参考答案：
1．C
【详解】句意：流畅的“科目三”舞蹈来自中国广西一场热闹的婚礼庆典。
考查冠词。the定冠词，表特指；a不定冠词，表泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前。根据“…smooth ‘Subject Three’ dance comes from…lively wedding celebration in Guangxi, China.”的句意可知，第一个空表特指，应用定冠词；第二个空表泛指，应用不定冠词，且第二个空空后的“lively”是以辅音音素开头的单词，所以应用不定冠词a。故选C。
2．D
【详解】句意：篮球比赛期间有一些起伏，但我们队里没有人放弃，我们最终赢了。
考查代词辨析。all（三者或三者以上）全部；both两者都；nobody没有人；none（三者或三者以上）都不，可与of连用。根据“but”可知，此处表转折，即队里没有人放弃，nobody其后通常不接of短语。故选D。
3．D
【详解】句意：冬天离开后，气温升高，我们周围的自然世界又恢复了生机。
考查名词辨析。spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。根据“the temperatures increase, and the natural world around us comes to life again”可知气温升高，我们周围的自然世界又恢复了生机，此处指冬天之后，故选D。
4．B
【详解】句意：秋天的树叶变成棕色。以下哪个单词与划线的单词押韵？
考查语音知识。grow/ɡr /；ground/ɡra nd/；flower/ fla (r)/；bright/bra t/。题干中brown/bra n/与ground中的音节一样，因此押韵相同，故选B。
5．A
【详解】句意：为了清楚地告诉其他司机这些车是自动驾驶的，工程师应该确保这些无人驾驶的汽车有醒目的颜色。
考查副词词义辨析。clearly清楚地；nearly几乎；loudly大声地；hardly几乎不。根据“engineers should make sure these driver-less cars have eye-catching colors”可知，此处指为了清楚地告诉其他司机这些是自动驾驶汽车，所以A项符合。故选A。
6．D
【详解】句意：地震发生后，中国各地的人们帮助灾区度过了困难时期。
考查介词词义辨析。up往（河，溪）上游；off从……离开；on在……上面；through通过。根据空后的“the difficult time”可知，此处指度过困难时期，get through“度过；熬过”，固定词组。故选D。
7．B
【详解】句意：——今天下午我要带把伞吗？ ——是的。你最好带上。可能会下雨。
考查情态动词。shall将要；may可能；should应该；need需要。根据“Yes. You’d better.”可知，此处是可能会下雨，所以最好带上雨伞，用may表示没有把握的推测。故选B。
8．A
【详解】句意：随着扬州歌手汤非的明亮的声音，《扬州是个好地方》这首歌很好地向我们介绍了扬州的文化。
考查动词词义辨析。introduce介绍；repeat重复；provide提供；protect保护。introduce sth. to sb.“向某人介绍某物”，固定词组。故选A。
9．B
【详解】句意：有了好的准备和计划，你会更加自信，不那么紧张。
考查形容词比较级。more nervous更紧张的；less nervous不那么紧张的；more nervously更紧张地；less nervously不那么紧张地。根据空前的“you will be more confident”可知此处应填形容词，再由“With good preparation and planning”可知有了好的准备和计划，应是不那么紧张。故选B。
10．C
【详解】句意：有人在和你说话时发短信是不礼貌的。
考查连词词义辨析。before在……以前；after在……以后；while当……的时候；though尽管。根据句意可知，此处表示某个动作正在进行的同时，另一动作也在进行中，所以应用while引导时间状语从句。故选C。
11．D
【详解】句意：当他没有在红绿灯前停车时，他就知道自己违反了道路规则。
考查动词不定式。fail to do sth“未能做某事”，固定用法，空处应填动词不定式。故选D。
12．A
【详解】句意：如果我们要净化我们镇上的空气，我们可以骑自行车而不是开车。
考查动词短语。clean up打扫（或清除）干净；put up张贴；mop up擦干净；take up占用。根据“...the air in our town, we can ride bikes instead of driving cars”可知，骑自行车不开车应是要净化空气，故选A。
13．B
【详解】句意：——今天早上你教那些交换生学中文了吗？——哦，没有！我在写报告。
考查动词时态。根据“Did you teach those exchange students to learn Chinese this morning ”可知，此处表示过去在某一时间段或某一段时间内正在发生或进行的动作，所以应用过去进行时。故选B。
14．C
【详解】句意：——“他正在放风筝”这句话的结构是什么？——它是主谓宾结构。
考查句子结构。分析“He is flying a kite now.”可知，时态是现在进行时，He是主语，is flying是谓语，a kite是宾语，now是时间状语，所以这句话的结构是“主+谓+宾”。故选C。
15．A
【详解】句意：——这个星期天你愿意和我一起去扬州凤凰岛观鸟吗？——听起来不错。
考查情景交际。Sounds good听起来不错；what a surprise真是惊喜；I hope not我希望不会；what a pity真可惜。根据“Would you like to go to Yangzhou Phoenix Island to watch birds with me this Sunday ”可知提议一起去观鸟，此处应表示对这个提议的看法。故选A。
16．D 17．A 18．C 19．B 20．A 21．C 22．D 23．A 24．B 25．C 26．D 27．B 28．D 29．B 30．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了山姆在新学校的第一天，虽然对新生活有担忧，但是为了让母亲放心，他还是勇敢地去面对，最后他意外地在第一天就收获了他人的友善邀约。
16．句意：这是他在新学校的第一天，离午饭只有三十分钟了。
company公司；family家庭；factory工厂；school学校。根据“For most students”可知，是指在新学校的第一天。故选D。
17．句意：对大多数学生来说，午餐是学校一天中最好的部分。
best最好的；longest最长的；shortest最短的；worst最糟糕的。根据“It is time when you talk with your friends, get to know what interesting things everyone is doing, and, of course”可知，午餐是学校一天中最好的部分。故选A。
18．句意：这是你和朋友聊天的时间，了解每个人都在做什么有趣的事情，当然，还有吃饭。
run跑；learn学习；eat吃；sleep睡。根据“lunch”可知，是指吃饭。故选C。
19．句意：山姆的母亲在军队，所以他家经常搬家。
kept保持；moved搬家；changed改变；fought战斗。根据“Sam’s mother was in the army”可知，他们经常搬家。故选B。
20．句意：他真的很喜欢他的旧学校，讨厌离开他最好的两个朋友。
hated讨厌；hoped希望；tried尝试；suggested建议。根据“leaving his two best friends.”可知，他讨厌离开最好的朋友。故选A。
21．句意：他们仍然通过电话和电子邮件联系，但他不能每天都见到他们。
so所以；or或者；but但是；if如果。根据“They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails, ... he couldn’t see them every day.”可知，前后句是转折关系，用but连接。故选C。
22．句意：他想知道他们的友谊是否能继续下去。
discussion讨论；dream梦想；business生意；friendship友谊。根据“He didn’t want to lose them, but he knew it would be ... for them to stay close.”可知，此处是指与最好的朋友之间的友谊。故选D。
23．句意：他不想失去他们，但他知道他们很难保持近距离。
hard困难的；safe安全的；natural自然的；terrible可怕的。根据“They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails, ... he couldn’t see them every day.”可知，他不能每天看见他们，因此保持近距离关系很难。故选A。
24．句意：我真的很抱歉你要一直转学。
proud骄傲的；sorry抱歉的；excited兴奋的；surprised惊讶的。根据“Sam could see regret (遗憾) in her eyes”可知，母亲对山姆不得不一直转学而感到抱歉。故选B。
25．句意：她不仅要总是准备着保卫家庭，而且也要保卫国家。
He他；I我；She她；We我们。此处指代山姆的母亲，用代词she指代。故选C。
26．句意：他给了她一个微笑，告诉她不要担心。
forget忘记；move移动；return返回；worry担心。根据“He wanted to mean it, but there was still always worry in him when they moved.”可知，是指告诉母亲不要担心他。故选D。
27．句意：午餐时间很快就到了。
breakfast早餐；lunch午餐；tea茶；dinner晚餐。根据前文“lunch was only thirty minutes away.”可知，此处是指午餐时间到了。故选B。
28．句意：山姆转过身，看到五张友好的面孔。
sat down坐下；got up起床；ran away逃跑；turned around转身。根据“a voice behind him said”可知，他是转过身去。故选D。
29．句意：这个出乎意料的邀请正是他所需要的。
mostly大部分；exactly正是，准确地；totally完全地；naturally自然地。根据“Sam nodded yes ... and joined them.”可知，这出乎意料的邀请正是他需要的。故选B。
30．句意：山姆高兴地点头同意，并加入了他们。
happily快乐地；bravely勇敢地；nervously紧张地；patiently耐心地。根据“This unexpected (出乎意料的) invitation was ... what he needed.”可知，他很高兴地接受了同学的邀请。故选A。
31．D 32．B 33．A
【导语】本文简要介绍了城市漫步的情况。
31．细节理解题。根据“Top five popular cities in China for city walking: 1st: Shanghai; 2nd: Beijing; 3rd: Xiamen; 4th: Qingdao”可知，第三个最受欢迎的城市是厦门。故选D。
32．细节理解题。根据“Ages of the city walkers...19—28: 50%”可知，一半的城市漫步者年龄在19—28岁之间。故选B。
33．推理判断题。本文简要介绍了城市漫步的情况，其中列出了最受步行者欢迎的前五个城市，结合“To have a cheaper way to travel”可推知，我们可能在杂志的“旅游”板块读到这篇文章。故选A。
34．A 35．B 36．D 37．A
【导语】本文讲述了计算机科学家艾伦·图灵。
34．细节理解题。根据“When World War II broke out, he played an important role in breaking German codes (密码). He developed a machine, one of the world’s earliest computers, to help with this.”可知在二战期间，他致力于破解德国密码。故选A。
35．词句猜测题。根据“he played an important role in breaking German codes (密码). He developed a machine, one of the world’s earliest computers, to help with this.”可知this指破解德国密码。故选B。
36．词句猜测题。根据“He also got the ball rolling on artificial intelligence (AI). So, people call him ‘the father of AI’.”可知是指图灵开启了人工智能的研究。故选D。
37．主旨大意题。根据“It is truly a meaningful way to memorize (纪念) the great scientist.”以及结合全文，可知本文介绍了计算机科学家艾伦·图灵，纪念这位伟大的科学家。故选A。
38．B 39．A 40．D 41．A
【导语】本文讲述了美国青年女子领导力学院的20名学生从她们的DNA检测中了解到自己的血统从而认识到世界人民是相互联系的。
38．细节理解题。根据第四段“Amariah Caudle, 15, looked at the results with her mouth wide open. She was surprised that her European ancestry was 13 percent. Her mother, Janell Caudle, was surprised it was that high.”可知，Amariah的妈妈感到惊讶是因为欧洲人的血统出现在Amariah的DNA中。故选B。
39．细节理解题。根据第六段“Diahan Southard, Living DNA community manager, believes the program gives students an understanding of DNA...”可知，Diahan Southard认为这个项目帮助学生理解她们的DNA。故选A。
40．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Now I know I have family from everywhere”可推知，学生们通过这个项目了解到世界各地的人们相互联系着。故选D。
41．标题归纳题。根据第四段“For most of the girls, the DNA test was about their ancestry (血统).”可知，学生参与的DNA检测是关于她们的血统的，其检测结果让学生们了解到自己血统的来源，她们家族的过去，所以选项A“我们惊人的过去”是最佳标题，故选A。
42．A 43．B 44．C 45．C
【导语】本文讲述了一张美丽的支票的错误，表达了诚实和善良的主题。
42．词义猜测题。根据“One day, her little daughter said her teacher wanted her to get training as a singer.”可知，it指的是她担心她没有足够的钱去支付成为歌手的训练。故选A。
43．词义猜测题。根据“Take this to bank on the other side of the street, Madam. You needn’t pay me back.”以及“The woman insisted (坚持) on writing an IOU for one hundred pounds to the merchant.”可知，此处指的是“打欠条”，另外“IOU”的谐音便是“I Owe You”。故选B。
44．细节理解题。根据“You gave me one thousand pounds, and I only asked for one hundred.”可知，这个可怜的女人最终得到了比她想借的还要多的九百英镑。故选C。
45．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了一张美丽的支票的错误，表达了诚实和善良的主题。因此最佳标题应该是“一张支票的错误”。故选C。
46．By canoe. 47．A woman. 48．In a cave. 49．No, they didn’t. 50．He is helpful.
【导语】本文是《哈克贝利·芬恩历险记》的节选，讲述的是Huck和Jim乘坐竹筏逃亡的故事情节。
46．根据“Huck took the canoe and paddled across the river to the town.”可知，哈克乘坐竹筏去的。故填By canoe.
47．根据“Very soon he met a woman and they started taiking.”可知，他遇到了一个女人。故填A woman.
48．根据“He hurried back to the cave to tell him.”可知，him指的是Jim，所以他们之前是躲在一个山洞。故填In a cave.
49．根据“They never got to Cairo.”可知，他们没有到达开罗。故填No, they didn’t.
50．根据“‘They’re going to Jackson’s Island tonight to catch him,’ she said.This wasn’t good news for Jim. He hurried back to the cave to tell him.”可知，从Huck急忙回去告诉Jim有人抓他，并且和Jim一起离开等行为可知，Huck是乐于助人的。故填He is helpful. (开放性习题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
51．(s)erious 52．(d)ie 53．(y)ourself/(y)ourselves 54．(s)afer 55．(c)over 56．(a)nything 57．(d)anger 58．(a)fter 59．(h)elp 60．(c)alm
【导语】本文主要讲述了人们在发生地震时应该如何保护自己。
51．句意：当它们发生在城市时，可能会非常严重。句中的they指地震，结合首字母提示和“When they happen in cities”可知，此处指当地震发生在城市时，后果可能会非常严重。形容词serious“严重的”符合语境。故填(s)erious。
52．句意：许多人在地震中受伤甚至死亡。结合首字母提示和“Many people are hurt or even...in the earthquakes.”可知，此处表示许多人在地震中受伤甚至死亡。动词die意为“死亡”，此处讲述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时，主语Many people表示复数，所以动词die用原形。故填(d)ie。
53．句意：知道一些保护自己的方法将有助于你（们）在地震中保持安全。结合首字母提示和“keep you safe”可知，此处表示保护你自己或你们自己，反身代词yourself“你自己”或yourselves“你们自己”都符合语境。故填(y)ourself/(y)ourselves。
54．句意：坐在门口的地板上或靠近墙壁比站在房间中央更安全。根据than可知，空格处应用比较级，结合首字母提示和“Sitting on the floor in a doorway or close to a wall”可知，空格处意为“更安全”，应填形容词safe“安全的”的比较级safer。故填(s)afer。
55．句意：记得用手臂遮住你的头和脖子。结合首字母提示和“Remember to...your head and neck with your arms.”可知，此处应用动词短语cover...with...“用……遮住……”，空前的to是动词不定式符号，其后接动词原形。故填(c)over。
56．句意：远离窗户、高大的家具和照片或任何可能砸到你的东西。结合首字母提示和“that may fall on you”可知，此处指任何可能砸到你的东西。复合不定代词anything“任何东西”符合语境。故填(a)nything。
57．句意：当强烈的震动停止时，危险还没有结束。结合首字母提示和“when the strong shaking stops”可知，此处表示当强烈的震动停止时，危险还没有结束。名词danger“危险”符合语境，danger在此处是不可数名词。故填(d)anger。
58．句意：大多数地震后还会有一些震动。根据下文“We call them aftershocks”可知，此处指大多数地震后。介词after“在……之后”符合语境。故填(a)fter。
59．句意：有些人可能需要帮助。结合首字母提示和“Some may need...”可知，此处指有些人可能需要帮助。不可数名词help“帮助”符合语境。故填(h)elp。
60．句意：你可能会感到害怕，但你应该尽量保持冷静。结合首字母提示和空前的stay可知，本题考查短语stay calm“保持冷静”。故填(c)alm。
61．start/beginning
【详解】句意：我们的英语老师告诉我们好的开始是成功的一半。good好的，形容词修饰名词；不定冠词a修饰单数名词；结合汉语提示，“开始”译为start/beginning，故填start/beginning。
62．shook
【详解】句意：他刚才用力摇晃瓶子，看里面有没有水。摇动：shake；根据“was”可知句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填shook。
63．themselves
【详解】句意：许多人通过看美国电视剧自学英语。根据“Many people teach”可知很多人教他们自己，用反身代词themselves“他们自己”。故填themselves。
64．clearly
【详解】句意：老师要求学生讲清楚，以便我们能理解他。空处修饰动词“speak”，需用副词来修饰，clearly“清楚地”。故填clearly。
65．easily
【详解】句意：她如此轻松地解决了这个问题，每个人都感到震惊。easy“容易的”，是形容词，修饰动宾短语solved the problem，用副词，故填easily。
66．describing
【详解】句意：西蒙正在向警察描述事故的细节。“描述”的英文表达是describe，动词，主语Simon和动词describe之间是主动关系，空前有be动词is，所以此处应用现在进行时，动词describe要变成现在分词describing。故填describing。
67．fourteen
【详解】句意：我叔叔住在离扬州十四公里的一个镇上。“十四”的英文表达是fourteen，基数词。故填fourteen。
68．Thousands
【详解】句意：成千上万的人在地震中失去了生命。thousand“千”，根据“of”可知，此处表示不确定的数量，用thousands of，意为“成千上万的”，句首单词首字母大写。故填Thousands。
69．fisherman
【详解】句意：渔夫费了很大劲才把小船拉到礁石附近。fisherman表示“渔民”，根据“his”可知，应填单数形式。故填fisherman。
70．further
【详解】句意：爱丽丝下个月将去澳大利亚深造。名词“study”前用形容词修饰。根据“will go to Australia”可知，此处表达“更进一步的学习”，是抽象概念，用“far”的比较级“further”。故填further。
71．He has lived in the northern part of the city since he got married.
【详解】根据汉语意思可知，此句为肯定句，包含since引导的时间状语从句，从句应用一般过去时，主句应用现在完成时。he“他”，人称主格作主句主语；live“居住”，主句应用现在完成时，构成为have/ has done，he为人称单数形式，因此用has lived；in the northern part of the city“城市的北部”；since“自从”；get married“结婚”，从句应用一般过去时，因此用got married。故填He has lived in the northern part of the city since he got married.
72．How should we protect ourselves when the earthquake happens
【详解】我们：we；应该：should；如何：how；地震：the earthquake；发生：happen；在……时：when；保护：protect；我们自己：ourselves。此句为特殊疑问句，时态为一般现在时，特殊疑问词how放句首要大写，when可引导时间状语从句，从句中主语the earthquake为单数，因此happen要用单数形式happens。故填How should we protect ourselves when the earthquake happens
73．He finishes the least homework of us three.
【详解】根据题干可知，本句是陈述句，时态可用一般现在时。他：he，作主语，首字母大写，第三人称单数；完成的家庭作业最少：finish the least homework，谓语动词也用第三人称单数；我们三个人里：of us three。故填He finishes the least homework of us three.
74．At the beginning of the class, the teacher helped us understand the importance of protecting wetlands.
【详解】根据句意可知，本句是一般过去时；在这节课开始At the beginning of the class，作时间状语；老师the teacher，作主语；帮助我们理解helped us understand，作谓语；保护湿地的重要性the importance of protecting wetlands，作宾语。故填At the beginning of the class, the teacher helped us understand the importance of protecting wetlands.
75．The local government provides food and cover for the wild animals in danger./The local government provides the wild animals in danger with food and cover .
【详解】local government“当地政府”，作主语；provide sth. for sb.=provide sb. with sth.“为某人提供某物”；food and cover“食物和庇护所”；wild animals“野生动物”；in danger“处于危险中”。句子是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式。故填The local government provides food and cover for the wild animals in danger./The local government provides the wild animals in danger with food and cover.
76．例文
Dear Chairperson,
I would like to recommend Sandy. She is a 15-year-old girl. She is in Grade 8. She is tall and slim. She is humorous. She often tells funny jokes. She is also helpful enough to help others.
She loves reading, because she can learn a lot from books. Time seems to go faster when she is reading books. She is crazy about DIY. She spends hours doing DIY at weekends. Also, She loves animals. She is a member of Bird-watching Club. Every year, she helps count and describe the changes of birds. Spring is her favourite season. It is the perfect time to fly kites and smell the flowers.
Being an excellent teacher is her dream. I hope her dream comes true.
Yours,
Mr White
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一封电子邮件；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，考生注意不要遗漏“要点”中Sandy的梦想，注意不要遗漏要点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，介绍Sandy的基本信息、个性；
第二步，介绍Sandy的爱好，以及她最爱春天、放风筝等；
第三步，介绍Sandy的梦想，并表达自己希望她的梦想实现。
[亮点词汇]
①tell jokes讲笑话
②seem to do似乎做某事
③be crazy about着迷于
④come true实现
[高分句型]
①She loves reading, because she can learn a lot from books. (because引导原因状语从句)
②Time seems to go faster when she is reading books. (When引导时间状语从句)
试卷第2页，共4页八上Unit1-unit8 期末练习一
一、单项选择
1．________ smooth “Subject Three” dance comes from ________ lively wedding celebration in Guangxi, China.
A．The; the B．A; a C．The; a D．A; the
2．There were some ups and downs during the basketball match, but ________ of us in our team gave up, and we finally won.
A．all B．both C．nobody D．none
3．After ________ leaves, the temperatures increase, and the natural world around us comes to life again.
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
4．The autumn leaves turn brown. Which of the following words rhymes with the underlined word
A．grow B．ground C．flower D．bright
5．To ________ tell other drivers the cars are self-driving, engineers should make sure these driver-less cars have eye-catching colors.
A．clearly B．nearly C．loudly D．hardly
6．After the earthquake, people across China helped the disaster area get ________ the difficult time.
A．up B．off C．on D．through
7．—Shall I take an umbrella this afternoon
—Yes. You’d better. It ________ rain.
A．shall B．may C．should D．need
8．With the bright voice of Yangzhou singer Tang Fei, the song “Yangzhou is a Good Place” is very good to ________ the culture of Yangzhou to us.
A．introduce B．repeat C．provide D．protect
9．With good preparation and planning, you will be more confident and ________.
A．more nervous B．less nervous C．more nervously D．less nervously
10．It is not polite to send text messages ________ someone is talking to you.
A．before B．after C．while D．though
11．When he failed ________ at a traffic light, he knew he broke the road rules.
A．stopping B．to stopping C．stop D．to stop
12．If we are going to ________ the air in our town, we can ride bikes instead of driving cars.
A．clean up B．put up C．mop up D．take up
13．—Did you teach those exchange students to learn Chinese this morning
—Oh, no! I ________ a report.
A．wrote B．was writing C．am writing D．would write
14．— What’s the structure of the sentence “He is flying a kite now.”
— It is ________.
A．S+V B．S+V+P C．S+V+O D．S+V+DO+OC
15．—Would you like to go to Yangzhou Phoenix Island to watch birds with me this Sunday
—________
A．Sounds good. B．what a surprise! C．I hope not. D．what a pity!
二、完形填空
Sam was very nervous. It was his first day in new 16 , and lunch was only thirty minutes away. For most students, lunch is the 17 part of the school day. It is time when you talk with your friends, get to know what interesting things everyone is doing, and, of course, 18 . Sam, however, didn’t know anyone or anything, like where to sit or with whom to sit at lunch.
Sam’s mother was in the army, so his family 19 a lot. He really liked his old school and 20 leaving his two best friends. They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails, 21 he couldn’t see them every day. He wondered if their 22 would continue(继续). He didn’t want to lose them, but he knew it would be 23 for them to stay close.
“I know this is hard on you,” his mother said as he got ready for school this morning, “and I’m really 24 you have to keep changing schools. “Sam could see regret (遗憾) in her eyes, but he didn’t want her to feel that way. 25 had always been ready to defend (保卫) not only the family but also the country. Sam loved her so much. He gave her a smile and told her not to 26 . He wanted to mean it, but there was still always worry in him when they moved.
The 27 time came quickly. As Sam was walking to the dining room, a voice behind him said. “Excuse me,” Sam 28 and saw five friendly faces.
“Would you like to join us ” asked one of them.
This unexpected (出乎意料的) invitation was 29 what he needed. Sam nodded yes 30 and joined them. He was sure about his future school life now.
16．A．company B．family C．factory D．school
17．A．best B．longest C．shortest D．worst
18．A．run B．learn C．eat D．sleep
19．A．kept B．moved C．changed D．fought
20．A．hated B．hoped C．tried D．suggested
21．A．so B．or C．but D．if
22．A．discussion B．dream C．business D．friendship
23．A．hard B．safe C．natural D．terrible
24．A．proud B．sorry C．excited D．surprised
25．A．He B．I C．She D．We
26．A．forget B．move C．return D．worry
27．A．breakfast B．lunch C．tea D．dinner
28．A．sat down B．got up C．ran away D．turned around
29．A．mostly B．exactly C．totally D．naturally
30．A．happily B．bravely C．nervously D．patiently
三、阅读理解
A
Knowing the city by walkingFrom July 2022 to July 2023, city walkers in China together covered over 320, 000 kilometers. That’s like circling Earth 8 times.Top five popular cities in China for city walking 1st: Shanghai 2nd: Beijing 3rd: Xiamen 4th: Qingdao 5th: Guiyang Ages of the city walkers under 16: 15% 16—18: 2% 19—28: 50% 29—33: 29% over 34: 4% Three main reasons for city walking ·To reduce stress ·To have a cheaper way to travel ·To know a city better
31．Which is the third most popular city for city walking
A．Beijing. B．Shanghai. C．Guiyang. D．Xiamen.
32．Half of the city walkers are aged _______.
A．16—18 B．19—28 C．29—33 D．34—50
33．In which part of the magazine can we read the text
A．Travel. B．Art. C．Technology. D．History.
B
The computer scientist Alan Turing is on the UK’s new 50 note (纸币). The Bank of England made the decision in 2019, and the note became available in June 2021.
Born on June 23rd, 1912, Turing was a talented student. He showed a natural gift for math and science from a young age. When World War II broke out, he played an important role in breaking German codes (密码). He developed a machine, one of the world’s earliest computers, to help with this. His work brought the war to an early end and saved millions of lives.
After the war, Turing continued his work with computers. He also got the ball rolling on artificial intelligence (AI). So, people call him “the father of AI”.
Although Turing lived a short life of 42 years, he made great contributions (贡献) to the development of computer science and other fields. And that’s why he was chosen for the 50 note, on which there are pictures of him and his work and one of his quotes. It is truly a meaningful way to memorize (纪念) the great scientist.
34．What did Turing do during World War II
A．He worked on breaking German codes. B．He worked as a math and science teacher.
C．He raised the idea of AI. D．He invented the world’s first computer.
35．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A．Developing a machine. B．Working out German codes.
C．Starting a war. D．Making UK’s new 50 note.
36．What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3
A．Turing was against AI. B．Turing liked playing balls.
C．Turing was given a ball to play. D．Turing started the research (研究) of AI.
37．What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage
A．To memorize a great person. B．To introduce the development of computer science.
C．To draw attention to AI. D．To make us develop interest in computer science.
C
More than 60 years after scientists had big findings about DNA, 20 students at a US Young Women’s Leadership College learnt about some of the knowledge that makes them know who they are.
Last autumn, while studying life science, the girls sent samples of their DNAs to a DNA testing company. The results helped the students connect (联系) the real-world with topics they study the whole term.
“Students could look at their results and use what they learned in science. It’s about bringing learning to life,” said Laura Pena, the STEM program teacher.
For most of the girls, the DNA test was about their ancestry (血统). Sitting with mom, Amariah Caudle, 15, looked at the results with her mouth wide open. She was surprised that her European ancestry was 13 percent. Her mother, Janell Caudle, was surprised it was that high.
“I didn’t think a trace (痕迹) would show up in her,” she said. “After many generations (代), this is still showing up in our ancestry. I was surprised by the science of it.”
Diahan Southard, Living DNA community manager, believes the program gives students an understanding of DNA at an important moment, when they are still young enough to accept lessons and change their values.
Elianed Guzman, 14, said she knew little about her family except that they were from Mexico. She said in English how surprised she was to learn that she shared DNA with people in China, Japan and Korea.
As the girls sat in small groups to check their results, with feelings from confusion to surprise, they began to understand what it all means.
“Now I know I have family from everywhere,” said Amariah.
38．Why was Amariah Caudle’s mother surprised
A．People had the chance to test their DNA．
B．The European trace showed up in Amariah’s DNA．
C．Maybe Amariah had European ancestry.
D．Amariah shared genetic DNA with people from Asia.
39．What does Diahan Southard think of the program
A．It helps students understand their DNAs. B．It has a great power to bring people together.
C．It will change their students’ DNAs. D．It should be introduced to more people around the country.
40．What did the girl students learn from the program
A．People need to accept who they are.
B．We should learn more about family history.
C．The results from the program are hard to believe.
D．People around the world are connected with each other.
41．The best title for the passage is ________.
A．Our amazing past B．Our amazing present
C．Our amazing future D．Our past, present and future
D
A poor woman lived with her daughter after her husband died. One day, her little daughter said her teacher wanted her to get training as a singer. The poor woman was very happy at first. But soon, she was worried that she didn’t have enough money for it. So she had to borrow money from a merchant (商人), who her husband was friends with.
“How much do you need, Madam ”
“One hundred pounds will be enough, Sir” said the poor woman, shy to ask for money, “I’ll pay you back as soon as possible.”
The merchant wrote a cheque (支票), put it in an envelop and gave it to the poor woman, “Take this to bank on the other side of the street, Madam. You needn’t pay me back.”
The woman insisted (坚持) on writing an IOU for one hundred pounds to the merchant. She thanked him and went to the bank.
She gave the cheque to the bank teller. But to her surprise, the teller passed one thousand pounds to her. “There is a mistake here,” the poor woman said, “You gave me one thousand pounds, and I only asked for one hundred.”
The teller said, “The cheque is for one thousand pounds.”
“It is a mistake. I am sure of that.” the poor woman went back and showed the cheque to the merchant.
“Oh, you are right I did make a mistake, Madam,” said the merchant, “Come to my company! I should give you a job instead of just giving you one thousand pounds, because you are honest. It will be my pleasure to work with a person like you.”
42．What does the underline word “it” in Paragraph refer to (指的是)
A．The training of becoming a singer. B．The daughter.
C．The teacher. D．The cheque.
43．The underline word “IOU” in Paragraph 5 probably means ______.
A．收据 B．欠条 C．定金 D．合同
44．The poor woman finally got ______ more than she wanted to borrow.
A．one hundred pounds B．nine thousand pounds
C．nine hundred pounds D．one thousand pounds
45．What’s the best title of this passage
A．A bank teller’s mistake B．How to borrow money
C．A mistake with a cheque D．How to find a job
四、任务型阅读
(每题答案不超过10个词)
Huck took the canoe and paddled across the river to the town. Very soon he met a woman and they started taiking. She told him that her husband and another man were looking for a runaway slave (奴隶).
“They’re going to Jackson’s Island tonight to catch him,” she said.
This wasn’t good news for Jim. He hurried back to the cave to tell him.
“Jim! They know you’re here. They’re coming to get you tonight. We must leave Now!”
They put all their things, including the canoe, on the big raft and set off down the river for the town of Cairo, where the Messissippi and the Ohio rivers meet.
They never got to Cairo. They ran into a thick fog on the river one night and they couldn’t see a yard in front of them. I he next day it cleared but there was no sight of a town that looked like Cairo.
“Maybe we missed it in the fog,” Jim said.
So they continued drifting down the river because the raft couldn’t sail back up the river against the current.
46．How did Huck get to the town
47．Who did Huck meet in the town
48．Where did Huck and Jim hide (躲藏)
49．Did Huck and Jim get to Cairo
50．What do you think of Huck
五、短文填空
Many earthquakes happen every year. Some of these earthquakes are very strong. When they happen in cities, they can be very s 51 . Many people are hurt or even d 52 in the earthquakes. Knowing some ways to protect y 53 will help to keep you safe in the earthquake.
If you are indoors when the earthquake happens, the safest place is under a strong table or desk. Sitting on the floor in a doorway or close to a wall is s 54 than standing in the middle of a room. Remember to c 55 your head and neck with your arms. Stay away from windows, tall furniture and pictures or a 56 that may fall on you. Do not try to run out of the building.
If you are outdoors, move to clear areas. Get away from buildings and trees. Be very careful of fallen power lines.
The d 57 is not over when the strong shaking stops. There will be some shocks a 58 most earthquakes. We call them aftershocks and they sometimes can be more dangerous than the first earthquake.
When it is safe for you to move around, check the people near you. Some may need h 59 . You may feel afraid, but you should try to stay c 60 . That is the most important thing to do in the earthquake.
六、单词拼写
61．Our English teacher told us that a good (开始) is half done.
62．He (摇动) the bottle hard to see if there was any water inside just now.
63．Many people teach (他们) English by watching American TV series.
64．The teacher asked the student to speak (clear) so that we can understand him.
65．She solved the problem so (easy) that everyone was shocked.
66．Simon is (描述) the details of the accident to the police.
67．My uncle lives in a town (十四) kilometers away from Yangzhou.
68． (thousand) of people lost their lives in the earthquake.
69．With great difficulty, the （渔民）pulled his small boat close to the reef.
70．Alice will go to Australia for (far) study next month.
七、翻译
71．自从结婚以来，他就住在城市的北部。
72．我们应该如何在地震发生时保护自己呢？
73．我们三个人里，他完成的家庭作业最少。
74．在这节课开始，老师帮助我们理解了保护湿地的重要性。
75．当地政府为这些处于危险中的野生动物提供了食物和庇护所。
八、书面表达
76．Sandy是一名中学生，今年寒假她想参加Sunshine Middle School组织的冬令营，需要Mr White通过电子邮件提交一封推荐信。内容如下：
基本信息 女，15岁，八年级学生，高而苗条
个性 幽默；乐于助人
爱好 1. 喜欢阅读，因为…… 2. 痴迷于DIY。(举一例) 3. 喜爱动物，观鸟社团的一员，每年都帮助记录和描述鸟的变化，曾去盐城自然保护区帮忙……
其他 最爱春天，放风筝，……
梦想 ……
要求：
1. 必须包括所有要点，并适当发挥；
2. 表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
3. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Chairperson,
I would like to recommend Sandy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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