()24. you do，don't miss this exhibition，for it's so hard to get the two tickets.

A.Whatever
B.No matter
C.Whenever
D.Whether

24. A

()25.All of us think robots everywhere in the future.

A.can use
B.will be used
C.will use
D.are used

25. B

()26.The gate of our school should be wider. It is for two cars to go through.

A.too wide
B.enough wide
C.not too wide
D.not wide enough

26. D

()27.— Excuse me. can I get the car if I order it today?
— In a month.

A.How often
B.How long
C.How much
D.How soon

27. D

()28.People like shopping online because they spend a lot of time going from shop to shop.

A.needn't
B.can't
C.mustn't
D.shouldn't

28. A

()29.Peter can be really difficult to get along with at times though he's a nice person .

A.in turn
B.in short
C.in return
D.in general

29. D

()30.— I'm studying AI programming every day. It's so hard!
— Your hard work will pay off when you create something amazing.

A.Out of sight，out of mind.
B.No pain，no gain.
C.Actions speak louder than words.
D.It never rains but it pours.

30. B

三、(2025·宿迁市宿城区模拟)完形填空。(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)〔人与自我——做人与做事〕
阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Long ago，a girl called Lily lived with her father and grandmother in a forest. Lily's father couldn't get enough food for the 31 though he worked hard day and night. In order to feed his daughter and mother，Lily's father had to 32 home to work on a faraway island.
Soon winter arrived. Lily became 33 her father. She remembered an elf(精灵)living in the deep forest who could 34 across thousands of miles. She then walked a long way and found the elf.
"Oh，kind sir，" Lily said 35 . "Could you please help me? My father is working far away on an island. Could you see him? How is he now on such 36 days?"
The elf looked at the girl and said，"I can help. But to receive，one must give. 37 can you give me?"
"Will you take my cloak(斗篷)?" Lily asked.
The elf accepted 38 and told Lily that her father was warm.
Months went by. Lily missed her father more and wondered if her father was 39 . With the only chicken in her house，she went to the elf again and knew that her father had got food.
Half a year passed. Lily went to see the elf a 40 time.
"Oh，kind sir，would you please tell me if my father is safe? But this time there is 41 I can give you."
The elf kept quiet for a few seconds and then said he wanted Lily's braid(辫子). Without thinking twice，Lily 42 her beautiful long braid and gave it to the elf at once.
Before long Lily's father 43 . He told Lily how he went through the hard life.
"I guess I could come back safely just 44 I was lucky. When I was cold，a cloak appeared. When I was hungry，a chicken appeared. And when I fell into a river，a rope made of hair appeared ..."
It was actually Lily's 45 for her father that made his father survive in the end.
()31. A. forest
B. family
C. school
D. island
()32. A. leave
B. get
C. miss
D. fly
()33. A. careful about
B. serious about
C. worried about
D. crazy about
()34. A. hear
B. see
C. taste
D. smell
()35. A. angrily
B. loudly
C. strangely
D. politely
()36. A. warm
B. hot
C. cold
D. dry
()37. A. What
B. When
C. How
D. Who
()38. A. us
B. him
C. me
D. it
()39. A. sleepy
B. hungry
C. lonely
D. thirsty
()40. A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
()41. A. something
B. everything
C. anything
D. nothing
()42. A. cut off
B. took off
C. fell off
D. turned off
()43. A. returned
B. repeated
C. reused
D. rewarded
()44. A. though
B. until
C. before
D. because
()45. A. story
B. dream
C. fun
D. love

31~35. BACBD 36~40. CADBC 41~45. DAADD