广东省广州市花都区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题（答案）

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一、语言知识及运用（共三节, 满分 25 分）第一节 语音知识（5 小题, 重读和语调每小题 5
分, 意群 1 分, 共 5 分）
请默读以下小语篇，完成相应任务:
Befre the inventin f the light bulb, peple had t use il lamps, gas lamps r candles t see at night. With
light bulbs, peple can d as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime. Can yu imagine living withut
them?
用“'”在文中划线单词 inventin 和 candles 标记重音。
；
分别用“↑”、“↓”在第二句和第三句的句末标记升降调 (语调)。
；
用“/”把标下划线的句子划分成三个意群。
【答案】1.①. in'ventin②. 'candles
2.①. ↓②. ↑
3. peple can d/as many things in the evenings as they can/in the daytime
【解析】
【1 题详解】
考查单词重音。根据 inventin 的音标/ɪnˈvenʃn/可知，单词 inventin 的重音应标记在第二个音节开头；根据 candles 的音标/ˈkændlz/可知，单词 candles 的重音应标记在第一个音节开头。故填 in'ventin；'candles。
【2 题详解】
考查语调。降调一般用于陈述句、特殊疑问句、感叹句等句子中。第二句为陈述句，所以是降调；第三句是一般疑问句，所以是升调。故填↓；↑。
【3 题详解】
考查划分意群。一个语意群可以是一个单词，一个短语，一个词组，一个句子，每一个都必须有自己的意义。一般按下列划分原则：名词词组、动词词组、介词词组、状语词组等；意群的特点是其相对完整性。在交际和阅读中，意群是停顿和换气的标准。一个意群不能读破，否则将产生歧义和误解。根据下划线句子“peple can d as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime”可知，peple can d“人们可以做”； as many things in the evenings as they can“晚上尽可能多地做一些事情”；in the daytime“白天”。因此根据划
第二节 语法选择（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,从所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项, }在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On 8 February, 2005, Ellen MacArthur arrived back in England after sailing arund the wrld. She was
4 persn t sail arund the wrld alne. It tk her 71 days, 14 hurs, 18 minutes and 35 secnds 5
the jurney. T make the jurney shrter, she kept 6 withut any stp n land. She was just 28 years ld
then. Arund 8,000 peple were waiting at the harbur t say cngratulatins t her when she finished her amazing jurney. She left England n 28 Nvember 2004, and travelled arund 43 cuntries.
“I 7 a lng time preparing bth my bdy and my mind fr it since I decided t d it,” said Ellen
MacArthur befre she started her lng jurney. During the jurney, she nly let herself sleep fr 8 minutes
every time. That’s because she had t make sure that 9 bad was happening t the bat. As she didn’t have
any 10 peple t talk t, the 71 days must have been very lnely (孤独的). She had 11 small
cker t heat the cld meals. She had t sail 12 t keep safe. She faced dangerus strms frm time t
time, but she never thught f giving up.
Ellen is nw famus all ver the wrld. Her stry shws us that yu may nt succeed 13 yu face
challenges bravely and never give up.
4.
A. quick
B. quicker
C. the quickest
D. quickest
5.
A. finish
B. t finish
C. finishing
D. finished
6.
A. ging
B. g
C. went
D. t g
7.
A. spend
B. spends
C. have spent
D. spent
8.
A. a few
B. few
C. a little
D. little
9.
A. smething
B. everything
C. anything
D. nthing
10.
A. anther
B. ther
C. the ther
D. thers
11.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了艾伦·麦克阿瑟独自环球航行的故事。
【4 题详解】
句意：她现在是独自环球航行最快的人。
quick 快速的，形容词原级；quicker 形容词比较级；the quickest 定冠词加形容词最高级；quickest 形容词最高级。根据“ It tk her 71 days, 14 hurs, 18 minutes and 35 secnds”和“T make the jurney shrter”可知，她是独自环球航行最快的人，应用形容词最高级，最高级前加定冠词 the。故选 C。
【5 题详解】
句意：她的旅程花了 71 天 14 小时 18 分 35 秒。
finish 完成，动词原形；t finish 动词不定式；finishing 动词现在分词或动名词；finished 动词过去式。根据
“It tk her”可知，本题考查固定句式 it tk sb sme time t d sth“做某事花费某人多少时间”。故选 B。
【6 题详解】
句意：为了缩短旅程，她一直在陆地上不停地走。
ging 动词现在分词或动名词；g 走，动词原形；went 动词过去式； t g 动词不定式。根据“kept”可知，本题考查动词短语 keep ding sth“一直做某事”。故选 A。
【7 题详解】
句意：自从我决定这么做以来，我花了很长时间来准备我的身体和思想。
spend 花费，动词原形；spends 动词单三；have spent 现在完成时；spent 动词过去式。根据“since I decided t d it”可知，本句为现在完成时。故选 C。
【8 题详解】
句意：在旅途中，她每次只让自己睡几分钟。
a few 一点；few 很少；a little 少量； little 小的。根据“minutes every time”可知，她每次只睡几分钟，应用 a few 修饰可数名词 minutes。故选 A。
【9 题详解】
句意：那是因为她必须确保船没有发生任何不好的事情。
12.
A. careful
B. careless
C. carefully
D. care
13.
A. after
B. when
C. if
D. unless
【答案】4. C
5. B
6. A7. C
8. A
9. D10. B
11. B
12. C13. D
【解析】
【10 题详解】
句意：因为没有可以说话的人，这 71 天她一定很孤独。
anther 另一个；ther 另外的；the ther 另一个；thers 其他人。根据“peple t talk t, the 71 days must have been very lnely”可知，穿上没有其他人，应用 ther 修饰名词 peple。故选 B。
【11 题详解】
句意：她有一个小炊具来加热冷饭。
the 定冠词；a 不定冠词，用于辅音音素前；an 不定冠词，用于元音音素前；/零冠词。此处泛指“一个炊具”，small 以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词 a。故选 B。
【12 题详解】
句意：她必须小心航行以保证安全。
careful 小心的，形容词；careless 粗心的，形容词；carefully 小心地，副词；care 照顾，名词。此处应选一副词修饰动词 sail。故选 C。
【13 题详解】
句意：她的故事告诉我们，除非你勇敢地面对挑战，永不放弃，否则你可能不会成功。
after 在……之后；when 在……时候；if 如果；unless 如果不。根据“yu may nt face challenges bravely and never give up”可知，此处说的是如果你不一直坚持的话，你就不会成功，应用 unless引导条件状语从句。故选 D。
第三节 完形填空（满分 10 分）阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 从 16-25 各题所给的 A、B、C
和 D 项中选出最佳选项, }在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the heart f Paris, a schl welcmes students frm all arund the wrld. One day, a yung girl named Maria arrived frm Britain. She wuld stay there as a/an 14 student fr ne year.
At first, Maria felt 15 by the new envirnment and tried t get used t the French culture and language.
But her teachers and classmates were 16. With their help, Maria vercame (克服) a lt f difficulties.
As mnths went by, Maria gt easier. She 17 arund Paris and learnt a lt mre abut France. She
visited museums, attended cncerts and walked alng the Seine river. She 18 the beauty f the city a lt.
A year later, it was time fr Maria t leave. She felt a little bit19. She wuld miss her friends and the
city which had becme her secnd hme. She was thankful fr the meaningful20and valuable friendship
she has gt.
After a few years, Maria 21 Paris as a successful businesswman. She 22 met sme f her
She was thankful fr the 23 f the educatinal exchange.
【导语】本文主要讲述了一个来自英国的年轻女孩玛丽亚在巴黎的一所学校学习的经历。
【14 题详解】
句意：她将作为交换生在那里待一年。
British 英国；French 法国；exchange 交换；hmestay 寄宿家庭。根据“a yung girl named Maria arrived frm Britain. She wuld stay there as fr ne year”可知，她将作为交换生在那里待一年。故选 C。
【15 题详解】
14.
A. British
B. French
C. exchange
D. hmestay
15.
A. wrried
B. silly
C. cmfrtable
D. cnfident
16.
A. happy
B. wnderful
C. interesting
D. helpful
17.
A. tured
B. rde
C. drve
D. flew
18.
A. intrduced
B. enjyed
C. remembered
D. imprved
19.
A. angry
B. sad
C. amazed
D. glad
20.
A. challenges
B. skills
C. experiences
D. classes
21.
A. intrduced t
B. walked arund
C. lived in
D. returned t
22.
A. hardly
B. specially
C. luckily
D. quietly
23.
A. develpment
B. pwer
C. methd
D. secret
【答案】14. C
15. A
16. D17. A
18. B
19. B20. C
21. D22. C23. A
【解析】
句意：起初，玛丽亚对新环境感到担忧，并试图适应法国的文化和语言。
wrried 担心的；silly 愚蠢的；cmfrtable 舒适的；cnfident 自信的。根据“and tried t get used t the French culture and language”可知起初，玛丽亚对新环境感到担忧。故选 A。
【16 题详解】
句意：但她的老师和同学都乐于助人。
happy 快乐的；wnderful 精彩的；interesting 有趣的；helpful 乐助人的。根据“With their help, Maria vercame(克服) a lt f difficulties.”可知，她的老师和同学都乐于助人。故选 D。
【17 题详解】
句意：她游览了巴黎，对法国有了更多的了解。
tured 游览；rde 骑行；drve 驾驶；flew 飞行。根据“She visited museums, attended cncerts and walked alng the Seine river.”可知，她游览了巴黎。故选 A。
【18 题详解】
句意：她非常喜欢这座城市的美丽。
intrduced 介绍；enjyed 喜欢；remembered 记住；imprved 改进。根据“the beauty f the city a lt”可知，喜欢这座城市的美丽。故选 B。
【19 题详解】
句意：她感到有点难过。
angry 愤怒的；sad 悲伤的；amazed 惊讶的；glad 高兴的。根据“A year later, it was time fr Maria t leave.”和“She wuld miss her friends and the city which had becme her secnd hme.”可知，离别的时候，她感到有点难过，故选 B。
【20 题详解】
句意：她很感激有意义的经历和宝贵的友谊。
challenges 挑战；skills 技能；experiences 经历；classes 课程。根据“In the heart f Paris, a schl welcmes students frm all arund the wrld. One day, a yung girl named Maria arrived frm Britain.”可知，这是有意义的经历。故选 C。
【21 题详解】
句意：几年后，玛丽亚作为一名成功的女商人回到了巴黎。
intrduced t 被介绍给；walked arund 四处走动；lived in 住在；returned 返回。根据“A year later, it was time fr Maria t leave.”可知，玛丽亚作为一名成功的女商人回到了巴黎。故选 D。
【22 题详解】
句意：幸运的是，她遇到了一些以前的同学和老师。
hardly 几乎不；specially 特别；luckily 幸运地；quietly 安静地。根据“met sme f her frmer classmates and teachers”可知，她遇到了一些以前的同学和老师是幸运的事。故选 C。
【23 题详解】
句意：她对教育交流的培养表示感谢。
develpment 培养；pwer 力量；methd 方法；secret 秘密。根据“f the educatinal exchange”可知，教育交流属于培养方式。故选 A。
二、阅读（共两节）第一节 阅读理解（共 11 小题； 每小题 2 分, 满分 22 分）阅读下面短
文, 从 26-36 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 选项中选出最佳选项,}在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
During the Han Dynasty, there was a histrian named Sima Qian. One day, the emperr gt a message that the captain frm nrthern China. It said that the general (将军) Li Ling had given in (投降) t the enemy. The emperr was very angry with Li Ling. But Sima Qian didn’t say a wrd.
The emperr asked Sima Qian what he thught abut the matter. He answered, “The enemy has 30,000 sldiers, but Li has nly 5,000 men. He has been fighting hard fr mre than ten days. Li nly gave in because they had run ut f fd. I believe he is waiting fr anther chance t attack.”
When the emperr heard his wrds, he gt even angrier. He punished Sima Qian badly. Sima Qian felt s humiliated (受辱的) that he nce wanted t kill himself. But in a letter t his friend, “If I die nw, it’s like ne hair
falling frm nine cws. I dn’t want t die like a nbdy. I will first finish the histry bk that I am writing.
Later, Sima Qian did finish the bk, Recrds f the Grand Histrian (《史记》)
Why was the emperr angry accrding t Paragraph 1?
A. Because Li Ling gave in t Sima Qian’s army.
B Because Sima Qian didn’t say a wrd fr Li Ling.
C. Because Li Ling gave up fighting with the enemy.
D. Because Sima Qian sent a message t the emperr.
In what rder did the fllwing happen in the stry?
Sima Qian decided t keep n writing his histry bk.
Sima Qian didn’t say a wrd fr Li Ling.
c Sima Qian shwed his belief in Li Ling t the emperr.
Sima Qian wanted t kill himself.
Sima Qian was punished badly by the emperr.
A. c-b-e-d-aB. c-e-d-a-b
What did Sima Qian mean by saying “it’s like ne hair falling frm nine cws” in the third paragraph?
He didn’t want t die like hair falling frm nine cws.
His life wuld be different if he died after being punished.
His life was a tiny part f smething much mre imprtant.
He wanted t becme ne hair falling frm nine cws.
What kind f man is Sima Qian accrding t the stry?
Kind and helpful.
Brave and clever.
Friendly and gentle.
Plite and hnest.
【答案】24. C25. D26. A27. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲了汉朝时期，历史学家司马迁遭受了严重的惩罚，因为他为被敌人击败的李陵辩护。尽管受到严厉的惩罚，司马迁仍然坚持完成了他的著作《史记》，这本书成为了中国历史上最著名的书籍之一。
【24 题详解】
细节理解题。根据“t said that the general (将军) Li Ling had given in (投降) t the enemy. The emperr was very angry with Li Ling”可知皇帝对李陵生气，因为他向敌人屈服了。故选 C。
【25 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“But Sima Qian didn’t say a wrd.”可知司马迁没有为李陵说话，b 排第一位，排除 AB；根据第三段“He punished Sima Qian he nce wanted t kill will first finish the histry bk that I am writing.”可知皇帝惩罚了他，他想要自杀，但是他继续写书，故 d 排在 a 之前，排除 C。故选 D。
【26 题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“it’s like ne hair falling frm nine cws. I dn’t want t die like a nbdy”可知他不想像个无名小卒一样死去，故划线部分和选项 A 意义相近。故选 A。
【27 题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，司马迁遭受了严重的惩罚，因为他为被敌人击败的李陵辩护。尽管受到严厉的惩罚，司马迁仍然坚持完成了他的著作《史记》，可见他是勇敢和聪明的。故选 B。
As a way f passing n knwledge, ideas and creativity, bks have played an imprtant part in human
In ancient times, there were n bks, and peple passed n their knwledge by telling stries. The earliest frms f the bk were made in Egypt arund 3,000 BC. These early scrlls (卷轴), made frm animal skins, were used t recrd stries, laws and histry. Later, peple learned hw t write and make paper. They wrte each wrd by hand. It tk a lng time t write just ne bk, making them rare and expensive.
In the 15th century, the inventin f the printing press appeared and changed the bk-making business and even the wrld. This made it pssible t print bks quickly. Even cmmn peple culd buy and read bks.
In the 20th century, cmputers and the Internet changed the wrld again. A new kind f bk appeared: the electrnic bk (e-bk). E-bks have pened up a new wrld fr bks. They are quickly changing peple’s reading habits. It is easier fr peple t buy and sell bks nline and carry the whle library in their pckets. Therefre, infrmatin travels faster and farther.
In a wrd, the histry f the bk shws the develpment f human civilizatin. Frm ancient scrlls t e-bks, the bk has changed t meet the needs f humans. In the future, it is pssible that bks will cntinue t change. Nw, peple have many ways t read bks. But, mre imprtantly, peple shuld keep n reading!
Befre bks appeared, hw did peple pass n their knwledge?
A. By dancing.B. By singing.
C. Thrugh strytelling.D. Thrugh scrlls.
Why were bks expensive in the early days f paper inventin?
Because bks were made frm expensive animal skins.
Because writing ne bk by hand needed a lt f time.
Because the paper was expensive at the beginning.
Because peple were busy inventing the printing press.
What change have e-bks brught t humans accrding t the passage?
Peple can read bks cnveniently anytime fr their small sizes.
E-bks have made it difficult t buy and sell paper bks nline.
Peple’s reading habits have becme faster but less enjyable.
E-bks cannt prvide the same reading experience as paper bks.
What des the writer mainly want t tell us in the last paragraph?
Bks shw the develpment f human civilizatin.
Peple will have many different ways t read bks.
Bks will cntinue t change t meet the needs f humans.
【答案】28. C29. B30. A31. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了书籍在人类文明中发挥了重要作用，虽然现在人们有很多方式来读书，但是人们还是应该坚持阅读。
【28 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“In ancient times, there were n bks, and peple passed n their knwledge by telling stries.”可知，在古代，人们通过讲故事来传递他们的知识。故选 C。
【29 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“It tk a lng time t write just ne bk, making them rare and expensive.”可知，这使得它们既稀有又昂贵，是因为手写一本书需要很多时间。故选 B。
【30 题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“E-bks have pened up a new wrld fr bks. They are quickly changing peple’s reading habits. It is easier fr peple t buy and sell bks nline and carry the whle library in their pckets. Therefre, infrmatin travels faster and farther.”可知，电子书体积小，人们可以随时方便地阅读。故选 A。
【31 题详解】
段落大意题。根据最后一段“ In the future, it is pssible that bks will cntinue t change. Nw, peple have many ways t read bks. But, mre imprtantly, peple shuld keep n reading!”可知，作者在最后一段主要想告诉我们：即使书籍不断变化，人们也应该坚持阅读。故选 D。
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All applicants must write a ne-t-tw-page article including the fllwing. First, tell yur interests and
All applicants must have a reference (推荐信) frm their head teacher. The head teacher will receive an email with an Exeter Summer Reference Frm. Yur head teacher must cmplete the frm thrugh the nline frm system.
Study the prgram curse catalgs (目录). The 2024 catalgs will be nline in late January this year.
The 2024 applicatin (申请) will begin in the early February f 2024. If yu are interested, welcme t apply!
32 Wh can apply fr the 2024 Exeter Summer Educatin Prgram?
Tm brn n July 1, 2005 wh can speak quite gd English.
Lily brn n September 1, 2008 wh can cmmunicate well in English.
Harry brn n March 1, 2011 wh can nly speak Mandarin.
Amy brn n Octber 1, 2012 wh can speak English and French.
What shuld nt be included in the applicant’s article?
What they like and what they are gd at.
What imprtant experience they have had.
Why they are applying fr the prgram.
Hw they cmplete the applicant frms.
What shuld yu keep in mind if yu want t apply fr the prgram?
Yu shuld spend $85 as the prgram fee.
Yu shuld check the curse catalgs nline.
Yu must get a reference frm yur friend.
Yu can apply fr the prgram in late January.
【答案】32. B33. D34. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了 2024 年埃克塞特暑期教育项目的情况。
【32 题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Between the ages f 13 and 18 years ld n September 1, 2024.”及“All students must have a high level f English t attend the prgram.”可知，符合这两个条件的人可以参加 2024 年埃克塞特暑期教育项目。选项 B“丽丽 2008 年出生，24 年她 16 岁，且她能很好地用英语交流”符合条件。故选 B。
【33 题详解】
细节理解题。根据“First, tell yur interests and abilities alng with any ther backgrund infrmatin yu wish t
D cmputers stp us frm learning and develping? D they make us stupid? A recent study at Clumbia University in New Yrk lked at this questin, in particular hw cmputers change ur memry. 35
First, the scientists did study n what happens when peple are asked difficult questins. They fund that what we think has changed when we hear difficult questins because f websites like Ggle. When peple were asked difficult questins in the past, scientists believe they tried t think f the answers t the questins. 36 They
dn’t try t answer it themselves. Fr example, they think abut what they might put int Ggle, but in the past they thught abut the questin itself.
Secnd, scientists fund that cmputers have changed the type f infrmatin we remember. 37 On
ne hand, it seems that peple nw frget facts. On the ther hand, it is true that they can clearly remember where t find the fact. 38 Mst f the students culdn’t remember the facts, but they were able t remember the files
and the where the facts is.
39 Scientists believe that we are spending time remembering where and hw we can find things, but
we’re nt trying t remember the infrmatin itself any mre.
This change can be bth gd and bad.
They wanted t find ut if cmputers have changed the way we remember infrmatin.
S it seems that cmputers are nt making us stupid, but they are making us lazy!
Hwever, because f mdern technlgy, the first thing peple think abut nw is hw t find the answer.
In ne test, scientists tld university students sme facts and als where the facts were saved in a file.
【答案】35. B36. C37. A38. E39. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了电脑是否会让我们变傻，最后得出结论是不会，但是会让我们变懒。
【35 题详解】
根据前文“A recent study at Clumbia University in New Yrk lked at this questin, in particular hw cmputers
根据后文“On ne hand, it seems that peple nw frget facts. On the ther hand, it is true that they can clearly remember where t find the fact.”可知，这种变化有好的一面和不好的一面，选项 A“这个变化有好有坏”符合语境。故选 A。
【38 题详解】
根据后文“Mst f the students culdn't remember the facts, but they were able t remember the files and the where the facts is”可知，此处表达学生找事实和相关的文件，选项 E“在一项测试中，科学家告诉大学生一些事实，以及这些事实被保存在一个文件中的地方”符合语境。故选 E。
【39 题详解】
根据后文“Scientists believe that we are spending time remembering where and hw we can find things, but we’re nt trying t remember the infrmatin itself any mre.”可知，此处表明人们的变化，选项 D“然而，由于现代科技的发展，人们现在首先想到的是如何找到答案”符合语境。故选 D。
三、写作（共四节, 满分 38 分）第一节 语篇填词（满分 5 分）
阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确的形式，每空限填一词。
A lng time ag, there was a king in India. The king’s favrite game was chess.
One day, a w40 ld man came t the palace and the king challenged him t a game. The king
p41 the ld man, “Yu can have any prize if yu win the game.”
The ld man said, “If I win the game, I’d like ne grain f rice fr the first square f the chessbard, fur fr the third, and then duble the a42 fr each f the rest f the squares.” “Is that all?” asked the king. “Wuldn’t
yu like gld r silver i43?”
“N, just rice,” replied the ld man. The king and the ld man played the game fr a lng time. Finally the ld man wn. S the king rdered his men t cllect a bag f rice. He put ne grain n the first square, and s n. The king quickly r 44 the prblem—even with all the rice in the cuntry, he wuld still nt have enugh rice t
put n all the squares!
【答案】40. (w)ise
(p)rmised
(a)munt
(i)nstead
(r)ealized
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。印度有一位国王，他最喜欢下棋。有一天，一位老人来到宫殿，国王向他挑战下棋。老人说，如果他赢了，想要第一个棋盘格子上的一粒米，第二个格子上的两粒米，第三个格子上的四粒米，然后每个格子都翻倍。国王最终输给了老人，但他意识到即使整个国家的米都拿来，也不够放在棋盘上的格子上。
【40 题详解】
句意：一天，一位智慧的老人来到王宫，国王向他挑战，要和他做一场游戏。根据首字母 w 和后文可知，国王最终输给了老人，故老人充满了智慧，形容词 wise “智慧的”作定语修饰名词。故填(w)ise。
【41 题详解】
句意：国王答应老人：“如果你赢了比赛，你可以得到任何奖品。”根据“Yu can have any prize if yu win the game.”可知，国王向老人做出了承诺，根据“came t the palace”可知，时态为一般过去时，应用 prmise的过去式。故填(p)rmised。
【42 题详解】
句意：如果我赢了，我想在棋盘的第一个方格里放一粒米，在第三个方格里放四粒米，然后在剩下的方格上放两倍的米。根据“If I win the game, I’d like ne grain f rice fr the first square f the chessbard, fur fr the third, and then duble”可知，此处指在剩下的方格里的每一个方格放多一倍的数量，结合首字母 a 可 知，amunt “数量” 符合句意。故填(a)munt。
【43 题详解】
句意：你不想换成金子或是银子吗？根据“Wuldn’t yu like gld r silver”可知，国王给出了另一个提议，结合首字母 i 可知，instead “代替” 符合句意。故填(i)nstead。
【44 题详解】
句意：国王很快意识到这个问题——即使有了全国所有的大米，他仍然没有足够的大米来填满所有的方块！根据“even with all the rice in the cuntry, he wuld still nt have enugh rice t put n all the squares!”可知，国王意识到了问题，时态为一般过去时，应用 realize 的过去式。故填(r)ealized。
阅读短文, 用完整的句子回答问题
The third largest cuntry in the wrld
and driest places in the
China is the third largest cuntry in the wrld. In the nrth-west, yu can find the httest
cuntry. In the west, the cuntryside is beautiful, and the muntains are high. Sme f the muntains are mre than 7000 metres high. They are cvered with ice and snw all year rund, s peple cannt live there. Qmlangma is the highest muntain in the wrld. It is als in the west. Every year peple frm all ver the wrld try and climb it.
Sme f China’s mst imprtant rivers begin in these muntains. In the west, they are very small. Then they becme bigger as they flw t the east. Rivers like the Changjiang River and the Yellw River begin in the west f China.
In sme places, the rivers are cnnected t big lakes, like Dngting Lake in Hunan Prvince. Mst f the rivers run t the east and the suth. In time, they run int ne f China’s seas—the Yellw Sea, the East China Sea r the Suth China Sea.
Is China the largest cuntry in the wrld?
Why can’t peple live n the high muntains in the west?
Where d the Changjiang River and the Yellw River begin?
What are sme f the rivers in China cnnected t?
【答案】45. N./N, it isn’t.
Because high muntains in the west are cvered with ice and snw all year rund.
In the west f China.
Big lakes.
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了世界第三大国——中国。
【45 题详解】
根据第一段“China the largest in wrld.”可知，中国是世界第三大国。故填 N./N, it isn’t.
【46 题详解】
根据第一段“In the west, the cuntryside is beautiful, and the muntains are high. Sme f the muntains are mre than 7000 metres high. They are cvered with ice and snw all year rund, s peple cannt live there.”可知，西部的高山终年被冰雪覆盖，所以人们不能在那里生活。故填 Because high muntains in the west are cvered with ice and snw all year rund.
【47 题详解】
根据第二段“Rivers like the Changjiang River and the Yellw River begin in the west f China.”可知，长江和黄河这样的河流发源于中国的西部。故填 In the west f China.
【48 题详解】
根据最后一段“In sme places, the rivers are cnnected t big lakes, like Dngting Lake in Hunan Prvince.”可知，在中国的一些地方，河流与大湖相连。故填 Big lakes.
第三节 完成句子（共 5 小题； 每小题 2 分, 满分 10 分）根据所给的汉语内容, 用英语完成
下列句子。（每空限填一词）
Marry 喜欢写作而且希望能写得像她的偶像莫言一样好。
Marry lves writing and hpes t write her idl M Yan.
【答案】①. as②. well③. as
【解析】
【详解】句子中英文对照可知，“和……一样”翻译成 ，之间跟形容词或者副词的原级；此处修饰动词 “write”用副词，well“好”，副词。故填 as；well；as。
Marry 期待赢得征文比赛的奖项。
Marry als winning awards in writing cmpetitins.
【答案】①. lks②. frward③. t
【解析】
【详解】根据中英文句子可知，空格处缺少“期待”的英文表达，动词短语 lk frward t“期待”符合句意。本句时态为一般现在时，主语 Marry 为第三人称单数，动词要用单三形式。故填 lks；frward；t。
但是她从未参加过任何一次征文比赛。
But she never any essay cmpetitin yet.
【答案】①. has②. taken③. part④. in
【解析】
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，句子是现在完成时，主语是第三人称单数，助动词用 has；take part in“参加”。故填 has；taken；part；in。
她的老师认为她最好勇敢地去尝试一下。
Her teacher thinks she a try bravely.
【答案】①. had②. better③. have
【解析】
【详解】had better d sth“最好做某事”，固定搭配，后面加动词原形；have a try“试一下”。故填 had；better；
have。
最后，Marry 赢得了学校征文比赛一等奖。
, Marry wn the first prize in the schl’s essay cmpetitin.
【答案】①. In②. the③. end
【解析】
【详解】根据中英文句子可知，空格处缺少“最后”的英文表达，应用介词短语 in the end“最后”在句首作状语。故填 In；the；end。
第四节 书面表达（共 1 小题, 满分 15 分）
假如你是李华，你所在的国际学校正在举行“多彩校园生活”的征文活动。你的英语老师特邀请你写一篇英文短文投稿，介绍学校的各种校园活动并表达你的感受。
要求：
请根据写作要求，适当进行拓展和表达感受。
词数 80 字左右（文章的开头已给出，不计入词数）。
不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。提示词：讲座 lecture
Clrful Life at Our Schl Our schl life is really interesting and attractive.
【答案】例文
Clrful Life at Our Schl
Our life is really interesting and attactive. Each term, educatinal exchange activities are held in the campus in rder t prvide mre pprtunities fr students t cmmunicate with German exchange students as well as learn abut freign culture. Besides, there was a lecture n hw t imprve ur memry last term, which helped a lt f students with their study. We als held lectures n hw t use ancient wisdm t slve prblems. What is mre, nt
nly can we watch English plays and tell English stries n English week, but als we held different cmpetitins. We als had many sprts activities, such as basketball matches, ftball matches. I think it’s very fun and wrth taking part in.
【解析】
【详解】〔总体分析〕
题材：本文是篇材料作文；
时态：本文时态为一般现在时；
提示：本文要点已给出，注意要点衔接自然顺畅。
〔写作步骤〕
第一步，总述学校生活有趣且有吸引力；第二步，具体介绍校园生活；
〔亮点词汇〕
①Besides 除此之外
②What is mre 此外
〔高分句型〕
①Besides, there was a lecture n hw t imprve ur memry last term, which helped a lt f students with their study.（定语从句）
②Each term,educatinal exchange activities are held in the campus in rder t prvide mre pprtunities fr students t cmmunicate with German exchange students as well as learn abut freign culture.（in rder t 目的状语）