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第I卷（选择题）
一、听力部分（共20小题； 每小题1分，计20分）
A.听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项（听两遍）
1. Which sign des the man mean?
A. B. C.
2. Hw will Tina g t Beijing?
A. B. C.
3. What’s Tm’s brther ding nw?
A. B. C.
4. Where has the wman been?
A. B. C.
5. Hw many freign cuntries has Bill been t?
A. Tw B. Three. C. Fur.
6. Hw much did the man’s daughter pay fr her cat?
A. $100. B. $150. C. $200.
7. Wh will help the by?
A. His mther. B. His father. C. His brther.
8. What can the girl see in the garden?
A. Flwers. B. Trees. C. Flwers and trees.
9. What are the tw speakers talking abut?
A. Hw t g t China. B. Where t spend the hliday. C. When t g t China.
10. Where are prbably the tw speakers?
A. On the playgrund B. At the museum. C. In the bkstre.
B.听对话和短文回答问题。对话和短文听两遍。
听对话，回答以下各小题。
11. Hw lng did Li Fang live in Shanghai?
A. Fr 5 years. B. Fr 6 years. C. Fr 7 years.
12.What des Li Fang’s father sell?
A. Apples. B. Ftball. C. Cmputers.
听短文，回答以下各小题。完成信息记录表
13. A. drawing B. pian C. drum
14. A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday
15. A. 60 B. 40 C. 20
听短文，回答以下各小题。
16. Where was Helen’s hmetwn?
A. In the nrth f America. B. In the suth f America. C. In the west f America.
17. Hw was Helen when she was brn?
A. She was all right. B. She culdn’t see r hear anything. C. She culdn’t learn t say any wrds,
18. Wh were wrried abut Helen a lt?
A. Her grandparents. B. Her parents. C. Her mther.
19. When did Miss Sullivan cme int Helen’s life?
A. When Helen was nearly five. B. When Helen was nearly six. C. When Helen was nearly seven.
20. What did Helen becme?
A. speaker. B. A reprter. C. A writer.
二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D、四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案
1. —Is Berlin ________ Eurpean city?
—Yes. It is a beautiful city in ________ Germany.
A. a; /B. a; theC. an; theD. an; /
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——柏林是欧洲城市吗？——是的。它是德国一个美丽的城市。
考查冠词的用法。a不定冠词，表泛指，用于辅音音素开头的单词或字母前；an不定冠词，表泛指，用于元音音素开头的单词或字母前；the定冠词，表特指。第一空，Eurpean是以辅音音素开头的单词，用不定冠词a修饰；第二空Germany，为国家名，是专有名词，其前不用冠词修饰。故选A。
2. —On the sea ________ tw cluds. Can yu see them?
—Yes. They are very beautiful.
A. isB. hasC. areD. have
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——海上是两朵云。你能看到它们吗？——对。它们非常漂亮。
考查倒装句。is是，主语是单数形式；has有，主语是单数形式；are是，主语是复数形式；have有，主语是复数形式。根据“On the cluds.”可知，此句为倒装句，表达海上是两朵云，主语tw cluds是复数，be动词用are。故选C。
3. —Are yu ging t Jim’s party?
—It’s nt plite t ________ his invitatin, right? He is s kind and friendly.
A. refuseB. reviewC. returnD. renew
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你要去Jim的派对吗？——拒绝他的邀请是不礼貌的，对吧？他是如此的善良和友好。
考查动词辨析。refuse拒绝；review复习；return返回；renew更新。根据“his invitatin”及后文“He is s kind and friendly.”可知此处应用动词“refuse”，表示“拒绝”。故选A。
4. —Did yu feel ________ was wrng f Jack t hide the cmic bks?
—Yes. It is imprtant ________ the by t learn t share.
A. that; fB. that; frC. is; fD. it, fr
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你觉得杰克将这套漫画书藏起来错了吗？——是的。对男孩子来说，学会分享是很重要的。
考查it作形式主语和介词辨析。根据“was wrng f Jack t hide the cmic bks”可知此处是结构it is adj. f sb. t d sth.“某人做某事是……的”；在“It+be+adj.+fr/f sb. t d sth.”的句型中，当形容词侧重表达某人的品质时，应用介词f，当形容词侧重修饰后面的“做某事”时，用介词fr，根据“It is by t learn t share.”可知，此处应是侧重表达学会分享这件事情是重要的，用介词fr。故选D。
5. —D yu knw ________ I cllect s many psters fr?
—Let me have a guess. T remember smene?
A. whatB. whyC. hwD. wh
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你知道我收集这么多海报是为了什么吗？——让我猜猜。为了纪念一个人？
考查宾语从句引导词。what什么；why为什么；hw如何；wh谁。根据“T remember smene?”可知，答语是表目的，因此问句是问收集海报是为了什么，What... fr表示“为什么”，相当于why，故此处用what引导宾语从句。故选A。
6. When we are waiting fr the bus, we can’t ________ thers t grab (抢) a seat.
A. push pastB. push utC. push inD. push away
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：当我们在等公共汽车时，我们不能挤过别人去抢座位。
考查动词短语。push past从（某人）身边挤过去；push ut推出；push in向里推；push away推开。根据“thers t grab (抢) a seat.”可知是不能从别人身边挤过去抢座位。故选A。
7. —We’ll g t the cinema tnight. Will yu g with us ________?
—I’d lve t but if my sister desn’t g, I wn’t ________.
A. t, alsB. as well, eitherC. as well, neitherD. t, as well
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我们今晚去看电影。你也和我们一起去吗？——我很想去，但如果我姐姐不去，我也不会去。
考查副词辨析。t也，放肯定句句尾；als也，放句中；as well也，放句尾；either也，否定句句尾；neither也不。分析句子可知，第一个空是疑问句句尾，第二个空是否定句句尾，结合选项可知，第一个空填as well，第二个空填either。故选B。
8. —Our eyesight is ______ assciated (联系) with ur TV viewing habits.
—Yes, I agree. We shuldn’t sit t ________ t the TV when we watch it.
A. clse; clseB. clse; clselyC. clsely; clselyD. clsely; clse
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我们的视力与我们看电视的习惯密切相关。 ——是的，我同意。我们看电视的时候不应该坐得离电视太近。
考查词汇辨析。clsely密切地，副词；clse密切的(形容词)，靠近(副词)。根据“assciated (联系) with ur TV viewing habits”可知，视力与看电视习惯密切相关，修饰形容词用副词clsely；根据“We shuldn’t sit the TV”可知，指坐得靠近电视，clse t意为“靠近”，故选D。
9. — Has yur uncle returned frm Shanghai?
— Yes, he ________ there fr a week and says he ________ there.
A. stayed, wasn’t used t stayingB. has stayed, didn’t use t staying
C. has stayed, didn’t use t stayD. stayed, wasn’t used t stay
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你叔叔从已经上海回来了吗？——是的，他在那里待了一周，并且他说他不习惯待在那里。
考查时态和固定搭配的用法。根据“Has yur uncle ”可知，我的叔叔已经返回。那么待在上海就是过去的事，所以第一空用一般过去时；第二处考查“used t d”表示过去常常做某事，其否定形式为“didn’t use t d”，“be used t ding”表示习惯于做某事，其否定形式为“be nt used t ding”。根据语境可知，此处表示他不习惯待在那里。故选A。
10. —Yur bag lks heavy. D yu need a hand?
—________.Thanks all the time.
A. I can manage itB. Yes, pleaseC. It’s really kind f yuD. My pleasure
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你的包看起来很沉。你需要帮助吗？——我可以的，还是谢谢你。
考查交际用语。I can manage it我能，我可以；Yes, please好的；It’s really kind f yu你太好了；My pleasure我很乐意。根据“Thanks all the time.”可知不需要帮助。故选A。
三、完形填空（共15小题； 每小题1分，计15分）
Ethan added the milk slwly s that his crn flakes rse abve the bwl, just like Nick’s. Mm didn’t stp him. Instead, she turned t Nick and patted his hand. “It’s ur ____11____ breakfast tgether befre yu start cllege.”
“What will yu eat fr breakfast at cllege, Nick?” Ethan asked his big brther. “I dn’t knw.” Nick hugged the crn flakes bx. “I’d better take this. ”
Mm smiled. “Nick is ____12____. He’ll have everything he needs at cllege.” “Nt everything,” Nick pinted at Ethan. “I wn’t have my little ____13____!”
Mm lked at her watch and reminded Nick it was time t ____14____. Ethan wished he culd g t the airprt with them, but it was class pht day. “Gd luck at cllege!” he hugged Nick gdbye and waved at him ____15____ the car disappeared rund the crner.
Days went by. Ethan ____16____ seeing his brther at breakfast every day. Smetimes Nick sent phts. One was f himself in the library with a tall pile f bks. Ethan stared at it. Nick was smiling, but he lked ____17____. Maybe it was hard t get enugh sleep at cllege.
A cuple f mnths later, Mm tld Ethan they wuld ____18____ Nick fr his birthday. Ethan culd hardly believe his ears. What gd news! Ethan pulled ut his schlbag ____19____ and put a bx f crn flakes int it. He even fund Nick’s pillw and tried t put it ____20____, t.
Seeing this, Mm culdn’t help laughing. “Yu’re very thughtful, Ethan. But yu ____21____ pack all that. Nick has everything he needs there.”
Everything? Ethan wndered. Then he fund scissrs. Turning his back t Mm, Ethan cut ut ne f his new schl ____22____ and put it int his schlbag.
When Mm and Ethan arrived at Nick’s cllege, Nick was ____23____ t see them. He ran ver and gave them big hugs. “Guess ____24____ I bring yu! Yu have almst everything yu need at cllege.”
Ethan smiled at his brther.
“Almst?” Nick said. “What am I missing?”
Ethan reached int his schlbag and pulled ut the pht. “Just ____25____.” Surprised and mved, Nick hugged him tightly.
11.
A. htB. lastC. usualD. healthy
12.
A. jkingB. thinkingC. relaxingD. realizing
13.
A. friendB. sisterC. cusinD. brther
14.
A. get ffB. set ff(动身)C. wake upD. cheer up
15.
A. whenB. afterC. untilD. since
16.
A. missedB. hatedC. enjyedD. felt
17.
A. shyB. tiredC. bredD. lnely
18.
A. callB. helpC. visitD. leave
19.
A. easilyB. slwlyC. carelesslyD. quickly
20.
A. upB. backC. dwnD. inside
21.
A. needn’tB. mustn’tC. shuldn’tD. wuldn’t
22.
A. mapsB. phtsC. T-shirtsD. pstcards
23.
A. calmB. tiredC. luckyD. excited
24.
A. whyB. hwC. whatD. where
25.
A. meB. usC. herD. them
【答案】11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. D 21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了两兄弟心系彼此的可贵亲情，弟弟怕哥哥想念家里的一切，所以把自己的照片剪下来送给了外出上大学的哥哥。
【11题详解】
句意：这是你上大学前我们一起吃的最后一顿早餐。
ht热的；last最后的；usual通常的；healthy健康的。根据“What will yu eat fr breakfast at cllege”可知，Nick要去上大学了，所以他妈妈说这是在他去大学前全家一起吃的最后一顿早饭。故选B。
【12题详解】
句意：Nick在开玩笑。
jking开玩笑；thinking思考；relaxing放松；realizing意识到。Nick说要带上玉米片，而根据“He’ll have everything he needs at cllege.”可知，妈妈说他在开玩笑。故选A。
13题详解】
句意：我不会有我的小弟弟。
friend朋友；sister姐姐，妹妹；cusin表兄弟，表姐妹；brther兄弟。根据“Mm didn’t stp him.”和“Nick pinted at Ethan.”可知，Nick指大学里没有Ethan，而根据“Ethan asked his big brther.”和“Mm didn’t stp him.”可知，Ethan是Nick的弟弟。故选D。
【14题详解】
句意：妈妈看了看手表，提醒Nick该出发了。
get ff下车；set ff出发；wake up醒来；cheer up振作起来。根据“Mm lked at her watch and reminded Nick it was time t…”可知，出发的时间到了。故选B。
【15题详解】
句意：他拥抱Nick告别并向他挥手，直到汽车消失在拐角处。
when当……时；after在……之后；until直到；since因为。根据“he hugged Nick gdbye and waved at him…the car disappeared rund the crner.”，Nick向Ethan挥手告别，直到车消失在转弯处。故选C。
【16题详解】
句意：日子一天天过去，Ethan每天都想念在早餐时见到他的哥哥。
missed想念；hated讨厌；enjyed享受；felt感觉。根据“he hugged Nick gdbye and waved at him…the car disappeared rund the crner.”，Nick去上大学之后，Ethan想念每天能看到哥哥的日子。故选A。
【17题详解】
句意：尼克在微笑，但他看起来很累。
shy害羞的；tired疲惫的；bred无聊的；lnely孤独的。根据“Maybe it was hard t get enugh sleep at cllege.”可知，Ethan认为Nick在大学里睡不好觉，所以说他会很疲惫。故选B。
【18题详解】
句意：几个月后，妈妈告诉 Ethan，他们会去看望Nick，并且和他一起过生日。
call打电话；help帮助；visit参观，拜访；leave离开。根据“When Mm and Ethan arrived at Nick’s cllege”可知，此处指他们要去拜访Nick。故选C。
【19题详解】
句意：Ethan立即掏出书包，在里面放了一盒玉米片。
easily容易地；slwly缓慢地；carelessly粗心地；quickly快速地。根据“Ethan culd hardly believe his ears. What gd news!”可知，Ethan听到这个消息很激动，所以是立即拉出自己的书包。故选D。
【20题详解】
句意：他甚至找到了尼克的枕头，也想把它放进去。
up向上；back向后；dwn向下；inside向里面。根据“He even fund Nick’s pillw and tried t put it…, t.”可知，他还想把Nick的枕头塞进书包。故选D。
【21题详解】
句意：但你不需要打包所有这些。
needn’t不需要；mustn’t禁止；shuldn’t不应该；wuldn’t不会。根据“Nick has everything he needs there.”可知，妈妈说他不需要打包所有的东西。故选A。
【22题详解】
句意：Ethan背对着妈妈，剪下一张新的学校照片，放进书包。
maps地图；phts照片；T-shirtsT恤衫；pstcards明信片。根据“Ethan reached int his schlbag and pulled ut the pht.”可知，Ethan把自己新学校的照片剪下来放进书包了。故选B。
【23题详解】
句意：当妈妈和Ethan到达尼克的大学时，尼克很高兴见到他们。
calm平静的；tired疲劳的；lucky幸运的；excited兴奋的。根据“He ran ver and gave them big hugs.”可知，他看到自己的家人出现在学校，所以很激动。故选D。
【24题详解】
句意：猜猜我给你带来了什么？
why为什么；hw如何；what什么；where哪里。空处在句中作bring的直接宾语，选项中只有what可以作宾语。故选C。
【25题详解】
句意：只有我。
me我；us我们；her她；them他们。根据“Nick pinted at Ethan. “I wn’t have my little…”可知，Nick说学校没有自己的弟弟Ethan，所以Ethan把自己的照片剪下来送给在外上大学的Nick。故选A。
四、阅读理解
A
26. What activity can yu d n Saturday mrning?
A. Plant a tree in Fxdale Park.B. Listen t stries in Sunnyside Public Library.
C. Eat a free lunch at Cffee Quest.D. Attend a talk in Sunnyside Hall.
27. Wh can be brught t listen t Tm’s stries with parents?
A. A 3-year-ld girl.B. Tw 5-year-ld bys.
C. Tw 8-year-ld girls.D. A 10-year-ld by.
28. The advertisements abve are mst prbably (最有可能) frm ________.
A. a TV guideB. a lcal nticebardC. a sprts magazineD. a schl leaflet
【答案】26. A 27. C 28. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要讲述了绿色城市、儿童故事、健康饮食和食物过敏四项活动举行的时间、地点和要求等信息。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据“help make the city greener by planting a tree”和“Time: 10:00—11:30 am, every Saturday”可知，周六早上可以在Fxdale公园植树。故选A。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据“6-t-9-year-lds and parents.”可知，父母可以带6到9岁的孩子来听故事。故选C。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。通读广告可知，这是关于绿色城市、儿童故事、健康饮食和食物过敏内容的，涉及到当地的环境、教育和食品安全等方面，所以可能出现在“当地的布告栏”。故选B。
B
Chang Xiangyang has shwed free living rms and ther services t ver 2,100 families with sick children in six years. All the children call her “Mther Chang” kindly.
In the summer f 2017, she met an ld wman lying n the seat f the hspital hall. The ld wman tld Chang her grandsn was in hspital. She lay there just t save mney. As a result, Chang built the “hme” acrss frm Xi’an Children’s Hspital.
Hwever, many children at Chang’s hme have terrible illnesses (疾病) s that they need a lt f care. This brings truble and prblems t Chang’s family. One dctr f the hspital said, “We help with the kids’ illnesses, while Chang helps t slve their life prblems. She brings hpe t lts f pr families with sick kids.”
With the help frm the gvernment and all scial parts, the “hme” nt nly shws material (物质的) help, but als has activities t teach parents what t d. Later, parents f many sick children jin Chang’s “Xinyu vlunteer team”. They take care f children and jin in all kinds f activities. A sick child’s father said, “Sister Chang brings lve t us, s we shuld pass lve t mre.”
29. Why did the ld wman lie n the hspital seats?
A. T save mney.B. T meet Chang.C. T exercise.D. T build hme.
30. What des the underlined wrd “this” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A. The children’s hpe.B. The children’s lve.
C. The children’s wrry.D. The children’s need.
31. What’s the main idea f the last paragraph?
A. All the peple in the “hme” make friends each ther.
B. All the peple in the “hme” learn t get help frm thers.
C. All the peple in the “hme” pass lve t mre peple.
D. All the peple in the “hme” call n mre vlunteers.
32. Which f the fllwing can best describe Chang?
A. Outging.B. Smart.C. Kind.D. Rich.
【答案】29. A 30. D 31. C 32. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍常向阳在六年的时间里向2100多个有生病孩子的家庭提供了免费客厅和其他服务。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“She lay there just t save mney.”可知，这个老妇人躺在医院的椅子上的原因是省钱。故选A。
【30题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“Hwever, many children at Chang’s hme have terrible illnesses (疾病) s that they need a lt f care.”和“brings truble and prblems t Chang’s family.”可知，这里的this指代的是孩子们的需要和需求。故选D。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。根据“Sister Chang brings lve t us, s we shuld pass lve t mre.”可知，此段介绍常向阳如何帮助孩子，以及孩子的家长也融入进来，一起做志愿者，把爱进行传递，说明家里的所有人都在传递着爱给更多的人。故选C。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据整个短文的描述，常向阳在医院建了一个“家”，免费给那些有患病孩子的贫穷家庭提供住宿，并提供其他的帮忙，因此说明她是一个善良的人。故选C。
C
Travel is like a bx f chclates: yu never knw what yu are ging t get when using a mystery (神秘) bx plane ticket.
Earlier this year, many yung peple in China have becme interested in mystery bx travel. Usually, peple plan their jurneys well ahead. But with a mystery bx, travelers pay a lw price, usually 100 r 200 yuan. Then, they will chse their leaving airprt and have a list f destinatins (目的地) t chse frm. Once the destinatin is decided, their trip begins.
A yung man called Cheng dreams f ging n a mystery bx trip, saying that ging ut alne usually csts t much and that t many peple dn’t knw where t g. But the mystery bx directly shws a few destinatins, making it bth exciting and affrdable.
Unlike Cheng, Lia Liangyu, 16, has made his dream t g n a mystery bx trip cme true. He and his friends bught mystery bx tickets mnths ag, and they all gt the mystery bx ticket t Changsha, the capital city f Hunan prvince.
Since the destinatins include many less ppular cities, travel mystery bxes als bring many advantages t these destinatins. Fr example, Dehng City in Yunnan prvince wasn’t well-knwn, but after being in mystery bx chices, it gt attentin and became a ppular turist place.
33. What des Cheng think f traveling alne?
A. Lnely.B. Exciting.C. Expensive.D. Interesting.
34. Hw did Lia Liangyu chse Changsha as his travel destinatin?
A. By pinting t the map.B. By fllwing his friend’s advice.
C. By planning well ahead.D. By picking frm a list f chices.
35. What changes des mystery bx travel bring t Dehng?
A. Mre travelers.B. Better jbs.C. Less pllutin.D. Cheaper fd.
36. Which is a suitable title fr the text?
A. Beautiful Bxes: The Rise f Mystery Bx Travel Amng Chinese Yuth.
B. Clrful Dreams: The Rise f Mystery Bx Travel Amng Chinese Yuth.
C. Expensive Travels: The Rise f Mystery Bx Travel Amng Chinese Yuth.
D. Unknwn Jurneys: The Rise f Mystery Bx Travel Amng Chinese Yuth.
【答案】33. C 34. D 35. A 36. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了神秘盒子旅行在中国年轻人中的兴起。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据“A yung man called Cheng dreams f ging n a mystery bx trip, saying that ging ut alne usually csts t much and that t many peple dn’t knw where t g.”可知，他认为独自外出通常花费太多。故选C。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据“He and his friends bught mystery bx tickets mnths ag, and they all gt the mystery bx ticket t Changsha, the capital city f Hunan prvince.”可知，他通过买了神秘包厢票决定去的长沙。故选D。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Fr example, Dehng City in Yunnan prvince wasn’t well-knwn, but after being in mystery bx chices, it gt attentin and became a ppular turist place.”可知，神秘盒子给它带来了很多关注，成为了一个受欢迎的旅游胜地。故选A。
【36题详解】
最佳标题题。根据“Travel is like a bx f chclates: yu never knw what yu are ging t get when using a mystery (神秘) bx plane ticket.”以及通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了中国年轻人使用神秘盒子决定目的地去旅行的事。故选D。
D
①Can yu imagine a sea f sand three times bigger than India? This is the Sahara Desert（撒哈拉沙漠）. It cvers 11 cuntries in Nrth Africa and is ver 9 millin square kilmeters. That’s mre than 25% f Africa.
②In the Sahara, temperatures are very different during the day and at night. During the day, the httest time is between 2 pm and 4 pm, when temperature rises t 33℃. But it is very cld at night—the cldest time is at 4 am, when temperatures fall t -1℃. The Sahara is very dry. The average precipitatin（降水）in a year is nly 70 millimeters.
③Because f the extreme temperatures in this desert, it is a very difficult place t survive. Marc Rivera has sme tips.
④Take warm clthes and a blanket（毯子）. During the day, cver yur bdy, head and face. Clthes prtect yu frm the sun and keep water in yur bdy. Yu will als need a warm blanket at night. It can get cld very quickly. When the temperature drps, it can be a shck and make yu feel even clder.
⑤Yu can use yur car tires（轮胎）t make a fire. A fire is easy t see. It will help peple find yu and it will keep yu warm at night.
⑥Try t drink sme water nce every hur. Yu need yur water t last as lng as pssible. Drink nly what yu need. When yu talk, yu lse water frm yur bdy. Keep yur muth clsed and d nt talk.
⑦If yu eat, yu will get thirsty and drink all f yur water mre quickly. Yu can eat a little, but nly t stp yu frm feeling very hungry. Eat very small amunts f fd and eat very slwly. Yu can live fr three weeks with n fd, but yu can nly live fr three days withut water.
37. The writer starts the passage by ________.
A. telling striesB. listing numbersC. giving examplesD. making a survey
38. Accrding t Paragraph 2, which f the fllwing is RIGHT？
A. B.
C. D.
39. The best structure f the passage may be ________.
A. B.
C. D.
40. If the writer cntinues the passage, he may talk abut ________ in the fllwing paragraph.
A. hw dangerus it is t walk acrss the Sahara Desert
B. his wn experience in surviving in the Sahara Desert
C. anther tip n hw t save water and fd in the Sahara Desert
D. his gd wishes fr thse wh want t take a risk in the desert
【答案】37. B 38. C 39. D 40. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了撒哈拉沙漠的气候特点以及在撒哈拉沙漠的四条生存法则。
【37题详解】
推理判断题。文章第一、二段里都出现了一些数据，说明作者通过列数据来开篇。故选B。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据“During the day, the httest time is between 2 pm and 4 pm, when temperature rises t 33℃. But it is very cld at night—the cldest time is at 4 am, when temperatures fall t -1℃.”可知，在撒哈拉沙漠中，在下午2点到4点这段时间，是最热的时间，温度高达33摄氏度。但在晚上，最冷的时间是在凌晨4点，温度降到了零下1摄氏度。因此选项C的图表是正确的。故选C。
【39题详解】
篇章结构题。本文是一篇说明文。文章第一段对撒哈拉沙漠作了一个整体的介绍，第二段主要介绍了它的气候特点，第三段则针对其温差特点，作者提出下文要给出了在撒哈拉沙漠的几个生存法则，作为一个过渡段。第四段到第七段则给出了四个方面的建议和方法。因此选项D的篇章结构图符合本文的写作特点。故选D。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章篇章结构特点，可知如果作者要继续写下去，应是根据上文所给出的建议或做法，在此对文章进行结尾，因此可能写到对想到撒哈拉沙漠挑战的人的美好祝愿。故选D。
五、信息还原（六选五共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
请阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，从下面所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。
Have yu ever heard f “Da Zi” friendship? “Da Zi” means a casual (随意的) friendship. ___41___ When yu want t eat r shp with smene, but nt share yur deepest secrets with him r her, “Da Zi” can be the best fr yu.
Gd friends can make yu happy when yu’re sad. ___42___ Yu trust and care abut each ther. “Da Zi” is nt true friendship. Friendship needs mre time t keep. Hwever, “Da Zi” is hard t keep it lng. ___43___ But thers may leave after a shrt time.
What shuld we d then? ___44___ If yu’re really sad abut a lst friend, yu can try t talk t them and ask them abut it. If smene des nt want t be yur friend anymre, that is just his r her chice (选择). Als, it might be better t just have a few clse friends. ___45___
A. Just try t enjy the friendship as lng as yu can.
B. They can als becme wrse than befre.
C. S yu dn’t have t be friends with everyne.
D. They can help yu when yu face difficulties.
E. Sme will stay with yu fr a lng time.
F. Althugh “Da Zi” friends are nt clse, they share the same hbbies.
【答案】41. F 42. D 43. E 44. A 45. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了“搭子”这种友谊形式。
【41题详解】
根据“When yu want t eat r shp with smene, but nt share yur deepest secrets with him r her, ‘Da Zi’ can be the best fr yu.”可知，“搭子”之间有着共同的爱好，F项“虽然‘搭子’朋友并不亲密，但他们有着相同的爱好。”符合语境。故选F。
【42题详解】
根据“Gd friends can make yu happy when yu’re sad.”可知，此处说的是好朋友的作用，D项“当你遇到困难时，他们可以帮助你。”符合语境。故选D。
【43题详解】
根据“But thers may leave after a shrt time.”可知，“搭子”陪伴你的时间有短有长，E项“有些会陪伴你很久。”符合语境。故选E。
【44题详解】
根据“What shuld we d then?”可知，此处说的是对于这种情况我们能做什么，A项“只要尽可能地享受这段友谊。”符合语境。故选A。
【45题详解】
根据“Als, it might be better t just have a few clse friends.”可知，亲密的朋友有几个就够了，你不必和所有人都成为朋友，C项“所以你不必和每个人都做朋友。”符合语境。故选C。
第II卷（非选择题）
六、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）
46. Of the tw cartn characters, wh d yu think is the ________ (丑陋的)?
【答案】uglier
【解析】
【详解】句意：在这两个卡通角色中，你觉得谁是更丑陋的？根据“Of the tw cartn characters”可知，此处是考查比较级，在这两个卡通角色间进行比较，又因空前有系动词“is”，所以，此处需填入形容词比较级作表语，所以，ugly“丑陋的”的比较级形式“uglier”符合题意。故填uglier。
47. We can see different kinds f birds in these _____ (岛屿) cuntries.
【答案】island
【解析】
【详解】句意：在这些岛国我们可以看到各种各样的鸟。island“岛屿”，空处是修饰其后的复数名词，此处应用名词单数形式。故填island。
48. Lk! There is a plane flying ________ (从一边到另一边) the field full f wheat.
【答案】ver
【解析】
【详解】句意：看！那有一架飞机正从这片装满小麦的田地的上空飞过。分析句子结构可知，There be+n+ding sth，句子不缺成分，并根据汉语提示用ver，介词短语作状语。故填ver。
49. Finally, I decided t take n my ________ (教练) advice because I believed in them.
【答案】caches’
【解析】
【详解】句意：最后，我决定接受教练的建议，因为我相信他们。根据中文提示和“believed in them”可知，此处用cach的复数caches；结合“advice”可知，caches与advice是所属关系，用名词所有格，caches’符合句意，故填caches’。
50. That student greeted the teachers in a ________ (礼貌的) way yesterday.
【答案】plite
【解析】
【详解】句意：那个学生昨天以礼貌方式向老师打招呼。plite“礼貌的”，形容词作定语。故填plite。
51. Tm, as well as the ther students ften ________ (relax) in the playgrund.
【答案】relaxes
【解析】
【详解】句意：汤姆和其他学生一样经常在操场上放松。根据“ften”可知，句子时态是一般现在时，as well as用就远原则，Tm是第三人称单数，谓语动词用单三形式，故填relaxes。
52. When muscles are exercised ften and ________ (prper), they will keep the arms strng.
【答案】prperly
【解析】
【详解】句意：当肌肉经常得到适当的锻炼时，它们将保持手臂的强壮。prper“合理的，恰当的”形容词，and连接并列结构，前面副词ften“经常”，故后面也用副词prperly，修饰动词。故填prperly。
53. ________ (warn) yung parents nt t leave children alne can keep children away frm danger.
【答案】Warning
【解析】
【详解】句意：告诫年轻的父母不要把孩子单独留下，可以使孩子远离危险。此处应用warn“警告”的动名词形式作主语，句首单词首字母要大写。故填Warning。
54. Sarah ________ (receive) his gift if Chen aplgizes t yu sincerely.
【答案】will receive
【解析】
【详解】句意：如果陈真诚地向你道歉，莎拉会收到他的礼物。根据“if Chen aplgizes t yu sincerely”可知，此处考查if引导的条件状语从句的规则，遵循“主将从现”，即主句是一般将来时，从句要用一般现在时，结合分析句子和所给词，此处时态为一般将来时，结构为：will+动词原形。故填will receive。
55. The PE teacher ________ (train) the ftball team n the playgrund just nw.
【答案】trained
【解析】
【详解】句意：体育老师刚才在操场训练足球队。根据“just nw”可知此句是一般过去时，因此此处应用train“训练”的过去式trained。故填trained。
七、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（每题答案不超过10个词）
Tw years passed. One summer the St Clare family went t their huse n Lake Pntchartrain, with all the slaves.
One day Eva and Tm were sitting in the garden reading the Bible and talking abut Heaven, angels and spirits.
“Tm,” said Eva, “sing the sng I like, the ne abut bright spirits.”
Tm sang a sng abut angels and Heaven.
“Uncle Tm, smetimes I see thse spirits,” said Eva. “They cme t me in my sleep. I’m ging there.”
“Where Miss Eva?”
Eva pinted her finger t the sky and said, “There. T the bright spirits. I’m ging there sn.”
Tm’s heart almst stpped. He lked at Eva. She didn’t lk well: she was ften tired, her breath was shrt, she had a cugh, and she was getting very thin.
Miss Ophelia nticed this t, and she tried t tell St Clare, but he didn’t want t hear it.
“Stp that!” he said. “Dn’t yu see that the child is nly grwing up? It’s what happens when children grw fast.”
“But she has that cugh!”
“That’s nthing, She has a little cld,” he said, but he became wrried and watched his daughter every day.
Eva’s health became rapidly wrse. She became very weak and she culdn’t leave the huse. Maris. was t busy thinking abut her wn headaches and she didn’t ntice anything, but St Clare called a dctr.
56. What were Eva and Tm talking abut when they sitting in the garden?
_________________________________________
57. What did Eva ask Tm t d?
_________________________________________
58. Hw did Tm feel when he heard what Eva said?
_________________________________________
59. Why didn’t Marie ntice anything abut Eva?
_________________________________________
60. What d yu think f St Clare as a father?
_________________________________________
【答案】56. They talked abut Heaven, angels and spirits.
57. Sang a sng.
58 Shcked./Amazed./Surprised.
59. She was t busy thinking abut her wn headaches.
60. He is nt a gd father.
【解析】
【导语】本文节选自《汤姆叔叔的小屋》，讲述了Eva病重时的情况。
【56题详解】
根据“One day Eva and Tm were sitting in the garden reading the Bible and talking abut Heaven, angels and spirits.”可知，伊娃和汤姆在花园里读圣经，谈论天堂、天使和灵魂。故填They talked abut Heaven, angels and spirits.
【57题详解】
根据“‘Tm,’ said Eva, ‘sing the sng I like, the ne abut bright spirits.’”可知，伊娃要求汤姆唱一首歌。故填Sang a sng.
【58题详解】
根据“Tm’s heart almst stpped.”可知，汤姆感到很震惊。故填Shcked./Amazed./Surprised.
【59题详解】
根据“Maris was t busy thinking abut her wn headaches and she didn’t ntice anything, but St Clare called a dctr.”可知，Maris正忙着思考自己的头痛问题。故填She was t busy thinking abut her wn headaches.
【60题详解】
根据“Miss Ophelia nticed this t, and she tried t tell St Clare, but he didn’t want t hear it.”和“‘Stp that!’ he said. ‘Dn’t yu see that the child is nly grwing up? It’s what happens when children grw fast.’”可知，St Clare不是一位好父亲。故填He is nt a gd father.
八、缺词填空（共10小题； 每小题1分，计10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。
The human ppulatin (人口) n Earth grws larger each year. As a result, mre and mre fd needs t be grwn in rder t f___61___ everyne.
Because f climate change (气候变化), grwing mre fd is becming even mre d___62___.
When farmers tried t grw mre fd in the past, they wuld use farming ways that weren’t always healthy fr the e___63___. T slve this prblem, sme scientists carried ut a research prject. They s___64___ a few years talking t farmers. They wanted t see what prblems farmers were having and h___65___ these prblems culd be slved (解决). This led t the creatin f special rbts (机器人). These special rbts mve a___66___ n farms and cllect infrmatin abut crps. They can take pictures f plants, r___67___ each plant’s grwth and measure (测量) its size.
In the past, farmers did have infrmatin abut the weather and the earth, h___68___, they culdn’t track (追踪) each plant. Nw with these rbts, they can.
By cllecting infrmatin abut plants, the rbts can help farmers make predictins (预测) abut hw their plants will grw. By studying each plant, the rbts can a___69___ help farmers grw plants well. Fr example, if the rbts find ut which plants get sick, farmers can quickly thrw them away b___70___ they are abut t influence (影响) nearby plants. With the help f these rbts, farmers can take better care f the plants in need.
【答案】61. (f)eed
62 (d)ifficult
63. (e)nvirnment
64. (s)pent
65. (h)w 66. (a)rund
67. (r)ecrd
68. (h)wever
69. (a)ls 70. (b)efre
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了机器人在农业种植方面的帮助。
【61题详解】
句意：因此，为了养活每个人，需要种植越来越多的食物。根据“ mre and mre fd needs t be grwn”可知要种植食物养活每个人，feed“养活”，动词不定式符号t后加动词原形。故填(f)eed。
【62题详解】
句意：由于气候变化，种植更多的粮食变得更加困难。根据“Because f climate change”可知因为气候变化，种植粮食变得越来越困难，difficult“困难的”。故填(d)ifficult。
【63题详解】
句意：过去，当农民试图种植更多的粮食时，他们会使用对环境并不总是健康的耕作方式。根据“farming ways that weren’t always healthy fr the”可知过去的耕种方式对环境不友好，envirnment“环境”。故填(e)nvirnment。
【64题详解】
句意：他们花了几年时间与农民交谈。此处是spend time ding sth.“花费时间做某事”，句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填(s)pent。
【65题详解】
句意：他们想看看农民有什么问题，以及如何解决这些问题。根据“these prblems culd be slved”可知是如何解决问题，hw“如何”。故填(h)w。
【66题详解】
句意：这些特殊的机器人在农场里四处走动，收集有关作物的信息。根据“ farms”可知是在农场里四处走动，mve arund“四处移动”。故填(a)rund。
【67题详解】
句意：他们可以拍摄植物的照片，记录每种植物的生长情况并测量其大小。根据“each plant’s grwth”可知是记录植物的生长情况，recrd“记录”，此处表示并列的动作，动词形式一致，故此处用动词原形。故填(r)ecrd。
【68题详解】
句意：过去，农民确实掌握了天气和地球的信息，但他们无法追踪每一株植物。此处和前句是转折关系，用hwever连接。故填(h)wever。
【69题详解】
句意：通过研究每种植物，机器人还可以帮助农民种植好植物。根据“help farmers grw plants well”可知机器人也可以帮助农民种植好植物，als“也”。故填(a)ls。
【70题详解】
句意：例如，如果机器人发现哪些植物生病了，农民可以在它们影响附近的植物之前迅速将其扔掉。根据“thrw them are abut t influence(影响) nearby plants”可知在它们影响其他动物之前，要把生病的植物扔掉，befre“在……之前”。故填(b)efre。
九、书面表达（计25分）
71. 五一假期就快来了！假如你是八年级四班的班长Ken，你参加了学校开展的“我的五一假期计划”的调查活动，请根据表中显示的调查结果用英语给校报编辑写一篇短文，并在最后总结你的想法。
提示：
1.100词左右，标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2.适当使用句型和连接词使文章连贯。
A survey abut the cming May Day Hliday
I am the mnitr f Class 4, Grade 8. Recently I have made a survey f the students in my class n ways t spend their cming May Day Hliday. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】参考范文：
A survey abut the cming May Day Hliday
I am the mnitr f Class 4, Grade 8. Recently I have made a survey f the students in my class n ways t spend their cming May Day Hliday. Different students have different hliday plans.
Half f the students like travelling. They want t enjy the natural scenery and experience the lcal culture and etiquette. 29 percent f students wuld like t vlunteer fr the envirnment. They teach their neighbrs abut small measures f envirnmental prtectin, such as garbage srting, s that everyne can understand the imprtance f envirnmental prtectin. 12 percent f students are willing t participate in charity activities. They want t prvide fd and clthes fr children in pr areas and hpe that mre peple will help them. The rest f the students prefer t read bks at hme. As the saying ges, “A gd bk is a gd friend”. They think reading can increase their knwledge and braden their hrizn.
I think as lng as we have a gd plan, we can enjy urselves.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态主要为“一般现在时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，要注意不要遗漏表格中的内容，并适当增加细节。
[写作步骤]
①第一步，表明写作意图。借用“五一假期计划的调查”来引出下文中对调查结果的介绍；
②第二步，具体阐述写作内容。从“旅游、做环保志愿者、参加慈善活动和在家看书”四方面入手，重点介绍同学们选择这样度过五一假期的理由；
③第三步，介绍自己的看法。
[亮点词汇]
①wuld like t d sth 想要做某事
②such as 例如
③s that 以便
④be willing t d 愿意做某事
⑤participate in 参加
⑥prvide sth fr sb 为某人提供某物
⑦prefer t d 宁可做某事
[高分句型]
①They teach their neighbrs abut small measures f envirnmental prtectin, such as garbage srting, s that everyne can understand the imprtance f envirnmental prtectin.（s that引导的目的状语从句）
②They want t prvide fd and clthes fr children in pr areas and hpe that mre peple will help them.（that引导的宾语从句）MEMO
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A GREEN CITY
help make the city greener by planting a tree
Time: 10:00—11:30 am, every Saturday
Lcatin: Fxdale Park
All ages welcme.
When? 3—5 pm, 20th July
Where? Sunnyside Public Library
6-t-9-year-lds and parents.
Jin us 2—4 pm, 30th July.
Place: Cffee Quest, 54 The willws
All adults welcme. Free.
D yu knw fd allergies (过敏)?
What are peple allergic t?
Tpic: Fd allergies
Authr: Jseph Ssebuliba (PhD)
Time: at 5 pm every Saturday
Place: Sunnyside Hall, 112 Main Street
Teenagers and adults welcme. N cst.
人数
方式
理由
50%
旅游
能欣赏自然关景，了解当地人的文化和礼仪
29%
做环保志愿者
教邻居们环保小措施，如：（自由发挥）让大家理解环保的重要性
12%
参加慈善活动
想为贫困地区的孩子提供食物、衣服，希望更多的人伸出援手剩余的人
剩余的人
宁愿在家看书
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