2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试（盐城卷）
英语
注意事项：
1.全卷满分120分。考试时间为100分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。
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第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共65分）
一、补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
阅读下面的对话，根据上下文，选择恰当的选项补全对话，使句意完整、符合逻辑。（其中有一项为多余选项）
Prince: Who are you You are very pretty to look at.
Fox: 1
Prince: Come and play with me. I am so unhappy.
Fox: 2 I am not tamed.
Prince: I am looking for men. 3
Fox: It is an act too often neglected (忽略). It means to establish ties.
Prince: To establish ties
Fox: 4 To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world ...”
Prince: 5 There is a flower ... I think that she has tamed me...
A．Just that.
B．I am a fox.
C．What does that mean — ‘tame’
D．I can’t agree with you more.
E．I am beginning to understand.
F．I cannot play with you.
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握文章大意，然后从所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A long time ago, trees in forests kept their leaves all year round. That’s just the way it was. But one winter, things 6 , and would never be the same again.
The cold winter winds were blowing, and all the birds were flying south where it was warm except one small bird with a broken wing.
As the injured bird watched its friends going south, it stood thinking, “I will not 7 this coming winter.”
The little bird hopped(跳行) along 8 one wing hanging(垂下) uselessly at its side. It came to a huge oak tree. “Please, Mr. Oak,” said the bird. “May I take 9 on your branches ”
The oak tree huffed and puffed. “I am the king of the forest. I will never 10 you on my branches.”
And so, the bird came next to a white birch tree. The birch tree thought it was the 11 tree in all the land. When the little bird asked for help, the birch tree said, “Go away from me! You will get 12 and eat my leaves. I must take care of my beautiful leaves. Move along.”
The winter was fast approaching(接近). The injured little bird 13 came to a big spruce tree. “May I take shelter on your branches ” pleaded the bird. To its surprise, the spruce tree 14 . “Come, little bird. I will do my best to keep you 15 .”
A pine tree noticed this and said, “I will stand here all 16 , little bird. Do not worry. My branches will keep the 17 from you. You will be safe with us.”
Later, the cold north wind came to blow in the forest. It blew so 18 that it knocked all the leaves from the oak and the birch. It was going to blow the leaves 19 the spruce and pine too. But its father said no, for he had seen the good work of these trees in helping the bird.
And dear friend, that is why some trees 20 their leaves in winter, and some do not.
6．A．happened B．appeared C．failed D．changed
7．A．solve B．survive C．serve D．spend
8．A．against B．without C．during D．with
9．A．food B．shelter C．action D．time
10．A．invite B．greet C．refuse D．accept
11．A．strongest B．oldest C．tallest D．prettiest
12．A．homeless B．helpless C．hungry D．happy
13．A．finally B．simply C．slowly D．quickly
14．A．smiled B．promised C．explained D．agreed
15．A．free B．calm C．warm D．awake
16．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
17．A．wind B．cloud C．sunshine D．rain
18．A．wide B．well C．hard D．badly
19．A．over B．off C．below D．above
20．A．blow B．lose C．shake D．hurt
三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
（一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
Welcome to School Dance Club
Are you tired of sitting too long Do you want to be healthier Join the School Dance Club and move your body!
Choice of dances: jazz, folk, pop, modern, etc.
Level of difficulty: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4
Teachers:
Helen White
─13 years of teaching experience
─Graduated from International Master Dance School
John Smith
─First prize winner of “Dancers on Stage” for 4 years starting from 2016
Ken Power
─Skilled in different of dance, especially in “fusion(融合)” dance
Who to join: 12-15
If you would like to be one of us, please kindly fill in the form and send it Maria Cooper’s office before 18th July.
21．The Dance Club best suits those who want to ________.
A．learn pop music B．sing folk songs C．be quiet D．be healthier
22．If you want to learn “fusion” dance, you can choose ________.
A．Maria Cooper B．Ken Power C．John Smith D．Helen White
23．Who can join the Dance Club
A．Students aged 14. B．Teachers with rich experience.
C．Teachers good at dancing. D．Students aged 10.
B
Xi’an China
Xi’an is no doubt one of the most popular tourist attractions in China. Every year, millions of travellers visit the Terracotta Army (兵马俑) of Emperor Qin Shihuang, which is one of the most amazing historic sites in the world.
As one of China’s great former capitals, Xi’an grew to be the largest city in the world during the Tang Dynasty, a golden age of art and poetry. Chang’an, as it was known at the time, was the starting point of the Silk Road, which connected China to the world. It was here that Xuan Zang set out on his famous travels, which became the basis of Journey to the West. Historic sites from that time include the two Wild Goose Pagodas and the remains of the Daming Palace, which was the centre of the Tang court (朝廷).
Today, Xi’an is a modern city, at the heart of China’s Belt and Road initiative (倡议), but its long history can be seen everywhere: it is one of the few cities in the world that still have city walls. The wall, almost 14 kilometres long, was originally built for guarding against danger, but nowadays, it’s a great way to experience Xi’an: from here, you can get an amazing view of the city.
Florence Italy
Florence, one of the famous historic cities in Italy, is the birthplace of many amazing ideas and discoveries!
Florence’s history is alive with the memory of a time when art, culture and science were being reborn. In the late 13th century, the Renaissance (文艺复兴) began here before spreading to the rest of Europe. At that time, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo were some of the people living, working and studying in Florence. During this period, they along with other great minds, contributed valuable artworks and made important scientific discoveries.
Florence is filled with art, science and history museums and ancient buildings, as well as historic universities. You can visit many of these places to experience and admire the amazing work and discoveries that happened during the Renaissance period. An example is Michelangelo’s famous statue David, which he completed between 1501 and 1504. Another must-see is the University of Florence. It was started in 1321 and many famous people studied there in the Renaissance period.
In Florence today you can experience the old and the new. Historic sites are neighbours with fancy restaurants and high-end shops. While you are trying the delicious local food, you can decide which interesting places to visit next.
24．According to the passage, what can we know about two cities
A．Xi’an was the largest city in the world during the Song Dynasty.
B．Xi’an was the heart of the Silk Road, which connected China to the world.
C．You can visit the historic sites and try local food for free in Florence.
D．Many famous people once studied, worked and lived in Florence,
25．Which of the following do the two texts both mention
①must-see places ②past and present ③excellent education ④value of the city
A．①②③. B．①②④. C．①③④. D．②③④.
26．What does the writer write this article for
A．To give advice on how to visit the two cities.
B．To explain why the two cities are so popular.
C．To encourage people to find the differences about the two cities.
D．To introduce famous people in the two cities.
C
Recently Google has announced a series of new artificial intelligence(AI)（人工智能）tools designed to help users in organizing emails and creating business writings and meetings. These tools display important AI development progress in recent years. The tools are built by putting a great deal of data（数据）into machine learning computer systems. The data trains the AI systems to develop skills and produce human-like results.
The technology received wide attention last year after a company called Open AI announced a free writing tool called ChatGPT. That tool can quickly produce human-quality writings. Experts（专家）say such systems may bring great changes to many different industries and jobs. Now some companies are able to test Google’s new tools in their development and business activities.
Like ChatGPT, Google’s AI tools are designed to create completely written texts for many different purposes. For example, an office worker could enter some keywords of a kind of text they want. The tools could then create a full marketing email, training materials or a business plan in a while. Google sees the system being able to offer an “AI Helper” to help human workers in real time. Google wants to have its AI change the work of lawyers, scientists, teachers and more.
However, Google says it keeps developing AI products of high quality. That is why the company is inviting groups of “trusted testers” to use its AI tools rather than widely selling its new products. Google’s new AI tools are the company’s latest move to fight for panies like Microsoft and Meta are also working on products about AI.
Technology experts have warned that while the new AI tools can produce human-like writings, the systems can also make mistakes.
Last month, Bard, Google’s new AI tool designed to give a better online search, made a mistake and caused a $100-billion drop. Microsoft users said the company’s new AI tools produced unfriendly and rude results.
27．Google’s new AI tools can help users ____________.
A．develop skills and produce human-like robots
B．create a complete business plan in a very short time
C．put a lot of data into any company’s computer system
D．send and receive emails at different business meetings
28．Google keeps developing AI products of high quality by ________.
A．asking experts from all industries for help
B．working together with Microsoft and Meta
C．allowing trusted testers to use new products first
D．widely selling its new products as soon as possible
29．What’s the relationship between the last two paragraphs
A．Paragraph 5 is the purpose of what happens in Paragraph 6.
B．The two paragraphs have different ideas about AI tools.
C．Paragraph 5 gives a good example to support Paragraph 6.
D．Paragraph 6 gives an example to support Paragraph 5.
30．From the passage, we know ________.
A．“AI Helper” cannot change scientists’ work
B．Google’s AI tools display recent AI development
C．few companies can test Google’s new tools in business
D．Google will stop fighting for business with new AI tools
D
When Oliver arrived in this hard world, it was very doubtful whether he would live beyond the first three minutes. He lay on a hard little bed and struggled to start breathing.
Oliver fought his first battle without much help from the two people present at his birth. One was an old woman, who was nearly always drunk, and the other was a busy local doctor, who was not paid enough to be very interested in Oliver’s survive.
However, Oliver managed to draw his first breath, and then announced his arrival by crying loudly. His mother raised her pale young face and whispered, “let me see it.”
The doctor turned away from the fire, where he had been warming his hands. He gave her the child. Lovingly, she kissed the baby with her cold white lips, then stared wildly around the room, fell back—and died.
The doctor began to put on his coat. “The mother was a good-looking girl. Where did she come from ” “She was brought here last night,” replied the old woman. “She was found lying in the street. Where she came from, or what her name was, nobody knows.”
The doctor lifted the girl’s left hand. “The old story,” he shook his head. “No wedding ring, I see. Ah! Good night.”
And so Oliver was left with only the drunken nurse. He was then sent to a special “baby farm” nearby. There, he and thirty other children rolled (翻滚) around the floor all day, without the inconvenience of too much food or too much clothing. Mrs. Mann, who “looked after” them, was very experienced. She knew what was good for children. She also knew what was good for herself, so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children’s food. The board (董事会) responsible for the orphans (孤儿) sometimes checked on the health of the children, but they always sent Mr. Bumble, a kind local policeman, to announce their visit the day before. So whenever the board arrived, of course, the children were always neat and clean.
On Oliver’s ninth birthday, Mr. Bumble came to see Mrs. Mann. Through the front window, Mrs. Mann saw him at the gate, and turned quickly to the girl who worked with her.
“Quick! Take Oliver and those others upstairs to be washed!” she said. Then she ran out to unlock the gate which was always kept locked.
Adapted from Oliver Twist
31．What was the weather like when Oliver was born
A．Warm. B．Cool. C．Cold. D．Hot.
32．According to the passage, the gate of the baby farm was always kept locked in order to ________.
A．protect the children inside from dangers outside
B．prevent officers walking in unexpectedly
C．keep the children inside working all the time
D．make sure the children were always neat and clean
33．What does the underlined sentence “without the inconvenience of too much food or too much clothing” probably mean according to the passage
A．Oliver and other children had enough food and clothing.
B．Oliver and other children didn’t have enough food or clothing.
C．Oliver and other children had no food or clothing at all.
D．Oliver and other children had a very good time in the baby farm.
34．Which is the right order according to the passage
a. Oliver was sent to a special “baby farm” nearby.
b. Mrs. Mann ran out to unlock the gate.
c. Oliver lay on a hard little bed and struggled to start breathing.
d. Mr. Bumble came to see Mrs. Mann on Oliver’s ninth birthday.
e. Oliver’s mother kissed the baby with her cold white lips.
A．c-a-d-b-e B．c-e-a-d-b C．e-c-b-d-a D．e-b-d-a-c
35．What can we infer from the passage
A．Oliver and other kids were always neat and clean.
B．The doctor and the nurse took good care of Oliver.
C．The board was responsible for the orphans.
D．Oliver’s mother wasn’t married when he was born.
（二）阅读短文，并从下面方框的六个句子中选择五个还原到文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。
In many cultures, white often means something positive. A white-collar job, for example, is the kind of job many people look for, working with your brain and not your hands.
White represents purity. 36 Women wear white on their wedding day. Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good, like “white wash”. 37 However, it means something different today: to hide or to cover up mistakes or failures. 38 In ancient Thailand, a white elephant was thought to be a sacred (神圣的) animal, 39 The kings of those days gave a white elephant to the people they disliked. Once they received this sacred animal as a gift, they were not allowed to sell or kill it. 40 In America, when people want to throw away their furniture or clothes, they often have a “white elephant sale”.
A．A “white elephant” is another example.
B．but it was very expensive to keep.
C．so people like it very much.
D．Today, a “white elephant” means something that is big, useless and unwanted.
E．At first, “white wash” meant to paint something with white paint to make it look better.
F．That is why doctors and nurses usually wear white uniforms.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分）
四、词汇运用
（一）（共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分）
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。
many, surprise, learn, sweep, satisfied, advantage, easily, spread, completely, hold
The Robot Show was 41 in our school last Sunday. I was 42 to see so many kinds of robots on the show. And I have 43 a lot about robots.
Robots can not only help us do our homework but also help us with all the housework, such as washing clothes, cooking meals and 44 the floor. In this way, we will have much more time to do what we want to do. In general, they 45 our needs and make our life much 46 .
However, robots also have some 47 . They may catch a virus or go wrong. They may make our house in a 48 mess: food is laid on the bed; milk is stored in the rubbish bin; water is 49 all over the floor.
Robots can help us a lot, but they can also bring too 50 trouble.
（二）（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，完成短文。
In the past, a man in the State of Qi thought too much all day long. He was afraid that the sky might fall, that the land might cave in a 51 that he would have no place to live. He was so w 52 that he could neither eat nor sleep. His friend who cared about him came to educate him by s 53 , “The sky is only an air mass (团). All men’s a 54 are inside this mass. W 55 do you worry that the sky would fall ”
The man of Qi asked, “If the sky is really an air mass, then wouldn’t the sun, the moon and the stars f 56 down ”
His friend said, “The sun, the moon and the stars are only things that can shine in this mass. E 57 if they fall down, they would not harm people.”
The man of Qi asked again, “Then what can I do when the l 58 sinks ”
The man said, “The land is only piled-up earth. There is earth everywhere. Every day you walk on the land. Why do you worry that it would sink ” When the man of Qi h 59 this, his worries went away at once and he became very glad. His friend who talked with him and cured his melancholia (抑郁) was very p 60 too.
五、读写综合
（一）阅读并回答问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
An old man was sitting on the sofa with Mike, his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a dove landed on the ground.
The father asked his son, “What is this ”
The son replied, “It is a dove.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this ”
The son said, “Father, I have just told you. It’s a dove.”
After a short while, the old father asked his son for the third time, “What is this ”
This time Mike could not control his anger and shouted, “It’s a dove, a dove. Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A DOVE’. Don’t you understand this ”
The old man silently took out an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a little impatient, Mike began to read it.
“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a dove landed on the ground, and my son asked me what it was. I smiled at him, said it was a dove and hugged him. After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same dove, little Mike asked me what it was 23 times and I kept on replying to his question and hugging him every time.” Something gently touched Mike’s heart. His face turned red with shame for being so impatient with his father and he hugged him tightly.
Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not realize that until they are gone.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
61．Where were Mike and his father sitting
62．How many times did the father ask his son the same question
63．How did Mike feel at first when his father showed him the diary
64．Why did Mike’s face turn red after reading the diary
65．What really touched Mike’s heart according to the passage
（二）书面表达。（共1小题，计20分）
66．你校英语俱乐部将举办主题为“One thing I feel proud of”的征文比赛。请根据以下提示写一篇短文参赛。
1. What did you do to make you feel proud of yourself 2. What have you learned from the experience ...
注意事项：
1. 词数：100词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入词数）；
2. 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
3. 文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
Everyone has done something that he is proud of. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
1．B 2．F 3．C 4．A 5．E
【导语】本文是一则《小王子》中小王子和狐狸之间的对话。
1．根据“Who are you ”可知要回答自己是谁，B项“我是一只狐狸。”符合语境。故选B。
2．根据“Come and play with me.”可知此处表示不能和小王子一起玩，F项“我不能和你玩。”符合语境。故选F。
3．根据“I am not tamed.”可知询问“驯服”的意思，C项“ ‘驯服’是什么意思？”符合语境。故选C。
4．根据“To establish ties ”可知要回答就是那个意思，A项“仅仅是那样。”符合语境。故选A。
5．根据“There is a flower ... I think that she has tamed me...”可知小王子要表达开始明白“驯服”的意思了，E项“我开始明白了。”符合语境。故选E。
6．D 7．B 8．D 9．B 10．D 11．D 12．C 13．A 14．D 15．C 16．D 17．A 18．C 19．B 20．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了一只受伤的小鸟不能飞到温暖的南方去过冬，所以想选择一棵树来抵抗严冬，但是橡树和桦树不愿意帮助它，最后云杉和松树愿意帮助它，而寒冷的北风看到这两棵树的善良行为而没有吹掉它们的叶子。
6．句意：但是有一年冬天，事情发生了改变，再也不会像以前一样了。
happened发生；appeared出现；failed失败；changed改变。根据“That’s just the way it was. But one winter, things...,”可知，这个冬天与以往不同，But表示转折关系，所以是事情发生了改变。故选D。
7．句意：受伤的鸟儿看着它的朋友们向南飞去，站在那里想：我活不过这个即将到来的冬天了。
solve解决；survive活下来，幸存；serve接待，服务；spend花费。根据“one small bird with a broken wing；As the injured bird watched its friends going south, it stood thinking”可知，这只鸟的翅膀受伤了，不能飞往南方，因此是不能活下来。故选B。
8．句意：那只小鸟一蹦一跳的，其中一只翅膀毫无用处地垂在身旁。
against违反；without没有；during在……期间；with和，带着，长着，表示伴随的介词。根据“The little bird hopped(跳行) along...one wing hanging(垂下)”可知，是小鸟带着垂下的翅膀，用介词with。故选D。
9．句意：我可以躲在你的树枝上吗？
take food取食物；take shelter寻找庇护；take action采取行动；take time花费时间。根据“The little bird hopped(跳行) along with one wing hanging(垂下) uselessly；It came to a huge oak tree”可知，受伤的小鸟是在向大树寻求庇护。故选B。
10．句意：那棵橡树咆哮道：我是森林之王。我永远不会接受你在我的枝头上。
invite邀请；greet打招呼；refuse拒绝；accept接受。根据“huffed and puffed”可知，橡树不接受小鸟寻求庇护。故选D。
11．句意：桦树认为自己是世界上最漂亮的树。
strongest最强壮的；oldest最古老的；tallest最高的；prettiest最美丽的。根据“I must take care of my beautiful leaves.”可知。桦树必须保护自己的美丽叶子，因此自认为是最漂亮的。故选D。
12．句意：你会饿的，吃我的叶子。
homeless无家可归的；helpless无助的；hungry饥饿的；happy快乐的。根据“eat my leaves”可知，桦树认为小鸟会吃它的叶子，因此“会饿的”符合语境。故选C。
13．句意：受伤的小鸟最终来到了一棵大云杉树下。
finally终于；simply仅仅，只；slowly缓慢地；quickly快速地。根据“The winter was fast approaching. The injured little bird...came to a big spruce tree.”可知，冬天快到了，小鸟最终来到了云杉树面前。故选A。
14．句意：令它吃惊的是，云杉树同意了。
smiled微笑；promised许诺；explained解释；agreed同意。根据“Come, little bird. I will do my best”可知，云杉树同意了小鸟的请求。故选D。
15．句意：我会尽我最大的努力让你温暖。
free自由的；calm冷静的；warm温暖的；awake醒来的。根据“To its surprise, the spruce tree agreed”可知，云杉树答应了小鸟，想尽力让小鸟感到温暖。故选C。
16．句意：一棵松树注意到了，说：我整个冬天都会站在这里，小鸟。
spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。根据上文“The winter was fast approaching(接近).”可知，松树整个冬天都在。故选D。
17．句意：我的树枝会给你挡风的。
wind风；cloud云；sunshine阳光；rain雨。根据下文“Later, the cold north wind came to blow in the forest.”可知，松树树枝会给小鸟挡风。故选A。
18．句意：风吹得很大，把橡树和桦树的叶子都吹落了。
wide宽阔地；well好地；hard猛烈地；badly坏地。根据“It blew so... that it knocked all the leaves from the oak and the birch.”可知，风刮得很猛烈，吹掉了树叶。故选C。
19．句意：它要把云杉树和松树的叶子也吹掉。
over超过；off脱离；below在……以下；above在……以上。根据“it knocked all the leaves from the oak and the birch. It was going to blow the leaves...the spruce and pine too”可知，是吹落了树叶，blow off “吹掉，吹落”。故选B。
20．句意：亲爱的朋友，这就是为什么有些树在冬天会失去叶子，有些树却不会。
blow吹；lose失去；shake摇动；hurt伤害。根据“the cold north wind came to blow in the forest；It was going to blow...in helping the bird.”可知，北风被云杉树和松树帮助小鸟的行为所感动，因此并没有吹落它们的叶子，即没有失去树叶。故选B。
21．D 22．B 23．A
【导语】本文是一则舞蹈俱乐部的广告信息。
21．细节理解题。根据“Do you want to be healthier ”可知，想变得更健康可以选择舞蹈俱乐部，故选D。
22．细节理解题。根据“Ken Power—Skilled in different of dance, especially in ’fusion(融合)‘ dance”可知，如果想学习“fusion”舞蹈，可以向Ken Power学习，故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据“Who to join: 12-15”可知，12岁到15岁的学生可以参加，故选A。
24．D 25．B 26．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，分别介绍了历史悠久的中国西安和意大利佛罗伦萨，如今这两座城市都已成为两国最著名且最吸引人的旅游景点之一。
24．细节理解题。根据对佛罗伦萨的介绍“At that time, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo were some of the people living, working and studying in Florence. During this period, they along with other great minds, contributed valuable artworks and made important scientific discoveries.”可知，在十三世纪晚期文艺复兴开始时，很多意大利知名艺术家和伟人如达芬奇等都住在这座城市且贡献了很多有价值的艺术作品和科学发现。故选D。
25．细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，两篇城市介绍都未提及教育，均在介绍它们的历史及当下发展情况、有名的旅游景点和城市价值等。故选B。
26．大意主旨题。根据上下文可知，本文在向读者解释这两座城市均因其悠久的历史及历史人物以及当下快速的发展而受欢迎。故选B。
27．B 28．C 29．D 30．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了最近谷歌宣布了一系列新的人工智能以及它们的作用。
27．细节理解题。根据“Like ChatGPT, Google’s AI tools are designed to create completely written texts for many different purposes. For example, an office worker could enter some keywords of a kind of text they want. The tools could then create a full marketing email, training materials or a business plan in a while.”可知谷歌的新人工智能工具可以帮助用户在很短的时间内创建一个完整的商业计划。故选B。
28．细节理解题。根据“However, Google says it keeps developing AI products of high quality. That is why the company is inviting groups of ‘trusted testers’ to use its AI tools rather than widely selling its new products”可知谷歌通过让值得信赖的测试人员首先使用新产品，不断开发高质量的人工智能产品。故选C。
29．推理判断题。根据“Technology experts have warned that while the new AI tools can produce human-like writings, the systems can also make mistakes.”可知第五段讲述了技术专家警告说，虽然新的人工智能工具可以产生类似人类的文字，但这些系统也可能出错。根据“Last month, Bard, Google’s new AI tool designed to give a better online search, made a mistake and caused a $100-billion drop”可知第六段讲述了上个月，谷歌新的人工智能工具Bard犯了一个错误，导致了1000亿美元的损失。所以第六段给出了一个例子来支持第五段。故选D。
30．推理判断题。根据“Google’s AI tools are designed to create completely written texts for many different purposes. For example, an office worker could enter some keywords of a kind of text they want. The tools could then create a full marketing email, training materials or a business plan in a while. Google sees the system being able to offer an ‘AI Helper’ to help human workers in real time”（谷歌的人工智能工具旨在为许多不同的目的创建完整的书面文本。例如，办公室职员可以输入他们想要的文本的一些关键字。然后，这些工具可以在一段时间内创建完整的营销电子邮件、培训材料或商业计划。谷歌认为该系统能够提供一个“人工智能助手”来实时帮助人类工人）可推知谷歌的人工智能工具展示了最近的人工智能发展。故选B。
31．C 32．B 33．B 34．B 35．D
【导语】本文是一篇小说节选。文章节选于《雾都孤儿》，讲述了Oliver的早期艰辛生活。
31．推理判断题。根据第四段“The doctor turned away from the fire, where he had been warming his hands”可知，医生转过身去，避开了他一直在那里暖手的炉火。医生在烤火，由此推测Oliver出生时天气很冷。故选C。
32．推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“but they always sent Mr. Bumble, a kind local policeman, to announce their visit the day before. So whenever the board arrived, of course, the children were always neat and clean”可知，他们总是在前一天派善良的当地警察Bumble先生来宣布他们的来访，每当董事会到来时，孩子们总是很整洁。即孤儿院被检查总是被提前通知，所以孩子们看上去总是整洁干净的。因此根据最后一段“Quick! Take Oliver and those others upstairs to be washed”可推测平常锁着门是为了防止官员出乎意料的检查，故选B。
33．词句猜测题。根据“Mrs. Mann, who ‘looked after’ them, was very experienced. She knew what was good for children. She also knew what was good for herself, so she kept for her own use the money that she was given for the children’s food.”可知，“照顾”他们的Mann太太非常有经验。她知道什么对孩子有益，她也知道什么对自己有利，所以她把给孩子们吃的钱留着自用。由此推断Mann太太有可能克扣给孩子们的钱，孩子们根本没有足够的衣服和食物，故选B。
34．细节理解题。根据文章可知，Oliver出生时躺在一个坚硬的小床上（对应c），第一声啼哭后妈妈吻他（对应e），妈妈去世之后他被送到孤儿院（对应a），在他9岁的生日时Bumble 先生来看望Mann夫人（对应d），Mann夫人急忙跑向没锁的大门（对应b），即正确顺序为c-e-a-d-b。故选B。
35．推理判断题。根据第六段“No wedding ring, I see.”可知，没有结婚戒指，由此推断Oliver的妈妈当时还没有结婚。故选D。
36．F 37．E 38．A 39．B 40．D
【导语】本文讲述在许多文化中，白色通常意味着积极的事情，详细地讲述了一些和白色有关的事例以及古今的不同含义。
36．根据前文“White represents purity.”可知，白色代表纯洁，故此处应表述由于白色的纯洁象征而产生的影响，选项F“这就是为什么医生和护士通常穿白色制服的原因。”符合语境，故选F。
37．根据前文“Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good, like ‘white wash’”可知，有时白色被用在不好的表达中，比如“white wash”，故此处应承接前文表述“white wash”的含义，选项E“起初，‘white wash’的意思是给某物涂上白漆，使其看起来更好。”符合语境，故选E。
38．根据“In ancient Thailand, a white elephant was thought to be a sacred (神圣的) animal,”可知，讲述了在古代泰国，一只白色的大象被认为是一种神圣的动物，故此处应举了“白象”的例子，选项A“‘白象’是另一个例子。”符合语境，故选A。
39．根据“In ancient Thailand, a white elephant was thought to be a sacred (神圣的) animal,”可知，引出了白象的话题，故此处应承接上文具体介绍“白象”，选项B“但是饲养它非常昂贵”符合语境，故选B。
40．根据“ In America, when people want to throw away their furniture or clothes, they often have a ‘white elephant sale’.”可知，讲述了“白象”现在的含义跟以前不同了，故此处应讲述“白象”现在的含义，选项D“今天，‘white elephant’指的是大的、没用的、不想要的东西”符合语境，故选D。
41．held 42．surprised 43．learnt/learned 44．sweeping 45．satisfy 46．easier 47．disadvantages 48．complete 49．spread 50．much
【导语】本文主要介绍了机器人能带给人们便利，但同时也有一些缺点。
41．句意：上周日在我们学校举行了机器人展。根据“The Robot Show”可知此处指举办机器人展，主语“The Robot Show”与动词hold之间是动宾关系，此处用一般过去时的被动语态，was后接过去分词held。故填held。
42．句意：我很惊讶看到这么多种类的机器人被展示。根据“to see so many kinds of robots on the show”可知看到许多机器人会感到惊讶，主语是人，用surprise的形容词形式surprised表示“惊讶的”，形容词作表语。故填surprised。
43．句意：我学到了很多关于机器人的知识。根据“to see so many kinds of robots on the show”可知能学到很多关于机器人的知识，have后接learn的过去分词形式learnt/learned。故填learnt/learned。
44．句意：机器人不仅可以帮助我们做作业，还可以帮助我们完成所有的家务，比如洗衣服、做饭和扫地。根据“but also help us with all the housework, such as washing clothes, cooking meals and ... the floor”可知此处列举机器人能帮忙做的家务，sweep the floor“扫地”，such as后and连接并列动名词短语。故填sweeping。
45．句意：总的来说，它们满足了我们的需求，让我们的生活更轻松。根据“In general, they ... our needs”可知是满足我们的需求，用satisfied的动词形式satisfy表示“使满足”，and连接并列谓语，与make一致用动词原形。故填satisfy。
46．句意：总的来说，它们满足了我们的需求，让我们的生活更轻松。根据“In this way, we will have much more time to do what we want to do.”可知机器人使我们的生活更容易，make后接形容词作宾语补足语，easy“容易的”，much后接其比较级easier。故填easier。
47．句意：然而，机器人也有一些缺点。根据“They may catch a virus or go wrong.”可知此处介绍机器人的缺点，some后接可数名词复数，advantage的反义词disadvantage，意为“缺点”。故填disadvantages。
48．句意：它们可能会把我们的房子弄得一团糟：食物放在床上；牛奶被存放在垃圾桶里；地板上到处都是水。根据“in a ... mess”可知用形容词作定语，结合“food is laid on the bed; milk is stored in the rubbish bin; water is ... all over the floor”可知糟糕的很彻底，用completely的形容词形式complete表示“完全的，彻底的”。故填complete。
49．句意：它们可能会把我们的房子弄得一团糟：食物放在床上；牛奶被存放在垃圾桶里；地板上到处都是水。根据“all over the floor”可知是在地板上蔓延，spread“使蔓延，使扩散”，主语“water”与动词spread之间是动宾关系，is后接其过去分词spread构成一般现在时的被动语态。故填spread。
50．句意：机器人可以帮助我们很多，但也会带来太多麻烦。trouble是不可数名词，too much“太多”，修饰不可数名词。故填much。
51．(a)nd 52．(w)orried 53．(s)aying 54．(a)ctivities 55．(W)hy 56．(f)all 57．(E)ven 58．(l)and 59．(h)eard 60．(p)leased
【导语】本文主要讲述了齐国的一个人整天想太多。他害怕天塌下来，害怕土地塌陷，害怕他没有地方住等等，直到关心他的朋友帮他解开了他的忧虑。
51．句意：他害怕天塌下来，害怕土地塌陷，害怕自己没有地方住。根据后文“that he would have no place to live.”可知，此处与前后文为并列关系，结合所给字母可知，应为并列连词and。故填(a)nd。
52．句意：他非常担心，吃不下也睡不着。根据后文“he could neither eat nor sleep.”可知，吃不下也睡不着是因为“担心”，结合所给字母及系动词“was”可知，应为形容词worried“担心的”。故填(w)orried。
53．句意：关心他的朋友来教育他说：“天空只是一个气团。所有人的活动都在这个气团里。你为什么担心天空会塌下来？”根据后文“The sky is only an air mass (团)....”可知，是朋友说的话，结合所给字母可知，应为动词say“说”，by后用动名词作宾语。故填(s)aying。
54．句意：所有人的活动都在这个气团里。根据“All men’s...are inside this mass.”可知，这里指人的“活动”，结合所给字母可知，应为名词activity“活动”，由“All men’s”可知此处应用复数。故填(a)ctivities。
55．句意：你为什么担心天空会塌下来？根据后文“...do you worry that the sky would fall ”可知，朋友询问他“为什么”担心，结合所给字母可知，应为特殊疑问词why。故填(W)hy。
56．句意：这个人问道：“如果天空真的是一个气团，那么太阳、月亮和星星就不会掉下来吗？”由“down”可知，此处表达“落下”，结合所给字母可知，fall down“落下”，动词短语。故填(f)all。
57．句意：即使它们掉下来，也不会伤害人。分析句子可知，此处为让步状语从句，结合所给字母，应为even“甚至”，even if“即使”。故填(E)ven。
58．句意：这个齐国人又问：“那地沉了，我该怎么办呢？”根据下文“Every day you walk on the land. Why do you worry that it would sink ”可知，这个齐国人担心“土地”会沉，结合所给字母可知，应为名词land“土地”。故填(l)and。
59．句意：这个人听到这句话，他的担忧立刻消失了，他非常高兴。根据“When the man of Qi...this, his worries went away at once and he became very glad.”可知，指当他“听到”这句话，结合所给字母可知，应为动词hear“听到”，句子为一般过去时，故此处应用过去式。故填(h)eard。
60．句意：与他交谈并治愈了他的忧郁的朋友也很高兴。根据“too”可知，朋友也“很高兴”，结合所给字母及系动词“was”，可知应为形容词pleased“高兴的”。故填(p)leased。
61．On the sofa. 62．Three./Three times. 63．He felt (a little) impatient./Impatient./A little impatient. 64．Because of shame for being impatient./Because he felt/was ashamed./Because he was impatient with dad./Because of his impatience. 65．His father’s love.
【分析】父亲问了儿子三次同样的问题，儿子因为不耐烦而生气，但是父亲拿出日记本，上面记着小时候儿子也问了很多次同样的问题，但是父亲每次都耐心解答，儿子从这个事情上明白对待亲人要有耐心。
61．根据“An old man was sitting on the sofa with Mike, his 45-year-old son.”可知Mike和他的父亲在沙发上坐着。故填On the sofa.
62．根据“After a short while, the old father asked his son for the third time”可知父亲一共问了儿子三次同一个问题。故填Three./Three times.
63．根据“Though a little impatient, Mike began to read it.”可知父亲给Mike看日记时，他一开始有点不耐烦。故填He felt (a little) impatient./Impatient./A little impatient.
64．根据“His face turned red with shame for being so impatient with his father and he hugged him tightly.”可知Mike的脸变红是因为羞愧。故填Because of shame for being impatient./Because he felt/was ashamed./Because he was impatient with dad./Because of his impatience.
65．根据“Pointing to the same dove, little Mike asked me what it was 23 times and I kept on replying to his question and hugging him every time.”可知触动Mike内心的是父亲的爱。故填His father’s love.
66．例文
Everyone has done something that he is proud of. I won’t forget the first time I traveled alone forever.
Last summer vacation, I went to the summer camp. At first, I was kind of afraid because it was the first time I felt lonely. But my parents encouraged me a lot. Then I met many kids and we became good friends. We went to climb the mountain together happily and helped each other on the way. At last, we got to the top of the mountain. We had a picnic there. We were all very excited. And I was proud of myself because I could travel alone without my parents.
I have learned a lot from this experience. I know how to deal with problems when I have them.
【详解】[总体分析]
① 题材：本文是一篇记叙文，为材料作文；
② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”和“一般过去时”；
③ 提示：写作要点已给出，不要遗漏“信息提示”中每一项内容，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，具体介绍你做了什么让你为自己感到骄傲；
第二步，介绍你从中获得了什么。
[亮点词汇]
①at first起初
②on the way在路上
③be proud of为……自豪
[高分句型]
①At first, I was kind of afraid because it was the first time I felt lonely.（because引导原因状语从句）
②I know how to deal with problems when I have them.（when引导时间状语从句）
