实验中学教育集团2022—2023学年（下）八年级教学质量检测（二）
英语
注意事项：
1.本试卷共四部分，十大题，满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。
2.全卷包括“试题卷”（4页）和“答题卷”或“答题卡”（2页）两部分。
3.请务必在“答题卷”或“答题卡”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题无效。
4.考试结束后，请将“试题卷”和“答题卷”或“答题卡”一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分）
I.短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. What will the weather be like next Sunday
A. B. C.
2. What does the woman want
A. B. C.
3. What was Eric doing when his father came back
A. Doing his homework.
B. Taking a shower.
C. Playing computer games.
4. Who does John like best
A. Sun Wukong. B. Zhu Bajie. C. Tang Seng.
5. What does the man mean
A. He wants to move too.
B. He’ll help Jackie move.
C. He’ll help Jackie find a house.
Ⅱ.长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答2小题。
6. What was Mike doing at 8: 00 this morning
A. He was shopping in the supermarket.
B. He was shopping online.
C. He was waiting for a phone call.
7. What does Linda think of shopping online
A. It’s a waste of money.
B. It’s fast and easy.
C. She can’t stand it.
听下面一段对话，回答3小题。
8. How long is the Nile
A. More than 6,761 kilometers long.
B. About 6,670 kilometers long.
C. More than 7,671 kilometers long.
9 How many countries does the Nile pass through
A. Five. B. Eight. C. Nine.
10. What can we get from the conversation
A. The Nile is very important to Egypt.
B. The Nile goes through Egypt from the east to the west.
C. The Nile is the second longest river in the world.
Ⅲ.短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
11. When did the thing happen
A. Yesterday. B. Today. C. This morning.
12. Where did David and his friend walk
A. In a park. B. On the beach. C. By a lake.
13. Who jumped into the lake to save David’s friend
A. A student. B. A young man. C. A young woman.
14. Who can swim
A. The young man. B. David. C. His friend.
15. What did the man do after saving David’s friend
A. He called 120.
B. He went away quietly.
C. He sent David’s friend to the hospital.
Ⅳ.信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
Do the 16 17 clothes Clean the room
Tim every day sometimes 18 a week
Nancy every day every evening every afternoon
Mark on weekends once a month once every two weeks
John on Mother’s Day 19 three times a 20
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两大题，满分30分）
V.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —Can I use your bike
—Yes, but you must ________ it on time.
A. offer B. borrow C. lend D. return
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我可以用你的自行车吗？——可以，但你必须准时归还。
考查动词辨析。offer提供；borrow借；lend借；return返还。根据“Can I use your bike ”可知，借完以后要准时归还自行车，故选D。
2. Aron Ralston is pretty ________ and he keeps on climbing after the accident.
A. typical B. brave C. nervous D. usual
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：阿伦·拉尔斯顿非常勇敢，事故发生后他一直在攀登。
考查形容词辨析。typical典型的；brave勇敢的；nervous紧张的；usual平常的。根据“he keeps on climbing after the accident”可知，事故后还一直攀登，说明他是勇敢的，故选B。
3. —My mom’s birthday is coming! What should I do
—You could save more money ________ you can buy a gift for her.
A. until B. although C. so that D. as soon as
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——我妈妈生日要到了！我应该做什么呢？——你可以多攒一些钱，这样你可以给她买个礼物。
考查从属连词词义辨析。until直到；although虽然, 尽管；so that以便；as soon as一……就……。根据句意，可知攒钱的目的是为了买礼物，空处应该用so that引导目的状语从句。故选C。
4. The scientists were under a lot of ________ before Chang’e-5 came back to the Earth successfully.
A. independence B. development
C. pressure D. relation
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：科学家们在嫦娥5号成功返回地球之前处于很大的压力之下。
考查名词辨析。independence独立；development发展；pressure压力；relation关系。根据“before Chang’e-5 came back to the Earth successfully”并结合备选项可知，嫦娥5号成功返回地球之前科学家面临着压力，under pressure“处在压力下”符合语境，故选C。
5. I ________ on the computer when Frank called me last night.
A. work B. am working C. was working D. will work
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：昨晚弗兰克打电话给我时，我正在用电脑工作。
考查动词时态。根据“when Frank called me last night”可知，此处是when引导的时间状语从句，从句的时态为一般过去时，主句用过去进行时，表示过去某时正发生的动作。故选C。
6. —It rained ________ just now.
—Yes. Many people were wet because of it.
A. recently B. loudly C. completely D. suddenly
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——刚才的雨下得很突然。——是的。许多人因此被淋湿了。
考查副词辨析。recently最近；loudly大声地；completely彻底地；suddenly突然地。根据“Many people were wet because of it.”可知这场雨下得很突然。故选D。
7. They sat ________. Both of them were worrying about their son.
A. in silence B. in surprise
C. in danger D. in time
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：他们无声地坐着。他们俩都在担心自己的儿子。
考查介词短语辨析。in silence沉默地；in surprise吃惊地；in danger处于危险之中；in time及时。根据“Both of them were worrying about their son”可知他们两个都在担心他们的儿子，此处是“他们静静地坐着”。故选 A。
8. I fell asleep when the wind was ________ at midnight.
A. dying down B. taking down C. throwing down D. falling down
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：当风在午夜逐渐减弱的时候我睡着了。
考查动词短语辨析。die down逐渐减弱；take down拆卸，记录；throw down扔下；fall down跌倒。由“wind”可知，应该是风逐渐减弱。故选A。
9. —Which phone will you take
—The red one. It’s as good as the white one, but __________.
A. more expensive B. less expensive C. the most expensive D. the least expensive
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你要拿哪个电话？——红色的。它和白色的一样好，但是更便宜。
考查比较级。more expensive更贵的；less expensive较便宜的；the most expensive最贵的；the least expensive最省钱的。根据“It’s as good as the white one, but ”可知，红色和白色一样好，但是更便宜，形成对比，故选B。
10. —How are you going, my dear friend
—_________. I am going crazy.
A. Can’t be worse B. Not too bad C. On my way D. By train
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你还好吗，我亲爱的朋友？——再糟糕不过了，我快疯了。
考查情景交际。Can’t be worse“再糟糕不过了”；Not too bad“还不错”；On my way“在路上”；By train“乘坐火车”。根据“I am going crazy.”可知，我快疯了，说明很糟糕。故选A。
Ⅵ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
It was the weekend. I had planned to play badminton with my friends. But since my wife (妻子) was planning to clean the house, I wasn’t going to go ____11____ I finished the job she asked me to do.
My daughter wanted her stamp album (集邮册). As the attic (阁楼) was in a mess, she didn’t want to ____12____ it. So, now it was my job to clean and tidy the attic, and find the album as well.
I really didn’t want to do it, but as I really wanted to play ____13____, I had to. I started ____14____, with the hope of finishing by noon. After two hours of hard work, I ____15____ that cleaning the attic didn’t take much time at all. I ____16____ spent too much time on the memories (回忆) that came with everything I found. I ran up and down, showing my wife and daughter the things ____17____ behind each of them. I found the model planes my father made for ____18____. I also found many pictures my daughter drew in primary school and all my wife’s old paintings.
It was three o’clock and I still didn’t finish the job. My ____19____ to play badminton fell through (落空), but I didn’t care. For me, doing the chores was more ____20____ than playing badminton.
11. A. until B. if C. because D. though
12. A. look after B. look through C. look at D. look for
13. A. soccer B. badminton C. basketball D. volleyball
14. A. suddenly B. easily C. early D. slowly
15. A. wondered B. promised C. agreed D. realized
16. A. still B. just C. even D. again
17. A. stories B. decisions C. jokes D. reasons
18. A. her B. him C. you D. me
19. A. job B. plan C. advice D. dream
20. A. interesting B. difficult C. common D. possible
【答案】11. A 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. A
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了作者周末原本计划去打羽毛球，但是因为打扫卫生而落空了，然而作者并不后悔，反而觉得打扫卫生更有意思。
【11题详解】
句意：但是因为我妻子打算打扫房子，所以在我完成她让我做的工作之前，我是不会去的。
until直到；if如果；because因为；though尽管。根据“I wasn’t going to go ... I finished the job she asked me to do.”可知，此处指直到完成妻子交代的工作才去，not...until“直到……才”，固定短语。故选A。
【12题详解】
句意：由于阁楼一团糟，她不想去找它。
look after照顾；look through浏览；look at看；look for寻找。根据“My daughter wanted her stamp album”可知，应是阁楼太乱，女儿不想去找，故选D。
【13题详解】
句意：我真的不想这样做，但因为我真的想打羽毛球，我不得不这样做。
soccer足球；badminton羽毛球；basketball篮球；volleyball排球。根据上文“I had planned to play badminton with my friends”可知，作者想去打羽毛球，故选B。
【14题详解】
句意：我很早就开始了，希望在中午前完成。
suddenly突然；easily简单地；early提早；slowly缓慢地。 根据上文“now it was my job to clean and tidy the attic, and find the album as well.”及语境可知，作者想去打羽毛球，所以提早开始打扫工作了，故选C。
【15题详解】
句意：经过两个小时的辛苦工作，我意识到打扫阁楼根本没花太多时间。
wondered想知道；promised承诺；agreed同意；realized意识到。 根据“that cleaning the attic didn’t take much time at all”可知，“打扫阁楼根本没花太多时间”应是作者忙完后发现的事情，故选D。
【16题详解】
句意：我只是花了太多时间回忆我所发现的所有东西。
still仍然；just仅仅；even甚至；again再，又。上文讲述了作者打扫阁楼并没有花费太多时间，此处是解释太多时间只是花费在回忆找到的东西上，just符合语境，故选B。
【17题详解】
句意：我跑上跑下，给妻子和女儿看每件物品背后的故事。
stories故事；decisions决定；jokes笑话；reasons理由。根据“spent too much time on the memories that came with everything I found”和“behind each of them”可知，应是回忆每件东西背后的故事，故选A。
【18题详解】
句意：我找到了爸爸给我做的飞机模型。
her她；him他；you你；me我。根据“my father made for...”可知，应是爸爸为“我”做的飞机模型，故选D。
【19题详解】
句意：我打羽毛球的计划泡汤了，但我不在乎。
job工作；plan计划；advice建议；dream梦想。根据上文“I had planned to play badminton”可知，作者原本计划去打羽毛球，故选B。
【20题详解】
句意：对我来说，做家务比打羽毛球更有趣。
interesting有趣的，有吸引力的；difficult困难的；common共同的；possible可能的。根据“ My...to play badminton fell through, but I didn’t care”可知，作者原计划要去打羽毛球，但是因为打扫卫生没去成，而作者也不在乎，说明在作者看来，打扫卫生应该比打羽毛球更有意思，故选A。
B
A man was walking through the woods with his axe (斧子) when a small tree called out to him. It said, “Hello, friend. Can you ____21____ those bigger trees They’re stopping the sun. It is so crowded here that I have no space to grow my roots (根). I can’t ____22____ the wind.”
The little tree held out its leaves. It looked so sad. It continued, “If those trees were gone, I’d be ____23____ to grow. A year from now, I’d be bigger than any other tree here. But for now, I’m just a small tree.”
The man thought for a while and ____24____. He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down. Soon he cleared (清理) lots of ____25____ around the small tree. Now it would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.
____26____ something else happened. The sun’s heat (热量) came first, burning the small tree, because it wasn’t used to so much ____27____. Heavy wind and rain came—without the bigger trees to protect it, the small tree was hit by the storm. Soon it was going to die.
“You are quite stupid,” said a snake. “You brought this on ____28____. If you had left the bigger trees alone, the sun and storm wouldn’t have hurt you so badly. ____29____, they protected you. If you had just waited longer, you would have grown to be just as ____30____ as them. You’d be strong. But now...”
21. A. cut out B. cut up C. cut down D. cut in
22. A. feel B. smell C. taste D. sound
23. A. ready B. able C. afraid D. careful
24. A. waited B. refused C. agreed D. shouted
25. A. space B. time C. money D. water
26. A. Usually B. Luckily C. Mainly D. Unluckily
27. A. water B. sunshine C. tree D. air
28. A. yourself B. yourselves C. itself D. themselves
29. A. In all B. In fact C. In this way D. By the way
30. A. straight B. thick C. big D. cute
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了小树苗认为大树窃取了自己的阳光，让一个男人帮助它把树砍了，结果大树被清理后，小树苗没有忍受住炎热的阳光和暴风雨，最终快要死了。
【21题详解】
句意：你能砍倒那些更大的树吗？
cut out剪去；cut up切碎；cut down砍到；cut in打断。根据后文“He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down.”可知，此处表示小树请那个人帮忙砍倒大树，应用 “cut down”。故选C。
【22题详解】
句意：我感受不到风。
feel感觉；smell闻；taste品尝；sound听起来。此空搭配的是“the wind”，因此应用“feel”，表示 “感受风”。故选A。
【23题详解】
句意：如果那些树不见了，我就能生长了。
ready准备好了的；able能够；afraid害怕的；careful小心的。根据前文“It is so crowded here that I have no room to spread my roots.”可知，此处指如果那些树没了小树就能生长了，应用“able”，be able to do sth. “能够做某事”。故选B。
【24题详解】
句意：那个人想了一会儿，同意了。
waited等待；refused拒绝；agreed同意；shouted大喊。根据“He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down.”可知，他同意了小树的砍倒大树的请求，应用“agreed”。故选C。
【25题详解】
句意：很快，他在小树周围清理出了很多空间。
space空间；time时间；money钱；water水。根据后句“Now it would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.”可知，此处指这个人在小树周围清理出了空间，因此用“space”。故选A。
【26题详解】
句意：不幸的是，发生了其他事情。
Usually通常；Luckily幸运地；Mainly主要地；Unluckily不幸地。根据“The sun’s heat came first, burning the small tree...”可知，是发生了不好的事情，因此此处应用“Unluckily”。故选D。
【27题详解】
句意：太阳的热量先来了，烧着小树，因为小树以前不习惯这么多的阳光。
water水；sunshine阳光；tree树；air空气。根据“The sun’s heat came first”可知，此处指小树不习惯太多的阳光，应用“sunshine”。故选B。
【28题详解】
句意：这是你自己造成的。
yourself你自己；yourselves你们自己；itself它自己；themselves他们自己。此句主语是“you”，宾语与主语保持一致，应用“yourself”。故选A。
【29题详解】
句意：实际上，它们保护了你。
In all总之；In fact实际上；In this way用这种方式；By the way顺便说一下。根据“If you had left the bigger trees alone, the sun and storm wouldn’t have hurt you so badly.”可知，事实上大树是以阻挡阳光和风暴的方式保护小树，应用“In fact”。故选B。
【30题详解】
句意：如果你等待的时间再长一点，你就会长得和它们一样大。
straight笔直的；thick粗的；big大的；cute可爱的。根据前文多处出现“bigger trees”及“You’d be strong.”可知，此处指长得和大树一样大。故选C。
第三部分 阅读理解（共两大题，满分45分）
Ⅶ.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面对话，从7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A: Hello! This is Han Mei speaking. ____31____
B: Hi, Han Mei. This is Mark speaking.
A: Are you free today
B: Yes. What’s up
A: I’m writing a passage and I want to make survey about plants and animals. Let me ask you some questions. ____32____
B: I like plants better. I think roses are the nicest of all the flowers.
A: But they can’t play with you.
B: What about you, Han Mei
A:____33____ I think animals are more friendly.
B: ____34____
A: Because animals are our friends. They make us happy.
B: Do you keep a pet
A: Sure. I keep a pet bird. It is beautiful. ____35____
B: Wonderful! We all should like plants and animals.
A: They are both important to us. We share the same world with them.
A. Thank you very much.
B. Could I speak to Mark
C. It can sing to me every day.
D. I like animals better.
E. Who are you speaking
F. Why do you like them
G. Which do you like better, plants or animals
【答案】31. B 32. G 33. D 34. F 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文写的是两个人打电话的内容。韩梅正在写关于动植物的调查报告，打电话问马克更喜欢哪一个。后面就是关于两个人喜欢动物还是植物的一些讨论以及养不养宠物。
【31题详解】
根据下句的回答“This is Mark speaking.”可知，此处应该是找马克。选项B“我能和马克说话吗”，是打电话时的固定用语。故选B。
【32题详解】
根据上句“I’m writing a passage and I want to make survey about plants and animals.”，以及下句“I like plants better.”可知，此处应该是问“你更喜欢哪一个”，故疑问词用which“哪一个”，主语是you，故助动词用do。选项G“植物和动物，你更喜欢哪一种”符合语境。故选G。
【33题详解】
根据上句“What about you, Han Mei ”，以及后句“I think animals are more friendly.”可知此处是回答韩梅喜欢植物还是动物，选项D“我更喜欢动物”符合语境。故选D。
【34题详解】
根据答句“Because animals are our friends. They make us happy.”因为动物是我们的朋友，可知此处问的是为什么喜欢动物，答句用的是because，故特殊疑问词用why提问，选项F“你为什么喜欢它们”符合语境。故选F。
【35题详解】
根据“Sure. I keep a pet bird. It is beautiful.”可知此处是对宠物的描述，选项C“它每天都能唱给我听”符合语境。故选C。
Ⅷ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
Sydney Tower Place: 100 Market St Sydney Phone: 02-9333-9222 Opening time: 9: 00 a.m. to 10: 30 p.m. (Saturday s to 11: 30 p.m.) Ticket: $60 (for an adult); $30 (for a child) Website: www..au. How to get there: Take a train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street How to book tickets: By phone or through the web Attraction: Sydney’s best views (风景) are just the beginning! Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360° views of our beautiful city.
36. Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay ________.
A. $60 B. $90 C. $120 D. $150
37. Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower ________.
A. after 11: 30 p.m. B. before 11: 30 p.m.
C. at 10: 30 p.m. D. at 9: 30 p.m.
38. If people take a train to Sydney Tower, where should they get off the train
A. At Sydney Tower. B. At Town Hall Station.
C. At Sydney Station. D. At Hall Street.
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了悉尼塔的开放时间，票价以及联系方式等信息。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Ticket: $60 (for an adult); $30 (for a child)”可知，Frank和他两个孩子应花费60+30×2=120美元。故选C。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Opening time: 9: 00 a.m. to 10: 30 p.m. (Saturdays to 11: 30 p.m.)”可知，周六必须在晚上11点半之前下塔。故选B。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据“How to get there: Take a train to Town Hall Station and...”可知，乘火车去悉尼塔应该在Town Hall Station下车。故选B。
B
Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got cancer (癌症). He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches (英寸) above the knee.
But to everyone’s surprise, Terry Fox made up his mind to become a long-distance (长距离的) runner and do something about the cancer. What a dream!
Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country. He hoped to raise one million (百万) dollars for cancer research. Few people believed he would make it. Anyway, on April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope. For the first few days of his marathon, Terry Fox was alone. He started running at 4: 30 am. Day by day, people began to realize that something big was happening on the lonely road. As people saw Terry, they stopped and gave away money for cancer research.
However, his health became worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22. In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.
Since his death, the yearly Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to be the world’s largest one-day fundraiser (募捐活动) for cancer research.
39. Terry gave up his marathon in 1980 because ________.
A. he found it too tiring B. nobody helped him
C. he was too sick to continue D. he raised enough money
40. When did Terry Fox get cancer
A. In 1975. B. In 1980. C. In 1981. D. In 1958.
41. How much money did Terry raise for cancer research in his short life
A. $2.4 million. B. $24 million. C. $24 million. D. $2.4 million.
42. Why does the writer write the passage
A. To tell us when Terry Fox Run started.
B. To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties.
C. To advise us to give away money for cancer research.
D. To call on us to take part in Marathon of Hope.
【答案】39. C 40. A 41. C 42. B
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了身患癌症的特里·福克斯坚持不懈，为自己的梦想而努力，最终实现了自己的人生价值，文章告诉我们面对困难不要放弃。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据“However, his health became worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980.”可知，是因为他身体健康状况的恶化。故选C。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got cancer (癌症).”以及“He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22.”可知，1980年，22岁他去世了，故推测得癌症时是1975年。故选A。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据“In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.”可知，他为癌症研究筹集了2400万美元。故选C。
【42题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，本文介绍了特里·福克斯坚持不懈，为自己的梦想而努力，最终实现了自己的人生价值，因此，文章告诉我们面对困难不要放弃。故选B。
C
Maybe you’ll meet a word that you don’t know in an exam. Most students may be nervous if a dictionary is not around them. But don’t worry! There are some ways to help you guess the meaning of a word without a dictionary.
Reread (重读) the whole sentence (句子). Your first step (步骤) is to go back and reread the whole sentence. You may forget what you are reading when you meet a new word. Then try to think about the content (内容) of the sentence.
Try guessing the meaning by the background (背景). This will make it different from other parts and you’ll pick it from the rest of the sentence easily. You can often use other words in the sentence to help you find out the meaning of the unknown word.
Think about what else is happening in the sentence. For example, maybe you are looking at a sentence that says, “It was a very sultry day in the middle of the summer.” You may understand each word but “sultry”. Think about what you know about summer. Maybe “sultry” has something to do with the weather. It can help you understand the word easily.
In a word, don’t be afraid of new words. Try your best to understand them by using these ways. Then you can also understand the sentence or passage better.
43. What should you do first when you meet a new word
A. Ask others for help.
B. Reread the whole sentence.
C. Look it up in a dictionary.
D. Guess its meaning through other words.
44. What does the underlined (划线) word “sultry” mean
A. 炎热的 B. 寒冷的 C. 温暖的 D. 凉爽的
45. In which part of a magazine can we probably read this passage
A. Travel. B. Sport. C. Education. D. Health.
46. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Some good ways of using a dictionary.
B. How to learn English as well as possible.
C. Some good ways of remembering new words.
D. How to understand a word without a dictionary.
【答案】43. B 44. A 45. C 46. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在没有字典的情况下如何猜出一个不认识的单词的意思。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Your first step is to go back and reread the whole sentence.”可知第一步是回过头来重读整句话，故选B。
【44题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“Think about what you know about summer. Maybe ‘sultry’ has something to do with the weather.”可知其与夏天的天气有关，结合备选项可猜测其应是“炎热的”之意，故选A。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。本文主要介绍了如何在没有字典的情况下理解一个单词，故文章可能出现在杂志的教育部分，故选C。
【46题详解】
主旨大意题。根据“There are some ways to help you guess the meaning of a word without a dictionary.”及全文可知文章主要介绍了如何在没有字典的情况下理解一个单词，故选D。
D
An elephant made her way into a forest. It was a new place for her. She hoped to make some friends. She walked up to a monkey and said, “Hello, monkey! Will you be my friend ” The monkey said, “You are too big to swing like me, so I can’t be your friend.”
The elephant then went to a rabbit (兔子) and asked the same question. The rabbit said, “You are too big to get in my burrow (洞穴), so I can’t be your friend.” The elephant also went to a frog (青蛙) and asked the same question. The frog said, “You are too heavy to jump as high as me, so I can’t be your friend.”
The elephant was sad. She couldn’t make friends! Then one day, she saw all the animals running into the forest. She asked a bear what was happening. The bear said, “The lion is looking for food. They are running away from him.”
The elephant went up to the lion and said, “Please don’t eat these animals!” The lion laughed and asked the elephant to leave. Then, the elephant got angry and pushed the lion as hard as she could, scaring him away. All the other animals slowly came out and saw that the lion was gone. They went to the elephant and said, “You are just the right size to be our friend!”
47. What did the animals think of the elephant at first
A. She didn’t live in the forest. B. She was too big and heavy.
C. She wasn’t strong enough. D. She had no friends.
48. Why did the animals run into the forest
A. To ask the elephant for help. B. To make friends with the bear.
C. To look for food. D. To run away from the lion.
49. What helped the elephant win the animals’ hearts in the end
A. Her sadness. B. Her scary look.
C. Her huge size. D. Her loud laugh.
【答案】47. B 48. D 49. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一只大象在森林中尝试结交新朋友，尽管因其体型大而被猴子、兔子和青蛙拒绝，但最终因保护其他动物免受狮子威胁而赢得了他们的友谊。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。根据“You are too big to swing like me, so I can’t be your friend.”，“You are too big to get in my burrow (洞穴), so I can’t be your friend.”和“You are too heavy to jump as high as me, so I can’t be your friend.”可知，起初其他动物认为大象又大又重，故选B。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The lion is looking for food. They are running away from him.”可知，狮子在寻找食物，其他动物都在躲避它，跑进森林里。故选D。
【49题详解】
细节理解题。根据“You are just the right size to be our friend!”可知，大象的尺寸帮助大象赢得了动物们的心。故选C。
E
Long ago, there was a queen (女王) who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor (顾问), “All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown (王冠).”
Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, “What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey ”
The queen was interested in the idea, so she started at once. As she was on the top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. “Why have I never found my palace so beautiful ”
The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling (闪烁) at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen’s crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.
She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!
50. How long did the queen spend on the journey
A. One year. B. Two years. C. One month. D. Two months.
51. What can you learn from the passage
A. The queen lost her crown on the journey.
B. The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.
C. The advisor wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.
D. Many people came to the competition and brought things that made the queen satisfied.
52. What is the best title (标题) for the passage
A. The Crown B. The Queen
C. The Trip Around the World D. The Most Beautiful Thing
【答案】50. A 51. B 52. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了一个女王花了一年的时间到各地去寻找最美的东西，最后明白了只要学会欣赏，最美的是这个世界。
【50题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The queen spent one year travelling.”可知，女王花了一年的时间旅行。故选A。
【51题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world.”可知，只有学会欣赏世界才会发现美到处都在。故选B。
【52题详解】
最佳标题题。根据全文可知女王一直在寻找最美的东西，并最终明白了最美的东西就是世界。因此“The Most Beautiful Thing”可作为标题。故选D。
F
阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题 (请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。
It can be very dangerous if there is a flood (洪水). It can happen with no notice and can usually wash trees and cars away, even break buildings. What should you do when the flood comes Please read carefully the following information.
Stay away from rivers and bridges, because floods can cause rivers to move quickly and bridges to fall down.
Listen to emergency broadcasts (急救广播) for further information. If it asks you to move somewhere else, do so.
If you are staying inside a car, get out when the water begins to flood the car itself. Then move to the top of it.
If you have to stay in a building at the time of a flood move to the highest floor. Only move to the roof (屋顶) if necessary. Once there, ask for help and let others know where you are (such as drawing SOS on the roof).
Don’t touch power lines (电线), because they are broken during strong storms and floods. A fallen power line can cause water near to become dangerous. If someone touches it, he will die.
53. Why should we stay away from rivers and bridges when the flood comes (不超过15个词)
___________________________________________
54. What should you do first if you are in a building at the time of a flood (不超过10个词)
___________________________________________
55. When might power lines become broken (不超过10个词)
【答案】53. Because floods can cause rivers to move quickly and bridges to fall down.
54. I/We should move to the highest floor.
55. During strong storms and floods.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在洪水发生时我们应该做什么。
【53题详解】
根据“Stay away from rivers and bridges, because floods can cause rivers to move quickly and bridges to fall down.”可知洪水能造成河水快速流动，桥也会倒塌，所以洪水发生时应远离江河和桥，故填Because floods can cause rivers to move quickly and bridges to fall down.
【54题详解】
根据“If you have to stay in a building at the time of a flood, move to the highest floor”可知如果洪水发生时，如果不得不待在一个建筑物里，那么应该移动到最高层，故填I/We should move to the highest floor.
【55题详解】
根据“Don’t touch power lines, because they are broken during strong storms and floods.”可知不要碰触输电线，因为在强风暴和洪水期间它们会被损坏，故填During strong storms and floods.
第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分）
IX.单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
56. His mom doesn’t a________ (允许) him to copy others’ homework.
【答案】(a)llow
【解析】
【详解】句意：他的妈妈不允许他抄袭别人的作业。根据汉语提示及首字母可知本题考查单词allow“允许”，动词，而由“doesn’t”可知此处应用其原形，故填(a)llow。
57. I hope you can tell us the t________ (实情) of the event.
【答案】(t)ruth
【解析】
【详解】句意：我希望你能告诉我们事情的真相。根据汉语提示及首字母可知，truth“实情”符合语境，可数名词，而由“of the event”可知此处填其单数形式，故填(t)ruth。
58. He seems to have m________ (魔法) because he can always make impossible things happen.
【答案】(m)agic
【解析】
【详解】句意：他似乎有魔法因为他总能使不可能的事情发生。根据汉语提示及首字母可知本题考查单词magic“魔法”，不可数名词，作宾语，故填(m)agic。
59. Her friend m________ (嫁) a world-famous football player last year.
【答案】(m)arried
【解析】
【详解】句意：她的朋友去年嫁给了一位世界著名的足球运动员。marry sb.“嫁给某人”。根据“last year”可知，本句是一般过去时，动词用其过去式。故填(m)arried。
60. Paris is one of the l________ (有活力的) cities in Europe.
【答案】(l)iveliest
【解析】
【详解】句意：巴黎是欧洲最有活力的城市之一。lively“有活力的”，是形容词，此处应是“one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数”，表示“最……之一”，空处应填入形容词最高级形式，故填(l)iveliest。
X.书面表达（共1小题；满分 20分）
61. 假如你是李华，你的笔友Mark来邮件谈到自己的烦恼。他两周前来中国学习，感到很孤单，学习压力也很大，经常头痛，昨天还得了重感冒。请你给他回一封邮件，告诉她该如何解决这些问题。
要求：80词左右。邮件开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mark,
Thanks for your email. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】例文
Dear Mark,
Thanks for your email. I’m sorry to hear that you are not feeling well.
You came here two weeks ago and you are new here, so you may feel lonely. I think you should make some Chinese friends. Also, you shouldn’t study too late in the evening and don’t give yourself too much pressure. They are bad for your health. If you have problems, you can ask your teachers and classmates for help. They are friendly. What’s more, you should take exercise. You said you had a bad cold, and you often had a headache. If so, you’d better go to see a doctor in time.
I hope you feel better soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇应用文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”和“一般过去时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，考生注意不要遗漏“要点”中告诉他如何解决这些问题，注意要点要齐全。注意动词的时态转换。
[写作步骤]
第一步，由于短文开头已给出，故接下来表达很遗憾听到对方身体不舒服；
第二步，针对Mark的问题，提出解决办法；
第三步，书写结语。表达希望对方快点好起来的愿望。
[亮点词汇]
①make friends交朋友
②be bad for对……有害
③ask sb. for help向某人寻求帮助
④what’s more除此之外还
⑤you’d better do sth.你最好做某事
[高分句型]
①I’m sorry to hear that you are not feeling well.（that引导的宾语从句）
②I think you should make some Chinese friends.（省略引导词that的宾语从句）
③If you have problems, you can ask your teachers and classmates for help.（If引导的条件状语从句）实验中学教育集团2022—2023学年（下）八年级教学质量检测（二）
英语
注意事项：
1.本试卷共四部分，十大题，满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。
2.全卷包括“试题卷”（4页）和“答题卷”或“答题卡”（2页）两部分。
3.请务必在“答题卷”或“答题卡”上答题，在“试题卷”上答题无效。
4.考试结束后，请将“试题卷”和“答题卷”或“答题卡”一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分）
I.短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. What will the weather be like next Sunday
A. B. C.
2. What does the woman want
A. B. C.
3. What was Eric doing when his father came back
A. Doing his homework.
B. Taking a shower.
C. Playing computer games.
4. Who does John like best
A. Sun Wukong. B. Zhu Bajie. C. Tang Seng.
5. What does the man mean
A. He wants to move too.
B. He’ll help Jackie move.
C. He’ll help Jackie find a house.
Ⅱ.长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答2小题。
6. What was Mike doing at 8: 00 this morning
A. He was shopping in the supermarket.
B. He was shopping online.
C. He was waiting for a phone call.
7. What does Linda think of shopping online
A. It’s a waste of money.
B. It’s fast and easy.
C. She can’t stand it.
听下面一段对话，回答3小题。
8. How long is the Nile
A. More than 6,761 kilometers long.
B. About 6,670 kilometers long.
C. More than 7,671 kilometers long.
9. How many countries does the Nile pass through
A. Five. B. Eight. C. Nine.
10. What can we get from the conversation
A. The Nile is very important to Egypt.
B. The Nile goes through Egypt from the east to the west.
C. The Nile is the second longest river in the world.
Ⅲ.短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
11. When did the thing happen
A Yesterday. B. Today. C. This morning.
12. Where did David and his friend walk
A. In a park. B. On the beach. C. By a lake.
13. Who jumped into the lake to save David’s friend
A. A student. B. A young man. C. A young woman.
14. Who can swim
A. The young man. B. David. C. His friend.
15. What did the man do after saving David’s friend
A. He called 120.
B. He went away quietly.
C. He sent David’s friend to the hospital.
Ⅳ.信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
Do the 16 17 clothes Clean the room
Tim every day sometimes 18 a week
Nancy every day every evening every afternoon
Mark on weekends once a month once every two weeks
John on Mother’s Day 19 three times a 20
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两大题，满分30分）
V.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —Can I use your bike
—Yes, but you must ________ it on time.
A. offer B. borrow C. lend D. return
2. Aron Ralston is pretty ________ and he keeps on climbing after the accident.
A. typical B. brave C. nervous D. usual
3. —My mom’s birthday is coming! What should I do
—You could save more money ________ you can buy a gift for her.
A. until B. although C. so that D. as soon as
4. The scientists were under a lot of ________ before Chang’e-5 came back to the Earth successfully.
A. independence B. development
C. pressure D. relation
5. I ________ on the computer when Frank called me last night.
A. work B. am working C. was working D. will work
6. —It rained ________ just now.
—Yes. Many people were wet because of it.
A. recently B. loudly C. completely D. suddenly
7. They sat ________. Both of them were worrying about their son.
A. in silence B. in surprise
C. in danger D. in time
8. I fell asleep when the wind was ________ at midnight.
A. dying down B. taking down C. throwing down D. falling down
9. —Which phone will you take
—The red one. It’s as good as the white one, but __________.
A. more expensive B. less expensive C. the most expensive D. the least expensive
10. —How are you going, my dear friend
—_________. I am going crazy.
A. Can’t be worse B. Not too bad C. On my way D. By train
Ⅵ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
It was the weekend. I had planned to play badminton with my friends. But since my wife (妻子) was planning to clean the house, I wasn’t going to go ____11____ I finished the job she asked me to do.
My daughter wanted her stamp album (集邮册). As the attic (阁楼) was in a mess, she didn’t want to ____12____ it. So, now it was my job to clean and tidy the attic, and find the album as well.
I really didn’t want to do it, but as I really wanted to play ____13____, I had to. I started ____14____, with the hope of finishing by noon. After two hours of hard work, I ____15____ that cleaning the attic didn’t take much time at all. I ____16____ spent too much time on the memories (回忆) that came with everything I found. I ran up and down, showing my wife and daughter the things ____17____ behind each of them. I found the model planes my father made for ____18____. I also found many pictures my daughter drew in primary school and all my wife’s old paintings.
It was three o’clock and I still didn’t finish the job. My ____19____ to play badminton fell through (落空), but I didn’t care. For me, doing the chores was more ____20____ than playing badminton.
11. A. until B. if C. because D. though
12. A. look after B. look through C. look at D. look for
13. A. soccer B. badminton C. basketball D. volleyball
14. A. suddenly B. easily C. early D. slowly
15. A. wondered B. promised C. agreed D. realized
16. A. still B. just C. even D. again
17. A. stories B. decisions C. jokes D. reasons
18. A. her B. him C. you D. me
19 A. job B. plan C. advice D. dream
20. A. interesting B. difficult C. common D. possible
B
A man was walking through the woods with his axe (斧子) when a small tree called out to him. It said, “Hello, friend. Can you ____21____ those bigger trees They’re stopping the sun. It is so crowded here that I have no space to grow my roots (根). I can’t ____22____ the wind.”
The little tree held out its leaves. It looked so sad. It continued, “If those trees were gone, I’d be ____23____ to grow. A year from now, I’d be bigger than any other tree here. But for now, I’m just a small tree.”
The man thought for a while and ____24____. He walked over to the bigger trees and started cutting them down. Soon he cleared (清理) lots of ____25____ around the small tree. Now it would grow bigger and become the biggest tree in that area.
____26____, something else happened. The sun’s heat (热量) came first, burning the small tree, because it wasn’t used to so much ____27____. Heavy wind and rain came—without the bigger trees to protect it, the small tree was hit by the storm. Soon it was going to die.
“You are quite stupid,” said a snake. “You brought this on ____28____. If you had left the bigger trees alone, the sun and storm wouldn’t have hurt you so badly. ____29____, they protected you. If you had just waited longer, you would have grown to be just as ____30____ as them. You’d be strong. But now...”
21. A. cut out B. cut up C. cut down D. cut in
22. A. feel B. smell C. taste D. sound
23. A. ready B. able C. afraid D. careful
24. A. waited B. refused C. agreed D. shouted
25. A. space B. time C. money D. water
26. A. Usually B. Luckily C. Mainly D. Unluckily
27. A. water B. sunshine C. tree D. air
28. A. yourself B. yourselves C. itself D. themselves
29. A. In all B. In fact C. In this way D. By the way
30. A. straight B. thick C. big D. cute
第三部分 阅读理解（共两大题，满分45分）
Ⅶ.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面对话，从7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A: Hello! This is Han Mei speaking. ____31____
B: Hi, Han Mei. This is Mark speaking.
A: Are you free today
B: Yes. What’s up
A: I’m writing a passage and I want to make survey about plants and animals. Let me ask you some questions. ____32____
B: I like plants better. I think roses are the nicest of all the flowers.
A: But they can’t play with you.
B: What about you, Han Mei
A:____33____ I think animals are more friendly.
B: ____34____
A: Because animals are our friends. They make us happy.
B: Do you keep a pet
A: Sure. I keep a pet bird. It is beautiful. ____35____
B: Wonderful! We all should like plants and animals.
A: They are both important to us. We share the same world with them.
A. Thank you very much.
B. Could I speak to Mark
C. It can sing to me every day.
D. I like animals better.
E. Who are you speaking
F. Why do you like them
G. Which do you like better, plants or animals
Ⅷ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
Sydney Tower Place: 100 Market St, Sydney Phone: 02-9333-9222 Opening time: 9: 00 a.m. to 10: 30 p.m. (Saturday s to 11: 30 p.m.) Ticket: $60 (for an adult); $30 (for a child) Website: www..au. How to get there: Take a train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street How to book tickets: By phone or through the web Attraction: Sydney’s best views (风景) are just the beginning! Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360° views of our beautiful city.
36. Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay ________.
A. $60 B. $90 C. $120 D. $150
37. Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower ________.
A. after 11: 30 p.m. B. before 11: 30 p.m.
C. at 10: 30 p.m. D. at 9: 30 p.m.
38. If people take a train to Sydney Tower, where should they get off the train
A. At Sydney Tower. B. At Town Hall Station.
C. At Sydney Station. D. At Hall Street.
B
Terry Fox was only seventeen when he got cancer (癌症). He must have felt hopeless when the doctor said his right leg would have to be cut off 6 inches (英寸) above the knee.
But to everyone’s surprise, Terry Fox made up his mind to become a long-distance (长距离的) runner and do something about the cancer. What a dream!
Although it seemed impossible, Terry decided to run across the whole country. He hoped to raise one million (百万) dollars for cancer research. Few people believed he would make it. Anyway, on April 12, 1980, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope. For the first few days of his marathon, Terry Fox was alone. He started running at 4: 30 am. Day by day, people began to realize that something big was happening on the lonely road. As people saw Terry, they stopped and gave away money for cancer research.
However, his health became worse several months later. He had to give up his marathon on September 1, 1980. Terry died three months later, at the age of 22. In his short life, he raised $24 million for cancer research—one dollar for each person in his motherland.
Since his death, the yearly Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to be the world’s largest one-day fundraiser (募捐活动) for cancer research.
39. Terry gave up his marathon in 1980 because ________.
A. he found it too tiring B. nobody helped him
C. he was too sick to continue D. he raised enough money
40 When did Terry Fox get cancer
A. In 1975. B. In 1980. C. In 1981. D. In 1958.
41. How much money did Terry raise for cancer research in his short life
A. $2.4 million. B. $24 million. C. $24 million. D. $2.4 million.
42. Why does the writer write the passage
A. To tell us when Terry Fox Run started.
B. To tell us not to give up when facing difficulties.
C. To advise us to give away money for cancer research.
D. To call on us to take part in Marathon of Hope.
C
Maybe you’ll meet a word that you don’t know in an exam. Most students may be nervous if a dictionary is not around them. But don’t worry! There are some ways to help you guess the meaning of a word without a dictionary.
Reread (重读) the whole sentence (句子). Your first step (步骤) is to go back and reread the whole sentence. You may forget what you are reading when you meet a new word. Then try to think about the content (内容) of the sentence.
Try guessing the meaning by the background (背景). This will make it different from other parts and you’ll pick it from the rest of the sentence easily. You can often use other words in the sentence to help you find out the meaning of the unknown word.
Think about what else is happening in the sentence. For example, maybe you are looking at a sentence that says, “It was a very sultry day in the middle of the summer.” You may understand each word but “sultry”. Think about what you know about summer. Maybe “sultry” has something to do with the weather. It can help you understand the word easily.
In a word, don’t be afraid of new words. Try your best to understand them by using these ways. Then you can also understand the sentence or passage better.
43. What should you do first when you meet a new word
A. Ask others for help.
B. Reread the whole sentence.
C. Look it up in a dictionary.
D. Guess its meaning through other words.
44. What does the underlined (划线的) word “sultry” mean
A. 炎热的 B. 寒冷的 C. 温暖的 D. 凉爽的
45. In which part of a magazine can we probably read this passage
A. Travel. B. Sport. C. Education. D. Health.
46. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Some good ways of using a dictionary.
B. How to learn English as well as possible.
C. Some good ways of remembering new words.
D. How to understand a word without a dictionary.
D
An elephant made her way into a forest. It was a new place for her. She hoped to make some friends. She walked up to a monkey and said, “Hello, monkey! Will you be my friend ” The monkey said, “You are too big to swing like me, so I can’t be your friend.”
The elephant then went to a rabbit (兔子) and asked the same question. The rabbit said, “You are too big to get in my burrow (洞穴), so I can’t be your friend.” The elephant also went to a frog (青蛙) and asked the same question. The frog said, “You are too heavy to jump as high as me, so I can’t be your friend.”
The elephant was sad. She couldn’t make friends! Then one day, she saw all the animals running into the forest. She asked a bear what was happening. The bear said, “The lion is looking for food. They are running away from him.”
The elephant went up to the lion and said, “Please don’t eat these animals!” The lion laughed and asked the elephant to leave. Then, the elephant got angry and pushed the lion as hard as she could, scaring him away. All the other animals slowly came out and saw that the lion was gone. They went to the elephant and said, “You are just the right size to be our friend!”
47. What did the animals think of the elephant at first
A. She didn’t live in the forest. B. She was too big and heavy.
C. She wasn’t strong enough. D. She had no friends.
48. Why did the animals run into the forest
A. To ask the elephant for help. B. To make friends with the bear.
C. To look for food. D. To run away from the lion.
49. What helped the elephant win the animals’ hearts in the end
A. Her sadness. B. Her scary look.
C. Her huge size. D. Her loud laugh.
E
Long ago, there was a queen (女王) who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor (顾问), “All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown (王冠).”
Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, “What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey ”
The queen was interested in the idea, so she started at once. As she was on the top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. “Why have I never found my palace so beautiful ”
The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling (闪烁) at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen’s crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.
She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!
50. How long did the queen spend on the journey
A. One year. B. Two years. C. One month. D. Two months.
51. What can you learn from the passage
A. The queen lost her crown on the journey.
B. The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.
C. The advisor wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.
D. Many people came to the competition and brought things that made the queen satisfied.
52. What is the best title (标题) for the passage
A. The Crown B. The Queen
C. The Trip Around the World D. The Most Beautiful Thing
F
阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题 (请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。
It can be very dangerous if there is a flood (洪水). It can happen with no notice and can usually wash trees and cars away, even break buildings. What should you do when the flood comes Please read carefully the following information.
Stay away from rivers and bridges, because floods can cause rivers to move quickly and bridges to fall down.
Listen to emergency broadcasts (急救广播) for further information. If it asks you to move somewhere else, do so.
If you are staying inside a car, get out when the water begins to flood the car itself. Then move to the top of it.
If you have to stay in a building at the time of a flood move to the highest floor. Only move to the roof (屋顶) if necessary. Once there, ask for help and let others know where you are (such as drawing SOS on the roof).
Don’t touch power lines (电线), because they are broken during strong storms and floods. A fallen power line can cause water near to become dangerous. If someone touches it, he will die.
53. Why should we stay away from rivers and bridges when the flood comes (不超过15个词)
___________________________________________
54. What should you do first if you are in a building at the time of a flood (不超过10个词)
___________________________________________
55 When might power lines become broken (不超过10个词)
第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分）
IX.单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
56. His mom doesn’t a________ (允许) him to copy others’ homework.
57. I hope you can tell us the t________ (实情) of the event.
58. He seems to have m________ (魔法) because he can always make impossible things happen.
59. Her friend m________ (嫁) a world-famous football player last year.
60. Paris is one of the l________ (有活力的) cities in Europe.
X.书面表达（共1小题；满分 20分）
61. 假如你是李华，你的笔友Mark来邮件谈到自己的烦恼。他两周前来中国学习，感到很孤单，学习压力也很大，经常头痛，昨天还得了重感冒。请你给他回一封邮件，告诉她该如何解决这些问题。
要求：80词左右。邮件开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mark,
Thanks for your email. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
