（2025秋•望都县校级期中）—The engineer said _______ the new battery could last twice as long as the old one.
—That's a great improvement.（　　）

（2025秋•望都县校级期中）— Those eyes are also very attractive.
— ________（　　）

（2025秋•望都县校级期中）根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
A： （1）
B：Oh，yes.I happen to be listening to the first season.It's wonderful!
A：Great! （2）
B：I have just finished the first two parts，Original Art and Egyptian Art.I'm looking forward to the next part.
A：Oh! （3）.It's called Greek Art.
B：Great!What do they talk about？
A：They discuss Greek architecture，sculpture，and the Olympic Games.
B： （4）.That's a lively civilization，and it's very interesting.
A： （5）.You'll enjoy it when you come to that part!
A.Actually，the third part is out now.
B.Exactly.
C.Which part are you on now？
D.Have you heard of the podcast，Western Art？
E.Ah，so they focus on ancient Greece？

（2017•盐城模拟） In other words，don't buy anything just because it's cheaper than usual! （英译汉）

（2025秋•望都县校级期中）       Shadow theater （皮影戏） is a special art form and a type of opera in China.The puppets （影人） for the show are carved from the skins of cows，horses or sheep.Making puppets includes several steps，such as choosing materials，carving，painting，sewing and inking.No matter how complex the puppets are，two tools-a carving knife and a wax board，are necessary and enough to produce a play.Performers use these puppets to tell various stories.
       In the past，the shadow theater was performed in the fields，with all performers hidden behind the scenes.Some controlled the puppets and sang，while others managed the music.
       A team was made up of six or seven people and a box of puppets.When putting on a play at a market or square，performers would start the show after the installation of light boxes and curtains.A team could perform up to 30 or 40 times a day，even into the night at times，and when the curtain fell，the performers would pack up and move on.
       Rooted in China's northwestern Shanxi Province during the Western Han，the shadow theater is considered the oldest active film art in the world.Some people call shadow theater "the ancestor of the modern art of making films".
       And among all the country's branches，Beijing shadow theater stands out for.its techniques in carving and modeling the puppets，as well as its specific tunes.Beijing shadow theater was divided into two schools：east and west.The eastern school disappeared very early on，while the western school came into being during the Ming Dynasty.In 1842，Lu Decheng inherited this art and established the Beijing Xiangshun Shadow Theater.Since then，the art of Beijing western-school shadow theater has been passed down generations of the Lu family.
（1）Which of the following is NOT the step to create puppets？
A.Sewing.
B.Painting.
C.Inking.
D.Cutting.
（2）According to the second paragraph，we can infer that .
A.it was not easy to make puppets for the show
B.the ticket for a shadow play was very expensive
C.the shadow theater was closely linked to light and shadow
D.the shadow theater was not very popular among the public
（3）What does the underlined word "schools" mean in this passage？
A.学校
B.流派
C.机构
D.区域

（2024•常州一模）M：Hi，Clara.I heard you made a change recently.
W：Oh，hi，Alex.Yeah，I did. （1）
M：Wow!That's amazing，Clara. （2）
W：I'm studying to be a teacher.
M：I think you'll be a wonderful teacher，Clara.
W：Thanks，Alex.I think it's the best decision I've ever made. （3）
M：Well， （4） Half of the employees in my factory got laid off.
W：Oh，no!That's a shame.You worked in sales，right？
M：Yes. （5）But I had a great opportunity last week.I ran into an old friend，and he offered me a job in his company.I will start the new job on Monday.
W：That's great!Congratulations!

A.What have you been up to？
B.I took a risk and made the decision to go back to school.
C.Being unemployed for a year is one of the biggest challenges I've ever faced.
D.What are you studying？
E.I faced a challenge last year，and lost my job.

（2025秋•望都县期中）A：Excuse me，Sir. （1）
B：Certainly.Go along this street.Then turn left and the museum is on your right.
A： （2）
B：It's about thirty minutes.
A：I see. （3）
B：Yes，you can.A No.15 bus will take you there.
A： （4）
B：Over there.Look!The bus is coming.
A：Thank you very much.
B： （5）
A.Can I take a bus？
B.You're welcome.
C.Where is the bus stop？
D.Could you tell me the way to the History Museum？
E.How long will it take me to walk there？

（2025秋•望都县期中）— My family are going to ________ Hong Kong — Zhuhai — Macao Bridge （港珠澳大桥） this summer vacation.
— Great It's the pride of China.（　　）

（2017•盐城模拟）A：I'll go into my internship next week.It's important to （1） the first day.You have worked in the restaurant for two years.Can you give me some advice？
B：I think your appearance is the most important，so you'd better wear properly and keep basic hygiene.
A： （2）
B：As a receptionist，you will be asked to wear a uniform and a name tag when working.
A：How about my hair？
B：You should tie your long hair. （3）
A：May I use cosmetics？
B：Of course you can.But you should （4）.Never forget to keep your nails clean，neat and short.
A：Thank you very much. （5）
B：You are welcome.

A.make yourself look natural
B.Remember hair shouldn't fall on the face.
C.You are so helpful.
D.make a great impression on
E.What should I wear？

（2024•江苏二模）       A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around.The crow watched them with disdain （鄙视）.
       "You have no flying skills at all!" he said to the swans. "All you can do is to move your wings.Can you turn over in the air？No，that's beyond you.Let's have a flying competition.I'll show you what real flying is!"
       One of the swans，a strong young male，took up the challenge.The crow flew up and began to show his skills.He flew in circles，performed other flying tricks，and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
       Now it was the swan's turn.He flew up，and began flying over the sea.The crow flew after him，making all kinds of comments about his flying.They flew on and on till they couldn't see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides.The crow was making fewer and fewer comments.He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air，and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
       The swan pretended not to notice，and said， "Why do you keep touching the water，brother？Is that another trick？"
       "No，" said the crow.He knew he had lost the competition. "I'm in trouble because of my pride!If you don't help me，I'll lose my life..."
       The swan took pity on him，and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
（1）What's the correct order of the following events？
a.the crow showed off its flying skills.
b.the swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c.the crow laughed at the swan's flying.
d.the crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
e.the crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.
A.e，c，d，a，b
B.a，e，c，d，b
C.c，e，a，d，b
D.e，a，d，c，b
（2）What does the underlined word "exhausted" in paragraph 4 mean？
A.Tired.
B.Angry.
C.Frightened.
D.Regretful.
（3）Why did the crow keep touching the water？
A.It was showing another flying skill.
B.It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.
C.It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.
D.It was enjoying itself by doing so.
（4）What can we infer from the passage？
A.The crow didn't know flying.
B.Flying skills were useless.
C.The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.
D.The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.
（5）What does the story tell us？
A.Practice makes perfect.
B.Pride goes before a fall.
C.No pains，no gains.
D.The early bird catches the worm.