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忠县2024年秋季八年级期末学业水平监测 英语试题 说明：考试时间120分钟，满分150分。所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。 I. 听力测试 (每小题1. 5分，共30分) 第一节 情景反应。根据你所听到的句子从A, B, C三个选项中选出正确的应答案，听一遍。 (每小题1. 5分，共9分) 1. A. Yes, I do. B. No, I bought nothing. C. Yes, they were too dear. 2. A. Twice. B. Twice a week. C. For a week. 3. A. I'm sorry to hear that. B. It doesn't matter. C. It was nice. 4. A. Don't worry. B. Have a good time! C. Thank you! 5. A. Neither do I. B. Yes, I like them. C. But I can't stand it. 6. A. Sure, I'd love to. B. Yes, I'm very busy. C. No. That sounds great. 第二节 对话理解。根据你所听到的对话和问题从A, B, C三个选项中选择正确答案，听一遍。 (每小题1. 5分，共9分) 7. A. She'll help the poor people. B. She'll help the sick people. C. She'll buy a car for herself. 8. A. For Peter's letter. B. For Peter's visit. C. For Peter's invitation. 9. A. Kate. B. Sally. C. Sonia. 10. A. Interesting. B. Easy. C. Difficult. 11. A. Classes. B. A baseball match. C. A basketball match. 12. A. Thursday the 18th. B. Friday the 19th. C. Wednesday the 17th. 第三节 听长对话。根据你所听到的对话和问题从A, B, C三个选项中选择正确答案，听两遍。 (每小题1. 5分，共6分) 听第一段对话，回答13 和 14小题。 13. What's Nick's dream? A. To be a scientist. B. To be an astronaut. C. To be a teacher. 14. Why does Liu Mei want to be a scientist? A. Because scientists can improve people's lives. B. Because scientists can discover many secrets. C. Because scientists can make many new products. 听第二段对话，回答15和16小题。 15. Why is Tom very tired? A. He had a bad cold. B. He watched the World Cup soccer game last night. C. He went to bed very late last night. 16. What did Tom stay up to do last night? A. To play computer games online. B. To do his homework. C. To watch a soccer game. 第四节 短文理解。根据你所听到的短文从A, B, C三个选项中选择正确答案，听两遍。 (每小题1. 5分，共6分) 17. In the past, the school playground was ________. A. big B. new C. small 18. We can see ________ in the school now. A. only one basketball field B. a bigger playground, a library and many trees C. few trees and flowers 19. Now our school is like a beautiful ________. A. college B. garden C. park 20. The talk is mainly about ________. A. the great changes in our school B. the students C. the garden Ⅱ. 语法选择 (每小题 1分，共10分) A Beautiful Smile (微笑) When I was thirteen years old, a girl gave me ___1___ important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school. ___2___ knew me. I was afraid to make friends with anyone. I could not talk to anyone about my problem, and I did not want my parents ___3___ about me. One day, my classmates were talking with their friends, ___4___ I sat quietly. At that moment, a girl came into the classroom. I did not know who she was. She went past me and then turned back. She looked at me and, ___5___ a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright (光明的) and friendly. It made me feel happy and ___6___. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students. Day by day, I learned to trust people, and made friends with my ___7___. The girl with the bright smile has become my best friend now. One day, I asked her ___8___ she smiled at me that day. She said she ___9___ not remember! Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you smile at the world, it _____10_____ back. 1. A. a B. an C. the 2. A. Everyone B. Someone C. No one 3. A. worry B. to worry C. worried 4. A. but B. although C. because 5. A. with B. for C. without 6. A. cool B. warm C. cold 7. A. teachers B. parents C. classmates 8. A. why B. what C. how 9. A. can B. could C. should 10. A. smiles B. smiled C. will smile 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了一个美丽的微笑改变了作者的生活的故事。如果你对这个世界微笑，它也会报以微笑。 【1题详解】 句意：当我十三岁的时候，一个女孩给了我一份重要的礼物。 a“一个”，表示泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前；an“一个”，表示泛指，用于以元音音素开头的单词前；the“这/那个，这/那些”，表示特指。根据“…important gift”可知，此处表示一份重要的礼物，应用不定冠词表示泛指，且important是以元音音素开头的单词，用an。故选B。 【2题详解】 句意：没有人认识我。 Everyone每个人；Someone某人；No one没有人。根据上文“my first year at a new school”和下文“I was afraid to make friends with anyone.”可知，此处是指在新学校，没有人认识“我”。故选C。 【3题详解】 句意：我不能和任何人谈论我问题，我也不想让父母为我担心。 worry“担心”，动词原形；to worry“担心”，动词不定式；worried“担心”，过去式或过去分词。结合“did not want my parents … about me”和备选词汇可知，此处是指不想让父母担心“我”，考查want sb. to do sth.“想要某人做某事”，应用动词不定式作宾语补足语。故选B。 【4题详解】 句意：有一天，我的同学正在和他们的朋友聊天，但我静静地坐着。 but但是；although尽管；because因为。根据上文“my classmates were talking with their friends,”和下文“I sat quietly.”可知，上文与下文之间存在转折关系，应用but来引导句子。故选A。 【5题详解】 句意：她看着我，没有说话，只是笑了笑。 with具有；for为了；without没有。结合“She looked at me and, …a word, smiled.”和备选词汇可知，此处是指她一声不吭，只是看着“我”，对“我”微笑。故选C。 【6题详解】 句意：它使我感到快乐和温暖。 cool凉爽；warm温暖；cold寒冷的。根据“Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly.”可知，此处是指女孩的微笑让我感到温暖和快乐。故选B。 【7题详解】 句意：一天又一天，我学会了信任别人，和同学们成为了朋友。 teachers老师；parents父母；classmates同班同学。根据“I started to talk with the other students.”可知，此处是指作者慢慢地和班上同学成为了朋友。故选C。 【8题详解】 句意：有一天，我问她那天为什么对我微笑。 why为什么；what什么；how怎样。结合语境和备选词汇可知，此处是指作者问女孩那天为什么对作者微笑，应用why来询问原因。故选A。 【9题详解】 句意：她说她不记得了！ can能；could“能”，过去式；should应该。根据“She said she … not remember!”可知，句子为含宾语从句的复合句，主句为一般过去时，遵循“主过从必过”的原则，从句谓语应用过去某种时态，应用could +动词原形。故选B。 【10题详解】 句意：如果你对世界微笑，世界也会对你微笑。 smiles“微笑”，动词三单形式；smiled“微笑”，过去式或过去分词；will smile“将微笑”，一般将来时。根据“If you smile at the world, it … back.”可知，句子为含if引导的条件状语从句的复合句，遵循“主将从现”的原则，从句为一般现在时，则主句用一般将来时。故选C。 Ⅲ. 完型填空 (每小题1. 5分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。 You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its ___11___? An American girl wrote it. And she became very rich after that. When she was a child, she was poor. Once, her friend invited her to the birthday party. She was happy but sad ___12___ she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her friend. “The party is coming soon, but now I have ___13___ money.” Tears ran down her face. Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. “ ___14___?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. ___15___ sing a song together? Happy birthday to…” ___16___ song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a ___17___! She decided ___18___ at once and sing it to her friends at the party. When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How well you sing! We haven’t ___19___ such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me ___20___ gift,” said her friend, And they learned to sing it together. Later, this song became well-known all over the world. And there is always the song Happy Birthday when someone is having a birthday party. 11. A. history B. writer C. music D. lyrics 12. A. because B. unless C. after D. as long as 13. A. a few B. few C. little D. a little 14. A. What did you happen B. Which happened to you C. What happened D. Why did you cry 15. A. Why not B. How about C. You’d better D. Why 16. A. What beautiful a B. What beautiful C. How beautiful a D. How a beautiful 17. A. hit B. success C. resolution D. dream 18. A. writing it down B. to write down it C. to write it down D. writing them down 19. A. heard of B. heard C. heard from D. listened 20. A. the special B. a special C. an important D. the most expensive 【答案】11. B 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了《生日快乐》这首歌的由来。 【11题详解】 句意：但你知道它的作者吗？ history历史；writer作者；music音乐；lyrics歌词。根据“An American girl wrote it.”可知，上句是询问这首歌的作者。故选B。 【12题详解】 句意：她很高兴，但也很伤心，因为她没有足够的钱给她的朋友买礼物。 because因为；unless除非；after在……之后；as long as只要。根据“she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her friend”可知，空后解释了她伤心的原因，应该用because引导原因状语从句。故选A。 【13题详解】 句意：晚会马上就要来了，但我现在几乎没有钱了。 a few一些，修饰可数名词复数；few几乎没有，修饰可数名词复数；little几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；a little一些，修饰不可数名词。根据“she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her friend”可知，女孩没有多少钱，money为不可数名词，故此处用little修饰。故选C。 【14题详解】 句意：发生了什么事？ What did you happen错误表达；Which happened to you错误表达；What happened发生了什么事；Why did you cry你为什么哭。根据“Hearing the girl’s story,”可知，此处是询问发生了什么事。故选C。 【15题详解】 句意：为什么不一起唱一首歌呢？ Why not为什么不……呢，后接动词原形； How about……怎么样，后接动名词；You’d better你最好；Why为什么。空处是疑问句，且空后是动词原形，故此处用Why not do sth.表建议。故选A。 【16题详解】 句意：多么动听的一首歌啊！ What beautiful a错误表达；What beautiful后接不可数名词或可数名词复数；How beautiful a后接单数名词；How a beautiful错误表达。根据“song”为可数名词单数可知，此感叹句的结构是How+形容词+a/an+名词。故选C。 【17题详解】 句意：这是个梦！ hit打击；success成功；resolution决心；dream梦。根据“Suddenly she woke up.”可知，这是一个梦。故选D。 【18题详解】 句意：她决定马上写下来，在聚会上唱给她的朋友们听。 writing it down写下它，现在分词/动名词；to write down it错误表达；to write it down写下它，动词不定式；writing them down写下它们。decide to do sth.“决定做某事”。故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：我们以前从没听过这么好听的歌。 heard of听说；heard听到；heard from收到……的来信；listened听。根据“We haven’t…such a beautiful song before.”可知，此处表示“我们以前从没听过这么好听的歌”，heard符合题意。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：谢谢你给我这个特别的礼物。 the special这个特殊的；a special一个特殊的；an important一个重要的；the most expensive最昂贵的。根据“We haven’t…such a beautiful song before.”可知，此处特指“这个特殊的礼物”，用定冠词the。故选A。 IV. 阅读理解 (41-43每小题1分，44-59每小题2分，共35分) (A) Thanksgiving Leftovers? Make Mini Pies! What can we do with so much food after Thanksgiving? Let’s use it to make mini pies! Mini pies The fillings we need The steps Cheese Blueberry Pie 1/2 cup of blueberry jam 1/4 cup of cheese 2 teaspoons of sugar 1. Prepare everything you need. 2. Put this into the cups. 3. Brush the top of the mini pies with the egg white. 4. Put the mini pies into a hot oven, and cook them for 15—20 minutes. Traditional Turkey Pie 1/3 cup of turkey 1/4 cup of the vegetables you like 2 spoons of gravy 5. Move them out when the tops are brown. * Ask your parents to help with something difficult or hot! * 21. If Mary wants to make a cheese blueberry pie, she needs to prepare ________. A. honey and jam B. blueberry jam, sugar and cheese C. vegetables and blueberry jam D. gravy and egg white 22. When the turkey pies are ready, the tops are ________. A. Red B. blue C. brown D. purple 23. The passage is written for ________. A. kids B. parents C. cooks D. teachers 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了如何利用感恩节剩下的食物来制作迷你派。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Cheese Blueberry Pie”一栏中的“1/2 cup of blueberry jam 1/4 cup of cheese 2 teaspoons of sugar”可知，如果玛丽想做奶酪蓝莓派，她需要准备蓝莓酱、糖和奶酪。故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Traditional Turkey Pie”一栏中的“Move them out when the tops are brown.”可知，火鸡馅饼做好后，顶部是棕色的。故选C。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Ask your parents to help with something difficult or hot!”可推知，这篇文章是写给孩子们的。故选A。 (B) Xu Chaoran, a guqin player, once uploaded (上传) videos of her playing the guqin. And she is known for putting it into modern use and playing her own adaptations (改编) of popular songs. Xu studied different arts when she was young, including dancing, guzheng, guitar and piano. “As a child, I had an affinity for traditional Chinese music, because it sounded strangely beautiful to me.” she says. Xu’s experience of learning the instruments also plays an important role in her musical journey. Xu learned traditional Chinese music when she was in college. She continued to improve her playing the guqin after finishing college. At the same time, she gave guqin lessons at her teacher’s studio (工作室). She performed at public places before she opened up a studio of her own. Besides teaching, she adapted modern music and put the videos on social media (社交媒体). Some of her first videos later became popular, and her adaptations about it have come out in two books. “Guqin has strong power.” Xu says. “It’s not only about playing traditional pieces. Some of today’s music can also be played on guqin.” She uploads the videos to make more people know its beauty and learn about it. This also helps deepen their understanding of traditional Chinese culture. “I feel happy that because of my videos, many people became interested in guqin music, and some even started learning to play it. Guqin is something I would like to work on for a lifetime. It takes quite a lot of effort (努力) to learn the instrument well, teach it in a correct way, and carry on its tradition. In a word, there’s so much to be done.” Xu says. 24. From the passage we can learn that ________. A. Xu Chaoran is a college student now B. Xu Chaoran is talented and hard-working C. Xu Chaoran only plays traditional music on guqin D. Xu Chaoran made many people interested in guzheng music 25. What does the underlined word “affinity” mean in Paragraph2? A. Advice. B. Idea. C. Article. D. Love. 26. Xu’s experiences follow the order of ________. a. She made her adaptations come out in two books. b. She learned traditional Chinese music. c. She gave guqin lessons at her teacher’s studio. d. She studied different arts like dancing, guitar and piano. A. a-c-d-b B. d-b-c-a C. b-d-c-a D. d-c-a-b 27. What will the next paragraph probably (可能) talk about? A. What the history of guqin is. B. What difficulties Xu meets in learning guqin. C. What Xu will do to spread the beauty of guqin. D. How Xu adapts modern music on social media. 【答案】24. B 25. D 26. B 27. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一位名叫徐超然的古琴演奏家者，她在网上分享自己的古琴演奏视频而走红的故事。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据“And she is known for putting it into modern use and playing her own adaptations (改编) of popular songs.”以及“It takes quite a lot of effort (努力) to learn the instrument well, teach it in a correct way, and carry on its tradition.”并通读全文可知，徐超然很努力并且很有天赋能够对歌曲进行改编。故选B。 【25题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“As a child, I had an affinity for traditional Chinese music, because it sounded strangely beautiful to me.”可知，徐超然认为中国传统音乐听起来美得出奇，由此推断，她从小喜欢中国传统音乐，所以划线部分的含义是“喜欢”。故选D。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Xu studied different arts when she was young, including dancing, guzheng, guitar and piano.”第三段中的“Xu learned traditional Chinese music when she was in college.”第三段中的“At the same time, she gave guqin lessons at her teacher’s studio (工作室).”以及第四段中的“Some of her first videos later became popular, and her adaptations about it have come out in two books.”可知，正确顺序为d-b-c-a。故选B。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Guqin is something I would like to work on for a lifetime. It takes quite a lot of effort (努力) to learn the instrument well, teach it in a correct way, and carry on its tradition. In a word, there’s so much to be done.”可知，徐表示要学好这个乐器，用正确的方法教它，并继承它的传统，需要付出相当大的努力，还有很多需要做的事情，所以接下来，可能会讲徐将如何传播古琴之美。故选C。 (C) Confucius (孔子) was one of the greatest educationists in ancient China. His son Kong Li used to study together with his students. Some of his students said in private, “Our teacher must care about his son more than us and teach him more knowledge which we don’t have chances to learn.” To confirm their guess, one student named Ziqin went to ask his son, “You must have learned more than us from our teacher, haven’t you?” His son replied honestly, “No, I haven’t. My father once asked me whether I had learned the Book of Songs. He told me that my speech wouldn’t be lively without learning it. From then on, I began to study the Book of Songs; another time, he asked me whether I had learned the Book of Rites and said that I couldn’t establish myself in society without learning it. So I began to study it. These are the two things he has taught me.” The student cheerfully returned and told the others, “I asked him only one question. However, I got as many as three results! Firstly, I know the importance of learning the Book of Songs. Secondly, I know the value of learning the Book of Rites. As for the third…Now I know that our teacher is treating us the same way as he treats his son.” From then on, the students no longer misunderstood Confucius, and they studied really hard. 28. Why did Ziqin ask Kong Li the question? A. Because he decided to learn more knowledge. B. Because other students asked him to find out the answer. C. Because he wanted to make sure if their guess was true. D. Because Confucius cared about his son more. 29. What is the importance of learning the Book of Songs? A. To establish yourself in the society. B. To learn some famous articles. C. To improve their learning skills. D. To make the speech lively. 30. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. The students didn’t have chances to learn more from Confucius. B. The students trusted Confucius in the end. C. Confucius wanted his son to read only two books. D. The students got three results after asking Kong Li the question. 31. The story wants to tell us _________. A. what one gets is more than expected B. knowledge comes from questioning C. practice makes perfect D. one is never too old to learn 【答案】28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了孔子的弟子误认为孔子更关心他的儿子，教给他儿子更多自己没有机会学到的知识。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据“To confirm their guess, one student named Ziqin went to ask his son”可知是为了证实他们的猜测。故选C。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据“My father once asked me whether I had learned the Book of Songs. He told me that my speech wouldn’t be lively without learning it.”可知如果不学《诗经》，演讲就不会生动。故选D。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据“From then on, the students no longer misunderstood Confucius, and they studied really hard.”可知从那时起，学生们不再误解孔子，开始信任他。故选B。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。本文讲述了孔子的弟子以为孔子儿子学得比他们多，而最终发现大家是一样的。因此这个故事说明了得到的东西比预期的要多。故选A。 (D) In Toronto, Canada, there is a Chinese woman. Her husband and her son are busy with their work. They don’t come home very often. The woman is always at home by herself, so she often feels lonely at home. She likes to make steamed buns (包子). One day, one of the buns suddenly came to life. The woman sees the bun as her own child and named it Bao. She is happy to be a mother again. However, as Bao grows up, he wants to leave home to enjoy the world outside. The mother does not want this to happen. What can she do? This is the story of Disney-Pixar’s short movie Bao. It won 2018’s Oscar award for Best Animated Short (奥斯卡最佳动画短片). Domee Shi, a Chinese-Canadian woman, made the movie. She said the movie’s story was much like the story of her own life. She also has such a mother as the actress. When children grow up and take up a job, their parents will get older, and they will feel lonely. On the one hand, children should ____32____. On the other hand, parent should be ready to let their children leave home and find out more about the world as well. 32. According to the passage, where does this Chinese woman live? A. In America. B. In China. C. In Japan. D. In Canada. 33. Why is the Chinese woman happy according to Paragraph 2? A. Because she can make steamed buns. B. Because she feels like a mother again. C. Because Bao grows up into a big child. D. Because Bao will live with her at home. 34. According to the passage, we know that _______. A. Bao is the name of a short movie B. the mother lets Bao leave home C. Domee Shi lives in China now D. Domee Shi’s son lives with her 35. Which of the following can be put in the ________? A. spend their time doing their own work B. just stay with parents and never go out C. often go home and care about parents D. enjoy staying by themselves at home 【答案】32. D 33. B 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一部奥斯卡最佳动画短片《包宝宝》，向人们展示家庭关系，孩子应该关心父母，父母也应该放手让孩子自己做一些事情。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“In Toronto, Canada, there is a Chinese woman.”可知，这位中国女性住在加拿大。故选D。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“She is happy to be a mother again.”可知，这位女士很高兴，是因为她再次当妈妈了。故选B。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“This is the story of Disney-Pixar’s short movie Bao.”可知，《包宝宝》是这部动画短片的名字。故选A。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据“On the other hand, parent should be ready to let their children leave home and find out more about the world as well.”可知，此处说的是孩子应该关心父母，父母也应该放手让孩子自己做一些事情。故选C。 (E) ① In the past, scientists made a study on if online brain (大脑) games could improve people’s IQ. They asked more than 8, 600 people aged 18 to 60 to play online brain games to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills, for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week. The scientists compared (比较) them with more than 2, 700 people who didn’t play any brain games, but spent the same time surfing the Internet. All of them took an “IQ test” before and after the study. ② Scientists found even though those people did the brain training, they didn’t do any better in the test after six weeks than people who just surfed the Internet. “If you’re playing these games like SNAKE (贪吃蛇) because they’re fun, that’s fine.” said Adrian Owen, the study’s leader. “But if you expect these games to improve your IQ, our studies show they don’t work.” ③ They also found that millions of people all over the world played brain games in order to improve memory, reasoning and other thinking skills, though few studies found that the brain games worked. Not many studies showed the skills used in these brain games could transfer (迁移) to the real world. ④ The professor, Kramer, said people would be better to get some exercise. He said physical activities could help make new brain cells (细胞) . Doing exercise is far more useful than playing brain games. ⑤ Other experts said brain games might be useful, ▲ . “If you set these games to a very high level (水平) so that you don’t get the answers very often and they really make you upset, then it may be useful.” said Philip. ⑥ If people are enjoying the brain games, they may not get enough challenge (挑战) and might be playing a common video game as well. Philip said, “People should think about learning a new language or sport if they really want to improve their brain power.” “Computer games are not an easy shortcut (捷径). Getting smart is hard work.” he added. 36. What can we infer (推断) from the studies in the article? A. Many studies show that brain games are useful ways of improving IQ. B. Not many studies suggest the skills used in these brain games transfer to the real world. C. People may get smarter if they do physical activities such as running and swimming. D. Surfing the Internet is more useful in improving IQ than playing brain games. 37. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲ ? A. but you should practice more often B. but only if they were very difficult C. but only if they were interesting D. but you should learn from your mistakes 38. The structure of the article may be ________. A. B. C. D. 39. What is the best title for the article? A. Does Playing Brain Games Make You Smarter? B. Is Getting Smarter as Easy as Playing Games? C. How Can We Play Brain Games Well? D. How Can We Get Smarter? 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. C 39. A 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了脑力游戏对提高智商的效果有限，并建议通过学习新技能或进行身体锻炼来提升智力。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据“He said physical activities could help make new brain cells (细胞) . Doing exercise is far more useful than playing brain games.”可知，体育活动可以帮助产生新脑细胞，做运动比玩益智游戏有用得多。由此推知如果人们做一些体育活动，如跑步和游泳，他们可能会变得更聪明。故选C。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。根据“If you set these games to a very high level (水平) so that you don’t get the answers very often and they really make you upset, then it may be useful.”可知，把游戏设置为一个非常高的水平，这样就不会经常得到答案，并且它们真的让你感到不安，那么它可能是有用的。由此推知此处是说提高脑力游戏的难度，有助于智力的发育；选项B“但前提是它们非常难”符合语境。故选B。 【38题详解】 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第①段介绍了科学家关于在线大脑游戏能否提高智商的研究；第②③④⑤段介绍了研究成果，即没有多少研究表明脑力游戏是有用的，但通过运动可以提升智力水平；第⑥段是总结全文。故选C。 【39题详解】 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了脑力游戏对提高智商的效果有限，并建议通过学习新技能或进行身体锻炼来提升智力。选项A“玩益智游戏能让你更聪明吗？”符合文意。故选A。 V. 补全对话，选择合适的句子补全对话。其中有两项多余。 (每小题1分，共5分) A: What’s that in your hand, Jack? B: It’s an invitation from Sally. ____40____ But I don’t know what to do. A: Why? You’re not available then? B: Not really. I have an exam next Monday. ____41____ A: What will happen if you don’t go? B: Sally and I are good friends. She’ll be sad if I don’t go. But if I go there, my mom will be upset. ____42____ A: Sure. First, I think you should spend your time studying hard these days. B: ____43____ A: And on Sunday, you’d better go to the party. But you have to go home early. B: Sounds good. ____44____ A: Yes, of course. Why not talk to your mom tonight? B: OK. I’ll have a try. A. What about the birthday party? B. Can you give me some advice? C. You should arrive there on time. D. My mom wants me to study at home on Sunday. E. What gift should I buy for Sally? F. Do you think my mom will agree with me? G. She will have a birthday party this Sunday. 【答案】40. G 41. D 42. B 43. A 44. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是A和B之间的一则对话。对话主要是B收到了萨利的聚会邀请，但妈妈让他在家准备考试，B不知道怎么办，于是向A寻求建议。 【40题详解】 根据上文“It’s an invitation from Sally.”及下文“you’d better go to the party”可知，萨利邀请他参加聚会，选项G“这个星期天她将举行生日聚会。”符合语境。故选G。 【41题详解】 根据上文“I have an exam next Monday.”以及下文“But if I go there, my mom will be upset.”和“First, I think you should spend your time studying hard these days.”可知，此处指妈妈想让他在家准备考试，选项D“我妈妈想让我星期天在家学习。”符合语境。故选D。 【42题详解】 根据下文“Sure. First, I think you should spend your time studying hard these days.”并结合选项可知，此处表示向对方寻求建议，选项B“你能给我一些建议吗？”符合语境。故选B。 【43题详解】 根据下文“And on Sunday, you’d better go to the party. But you have to go home early.”可知，此处指询问对方自己是否要去生日聚会，选项A“生日聚会怎么样？”符合语境。故选A。 【44题详解】 根据上文“And on Sunday, you’d better go to the party. But you have to go home early.”及下文“Yes, of course. Why not talk to your mom tonight?”可知，对方建议B去参加聚会，并建议他和妈妈谈谈，所以此处应是询问妈妈是否同意这件事情，选项F“你觉得我妈妈会同意我吗？”符合语境。故选F。 VI. 任务型阅读 (65-67每小题2分，68小题3分，共9分) I went to visit my grandfather in a small town near London. On a cold morning, my friend Peter invited me to a famous coffee shop. When we enjoyed our coffee, a tall man with a pair of glasses came in and sat down next to us. He called the waiter and ordered, “Two cups of coffee, and one of them there on the wall.” We saw that he drank one cup of coffee but he paid for two. After he left, the waiter quickly put a piece of paper on the wall saying “A cup of coffee”. While we were still there, two other women had two cups of coffee but paid for three. Again, the waiter did the same thing. It seemed that this was common at this place. However, it was something strange for us. About 30 minutes later, an old man came in. The way this man dressed didn’t match the style of this coffee shop. He looked thin and poor. When he sat down, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from that wall.” The waiter served coffee to this man, showing him the same respect (尊重) as the other customers. The man had his coffee and left without paying. The waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin. After that, I knew anybody could take a cup of coffee from that wall if he wanted. He didn’t have to lose face to ask for a free cup of coffee. Without asking or knowing who was giving him this cup of coffee, he only looked at the wall, ordered, enjoyed coffee and left. 45. Did the old man pay for his coffee? ________________________________________ 46. When did Peter and I enjoy the coffee in the coffee shop? ________________________________________ 47. Why did people put another cup of coffee on the wall in this coffee shop? ________________________________________ 48. Please write a possible ending for the story. (Less than 30 words) ________________________________________ 【答案】45. No, he didn’t. 46. On a cold morning. 47. Because they wanted to help the people in need (the poor people). 48. It was a really beautiful thing—probably the most beautiful wall anywhere in the world. 【解析】 【导语】本文通过描述主人公的经历，介绍了一种不常见的善意行为。顾客通过多支付一杯咖啡的费用，将其挂在“墙上”供有需要的人免费享用，主旨在于帮助他人且不会让受助者感到尴尬或失去尊严。 【45题详解】 根据文中“The man had his coffee and left without paying.”可知老人喝完咖啡没有付钱就离开了，故填No, he didn’t. 46题详解】 根据文中“On a cold morning, my friend Peter invited me to a famous coffee shop. When we enjoyed our coffee”可知是在一个寒冷的早晨，故填On a cold morning. 【47题详解】 通读全文可知，这是为了给有需要的人提供一杯免费的咖啡，故填Because they wanted to help the people in need (the poor people). 【48题详解】 开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案为It was a really beautiful thing—probably the most beautiful wall anywhere in the world. Ⅶ. 完成句子，根据括号内的要求完成句子 (每小题2分，共10分) 49. There will be some foreign students in our school in the future. (变为否定句) There ________ be ________ foreign students in our school in the future. 【答案】 ①. won’t ②. any 【解析】 【详解】句意：将来我们学校会有一些外国学生。原句含有助动词will，变否定句时，需在will后加not，缩写为won’t；some常用于肯定句，变为否定句时，应改为any。故填won’t；any。 50. We’re going to paint the house next month. (对划线部分提问) ________ are you going to ________ next month? 【答案】 ①. What ②. do 【解析】 【详解】句意：下个月我们打算粉刷房子。对“paint the house”这一动作进行提问，也就是询问 “打算做什么”，对于 “做什么” 的提问，使用特殊疑问词“What”，首字母大写。原句中有be going to结构，变特殊疑问句时，把be动词提前，主语是you，故be动词用are。而原句中“paint the house”所表示的动作，用do来代替。故填What；do。 51. Without his help, I won’t be able to finish the work on time. (同义句转换) ________ he ________ me, I won’t be able to finish the work on time. 【答案】 ①. Unless ②. helps 【解析】 【详解】句意：没有他的帮助，我无法按时完成工作。同义句转换，可用Unless表示“除非”引导条件状语从句，满足“主将从现”，从句主语是he，动词help“帮助”用三单形式。故填Unless；helps。 52. 长江是中国最长的河流。 (根据汉语完成译句) The Yangtze River is longer than any ________ ________ in China. 【答案】 ①. other ②. river 【解析】 【详解】在比较级结构中，“比较级 + than + any other + 可数名词单数”可以表达最高级的含义。这里是长江和中国其他的河流作比较，“any other”表示“其他任何一个”，后接可数名词单数形式“river”，即长江比中国其他任何一条河流都长，也就是长江是中国最长的河流。故填other；river。 53. 他直到失去了挚爱才意识到爱的重要。 He ________ realize the importance of love ________ he lost his loved one. 【答案】 ①. didn’t ②. until 【解析】 【详解】对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“直到……才……”；not…until…“直到……才……”，句子时态为一般过去时，realize“意识到”为实义动词，所以此处应借助助动词didn’t。故填didn’t；until。 Ⅷ. 短文填空，一空一词，缩写词算一词 (每小题2分，共16分) What is the life like in space? It is quite ___54___ from living on the earth. The following will show you the astronauts’ life in space. ●Eating in space The foods that astronauts take with them do not look ___55___ the foods you eat. Some foods can be eaten just as they are, such as chocolate cakes and fruits. Other foods need adding water, such as cheese. Of course, they need an oven at the space station to heat the food. ● ___56___ in space After a long day at work, nothing is better than a good night's sleep! Just like on the earth, in space, astronauts go to bed at a certain time, then get up and p___57___ for work again. When going to sleep, they have to fix (固定) themselves in sleeping bags. Thus (因此), they don’t float (漂浮) around ___58___ hit (撞到) their bodies against something. They usually use sleeping bags located in small crew cabins (乘员舱) . Each crew cabin is just big ___59___ for one person. ●Doing sports in space Exercise is an important part of every astronaut’s daily life to stop muscle loss (肌肉萎缩) . Usually, astronauts exercise two hours every day. Lifting (举起) 200 pounds (磅) on the earth may be very hard. Lifting the same object (物体) in space would be much easier, ___60___. Living in space is not just all work and no play. Astronauts have fun, too. They like to look out of the window and play with their food. Fun plays an important r___61___ in their lives. 【答案】54. different 55. like 56. sleeping 57 (p)repare 58. or 59. enough 60. though 61. (r)ole 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了宇航员在太空中的日常生活。 【54题详解】 句意：这与在地球上生活有很大的不同。根据“What is the life like in space? It is quite…from living on the earth.”可知，太空中的生活与地球上的生活是不同的。be different from“与……不同”。故填different。 【55题详解】 句意：宇航员随身携带的食物看起来和你吃的不一样。look like“看起来像”。故填like。 【56题详解】 句意：在太空睡觉。根据“After a long day at work, nothing is better than a good night’s sleep!”并结合整段内容可知，此段介绍了宇航员在太空中是如何睡觉的，sleep“睡觉”符合题意。根据“Eating in space”以及“Doing sports in space”可知，空处也应该用动名词形式。故填sleeping。 【57题详解】 句意：就像在地球上一样，在太空中，宇航员在特定的时间睡觉，然后起床，准备再次工作。根据“astronauts go to bed at a certain time, then get up and p…for work again.”及语境可知，此处指“准备再次工作”，prepare“准备”符合题意。故填(p)repare。 【58题详解】 句意：因此，它们不会四处漂浮，也不会把身体撞到什么东西上。根据“they don’t float (漂浮) around…hit (撞到) their bodies against something”可知，它们不会四处漂浮，也不会把身体撞到什么东西上，否定句中表并列，应用or“或者”符合题意。故填or。 【59题详解】 句意：每个船员舱只够一人住。根据“Each crew cabin is just big…for one person.”可知，每个船员舱只够一人住。enough“足够”符合题意。故填enough。 【60题详解】 句意： 不过，在太空中举起同样的物体要容易得多。根据“Lifting (举起) 200 pounds (磅) on the earth may be very hard. Lifting the same object (物体) in space would be much easier,…”可知，在太空中举起同样的物体要容易得多，though“不过”符合题意。故填though。 【61题详解】 句意：乐趣在他们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。play an important role in“在……中扮演重要角色”。故填(r)ole。 IX. 书面表达 (20分) 62. 2024年已然到来，对于新的一年你肯定充满期待吧。你校英文杂志社正在征集以“回顾过去，展望未来”为主题的征文活动。请你回顾自己过去一年的生活，并对新的一年进行展望，然后根据以下内容完成征文。 参考信息： 1. 过去一年中你遇到的最大困难; 2. 你的解决方法以及感受或体会; 3. 新一年的计划 (至少 2 条)。 要求: 1. 80—120词；文章开头已给出，不计入总词数内; 2. 文章中不得出现真实姓名、班级等信息。 How time flies! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文： How time flies! We have spent one and half a year in middle school. 2023 left us and we are welcoming 2024. Now let me tell you something about my past 2023 and my plans for the new year. In the past 2023, I got better grades than before. I was taller and heavier. I used to be fat. To solve this problem, I ate healthy food instead of junk food. I exercised three times a week. Now, I am very slim and l am very happy. In 2024, I will be more hard-working and careful. If I have problems, I will ask teachers for help. I will continue playing sports. And I will make more friends. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇话题作文； ②时态：回顾过去用“一般过去时”，展望未来用“一般将来时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏信息提示的内容，适当增加细节，并且突出写作的要点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图。直接说明要回顾过去，展望未来； 第二步，具体阐述写作内容。重点介绍过去一年中遇到的困难，解决方法及体会； 第三步，介绍新的一年的计划。 [亮点词汇] ①used to过去常常 ②slim苗条的 ③hard-working努力的 ④continue继续 [高分句型] ①In the past 2023, I got better grades than before. I was taller and heavier. (比较级句型) ②To solve this problem, I ate healthy food instead of junk food. (动词不定式表目的) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 忠县2024年秋季八年级期末学业水平监测 英语试题 说明：考试时间120分钟，满分150分。所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。 I. 听力测试 (每小题1. 5分，共30分) 第一节 情景反应。根据你所听到的句子从A, B, C三个选项中选出正确的应答案，听一遍。 (每小题1. 5分，共9分) 1. A. Yes, I do. B. No, I bought nothing. C. Yes, they were too dear. 2. A. Twice. B. Twice a week. C. For a week. 3. A. I'm sorry to hear that. B. It doesn't matter. C. It was nice. 4. A. Don't worry. B. Have a good time! C. Thank you! 5. A. Neither do I. B. Yes, I like them. C. But I can't stand it. 6. A. Sure, I'd love to. B. Yes, I'm very busy. C. No. That sounds great. 第二节 对话理解。根据你所听到的对话和问题从A, B, C三个选项中选择正确答案，听一遍。 (每小题1. 5分，共9分) 7. A. She'll help the poor people. B. She'll help the sick people. C. She'll buy a car for herself. 8. A. For Peter's letter. B. For Peter's visit. C. For Peter's invitation. 9. A. Kate. B. Sally. C. Sonia. 10. A. Interesting. B. Easy. C. Difficult. 11. A. Classes. B. A baseball match. C. A basketball match. 12. A. Thursday the 18th. B. Friday the 19th. C. Wednesday the 17th. 第三节 听长对话。根据你所听到的对话和问题从A, B, C三个选项中选择正确答案，听两遍。 (每小题1. 5分，共6分) 听第一段对话，回答13 和 14小题。 13. What's Nick's dream? A. To be a scientist. B. To be an astronaut. C. To be a teacher. 14. Why does Liu Mei want to be a scientist? A. Because scientists can improve people's lives. B. Because scientists can discover many secrets. C. Because scientists can make many new products. 听第二段对话，回答15和16小题。 15. Why is Tom very tired? A. He had a bad cold. B. He watched the World Cup soccer game last night. C. He went to bed very late last night. 16. What did Tom stay up to do last night? A. To play computer games online. B. To do his homework. C. To watch a soccer game. 第四节 短文理解。根据你所听到的短文从A, B, C三个选项中选择正确答案，听两遍。 (每小题1. 5分，共6分) 17. In the past, the school playground was ________. A. big B. new C. small 18. We can see ________ in the school now. A. only one basketball field B. a bigger playground, a library and many trees C. few trees and flowers 19. Now our school is like a beautiful ________. A. college B. garden C. park 20. The talk is mainly about ________. A. the great changes in our school B. the students C. the garden Ⅱ. 语法选择 (每小题 1分，共10分) A Beautiful Smile (微笑) When I was thirteen years old, a girl gave me ___1___ important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a new school. ___2___ knew me. I was afraid to make friends with anyone. I could not talk to anyone about my problem, and I did not want my parents ___3___ about me. One day, my classmates were talking with their friends, ___4___ I sat quietly. At that moment, a girl came into the classroom. I did not know who she was. She went past me and then turned back. She looked at me and, ___5___ a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright (光明的) and friendly. It made me feel happy and ___6___. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students. Day by day, I learned to trust people, and made friends with my ___7___. The girl with the bright smile has become my best friend now. One day, I asked her ___8___ she smiled at me that day. She said she ___9___ not remember! Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you smile at the world, it _____10_____ back. 1. A. a B. an C. the 2. A. Everyone B. Someone C. No one 3. A. worry B. to worry C. worried 4. A. but B. although C. because 5. A with B. for C. without 6. A. cool B. warm C. cold 7. A. teachers B. parents C. classmates 8. A. why B. what C. how 9. A. can B. could C. should 10. A. smiles B. smiled C. will smile Ⅲ. 完型填空 (每小题1. 5分，共15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。 You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its ___11___? An American girl wrote it. And she became very rich after that. When she was a child, she was poor. Once, her friend invited her to the birthday party. She was happy but sad ___12___ she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her friend. “The party is coming soon, but now I have ___13___ money.” Tears ran down her face. Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. “ ___14___?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. ___15___ sing a song together? Happy birthday to…” ___16___ song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a ___17___! She decided ___18___ at once and sing it to her friends at the party. When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How well you sing! We haven’t ___19___ such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me ___20___ gift,” said her friend, And they learned to sing it together. Later, this song became well-known all over the world. And there is always the song Happy Birthday when someone is having a birthday party. 11. A. history B. writer C. music D. lyrics 12. A. because B. unless C. after D. as long as 13. A. a few B. few C. little D. a little 14. A. What did you happen B. Which happened to you C. What happened D. Why did you cry 15. A. Why not B. How about C. You’d better D. Why 16. A. What beautiful a B. What beautiful C. How beautiful a D. How a beautiful 17. A. hit B. success C. resolution D. dream 18. A. writing it down B. to write down it C. to write it down D. writing them down 19. A. heard of B. heard C. heard from D. listened 20. A. the special B. a special C. an important D. the most expensive IV. 阅读理解 (41-43每小题1分，44-59每小题2分，共35分) (A) Thanksgiving Leftovers? Make Mini Pies! What can we do with so much food after Thanksgiving? Let’s use it to make mini pies! Mini pies The fillings we need The steps Cheese Blueberry Pie 1/2 cup of blueberry jam 1/4 cup of cheese 2 teaspoons of sugar 1. Prepare everything you need. 2. Put this into the cups. 3. Brush the top of the mini pies with the egg white. 4. Put the mini pies into a hot oven, and cook them for 15—20 minutes. Traditional Turkey Pie 1/3 cup of turkey 1/4 cup of the vegetables you like 2 spoons of gravy 5. Move them out when the tops are brown. * Ask your parents to help with something difficult or hot! * 21. If Mary wants to make a cheese blueberry pie, she needs to prepare ________. A. honey and jam B. blueberry jam, sugar and cheese C. vegetables and blueberry jam D. gravy and egg white 22. When the turkey pies are ready, the tops are ________. A. Red B. blue C. brown D. purple 23 The passage is written for ________. A. kids B. parents C. cooks D. teachers (B) Xu Chaoran, a guqin player, once uploaded (上传) videos of her playing the guqin. And she is known for putting it into modern use and playing her own adaptations (改编) of popular songs. Xu studied different arts when she was young, including dancing, guzheng, guitar and piano. “As a child, I had an affinity for traditional Chinese music, because it sounded strangely beautiful to me.” she says. Xu’s experience of learning the instruments also plays an important role in her musical journey. Xu learned traditional Chinese music when she was in college. She continued to improve her playing the guqin after finishing college. At the same time, she gave guqin lessons at her teacher’s studio (工作室). She performed at public places before she opened up a studio of her own. Besides teaching, she adapted modern music and put the videos on social media (社交媒体). Some of her first videos later became popular, and her adaptations about it have come out in two books. “Guqin has strong power.” Xu says. “It’s not only about playing traditional pieces. Some of today’s music can also be played on guqin.” She uploads the videos to make more people know its beauty and learn about it. This also helps deepen their understanding of traditional Chinese culture. “I feel happy that because of my videos many people became interested in guqin music, and some even started learning to play it. Guqin is something I would like to work on for a lifetime. It takes quite a lot of effort (努力) to learn the instrument well, teach it in a correct way, and carry on its tradition. In a word, there’s so much to be done.” Xu says. 24. From the passage we can learn that ________. A. Xu Chaoran is a college student now B. Xu Chaoran is talented and hard-working C. Xu Chaoran only plays traditional music on guqin D. Xu Chaoran made many people interested in guzheng music 25. What does the underlined word “affinity” mean in Paragraph2? A. Advice. B. Idea. C. Article. D. Love. 26. Xu’s experiences follow the order of ________. a. She made her adaptations come out in two books. b. She learned traditional Chinese music. c. She gave guqin lessons at her teacher’s studio. d. She studied different arts like dancing, guitar and piano. A. a-c-d-b B. d-b-c-a C. b-d-c-a D. d-c-a-b 27. What will the next paragraph probably (可能) talk about? A. What the history of guqin is. B. What difficulties Xu meets in learning guqin. C. What Xu will do to spread the beauty of guqin. D. How Xu adapts modern music on social media. (C) Confucius (孔子) was one of the greatest educationists in ancient China. His son Kong Li used to study together with his students. Some of his students said in private, “Our teacher must care about his son more than us and teach him more knowledge which we don’t have chances to learn.” To confirm their guess, one student named Ziqin went to ask his son, “You must have learned more than us from our teacher, haven’t you?” His son replied honestly, “No, I haven’t. My father once asked me whether I had learned the Book of Songs. He told me that my speech wouldn’t be lively without learning it. From then on, I began to study the Book of Songs; another time, he asked me whether I had learned the Book of Rites and said that I couldn’t establish myself in society without learning it. So I began to study it. These are the two things he has taught me.” The student cheerfully returned and told the others, “I asked him only one question. However, I got as many as three results! Firstly, I know the importance of learning the Book of Songs. Secondly, I know the value of learning the Book of Rites. As for the third…Now I know that our teacher is treating us the same way as he treats his son.” From then on, the students no longer misunderstood Confucius, and they studied really hard. 28. Why did Ziqin ask Kong Li the question? A. Because he decided to learn more knowledge. B. Because other students asked him to find out the answer. C. Because he wanted to make sure if their guess was true. D. Because Confucius cared about his son more. 29. What is the importance of learning the Book of Songs? A To establish yourself in the society. B. To learn some famous articles. C. To improve their learning skills. D. To make the speech lively. 30. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. The students didn’t have chances to learn more from Confucius. B. The students trusted Confucius in the end. C. Confucius wanted his son to read only two books. D. The students got three results after asking Kong Li the question. 31. The story wants to tell us _________. A. what one gets is more than expected B. knowledge comes from questioning C. practice makes perfect D. one is never too old to learn (D) In Toronto, Canada, there is a Chinese woman. Her husband and her son are busy with their work. They don’t come home very often. The woman is always at home by herself, so she often feels lonely at home. She likes to make steamed buns (包子). One day, one of the buns suddenly came to life. The woman sees the bun as her own child and named it Bao. She is happy to be a mother again. However, as Bao grows up, he wants to leave home to enjoy the world outside. The mother does not want this to happen. What can she do? This is the story of Disney-Pixar’s short movie Bao. It won 2018’s Oscar award for Best Animated Short (奥斯卡最佳动画短片). Domee Shi, a Chinese-Canadian woman, made the movie. She said the movie’s story was much like the story of her own life. She also has such a mother as the actress. When children grow up and take up a job, their parents will get older, and they will feel lonely. On the one hand, children should ____32____. On the other hand, parent should be ready to let their children leave home and find out more about the world as well. 32. According to the passage, where does this Chinese woman live? A. In America. B. In China. C. In Japan. D. In Canada. 33. Why is the Chinese woman happy according to Paragraph 2? A. Because she can make steamed buns. B. Because she feels like a mother again. C. Because Bao grows up into a big child. D. Because Bao will live with her at home. 34. According to the passage, we know that _______. A. Bao is the name of a short movie B. the mother lets Bao leave home C. Domee Shi lives in China now D. Domee Shi’s son lives with her 35. Which of the following can be put in the ________? A. spend their time doing their own work B. just stay with parents and never go out C. often go home and care about parents D. enjoy staying by themselves at home (E) ① In the past, scientists made a study on if online brain (大脑) games could improve people’s IQ. They asked more than 8, 600 people aged 18 to 60 to play online brain games to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills, for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week. The scientists compared (比较) them with more than 2, 700 people who didn’t play any brain games, but spent the same time surfing the Internet. All of them took an “IQ test” before and after the study. ② Scientists found even though those people did the brain training, they didn’t do any better in the test after six weeks than people who just surfed the Internet. “If you’re playing these games like SNAKE (贪吃蛇) because they’re fun, that’s fine.” said Adrian Owen, the study’s leader. “But if you expect these games to improve your IQ, our studies show they don’t work.” ③ They also found that millions of people all over the world played brain games in order to improve memory, reasoning and other thinking skills, though few studies found that the brain games worked. Not many studies showed the skills used in these brain games could transfer (迁移) to the real world. ④ The professor, Kramer, said people would be better to get some exercise. He said physical activities could help make new brain cells (细胞) . Doing exercise is far more useful than playing brain games. ⑤ Other experts said brain games might be useful, ▲ . “If you set these games to a very high level (水平) so that you don’t get the answers very often and they really make you upset, then it may be useful.” said Philip. ⑥ If people are enjoying the brain games, they may not get enough challenge (挑战) and might be playing a common video game as well. Philip said, “People should think about learning a new language or sport if they really want to improve their brain power.” “Computer games are not an easy shortcut (捷径). Getting smart is hard work.” he added. 36. What can we infer (推断) from the studies in the article? A. Many studies show that brain games are useful ways of improving IQ. B. Not many studies suggest the skills used in these brain games transfer to the real world. C. People may get smarter if they do physical activities such as running and swimming. D. Surfing the Internet is more useful in improving IQ than playing brain games. 37. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲ ? A but you should practice more often B. but only if they were very difficult C. but only if they were interesting D. but you should learn from your mistakes 38. The structure of the article may be ________. A. B. C. D. 39. What is the best title for the article? A. Does Playing Brain Games Make You Smarter? B. Is Getting Smarter as Easy as Playing Games? C. How Can We Play Brain Games Well? D. How Can We Get Smarter? V. 补全对话，选择合适的句子补全对话。其中有两项多余。 (每小题1分，共5分) A: What’s that in your hand, Jack? B: It’s an invitation from Sally. ____40____ But I don’t know what to do. A: Why? You’re not available then? B: Not really. I have an exam next Monday. ____41____ A: What will happen if you don’t go? B: Sally and I are good friends. She’ll be sad if I don’t go. But if I go there, my mom will be upset. ____42____ A: Sure. First, I think you should spend your time studying hard these days. B: ____43____ A: And on Sunday, you’d better go to the party. But you have to go home early. B: Sounds good. ____44____ A: Yes, of course. Why not talk to your mom tonight? B: OK. I’ll have a try. A. What about the birthday party? B. Can you give me some advice? C. You should arrive there on time. D. My mom wants me to study at home on Sunday. E. What gift should I buy for Sally? F. Do you think my mom will agree with me? G. She will have a birthday party this Sunday. VI. 任务型阅读 (65-67每小题2分，68小题3分，共9分) I went to visit my grandfather in a small town near London. On a cold morning, my friend Peter invited me to a famous coffee shop. When we enjoyed our coffee, a tall man with a pair of glasses came in and sat down next to us. He called the waiter and ordered, “Two cups of coffee, and one of them there on the wall.” We saw that he drank one cup of coffee but he paid for two. After he left, the waiter quickly put a piece of paper on the wall saying “A cup of coffee”. While we were still there, two other women had two cups of coffee but paid for three. Again, the waiter did the same thing. It seemed that this was common at this place. However, it was something strange for us. About 30 minutes later, an old man came in. The way this man dressed didn’t match the style of this coffee shop. He looked thin and poor. When he sat down, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from that wall.” The waiter served coffee to this man, showing him the same respect (尊重) as the other customers. The man had his coffee and left without paying. The waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin. After that, I knew anybody could take a cup of coffee from that wall if he wanted. He didn’t have to lose face to ask for a free cup of coffee. Without asking or knowing who was giving him this cup of coffee, he only looked at the wall, ordered, enjoyed coffee and left. 45. Did the old man pay for his coffee? ________________________________________ 46. When did Peter and I enjoy the coffee in the coffee shop? ________________________________________ 47. Why did people put another cup of coffee on the wall in this coffee shop? ________________________________________ 48. Please write a possible ending for the story. (Less than 30 words) ________________________________________ Ⅶ. 完成句子，根据括号内的要求完成句子 (每小题2分，共10分) 49. There will be some foreign students in our school in the future. (变为否定句) There ________ be ________ foreign students in our school in the future. 50. We’re going to paint the house next month. (对划线部分提问) ________ are you going to ________ next month? 51. Without his help, I won’t be able to finish the work on time. (同义句转换) ________ he ________ me, I won’t be able to finish the work on time. 52. 长江是中国最长的河流。 (根据汉语完成译句) The Yangtze River is longer than any ________ ________ in China. 53. 他直到失去了挚爱才意识到爱的重要。 He ________ realize the importance of love ________ he lost his loved one. Ⅷ. 短文填空，一空一词，缩写词算一词 (每小题2分，共16分) What is the life like in space? It is quite ___54___ from living on the earth. The following will show you the astronauts’ life in space. ●Eating in space The foods that astronauts take with them do not look ___55___ the foods you eat. Some foods can be eaten just as they are, such as chocolate cakes and fruits. Other foods need adding water, such as cheese. Of course, they need an oven at the space station to heat the food. ● ___56___ in space After a long day at work, nothing is better than a good night's sleep! Just like on the earth, in space, astronauts go to bed at a certain time, then get up and p___57___ for work again. When going to sleep, they have to fix (固定) themselves in sleeping bags. Thus (因此), they don’t float (漂浮) around ___58___ hit (撞到) their bodies against something. They usually use sleeping bags located in small crew cabins (乘员舱) . Each crew cabin is just big ___59___ for one person. ●Doing sports in space Exercise is an important part of every astronaut’s daily life to stop muscle loss (肌肉萎缩) . Usually, astronauts exercise two hours every day. Lifting (举起) 200 pounds (磅) on the earth may be very hard. Lifting the same object (物体) in space would be much easier, ___60___. Living in space is not just all work and no play. Astronauts have fun, too. They like to look out of the window and play with their food. Fun plays an important r___61___ in their lives. IX. 书面表达 (20分) 62. 2024年已然到来，对于新的一年你肯定充满期待吧。你校英文杂志社正在征集以“回顾过去，展望未来”为主题的征文活动。请你回顾自己过去一年的生活，并对新的一年进行展望，然后根据以下内容完成征文。 参考信息： 1. 过去一年中你遇到的最大困难; 2. 你的解决方法以及感受或体会; 3. 新一年的计划 (至少 2 条)。 要求: 1. 80—120词；文章开头已给出，不计入总词数内; 2. 文章中不得出现真实姓名、班级等信息。 How time flies! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$