Unit 2 School life素养测评 2026-2027学年译林版英语八年级上册

**基本信息** 本试卷为初中英语Unit 2 School life单元素养测评，以“校园生活”为主题，融合语言能力与思维品质，通过真实情境与多元题型，全面检测学生基础词汇、语法应用及跨文化理解能力，适配单元复习巩固与核心素养提升。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |单项选择|10题/10分|词汇（environment）、语法（比较级）|结合孟母三迁故事、直播助农热点，情境真实| |完形填空|15题/15分|动词（changed）、连词（because）|以学生成长故事为载体，通过“煤块重生”隐喻培养思维品质| |阅读理解|20分|细节理解、推理判断|A篇探讨经典阅读与视频利弊，B篇引入蜜蜂理解零的科学实验，融合文化传承与科技前沿| |短文填空|20分|语法（时态）、词汇（environment）|涉及AI课堂应用、暑期学校利弊，培养信息整合与批判性思维| |书面表达|10分|建议信写作|结合校园设施、课间休息等真实问题，提升语言表达与责任担当意识|

Unit 2 School life素养测评 一、 单项选择。(每小题1分,共10分) (　　)1. — Do you know the story of Mencius’ mother moving three times? — Yes. Parents try their best to create the best  　　　　for their children. A. school B. environment C. programme D. height (　　)2. — Some Chinese government officers have turned into live streamers. — Yes, they are trying their best to help local farmers to  　　　　product sales. A. support B. improve C. produce D. provide (　　)3. Zhao Yuanren showed strong interest in languages.  　　　　, he had useful ways to learn languages. A. Moreover B. Finally C. Instead D. Otherwise (　　)4. — What support does your company offer  　　　　new workers? — Our company provides new workers  　　　　training programmes for free. A. to; with B. with; to C. to; for D. for; for (　　)5. There are  　　　　cars on the road today, so we spend  　　　　time driving to work. A. less; more B. fewer; less C. fewer; fewer D. more; less (　　)6. — I never feel  　　　　when Sam is with me.— Of course. He is not a  　　　　person at all. A. boring; boring B. bored; bored C. bored; boring D. boring; bored (　　)7. — Why is this shop full of people?— Because things in this shop are  　　　　in other shops. A. more expensive than those B. cheaper than that C. not as expensive as that D. not so expensive as those (　　)8. When watching a live sports match, we should  　　　　the players’ body language and teamwork instead of only focusing on the score. A. pay attention to B. be proud of C. look forward to D. take care of (　　)9. The number of left-behind children  　　　　getting  　　　　. So the first problem is how to look after the group better. A. is; more and more B. is; larger and larger C. are; fewer and fewer D. are; smaller and smaller (　　)10. — Shall I give you a ride? You look so tired.　—  　　　　Thank you. A. Not too bad. B. Not at all. C. Do as you like. D. That’s really nice. 二、 完形填空。(每小题1分,共15分) Bill was a thoughtful and hard-working student when he was a little boy. But when in high school, he  　1　. He neither worked hard nor listened to his parents,  　2　 Bill had fallen into bad company. He lied, skipped classes and played bad computer games with those friends. Finally he failed one subject. It was a shock to Bill. His heart was completely  　3　. He felt sad and never talked to anyone. The headmaster came to know this. He decided to help Bill  　4　 of this difficulty. That day, the headmaster told Bill to  　5　 him by the fireplace. They were  　6　 and said nothing for 10 minutes. Then the headmaster took out a burning piece of coal  　7　 with the tongs(钳子) and put it in the soil. That piece kept heating for a while and then  　8　. “Sir, why did you put that piece in the soil? It stopped burning,” Bill asked. The headmaster said, “Son, staying out for some time didn’t  　9　 it couldn’t be used any more, and let me put it in the fireplace again.” As soon as it went to the fireplace, the piece started burning again to provide  　10　. The headmaster said, “Bill, you are just like that piece of coal. I know that earlier when you were in good company, you were a  　11　 student. Then you fell into wrong company like the coal in the soil. However, that coal didn’t get wasted after being put back in the fire and it would find its  　12　 again. In the same way, you can also get back to good  　13　, work hard again and become the one with great achievements.” After that, Bill  　14　 what he had to do and he made up his mind to make his beautiful future. Before long, he made  　15　 progress(进步). Two years later he was admitted to a good university. (　　)1. A. succeeded B. changed C. questioned D. forgot (　　)2. A. so B. if C. unless D. because (　　)3. A. angry B. excited C. broken D. bored (　　)4. A. over B. back C. down D. out (　　)5. A. watch B. meet C. call D. avoid (　　)6. A. sad B. happy C. quiet D. lively (　　)7. A. carefully B. sadly C. differently D. proudly (　　)8. A. broke down B. went out C. turned up D. set off (　　)9. A. mean B. say C. talk D. sound (　　)10. A. warmth B. love C. money D. food (　　)11. A. patient B. good C. weak D. humorous (　　)12. A. value B. secret C. trick D. style (　　)13. A. interest B. company C. teacher D. lesson (　　)14. A. missed B. shared C. understood D. wondered (　　)15. A. personal B. small C. little D. great 三、 阅读理解。 (共20分) 第一节　阅读下列短文,从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。(每小题1.5分,共15分) A ① Classics are the gems(宝石) of the literary(文学的) world. For years, people have read them to learn more. But now, more people love “watching” these classics in videos. According to a 2023 survey reported by a Chinese short-video platform, the views for book-related videos jumped by 65.17 per cent year on year. ② Numbers of people get what they want by “watching” classics. ③ “There are some classics that I am not interested in but need to read,” said 14-year-old He Liyan from Jiangsu. “So I usually watch a video about the book to find out some interesting stories which can keep me reading.” Some people also find classic books really long and hard to understand, so they go to vloggers’ explanations. ④ “The vloggers also add personal opinions to their explanations, making the book easier to understand,” added He. ⑤ A Dream of Red Mansions is famous for showing Chinese society with interesting characters and a poetic writing style. It talks about family, society and human nature. These things can be fun to watch but boring and difficult to read. ⑥ “There are so many characters in the novel, which often makes me confused,” said 12-year-old Shao Xinyao from Hubei. “The mind map shown in the videos makes their relationships clear.” ⑦ While reading with videos helps many people, some express different opinions and worries. ⑧ For Zhang Boren, a 13-year-old from Beijing, reading is a journey about forming a personal relationship with the text, not just about learning information. “Books can let me imagine. Although videos can help a lot, they can’t show every part of a well-made story,” he said. ⑨ 18-year-old Wang Hongjie from Sichuan agreed, saying, “It may weaken readers’ ability to read independently and think deeply.” (　　)1. According to the survey from a Chinese short-video platform, which description about the “views for book-related videos” is right? A. Their numbers went up greatly. B. Their numbers went down rapidly. C. Their numbers stayed the same. D. Their numbers went up and down. (　　)2. Which picture can show the feeling of being “confused”? (　　)3. Which student can get the benefits(好处) of “watching” classics? A. Cen Yinuo, who wants to know how Wu Song, a character from Water Margin, felt before fighting with a tiger. B. Teng Fei, who needs to write a reading report about Three Kingdoms and show his own ideas about the book. C. Ran Leiguang, who likes imagining fighting against monsters while enjoying the stories from Journey to the West. D. Tang Xiaoyun, who is too busy to read but has an exam about A Dream of Red Mansions. (　　)4. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Classic books are the most important part of the literary world. B. Watching classic-related videos has both advantages and disadvantages. C. A Dream of Red Mansions is too difficult to read without videos. D. Young people like viewing videos better than reading classic books. (　　)5. Which of the following can best show the structure of this passage? B Scientists in Australia have found that bees seem to understand the idea of zero. This is surprising since bees have very small brains. Studies have shown that only humans and a few animals, such as monkeys and some birds, understand zero. And humans don’t usually understand it until they’re around four years old. But bees are smarter than they look. Scientists already knew that bees could count up to four. They also knew that bees could “talk to” each other. By dancing in some ways, bees can tell other bees how far away food is and in what direction. Scientists at RMIT University in Australia came up with a smart way to test whether bees understood the concept of “zero”. They prepared some cards with different numbers of shapes on them. First they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them. They put something sour(酸的) under the cards with more shapes on them. Soon the bees knew there was sugar water under the cards with fewer shapes. After many tests, the bees learned to choose the cards with different numbers of shapes. Then came the interesting part. The scientists took out a card with nothing on it. Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank(空白的) card. This showed that they knew that zero, or “none”, meant less than “some”. Bees’ brains are about 86,000 times smaller than the brains of humans. How are they able to do so much with such a small brain? Scientists want to study more bees to find out more. Many are now trying to create machines that can “think” like bees. By learning how the bees’ brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks. (　　)6. What can we learn from Paragraph 1? A. Bees are smarter than monkeys. B. Most animals can count up to four. C. Humans can understand zero from birth. D. Dancing is a form of bees’ communication. (　　)7. What did the scientists use sugar water for? A. To train the bees to choose the cards with more shapes. B. To test if bees understand the meaning of numbers. C. To check if bees can tell sweetness from sourness. D. To encourage the bees to choose the cards with fewer shapes. (　　)8. The interesting result of the test was that  　　　　. A. the bees chose the blank card B. the bees landed on the sugar water C. the bees flew towards the sour water D. the bees chose the cards with some shapes (　　)9. The underlined word “concept” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “ 　　　　”. A. number B. idea C. skill D. goal (　　)10. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Bees Are in Need of Protection B. Bees Are Important to Humans C. Bees Know the Meaning of Zero D. Bees Have Funny Social Activities 第二节　阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。(每小题1分,共5分) Cooking, the art and science of preparing food, is far more than daily housework. It’s like a fun classroom where you can learn different subjects all at once! 11.  　　 Science is everywhere in cooking. When you make bread, the yeast(酵母) eats sugar and makes bubbles of gas. 12.  　　 When you cook meat and it turns brown and smells good, that’s cool chemistry. Also, think about heating water, which shows how heat moves. It is all about physics. 13.  　　 You need to follow the instructions when you mix materials, like “adding 1/4 spoon of salt”. Sometimes you have to make some changes to feed more or fewer people. That means doing math. Even buying the required materials with the low cost teaches you math. Food has a lot of history. Pasta didn’t start in Italy—it came from Asia long ago! Spices(香料) were once traded like gold, and this changed how countries talked to each other. 14.  　　 In hot places, people grow more different foods than in cold places. Learning about these things helps you understand how the world works. Cooking is like a secret key that opens the door to learning many subjects. It’s not just about making yummy food. 15.  　　 Schools should teach cooking because it helps students see how everything in learning is connected! A. Geography also matters. B. This is biology in action. C. Math helps a lot in the kitchen. D. Cooking avoids wasting money. E. It’s also about becoming smarter in lots of ways. F. The following will explain why cooking should be taught at school. 四、 用方框中所给单词或短语填空(其中有一个是多余的)。(每小题1分,共5分) so that　plenty of　travelling　offer　Japanese　practising 1. There is  　 　 water in the bottle, so you don’t need to buy more. 2. The teacher suggested  　 　 reading English aloud every morning to improve our pronunciation. 3. These  　 　 are very interested in traditional Chinese culture and they often visit museums to learn more about it. 4. She listens carefully in class  　 　 she can understand the teacher better. 5. They are looking forward to  　 　 to different places and experiencing different cultures. 五、 根据汉语提示完成句子。(每小题2分,共10分) 1. 在干燥的天气里,人们应该多注意消防安全。 In dry weather, people should  　 　 fire safety. 2. 我以前从没画过画,但我愿意试一试。 I’ve never painted before, but I’m willing to  　 　. 3. 你是什么时候意识到危险的?　 When were you  　 　? 4. 你能建议我们去哪里度假吗?(make a suggestion) 5. 这家餐厅的食物和那家的一样美味。(as ... as)　 六、 短文填空。(每空1分,共20分) 第一节　阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 At St. John’s Church of England School in Wigan, Year 8 students were busy 1.  　 　 a science class yesterday. When the science teacher was explaining the 2.  　 　(important) of vitamins for body protection, some students were listening carefully and taking notes, while others were inventing a simple AI quiz game about how our bodies work at that time. Each student used a tablet, following some easy lessons made by AI. This school is one of the first to guide the use of AI in the classroom. The system analyzes(分析) each 3.  　 　(child) work and points out where they need to improve. With detailed reports from the AI, teachers can adjust(调整) their teaching methods 4.  　 　(develop) a better learning plan for every student in time. Parents can check these plans and progress reports through the online system. In this way, both teachers 5.  　 　 parents could easily see how every student is doing in each subject. For students, they can express their feelings about the lessons with an emoji button(表情按钮). If a boy clicked a frustrated(沮丧) emoji, the AI could find the lesson impossible for him to follow, so it immediately adjusted the lesson, avoiding speaking too fast and going over the content slowly before 6.  　 　(move) on. With the new system, they can also learn by 7.  　 　(they) anytime, anywhere instead of waiting for the teacher. Holly Graham, a Grade 8 student, said, “I used to give up when I met hard math problems, but now I can try to work them out. Since we began using it, my math has improved a lot and 8.  　 　 best thing is that it pushes us to learn further and faster.” While you might think the children are glued to their screens all day, Laura James, the principal, explained that this was not true. The children still write in workbooks as 9.  　 　(care) as before, and the school library is still full of printed books. “It sounds fantastic,” she says. “And for teachers, AI means 10.  　 　(tire) marking work and shorter lesson preparation time—and more time to help the children with their weak subjects.” 第二节　根据首字母提示补全短文。 The summer vacation means long days, sleeping in or enjoying the summer sun. It is quite right for students to enjoy a 1. r 　 　 after a long and difficult year. But more and more parents 2. c 　 　 to send their children to summer schools because summer schools can help children review what they have learnt during the school year. In summer schools, students may study in a more relaxing 3. e 　 　 and can think of interesting topics. Usually, the number of students is 4. s 　 　 so this gives them a good chance to connect with other students and teachers better. If a student has failed a course, summer schools may help him or her. 5. M 　 　, they are building their creativity and imagination as well as learning social skills. On the other hand, summer schools could also 6. b 　 　 children problems. It takes children the whole summer vacation to learn 7. w 　 　 playing. That is too long. As a result, it may make them 8. l 　 　 interested in school during the coming year. Meanwhile, summer schools usually 9. p 　 　 only a few subjects. So many students have to take classes that they don’t like. Just as the saying goes, “Every 10. c 　 　 has two sides.” So you can decide whether a summer school is suitable for your children. 七、 任务型阅读。(每小题2分,共10分) As a lot of students go back to school for the autumn term across China, many of them are excited to see more technologies(科技) in their classrooms. On the first day of the new term, students fed information into an interactive(互动的) robot named “Xiaofei” to make it a helper for the school. Many schools are building digital campuses(数字化校园). For example, in some schools’ PE classes, students wear special watches that are given by the teachers to monitor(监测) their health condition. Teachers look at the information to make sure everyone is healthy. Some students at the Jinling High School in Nanjing tested a new “Smart Playground”. They did a jump rope test for three minutes. Their results were shown on a screen right away. The “Smart Playground” helps teachers see how students perform(表现) in different sports activities. In schools like the Beijing No.18 Middle School, smart blackboards allow students to do interesting experiments on the touch screen. Cao Peijie, from the China National Academy of Educational Sciences(中国教育科学研究院), said that using digital tools in education helps improve the quality of education. China is working hard to make it easier for everyone to share high-quality education resources(资源). 根据短文内容回答问题,每题答案不超过10个词。 1. How did the students make “Xiaofei” a school helper?　 2. What do teachers do with special watches? 3. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 4 refer to? 4. What does Cao think of using digital tools in education? 5. Do you agree that more technologies should go into schools? Why? 八、 书面表达。(共10分) 红星中学的王校长在学校网站的英语栏目“HEAR YOUR VOICE”发帖,想要了解学生的学习情况以及学校哪些方面需要改进。假如你是学生李华,请根据校长的帖子,至少选择其中两个方面反映问题,并提出建议,词数90左右(回帖开头和结尾不计入总词数)。 Dear students, How is everything going? What do you like best about our school? Do you have any problems with your study? For example, do you often stay up late to finish your homework? Do the teachers often take up the 15-minute break? What about our school’s environment and teaching facilities? Are you happy with the food in Students’ Canteen(食堂)? Looking forward to your questions and advice. Mr Wang Dear Mr Wang, I am Li Hua from Grade Eight. I really enjoy my school life here. Thank you for your time and consideration. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 参考答案 Unit 2 School life素养测评 一、 单项选择。(每小题1分,共10分) (　B　)1. — Do you know the story of Mencius’ mother moving three times? — Yes. Parents try their best to create the best  　　　　for their children. A. school B. environment C. programme D. height (　B　)2. — Some Chinese government officers have turned into live streamers. — Yes, they are trying their best to help local farmers to  　　　　product sales. A. support B. improve C. produce D. provide (　A　)3. Zhao Yuanren showed strong interest in languages.  　　　　, he had useful ways to learn languages. A. Moreover B. Finally C. Instead D. Otherwise (　A　)4. — What support does your company offer  　　　　new workers? — Our company provides new workers  　　　　training programmes for free. A. to; with B. with; to C. to; for D. for; for (　B　)5. There are  　　　　cars on the road today, so we spend  　　　　time driving to work. A. less; more B. fewer; less C. fewer; fewer D. more; less (　C　)6. — I never feel  　　　　when Sam is with me.— Of course. He is not a  　　　　person at all. A. boring; boring B. bored; bored C. bored; boring D. boring; bored (　D　)7. — Why is this shop full of people?— Because things in this shop are  　　　　in other shops. A. more expensive than those B. cheaper than that C. not as expensive as that D. not so expensive as those (　A　)8. When watching a live sports match, we should  　　　　the players’ body language and teamwork instead of only focusing on the score. A. pay attention to B. be proud of C. look forward to D. take care of (　B　)9. The number of left-behind children  　　　　getting  　　　　. So the first problem is how to look after the group better. A. is; more and more B. is; larger and larger C. are; fewer and fewer D. are; smaller and smaller (　D　)10. — Shall I give you a ride? You look so tired.　—  　　　　Thank you. A. Not too bad. B. Not at all. C. Do as you like. D. That’s really nice. 二、 完形填空。(每小题1分,共15分) Bill was a thoughtful and hard-working student when he was a little boy. But when in high school, he  　1　. He neither worked hard nor listened to his parents,  　2　 Bill had fallen into bad company. He lied, skipped classes and played bad computer games with those friends. Finally he failed one subject. It was a shock to Bill. His heart was completely  　3　. He felt sad and never talked to anyone. The headmaster came to know this. He decided to help Bill  　4　 of this difficulty. That day, the headmaster told Bill to  　5　 him by the fireplace. They were  　6　 and said nothing for 10 minutes. Then the headmaster took out a burning piece of coal  　7　 with the tongs(钳子) and put it in the soil. That piece kept heating for a while and then  　8　. “Sir, why did you put that piece in the soil? It stopped burning,” Bill asked. The headmaster said, “Son, staying out for some time didn’t  　9　 it couldn’t be used any more, and let me put it in the fireplace again.” As soon as it went to the fireplace, the piece started burning again to provide  　10　. The headmaster said, “Bill, you are just like that piece of coal. I know that earlier when you were in good company, you were a  　11　 student. Then you fell into wrong company like the coal in the soil. However, that coal didn’t get wasted after being put back in the fire and it would find its  　12　 again. In the same way, you can also get back to good  　13　, work hard again and become the one with great achievements.” After that, Bill  　14　 what he had to do and he made up his mind to make his beautiful future. Before long, he made  　15　 progress(进步). Two years later he was admitted to a good university. (　B　)1. A. succeeded B. changed C. questioned D. forgot (　D　)2. A. so B. if C. unless D. because (　C　)3. A. angry B. excited C. broken D. bored (　D　)4. A. over B. back C. down D. out (　B　)5. A. watch B. meet C. call D. avoid (　C　)6. A. sad B. happy C. quiet D. lively (　A　)7. A. carefully B. sadly C. differently D. proudly (　B　)8. A. broke down B. went out C. turned up D. set off (　A　)9. A. mean B. say C. talk D. sound (　A　)10. A. warmth B. love C. money D. food (　B　)11. A. patient B. good C. weak D. humorous (　A　)12. A. value B. secret C. trick D. style (　B　)13. A. interest B. company C. teacher D. lesson (　C　)14. A. missed B. shared C. understood D. wondered (　D　)15. A. personal B. small C. little D. great 三、 阅读理解。 (共20分) 第一节　阅读下列短文,从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。(每小题1.5分,共15分) A ① Classics are the gems(宝石) of the literary(文学的) world. For years, people have read them to learn more. But now, more people love “watching” these classics in videos. According to a 2023 survey reported by a Chinese short-video platform, the views for book-related videos jumped by 65.17 per cent year on year. ② Numbers of people get what they want by “watching” classics. ③ “There are some classics that I am not interested in but need to read,” said 14-year-old He Liyan from Jiangsu. “So I usually watch a video about the book to find out some interesting stories which can keep me reading.” Some people also find classic books really long and hard to understand, so they go to vloggers’ explanations. ④ “The vloggers also add personal opinions to their explanations, making the book easier to understand,” added He. ⑤ A Dream of Red Mansions is famous for showing Chinese society with interesting characters and a poetic writing style. It talks about family, society and human nature. These things can be fun to watch but boring and difficult to read. ⑥ “There are so many characters in the novel, which often makes me confused,” said 12-year-old Shao Xinyao from Hubei. “The mind map shown in the videos makes their relationships clear.” ⑦ While reading with videos helps many people, some express different opinions and worries. ⑧ For Zhang Boren, a 13-year-old from Beijing, reading is a journey about forming a personal relationship with the text, not just about learning information. “Books can let me imagine. Although videos can help a lot, they can’t show every part of a well-made story,” he said. ⑨ 18-year-old Wang Hongjie from Sichuan agreed, saying, “It may weaken readers’ ability to read independently and think deeply.” (　A　)1. According to the survey from a Chinese short-video platform, which description about the “views for book-related videos” is right? A. Their numbers went up greatly. B. Their numbers went down rapidly. C. Their numbers stayed the same. D. Their numbers went up and down. (　C　)2. Which picture can show the feeling of being “confused”? (　D　)3. Which student can get the benefits(好处) of “watching” classics? A. Cen Yinuo, who wants to know how Wu Song, a character from Water Margin, felt before fighting with a tiger. B. Teng Fei, who needs to write a reading report about Three Kingdoms and show his own ideas about the book. C. Ran Leiguang, who likes imagining fighting against monsters while enjoying the stories from Journey to the West. D. Tang Xiaoyun, who is too busy to read but has an exam about A Dream of Red Mansions. (　B　)4. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Classic books are the most important part of the literary world. B. Watching classic-related videos has both advantages and disadvantages. C. A Dream of Red Mansions is too difficult to read without videos. D. Young people like viewing videos better than reading classic books. (　C　)5. Which of the following can best show the structure of this passage? B Scientists in Australia have found that bees seem to understand the idea of zero. This is surprising since bees have very small brains. Studies have shown that only humans and a few animals, such as monkeys and some birds, understand zero. And humans don’t usually understand it until they’re around four years old. But bees are smarter than they look. Scientists already knew that bees could count up to four. They also knew that bees could “talk to” each other. By dancing in some ways, bees can tell other bees how far away food is and in what direction. Scientists at RMIT University in Australia came up with a smart way to test whether bees understood the concept of “zero”. They prepared some cards with different numbers of shapes on them. First they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them. They put something sour(酸的) under the cards with more shapes on them. Soon the bees knew there was sugar water under the cards with fewer shapes. After many tests, the bees learned to choose the cards with different numbers of shapes. Then came the interesting part. The scientists took out a card with nothing on it. Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank(空白的) card. This showed that they knew that zero, or “none”, meant less than “some”. Bees’ brains are about 86,000 times smaller than the brains of humans. How are they able to do so much with such a small brain? Scientists want to study more bees to find out more. Many are now trying to create machines that can “think” like bees. By learning how the bees’ brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks. (　D　)6. What can we learn from Paragraph 1? A. Bees are smarter than monkeys. B. Most animals can count up to four. C. Humans can understand zero from birth. D. Dancing is a form of bees’ communication. (　D　)7. What did the scientists use sugar water for? A. To train the bees to choose the cards with more shapes. B. To test if bees understand the meaning of numbers. C. To check if bees can tell sweetness from sourness. D. To encourage the bees to choose the cards with fewer shapes. (　A　)8. The interesting result of the test was that  　　　　. A. the bees chose the blank card B. the bees landed on the sugar water C. the bees flew towards the sour water D. the bees chose the cards with some shapes (　B　)9. The underlined word “concept” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “ 　　　　”. A. number B. idea C. skill D. goal (　C　)10. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Bees Are in Need of Protection B. Bees Are Important to Humans C. Bees Know the Meaning of Zero D. Bees Have Funny Social Activities 第二节　阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。(每小题1分,共5分) Cooking, the art and science of preparing food, is far more than daily housework. It’s like a fun classroom where you can learn different subjects all at once! 11.  　F　 Science is everywhere in cooking. When you make bread, the yeast(酵母) eats sugar and makes bubbles of gas. 12.  　B　 When you cook meat and it turns brown and smells good, that’s cool chemistry. Also, think about heating water, which shows how heat moves. It is all about physics. 13.  　C　 You need to follow the instructions when you mix materials, like “adding 1/4 spoon of salt”. Sometimes you have to make some changes to feed more or fewer people. That means doing math. Even buying the required materials with the low cost teaches you math. Food has a lot of history. Pasta didn’t start in Italy—it came from Asia long ago! Spices(香料) were once traded like gold, and this changed how countries talked to each other. 14.  　A　 In hot places, people grow more different foods than in cold places. Learning about these things helps you understand how the world works. Cooking is like a secret key that opens the door to learning many subjects. It’s not just about making yummy food. 15.  　E　 Schools should teach cooking because it helps students see how everything in learning is connected! A. Geography also matters. B. This is biology in action. C. Math helps a lot in the kitchen. D. Cooking avoids wasting money. E. It’s also about becoming smarter in lots of ways. F. The following will explain why cooking should be taught at school. 四、 用方框中所给单词或短语填空(其中有一个是多余的)。(每小题1分,共5分) so that　plenty of　travelling　offer　Japanese　practising 1. There is  　plenty of　 water in the bottle, so you don’t need to buy more. 2. The teacher suggested  　practising　 reading English aloud every morning to improve our pronunciation. 3. These  　Japanese　 are very interested in traditional Chinese culture and they often visit museums to learn more about it. 4. She listens carefully in class  　so that　 she can understand the teacher better. 5. They are looking forward to  　travelling　 to different places and experiencing different cultures. 五、 根据汉语提示完成句子。(每小题2分,共10分) 1. 在干燥的天气里,人们应该多注意消防安全。 In dry weather, people should  　pay more attention to　 fire safety. 2. 我以前从没画过画,但我愿意试一试。 I’ve never painted before, but I’m willing to  　have a go　. 3. 你是什么时候意识到危险的?　 When were you  　aware of the danger　? 4. 你能建议我们去哪里度假吗?(make a suggestion) Can you make a suggestion about where to spend our holiday? 5. 这家餐厅的食物和那家的一样美味。(as ... as)　 This restaurant’s food is as delicious as that one’s. 六、 短文填空。(每空1分,共20分) 第一节　阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 At St. John’s Church of England School in Wigan, Year 8 students were busy 1.  　with　 a science class yesterday. When the science teacher was explaining the 2.  　importance　(important) of vitamins for body protection, some students were listening carefully and taking notes, while others were inventing a simple AI quiz game about how our bodies work at that time. Each student used a tablet, following some easy lessons made by AI. This school is one of the first to guide the use of AI in the classroom. The system analyzes(分析) each 3.  　child’s　(child) work and points out where they need to improve. With detailed reports from the AI, teachers can adjust(调整) their teaching methods 4.  　to develop　(develop) a better learning plan for every student in time. Parents can check these plans and progress reports through the online system. In this way, both teachers 5.  　and　 parents could easily see how every student is doing in each subject. For students, they can express their feelings about the lessons with an emoji button(表情按钮). If a boy clicked a frustrated(沮丧) emoji, the AI could find the lesson impossible for him to follow, so it immediately adjusted the lesson, avoiding speaking too fast and going over the content slowly before 6.  　moving　(move) on. With the new system, they can also learn by 7.  　themselves　(they) anytime, anywhere instead of waiting for the teacher. Holly Graham, a Grade 8 student, said, “I used to give up when I met hard math problems, but now I can try to work them out. Since we began using it, my math has improved a lot and 8.  　the　 best thing is that it pushes us to learn further and faster.” While you might think the children are glued to their screens all day, Laura James, the principal, explained that this was not true. The children still write in workbooks as 9.  　carefully　(care) as before, and the school library is still full of printed books. “It sounds fantastic,” she says. “And for teachers, AI means 10.  　less tiring　(tire) marking work and shorter lesson preparation time—and more time to help the children with their weak subjects.” 第二节　根据首字母提示补全短文。 The summer vacation means long days, sleeping in or enjoying the summer sun. It is quite right for students to enjoy a 1. r 　est　 after a long and difficult year. But more and more parents 2. c 　hoose　 to send their children to summer schools because summer schools can help children review what they have learnt during the school year. In summer schools, students may study in a more relaxing 3. e 　nvironment　 and can think of interesting topics. Usually, the number of students is 4. s 　mall　 so this gives them a good chance to connect with other students and teachers better. If a student has failed a course, summer schools may help him or her. 5. M 　oreover　, they are building their creativity and imagination as well as learning social skills. On the other hand, summer schools could also 6. b 　ring　 children problems. It takes children the whole summer vacation to learn 7. w 　ithout　 playing. That is too long. As a result, it may make them 8. l 　ess　 interested in school during the coming year. Meanwhile, summer schools usually 9. p 　rovide　 only a few subjects. So many students have to take classes that they don’t like. Just as the saying goes, “Every 10. c 　oin　 has two sides.” So you can decide whether a summer school is suitable for your children. 七、 任务型阅读。(每小题2分,共10分) As a lot of students go back to school for the autumn term across China, many of them are excited to see more technologies(科技) in their classrooms. On the first day of the new term, students fed information into an interactive(互动的) robot named “Xiaofei” to make it a helper for the school. Many schools are building digital campuses(数字化校园). For example, in some schools’ PE classes, students wear special watches that are given by the teachers to monitor(监测) their health condition. Teachers look at the information to make sure everyone is healthy. Some students at the Jinling High School in Nanjing tested a new “Smart Playground”. They did a jump rope test for three minutes. Their results were shown on a screen right away. The “Smart Playground” helps teachers see how students perform(表现) in different sports activities. In schools like the Beijing No.18 Middle School, smart blackboards allow students to do interesting experiments on the touch screen. Cao Peijie, from the China National Academy of Educational Sciences(中国教育科学研究院), said that using digital tools in education helps improve the quality of education. China is working hard to make it easier for everyone to share high-quality education resources(资源). 根据短文内容回答问题,每题答案不超过10个词。 1. How did the students make “Xiaofei” a school helper?　 By feeding information into it. 2. What do teachers do with special watches? Look at the information to make sure everyone is healthy. 3. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 4 refer to? Some students at the Jinling High School in Nanjing. 4. What does Cao think of using digital tools in education? He thinks it helps improve the quality of education. 5. Do you agree that more technologies should go into schools? Why? Yes, because it can make learning more interesting and efficient.(言之有理即可) 八、 书面表达。(共10分) 红星中学的王校长在学校网站的英语栏目“HEAR YOUR VOICE”发帖,想要了解学生的学习情况以及学校哪些方面需要改进。假如你是学生李华,请根据校长的帖子,至少选择其中两个方面反映问题,并提出建议,词数90左右(回帖开头和结尾不计入总词数)。 Dear students, How is everything going? What do you like best about our school? Do you have any problems with your study? For example, do you often stay up late to finish your homework? Do the teachers often take up the 15-minute break? What about our school’s environment and teaching facilities? Are you happy with the food in Students’ Canteen(食堂)? Looking forward to your questions and advice. Mr Wang Dear Mr Wang, I am Li Hua from Grade Eight. I really enjoy my school life here. However, there are still some problems. First, some teaching facilities are old. For example, the desks and chairs in some classrooms are broken, which makes us feel uncomfortable when we study. I suggest the school repair or replace them as soon as possible to create a better learning environment. Second, some teachers often take up our 15-minute break. We need this time to relax and get ready for the next class, so I hope they can respect our break time and don’t give extra lessons during this period. I believe these suggestions will help make our school a better place for all of us. Thank you for your time and consideration. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $