江苏省南通市海门区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题(含答案)

~2024学年度第一学期期末试卷九年级英语注意事项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项：1．本试卷共12页，满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题纸一并交回。2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔填写在试卷及答题纸上指定的位置。3．答案必须按要求填涂、书写在答题纸上，在试卷、草稿纸上答题一律无效。第Ⅰ卷（选择题共80分）第Ⅰ卷共75小题，请将答案按要求写在答题纸上。一、听力部分（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A．听对话，回答问题。每段对话听两遍。1．What’stheweatherlikenow?A． B． C．2．InwhichcountrydidSimonenjoyhisholiday?A． B． C．3．WhatdoesJohndo?A． B． C．4．WhatisJack’sfavouritesport?A． B． C．5．Wherearetheytalking?A．Intherestaurant. B．Inthehotel. C．Intheshop6．Whoboughtthebike?A．Dickhimself. B．Dick’saunt. C．Kate’saunt.7．Howlongwillthemanspendonthejourney?A．Aweek. B.15days. C．Amonth.8．Whatisthemandoing?A．Drivingacar. B．Watchingthecars. C．Walkingonthestreet.9．Howmuchdidtheboypayforthecoat?A．200yuan. B．100yuan. C．50yuan.10．Whatcanwelearnfromtheman’swords?A．Davidlosthisschoolbag.B．Davidshouldtakehisschoolbagaway.C．Davidmaybesomewherenearby.B.听对话或短文，回答问题。每段对话或短文听两遍。听一段对话，回答第11至12小题。11．Whatwilltheydotonight?A．They’llgotoaconcert. B．They’llgotoSunshineTown. C．They’llgotothegate.12．Whenwilltheymeet?A．At7:00pm. B．At6:30pm. C．At6:50pm.听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。JoeReed’sexperienceEducationbackgroundHestudiedinschoolforfourteenyears.Hewasalready13yearsoldwhenhefinishedschool.Father’sadviceYoucangototownandgetagoodjob.Somecleverpeopleareneededtowork14.HuntingforajobAmantookhiminto15andgavehimapieceofpaper.Joeansweredthequestionsquickly.13．A．eighteen B．sixteen C．seventeen14．A．inthehospital B．inthebank C．intheoffice15．A．asmallroom B．abigoffice C．asmallhotel听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。16．HowlongdidDanielstayinParis?A．Fivedays. B．Sevendays. C．Tendays.17．WhathappenedtoDanielonhisfirstdayinParis?A．Hefellill. B．Helosthisway. C．Hemadeanenemy.18．WhohelpedDanielatlast?A．Ateenager. B．Ayounglady. C．Anoldman.19．WhichsentenceistrueaboutmostFrenchpeople?A．Theydisliketouristsstayingalongtime.B．Theydislikeansweringtourists’questionsinEnglish.C．Theydislikeseeingtouriststakingawalkinthestreets.20．WhatmightDanielbegintodo?A．TolearnFrench. B．Togetalongwithothers. C．Torespectotherculture.二、单项填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。21．Theworkerwearing______untidyclotheswasin______hospitalforsixmonthslastyear.A．the;the B．a;不填 C．不填；不填 D．an;the22．Manypeopleareattracted______DongYuhui______notonlyhisabilitybutalsohisspirit.A．for;by B．by;for C．by;as D．as;for23．—Look!Thecloudsareindifferent______inthesky.Howamazing!—Somearelikesheep,somearelikehorses,andothersarelikedragons.A．sizes B．colours C．orders D．shapes24．HaitaiYangtzeRiverTunnel______HaimentoTaicangwillbeinuseinthefuture.A．connects B．isconnecting C．connecting D．connected25．MostyoungpeopleshoponTikTokbecausethey______spendtimegoingfromshoptoshop.A．needn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t26．Thefamousdirectorissurethatnoonewillsolvethemysteryuntiltheevent______attheendofthehorrorfilm.A．isexplained B．willbeexplained C．explains D．hasexplained27．Janeissoconfidentthatshebelievesshecan______thehardtaskonherownsuccessfully.A．turnout B．carryout C．pickout D．giveout28．—Theseaanimalsareindangerbecausemoreplasticpollutionisharmingtheocean.—Itwillbeworse______newlawsaremade.A．unless B．after C．until D．since29．—WhatdoyouthinkoftheTeenagersmagazine?—Good.IlikePage17bestbecausecommunicationskillsare______introducedonit.A．probably B．usually C．naturally D．specially30．Annalwaysfacedproblemsbravelyandherwork,theDiaryofaYoungGirl,wasstill______amongyoungpeopleallovertheworld.A．popular B．creative C．peaceful D．imaginative31．—Whenwillthefootballmatchbegin?—Oh,it______fortenminutes,endingin4:3．A．hasfinished B．hasbeenon C．hasbeenover D．hasbegun32．Friendshipis______wine.Thelongerwekeepit,thetastieritwillbe.A．aslongas B．asgoodas C．aswellas D．assoonas33．Theelderlyfindit______togetintopublicplaceslikehospitalsthanbeforebecausetheydon’tknowhowtooperatesmartmachines.A．easy B．easier C．hard D．harder34．—Nantonghigh-speedrailwaystationiscompleted.Couldyoutellme______?—Certainly,andtheearlier,thebetter.A．howlongwillittaketogettoShanghaiB．whereIcouldbuyahigh-speedtickettoShanghaiC．ifIcanbookahigh-speedtickettoShanghaionlineD．thatIcanbuyatickettoShanghaiwithoutmyIDcard35．What’stheendingofGraceandtheDoubleLife?A．TheGarageGirlsbecamemusicdirectors.B．TheGarageGirlsdecidedtogiveuptheirdreams.C．TheGarageGirlscamefirstintheTVtalentcontest.D．TheGarageGirlswillgotoLondontomeettheproducer.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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Justtheotherday,afiercestormhitourcommunity.Ilookedthroughthewindowandwitnessedatreewasalmost36bythefiercewinds.Thebranchesbent,andswayed（摇摆）backandforth,thankstotheirflexibility（柔韧性）toavoid37.Theleavestriedtheirbesttosticktothebranchesbecausetheirlifedependedonthetree.Thepowerfultrunkthatheldthetreeuprightbentslightlybackwardsfromtheforceinabattleto38itsposition.Afterthestormhadpassed,thetreemanagedto39thestorm.Itelegantlyreturnedtoitsoriginalpositionandstoodstraightlyamongthemess.Itlooked40asleaveshadbeenawayfromitsbranchesandthesoilhadloosenedabit.Butthemostimportantpointisthatthetree41thefightforitslife.ForalongtimeIcouldn’tunderstandwhythistree42myattentionthewayitdid.Astimepassed,itbecame43thatitwasn’tjustaboutthetreebutabouttheroots,which,althoughunseen,digdeepintothesoilprovidingstability（稳固）andnutrition.Therootshelpedthetreetobeabletosufferfromthefiercewindsbecausetheywerethere44them.Icouldn’tbutaskmyselfhowdeeptherootsareinmylife.45thenexttimeyoucatchyourkidsmisbehaving,whenthejobisdrivingyoucrazy,whenyouareunderpaidandyouhavelittle46,andwhenthestormsoflifeareveryhard,gobacktoyourroots.Lifeisfullofstorms.47theywillmakeyousway,makeyoubend,makeyoulosesomeleaves,thedeeperyourrootsare,the48youstand.Facedwith49youmightbendbutdon’tbreak.Nomatterhowhardthewindblows,don’tletlife50youintoanuncomfortableposition.Yourstrengthliesinyourroots.36．A．putdown B．turneddown C．blowndown D．cutdown37．A．lying B．breaking C．growing D．standing38．A．achieve B．reach C．change D．remain39．A．explore B．avoid C．chase D．survive40．A．different B．similar C．dead D．green41．A．won B．guided C．lost D．confirmed42．A．turned B．caught C．escaped D．paid43．A．strange B．possible C．clear D．difficult44．A．supporting B．beating C．attacking D．welcoming45．A．But B．So C．For D．Yet46．A．cost B．safety C．danger D．money47．A．If B．Till C．Though D．While48．A．higher B．longer C．wider D．stronger49．A．chances B．challenges C．tasks D．differences50．A．trick B．argue C．force D．allow四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。ALadiesandgentlemen,todayI’mhonoredtointroducesomethingrelatedtothe19thAsianGames.TheceremonialdressItisanimprovedqipao,whichexpressesthetraditionalbeautyoftheEast,withitspatterndesignsmainlyinspiredbyelements（元素）fromtheQiantangRivertideandtheTenScenesofWestLakeinHangzhou.Thedressisdifficulttomakeandittakesanexperiencedtailorabout12hourstofinishonedress.ThesportssocksThecompanyuses32piecesofXinjiangcottonasrawmaterial.Thesocksaremainlyyellow,orangeandChinesered,sotheylookbrightandbeautiful.Theproducerstrytomakeeachpairofsockssoftandcomfortabletowear.TheribbonsTheribbonsaremadeof100%6Agradesilk.Producersusethesilknotonlybecauseitiscomfortableandcoolforthewearer,butalsobecauseitsymbolizesthecityofHangzhou,whichisknownasChina’s“silkcapital”.Eachribbonissewedbyhand,andeverycraftsmanmusthavemorethan10yearsofexperience.ThemascotsThemascotsshowtherichculturalheritageofthehostcity.TheCongrepresentstheworldheritagesiteofLiangzhuAncientCity,whosenamecomesfromthejadeCong.TheChenrepresentstheWorldHeritageBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal,whosenamecomesfrom—GongchenBridge,thelandmarkoftheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal.TheLotusrepresentstheWorldHeritageWestLake.ThenamecomesfromtheWestLakelotusleaves.51．Fromthearticlewecanknow______.A．thesportssocksmadeofsilkarecomfortabletowearB．ittakesatailor12hourstofinishtheceremonialdressesC．themascotsmainlyrepresentfourfamousplacesinHangzhouD．craftsmenwhohaveover20yearsofexperiencecanmakeribbons52．WhichstandsforLiangzhuAncientCity?A．Theceremonialdress. B．ThemascotCong.C．Thecomfortableribbons. D．Thecottonsportssocks.53．Thepurposeofthearticleisto______.A．letmoreplayersjoininthe19thAsianGamesB．makemorepeoplewillingtobuythingsaboveC．letyouknowmuchmoreaboutChinesecultureD．makeyoubecomecraftsmenfullofexperienceBMoreandmorepeoplenowarefondofbirds.Theywouldliketogooutdoorstoseewhichwingedanimalstheycouldwatchorphotograph.ScientistsatGuangxiUniversityinChinanoticedagreatincreaseinthenumberofpeople,photographersparticularly,visitingNonggangNatureReserve.“Thesephotographersweresettinguptheircamerasclosetothebirdnests,”researcherXiaocaiTansaid.“Thisgavethemthechancetotakegreat,andevenaward-winningphotos.”However,researcherswereworriedclosenesstohumanswouldmakebirdsnervousandlesslikelytocarefortheirbabies.Tanandherteamspentayeardoingfieldwork,checking277birdneststhatincluded42kinds.Theywerestudyingtheeffectthatphotographershadonbirds’habits,particularlyhowoftenparentsfedtheirbabiesandtheeffectithadonpredators（捕食者）.Researchersfoundtheneststhatwerephotographedhadapredationrateof13.3%whilenestsunphotographedhadamuchhigherrateof62.9%.“Thepresenceofthephotographersincreasedthesurvivalrateofthebabybirds,”Tanexplained.Thepresenceofphotographersseemedtofrightenthepredatorsaway.It’sgreatfunthattheirpresencehadlittleeffectonthefeedingratesinthosenests.Parentsfedtheirbabiesthesamewhethertheywerephotographed.However,photographersshouldn’ttakethefindingasawarranttodisturb（干扰）nests.TheNationalAudubonSocietysays,“Honoringbirds’spacemustcomebeforegettingthatperfectphoto.”Amongmanytips,Audubonsuggestsusinglittleflashlight.“Ifyourappearancecausesabirdtoflyorrunawayorchangeitsbehavior,you’retooclose.”Tanadds,“Althoughthisfindingsuggeststhatphotographyhasapositive（积极的）effectonbirds,itdoesn’tmeanthatphotographerscanvisitnests—itneedsmorestudiesonotherareasofnesting,beforetheinfluenceofbirdphotographycanbefullyunderstood.”54．Howmaytheresearchersfeelaboutthefinding?A．Doubtful. B．Sad. C．Surprised. D．Nervous.55．Theunderlinedword“warrant”inParagraph3probablymeans“______”.A．reason B．habit C．disadvantage D．direction56．WhichofthefollowingwouldTanagreewith?A．Photographersshouldn’ttakephotosofbirdnests.B．Thereshouldbestudiesonwhatcausesstressonbirds.C．Morebirdphotographyactivitiesshouldbecarriedout.D．Photographerscan’tvisitbirdnestsasoftenastheylike.57．Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．Themethodofbirdphotography.B．Theinfluenceofbirdphotography.C．Thedistancebetweenphotographersandnests.D．Thedifferencebetweenphotographersandpredators.CEducatorsworryaboutstudentsturningtoChatGPT,theAIchatbotthatcanproduceclearanswerstodifficultquestions,tohelpthemcompleteassignments.Manyteachersdon’tallowtheirstudentstouseitinwriting.ButIamtellingmystudentsthattheyarefreetouseChatGPTintheirwritingassignments.Tokeepcompetitivethroughouttheirlives,studentsneedtolearnhowtouseChatGPTtoproducevaluableworks.Theyneedtolearntowritewell-organizedarticleswithamixofAI-generatedtextandtraditionalwriting.Alsoprofessionals（专业人士）needtolearnhowtoimprovehumancreativitywithAI.Manystudentswillbeunabletorefusethetemptation（诱惑）toseekAIhelpwiththeirwriting.AndhowwouldaneducationalinstitutionenforceaChatGPTban（禁令）?WhiletherearetoolsaimedatdetectingtextproducedbyAI,futureformsofAIwillgetbetteratmatchinghumanwriting—includingcopyingthestyleofaparticularpersonwhoisusingit.It’sclearthatAIwritingtoolswillalwaysbeonestepaheadofthetoolstodetectAI-generatedtextinthearmsraces.Writingagoodarticlefromthebeginningneedsgoodlogic.Writingisaskillworthyofalotofrespect,onewhichfewofusevermaster.Butmoststudentsdon’tseektobecomeprofessionalwriters.Instead,theyarepreparingforcareerswheretheywillwritetocommunicate,explain,requestandpersuade.WhenIwasamiddleandhighschoolstudentinthelate1970sandearly1980s,Iwastoldthatprofessionalsuccessrequiredgoodwritingskillsandtheabilitytoperformlongdivision（长除法）byhand.BythetimeIenteredtheprofessionalworkforceinthelate1980s,technologyadvanceshadleftthoseskillsoutdated.Educationculturecanbeveryslowtochange,asevidencedbythefactthatmanyschoolstodaystillforcechildrentolearnlongdivision—atasktheywillneverhavetoperformanywhereoutsideschool.WithAIwriting,educatorsshouldstayaheadofthedevelopmentoftechnologyinsteadoffallingbehindfortensofyears.58．WhydoestheauthorallowhisstudentstouseChatGPTinwriting?A．Tocompetewellintheirfuturelife.B．Toproducegoodwritingasawriter.C．Tobecreativeprofessionalsinfuture.D．Toimprovethestandardsoftraditionalwriting.59．Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．BanningAIeffectivelyisimpractical. B．UsingChatGPTmayfailinthearmsrace.C．CopyingthestyleofhumanisAI’saim. D．RefusingAIneedssupportfromstudents.60．Whatdoeswritingmeanformoststudentsintheauthor’sopinion?A．Itisakindofskilleasytomaster. B．Itisamusttobecomeprofessionalwriters.C．Itisacoursetofocusonthinking. D．Itisawaytopreparefortheirfuturecareers.61．Whatdoestheauthormeanbymentioninglongdivisionbyhand?A．Studentsrefusetolearnuselessskills.B．Educationculturechangessoquickly.C．Educatorsshouldgoaheadoftechnology.D．AIwritinghelpsstudentssucceedprofessionally.DIlookeddownatmyshoesaspeoplefilledthetrain,andthenIsawher.Shelookedalittletiredandpale.AsIwatchedthewoman,Ithoughtaboutthelettersmymotherwroteandhowshemusthaveknownanordinarypieceofpaperturnsintoaloveletterwhenapersonputsherselfintoit.ThenIrememberedthenotebookinmybag.IwouldwritethewomananoteandgiveittoherasIexitedthetrain,Idecided.Ipulledthenotebookoutofmybagandbeganwritingaletter.WhenIlookedup,thewomanwasgone.Ilefttheletterinmynotebook,unsureofwhattodowithitnowthatshewouldneverknowthatitwasmeantforher.AfterIwrotethatletter,moreletterstootherpeopleIobservedcamemarchingoutofme,onebyone,untilsoonIhadfilledupthenotebook.Backonthetrain,justafewdayslater,theplanbecameclear.IwasgoingtoleavetheletterIwrotetothewomanonthesubwayforsomeoneelsetofind.ThenIwouldspreadotherlovelettersalloverNewYorkCity.AndonceIhadseteachoneinitsplace,Iwouldwriteevenmore.ItriedtoformapictureinmymindofwhatwouldmakemepickupaletterifIfounditonarandom（任意的）subwaytrainorinacoffeeshopthinkingitmighthavebeenformeallalong.Isettledonsomethingsimple:Ifyoufindthisletterthenit’sforyou.Iwrotethosewordsonmyfirstletter.Ifoldedtheletterandplaceditbehindme.WhenIgottomystop,IplannedtolettheletterslipdownontotheseatasIwalkedaway.AtGrandCantralTerminal,Iwaitedforthesubwaydoorstoopenandthenstoodupasquicklyaspossible.Rushingthroughthedoors,Ikeptrunningfasterandfasteroncemyfeethittheplatform.IwasmorenervouswhenIgotfartherawayfromthetrain,disappearingintothecity.Duringthefallof2010,Ikeptleavingletters.Inthemonthsthatfollowed,Istartedmyownsite,MoreLoveL,aboutmyproject,inspiringotherstowriteandleavelettersintheirowncommunities.Nowthewebsiteconnectsstrangersinneedoflovelettersandthosewhowanttowritethem.Aboutayearlater,awomanwrotetomeaboutherfriendBriana,asinglemotherstrugglingtopaytherent.ItypedoutBriana’sstoryandpublisheditonthewebsite.Aweeklater,Iwalkedawayfromthepostofficewithalotofmailandabigideaabouthumanbeings:mainlythatifyougivethemsomethingtodo,atask,theywillshowup.Attheendofthatmonth,ImailedlettersofftoBriana.Then,Igotathank-youe-mailfromBriana’sfriend.“Theyshowyou’renotaloneandthatyou’renotstrugglingfornothing,”shewrote.Aboutallstories,IwillalwaysgobacktoMatt’sfromOhio.Hee-mailedmeabouttwoyearsago.Matttoldmehewasgettingolder.Hisfamilyandheweredisconnected.Hedidn’thavemanyfriends.Hewasstartingtobelievehe’dleavenothingbehindandhe’dbeforgotten.Themessagewassentwithnoreturnaddress.Therewasnowaytowritebacktohim,butIhopehereadsthesewords:Matt,Iwantyoutoknow:Youwerewrongtothinkyou’dbeforgotten.AndIwaswrongtothinkpeoplecouldn’twalkintoourlivesandchangeourhistoriesimmediately.Becauseyoudidthatforme.62．Whydidtheauthordecidetowritethestrangewomananote?A．Hermotherremindedhertodothat.B．Shepreferredtowriteratherthanspeak.C．Shewasgoingtoshowlovetothewoman.D．Hermotherwantedtoofferhersomehelp.63．Theauthorstartedherownsiteinorderto______.A．callonmorepeopletocareforothersB．providepeopleachancetowriteletters.C．connectstrangerswithpeoplewritinglettersD．showpeopletheimportanceofherproject64．FromthewordstoMatt,wecanlearnthat______.A．it’seasyforpeopletowalkintoourlivesquicklyB．theauthorwasinfluencedbyMattinsomewaysC．theauthor’srelativesandfriendsalsoforgothimD．Mattwasalwaysconnectedwithhisfamilyandfriends65．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Matthasagoodrelationshipwithhisfamilyandfriendsagain.B．Anumberofpeoplearewillingtomakeadifferencetoothers.C．Thewomantheauthormetonthetrainreceivedtheletteratlast.D．PeoplecametoBriana’saidwithagenerousdonationintheend.第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共70分）第Ⅱ卷共41小题，请将答案按要求写在答题纸上。五、词汇（本题共18小题；每小题1分，满分18分）A．请根据括号里的中英文提示，音标及句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。66．Sometimeswecanfindproblemswithspelling,wordusageand________（语法）moreeasilywhenreadingaloud.67．Manywomennowlikebuyingthe________/’leItIst/productsthroughTikToklivescreaming.68．TheTVseriesALifelongJourneyissogreatthatitis________（值得）watchingtwice.69．Wemaystillhavetowaitforseveraldaysbecausewehaven’tgota________（theactionofansweringsomeoneorsomething）toourletterfromtheorganization.70．Thereisno________thatChinesemedicineplaysagreatroleinfightingagainstillnesses.71．Canyou________（formapictureinyourmindofsomeoneorsomething）AItechnologywillmakeourlifemorecolourful?B．请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。caresixtysimpledecidepersonwin72．Dearbaby,wheneveryoumake________,we’llalwayssupportyoubecauseyou’reourlove.73．Itisimpolitetoaskothers,especiallywomen,some________questions.74．It’sreportedthatanumberoftrafficaccidentsarefromthedrivers’________.75．Everytimeamatchends,allthe________nameswillberecordedandshownonthescreen.76．Theladystartedpaintinginher________,butshestillmadeagreatsuccess.77．Thosefantasticcostumesarenot_________madeinChina．They’realsodesignedbyChineseyoungdesigners.C．请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。appeardividematterliediscusssteal78．Thedoctors________themedicaltreatmentforthepatientwhowaswoundedbadlyinGansuearthquakethewholemorning.79．Which_________more,tobeapenciltowriteone’shappinessortobeanerasertoremoveone’ssadness?80．I________thepapersintodifferentgroups.Youneedn’tcheckthemagain.81．Paulfeltsosorrythathe________tohisparentsinsteadoftellingthemthetruth.82．Oh,mygod!Aman_________somethingfromanoldwoman’sbag.Let’sgotostophim.83．Whenlosingonechance,don’tbehopelessbecauseanotherone________inthenearfuture.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。Whenitcomestoopera,youmightthinkofPekingOpera.Buthaveyouever（84）h______ofQinqiangOpera?QinqiangOperaisoneofthe（85）o______formsofoperainChina.ItstartedfromtheancientfolksongsanddancesofthepeopleinShanxiandGansu.（86）A______tohistoricalrecords,thelocaloperadatesbacktotheQinDynasty.HouYanisthepresidentofQinqiangTheateroftheNingxiaPerformingArtsGroup.ShestartedlearningQinqiangOperaat4．TraininginthebasicskillsofQinqiangOperaisverychallenging.In1985,Houstudiedatanartschoolwhereteacherswerevery（87）s______withstudents.Whiletraining,eachbasicmovewouldhavetobeheldquitecorrectlyforhalfanhourandasinglemistakecouldmeanshehadtostartalloveragain.Legstretching（伸展）,waistbendingandsomersaults（翻筋斗）werejustsomeofHou’sdailytraining.Herhardwork（88）f______paidoff.Houbecameaperformerwithatroupe（剧团）inYinchuanat16．Butin1993,thesweepingtrend（趋势）ofpopandWesternmusichitQinqiangOperahard.Thetroupewas（89）c_______andHouhadnochoicebuttoleavetheoperastage.Inthepastdecades,however,Chinahasmadegreateffortstodevelopitstraditionalculture.Localgovernmentshasthoughtofmanywaysto（90）e______peopletopaymoreattentiontoourtraditionalculture.LuckilyHouhadthechancetoreturntothestagein2000andputherheartintotheoperaform.Now,Hou’steamgiveshundredsofperformanceseveryyear.Theperformersareallenergeticand（91）l______.Theyusuallyworktogetherinanactiveandcheerfulway.Andmostoftheteammembersareofherage.Theygettogetherjustbecausetheyallhaveacommon（92）i______inQinqiangOpera.In2021,theystagedabout150schoolperformances.“Aswebecomemoreconfidentaboutourculture,moreyoungpeoplefeel（93）p______ofourtraditionalcultureandconsideritasafashionabletrend.”saidHou.七、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。Face-to-facewithamotherwhodoesn’timmediatelypraiseeverygift,mychildrenhavelearnedtobeverycarefulinchoosinggifts.Butacoupleofweeksago,theycametogethertogivemeagiftthatreallyblewmeaway.Foryearsnow,I’vebeenwantingtosellourhousewheremychildrengrewup.Buttherearethefunnylittleloveheartstheydrewjustneartheirbeds.Theattic（阁楼）isfulloftheoldclothestheycouldn’twear.Thehighshelvesstillhavelotsofnovelsforchildren,likeTheNightBeforeChristmasandTheMuddle-HeadedWombat.Butthosearenotthereasonsforbeingsadaboutleavingthishouse.ThereismuchmoretotiemetothehomewhereIbroughtupourkids.Inthefrontroom,thereisawall.Onthatwallarehundredsofpencilmarks,namesanddates.Theyrecordedthewaythechildrengrew.Ofalltheobjects,allthememories,it’sthisoneplaceinourhomethatmakesithardformetoleave.Overdinner,overtheyears,I’vetalkedabouthowmuchIwouldhateleavingthatwall,eventhoughthelastmarksweremadetenyearsagowhenmykidsstoppedgrowing.Sooneday,whileIwasatwork,mychildrendecidedtodosomethingaboutthewall.Herewasachancetoremovethelasttraces（痕迹）oftheirbabyhood,buttheydidn’tdothat.Instead,theyhiredJack,aprofessionalphotographer,tocometoourhousetotakephotosofthepencilmarks,namesanddatesandthenchangedthemintoonephoto.Atlastthegiftmadeitswaytome,onemeaningfulphoto.Representingloveandgrowth,it’sagiftthatIwillcherishforever.94．Whendidthemothergetthesurprisinggift?____________________________________________________________________________________________95．Whatistheatticfilledwith?____________________________________________________________________________________________96．Whyarethemarksonthewallsoimportanttothemother?____________________________________________________________________________________________97．HowdidJackmakethetracesonthewallintoagift?____________________________________________________________________________________________98．Doyoulikethiskindofgift?Whyorwhynot?____________________________________________________________________________________________八、课外阅读（本题共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）请根据TheMerchantofVenice,选择适合选项,将选项前的字母填入横线。A．haveahappyendingB．lovesmoneyverymuchC．borrowmoneyfromShylockD．isonlyallowedtoremovefleshE．followhisdreamtomarryPortiaF．returnstoVeniceasfastashecanG．paythemoneybackinthreemonthsThebookIwouldliketotalkaboutisTheMerchantofVenice.ThebookisadramaticworkbyShakespeare,anEnglishfamouswriterinthe16thcentury.IttalksaboutsomethinghappeningamongmerchantsinVenice.ThemaincharactersareBassanio,Portia,ShylockandAntonio.ThedramabeginswithAntonio,whohelpsBassanio（99）______,andthenbringsoutotherstories.Bassanioisapoormerchant.Heneedsmoneyto（100）______,averybeautifulandrichlady.HefirstwantstoborrowmoneyfromhisfriendAntonio,alsoamerchantinVenice.AntonioborrowsthemoneyfromaJewishrichmerchantShylock.Shylockisalittlemeanandselfish.He（101）______.Healwaysasksthepeoplewhoborrowhimmoneyformore.Antoniopromiseshewill（102）______,orShylockwillbeallowedtocutout1poundoffleshoutofAntonio’sbody.BassaniosuccessfullywinstheloveofPortiabutsoonrealizeshisfriendcannotpaythemoneybacktoShylockontime.Bassanio（103）______andattendsatrial（审讯）.ThereasonwhyAntonioisn’tabletopayisbecausehisshipsarecaughtinstorm.Portia