常州市教育学会2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末学业水平监测模拟
英语试卷
（考试范围：初中英语八年级上册）
注意：本试卷共10页，全卷满分为100分，考试时间为90分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。期末成绩=笔试成绩×90%+口试成绩（10%）
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一部分 听对话回答问题
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的答案。
1．Where did Sarah go last week？
A． B． C．
2．What is the boy going to do first
A． B． C．
3．Where will the girl probably work in ten years
A． B． C．
4．What time did the first class begin
A． B． C．
5．Where are the speakers
A．At a bookstore. B．At the train station. C．At the restaurant.
6．How long does Tina take online piano lessons every week
A．For three hours. B．For four hours. C．For five hours.
7． How many players are there in the basketball team
A．15. B．8. C．23.
8．What is a bad manner in China
A．Opening the present immediately.
B．Opening the door immediately.
C．Opening the window immediately.
9．Can they go to the sports club on Wednesday
A．No, they can’t. B．Yes, they can. C．Not mentioned.
10．How much will the man pay for the tickets
A． 7.5. B． 15. C． 30.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的答案。
听一段对话，回答第11～12小题。
11．What does Tom usually do on weekends
A．He usually plays baseball.
B．He usually plays soccer.
C．He usually plays tennis.
12．What does Anna never do
A．She never watches TV.
B．She never plays computer games.
C．She never plays sports.
听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题。在空格内填入你听到的信息。每格限一词。
The Friendship Between Robert and Mike
They began to 13 at No. 1 Middle school last September.
Robert is 14 than Mike and Mike is more 15 than Robert.
Mike likes watching educational news.
Robert is good at playing tennis and Mike does well in soccer.
听第二篇短文，回答第16～20小题。
16．Who do you think is talking now
A．A visitor. B．A tour guide. C．A policeman.
17．Where are the tourists
A．They’re on their way to London.
B．They’re on their way to Paris.
C．They’re on their way to New York.
18．What’s the population of London
A．About 5 million. B．About 7 billion. C．About 7 million.
19．What does the speaker think of the people living in London
A．They are outgoing. B．They are friendly. C．They are serious.
20．Where should the tourists visit in London
A．The office. B．The movie theater. C．The London Museum.
二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．The dress is very beautiful, and I don’t think I can find a ________ one.
A．good B．better C．bad D．worst
22．—Did you enjoy ________ at the Christmas party
— Yeah, we got lots of nice gifts.
A．myself B．yourselves C．yourself D．ourselves
23．A true friend is someone that ________ for your hand and ________ your heart.
A．reaches; touches B．reaches; reaches
C．touches; reaches D．touches; touches
24．Li Ming is quite ________ his twin brother.
A．similar to B．different to C．same as D．similar with
25．Parents should always tell their kids ________ themselves in computer games.
A．not to lose B．not losing C．to not lose D．not lose
26．We can put the suffix ‘less’ after the following words to give them the opposite meaning EXCEPT ________.
A．taste B．possible C．sleep D．care
27．While Thomas ________ a movie, he ________ asleep and missed the ending.
A．was watching; fell B．were watching; fell
C．watched; was falling D．were watching; was falling
28．In our school garden, students are ________ enough to look after flowers every day.
A．angry B．lazy C．bored D．patient
29．—I wish a magic medicine could help me remember everything in class.
— ________ Only hard work brings you what you wish for.
A．Why not B．Wonderful, indeed.
C．What a pity! D．In your dreams.
30．I’m sorry I ________ go now. My piano lesson will start in ten minutes.
A．can B．must C．may D．might
三、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，然后从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Every year, wildfires burns millions of hectares of forest land, leaving many homes damaged and a lot of people homeless. 31 , smoke jumpers help to stop this. They are brave guardians (卫士) for us.
Smoke jumpers are a special type of firemen. 32 regular firemen, they work in a different way. They jump from planes into areas that are difficult to 33 by car or on foot, such as the middle of a mountain forest. They race to put out fires as fast as they can.
At a fire site (现场) , smoke jumpers first check the land and 34 how to fight the fire. Their main purpose is to stop a fire from spreading (扩散). Using basic tools such as shovels and axes, smoke jumpers 35 land of burnable materials, like dry grass and dead trees. They carry water with them, too, but only a little.
Most smoke jumpers are men, 36 more women are joining them now. The most important things are your height and 37 . Smoke jumpers employed in the United States. for example, must be between 120 or 200 pounds (between 54 or 91 kilograms), so they don’t get blown away by the strong winds or get 38 when they land. Smoke jumpers must also be able to live in the wild. In Russia, many smoke jumpers know how to find food in the forest and can even 39 simple furniture from trees so that they can survive (生存) in the wild.
The work is 40 , and the hours are long. But for these firemen, smoke jumping isn’t just a job. They love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest.
31．A．Finally B．Luckily C．Slowly D．Easily
32．A．Like B．With C．Without D．Unlike
33．A．reach B．see C．find D．call
34．A．ask B．decide C．answer D．teach
35．A．save B．beat C．cover D．clear
36．A．but B．because C．while D．as
37．A．quality B．looks C．weight D．ability
38．A．alone B．hurt C．lost D．sick
39．A．buy B．get C．make D．repair
40．A．easy B．heavy C．dangerous D．surprising
四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
When people think of tigers, words like “ strong” and “dangerous” come into their mind. But now, the big animal is calling for our help. There were once eight kinds of tigers in the world, but three died out during last century. In the past 70 years, the number of the Siberian tigers has gone from as many as 300 to somewhere between 18 and 22.
The World Wildlife Fund started a programme. It is about to put an end to tiger poaching (非法狩猎) and save wild tigers. China, together with 12 other countries, has joined in. The aim is to double the number of wild tigers in the next ten years.
According to research by Chinese officers and WWF, the Siberian tiger is already one of the world’s most endangered animals (濒危动物). “If the government doesn’t do anything, it’s quite possible that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in 10 to 20 years.” said Zhu Chunguan, director at WWF’s Beijing office.
Wild animals such as deer and wild boars are tigers’ main food. The poaching of these animals is the greatest danger to tigers. Traps (陷阱) are also a danger. “Volunteers from WWF remove traps every year, but we cannot clear all the traps ourselves,” Zhu said. The most important thing people can do is to save the animals tigers eat. “To protect the tigers, we need to call on more people to stop hunting wild animals.”
41．What is the main idea of the first paragraph
A．Tigers are not strong any more. B．There are only three kinds of tigers in the world.
C．Most tigers live in Africa. D．The number of tigers fell during the past century.
42．What does the underlined word “remove” mean
A．Take something away. B．Make something stronger.
C．Like something best. D．Go together with somebody.
43．Which dangerous fact to Siberian tigers is NOT mentioned in the passage
A．There are fewer and fewer deer and wild boars.
B．The living areas for tigers are getting smaller.
C．Different kinds of traps are still in the wild.
D．People are trying to stop tigers poaching.
B
①You may know Nelson Mandela, who worked all his life to help black people in South Africa. But do you know about the Mandela Effect (曼德拉效应)
②It is a situation where many people wrongly remember something. This name started in 2020 when people remembered that Nelson Mandela died in the 1980s. But Mandela got out of prison in 1990 and died in 2013. Then an American called it the Mandela Effect.
③There are many examples. In 2022 in China, on the Internet, lots of people talked about the sentence by Mencius (孟子): “Thus when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man.” (“故天将降大任于斯/是人也。”) Most people remembered it was “si (斯)”. Later, People’s Education Press (人教社) ended the talk by saying that all its textbooks say “shi”.
④Experts have looked into the reasons for this effect. Our minds may try to fill in missing gaps (信息空缺) in the memory. It is like inventing a story. However, this is not lying, but remembering things that never happened.
⑤The Internet may be another reason for it, as the news we read might not be true from the beginning. A study showed that false news can go around faster and reach more people than the truth. So, the Internet might be a more important reason for this effect.
44．According to the passage, the Mandela Effect is a situation where ________.
A．many people try to find out the truth B．people can just easily forget something
C．different people have different memories D．many people remember something wrong
45．According to PEP, what is the truth of the case about “si” or “shi”
A．It is hard to tell if “shi” or “si” is right.
B．Not “si” but “shi” is correct in our textbooks.
C．Both “si” and “shi” are correct in our textbooks.
D．“si” was right in the past while “shi” is correct today.
46．Experts think that the Mandela Effect may happen when ________.
A．it is difficult for people to remember something
B．people try to tell a lie about something important
C．people try to make up a story about what happened
D．people get wrong information online about something
47．What is the best structure of this passage
A． B． C． D．
C
“Without music, life would be a mistake,” famous German philosopher (哲学家) Friedrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our daily lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut Music classes to control budgets (预算).
For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired over 1,000 teachers. Among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught Art or Music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, Music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like Science, Maths and History. That’s partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn’t tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on (关注) subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is beneficial (有益的) in many ways.
When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of MusicTogether, an early childhood music development programme. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode (解码) them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
48．Some schools in the US have cut Music classes because ________.
A．students in the US weren’t interested in music
B．they were too difficult to learn
C．there weren’t enough music teachers in the US
D．the schools wanted to control budgets
49．The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to “________”.
A．public schools B．fired teachers
C．parents in Chicago D．students in Chicago
50．How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
五、信息还原（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 (选项中有两项为多余选项)。
Feeling the cold The following tips can keep you active as the winter coldness comes.
51 If you train in the afternoon or evening, plan your day ahead (提前) so you don’t have to go home before visiting the gym. It’s really difficult to leave the house once you get home and become comfortable.
Make the most of every moment.
Look for ways to connect exercise with your activities. At lunchtime, go for a 20-minute walk. 52 These breaks will warm you up and are a great way to refresh your mind and get you ready for a productive (高效的) afternoon.
Don’t let a cold cancel (取消) your habit.
53 If you do catch a cold, try gently activities to keep good habits. Keeping your habit will make it easier to get back into your regular program.
Book an active midwinter escape (逃脱).
A short trip to a sunny place can help you beat the winter blues and offer an excellent chance to get active as well. Try fun activities such as snorkelling or mountain biking. For those a little more daring, how about trying a cycling tour or hiking adventure The possibilities are endless!
Be positive.
Most important of all is to treat your winter exercise habit with a positive mind. 54 Winter is an ideal time to lose weight as your metabolism (新陈代谢) naturally speeds up to help keep you warm.
A．Go straight to the gym after work.
B．Make exercise part of your daily life.
C．Try a lunchtime boxing or yoga class.
D．Don’t take exercise often.
E．Illness is a common problem in keeping a winter exercise habit.
F．After all, there are some excellent advantages (优点) of exercising in winter.
六、阅读短文，回答问题。每题答案不超过4个字（共3小题；分别为1、1、2分，满分5分）
Eyes always on us
Video cameras are everywhere: schools, theatres and stores. But in recent years, they have entered our homes. Many parents set up cameras at home to watch their children’s online classes and homework. Are cameras really helpful What do students think about it
Li Ming Earlier last year, I liked to lie in bed and videos instead of studying. This watch affected my studies and made my grades worse. So my parents set up a camera to keep an eye on me.It worked. With the camera watching, I had to do my homework first and make plans for studying at home. When I was alone at home, the camera made me feel safe because I knew that my parents were watching on the other side. My grades improved after a year. Zhang Hua When I was in Grade 8, my parent set up a camera in my room. I really didn’t like it because I felt like there were always eyes watching me. I felt so uncomfortable that I couldn’t sleep well at night.Knowing there was a camera around when my friends came to my home, they would speak quietly and carefully. We couldn’t have pillow fights. I was sad. So I asked my parents to take the camera away. They agreed it as long as I promised to behave well. I feel happy and free now.
55．What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to
56．What happened to Li Ming one year later
57．In what cases can the camera in Zhang Hua’s room be taken away
七、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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。
In 354 BC, Wei attacked (攻击) Zhao and surrounded its capital. The attack was too much for Zhao to deal with, so they asked Qi for help.
King Wei of Qi (齐威王) wanted to make Sun Bin the commander (统师). “You are the 58 (good) person for the job,” the king said.
“My lord, I’m not the right person,” he said. “Pang Juan 59 (hurt) me and cut my feet. I’m not able to lead our army (军队).”
The king then gave the job to Tian Ji. Sun Bin couldn’t walk by 60 (he). Instead, he worked as 61 advisor and traveled around in a wheelchair. The two made their plans together.
But when Tian Ji wanted to move his army directly to Zhao, Sun Bin didn’t agree. “To stop a fight, it’s no use being part of it,” he said. “We should keep away from Wei’s main forces (主要力量) and attack their weak points.”
“Good thinking! But what are their weak points ” Tian Ji asked.
“Their strongest men have traveled long and far to Zhao,” Sun Bin said 62 a smile. “They must be very tired now. Those who stay at home are older and weaker.”
“Ah, I see,” Tian Ji said gladly. “And that’s the last thing they would like us to know. So, instead of 63 (fight) their main forces, we can move our army to Daliang. Then, Wei’s army 64 (stop) attacking Zhao soon.”
“That’s true. They will hurry back 65 (save) their capital. We can save Zhao 66 make Wei weak at the same time,” Sun Bin said with a nod.
Tian Ji followed this plan. Wei’s army soon retreated from Zhao. On their way home, they met Qi’s army, but the Wei soldiers were so tired and 67 (help). They ended up failing in the fight at last.
八、根据句意及所给提示完成单词拼写，每空一词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
68．A small river runs (穿过) our village. I like swimming in it when I was young.
69．Who lives the (远的), Lily, Mike or Linda
70．Mother decided (buy) a new bike for me.
71．Why didn’t the Smiths come to the party yesterday They (wait) for a long distance call at home.
72．The bike is one of the (fisherman) near the river.
九、根据所给中文完成句子翻译及连词成句（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分9分）
注意：78题必须自己加标点。
73．我表哥的房间一团糟，我建议他好好整理一下。
My cousin’s room was in a mess. I .
74．请同情同情流浪猫吧。没有你的帮助，它们可能会死的。
Please stray cats. They .
75．一些人想要缩小湿地，为了给农场和建筑物更多的空间。
Some people want to make farms and buildings.
76．冬天，白雪覆盖了整个大地。
In winter, .
77．第二天早晨，我们可以听到风仍在呼啸。
The next morning, we could hard.
78．special, did, yourself, buy, you, anything, for,
十、书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）
79．近年来，世界多地自然灾害频发，引发了全球对环境保护的思考。青少年应树立环保意识和人类命运共同体的理念，为环保尽自己的一份力。假如你是阳光中学初二的学生Millie，请用英文写一封加入环境保护协会的申请信，表达你对环境保护的思考与责任意识，要点如下表：
要求：
1.语句通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，字迹工整；
2.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3.文中不得出现与考生相关的真实姓名、校名等信息。
Dear Chairperson,
I would like to join the Environment Protection Society.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon!
Yours sincerely,
Millie
参考答案:
1．A
【原文】A: Where did you go last week, Sarah
B: I went to Hangzhou to watch the nineteenth Asian games.
2．C
【原文】W: It’s so hot today. Shall we go swimming
M: Good idea, but I have to go shopping first.
3．B
【原文】M: Will you work in a hospital in ten years
W: I don’t think so. I will probably work in a bank.
4．A
【原文】W: It’s a quarter past eight. You are ten minutes late for the first class. What happened to you, Jim
M: Sorry, there was a lot of traffic on the way.
5．B
【原文】W: I’ve got time to buy a magazine, right
M: The train is leaving soon.
6．A
【原文】W: Hi Tina, I heard that you take online piano lessons every week.
M: Yes, I take the lessons for three hours every week.
7．C
【原文】M: Did your brother join the school basketball team
W: Yes. There are 15 boys and 8 girls in it now.
8．A
【原文】M: May I open the present right now
W: No, it’s bad manners to open it immediately in China.
9．B
【原文】W: There is a new sports club in our city. Shall we go there today
M: Not today. It opens every day except Monday.
10．B
【详解】A: How much are the tickets
B: They are fifteen pounds each, but student tickets are half price.
A: Could I have two student tickets, please
11．C 12．B
【原文】W: What do you usually do on weekends, Tom
M: I usually play sports with my friends.
W: What sport do you usually play
M: I usually play tennis. It’s my favorite sport. How about you, Anna
W: I always go to the library. I love reading.
M: Do you watch TV
W: Sometimes but I never play computer games. I don’t like them.
M: By the way, what animals do you like
W: I like elephants best because they’re very smart and friendly.
13．study 14．funnier 15．serious
【原文】 Robert and Mike are good friends. They began to study at No.1 Middle School last September. At school Robert is funnier than Mike and Mike is more serious than Robert. Mike likes watching educational news. Both Mike and Robert like sports because they really want to improve their physical health. Robert is good at playing tennis and Mike does well in soccer. They expect to travel together one day.They always help each other because they think it’s important for friends to keep friendship. They truly like the saying “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
16．B 17．A 18．C 19．B 20．C
【原文】Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I am your guide today. First, I’d like to tell you something about London before we arrive. As you know London is the capital of England. It lies on the river Thames. It’s a very big city with a population of about seven million. The people there are usually friendly and helpful especially the policemen. They’re always glad to tell visitors about their city. London is a busy city. People work in offices banks or companies. They are in a hurry all the time. London is also a beautiful city. It has lots of parks and gardens. When you are in London you should visit the London museum. It can tell you a lot of interesting stories. You may also visit many other places of interest such as big Ben River Thames and so on.
21．B
【详解】句意：这件衣服很漂亮。 我想我找不到比这更好的了。
考查形容词比较级及形容词辨析。good好；better (good的比较级)；bad坏；worst (bad的最高级)。根据“I don’t think I can find a … one.”可知，此处是“否定词+比较级”结构，表示“最……不过，不比……更”，相当于形容词最高级。根据“The dress is very beautiful”可知，此处表达的是“好的”意思，因此用better“更好的”。故选B。
22．B
【详解】句意：——你们在圣诞晚会上玩得开心吗？——是的，我们收到了很多精美的礼物。
考查反身代词。myself我自己；yourselves你们自己；yourself你自己；ourselves我们自己。根据“Did you enjoy…”以及后文“Yeah, we got lots of nice gifts.”可知，此处应该表达你们玩得开心，enjoy oneself“玩得开心”，动词短语，此处应该填入yourselves，意为“你们自己”符合语境。故选B。
23．A
【详解】句意：真正的朋友是一个能伸出援手，触动你心灵的人。
考查动词辨析。reaches能伸到；touch触及，感动。第一空指朋友会向你伸手，reach for“伸手拉起”，touch one’s heart“触动某人的心灵”；结合本句为主语是第三人称单数的一般现在时，所以动词用三单形式。故选A。
24．A
【详解】句意：李明和他的孪生兄弟很像。
考查形容词短语。be similar to和……相似；be different to错误搭配；be different from和……不同；the same as和……一样。根据题干和选项可知，A选项是正确的，故选A。
25．A
【详解】句意：父母应该经常告诉孩子不要沉迷于电脑游戏。
考查非谓语动词。tell sb. not to do sth.“告诉某人不要做某事”，动词不定式作宾语补足语。故选A。
26．B
【详解】句意：除了possible之外，我们可以在下面的单词后面加上less后缀来表示相反的意思。
考查构词法。taste味道，表示相反意义的单词是tasteless，表示“无味的”；possible可能，表示相反意义的单词是impossible，意为“不可能的”；sleep睡觉，表示相反意义的单词是sleepless，表示“睡不着觉的”；care小心，表示相反意义的单词是careless，表示“粗心的”。结合选项可知，除了possible之外，我们可以在下面的单词后面加上less后缀来表示相反的意思。故选B。
27．A
【详解】句意：托马斯在看电影时睡着了，错过了结局。
考查while用法。while表示某个动作正在进行时，又发生了另一动作（该动作用一般过去时）。根据“While Thomas ... a movie,”可知，此空填过去进行时；根据“he ... asleep and missed”可知，发生了“睡觉”这个动作，用一般过去时。由于“Thomas”是第三人称单数，be动词用“was”。故选A。
28．D
【详解】句意：在我们学校的花园里，学生们每天都有足够的耐心照料花朵。
考查形容词辨析。angry生气的；lazy懒惰的；bored感到厌倦的；patient有耐心的。根据“look after flowers every day”可知，学生们是有耐心的。故选D。
29．D
【详解】句意：——我希望有一种神奇的药可以帮助我记住课堂上的一切。——做你的梦吧。只有努力才能得到你想要的。
考查情景交际。Why not为什么不；Wonderful, indeed确实很棒；What a pity真遗憾；In your dreams做你的梦吧。根据“I wish a magic medicine could help me remember everything in class.”以及“Only hard work brings you what you wish for.”可知，此处应表示做梦，因为只有努力才能得到想要的东西。故选D。
30．B
【详解】句意：我很抱歉。我现在必须走了。我的钢琴课十分钟后开始。
考查情态动词辨析。can可以；must必须；may也许；might可能。根据“My piano lesson will start in ten minutes.”可知，此处说的是必须要走。故选B。
31．B 32．D 33．A 34．B 35．D 36．A 37．C 38．B 39．C 40．C
41．D 42．A 43．B
44．D 45．B 46．D 47．C
48．D 49．B 50．B
51．A 52．C 53．E 54．F
55．Video cameras. 56．He got better grades./His grades improved. 57．If he behaves well.
58．best 59．hurt 60．himself 61．an 62．with 63．fighting 64． will stop 65． to save 66．and 67．helpless
68．through
【详解】句意：一条小河穿过我们的村庄。当我小的时候，我喜欢在里面游泳。“穿过”through，介词，强调从村庄的内部穿过，故填through。
69．farthest
【详解】句意：谁住得最远，莉莉、迈克还是琳达？far“远”，根据空前的“the”及空后的“Lily, Mike or Linda”可知，此处表示三者之间的比较，用最高级形式farthest。故填farthest。
70．to buy
【详解】句意：妈妈决定给我买一辆新自行车。decide to do sth意为“决定做某事”，不定式作宾语，因此用to buy。故填to buy。
71．were waiting
【详解】句意：昨天为什么史密斯一家没来派对？他们在家等一个长途电话。句子表达派对期间史密斯一家一直在等电话，应该用过去进行时。故填were waiting。
72．fishermen’s
【详解】句意：这辆自行车是河边的渔夫之一的。“one of+名词复数的所有格”表示“……之一的”。“fisherman”的复数是“fishermen”，其所有格是“fishermen’s”。故填fishermen’s。
73．advised him to tidy it up
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺“建议他好好整理一下”的英文。advise sb. to do sth.表示“建议某人做某事”，him“他”为宾格；tidy sth. up表示“把某物整理”，it“它”为宾格，指代room，根据“was”可知，本句时态为一般过去时，故谓语动词advise需过去式advised。故填advised him to tidy it up。
74． have pity on may die without your help
【详解】have a pity on表示“同情……”，动词短语，此处是祈使句，动词用原形；may“可能”，后跟动词原形；die“死亡”；without“没有”；your help“你的帮助”。故填have pity on；may die without your help。
75．the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，“缩小湿地”，英语可表达为make the wetlands smaller；in order to“为了”；have more space for“给……更多的空间”。故填the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for。
76．white snow covers the whole earth
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，white snow表示“白雪”，作主语；cover“覆盖”，动词，句子是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式；the whole earth“整个大地”。故填white snow covers the whole earth。
77．hear the wind still blowing
【详解】根据汉语提示可知，空处应填的内容是“听到风仍在呼啸”。could是情态动词，后接动词原形hear“听到”；the wind“风”；still “仍然”；howling“呼啸”，此处howl作为宾语补足语用现在分词howling ，强调风“正在呼啸”的状态。 结合句子结构，应填hear the wind still howling。故填hear the wind still howling。
78．Did you buy anything special for yourself
【详解】根据单词和标点提示，句子为一般疑问句，且时态为一般过去时；did，助动词，置于句首，首字母要大写，后接动词原形；you“你”，人称代词主格，作主语；buy anything special“购买特别的东西”，其中special“特别的”，形容词，修饰复合不定代词“anything”，作后置定语；for yourself“给自己”。故填Did you buy anything special for yourself“你给自己买什么特别的东西了吗”。
79．例文
Dear Chairperson,
I would like to join the Environment Protection Society.
I am a student in Grade 8. I like reading books and swimming very much. My favourite subject is maths because it’s interesting. I love nature and understand the importance of protecting our environment. That’s why I want to be a member of the Environment Protection Society.
Sadly, we are facing serious problems now. More and more natural disasters are happening all over the world and cause a lot of trouble to our life. Besides, the number of the endangered animals is becoming larger and larger. Wild animals have less space to live and less food to eat. Many of them are now endangered because of our activities.
It’s time for us to take action to protect the Earth. As students, we must help more people to realize the serious problems which are mainly caused by us. The government needs to build more reserves to protect wild animals and make laws to prevent people from destroying the Earth. If I can be a member of the Environment Protection Society, we can make a difference to our Earth together.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon!
Yours sincerely,
Millie
