2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中考试（盐城卷）
英语
注意事项：
1.全卷满分120分。考试时间为100分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。
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第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共65分）
一、补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。
A: Hello, Nick. 1
B: I’m reading an article about ChatGPT.
A: 2
B: It’s a smart computer program. It can talk with you and help you learn new things.
A: Really That sounds cool! 3
B: You can ask questions or talk to it, and it gives you useful answers.
A: It’s like having a virtual (虚拟的) friend who knows everything!
B: 4 We can always get help from it.
A: Can ChatGPT tell stories
B: Of course! 5 You can ask it to tell you a scary story, a fairy tale (童话), or even a funny story.
A: Oh, that sounds great. I can’t wait to try it out!
A．What’s it
B．You’re right.
C．How does it work
D．What are you reading
E．It is good at storytelling.
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握文章大意，然后从所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Everyone in Robin’s family had chores (家务活) to do. Robin’s big chore was keeping her bedroom clean and 6 . She had to make her bed and put her toys in the toy box.
Robin was tired of chores. Her parents tried to be encouraging (鼓励的). “ 7 has chores,” they said. “We all have to join in and help out.”
One day, Dad came home with a big dog. “This is King. Would you like to 8 him, Robin ”
“Yes, of course!” cried Robin. She had wanted a 9 for such a long time!
Robin had a great time looking after King. She 10 all of her chores were like this. After spending some time, with King, Robin knew that he was 11 . Then she got an idea.
The next day, Robin 12 training (训练) King. The first 13 was “sit”. Robin taught King to pull up the blanket on her 14 when she said “sit”. “There, the bed is made,” said Robin. She patted (轻拍) King and gave him a treat.
The 15 lesson was “fetch”. When Robin said “fetch”, King would bring back her toys and put them in the toy box. “ 16 ! Another chore is done,” Robin said as she gave King another treat. Soon her room was quite tidy.
Robin’s plan worked well for a few weeks 17 one day Mum asked Robin to show her how the dog training was going. After seeing what had happened, Mum was 18 . It was clear who had been doing Robin’s chores for the last few weeks!
Mum called a family meeting. The family 19 that Robin had to do her chores by herself. She 20 got additional (额外的) chores for a month.
Robin realized her mistake, but was happy that she could still take care of King!
6．A．dry B．wet C．tidy D．dirty
7．A．No one B．Anyone C．Someone D．Everyone
8．A．think about B．look for C．take care of D．stay away from
9．A．parrot B．duck C．dog D．cat
10．A．wished B．believed C．learnt D．remembered
11．A．brave B．smart C．popular D．famous
12．A．enjoyed B．continued C．minded D．started
13．A．lesson B．fact C．result D．story
14．A．desk B．bed C．chair D．shelf
15．A．fourth B．third C．second D．first
16．A．Please B．Great C．Sorry D．No
17．A．since B．so C．or D．until
18．A．nervous B．afraid C．surprised D．glad
19．A．forgot B．agreed C．studied D．knew
20．A．also B．still C．again D．just
三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
（一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
Do you like taking the train Many people need to go to work or somewhere by train.
Jill How do I usually go to work I take the bus first, and then I take the train. My bus to the train station leaves at about half past seven. I get to the train station at eight o’clock. My train leaves at a quarter past eight. I often get to my office at eight thirty. But sometimes I go to work by car and I leave home at five past eight.
Dave One of my friends lives in a small village. I see him every Sunday by train. The train leaves at a quarter to ten in the morning and gets to the village at about twelve. I go home on the evening train. It leaves at ten past six and I get home at ten past nine.
Clark I go to work by train. The train leaves at eight thirty. It takes me twenty minutes. Trains are often late in my city. It’s common for my train to be ten minutes late.
21．How long does it take Jill to get to the train station by bus
A．About 30 minutes. B．About 35 minutes. C．About 40 minutes. D．About 45 minutes.
22．Who lives in a small village
A．Jill’s classmate. B．Dave’s friend. C．Jill. D．Dave.
23．Which of the following is NOT true
A．Dave sees his friend on Saturdays.
B．Trains are often late in Clark’s city.
C．Dave gets to the village at about twelve.
D．Jill often gets to his office at eight thirty.
B
A 13-year-old boy, Liu Anji, got on a bus after school in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province. After showing the IC card on the machine, a voice came out, “preferential treatment card” (优惠待遇卡). The bus driver was puzzled and asked, “Are you using someone else’s card ” “No, it was mine,” said the boy, and he showed the card to the driver. “How can a student have a preferential treatment card!” the bus driver asked. The boy didn’t answer and went for his seat.
In fact, there is a sad story behind it. Liu’s father was once an officer in the army and he died on duty in 2015. Liu was only four years old at that time. The card was for the relatives of army officers who died on duty. With it, one can ride the bus for free.
His mother posted the video on the Internet and wanted more people to know about the card. “Every time we use the card, it tells us Liu’s father is a hero. We are proud of him,” she said.
The video went popular on Douyin. More than 14.37 million people watched it. It is the first time for many people to know about preferential treatment card. People all agree that relatives of heroes should get more care from the public.
24．How old was Liu Anji when he lost his father
A．Two years old. B．Four months old. C．Four years old. D．Twelve years old.
25．Why did Liu’s mother post the video on the Internet
A．To show her love for her husband. B．To tell others Liu’s father is a hero.
C．To get more “likes” on the Internet. D．To let more people know about the card.
26．What is people’s attitude (态度) towards relatives of heroes
A．Nervous. B．Supportive. C．Worried. D．Careless.
C
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!
27．The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.
A．keep out B．give up C．pay no attention to D．continue
28．Which of the following is the typical way of American hospitality
A．Treating friends at home.
B．Taking days off to be with friends.
C．Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.
D．Sharing everything they have.
29．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A．Americans are always generous with their time.
B．Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.
C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.
D．Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.
30．This passage is most probably written for _____ .
A．American students
B．Chinese students
C．Chinese visitors to America
D．American visitors to China
D
I was careful to behave as well as possible, to persuade the King to give me my freedom. Lilliputians soon began to lose their fear of me. They called me the Man-Mountain. Sometimes I lay down and let them dance on my hand, and from time to time children came to play games in my hair. By now I was able to speak their language well.
One day the King invited me to watch the regular entertainments, which are greatly enjoyed by him, his family, and his lords and ladies. I was most interested in the rope-dancing. A very thin rope is fixed thirty centimeters above the ground. People who want to become the King’s most important officials jump and dance on this rope, and whoever jumps highest without falling gets the best job. Sometimes the King orders his lords to dance on the rope, to show that they can still do it. This sport is, of course, rather dangerous, and there are occasional (偶尔的) deaths as a result. It seems a strange way of choosing officials.
There was another interesting entertainment. The King holds a stick in front of him, and sometimes moves it up and down. One by one, people come up to him and jump over the stick or crawl under it. They go on jumping and crawling as the King moves the stick. The winner is the one who jumps and crawls for the longest time, and he receives a blue ribbon (缎带) to wear round his waist. The second best receives a red ribbon, and the third best gets a green one. Many of the Lilliput lords wear their ribbons proudly at all times. I had certainly never seen entertainment like this in any of the countries I had visited before.
—Taken from Gulliver’s Travel
31．How high is the thin rope fixed above the ground
A．15 meters. B．30 centimeters. C．15 centimeters. D．30 meters.
32．Why do people dance on the rope
A．Because they like dancing.
B．Because they believe that they can jump highest.
C．Because they want to become the king’s important officials.
D．Because all of them are proud to wear their ribbons.
33．When do people go on jumping over the stick
A．While the stick is put on the floor.
B．While the stick is fixed above the ground.
C．While other people are crawling under the stick.
D．While the king is moving the stick.
34．How does Gulliver feel about the games
A．He likes them very much.
B．He is very good at playing these games.
C．He thinks they are strange and dangerous.
D．He is not interested in them at all.
35．What do Lilliput lords think of their ribbons
A．They are proud to have their ribbons.
B．They are not interested in the ribbons.
C．They have never seen such an entertainment before.
D．They are afraid of being dead.
（二）阅读短文，并从下面方框的六个句子中选择五个还原到文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。
As the saying goes, “Reading makes a full man.” Children need to read at least 20 minutes a day. Do you know why 36
Reading is “brain (大脑) food”.
Reading provides one of the most complex (复杂的) brain activities in life. Reading will improve many of the areas of the brain. 37 Because we have to read and remember the whole story.
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The experience of reading helps children develop good listening skills. Through reading they can know how to pronounce (发音) and learn new words to connect words to the things in their real world.
Reading prepares children for school.
There is a strong relationship (关系) between reading and study. Because studying needs our abilities to read, children must have strong reading skills. 39
Reading improves relationships in your family.
There is nothing better than reading wonderful books with the whole family. 40 Remember, family members are always important.
A．If children have strong reading skills, they can learn better at school.
B．For example, it improves our memory.
C．The more books you read, the better you will be.
D．Spending time reading with your family each day will make you be closer.
E．Here are some of the reasons.
F．Reading improves listening skills.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分）
四、词汇运用
（一）（共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分）
阅读短文，从所给的单词中选出最恰当的并用其适当形式填空，使短文意思完整通顺。
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It’s not easy for a foreigner to tell a Chinese city exactly, but Jackson did. He 41 be a teacher in New York. Because of his Chinese students, he became interested in Chinese history and culture. He has visited 42 Chinese cities and in Suzhou, he met a pretty woman. Later, they got 43 .
One day, he got an idea of writing a book about Suzhou. It took him 44 6 years to study Suzhou. Besides, he spent more than two years writing his work. Finally, his book Beautiful Su: A social and Cultural History of Suzhou was published. It has been popular in China and 45 .
sometime good return since realize
After finishing the book about Suzhou, Jackson are planning to write another book on Hangzhou. Although (虽然) he has never been to Hangzhou, he hopes to visit there 46 . “I’m glad that the book can help foreigners understand the city 47 .” Jackson said to the reporter.
He has stayed in New York for years 48 COVID-19 broke out (爆发). He plans 49 to China this year. “I believe more people will 50 the beauty of Chinese cities.”
（二）（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，完成短文。
Maybe nobody doesn’t know the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Eiffel Tower is one of the m 51 famous buildings in Europe. It is 300 meters high and stands in a park called Champ do Mars near the River Seine in Paris. It was d 52 by a man called Eiffel.
B 53 the tower was such a tall building, visitors had to climb hundreds of stairs to the top. So Eiffel wanted to make it e 54 for people to get to the top. He wanted to use a lift (电梯). He invited Otis to design a lift for the tower. U 55 , the French government didn’t like his first designing. Then Otis had to make some c 56 for the tower.
The Eiffel Tower c 57 over a million US dollars. That was a lot of money at that time. The French government was worried that they couldn’t get the money back. However, in the first year, they got much more than they invested (投资). T 58 of tickets were sold to people who wanted to go up and look at the view f 59 the tower. The opening of the Eiffel Tower took place in 1889. So far many kings and queens have b 60 to the tower.
五、读写综合
（一）阅读并回答问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
A travel journal is one of the best ways to keep a long journey in memory. Many details that don’t seem important while you are writing your travel journal often turn out to be so memorable.
Get into the habit of writing your travel journal every day. When you are on a busy journey, you probably won’t remember to write. You may promise that you will write later, but that almost newer happens. Take a few minutes every day and put down your memories. It doesn’t have to be long.
Use your down time for your travel journal. There is surprising plenty of sitting around while traveling. You can always put down a few lines in your travel journal when you are on trains, waiting for planes, drying your clothes or waiting in line.
At the beginning, write down the first details people usually forget easily. They include the day, where you are, who you are with, maybe even the weather and what you eat. Years later when you read your journal, you will know exactly what you were doing.
Never forget to write about how you feel. Listing facts is fine but that isn’t why you travelled. A long journey is a time for careful thoughts. Memories of these feelings disappear quickly with time. Writing about the experiences while the memories are fresh is important.
61．How do you keep a long journey in memory according to this passage
62．How many ways does the writer advise us to write a travel journal
63．Is the time you’re waiting for planes is your down time
64．When is the best time to write about the experiences
65．What do you think of writing a travel journal
（二）书面表达。（共1小题，计20分）
66．李强是你班上的一名同学，这学期他变化很多，学习进步很大，请你根据表格中的要点提示，完成一篇作文，不要逐字翻译。
过去 1.花很多时间打电脑游戏；2.讨厌看书。
现在 1.每天看一小时书；2.喜欢看科学书，觉得有趣；3.从图书馆借书或在iPad下载(download)科学故事。
原因 1.从书中获得乐趣；2.获得知识；3.开创新世界。
注意：
1.短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2.词数80左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Li Qiang is one of my classmates. He has changed a lot this term.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案
题号 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
答案 C D C C A B D A B C
题号 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
答案 B D C B A A B A C D
题号 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
答案 B D A B C B C D C A
题号 36 37 38 39 40
答案 E B F A D
1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．E
【导语】本文是一则对话，主要内容为谈论ChatGPT。
1．根据“I’m reading an article about ChatGPT.”可知，介绍的是说话者正在做的事，可以推断对方询问正在做的事。选项D“你在读什么”符合语境。故选D。
2．根据“It’s a smart computer program. It can talk with you and help you learn new things.”可知，这是在介绍ChatGPT，可以推断对方询问ChatGPT是什么。选项A“那是什么”符合语境。故选A。
3．根据“You can ask questions or talk to it, and it gives you useful answers.”可知，你可以向它提问或对话，它会给你有用的答案，这是在介绍ChatGPT的运作原理。选项C“它是如何运作的”符合语境。故选C。
4．根据“It’s like having a virtual (虚拟的) friend who knows everything!”和“We can always get help from it.”可知，A感叹ChatGPT就像个无所不知的虚拟朋友，B表示我们总能从中得到帮助，说明B赞同A的看法。选项B“你说得对”符合语境。故选B。
5．根据“You can ask it to tell you a scary story, a fairy tale (童话), or even a funny story.”可知，ChatGPT会讲恐怖故事、童话、搞笑故事，可以推断它很擅长讲故事。选项E“它擅长讲故事”符合语境。故选E。
6．C 7．D 8．C 9．C 10．A 11．B 12．D 13．A 14．B 15．C 16．B 17．D 18．C 19．B 20．A
【导语】本文讲述了罗宾训练狗King帮助她做家务，她妈妈发现后，全家开会，决定让罗宾自己做家务。罗宾意识到自己的错误，但很高兴她仍然可以照顾King。
6．句意：罗宾最大的家务是保持卧室干净整洁。
dry干燥的；wet潮湿的；tidy整洁的；dirty脏的。此处与clean并列，因此表示保持整洁，故选C。
7．句意：他们说：“每个人都有家务。”
No one没有人；Anyone任何人；Someone某人；Everyone每个人。根据后文“We all have to join in and help out.”可知，所有人都要参加，因此表示每个人都有家务，故选D。
8．句意：罗宾，你愿意照顾它吗？
think about考虑；look for寻找；take care of照顾；stay away from远离。根据后文“Robin had a great time looking after King.”可知，罗宾愿意照顾King，故选C。
9．句意：她想要一条狗已经很久了！
parrot鹦鹉；duck鸭子；dog狗；cat猫。根据前文“One day, Dad came home with a big dog.”可知，此处表示她想要一条狗，故选C。
10．句意：她希望她所有的家务都像这样。
wished希望；believed相信；learnt学习；remembered记住。根据“Robin had a great time looking after King.”可知，罗宾照顾这只狗，非常高兴，因此表示她希望所有的家务像这样，她就喜欢做家务，故选A。
11．句意：和King相处了一段时间后，罗宾知道他很聪明。
brave勇敢的；smart聪明的；popular受欢迎的；famous著名的。根据“The next day, Robin...training (训练) King.”可知，她要训练那只狗，因此她认为他聪明，故选B。
12．句意：第二天，罗宾开始训练King。
enjoyed喜欢；continued继续；minded介意；started开始。根据“The first...was ‘sit’.”可知，此处表示开始训练狗，故选D。
13．句意：第一课是“坐”。
lesson课；fact事实；result结果；story故事。根据“The next day, Robin...training (训练) King.”可知，要训练狗，因此表示给他上课，故选A。
14．句意：罗宾教King在她说“坐”的时候把床上的毯子拉起来。
desk桌子；bed床；chair椅子；shelf架子。根据后文“There, the bed is made”可知，此处表示在床上，故选B。
15．句意：第二课是“取回”。
fourth第四；third第三；second第二；first第一。根据前文“The first...was ‘sit’.”可知，第一课后，是第二课，故选C。
16．句意：太好了！
Please请；Great很棒的；Sorry对不起；No不。根据“Another chore is done”及“Robin said as she gave King another treat.”可知，她给King一份食物，因此她表扬他，认为他很好，故选B。
17．句意：罗宾的计划很顺利地进行了几个星期，直到有一天妈妈让罗宾给她看看狗的训练进展如何。
since自从；so所以；or或者；until直到。根据“Robin’s plan worked well for a few weeks...one day Mum asked Robin to show her how the dog training was going.”可知，她的计划一直进行了几周直到妈妈问她，因此用连词until引导时间状语从句，故选D。
18．句意：看到发生的事情后，妈妈很惊讶。
nervous紧张的；afraid害怕的；surprised惊讶的；glad高兴的。根据“It was clear who had been doing Robin’s chores for the last few weeks!”可知，妈妈明白了家务都是小狗King做的，因此感到惊讶，故选C。
19．句意：全家人都同意罗宾必须自己做家务。
forgot忘记；agreed同意；studied学习；knew知道。根据“She...got additional (额外的) chores for a month.”可知，全家人都同意罗宾应该自己做家务，故选B。
20．句意：她还得到了一个月的额外家务。
also也；still仍然；again再；just仅仅。根据“got additional (额外的) chores”可知，是指也得到了额外的家务，故选A。
21．A 22．B 23．A
【导语】本文主要分享了三个人需要乘坐火车去工作或去某些地方。
21．细节理解题。根据“My bus to the train station leaves at about half past seven. I get to the train station at eight o’clock.”可知Jill乘坐公共汽车去火车站花了大约30分钟。故选A。
22．细节理解题。根据“One of my friends lives in a small village.”可知Dave的一个朋友住在一个小村庄。故选B。
23．细节理解题。根据“I see him every Sunday by train.”可知Dave每个星期日去看望朋友。故选A。
24．C 25．D 26．B
【导语】本文讲述了一位13岁少年 Liu Anji因其父亲在军队殉职而获得“优惠待遇卡”事件引起的网络关注，强调了公众对英雄亲属的支持和关怀。
24．细节理解题。根据“Liu was only four years old at that time.”可知，Liu Anji在失去父亲时是四岁。故选C。
25．细节理解题。根据“His mother posted the video on the Internet and wanted more people to know about the card.”可知，Liu的母亲把视频发布到网上是希望让更多人知道这张卡。故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据“People all agree that relatives of heroes should get more care from the public.”可知，人们对待英雄亲属的态度是支持的。故选B。
27．D 28．A 29．B 30．C
【分析】试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述美国人的待客之道。美国人非常直接，好客，并不含蓄。他们喜欢在家里面招待客人。而中国人的待客之道恰恰与美国人相反。
27．词义猜测题。If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship.“如果同样的两个人再次见面，甚至几年后，他们再重拾友谊。”上文提到，在美国友谊很快就会消失。可知，pick up the friendship译为“重拾友谊”。故选D。
28．细节理解题。根据最后一段第一行For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants.可知美国人喜欢在家里面招待客人，故选A。
29．细节理解题。根据第二段第一行Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time.可知A错误。根据第一段第一行Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt.可知B正确。根据第一段最后一行Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.可知C错误。选项D在文中没有提及，故错误。故选B。
30．推理判断题。本文主要讲述美国人的待客之道，并与中国人进行对比。因此可以推断答案为C。
考点：文化类短文阅读。
31．B 32．C 33．D 34．C 35．A
【导语】本文是摘自《格列佛游记》的一个片段，参加他们举办的常规娱乐活动。
31．细节理解题。根据“A very thin rope is fixed thirty centimeters above the ground.”可知，一根很细的绳子固定在距地面三十厘米的地方。故选B。
32．细节理解题。根据“People who want to become the King’s most important officials jump and dance on this rope, and whoever jumps highest without falling gets the best job.”可知想成为国王最重要官员的人就在这根绳子上跳跃跳舞，谁跳得最高而不摔倒，谁就得到最好的工作。故选C。
33．细节理解题。根据“They go on jumping and crawling as the King moves the stick.”可知当国王移动棍子时，它们会继续跳跃和爬行。故选D。
34．细节理解题。根据“This sport is, of course, rather dangerous, and there are occasional (偶尔的) deaths as a result.”可知当然，这项运动相当危险，并且偶尔会导致死亡。故选C。
35．细节理解题。根据“Many of the Lilliput lords wear their ribbons proudly at all times.”可知许多小人国领主始终自豪地佩戴丝带。故选A。
36．E 37．B 38．F 39．A 40．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了阅读的益处。
36．根据“Children need to read at least 20 minutes a day. Do you know why ”可知，此处说的是孩子们每天至少需要阅读20分钟的原因，E项“以下是一些原因。”符合语境。故选E。
37．根据“Because we have to read and remember the whole story.”可知，阅读有助于提高大脑记忆力，B项“例如，它能提高我们的记忆力。”符合语境。故选B。
38．根据“The experience of reading helps children develop good listening skills.”可知，阅读有助于培养孩子的听力技能，F项“阅读可以提高听力技能。”符合语境。故选F。
39．根据“There is a strong relationship between reading and study.”可知，此处说的是阅读与学习的关系，A项“如果孩子有很强的阅读能力，他们在学校可以学得更好。”符合语境。故选A。
40．根据“Reading improves relationships in your family.”和“There is nothing better than reading wonderful books with the whole family.”可知，和家人一起阅读能够改善家庭关系，D项“每天花时间和家人一起读书会让你们更亲密。”符合语境。故选D。
41．used to 42．several 43．married 44．nearly 45．abroad 46．sometime 47．well/better 48．since 49．to return 50．realize
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了杰克逊对中国的历史和文化产生了兴趣，并出版了一本关于苏州的书籍，并计划写另一本关于杭州的书。
41．句意：他曾在纽约当过老师。根据“be a teacher”可知，杰克逊过去是一名老师，used to do sth“过去常常做某事”。故填used to。
42．句意：他参观了中国的几座城市，在苏州，他遇到了一个漂亮的女人。根据“Chinese cities”可知，此处应用several“几个”修饰Chinese cities，表示“几座城市”。故填several。
43．句意：后来，他们结婚了。根据“Later, they got...”可知，他们结婚了，get married“结婚”。故填married。
44．句意：他花了将近6年的时间来研究苏州。根据“It took him...6 years”可知，此处应用副词nearly“几乎，差不多”修饰动词took。故填nearly。
45．句意：它在中国和国外都很流行。根据“in China”可知，这本书在国内外都很流行，副词abroad“在国外”符合句意。故填abroad。
46．句意：虽然他从未去过杭州，但他希望有一天能去那里看看。根据“Although he has never been to Hangzhou, he hopes to visit there...”可知，此处指有一天能去杭州看看，sometime“在某个时候”符合语境。故填sometime。
47．句意：我很高兴这本书能帮助外国人更好地了解这座城市。根据“help foreigners understand the city...”可知，此处指更好地了解，可用形容词good“好的”的副词形式well或比较级形式better。故填well/better。
48．句意：新冠疫情爆发后，他在纽约待了多年。根据“He has stayed in New York for years...COVID-19 broke out.”可知，此处指自疫情爆发起，since“自从”符合语境。故填since。
49．句意：他计划今年回到中国。根据“He plans...to China this year.”可知，此处考查plan to do sth“计划做某事”，他计划回到中国，动词return“返回”符合句意。故填to return。
50．句意：我相信会有更多的人意识到中国城市的美丽。根据“I believe more people will...the beauty of Chinese cities.”可知，此处指意识到中国城市的美，realize“意识到”符合句意，will后接动词原形。故填realize。
51．(m)ost 52．(d)esigned 53．(B)ecause 54．(e)asy 55．(U)nluckily 56．(c)hanges 57．(c)ost 58．(T)housands 59．(f)rom 60．(b)een
【分析】本文主要介绍了埃菲尔铁塔的历史和发展。
51．句意：埃菲尔铁塔是欧洲最著名的建筑物之一。“one of”后应加形容词的最高级，结合首字母提示可知此处应用“most”，和“famous”构成最高级。故填(m)ost。
52．句意：它是由一个叫Eiffel的人设计的。根据“by a man called Eiffel”并结合首字母提示可知此处应表示是由这个人设计的，应用动词“design”，前面有be动词“was”，应用过去分词“designed”，表示被动。故填(d)esigned。
53．句意：因为铁塔是如此高的建筑物，游客不得不爬数百级阶梯才能到顶。分析前后句关系可知 visitors had to climb hundreds of stairs to the top“游客不得不数百级阶梯才能到顶”是因为the tower was such a tall building“铁塔是如此高的建筑物”，结合首字母提示可知此处应用连词“because”，表示“原因”，位于句首首字母需大写。故填(B)ecause。
54．句意：因此Eiffel想让人们上顶部容易些。根据后句He wanted to use a lift.“他想使用电梯。”并结合首字母提示可知此处应指让人们更容易上塔顶，因此应用形容词“easy”，作“it”的宾语补足语。故填(e)asy。
55．句意：不幸的是，法国政府并不喜欢他起初的设计。根据the French government didn’t like his first designing“法国政府并不喜欢他起初的设计”并结合首字母提示可知此处应表示法国政府不喜欢设计这件事是不幸的，因此应用副词“unluckily”，修饰全句，位于句首首字母需大写。故填(U)nluckily。
56．句意：然后Otis不得不为这个铁塔做出一些改变。根据上文“the French government didn’t like his first designing”可知法国政府不喜欢起初的设计，结合首字母提示可知此处应指必须做出改变，因此应用名词“change”，前有“some”修饰，需变为复数形式“changes”。故填(c)hanges。
57．句意：埃菲尔铁塔花费了一百多万美元。由“over a million US dollars“可知后面加的是钱的数量，结合首字母提示可知此处应用动词“cost”，表示花费，根据上下文可知时态为一般过去时，动词需用过去式“cost”。故填(c)ost。
58．句意：成千上万张票卖给了那些想上去从塔顶看风景的人。根据“…of tickets were sold to people”并结合首字母提示可知此处应指卖出去的票的数量，应用“thousands”，短语“thousands of”表示“成千上万的”，位于句首首字母需大写。故填(T)housands。
59．句意：成千上万张票卖给了那些想上去从塔顶看风景的人。分析句子结构可知此处作地点状语，结合首字母提示可知应用介词“from”，表示从塔顶看风景。故填(f)rom。
60．句意：到目前为止，很多国王和王后都去过埃菲尔铁塔。根据“have…to”并结合首字母提示可知此处应用“been”，短语“have been to”表示“去过”。故填(b)een。
61．I write a travel journal./By writing a travel journal. 62．Four. 63．Yes. 64．While/When the memories are fresh. 65．Memorable./Useful./Great.
【导语】本文主要介绍了一些写旅行日志的建议。
61．根据“A travel journal is one of the best ways to keep a long journey in memory.”可知写旅行日志是记住旅行的方法。故填I write a travel journal./By writing a travel journal.
62．根据“Get into...writing your travel journal every day.”，“Use your down time for your travel journal.”，“At the beginning, write down the first details people usually forget easily.”，“Never forget to write about how you feel.”可知，作者给出了四种建议。故填Four.
63．根据“Use your down time for your travel journal...You can always put down a few lines in your travel journal when you are on trains, waiting for planes, drying your clothes or waiting in line.”可知，等飞机是休息时间。故填Yes.
64．根据“Writing about the experiences while the memories are fresh is important.”可知，在记忆清晰的时候把经历写下来，这是记录经历的最佳时间。故填While/When the memories are fresh.
65．开放性试题，答案合理即可。故填Memorable./Useful./Great.
66．例文
Li Qiang is one of my classmates. He has changed a lot this term. He used to spend much time playing computer games. He didn’t like reading books. But now he finds reading is fun. He reads for an hour every day. Science books are his favorite because he thinks they are interesting. Usually he borrows books from the library or downloads science stories in his iPad. Why is he interested in reading books Because he gets fun from reading and he thinks reading can help him get much knowledge and open up a new world to him.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇记叙文，为材料作文。
②时态：本文要用一般过去时和一般现在时。
③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意详述表格中过去和现在的对比情况，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。
[写作步骤]
①第一步，介绍同学李强，引入话题——他这学期变化很大；
②第二步，具体阐述他过去的情况和现在的进步；
③第三步，总结，说明他这些变化的原因。
[亮点词汇]
①used to do sth 过去常常做某事
②spend+时间段+doing sth 花费时间做某事
③get much knowledge 获取知识
④open up 打开
[高分句型]
①Science books are his favourite because he thinks they are interesting. (because引导的原因状语从句)
②he thinks reading can help him get much knowledge and open up a new world to him. (省略that的宾语从句)
