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一、阅读理解
Indoor Games to Play with Family This Winter
Gather round the table with your favorite warm drinks and try some of the following indoor games with your family and friends.
Escape Rooms
Have you ever been to an escape room? Whether you have or you haven’t，the escape room fun is far from being over, with choices to order your own home escape room tools! You can even find some online free escape room choices to try out for hours of thinking and exploring and lots of fun for everyone who takes part.
Balloon Volleyball
This indoor game is great for keeping active while people are stuck indoors, and it is super fun and doesn’t make a mess. All you need to do is blow up a balloon and throw it at each other, making sure it doesn’t hit the floor，just like volleyball. This is another great game for all ages, even babies.
Pictionary
Have you got any promising artists at home? This game is a classic and fun for kids and adults of almost all ages. All you do is make teams and take some paper and pens to write proper words. You can then either use the real Pictionary cards or go the DIY route, creating your own cards. Write your own song or movie titles for great fun!
Indoor Hopscotch
Hopscotch can be made in so many different ways and doesn’t necessarily have to be played with chalk on the sidewalk. Hopscotch made with popsicle(冰棒) sticks is a great indoor kids’ activity, but it can definitely be enjoyed by the whole family. Make squares creatively from all kinds of materials, maybe even with tape on your footcloth.
1．What is special about Escape Rooms compared with the other games? A．It takes the most energy to do.
B．It has free choices online.
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C．It requires team spirit. D．It is suitable for all ages.
2．What should you avoid doing while playing Balloon Volleyball? A．Hitting the balloon too hard. C．Throwing the balloon at each other.
B．Making the house out of order. D．Dropping the balloon on the ground.
3．Which game can benefit your language skills? A．Escape Rooms. C．Pictionary.
A one-armed 13-year-old basketball player in a video moves China. He is Zhang Jiacheng, from Guangdong Province. In the video, facing a taller, stronger, and older opponent (对手), he isn't afraid at all.
Attracted by his good skills in the video, many people even fail to know that Zhang Jiacheng has only one arm. Although the young boy lost one of his arms in an accident, he became crazy about playing basketball at 12. \"Work hard or just give up,\" he always says. Thus, he spent all of his free time on it without considering his body condition.
People's attention has encouraged him to work harder towards his goal — to become a top basketball player. \"I just keep practising every day to improve myself whether at home or in the playground, he says, \"My biggest challenge is to control the ball much better.\" After only a year of hard practising, Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills greatly. Through patience, confidence and determination, the young basketball player is getting closer to his life goal.
His effort and courage finally caught the attention of Yi Jianlian, a Chinese professional (MR 业的)basketball player, who shared the video on his own Weibo. 4．Why do people fail to know the boy has only one arm? A．Because his good skills attract people. B．Because his life goal encourages people. C．Because he jumps to an amazing height. D．Because he hides the other arm carefully. 5．What is the biggest challenge for the boy? A．Controlling the ball better. C．Making some more friends.
B．Keeping his balance. D．Getting closer to his family. B．Balloon Volleyball. D．Indoor Hopscotch.
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6．What is the boy's goal according to the text? A．To live a comfortable life. C．To set up a basketball team.
B．To become a top basketball player. D．To build a large gym for his school.
7．Which of the following can best describe the young boy? A．Humorous. C．Careless.
A Japanese candy company has been making national news headlines for its idea to produce gummy candy (软糖) that tastes like an “imaginary fruit” called Kiraspika.
Last year was a great one for gummy candy producers, and the market continued to expand throughout 2023, with fruit-flavored (水果味的) gummies being the most popular. There are plenty of fruit flavors to choose from, but companies are still limited to the fruits that can be found in our world. However, what if someone started making candy that tastes like imaginary fruits? That was the strange idea that a Japanese sweets maker recently came up with. Two months ago, the company created a new type of gummy candy that tastes like fruit “Kiraspika no Mi”, an imaginary fruit with an original flavor, design, and even a story.
According to the story, the star-shaped Kiraspika only grows in the mountainous area of Blue Knife, where temperatures drop to —50℃ in winter. It is very difficult to get. Everything about Kiraspika was invented in the fruit lab where its flavor experts mixed various existing flavors to create a totally original one that tastes like nothing you’ve ever eaten.
According to its designers, the Kiraspika-flavored gummy candy has a unique sweetness mixed with a kind of sourness (酸味), but many of those who have tried it have their own description of the taste.
To some, the Kiraspika flavor can be compared to that of an energy drink, while others say it tastes a bit like a spicy apple. It is the mystery of the flavor and the personal explanations that make this product liked by many people.
8．What does the underlined word “expand” in paragraph 2 mean? A．Disappear.
B．Shorten.
C．Struggle.
D．Grow.
B．Confident. D．Noisy.
9．What is a feature of Kiraspika? A．It can’t be found in real life.
B．It grows on the plain.
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C．It can be planted easily. D．It needs high temperatures.
10．What makes the new type of gummy candy popular?
A．Its shape.
B．Its taste.
C．Its origin.
D．Its designer.
11．Where does this text probably come from?
A．A news report. C．A biology book.
By now, nearly everyone knows we can be addicted to our digital devices. The average smartphone user rarely goes two hours without using her device, unlocks her device 50 or more times a day, and swipes or taps on it as many as 2,617 times in the process. The youth are particularly affected: A 2018 Pew Research Center report found that 44 percent of teens said they often check their devices for messages or notifications as soon as they wake up, 54 percent said they spend too much time on their mobile phone, and 42 percent feel anxiety when they do not have it.
A device addiction is quite harmful. It is associated with depression and anxiety. According to the technology research firm Compare Camp, 26 percent of car accidents in the U.S. today are due to the use of smartphones while driving. These problems are obvious to almost everyone; the solutions, less so. Some experts suggest taxation to help limit digital overuse, similar to the way the government discourages tobacco use. Others say the only way to beat an addiction is to quit cold turkey and go device-free.
But in a world of electronic payments, digital documents, and remote work, a truly smartphone-free lifestyle is getting less and less practical. A better—and, for many of us, more reasonable—approach is to manage addictive behavior by moderating device use. This isn’t just a matter of setting screen-time limits you can easily break; rather, you can start to develop specific habits to replace the unhealthy ones that keep sending you back to your phone.
The digital-technology scholar Cal Newport recommends the “phone foyer” method, wherein he leaves his phone by the front door when he walks into his house, and doesn’t put it in his pocket until he leaves again. If he needs to look at it, he does so only in the foyer. Just as the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus taught in his Discourses, “No man is free who is not master of himself.”
B．A health magazine. D．An old story.
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12．How does the writer explain phone addiction in paragraph 1?
A．By giving reasons. C．By raising questions.
B．By listing numbers. D．By making comparisons.
13．What does the underlined phrase “quit cold turkey” mean in paragraph 2?
A．Charging a tax. C．Stop using smartphones.
B．Stop eating turkeys. D．Discouraging smoking.
14．Why does the author quote Epictetus in the last paragraph?
A．To show respect to Epictetus. C．To advise people to be a master. addiciton.
15．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．How to Break a Phone Addiction C．Phone Addiction Ruins Our Freedom
The jobs of the future have not yet been invented. 16 By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds. 1. Curiosity
Your children need to be deeply curious. 17 Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time?” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time? 2. Creativity
True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it. 18 There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity. 3. Interpersonal Skills
Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what’s going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 19 “Why do you think she’s crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face? If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”
B．Effect of Phone Addiction on Teens D．Device Addiction Contributes to Depression B．To prove the “phone foyer” method. D．To inspire people to get rid of phone
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4. Self-expression
20 There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas — music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another. A．Encourage kids to cook with you. B．And we can’t forget science education.
C．We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways. D．So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist? E．Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill. F．We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories. G．Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.
二、完形填空
A little girl created a perfect gift for her mother’s birthday. It was a drawing of a 21 on white paper with the words “ For mom: love, love, love ” decorated with hearts. She folded her letter, but then she 22 it.
For most people, that would be the 23 of this story, but this story had a different result. James Carrell 24 the letter. He had just 25 his mother, wishing her a happy birthday. After he hung up, Carrell saw the paper on the ground outside of a hardware store in Manvel. “I 26 it was a gift, ” said Carrell. “ I opened it up and saw the flower and hearts. It really 27 me.” Carrell thought the letter would 28 someone’s day and that maybe he could find the 29 , so he posted it on the Internet. The message moved a lot of people, especially one man.
“I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man’s 30 ,” said Carrell. The comments included one from Robert Alvarado. He wrote, “I can’t believe you found my baby’s letter.” Carrell reached Alvarado to 31 the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally 32 on Thursday night, one day after Alvarado’s wife’s birthday.
“ 33 the letter made it home,” said Alvarado. “We are 34 for what James Carrell did.”
We often forget the power of little things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell’s small act
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left a(n) 35 impression. 21．A．bird 22．A．received 23．A．end 24．A．wrote 25．A．promised 26．A．proved 27．A．satisfied 28．A．start 29．A．owner 30．A．photograph 31．A．read 32．A．left 33．A．Naturally 34．A．ready 35．A．unhappy
B．card B．sent B．part B．found B．invited B．explained B．frightened B．continue B．stranger B．arrival B．present B．met B．Suddenly B．grateful B．lasting
C．cake C．lost C．influence C．remembered C．seen C．realized C．shocked C．brighten C．hero C．conclusion C．return C．stopped C．Surprisingly C．responsible C．beneficial
D．flower D．posted D．cause D．answered D．called D．admitted D．touched D．ruin D．finder D．reply D．publish D．agreed D．Finally D．anxious D．reasonable
三、语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Nowadays, football is one of the most popular sports in 36 world. Its history 37 (date) back over two thousand years to ancient China, and it was known as cuju then. Modern football started in Great Britain, 38 the new game rules were made.
Football is simple and very cheap 39 (play), which is perhaps the basis of the popularity. People needn’t expensive equipment 40 the football doesn’t cost much money.
Another factor behind 41 (it) global popularity is the creativity on the field. It is attractive 42 millions of people. People can see children playing with a ball everywhere. People also can feel the 43 (excite) of a game even without recognizing the skill of professional players.
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What’s more, it has become one of the 44 (good) ways for people to communicate. It doesn’t require 45 (word), but everyone can understand it. It breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field.
四、书信写作
46．假定你是李华，你校将在暑假举办主题为“感受中国传统文化”的夏令营。请你根据以下提示，给你校的英国交换生Tom写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加夏令营。 内容包括：
1.活动时间（2024年7月16日—20日）和地点； 2.活动内容：传统文化讲座；品尝中国传统美食； 3.活动的意义。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 提示词：1.夏令营 a summer camp 2.交换生 an exchange student Dear Tom,
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Yours, Li Hua
五、书面表达
47．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When he was around 5-6 years old, my brother Ted, who is four years younger to me, suddenly found his legs unable to move one night. What followed was one of the hardest times of my parents'life. Months passed with them meeting various doctors, visiting different hospitals, and knocking at the doorstep of every possible chance — all the time with Ted in their arms, since he
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wasn't able to walk on his own anymore.
There were doubts of permanent paralysis— the very mention of which was enough （瘫痪）to break us down. From finding it extremely painful to walk, to not being able to get up on his own, and to not being able to stand at all, Ted's problem was worsening day by day. Most surprisingly, all this while, he was as strong as, perhaps, only children can be in such difficult times.
During this period, it was not unusual for my mother to have sudden breakdowns. Once, she burst into tears while watching Ted playing joyfully. He wiped off her tears, and said, “Don't cry, mummy. See, I can stand and even run on my own!” Saying this, he tried to get up, stood on shaking legs for just about a few microseconds and fell down, only to be safely caught in the arms of my mom, who hugged him dearly and cried some more.
This was the most heart-breaking thing that I had ever experienced. But it was also a powerful one for the simple fact that it was my little brother who taught us what life was all about—HOPE.
Witnessing my brother's strong will and positive attitude inspired me as well. As a brother, I could not stand by doing nothing at all. Hope was burning in my heart when I had the idea to train my brother to walk again. I firmly believe Ted could stand up and walk as he used to. Whenever school was over, I would put Ted into a pushchair and tell my mom that we'd just go to the park. 注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
In the park, I would put Ted one meter away from me, encouraging him to walk.
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We agreed to keep this a secret from our parents until mom's birthday.
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