2025-2026学年八年级英语第二学期期末模拟卷-（基础卷，连云港专用）

**基本信息** 以真实生活情境与文化主题为载体，覆盖八年级核心语言知识，通过志愿服务、环保治理等素材考查语言运用与跨文化理解能力。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |单项选择|10/10|时态、代词、疑问词等基础语法|聚焦语法基础，如现在完成时（第1题）、不定代词（第3题）| |完形填空|15/15|动词、形容词及上下文理解|以志愿服务为主题，渗透思维品质（如耐心与勇气）| |阅读理解|20/40|澳门旅游、在线旅行等主题，考查细节与推理|选材兼具文化传承（澳门历史）与社会热点（环保治理），提升跨文化理解| |书面表达|1/25|中国餐桌礼仪|真实交际情境，考查语言表达与文化意识，如握手、公筷等礼仪|

八年级英语第二学期期末模拟卷（基础卷） （连云港专用） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 1．—The Three-Body Problem is the best book I have ever read. —I agree. I ________ it several times. A．read B．am reading C．have read D．will read 【答案】C 【详解】句意：——《三体》是我读过的最好的书。——我同意。我已经读了好几遍了。 根据题干“several times”表示过去的经历，强调读过的次数，应用现在完成时，应填have read。 2．I ________ many other terrible moments since then. A．experienced B．has experience C．experiences D．have experienced 【答案】D 【详解】句意：从那时起，我经历了许多其他糟糕的时刻。 根据时间状语“since then”可知，句子应用现在完成时，结构为“have/has + 过去分词”。主语是I，助动词应用have，experience的过去分词为experienced。故选D。 3．The problem is so difficult that ________ students can work it out in our class. A．little B．a little C．few D．a few 【答案】C 【详解】句意：这个问题太难了，以至于我们班几乎没有学生能解出。 little几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；a little有一点，修饰不可数名词；few几乎没有，修饰可数名词复数；a few有一些，修饰可数名词复数。根据“The problem is so difficult that…students can work out in our class.”是可数名词复数，排除A、B；问题很难，能解出来的人很少，表否定含义，应用few。 4．—Excuse me, sir. Could you offer suggestions on ________ in Yangzhou? —Sure. Trains are often more comfortable than coaches. A．what places to travel B．how to travel C．where to travel D．when to travel 【答案】B 【详解】句意：——打扰一下，先生。你能提供关于在扬州如何旅行的建议吗？——当然。火车通常比长途汽车更舒适。 what places to travel错误表达；how to travel如何旅行；where to travel去哪里旅行；when to travel何时旅行。根据答句“Trains are often more comfortable than coaches”可知，回答的是交通方式，问句询问“如何”旅行，应填how to travel。 5．The road should be wider. It is ________for two cars to go through at the same time. A．too wide B．not wide enough C．not too wide D．wide enough 【答案】B 【详解】句意：这条路应该更宽些。它不够宽，无法让两辆车同时通过。 too wide太宽；not wide enough不够宽；not too wide不太宽；wide enough足够宽。根据前句“The road should be wider.”可知，这条路目前不够宽，无法满足两辆车同时通行的需求，应填not wide enough。 6．The“Go West” Programme is so meaningful that it has won high ________among college students. A．popularity B．service C．congratulations D．discussion 【答案】A 【详解】句意：“西部计划”如此有意义，以至于它在大学生中赢得高度的欢迎。 popularity受欢迎程度；service服务；congratulations祝贺；discussion讨论。根据“The ‘Go West’ Programme is so meaningful”可知该计划很有意义，推测出它在大学生中是很受欢迎的，win high popularity意为“赢得高度的欢迎”。故选popularity。 7．We must carry on ________ our work even if it is hard. A．with B．to C．at D．of 【答案】A 【详解】句意：即使工作很艰难，我们也必须继续我们的工作。 with和、具有；to向、到；at在……地点；of……的。“carry on with”表示“继续做某事”，with符合语境。 8．—Hi, Tony, where is your car? You didn’t drive it here, did you? —No. There is something wrong with it. I’ll have to wait until it ________. A．is repaired B．will be repaired C．repairs D．is repairing 【答案】A 【详解】句意：——嗨，托尼，你的车在哪里？你没开车来，是吗？——没有。它出了点毛病。我得等到它被修好。 对话中最后一句的主语it指代car，与repair之间是被动关系，应使用被动语态，排除C、D选项，until引导的时间状语从句中，用一般现在时表将来，排除B选项。应填is repaired。 9．We need ________ to make machines work. A．desertification B．electricity C．seabird D．wind 【答案】B 【详解】句意：我们需要电来使机器运转。 desertification沙漠化；electricity电；seabird海鸟；wind风。根据“to make machines work”可知，机器运转需要能源，电是使机器运转的常见能源。应填electricity。 10．If you ________ the school rules, you may be punished. A．break B．follow C．make D．keep 【答案】A 【详解】句意：如果你违反校规，你可能会受到惩罚。 break违反；follow遵守；make制定；keep遵守。根据后半句“you may be punished（你可能会受到惩罚）”可知，前半句描述的是违反校规的情况，应填break。 二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Volunteering is becoming more and more popular in our daily life. It is meaningful for us to 11 time working as volunteers. I still remember my first volunteer experience last summer. I went to a community to help the 12 people living alone. Most of them were over seventy years old. Some were weak and even had walking 13 , so they couldn’t go out easily. When we arrived, we began to do some cleaning for them. We washed windows, swept the floor and talked with them 14 . They looked very happy and shared their old stories with us. Later, we also helped some 15 children in the neighbourhood. Some were blind, some were deaf, but none of them lost hope for life. They 16 more care and love from society. We played games with them, taught them to draw pictures and gave them small gifts. I could see the 17 on their faces. Being a volunteer doesn’t need great skills, but it needs patience and 18 . We don’t need to spend much money, just our spare time. Helping others can not only bring sunshine to people 19 need, but also make us more confident and brave. It can also greatly 20 our growth. Many people think volunteering is hard, but in fact it is very 21 . We can learn a lot from it. It 22 us to be thankful for our happy life. At the same time, we should try our best to 23 a helping hand to those in trouble. I will keep on volunteering. I hope more and more students will 24 us and join voluntary work. Let’s bring warmth and sunshine to the whole world 25 doing small good things. 11．A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay 12．A．young B．elderly C．blind D．deaf 13．A．abilities B．chances C．difficulties D．competitions 14．A．quietly B．smoothly C．warmly D．greatly 15．A．poor B．disabled C．lazy D．shy 16．A．require B．refuse C．remind D．realize 17．A．courage B．sadness C．smiles D．secrets 18．A．money B．courage C．medals D．secrets 19．A．on B．for C．in D．at 20．A．influence B．achieve C．expect D．donate 21．A．boring B．difficult C．meaningless D．meaningful 22．A．teaches B．asks C．orders D．cheers 23．A．take B．give C．make D．get 24．A．look after B．wait for C．join D．care for 25．A．by B．with C．without D．about 【答案】 11．A 12．B 13．C 14．C 15．B 16．A 17．C 18．B 19．C 20．A 21．D 22．A 23．B 24．C 25．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述参与志愿服务的经历，包括帮助独居老人和残疾儿童，阐述志愿服务意义，呼吁更多人加入志愿者行列。 【详解】11．句意：花时间做志愿者对我们来说是很有意义的。 固定搭配spend time (in) doing sth. 表示“花费时间做某事”，符合语境 “花时间做志愿者”。take的主语通常是it；cost主语是物；pay常与for搭配。 12．句意：我去了一个社区帮助独居的老人。 后文提到“Most of them were over seventy years old.”（他们大多七十多岁），说明是帮助独居的老年人。elderly people意为“老年人”。young“年轻的”、blind“失明的”、deaf“失聪的”均不符合语境。 13．句意：有些老人身体虚弱，甚至行走困难，所以他们不能轻易出门。 固定搭配have difficulties (in) doing sth.表示“做某事有困难”。句中“walking difficulties”指“行走困难”，符合“they couldn’t go out easily” 的语境。abilities“能力”、chances“机会”、competitions“比赛”均不符合。 14．句意：我们擦窗户、扫地，还和他们亲切地交谈。 前文提到和老人聊天，用“warmly”（热情地）修饰，符合“陪伴老人、让他们开心”的语境。quietly（安静地）、smoothly（顺利地）、greatly（极大地）不符合。 15．句意：后来，我们还帮助了社区里的一些残疾儿童。 后文提到“Some were blind,some were deaf”（有的失明，有的失聪），这些都是残疾儿童的特征，因此选disabled（残疾的）。poor“贫穷的”、lazy“懒惰的”、shy“害羞的”均不符合语境。 16．句意：他们需要来自社会更多的关心和爱。 残障儿童需要社会的关爱，require“需要”符合语境；refuse“拒绝”、remind“提醒”、realize“意识到”均不符合。 17．句意：我能看到他们脸上的笑容。 前文提到“和他们玩游戏、教他们画画、送小礼物”，这些行为会让孩子露出笑容，因此选smiles。courage（勇气）、sadness（悲伤）、secrets（秘密）不符合。 18．句意：做志愿者不需要高超的技能，但需要耐心和勇气。 志愿活动需要耐心和courage“勇气”；money“钱”、medals“奖牌”、secrets“秘密”均不符合语境。 19．句意：帮助他人不仅能给有需要的人带来阳光，也能让我们更自信、更勇敢。 固定搭配people in need表示“有需要的人”，in符合语境；on/for/at均无法构成该搭配。 20．句意：它也能极大地影响我们的成长。 志愿活动对个人成长有积极影响，influence“影响”符合语境；achieve“实现”、expect“期待”、donate“捐赠”均不符合。 21．句意：很多人认为志愿活动很难，但实际上它非常有意义。 前文提到志愿活动很有意义，此处与“hard”形成对比，meaningful“有意义的”符合语境；boring“无聊的”、difficult“困难的”、meaningless“无意义的”均不符合。 22．句意：它教会我们要感恩我们的幸福生活。 志愿活动教会我们感恩，teaches“教”符合语境；asks“要求”、orders“命令”、cheers“欢呼”均不符合。 23．句意：同时，我们应该尽最大努力向有困难的人伸出援手。 固定搭配give a helping hand表示“伸出援手”，give符合语境；take“拿”、make“制作”、get“得到”均无法构成该搭配。 24．句意：我希望越来越多的学生能加入我们，参加志愿工作。 作者希望更多学生join“加入”志愿队伍；look after“照顾”、wait for“等待”、care for“关心”均不符合语境。 25．句意：让我们通过做小事给全世界带来温暖和阳光。 by doing sth.表示“通过做某事”，符合语境；with“和……一起”、without“没有”、about“关于”均不符合。 三、阅读理解(共两节，20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Macao lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. It is really a wonderful place to visit. The Ruins of St.Paul The Ruins of St.Paul are the special landmark of Macao. The ruins include the St.Paul’s College and the Church (教堂) of St.Paul, built in 1583. However, after three big fires in 1595, 1601, and 1835,  the church was seriously burned down. Luckily, the huge facade (正面) and the front stairway remain (存在) unburned. Have a local dinner Macao was ruled by Portugal for a long time. As a result. Portuguese food came into Macao. One of the most famous foods is the egg tart. It mixes the taste of west and east together. It has different types, such as the egg tart with chocolate and cheese. Macao Tower AJ Hackett Bungee Jump The Macao Tower, 338meters tall, is the world’s 10th highest tower, with many kinds of activities, such as gambling (赌博), eating and entertainment. One of the exciting activities is the bungee jump. It makes a world record as the highest bungee jump in the world. 26．What can you see now when you are at the Ruins of St. Paul? ________ A．a church B．a college C．a tower D．a front stairway 27．What is the egg tart? ________ A．A kind of Portuguese food. B．A kind of Chinese food. C．A kind of food with only western taste. D．A kind of Macao traditional food. 28．Which of the following is TRUE? ________ A．You can’t gamble money in Macao. B．Macao was ruled by China all the time. C．The Ruins of St.Paul were burned down in a big fire. D．You can experience the highest bungee jump in the world there. 【答案】26．D 27．D 28．D 【导语】本文介绍了澳门的地理位置，并推荐了三个特色游玩体验：澳门地标大三巴牌坊、当地特色美食蛋挞，以及澳门塔的世界最高蹦极项目，展现了澳门的多元文化与旅游特色。 【详解】26．表格The Ruins of St.Paul中“Luckily, the huge faced and the front stairway remain unburned.”：原文明确说明，教堂主体被烧毁后，仅剩正面和前台阶未被烧毁，因此现在能看到的是前台阶。 27．表格Have a local dinner中“One of the most famous foods is the egg tart. It mixes the taste of west and east together.”：蛋挞是澳门最著名的特色美食，融合了东西方风味，属于澳门传统美食，对应选项D。 28．表格Macao Tower AJ Hackett Bungee Jump中“One of the exciting activities is the bungee jump. It makes a world record as the highest bungee jump in the world.”：原文明确说明澳门塔的蹦极是世界最高的蹦极项目，因此在澳门可以体验到，对应选项D。 B ① When I was 12 years old, I got a computer as a birthday gift from my parents. At that time, I only used it to play games and watch cartoons. I never thought that the computer would lead me into a wonderful world of travel. ② One day, my geography teacher gave us a task. She asked us to make a presentation about a foreign country we wanted to visit. I chose Egypt, because I had always been interested in the Pyramids and the ancient Egyptian culture. But I didn’t know much about Egypt, and I had no chance to go there in person. ③ My deskmate told me about a special website called “World Online Tour”. He said that the website could help me travel around the world online, and get all the information I needed for my presentation. ________ ④ As soon as I opened the website, I saw a map of the world on the screen. I clicked on the icon of Egypt, and a new page opened. There was a lot of information about Egypt, including its history, culture, geography and places of interest. There were also high-definition 360-degree panoramic views of the Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum. I could “walk” around the Pyramids, and see every detail of them, just like I was there in person. ⑤ I spent the whole weekend on the website. I “visited” many places in Egypt, and learned a lot about the ancient Egyptian culture. I also listened to the audio introductions from local guides, and watched videos about the history of the Pyramids. With all the information I got from the website, I made a very wonderful presentation. ⑥ When I showed my presentation in the geography class, my teacher and classmates were all shocked. They praised me for my detailed introduction and amazing pictures. I got the highest score in the class, and I felt very proud of myself. ⑦ From that day on, I fell in love with online tours. I often use the website to travel around the world in my free time. I have “visited” more than 30 countries on the website, from France to Australia, from Japan to Brazil. Every time I “visit” a country, I learn a lot about its history, culture and customs. Online tours have opened up a whole new world to me and made me more interested in geography and different cultures. ⑧ Now, I have grown up. I still love online tours, but I also hope to travel to these countries in person someday. I believe that online tours have prepared me well for my future travels. 29．Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage? a. The writer made a wonderful presentation and got the highest score. b. The writer got a computer as a birthday gift. c. The writer’s deskmate told her about the “World Online Tour” website. d. The writer “visited” Egypt on the website and got a lot of information. A．b-c-d-a B．b-a-c-d C．c-b-d-a D．c-b-a-d 30．Which of the following sentences is the best to fill in the blank in Paragraph 3? A．I didn’t believe him at all, and I refused to use the website. B．I was very excited, and decided to have a try after school. C．My teacher didn’t allow us to use the Internet for the presentation. D．I thought the website was useless for my presentation. 31．The underlined word “panoramic” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “________”. A．showing a full view of a place in all directions B．showing only a small part of a place C．very dark and unclear D．very old and traditional 32．What can we learn from the end of the passage? A．The writer only likes online tours, and doesn’t want to travel in person. B．The writer has visited more than 30 countries in person. C．The writer hopes to travel to the countries she has “visited” online someday. D．The writer is not interested in geography and different cultures anymore. 【答案】29．A 30．B 31．A 32．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者12岁时通过“World Online Tour” 网站完成地理作业，从此爱上线上旅行，并希望未来能亲身到访这些国家。 29．文章按时间顺序展开：第①段提到“作者12岁时收到电脑作为生日礼物”；第③段提到“同桌告诉她‘World Online Tour’网站”；第④和⑤段提到“作者在网站上‘游览’埃及并收集信息”；第⑥段提到“作者完成精彩的展示并获得最高分”。 30．第③段提到同桌向作者推荐了网站，第④段紧接着写作者打开网站并开始浏览，因此空白处需要一句能自然衔接推荐和后续行动的句子。B选项“I was very excited, and decided to have a try after school.”既承接了同桌的推荐，也引出了下文作者使用网站的情节，逻辑通顺。 31．第④段提到网站上有the Pyramids（金字塔）、the Sphinx（狮身人面像）等的“high-definition 360-degree panoramic views”，作者可以像身临其境一样“walk around”并看到每一个细节，这里的“360-degree”和“walk around…see every detail”都在说明，这些视图是可以全方位展示的，因此“panoramic”的意思是“全方位的、全景的”，对应A选项“showing a full view of a place in all directions”。 32．最后一段提到“I still love online tours, but I also hope to travel to these countries in person someday”，说明作者希望未来能亲身到访她在线上“游览”过的国家。 C When I was a little girl, my family lived in an old house near a river in the town. At that time, the river was the most terrible place in my memory. The water was black and smelly, because many factories poured waste water into it. People threw rubbish along the river bank. There were no trees or flowers, only dirty plastic bags and waste everywhere. I never played near the river, and my parents always told me to stay away from it. Last summer, I came back to my hometown after 10 years away. I was completely shocked when I walked past the river. The black smelly water has gone. Instead, the river is clean and clear, with small fish swimming in it. The dirty river bank has become a beautiful riverside park. There are tall trees, colourful flowers and green grass everywhere. People walk along the river, children play on the grass, and some elderly people fish by the river. I met my old neighbour Aunt Li there. She told me that the government started to clean the river 8 years ago. They closed the polluting factories along the river, cleaned up the waste, and planted lots of trees and flowers. They also set up rules to stop people from throwing rubbish into the river. “Many people didn’t believe the river could become clean at first,” Aunt Li said. “But we all worked together. Now the river is our favourite place to relax. The changes are really amazing!” I sat on a bench in the park, watching the peaceful river and the smiling people around me. I realized that the change of the river is not just about the environment. It shows that people have learned to respect and protect nature. And only by working together can we make our hometown a better place to live. 33．What was the river like when the writer was a little girl? A．Clean and clear. B．Black and smelly. C．Quiet and peaceful. D．Beautiful and interesting. 34．Why did the government take action to change the river? A．To develop tourism along the river. B．To provide more jobs for local people. C．To improve the environment and people’s living conditions. D．To build more houses along the river bank. 35．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A．The river has become clean, but people still don’t like it. B．The environmental change has also changed people’s ideas about nature. C．The only thing that has changed is the look of the river. D．People have learned that it’s impossible to change the nature. 36．What can we learn from the story? A．It’s easy to clean a polluted river. B．Only the government can change the environment. C．Working together can make great changes happen. D．We should never come back to our old hometown. 【答案】33．B 34．C 35．B 36．C 【导语】本文通过作者的亲身经历，对比了家乡河流过去和现在的巨大变化，讲述了政府和居民共同治理污染、改善环境的故事。 33．根据文章第一段第三句：“The water was black and smelly, because many factories poured waste water into it.”，说明许多工厂向里面排放废水了，所以水是又黑又臭的。 34．过去：河流可怕、恶臭，人们远离它。现在：河流清澈，变成了公园，人们在那里散步、放松。说明了政府治理的核心目的是改善环境和居民生活条件。 35．文章最后一自然段提到：“I realized that the change of the river is not just about the environment. It shows that people have learned to respect and protect nature.”，提到了河流的变化不仅仅是环境层面的，这表明人们已经学会了尊重和保护自然。 36．文章最后一句也总结道：“And only by working together can we make our hometown a better place to live.”，说明了只有共同努力，我们才能让家乡变得更美好。 D The top-selling album (唱片) , Songs of the Humpback Whale, was made public in 1970. This collection of nature recordings changed the way many people thought about whales, and it helped save thousands of whales’ lives. The album might never have been made without a sound engineer named Frank Watlington. In the 1960s, Watlington was making underwater recordings when he noticed some strange, deep sounds. He realized they were coming from whales. Watlington played the recordings for a pair of scientists named Roger and Katy Payne. When they listened, they fell in love with these beautiful voices at once. Katy Payne studied music as well as animals, and she was greatly surprised by how the whales communicated using sounds like an opera singer. She also noticed another interesting fact: the sounds had clear patterns. According to scientists, an animal sound with a repeating pattern is called a song. Some scientists even compared (比较) these singing animals to musicians. The Paynes thought that other people should also hear the beauty of the whales’ songs. So Roger made the recordings into an album. At the time when the album came out, whales were often caught, killed and traded for money. Some kinds were even in danger of dying out. Most people had never thought that whales could communicate through songs. But after hearing the album, they began to think differently. The album led people to take action to save whales. Musicians began using whale songs in their music, and whales were included in movies and television shows. In 1982, a ban (禁令) to stop deep-sea whaling was made. Before it, in the 1950s and 1960s, more than fifty thousand whales per year were killed. After it, the number went down below two thousand. It might seem impossible that just one album could help save the lives of so many whales. But this album told people secrets about whales that had long been hidden under the sea. It allowed whales to finally share their songs with the human world. 37．Who first found the special voices of the whales? A．A song recorder. B．An opera singer. C．A sound engineer. D．An animal scientist. 38．What fact about the whales surprised Katy Payne? A．They could talk with scientists. B．They could sing like an opera singer. C．They could repeat interesting sounds. D．They could communicate through songs. 39．Which is one of the values of the album? A．It successfully stopped deep-sea whaling. B．It helped people understand whales better. C．It made some music and movie stars popular, D．It encouraged musicians to work with scientists. 40．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To call on people to save whales. B．To tell how a good album was made. C．To show that whales are born singers. D．To introduce an album and its stories. 【答案】37．C 38．D 39．B 40．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了《座头鲸之歌》这张专辑的诞生背景、内容及其如何通过展现鲸鱼的歌声改变人们对鲸鱼的认知，进而推动全球对鲸鱼的保护行动。 【详解】37．第二段指出：“The album might never have been made without a sound engineer...when he noticed some strange, deep sounds. He realized they were coming from whales.”这直接说明是一位声音工程师最先发现了鲸鱼的特殊声音。 38．第三段说明：“Katy Payne studied music as well as animals, and she was greatly surprised by how the whales communicated using sounds like an opera singer... an animal sound with a repeating pattern is called a song”鲸鱼通过有固定模式的 “歌声” 来进行交流。这也是 Katy Payne 研究的重大发现，正是这个发现让她非常惊讶。 39．第一段、第四段和最后一段指出：“This collection of nature recordings changed the way many people thought about whales”“Most people had never thought that whales could communicate through ...that had long been hidden under the sea.”这些内容说明这张专辑帮助人们更好地了解鲸鱼。 40．全文围绕《座头鲸之歌》这张专辑展开，介绍了它的制作背景、内容以及它如何改变人们对鲸鱼的看法、推动鲸鱼保护，因此文章的目的是介绍这张专辑及其背后的故事。 第二节： 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。 Cultural differences are everywhere in our lives. 41 We can start with simple greeting manners. 42 Different countries have different ways to say hello. It’s also important to watch our body language. 43 The same gesture may have different meanings. We should never ask private questions casually. 44 It’s rude to ask about age, money, or family life. Being polite and quiet is always a good choice. 45 A．It helps us know others well. B．We need to learn and respect them. C．Greeting is the first step of communication. D．We must use the same manners everywhere. E．We should keep away from personal private things. F．Don’t use gestures without thinking. G．We can laugh at different customs freely. 【答案】41．B 42．C 43．F 44．E 45．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了文化差异在生活中无处不在，并介绍了应对文化差异的相关礼仪建议。 【详解】41．前文提到“Cultural differences are everywhere in our lives.”，点明了文化差异的普遍性，后文提到“We can start with simple greeting manners.”，介绍了应对文化差异的具体做法，空处需要一个过渡句，引出对文化差异的态度。B项“We need to learn and respect them.”承接前文，点明我们需要学习并尊重文化差异，自然引出下文的具体建议。 42．前文提到“We can start with simple greeting manners.”，引出了问候礼仪这一话题，后文提到“Different countries have different ways to say hello.”，说明了不同国家的问候方式不同，空处需要承接前文，点明问候的重要性。C项“Greeting is the first step of communication.”承接前文，点明问候是交流的第一步，呼应本段关于问候礼仪的主题。 43．前文提到“It’s also important to watch our body language.”，引出了肢体语言的话题，后文提到“The same gesture may have different meanings.”，说明了相同手势在不同文化中含义不同，空处需要承接前文，点明使用手势时的注意事项。F项“Don’t use gestures without thinking.”承接前文，提醒我们不要随意使用手势，呼应后文关于手势含义差异的内容。 44．前文提到“We should never ask private questions casually.”，点明了不要随意询问私人问题，后文提到“It’s rude to ask about age, money, or family life.”，列举了不适合询问的话题，空处需要承接前文，点明要避开私人话题。E项“We should keep away from personal private things.”承接前文，点明我们应远离个人隐私相关话题，呼应后文的举例说明。 45．前文提到“Being polite and quiet is always a good choice.”，说明了礼貌和安静是应对文化差异的好做法，空处需要承接前文，点明这些做法的作用。A项“It helps us know others well.”承接前文，点明这些礼仪做法能帮助我们更好地了解他人，自然收束全文。 四、词汇运用(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。 Published in 1877, Black Beauty is one of the literature’s best-loved classics and is the only book written b 46 a British writer, Anna Sewell. In the book, Black Beauty, a horse, tells the story of his l 47 in his own words. It is a story of how he was treated with kindness and love when he was young, but later his treatment c 48 at the hands of different owners. Black Beauty spent his young life with his mother on Farmer Grey’s farm. Farmer Grey was a good, kind man and the horses had a good life. His mother told him to be good and work hard. Black Beauty tried to f 49 this advice all his life. First, he goes to live with Mr. Gordon and his family, who treat their horses well. He is looked after by a kind groom (马夫) called John, who n 50 uses a whip (鞭子). Black Beauty saves Mrs. Gordon’s life when he runs fast to bring the doctor to her. The Gordons move abroad and Black Beauty is sold to Lord Westland. Lady Westland is unkind and makes the horses wear reins (缰绳) so that they hold their heads up high. One day, a groom called Smith is left to care for the horses. He is drunk and rides Black Beauty very hard and uses a whip. Black Beauty l 51 a shoe and in the end falls. Smith dies in the accident and Black Beauty stays a 52 but his legs are left a bad scar (伤疤) and Lord Westland decides to sell him. Black Beauty’s next home is with a London cab driver, Jerry Barker. Jerry and his family treat Black Beauty very well, but the work is hard and the hours are l 53 . Jerry becomes ill and has to sell Black Beauty to a farmer. The farmer takes him to some women at Rose Hall. There, Black Beauty comes together again with a young groom who u 54 to look after him at Mr. Gordon’s home. The women want to keep Black Beauty, so once again he has a kind and happy home. The book tells readers Black Beauty has a happy e 55 after going through hardships (磨难). 【答案】 46．by/y 47．life/ife 48．changed/hanged 49．follow/ollow 50．never/ever 51．loses/oses 52．alive/live 53．long/ong 54．used/sed 55．ending/nding 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了经典名著《黑骏马》的故事梗概： 小说以黑骏马的第一人称视角，讲述了它坎坷的一生。它幼时在农场被温柔善待，辗转多个主人，遭遇了善待、虐待、事故等不同经历，历经磨难，最终在罗斯霍尔那里获得了安稳、幸福的归宿，文章同时也传递了善待动物的核心思想。 46．句意：《黑骏马》于1877年出版，是文学中最受喜爱的经典作品之一，也是英国作家安娜·塞维尔所写的唯一一本书。被动语态结构“be written by sb.”，表示“由某人所写”，首字母b提示填by。 47．句意：在书中，黑马“黑骏马”用自己的口吻讲述了他的一生故事。后文讲述了它从小到大、辗转多个主人的经历，life表示“一生、生命”，首字母l提示填life，符合语境。 48．句意：这是一个关于它幼时如何被善意与爱意对待，但后来在不同主人手中，遭遇发生改变的故事。前文是“kindness”（善待），后文是不同的对待，前后形成转折，首字母c提示填change（改变），符合逻辑，本句为过去时态，故填changed。 49．句意：黑骏马一生都努力遵循这个建议。固定搭配“follow the advice”表示“遵循建议”；“try to do sth.”表示“努力做某事”，后面需用动词原形，根据首字母f可知填follow。 50．句意：它由一位善良的马夫约翰照顾，约翰从不使用鞭子。由前文“kind groom”（善良的马夫）可知，他从不虐待马匹，首字母n提示填never（从不），符合人物设定。 51．句意：黑骏马掉了一只马蹄铁，最后摔倒了。 根据后文“falls”（摔倒） ，可知是掉了马蹄铁。主语是第三人称单数，本句用一般现在时叙事，根据首字母l提示，故填loses。 52．句意：史密斯在事故中身亡，而黑骏马活了下来，但腿上留下了一道丑陋的伤疤。“Smith dies in the accident”，“Black Beauty stays…”前后转折，人死了、马活着。固定搭配“stay alive”表示“活着”，根据首字母a提示，故填alive。 53．句意：杰瑞和家人对黑骏马很好，但工作辛苦，工时很长。hard（辛苦）和空格并列，形容工作条件差，时间长，首字母l提示填long，符合语境。 54．句意：在那里，黑骏马再次遇到了曾在戈登先生家过去常常照顾它的年轻马夫。固定结构“used to do sth.”表示“过去常常做某事”，首字母u对应填used。 55．句意：这本书告诉读者，黑骏马历经磨难后，拥有了一个幸福的结局。前文讲磨难，后文讲幸福的家，“happy ending”是固定搭配，表示“幸福的结局”，首字母e对应ending。 五、选词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。 hold,   call,   leaflet,   hand out,   go to hospital,    blind 56．Jiangsu automatic (自动化) test of listening and speaking in April every year. 57．The man depended on the dog to make his way home because of his . 58．We helped to give out to encourage more people to help the people in need. 59．How much do you know about the charity UNICEF? 60．The teacher the exam papers in the classroom now. 61．Patients in poor areas can’t afford to . So ORBIS doctors have to go to them. 【答案】56．is held 57．blindness 58．leaflets 59．called 60．is handing out 61．go to hospital 【详解】56．句意：江苏省听力口语自动化考试每年四月举行。空处缺少谓语，空后是考试举行时间，因此hold“举行”符合语义，主语test与动词hold之间是被动关系，且时间状语every year表明是一般现在时，故用一般现在时的被动语态is held。 57．句意：这个人依靠狗回家是因为他的失明。his是形容词性物主代词，后面需接名词，结合“The man depended on the dog to make his way home”可知，他是失明的，形容词blind“失明的”名词形式为blindness，为不可数名词，符合语境。 58．句意：我们帮助分发传单以鼓励更多人帮助有需要的人。此处缺少的是宾语，作为“分发”的对象，leaflet“传单”符合语境，分发通常涉及多份，故用复数形式leaflets。 59．句意：你对那个被称为联合国儿童基金会的慈善机构了解多少？UNICEF是charity的具体名称，此处应表示“被称作”，用动词call的过去分词called表被动，作后置定语。 60．句意：老师现在正在教室里分发试卷。此处缺少的是谓语，结合主语The teacher和宾语the exam papers可推测此处表示老师分发试卷，动词短语hand out“分发”符合情境，时间状语now提示句子用现在进行时，主语The teacher是第三人称单数，故用is handing out。 61．句意：贫困地区的病人负担不起去医院的费用。所以奥比斯的医生不得不去找他们。afford to do sth.意为“负担得起做某事”，to后接动词原形，根据Patients in poor areas可知，他们负担不起去医院的费用，go to hospital“去医院”符合语境。 根据句意，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。 unclean,    eco-friendly,   chemical,   recycle,   total   62．It is to drink water from the river directly. 63．We should paper and plastic to protect the environment. 64．Many in the factory are bad for people’s health. 65．The number of the students in our class is 45. 66．More people like to use bags instead of plastic ones now. 【答案】62．unclean 63．recycle 64．chemicals 65．total 66．eco-friendly 【详解】62．句意：直接饮用河里的水是不卫生、不干净的。句型为It is+形容词+to do sth.，表示“做某事是……的”，中间必须用形容词，方框中unclean是形容词，意为“不干净的、不洁净的”。语义和语法都匹配。 63．句意：我们应该回收纸张和塑料，以此保护环境。句中有情态动词should，情态动词后面必须跟动词原形，recycle是动词原形，意思是“回收、再利用”，符合环保语境，语法结构也正确。 64．句意：工厂里的许多化学物质对人们的身体健康有害。many修饰可数名词复数，表示“许多”，chemical作名词时意为“化学药品、化学制品”，变复数为chemicals。 65．句意：我们班的学生总人数是45人。此处修饰名词number，需要用形容词作定语，total是形容词，意为“总的、总共的”，the total number是固定搭配，意为“总数、总人数”。 66．句意：现在越来越多人喜欢用环保袋子，而不用塑料袋。空格后是名词bags，前面需要用形容词来修饰，eco-friendly是合成形容词，含义为“环保的、生态友好的”，贴合保护环境的话题，用法正确。 六、阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The “Go West” programme is a voluntary service programme which sends college graduates (毕业生) to work in less developed areas in China for 1 to 3 years. This national programme covers education, medical care, farming technology and so on. Many areas have benefited from the programme since it started in 2003, and Sheyit is among them. Sheyit Primary School is a faraway village school in Xinjiang. Thanks to the “Go West” programme, many young graduates have arrived here to help. Although they come from different places across China, they all share the same wish: to bring hope and knowledge to the children and lead them to a brighter future in this way. Those volunteer teachers at Sheyit Primary School devote (奉献) themselves fully to teaching the children and taking good care of them. They set clear rules in class and expect students to finish homework on time. They find that many parents are busy herding (放牧) animals and have little time to help their children with homework. The teachers work extra (额外的) hours so that they can help the students with their study. “This is where I find the true meaning of my life,” a volunteer teacher here said. “When I see my students grow through my lessons, their progress becomes my honour.” The students also greatly treasure their teachers’ teaching and care. They describe their teachers as being like the sun. They love going to school so much that some even come on weekends to study! Now all of them dream big and study hard towards their dreams. “When active students meet hard-working and caring teachers, improvement is only a matter of time.Our school is no longer the worst in the city,” said Jin Wenbin, the leader of Sheyit Primary School. Since 2023, the school has produced many graduates who have done very well in local exams and got into top middle schools in Xinjiang. 67．How does the programme help these less developed areas in China? 68．How long has the “Go West” programme been in service? 69．Why do volunteer teachers at Sheyit Primary School work extra hours? 70．According to Jin Wenbin, what is the reason for the school’s improvement? 71．If you plan to join this programme in the future, what will you do to help the students? 【答案】67．By sending college graduates to work. 68．Since 2003. 69．To help students with their studies. 70．Active students and hard-working, caring teachers. 71．I will teach them knowledge and care for them. 【导语】本文主要介绍了“Go West”这一志愿服务项目，该项目自2003年启动以来，派遣大学毕业生到中国欠发达地区服务，新疆的Sheyit小学是受益地区之一。文章详细描述了志愿者教师在该校的教学付出、学生的积极反馈以及学校取得的显著进步。 【详解】67．根据第一段“The ‘Go West’ programme is a voluntary service programme which sends college graduates to work in less developed areas in China”可知，该项目通过派遣大学毕业生到欠发达地区工作来帮助这些地区。答案是原文直接信息。 68．根据第一段“since it started in 2003”可知，“Go West”项目从2003年开始服务，至今已服务多年，回答可表述为“Since 2003”或结合时长描述。因此，答案是原文直接信息。 69．根据第三段“The teachers work extra hours so that they can help the students with their study”可知，志愿者老师加班的原因是帮助学生辅导学业。答案是原文直接信息。 70．根据最后一段“When active students meet hard-working and caring teachers, improvement is only a matter of time”可知，Jin Wenbin认为学校进步的原因是积极的学生遇到了勤奋且有爱心的老师。答案是原文直接信息。 71．本题为开放性问题。结合文章主题，志愿者主要通过教学和关爱帮助学生，合理即可。 七、书面表达(共1小题；满分25分) 72．假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Bruce第一次去一位中国留学生家中用餐，发电子邮件向你咨询有关初次见面、礼物及餐桌礼仪的问题，请根据邮件内容，给Bruce回一封电子邮件。 内容包括： 1. 问候方式：初次见面时握手 2. 就餐前：带礼物 3. 就餐中：具体介绍中国餐桌礼仪（比如等长辈先动筷/使用公筷/不要用筷子指着别人……） 4. 就餐后：对主人表达感谢 要求： 语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；文中不得出现真实的人名、校名 词数：80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。） Dear Bruce, I’m happy that you are going to have dinner in a Chinese family. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】例文 Dear Bruce, I’m happy that you are going to have dinner in a Chinese family. Let me tell you some manners. First, you should shake hands when you meet for the first time. Second, you’d better bring a small gift before the meal. During the dinner, wait for the elders to start eating first. Remember to use serving chopsticks and don’t point at others with your chopsticks. After dinner, remember to thank the host. I hope my advice is helpful to you. Hope you enjoy yourself! Yours, Li Hua 【详解】写作步骤 [第一步：审题立意] 确定文体：应用文，给朋友回复的电子邮件，用一般现在时为主 明确要点：必须覆盖题干要求的全部4项内容：①初次见面的问候方式为握手；②赴宴前需要带礼物；③具体说明中国餐桌礼仪（等长辈先动筷、使用公筷、不用筷子指人等）；④就餐后向主人表达感谢 确定人称：以第一人称I（李华）行文，针对第二人称you（Bruce）给出建议 注意事项：文中不得出现真实人名、校名；需保证逻辑通顺，要点无遗漏 [第二步：构思布局] 三段式结构： 开头段：承接题干给定的开头，直接点明写作目的，说明你将介绍中国做客的注意事项，自然过渡到下文； 主体段：按照“初次见面→赴宴前→就餐中→就餐后”的时间顺序，逐一展开题干要求的各个要点，逻辑清晰不混乱； 结尾段：送上祝福，礼貌收尾。 [第三步：要点展开] 要点一：问候及餐前礼仪 问候：shake hands when you meet for the first time/a friendly handshake is perfectly proper等 餐前礼仪：bring a small gift/a box of chocolate or some beautiful flowers等 要点二：就餐中 餐桌礼仪：wait for the elders to start eating first/use serving chopsticks/don’t point at others with your chopsticks/use public chopsticks to pick food等 要点三：就餐后 表达感谢：thank the host (for the nice meal)/express your thanks to the host等 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 八年级英语第二学期期末模拟卷（基础卷） （连云港专用） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 1．—The Three-Body Problem is the best book I have ever read. —I agree. I ________ it several times. A．read B．am reading C．have read D．will read 2．I ________ many other terrible moments since then. A．experienced B．has experience C．experiences D．have experienced 3．The problem is so difficult that ________ students can work it out in our class. A．little B．a little C．few D．a few 4．—Excuse me, sir. Could you offer suggestions on ________ in Yangzhou? —Sure. Trains are often more comfortable than coaches. A．what places to travel B．how to travel C．where to travel D．when to travel 5．The road should be wider. It is ________for two cars to go through at the same time. A．too wide B．not wide enough C．not too wide D．wide enough 6．The“Go West” Programme is so meaningful that it has won high ________among college students. A．popularity B．service C．congratulations D．discussion 7．We must carry on ________ our work even if it is hard. A．with B．to C．at D．of 8．—Hi, Tony, where is your car? You didn’t drive it here, did you? —No. There is something wrong with it. I’ll have to wait until it ________. A．is repaired B．will be repaired C．repairs D．is repairing 9．We need ________ to make machines work. A．desertification B．electricity C．seabird D．wind 10．If you ________ the school rules, you may be punished. A．break B．follow C．make D．keep 二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Volunteering is becoming more and more popular in our daily life. It is meaningful for us to 11 time working as volunteers. I still remember my first volunteer experience last summer. I went to a community to help the 12 people living alone. Most of them were over seventy years old. Some were weak and even had walking 13 , so they couldn’t go out easily. When we arrived, we began to do some cleaning for them. We washed windows, swept the floor and talked with them 14 . They looked very happy and shared their old stories with us. Later, we also helped some 15 children in the neighbourhood. Some were blind, some were deaf, but none of them lost hope for life. They 16 more care and love from society. We played games with them, taught them to draw pictures and gave them small gifts. I could see the 17 on their faces. Being a volunteer doesn’t need great skills, but it needs patience and 18 . We don’t need to spend much money, just our spare time. Helping others can not only bring sunshine to people 19 need, but also make us more confident and brave. It can also greatly 20 our growth. Many people think volunteering is hard, but in fact it is very 21 . We can learn a lot from it. It 22 us to be thankful for our happy life. At the same time, we should try our best to 23 a helping hand to those in trouble. I will keep on volunteering. I hope more and more students will 24 us and join voluntary work. Let’s bring warmth and sunshine to the whole world 25 doing small good things. 11．A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay 12．A．young B．elderly C．blind D．deaf 13．A．abilities B．chances C．difficulties D．competitions 14．A．quietly B．smoothly C．warmly D．greatly 15．A．poor B．disabled C．lazy D．shy 16．A．require B．refuse C．remind D．realize 17．A．courage B．sadness C．smiles D．secrets 18．A．money B．courage C．medals D．secrets 19．A．on B．for C．in D．at 20．A．influence B．achieve C．expect D．donate 21．A．boring B．difficult C．meaningless D．meaningful 22．A．teaches B．asks C．orders D．cheers 23．A．take B．give C．make D．get 24．A．look after B．wait for C．join D．care for 25．A．by B．with C．without D．about 三、阅读理解(共两节，20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Macao lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. It is really a wonderful place to visit. The Ruins of St.Paul The Ruins of St.Paul are the special landmark of Macao. The ruins include the St.Paul’s College and the Church (教堂) of St.Paul, built in 1583. However, after three big fires in 1595, 1601, and 1835,  the church was seriously burned down. Luckily, the huge facade (正面) and the front stairway remain (存在) unburned. Have a local dinner Macao was ruled by Portugal for a long time. As a result. Portuguese food came into Macao. One of the most famous foods is the egg tart. It mixes the taste of west and east together. It has different types, such as the egg tart with chocolate and cheese. Macao Tower AJ Hackett Bungee Jump The Macao Tower, 338meters tall, is the world’s 10th highest tower, with many kinds of activities, such as gambling (赌博), eating and entertainment. One of the exciting activities is the bungee jump. It makes a world record as the highest bungee jump in the world. 26．What can you see now when you are at the Ruins of St. Paul? ________ A．a church B．a college C．a tower D．a front stairway 27．What is the egg tart? ________ A．A kind of Portuguese food. B．A kind of Chinese food. C．A kind of food with only western taste. D．A kind of Macao traditional food. 28．Which of the following is TRUE? ________ A．You can’t gamble money in Macao. B．Macao was ruled by China all the time. C．The Ruins of St.Paul were burned down in a big fire. D．You can experience the highest bungee jump in the world there. B ① When I was 12 years old, I got a computer as a birthday gift from my parents. At that time, I only used it to play games and watch cartoons. I never thought that the computer would lead me into a wonderful world of travel. ② One day, my geography teacher gave us a task. She asked us to make a presentation about a foreign country we wanted to visit. I chose Egypt, because I had always been interested in the Pyramids and the ancient Egyptian culture. But I didn’t know much about Egypt, and I had no chance to go there in person. ③ My deskmate told me about a special website called “World Online Tour”. He said that the website could help me travel around the world online, and get all the information I needed for my presentation. ________ ④ As soon as I opened the website, I saw a map of the world on the screen. I clicked on the icon of Egypt, and a new page opened. There was a lot of information about Egypt, including its history, culture, geography and places of interest. There were also high-definition 360-degree panoramic views of the Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum. I could “walk” around the Pyramids, and see every detail of them, just like I was there in person. ⑤ I spent the whole weekend on the website. I “visited” many places in Egypt, and learned a lot about the ancient Egyptian culture. I also listened to the audio introductions from local guides, and watched videos about the history of the Pyramids. With all the information I got from the website, I made a very wonderful presentation. ⑥ When I showed my presentation in the geography class, my teacher and classmates were all shocked. They praised me for my detailed introduction and amazing pictures. I got the highest score in the class, and I felt very proud of myself. ⑦ From that day on, I fell in love with online tours. I often use the website to travel around the world in my free time. I have “visited” more than 30 countries on the website, from France to Australia, from Japan to Brazil. Every time I “visit” a country, I learn a lot about its history, culture and customs. Online tours have opened up a whole new world to me and made me more interested in geography and different cultures. ⑧ Now, I have grown up. I still love online tours, but I also hope to travel to these countries in person someday. I believe that online tours have prepared me well for my future travels. 29．Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage? a. The writer made a wonderful presentation and got the highest score. b. The writer got a computer as a birthday gift. c. The writer’s deskmate told her about the “World Online Tour” website. d. The writer “visited” Egypt on the website and got a lot of information. A．b-c-d-a B．b-a-c-d C．c-b-d-a D．c-b-a-d 30．Which of the following sentences is the best to fill in the blank in Paragraph 3? A．I didn’t believe him at all, and I refused to use the website. B．I was very excited, and decided to have a try after school. C．My teacher didn’t allow us to use the Internet for the presentation. D．I thought the website was useless for my presentation. 31．The underlined word “panoramic” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “________”. A．showing a full view of a place in all directions B．showing only a small part of a place C．very dark and unclear D．very old and traditional 32．What can we learn from the end of the passage? A．The writer only likes online tours, and doesn’t want to travel in person. B．The writer has visited more than 30 countries in person. C．The writer hopes to travel to the countries she has “visited” online someday. D．The writer is not interested in geography and different cultures anymore. C When I was a little girl, my family lived in an old house near a river in the town. At that time, the river was the most terrible place in my memory. The water was black and smelly, because many factories poured waste water into it. People threw rubbish along the river bank. There were no trees or flowers, only dirty plastic bags and waste everywhere. I never played near the river, and my parents always told me to stay away from it. Last summer, I came back to my hometown after 10 years away. I was completely shocked when I walked past the river. The black smelly water has gone. Instead, the river is clean and clear, with small fish swimming in it. The dirty river bank has become a beautiful riverside park. There are tall trees, colourful flowers and green grass everywhere. People walk along the river, children play on the grass, and some elderly people fish by the river. I met my old neighbour Aunt Li there. She told me that the government started to clean the river 8 years ago. They closed the polluting factories along the river, cleaned up the waste, and planted lots of trees and flowers. They also set up rules to stop people from throwing rubbish into the river. “Many people didn’t believe the river could become clean at first,” Aunt Li said. “But we all worked together. Now the river is our favourite place to relax. The changes are really amazing!” I sat on a bench in the park, watching the peaceful river and the smiling people around me. I realized that the change of the river is not just about the environment. It shows that people have learned to respect and protect nature. And only by working together can we make our hometown a better place to live. 33．What was the river like when the writer was a little girl? A．Clean and clear. B．Black and smelly. C．Quiet and peaceful. D．Beautiful and interesting. 34．Why did the government take action to change the river? A．To develop tourism along the river. B．To provide more jobs for local people. C．To improve the environment and people’s living conditions. D．To build more houses along the river bank. 35．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A．The river has become clean, but people still don’t like it. B．The environmental change has also changed people’s ideas about nature. C．The only thing that has changed is the look of the river. D．People have learned that it’s impossible to change the nature. 36．What can we learn from the story? A．It’s easy to clean a polluted river. B．Only the government can change the environment. C．Working together can make great changes happen. D．We should never come back to our old hometown. D The top-selling album (唱片) , Songs of the Humpback Whale, was made public in 1970. This collection of nature recordings changed the way many people thought about whales, and it helped save thousands of whales’ lives. The album might never have been made without a sound engineer named Frank Watlington. In the 1960s, Watlington was making underwater recordings when he noticed some strange, deep sounds. He realized they were coming from whales. Watlington played the recordings for a pair of scientists named Roger and Katy Payne. When they listened, they fell in love with these beautiful voices at once. Katy Payne studied music as well as animals, and she was greatly surprised by how the whales communicated using sounds like an opera singer. She also noticed another interesting fact: the sounds had clear patterns. According to scientists, an animal sound with a repeating pattern is called a song. Some scientists even compared (比较) these singing animals to musicians. The Paynes thought that other people should also hear the beauty of the whales’ songs. So Roger made the recordings into an album. At the time when the album came out, whales were often caught, killed and traded for money. Some kinds were even in danger of dying out. Most people had never thought that whales could communicate through songs. But after hearing the album, they began to think differently. The album led people to take action to save whales. Musicians began using whale songs in their music, and whales were included in movies and television shows. In 1982, a ban (禁令) to stop deep-sea whaling was made. Before it, in the 1950s and 1960s, more than fifty thousand whales per year were killed. After it, the number went down below two thousand. It might seem impossible that just one album could help save the lives of so many whales. But this album told people secrets about whales that had long been hidden under the sea. It allowed whales to finally share their songs with the human world. 37．Who first found the special voices of the whales? A．A song recorder. B．An opera singer. C．A sound engineer. D．An animal scientist. 38．What fact about the whales surprised Katy Payne? A．They could talk with scientists. B．They could sing like an opera singer. C．They could repeat interesting sounds. D．They could communicate through songs. 39．Which is one of the values of the album? A．It successfully stopped deep-sea whaling. B．It helped people understand whales better. C．It made some music and movie stars popular, D．It encouraged musicians to work with scientists. 40．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To call on people to save whales. B．To tell how a good album was made. C．To show that whales are born singers. D．To introduce an album and its stories. 第二节： 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。 Cultural differences are everywhere in our lives. 41 We can start with simple greeting manners. 42 Different countries have different ways to say hello. It’s also important to watch our body language. 43 The same gesture may have different meanings. We should never ask private questions casually. 44 It’s rude to ask about age, money, or family life. Being polite and quiet is always a good choice. 45 A．It helps us know others well. B．We need to learn and respect them. C．Greeting is the first step of communication. D．We must use the same manners everywhere. E．We should keep away from personal private things. F．Don’t use gestures without thinking. G．We can laugh at different customs freely. 四、词汇运用(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。 Published in 1877, Black Beauty is one of the literature’s best-loved classics and is the only book written b 46 a British writer, Anna Sewell. In the book, Black Beauty, a horse, tells the story of his l 47 in his own words. It is a story of how he was treated with kindness and love when he was young, but later his treatment c 48 at the hands of different owners. Black Beauty spent his young life with his mother on Farmer Grey’s farm. Farmer Grey was a good, kind man and the horses had a good life. His mother told him to be good and work hard. Black Beauty tried to f 49 this advice all his life. First, he goes to live with Mr. Gordon and his family, who treat their horses well. He is looked after by a kind groom (马夫) called John, who n 50 uses a whip (鞭子). Black Beauty saves Mrs. Gordon’s life when he runs fast to bring the doctor to her. The Gordons move abroad and Black Beauty is sold to Lord Westland. Lady Westland is unkind and makes the horses wear reins (缰绳) so that they hold their heads up high. One day, a groom called Smith is left to care for the horses. He is drunk and rides Black Beauty very hard and uses a whip. Black Beauty l 51 a shoe and in the end falls. Smith dies in the accident and Black Beauty stays a 52 but his legs are left a bad scar (伤疤) and Lord Westland decides to sell him. Black Beauty’s next home is with a London cab driver, Jerry Barker. Jerry and his family treat Black Beauty very well, but the work is hard and the hours are l 53 . Jerry becomes ill and has to sell Black Beauty to a farmer. The farmer takes him to some women at Rose Hall. There, Black Beauty comes together again with a young groom who u 54 to look after him at Mr. Gordon’s home. The women want to keep Black Beauty, so once again he has a kind and happy home. The book tells readers Black Beauty has a happy e 55 after going through hardships (磨难). 五、选词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。 hold,   call,   leaflet,   hand out,   go to hospital,    blind 56．Jiangsu automatic (自动化) test of listening and speaking in April every year. 57．The man depended on the dog to make his way home because of his . 58．We helped to give out to encourage more people to help the people in need. 59．How much do you know about the charity UNICEF? 60．The teacher the exam papers in the classroom now. 61．Patients in poor areas can’t afford to . So ORBIS doctors have to go to them. 根据句意，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。 unclean,    eco-friendly,   chemical,   recycle,   total   62．It is to drink water from the river directly. 63．We should paper and plastic to protect the environment. 64．Many in the factory are bad for people’s health. 65．The number of the students in our class is 45. 66．More people like to use bags instead of plastic ones now. 六、阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The “Go West” programme is a voluntary service programme which sends college graduates (毕业生) to work in less developed areas in China for 1 to 3 years. This national programme covers education, medical care, farming technology and so on. Many areas have benefited from the programme since it started in 2003, and Sheyit is among them. Sheyit Primary School is a faraway village school in Xinjiang. Thanks to the “Go West” programme, many young graduates have arrived here to help. Although they come from different places across China, they all share the same wish: to bring hope and knowledge to the children and lead them to a brighter future in this way. Those volunteer teachers at Sheyit Primary School devote (奉献) themselves fully to teaching the children and taking good care of them. They set clear rules in class and expect students to finish homework on time. They find that many parents are busy herding (放牧) animals and have little time to help their children with homework. The teachers work extra (额外的) hours so that they can help the students with their study. “This is where I find the true meaning of my life,” a volunteer teacher here said. “When I see my students grow through my lessons, their progress becomes my honour.” The students also greatly treasure their teachers’ teaching and care. They describe their teachers as being like the sun. They love going to school so much that some even come on weekends to study! Now all of them dream big and study hard towards their dreams. “When active students meet hard-working and caring teachers, improvement is only a matter of time.Our school is no longer the worst in the city,” said Jin Wenbin, the leader of Sheyit Primary School. Since 2023, the school has produced many graduates who have done very well in local exams and got into top middle schools in Xinjiang. 67．How does the programme help these less developed areas in China? 68．How long has the “Go West” programme been in service? 69．Why do volunteer teachers at Sheyit Primary School work extra hours? 70．According to Jin Wenbin, what is the reason for the school’s improvement? 71．If you plan to join this programme in the future, what will you do to help the students? 七、书面表达(共1小题；满分25分) 72．假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Bruce第一次去一位中国留学生家中用餐，发电子邮件向你咨询有关初次见面、礼物及餐桌礼仪的问题，请根据邮件内容，给Bruce回一封电子邮件。 内容包括： 1. 问候方式：初次见面时握手 2. 就餐前：带礼物 3. 就餐中：具体介绍中国餐桌礼仪（比如等长辈先动筷/使用公筷/不要用筷子指着别人……） 4. 就餐后：对主人表达感谢 要求： 语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；文中不得出现真实的人名、校名 词数：80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。） Dear Bruce, I’m happy that you are going to have dinner in a Chinese family. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 试卷第1页，共3页 试卷第1页，共3页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $