2024-2025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。
One sunny Monday, I decided to go for a walk with my husband. I was wearing a special diamond ring that day. It was a birthday gift from my 1 grandmother.
As we were walking in the park, I unintentionally (无意地) looked down at my hand and 2 the diamond on my ring was missing. I was really worried, so I went back to look for 3 . I knew how small the chance of finding it was, but I still wanted 4 a try.
As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into (撞到) an old gentleman by accident.
“What’s the matter, love ” he asked 5 .
“Sorry that I ran into you,” I said. “But I lost something. I’m really 6 .” I explained about the missing diamond.
“That’s not going to be easy to find it,” he said. “ 7 , love, I take a walk here every day. I 8 my eyes open for it. ”
I thanked him, expecting 9 . A few days later, my husband and I met 10 old man again in the park.
“Guess what, ”he said. ”I found your diamond !”
When the gentleman handed the diamond back to me, I thought I was the 11 person in the world. The old man could have easily kept the diamond or sold it, as it’s worth ten 12 dollars. But he didn’t.
Now thanks to this man, I’ll spend more time 13 to do something equally nice for other people. All I have to do is to look 14 my ring and remind (提醒) 15 that there are still kind and generous souls out there.
1．A．90 year old B．90 years old C．90-year-old D．90-years-old
2．A．find B．found C．has found D．will find
3．A．it B．its C．it’s D．itself
4．A．have B．had C．to have D．having
5．A．nice B．nicer C．nicest D．nicely
6．A．worried B．worrying C．worries D．worry
7．A．Because B．So C．However D．But
8．A．keep B．kept C．am keeping D．will keep
9．A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
10．A．the B．an C．a D．/
11．A．lucky B．luckily C．luckier D．luckiest
12．A．thousand B．thousands C．thousand of D．thousands of
13．A．try B．trying C．to try D．tried
14．A．at B．in C．out D．up
15．A．I B．my C．mine D．myself
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。
Once a young man was travelling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving quickly through a wilderness（荒野）, many of the passengers looked out of the windows 16 . When the train reached a bend（弯道）, it slowed down and then a simple 17 appeared. It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train would “enjoy” the house carefully. Some passengers even 18 about it. The young man was attracted by the scenery.
On his return, the young man got off the train at the nearest 19 and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 20 of the train, which made it hard for him to fall asleep. He wanted to 21 the house, but nobody would buy it.
Finally, the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was an 22 place for advertisement because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the house would draw the attention of the 23 passengers easily.
He came up with an idea and 24 some big companies. At last, the Coca-Cola Company took it for advertisement and the young man was afforded 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.
This is a true story. It tells us that 25 is very important to success. Many people have got new ideas from it.
16．A．suddenly B．quietly C．surprisingly D．confidently
17．A．house B．view C．advertisement D．train
18．A．complained B．wrote C．cared D．discussed
19．A．station B．village C．bend D．company
20．A．time B．colors C．speed D．noises
21．A．destroy B．sell C．lock D．paint
22．A．expensive B．excellent C．exciting D．open
23．A．surprised B．rich C．tired D．lucky
24．A．argued with B．worked for C．talked to D．set up
25．A．discovery B．money C．travelling D．communication
三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从26~45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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
We all know that many inventions have changed our life a lot. They play important roles in our daily life. Here are some interesting inventions.
Morpher People refuse to wear helmets (头盔) because they’re thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made of plastic (塑料). It is just as strong as traditional helmets, but it can be folded almost completely flat, making it easier to carry. Morpher may be available for sale in stores in the near future. Hyper Adapt Have you ever seen the movie Back to the Future Maybe everyone wants the pair of shoes in the movie that can tighten or loosen by themselves. Now, thanks to the Shoe Factory, the dream is realized. When you push a button on the shoe, Hyper Adapt can tighten or loosen around the feet.
Flyte Flyte is a light bulb that can float (漂浮) and turn. Flyte has been popular with most people since it came out in January. The company also introduced a lot of similar products, including a planter, Lyfe, which came out in June. Little Printer It looks lovely and is called Little Printer. This machine can print news headlines (摘要), riddles and other things on a roll (卷) of paper. If you want to make your own little newspaper, don’t forget to use it.
26．Morpher is made of _________.
A．steel B．plastic C．gold D．wood
27．What’s the main use of the Little Printer
A．To protect our heads more safely.
B．To tighten or loosen by themselves around the feet.
C．To float and turn in the water.
D．To print news headlines, riddles and other things.
28．What kind of invention can float in the passage
A．Morpher. B．Little Printer. C．Flyte. D．Hyper Adapt.
B
Do you know the numbers 0—9 well They are numbers in Arabic numerals. People use them to mark numbers now. But it’s not the only number system that people use.
About 2, 500 years ago, people in Rome used their bands to count. In Roman numerals, two fingers means 2, three fingers means 3, you can keep your four fingers close on one side and your thumb on the other side. If you want to say five, you can keep your four fingers close on one side and your thumb on the other side. Make each of your hands be five, then you’ll have ten. So in Rome, the numbers are ‘I, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, IV, V, VI, VⅡ, VⅢ, IX, X’ ” Also, “L” means fifty, “D” means five hundred and “M” means one thousand. But there is no zero in Rome numerals. Today, few people use them because they are difficult to write and count. But we can still see them on some watches and clocks.
Today, most people use the Arabic numerals. They are easy to remember and write. They help people to count things every day. In fact, Indians first created and used the Arabic numerals. In the late 8th century, people in Arabic countries learned about them. Then the Arabic people took them into Europe. So people in Europe called them Arabic numerals. Today, people around the world use Arabic numerals and they help a lot.
29．Which of the following means five in Roman numerals ________
A．5. B．Ⅳ. C．Ⅴ. D．Ⅹ.
30．What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 mean ________
A．Arabic numerals. B．Watches and clocks.
C．Zero. D．Roman numerals.
31．What do we know about Arabic numerals ________
A．People in Rome didn’t use them.
B．Arabic people taught the Indians about them.
C．Only Arabic people use them today.
D．“0” means “zero” in Arabic numerals.
32．In what order did the following things happen ________
a. Arabic people learned about Arabic numerals.
b. Indians created Arabic numerals.
c. Arabic people took Arabic numerals into Europe.
d. People all over the world use Arabic numerals.
A．b—c—a—d B．b—a—c—d C．d—b—a—c D．d—c—b—a
C
As everyone knows, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia. Actually, more than 300 years before it, a Chinese encyclopaedia called the Yongle Dadian or the Yongle Encyclopaedia had already been there.
In 1403, the Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty asked Xie Jin to complete a collection of every subject and every known book of Chinese. One year later, Xie, along with a team of over 100 people, finished the first version (版本) of the encyclopaedia named A Complete Work of Literature.
However, the emperor wasn’t happy with it because it was completed so quickly and be thought the content wasn’t enough. In 1405, he asked Yao Guangxiao to compile (编写) the encyclopaedia. The number of people included rose to 2,196. Two years later, they completed the work and won praise from the emperor who named the encyclopaedia after his reign (任期) name. Then it took the team another year to write the final version. The Yongle Encyclopaedia was finally completed in 1408.
The Yongle Encyclopaedia included all kinds of subjects, such as history, geography, medicine, art and science. However, over the years, many volumes have been lost. Today 221 volumes of the Yongle Encyclopaedia are safely kept in the National Library of China in Beijing.
33．What do we know about the Yongle Encyclopaedia
A．It appeared earlier than the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
B．It is as famous as the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
C．About 200 people worked on it together.
D．It was completed in 1403 in the end.
34．What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about
A．The collection of Xie Jin. B．The oldest book in Chinese history.
C．The Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty. D．The first version of the Yongle Encyclopaedia.
35．Why wasn’t the emperor happy with the first version
A．Because he thought it didn’t include enough things.
B．Because there were a lot of mistakes in it.
C．Because it was finished too slowly.
D．Because nobody wanted to read it.
36．What is the purpose of the text
A．To tell us the history of the encyclopaedia.
B．To encourage us to read more encyclopaedias.
C．To introduce the Yongle Encyclopaedia to us.
D．To show us how to use the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
D
Research has found that the secret to happiness is keeping busy. Keeping your minds busy with tasks can help you keep off your negative emotions(负面情绪). No matter how meaningless they are.
However, the bad news is that humans are seemingly born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christoper Hsee, a scientist at Chicago University.
In a study, 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first, they had to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a farther place they had to walk to. No matter which choice they made, they received a chocolate bar. It turned out that 68 students chose the lazy option. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put (待在原处).
Prof. Hsee said that keeping busy helped keep people happy. He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, might have an effect on policies (政策).
“Governments may increase the happiness of idle citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless,” he suggested.
As for ordinary people, he advised, “Get up and do something, anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it.” He added, “Thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection (自我反省) can be regarded as keeping busy, too.” “You do not need to be running around. You just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.”
37．Keeping busy can make people happy because _______.
A．it can help people keep off laziness
B．it can make people sleep better
C．it can help keep off of negative emotions
D．it can give people a sense of achievement
38．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A．Policies may be influenced by the findings.
B．The officials have taken Prof. Hsee’s advice.
C．In the study, half students handed in the first survey nearby.
D．Governments can increase citizens’ happiness by building bridges.
39．What can we infer from the passage
A．Everybody is born to be happy.
B．Only by keeping working all the time can you get happiness.
C．Prof. Hsee’s finding was published in Psychological Science.
D．Keeping busy goes against human nature.
40．What is the best title for the passage
A．What is Happiness
B．The Secret of Happiness: Keeping Busy
C．The Finding of Research: Do What You Like
D．Take Life Correctly
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
The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive (潜水) in the water to find the secret there. Scuba diving is a new sport today. 41
You will find many strange animals in the sea. 42 Some give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.
During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue and green. When fishes swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have bottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. 43 And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water.
The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. It’s cold. And it’s dark too. 44 At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is very dark in the sea. Many fishes have no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side. Besides the cold and the darkness, deep-sea animals face a third danger—other animals. Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants. 45 This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals’ meal.
A．Some are as large as a school bus.
B．However, you can’t dive too deep.
C．However, some animals eat meat.
D．It can take you into a wonderful undersea world.
E．The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is.
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。
One day, Laura found her keyboard broken. She bought it three years ago, and she used it almost every day. She then made an o 46 for a new keyboard online. She chose a better and more e 47 one. Laura c 48 it with the old one, and found it ran faster and it was thinner. Laura got a small brush for free, and the brush made it easier to clean the d 49 from the keyboard. There is something s 50 about the keys on the keyboard. When Laura tapped a key, she could hear the sound of a kind of animal. She thought she owned a zoo!
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．对于警察来说，查明真相是必须的。
necessary for the police the truth.
52．他们经常由于专心调查而没有意识到他们自己的疲倦。
They their tiredness they often focus on their survey.
53．他们与当地群众保持联系。
They local people.
54．群众总有一些重要的事情告诉警察。
The local people always have to tell the police.
55．警察都是多么努力工作啊！
the policemen are working!
书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
56．科技改变生活，也给我们带来新的体验。学校英语报以“My Computer”为题向学生征稿。请根据思维导图提示写一篇短文投稿，介绍你的电脑。
My Computer
What does it look like —size —colour How does it help you —homework —music —... What do you think of it
注意：
1. 不得透露学校、班级、姓名等任何个人信息。
2. 开头已给出。
My Computer
Today, more and more people use computers. The computer has played an important role in our lives. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 C B A C D A C D B A
题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 D A B A D B A D A D
题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 B B C C A B D C C D
题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 D B A D A C C A D B
题号 41 42 43 44 45
答案 D A B E C
1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D 6．A 7．C 8．D 9．B 10．A 11．D 12．A 13．B 14．A 15．D
【导语】本文讲述了作者遗失了戒指上贵重的钻石，意外的是，一位老人帮忙找到了钻石。作者深受感动，从此她也像老人那样尽力多为别人做善事。
1．句意：它是我90岁的奶奶送给我的生日礼物。
90 years old九十岁（作表语）；90-year-old九十岁的（作定语）；另外两种形式错误。根据“my... grandmother”可知，本空缺少形容词作定语。故选C。
2．句意：当我们在公园里散步时，我无意间看到了我的手，发现我戒指上的钻石不见了。
find一般现在时；found一般过去时；has found现在完成时；will find一般将来时。and连接两个并列结构，根据“looked down at my hand and”可知，本空也应该用一般过去时。故选B。
3．句意：我很着急，所以我返回去寻找它。
it它（主格或宾格）；its它的（形容词性物主代词）；it’s它是；itself它自己（反身代词）。根据“I went back to look for”可知，本空作介词for的宾语，应该用代词宾格形式。故选A。
4．句意：我知道找到钻石的机会很小，但我还是想试一试。
have动词原形；had动词过去分词；to have动词不定式；having动名词。根据“I still wanted...a try”可知，本空应该用不定式。故选C。
5．句意：“怎么了，亲爱的？”他友好地问道。
nice形容词原级；nicer形容词比较级；nicest形容词最高级；nicely副词。根据“he asked”可知，本空应该用副词修饰动词。故选D。
6．句意：我真的很着急。
worried着急的；worrying令人担心的；worries忧虑；worry担忧。根据“But I lost something. I’m really”可知，我丢了东西，应该很着急。本空用形容词作表语。故选A。
7．句意：“找到它不太容易，”他说。“然而，亲爱的，我每天都在这里散步。”
Because因为；So所以；However然而；But但是。“That’s not going to be easy to find it”和“I take a walk here every day”两句暗含转折关系，用however引导。故选C。
8．句意：我会睁大眼睛寻找它的。
keep一般现在时；kept一般过去时；am keeping现在进行时；will keep一般将来时。根据“I take a walk here every day”可知，本句表示“我会睁大眼睛找钻石的”，应该用一般将来时。故选D。
9．句意：我谢过了他，并没有期待什么。
anything任何事；nothing什么都没有；everything每件事；something某事。根据“I knew how small the chance of finding it was”和“That’s not going to be easy to find it”可知，找到钻石的机会不大，即使老人主动提出帮忙寻找，我也没有期待什么。故选B。
10．句意：几天后，我和丈夫在公园里再次遇到了这位老人。
the定冠词；an不定冠词；a不定冠词；/零冠词。根据“my husband and I met...old man again”可知，我们再次遇到了这位老人，老人在上文出现过，再次出现应该用定冠词the修饰。故选A。
11．句意：当老人把钻石交还给我，我觉得自己是世界上最幸运的人。
lucky形容词原级；luckily副词原级；luckier形容词比较级；luckiest形容词最高级。根据“I was the...person in the world”可知，在全世界范围内，应该用形容词最高级作定语。故选D。
12．句意：这位老人本可以轻松地自己保留钻石或者卖掉它，因为它价值一万美元。
thousand千；thousands of成千上万的；另外两种形式错误。根据“it’s worth ten...dollars”可知，本空用于具体的数字后面，thousand应该用单数形式。故选A。
13．句意：现在，多亏这位老人，我会花更多时间试着多为他人做善事。
try动词原形；trying动名词；to try动词不定式；tried动词过去分词。spend time doing sth表示“花费时间做某事”，根据“I’ll spend more time...to do something”可知，本空应该用动名词。故选B。
14．句意：我所要做的就是看着我的戒指，提醒自己世界上还有善良慷慨的灵魂。
at在；in在……里面；out在……外面；up向上。look at表示“看……”。故选A。
15．句意：我所要做的就是看着我的戒指，提醒自己世界上还有善良慷慨的灵魂。
I代词主格；my形容词性物主代词；mine名词性物主代词；myself反身代词。remind oneself表示“提醒某人自己”。故选D。
16．B 17．A 18．D 19．A 20．D 21．B 22．B 23．C 24．C 25．A
【导语】本文主要讲述一个年轻人坐火车进行一次漫长而无聊的旅行，在拐弯处的房子引起了人们的注意。有一个年轻人发现了这个房子的价值并买下了它，并用它来做广告。后来可口可乐公司在这个房子张贴广告，这个年轻人赚了一大笔钱。这个故事告诉我们有思想的重要性。
16．句意：许多乘客静静地看着窗外。
suddenly突然；quietly安静地；surprisingly令人惊讶地；confidently自信地。根据“It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving quickly through a wilderness（荒野）, many of the passengers looked out of the windows”可知这是一段又长又无聊的旅行，人们静静地看着窗外。故选B。
17．句意：它放慢了速度，然后出现了一个简单的房子。
house房子；view看法；advertisement广告；train火车。根据“It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train would ‘enjoy’ the house carefully”可知是出现一个房子。故选A。
18．句意：一些乘客甚至对此进行了讨论。
complained抱怨；wrote写；cared关心；discussed讨论。根据“Some passengers even...about it”可知乘客欣赏这个房子，有的甚至是讨论它。故选D。
19．句意：回来后，年轻人在最近的车站下车，找到了回家的路。
station车站；village村庄；bend拐弯；company公司。根据“got off the train at the nearest”可知是在最近的车站下车。故选A。
20．句意：它的主人说他对火车的噪音感到困扰。
time时间；colors颜色；speed速度；noises噪音。根据“which made it hard for him to fall asleep”可知他睡不着觉，因为被火车的噪音困扰。故选D。
21．句意：他想卖掉房子，但没人愿意买。
destroy破坏；sell卖；lock锁；paint刷漆。根据“but nobody would buy it.”可知他想要卖掉这个房子。故选B。
22．句意：他认为这是一个非常适合做广告的地方，因为它正对着铁路弯道。
expensive昂贵的；excellent优秀的；exciting令人兴奋的；open开放的。根据“place for advertisement because it was facing the railway bend...”可知房子面对着铁路弯道，当火车缓缓驶过时，人们会被房子吸引，所以这是一个非常适合做广告的地方。故选B。
23．句意：当火车缓缓驶过时，这座房子很容易引起疲惫的乘客的注意。
surprised惊讶的；rich富的；tired劳累的；lucky幸运的。根据前文可知，这是一段又长又无聊的旅行，所以乘客会很疲惫。故选C。
24．句意：他想出了一个主意，并与一些大公司进行了交谈。
argued with和……争论；worked for为……尽力；talked to和……说话；set up建立。根据“He came up with an idea and...some big companies”可知他和大公司进行了交谈。故选C。
25．句意：它告诉我们，发现对成功非常重要。
discovery发现；money钱；travelling旅行；communication讨论。根据“is very important to success. Many people have got new ideas from it”以及文章内容可知，这个人发现了商机，最后获得了成功，所以发现对成功很重要。故选A。
26．B 27．D 28．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了一些有趣的发明。
26．细节理解题。根据“Morpher is a bike helmet made of plastic.”可知Morpher是塑料制作的。故选B。
27．细节理解题。根据“It looks lovely and is called Little Printer. This machine can print news headlines, riddles and other things on a roll of paper.”可知Little Printer的主要用途是打印新闻摘要、谜语和其他东西。故选D。
28．细节理解题。根据“Flyte is a light bulb that can float and turn.”可知Flyte能够漂浮。故选C。
29．C 30．D 31．D 32．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了罗马数字及阿拉伯数字的特点和发展。
29．细节理解题。根据第二段“If you want to say five, you can keep your four fingers close on one side and your thumb on the other side. Make each of your hands be five, then you’ll have ten. So in Rome, the numbers are ‘I, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅴ, Ⅵ, Ⅶ, Ⅷ, Ⅸ, Ⅹ’ ”可知，如果你想说5，你可以把四个手指放在一边，大拇指放在另一边。故选C。
30．词句猜测题。结合上文和“But there is no zero in Roman numerals. Today, few people use them because they are difficult to write and count. But we can still see”以及“on some watches and clocks”可知，罗马数字难写难算，今天已近很少人使用了，但是我们仍然能在手表和时钟里看到罗马数字，故此处的“them”指的是罗马数字。故选D。
31．细节理解题。根据第一段“Do you know the numbers 0-9 well They are numbers in Arabic numbers”可知，“0”在阿拉伯数字中是“零”的意思。故选D。
32．细节理解题。根据第三段“Indians first created and used the Arabic numerals...people around the world use Arabic numerals and they help a lot”可知，印度人首先创造并使用阿拉伯数字。在8世纪晚期，阿拉伯国家的人们知道了它们。然后阿拉伯人把它们带到了欧洲。所以欧洲人称它们为阿拉伯数字。今天，世界各地的人们都在使用阿拉伯数字。故选B。
33．A 34．D 35．A 36．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的百科全书《永乐大典》的编纂和完善。
33．细节理解题。根据第一段“As everyone knows, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopaedia. Actually, more than 300 years before it, a Chinese encyclopaedia called the Yongle Dadian or the Yongle Encyclopaedia had already been there.”可知，《永乐大典》比《大英百科全书》出现得早。故选A。
34．段落大意题。根据第二段“In 1403, the Emperor Yongle...finished the first version (版本) of the encyclopaedia named A Complete Work of Literature.”可知，本段主要讲了《永乐大典》的第一版。故选D。
35．细节理解题。根据第三段“However, the emperor wasn’t happy...the content wasn’t enough.”可知，皇帝对第一版不满意的原因是内容不够。故选A。
36．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Actually, more than 300 years before it...had already been there.”及最后一段“The Yongle Encyclopaedia included...the National Library of China in Beijing.”可知，本文主要介绍了《永乐大典》，据此判断本文的目的是向我们介绍《永乐大典》。故选C。
37．C 38．A 39．D 40．B
【导语】本文讲述科学家通过研究发现——快乐的秘诀是保持忙碌，让大脑专注于任务，可以避免负面情绪。
37．细节理解题。根据“Keeping your minds busy with tasks can help you keep off your negative emotions(负面情绪). ”可知，保持忙碌可以让人们快乐，因为它可以帮助人们摆脱消极情绪。故选C。
38．推理判断题。根据“He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, might have an effect on policies (政策).”可知，选项A“政策可能会受到调查结果的影响”表述正确。故选A。
39．推理判断题。根据“However, the bad news is that humans are seemingly born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christoper Hsee, a scientist at Chicago University.”（然而，坏消息是，据芝加哥大学的科学家Christoper Hsee教授称，人类似乎天生懒惰，以节省能量）可推断，忙碌有悖于人的天性。故选D。
40．最佳标题题。本文讲述科学家通过研究发现——快乐的秘诀是保持忙碌，让大脑专注于任务，可以避免负面情绪。可知，选项B符合文章大意。故选B。
41．D 42．A 43．B 44．E 45．C
【导语】本文主要讲了深海潜水可以看到的海底世界和注意事项，以及海底生物生存的不易。
41．根据前句“Scuba diving is a new sport today.”可知此处应讲深海潜水的好处，因此选项D“它可以带你进入一个美妙的海底世界。”符合语境。故选D。
42．根据后句“Some give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.”可知此处也应举例海洋动物，因此选项A“有些和校车一样大。”符合语境。故选A。
43．根据前句“you can stay in deep water for a long time”和后句“And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water.”可知此处应表示转折，和潜水太深有关，因此选项B“然而，你不能潜得太深。”符合语境。故选B。
44．根据后句“At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all.”可知此句应和“光”有关，因此选项E“越深，阳光越少。”符合语境。故选E。
45．根据前句“They must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants.”可知此处应讲海洋动物吃的东西，因此选项C“但是一些动物吃肉。”符合语境。故选C。
46．(o)rder 47．(e)xpensive 48．(c)ompared 49．(d)ust 50．(s)pecial
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了劳拉的旧键盘坏了，因而网购了新键盘，并介绍了新键盘的不同之处。
46．句意：然后她在网上下单购买了新的键盘。从online可知，因为旧键盘坏了，要在网上购买新的，即要下订单。order“订单”，名词，短语make an order for意思是“下订单”。故填order。
47．句意：她选择了一个更好和更加昂贵的。根据后文的“… found it ran faster and it was thinner”可知，新键盘运行更快也更薄，性能更好了，价格也应该更加昂贵。expensive“昂贵的”，比较级是more expensive“更昂贵的”。故填expensive。
48．句意：劳拉拿新旧键盘相比较，发现新的运行更快并且更轻薄。由faster和thinner可知，是拿两者比较才需要用比较级，compare“比较”，结合文章的时态是一般过去时，即compared。故填compared。
49．句意：劳拉免费得到了个小刷子，这个小刷子使得清洁起键盘的灰尘来更加容易了。由clean可知小刷子是用来清洁键盘上的灰尘的，dust“灰尘”，为不可数名词。故填dust。
50．句意：键盘上的按键也有一些特别之处。根据后文可知，劳拉每敲击一个按键，就会听到一种动物的声音，这就是特别的地方。something是复合不定代词，形容词修饰复合不定代词时形容词要后置，something special“一些特别之处”，special“特别的”，是形容词。故填special。
51． It’s to find out
【详解】it’s+adj+for sb to do sth“对某人来说做某事是……的”，是固定句型。动词短语find out“查明”。故填It’s；to；find；out。
52． are unaware of because
【详解】根据句子结构可知空处应填“没有意识到”以及“因为”，固定短语be unaware of“没有意识到……”。由“they often focus on their survey.”可知句子时态是一般现在时，主语是they，be动词用are。而“They...they often focus on their survey.”是因果关系，用because引导原因状语从句。故填are；unaware；of；because。
53． keep in touch with
【详解】与某人保持联系：keep in touch with sb.；句子用一般现在时，主语是they，谓语动词用原形。故填keep；in；touch；with。
54． something important
【详解】根据汉语意思和英文句子结构可知，have后面是句子的宾语，表示“一些重要的事情”。本句为肯定陈述句，应用不定代词something表示“一些事情”；important重要的，是形容词，修饰不定代词时应后置。“复合不定代词＋形容词”是固定搭配。故填something；important。
55． How hard
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，横线处缺少“多么努力”的英文表述，分析句子可知，此句是感叹句，强调副词，应该用句型：How+副词+主语+谓语；“努力地”对应的英文为hard，修饰动词working。故填How；hard。
56．例文
My Computer
Today, more and more people use computers. The computer has played an important role in our lives.
My computer is a sleek, silver laptop with a 15-inch screen. It is lightweight and easy to carry around. This computer helps me a lot with my homework. I can search for information online, type essays, and create presentations. Besides, I use it to listen to music and watch movies in my free time.
I think my computer is an essential tool for both study and entertainment. It makes my life more convenient and enjoyable.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：根据所给提示完成写作，不能遗漏信息，可适当发挥。
[写作步骤]
第一步，介绍电脑的外观，包括大小和颜色；
第二步，介绍电脑如何帮助你完成作业、听音乐等；
第三步，表达你对电脑的看法。
[亮点词汇]
①help sb with sth帮助某人做某事
②search for搜索，搜寻
③use sth to do sth用某物做某事
[高分句型]
I think my computer is an essential tool for both study and entertainment. (宾语从句)
