformakingprogress.Manyproblemsarisewhenyouspendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutyourgoalsandnotenoughtimedesigningyoursystems.Sowhydoesfocusingonlyongoalsfallshort？

Thefirstreasonisthatgoalscannottellwinnersfromlosersbecausetheysharethesamegoals.EveryathletewantsanOlympicgoldmedal.Thosewhowonmedalsmadeitnotjustbywantingto—theyimprovedtheirtrainingsystemsthroughdailypractice.

Second，achievingagoalonlychangesyourlifetemporarily.Imagineyouhaveamessyroomandyousetagoaltocleanit.Aftertidyingup，youwillhaveacleanroom.Butifyoukeepthesamehabits，themesswillreturn.Youstillendupwiththesameresultbecauseyouneverchangedthesystembehindit.

Furthermore，goalsrestricthappiness.Weoftenthink，"Oncewereachourgoal，thenwe'llbehappy."However，whenwefallinlovewiththeprocess，wedon'thavetowaittobehappy.Wecanbehappyanytimeoursystemisrunning.

Finally，agoal-orientedmindset（思维模式）cancreatea"yo-yo"effect.Manyrunnersstoptrainingaftertheycrossthefinishlinebecausethegoalisnolongertheretomotivatethem.Sogoalsaren'tgoodformakinglong-termprogress，butsystemskeepyouimprovingbeyondsingleachievements.

Inshort，goalscanprovidedirectionandevenpushyouforwardintheshortterm，buteventuallyawell-designedsystemwillalwayswin.40.Howdidthewriterrealizetheimportanceofthesystems？______A.Bywatchingvideosonline.

B.Byaskingateacherforadvice.

C.Bylearningfrompersonalexperiences.

D.Byreadingbooksaboutsuccessfulpeople.41.Whatdoestheexampleofathletesmainlytellus？______A.Goalsalonecan'tleadtosuccess.

B.Acommongoalunitesallathletes.

C.Talentisthekeytowinningmedals.

D.OnlyOlympicathletesneedgoodsystems.42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"restrict"inparagraph5mean？______A.Limit. B.Create. C.Protect. D.Destroy.43.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe"yo-yo"effect？______A.Amansavesmoneydaybyday.

B.Amusicianpracticesdailywithoutgoals.

C.Astudentkeepsstudyingaftergettinggoodgrades.

D.Apersononadietovereatsagainafterlosingweight.44.Whichofthefollowingideasisthewritermostlikelytoagreewith？______A.Betterlatethannever.

B.Slowbutsurewinstherace.

C.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket.

D.Theprocessmattersmorethantheresult.五、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共11分。45.阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题。（前4题每题答案不超过10个词）。

HaveyoueverheardofYuTongShop？ItistheonlyplaceinGuangzhouwherepeoplemaketraditionalCantonesepastrymolds（广式糕饼模具）byhand.Theshopisrunby65-year-oldYuZhaoji.Hehasbeenmakingmoldsforover50years，continuingafamilytradition.Yu'sgreat-great-grandfatherstartedthebusinessabout160yearsago.

Forcenturies，handmademoldshaveplayedanimportantroleinmakingCantonesepastries.Beforehandmademoldsstartedtobecomelesscommonlyusedaroundtheyear2000，YuTongShopwasalwaysbusywithorders，especiallyfromthe1970stothe1990s.

Today，therearefewertraditionalCantonesepastrymoldmakers.Makingmoldsbyhandisslowandrequiresspecialcarving（雕刻）skills.Theprocessmakeshandmademoldsmuchmoreexpensivethanmachine-madeones."Speediseverythingtoday，"Yuexplained，"butlearningthisskilltakesyearsofpractice."Althoughmachinesarefaster，Yubelievestheycannevertrulytaketheplaceofhumanhands.

Toprotecttraditions，Guangzhouopeneditsfirstintangibleculturalheritagedistrict（非物质文化遗产街区）inAugust2020．Withthesupportofthegovernment，Yumovedhisshopthere.Now，heintroduceshisskillstotourists，andhealsoteachesthemtomakemolds.

"Somepeoplejoinmeforfun，andothersforachallenge，"Yusaid.Hebelieveshandmadeitemsarespecialandmeaningfulbecausetheyaremadewithcareandcarrywarmth.Headds，"Ifyoumakeamoldyourself，evenanimperfectone，thepastriesmadewithitwilltastebetter."(1)WhatcanpeopledoinYuTongShop？

______(2)Aftertheyear2000，whywasn'tYuTongShopasbusyasbefore？

______(3)Whatmakeshandmademoldsmuchmoreexpensivethanmachine-madeones？

______(4)WhatdoesYuZhaojithinkofhandmadeitems？

______(5)Doyoulikehandmademolds？Why？

______六、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。46.Whilesomepeoplesaytheirschoolyearsarethebesttimeoftheirlives，othersbelievelifeonlygetsbetterastheygetolder.

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，RafaelSantandreu，aSpanishpsychologist（心理学家），doesn'tagreewiththem.Hegavehisopinionwhenhe

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（interview）.

"Thebesttimeoflifecomeswhenyoustartexpressinggratitude（感激），"hesaid."Truehappinessbeginswhenyoustarttovaluewhatyou

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（get）uptonow.Andthebestpartdoesn'tdependonage.Itcanstartrightnow!"

Infact，Santandreu'sopinionisalsosupportedbyscience.Researchshowsthatexpressinggratitudeisgoodforus.Peoplewhooftenpracticegratitudeareusuallyhappier.Theyfeelmorejoy，worry

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（little），andgetalongbetterwithothers.Besides，bynoticinggoodthingsaroundus，wefeelmorehopefulaboutlife.

But

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topracticegratitudeinourdailylife？Hereareseveraleasy

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（way）.First，you'dbetterprepare

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thank-younotebook.Everyday，writedowntwoorthreethingsthatmakeyoubecome

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（cheer）orpeoplewhomakeadifferencetoyou.Second，saythanksmoreoften.Tellafamilymember，afriendorateacherwhyyouthankthem.Itmakesyouand

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（they）feelgood.Third，offerquietthanks.Whenyouseesomethingbeautifulorwhensomeonehelpsyou，say"thankyou"

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（gentle）inyourheart.

Remember：thebesttimeoflifeisn'tconnectedwithhowoldyouare.Itcanhappenatanytime!(1)

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七、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。47.人工智能（AI）正在深刻地改变着我们的生活。在教育领域，AI也被广泛应用，如智能学