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2023-2024学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试 （完卷时间：120分钟 满分：150分） 学校：______班级：______姓名：______座号：______ 第一部分 听力（共三节，20小题，每小题1.5分 满分30分） Ⅰ．听力（共三节，20小题，每小题1.5分。满分30分） 第一节 听下面五个句子，从每小题所给的三幅图中选出与句子内容相符的选项。（每个句子读两遍） 1．A． B． C． 2．A． B． C． 3．A． B． C． 4．A． B． C． 5．A． B． C． 第二节 听对话，听下面七段对话，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。（每段对话读两遍） 听第1段对话，回答第6小题。 6．What are they going to do? A．Listen to CDs. B．Prepare for a short play. C．Play games. 听第2段对话，回答第7小题。 7．What did Lucy do last night? A．Watched TV. B．Did homework. C．Studied English. 听第3段对话，回答第8小题。 8．What day is it today? A．Friday. B．Saturday. C．Sunday. 听第4段对话，回答第9小题。 9．Who may David go to the northeast of China with? A．The woman. B．His aunt. C．His uncle. 听第5段对话，回答第10、11小题。 10．How much will Steven pay? A．180 yuan. B．280 yuan. C．360 yuan. 11．How far is it from the hotel to the park? A．About 5 minutes’ ride. B．About 5 minutes’ walk. C．About 15 minutes’ walk. 听第6段对话，回答第12、13小题 12．What did the boy borrow from Jack? A．A dictionary. B．A storybook. C．A baseball. 13．Which bus will the boy take? A．Bus No. 3. B．Bus No. 13. C．Bus No. 30. 听第7段对话，回答第14、15小题。 14．What are they talking about? A．Books. B．Canada. C．Holiday plans. 15．How will the girl go to Canada? A．By plane. B．By bus. C．By train. 第三节 听短文 根据你所听到的短文内容，完成下面的表格，每空一词，短文读三遍。 People Countries How to spend vacation Students in the 16 The UK Take some jobs in restaurants or 17 . 18 Do some sports. Australia Go on a 19 with their parents. Germany Go 20 in the countryside with their classmates. 第二部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分75分） Ⅱ．单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 1. For Labor Day, we are going on ______ one-day visit to Xiamen. A. a B. an C. the 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：五一劳动节，我们要去厦门一日游。 考查冠词。此处泛指“一天的参观”，one以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故选A。 2. Don’t make too much ________ here. They’re having a meeting. A. noise B. sound C. voice 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：不要在这儿制造太多的噪音。他们正在开会。 考查名词辨析。noise噪音；sound声音；voice嗓音。根据下文“They’re having a meeting.”可知，是不要制造太多的噪音。故选A。 3. Grace was ill. She had to take the medicine ________ she didn’t like it. A. until B. though C. because 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：Grace生病了。尽管她不喜欢这种药，但她还是不得不吃。 考查从属连词辨析。until直到；though尽管；because因为。根据下文“she didn’t like it.”可知这里用though引导让步状语从句。故选B。 4. —I’m sorry that John is out. —Please ask him to call me as soon as he ________. A. returned B. returns C. will return 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——对不起，约翰出去了。——他一回来就请叫他给我回电话。 考查动词时态。as soon as引导的时间状语从句，遵循主将从现原则，从句用一般现在时，故选B。 5. —How clever Jack is! —Yes. Though he’s only five, he can ________ these difficult math problems. A. work out B. carry out C. look out 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——杰克多聪明啊！——是的。虽然他只有五岁，但他能解出这些难的数学题。 考查动词短语。work out算出；carry out执行；look out注意。根据“these difficult math problems.”可知，是指算出这些难的数学题。故选A。 6. —Jim, I am afraid to lose tomorrow’s game. —You have practiced a lot. Now just take it easy and ______ yourself. A. be full of B. be strict with C. be confident about 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——吉姆，我担心输掉明天的比赛。——你已经练习了很多。现在放轻松，对你自己有信心。 考查形容词短语辨析。be full of充满；be strict with对……严格；be confident about对……有信心。根据“You have practiced a lot. Now just take it easy”可知，这里需要一个表示鼓励对方对自己有信心的短语，be confident about符合语境，鼓励对方对自己在比赛中的表现有信心。故选C。 7. —The little boy felt upset ________ his pet dog’s death. —Let’s go to cheer him up. A. because B. because of C. in case of 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——小男孩为他的爱犬的死感到难过。——我们去让他高兴起来吧。 考查介词短语。because因为，后接句子；because of因为，后面接名词、代词及名词性短语；in case of万一。根据“his pet dog’s death.”可知，后接短语，表示原因。故选B。 8. — Do you know ______ it is from Fuzhou to Pingtan? — It’s about half an hour’s ride by high-speed railway. A. how long B. how far C. how often 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你知道从福州到平潭有多远吗？——坐高铁大约要半小时。 考查特殊疑问句。how long多久，提问时长；how far多远，提问距离；how often多久一次，提问频率。根据“It’s about half an hour’s ride by high-speed railway.”可知，此处提问距离。故选B。 9. —What are the students doing in the classroom? —They are making a plan _______ sick kids in the the hospital this weekend. A. cheer up B. cheering up C. to cheer up 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——学生们在教室里做什么？——他们正在制定一个计划，让这个周末在医院生病的孩子们振作起来。 考查非谓语动词。根据“sick kids in the the hospital this weekend”可知，空格后是计划的目的，用动词不定式来表示目的。故选C。 10. Mr. Wu never feels ______ to live in the small village because he has several close friends. A. alone B. lonely C. sick 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：吴先生住在小村子里从不感到孤独，因为他有几个好朋友。 考查形容词的用法。alone单独，独自，强调独自一人，形容词或副词；lonely孤独的，强调情感上的孤独；sick生病的。根据“Mr. Wu never feels…to live in the small village because he has several close friends.”可知，后文提到了他有几个好朋友，因此应该说吴先生从不感到孤独，lonely符合语境，作表语。故选B。 11. This is Lucy’s coat. Please ______. A. give it her B. give her it C. give it to her 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这是Lucy的外套，请把它给她。 考查动词后接双宾语的用法。give“给”，后面可以接双宾语give sb. sth.“把某物给某人”，也可以转换为give sth. to sb.。但是如果短语中sth.是代词it或them，则代词只能放在give后，用give it/them to sb.句式。故选C。 12 —Have you ever heard “A thousand-mile journey begins with the first ________”? —Yes, It’s a famous Chinese saying by Laozi. A. space B. step C. speech 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你听说过“千里之行始于足下”吗？——听过，它是出自老子的一个著名的中国谚语。 考查名词辨析。space空间；step脚步；speech演讲，根据“A thousand-mile journey begins with the first”可知，此处表示的是“千里之行始于足下”，故选B。 13. —He was unhappy because he failed the exam. —He wasted (浪费) a lot of time. He should ________ for what he did. A. look B. care C. pay 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——他因为考试不及格而不开心。——他浪费了很多时间。他应该为他的所作所为付出代价。 考查动词辨析。look看、看起来；care关心、在意；pay支付、付出。根据“He wasted a lot of time. He should...for what he did.”可知，句中表述他因为之前浪费时间的行为而应该“付出代价”。“pay for”是固定短语，意为“为……付出代价”，“pay for what he did”表示“为他的所作所为付出代价”。故选C。 14. —Dave, why are you in such a hurry? —Because ________ is waiting for me at the school gate. A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——Dave，你为什么这么匆忙？——因为有人在学校门口正在等我。 考查复合不定代词。anybody任何人，一般用于否定句或疑问句中；somebody某人，用于肯定句；nobody没有人。根据下文“is waiting for me at the school gate”可知这里是说某人在门口正在等我。故选B。 15. —I’m always afraid of giving a speech in front of the class. —________ You can do it well. A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. Take it easy. C. Thank goodness. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我总是害怕在全班同学面前做演讲。——别紧张。你可以做好的。 考查情景交际。I’m sorry to hear that听到这个消息我很遗憾；Take it easy别紧张；Thank goodness谢天谢地。根据“I’m always afraid of giving a speech in front of the class.”以及“You can do it well.”可知，这里需要一个用来安慰对方，让对方放松心态的表达 ，“Take it easy”符合语境，用于安慰害怕做演讲的人。故选B。 Ⅲ．完形填空。（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从下列各题所给的 A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress management (管理). He raised a glass of water and asked them, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students began to think and ____16____. Their answers were different, from 20g to 500g. “It does not ____17____ on the real weight (重量). It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a ____18____, it’s OK. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have a sore arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a ____19____. It is the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the ____20____ it becomes. What we have to do is to lay the glass down, ____21____ for some time before holding it up again.” If we carry our burdens (负担) ____22____, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on. We have to ____23____ the burden every now and then, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. So ____24____ you return home from work, put down the burden of work. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you have, forget them for a moment if you can. And learn to ____25____ yourselves. Life is short but amazing. Enjoy it! 16. A. read B. watch C. guess 17. A. matter B. decide C. fit 18. A. minute B. night C. day 19. A. friend B. teacher C. doctor 20. A. larger B. heavier C. smaller 21. A. rest B. shake C. look 22. A. this time B. all the time C. next time 23. A. give up B. put down C. pick up 24. A. after B. until C. before 25. A. save B. help C. relax 【答案】16. C 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. A 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. C 【解析】 【导语】本文通过讲述一个老师用一杯水的例子来向学生们解释压力如何随时间的推移而增加，文章强调了适时放下负担、休息和恢复精神的重要性。 【16题详解】 句意：学生们开始思考和猜测。 read读；watch观看；guess猜测。根据老师的提问“How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”可知，提问后，学生们开始“思考并猜测”，故选C。 【17题详解】 句意：这与实际重量无关。 matter关系；decide决定；fit适合。根据后文“It depends on how long you hold it.”可知，后文强调重量取决于举的时间，而非实际重量，“It does not matter”表示“不重要”，符合语境。故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：如果我拿着它一分钟，没有问题。 minute分钟；night夜晚；day天。根据下文“If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have a sore arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a…”可知，此处表示的时间应该小于一小时。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：如果我拿着它一天，你们就得叫医生了。 friend朋友；teacher老师；doctor医生。根据上文“If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have a sore arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a...”可知，拿得越久，手臂越痛，此处指叫医生。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：它的重量是一样的，但我拿得越久，它就越重。 larger更大的；heavier更重的；smaller更小的。根据上文“If I hold it for a…it’s OK. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have a sore arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a…”可知，此处指拿得越久，它就越重。故选B。 【21题详解】 句意：我们要做的是把杯子放下，休息一段时间，然后再把它拿起来。 rest休息；shake摇晃；look看。根据“or some time before holding it up again.”可知，此处指把杯子放下，休息一段时间。故选A。 【22题详解】 句意：如果我们一直背负重担，我们迟早会撑不下去的。 this time这次；all the time一直；next time下次。根据空后的“sooner or later (迟早), we will not be able to carry on”可知，此处指如果我们一直背负重担，迟早会撑不下去的。故选B。 【23题详解】 句意：我们必须时不时地放下重担，这样我们才能精神焕发，继续前行。 give up放弃；put down放下；pick up捡起。根据下文“the burden every now and then, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.”可知，此处指我们必须时不时地放下重担才能精神焕发，继续前行。故选B。 【24题详解】 句意：所以下班回家前，放下工作的重担。 after在……之后；until直到；before在……之前。根据下文“Don’t carry it back home.”可知，此处指下班回家前，放下工作的重担。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：学会放松自己。 save拯救；help帮助；relax放松。根据上文“You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you have, forget them for a moment if you can.”可知，此处指学会放松自己。故选C。 Ⅳ．阅读理解。（共25小题，46-65 每小题2分，66-70 每小题1分，满分45分） 第一节 阅读下面 A、B、C、D四篇短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） (A) Charity Walk The Sunshine Youth Fund organized a charity (慈善) walk around Tai Shek Lake on Sunday 6th September. It was hot and wet on that day. Over two hundred people joined in it and raised $120,700. The money will go to Project Oasis in Malaysia. It will help provide clear water for some villages. The top donations (捐赠) and the lucky draw (抽奖) results are as follows: Top Donations 1st Mr. King $28,000 2nd Sun Moon Company $25, 000 3rd Mrs. Zhou $20, 000 Charity Lucky Draw Winners First Prize Winners A 40 inch LCD TV Chen Li Second Prize A vacation to Malaysia Joseph Beer Third Prize A washing machine Jing Kui Other Prizes Bags Kevin Smith and Wu Jun 26. How much money did Mr. King donate (捐赠)? A. $25,000. B. $20,000. C. $28,000. D. $120,700. 27. Who won a washing machine? A. Chen Li. B. Jing Kui. C. Kevin Smith. D. Joseph Beer. 28. There are ________ winners in the lucky draw. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 8 29. The article is written mainly to ________. A. give advice B. say thanks C. ask for help D. show a result 30. Which of the following is TRUE about the charity walk? A. The money it raised will be used to protect Tai Shek Lake. B. It took place on a weekend at the end of September. C. More than two hundred people joined in it. D. It was popular among young people. 【答案】26. C 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是慈善捐赠的信息公布。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Mr. King $28,000”可知捐赠了28,000美元，故选C。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Third Prize A washing machine Jing Kui”可知井奎获得了洗衣机，故选B。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据“First Prize Winners A 40 inch LCD TV Chen Li；Second Prize A vacation to Malaysia Joseph Beer；Third Prize A washing machine Jing Kui；Other Prizes Bags Kevin Smith and Wu Jun”可知有五位幸运者，故选C。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。本文是慈善捐赠的信息公布，因此是为了展示结果，故选D。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Over two hundred people joined in it”可知超过两百人参加，故选C。 (B) A man was walking through the woods with his axe when a small tree called to him. It said, “Hello, my friend. Can you cut down those bigger trees? They stop me from getting the sun. It is so crowded here that I have no room to grow my roots (根茎). I can’t feel the wind.” The little tree held out its small leaves. It looked so sad. Then it cried, “If those trees were gone, I’d be able to grow. A year from now, I’d be the biggest tree here. But for now, I’m just a small tree.” The man thought for some time and agreed. He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down. He cleared lots of space around the small tree. Now it could be able to feel the sun and wind. It would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area. But something else happened. The sun came first, burning (燃烧) the small tree, as it wasn’t used to so much sunlight. Then heavy wind and rain came, without the bigger trees to protect (保护) it, the small tree was hit by the rainstorm. Soon, the tree was almost dead. “You’ve been quite not clever,” said a snake that saw what had happened, looking at the poor tree and its small leaves. “In fact, you brought this on yourself. If you stay with the bigger trees, the sun and rainstorm won’t hurt you seriously. They will protect you instead. If you just wait longer, you will grow to be just as big as them and you will be strong. But now, you are nearly gone.” 31. Why did the small tree ask the man to cut down the bigger trees? A. Because it had no root. B. Because it was so windy. C. Because it enjoyed being crowded. D. Because it wanted to get more sun. 32. What happened to the small tree after the man cut down the bigger trees? A. A snake laughed at it and hurt it. B. It became the biggest tree in that area. C. The sun burned it and the rainstorm hit it. D. It held out its small leaves and cried heavily. 33. Why did the snake think the small tree was not clever? A. Because the small tree brought the result on itself. B. Because the snake would protect the small tree. C. Because the small tree didn’t need sunlight and space. D. Because the sun and rainstorm didn’t want to hurt the small tree. 34. Which of the following is RIGHT? A. The small tree might die soon. B. The man planned to let the small tree die. C. The small tree’s dream came true in the end. D. The small tree grew as big as the bigger trees. 35. What does the passage try to tell us? A. We can’t cut down trees. B. We shouldn’t hurt the one who helps us. C. We had better develop a healthy lifestyle. D. Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees. 【答案】31. D 32. C 33. A 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一则寓言故事，通过小树的故事告诉我们不要恩将仇报。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Hello, my friend. Can you cut down those bigger trees? They stop me from getting the sun.”可知，小树要求男人砍倒大树是为了得到更多的阳光。故选D。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The sun came first, burning (燃烧) the small tree, as it wasn’t used to so much sunlight. Then heavy wind and rain came, without the bigger trees to protect (保护) it, the small tree was hit by the rainstorm.”可知，那个人砍倒大树后，太阳炙烤着小树，暴雨袭击着小树。故选C。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“In fact, you brought this on yourself.”可知，蛇认为这是小树自找的，故选A。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“But now, you are nearly gone.”可知，这棵小树可能很快就要死了。故选A。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。本文介绍小树为了让自己生长，让人砍掉了遮蔽它的大树，结果受到太阳的炙烤和暴雨的袭击，最后奄奄一息，所以这个故事想告诉我们不要恩将仇报，选项B“我们不应该伤害帮助我们的人”符合主题，故选B。 (C) It is a pity that deaf people, or those who have hearing problems, can’t enjoy music. But now a vibrating suit (振动服) brings them hope—it can let them “feel” music through their body, rather than hear it. The special suit is able to change music into some vibrating pulses (节拍). And the users can choose different levels. Chase Burton, 33, a deaf film-maker from Texas, US, tested out the suit for four years. He understands that a deaf person’s experience with music is very different. “When I was a kid, I’d lie on the floor so I could feel the vibrations from my brother’s music playing.” Burton told CNN. Now when he wears the vibrating suit, he says the sound hits different parts of his body. “Maybe it will shake me strongly in my knees first. And then I’ll start to feel the vibrations in my back. And then I’ll feel some pulsations,” Burton said. The inventor worked on helping a large number of deaf people to have a chance of a musical experience. In 2016, some prototype (样品) suits were tested at a Lady Gaga concert in the US. The suit was also tested at a different concert in Las Vegas in 2019. It was given to 150 audiences (听众) at the concert, where half the audience members were deaf and half could hear. At the same time, the company improved the technology (科技) and planned to put it into the market soon. And the final goal of the company is to make the technology available to all. “We think anything that has an audio element (听觉元素) can also have a vibrational experience along with it as well,” the company’s talent and business development director, Jordan Richardson, told CNN. 36. How does the vibrating suit help deaf people? A. By improving their hearing. B. By changing the loudness of sound. C. By turning music into some vibrating pulses. D. By sending music to their ears easily and quickly. 37. Why does the writer mention Burton’s experience? A. To explain different ways people enjoy music. B. To tell how different it is for a deaf person to enjoy music. C. To show the sadness for not having the technology earlier. D. To call on inventors to make better clothes for deaf people. 38. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. The suit. B. The music. C. The concert. D. The technology. 39. How does the writer show that the suit is helpful? A. By listing numbers. B. By using a saying. C. By giving examples. D. By making surveys. 40. What can be the best title for the text? A. Listen to the “Suit” B. Music Makes Life Colorful C. Wear a Suitable Suit D. The Development of Science 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一种振动服，它能帮助失聪或有听力问题的人通过身体“感受”音乐。 36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The special suit is able to change music into some vibrating pulses.”可知，振动服是通过将音乐转化为一些振动节拍来帮助失聪的人。故选C。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。根据“He understands that a deaf person’s experience with music is very different.‘When I was a kid, I’d lie on the floor so I could feel the vibrations from my brother’s music playing.’”可知，作者提到Chase Burton的经历，是为了说明对于失聪的人来说，享受音乐的方式与常人不同。故选B。 【38题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“The suit was also tested at a different concert in Las Vegas in 2019. It was given to 150 audiences at the concert”可知，这里的It指代的是前面提到的The suit“振动服”。故选A。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据“In 2016, some prototype suits were tested at a Lady Gaga concert in the US. The suit was also tested at a different concert in Las Vegas in 2019. It was given to 150 audiences at the concert, where half the audience members were deaf and half could hear.”可知，作者通过列举在不同音乐会上对振动服进行测试的例子，来表明振动服是有帮助的。故选C。 【40题详解】 最佳标题题。文章主要介绍了一种能让失聪的人通过身体“感受”音乐的振动服，围绕着这种特殊的“衣服”展开。选项A“聆听‘振动服’”符合文章主旨。故选A。 (D) The Silk Route Bike Tour: is it the greatest trip in the world? Cyclists call it “the longest, hardest, highest, hottest, coldest bicycle tour in the world”. In eighteen weeks you travel over 12,000 kilometers through seven different countries and have the most exciting ride of your life. “A thousand years ago people went by camel (骆驼) and did about twenty-five kilometers a day,” said one cyclist, “But on a bike you do twenty-five kilometers in an hour.” And along the way you see some of the most beautiful places in the world. From Shanghai, you go across Asia, through Iran and arrive in Istanbul, Turkey, at the end. You travel across the deserts (沙漠) of China and cycle the Pamir Highway to over 4,600 meters across the “Roof(屋顶) of the World” in the mountains Tajikistan. On the way there are villages, markets and ancient (古老的) buildings. At night, you stay in ancient roadside hotels or in camps. A chef cooks dinner for about half of the 133 days; on other days cyclists can eat in local restaurants or shops in local markets for their food. One cyclist said, “The best thing was the friendliness of the people.” And the worst things? “The snow and the cold in the Pamirs.” So is it the greatest trip in the world? Cyclist Miles MacDonald thinks so. “The Silk Route is a true expedition (探险). It is long and difficult, but it’s such an amazing experience that you arrive in Istanbul a completely changed person.” 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 41. Which one is true about The Silk Route Bike Tour? A. It is exciting and relaxing. B. It is twenty-five kilometers. C. It covers seven countries. D. It will start in eighteen weeks. 42. What’s Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The history of the tour. B. The danger on the way. C. The beauty along the way. D. The speed of cycling. 43. In the passage, the writer wants to ______. A. introduce an activity B. solve a problem C. explain an idea D. tell a story 44. Which country doesn’t mention (提到) in this passage? A. Japan. B. Turkey. C. China. D. Iran. 45. Which of the following best shows the structure (结构) of the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】41. C 42. D 43. A 44. A 45. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了丝绸之路自行车之旅的相关情况。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“In eighteen weeks you travel over 12,000 kilometers through seven different countries and have the most exciting ride of your life.”可知，丝绸之路覆盖七个国家。故选C。 【42题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段“‘A thousand years ago people went by camel and did about twenty-five kilometers a day,’ said one cyclist, ‘But on a bike you do twenty-five kilometers in an hour.’”可知，第二段主要讲的是骑自行车的速度。故选D。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“The Silk Route Bike Tour: is it the greatest journey in the world?”结合全文内容，主要介绍了丝绸之路自行车之旅这项活动的情况，可知，作者想介绍一项活动。故选A。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据“From Shanghai, you go across Asia, through Iran and arrive in Istanbul, Turkey, at the end. You travel across the deserts (沙漠) of China and cycle the Pamir Highway to over 4,600 meters across the ‘Roof (屋顶) of the World’ in the mountains Tajikistan.”可知，没有提及到日本。故选A。 【45题详解】 篇章结构题。第一段提出问题“丝绸之路自行车之旅，是世界上最棒的旅程吗？”；第二段讲的是骑行的速度；第三段讲的是骑行路线；第四段是骑行途中的事情；第五段是骑自行车的人迈尔斯·麦克唐纳认为丝绸之路自行车之旅是世界上最棒的旅程。文章结构为“总—分—总”结构，应为D选项所示。故选D。 E 第二节 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 While studying a map of China, have you ever noticed the Mu Us Desert in the northwest? If you haven’t, then you probably never will. ____46____ You might wonder: Why is this happening? Who is the “killer”? Well, this is not a murder story. It is the result of years of afforestation（造林）efforts. The Mu Us used to be one of the largest deserts in China. Sandstorms were common in northern Shaanxi. ____47____ The fight against desertification began in the 1970s. The work has more than tiring. He Li’e led an afforestation team in Yulin, Shaanxi. They once spent an entire afternoon planting trees under a burning sun. ____48____ Crying was useless. The next day, the team replanted all the trees. ____49____ One of them is Guo Chengwant. With encouragement from the government, in 1985, he started to plant trees in his village. Guo is now in his nineties. His children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have continued the job. ____50____ These trees have made a big difference. In Yulin, the number of sandy days has dropped from 100 in 2000 to 10 now. With thousands of people’s efforts, the Mu Us Desert will be gone. Our motherland is becoming greener and lovelier. A. The family has turned 30 square kilometers of desert into woods. B. However, a strong wind blew away all the young trees at night. C. In Yulin, there are many other sandstorm fighters. D. That’s because the desert is disappearing. E. Lots of people had to leave their homes. 【答案】46. D 47. E 48. B 49. C 50. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了毛乌素沙漠逐渐消失原因，以及郭成旺等许多其它的沙尘暴战士植树造林，把沙漠变成了森林的故事。 【46题详解】 根据“ If you haven’t, then you probably never will”可知，此处解释不会注意到这个沙漠的原因，D选项“那是因为沙漠正在消失”符合，故选D。 【47题详解】 根据“Sandstorms were common in northern Shaanxi”可知，此处应介绍沙尘暴与人们造成的影响，E选项“许多人不得不离开他们的家”符合，故选E。 【48题详解】 根据“They once spent an entire afternoon planting trees under a burning sun”及“Crying was useless”可知，此处描述让一下午种树化为乌有的事情，B选项“然而，一场强风在晚上把所有的小树都吹走了”符合，故选B。 【49题详解】 根据“One of them is Guo Chengwant”可知，此处介绍了一些人，C选项“在榆林，还有许多其他的沙尘暴战士”符合，故选C。 【50题详解】 根据“These trees have made a big difference”可知，在他们的努力下，这一片变成了树林，A选项“这家人把30平方公里的沙漠变成了树林”符合，故选A。 第三部分 读写综合（共四节，满分45分） Ⅴ．情景交际（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据情景提示，用恰当的短语或句子填空 51. 昨天Mary胃痛，今天你见到她后想知道她感觉如何，你会这样问： ________________________________________ today? 【答案】How are you feeling 【解析】 【详解】根据所给情景可知，此处应询问Mary“今天你感觉怎么样”，可用句型“How are you feeling today”。故填How are you feeling。 52. 你的爸爸提议五一去南京旅游，你迫不及待要去，可以这样说： _________________________________________________________________________________ go there. 【答案】I can’t wait to 【解析】 【详解】“迫不及待”可以用短语“can’t wait to do sth.”来表示，结合题意，主语应该用第一人称“I”，时态为一般现在时，动词用原形。故填I can’t wait to。 53. 你表示期待收到对方的来信，可以这样说： I’m ________________. 【答案】looking forward to hearing from you 【解析】 【详解】表示期待收到朋友的来信可以说“我和期待收到你的来信”，look forward to doing表示“期待”；hear from you表示“收到你的来信”，be动词am后跟现在分词构成现在进行时。故填looking forward to hearing from you。 54. 你告诉同学天气会影响你的心情，你可以这样说： I think ___________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】weather can influence my moods. 【解析】 【详解】分析题意可知此处主句是I think；横线处是省略that引导的宾语从句，weather“天气”；influence“影响”；my moods“我的心情”。can“能，会”。故填weather can influence my moods。 55. 去酒店订房间时，你想知道有两个单人床的标间多少钱，可以这样问： __________________________________________________________________________________________? 【答案】How much is a standard room with two single beds 【解析】 【详解】根据情景可知，此处应询问带有两张单人床的标准间的价格；how much“多少钱”作疑问词放句首，is作系动词，a standard room“一个标准间”作主语，with two single beds“带有两张单人床”作后置定语。故填How much is a standard room with two single beds。 Ⅵ．看图写话（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 56. taste _________________________________________ 57. as, tall _________________________________________ 58. if, park _________________________________________ 59. pay, yesterday _________________________________________ 60. east _________________________________________ 【答案】56. The cake tastes delicious. 57. The boy isn’t as tall as the girl. 58. If you park here, you will be fined. 59. He fell over and got hurt yesterday and paid for the medical cost. 60. The sun rises in the east. 【解析】 【56题详解】 根据图片和“taste”可知，本句可表达为“这个蛋糕尝起来很美味”。taste表示“尝起来”，是系动词，后接形容词作表语，主语the cake为第三人称单数，时态为一般现在时，谓语动词用三单形式。故填The cake tastes delicious. 【57题详解】 根据图片和“as, tall”可知，本句可表达为“这个男孩不如那个女孩高”。“not as+形容词原级+as”表示 “不如……” ，句子时态为一般现在时。故填The boy isn’t as tall as the girl. 【58题详解】 根据图片和“if, park”可知，本句可表达为“如果你在这里停车，你将会被罚款”。if引导条件状语从句，遵循主将从现原则，即从句用一般现在时，主句用一般将来时，be fined表示“被罚款”。故填If you park here, you will be fined. 【59题详解】 根据图片和“pay,yesterday”可知，本句可表达为“他昨天摔倒受伤了并支付了医疗费”。句子时态为一般过去时 ，fall over表示“摔倒”，pay for表示“支付”，fall的过去式是fell，pay的过去式是paid。故填He fell over and got hurt yesterday and paid for the medical cost. 【60题详解】 根据图片和“east”可知，本句可表达为“太阳从东方升起”。这是客观事实，时态用一般现在时 ，主语the sun是第三人称单数，rise表示“升起”，其第三人称单数形式是rises。故填The sun rises in the east. Ⅵ．短文填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。 Humans are just like any other kind of animals. Animals show their ____61____ (feel) with their faces and bodies. If they show their teeth and raise their backs, they’re angry. Humans do many of these things, ____62____. You can usually tell whether someone is happy, angry or ____63____ /ˈnɜːvəs/ when you look at them. We do not always need words ____64____ body languages are clear. We only have to look at our pets to see how close animal and human body languages are. When a cat is feeling ____65____ /ˈkɒnfɪdent/, it will stand very tall and put its nose into the air. Humans do the same thing when they’re feeling ____66____ /praʊd/. Monkeys are very similar to humans. For example, ____67____ (child) often put their hands together when they want something. Monkeys use the same gesture ____68____ a way to ask for food from other members of their group. As a greeting, monkeys touch their ____69____ (friend) hand. It’s similar to the way we shake hands. So you see, we can learn a lot about us by ____70____ (understand) animal gestures. 【答案】61. feelings 62. too 63. nervous 64. because 65. confident 66. proud 67. children 68. as 69. friend’s 70. understanding 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了人和动物在表达情感上的共同之处。 【61题详解】 句意：动物用脸和身体表达他们的感情。their是形容词性物主代词，后加名词，feel的名词是feeling，且空处意为“感情”，通常用名词复数feelings。故填feelings。 62题详解】 句意：人类也做很多这样的事情。根据“You can usually tell whether someone is happy, angry or...”，可知人类也是通过脸和身体表达感情，该句肯定句，表达“也”用too。故填too。 【63题详解】 句意：当你看着某人时，你通常可以分辨出他是否开心、生气还是紧张。音标/ˈnɜːvəs/对应单词nervous，意为“紧张的”。故填nervous。 【64题详解】 句意：我们不总是需要语言，因为肢体语言是清晰的。根据“When a cat is feeling...do the same thing when they’re feeling...”可知肢体语言可以清晰地表达动物和人的感情，就不需要再用语言，前果后因，用because引导原因状语从句。故填because。 【65题详解】 句意：当猫感到自信时，它会站得很高，把鼻子伸到空中。音标/ˈkɒnfɪdent/对应单词confident，意为“自信的”。故填confident。 【66题详解】 句意：人类感到自豪时也会做同样的事情。音标/praʊd/对应单词proud，意为“自豪的，骄傲的”。故填proud。 【67题详解】 例如，当孩子想要某物时，他们经常会把手放在一起。根据“they want something”可知空处是名词复数作主语，child复数为children。故填children。 【68题详解】 句意：猴子用同样的姿势向其他成员索要食物。根据“Monkeys use the same gesture”可知猴子把这个姿势作为向其他成员要食物的方法，表达“作为”用as。故填as。 【69题详解】 句意：猴子会抚摸朋友的手表示问候。表达“某人的某物”用名词所有格，friend名词所有格为friend’s。故填friend’s。 【70题详解】 句意：正如你所看到的，我们可以通过理解动物的手势学到很多。根据“by...”和所给词，可知此处表达“通过做……”用by+动名词，understand动名词为understanding。故填understanding。 Ⅷ．书面表达（满分15分） 71. 假如你是李华，你是学生会的一名成员，你校学生会计划举办一次“安全骑行”的教育讲座。请你写一份通知，具体内容如下： Time 10:00～11:30 Friday morning Place The school hall Contents (内容) ★Listen to the lecture: safety riding (helmets. obey...) ★Watch videos … Attention quiet, on time 要求：1．要点齐全，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范； 2．80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。 参考词汇：lecture讲座 NOTICE There is going to be a lecture about safe riding in the school hall next Friday. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Students’ Union 【答案】例文 NOTICE There is going to be a lecture about safe riding in the school hall next Friday. The lecture will be from 10:00 to 11:30 in the morning. First of all, we will learn about some safe rules about riding bikes, such as wearing helmets, obeying traffic rules, not riding too fast and so on. Next, we will watch some short videos about bike accidents. From the videos, we can know how important it is to ride safely. I’m sure it is a useful lecture for us. When you listen to the lecture, remember not to speak loudly. Please come on time. Students’ Union 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ① 题材：本文是一篇应用文，为一则通知； ② 时态：时态为“一般将来时”和“一般现在时”； ③ 提示：写作要点已给出，学生应注意不要遗漏“要点提示”中的通知内容，包括了解骑行规则和观看自行车事故短视频；还要介绍听讲座的注意事项。适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，开门见山介绍举行“安全骑行”教育讲座的地点和时间； 第二步，具体阐述“安全骑行”教育讲座的内容。包括了解骑行规则和观看自行车事故短视频； 第三步，介绍听讲座的注意事项。 [亮点词汇] ① first of all首先 ② learn about学习关于 ③ ride safely安全驾驶 ④ listen to the lecture听讲座 [高分句型] ①First of all, we will learn about some safe rules about riding bikes, such as wearing helmets, obeying traffic rules, not riding too fast.（such as用于举例） ②When you listen to the lecture, remember not to speak loudly.（when引导时间状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023-2024学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试 （完卷时间：120分钟 满分：150分） 学校：______班级：______姓名：______座号：______ 第一部分 听力（共三节，20小题，每小题1.5分 满分30分） Ⅰ．听力（共三节，20小题，每小题1.5分。满分30分） 第一节 听下面五个句子，从每小题所给的三幅图中选出与句子内容相符的选项。（每个句子读两遍） 1．A． B． C． 2．A． B． C． 3．A． B． C． 4．A． B． C． 5．A． B． C． 第二节 听对话，听下面七段对话，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。（每段对话读两遍） 听第1段对话，回答第6小题。 6．What are they going to do? A．Listen to CDs. B．Prepare for a short play. C．Play games. 听第2段对话，回答第7小题。 7．What did Lucy do last night? A．Watched TV. B．Did homework. C．Studied English. 听第3段对话，回答第8小题。 8．What day is it today? A．Friday. B．Saturday. C．Sunday. 听第4段对话，回答第9小题 9．Who may David go to the northeast of China with? A．The woman. B．His aunt. C．His uncle. 听第5段对话，回答第10、11小题。 10．How much will Steven pay? A．180 yuan. B．280 yuan. C．360 yuan. 11．How far is it from the hotel to the park? A．About 5 minutes’ ride. B．About 5 minutes’ walk. C．About 15 minutes’ walk. 听第6段对话，回答第12、13小题。 12．What did the boy borrow from Jack? A．A dictionary. B．A storybook. C．A baseball. 13．Which bus will the boy take? A．Bus No. 3. B．Bus No. 13. C．Bus No. 30. 听第7段对话，回答第14、15小题。 14．What are they talking about? A．Books. B．Canada. C．Holiday plans. 15．How will the girl go to Canada? A．By plane. B．By bus. C．By train. 第三节 听短文 根据你所听到的短文内容，完成下面的表格，每空一词，短文读三遍。 People Countries How to spend vacation Students in the 16 The UK Take some jobs in restaurants or 17 . 18 Do some sports. Australia Go on a 19 with their parents. Germany Go 20 in the countryside with their classmates. 第二部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分75分） Ⅱ．单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 1. For Labor Day, we are going on ______ one-day visit to Xiamen. A. a B. an C. the 2. Don’t make too much ________ here. They’re having a meeting. A. noise B. sound C. voice 3. Grace was ill. She had to take the medicine ________ she didn’t like it. A. until B. though C. because 4. —I’m sorry that John is out. —Please ask him to call me as soon as he ________. A. returned B. returns C. will return 5. —How clever Jack is! —Yes. Though he’s only five, he can ________ these difficult math problems. A. work out B. carry out C. look out 6. —Jim, I am afraid to lose tomorrow’s game. —You have practiced a lot. Now just take it easy and ______ yourself. A. be full of B. be strict with C. be confident about 7. —The little boy felt upset ________ his pet dog’s death. —Let’s go to cheer him up. A. because B. because of C. in case of 8. — Do you know ______ it is from Fuzhou to Pingtan? — It’s about half an hour’s ride by high-speed railway. A. how long B. how far C. how often 9. —What are the students doing in the classroom? —They are making a plan _______ sick kids in the the hospital this weekend. A. cheer up B. cheering up C. to cheer up 10. Mr. Wu never feels ______ to live in the small village because he has several close friends. A. alone B. lonely C. sick 11. This is Lucy’s coat. Please ______. A. give it her B. give her it C. give it to her 12. —Have you ever heard “A thousand-mile journey begins with the first ________”? —Yes, It’s a famous Chinese saying by Laozi. A. space B. step C. speech 13. —He was unhappy because he failed the exam. —He wasted (浪费) a lot of time. He should ________ for what he did. A. look B. care C. pay 14. —Dave, why are you in such a hurry? —Because ________ is waiting for me at the school gate. A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody 15. —I’m always afraid of giving a speech in front of the class. —________ You can do it well. A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. Take it easy. C. Thank goodness. Ⅲ．完形填空。（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从下列各题所给的 A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress management (管理). He raised a glass of water and asked them, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students began to think and ____16____. Their answers were different, from 20g to 500g. “It does not ____17____ on the real weight (重量). It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a ____18____, it’s OK. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have a sore arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a ____19____. It is the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the ____20____ it becomes. What we have to do is to lay the glass down, ____21____ for some time before holding it up again.” If we carry our burdens (负担) ____22____, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on. We have to ____23____ the burden every now and then, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. So ____24____ you return home from work, put down the burden of work. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you have forget them for a moment if you can. And learn to ____25____ yourselves. Life is short but amazing. Enjoy it! 16. A. read B. watch C. guess 17. A. matter B. decide C. fit 18. A. minute B. night C. day 19. A. friend B. teacher C. doctor 20. A. larger B. heavier C. smaller 21. A. rest B. shake C. look 22. A. this time B. all the time C. next time 23. A. give up B. put down C. pick up 24. A. after B. until C. before 25. A. save B. help C. relax Ⅳ．阅读理解。（共25小题，46-65 每小题2分，66-70 每小题1分，满分45分） 第一节 阅读下面 A、B、C、D四篇短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） (A) Charity Walk The Sunshine Youth Fund organized a charity (慈善) walk around Tai Shek Lake on Sunday 6th September. It was hot and wet on that day. Over two hundred people joined in it and raised $120,700. The money will go to Project Oasis in Malaysia. It will help provide clear water for some villages. The top donations (捐赠) and the lucky draw (抽奖) results are as follows: Top Donations 1st Mr. King $28,000 2nd Sun Moon Company $25, 000 3rd Mrs. Zhou $20, 000 Charity Lucky Draw Winners First Prize Winners A 40 inch LCD TV Chen Li Second Prize A vacation to Malaysia Joseph Beer Third Prize A washing machine Jing Kui Other Prizes Bags Kevin Smith and Wu Jun 26. How much money did Mr. King donate (捐赠)? A. $25,000. B. $20,000. C. $28,000. D. $120,700. 27. Who won a washing machine? A. Chen Li. B. Jing Kui. C. Kevin Smith. D. Joseph Beer. 28. There are ________ winners in the lucky draw. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 8 29. The article is written mainly to ________. A. give advice B. say thanks C. ask for help D. show a result 30. Which of the following is TRUE about the charity walk? A. The money it raised will be used to protect Tai Shek Lake. B. It took place on a weekend at the end of September. C. More than two hundred people joined in it. D. It was popular among young people. (B) A man was walking through the woods with his axe when a small tree called to him. It said, “Hello, my friend. Can you cut down those bigger trees? They stop me from getting the sun. It is so crowded here that I have no room to grow my roots (根茎). I can’t feel the wind.” The little tree held out its small leaves. It looked so sad. Then it cried, “If those trees were gone, I’d be able to grow. A year from now, I’d be the biggest tree here. But for now, I’m just a small tree.” The man thought for some time and agreed. He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down. He cleared lots of space around the small tree. Now it could be able to feel the sun and wind. It would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area. But something else happened. The sun came first, burning (燃烧) the small tree, as it wasn’t used to so much sunlight. Then heavy wind and rain came, without the bigger trees to protect (保护) it, the small tree was hit by the rainstorm. Soon, the tree was almost dead. “You’ve been quite not clever,” said a snake that saw what had happened, looking at the poor tree and its small leaves. “In fact, you brought this on yourself. If you stay with the bigger trees, the sun and rainstorm won’t hurt you seriously. They will protect you instead. If you just wait longer, you will grow to be just as big as them and you will be strong. But now, you are nearly gone.” 31. Why did the small tree ask the man to cut down the bigger trees? A. Because it had no root. B. Because it was so windy. C. Because it enjoyed being crowded. D. Because it wanted to get more sun. 32. What happened to the small tree after the man cut down the bigger trees? A. A snake laughed at it and hurt it. B. It became the biggest tree in that area. C. The sun burned it and the rainstorm hit it. D. It held out its small leaves and cried heavily. 33. Why did the snake think the small tree was not clever? A. Because the small tree brought the result on itself. B. Because the snake would protect the small tree. C. Because the small tree didn’t need sunlight and space. D. Because the sun and rainstorm didn’t want to hurt the small tree. 34. Which of the following is RIGHT? A. The small tree might die soon. B. The man planned to let the small tree die. C. The small tree’s dream came true in the end. D. The small tree grew as big as the bigger trees. 35. What does the passage try to tell us? A. We can’t cut down trees. B. We shouldn’t hurt the one who helps us. C. We had better develop a healthy lifestyle. D. Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees. (C) It is a pity that deaf people, or those who have hearing problems, can’t enjoy music. But now a vibrating suit (振动服) brings them hope—it can let them “feel” music through their body, rather than hear it. The special suit is able to change music into some vibrating pulses (节拍). And the users can choose different levels. Chase Burton 33, a deaf film-maker from Texas, US, tested out the suit for four years. He understands that a deaf person’s experience with music is very different. “When I was a kid, I’d lie on the floor so I could feel the vibrations from my brother’s music playing.” Burton told CNN. Now when he wears the vibrating suit, he says the sound hits different parts of his body. “Maybe it will shake me strongly in my knees first. And then I’ll start to feel the vibrations in my back. And then I’ll feel some pulsations,” Burton said. The inventor worked on helping a large number of deaf people to have a chance of a musical experience. In 2016, some prototype (样品) suits were tested at a Lady Gaga concert in the US. The suit was also tested at a different concert in Las Vegas in 2019. It was given to 150 audiences (听众) at the concert, where half the audience members were deaf and half could hear. At the same time, the company improved the technology (科技) and planned to put it into the market soon. And the final goal of the company is to make the technology available to all. “We think anything that has an audio element (听觉元素) can also have a vibrational experience along with it as well,” the company’s talent and business development director, Jordan Richardson, told CNN. 36. How does the vibrating suit help deaf people? A. By improving their hearing. B. By changing the loudness of sound. C. By turning music into some vibrating pulses. D. By sending music to their ears easily and quickly. 37. Why does the writer mention Burton’s experience? A. To explain different ways people enjoy music. B. To tell how different it is for a deaf person to enjoy music. C. To show the sadness for not having the technology earlier. D. To call on inventors to make better clothes for deaf people. 38. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. The suit. B. The music. C. The concert. D. The technology. 39. How does the writer show that the suit is helpful? A. By listing numbers. B. By using a saying. C. By giving examples. D. By making surveys. 40 What can be the best title for the text? A. Listen to the “Suit” B. Music Makes Life Colorful C. Wear a Suitable Suit D. The Development of Science (D) The Silk Route Bike Tour: is it the greatest trip in the world? Cyclists call it “the longest, hardest, highest, hottest, coldest bicycle tour in the world”. In eighteen weeks you travel over 12,000 kilometers through seven different countries and have the most exciting ride of your life. “A thousand years ago people went by camel (骆驼) and did about twenty-five kilometers a day,” said one cyclist, “But on a bike you do twenty-five kilometers in an hour.” And along the way you see some of the most beautiful places in the world. From Shanghai, you go across Asia, through Iran and arrive in Istanbul, Turkey, at the end. You travel across the deserts (沙漠) of China and cycle the Pamir Highway to over 4,600 meters across the “Roof(屋顶) of the World” in the mountains Tajikistan. On the way there are villages, markets and ancient (古老的) buildings. At night, you stay in ancient roadside hotels or in camps. A chef cooks dinner for about half of the 133 days; on other days cyclists can eat in local restaurants or shops in local markets for their food. One cyclist said, “The best thing was the friendliness of the people.” And the worst things? “The snow and the cold in the Pamirs.” So is it the greatest trip in the world? Cyclist Miles MacDonald thinks so. “The Silk Route is a true expedition (探险). It is long and difficult, but it’s such an amazing experience that you arrive in Istanbul a completely changed person.” 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 41. Which one is true about The Silk Route Bike Tour? A. It is exciting and relaxing. B. It is twenty-five kilometers. C. It covers seven countries. D. It will start in eighteen weeks. 42. What’s Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The history of the tour. B. The danger on the way. C. The beauty along the way. D. The speed of cycling. 43. In the passage, the writer wants to ______. A. introduce an activity B. solve a problem C. explain an idea D. tell a story 44. Which country doesn’t mention (提到) in this passage? A. Japan. B. Turkey. C. China. D. Iran. 45 Which of the following best shows the structure (结构) of the passage? A. B. C. D. E 第二节 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 While studying a map of China, have you ever noticed the Mu Us Desert in the northwest? If you haven’t, then you probably never will. ____46____ You might wonder: Why is this happening? Who is the “killer”? Well, this is not a murder story. It is the result of years of afforestation（造林）efforts. The Mu Us used to be one of the largest deserts in China. Sandstorms were common in northern Shaanxi. ____47____ The fight against desertification began in the 1970s. The work has more than tiring. He Li’e led an afforestation team in Yulin, Shaanxi. They once spent an entire afternoon planting trees under a burning sun. ____48____ Crying was useless. The next day, the team replanted all the trees. ____49____ One of them is Guo Chengwant. With encouragement from the government, in 1985, he started to plant trees in his village. Guo is now in his nineties. His children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have continued the job. ____50____ These trees have made a big difference. In Yulin, the number of sandy days has dropped from 100 in 2000 to 10 now. With thousands of people’s efforts, the Mu Us Desert will be gone. Our motherland is becoming greener and lovelier. A. The family has turned 30 square kilometers of desert into woods. B. However, a strong wind blew away all the young trees at night. C. In Yulin, there are many other sandstorm fighters. D. That’s because the desert is disappearing. E. Lots of people had to leave their homes. 第三部分 读写综合（共四节，满分45分） Ⅴ．情景交际（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据情景提示，用恰当的短语或句子填空 51. 昨天Mary胃痛，今天你见到她后想知道她感觉如何，你会这样问： ________________________________________ today? 52. 你的爸爸提议五一去南京旅游，你迫不及待要去，可以这样说： _________________________________________________________________________________ go there. 53. 你表示期待收到对方的来信，可以这样说： I’m ________________. 54. 你告诉同学天气会影响你的心情，你可以这样说： I think ___________________________________________________________________________________ 55. 去酒店订房间时，你想知道有两个单人床的标间多少钱，可以这样问： __________________________________________________________________________________________? Ⅵ．看图写话（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 56. taste _________________________________________ 57. as, tall _________________________________________ 58. if, park _________________________________________ 59. pay, yesterday _________________________________________ 60. east _________________________________________ Ⅵ．短文填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。 Humans are just like any other kind of animals. Animals show their ____61____ (feel) with their faces and bodies. If they show their teeth and raise their backs, they’re angry. Humans do many of these things, ____62____. You can usually tell whether someone is happy, angry or ____63____ /ˈnɜːvəs/ when you look at them. We do not always need words ____64____ body languages are clear. We only have to look at our pets to see how close animal and human body languages are. When a cat is feeling ____65____ /ˈkɒnfɪdent/, it will stand very tall and put its nose into the air. Humans do the same thing when they’re feeling ____66____ /praʊd/. Monkeys are very similar to humans. For example, ____67____ (child) often put their hands together when they want something. Monkeys use the same gesture ____68____ a way to ask for food from other members of their group. As a greeting, monkeys touch their ____69____ (friend) hand. It’s similar to the way we shake hands. So you see, we can learn a lot about us by ____70____ (understand) animal gestures. Ⅷ．书面表达（满分15分） 71. 假如你是李华，你是学生会的一名成员，你校学生会计划举办一次“安全骑行”的教育讲座。请你写一份通知，具体内容如下： Time 10:00～11:30 Friday morning Place The school hall Contents (内容) ★Listen to the lecture: safety riding (helmets. obey...) ★Watch videos … Attention quiet, on time 要求：1．要点齐全，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范； 2．80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。 参考词汇：lecture讲座 NOTICE There is going to be a lecture about safe riding in the school hall next Friday. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Students’ Union 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$