2023年度八年级下英语期末测试卷（译林版）
初二英语（满分100分，时长60分钟）
班级_______ 姓名_______ 学号_______ 成绩_______
第一卷（选择题，共55分）
单选（30分）
（A）1.—Why do we eat vegetables every day, Mum —________ healthy, my dear.
To keep B．Keep C．Keeping D．Kept
（B）2.My cousin ________ two hours in learning English every day.
A．pays B．spends C．costs D．takes
（A）3. Would you please help me________________ some interesting films on the Internet
A. search for B. look for C. find out D. search
（B）4. --- Where have you _______________ these days, Xiao Wang
--- I have ______________ to Yangzhou with my friends.
A. been; gone B. been; been C. gone; been D. gone; gone
（C）5．―Do you know anything about the players of our school football team
―Yes. They are ______ young boys between the age of 13 and 15.
A．most B．almost C．mostly D．most of
（B）6. Zhang is always to wait for a long time without getting angry.
A. too patient B. patient enough C. enough patient D. very patient
（C）7. The police ___________ for clues when it suddenly began to rain.
A. is searching B. are searching C. were searching D. was searching
（B）8.—What is your key to success
—I believe that nothing difficult will be if I put my heart into it.
A. by the way B. in my way C. on the way D. with my way
（A）9.All we need _______enough money ______ our work.
A．is, to carry on with B．to be, carry on
C．is, carry on D．are, to carry on with
（D）10.Ten years ago she was a little girl. Now she has a famous film star.
A. turned down B. turned off C. turned on D. turned into
（C）11.—Sir, I’m afraid you cannot take photos here.
—Sorry. I didn’t know taking photos isn’t here.
A. achieved B. avoided C. allowed D. accepted
（C）12. —It's wrong_______ you_______ others’ homework.
—Er, I see. I will do it myself.
A. of; copy B. for; copy C. of; to copy D. for; to copy
（D）13. — Did the doctors save the young man
— Yes. The young man _______ on May 10th. And now he is out of danger.
A. was operated B. is operated C. operated on D. was operated on
（A）14.This kind of shirt made of silk soft,so they out quickly .
A.feels;were sold B. is felt;sold C. feels; sold D. is felt;were sold
（A）15.We often see many volunteers posters to encourage people to save energy.
A.hand out B. put out C. run out D. pick out
二、完形填空（10分）
For the past five years, 44-year-old Rami Adham has spent much of his time helping children in Syria (叙利亚) . He keeps sending ___1___to them.
Rami Adham was born in Syria, but moved to Finland with his family in 1989. When Syrian civil war (内战) took place in 2011, he 2 to help the children in his hometown. In the beginning，he___3____planned on sending toys. He thought food, medicine and drinking water were more ___4___. Once his daughter asked him to send her toys to the children in Syria. When Adham gave the toys to those poor children, he saw the 5 on their faces. From then on, he made toys on the top of his gift list.
Adham soon became known 6 the Father Christmas of Syria. He has travelled from Finland to Syria 28 times. And he won't stop until the war ends. Every time he goes to Syria, he carries a heavy bag of toys on his back all the way. It's a trip full of ___7__. He might get hurt or be killed at any time, but he never___8___. "Now children in Syria are facing death and many other possible threats (威胁). I think the toys are really 9 for the children," he said. "No matter what they ___10___, they are always happy to share it with others."
Adham is having a campaign (活动) at present. He wants to raise 100,000 dollars. If successful, he plans to use the money to build schools in Syria.
( D )1.A. books B. clothes C. stationary D. toys
( C )2.A. forgot B. remembered C. decided D. refused
( B )3.A. usually B. never C. sometimes D. often
( C )4.A. romantic B. amazing C. important D. complete
( A )5.A. joy B. sadness C. anger D. fear
( A )6.A. as B. for C. with D. after
( A )7.A.danger B. happiness C. safety D. patience
( D )8.A. gets lost B. carries on C. gets away D. gives up
( B )9.A.unknown B. meaningful C. expensive D. useless
( C )10.A.reach B. record C. receive D. reply
二、阅读理解（30分）
A
A book which is still being discussed by many Americans today is Future Shock by Alivin Toffler. In this book the author describes the great changes which have been made in family life because of science and industry.
In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical (典型的) family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller. Industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary. Larger families cannot be moved from one place to another as smaller families can.
Today, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to move even more often than now, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consist (由…组成) only of a man and a woman. A smaller number of families may raise children. These families may raise children as their important duty, leaving the childless families free to move from job. Furthermore, these child-raising families may raise other people's children in addition to their own.
( C ) 1.Choose a best one as the title of the passage.
A. Farm families usually have more children.
B. Factory workers’ families always have more children.
C. An ideal family is usually considered having no children.
D. A traditional family in America usually consist of a husband and a wife.
( A ) 2.Typical families in America ________.
A. will have fewer members in the future
B. require more and more people today
C. have on average three children
D. are ready to raise two children
( D ) 3.Great changes have taken place in American family life ________.
A. since the population grew so fast
B. because nobody wanted to do farm work
C. because of the reduction of industry
D. because of developed industry
( C ) 4.In the old days, ________.
A. family members lived with their relatives in a large house
B. people enjoyed moving from place to place to look for jobs
C. agriculture used to be more important than industry in America
D. a so-called typical American family was small
( A ) 5.In the future ________ families may change.
A. a great many
B. a few
C. no
D. small
B
These years, people who were asked to stay at home for some special reasons felt a lot more lonely and bored than before. “There is also a spread of loneliness,” said John, a professor at Pennsylvania State University, US.
John explained, “Loneliness is closely connected(有关的) to our health, including health of mind and body, the state(状态) of feeling very sad and without hope and other health challenges in mind.”
Together with an international team of researchers(研究者), John studied how to make people feel confident,less lonely and beileve somehing good will happen during the special period. And according to their new study, that has something to do with doing enjoyable activities, which require both strong attentions and skill. “When people lose themselves in what they are doing, they enter a state called ‘flow’”, John explained.
To achieve a state of flow, there must be a balance between the challenge of the task and your skill level. For example, if you’re trying to design an app but your don’t know much about computer language, you may feel stressed instead of achieving flow. On the other hand, if the task is too easy, people will feel bored and flow will not appear, either.
If you have some kind of artistic skill, for example, playing the piano or painting, they can lead to flow. So can things like skiing, writing and storytelling. However, watching TV usually doesn’t help people enter flow, because there aren’t any challenges.
“When we enter a state of flow, we become concentrated（专注的）, and we experience some enjoyment,” John said. “When we leave such states, we are often surprised by how much time has passed.”
( C )1. John with other researchers did this research to ______.
A. encourage people to try more activities
B. find out why people feel lonely and bored
C. help people to feel confident and less lonely
D. improve his own ability to enter state of flow
( D )2. Which person is most likely to enter a state of flow
A. A pianist plays Two Tigers for the little children in kindergarten.
B. A primary student is forced to finish his elder brother’s homework.
C. A worker watches a soap opera in the sofa after a day’s hard work.
D. An artist tries to draw something fresh and wonderful for her show.
( B )3.How will people feel during a state of flow
A. Happy but bored. B. concentrated and joyful.
C. Stressed and tired. D. Stressed and nervous.
( C )4. In Paragraph 4 and 5, the writer shows the finding of the research by ______.
A. making stories B. asking questions
C. giving examples D. making videos
( B )5. Which is the best title for the passage
A. Art creates more enjoyment B. “Flow” drives loneliness away
C. Bad illness brings loneliness D. Challenges always work well
C
Most people in America like having the surprise party. It’s very popular. They think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. They often plan a surprise party for special events like someone’s birthday. If you want to know what a surprise party is like, please look at the following example.
One Saturday night, Sam’s wife asked him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of water. Sam walked to the kitchen. When he opened the door, he saw a “bear（熊）” standing in front of him! Sam was very scared and wanted to run away at once. Just then the “bear” took off his costume(服装).
It was Sam’s friend John! When he turned back, he saw some other people standing behind him. All of them said “Surprise! Happy birthday!” to him.
In fact, we can have many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people feel surprised and excited. Would you like to plan a party like this for your friends or family members
( B )1.How is the surprise party in America
Relaxing B. Popular C. Boring D. Meaningless
( A )2.When was Sam’s birthday
On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Friday. D. On Thursday.
( C )3.What does the underlined word “scared” mean in English
Sad B. Surprised C. Afraid D. Available
( D )4.Who stood in front of Sam that night in fact
A. His mother B. A real bear. C. His father D. His friend.
(A )5.What’s the passage mainly about
What a surprise party is like in America.
Why Sam felt scared when he saw the bear.
How to have a surprise party for others.
How people feel about a successful surprise party.
第二卷（非选择题，共45分）
单词拼写（10分）
1. Mr. Smith has night blindness (失明), so he is unable to see anything at night.
2. The air has been polluted (污染)seriously. It has haze every day.
3. Did you avoid expressing (表达)your unusual opinions in England
4. It is impolite (不礼貌的)of you to cut in on others.
5. We agree that confidence is the key to success (成功).
6. The bad tooth caused (引起)much pain and I had to see the doctor at last.
7. In fact, it's his wife who carelessly (粗心地) left the back door unlocked.
8. Throw away something you don’t want, especially (特别) those you don’t need any more.
9. I'm sure the letter has some hidden (隐藏的)meaning.
10. He was so tired out that he found himself unable (不能)to move out of the hotel.
五、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. We didn't know the result because it was under discussion (讨论).
2. Eating too much is harmful ( harm ) to our health.
3. You'd better have more communication (communicate ) with your parents.
4. Time spent directing___(direct)the film which is based on a true story is still unknown to the director.
5. A fridge is used_to keep___ (keep) food fresh.
6．The useful _invention___(invent) have changed the world a lot.
7．We’ll collect more stones for _further_____(far) research.
8．It’s _meaningful____ (meaning) experience I have ever had. I’ll never forget it.
9．—How does the robot work properly —Oh, it _is controlled__ (control) by the computer.
10. My watch doesn’t work. It needs to be repaired (repair).
六、任务型阅读（10分）
One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the Chinese seven-string zither (七弦琴) , also known as the guqin(古琴), one of the four arts - along with go, calligraphy and painting. It first appeared over 3, 000 ago and stands for China's solo musical instrument tradition.
At first, the gugin had only five strings(弦), representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Later. in the Zhou dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son, King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.
Ambience (环境气氛) was important in playing the Chinese zither. Usually, it was practised in quiet setting and never for public performance.
Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes (回音) from the mountains, until the musician found himself at one with nature. Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest(最纯洁的) of its kind in the world. Also, a night with moonlight was considered ideal for playing the guqin. Wang Wei (701-761), a highly talented man of the Tang dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.
Guqin pieces are usually around three to eight minutes long, with the longest being Guangling Verse, which is 22 minutes long. Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements, Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute.
Nowadays, there are fewer than one thousand well-trained gugin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters. The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only a hundred works by today. The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产) in 2003.
Title: The Guqin and Its Music
Main Parts Detailed information
Introduction to the guqin As one of the four arts, it has a (1) _history_____of 3, 000 years and (2) _represents___ China's solo musical instrument tradition.
The strings At first, there were five strings, which represented five elements. Later, kings in the Zhou dynasty added (3) __two___ more strings to them.
The ambience In quiet setting, not for public performance. 1. By a stream in the mountains. The (4) __mixed_ sound of the guqin and its echoes could make (5) _musicians_ find themselves at one with nature. 2. In snow. It was believed to be the (6) __purest__instrument in the world. 3. On a night with moonlight. Wang Wei's (7) _idea___ was to play the guqin in a bamboo forest on a night full of moonlight.
The present (9)_situation_ Not many gugin (8) _players_ , masters and works are alive nowadays. The guqin and its music entered the (10) __list_____of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2003.
书面表达（15分）
略
作文（10分）
阅读对人成长的影响是巨大的。“腹有诗书气自华”，一本好书往往能改变人的一生。每年的4月23日是世界读书日，为此你想给同学们提一些养成阅读好习惯方面的建议。要点如下:
1）选择适合自己读的书。从老师或家长处寻求读书建议，可以从学校图书馆借书或者到书店买书……
2）计划好自己的时间。每天至少匀出半小时来阅读；不要轻易改变计划。比如，可以养成在睡觉前进行阅读的习惯；
3）随身带一本书。当有空的时候，随时随地进行阅读……
4）……
注意：
表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯。必须包括上面所有的相关信息，并适当发挥。
词数：90词左右。（开头已给出，不计入总词数。）
不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Having good reading habits makes a great difference to you. If you want to have good reading habits, I have some advice for you.
First, choose the right book. You can ask your teachers and parents for some advice on reading. You can borrow books from the school library or buy some from bookshops. You’d better read the four great classical Chinese novels.
Second, plan your time well. You should spend at least half an hour reading every day. After you make the plan, don’t change it easily. For example, it’s a good habit to read before going to sleep.
Third, always carry a book with you. When you leave home, remember to take a book with you. When you are free, you can read it.
Finally, find a quiet place to read. You can find a quiet room with a comfortable chair, then you can enjoy reading in the chair.
I hope my advice can help you form some good reading habits.2023年度八年级下英语期末测试卷（译林版）
初二英语（满分100分，时长45分钟）
请注意：本卷分选择题和非选择题两个部分。
班级_______ 姓名_______ 学号_______ 成绩_______
第一卷（选择题，共55分）
单选（30分）
1.—Why do we eat vegetables every day, Mum —________ healthy, my dear.
A．To keep B．Keep C．Keeping D．Kept
2.My cousin ________ two hours in learning English every day.
A．pays B．spends C．costs D．takes
3. Would you please help me________________ some interesting films on the Internet
A. search for B. look for C. find out D. search
4. --- Where have you _______________ these days, Xiao Wang
--- I have ______________ to Yangzhou with my friends.
A. been; gone B. been; been C. gone; been D. gone; gone
5．―Do you know anything about the players of our school football team
―Yes. They are ______ young boys between the age of 13 and 15.
A．most B．almost C．mostly D．most of
6. Zhang is always to wait for a long time without getting angry.
A. too patient B. patient enough C. enough patient D. very patient
7. The police ___________ for clues when it suddenly began to rain.
A. is searching B. are searching C. were searching D. was searching
8.—What is your key to success
—I believe that nothing difficult will be if I put my heart into it.
A. by the way B. in my way C. on the way D. with my way
9.All we need _______enough money ______ our work.
A．is, to carry on with B．to be, carry on
C．is, carry on D．are, to carry on with
10.Ten years ago she was a little girl. Now she has a famous film star.
A. turned down B. turned off C. turned on D. turned into
11.—Sir, I’m afraid you cannot take photos here.
—Sorry. I didn’t know taking photos isn’t here.
A. achieved B. avoided C. allowed D. accepted
12. —It's wrong_______ you_______ others’ homework.
—Er, I see. I will do it myself.
A. of; copy B. for; copy C. of; to copy D. for; to copy
13. — Did the doctors save the young man
— Yes. The young man _______ on May 10th. And now he is out of danger.
A. was operated B. is operated C. operated on D. was operated on
14.This kind of shirt made of silk soft,so they out quickly .
A.feels;were sold B. is felt;sold C. feels; sold D. is felt;were sold
15.We often see many volunteers posters to encourage people to save energy.
A.hand out B. put out C. run out D. pick out
二、完形填空（10分）
For the past five years, 44-year-old Rami Adham has spent much of his time helping children in Syria (叙利亚) . He keeps sending ___1___to them.
Rami Adham was born in Syria, but moved to Finland with his family in 1989. When Syrian civil war (内战) took place in 2011, he 2 to help the children in his hometown. In the beginning，he___3____planned on sending toys. He thought food, medicine and drinking water were more ___4___. Once his daughter asked him to send her toys to the children in Syria. When Adham gave the toys to those poor children, he saw the 5 on their faces. From then on, he made toys on the top of his gift list.
Adham soon became known 6 the Father Christmas of Syria. He has travelled from Finland to Syria 28 times. And he won't stop until the war ends. Every time he goes to Syria, he carries a heavy bag of toys on his back all the way. It's a trip full of ___7__. He might get hurt or be killed at any time, but he never___8___. "Now children in Syria are facing death and many other possible threats (威胁). I think the toys are really 9 for the children," he said. "No matter what they ___10___, they are always happy to share it with others."
Adham is having a campaign (活动) at present. He wants to raise 100,000 dollars. If successful, he plans to use the money to build schools in Syria.
( )1.A. books B. clothes C. stationary D. toys
( )2.A. forgot B. remembered C. decided D. refused
( )3.A. usually B. never C. sometimes D. often
( )4.A. romantic B. amazing C. important D. complete
( )5.A. joy B. sadness C. anger D. fear
( )6.A. as B. for C. with D. after
( )7.A.danger B. happiness C. safety D. patience
( )8.A. gets lost B. carries on C. gets away D. gives up
( )9.A.unknown B. meaningful C. expensive D. useless
( )10.A.reach B. record C. receive D. reply
二、阅读理解（30分）
A
A book which is still being discussed by many Americans today is Future Shock by Alivin Toffler. In this book the author describes the great changes which have been made in family life because of science and industry.
In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical (典型的) family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Often, too, uncles and aunts lived nearby. But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life, families became smaller. Industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary. Larger families cannot be moved from one place to another as smaller families can.
Today, because of industrialization, a typical family will be required to move even more often than now, so families will be even smaller. The typical family may remain childless and consist (由…组成) only of a man and a woman. A smaller number of families may raise children. These families may raise children as their important duty, leaving the childless families free to move from job. Furthermore, these child-raising families may raise other people's children in addition to their own.
( ) 1.Choose a best one as the title of the passage.
A. Farm families usually have more children.
B. Factory workers’ families always have more children.
C. An ideal family is usually considered having no children.
D. A traditional family in America usually consist of a husband and a wife.
( ) 2.Typical families in America ________.
A. will have fewer members in the future
B. require more and more people today
C. have on average three children
D. are ready to raise two children
( ) 3.Great changes have taken place in American family life ________.
A. since the population grew so fast
B. because nobody wanted to do farm work
C. because of the reduction of industry
D. because of developed industry
( ) 4.In the old days, ________.
A. family members lived with their relatives in a large house
B. people enjoyed moving from place to place to look for jobs
C. agriculture used to be more important than industry in America
D. a so-called typical American family was small
( ) 5.In the future ________ families may change.
A. a great many
B. a few
C. no
D. small
B
These years, people who were asked to stay at home for some special reasons felt a lot more lonely and bored than before. “There is also a spread of loneliness,” said John, a professor at Pennsylvania State University, US.
John explained, “Loneliness is closely connected(有关的) to our health, including health of mind and body, the state(状态) of feeling very sad and without hope and other health challenges in mind.”
Together with an international team of researchers(研究者), John studied how to make people feel confident,less lonely and beileve somehing good will happen during the special period. And according to their new study, that has something to do with doing enjoyable activities, which require both strong attentions and skill. “When people lose themselves in what they are doing, they enter a state called ‘flow’”, John explained.
To achieve a state of flow, there must be a balance between the challenge of the task and your skill level. For example, if you’re trying to design an app but your don’t know much about computer language, you may feel stressed instead of achieving flow. On the other hand, if the task is too easy, people will feel bored and flow will not appear, either.
If you have some kind of artistic skill, for example, playing the piano or painting, they can lead to flow. So can things like skiing, writing and storytelling. However, watching TV usually doesn’t help people enter flow, because there aren’t any challenges.
“When we enter a state of flow, we become concentrated（专注的）, and we experience some enjoyment,” John said. “When we leave such states, we are often surprised by how much time has passed.”
( )1. John with other researchers did this research to ______.
A. encourage people to try more activities
B. find out why people feel lonely and bored
C. help people to feel confident and less lonely
D. improve his own ability to enter state of flow
( )2. Which person is most likely to enter a state of flow
A. A pianist plays Two Tigers for the little children in kindergarten.
B. A primary student is forced to finish his elder brother’s homework.
C. A worker watches a soap opera in the sofa after a day’s hard work.
D. An artist tries to draw something fresh and wonderful for her show.
( )3.How will people feel during a state of flow
A. Happy but bored. B. concentrated and joyful.
C. Stressed and tired. D. Stressed and nervous.
( )4. In Paragraph 4 and 5, the writer shows the finding of the research by ______.
A. making stories B. asking questions
C. giving examples D. making videos
( )5. Which is the best title for the passage
A. Art creates more enjoyment B. “Flow” drives loneliness away
C. Bad illness brings loneliness D. Challenges always work well
C
Most people in America like having the surprise party. It’s very popular. They think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. They often plan a surprise party for special events like someone’s birthday. If you want to know what a surprise party is like, please look at the following example.
One Saturday night, Sam’s wife asked him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of water. Sam walked to the kitchen. When he opened the door, he saw a “bear（熊）” standing in front of him! Sam was very scared and wanted to run away at once. Just then the “bear” took off his costume(服装).
It was Sam’s friend John! When he turned back, he saw some other people standing behind him. All of them said “Surprise! Happy birthday!” to him.
In fact, we can have many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people feel surprised and excited. Would you like to plan a party like this for your friends or family members
( )1.How is the surprise party in America
Relaxing B. Popular C. Boring D. Meaningless
( )2.When was Sam’s birthday
On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Friday. D. On Thursday.
( )3.What does the underlined word “scared” mean in English
Sad B. Surprised C. Afraid D. Available
( )4.Who stood in front of Sam that night in fact
A. His mother B. A real bear. C. His father D. His friend.
( )5.What’s the passage mainly about
What a surprise party is like in America.
Why Sam felt scared when he saw the bear.
How to have a surprise party for others.
How people feel about a successful surprise party.
第二卷（非选择题，共45分）
单词拼写（10分）
1. Mr. Smith has night (失明), so he is unable to see anything at night.
2. The air has been (污染)seriously. It has haze every day.
3. Did you avoid (表达)your unusual opinions in England
4. It is (不礼貌的)of you to cut in on others.
5. We agree that confidence is the key to (成功).
6. The bad tooth (引起)much pain and I had to see the doctor at last.
7. In fact, it's his wife who (粗心地) left the back door unlocked.
8. Throw away something you don’t want, (特别) those you don’t need any more.
9. I'm sure the letter has some (隐藏的)meaning.
10. He was so tired out that he found himself (不能)to move out of the hotel.
五、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. We didn't know the result because it was under (讨论).
2. Eating too much is ( harm ) to our health.
3. You'd better have more (communicate ) with your parents.
4. Time spent _______(direct)the film which is based on a true story is still unknown to the director.
5. A fridge is used_______ (keep) food fresh.
6．The useful ___________(invent) have changed the world a lot.
7．We’ll collect more stones for ______________(far) research.
8．It’s ________ (meaningful) experience I have ever had. I’ll never forget it.
9．—How does the robot work properly —Oh, it _______ (control) by the computer.
10. My watch doesn’t work. It needs to (repair).
六、任务型阅读（10分）
One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the Chinese seven-string zither (七弦琴) , also known as the guqin(古琴), one of the four arts - along with go, calligraphy and painting. It first appeared over 3, 000 ago and stands for China's solo musical instrument tradition.
At first, the gugin had only five strings(弦), representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Later. in the Zhou dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son, King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.
Ambience (环境气氛) was important in playing the Chinese zither. Usually, it was practised in quiet setting and never for public performance.
Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes (回音) from the mountains, until the musician found himself at one with nature. Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest(最纯洁的) of its kind in the world. Also, a night with moonlight was considered ideal for playing the guqin. Wang Wei (701-761), a highly talented man of the Tang dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.
Guqin pieces are usually around three to eight minutes long, with the longest being Guangling Verse, which is 22 minutes long. Other famous pieces include Plum Blossoms in Three Movements, Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute.
Nowadays, there are fewer than one thousand well-trained gugin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters. The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only a hundred works by today. The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产) in 2003.
Title: The Guqin and Its Music
Main Parts Detailed information
Introduction to the guqin As one of the four arts, it has a (1) ________of 3, 000 years and (2) ___________ China's solo musical instrument tradition.
The strings At first, there were five strings, which represented five elements. Later, kings in the Zhou dynasty added （3) _______________ more strings to them.
The ambience In quiet setting, not for public performance. 1. By a stream in the mountains. The (4) _______________ sound of the guqin and its echoes could make (5) _______________ find themselves at one with nature. 2. In snow. It was believed to be the (6) _______________instrument in the world. 3. On a night with moonlight. Wang Wei's (7) ____________ was to play the guqin in a bamboo forest on a night full of moonlight.
The present (9)__________ Not many gugin (8) ______________ , masters and works are alive nowadays. The guqin and its music entered the (10) _______________ of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2003.
七、书面表达（15分）
1. 塑料和纸张被分离成不同种类，然后被循环利用。
我是不会参加他的生日聚会的除非明天邀请我。
你足够大了可以学习有关礼仪了。
他已经下定决心成为一名志愿者。
5.人们被禁止砍伐树木，否则，他们将被惩罚或罚款。
作文（10分）
阅读对人成长的影响是巨大的。“腹有诗书气自华”，一本好书往往能改变人的一生。每年的4月23日是世界读书日，为此你想给同学们提一些养成阅读好习惯方面的建议。要点如下:
1）选择适合自己读的书。从老师或家长处寻求读书建议，可以从学校图书馆借书或者到书店买书……
2）计划好自己的时间。每天至少匀出半小时来阅读；不要轻易改变计划。比如，可以养成在睡觉前进行阅读的习惯；
3）随身带一本书。当有空的时候，随时随地进行阅读……
4）……
注意：
表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯。必须包括上面所有的相关信息，并适当发挥。
词数：90词左右。（开头已给出，不计入总词数。）
不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
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