中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
2024春八下英语期末模拟押题卷
本试卷满分90分。考试用时100分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色水笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷、答题卷上相应位置。
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祝同学们考出优异成绩！
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．—Excuse me, can I turn on the air-conditioner It’s a bit hot inside.
—________.
You are welcome B．Not at all
C．I don’t think so D．Go ahead, please
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——打扰一下，我能打开空调吗？里面有点儿热。——去做吧。
考查交际用语。You are welcome不客气； Not at all没关系；I don’t think so我不那么认为；Go ahead, please请做吧。根据上文提出的请求，下文表示同意。故选D。
2．The fire alarm suddenly ________ while Mary was sleeping on the bed.
A．went on B．went off C．went out D．went over
【答案】B
【详解】句意：当玛丽正在床上睡觉的时候火警忽然响了。
考查动词短语辨析。went on继续；went off响；went out外出；went over复习。结合句意，可知正睡着的时候火警响了。故选B。
3．Dr. Sheldrake did the simple experiment with ________ children.
A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundred of D．hundreds of
【答案】D
【详解】句意：谢尔德雷克博士用数百名儿童做了这个简单的实验。
考查大数的表达。hundred表示“百”，当前面有具体的数字时，hundred用原形；当前面没有具体的数字，且与of连用时，hundred要变成hundreds。结合题干可知，此处没有出现具体的数字，所以空格处应用短语hundreds of“数百”。故选D。
4．The mountains in my hometown look very beautiful, ________ in spring.
A．especially B．hardly C．slowly D．luckily
【答案】A
【详解】句意：我家乡的山看起来很美，尤其是在春天。
考查副词辨析。especially尤其；hardly几乎不；slowly慢慢地；luckily幸运地。根据“The mountains in my hometown look very beautiful, ...in spring.”及句意可知，此处是强调尤其在春天的时候，看起来很美，故选A。
5．The three astronauts lived in space for six months and came back safely. Every Chinese should ________ them.
A．be afraid of B．be angry with C．be busy with D．be proud of
【答案】D
【详解】句意：这三名宇航员在太空生活了六个月，并安全返回。每个中国人都应该为他们感到自豪。
考查形容词短语。be afraid of害怕；be angry with对（某人）生气；be busy with忙于；be proud of以……为自豪。根据“The three astronauts lived in space for six months and came back safely.”可知是指每个中国人都应该为他们感到自豪。故选D。
6．—Most teenagers like ________ TV shows.
—Me too. I can’t help laughing when I watch them.
A．sleepy B．humorous C．nervous D．patient
【答案】B
【详解】句意：——大多数青少年喜欢幽默的电视节目。——我也是。当我看它们的时候，我会忍不住笑。
考查形容词辨析。sleepy困倦的；humorous幽默的；nervous紧张的；patient耐心的。根据“I can’t help laughing when I watch them.”可知是指幽默的电视节目，故选B。
7．With our teacher’s help, we finished the ________ on time in the end.
A．project B．progress C．pleasure D．purpose
【答案】A
【详解】句意：在老师的帮助下，我们终于按时完成了项目。
考查名词辨析。project项目；progress进展；pleasure快乐；purpose意图。根据“we finished the…on time in the end.”可知，此处是指“按时完成了项目”，“project项目”符合语境。故选A。
8．—Is this Kate’s volleyball
—No, ________ is under the tree. ________ put it there this morning.
A．she; Her B．her; Hers C．she; Hers D．hers; She
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——这是凯特的排球吗？——不，她的在树下。她今天早上把它放在那里了。
考查代词辨析。she她，人称代词主格；her她/她的，人称代词宾格/形容词性物主代词；hers她的，名词性物主代词。第一空在句中作主语，指代“她的排球”，故用名词性物主代词hers；第二空在句中也作主语，指的是Kate，故用人称代词的主格she。故选D。
9．My father often goes to work by ________ bike, but this morning he took ________ bus.
A．a; the B．a; / C．/; the D．/; a
【答案】D
【详解】句意：我父亲经常骑自行车去上班，但今天早上他乘公共汽车去了。
考查冠词。a一个，用以辅音音素开头的单词；the表特指。by bike“骑自行车”，不需要冠词；took a bus“乘坐公交车”。故选D。
10．My brother does well at school. My parents and I ________ him.
A．are worried about B．are proud of
C．are patient with D．are careful with
【答案】B
【详解】句意：我弟弟在学校表现很好。我的父母和我都为他感到骄傲。
考查形容词短语。are worried about担心；are proud of以……为傲；are patient with对……有耐心；are careful with小心。根据“My brother does well at school.”可知，此处应指父母和“我”对成绩好的弟弟感到骄傲。故选B。
11．—Can you tell me ________ Jim and Tom are Their mother is looking for them.
—Shopping in the supermarket.
A．that B．what C．how D．where
【答案】D
【详解】句意：——你能告诉我吉姆和汤姆在哪儿吗？他们的妈妈在找他们。——在超市购物。
考查宾语从句引导词。that无实意；what什么；how如何；where在哪儿。根据“Their mother is looking for them.”可知询问他俩在哪儿。故选D。
12．The red pencil is ________ than the green one.
A．short B．nice C．shorter D．the shortest
【答案】C
【详解】句意：这个红色的铅笔比那个绿色的要短。
考查比较级。根据“than”可知应用比较级形式，选项中只有C项是比较级形式，故选C。
13．Linda was ill yesterday. ________, she didn’t go to school.
A．From now on B．All the time C．As a result D．From time to time
【答案】C
【详解】句意：琳达昨天病了。因此，她没有去上学。
考查介词短语。From now on从现在开始；All the time一直，始终；As a result因此，结果； From time to time时不时地。根据“Linda was ill yesterday” 和“she didn’t go to school”可知，后句是前句的结果，故选C。
14．These natural disasters (灾难) have warned us that everyone should start to protect the ________ immediately.
A．prizes B．environment C．competition D．messages
【答案】B
【详解】句意：这些自然灾害提醒我们每个人都应该立即开始保护环境。
考查名词辨析。prizes奖品，奖项；environment环境；competition比赛；messages信息。根据“These natural disasters have warned us that everyone should start to protect the…”可知，此处指自然灾害的发生使我们意识到需要开始保护环境。故选B。
15．We should follow the rules on whale ________ and stop buying things made from whales.
A．population B．communication C．protection D．relation
【答案】C
【详解】句意：我们应该遵守有关保护鲸鱼的规定，停止购买用鲸鱼制成的东西。
考查名词辨析。population人口；communication交流；protection保护；relation关系。根据“and stop buying things made from whales.”可知要停止购买用鲸鱼制成的东西，要保护鲸鱼。故选C。
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
I come from a small village in North China. Every year, when the Spring Festival comes, people can see red flowers 16 the window of my house. Of course, they are paper flowers. But on the cold winter days, these wonderful flowers make us feel 17 . They can cheer up my family and make us feel happy. But do you know who cuts them It is my grandmother. With a few cuts, she can 18 turn pieces of paper into a beautiful work of art.
When my grandma was a little girl, people 19 her as the most clumsy (笨拙的) child in her family. But one day, she saw her new neighbour cut some beautiful red paper flowers. She was so 20 in it and decided to learn from the neighbour. She cut lots of paper, but many of 21 were not good. She even cut her fingers many times, but she never 22 heart. It took over ten years before my grandma could learn the 23 of making paper art. The red flowers make her happy. Now, my grandmother is famous for her paper flowers and almost everyone in the 24 loves them.
The story of my grandma has shown us the way to 25 . As we know, happiness comes from hard work. When we want to achieve (实现) our dreams, we must work hard.
16．A．in B．at C．of D．on
17．A．cold B．cool C．warm D．sad
18．A．easily B．rudely C．noisily D．loudly
19．A．invented B．thought C．avoided D．refused
20．A．tired B．worried C．interested D．excited
21．A．them B．you C．us D．its
22．A．lost B．got C．received D．made
23．A．prize B．skill C．weight D．form
24．A．university B．factory C．farm D．village
25．A．result B．system C．success D．passport
【答案】
16．D 17．C 18．A 19．B 20．C 21．A 22．A 23．B 24．D 25．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者的祖母很会剪窗花，但祖母年轻时学习剪窗花费了很大功夫，但她从未放弃。
16．句意：每年，当春节到来的时候，人们都能在我家的窗户上看到红花。
in在……里；at在；of……的；on在……上。根据“people can see red flowers ... the window of my house”和“Of course, they are paper flowers.”可知，用纸做的红花应是贴在窗户上的，故选D。
17．句意：但是在寒冷的冬日，这些漂亮的纸花让我们感觉很温暖。
cold寒冷的；cool凉爽的；warm温暖的；sad悲伤的。此处应该是和前文的cold相对应，表示天气虽冷，心却很暖，故选C。
18．句意：只需几刀，她就能轻易地把纸片变成一件美丽的艺术品。
easily轻易地；rudely粗鲁地；noisily吵闹地；loudly大声地。根据“With a few cuts”及语境可知，应是只用几刀就可以把纸变成漂亮的艺术品，故选A。
19．句意：当我祖母还是个小女孩时，人们认为她是家里最笨拙的孩子。
invented发明；thought认为；avoided避免；refused拒绝。根据“her as the most clumsy (笨拙的) child in her family”可知，此处是指他人对祖母的看法，故选B。
20．句意：她对这个如此感兴趣，于是她决定和邻居学。
tired疲惫的；worried担忧的；interested感兴趣的；excited兴奋的。根据“decided to learn from the neighbour”可知，应是感兴趣所以才学习，be interested in意为“对……感兴趣”，故选C。
21．句意：她剪了很多纸，但很多都不太好。
them它们；you你；us我们；its它的。根据“She cut lots of paper”可知，空处指“剪纸中”的很多，所以用them指代，故选A。
22．句意：她甚至多次割伤自己的手指，但她从不灰心。
lost失去；got得到；received获得；made使得。but表示前后句意存在转折，所以此处指“虽然多次受伤，但从未失去信心”，lose heart“丧失信心，失去信心”。故选A。
23．句意：我的祖母花了十多年的时间才学会了剪纸艺术的技巧。
prize奖品；skill技巧；weight重量；form形成。 根据“learn the... of making paper art”可知，此处指剪纸的技巧，故选B。
24．句意：现在，我的祖母以她的纸花而闻名，几乎村里的每个人都喜欢纸花。
university大学；factory工厂；farm农场；village村庄。根据上文“I come from a small village in North China.”可知，此处指村里的人喜欢祖母的纸花，故选D。
25．句意：我祖母的故事给我们指明了成功的道路。
result结果；system系统；success成功；passport护照。根据“When we want to achieve (实现) our dreams, we must work hard.”及上文作者讲述祖母剪窗花的故事可知，祖母的故事让作者明白了成功需要努力，故选C。
三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
①Type in “A cat wants to go to space” and ask the robot (机器人) to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of a cat called Max. He goes through many difficulties to sing among the stars.
②This robot writer is real. It’s called ChatGPT. US company OpenAI made it. It can talk with people, write songs, poems and even jokes. It’s one of the most powerful (强大的) AI writers.
③ChatGPT can write things really fast. We may spend hours researching, understanding and writing an article on the theory of evolution (进化论). But ChatGPT can write a good one in seconds. But if you ask harmful questions, such as how to make weapons (武器), it will not give you an answer.
④ChatGPT comes along at a time when AI can do many creative (有创意的) tasks. The things they create are difficult to tell from those made by humans. This brings many problems, such as the definition (定义) of art. The robot is trained using words from the Internet, so it can also pick up on the Internet’s biases (偏见) about certain groups. These are all the things that humans need to solve.
⑤AI doesn’t have to be danger to humans (人类). It can work with us to solve big problems. Therefore, it’s a long way for scientists to improve AI to help us in a better and safer way.
26．The writer uses the cat story in Paragraph 1 to ________.
A．show what a robot cat can do B．tell what bedtime story Max likes
C．show why cats can go to space D．show that robots can write stories
27．What will ChatGPT do if you ask harmful questions
A．It will tell a joke. B．It will spend hours understanding them.
C．It will give you no answer. D．It will write an article about them in seconds.
28．What’s the text structure (文本结构) of the passage
A．①/②③/④/⑤ B．①②/③/④⑤ C．①②/③④/⑤ D．①/②③/④⑤
【答案】26．D 27．C 28．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了机器人ChatGPT强大的功能以及它的弊端。
26．推理判断题。根据“...and ask the robot (机器人) to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of a cat called Max.”可知，让机器人写一个睡前故事，不一会它就会生成一个故事，由此可知这段的猫故事是为了表明机器人可以写故事。故选D。
27．细节理解题。根据“But if you ask harmful questions...it will not give you an answer.”可知，如果你问有害的问题，它不会给你答案。故选C。
28．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段引出了这种能写小说的机器人，第二至第三段介绍了这种机器人的优势，第四段介绍了这种机器人存在的问题，第五段进行总结，表示科学家还要继续改善这种机器人，选项A符合文章结构。故选A。
B
Hundreds of years ago， news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days， weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day either by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors(编辑) decide which news stories to print Why do they print some stories and not others What makes a good newspaper story
Firstly， it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers， but newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way， or they may print completely different stories from those on TV.
Secondly， a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don't want to read stories about everyday life. As a result， many stories are about some kinds of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example， newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely， instead they print stories about air crashes.
29．According to the passage， how do people learn about news stories in the world now
A．They tell others news stories from place to place on foot or by horse.
B．They learn about news stories by watching TV or reading newspapers.
C．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.
D．They listen to the radio every day to get some information.
30．The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that people can_______.
A．learn more about the same news story from a newspaper
B．read the news story more quickly in a newspaper
C．read news stories in other countries only by reading newspapers
D．watch TV news reports about their own country
31．According to the passage， which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV
A．Every day most people go to work by underground.
B．A student in our class was hurt when we had a PE lesson.
C．A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn't been caught.
D．The bike in front of your house is lost for a few days.
【答案】29．B 30．A 31．C
【分析】试题分析：文章讲的是新闻的两种传途径：电视和报纸，并讲了如何成就好的报纸故事的方法。
29．细节理解题。根据第一段Billions of people learn about news of their country and all over the world every day， either by watching TV or reading newspapers.描述，可知获取新闻故事有两种途径：电视和报纸。故答案为B。
30．细节理解题。根据第三段Yet， newspapers give more about the story.描述，可知选A，人们能从报纸中得到关于同一信息的更多内容。
31．细节推理题。根据文章a news story has to be interesting and unusual可知新故事要求趣味性及不寻常性，再从many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be "bad" news可知要有一定的危险性的，故C考虑从动物园跑出来最合适。
C
A group of swans flew down to a beach. There was a crow (乌鸦) jumping around. The crow watched them and looked down on them.
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air No, that’s not for you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, did other flying tricks, and then came down and looked at the swan proudly.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so tired that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to try to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother Is that another trick “
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride (骄傲) ! If you don’ t help me, I’ll lose my life…”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
32．Why did the crow want to have a flying competition with the swans
A．To play with the swans.
B．To teach the swans new flying skills.
C．To show his good flying skills to the swans.
D．To practice his flying skills with the swans.
33．Why did the crow keep touching the water
A．He was enjoying himself by doing so.
B．He was showing another flying skill.
C．He was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.
D．He was keeping himself from falling into the water.
34．What can we infer (推断) from the passage
A．The crow didn’t know flying.
B．Flying skills were useless.
C．The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.
D．The swan was better at flying for a long time than the crow.
35．What may be the main idea of the passage
A．Pride goes before a fall. B．Crows fly better than swans.
C．A crow helps his friends. D．It’s important to help others.
【答案】32．C 33．D 34．D 35．A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了乌鸦瞧不起天鹅，向天鹅发起挑战。结果失败了，不得不向天鹅求救，最后被天鹅救了命。
32．细节理解题。根据“Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”可知，乌鸦要和天鹅比赛是为了向天鹅们展示他高超的飞行技巧。故选C。
33．推理判断题。根据“He was now so tired that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to try to keep himself from falling into the water.....Why do you keep touching the water, brother Is that another trick ....I’m in trouble because of my pride (骄傲) ! ”可知，是因为他太累了，很难在空中停留，不得不努力不让自己掉进水里，故选D。
34．推理判断题。根据“They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so tired that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to try to keep himself from falling into the water.”可知，在长时间飞行方面，天鹅比乌鸦强。故选D。
35．主旨大意题。根据“ I’m in trouble because of my pride (骄傲) ! If you don’ t help me, I’ll lose my life...’”可知，是乌鸦的骄傲使他失败了，所以本文主要告诉我们：骄者必败。故选A。
四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式或音标提示填空，每空一词。
36．Some ancient Chinese coins are very . [ v lj bl]
【答案】valuable
【详解】句意：中国的一些古代钱币非常珍贵。根据音标可知，此处是单词valuable“珍贵的”。故填valuable。
37．Look! The students are busy (prepare) for the coming exams.
【答案】preparing
【详解】句意：看！学生们正忙着准备即将到来的考试。
此处考查be busy doing sth.：忙于做某事。prepare的动名词为preparing。 故答案为：preparing。
38．Covid-19 makes it difficult for students to go abroad to their studies. (far)
【答案】further
【详解】句意：新冠肺炎疫情给学生出国深造带来困难。动词不定式符号to后接动词原形，far的动词是further“促进”，故填further。
39．She can’t see you at all. She’s blind. (complete)
【答案】completely
【详解】句意：她根本看不见你。她完全失明了。此处应用副词修饰形容词，表示完全失明了。故填completely。
40．He the pictures in his own words. (description)
【答案】described
【详解】句意：他用自己的话描述这些图画。分析句子结构可知，此空应填动词作谓语，description对应的动词是describe“描述”，结合句意可判断是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填described。
B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。
41．I feel a sense of (成就) when I volunteer to help the homeless children.
【答案】achievement
【详解】句意：当我自愿帮助无家可归的孩子时，我感到很有成就感。achievement“成就”是可数名词，作定语修饰名词“sense”，用单数形式。故填achievement。
42．He (冒险) his own life to help this old man out of danger last Sunday.
【答案】risked
【详解】句意：上星期天，他冒着生命危险帮助这位老人脱离危险。“冒险”risk，动词，由last Sunday可知，时态是一般过去时，所以空处用动词的过去式，故填risked。
43．You will be (惩罚) if you are found copying others’ homework.
【答案】punished
【详解】句意：如果你被发现抄袭别人的作业，你将受到惩罚。“惩罚”为punish，分析句子可知，该句为一般将来时被动语态，结构为“will be done”，所以此处应用过去分词punished，故填punished。
44．She never gives up (解释) questions to her students.
【答案】explaining
【详解】句意：她从不放弃向学生解释问题。explain“解释”，动词，give up doing“放弃做”，故填explaining。
45．It’s unfair to ask your brother to do all the housework, Bob. You should (分担) it with him.
【答案】share
【详解】句意：鲍勃，让你哥哥做所有的家务是不公平的，你应该为他分担。“分担”share，动词，且情态动词should后加动词原形，故填share。
五、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
Environmental protection is important for the health of our earth. We need to r 46 how our actions influence the environment.
In our daily life, plenty of waste we produce is a big problem. We can r 47 waste by choosing to buy products with l 48 packaging (包装) and to recycle items properly. S 49 rubbish into different categories, such as plastic, paper, and glass, can also be a great help.
Moreover, we d 50 on natural resources for our daily needs, such as water, air, and food. It is important to save resources by using them w 51 . For example, turning off the tap w 52 brushing our teeth can save water, and turning off lights when leaving a room can save electricity.
Finally, we must also think about the r 53 of our choices for the environment. Choosing to use public transportation or carpooling (共乘一辆车) instead of driving a 54 can reduce air pollution. Planting trees can also help take in CO2 and i 55 air quality.
By taking these steps, we can help protect the environment and make a better future.
【答案】
46．(r)ealize/(r)ealise 47．(r)educe 48．(l)ess/(l)ittle 49．(S)eparating 50．(d)epend 51．(w)isely 52．(w)hile / (w)hen 53．(r)esult/(r)esults 54．(a)lone 55．(i)mprove
【导语】本文讲述人们在日常生活中要如何明智地使用资源来节省资源、保护环境。
46．句意：我们需要认识到我们的行为是如何影响环境的。根据“Environmental protection is important for the health of our earth.”可知此处指“我们需要认识到我们的行为对环境的影响”；realize/realise“认识到”，need to do sth“需要做某事”，填动词原形。故填(r)ealize/(r)ealise。
47．句意：我们可以通过选择购买包装（较）少的产品和适当回收物品来减少浪费。根据下文“by choosing to buy products with less /little packaging and to recycle items properly.”可知此处指“通过选择购买包装（较）少的产品和适当回收物品来减少浪费”；reduce“减少”，情态动词后接动词原形。故填(r)educe。
48．句意：我们可以通过选择购买包装（较）少的产品和适当回收物品来减少浪费。下文“and to recycle items properly”；根据and表相承的关系，可知此处指“选择购买包装（较）少的产品和适当回收物品来减少浪费”；修饰不可数名词用less“较少的”/little“少的”。故填(l)ess/ (l)ittle。
49．句意：将垃圾分为不同的类别，如塑料、纸张和玻璃，也会有很大的帮助。根据下文“…such as plastic, paper, and glass,”可知此处指“将垃圾分为不同的类别”；separate“分类”，填动名词作主语。故填(S)eparating。
50．句意：此外，我们的日常需求依赖自然资源，如水、空气和食物。根据下文“…such as water, air, and food.”可知此处指“日常需求依赖水、空气和食物等自然资源”；depend on“依靠……”；句子陈述客观的事实，用一般现在时，主语we，谓语动词用原形。故填(d)epend。
51．句意：通过明智地使用资源来节省资源是很重要的。根据下文“For example, turning off the tap … and turning off lights”可知此处指“明智地使用资源来节省资源”；填副词wisely“明智地”修饰动词。故填(w)isely。
52．句意：例如，刷牙时关上水龙头可以节水，离开房间时关灯可以省电。根据下文“and turning off lights when leaving a room can save electricity.”可知刷牙时关上水龙头可以节水，when/while“当……时候”。故填(w)hile / (w)hen。
53．句意：最后，我们还必须考虑到我们为了环境所做的选择的结果。根据下文“Choosing to use public transportation or carpooling…Planting trees…”可知此处指“我们为了环境所做的选择的结果”；result(s)“结果”，可用复数形式表泛指。故填(r)esult(s)。
54．句意：选择使用公共交通工具或拼车而不是独自开车可以减少空气污染。根据“can reduce air pollution”可知此处指“不要独自开车”；alone“独自地”。故填(a)lone。
55．句意：植树还有助于吸收二氧化碳，改善空气质量。根据“Planting trees”可知此处指“植树可以改善空气质量”；improve“改善”，情态动词后接动词原形。故填(i)mprove。
六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A
Would you like to live in a city where you can go to places like hospitals, museums, cinemas without taking any form of cards or money and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves Although it might sound a little far from you at present, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Great changes have taken place in towns where we have lived for centuries, at the same time completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo in Korea. Every home there will have a “telepresence system”, allowing users to control the temperature and humidity (湿度) in their houses, take part in video meetings, receive online education, healthcare and government services. All offices and schools will all be connected to the system as well.
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.
About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener.” said Dan Hill, head of a research company.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
If people live in a “smart city”, it’s not 56 for them to take money or any card when they go out to different places. A “smart city” is a city where all 57 , offices and schools are connected to the “telepresence system”, so users are 58 to do things like attending video meetings and receiving online education. The city of Songdo is such an 59 . The company Ciscocomes up with the idea. Many other technology companies are in this business as well. As more people will live in the city by 2050, the city governments should take 60 to make the city smarter and greener.
【答案】56．necessary 57．homes 58．allowed/able 59．example 60．steps/action
【导语】本文主要讲述了“智能”城市将会来临，并介绍了城市生活将会发生的变化。
56．根据“Would you like to live in a city where you can go to places like hospitals, museums, cinemas without taking any form of cards or money... ”可知，如果人们生活在一个“智能城市”，当他们外出到不同的地方时，他们不需要带钱或任何卡。空处应填形容词作表语，necessary“必须的”，故填necessary。
57．根据“ Every home there will have a ‘telepresence system’, allowing users to control the temperature and humidity (湿度) in their houses, take part in video meetings, receive online education, healthcare and government services. All offices and schools will all be connected to the system as well.”（那里的每个家庭都将有一个“远程遥控系统”，用户可以控制家里的温度和湿度，参加视频会议，接受在线教育、医疗保健和政府服务。所有办公室和学校也都将连接到该系统。）可知，那里所有的家庭，办公室和学校都连接到“远程遥控系统”，home“家”，all后跟名词复数，故填homes。
58．根据“Every home there will have a ‘telepresence system’, allowing users to control the temperature and humidity (湿度) in their houses, take part in video meetings, receive online education, healthcare and government services.”（那里的每个家庭都将有一个“远程遥控系统”，用户可以控制家里的温度和湿度，参加视频会议，接受在线教育、医疗保健和政府服务。）可知，用户被允许/可以做一些事情，比如参加视频会议和接受在线教育，be allowed to do“被允许做某事”；be able to do sth“能够/可以做某事”。故填allowed/able。
59．根据“ One such place is the city of Songdo in Korea”可知，韩国松岛市就是这样一个地方的例子，example“例子”，an后跟单数名词。故填example。
60．根据“About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. ”和“Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener”可推断，由于到2050年将有更多的人居住在城市，市政府应该采取行动/措施使城市更智能、更环保。take steps/action to do“采取措施/行动做某事”。故填steps/action。
B
Nowadays, job interviews are playing an important part in deciding whether a person can get a job finally. But job interviews aren’t the same all over the world. An interviewer’s “body language” and questions, and the forms of an interview can be very different from country to country.
If you’re at a job interview in Japan, don’t look directly into the eyes of the interviewer. It is considered impolite and make the interviewer unhappy. But if you’re at an interview in the US, you should make eye contact (交流) with the interviewer. If you don’t, the interviewer may think you are not sure about your ability and move your name away from the final list.
In Canada, interviewers usually don’t ask questions about personal information like family members and their jobs. In China, however, personal questions are often asked during job interviews.
In Germany, your interview might begin with a very short conversation followed by a formal (正式的) interview. The interviewee should pay special attention to the clothes he wears that day. But in Mexico, the whole interview might not be formal, which makes the interviewee think he is talking with an old friend.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
The 61 in job interviews
Body language In Japan It is not 62 to look at the interviewer directly.
In the US Making eye contact means you are 63 enough.
Questions In Canada Questions about personal information aren’t often 64 .
In China The interviewer often asks questions about personal information.
Forms In Germany The interview is so formal that one should pay attention to his clothes.
In Mexico The informal interview makes one 65 like talking with a friend.
【答案】61．difference/differences 62．polite 63．confident 64．asked 65．feel
【导语】本文讲述了不同国家有不同的面试形式。
61．根据第一段“But job interviews aren’t the same all over the world. An interviewer’s “body language” and questions, and the forms of an interview can be very different from country to country.”可知，本文讲述了不同国家面试的不同之处，“不同之处”为difference，结合语境，此处单复数均可，故填difference(s)。
62．根据第二段“If you’re at a job interview in Japan, don’t look directly into the eyes of the interviewer. It is considered impolite and make the interviewer unhappy.”可知，在日本直视面试官是不礼貌的，polite意为“礼貌的”，not polite为“不礼貌的”，故填polite。
63．根据第二段“But if you’re at an interview in the US, you should make eye contact with the interviewer. If you don’t, the interviewer may think you are not sure about your ability and move your name away from the final list.”可知，在美国眼神交流意味着你足够自信，“自信的”为confident，是形容词，作表语，故填confident。
64．根据第三段“In Canada, interviewers usually don’t ask questions about personal information like family members and their jobs.”可知，在加拿大关于个人信息的问题通常不被问到，“问”为ask，该句为被动结构，此处应用过去分词asked，故填asked。
65．根据第四段“But in Mexico, the whole interview might not be formal, which makes the interviewee think he is talking with an old friend.”可知，在墨西哥非正式的面试让人感觉像是在和朋友交谈，“感觉”为feel，make sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”，故填feel。
七、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）
66．现实中，大到自然环境和社会环境，小到个人生活和学习，变化无处不在，面对变化，唯有积极适应，才能有所进步和收获。校园网正在开展以“适应变化”为主题的征文活动。假如你是王刚，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你生活中一个变化，你是如何应对这个变化的，以及有什么收获。
提示问题：
1.What is the change that happened in your life
2.How did you deal with it
3.What have you learned from the experience
(注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否定不予评分。)
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【答案】
There are many changes in a person’s life. When I entered middle school, I felt lonely. I missed my old friends, but I knew l had to fit in. I offered help to my class, joined in the after-school activities and invited my classmates to my birthday party. Gradually, I made some new friends and enjoyed the company of new classmates.
From this experience, I get to know change brings challenges as well as opportunities. When change comes, we should face it and take action.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇短文投稿；
②时态：主要时态为“一般过去时”；
③提示：根据提示问题，适当增加细节，并突出写作重点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，点明变化无处不在；
第二步，介绍自己适应变化的经历；
第三步，总结经历中的获得。
[亮点词汇]
①fit in适应
②Gradually逐渐地
③take action采取行动
[高分句型]
①When I entered middle school, I felt lonely.（when引导时间状语从句）
②From this experience, I get to know change brings challenges as well as opportunities.（省略that的宾语从句）
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一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．—Excuse me, can I turn on the air-conditioner It’s a bit hot inside.
—________.
You are welcome B．Not at all
C．I don’t think so D．Go ahead, please
2．The fire alarm suddenly ________ while Mary was sleeping on the bed.
A．went on B．went off C．went out D．went over
3．Dr. Sheldrake did the simple experiment with ________ children.
A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundred of D．hundreds of
4．The mountains in my hometown look very beautiful, ________ in spring.
A．especially B．hardly C．slowly D．luckily
5．The three astronauts lived in space for six months and came back safely. Every Chinese should ________ them.
A．be afraid of B．be angry with C．be busy with D．be proud of
6．—Most teenagers like ________ TV shows.
—Me too. I can’t help laughing when I watch them.
A．sleepy B．humorous C．nervous D．patient
7．With our teacher’s help, we finished the ________ on time in the end.
A．project B．progress C．pleasure D．purpose
8．—Is this Kate’s volleyball
—No, ________ is under the tree. ________ put it there this morning.
A．she; Her B．her; Hers C．she; Hers D．hers; She
9．My father often goes to work by ________ bike, but this morning he took ________ bus.
A．a; the B．a; / C．/; the D．/; a
10．My brother does well at school. My parents and I ________ him.
A．are worried about B．are proud of
C．are patient with D．are careful with
11．—Can you tell me ________ Jim and Tom are Their mother is looking for them.
—Shopping in the supermarket.
A．that B．what C．how D．where
12．The red pencil is ________ than the green one.
A．short B．nice C．shorter D．the shortest
13．Linda was ill yesterday. ________, she didn’t go to school.
A．From now on B．All the time C．As a result D．From time to time
14．These natural disasters (灾难) have warned us that everyone should start to protect the ________ immediately.
A．prizes B．environment C．competition D．messages
15．We should follow the rules on whale ________ and stop buying things made from whales.
A．population B．communication C．protection D．relation
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
I come from a small village in North China. Every year, when the Spring Festival comes, people can see red flowers 16 the window of my house. Of course, they are paper flowers. But on the cold winter days, these wonderful flowers make us feel 17 . They can cheer up my family and make us feel happy. But do you know who cuts them It is my grandmother. With a few cuts, she can 18 turn pieces of paper into a beautiful work of art.
When my grandma was a little girl, people 19 her as the most clumsy (笨拙的) child in her family. But one day, she saw her new neighbour cut some beautiful red paper flowers. She was so 20 in it and decided to learn from the neighbour. She cut lots of paper, but many of 21 were not good. She even cut her fingers many times, but she never 22 heart. It took over ten years before my grandma could learn the 23 of making paper art. The red flowers make her happy. Now, my grandmother is famous for her paper flowers and almost everyone in the 24 loves them.
The story of my grandma has shown us the way to 25 . As we know, happiness comes from hard work. When we want to achieve (实现) our dreams, we must work hard.
16．A．in B．at C．of D．on
17．A．cold B．cool C．warm D．sad
18．A．easily B．rudely C．noisily D．loudly
19．A．invented B．thought C．avoided D．refused
20．A．tired B．worried C．interested D．excited
21．A．them B．you C．us D．its
22．A．lost B．got C．received D．made
23．A．prize B．skill C．weight D．form
24．A．university B．factory C．farm D．village
25．A．result B．system C．success D．passport
三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
①Type in “A cat wants to go to space” and ask the robot (机器人) to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of a cat called Max. He goes through many difficulties to sing among the stars.
②This robot writer is real. It’s called ChatGPT. US company OpenAI made it. It can talk with people, write songs, poems and even jokes. It’s one of the most powerful (强大的) AI writers.
③ChatGPT can write things really fast. We may spend hours researching, understanding and writing an article on the theory of evolution (进化论). But ChatGPT can write a good one in seconds. But if you ask harmful questions, such as how to make weapons (武器), it will not give you an answer.
④ChatGPT comes along at a time when AI can do many creative (有创意的) tasks. The things they create are difficult to tell from those made by humans. This brings many problems, such as the definition (定义) of art. The robot is trained using words from the Internet, so it can also pick up on the Internet’s biases (偏见) about certain groups. These are all the things that humans need to solve.
⑤AI doesn’t have to be danger to humans (人类). It can work with us to solve big problems. Therefore, it’s a long way for scientists to improve AI to help us in a better and safer way.
26．The writer uses the cat story in Paragraph 1 to ________.
A．show what a robot cat can do B．tell what bedtime story Max likes
C．show why cats can go to space D．show that robots can write stories
27．What will ChatGPT do if you ask harmful questions
A．It will tell a joke. B．It will spend hours understanding them.
C．It will give you no answer. D．It will write an article about them in seconds.
28．What’s the text structure (文本结构) of the passage
A．①/②③/④/⑤ B．①②/③/④⑤ C．①②/③④/⑤ D．①/②③/④⑤
B
Hundreds of years ago， news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days， weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day either by watching TV or reading newspapers.
Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors(编辑) decide which news stories to print Why do they print some stories and not others What makes a good newspaper story
Firstly， it is important to report new stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers， but newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way， or they may print completely different stories from those on TV.
Secondly， a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don't want to read stories about everyday life. As a result， many stories are about some kinds of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example， newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely， instead they print stories about air crashes.
29．According to the passage， how do people learn about news stories in the world now
A．They tell others news stories from place to place on foot or by horse.
B．They learn about news stories by watching TV or reading newspapers.
C．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.
D．They listen to the radio every day to get some information.
30．The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that people can_______.
A．learn more about the same news story from a newspaper
B．read the news story more quickly in a newspaper
C．read news stories in other countries only by reading newspapers
D．watch TV news reports about their own country
31．According to the passage， which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV
A．Every day most people go to work by underground.
B．A student in our class was hurt when we had a PE lesson.
C．A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn't been caught.
D．The bike in front of your house is lost for a few days.
C
A group of swans flew down to a beach. There was a crow (乌鸦) jumping around. The crow watched them and looked down on them.
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air No, that’s not for you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, did other flying tricks, and then came down and looked at the swan proudly.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so tired that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to try to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother Is that another trick “
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride (骄傲) ! If you don’ t help me, I’ll lose my life…”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
32．Why did the crow want to have a flying competition with the swans
A．To play with the swans.
B．To teach the swans new flying skills.
C．To show his good flying skills to the swans.
D．To practice his flying skills with the swans.
33．Why did the crow keep touching the water
A．He was enjoying himself by doing so.
B．He was showing another flying skill.
C．He was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.
D．He was keeping himself from falling into the water.
34．What can we infer (推断) from the passage
A．The crow didn’t know flying.
B．Flying skills were useless.
C．The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.
D．The swan was better at flying for a long time than the crow.
35．What may be the main idea of the passage
A．Pride goes before a fall. B．Crows fly better than swans.
C．A crow helps his friends. D．It’s important to help others.
四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式或音标提示填空，每空一词。
36．Some ancient Chinese coins are very . [ v lj bl]
37．Look! The students are busy (prepare) for the coming exams.
38．Covid-19 makes it difficult for students to go abroad to their studies. (far)
39．She can’t see you at all. She’s blind. (complete)
40．He the pictures in his own words. (description)
B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。
41．I feel a sense of (成就) when I volunteer to help the homeless children.
42．He (冒险) his own life to help this old man out of danger last Sunday.
43．You will be (惩罚) if you are found copying others’ homework.
44．She never gives up (解释) questions to her students.
45．It’s unfair to ask your brother to do all the housework, Bob. You should (分担) it with him.
五、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
Environmental protection is important for the health of our earth. We need to r 46 how our actions influence the environment.
In our daily life, plenty of waste we produce is a big problem. We can r 47 waste by choosing to buy products with l 48 packaging (包装) and to recycle items properly. S 49 rubbish into different categories, such as plastic, paper, and glass, can also be a great help.
Moreover, we d 50 on natural resources for our daily needs, such as water, air, and food. It is important to save resources by using them w 51 . For example, turning off the tap w 52 brushing our teeth can save water, and turning off lights when leaving a room can save electricity.
Finally, we must also think about the r 53 of our choices for the environment. Choosing to use public transportation or carpooling (共乘一辆车) instead of driving a 54 can reduce air pollution. Planting trees can also help take in CO2 and i 55 air quality.
By taking these steps, we can help protect the environment and make a better future.
六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A
Would you like to live in a city where you can go to places like hospitals, museums, cinemas without taking any form of cards or money and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves Although it might sound a little far from you at present, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.
Great changes have taken place in towns where we have lived for centuries, at the same time completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo in Korea. Every home there will have a “telepresence system”, allowing users to control the temperature and humidity (湿度) in their houses, take part in video meetings, receive online education, healthcare and government services. All offices and schools will all be connected to the system as well.
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.
About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener.” said Dan Hill, head of a research company.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
If people live in a “smart city”, it’s not 56 for them to take money or any card when they go out to different places. A “smart city” is a city where all 57 , offices and schools are connected to the “telepresence system”, so users are 58 to do things like attending video meetings and receiving online education. The city of Songdo is such an 59 . The company Ciscocomes up with the idea. Many other technology companies are in this business as well. As more people will live in the city by 2050, the city governments should take 60 to make the city smarter and greener.
B
Nowadays, job interviews are playing an important part in deciding whether a person can get a job finally. But job interviews aren’t the same all over the world. An interviewer’s “body language” and questions, and the forms of an interview can be very different from country to country.
If you’re at a job interview in Japan, don’t look directly into the eyes of the interviewer. It is considered impolite and make the interviewer unhappy. But if you’re at an interview in the US, you should make eye contact (交流) with the interviewer. If you don’t, the interviewer may think you are not sure about your ability and move your name away from the final list.
In Canada, interviewers usually don’t ask questions about personal information like family members and their jobs. In China, however, personal questions are often asked during job interviews.
In Germany, your interview might begin with a very short conversation followed by a formal (正式的) interview. The interviewee should pay special attention to the clothes he wears that day. But in Mexico, the whole interview might not be formal, which makes the interviewee think he is talking with an old friend.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
The 61 in job interviews
Body language In Japan It is not 62 to look at the interviewer directly.
In the US Making eye contact means you are 63 enough.
Questions In Canada Questions about personal information aren’t often 64 .
In China The interviewer often asks questions about personal information.
Forms In Germany The interview is so formal that one should pay attention to his clothes.
In Mexico The informal interview makes one 65 like talking with a friend.
七、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）
66．现实中，大到自然环境和社会环境，小到个人生活和学习，变化无处不在，面对变化，唯有积极适应，才能有所进步和收获。校园网正在开展以“适应变化”为主题的征文活动。假如你是王刚，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你生活中一个变化，你是如何应对这个变化的，以及有什么收获。
提示问题：
1.What is the change that happened in your life
2.How did you deal with it
3.What have you learned from the experience
(注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否定不予评分。)
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