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2024年秋学期八年级期中学情调查 英语试题 (考试时间：100分钟；满分：120分) 第一部分选择题(共65分) 一、单项选择在A 、B 、C 、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项(本大题共10 小题, 每小题1分, 计10分)。 1. Tommy looked after his mother ________ her illness. He couldn’t leave her in hospital alone. A. in B. with C. through D. across 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：汤米在他母亲生病期间一直照顾她。他不能把她一个人留在医院里。 考查介词辨析。in在……里面；with和；through自始至终；across穿过。根据“He couldn’t leave her in hospital alone.”可知，他自始至终都在医院照顾他的母亲，用through符合语境。故选C。 2. — Jim, believe in ________, and you can make it! — Thanks, I will. A. himself B. yourself C. itself D. myself 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——吉姆，相信自己，你能做到的！——谢谢，我会的。 考查反身代词。himself他自己；yourself你自己；itself它自己；myself我自己。根据“you can make it!”可知，此处指“你自己”。故选B。 3. Tony found it hard for him to finish so much work. So he was ________. A. careless B. useless C. meaningless D. helpless 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：托尼发现他很难完成这么多工作。所以，他感到很无助。 考查形容词辨析。careless粗心的；useless无用的；meaningless无意义的；helpless无助的。根据“Tony found it hard for him to finish so much work.”可知，Tony发现完成这么多工作很难，因此他感到很无助。故选D。 4. Life is like a ________. Move forward, and you’ll enjoy a lot of wonderful sights along the way. A. journey B. competition C. language D. culture 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：人生就像一次旅行。向前走，你将沿途欣赏到许多美丽的风景。 考查名词辨析。journey旅程；competition竞争；language语言；culture文化。根据“Move forward, and you’ll enjoy a lot of wonderful sights along the way.”可知，此处将人生比喻成旅程，在旅程中，将沿途欣赏到许多美丽的风景。故选A。 5. —Look! Someone left a book on a chair. —It ________ be Kate’s, I’m not sure. She likes reading. A. need B. may C. must D. should 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——看！有人把书忘在椅子上了。——可能是凯特的，我不确定。她喜欢阅读。 考查情态动词辨析。need需要；may可能；must必须；should应该。根据“I’m not sure.”可知，此处表示不确定是谁的书，因此may“可能”，表示推测，符合语境。故选B。 6. You’d better read the instructions first before you ________ the new washing machine. A. put out B. put up C. put on D. put in 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：在你安装新洗衣机之前，你最好先阅读说明书。 考查动词短语。put out扑灭；put up张贴；put on表演（节目）；put in安装，放入。根据“the new washing machine”可知，此处指安装新的洗衣机。故选D。 7. Make a note of the questions you want to ask. ________, you’ll possibly forget some of them. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Clearly D. Finally 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：把你想问的问题记下来。否则，你可能会忘记其中的一些。 考查副词辨析。Instead替代；Otherwise否则；Clearly清晰地；Finally终于。根据“Make a note of the questions you want to ask.”和“you’ll possibly forget some of them”可知，需要把问题记下来，否则可能会忘记一些问题。故选B。 8. —Dad pulled out a cooker and ________ it up with cabbages, potatoes and carrots. —It sounds terrible. I don’t think it will be tasty. A. filled B. changed C. completed D. tidied 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——爸爸拿出一个锅，用卷心菜、土豆和胡萝卜把它填满。——听起来很糟糕。我不认为它会好吃。 考查动词辨析。fill装满，充满；change变化，改变；complete结束，完成；tidy整理，收拾。根据“Dad pulled out a cooker and ... it up with cabbages, potatoes and carrots.”可知，句子描述的是做饭的过程，用卷心菜、土豆和胡萝卜把锅填满后进行烹饪，fill sth. up with意为“用……填满……”，固定短语，符合语境。故选A。 9. —Jimmy is ________ John. —That’s true. But Jimmy is better than John at jumping high. A. so short as B. taller than C. not so tall as D. not as short as 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——吉米没有约翰那么高。——确实如此。但是吉米比约翰更擅长高跳。 考查形容词原级。so short as和……一样矮，常用于否定句；taller than比……高；not so tall as不和……一样高；not as short as不和……一样矮。根据“But Jimmy is better than John at jumping high.”可知，前后句子意思转折，即：Jimmy长得不如John高，但是却比John跳得高，因此用not so tall as表示“不如……高”。故选C。 10. —I hear you had a fantastic trip. So which city do you like better, Chengdu or Chongqing? —________! There are good and bad things about them both. A. What a pity B. No problem C. Sounds good D. It’s hard to say 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我听说你的旅行非常棒。那么，成都和重庆你更喜欢哪个城市？——很难说！它们都有好有坏。 考查情景交际。What a pity真遗憾；No problem没问题；Sounds good听起来不错；It’s hard to say很难说。根据“There are good and bad things about them both.”可知，每个城市都有优缺点，因此很难评价哪个更好。故选D。 二、完型填空 (本大题共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分) 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I was a kid, it was unusual to get a snow day off from school. I can still remember those ____11____ snow days. First, I would ____12____ the announcement (宣布) to come over the radio, and then I would smile ____13____. Having a snow day ____14____ that I could stay at home to do what I love to do ____15____ standing in the cold to wait for the school bus. Later on the day, I would go outside and play in the ____16____. I would make snowmen and have a snowball fight with my brothers. Sometimes I would just look around and enjoy the beauty of ____17____. When I got too ____18____, I would go inside, sit beside the fireplace and read my favourite books. In the afternoon, I would go into the ____19____ and see what Mum was cooking for dinner. Once Mum ____20____ asked me to take the chicken and potatoes out of the oven (烤箱). It ____21____ so good and the taste was nice, too. I can remember it to this day. After dinner, I would sit next to Mum, eat popcorn, and watch TV until bedtime. I would look back at the day with happiness ____22____ falling into deep sleep. I think all of us should get a few snow days off in our lives, if not in our activities, then ____23____ in our hearts (心). We should make time for the important things. We should ____24____ and see the beauty all around us. We should make time for ____25____ instead of just making a living. May all your days feel like a snow day. 11. A. special B. certain C. wild D. boring 12. A. look for B. wait for C. stand for D. work for 13. A. carefully B. hopefully C. brightly D. patiently 14. A. discussed B. hoped C. made D. meant 15. A. because of B. instead of C. sure of D. full of 16. A. snow B. wind C. rain D. storm 17. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 18. A. warm B. cool C. cold D. hot 19. A. hall B. study C. kitchen D. bedroom 20. A. still B. even C. ever D. never 21. A. smelled B. tasted C. sounded D. felt 22. A. after B. when C. before D. during 23. A. at most B. at least C. more than D. less than 24. A. move B. walk C. run D. stop 25. A. studying B. shopping C. loving D. cooking 【答案】11. A 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要描述了学生时代下雪天的场景，告诉我们：我们应该腾出时间去爱，而不是仅仅为了谋生。 【11题详解】 句意：我仍然记得那些特别的雪天。 special特殊的；certain当然的；wild野生的；boring无聊的。根据“When I was a kid, it was unusual to get a snow day off from school”和下文“May all your days feel like a snow day.”及全文可知，雪天对作者来说有着特殊的意义，故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：首先，我会等待广播中的通知，然后我会灿烂地微笑。 look for寻找；wait for等待；stand for代表；work for为……工作。根据“and then I would smile...”可知我会等待广播中的通知，故选B。 【13题详解】 句意：首先，我会等待广播中的通知，然后我会灿烂地微笑。 carefully认真地；hopefully充满希望地；brightly灿烂地；patiently有耐心地。根据“I could stay at home to do what I love to do”可知，当广播通知下雪的时候，作者很高兴，因为可以在家做自己喜欢的事情，故选C。 【14题详解】 句意：下雪天意味着我可以待在家里做我喜欢做的事情，而不是站在寒冷中等校车。 discussed讨论；hoped希望；made制作；meant意思是。根据“I could stay at home to do what...”可知，下雪天意味着我可以待在家里，故选D。 【15题详解】 句意：下雪天意味着我可以待在家里做我喜欢做的事情，而不是站在寒冷中等校车。 because of因为；instead of而不是；sure of确定；full of充满。根据“I could stay at home to do what...”可知，下雪天意味着我可以待在家里而不是去上学。故选B。 【16题详解】 句意：当天晚些时候，我会出去在雪地里玩。 snow雪；wind风；rain雨；storm风暴。根据“Having a snow day...I would make snowmen and have a snowball fight”可知，在雪地里玩。故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：有时候，我只是环顾四周，欣赏冬天的美丽。 spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。根据“Having a snow day...I would make snowmen and have a snowball fight”可知，冬季下雪，欣赏冬天的美丽。故选D。 【18题详解】 句意：当我太冷的时候，我会进去，坐在壁炉旁读我最喜欢的书。 warm温暖的；cool凉爽的；cold寒冷的；hot热的。根据“I would go inside, sit beside the fireplace”可知，当我太冷的时候会走进屋子，坐在壁炉旁，故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：下午，我会走进厨房，看看妈妈晚饭做了什么。 hall大厅；study书房；kitchen厨房；bedroom卧室。根据“see what Mum was cooking for dinner”可知，走进厨房看看妈妈晚饭做了什么。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：有一次，妈妈甚至让我把鸡肉和土豆从烤箱里拿出来。 still仍然；even甚至；ever曾经；never从不。根据“see what Mum was cooking for dinner...asked me to take the chicken and potatoes out of the oven”可知，妈妈有时甚至让我把鸡肉和土豆从烤箱里拿出来。故选B。 【21题详解】 句意：它闻起来很香，味道也很好。 smelled闻起来；tasted品尝；sounded听起来；felt感觉。根据“...to take the chicken and potatoes out of the oven...so good and the taste was nice”及常识可知，烤食物闻起来很香，故选A。 【22题详解】 句意：我会幸福地回顾这一天，然后再深深地睡着。 after在……之后；when当……时候；before在……之前；during在……期间。根据“I would look back at the day with happiness...falling into deep sleep.”可知，睡觉前，我会幸福地回顾这一天，故选C。 【23题详解】 句意：我认为我们所有人都应该在生活中休息几天，如果不是在我们活动中，那么至少在我们的心中。 at most最多；at least至少；more than多于；less than少于。根据“if not in our activities, then...in our hearts”可知，如果不是在我们的活动中，那么至少在我们的心中。故选B。 【24题详解】 句意：我们应该停下来看看周围的美景。 move移动；walk走路；run跑；stop停止。根据“We should make time for the important things”可知，我们应该停下来看看周围的美景。故选D。 【25题详解】 句意：我们应该腾出时间去爱，而不仅仅是谋生。 studying学习；shopping购物；loving喜爱；cooking做饭。根据“...I could stay at home to do what I love to do...We should make time for...instead of just making a living”可知，我们应该腾出时间去爱，去做自己喜爱的东西，故选C。 三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文, 然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案(本大题共20小题, 每小 题2分, 计40分)。 A With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient (便利). An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build a hotel in the sea which is about 18 metres below the surface (表面). The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving. Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a hidden battery (隐藏电池) inside the frame (边框). It can do many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a camera and a small screen. People can take hands-free photos or videos of what they are doing. A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. People can wear this shirt for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool &Prince shirt never needs ironing (熨烫). The Digital (数字) Library Can you think about walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The first bookless public library will be open in San Antonio, Texas, Computers will take the place of books soon. 26. Which of the following about “the underwater hotel” is TRUE? A. The underwater hotel looks like a spaceship. B. A company built the underwater hotel in the sea. C. The underwater hotel is about 80 metres below. D. You can only get to the hotel by swimming. 27. Which one of the following can make us do less housework in our daily life? A. The underwater hotel B. Google Glass C. The Wool &Prince shirt D. The digital library 28 You needn’t use ________ when you take photos or video with Google Glass. A. a camera B. a screen C. a battery D. your hand 29. The Digital Library tells us something about a library without ________. A. books B. computers C. librarians D. readers 30. Which part of the magazine can we read the material above? A. Sports B. Science C. Fashion D. News 【答案】26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲了随着科技的发展，我们的生活会变得多姿多彩，给出了几家公司推出的新计划。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格第一部分“It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel.”可知，水下旅馆看起来像一艘太空船。选项A表述正确。故选A。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据表格第三部分“People can wear this shirt for 100 straight days without washing!”可知，人们可以连续100天不洗The Wool &Prince衬衫。所以，它可以让我们在日常生活中少做家务。故选C。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格第二部分“People can take hands-free photos or videos of what they are doing.”可知，有了Google Glass，人们拍照片或视频时可以解放双手。故选D。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据表格最后一部分“The first bookless public library will be open in San Antonio, Texas, Computers will take the place of books soon.”可知，德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市将开设第一家无书公共图书馆，电脑将很快取代书本。所以，Digital Library是一家无书图书馆。故选A。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。本文讲了随着科技的发展，我们的生活会变得多姿多彩，给出了几家公司推出的新计划，都是和科学有关。故选B。 B ① Cici is standing in front of her trainer (训练师). Her trainer says, “Right.” Cici makes a 90° turn. “Forward.” Cici starts to walk down the road. Cici is training to be a guide dog. Guide dogs help people who can’t see. ② ________ But, how do trainers make sure their dogs are right for the work? Before starting to train the puppies (小狗), trainers test qualities that they can’t teach. In one test, they drop a box on the floor near the puppies. Do they ignore (忽视) the noise? Do they run away when meeting dangers? Other tests answer questions like: Is the dog kind and safe enough for their owners? Is the dog happy as a guide dog? More than half fail. They will do some other work or become family pets. ③ ________ Once a puppy passes the tests, trainers begin teaching the dog easy instructions like “come” and “sit”. It is not easy, puppies are still babies. They don’t always follow the instructions. It takes months of practice to teach a puppy to follow the instructions. And when the dog does right, it gets a treat. As the puppies get older, they practice in a house with stairs to climb and other distractions (干扰). They are trained to notice the distractions. ④ ________ They learn how to cross streets safely and how to get on buses. They learn to keep away from dangers. ⑤ ________ It takes two years for a puppy to become a guide dog. But once it starts to work, it will be the best helpers for people. 31. Cici is training to be a _________. A. B. C. D. 32. How long does it take a puppy to become a guide dog? A. Two years. B. Two months. C. A few days. D. A few weeks. 33. Where can we put the sentence “After practicing inside, trainers take the dogs outside.”? A. ② B. ③ C. ④ D. ⑤ 34. According to the passage, which of the following dogs can pass the tests? A. A puppy that ignores the noise. B. A puppy that only likes staying inside. C. A puppy that was born to be friendly. D. A puppy that runs fast when meeting dangers. 35. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A. ①②/③④/⑤ B. ①/②③/④⑤ C. ①②③/④⑤ D. ①②③④⑤ 【答案】31. B 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章讲述了导盲犬的训练过程，包括初始测试、基础指令训练、应对实际环境的练习，以及成为导盲犬所需的两年时间。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Cici is training to be a guide dog.”可知，Cici将被训练成为一只导盲犬。故选B。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第⑤段中“It takes two years for a puppy to become a guide dog.”可知，一只小狗成长为导盲犬需要两年的时间。故选A。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据第④段中“They learn how to cross streets safely and how to get on buses.”可知，这一段讲述的是狗狗们学习如何安全过马路和乘坐公交车，这些是在室内练习之后，在外面进行的实践，因此这句话“After practicing inside, trainers take the dogs outside.”适合放在第④段开头。故选C。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Before starting to train the puppies (小狗), trainers test qualities that they can’t teach.”和“Other tests answer questions like: Is the dog kind and safe enough for their owners? Is the dog happy as a guide dog?”可知，在测试中，会评估狗狗是否对主人友善和安全，导盲犬需要对它们的视障主人表现出耐心和温柔，同时确保在所有情况下都能保护主人的安全，因此一只天生友好的小狗将会通过初始测试。故选C。 【35题详解】 篇章结构题。第①段介绍Cici正在接受成为导盲犬的训练，引入主题；第②段介绍了训练师在训练小狗之前会进行测试，以确保它们具备一些不可教授的品质；第③段介绍通过测试的小狗开始学习基本指令和应对室内干扰；第④段介绍小狗们在户外学习安全过马路和识别危险；第⑤段介绍成为导盲犬需要两年训练。因此，每个段落之间都是并列关系。故选D。 C Antonio Rossi was a very good glassblower in Venice. One day, his daughter Clara walked into his workshop and her father was there, standing beside two glass vases (花瓶). “I have made them for Mr. Lombardi, the great writer in Venice,” Antonio said, “Now I must go and get Mr. Lombardi.” After he left the workshop, Clara found a note beside the vases. Clara read it and smiled. As she turned, she bumped the vases. They fell to the ground and broke into many pieces. Only the round bases (底座) were not broken. Clara picked up one of the round bases. “What will I tell my father?” She held the piece, crying. Suddenly, she saw Mr. Lombardi’s note when she looked through the glass. The letters were BIG! She picked up the other base and looked through it. It worked, too! The words looked bigger. Clara thought quickly. She found a wire (金属丝) and carefully wrapped (用……绕住) it around the two glass pieces. Just as she finished, Mr. Lombardi and her father walked in. “Now let me show you the ... ” Clara’s father stopped, and looked at the broken vases on the floor. “Oh, Clara!” “I’m so sorry, Father.” Clara said. “What do you have there?” Mr. Lombardi asked. “I made it from the broken pieces,” said Clara. “Look through them.” She held up the note for him to see. Mr. Lombardi’s eyes opened wide. “The words! They’re big!” He looked at Clara’s father. “My wife can’t read my books because of her eyes. This will be my gift to her! It will be the greatest gift ever! Your daughter made something very useful.” Clara did make something very useful She had invented (发明) eyeglasses. 36. The two glass vases were for ________. A. Antonio Rossi B. Clara C. Mr. Lombardi D. Ms. Lombardi 37. What does the underlined word “bumped” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. threw away B. knocked over C. picked up D. put down 38. In which order did Clara do the following things? ①Clara broke the vases. ② Clara made the eyeglasses. ③ Clara found the words bigger. ④ Clara saw a note. A. ①③④② B. ④①③② C. ③①②④ D. ④①②③ 39. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. Clara was a careless girl who often made mistakes. B. Mr. Lombardi was not happy with the eyeglasses. C. Antonio was angry with his daughter for breaking the vases. D. Ms. Lombardi would be happy to use the eyeglasses to read. 40. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? A. A good glassblower. B. A careless girl. C. An accidental (意外的) invention. D. Useful eyeglasses. 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了Clara意外打碎两个玻璃花瓶后，用碎片发明了放大文字的眼镜，这成为了帮助视力不佳的Mrs. Lombardi阅读的有用工具。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“I have made them for Mr. Lombardi, the great writer in Venice, ... ”可知，这两个玻璃花瓶是为Mr. Lombardi制作的。故选C。 【37题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“As she turned, she bumped the vases. They fell to the ground and broke into many pieces.”可知，花瓶倒在地上碎了，应是她转身后碰到了花瓶，然后打碎了，因此推测bumped的意思是碰到，与knocked over意为“撞倒”意思相近。故选B。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“After he left the workshop, Clara found a note beside the vases.”可知，她首先看到了一张便条,④排第一；根据“As she turned, she bumped the vases. They fell to the ground and broke into many pieces.”可知，然后她打破了花瓶，①排第二；根据“Suddenly, she saw Mr. Lombardi’s note when she looked through the glass. The letters were BIG! She picked up the other base and looked through it. It worked, too! The words looked bigger.”可知，之后她发现通过玻璃看字变大了，③排第三；根据“She found a wire (金属丝) and carefully wrapped (用……绕住) it around the two glass pieces.”可知，最后她制作了眼镜，②排第四。因此顺序是④①③②。故选B。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据“My wife can’t read my books because of her eyes. This will be my gift to her! It will be the greatest gift ever!”可知，Mr. Lombardi认为眼镜将是他给妻子的最好礼物，因为她的眼睛问题无法阅读他的书，可以推测Ms. Lombardi使用眼镜来阅读会很高兴。故选D。 【40题详解】 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了Clara意外打破了花瓶，却因此发明了眼镜的故事，所以选项C“意外的发明”是最合适的标题。故选C。 D Are you feeling a little unhappy? Some spoonfuls of vinegar (醋) may help. At Arizona State University in the US, scientists did a study on this. Twenty-eight people took part in it. The scientists put them into two groups. Every day, people in the first group had four spoonfuls of vinegar. Those in the second group took one pill (药片). Inside the pill, there was a little vinegar. One or two weeks later, the scientists tested the mental (心理的) health of everyone. The symptoms of depression (抑郁症的症状) went down by 42% for the first group and 18% for the second. At the same time, the level (水平) of vitamin B3 went up by 86% for everyone in the first group. The scientists said that having more vitamin B3 could help with this study. However, the scientists only studied 28 people for this. In the future, they will need to test more people. BYE BYE, MR BLUE When you’re feeling unhappy, you can try these things to make you better. ● Take 45 minutes to do exercise, like jogging. Do this three days a week for at least two months. ● Have less sugar. Eat fruits, not sweets. ● Write down happy moments at least once every week. ●Remember to go to see a doctor when self-help does not work. 41. Why does the writer ask the question in the first paragraph? A. To ask readers to answer it. B. To get readers interested. C. To get readers to remember the reason. D. To ask readers to talk about feelings. 42. According to the study, which of the following picture is true? A. B. C. D. 43. What ways can help make you better? a. eating more sugar b. writing down bad memories c. asking doctors for help d. doing exercise A. a, b B. a, d C. b, c D. c, d 44. The underlined word “Mr. Blue” refer to (指代) ________. A. a scientist B. a color C. a doctor D. a sad feeling 45. What can we know about from the passage? A. In each team, there were 28 people. B. Scientists wanted to test the taste of vinegar. C. Having more vitamin B3 could make people feel better. D. All the people in the two groups had four spoonfuls of vinegar every day. 【答案】41. B 42. A 43. D 44. D 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章讨论了一项研究，发现每天摄入醋可能减少抑郁症状并提高维生素B3水平，同时提供了一些改善情绪的建议。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Are you feeling a little unhappy? Some spoonfuls of vinegar (醋) may help.”可知，一些勺子的醋可能对减轻抑郁有帮助，因此作者提出问题是为了吸引读者的兴趣，让他们对文章的内容产生好奇心。故选B。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The symptoms of depression (抑郁症的症状) went down by 42% for the first group and 18% for the second. At the same time, the level (水平) of vitamin B3 went up by 86% for everyone in the first group.”可知，第一组的抑郁症状减少了42%，第二组减少了18%。同时，第一组中每个人的维生素B3水平上升了86%。故选A。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Take 45 minutes to do exercise, like jogging.”、“Have less sugar. Eat fruits, not sweets.”、“Write down happy moments at least once every week.”和“Remember to go to see a doctor when self-help does not work.”可知，根据文章，建议的方法包括做运动、减少糖分摄入、记录快乐时刻和在自助方法不起作用时去看医生。故选D。 【44题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“BYE BYE, MR BLUE”和“When you’re feeling unhappy, you can try these things to make you better.”可知，这里的MR BLUE指的是不快乐或悲伤的情绪。故选D。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据“At the same time, the level (水平) of vitamin B3 went up by 86% for everyone in the first group. The scientists said that having more vitamin B3 could help with this study.”可知，第一组的人维生素B3水平上升了86%，科学家表示这可能有助于改善情绪。故选C。 第二部分非选择题(共55分) 四、任务型阅读 (共10小题, 每小题1. 5分, 计15分)。 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格（每空一词）。 Ann and John live in England, and they will have a two-month holiday. They are planning a long journey around the world. Now they’re searching for some travel information on the Internet. First, they are planning to visit the French Eiffel Tower. It is near the Seine in Paris. The tower has 1, 711 steps, and is 300 meters high. It was taller than any other building at the time when it was finished in 1889. Then they want to travel to Egypt to visit the pyramids (金字塔). There are more than 90 pyramids in Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest. It is nearly 5, 000 years old. It’s one of the seven wonders in the world. Next, they are going to Australia to visit the Sydney Opera House. It was finished in 1973. It’s about 183 meters long, 118 meters wide and 67 meters tall. The concert (音乐会) hall is the largest hall of the building and it can hold 2, 600 people. Finally, they like to visit the Great Wall. The Great Wall is in the north of China. The Chinese began to build the Great Wall about 2, 000 years ago. The wall we see today was mainly built in the Ming Dynasty. For Ann and John, they always dream of travelling around China, so they will spend the most time in China. Ann and John’s travel ____46____ Ann and John have two ____47____ off. They are going to travel to some famous places around the world. Countries Places of interest Information ____48____ The Eiffel Tower It stands near the Seine in Paris. It is 300 metres in ____49____ with 1, 711 steps. The building was finished in 1889. It was the ____50____ building in the world at that time. Egypt The pyramids There are ____51____ 90 pyramids in Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest with a ____52____ of nearly 5, 000 years. It’s one of the seven wonders in the world. Australia The Sydney Opera House It was finished in 1973. It’s about 183 meters long, 118 meters ____53____ and 67 meters tall. The concert hall is bigger than the other ones of the building. China The Great Wall It is in the ____54____ part of China. The Chinese began to build it about two _____55_____ years ago. The wall we see today was mainly built in the Ming Dynasty. 【答案】46. plan 47. months 48. France 49. height 50. tallest 51. over 52. history 53. wide 54. northern 55. thousand 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，详细介绍了安和约翰的环球旅行计划。 【46题详解】 根据“They are planning a long journey around the world.”可知，他们正在计划一个环球旅行，所以表格内容是一份旅行计划。故填plan。 【47题详解】 根据“they will have a two-month holiday.”可知，他们将会有两个月的假期，have...off表示“有多久假期”，two修饰可数名词复数。故填months。 【48题详解】 根据“First, they are planning to visit the French Eiffel Tower.”可知，他们打算去法国的埃菲尔铁塔，由表格结构可知，需要填国家名称。故填France。 【49题详解】 根据“The tower has 1, 711 steps, and is over 300 meters high.”可知，这个塔有300多米高。介词in后加名词。height“高度”，名词。故填height。 【50题详解】 根据“It was taller than any other building at the time”可知，在那时候，埃菲尔铁塔比世界上其他任何建筑都高，是世界上最高的塔。定冠词the后跟最高级，故填tallest。 【51题详解】 根据“There are more than 90 pyramids in Egypt”可知，在埃及，有90多座金字塔。“超过”more than=over，故填over。 【52题详解】 根据“The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest. It is nearly 5, 000 years old”可知，吉萨大金字塔是最大的，它已经有近5000年的历史了，with a history of...表示“有多久的历史”，故填history。 【53题详解】 根据“It’s about 183 meters long, 118 meters wide and 67 meters tall.”可知，悉尼歌剧院有118米宽，故填wide。 【54题详解】 根据“The Great Wall is in the north of China”可知，长城在中国北部，横线处应填入形容词修饰名词part，northern形容词“北部的”符合语境，故填northern。 【55题详解】 根据“The Chinese began to build the Great Wall about 2, 000 years ago. ”可知，中国人大约在2000多年前开始修筑长城。thousand“千”，前有数字时，用单数修饰。故填thousand。 五、综合填空 (共10小题, 每小题1. 5分, 计15分) 根据短文内容，在横线上填上适当单词，使短文完整、通顺。给出单词的空格不限一词，没有给出单词的空格限一词。 Young star shines These years, Chinese players do very well in table tennis. Now, young players from Generation Z (Z世代) are becoming the ____56____ (star) of the game. Sun Yingsha is one of them. When Sun first joined the reserve squad of the national table tennis team (国家预备队), she was excited. ____57____ (Become) a world top player like her hero Zhang Yining is always her dream. ____58____, there are a lot of difficulties along the way. She took part in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and she failed there. “I was not excellent enough to be the winner.” Sun said. Sun believes that life is always full ____59____ ups and downs. “Determination (决心) and courage (勇气) can make ____60____ good player,” she said. “I set dreams for myself and they keep me ____61____ (go). ” At the 2023 Singapore Smash, Sun ____62____ (win) the women’s singles (个人赛), the women’s doubles and the mixed doubles and became the ____63____ (one) player to get three golds. When talking about younger table tennis players, Sun asks them to keep ____64____ (they) love and stay hard-working. “If you _____65_____ (true) love table tennis, I hope you can keep on it,” she said. 【答案】56. stars 57. Becoming##To become 58. However 59. of 60. a 61. going 62. won 63. first 64. their 65. truly 【解析】 【导语】文章讲述了中国Z世代乒乓球选手孙颖莎的崛起，她的梦想、挑战、以及在2023年新加坡Smash比赛中的成就，同时她鼓励年轻选手保持对乒乓球的热爱和努力。 【56题详解】 句意：现在，来自Z世代的年轻选手正在成为这项运动的明星。根据“young players from Generation Z (Z世代) are becoming”可知，此处指很多Z世代的年轻球员正在成为乒乓球界的新星，因此需用star的复数形式stars。故填stars。 【57题详解】 句意：成为一个像她的英雄张怡宁那样的世界顶级选手一直是她的梦想。根据“... a world top player like her hero Zhang Yining is always her dream.”可知，空格处需要一个动词形式来表示“成为”，句子谓语动词是is，因此需用非谓语形式作主语，用become的动名词形式becoming或不定式to become都可以，句首字母大写。故填Becoming/To become。 【58题详解】 句意：然而，沿途有许多困难。根据前文提到她的梦想，结合“there are a lot of difficulties along the way.”可知，此处表示转折，however“然而”，符合语境，句首字母大写。故填However。 【59题详解】 句意：孙颖莎相信，生活总是充满了起伏。be full of意为“充满”，固定短语。故填of。 【60题详解】 句意：“决心和勇气可以造就一个优秀的选手，”她说。根据“Determination (决心) and courage (勇气) can make ... good player”可知，空格处需填入不定冠词表示泛指，good是辅音音素开头的单词，用不定冠词a。故填a。 【61题详解】 句意：我为自己设定了梦想，它们让我保持前进。根据“I set dreams for myself and they keep me ... ”可知，此处表示梦想一直让她处于前进的状态，keep sb. doing sth.意为“让某人一直做某事”，因此用go的现在分词形式going。故填going。 【62题详解】 句意：在2023年新加坡Smash比赛中，孙颖莎赢得了女子单打、女子双打和混合双打，成为首位获得三枚金牌的选手。根据“At the 2023 Singapore Smash”和became可知，句子时态为一般过去时，因此用win的过去式won。故填won。 【63题详解】 句意：在2023年新加坡Smash比赛中，孙颖莎赢得了女子单打、女子双打和混合双打，成为首位获得三枚金牌的选手。根据“the ... player to get three golds.”可知，此处表示“第一个”，因此用one的序数词first。故填first。 【64题详解】 句意：当谈到更年轻的乒乓球选手时，孙颖莎鼓励他们保持对乒乓球的热爱并继续努力。根据love可知，此处需作定语修饰名词love，因此用they的形容词性物主代词their，表示“他们的”。故填their。 【65题详解】 句意：“如果你真的热爱乒乓球，我希望你能坚持下去，”她说。根据“If you ... love table tennis”可知，此处需修饰动词love，因此用true的副词形式truly。故填truly。 六、书面表达(25分) 66. 假如你是某外国语学校的一名学生，你们班正在选举班级之星，请根据所给信息，结合自己的看法，写一篇推荐信。 Qualities humorous; an animal-lover; ... Hobbies love reading; enjoy travelling; be crazy about DIY; Share a story about one of her hobbies. 要求： 1. 字数100左右，开头和结尾不计入总词数。 2. 文章必须包含所提供要点，可作适当发挥。 3. 结构完整，语句流畅，意思通顺。 4. 书写工整，卷面整洁。 5. 不得出现真实的人名和校名。 Dear Chairperson, I’m writing to recommend my classmate Lucy to you. I think she should be the star of the class. Here are my reasons. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In a word, I think Lucy is the perfect girl to be the star of the class. I hope you will agree with me. Best wishes! Yours, Amy 【答案】例文： Dear Chairperson, I’m writing to recommend my classmate Lucy to you I think she should be the star of the class. Here are my reasons. First of all, Lucy is a girl of good qualities. She is so humorous that you won’t feel bored with her as she has lots of funny jokes to tell. She is an animal-lover who is always ready to stand up for the rights and well-being of animals. Secondly, she has many hobbies. She loves reading and enjoys travelling to learn more about the world. It is unbelievable that she is crazy about DIY. Last week, she spent several days making a beautiful handmade leather wallet for her mother as a birthday gift. Despite the time it took, her mother was excited to receive it. In a word, I think Lucy is the perfect girl to be the star of the class. I hope you will agree with me. Best wishes! Yours, Amy 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇应用文，为推荐信； ②时态：一般现在时和一般过去时； ③提示：写作要点和开头结尾部分已给出，考试应注意要求中的内容，充实细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，先表达自己的写信目的——推荐Lucy为班级之星； 第二步，具体介绍Lucy的基本信息，优秀品质，业余爱好； 第三步，书写结束语，表达自己希望Lucy能成为班级之星。 [亮点词汇] ①be ready to do sth.准备好做某事/乐意做某事 ②stand up for支持，保卫 ③well-being福利 ④unbelievable难以置信的 ⑤despite尽管，虽然 ⑥in a word总而言之 [高分句型] ① She is so humorous that you won’t feel bored with her as she has lots of funny jokes to tell. (结果状语从句，原因状语从句) ② She is an animal-lover who is always ready to stand up for the rights and well-being of animals. (定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024年秋学期八年级期中学情调查 英语试题 (考试时间：100分钟；满分：120分) 第一部分选择题(共65分) 一、单项选择在A 、B 、C 、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项(本大题共10 小题, 每小题1分, 计10分)。 1. Tommy looked after his mother ________ her illness. He couldn’t leave her in hospital alone. A. in B. with C. through D. across 2. — Jim, believe in ________, and you can make it! — Thanks, I will. A. himself B. yourself C. itself D. myself 3. Tony found it hard for him to finish so much work. So he was ________. A. careless B. useless C. meaningless D. helpless 4. Life is like a ________. Move forward, and you’ll enjoy a lot of wonderful sights along the way. A. journey B. competition C. language D. culture 5. —Look! Someone left a book on a chair. —It ________ be Kate’s, I’m not sure. She likes reading. A. need B. may C. must D. should 6. You’d better read the instructions first before you ________ the new washing machine. A. put out B. put up C. put on D. put in 7. Make a note of the questions you want to ask. ________, you’ll possibly forget some of them. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Clearly D. Finally 8. —Dad pulled out a cooker and ________ it up with cabbages, potatoes and carrots. —It sounds terrible. I don’t think it will be tasty. A. filled B. changed C. completed D. tidied 9. —Jimmy is ________ John. —That’s true But Jimmy is better than John at jumping high. A. so short as B. taller than C. not so tall as D. not as short as 10. —I hear you had a fantastic trip. So which city do you like better, Chengdu or Chongqing? —________! There are good and bad things about them both. A. What a pity B. No problem C. Sounds good D. It’s hard to say 二、完型填空 (本大题共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分) 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I was a kid, it was unusual to get a snow day off from school. I can still remember those ____11____ snow days. First, I would ____12____ the announcement (宣布) to come over the radio, and then I would smile ____13____. Having a snow day ____14____ that I could stay at home to do what I love to do ____15____ standing in the cold to wait for the school bus. Later on the day, I would go outside and play in the ____16____. I would make snowmen and have a snowball fight with my brothers. Sometimes I would just look around and enjoy the beauty of ____17____. When I got too ____18____, I would go inside, sit beside the fireplace and read my favourite books. In the afternoon, I would go into the ____19____ and see what Mum was cooking for dinner. Once Mum ____20____ asked me to take the chicken and potatoes out of the oven (烤箱). It ____21____ so good and the taste was nice, too. I can remember it to this day. After dinner, I would sit next to Mum, eat popcorn, and watch TV until bedtime. I would look back at the day with happiness ____22____ falling into deep sleep. I think all of us should get a few snow days off in our lives, if not in our activities, then ____23____ in our hearts (心). We should make time for the important things. We should ____24____ and see the beauty all around us. We should make time for ____25____ instead of just making a living. May all your days feel like a snow day. 11. A. special B. certain C. wild D. boring 12. A. look for B. wait for C. stand for D. work for 13. A. carefully B. hopefully C. brightly D. patiently 14. A. discussed B. hoped C. made D. meant 15. A. because of B. instead of C. sure of D. full of 16. A. snow B. wind C. rain D. storm 17. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 18. A. warm B. cool C. cold D. hot 19. A. hall B. study C. kitchen D. bedroom 20. A. still B. even C. ever D. never 21. A. smelled B. tasted C. sounded D. felt 22. A. after B. when C. before D. during 23. A. at most B. at least C. more than D. less than 24. A. move B. walk C. run D. stop 25. A. studying B. shopping C. loving D. cooking 三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文, 然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案(本大题共20小题, 每小 题2分, 计40分)。 A With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient (便利). An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build a hotel in the sea which is about 18 metres below the surface (表面). The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving. Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a hidden battery (隐藏电池) inside the frame (边框). It can do many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a camera and a small screen. People can take hands-free photos or videos of what they are doing. A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. People can wear this shirt for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool &Prince shirt never needs ironing (熨烫). The Digital (数字) Library Can you think about walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The first bookless public library will be open in San Antonio, Texas, Computers will take the place of books soon. 26. Which of the following about “the underwater hotel” is TRUE? A. The underwater hotel looks like a spaceship. B. A company built the underwater hotel in the sea. C The underwater hotel is about 80 metres below. D. You can only get to the hotel by swimming. 27. Which one of the following can make us do less housework in our daily life? A. The underwater hotel B. Google Glass C. The Wool &Prince shirt D. The digital library 28. You needn’t use ________ when you take photos or video with Google Glass. A. a camera B. a screen C. a battery D. your hand 29. The Digital Library tells us something about a library without ________. A. books B. computers C. librarians D. readers 30. Which part of the magazine can we read the material above? A. Sports B. Science C. Fashion D. News B ① Cici is standing in front of her trainer (训练师). Her trainer says, “Right.” Cici makes a 90° turn. “Forward.” Cici starts to walk down the road. Cici is training to be a guide dog. Guide dogs help people who can’t see. ② ________ But, how do trainers make sure their dogs are right for the work? Before starting to train the puppies (小狗), trainers test qualities that they can’t teach. In one test, they drop a box on the floor near the puppies. Do they ignore (忽视) the noise? Do they run away when meeting dangers? Other tests answer questions like: Is the dog kind and safe enough for their owners? Is the dog happy as a guide dog? More than half fail. They will do some other work or become family pets. ③ ________ Once a puppy passes the tests, trainers begin teaching the dog easy instructions like “come” and “sit”. It is not easy, puppies are still babies. They don’t always follow the instructions. It takes months of practice to teach a puppy to follow the instructions. And when the dog does right, it gets a treat. As the puppies get older, they practice in a house with stairs to climb and other distractions (干扰). They are trained to notice the distractions. ④ ________ They learn how to cross streets safely and how to get on buses. They learn to keep away from dangers. ⑤ ________ It takes two years for a puppy to become a guide dog. But once it starts to work, it will be the best helpers for people. 31. Cici is training to be a _________. A. B. C. D. 32. How long does it take a puppy to become a guide dog? A. Two years. B. Two months. C. A few days. D. A few weeks. 33. Where can we put the sentence “After practicing inside, trainers take the dogs outside.”? A. ② B. ③ C. ④ D. ⑤ 34. According to the passage, which of the following dogs can pass the tests? A. A puppy that ignores the noise. B. A puppy that only likes staying inside. C. A puppy that was born to be friendly. D. A puppy that runs fast when meeting dangers. 35. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A. ①②/③④/⑤ B. ①/②③/④⑤ C. ①②③/④⑤ D. ①②③④⑤ C Antonio Rossi was a very good glassblower in Venice. One day, his daughter Clara walked into his workshop and her father was there, standing beside two glass vases (花瓶). “I have made them for Mr. Lombardi, the great writer in Venice,” Antonio said, “Now I must go and get Mr. Lombardi.” After he left the workshop, Clara found a note beside the vases. Clara read it and smiled. As she turned, she bumped the vases. They fell to the ground and broke into many pieces. Only the round bases (底座) were not broken. Clara picked up one of the round bases. “What will I tell my father?” She held the piece, crying. Suddenly, she saw Mr. Lombardi’s note when she looked through the glass. The letters were BIG! She picked up the other base and looked through it. It worked, too! The words looked bigger. Clara thought quickly. She found a wire (金属丝) and carefully wrapped (用……绕住) it around the two glass pieces. Just as she finished, Mr. Lombardi and her father walked in. “Now let me show you the ... ” Clara’s father stopped, and looked at the broken vases on the floor. “Oh, Clara!” “I’m so sorry, Father.” Clara said. “What do you have there?” Mr. Lombardi asked. “I made it from the broken pieces,” said Clara. “Look through them.” She held up the note for him to see. Mr. Lombardi’s eyes opened wide. “The words! They’re big!” He looked at Clara’s father. “My wife can’t read my books because of her eyes. This will be my gift to her! It will be the greatest gift ever! Your daughter made something very useful.” Clara did make something very useful. She had invented (发明) eyeglasses. 36. The two glass vases were for ________. A. Antonio Rossi B. Clara C. Mr. Lombardi D. Ms. Lombardi 37. What does the underlined word “bumped” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. threw away B. knocked over C. picked up D. put down 38. In which order did Clara do the following things? ①Clara broke the vases. ② Clara made the eyeglasses. ③ Clara found the words bigger. ④ Clara saw a note. A. ①③④② B. ④①③② C. ③①②④ D. ④①②③ 39. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. Clara was a careless girl who often made mistakes. B. Mr. Lombardi was not happy with the eyeglasses. C. Antonio was angry with his daughter for breaking the vases. D. Ms. Lombardi would be happy to use the eyeglasses to read. 40. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? A. A good glassblower. B. A careless girl. C. An accidental (意外的) invention. D. Useful eyeglasses. D Are you feeling a little unhappy? Some spoonfuls of vinegar (醋) may help. At Arizona State University in the US, scientists did a study on this. Twenty-eight people took part in it. The scientists put them into two groups. Every day, people in the first group had four spoonfuls of vinegar. Those in the second group took one pill (药片). Inside the pill, there was a little vinegar. One or two weeks later, the scientists tested the mental (心理的) health of everyone. The symptoms of depression (抑郁症的症状) went down by 42% for the first group and 18% for the second. At the same time, the level (水平) of vitamin B3 went up by 86% for everyone in the first group. The scientists said that having more vitamin B3 could help with this study. However, the scientists only studied 28 people for this. In the future, they will need to test more people. BYE BYE, MR BLUE When you’re feeling unhappy, you can try these things to make you better. ● Take 45 minutes to do exercise, like jogging. Do this three days a week for at least two months. ● Have less sugar. Eat fruits, not sweets. ● Write down happy moments at least once every week. ●Remember to go to see a doctor when self-help does not work. 41. Why does the writer ask the question in the first paragraph? A. To ask readers to answer it. B. To get readers interested. C. To get readers to remember the reason. D. To ask readers to talk about feelings. 42. According to the study, which of the following picture is true? A. B. C. D. 43. What ways can help make you better? a. eating more sugar b. writing down bad memories c. asking doctors for help d. doing exercise A. a, b B. a, d C. b, c D. c, d 44. The underlined word “Mr. Blue” refer to (指代) ________. A. a scientist B. a color C. a doctor D. a sad feeling 45. What can we know about from the passage? A. In each team, there were 28 people. B. Scientists wanted to test the taste of vinegar. C. Having more vitamin B3 could make people feel better. D. All the people in the two groups had four spoonfuls of vinegar every day. 第二部分非选择题(共55分) 四、任务型阅读 (共10小题, 每小题1. 5分, 计15分)。 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格（每空一词）。 Ann and John live in England, and they will have a two-month holiday. They are planning a long journey around the world. Now they’re searching for some travel information on the Internet First, they are planning to visit the French Eiffel Tower. It is near the Seine in Paris. The tower has 1, 711 steps, and is 300 meters high. It was taller than any other building at the time when it was finished in 1889. Then they want to travel to Egypt to visit the pyramids (金字塔). There are more than 90 pyramids in Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest. It is nearly 5, 000 years old. It’s one of the seven wonders in the world. Next, they are going to Australia to visit the Sydney Opera House. It was finished in 1973. It’s about 183 meters long, 118 meters wide and 67 meters tall. The concert (音乐会) hall is the largest hall of the building and it can hold 2, 600 people. Finally, they like to visit the Great Wall. The Great Wall is in the north of China. The Chinese began to build the Great Wall about 2, 000 years ago. The wall we see today was mainly built in the Ming Dynasty. For Ann and John, they always dream of travelling around China, so they will spend the most time in China. Ann and John’s travel ____46____ Ann and John have two ____47____ off They are going to travel to some famous places around the world. Countries Places of interest Information ____48____ The Eiffel Tower It stands near the Seine in Paris. It is 300 metres in ____49____ with 1, 711 steps. The building was finished in 1889. It was the ____50____ building in the world at that time. Egypt The pyramids There are ____51____ 90 pyramids in Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest with a ____52____ of nearly 5, 000 years. It’s one of the seven wonders in the world. Australia The Sydney Opera House It was finished in 1973. It’s about 183 meters long, 118 meters ____53____ and 67 meters tall. The concert hall is bigger than the other ones of the building. China The Great Wall It is in the ____54____ part of China. The Chinese began to build it about two _____55_____ years ago. The wall we see today was mainly built in the Ming Dynasty. 五、综合填空 (共10小题, 每小题1. 5分, 计15分) 根据短文内容，在横线上填上适当单词，使短文完整、通顺。给出单词的空格不限一词，没有给出单词的空格限一词。 Young star shines These years, Chinese players do very well in table tennis. Now, young players from Generation Z (Z世代) are becoming the ____56____ (star) of the game. Sun Yingsha is one of them. When Sun first joined the reserve squad of the national table tennis team (国家预备队), she was excited. ____57____ (Become) a world top player like her hero Zhang Yining is always her dream. ____58____, there are a lot of difficulties along the way. She took part in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and she failed there. “I was not excellent enough to be the winner.” Sun said. Sun believes that life is always full ____59____ ups and downs. “Determination (决心) and courage (勇气) can make ____60____ good player,” she said. “I set dreams for myself and they keep me ____61____ (go). ” At the 2023 Singapore Smash, Sun ____62____ (win) the women’s singles (个人赛), the women’s doubles and the mixed doubles and became the ____63____ (one) player to get three golds. When talking about younger table tennis players, Sun asks them to keep ____64____ (they) love and stay hard-working. “If you _____65_____ (true) love table tennis, I hope you can keep on it,” she said. 六、书面表达(25分) 66. 假如你是某外国语学校一名学生，你们班正在选举班级之星，请根据所给信息，结合自己的看法，写一篇推荐信。 Qualities humorous; an animal-lover; ... Hobbies love reading; enjoy travelling; be crazy about DIY; Share a story about one of her hobbies. 要求： 1. 字数100左右，开头和结尾不计入总词数。 2. 文章必须包含所提供要点，可作适当发挥。 3. 结构完整，语句流畅，意思通顺。 4. 书写工整，卷面整洁。 5. 不得出现真实的人名和校名。 Dear Chairperson, I’m writing to recommend my classmate Lucy to you. I think she should be the star of the class. Here are my reasons. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In a word, I think Lucy is the perfect girl to be the star of the class. I hope you will agree with me. Best wishes! Yours, Amy 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$