高中试卷答案网2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试九年级英语
考试时间：120分钟 考试分值：150分
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共85分）
一、听力部分（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有5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。
1. Which is Mary’s animal sign
A. B. C.
2. Who is Anita’s favourite person
A. B. C.
3. What did Sarah win an award for
A. B. C.
4. Why is the boy going to Hong Kong
A. B. C.
5. Who will Joe ask for help when he has some problems
A. His teacher. B. His mother. C. His best friend.
6. How long has Mrs White graduated from college
A. For about thirty years. B. For about thirteen years C. For about fourteen years
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and parent. B. Parent and son. C. Teacher and student.
8. When will Julie get ready for her talk
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday
9. Where does the conversation take place
A. In a library. B. In a hospital. C. In a shop.
10. What does the girl think of the programme
A. Wonderful. B. Boring. C. Not bad.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。
听一段对话，回答下列两小题。
11. Why is the girl so happy
A. Because she will spend the weekend with her friends.
B. Because she and her friends are going hiking on South Hill.
C. Because she got full marks in the last exam.
12. What will the boy do this weekend
A. Do the housework. B. Study at home C. Watch TV at home.
听短文，回答下列各小题，完成信息记录表。
The importance of getting enough sleep
Problems Feel 13 in class or when doing their homework. Feel nervous and forget things easily. Get low marks.
Reasons Spend too much time on a mobile phone, or a computer. Drink too much 14 .
Advice Have more than 15 hours’ sleep a night
13. A. excited B. tired C. worried
14. A. coffee B. milk C. cola
15. A. seven B. eight C. nine
听短文，回答下列各小题。
16. Which kind of book is the most popular among students
A. E-book. B. Science. C. History.
17. How long can you keep the book each time
A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.
18. What can you find in the middle of the library
A. Magazines. B. Novels. C. Newspapers.
19. If you join the e-library, how much does it cost each month
A. Seven dollars. B. Six dollars. C. Eight dollars
20. What event did they hold last week
A. Writing Stories. B. Family Stories. C. Saturday Stories.
二、单项选择（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。
1. Lily, ________ university student in Beijing, met ________ European player in the street last week.
A. an; the B. a; an C. a; a D. an; an
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：莉莉是北京的一名大学生，上周在街上遇到了一名欧洲球员。
考查冠词辨析。an表泛指，用于元音音素前；the表特指；a表泛指，用于辅音音素前。根据“Lily...university student in Beijing”可知，第一处泛指一名大学生，university是以辅音音素开头的单词，用a；根据“...met...European player in the street last week”可知，此处表泛指，遇到了一名欧洲球员，European以辅音音素开头的单词，要用a，故选C。
2. Some rare birds will be well protected if much attention ________ stopping people from killing them.
A. will be paid to B. will be paid C. is paid to D. is paid
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：如果人们对阻止捕杀它们给予足够的重视，一些珍稀鸟类将得到很好的保护。
考查一般现在时被动语态。根据观察和分析可知，题干使用了pay attention to的被动语态形式，attention(注意力)是不可数名词，又由if引导的条件状语从句使用的是一般现在时可知，需要填入的是is paid to。故选C。
3. As President Xi puts it, China’s excellent culture is __________treasure and every student should learn the history of our country as it helps us to know where we are from and where we are going.
A. as long as B. as far as C. as good as D. as well as
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：就像习近平主席说的，中国的优秀文化犹如瑰宝，每个学生应该学习我们国家的历史，因为它帮助我们知道我们从哪里来，我们要到哪里去。
考查介词短语辨析。as long as和……一样长，只要；as far as就……而言；as good as和……一样，good是形容词；as well as也，和……一样好，well是副词。此处指文化和宝藏一样，值得学习，用形容词作表语。故选C。
4. You ______ pay too much attention to your pronunciation, as it is so important in the oral（口头的） test.
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：你应该非常重视你的发音，因为它在口语考试中如此重要。shouldn’t不应该，mustn’t禁止，can’t 不可能， needn’t 不必。can't too much太……也不过分，故选C。
5. —HongKong Team has got 53 medals in all in Hangzhou Asian Games.
—________ great progress!
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——香港代表队在杭州亚运会上共获得53枚奖牌。——多么大的进步呀！
考查感叹句。根据“great progress”可知，该感叹句中心词为progress，是不可数名词，应用结构“what+adj.+不可数名词”。故选A。
6. —Learning a skill requires ________ time. Would you like to give me ________ advice on improving efficiency（效率）
A. a great deal of; any B. a large number of; any
C. a great deal of; some D. a large number of; some
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——学习一种技能需要大量的时间。你能给我提供一些关于提高效率的建议吗？
考查形容词短语辨析和限定词辨析。a great deal of大量；a large number of大量的；any一些，任何；some一些。a great deal of用于修饰不可数名词，a large number of用于修饰可数名词的复数形式，此处time是不可数名词，因此第一空填a great deal of；“Would you like to... ”用于询问对方是否愿意做某事，此时可用some来表示询问。故选C。
7. Mount Tai is ________ taller than ________ mountain in Jiangsu province.
A. more; any other B. much; any other C. more; any D. much; any
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：泰山比江苏省的任何山都高。
考查形容词比较级和不定代词辨析。any任何的；any other其他别的。taller表示“更高的”，是tall的比较级，much用于修饰比较级，而more不可以修饰比较级，故排除选项A和C；根据“Mount Tai”和“mountain in Jiangsu province”可知，两者不在同一范围，不用排除自身，所以应用any，故选D。
8. —Hey, boy, ________ going outside and seeing the film Recounting of Immortals (《封神榜》)？
—Good idea! I have had my homework_______, and I am bored now.
A. Why not; done B. what about; to do C. what about; done D. Why not; to do
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——嘿，孩子，出去看电影《封神榜》怎么样 ——好主意！我已经把作业做完了，我现在很无聊。
考查特殊疑问句和非谓语动词。why not“为什么不…… ”，后面接动词原形；what about“……怎么样？”，后面接动名词；have something done指“做好了某事”；have sth. to do指“有件事情要去做”。根据“…and I am bored now.”可知，第二空处是指完成了作业，应用过去分词done作宾语补足语，故选C。
9. Thanks a lot for your valuable ________, they are worth ________.
A. advice; to be taken B. suggestions; taking C. advice; being taken D. suggestion; taking
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：非常感谢你的有价值的建议，值得采纳。
考查名词及动名词。advice建议（不可数）；suggestion建议（可数）；taking动名词，现在分词；to be taken动词不定式的被动；being taken现在分词的被动；根据“they are”可知，第一空缺名词复数形式；再根据“be worth doing sth”表示“值得做某事”，因此第二空用动动词形式，故选B。
10. —When will we see the films in our town
—________ the cinema ________.
A. Until; is built B. Not until; will be built C. Until; will be built D. Not until; is built
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：—— 我们镇上什么时候能看电影？——直到电影院被建好才能看。
考查状语从句和时态语态。until直到；not until直到……才；is built被建，一般现在时的被动语态；will be built将被建，一般将来时的被动语态。根据“When will we see the films”可判断是“直到电影院被建好才”可以看，因此第一个空用not until；而电影院是将被建好，第二个空应用一般将来时的被动语态。故选D。
11. I thought ________ necessary to accept his advice at that time because it was of great ________.
A it’s; valuable B. it; value C. it’s; value D. that; valuable
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：我当时认为有必要接受他的建议，因为它很有价值。
考查it及名词用法。value价值，名词；valuable有价值的，形容词。根据“I thought... necessary to accept his advice”可知，此处是“sb. think+it+形容词+to do sth.”结构，意为“某人认为做某事是……的”，其中it作形式宾语，不定式作真正的宾语；be of great value表示“很有价值”。故选B。
12. Mum felt ________ the after taking a sleeping pill. She went to bed and fell ________ soon.
A. sleepy; asleep B. asleep; sleepy C. sleepy; sleepy D. asleep; asleep
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：妈妈吃了安眠药后觉得很困。她去上床睡觉很快就入睡了。
考查形容词辨析。sleepy困倦的；asleep睡着的。根据“Mum felt…the after taking a sleeping pill”可知，是吃了药后感觉到困，因此第一空填sleepy；fall asleep“入睡”，固定短语。故选A。
13. Sometimes I find maths problems are too hard for me to ________.
A. work out B. work it out C. work them out D. be worked out
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：有时我发现数学问题对我来说太难了而解不出来。
考查动词短语。根据“I find maths problems are too hard for me to”可知，此处是指解不出数学题，句子已出现“maths problems”，同一句话无需再次使用代词指代，排除B/C选项；且此处逻辑主语是me，因此用不定式的主动形式。故选A。
14. —I’m lucky to have a good English teacher, though she is always strict ________ our schoolwork.
—________.
A. in; So is our Chinese teacher. B. with; So is our Chinese teacher.
C. in; So our Chinese teacher is. D. with; So our Chinese teacher is.
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我很幸运有一个很好的英语老师，即使她总是对我们的作业很严格。——我们的语文老师也是。
考查介词和倒装句。第一空，be strict in sth.“对某事严格”，故填in；第二空，根据“have a good English teacher”可知对方说的英语老师好，下文需表述的意思是语文老师也是这样，“so+be动词/助动词/情态动词+主语”意为“……也是这样”，故选A。
15. To people’s surprise, the old building still ________ straight after the terrible earthquake.
A. remained B. reminded C. reduced D. required
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：让人们吃惊的是，在强震之后这座老的建筑仍然在那里。
考查动词辨析。remained停留，保留；reminded使记起；reduced减少；required要求。根据“the old building still...straight after the strong earthquake.”可知地震后建筑仍然停留在原地，故选A。
16. ________ Spud Webb is only 1.7 metres tall, ________ he is one of the best players that the NBA has ever had.
A. Although ; but B. Because; so C. Although; however D. Although; yet
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：虽然斯普特·韦伯只有1.7米高，但他是NBA历史上最好的球员之一。
考查连词辨析。although虽然；but但是；because因为；so所以；however无论怎样；yet但是。根据“Spud Webb is only 1.7 metres tall”和“he is one of the best players that the NBA has ever had.”可知，虽然斯普特·韦伯只有1米7，但他曾是NBA最好的球员之一，前后句为让步关系，应用although引导让步状语从句；although引导让步状语时，不与but连用，但可以和yet连用。故选D。
17. The day we were always looking forward to ________ finally. How excited we were!
A. arrive B. arriving C. arrived D. has arrived
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：我们一直期待的那一天终于到来了。我们是多么兴奋啊!
考查时态。arrive到来，动词原形；arriving到来，动名词形式；arrived到来，动词过去式；has arrived现在完成时。根据“The day we were always looking forward to”可知，此句为定语从句，they were looking forward to为从句，修饰主语the day，故划线处为the day的谓语，据此排除A项。后句“How excited we were!”采用一般过去时，前文应保持时态一致，排除B、D项。故选C。
18. Mrs Brown was too busy ________ her work ________ up her daughter at the kindergarten.
A. doing; to pick B. to do; to pick C. doing, couldn’t pick D. to do; couldn’t pick
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：布朗夫人忙于工作，没时间去幼儿园接女儿。
考查形容词短语和副词短语。be busy doing sth“忙于做某事”；too...to...“太……而不能……”，布朗夫人忙于工作，没时间去幼儿园接女儿。故选A。
19. Sandy asked the boy ________.
A. why did he like English films B. how long he had been to England
C. whether he read the English magazine D. how many new words he has learned
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：桑迪问男孩是否读过英文杂志。
考查宾语从句。宾语从句中应该用陈述语序，且时态上适用“主过从过”的原则，即主句用一般过去时，从句用相应的过去时态。A选项为疑问语序，B选项中have been to表示“去过”，不可以与how long一起用，如果要表达“在英国待了多长时间”，应该用“how long he had been in England”；D选项“has”应该改成“had”。故选C。
20. —Thanks for your grammar book, Mary. It’s very useful.
—________.
A. I’m sure about that B. It doesn’t matter C. Don’t mention it D. Of course it is
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——Mary谢谢你的语法书，很有用。——不客气。
考查交际用语。I’m sure about that我很确信；It doesn’t matter没关系，针对道歉的回复；Don’t mention it不客气；Of course it is当然是。根据“Thanks for ...”可知，此处应回应“不客气”，故选C。
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。
Another person’s enthusiasm（热情）was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father ____21____ me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is ____22____ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ____23____ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are ____24____. This is not the worst boy at all, ____25____ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.” That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my ____26____ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She advised my father to go to a dental（牙科）school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more ____27____ and my brother and I could be better ____28____.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a second-hand ____29____ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I _____30_____ her for her enthusiasm because I thought it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers. One day I was doing the same kind of _____31_____ when I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. And above all, I wasn’t the _____32_____ beneficiary（受益者）. My father became the _____33_____ man in our town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power _____34_____ has! When that power is there to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is _____35_____ strengthened by faith（信念）, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary failure can never match.
You can communicate the power with anyone who needs it. This is surely the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
21. A. rushed B. introduced C. carried D. sent
22. A. mistaken B. liked C. known D. rewarded
23. A. sooner B. earlier C. longer D. later
24. A. wrong B. right C. perfect D. impolite
25. A. and B. so C. but D. or
26. A. decision B. mind C. expectation D. imagination
27. A. helpful B. meaningful C. successful D. useful
28. A. educated B. entertained C. treated D. respected
29. A. camera B. typewriter C. bicycle D. radio
30. A. knew B. doubted C. understood D. thanked
31. A. teaching B. reading C. studying D. writing
32. A. only B. same C. next D. real
33. A. cleverest B. healthiest C. strongest D. richest
34. A. luck B. kindness C. enthusiasm D. confidence
35. A. never B. always C. often D. seldom
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. D 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了作者继母用自己的热情和信念让一家人变得越来越成功的故事。
【21题详解】
句意：我的父亲以这样的话把我介绍给她：“我想让你见见这个以全县最差著称的男孩，他很可能会在明天早上之前开始向你扔石头。”
rushed冲；introduced介绍；carried搬运；sent送，派遣。根据“I would like you to meet the fellow”可知，这是我的父亲在向继母介绍我。故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：我想让你见见这个以全县最差著称的男孩，他很可能会在明天早上之前开始向你扔石头。
mistaken误解；liked喜欢；known知名的；rewarded有报酬的。根据“who is…for being the worst in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you”可知，是出了名的坏孩子，be known for“因……而出名”。故选C。
【23题详解】
句意：我想让你见见这个以全县最坏著称的男孩，他很可能会在明天早上之前开始向你扔石头。
sooner更快；earlier更早；longer更长；later更晚。根据“and will probably start throwing rocks at you no…than tomorrow morning”可知，不晚于明天早上，就会朝你扔石头，no later than“不晚于”。故选D。
【24题详解】
句意：你错了。
wrong错的；right对的；perfect完美的；impolite不礼貌的。根据“This is not the worst boy at all”可知，继母认为我根本就不是最差的孩子，说明她认为父亲的说法是错误的。故选A。
【25题详解】
句意：这根本不是最坏的男孩，而是最聪明的男孩，他还没有找到发泄热情的出口。
and并且；so所以；but但是；or或者。根据“This is not the worst boy at all…the smartest one”可知，不是最坏的男孩，而是最聪明的男孩，not…but…表示“不是……而是……”。故选C。
【26题详解】
句意：我的家人和邻居在我头脑中把我塑造成一个坏孩子。
decision决定；mind头脑；expectation期待；imagination想象。根据“My family and neighbors had built me up in my…as a bad boy.”可知，别人让我在自己的头脑里觉得自己是坏孩子，in my mind表示“在我的头脑中”。故选B。
【27题详解】
句意：她把我们家搬到了乡村，在那里我父亲的事业可以更成功，我和兄弟们可以接受更好的教育。
helpful有帮助的；meaningful有意义的；successful成功的；useful有用的。根据“She moved our family into the country seat, where my father’s career could be more…”可知，搬家是为了让父亲的事业更成功。故选C。
【28题详解】
句意：她把我们家搬到了乡村，在那里我父亲的事业可以更成功，我和兄弟们可以接受更好的教育。
educated教育；entertained娱乐；treated对待；respected尊敬。根据“my brothers and I could be better…”可知，搬家后我们能获得更好的教育。故选A。
【29题详解】
句意：我十四岁时，她给我买了一台二手打字机，告诉我她相信我能成为一名作家。
camera相机；typewriter打字机；bicycle自行车；radio收音机。根据“and told me that she believed that I could become a writer”可知，成为作家需要打字机。故选B。
【30题详解】
句意：因她的热情，我很感激她，我也看到了它是如何改变了我们的生活。
knew知道；doubted怀疑；understood理解；thanked感谢。根据“because I thought it had already improved our lives”可知，我感激她的热情，因为这让我们的生活变得更好。故选D。
【31题详解】
句意：有一天，当我去采访安德鲁·卡耐基时，我正在做同样的写作，我接到了这项任务，这项任务后来成为了我一生的工作。
teaching教学；reading阅读；studying学习；writing写作。根据“I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers.”可知，我为当地的一份报纸写文章，因此此处也指写作。故选D。
【32题详解】
句意：最重要的是，我不是唯一的受益者。
only唯一的；same相同的；next下一个的；real真正的。根据下文可知父亲和我的兄弟们都成为了有正当职业的人，说明我不是唯一的受益者。故选A。
【33题详解】
句意：我父亲成了镇上最富有的人。
cleverest最聪明的；healthiest最健康的；strongest最强壮的；richest最富有的。根据“My father became the…man in town.”和前文内容可知，父亲是一个成功的牙医，因此很富有。故选D。
【34题详解】
句意：热情的力量多强大啊！
luck运气；kindness善良；enthusiasm热情；confidence信心。根据上文可知，全文在说明继母的热情改变了我们一家，说明热情的力量非常强大。故选C。
【35题详解】
句意：当这种力量被用来支持一个人确定的目标，并被信仰不断加强时，它就成为一种强大的力量，这是贫穷和短期失败所无法阻挡的。
never永远不；always总是；often经常；seldom极少。根据“When that power is used to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is…strengthened by faith”可知，力量被信念不断地增强，应用always来表示。故选B。
四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
People’s life in astrology, the zodiac is divided into twelve star signs. Each star sign has its own characteristics. People gave each star sign one of the four elements（元素）of fire, air, earth and water. It has been popular for a long time. There are three star signs under each element, just as the following form shows.
Elements Star Signs
Fire Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
In both China and Greece, people began to study stars and planets thousands of years ago. They used astrology to help them make decisions. They watched stars and planets to decide when to hunt, fish, plant or make wars.
Today astrology is very popular among people all over the world, especially teenagers. But one thing you have to remember is that you should not expect astrology to tell you everything about your future. Remember your life is in your own hands.
36. How many star signs are there under each element
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Twelve.
37. What did people use astrology to do in ancient times
A. To study the four elements B. To help them make decisions.
C. To get information about the sky. D. To know more about the future.
38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Astrology believes that the light of stars influences people’s life.
B. People began to study stars and planets hundreds of years ago.
C. Today astrology is very popular among the old.
D. Our life depends on ourselves but not astrology
【答案】36. A 37. B 38. D
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了占星术。古代人们使用占星术来做决定，现在占星术在人们生活中很受欢迎。但要记住，我们的生活取决于我们自己，而不是占星术。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据“There are three star signs under each element”可知，每种元素下面有三个星座。故选A。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据“They used astrology to help them make decisions.”可知，古代人们使用占星术来做决定，故选B。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Remember your life is in your own hands.”可知，我们的生活取决于我们自己，而不是占星术，故选D。
B
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production.
Rain Water stands for the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its arrival, lively spring—like scenery starts: the river water melt, wild geese fly from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again.
Here are four things you may not know about Rain Water.
Rain in spring is as precious as oil.
According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China the spring drought is common and the rain of this season is only 10 to 15 percent of yearly average(平均) rainfall.
Return of a cold period
Extra care is needed to deal with a returning cold time in the late spring that often happens during Rain Water. The fast increase in air humidity(湿度) can result in lower temperature and wet weather.
Visit to in-laws(姻亲)
One of the main customs during Rain Water is sons-in-law visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs with four meters of red belt which represents good health and long life. Another typical gift is a pot of cooked dish that contains pig’s knuckles(蹄) with soya and kelp. The son-in-law expresses his respect and thankfulness this way.
Nutritious porridge
The wet and damp weather during Rain Water is considered harmful to people’s health according to Chinese medical practice. So a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to keep the body alive and healthy.
39. When Rain Water arrives, what happens
① The temperature begins to rise.
② The river freezes up.
③ Birds fly to the south in small groups.
④Trees are green in color.
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ①④ D. ③④
40 We can infer that Rain Water is a key period for________.
A. building houses in the countryside
B. providing land or crops with water
C. keeping sheep, horses, hens and other animals
D. spending all days on farming
41. During Rain Water, it is strongly advised the elderly and children________.
A. not to take off thick clothes too early
B. not to stay up late all night
C. to exercise more
D. to protect them from the heat
42. During Rain Water, what gifts do sons-in-law often give their in-laws
A. Some food, two cane chairs and desks.
B. Chairs, pigs, soya and kelp.
C. Delicious dish, four can chairs with two meters of red belt.
D. Two chairs and a pot of cooked dish.
【答案】39. C 40. B 41. A 42. D
【解析】
【分析】本文主要介绍了24节气中——雨水，以及跟其有关的四件事。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据“With its arrival, lively spring—like scenery starts: the river water melt, wild geese fly from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again”可知，当雨水这个节气来临时，气温开始回升，树木变成绿色，故选C。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据“According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China the spring drought is common and the rain of this season is only 10 to 15 percent of yearly average rainfall.”可知，春雨贵如油，所以雨水是给大地和庄稼提供水的关键阶段，故选B。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Extra care is needed to deal with a returning cold time in the late spring that often happens during Rain Water”可知，在晚春时节，雨水季节经常会出现寒冷天气，所以老人和孩子不要太早地脱掉厚衣服，故选A。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据“According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs with four meters of red belt which represents good health and long life. Another typical gift is a pot of cooked dish that contains pig’s knuckles(蹄) with soya and kelp. The son-in-law expresses his respect and thankfulness this way”可知，送两把椅子和一锅煮好的菜，故选D。
C
Back in Brisbane, Australia, for the Christmas break, I found myself in a public transport dead zone. Bikeless, 7 kilometers from where I was meeting friends and unwilling to get a taxi, I decided to borrow an electric scooter. The trip took far longer than it would have by bike, mainly because of a major spill halfway there. A rock, hit at speed, is a terrible thing: weeks later, I still had the red knees of a primary schooler.
In the UK, they are legal (合法的) only on private land, but the Department for Transport is discussing how to control them on public roads and pathways, with the possibility for legalization later this year. Other cities that have e-scooter rental programs have had problems in the early period. In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo described the situation last year as messy. She has announced that the city is reducing its number of e-scooters to 15,000 and plans to create laws forbidding them from pavements (人行道). France has put into force laws limiting e-scooter speeds to 25 kilometres per hour.
Similar to dockless (无桩的) hire bicycles, e-scooters are parked on pavements and people leave them up trees or throw them into rivers. Wild treatment shortens their lifetime, which is bad for both profitability (盈利) and the environment. Analysis suggests that the average e-scooter’s lifetime is just three months.
I think e-scooters are an basic part of the effort to make city transport greener. They are seen as a key to the “last mile” problem—a potential way to reduce transport jam by rapidly getting someone to their final goal. Cars can take up 28 times the space of a person riding a bicycle. As far as the environmental effect goes, recent research suggests that e-scooters are not as green as walking or cycling, but they are still better than cars. And though there are still many reports of serious accidents, scooting is about as safe as cycling. Stephen Gossling at Lund University in Sweden has suggested we build car-free “micromobility” streets, where cyclists, pedestrians (行人) and e-scooters could share the road. He thinks this will reduce accident risks and invite more vulnerable (易受伤害的) traffic participants, such as children, to become active transport users. If more e-scooters mean fewer cars on roads, an improvement in local air quality is also a likely result. When 20 kilometers of roads in central London closed for World Car-Free Day last September, the air quality was greatly improved according to the report.
43. What does the underlined part “a major spill” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. A serious fall. B. A sudden illness. C. A legal reaction. D. A terrible breakdown.
44. What do we know about e-scooters in Paris
A. They are illegal on pavements. B. They are already out of fashion.
C. They are facing more limits. D. They are more common on private land.
45. What is the writer’s opinion of e-scooters
A. They are not as safe as cycling. B. They always cause the traffic jams.
C. They are as green as cycling or walking. D. They play a big role in the “last mile” problem.
46. What is Stephen Gossling’s suggestion
A. To set up more care-free days. B. To invite more cyclists to use e-scooters.
C. To get vulnerable pedestrians off the road. D. To separate cars from e-scooters on the road.
【答案】43. A 44. C 45. D 46. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了一些城市出现电动踏板车后出现的一些问题。但作者认为电动摩托车是城市交通绿化的重要组成部分。很多的电动滑板车意味着道路上汽车的减少，那么当地的空气质量可能也会改善。
【43题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“The trip took far longer than it would have by bike”可知作者花费了比骑自行车更久的时间，再由“A rock, hit at speed, is a terrible thing: weeks later, I still had the red knees of a primary schooler.”可知电动车在路上撞到了石头上，作者摔了一跤，a major spill意为“摔了一跤”。故选A。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据“In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo described the situation last year as messy. She has announced that the city is reducing its number of e-scooters to 15,000 and plans to create laws forbidding them from pavements.”可知在巴黎电动踏板车受到了诸多限制。故选C。
【45题详解】
观点态度题。根据“I think e-scooters are an basic part of the effort to make city transport greener. They are seen as a key to the ‘last mile’ problem—a potential way to reduce transport jam by rapidly getting someone to their final goal.”可知作者认为电动踏板车在“最后一英里”问题中发挥重要作用。故选D。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Stephen Gossling at Lund University in Sweden has suggested we build car-free ‘micromobility’ streets, where cyclists, pedestrians and e-scooters could share the road.”可知Stephen Gossling建议在路上把汽车和电动踏板车分开。故选D。
D
It was a week before I saw Captain Nemo again. Every morning, I noticed fresh air coming into the rooms and I knew that the Nautilus had surfaced. I would go out and see the sunrise.
Then I received a note from Captain Nemo. He invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. Ned was excited because he thought there he could find a chance to escape. When I saw Captain Nemo the next day, I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. “I thought you preferred the sea to being on land.”
“I do,” replied the Captain, “But these forests are under the sea.” During breakfast, he explained that he had made diving suits that used special air tanks. These tanks would allow us to stay under the water for ten hours. He had also made lights that worked in electric batteries. When Ned realized that we were not going onto land for our hunting trip, he decided not to come at all.
Conseil and I put on our diving suits, and so did Captain Nemo and one of his men. We stepped into a room and closed the door. The room was filled with water, and another door opened. We must go through it, and we were on the sea floor. It was an amazing experience.
We were about ten metres under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colourful. We walked over the fine sand and enjoyed the colours of the shells, fish and seaweed. Conseil and I followed Captain Nemo and his man as they crossed a large grassy area. We were going deeper and deeper. Two hours later, we were a hundred metres under the water. The suits worked very well, and it was easy to walk and breathe.
At one hundred metres deep, we could still see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The “trees” in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their branches were vertical（垂直的）. We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest. Small shrub（灌木） grew under the large seaweed trees. Some of them had flowers.
We walked through this forest for about an hour, and then we lay down to rest. I was not hungry, but I was very sleepy. We all slept, and when we woke up, we walked further.
（Taken from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea）
47. What do you think the Nautilus is
A. A kind of ship under the sea. B. A kind of fish in the sea.
C. A kind of plane in the sky. D. A kind of transport on land.
48. How many people went on the hunting trip in the forests of Crespo Land
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
49. What’s the order of the following events
①They visited the forest.
②They crossed the large grassy area
③They felt sleepy and lay down to rest
④Captain Nemo made diving suits and lights.
⑤Captain Nemo invited some people to go hunting.
A. ④⑤①②③ B. ⑤④①②③ C. ③⑤④②① D. ⑤④②①③
50. From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. Ned and Nemo were close friends B. Captain Nemo enjoyed the hunting trip
C. there were many trees in the forest D. it took them 30 minutes to walk through the forest
【答案】47. A 48. D 49. D 50. B
【解析】
【导语】本文节选自《海底两万里》，主要讲述了Captain Nemo邀请他打猎时在海底的所见所闻。
【47题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Every morning, I noticed fresh air coming into the rooms and I knew that the Nautilus had surfaced”可知我都注意到房间里飘来新鲜空气，我知道Nautilus已经浮出水面了，由此可知Nautilus是水下的一种船。故选A。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据“He invited me and my friends to go hunting...Ned...Conseil...and so did Captain Nemo and one of his men”可知有作者、Ned、Conseil、Captain Nemo and one of his men共五个人。故选D。
【49题详解】
细节理解题。根据“He invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island.”可知他邀请我和我的朋友们和他一起去Crespo Island的森林里打猎，故⑤排第一位，排除AC；根据“During breakfast, he explained that he had made diving suits that used special air tanks”可知早餐时，他解释说，他用特制的空气罐制作了潜水服，④排第二位；根据“Conseil and I followed Captain Nemo and his man as they crossed a large grassy area”可知Conseil和我跟随着Captain Nemo和他的手下，穿过一大片草地，故②排第三位，排除B。故选D。
【50题详解】
推理判断题。根据“It was an amazing experience.”可知这是一次奇妙的经历，可见Captain Nemo享受这次旅行。故选B。
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共65分）
五、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A. 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
51. The experienced doctor ________（分开）the patients into different groups according to the state of illness and chose the best method to treat them.
【答案】divided
【解析】
【详解】句意：有经验的医生根据患者的病情将患者分成不同的组，并选择最佳的治疗方法。divide“分开”，根据后面并列句的动词chose可知，并列句保持时态一致，所以此处应用过去式，故填divided。
52. What ________（要紧）most is you have tried your best
【答案】matters
【解析】
【详解】句意：最重要的是你尽力了。根据汉语提示可知，要用动词，并且what做主语，谓语动词用动词的单三形。故填matters。
53. In my opinion, proper ________（a way of doing sth）you have developed in daily life are of great importance to our study.
【答案】methods
【解析】
【详解】句意：在我看来，你在日常生活中养成的正确方法对我们的学习非常重要。根据提示“a way of doing sth”可知，应用名词method，表示“方法”。本句谓语动词是“are”，此处名词作主语，应用复数形式。故填methods。
54. A pair of VR glasses makes it possible to join in a real scene instead of ________（form a picture of sb or sth in one’s mind）.
【答案】imagining
【解析】
【详解】句意：一副VR眼镜可以加入真实场景，而不是想象。根据“form a picture of sb or sth in one’s mind”可知，在人的脑海中形成一幅图，即“想象”，为imagine，且“instead of +n/doing”意为“代替做某事”，故填imagining。
55. All the words are arranged in an alphabetical order in an English ________.
【答案】dictionary
【解析】
【详解】句意：在英语词典中，所有单词都按字母顺序排列。根据句意可知，在英语字典里是按照字母顺序排列的。故填dictionary。
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。
forty correct simple succeed pronounce
56. It makes me really nervous to speak French because of my poor ________.
57. Kobe Bryant who was in his ________ died in a Helicopter accident 3 years ago.
58. You’ll lose one point every time if you answer a question ________.
59. The products are not ________ made in China. They’re designed and developed by the Chinese.
60. ________ always belongs to those who are well prepared.
【答案】56. pronunciation
57. forties
58. incorrectly
59. simply 60. Success
【解析】
【56题详解】
句意：因为我发音不好，说法语让我很紧张。根据“It makes me really nervous to speak French because of my poor”以及所给词可知因为发音不好，所以说法语时会紧张，my后加名词pronunciation“发音”。故填pronunciation。
【57题详解】
句意：三年前，四十多岁的科比·布莱恩特死于一场直升机事故。in one’s+整十的复数“在某人几十岁时”，forty的复数是forties。故填forties。
【58题详解】
句意：如果你答错了一个问题，你每次都会丢一分。根据“You’ll lose one point every time if you answer a question”以及所给词可知回答错问题就会丢一分，修饰动词用副词incorrectly“不正确地”。故填incorrectly。
【59题详解】
句意：这些产品不仅仅是中国制造的。它们是由中国人设计和开发的。根据“made in China. They’re designed and developed by the Chinese.”以及所给词可知不仅仅是中国制造，还是由中国人设计和开发的，修饰动词用副词simply“仅仅”。故填simply。
【60题详解】
句意：成功总是属于那些有充分准备的人。根据“always belongs to those who are well prepared”以及所给词可知是成功属于有充分准备的人，作主语用名词success“成功”。故填Success。
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。
allow prefer be think feed
61. Lin Hao is an excellent engineer. He always works to high standards, and he never ________ himself to fall behind others.
62. He ________ reading books at home to playing outside with his friends at an early age.
63. —Jenny don’t give food to the goldfish any more. Not only Tom but also his cousin ________ them.
—OK, I won’t.
64. —Why didn’t you answer me when I called you
—I ________ what I would do if I could fly like a bird in the sky.
65. Forget your worries, or you ________ too stressed to have a good sleep.
【答案】61. allows
62. preferred
63. has fed
64. was thinking
65. will be##are going to be
【解析】
【61题详解】
句意：林浩是一位优秀的工程师。他总是高标准地工作，从不允许自己落后于别人。根据“he never”可知，空处应填动词，根据“He always works to high standards,”可知，应用动词allow，表示“允许”，主语he是第三人称单数，谓语动词用三单形式，故填allows。
【62题详解】
句意：他从小就喜欢在家看书，不喜欢和朋友们出去玩。根据“to playing outside with his friends”可知，此处表示偏爱，运用句型“prefer doing sth. to doing sth.”，意为“比起……更喜欢……”，结合时间状语“at an early age”可知，本句应用一般过去时，故填preferred。
【63题详解】
句意：——珍妮，不要再喂金鱼了。不仅汤姆而且他的表弟也喂过他们。——好的，我不喂了。根据“Jenny, don’t give food to the goldfish any more.”可知，此处表示已经喂过金鱼了，应用动词feed，表示已经完成的事，应用现在完成时“have/has done”。not only...but also...引导并列主语，遵循就近原则，此处谓语动词应用单数形式。故填has fed。
【64题详解】
句意：——我叫你的时候你为什么不回答我？——我在想，如果我能像鸟一样在天空中飞翔，我会做什么。根据“Why didn’t you answer me when I called you ”可知，空处应填动词think，表示当时正在思考别的事情。时态为过去进行时，故填was thinking。
【65题详解】
句意：忘记你的烦恼，否则你会因为压力太大而无法睡个好觉。根据前文“Forget your worries,”可知，前句是祈使句，后面or表示转折，空处应用一般将来时。根据“too stressed”可知，空处应be动词连用，故填will be或are going to be。
六、短文填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A
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。
Small Spud had a big dream at a young age. Whenever he was r___66___, he didn’t lose heart. After he sat in the stands, he practised even h___67___. In 1985, he joined the NBA and became the shortest player at that time. His p___68___ moment came in 1986. He won the Slam Dunk Contest. T___69___ hard work, Spud p___70___ that we can do almost anything if we never give up.
【答案】66. (r)efused
67. (h)arder
68. (p)roudest
69. (T)hrough
70. (p)roved
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了斯普德永不言弃，实现梦想的故事。
【66题详解】
句意：每当他被拒绝时，他都没有灰心。根据“Whenever he was...he didn’t lose heart”可知，句子要用被动语态，be动词后跟动词过去分词，每当他被拒绝时，他都没有灰心。refuse“拒绝”，动词， fefused过去分词，故填(r)efused。
【67题详解】
句意：他坐上看台后，更加努力地练习。根据even可知空处填比较级；根据“After he sat in the stands, he practised even...”可知，他更加努力地练习。hard“努力地”，harder比较级，故填(h)arder。
【68题详解】
句意：他最自豪的时刻出现在1986年。根据“He won the Slam Dunk Contest.”可知，这是他最自豪的时刻。proud“自豪的”，proudest最高级，故填(p)roudest。
【69题详解】
句意：通过努力工作，斯普德证明了如果我们永不放弃，我们几乎可以做任何事情。根据“we can do almost anything if we never give up”可知，通过努力工作，斯普德证明了如果我们永不放弃，我们几乎可以做任何事情。through“通过”，故填(T)hrough。
【70题详解】
句意：通过努力工作，斯普德证明了如果我们永不放弃，我们几乎可以做任何事情。根据“we can do almost anything if we never give up”可知，句子要用一般过去时，斯普德证明了如果我们永不放弃，我们几乎可以做任何事情。prove动词，“证明”，proved过去式，故填(p)roved。
B
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。
Thanks to proper translation, China’s cultural influence is starting to rise around the world. Form sci-fi to wuxia to animated movies, translation bridges the language gap. In recent years, more and more translators from both China and a___71___ are working to bring Chinese stories to new audiences. Here are some popular Chinese books and movies that have been w___72___ enjoyed in the West.
The Three-Body Problem
This Hugo Award winner has changed h___73___ people look at Chinese sci-fi. Its translator, Ken Liu, contributed to this. Born in China and raised in the US, Liu can speak both Chinese and English. He also writes sci-fi stories himself. That made him the best c___74___ to translate the story. Liu didn’t translate the book word for word. Instead, he tried to make it easier for English readers to understand. He changed the structure(结构) of the story and m___75___ its historical background to the beginning. The English version has been enjoyed by many foreign readers, including the former US president Barack Obama.
Legends of the Condor Heroes《射雕英雄传》
Almost everyone in China knows Jin Yong and his wuxia novels. But in the West, he is not that f___76___. One reason is that his works are hard to translate. But British translator Anna Holmwood, who began to learn Chinese at 21, took on the challenge. When she read Legends of the Condor Heroes, she loved the wuxia world and characters in the book and d___77___ to bring the book to more people. In her translation, she made many terms easy and natural to understand, such as “the 18 palm attacks to defeat dragons (降龙十八掌)”. When the English version came out in 2018, it turned out to be a___78___ success in translation. It was reprinted seven times in the UK within just a few months.
Ne Zha
In 2019, when the animated movie Ne Zha went to North American theaters, there was wide discussion online about the translation. People found it hard to translate some Chinese phrases into English. One e___79___ was the Taoist spell—“jijirululing(急急如律令)”. Jerimiah Willhite, an American translator who learned Chinese while he was in college and is a big fan of Chinese culture, m____80____ to do it. He has read many classic Chinese books, including Tao Te Ching. He translated the spell to “be quick to obey my command (指令)”. His work has helped English speakers enjoy the movie. On the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, Ne Zha has a high rating (评分) of 88 percent.
【答案】71. (a)broad
72. (w)idely
73. (h)ow 74. (c)hoice
75. (m)oved
76. (f)amous
77. (d)ecided
78. (a)nother
79. (e)xample
80. (m)anaged
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了翻译对中国影视作品的重大影响，也介绍了几部在西方广受欢迎的书籍和影视作品。
【71题详解】
句意：近年来，越来越多的国内外译者致力于将中国故事带给新的读者。根据“from both China and...”和首字母可知，此处表示来自中国和国外，abroad“国外的”符合语境。故填(a)broad。
【72题详解】
句意：以下是一些在西方广受喜爱的热门中国书籍和电影。此处应用副词修饰动词，结合首字母，应用widely表示“广泛地”。故填(w)idely。
【73题详解】
句意：这位雨果奖得主改变了人们对中国科幻的看法。此句“h... people look at Chinese sci-fi”是宾语从句，缺乏引导词，结合首字母，应用how表示方式。故填(h)ow。
【74题详解】
句意：这使他成为翻译故事的最佳选择。根据“Born in China and raised in the US, Liu can speak both Chinese and English. He also writes sci-fi stories himself.”可知，刘出生于中国，在美国长大，会说中文和英文。他还自己写科幻故事。结合首字母，空处应用choice“选择”，表示刘的背景和条件让他成为了翻译这个故事的最佳人选。故填(c)hoice。
【75题详解】
句意：他改变了故事的结构，把它的历史背景移到了开头。根据“changed the structure(结构) of the story”可知，改变了故事的结构，结合首字母应用move表示“移动”，此处应用过去式。故填(m)oved。
【76题详解】
句意：但在西方，他并没有那么有名。根据“One reason is that his works are hard to translate.”可知，他不在西方不太有名的其中一个原因是他的作品很难翻译，结合首字母可知应用famous表示“出名的”。故填(f)amous。
【77题详解】
句意：当她读到《射雕英雄传》时，她喜欢书中的武侠世界和人物，并决定把这本书带给更多的人。根据“In her translation, she made many terms easy and natural to understand”可知，她翻译了《射雕英雄传》，结合首字母，“d...to bring the book to more people”应是表示她决定了要让更多人知道这本书，句子是一般过去时，空处应用动词过去式decided“决定”。故填(d)ecided。
【78题详解】
句意：当英文版在2018年问世时，事实证明它是翻译的又一次成功。根据“ It was reprinted seven times in the UK within just a few months.”可知，在短短几个月内，它在英国重印了七次，因此这本小说在中国成功，在英国是另一个成功，结合首字母，应用another表示“另一个”。故填(a)nother。
【79题详解】
句意：一个例子是道教的咒语——“急急如律令”。根据“ People found it hard to translate some Chinese phrases into English.”可知，人们发现很难将一些中文短语翻译成英语，而“急急如律令”就是其中一个例子，结合首字母，空处应是example。故填(e)xample。
【80题详解】
句意：美国翻译杰里米亚·威利特在大学时学习中文，是中国文化的忠实粉丝，他设法做到了。根据后文的“His work has helped English speakers enjoy the movie. ”可知，他的作品帮助说英语的人欣赏这部电影，所以他应是成功翻译了那些难翻译的中文习语，句子是一般过去时，结合首字母，空处应是动词过去式managed表示“设法做到”。故填(m)anaged。
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。
The United Nations announced on April 19 that India is going to become the most populous（人口稠密的）country in the world by the end of June. In 2022, India had more than 1. 412 billion people, which was very close to China’s population of 1. 426 billion people. India’s population is expected to grow to almost 1. 43 billion by the middle of the year, surpassing China’s.
One of the main reasons for this rapid growth is that many babies are born in India every year, more than in any other country, Time magazine noted.
Having a big population can be good for the economy（经济）because more people can work and earn（赚钱）money, which can lead to economic growth, the Associated Press noted. More companies from other countries and regions may come to India because of this.
However, having a big population can also be challenging because there might not be enough resources（资源）like food, healthcare and education for everyone.
CNN stated that it could also be hard for people to find jobs because so many people are looking for work. According to a 2021 report from the World Bank, India’s labor force participation rate（劳动力参与率）, which is the proportion（比例） of the active labor force in the working-age population, is 46 percent-the lowest in Asia.
Despite these challenges, India is still a country with many opportunities for growth. Many companies are choosing to set up factories in India to make things like mobile phones and semiconductors（半导体）. Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, said that India will have unprecedented（前所未有的）economic growth and become the world’s third-biggest economy by 2027.
81. How big will the India’s population be by the middle of this year
__________________________________________
82. Why is India’s population increasing quickly
__________________________________________
83. What is the labor force participation rate
__________________________________________
84. What is Morgan Stanley’s prediction about India’s future economy
__________________________________________
85. What do you think of the large population in India
__________________________________________
【答案】81 Almost 1. 43 billion.
82. Many babies are born in India every year.
83. It is the proportion of the active labor force in the working-age population.
84. India will have unprecedented economic growth and will become the world’s third-biggest economy by 2027.
85. It is good for the economy./It may be a big problem in the future.
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了印度的人口增长，及其带来的好处与坏处。
【81题详解】
根据第一段“India’s population is expected to grow to almost 1. 43 billion by the middle of the year, surpassing China’s.”可知，印度的人口预计将增长到近14.3亿，故填Almost 1. 43 billion.
【82题详解】
根据第二段“One of the main reasons for this rapid growth is that many babies are born in India every year”可知，这种快速增长的主要原因之一是印度每年都有许多婴儿出生，故填Many babies are born in India every year.
【83题详解】
根据“India’s labor force participation rate, which is the proportion of the active labor force in the working-age population”可知，劳动力参与率就是是劳动年龄人口中活跃劳动力的比例，故填It is the proportion of the active labor force in the working-age population.
【84题详解】
根据“Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, said that India will have unprecedented economic growth and become the world’s third-biggest economy by 2027.”可知，印度将实现前所未有的经济增长，到2027年讲成为世界第三大经济体，故填India will have unprecedented economic growth and will become the world’s third-biggest economy by 2027.
【85题详解】
根据“Having a big population can be good for the economy”和“However, having a big population can also be challenging because there might not be enough resources like food, healthcare and education for everyone.”可知，人口众多可能对经济有利，但也可能因为没有足够的资源，如食物、医疗保健和教育供每个人使用而成为未来的一个大问题，故填It is good for the economy./It may be a big problem in the future.
八、书面表达（本题满分25分）
86. 时间都去哪儿了？这是许多成年人的感慨，也是一些中学生的烦恼：没有时间做作业，没有时间从事个人爱好……
其实，时间就在我们的掌握之中，关键是能否合理利用。请根据提示，以“How to spend our time properly”为题写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右。开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 内容必须包括上图中的要点，可作必要的发挥；
3. 条理清楚、语句连贯；
4. 文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名等信息。
How to spend our time properly
Where has our time gone How should we spend our time properly
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If so, I’m sure we will live a happier school life.
【答案】例文
How to spend our time properly
Where has our time gone How should we spend our time properly
As students, it is important for us to study, so we should make a plan for every day. Most of all, we should listen carefully in class. For homework, we need to make a list and work out how much time we need, and then finish them one by one. Hobbies are also important in our lives and different students have different kinds of hobbies. They can make us feel happy and confident. But we don’t need to spend so much time on them. So we should achieve a balance between our study and our hobbies.
In other ways, we need time, too. For example, we often spend a lot of time talking with our friends at lunchtime and watching TV at the weekends.
If so, I’m sure we will live a happier school life.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
① 题材：本文是一篇材料作文，为记叙文；
② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③ 提示：写作要点已给出，根据所给提示完成写作，不要遗漏信息，人称以第一人称复数形式we为主。
[写作步骤]
第一步，通过设问引出主题：如何合理利用时间；
第二步，从学习、爱好与其他方面给出合理利用时间的几点建议；
第三步，书写结尾，合理利用时间会使校园生活更快乐。
[亮点词汇]
① make a plan 制定计划
② spend some time in doing sth. 花费时间做某事
③ work out 想出，解决
[高分句型]
① As students, it is important for us to study, so we should make a plan for every day.（动词不定式作主语的句型）
② For homework, we need to make a list and work out how much time we need, and then finish them one by one.（宾语从句）2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试九年级英语
考试时间：120分钟 考试分值：150分
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共85分）
一、听力部分（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有5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。
1. Which is Mary’s animal sign
A. B. C.
2. Who is Anita’s favourite person
A. B. C.
3. What did Sarah win an award for
A. B. C.
4. Why is the boy going to Hong Kong
A. B. C.
5. Who will Joe ask for help when he has some problems
A. His teacher. B. His mother. C. His best friend.
6. How long has Mrs White graduated from college
A. For about thirty years. B. For about thirteen years C. For about fourteen years
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and parent. B. Parent and son. C. Teacher and student.
8. When will Julie get ready for her talk
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday
9. Where does the conversation take place
A In a library. B. In a hospital. C. In a shop.
10. What does the girl think of the programme
A. Wonderful. B. Boring. C. Not bad.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。
听一段对话，回答下列两小题。
11. Why is the girl so happy
A. Because she will spend the weekend with her friends.
B. Because she and her friends are going hiking on South Hill.
C. Because she got full marks in the last exam.
12. What will the boy do this weekend
A Do the housework. B. Study at home C. Watch TV at home.
听短文，回答下列各小题，完成信息记录表。
The importance of getting enough sleep
Problems Feel 13 in class or when doing their homework. Feel nervous and forget things easily. Get low marks.
Reasons Spend too much time on a mobile phone, or a computer. Drink too much 14 .
Advice Have more than 15 hours’ sleep a night
13. A. excited B. tired C. worried
14. A. coffee B. milk C. cola
15. A. seven B. eight C. nine
听短文，回答下列各小题。
16. Which kind of book is the most popular among students
A. E-book. B. Science. C. History.
17. How long can you keep the book each time
A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.
18. What can you find in the middle of the library
A. Magazines. B. Novels. C. Newspapers.
19. If you join the e-library, how much does it cost each month
A. Seven dollars. B. Six dollars. C. Eight dollars
20. What event did they hold last week
A. Writing Stories. B. Family Stories. C. Saturday Stories.
二、单项选择（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。
1. Lily, ________ university student in Beijing, met ________ European player in the street last week.
A. an; the B. a; an C. a; a D. an; an
2. Some rare birds will be well protected if much attention ________ stopping people from killing them.
A. will be paid to B. will be paid C. is paid to D. is paid
3. As President Xi puts it, China’s excellent culture is __________treasure and every student should learn the history of our country as it helps us to know where we are from and where we are going.
A. as long as B. as far as C. as good as D. as well as
4. You ______ pay too much attention to your pronunciation, as it is so important in the oral（口头的） test.
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
5 —HongKong Team has got 53 medals in all in Hangzhou Asian Games.
—________ great progress!
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
6. —Learning a skill requires ________ time. Would you like to give me ________ advice on improving efficiency（效率）
A. a great deal of; any B. a large number of; any
C a great deal of; some D. a large number of; some
7. Mount Tai is ________ taller than ________ mountain in Jiangsu province.
A. more; any other B. much; any other C. more; any D. much; any
8. —Hey, boy, ________ going outside and seeing the film Recounting of Immortals (《封神榜》)？
—Good idea! I have had my homework_______, and I am bored now.
A. Why not; done B. what about; to do C. what about; done D. Why not; to do
9. Thanks a lot for your valuable ________, they are worth ________.
A. advice; to be taken B. suggestions; taking C. advice; being taken D. suggestion; taking
10. —When will we see the films in our town
—________ the cinema ________.
A. Until; is built B. Not until; will be built C. Until; will be built D. Not until; is built
11. I thought ________ necessary to accept his advice at that time because it was of great ________.
A. it’s; valuable B. it; value C. it’s; value D. that; valuable
12. Mum felt ________ the after taking a sleeping pill. She went to bed and fell ________ soon.
A. sleepy; asleep B. asleep; sleepy C. sleepy; sleepy D. asleep; asleep
13. Sometimes I find maths problems are too hard for me to ________.
A. work out B. work it out C. work them out D. be worked out
14. —I’m lucky to have a good English teacher, though she is always strict ________ our schoolwork.
—________.
A. in; So is our Chinese teacher. B. with; So is our Chinese teacher.
C. in; So our Chinese teacher is. D. with; So our Chinese teacher is.
15. To people’s surprise, the old building still ________ straight after the terrible earthquake.
A. remained B. reminded C. reduced D. required
16. ________ Spud Webb is only 1.7 metres tall, ________ he is one of the best players that the NBA has ever had.
A. Although ; but B. Because; so C. Although; however D. Although; yet
17. The day we were always looking forward to ________ finally. How excited we were!
A. arrive B. arriving C. arrived D. has arrived
18. Mrs Brown was too busy ________ her work ________ up her daughter at the kindergarten.
A. doing; to pick B. to do; to pick C. doing, couldn’t pick D. to do; couldn’t pick
19. Sandy asked the boy ________.
A. why did he like English films B. how long he had been to England
C. whether he read the English magazine D. how many new words he has learned
20. —Thanks for your grammar book, Mary. It’s very useful.
—________.
A. I’m sure about that B. It doesn’t matter C. Don’t mention it D. Of course it is
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。
Another person’s enthusiasm（热情）was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father ____21____ me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is ____22____ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ____23____ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are ____24____. This is not the worst boy at all, ____25____ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.” That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my ____26____ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She advised my father to go to a dental（牙科）school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more ____27____ and my brother and I could be better ____28____.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a second-hand ____29____ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I _____30_____ her for her enthusiasm because I thought it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers. One day I was doing the same kind of _____31_____ when I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. And above all, I wasn’t the _____32_____ beneficiary（受益者）. My father became the _____33_____ man in our town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power _____34_____ has! When that power is there to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is _____35_____ strengthened by faith（信念）, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary failure can never match.
You can communicate the power with anyone who needs it. This is surely the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
21. A. rushed B. introduced C. carried D. sent
22. A. mistaken B. liked C. known D. rewarded
23. A. sooner B. earlier C. longer D. later
24. A. wrong B. right C. perfect D. impolite
25. A. and B. so C. but D. or
26. A. decision B. mind C. expectation D. imagination
27. A. helpful B. meaningful C. successful D. useful
28. A. educated B. entertained C. treated D. respected
29. A. camera B. typewriter C. bicycle D. radio
30. A. knew B. doubted C. understood D. thanked
31. A. teaching B. reading C. studying D. writing
32. A. only B. same C. next D. real
33. A. cleverest B. healthiest C. strongest D. richest
34. A. luck B. kindness C. enthusiasm D. confidence
35. A. never B. always C. often D. seldom
四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
People’s life in astrology, the zodiac is divided into twelve star signs. Each star sign has its own characteristics. People gave each star sign one of the four elements（元素）of fire, air, earth and water. It has been popular for a long time. There are three star signs under each element, just as the following form shows.
Elements Star Signs
Fire Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
In both China and Greece, people began to study stars and planets thousands of years ago. They used astrology to help them make decisions. They watched stars and planets to decide when to hunt, fish, plant or make wars.
Today astrology is very popular among people all over the world, especially teenagers. But one thing you have to remember is that you should not expect astrology to tell you everything about your future. Remember your life is in your own hands.
36. How many star signs are there under each element
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Twelve.
37. What did people use astrology to do in ancient times
A. To study the four elements B. To help them make decisions.
C. To get information about the sky. D. To know more about the future.
38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Astrology believes that the light of stars influences people’s life.
B People began to study stars and planets hundreds of years ago.
C. Today astrology is very popular among the old.
D. Our life depends on ourselves but not astrology
B
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural production.
Rain Water stands for the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its arrival, lively spring—like scenery starts: the river water melt, wild geese fly from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again.
Here are four things you may not know about Rain Water.
Rain in spring is as precious as oil.
According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China the spring drought is common and the rain of this season is only 10 to 15 percent of yearly average(平均) rainfall.
Return of a cold period
Extra care is needed to deal with a returning cold time in the late spring that often happens during Rain Water. The fast increase in air humidity(湿度) can result in lower temperature and wet weather.
Visit to in-laws(姻亲)
One of the main customs during Rain Water is sons-in-law visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs with four meters of red belt which represents good health and long life. Another typical gift is a pot of cooked dish that contains pig’s knuckles(蹄) with soya and kelp. The son-in-law expresses his respect and thankfulness this way.
Nutritious porridge
The wet and damp weather during Rain Water is considered harmful to people’s health according to Chinese medical practice. So a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to keep the body alive and healthy.
39. When Rain Water arrives, what happens
① The temperature begins to rise.
② The river freezes up.
③ Birds fly to the south in small groups.
④Trees are green in color.
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ①④ D. ③④
40. We can infer that Rain Water is a key period for________.
A. building houses in the countryside
B. providing land or crops with water
C. keeping sheep, horses, hens and other animals
D. spending all days on farming
41. During Rain Water, it is strongly advised the elderly and children________.
A. not to take off thick clothes too early
B. not to stay up late all night
C. to exercise more
D. to protect them from the heat
42. During Rain Water, what gifts do sons-in-law often give their in-laws
A. Some food, two cane chairs and desks.
B. Chairs, pigs, soya and kelp.
C. Delicious dish, four can chairs with two meters of red belt.
D. Two chairs and a pot of cooked dish.
C
Back in Brisbane, Australia, for the Christmas break, I found myself in a public transport dead zone. Bikeless, 7 kilometers from where I was meeting friends and unwilling to get a taxi, I decided to borrow an electric scooter. The trip took far longer than it would have by bike, mainly because of a major spill halfway there. A rock, hit at speed, is a terrible thing: weeks later, I still had the red knees of a primary schooler.
In the UK, they are legal (合法的) only on private land, but the Department for Transport is discussing how to control them on public roads and pathways, with the possibility for legalization later this year. Other cities that have e-scooter rental programs have had problems in the early period. In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo described the situation last year as messy. She has announced that the city is reducing its number of e-scooters to 15,000 and plans to create laws forbidding them from pavements (人行道). France has put into force laws limiting e-scooter speeds to 25 kilometres per hour.
Similar to dockless (无桩的) hire bicycles, e-scooters are parked on pavements and people leave them up trees or throw them into rivers. Wild treatment shortens their lifetime, which is bad for both profitability (盈利) and the environment. Analysis suggests that the average e-scooter’s lifetime is just three months.
I think e-scooters are an basic part of the effort to make city transport greener. They are seen as a key to the “last mile” problem—a potential way to reduce transport jam by rapidly getting someone to their final goal. Cars can take up 28 times the space of a person riding a bicycle. As far as the environmental effect goes, recent research suggests that e-scooters are not as green as walking or cycling, but they are still better than cars. And though there are still many reports of serious accidents, scooting is about as safe as cycling. Stephen Gossling at Lund University in Sweden has suggested we build car-free “micromobility” streets, where cyclists, pedestrians (行人) and e-scooters could share the road. He thinks this will reduce accident risks and invite more vulnerable (易受伤害的) traffic participants, such as children, to become active transport users. If more e-scooters mean fewer cars on roads, an improvement in local air quality is also a likely result. When 20 kilometers of roads in central London closed for World Car-Free Day last September, the air quality was greatly improved according to the report.
43. What does the underlined part “a major spill” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. A serious fall. B. A sudden illness. C. A legal reaction. D. A terrible breakdown.
44. What do we know about e-scooters in Paris
A. They are illegal on pavements. B. They are already out of fashion.
C. They are facing more limits. D. They are more common on private land.
45. What is the writer’s opinion of e-scooters
A. They are not as safe as cycling. B. They always cause the traffic jams.
C. They are as green as cycling or walking. D. They play a big role in the “last mile” problem.
46. What is Stephen Gossling’s suggestion
A. To set up more care-free days. B. To invite more cyclists to use e-scooters.
C. To get vulnerable pedestrians off the road. D. To separate cars from e-scooters on the road.
D
It was a week before I saw Captain Nemo again. Every morning, I noticed fresh air coming into the rooms and I knew that the Nautilus had surfaced. I would go out and see the sunrise.
Then I received a note from Captain Nemo. He invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. Ned was excited because he thought there he could find a chance to escape. When I saw Captain Nemo the next day, I asked him why he was so interested in Crespo Island. “I thought you preferred the sea to being on land.”
“I do,” replied the Captain, “But these forests are under the sea.” During breakfast, he explained that he had made diving suits that used special air tanks. These tanks would allow us to stay under the water for ten hours. He had also made lights that worked in electric batteries. When Ned realized that we were not going onto land for our hunting trip, he decided not to come at all.
Conseil and I put on our diving suits, and so did Captain Nemo and one of his men. We stepped into a room and closed the door. The room was filled with water, and another door opened. We must go through it, and we were on the sea floor. It was an amazing experience.
We were about ten metres under the water. The light from the sun reached us. Everything looked very colourful. We walked over the fine sand and enjoyed the colours of the shells, fish and seaweed. Conseil and I followed Captain Nemo and his man as they crossed a large grassy area. We were going deeper and deeper. Two hours later, we were a hundred metres under the water. The suits worked very well, and it was easy to walk and breathe.
At one hundred metres deep, we could still see quite well, and Captain Nemo stopped and pointed to some dark shapes. This was the forest. The “trees” in the forest were giant seaweed, and all their branches were vertical（垂直的）. We could not stop looking at them. Fish swam around the branches like birds in a forest. Small shrub（灌木） grew under the large seaweed trees. Some of them had flowers.
We walked through this forest for about an hour, and then we lay down to rest. I was not hungry, but I was very sleepy. We all slept, and when we woke up, we walked further.
（Taken from 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea）
47. What do you think the Nautilus is
A. A kind of ship under the sea. B. A kind of fish in the sea.
C. A kind of plane in the sky. D. A kind of transport on land.
48. How many people went on the hunting trip in the forests of Crespo Land
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
49. What’s the order of the following events
①They visited the forest.
②They crossed the large grassy area
③They felt sleepy and lay down to rest
④Captain Nemo made diving suits and lights.
⑤Captain Nemo invited some people to go hunting.
A. ④⑤①②③ B. ⑤④①②③ C. ③⑤④②① D. ⑤④②①③
50. From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. Ned and Nemo were close friends B. Captain Nemo enjoyed the hunting trip
C. there were many trees in the forest D. it took them 30 minutes to walk through the forest
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共65分）
五、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A. 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
51. The experienced doctor ________（分开）the patients into different groups according to the state of illness and chose the best method to treat them.
52. What ________（要紧）most is you have tried your best
53. In my opinion, proper ________（a way of doing sth）you have developed in daily life are of great importance to our study.
54. A pair of VR glasses makes it possible to join in a real scene instead of ________（form a picture of sb or sth in one’s mind）.
55. All the words are arranged in an alphabetical order in an English ________.
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。
forty correct simple succeed pronounce
56. It makes me really nervous to speak French because of my poor ________.
57. Kobe Bryant who was in his ________ died in a Helicopter accident 3 years ago.
58. You’ll lose one point every time if you answer a question ________.
59. The products are not ________ made in China. They’re designed and developed by the Chinese.
60. ________ always belongs to those who are well prepared.
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。
allow prefer be think feed
61. Lin Hao is an excellent engineer. He always works to high standards, and he never ________ himself to fall behind others.
62. He ________ reading books at home to playing outside with his friends at an early age.
63. —Jenny, don’t give food to the goldfish any more. Not only Tom but also his cousin ________ them.
—OK, I won’t.
64. —Why didn’t you answer me when I called you
—I ________ what I would do if I could fly like a bird in the sky.
65. Forget your worries, or you ________ too stressed to have a good sleep.
六、短文填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A
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。
Small Spud had a big dream at a young age. Whenever he was r___66___, he didn’t lose heart. After he sat in the stands, he practised even h___67___. In 1985, he joined the NBA and became the shortest player at that time. His p___68___ moment came in 1986. He won the Slam Dunk Contest. T___69___ hard work, Spud p___70___ that we can do almost anything if we never give up.
B
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。
Thanks to proper translation, China’s cultural influence is starting to rise around the world. Form sci-fi to wuxia to animated movies, translation bridges the language gap. In recent years, more and more translators from both China and a___71___ are working to bring Chinese stories to new audiences. Here are some popular Chinese books and movies that have been w___72___ enjoyed in the West.
The Three-Body Problem
This Hugo Award winner has changed h___73___ people look at Chinese sci-fi. Its translator, Ken Liu, contributed to this. Born in China and raised in the US, Liu can speak both Chinese and English. He also writes sci-fi stories himself. That made him the best c___74___ to translate the story. Liu didn’t translate the book word for word. Instead, he tried to make it easier for English readers to understand. He changed the structure(结构) of the story and m___75___ its historical background to the beginning. The English version has been enjoyed by many foreign readers, including the former US president Barack Obama.
Legends of the Condor Heroes《射雕英雄传》
Almost everyone in China knows Jin Yong and his wuxia novels. But in the West, he is not that f___76___. One reason is that his works are hard to translate. But British translator Anna Holmwood, who began to learn Chinese at 21, took on the challenge. When she read Legends of the Condor Heroes, she loved the wuxia world and characters in the book and d___77___ to bring the book to more people. In her translation, she made many terms easy and natural to understand, such as “the 18 palm attacks to defeat dragons (降龙十八掌)”. When the English version came out in 2018, it turned out to be a___78___ success in translation. It was reprinted seven times in the UK within just a few months.
Ne Zha
In 2019, when the animated movie Ne Zha went to North American theaters, there was wide discussion online about the translation. People found it hard to translate some Chinese phrases into English. One e___79___ was the Taoist spell—“jijirululing(急急如律令)”. Jerimiah Willhite, an American translator who learned Chinese while he was in college and is a big fan of Chinese culture, m____80____ to do it. He has read many classic Chinese books, including Tao Te Ching. He translated the spell to “be quick to obey my command (指令)”. His work has helped English speakers enjoy the movie. On the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, Ne Zha has a high rating (评分) of 88 percent.
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。
The United Nations announced on April 19 that India is going to become the most populous（人口稠密的）country in the world by the end of June. In 2022, India had more than 1. 412 billion people, which was very close to China’s population of 1. 426 billion people. India’s population is expected to grow to almost 1. 43 billion by the middle of the year, surpassing China’s.
One of the main reasons for this rapid growth is that many babies are born in India every year, more than in any other country, Time magazine noted.
Having a big population can be good for the economy（经济）because more people can work and earn（赚钱）money, which can lead to economic growth, the Associated Press noted. More companies from other countries and regions may come to India because of this.
However, having a big population can also be challenging because there might not be enough resources（资源）like food, healthcare and education for everyone.
CNN stated that it could also be hard for people to find jobs because so many people are looking for work. According to a 2021 report from the World Bank, India’s labor force participation rate（劳动力参与率）, which is the proportion（比例） of the active labor force in the working-age population, is 46 percent-the lowest in Asia.
Despite these challenges, India is still a country with many opportunities for growth. Many companies are choosing to set up factories in India to make things like mobile phones and semiconductors（半导体）. Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, said that India will have unprecedented（前所未有的）economic growth and become the world’s third-biggest economy by 2027.
81. How big will the India’s population be by the middle of this year
__________________________________________
82. Why is India’s population increasing quickly
__________________________________________
83. What is the labor force participation rate
__________________________________________
84. What is Morgan Stanley’s prediction about India’s future economy
__________________________________________
85. What do you think of the large population in India
__________________________________________
八、书面表达（本题满分25分）
86. 时间都去哪儿了？这是许多成年人的感慨，也是一些中学生的烦恼：没有时间做作业，没有时间从事个人爱好……
其实，时间就在我们的掌握之中，关键是能否合理利用。请根据提示，以“How to spend our time properly”为题写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的看法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右。开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 内容必须包括上图中的要点，可作必要的发挥；
3. 条理清楚、语句连贯；
4. 文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名等信息。
How to spend our time properly
Where has our time gone How should we spend our time properly
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If so, I’m sure we will live a happier school life.