1. (2024·云南模拟)  阅读理解

Many footballers struggle when they leave the beautiful game for retirement in their mid-thirties, with stories that are sad or even terrible. However, in his new book Kicking On!, Tony Rickson reveals the footballers who have achieved success after retirement, whether it's by setting up charities, helping others cope, creating multi-million-pound businesses or going into media, politics or back into the football world.

Tony Adams, a former footballer, set up a charitable foundation more than 20 years ago called Sporting Chance and said it's one of his greatest achievements. He's wrong. Despite all the cups he won while captaining Arsenal during a highly successful 22-year career at his only club, and all the times he played for England, it is his greatest achievement. Not just one of them.

As Adams admits in his memorable book, Addicted, he suffered from alcoholism and drug abuse while still a professional footballer. Setting up Sporting Chance was his response, and ever since it's treated and supported sports professionals suffering from drink or drug problems. The charity's offer is: "We understand that it takes courage to ask for help, either during or following a career in sport, so when you're ready to reach out, we're ready for you."

Since retiring from playing in 2002, Adams, who has a statue in his honor outside the Arsenal ground, has managed and coached in several countries alongside his charity work. He told The Sun: "What happened in my life with alcohol makes me feel so sad but also grateful that I found a way out of it. I've had highs and lows, in and out of football, given up playing and gone into coaching and management. I've not had a drink through any of it. My self-esteem (自尊) has come back and I am all right."

The self-assessment as "all right" also applied to his 2022 appearance in TV's Strictly Come Dancing, when Adams showed an admirable ability to laugh at himself.

1. (2024·云南模拟)  阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Pingtan, the biggest island off the coast of Fujian Province, is popular with tourists these days. It has also attracted many 1  seeking a pleasant place to settle down. Among them is Italian fashion 2  Filippo Strada, who has lived on the island for four years.

Born in Milan, Strada has a well-developed 3  of fashion design. It is this love of fine clothing that led him to a career in the industry. Over the past decade, he has 4  his career in China, living in various cities. 5  , due to his growing business and 6  travels, Strada spent a lot of time away from home. After his daughter was born, he made up his mind to go back to his wife's hometown of Pingtan in 2018.

Strada 7  Pingtan with his family, determined to build a happy home on the island.But he also had a dream of building a successful business there, making the most of the local 8 development. Strada had a winning idea. He would 9 his heritage to provide goods and services with an authentic Italian 10  . Starting from zero, Strada now 11  a high-end tailor shop, a cafe and an Italian restaurant in Pingtan, 12  exotic (异域风情的)experiences to both locals and tourists.

As for the future, Strada plans to 13 Chinese and English salons (沙龙) in his Italian restaurant to 14 more knowledge of Western culture. "I'm very willing to do my part to make Pingtan a(n) 15 and diverse community that is popular around the world," he said.

1. (2024高一下·饶平月考) The first textbooks ______ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.

1. (2024·湖南模拟)  假定你是校英语广播站的广播员，你校要成立计算机社团，现在要招募成员。请你写一篇广播稿，内容包括：

1. 广播目的；

2. 加入条件、报名要求；

3. 加入的好处。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Boys and girls,

That's all. Thank you.

1. (2024·巢湖模拟)  阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 

It was Saturday—Toby's birthday party. But none of his classmates was here. He sat alone in a wheelchair in his living room, trying not to cry.

"It'll be alright, kid. Do you want me to perform some of Spider-Man's tricks?" Ron asked. Toby's mother Marissa hired him, who worked as a performer imitating (模仿) Spider- Man. Toby shook his head. "Are you sure? I bet you'll like it," Ron continued.

Marissa shook her head. "That won't cheer him up, Ron," she stated. "Toby has been looking forward to his classmates being here. It's all he wanted. It started a year ago, and it hasn't been easy. Being in a wheel chair in a school of able-bodied kids has been tough, but I wanted him to feel normal. However, children can be cruel (残忍的). "

"I get it," Ron replied. "Asked by the teacher, we handed out the invitations in class. All the kids looked excited, especially when I told them Spider-Man was coming," Marissa added. "I can't believe none of them came. "

This was caused by a boy called Bob. This boy bullied (欺侮) Toby sometimes. He had secretly told the other kids to hide the invitations and not to give them to their parents. Marissa and Toby didn't know all this.

 Having no choice, Marissa said this party was over. Ron reached home. He took out his phone, looking at the photos he had taken that afternoon. He remembered how excited Toby had been in the beginning while they waited for his classmates. He also remembered how sad Toby had been at last. Ron felt sad and decided to help Toby.  

 Suddenly, he had an idea. He made a post on his Facebook page. He explained what had happened to Toby. And he wished people to send Toby presents to cheer him up.  

 注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 

The next day, Ron's post was read by some local people.

 This time, all kids including Bob showed up to celebrate with Toby.  

1. (2024·开封模拟)  阅读下面材料， 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My daughter and I were fans of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, an educational children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers, more commonly known as Mister Rogers. 

Around my daughter's second birthday, I had a Mister Rogers-inspired idea. Why not invite one key person in my daughter's world to dinner each month? The local children's librarian could visit one evening, and perhaps the borough mayor （区长） could drop by a few weeks later. 

But I wanted to start at the top. "Let's invite Mister Rogers himself, I said to my wife. "After all, he lives just a few neighborhoods away. I bet he'd come. She looked at me as if I wanted to invite the President. "You really think Mister Rogers would come to our house for dinner? Fat chance. 

Undeterred （不气馁的）, I sent a letter to Mister Rogers that fall, telling him of my newfound delight in his show and my idea for inviting neighborhood people over to talk about their lives, and asking him and Mrs. Rogers to be our guests. 

I told my daughter about the letter. Her eyes glistened （发光）. "Mister Rogers coming? Really, Daddy?"

One month later, no reply. My daughter hadn't forgotten and periodically asked when Mister Rogers would be visiting. I always told her that he hadn't called yet and that it was a good opportunity to learn about patience. Two months later, no response. At the three-month mark, my wife simply rolled her eyes when I raised the topic. I was beginning to lose optimism. Mister Rogers had let me down. 

Sadly, Mister Rogers passed away in late February of the following year. I was unaware of his illness and now understood why our invitation had gone unanswered. Mister Rogers would not be coming to dinner after all. Yet, even after his passing, Mister Rogers gave us a far greater gift than I ever could have imagined. 

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

A week later, I was surprised to find a letter in our mailbox from Mister Rogers.                                       

The letter is a treasured gift and his kind words touched my life and my daughter. 

1. (2024·开封模拟)  假如你是李华， 你校外教Peter对中国传统美食很感兴趣， 请你给他写一封电子邮件推荐一种中国传统美食， 内容包括：1. 美食介绍； 2. 推荐理由。

 注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯。

Dear Peter, 

I'm Li Hua from Class 2.                                                            

Yours, 

Li Hua

1. (2024·开封模拟)  阅读理解

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1. (2024·开封模拟)  阅读理解

The taste of champagne as we know it could change beyond recognition in the coming years. As global temperatures continue to rise, the climate crisis poses a threat to the production of wine. 

The supply of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, among other popular wine-making grapes, are at risk. By 2050, about 85% of the lands that we grow good wine grapes on will no longer produce suitable wine grapes. 

Grapes are susceptible to even the most subtle changes in weather. "Wine is kind of the canary （金丝雀） in the coal mine for climate change impacts on agriculture because so much of the character of wine is tied to the local climate. said Benjamin Cook, a climate scientist. He published a paper in 2020 examining the effects of climate change on agriculture and how the diversity of grapes can increase their resilience to such changes. 

He adds that scientists are "seeing pretty much all plants, including wine grapevines, start their lifecycle in the growing season earlier, and often finish up earlier. You basically ripen your fruit earlier and typically you harvest earlier. In the Champagne region of France, these changes can alter the distinctive personalities of grapes grown there. "If it matures too quickly, the ratio of acidity and sugar might be different. "Cook said. 

A grape's qualities are dependent on its environment. With a warming planet, it's harder to produce grapes that make champagne taste sweeter and boozier （酒精浓度高的）. "For instance, in a chardonnay grape, what you're looking for in a cooler climate is generally an apple taste, whereas in a warmer climate the warmth can change the grapes qualities to be more like a tropical fruit, or even banana-like. "said Spiess. 

One of the many ways farmers and winemakers are trying to alleviate the effects of climate change on grape production is site selection. "Places like Belgium and the Netherlands and Sweden, they're experiencing positive effects of climate change as the planet is warming. Spiess said. As different regions in the world experience the effects of climate change differently, they may start to have more ideal climate conditions for wine making. 

The downside for those Swedish winemakers? If those champagne grapes aren't grown in the Champagne region of France, you can't call it champagne, which is a protected designation of origin. 

So how do you say "bubbly" in Swedish? 

1. (2024·红桥模拟) The publication of Great Expectations,which_________both widely reviewed and highly praised,strengthened Dickens^' status as a leading novelist.