1. After months of hard work, the school year is finally coming to ______ end.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /

B

2. There are so many things around us ______ our will. However, we've no excuse to give up.
A. through
B. towards
C. against
D. under

C

3. The graduation day was filled with laughter and joy. It became one of ______ memories of my life.
A. sweeter
B. less sweet
C. the sweetest
D. the least sweet

C

4. —Sometimes it is necessary to keep ______ in our daily lives. —Yes, lots of troubles are caused by speaking too much.
A. tiny
B. calm
C. silent
D. thankful

C

5. —You look upset. What happened?
—I had an argument with Tom, but I want to ______ making things worse.
A. avoid
B. suggest
C. accept
D. follow

A

6. The school hall is not big enough to hold lots of people. ______ , each class can send at most 5 students there to listen to the speech.
A. However
B. But
C. Therefore
D. As

C

7. —There seems to be something wrong with the washing machine. How can we start it?
—Don't worry. Just follow the ______ , and we can solve the problem easily.
A. instructions
B. discussions
C. instruments
D. situations

A

8. —Why didn't you attend the meeting this morning? —Because I ______ the exchange students around our school.
A. show
B. was showing
C. am showing
D. will show

B

9. What can you learn from the street sign?

A. Here is a taxi company.
B. You can get a taxi here.
C. Do not park your car here.
D. You can wait for a bus here.

B

10. —No photos here, please! We must keep secrets for the safety of our motherland.
—______ I forgot what teachers told us.
A. No way!
B. Why not?
C. Sorry, I won't.
D. That's all right.

C

Ⅱ. 完形填空(每小题 1 分,共 15 分)
(2025·南通一模)Editor Ashley wasn't pleased with the quality of our reporting. “We need better stories for this Thursday's school newspaper. Any ____1____?” She asked. I handed her my article about our basketball team ____2____ Deerfield High School a night before by one point. “Sports stories are ____3____,” she said, “but not good enough for the front page.”
After our meeting, we heard someone screaming outside, “Perry is missing!” Perry was a big lovely ____4____ and had been our school's mascot(吉祥物) for ten years. He played an important role in students' lives, both in and out of class.
Everyone gathered around Perry's ____5____ cage, heartbroken. Then, a student came over and showed me a photo. In the photo was a Deerfield player hiding something parrot-sized under his shirt. “You're a reporter, right? I ____6____ to take this photo yesterday,” he said.
“He must have stolen Perry to prevent us from winning the game!” Ashley cried. We decided to run the photo with the headline “Deerfield Stole Perry”. “This is ____7____ the story we need,” Ashley said confidently.
____8____ she left, I took a closer look at the photo again. The clock in the background showed 4:15 p.m. ____9____, our game against Deerfield started at 4:30 p.m. Why would the boy have taken Perry before the game?
I went to Perry's usual caretaker to ask if he ____10____ Perry was gone. “He's not missing. He just needs a rest. He's ready for some ____11____ days,” he said. Learning the truth, I immediately told Ashley and suggested writing a story to say goodbye to Perry.
I was surprised when Ashley refused to change “Deerfield Stole Perry”. “It'll ____12____ more readers,” she continued. I told her if we wrote this article, we would be telling a lie which might also bring harm to the player and our paper. Finally, Ashley agreed, “OK, let's try with ____13____ stories.”
On Thursday, the paper came out with the headline “Bye-Bye, Perry” on the front page. Soon, it led to hot discussions among students. Though sad, they were comforted by the ____14____ that Perry was in good care. The story also brought back the sweet ____15____ of Perry. Many even wanted to share their own Perry stories! Seeing its success, Ashley smiled at me, “You are right! Truth connects hearts.”
1. A. photos B. notices
C. ideas D. wonders
2. A. joining B. beating
C. following D. leading
3. A. fun B. similar C. modern D. right
4. A. cat B. dog C. swan D. parrot
5. A. noisy B. empty
C. special D. colourful
6. A. failed B. remembered
C. happened D. refused
7. A. usually B. mostly
C. exactly D. hardly
8. A. After B. Before
C. Since D. Because
9. A. Otherwise B. However
C. Moreover D. Anyway
10. A. knew B. minded
C. insisted D. imagined
11. A. warm B. busy C. active D. free
12. A. attract B. invite C. control D. affect
13. A. short B. true
C. interesting D. surprising
14. A. answer B. fact
C. mistake D. secret
15. A. colours B. smiles
C. jokes D. memories

1 - 5 CBADB 6 - 10 CCABA 11 - 15 DABBD
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了学校报纸编辑 Ashley 和作者围绕吉祥物 Perry 失踪展开的故事，最终她们选择用真实的故事打动读者。
1. C 根据“We need better stories for this Thursday's school newspaper.”可知，需要新的故事创意来刊登校报。故选 C。
2. B 根据“by one point”可知，此处指比赛胜利，打败对方。故选 B。
3. A 根据“but not good enough”可知，前后为转折关系，即体育故事有趣但不够好。故选 A。
4. D 根据“In the photo was a Deerfield player hiding something parrot - sized under his shirt.”可知，Perry 是只鹦鹉。故选 D。
5. B 根据“Perry is missing!”可知，笼子空了。故选 B。
6. C 根据“In the photo was a Deerfield player hiding something parrot - sized under his shirt.”和“take this photo yesterday”可知，此处指偶然拍到照片。故选 C。
7. C 根据“Ashley said confidently.”可知，此处强调这个故事完全符合需求。故选 C。
8. A 根据“she left, I took a closer look at the photo again”可知，此处指 Ashley 离开后，作者查看照片。故选 A。
9. B 根据“The clock in the background showed 4:15 p.m.”和“our game against Deerfield started at 4:30 p.m.”可知，前后句是转折关系，比赛是四点半，迪尔菲尔德的运动员却在四点十五被拍到。用表示转折关系的副词 However。故选 B。
10. A 根据“Perry was gone”可知，此处是询问是否知情。故选 A。
11. D 根据“He just needs a rest.”可知，Perry 需要自由的时间。故选 D。
12. A 根据“Deerfield Stole Perry”可知，此处指用“迪尔菲尔德偷走了 Perry”作为标题会吸引读者。故选 A。
13. B 根据“Truth connects hearts.”可知，此处指刊登真实的故事。故选 B。
14. B 根据“Perry was in good care”可知，Perry 被妥善照顾是客观事实。故选 B。
15. D 根据“Many even wanted to share their own Perry stories!”可知，报纸上的故事唤起了大家的回忆。故选 D。