广东实验中学教育集团2024-2025学年第一学期教学质量监测
八年级英语
第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共70分）
笔试部分（70分）
一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）
从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Cindy is going to Guangzhou soon. She will arrive ________ Baiyun International Airport ________ the morning of November 14th.
A. at; in B. in; on C. at; on D. in; in
2. Please turn to Page ________ and you will see ________ new tips for your stay in our new school.
A. Fifth; hundred B. Fifth; hundreds of
C. Five; two hundred D. Five; hundreds
3. This question is so easy that ________ of my students can answer it.
A. one B. some C. any D. none
4. Everyone ________ here now. You can begin your speech, please.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
5. Some students are tired this morning because they spent a lot of time ________ for the midterm exam last night.
A prepare B. to prepare C. preparing D. prepared
6. Our football team ________ Tom and Jerry, with a grand total of twenty students.
A. include B. includes C. including D. to include
7. Ben can’t play badminton so ________ as our coach.
A. bad B. good C. well D. better
8. Lou spent ________ money but bought ________ food than Lily.
A. fewer; much B. less; more C. fewer; more D. less; much
9. ________ the wheel, we would not have cars, railways and so on.
A. With B. Without C. On D. By
10. Can you make sure of ________ the guests right now
A. a number of B. the number of C. an amount of D. the amount of
二、语法选择（共10个空格，每个空格1分；满分10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Cats are often considered lazy. They love napping on their own comfortable beds. But Gary the cat shows us that some cats also love adventure.
Gary is a ___11___ cat. He goes on camping trips in the Rockies with his owners every week. The cat has his own social media page. He can often be seen playing in snowy mountains in a warm jacket. The cat also enjoys ___12___ pictures with his dog brothers.
James Eastham is Gary’s “dad” and his social media manager. Eastham met Gary ___13___ the cat was about two years old. It turned out that Gary was born with an ___14___ in exploring the great outdoors. He managed to run away from Eastham’s apartment a few times every month.
Shortly after that, the Easthams moved to the mountains. Slowly, Gary went on bigger and bigger adventures. He started with the family’s yard and then parks. As Gary became more comfortable outside, his owners took him on trips to ___15___ distant places and for longer periods of time. Finally, Gary was ready for the mountains and all the fun outdoor activities. This past winter, Gary even tried skiing for his ___16___ time.
When he is tired, Gary will just “hitch a ride” (搭便车) on his owners. “These days, he prefers to ride on my shoulders instead of in ___17___ pack,” said Eastham.
Eastham thinks outdoor adventures seem to have been good for Gary. In the past, the cat ___18___ shy. Now, he becomes much ___19___ around strangers. Maybe Gary is more famous than ____20____ animal on the Internet, but it seems that fame (名声) hasn’t gone to his head. “Gary is still a cat,” said Eastham. “It mostly only cares about having enough food every day.”
11. A. five years old B. five year old C. five-year-old D. five-years-old
12. A. taking B. to take C. takes D. took
13. A. until B. since C. before D. when
14. A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
15. A. much B. many C. more D. most
16 A. the first B. first C. one D. the one
17. A. he B. him C. himself D. his
18. A. is B. are C. was D. were
19. A. confident B. more confident C. confidently D. more confidently
20. A. any other B. the others C. another D. others
三、完形填空（共10个空格，每个空格1.5分；满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Around more than 8000 years ago, people got their food simply by hunting animals and collecting plants. As the population grew larger and larger, people didn’t have enough food to eat. At that time, people were so ___21___ that they became sick or even died. So people needed ___22___.
Then Shen Nong was born. He had a ___23___ appearance. It was said that he had the head of a bull (公牛) and the body of a human being.
When he saw people die of hunger and illness, Shen Nong decided to help them grow five different kinds of crops. But the crops grew very ___24___, so people still didn’t get much food.
One day, while watching a pig digging the soil with its nose, Shen Nong had an idea and then ___25___ many farming tools such as the hoe, ax and sickle. With these tools, people became able to grow and take care of all kinds of crops to make a living.
People had enough to eat, but they still fell sick sometimes. Where to find the ways to help fight against ___26___ Shen Nong began to travel around the land and tasted all kinds of plants to find out if he could use them as ___27___.
To find out how the herbs (药草) ___28___ inside his body, he tried hundreds of different kinds of herbs and carefully wrote down their effects. He was poisoned (中毒) many times, but he always found the right way to save himself in time.
He then ___29___ Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic, the earliest Chinese medicine encyclopedia, which has 365 kinds of medicines derived (提取) from herbs, plants, animals and so on.
Shen Nong’s discoveries led to the traditional Chinese medicine, and it is still ____30____ today around the world. To thank Shen Nong, people respected him as the Divine Farmer.
21. A. poor B. tired C. hungry D. thirsty
22. A. help B. money C. love D. wish
23. A. huge B. tiny C. natural D. special
24. A. slowly B. quickly C. well D. quietly
25. A. found B. invented C. compared D. invited
26. A. animals B. weather C. hunger D. diseases
27. A. food B. medicine C. drinks D. clothes
28. A. made B. took C. played D. worked
29. A. read B. borrowed C. copied D. wrote
30. A. secret B. useless C. practical D. convenient
四、阅读理解（共15题，每小题2分；满分30分）
阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
(A)
Good morning, everyone! My name is Kasper and I’m a child-sized robot. I have black hair and always wear a baseball cap.
I am able to move my arms and head. I can also open and close my mouth and eyes. I can even show several basic emotions, such as happiness, sadness and surprise. For example, I smile when I am happy and I frown when I am sad.
I was designed by scientists in 2005. My job is to help children with autism (自闭症) understand emotions and language and know how to get along with people. I am now working in a kindergarten for autistic children. I talk and play with the children about ten minutes once a week. I often speak slowly to them so that they can better understand what I am saying. I like being touched by these children. However, if a child hits me, I will hide my face in my hands and cry out, “Ouch! This hurts.” The child will then know it is wrong to hit others.
You might ask if I have really helped the children learn some social skills. The answer is “YES”. I remember a girl in the kindergarten. She was alone and protected herself by talking with nobody, but now she is willing to hug everyone and has made some friends after playing with me for some time.
As a robot for autistic children, my greatest wish is to become more helpful to them. I believe that scientists will help make my wish come true in the future.
31. The underlined word “frown” in paragraph 2 probably means ________ in Chinese.
A. 耸肩 B. 皱眉 C. 瞪眼 D. 跺脚
32. According to the passage, Kasper is a robot who can ________.
A help children with autism at a kindergarten.
B. work at a hospital for children with autism.
C. invent some medicine to help children with autism.
D. teach children with autism living skills.
33. If a child hits Kasper, he will ________.
A. act as being hurt. B. run away and hide himself.
C. ask other children for help. D. report it to the children’s teacher.
34. According to the passage, Kasper will ________.
A. achieve all its dreams.
B. make friends with common people.
C. be more useful to autistic children.
D. grow older and know more.
(B)
Development in technology now ties us closer than before. We can call our friends from a thousand kilometers away. We can text. We can talk to each other at the push of a button on WeChat or other social media.
There are, of course, advantages to these modern ways of communicating. However, do we ever think about what we are losing As someone who likes writing and receiving letters, I often feel sad that so few people now give letter writing a fair chance.
While you might call letter writing old-fashioned, I believe we should all write and send letters more often.
To begin with, there’s lots of love in a handwritten letter. This is why texting or calling doesn’t feel as special as letter writing—it is more hurried. These days, we hope to finish everything as quickly as possible. To save time, we often use short sentences.
Handwritten letters, however, deliver much more warmth because we take the time. Writing letters allows us to express to someone how much we care about him or her in a detailed way. So when we receive a letter, we feel we are loved, remembered and missed. Besides, writing a letter can make us feel happy, too. When we sit down and focus on what we are writing, we make ourselves take a break from the stress (压力) of our lives. Moreover, letters can be kept forever. We can always go back and read them again. By keeping a letter, we keep a part of that person and his relationship with us.
Pick up your pen now! Write to your cousins about your school. Let your friends know how much you miss them. Let’s bring back the art of letter writing!
35. According to the passage, ________ is not the modern way of communicating in the passage.
A. writing letters B. using social media
C. making phone calls D. sending text messages
36. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A. time saving B. letter writing
C. texting or calling D. using shortened phrases
37. The writer thinks writing letters makes us feel happy because it makes us feel ________.
A. we are saving an old tradition
B. we are keeping a part of ourselves
C. we are loved, remembered and missed
D. we are away from the stress of our lives
38. By writing this article, the writer wants to ________.
A. stop people from using social media
B. ask schools to teach students how to write letters
C. share his experiences of sending and receiving letters
D. encourage people to write and send letters more often
(C)
This year I entered my teens. I told my parents I wanted to play the piano. Thinking the piano accordion (键盘式手风琴) a reasonable instrument, my parents asked me to attend lessons offered at weekends. After several weeks, my teacher told Mum that I had talent and could be a musician. As a result, for Christmas I received a small accordion as a gift.
Then, in 1983, I decided to return to full-time studies. Needing money to go on my education, I placed an advertisement and found a buyer for my accordion. Over the years, I felt sorry when I thought of my father. He once worked so hard to pay for the accordion. I always remembered how much happiness my practising and playing it brought to him.
By 2013, Dad was in a nursing home and could just stay in bed all day and all night. Doctors said I could bring something in to cheer him up. I began to think how I could bring that happiness to him when I visited. So I asked my son, Sam, to find me a small accordion to be taken to play for my dad. Weeks later, I took the bus to Thompson Pawnbrokers where Sam told me to check out the accordions he found.
When I knew that there were only two full-sized accordions, I explained that I wanted something smaller. As soon as the shopkeeper placed another instrument on the counter, I found it was the one I used to have!
Before Dad passed away the following month, I brought the instrument to the nursing home. When I asked, “Do you know what that is, Papa ” Although he had dementia (痴呆), he answered, “Of course, Lenny! It’s your accordion.”
39. The writer sold his accordion because ________.
A. he was in need of money B. he had no talent for music
C. he wanted a better one D. he had no time to practise
40. Why was the writer looking for a small accordion
A. To be a player again. B. To make his son happy.
C. To find his old accordion. D. To see his father’s smile.
41. Which accordion did the writer bring home finally
A. An accordion that looks like his old one. B. One of the two full-sized accordions.
C. A smaller accordion that he wanted. D. The accordion that he used to have.
42. What happened when the writer showed his father the accordion
A. His father was too excited to say a word. B. His father showed little attention.
C. His father still remembered it. D. His father asked for it as a gift.
(D)
Do you know you can multiply by drawing just a few lines Line multiplication was invented long years ago. It might help you when you don’t have a calculator.
Work out the place values (位值) of your numbers. For example, you are calculating 34×12. The first number has a 4 in the ones place (个位) and a 3 in the tens place (十位). Your second number has a 2 in the ones place and a 1 in the tens place.
Draw parallel (平行) lines to represent (代表) your first number. Draw three lines to represent the tens place. Draw four lines above them to represent the ones place.
Draw parallel lines to represent the second number. Draw one line to represent the tens place. The line should cross over the lines from the first number. Then, draw two lines below it to represent the ones place.
Draw dots at each point where the lines meet each other.
Circle the dots representing the ones place and add them up. Here, you can count eight dots and get the ones place of your answer: 8.
Circle the dots representing the tens place and add them up. You would count 10 dots here. Like any time you add or multiply, once a digit (数位) reaches 10, you need to carry (进位). In this example, you would put a 0 in the tens place and carry the 1 over to the hundreds place.
Count the dots representing the hundreds place. You would count three dots here. Don’t forget the 1 you’ve carried over. Calculate 3+1, and the hundreds place of your answer is 4.
Write down your answer. For 34×12, the answer is 408.
43. This article mainly teaches people ________.
A. how to use line multiplication.
B. how to work out the place values of numbers.
C. how to multiply two numbers using a calculator.
D. how to carry numbers over when adding or multiplying.
44. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the number 873
A. The number has a 3 in the tens place.
B. The number has a 7 in the ones place.
C. The number has a 3 in the hundreds place.
D. The number has an 8 in the hundreds place.
45. Harry has drawn the picture on the right. He is probably calculating ________.
A. 43×51 B. 43×15 C. 34×15 D. 34×51
五、阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡对应题号上将该项涂黑。
Numbers are important in our daily life. ___46___ Here are some examples of them.
Some problems are difficult to work out, but there are a lot of sayings about numbers that can help. ___47___ We know that two heads are better than one. It is always better to work with another person to work out a problem.
Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone. ___48___ But we must remember that two wrongs don’t make a right. If someone does something bad to you you should not do the same to him.
If you are going out with your girlfriend or boyfriend, you do not want another friend to go with you. ___49___
When I was a child in school, I had to learn the three Rs. These important skills are reading, writing and arithmetic (算术). ___50___
These are some expressions about numbers. Hope they can be useful to you.
A. That is to say, we can complete two things with only one action.
B. We not only use numbers to count things, but also use them to show different meanings in our language.
C. These three words do not all start with the letter “R”, but they have the sound of “R”.
D. For example, if we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer.
E. You can just say to your friend: Two’s company, three’s a crowd.
第II卷 主观题（共35分）
六、语篇填词（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使句子通顺合理并符合语法要求。在填写答题卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）
The first computer was invented in 1946 in America. It was heavy and huge. As time went by, scientists d____51____ it and kept trying to make it become lighter and tinier, so now people can take their tablet computers anytime, anywhere. The computer becomes more and more p____52____. Most of the people think the computer is one of the greatest i____53____ in the 20th century. Because of the computer, we make many things possible. For example, computers can give an o____54____ to robots to do dangerous jobs instead of people, and computers are widely used to build intelligent houses. H____55____, many people still worry that computers will take the place of human beings.
七、完成句子（共15空格，每空格1分，满分15分）
56. 对于科学家们而言，调查清楚古早时期恐龙灭绝的原因是很难的。
It is difficult for scientists to find out why dinosaurs ________ ________ in ancient times.
57. 但是现在我们可以依靠科学技术了解恐龙。
But now, we can ________ ________ science and technology to ________ ________ dinosaurs.
58. 除此之外，在一些科学技术的帮助下，我们甚至可以和恐龙一起玩耍。
________ ________, with the help of science and technology, we can even play with dinosaurs.
59. 科学家研究恐龙是因为想知道更多地球在很久以前的演变。
Scientists study dinosaurs because they want to know more about the changes of our Earth ________ ________ ________ ________.
60. 这是一项多么有用的研究啊！科学家们希望通过这项研究保护地球。
________ ________ ________ study it is! Scientists hope to protect our Earth through this study.
八、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）
61. 发明改变了世界，改变了人们的生活。你们学校做了一项关于“我最喜爱的发明”的调查。请你就以下表格写一篇英语短文，报告此次调查的全部结果，并谈谈你心目中最喜爱的一项发明是什么及其原因，短文需包括以下要点：
The result of “What’s your favourite invention” and reasons
Your idea Your favourite invention and reason(s).
要求：
(1) 100词左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
(2) 可适当发挥，但要注意语言通顺，流畅，准确；
(3) 不得透露班级、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
Inventions changed the world. Recently, we did a survey on “What’s your favourite invention” in our school, and here is the result.
30% of the students _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________广东实验中学教育集团2024-2025学年第一学期教学质量监测
八年级英语
第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共70分）
笔试部分（70分）
一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）
从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Cindy is going to Guangzhou soon. She will arrive ________ Baiyun International Airport ________ the morning of November 14th.
A. at; in B. in; on C. at; on D. in; in
【答案】C
2. Please turn to Page ________ and you will see ________ new tips for your stay in our new school.
A. Fifth; hundred B. Fifth; hundreds of
C. Five; two hundred D. Five; hundreds
【答案】C
3. This question is so easy that ________ of my students can answer it.
A. one B. some C. any D. none
【答案】C
4. Everyone ________ here now. You can begin your speech, please.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
【答案】A
5. Some students are tired this morning because they spent a lot of time ________ for the midterm exam last night.
A. prepare B. to prepare C. preparing D. prepared
【答案】C
6. Our football team ________ Tom and Jerry, with a grand total of twenty students.
A. include B. includes C. including D. to include
【答案】B
7. Ben can’t play badminton so ________ as our coach.
A. bad B. good C. well D. better
【答案】C
8. Lou spent ________ money but bought ________ food than Lily.
A. fewer; much B. less; more C. fewer; more D. less; much
【答案】B
9. ________ the wheel, we would not have cars, railways and so on.
A. With B. Without C. On D. By
【答案】B
10. Can you make sure of ________ the guests right now
A. a number of B. the number of C. an amount of D. the amount of
【答案】B
二、语法选择（共10个空格，每个空格1分；满分10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Cats are often considered lazy. They love napping on their own comfortable beds. But Gary the cat shows us that some cats also love adventure.
Gary is a ___11___ cat. He goes on camping trips in the Rockies with his owners every week. The cat has his own social media page. He can often be seen playing in snowy mountains in a warm jacket. The cat also enjoys ___12___ pictures with his dog brothers.
James Eastham is Gary’s “dad” and his social media manager. Eastham met Gary ___13___ the cat was about two years old. It turned out that Gary was born with an ___14___ in exploring the great outdoors. He managed to run away from Eastham’s apartment a few times every month.
Shortly after that, the Easthams moved to the mountains. Slowly, Gary went on bigger and bigger adventures. He started with the family’s yard and then parks. As Gary became more comfortable outside, his owners took him on trips to ___15___ distant places and for longer periods of time. Finally, Gary was ready for the mountains and all the fun outdoor activities. This past winter, Gary even tried skiing for his ___16___ time.
When he is tired, Gary will just “hitch a ride” (搭便车) on his owners. “These days, he prefers to ride on my shoulders instead of in ___17___ pack,” said Eastham.
Eastham thinks outdoor adventures seem to have been good for Gary. In the past, the cat ___18___ shy. Now, he becomes much ___19___ around strangers. Maybe Gary is more famous than ____20____ animal on the Internet, but it seems that fame (名声) hasn’t gone to his head. “Gary is still a cat,” said Eastham. “It mostly only cares about having enough food every day.”
11. A. five years old B. five year old C. five-year-old D. five-years-old
12. A. taking B. to take C. takes D. took
13. A. until B. since C. before D. when
14. A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
15. A. much B. many C. more D. most
16. A. the first B. first C. one D. the one
17. A. he B. him C. himself D. his
18. A. is B. are C. was D. were
19. A. confident B. more confident C. confidently D. more confidently
20. A. any other B. the others C. another D. others
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. A
三、完形填空（共10个空格，每个空格1.5分；满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Around more than 8000 years ago, people got their food simply by hunting animals and collecting plants. As the population grew larger and larger, people didn’t have enough food to eat. At that time, people were so ___21___ that they became sick or even died. So people needed ___22___.
Then Shen Nong was born. He had a ___23___ appearance. It was said that he had the head of a bull (公牛) and the body of a human being.
When he saw people die of hunger and illness, Shen Nong decided to help them grow five different kinds of crops. But the crops grew very ___24___, so people still didn’t get much food.
One day, while watching a pig digging the soil with its nose, Shen Nong had an idea and then ___25___ many farming tools such as the hoe, ax and sickle. With these tools, people became able to grow and take care of all kinds of crops to make a living.
People had enough to eat, but they still fell sick sometimes. Where to find the ways to help fight against ___26___ Shen Nong began to travel around the land and tasted all kinds of plants to find out if he could use them as ___27___.
To find out how the herbs (药草) ___28___ inside his body, he tried hundreds of different kinds of herbs and carefully wrote down their effects. He was poisoned (中毒) many times, but he always found the right way to save himself in time.
He then ___29___ Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic, the earliest Chinese medicine encyclopedia, which has 365 kinds of medicines derived (提取) from herbs, plants, animals and so on.
Shen Nong’s discoveries led to the traditional Chinese medicine, and it is still ____30____ today around the world. To thank Shen Nong, people respected him as the Divine Farmer.
21. A. poor B. tired C. hungry D. thirsty
22. A. help B. money C. love D. wish
23. A. huge B. tiny C. natural D. special
24. A. slowly B. quickly C. well D. quietly
25. A. found B. invented C. compared D. invited
26. A. animals B. weather C. hunger D. diseases
27. A. food B. medicine C. drinks D. clothes
28. A. made B. took C. played D. worked
29. A. read B. borrowed C. copied D. wrote
30. A. secret B. useless C. practical D. convenient
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. C
四、阅读理解（共15题，每小题2分；满分30分）
阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
(A)
Good morning, everyone! My name is Kasper and I’m a child-sized robot. I have black hair and always wear a baseball cap.
I am able to move my arms and head. I can also open and close my mouth and eyes. I can even show several basic emotions, such as happiness, sadness and surprise. For example, I smile when I am happy and I frown when I am sad.
I was designed by scientists in 2005. My job is to help children with autism (自闭症) understand emotions and language and know how to get along with people. I am now working in a kindergarten for autistic children. I talk and play with the children about ten minutes once a week. I often speak slowly to them so that they can better understand what I am saying. I like being touched by these children. However, if a child hits me, I will hide my face in my hands and cry out, “Ouch! This hurts.” The child will then know it is wrong to hit others.
You might ask if I have really helped the children learn some social skills. The answer is “YES”. I remember a girl in the kindergarten. She was alone and protected herself by talking with nobody, but now she is willing to hug everyone and has made some friends after playing with me for some time.
As a robot for autistic children, my greatest wish is to become more helpful to them. I believe that scientists will help make my wish come true in the future.
31. The underlined word “frown” in paragraph 2 probably means ________ in Chinese.
A. 耸肩 B. 皱眉 C. 瞪眼 D. 跺脚
32. According to the passage, Kasper is a robot who can ________.
A. help children with autism at a kindergarten.
B. work at a hospital for children with autism.
C. invent some medicine to help children with autism.
D. teach children with autism living skills.
33. If a child hits Kasper, he will ________.
A. act as being hurt. B. run away and hide himself.
C. ask other children for help. D. report it to the children’s teacher.
34. According to the passage Kasper will ________.
A. achieve all its dreams.
B. make friends with common people.
C. be more useful to autistic children.
D. grow older and know more.
【答案】31. B 32. A 33. A 34. C
(B)
Development in technology now ties us closer than before. We can call our friends from a thousand kilometers away. We can text. We can talk to each other at the push of a button on WeChat or other social media.
There are, of course, advantages to these modern ways of communicating. However, do we ever think about what we are losing As someone who likes writing and receiving letters, I often feel sad that so few people now give letter writing a fair chance.
While you might call letter writing old-fashioned I believe we should all write and send letters more often.
To begin with, there’s lots of love in a handwritten letter. This is why texting or calling doesn’t feel as special as letter writing—it is more hurried. These days, we hope to finish everything as quickly as possible. To save time, we often use short sentences.
Handwritten letters, however, deliver much more warmth because we take the time. Writing letters allows us to express to someone how much we care about him or her in a detailed way. So when we receive a letter, we feel we are loved, remembered and missed. Besides, writing a letter can make us feel happy, too. When we sit down and focus on what we are writing, we make ourselves take a break from the stress (压力) of our lives. Moreover, letters can be kept forever. We can always go back and read them again. By keeping a letter, we keep a part of that person and his relationship with us.
Pick up your pen now! Write to your cousins about your school. Let your friends know how much you miss them. Let’s bring back the art of letter writing!
35. According to the passage, ________ is not the modern way of communicating in the passage.
A. writing letters B. using social media
C. making phone calls D. sending text messages
36. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A. time saving B. letter writing
C. texting or calling D. using shortened phrases
37. The writer thinks writing letters makes us feel happy because it makes us feel ________.
A. we are saving an old tradition
B. we are keeping a part of ourselves
C. we are loved, remembered and missed
D. we are away from the stress of our lives
38. By writing this article, the writer wants to ________.
A. stop people from using social media
B. ask schools to teach students how to write letters
C. share his experiences of sending and receiving letters
D. encourage people to write and send letters more often
【答案】35. A 36. C 37. D 38. D
(C)
This year I entered my teens. I told my parents I wanted to play the piano. Thinking the piano accordion (键盘式手风琴) a reasonable instrument, my parents asked me to attend lessons offered at weekends. After several weeks, my teacher told Mum that I had talent and could be a musician. As a result, for Christmas I received a small accordion as a gift.
Then, in 1983, I decided to return to full-time studies. Needing money to go on my education, I placed an advertisement and found a buyer for my accordion. Over the years, I felt sorry when I thought of my father. He once worked so hard to pay for the accordion. I always remembered how much happiness my practising and playing it brought to him.
By 2013, Dad was in a nursing home and could just stay in bed all day and all night. Doctors said I could bring something in to cheer him up. I began to think how I could bring that happiness to him when I visited. So I asked my son, Sam, to find me a small accordion to be taken to play for my dad. Weeks later, I took the bus to Thompson Pawnbrokers where Sam told me to check out the accordions he found.
When I knew that there were only two full-sized accordions, I explained that I wanted something smaller. As soon as the shopkeeper placed another instrument on the counter, I found it was the one I used to have!
Before Dad passed away the following month, I brought the instrument to the nursing home. When I asked, “Do you know what that is, Papa ” Although he had dementia (痴呆), he answered, “Of course, Lenny! It’s your accordion.”
39. The writer sold his accordion because ________.
A. he was in need of money B. he had no talent for music
C. he wanted a better one D. he had no time to practise
40. Why was the writer looking for a small accordion
A. To be a player again. B. To make his son happy.
C. To find his old accordion. D. To see his father’s smile.
41. Which accordion did the writer bring home finally
A. An accordion that looks like his old one. B. One of the two full-sized accordions.
C. A smaller accordion that he wanted. D. The accordion that he used to have.
42. What happened when the writer showed his father the accordion
A. His father was too excited to say a word. B. His father showed little attention.
C. His father still remembered it. D. His father asked for it as a gift.
【答案】39. A 40. D 41. D 42. C
(D)
Do you know you can multiply by drawing just a few lines Line multiplication was invented long years ago. It might help you when you don’t have a calculator.
Work out the place values (位值) of your numbers. For example, you are calculating 34×12. The first number has a 4 in the ones place (个位) and a 3 in the tens place (十位). Your second number has a 2 in the ones place and a 1 in the tens place.
Draw parallel (平行的) lines to represent (代表) your first number. Draw three lines to represent the tens place. Draw four lines above them to represent the ones place.
Draw parallel lines to represent the second number. Draw one line to represent the tens place. The line should cross over the lines from the first number. Then draw two lines below it to represent the ones place.
Draw dots at each point where the lines meet each other.
Circle the dots representing the ones place and add them up. Here, you can count eight dots and get the ones place of your answer: 8.
Circle the dots representing the tens place and add them up. You would count 10 dots here. Like any time you add or multiply, once a digit (数位) reaches 10, you need to carry (进位). In this example, you would put a 0 in the tens place and carry the 1 over to the hundreds place.
Count the dots representing the hundreds place. You would count three dots here. Don’t forget the 1 you’ve carried over. Calculate 3+1, and the hundreds place of your answer is 4.
Write down your answer. For 34×12, the answer is 408.
43. This article mainly teaches people ________.
A. how to use line multiplication.
B. how to work out the place values of numbers.
C. how to multiply two numbers using a calculator.
D. how to carry numbers over when adding or multiplying.
44. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the number 873
A. The number has a 3 in the tens place.
B. The number has a 7 in the ones place.
C. The number has a 3 in the hundreds place.
D. The number has an 8 in the hundreds place.
45. Harry has drawn the picture on the right. He is probably calculating ________.
A. 43×51 B. 43×15 C. 34×15 D. 34×51
【答案】43. A 44. D 45. D
五、阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡对应题号上将该项涂黑。
Numbers are important in our daily life. ___46___ Here are some examples of them.
Some problems are difficult to work out, but there are a lot of sayings about numbers that can help. ___47___ We know that two heads are better than one. It is always better to work with another person to work out a problem.
Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone. ___48___ But we must remember that two wrongs don’t make a right. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him.
If you are going out with your girlfriend or boyfriend, you do not want another friend to go with you. ___49___
When I was a child in school, I had to learn the three Rs. These important skills are reading, writing and arithmetic (算术). ___50___
These are some expressions about numbers. Hope they can be useful to you.
A. That is to say, we can complete two things with only one action.
B. We not only use numbers to count things, but also use them to show different meanings in our language.
C. These three words do not all start with the letter “R”, but they have the sound of “R”.
D. For example, if we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer.
E. You can just say to your friend: Two’s company, three’s a crowd.
【答案】46. B 47. D 48. A 49. E 50. C
第II卷 主观题（共35分）
六、语篇填词（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使句子通顺合理并符合语法要求。在填写答题卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）
The first computer was invented in 1946 in America. It was heavy and huge. As time went by, scientists d____51____ it and kept trying to make it become lighter and tinier, so now people can take their tablet computers anytime, anywhere. The computer becomes more and more p____52____. Most of the people think the computer is one of the greatest i____53____ in the 20th century. Because of the computer, we make many things possible. For example, computers can give an o____54____ to robots to do dangerous jobs instead of people, and computers are widely used to build intelligent houses. H____55____, many people still worry that computers will take the place of human beings.
【答案】51. (d)eveloped
52. (p)opular
53. (i)nventions
54. (o)rder
55. (H)owever
七、完成句子（共15空格，每空格1分，满分15分）
56. 对于科学家们而言，调查清楚古早时期恐龙灭绝的原因是很难的。
It is difficult for scientists to find out why dinosaurs ________ ________ in ancient times.
【答案】 ①. died ②. out
57. 但是现在我们可以依靠科学技术了解恐龙。
But now, we can ________ ________ science and technology to ________ ________ dinosaurs.
【答案】 ①. depend ②. on ③. learn ④. about
58. 除此之外，在一些科学技术的帮助下，我们甚至可以和恐龙一起玩耍。
________ ________, with the help of science and technology, we can even play with dinosaurs.
【答案】 ①. In ②. addition
59. 科学家研究恐龙是因为想知道更多地球在很久以前的演变。
Scientists study dinosaurs because they want to know more about the changes of our Earth ________ ________ ________ ________.
【答案】 ①. a ②. long ③. time ④. ago
60. 这是一项多么有用的研究啊！科学家们希望通过这项研究保护地球。
________ ________ ________ study it is! Scientists hope to protect our Earth through this study.
【答案】 ①. What ②. a ③. useful
八、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）
61. 发明改变了世界，改变了人们的生活。你们学校做了一项关于“我最喜爱的发明”的调查。请你就以下表格写一篇英语短文，报告此次调查的全部结果，并谈谈你心目中最喜爱的一项发明是什么及其原因，短文需包括以下要点：
The result of “What’s your favourite invention” and reasons
Your idea Your favourite invention and reason(s).
要求：
(1) 100词左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
(2) 可适当发挥，但要注意语言通顺，流畅，准确；
(3) 不得透露班级、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
Inventions changed the world. Recently, we did a survey on “What’s your favourite invention” in our school, and here is the result.
30% of the students _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】例文：
Inventions changed the world. Recently, we did a survey on “What’s your favourite invention” in our school, and here is the result.
30% of the students’ favourite invention is smart phones because they can use them to chat with friends. 25% of the students’ favourite invention is the computer because they can use it to do many important jobs. 20% of the students’ favourite invention is the car because it makes their life convenient. 15% of the students’ favourite invention is the air conditioner because it can keep the air cool. 10% of the students choose other inventions.
My favourite invention is the Internet. Because of it, the world becomes smaller and smaller. We can keep abreast of the latest events around the world anytime and anywhere.
