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安庆市外国语学校2024—2025学年第二学期 八年级期中考试英语试卷 满分：120分 时间：120分钟 一、听力（共20小题） Ⅰ. 短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1. What doesn’t Ted like doing? A. B. C. 2 What was Jimmy doing when it began to rain? A. B. C. 3. What is David doing now? A. Folding his clothes. B. Doing the dishes. C. Sweeping the floor 4. When did the rainstorm come last night? A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00. 5. Where are Rose and her classmates? A. In the park. B. In the hospital. C. At the food bank Ⅱ. 长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至7小题。 6. Why doesn’t Tina fold clothes? A. Because she thinks it’s difficult for her. B. Because she doesn’t have time. C. Because she just has few clothes. 7. What does Tina like doing? A. Folding clothes. B. Washing clothes. C. Washing dishes. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10小题。 8. What’s wrong with Miss Green? A. She has a bad cold. B. She is hungry. C. She’s not feeling well. 9. How long did Miss Green sleep last night? A. For seven hours. B. For eight hours. C. For ten hours. 10. What’s the relationship between the two speakers? A. Doctor and patient (病人). B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife. Ⅲ. 短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。 11. When did the accident happen? A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Monday. 12. Where was the speaker? A. In a restaurant. B. At a bus station. C. In front of a supermarket. 13. What was the man doing while he was driving a car? A. Talking on the phone. B. Playing computer games. C. Looking at others on the road. 14. What was the woman drinking while she was driving? A. Water. B. Coffee. C. Juice. 15. How were the man and the woman? A. They fought with each other. B. They helped each other. C. They weren’t badly hurt. Ⅳ. 信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。 Who Different ways to ________ Wang Fang Watches TV or talks to her friends on the ________. Zhou Mei Does exercise, such as running, ________, playing badminton and so on. Li Peng Reads a book or listens to music. Han Jun ________ his friends and takes a walk with them. Other people Have their favorite ________ or sing and dance. 二、单项选择（每小题1分，共10分） 1. Tom thought his phone was broken ________ his sister pointed out he forgot to turn it on. A. until B. although C. since D. as soon as 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：汤姆以为他的手机坏了，直到他的妹妹指出他忘记开机了。 考查连词辨析。until直到；although虽然；since自从；as soon as一……就……。根据“Tom thought his phone was broken...his sister pointed out he forgot to turn it on.”可知，汤姆一直认为手机坏了，直到妹妹告诉他真相，until“直到”符合语境，故选A。 2. He likes to run before the sun ________ in the morning. A. rises B. rose C. raises D. raised 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：他喜欢早上太阳升起之前跑步。 考查一般现在时和动词辨析。rise上升，不及物动词；raise提升，及物动词。根据“He likes to run before the sun…in the morning.”可知，主句是一般现在时，从句也用一般现在时，主语是“the sun”，且空处需要用不及物动词作谓语，因其后没有宾语。故选A。 3. —Jane, did you say happy birthday to Mike yesterday? —Oh. I ________ forgot that yesterday was his birthday. A. recently B. completely C. seriously D. probably 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——简，你昨天跟迈克说生日快乐了吗？——哦，我完全忘了昨天是他的生日。 考查副词辨析。recently最近；completely完全地；seriously严肃地，认真地；probably可能地。根据“I...forgot that yesterday was his birthday.”可知，Jane完全忘记了昨天是Mike的生日，因此表达一种完全遗忘的状态，故选B。 4. When you feel helpless and ________, just remember you are not ________ in the world because your friends are around you. A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：当你感到无助和孤单时，只要记住，你在世界上，不是独自一人，因为你的朋友在你身边。 考查形容词辨析。alone孤单的，独自的，通常表示“独自一人”，只表示一个人，描述客观情况，没有感情色彩；lonely孤独的，带有感情色彩。由feel可知，第一空是有感情色彩的，感觉到孤单，用lonely；第二个空，形容客观上的独自一人，说的是客观情况，没有感情色彩，用alone。故选D。 5. —Jack, How long can I ________ your bike? —For three weeks. But you’d better not ________ it ________ others. A. borrow; lend; from B. keep; borrow; to C. lend; borrow; from D. keep; lend; to 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我能借你的自行车多长时间？—— 三周。但是你最好不要把它借给别人。 考查延续性动词及非延续性动词。borrow借入（短暂性动词，不能表示一段时间）；lend借出（短暂性动词，不能表示一段时间）；keep借（延续性动词，可以和一段时间连用）。根据“How long”可知要用延续性动词keep；第二空表示“借出”，lend sth to sb.。故选D。 6. —Mom, could I hang out with my friends tonight? —Yes, you ________. But you ________ finish your homework first. A. could, must B. can, must C. must, may D. can, could 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——妈妈，我今晚能和我的朋友们一起出去玩吗？——是的，你可以。但你必须先完成你的作业。 考查情态动词。could能够；can能够；must必须；may可能。Could I…?是请求允许的句型，不是过去式，肯定回答Yes, you can.，排除AC；根据“finish your homework first.”可知，出去玩之前必须把作业写完，故选B。 7. I don’t think ________ money you have, ________ you will be. A. the more; the happier B. the much; the happy C. more; happier D. the most; the happiest 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我不认为你拥有钱越多，你就会越快乐。 考查形容词比较级。根据“I don’t think…money you have，…you will be.”可知，此处是“the+比较级，the+比较级”的结构，表示“越……，越……”。much的比较级是more，happy的比较级是happier。结合选项，只有A选项“the more; the happier”符合这一结构。故选A。 8. Yu Gong did what he could ________ the mountains in front of his house ________ get to the other side more easily and quickly. A. move; in order to B. to move; so that C. to move; in order to D. move; in order that 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：愚公做了一些事来移动他房子前面的大山， 为了更容易快速地到达另一边。 考查动词不定式和连词辨析。第一空填动词不定式作后置定语，故第一个空填to move；in order to后接动词原形；in order that为了，so that为的是，以便，后接从句。结合句意可知第二空填in order to。故选C。 9. Miss Young was sad because she ________ all her money. A. ran out of B. runs out of C. used out of D. ran out 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：杨小姐很难过，因为她把她所有的钱花光了。 考查时态及动词短语。根据“all her money.”及选项可知，此处是指用完了所有的钱，用固定短语run out of“用完”；根据“was”可知，主句是过去时，主从句时态保持一致，从句也用一般过去时。故选A。 10. —Sir, could you please put out your cigarette (烟)? This is a smoke-free (无烟的) school. —________. A. I’m sorry about this B. No way C. Sure, I’d love to D. Never mind 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——先生，请你把烟熄了好吗？这是一所无烟学校。——我对此感到抱歉。 考查情景交际。I’m sorry about this我对此感到抱歉；No way没门；Sure, I’d love to当然，我很乐意；Never mind没关系。 根据“Sir, could you please put out your cigarette (烟)? This is a smoke-free (无烟的) school.”可知，设空处应该表达歉意。故选A。 三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分） 通读下面的两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。 A 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Once upon a time, there was a beautiful city called Chentangguan. It had been three years before Li Jing’s wife gave birth to a half of flesh. Li Jing was so ____11____ that he cut it. A little boy jumped out. He was quite ____12____, and he was able to walk already! ____13____ was shocked. At this moment, Taiyi Zhenren came to congratulate and wished to accept the child ____14____ a student. He also gave the child a name—Ne Zha. Ne Zha turned seven years old. One day, while he was playing near the ____15____, he noticed a yaksha bullying the kids. He beat the yaksha. The yaksha asked Ao Bing, the dragon prince, for help. After several rounds of ____16____, Ne Zha killed Ao Bing. When the Dragon King of the East Sea found out, he was very angry and immediately went to Li Jing’s house to ask him to ____17____ his son’s life. Li Jing said sorry, but the East Sea Dragon King still wouldn’t walk away. Ne Zha was very angry, ____18____ he rushed up and beat him. The Dragon King returned to invite the other three Dragon Kings to flood Chentangguan with their power. For the safety of the people in the city, Ne Zha stood up and killed ____19____. Luckily, Taiyi Zhenren came and brought Ne Zha back to life. Then Ne Zha came to the Dragon Palace to seek revenge on the Dragon Kings. Finally, Ne Zha beat the four Dragon Kings until they ____20____ never to do any bad things again. From then on, the people of Chentangguan lived a quiet and happy life. 11. A. excited B. relaxed C. surprised D. satisfied 12. A. ill B. tidy C. thin D. strong 13. A. Nobody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Everybody 14. A. as B. to C. for D. with 15. A. city B. beach C. village D. mountain 16. A. playing B. working C. talking D. fighting 17. A. pay for B. ask for C. look for D. wait for 18. A. so B. but C. though D. because 19. A. myself B. himself C. herself D. yourself 20. A. failed B. trained C. advised D. promised 【答案】11. C 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了哪吒的出生以及保护陈塘关人民的故事。 【11题详解】 句意：李靖非常惊讶，他切开了它。 excited感到兴奋的；relaxed感到放松的；surprised感到惊讶的；satisfied感到满意的。根据“It had been three years before Li Jing’s wife gave birth to a half of flesh.”可知，李靖的妻子怀孕三年最后生了个球，所以李靖感到惊讶。故选C。 【12题详解】 句意：他很强壮，而且已经能走路了！ ill生病的；tidy整洁的；thin瘦的；strong强壮的。根据“and he was able to walk already!”可知，小男孩很强壮。故选D。 【13题详解】 句意：每个人都很震惊。 Nobody没有人；Anybody任何人；Somebody某人；Everybody每个人。根据“and he was able to walk already!”可知，刚出生的小孩子就会走路，每个人都震惊了。故选D。 【14题详解】 句意：此时，太乙真人前来祝贺，并表示愿意接受孩子为学生。 as作为；to到；for为了；with和。根据“wished to accept the child...a student”可知，此处指作为学生。故选A。 【15题详解】 句意：一天，当他在海滩附近玩耍时，他注意到个夜叉在欺负孩子们。 city城市；beach海滩；village村庄；mountain山。根据“he noticed a yaksha bullying the kids.”可知，夜叉是在海边欺负孩子们。故选B。 【16题详解】 句意：经过几轮战斗，哪吒杀死了敖丙。 playing玩耍；working工作；talking交谈；fighting打架。根据“Ne Zha killed Ao Bing”可知，此处指哪吒和敖丙进行了激战。故选D。 【17题详解】 句意：东海龙王发现后，大为震怒，立即前往李靖家中，要求李靖为自己的儿子偿命。 pay for支付，赔偿（损失）；ask for要求；look for寻找；wait for等待。根据“Ne Zha killed Ao Bing”可知，哪吒杀死了自己的儿子，所以龙王要求为自己儿子偿命。故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：哪吒很生气，就冲上去打他。 so所以；but但是；though尽管；because因为。前后文为前因后果的关系，此处用连词so。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：为了城里人的安全，哪吒站出来然后自杀了。 myself我自己；himself他自己；herself她自己；yourself你自己。根据“For the safety of the people in the city...Luckily, Taiyi Zhenren came and brought Ne Zha back to life.”可知，此处指哪吒为保护城里人而自杀，主语为Ne Zha，是男性，此处用himself。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：最后，哪吒打败了四大龙王，直到他们保证不再做坏事。 failed失败；trained训练；advised建议；promised保证。promise to do sth“保证做某事”，固定搭配，符合语境。故选D。 B Few parents see smart phone games as a great way to let kids off the sofa and do housework. But the app You Rule Chores is ___21___. It turns children into housework helpers by ___22___ prizes (奖品) for kids. First, each child needs to ___23___ one of the app’s characters. Then the child can start his work. Once he finishes it, he can get some coins (硬币) from the app. He can use them to ___24___ things from the online store. Brooke Wise used to ___25___ her kids. Their parents do ___26___ for them. But now they can do housework all by themselves. “They make their beds, sweep the floor and take out the rubbish! In fact, the app makes them compete (比赛) to see ___27___ can do more housework. To me, the result is such a great ___28___,” she said. “It is difficult to get kids to do work around the house. We made the app ___29___ we want to teach kids self-control (自我控制), which is very ____30____ to their future,” the app designer said. 21. A. serious B. special C. weak D. cheap 22. A. providing B. selling C. reparing D. lifting 23. A. save B. drop C. choose D. notice 24. A. lend B. plan C. reach D. buy 25. A. cheer up B. worry about C. find out D. give up 26. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing 27. A. what B. which C. who D. why 28. A. ride B. surprise C. problem D. waste 29. A. but B. if C. or D. because 30. A. important B. different C. comfortable D. possible 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 【解析】 【分析】文章大意：本文介绍了一款叫“You Rule Chores”的应用软件，这是一款让孩子积极做家务的应用程序。 【21题详解】 句意：但“You Rule Chores”这款应用程序很特别。 serious严肃的；special特别的；weak虚弱的；cheap便宜的。根据转折词“but”，结合上文语境，可知“You Rule Chores”这款应用程序应是很特别的，故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：它通过给孩子们提供奖品，把孩子们变成家务帮手。   providing提供；selling卖；reparing准备；lifting举起。根据下文“he can get some coins (硬币) from the app.”他可以从这个应用程序得到一些硬币，可知这个应用程序给孩子们提供奖品，故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：首先，每个孩子需要选择一个应用程序中的角色。 save节省；drop掉落；choose选择；notice注意。根据“First, each child needs to … one of the app’s characters.”结合语境，可知是孩子们需要先选择这款应用中的一个角色，然后开始工作，故选C。 【24题详解】 句意：他可以用这些硬币在网上商店购买东西。 lend借给；plan计划；reach到达；buy买。根据“He can use them to … things from the online store.”结合语境，可知是他可以用这些硬币在网上商店购买东西，故选D。 【25题详解】 句意：布鲁克·怀斯以前很担心她的孩子。 cheer up振作起来；worry about担心；find out发现；give up放弃。根据下文“Their parents do … for them.”他们的父母为他们做一切事情，可知以前孩子们让父母很担心，故选B。 【26题详解】 句意：他们的父母为他们做一切事情。 everything每件事情；something某事、某物；anything任何东西；nothing没有什么。根据下文“But now they can do housework all by themselves.”但是现在他们可以自己做家务了，可知以前父母要为孩子们做所有事情，故选A。 【27题详解】 句意：事实上，这款应用让他们竞争谁能做更多家务。  what什么；which哪一个；who谁；why为什么。根据“In fact, the app makes them compete (比赛) to see … can do more housework.”结合语境，可知这款应用程序使他们比赛看谁能做更多的家务，做家务的是人，因此选who，故选C。 【28题详解】 句意：对我来说，这个结果太让人吃惊了。 ride骑；surprise惊讶；problem问题；waste浪费。根据“To me, the result is such a great …,”由关键词“great”，可知这个结果真的是一个惊喜，也就是让我感到意外，故选B。 【29题详解】 句意：我们制作这款应用是因为我们想教孩子们自我控制。 but但是；if如果；or否则；because因为。根据“We made the app … we want to teach kids self-control (自我控制),”结合语境，可知前后句之间构成因果关系，因此用because连接，故选D。 【30题详解】 句意：这对他们的未来非常重要。 important重要的；different不同的；comfortable舒适的；possible可能的。根据上文语境“我们制作这款应用是因为想教孩子们自我控制”，可知这对他们的未来是非常重要的。故选A。 四、补全对话（5小题，每题1分，共5分） A: What’s the matter with you? B: I feel ill. I have a stomachache and my head hurts. A: _____31_____ B: Since Friday. I’ve been ill for about three days. A: I see. ______32______ B: No, I don’t think so. A: Let me take your temperature. Hmm, there’s no fever. _____33_____ B: Usually fast food. A: _____34_____ B: No, not usually. A: That’s the problem. Fast food and no breakfast. That’s why you have a stomached. ______35______ B: Not really. I haven’t done much exercise since I got my computer last year. A: You spend too much time in front of the computer. It is bad for your health. A. What kind of food do you eat? B. Do you do any exercise? C. How often do you go to see the doctor? D. Have you caught a cold? E. Do you have breakfast? F. Have you taken any medicine? G How long have you been like this? 【答案】31. G 32. D 33. A 34. E 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一组对话，是医生和病人之间的看病过程。 【31题详解】 根据“Since Friday.”可知，这里回答时间段，问句应询问多长时间，G选项“你这样多久了？”符合语境。故选G。 【32题详解】 根据“No, I don’t think so.”并结合语境可推知，这里询问是否出现什么症状，D选项“你感冒了吗？”符合语境。故选D。 【33题详解】 根据“Usually fast food.”可知，这里回答通常吃的食物，因此问句与吃的有关，A选项“你吃什么样的食物？”符合语境。故选A。 【34题详解】 根据“No, not usually.”可知，这里回答的是做某事的频率，因此问句与做某事有关。再根据“That’s the problem, fast food and no breakfast.”可知，问句询问是否吃早餐，E选项“你吃早餐吗？”符合语境。故选E。 【35题详解】 根据“Not really. I haven’t done much exercise since I got my computer last year.”可知，这里回答与做运动有关，因此问句也应与做运动有关，B选项“你做运动吗”符合语境。故选B。 五、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分） 阅读短文，并从所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。（每小题2分，共34分） A Healthy Impact (作用) of Sunflower Seeds Sunflower seeds (葵花籽) are rich in vitamin E. The vitamin is something that helps stop cancer, heart disease, eye problems and possibly aging. The strength of seeds One serving of sunflower seeds gives you 14 milligrams (毫克) of vitamin E. Experts say people need 15 milligrams of vitamin B every day. 28 g of sunflower seeds 14 mg of vitamin E Vitamin E needed each day 15 mg of vitamin E How to serve Eat alone as a snack, on top of salads in bread, and in vegetable dishes. Sources: World’s Healthiest Foods, Discovery Health, TNS 36. Which vitamin do sunflower seeds have? A. Vitamin A. B. Vitamin B. C. Vitamin C. D. Vitamin E. 37. What does the vitamin in sunflower seeds do? a. It stops cancer. b. It protects people from heart diseases. c. It makes people’s eyes healthier. d. It makes people’s skin healthier. A. abc B. abd C. acd D. bcd 38. What is a good way to eat sunflower seeds? A. Eat them with vegetables. B. Put them in water first. C. Bake them in an oven. D. Eat them along with other snack. 【答案】36. D 37. A 38. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了葵花籽的作用。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Sunflower seeds (葵花籽) are rich in vitamin E.”可知，葵花籽富含维生素E。故选D。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The vitamin is something that helps stop cancer, heart disease, eye problems and possibly aging.”可知，葵花籽含的维生素E有助于阻止癌症、心脏病、眼病，也许还有衰老。故选A。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Eat alone as a snack, on top of salads in bread, and in vegetable dishes.”可知，葵花籽作为小吃，可以单独吃，也可以放在面包沙拉上吃，还可以放在蔬菜菜肴里吃。故选A。 B It is late at night. A car stops in the middle of a forest. After dropping off their three children, the parents say “good luck” and drive away. The teenagers, completely lost, have to find their way back home by themselves. It may sound crazy to you, but this is a tradition with a long history in the Netherlands (荷兰) called “dropping”. People there believe that parents should develop children’s independence through activities like “dropping”. However, for many other parents around the world, they worry too much about their children’s safety. Why should they put their children at risk when there are many other ways to develop their independence. People have many different opinions about parenting. All parents want their children to be happy, healthy and successful. In China, for example, many parents spend anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 yuan on summer vacation activities for the children. They want their children to enjoy their vacation as much as possible. But some parents try hard and became a “helicopter parents” which is basically the opposite of dropping. They worry too much about their children and care about everything their children do like helicopters flying over their children. In their eyes, children need to be protected all the time. But this might not be a good parenting style, either, according to a parenting expert Kenneth Ginsburg. Good parents need to find a balance between protecting their children and letting them go. As Kenneth Ginsburg writes “parents should make sure the children do not crash against the rocks, yet allow them to ride the waves (波浪) even if they get a little choppy (波涛汹涌的) sometimes.” 39. People in the Netherlands have the tradition of “dropping” in Paragraph 2 because they think it can ________. A. bring good luck to children B. develop children’s independence C. help children find the way home D. make children learn more about history 40. According to Paragraph 5, “helicopter parents” are parents who ________. A. are very strict with the children B. send the children to the old C. don’t pay much attention to their children D. worry about the children too much 41. According to Kenneth Ginsburg in Paragraph 6, parents should ________. A. get the children to learn to ride the waves without getting hurt B. let children walk into nature and learn something useful from it. C. care about children safety while developing their independence D. do everything possible for the children to make them successful 42. In which part of a magazine might we read the passage? A. Education. B. Technology. C. Science. D. Sports. 【答案】39 B 40. D 41. C 42. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了不同类型的父母对教育孩子的观点。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“People there believe that parents should develop children’s independence through activities like ‘dropping’.”可知那里的人们坚信他们应该通过这样的活动培养儿童的独立能力。故选B。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据“But some parents try hard and became a ‘helicopter parents’ which is basically the opposite of dropping. They worry too much about their children and care about everything their children do like helicopters flying over their children. In their eyes, children need to be protected all the time.”可知“helicopter parents”型的家长太担心他们的孩子，关心他们的孩子所做的一切。故选D。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。根据“As Kenneth Ginsburg writes ‘parents should make sure the children do not crash against the rocks, yet allow them to ride the waves (波浪) even if they get a little choppy (波涛汹涌的) sometimes.’”可知，父母应该确保孩子不会撞到岩石上，即使他们有时会有点颠簸，也应该允许他们乘风破浪，可以推断出Kenneth认为父母应该在培养孩子独立性的同时关心他们的安全。故选C。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了不同类型的父母对教育孩子的观点，是与教育有关的文章，因此可能出现在杂志的教育板块。故选A。 C When you meet problems, whom will you ask for help? Your parents, your teachers or your friends? You’d better tell others your bad feelings instead of facing all the difficulties by yourself. Remember that there is always someone to help you. Be kind to yourself and ask for help. Name your feelings. For example, you may say “I am so angry” loudly when you feel angry. You can also do exercise, listen to music, write a diary, play with a pet, go for a walk or do whatever helps you change to a better feeling. Be calm (冷静的). It’s time for you to get down to business. You need to understand what the problem is with the help of others. You must deal with the problem. If you work on it, you will find good ways to solve it and you will become stronger after this experience. Unhappiness won’t stay for a long time, so don’t think problems will catch you all the time. Instead, you should always see the bright side. 43. What should you do when you meet problems according to the writer? A. Face difficulties by yourself. B. Ask someone for help. C. Ask others to deal with problems for you. D. Feel unhappy and worried. 44. The writer tells us the following ways to deal with a bad feeling EXCEPT ________. A. having a walk B. doing exercise C. listening to music D. traveling 45. You must deal with your problems because ________. A. no one wants to help you B. others believe you can make it C. this will make you stronger D. you can have something to talk about 【答案】43. B 44. D 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一些处理好问题的建议。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“You’d better tell others your bad feelings instead of facing all the difficulties by yourself. Remember that there is always someone to help you.”可知，如果你有困难，可以告诉别人，总会有人能够帮助你的。故选B。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据“You can also do exercise, listen to music, write a diary, play with a pet, go for a walk or do whatever helps you change to a better feeling.”可知，当你感觉不好时，你可以去锻炼，听音乐，散步，文章没有提到去旅行。故选D。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据“You must deal with the problem. If you work on it, you will find good ways to solve it and you will become stronger after this experience.”可知，如果你处理好问题，你将会变得更强大。故选C。 D Last month, I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. His grandpa took him to the yard to play. Tom was curious about everything. At lunch, Tom told me, “Dad, I saw a hen flying.” “Impossible!” I said without thinking. “How can a hen fly?” “Dad, the dog ran after the hen in the yard. The hen was tapped (被困) in a corner. When the hen saw no other way out, she suddenly flapped her wings and flew up to the roof (房顶). The hen escaped. Dad, I didn’t know hens could fly. How can she fly?” my child asked. I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own life and that helps her fly!” Tom nodded (点头). He seemed to have understood. Last weekend, we visited Tom’s grandparents again. This time I heard Tom shouting from the yard, “Dad! The dog is chasing the hen again! Come and see!” I ran out of the house. The hen was running after a group of chickens, followed closely by the dog. Then the hen suddenly stopped and turned around she raised up wings and clucked at the dog. I ran over and got between the dog and the hen, shouting at the dog to drive it away. “Dad, why didn’t the hen fly away? She knows she can’t fight the dog.” Tom asked. I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. She loves her babies more than anything in the world.” Tom thought for a long time and nodded. He seemed to have understood. 46. How many times did the dog run after the hen in the passage? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times. 47. What does the underlined word “chasing” mean? A. 抓住 B. 跑开 C. 追赶 D. 追求 48. What lesson does the writer try to teach his son? A. Don’t run away from your problems. B. Nothing can beat you if you tell yourself to be brave. C. You should love yourself more than anyone else. D. Parents love their kids more than anything. 【答案】46. B 47. C 48. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位父亲通过观察母鸡的行为，向儿子传递关于爱的道理的故事。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Dad, the dog ran after the hen in the yard.”以及“Dad! The dog is chasing the hen again!”可知，文中描述了两次狗追赶母鸡的情景。故选B。 【47题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“The hen was running after a group of chickens, followed closely by the dog.”可知，母鸡被狗紧追不舍，所以划线部分的含义是“追赶”。故选C。 【48题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own life and that helps her fly!”以及“Maybe because of love. She loves her babies more than anything in the world.”并通读全文可知，父亲通过母鸡的行为向儿子传递“父母对孩子的爱超越一切”的道理。故选D。 E “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved our lives? Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives. One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones. The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy, beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things. 49. The writer uses the quote (引号) at the beginning of the story to________. A. tell us a truth about our lives now B. tell us what life was like long time ago C. point out what causes such a thing to happen D. point out some problems we will meet in the future 50. In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions ________. A. speed up our lives B. improve our lives C. may make people feel very happy D. may bring people some trouble 51. The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because ________. A. they loved to live simple lives B. they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions C. they were troubled by modern inventions D. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them 52. The passage is mainly about ________. A. problems with inventions B. improvements of our lives with inventions C. changes happening to inventions D. the importance of inventions 【答案】49. A 50. D 51. B 52. A 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍随着新发明的出现，我们的生活也出现一些问题。 【49题详解】 推理判断题。根据“This may sound like something someone would say today.”可知开头引用这句话，是对人们现状的描述。故选A。 【50题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done.”可知本段描绘一个场景，人们有了很多现代科技，然后生活却出现了很多问题。故选D。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据“One family in the UK went ‘back in time’ to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.”可知英国的一个家庭将时间退回过去，是为了看看没有今天的发明，生活是什么样的。故选B。 【52题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved our lives?”可知本文主要介绍了有了现代发明，生活的一些问题，A选项“有发明的问题”符合。故选A。 F Woosung Street in Hong Kong is famous for its restaurants. Now it is also known for something else—a blue fridge on the street. There is a note on the fridge. It reads, “Give what you can give, and take what you need to take.” The fridge is full of food. There are also socks and towels (毛巾) for anyone who needs them. Ahmen Khan set up the neighborhood fridge. Khan runs a sports center on Woosung Street. He once watched a film about people setting up a neighborhood fridge, and he decided to do the same thing. He found an old fridge and painted it blue. Then he set it on the street. “When you go home, get food from your fridge and take it here. That gives you a sense of satisfaction.” Khan said, “The street is our community. It’s our home. I want people here to feel warm and happy.” Someone wrote a story about Khan and his fridge on the Internet. Many people read and shared the article online. Soon more and more people came to leave food in the fridge. “I think doing good deeds does not need to be on a large scale (规模),” one of them said. “A small act can also show me kindness.” 53. What is the color of this famous neighborhood fridge? (不超过5个词) ____________________ 54. What can people find in this fridge? (不超过5个词) ____________________ 55. How did Khan get the idea of setting up the neighborhood fridge? (不超过10个词) ____________________ 【答案】53. It’s blue./Blue. 54. Food, socks and towels. 55. By watching a film./He got the idea from a film. 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了香港梧松街的Ahmen Khan设立“共享冰箱”，传递善意与温暖。 【53题详解】 根据“He found an old fridge and painted it blue.”可知，Ahmen Khan将冰箱漆成蓝色。故填It’s blue./Blue. 【54题详解】 根据“The fridge is full of food. There are also socks and towels (毛巾) for anyone who needs them.”可知，冰箱中有食物、袜子和毛巾。故填Food, socks and towels. 【55题详解】 根据“He once watched a film about people setting up a neighborhood fridge, and he decided to do the same thing.”可知，Khan因观看一部关于人们设立社区冰箱的电影而受到启发。故填By watching a film./He got the idea from a film. 六、词汇运用。（每小题1分，共5分） 56. He found himself in a very dangerous ________ (状况) when climbing in Utah. 【答案】situation 【解析】 【详解】句意：在犹他州登山时，他发现自己处于非常危险的境地。situation“状况”，根据空前的“a”可知，此处用单数形式。故填situation。 57. There was a boy l________ (躺) on the bed and talking to his friend on the phone. 【答案】(l)ying 【解析】 【详解】句意：一个男孩躺在床上和他的朋友通电话。There be后接表示人或动物的主语时，后面常接V-ing形式作定语，这里是指躺在床上的男孩。故填(l)ying。 58. Kathy, don’t go out. It’s raining h________ (大量地). 【答案】(h)eavily 【解析】 【详解】句意：凯西，别出去。雨下得很大。根据中文提示和首字母，heavily“大量地”符合题意，为副词。故填(h)eavily。 59. Children may have difficulty in making their feelings c________ (清楚易懂的). 【答案】(c)lear 【解析】 【详解】句意：孩子们可能很难表达自己的感受。clear“清楚易懂的”，形容词。故填(c)lear。 60. After a busy day’s study, I felt very tired and sat a________ (倚) the wall just now. 【答案】(a)gainst 【解析】 【详解】句意：忙碌了一天的学习后，我感到很累，刚才倚靠墙坐着。against表示“紧靠，倚”，sit against the wall“靠墙坐”。故填(a)gainst。 七、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共20分） 61. 作为一名中学生，会有很多因考试带来的各种压力，假如你校英语角将于本周末举行以“How to Relax Ourselves after the Exam”为主题的讨论会，请你用英语写一篇发言稿。内容包括以下要点： ①去旅游，亲近大自然； ②参加娱乐活动，比如：听音乐、看电影……； ③进行体育锻炼； ④你的建议。 注意：①文章应包括以上全部内容，可适当发挥；②文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。③词数：80—100词。 How to Relax Ourselves after the Exam It is necessary to relax ourselves after the exam. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 How to Relax Ourselves after the Exam It is necessary to relax ourselves after the exam. There’re many kinds of activities for us to take part in. First of all, we can travel around to get closer to nature. This can open our mind as well as enrich our life. We can also go to the movie or listen to music. What’s more, joining in a sports club is a good choice, which can keep us healthy. For example, playing a football game in the afternoon may relax ourselves. Above all, we could make good use of our time and live a happy life. I hope all of us can have a wonderful time. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇讲稿； ②时态：本文应使用“一般现在时”为主； ③提示：应注意题干给出的要点并适当补充，使文章内容充实。 [写作步骤] 第一步，借用文章已给开头，介绍放松的必要性； 第二步，根据题干的要点，详细给出一些关于如何放松的建议； 第三步，号召大家积极行动，并收尾。 [亮点词汇] ①take part in参加 ②what’s more此外 [高分句型] ①There’re many kinds of activities for us to take part in.（there be句型） ②What’s more, joining in a sports club is a good choice, which can keep us healthy.（定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 安庆市外国语学校2024—2025学年第二学期 八年级期中考试英语试卷 满分：120分 时间：120分钟 一、听力（共20小题） Ⅰ. 短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1. What doesn’t Ted like doing? A. B. C. 2. What was Jimmy doing when it began to rain? A. B. C. 3. What is David doing now? A. Folding his clothes. B. Doing the dishes. C. Sweeping the floor 4. When did the rainstorm come last night? A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00. 5. Where are Rose and her classmates? A. In the park. B. In the hospital. C. At the food bank Ⅱ. 长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至7小题。 6. Why doesn’t Tina fold clothes? A. Because she thinks it’s difficult for her. B. Because she doesn’t have time. C. Because she just has few clothes. 7. What does Tina like doing? A. Folding clothes. B. Washing clothes. C. Washing dishes. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10小题。 8. What’s wrong with Miss Green? A. She has a bad cold. B. She is hungry. C. She’s not feeling well. 9. How long did Miss Green sleep last night? A. For seven hours. B. For eight hours. C. For ten hours. 10. What’s the relationship between the two speakers? A. Doctor and patient (病人). B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife. Ⅲ. 短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。 11. When did the accident happen? A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Monday. 12. Where was the speaker? A. In a restaurant. B. At a bus station. C. In front of a supermarket. 13. What was the man doing while he was driving a car? A. Talking on the phone. B. Playing computer games. C. Looking at others on the road. 14. What was the woman drinking while she was driving? A. Water. B. Coffee. C. Juice. 15. How were the man and the woman? A. They fought with each other. B. They helped each other. C. They weren’t badly hurt. Ⅳ. 信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。 Who Different ways to ________ Wang Fang Watches TV or talks to her friends on the ________. Zhou Mei Does exercise, such as running, ________, playing badminton and so on. Li Peng Reads a book or listens to music. Han Jun ________ his friends and takes a walk with them. Other people Have their favorite ________ or sing and dance. 二、单项选择（每小题1分，共10分） 1. Tom thought his phone was broken ________ his sister pointed out he forgot to turn it on. A. until B. although C. since D. as soon as 2. He likes to run before the sun ________ in the morning. A. rises B. rose C. raises D. raised 3. —Jane, did you say happy birthday to Mike yesterday? —Oh. I ________ forgot that yesterday was his birthday. A. recently B. completely C. seriously D. probably 4. When you feel helpless and ________, just remember you are not ________ in the world because your friends are around you. A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone 5. —Jack, How long can I ________ your bike? —For three weeks. But you’d better not ________ it ________ others. A. borrow; lend; from B. keep; borrow; to C. lend; borrow; from D. keep; lend; to 6. —Mom, could I hang out with my friends tonight? —Yes, you ________. But you ________ finish your homework first. A. could, must B. can, must C. must, may D. can, could 7. I don’t think ________ money you have, ________ you will be. A. the more; the happier B. the much; the happy C. more; happier D. the most; the happiest 8. Yu Gong did what he could ________ the mountains in front of his house ________ get to the other side more easily and quickly. A. move; in order to B. to move; so that C. to move; in order to D. move; in order that 9. Miss Young was sad because she ________ all her money. A. ran out of B. runs out of C. used out of D. ran out 10. —Sir, could you please put out your cigarette (烟)? This is a smoke-free (无烟的) school. —________. A. I’m sorry about this B. No way C. Sure, I’d love to D. Never mind 三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分） 通读下面的两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。 A 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Once upon a time, there was a beautiful city called Chentangguan. It had been three years before Li Jing’s wife gave birth to a half of flesh. Li Jing was so ____11____ that he cut it. A little boy jumped out. He was quite ____12____, and he was able to walk already! ____13____ was shocked. At this moment, Taiyi Zhenren came to congratulate and wished to accept the child ____14____ a student. He also gave the child a name—Ne Zha. Ne Zha turned seven years old. One day, while he was playing near the ____15____, he noticed a yaksha bullying the kids. He beat the yaksha. The yaksha asked Ao Bing, the dragon prince, for help. After several rounds of ____16____, Ne Zha killed Ao Bing. When the Dragon King of the East Sea found out, he was very angry and immediately went to Li Jing’s house to ask him to ____17____ his son’s life. Li Jing said sorry, but the East Sea Dragon King still wouldn’t walk away. Ne Zha was very angry, ____18____ he rushed up and beat him. The Dragon King returned to invite the other three Dragon Kings to flood Chentangguan with their power. For the safety of the people in the city, Ne Zha stood up and killed ____19____. Luckily, Taiyi Zhenren came and brought Ne Zha back to life. Then Ne Zha came to the Dragon Palace to seek revenge on the Dragon Kings. Finally, Ne Zha beat the four Dragon Kings until they ____20____ never to do any bad things again. From then on, the people of Chentangguan lived a quiet and happy life. 11. A. excited B. relaxed C. surprised D. satisfied 12. A. ill B. tidy C. thin D. strong 13. A. Nobody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Everybody 14. A. as B. to C. for D. with 15. A. city B. beach C. village D. mountain 16. A. playing B. working C. talking D. fighting 17. A. pay for B. ask for C. look for D. wait for 18. A. so B. but C. though D. because 19. A. myself B. himself C. herself D. yourself 20. A. failed B. trained C. advised D. promised B Few parents see smart phone games as a great way to let kids off the sofa and do housework. But the app You Rule Chores is ___21___. It turns children into housework helpers by ___22___ prizes (奖品) for kids. First, each child needs to ___23___ one of the app’s characters. Then the child can start his work. Once he finishes it, he can get some coins (硬币) from the app. He can use them to ___24___ things from the online store. Brooke Wise used to ___25___ her kids. Their parents do ___26___ for them. But now they can do housework all by themselves. “They make their beds, sweep the floor and take out the rubbish! In fact, the app makes them compete (比赛) to see ___27___ can do more housework. To me, the result is such a great ___28___,” she said. “It is difficult to get kids to do work around the house. We made the app ___29___ we want to teach kids self-control (自我控制), which is very ____30____ to their future,” the app designer said. 21. A. serious B. special C. weak D. cheap 22. A. providing B. selling C. reparing D. lifting 23. A. save B. drop C. choose D. notice 24. A. lend B. plan C. reach D. buy 25. A. cheer up B. worry about C. find out D. give up 26. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing 27. A. what B. which C. who D. why 28. A. ride B. surprise C. problem D. waste 29. A. but B. if C. or D. because 30. A. important B. different C. comfortable D. possible 四、补全对话（5小题，每题1分，共5分） A: What’s the matter with you? B: I feel ill. I have a stomachache and my head hurts. A: _____31_____ B: Since Friday. I’ve been ill for about three days. A: I see. ______32______ B: No, I don’t think so. A: Let me take your temperature. Hmm, there’s no fever. _____33_____ B: Usually fast food. A: _____34_____ B: No, not usually. A: That’s the problem. Fast food and no breakfast. That’s why you have a stomached. ______35______ B: Not really. I haven’t done much exercise since I got my computer last year. A: You spend too much time in front of the computer It is bad for your health. A. What kind of food do you eat? B. Do you do any exercise? C. How often do you go to see the doctor? D. Have you caught a cold? E. Do you have breakfast? F. Have you taken any medicine? G. How long have you been like this? 五、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分） 阅读短文，并从所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。（每小题2分，共34分） A Healthy Impact (作用) of Sunflower Seeds Sunflower seeds (葵花籽) are rich in vitamin E. The vitamin is something that helps stop cancer, heart disease, eye problems and possibly aging. The strength of seeds One serving of sunflower seeds gives you 14 milligrams (毫克) of vitamin E. Experts say people need 15 milligrams of vitamin B every day. 28 g of sunflower seeds 14 mg of vitamin E Vitamin E needed each day 15 mg of vitamin E How to serve Eat alone as a snack, on top of salads in bread, and in vegetable dishes. Sources: World’s Healthiest Foods, Discovery Health, TNS 36. Which vitamin do sunflower seeds have? A. Vitamin A. B. Vitamin B. C. Vitamin C. D. Vitamin E. 37. What does the vitamin in sunflower seeds do? a. It stops cancer. b. It protects people from heart diseases. c. It makes people’s eyes healthier. d. It makes people’s skin healthier. A. abc B. abd C. acd D. bcd 38. What is a good way to eat sunflower seeds? A. Eat them with vegetables. B. Put them in water first. C. Bake them in an oven. D. Eat them along with other snack. B It is late at night. A car stops in the middle of a forest. After dropping off their three children, the parents say “good luck” and drive away. The teenagers, completely lost, have to find their way back home by themselves. It may sound crazy to you, but this is a tradition with a long history in the Netherlands (荷兰) called “dropping”. People there believe that parents should develop children’s independence through activities like “dropping”. However, for many other parents around the world, they worry too much about their children’s safety. Why should they put their children at risk when there are many other ways to develop their independence. People have many different opinions about parenting. All parents want their children to be happy, healthy and successful. In China, for example, many parents spend anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 yuan on summer vacation activities for the children. They want their children to enjoy their vacation as much as possible. But some parents try hard and became a “helicopter parents” which is basically the opposite of dropping. They worry too much about their children and care about everything their children do like helicopters flying over their children. In their eyes children need to be protected all the time. But this might not be a good parenting style, either, according to a parenting expert Kenneth Ginsburg. Good parents need to find a balance between protecting their children and letting them go. As Kenneth Ginsburg writes “parents should make sure the children do not crash against the rocks, yet allow them to ride the waves (波浪) even if they get a little choppy (波涛汹涌的) sometimes.” 39. People in the Netherlands have the tradition of “dropping” in Paragraph 2 because they think it can ________. A. bring good luck to children B. develop children’s independence C. help children find the way home D. make children learn more about history 40. According to Paragraph 5, “helicopter parents” are parents who ________. A. are very strict with the children B. send the children to the old C. don’t pay much attention to their children D. worry about the children too much 41. According to Kenneth Ginsburg in Paragraph 6, parents should ________. A. get the children to learn to ride the waves without getting hurt B. let children walk into nature and learn something useful from it. C. care about children safety while developing their independence D. do everything possible for the children to make them successful 42. In which part of a magazine might we read the passage? A Education. B. Technology. C. Science. D. Sports. C When you meet problems, whom will you ask for help? Your parents, your teachers or your friends? You’d better tell others your bad feelings instead of facing all the difficulties by yourself. Remember that there is always someone to help you. Be kind to yourself and ask for help. Name your feelings. For example, you may say “I am so angry” loudly when you feel angry. You can also do exercise, listen to music, write a diary, play with a pet, go for a walk or do whatever helps you change to a better feeling. Be calm (冷静的). It’s time for you to get down to business. You need to understand what the problem is with the help of others. You must deal with the problem. If you work on it, you will find good ways to solve it and you will become stronger after this experience. Unhappiness won’t stay for a long time, so don’t think problems will catch you all the time. Instead, you should always see the bright side. 43. What should you do when you meet problems according to the writer? A. Face difficulties by yourself. B. Ask someone for help. C. Ask others to deal with problems for you. D. Feel unhappy and worried. 44 The writer tells us the following ways to deal with a bad feeling EXCEPT ________. A. having a walk B. doing exercise C. listening to music D. traveling 45. You must deal with your problems because ________. A. no one wants to help you B. others believe you can make it C. this will make you stronger D. you can have something to talk about D Last month, I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. His grandpa took him to the yard to play. Tom was curious about everything. At lunch, Tom told me, “Dad, I saw a hen flying.” “Impossible!” I said without thinking. “How can a hen fly?” “Dad, the dog ran after the hen in the yard. The hen was tapped (被困) in a corner. When the hen saw no other way out, she suddenly flapped her wings and flew up to the roof (房顶). The hen escaped. Dad, I didn’t know hens could fly. How can she fly?” my child asked. I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own life and that helps her fly!” Tom nodded (点头). He seemed to have understood. Last weekend, we visited Tom’s grandparents again. This time I heard Tom shouting from the yard, “Dad! The dog is chasing the hen again! Come and see!” I ran out of the house. The hen was running after a group of chickens, followed closely by the dog. Then the hen suddenly stopped and turned around she raised up wings and clucked at the dog. I ran over and got between the dog and the hen, shouting at the dog to drive it away. “Dad, why didn’t the hen fly away? She knows she can’t fight the dog.” Tom asked. I thought for a while and said, “Maybe because of love. She loves her babies more than anything in the world.” Tom thought for a long time and nodded. He seemed to have understood. 46. How many times did the dog run after the hen in the passage? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times. 47. What does the underlined word “chasing” mean? A. 抓住 B. 跑开 C. 追赶 D. 追求 48. What lesson does the writer try to teach his son? A. Don’t run away from your problems. B. Nothing can beat you if you tell yourself to be brave. C. You should love yourself more than anyone else. D. Parents love their kids more than anything. E “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved our lives? Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel? Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives. One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones. The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy, beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things. 49. The writer uses the quote (引号) at the beginning of the story to________. A. tell us a truth about our lives now B. tell us what life was like long time ago C. point out what causes such a thing to happen D. point out some problems we will meet in the future 50. In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions ________. A speed up our lives B. improve our lives C. may make people feel very happy D. may bring people some trouble 51. The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because ________. A. they loved to live simple lives B. they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions C. they were troubled by modern inventions D. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them 52. The passage is mainly about ________. A. problems with inventions B. improvements of our lives with inventions C. changes happening to inventions D. the importance of inventions F Woosung Street in Hong Kong is famous for its restaurants. Now it is also known for something else—a blue fridge on the street. There is a note on the fridge. It reads, “Give what you can give, and take what you need to take.” The fridge is full of food. There are also socks and towels (毛巾) for anyone who needs them. Ahmen Khan set up the neighborhood fridge. Khan runs a sports center on Woosung Street. He once watched a film about people setting up a neighborhood fridge, and he decided to do the same thing. He found an old fridge and painted it blue. Then he set it on the street. “When you go home, get food from your fridge and take it here. That gives you a sense of satisfaction.” Khan said, “The street is our community. It’s our home. I want people here to feel warm and happy.” Someone wrote a story about Khan and his fridge on the Internet. Many people read and shared the article online. Soon more and more people came to leave food in the fridge. “I think doing good deeds does not need to be on a large scale (规模),” one of them said. “A small act can also show me kindness.” 53. What is the color of this famous neighborhood fridge? (不超过5个词) ____________________ 54. What can people find in this fridge? (不超过5个词) ____________________ 55. How did Khan get the idea of setting up the neighborhood fridge? (不超过10个词) ____________________ 六、词汇运用。（每小题1分，共5分） 56. He found himself in a very dangerous ________ (状况) when climbing in Utah. 57. There was a boy l________ (躺) on the bed and talking to his friend on the phone. 58. Kathy, don’t go out. It’s raining h________ (大量地). 59. Children may have difficulty in making their feelings c________ (清楚易懂的). 60. After a busy day’s study, I felt very tired and sat a________ (倚) the wall just now. 七、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共20分） 61. 作为一名中学生，会有很多因考试带来的各种压力，假如你校英语角将于本周末举行以“How to Relax Ourselves after the Exam”为主题的讨论会，请你用英语写一篇发言稿。内容包括以下要点： ①去旅游，亲近大自然； ②参加娱乐活动，比如：听音乐、看电影……； ③进行体育锻炼； ④你的建议。 注意：①文章应包括以上全部内容，可适当发挥；②文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。③词数：80—100词。 How to Relax Ourselves after the Exam It is necessary to relax ourselves after the exam. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$