三、信息还原(10分)
Autumn Equinox (秋分) is in the middle of autumn. On Autumn Equinox, day and night both have twelve hours. By this time, most of China feels autumn’s cool air. After this day, the sun moves to the south. 1.
There are many tasty dishes in this season. Crabs (螃蟹) taste great. 2. It is also a season for eating different plants, such as pears, beans, and other plants. In southern China, people eat qiucai on Autumn Equinox. It is a wild vegetable and villagers pick it from the fields.
Qiucai is green, thin and about 20cm long. 3.
4. This Chinese tradition is now a fun game worldwide. Scientists say it’s less difficult to do that on both Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox. But some think it has nothing to do with the time. 5. For best results, use a 4 or 5-day-old egg because it can stand easily.
A. Farmers begin harvesting rice in the southern areas.
B. It’s all about moving the egg’s weight to its bottom (底部).
C. Standing eggs on end is popular on Autumn Equinox.
D. People cook it with fish to make soup, called autumn soup.
E. They are also good for your body and help cool you down inside.
F. Many students prepare for mid-term exams during this season.
G. The days become shorter and  nights  become  longer  in  the  northern  part  of  the  earth.

四、词汇运用(9分)
1. Sam made a wish and (吹气) out all the candles (蜡烛) on the cake.
2. Drinking water in the morning is a good (开端) for the day.
3. Fuxian Lake is one of the (深的) freshwater lakes in South-west China.
4. We met a heavy (阵雨) when hiking in the mountains.
5. As we all know, giraffes have an (平均的) height of 6 metres.
6. I like s days, because I like making snowmen with my friends.
7. The little boy drank all the water in the bottle and then t it into the bin.
8. Golden leaves fell softly u the ground, covering it like a warm blanket.
9. D your goal into some smaller ones can help you reach it easily.

五、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次(5分)
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Hi there! Welcome to the weather report. Let’s see what kind of weather conditions we will have around the world in the following days.
First over to Asia, the rainy weather in the south of China 1. the coming typhoon. We may see heavy rain on Sunday in the south of Vietnam.
Over to Europe, we will have rain and snowfall in the 2. part. But we can see clear skies in Copenhagen, with the temperatures around 20 3. .
Finally, over to North America, 4. a low pressure (气压), wet weather will last for some time, starting from Texas all the way to the north-east over this weekend. For western part, there will be 5. days.

六、短文填空(10分)
Have you ever noticed the ever-changing forms of clouds? If not, you might be missing out on something really 1. (wonder).
Sometimes, we can be amazed at their 2. (beautiful). By learning about different cloud 3. (type), we can have a better understanding of the sky.
Zheng Yu, 4. popular science blogger, started sharing cloud photos online in 2022. She once 5. (hide) her camera under her coat to protect it from sudden rain while cloud watching. She enjoys 6. (record) her daily life and sees it as a way to spread special moments to more people.
Now more online users begin to show interest and raise questions. Zheng thought that she could offer more science facts to others, 7. she began to study meteorology (气象学).
So far, Zheng has shared nearly 200 pieces of fun cloud facts about cloud watching. Her account has over 200 000 followers. Her love for cloud watching never 8. (end).
9. (look) ahead, Zheng plans to hold several cloud art shows. 10. doing this, she hopes to encourage more people to enjoy the beauty of clouds in the sky.