Unit 2 Amazing numbers单元题型练（语法选择+语法填空+阅读+完形+任务型阅读+写作） 2026-2027学年八年级英语上册单元练习（沪教版）

**基本信息** 本单元卷围绕“Amazing numbers”主题，融合故事、文化与现实数据，通过多样化题型巩固语言知识，提升学生语言能力与跨文化意识，适配初中英语单元复习。 **题型特征** |题型|题量|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|----|----------|----------| |短文填空|3篇|动词时态、代词、介词等|融入侦探故事与华罗庚事迹，考查词汇变形与语境运用| |完形填空|3篇|上下文理解、词汇辨析|以数字历史、象棋故事为情境，培养逻辑思维| |阅读理解|5篇|细节查找、推理判断|结合“100人村庄”图表与人口数据，提升信息获取能力| |书面表达|2篇|数据描述、主题写作|调查分析与“奇妙数字”征文，衔接生活实际，发展表达能力|

Unit 2 Amazing numbers 单元话题热点题型组合练 一、短文填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。 Once upon a time, there was a detective (侦探) named Detective Maths. He was very good 1 solving maths problems and loved to help people with their calculations. One day, he received a letter from the Maths Kingdom. 2 letter said that a number had gone missing in the kingdom. The king asked Detective Maths 3 (help) his kingdom! Detective Maths packed 4 (he) notebook and pencil and set off. He soon arrived at the Maths Kingdom, a place filled with colourful numbers and 5 (friend) maths symbols. The king said, “Because of the missing number, all our calculations are wrong. I know you have the 6 (able) to solve this case (案件). Please help us.” Detective Maths started investigating (调查) by 7 (talk) to the numbers and symbols. He asked them if they had seen anything strange or unusual. The numbers and symbols said no. Then Detective Maths 8 (check) all the calculations in the Kingdom. After working out many maths problems and puzzles 9 (correct), Detective Maths finally found that the missing number was 5. He also discovered a number thief (小偷) hiding in a secret cave. The thief was a little number named Zero. Zero took away the missing number 10 he wanted to be the only number in the Maths Kingdom. Detective Maths told Zero that all numbers were important and that they needed to work together. 【答案】 1．at 2．The 3．to help 4．his 5．friendly 6．ability 7．talking 8．checked 9．correctly 10．because 【导语】本文主要讲述了数学侦探为数学王国找回丢失的数字的故事。 1．句意：他非常擅长解决数学问题，并且喜欢帮助人们进行计算。be good at doing sth.“擅长做某事”为固定用法，故填at。 2．句意：信中说，王国中有个数字失踪了。上句提到“he received a letter from the Maths Kingdom”，此处特指那封信，应用定冠词the修饰；空处位于句首，首字母应大写。故填The。 3．句意：国王请求数学侦探帮助他的王国！ask sb. to do sth.“请求某人做某事”为固定结构，故填to help。 4．句意：数学侦探收拾好他的笔记本和铅笔，然后出发了。空处修饰其后的名词notebook and pencil，应用形容词性物主代词。故填his。 5．句意：他很快就抵达了数学王国，一个充满五彩数字和友好数学符号的地方。此处应用名词friend的形容词形式friendly（友好的）来修饰后面的maths symbols。故填friendly。 6．句意：我知道你有能力解决这个案子。have the ability to do sth.“有能力做某事”为固定用法，故此处填able的名词形式ability。 7．句意：数学侦探通过与数字和符号交谈开始了调查。空处位于介词by后，应用动名词形式。故填talking。 8．句意：然后数学侦探检查了王国里的所有计算。通读全文可知，时态为一般过去时，此处应填动词的过去式。故填checked。 9．句意：在正确解出许多数学题和谜题后，数学侦探最终发现缺失的数字是5。此处修饰动词短语work out，应用correct的副词形式correctly，表示“正确地”。故填correctly。 10．句意：0拿走了缺失的数字，因为他想成为数学王国中唯一的数字。空处前后内容存在因果关系，且空后表示原因，应用because引导原因状语从句。故填because。 People believe that some numbers can bring them good luck, so they like lucky numbers. In China, “8” is 1 (people) favorite number. It sounds 2 (exact) like “fa” in Chinese, which means “becoming rich”. “6” is another lucky number for many people, so people like to choose numbers for 3 (they) car numbers or phone numbers. And the car numbers or phone numbers with lucky numbers are 4 (expensive) than those without lucky numbers. The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympics 5 (begin) at 8:08 p.m on August 8, 2008 in Beijing. It was all about the number 8. 6 number “4” means “death”, so people try to avoid “4” in their car numbers and telephone numbers. 7 many people don’t believe lucky numbers. They think a number may have different meanings in different 8 (place). As far as I know, there is no such relationship between the numbers and luck. People give each number a certain meaning 9 (make) our life more convenient and easier to understand. Numbers can’t give us good luck, so we shouldn’t depend too much 10 them. Some people may say that the lucky numbers really can bring good luck. But, at least, nothing can prove (证明) that. 【答案】 1．people’s 2．exactly 3．their 4．more expensive 5．began 6．The 7．But 8．places 9．to make 10．on 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，阐述了中国文化中数字“8”和“6”作为幸运数字的寓意及其应用，同时指出数字“4”因谐音而被回避。作者进而说明数字与运气并无实际关联，强调人们不应过度依赖幸运数字，而应理性看待其文化象征作用。 1．句意：在中国，“8”是人们最喜欢的数字。根据“‘8’ is…favorite number”可知，此处需用名词所有格修饰“favorite number”，表示“人们的”，故填people’s。 2．句意：它的发音在中文里正好像“发”，意思是“变得富有”。根据“It sounds…like ‘fa’ in Chinese”可知，此处需用副词修饰动词“sounds”，exact的副词形式为exactly，故填exactly。 3．句意：“6”对很多人来说是另一个幸运数字，所以人们喜欢为他们的车牌号或手机号选择这个数字。根据“choose numbers for…car numbers or phone numbers”可知，此处需用形容词性物主代词修饰名词短语，they的形容词性物主代词为their，故填their。 4．句意：带有幸运数字的车牌号或手机号比没有的更贵。根据“are…than those without lucky numbers”可知，句中有比较级标志词“than”，需用expensive的比较级more expensive，故填more expensive。 5．句意：第29届奥运会开幕式于2008年8月8日晚上8点08分在北京举行。根据“on August 8, 2008”可知，此处描述过去发生的事件，需用begin的过去式began，故填began。 6．句意：数字“4”意味着“死亡”，所以人们尽量在车牌号和手机号中避开“4”。根据“…number ‘4’ means ‘death’”可知，此处特指数字“4”，需用定冠词The，故填The。 7．句意：但是很多人不相信幸运数字。根据前文讲人们喜欢幸运数字，此处表转折，需用转折连词But，故填But。 8．句意：他们认为一个数字在不同的地方可能有不同的含义。根据“in different…”可知，“different”后接名词复数，place的复数形式为places，故填places。 9．句意：人们给每个数字赋予特定的含义，是为了让我们的生活更方便、更容易理解。根据“People give each number a certain meaning…make our life more convenient”可知，此处需用动词不定式表目的，故填to make。 10．句意：数字不能给我们带来好运，所以我们不应该太依赖它们。根据“we shouldn’t depend too much…them”可知，“depend on”为固定搭配，意为“依赖”，故填on。 阅读下面短文，填入适当的词或使用括号中单词的适当形式填空。 Hua Luogeng loved maths when he was young. He was really talented 1 his subject, and was very good with numbers. But his family was poor, so he had to leave school when he 2 (finish) high school to help his parents in their store. Although he didn’t receive much 3 (educate), this did not stop him from studying maths. As a young boy, Hua often studied while working. One day, a woman came to buy a pen. Hua Luogeng was busy with a maths problem and didn’t notice her. When she asked the price, he told her a number from his maths problems. She cried out, “So expensive!” This sound brought him back from his maths world. He felt embarrassed (感到尴尬的) because he 4 (complete) forgot the woman. Then he quickly gave the pen to her 5 took the money. Later, he found his draft paper (草稿纸) was gone. He knew he had given it to the woman by accident, so he ran after the woman at once. When he caught her, she was moved and gave the paper back. This was not the 6 (one) time he had forgotten everything for maths. He went back to his work at once. Hua Luogeng became 7 famous mathematician worldwide. His love for maths helped him beat many 8 (challenge). As a teacher, he often 9 (encourage) his students to think on their own. He spent years 10 (work) on maths problems. He is called the “Father of Modern Chinese Mathematics”. 【导语】本文主要介绍了著名数学家华罗庚自幼展现数学天赋、克服家境贫寒自学成才的生动故事，叙述了他因专注算题而把草稿纸误当包装纸给顾客的趣事，赞扬了他对数学的执着热爱以及作为“中国现代数学之父”的杰出成就。 1．句意：他在这门学科上很有天赋，并且很擅长和数字打交道。此处是固定搭配“be talented in”，意为“在……方面有天赋”，应用介词in。 2．句意：但是他家很穷，所以他读完高中就不得不辍学，去父母的店里帮忙。根据主句谓语动词“had to leave”以及整段讲述过去经历的语境可知，从句时态应用一般过去时，动词finish需用过去式形式finished。 3．句意：尽管他没有接受过太多的正规教育，但这并没有阻止他学习数学。根据空前的修饰词“much”可知，其后需接不可数名词作动词“receive”的宾语，动词educate的名词形式为education。 4．句意：他感到很尴尬，因为他完全忘记了那位女士。根据空后的动词“forgot”可知，此处需用副词修饰动词作状语，形容词complete对应的副词形式为completely。 5．句意：然后他快速把钢笔递给了她并收了钱。根据空前的“gave the pen to her”与空后的“took the money”可知，前后两个动作存在先后顺承的并列关系，应用并列连词and连接。 6．句意：这已经不是他第一次为了数学而忘掉一切了。根据空前的定冠词“the”以及空后的名词“time”可知，此处表示“第一次”，基数词one对应的序数词形式为first。 7．句意：华罗庚成为了一名举世闻名的数学家。根据空后的“famous mathematician”可知，此处表示泛指“一名数学家”，且“famous”以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a。 8．句意：他对数学的热爱帮助他战胜了许多挑战。根据空前的“many”可知，其后需接可数名词的复数形式作动词“beat”的宾语，challenge的复数形式为challenges。 9．句意：作为一名老师，他经常鼓励他的学生独立思考。根据整段叙述其生平事迹可知，本句时态应用一般过去时，动词encourage需用过去式形式encouraged。 10．句意：他花费了数年时间研究数学难题。固定短语“spend time (in) doing sth.”意为“花费时间做某事”，此处需接动词的动名词形式作宾语，动词work需用动名词形式working。 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 Numbers are magical and powerful. They change our life and push society forward. But do you know the history of numbers? In ancient times, people’s life was simple. The world was 1 of unknowns for them. They had no numbers to count things, so they often 2 mistakes in recording goods. As time went by, people wanted to live better. They created simple symbols 3 . Soon, these symbols became early numbers. Life became easier and clearer. Counting their food and money was no longer 4 . They knew they made great 5 . People kept improving the number system 6 . They created zero, decimals and negative numbers. They also taught kids the 7 of numbers from a young age. After thousands of years, great changes took place. Modern numbers are simple and accurate. This tells us that numbers serve us well 8 we use them properly. If we ignore number rules, we will meet many 9 in study and life. Learning numbers well is learning to understand the world. Let’s start with small 10 every day. 1．A．full B．proud C．afraid D．tired 2．A．made B．took C．got D．picked 3．A．quietly B．carefully C．carelessly D．happily 4．A．dirty B．confusing C．cold D．warm 5．A．plan B．mistake C．progress D．choice 6．A．day by day B．one by one C．again and again D．step by step 7．A．secret B．difficulty C．importance D．difference 8．A．but B．if C．so D．though 9．A．problems B．chances C．dreams D．wishes 10．A．rules B．actions C．words D．ideas 【答案】 1．A 2．A 3．B 4．B 5．C 6．D 7．C 8．B 9．A 10．B 【导语】本文讲述数字的历史与重要性。从古代无数字的不便到现代系统的完善，强调正确使用数字规则对生活和学习的影响，呼吁从小行动做起。 1．句意：世界对他们来说充满了未知。 古代人知识少，世界充满未知的事物。用be full of“充满”符合语境。 2．句意：他们没有数字去数数，所以他们经常在记录货物时犯错误。 前文提到“They had no numbers to count things,”他们没有数字数数，因此记录货物时会出错，固定搭配make mistakes“犯错误”。 3．句意：他们仔细地创造了简单的符号。 前文提到“They had no numbers to count things, so they often...mistakes in recording goods.”他们经常犯错，可知现在需“仔细”避免错误。用carefully符合语境。 4．句意：数食物和钱不再令人困惑。 前文提到“Life became easier and clearer”生活变得更容易，更清楚，因此数数不再令人困惑，用confusing与前后文语境相符。 5．句意：他们知道他们取得了巨大的进步。 前文提到“Soon, these symbols became early numbers. Life became easier and clearer. Counting their food and money was no longer”人们能数食物和钱，生活变得更容易，更清楚，因此这是取得了巨大进步，用make great progress“取得巨大进步”与前文语境相符。 6．句意：人们逐步改进数字系统。 后文提到“They created zero, decimals and negative numbers.”列举零、小数等发展过程，这是逐步改进数字系统，用step by step“逐步”与前文逻辑相一致。 7．句意：他们从小教孩子数字的重要性。 前文提到“Soon, these symbols became early numbers. Life became easier and clearer. Counting their food and money was no longer”人们能数食物和钱，生活变得更容易，更清楚，因此数字对生活是很重要的，用importance与前文的语境一致。 8．句意：如果我们正确使用它们，数字会很好地为我们服务。 根据前后句，数字会很好地为我们服务，应是在我们正确地使用它们的条件下，用if引导条件状语从句。 9．句意：如果我们忽视数字规则，我们会遇到许多问题。 后文提到“ignore number rules”忽视数字规则的后果是负面的“问题”。用problems与语境相符。 10．句意：让我们每天从小行动开始。 前文提到“Learning numbers well is learning to understand the world.”学好数字就是学会理解世界，因此要从学好数字这个小行动开始，用actions贴合实践语境。 阅读短文，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择最佳答案。 A long time ago, there was a king in India. He loved to play chess more than anything else. One day, a wise old man came to the palace. The king 1 him to a game of chess. “If you win, you can have any 2 you want,” the king promised. The old man thought for a moment and said, “I would like one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and 3 the amount for each of the rest of the squares.” The king was very 4 . “Is that all? Why not ask for gold or silver?” he asked. The old man replied without 5 , “No, just rice.” The king agreed. They played the game for a long time. 6 , the old man won. The king ordered his men to 7 a bag of rice. They put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. After a few squares, the king 8 that even all the rice in the country would not be enough. The old man had 9 him with his clever plan. The king learned a lesson: never 10 the power of numbers. 1．A．challenged B．beat C．won D．promised 2．A．game B．prize C．chessboard D．rice 3．A．double B．take C．give D．collect 4．A．sad B．angry C．surprised D．worried 5．A．hesitation B．thinking C．doubt D．reply 6．A．First B．Next C．Finally D．Then 7．A．sell B．collect C．buy D．cook 8．A．realized B．forgot C．hoped D．decided 9．A．helped B．outwitted C．followed D．thanked 10．A．learn B．understand C．forget D．underestimate 【答案】 1．A 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．A 6．C 7．B 8．A 9．B 10．D 【导语】本文讲述了印度一位喜爱下棋的国王与一位智慧老人下棋，老人要求以棋盘上按倍数递增的米粒作为奖励，最终让国王意识到数字的力量的故事，传递了不要低估数字的力量的道理。 1．句意：国王向他挑战一场国际象棋比赛。 根据“to a game of chess”，可知challenge sb. to a game为固定搭配，表示“向某人挑战一场比赛”。应用challenged。beat“打败”、won“赢得”、promised“承诺”均不符语境。 2．句意：如果你赢了，你可以得到任何你想要的奖品。 根据“If you win”，获胜后通常给予奖励。prize符合语境。game“游戏”、chessboard“棋盘”、rice“大米”均不符语境。 3．句意：第一格放1粒米，第二格2粒，第三格4粒，剩下的每一格都把数量翻倍。 根据“one grain..., two..., four...”，数量规律是1,2,4，即每次加倍。double符合数学逻辑。take“拿”、give“给”、collect“收集”均不符语境。 4．句意：国王非常惊讶。 根据“Is that all? Why not ask for gold or silver?”，国王没想到要求这么低，感到意外。surprised“惊讶的”符合语境。sad“难过的”、angry“生气的”、worried“担心的”均不符语境。 5．句意：老人毫不犹豫地回答：“不，只要大米。” 根据“without...”，可知without hesitation为固定搭配，表示“毫不犹豫地”，符合语境。thinking“思考”、doubt“怀疑”、reply“回复”均不符语境。 6．句意：他们下了很长时间的棋，最后老人赢了。 根据“played the game for a long time”，经过长时间比赛，最终有了结果。Finally表示“最终”，符合语境。First“首先”、Next“接下来”、Then“然后”均不符语境。 7．句意：国王命令他的手下收集一袋大米。 根据语境，国王需要把米拿来放在棋盘上。collect表示“收集、拿来”，符合语境。sell“卖”、buy“买”、cook“烹饪”均不符语境。 8．句意：几格之后，国王意识到即使全国所有的大米都不够。 根据“even all the rice...would not be enough”，这是国王计算后明白的事实。realized“意识到”符合语境。forgot“忘记”、hoped“希望”、decided“决定”均不符语境。 9．句意：老人用他聪明的计划打败了他。 根据“clever plan”，老人用智慧让国王认识到错误，outwitted表示“以智取胜”，符合语境。helped“帮助”、followed“跟随”、thanked“感谢”均不符语境。 10．句意：国王学到了一个教训：永远不要低估数字的力量。 根据故事寓意，国王起初以为米很少，结果很多。underestimate表示“低估”，符合语境。learn“学习”、understand“理解”、forget“忘记”均不符语境。 阅读短文，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 Numbers are everywhere and they change our world. In the past, people lived a simple life and they only needed numbers to count food and animals. As time went by, life became 1 , and people needed more exact numbers. A smart man in history once showed people how powerful numbers could be. He played chess with a king and asked for rice in a clever way. The king agreed easily, 2 he thought the request was very small. However, when the rice was put on each square and doubled each time, the king soon 3 the problem. There was not enough rice in his whole country to fill the chessboard. This story tells us that numbers are not just simple marks. They have hidden 4 . Today, we use numbers in science, traffic, medicine and technology. 5 numbers, we cannot make plans or do research well. Many students think math and numbers are boring, but they are 6 . If you watch carefully, you will find numbers in music, art and sports. The beat of music, the size of paintings and the rules of ball games are all 7 by numbers. Learning numbers well can help us think 8 and solve problems better. We should not only memorize number rules, but also try to 9 how they work in real life. Numbers are truly one of the greatest 10 of human beings. 1．A．harder B．simpler C．busier D．easier 2．A．so B．because C．but D．though 3．A．realized B．forgot C．refused D．promised 4．A．secrets B．problems C．games D．mistakes 5．A．With B．Without C．For D．About 6．A．right B．wrong C．easy D．difficult 7．A．controlled B．invented C．collected D．challenged 8．A．quickly B．slowly C．clearly D．quietly 9．A．doubt B．imagine C．understand D．regret 10．A．mistakes B．inventions C．hobbies D．dreams 【答案】 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．A 5．B 6．B 7．A 8．C 9．C 10．B 【导语】本文通过数字发展历程及棋盘故事，展示数字隐藏的力量，阐述其在生活各领域的应用，并倡导正确学习数字的态度。 1．句意：随着时间的推移，生活变得更加忙碌，人们需要更精确的数字。 根据前文“people lived a simple life”以及后文“people needed more exact numbers”可知，随着社会发展，生活变得复杂和忙碌，因此需要更精确的数字。busier符合语境。 2．句意：国王很容易就同意了，因为他认为这个要求非常小。 分析前后句逻辑关系可知，“国王轻易同意”与“认为要求很小”之间是因果关系，此处解释他同意的原因，应用连词because“因为”。so“所以”表结果，but“但是”表转折，though“虽然”表让步，均不符合语境。 3．句意：然而，当大米被放在每个方格上并且每次翻倍时，国王很快意识到了这个问题。 根据后文“There was not enough rice in his whole country to fill the chessboard.”可知，国王后来发现了大米不够的事实，即“意识到”了问题。realize“意识到”符合语境；forget“忘记”、refuse“拒绝”、promise“承诺”均不符合逻辑。 4．句意：它们有隐藏的奥秘。 根据前文“numbers are not just simple marks”及后文对数字在各领域应用的描述可知，数字不仅仅是简单的符号，它们背后隐藏着不为人知的奥秘（secrets）。problems“问题”、games“游戏”、mistakes“错误”均不符合此处对数字积极且深奥的评价。 5．句意：如果没有数字，我们就不能很好地制定计划或进行研究。 根据后半句“we cannot make plans or do research well”可知，此处表达的是缺乏数字带来的负面结果，应用Without“没有”。 6．句意：许多学生认为数学和数字很无聊，但他们是错的。 根据前文“Many students think math and numbers are boring”以及转折连词but可知，作者并不认同学生的看法，认为数学无聊的这种观点是“错误的”（wrong）。 7．句意：音乐的节拍、画作的大小以及球类运动的规则都是由数字控制的。 根据句意可知，音乐、绘画和体育中的各项指标和规则都受数字的支配和控制。controlled“控制”符合语境；invented“发明”、collected“收集”、challenged“挑战”均不符合逻辑。 8．句意：学好数字能帮助我们更清晰地思考，更好地解决问题。 根据前文“Learning numbers well”可知，学好数字有助于理清思路，使思考变得更加“清晰”（clearly）。 9．句意：我们不仅应该记住数字规则，还应该努力理解它们在现实生活中的运作方式。 根据前文“not only memorize number rules, but also try to...”可知，除了死记硬背，更重要的是去“理解”（understand）数字的实际应用。doubt“怀疑”、imagine“想象”、regret“后悔”均不符合倡导积极学习态度的语境。 10．句意：数字确实是人类最伟大的发明之一。 根据全文对数字在人类历史和社会发展中巨大作用的总结可知，数字是人类的一项伟大“发明”（inventions）。 三、语法选择 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 Numbers are the foundation of human civilization. It is 1 important part of our daily life. We use numbers to count, calculate and record things every day. Long ago, ancient people had no modern tools. 2 they wanted to count animals or food, they used fingers, stones or ropes. Simple counting methods helped them live better. With the development of society, new number systems 3 . They made calculation much easier and faster. It is 4 duty of everyone to learn basic number knowledge. 5 numbers is not just a math task. It helps us understand the world. For 6 students who love science, number rules are the key to discovery. We can find 7 fun things in number games. Some small numbers need a long time 8 in order. We need to be patient and careful. Calculation is easy but useful, 9 it needs our serious attitude. Numbers are as 10 as science itself. Let’s explore the magic of numbers together. 1．A．a B．an C．the D．/ 2．A．If B．Though C．Unless D．Until 3．A．appear B．appeared C．will appear D．appears 4．A．they B．them C．their D．theirs 5．A．Learn B．Learned C．Learning D．Learns 6．A．other B．another C．others D．the other 7．A．many B．a few C．a lot D．lots of 8．A．arrange B．to arrange C．arranging D．arranged 9．A．but B．so C．or D．however 10．A．important B．importance C．importantly D．more important 【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．C 6．A 7．D 8．B 9．A 10．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍数字是人类文明的基础，讲述数字计数方式的发展，阐述学习数字知识的意义，号召大家探索数字的奥秘。 1．句意：它是我们日常生活的重要组成部分。 空后“important”是以元音音素开头的单词，且表示泛指，应用不定冠词an，“an important part”表示“一个重要的部分”；a用于辅音音素开头单词前，the表特指，/零冠词，均不符合。 2．句意：如果他们想要清点动物或者食物，就使用手指、石头或者绳子。 根据上下文逻辑，此处表示假设条件，应用If引导条件状语从句。though虽然，unless 除非，until直到，逻辑均不匹配。 3．句意：随着社会发展，新的数字体系出现了。 根据上文“Long ago”及下文语境可知，描述过去发生的历史事实，应用一般过去时，appear的过去式为appeared。 4．句意：学习基础数字知识是每个人的责任。 “duty”是名词，前面需用形容词性物主代词修饰，“everyone”对应“their”。 5．句意：学习数字不仅仅是一项数学任务。 本句缺少主语，动词作主语需要变为动名词形式，“Learning numbers”在句中充当主语，其他选项不能作主语。 6．句意：对于其他热爱科学的学生来说，数字规则是发现的关键。 “students”是复数，且泛指其他学生，应用other修饰。another修饰单数，others是代词，the other表特指剩余，均不符合。 7．句意：我们可以在数字游戏中发现许多有趣的事情。 “things”是复数名词，且为肯定句，lots of符合语境。a lot后需加of才能接名词。 8．句意：有些小数字需要很长时间才能按顺序排列好。 “need time to do sth”为固定搭配，意为“需要时间去做某事”，不定式作目的状语。 9．句意：计算简单却很实用，但是它需要我们拥有严谨认真的态度。 前文“easy but useful”与后文“needs serious attitude”构成转折关系，即“计算很有用，但是需要认真对待”，应用but。so表因果，or表选择；however后面通常加逗号隔开。 10．句意：数字和科学本身一样重要。 “as...as”结构中间需用形容词原级作表语，意为“和……一样”，形容词原级“important”符合语境。 importance名词，importantly副词，more important 是比较级，均不符合结构。 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 One morning, a beggar (乞丐) woke up early and put some barley (大麦) in his bag before going out. “Beggars should not go out with empty 1 ,” he thought. As he 2 along, he suddenly saw the king’s carriage (马车) coming toward him. Seeing it, the beggar became 3 . He thought that he wouldn’t be poor anymore and 4 life would become better after getting money from the king. The king got down from the carriage and came to the beggar 5 . He put his cloth bag in front of the beggar and asked him for something he had. The beggar couldn’t understand it. Before he could think of anything, the king asked again. The beggar had to put his hand in his bag, took out the barley and put it 6 the king’s cloth bag. The beggar didn’t want 7 anything to the king because of his habit of always taking from others. For the rest of the day, the beggar got more money than usual, 8 he still felt bad for giving the barley to the king. When 9 beggar returned home, he checked his bag. To his great surprise, there was some barley made of gold! He understood that this happened because of his giving. He regretted (后悔) that he didn’t give the king 10 barley at that time so that he would be richer. It was all because he was not in the habit of giving! 1．A．bag B．bags C．bag’s D．bags’ 2．A．walks B．walked C．will walk D．is walking 3．A．happy B．happier C．happiest D．happily 4．A．he B．him C．his D．himself 5．A．quick B．quickly C．more quickly D．the most quickly 6．A．by B．from C．with D．in 7．A．give B．gave C．to give D．giving 8．A．so B．or C．and D．but 9．A．the B．a C．an D．/ 10．A．many B．much C．more D．the most 【答案】 1．B 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．B 6．D 7．C 8．D 9．A 10．C 【导语】本文讲述了一个乞丐因吝啬而错失获得更多财富机会的故事，告诫人们要养成给予的习惯。 1．句意：“乞丐不该空着袋子出门，” 他心想。 bag袋子，名词单数；bags袋子，名词复数；bag’s袋子的，名词单数所有格；bags’袋子的，名词复数所有格。根据“Beggars should not go out with empty ...”可知，空格处应填入名词作宾语，且主语是“Beggars”，表示袋子不止一个，需用复数表泛指，因此bags符合语境。故选B。 2．句意：当他走着的时候，突然看到国王的马车朝他这边来。 walks走，一般现在时，第三人称单数；walked走，一般过去时，过去式；will walk将会走，一般将来时；is walking正在走，现在进行时。根据“he suddenly saw the king’s carriage (马车) coming toward him.”可知，此处讲述过去发生的故事，时态为一般过去时，因此walked符合语境。故选B。 3．句意：看到马车，乞丐变得很高兴。 happy开心的；happier更开心的；happiest最开心的；happily开心地。句中“became”是系动词，其后需接形容词作表语，且此处描述乞丐看到国王马车时的即时感受，没有进行比较，因此happy符合语境。故选A。 4．句意：他认为从国王那里拿到钱后，他就不再穷了，他的生活也会变好。 he他，人称代词主格；him他，宾格；his他的，形容词性物主代词；himself他自己，反身代词。空格处作定语修饰名词“life”，需用形容词性物主代词，表“他的生活”。故选C。 5．句意：国王从马车上下来，快速走向乞丐。 quick快的，形容词原级；quickly快地，副词原级；more quickly更快地，副词比较级；the most quickly最快地，副词最高级。此处修饰动词“came”，需用副词，且没有与他人对比的语境，无需用比较级或最高级，因此quickly符合语境。故选B。 6．句意：乞丐不得不把手伸进袋子，拿出大麦，放进国王的布袋里。 by通过；from来自；with和……一起；in在……里面。根据“put it ... the king’s cloth bag”可知，是把大麦放进国王的袋子里，in“在……里面”，符合语境。故选D。 7．句意：因为习惯了从别人那里索取，乞丐不想给国王任何东西。 give给，动词原形；gave给，过去式；to give给，不定式；giving给，动名词或现在分词。want to do sth.“想要做某事”，固定搭配，因此用动词不定式to give。故选C。 8．句意：那天剩下的时间里，乞丐赚到了比平时更多的钱，但他还是因为把大麦给了国王而感到不舒服。 so因此；or或者；and并且；but但是。根据“For the rest of the day, the beggar got more money than usual, ... he still felt bad for giving the barley to the king.”可知，前文“赚更多钱”与后文“感到不舒服”是转折关系，因此but符合语境。故选D。 9．句意：当这个乞丐回到家时，他检查了自己的袋子。 the，定冠词，表特指；a一，不定冠词表泛指，用在以辅音音素开头的单词前；an一，不定冠词表泛指，用在以元音音素开头的单词前；/，零冠词。此处“beggar”特指前文提到的那个乞丐，需用定冠词the表特指。故选A。 10．句意：他后悔当时没给国王更多的大麦，这样他就能更富有了。 many许多，修饰可数名词复数；much许多，修饰不可数名词；more更多的，修饰可数/不可数名词，表比较；the most最多的，修饰可数/不可数名词，表最高级。“barley”是不可数名词，且根据“so that he would be richer”可知，此处表示比之前给的更多的大麦，需用比较级more。故选C。 四、阅读理解 In the world today, there are more than 8 billion (十亿) people. If this world were a small village with 100 people, what would it look like? Geography●60 would be from Asia. ●16 would be from Africa. ●14 would be from North and South America. ●10 would be from Europe. Gender●50 would be men. ●50 would be women. Education●86 people would be able to read and write. ●14 people wouldn’t. ●7 people would have a college degree. Technology●47 people would be Internet users. ●53 people would never see anything online. Food●1 would die from hunger. ●11 would be unhealthy because of food shortage. ●22 would be too heavy. Safety●22 people would have no place to keep away from the wind and rain. ●9 people wouldn’t have access to safe drinking water. In order to change the world for the better, we must understand what it is like today. 1．How many people in the small village have enough food according to the passage? A．1. B．88. C．22. D．11. 2．How does the writer show us the population situation clearly? A．By asking questions. B．By using numbers. C．By telling stories. D．By drawing maps. 3．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A．More than half of the people can go online. B．More than half of the people are from Asia. C．The number of women is not as large as men’s. D．86% of people would never study in a college. 4．To make the world better, what does the writer want us to do? A．Study hard and go to the college. B．Eat enough and healthy food every day. C．Build a larger village for humans to live in. D．Learn about what the world is like today. 5．What can we infer from the “100-person village” description in the passage? A．People in Europe are the most well-educated in the world. B．Internet has become a common tool for most people worldwide. C．There are still problems like hunger and shortage of safe water. D．Asia should send food to other parts of the world to stop hunger. 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．B 4．D 5．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，作者把全球80多亿人口假想成一个100人的小村庄，通过各项统计数字，展示世界人口分布、性别、教育、互联网使用、粮食安全、居住饮水等现状，指出世界仍存在饥饿、饮水不安全等问题，呼吁人们认清当下世界的真实面貌，从而推动世界变得更好。 1．根据Food板块：“1 would die from hunger. 11 would be unhealthy because of food shortage”，计算可得温饱人数：100-1-11=88人。 2．全文大量使用60、16、50、86、47等具体数字来介绍各项情况。选项B“By using numbers.”符合题意。 3．根据Geography板块：“60 would be from Asia.”，可知60人来自亚洲，超过半数，选项B正确。 4．根据最后一句“In order to change the world for the better, we must understand what it is like today.”，可知作者想让我们了解当今世界的现状。 5．通读全文可知，文章提到村庄里有人死于饥饿、有人无法获得安全饮用水，据此可以合理推断世界仍存在饥饿、安全饮水短缺等问题，选项C正确。 As we all know, both China and India have large populations in the world. In 2020, China had 1.412 billion people, and India had about 1.38 billion people. In fact, China’s population growth rate (人口增长率) started to slow down. But according to the World Population Prospects 2022 report, India’s population would become larger than China’s in 2023 at the earliest. And by 2050, India’s population will reach 1.7 billion. Why would this situation happen? For China, it was because Chinese people know the importance of studying. More and more people wanted to learn knowledge at school and went to college (大学) to get further study. So they could increase the amount of their future money and have a better life. Because of that, most young Chinese people wouldn’t want to get married or have babies too early. They wanted to make money first to give their future children a better living environment. So in recent years, China’s population growth rate would be lower. For India, because of different cultures and languages, it was difficult for the government to change the situation. What’s more, when a country was not rich, people in the country would probably get married and have babies at a young age. So India would perhaps have a bigger population. In fact, a large population has both good and bad sides. On the good side, it may improve technology and make the country stronger. On the bad side, it may cause environmental problems. So, as a country with a large population, China and India should make good use of the population. And the whole society (社会) should pay more attention to building a friendly society. 1．When would India’s population be larger than China’s at the earliest? A．In 2020. B．In 2022. C．In 2023. D．In 2024. 2．What does the underlined word “increase” mean in Paragraph 2? A．Fall. B．Add. C．Return. D．Open. 3．Why do most young Chinese people want to make money first? A．To get a better job in the future. B．To help build a friendly society. C．To make their parents live a healthy life. D．To give their future children a better life. 4．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To tell the importance of studying. B．To ask young people to have children. C．To make population growth rate higher. D．To show some information about population. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．D 4．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国和印度的人口现状，分析了两国人口增长率出现差异的原因，同时阐述了人口众多带来的利弊，并指出两国应合理利用人口优势。 1．第一段明确指出：“ But according to the World Population Prospects 2022 report, India’s population would become larger than China’s in 2023 at the earliest. ”，说明印度人口最早将在2023年超过中国。 2．第二段语境提到年轻人求学深造，是为了改善生活、增加收入，结合选项词义，increase表示增加、增长，与add含义相近，其余选项均不符合语境。 3．第二段明确说明：“They wanted to make money first to give their future children a better living environment.”，表明中国年轻人先赚钱是为了给未来的孩子更好的生活。 4．全文介绍了中印人口数据、人口增长差异原因以及人口众多的利弊，整体是为了展示相关的人口信息，其余选项均不符合文章主旨。 Numbers are everywhere in our world. They help us understand life and solve difficult problems. Science & Health Numbers keep us safe and healthy. Builders use special numbers like 3.14 (π) to make strong bridges. Doctors use numbers like 37℃ (normal body temperature) and 60-100 beats per minute (normal heartbeat) to check health. ________ Numbers tell us about people. Did you know that Asia has around 4.8 billion people? That’s more than half of all people on the Earth! Leaders use these numbers to decide how many schools to build. In bad times, numbers help decide how much food or medicine is needed. Stores even use numbers to know which products sell well. Everyday Uses We see numbers every day. When baking a cake, you need twice as much flour as sugar. At stores, a 20% discount (折扣) means you can pay less money to buy the clothes. On the road, signs like “60 km/h” tell drivers the maximum speed (最大行驶速度). Dates also use numbers, like “June 26th”. There are also some fun facts about numbers. People think differently about some numbers. In China, people believe that the number 8 means good luck. Meanwhile, in some Western countries, people think 13 is unlucky. 1．Which of the following is best for “________”? A．Numbers in Art B．Numbers for Fun C．Numbers and Cultures D．Numbers for Decisions 2．Why do stores use numbers according to the passage? A．To count how many products they have. B．To find out popular products easily. C．To check if people pay the right money. D．To make the prices of their products higher. 3．Some Western people don’t like the number ________. A．4 B．8 C．13 D．11 4．What is the main idea of the passage? A．Numbers are very important in different parts of life. B．Numbers help doctors and builders do their jobs well. C．Numbers have different meanings in different cultures. D．People use numbers to solve difficult scientific problems. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明“数字在我们生活中无处不在”，从科学健康、决策制定、日常应用、文化寓意等多个方面，介绍了数字帮助人们理解生活、解决问题、辅助决策等重要作用。 1．推理判断题。根据第三段“Leaders use these numbers to decide how many schools to build...Stores even use numbers to know which products sell well.”可知，本段主要讲数字在社会决策中的作用。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段“Stores even use numbers to know which products sell well.”可知，商店用数字是为了了解哪些产品卖得好，也就是轻松找出受欢迎的产品。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Meanwhile, in some Western countries, people think 13 is unlucky.”可知，一些西方人不喜欢数字13。故选C。 4．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Numbers are everywhere in our world. They help us understand life and solve difficult problems.”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲了数字在不同生活领域的重要性。故选A。 Everyone knows magic tricks are fun, but not enough people realize that math can be as well. Here is one of the most popular tricks to show you how amazing math can be. Firstly, pick a friend with good math skills. To play the trick, your friend needs to know how to add numbers and do subtraction (减法). Then, write down 1089 on a piece of paper without showing anyone. Thirdly, ask your friend to write down a number with three different digits (数位). Tell him not to show you the number. Make sure the three digits cannot be the same. For example, he could pick 481. Next, let your friend write down the number backwards. For example, 481 backwards is 184. After that, make it into a subtraction problem. Now your friend has two numbers. Get him to subtract the smaller one from the larger one. In our example, the result should be 481-184=297. If the result has only two digits, ask your friend to add a zero at the beginning. Next step, reverse this number as well. Ask your friend to take his answer and reverse the digits order again. If he added the zero at the beginning, remind him to include it as part of the number. For example, the reverse of 297 is 792. Here comes the most exciting part. As the final calculation, get your friend to add the last two numbers and write down the result. In our example, 792+297=1089. Finally, tell everyone that you know the last number your friend wrote down. Show others the piece of paper with the 1089 you’ve written down earlier. In the trick, the last number will always be 1089. If your friend has a different answer, he did not follow instructions, or he made a mistake. 1．To play the trick, how many steps should you follow? A．5. B．6. C．7. D．8. 2．If your friend got “99” after doing the subtraction, what did he need to do? A．Go on with the other steps. B．Change the number into 099. C．Tell others the number he got. D．Choose another number to start again. 3．What does the underlined part “reverse this number” in Paragraph 7 mean? A．Get the number subtracted. B．Turn the number upside down. C．Write down the number backwards. D．Change the order of the number as you like. 4．What can we learn about the trick from the passage? A．It is the most popular trick. B．The numbers should be reversed twice. C．The final number can’t always be 1089. D．The trick is friendly to people bad at subtraction. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一个神奇的数学魔术，通过一系列的数学操作，最终总能得到数字1089。文章详细描述了魔术的步骤，并解释了如果结果不是1089，则可能是操作不当或计算错误。 1．细节理解题。根据文章中的步骤“ Firstly, pick a friend with good math skills...Then, write down 1089 on a piece of paper without showing anyone...Thirdly, ask your friend to write down a number...Next, let your friend write down the number backwards...After that, make it into a subtraction problem....Next step, reverse this number as well... Here comes the most exciting part...Finally, tell everyone that you know the last number your friend wrote down”可知，首先选一个数学好的朋友；然后写下1089；接着让朋友选一个三位数；再让朋友把这个数倒过来写；之后进行减法运算；如果结果只有两位数，在前面加0；接着把这个结果再倒过来；最后把最后两个数相加。一共是8个步骤，故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“If the result has only two digits, ask your friend to add a zero at the beginning.”可知，如果减法结果只有两位数，需要在前面加一个0。所以如果朋友得到“99”，他需要把它变成“099”，故选B。 3．词句猜测题。根据“Ask your friend to take his answer and reverse the digits order again.”可知，“reverse this number”指的是把数字的顺序再次倒过来，即“把数字倒着写”，故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据“write down the number backwards”和“reverse the digits order again”可知，魔术中数字需要被倒写两次。因此，选项B“数字需要被倒过来两次”是正确的。故选B。 ①Numbers are everywhere in our world. They do much more than just count things. They help us understand life and solve difficult problems.Science & Health ②Numbers keep us safe and healthy. Builders use special numbers like 3.14 (π) to make strong bridges that won’t fall down. Doctors use numbers like 37℃ (normal body temperature) and 60-100 beats per minute (normal heartbeat) to check health. ▲ ③Numbers tell us about people. Did you know that Asia has around 4.8 billion people? That’s more than half of all people on Earth! Leaders use these numbers to decide how many schools to build. In bad times, numbers help decide how much food or medicine is needed. Stores even use numbers to know which products sell well.Everyday Uses ④We see numbers every day. When baking a cake, you need twice as much flour as sugar. At stores, a 20% discount means you can pay less money to buy the clothes. On the road, signs like “60 km/h tell drivers” the maximum speed. Dates also use numbers, like “June 26th”. ⑤There are also some fun facts about numbers. People think differently about some numbers. In China, people believe that the number 8 means good fortune. Meanwhile, in some Western countries, people think 13 is unlucky. ⑥Numbers help us describe everything—from small things to huge stars. They are the world’s special language. 1．Which of the following is best for “ ▲ ” ? A．Numbers in Art. B．Numbers for Fun. C．Numbers and Cultures. D．Numbers for Decisions. 2．Why do stores use numbers according to the passage? A．To find out popular products easily. B．To count how many products they have. C．To check if people pay the right money. D．To make the prices of their products higher. 3．What can we know according to Paragraph 4? A．We don’t need numbers when baking a cake. B．Clothes will be cheaper if there is a 20% discount. C．The number of people can decide how many schools to build. D．Numbers are useless for the drivers on the road. 4．Why do people like the number “8” in China? A．Because they believe that it is easy to write. B．Because they believe that it can help people make money. C．Because they believe that it can bring good luck. D．Because they believe that it can help people remember dates. 5．What is the main idea of the passage? A．Numbers play important roles in different parts of life. B．Numbers help doctors and builders do their jobs well. C．Numbers have different meanings in different cultures. D．People use numbers to solve difficult scientific problems. 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了数字在生活中的多方面应用，包括科学与健康、决策制定、日常用途以及文化中的意义等，强调了数字是世界的特殊语言，帮助我们描述一切。 1．推理判断题。根据第三段“Numbers tell us about people...Leaders use these numbers to decide how many schools to build. In bad times, numbers help decide how much food or medicine is needed. stores even use numbers to know which products sell well.”可知，本段主要讲述了数字在决策制定方面的作用，如领导者根据人口数字决定建多少学校，在困难时期根据数字决定所需食物和药品数量，商店根据数字了解哪些产品畅销等。所以“Numbers for Decisions”最适合放在“ ▲ ”处。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段“stores even use numbers to know which products sell well.”可知，商店使用数字是为了轻松找出受欢迎的产品。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据第四段“At stores, a 20% discount means you can pay less money to buy the clothes.”可知，如果有20%的折扣，衣服会更便宜。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据第五段“In China, people believe that the number 8 means good fortune.”可知，在中国人们喜欢数字“8”是因为他们认为它能带来好运。故选C。 5．主旨大意题。根据第一段“Numbers are everywhere in our world. They do much more than just count things. They help us understand life and solve difficult problems.”以及全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了数字在生活的不同方面都发挥着重要作用，包括科学与健康、决策制定、日常用途以及文化意义等。故选A。 以下是一篇短文，请阅读全文，并从下列六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文意思完整、连贯。 Do you like the number 13? 1 In the past, a lot of tall buildings didn’t have the 13th floor. 2 For example, the number “4” is said to be unlucky because it sounds like the Chinese word for “death”. But that’s just one example about numbers in China. When I first came here, I was surprised to see that many websites had numbers in their names instead of letters. I soon found that this is actually convenient, as Chinese characters (汉字) cannot be used for website addresses. 125 In pinyin, the telecom company China Unicom is called Zhongguo Liantong. If the company used their pinyin name for their website address, it would be quite long. 126 In addition, the pronunciations of some numbers sound similar to other words in Chinese. This is wordplay (双关语). For example, the numbers “520” in Chinese sound similar to the pronunciation of the Chinese phrase “I love you”. 127 A．They can only use numbers or letters instead. B．There are also superstitions (迷信) about some numbers in China. C．In western countries, some people think the number 13 brings bad luck. D．It is interesting to see how Chinese people use numbers in different ways. E．So instead, they used the hotline number—10010.com. This is easier to type and remember. F．Many couples choose to get married on May 20th for this reason. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．A 4．E 5．F 【导语】本文介绍了数字在文化中的特殊意义以及它们在网站名称中的应用；文章还提到了一些数字与中文词语发音相似，形成有趣的双关语现象。 1．根据上文“Do you like the number 13? ”可知，此处是人们对于数字13的看法；选项C“在西方国家，有些人认为数字13会带来厄运。”符合语境。故选C。 2．根据下文“For example, the number ‘4’ is said to be unlucky because it sounds like the Chinese word for ‘death’.”可知，中国文化中对数字也有迷信的说法；选项B“在中国也有一些关于数字的迷信。”符合语境。故选B。 3．根据上文“I soon found that this is actually convenient, as Chinese characters (汉字) cannot be used for website addresses.”可知，汉字不能在网址上用，所以此处是介绍什么可以用在网址上；选项A“它们只能用数字或字母来代替。”符合语境。故选A。 4．根据上文“If the company used their pinyin name for their website address, it would be quite long.”可知，中国联通使用拼音导致网址太长，所以他们采用了数字；选项E“因此，他们使用了热线电话10010.com。这样更容易打字和记忆。”符合语境。故选E。 5．根据上文“For example, the numbers ‘520’ in Chinese sound similar to the pronunciation of the Chinese phrase ‘I love you’. ”可知，520的谐音是“我爱你”；选项F“出于这个原因，许多情侣选择在5月20日结婚。”符合语境。故选F。 五、任务型阅读 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 The population of the world keeps on increasing, but in some areas population is falling. This is true in Europe, especially in Eastern Europe. In Russia, the population is going down by about 100 people every hour! One of the main reasons is a change of lifestyle. Most young people, especially educated (受过良好教育的) women, have a different idea about children from their parents. “I have one child and she is enough for me.” said Linda, a doctor from Russia. Many women decide to have children later in life or not to have children at all. “I don’t want to have any children until I have worked for at least 10 years.” said Sally from England. Her idea is typical (典型) in Europe. In Poland, the population is going down for a different reason. A lot of young people are leaving the country to work in foreign countries. Poland joined the European Union in 2004 and since then more than half a million people have moved to Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy. Even so, the population of those four countries and many other countries in West Europe is also going down. Many governments are now encouraging people to have larger families. In France, women can receive nearly $1,000 a month for a year if they have a third child. Austrian women receive $700 a month for three years when they have their first child. 1．Does the population in all areas of the world keep on increasing? 2．What is Sally’s idea about having children? 3．Why is the population of Poland going down? 4．Do you want to have any younger brother or sister? Why or why not? (Write 30 words or more) 【答案】1．No, it doesn’t. 2．She doesn’t want to have any children until she has worked for at least 10 years. 3．Because a lot of young people are leaving the country to work in foreign countries. 4．Open-ended. One possible version: Yes, I do. I want to have a younger sister, because I can talk with her and share my happiness and troubles with her. I can also share the secrets with her. I’m sure the time we spend together will be the happiest. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了世界人口增长的不均衡现象，特别是在欧洲部分地区人口下降的原因，包括生活方式改变、年轻人推迟生育或选择不生育，以及人口迁移等。 1．根据“The population of the world keeps on increasing, but in some areas population is falling.”可知，并非所有地区的人口都在增长。故填No, it doesn’t. 2．根据“I don’t want to have any children until I have worked for at least 10 years.”可知，Sally的想法是工作至少10年后才考虑生育。故填She doesn’t want to have any children until she has worked for at least 10 years. 3．根据“In Poland, the population is going down for a different reason. A lot of young people are leaving the country to work in foreign countries.”可知，波兰人口下降的原因是年轻人外迁。故填Because a lot of young people are leaving the country to work in foreign countries. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：Yes, I do. I want to have a younger sister, because I can talk with her and share my happiness and troubles with her. I can also share the secrets with her. I’m sure the time we spend together will be the happiest. 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。 Once upon a time, there lived an old man in the Song Kingdom, who raised a lot of monkeys at home. He loved his monkeys so much that he fed his own family’s food to the monkeys to make them happy. Later, there came a time when their food was not enough. He had to give less food to the monkeys. But he was afraid that the monkeys would not listen to him, so he decided to trick them into accepting less food. He talked about the matter with his monkeys, “From today on, I will give each of you three acorns (橡树果) in the morning and four acorns in the evening. Is that OK?” Hearing this, all the monkeys got angry. They didn’t agree with this. Then the old man asked, “I’ll give each of you four acorns in the morning and three acorns in the evening. Would that be enough?” Thinking that there were four in the morning, all the monkeys became happy again. At the beginning, the idiom (成语) “three in the morning and four in the evening” shows that someone fools others by playing tricks. It later means changing one’s mind very often or not being responsible (负责任的). 1．What did the old man feed to the monkeys at first? 2．Why did the old man give less food to the monkeys? 3．How did the monkeys feel when they heard that they would get four acorns in the morning? 4．What does “three in the morning and four in the evening” mean later? 5．What do you think of the old man according to the story? 【答案】1．His own family’s food. 2．Because their food wasn’t enough. 3．Happy./ They felt happy. 4．Changing one’s mind very often./Not being responsible. 5．Clever./ Generous./ ... 【导语】本文主要讲述了成语“朝三暮四”的由来。 1．根据“He loved his monkeys so much that he fed his own family’s food to the monkeys”可知，老人最初用自己家的食物喂养猴子，故填His own family’s food. 2．根据“Later, there came a time when their food was not enough. He had to give less food to the monkeys”可知，老人减少食物供给是因为食物不足，故填Because their food wasn’t enough. 3．根据“Thinking that there were four in the morning, all the monkeys became happy again”可知，猴子们听到早上能得到四个橡树果时很高兴，故填Happy./ They felt happy. 4．根据“It later means changing one’s mind very often or not being responsible”可知，成语“朝三暮四”后来被用于形容一个人的想法多变或者不负责任。故填Changing one’s mind very often./Not being responsible. 5．开放性问题，答案不唯一，合理即可。根据“He loved his monkeys so much that he fed his own family’s food to the monkeys to make them happy.”可知，他用自己家的食物喂养猴子，说明他很慷慨；根据“I’ll give each of you four acorns in the morning and three acorns in the evening. Would that be enough?”可知，老人用计谋减少了食物，还让猴子们高兴，说明他很聪明。从“最初把自家食物喂给猴子”可看出他“慷慨”。故填Clever./ Generous./ ... 六、书面表达 1．假设学校英语俱乐部需要你做一项关于学生周末活动的问卷调查，请根据下列图表中的调查数据，用英语写一篇调查报告，简单介绍调查情况并发表自己的看法。不少于 70词。 参考词汇：做义工do voluntary work            问卷调查questionnaire survey 提示内容： Last week, we made a questionnaire survey about how students ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 例文： Last week, we made a questionnaire survey about how students spend their weekends. Here are the results. Thirty percent of the students spend their time studying and reading by themselves. Another 30% of them like chatting online and playing computer games. Twenty-five percent of the students choose to watch TV and listen to music. However, only 10% of the students do sports on weekends. And 5% of them spend their time traveling or doing voluntary work. In my opinion, students should do more exercise to keep healthy. Also, it is a good idea to do some voluntary work to help others. We should make good use of our weekends and do something meaningful. 写作步骤 [第一步：审题立意] 确定文体：调查报告，用一般现在时为主 明确要点：介绍调查情况（学生周末活动及对应比例）、发表看法 确定人称：第三人称（students/they等）为主，发表看法时可用第一人称（I/we） 注意事项：不少于70词，使用参考词汇“do voluntary work” “questionnaire survey” [第二步：构思布局] 三段式结构： 开头段：说明进行了调查及引出结果 主体段：介绍调查结果（不同周末活动及对应比例） 结尾段：发表自己对学生周末活动的看法 [第三步：要点展开] 要点一：调查情况介绍 活动列举：studying and reading by themselves/chatting online/playing computer games/watching TV/listening to music/doing sports/traveling/doing voluntary work/studying and reading on their own/watch TV or enjoy music 比例描述：Thirty percent of the students.../Another 30% of them.../Twenty-five percent of the students.../Only 10% of the students.../And 5% of them.../just ten percent…/Only five percent… 要点二：发表看法 看法内容：students should do more exercise to keep healthy/it is a good idea to do some voluntary work to help others/we should make good use of our weekends and do something meaningful/It’s wise to take more exercise to build up our bodies 2．假设你们学校英文报正在举办以“奇妙的数字”为主题的征文活动，请根据以下问题，以“Amazing numbers around me”为题，写一篇英语短文投稿。 1.What amazing numbers have you found in your daily life? 2.What do these numbers mean to you or people around you? 3.How do you feel about these amazing numbers? 要求：1.短文需包含所有问题要点，并适当发挥；2.词数100左右。 Amazing numbers around me _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 Amazing numbers around me Numbers are everywhere in our daily life, and some of them are really amazing. I have found many special numbers around me. For example, the number 100 means full marks in our exams. Besides, the number 24 catches my eye: there are 24 hours in a day for us to work and relax. Also, the number 60 stands for sixty minutes in an hour. These numbers carry special meanings for us. A score of 100 encourages us to keep trying. Twenty-four hours reminds us that time is valuable. I think these amazing numbers make our life easy and orderly. They help us know the world better. 写作步骤 [第一步：审题立意] 确定文体：应用文（征文投稿），以一般现在时为主 明确要点：①生活中发现的奇妙数字 ②这些数字的意义 ③个人感受 确定人称：第一人称（I/my） 注意事项：不得透露真实姓名和学校名称 [第二步：构思布局] 三段式结构： 开头段：总起句，引出主题——生活中处处有数字，有些很奇妙 主体段：分别列举具体数字（100、24、60）并说明其意义 结尾段：总结感受，升华主题——数字让生活有序，帮助认识世界 [第三步：要点展开] 要点一（列举奇妙数字）： 数字100：full marks in our exams/the number 100 stands for full marks in our exams等 数字24：there are 24 hours in a day/A day has 24 hours for us to work and relax.等 数字60：sixty minutes in an hour/The number 60 means sixty minutes in an hour.等 表达方式：For example.../Besides.../Also.../What’s more.../In addition...等 要点二（数字的意义）： 100分：encourages us to keep trying/cheers us up and gives us power to go on等 24小时：reminds us that time is valuable/reminds us that we should make good use of time等 要点三（个人感受）： 数字使生活轻松有序：make our life easy and orderly/make us more organized等 数字帮助了解世界：help us know the world better/help us know the world around us better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 $ Unit 2 Amazing numbers 单元话题热点题型组合练 一、短文填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。 Once upon a time, there was a detective (侦探) named Detective Maths. He was very good 1 solving maths problems and loved to help people with their calculations. One day, he received a letter from the Maths Kingdom. 2 letter said that a number had gone missing in the kingdom. The king asked Detective Maths 3 (help) his kingdom! Detective Maths packed 4 (he) notebook and pencil and set off. He soon arrived at the Maths Kingdom, a place filled with colourful numbers and 5 (friend) maths symbols. The king said, “Because of the missing number, all our calculations are wrong. I know you have the 6 (able) to solve this case (案件). Please help us.” Detective Maths started investigating (调查) by 7 (talk) to the numbers and symbols. He asked them if they had seen anything strange or unusual. The numbers and symbols said no. Then Detective Maths 8 (check) all the calculations in the Kingdom. After working out many maths problems and puzzles 9 (correct), Detective Maths finally found that the missing number was 5. He also discovered a number thief (小偷) hiding in a secret cave. The thief was a little number named Zero. Zero took away the missing number 10 he wanted to be the only number in the Maths Kingdom. Detective Maths told Zero that all numbers were important and that they needed to work together. People believe that some numbers can bring them good luck, so they like lucky numbers. In China, “8” is 1 (people) favorite number. It sounds 2 (exact) like “fa” in Chinese, which means “becoming rich”. “6” is another lucky number for many people, so people like to choose numbers for 3 (they) car numbers or phone numbers. And the car numbers or phone numbers with lucky numbers are 4 (expensive) than those without lucky numbers. The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympics 5 (begin) at 8:08 p.m on August 8, 2008 in Beijing. It was all about the number 8. 6 number “4” means “death”, so people try to avoid “4” in their car numbers and telephone numbers. 7 many people don’t believe lucky numbers. They think a number may have different meanings in different 8 (place). As far as I know, there is no such relationship between the numbers and luck. People give each number a certain meaning 9 (make) our life more convenient and easier to understand. Numbers can’t give us good luck, so we shouldn’t depend too much 10 them. Some people may say that the lucky numbers really can bring good luck. But, at least, nothing can prove (证明) that. 阅读下面短文，填入适当的词或使用括号中单词的适当形式填空。 Hua Luogeng loved maths when he was young. He was really talented 1 his subject, and was very good with numbers. But his family was poor, so he had to leave school when he 2 (finish) high school to help his parents in their store. Although he didn’t receive much 3 (educate), this did not stop him from studying maths. As a young boy, Hua often studied while working. One day, a woman came to buy a pen. Hua Luogeng was busy with a maths problem and didn’t notice her. When she asked the price, he told her a number from his maths problems. She cried out, “So expensive!” This sound brought him back from his maths world. He felt embarrassed (感到尴尬的) because he 4 (complete) forgot the woman. Then he quickly gave the pen to her 5 took the money. Later, he found his draft paper (草稿纸) was gone. He knew he had given it to the woman by accident, so he ran after the woman at once. When he caught her, she was moved and gave the paper back. This was not the 6 (one) time he had forgotten everything for maths. He went back to his work at once. Hua Luogeng became 7 famous mathematician worldwide. His love for maths helped him beat many 8 (challenge). As a teacher, he often 9 (encourage) his students to think on their own. He spent years 10 (work) on maths problems. He is called the “Father of Modern Chinese Mathematics”. 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 Numbers are magical and powerful. They change our life and push society forward. But do you know the history of numbers? In ancient times, people’s life was simple. The world was 1 of unknowns for them. They had no numbers to count things, so they often 2 mistakes in recording goods. As time went by, people wanted to live better. They created simple symbols 3 . Soon, these symbols became early numbers. Life became easier and clearer. Counting their food and money was no longer 4 . They knew they made great 5 . People kept improving the number system 6 . They created zero, decimals and negative numbers. They also taught kids the 7 of numbers from a young age. After thousands of years, great changes took place. Modern numbers are simple and accurate. This tells us that numbers serve us well 8 we use them properly. If we ignore number rules, we will meet many 9 in study and life. Learning numbers well is learning to understand the world. Let’s start with small 10 every day. 1．A．full B．proud C．afraid D．tired 2．A．made B．took C．got D．picked 3．A．quietly B．carefully C．carelessly D．happily 4．A．dirty B．confusing C．cold D．warm 5．A．plan B．mistake C．progress D．choice 6．A．day by day B．one by one C．again and again D．step by step 7．A．secret B．difficulty C．importance D．difference 8．A．but B．if C．so D．though 9．A．problems B．chances C．dreams D．wishes 10．A．rules B．actions C．words D．ideas 阅读短文，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择最佳答案。 A long time ago, there was a king in India. He loved to play chess more than anything else. One day, a wise old man came to the palace. The king 1 him to a game of chess. “If you win, you can have any 2 you want,” the king promised. The old man thought for a moment and said, “I would like one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard, two for the second, four for the third, and 3 the amount for each of the rest of the squares.” The king was very 4 . “Is that all? Why not ask for gold or silver?” he asked. The old man replied without 5 , “No, just rice.” The king agreed. They played the game for a long time. 6 , the old man won. The king ordered his men to 7 a bag of rice. They put one grain on the first square, two on the second, and so on. After a few squares, the king 8 that even all the rice in the country would not be enough. The old man had 9 him with his clever plan. The king learned a lesson: never 10 the power of numbers. 1．A．challenged B．beat C．won D．promised 2．A．game B．prize C．chessboard D．rice 3．A．double B．take C．give D．collect 4．A．sad B．angry C．surprised D．worried 5．A．hesitation B．thinking C．doubt D．reply 6．A．First B．Next C．Finally D．Then 7．A．sell B．collect C．buy D．cook 8．A．realized B．forgot C．hoped D．decided 9．A．helped B．outwitted C．followed D．thanked 10．A．learn B．understand C．forget D．underestimate 阅读短文，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 Numbers are everywhere and they change our world. In the past, people lived a simple life and they only needed numbers to count food and animals. As time went by, life became 1 , and people needed more exact numbers. A smart man in history once showed people how powerful numbers could be. He played chess with a king and asked for rice in a clever way. The king agreed easily, 2 he thought the request was very small. However, when the rice was put on each square and doubled each time, the king soon 3 the problem. There was not enough rice in his whole country to fill the chessboard. This story tells us that numbers are not just simple marks. They have hidden 4 . Today, we use numbers in science, traffic, medicine and technology. 5 numbers, we cannot make plans or do research well. Many students think math and numbers are boring, but they are 6 . If you watch carefully, you will find numbers in music, art and sports. The beat of music, the size of paintings and the rules of ball games are all 7 by numbers. Learning numbers well can help us think 8 and solve problems better. We should not only memorize number rules, but also try to 9 how they work in real life. Numbers are truly one of the greatest 10 of human beings. 1．A．harder B．simpler C．busier D．easier 2．A．so B．because C．but D．though 3．A．realized B．forgot C．refused D．promised 4．A．secrets B．problems C．games D．mistakes 5．A．With B．Without C．For D．About 6．A．right B．wrong C．easy D．difficult 7．A．controlled B．invented C．collected D．challenged 8．A．quickly B．slowly C．clearly D．quietly 9．A．doubt B．imagine C．understand D．regret 10．A．mistakes B．inventions C．hobbies D．dreams 三、语法选择 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 Numbers are the foundation of human civilization. It is 1 important part of our daily life. We use numbers to count, calculate and record things every day. Long ago, ancient people had no modern tools. 2 they wanted to count animals or food, they used fingers, stones or ropes. Simple counting methods helped them live better. With the development of society, new number systems 3 . They made calculation much easier and faster. It is 4 duty of everyone to learn basic number knowledge. 5 numbers is not just a math task. It helps us understand the world. For 6 students who love science, number rules are the key to discovery. We can find 7 fun things in number games. Some small numbers need a long time 8 in order. We need to be patient and careful. Calculation is easy but useful, 9 it needs our serious attitude. Numbers are as 10 as science itself. Let’s explore the magic of numbers together. 1．A．a B．an C．the D．/ 2．A．If B．Though C．Unless D．Until 3．A．appear B．appeared C．will appear D．appears 4．A．they B．them C．their D．theirs 5．A．Learn B．Learned C．Learning D．Learns 6．A．other B．another C．others D．the other 7．A．many B．a few C．a lot D．lots of 8．A．arrange B．to arrange C．arranging D．arranged 9．A．but B．so C．or D．however 10．A．important B．importance C．importantly D．more important 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 One morning, a beggar (乞丐) woke up early and put some barley (大麦) in his bag before going out. “Beggars should not go out with empty 1 ,” he thought. As he 2 along, he suddenly saw the king’s carriage (马车) coming toward him. Seeing it, the beggar became 3 . He thought that he wouldn’t be poor anymore and 4 life would become better after getting money from the king. The king got down from the carriage and came to the beggar 5 . He put his cloth bag in front of the beggar and asked him for something he had. The beggar couldn’t understand it. Before he could think of anything, the king asked again. The beggar had to put his hand in his bag, took out the barley and put it 6 the king’s cloth bag. The beggar didn’t want 7 anything to the king because of his habit of always taking from others. For the rest of the day, the beggar got more money than usual, 8 he still felt bad for giving the barley to the king. When 9 beggar returned home, he checked his bag. To his great surprise, there was some barley made of gold! He understood that this happened because of his giving. He regretted (后悔) that he didn’t give the king 10 barley at that time so that he would be richer. It was all because he was not in the habit of giving! 1．A．bag B．bags C．bag’s D．bags’ 2．A．walks B．walked C．will walk D．is walking 3．A．happy B．happier C．happiest D．happily 4．A．he B．him C．his D．himself 5．A．quick B．quickly C．more quickly D．the most quickly 6．A．by B．from C．with D．in 7．A．give B．gave C．to give D．giving 8．A．so B．or C．and D．but 9．A．the B．a C．an D．/ 10．A．many B．much C．more D．the most 四、阅读理解 In the world today, there are more than 8 billion (十亿) people. If this world were a small village with 100 people, what would it look like? Geography●60 would be from Asia. ●16 would be from Africa. ●14 would be from North and South America. ●10 would be from Europe. Gender●50 would be men. ●50 would be women. Education●86 people would be able to read and write. ●14 people wouldn’t. ●7 people would have a college degree. Technology●47 people would be Internet users. ●53 people would never see anything online. Food●1 would die from hunger. ●11 would be unhealthy because of food shortage. ●22 would be too heavy. Safety●22 people would have no place to keep away from the wind and rain. ●9 people wouldn’t have access to safe drinking water. In order to change the world for the better, we must understand what it is like today. 1．How many people in the small village have enough food according to the passage? A．1. B．88. C．22. D．11. 2．How does the writer show us the population situation clearly? A．By asking questions. B．By using numbers. C．By telling stories. D．By drawing maps. 3．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A．More than half of the people can go online. B．More than half of the people are from Asia. C．The number of women is not as large as men’s. D．86% of people would never study in a college. 4．To make the world better, what does the writer want us to do? A．Study hard and go to the college. B．Eat enough and healthy food every day. C．Build a larger village for humans to live in. D．Learn about what the world is like today. 5．What can we infer from the “100-person village” description in the passage? A．People in Europe are the most well-educated in the world. B．Internet has become a common tool for most people worldwide. C．There are still problems like hunger and shortage of safe water. D．Asia should send food to other parts of the world to stop hunger. As we all know, both China and India have large populations in the world. In 2020, China had 1.412 billion people, and India had about 1.38 billion people. In fact, China’s population growth rate (人口增长率) started to slow down. But according to the World Population Prospects 2022 report, India’s population would become larger than China’s in 2023 at the earliest. And by 2050, India’s population will reach 1.7 billion. Why would this situation happen? For China, it was because Chinese people know the importance of studying. More and more people wanted to learn knowledge at school and went to college (大学) to get further study. So they could increase the amount of their future money and have a better life. Because of that, most young Chinese people wouldn’t want to get married or have babies too early. They wanted to make money first to give their future children a better living environment. So in recent years, China’s population growth rate would be lower. For India, because of different cultures and languages, it was difficult for the government to change the situation. What’s more, when a country was not rich, people in the country would probably get married and have babies at a young age. So India would perhaps have a bigger population. In fact, a large population has both good and bad sides. On the good side, it may improve technology and make the country stronger. On the bad side, it may cause environmental problems. So, as a country with a large population, China and India should make good use of the population. And the whole society (社会) should pay more attention to building a friendly society. 1．When would India’s population be larger than China’s at the earliest? A．In 2020. B．In 2022. C．In 2023. D．In 2024. 2．What does the underlined word “increase” mean in Paragraph 2? A．Fall. B．Add. C．Return. D．Open. 3．Why do most young Chinese people want to make money first? A．To get a better job in the future. B．To help build a friendly society. C．To make their parents live a healthy life. D．To give their future children a better life. 4．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To tell the importance of studying. B．To ask young people to have children. C．To make population growth rate higher. D．To show some information about population. Numbers are everywhere in our world. They help us understand life and solve difficult problems. Science & Health Numbers keep us safe and healthy. Builders use special numbers like 3.14 (π) to make strong bridges. Doctors use numbers like 37℃ (normal body temperature) and 60-100 beats per minute (normal heartbeat) to check health. ________ Numbers tell us about people. Did you know that Asia has around 4.8 billion people? That’s more than half of all people on the Earth! Leaders use these numbers to decide how many schools to build. In bad times, numbers help decide how much food or medicine is needed. Stores even use numbers to know which products sell well. Everyday Uses We see numbers every day. When baking a cake, you need twice as much flour as sugar. At stores, a 20% discount (折扣) means you can pay less money to buy the clothes. On the road, signs like “60 km/h” tell drivers the maximum speed (最大行驶速度). Dates also use numbers, like “June 26th”. There are also some fun facts about numbers. People think differently about some numbers. In China, people believe that the number 8 means good luck. Meanwhile, in some Western countries, people think 13 is unlucky. 1．Which of the following is best for “________”? A．Numbers in Art B．Numbers for Fun C．Numbers and Cultures D．Numbers for Decisions 2．Why do stores use numbers according to the passage? A．To count how many products they have. B．To find out popular products easily. C．To check if people pay the right money. D．To make the prices of their products higher. 3．Some Western people don’t like the number ________. A．4 B．8 C．13 D．11 4．What is the main idea of the passage? A．Numbers are very important in different parts of life. B．Numbers help doctors and builders do their jobs well. C．Numbers have different meanings in different cultures. D．People use numbers to solve difficult scientific problems. Everyone knows magic tricks are fun, but not enough people realize that math can be as well. Here is one of the most popular tricks to show you how amazing math can be. Firstly, pick a friend with good math skills. To play the trick, your friend needs to know how to add numbers and do subtraction (减法). Then, write down 1089 on a piece of paper without showing anyone. Thirdly, ask your friend to write down a number with three different digits (数位). Tell him not to show you the number. Make sure the three digits cannot be the same. For example, he could pick 481. Next, let your friend write down the number backwards. For example, 481 backwards is 184. After that, make it into a subtraction problem. Now your friend has two numbers. Get him to subtract the smaller one from the larger one. In our example, the result should be 481-184=297. If the result has only two digits, ask your friend to add a zero at the beginning. Next step, reverse this number as well. Ask your friend to take his answer and reverse the digits order again. If he added the zero at the beginning, remind him to include it as part of the number. For example, the reverse of 297 is 792. Here comes the most exciting part. As the final calculation, get your friend to add the last two numbers and write down the result. In our example, 792+297=1089. Finally, tell everyone that you know the last number your friend wrote down. Show others the piece of paper with the 1089 you’ve written down earlier. In the trick, the last number will always be 1089. If your friend has a different answer, he did not follow instructions, or he made a mistake. 1．To play the trick, how many steps should you follow? A．5. B．6. C．7. D．8. 2．If your friend got “99” after doing the subtraction, what did he need to do? A．Go on with the other steps. B．Change the number into 099. C．Tell others the number he got. D．Choose another number to start again. 3．What does the underlined part “reverse this number” in Paragraph 7 mean? A．Get the number subtracted. B．Turn the number upside down. C．Write down the number backwards. D．Change the order of the number as you like. 4．What can we learn about the trick from the passage? A．It is the most popular trick. B．The numbers should be reversed twice. C．The final number can’t always be 1089. D．The trick is friendly to people bad at subtraction. ①Numbers are everywhere in our world. They do much more than just count things. They help us understand life and solve difficult problems.Science & Health ②Numbers keep us safe and healthy. Builders use special numbers like 3.14 (π) to make strong bridges that won’t fall down. Doctors use numbers like 37℃ (normal body temperature) and 60-100 beats per minute (normal heartbeat) to check health. ▲ ③Numbers tell us about people. Did you know that Asia has around 4.8 billion people? That’s more than half of all people on Earth! Leaders use these numbers to decide how many schools to build. In bad times, numbers help decide how much food or medicine is needed. Stores even use numbers to know which products sell well.Everyday Uses ④We see numbers every day. When baking a cake, you need twice as much flour as sugar. At stores, a 20% discount means you can pay less money to buy the clothes. On the road, signs like “60 km/h tell drivers” the maximum speed. Dates also use numbers, like “June 26th”. ⑤There are also some fun facts about numbers. People think differently about some numbers. In China, people believe that the number 8 means good fortune. Meanwhile, in some Western countries, people think 13 is unlucky. ⑥Numbers help us describe everything—from small things to huge stars. They are the world’s special language. 1．Which of the following is best for “ ▲ ” ? A．Numbers in Art. B．Numbers for Fun. C．Numbers and Cultures. D．Numbers for Decisions. 2．Why do stores use numbers according to the passage? A．To find out popular products easily. B．To count how many products they have. C．To check if people pay the right money. D．To make the prices of their products higher. 3．What can we know according to Paragraph 4? A．We don’t need numbers when baking a cake. B．Clothes will be cheaper if there is a 20% discount. C．The number of people can decide how many schools to build. D．Numbers are useless for the drivers on the road. 4．Why do people like the number “8” in China? A．Because they believe that it is easy to write. B．Because they believe that it can help people make money. C．Because they believe that it can bring good luck. D．Because they believe that it can help people remember dates. 5．What is the main idea of the passage? A．Numbers play important roles in different parts of life. B．Numbers help doctors and builders do their jobs well. C．Numbers have different meanings in different cultures. D．People use numbers to solve difficult scientific problems. 以下是一篇短文，请阅读全文，并从下列六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文意思完整、连贯。 Do you like the number 13? 1 In the past, a lot of tall buildings didn’t have the 13th floor. 2 For example, the number “4” is said to be unlucky because it sounds like the Chinese word for “death”. But that’s just one example about numbers in China. When I first came here, I was surprised to see that many websites had numbers in their names instead of letters. I soon found that this is actually convenient, as Chinese characters (汉字) cannot be used for website addresses. 125 In pinyin, the telecom company China Unicom is called Zhongguo Liantong. If the company used their pinyin name for their website address, it would be quite long. 126 In addition, the pronunciations of some numbers sound similar to other words in Chinese. This is wordplay (双关语). For example, the numbers “520” in Chinese sound similar to the pronunciation of the Chinese phrase “I love you”. 127 A．They can only use numbers or letters instead. B．There are also superstitions (迷信) about some numbers in China. C．In western countries, some people think the number 13 brings bad luck. D．It is interesting to see how Chinese people use numbers in different ways. E．So instead, they used the hotline number—10010.com. This is easier to type and remember. F．Many couples choose to get married on May 20th for this reason. 五、任务型阅读 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 The population of the world keeps on increasing, but in some areas population is falling. This is true in Europe, especially in Eastern Europe. In Russia, the population is going down by about 100 people every hour! One of the main reasons is a change of lifestyle. Most young people, especially educated (受过良好教育的) women, have a different idea about children from their parents. “I have one child and she is enough for me.” said Linda, a doctor from Russia. Many women decide to have children later in life or not to have children at all. “I don’t want to have any children until I have worked for at least 10 years.” said Sally from England. Her idea is typical (典型) in Europe. In Poland, the population is going down for a different reason. A lot of young people are leaving the country to work in foreign countries. Poland joined the European Union in 2004 and since then more than half a million people have moved to Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy. Even so, the population of those four countries and many other countries in West Europe is also going down. Many governments are now encouraging people to have larger families. In France, women can receive nearly $1,000 a month for a year if they have a third child. Austrian women receive $700 a month for three years when they have their first child. 1．Does the population in all areas of the world keep on increasing? 2．What is Sally’s idea about having children? 3．Why is the population of Poland going down? 4．Do you want to have any younger brother or sister? Why or why not? (Write 30 words or more) 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。 Once upon a time, there lived an old man in the Song Kingdom, who raised a lot of monkeys at home. He loved his monkeys so much that he fed his own family’s food to the monkeys to make them happy. Later, there came a time when their food was not enough. He had to give less food to the monkeys. But he was afraid that the monkeys would not listen to him, so he decided to trick them into accepting less food. He talked about the matter with his monkeys, “From today on, I will give each of you three acorns (橡树果) in the morning and four acorns in the evening. Is that OK?” Hearing this, all the monkeys got angry. They didn’t agree with this. Then the old man asked, “I’ll give each of you four acorns in the morning and three acorns in the evening. Would that be enough?” Thinking that there were four in the morning, all the monkeys became happy again. At the beginning, the idiom (成语) “three in the morning and four in the evening” shows that someone fools others by playing tricks. It later means changing one’s mind very often or not being responsible (负责任的). 1．What did the old man feed to the monkeys at first? 2．Why did the old man give less food to the monkeys? 3．How did the monkeys feel when they heard that they would get four acorns in the morning? 4．What does “three in the morning and four in the evening” mean later? 5．What do you think of the old man according to the story? 六、书面表达 1．假设学校英语俱乐部需要你做一项关于学生周末活动的问卷调查，请根据下列图表中的调查数据，用英语写一篇调查报告，简单介绍调查情况并发表自己的看法。不少于 70词。 参考词汇：做义工do voluntary work            问卷调查questionnaire survey 提示内容： Last week, we made a questionnaire survey about how students ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2．假设你们学校英文报正在举办以“奇妙的数字”为主题的征文活动，请根据以下问题，以“Amazing numbers around me”为题，写一篇英语短文投稿。 1.What amazing numbers have you found in your daily life? 2.What do these numbers mean to you or people around you? 3.How do you feel about these amazing numbers? 要求：1.短文需包含所有问题要点，并适当发挥；2.词数100左右。 Amazing numbers around me _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 $