湖北省武汉市洪山区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

这是一份湖北省武汉市洪山区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)，共17页。试卷主要包含了单选题，完形填空，阅读理解，短文填空题，写作题等内容，欢迎下载使用。

一、单选题
1．—Excuse me, Mr. Ken, may I ask yu sme questins abut yur latest reprt?
—Sure. ____________.
A. G ahead B. My pleasure C. That’s it D. Never mind
2．—Sally, wuld yu like t cme t my birthday party this Saturday mrning?
—____________. The last wrd ges t my mther— she must agree first.
A. Of curse B. Srry, I can’t C. I’m nt sure D. With pleasure
3．—I am ging t give a talk in frnt f the whle schl tday. I can feel my vice shaking nw.
—____________. Yu prepared fr it last week, and yu will give us an exciting talk.
A. Take it easy B. What a pity C. Srry t hear that D. N way
4．—It’s nt enugh t learn English within the classrm.
—Right. The best way f learning a language is thrugh using it in real life ____________.
A. psitins B. situatins C. events D. experiences
5．—It’s hard t make a decisin between the tw rads.
—Nt really. ____________ way may reach Rme t a willing heart, yu knw.
A. All B. Each C. Either D. Bth
6．— This is the third time that Billy makes it t the tp in the final exams.
—He is such a ____________ kid that he can learn anything well in a shrt time. But mre imprtantly, he always wrks hard.
A. light B. quick C. bright D. silly
7．—Didn’t yu hear the drbell ringing?
—Srry. I ____________ cmputer games with my earphnes n.
A. am playing B. was playing C. will play D. played
8．— T make ur city mre beautiful, we shuld take dwn thse ld buildings.
—I have a different view. Althugh they are quite ld, they culture ____________ and shuld be prtected.
A. remember B. carry C. lie D. mean
9．— D yu knw that “dragn” is n lnger fr the Chinese zdiac (生肖) “Lng” but “Lng” instead?
—Of curse. It’s an imprtant symbl and ____________ us Chinese peple.
A. stands fr B. turns dwn C. sets up D. puts ff
10．The saying “an idle yuth, a needy age” tells us ____________ as teenagers.
A. wh we shuld learn frm B. what can we d
C. when is the best time D. why we need t wrk hard
二、完形填空
D yu knw the saying “Many hands make light wrk”? Well, my sister Pippa and I understand that in a very 1 way.
We lve t skate, s when Mm said that she was taking us t the indr ice-skating rink (冰场), we were excited. The next 2 saw us racing utside and ran quickly t get int the car.
“I’m sure I’m still faster than yu,” I 3 at Pippa, reminding (提醒) her f the last time at the rink when she fell far behind and was clse t cry.
“Yu 4 . I’ve been practicing n my inline skates every day fr weeks, and I’m certainly faster than yu nw,” she replied cnfidently (自信地) . 5 was secnd nature t us.
“Yu tw always 6 with each ther fr yur wn gd, and if yu decide t race, then yu can stay away frm me,” Mm said.
We shuld have listened. But Pippa and I culdn’t 7 t shw wh was faster.
“Let’s warm up first.” I advised.
Then we danced, turned rund and rund quickly and did anything we 8 t shw ur excellent skills. But sn we gt 9 .
“Race yu t Mm,” I shuted t Pippa 10 I skated faster. Skates flying, we raced acrss the ice, me 11 in frnt, then Pippa, then me, then...
BANG! We smashed (撞击) straight int Mm!
We three 12 at the hspital.
When we gt hme, Mm said, “Yur unreasnable cmpeting gt us int this 13 , s yu can just 14 tgether fr nce and find ut hw t get us ut f it.”
We weren’t 15 and asked her at the same time, “What d yu mean?”
“I bviusly can’t mve arund very well,” she said, “s yu tw can start by washing clthes, and then we’ll prepare dinner tgether.”
11．A. serius B. bad C. strange D. funny
12．A. secnd B. week C. mnth D. time
13．A. arrived B. called C. laughed D. came
14．A. think B. dream C. knw D. wish
15．A. Discussing B. Arguing C. Agreeing D. Fighting
16．A. cmpete B. play C. catch D. fight
17．A. start B. try C. stp D. wait
18．A. wuld B. culd C. might D. shuld
19．A. relaxed B. wrried C. bred D. surprised
20．A. as B. because C. unless D. thugh
21．A. standing B. sitting C. keeping D. walking
22．A. gave up B. ended up C. shwed up D. std up
23．A. matter B. risk C. mess D. prblem
24．A. wrk B. rest C. study D. play
25．A. crazy B. happy C. srry D. clear
三、阅读理解
26．In which SECTION f the newspaper can we read the news?
A. Science & Nature B. Human & Animal
C. Educatin & Culture D. Fd & Health
27．That the elephant hit the pipes may be because ____________.
A. it was hurt B. it wanted t sleep C. it was tied D. it gt scared
28．The best heading fr the secnd news wuld be ____________.
A. Her Muse Wins Prize B. A Well-Trained Muse
C. Sniffing Out Mines D. African Mice Save Lives
29．The underlined wrds “d the same jb” may mean “____________ in a tennis curt area”.
A. have training B. sniff ut gld medals
C. find ut mines D. make decisins
30．It’s clear that kangars are able t ____________.
A. cmmunicate with peple B. ask dmestic animals fr help
C. becme dmestic animals D. attack peple by scratching
Wang Fang, a wman frm Suzhu, puts her whle heart int Kunqu Opera. She started t learn the traditinal art frm frm a yung age.
Brn with a sweet vice, Wang lved t sing and dance and the Suzhu Kunqu Opera Trupe (剧团) (SKOT) chse her when she was in middle schl. Hwever, her parents refused the trupe’s invitatin, saying that her studies were mre imprtant. After members f the trupe visited the parents again and again, Wang’s parents finally agreed.
Learning the traditinal art frm was never easy. She started t learn hw t prnunce and sing wrds, and hw t make prper mvements (动作) . She gt wet thrugh when practicing mvements in summer, while in winter she ften had chilblains (冻疮) n her hands. “N matter hw difficult, I always gt up early the next mrning t practice,” Wang says.
Wang says she did nt lve Kunqu at first, but in her early 20s, when she watched the shw by Zhang Jiqing, a master (大师) f the art frm, it clicked. “Her every mvement was full f beauty. Each f her wrds and sngs was perfect. I was tuched by the beauty f Kunqu fr the first time, and I decided t stay with it all my life.” says Wang.
Wang nce said in a talk, “First yu must be a dreamer, then a der, and nly then can yu be a master. I believe it - it shuld be this way and that I am this way,” Nw, Wang is a master f Kunqu. Peple f different ages lve her shws and she helps the art frm becme mre ppular with yung peple.
31．Wang Fang’s parents finally allwed her t jin the SKOT because ____________.
A. she shwed great interest in art B. learning Kunqu Opera was easy
C. her studies were less imprtant D. trupe members tuched them
32．The main idea f paragraph 3 is that Wang ____________.
A. wrked hard in learning Kunqu B. learned different skills
C. was gd at learning art D. tried t develp Kunqu
33．The underlined wrds “it clicked” prbably mean Wang ____________.
A. explained it B. fund the muse
C. became clear f it D. disliked it mre
34．Wang’s shws ____________.
A. are creative and wnderful B. are similar t Zhang Jiqing’s
C. are nly welcmed by the elderly D. interest mre and mre yung peple
35．Which f the fllwing might Wang agree?
A. Lve me, lve my dg. B. First think and then speak.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D. It’s never t ld t learn.
Ppcrn has had a relatinship with cinemas and films fr as lng as we can remember. But where did this relatinship begin and will it cntinue?
Ppcrn became a ppular snack in Nrth America in the 19th century fr its delicius smell when ppped ★ . Cinema wners wanted t prtect the expensive carpets (地毯) that they had put in their cinemas. They were als wrried that the sund f peple eating snacks wuld cause truble t ther peple. S, salesmen set up ppcrn machines utside the cinemas.
As mre and mre peple began buying ppcrn n their way int the cinema, cinema wners started t understand that they culd make mney frm the ppular snack. As a result, they allwed the salesmen t pay t sell ppcrn in the cinema. Finally, cinemas began selling snacks themselves.
Tday, ppcrn is still imprtant t cinemas and it is cheap t make. Yet, sme peple think ppcrn in cinemas may disappear smeday. In recent years, luxury (豪华) cinemas have becme mre and mre ppular. These cinemas try t give peple a mre enjyable experience by serving different kinds f fd.
Hwever, ppcrn wn’t disappear cmpletely frm cinemas. Fr many f us, eating ppcrn has becme a part f the experience f watching a film. Even when we watch a film n TV at hme, we ften make urselves sme ppcrn. Old habits, it seems, are hard t break.
36．The writer starts the passage by ____________.
A. asking a questin B. telling a stry
C. giving an example D. making a cmparisn
37．Which f the fllwing can be put in ★
A. Ppcrn sld well at first.
B. Cinema wners liked ppcrn a lt.
C. Salesmen didn’t want t sell ppcrn inside the cinema.
D. Ppcrn was nt sld inside the cinemas at first.
38．Sme peple think ppcrn may disappear frm cinemas because ____________.
A. ppcrn is mre and mre expensive
B. sme cinemas are serving mre fds
C. fewer peple chse t watch films in cinemas
D. mre peple think ppcrn is unhealthy
39．The writer might agree ____________.
A. luxury cinemas shuldn’t sell ppcrn
B. cinema wners shuldn’t make ppcrn
C. ppcrn will disappear frm cinemas sn
D. peple enjy eating ppcrn while watching films
40．What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. The Histry f Ppcrn B. Ppcrn and Cinemas
C. What Makes Ppcrn Ppular D. Clever Salesmen
四、短文填空题
41．阅读下面短文，用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使短文在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。
Nbdy is brn t be gd at speaking. It is cmmn t feel①____________ abut speaking in frnt f the crwds. Hwever, yu can easily②____________ yur wrry thrugh practice. With useful③____________ skills, yu can talk t thers freely. With time, yu’ll understand these skills and every step will④____________ t imprving them. They are quite imprtant t persnal⑤____________. Remember, grwth takes time, s be slw as yu learn.
42．Qingmimg ften appears in Chinese cultural wrks. The mst famus ne is the pem ①____________ Du Mu, Qingming. Its ②____________(ne) sentences read “A drizzling (洒落) rain falls like tears n the Murning Day; the murner’s (哀悼者的) heart is breaking bn his way.”
Zhang Zeduan’s Riverside Scene at the Qingminmg Festival is anther famus ne abut Qingming. It is ne f the tp ten famus Chinese ③_____________(painting) Zhang Zeduan, brm in 1085, spent ④_____________(he) early years, in Bianjing (nw Kaifeng) and nce ⑤_____________(serve) in the gvernment. The painting is 24. 8 cm wide and 528. 7 cm lng, ⑥____________(shw) peple’s life in this city. Many rich peple wished ⑦____________(keep) it and nw it is in the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Qingming is als imprtant in Chinese tea culture ⑧_____________ it is the very day when peple pick the fresh green tea. “Yu Qian Lng Jin”, ne famus type f green tea picked befre Qingming, is f ⑨_____________(high) price. It smells and tastes much better ⑩____________ that picked after Qingming.
五、写作题
43．现在越来越多的中学生愿意参与志愿者工作。请你以”Vlunteer Wrk”为题，根据以下内容提示用英文从做什么志愿者工作和时间以及进行志愿者工作的原因等方面写一篇短文。
内容提示：
What vlunteer wrk will yu d?
When can yu d vlunteer wrk?
Why shuld we students d vlunteer wrk?
Smething mre abut vlunteer wrk.
注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息；词数 80 词左右；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Vlunteer Wrk
Nw mre and mre middle schl students are willing t d vlunteer wrk.
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参考答案
1．答案：A
解析：A.G ahead(前进;进行;做吧);B.My pleasure (我的荣幸);C.That's it(就是这样);D.Never mind(没关系)。根据句意可知，这里需要填"当然，问吧"这一含义。故选:A。
2．答案：C
解析：A.当然可以;B.对不起，我不能;C.我不确定;D.非常高兴。根据下句The last wrd ges t my mther-she must agree first.(我母亲做最后的决定一她必须先同意。)可知，Sally现在还不能确定去不去，因为她要先征得她母亲的同意。故选: C。
3．答案：A
解析：Take it easy别紧张;What a pity真遗憾;Srry t hear that很抱歉听到这个消息;N way没门。根据上文I am ging t give a talk in frnt f the whle schl tday.I can feel my vice shaking nw.(今天我要当着全校同学的面做一个演讲。我现在能感觉到我的声音在颤抖。)以及下文Yu prepared fr it last week, and yu will give us an exciting talk.(你上周已经做好了准备，你将给我们带来一场激动人心的演讲。)结合选项可知，A项，别紧张。符合语境。故选:A。
4．答案：B
解析：psitins位置;situatins情况;events重要事情，experiences经验。句子中in a real life situatins表示在现实生活中。故选: B。
5．答案：C
解析：二者之一均可，本体是主系表结构，____way是主语，根据上下文，选择两者其中之一，bth两者都，做主语谓语动词用复数，与题干不符，故排除;each三者及以上每个，全部是复数，与题意不符，故排除，all三者及以上全部，三者及以上，与题意不符，故排除，either两者之一，与题意相符，was是单数，符合谓语的单复数搭配。故选C
6．答案：C
解析：A.轻的;B.快的;C.明亮的，聪明的;D.愚蠢的。根据句意，他是如此聪明的一个孩子，以至于他能在短时间内把任何东西学好。但更重要的是，他总是努力学习。所以，选项C符合句意，故选C。
7．答案：B
解析：play玩。选项A是现在进行时;选项B是过去进行时;选项C是一般将来时;选项D是过去式。根据对话的语境可知空格处使用过去进行时，其结构是was/were+ding，本题答案是B。故选:B。
8．答案：B
解析：remember记起;carry搬运;lie平躺;mean意思是。根据culture(文化)判断说的是它们承载着文化。故选: B。
9．答案：A
解析：stands fr代表;turns dwn拒绝;sets up建立，puts ff推迟。根据It's an imprtant symbl(它是一个重要的象征)可知，此处是说"代表着我们中国人。"故选:A。
10．答案：D
解析：根据题干可知，本句考查宾语从句，宾语从句需要用陈述语序，B、C选项是疑问语序，所以排除;再根据an idle yuth，a needy age(闲散的青年，贫穷的年龄)可知，此处应是告诉我们为什么需要努力工作，所以连接词用why(为什么)，而A选项wh(谁)，不符合语境，所以排除A选项。故选: D。
11．答案：D
解析：句意:我妹妹皮帕和我通过一个很有趣的方式来理解这一点的。serius严肃的;bad坏的;strange奇怪的;funny有趣的。根据“Well, my sister Pippa and I understand that in a ”可知，很有趣的方式。故选D。
12．答案：A
解析：句意:下一秒看到我们跑到外面，赶紧跑进了车里。secnd秒;week周;mnth月;time时间。根据“we were excited”和“The us racing utside and ran quickly t get int the car.”可知，姐妹俩很激动，所以下一秒看到她们跑进了车里，故选A。
13．答案：C
解析：句意:我嘲笑皮帕说，让她想起上次在溜冰场，她远远落在后面，几乎要哭出来。arrived到达;called打电话;laughed大笑;came来。根据“I’m sure I'm still faster than yu”可知，作者嘲笑妹妹，故选C。
14．答案：B
解析：句意:你想得美。think认为;dream梦想;knw知道;wish希望。根据“Yu... . I’ve been practicing n my inline skates every day fr weeks, and I'm certainly faster than yu nw”可知，妹妹觉得自己更快，所以说姐姐“想得美”，故选B。
15．答案：D
解析：句意:争吵是我们的第二天性。Discussing讨论;Arguing争吵;Agreeing同意;Fighting打架。根据“ secnd nature t us.”和前文可知，两姐妹一直在争吵，故选D。
16．答案：A
解析：句意:你们两个总是为了自己的利益互相竞争，如果你决定比赛，那你就可以离我远点了。cmpete竞争;play玩;catch抓住;fight斗争。根据“Yu tw each ther fr yur wn gd”可知，两姐妹总是为了自己的利益互相竞争，故选A。
17．答案：D
解析：句意:但皮帕和我迫不及待地想要展示谁滑得更快。start开始;try尝试;stp停止;wait等待。根据“But Pippa and I culdn' shw wh was faster.”可知，两姐妹迫不及待要去比试一下，故选D。
18．答案：B
解析：句意:然后我们跳舞，快速地转了一圈又一圈，尽我们所能展示我们优秀的技能。wuld将会;culd能;might也许;shuld应该。根据“Then we danced, turned rund and rund quickly and did anything shw ur excellent skills.”可知，尽所能展示自己优秀的技能。故选B。
19．答案：C
解析：句意:但很快我们就厌倦了。relaxed放松的;wrried担心的;bred无聊的; surprised惊讶的。根据“But sn we gt...”和“Race yu t Mm”可知，跳舞无聊了，所以要比赛看谁先滑到妈妈那里，故选C。
20．答案：A
解析：句意:我一边滑得更快，一边对皮帕喊道:“快跑去找妈妈。”as当……时;because因为;unless除非;thugh虽然。根据“I shuted t skated faster.”可知，一边滑得更快，一边对皮帕喊，用as引导时间状语从句。故选A。
21．答案：A
解析：句意:冰鞋飞起来，我们在冰面上奔跑，我站在前面，然后是皮帕，然后是我，然后……standing站立;sitting坐;keeping保持;walking走路。根据“ frnt”可知，作者站在前面，故选A。
22．答案：B
解析：句意:我们三个最后都去了医院。gave up放弃;ended up结束;shwed up出现;std up站立。根据“BANG! We smashed (撞击) straight int Mm!”可知，三个人都摔倒了，所以去了医院，故选B。
23．答案：D
解析：句意:你们无理的竞争让我们陷入了困境，所以你们可以一起努力一次，找出办法让我们摆脱困境。matter事情;risk冒险;mess混乱，困境;prblem问题。根据“Yur unreasnable cmpeting gt us int this...”可知，两姐妹无理的竞争让三人陷入了困境，故选D。
24．答案：A
解析：句意:你们无理的竞争让我们陷入了困境，所以你们可以一起努力一次，找出办法让我们摆脱困境。wrk工作; rest修饰;study学习;play玩乐。根据“s yu can fr nce and find ut hw t get us ut f it”可知，妈妈建议两姐妹一起努力一次，故选A。
25．答案：D
解析：句意:我们很不高兴，同时问她:“你是什么意思?”crazy疯狂的;happy开心的;srry抱歉的;clear清楚的。根据“We weren' asked her at the same time, What d yu mean?”可知，两姐妹不清楚，故选D.
26．答案：B
解析：推理判断题。本文介绍三则关于人与动物的故事，所以可能在报纸的“人与动物”版块看到这篇文章，故选B。
27．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据“At first, wrkers frm Indian Frest Service tried t lessen (减少)the water in the well, but the elephant shuted and hit the pipes (水管) used fr getting water ut.”可知，起初，印度林务局的工作人员试图减少井里的水，但大象大喊大叫，并击中了用于取水的管道。由此可知，大象很害怕。故选D。
28．答案：A
解析：最佳标题题。根据“An rganizatin gave its gld medal t a muse which saved many lives by sniffing (嗅) ut deadly mines (地雷) in the earth fr years.”可知，介绍的是一个组织把金牌颁给了一只老鼠，这只老鼠多年来通过嗅出地下的致命地雷拯救了许多人的生命。选项A“英雄老鼠获奖”符合主题，故选A。
29．答案：C
解析：词句猜测题。根据“Magawa, an African muse was trained t sniff ut mines frm a very yung age. It nly takes Magawa 30 minutes t search(搜寻) an area as big as a tennis curt. It wuld take a human fur days t d the same jb.”可知，Magawa只需要30分钟就能搜索一个网球场那么大的区域，人类做同样的工作需要四天的时间。此处“d the same jb”的意思是“寻找地雷”，故选C。
30．答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据“He put fd in a plastic bx which kangars culd see thrugh, but culdn't pen. They lked at the bx and then the human fr a lng time. They were clearly asking fr help. Sme even scratched (抓) at the persn's knee.”可知，他把食物放在一个塑料盒子里，袋鼠可以看到，但打不开。它们看了盒子，又看了人，看了很长时间。它们显然是在寻求帮助。有些甚至抓人的膝盖。所以袋鼠可以与人沟通，故选A。
31．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据“Hwever, her parents refused the trupe’s invitatin, saying that her studies were mre imprtant. After members f the trupe visited the parents again and again, Wang’s parents finally agreed.”可知，王的父母被剧团人员的坚持打动了，所以终于同意了。故选D。
32．答案：A
解析：段落大意题。分析第三段内容可知，本段主要介绍王芳努力学习昆曲，故选A。
33．答案：C
解析：词句猜测题。根据“Wang says she did nt lve Kunqu at first, but in her early 20s, when she watched the shw by Zhang Jiqing, a master (大师) f the art frm, it clicked.”可知，王一开始并不喜欢昆曲，但在她观看昆曲大师张继庆的表演时，她豁然开朗了。所以此处“itclicked”的意思是“豁然开朗”，故选C。
34．答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据“Peple f different ages lve her shws and she helps the art frm becme mre ppular with yung peple.”可知，不同年龄的人都喜欢她的节目，她帮助这种艺术形式在年轻人中变得更受欢迎。故选D。
35．答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据“N matter hw difficult, I always gt up early the next mrning t practice”可知，无论多么困难，王总是在第二天早起练习，所以她可能会同意“世上无难事，只要肯登攀”。故选C。
36．答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据文中第1段：.But where did this relatinship begin and will it cntinue？（但是这种关系是从哪里开始的，会持续下去吗？）可知，作者通过提问开始这篇文章。故选A。
37．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据文中第2段：Cinema wners wanted t prtect the expensive carpets（地毯） that they had put in their cinemas.They were als wrried that the sund f peple eating snacks wuld cause truble t ther peple.S，salesmen set up ppcrn machines utside the cinemas.（电影院老板想要保护他们放在电影院的昂贵地毯。他们还担心人们吃零食的声音会给其他人带来麻烦。因此，推销员在电影院外面设置爆米花机。）可推知，起初，电影院内不卖爆米花。故选D。
38．答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文中第4段：Yet，sme peple think ppcrn in cinemas may disappear smeday.In recent years，luxury（豪华） cinemas have becme mre and mre ppular.These cinemas try t give peple a mre enjyable experience by serving different kinds f fd.（然而，一些人认为电影院的爆米花有一天会消失。近年来，豪华电影院越来越受欢迎。这些电影院试图通过提供不同种类的食物给人们更愉快的体验。）可知，有些人认为爆米花可能会从电影院消失，因为一些电影院提供更多的食物。故选B。
39．答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据文中第5段：Hwever，ppcrn wn't disappear cmpletely frm cinemas.Fr many f us，eating ppcrn has becme a part f the experience f watching a film.（然而，爆米花不会完全从电影院消失。对于我们许多人来说，吃爆米花已经成为观看电影体验的一部分。）可推知，作者可能同意人们喜欢边看电影边吃爆米花。故选D。
40．答案：B
解析：标题归纳题。根据文中第1段：Ppcrn has had a relatinship with cinemas and films fr as lng as we can remember.But where did this relatinship begin and will it cntinue？（从我们记事起，爆米花就与电影院和电影有着千丝万缕的联系。但这种关系是从哪里开始的，并将继续下去吗？）结合全文内容，可知，文章主要讲述了爆米花与电影院的关系。故选B。
41．答案：①nervus②cntrl③cmmunicatin④make a difference⑤develpment
解析：
42．答案：①by②first③paintings④his⑤served⑥shwing⑦t keep⑧because⑨the highest⑩than
解析：本文主要介绍清明的相关内容。
①句意:最著名的是杜牧的诗《清明》。根据"The mst famus ne is the Mu, Qingming."可知，《清明》是杜牧写的诗，by“被”符合语境，故填by。
②句意:它的第一句话是:“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。”此处作定语修饰其后的名词，用序数词形式，故填first。
③句意:张择端生于1085年，早年生活在汴京(今开封)，曾在官府任职。ne f后用名词复数形式，故填paintings。
④句意:张择端生于1085年，早年生活在汴京(今开封)，曾在官府任职。此处作定语修饰其后的名词，用形容词性物主代词，故填his。
⑤句意:张择端生于1085年，早年生活在汴京(今开封)，曾在官府任职。时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填served。
⑥句意:这幅画是24.8厘米宽，528.7厘米长，展示了人们在这个城市的生活。本句主语是动作的发出者，用现在分词形式，故填shwing。
⑦句意:许多有钱人都想保留它，现在它在北京故宫博物院。wish t d sth“希望做某事”，故填t keep.
⑧句意:清明在中国茶文化中也很重要，因为这是人们采摘新鲜绿茶的日子。“it is the very day when peple pick the fresh green tea”是“Qingming is als imprtant in Chinese tea culture”的原因，用because引导原因状语从句，故填because。
⑨句意:清明前采摘的著名绿茶“明前茶”比“雨前茶”价格更高。此处比较“明前茶”和“雨前茶”，所以用形容词比较级，故填higher。
⑩句意:它闻起来和尝起来都比清明后摘的好。根据“It smells and tastes much picked after Qingming.”可知，此处使用了比较级， than“比”符合语境，故填than。
43．答案：
Vlunteer Wrk
Nw mre and mre middle schl students are willing t d vlunteer wrk. I usually d vlunteer wrk in my free time. Fr example, I will help distribute fd at the fd bank n Saturdays. I als help clean the city park n Sundays. What's mre, I will visit the sick children in the hspital at the weekend t cheer them up.
Ding vlunteer wrk brings us a strng feeling f satisfactin. Mre imprtantly, we will learn mre life skills and we can learn t be independent. It will be gd fr ur develpment.
解析：[总体分析]
①题材:本文是一篇材料作文;
②时态:时态为“一般现在时”和“一般将来时”;
③提示:写作要点已给出，要求根据提示内容进行写作，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，介绍自己要做什么志愿工作，什么时候去做;
第二步，介绍做志愿者工作的原因和好处。
[亮点词汇]
①Fr example 例如
②What’s mre 此外
③a strng feeling f satisfactin强烈的满足感
④be gd fr有益于
[高分句型]
①What’s mre, I will visit the sick children in the hspital at the weekend t cheer them up.(动词不定式作目的状语)
②Mre imprtantly, we will learn mre life skills and we can learn t be independent.(并列句)
Elephant in India saved frm well
An elephant fell int a well in the trees. Luckily, the elephant didn’t seem t be hurt. At first, wrkers frm Indian Frest Service tried t lessen (减少) the water in the well, but the elephant shuted and hit the pipes (水管) used fr getting water ut. Finally, dctrs put the elephant t sleep. That allwed the wrkers t tie (系) elephant’s legs t get it ut f the well.
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An rganizatin gave its gld medal t a muse which saved many lives by sniffing (嗅) ut deadly mines (地雷) in the earth fr years. Magawa, an African muse was trained t sniff ut mines frm a very yung age. It nly takes Magawa 30 minutes t search (搜寻) an area as big as a tennis curt. It wuld take a human fur days t d the same jb. He wrks quickly and is easily able t make decisins.
New finding abut kangars
Peple aren’t surprised when dmestic (家养的) animals like dgs, cats, and hrses cmmunicate with them. But will wild animals share this ability? A scientist did a study. He put fd in a plastic bx which kangars culd see thrugh, but culdn’t pen. They lked at the bx and then the human fr a lng time. They were clearly asking fr help. Sme even scratched (抓) at the persn’s knee.
cntrl / cmmunicatin / set up / develpment / nervus / make a difference / fair