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2023学年第二学期期中考试试卷 八年级 英语学科 （满分140分， 考试时间90分钟） 考生注意：本卷有7大题，共85小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。 Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）(共25分） I. Listening comprehension（听力）:(共25分） Listen to the sentence and choose the right picture. （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. D. E. F. 1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________ 【答案】 ①. D ②. E ③. A ④. F ⑤. C 【解析】 【原文】1. The girl silently listened to Tom play the piano. 2. The waiter gave everyone at the table a knife and fork. 3. Do you see the dog on TV? It’s the same as my uncle’s dog. 4. John started to learn to play the guitar when he was eight years old. 5. I’m very sad to hear that many people lost their lives in that big fire. B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共7分) 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A fireman. B. A pilot. C. An actor. D. A doctor. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Peter, do you want to be a doctor when you grow up? M: Oh no. I want to be a fireman like my mother. What about you? W: I want to be a pilot I think it’s interesting. Q: What does Peter want to be in the future? 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Some bananas. B. Some oranges. C. Some apples. D. Some cherries. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Mum, I’m going shopping. Do you need anything? W: Yes, get some apples and some oranges. M: Well, we already have some oranges. W: Ok, just some apples, then. Q: What is the boy going to buy? 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Tina, what were your family members doing at eight last night? W: Let me see. Well, my brother was playing computer games. I was reading a novel. M: What about your parents? W: They were watching TV with my uncle. Q: How many people were watching TV at eight last night? 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Because they are ill. B. Because they have no money. C. Because they have lost their relatives. D. Because they can’t find places to live in. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】W: Has it rained for almost a month in your hometown? M: Yeah. And many houses have been washed away. W: Then many people don’t have houses to live in, do they? M: No, they don’t. So some of the people are sad now. Q: Why are some people sad? 6. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. To the museum. B. To the zoo. C. To the park. D. To the library. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Hey, Tim, what are you to do next Sunday? M: Kate asked me to go to the zoo with her. Would you like to come with us? W: I’d love to, but l will go to the museum with my parents. M: Hope you have a good time there. Q: Where are Tim and Kate going next Sunday? 7. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. How to save water. B. How to improve the life of the country. C. How to protect animals. D. How to protect the environment. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: What’s in your hand, Miss Zhang? W: A train ticket to Beijing. M: You mean you’re leaving for Beijing? W: Yes, there’s an important meeting about how to protect animals. Q: What is the meeting about? 8. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. It’s autumn. B. It’s summer. C. It’s spring. D. It’s winter. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】M: Oh, it’s snowing heavily in my hometown, Judy. What’s the weather like in your hometown now? W: Well, it must be very hot because it’s summer there. M: Where do you come from? W: I’m from Sydney. This is the first White Christmas in my life. It’s so beautiful. Q: What season is it in the man’s hometown now? Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false （判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 9. In ancient times, the Spartans lived in the northern part of Greece. 10. The Spartans didn’t use more words than were needed. 11. The king of Laconia made many strange rules, so his people spoke briefly. 12. Because of the war Philip made, nearly all of the states in Greece had to call Philip their king. 13. The Spartans’ answer showed that they were very brave. 【答案】9. F 10. T 11. F 12. T 13. T 【解析】 【原文】In ancient times there were some people called the Spartans living in the southern part of Greece. They were famous for their simple habits. The name of their land was Laconia, and so they were sometimes called Lacons. One of the strange rules which the Spartans had, was that they should speak briefly, and never use more words than were needed. So a short answer is often spoken of as being Laconic. In the northern part of Greece there was a land called Macedon, and at a time the king of this land was named Philip. Philip wanted to become the king of all Greece, so he trained his people, and made war upon the other states, until nearly all of them had to call him their king. Then he sent a letter to the Spartans in Laconia, and said if he entered their country, there wasn’t their country in the world. In a few days, an answer was brought back to him. When he opened the letter, he found only one word written there. That word was “IF”. It was as much as to say, “We are not afraid of you so long as the little word ‘if’ stands in your way.” Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks. (根据你听到的对话内容，填入空格内，每空格限填一词) 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. The woman thought it was serious enough for Tom to be _________ _________. 15. Tom would be _________ _________ that evening because he didn’t think there was anything serious. 16. Tom got a(n) _________ _________ out of a house that was on fire. 17. The woman was worried so she hoped that Tom would _________ _________ the work. 【答案】14. ①. in ②. hospital 15. ①. back ②. home 16. ①. little ②. girl 17. ①. give ②. up 【解析】 【原文】W: Oh, Tom. What happened to you? M: There isn’t anything serious. W: It’s serious enough for you to be in hospital. M: Just a little smoke. I’ll be back home this evening. W: How did it happen? M: I had to go into a house that was on fire. There was still someone inside. W: Did you get him out? M: It was a little girl. Yes, I got her out. W: Was there a lot of smoke? M: Yes, a lot. They sent me here just for the doctors to take a look at me. W: And now you’ll tell me that it’s all part of the job. M: Well, it is. You shouldn’t worry all the time. W: But l do. I hope that you’ll give up the work. M: Give it up? No, not because of a little smoke. I’m really all right. Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分语音、词汇和语法) (共45分） II. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）: (共15分） 18. Which of the following underlined parts is pronounced as /ɔː/? A. cough B. ought C. although D. thorough 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：下面带下划线的哪一部分的发音是/ɔː/？ 考查字母发音。cough/kɒf/；ought/ɔːt/；although/ɔːlˈðəʊ/；thorough/ˈθʌrə/。根据音标可知，选项B划线部分的读音为 /ɔː/。故选B。 19. My dictionary is on _________ shelf near the window. A. a B. an C. the D. / 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我的字典在靠近窗户的那个架子上。 考查冠词的用法。a和an是不定冠词，表示“一个”，用于可数名词单数形式前，表示泛指；the是定冠词，表示特指；/表示不需要冠词。根据句意可知，此处是特指靠近窗户的那个架子，所以应该使用定冠词the。故选C。 20. The hotel manager gave John and Mary the keys to their rooms in the morning. But John can’t find _________ now. A. he B. him C. his D. himself 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：旅馆经理在早上的时候把房间钥匙给了约翰和玛丽。但是约翰现在找不到他的钥匙了。 考查名词性物主代词。he他（主格）；him他（宾格）；his他的（名词性物主代词或形容词性物主代词）；himself他自己（反身代词）。根据“The hotel manager gave John and Mary the keys to their rooms in the morning.”可知，约翰现在找不到“他的钥匙”，空后没有名词，因此需用名词性物主代词his表示“他的钥匙”，故选C。 21. The book is useful because it gives us _________ advice on how to improve memory. A. a few B. a little C. many D. much 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：这本书很有用，因为它给我们很多关于如何提高记忆力的建议。 考查词义辨析。a few一些，后跟可数名词复数；a little一点，后跟不可数名词；many很多，后跟可数名词复数；much很多，后跟不可数名词。根据“The book is useful”可知，这本书很有用，因此是给了很多建议，且advice是不可数名词，因此用much修饰。故选D。 22. I’m not good at English, but my English teacher always encourages me _________ hard. A. study B. to study C. to studied D. studying 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我不擅长英语，但是我的英语老师总是鼓励我努力学习。 考查非谓语动词。根据横线前“encourage me”可知，encourage sb. to do sth.“鼓励某人做某事”，动词不定式作宾语补足语。故选B。 23. Sorry, sir. What do you mean ________ “green fuels”? A. by B. on C. in D. to 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：对不起，先生。您说的“绿色燃料”是什么意思? 考查介词辨析。by“就……而言”；on“(表示对象)对”；in“采用(某种方式)；to“向，朝着”。此处“what do you mean”是特殊疑问句，提问“green fuels”是什么，what do you mean by...表示“你说……是什么意思”，故用by。故选A。 24. ________ wonderful concert they had yesterday! A. How B. What C. What a D. What an 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：他们昨天的音乐会真精彩！ 考查感叹句。感叹句句型为“How+形容词/副词+主谓”或“What+名词短语+主谓”，根据“wonderful concert”可知，空后为名词短语，中心词“concert”为可数名词单数，且“wonderful”以辅音音素开头，用What a。故选C。 25. I _________ clean my flat now, but I am too tired. I may do it after I have a rest. A. can B. may C. must D. ought to 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：我现在必须打扫我的公寓，但我太累了。我可能会在休息后做。 考查情态动词的用法。can能够，may可能，must必须，ought to应该。根据“but I am too tired. I may do it after I have a rest.”可知，此处表示的是现在可打扫可不打扫，但是应该打扫公寓，故选D。 26. Do you want to _________ you own life decisions? A. in charge of B. be interested in C. vote for D. be responsible for 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：你想对你自己的生活决定负责吗？ 考查短语辨析。in charge of负责，介词短语；be interested in对……感兴趣；vote for投票支持；be responsible for对……负责。根据“Do you want to...you own life decisions?”可知，此处是指对自己的生活决定负责，want to do sth“想要做某事”。故选D。 27. Thank _________ me so much help. A. for you giving B. you for giving C. of you giving D. you of giving 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：谢谢你给了我这么多的帮助。 考查动词短语及固定搭配。结合语境可知，该句考查“thank you for doing sth.”，意为“感谢你做的某事”。故选B。 28. He suggested that she _________ another day. A. come B. came C. comes D. coming 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：他建议她改天再来。 考查虚拟语气。suggest表示“建议”引导宾语从句时，用法为：suggest that sb (should) do。故选A。 29. _______ you want to find out more about “Pegasus”, you can watch it on Bilibili. A. When B. Although C. If D. Until 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果你想了解更多关于“飞马”的信息，你可以在哔哩哔哩上观看。 考查从属连词辨析。When当……时；Although虽然，尽管；If如果；Until直到……为止。根据分析句子“…you want to find out more about “Pegasus”, you can watch it on Bilibili.”可知，此处应该表达如果你想了解更多关于“飞马”的信息，你可以在哔哩哔哩上观看。所以应该填入if，引导条件状语从句，故选C。 30. I _________ here _________ the end of the month. A. won’t stay; unless B. will leave; until C. won’t leave; unless D. will stay; until 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：我将在这里待到月底。 考查介词辨析和动词辨析。stay停留（延续性动词）；leave离开（短暂性动词）；unless除非（后接从句）；until直到（后面可接从句、名词短语或时间点）。根据第二空后的“the end of the month”可知，第二空应是until，故排除选项A和C；而until前面的句子的谓语动词应是延续性动词，故第一空应是stay。故选D。 31. When Daisy heard the water drop’s words, she froze. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word? A. turned into ice B. became interested C. stopped moving D. fell asleep 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：当黛西听到水滴的话时，她愣住了。下列哪一项在意思上最接近划线的单词？ 考查短语辨析。turned into ice结冰；became interested感兴趣；stopped moving停止移动；fell asleep入睡。she froze意为“愣住”与stopped moving意思相近。故选C。 32. You don’t know ________ I want to see you again. It’s a year since I last saw you. A. how soon B. how long C. how often D. how much 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：你不知道我有多么想再见到你。我已经一年没有见到你了。 考查特殊疑问词辨析。how soon多久以后；how long多长时间；how often多长时间一次；how much多么，多少。从题干后半句“我已经一年没有见到你了”可知，表明“我”想要再次见到“你”的渴望程度，故选D。 Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能用一次) A World without Bees A. alive B. careful C. like D. increase E. living F. or More than Honey People think bees are helpful insects because they give us honey. We use honey in a lot of different foods. Many people like to pour sweet honey over bread or cakes, ____33____ add it to tea. But, bees do not just give honey. Bees are very important to farmers. They help farmers grow fresh fruits and vegetables all year. They do this by pollinating the flowers on these plants. Pollination Please Pollination means mixing the pollen (花粉) from two flowers. Bees take pollen from one flower to another. When the pollen mixes, the plant can grow fruits and vegetables. Bees help pollinate a lot of favourites ____34____ almonds, cucumber, garlic, onions, strawberries, and even watermelon. Other animals help pollinate too. But bees are often the best pollinators. Scientists worry that the bees are no longer ____35____, fruits and vegetables will disappear too. Some animals may die because they won’t have enough food. You Can Help The number of bees around the world is dropping quickly. However, it’s not too late to try to ____36____ the bee population. First, you can plant flowers that bees like in your garden. Next, you can be ____37____ with bees’ homes. Finally, remember that we should respect them, not to be of them. Tell your friends about the importance of bees. A. enter B. attend C. out D. popular What is a spelling bee? Not too many Chinese students know it, but it is so ____38____ in the Unite States. It is a game for children to spell English words. The National Spelling Bee is the largest education contest. It first began in 1925 in Washington. D. C.. It is held in late May or early June of each year. It is open to students in eighth grade or lower and not reaching their 15th birthday. The contest is quite simple. When it’s your turn, the teacher says a word and you have to spell it. If you spell it right, you stay in the game. If you spell it wrong, you’re ____39____. What’s not so easy are the words the teachers ask you to spell. Usually, children need to spend a lot of time learning vocabulary. They must remember thousands of English words and spell every word correctly in the contest. Only winners in regional (地区的) contest can ____40____ the national contest. It’s many children’s dream to win the regional contest and go to Washington, D. C.. The final winners will be called the Spelling Bee. It means they have worked hard. Do you also think they are great? 【答案】33. F 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A 【解析】 【导语】第一篇文章介绍蜜蜂对植物和人类的重要性；第二篇文章介绍美国的单词拼写比赛。 【33题详解】 句意：许多人喜欢把甜蜂蜜倒在面包或蛋糕上，或者加到茶里。根据“pour sweet honey over bread or cake, …add it to tea.”可知，此处是介绍蜂蜜的多种食用方法，应用 or，并列连词，表示选择。故选F。 【34题详解】 句意：蜜蜂帮助许多人们喜欢的植物授粉，比如杏仁、黄瓜、大蒜、洋葱、草莓，甚至西瓜。根据“Bees help pollinate a lot of favourites…strawberries, and even watermelon.”可知，此处是举例说明蜜蜂为哪些植物授粉，like表示“例如”。故选C。 【35题详解】 句意：科学家们担心蜜蜂不再存活，水果和蔬菜也会消失。根据“no longer”可知，科学家担心一旦没有蜜蜂的存在，就没有授粉媒介。alive“活着的；仍然存在的”，形容词作表语。故选A。 【36题详解】 句意：现在尝试增加蜜蜂数量还为时不晚。根据上文“The number of bees around the world is dropping quickly.”和“however”可知，蜜蜂数量正在急剧下降，但还有挽救机会。故此处应是表达增加蜜蜂的数量。故选D。 【37题详解】 句意：其次，你可以留意蜜蜂的家。根据上文“it’s not too late to try to...the bee population.”可知，因为要去增加蜜蜂的数量，你得小心保护蜜蜂的家园。故选B。 【38题详解】 句意：没有太多中国学生知道，但它在美国很受欢迎。根据“Not…but...”可知，此处表达是对比，转折的意思。中国学生知道的少，但在美国相反，说明在美国是流行的，受欢迎的，popular符合语境。故选D。 【39题详解】 句意：如果你拼错了，你就出局了。根据上文“If you spell it right, you stay in the game.”可知，拼对了继续游戏，拼错了就要出局，out符合语境。故选C。 【40题详解】 句意：只有地区比赛的优胜者才能参加全国比赛。根据“Only winners in regional (地区的) contest can...the national contest.”可知，只有地区比赛的获胜者才有资格去参加全国比赛。enter表示“参加”，强调进入特定的比赛。故选A。 IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)（8分） 41. Our English teacher gave us a lot of _________ about how to improve our spoken English. (suggest) 【答案】suggestions 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们的英语老师给了我们很多关于如何提高英语口语的建议。suggest“建议”，a lot of后跟可数名词的复数形式，因此空处用名词复数suggestions。故填suggestions。 42. Help _________, kids. The food here is free, but you can’t leave the food on your plate at last. (your) 【答案】yourselves 【解析】 【详解】句意：孩子们，请自便。这里的食物是免费的，但最后你不能把食物留在盘子里。your“你的”，形容词性物主代词。结合“Help…”及kids可知，此处为固定句型“help oneself请自便”，说话对象kids为名词复数，应用其反身代词yourself的复数形式。故填yourselves。 43. I was _________ that you could stay with us today. (delight) 【答案】delighted 【解析】 【详解】句意：我很高兴你今天能和我们一起住。delight“使……高兴”，动词，又结合语境可知，此处指很高兴你能和我们一起住，应用其形容词形式delighted，意为“高兴的”。故填delighted。 44. Not only do the waiters in the restaurant serve people _________, but foods there are also delicious. (polite) 【答案】politely 【解析】 【详解】句意：这家餐馆的服务员不仅礼貌地为客人服务，而且那里的食物也很美味。polite“礼貌的”，形容词。结合语境可知，此处指服务员“礼貌地”为客人服务，应用其副词形式修饰动词serve。故填politely。 45. How do you know that this ________ is wrong? (explain) 【答案】explanation 【解析】 【详解】句意：你怎么知道这个解释是错误的？此处宾语从句缺少主语，explain“解释，说明”，动词，应变为名词explanation，this后接名词单数。故填explanation。 46. If it _________ tomorrow, we won’t go to the seaside. (rain) 【答案】rains 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果明天下雨，我们就不去海边了。rain“下雨”，动词。分析题干，该句为if引导的条件状语从句，应遵循“主将从现”原则，即主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时。从句中的主语为it，谓语动词应用三单形式。故填rains。 47. Don’t shout loudly to your children. That will sound very _________ (patient) for them. 【答案】impatient 【解析】 【详解】句意：不要对你的孩子大声喊叫。这对他们来说听起来很不耐烦。根据“Don’t shout loudly to your children.”可知是指这对他们来说听起来很不耐烦。impatient“不耐烦的”，形容词作表语，故填impatient。 48. The farmers used _________ to kill the insects on the crops. (chemistry) 【答案】chemicals 【解析】 【详解】句意：农民们使用化学药品来杀死庄稼上的昆虫。根据“The farmers used…to kill the insects on the crops.”，结合所给词可知，chemistry“化学”，此处是指化学药品，chemical“化学药品”，可数名词，所以应该用复数形式chemicals。故填chemicals。 V. Rewrite the sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(共14分) 49. The river rose thirteen centimetres after the heavy rain.（改为否定句） The river ________ ________ thirteen centrimetres after the heavy rain. 【答案】 ①. didn’t ②. rise 【解析】 【详解】句意：大雨过后，河水上涨了13厘米。本句是一般过去时，rose是实义动词rise的过去式。所以变为否定句，需借助助动词did，否定式为didn’t，后加动词原形。故填didn’t；rise。 50. Tom didn’t go to bed until he finished his work. （保持原句意思基本不变） Tom _________ to bed _________ he finished his work. 【答案】 ①. went ②. after 【解析】 【详解】句意：汤姆直到完成工作才睡觉。“直到完成工作才睡觉”与“写完作业后睡觉”同义。根据“didn’t”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，go应使用过去式went；“在之后”after。故填went；after。 51. We should plant more trees to protect our earth. （就划线部分提问） _________ should we plant more trees? 【答案】Why 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们应该种更多的树来保护我们的地球。划线部分“to protect our earth”作目的状语，因此使用why“为什么”提问，首字母开头应大写。故填Why。 52. There’s going to be a flower show this weekend. （改为反意疑问句） There’s going to be a flower show this weekend, _________ _________? 【答案】 ①. isn’t ②. there 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个周末将有一场花展。根据反意疑问句“前肯定后否定；前否定后肯定”的原则，陈述部分是肯定句式，疑问部分用否定，there be句型的反意疑问句的主语用there，be动词是is。故填isn’t；there。 53. Ben asks, “Can you do me a favour?” (改为宾语从句) Ben asks me _________ I _________ do him a favour. 【答案】 ①. if##whether ②. can 【解析】 【详解】句意：本问：“你能帮我一个忙吗？” 分析题干，直接引语为一般疑问句形式，转换为间接引语时，应用if/whether引导宾语从句，且从句时态应与主句一致，谓语动词用can。故填if/whether；can。 54. I’ve decided to attend the dinner party with my best friend. (保持句意不变） I’ve _________ _________ _________ to attend the dinner party with my best friend. 【答案】 ①. made ②. a ③. decision 【解析】 【详解】句意：我决定和我最好的朋友一起参加晚宴。decide=make a decision“做决定”，此处时态为现在完成时have done。故填made；a；decision。 55. sell, poor, the things, to, raise money, they, for, students (连词成句) _______________________________________________________. 【答案】They sell the things to raise money for poor students 【解析】 【详解】由标点可知应用陈述句句式；分析所给单词，they作主语，sell为谓语，the things为宾语；to表目的，后接raise money for poor students。故填They sell the things to raise money for poor students“他们出售这些东西来为贫困学生筹集资金”。 VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)(共50分) Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): Pauline Vernon—Malaysia My dad was teaching in Kota Bharu, Malaysia. When my mum and I flew out to visit him for three weeks, he had already organized our stay in great detail. On our first evening, we had a party on the beach. It was a beautiful empty beach: palm trees, white sand, the warm gentle waters of the South China Sea. I swam in the shallow water thinking “this is the life,” when a jellyfish (水母) swam between my legs. The sting, on both legs, was painful, and it was only then that I discovered that two people had died from jellyfish stings that year. I now understood why the beach was almost empty. Sandy Henderson—the U. S. A. I was camping in Yosemite National Park in California with a friend, when I awoke to the sound of screaming. I looked out of my tent and saw my friend trying to get out of his sleeping bag, with a giant black bear standing up behind him. I quickly climbed out and we both rushed in no particular direction. By pure chance, we passed a small cabin, made a dash for that, jumped inside and locked the door. Seconds later, the bear was scraping at the door trying to get into the cabin we were hiding inside of. We were so afraid that the door would be pushing open that we put all of our weight against it to keep it closed. After quite a long time, the bear lost interest and we were able to leave the shelter. Harry Green—Denmark I went to Denmark with my friend Dan’s family on a cycling holiday. I had been a little bit worried about what the weather was going to be like, but I needn’t have done so. It was lovely and sunny! What did end up being a problem, however, was how far we had to cycle every day. All of the members of my friend’s family were incredibly fit, and while I’m fairly sporty too, I struggled (奋力) to keep up, even though I’d had a great night’s sleep. My friend’s dad just kept saying, “Serves you right for spending so much time playing computer games!” He didn’t seem to understand how hard I was finding it. We were in a beautiful part of Denmark, but we never had the chance to stop and look at anywhere properly. And in the evenings, all I wanted to do was sleep! 56. Pauline enjoyed all of the following things about her visit to the beach in Malaysia except for ________. A. the jellyfish B. the sands C. the trees D. the waters 57. The beach Pauline visited was beautiful but empty because ________. A. no one wanted to have a party on the beach B. the water along the beach was too shallow C. the jellyfish that live in the water there are very dangerous D. the weather there was too hot 58. How did Sandy Henderson and his friend keep themselves safe from the bear? A. By hiding in a shelter. B. By climbing out of their sleeping bags. C. By screaming for help. D. By running and shouting. 59. Harry Green thought it was ________ for him to cycle with his friend Dan’s family every day. A. interesting B. tiring C. relaxing D. exciting 60. According to Dan’s father, why did Harry have to struggle to keep up with them? A. Because he hadn’t gotten enough sleep. B. Because he hadn’t practiced cycling that much. C. Because he had spent too much time doing his homework. D. Because he had spent too much time playing computer games. 61. The three people told us their stories to ________. A. make fun of themselves B. share their experiences C. finish their homework D. warn readers to be careful 【答案】56. A 57. C 58. A 59. B 60. D 61. B 【解析】 【导语】本文分别讲述了三个人旅途中发生的故事。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The sting, on both legs, was painful, and it was only then that I discovered that two people had died from jellyfish stings that year. I now understood why the beach was almost empty.”可知，Pauline的双腿被水母蜇得很痛，那年有两个人死于水母蜇伤，Pauline在马来西亚的海滩之旅对水母的回忆并不美好。故选A。 【57题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The sting, on both legs, was painful, and it was only then that I discovered that two people had died from jellyfish stings that year. I now understood why the beach was almost empty.”可知，Pauline度假的海滩很美丽，但空无一人，是因为生活在那的水母非常危险。故选C。 【58题详解】 细节理解题。根据“By pure chance, we passed a small cabin, made a dash for that, jumped inside and locked the door. … After quite a long time, the bear lost interest and we were able to leave the shelter.”可知，Sandy Henderson和他的朋友通过躲在隐蔽处保护自己免受熊袭击。故选A。 【59题详解】 推理判断题。根据“We were in a beautiful part of Denmark, but we never had the chance to stop and look at anywhere properly. And in the evenings, all I wanted to do was sleep!”可知，Harry Green认为他每天和朋友Dan的家人一起骑自行车是无聊的。故选B。 【60题详解】 细节理解题。根据“My friend’s dad just kept saying, ‘Serves you right for spending so much time playing computer games!’”可知，Dan的爸爸认为Harry必须努力跟上他们是因为他花了太多时间玩电脑游戏。故选D。 【61题详解】 推理判断题。阅读全文可知，本文分别讲述了三个人旅途中发生的故事。这三个人向我们讲述了他们的故事来分享他们的经历。故选B。 Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择当的选项完成短文) Specializing (专门从事) in teaching English to senior high school students, Dong Yuhui has tutored about 500,000 students over the eight years since he joined New Oriental eight years ago. After the “Double-Reduction” policy was introduced, he ____62____ his new job at Dongfang Zhenxuan as a host. “I was pretty sad knowing that I could no longer teach. It took a while for me to adjust to the new role,” he said. “Former (昔日的) teacher, current (现在的) ____63____” is how he describes himself on his personal Douyin account. When Dong Yuhui first started to host livestreams (直播) selling all kinds of products on the company’s Douyin channel, he often only saw five viewers at a time. “For a period of time, I felt quite ____64____ because I couldn’t see the point of making the effort. Those were the darkest hours and now the dawn has come. I am glad that I didn’t give up selling vegetables online,” said Dong, 29, who’s now famous on social media. Over the weekend, videos of Dong introducing steaks in both Chinese and English went viral (走红) on social media as people began to ____65____ that the channel was very different from others. While talking about the quality of the steak, Dong also taught the viewers how to order steak in English at a restaurant. ____66____ learning some English, the viewers were also impressed with his views on different literary works including those of William Shakespeare. “I am in my comfort zone when talking about books. I can air my views about them non-stop for three days,” Dong said. After China Daily posted the story of Dong’s ____67____ transitioning (转型) on its official WeChat account, Dong left a comment saying that“ as someone who had first started reading the paper while in university, it’s really unexpected to now see myself appearing in it.” 62. A. came up B. looked up C. made up D. took up 63. A. cook B. farmer C. salesman D. writer 64. A. bored B. disappointed C. lucky D. shy 65. A. notice B. observe C. trust D. wonder 66. A. As B. Besides C. Except for D. In addition 67. A. changeable B. familiar C. independent D. successful 【答案】62. D 63. C 64. B 65. A 66. B 67. D 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了新东方前英语教师董宇辉成功转型，成为一名当红抖音主播的故事。 【62题详解】 句意：“双减”政策出台后，他在东方甄选开始从事一份做主持人的新工作。 came up出现；looked up查找(信息)；made up编造；took up开始从事。由下文“his new job at Dongfang Zhenxuan as a host...”可知，他离开教师岗位开始从事一份做主持人的工作，took up符合语境。故选D。 【63题详解】 句意：“曾经是老师，现在是售货员”，这是他在自己的抖音账户上对自己的描述。 cook厨师；farmer农民；salesman售货员；writer作家。由下文“When Dong Yuhui first started to host livestreams selling all kinds of products...”可知，他后面从事的工作就是卖货，故salesman符合语境。故选C。 【64题详解】 句意：有一段时间，我感到很沮丧，因为我看不到努力的意义。 bored无聊的；disappointed失望的；lucky幸运的；shy害羞的。由下文“because I couldn’t see the point of...now the dawn has come.”可知，他有一段时间看不到努力的意义，应是感到失望。故选B。 【65题详解】 句意：董宇辉用中英文介绍牛排的片段在社交媒体上疯传，因为人们开始注意到该频道与其他频道截然不同。 notice注意到；observe观察；trust信任；wonder想知道。董用中英文介绍牛排，人们开始注意到他的频道与众不同，notice符合语境。故选A。 【66题详解】 句意：除了学一些英语，他对包括莎士比亚在内的不同文学作品的看法也给观众留下了深刻印象。 As随着；Besides除……之外还有；Except for除去，指除去整体中的某个细节；In addition此外，后加宾语时需要与介词to连用。此处表示除了学一些英语之外，还对他的不同文学作品的看法印象深刻，Besides符合语境。故选B。 【67题详解】 句意：《中国日报》在其官方微信公众号上发布了董成功转型的故事后，董在评论中说：“作为一个在大学期间第一次开始阅读该报的人，现在看到自己出现在上面真的很意外。”changeable可改变的；familiar熟悉的；independent独立的；successful成功的。由上文中“...said Dong, 29, who’s now famous on social media.”可知，董现在已经非常出名，证明他成功转型了，successful符合语境。故选D。 Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) The year 2021 marks 100 years since the first Everest expedition (探险). With a height of 8,849 metres above sea level, Mount Everest is the world’s t____68____ mountain. These days, more than 500 people every year try to climb it, but the very first organized expedition to Everest h____69____ a century ago, in 1921. A team of British mountaineers wanted to explore the mountain. Their first mission was to try to find a route to the mountain. After this, their s____70____ task was to try to establish the possible routes that could be used for an actual climb. Finally, if everything else went well, they would then see i____71____ they could actually complete the climb itself and get to the top of the mountain. They set off on May 18, 1921, from northern India and walked about 300 miles to Mount Everest. The walk was so tough that Alexander Kellas, a Scottish chemist, died before they reached the f____72____ of the mountain. Once the team had set up a base camp, they set about exploring the mountain. They spent four months circling Everest to learn more about it. George Mallory led most of the high climbing on the slopes (斜坡) of Everest. But when they attempted (尝试) to climb to the top of the mountain they were beaten back by strong wind and s____73____. Although the team was eventually forced to retreat (撤退), they were still successful in establishing possible routes for further attempts. Mallory himself tried twice more to climb to the top but died on the slopes. It was 75 years before his body was found on the mountain. A series of expeditions and unsuccessful attempts that used the first expedition’s original routes f____74____ in the 1920s and 1930s. This was all before Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary finally reached the top in 1953, making history on the planet’s highest peak. 【答案】68. (t)allest 69. (h)appened 70. (s)econd 71. (i)f 72. (f)oot 73. (s)now 74. (f)ollowed 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了人们探险珠穆朗玛峰的历史过程。 【68题详解】 句意：珠穆朗玛峰海拔8849米，是世界上最高的山峰。根据“Mount Everest”可知，珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最高的山峰，空处填形容词最高级tallest“最高的”。故填(t)allest。 【69题详解】 句意：如今，每年有超过500人试图攀登珠穆朗玛峰，但第一次有组织的珠穆朗玛峰探险发生在一个世纪前，1921年。根据“the very first organized expedition to Everest h... a century ago”可知，是指第一次有组织的珠穆朗玛峰探险发生在一个世纪前，happen“发生”，由“a century ago”可知，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填(h)appened。 【70题详解】 句意：在此之后，他们的第二项任务是设法确定可能用于实际攀登的路线。根据“Their first mission”及首字母可知，此处是介绍第二个任务，空处用序数词second表示“第二”。故填(s)econd。 【71题详解】 句意：最后，如果其他一切都顺利的话，他们会看看是否能真正完成攀登，登上山顶。根据“see i... they could actually complete the climb itself and get to the top of the mountain.”可知，see后是跟的宾语从句，表示“是否”，用if引导。故填(i)f。 【72题详解】 句意：步行很艰难，以至于苏格兰化学家亚历山大·凯拉斯在他们到达山脚之前就死了。根据“they reached the f... of the mountain”可知，此处是指山脚，the foot of the mountain“山脚”。故填(f)oot。 【73题详解】 句意：但是当他们试图爬到山顶时，却被大风大雪击退了。根据“they were beaten back by strong wind and s...”可知，此处应是指被大风和大雪击退了，snow“雪”符合语境。故填(s)now。 【74题详解】 句意：在20世纪20年代和30年代，使用第一次探险的原始路线进行的一系列探险和失败的尝试随之而来。根据“A series of expeditions and unsuccessful attempts”及首字母可知，是指一系列的探索和失败的尝试随之而来，follow“跟随”符合语境，由“in the 1920s and 1930s”可知，时态用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填(f)ollowed。 Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题) One of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had was in Morocco. It was a trip to the desert. We set off from Marrakesh at 7 a. m. in a minibus and headed southeast. The countryside on the way was very unusual, with dry gray cliffs (悬崖). Below them in the canyons were lots of green palm trees. When we got to the Atlas Mountains, we ran into a snowstorm, and it got very cold in the bus. It’s incredible to think that the hot desert was so near. After traveling for two days, we finally got to Merzuga, a tiny town on the edge of the Sahara Desert. We left our stuff in a hostel and drove to the place from which the caravans (宿营拖车) departed. Before sunset, we boarded our camels and rode into the desert over the dunes (沙丘). The dunes were amazing — they changed color depending on the angle of the sun. The ride lasted about two hours. When we reached the camp, it was dark and cold, and I was starving. We sat in the camp and waited for dinner. Several hours later, they brought a lamb dish, which five of us shared from a plate, eating with our hands. After dinner, everyone went to sleep in tents, except me. I’ve always wanted to have the experience of sleeping in the desert, under the stars. But I didn’t realize it could get so cold at night. So I took the same blanket that I used to ride the camel and wrapped myself in it to keep warm. During the day, the temperatures can reach 50℃, but at night, they fall to 4℃. The dunes looked like snow, and the clear sky covered with stars was an amazing sight. No wonder the Moors (摩尔人) were such great astronomers. They had a planetarium above them to observe every night. Suddenly, I saw a shooting star, and I made a wish: _________________________. 75. How long did the author spend getting to the edge of the Sahara Desert? _____________________________________________________________________ 76. How did the group of people go into the desert? _____________________________________________________________________ 77. All of the group of people went to sleep in tents after dinner, didn’t they? _____________________________________________________________________ 78. What was the weather like in the desert? _____________________________________________________________________ 79. How did the author keep warm when he was looking at the stars? _____________________________________________________________________ 80. What wish did the author probably make when he saw a shooting star? _____________________________________________________________________ 【答案】75. Two days. 76. They rode camels to go into the desert./By riding camels. 77. No, they didn’t. 78. It was very hot during the day and very cold at night./The temperature can reach 50℃ during the day and 4℃ at night. 79. By wrapping himself in a blanket. 80. I wish I could come back sometime in the future to enjoy the wonderful starry night once again. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者曾经在摩洛哥的一段经历。 【75题详解】 根据第三段中“After traveling for two days, we finally got to Merzuga, a tiny town on the edge of the Sahara Desert.”可知，作者花了两天的时间到达撒哈拉沙漠的边缘。故填Two days. 【76题详解】 根据第三段中“Before sunset, we boarded our camels and rode into the desert over the dunes (沙丘) .”可知，这群人是骑上骆驼穿过沙丘进入沙漠的。故填They rode camels to go into the desert./By riding camels. 【77题详解】 根据第四段中“After dinner, everyone went to sleep in tents, except me.”可知，除了作者，大家都去帐篷里睡觉了，又结合题干可知，此处对反意疑问句进行否定回答为：No, they didn’t.。故填No, they didn’t. 【78题详解】 根据第四段中“During the day, the temperatures can reach 50℃, but at night, they fall to 4℃.”可知，在白天，温度可以达到50℃，但在晚上，它们下降到4℃。故填It was very hot during the day and very cold at night./The temperatures can reach 50℃ during the day and 4℃ at night. 【79题详解】 根据第四段中“But I didn’t realize it could get so cold at night. So I took the same blanket that I used to ride the camel and wrapped myself in it to keep warm.”可知，当作者看星星的时候，他拿了骑骆驼用的那条毯子，把自己裹在里面取暖。故填By wrapping himself in a blanket. 【80题详解】 开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。故填I wish I could come back sometime in the future to enjoy the wonderful starry night once again. VII. Writing (作文) (共20分) 81. Read passage D again. To the author, the trip to the desert in Morocco was one of the greatest experiences. What’s your greatest experience? Write at least 60 words about the following topic. ( D 篇中，摩洛哥沙漠之旅是作者最棒的经历之一。对你来说，最棒的经历是什么? 请以“我最棒的经历”为题，写一篇不少于60词的短文。标点符号不占格。) (注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。) My Greatest Experience ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 例文 My Greatest Experience l went to Shanghai Museum last month. ln Shanghai Museum, I saw various of ceramics, paintings, some traditional clothes and calligraphy. All of those items are beautiful and amazing. With a collection of over 120,000 cultural relics, the Museum is the one of the most famous museums in the world. I learned a lot of culture knowledge there and really enjoyed this great experience, which will always remain in my memory. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇话题作文； ②时态：主要为“一般过去时”； ③提示：文章要点已经给出，按照话题展开阐述，可以适当增加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，写经历发生的地点和时间； 第二步，写上海博物馆看展的经历； 第三步，写看展后的感受。 [亮点词汇] ①a collection of一组，一系列 ②one of其中之一 ③the most最……的；最高级 [高分句型] ① I learned a lot of culture knowledge there and really enjoyed this great experience, which will always remain in my memory.（which引导的定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 2023学年第二学期期中考试试卷 八年级 英语学科 （满分140分， 考试时间90分钟） 考生注意：本卷有7大题，共85小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。 Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）(共25分） I. Listening comprehension（听力）:(共25分） Listen to the sentence and choose the right picture. （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. D. E. F. 1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________ B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共7分) 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A fireman. B. A pilot. C. An actor. D. A doctor. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Some bananas. B. Some oranges. C. Some apples. D. Some cherries. 4. 此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Because they are ill. B. Because they have no money. C. Because they have lost their relatives. D. Because they can’t find places to live in. 6. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. To the museum. B. To the zoo. C. To the park. D. To the library. 7. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. How to save water. B. How to improve the life of the country. C. How to protect animals. D. How to protect the environment. 8. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. It’s autumn. B. It’s summer. C. It’s spring. D. It’s winter. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false （判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 9. In ancient times, the Spartans lived in the northern part of Greece. 10. The Spartans didn’t use more words than were needed. 11. The king of Laconia made many strange rules, so his people spoke briefly. 12. Because of the war Philip made, nearly all of the states in Greece had to call Philip their king. 13. The Spartans’ answer showed that they were very brave. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks. (根据你听到的对话内容，填入空格内，每空格限填一词) 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14 The woman thought it was serious enough for Tom to be _________ _________. 15. Tom would be _________ _________ that evening because he didn’t think there was anything serious. 16. Tom got a(n) _________ _________ out of a house that was on fire. 17. The woman was worried so she hoped that Tom would _________ _________ the work. Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分语音、词汇和语法) (共45分） II. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）: (共15分） 18. Which of the following underlined parts is pronounced as /ɔː/? A. cough B. ought C. although D. thorough 19. My dictionary is on _________ shelf near the window. A. a B. an C. the D. / 20. The hotel manager gave John and Mary the keys to their rooms in the morning. But John can’t find _________ now. A. he B. him C. his D. himself 21. The book is useful because it gives us _________ advice on how to improve memory. A. a few B. a little C. many D. much 22. I’m not good at English but my English teacher always encourages me _________ hard. A. study B. to study C. to studied D. studying 23. Sorry, sir. What do you mean ________ “green fuels”? A. by B. on C. in D. to 24. ________ wonderful concert they had yesterday! A. How B. What C. What a D. What an 25. I _________ clean my flat now, but I am too tired. I may do it after I have a rest. A. can B. may C. must D. ought to 26. Do you want to _________ you own life decisions? A. in charge of B. be interested in C. vote for D. be responsible for 27. Thank _________ me so much help. A. for you giving B. you for giving C. of you giving D. you of giving 28. He suggested that she _________ another day. A. come B. came C. comes D. coming 29. _______ you want to find out more about “Pegasus”, you can watch it on Bilibili. A. When B. Although C. If D. Until 30. I _________ here _________ the end of the month. A. won’t stay; unless B. will leave; until C. won’t leave; unless D. will stay; until 31. When Daisy heard the water drop’s words, she froze. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word? A. turned into ice B. became interested C. stopped moving D. fell asleep 32. You don’t know ________ I want to see you again. It’s a year since I last saw you. A. how soon B. how long C. how often D. how much Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能用一次) A World without Bees A. alive B. careful C. like D. increase E. living F. or More than Honey People think bees are helpful insects because they give us honey. We use honey in a lot of different foods. Many people like to pour sweet honey over bread or cakes, ____33____ add it to tea. But, bees do not just give honey. Bees are very important to farmers. They help farmers grow fresh fruits and vegetables all year. They do this by pollinating the flowers on these plants. Pollination Please Pollination means mixing the pollen (花粉) from two flowers. Bees take pollen from one flower to another. When the pollen mixes, the plant can grow fruits and vegetables. Bees help pollinate a lot of favourites ____34____ almonds, cucumber, garlic, onions, strawberries, and even watermelon. Other animals help pollinate too. But bees are often the best pollinators. Scientists worry that the bees are no longer ____35____, fruits and vegetables will disappear too. Some animals may die because they won’t have enough food. You Can Help The number of bees around the world is dropping quickly. However, it’s not too late to try to ____36____ the bee population. First, you can plant flowers that bees like in your garden. Next, you can be ____37____ with bees’ homes. Finally, remember that we should respect them, not to be of them. Tell your friends about the importance of bees. A. enter B. attend C. out D. popular What is a spelling bee? Not too many Chinese students know it, but it is so ____38____ in the Unite States. It is a game for children to spell English words. The National Spelling Bee is the largest education contest. It first began in 1925 in Washington. D. C.. It is held in late May or early June of each year. It is open to students in eighth grade or lower and not reaching their 15th birthday. The contest is quite simple. When it’s your turn, the teacher says a word and you have to spell it. If you spell it right, you stay in the game. If you spell it wrong, you’re ____39____. What’s not so easy are the words the teachers ask you to spell. Usually, children need to spend a lot of time learning vocabulary. They must remember thousands of English words and spell every word correctly in the contest. Only winners in regional (地区的) contest can ____40____ the national contest. It’s many children’s dream to win the regional contest and go to Washington, D. C.. The final winners will be called the Spelling Bee. It means they have worked hard. Do you also think they are great? IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)（8分） 41. Our English teacher gave us a lot of _________ about how to improve our spoken English. (suggest) 42. Help _________, kids. The food here is free, but you can’t leave the food on your plate at last. (your) 43. I was _________ that you could stay with us today. (delight) 44. Not only do the waiters in the restaurant serve people _________, but foods there are also delicious. (polite) 45. How do you know that this ________ is wrong? (explain) 46. If it _________ tomorrow, we won’t go to the seaside. (rain) 47 Don’t shout loudly to your children. That will sound very _________ (patient) for them. 48. The farmers used _________ to kill the insects on the crops. (chemistry) V. Rewrite the sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(共14分) 49. The river rose thirteen centimetres after the heavy rain.（改为否定句） The river ________ ________ thirteen centrimetres after the heavy rain. 50. Tom didn’t go to bed until he finished his work. （保持原句意思基本不变） Tom _________ to bed _________ he finished his work. 51. We should plant more trees to protect our earth. （就划线部分提问） _________ should we plant more trees? 52. There’s going to be a flower show this weekend. （改为反意疑问句） There’s going to be a flower show this weekend, _________ _________? 53. Ben asks, “Can you do me a favour?” (改为宾语从句) Ben asks me _________ I _________ do him a favour. 54. I’ve decided to attend the dinner party with my best friend. (保持句意不变） I’ve _________ _________ _________ to attend the dinner party with my best friend. 55. sell, poor, the things, to, raise money, they, for, students (连词成句) _______________________________________________________. VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)(共50分) Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): Pauline Vernon—Malaysia My dad was teaching in Kota Bharu, Malaysia. When my mum and I flew out to visit him for three weeks, he had already organized our stay in great detail. On our first evening, we had a party on the beach. It was a beautiful empty beach: palm trees, white sand, the warm gentle waters of the South China Sea. I swam in the shallow water thinking “this is the life,” when a jellyfish (水母) swam between my legs. The sting, on both legs, was painful, and it was only then that I discovered that two people had died from jellyfish stings that year. I now understood why the beach was almost empty. Sandy Henderson—the U. S. A. I was camping in Yosemite National Park in California with a friend, when I awoke to the sound of screaming. I looked out of my tent and saw my friend trying to get out of his sleeping bag, with a giant black bear standing up behind him. I quickly climbed out and we both rushed in no particular direction. By pure chance, we passed a small cabin, made a dash for that, jumped inside and locked the door. Seconds later, the bear was scraping at the door trying to get into the cabin we were hiding inside of. We were so afraid that the door would be pushing open that we put all of our weight against it to keep it closed. After quite a long time, the bear lost interest and we were able to leave the shelter. Harry Green—Denmark I went to Denmark with my friend Dan’s family on a cycling holiday. I had been a little bit worried about what the weather was going to be like, but I needn’t have done so. It was lovely and sunny! What did end up being a problem, however, was how far we had to cycle every day. All of the members of my friend’s family were incredibly fit, and while I’m fairly sporty too, I struggled (奋力) to keep up, even though I’d had a great night’s sleep. My friend’s dad just kept saying, “Serves you right for spending so much time playing computer games!” He didn’t seem to understand how hard I was finding it. We were in a beautiful part of Denmark, but we never had the chance to stop and look at anywhere properly. And in the evenings, all I wanted to do was sleep! 56. Pauline enjoyed all of the following things about her visit to the beach in Malaysia except for ________. A. the jellyfish B. the sands C. the trees D. the waters 57. The beach Pauline visited was beautiful but empty because ________. A. no one wanted to have a party on the beach B. the water along the beach was too shallow C. the jellyfish that live in the water there are very dangerous D. the weather there was too hot 58. How did Sandy Henderson and his friend keep themselves safe from the bear? A. By hiding in a shelter. B. By climbing out of their sleeping bags. C. By screaming for help. D. By running and shouting. 59. Harry Green thought it was ________ for him to cycle with his friend Dan’s family every day. A. interesting B. tiring C. relaxing D. exciting 60. According to Dan’s father, why did Harry have to struggle to keep up with them? A. Because he hadn’t gotten enough sleep. B. Because he hadn’t practiced cycling that much. C. Because he had spent too much time doing his homework. D. Because he had spent too much time playing computer games. 61. The three people told us their stories to ________. A. make fun of themselves B. share their experiences C. finish their homework D. warn readers to be careful Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择当的选项完成短文) Specializing (专门从事) in teaching English to senior high school students, Dong Yuhui has tutored about 500,000 students over the eight years since he joined New Oriental eight years ago. After the “Double-Reduction” policy was introduced, he ____62____ his new job at Dongfang Zhenxuan as a host. “I was pretty sad knowing that I could no longer teach. It took a while for me to adjust to the new role,” he said. “Former (昔日的) teacher, current (现在的) ____63____” is how he describes himself on his personal Douyin account. When Dong Yuhui first started to host livestreams (直播) selling all kinds of products on the company’s Douyin channel, he often only saw five viewers at a time. “For a period of time, I felt quite ____64____ because I couldn’t see the point of making the effort. Those were the darkest hours and now the dawn has come. I am glad that I didn’t give up selling vegetables online,” said Dong, 29, who’s now famous on social media. Over the weekend, videos of Dong introducing steaks in both Chinese and English went viral (走红) on social media as people began to ____65____ that the channel was very different from others. While talking about the quality of the steak, Dong also taught the viewers how to order steak in English at a restaurant. ____66____ learning some English, the viewers were also impressed with his views on different literary works including those of William Shakespeare. “I am in my comfort zone when talking about books. I can air my views about them non-stop for three days,” Dong said. After China Daily posted the story of Dong’s ____67____ transitioning (转型) on its official WeChat account Dong left a comment saying that“ as someone who had first started reading the paper while in university, it’s really unexpected to now see myself appearing in it.” 62. A. came up B. looked up C. made up D. took up 63. A. cook B. farmer C. salesman D. writer 64. A. bored B. disappointed C. lucky D. shy 65. A. notice B. observe C. trust D. wonder 66. A. As B. Besides C. Except for D. In addition 67. A. changeable B. familiar C. independent D. successful Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) The year 2021 marks 100 years since the first Everest expedition (探险). With a height of 8,849 metres above sea level, Mount Everest is the world’s t____68____ mountain. These days, more than 500 people every year try to climb it, but the very first organized expedition to Everest h____69____ a century ago, in 1921. A team of British mountaineers wanted to explore the mountain. Their first mission was to try to find a route to the mountain. After this, their s____70____ task was to try to establish the possible routes that could be used for an actual climb. Finally, if everything else went well, they would then see i____71____ they could actually complete the climb itself and get to the top of the mountain. They set off on May 18, 1921, from northern India and walked about 300 miles to Mount Everest. The walk was so tough that Alexander Kellas, a Scottish chemist, died before they reached the f____72____ of the mountain. Once the team had set up a base camp, they set about exploring the mountain. They spent four months circling Everest to learn more about it. George Mallory led most of the high climbing on the slopes (斜坡) of Everest. But when they attempted (尝试) to climb to the top of the mountain, they were beaten back by strong wind and s____73____. Although the team was eventually forced to retreat (撤退), they were still successful in establishing possible routes for further attempts. Mallory himself tried twice more to climb to the top but died on the slopes. It was 75 years before his body was found on the mountain. A series of expeditions and unsuccessful attempts that used the first expedition’s original routes f____74____ in the 1920s and 1930s. This was all before Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary finally reached the top in 1953, making history on the planet’s highest peak. Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题) One of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had was in Morocco. It was a trip to the desert. We set off from Marrakesh at 7 a. m. in a minibus and headed southeast. The countryside on the way was very unusual, with dry gray cliffs (悬崖). Below them in the canyons were lots of green palm trees. When we got to the Atlas Mountains, we ran into a snowstorm, and it got very cold in the bus. It’s incredible to think that the hot desert was so near. After traveling for two days, we finally got to Merzuga, a tiny town on the edge of the Sahara Desert. We left our stuff in a hostel and drove to the place from which the caravans (宿营拖车) departed. Before sunset, we boarded our camels and rode into the desert over the dunes (沙丘). The dunes were amazing — they changed color depending on the angle of the sun. The ride lasted about two hours. When we reached the camp, it was dark and cold, and I was starving. We sat in the camp and waited for dinner. Several hours later, they brought a lamb dish, which five of us shared from a plate, eating with our hands. After dinner, everyone went to sleep in tents, except me. I’ve always wanted to have the experience of sleeping in the desert, under the stars. But I didn’t realize it could get so cold at night. So I took the same blanket that I used to ride the camel and wrapped myself in it to keep warm. During the day, the temperatures can reach 50℃, but at night, they fall to 4℃. The dunes looked like snow, and the clear sky covered with stars was an amazing sight. No wonder the Moors (摩尔人) were such great astronomers. They had a planetarium above them to observe every night. Suddenly, I saw a shooting star, and I made a wish: _________________________. 75. How long did the author spend getting to the edge of the Sahara Desert? _____________________________________________________________________ 76. How did the group of people go into the desert? _____________________________________________________________________ 77. All of the group of people went to sleep in tents after dinner, didn’t they? _____________________________________________________________________ 78. What was the weather like in the desert? _____________________________________________________________________ 79. How did the author keep warm when he was looking at the stars? _____________________________________________________________________ 80. What wish did the author probably make when he saw a shooting star? _____________________________________________________________________ VII. Writing (作文) (共20分) 81. Read passage D again. To the author, the trip to the desert in Morocco was one of the greatest experiences. What’s your greatest experience? Write at least 60 words about the following topic. ( D 篇中，摩洛哥沙漠之旅是作者最棒的经历之一。对你来说，最棒的经历是什么? 请以“我最棒的经历”为题，写一篇不少于60词的短文。标点符号不占格。) (注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。) My Greatest Experience ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$