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2024-2025年上学期期中学情检测 八年级英语试题 （分值：110分） 第一部分 听力理解（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分） 第一节 听下面五个句子，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答语。每个句子读两遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. It will rain. B. I like sunny days. C. It isn’t going to rain. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Five minutes’ walk. B. The Fruit Store. C. On foot. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Wonderful. B. In the park. C. With my friends. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. It’s not healthy. B. I like eating it. C. Once a week. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Chicken. B. Soccer. C. Relaxing. 第二节 听下面五段短对话，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 6. Where will the speakers eat this New Year’s Eve? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At home. B. In the new restaurant. C. By the river. 7. When did Mike watch a new movie in Cinema City? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Yesterday morning. B. Yesterday afternoon. C. Last night. 8. Who wants to be an actress in the future? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Billy. B. Billy’s friend. C. Lisa. 9. What do Larry and Mary want to do together? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A To read a book. B. To watch a comedy. C. To play computer games. 10. What does Danny think of soap operas? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Wonderful. B. Interesting. C. Boring. 第三节 听下面两段长对话，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。 请听对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. How old is Mike? A. Six. B. Nine. C. Twelve. 12. What language does Mike use to tell jokes? A. Russian. B. Chinese. C. English. 请听对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. How far is it from Linda’s home to Park Store? A Five minutes’ walk. B. Ten minutes’ walk. C. Twenty minutes’ walk. 14. Which store has the most expensive things? A Park Store. B. Rose Store. C. Green Store. 15. How often does Linda go to Park Store? A. Hardly ever. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week. 听下面一段独白，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。独白读两遍。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 16. What does Bill do in the morning? A. He exercises and reads English. B. He does English exercises. C. He practices listening to English. 17. How often does Bill go to the movies? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Never. 18. What does Bill often do after school? A. B. C. 19. How many times does Bill go home every week? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Four times. 20. Where is Bill’s pen pal from? A. Australia. B. Britain. C. Canada. 第二部 分完形填空（每题1分，共10分） Everyone expects to succeed in life. Even ____21____ a teenager, you can get success in your life. Here are some important ____22____ that may be helpful. Do well in school. No matter (无论) how ____23____ it is now, education will help you become a creative member in society (社会). Try your best to be excellent at school. Listen to the teachers, do your homework, study hard, ____24____ you’ll get good grades. Doing these things will help you get into a better high school. Do good in your neighborhood. Helping others can not only improve your community’s status (社区地位), but also make you feel happier. Find some work that you are interested in. ____25____, plant trees or pick up the garbage in the neighborhood. When you help others, it ____26____ you feel better about yourself. Be nice to your parents and teachers. Show respect (尊敬) for them and their ideas even though they make you unhappy ____27____. Remember, they are always there to help you. Don’t forget that they do the things ____28____ they care about you. You are not able ____29____ your teachers or your family, but you should get on well with them. They are teaching you how to be a good person. In a word, to have a successful teenage life isn’t really hard. Take action right now, and you will enjoy ____30____ that a teenage life brings to you. 21. A. of B. as C. in 22. A. points B. problems C. questions 23. A. interesting B. bored C. boring 24. A. and B. or C. but 25. A. Such as B. For example C. And so on 26. A. will make B. make C. made 27. A. in time B. on time C. at times 28. A. so B. because C. why 29. A. choose B. choosing C. to choose 30. A. successful B. the success C. the succeed 第三部分 阅读理解（本题共40分） (A) The Central Museum Exhibitions (展览会) The Central Museum is an exciting place to visit. These days we have exhibitions on: ·changes in the English language over the past 400 years ·the history of international business from 1400—1900 There are guided tours for large groups, school and college groups Cost Admission (入场券) is free Opening time The museum is open: Wednesday 9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m. Thursday 9:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. How to find us The museum is on Park Street. By bus: Bus 10 and Bus 23 stop outside the museum. By train: The nearest station is Lane Central, which is a five-minute walk away. We’re sorry that there isn’t any car parking (停车场). Further information For more information, please call the help desk at 477089. 根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案。 31. From the exhibition about international business, we can learn about ________. A. the past 400 years’ history of it B. its history before 1400 C. 500 years’ history of it 32. People can visit the Central Museum at ________. A. 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday B. 4:30 p.m. on Thursday C. 9:30 a.m. on Saturday 33. It takes ________ to walk to the Central Museum from Lane Central Station. A. 5 minutes B. 10 minutes C. 23 minutes 34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material? A. College groups have to pay to visit the museum. B. One can go to the museum by bus. C. The telephone number of the help desk is 470789. 35. You might see this material ________. A. in a storybook B. in a dictionary C. in a newspaper (B) One’s attitude (态度) is always important. If you are lazy, you will never taste any success. But if you work hard, success and happiness will be more likely to (更加可能) come to you. I love eating tomatoes. But you can’t get them until autumn. If you try them before the right time, they may taste bad. In Grade Eight, because of my poor grades, my parents were worried that I wouldn’t be able to get into an excellent middle school. They pushed me to study harder, but I didn’t really understand why they were so anxious (焦虑的). Summer came, and I studied hard. The hot weather made me sleepy and I couldn’t pay attention to my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop working, my mom would say to me, with a serious look on her face, “If a tomato tree doesn’t grow in summer, it can’t have fruit in autumn! Only through hard work, can you get the good result of your work”. Although I didn’t understand it at that time, I gradually (逐渐地) came to see the truth of her words. A few months later, I succeeded in getting into the key middle school. It was autumn. Walking in my new school, I could see quite a few tomato trees. The fruit was so red that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly, I realized that working hard may be bitter (苦的) but its fruit is sweet. My mom was right: If a tomato tree doesn’t grow during summer, it can’t have fruit in autumn. I smiled. I grew in the summer and now it was autumn. 根据短文内容判断正/误，正确的写A，错误写B。 36. According to the passage, the writer was always a lazy middle school student. 37. The writer was so worried that he could understand why his parents were so anxious. 38. Later, the writer realized working hard may be bitter but its fruit is sweet. 39. In order to get into the key middle school, the writer grew many tomato trees through the summer. 40. From the passage, we know that no pains (痛苦), no gains (收获). (C) People in Poland (波兰) have their ways of spending free time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily. Many Polish people like traveling They look for new places that they have never been to (去过). Some like to climb mountains and others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim. These activities can make them get exercise and are good for their health. Many Polish people also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually crazy about football, because football is the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support (支持) a team, so they go to watch every match of the team they support. They also buy many things that have to do with (关于) the team. Watching sports and doing them are both good ways to relax. And what’s more, doctors say that doing sports is very good for health. Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to take exercise classes to keep fit. Polish people also have many other ways to spend their free time. And they really enjoy their free time. 根据语篇内容，选择最佳答案。 41. Polish people have many different hobbies so they can ________. A. finish all their work on time B. solve (解决) their everyday problems C. relax themselves in their free time 42. Some Polish people like climbing mountains because ________. A. they can get exercise from it B. they can avoid bad weather C. it is comfortable and fun 43. Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage? A. Playing football. B. Skating. C. Swimming. 44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Polish people always travel to the places they have ever been to. B. Polish people are so crazy about football that they watch every match. C. Polish young men in town often take exercise classes to stay healthy. 45. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Polish culture is colorful. B. The free time of Polish people is full. C. Doing free time activities is good for health. (D) I learned the hard way how to make friends in a new school. At my old school in Toronto, I was in the football team and in the music club, ____46____ ____47____ When I was 16 years old, my parents decided to move to Florida. Going to a new school was not easy for me. ____48____ The class schedule (课程表) and the teachers’ teaching methods were different. All the students wore their own clothes instead of (代替) school uniforms. ____49____ But I did not want to talk to them. After a few weeks, ____50____ I began to feel lonely (孤单). Two months passed before I got the courage (勇气) to talk to a few classmates. I always said to them kindly, “How are you? Can we become good friends?” Finally, I realized that they were common people, just like me. I began to have some friends. I learned an important lesson about making friends that year. 根据短文内容，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文完整，选项中有一项为多余项，每个选项只能用一次。 A. Some kids tried to be nice to me. B. Everything changed (变化). C. so I was very popular and had a lot of friends. D. The first day in my new school was really difficult. E. I found that no one tried to talk to me anymore. F. so I had no time to make many friends. (E) A duck is very sad because he looks different from all the other ducks. They don’t want to play with him and they think he is very ugly. But when he grows up, he is surprised to find himself a handsome young swan (天鹅)! This is the story of The Ugly Duckling by Danish (丹麦) writer Hans Christian Andersen. In fact, Andersen was an “ugly duckling” himself. He was from a poor family in Odense, Denmark. As a young boy, Andersen was tall, ugly and had a big nose. His friends always made fun of his big nose. Later, after his father died, Andersen had to make a living (谋生) by himself. He had a hard life and tried different kinds of jobs. For example, he once worked as a dress maker and made money in a theater. The difficulties helped him to write. He started writing in the year 1832 and wrote many famous fairy tales such as The Emperor’s New Clothes and so on. He kept writing for 43 years, till the end of his life in 1875. In his life, he finished 168 works and we can read them in about 150 languages. They never stop bringing happiness to kids around the world. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。(每小题答案不得超过5个词) 51. What does Hans Christian Andersen do? _____________________________________________ 52. How was Andersen’s family? _____________________________________________ 53. What did Andersen’s friends make fun of ? _____________________________________________ 54. When did Andersen have to make a living by himself ? _____________________________________________ 55. How many languages can we read Andersen’s works in? _____________________________________________ 第四部分 语言知识运用（本大题共20小题，每小题一分） 第一节 选词填空 从方框中选择适当的词填空，使短文意思完整，每词限用一次。方框中有一个词为多余项。 umbrella itself talent swing another without them longest falls safe common Is having a tail (尾巴) just for good looks? No, many animals can’t live ___56___ their tails. For a squirrel, its tail is used for many things. In summer, its tail is like an ___57___. On rainy days, the squirrel usually puts the end of its tail over its head. When winter comes, the tail can be used as a blanket (毯子). If the squirrel ___58___ from a tree, its tail can act as a cushion (垫子). A porcupine (豪猪) can use its tail to protect ___59___. A porcupine has quills (刺) all over its body, and the tail’s quills are the ___60___ and the strongest. So if a human or an animal comes near the porcupine, it will ___61___ its tail back and forth (来回地). A whitetail deer is a very ___62___ deer. If the deer raises its tail, it is telling other deer, “Danger! Get out of here.” When other deer see the raising tail, they will run away to a ___63___ place. An opossum (袋貂) has great ___64___. It has a very long, thick tail. The tail is like ____65____ hand, because it can help carry things so that its four hands are free to climb up the tree. 第二节 语法填空 根据内容填写所缺单词或用所给词的正确形式填空，使语篇完整。 We celebrated the China Hanfu Day from April 28th to May 13th, 2018 in Xi’an. There ___66___ (be) catwalk shows and traditional (传统的) music concerts. That day people wore traditional ___67___ (China) clothing. Hanfu fans ___68___ all over the country gathered (聚集) there to take photos and put them online for a Hanfu photo ___69___ (compete). China Hanfu Day is on the ___70___ (three) day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar. In ancient China, this day was also known as Shangsi Festival. Its purpose (目的) is to encourage young Chinese to be proud of traditional clothing, ___71___ well as Chinese culture. Han people ___72___ (live) in China before the Qing dynasty. Hanfu is their traditional clothing. It has a history of about 3,000 years and it also ___73___ (change). However, some of its main characteristics (特点) remain. For example, there are two parts that overlap (交叠) on the front. People call it “Jiao Ling”. On the other hand, people usually use ribbons (系带) instead of buttons (扣子). It is the main characteristic of Hanfu, too. China is ___74___ (become) a leading country in the world, and the Chinese people feel more confident (有信心的 ) about its traditional culture than ever before. Wearing traditional clothing might be ____75____ interesting way of showing how we feel about this. 第五部分 书面表达（本大题共20分） 76. 假设你是Mike，请根据你的笔友Peter的电子邮件给他回复。 Dear Mike, How are you doing? Now I’m in a new school in New York. Honestly, I feel a little lonely because everything is new to me. I really want to know how to make friends with others. You can give me some advice (建议), right? By the way, do you have many friends? What is your best friend like? Hope you can share with me. Bye for now! Yours, Peter 写作要求： 1. 不得使用真实的姓名和学校名。 2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。 3. 字迹工整、语言精练、表达准确、条理清晰。 4. 至少80词。 Dear Peter, How is everything going?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes! Yours, Mike 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2024-2025年上学期期中学情检测 八年级英语试题 （分值：110分） 第一部分 听力理解（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分） 第一节 听下面五个句子，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答语。每个句子读两遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. It will rain. B. I like sunny days. C. It isn’t going to rain. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】Why not take the umbrella? 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Five minutes’ walk. B. The Fruit Store. C. On foot. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】Which store is close to your home? 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Wonderful. B. In the park. C. With my friends. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】How was your last school trip? 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. It’s not healthy. B. I like eating it. C. Once a week. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】How often do you eat hamburgers? 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Chicken. B. Soccer. C. Relaxing. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】What do you like for dinner? 第二节 听下面五段短对话，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 6. Where will the speakers eat this New Year’s Eve? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At home. B. In the new restaurant. C. By the river. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】A: Can we eat in the new restaurant this New Year’s Eve, Dad? B: I’m afraid not, dear. It’s too crowded outside. Let’s eat at home. 7. When did Mike watch a new movie in Cinema City? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Yesterday morning. B. Yesterday afternoon. C. Last night. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】A: What’s the best movie theater in your town, Mike? B: Cinema City, of course. I watched a new movie there last night. 8. Who wants to be an actress in the future? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A Billy. B. Billy’s friend. C. Lisa. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】A: Billy, do you like watching soap operas? B: No, I don’t. But my sister Lisa does and she wants to be an actress in the future. 9. What do Larry and Mary want to do together? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. To read a book. B. To watch a comedy. C. To play computer games. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】A: Larry, how about watching the comedy with me? I have two tickets. B: Great, Mary, let’s go. 10. What does Danny think of soap operas? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Wonderful. B. Interesting. C. Boring. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】A: There is a new soap opera on TV this evening. Can you watch it with me, Danny? B: Sorry, I don’t like soap operas. I think they are boring. I like watching action movies. 第三节 听下面两段长对话，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。 请听对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. How old is Mike? A. Six. B. Nine. C. Twelve. 12. What language does Mike use to tell jokes? A. Russian. B. Chinese. C. English. 【答案】11. C 12. C 【解析】 【原文】A: Did you meet Lucy’s cousin Mike on her nineth birthday? B: Yes, Mike is three years older than Lucy. He is a funny boy. A: What did you do at the party? B: We did many interesting things. At the party, Mike told many jokes. A: What languages can he speak? B: He can speak Chinese, English and Russian. He sang songs in Chinese, told jokes in English, and talked with his family members in Russian. A: He is so talented in languages. 请听对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. How far is it from Linda’s home to Park Store? A. Five minutes’ walk. B. Ten minutes’ walk. C. Twenty minutes’ walk. 14. Which store has the most expensive things? A. Park Store. B. Rose Store. C. Green Store. 15. How often does Linda go to Park Store? A. Hardly ever. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week. 【答案】13. A 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【原文】A: Linda, how many stores are there on our street? B: Three. Green Store, Park Store and Rose Store. A: Which store is closest to your home? B: Let me see. It takes me five minutes to walk to Park Store, ten minutes to Rose Store, and about twenty minutes to Green Store. A: Does Rose Store have the best service? B: Yes, but I hardly ever go there. A: Why? Are these things not good? B: No, I don’t go there because the things in it are the most expensive. A: So which store is your favorite? B: Park Store. The things in it are not bad, and the prices of them are not high either. I go there twice a week. 听下面一段独白，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。独白读两遍。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 16. What does Bill do in the morning? A. He exercises and reads English. B. He does English exercises. C. He practices listening to English. 17. How often does Bill go to the movies? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Never. 18. What does Bill often do after school? A. B. C. 19. How many times does Bill go home every week? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Four times. 20. Where is Bill’s pen pal from? A. Australia. B. Britain. C. Canada. 【答案】16. A 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. C 【解析】 【原文】Bill is a middle school student. He doesn’t live at home every day. He lives in the school with his classmates. Every morning, Bill gets up at six o’clock. He exercises and practices reading English. He never goes to the movies, and he only watches TV twice a week. After school, he often plays basketball. In the evening, he usually studies. Bill goes home once a week. He has a pen pal. His pen pal is Canadian. Bill writes to him once a month. Bill is a good boy. He often helps other students with their studies. His teachers and classmates all like him very much. 第二部 分完形填空（每题1分，共10分） Everyone expects to succeed in life. Even ____21____ a teenager, you can get success in your life. Here are some important ____22____ that may be helpful. Do well in school. No matter (无论) how ____23____ it is now, education will help you become a creative member in society (社会). Try your best to be excellent at school. Listen to the teachers, do your homework, study hard, ____24____ you’ll get good grades. Doing these things will help you get into a better high school. Do good in your neighborhood. Helping others can not only improve your community’s status (社区地位), but also make you feel happier. Find some work that you are interested in. ____25____, plant trees or pick up the garbage in the neighborhood. When you help others, it ____26____ you feel better about yourself. Be nice to your parents and teachers. Show respect (尊敬) for them and their ideas, even though they make you unhappy ____27____. Remember, they are always there to help you. Don’t forget that they do the things ____28____ they care about you. You are not able ____29____ your teachers or your family, but you should get on well with them. They are teaching you how to be a good person. In a word, to have a successful teenage life isn’t really hard. Take action right now, and you will enjoy ____30____ that a teenage life brings to you. 21. A. of B. as C. in 22. A. points B. problems C. questions 23. A. interesting B. bored C. boring 24. A. and B. or C. but 25. A. Such as B. For example C. And so on 26. A. will make B. make C. made 27. A. in time B. on time C. at times 28. A. so B. because C. why 29. A. choose B. choosing C. to choose 30. A. successful B. the success C. the succeed 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B 【解析】 【导语】本文就如何在生活中变得成功给出了一些建议。 【21题详解】 句意：即使作为一名青少年，你也可以在生活中获得成功。 of……的；as作为；in在……里面。根据“Even...a teenager, you can get success in your life”可知，本句表示“作为”一名青少年。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：这里有一些重要的要点可能会有所帮助。 points要点，观点；problems问题，难题；quecsions问题。接下来三段的首句“Do well in school.”，“Do good in your neighborhood.”和“Be nice to your parents and teachers.”都是可能有帮助的“要点”。故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：无论现在多么无聊，教育都能帮助你成为社会上有创造力的一员。 interesting有趣的，修饰物；bored厌烦的，修饰人；boring无聊的，修饰物。主语为it，此处是修饰物，排除B；no matter how引导让步状语从句，根据“No matter how...it is now, education will help you become a creative member in society”可知，本句应该表示无论现在多么“无聊”。故选C。 【24题详解】 句意：听老师讲课、做作业、努力学习，然后你会取得好成绩。 and然后，表示顺承；or或者，表示选择；but但是，表示转折。“you’ll get good grades”和“Listen to the teachers, do your homework, study hard”是顺承关系，应该用and连接。故选A。 【25题详解】 句意：例如，在附近种树或捡垃圾。 such as例如，后接名词、动名词等；for example例如，后接句子；and so on等等，用在举例的末尾，表示举例未完。根据“plant trees or pick up the garbage in the neighborhood.”可知，这是举的例子，且是独立成句，For example符合题意。故选B。 【26题详解】 句意：当你帮助别人的时候，那会使你感觉更好。 will make一般将来时；make一般现在时；made一般过去时。根据“When you help others, it...you feel better about yourself.”可知，本句是when引导的时间状语从句，从句时态为一般现在时，主句时态应用一般将来时。故选A。 【27题详解】 句意：尊重他们和他们的想法，即使他们有时会让你不开心。 in time及时；on time准时；at times有时。根据“Show respect for them and their ideas, even though they make you unhappy...”可知，此处表示“有时”会让自己不开心。故选C。 【28题详解】 句意：不要忘记，他们做这些事情是因为他们关心你。 so所以；because因为；why为什么。“they care about you”是“they do the things”的原因，应用because引导原因状语从句。故选B。 【29题详解】 句意：你不能选择你的老师或你的家人，但你应该与他们好好相处。 choose选择，动词原形；choosing动名词；to choose动词不定式。be able to do sth.“能够做某事”，应用动词不定式。故选C。 【30题详解】 句意：现在就行动起来，你会享受青春期生活带给你的成功。 successful成功的，形容词；the success成功，名词；succeed成功，动词，前面不能有the，本选项为错误结构。根据“you will enjoy...that a teenage life brings to you”可知，本空作enjoy的宾语，应该用名词。故选B。 第三部分 阅读理解（本题共40分） (A) The Central Museum Exhibitions (展览会) The Central Museum is an exciting place to visit. These days we have exhibitions on: ·changes in the English language over the past 400 years ·the history of international business from 1400—1900 There are guided tours for large groups, school and college groups Cost Admission (入场券) is free Opening time The museum is open: Wednesday 9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m. Thursday 9:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. How to find us The museum is on Park Street. By bus: Bus 10 and Bus 23 stop outside the museum. By train: The nearest station is Lane Central, which is a five-minute walk away. We’re sorry that there isn’t any car parking (停车场). Further information For more information, please call the help desk at 477089. 根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案。 31. From the exhibition about international business, we can learn about ________. A. the past 400 years’ history of it B. its history before 1400 C. 500 years’ history of it 32. People can visit the Central Museum at ________. A. 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday B. 4:30 p.m. on Thursday C. 9:30 a.m. on Saturday 33. It takes ________ to walk to the Central Museum from Lane Central Station. A. 5 minutes B. 10 minutes C. 23 minutes 34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material? A. College groups have to pay to visit the museum. B. One can go to the museum by bus. C. The telephone number of the help desk is 470789. 35. You might see this material ________. A. in a storybook B. in a dictionary C. in a newspaper 【答案】31. C 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了中央博物馆的相关信息，包括展览内容、费用、开放时间、位置及交通方式、咨询电话等。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“the history of international business from 1400—1900”可知，从国际商务展览中，我们可以了解到它1400—1900年这500年的历史。故选C。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Wednesday 9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m.”可知，人们可以在周三下午2点参观中央博物馆。故选A。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The nearest station is Lane Central, which is a five-minute walk away.”可知，从Lane Central车站步行到中央博物馆需要5分钟。故选A。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“By bus: Bus 10 and Bus 23 stop outside the museum”可知，可以乘公共汽车去博物馆。故选B。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了中央博物馆的相关信息，最有可能在报纸上看到。故选C。 (B) One’s attitude (态度) is always important. If you are lazy, you will never taste any success. But if you work hard, success and happiness will be more likely to (更加可能) come to you. I love eating tomatoes. But you can’t get them until autumn. If you try them before the right time, they may taste bad. In Grade Eight, because of my poor grades, my parents were worried that I wouldn’t be able to get into an excellent middle school. They pushed me to study harder, but I didn’t really understand why they were so anxious (焦虑的). Summer came, and I studied hard. The hot weather made me sleepy and I couldn’t pay attention to my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop working, my mom would say to me, with a serious look on her face, “If a tomato tree doesn’t grow in summer, it can’t have fruit in autumn! Only through hard work, can you get the good result of your work”. Although I didn’t understand it at that time, I gradually (逐渐地) came to see the truth of her words. A few months later, I succeeded in getting into the key middle school. It was autumn. Walking in my new school, I could see quite a few tomato trees. The fruit was so red that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly, I realized that working hard may be bitter (苦的) but its fruit is sweet. My mom was right: If a tomato tree doesn’t grow during summer, it can’t have fruit in autumn. I smiled. I grew in the summer and now it was autumn. 根据短文内容判断正/误，正确的写A，错误写B。 36. According to the passage, the writer was always a lazy middle school student. 37. The writer was so worried that he could understand why his parents were so anxious. 38. Later, the writer realized working hard may be bitter but its fruit is sweet. 39. In order to get into the key middle school, the writer grew many tomato trees through the summer. 40. From the passage, we know that no pains (痛苦), no gains (收获). 【答案】36. B 37. B 38. A 39. B 40. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章通过描述作者在八年级时因为成绩不好被父母督促学习的经历说明了努力的重要性。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Summer came, and I studied hard.”可知，夏天来了，作者努力学习，并且最后考入了重点中学，可推知她并不一直是个懒惰的学生。故选B。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“but I didn’t really understand why they were so anxious”可知，作者并不真正理解他们为什么这么焦虑。故选B。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Suddenly, I realized that working hard may be bitter (苦的) but its fruit is sweet.”可知，突然，作者意识到努力工作可能是苦的，但它的果实是甜的。故选A。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Summer came, and I studied hard.”并结合全文可知，夏天时作者在父母督促下努力学习，文章并没有提到种西红柿树。故选B。 【40题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“I realized that working hard may be bitter (苦的) but its fruit is sweet.”可知，作者意识到努力工作可能是苦的，但它的果实是甜的，这和“没有付出就没有收获”是一个道理。故选A。 (C) People in Poland (波兰) have their ways of spending free time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily. Many Polish people like traveling. They look for new places that they have never been to (去过). Some like to climb mountains and others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim. These activities can make them get exercise and are good for their health. Many Polish people also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually crazy about football, because football is the Polish national sport. Many football fans may support (支持) a team, so they go to watch every match of the team they support. They also buy many things that have to do with (关于) the team. Watching sports and doing them are both good ways to relax. And what’s more, doctors say that doing sports is very good for health. Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to take exercise classes to keep fit. Polish people also have many other ways to spend their free time. And they really enjoy their free time. 根据语篇内容，选择最佳答案。 41. Polish people have many different hobbies so they can ________. A. finish all their work on time B. solve (解决) their everyday problems C. relax themselves in their free time 42. Some Polish people like climbing mountains because ________. A. they can get exercise from it B. they can avoid bad weather C. it is comfortable and fun 43. Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage? A. Playing football. B. Skating. C. Swimming. 44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Polish people always travel to the places they have ever been to. B. Polish people are so crazy about football that they watch every match. C. Polish young men in town often take exercise classes to stay healthy. 45. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Polish culture is colorful. B. The free time of Polish people is full. C. Doing free time activities is good for health. 【答案】41. C 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了波兰人的休闲方式有哪些。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据“They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.”可知，波兰人有很多不同的爱好，所以他们可以在空闲时间放松自己。故选C。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Some like to climb mountains and others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim. These activities can make them get exercise and are good for their health.”可知，有的波兰人喜欢爬山是因为他们可以从中得到锻炼。故选A。 43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“They are usually crazy about football”以及“and others like to go to the sea or a lake to swim.”可知，本文提到了踢足球和游泳，没有提到滑冰。故选B。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to take exercise classes to keep fit.”可知，镇上很多人，尤其是年轻男性，经常去健身房参加健身课程来保持健康。故选C。 【45题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“People in Poland (波兰) have their ways of spending free time. They have many different hobbies, which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.”可知，文章主要介绍了波兰人的空闲时间都安排得很满。故选B。 (D) I learned the hard way how to make friends in a new school. At my old school in Toronto, I was in the football team and in the music club, ____46____ ____47____ When I was 16 years old, my parents decided to move to Florida. Going to a new school was not easy for me. ____48____ The class schedule (课程表) and the teachers’ teaching methods were different. All the students wore their own clothes instead of (代替) school uniforms. ____49____ But I did not want to talk to them. After a few weeks, ____50____ I began to feel lonely (孤单). Two months passed before I got the courage (勇气) to talk to a few classmates. I always said to them kindly, “How are you? Can we become good friends?” Finally, I realized that they were common people, just like me. I began to have some friends. I learned an important lesson about making friends that year. 根据短文内容，将下面方框内句子还原到文中空白处，使短文完整，选项中有一项为多余项，每个选项只能用一次。 A. Some kids tried to be nice to me. B. Everything changed (变化). C. so I was very popular and had a lot of friends. D. The first day in my new school was really difficult. E. I found that no one tried to talk to me anymore. F. so I had no time to make many friends. 【答案】46. C 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. E 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者在新学校交朋友的艰难经历以及学到的教训。 【46题详解】 根据“At my old school in Toronto, I was in the football team and in the music club,”可知，在多伦多的老学校里，作者在足球队和音乐俱乐部，选项C“所以我很受欢迎，有很多朋友。”是前文的结果，符合语境。故选C。 【47题详解】 根据“At my old school in Toronto, I was in the football team and in the music club...When I was 16 years old, my parents decided to move to Florida. Going to a new school was not easy for me.”可知，前文讲在多伦多的学校很受欢迎，后文讲搬到佛罗里达后的新学校，B选项“一切都变了。”能很好地衔接。故选B。 【48题详解】 根据“Going to a new school was not easy for me.”可知，去新学校对我来说不容易，D选项“在新学校的第一天真的很难。”是对“不容易”的具体说明。故选D。 【49题详解】 根据“But I did not want to talk to them.”可知，作者不想和他们说话，选项A“一些孩子试图对我友好。”与之形成转折关系，符合语境。故选A。 【50题详解】 根据“I began to feel lonely (孤单).”可知，我开始感到孤单，E选项“我发现再也没有人试图和我说话了” 是感到孤单的原因。故选E。 (E) A duck is very sad because he looks different from all the other ducks. They don’t want to play with him and they think he is very ugly. But when he grows up, he is surprised to find himself a handsome young swan (天鹅)! This is the story of The Ugly Duckling by Danish (丹麦) writer Hans Christian Andersen. In fact, Andersen was an “ugly duckling” himself. He was from a poor family in Odense, Denmark. As a young boy, Andersen was tall, ugly and had a big nose. His friends always made fun of his big nose. Later, after his father died, Andersen had to make a living (谋生) by himself. He had a hard life and tried different kinds of jobs. For example, he once worked as a dress maker and made money in a theater. The difficulties helped him to write. He started writing in the year 1832 and wrote many famous fairy tales such as The Emperor’s New Clothes and so on. He kept writing for 43 years, till the end of his life in 1875. In his life, he finished 168 works and we can read them in about 150 languages. They never stop bringing happiness to kids around the world. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。(每小题答案不得超过5个词) 51. What does Hans Christian Andersen do? _____________________________________________ 52. How was Andersen’s family? _____________________________________________ 53. What did Andersen’s friends make fun of ? _____________________________________________ 54. When did Andersen have to make a living by himself ? _____________________________________________ 55. How many languages can we read Andersen’s works in? _____________________________________________ 【答案】51. He is a writer. 52. His family was poor. 53. His big nose. 54. After his father died. 55. About 150 languages. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了丹麦作家安徒生的早期经历和成就。 【51题详解】 根据“This is the story of The Ugly Duckling by Danish (丹麦) writer Hans Christian Andersen.”可知，Hans Christian Andersen是一位作家。故填He is a writer. 【52题详解】 根据“He was from a poor family”可知，他来自一个贫穷家庭。故填His family was poor. 【53题详解】 根据“His friends always made fun of his big nose.”可知，他的朋友们总是嘲笑他的大鼻子。故填His big nose. 【54题详解】 根据“after his father died, Andersen had to make a living (谋生) by himself.”可知，他的父亲去世后，安徒生不得不独自谋生。故填After his father died. 【55题详解】 根据“we can read them in about 150 languages”可知，我们可以在大约150种语言中读到它们。故填About 150 languages. 第四部分 语言知识运用（本大题共20小题，每小题一分） 第一节 选词填空 从方框中选择适当的词填空，使短文意思完整，每词限用一次。方框中有一个词为多余项。 umbrella itself talent swing another without them longest falls safe common Is having a tail (尾巴) just for good looks? No, many animals can’t live ___56___ their tails. For a squirrel, its tail is used for many things. In summer, its tail is like an ___57___. On rainy days, the squirrel usually puts the end of its tail over its head. When winter comes, the tail can be used as a blanket (毯子). If the squirrel ___58___ from a tree, its tail can act as a cushion (垫子). A porcupine (豪猪) can use its tail to protect ___59___. A porcupine has quills (刺) all over its body, and the tail’s quills are the ___60___ and the strongest. So if a human or an animal comes near the porcupine, it will ___61___ its tail back and forth (来回地). A whitetail deer is a very ___62___ deer. If the deer raises its tail, it is telling other deer, “Danger! Get out of here.” When other deer see the raising tail, they will run away to a ___63___ place. An opossum (袋貂) has great ___64___. It has a very long, thick tail. The tail is like ____65____ hand, because it can help carry things so that its four hands are free to climb up the tree. 【答案】56. without 57. umbrella 58. falls 59. itself 60. longest 61. swing 62. common 63. safe 64. talent 65. another 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了不同动物的尾巴在其生活中的重要作用和多种功能。 【56题详解】 句意：没有尾巴，许多动物无法生存。根据“No, many animals can’t live...their tails.”可知，许多动物不能没有尾巴，应用介词without“没有”，故填without。 【57题详解】 句意：在夏天，它的尾巴就像一把伞。根据“On rainy days, the squirrel usually puts the end of its tail over its head.”可知，尾巴在雨天像伞一样使用，umbrella“雨伞”，an修饰单数名词，故填umbrella。 【58题详解】 句意：如果松鼠从树上掉下来，它的尾巴可以充当垫子。根据“...from a tree, its tail can act as a cushion (垫子).”可知，是指松鼠从树上掉下来，fall“掉落”；if引导的条件状语从句应用一般现在时，主语the squirrel是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式。故填falls。 【59题详解】 句意：豪猪可以用它的尾巴来保护自己。根据“A porcupine (豪猪) can use its tail to protect”可知，豪猪用尾巴保护自己，应用反身代词itself，故填itself。 【60题详解】 句意：豪猪的身体上布满了刺，而尾巴上的刺是最长最强的。根据“the tail’s quills are the...and the strongest”和选词可知，尾巴上的刺是最长的，应用形容词最高级longest“最长的”，故填longest。 【61题详解】 句意：因此，如果人类或动物靠近豪猪，它会来回摆动尾巴。根据“ its tail back and forth (来回地).”可知，豪猪会来回摆动尾巴，swing“摇摆”，will后跟动词原形。故填swing。 【62题详解】 句意：白尾鹿是一种很常见的鹿。根据“deer”可知，空处应填形容词作定语，结合选词可知，此处是指白尾鹿很常见，形容词common“普通的”符合题意。故填common。 【63题详解】 句意：当其他鹿看到抬起的尾巴时，它们会跑到一个安全的地方。根据“Danger! Get out of here.”可知，发现危险，鹿会跑到安全的地方，应用形容词safe“安全的”作定语，故填safe。 【64题详解】 句意：袋貂有很大的天赋。根据“An opossum (袋貂) has great”结合选词可知，是指袋貂有很大的天赋，talent“天赋”，不可数名词。故填talent。 65题详解】 句意：尾巴就像另一只手，因为它可以帮助携带东西，这样它的四只手就可以自由地爬上树。根据“because it can help carry things”结合选词可知，是指尾巴像另一只手，another“另一个”符合题意，故填another。 第二节 语法填空 根据内容填写所缺单词或用所给词的正确形式填空，使语篇完整。 We celebrated the China Hanfu Day from April 28th to May 13th, 2018 in Xi’an. There ___66___ (be) catwalk shows and traditional (传统的) music concerts. That day people wore traditional ___67___ (China) clothing. Hanfu fans ___68___ all over the country gathered (聚集) there to take photos and put them online for a Hanfu photo ___69___ (compete). China Hanfu Day is on the ___70___ (three) day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar. In ancient China, this day was also known as Shangsi Festival. Its purpose (目的) is to encourage young Chinese to be proud of traditional clothing, ___71___ well as Chinese culture. Han people ___72___ (live) in China before the Qing dynasty. Hanfu is their traditional clothing. It has a history of about 3,000 years and it also ___73___ (change). However, some of its main characteristics (特点) remain. For example, there are two parts that overlap (交叠) on the front. People call it “Jiao Ling”. On the other hand, people usually use ribbons (系带) instead of buttons (扣子). It is the main characteristic of Hanfu, too. China is ___74___ (become) a leading country in the world, and the Chinese people feel more confident (有信心的 ) about its traditional culture than ever before. Wearing traditional clothing might be ____75____ interesting way of showing how we feel about this. 【答案】66. were 67. Chinese 68. from 69. competition 70. third 71. as 72. lived 73. changes 74 becoming 75. an 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了汉服节。 【66题详解】 句意：在这段时间里，有时装秀和传统音乐会。本句是There be句型，主语“catwalk shows and traditional music concerts”是复数，结合上文可知本句是一般过去时，动词需要使用过去式。故填were。 【67题详解】 句意：那天人们穿着传统的中国服饰。traditional后面需要一个形容词来修饰名词“clothing”。故填Chinese。 【68题详解】 句意：来自全国各地的汉服爱好者聚集在那里拍照，并将照片上传到网上参加汉服照片比赛。根据“all over the country”可知，此处指来自全国各地的汉服爱好者聚集在那里。故填from。 【69题详解】 句意：来自全国各地的汉服爱好者聚集在那里拍照，并将照片上传到网上参加汉服照片比赛。根据“a Hanfu photo”可知，此处指一个汉服比赛，需要使用名词形式。故填competition。 【70题详解】 句意：中国汉服日在农历三月初三。根据“day of the third month”可知，此处指第三个月的第三天，需要使用序数词。故填third。 【71题详解】 句意：它的目的是鼓励年轻的中国人对传统服饰以及中国文化感到自豪。“as well as”是一个固定短语，用于连接两个并列的成分，表示“以及”。故填as。 【72题详解】 句意：清朝以前，汉族人居住在中国。根据“before the Qing dynasty.”可知，本句是是一般过去时，动词需要使用过去式。故填lived。 【73题详解】 句意：它有大约3000年的历史，并且也在不断变化。结合上下文可知，这里描述的是汉服现在也处于变化中，因此使用一般现在时态，主语是第三人称，动词用单三。故填changes。 【74题详解】 句意：中国正在成为世界领先的国家，中国人民对其传统文化比以往任何时候都更加自信。根据空前“is”可知，本句用现在进行时。故填becoming。 【75题详解】 句意：穿着传统服饰可能是展示我们对此感受的一种有趣的方式。根据“interesting way of”可知，此处指一种有趣的方式，interesting是元音音素开头。故填an。 第五部分 书面表达（本大题共20分） 76. 假设你是Mike，请根据你的笔友Peter的电子邮件给他回复。 Dear Mike, How are you doing? Now I’m in a new school in New York. Honestly, I feel a little lonely because everything is new to me. I really want to know how to make friends with others. You can give me some advice (建议), right? By the way, do you have many friends? What is your best friend like? Hope you can share with me. Bye for now! Yours, Peter 写作要求： 1. 不得使用真实的姓名和学校名。 2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。 3. 字迹工整、语言精练、表达准确、条理清晰。 4. 至少80词。 Dear Peter, How is everything going?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes! Yours, Mike 【答案】例文 Dear Peter, How is everything going? I understand how lonely it can feel when everything around you is new. Here are some tips to help you make friends. First, you can join clubs or activities that interest you, and don’t hesitate to start conversations. Second, offer help to others. If you see someone who needs assistance, you can help them. Acts of kindness can create strong bonds and friendships. As for me, I do have several good friends, and my best friend is Tom. He’s incredibly kind, has a great sense of humor, and is always there for me. Take care and good luck making new friends! Best wishes! Yours, Mike 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本题是一封电子邮件； ②时态：本文用一般现在时； ③提示：回复朋友的邮件，向他提供交朋友的建议，介绍自己的交友情况，需要遵照所给要求，信息覆盖全面，适当补充细节。 [写作步骤] 第一步，问候，向对方提供交朋友的建议，注意内容充实，细节充分； 第二步，介绍自己的交友情况，注意行文连贯； 第三步，表达祝愿。 [亮点词汇] ①start conversations展开对话 ②as for…就某人而言 ③sense of humor幽默感 [高分句型] ①If you see someone who needs assistance, you can help them.（条件状语从句） ②I understand how lonely it can feel when everything around you is new.（时间状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $其中测试。第一节听下面五个句子，从每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选择最佳答语，每个句子读两遍。Number one, why not take the umbrella? Why not take the umbrella? Number two, which store is close to your home? Which store is close to your home? Number three, how was your last school trip? How was your last school trip? Number four, how often do you eat hamburgers? How often do you eat hamburgers? Number five, what do you like for dinner? What do you like for dinner? 第二节听下面5段短对话，从每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选择最佳答案，每段对话读两遍。Number six, can we eat in the new restaurant this new year's eve? Dad. i'm afraid not. Dear, it's too crowded outside. Let's eat at home. Can we eat in the new restaurant this new year's eve? Dad. i'm afraid not. Dear, it's too crowded outside. Let's eat at home. Number seven, what's the best movie theater in your town, mike? Cinema city, of course, I watched a new movie there last night. What's the best movie theater in your town, mike? Cinema city, of course, I watched a new movie there last night. Number eight, Billy, do you like watching sop uppers? No, I don't. But my sister lisa doesn't. He wants to be an actress in the future. Billy, do you like watching sop opper? No, I don't. But my sister lisa doesn't. He wants to be an actress in the future. Number nine, Larry, how about watching the comedy with me? I have two tickets. Great, mary. let's go. Larry, how about watching the comedy with me? I have two tickets. Great, mary, let's go. Number ten, there is a new soap Opera on T, V. This evening. Can you watch IT with me? danny? Sorry, I don't like so Operas. I think they're boring. I like watching action movies. There is a new soap Opera on T, V this evening. Can you watch IT with me? danny? Sorry, I don't like so Operas. I think they are boring. I like watching action movies. 第三节听下面两段长对话，从每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选择最佳答案，每段对话读两遍，请听第一段对话，回答第十一、十二小题。Did you meet Lucy, cousin mike on her nine birthday? Yes, mike is three years older than Lucy. He is a funny boy. What did you do at the party? We did many interesting things. At the party. Mike told many jokes. What languages can he speak? He can speak chinese, english and russian. He's saying in chinese, told jokes in english and talked with his family members in russian. He is so talented in languages. Did you meet Lucy, cousin mike on her sixth birthday? Yes, mike is three years older than Lucy. He is a funny boy. What did you do at the party? We did many interesting things. At the party. Mike told many jokes. What languages can he speak? He can speak chinese, english and russian. He's saying in chinese, told jokes in english and talked with his family members in russian. He is so talented in languages. 请听第二段对话，回答第十三至第十五小题。Linda, how many stores are their online street three. Green store, park store and rose store? Which store is closest to your home? Let me see. IT takes me five minutes to walk to park store, ten minutes to rose store, and about twenty minutes to Green store. Does rose store have the best service? Yes, but I hardly ever go there. Why are these things not good? No, I don't go there because the things in IT are the most expensive. So which store is your favorite . park store? The things in IT are not bad, and the Price of them are not high either. I go there twice a week. Linda, how many stores are their online street three. Green store, park store and rose store? Which store is closest to your home? Let me see. IT takes me five minutes to walk to park store, ten minutes to rose store, and about twenty minutes to Green store. Does rose store have the best service? Yes, but I hardly ever go there. Why are these things not good? No, I don't go there because the things in IT are the most expensive. So which store is . your favorite park store? The things in IT are not bad, and the Price of them are not high either. I go there twice a week. 第四节，听下面一段独白，从每小题所给的ABC3个选项中选择最佳答案，读白读两遍。Bill is a middle school student. He doesn't live at home every day. He lives in the school with his classmates. Every morning, bill gets up at six o'clock. He exercises in practices reading english. He never goes to the movies, and he only watches TV twice a week after school. He often plays basketball in the evening. He usually studies. Bill goes home once a week. He has a pen pal. His pen pal is canadian. Bill writes to him once a month. Bill is a good boy. He often helps other students with their studies. His teachers and classmate are like him very much. Bill is a middle school student. He doesn't live at home every day. He lives in the school with his classmates. Every morning, bill gets up at six o'clock. He exercises and practices reading english. He never goes to the movies, and he only watches T, V twice a week after school. He often plays basketball in the evening. He usually studies. Bill goes home once a week. He has a pen pal. His pen pal is canadian. Bill writes to him once a month. Bill is a good boy. He often helps other students with their studies. His teachers and classmates all like him very much.