湖南长沙市长郡集团2025-2026学年下学期八年级期末限时检测卷 英语

**基本信息** 八年级期末英语卷以真实情境与文化融合为特色，听力融入龙舟节中西文化对比，阅读选取中国U12足球队夺冠等热点素材，语言运用创设菜市场书展创新场景，全面考查语言能力与跨文化意识。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |听力|20分|日常交际、文化习俗（如墨西哥礼仪）|对话围绕志愿服务、自然灾害等真实话题，独白渗透文化差异（如中西龙文化）| |阅读|30分|图表解读（睡眠报告）、记叙文（电影故事）、七选五（志愿服务建议）|选取侨批电影、足球夺冠等时代素材，设推理题（如电影情节推断）考查思维品质| |语言运用|25分|完形填空（书展场景）、语法填空（洪水救援）|语境贴近生活（如菜市场书展），语法题融入志愿者救援真实事件| |读写综合|25分|回答问题（文化差异）、写作（跨文化主题）|以Jack中美文化差异故事为载体，写作要求结合提示谈文化差异及意义，提升文化意识|

八年级期末现实检测卷第一大题听力测试正式开始，本部分分为第一第二两节。注意做题时请先将答案标在试卷上本部分录音内容全部结束后，再将答案转涂到答题卡上。听力材料以中速朗读两遍。第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话读。两遍。One, hey, where are you going to an old . people's home? IT is on center street. I'm a volunteer there. Hey, where are you going to . an old people's home? IT is on center street. I'm a volunteer there. To dad, I really want to wear this beautiful dress, but is a little smaller than I was last year. What should I do? Dad, you'd Better eat less and exercise more. Dad, I really want to wear this beautiful dress, but it's a little smaller than IT was last year. What should I do? Dad, you'd Better eat less and exercise more. Three, open the present please. I think you'll like IT. I'll do IT after I get home. It's not polite to open IT at once. Open the present please. I think you'll like IT. I'll do IT after I get home. It's not polite to open IT at once. For anna, where did you go? I haven't seen you for several hours. I went to a library two hours ago, and i've finished reading. The last part of little women is really educational. Anna, where did you go? I haven't seen you for several hours. I went to a library two hours ago, and i've finished reading. The last part of little women is really educational. Five, the snowstorm was so heavy yesterday. Did IT cause any trouble for your family? Not really. The children just stayed inside and read to together until IT stopped. The snowstorm . was so heavy yesterday. Did IT cause any trouble for your family? Not really. The children just stayed inside and read together until IT stopped. 第二节听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第六、七小题。Good morning, mr. Green. I want to work as a volunteer. Okay, what would you like to do? Well, I love kids and i'd like to help them. You could help . cheer up the sick children in every afternoon. I'm sorry. I'm only free on weekends. Oh, I see. How about helping kids with their homework in the learning center? Okay, thank you, mr. Green. Good morning, mr. Green. I want to work as a volunteer. okay. What would you like to do? Well, I love kids and i'd like to help them. You could . help cheer up the sick children every afternoon. I'm sorry, i'm only free on weekends. Oh, I see. How about helping kids with their homework in the learning center? OK? Thank you, mr. Green. 听第七段材料，回答第八、九小题。It's the third earthquake this year. I wonder why earthquake es happen so often. I think it's because of the way we treat the planet. We should stop expLoring gas and oil underground. but we need them to power cars and make useful things come on. There is a lot of Green energy instead. It's the third earthquake this year. I wonder why earthquake es happen so often. I think it's because of the way we treat the planet. We should stop expLoring gas and oil underground. but we need them to power cars and make useful things come on. There is a lot of Green energy instead. 听第八段材料，回答第十、十一小题。Hi tony, you look down today. What's wrong with you? Not me. It's my brother. He's had a headache. I'm sorry to hear that. Did you take him to the hospital? Yes, the doctor gave him some medicine and said there was nothing serious, but I still took care of him last night. Don't worry, everything will be fine. If you need any help, you can call me. Thanks a lot. Oh, my bus is coming. I have to go now. See you tomorrow at school. okay? See you. Hi tony. You look down today. What's wrong with you? Not me. It's my brother. He's had a headache. I'm sorry to hear that. Did you take him to the . hospital? Yes, the doctor gave him some medicine, said there was nothing serious, but I still took care of him last night. Don't worry, everything will be fine. If you need any help, you can call me. Thanks a lot. Oh, my bus is coming. I have to go now. See you tomorrow . at school. OK see you. 听第九段材料，回答第12至14小题。Hi Jason. What are you doing now? Hi. Shelly. I'm watching AT. V show about the dragon boat festival. We just had the festival yesterday. I find . dragons in western countries are different from chinese dragons. Their looks are different, and the cultures behind them are different. too. Can you tell me more? In china, people think dragging are a symbol of power and good luck. But in western stories, dragons are scary. Animals sounds interesting. I will buy some books to know more about dragons. Hi, Jason. What are you doing now? Hi, Shelly. I'm watching AT, V show about the dragon boat festival. We just . had the festival yesterday. I find . dragons in western countries are different from chinese dragons. Their looks are different, and the cultures behind them are different. too. Can you tell me more? In china, people think dragons are a symbol of power and good luck, but in western stories, dragons are scary animals. Sounds interesting. I will buy some books to know more about dragons. 听第十段材料回答第15至17小题。Amy, have you just come back from mexico? No, I have just come back from france. That's great. I will go to france next month. Could you tell me something about france? sure. eric. What do you want to know? How should I greet people in formal occasions in france? You should shake hands with them. What about the table manners? Well, it's impolite to make a sound when eating. And here's a funny thing. You should put the bread on . the table. Oh, I see. Thanks a lot. Amy, have, have you just come back from mexico? No, I have just come back from france. That's great. I will go to france next month. Could you tell me something about france? sure. Erik, what do you want to know? How should . I greet people in formal occasions in france? You should shake hands with them. What about the table manners? Well, it's impolite to make a sound when eating. And here's a funny thing. You should put the bread on . the table. Oh, I see. Thanks a lot. 听第十一段材料，回答第18至20小题。Last summer, I went to the mountains with my family for a vacation. The weather was nice at first, and we went hiking along the beautiful paths. Suddenly, IT started to rain heavily, and soon we experienced a big flood. Water ran down the hills quickly, and we were a little afraid. Luckily, our guide was very experienced. He told us to stay calm and follow him closely. We moved quickly to a safe and high place. In the end, we were all safe. From this special experience. I learned an important lesson, we must respect nature and always keep safe when we are close to the natural world. Last summer, I went to the mountains with my family for a vacation. The weather was nice at first, and we went hiking along the beautiful paths. Suddenly, IT started to rain heavily, and soon we experienced a big flood. Water ran down the hills quickly, and we were a little afraid. Luckily, our guide was very experienced. He told us to stay calm and follow him closely. We moved quickly to a safe and high place. In the end, we were all safe from this special experience. I learned an important lesson, we must respect nature and always keep safe when we are close to the natural world. 听力测试到此结束，请将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 八年级期末限时检测卷 英 语 注意事项： 1.答题前，请考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考室和座位号； 2.必须在答题卡上答题，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效； 3.答题时，请考生注意各大题题号后面的答题提示； 4.请勿折叠答题卡，保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁； 5.答题卡上不得使用涂改液、涂改胶和贴纸； 6.本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。 试卷分为四个部分，共10页，61小题，时量100分钟，满分100分。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. Where is the old people's home? A. On Centre Street. B. On Blue Street. C. On Star Street. 2. What does Dad advise the girl to do? A. Eat more. B. Do more exercise. C. Read more books. 3. Why does the man want to open the present later? A. Because he thinks it's polite. B. Because he doesn't like it. C. Because he is too busy to open it. 4. How does Anna like the book Little Women? A. Difficult. B. Boring. C. Educational. 5. What did the children do during the snowstorm? A. They helped with the clean-up. B. They played chess. C. They read together. 第二节(共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第六段材料，回答第6、7小题。 6. When is the girl free? A. Every afternoon. B. On Fridays. C. Every Saturday and Sunday. 7. Where will the girl volunteer? A. In a hospital. B. In a reading center. C. In a learning center. 听第七段材料，回答第8、9小题。 8. How many earthquakes have happened this year according to the man? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 9. What does the man think of gas and oil? A. They are useful. B. Many things can replace them. C. They are easy to explore. 听第八段材料，回答第10、11小题。 10. Why is Tony unhappy? A. Because he has a cold. B. Because his brother is sick. C. Because he misses his mom. 11. What did Tony do last night? A. He rested at home. B. He took some medicine. C. He looked after his brother. 听第九段材料，回答第12至 14小题。 12. What is Jason doing? A. Watching TV. B. Drawing dragons. C. Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival. 13. How are dragons in Western stories? A. They' re lucky animals. B. They' re powerful animals. C. They' re scary animals. 14. How will Xiaoli know more about dragons? A. By visiting the museum. B. By reading books. C. By searching on the Internet. 听第十段材料，回答第15 至 17 小题。 15. Where will Eric go next month? A. To Japan. B. To Mexico. C. To France. 16. How should Eric greet people in formal occasions in that country? A. Bow. B. Rub noses. C. Shake hands. 17. What is proper in that country? A. Eating food with hands. B. Putting the bread on the table. C. Making a sound when eating. 听第十一段材料，回答第18 至 20 小题。 18. What natural disaster did they experience? A. An earthquake. B. A wildfire. C. A flood. 19. What were they doing when the disaster happened? A. They were hiking. B. They were swimming. C. They were having dinner. 20. What did the speaker learn from the experience? A. To be more careful. B. To help others. C. To respect nature. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Do you know how well Chinese people sleep? Here is a report from Chinese(Sleep Research Society. Let's take a look at it! 21. Which generation goes to bed later than the average according to the report? A. People born in the 1980s. B. People born after the 2000s. C. People born before the 1990s. 22. How many people are not sure whether they have sleep problems or not? A.59%. B.41%. C.22%. B In April 2026, a special movie called Dear You was on show during the May Day holiday. This low-cost movie had no famous actors or amazing special effects. However, after it came out,its box office was over 20 million yuan on May 1. Many viewers were moved to tears and called it the most touching movie of the holiday. The movie tells a story about an old grandmother Ye Shurou. She spends most of her life waiting for qiaopi(侨批),special letters with money inside from her husband in Southeast Asia. Nearly 90%of the movie's stories come from real life. There is a surprising twist in the movie.When Ye Shurou's grandson looks for his grandfather in Thailand, he finds out the truth. Most of the letters are not written by his grandfather, but a kind woman Xie Nanzhi. To protect Ye Shurou from sadness, Xie secretly writes letters, pretending to be her husband for 20 years. The film is moving because it uses local dialect(方言) and real local customs. What’s more, most actors are unknown people from the local area. As the last work of director Lan Hongchun's movie series(系列), this movie is not only a love letter to the grandmother, but also one to all overseas Chinese. It shows the good qualities of Chinese people and touches every viewer's heart. 23. What great success did the movie Dear You achieve during the May Day holiday? A. It won a big international film prize. B. Its box office reached over 20 million yuan on May Day. C. It was the only movie shown during the holiday. 24. What does the underlined word “twist” in Paragraph 2 mean? A.发展 B.反转 C.提高 25. Why is the movie touching? A. Because it uses exciting and loud special effects. B. Because it mainly talks about busy modern city life. C. Because it uses real local language, customs and common actors to show real life. 26. What can we infer(推断) from the passage? A. All the stories of the movie come from real life. B. Xie Nanzhi wanted to tell Ye Shrou the truth. C. The director Lan Hongchun has made a series of movies before this one. C A young Chinese football team called Chinese Football Boy 2014 Team(U12) won the championship(冠军) at Italy's Sigismondi Cup from May 30 to June 2, 2026. The event brought together 48 top youth teams from around the world, including some famous European clubs like Everton, Fiorentina, and Copenhagen. Facing such strong teams, the Chinese team was not nervous at all and showed great team spirit. The Chinese team played seven games in group and knockout stages(淘汰赛阶段) and won all of them. The final was played on a rainy day against Everton's team. The cold weather and wet field did not stop them from playing well. After regular time, the score was 1-1. The game went to a penalty shootout(点球大战).In Chinese football history, penalty shootouts have often been a painful memory. But this time was different. The young goalkeeper saved two shots in a row, and then a player from Jiangsu named “Kong Fange” stepped up confidently and scored the winning penalty. In the end, the Chinese players won the penalty shootout 5-4. Over the seven matches, the team scored 21 goals and only let in 2 goals. Their excellent skills surprised everyone at the match. News of their success was shared quickly online and won warm praise from Chinese fans. Many people left encouraging messages online and spoke highly of these young players. This trip to Europe proved that young Chinese footballers can compete(竞争) with top European teams. It also encourages more children to follow their love for football and keep working hard for their dreams. As one young player put it after the match; “No one will look down on China anymore, because we are here.” What was once a hopeful wish has become true. When the youth are strong, the nation is strong. 27. How long did the Sigismondi Cup last? A. Three days. B. Four days. C. Seven days. 28. How many games did the young Chinese team win in total? A.48. B.5. C.7. 29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The Chinese team lost one game in the competition. B. The team won the final through a penalty shootout. C. European teams scored more goals in the matches. 30. What is the best title for the passage? A. Chinese Young Football Team's Big Success B. A Wonderful Football Match C. Amazing Young Football Players 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 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。每个选项仅使用一次。 Volunteer work can shape teenagers’ minds and teach them social related life lessons. Many students wonder how to keep long-term volunteer habits instead of giving up after one-time service. 31 Set clear small goals before starting volunteer work. Big goals like “help lots of poor people” feel too faraway and make you stressed. You can set simple goals such as volunteering four hours each month. 32 Small wins will keep you motivated(有动力的) continuously(持续地). Find volunteer partners with the same interest. Working alone often makes people tired easily after several weeks. When you have partners, you can encourage each other during hardworking moments. 33 34 You may write short diaries about your service feelings. After several months, looking back at your notes lets you notice your progress. These memories remind you why you began volunteering at first. Avoid over-arranging(过度安排) volunteer tasks. Never fill your whole weekend with volunteer jobs. Too heavy service tasks will take up homework and rest time. Burnout(倦怠) will make you hate volunteer work gradually. 35 Keep a good balance between study and volunteering. A. It stops you from feeling directionless in volunteer service. B. The following ways can solve this problem well. C. Shared experiences also make volunteer work much more fun. D. Proper working time is necessary for long-term volunteering. E. Record your volunteer stories regularly. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分25分) 第一节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Have you ever heard of a book fair in a vegetable market? 36 , a creative and unusual book fair has been held in Kunming during the May Day holidays. Different from traditional ones, it didn't appear in a big hall or a noisy shopping mall, but in a 37 everyday market. Nearly thirty publishers set up their book stalls(摊位) carefully beside vegetable counters. A young visitor said it brought her a totally new feeling. When she passed by, some readers were reading on plastic boxes in silence, while other shoppers were picking cabbages and carrots around them. At this special fair, books and fresh vegetables even 38 the same shopping bags. Soft poems mixed with sellers’ loud shouts. Most book fairs are full of beautiful decorations(装饰品), but this special book fair kept everything 39 and put reading first. A manager explained, “We only show books. The fair is 40 real life. We also hope to 41 reading to more people and make it a part of our everyday life.” This fair tells us a simple truth: The soul(精髓) of reading is never about fancy(花哨的) shows. It 42 us that good books are everywhere. Reading is not only a hobby but also warmth in our life. It makes the busy world softer and our hearts 43 . This fair offered both fresh vegetables and fresh 44 in the same warm place. May reading always be with us, and may we keep the love for 45 deep in our hearts forever. 36. A. Luckily B. Recently C. Suddenly 37.A.common B. special C. beautiful 38. A. supplied B. shared C. carried 39. A. simple B. fancy C. noisy 40. A. based on B. full of C. proud of 41. A. prove B.compare C. recommend 42. A. reminds B. warns C. promises 43. A. safer B. richer C. cooler 44. A. ideas B. toys C. clothes 45. A. shopping B. cooking C. reading 第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 On May 23rd, a sudden terrible heavy rain hit Chongqing. The rain kept pouring for several hours, causing serious floods in many areas. When the storm broke out at 11 pm, most people 46 (stay) at home. They could hear strong wind outside and felt quite afraid. Soon, streets and roads were filled 47 floodwater. Many houses and shops were in deep water, and some people were in great danger. Kind volunteers arrived quickly and began 48 (rescue) work at once. They decided to carry old people and little kids out of the flooded houses safely first. Some villagers lost their homes and everything they had, so they felt very sad.49 , the volunteers’ warmth and kindness brought them hope and courage. So far, the local government 50 (set) up many temporary(临时的) houses for homeless people. The government has also prepared enough food and water for 51 (they). Their living conditions will become much 52 (good) in a short time. Volunteers and local workers keep working hard together. Although the rain still causes trouble, they never stop day-and-night rescue and help. 53 teenage volunteer also joined the work last weekend. He tried his best to help people in need. Nowadays more and more students join volunteer groups 54(active) to help others. Their kindness can make a big 55 (different) to people's lives. 第四部分 读写综合(共两节，满分25分) 第一节(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。 Cultural differences of “old” I'm Jack. When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. Once, when I was serving food to the Smiths, Mrs. Smith asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I answered “I made sure you got your food quickly because I always respect the elderly.” As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager took me aside and told me how sensitive(敏感的) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to Mrs. Smith. After Mrs. Smith heard my reason, she laughed and was no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old and they respect the elderly most. Young people always hope to have more knowledge and experience just as the elderly do. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old. Exercising, jogging, and putting on makeup are common ways for them to look young. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don't show my feelings through words. And I will learn more about cultural differences to avoid making mistakes when communicating with people in different countries. 56. What did Jack's family bring to America? 57. Was Mrs. Smith pleased with what Jack said to her at first? 58. What do young people in China think of the elderly? 59. How do the Americans usually make themselves look young? 60. Why will Jack learn more about cultural differences? 第二节(满分15分) 61.根据要求完成短文写作。 通过读 Jack 的故事我们认识到文化差异对人们交流的影响。学校英文报正在开展以“Different Countries, Different Cultures”为题的征文活动。请根据以下提示谈谈中国与其他国家的文化差异以及我们为什么要了解文化差异，写一篇英语短文投稿。 要求： (1)短文必须包含所有提示信息，并适当发挥； (2)词数 80 左右(标题和开头都已给出，不计入总词数)； (3)文中不得出现真实人名和校名。 Different Countries, Different Cultures Different countries have different cultures, which makes our world colourful. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 八年级期末限时检测卷 英语参考答案 第一部分 听力 1-5 ABACC 6-10 CCBBB 11-15 CACBC 16-20 CBCAC 第二部分 阅读 21-22 BC 23-26 BBCC 27-30 BCBA 31-35 BACED 第三部分 语言运用 36-40 BABAA 41-45 CABAC 46. were staying 47. with 48. rescue 49. However 50. has set 51. them 52. better 53. A 54. actively55. difference 第四部分 读写综合 56. Their luggage, village rules, customs and culture./ They brought not only their luggage, but also their village rules,customs and culture. 57. No./ No, she wasn't. 58. More knowledgeable and experienced./ They have more knowledge and experience. 59. They exercise, jog, and put on makeup(to make themselves look young)./ By exercising, jogging, and putting on makeup. 60. To avoid making mistakes when communicating with people in different countries./ Because he wants to avoid making mistakes when communicating with people in different countries. 61.略 听力材料 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 1. M: Hey. Where are you going? W: To an old people's home. It is on Center Street. I'm a volunteer there. 2. W: Dad, I really want to wear this beautiful dress. But it's a little smaller than it was last year. What should I do,dad? M: You'd better eat less and exercise more. 3. W: Open the present, please. I think you' ll like it. M:I' ll do it after I get home. It's not polite to open it at once. 4. M: Anna, where did you go? I haven't seen you for several hours. W:I went to a library 2 hours ago, and I' ve finished reading the last part of Little Women. It's really educational. 5. M: The snowstorm was so heavy yesterday. Did it cause any trouble for your family? W: Not really. The children just stayed inside and read together until it stopped. 第二节 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第六段材料，回答第6、7小题。 W: Good morning, Mr. Green! I want to work as a volunteer. M:OK. What would you like to do? W: Well, I love kids and I'd like to help them. M: You could help cheer up the sick children every afternoon. W:I'm sorry. I'm only free on weekends. M: Oh, I see. How about helping kids with their homework in the learning center? W:OK. Thank you, Mr. Green. 听第七段材料，回答第8、9小题。 W: It's the third earthquake this year. I wonder why earthquakes happen so often. M:I think it's because of the way we treat the planet. We should stop exploring gas and oil underground. W: But we need them to power cars and make useful things. M: Come on, there is a lot of green energy instead. 听第八段材料，回答第10、11小题。 W: Hi, Tony. You look down today. What's wrong with you? M: Not me. It's my brother. He's had a headache. W:I'm sorry to hear that. Did you take him to the hospital? M: Yes. The doctor gave him some medicine and said there was nothing serious. But I still took care of him last night. W: Don't worry. Everything will be fine. If you need any help, you can call me. M: Thanks a lot. Oh, my bus is coming. I have to go now. See you tomorrow at school. W: Okay, see you. 听第九段材料，回答第12至 14小题。 W: Hi, Jason. What are you doing now? M: Hi, Xiaoli. I'm watching a TV show about the Dragon Boat Festival. W: We just had the festival yesterday. M:I find dragons in Western countries are different from Chinese dragons. Their looks are different. And the cultures behind them are different too. W: Can you tell me more? M: In China, people think dragons are a symbol of power and good luck. But in Western stories, dragons are scary animals. W: Sounds interesting. I will buy some books to know more about dragons. 听第十段材料，回答第15至17小题。 M: Amy, have you just come back from Mexico? W: No. I have just come back from France. M: That's great! I will go to France next month. Could you tell me something about France? W: Sure, Eric. What do you want to know? M: How should I greet people in formal occasions in France? W: You should shake hands with them. M: What about the table manners? W: Well, it's impolite to make a sound when eating. And here's a funny thing—— you should put the bread on the table. M: Oh, I see. Thanks a lot. 听第十一段材料，回答第18至20小题。 Last summer, I went to the mountains with my family for a vacation. The weather was nice at first, and we went hiking along the beautiful paths. Suddenly, it started to rain heavily, and soon we experienced a big flood. Water ran down the hills quickly, and we were a little afraid. Luckily, our guide was very experienced. He told us to stay calm and follow him closely. We moved quickly to a safe and high place. In the end, we were all safe. From this special experience, I learned an important lesson—— we must respect nature and always keep safe when we are close to the natural world. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $