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2024春八下英语期末模拟押题卷
（满分140分，考试时间90分钟）
班级_______ 姓名_______ 学号_______ 得分_______
Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension（听力理解）（本大题共20题，共25分）
A. Listen and choose the right picture
Listen and choose the right picture.（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片。）
B． C．
D． E. F.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
【答案】1. A 2. F 3. E 4. B 5. C
【原文】
1. Shanghai has more cafes than any other city in the world.
2. Dog owners should remember to walk their dogs carefully.
3. What is surprising is that the Liziba light rail passes through the building.
4. A new type of robot is attracting more and more attention.
5. At the top of high mountains, there is very little oxygen in the air.
B. Listen to the dialogues and choose the best answer to each question you hear听到的对话和问题，选出最拾当的答案）（5分）
6．
A．She will take her son the show. B．She will meet the manager.
C．She will finish the five letters left. D．She will go first.
【答案】C
【原文】W: John, you should leave early today to take your son to the show.
M: I want to. But I can’t leave until I finish the five letters left. The manager wants them tomorrow morning.
W: Why don’t you just go first, John I’ll do the letters for you.
M: Thank you very much, Jenny. You’re so kind.
Q: What will Jenny most probably do after their talk
7．
A．About five minutes’ walk. B．About ten minutes’ walk.
C．About fifteen minutes’ walk. D．About twenty minutes’ walk.
【答案】D
【原文】W: Excuse me. But could you tell me how I can get to Holiday Hotel
M: The No. 3 bus will take you there in five minutes. Or you can walk there. But it will take you about fifteen minutes more than by bus.
Q: How far is Holiday Hotel
8．
A．She hasn’t bought a map. B．She hasn’t packed the clothes.
C．She hasn’t watered the flowers. D．She hasn’t locked the windows.
【答案】C
【原文】M: Tina, have you watered the flowers yet
W: No, I haven’t. Can’t Sandy water them
M: No. She is busy. Have you bought a map and packed the clothes
W: I’ve already bought a map and put the clothes in the suitcase. Also, I have locked the windows.
Q: What hasn’t Tina done yet
9．
A．Because it must be done by two people. B．Because the teacher wants May to read it.
C．Because the boy doesn’t get ready for it. D．Because the dialogue is too difficult.
【答案】A
【原文】W: Read the dialogue in pairs, please.
M: Excuse me, Miss Green. May isn’t here today. I can’t do it by myself.
W: Never mind. Let me do it with you.
M: That’s great. Thank you.
Q: Why can’t the boy read the dialogue at first
10．
A．In the cinema. B．In the restaurant.
C．In the library. D．In the supermarket.
【答案】C
【原文】W: Do you have any books about Sherlock Holmes
M: Yes, of course. They’re on the fifth shelf over there.
W: How long can I keep them
M: For two weeks.
Q: Where does the dialogue probably take place
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（（5分）
判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。
11．Three students are talking about how to reduce the unnecessary waste in daily life.
12．Wang Shen went back to the classroom again because the lights were still on.
13．Zhao Xin used to waste a lot of water when she washed her face.
14．Zhao’s mother suggested that we should grow plants with the water we used.
15．Pan finds that many people in his dad’s office make full use of printing paper.
【答案】11．T 12．F 13．T 14．T 15．F
【原文】As we all know, to protect the earth, we must save energy. Students in Beijing Xicheng Foreign Language School share their opinions on how to reduce the unnecessary waste in daily life.
Wang Shen, 12:
Waste happens everywhere. Yesterday evening I went back to the classroom again to get my pencil box. But I found the lights in the classroom were still on. It just wastes too much electricity. I think we should remind the last person who leaves the classroom to turn the lights off.
Zhao Xin, 13:
We use and waste water every day. In the past I often left the water running when I washed my face or brushed my teeth. Mom told me that it wasted too much water. She also said that we could grow plants with the water we used. It is a really good way to save water.
Pan Jiachen, 13:
Paper is important in our daily lives. But most people do not make full use of it. In my dad’s office, many people only print on one side of printing paper. They don’t use the other side. I think if they save paper, they will protect a lot of trees.
D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences（10分）
听对话，用听到的单词完成下列句子。每空格限填一词
16．The charity sale is held to raise money for
17．The students are going to sell novels and magazines at an outdoor .
18．Hot dogs and will be sold in the canteen.
19．The students will have the charity sale from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. .
20．The weather report says it’s going to in the afternoon.
【答案】
homeless animals 17．book market 18．fruit cakes
19．next Monday 20．be sunny
【原文】W: What are you doing, Frank
M: I am making a poster of our school charity sale.
W: I’ve heard about it. But I don’t know exactly what the charity sale is for
M: Well, to raise money for homeless animals.
W: Homeless animals
M: Yes. We plan to help build some shelters for them.
W: That’s really cool. But what can we sell to raise money
M: There’ re lots of things to sale. For example, we are going to sell novels and magazines at an outdoor book market.
W: That’s great.
M: Also there would be a food sale. We plan to sell hot dogs and fruit cakes in the canteen.
W: Sounds interesting! When will we have the charity sale
M: From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. next Monday. Hope it won’t rain that day.
W: Let me check. According to the weather report, it’s going to rain in the morning.
M: Oh no!
W: But it is going to be sunny in the afternoon.
M: Wow, a lucky day for our charity sale！
Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分 语法和词汇）
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（本大题共15题，每题1分，共15分。每题只有一个正确选项）
21．—Have you read the story The Boscombe Valley Mystery
—Yes. It tells ________. It’s really exciting with a surprise ending.
A．how attractive the Boscombe Valley is
B．how James McCarthy killed his father
C．how Holmes proves James is a murderer
D．how Holmes finds the real murderer
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——你读过《博斯库姆溪谷谜案》这个故事吗？——是的。它讲述了福尔摩斯是如何找到真凶的。结局出人意料，真是令人兴奋。
考查宾语从句和文学常识。how attractive the Boscombe Valley is博斯库姆溪谷多么迷人；how James McCarthy killed his father詹姆斯·麦卡锡是如何杀死他父亲的；how Holmes proves James is a murderer福尔摩斯如何证明詹姆斯是凶手；how Holmes finds the real murderer福尔摩斯如何找到真凶。 tell后跟宾语，所以空处是宾语从句，从句用陈述句语序，四个选项都符合，根据“ the story The Boscombe Valley Mystery”和“It tells...”可知，此处空处是介绍故事的内容，结合文学常识可知，A、B、C只是故事中的一部分，不足以概括整个故事。故选D。
22．—The Qi Great Wall in Jinan is ________ Great Wall in China.
—Yes, and it’s 500 years ________ than the Qin Wall.
A．older; older B．oldest; older C．the oldest; older D．the oldest; the older
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——济南的齐长城是中国最古老的长城。——是的，它比秦长城还早500年。
考查形容词比较级和最高级。the oldest“最古老的”，最高级；older“年长的”，比较级。第一空根据语境以及“in China”可知，齐长城“是中国最古老”的长城，因此第一空是最高级，用the oldest；第二空根据“than”可知，这里用比较级，因此是older。故选C。
23．A lot of money________ at the charity show, but the cost of living ________ a lot, so we still need to do much work to help the disabled people.
A．was raised; has risen B．was raised; is risen
C．rose; has risen D．rose; were raised
【答案】A
【详解】句意：在慈善展演中许多钱被募捐起来，但生活的花费已经增长了很多，因此我们仍然需要做大量的工作来帮助残疾人。
考查动词词义以及时态和语态。raise筹集，及物动物；rise上涨，不及物动词。第一空“被募捐起来”应用被动语态be raised，排除C和D选项。第二空生活的花费已经上涨应用不及物动词rise，不及物动词无被动语态，排除B选项，故选A。
24．It’s impolite ________ him ________ his seat to the old lady on the bus.
A．of; to give B．for; not to give C．of; not to give D．of; don't give
【答案】C
【详解】句意：在公共汽车上他不向老太太让座，真是太不礼貌了。
考查固定句型。It’s adj. of sb. to do sth.表示“某人做某事真是太……”，这里的adj.是修饰sb.的性格、品质、特征的；It’s adj. for sb. to do sth.表示“对某人来说做某事是 ……的”，这里的adj.是说明后面的不定式具有某种性质。根据“impolite”和“ his seat to the old lady on the bus.”结合句意可知，应该是因为没有让座，才说他是不礼貌的，是形容人的品质，所以第一空填of，第二空用不定式的否定式“not to do”。故选C。
25．The poster can be better designed if I ________ one more week.
A．give B．will give C．am given D．will be given
【答案】C
【详解】句意：如果再给我一周的时间，海报的设计会更好。
考查时态、语态。give“给”；从句主语I与动词give是被动关系，本句是if引导的条件状语从句，主句含有情态动词，从句用一般现在时，此处是一般现在时的被动语态，其谓语动词结构为“am/is /are+过去分词”，主语I，be动词形式用am；故选C。
26．—Will you come to the dinner party
—I won’t come unless Hobo ________.
A．will be invited B．invites C．invited D．is invited
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——你将要来参加晚宴吗？——如果Hobo 没有被邀请，我也不会来。
考查时态和语态。unless引导的条件状语从句，用一般现在时表示一般将来时，主语Hobo与谓语invite之间是被动关系，因此用被动语态，故选D。
27．It is rude ________ you to speak to the old man in this way, so it is important ________ us to master social skills.
A．to; for B．of; for C．for; for D．of; of
【答案】B
【详解】句意：你用这种方式和老人说话很不礼貌，所以掌握社交技能对我们来说很重要。
考查It固定句型。考查It is +adj+of/for sb to do sth固定句型，for sb常用于表示事物的特征特点，of sb一般表示人物的性格、品德。第一空根据“rude”可知，形容词人的性格，故填of；第二空根据 “important”可知，表示事物的特征特点，故填for。故选B。
28．The elephants ________ to the zoo tomorrow afternoon.
A．is sent B．will send C．may be sent D．is going to send
【答案】C
【详解】句意：大象明天下午可能会被送到动物园。
考查谓语动词。send是动词，意为“发送”，主语是The elephants，与位于动词send之前是被动关系，被动语态的结构是：be+动词的过去分词。故排除B和D；由时间状语“ tomorrow afternoon”可知，A项is sent是一般现在时的被动语态不符合题意，故排除A。C项may be sent构成了含有情态动词的被动语态；表示“大象可能会被送到动物园”。故选C。
29．—If Subway Line 1 ________, people in Yangzhou will feel easier to travel around.
—Hard to imagine Yangzhou will have the subways.
A．will complete B．will be completed C．completes D．is completed
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——如果地铁一号线建成，扬州的人们将更容易出行。——很难想象扬州会有地铁。
考查动词时态辨析。主语Subway Line是动词complete的受动者，需用be done被动语态结构，可排除AC两项；结合if条件句遵循主将从现，可知用一般现在时的被动语态，故选D。
30．—Nancy, I haven’t seen your elder brother for a long time.
—He ________ Beijing for further education for a year.
A．went to B．has been to C．has gone to D．has been in
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——Nancy，我很长时间没看到你哥哥了。——他在北京继续深造已经一年了。
考查现在完成时。根据“...for a year.”可知此处表示从过去某一时间开始延续至今，用现在完成时，排除A；have gone去了某地没有回来，不与时间段连用；have been to表示去过某地已经回来了，与题意不符，故排除BC；根据“Nancy, I haven’t seen your elder brother for a long time.”可知哥哥一直在北京没离开，用has been in。故选D。
31．“Clear water and green mountains are ________ mountains of gold and silver”, said President Xi, who calls on us to go green.
A．as much as B．as well as C．as good as D．as many as
【答案】C
【详解】句意：习主席说：“绿水青山就是金山银山。”,他呼吁我们保护环境。
考查短语辨析。as much as和……一样多；as well as和……一样好；as good as和……一样、等同于；as many as和……一样多。结合句意可知，绿水青山等同于金山银山。故选C。
32．—Jim, you’ve forgotten to return my book Robinson Crusoe.
—Oh, sorry. I haven’t finished reading it yet. I’ll make it if I _________ another two days.
A．give B．am given C．will give D．will be given
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——吉姆，你忘了还我的书《鲁滨逊漂流记》了。——哦，抱歉。我还没看完呢。如果再给我两天时间，我就能看完。
考查一般现在时的被动语态。本句首先是if引导的条件状语从句，遵循“主将从现”原则，因此从句为一般现在时态，所以排除C和D；又因从句的主语I和谓语give是逻辑上的动宾关系，因此是一般现在时的被动语态，结构是am/is/are done。故选B。
33．It’s crazy ________ you to buy the handbag at ________ high price.
A．about; such a B．of; such a C．for; such a D．of; so
【答案】B
【详解】句意：花这么高的价钱买这个手提包，你真是疯了。
考查介词和形容词辨析。about关于；such如此的；of……的；for对……来说；so如此，副词。本句是固定句型“It’s +形容词+ of/for sb. +不定式短语+其他”结构，表示“某人做某事是……的”；of 用于指某人的性格、属性、特征等，介词for表示对象，意为“对……来说”；结合语境，crazy描述人的性格，前空需用of。so修饰形容词或副词，such修饰名词或名词性短语；high price“高价”的中心词是名词，需用such修饰；由high以辅音音素开头，可知后空用such a。故选B。
34．— The Three-body Problem is fantastic. It is a Hugo Award-winning novel.
— I agree. I ________ it several times up to now.
A．read B．am reading C．have read D．will read
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——《三体》真是太神奇了。这是一部雨果获奖小说。——我同意。到目前为止，我已经读了好几遍了。
考查现在完成时。根据“up to now”可知此句时态为现在完成时，故选C。
35．Don’t be afraid of difficulties. Remember that kites fly highest ________ wind, but not with it.
A．against B．above C．across D．along
【答案】A
【详解】句意：不要害怕困难。请记住，风筝逆风飞得最高，但不是顺风。
考查介词。against逆着，与……相反；above在……上面；across从表面穿过；along沿着。根据“Remember that kites fly highest...wind, but not with it”可知此处表示“逆风”，against wind“逆风”。故选A。
Ⅲ. Choose the proper words or phrases to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once（本大题共8题，每题1分，共8分，每题只有一个正确选项）
选择最恰当的选项填入空格，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次
It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country, it would have the 36 in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US.
Mark Zuckerburg was born on May 14,1984. As a little kid, he loved creating(创造，创建) little fun computer programs. He 37 the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know 38 . Then he created the Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and 39 there. Soon the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full time.
It was a big adventure(冒险)in his life and later brought him 40 . Now, the service is popular around the world. People can exchange messages and get the latest information of their friends on Facebook. Greetings such as “Have you 41 your Facebook page today ” became a part of young people’s everyday language in the US.
What’s the young man’s secret to success Zuckerberg believes it’s important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. “The riskiest thing is to 42 ,” he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go the furthest. We hope Mark can go much further, maybe even 43 Bill Gates.
【答案】36．A 37．C 38．B 39．E 40．C 41．D 42．E 43．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了世界有名的社交软件Facebook创建者马克·扎克伯格的成功故事。
36．句意：它在全球拥有超过8.45亿用户。如果它是一个国家，它将拥有世界第三大人口，仅次于中国和印度。根据题干“If it were a country, it would have the…in the world, behind China and India.”可知是将用户数据与中国和印度的人口数量进行比较，所以此空应填形容词的最高级形式。结合备选词，“third largest population”符合句意。故选A。
37．句意：他在2004年2月建立了这个网站。根据题干“He…the network in February of 2004.”可知此空缺少谓语动词，此句时态是一般过去时；根据后文“One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students.”可知有一天，他有了为哈佛学生建立一个网站的想法，可见2004年他创建了这个网站。结合备选词，“set up”符合句意。故选C。
38．句意：有一天，他有了一个想法，要为哈佛学生建立一个网站，让他们互相了解。根据后文“Harvard students could share photos and their personal information.”可知这个网站学生可以分享照片和他们的个人信息，可见建设这个网站可以让学生互相了解对方。结合备选词，“one another”符合句意。故选B。
39．句意：哈佛的学生可以在那分享照片和他们的个人信息。根据题干可知此处缺少宾语，由“and”可知此处需填名词；根据前文“Then he created the Facebook website.”可知他创建了Facebook网站，Facebook可以分享自己的个人信息等内容。结合备选词， “their personal information”符合句意。故选E。
40．句意：这是他生命中的一次大冒险，后来的成功给他带来了巨大的成功。根据“bring sb. sth.”给某人带来某物，可知此空需填名词，根据后文“Now, the service is popular around the world.”可知现在，这项服务在世界各地都很受欢迎。可见他创建的网站获得巨大成功。结合备选词，“great success”符合语境。故选C。
41．句意：像这样的问候：“你今天查看你的Facebook页面了吗 ”成为了美国年轻人日常用语的一部分。分析题干可知词句时态是现在完成时，缺少动词的过去分词；根据句意，结合备选词，“checked”符合语境。故选D。
42．句意：“最冒险的事情就是不冒险，”他曾在一封公开信中说。分析题干可知此空填动词原形，根据前句“Zuckerberg believes it’s important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things.”可知扎克伯格认为，重要的是要有一个开放思想，并准备好尝试新事物。可见他勇于尝试，不怕冒险。结合备选词，“take no risks”符合语境。故选E。
43．句意：我们希望马克能走得更远，甚至可能比比尔·盖茨走得更远。根据题干可知此处将Mark和Bill Gates作比较。结合备选词，“further than”符合语境。故选B。
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）（本大题共8题，每题1分，共8分）
44．I can bring Lingling here without (tell) her.
【答案】telling
【详解】句意：我可以不告诉玲玲就把她带到这里来。without是介词，后跟动名词。故填telling。
45．I look forward to (work) with you again.
【答案】working
【详解】句意：我期待再次与您合作。根据“look forward to”可知，look forward to doing sth.表示“期待做某事”，to为介词，因此动词work需用其ing形式。故填working。
46．We think we can do all these things by (we).
【答案】ourselves
【详解】句意：我们认为我们可以自己做所有这些事情。by oneself“独自、单独”，we的反身代词为ourselves。故填ourselves。
47．The president kept to the people around when he was passing by. (nod)
【答案】nodding
【详解】句意：总统经过时不停地向周围的人点头。keep doing sth.“继续做某事/不停地做某事”，此处用nod的动名词形式nodding作宾语。故填nodding。
48．The children left behind(留守儿童) all feel (terrible) lonely and miss their parents a lot.
【答案】terribly
【详解】句意：留守的孩子们都感到非常孤独，非常想念父母。此空修饰形容词lonely，应填副词terribly“非常”，故填terribly。
49．This is the (ugly) design that the engineer has ever seen!
【答案】ugliest
【详解】句意：这是工程师见过的最丑的设计！ugly“丑陋的”，形容词，结合“the”和“the engineer has ever seen”可知，此处应用形容词最高级。故填ugliest。
50．Brazil is the (large) country in South America.
【答案】largest
【详解】句意：巴西是南美洲最大的国家。根据比较范围“in South America”可知，此句使用最高级，large的最高级是largest。故填largest。
51．Compared to Australia, China has a (large) population.
【答案】larger
【详解】句意：与澳大利亚相比，中国的人口更多。根据“Compared to Australia”可知是与澳大利亚比较，因此是用比较级。故填larger。
V. Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子。每空格限填一词）（本大题共7题，每题2分，共14分）
52．The local government organizes the film festival every autumn. (改为被动语态)
The film festival by the local government every autumn.
【答案】is organized
【详解】句意：本地政府每年秋天组织电影节。分析句子可知其时态为一般现在时，一般现在时的被动语态的谓语结构为“be+done”，主语The film festival为第三人称单数，be动词应用is，故填is；organized。
53．Farmers raise animals and grow plants for food. (划线部分提问)
do farmers raise animals and grow plants
【答案】What for
【详解】句意：农民饲养动物和种植植物以获取食物。划线部分是名词，作介词for的宾语，对此提问用疑问词what，最后一个空填for，故填What；for。
54．is, to walk, my father, enough, brave, on the plank（连词成句）
.
【答案】My father is brave enough to walk on the plank
【详解】根据标点可知，本句为陈述语序。my father作主语；brave形容词作表语；enough修饰形容词要后置；be brave enough to do“足够勇敢做某事”，固定句式；短语walk on the plank“在木板上行走”，故填My father is brave enough to walk on the plank“我父亲足够勇敢，可以在木板上行走”。
55．The number of workers will never increase. （反意疑问句）
The number of workers will never increase,
【答案】will it
【详解】句意：工人的数量永远不会增加。根据原句可知，句子时态是一般将来时，陈述部分是否定句，因此疑问部分是肯定句，用will，it代替主语“The number of workers”。故填will；it。
56．The teacher didn’t tell us whether we should go on with the discussion or not.（改简单句）
The teacher didn’t tell us go on with the discussion or not.
【答案】whether to
【详解】句意：老师没有告诉我们是否应该继续讨论。根据所给的第一个句子，可以看出本句子是一个由whether引导的宾语从句，可以转换为句型结构：whether+to do sth.。故填whether；to。
57．Do you know How does electricity look （句意不变）
Do you know electricity like
【答案】what looks
【详解】句意：你知道吗？电是什么样子的？两句合并为一句，可以用宾语从句，连接词用what；原句是一般现在时，主语是electricity，look用三单形式，故填What；looks。
58．We are going to watch a match this evening.（改为否定句）
We to watch a match this evening.
【答案】aren’t going
【详解】句意：今晚我们打算去看场电影。考查肯定句改为否定句。原句中的“are going to watch”说明句子采用一般将来时，改为否定句时，在be动词are后加not，缩写成aren’t，后接going to watch。故填aren’t；going。
Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写）
Ⅵ. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（本大题共25题，共50分）
A. Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（l2分）
Louis became king of France at the age of five when his father died. In the beginning，he was too young to rule，so his mother helped him. Then at age 17，Louis ruled the country alone. He was king for 72 years. France became a powerful country with Louis as king. But Louis lived a life of luxury（奢侈）, which made people angry.
Louis built a huge palace at Versailles，near Paris. It took 40 years to finish it At once time，36，000 people worked on building the palace. The palace cost so much money that Louis did not let people talk about it. The garden of the palace had 1，400 fountains. The fountains used a lot of water so they worked for only three hours at a time.
The fountains used water, but Louis did not! He hated to wash. He took only three baths in his life. He washed only one part—the tip of the nose. Everyone in the palace had to do what the king did so people washed only their noses!
Louis had problems sleeping. People say that he had 143 beds. He went from one bed to another until he fell asleep. But he had a good appetite. A normal dinner for Louis was four bowls of soup. two whole chickens, ham, lamb, a salad, cake fruit, and hard—boiled eggs. He also drank a lot of champagne because his doctor told him to. When he died, doctors said his stomach was two times the size of a normal stomach.
Louis XIV was not always popular, but he was an important king in the history of France. He was so important that he was called "the Sun King".
59．Louis took charge of the country by himself____________.
A．when he was 5 B．when his mother died
C．when he was17 D．when he was72
60．Louis didn't let people talk about his palace because.
A．it took 40 years to finish it B．36,000 people worked on building it
C．it had 1,400 fountains D．it cost a lot of money
61．From the article we learn that____________.
A．Louis used water a lot
B．Louis didn't like washing himself
C．people in Louis's palace could wash themselves
D．at that time people didn't like taking baths
62．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE
A．Louis couldn't sleep well.
B．Louis didn't enjoy delicious food.
C．Louis had a big stomach.
D．Louis's doctor told him to drink much champagne.
63．The underlined word "appetite" probably means____________.
A．desire for eating B．desire for playing
C．desire for learning D．desire for sleeping
64．What does the writer think of Louis XIV according to this passage
A．He was a powerful but foolish king.
B．He was great but cruel.
C．He was a powerful king but lived a luxury life.
D．He was a cruel king and lived a luxury life.
【答案】59．C 60．D 61．B 62．B 63．A 64．C
【分析】本文介绍了法国国王路易十四生活奢侈，是法国历史上一位重要的国王。他讨厌洗澡，但是他的胃口很好。
59．细节理解题。根据Then at age 17，Louis ruled the country alone.可知，路易斯在17岁开始独立管理国家，故选C。
60．细节理解题。根据The palace cost so much money that Louis did not let people talk about it.可知，路易斯不让人们讨论他的宫殿，因为这个宫殿花了很多钱，故选D。
61．细节理解题。根据He hated to wash. He took only three baths in his life.可知，路易斯不喜欢洗澡，故选B。
62．推理判断题。根据Louis had problems sleeping.可知，路易斯睡不好觉，因此A项正确。根据A normal dinner for Louis was four bowls of soup. two whole chickens, ham, lamb, a salad, cake fruit, and hard—boiled eggs.可知，路易斯吃的很多，因此他喜欢美食，因此B项不正确。根据When he died, doctors said his stomach was two times the size of a normal stomach.可知，路易斯的胃口很大，因此C项正确。根据He also drank a lot of champagne because his doctor told him to.可知，路易斯的医生让他多喝香槟，因此D项正确。故选B。
63．词义猜测题。根据A normal dinner for Louis was four bowls of soup. two whole chickens, ham, lamb, a salad, cake fruit, and hard—boiled eggs.可知，路易斯吃很多的食物，因此他渴望吃东西，故选A。
64．推理判断题。根据But Louis lived a life of luxury（奢侈）, which made people angry. Louis XIV was not always popular, but he was an important king in the history of France.可知，作者认为路易十四是一个强大的国王，但是他生活奢侈，故选C。
【点睛】认真阅读题干，根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题2，根据The palace cost so much money that Louis did not let people talk about it.可知，路易斯不让人们讨论他的宫殿，因为这个宫殿花了很多钱，故选D。
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（12分）
Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state of Texas. Texas has a land area of more than 678,000 square kilometers. So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.
All together, this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. It 65 about 3,500,000 tons. The waste includes bags, bottles and containers — plastic products of all kinds.
The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about 1,600 kilometers west of California. The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan. The area has been 66 a kind of oceanic desert, with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world 67 there.
In recent years, there have been growing concerns (担心) about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste, resulting in death or 68 . Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full, lessening their desire to eat or drink.
The floating garbage also can have 69 effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection (感染) of disease from polluted waste, and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.
Its existence first gained public attention in 1997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer (海洋学家) Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier, 70 oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.
In August, 2009, a team from the University of California, San Diego became the latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment.
65．A．works B．weighs C．contains D．consists
66．A．the same as B．known as C．described as D．named as
67．A．crosses B．collects C．begins D．brushes
68．A．injury B．impression C．health D．hopes
69．A．helpless B．helpful C．harmless D．harmful
70．A．other B．another C．others D．that
【答案】65．B 66．C 67．B 68．A 69．D 70．B
【导语】本文叙述了得克萨斯州有大量的垃圾漂浮物，数量竟然是它的州面积的两倍。这些垃圾漂流物是塑料制品，这些受污染的塑料制品会通过食物链来影响人类，它们也会对海洋中的生物以及人类的健康有影响。
65．句意：它重约350万吨。
works工作；weighs重；contains包含；consists由……构成。 根据“about 3,500,000 tons”可知，此处指重量，故选B。
66．句意：该地区被描述成一种海洋沙漠，有微风和缓慢移动的水流。
be the same as与……一样；be known as以……著称；be described as被描述成……；be named as被命名为。 根据“a kind of oceanic desert, with light winds and slow moving water currents. ”可知，后文是对该区域的描述，故选C。
67．句意：水流非常缓慢，世界各地的垃圾都聚集在那里。
crosses穿越；collects使聚集；begins开始；brushes刷。根据“The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world...there.”可知，水流很慢，所以导致的结果是所有的垃圾会聚集在那里，故选B。
68．句意：科学家表示，成千上万的动物被困在漂浮的废物中，导致死亡或受伤。
injury伤害；impression印象；health健康；hopes希望。根据“thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste”可知，动物被困在漂浮的废物中，所以推断会导致动物受伤害，故选A。
69．句意：漂浮的垃圾也会对人产生有害影响。
helpless无助的；helpful有帮助的，有用的；harmless无害的；harmful有害的。根据下文“There is an increased threat of infection (感染) of disease from polluted waste, and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.”可知，此处指垃圾造成的有害的影响，故选D。
70．句意： 五年前，另一个海洋学家在一批橡皮鸭在海上失踪后得知了这种垃圾。
other其他的，后跟名词复数；another（三者或以上中的）另一个；others其他人，相当于other+名词复数；that那。根据“oceanographer”是单数名词可知，排除A、C；上文提到了1997年海洋学家harles Moore和他的船员撞进了垃圾堆，结合“Five years earlier”和“learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea”可知，两者不是一个人，所以此处是指另外一个海洋学家，故选B。
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words（14分）
在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。
Marco Polo
It is difficult to imagine what the world was like in 1254. Europe was living in an age that we call the Medieval Period (中世纪). It was a time of many wars.
It was in that time that Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Life in Venice was d 71 from life in most of Europe. Venice was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals (运河). Many businessmen did business in Venice. Marco Polo’s father and uncle were businessmen. They had traveled to a far-off country called Cathay. (Cathay is now called China.) There they had friends with the great ruler, Kublai Khan(忽必烈). He i 72 them to return to Cathay.
When Marco Polo was seventeen years old, he began a journey to China with his father and uncle. They sailed the Indian Ocean and crossed the desert and mountains of Asia on camels. The journey to China took three years.
Kublai Khan greeted the Polos and sent them lots of gifts. He was especially impressed (留下印象) with Marco, who could speak four l 73 including Chinese and others.
Khan sent Marco on many trips a 74 China. On these trips, Marco saw many amazing things that he had never seen in Europe, such as coal used as fuel, paper money i 75 of coins, and papermaking and printing processes. Marco made many notes about life in China.
After almost twenty years in China, the Polos began their journey home to Italy. Kublai Khan gave them many gifts of ivory, silk, jewels, and jade.
When they returned to Venice, they found their city at war. Marco Polo was put in prison. He spent his time w 76 a book about his years in China. The book is called Descriptions of the World. It became the most p 77 book in Europe. Because of the book, many people in Europe learned about life in China.
【答案】
71．(d)ifferent 72．(i)nvited 73．(l)anguages 74．(a)cross 75．(i)nstead 76．(w)riting 77．(p)opular
【导语】本文主要介绍了Marco Polo的生活背景，着重讲述了他与中国之间的联系以及在中国的生活。
71．句意：威尼斯的生活与欧洲大部分地区的生活不同。根据“Life in Venice was …from life in most of Europe”及“Venice was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals (运河). Many businessmen did business in Venice.”可知，与欧洲大部分地区的生活是不同的，different“不同的”，形容词作表语，故填(d)ifferent。
72．句意：他邀请他们返回中国。根据“them to return to Cathay”及首字母可知，邀请他们一起返回中国，invite“邀请”，描述过去发生的事情，动词用过去式，故填(i)nvited。
73．句意：马可给他留下了特别深刻的印象，他会说四种语言，包括汉语和其他语言。根据“including Chinese and others”及首字母可知，会说四种语言，language“语言”，根据four可知，此空应填复数形式，故填(l)anguages。
74．句意：可汗派马可在中国各地旅行。根据“on many trips …China”及首字母可知，穿越中国的旅行，across“穿过”，故填(a)cross。
75．句意：在这些旅行中，马可看到了许多他在欧洲从未见过的令人惊奇的东西，比如用煤作为燃料，用纸币代替硬币，以及造纸和印刷工艺。根据“paper money … of coins”及首字母可知，纸币代替硬币，instead of“代替”，故填(i)nstead。
76．句意：他花时间写了一本关于他在中国的岁月的书。根据“a book about his years in China”及首字母可知，写了一本书，write“写”，spend time doing sth“花费时间做某事”，动名词作宾语，故填(w)riting。
77．句意：它成为了欧洲最受欢迎的书。根据“Because of the book, many people in Europe learned about life in China”及首字母可知，成了最受欢迎的书，popular“受欢迎的”，故填(p)opular。
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题）（12分）
Laura Berner grew up in the mountains in Bavaria, Germany. “I remember as a child looking up into the sky and watching eagles fly over the valley where I lived,” she says. “That’s when I first decided that I’d love to leap into the air and feel the wind lift me off my feet.”
Laura had her first paragliding lesson when she was sixteen, and fell in love with the sport. “You run down a mountain slope, the wind catches your wing, and then you’re flying like a bird. It feels great. The views of the mountains from up there are fantastic.”
Laura’s husband Martin had never tried paragliding, but he was crazy about skiing. It seemed like a good idea for Laura and Martin to try each other’s hobbies. He taught her how to ski and she showed him how to paraglide. When each of them had learned how to do the other sport well, they decided to combine (融合) them and try paraskiing. “It’s like paragliding, but you’re wearing skis,” says Martin. “When you land, you have to start skiing immediately, or you will drop down in the snow. You have to be a good skier.”
In the past, Laura mostly did her hobby in the summer and Martin could only do his in the winter. Now they spend every winter weekend gliding over the valleys together, then skiing down the slopes of a snow-covered mountain. And in the summer they both do normal paragliding. “It’s more fun doing our hobbies together,” says Laura. “Now we can both really enjoy the summer and the winter!”
78．Did Laura want to leap into the air like an eagle when she was a child
79．When did Laura start to be keen on paragliding
80．Why does Laura like paragliding
81．How did Laura and Martin combine the two sports
82．Is it more interesting or less for Laura and Martin to do their hobbies together
83．Would you like to try paraskiing Why
【答案】
Yes, she did.
When she was sixteen/16.
Because it feels great and the views of the monutains from up there are fantastic.
They wear skis to paraglide. When they land, they have to start skiing immediately.
It is more interesting.
83．Yes, I’d like to. Because it is exciting and great.
【导语】本文介绍了Laura Berner和Martin夫妇二人将滑翔伞运动和滑雪运动结合起来，创造出一项新运动——滑翔伞滑雪运动。
78．根据“I remember as a child looking up into the sky and watching eagles fly over the valley”和“That’s when I first decided that I’d love to leap into the air and feel the wind lift me off my feet.”可知，Laura小时候就想像老鹰一样跃入空中，所以本题答案是肯定的。故填Yes, she did.
79．根据“Laura had her first paragliding lesson when she was sixteen, and fell in love with the sport.”可知，Laura十六岁时第一次上滑翔伞课，就爱上了这项运动。故填When she was sixteen/16.
80．根据“It feels great. The views of the mountains from up there are fantastic.”可知，Laura觉得滑翔伞运动很美妙，自上而下看到山的景色美极了。故填Because it feels great and the views of the monutains from up there are fantastic.
81．根据“It’s like paragliding, but you’re wearing skis”和“When you land, you have to start skiing immediately”可知，为了将两种运动结合起来，二人穿着滑雪板进行滑翔伞运动，落地时，要马上开始滑雪。故填They wear skis to paraglide. When they land, they have to start skiing immediately.
82．根据“It’s more fun doing our hobbies together”可知，二人将爱好结合起来，一起做运动更有趣。故填It is more interesting.
83．本题为开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案为Yes, I’d like to. Because it is exciting and great.
Ⅶ. Writing（作文）（本大题共1题，共20分）
84．Write at least 60 words on the topic(以“What am I ” “我是怎样的我”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)
情景：14岁的我，在生活中，是一个幸福快乐的我；在学习中，是一个勤奋刻苦的我；在运动中，是一个团结合作的我；在交友中，是一份友好善良的我……请就任何一个角度分享我是怎样的我。
(注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【答案】
What am I
I have got lots of hobbies. What I like is to play basketball and draw pictures. But I like playing basketball the best. I usually play basketball with my friends after school. It depends on the weather. The reasons why I like playing basketball are that, basketball can bring me lots of fun. Furthermore, I play basketball in order to keep health. Moreover, I can make many friends when I play basketball. Finally, basketball can learn what is teamwork so that I know how to cooperate with my teammates.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
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[写作步骤]
第一步，点题，介绍“我”；
第二步，具体介绍“我”在运动方面中是怎样的；
第三步，书写结语，总结全文。
[亮点词汇]
①depends on取决于
②in order to为了
③cooperate with与……合作
[高分句型]
①What I like is to play basketball and draw pictures.（what引导的主语从句）
②Finally, basketball can learn what is teamwork so that I know how to cooperate with my teammates.（what引导的宾语从句）
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2024春八下英语期末模拟押题卷
（满分140分，考试时间90分钟）
班级_______ 姓名_______ 学号_______ 得分_______
Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力）
I. Listening comprehension（听力理解）（本大题共20题，共25分）
A. Listen and choose the right picture
Listen and choose the right picture.（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片。）
B． C．
D． E. F.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
B. Listen to the dialogues and choose the best answer to each question you hear听到的对话和问题，选出最拾当的答案）（5分）
6．
A．She will take her son the show. B．She will meet the manager.
C．She will finish the five letters left. D．She will go first.
7．
A．About five minutes’ walk. B．About ten minutes’ walk.
C．About fifteen minutes’ walk. D．About twenty minutes’ walk.
8．
A．She hasn’t bought a map. B．She hasn’t packed the clothes.
C．She hasn’t watered the flowers. D．She hasn’t locked the windows.
9．
A．Because it must be done by two people. B．Because the teacher wants May to read it.
C．Because the boy doesn’t get ready for it. D．Because the dialogue is too difficult.
10．
A．In the cinema. B．In the restaurant.
C．In the library. D．In the supermarket.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（（5分）
判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。
11．Three students are talking about how to reduce the unnecessary waste in daily life.
12．Wang Shen went back to the classroom again because the lights were still on.
13．Zhao Xin used to waste a lot of water when she washed her face.
14．Zhao’s mother suggested that we should grow plants with the water we used.
15．Pan finds that many people in his dad’s office make full use of printing paper.
D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences（10分）
听对话，用听到的单词完成下列句子。每空格限填一词
16．The charity sale is held to raise money for
17．The students are going to sell novels and magazines at an outdoor .
18．Hot dogs and will be sold in the canteen.
19．The students will have the charity sale from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. .
20．The weather report says it’s going to in the afternoon.
Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分 语法和词汇）
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（本大题共15题，每题1分，共15分。每题只有一个正确选项）
21．—Have you read the story The Boscombe Valley Mystery
—Yes. It tells ________. It’s really exciting with a surprise ending.
A．how attractive the Boscombe Valley is
B．how James McCarthy killed his father
C．how Holmes proves James is a murderer
D．how Holmes finds the real murderer
22．—The Qi Great Wall in Jinan is ________ Great Wall in China.
—Yes, and it’s 500 years ________ than the Qin Wall.
A．older; older B．oldest; older C．the oldest; older D．the oldest; the older
23．A lot of money________ at the charity show, but the cost of living ________ a lot, so we still need to do much work to help the disabled people.
A．was raised; has risen B．was raised; is risen
C．rose; has risen D．rose; were raised
24．It’s impolite ________ him ________ his seat to the old lady on the bus.
A．of; to give B．for; not to give C．of; not to give D．of; don't give
25．The poster can be better designed if I ________ one more week.
A．give B．will give C．am given D．will be given
26．—Will you come to the dinner party
—I won’t come unless Hobo ________.
A．will be invited B．invites C．invited D．is invited
27．It is rude ________ you to speak to the old man in this way, so it is important ________ us to master social skills.
A．to; for B．of; for C．for; for D．of; of
28．The elephants ________ to the zoo tomorrow afternoon.
A．is sent B．will send C．may be sent D．is going to send
29．—If Subway Line 1 ________, people in Yangzhou will feel easier to travel around.
—Hard to imagine Yangzhou will have the subways.
A．will complete B．will be completed C．completes D．is completed
30．—Nancy, I haven’t seen your elder brother for a long time.
—He ________ Beijing for further education for a year.
A．went to B．has been to C．has gone to D．has been in
31．“Clear water and green mountains are ________ mountains of gold and silver”, said President Xi, who calls on us to go green.
A．as much as B．as well as C．as good as D．as many as
32．—Jim, you’ve forgotten to return my book Robinson Crusoe.
—Oh, sorry. I haven’t finished reading it yet. I’ll make it if I _________ another two days.
A．give B．am given C．will give D．will be given
33．It’s crazy ________ you to buy the handbag at ________ high price.
A．about; such a B．of; such a C．for; such a D．of; so
34．— The Three-body Problem is fantastic. It is a Hugo Award-winning novel.
— I agree. I ________ it several times up to now.
A．read B．am reading C．have read D．will read
35．Don’t be afraid of difficulties. Remember that kites fly highest ________ wind, but not with it.
A．against B．above C．across D．along
Ⅲ. Choose the proper words or phrases to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once（本大题共8题，每题1分，共8分，每题只有一个正确选项）
选择最恰当的选项填入空格，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次
It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country, it would have the 36 in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US.
Mark Zuckerburg was born on May 14,1984. As a little kid, he loved creating(创造，创建) little fun computer programs. He 37 the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know 38 . Then he created the Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and 39 there. Soon the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full time.
It was a big adventure(冒险)in his life and later brought him 40 . Now, the service is popular around the world. People can exchange messages and get the latest information of their friends on Facebook. Greetings such as “Have you 41 your Facebook page today ” became a part of young people’s everyday language in the US.
What’s the young man’s secret to success Zuckerberg believes it’s important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. “The riskiest thing is to 42 ,” he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go the furthest. We hope Mark can go much further, maybe even 43 Bill Gates.
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）（本大题共8题，每题1分，共8分）
44．I can bring Lingling here without (tell) her.
45．I look forward to (work) with you again.
46．We think we can do all these things by (we).
47．The president kept to the people around when he was passing by. (nod)
48．The children left behind(留守儿童) all feel (terrible) lonely and miss their parents a lot.
49．This is the (ugly) design that the engineer has ever seen!
50．Brazil is the (large) country in South America.
51．Compared to Australia, China has a (large) population.
V. Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子。每空格限填一词）（本大题共7题，每题2分，共14分）
52．The local government organizes the film festival every autumn. (改为被动语态)
The film festival by the local government every autumn.
53．Farmers raise animals and grow plants for food. (划线部分提问)
do farmers raise animals and grow plants
54．is, to walk, my father, enough, brave, on the plank（连词成句）
.
55．The number of workers will never increase. （反意疑问句）
The number of workers will never increase,
56．The teacher didn’t tell us whether we should go on with the discussion or not.（改简单句）
The teacher didn’t tell us go on with the discussion or not.
57．Do you know How does electricity look （句意不变）
Do you know electricity like
58．We are going to watch a match this evening.（改为否定句）
We to watch a match this evening.
Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写）
Ⅵ. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（本大题共25题，共50分）
A. Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（l2分）
Louis became king of France at the age of five when his father died. In the beginning，he was too young to rule，so his mother helped him. Then at age 17，Louis ruled the country alone. He was king for 72 years. France became a powerful country with Louis as king. But Louis lived a life of luxury（奢侈）, which made people angry.
Louis built a huge palace at Versailles，near Paris. It took 40 years to finish it At once time，36，000 people worked on building the palace. The palace cost so much money that Louis did not let people talk about it. The garden of the palace had 1，400 fountains. The fountains used a lot of water so they worked for only three hours at a time.
The fountains used water, but Louis did not! He hated to wash. He took only three baths in his life. He washed only one part—the tip of the nose. Everyone in the palace had to do what the king did so people washed only their noses!
Louis had problems sleeping. People say that he had 143 beds. He went from one bed to another until he fell asleep. But he had a good appetite. A normal dinner for Louis was four bowls of soup. two whole chickens, ham, lamb, a salad, cake fruit, and hard—boiled eggs. He also drank a lot of champagne because his doctor told him to. When he died, doctors said his stomach was two times the size of a normal stomach.
Louis XIV was not always popular, but he was an important king in the history of France. He was so important that he was called "the Sun King".
59．Louis took charge of the country by himself____________.
A．when he was 5 B．when his mother died
C．when he was17 D．when he was72
60．Louis didn't let people talk about his palace because.
A．it took 40 years to finish it B．36,000 people worked on building it
C．it had 1,400 fountains D．it cost a lot of money
61．From the article we learn that____________.
A．Louis used water a lot
B．Louis didn't like washing himself
C．people in Louis's palace could wash themselves
D．at that time people didn't like taking baths
62．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE
A．Louis couldn't sleep well.
B．Louis didn't enjoy delicious food.
C．Louis had a big stomach.
D．Louis's doctor told him to drink much champagne.
63．The underlined word "appetite" probably means____________.
A．desire for eating B．desire for playing
C．desire for learning D．desire for sleeping
64．What does the writer think of Louis XIV according to this passage
A．He was a powerful but foolish king.
B．He was great but cruel.
C．He was a powerful king but lived a luxury life.
D．He was a cruel king and lived a luxury life.
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（12分）
Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state of Texas. Texas has a land area of more than 678,000 square kilometers. So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.
All together, this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. It 65 about 3,500,000 tons. The waste includes bags, bottles and containers — plastic products of all kinds.
The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about 1,600 kilometers west of California. The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan. The area has been 66 a kind of oceanic desert, with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world 67 there.
In recent years, there have been growing concerns (担心) about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste, resulting in death or 68 . Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full, lessening their desire to eat or drink.
The floating garbage also can have 69 effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection (感染) of disease from polluted waste, and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.
Its existence first gained public attention in 1997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer (海洋学家) Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier, 70 oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber duckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.
In August, 2009, a team from the University of California, San Diego became the latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment.
65．A．works B．weighs C．contains D．consists
66．A．the same as B．known as C．described as D．named as
67．A．crosses B．collects C．begins D．brushes
68．A．injury B．impression C．health D．hopes
69．A．helpless B．helpful C．harmless D．harmful
70．A．other B．another C．others D．that
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words（14分）
在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给。
Marco Polo
It is difficult to imagine what the world was like in 1254. Europe was living in an age that we call the Medieval Period (中世纪). It was a time of many wars.
It was in that time that Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Life in Venice was d 71 from life in most of Europe. Venice was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals (运河). Many businessmen did business in Venice. Marco Polo’s father and uncle were businessmen. They had traveled to a far-off country called Cathay. (Cathay is now called China.) There they had friends with the great ruler, Kublai Khan(忽必烈). He i 72 them to return to Cathay.
When Marco Polo was seventeen years old, he began a journey to China with his father and uncle. They sailed the Indian Ocean and crossed the desert and mountains of Asia on camels. The journey to China took three years.
Kublai Khan greeted the Polos and sent them lots of gifts. He was especially impressed (留下印象) with Marco, who could speak four l 73 including Chinese and others.
Khan sent Marco on many trips a 74 China. On these trips, Marco saw many amazing things that he had never seen in Europe, such as coal used as fuel, paper money i 75 of coins, and papermaking and printing processes. Marco made many notes about life in China.
After almost twenty years in China, the Polos began their journey home to Italy. Kublai Khan gave them many gifts of ivory, silk, jewels, and jade.
When they returned to Venice, they found their city at war. Marco Polo was put in prison. He spent his time w 76 a book about his years in China. The book is called Descriptions of the World. It became the most p 77 book in Europe. Because of the book, many people in Europe learned about life in China.
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题）（12分）
Laura Berner grew up in the mountains in Bavaria, Germany. “I remember as a child looking up into the sky and watching eagles fly over the valley where I lived,” she says. “That’s when I first decided that I’d love to leap into the air and feel the wind lift me off my feet.”
Laura had her first paragliding lesson when she was sixteen, and fell in love with the sport. “You run down a mountain slope, the wind catches your wing, and then you’re flying like a bird. It feels great. The views of the mountains from up there are fantastic.”
Laura’s husband Martin had never tried paragliding, but he was crazy about skiing. It seemed like a good idea for Laura and Martin to try each other’s hobbies. He taught her how to ski and she showed him how to paraglide. When each of them had learned how to do the other sport well, they decided to combine (融合) them and try paraskiing. “It’s like paragliding, but you’re wearing skis,” says Martin. “When you land, you have to start skiing immediately, or you will drop down in the snow. You have to be a good skier.”
In the past, Laura mostly did her hobby in the summer and Martin could only do his in the winter. Now they spend every winter weekend gliding over the valleys together, then skiing down the slopes of a snow-covered mountain. And in the summer they both do normal paragliding. “It’s more fun doing our hobbies together,” says Laura. “Now we can both really enjoy the summer and the winter!”
78．Did Laura want to leap into the air like an eagle when she was a child
79．When did Laura start to be keen on paragliding
80．Why does Laura like paragliding
81．How did Laura and Martin combine the two sports
82．Is it more interesting or less for Laura and Martin to do their hobbies together
83．Would you like to try paraskiing Why
Ⅶ. Writing（作文）（本大题共1题，共20分）
84．Write at least 60 words on the topic(以“What am I ” “我是怎样的我”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)
情景：14岁的我，在生活中，是一个幸福快乐的我；在学习中，是一个勤奋刻苦的我；在运动中，是一个团结合作的我；在交友中，是一份友好善良的我……请就任何一个角度分享我是怎样的我。
(注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。)
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