五、首字母填空(10 分)
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整、通顺，每空一词。
新语篇 专题报道(2025·南京期末)On April 19，an exciting event 41. t place in Beijing—the Humanoid Robot Half Marathon(马拉松). A 1.8 - metre - tall robot named Tiangong Ultra 42. c the finish line with an amazing time of 2 hours，40 minutes and 42 seconds. It was developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre. In this event，there were 20 humanoid robots and 43. t of people participating. It was no easy task for the robots. Only six robots were able to 44. f the 21 - kilometre race successfully. But the aim wasn’t only to cross the finish line. The key was to test crucial technologies 45. d the long - distance run.
This kind of test is super important. It paves the way for robots to enter the factories and our 46. e lives. By going through such challenges，robots can be better prepared for all 47. k of tasks. Tiangong Ultra’s success means a big 48. s forward in robot technology. It encourages more research and shows that in the future，robots may play 49. m more important roles. We can’t 50. w to see what new achievements they will bring!

41.took 42.crossed 43.thousands 44.finish 45.during 46.everyday 47.kinds 48.step 49.much 50.wait
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了北京举办的人形机器人半程马拉松比赛，重点介绍了参赛机器人“天工Ultra”的表现及此类测试对机器人技术发展的重要意义。
41. took 根据“an exciting event ... place in Beijing”和所给首字母可知，北京应是举办了一场活动，“举行，举办”take place。根据“On April 19”可知，句子时态为一般过去时。故填took。
42. crossed 根据“the finish line”和所给首字母可知，此处表示穿过终点线，“穿过”cross。由“On April 19”可知，时态为一般过去时。故填crossed。
43. thousands 根据“of people”和所给首字母可知，此处表示“数千”，用固定搭配thousands of。故填thousands。
44. finish 根据“It was no easy task for the robots. Only six robots were able to ... the 21-kilometre race”和所给首字母可知，对机器人来说这不是一个容易的任务，故应是只有六个机器人完成了比赛，“完成”finish，“能够做某事”be able to do sth，不定式to后接动词原形。故填finish。
45. during 根据“the long-distance run”和所给首字母可知，应是在长距离跑的过程中测试关键技术，“在……期间”during。故填during。
46. everyday 根据“our ... lives”和所给首字母可知，是进入我们的日常生活，“日常的”everyday，修饰名词lives。故填everyday。
47. kinds 根据“all ... of tasks”和所给首字母可知，“各种各样的”all kinds of。故填kinds。
48. step 根据“a big ... forward”和所给首字母可知，此处表示“一步”，用名词step，且a后接单数形式。故填step。
49. much 根据“more important”和所给首字母可知，此处用much修饰比较级，表示“更加”。故填much。
50. wait 根据“can't ... to see”和所给首字母可知，“迫不及待做某事”can't wait to do sth.。故填wait。

六、书面表达(25 分)
同学们对“龟兔赛跑”的故事一定有着很深的印象吧？第一次比赛，兔子睡着了，乌龟赢了；第二次比赛，兔子总结经验教训，打败了乌龟。请开动脑筋，发挥想象，以“The Third Race Between the Rabbit and the Tortoise”为题，用英语简要续写“龟兔赛跑”的故事，并谈一谈你从故事中学到了什么。词数 80—100。提示内容：beat 打败；hurt 受伤；back 背部；although 尽管
The Third Race Between the Rabbit and the Tortoise
We all know the tortoise beat the rabbit in the first race.

The Third Race Between the Rabbit and the Tortoise
We all know the tortoise beat the rabbit in the first race. Then they had a second race. The rabbit tried his best and beat the tortoise. Yesterday they had the third race. The rabbit ran fast at first. Suddenly, his feet hurt so badly that he had to stop running. When the tortoise found him, he put the rabbit on his back without saying a word. At last, they got to the end at the same time.
I think the tortoise is great. He helped the rabbit although they were in a race. We should learn from the tortoise.