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2023学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语学科试卷 满分：100分 时间：90分钟 Part 1 Listening（共25分） I. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（5分） A. B. C. D. E. F. 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（7分） 6. A. The boy’s mother. B. The boy himself. C. The boy’s father. D. Nobody. 7. A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. D. Windy. 8. A. At 8:00. B. At 7:45 C. At 8:15. D. At 8:05. 9. A. Daily. B. Once a week. C. Once a month. D. Once a year. 10. A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By underground. D. By car. 11. A. On a plane. B. At the airport. C. At a suitcase factory. D. In a department store. 12. A. He can ask someone else to help the woman. B. He moved to Tokyo when he was young. C. He can show the woman around Tokyo himself. D. He can hardly provide any useful information. III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（5分） 13. Betty and her club members wanted to raise some money to help the nursing home. 14. The club members wanted to run a market at school on a Sunday morning. 15. Only old clothes and unused electrical appliances were sold in the market. 16. The social media helped the club to spread the news of the event. 17. What the club members did for the event turned out to be a success. IV. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences（听短文填句子，每空限填一词）（8分） 18. Coin collecting, one of the ________ hobbies in the world, is a ________ way of saving money. 19. The designs that can be found on coins can many stories about a country, including ________ and geography. 20. Some people will decide the kinds of coins they want to collect based upon what ________ they have. 21. One of the best ways to get the most enjoyment from this hobby ________ ________ as much as possible on the subject. Part2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar（共40分） I. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（16分） 1. Christine does not usually have ________ supper unless she is very hungry. A. a B. an C. the D. / 【答案】D 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】句意：克里斯汀通常不吃晚饭，除非她非常饿。 考查冠词辨析。a不定冠词，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前；an不定冠词，用于以元音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词。根据句意，空格处表示“吃晚餐”，三餐前不加任何冠词，所以空格处不填。故选D。 2. My grandma learned English ______ listening to the radio when she was young. A. by B. from C. for D. in 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我奶奶小时候通过听收音机学习英语。 A. by通过；B. from始于；C. for为了；D. in在……里。by+名词，可用来表方法、方式、手段等。本题的by listening to the radio：通过听收音机学习英语，是学习英语的一种手段。语境是：我奶奶小时候通过听收音机学习英语。故选A。 3. In order to save electricity, ________ the fan when you leave the room. A. put on B. turn on C. turn off D. take off 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：为了节约能源，当你离开房间的时候关掉电扇。 考查动词短语辨析put on穿上；turn on 打开；turn off 关掉；take off 脱掉，起飞。 根据“In order to save electricity, ... the fan when you leave the room.”可知，这里应该填turn off“关掉”。故选C。 4. At the top of the high mountains, there is very _________ oxygen in the air. A. a little B. a few C. little D. few 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：在高山之巅，空气中的氧气非常少。 考查代词。a little一些（修饰不可数名词）；a few一些（修饰可数名词复数）；little几乎没有（修饰不可数名词）；few几乎没有（修饰可数名词复数）。根据“oxygen”为不可数名词可知，排除B、D项。根据常识可知，在高山之巅，空气中的氧气非常少，little符合题意。故选C。 5. Jack talks with his client quite politely on the phone, and his voice sounds ________, too. A. friendly B. softly C. safely D. beautifully 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：Jack在电话中与客户交谈非常有礼貌，他的声音听起来也很友好。 考查词汇辨析及形容词用法。friendly友好的；softly柔和地；safely安全地；beautifully美丽地。根据“Jack talks with his client quite politely on the phone”可知与客户交谈很礼貌，声音应是听起来很友好，sounds后用形容词作表语，BCD项都是副词，排除，此处用“friendly”。故选A。 6. This is________ painting I have ever seen in the exhibition. A. precious B. more precious C. most precious D. the most precious 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：这是我在展览中见过的最珍贵的画。 考查形容词最高级。根据“...I have ever seen in the exhibition.”可知，此处用形容词的最高级形式，“precious”的最高级形式most precious，最高级前需加定冠词the。故选D。 7. With the development of technology, people ________ take off their masks and their smartphones can still recognize who they are. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. can’t 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：随着技术的发展，人们不必摘下口罩，他们的智能手机仍然可以识别他们是谁。 考查情态动词。shouldn’t不应该；mustn’t禁止；needn’t不必；can’t不能。根据“their smartphones can still recognize who they are”可知，不必摘下口罩也能识别，用“needn’t”。故选C。 8. It took the ancient Chinese people several ________ years to finish building the Great Wall. A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundreds of D. three hundred 【答案】A 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】句意：古代中国人花了几百年才建成长城。 考查hundred用法。hundred前面有具体数字修饰时，不加s不加of；没有具体数字修饰时，要加s加of；本题空前有“several”修饰，hundred后面不用加s，故选A。 9. Every time I go to watch a movie, something keeps me from enjoying the film. Some people arrive late, ________ talk loudly. A. the other B. others C. the others D. another 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：每次我去看电影，总有一些东西让我无法享受这部电影。有些人迟到，有些人大声说话。 考查代词辨析。the other另一个，两者中的另一个；others其他人员，表示泛指；the others其他，特指范围内剩下的全部；another另一个，泛指三者或三者以上的另一个。some…others…“一些……其他的一些……”，是固定搭配。故选B。 10. It is 4: 30 p. m. Ben and Chris ________ their project, so they are playing chess now. A. are finishing B. finished C. have finished D. will finish 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：现在是下午4:30。本和克里斯已经完成了他们的项目，所以他们现在正在下棋。 考查时态。are finishing现在进行时；finished一般过去时；have finished现在完成时；will finish一般将来时；根据so they are playing chess now.他们现在正在下棋。说明本和克里斯的工作已经完成了，因此句子Ben and Chris ________ their project应该用现在完成时（表示过去所发生的动作或事情对现在的影响或产生的结果，着眼点在现在。）故选C。 11. Wang Chuqin, a talented Chinese table tennis player, finally ________ a victory at the WTT Singapore Smash in March, 2024. A. wins B. will win C. won D. has won 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：中国天才乒乓球运动员王楚钦终于在2024年3月的WTT新加坡大满贯中获胜。 考查时态。根据时间状语“in March, 2024”，表示过去动作，用一般过去时“won”。故选C。 12. Lucy and her cousin decided ________ at that restaurant as there were so many people in the queue. A. not eating B. not to eat C. not eat D. to not eat 【答案】B 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】句意：露西和她的表妹决定不在那家餐馆吃饭，因为排队的人太多了。 考查非谓语动词。decide to do sth“决定要做某事”，是固定短语，其否定式为decide not to do sth，故选B。 13. My aunt doesn’t care about me at all. She ________ calls me. A. almost B. exactly C. hardly D. nearly 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我阿姨一点都不关注我，她几乎不给我打电话。 考查副词辨析。almost几乎，差不多；exactly确切地；hardly几乎不；nearly差不多。根据“My aunt doesn’t care about me at all”可知，她不关心我，所以几乎不会给我打电话。故选C。 14. ________ exciting news you’ve told us! Shanghai began the construction of Metro Line 19! A. What B. What a C. What an D. How 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：你告诉我们的消息真令人兴奋！上海开始建设地铁19号线了！ 考查感叹句。感叹句的中心词news是不可数名词，此处用“What+形容词+不可数名词+主谓”结构。故选A。 15. Mr. Perez is very kind. He’s never lost his temper, ________ he? A. isn’t B. hasn’t C. is D. has 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：Perez先生非常和蔼。他从来不发脾气，是吗? 考查反意疑问句。反意疑问句遵循“前肯后否，前否后肯”原则，此句陈述部分有否定词“never”，故疑问部分用肯定，且疑问部分的助动词与陈述部分保持一致，根据“He’s never lost”可知，时态为现在完成时，反意疑问句用助动词has。故选D。 16. Do you know what time ________? A. the train leave B. does the train leave C. will the train leave D. the train will leave 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：你知道火车什么时候出发吗？ 考查宾语从句。宾语从句用陈述语序，排除BC；A项谓语应用第三人称单数形式，D项正确。故选D。 II. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once（6分） 将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次 A. difficult B. the most important C. slowly D. plant Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; they help to prevent drought (干旱) and floods. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is ____17____. 2000 years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships. Soon after that, the whole country found itself faced by floods and starvation (饥饿). Even when a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is ____18____ for it to persuade (说服) the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with, and he can earn money by making charcoal or selling wood to others. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after new trees. So unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will ____19____ disappear. A. enough B. tired C. tried D. quite Water is the most important of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but it’s ____20____ true. The human body can go without food for a long time. We’ve got many examples for this. Yet two or three days without water can usually make people die. Man can’t live without water. Many people don’t understand how much water the human body needs to work well, and many people, especially young people, do not drink ____21____, even in very hot weather. Our body has mostly water, about 65% to 75%. That is to say, about two thirds of our body is water. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. If we don’t drink some water, we won’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water, we’ll feel ____22____ and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us. 【答案】17. B 18. A 19. C 20. D 21. A 22. B 【解析】 【导语】本文通过树木和水的重要性，探讨了人类在环境保护和健康方面的认知与行为。 【17题详解】 句意：不幸的是，在世界许多地方，人们还没有意识到这三种服务中的第三种是最重要的。is后跟形容词作表语。根据“man has not realized that the third of these services i”及备选词可知，此处指没意识到第三项服务的重要性。the most important“最重要的”符合语境。故填B。 【18题详解】 句意： 即使政府意识到充足的树木供应的重要性，也很难说服村民认识到这一点。分析句子可知，is后应跟形容词作表语；根据“Even when a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees”和“it is … for it to persuade the villager to see this”可知，前后句意是让步关系，结合备选词可知，此处表示让村民意识到树木的重要性很难，difficult“困难的”符合语境。故填A。 【19题详解】 句意： 因此，除非政府有良好的控制体系，或者能够教育人民，否则森林将会慢慢消失。根据“the forests will...disappear”可知，空处应填副词修饰动词disappear，结合备选词，此处指森林会慢慢消失，slowly“慢慢地”符合语境，故填C。 【20题详解】 句意：没有多少人理解这一点，但这是事实。根据“it’s...true”可知，空处应填副词修饰形容词true，结合备选词和but表示转折，所以此处指水很重要这一点是“非常正确的”，quite“非常，很”符合语境。故填D。 【21题详解】 句意： 许多人不了解人体需要多少水才能正常工作，许多人，特别是年轻人，即使在非常炎热的天气也不喝水。根据“do not drink..., even in very hot weather.”及备选词可知，此处指即使在热天喝水也不够，enough“足够”符合语境。故填A。 【22题详解】 句意： 如果我们没有足够的水，我们会感到疲倦，许多人会生病。根据“we’ll feel...and many of us will get ill”及备选词可知，空处应填表示不好的感觉的形容词，tired“疲倦的”符合语境。故填B。 III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）（8分） 23. My office is on the ________ floor and I usually walk upstairs. (five) 【答案】fifth 【解析】 【详解】句意：我的办公室在五楼，我通常走楼梯上去。根据题意和提示词可知，在第几层楼，应用序数词，five的序数词是fifth。故填fifth。 24. While travelling in Germany, Lucy happened to meet a classmate of ______. (she) 【答案】hers 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】句意：在德国旅行时，露西碰巧遇到了她的一个同学。 根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“她的一位同学”，这里是英语中的双重所有格的用法，强调的是数量“一位”，所以空格后面的代词应该用名词性物主代词，she的名词性物主代词是hers，故答案为hers。 25. He became ________ after waiting at the gate of the cinema for almost half an hour. (patient) 【答案】impatient 【解析】 【详解】句意：他在电影院门口等了将近半个小时后变得不耐烦了。patient“耐心的”，形容词，根据“after waiting at the gate of the cinema for almost half an hour.”可知，等了将近半个小时后，是没有耐心了，impatient“不耐烦的”符合语境。故填impatient。 26. Jack made a ________ to go to the western area after graduating from the university. (decide) 【答案】decision 【解析】 【详解】句意：杰克决定大学毕业后去西部地区。冠词“a”修饰名词，decide的名词形式是decision；make a dicision是固定短语，意为“决定”。故填decision。 27. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest ________ in the world. (science) 【答案】scientists 【解析】 【详解】句意：托马斯·爱迪生是世界上最伟大的科学家之一。根据“Thomas Edison”及所给词“science”可知，爱迪生是科学家，science的派生词“scientist”指“科学家”，空格前有“one of the greatest”，需用复数名词表示“最伟大的……之一”。故填scientists。 28. Eating too many sweets will be ________ to your teeth. (harm) 【答案】harmful 【解析】 【详解】句意：吃太多甜食对你的牙齿有害。harm“伤害”。根据“Eating too many sweets will be...to your teeth”可知，be harmful to“对……有害”。 故填harmful。 29. Cotton clothing allows your skin to ________. (breath) 【答案】breathe 【解析】 【详解】句意：棉质服装能使皮肤透气。breath“呼吸”，名词，根据allow sb to do“允许某人做某事”可知，空前是不定式符号to，空处填动词原形，breath的动词是breathe“呼吸”。故填breathe。 30. Make sure you have plenty of room to sit ________. (comfortable) 【答案】comfortably 【解析】 【详解】句意：确保你有足够的空间坐得舒服。comfortable舒服的，形容词；设空处修饰动词sit需用副词，故填comfortably。 IV. Rewrite the sentences as required（按要求改写句子）（10分） 31. We ought to go down to the library and check it out. (改为否定句) We ________ ________ to go down to the library and check it out. 【答案】 ①. ought ②. not 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们应该去图书馆调查一下。ought to“应该”，情态动词，改为否定句时，应在ought后加not。故填ought；not。 32. These students will exchange their ideas in one week’s time.（对划线部分提问） ________ ________ will these students exchange their ideas? 【答案】 ①. How ②. soon 【解析】 【详解】句意：这些学生将在一周后交换他们的想法。划线部分表达将来的时间，“in+时间段”应该用how soon“多久以后”提问，句首首字母大写。故填How；soon。 33. The bus driver should take charge of all the passengers’ safety.（保持句意基本不变） The bus driver should be ________ all the passengers’ safety. 【答案】responsible for 【解析】 【详解】句意：公共汽车司机应该负责所有乘客的安全。take charge of=be responsible for“对……负责任”，故填responsible for。 34. The boy asks Linda: “Did you enjoy the art of tea-making during the holiday?”（改为宾语从句） The boy asks Linda ________ she ________ the art of tea-making during the holiday. 【答案】 ①. if##whether ②. enjoyed 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个男孩问琳达：“你在假期里享受泡茶的艺术了吗？”根据要求改成宾语从句，题目中为一般疑问句改成宾语从句，从句应用if或whether引导，故空一填if或whether；空二根据宾语从句中的时态“主现从随意”且根据一般疑问句为一般过去时可知，空二应用动词过去式enjoyed。故填if/whether；enjoyed。 35. but, millions of, they, hardly, any of them, people, every year, replace, cut down and burn (连词成句) _______________________________________________________________. 【答案】 People cut down and burn millions of trees every year, but they hardly replace any of them 【解析】 【详解】people作主语；cut down and burn作谓语；millions of trees作宾语；every year作时间状语；but表转折，连接并列句，其后用they作主语；replace作谓语；any of them作宾语；hardly是频度副词，置于主谓之间。故填People cut down and burn millions of trees every year, but they hardly replace any of them“人们每年砍伐并烧毁数百万棵树，但几乎不会补种其中任何一棵”。 Part 3 Reading and writing（共35分） I. Reading comprehension（阅读理解） A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（6分） Improve Your Writing Skills! Join Our Fun Writing Workshop Course! Come and improve your writing abilities in our exciting workshops. Each lecture will have a different expert, who will share his or her valuable wisdom on various writing topics and give you helpful advice. Workshop Schedule Lecture 1 Tuesday, December 5, 6:30 p.m., Room 301 Speaker: Emily Hughes, award-winning playwright Topic: From Page to Stage—Writing Your Own Play Lecture 2 Thursday, December 7, 5 p.m., Room 301 Speaker: Olivia Campbell, editor with 20 years of experience Topic: Polish (润色) Your Writing—Important Editing Techniques (技巧) Lecture 3 Tuesday, December 12, 6 p.m., Room 202 Speaker: Alex Collins, professor of poetry at Rutgers University Topic: Taking Your Poetry to New Heights Lecture 4 Thursday, December 14, 5:30 p.m., Room 202 Speaker: Michael Turner, best-selling author Topic: Discover the Art of Attractive Storytelling Contact Information: Email collegewritingclub@example.com or call (123) 456-7890. From: madmax@liveuniversity. edu To: caroline@yohaa. com Subject: Today’s Lecture and Schedule Update (更新的消息) Dear Caroline, Guess what? Today’s lecture was amazing! Mrs. Campbell is not only a great speaker, but she’s also hilarious! You really missed out on some laughs. But no worries, I’ve got your back! They’ll be posting the video on the workshop’s website next week, so you can catch up on all the fun we had. Also, I’ve sent the lecture material to your email. Check it out when you get a chance. And hey, if you want, I can share my notes with you, too. Just let me know! Oh, and there’s a small change in the schedule. The next lecture will be in room 303, and it starts 30 minutes earlier. So don’t be late! Let me know if you need anything or have any questions. Can’t wait to chat more about the workshop! Talk soon, Max 36. According to the article, which of the following experts works in education? A. Emily Hughes. B. Alex Collins. C. Michael Turner. D. Olivia Campbell. 37. What is most likely to be discussed at the lecture on December 5? A. Five common poetic forms. B. Three rules to draw readers into a story. C. Seven basic steps to write a play. D. Four tips on writing a mistake-free article. 38. The underlined word “hilarious” in Max’s email is closest in meaning to “________.” A. humorous B. dangerous C. nervous D. serious 39. Which course’s material did Max send to Caroline? A. Lecture 1. B. Lecture 2. C. Lecture 3. D. Lecture 4. 40. According to Max’s email, the next lecture will begin at ________ . A. 4:30 p.m. B. 5 p.m. C. 5:30 p.m. D. 6 p.m. 41. The email is mainly written to________. A. invite Caroline to attend future lectures B. inform Caroline about upcoming lectures C. recommend to Caroline the video on the workshop’s website D. update Caroline on the lecture she missed and schedule changes 【答案】36. B 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. C 41. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一封电子邮件，内容涉及写作工作坊的讲座信息更新以及Max对Caroline的分享和提醒。邮件中提到了几位专家的讲座安排，Max对其中一场讲座的评价，以及课程时间和地点的调整。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Workshop Schedule”部分“Speaker: Alex Collins, professor of poetry at Rutgers University”可知，Alex Collins是罗格斯大学的诗歌教授，从事教育工作。故选B。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Workshop Schedule”部分“Tuesday, December 5, 6:30 p.m.,...Topic: From Page to Stage-Writing Your Own Play”可知，12月5日的讲座主题是“从书页到舞台——写你自己的剧本”，因此最可能讨论的是写作剧本的步骤。故选C。 【38题详解】 词句猜测题。根据邮件正文“Mrs. Campbell is not only a great speaker, but she’s also hilarious!”可知，Max用“hilarious”形容Campbell女士的演讲风格，结合上下文及选项可知，hilarious该词意为“幽默的”。故选A。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据邮件正文“Today’s lecture was amazing! Mrs. Campbell is not only a great speaker, but she’s also hilarious!”和“Workshop Schedule”部分“Lecture 2”的“Speaker: Olivia Campbell”可知，Max提到的讲座是第二场，因此发送的材料是第二场讲座的内容。故选B。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据邮件正文“The next lecture will be in room 303, and it starts 30 minutes earlier”和“Workshop Schedule”部分“Lecture 3”的“Tuesday, December 12, 6 p.m.”可知，下一场讲座原定于6点开始，提前30分钟则为5:30 p.m.。故选C。 【41题详解】 主旨大意题。根据邮件正文“Today’s lecture was amazing!”、“They’ll be posting the video on the workshop’s website next week”、“I’ve sent the lecture material to your email”和“The next lecture will be in room 303, and it starts 30 minutes earlier”可知，邮件的主要目的是向Caroline更新她错过的讲座信息以及课程安排的调整。故选D。 B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（6分） A long-awaited TV series Blossoms Shanghai (电视剧《繁花》) was released in late December 2023, and gained a lot of attention. Adapted (改编) from writer Jin Yucheng’s famous novel Fan Hua (Blossoms), the TV series takes audience members back to Shanghai in the early 1990s. What makes it ____42____ is that it comes in both Mandarin and the Shanghai dialect. The Shanghai dialect version, in particular, attracted a wide audience. People shared short videos from the series to help others learn the Shanghai dialect. Experts believe this series can help protect the Shanghai dialect, which is at risk of ____43____. Many children in Shanghai do not fluently speak the dialect anymore. And for their ____44____, their parents don’t speak with them in the dialect, either. Sun Huijuan, 65, said her grandson spoke the Shanghai dialect quite well before he attended kindergarten, and could still speak the dialect during his kindergarten years even though it was not taught in class. “____45____, after he attended primary school, he lost confidence in his pronunciation. He started replying in Mandarin when we asked him something in the dialect at home,” Sun said. Officials have taken steps in recent years to protect the local dialect. Some bus routes and a new subway line have ____46____ a broadcast in the Shanghai dialect. In many local kindergartens, children are still taught to sing songs in the dialect. While efforts have been made, the ____47____ still remains. The hope is that works like Blossoms Shanghai and local efforts will help keep the Shanghai dialect alive. 42. A. familiar B. positive C. serious D. popular 43. A. disappearing B. escaping C. failing D. passing 44. A. convenience B. freedom C. knowledge D. safety 45. A. Besides B. However C. Still D. Therefore 46. A. added B. cancelled C. invented D. received 47 A. interest B. hope C. challenge D. secret 【答案】42. D 43. A 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了上海的方言。 【42题详解】 句意：它之所以受欢迎，是因为它有普通话和上海话两种版本。 familiar熟悉的；positive积极的；serious严重的；popular受欢迎的，流行的。由后文“…attracted a wide audience”可知，这部剧因采用普通话和上海话而“广受欢迎”。故选D。 【43题详解】 句意：专家认为该剧有助于保护濒临消失的上海话。 disappearing消失；escaping逃脱；failing失败；passing经过。根据“Many children in Shanghai do not fluently speak the dialect anymore.”可知，上海的许多孩子不再流利地说方言了，所以上海方言有消失的风险，disappearing“消失”符合语境。故选A。 【44题详解】 句意：父母出于便利考虑，不与孩子用方言交流。 convenience方便；freedom自由；knowledge知识；safety安全。根据“And for their …, their parents don’t speak with them in the dialect, either.”可知，父母是为了与孩子交流便利，在家里也不跟他们说方言，convenience“方便”符合语境。故选A。 【45题详解】 句意：然而，在他上了小学之后，他对自己的发音失去了信心。 Besides除了；However然而；Still仍然；Therefore因此。根据“Sun said.”可知，上下文为转折关系，孙女士的孙子在幼儿园阶段尚能使用沪语，但小学后因外界压力放弃，However“然而”符合语境。故选B。 【46题详解】 句意：一些公交线路和一条新的地铁线路新增沪语播报服务。 added增加；cancelled取消；invented发明；received收到。根据“Officials have taken steps in recent years to protect the local dialect.”可知，官员们已经采取措施保护当地方言，所以一些公交线路和一条新的地铁线路新增沪语播报服务，added“增加”符合语境。故选A。 【47题详解】 句意：尽管采取行动，挑战依然存在。 interest兴趣；hope希望；challenge挑战；secret秘密。根据“While efforts have been made, the … still remains.”可知，虽然已经做出了努力，但挑战依然存在，challenge“挑战”符合语境。故选C。 C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（6分） Mom’s Reply Dear Andre, I have no doubt that you can become a good cook if that’s what you want. But when it comes to social media stardom, I don’t think it’s the best idea. You are right that many teens gain lots of followers, but that’s exactly what worries me. Putting yourself out there on social media could bring negative (负面的) attention and e____48____ bullying. Are you ready to deal with that? And that’s not all. Do you know how much time and e____49____ it takes to make a single video? Filming and editing a three-minute video of yourself making your famous brownies could take hours—maybe days. And the work doesn’t stop there. You’ll be on your phone all the time checking views, reading comments and responding to brands (品牌) that want to cooperate with you. How will you manage that along with your homework and chores? If you want to sharpen your skills in the kitchen, here’s another idea: ask Grandpa to teach you. He’s an e____50____ cook, and you could learn a lot from him. Now, let’s talk about the money thing. Making TikToks or YouTube videos doesn’t automatically make you a lot of money. The truth is, very few people make the kind of money you’re thinking about. But even if you could be sure of s____51____, I still wouldn’t encourage you to become a social media star. This time in your life shouldn’t be about money or fame. It should be about enjoying being a kid—spending time with friends and family and d____52____ new interests. Making money from something you love sounds nice, but there’s nothing wrong with doing what you love simply because you enjoy it! And that leads me to my biggest w____53____. The stress of it all could take the fun out of the very thing that brings you the most joy: cooking. Love, Mom 【答案】48. (e)ven 49. (e)ffort##(e)nergy 50. (e)xcellent##(e)xpert 51. (s)uccess 52. (d)eveloping##(d)iscovering 53. (w)orry 【解析】 【导语】本文是妈妈给Andre的一封信，信中妈妈表达了对Andre想成为社交媒体明星的担忧，并给出了自己的建议。 【48题详解】 句意：在社交媒体上展示自己可能会带来负面的关注和甚至欺凌。根据“negative (负面的) attention and...bullying”及首字母“e”可知，从负面关注到欺凌，此处是强调程度的加深，所以用even表示“甚至”，故填(e)ven。 49题详解】 句意：你知道制作一个视频需要多少时间和精力/努力吗？根据下文“Filming and editing a three-minute video of yourself making your famous brownies could take hours—maybe days....reading comments and responding to brands (品牌) that want to cooperate with you.”及首字母“e”可知，制作一个视频需要很多时间和精力/努力，effort“努力”，energy“精力”，不可数名词。故填(e)ffort/(e)nergy。 【50题详解】 句意：他是一个优秀的/专业的厨师，你可以从他那里学到很多。空处应填形容词作定语，根据“and you could learn a lot from him”及首字母“e”可知，可以从他身上学到很多，说明他很优秀/内行，excellent“优秀的”，expert“内行的”符合语境，故填(e)xcellent/(e)xpert。 【51题详解】 句意：但是即使你能确定成功，我仍然不会鼓励你成为社交媒体明星。根据“The truth is, very few people make the kind of money you’re thinking about. But even if you could be sure of....”及首字母“s”可知，even if表示让步，所以此处应是说及时确定自己能成功赚到钱，success“成功”，不可数名词。故填(s)uccess。 【52题详解】 句意：这段时间应该用来享受童年——与朋友和家人共度时光，并培养/发现新的兴趣。根据“new interests”及首字母“d”可知，应是培养/发现新的兴趣，develop“培养，发展”，discover“发现”。结合“spending”可知，此处用动词ing形式。故填(d)eveloping/(d)iscovering。 【53题详解】 句意：这就引出了我最大的担忧。根据“The stress of it all...”及首字母“w”可知，此处是解释作者的担忧，worry“担忧”，被biggest修饰，用单数即可。故填(w)orry。 D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（7分，最后一题2分） You Are Made to Fly High Once upon a time, a king received two eaglets as a gift. These baby eagles belonged to an uncommon breed (品种), and the king had never seen such beautiful eagles before. He was pleased with the gift and wanted to find an experienced caretaker for them. As the eaglets grew larger and stronger, the king was eager to see how they looked in the sky. He instructed the caretaker to signal them to fly. The caretaker did as he was told. The eagles both spread their wings and took to the air at the signal. However, one of them flew high, while the other flew for a few seconds and returned to its starting branch. Confused by this result, the king questioned, “Why do they behave so differently?” The caretaker explained, “This eagle has always refused to leave that branch.” The king treasured both eagles and desired to see the second eagle flying high. The next day, he announced a reward for anyone who could make that eagle reach new heights. Although many people responded to the challenge and tried every trick, they all failed—there was still no improvement in the eagle. After a few weeks, the king lost hope and nearly gave up. Then, one day, a farmer showed up with a simple solution. He cut down the familiar branch of the eagle, and it worked. Without its perch (栖息处), the eagle had no choice but to take flight. The king was amazed by the farmer’s success. He immediately offered him a lot of gold coins and couldn’t wait to ask, “You’re really something! How did you achieve what others, even the learned ones, couldn’t?” The farmer replied, “Your Majesty (陛下), I’m just an ordinary farmer. I have little knowledge of animal training. But I believed that if the branch on which the eagle used to sit on were gone, the only thing it could do would be fly, and it did so very well.” 54. What did the king do with the pair of eagles he was gifted? ___________________________________________________________________. 55. How did the eagles respond when they were signaled to fly? ___________________________________________________________________. 56. What action did the king take to improve the second eagle’s performance? ___________________________________________________________________. 57. How did the farmer successfully make the second eagle fly high? ___________________________________________________________________. 58. Why was the farmer able to complete the king’s challenge? ____________________________________________________________________. 59. What is your understanding of the title after reading the story? ____________________________________________________________________. 【答案】54. The king wanted to find an experienced caretaker for them. 55. One eagle flew high, while the other flew for a few seconds and returned to its starting branch. 56. He announced a reward for anyone who could make that eagle reach new heights. 57. He cut down the familiar branch of the eagle. 58. Because he believed that if the branch on which the eagle used to sit on were gone, the only thing it could do would be fly. 59. The title suggests that one must leave their comfort zone to achieve greatness. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了一位国王收到两只小鹰作为礼物，其中一只鹰不愿离开栖息的树枝，国王尝试多种方法使其飞翔未果，最终一位农夫通过简单的办法成功让鹰飞向高空的故事。故事通过鹰的行为寓意人们需要离开舒适区才能实现更大的成就。 【54题详解】 根据“the king had never seen such beautiful eagles before. He was pleased with the gift and wanted to find an experienced caretaker for them.”可知，国王对这两只鹰非常满意，并希望为它们找到一个有经验的照顾者，故填The king wanted to find an experienced caretaker for them. 【55题详解】 根据“The eagles both spread their wings and took to the air at the signal. However, one of them flew high, while the other flew for a few seconds and returned to its starting branch.”可知，两只鹰在信号下起飞，但一只飞得很高，另一只只飞了几秒钟就回到了原来的树枝，故填One eagle flew high, while the other flew for a few seconds and returned to its starting branch. 【56题详解】 根据“The next day, he announced a reward for anyone who could make that eagle reach new heights.”可知，国王宣布奖励任何能让那只鹰飞得更高的人，故填He announced a reward for anyone who could make that eagle reach new heights. 【57题详解】 根据“He cut down the familiar branch of the eagle, and it worked. Without its perch (栖息处), the eagle had no choice but to take flight.”可知，农夫砍掉了鹰熟悉的树枝，使其不得不飞翔，故填He cut down the familiar branch of the eagle. 【58题详解】 根据“But I believed that if the branch on which the eagle used to sit on were gone, the only thing it could do would be fly, and it did so very well.”可知，农夫认为如果鹰栖息的树枝被砍掉，它唯一能做的就是飞翔，故填Because he believed that if the branch on which the eagle used to sit on were gone, the only thing it could do would be fly. 【59题详解】 根据整个故事内容，标题“You Are Made to Fly High”暗示人们需要离开舒适区才能实现更大的成就，故填The title suggests that one must leave their comfort zone to achieve greatness. II. Writing（写作）（10分） 60. Write at least 60 words according to the given situation （根据以下情境写一篇不少于60个词的短文，题目自拟，标点符号不占格。） 假设你是Pansy，你校校报正在通过邮件评选最受欢迎的一个栏目（section）。备选栏目如下： Our nature and environment School news Sports People 请给校报写封邮件，谈谈你的选择，并简要说明理由。 注意： 1.文中不得出现具体人名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分。 2.照抄阅读语篇不得分。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 Dear Editor, How are you doing? I like reading our school newspaper, but my favourite section is Campus life. In this section, I can know about what has happened in our school. From this section, I can learn about the feelings of our classmates during having lessons and taking exams. Especially, we can show our wishes in this section to speak out our dreams. I hope that our school newspaper will be better and better. Yours, Pansy 【解析】 详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇应用文，为电子邮件； ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏“信息提示”中你最受欢迎的一个栏目的介绍要点，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图； 第二步，具体阐述写作内容。从“最喜欢的一个栏目的名字、原因、希望等”几个方面重点介绍你最受欢迎的一个栏目的具体情况； 第三步，书写结语，表达“我希望我们的校报会越来越好”的愿望。 [亮点词汇] ①know about了解 ②have lessons上课 ③take exams参加考试 ④speak out说出 [高分句型] ①I like reading our school newspaper, but my favourite section is Campus life. （动名词作宾语） ②I hope that our school newspaper will be better and better.（that引导宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语学科试卷 满分：100分 时间：90分钟 Part 1 Listening（共25分） I. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（5分） A. B. C. D. E. F. 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（7分） 6. A. The boy’s mother. B. The boy himself. C. The boy’s father. D. Nobody. 7. A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. D. Windy. 8. A. At 8:00. B. At 7:45 C. At 8:15. D. At 8:05. 9. A. Daily. B. Once a week. C. Once a month. D. Once a year. 10. A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By underground. D. By car. 11. A. On a plane. B. At the airport. C. At a suitcase factory. D. In a department store. 12. A. He can ask someone else to help the woman. B. He moved to Tokyo when he was young. C. He can show the woman around Tokyo himself. D. He can hardly provide any useful information. III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（5分） 13. Betty and her club members wanted to raise some money to help the nursing home. 14. The club members wanted to run a market at school on a Sunday morning. 15. Only old clothes and unused electrical appliances were sold in the market. 16. The social media helped the club to spread the news of the event. 17. What the club members did for the event turned out to be a success. IV. Listen to the passage and complete the sentences（听短文填句子，每空限填一词）（8分） 18. Coin collecting, one of the ________ hobbies in the world, is a ________ way of saving money. 19. The designs that can be found on coins can many stories about a country, including ________ and geography. 20. Some people will decide the kinds of coins they want to collect based upon what ________ they have. 21. One of the best ways to get the most enjoyment from this hobby ________ ________ as much as possible on the subject. Part2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar（共40分） I. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（16分） 1. Christine does not usually have ________ supper unless she is very hungry. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. My grandma learned English ______ listening to the radio when she was young. A. by B. from C. for D. in 3. In order to save electricity, ________ the fan when you leave the room. A. put on B. turn on C. turn off D. take off 4. At the top of the high mountains, there is very _________ oxygen in the air. A a little B. a few C. little D. few 5. Jack talks with his client quite politely on the phone, and his voice sounds ________, too. A. friendly B. softly C. safely D. beautifully 6. This is________ painting I have ever seen in the exhibition. A. precious B. more precious C. most precious D. the most precious 7. With the development of technology, people ________ take off their masks and their smartphones can still recognize who they are. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. can’t 8. It took the ancient Chinese people several ________ years to finish building the Great Wall. A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundreds of D. three hundred 9. Every time I go to watch a movie, something keeps me from enjoying the film. Some people arrive late, ________ talk loudly. A. the other B. others C. the others D. another 10. It is 4: 30 p. m. Ben and Chris ________ their project, so they are playing chess now. A. are finishing B. finished C. have finished D. will finish 11. Wang Chuqin, a talented Chinese table tennis player, finally ________ a victory at the WTT Singapore Smash in March, 2024. A. wins B. will win C. won D. has won 12. Lucy and her cousin decided ________ at that restaurant as there were so many people in the queue. A not eating B. not to eat C. not eat D. to not eat 13. My aunt doesn’t care about me at all. She ________ calls me. A. almost B. exactly C. hardly D. nearly 14. ________ exciting news you’ve told us! Shanghai began the construction of Metro Line 19! A. What B. What a C. What an D. How 15. Mr. Perez is very kind. He’s never lost his temper, ________ he? A. isn’t B. hasn’t C. is D. has 16. Do you know what time ________? A. the train leave B. does the train leave C. will the train leave D. the train will leave II. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once（6分） 将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每个单词或短语只能填一次 A. difficult B. the most important C. slowly D. plant Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; they help to prevent drought (干旱) and floods. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is ____17____. 2000 years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships. Soon after that, the whole country found itself faced by floods and starvation (饥饿). Even when a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is ____18____ for it to persuade (说服) the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with, and he can earn money by making charcoal or selling wood to others. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after new trees. So unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will ____19____ disappear. A. enough B. tired C. tried D. quite Water is the most important of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but it’s ____20____ true. The human body can go without food for a long time. We’ve got many examples for this. Yet two or three days without water can usually make people die. Man can’t live without water. Many people don’t understand how much water the human body needs to work well, and many people, especially young people, do not drink ____21____, even in very hot weather. Our body has mostly water, about 65% to 75%. That is to say, about two thirds of our body is water. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. If we don’t drink some water, we won’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water, we’ll feel ____22____ and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us. III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）（8分） 23. My office is on the ________ floor and I usually walk upstairs. (five) 24. While travelling in Germany, Lucy happened to meet a classmate of ______. (she) 25. He became ________ after waiting at the gate of the cinema for almost half an hour. (patient) 26 Jack made a ________ to go to the western area after graduating from the university. (decide) 27. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest ________ in the world. (science) 28. Eating too many sweets will be ________ to your teeth. (harm) 29. Cotton clothing allows your skin to ________. (breath) 30. Make sure you have plenty of room to sit ________. (comfortable) IV. Rewrite the sentences as required（按要求改写句子）（10分） 31. We ought to go down to the library and check it out. (改为否定句) We ________ ________ to go down to the library and check it out. 32. These students will exchange their ideas in one week’s time.（对划线部分提问） ________ ________ will these students exchange their ideas? 33. The bus driver should take charge of all the passengers’ safety.（保持句意基本不变） The bus driver should be ________ all the passengers’ safety. 34. The boy asks Linda: “Did you enjoy the art of tea-making during the holiday?”（改为宾语从句） The boy asks Linda ________ she ________ the art of tea-making during the holiday. 35. but, millions of, they, hardly, any of them, people, every year, replace, cut down and burn (连词成句) _______________________________________________________________. Part 3 Reading and writing（共35分） I. Reading comprehension（阅读理解） A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（6分） Improve Your Writing Skills! Join Our Fun Writing Workshop Course! Come and improve your writing abilities in our exciting workshops. Each lecture will have a different expert, who will share his or her valuable wisdom on various writing topics and give you helpful advice. Workshop Schedule Lecture 1 Tuesday, December 5, 6:30 p.m., Room 301 Speaker: Emily Hughes, award-winning playwright Topic: From Page to Stage—Writing Your Own Play Lecture 2 Thursday, December 7, 5 p.m., Room 301 Speaker: Olivia Campbell, editor with 20 years of experience Topic: Polish (润色) Your Writing—Important Editing Techniques (技巧) Lecture 3 Tuesday, December 12, 6 p.m., Room 202 Speaker: Alex Collins, professor of poetry at Rutgers University Topic: Taking Your Poetry to New Heights Lecture 4 Thursday, December 14, 5:30 p.m., Room 202 Speaker: Michael Turner, best-selling author Topic: Discover the Art of Attractive Storytelling Contact Information: Email collegewritingclub@example.com or call (123) 456-7890. From: madmax@liveuniversity edu To: caroline@yohaa. com Subject: Today’s Lecture and Schedule Update (更新的消息) Dear Caroline, Guess what? Today’s lecture was amazing! Mrs. Campbell is not only a great speaker, but she’s also hilarious! You really missed out on some laughs. But no worries, I’ve got your back! They’ll be posting the video on the workshop’s website next week, so you can catch up on all the fun we had. Also, I’ve sent the lecture material to your email. Check it out when you get a chance. And hey, if you want, I can share my notes with you, too. Just let me know! Oh, and there’s a small change in the schedule. The next lecture will be in room 303, and it starts 30 minutes earlier. So don’t be late! Let me know if you need anything or have any questions. Can’t wait to chat more about the workshop! Talk soon, Max 36. According to the article, which of the following experts works in education? A. Emily Hughes. B. Alex Collins. C. Michael Turner. D. Olivia Campbell. 37. What is most likely to be discussed at the lecture on December 5? A. Five common poetic forms. B. Three rules to draw readers into a story. C. Seven basic steps to write a play. D. Four tips on writing a mistake-free article. 38. The underlined word “hilarious” in Max’s email is closest in meaning to “________.” A. humorous B. dangerous C. nervous D. serious 39. Which course’s material did Max send to Caroline? A. Lecture 1. B. Lecture 2. C. Lecture 3. D. Lecture 4. 40. According to Max’s email, the next lecture will begin at ________ . A. 4:30 p.m. B. 5 p.m. C. 5:30 p.m. D. 6 p.m. 41. The email is mainly written to________. A. invite Caroline to attend future lectures B. inform Caroline about upcoming lectures C. recommend to Caroline the video on the workshop’s website D. update Caroline on the lecture she missed and schedule changes B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（6分） A long-awaited TV series Blossoms Shanghai (电视剧《繁花》) was released in late December 2023, and gained a lot of attention. Adapted (改编) from writer Jin Yucheng’s famous novel Fan Hua (Blossoms), the TV series takes audience members back to Shanghai in the early 1990s. What makes it ____42____ is that it comes in both Mandarin and the Shanghai dialect. The Shanghai dialect version, in particular, attracted a wide audience. People shared short videos from the series to help others learn the Shanghai dialect. Experts believe this series can help protect the Shanghai dialect, which is at risk of ____43____. Many children in Shanghai do not fluently speak the dialect anymore. And for their ____44____, their parents don’t speak with them in the dialect, either. Sun Huijuan, 65, said her grandson spoke the Shanghai dialect quite well before he attended kindergarten, and could still speak the dialect during his kindergarten years even though it was not taught in class. “____45____, after he attended primary school, he lost confidence in his pronunciation. He started replying in Mandarin when we asked him something in the dialect at home,” Sun said. Officials have taken steps in recent years to protect the local dialect. Some bus routes and a new subway line have ____46____ a broadcast in the Shanghai dialect. In many local kindergartens, children are still taught to sing songs in the dialect. While efforts have been made, the ____47____ still remains. The hope is that works like Blossoms Shanghai and local efforts will help keep the Shanghai dialect alive. 42. A. familiar B. positive C. serious D. popular 43. A. disappearing B. escaping C. failing D. passing 44. A. convenience B. freedom C. knowledge D. safety 45. A. Besides B. However C. Still D. Therefore 46. A. added B. cancelled C. invented D. received 47. A. interest B. hope C. challenge D. secret C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（6分） Mom’s Reply Dear Andre, I have no doubt that you can become a good cook if that’s what you want. But when it comes to social media stardom, I don’t think it’s the best idea. You are right that many teens gain lots of followers, but that’s exactly what worries me. Putting yourself out there on social media could bring negative (负面的) attention and e____48____ bullying. Are you ready to deal with that? And that’s not all. Do you know how much time and e____49____ it takes to make a single video? Filming and editing a three-minute video of yourself making your famous brownies could take hours—maybe days. And the work doesn’t stop there. You’ll be on your phone all the time, checking views, reading comments and responding to brands (品牌) that want to cooperate with you. How will you manage that along with your homework and chores? If you want to sharpen your skills in the kitchen, here’s another idea: ask Grandpa to teach you. He’s an e____50____ cook, and you could learn a lot from him. Now, let’s talk about the money thing. Making TikToks or YouTube videos doesn’t automatically make you a lot of money. The truth is, very few people make the kind of money you’re thinking about. But even if you could be sure of s____51____, I still wouldn’t encourage you to become a social media star. This time in your life shouldn’t be about money or fame. It should be about enjoying being a kid—spending time with friends and family and d____52____ new interests. Making money from something you love sounds nice, but there’s nothing wrong with doing what you love simply because you enjoy it! And that leads me to my biggest w____53____. The stress of it all could take the fun out of the very thing that brings you the most joy: cooking. Love, Mom D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（7分，最后一题2分） You Are Made to Fly High Once upon a time, a king received two eaglets as a gift. These baby eagles belonged to an uncommon breed (品种), and the king had never seen such beautiful eagles before. He was pleased with the gift and wanted to find an experienced caretaker for them. As the eaglets grew larger and stronger, the king was eager to see how they looked in the sky. He instructed the caretaker to signal them to fly. The caretaker did as he was told. The eagles both spread their wings and took to the air at the signal. However, one of them flew high, while the other flew for a few seconds and returned to its starting branch. Confused by this result, the king questioned, “Why do they behave so differently?” The caretaker explained, “This eagle has always refused to leave that branch.” The king treasured both eagles and desired to see the second eagle flying high. The next day, he announced a reward for anyone who could make that eagle reach new heights. Although many people responded to the challenge and tried every trick, they all failed—there was still no improvement in the eagle. After a few weeks, the king lost hope and nearly gave up. Then, one day, a farmer showed up with a simple solution. He cut down the familiar branch of the eagle, and it worked. Without its perch (栖息处), the eagle had no choice but to take flight. The king was amazed by the farmer’s success. He immediately offered him a lot of gold coins and couldn’t wait to ask, “You’re really something! How did you achieve what others, even the learned ones, couldn’t?” The farmer replied, “Your Majesty (陛下), I’m just an ordinary farmer. I have little knowledge of animal training. But I believed that if the branch on which the eagle used to sit on were gone, the only thing it could do would be fly, and it did so very well.” 54. What did the king do with the pair of eagles he was gifted? ___________________________________________________________________. 55. How did the eagles respond when they were signaled to fly? ___________________________________________________________________. 56. What action did the king take to improve the second eagle’s performance? ___________________________________________________________________. 57. How did the farmer successfully make the second eagle fly high? ___________________________________________________________________. 58 Why was the farmer able to complete the king’s challenge? ____________________________________________________________________. 59. What is your understanding of the title after reading the story? ____________________________________________________________________. II. Writing（写作）（10分） 60. Write at least 60 words according to the given situation （根据以下情境写一篇不少于60个词的短文，题目自拟，标点符号不占格。） 假设你是Pansy，你校校报正在通过邮件评选最受欢迎的一个栏目（section）。备选栏目如下： Our nature and environment School news Sports People 请给校报写封邮件，谈谈你的选择，并简要说明理由。 注意： 1.文中不得出现具体人名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分。 2.照抄阅读语篇不得分。 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$