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2023 — 2024学年度第二学期期中联考试卷 八年级英语 一、听力部分 (每小题1分，共20分) A)请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听完每段对话后，你都将有 10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. Where did the volunteers go last weekend? A. To the hospital. B. To the help center. C. To the city parks. 2. When will the girl’s dad come back? A. At 5:30. B. At 5:50. C. At 6:30. 3. Who may sweep the floor? A. Jack. B. Jack’s father. C. Jack’s mother. 4. Why does the woman ask the man to look after her dog? A. Because she is going to look after her brother. B. Because she is going to visit her brother in Hainan. C. Because she is going to travel to Hainan with her brother. 5. What does the man mean? A. Nobody can do the best. B. Do as well as you can. C. It’s difficult to do something well. B)请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听材料， 回答以下各小题。 6. How many days does Linda work a week? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 7. Why did the man look for Linda? A. To take her a message. B. To ask her to work on Monday. C. To let her know her bike was found. 听材料， 回答以下各小题。 8. What would the girl like to do? A. She’d like to help the teachers. B. She’d like to buy some new books. C. She’d like to join the school volunteer project. 9. When does the girl need to work? A. On Monday and Sunday afternoons. B. On Thursday and Friday afternoons after school. C. On Monday and Friday afternoons after school. 听材料， 回答以下各小题。 10. Why didn’t Tom go to school? A. He had to look after his parents. B. He wanted to ride his bike at the park. C. He fell off the bike and the doctor told him to stay in bed. 11. What was Jack doing when Tom fell off his bike? A. He was doing his homework. B. He was visiting his parents. C. He was riding around the corner of the park. 12. What are they talking about? A. Someone fell off the bike. B. The reason why Tom isn’t at school. C. Something that happened in hospital. 听材料， 回答以下各小题。 13. What do Mark and Mike want to do? A. To go to the movies. B. To go to the library. C. To go to a meeting. 14. How will Mike go to the cinema? A. He will drive there. B. He will go there by bus. C. His mother will give him a ride. 15. What can we get from the conversation? A. There will be a meeting in the library. B. Mike is playing computer games. C. Mike will meet Mark at the library. C)请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。 16. There’s a talk for the International Club on ________. 17. Miss Black teaches ________ at a university in England. 18. Miss Black will ________ in the library. 19. Miss Black has just returned from ________. 20. If you want to know more, please call ________. 二、单项填空(8分) 请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 (每小题1分) 1. — My parents’ advice just makes me uncomfortable. —Well, you shouldn’t turn a deaf ear to it. Good ________ often tastes bitter(苦涩的) to the mouth. A. medicine B. food C. drink D. menu 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我父母的建议让我很不舒服。——好吧，你不应该对此充耳不闻。良药苦口利于病。 考查名词词义。medicine药；food食物；drink饮料；menu菜单。根据上文“你不应该充耳不闻”，可知劝说对方听从父母的建议。因此符合中国谚语“良药苦口利于病”。故选A。 2. —My parents are busy with work all day. —Why don’t you tell them to ________ some of their work time to relax themselves? A. give out B. hand out C. help out D. cut out 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我的父母整天忙于工作。——你为什么不告诉他们减少一些工作时间来放松自己呢？ 考查动词短语。give out分发；hand out分发；help out帮助摆脱困难；cut out减少。根据“to relax themselves”可知，是减少一些工作时间来放松一下自己。故选D。 3. — The price of vegetables ________ quickly these days. — But I don’t think so. A. goes B. rises C. runs D. gets 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这些天蔬菜的价格上涨得很快。——但我不这么认为。 考查动词辨析。go去；rise上升；run跑；get变得。根据“the price of vegetables”和“quickly”可知，指的是价格上升，用rise表示“上涨”。故选B。 4. There are no buses to the beach. It’s difficult to get there ________ you have a car. A. since B. after C. unless D. because 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：没有公交车去海滩。除非你有车，否则很难到达那里。 考查连词辨析。since因为，自从，表原因或时间；after在……之后，表时间；unless除非，如果不，表条件；because因为，表原因。根据“It’s difficult to get there ... you have a car.”结合语境可知，此处表示如果不满足“你有车”这个条件，就很难到那里，“you have a car”是“It’s difficult to get there”的否定条件，所以unless“除非”引导条件状语从句，符合语境。故选C。 5. — Bill, why did you make no reply to me when I called your name in the street yesterday? — Sorry, I ________ to my friend on the phone. A. talked B. was talking C. am talking D. will talk 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——比尔，昨天我在街上叫你名字时你为什么不回答我？——对不起，我当时正在和我的朋友通电话。 考查动词时态。根据问句中的“when I called your name in the street yesterday”可知，被叫名字的瞬间是一个过去的时间点，答句需说明当时正在进行的动作，故用过去进行时was/were + doing。故选B。 6. The speaker showed some ________ examples to make the science report easy to understand. A. awful B. stupid C. proper D. crazy 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：演讲者展示了一些恰当的例子，以便让科学报告易于理解。 考查形容词辨析。awful糟糕的，可怕的；stupid愚蠢的；proper恰当的，合适的；crazy疯狂的。根据下文“to make the science report easy to understand”可知，此处是指展示恰当的例子能让科学报告更容易理解。故选C。 7. — Look, snow is falling ________ . — We’ll see a beautiful white world tomorrow morning. A. recently B. secondly C. heavily D. completely 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——看，雪下得很大。 ——明天早上我们将看到一个美丽的白色世界。 考查副词词义。recently最近地；secondly第二；heavily严重地；completely完全地。根据下文明天会是一个白色的世界，说明雪下得正大，描述下雨和下雪大用“heavily”。故选C。 8. — Mum, __________ I watch the movie A dog’s Journey II tonight with my best friend Tony? — No, you can’t. You need to prepare for the coming test. A. should B. need C. must D. could 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——妈妈，我今晚能和我最好的朋友Tony看电影《一条狗的使命II》吗？——不，你不能。你需要准备即将来临的考试。 考查情态动词。should应该；need需要；must必须；could能。根据回答“No, you can’t.”，可知上句表示请求，用Could I...?语气更委婉。故选D。 三、完形填空(26分) A)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 (每小题1分，共15分) Eating a good lunch is necessary for being your best in the classroom. But a growing number of Aussie children are coming to school without a(n) ____9____ lunch box. Food charity (慈善机构) Eat Up ____10____ more than 20,000 free lunches for hungry students around Australia every week. And the number of students that need ____11____ lunches is becoming bigger as the high cost of living makes it harder for families to buy food. Lyndi Cohen said kids need ____12____ in their stomach to provide energy (能量) for their body. “It’s hard to be your best self when you’re hungry and this is ____13____ important for kids,” Ms. Cohen said. “Good nutrients (营养物) are the most important ____14____ young bodies are growing and learning. We know from research that it’s ____15____ for kids to concentrate (专心) to their best ability when they are hungry.” Ms. Cohen said Eat Up lunches – typically a cheese ____16____, Chobani yogurt and pieces of fruit–provided nutrients necessary for learning. “I feel really glad that we’ve been able to ____17____ three million sandwiches, but I am so sad that this problem still exists (存在) and that many kids need our help,” Eat Up CEO Elise Cook said. Dandenong Primary School headmaster Daniel Riley said daily Eat Up lunches were making a big difference to _____18_____. “They come to school feeling safe and not having to _____19_____ where their next meal is coming from,” Mr. Riley said. “And we know that if you’re well _____20_____, you’re going to prepare to get through the school day.” Grade 5 student Luka _____21_____ the importance of a good lunch. “If I’ve had a good lunch, then I’m not _____22_____. When I’m hungry and doing _____23_____, I usually get tired and can’t really concentrate when I try to learn,” he said. 9. A. new B. old C. full D. ugly 10. A. provides B. refuses C. sells D. stops 11. A. my B. your C. our D. its 12. A. air B. food C. medicine D. water 13. A. certainly B. suddenly C. quietly D. slowly 14. A. after B. before C. while D. until 15. A. convenient B. easy C. important D. difficult 16. A. sandwich B. hamburger C. pie D. cookie 17. A. own B. offer C. throw D. lend 18. A. headmasters B. teachers C. parents D. students 19. A. hear from B. worry about C. talk about D. look up 20. A. fed B. expected C. thought D. taught 21. A. forgets B. fears C. remembers D. knows 22. A. happy B. healthy C. hungry D. thirsty 23. A. schoolwork B. housework C. chores D. dishes 【答案】9. C 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. D 22. C 23. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了因生活成本高，许多澳大利亚孩子上学没带充足午餐，慈善机构Eat Up为他们提供免费午餐，强调了午餐对孩子学习的重要性。 【9题详解】 句意：但越来越多的澳大利亚孩子上学时没有一个装满食物的午餐盒。 new新的；old旧的；full满的；ugly丑陋的。根据后文“Food charity (慈善机构) Eat Up ... more than 20,000 free lunches for hungry students around Australia every week.”可知，很多澳大利亚的孩子上学时没吃饱，所以此处是没有装满食物的午餐盒。故选C。 【10题详解】 句意：食品慈善机构Eat Up每周为澳大利亚各地饥饿的学生提供2万多份免费午餐。 provides提供；refuses拒绝；sells出售；stops停止。根据“Food charity (慈善机构) Eat Up”可知，慈善机构不是盈利性质的，此处应是慈善机构提供免费午餐，provide sth for sb意为“为某人提供某物”，为固定搭配。故选A。 【11题详解】 句意：随着生活成本的高昂，家庭购买食物变得更加困难，需要慈善机构提供午餐的学生数量也在增加。 my我的；your你的；our我们的；its它的。根据前文“Food charity (慈善机构) Eat Up provides more than 20,000 free lunches for hungry students around Australia every week.”可知，这里指需要慈善机构Eat Up提供午餐的学生数量在增多，用its指代Eat Up。故选D。 【12题详解】 句意：林迪・科恩说，孩子们需要胃里有食物来为身体提供能量。 air空气；food食物；medicine药物；water水。根据“provide energy (能量) for their body”可知，是胃里有食物才能供能。故选B。 【13题详解】 句意：“当你饥饿的时候，很难做到最好的自己，而这对孩子们来说当然是很重要的，”科恩女士说。 certainly当然；suddenly突然；quietly安静地；slowly缓慢地。根据“It’s hard to be your best self when you’re hungry”结合语境可知，饥饿会影响孩子生长以及学习状态，因此这对孩子很重要是肯定的。故选A。 【14题详解】 句意：当年轻的身体在成长和学习的时候，良好的营养是最为重要的。 after在……之后；before在……之前；while当……时候；until直到。根据“Good nutrients (营养物) is the most important ... young bodies are growing and learning.”可知，身体是在成长和学习的时候需要充足的营养，因此while“当……时候”，符合语境。故选C。 【15题详解】 句意：我们从研究中得知，孩子们在饥饿时很难充分集中注意力。 convenient方便的；easy容易的；important重要的；difficult困难的。根据“for kids to concentrate (专心) to their best ability when they are hungry.”结合常识可知，饥饿时难以集中注意力。故选D。 【16题详解】 句意：科恩女士说，Eat Up提供的午餐 —— 通常是一个奶酪三明治、乔巴尼酸奶和几块水果 —— 提供了学习所需的营养。 sandwich三明治；hamburger汉堡；pie馅饼；cookie饼干。根据后文“I feel really glad that we’ve been able to ... three million sandwiches”可知，此处提到的是三明治。故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：Eat Up的首席执行官伊莉斯・库克说：“我很高兴我们能够提供300万个三明治，但我很伤心这个问题仍然存在，还有很多孩子需要我们的帮助。” own拥有；offer提供；throw扔；lend借出。根据上文“Ms. Cohen said Eat Up lunches – typically a cheese sandwich, Chobani yogurt and pieces of fruit–provided nutrients necessary for learning.”可知，这里指慈善机构提供三明治。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：丹德农小学的校长丹尼尔・莱利说，Eat Up每天提供的午餐给学生们带来了很大的改变。 headmasters校长；teachers教师；parents父母；students学生。根据上文“Food charity (慈善机构) Eat Up provides more than 20,000 free lunches for hungry students around Australia every week.”可知，午餐是给学生提供的，所以是给学生带来改变。故选D。 【19题详解】 句意：莱利先生说：“他们来到学校感到安全，不必担心下一顿饭从哪里来。” hear from收到……的来信；worry about担心；talk about谈论；look up查找。根据“where their next meal is coming from”结合前文可知，有了免费午餐，孩子们不用担心吃饭问题，因此worry about“担心”，符合语境。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：而且我们知道，如果你吃得好，你就会准备好度过学校的一天。 fed喂养；expected期望；thought认为；taught教授。根据前文“They come to school feeling safe and not having to worry about where their next meal is coming from”可知，此处指的是学生吃得好，就能安心在学校度过每一天，be well fed意为“吃得好”，符合语境。故选A。 【21题详解】 句意：五年级学生卢卡知道一顿好午餐的重要性。 forgets忘记；fears害怕；remembers记得；knows知道。根据下文卢卡的话“If I’ve had a good lunch, then I’m not ...”可知，他明白好午餐的重要性。故选D。 【22题详解】 句意：如果我吃了一顿好午餐，那么我就不会饿。 happy开心的；healthy健康的；hungry饥饿的；thirsty口渴的。根据“If I’ve had a good lunch”可知，吃了好午餐自然不饿。故选C。 【23题详解】 句意：当我饥饿并做作业时，我通常会感到疲倦，当我试图学习时真的无法集中注意力。 schoolwork作业；housework家务；chores杂务；dishes碗碟。根据“can’t really concentrate when I try to learn.”可知，此处指的是学习的时候做作业。故选A。 B) (每小题1分，共11分) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。 if; mouth; get; badly; serious; hurt; put; important; problem; around; everything Indoor plants are a beautiful way to brighten up (变亮) your home. But there can be a dark side to houseplants if you have children or if children visit your home. It is ____24____ that you know which plants are good for them. Gardening expert Jessica Damiano recently wrote a passage about the ____25____. She tells that houseplants should be kept out of children’s mouths.“I don’t mind breaking the children’s hopes for new things indoor ____26____ it means…stopping hurting,”Damıano wrote. Kaitlyn Brown works at America’s Poison Centers in Arlington, Virginia. She told the AP, “We ____27____ about 33,000 calls every year from people whose kids put different plants in their ____28____.” She added that these houseplants mainly ____29____ children under 3, “because they want to know about their environment,” she said, “and they put ____30____ in their mouths.” Most accidents are not very ____31____. Brown said. But in some cases a child’s breathing, skin and eyes can be ____32____ hurt. Damiano wrote that parents should teach their young children not _____33_____ non-food plant parts into their mouths. She advises parents to make sure if the plants in their homes are safe to grow _____34_____ children. She also suggests learning the names of any houseplants so that they are able to look up the information about them quickly. 【答案】24. important 25. problem 26. if 27. get 28. mouths 29. hurt 30. everything 31. serious 32. badly 33. to put 34. around 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了室内植物对儿童可能存在的安全隐患，并提供相关建议。 【24题详解】 句意：重要的是你要知道哪些植物对他们有好处。根据上文“But there can be a dark side to houseplants if you have children or if children visit your home.”和备选词汇可知，室内植物也可能有不好的一面，所以此处是指知道哪些植物对孩子有益是很重要的；考查important“重要的”，形容词，在句中作系动词“is”的表语。故填important。 【25题详解】 句意：园艺专家杰西卡・达米亚诺最近写了一篇关于这个问题的文章。根据上文“But there can be a dark side to houseplants if you have children or if children visit your home.”可知，室内植物对孩子可能有危害，所以此处是指园艺专家写了一篇关于这个问题的文章；考查problem“问题”，名词，这里应用名词单数形式。故填problem。 【26题详解】 句意：如果这意味着……阻止伤害，我不介意打破孩子们对室内新事物的期望。分析句子结构可知，“it means …stopping hurting”是“I don’t mind breaking the children’s hopes for new things indoor”的条件，结合备选词汇，这里应用if“如果”引导条件状语从句。故填if。 【27题详解】 句意：我们每年接到大约 33000 个电话，打电话的人说他们的孩子把不同的植物放进嘴里。根据“about 33,000 calls”和备选词汇可知，此处是指接到33000个电话；考查get“收到，接到”，动词；句子时态为一般现在时，且主语为“We”，谓语动词应用原形。故填get。 【28题详解】 句意：我们每年收到大约33000个电话，打电话的人说他们的孩子把不同的植物放进嘴里。根据上文“houseplants should be kept out of children’s mouths”和备选词汇可知，室内植物不能让孩子们吃到，所以此处是指孩子把植物放进嘴里；空前有“their”，所以这里应用名词mouth的复数形式mouths。故填mouths。 【29题详解】 句意：她补充说，这些室内植物主要伤害3岁以下的孩子。根据语境和备选词汇可知，此处是指这些室内植物主要伤害3岁以下的孩子；考查hurt“伤害”，动词；句子陈述一种事实，时态应用一般现在时，且主语“these houseplants”为复数，谓语动词应用原形。故填hurt。 【30题详解】 句意：她说，“因为他们想了解自己的环境，所以他们把所有东西都放进嘴里。”根据上文“they want to know about their environment”和备选词汇可知，孩子们因为想了解环境，所以会把所有东西放进嘴里；考查everything“所有事物”，复合不定代词。故填everything。 【31题详解】 句意：布朗说，大多数事故不是很严重。根据下文“But in some cases a child’s breathing, skin and eyes can be...hurt”和备选词汇可知，在某些情况下，孩子的呼吸、皮肤和眼睛会受到伤害，前后是转折关系，所以此处是大多数事故不是很严重；考查serious“严重的”，形容词，在句中作系动词“are”的表语。故填serious。 【32题详解】 句意：但在某些情况下，孩子的呼吸、皮肤和眼睛会受到严重伤害。根据语境和备选词汇可知，此处是指在某些情况下，孩子的呼吸、皮肤和眼睛会受到严重伤害；考查badly“严重地”，副词，在句中修饰“hurt”，作状语。故填badly。 【33题详解】 句意：达米亚诺写道，父母应该教年幼的孩子不要把非食用的植物部分放进嘴里。根据“non-food plant parts into their mouths”和备选词汇可知，此处是指把非食用的植物放进嘴里；考查put … into…“把……放进……”，动词短语；teach sb. not to do sth.“教某人不要做某事”，所以这里应用动词不定式to put。故填to put。 【34题详解】 句意：她建议父母要确保家里种植的植物在孩子周围是安全的。根据“grow … children”和备选词汇可知，此处是指在儿童周围种植的植物；考查around“在……周围”，介词。故填around。 四、阅读理解 (每小题2分，共46分) A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的 A、B 、C 、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Come and enjoy yourselves here! Nowadays, people have a lot of pressure (压力) in their daily life, so we provide you with a great chance to spend some wonderful time with your loved ones and make you feel relaxed. Join us for an evening full of history and fun in the streets of old Glasgow. Walking Tours of Glasgow Time: From April 15th to October 7th. Historic Glasgow 2:00 p.m. Gruesome Glasgow 3:30 p.m. Both tours leave from George Square. Each tour lasts 30 minutes. Ticket Price: Adults: £5.00 Teenagers: 10% off Children (under 12): half price More information: Web: http://www.mercattours.com I believe you will have fun taking part in the activity. Invite some of your family or friends before it’s too late. We are here waiting for you! 35. If an 8-year-old boy wants to take part in the activity with his parents, how much should they pay? A. £5.00. B. £10.00. C. £12.50. D. £15.00. 36. If Tom wants to know more about the activity, what should he do? A. Make a phone call. B. Write a letter. C. Visit the website. D. Send an e-mail. 37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage above? A. The activity is free for young people. B. People can join in the activity on April 5th . C. The activity lasts more than seven months. D. You can ask your friends to join in the activity. 【答案】35. C 36. C 37. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了格拉斯哥的徒步旅行活动，包括活动目的是让人们在日常生活压力下放松，与所爱之人共度美好时光，还介绍了活动的时间、出发地点、时长、票价以及获取更多信息的网址等内容，邀请人们参加。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章中“Ticket Price: Adults:£5.00 ... Teenagers: 10% off ... Children (under 12): half price”可知，成年人票价是5英镑，12岁以下儿童是半价。8岁男孩和他的父母一起参加，父母是两个成年人，总共花费10+2.5=12.5英镑。故选C。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“More information: Web: http://www.mercattours.com”可知，如果汤姆想了解更多关于这个活动的信息，他应该访问这个网站。故选C。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Invite some of your family or friends before it’s too late.”可知，可以邀请你的朋友参加这个活动。故选D。 B When you travel, how do you usually keep a record of the places you have visited? Some people take photos or videos, others write travelogues (游记). But Berk Armagan has chosen a different way to do so—painting on paper cups. Berk is a 27-year-old artist from Turkey. Once, after a coffee party with friends at a cafe, Berk drew a painting on a paper cup. ________ His friends were surprised. They laughed and said Berk could make a living on that. Berk realized that few people paint paper cups. And so, in 2016, Berk started painting on cups while traveling around the world. So far, he has been to more than 60 cities in 25 countries. The artist usually decides what to paint before he visits a city. But sometimes, he also draws inspiration (灵感) from the streets and buildings after he arrives. He makes use of his time on the road to paint. This gives him a short time for each piece of work. This pressure, he thinks, makes the creation more interesting. Berk has shared his artworks on the Internet. These paintings and the story of his travels have won him many followers. The artist also sells his artworks. Part of the income (收入) helps him continue his travels. He uses the rest of the money to help people and animals in need. For example, he has provided food and shelter (庇护所) for homeless animals in Turkey. Today, the artist is still traveling and making paper cup art. And his online followers are also waiting to see what his next painting on the road will be! 38. How does Berk keep a record of the places he has visited? A. He takes photos. B. He writes travelogues. C. He takes videos. D. He paints on paper cups. 39. Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank “________” in Paragraph 2. A. But the painting looked so funny. B. The painting looked beautiful. C. That made the paper cup dirty. D. The waiter saw that and asked him to leave. 40. What can we know about Berk’s personality (个性) according to the passage? A. Kind and serious. B. Hardworking and kind. C. Kind and creative. D. Strict and helpful. 41. What can we learn from the passage? A. Berk is an artist from Germany. B. Berk’s paintings have won many people’s hearts. C. Berk never decides what to paint before his visits. D. Berk has traveled more than 25 cities in 40 countries. 42. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】38. D 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了来自土耳其的艺术家伯克・阿尔马甘通过在纸杯上作画的独特方式记录他去过的地方，他的创作灵感来源，还分享了他在网上展示作品获得众多粉丝，以及用售卖作品的部分收入帮助有需要的人和动物的故事。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“But Berk Armagan has chosen a different way to do so—painting on paper cups.”可知，伯克是通过在纸杯上作画来记录他去过的地方。故选D。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据“His friends were surprised. They laughed and said Berk could make a living on that.”可知，伯克画的画应该是不错的，因为画得漂亮才会让朋友们觉得他可以靠这个谋生，B选项“这幅画看起来很漂亮”符合语境。故选B。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据“But Berk Armagan has chosen a different way to do so—painting on paper cups.”可知，他选择在纸杯上作画这种独特的方式来记录旅行，说明他很有创造力；根据文章第4段“He uses the rest of the money to help people and animals in need. For example, he has provided food and shelter (庇护所) for homeless animals in Turkey.”可知，他用剩下的钱来帮助有需要的人和动物，说明他是善良的。所以伯克的个性是善良且有创造力的。故选C。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Berk has shared his artworks on the Internet. These paintings and the story of his travels have won him many followers.”可知，伯克的画赢得了很多人的心。故选B。 【42题详解】 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，文章第1段引出话题，介绍了人们记录去过的地方的不同方式，以及伯克独特的记录方式——在纸杯上作画；第2段介绍了伯克开始在纸杯上作画的契机；第3段讲述了伯克作画的灵感来源和创作时间等；第4段说明了伯克在网上分享作品获得粉丝以及用收入帮助他人和动物；第5段总结他还在继续旅行和创作。所以文章结构是总分总，第1段总起，第2、3、4 段分述，第5段总结。C选项图片符合文章结构。故选C。 C It was about 10 years ago, on a cold, gray winter day. I was walking to visit my dad. I knocked on his door and stepped into his house. Warm steam (蒸汽) came from the kitchen. It touched my nose and suddenly I felt like I was 8 years old again. Dad was making Nana’s special sauce (酱汁). Growing up, Nana would make us an Italian dinner every Sunday. She would slowly cook her spaghetti sauce for hours. It always left our bellies (肚子) full, our hearts happy and our house smelling yummy. I sat down when Dad made me a plate. I felt like a boy again. We talked about those old times and laughed over the memories, both good and bad. And I noticed something, too. I didn’t feel cold any more. My heart was warm, and my spirit was light. Dad and Nana have been gone for years now. I still miss them both every day. Although my daughter and I both know how to make Nana’s special sauce, we don’t cook it as often as we should. No matter how hard I try, I can never get it quite right. Maybe I am missing an ingredient (成分). Or maybe, it was just the love with which they cooked it that made it so delicious. Anyway, this winter, I am going to make it again. I need its warmth. I need its goodness. 43. What brought the writer back to his childhood? A. A cold, gray winter day. B. The same kitchen. C. A heart-to-heart talk with his dad. D. The familiar (熟悉的) smell of the spaghetti sauce. 44. How did the writer feel after having his dad’s meal? A. Warm and relaxed. B. Happy and surprised. C. Sad and worried. D. Cold and moved. 45. According to the writer, what made the sauce taste better? A. The ingredients. B. The person he cooked it with. C. The care and love put into it. D. The time of year. 46. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. A winter day. B. Special sauce. C. Warm steam. D. An Italian dinner. 47. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Unforgettable Memories. B. Delicious Food. C. A Cold Winter Day. D. My Grandma. 【答案】43. D 44. A 45. C 46. C 47. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述约十年前冬日，作者看望父亲，因闻到父亲做的奶奶特制意面酱，忆起童年。与父亲用餐、回忆往事，倍感温暖快乐。如今父母已逝，作者虽会做酱却觉缺爱，决定今年冬天再做。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第1段“Warm steam (蒸汽) came from the kitchen. It touched my nose and suddenly I felt like I was 8 years old again. Dad was making Nana’s special sauce (酱汁).”以及第2段“Growing up, Nana would make us an Italian dinner every Sunday ... It always left our bellies (肚子) full, our hearts happy and our house smelling yummy.”可知，是熟悉的意大利面酱的味道让作者回到了童年。故选D。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第3段“We talked about those old times and laughed over the memories, both good and bad. And I noticed something, too. I didn’t feel cold any more. My heart was warm, and my spirit was light.”可知，作者吃完父亲做的饭后，感觉温暖且放松。故选A。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第4段“Or maybe, it was just the love with which they cooked it that made it so delicious.”可知，作者认为是投入的关心和爱让酱汁味道更好。故选C。 【46题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章第1段“Warm steam (蒸汽) came from the kitchen. It touched my nose and suddenly I felt like I was 8 years old again.”可知，这里的“It”指代前面提到的“Warm steam”。故选C。 【47题详解】 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章主要围绕作者对父亲和奶奶的回忆展开，通过奶奶做的意大利面酱以及和父亲一起用餐、回忆往事等情节，表达了作者对过去美好时光的怀念。A选项“难忘的回忆”符合文章主旨，是最佳标题。故选A。 D Are you troubled by housework, such as cleaning tables or tidying your room? A new robot is here to help! Recently, the robot Mobile Aloha made by scientists at Stanford University in the US became popular online. In the videos posted, we can see the robot preparing dishes on its own, from cutting vegetables to cracking (打破) eggs. It’s also good at watering plants, petting cats, cleaning the floor and washing clothes. It even knows to shake the pillow (枕头) after putting it into a pillowcase (枕套). Sounds good? Well, another video posted by researchers may disappoint (使失望) some people. Mobile Aloha isn’t good at doing housework on its own. Instead, it learns from human actions before doing each kind of housework. When the situation changes, it can’t work well without a human “teaching” it. So it may break dishes, bump into (撞上) things and even burn a pot. The robot can successfully move chairs 80 percent of the time, said the team after they did more research on it. For cooking dishes, it’s only 40 percent. In short, it’s far from a good job. In fact, AI robots are good at tasks such as solving math problems and playing chess, but they perform worse than a one-year-old child when it comes to simple tasks like cleaning. And it’s the same for Mobile Aloha. For example, if its body doesn’t move correctly — even just with a small deviation, its arm may move too far to pick up a glass. “Robots are not ready to control the world,” the team posted online. 48. How does the writer start the passage? A. By describing a picture. B. By telling a story. C. By asking a question. D. By giving an example. 49. What does the underlined word “deviation” mean in Paragraph 6? A. Experience B. Difference. C. Resolution. D. Development. 50. What can Mobile Aloha do well according to the passage? a. cutting vegetables. b. watering plants. c. petting cats. d. folding clothes. e. cleaning the floor f. cooking dishes A acef B. acde C. abef D. abce 51. What can we infer from the passage? A. Mobile Aloha is ready for sale. B. Mobile Aloha is popular with cooks. C. It is expensive to have Mobile Aloha do housework. D. Even kids may do cleaning better than Mobile Aloha. 52. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. How AI helps with housework. B. The importance of using AI robots. C. The reasons for using AI robots. D. An introduction (介绍) about a new AI robot. 【答案】48. C 49. B 50. D 51. D 52. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国斯坦福大学科学家制造的新型机器人Mobile Aloha。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章开头“Are you troubled by housework, such as cleaning tables or tidying your room?”可知，作者是通过提出一个问题来开始这篇文章的。故选C。 【49题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章“For example, if its body doesn’t move correctly — even just with a small deviation, its arm may move too far to pick up a glass.”可知，deviation所在句子是对“its body doesn’t move correctly”的进一步说明，由此推测deviation意思是“偏差，差异”，B选项Difference“差异”符合词义。故选B。 【50题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章“In the videos posted, we can see the robot preparing dishes on its own, from cutting vegetables to cracking (打破) eggs. It’s also good at watering plants, petting cats, cleaning the floor and washing clothes.”可知，Mobile Aloha能做好的事情有切菜、浇花、抚摸猫、打扫地板。故选D。 【51题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章“In fact, AI robots are good at tasks such as solving math problems and playing chess, but they perform worse than a one-year-old child when it comes to simple tasks like cleaning. And it’s the same for Mobile Aloha.”可知，Mobile Aloha在清洁方面的能力不行，即使是小孩在清洁方面可能也比Mobile Aloha做得好。故选D。 【52题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章开篇引出新型机器人Mobile Aloha，接着介绍了它能做的家务、不能独立做好家务的情况、在一些家务任务上的成功率以及存在的问题等，主要是对这个新型人工智能机器人的介绍。D选项“对一个新型人工智能机器人的介绍”符合文章主旨。故选D。 B) (每小题2分) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从文后的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文章中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。 Very few people can recall memories from before the age of 3. This is what scientists call “childhood amnesia (失忆症)”. But here is the strange part: 3-year-olds certainly have memories, don’t they? ___53___. But they lose those memories somewhere between age 3 and adulthood (成年). ___54___ In a recent study, scientists finally found the age when childhood amnesia first appears—7 years old. They asked 83 3-year-olds about six different events, like family outings and birthdays, that happened over the past six months. ___55___ The children were then parted into five groups. The groups returned to the lab (实验室) at ages 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, respectively (分别地) to be asked about the same events. It was found that children who were questioned again at ages 5, 6 and 7 were still able to recall 63 to 72 percent of the events. ___56___ This shows that memories of early childhood start to drop quickly around the age of 7. According to scientists, before the age of 7, children don’t have a feeling of time or place to bring together all the pieces of information that make up a strong memory. ___57___ After all “remember yourself in the past is how you know who you are today.” Buter, who led the study, said. A. Their parents were kind to them. B. So when exactly does that loss happen? C. The children are very different from each other. D. But children of 8 or 9 could only remember 35 percent. E. They could remember quite a lot about these experiences. F. Learning about memory is important to understand ourselves. G. They remember what they had for lunch and who they went to the zoo with. 【答案】53. G 54. B 55. E 56. D 57. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家对“童年失忆症”的研究，发现童年失忆症首次出现的年龄是7岁，并解释了其原因，同时强调了了解记忆对认识自我的重要性。 【53题详解】 根据上文“But here is the strange part: 3-year-olds certainly have memories, don’t they?”和下文“But they lose those memories somewhere between age 3 and adulthood.”可知，3岁的孩子肯定有记忆，但他们在3岁到成年之间的某个时候失去了这些记忆，所以此处应举例说明3岁孩子有记忆；选项G“他们记得自己午餐吃了什么，以及和谁一起去了动物园。”符合语境。故选G。 【54题详解】 根据上文“But they lose those memories somewhere between age 3 and adulthood.”可知，他们会在3岁到成年之间失去了这些记忆，那么此处应该是引出关于记忆丧失时间的问题；选项B“那么这种丧失到底什么时候发生呢？”符合语境。故选B。 【55题详解】 根据上文“They asked 83 3-year-olds about six different events, like family outings and birthdays, that happened over the past six months.”可知，科学家询问3岁孩子过去六个月发生的事情，所以此处应介绍询问的结果；选项E“他们能记住很多关于这些经历的事情。”符合语境。故选E。 【56题详解】 根据上文“It was found that children who were questioned again at ages 5, 6 and 7 were still able to recall 63 to 72 percent of the events.”可知，5、6、7 岁的孩子仍然能够回忆起63%到72%的事件，那么此处应介绍8岁或9岁的孩子记忆情况；选项D“但8岁或9岁的孩子只能记住35%。”符合语境。故选D。 57题详解】 根据下文“After all, ‘remember yourself in the past is how you know who you are today.’ Buter, who led the study, said.”可知，记住过去的自己才能知道今天的自己是谁，所以此处应是强调了解记忆的重要意义；选项F“了解记忆对理解我们自己很重要。”符合语境。故选F。 五、补全对话。 (共5分) 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容选择选项，使对话通顺、合理、意思完整。 A: Good morning, Mark! I called you at five yesterday afternoon but there was no answer. B: I’m sorry, Linda. ___58___ A: What were you doing then? B: ___59___ A: Picking up apples on the street? That sounds strange. What happened? B: There was an accident. A truck full of apples was out of control and all the apples dropped. A: How did that happen? B: ___60___ A: That’s terrible. Why didn’t the driver stop it? B: ___61___ A: Driving tiredly is very dangerous. B: I agree. ___62___ A: I called you to invite you to my birthday party. It’s on Friday afternoon. Would you like to come to my birthday party? B: Yes, I’d love to. See you then. A: See you. A. I hear you will hold a birthday party. B. The truck hit a big tree on the roadside. C. The driver was too tired to stop it in time. D. By the way, why did you call me then? E. I was helping pick up the apples on the street. F. Some people are walking on the road at that time. G. I was very busy then and I didn’t hear the phone ringing. 【答案】58. G 59. E 60. B 61. C 62. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一段对话，对话中谈论了发生的一场事故。 【58题详解】 根据“I called you at five yesterday afternoon but there was no answer.”以及“I’m sorry, Linda.”可知，此处需解释原因。选项G“我当时很忙，没有听到电话铃响。”符合语境。故选G。 【59题详解】 根据“Picking up apples on the street?”可知，此处应该回答问题，可以说“捡苹果”，选项E“我在街上帮忙捡苹果。”符合语境。故选E。 【60题详解】 根据“How did that happen?”可知，此处应该介绍结果，选项B“卡车撞上了路边的一棵大树。”符合语境。故选B。 【61题详解】 根据“Why didn’t the driver stop it?”可知，此处应该介绍原因，选项C“司机太累了，没能及时停车。”符合语境。故选C。 【62题详解】 根据“I called you to invite you to my birthday party”可知，此处询问Linda打电话的目的，选项D“顺便问一下，那你为什么打电话给我？”符合语境。故选D。 六、书面表达(15分) 63. 人际交往是人与人相处不可避免的一种关系，而作为学生，日常生活中与父母、同学、朋友等存在观点分歧也是在所难免的。某英文网站就“如何处理与他人的分歧”这个话题展开征文活动，请你根据以下要点写一篇英语短文给该栏目的编辑，首先阐述对分歧的看法，结合自身的经历，再谈谈此次经历的收获和你的打算。 写作要点： 1. What do you think of disagreements with others in life? 2. Did you ever have a disagreement with others? What was it? What was the result? 3. What do you learn from the experience? What will you do in the future? 要求： 1. 短文应包括提示中所有的写作要点，条理清楚，行文情况可适当发挥； 2. 如举自己或身边的人作为例子，不能出现真实的人名和地名； 3. 词数在80—120 (开头已给出，不计入总词数) 。 It’s normal for us to have disagreements with others in some ways. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 It’s normal for us to have disagreements with others in some ways. I believe these differences are chances for us to grow. Last year, my friend and I had different ideas for our summer trip. I wanted to go to a beach town, but she wanted to hike in the mountains. At first, we couldn’t agree because we liked different things. I thought the beach was relaxing, but she liked nature and exercise. Later, we saw both ideas were good. So we combined both plans! First, we went to the beach, and then we hiked in the nearby mountains. From this experience I learned that listening to others’ opinions is important. In the future, when I have disagreements, I will stay calm and try to understand the other side. Only in this way can we find better solutions. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：一般过去时为主； ③提示：写作要点和开头部分已给出，考试应注意要求中的内容，充实细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，引出话题，开篇点明自己对于分歧的看法； 第二步，详细叙述自己和朋友有分歧的经历以及解决的过程； 第三步，总结感悟。 [亮点词汇] ①disagreement分歧 ②combine结合 ③stay calm保持冷静 ④solution解决方案 [高分句型] ① I believe these differences are chances for us to grow. (省略that的宾语从句) ② Only in this way can we find better solutions (运用了部分倒装结构) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023 — 2024学年度第二学期期中联考试卷 八年级英语 一、听力部分 (每小题1分，共20分) A)请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。听完每段对话后，你都将有 10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. Where did the volunteers go last weekend? A. To the hospital. B. To the help center. C. To the city parks. 2. When will the girl’s dad come back? A. At 5:30. B. At 5:50. C. At 6:30. 3. Who may sweep the floor? A. Jack. B. Jack’s father. C. Jack’s mother. 4. Why does the woman ask the man to look after her dog? A. Because she is going to look after her brother. B. Because she is going to visit her brother in Hainan. C. Because she is going to travel to Hainan with her brother. 5. What does the man mean? A. Nobody can do the best. B. Do as well as you can. C. It’s difficult to do something well. B)请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听材料， 回答以下各小题。 6. How many days does Linda work a week? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 7. Why did the man look for Linda? A. To take her a message. B. To ask her to work on Monday. C. To let her know her bike was found. 听材料， 回答以下各小题。 8. What would the girl like to do? A. She’d like to help the teachers. B. She’d like to buy some new books. C. She’d like to join the school volunteer project. 9. When does the girl need to work? A. On Monday and Sunday afternoons. B. On Thursday and Friday afternoons after school. C. On Monday and Friday afternoons after school. 听材料， 回答以下各小题。 10. Why didn’t Tom go to school? A. He had to look after his parents. B. He wanted to ride his bike at the park. C. He fell off the bike and the doctor told him to stay in bed. 11. What was Jack doing when Tom fell off his bike? A. He was doing his homework. B He was visiting his parents. C. He was riding around the corner of the park. 12. What are they talking about? A. Someone fell off the bike. B. The reason why Tom isn’t at school. C. Something that happened in hospital. 听材料， 回答以下各小题。 13. What do Mark and Mike want to do? A. To go to the movies. B. To go to the library. C. To go to a meeting. 14. How will Mike go to the cinema? A. He will drive there. B. He will go there by bus. C. His mother will give him a ride. 15. What can we get from the conversation? A. There will be a meeting in the library. B. Mike is playing computer games. C. Mike will meet Mark at the library. C)请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。 16. There’s a talk for the International Club on ________. 17. Miss Black teaches ________ at a university in England. 18. Miss Black will ________ in the library. 19. Miss Black has just returned from ________. 20. If you want to know more, please call ________. 二、单项填空(8分) 请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 (每小题1分) 1. — My parents’ advice just makes me uncomfortable. —Well, you shouldn’t turn a deaf ear to it. Good ________ often tastes bitter(苦涩的) to the mouth. A. medicine B. food C. drink D. menu 2. —My parents are busy with work all day. —Why don’t you tell them to ________ some of their work time to relax themselves? A. give out B. hand out C. help out D. cut out 3. — The price of vegetables ________ quickly these days. — But I don’t think so. A. goes B. rises C. runs D. gets 4. There are no buses to the beach. It’s difficult to get there ________ you have a car. A. since B. after C. unless D. because 5. — Bill, why did you make no reply to me when I called your name in the street yesterday? — Sorry, I ________ to my friend on the phone. A. talked B. was talking C. am talking D. will talk 6. The speaker showed some ________ examples to make the science report easy to understand. A. awful B. stupid C. proper D. crazy 7. — Look, snow is falling ________ . — We’ll see a beautiful white world tomorrow morning. A. recently B. secondly C. heavily D. completely 8. — Mum, __________ I watch the movie A dog’s Journey II tonight with my best friend Tony? — No, you can’t. You need to prepare for the coming test. A. should B. need C. must D. could 三、完形填空(26分) A)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 (每小题1分，共15分) Eating a good lunch is necessary for being your best in the classroom. But a growing number of Aussie children are coming to school without a(n) ____9____ lunch box. Food charity (慈善机构) Eat Up ____10____ more than 20,000 free lunches for hungry students around Australia every week. And the number of students that need ____11____ lunches is becoming bigger as the high cost of living makes it harder for families to buy food. Lyndi Cohen said kids need ____12____ in their stomach to provide energy (能量) for their body. “It’s hard to be your best self when you’re hungry and this is ____13____ important for kids,” Ms. Cohen said. “Good nutrients (营养物) are the most important ____14____ young bodies are growing and learning. We know from research that it’s ____15____ for kids to concentrate (专心) to their best ability when they are hungry.” Ms. Cohen said Eat Up lunches – typically a cheese ____16____, Chobani yogurt and pieces of fruit–provided nutrients necessary for learning. “I feel really glad that we’ve been able to ____17____ three million sandwiches, but I am so sad that this problem still exists (存在) and that many kids need our help,” Eat Up CEO Elise Cook said. Dandenong Primary School headmaster Daniel Riley said daily Eat Up lunches were making a big difference to _____18_____. “They come to school feeling safe and not having to _____19_____ where their next meal is coming from,” Mr. Riley said. “And we know that if you’re well _____20_____, you’re going to prepare to get through the school day.” Grade 5 student Luka _____21_____ the importance of a good lunch. “If I’ve had a good lunch, then I’m not _____22_____. When I’m hungry and doing _____23_____, I usually get tired and can’t really concentrate when I try to learn,” he said. 9. A. new B. old C. full D. ugly 10. A. provides B. refuses C. sells D. stops 11. A. my B. your C. our D. its 12. A. air B. food C. medicine D. water 13. A. certainly B. suddenly C. quietly D. slowly 14. A. after B. before C. while D. until 15. A. convenient B. easy C. important D. difficult 16. A. sandwich B. hamburger C. pie D. cookie 17. A. own B. offer C. throw D. lend 18. A. headmasters B. teachers C. parents D. students 19. A. hear from B. worry about C. talk about D. look up 20. A. fed B. expected C. thought D. taught 21. A. forgets B. fears C. remembers D. knows 22. A. happy B. healthy C. hungry D. thirsty 23. A. schoolwork B. housework C. chores D. dishes B) (每小题1分，共11分) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。 if; mouth; get; badly; serious; hurt; put; important; problem; around; everything Indoor plants are a beautiful way to brighten up (变亮) your home. But there can be a dark side to houseplants if you have children or if children visit your home. It is ____24____ that you know which plants are good for them. Gardening expert Jessica Damiano recently wrote a passage about the ____25____. She tells that houseplants should be kept out of children’s mouths.“I don’t mind breaking the children’s hopes for new things indoor ____26____ it means…stopping hurting,”Damıano wrote. Kaitlyn Brown works at America’s Poison Centers in Arlington Virginia. She told the AP, “We ____27____ about 33,000 calls every year from people whose kids put different plants in their ____28____.” She added that these houseplants mainly ____29____ children under 3, “because they want to know about their environment,” she said, “and they put ____30____ in their mouths.” Most accidents are not very ____31____. Brown said. But in some cases a child’s breathing, skin and eyes can be ____32____ hurt. Damiano wrote that parents should teach their young children not _____33_____ non-food plant parts into their mouths. She advises parents to make sure if the plants in their homes are safe to grow _____34_____ children. She also suggests learning the names of any houseplants so that they are able to look up the information about them quickly. 四、阅读理解 (每小题2分，共46分) A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的 A、B 、C 、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Come and enjoy yourselves here! Nowadays, people have a lot of pressure (压力) in their daily life, so we provide you with a great chance to spend some wonderful time with your loved ones and make you feel relaxed. Join us for an evening full of history and fun in the streets of old Glasgow. Walking Tours of Glasgow Time: From April 15th to October 7th. Historic Glasgow 2:00 p.m. Gruesome Glasgow 3:30 p.m. Both tours leave from George Square. Each tour lasts 30 minutes. Ticket Price: Adults: £5.00 Teenagers: 10% off Children (under 12): half price More information: Web: http://www.mercattours.com I believe you will have fun taking part in the activity. Invite some of your family or friends before it’s too late. We are here waiting for you! 35. If an 8-year-old boy wants to take part in the activity with his parents, how much should they pay? A. £5.00. B. £10.00. C. £12.50. D. £15.00. 36. If Tom wants to know more about the activity, what should he do? A. Make a phone call. B. Write a letter. C. Visit the website. D. Send an e-mail. 37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage above? A. The activity is free for young people. B. People can join in the activity on April 5th . C. The activity lasts more than seven months. D. You can ask your friends to join in the activity. B When you travel, how do you usually keep a record of the places you have visited? Some people take photos or videos, others write travelogues (游记). But Berk Armagan has chosen a different way to do so—painting on paper cups. Berk is a 27-year-old artist from Turkey. Once, after a coffee party with friends at a cafe, Berk drew a painting on a paper cup. ________ His friends were surprised. They laughed and said Berk could make a living on that. Berk realized that few people paint paper cups. And so, in 2016, Berk started painting on cups while traveling around the world. So far, he has been to more than 60 cities in 25 countries. The artist usually decides what to paint before he visits a city. But sometimes, he also draws inspiration (灵感) from the streets and buildings after he arrives. He makes use of his time on the road to paint. This gives him a short time for each piece of work. This pressure, he thinks, makes the creation more interesting. Berk has shared his artworks on the Internet. These paintings and the story of his travels have won him many followers. The artist also sells his artworks. Part of the income (收入) helps him continue his travels. He uses the rest of the money to help people and animals in need. For example, he has provided food and shelter (庇护所) for homeless animals in Turkey. Today, the artist is still traveling and making paper cup art. And his online followers are also waiting to see what his next painting on the road will be! 38. How does Berk keep a record of the places he has visited? A. He takes photos. B. He writes travelogues. C. He takes videos. D. He paints on paper cups. 39. Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank “________” in Paragraph 2. A. But the painting looked so funny. B. The painting looked beautiful. C. That made the paper cup dirty. D. The waiter saw that and asked him to leave. 40. What can we know about Berk’s personality (个性) according to the passage? A. Kind and serious. B. Hardworking and kind. C. Kind and creative. D. Strict and helpful. 41. What can we learn from the passage? A. Berk is an artist from Germany. B. Berk’s paintings have won many people’s hearts. C. Berk never decides what to paint before his visits. D. Berk has traveled more than 25 cities in 40 countries. 42. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. C It was about 10 years ago, on a cold, gray winter day. I was walking to visit my dad. I knocked on his door and stepped into his house. Warm steam (蒸汽) came from the kitchen. It touched my nose and suddenly I felt like I was 8 years old again. Dad was making Nana’s special sauce (酱汁). Growing up, Nana would make us an Italian dinner every Sunday. She would slowly cook her spaghetti sauce for hours. It always left our bellies (肚子) full, our hearts happy and our house smelling yummy. I sat down when Dad made me a plate. I felt like a boy again. We talked about those old times and laughed over the memories, both good and bad. And I noticed something, too. I didn’t feel cold any more. My heart was warm, and my spirit was light. Dad and Nana have been gone for years now. I still miss them both every day. Although my daughter and I both know how to make Nana’s special sauce, we don’t cook it as often as we should. No matter how hard I try, I can never get it quite right. Maybe I am missing an ingredient (成分). Or maybe, it was just the love with which they cooked it that made it so delicious. Anyway, this winter, I am going to make it again. I need its warmth. I need its goodness. 43. What brought the writer back to his childhood? A. A cold, gray winter day. B. The same kitchen. C. A heart-to-heart talk with his dad. D. The familiar (熟悉的) smell of the spaghetti sauce. 44. How did the writer feel after having his dad’s meal? A Warm and relaxed. B. Happy and surprised. C. Sad and worried. D. Cold and moved. 45. According to the writer, what made the sauce taste better? A. The ingredients. B. The person he cooked it with. C. The care and love put into it. D. The time of year. 46. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. A winter day. B. Special sauce. C. Warm steam. D. An Italian dinner. 47. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Unforgettable Memories. B. Delicious Food. C. A Cold Winter Day. D. My Grandma. D Are you troubled by housework, such as cleaning tables or tidying your room? A new robot is here to help! Recently, the robot Mobile Aloha made by scientists at Stanford University in the US became popular online. In the videos posted, we can see the robot preparing dishes on its own, from cutting vegetables to cracking (打破) eggs. It’s also good at watering plants, petting cats, cleaning the floor and washing clothes. It even knows to shake the pillow (枕头) after putting it into a pillowcase (枕套). Sounds good? Well, another video posted by researchers may disappoint (使失望) some people. Mobile Aloha isn’t good at doing housework on its own. Instead, it learns from human actions before doing each kind of housework. When the situation changes, it can’t work well without a human “teaching” it. So it may break dishes, bump into (撞上) things and even burn a pot. The robot can successfully move chairs 80 percent of the time, said the team after they did more research on it. For cooking dishes, it’s only 40 percent. In short, it’s far from a good job. In fact, AI robots are good at tasks such as solving math problems and playing chess, but they perform worse than a one-year-old child when it comes to simple tasks like cleaning. And it’s the same for Mobile Aloha. For example, if its body doesn’t move correctly — even just with a small deviation, its arm may move too far to pick up a glass. “Robots are not ready to control the world,” the team posted online. 48. How does the writer start the passage? A. By describing a picture. B. By telling a story. C. By asking a question. D. By giving an example. 49. What does the underlined word “deviation” mean in Paragraph 6? A. Experience B. Difference. C. Resolution. D. Development. 50. What can Mobile Aloha do well according to the passage? a. cutting vegetables. b. watering plants. c. petting cats. d. folding clothes. e cleaning the floor f. cooking dishes A. acef B. acde C. abef D. abce 51. What can we infer from the passage? A. Mobile Aloha is ready for sale. B. Mobile Aloha is popular with cooks. C. It is expensive to have Mobile Aloha do housework. D. Even kids may do cleaning better than Mobile Aloha. 52. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. How AI helps with housework. B. The importance of using AI robots. C The reasons for using AI robots. D. An introduction (介绍) about a new AI robot. B) (每小题2分) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从文后的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文章中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。 Very few people can recall memories from before the age of 3. This is what scientists call “childhood amnesia (失忆症)”. But here is the strange part: 3-year-olds certainly have memories, don’t they? ___53___. But they lose those memories somewhere between age 3 and adulthood (成年). ___54___ In a recent study, scientists finally found the age when childhood amnesia first appears—7 years old. They asked 83 3-year-olds about six different events, like family outings and birthdays, that happened over the past six months. ___55___ The children were then parted into five groups. The groups returned to the lab (实验室) at ages 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, respectively (分别地) to be asked about the same events. It was found that children who were questioned again at ages 5, 6 and 7 were still able to recall 63 to 72 percent of the events. ___56___ This shows that memories of early childhood start to drop quickly around the age of 7. According to scientists, before the age of 7, children don’t have a feeling of time or place to bring together all the pieces of information that make up a strong memory. ___57___ After all, “remember yourself in the past is how you know who you are today.” Buter, who led the study, said. A. Their parents were kind to them. B. So when exactly does that loss happen? C. The children are very different from each other. D. But children of 8 or 9 could only remember 35 percent. E. They could remember quite a lot about these experiences. F. Learning about memory is important to understand ourselves. G. They remember what they had for lunch and who they went to the zoo with. 五、补全对话。 (共5分) 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容选择选项，使对话通顺、合理、意思完整。 A: Good morning, Mark! I called you at five yesterday afternoon but there was no answer. B: I’m sorry, Linda. ___58___ A: What were you doing then? B: ___59___ A: Picking up apples on the street? That sounds strange. What happened? B: There was an accident. A truck full of apples was out of control and all the apples dropped. A: How did that happen? B: ___60___ A: That’s terrible. Why didn’t the driver stop it? B: ___61___ A: Driving tiredly is very dangerous. B: I agree. ___62___ A: I called you to invite you to my birthday party. It’s on Friday afternoon. Would you like to come to my birthday party? B: Yes, I’d love to. See you then. A: See you. A. I hear you will hold a birthday party. B. The truck hit a big tree on the roadside. C. The driver was too tired to stop it in time. D. By the way, why did you call me then? E. I was helping pick up the apples on the street. F. Some people are walking on the road at that time. G. I was very busy then and I didn’t hear the phone ringing. 六、书面表达(15分) 63. 人际交往是人与人相处不可避免的一种关系，而作为学生，日常生活中与父母、同学、朋友等存在观点分歧也是在所难免的。某英文网站就“如何处理与他人的分歧”这个话题展开征文活动，请你根据以下要点写一篇英语短文给该栏目的编辑，首先阐述对分歧的看法，结合自身的经历，再谈谈此次经历的收获和你的打算。 写作要点： 1. What do you think of disagreements with others in life? 2. Did you ever have a disagreement with others? What was it? What was the result? 3. What do you learn from the experience? What will you do in the future? 要求： 1. 短文应包括提示中所有的写作要点，条理清楚，行文情况可适当发挥； 2. 如举自己或身边的人作为例子，不能出现真实的人名和地名； 3. 词数在80—120 (开头已给出，不计入总词数) 。 It’s normal for us to have disagreements with others in some ways. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$