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2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中英语 全卷满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。 试题包含选择题和非选择题。 一、听力理解(本大题共20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分) A)在下列每小题内，你将听到一个句子并看到供选择的A、B、C三幅图画。找出与你所听句子内容相匹配的图画。 B)下面你将听到十组对话，每组对话都有一个问题。根据对话内容，从每组所给的A、B、C三个选项中找出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。 5. Which country has the girl ever been to? A. China. B. The US. C. The UK. 6. What will the speakers do next? A. Sing songs. B. Listen to the news. C. We don’t know. 7. How many times has the man been to the space station? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 8. What’s the matter with the boy? A.He’s got a headache.B. He’s got a stomach ache.C. He’s got a headache and a stomach ache. 9. What is the doctor’s advice? A.Going to work today. B. Staying in bed. C. Taking some medicine. 10. Why will the girl go to Japan? To meet a friend B. To learn Japanese. C. To do a project 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The girl’s mother. B. The girl’s cousin. C. The girl’s holiday. 12. How old is the girl now? A.8. B.10. C.18. 13. When will the film start? A. At 5:30. B. At 6:00. C. At 6:40. 14. What does the boy think of talk shows? A. Good. B. Boring. C. Interesting. C)听下面长对话或独白。每段长对话或独白后都有几个问题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听下面一段材料，回答第15至第17题。 15. What is the man in England for? A. For work. B. For vacation. C. For study. 16. Who lives with the man in London now? A. His friends. B. His workmates. C. His family. 17. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The man’s wife works in London. B. The couple(夫妇) are both teachers.C. The man lives at 502, North Street. 听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题。 18. What did Daming want to do? A. To write letters to his teachers. B. To have a pen friend in America.C. To go to America. 19. Why DIDN’T the boy write to Daming? A. Because he moved to another city. B. Because he didn’t want a friend.C. Because he didn’t like writing at all. 20. What did the students want to know? A. Something in the letter. B. Something about New York.C. Something about China. 一、单选题：本大题共20小题，共20分。 1. He has lots of exciting ________ of travelling around the world. A. experiences B. expectations C. collections D. expressions 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：他有许多令人兴奋的周游世界的经历。 考查名词辨析。experiences经历；expectations期望；collections收集物，收藏品；expressions表情。根据“...of travelling around the world”可知，此处指“旅游经历”。故选A。 2. I to the West Lake four times, but I will go there again this summer. A. have gone B. have been C. went D. had gone 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我已经去过西湖四次了，但这个夏天我会再去一次。 考查谓语动词时态。根据题干中“four times”，可知应用现在完成时表示过去的动作对现在的影响，结构为have+过去分词，have gone to表示去了某地没回，have been to表示去过某地，题干表示去过四次，人已回来。故选B。 3. 一The cheese doesn't good. Why don't we go to buy some fresh cheese? 一Sounds great! A. see B. find C. sound D. taste 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——奶酪品尝起来不好，为什么我们不去买一些新鲜的呢？——听起来好极了。考查连系动词的辨析。A. see 看见；B. find发现；C. sound听起来；D. taste品尝，尝起来。根据句中的good，是形容词，其前应用连系动词，可排除A项与B项；其次，表示“品尝”，应用taste。故选D。 4. His father can’t afford ________ such a big house with a swimming pool. A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. bought 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：他爸爸买不起这么大的带游泳池的房子。 考查非谓语动词。afford to do sth.“负担得起做某事”，是固定搭配。故选C。 5. —It’s your last ________, so don’t give up! —I won’t. A. chance B. memory C. excuse D. result 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——这是你最后的机会，所以不要放弃！——我不会的。 考查名词辨析。chance机会；memory记忆力；excuse借口； result结果；根据“ so don’t give up”可知此处指“最后的机会”。故选A。 6. —________ have you stayed in Los Angeles? —Not long, just since last week. A. How soon B. How often C. How many times D. How long 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你在洛杉矶待了多久？——没多久，上周才开始。 考查特殊疑问句。how soon多久以后；how often多久一次；how many times多少次；how long多久。根据“just since last week”可知，对一段时间提问用how long，故选D。 7. —Look! The light is still on in Helen’s office. —Maybe she ________ her work. A. hasn’t finished B. won’t finish C. doesn’t finish D. didn’t finish 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——看！海伦办公室的灯还亮着。——也许她还没完成工作。 考查动词时态。根据“The light is still on in Helen’s office.”可知，动作（未完成工作）对现在造成的影响（灯未关）仍然存在，需用现在完成时（has/have+过去分词）。故选A。 8. —Have you had your car ________ a long time? —Not really. I have had it ________ two months ago. A. for；since B. since；for C. for；for D. since；since 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你有车很久了吗？——不完全是，我两个月前有（买）了它。 考查介词辨析。for和since都可用于现在完成时，但二者有区别：for后接一段时间，表示动作延续时间长短，句中的谓语动词是延续性动词；since后接时间点、从句，或者是“since+时间段+ago”，表示“ 自从……以来，从……之前”，用来说明动作起始时间。根据“a long time”可知，第一空填for。根据“two months ago”可知，第二空填since。故选A。 9. It is difficult __________ me _________ the work by myself. A. on; finish B. for; to finish C. on; to finish D. for; finishing 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：对于我来说，独自完成这项工作太难了。 考查it固定句型。根据“It is difficult...me...the work by myself.”可知，此处为“It is +形容词+for sb. to do sth.”句型，做某事对于某人来说很……。故选B。 10. Teachers expect all their students ________ progress day by day. A. to make B. make C. to take D. take 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：老师们希望所有的学生天天进步。 考查非谓语动词和动词短语辨析。to make获得，动词不定式；make获得，动词原形；to take拿走，动词不定式；take拿走，动词原形。固定搭配：expect sb to do sth“希望某人做某事”，动词不定式作宾语补足语；make progress“取得进步”，所以空格处填to make。故选A。 11. It’s raining so ________ that we can ________ go out. A hard; hardly B. hard; hard C. hardly; hard D. hardly; hardly 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：雨下得很大，我们几乎不能出门。 考查副词辨析。hard猛烈地；hardly几乎不。rain hard“下大雨”；根据“we can...go out”可知几乎不能出去，第二个空用hardly。故选A。 12. Lu Xun ________ for about 87 years since he ________ in 1936. A. has been dead; died B. has died; was dying C. died; was dead D. was dead; died 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：自1936年鲁迅逝世以来，他已经去世87年了。 考查延续性动词和动词时态。根据“for about 87 years”可知，第一空应用延续性动词，die为非延续性动词，所以需变成其延续性动词be dead；再根据“since”可知，其后的从句要用一般过去时，主句要用现在完成时，die的过去式是died，主句中主语是Lu Xun，第三人称单数，所以be dead对应的现在完成时形式是has been dead，故选A。 13. —I’ve made little progress in midterm exam last month. —Don’t worry. ________. A. It’s never too old to learn B. Rome was not built in a day C. Well begun is half done D. You cannot burn the candle at both ends 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我上个月的期中考试进步不大。——不要担心。罗马不是一天建成的。 考查习语辨析。It’s never too old to learn活到老学到老；Rome was not built in a day罗马不是一天建成的；Well begun is half done良好的开端是成功的一半；You cannot burn the candle at both ends蜡烛不能两头烧。根据“I’ve made little progress in midterm exam last month.”可知，对方说这学期英语进步不大，所以下句是在安慰对方，“罗马不是一天建成的”符合语境。故选B。 14. —______ have you had the mobile phone? —Since 2015. A. How often B. How long C. How soon D. How many 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你买了这个手机多久了？——自从2015年。A. How often 多久，对频率进行提问,B. How long多长，通常用于提问做某事用了多长时间；C. How soon多久，指将来某个动作发生这段时间提问，常用于一般将来时态中,D. How many多少，后用可数名词复数；根据Since 2015可知是买了多久了；故选B 【点睛】how much多少，后用不可数名词；how many多少，后用可数名词复数；how long多长，主要对一段时间进行提问，例如：How long do you wtach TV at weekend?；how often多久，对频率进行提问,例如：How often do you go home?Once a week.；how soon多久，指将来某个动作发生这段时间提问，常用于一般将来时态中,例如:How soon will you come back? 15. Mr Smith ________ to China 10 years ago and has been there ________. A. has gone; since then B. went; ever since C. has gone; since than D. went; from then 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：史密斯先生10年前去了中国，从那以后一直待在那里。 考查动词时态及短语辨析。has gone已经离开，现在完成时；since then自那时起；went过去式；ever since自从；from then从那时起。根据“10 years ago ”可知，“10年前”是过去时间，用一般过去时，第一空选went；根据“has been there”可知，“从那以后”表示持续到现在，第二空用ever since。故选B。 16. We were so careless yesterday, so we lost the match. It taught us a ________. A. question B. subject C. lesson D. story 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们昨天太粗心了，所以我们输了比赛。它给了我们一个教训。 考查名词辨析。question问题；subject学科；lesson教训；story故事。根据“We were so careless yesterday, so we lost the match. It taught us a”可知，昨天由于粗心而输掉了比赛，这是一个教训。故选C。 17. The boy comes from ________, but he can speak ________ as well. A. Russian; Russian B. Germany; Germany C. Japanese; Japanese D. France; English 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个男孩来自法国，但他也会说英语。 考查词义辨析。Russian俄语，俄罗斯人，俄罗斯的；Germany德国；Japanese日本人，日语；France法国；English英语。根据“comes from”可知第一个空格处跟地名（国家），根据“speak”可知第二个空格处接语言。结合选项，可知填France；English。故选D。 18. —Listen! Our music teacher is playing the music of Two Butterflies. —_________! A. What a sweet music B. How sweet music C. How a sweet music D. What sweet music 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——听！我们的音乐老师正在弹奏《两只蝴蝶》的曲子。——真美妙的音乐啊！ 以what引导的感叹句的基本句型结构为“what a/an + adj+可数名词单数+主语+谓语!”；“what + adj+可数名词的复数/不可数名词+主语+谓语!”。以how引导的感叹句的基本句型结构为“how + adj/adv +主语+谓语!”。music为不可数名词，故排除A、C两项；B选项结构错误，故选D。 19. —What’s ________ matter with Lucy? —She’s got ________ toothache. A. a; an B. the; a C. /; the D. the; an 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——露西怎么了？——她牙痛。 考查冠词。a/an不定冠词，表泛指，a用于辅音音素开头的单词前，an用于元音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，表特指。问句应是“What’s the matter with...?”，表示“……怎么了”，为固定句型；get a toothache表示“牙痛”，固定短语。故选B。 20. —What’s Han Mei like? —________. A. She is a volunteer B. She studies very hard C. She likes skating D. She is heavy but beautiful 【答案】D 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】句意：——韩梅是个什么样的人？ ——她很重但很漂亮。 考查情景交际。She is a volunteer她是一名志愿者；She studies very hard她学习很努力；She likes skating她喜欢滑冰；She is heavy but beautiful她很重但很漂亮。“What’s sb. like”询问的是某人的性格、品质或外貌等。故选D。 二、完形填空：本大题共 10小题，共10分。 In our daily lives, communication plays an important role. It’s not just about ____21____ ourselves clearly but also about understanding others. The way we talk with others can either help build ____22____ relationships or create unnecessary misunderstandings. Learning what not to say is probably more important than learning what to say. As you talk with others, you will ____23____ that the wise speak less. Speak when you have something valuable to add, or don’t say anything. Poor e-mails with a few writing mistakes can be ____24____ among friends. But when you communicate with your teachers, you should take it ____25____ and avoid those mistakes. Avoid any communication in an emotional state (情绪激动的状态) because you might say things you will ____26____ later. One unnecessary word at the ____27____ time or place can break a relationship. Such is the power of words. Another problem to overcome is speaking too fast. Although our minds are working ____28____ than our speech, we are inclined (倾向于) to speak fast. This does not mean that the person hearing it will get it faster. So ____29____, and think before you speak. “When I get ready to speak to people,” Abraham Lincoln said, “I spend two-thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one-third thinking what I want to say. At last, being humorous is also important. But you should know that not all ____30____ are funny. Never say anything that could hurt others. 21. A. expressing B. improving C. leading D. imagining 22. A. weak B. simple C. strong D. easy 23. A. describe B. realize C. explain D. guess 24. A. chosen B. caused C. avoided D. accepted 25. A. seriously B. bravely C. actively D. excitedly 26. A. forget B. enjoy C. remember D. regret 27. A. boring B. interesting C. quiet D. wrong 28. A. faster B. worse C. harder D. earlier 29. A. put down B. turn down C. slow down D. pull down 30. A. mistakes B. jokes C. noises D. results 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讨论了日常沟通中的一些重要原则，包括表达清晰、避免误解、控制情绪、语速和幽默感等。 【21题详解】 句意：沟通不仅仅是清晰地表达自己，还包括理解他人。 expressing表达；improving改善；leading领导；imagining想象。根据“communication plays an important role…ourselves clearly but also about understanding others.”，可知沟通包括表达自己和理解他人。故选A。 【22题详解】 句意：我们与他人交谈的方式可以帮助建立牢固的关系或造成不必要的误解。 weak弱的；simple简单的；strong牢固的；easy容易的。根据“either help build … relationships or create unnecessary misunderstandings.”，可知这里表达两种相反的结果，因此是建立牢固的关系。故选C。 【23题详解】 句意：随着你与别人交谈，你会意识到智者言少。 describe描述；realize意识到；explain解释；guess猜测。根据“the wise speak less.”，可知这是一个需要意识到的道理。故选B。 【24题详解】 句意：在朋友之间，有少量写作错误的电子邮件是可以被接受的。 chosen选择；caused引起；avoided避免；accepted接受。根据“among friends”，可知朋友之间这些错误是可以被接受的。故选D。 【25题详解】 句意：但与老师沟通时，你应该认真对待并避免这些错误。 seriously认真地；bravely勇敢地；actively积极地；excitedly兴奋地。根据“avoid those mistakes”，可知需要认真对待。故选A。 【26题详解】 句意：避免任何情绪状态下的交流，因为你可能会说一些你以后会后悔的话。 forget 忘记；enjoy享受；remember记住；regret后悔。根据“Avoid any communication in an emotional state”，可知情绪激动的状态下可能会说一些后悔的话。故选D。 【27题详解】 句意：在不合适的时间或地点说一句不必要的话可能会破坏一段关系。 boring无聊的；interesting有趣的；quiet安静的；wrong错误的。根据One unnecessary word…time or place can break a relationship”，可知是在不合适的时间或地点。故选D。 【28题详解】 句意：尽管我们的思维比我们的言语更快，但我们倾向于快速说话。 faster更快；worse更糟；harder更努力；earlier更早。根据“Although our minds are working…than our speech”，可知这里讲是思维比言语更快。故选A。 【29题详解】 句意：所以放慢速度，说话前要思考。 put down放下；turn down拒绝；slow down放慢；pull down拉下。根据“This does not mean that the person hearing it will get it faster.”，可知需要放慢速度。故选C。 【30题详解】 句意：但你应该知道，并不是所有的笑话都是有趣的。 mistakes错误；jokes笑话；noises噪音；results结果。根据“At last, being humorous is also important”，可知讨论是笑话。故选B。 四、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共20分。 A Dear Editor, My English teacher is very strict with us. Several days ago, when we were having an English class, Tom asked me a question. But she thought we were chatting in class. She was angry and blamed (责备) us in the lesson. This made me uncomfortable. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class. However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do? Joseph Dear Joseph, Every teacher wants his or her students to study hard. They hope that you can listen to the teachers carefully in their lessons. So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you and Tom did that day. If she knows the fact, she will say sorry to you and be pleased to hear that you want to learn English well. Editor 31. Why did Joseph write the letter to the editor? A. Because he wanted to tell the editor something interesting. B. Because he wanted to get some advice from the editor. C. Because he wanted to share his happiness with the editor. D. Because he wanted to make friends with the editor. 32. What happened during Joseph’s English class several days ago? A. He played with Tom in the class. B. He couldn’t answer the teacher’s questions. C. He asked Tom some questions. D. His teacher blamed him in the class. 33. Why didn’t Joseph like English class after that? A. Because he couldn’t understand what his teacher said. B. Because he often made mistakes in English class. C. Because English class made him nervous. D. Because he didn’t like to learn English at all. 34. What did the editor ask Joseph to do? A. To have a talk with Tom. B. To learn English by himself. C. To say sorry to his English teacher. D. To have a talk with his English teacher. 35. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Joseph liked to ask questions in English class. B. The English teacher was very strict with the students. C. The editor offered Joseph some helpful advice. D. Joseph liked to learn English although his English teacher blamed him. 【答案】31. B 32. D 33. C 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【分析】本文是约瑟夫写给编辑的信，告诉他自己的麻烦，希望得到他的建议。编辑给约瑟夫回信，给他提出了建议。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据“However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do?”可知，约瑟夫遇到了麻烦，不知道该怎么办，因此他想从编辑获得建议，故选B。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“She was angry and blamed (责备) us in the lesson.”可知，几天以前的英语课上，老师责备了约瑟夫，故选D。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class.”可知，之后他不喜欢她的课，因此英语课让他感到紧张，故选C。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you and Tom did that day.”可知，编辑建议约瑟夫和英语老师谈一谈，故选D。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据“After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class.”可知，约瑟夫在她的英语课上紧张，不喜欢她的课，因此她不喜欢在英语课上问问题，因此A项与原文不符，故选A。 B How can you help keep people from getting sick this flu (流感) season? It’s not too hard. Just take these steps: ※ Wash your hands often, especially before eating and after coughing or blowing your nose. ※ Keep your coughs to yourself (use a tissue instead of your hand). ※ Keep your hands out of your eyes, mouth, and nose. You may have heard all these before, but flu season is a great time to start doing them. By following these pieces of advice, you might be able to keep yourself from getting sick and stop germs from spreading (传播) around and making other people sick. So your hands are very important. A lot of germs get in your body from there. Germs get on your hands and you put your hands in your eyes, nose, and especially, your mouth. How to stop germs? Yeah, hand washing. You might pick up germs here and there. So when you wash your hands, you wash away germs. But how to wash your hands? That’s easy: wash your hands with soap and warm water (not cold or hot). Don’t forget to wash around your fingernails (指甲). This is one place germs like to be. Wash for about 15 to 20 seconds—about how long it takes to sing “Happy birthday” twice. 36. Which is not mentioned (提到) that you need to wash your hands in this passage? A. Before eating. B. After coughing. C. After eating. D. Blowing your nose. 37. What does the underlined word “tissue” mean? A. 皮套 B. 布条 C. 薄纱 D. 纸巾 38. From which part do germs get in our bodies? A From our eyes. B. From our hands. C. From our mouths. D. From our noses. 39. How many pieces of advice does the writer give us about washing hands? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 40. What does this article mainly tell us? A. It tells us how to stop the flu spreading. B. It tells us how to wash our hands. C. It tells us how germs get into our bodies. D. It tells us how we keep ourselves strong. 【答案】36. C 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. A 【解析】 【分析】本文介绍了阻止流感的传播的建议：经常洗手；咳嗽时用纸巾；不要用手摸眼睛、嘴巴和鼻子。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Wash your hands often, especially before eating and after coughing or blowing your nose.”可知，在吃饭前、咳嗽或擤鼻涕后洗手，因此没有提到饭后洗手。故选C。 【37题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“Keep your coughs to yourself”和“instead of your hand”可知，咳嗽的时候不要用手，因此表示用纸巾，故选D。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“So your hands are very important. A lot of germs get in your body from there.”可知，细菌是从手上进入人体的，故选B。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据“But how to wash your hands? That’s easy: wash your hands with soap and warm water (not cold or hot). Don’t forget to wash around your fingernails (指甲).”和“Wash for about 15 to 20 seconds”可知，用肥皂和温水 (不要冷的或热的) 洗手，别忘了洗你的指甲周围，洗大约15到20秒，因此给出了三条关于洗手的建议。故选C。 【40题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“How can you help keep people from getting sick this flu (流感) season?”可知，本文主要介绍了我们如何阻止流感的传播。故选A。 C I started learning English at the age of 22. It is a bit late to start learning a language. Of course the age is not a problem if you really want to learn something, and I support (支持) lifetime learning. However, it is also a fact that kids learn languages much faster than adults (成年人). Anyway, I studied English first and then studied Translation (翻译) in the US. I had to first finish the six-month long English study and score 550 on the TOEFL (托福) in order to go to the US. It was challenging to score 550 on the TOEFL in six months for an English learner from the start. However, the six-month-long study was very successful. In order to do well, I moved to a different city and I rented (租) a house with a friend who was also studying English. We did not have any distractions (干扰因素) such as televisions or computers or smart phones, and anyway there was no smart phones in 1995 and we were lucky to get fewer distractions. We had classes every weekday from 8:30 to 16:30 with a lunch break only. Every day after the classes were over, we would directly go back home and have something for dinner and start doing our homework. This study would go on until we became sleepy. I remember this went on and on for six months, the only distraction was the weekend movie break. Finally, both my friend and I were very excited about getting a TOEFL score of 550 and went to the US. All the best to you in your journey of learning a language. 41. What does the writer think of learning? A. It’s hard to get into a habit. B. It should last for a whole life. C. It can be easier when one gets older. D. People should learn at the early age. 42. What does the underlined word “challenging” mean? A. Quick. B. Possible. C. Lucky. D. Difficult. 43. What did the writer do to study English well? A. She left her own city. B. She bought a smart phone. C. She moved to a friend’s house. D. She watched the programs in English. 44. Which is TRUE about the writer’s English study? A. She felt sleepy sometimes during the day. B. She didn’t take her lunch break at all. C. She had classes five days a week. D. She watched movies alone to improve listening. 45. How did the writer most probably feel about the TOEFL score? A. Sad. B. Pleased. C. Nervous. D. Worried. 【答案】41. B 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者学习英语，参加托福考试的经历。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Of course the age is not a problem if you really want to learn something, and I support (支持) lifetime learning.”可知，作者认为学习应该贯穿一生，故选B。 【42题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“It was challenging to score 550 on the TOEFL in six months for an English learner from the start.”可知，对于一个学英语初学者来说，托福550分是很有挑战性的；challenging表示“富于挑战性的”，与difficult同义。故选D。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“ In order to do well, I moved to a different city...”可知，作者为了学习好，搬到了另一座城市。故选A。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据“We had classes every weekday from 8:30 to 16:30 with a lunch break only.”可知，作者一周上五天课。故选C。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Finally, both my friend and I were very excited about getting a TOEFL score of 550 and went to the US.”可知，最后作者和朋友都非常兴奋地拿到了托福550分，并去了美国；由此推知她对取得的TOEFL成绩很满意，故选B。 D Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth. What many people don't know is that junk(垃圾)has become a problem in outer space too. According to BBC News, there are more than 22, 000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth. And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes (望远镜). There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see. Objects, like bits of old space rockets or satellites, move around the planet at very high speeds fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts. If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship, it could damage the vehicle. To make things worse, when two objects in space crash, they break into many smaller pieces. For example, when a U.S. satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009, it broke into more than 2,000 pieces, increasing the amount of space junk. To reduce additional space junk, countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most. Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth's atmosphere after that time. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up. Many scientists also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk. In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk. The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth's atmosphere to burn up. The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed. The problem is becoming more challenging because we're sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers,” says Marco Castronuovo, an Italian space Researcher. “The time to act is now. The longer we leave the problem, the bigger it will become,” he says. 46. What does the underlined word “these” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Telescopes. B. Satellites. C. Pieces of space junk. D. BBC news reports. 47. Why is space junk considered a problem? A. It buns up after it re-enters the atmosphere B. It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth C. It could force new space tools to travel at slower speeds D. It may crash into other space tools causing damage or death 48. Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth's atmosphere so that . A. the tools can be reused later B. the tools don't become space junk C. the earth’s atmosphere can stay clean D. the effects of space flight can be studied 49. How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk? A. Catch it with nets. B. Use robots to collect it. C. Burn it in the earth's atmosphere. D. Send it further away from the earth. 50. In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article? A. Environment. B. Local News. C. Education. D. Fashion. 【答案】46. C 47. D 48. B 49. B 50. A 【解析】 【分析】试题分析：本文主要讲述了垃圾不仅是地球上，而且也是太空里的一大问题，对人类生存环境造成极大的影响，许多科学家也提出了清理太空垃圾的不同方法。 【46题详解】 根据前文According to BBC News, there are more than 22, 000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth.和There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see.可知，“these”指“太空垃圾”。故选C。 【47题详解】 根据第三段第一句Objects, like bits of old space rockets or satellites, move around the planet at very high speeds fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts. 可知，它可能会撞击其他空间工具造成损害或破坏。故选D。 【48题详解】 根据第五段第一句 To reduce additional space junk, countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most.可知，是为了使太空工具不成为太空垃圾。故选B。 【49题详解】 根据第六段最后一句 The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed.可知，德国人计划利用机器人回收太空垃圾。故选B。 【50题详解】 根据本文主要讲述了垃圾不仅是地球上，而且也是太空的一大问题，对人类生存环境造成极大的影响，许多科学家也提出了清理太空垃圾的不同方法， 所以本语篇与“环境”有关。故选A。 五、任务型阅读 1. 本大题共1小题，共5分。 多任务混合 A.主语+谓语 B.主语+系动词+表语 C.主语+谓语+宾语 D.主语+谓语+间接宾语+直接宾语 E.主语+谓语+宾语+宾语补足语 ____51____ I know her very well. ____52____ My friend sent me a book last week. ____53____ She looked a bit tired. ____54____ The English class begins at eight. ____55____ He always makes me happy every day. 【答案】51. C 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. E 【解析】 【51题详解】 I是主语，know是谓语；her是宾语。故选C。 【52题详解】 My friend是主语，sent是谓语，me是间接宾语，a book是直接宾语。故选D。 【53题详解】 She是主语，looked是系动词，a bit tired是表语。故选B。 【54题详解】 The English class是主语，begins是谓语。故选A。 【55题详解】 He是主语，makes是谓语，me是宾语，happy是宾语补足语。故选E。 2、本大题共1小题，共5分。 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。 How do astronauts live in space? Are you interested in the life of astronauts in space? Do you know how they eat, sleep and bathe in space? Next we will tell you some useful information. How do the astronauts eat in space? Like people on the earth, the astronauts also have three meals every day. They stored their food in some special locker trays. They can help stop the food from flying away. The astronauts need to heat their food before they eat. It takes them about 20 to 30 minutes to finish this step. How do the astronauts sleep in space? We all know that things are easy to float in space, and so are the bodies of the astronauts. To solve the problem, their bodies will be strapped when they sleep. The astronauts can be stopped from floating away in this way. The astronauts have bedtimes. They usually sleep for 8 hours a day. How do the astronauts shower in space? Because of the effect of zero gravity (重力), the astronauts don’t have the luxury of taking showers in outer space. Water can’t flow the way as it does on the earth, so the astronauts have to use other methods to keep themselves clean. For example, they use wet towels and waterless shampoos (免洗洗发水). Useful information about space ____56____ Eating *They have as many meals as people ____57____ every day. * They keep the food in some special locker trays. * They spend about 20 to 30 minutes heating the food before eating it. ____58____ * They strap themselves to avoid floating away. * They usually sleep for 8 hours a day. Bathing * They don’t take showers ____59____ there’s no gravity in outer space. The water isn’t able to flow the same way as it does on the Earth. * They use special shampoos to clean the hair ____60____ using any water. 【答案】56. life 57. on the earth 58. Sleeping 59. because 60. without 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了宇航员是如何在太空生活的。 【56题详解】 根据“Are you interested in the life of astronauts in space? Do you know how they eat, sleep and bathe in space? Next we will tell you some useful information.”可知，本文介绍了一些关于太空生活的有用的信息。故填life。 【57题详解】 根据“Like people on the earth, the astronauts also have three meals every day.”可知，和地球上的人一样，宇航员也每天吃三顿饭。故填on the earth。 【58题详解】 根据“To solve the problem, their bodies will be strapped when they sleep. The astronauts can be stopped from floating away in this way. The astronauts have bedtimes. They usually sleep for 8 hours a day.”可知，此处介绍了有关宇航员的睡眠情况。故填Sleeping。 【59题详解】 根据“Because of the effect of zero gravity (重力), the astronauts don’t have the luxury of taking showers in outer space.”可知，他们不洗澡，因为外太空没有重力，此处用because引导原因状语从句。故填because。 【60题详解】 根据“For example, they use wet towels and waterless shampoos (免洗洗发水).”可知，他们使用湿毛巾和免洗洗发水来洗头发。空处缺少介词，without“无，没有”符合题意。故填without。 六、完成句子本大题共5小题，共10分。 61. 收到你的信真是太好了，迫不及待马上见到你。 It was great to hear from you, and I ________ to meet you. 【答案】can’t wait 【解析】 【详解】can’t wait to do sth“迫不及待做某事”，故填can’t wait。 62. 我们已经量了她的体温，体温不高。 We have ________ her ________ and it’s not high. 【答案】 ①. taken ②. temperature 【解析】 【详解】对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“量体温”；take one’s temperature“量某人的体温”，固定词组；根据空前的“have”可知，此处应用动词的过去分词形式，构成现在完成时。故填taken；temperature。 63. 这本书是2019年出版的。 The book ________ in 2019. 【答案】came out 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺“出版”，come out意为“出版”，固定搭配。根据“in 2019”可知，本句时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。故填came out。 64. ——你能告诉我怎么做飞机模型吗？ ——当然，没问题！ —Can you tell me how to make a model plane? —Sure, ________! 【答案】no problem 【解析】 【详解】对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“没问题”，no problem“没问题”。故填no problem。 65. 昨天下午我感觉很不舒服，就离校回家了。 I ________ and went back home from school yesterday afternoon. 【答案】felt awful 【解析】 【详解】feel awful“感觉很不舒服”，结合“...and went back home from school yesterday afternoon.”可知，时态为一般过去时，动词变为过去式形式felt。故填felt awful。 七. 本大题共1小题，共10分。 Need a reason to smile? Then you will be happy to know that, March 20, is not j____66____ a day of spring, but also the International Day of Happiness. This day shows us that happiness is a human goal. The subject of it is about happy together and e____67____ people worldwide to think about what we have in common, rather than what divides us. The idea to c____68____ this holiday was suggested by Bhutan (不丹). A____69____ the country is poor, it is one of the happiest countries in the world. Here are a few s____70____ to help you celebrate the International Day of Happiness: Treat yourself. Go ahead and enjoy a cup of coffee, while watching your f____71____ television show or reading a good book. Start a conversation. We often spend our days in f____72____ of computers or smartphones. Try to set them aside for one evening and spend time c____73____ with your parents and siblings(兄弟姐妹). Create a happiness wall Ask your family or friends to write down one thing that makes them h____74____ on a colourful sticker and create a wall of happiness. This can help you remember all the good things happening around you and keep you s_____75_____. 【答案】66. (j)ust 67. (e)ncourages 68. (c)reate 69. (A)lthough 70. (s)uggestions 71. (f)avorite/(f)avourite 72. (f)ront 73. (c)ommunicate 74. (h)appy 75. (s)miling 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了国际幸福日，还给出了庆祝建议。 【66题详解】 句意：那么你会很开心知道，3月20日不仅是春天的第一天，也是国际幸福日。根据“is not...the first day of spring, but also”和首字母提示可知，此处应是表示“不仅是……而且是……”，空处应是just“仅仅是，只是”符合语境。故填(j)ust。 【67题详解】 句意：它的主题关于在一起的快乐，鼓励全世界的人们思考我们的共同点，而不是分歧。根据“...people worldwide to think about what we have in common”和首字母提示可知，此处应是encourage sb. to do sth.“鼓励某人做某事”，结合上下文，句子用一般现在时，主语是名词单数，谓语动词用三单形式。故填(e)ncourages。 【68题详解】 句意：创建这个节日的想法是由不丹提出的。根据“The idea to...this holiday was suggested by Bhutan (不丹).”和首字母提示可知，此处表示创建某个节日，create“创建”，不定式符号to后接动词原形。故填(c)reate。 【69题详解】 句意：虽然这个国家很穷，但它是世界上最幸福的国家之一。根据“...the country is poor, it is one of the happiest countries in the world.”和首字母提示可知，although符合语境，引导让步状语从句。故填(A)lthough。 【70题详解】 句意：这里有一些建议可以帮助你庆祝国际幸福日。根据“Here are a few...to help you...”和首字母提示可知，此处指建议，suggestion“建议”，a few后接名词复数。故填(s)uggestions。 【71题详解】 句意：去吧，一边喝杯咖啡，一边看你最喜欢的电视节目或读一本好书。根据“watching your...television show”和首字母提示可知，此处指最喜欢的电视节目，空处应是形容词favorite/favourite，作定语。故填(f)avorite/(f)avourite。 【72题详解】 句意：我们经常在电脑或智能手机前度过我们的日子。根据“We often spend our days in...of computers or smartphones.”和首字母提示可知，此处应是in front of“在……前面”，是固定短语。故填(f)ront。 【73题详解】 句意：试着把它们放在一边，花时间和你的父母和兄弟姐妹谈谈。根据“...computers or smartphones. Try to set them aside for one evening and spend time...to your parents and siblings (兄弟姐妹).”和首字母提示可知，把电脑和手机放在一边，花时间和家人沟通，communicate with sb.“与某人沟通”，spend time doing“花时间做某事”，故填(c)ommunicate。 【74题详解】 句意：让你的家人或朋友在彩色贴纸上写下一件让他们快乐的事情，并创造一个快乐之墙。根据“to write down one thing that makes them...on a colorful sticker and create a wall of happiness”和首字母提示可知，此处指让人快乐的事情，空处应是形容词happy，作定语。故填(h)appy。 【75题详解】 句意：这有助于你记住周围发生的所有美好的事情，让你保持微笑。根据“all the good things happening around you and keep you...”和首字母提示可知，美好的事情会让人微笑，smile“微笑”，keep sb. doing“使某人一直做某事”。故填(s)miling。 八、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共10分。 76. 假如你是红星中学的一名学生——王红，暑假期间你校将迎来一批英国学生。为了向外国友人介绍中国传统文化并展示你校学生风采，现开展竞选英语讲解员的活动。请根据以下信息写一封英文自荐信。 要点提示： 1. 你乐于助人，待人友善； 2. 擅长英语，去年英语演讲比赛获得一等奖，去过两次英国； 3. 爱好读书，喜欢看历史和科技等方面的书籍； 4. 希望与外国友人建立友谊，交流中国传统文化。 要求： 1. 词数：60～80个。 2. 短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 3. 要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。 Dear sir, I’m a student from Hongxing Middle School. I’d like to become one of the guides._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I would be most thankful if you could give me the chance. Thank you! Yours, Wang Hong 【答案】例文 Dear sir, I’m a student from Hongxing Middle School. I’d like to become one of the guides. I am helpful and friendly. No matter who is in trouble, I will help him. I am good at English and won the first prize in the English speech contest last year. I have been to England twice. I like reading books, such as history and science and technology. I hope to establish friendship with foreign friends and exchange Chinese traditional culture. I would be most thankful if could give me the chance. Thank you! Yours, Wang Hong 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇应用文，为自荐信； ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”为主； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生注意不要遗漏提示中的要点，可适当添加细节，并突出写作要点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，先自我介绍，表明自己的意愿——想要成为讲解员之一； 第二步，根据提示具体介绍自己的品质、特长、爱好、想法等； 第三步，书写结束语，表达希望能得到这个机会。 [亮点词汇] ①be in trouble 处于困境中 ②be good at 擅长 ③English speech contest 英语演讲比赛 ④have been to 去过某地 ⑤such as 例如 ⑥hope to do 希望做某事 ⑦establish friendship 建立友谊 [高分句型] ①No matter who is in trouble, I will help him.（No matter who引导的让步状语从句） ②I would be most thankful if could give me the chance.（if引导的条件状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中英语 全卷满分100分。考试时间为90分钟。 试题包含选择题和非选择题。 一、听力理解(本大题共20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分) A)在下列每小题内，你将听到一个句子并看到供选择的A、B、C三幅图画。找出与你所听句子内容相匹配的图画。 B)下面你将听到十组对话，每组对话都有一个问题。根据对话内容，从每组所给的A、B、C三个选项中找出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。 5. Which country has the girl ever been to? A. China. B. The US. C. The UK. 6. What will the speakers do next? A. Sing songs. B. Listen to the news. C. We don’t know. 7. How many times has the man been to the space station? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. 8. What’s the matter with the boy? A.He’s got a headache.B. He’s got a stomach ache.C. He’s got a headache and a stomach ache. 9. What is the doctor’s advice? A.Going to work today. B. Staying in bed. C. Taking some medicine. 10. Why will the girl go to Japan? To meet a friend. B. To learn Japanese. C. To do a project 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The girl’s mother. B. The girl’s cousin. C. The girl’s holiday. 12. How old is the girl now? A.8. B.10. C.18. 13 When will the film start? A. At 5:30. B. At 6:00. C. At 6:40. 14. What does the boy think of talk shows? A. Good. B. Boring. C. Interesting. C)听下面长对话或独白。每段长对话或独白后都有几个问题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听下面一段材料，回答第15至第17题。 15. What is the man in England for? A. For work. B. For vacation. C. For study. 16. Who lives with the man in London now? A. His friends. B. His workmates. C. His family. 17. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The man’s wife works in London. B. The couple(夫妇) are both teachers.C. The man lives at 502, North Street. 听下面一段材料，回答第18至第20题。 18. What did Daming want to do? A. To write letters to his teachers. B. To have a pen friend in America.C. To go to America. 19. Why DIDN’T the boy write to Daming? A. Because he moved to another city. B. Because he didn’t want a friend.C. Because he didn’t like writing at all. 20. What did the students want to know? A. Something in the letter. B. Something about New York.C. Something about China. 一、单选题：本大题共20小题，共20分。 1. He has lots of exciting ________ of travelling around the world. A. experiences B. expectations C. collections D. expressions 2. I to the West Lake four times, but I will go there again this summer. A. have gone B. have been C. went D. had gone 3. 一The cheese doesn't good. Why don't we go to buy some fresh cheese? 一Sounds great! A. see B. find C. sound D. taste 4. His father can’t afford ________ such a big house with a swimming pool. A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. bought 5. —It’s your last ________, so don’t give up! —I won’t. A. chance B. memory C. excuse D. result 6. —________ have you stayed in Los Angeles? —Not long, just since last week. A. How soon B. How often C. How many times D. How long 7. —Look! The light is still on in Helen’s office. —Maybe she ________ her work. A. hasn’t finished B. won’t finish C. doesn’t finish D. didn’t finish 8. —Have you had your car ________ a long time? —Not really. I have had it ________ two months ago. A. for；since B. since；for C. for；for D. since；since 9. It is difficult __________ me _________ the work by myself. A on; finish B. for; to finish C. on; to finish D. for; finishing 10. Teachers expect all their students ________ progress day by day. A. to make B. make C. to take D. take 11. It’s raining so ________ that we can ________ go out. A. hard; hardly B. hard; hard C. hardly; hard D. hardly; hardly 12. Lu Xun ________ for about 87 years since he ________ in 1936. A. has been dead; died B. has died; was dying C. died; was dead D. was dead; died 13. —I’ve made little progress in midterm exam last month. —Don’t worry. ________. A. It’s never too old to learn B. Rome was not built in a day C. Well begun is half done D. You cannot burn the candle at both ends 14. —______ have you had the mobile phone? —Since 2015. A. How often B. How long C. How soon D. How many 15. Mr Smith ________ to China 10 years ago and has been there ________. A. has gone; since then B. went; ever since C. has gone; since than D. went; from then 16. We were so careless yesterday, so we lost the match. It taught us a ________. A. question B. subject C. lesson D. story 17. The boy comes from ________, but he can speak ________ as well. A. Russian; Russian B. Germany; Germany C. Japanese; Japanese D. France; English 18. —Listen! Our music teacher is playing the music of Two Butterflies. —_________! A. What a sweet music B. How sweet music C. How a sweet music D. What sweet music 19. —What’s ________ matter with Lucy? —She’s got ________ toothache. A. a; an B. the; a C. /; the D. the; an 20. —What’s Han Mei like? —________. A. She is a volunteer B. She studies very hard C. She likes skating D. She is heavy but beautiful 二、完形填空：本大题共 10小题，共10分。 In our daily lives, communication plays an important role. It’s not just about ____21____ ourselves clearly but also about understanding others. The way we talk with others can either help build ____22____ relationships or create unnecessary misunderstandings. Learning what not to say is probably more important than learning what to say. As you talk with others, you will ____23____ that the wise speak less. Speak when you have something valuable to add, or don’t say anything. Poor e-mails with a few writing mistakes can be ____24____ among friends. But when you communicate with your teachers, you should take it ____25____ and avoid those mistakes. Avoid any communication in an emotional state (情绪激动的状态) because you might say things you will ____26____ later. One unnecessary word at the ____27____ time or place can break a relationship. Such is the power of words. Another problem to overcome is speaking too fast. Although our minds are working ____28____ than our speech, we are inclined (倾向于) to speak fast. This does not mean that the person hearing it will get it faster. So ____29____, and think before you speak. “When I get ready to speak to people,” Abraham Lincoln said, “I spend two-thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one-third thinking what I want to say. At last, being humorous is also important. But you should know that not all ____30____ are funny. Never say anything that could hurt others. 21. A. expressing B. improving C. leading D. imagining 22. A. weak B. simple C. strong D. easy 23. A. describe B. realize C. explain D. guess 24. A. chosen B. caused C. avoided D. accepted 25. A. seriously B. bravely C. actively D. excitedly 26. A. forget B. enjoy C. remember D. regret 27. A. boring B. interesting C. quiet D. wrong 28. A. faster B. worse C. harder D. earlier 29. A. put down B. turn down C. slow down D. pull down 30. A. mistakes B. jokes C. noises D. results 四、阅读理解：本大题共20小题，共20分。 A Dear Editor, My English teacher is very strict with us. Several days ago, when we were having an English class, Tom asked me a question. But she thought we were chatting in class. She was angry and blamed (责备) us in the lesson. This made me uncomfortable. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class. However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do? Joseph Dear Joseph, Every teacher wants his or her students to study hard. They hope that you can listen to the teachers carefully in their lessons. So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you and Tom did that day. If she knows the fact, she will say sorry to you and be pleased to hear that you want to learn English well. Editor 31. Why did Joseph write the letter to the editor? A. Because he wanted to tell the editor something interesting. B. Because he wanted to get some advice from the editor. C. Because he wanted to share his happiness with the editor. D. Because he wanted to make friends with the editor. 32. What happened during Joseph’s English class several days ago? A. He played with Tom in the class. B. He couldn’t answer the teacher’s questions. C. He asked Tom some questions. D. His teacher blamed him in the class. 33. Why didn’t Joseph like English class after that? A. Because he couldn’t understand what his teacher said. B. Because he often made mistakes in English class. C. Because English class made him nervous. D. Because he didn’t like to learn English at all. 34. What did the editor ask Joseph to do? A. To have a talk with Tom. B. To learn English by himself. C. To say sorry to his English teacher. D. To have a talk with his English teacher. 35. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Joseph liked to ask questions in English class. B. The English teacher was very strict with the students. C. The editor offered Joseph some helpful advice. D. Joseph liked to learn English although his English teacher blamed him. B How can you help keep people from getting sick this flu (流感) season? It’s not too hard. Just take these steps: ※ Wash your hands often, especially before eating and after coughing or blowing your nose. ※ Keep your coughs to yourself (use a tissue instead of your hand). ※ Keep your hands out of your eyes, mouth, and nose. You may have heard all these before, but flu season is a great time to start doing them. By following these pieces of advice, you might be able to keep yourself from getting sick and stop germs from spreading (传播) around and making other people sick. So your hands are very important. A lot of germs get in your body from there. Germs get on your hands and you put your hands in your eyes, nose, and especially, your mouth. How to stop germs? Yeah, hand washing. You might pick up germs here and there. So when you wash your hands, you wash away germs. But how to wash your hands? That’s easy: wash your hands with soap and warm water (not cold or hot). Don’t forget to wash around your fingernails (指甲). This is one place germs like to be. Wash for about 15 to 20 seconds—about how long it takes to sing “Happy birthday” twice. 36. Which is not mentioned (提到) that you need to wash your hands in this passage? A. Before eating. B. After coughing. C. After eating. D. Blowing your nose. 37. What does the underlined word “tissue” mean? A. 皮套 B. 布条 C. 薄纱 D. 纸巾 38. From which part do germs get in our bodies? A. From our eyes. B. From our hands. C. From our mouths. D. From our noses. 39. How many pieces of advice does the writer give us about washing hands? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 40. What does this article mainly tell us? A. It tells us how to stop the flu spreading. B. It tells us how to wash our hands. C. It tells us how germs get into our bodies. D. It tells us how we keep ourselves strong. C I started learning English at the age of 22. It is a bit late to start learning a language. Of course the age is not a problem if you really want to learn something, and I support (支持) lifetime learning. However, it is also a fact that kids learn languages much faster than adults (成年人). Anyway, I studied English first and then studied Translation (翻译) in the US. I had to first finish the six-month long English study and score 550 on the TOEFL (托福) in order to go to the US. It was challenging to score 550 on the TOEFL in six months for an English learner from the start. However, the six-month-long study was very successful. In order to do well, I moved to a different city and I rented (租) a house with a friend who was also studying English. We did not have any distractions (干扰因素) such as televisions or computers or smart phones, and anyway there was no smart phones in 1995 and we were lucky to get fewer distractions. We had classes every weekday from 8:30 to 16:30 with a lunch break only. Every day after the classes were over, we would directly go back home and have something for dinner and start doing our homework. This study would go on until we became sleepy. I remember this went on and on for six months, the only distraction was the weekend movie break. Finally, both my friend and I were very excited about getting a TOEFL score of 550 and went to the US. All the best to you in your journey of learning a language. 41. What does the writer think of learning? A. It’s hard to get into a habit. B. It should last for a whole life. C. It can be easier when one gets older. D. People should learn at the early age. 42. What does the underlined word “challenging” mean? A. Quick. B. Possible. C. Lucky. D. Difficult. 43. What did the writer do to study English well? A. She left her own city. B. She bought a smart phone. C. She moved to a friend’s house. D. She watched the programs in English. 44. Which is TRUE about the writer’s English study? A. She felt sleepy sometimes during the day. B. She didn’t take her lunch break at all. C. She had classes five days a week. D. She watched movies alone to improve listening. 45. How did the writer most probably feel about the TOEFL score? A. Sad. B. Pleased. C. Nervous. D. Worried. D Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth. What many people don't know is that junk(垃圾)has become a problem in outer space too. According to BBC News, there are more than 22, 000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth. And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes (望远镜). There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see. Objects, like bits of old space rockets or satellites, move around the planet at very high speeds fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts. If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship, it could damage the vehicle. To make things worse, when two objects in space crash, they break into many smaller pieces. For example, when a U.S. satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009, it broke into more than 2,000 pieces, increasing the amount of space junk. To reduce additional space junk, countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most. Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth's atmosphere after that time. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up. Many scientists also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk. In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk. The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth's atmosphere to burn up. The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed. The problem is becoming more challenging because we're sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers,” says Marco Castronuovo, an Italian space Researcher. “The time to act is now. The longer we leave the problem, the bigger it will become,” he says. 46. What does the underlined word “these” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Telescopes. B. Satellites. C. Pieces of space junk. D. BBC news reports. 47. Why is space junk considered a problem? A. It buns up after it re-enters the atmosphere B. It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth C. It could force new space tools to travel at slower speeds D. It may crash into other space tools causing damage or death 48. Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth's atmosphere so that . A. the tools can be reused later B. the tools don't become space junk C. the earth’s atmosphere can stay clean D. the effects of space flight can be studied 49. How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk? A. Catch it with nets. B. Use robots to collect it. C. Burn it in the earth's atmosphere. D. Send it further away from the earth. 50. In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article? A. Environment. B. Local News. C. Education. D. Fashion. 五、任务型阅读 1. 本大题共1小题，共5分。 多任务混合 A.主语+谓语 B.主语+系动词+表语 C.主语+谓语+宾语 D.主语+谓语+间接宾语+直接宾语 E.主语+谓语+宾语+宾语补足语 ____51____ I know her very well. ____52____ My friend sent me a book last week. ____53____ She looked a bit tired. ____54____ The English class begins at eight. ____55____ He always makes me happy every day. 2、本大题共1小题，共5分。 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。 How do astronauts live in space? Are you interested in the life of astronauts in space? Do you know how they eat, sleep and bathe in space? Next we will tell you some useful information. How do the astronauts eat in space? Like people on the earth, the astronauts also have three meals every day. They stored their food in some special locker trays. They can help stop the food from flying away. The astronauts need to heat their food before they eat. It takes them about 20 to 30 minutes to finish this step. How do the astronauts sleep in space? We all know that things are easy to float in space, and so are the bodies of the astronauts. To solve the problem, their bodies will be strapped when they sleep. The astronauts can be stopped from floating away in this way. The astronauts have bedtimes. They usually sleep for 8 hours a day. How do the astronauts shower in space? Because of the effect of zero gravity (重力), the astronauts don’t have the luxury of taking showers in outer space. Water can’t flow the way as it does on the earth, so the astronauts have to use other methods to keep themselves clean. For example, they use wet towels and waterless shampoos (免洗洗发水). Useful information about space ____56____ Eating *They have as many meals as people ____57____ every day * They keep the food in some special locker trays. * They spend about 20 to 30 minutes heating the food before eating it. ____58____ * They strap themselves to avoid floating away. * They usually sleep for 8 hours a day. Bathing * They don’t take showers ____59____ there’s no gravity in outer space. The water isn’t able to flow the same way as it does on the Earth. * They use special shampoos to clean the hair ____60____ using any water. 六、完成句子本大题共5小题，共10分。 61. 收到你的信真是太好了，迫不及待马上见到你。 It was great to hear from you, and I ________ to meet you. 62. 我们已经量了她的体温，体温不高。 We have ________ her ________ and it’s not high. 63. 这本书是2019年出版的。 The book ________ in 2019. 64 ——你能告诉我怎么做飞机模型吗？ ——当然，没问题！ —Can you tell me how to make a model plane? —Sure, ________! 65. 昨天下午我感觉很不舒服，就离校回家了。 I ________ and went back home from school yesterday afternoon. 七. 本大题共1小题，共10分。 Need a reason to smile? Then you will be happy to know that, March 20, is not j____66____ a day of spring, but also the International Day of Happiness. This day shows us that happiness is a human goal. The subject of it is about happy together and e____67____ people worldwide to think about what we have in common, rather than what divides us. The idea to c____68____ this holiday was suggested by Bhutan (不丹). A____69____ the country is poor it is one of the happiest countries in the world. Here are a few s____70____ to help you celebrate the International Day of Happiness: Treat yourself. Go ahead and enjoy a cup of coffee, while watching your f____71____ television show or reading a good book. Start a conversation. We often spend our days in f____72____ of computers or smartphones. Try to set them aside for one evening and spend time c____73____ with your parents and siblings(兄弟姐妹). Create a happiness wall Ask your family or friends to write down one thing that makes them h____74____ on a colourful sticker and create a wall of happiness. This can help you remember all the good things happening around you and keep you s_____75_____. 八、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共10分。 76. 假如你是红星中学的一名学生——王红，暑假期间你校将迎来一批英国学生。为了向外国友人介绍中国传统文化并展示你校学生风采，现开展竞选英语讲解员的活动。请根据以下信息写一封英文自荐信。 要点提示： 1. 你乐于助人，待人友善； 2. 擅长英语，去年英语演讲比赛获得一等奖，去过两次英国； 3. 爱好读书，喜欢看历史和科技等方面的书籍； 4. 希望与外国友人建立友谊，交流中国传统文化。 要求： 1. 词数：60～80个。 2. 短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 3. 要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。 Dear sir, I’m a student from Hongxing Middle School. I’d like to become one of the guides._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I would be most thankful if you could give me the chance. Thank you! Yours, Wang Hong 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$