四、根据句意及中文提示写出单词。(每小题 1 分，共 5 分)
41. (2025·扬州中学教育集团树人学校模拟)Through hard work，the (不出名的)basketball player has grown up to a famous superstar.
42. People in different fields have (测试)how ChatGPT would help with their work.
43. The government is deeply concerned about the recent (发展).
44. — Are these (俄罗斯人)your friends? — Yes. I have known them for many years.
45. It's said that they have decided to take (更进一步的)action.

41. unknown 42. tested 43. development 44. Russians 45. further

五、根据中文提示完成下列句子。(每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分)
46. 他们为他们的儿子感到非常自豪，他现在是一位著名的科学家。
They in their son who is a famous scientist now.
47. 一辆货车失控撞上了一辆公共汽车的尾部。
A truck went and crashed into the back of a bus.
48. 目前实践已经证明，中国的制度比起别国的制度有着更多的优势。
，practice has proved that the system of China than that of other countries.
49. 在十岁的时候，戴维就开始对中国戏剧感兴趣。(become interested in)

50. 你真聪明，在如此短的时间内成功地解出了这道数学题。(It's + adj. + of...)

46. take great pride 47. out of control 48. At present; has more advantages 49. David became interested in Chinese drama when he was ten years old/at the age of ten. 50. It’s clever of you to work out the Maths problem successfully in such a short time.

六、短文填空。(共 15 分)
(A)(2024·镇江模拟；传统文化)根据首字母提示补全短文。(每空 1 分，共 10 分)
2024 is a leap year(闰年). February 29 is known as the “leap day”. But what is behind this 51. s day?
Everyone knows the Earth takes 365 days to 52. t around the Sun. Well，that is not 53. e correct. In fact，it takes 365 days，five hours，forty - eight minutes and forty - six seconds. Because of this small 54. d，almost every four years an extra day appears on the calendar. Over time，our seasons would fall 55. o of order without the leap day. Each calendar year is about six hours 56. l than 365 days.
However，a leap day is not added every four years. That would lengthen(延长)the calendar by 44 minutes. Over time，that would mean summer would arrive in 57. N. So a leap day is added nearly every four years，but not in years 58. i 1700，1800 and 1900. There was a leap day in 2000 because it was a year divisible(可除尽的)by 59. b 100 and 400.
Without a leap day，farmers might have difficulty 60. p crops in the correct season.

51. special 52. travel 53. exactly 54. difference 55. out 56. longer 57. November 58. including 59. both 60. planting

(B)(2025·苏州市昆山、太仓、常熟、张家港四市模拟)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。(每空 0.5 分，共 5 分)
Huang Xuhua，61. famous scientist in China，passed away at the age of 99 on February 6th in Wuhan. As stories about Huang and his team became widely known，people started to call 62. (he)the “Father of China's Nuclear Submarines(核潜艇)”.
Huang was born in Guangdong Province in 1926. He 63. (study)shipbuilding at National Chiao Tung University(now Shanghai Jiao Tong University)from 1945 to 1949. Later，he became one of the first 64. (scientist)to work on China's nuclear submarine program. In 1958，because of his excellent skills and qualities，Huang 65. (call)to Beijing secretly. For the next 30 years，he worked hard in secret on China's nuclear submarine program. He and his team started from nothing and overcame many difficulties. In 1970，he and his team 66. (success)launched(使……下水)China's first nuclear submarine，and it performed better than the first USA nuclear submarine launched in 1954.
Huang's life was full 67. achievements. From 2017 to 2020，he was awarded the national - level honours three times by the president. In 2019，he was awarded the Medal of the Republic，and in 2020，he got the 68. (high)science and technology award in China for 2019.
Huang not only played a key role in developing China's first nuclear submarines，but also cared a lot about the future of science and technology in China. He donated over 20 million yuan of his money to support scientific research，education 69. the spread of scientific knowledge. He spent his whole life 70. (develop)China's nuclear submarine industry and national defense(国防)，which encourages us to try our best to make our country stronger.

61. a 62. him 63. studied 64. scientists 65. was called 66. successfully 67. of 68. highest 69. and 70. developing