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2024学年第一学期八年级英语科期末测试题 Ⅱ.纸笔部分（共90分） 一、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分15分） 第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分） 从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. The new movie was ________ exciting ________ the last one we watched together. A. not as; so B. not as; as C. not such; as D. as; not as 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：这部新电影不如我们上次一起看的电影那么令人激动。 考查not as...as用法。not as..as...表示“不及……一样……”，固定用法，第一个as后可跟形容词或副词原级。故选B。 2. The town has ________ people, and ________ of them are young adults. A. millions of, two million B. million of; two millions C. millions of; two millions D. million of; two million 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个镇有数百万人，其中两百万是年轻人。 考查数词用法。millions of百万以上的，表概数；million表示具体的数量时，用单数形式。根据“...people.”可知，第一空表概数，需millions of；第二空表具体数字，需用two million。故选A。 3. —Tom, you look tired. You had better ________ up late at night. —Yes, I ________ go to bed earlier. I’ll make sure to get enough sleep tonight. A not to stay; must B. not staying; can C. not stay; should D. to not stay; need 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——Tom，你看起来很累。你最好晚上不要熬夜。——是的，我应该早点睡觉。我将确保今晚有足够的睡眠。 考查动词用法及情态动词用法。had better not do sth.意为“最好不要做某事”，固定用法，故第一个空填not stay；根据“...go to bed earlier.”可知，我“应该”早点睡觉，表建议。故第二个空填should。故选C。 4. Yesterday, our class had a quiz. I answered ________ questions correctly, and ________ one was about the inventor of the light bulb. A. eight; three B. the eighth; the third C. eight; third D. eight; the third 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：昨天我们班有一个测验。我正确回答了八个问题，其中第三个问题是关于灯泡的发明者。 考查数词用法。eight八；third第三。第一个空表示“八个”，应用基数词eight；第二个空表示“第三个问题”，应用序数词，序数词前常加the，故选D。 5. You won’t achieve your dreams ________ you work hard. Let’s study together and make progress every day. A. if B. unless C. or D. but 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：除非你努力工作，否则你不会实现你的梦想。让我们一起学习，每天进步。 考查连词辨析。if如果；unless除非；or或者；but但是。分析句子可知，后句是前句的否定条件，用unless引导条件状语从句。故选B。 6. Since I ________ helping as a volunteer in the school library last term, I _______ both reading books and helping others. A. start; enjoyed B. have started; have enjoyed C. have started; enjoyed D. started; have enjoyed 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：自从我上学期开始在学校图书馆做志愿者以来，我既喜欢读书，也喜欢帮助别人。 考查动词时态。第一空，根据“last term”可知，从句时态应用一般过去时，谓语动词应用过去式started；第二空，“I ... both reading books and helping others”是主句，根据 “since”引导从句的时态规则，主句要用现在完成时，其结构为have/has +过去分词；主语为“I”，助动词应用“have”，动词“enjoy”的过去分词是“enjoyed”。故选D。 7. Of all the subjects I’ve studied this year, English is ________ because it allows me to express Chinese culture and stories well to the world by using this language. A. interesting B. more interesting C. most interesting D. the most interesting 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：在我今年学习的所有学科中，英语是最有趣的，因为它能让我用这种语言很好地向世界表达中国文化和故事。 考查形容词最高级用法。根据“Of all the subjects”可知，此处是三者以上的比较，要用最高级，最高级前常加the。故选D。 8. Lisa has been an animal trainer ________ nearly twenty years ________ 2004. A. since; for B. for; since C. since; since D. for; for 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：Lisa在2004年当动物驯养员已经将近20年了。 考查介词用法。since自从，后跟时间点；for后跟时间段，表示持续了一段时间。根据“nearly twenty years”可知，其表示一段时间，需介词for；根据“2004”可知为时间点，需用since。故选B。 9. The Spring Festival Gala was so amazing that ________ left in the middle of it. A. everybody B. anybody C. nobody D. somebody 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：春晚太精彩了，没有人中途离开。 考查不定代词用法。everybody每个人；anybody任何人；nobody没有人；somebody某人。根据“The Spring Festival Gala was so amazing”可知，节目精彩，没有人会中途离开。故选C。 10. After working hard on his project for several weeks, Li Ming has ________ improved a lot, and he has ________ given up when meeting problems. A. already; never B. ever; already C. yet; never D. ever; yet 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：经过几周的努力工作，李明已经取得了很多进步，遇到困难时，他从未放弃过。 考查副词用法。already已经，常用于肯定句；never从不，常用于句中；ever曾经；yet尚且，还，用于否定句，常用于句末。根据“After working hard on his project for several weeks, Li Ming has...improved a lot”可知，经过努力工作，李明已经取得了进步，需用于肯定句的already；根据“...given up...”可知，他“从未”放弃过，需副词never。故选A。 第二节 语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There was once a king who had a great palace with a beautiful garden. He was happier than anyone else there. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed ____11____. The king was very happy with the whole garden except for ____12____ old tree. It was so old and dry that the king hated it very much. Finally, the king ordered some people ____13____ it down and turn the place into a swimming pool. ____14____ his surprise, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden didn’t look so beautiful any more. The king was disappointed, but he didn’t know what had happened. A young man went to the king, and said he could ____15____ what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There ____16____ some moths (飞蛾) living in the old tree. Birds needed to eat the moths and then they produced waste for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many ____17____ animals to your garden. So the tree is important to your garden because it can make your garden beautiful.” “Excellent!” said the king. “I’ll make you rich ____18____ you make my garden beautiful again.” “I’m afraid you will spend many years on it. It ____19____ many years to get the natural balance.” said the young man. The king was sad. This was the first time he realized the importance of ____20____ trees. But all he could do was just to wait. 11. A. them B. their C. theirs D. themselves 12. A. a B. an C. the D. / 13. A. cut B. cuts C. to cut D. cutting 14. A. In B. To C. For D. At 15. A. explain B. explains C. explaining D. explained 16. A. was B. were C. is D. are 17 A. other B. another C. the other D. others 18. A. unless B. if C. or D. though 19. A. spend B. will spend C. take D. will take 20. A. protect B. protecting C. to protect D. protected 【答案】11. D 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了一位国王的美丽花园因他砍掉一棵老树而发生巨大变化的故事。 【11题详解】 句意：它们都玩得很开心。 them它们，宾格；their它们的，形容词性物主代词；theirs它们的，名词性物主代词；themselves它们自己，反身代词。根据“All of them enjoyed…”可知，这里考查enjoy oneself结构，表示“玩得开心”，所以应该用反身代词themselves。故选D。 【12题详解】 句意：国王对整个花园都很满意，除了一棵老树。 a一个，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an一个，用于元音音素开头的单词前；the这个，表特指；/零冠词。根据“except for…old tree”可知，这里表示“一棵老树”，是泛指，且old以元音音素开头，所以用不定冠词an。故选B。 【13题详解】 句意：最后，国王命令一些人把它砍倒，把这个地方变成一个游泳池。 cut砍，动词原形；cuts砍，第三人称单数形式；to cut砍，动词不定式；cutting砍，现在分词形式。根据“the king ordered some people…it down”可知，这里考查order sb. to do sth，表示“命令某人做某事”，所以要用to cut。故选C。 【14题详解】 句意：令他惊讶的是，树被砍倒后，动物们离开了花园。 In在……里面；To到；向；对于；For为了；因为；At在……时刻；在……地点。根据“…his surprise”可知，这里考查to one’s surprise短语，表示“令某人惊讶的是”，所以用To。故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：一个年轻人去找国王，说他能解释发生了什么。 explain动词原形；explains第三人称单数形式；explaining现在分词形式；explained过去式和过去分词形式。 解析：根据“he could…what had happened”可知，could是情态动词，后接动词原形，所以用explain。故选A。 【16题详解】 句意：有一些飞蛾生活在这棵老树上。 was过去式，用于单数名词或第三人称单数主语；were过去式，用于复数名词或第二人称及复数主语；is一般现在时，用于单数名词或第三人称单数主语；are是，一般现在时，用于复数名词或第二人称及复数主语。根据“Birds needed to eat the moths and then they produced waste for plants to grow. ”可知，这里描述的是过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时，且some moths是复数，所以用were。故选B。 【17题详解】 句意：这些植物随后吸引了许多其他动物来到你的花园。 other其他的，后接可数名词复数；another另一个，后接可数名词单数；the other两者中的另一个；others其他的人或物，相当于other+可数名词复数，后面不接名词。根据“attracted many…animals”可知，这里需要一个词修饰复数名词animals，表示“其他的”，所以用other。故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：如果你能让我的花园再次美丽，我会让你变得富有。 unless除非，如果不；if如果；or或者；否则；though尽管。根据“I’ll make you rich…you make my garden beautiful again”可知，这里表示一种条件关系，即“如果……就……”，所以用if。故选B。 【19题详解】 句意：恢复自然平衡将需要很多年。 spend花费，主语通常是人，常用于sb. spend(s) time/money on sth. / (in) doing sth.结构；will spend一般将来时形式；take花费，常用于It takes time to do sth结构，主语是it；will take一般将来时形式。根据“It…many years to get the natural balance”可知，这里考查It takes some time to do sth.结构，且根据前文年轻人说恐怕你要在这上面花很多年，可知要用一般将来时，所以用will take。故选D。 【20题详解】 句意：这是他第一次意识到保护树木的重要性。 protect动词原形；protecting动词 -ing形式；to protect动词不定式；protected过去式和过去分词形式。根据“the importance of…trees”可知，of是介词，介词后接动词时要用动词-ing形式，所以用protecting。故选B。 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 What’s the most important thing in your life? Some people ____21____ it’s hard work, knowledge, love or luck. Some say it is wealth because it can make them rich and live a better life. If you place the 26 English letters in order and use a number to stand for each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c..., you can ____22____ an English word into a number. So hard work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96; love: 12+15+22+5=54; luck: 12+21+3+11=47. None of these words can give one a full mark. They are not ____23____ enough to be a full mark. What about wealth? It can’t, either. Then what else? Don’t be worried. You may have many ____24____ in your life. And you will find the answers to them when you change your ways of ____25____ things or doing things, or your attitudes (态度). “Attitude” is the ____26____ word with a full mark. Attitude is 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100. Different attitudes give you different ____27____ of life. They will teach you something. You may make your dreams come true ____28____ if you have changed your bad attitudes. When you change your attitudes and become friendly to others, you’ll ____29____ more smiling faces towards you. It is also _____30_____ to take an active attitude towards failure. You will realize that it can help you achieve your dreams. 21. A. depend B. think C. ask D. interview 22. A. change B. fall C. bring D. break 23. A. dangerous B. bad C. big D. small 24. A. books B. moments C. problems D. plans 25. A. thinking about B. looking for C. putting on D. taking out 26. A. foolish B. wrong C. same D. correct 27. A. jokes B. lessons C. topics D. hobbies 28. A. loudly B. busily C. difficultly D. successfully 29. A. lose B. meet C. forget D. challenge 30. A. useful B. impossible C. convenient D. traditional 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章围绕生活中最重要的事物展开探讨，通过对努力工作、知识、爱、运气、财富等常见因素的分析，发现它们都不能成为满分答案，进而引出“态度” 才是那个能得满分的关键因素；强调不同的态度会带来不同的人生启示，改变不良态度有助于成功实现梦想，倡导人们以积极的态度面对生活。 【21题详解】 句意：一些人认为是努力工作、知识、爱或运气。 depend依靠；think认为；ask询问；interview采访。根据上文“What’s the most important thing in your life?”可知，此处是一些人回答上文的问题，他们认为生活中最重要的东西是努力工作、知识、爱或运气。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：如果你将 26个英文字母按顺序排列，并用一个数字代表它们中的每一个，例如，1代表a，2代表b，3代表c……你可以把一个英语单词转变为一个数字。 change改变；fall落下；bring带来；break打破。根据下文“So hard work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98;”可知，“hard work”变成了98，所以此处是指把一个英语单词转变为一个数字；考查change ... into...“把……转变为……”，固定搭配。故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：它们不够大，不能得满分。 dangerous危险的；bad坏的；big大的；small小的。上文提到这些单词转化后的数字都不能得满分，说明它们数值不够大。故选C。 【24题详解】 句意：在你的生活中可能会有很多问题。 books书；moments时刻；problems问题；plans计划。根据下文“find the answers to them”可知，找到它们的答案，所以此处是指生活中有很多问题。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：当你改变思考事情或做事的方式，或者你的态度时，你会找到这些问题的答案。 thinking about思考；looking for寻找；putting on穿上；taking out拿出。根据语境可知，此处是指改变思考事情的方式或做事方式就能找到问题答案。故选A。 【26题详解】 句意：“Attitude”是那个能得满分的正确单词。 foolish愚蠢的；wrong错误的；same相同的；correct正确的。根据下文“Attitude is 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100.”可知，“Attitude”计算后得满分100，所以此处是指“Attitude”是那个能得满分的正确单词。故选D。 【27题详解】 句意：不同的态度会给你不同的人生启示。 jokes笑话；lessons教训，启示；topics话题；hobbies爱好。根据下文“They will teach you something.”可知，不同的态度会教给你一些东西，所以此处是指不同的态度会给你不同的教训。故选B。 【28题详解】 句意：如果你改变了不好的态度，你可能会成功地实现你的梦想。 loudly大声地；busily忙碌地；difficultly困难地；successfully成功地。根据语境可知，此处是指改变不好的态度就能成功地实现梦想。故选D。 【29题详解】 句意：当你改变你的态度，对别人变得友好时，你会遇到更多的笑脸。 lose失去；meet遇到，见到；forget忘记；challenge挑战。根据“become friendly to others”可知，此处是指你对别人友好时，你会遇到更多笑脸。故选B。 【30题详解】 句意：对失败采取积极的态度也是有用的。 useful有用的；impossible不可能的；convenient方便的；traditional传统的。根据下文“You will realize that it can help you achieve your dreams.”可知，积极的态度能帮助人们实现梦想，所以此处是指对失败采取积极态度是有用的。故选A。 三、阅读（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从31~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 (A) The Chinese ancient tea ceremony(仪式) is a practice of preparing, serving, and enjoying tea. It might start in the Tang Dynasty or even earlier and it reached its greatest time in the Song Dynasty. The traditional Chinese tea ceremony is usually held in important situations to welcome guests. Main steps: *Prepare a tea set. To hold a Chinese tea ceremony, a full tea set is needed, including a teapot, a serving bowl, cups, plates, etc. *Heat the tea set. This step can help tea fully give off its nice smell. *Put tea leaves into the teapot. Use the teaspoon, not the hand, to place some tea leaves into the teapot. *Wash tea leaves. Pour the hot water into the teapot and keep it for a few seconds, and then pour out water quickly. *Brew tea. Refill the teapot with hot water of a proper temperature, cover it and wait for a few minutes to keep the pleasant smell of the tea soup. Manners and rules: If you are the host, please: *Serve the tea with both of your hands. *Do not fill the teacup fully, since the hot tea soup might hurt the guests. *Keep an eye on the teacups of your guests and fill them in time. If you are the guest, please: *Receive the teacup with both hands when being served with tea. *Show your admiration and thanks to the host when smelling or drinking the tea soup. *Take a small mouthful of tea soup every time instead of drinking it up at a time. *Dress properly to attend the tea ceremony. 31 What should you do before putting tea leaves into the teapot? A. Clean tea leaves. B. Dry tea leaves. C. Cool the tea set. D. Heat the tea set. 32. Which of the following is considered to be good manners? A. The host fills the guest’s teacup fully. B. The host keeps an eye on the guests. C. The guest receives the teacup with his right hand. D. The guest drinks the tea slowly to show his politeness. 33. Which part of a magazine is the text most probably from? A. Food. B. Culture. C. Entertainment. D. History. 【答案】31. D 32. D 33. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国古代茶道的步骤和礼仪。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“*Heat the tea set.”和“*Put tea leaves into the teapot.”可知，在放入茶叶之前需要加热茶具。故选D。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“If you are the guest, please:…*Take a small mouthful of tea soup every time instead of drinking it up at a time.”可知，客人应每次一小口地喝，不能一次喝完，即慢慢喝茶以求礼貌。故选D。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。文章主要介绍了中国古代茶道的步骤和礼仪，属于文化范畴，故选B。 (B) A new and exciting invention now allows deaf people to see conversations in real time. Using augmented reality (AR) glasses and a smartphone, deaf and hearing-impaired (听力受损的) people are also able to join in everyday conversations. The AR glasses were developed by Dan Scarfe after he had dinner with his family. The man saw his hearing-impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly. This reminded him of his grandfather who was always watching TV shows with subtitles (字幕). Because of this experience, he realized that he should do something to help. Scarfe got to work with an AR glasses maker. Six months later, a new pair of AR glasses came out. The glasses first receive the audio (音频) and send it to a connected smartphone. The phone then creates subtitles from that audio. With the help of software, these subtitles appear on the user’s glasses screen. The company first tested the glasses in the UK. The UK was chosen as a testing ground because over 12 million adults in Britain have hearing loss. However, when the product goes global, it could change the lives of some 430 million people. This is about 5% of the world’s population and includes 70 million people with total hearing loss. This is a game changer for the deaf. Mark Atkinson, who is using the AR glasses, says, “As a deaf person, I am blown away by this new technology. When I tried on the glasses for the first time, I was so amazed. Real-time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before.” 34. Who is the new invention helpful for? A. Workers with writing problems. B. Teenagers with reading problems. C. People with hearing problems. D. Grandparents with speech problems. 35. Where did Scarfe’s idea of the new invention come from? A. TV shows. B. A smartphone. C. An AR glasses maker. D. His experience with his family. 36 In what order did the following happen? a. The company tested the AR glasses. b. A new pair of AR glasses appeared. c. Many deaf people are amazed by the AR glasses. d. Dan Scarfe worked with an AR glasses maker. e. Dan Scarfe’s grandfather sat alone silently in dinner. A. e-b-d-c-a B. b-c-e-d-a C. e-d-b-a-c D. b-c-a-e-d 37. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Augmented reality glasses help people watch TV shows with subtitles. B. A new invention helps deaf people see conversations in real time. C. Dan Scarfe invented a new kind of smartphone for deaf people. D. The UK has the highest number of hearing loss adults in the world. 【答案】34. C 35. D 36. C 37. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一款AR眼镜。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Using augmented reality (AR) glasses and a smartphone, deaf and hearing-impaired (听力受损的) people are also able to join in everyday conversations.”可知，这项发明对听力有问题的人有帮助，故选C。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“The AR glasses were developed by Dan Scarfe after he had dinner with his family...Because of this experience, he realized that he should do something to help.”可知，Scarfe新发明的想法来自他与家人的经历，故选D。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The man saw his hearing-impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly.”、“Scarfe got to work with an AR glasses maker.”、“Six months later, a new pair of AR glasses came out.”、“The company first tested the glasses in the UK.”以及“When I tried on the glasses for the first time, I was so amazed. Real-time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before”可知，先是Scarfe看到他爷爷独自一人坐着，接着Scarfe与AR眼镜制造商合作，随后六个月后新眼镜面世，再后来公司在英国测试眼镜，最后人们对这款新技术感到惊奇，故选C。 【37题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，介绍了一种帮助聋人和听觉受损的人实时参与对话的AR眼镜。故选B。 (C) Mike, a 12-year-old boy, lived in a hillside village. His neighbouring village was famous because of a great discovery there. In 2003, paleontologists (古生物学家) found the bones of the largest dinosaur in Europe in a field near his neighbouring village. Mike liked dinosaurs more than anything else in the world. He also believed that there was an amazing dinosaur bone under the ground of his own village. His dream was to be the first person to find it. One summer morning, Mike was exploring (勘查) in a field near a river. He looked up to see his two friends Fern and Pepe running toward him with a colorful kite. Mike enjoyed playing with his friends and began to fly the kite with them. As he ran, he fell to the ground. “I caught my left foot on this grey object,” he said. “A rock,” said Fern. Mike looked at it carefully. “I don’t think it is a rock,” he said excitedly. “Let me pull it out,” said Pepe. “No,” said Mike. “It’s better to leave the object right here.” Mike and the boys ran to school to tell their teacher. The teacher called the paleontologist’s office. The next day, a paleontologist came to the village to examine the object. “It could be a dinosaur bone,” he said. Soon, many paleontologists came and more bones were found. They turned out to come from a new kind of dinosaur. Fern asked. “What do we call this dinosaur?” “Interesting question,” said one of the paleontologists, “we’ll call it Mikesaur!” 38. What was Mike doing before he met his friends? A. Exploring in the field. B. Flying a kite. C. Giving a report to his teacher. D. Collecting grey objects. 39. What does the underlined word “it” in the sentence “I don’t think it is a rock,” refer to? A. The kite. B. The grey object. C. The river. D. The field. 40. Why did Mike say “It’s better to leave the object right here.”? A. He thought it was difficult to move. B. He thought it was a common bone. C. He thought it was something valuable. D. He thought it was a rock. 41. What do you think would most probably happen next? A. Mike would feel proud of himself. B. Fern would get an expensive gift. C. More people would move into this village. D. The teacher would send Pepe to hospital. 【答案】38. A 39. B 40. C 41. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了2003年古生物学家在迈克的邻村附近的一片田野里发现了欧洲最大的恐龙的骨骼，迈克相信自己所在的村庄地下一定也有恐龙骨骼，他梦想成为第一个在那里找到恐龙骨骼的人，最终他实现了这一梦想。一位古生物学家为这种恐龙取名为“Mikesaur”，这是对迈克好奇心和探索欲的肯定和鼓励。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“One summer morning, Mike was exploring (勘查) in a field near a river. He looked up to see his two friends Fern and Pepe running toward him with a colorful kite.”可知，在遇到朋友之前，Mike正在田野里勘查，故选A。 【39题详解】 词句猜测题。根据前文“‘I caught my left foot on this grey object,’ he said.” 可知，这里“it”指代的是 Mike绊倒他左脚的那个灰色物体，故选B。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Mike liked dinosaurs more than anything else in the world. He also believed that there was an amazing dinosaur bone under the ground of his own village. His dream was to be the first person to find it.”可知，Mike对恐龙极度热爱，且一直梦想在自己村庄地下找到恐龙骨。当他绊倒在这个灰色物体上，仔细查看后兴奋地说觉得不是石头，之后又不让Pepe把它拔出来。结合他对恐龙骨的执着追求，可推断出他认为这个物体很可能是有价值的恐龙骨。故选C。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段古生物学家的回答“we’ll call it Mikesaur!”可知，这种恐龙是以迈克的名字命名的，这是对迈克善于思考和发现的肯定和鼓励，由此可推知，迈克会为自己感到自豪。故选A。 (D) Think about how much time you spent outside last week. Really “outside.” Walking from the car into the mall doesn’t count. Now think about how much time you spent indoors—on the Internet or playing video games or watching TV. You may say, “I play inside more than outside and I like to play games on the computer.” If so, it’s likely that you spent more time inside four walls than outside in fresh air. Kids today spend two fewer hours per week on sports and outdoor activities than kids did 20 years ago. That’s according to a University of Michigan study. Non-moving activities are more popular. The costs “include overweight, greater stress (压力), and less joy…,” says Richard Louv, writer of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. Play is important, even for adults. __________ Outdoor activity betters your senses (感觉). The next time you sit down to message your friends, take notes of your senses during and after your texting. Then do the same experiment after you’ve done something outside. You will find being outdoors brings the senses to life. Hiking, exploring, and fishing help hone all of your senses. Smell, sight…all of your senses are in use when you’re outside. Spending time outdoors brings you closer to the environment. When you’re out, breathe in fresh air, hear the leaves crackle underfoot and search cool birds and plants in the woods. It can help you feel more connected to the natural world. No woods nearby? Nature can be found right outside your back door or in your local park. So the next time you sit down to spend quality time with a video game, think about treating yourself to a little outdoor play instead. 42. How does the writer first introduce the topic of outdoor play? A. By showing a recent study in a book. B. By introducing different kinds of outdoor play. C. By asking the reader to think about his or her own experience. D. By telling the reader outdoor play is good for body and mind. 43. Which sentence should go in the empty box in paragraph 5? A. Outdoor play helps form relationships. B. Just getting outdoors does good. C. Nature can help you forget your worries. D. The outdoors is the best place to practise skills. 44. Which word is closest to the meaning of “hone” in paragraph 6? A. Improve B. Stop C. Produce D. Organize 45. Which of the following is a good way to enjoy outdoor play? A. Walking from your car into the mall. B. Spending your quality time on TV drama series. C. Playing a video game of making sandcastles by the beach. D. Walking in a park to watch how fast the clouds are moving. 【答案】42. C 43. B 44. A 45. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了户外运动的好处。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Think about how much time you spent outside last week”可知，作者通过让读者思考自己在户外待了多长时间来引出话题。故选C。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Play is important, even for adults”以及“Outdoor activity betters your senses.”并结合下文内容可知，玩很重要，所以此处引出户外运动的好处，选项B“只是到户外就有神奇的效果”符合语境。故选B。 【44题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“You will find being outdoors brings the senses to life. ‘Hiking, exploring, and fishing help hone all of your senses’”可知，户外活动给生活带来了感官，徒步旅行、探险和钓鱼有助于磨练你的所有感官，故此处划线部分和improve意义相近。故选A。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Nature can be found right outside your back door or in your local park.”可知，大自然就在你的后门外或你当地的公园里，所以在当地的公园里漫步去观察云朵移动的速度有多快，这是享受户外运动的好方式。故选D。 第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Would you be able to sleep with one eye open? Dolphins can. When they sleep, only half of their brain goes to sleep. ____46____ Half of their brain sleeps for about two hours before the other half of their brain gets a chance to sleep. Sometimes, the dolphins will keep swimming while they are sleeping. ____47____ They are mammals (哺乳动物). These mammals have lungs (肺). And they don’t have gills (腮) like fish. ____48____ Dolphins don’t lay eggs. Their young are born alive, and they drink milk from their mothers. Dolphins are one of the smartest animals in the world. There are many stories about how they save people out of water. They are able to solve many problems like humans. They can even use tools to catch fish. ____49____ Dolphins can also pass on anything they learn to other dolphins, like interesting fishing skills. ____50____ They use different sounds to talk to each other. Dolphins know the “voices” of other dolphins and even know exactly who is making which sound. Another thing that shows their cleverness is that they can also know themselves in a mirror (镜子) and check different parts of their body in it. A. Dolphins are not fish. B. But their cleverness doesn’t end there. C. They sleep with one eye open to stay safe. D. They communicate with each other in many ways. E. They are also warm-blooded and have to go to the surface of the water to get air into their lungs. 【答案】46. C 47. A 48. E 49. B 50. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了海豚的睡眠方式、生理特征和聪明才智。 【46题详解】 根据“Would you be able to sleep with one eye open? Dolphins can.”以及“When they sleep, only half of their brain goes to sleep.”可知，此处在介绍海豚睁一只眼睡觉的原因。选项C“它们睁一只眼睛睡觉以保证安全。”符合语境。故选C。 【47题详解】 根据“They are mammals (哺乳动物).”可知，此处应说明海豚与鱼类的区别，选项A“海豚不是鱼类。”符合语境。故选A。 【48题详解】 根据“These mammals have lungs (肺). And they don’t have gills (腮) like fish.”可知，海豚靠肺呼吸，此处话题与它们的呼吸相关。选项E“它们也是温血动物，必须去水面以使空气进入肺部。”符合语境。故选E。 【49题详解】 根据“They can even use tools to catch fish.”以及下文“Dolphins can also pass on anything they learn to other dolphins”可知，此处应介绍海豚很聪明，选项B“但它们的聪明并不止于此。”符合语境。故选B。 【50题详解】 根据“They use different sounds to talk to each other. Dolphins know the ‘voices’ of other dolphins and even know exactly who is making which sound.”可知，此处在介绍海豚的交流方式。选项D“它们用许多方式互相交流。”符合语境。故选D。 四、写作（共三节，满分30分） 第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。 Last week, our school had this year’s English Week. There were different activities, from spelling bees to debates. Teachers and students c____51____ some activities to take part in. It was a time when students were able to show their a____52____. One of the most interesting activities was the English Speaking Competition. Many students spoke c____53____, sharing their ideas in fluent English. My friend Tom took part in it. He spent a lot of time working hard for it. We were excited to see him become the w____54____ and got the first prize. We all look f____55____ to the next English week, eager for more chances to grow and shine. 【答案】51. (c)hose 52. (a)bilities 53. (c)learly##(c)onfidently 54. (w)inner 55. (f)orward 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了学校上周举办的英语周活动，学生们积极参与并展示英语能力，作者的朋友还赢得了演讲比赛的一等奖。 【51题详解】 句意：老师和学生们选择参加一些活动。根据首字母提示“There were different activities, from spelling bees to debates.”可知，空处指“选择”一些活动参加，动词choose意为“选择”，根据“Last week”可知，空处时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填(c)hose。 【52题详解】 句意：这是一个学生能够展示他们能力的时刻。根据首字母提示“It was a time when students were able to show their...”可知，参加一些活动可以展示他们的能力，故空处指“能力”，其英文为ability，他们各自的能力不只一个，空处需用名词复数。故填(a)bilities。 【53题详解】 句意：许多学生清晰地/自信地表达，用流利的英语分享他们的想法。根据首字母提示“Many students spoke c..., sharing their ideas in fluent English.”可知，很多学生可以“清晰地/自信地”表达，clearly“清晰地”为副词，confidently“自信地”为副词，均修饰动词spoke。故填(c)learly/(c)onfidently。 【54题详解】 句意：看到他成为获胜者并获得一等奖，我们很兴奋。根据首字母提示及“and got the first prize.”可知，空处指他成为“获胜者”，其英文为winner，此处需名词单数形式。故填(w)inner。 【55题详解】 句意：我们都期待下一个英语周，渴望有更多成长和闪耀的机会。根据首字母提示可知，此处应使用固定短语look forward to，意为“期待”。故填(f)orward。 第二节 完成句子（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。每空限填一词。 56. 麦克在广州从事英语外教的工作。 Mike ________ ________ a foreign English teacher in Guangzhou. 【答案】 ①. works ②. as 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺“从事……工作”的英文work as，此句为一般现在时，主语为第三人称单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数works。故填works；as。 57. 每周末，他喜欢在越秀公园散步。 Every weekend, he likes ________ ________ ________ ________ in Yuexiu Park. 【答案】 ①. going ②. for ③. a ④. walk 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺“去散步”的英文go for a walk，固定搭配。like doing sth.意为“喜欢做某事”，表示习惯行为，故填going；for；a；walk。 58. 迄今为止，他已经去过了许多中国的名胜古迹。 ________ ________, he ________ already ________ to many places of interest in China. 【答案】 ①. So ②. far ③. has ④. been 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺“迄今为止”和“去过了”的英文。So for意为“迄今为止”，故本句时态为现在完成时，其结构为has/have done，主语为he，助动词需has，has been to意为“曾经去过某地”。故填So；far；has；been。 59. 在他看来，中国文化是值得深入学习的。 ________ ________ ________, Chinese culture is worth studying in depth. 【答案】 ①. In ②. his ③. opinion##view 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺少“在他看来”，在他看来：in his opinion/view；位于句首，首字母需大写，故填In；his；opinion/view。 60. 他在中国的生活是多么美好啊! ________ ________ his life is in China! 【答案】 ①. How ②. wonderful 【解析】 【详解】根据中文提示可知，此句是一个感叹句，how引导感叹句，结构为：how+形容词/副词+主语+谓语；空处缺少“多么美好”，多么美好：how wonderful，位于句首，首字母需大写，故填How；wonderful。 第三节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分） 61. 上个月，你的学校接待了一批交换生，进行了为期两周的交流活动。作为活动的志愿者，请你向同学们汇报他们的主要活动和感受。 注意： 1.可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息； 2.词数80词左右； 3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。 An exchange visit __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 An exchange visit Last month, our school hosted a group of exchange students for a two-week exchange activity. As a volunteer, I’d like to report the activity to you. During the exchange visit, we arranged a variety of activities for the exchange students. They learned Chinese painting. Under the guidance of our art teachers, they carefully painted traditional Chinese landscapes and flowers, experiencing the charm of Chinese painting art. They also cooked Chinese food. They learned to make dumplings, spring rolls and so on. Everyone was very interested and actively participated in the cooking process. In addition, we also organized a visit to local museums and historical sites, which helped them have a better understanding of China’s long history and rich culture. As for how the exchange students felt, they were extremely excited and satisfied. They said that these activities made them fall in love with Chinese culture deeply. They were impressed by the long history and unique charm of China. They also expressed their gratitude to our school and all the volunteers for providing such a wonderful opportunity for them to experience Chinese culture. In a word, this exchange activity was a great success. It not only promoted cultural exchanges between us and the exchange students, but also deepened our friendship. Thank you! 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态为“一般过去时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，注意不要遗漏信息，考生结合自身经历，适当增加细节。 [写作步骤] 第一步，点明主题——介绍交换生交流活动； 第二步，介绍活动项目和交换生的感受； 第三步，最后总结活动收获。 [亮点词汇] ①and so on等等 ②in addition此外 ③fall in love with爱上…… [高分句型] ①In addition, we also organized a visit to local museums and historical sites, which helped them have a better understanding of China’s long history and rich culture. (which引导的定语从句) ②They said that these activities made them fall in love with Chinese culture deeply. (that引导的宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024学年第一学期八年级英语科期末测试题 Ⅱ.纸笔部分（共90分） 一、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分15分） 第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分） 从1~10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. The new movie was ________ exciting ________ the last one we watched together. A. not as; so B. not as; as C. not such; as D. as; not as 2. The town has ________ people, and ________ of them are young adults. A. millions of, two million B. million of; two millions C. millions of; two millions D. million of; two million 3. —Tom, you look tired. You had better ________ up late at night. —Yes, I ________ go to bed earlier. I’ll make sure to get enough sleep tonight. A. not to stay; must B. not staying; can C. not stay; should D. to not stay; need 4. Yesterday, our class had a quiz. I answered ________ questions correctly, and ________ one was about the inventor of the light bulb. A. eight; three B. the eighth; the third C. eight; third D. eight; the third 5. You won’t achieve your dreams ________ you work hard. Let’s study together and make progress every day. A. if B. unless C. or D. but 6. Since I ________ helping as a volunteer in the school library last term, I _______ both reading books and helping others. A. start; enjoyed B. have started; have enjoyed C. have started; enjoyed D. started; have enjoyed 7. Of all the subjects I’ve studied this year, English is ________ because it allows me to express Chinese culture and stories well to the world by using this language. A. interesting B. more interesting C. most interesting D. the most interesting 8. Lisa has been an animal trainer ________ nearly twenty years ________ 2004. A. since; for B. for; since C. since; since D. for; for 9. The Spring Festival Gala was so amazing that ________ left in the middle of it. A. everybody B. anybody C. nobody D. somebody 10. After working hard on his project for several weeks, Li Ming has ________ improved a lot, and he has ________ given up when meeting problems. A. already; never B. ever; already C. yet; never D. ever; yet 第二节 语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There was once a king who had a great palace with a beautiful garden. He was happier than anyone else there. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed ____11____. The king was very happy with the whole garden except for ____12____ old tree. It was so old and dry that the king hated it very much. Finally, the king ordered some people ____13____ it down and turn the place into a swimming pool. ____14____ his surprise, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden didn’t look so beautiful any more. The king was disappointed, but he didn’t know what had happened. A young man went to the king, and said he could ____15____ what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There ____16____ some moths (飞蛾) living in the old tree. Birds needed to eat the moths and then they produced waste for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many ____17____ animals to your garden. So the tree is important to your garden because it can make your garden beautiful.” “Excellent!” said the king. “I’ll make you rich ____18____ you make my garden beautiful again.” “I’m afraid you will spend many years on it. It ____19____ many years to get the natural balance.” said the young man. The king was sad. This was the first time he realized the importance of ____20____ trees. But all he could do was just to wait. 11. A. them B. their C. theirs D. themselves 12. A. a B. an C. the D. / 13. A. cut B. cuts C. to cut D. cutting 14. A. In B. To C. For D. At 15. A. explain B. explains C. explaining D. explained 16. A. was B. were C. is D. are 17. A. other B. another C. the other D. others 18. A. unless B. if C. or D. though 19. A. spend B. will spend C. take D. will take 20. A. protect B. protecting C. to protect D. protected 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 What’s the most important thing in your life? Some people ____21____ it’s hard work, knowledge, love or luck. Some say it is wealth because it can make them rich and live a better life. If you place the 26 English letters in order and use a number to stand for each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c..., you can ____22____ an English word into a number. So hard work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96; love: 12+15+22+5=54; luck: 12+21+3+11=47. None of these words can give one a full mark. They are not ____23____ enough to be a full mark. What about wealth? It can’t, either. Then what else? Don’t be worried. You may have many ____24____ in your life. And you will find the answers to them when you change your ways of ____25____ things or doing things, or your attitudes (态度). “Attitude” is the ____26____ word with a full mark. Attitude is 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100. Different attitudes give you different ____27____ of life. They will teach you something. You may make your dreams come true ____28____ if you have changed your bad attitudes. When you change your attitudes and become friendly to others, you’ll ____29____ more smiling faces towards you. It is also _____30_____ to take an active attitude towards failure. You will realize that it can help you achieve your dreams. 21. A. depend B. think C. ask D. interview 22. A. change B. fall C. bring D. break 23. A. dangerous B. bad C. big D. small 24. A. books B. moments C. problems D. plans 25. A. thinking about B. looking for C. putting on D. taking out 26. A. foolish B. wrong C. same D. correct 27. A. jokes B. lessons C. topics D. hobbies 28. A. loudly B. busily C. difficultly D. successfully 29. A. lose B. meet C. forget D. challenge 30. A. useful B. impossible C. convenient D. traditional 三、阅读（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从31~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 (A) The Chinese ancient tea ceremony(仪式) is a practice of preparing, serving, and enjoying tea. It might start in the Tang Dynasty or even earlier and it reached its greatest time in the Song Dynasty. The traditional Chinese tea ceremony is usually held in important situations to welcome guests. Main steps: *Prepare a tea set. To hold a Chinese tea ceremony, a full tea set is needed, including a teapot, a serving bowl, cups, plates, etc. *Heat the tea set This step can help tea fully give off its nice smell. *Put tea leaves into the teapot. Use the teaspoon, not the hand, to place some tea leaves into the teapot. *Wash tea leaves. Pour the hot water into the teapot and keep it for a few seconds, and then pour out water quickly. *Brew tea. Refill the teapot with hot water of a proper temperature, cover it and wait for a few minutes to keep the pleasant smell of the tea soup. Manners and rules: If you are the host, please: *Serve the tea with both of your hands. *Do not fill the teacup fully, since the hot tea soup might hurt the guests. *Keep an eye on the teacups of your guests and fill them in time. If you are the guest, please: *Receive the teacup with both hands when being served with tea. *Show your admiration and thanks to the host when smelling or drinking the tea soup. *Take a small mouthful of tea soup every time instead of drinking it up at a time. *Dress properly to attend the tea ceremony. 31. What should you do before putting tea leaves into the teapot? A. Clean tea leaves. B. Dry tea leaves. C. Cool the tea set. D. Heat the tea set. 32. Which of the following is considered to be good manners? A. The host fills the guest’s teacup fully. B. The host keeps an eye on the guests. C. The guest receives the teacup with his right hand. D. The guest drinks the tea slowly to show his politeness. 33. Which part of a magazine is the text most probably from? A. Food. B. Culture. C. Entertainment. D. History. (B) A new and exciting invention now allows deaf people to see conversations in real time. Using augmented reality (AR) glasses and a smartphone, deaf and hearing-impaired (听力受损的) people are also able to join in everyday conversations. The AR glasses were developed by Dan Scarfe after he had dinner with his family. The man saw his hearing-impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly. This reminded him of his grandfather who was always watching TV shows with subtitles (字幕). Because of this experience, he realized that he should do something to help. Scarfe got to work with an AR glasses maker. Six months later, a new pair of AR glasses came out. The glasses first receive the audio (音频) and send it to a connected smartphone. The phone then creates subtitles from that audio. With the help of software, these subtitles appear on the user’s glasses screen. The company first tested the glasses in the UK. The UK was chosen as a testing ground because over 12 million adults in Britain have hearing loss. However, when the product goes global, it could change the lives of some 430 million people. This is about 5% of the world’s population and includes 70 million people with total hearing loss. This is a game changer for the deaf. Mark Atkinson, who is using the AR glasses, says, “As a deaf person, I am blown away by this new technology. When I tried on the glasses for the first time, I was so amazed. Real-time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before.” 34 Who is the new invention helpful for? A. Workers with writing problems. B. Teenagers with reading problems. C. People with hearing problems. D. Grandparents with speech problems. 35. Where did Scarfe’s idea of the new invention come from? A. TV shows. B. A smartphone. C. An AR glasses maker. D. His experience with his family. 36. In what order did the following happen? a. The company tested the AR glasses. b. A new pair of AR glasses appeared. c. Many deaf people are amazed by the AR glasses. d. Dan Scarfe worked with an AR glasses maker. e. Dan Scarfe’s grandfather sat alone silently in dinner. A. e-b-d-c-a B. b-c-e-d-a C. e-d-b-a-c D. b-c-a-e-d 37. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Augmented reality glasses help people watch TV shows with subtitles. B. A new invention helps deaf people see conversations in real time. C. Dan Scarfe invented a new kind of smartphone for deaf people. D. The UK has the highest number of hearing loss adults in the world. (C) Mike, a 12-year-old boy, lived in a hillside village. His neighbouring village was famous because of a great discovery there. In 2003, paleontologists (古生物学家) found the bones of the largest dinosaur in Europe in a field near his neighbouring village. Mike liked dinosaurs more than anything else in the world. He also believed that there was an amazing dinosaur bone under the ground of his own village. His dream was to be the first person to find it. One summer morning, Mike was exploring (勘查) in a field near a river. He looked up to see his two friends Fern and Pepe running toward him with a colorful kite. Mike enjoyed playing with his friends and began to fly the kite with them. As he ran, he fell to the ground. “I caught my left foot on this grey object,” he said. “A rock,” said Fern. Mike looked at it carefully. “I don’t think it is a rock,” he said excitedly. “Let me pull it out,” said Pepe. “No,” said Mike. “It’s better to leave the object right here.” Mike and the boys ran to school to tell their teacher. The teacher called the paleontologist’s office. The next day, a paleontologist came to the village to examine the object. “It could be a dinosaur bone,” he said. Soon, many paleontologists came and more bones were found. They turned out to come from a new kind of dinosaur. Fern asked. “What do we call this dinosaur?” “Interesting question,” said one of the paleontologists, “we’ll call it Mikesaur!” 38. What was Mike doing before he met his friends? A. Exploring in the field. B. Flying a kite. C. Giving a report to his teacher. D. Collecting grey objects. 39. What does the underlined word “it” in the sentence “I don’t think it is a rock,” refer to? A. The kite. B. The grey object. C. The river. D. The field. 40. Why did Mike say “It’s better to leave the object right here.”? A. He thought it was difficult to move. B. He thought it was a common bone. C. He thought it was something valuable. D. He thought it was a rock. 41. What do you think would most probably happen next? A. Mike would feel proud of himself. B Fern would get an expensive gift. C. More people would move into this village. D. The teacher would send Pepe to hospital. (D) Think about how much time you spent outside last week. Really “outside.” Walking from the car into the mall doesn’t count. Now think about how much time you spent indoors—on the Internet or playing video games or watching TV You may say, “I play inside more than outside and I like to play games on the computer.” If so, it’s likely that you spent more time inside four walls than outside in fresh air. Kids today spend two fewer hours per week on sports and outdoor activities than kids did 20 years ago. That’s according to a University of Michigan study. Non-moving activities are more popular. The costs “include overweight, greater stress (压力), and less joy…,” says Richard Louv, writer of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. Play is important, even for adults. __________ Outdoor activity betters your senses (感觉). The next time you sit down to message your friends, take notes of your senses during and after your texting. Then do the same experiment after you’ve done something outside. You will find being outdoors brings the senses to life. Hiking, exploring, and fishing help hone all of your senses. Smell, sight…all of your senses are in use when you’re outside. Spending time outdoors brings you closer to the environment. When you’re out, breathe in fresh air, hear the leaves crackle underfoot and search cool birds and plants in the woods. It can help you feel more connected to the natural world. No woods nearby? Nature can be found right outside your back door or in your local park. So the next time you sit down to spend quality time with a video game think about treating yourself to a little outdoor play instead. 42. How does the writer first introduce the topic of outdoor play? A. By showing a recent study in a book. B. By introducing different kinds of outdoor play. C. By asking the reader to think about his or her own experience. D. By telling the reader outdoor play is good for body and mind. 43. Which sentence should go in the empty box in paragraph 5? A. Outdoor play helps form relationships. B. Just getting outdoors does good. C. Nature can help you forget your worries. D. The outdoors is the best place to practise skills. 44. Which word is closest to the meaning of “hone” in paragraph 6? A. Improve B. Stop C. Produce D. Organize 45. Which of the following is a good way to enjoy outdoor play? A. Walking from your car into the mall. B. Spending your quality time on TV drama series. C. Playing a video game of making sandcastles by the beach. D. Walking in a park to watch how fast the clouds are moving. 第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Would you be able to sleep with one eye open? Dolphins can. When they sleep, only half of their brain goes to sleep. ____46____ Half of their brain sleeps for about two hours before the other half of their brain gets a chance to sleep. Sometimes, the dolphins will keep swimming while they are sleeping. ____47____ They are mammals (哺乳动物). These mammals have lungs (肺). And they don’t have gills (腮) like fish. ____48____ Dolphins don’t lay eggs. Their young are born alive, and they drink milk from their mothers. Dolphins are one of the smartest animals in the world. There are many stories about how they save people out of water. They are able to solve many problems like humans. They can even use tools to catch fish. ____49____ Dolphins can also pass on anything they learn to other dolphins, like interesting fishing skills. ____50____ They use different sounds to talk to each other. Dolphins know the “voices” of other dolphins and even know exactly who is making which sound. Another thing that shows their cleverness is that they can also know themselves in a mirror (镜子) and check different parts of their body in it. A. Dolphins are not fish. B. But their cleverness doesn’t end there. C. They sleep with one eye open to stay safe. D. They communicate with each other in many ways. E. They are also warm-blooded and have to go to the surface of the water to get air into their lungs. 四、写作（共三节，满分30分） 第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整单词。 Last week, our school had this year’s English Week. There were different activities, from spelling bees to debates. Teachers and students c____51____ some activities to take part in. It was a time when students were able to show their a____52____. One of the most interesting activities was the English Speaking Competition. Many students spoke c____53____, sharing their ideas in fluent English. My friend Tom took part in it. He spent a lot of time working hard for it. We were excited to see him become the w____54____ and got the first prize. We all look f____55____ to the next English week, eager for more chances to grow and shine. 第二节 完成句子（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。每空限填一词。 56. 麦克在广州从事英语外教的工作。 Mike ________ ________ a foreign English teacher in Guangzhou. 57. 每周末，他喜欢在越秀公园散步。 Every weekend, he likes ________ ________ ________ ________ in Yuexiu Park. 58. 迄今为止，他已经去过了许多中国的名胜古迹。 ________ ________, he ________ already ________ to many places of interest in China. 59. 在他看来，中国文化是值得深入学习的。 ________ ________ ________, Chinese culture is worth studying in depth. 60. 他在中国的生活是多么美好啊! ________ ________ his life is in China! 第三节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分） 61. 上个月，你的学校接待了一批交换生，进行了为期两周的交流活动。作为活动的志愿者，请你向同学们汇报他们的主要活动和感受。 注意： 1.可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息； 2.词数80词左右； 3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。 An exchange visit __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$