镇江市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023~2024学年第一学期初中阶段性学习评价Ⅱ九年级英语试卷2024.01一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）略二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1．—It’sreportedthatthelaunchofShenzhouXVIIonOctober26thwasverysuccessful.—Yes．ItshowsChinahasmade______greatprogressinspacetechnology.A．so B．soa C．such D．sucha2．Iadmirethosewhoarebraveenoughtofaceanychallengefar______theirabilities.A．against B．beyond C．opposite D．without3．Trytocareforwildanimalsandcreateafriendly______betweenhumansandwildlife.A．report B．reward C．record D．relationship4．MyfatherwilltakemetoSuningPlazatoseeafilmassoonashiswork________.A．iscompleted B．willbecompleted C．hascompleted D．completes5．Isenttwoarticlestoafamousmagazine,butit’sapitythat______ofthemwasgoodenoughtobepublished.A．both B．all C．either D．neither6．MylifeinGrade9seemedalittledifficultatfirst,buteverything______tobefinenow.A．findsout B．looksout C．turnsout D．breaksout7．Nowadays,studentsshouldattendLabourCoursessothattheycanlearnsomelifeskills．Theunderlinedphraseinthesentenceaboveisusedtoshowthe______.A．cause B．purpose C．result D．time8．TheInternethasmade______easytoknowwhat’shappeningaroundtheworldquickly.A．that B．this C．one D．it9．—HaveyoueverwatchedtheprogrammeChinaintheClassicsonCCTV-1?—Yes,Ilikeitverymuch．ItbringsChineseancientbooks______onscreen.A．living B．live C．alive D．lively10．—Jack,IhearyouaregoingtotravelabroadwithyourfriendsattheSpringFestival.—Ihave______theplan．It’satraditionforusChinesetobewithfamiliesatthattime.A．cancelled B．confirmed C．connected D．controlled11．“Post-2000s”（2000年后出生的人）havebeguntoamazetheworld______theyareveryyoung.A．if B．since C．before D．although12．Whichofthefollowingcanbeapropernewspaperheadline?A．AnearthquakehappenedinGansuB．NewartistwinstwomusicawardsC．TherewasaheavysnowlastnightD．Herearesafetytipsforwinterholiday13．Pleaselookatthenotice．HowlongistheschoollibraryopenonSaturdaymorning?TheSchoolLibraryOpen:Mon．—Thur．9:00—12:00/14:00—18:00Fri．—Sa．8:00—11:30/13:30—18:00Closed:Sun.A．3hours. B．4hours. C．3.5hours. D．4.5hours.14．Jack,myAmericanpenfriend,showsgreatinterestinZhenjiang．Hewonders______.A．whenZhenjiangMuseumisbuiltB．whyareZhenjiangnoodlessowell-knownC．ifspringisthebesttimetovisitZhenjiangD．thatZhenjiangisfamousforthreemountains15．—ThankyouforhelpingmewithmyEnglish．I’vegotahighgradethistime.—______That’swhatfriendsarefor.A．Don’tmentionit. B．Itdoesn’tmatter. C．Inyourdreams. D．Cheerup.三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Oneofmystudentshasdecidedtostudycomputerscienceabroad．Oneday,Iaskedhimwhyhewantedtostudyit．Hetoldmehewasgoodatit．“Ifyouweren’tsogoodatitnow,…”Icouldn’tfinishmywords．Hesaid,“That’s16．Ialwaysgettopscoresincomputerscience.”Thisdisappointed（使……失望）me．Idobelievethisstudenthasthe17todowellincomputerscience．However,hemaynotachieveanythinggreat18heexperiencesfailure（失败）first．Ontheonehand,failuretellsustotryharder．I’llneverforgethowdisappointedanartistfriendwaswhenhewasrefusedfromamaster’sdegreeprogram．Hewaitedforayearortwoandtriedagain．Hefinallysucceeded．Heknewhow19hewasandworkedevenharder．Soonhisartworkwassopopular．Later,TheNewYorkTimes20him.Ontheotherhand,earlysuccessmightbeasetback（障碍）whichwedon’trealize．WhenIwasateenager,myteacher21everythingIwrote,andIcouldgethighmarksonwritingwithoutreallytrying．BythetimeIgottocollege,IfeltIhad22tolearnaboutwriting,andIdidn’twantanycriticism（批评）onmywriting．SoI23coursesthatmighthavehelpedmeimproveasawriter．Aftercollege,Iworkedasawriter．Then,Iexperiencedcriticismandfailure．ThatwaswhenIbegantogrow.Thisisnottosaythatearlysuccessis24asetback．Thestudentwhoalwaysgetstopscoresincomputersciencemaycontinuetosucceed．The25isthatheneedstokeeplearningandkeepchallenginghimself．Hemustn’trestonhislaurels（荣誉）.16．A．impossible B．improper C．unimportant D．unpleasant17．A．quality B．courage C．ability D．energy18．A．when B．after C．because D．unless19．A．lucky B．sorry C．relaxed D．nervous20．A．caredabout B．complainedabout C．wroteabout D．heardabout21．A．influenced B．praised C．collected D．disliked22．A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing23．A．avoided B．welcomed C．attended D．finished24．A．probably B．certainly C．seriously D．nearly25．A．key B．purpose C．mistake D．mystery四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中、选择最佳选项。ARecently,thefourmajordictionaries—Collins,Cambridge,Webster’s,andOxford—haveannouncedtheirwordsoftheyear2023.CollinsDictionary—AIAIisshortforartificialintelligence（人工智能）．Ithasdevelopedquicklyandwasmuchtalkedaboutin2023．Inthenearfuture,AIwillbecomeausualtechnologyliketheInternetande-mail,whichinfluencespeople’sdailylivesalot.CambridgeDictionary—HallucinateTheoriginal（起初的）meaningof“hallucinate”is“toseemtosee,hear,feel,orsmellsomethingthatdoesn’texist（存在）,usuallybecauseyouareill”．Itnowhasanewmeaning．WhenanAI“hallucinates”,itproducesfalseinformation．ThewordwaschosenbecauseitsnewmeaningtellsuswhypeoplearediscussingAI．Itisapowerfultool,butwestillneedtolearnhowtouseitsafely.Webster’sDictionary—AuthenticInanageofdeepfakes（深度伪造）,asAIrises,theWebster’swordoftheyear2023is“authentic”．Ifsomethingisauthentic,itisreal．IntheInternetage,truthhasbecomeanimportantquality,itneedstobetakengoodcareof.OxfordDictionary—RizzOxfordDictionaryisdifferentfromtheotherthree．Itchose“rizz”asthewordoftheyear．Whatisrizz?Forexampleifsomeonehasrizz．theyhavecharmandtheyarealwaysthecenterofattention．Itispopularwithmoreandmoreyoungpeople.26．Whichdictionarychosethewordoftheyear2023inadifferentway?A．Collins. B．Cambridge. C．Webster’s. D．Oxford.27．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．AIismakingabigdifferencetopeople’slives.B．IntheInternetage,truthisnotveryimportant.C．IntheageofAI,themeaningof“hallucinate”doesn’tchange.D．IfJimsayshehasnorizzatall,hemeansthathe’sattractive.28．Whichpartofamagazineisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A．TravelGuide. B．HotWords. C．CookingTips. D．ArtWorld.BMrMason,afamousdetective,hassucceededinsolvingmanydifficultcases．AlotofTVstationshaveinterviewedhim.MrMasonhasa10-year-oldsonnamedJustin．Theboyadmireshisfatherverymuchandhealsowantstobeadetectivewhenhegrowsup．Theboyalwayschallengeshisfather．Onenight,hecameupwithagreatplan.First,Justincreatedasceneathometomakeitlooklikeathiefhadbrokenintotheirhouse．Then,hecalledhisfather．Atthattime,MrMasonwasthinkingaboutacasealoneinhisoffice.“Dad,comehomesoon!AthiefbrokeintoourhouseandstoleMum’snecklace,”Justincriedonthephone.“AreyouOK?Didthethiefhurtyou?”MrMasonaskedworriedly．“No,hedidn’t．Buthescaredmealittle.”Justinanswered.MrMasonlefthisofficeatonce．Whenhecameoutofthebuilding,hefoundthattheskywascoveredwithdarkcloudsanditwasraining.Whenhearrivedhome,Justinhuggedhimandsaid,“Thankgod!Youfinallycamehome,Dad．IwaswatchingTVinthelivingroomandsawashadow（影子）ofapersonstandingbythewindowthatwasreflected（反射）onthescreen．Ihurriedtoturnonthelight,onlytoseeathiefrunoutofthewindow．Isupposedthethiefhadstolensomething．SoIlookedaroundandfoundthatMum’snecklacewasmissing.”MrMasonsmiledandasked,“YousatwithyourbacktothewindowandtheTVwastowardsthewindow,right?”“Yes,Dad,”Justinanswered.MrMasondidn’tstopsmilingandsaid,“Youlose,Justin．Youarethethief.”29．WhatdoyouthinkJustin’sfatherislikeaccordingtothepassage?A．Modest. B．Generous. C．Honest. D．Careful.30．Thecorrectorderofthestoryis______.a．MrMasonlookedupatthesky.b．Justincreatedasceneofatheft.c．MrMasonsmiledanddrewaconclusion.d．Justindescribedwhathappenedindetail.A．b-a-c-d B．b-a-d-c C．a-b-d-c D．a-b-c-d31．WhatmadeMrMasonknowJustinwaslying?A．Justinsatwithhisbacktothewindow.B．Justin’smother’snecklacewasmissing.C．JustinwaswatchingTVwiththelightsoff.D．Justincouldn’tseetheshadowbecauseoftheblackclouds.CTheywentinandtheysawMrsCratchit．Shewaslayingthetable．BelindaCratchit,hersecondeldestson,washelpingher.ThetwosmallerCratchits,aboyandagirl,camerunningin．“Wesmeltourgooseatthebaker’s,”theyshoutedandtheydancedaroundthetable.“Where’syourfather?”saidMrsCratchit．“Andyourbrother,TinyTim!AndMarthawasn’taslateasthislastChristmasDay!”“HereIam,mother!”saidagirlinthedoorway．“Youareverylate,”saidMrsCratchit,kissingheracoupleoftimes.“Wehadalotofworktofinishlastnight,”repliedthegirl,“andIhadtoclearupthismorning,Mother!”“Well,nevermind!Youareherenow,”saidMrsCratchit.“Father’scoming,”criedthetwoyoungCratchits.IncameBobCratchitinhisthreadbareclotheswhichhehadwornformanyyears．TinyTimsatonhisshoulder．PoorTinyTim!Hecouldn’twalknormally（正常地）withoutawalkingstick.ThetwoyoungCratchitstookTinyTimtothewash-house,toseetheChristmaspudding.“AndhowdidlittleTimbehaveinchurch（教堂）?”askedMrsCratchit.“Hewassogood.”saidBob,“Butsometimeshesaysthestrangestthings．Hesaidtome,onthewayhome,hehopesthateverybodyinchurchsawhimbecauseheisdisabled．HewantsthemtorememberthisonChristmasDay．Godmadelamebeggars（瘸腿的乞丐）walk．Andhemadeblindmensee.”（AdaptedfromAChristmasCarol）32．Howmanychildrenofthefamilyarementionedinthepassage?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.33．Theunderlinedword“threadbare”means______.A．dirty B．old C．colourful D．modern34．Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?A．MrsCratchitwasaveryhard-workingandkindwoman.B．MrsCratchitwasangrywithMarthabecauseshecamelate.C．Mr．CratchitwouldreceivesomeclothesasChristmaspresents.D．LamebeggarswouldbeabletowalknormallyafterChristmas.35．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ARichDinnerB．KindGodC．AChristmasGet-togetherD．APoorCoupleD阅读以下内容，从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项是多余的。Lotsofpeoplehaveneverseensnakes,buttheyareafraidofthem．36_____Tofindouttheanswer,scientistsputpictureswithsnakes,pandas,flowersandmanyotherthingsinfrontofpeopleofallages,evenbabies．Peoplefoundsnakesfasterthanflowers．Itwasn’tjustsnakes．Theyfound“blackfaces”,likespiders（蜘蛛）,fasterthan“safe”thingslikeflowers．Itseemswefindthingsthatmightbedangeroustousfaster．37_____Whydopeoplefearsnakes?38_____However,theysaidthatintheirexperiences,theywereinfluencedbythesearedvoiceandfacesofthosewhometsnakes．Afterall（毕竟）,ifwearebittenbyasnake,andthenweknowit’sdangerous．That’stoolate.Sowhyisitimportantwhetherweareafraidofsnakesornot?39_____Peopleprotectanimalstheylike,notanimalstheyfear．Snakesmaynotbeascuteaspandas,butthey’rejustofthesameimportancetotheenvironment．Theyeatinsectsandmice．Sowhenwekillsnakes,we’rebreakingthebalance.40_____Scientistsdidastudyrecently．Somevolunteerstudentswentonafieldtrip．Withthehelpofsafetytips,everyonecouldsafelytouchandholdasnake．Theresultisthatsnakesaren’tsobad．Mostofthemweren’tafraidafterwards．Infact,snakesevenbecamesomestudents’favouriteanimal.A．Wherecanpeopleseesnakes?B．Maybeweareborntobeafraidofthem.C．Becausetheyhadtheexperiencesofbeingbittenbysnakes.D．Wheredoesthefearcomefrom?E．Howcanwereduceourfearstogivesnakesachance?F．Itmaynotmattertous,butitisreallyimportanttosnakes.G．Infact,mostofthemweren’tbittenbysnakes.五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其适当的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）guard

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havealastingvalue41．Oingtuanisa_______springsnackinSouth-eastChinaaroundtheQingmingFestival.42．ZhangYiwaschosento_______achiefdetectiveinthefilmEndlessJourney.43．Weshould_______insteadofmakingupexcuseswhenwedosomethingwrong.44．WehopethattheconflictbetweenPalestineandIsrael（巴以冲突）canbesolved_______.45．FanJinshi,the“daughterofDunhuang”,hasdevotedherselfto_______thenationaltreasureformorethanhalfacentury.46．Theboy’sgood_______caughtourattentionintoday’sEnglishspeechcompetition.47．ThefolksongJasmine《茉莉花》_______anditispopularwithmanypeople.48．Friendshipis_______wine．Thelongerwekeepit,thetastieritwillbe.49．IntheHangzhouAsianGames,QuanHongchanmanagedto_______calmandwonthegoldmedal.50．Stove-boiledtea,anewsocialactivity,hasattracted_______youngChinesepeoplewholoveChineseteaculture.六、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。Snowisoneoftheelements（元素）thathelpmakewinterlovableformanypeople,anditshouldnotbefarawaywhenMajorSnowarrives.MajorSnow,the21stsolartermoftheyear,fallson7thDecemberthisyear．Itm51thebeginningofmidwinter．D52MajorSnow,thetemperaturedropsgreatlyandtheremaybemoresnowydays.There’saChinesesaying,“Afallofsnowgivespromiseofafruitfulyear.”F53welcomesnowbecausesnowcanprotectcropsfromcoldfrontsandkeepthefieldswarm．Evenifitmelts（融化）,italsocanp54enoughwaterforthecropsinspring.Thesnowyseasonisalsogoodforskiingands55．Therearemanysuchplacesfornaturalsnowandiceinn56partofChina．Forexample,HeilongjiangandJilinprovincesoftenhavebigsnowinNovember,whichmakesitc57forpeopletoplayicesports．Butpeopleinthesouthu58stayindoorstoenjoythewinteractivities,suchasstove-boiledtea.T59wehavelotsoffunbecauseofthesnow,peopleshouldpayattentiontorespiratoryillness（呼吸道疾病）．Whenit’sMajorSnow,itismuchcolderandd60,sopeopleshoulddrinkmorewater．Wecanalsodrinkhotsoupwithginger（生姜）andChinesedates（枣）tofightagainstthecold.根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。Whatissciencefiction?It’screatedaccordingtofutureorscientificdiscoveries．Manysciencefictionstoriesusuallycoverspacetravelorlifeonotherplanets（行星）．However,ChinesesciencefictionwriterHaiYatakesadifferentpath．HeconnectsmanyofwritingswithChinesecultureandhistory．OneofthemisTheSpace-TimePainter．ThenovelwontheHugoAward（雨果奖）,theworld’stopsciencefictionprize.HaiYagottheideaforTheSpace-TimePainterafterlearningaboutafamouspaintingOneThousandLiofRiversandMountains．WangXimeng,atalentedSongdynastypainter,createditattheageof18．Buthediedyoungandnotmuchisknownabouthim．This“gap”（空白）inhistorygaveHaiYathespaceandfreedomtocreatethenovel.HaiYacreatedapainternamedZhaoXimeng．HislifeexperienceismuchlikethatofWangXimeng．Hepaintsforanemperor．Aftermanyhardtimes,hismindleaveshisbodyandgoesintoamysteriousspace．Whencreatingthestory,HaiYanotonlyusedhisimaginationbutalsostudiedhistorywithcare．HetriedtomixChineseculturewithsciencefiction.InordertocompleteTheSpace-TimePainter,HaiYaexplored（探索）a“gap”inhistory．Infact,heisn’tafull-timewriter．Workinginabank,heisbusywithhiswork．Sohealsoneededtoexplore“gaps”inhisdailylife．Hetakesfulladvantagesofhisfreetimetokeeponwithhisinterestinwritingsciencefiction.AswecheerforHaiYa’sbigsuccess,weallcanthinkaboutwhat“gaps”wecanexplore．Areyouinterestedinhistory?Istherea“gap”thatfewothershavelaidafingeron?Trytomakegooduseofit．Maybeitwillbeyourchancetobringhomeabigprize,too.Anintroductiontosciencefiction·Writers61sciencefictionbasedonfutureorscientificdiscoveries.·Usually,manysciencefictionstoriesareaboutspacetravelorlifeonotherplanets62HaiYausesadifferentway.·Manyofhiswritingshave63todowithChinesecultureandhistory.Theprocessofcreatingthenovel·HaiYagottheideaforthenovelfromafamouspainting．Thepainterdiedatanearlyageandpeopleknow64abouthim．The“gap”offeredhimthespaceandfreedomtocreatethenovel.·ThemaincharacterZhaoXimeng’slifeexperienceis65toWangXimeng’s．Aftersufferingmuch,hismindleaveshisbodyandentersanotherdifferentspace.·HaiYadidn’tcreatethestoryonly66hisimagination．Instead,hestudiedhistory67itmixedChineseculturewithsciencefiction.·Tofinishthenovel,HaiYaexplored68a“gap”inhistoryand“gaps”inhisdailylife.Theencouragementforus·Allofuscan69what“gaps”wecanexplore.·Ifthereisa“gap”thatfewpeoplehavenoticed,itwillmakeit70foryoutowinabigprize,too.七、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）71．假如你是李华，阳光英语社团提供了两位笔友的基本信息，你想选择其中一名作为你的笔友，请用英语介绍他（她）的情况，并谈一谈你选择的理由。NameLucy（fromChina）Steven（fromAmerica）Personalitycreative,outgoinghelpful,energeticHobbymusicfilmsHeroTanDunAudreyHepburnDreamamusicteacheravolunteer要求：（1）所写内容必须包括其中一位笔友的所有信息，需适当发挥；（2）请说明你选择的理由；（3）词数：不少于90词，文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数；（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等信息。SunshineEnglishClubhasprovidedsomeinformationabouttwoexcellentpenfriends．Iwouldliketochoose__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案1．C【详解】句意：——据报道10月26日神舟十七号发射非常成功。——是的。它表明中国在太空科技方面取得了如此大的进步考查so和such用法。so如此，用作副词，修饰形容词或副词；such如此的，用作形容词，修饰名词。progress是名词，所以用such修饰，排除A和B；progress是不可数名词，所以不能用不定冠词a修饰，排除D。故选C。2．B【详解】句意：我钦佩那些勇敢面对任何远远超出他们能力的挑战的人。考查介词辨析。against反对；beyond超出；opposite对面；without没有。根据“anychallengefar..．theirabilities”可知，此处指“远超出能力的挑战”，故选B。3．D【详解】句意：关心我们的野生动物，并且在人类和野生动物之间创造一个友好的关系。考查名词辨析。report报道；reward回报；record记录；relationship关系。根据“createafriendly...betweenhumansandwildlife.”可知是创造一个友好的关系，故选D。4．A【详解】句意：我的爸爸一完成工作就会带我去苏宁广场去看一场电影。考查assoonas引导的时间状语从句。assoonas表示“一……就”，引导的时间状语从句遵循“主将从现”原则，主句是一般将来时，空处是从句，应用一般现在时。且work是“被完成”，空处用被动语态，故选A。5．D【详解】句意：我给一家著名杂志发了两篇文章，可惜都不够好到可以发表。考查代词辨析。both两者都；all三者及以上都；either两者中的任何一个；neither两者都不。根据“twoarticles”可知，此处是指两者，结合“it’sapity”可知，两篇文章都不够好，用neither表示。故选D。6．C【详解】句意：我的九年级的生活起初看起来有点困难，但现在一切都好了。考查动词短语。findout查明；lookout小心；turnout结果是；breakout爆发。根据“everything...finenow”可知结果表明现在一切都好。故选C。7．B【详解】句意：如今，学生应该参加劳动课程，以便他们能学习一些生活技能。句子中划线的短语被用来表示目的。考查名词辨析。cause原因；purpose目的；result结果；time时间。sothat引导目的状语从句，表示“以便”。purpose表示“目的”，故选B。8．D【详解】句意：互联网使人们很容易迅速了解世界上正在发生的事情。考查代词用法。that那；this这；one一个；it它。此处用it作形式宾语，真正的宾语是“toknowwhat’shappening”，故选D。9．C【详解】句意：——你曾经在CCTV-1看过《典籍里的中国》这个节目吗？——看过，我非常喜欢它。它使中国古籍在屏幕上栩栩如生。考查形容词辨析。living活着的；live直播，活着的；alive活着的；lively生动活泼。根据“bringsChineseancientbooks..．onscreen”可知，考查bringsth．aliveonscreen“把……活灵活现地搬上荧幕”。故选C。10．A【详解】句意：——杰克，我听说你春节要和朋友们一起出国旅行。——我取消了计划。在那段时间和家人在一起是我们中国人的传统。考查动词辨析。cancelled取消；confirmed批准；connected联系；controlled约束。根据“It’satraditionforusChinesetobewithfamiliesatthattime.”可知，这里是取消了计划。故选A。11．D【详解】句意：虽然00后很年轻，但他们已经开始震惊世界。考查状语从句。If如果，是否；since既然，自从；before在……之前；although虽然。根据空前后句关系可知，表让步，需although来引导让步状语从句。故选D。12．B【详解】句意：以下哪一个适合作为报纸的标题？考查常识。AnearthquakehappenedinGansu甘肃发生地震；Newartistwinstwomusicawards新艺术家赢得两个音乐奖；Therewasaheavysnowlastnight昨晚有大雪；Herearesafetytipsforwinterholiday此处是寒假安全提示。根据常识可知，英文标题一般不用过去时，同时标题会省略冠词和be动词，排除AC项；好的报纸标题的主要特点：高度概括性，语言简练，B项符合。故选B。13．C【详解】句意：请查看通知。学校图书馆周六早上开放多长时间？考查常识。根据“Fri．—Sa．8:00—11:30/13:30—18:00”可知，周六上午开放时间是8点到11点30分，共计3.5小时。故选C。14．C【详解】句意：杰克，我的美国笔友对镇江表达了强烈的兴趣，他想知道春天是否是参观镇江最好的时间？考查宾语从句。分析句子可知，空处在wonders的后面，是宾语从句，宾语从句应用陈述句语序，故排除B；从句是疑问句，应使用疑问词引导，排除D；A项中时态错误，应用一般过去时。故选C。15．A【详解】句意：——谢谢你帮助我学习英语。这次我取得了高分。——不客气，这是朋友应该做的。考查情景交际用语。Don’tmentionit不客气；Itdoesn’tmatter没关系，常用于别人的道歉；Inyourdreams.你做梦；Cheerup.振作起来。根据上文是在道谢，可知此处表示“不客气”，故选A。16．A17．C18．D19．A20．C21．B22．D23．A24．B25．A【导语】本文主要讲述了失败的重要性，经历过失败才会更加努力，才能取得更大的成就。16．句意：那不可能。impossible不可能的；improper不恰当的；unimportant不重要的；unpleasant令人不快的。根据“Ialwaysgettopscoresincomputerscience.”可知，这名学生在计算机科学方面总是得高分，认为作者的假设“如果你不擅长计算机科学”不成立，那种情况是不可能的。故选A。17．句意：我相信这个学生有能力在计算机科学方面取得好成绩。quality品质；courage勇气；ability能力；energy能量。根据“However,hemaynotachieveanythinggreat...”可知，此处在谈论这个学生的能力。故选C。18．句意：然而，除非他经历了失败，否则他可能不会取得任何伟大的成就。when当……时；after在……之后；because因为；unless除非。根据“Ontheonehand,failuretellsustotryharder.”可知，此处在谈论失败的重要性，分析题干可知，前后句之间是否定的条件关系，用unless“除非”符合语境。故选D。19．句意：他知道他有多幸运，工作更加努力。lucky幸运的；sorry抱歉的；relaxed放松的；nervous紧张的。根据“Hefinallysucceeded.”可知，他最后成功了，所以感觉到幸运。故选A。20．句意：后来，《纽约时报》报道了他。careabout关心；complainabout抱怨；writeabout写……的事，报道；hearabout听说。根据“Soonhisartworkwassopopular.”可知，他的艺术作品非常受欢迎，《纽约时报》报道了他。故选C。21．句意：当我青少年时，我的老师表扬了我写的每一篇文章，我可以在写作上不费吹灰之力就获得高分。influence影响；praise表扬；collect收集；dislike不喜欢。根据“andIcouldgethighmarksonwritingwithoutreallytrying.”可知，作者可以在写作上不费吹灰之力就获得高分，由此推断，老师经常表扬他写的每一篇文章。故选B。22．句意：当我上大学的时候，我觉得写作对我来说没有什么可学的，关于我的写作我不想受到任何批评。something某事，某物；anything任何事物；everything所有事物；nothing没什么。根据“WhenIwasateenager,myteacher...everythingIwrote,andIcouldgethighmarksonwritingwithoutreallytrying.”可知，作者青少年时，老师表扬他写的每一篇文章，他可以在写作上不费吹灰之力就获得高分，所以上大学时，他觉得写作对他来说没有什么可学的。故选D。23．句意：所以我避开了那些可能有助于我提高写作水平的课程。avoid避免；welcome欢迎；attend参加；finish完成。根据“BythetimeIgottocollege,IfeltIhad...tolearnaboutwriting,andIdidn’twantanycriticism（批评）onmywriting.”可知，作者认为自己写作水平很高，没什么可学的，也不想受到任何批评，所以会避开了有助于提高写作水平的课程。故选A。24．句意：这并不是说早期的成功肯定是一个障碍。probably可能；certainly肯定；seriously严肃地；nearly几乎。根据前文“Ontheotherhand,earlysuccessmightbeasetback（障碍）whichwedon’trealize.”可知，作者认为早期的成功可能是一个我们没有意识到的障碍，但这并不是说早期的成功肯定是一个障碍，前后呼应。故选B。25．句意：关键是他需要不断学习，不断挑战自己。key关键；purpose目的；mistake错误；mystery奥秘。根据“Thestudentwhoalwaysgetstopscoresincomputersciencemaycontinuetosucceed.”可知，作者在谈论那名学生要持续成功的关键因素：不断学习，不断挑战自己。故选A。26．D27．A28．B【导语】本文介绍了四大字典的2023年度单词。26．推理判断题。根据“CollinsDictionary—AI”“ThewordwaschosenbecauseitsnewmeaningtellsuswhypeoplearediscussingAI.”“Inanageofdeepfakes（深度伪造）,asAIrises,theWebster’swordoftheyear2023is‘authentic’.”可知，前三本字典选得年度单词都与AI有关，只有Oxford选得“Rizz”与AI无关，故选D。27．细节理解题。根据“Inthenearfuture,AIwillbecomeausualtechnologyliketheInternetande-mail,whichinfluencespeople’sdailylivesalot.”可知，人工智能正在对人们的生活产生重大影响。故选A。28．推理判断题。根据“Recently,thefourmajordictionaries—Collins,Cambridge,Webster’s,andOxford—haveannouncedtheirwordsoftheyear2023.”可知，本文介绍了四大字典的2023年度单词，故选B。29．D30．B31．D【导语】本文讲述了一个侦探的儿子布置了一个家里被盗的场景来考验父亲。29．细节理解题。根据“MrMason,afamousdetective,hassucceededinsolvingmanydifficultcases.”可知他的父亲成功破获很多困难的案子，说明这个侦探非常的严谨。故选D。30．细节理解题。根据“First,Justincreatedasceneathometomakeitlooklikeathiefhadbrokenintotheirhouse．Then,hecalledhisfather．Atthattime,MrMason”可知首先Justin在家里布置好了场景，b排在第一位，排除CD；根据第七段“Dad．IwaswatchingTVinthelivingroomandsawashadow（影子）ofapersonstandingbythewindowthatwasreflected...”和第八段“MrMasonsmiledandasked,”可知d排在c前面，故选B。31．细节理解题。根据“Whenhecameoutofthebuilding,hefoundthattheskywascoveredwithdarkcloudsanditwasraining.”可知侦探发现天空乌云密布，正在下雨，因此不可能看见人影的反射。故推测儿子在撒谎。故选D。32．C33．B34．A35．C【导语】本文是名著《圣诞颂歌》的节选，介绍了克拉奇特夫人正在厨房里准备圣诞晚宴，这时她丈夫和她的小儿子从教堂回来了。32．细节理解题。根据“BelindaCratchit,hersecondeldestson,washelpingher.”及“ThetwosmallerCratchits,aboyandagirl,camerunningin.”以及“Andyourbrother,TinyTim!AndMarthawasn’taslateasthislastChristmasDay!”可知，该文共提到五个小孩。故选C。33．词义猜测题。根据“whichhehadwornformanyyears.”可知，这里的threadbare是“旧的”意思。故选B。34．推理判断题。根据“TheywentinandtheysawMrsCratchit．Shewaslayingthetable．BelindaCratchit,hersecondeldestson,washelpingher.”可推知，克拉奇特夫人是一个非常勤奋善良的女人。故选A。35．最佳标题题。根据“TheywentinandtheysawMrsCratchit．Shewaslayingthetable．BelindaCratchit,hersecondeldestson,washelpingher.”及下文的介绍可知，本文介绍的是圣诞聚会的情况，因此本文的最佳标题为“圣诞聚会”。故选C。36．D37．B38．G39．F40．E【导语】本文主要介绍人们害怕蛇是有一定依据的，但是蛇和其他动物一样在生态中同等重要。36．根据“buttheyareafraidofthem”及“Tofindouttheanswer,scientistsputpictureswithsnakes...”可知空处应是一个问句，此处在寻找答案。且此处谈到害怕蛇，选项D“害怕来自哪里呢？”符合语境，故选D。37．根据“Itseemswefindthingsthatmightbedangeroustousfaster．”可知也许我们更容易害怕危险的东西。此处表示推测，选项B“也许我们生来就害怕它们。”符合语境，故选B。38．根据“Afterall（毕竟）,ifwearebittenbyasnake,andthenweknowit’sdangerous．That’stoolate.”可知此处假设人们被蛇咬了就知道蛇危险，但那已经太晚了。选项G“事实上，他们大部分没有被蛇咬过。”符合语境，故选G。39．根据“Sowhyisitimportantwhetherweareafraidofsnakesornot?”可知此处问到为什么是否害怕蛇这个问题是重要的。空处应是相关的回答，选项F“也许对我们不重要，但是对蛇真的很重要。”符合语境，故选F。40．根据“Theresultisthatsnakesaren’tsobad...Infact,snakesevenbecamesomestudents’favouriteanimal.”可知此处讲到蛇并没有那么可怕。告诉读者不要太害怕蛇从而伤害蛇。选项E“我们如何减少我们的恐惧来给蛇一次机会呢？”符合语境，故选E。41．traditional42．playtheroleof43．tellthetruth44．peacefully45．guarding46．pronunciation47．hasalastingvalue48．asgoodas49．remain50．anumberof【解析】41．句意：青团是清明节前后中国东南地区的一道传统的春季小吃。根据“Oingtuanisa..．springsnack”可知，青团是一种传统的春天小吃。备选词“tradition”符合。其形容词traditional“传统的”在句中作定语，修饰springsnack。故填traditional。42．句意：张译在电影《万里归途》中被选中，担任首席外交官一角。根据“achiefdetectiveinthefilmEndlessJourney.”可知，指担任角色。备选词“playtheroleof”符合句意。to后跟动词原形。故填playtheroleof。43．句意：当我们做错事时，我们不应该找借口，而是说真话。根据“insteadofmakingupexcuses”可知，空处是指“讲真话”，备选词“tellthetruth”符合句意。should后跟动词原形，故填tellthetruth。44．句意：我们希望巴以冲突能够得到和平解决。根据“betweenPalestineandIsrael（巴以冲突）canbesolved”可知，空处指“和平地解决”，备选词“peace”符合句意。solve为动词，需用副词来修饰。peace为名词，其副词为peacefully。故填peacefully。45．句意：“敦煌女儿”范金石半个多世纪以来一直致力于保护国宝的工作。根据“hasdevotedhersel