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湖南省长沙市雅礼集团2024-2025学年九年级上学期11月期中英语试题
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这是一份湖南省长沙市雅礼集团2024-2025学年九年级上学期11月期中英语试题，共7页。
命题人：梁慧娜、王青 审题人：周玲
考生注意：本试卷共4道大题，61道小题，满分100分，时量100分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。(共5 小题, 满分5分)
ζ. Hw des Tm learn English?
A. By keeping diaries. B. By reading alud. C. By watching mvies.
2. What des the man like best abut the Dragn Bat Festival?
A. Watching bat races. B. Eating zngzi. C. Drinking Xinghuang wine.
3. Where des the man want t g?
A. The pst ffice. B. The restaurant. C. The ffice building.
4. What did Paul use t like?
A. Singing. B. Painting. C. Playing basketball.
5. What is the ruler made f?
A. Wd. B. Silver. C. Steel.
第二节 听下面六段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2-3个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟； 听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 (共15 小题，满分15分)
听第六段材料，回答第6、7小题。
6. When did Mike g t the science museum?
A. Last Thursday. B. Last Friday. C. Last Saturday.
T What did Mike d with the rbt?
A. Played chess. B. Played basketball. C. Played games.
听第七段材料，回答第8、9小题。
8. Which flr is the supermarket n?
A. The first flr. B. The secnd flr. C. The third flr.
9 What time des the shpping mall clse tday?
A. At 9:45. B. At 10:45. C. At 10:15.
听第八段材料，回答第10、11 小题。
10. Where is Bb ging this weekend?
A. Hengyang. B. Yueyang. C. Changsha.
11. Hw ften des Bb visit his uncle?
A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Twice a week.
听第九段材料，回答第12至14小题。
12. What did Mlly use t be like in primary schl?
A. She used t be shy.
B. She used t wear glasses.
C. She used t hate dresses.
13. What's the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Dctr and patient. B. Classmates. C. Waiter and custmer.
第 1 页 共 7 页14. Where may the cnversatin take place?
A. In a bank. B. In a party. C. In a plice statin.
听第十段材料，回答第15至17小题。
15. What did Eric frget t bring with him?
A. His key. B. His wallet. C. His umbrella.
16. Wh was afraid f the rides?
A. Rbert. B. Frank. C. David.
17. What did Eric think f the trip during the hliday?
A. Surprising. B. Tiring. C Fantastic.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至20小题。
18. Hw many inventins des the speaker talk abut?
A. One. B. Tw. C. Three.
19. What can help us get different kinds f infrmatin in the speaker's pinin?
A. TV. B. Smartphnes. C. Cmputers.
20. Hw lng has the bike been arund?
A. Fr ver 100 years. B. Fr ver 200 years. C. Fr ver 300 years.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共10 小题; 每小题 2 分, 满分 20 分)
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A schl did a survey amng 1,200 students abut their favrite kinds f English hmewrk. Here are the results.
Different hmewrk can meet students’ different needs and develp their abilities. S learn well and d English hmewrk wisely.
21. What percent f the students like reading and writing hmewrk?
A.22%. B.29%. C.42%.
22. What can we knw frm the results?
A. Mst students like reading and writing.
B. Watching English mvies is a hands- n prject.
C Students can develp their abilities thrugh different hmewrk.
第 2 页 共 7 页B
Yu might smetimes feel that life is bring and repetitive. One way t change this is by adding a sense f ceremny(仪式). Tday, yung peple are the mst creative —— they persnalize celebratins t make everyday life mre exciting.
Li Xinran is ne f these peple. In May, she celebrated her 27th birthday with friends, during which she intrduced a special dress cde(着装规定)— attendees dress accrding t their persnality types(类型).
“ The persnalities are tied t ur true charaeters and hw we cmmunicate with ne anther, s everyne was very excited during the preparatins,” she explained.
While many yung peple enjy planning their wn celebratins, sme chse t pay t d it, leading t the rise f“ party planning” as a grwing business in recent years.
Hu Mengdi,25, is a party planner living in Chengdu.“ It's s interesting t plan parties fr peple with different needs.” she said. One f her mst unfrgettable events included five elderly wmen wh wanted t celebrate Father's Day fr their husbands. These wmen allwed her t see that rmance(浪漫) has nthing t d with age.
“ Life is mre than just living. The small surprises frm a simple ceremny make ur daily life brighter,” Hu said.
Accrding t Ren Danhua, 24, a sc ilgy graduate student at Wuhan University, a sense f ceremny plays a key rle in self- identity(自我认知) and persnal satisfactin.
“A sense f ceremny can be achieved withut talking with thers. Fr example, if I were t celebrate my birthday alne, I might get myself a bırthday cake. This simple act is als a type f ceremny,” Ren explained.
S why nt give ur life a sense f ceremny?
23. Wh might be the mst creative t celebrate everyday life?
A. A2- year- ld baby. B. A 23- year- ld girl. C. A 60- year- ld man.
24. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Party planning is becming mre and mre ppular.
B. Persnalities dn't influence the way we cmmunicate.
C. A sense f ceremny can nly be achieved with thers.
25. Hw is the passage develped?
A. By expressing reasns. B. By giving examples. C. By listing steps.
26. What's the main idea f this passage?
A. The creativity f peple helps with peple's develpment.
B. The type f persnality makes a difference t peple's life.
C The sense f ceremny adds meaningfulness t peple's life.
C
On Octber 7, 2024, tw scientists, Victr Ambrs and Gary Ruvkun, wn the Nbel Prize in Physilgy(生理学) r Medicine. They are given the prize fr their amazing discvery f micrRNA. which helps cntrl hw ur genes(基因) wrk.
Yu might wnder hw all ur cells(细胞) knw what t d. Every cell in ur bdy has the same set
第 3 页 共 7 页 f instructins(指南), just like a ckbk. Hwever, different types f cells d very different jbs.
Ambrs and Ruvkun studied hw these different cells develp and fund tiny mlecules(分子) called micrRNAs. These mlecules act like tiny helpers that cntrl gene activity. Their research shwed that micrRNAs are very imprtant fr the grwth and health f all living things, including humans!
What's exciting is that the human genme(基因组), which is ur cmplete set f genes, has ver a thusand different micrRNAs. This discvery means a lt fr human beings, because it revealed a new way in which ur bdies use genetic infrmatin. N scientists had discvered it befre.
Thanks t Ambrs and Ruvkun, we nw understand that these tiny RNA mlecules are imprtant fr hw bdies develp and wrk. Their wrk nt nly helps us learn mre abut bilgy but als pens up new ideas fr medicine and health. S, next time yu think abut hw ur bdies wrk, remember these tiny helpers playing a big rle in ur lives!
27. Why did the tw scientists win the Nbel Prize in Physilgy r Medicine?
A. Because they knew hw all ur cells wrked.
B. Because they helped cntrl hw genes wrked.
C. Because they discvered the amazing micrRNA.
28. What des the underlined wrd“ revealed” mean in paragraph 4?
A. 揭示 B. 欣赏 C. 避免
29. In which part f a magazine can we read the passage?
A. Art and Music. B. Science. C. Sprts.
30. What is the main purpse f the passage?
A. T intrduce the life f the tw Nbel Prize winners.
B. T explain the discvery f the tw Nbel Prize winners.
C. T shw the develpment f the tw Nbel Prize winnens.
第二节 (共5 题; 每小题 2 分, 满分 10 分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Studies shw that peple nw have mre free time than ever befre. But why dn't yu feel that way? These days, many f yu spend lts f free time using yur phnes. Pictures and infrmatin keep getting int yur minds, s n wnder yu dn't feel fully relaxed. T help yu feel relaxed and fresh, it is imprtant t use yur free time wisely. 31.
Set yur gals.32. D yu want t get fit, learn smething new r just relax? Dn't wrry abut what yu shuld d. Just think abut what will make yu satisfied.
33. When yu watch TV r read, yu are nly taking things in. Try t be a prducer fr a change. Fr example, while trying t build a mdel plane r writing a blg(博客), yu are using different parts f yur brain and yu will feel fresh as a result.
Meet like- minded peple. Everyne has different interests, 34. Yu can jin a club and get t knw peple with the same interests as yu.
Once yu' re fully relaxed, yu can think abut what yu'd like t imprve in yur life. Want t be strnger? Learn a skill?35. S just get ut there and enjy yurself.
第 4 页 共 7 页A. Get creative.
B Here is what yu can d.
C. Think abut what yu want t achieve in yur free time.
D., s dn't expect yur friends t like the same things as yu.
E. There are many grups and clubs t help yu light up yur life.
第三部分 语言运用 (共三节，满分35分)
第一节 (共 10 小题; 每小题 1.5分, 满分 15 分)
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Changsha Marathn 2024 was held n Octber 20, catching the attentin f peple wh like running all ver the wrld.
Marathns are ften seen as tests f physical and mind endurance(持久力). But fr ne man, the marathn was a symbl f hpe and a(n) 36 f fighting n. His name was Terry Fx.
Terry Fx was a yung Canadian sprtsman whse life was37 frever in 1976. At just 18 years ld, he was diagnsed(诊断) with cancer(癌症), a kind f bne cancer. But Terry refused t let cancer beat him.
In 1980, Terry made a decisin that wuld 38 millins f peple arund the wrld. He decided t run a marathn f hpe. His purpse was t 39 mney and awareness(意识) fr cancer research, hping t find a treatment fr the illness that had taken s much frm him. All the peple wrried abut his health but felt s 40 f his ideas t help peple in need.
Terry's jurney was nt a(n) 41 ne. He ran n a prsthetic(假体的) leg, facing a lt f physical42 and difficulties. After running fr 143 days, he had t stp 43 the cancer's return and spread t his lungs(肺 ). Hwever, Terry's fight did nt end. He cntinued t raise mney and awareness thrugh speeches and appearances, until his death in 1981.
Terry Fx's marathn f hpe was nt just abut running. It was abut the strength f the human spirit, the 44 t deal with difficulties, and the imprtance f never giving up. His stry reminds us that even in the 45 times, there is always hpe and a reasn t keep fighting.
( )36. A. spirit B. search C. stress
( )37. A. carried B. changed C. caused
( )38. A. endanger B. explain C. encurage
( )39. A. raise B. require C. repeat
( )40. A. private B prud C. plite
( )41. A. secret B. fair C. easy
( )42. A. challenges B. chances C. chices
( )43. A. thanks t B. because f C. s that
( )44. A. ability B. cnnectin C. directin
( )45. A. darkes B. greatest C. warmest
第二节 (共10 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分)
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In Chinese culture, the jasmine(茉莉) flwer hlds an imprtant place. In Putnghua, jasmine46. ( sund) like“ n prfit(没利 mò lì)”. Besides, its smell is believed t help clear the mind.
第 5 页 共 7 页 Even t this day, the Ming dynasty flk sng“MLiHua” which speaks highly f the47. ( beautiful) f the white flwer, is ne f the mst well- knwn flk sngs in the wrld.48. , asmme is nt riginally(起初) frm China. It is said that it traveled frm ancient Rme t India thrugh the Maritime Silk Rad(海上丝绸之路). This ancient cnnect in became active between the secnd century BCE and the mid- t- late 19th century. During the Han perid, jasmine 49. ( bring) t China.
By the Sng perid, Fuzhu city, nw the capital f Suthern Chına’s Fujian prvince, was seen as a perfect lcatin fr 50. tc:t) jasmine. During this time, wmen started t put jasmine in51. ( they) hair after bathing t make them smell better. Tday, street sellers in sme cities sell these flwers 52. isitrs. They are pretty ppular amng wmen visitrs.
Accrding t 53. (traditinMChinese medicine, jasmine tea is cl in nature, light in taste, and believed t mve away heat. Sugar- free tea drinks are flying ff the 54. ( shelf) in supermarkets and cnvenience stres as yung peple like healthier lifestyles. Amng them, jasmine tea stands ut as a favrite, 55. ( especial) during the ht summer.
第三节 (共5 小题; 每小题 2 分, 满分 10 分)
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
As I stepped int the ninth grade, I felt the weight f the wrld n my shulders(肩膀). The pressure frm schlwrk was like. a heavy rck fr me. I was t busy with study all the time.
At first, I ften stayed awake at night, my mind racing with thughts f tests. I felt stressed ut. My grades began t drp , and I felt uncnfident. I decided t take cntrl f my situatin. I started by creating a study timetable. It balanced(平衡) my time between schlwrk and leisure(休闲). A few days later, I reached ut t my teachers fr help, which was a big step fr me, and it made a wrld f difference.
Slwly, the rck f anxiety(焦虑) began t lift. I fund that by breaking dwn my tasks int smaller, duble pieces, I culd get them dne ne bv ne. I learned the imprtance f planning time and asking fr help when needed. My grades imprved, and mre imprtantly, my cnfidence grew.
Thrugh this experience, I' ve discvered my ability t wrk under pressure.I' ve cme t understand that it's kay t ask fr help and that facing challenges bravely is the best way t vercme(克服) them.
Nw, as I lk back, I see that the biggest challenge wasn't just abut my grades r my study habits.I' ve learned that with every challenge, there's a chance fr grwth. And that's a lessn I' ll carry with, nt just thrugh high schl, but fr the rest f my life.
56. What was the pressure frm schlwrk like fr the writer?
57. Hw did the writer start t take cntrl f his situatin?
58. Culd the writer finish the tasks by breaking them dwn int pieces?
59. What is the best way t vercme challenges in the writer's pinin?
60. What challenge are yu facing nw?
第四部分 写作 (满分15分)
61. 学校英语报的编辑在看了上一题中的文章后很受启发，决定在下一期英语报征集以“ The Biggest Challenge in My Life”为主题的稿件。作为初中生，你在学习或生活上遇到过一些挑战吧， 请综合下图所示内容，写一篇文章投稿。
注意：1. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名、学校名和地名；2. 文中包含题中所给要求，可适当添加内容；
3. 不少于80词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Life is full f challenges.
笛 7 页 艹 7 丙
命题人：梁慧娜、王青 审题人：周玲
考生注意：本试卷共4道大题，61道小题，满分100分，时量100分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。(共5 小题, 满分5分)
ζ. Hw des Tm learn English?
A. By keeping diaries. B. By reading alud. C. By watching mvies.
2. What des the man like best abut the Dragn Bat Festival?
A. Watching bat races. B. Eating zngzi. C. Drinking Xinghuang wine.
3. Where des the man want t g?
A. The pst ffice. B. The restaurant. C. The ffice building.
4. What did Paul use t like?
A. Singing. B. Painting. C. Playing basketball.
5. What is the ruler made f?
A. Wd. B. Silver. C. Steel.
第二节 听下面六段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2-3个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟； 听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 (共15 小题，满分15分)
听第六段材料，回答第6、7小题。
6. When did Mike g t the science museum?
A. Last Thursday. B. Last Friday. C. Last Saturday.
T What did Mike d with the rbt?
A. Played chess. B. Played basketball. C. Played games.
听第七段材料，回答第8、9小题。
8. Which flr is the supermarket n?
A. The first flr. B. The secnd flr. C. The third flr.
9 What time des the shpping mall clse tday?
A. At 9:45. B. At 10:45. C. At 10:15.
听第八段材料，回答第10、11 小题。
10. Where is Bb ging this weekend?
A. Hengyang. B. Yueyang. C. Changsha.
11. Hw ften des Bb visit his uncle?
A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Twice a week.
听第九段材料，回答第12至14小题。
12. What did Mlly use t be like in primary schl?
A. She used t be shy.
B. She used t wear glasses.
C. She used t hate dresses.
13. What's the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Dctr and patient. B. Classmates. C. Waiter and custmer.
第 1 页 共 7 页14. Where may the cnversatin take place?
A. In a bank. B. In a party. C. In a plice statin.
听第十段材料，回答第15至17小题。
15. What did Eric frget t bring with him?
A. His key. B. His wallet. C. His umbrella.
16. Wh was afraid f the rides?
A. Rbert. B. Frank. C. David.
17. What did Eric think f the trip during the hliday?
A. Surprising. B. Tiring. C Fantastic.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至20小题。
18. Hw many inventins des the speaker talk abut?
A. One. B. Tw. C. Three.
19. What can help us get different kinds f infrmatin in the speaker's pinin?
A. TV. B. Smartphnes. C. Cmputers.
20. Hw lng has the bike been arund?
A. Fr ver 100 years. B. Fr ver 200 years. C. Fr ver 300 years.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共10 小题; 每小题 2 分, 满分 20 分)
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A schl did a survey amng 1,200 students abut their favrite kinds f English hmewrk. Here are the results.
Different hmewrk can meet students’ different needs and develp their abilities. S learn well and d English hmewrk wisely.
21. What percent f the students like reading and writing hmewrk?
A.22%. B.29%. C.42%.
22. What can we knw frm the results?
A. Mst students like reading and writing.
B. Watching English mvies is a hands- n prject.
C Students can develp their abilities thrugh different hmewrk.
第 2 页 共 7 页B
Yu might smetimes feel that life is bring and repetitive. One way t change this is by adding a sense f ceremny(仪式). Tday, yung peple are the mst creative —— they persnalize celebratins t make everyday life mre exciting.
Li Xinran is ne f these peple. In May, she celebrated her 27th birthday with friends, during which she intrduced a special dress cde(着装规定)— attendees dress accrding t their persnality types(类型).
“ The persnalities are tied t ur true charaeters and hw we cmmunicate with ne anther, s everyne was very excited during the preparatins,” she explained.
While many yung peple enjy planning their wn celebratins, sme chse t pay t d it, leading t the rise f“ party planning” as a grwing business in recent years.
Hu Mengdi,25, is a party planner living in Chengdu.“ It's s interesting t plan parties fr peple with different needs.” she said. One f her mst unfrgettable events included five elderly wmen wh wanted t celebrate Father's Day fr their husbands. These wmen allwed her t see that rmance(浪漫) has nthing t d with age.
“ Life is mre than just living. The small surprises frm a simple ceremny make ur daily life brighter,” Hu said.
Accrding t Ren Danhua, 24, a sc ilgy graduate student at Wuhan University, a sense f ceremny plays a key rle in self- identity(自我认知) and persnal satisfactin.
“A sense f ceremny can be achieved withut talking with thers. Fr example, if I were t celebrate my birthday alne, I might get myself a bırthday cake. This simple act is als a type f ceremny,” Ren explained.
S why nt give ur life a sense f ceremny?
23. Wh might be the mst creative t celebrate everyday life?
A. A2- year- ld baby. B. A 23- year- ld girl. C. A 60- year- ld man.
24. What can we learn frm the passage?
A. Party planning is becming mre and mre ppular.
B. Persnalities dn't influence the way we cmmunicate.
C. A sense f ceremny can nly be achieved with thers.
25. Hw is the passage develped?
A. By expressing reasns. B. By giving examples. C. By listing steps.
26. What's the main idea f this passage?
A. The creativity f peple helps with peple's develpment.
B. The type f persnality makes a difference t peple's life.
C The sense f ceremny adds meaningfulness t peple's life.
C
On Octber 7, 2024, tw scientists, Victr Ambrs and Gary Ruvkun, wn the Nbel Prize in Physilgy(生理学) r Medicine. They are given the prize fr their amazing discvery f micrRNA. which helps cntrl hw ur genes(基因) wrk.
Yu might wnder hw all ur cells(细胞) knw what t d. Every cell in ur bdy has the same set
第 3 页 共 7 页 f instructins(指南), just like a ckbk. Hwever, different types f cells d very different jbs.
Ambrs and Ruvkun studied hw these different cells develp and fund tiny mlecules(分子) called micrRNAs. These mlecules act like tiny helpers that cntrl gene activity. Their research shwed that micrRNAs are very imprtant fr the grwth and health f all living things, including humans!
What's exciting is that the human genme(基因组), which is ur cmplete set f genes, has ver a thusand different micrRNAs. This discvery means a lt fr human beings, because it revealed a new way in which ur bdies use genetic infrmatin. N scientists had discvered it befre.
Thanks t Ambrs and Ruvkun, we nw understand that these tiny RNA mlecules are imprtant fr hw bdies develp and wrk. Their wrk nt nly helps us learn mre abut bilgy but als pens up new ideas fr medicine and health. S, next time yu think abut hw ur bdies wrk, remember these tiny helpers playing a big rle in ur lives!
27. Why did the tw scientists win the Nbel Prize in Physilgy r Medicine?
A. Because they knew hw all ur cells wrked.
B. Because they helped cntrl hw genes wrked.
C. Because they discvered the amazing micrRNA.
28. What des the underlined wrd“ revealed” mean in paragraph 4?
A. 揭示 B. 欣赏 C. 避免
29. In which part f a magazine can we read the passage?
A. Art and Music. B. Science. C. Sprts.
30. What is the main purpse f the passage?
A. T intrduce the life f the tw Nbel Prize winners.
B. T explain the discvery f the tw Nbel Prize winners.
C. T shw the develpment f the tw Nbel Prize winnens.
第二节 (共5 题; 每小题 2 分, 满分 10 分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Studies shw that peple nw have mre free time than ever befre. But why dn't yu feel that way? These days, many f yu spend lts f free time using yur phnes. Pictures and infrmatin keep getting int yur minds, s n wnder yu dn't feel fully relaxed. T help yu feel relaxed and fresh, it is imprtant t use yur free time wisely. 31.
Set yur gals.32. D yu want t get fit, learn smething new r just relax? Dn't wrry abut what yu shuld d. Just think abut what will make yu satisfied.
33. When yu watch TV r read, yu are nly taking things in. Try t be a prducer fr a change. Fr example, while trying t build a mdel plane r writing a blg(博客), yu are using different parts f yur brain and yu will feel fresh as a result.
Meet like- minded peple. Everyne has different interests, 34. Yu can jin a club and get t knw peple with the same interests as yu.
Once yu' re fully relaxed, yu can think abut what yu'd like t imprve in yur life. Want t be strnger? Learn a skill?35. S just get ut there and enjy yurself.
第 4 页 共 7 页A. Get creative.
B Here is what yu can d.
C. Think abut what yu want t achieve in yur free time.
D., s dn't expect yur friends t like the same things as yu.
E. There are many grups and clubs t help yu light up yur life.
第三部分 语言运用 (共三节，满分35分)
第一节 (共 10 小题; 每小题 1.5分, 满分 15 分)
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Changsha Marathn 2024 was held n Octber 20, catching the attentin f peple wh like running all ver the wrld.
Marathns are ften seen as tests f physical and mind endurance(持久力). But fr ne man, the marathn was a symbl f hpe and a(n) 36 f fighting n. His name was Terry Fx.
Terry Fx was a yung Canadian sprtsman whse life was37 frever in 1976. At just 18 years ld, he was diagnsed(诊断) with cancer(癌症), a kind f bne cancer. But Terry refused t let cancer beat him.
In 1980, Terry made a decisin that wuld 38 millins f peple arund the wrld. He decided t run a marathn f hpe. His purpse was t 39 mney and awareness(意识) fr cancer research, hping t find a treatment fr the illness that had taken s much frm him. All the peple wrried abut his health but felt s 40 f his ideas t help peple in need.
Terry's jurney was nt a(n) 41 ne. He ran n a prsthetic(假体的) leg, facing a lt f physical42 and difficulties. After running fr 143 days, he had t stp 43 the cancer's return and spread t his lungs(肺 ). Hwever, Terry's fight did nt end. He cntinued t raise mney and awareness thrugh speeches and appearances, until his death in 1981.
Terry Fx's marathn f hpe was nt just abut running. It was abut the strength f the human spirit, the 44 t deal with difficulties, and the imprtance f never giving up. His stry reminds us that even in the 45 times, there is always hpe and a reasn t keep fighting.
( )36. A. spirit B. search C. stress
( )37. A. carried B. changed C. caused
( )38. A. endanger B. explain C. encurage
( )39. A. raise B. require C. repeat
( )40. A. private B prud C. plite
( )41. A. secret B. fair C. easy
( )42. A. challenges B. chances C. chices
( )43. A. thanks t B. because f C. s that
( )44. A. ability B. cnnectin C. directin
( )45. A. darkes B. greatest C. warmest
第二节 (共10 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分)
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In Chinese culture, the jasmine(茉莉) flwer hlds an imprtant place. In Putnghua, jasmine46. ( sund) like“ n prfit(没利 mò lì)”. Besides, its smell is believed t help clear the mind.
第 5 页 共 7 页 Even t this day, the Ming dynasty flk sng“MLiHua” which speaks highly f the47. ( beautiful) f the white flwer, is ne f the mst well- knwn flk sngs in the wrld.48. , asmme is nt riginally(起初) frm China. It is said that it traveled frm ancient Rme t India thrugh the Maritime Silk Rad(海上丝绸之路). This ancient cnnect in became active between the secnd century BCE and the mid- t- late 19th century. During the Han perid, jasmine 49. ( bring) t China.
By the Sng perid, Fuzhu city, nw the capital f Suthern Chına’s Fujian prvince, was seen as a perfect lcatin fr 50. tc:t) jasmine. During this time, wmen started t put jasmine in51. ( they) hair after bathing t make them smell better. Tday, street sellers in sme cities sell these flwers 52. isitrs. They are pretty ppular amng wmen visitrs.
Accrding t 53. (traditinMChinese medicine, jasmine tea is cl in nature, light in taste, and believed t mve away heat. Sugar- free tea drinks are flying ff the 54. ( shelf) in supermarkets and cnvenience stres as yung peple like healthier lifestyles. Amng them, jasmine tea stands ut as a favrite, 55. ( especial) during the ht summer.
第三节 (共5 小题; 每小题 2 分, 满分 10 分)
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
As I stepped int the ninth grade, I felt the weight f the wrld n my shulders(肩膀). The pressure frm schlwrk was like. a heavy rck fr me. I was t busy with study all the time.
At first, I ften stayed awake at night, my mind racing with thughts f tests. I felt stressed ut. My grades began t drp , and I felt uncnfident. I decided t take cntrl f my situatin. I started by creating a study timetable. It balanced(平衡) my time between schlwrk and leisure(休闲). A few days later, I reached ut t my teachers fr help, which was a big step fr me, and it made a wrld f difference.
Slwly, the rck f anxiety(焦虑) began t lift. I fund that by breaking dwn my tasks int smaller, duble pieces, I culd get them dne ne bv ne. I learned the imprtance f planning time and asking fr help when needed. My grades imprved, and mre imprtantly, my cnfidence grew.
Thrugh this experience, I' ve discvered my ability t wrk under pressure.I' ve cme t understand that it's kay t ask fr help and that facing challenges bravely is the best way t vercme(克服) them.
Nw, as I lk back, I see that the biggest challenge wasn't just abut my grades r my study habits.I' ve learned that with every challenge, there's a chance fr grwth. And that's a lessn I' ll carry with, nt just thrugh high schl, but fr the rest f my life.
56. What was the pressure frm schlwrk like fr the writer?
57. Hw did the writer start t take cntrl f his situatin?
58. Culd the writer finish the tasks by breaking them dwn int pieces?
59. What is the best way t vercme challenges in the writer's pinin?
60. What challenge are yu facing nw?
第四部分 写作 (满分15分)
61. 学校英语报的编辑在看了上一题中的文章后很受启发，决定在下一期英语报征集以“ The Biggest Challenge in My Life”为主题的稿件。作为初中生，你在学习或生活上遇到过一些挑战吧， 请综合下图所示内容，写一篇文章投稿。
注意：1. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名、学校名和地名；2. 文中包含题中所给要求，可适当添加内容；
3. 不少于80词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Life is full f challenges.
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