五、短文填空。(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)(2025·江苏常州·期中)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Remembering words is difficult but I think I can help you. Are you ready 1 (listen) to my advice?
Remember that your body has five senses(感觉). You can see, hear, smell, taste and touch. You cannot use all the five senses 2 you cannot taste or smell a word. However, 3 (use) the other three senses can help. When you read a word, do not just read it to yourself. Read it aloud! Then you are seeing the word and hearing the word when you say it. So, those 4 (be) two senses. Where is the last one? Well, you touch the word when you say it. Your mouth is making the word. So, say the word loudly!
Dictionaries(词典) are 5 (real) useful! But when you are learning new words, try to remember them with pictures. Do not just remember the translation(翻译) of “run”. Look carefully 6 a picture and say the word three times! You can use a picture dictionary, make all 7 (kind) of cards or just read comic books. Try to remember the words as you look at the pictures.
For me, I listen to English programmes on the radio or watch English 8 (video). I always carry 9 little notebook. In this way, I can write down new words to ask my teacher about their meanings or to look them up in the dictionary later.
I hope you 10 (do) better in remembering words!
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六、阅读表达。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（2025·江苏淮安·期中）
阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
When people around the world talk about ping-pong, they must think of China.
Ping-pong has been China's national sport for a long time. Why do Chinese ping-pong players always dominate（称霸）the world's major ping-pong events（比赛项目）? One of the reasons is that there is a large fan base（基础）for the sport in China. Almost everyone can play a little. You can hear the sound of ping-pong almost everywhere in China. People of all ages like this kind of sport. My father, for example, has played it for more than 50 years. Every day, he goes to the park and plays ping-pong with his friends for two hours. It is part of his life. He was even named one of the “Beijing Masters” when he was 70.
Not only the old people, but also kids are practising hard in some ping-pong clubs in China. Many children hope they can be excellent players one day. The great players' spirit of never giving up encourages the young to stick to（坚持）their dreams. Also, many kids say playing ping-pong helps them relax after doing schoolwork.
Nowadays, more and more Chinese people join in this sport.
1. What's China's national sport?

2. How long has the writer's father played ping-pong?

3. How old was the writer's father when he was named one of the “Beijing Masters”?

4. What's the great players' spirit?

5. What other sports do you like to do besides（除了）ping-pong? Why do you like it?