Passage 5
新素材 社会热点 China’s U23 men’s football team achieved their best result ever at the AFC U23 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia. A 1 they lost 4—0 to Japan in the final, they reached it for the first time in history by b 2 Vietnam 3—0 in the semi-final. B 3 the final, the team had a perfect record and did not miss a single goal.
The team’s success brought hope and p 4 to Chinese football. The General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Football Association b 5 sent congratulatory letters. They praised the team’s spirit and strong defense.
Many international football stars noticed the team’s p 6. Players like Neymar, Petr Cech, and Michael Owen shared t 7 support online. Media from other countries also said China’s journey to the final was built on hard work and discipline.
Despite the loss, Chinese fans are still proud and h 8. They believe this is a new b 9 for Chinese football. Many players on the team are young and can still play in the next U23 Asian Cup. Their next goal is the Asian Games in Japan.
The team’s sponsor shared a poster saying, “We’ll be back.” This shows that the team’s story is not o 10, and they will continue to fight for success in the future.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. Although 2. beating 3. Before 4. pride
5. both 6. performance 7. their 8. hopeful
9. beginning 10. over

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空，需结合上下文语境、语法结构及首字母提示，确定每个空的正确词汇。解题思路：先通读全文理解文章大意（中国U23男足在亚青赛取得突破的相关内容），再逐句分析每个空的句子逻辑、成分，结合首字母匹配合适的词汇，确保符合语法和语境要求。
【解析】
1. 空1：句子逻辑为“虽然决赛0-4输给日本，但首次进入决赛”，表让步关系，首字母A，填连词Although。
2. 空2：by为介词，表方式，后接动名词，结合语境“3-0击败越南”，首字母b，填beating。
3. 空3：语境为“决赛前球队保持不败”，表时间顺序，首字母B，填介词Before。
4. 空4：与hope并列，表“带来希望和骄傲”，首字母p，填名词pride。
5. 空5：主语是两个机构，表“两者都”，首字母b，填代词both。
6. 空6：表示“注意到球队的表现”，首字母p，填名词performance。
7. 空7：修饰support，表“他们的支持”，首字母t，填形容词性物主代词their。
8. 空8：与proud并列，表“骄傲和充满希望”，首字母h，填形容词hopeful。
9. 空9：表示“中国足球的新开始”，首字母b，填名词beginning。
10. 空10：表示“故事没有结束”，首字母o，填形容词over。
【答案】
1. Although 2. beating 3. Before 4. pride 5. both 6. performance 7. their 8. hopeful 9. beginning 10. over
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、完形填空技巧、语境理解
【点评】
本题结合社会热点素材，考查学生对基础词汇、语法及上下文逻辑的理解，贴近学生认知，能激发学生兴趣，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

Passage 6
After a long journey overseas, seven marble columns(大理石柱) from the ruins of Yuanmingyuan in Beijing were returning from Norway to their home site.
According to Xinhua, these columns were p 1 from the Western Mansion (Xiyang Lou) area of Yuanmingyuan, but not completely sure. And they are about 80 to 92 centimetres in h 2 . Some of their frontal facades(正面) are usual Western carvings w 3 the sides(侧面) of the columns show vases filled with t 4 Chinese flowers such as lotuses and peonies(牡丹). They are t 5 to have been firstly set on roofs and by stairs.
They were robbed in 1860 when Yuanmingyuan was b 6 down during the Second Opium War. Since then, they have been transported to several countries, i 7 the US and Norway.
In 2013, Chinese businessman Huang Nubo visited a m 8 in Norway and found the columns. Later, he suggested r 9 the columns to China and a series of cultural exchange programmes. The Norwegian government agreed on the return of the marble columns in 2018. The columns f 10 arrived in China in June 2023. They were publicly on show on Oct. 13.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. probably 2. height 3. while 4. traditional
5. thought 6. burned/burnt 7. including
8. museum 9. returning 10. finally

【分析】
本题为英语短文填空，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配、语法知识完成单词填写。解题思路：先通读全文理解大意，再逐句分析每个空的句子结构、所需词性，结合语境及词汇知识确定合适单词。如第1空根据“but not completely sure”判断表“可能”；第2空结合数字及“in...”结构确定为高度相关名词；第3空前后为对比关系用while，以此类推完成所有填空。
【解析】
1. 结合前文“but not completely sure”（不完全确定），此处表示“可能来自”，填副词probably；
2. 由“80 to 92 centimetres”及“in...”结构，此处指“高度”，填名词height；
3. 前后分句为对比关系（正面是西方雕刻，侧面是中国花），填连词while；
4. 修饰“Chinese flowers”，表示“传统的”，填形容词traditional；
5. 固定结构“be thought to have done”（被认为做过某事），填过去分词thought；
6. 圆明园在第二次鸦片战争中被烧毁，被动语态结构“be + 过去分词”，填burned/burnt；
7. 此处表示“包括（美国和挪威）”，填介词including；
8. 结合语境“found the columns”（发现柱子），应是在挪威的“博物馆”，填名词museum；
9. 固定搭配“suggest doing sth”（建议做某事），此处指“归还”，填动名词returning；
10. 表示“最终到达中国”，填副词finally。
【答案】
1. probably 2. height 3. while 4. traditional 5. thought 6. burned/burnt 7. including 8. museum 9. returning 10. finally
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕圆明园流失文物回归的热点话题，考查学生对英语词汇、语法及上下文语境的综合运用能力，兼具语言学习与文化教育意义，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5