精品解析：广东省茂名市电白区第二中学2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题

2023—2024学年下学期期末质量监测 八年级英语试卷 说明： 1.全卷共8页，满分为90分，考试用时为80分钟。 2.请将答案写在答题卡上，不要写在本试卷。 一、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Sam, a 43-year-old Indian, received a big prize for protecting the environment. Since 2011, he ____1____ hard to save the Aranya Forest in his hometown. The Aranya Forest is one of ____2____ forests in Asia. It is also home to millions of India’s locals and animals. But there is also lots of coal (煤) under ____3____ forest. People were mining (开采) the coal when Sam first ____4____ the forest. Most of the electricity (电力) is produced from coal ____5____ India, and 20% of India’s coal comes from the Aranya Forest. Sam worried ____6____ the forest would disappear, so he set up a group to save it. Sam and his group brought the local villagers together ____7____ the forest. He taught them how to fight for ____8____. Sam also shared their stories on the Internet. Finally, the companies had to close all the mines ____9____ their hard work paid off. Now Sam is looking into the _____10_____ future. “We will try our best to save every tree in the forest,” he said. 1. A. worked B. has worked C. will work 2. A. large B. larger C. the largest 3. A. the B. an C. a 4. A. visit B. visited C. is visiting 5. A. in B. with C. through 6. A. that B. what C. where 7. A. protect B. protecting C. to protect 8. A. they B. their C. themselves 9. A. or B. and C. but 10. A. forest B. forest’s C. forests 二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 Most people might be afraid of sharks (鲨鱼). They think sharks are one of the most dangerous ____11____ in the sea. But Mexican scientist Molly Smith has always been interested in them ____12____ after being attacked (攻击) when working underwater. Molly’s ____13____ journey began with a TV show Shark Week. Like other fans of the show, she says, “I ____14____ sharks on the show for the first time. They were reaching out of the water and swimming back down. At that moment, I ____15____ what I wanted to study.” Molly started studying sharks in college and never ____16____. She even got a nickname: Mother of Sharks. Molly’s ____17____ is to teach others about the importance of protecting the sea and sea life. To make it come true, she wrote a ____18____ Wild Survival and shared some stories about her real experiences with sea animals. She ____19____ people can have a better understanding of the animals, sea and nature from the book. “In this way, people can know more about sharks so that they won’t be as ____20____ as before,” she says. For Molly, she isn’t afraid of sharks. What she is afraid of is having a sea without sharks, because they are so important for humans and nature. 11. A. animals B. plants C. places D. sports 12. A. really B. still C. almost D. even 13. A. hard B. artistic C. scientific D. comfortable 14. A. heard B. saw C. drew D. fed 15. A. finished B. forgot C. knew D. enjoyed 16. A. grew up B. gave up C. turned up D. cheered up 17. A. dream B. problem C. answer D. hobby 18. A. note B. book C. song D. poem 19. A. remembers B. agrees C. hopes D. orders 20. A. excited B. proud C. bored D. afraid 三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分） 请阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 A 2024 Space Discovery Activities Do you want to develop your kids’ interests in the universe? Our space discovery activities are great ways for children between 6 and 18 years old to learn about the universe. When to come: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday from July to November Where to come: Big Bridge Space Center How much to pay: free for children under 18, 50 yuan per person for grown-ups We offer four fun activities to help children learn about the solar system and more. These activities can encourage them to think and learn more about space. Activity 1 ·What to prepare: Paper balls, colored paints and clay (陶土) ·What to do: Learn about the size, color and movement of each planet in the solar system. Create a model solar system with clay. Activity 2 ·What to prepare: Paints, toothbrushes (牙刷), glue and paper · What to do: Know about the galaxies in the universe. Create special galaxy artworks. Activity 3 ·What to prepare: Two glass bottles, cardboard and a bicycle pump (打气筒） ·What to do: Watch the changes of space ships and what helps a spaceship’s flight Activity 4 ·What to do: Read astronauts’ diaries. Join in games from NASA’s Kids Club. Try astronauts’ food. Cook a space meal. So, why wait? Click www.spacediscover.com for joining in or leaning about other activities. Let’s discover the huge space with your kids together! 21. When can a family take part in the space discovery activities? A. At 8:30 a.m. on a June Sunday. B. At 10:00 a.m. on a July Saturday. C. At 2:30 p.m. on a September Friday. D. At 4:00 p.m. on a November Thursday. 22. What do people need to create galaxy artworks? A. Paper balls, paints and clay. B. Paper, clay, cardboard and paints. C. Paints, toothbrushes, glue and paper. D. Glass bottles, cardboard and a bicycle pump. 23. What can children learn from Activity 4? A. The galaxies in the universe. B. The flight and changes of spaceships. C. The astronauts’ lives in the spaceship. D. The size, color and movement of each planet in the solar system. 24. How can people know about other activities? A. By sending an e-mail. B. By visiting the website. C. By making a phone call. D. By going to the space center. 25. Who is the article written for? A. Parents. B. Students. C. Artists. D. Astronauts. B Recently, scientists have found that gardening can help people sleep better! They made a survey of adults (成年人) from different groups and collected the information about their daily activities. They tried to find out the connection between people’s daily activities and their sleep problems. 62, 000 adults took part in the survey and over 4, 000 of them were gardeners. They did gardening almost every day .About 41, 000 did other kinds of exercise and nearly 17, 000 did not exercise at all. The results of the survey were surprising. Compared with those who did not exercise, people who did gardening were 42% less likely (可能的) to experience sleep problems. Those who did other exercise were 33% less likely to have sleep problems. What’s more, gardeners also have longer sleep, usually getting more than 7 hours of sleep each night. So why can gardening improve sleep? Scientists think it is because gardening includes lots of physical activities, like planting and watering. These activities can tire the bodies in a healthy way so that people can sleep deeper. Besides, when people do gardening in the nature, it can help lower their stress (压力) and make it easier for them to fall asleep and stay asleep all night. To stay in good health, scientists recommend that adults should get at least 7 hours of sleep each day. However, around 35% of adults do not get enough sleep. This research may offer a new solution for those with sleep problems. 26. What information did the scientists collect in the survey? A. People’s daily activities. B. People’s family problems. C. People’s exercising difficulties. D. People’s gardening experiences. 27. How many people in the survey did gardening almost every day? A. About 6%. B. About 33%. C. About 35%. D. About 75%. 28. Gardeners have deeper sleep because ________. A. they have little stress B. they get tired in a healthy way C. they work in quiet environment s D. they plant many trees and flowers 29. What does the underlined word “recommend” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Mean. B. Show. C. Guess. D. Suggest. 30. Which might be the best title for the passage? A. Gardening Makes People Happier B. Gardening Makes People Stronger C. Gardening Helps People Sleep Better D. Gardening Helps People Sleep Earlier C 配对阅读。左栏是五位学生的兴趣与计划，右栏是活动介绍，请为每个人选择一个合适的活动，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 ____31____ John is busy studying for a test recently and wants to relax. He wishes to spend some time playing exciting games at home on the weekend. ____32____ Annie loves wild animals and taking photos. She plans to watch wildlife closely in the summer vacation. ____33____ Sally wishes to hold some activities in her neighborhood on Earth Day. She wants to find some helpful ideas. ____34____ Jack is in the school sports club. He hopes to hold some interesting and exciting games to bring the club members together. ____35____ Daniel is interested in stars and has a lot of questions about them. He is willing to learn more. A. Welcome to Queensland to watch wild life. You can watch sea turtles and different fishes swimming around. You can also take great photos of beautiful dolphins. B. Shivering Stone is a mobile puzzle game (拼图游戏) where you will go across cold snowfields and forests. With 50 puzzles to solve, the game gets more and more exciting! C. If you think animals are interesting, this is the radio show for you. Join hostess Emma as she travels the world to find out interesting animal facts and nature’s beauty. D. Dr. Maggie answers all your questions about stars in this TV show. You’ll know what would happen if you fell inside a black hole and how long it would take you to fly to a star. E. This Saturday, our reading salon (沙龙) will invite the writer of the book Rainforest Warrior to share something with us. You will learn about the rainforest and know the true life story of the writer. F. Do you want to make the world a better place to live in? Then come to our lecture (讲座). This lecture will give you ideas for activities that you can do in your own neighborhood. G. Zoo bombing is a sport from Portland. You can carry children’s bikes and go to the zoo. There you ride the mini-bikes down the hills. It’s really exciting! 四、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 clothes get another why thousand from both difficult we live after warm Do you have trouble deciding what to wear every day? Think about this: humans didn’t wear clothes at all, many ____36____ of years ago. As humans are the only animals that wear clothes, then we may want to know ____37____ we wear them. That’s because we don’t have fur (皮毛) like other animals. Our ancestors (祖先) came ____38____ Africa, a very hot place. They lost their fur to ____39____ cooler. But they needed clothes to live through the cold weather ____40____ they moved to cooler parts of the world. Exactly when humans started wearing clothes is a ____41____ question to answer. The oldest piece of clothing scientists found is only about 5, 000 years old. But humans once ____42____ in cold places like Ice Age Europe and Asia. They couldn’t live without clothes to keep ____43____ there. So humans must have worn clothes long before that. Scientists also found that our ancestors in northern China made ____44____ from animal fur about 800, 000 years ago. In 2011, a study showed that lice (虱子) which lived in _____45_____ clothes appeared about 170, 000 years ago. So it’s believed that modern humans started wearing clothes no later than that. 五、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分） 回答问题 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题，并将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 In a classroom filled with students, the course on food and exercise is welcome. At the same time, in the dining hall, teachers are teaching students on healthy eating habits. On the sports field, students are running. In the training center, they are learning rock climbing. This isn’t just a common class in Peking University, but a practical course named Exercise and Food. Unlike traditional physical education classes Exercise and Food has three parts: theory (理论) learning, live teaching and exercise training. The purpose of this course is to teach students how to lose weight in a scientific and healthy way. The course in Peking University has been running for two years, and it has helped one third of the students successfully lose over 5% of their bodyweight, with the best result being a student who lost 33 pounds in one term. Because of the high need for the course, students have to grab (抢) it online. The course has won the heart of students, with many describing it as progressive and systematic. Through the course, students are not only losing weight but also building confidence and leading a healthier life. 46. Who offers the Exercise and Food course? __________________________________________ 47. What’s the purpose of the course? __________________________________________ 48 How long has the course been running? __________________________________________ 49 Why do students have to grab the course online? __________________________________________ 50. What do students think of the course? __________________________________________ 51. 书面表达 请根据要求完成短文写作，并将写作内容写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 假设你是李华，你所在地区的青少年英语周刊正开展主题为“How to Lead a Healthy Life”的征文活动，请你根据以下思维导图内容提示用英文写一篇短文投稿。 注意： （1）可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。 （2）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名。 （3）语句连贯，词数80左右。 How to Lead a Healthy Life ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023—2024学年下学期期末质量监测 八年级英语试卷 说明： 1.全卷共8页，满分为90分，考试用时为80分钟。 2.请将答案写在答题卡上，不要写在本试卷。 一、语法选择（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Sam a 43-year-old Indian, received a big prize for protecting the environment. Since 2011, he ____1____ hard to save the Aranya Forest in his hometown. The Aranya Forest is one of ____2____ forests in Asia. It is also home to millions of India’s locals and animals. But there is also lots of coal (煤) under ____3____ forest. People were mining (开采) the coal when Sam first ____4____ the forest. Most of the electricity (电力) is produced from coal ____5____ India, and 20% of India’s coal comes from the Aranya Forest. Sam worried ____6____ the forest would disappear, so he set up a group to save it. Sam and his group brought the local villagers together ____7____ the forest. He taught them how to fight for ____8____. Sam also shared their stories on the Internet. Finally, the companies had to close all the mines ____9____ their hard work paid off. Now, Sam is looking into the _____10_____ future. “We will try our best to save every tree in the forest,” he said. 1. A. worked B. has worked C. will work 2. A. large B. larger C. the largest 3. A. the B. an C. a 4. A. visit B. visited C. is visiting 5. A. in B. with C. through 6. A. that B. what C. where 7. A. protect B. protecting C. to protect 8. A. they B. their C. themselves 9. A. or B. and C. but 10 A. forest B. forest’s C. forests 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了萨姆自从2011年起，一直努力拯救森林，最后取得成功的故事。 【1题详解】 句意：自2011年起，他一直致力于拯救家乡的阿那亚森林。 worked工作，过去式；has worked现在完成时；will work一般将来时。根据“Since 2011”可知，该句应用现在完成时，故选B。 【2题详解】 句意：阿那亚森林是亚洲最大的森林之一。 large大的，形容词原级；larger更大的，形容词比较级；the largest最大的，形容词最高级。“one of+the+形容词最高级+名词复数”意为“最……之一”，故选C。 【3题详解】 句意：但是森林下面也有很多煤。 the定冠词，表特指；an不定冠词，表泛指，用在元音音素开头的单词前；a不定冠词，表泛指，用在辅音音素开头的单词前。根据“The Aranya Forest is one of...forests in Asia.”可知，此处表示特指，故选A。 【4题详解】 句意：萨姆第一次来到这片森林时，人们正在采煤。 visit参观，动词原形；visited过去式；is visiting现在进行时。根据“People were mining (开采) the coal”可知，该句为一般过去时，故选B。 【5题详解】 句意：在印度大部分电力由煤炭生产，而印度20%的煤炭来自阿兰亚森林。 in在……里面；with和，带有；through通过。in India意为“在印度”，故选A。 【6题详解】 句意：萨姆担心森林会消失，所以他成立了一个组织来拯救森林。 that引导宾语从句，无实义；what什么；where哪里。分析句子可知，此处引导宾语从句，从句不缺少成分，所以用that引导宾语从句，故选A。 【7题详解】 句意：萨姆和他的团队组织当地村民团结起来保护森林。 protect保护，动词原形；protecting动名词；to protect动词不定式。此处表示目的，表示为了保护森林，应用动词不定式，故选C。 【8题详解】 句意：他教他们如何为自己而战。 they他们，主格；their他们的，形容词性物主代词；themselves他们自己，反身代词。根据“taught them how to fight for...”可知，是指教他们如何为自己而战，所以此处用反身代词，故选C。 【9题详解】 句意：最后，公司不得不关闭所有矿井，他们的辛勤工作得到了回报。 or或者；and和，而且；but但是。前后句表示顺承关系，所以用并列连词and连接，故选B。 【10题详解】 句意：现在，萨姆正在展望森林的未来。 forest森林，单数名词；forest’s森林的；forests复数名词。此处修饰名词，应用名词所有格，故选B。 二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 Most people might be afraid of sharks (鲨鱼). They think sharks are one of the most dangerous ____11____ in the sea. But Mexican scientist Molly Smith has always been interested in them ____12____ after being attacked (攻击) when working underwater. Molly’s ____13____ journey began with a TV show Shark Week. Like other fans of the show, she says, “I ____14____ sharks on the show for the first time. They were reaching out of the water and swimming back down. At that moment, I ____15____ what I wanted to study.” Molly started studying sharks in college and never ____16____. She even got a nickname: Mother of Sharks. Molly’s ____17____ is to teach others about the importance of protecting the sea and sea life. To make it come true, she wrote a ____18____ Wild Survival and shared some stories about her real experiences with sea animals. She ____19____ people can have a better understanding of the animals, sea and nature from the book. “In this way, people can know more about sharks so that they won’t be as ____20____ as before,” she says. For Molly, she isn’t afraid of sharks. What she is afraid of is having a sea without sharks, because they are so important for humans and nature. 11. A. animals B. plants C. places D. sports 12. A. really B. still C. almost D. even 13. A. hard B. artistic C. scientific D. comfortable 14. A. heard B. saw C. drew D. fed 15. A. finished B. forgot C. knew D. enjoyed 16. A. grew up B. gave up C. turned up D. cheered up 17. A. dream B. problem C. answer D. hobby 18. A. note B. book C. song D. poem 19. A. remembers B. agrees C. hopes D. orders 20. A. excited B. proud C. bored D. afraid 【答案】11. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了墨西哥科学家莫莉·史密斯对海洋动物鲨鱼的研究与调查。 【11题详解】 句意：他们认为鲨鱼是海洋中最危险的动物之一。 animals动物；plants植物；places空间；sports运动。根据“Most people might be afraid of sharks (鲨鱼)”可知，此处谈论的是鲨鱼这种动物。故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：但墨西哥科学家莫莉·史密斯一直对它们很感兴趣，即使在水下工作受到袭击后也如此。 really真的；still仍然；almost几乎；even即使。根据“after being attacked (攻击) when working underwater.”可知，莫莉即使受到了鲨鱼的攻击也没有放弃研究鲨鱼。故选D。 【13题详解】 句意：莫莉的科学之旅始于一档电视节目《鲨鱼周》。 hard艰难地；artistic艺术的；scientific科学的；comfortable舒适的。根据“Molly started studying sharks in college”可知，莫莉从上大学就开始研究鲨鱼了，因此用scientific形容journey符合文意。故选C。 【14题详解】 句意：这是我第一次在节目中看到鲨鱼。 heard听见；saw看见；drew画；fed喂养。根据“They were reaching out of the water and swimming back down.”可知是看见鲨鱼在水里探出头又游回去。故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：那一刻，我知道自己想学什么了。 finished结束；forgot忘记；knew知道；enjoyed喜欢。根据“Molly started studying sharks in college”可知，莫莉从上大学就开始研究鲨鱼了，可推出她从上节目的那一刻就知道自己想要学的东西了。故选C。 【16题详解】 句意：莫莉从上大学就开始研究鲨鱼了，从未放弃过。 grew up成长；gave up放弃；turned up出现；cheered up开心点。根据“She even got a nickname: Mother of Sharks.”可知，莫莉因为研究鲨鱼被称为“鲨鱼之母”，因此她从未放弃研究。故选B。 【17题详解】 句意：莫莉的梦想是让其他人明白保护海洋和海洋生物的重要性。 dream梦想；problem问题；answer答案；hobby爱好。根据“To make it come true…”可知，莫莉为了实现梦想写了一本书。故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：为了实现这个梦想，她写了一本《野外生存》并分享了一些她与海洋动物的真实经历的故事。 note笔记；book书；song歌曲；poem诗。根据“she wrote a…”以及“shared some stories…”可知莫莉是写的一本书。故选B。 19题详解】 句意：她希望人们可以通过这本书更好地了解动物、海洋和大自然。 remembers记住；agrees同意；hopes希望；orders命令。根据“To make it come true, she wrote a…Wild Survival … with sea animals.”可知，莫莉写书的目的是希望人们能保护动物。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：她说，这样人们就能更多地了解鲨鱼，就不会像以前那么害怕了。 excited期待；proud自豪；bored厌倦；afraid害怕。根据“Most people might be afraid of sharks (鲨鱼).”可知，人们很害怕鲨鱼这种动物。故选D。 三、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分） 请阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 A 2024 Space Discovery Activities Do you want to develop your kids’ interests in the universe? Our space discovery activities are great ways for children between 6 and 18 years old to learn about the universe. When to come: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday from July to November Where to come: Big Bridge Space Center How much to pay: free for children under 18, 50 yuan per person for grown-ups We offer four fun activities to help children learn about the solar system and more. These activities can encourage them to think and learn more about space. Activity 1 ·What to prepare: Paper balls, colored paints and clay (陶土) ·What to do: Learn about the size, color and movement of each planet in the solar system. Create a model solar system with clay. Activity 2 ·What to prepare: Paints, toothbrushes (牙刷), glue and paper · What to do: Know about the galaxies in the universe. Create special galaxy artworks. Activity 3 ·What to prepare: Two glass bottles, cardboard and a bicycle pump (打气筒） ·What to do: Watch the changes of space ships and what helps a spaceship’s flight. Activity 4 ·What to do: Read astronauts’ diaries. Join in games from NASA’s Kids Club. Try astronauts’ food. Cook a space meal. So, why wait? Click www.spacediscover.com for joining in or leaning about other activities. Let’s discover the huge space with your kids together! 21. When can a family take part in the space discovery activities? A. At 8:30 a.m. on a June Sunday. B. At 10:00 a.m. on a July Saturday. C. At 2:30 p.m. on a September Friday. D. At 4:00 p.m. on a November Thursday. 22. What do people need to create galaxy artworks? A. Paper balls, paints and clay. B. Paper, clay, cardboard and paints. C. Paints, toothbrushes, glue and paper. D. Glass bottles, cardboard and a bicycle pump. 23. What can children learn from Activity 4? A. The galaxies in the universe. B. The flight and changes of spaceships. C. The astronauts’ lives in the spaceship. D. The size, color and movement of each planet in the solar system. 24. How can people know about other activities? A. By sending an e-mail. B. By visiting the website. C. By making a phone call. D. By going to the space center. 25. Who is the article written for? A. Parents. B. Students. C. Artists. D. Astronauts. 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. C 24. B 25. A 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了面向6至18岁儿童的太空探索活动，包括活动时间、地点、费用及内容，旨在激发孩子们对宇宙的兴趣。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据“ 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday from July to November”可知，从七月到十一月的每周六周日上午九点半到下午四点半可以参加活动。故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Activity 2中“What to prepare: Paints, toothbrushes, glue and paper...Create special galaxy artworks.  ”可知，创造特殊的星系艺术品需要颜料、牙刷、胶水和纸。故选C。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据Activity 4中“What to do: Read astronauts’ diaries...Try astronauts’ food. Cook a space meal. ”可知，参加活动四可以读宇航员的日记，尝试他们的食物等，即可以了解宇航员在太空的生活。故选C。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Click www.spacediscover.com for joining in or leaning about other activities. ”可知，如果要了解其他的活动可以访问网站。故选B。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一句“Do you want to develop your kids’ interests in the universe?”可知，该文章是写给父母的。故选A。 B Recently, scientists have found that gardening can help people sleep better! They made a survey of adults (成年人) from different groups and collected the information about their daily activities. They tried to find out the connection between people’s daily activities and their sleep problems. 62, 000 adults took part in the survey and over 4, 000 of them were gardeners. They did gardening almost every day .About 41, 000 did other kinds of exercise and nearly 17, 000 did not exercise at all. The results of the survey were surprising. Compared with those who did not exercise, people who did gardening were 42% less likely (可能的) to experience sleep problems. Those who did other exercise were 33% less likely to have sleep problems. What’s more, gardeners also have longer sleep, usually getting more than 7 hours of sleep each night. So why can gardening improve sleep? Scientists think it is because gardening includes lots of physical activities, like planting and watering. These activities can tire the bodies in a healthy way so that people can sleep deeper. Besides, when people do gardening in the nature, it can help lower their stress (压力) and make it easier for them to fall asleep and stay asleep all night. To stay in good health, scientists recommend that adults should get at least 7 hours of sleep each day. However, around 35% of adults do not get enough sleep. This research may offer a new solution for those with sleep problems. 26. What information did the scientists collect in the survey? A. People’s daily activities. B. People’s family problems. C. People’s exercising difficulties. D. People’s gardening experiences. 27. How many people in the survey did gardening almost every day? A. About 6%. B. About 33%. C. About 35%. D. About 75%. 28. Gardeners have deeper sleep because ________. A. they have little stress B. they get tired in a healthy way C. they work in quiet environment s D. they plant many trees and flowers 29. What does the underlined word “recommend” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Mean. B. Show. C. Guess. D. Suggest. 30. Which might be the best title for the passage? A. Gardening Makes People Happier B. Gardening Makes People Stronger C. Gardening Helps People Sleep Better D. Gardening Helps People Sleep Earlier 【答案】26. A 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了科学家们发现园艺可以帮助人们睡得更好。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中“They made a survey of adults (成年人) from different groups and collected the information about their daily activities.”可知，他们对来自不同群体的成年人进行了调查，并收集了他们日常活动的信息，故选A。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中“62, 000 adults took part in the survey and over 4, 000 of them were gardeners.”可知，62000名成年人参加了这项调查，其中4000多名是园艺工作者，即大约6%的人每天做园艺，故选A。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据文中“These activities can tire the bodies in a healthy way so that people can sleep deeper.”可知，这些活动可以以健康的方式使身体疲劳，这样人们可以睡得更深，故选B。 【29题详解】 词义猜测题。根据文中“To stay in good health”可知，是指为了保持身体健康，科学家建议成年人每天至少应睡眠7个小时，所以recommend意为“建议”，与suggest同义，故选D。 【30题详解】 最佳标题题。本文主要讲述了科学家们发现园艺可以帮助人们睡得更好，所以选项C符合文章大意，故选C。 C 配对阅读。左栏是五位学生的兴趣与计划，右栏是活动介绍，请为每个人选择一个合适的活动，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。 ____31____ John is busy studying for a test recently and wants to relax. He wishes to spend some time playing exciting games at home on the weekend. ____32____ Annie loves wild animals and taking photos. She plans to watch wildlife closely in the summer vacation. ____33____ Sally wishes to hold some activities in her neighborhood on Earth Day. She wants to find some helpful ideas. ____34____ Jack is in the school sports club. He hopes to hold some interesting and exciting games to bring the club members together. ____35____ Daniel is interested in stars and has a lot of questions about them. He is willing to learn more. A. Welcome to Queensland to watch wild life. You can watch sea turtles and different fishes swimming around. You can also take great photos of beautiful dolphins. B. Shivering Stone is a mobile puzzle game (拼图游戏) where you will go across cold snowfields and forests. With 50 puzzles to solve, the game gets more and more exciting! C. If you think animals are interesting, this is the radio show for you. Join hostess Emma as she travels the world to find out interesting animal facts and nature’s beauty. D. Dr. Maggie answers all your questions about stars in this TV show. You’ll know what would happen if you fell inside a black hole and how long it would take you to fly to a star. E. This Saturday, our reading salon (沙龙) will invite the writer of the book Rainforest Warrior to share something with us. You will learn about the rainforest and know the true life story of the writer. F. Do you want to make the world a better place to live in? Then come to our lecture (讲座). This lecture will give you ideas for activities that you can do in your own neighborhood. G. Zoo bombing is a sport from Portland. You can carry children’s bikes and go to the zoo. There you ride the mini-bikes down the hills. It’s really exciting! 【答案】31. B 32. A 33. F 34. G 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是根据五位学生的兴趣与计划，为每个人选择一个合适的活动。 【31题详解】 根据“John is busy studying for a test recently and wants to relax. He wishes to spend some time playing exciting games at home on the weekend.”可知，约翰最近忙于备考，想放松一下，他希望周末能花些时间在家里玩一些激动人心的游戏，选项B“《颤抖的石头》是一款手机益智游戏，您将穿越寒冷的雪原和森林。游戏有 50 个谜题需要解决，越来越刺激！”与之相配，故选B。 【32题详解】 根据“Annie loves wild animals and taking photos. She plans to watch wildlife closely in the summer vacation.”可知，安妮喜欢野生动物和拍照，她计划在暑假里近距离观察野生动物，选项A“欢迎来到昆士兰观赏野生动物。您可以看到海龟和各种鱼类在周围游动。您还可以拍摄美丽的海豚的精彩照片。”与之相配，故选A。 【33题详解】 根据“Sally wishes to hold some activities in her neighborhood on Earth Day. She wants to find some helpful ideas.”可知，莎莉希望在地球日那天在她的社区举办一些活动，她想找到一些有用的想法，选项F“你想让世界变得更美好吗？那就来听我们的讲座吧。本讲座将为你提供一些可以在自己社区开展的活动的想法。”与之相配，故选F。 【34题详解】 根据“Jack is in the school sports club. He hopes to hold some interesting and exciting games to bring the club members together.”可知，杰克在学校体育俱乐部，他希望举办一些有趣和激动人心的比赛，把俱乐部成员聚在一起，选项G“动物园轰炸是来自波特兰的一项运动。你可以带着儿童自行车去动物园。在那里你可以骑着迷你自行车从山上下来。这真的很刺激！”与之相配，故选G。 【35题详解】 根据“Daniel is interested in stars and has a lot of questions about them. He is willing to learn more.”可知，丹尼尔对星星很感兴趣，对他们有很多疑问，他愿意学习更多，选项D“玛吉博士在这部电视节目中解答了你关于星星的所有问题。你会知道如果你掉进黑洞会发生什么，以及飞到一颗星星需要多长时间。”与之相配，故选D。 四、短文填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 clothes get another why thousand from both difficult we live after warm Do you have trouble deciding what to wear every day? Think about this: humans didn’t wear clothes at all, many ____36____ of years ago. As humans are the only animals that wear clothes, then we may want to know ____37____ we wear them. That’s because we don’t have fur (皮毛) like other animals. Our ancestors (祖先) came ____38____ Africa, a very hot place. They lost their fur to ____39____ cooler. But they needed clothes to live through the cold weather ____40____ they moved to cooler parts of the world. Exactly when humans started wearing clothes is a ____41____ question to answer. The oldest piece of clothing scientists found is only about 5, 000 years old. But humans once ____42____ in cold places like Ice Age Europe and Asia. They couldn’t live without clothes to keep ____43____ there. So humans must have worn clothes long before that. Scientists also found that our ancestors in northern China made ____44____ from animal fur about 800, 000 years ago. In 2011, a study showed that lice (虱子) which lived in _____45_____ clothes appeared about 170, 000 years ago. So it’s believed that modern humans started wearing clothes no later than that. 【答案】36. thousands 37. why 38. from 39. get 40. after 41. difficult 42. lived 43. warm 44. clothes 45. our 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了人类穿衣服的历史。 【36题详解】 句意：想想看：几千年前，人类根本不穿衣服。根据“many...of years ago”及备选词可知，这里指几千年前，thousands of意为“上千的”，故填thousands。 【37题详解】 句意：由于人类是唯一穿衣服的动物，因此我们可能想知道为什么穿衣服。根据“That’s because we don’t have fur ( 皮毛 ) like other animals.”及备选词可知，此处是指想知道为什么穿衣服，所以用why引导宾语从句，故填why。 【38题详解】 句意：我们的祖先来自非洲，一个非常炎热的地方。根据“came...Africa”及备选词可知，这里指来自非洲，come from意为“来自”，故填from。 【39题详解】 句意：为了变得凉爽，它们脱掉了毛皮。根据“lost their fur to...cooler”及备选词可知，这里指为了变得凉爽，get意为“变得”，此处是动词不定式表目的，故填get。 【40题详解】 句意：但当他们搬到世界上较冷的地区后，就需要衣服来抵御寒冷的天气。根据“they needed clothes to live through the cold weather...they moved to cooler parts of the world.”可知，这里指当他们搬到世界上较冷的地区后，after意为“在……之后”，故填after。 【41题详解】 句意：人类究竟何时开始穿衣服是一个很难回答的问题。根据“a...question to answer”及备选词可知，这里指一个很难回答的问题，difficult意为“困难的”，形容词在句中作定语，故填difficult。 【42题详解】 句意：但人类曾经生活在冰河时代的欧洲和亚洲等寒冷的地方。根据“humans once...in cold places like Ice Age Europe and Asia”及备选词可知，这里指曾经生活在冰河时代的欧洲和亚洲等寒冷的地方，live意为“生活，居住”，该句为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式，故填lived。 【43题详解】 句意：在那里，他们不能没有保暖的衣服。根据“They couldn’t live without clothes to keep...there”及备选词可知，这里指不能没有保暖的衣服，keep warm意为“保暖”，故填warm。 【44题详解】 句意：科学家还发现，大约80万年前，我们中国北方的祖先就用动物毛皮制作衣服。根据“made...from animal fur”及备选词可知，这里指用动物毛皮制作衣服，clothes意为“衣服”，故填clothes。 【45题详解】 句意：2011年的一项研究表明，寄居在我们衣服上的虱子大约在17万年前就出现了。根据“ lice (虱子) which lived in...clothes”及备选词可知，这里指寄居在我们衣服上的虱子，此处修饰名词，应用we的形容词性物主代词our，故填our。 五、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分） 回答问题 请阅读下面短文，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题，并将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 In a classroom filled with students, the course on food and exercise is welcome. At the same time, in the dining hall, teachers are teaching students on healthy eating habits. On the sports field, students are running. In the training center, they are learning rock climbing. This isn’t just a common class in Peking University, but a practical course named Exercise and Food. Unlike traditional physical education classes, Exercise and Food has three parts: theory (理论) learning, live teaching and exercise training. The purpose of this course is to teach students how to lose weight in a scientific and healthy way. The course in Peking University has been running for two years, and it has helped one third of the students successfully lose over 5% of their bodyweight, with the best result being a student who lost 33 pounds in one term. Because of the high need for the course, students have to grab (抢) it online. The course has won the heart of students, with many describing it as progressive and systematic. Through the course, students are not only losing weight but also building confidence and leading a healthier life. 46. Who offers the Exercise and Food course? __________________________________________ 47. What’s the purpose of the course? __________________________________________ 48. How long has the course been running? __________________________________________ 49. Why do students have to grab the course online? __________________________________________ 50. What do students think of the course? __________________________________________ 51. 书面表达 请根据要求完成短文写作，并将写作内容写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。 假设你是李华，你所在地区的青少年英语周刊正开展主题为“How to Lead a Healthy Life”的征文活动，请你根据以下思维导图内容提示用英文写一篇短文投稿。 注意： （1）可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。 （2）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名。 （3）语句连贯，词数80左右。 How to Lead a Healthy Life ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】46. Peking University does./Peking University offers the Exercise and Food course./Peking University. 47. It/The purpose of the course is to teach students how to lose weight in a scientific and healthy way./To teach students how to lose weight in a scientific and healthy way. 48. It/The course has been running for two years./For two years. 49. The students have to grab the course online because of the high need for it./Because of the high need for the course. 50. They/The students think it is progressive and systematic./Progressive and systematic. 51. 例文： How to Lead a Healthy Life Health is very important to all of us. We should have a healthy lifestyle, and then we can have a healthy body. Firstly, it important for us to have enough sleep. I always go to bed early and get up early every day. Moreover, I have a balanced diet. We must eat enough fruits and vegetables. We had better not eat too much junk food because it is bad for our health. At last, it’s good for us to exercise to keep healthy. In a word, a healthy lifestyle will make our bodies stronger. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了北大一门叫做《运动与食物》的实用课程，这门课程赢得了学生的心，通过该课程，学生不仅减轻了体重，还建立了信心，过上了更健康的生活。 【46题详解】 根据“This isn’t just a common class in Peking University, but a practical course named Exercise and Food.”可知，是北京大学提供的。故填Peking University does./Peking University offers the Exercise and Food course./Peking University. 【47题详解】 根据“The purpose of this course is to teach students how to lose weight in a scientific and healthy way.”可知，这门课程的目的是教学生如何科学健康地减肥。故填It/The purpose of the course is to teach students how to lose weight in a scientific and healthy way./To teach students how to lose weight in a scientific and healthy way. 【48题详解】 根据“The course in Peking University has been running for two years”可知，这门课程已经开办了两年。故填It/The course has been running for two years./For two years. 【49题详解】 根据“Because of the high need for the course, students have to grab (抢) it online.”可知，由于需求量很大，学生们不得不在网上学习这门课程。故填The students have to grab the course online because of the high need for it./Because of the high need for the course. 【50题详解】 根据“The course has won the heart of students, with many describing it as progressive and systematic.”可知，学生认为它是进步的和系统的。故填They/The students think it is progressive and systematic./Progressive and systematic. 【51题详解】 [总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：主要时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏“信息提示”中的每一项提示，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，引出“如何过健康的生活”的话题； 第二步，介绍你健康的生活方式以及保持健康生活方式的措施； 第三步，总结全文，介绍健康生活方式的影响。 [亮点词汇] ①go to bed上床睡觉 ②keep healthy保持健康 ③be bad for对……有坏处 [高分句型] ①We had better not eat too much junk food because it is bad for our health. (because引导的原因状语从句) ②At last, it’s good for us to exercise to keep healthy. (it作形式主语) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$