2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试（广州专用）
英语
本试卷共四大题，满分90分。考试时间100分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。
2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1 15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A long time ago, there lived a king. He built many things. Every year, he would spend a lot of money 1 his palace and every time it was much 2 than before.
One day, the king had a new plan and he said to his men, “This year, I 3 the best palace in the world. It 4 be praised (称赞) within my kingdom, and by the people of neighboring states.”
After building his palace, the king invited noblemen (贵族) from his kingdom, as well as from neighboring states to come. And he asked them 5 their opinions about the palace.
“Unbelievable! It is 6 most beautiful palace.” the noblemen said. They looked around the palace and thought it was 7 . But one man who looked young stood in the comer. He hardly said 8 .
The king wanted to know why the man was quiet when 9 else was praising his palace. He walked up to the man and asked, “Hello, young man. You keep silent. Is there anything wrong with my palace ” The man smiled and replied in a calm voice, “Your Majesty! Your palace is strong and will last 10 years or even, longer. It is beautiful 11 not perfect. Many of your people are still suffering a hard life, 12 your palace looks wonderful. Because of that, I am silent”
The king listened to the young man’s opinion 13 . Then he thanked the wise man for 14 honest words and said he would never try to rebuild his palace again. Instead, he used the money 15 the people in need.
1．A．to build B．built C．building D．build
2．A．beautiful B．more beautiful C．most beautiful D．the most beautiful
3．A．have built B．will build C．built D．was building
4．A．should B．mustn’t C．may D．can’t
5．A．give B．gave C．giving D．to give
6．A．/ B．a C．an D．the
7．A．amazingly B．amazedly C．amazing D．amazed
8．A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
9．A．everyone B．anyone C．no one D．someone
10．A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundred of D．hundreds of
11．A．but B．and C．so D．or
12．A．where B．if C．though D．until
13．A．quiet B．quietly C．quietness D．quieter
14．A．he B．him C．his D．he’s
15．A．helping B．helped C．help D．to help
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16 25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was 7 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still 16 the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA．
On the morning of Halloween, we went to a pumpkin(南瓜) farm. Each of us brought a pumpkin to school with us. I used my pumpkin to make a lantern which had two round eyes and a scary mouth.
In the afternoon, we 17 the Halloween costurmes(服装) and had a parade(游行) in school. Some of the costurmes were funny, but some of them 18 scary. I chose to wear a Superman costurme.
I did a lot of things that day, but the part I liked 19 was “trick or treat” in the evening. After dinner, I went outside with a bag. I 20 to get a lot of candies from my neighbors. At first, I was a bit nervous, 21 when I knocked at the first door, my heart was beating very fast. A lady 22 and I said carefully to her, “Trick or treat.”
My 23 was very low, so low that I could hardly hear myself speak. To my surprise, the lady was so kind that she gave me two candies, and I was so 24 . I thanked the lady and moved on. I can’t remember how many houses I visited, but I can remember how many 25 I got—I got 91 that day, and I was so happy. What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish we could have Halloween every month!
16．A．spend B．remind C．remember D．enjoy
17．A．wore B．washed C．sold D．kept
18．A．tasted B．smelled C．sounded D．looked
19．A．best B．worst C．longest D．shortest
20．A．offered B．continued C．hoped D．refused
21．A．but B．so C．though D．or
22．A．came out B．came in C．came back D．came on
23．A．height B．wish C．price D．voice
24．A．worried B．scared C．excited D．tired
25．A．candies B．houses C．cards D．presents
三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Online shopping advisor The latest reviews
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☆☆☆☆ 37reviews Online shopping at Samir I have used this website lots of times and I think it’s very good. It’s a really cool website for designer clothes. I have bought a lot of clothes and shoes here and it’s great for buying presents. I’ve bought a watch for my dad and a pair of sunglasses for my mum here too. The website is easy to use, but sometimes it can be really slow. Your shopping bag adds up the prices. When you get to the checkout, it’s easy to pay. I always use this website to buy things.
26．What does Reem think of Bazaar
A．Convenient but slow. B．Boring and hard to use.
C．Fast and easy to use. D．Cool but not convenient.
27．What things has Samir bought at
①clothes ②shoes ③ computers ④a watch ⑤a pair of sunglasses
A．①②③④ B．①③④⑤ C．①②③⑤ D．①②④⑤
28．What can we know from the text
A．Bazaar doesn’t sell phones or computers.
B． only sees things for children.
C． got more reviews than
D．Thing are cheaper at that .
B
A poor traveller stopped under a tree to eat the rice and vegetables which he had brought with him. A few metres away, there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying fish and selling it to travellers who were able to afford to pay for it. This woman watched the poor traveller carefully, and when he finished his food and began to go, she shouted rudely, “You have not paid me for the fried fish!”
“But I have not had your fried fish!”
“But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables, argued the woman “If you had not smelled the fish, your meal would not have been eaten so jovially!”
Soon a crowd collected, although they supported the poor traveller, they had to agree that the wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten, and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him.
Finally, the woman took the poor traveller to a judge(法官), who said, “The woman says that the traveller ate his meal with the smell of her fish. The traveller agrees that the wind was blowing from the woman’s shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating, so he must pay for it. What does your fried fish cost ”
“Twenty-five cents a plate.” she answered happily.
“Then go outside together,” said the judge. “There the traveller must hold up a 25-cent piece so that its shadow(影子) falls on the woman’s hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of 25 cents.”
29．According to Paragraph 1, why did the woman shout
A．Because she wanted to sell her fried fish.
B．Because she wanted to argue with the traveller.
C．Because she wanted the traveller to pay.
D．Because she wanted to give some food to the traveller.
30．What does the underlined word “jovially” in Paragraph 3 mean
A．Secretly. B．Quickly. C．Pleasantly. D．Slowly.
31．What can we know according to the passage
A．The woman got nothing at last.
B．The judge did a wrong thing.
C．The traveller ate a plate of fish.
D．The traveller gave the woman 25 cents.
32．It can be inferred from the passage that the judge is ________.
A．patient B．shy C．impolite D．intelligent
C
Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce a child’s chance of becoming short-sighted, a research shows. It challenges the belief that short-sightedness is caused by computer use, watching TV or reading in weak light.
The Australian government researchers believe that sunlight is good for people’s eyes. They compared the vision (视力) and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in Singapore and Australia. In all, 30% of the Singaporean children were short-sighted-this rate (比率) was ten times higher than Australian children.
Both groups spent a similar amount of time reading, watching television and playing computer games. However, the Australian children spent an average of two hours a day outdoors-90 minutes more than the Singaporean children.
Professor Ian Morgan, from the Australian Research Council’s Vision Centre, said, “Humans are naturally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger. We’re also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world-and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors.”
Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light. But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people becoming short-sighted.
So be outdoors. It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a picnic or playing sports.
33．From the passage, we know that ________ cannot reduce a child’s chance of becoming short-sighted.
A．staying indoors B．having a picnic C．doing sports D．playing outside
34．How much time did the Singaporean children spend outdoors on average every day in the research ________.
A．2 hours B．90 minutes C．1 hour D．30 minutes
35．What is the fifth paragraph mainly about ________.
A．Why playing outside is good for one’s eyesight
B．Why natural light has a special chemical
C．Why people become short-sighted
D．Why daylight is much brighter than indoor light
36．Where is the passage most probably from ________.
A．A novel B．An advertisement
C．A notice D．A science magazine
D
The Beatles were one of the most successful and influential pop-music groups of the 1960s. The members included rhythm guitarist Lennon, bass guitarist McCartney, lead guitarist Harrison and drummer Starr.
Lennon formed a band in Liverpool, England, when in high school in the mid-1950s. McCartney and then Harrison joined the group in the late 1950s. In its early years, the band also had several other members. In 1962, they signed a recording contract (合同) with a large music company. At about this time, they chose Starr to replace (替代) drummer Pete Best.
At first, the Beatles’ songs were lively and simple. The first song was Love Me Do in 1962. Their first hit came the following year, when Please Please Me climbed to the top of the British music charts (排行榜).
The Beatles became very famous in Britain. People started calling the excitement over the band Beatlemania. The Beatles became very popular in the United States after appearing on Ed Sullivan’s television program in February, 1964. Teenage girls across the country screamed and fainted over them, and boys copied the Beatles’ look. By April, the top five hits in the United States were all Beatles’ songs.
In the late 1960s, the Beatles began creating more adventurous music with different musical styles. The band recorded the albums The Beatles(1968), Abbey Road(1969) and Let it Be(1970).
The pressure of fame led the Beatles to break up in 1970. All four continued their musical careers -Lennon with his wife, Yoko Ono; McCartney with band Wings and later as a solo performer; and Starr and Harrison mainly as solo artists.
37．The underlined word “hit” probably means ________.
A．碰撞 B．袭击 C．成功 D．点击
38．Which of the following does not have the adventurous style of the Beatles ________
A．The Beatles. B．Abbey Road. C．Let it Be. D．Please Please me.
39．In what order did the following events take place ________
a. The Beatles caused Beatlemania in Britain.
b. The Beatles recorded the album Let it Be.
c. The top five hits in the United States were all Beatles’ songs.
d. The Beatles signed a recording contract with a large music company.
A．d-a-c-b B．d-b-c-a C．a-c-d-b D．a-d-c-b
40．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ________
A．The Beatles were the most successful pop-music group in the 1970s.
B．The band members were never replaced.
C．The songs of the Beatles changed from simple to adventurous.
D．The members stopped their musical careers after breaking up.
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后A E选项，选出可以填入41 45各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Nowadays, no matter（无论）how young or old we are, we have to deal with many different kinds of things in our daily lives. 41 Others can make us feel stressed out （承受极大压力）. As students, we also have to deal with a lot of pressure（压力）from schoolwork, interpersonal relationships（人际关系） and other aspects（方面）enough to face pressure. If we don’t have enough confidence, we will feel too stressed out to know how to deal with it. 42
First, we must be confident enough to face pressure. If we don’t have enough confidence, we will feel too stressed out to know how to deal with it.
43 Drawing pictures, singing songs or playing games are useful to relax us. They can develop our interests and hobbies as well.
44 We should learn to ask for help if we are under much pressure. Our family members or friends will help us and teach us how to face it. At the same time, we should talk to our families or friends as often as possible. 45 This can help them understand us better.
Last but not least, we should keep good relationships with our families and friends.
Let’s relieve（缓解）the pressure together to make us stronger and better.
A．Second, we can do something we like to help us relax.
B．Too much pressure is not good for our development.
C．In this way, we can share our thoughts and opinions.
D．Some of them can make us feel pleased or relaxed.
E．Learning how to deal with pressure is important.
四、写作（共三节，满分30分）
第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据短文的内容及首字母提示写出文中所缺单词。
Every town in America has a post office. Some are very t 46 at the corner of a shop. You may be u 47 of them. Others are large buildings. In the post office, stamps are sold at any window. The post offices sell stamps at different p 48 , from one cent（分币）to some dollars. If you are not sure how much it costs, you can ask a clerk in the post office for help. In a 49 , you can also buy postcards in the post office. Most of the postcards already have printed-stamps, and you don’t need to buy extra ones for them, so it is less e 50 to send a postcard than to send a letter.
第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）
51．他们也将给出一些如何利用电脑学习的建议。
They will also some how to use computer for studying.
52．他正期待着收到朋友的来信。
He is from his friend.
53．现在很多动植物由于人类的所作所为而正在灭绝。
Now, many animals and plants because what people are doing.
54．他们上周向我们挑战了一场篮球赛。
They us a basketball game last week.
55．当地警察告诫游客在晚上要远离海滩。
The local police asked visitors the beach at night.
第三节 书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
56．在当今社会，智能手机 (Smart phones) 被广泛地运用。对青少年来说，智能手机既有优点也有缺点。请根据以下提示写一篇短文。
提示：
优点 1. 比电脑小，携带方便 (convenient)； 2. 可以用来打电话、听音乐、看视频 (videos)、玩游戏等； 3.（请你补充一点）
缺点 1. 长时间使用对眼睛有害； 2.（请你补充一点）
你的看法 发表你对“如何更好地使用智能手机”的看法； 1. 查字典，学习英语单词； 2. 阅读新闻； 3.（请你补充一点）
注意：
(1) 短文应包括所有要点；
(2) 词数 100 个左右。短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；
(3) 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
Smarts phones are widely used in modern society. For teenagers, smart phones have advantages and disadvantages. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
1．C 2．B 3．B 4．A 5．D 6．D 7．C 8．A 9．A 10．D 11．A 12．C 13．B 14．C 15．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了一个国王每年会花很多钱重建他的宫殿，但一个年轻人告诉国王，宫殿很华丽，但是子民却过着艰苦的生活，国王醒悟，决定用这些钱去帮助有需要的人。
1．句意：每年，他都会花很多钱建造他的宫殿，每次都比以前漂亮得多。
to build建造，动词不定式；built动词过去式；building动名词；build动词原形，固定搭配spend some time doing sth“做某事花了多长时间”，故选C。
2．句意：每年，他都会花很多钱建造他的宫殿，每次都比以前漂亮得多。
beautiful漂亮的，形容词原级；more beautiful更漂亮的，形容词比较级；most beautiful最漂亮的，前面要加the；the most beautiful最漂亮的，形容词最高级，根据空后的“than”可知，空缺处应该用形容词比较级，故选B。
3．句意：今年，我要建造世界上最好的宫殿。
have built现在完成时；will build一般将来时；built一般过去时；was building过去进行时，根据“One day, the king had a new plan”和“this year”可知，空缺处应该用一般将来时，故选B。
4．句意：它应该在我的王国里和邻国的人民那里受到赞扬。
should应该；mustn’t表禁止；may可能；can’t不能，根据“I…the best palace in the world”可知，空缺处是宫殿应该在王国和邻国人们那受到赞扬，故选A。
5．句意：他请他们就宫殿发表意见。
give给，动词原形；gave动词过去式；giving动名词；to give动词不定式，固定搭配ask sb to do sth“让某人做某事”，故选D。
6．句意：它是最漂亮的宫殿。
/零冠词；a不定冠词，用在以辅音音素开头的单词前；an不定冠词，用在以元音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，根据空后的“most beautiful”是形容词最高级可知，空缺处应该用定冠词修饰，故选D。
7．句意：他们在宫殿里四处看了看认为它很令人惊喜。
amazingly令人惊讶地，副词；amazedly吃惊地，副词；amazing令人大为惊奇的，形容词，用来修饰物；amazed吃惊的，形容词，用来修饰人，根据空前的“was”可知，空缺处应该用形容词作表语，排除A和B，主语“it”是物，所以用amazing，排除D，故选C。
8．句意：他几乎什么都没说。
anything任何事，用在否定或疑问句中；something一些事情，用在肯定句中；nothing什么都没有；everything所有事情，根据“The king wanted to know why the man was quiet”可知，此处是一个男人什么都没说，故选A。
9．句意：国王想知道为什么当其他每个人都在赞美他的宫殿时，这个人却保持沉默。
everyone每个人；anyone任何人；no one没有人；someone某人，根据“They looked around the palace and thought it was…But one man who looked young stood in the comer”可知，此处指其他每个人都在赞美，而他却保持沉默，故选A。
10．句意：你的宫殿很坚固，可以使用数百年甚至更长时间。
hundred百；hundreds可数名词复数；hundred of错误表达；hundreds of成百上千的，数词+hundred表示“几百”，和of连用时，用复数，即hundreds of“成百上千的”，故选D。
11．句意：它很漂亮但是不完美。
but但是；and并且；so所以；or或者，“beautiful”和“not perfect”是转折关系，所以空缺处用but，故选A。
12．句意：尽管你的宫殿看起来很棒，但是你的很多子民仍然过着艰苦的生活。
where在哪里；if如果；though虽然；until直到，“Many of your people are still suffering a hard life”和“your palace looks wonderful”是让步关系，所以句子是though引导的让步状语从句，故选C。
13．句意：这位国王静静地听取了年轻人的建议。
quiet安静的，形容词；quietly安静地，副词；quietness安静，名词；quieter比较安静的，根据“listened to”可知，空缺处应该用副词修饰动词，故选B。
14．句意：然后他感谢这位智者诚实的话语，并说他再也不会试图重建他的宫殿了。
he他，主格；him他，宾格；his他的，形容词性物主代词；he’s他是，根据空后的“honest words”可知，空缺处是他诚实的话语，用形容词性物主代词，故选C。
15．句意：相反，他用这笔钱帮助有需要的人。
helping帮助，动名词；helped动词过去式；help动词原形；to help动词不定式，固定搭配use sth to do sth“使用……去做某事”，故选D。
16．C 17．A 18．D 19．A 20．C 21．B 22．A 23．D 24．C 25．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者第一次在美国过万圣节的经历。
16．句意：我依然能够记起我在美国过的第一次万圣节。
spend花费；remind提醒；remember记得；enjoy享受。整篇文章讲的是作者第一次在美国过万圣节的经历，所以此处应该是能够记得这个经历。故选C。
17．句意：下午，我们穿着万圣服装，在学校进行游行。
wore穿；washed洗；sold卖；kept保存。根据“...the Halloween costurmes...”可知是穿着万圣节服装。故选A。
18．句意：有些服装很有趣，但有些看起来很吓人。
tasted尝起来；smelled闻起来；sounded听起来；looked看起来。根据“Some of the costurmes were funny, but some of them…scary.”可知，一些服装看起来吓人。故选D。
19．句意：那天我做了很多事情，但是我最喜欢的部分是“不给糖就捣蛋”。
best最好的；worst最差的；longest最长的；shortest最短的。下文对“不给糖就捣蛋”进行了详细地描述，所以作者应该是最喜欢这一部分。like...best“最喜欢”。故选A。
20．句意：我希望能够从邻居那儿得到很多糖果。
offered提供；continued继续；hoped希望；refused拒绝。根据“...to get a lot of candies from my neighbors”可知应该是希望得到糖果。故选C。
21．句意：刚开始，我有点紧张，所以当我敲第一家邻居的门时，我的心跳得很快。
but但是；so所以；though虽然；or或者。根据“At first, I was a bit nervous.”以及“...my heart was beating very fast.”可知，前后句之间是因果关系。故选B。
22．句意：一位女士出来了，我小心地对她说“不给糖就捣蛋”。
came out出来；came in进来；came back回来；came on快点儿。根据“when I knocked at the first door...”可知，是一位女士走了出来。故选A。
23．句意：我的声音很低，低得几乎自己都听不到。
height高度；wish愿望；price价格；voice声音。根据“I could hardly hear myself speak”可知，应该是声音很低。故选D。
24．句意：让我感到惊讶的是，这位女士人很好，她给了我两个糖，我也特别兴奋。
worried担心的；scared害怕的；excited兴奋的；tired疲倦的。根据“To my surprise, the lady was so kind that she gave me two candies”可知，这是让作者兴奋的事。故选C。
25．句意：我记不得我去敲过多少家邻居的门，但是我能记得我得到了多少糖果，那一天我得到了91颗糖果，我也特别开心。
candies糖果；houses房子；cards卡片；presents礼物。根据“To my surprise, the lady was so kind that she gave me two candies”可知，后面应该是一共得到了91颗糖。故选A。
26．C 27．D 28．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了对于两个购物网站评论的相关介绍。
26．细节理解题。根据“It’s easy to use and it’s fast I buy everything here. ”可知，Reem认为Bazaar快速又使用简单。故选C。
27．细节理解题。根据“...clothes. I have bought a lot of clothes and shoes here and it’s great for buying presents. I’ve bought a watch for my dad and a pair of sunglasses for my mum here too. ”可知，Samir买了衣服，鞋，手表和一副眼镜。故选D。
28．推理判断题。根据表格中所给评论数量可知54条评论大于37条评论。所以C项表述正确，Bazaar网站比deeziner网站评论更多。故选C。
29．C 30．C 31．A 32．D
【导语】本文讲述一个女人因为贫穷的旅行者闻到了她的炸鱼味道而向旅行者索取费用，旅行者认为自己没有吃炸鱼就不需要付钱，最后二人闹到法庭上的故事。
29．细节理解题。根据“ This woman watched the poor traveller carefully, and when he finished his food and began to go, she shouted rudely, ‘You have not paid me for the fried fish!’”可知，因为她想让旅行者付钱所以大喊。故选C。
30．词义猜测题。根据“If you had not smelled the fish, your meal would not have been eaten so jovially!”可知，女人认为因为穷游行者闻到了炸鱼的味道，所以才能愉快地吃完了饭，所以划线单词表示“愉快地”，与pleasant同义。故选C。
31．细节理解题。根据“There the traveller must hold up a 25-cent piece so that its shadow(影子) falls on the woman’s hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of 25 cents”可知，那个女人最后什么也没有得到。故选A。
32．推理判断题。根据“There the traveller must hold up a 25-cent piece so that its shadow(影子) falls on the woman’s hand. The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of 25 cents”可知，法官想出了用25美分的影子支付一盘炸鱼味道的钱的主意，可见他是聪明的，故选D。
33．A 34．D 35．A 36．D
【导语】本文关注的是青少年的近视问题，短文通过对澳大利亚和中国学生视力的对比研究，发现每天花两到三小时户外活动可以减少孩子近视的机会，建议学生多去户外活动。
33．推理判断题。根据“Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce a child’s chance of becoming short-sighted,research shows”，每天在户外玩两三个小时可以减少孩子近视的机会，可知呆在室内不能减少近视的机会，故选A。
34．细节理解题。根据“However, the Australian children spent an average of two hours a day outdoors-90 minutes more than the Singaporean children”，可知澳大利亚的孩子平均每天在户外待两个小时——比新加坡的孩子多90分钟。即120-90=30分钟，所以新加坡儿童平均每天在户外30分钟，故选D。
35．段落大意题。根据本段内容，结合“But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted”，可知主要介绍在户外可以防止近视的原因；“Why playing outside is good for one’s eyesight”符合文意，故选A。
36．推理判断题。通读全文，结合“Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce a child’s chance of becoming short-sighted, a research shows”，可知本文主要介绍了一项新的研究成果，所以最有可能来自科学杂志，故选D。
37．C 38．D 39．A 40．C
【导读】本文讲述了甲壳虫乐队是1960年代最成功，最具影响力的流行音乐团体之一。文中介绍了这个乐队的发展历程，从红极一时一直到最后解散。
37．词义猜测题。根据文中“Their first hit came the following year, when Please Please Me climbed to the top of the British music charts(排行榜).”可知他们的第一次成功是第二年，当时歌曲“请取悦我”登上了英国音乐排行榜的首位。可以看出这首歌曲是很成功的，猜测名词hit在这里意为“成功”，故选C。
38．细节理解题。根据文中“In the late 1960s, the Beatles began creating more adventurous music with different musical styles. The band recorded the albums The Beatles(1968), Abbey Road(1969) and Let it Be(1970).”可知，甲壳虫乐队开始创作更多具有不同音乐风格的冒险音乐。乐队录制了专辑The Beatles (1968), Abbey Road (1969), and Let it Be (1970)）。此处没有提到的Please Please me不是具有冒险风格的音乐，故选D。
39．篇章结构题。根据原文“In 1962, they signed a recording contract with a large music company.”可知，甲壳虫乐队与一家大型音乐公司签署唱片合同是第一件发生的事情。根据原文第四段“People started calling the excitement over the band Beatlemania.”可知甲壳虫乐队在英国造成狂热是第二件发生的事情。根据原文“By April, the top five hits in the United States were all Beatles’ songs.”可知在美国排名前五的歌曲都是他们乐队的歌曲，这是是第三件事情。根据原文“The band recorded the albums The Beatles (1968), Abbey Road (1969), and Let it Be (1970).”可知录制Let it Be是第四件发生的事情，整体顺序是d-a-c-b，故选A。
40．细节理解题。根据原文“The pressure of fame led the Beatles to break up in 1970.”可知，成名的压力导致甲壳虫乐队在1970年解散，说明甲壳虫乐队在1970年代并不存在了，A错误，也说明乐队因此可能就被取代，B错误。根据原文“In the late 1960s, the Beatles began creating more adventurous music with different musical styles.”可知甲壳虫乐队的歌曲从简单变为冒险，C正确。根据原文“All four continued their musical careers”可知成员解散后并没有停止音乐生涯，D错误，故选C。
41．D 42．E 43．A 44．B 45．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了如何处理压力的方法。
41．根据“we have to deal with many different kinds of things in our daily lives”及“Others can make us feel stressed out ”可知，此处提到了生活中遇到的一些事情，D选项“其中一些可以让我们感到高兴或放松”符合，故选D。
42．根据“If we don’t have enough confidence, we will feel too stressed out to know how to deal with it”及下文的介绍可知，要学会处理这些压力才是最重要的，E选项“学会如何处理压力是很重要的”符合，故选E。
43．根据“First”可知，此处应提到第二点，A选项“第二，我们可以做一些我们喜欢的事情来帮助我们放松”符合，故选A。
44．根据“We should learn to ask for help if we are under much pressure”可知，此处介绍压力对人们的坏处，B选项“压力太大不利于我们的发展”符合，故选B。
45．根据“At the same time, we should talk to our families or friends as often as possible”可知，跟家人或朋友分享自己的想法或感受，C选项“这样，我们可以分享我们的想法和意见”符合，故选C。
46．(t)iny 47．(u)naware 48．(p)rices 49．(a)ddition 50．(e)xpensive
【导语】本文主要介绍了美国的邮局，以及邮局以不同的价格出售邮票，从一美分到几美元不等。
46．句意：有些在商店的角落里非常小。根据“Every town in America has a post office. Some are very t...at the corner of a shop.”以及“Others are large buildings.”可知，此处是指有的邮局非常小，tiny“微小的”，形容词作表语，故填(t)iny。
47．句意：你可能没有意识到它们。根据“You may be u...of them.”结合首字母可知是没有意识到，be unaware of“没有意识到”，故填(u)naware。
48．句意：邮局以不同的价格出售邮票，从一美分到几美元不等。根据“from one cent to some dollars”结合首字母可知是指价格，被different修饰，应用复数，故填(p)rices。
49．句意：此外，你还可以在邮局买明信片。固定短语in addition“此外”符合语境，故填(a)ddition。
50．句意：大多数明信片上已经印了邮票，你不需要再买邮票，所以寄明信片比寄信便宜。根据“Most of the postcards already have printed-stamps, and you don’t need to buy extra ones for them, so it is less e... to send a postcard than to send a letter.”可知，明信片上已经印了邮票，所以不用再买邮票，因此寄明信片更便宜。故填(e)xpensive。
51． give advice/suggestions on/about
【详解】“给出一些关于……的建议”give some advice/suggestions on/about ...，是固定搭配，will后接动词原形。故填give；advice/suggestions；on。
52． looking forward to hearing
【详解】“期待着做某事”look forward to doing sth.；“收到某人的来信”hear from sb.。结合“正”可知此处是现在进行时，is后用现在分词looking。故填looking；forward；to；hearing。
53． are dying out
【详解】“灭绝”die out；根据“正在”及“Now”可知用现在进行时，其结构为am/is/are doing，主语“many animals and plants”后接be动词are，die的现在分词形式dying。故填are；dying；out。
54． challenged to
【详解】根据所给中文和英文“They...us...a basketball game last week.”对照可知，此处缺少“向（我们）挑战了（一场篮球赛）”，其英文表达为challenge sb. to sth.“向某人挑战某事”，该句子用一般过去时，所以动词challenge“向……挑战”用过去式。故填challenged；to。
55． to stay away from
【详解】ask sb to do sth表示“要求某人做某事”，不定式作宾补；动词短语stay away from表示“远离”。故填to；stay；away；from。
56．例文：
Smart phones are widely used in modern society. For teenagers, smart phones have advantages and disadvantages.
The advantages of smart phones are as follows. A smart phone is smaller than a computer, so it is more convenient to carry. And we can use smart phones to make phone calls, listen to music, watch videos and play games, which can relax ourselves. What’s more, smart phones have a lot of functions, such as taking photos, surfing the internet and so on. But they also have disadvantages, using smart phones for a long time is harmful to our eyes. And if we are addicted to games, our lives will be affected.
As far as I am concerned, we should make good use of smart phones. We can look up the dictionary and learn English words with them. In addition, we can read news on smart phones. Smart phones can be also used to wake us up on time. All in all, we should use smart phones properly.
【详解】[总体分析]
① 题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
② 时态：时态以“一般现在时”为主；
③ 提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏要点中关于智能手机的优缺点及自己个人对于“如何更好地使用智能手机”的看法；
[写作步骤]
第一步，直接表明作文的主旨大意。以“现今智能手机被广泛使用，智能手机有优缺点”来引出作文的重点内容；
第二步，具体阐述智能手机的优缺点。从“智能手机的优点——携带方便，可用来打电话、听音乐、看视频和玩游戏等，可拍照和上网；缺点——长时间使用智能手机会伤眼，沉迷游戏”这两方面来讲述智能手机的好与不好；
第三步，表达自己个人对于如何更好地使用智能手机的看法。从“充分利用智能手机”来引出具体的建议——利用智能手机查字典、学英语单词和阅读新闻，把智能手机当闹钟来使用。
[亮点词汇]
① as follows如下
② make phone calls打电话
③ What’s more而且
④ surf the internet上网
⑤ be addicted to沉迷于
⑥ as far as I am concerned就我而言
⑦ look up查阅
⑧ in addition此外
⑨ wake sb. up叫醒某人
[高分句型]
① A smart phone is smaller than a computer, so it is more convenient to carry.（“it is+形容词+to do sth.” 句型）
② But they also have disadvantages, using smart phones for a long time is harmful to our eyes.（动名词作主语）
③ And if we are addicted to games, our lives will be affected.（if引导条件状语从句）
④ As far as I am concerned, we should make good use of smart phones.（“make good use of sth.” 句型）
⑤ Smart phones can be also used to wake us up on time.（“sth. be used to do sth.” 句型）
