中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
Unit 8 English Week单元测试
时间：100分钟 总分：100分
一、语法选择（15分）
I still remember I __1__ in love with English from a very young age, because I thought it was such a useful language. Full of strong wishes of learning English, I began to learn it. But soon I found it __2__ than expected. There were __3__ words, expressions and many __4__ things to remember. And even if I knew how __5__ them, I couldn’t use them __6__ and exactly. And I did rather bad in my first English test. I was __7__ about it. This made __8__ upset and I dropped my interest in English little by little.
When I was in trouble, my English teacher gave me much help. I knew that interest didn’t mean __9__ and I should have some learning methods. I did as he said ___10___ tried many different ways of learning English. As the days went by, I could do better and better and became ___11___ in it.
During summer vacation, ___12___ old lady from Australia visited my school. She had a talk with us. It was ___13___ time to meet a foreigner. I learned a lot ___14___ her. ___15___ good time we had!
1. A. fall B. fell C. will fall D. falling
2. A. difficult B. difficultly C. more difficult D. most difficult
3. A. much too B. many too C. too much D. too many
4. A. other B. the other C. others D. another
5. A. to write B. writing C. wrote D. to writing
6. A. correct B. correctly C. correction D. correctness
7. A. worry B. worrying C. worried D. worries
8. A. me B. I C. my D. myself
9. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
10. A. or B. but C. and D. because
11. A. interested B. interesting C. more and more interested D. more and more interesting
12. A. a B. an C. the D. /
13. A. one B. first C. the one D. the first
14. A. to B. in C. from D. for
15. A. How B. What C. How a D. What a
二 、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
Everyone remembers their first time on stage. The school play is the first time when most of us experience putting on a play. It’s also our first chance to be more ____16____.
I became deeply interested in acting from a very young age, but I didn’t get a chance to actually act on stage. When I heard that the play Robin Hood wanted some actors from us, I was so ____17____. The chance did come! After studying all the characters in the play, I ____18____ to be one of the roles, Maid Marian, at once. ____19____, I only got a role with no lines (台词). However, this was my first acting on stage, and I still remember the ____20____ I had when many people gave us a big hand at the end of the play.
After that, I tried to ____21____ my acting skills. When the chance of the play The Trojan Horse came, I ____22____ take part in an audition (试演). I was the only girl going for the part. After the boys before me couldn’t ____23____ their lines, I knew it was my time to get it right. I stepped forward, took a deep breath and said the lines loudly. I did it! I will never forget the moment when I got everyone’s attention.
Recently, I watched the play The Snow White at the National Theatre. I could see the ____24____ on the faces of the little actors and actresses in the play. They have already built up strong confidence, a great power of learning and even a beautiful ____25____ to be a real actor or actress in the future.
16. A. educational B. comfortable C. confident D. friendly
17. A. tired B. excited C. proud D. relaxed
18. A. promised B. chose C. continued D. remembered
19. A. Unluckily B. Hopefully C. Suddenly D. Possibly
20. A. challenges B. abilities C. opinions D. feelings
21. A. improve B. create C. introduce D. share
22. A. forgot to B. ordered to C. decided to D. refused to
23. A. finish B. write C. copy D. type
24. A. sadness B. worry C. care D. happiness
25. A. dream B. treasure C. scene D. secret
三、阅读理解（45分）
第一节，阅读选择（40分）
A
The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2018. The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere. A series of activities was held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities.
Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!
Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.
The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers sang a lot of English songs and put on English plays together. Each program won storms of applause.
One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”
26. In this passage, the English week is _____.
A. surprising B. boring C. enjoyable D. serious
27. Which of the following is NOT true
A. All the students took part in the handwriting contest.
B. The story writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8.
C. The English show was the most important event.
D. Teachers also took part in the English week.
28. What does the underlined word “applause” probably mean
A. Noise. B. Cheer C. Sound. D. Music.
29.Who put on the plays
A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Students and the headmaster. D. students and teachers
30. What does the writer probably want to tell us at the end of the passage
A. The activities are a good way to learn English.
B. Students usually don’t like English.
C. The activities last longer.
D. Learning English in the classroom is invaluable.
B
How I study English
I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject— English. It was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs. The songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary (词汇) . Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.
And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.
Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words, I hope every student can learn English well.
31. Why do some students often “have a headache”
A. Because they are easy to catch a cold.
B. Because it’s often very cold.
C. Because they think English is easy.
D. Because they don’t think English is easy.
32. The writer tells us that we should be in English if we want to learn it well.
A. excited B. interested C. quiet D. strict
33. The sentence “I got a very good mark” means “ ”.
A. I got a good way B. I had a good idea
C. I did badly in the exam D. I did well in the exam
34. The writer thinks English is interesting because .
A. English is full of stories
B. English is full of jokes
C. his teacher often teaches them nice English songs
D. English is a close friend of his
35. Which of the following is NOT the way the writer studies by
A. Speaking bravely. B. Writing to foreign friends.
C. Reading aloud. D. Writing English diaries.
C
Every morning, my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day, I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening, my mother reads magazines at home. And every night, I look at the photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on the wall in my bedroom before I go to sleep. Can you imagine the life without paper or printing
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago in China. After it was invented, People started to write on paper to make books. In those days, books were only produced by hand. So there were not many books, and they were expensive. Only a few people had the chance to read books.
Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties (朝代). The development of printing made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply. More and more people can read books. Knowledge and ideas spread (传播) faster than before.
The Internet was created in the twentieth century. Although the Internet is still young, it is growing very fast and becomes powerful. A much larger amount of information can be stored in different forms on the Internet. We can find it much more easily than that in books.
Nowadays computers and the Internet are used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can be also read online. Will there be paper and printing in the future Let’s wait and see.
36. Why does the writer talk about his family’s activities in the first paragraph
A. To talk about the kinds of paper. B. To show how his/her family loves paper.
C. To show that paper is better than the Internet. D. To give examples about the importance of paper.
37. In ancient China, more people could read books because ___________.
A. Internet was created at that time B. more people liked writing books
C. the ways of printing books developed D. knowledge and ideas spread faster than before
38. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the fourth paragraph
A. Information. B. Form. C. Internet. D. Book.
39. According to the fourth paragraph, Internet is ____________.
A. difficult and grows slowly B. powerful but difficult to use
C. young and small D. young and powerful
40. What’s the best title of this passage
A. Internet is better than books. B. What will happen in the future
C. Will Internet replace (代替) books D. The history of paper and printing.
D
Let's Enjoy Our English Week!
The Fun English Week we have been preparing for so long is finally coming! Are you ready to have fun Let's enjoy ourselves during this English Week!
On the first day, all the teachers and students will get together in the hall. The activity will start with some short introductions to the English Week. After that there will be a speech competition. The top three students will get surprising prizes.
On the second day, we are going to watch several interesting English movies in the classrooms. And we will be given time to discuss it in English after each movie ends.
On the third day, we will invite two guests from the United States to teach us English songs such as Never Say Never and Forever Young. After that, we will host a singing competition. The winner will get a guitar as a prize.
On the fourth day, 30 teams from each class will put on plays. All of them have prepared for a long time and are ready to give us wonderful shows on the school playground.
On the last day morning, there will be a writing competition. Students will be given a topic to write an article. Excellent ones will be on show in the library. In the afternoon, there will be interesting games like crossword (填字游戏) and guessing game.
Date December 7th —December 11th
Guests Mr. Campbell & Miss Black
41. The English Week is going to start ________
A. in the library B. in classrooms C. in the hall D. on the playground
42. What are we going to do on December 8th
A. Take part in the speech competition. B. Listen to and learn English songs.
C. Play games with the foreign guests. D. Watch and discuss English movies.
43. Forever Young is the name of a( n) ________
A. English movie B. English song C. writing topic D. fun game
44. What competition is NOT mentioned in the article
A. The singing competition. B. The writing competition.
C. The listening competition. D. The speech competition.
45. What can we learn from the article
A. The Fun English Week will last for five days.
B. Mr. Campbell and Miss Black are Australians.
C. Students can choose the topics in the writing competition.
D. The winner will get a guitar as a prize in the speech competition
第二节、阅读填空（5分）
If you like reading books, it’s a good way to learn English through reading. Reading English texts as often as possible can improve your vocabulary.
46 It could be the news, short stories, novels(小说), magazines and so on. Choose some texts which are not too difficult for you. 47 .
When you are reading, don’t look up every new word. 48 You can understand a lot even without a dictionary. If you are interested in the topic, it may be easier for you to understand the new words. 48 On the other hand, someone who is better in English than you but not interested in football will have more problems understanding the same text.
Reading news in English may be a bit difficult for you. 50 Then find English news with the same topic. Even if(即使) you don’t understand every word in the English text, you will get the message because you already know what it is about.
A. For example, if you are a football lover, you will understand an English text about football better.
B. What kind of English texts should you read
C. Just read what you understand and try to guess the meaning of the rest.
D. You can first read the news in Chinese.
E. If there are too many new words in the texts, you will soon get bored.
写作（共四节，满分30分）
第一节、短文填空（5分）
Many Chinese students think it’s not necessary to pay attention to their spoken English.
Here is a story to show you how important it is to speak English in d___________ life. Once a man got hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He 2 s________ down at a table near the window. When a waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again. He did this to tell what waiter he wanted something to eat 3.b_________ he couldn’t speak English. The waiter soon brought a cup of tea. The man shook(摇) his head. The waiter then took away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. He shook his head again. The man tried again and again, but he wasn’t able to make the waiter 4.u_________ him. Finally another woman came in. She spoke English 5 c_____________. In a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table before her.
It’s easier to say something than to do it. I’m sure you will learn English in this way.
第二节、完成句子（每小题2分，共10分）
1. 这次车展非常值得一看。
This car show is ________ ____________ ________________.
2. 你最好不要外出。
You ________ ___________ ________ ________ out.
3 .在公共场合吐痰是不礼貌的。
It's rude to spit .
4.我建议他们另想一个方法解决这个问题，但是他们不同意。
I_______ _______ _______ think of another way to solve the problem, but they didn't agree with me.
5.他们准备上演一个英语剧本。
They' re going to_______ _______an English play.
第三节、书面表达（15分）
假设你们学校要开展“English Week” 的活动，请根据以下提示为这个活动写一个通告，要求80词左右，可适当发挥，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
提示：
1. 标题：English Week at No.2 Middle School
2. 地点：我们的学校广场
3. 时间：下周周一到周五每天下午3点到6点
4. 活动：星期一：英语演讲比赛；星期二：英语戏剧；星期三：英语歌唱比赛；星期四：英语游戏；
星期五：英语会话比赛
English Week at No.2 Middle School
Address: The square of our school
Welcome to our English Week from 3:00 pm to 6:00pm next weekdays.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Come and take part in our English Week!
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Unit 8 English Week单元测试
时间：100分钟 总分：100分
一、语法选择（15分）
I still remember I __1__ in love with English from a very young age, because I thought it was such a useful language. Full of strong wishes of learning English, I began to learn it. But soon I found it __2__ than expected. There were __3__ words, expressions and many __4__ things to remember. And even if I knew how __5__ them, I couldn’t use them __6__ and exactly. And I did rather bad in my first English test. I was __7__ about it. This made __8__ upset and I dropped my interest in English little by little.
When I was in trouble, my English teacher gave me much help. I knew that interest didn’t mean __9__ and I should have some learning methods. I did as he said ___10___ tried many different ways of learning English. As the days went by, I could do better and better and became ___11___ in it.
During summer vacation, ___12___ old lady from Australia visited my school. She had a talk with us. It was ___13___ time to meet a foreigner. I learned a lot ___14___ her. ___15___ good time we had!
1. A. fall B. fell C. will fall D. falling
2. A. difficult B. difficultly C. more difficult D. most difficult
3. A. much too B. many too C. too much D. too many
4. A. other B. the other C. others D. another
5. A. to write B. writing C. wrote D. to writing
6. A. correct B. correctly C. correction D. correctness
7. A. worry B. worrying C. worried D. worries
8. A. me B. I C. my D. myself
9. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
10. A. or B. but C. and D. because
11. A. interested B. interesting C. more and more interested D. more and more interesting
12. A. a B. an C. the D. /
13. A. one B. first C. the one D. the first
14. A. to B. in C. from D. for
15. A. How B. What C. How a D. What a
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. B
【解析】本文讲述了作者学习英语的经历。
1. 句意：我还记得我从很小的时候就爱上了英语，因为我认为它是一门非常有用的语言。
fall进入（某状态）；fell是过去式；will fall是一般将来时结构；falling是动名词或现在分词。本句是宾语从句，时态遵循主现从不限；由时间状语“from a very young age”可知从句是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故选B。
2. 句意：但很快我发现它比预期的要难。
difficult困难的；difficultly困难地；more difficult较难的；most difficult最难的。than“比”是比较级的标志，可知空处用比较级，故选C。
3. 句意：有太多的单词、短语和许多其他的东西要记住。
much too太，修饰形容词或副词；many too错误表达；too much太多的，修饰不可数名词；too many太多的，修饰复数名词。分析句子结构，空处修饰复数名词“words”，可知用too many，故选D。
4. 句意：有太多的单词、短语和许多其他的东西要记住。
other只作形容词或代词，表示“其他的，别的”，后跟名词复数；the other两者中的的另一个；others相当于“other+名词”，泛指“别的人或物”，只有名词性用法；another作形容词或代词，泛指三个或三个以上不定数目中的“另一个”，后跟单数名词。空处修饰复数名词“things”用other，故选A。
5. 句意：即使我知道怎么写，我也不能正确而准确地使用它们。
to write是不定式；writing是动名词或现在分词；wrote是过去式；to writing表达错误。分析句子结构，本句是“疑问词+动词不定式”结构，故选A。
6. 句意：即使我知道怎么写，我也不能正确而准确地使用它们。
correct正确的；correctly正确地；correction改正；correctness正确性。and连接两个并列成分，由“exactly”可知，空处用副词，故选B。
7. 句意：我很担心它。
worry担心；worrying动名词或现在分词；worried过去式，也用作形容词表示“担心的”；worries三单形式。be worried about表示“担心某人或某事”，是固定短语，故选C。
8. 句意：这让我很沮丧，我对英语的兴趣一点一点地下降了。
me我，宾格代词；I我，主格代词；my我的，形容词性物主代词；myself我自己，反身代词。空处作动词“made”的宾语，可知用宾格代词，故选A。
9. 句意：我知道兴趣没有任何意义，我应该有一些学习方法。
nothing没有什么，表否定；anything任何事，用于否定句和疑问句代替something；something某事，表不确定，用于肯定句和希望得到肯定回答的疑问句；everything每件事。根据下文“and I should have some learning methods”，可知是说兴趣没有意义，本句是否定句，anything符合语境语法，故选B。
10. 句意：我照他说的做了，尝试了许多不同的学习英语的方法。
or或者，表选择；but但是，表转折；and和，表并列；because因为，表原因。根据题干“I did as he said…tried many different ways of learning English”，可知前后是并列关系，需用and连接，故选C。
11. 句意：随着时间的流逝，我可以做得越来越好，越来越感兴趣。
interested感兴趣的，用于人；interesting有趣的，用于物；more and more interested越来越感到有趣；more and more interesting越来越有趣。be interested in表示“对……感兴趣”，是固定短语；and连接并列结构，根据上文“do better and better”，可知空处用比较级，故选C。
12. 句意：暑假期间，一位来自澳大利亚的老太太参观了我的学校。
a是不定冠词，修饰单数名词表泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前面；an是不定冠词，修饰单数名词表泛指，用于以元音音素开头的单词前面；the是定冠词，表特指；/表零冠词。句中lady泛指“女士”，old以元音音素开头，可知用an，故选B。
13. 句意：这是我第一次见到外国人。
one一；first第一，序数词需用the修饰；the one特指上文提到的那一个；the first第一。根据题干“It was…time to meet a foreigner”和选项，可知是说第一次见到外国人，序数词first需用定冠词修饰，故选D。
14. 句意：我从她身上学到了很多。
to到；in在……里面；from从；for为了。learn from表示“向……学习/从……获得”，是固定短语，故选C。
15. 句意：我们玩得多开心啊！
how引导感叹句后接形容词或副词；what引导感叹句后接名词或名词性短语；how a表达错误；what a后接单数名词。空后“time”是不可数名词，可知感叹句用“What +形容词+不可数名词+主谓”结构，故选B。
二 、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
Everyone remembers their first time on stage. The school play is the first time when most of us experience putting on a play. It’s also our first chance to be more ____16____.
I became deeply interested in acting from a very young age, but I didn’t get a chance to actually act on stage. When I heard that the play Robin Hood wanted some actors from us, I was so ____17____. The chance did come! After studying all the characters in the play, I ____18____ to be one of the roles, Maid Marian, at once. ____19____, I only got a role with no lines (台词). However, this was my first acting on stage, and I still remember the ____20____ I had when many people gave us a big hand at the end of the play.
After that, I tried to ____21____ my acting skills. When the chance of the play The Trojan Horse came, I ____22____ take part in an audition (试演). I was the only girl going for the part. After the boys before me couldn’t ____23____ their lines, I knew it was my time to get it right. I stepped forward, took a deep breath and said the lines loudly. I did it! I will never forget the moment when I got everyone’s attention.
Recently, I watched the play The Snow White at the National Theatre. I could see the ____24____ on the faces of the little actors and actresses in the play. They have already built up strong confidence, a great power of learning and even a beautiful ____25____ to be a real actor or actress in the future.
16. A. educational B. comfortable C. confident D. friendly
17. A. tired B. excited C. proud D. relaxed
18. A. promised B. chose C. continued D. remembered
19. A. Unluckily B. Hopefully C. Suddenly D. Possibly
20. A. challenges B. abilities C. opinions D. feelings
21. A. improve B. create C. introduce D. share
22. A. forgot to B. ordered to C. decided to D. refused to
23. A. finish B. write C. copy D. type
24. A. sadness B. worry C. care D. happiness
25. A. dream B. treasure C. scene D. secret
【答案】16. C 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. D 21. A 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在学校舞台上表演的两次经历。作者认为在舞台上表演戏剧可以考验演技并建立自信。
16.句意：这也是我们第一次有机会更加自信。
educational教育的；comfortable舒适的；confident自信的；friendly友好的。根据“They have already built up strong confidence”可知，是变得更加自信。故选C。
17.句意：当我听说罗宾汉的戏剧需要我们一些演员时，我很兴奋。
tired疲倦的；excited兴奋的；proud自豪的；relaxed放松的。根据“The chance did come!”可知，机会来了，所以作者很兴奋。故选B。
18.句意：在研究了剧中所有的角色后，我立刻选择扮演其中的一个角色——女仆玛丽安。
promised承诺；chose选择；continued继续；remembered记住。根据“ I...to be one of the roles, Maid Marian, at once”可知，这是作者研究之后作出的选择。故选B。
19.句意：不幸的是，我只得到一个没有台词的角色。
Unluckily不幸地；Hopefully有希望地；Suddenly突然地；Possibly可能地。根据“...I only got ta role with no lines.”可知，作者得到没有台词的角色，所以很不幸。故选A。
20.句意：我仍然记得在戏剧结束时许多人给予我们热烈的掌声的感觉。
challenges挑战；abilities能力；opinions意见；feelings感觉。根据“ I still remember the...I had when many people gave us a big hand at the end of the play.”可知，此处表达的是我所拥有的感觉。故选D。
21.句意：在那之后，我努力提高我的演技。
improve提高；create创造；introduce介绍；share分享。根据“After that, tried to...my acting skills.”可知，作者那之后，努力提高演技。故选A。
22.句意：当演出《特洛伊木马》的机会来临时，我决定参加一个试镜，我是唯一一个去演这个角色的女孩。
forgot to忘记；ordered to预定；decided to决定；refused to拒绝。根据“ I...take part in an audition (试演) I was the only girl going for the part.”可知，机会来临了，作者决定参加试镜。故选C。
23.句意：在我前面的男孩们没能完成他们的台词后，我知道是时候把他们的台词完成好了。
finish完成；write写；copy复制；type打印。根据“I stepped forward, took a deep breath and said the lines loudly.”可知，作者最后完成了台词。故选A。
24.句意：我能看到剧中小演员脸上的幸福。
sadness悲伤；worry担心；care关心；happiness幸福。根据“They have already built up strong confidence, a great power of learning”可知，他们建立了自信，所以这里脸上是幸福。故选D。
25.句意：他们已经建立了强大的信心，一个伟大的学习能力，甚至一个美丽的梦想，在未来成为真正的演员。dream梦想；treasure财富；scene屏幕；secret秘密。根据“be real actor or actress in the future.”可知，此处是指有一个美丽的梦想。故选A。
三、阅读理解（45分）
第一节，阅读选择（40分）
A
The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2018. The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere. A series of activities was held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities.
Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!
Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.
The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers sang a lot of English songs and put on English plays together. Each program won storms of applause.
One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”
26. In this passage, the English week is _____.
A. surprising B. boring C. enjoyable D. serious
27. Which of the following is NOT true
A. All the students took part in the handwriting contest.
B. The story writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8.
C. The English show was the most important event.
D. Teachers also took part in the English week.
28. What does the underlined word “applause” probably mean
A. Noise. B. Cheer C. Sound. D. Music.
29.Who put on the plays
A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Students and the headmaster. D. students and teachers
30. What does the writer probably want to tell us at the end of the passage
A. The activities are a good way to learn English.
B. Students usually don’t like English.
C. The activities last longer.
D. Learning English in the classroom is invaluable.
【答案】CABDA
【解析】26.C 从第一段“There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities. ” 有书法活动，故事写作，英语歌曲，英语角色扮演等，所有的老师和学生都很高兴。他们说英语，唱英语歌，喜欢所有的活动。可看出答案enjoyable
27. A 从“Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8”看出B正确 从“The most important event was the English show on the last day”看出C正确 从“The students and teachers presented(上演) a lot of English songs and English operas.”看出D.正确。 A未提到。
28. B 从“Each program won storms of applause ”猜出每个节目都收到热烈欢迎。
29. D 从The students and teachers sang a lot of English songs and put on English plays together。可知答案选D
30. A 从最后一段“It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.” 可看出答案。
B
How I study English
I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject— English. It was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs. The songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary (词汇) . Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.
And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.
Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words, I hope every student can learn English well.
31. Why do some students often “have a headache”
A. Because they are easy to catch a cold.
B. Because it’s often very cold.
C. Because they think English is easy.
D. Because they don’t think English is easy.
32. The writer tells us that we should be in English if we want to learn it well.
A. excited B. interested C. quiet D. strict
33. The sentence “I got a very good mark” means “ ”.
A. I got a good way B. I had a good idea
C. I did badly in the exam D. I did well in the exam
34. The writer thinks English is interesting because .
A. English is full of stories
B. English is full of jokes
C. his teacher often teaches them nice English songs
D. English is a close friend of his
35. Which of the following is NOT the way the writer studies by
A. Speaking bravely. B. Writing to foreign friends.
C. Reading aloud. D. Writing English diaries.
【答案】DBDCB
【解析】本文作者从学习兴趣、学习方法、学习习惯和做练习四个方面介绍了自己学习英语的经验。
31. 细节理解题。题意：为什么有些同学经常“患头痛”？A因为他们容易患感冒；B因为天气经常很冷；C因为他们认为英语很容易；D因为他们认为英语很难。根据：I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. 可知同学们“患头痛”是因为学英语较为困难，是对英语“头痛”，与天气无关，故选D。
32. 细节理解题。题意：作者告诉我们如果我们想学好英语我们应该对英语怎样？A兴奋的；B有兴趣的；C安静的；D严肃的。be interested in为固定短语，意为“对…感兴趣”根据First, I think an interest in English is very important.可知答案选B。
33. 推理判断题。题意：句子“I got a very good mark”，意思是什么？A我得到了好的方法；B我有了好主意；C我在考试中表现得较差；D我在考试中表现得较好。根据后文How happy I was! 作者很开心，可判断取得了高分，故选D。
34. 细节理解题。题意：作者认为英语是有趣的原因是？A英语里充满故事；B英语里充满笑话；C他的老师经常叫他们动听的英语歌；D英语是他的密友。根据Our English teacher often teaches us English songs. The songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is! 可判断作者是因为英文歌曲对英语更加感兴趣，故选C。
35. 细节理解题。句意：以下哪项不是作者学习的方法？A大胆说；B给外国朋友写信；C大声朗读；D写英语日记。根据Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary.可判断只有B项未提及，故选B。
C
Every morning, my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every day, I open my books in class and start my lessons. Every evening, my mother reads magazines at home. And every night, I look at the photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on the wall in my bedroom before I go to sleep. Can you imagine the life without paper or printing
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago in China. After it was invented, People started to write on paper to make books. In those days, books were only produced by hand. So there were not many books, and they were expensive. Only a few people had the chance to read books.
Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties (朝代). The development of printing made it possible to produce books more quickly and cheaply. More and more people can read books. Knowledge and ideas spread (传播) faster than before.
The Internet was created in the twentieth century. Although the Internet is still young, it is growing very fast and becomes powerful. A much larger amount of information can be stored in different forms on the Internet. We can find it much more easily than that in books.
Nowadays computers and the Internet are used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can be also read online. Will there be paper and printing in the future Let’s wait and see.
36. Why does the writer talk about his family’s activities in the first paragraph
A. To talk about the kinds of paper. B. To show how his/her family loves paper.
C. To show that paper is better than the Internet. D. To give examples about the importance of paper.
37. In ancient China, more people could read books because ___________.
A. Internet was created at that time B. more people liked writing books
C. the ways of printing books developed D. knowledge and ideas spread faster than before
38. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the fourth paragraph
A. Information. B. Form. C. Internet. D. Book.
39. According to the fourth paragraph, Internet is ____________.
A. difficult and grows slowly B. powerful but difficult to use
C. young and small D. young and powerful
40. What’s the best title of this passage
A. Internet is better than books. B. What will happen in the future
C. Will Internet replace (代替) books D. The history of paper and printing.
【答案】DCADC
【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了书籍的产生和变化及在人类社会发展中对知识和思想的传播起巨大作用，现在人们可以从网上获得信息，但电脑并不能代替书籍。
36.推理判断题。根据上文Can you imagine the life without paper or printing 你能想象没有纸或印刷的生活吗？可知作者在第一段中谈论他家人的活动是为了举例说明纸的重要性。故选D。
37.细节理解题。根据上文Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. … More and more people can read books. 可知印刷术发明于中国隋唐时期，印刷业的发展使人们能够更快、更便宜地生产书籍，越来越多的人可以看书。故选C。
38.词句猜测题。根据上文A much larger amount of information can be stored in different forms on the Internet. We can find it much more easily than that in books. 更多的信息可以以不同的形式存储在互联网上。我们能比书本上更容易找到它。可知“it”指代information信息，故选A。
39细节理解题。根据上文Although the Internet is still young, it is growing very fast and becomes powerful.可知虽然互联网还很年轻，但它发展得很快，变得很强大。高兴D。
40.最佳标题题。根据上文Will there be paper and printing in the future Let’s wait and see. 将来会有纸和印刷吗？让我们拭目以待。通读全文，可知书籍在人类社会发展中对知识和思想的传播起巨大作用，现在人们可以从网上获得信息，但电脑能否代替书籍成为文本值得思考的问题。故选C。
D
Let's Enjoy Our English Week!
The Fun English Week we have been preparing for so long is finally coming! Are you ready to have fun Let's enjoy ourselves during this English Week!
On the first day, all the teachers and students will get together in the hall. The activity will start with some short introductions to the English Week. After that there will be a speech competition. The top three students will get surprising prizes.
On the second day, we are going to watch several interesting English movies in the classrooms. And we will be given time to discuss it in English after each movie ends.
On the third day, we will invite two guests from the United States to teach us English songs such as Never Say Never and Forever Young. After that, we will host a singing competition. The winner will get a guitar as a prize.
On the fourth day, 30 teams from each class will put on plays. All of them have prepared for a long time and are ready to give us wonderful shows on the school playground.
On the last day morning, there will be a writing competition. Students will be given a topic to write an article. Excellent ones will be on show in the library. In the afternoon, there will be interesting games like crossword (填字游戏) and guessing game.
Date December 7th —December 11th
Guests Mr. Campbell & Miss Black
41. The English Week is going to start ________
A. in the library B. in classrooms C. in the hall D. on the playground
42. What are we going to do on December 8th
A. Take part in the speech competition. B. Listen to and learn English songs.
C. Play games with the foreign guests. D. Watch and discuss English movies.
43. Forever Young is the name of a( n) ________
A. English movie B. English song C. writing topic D. fun game
44. What competition is NOT mentioned in the article
A. The singing competition. B. The writing competition.
C. The listening competition. D. The speech competition.
45. What can we learn from the article
A. The Fun English Week will last for five days.
B. Mr. Campbell and Miss Black are Australians.
C. Students can choose the topics in the writing competition.
D. The winner will get a guitar as a prize in the speech competition
【答案】CDBCA
【解析】主要讲了英语周将在我们学校举行，将会有很多活动。例如：演讲比赛、观看英语电影、歌唱比赛、节目表演以及填字游戏和猜谜游戏等，并分别介绍了相关活动。
41. 细节理解题。根据文中“On the first day, all the teachers and students will get together in the hall. The activity will start with some short introductions to the English Week.”可知，英语周从学校礼堂开始，故选C。
42. 细节理解题。根据文中“Date December 7th —December 11th”可知，英语周从12月7号开始，第二天就是8号，再由“On the second day, we are going to watch several interesting English movies in the classrooms. And we will be given time to discuss it in English after each movie ends.”可知，在8号可以看电影，故选D。
43. 细节理解题。根据文中“we will invite two guests from the United States to teach us English songs such as Never Say Never and Forever Young.”可知，Forever Young是一首英文歌名，故选B。
44. 细节理解题。根据文中“After that, we will host a singing competition.”以及“there will be a writing competition.”以及“After that there will be a speech competition.”可知，活动中没有听力比赛，故选C。
45. 细节理解题。根据文中“Date December 7th —December 11th”可知，英语周从7号开始到11号结束，活动持续五天，故选A
第二节、阅读填空（5分）
If you like reading books, it’s a good way to learn English through reading. Reading English texts as often as possible can improve your vocabulary.
46 It could be the news, short stories, novels(小说), magazines and so on. Choose some texts which are not too difficult for you. 47 .
When you are reading, don’t look up every new word. 48 You can understand a lot even without a dictionary. If you are interested in the topic, it may be easier for you to understand the new words. 48 On the other hand, someone who is better in English than you but not interested in football will have more problems understanding the same text.
Reading news in English may be a bit difficult for you. 50 Then find English news with the same topic. Even if(即使) you don’t understand every word in the English text, you will get the message because you already know what it is about.
A. For example, if you are a football lover, you will understand an English text about football better.
B. What kind of English texts should you read
C. Just read what you understand and try to guess the meaning of the rest.
D. You can first read the news in Chinese.
E. If there are too many new words in the texts, you will soon get bored.
【答案】BECAD
写作（共四节，满分30分）
第一节、短文填空（5分）
Many Chinese students think it’s not necessary to pay attention to their spoken English.
Here is a story to show you how important it is to speak English in d___________ life. Once a man got hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He 2 s________ down at a table near the window. When a waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again. He did this to tell what waiter he wanted something to eat 3.b_________ he couldn’t speak English. The waiter soon brought a cup of tea. The man shook(摇) his head. The waiter then took away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. He shook his head again. The man tried again and again, but he wasn’t able to make the waiter 4.u_________ him. Finally another woman came in. She spoke English 5 c_____________. In a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table before her.
It’s easier to say something than to do it. I’m sure you will learn English in this way.
【答案】1.daily 2.sat 3.because 4.understand 5. clearly
第二节、完成句子（每小题2分，共10分）
1. 这次车展非常值得一看。
This car show is ________ ____________ ________________.
2. 你最好不要外出。
You ________ ___________ ________ ________ out.
3 .在公共场合吐痰是不礼貌的。
It's rude to spit .
4.我建议他们另想一个方法解决这个问题，但是他们不同意。
I_______ _______ _______ think of another way to solve the problem, but they didn't agree with me.
5.他们准备上演一个英语剧本。
They' re going to_______ _______an English play.
【答案】 2.well worth watching 3.had better not go 4.in public 5.advised them to 6.put on /act out
第三节、书面表达（15分）
假设你们学校要开展“English Week” 的活动，请根据以下提示为这个活动写一个通告，要求80词左右，可适当发挥，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
提示：
1. 标题：English Week at No.2 Middle School
2. 地点：我们的学校广场
3. 时间：下周周一到周五每天下午3点到6点
4. 活动：星期一：英语演讲比赛；星期二：英语戏剧；星期三：英语歌唱比赛；星期四：英语游戏；
星期五：英语会话比赛
English Week at No.2 Middle School
Address: The square of our school
Welcome to our English Week from 3:00 pm to 6:00pm next weekdays.
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Come and take part in our English Week!
English Week at No.2 Middle School
Address: The square of our school
Welcome to our English Week from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm next weekdays.
On Monday, there will be a speech competition. You can come here and join us. You will learn how to give a speech in English.
On Tuesday, we will put on some English plays. I believe that you will like them.
On Wednesday, there will be an English singing competition. You will hear a lot of English songs.
On Thursday, we will have some interesting games about English. You can come and play.
On Friday, there will be an English speaking competition. You will find that many students can talk well in English.
Come and take part in our English Week!
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