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青华中学2022--2023学年度八年级下学期
第二次月考 英语试卷
总分：120分 时间：120分钟
一、听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）
第一部分 听对话回答问题。
1. What does the woman get for her birthday?
A. B. C.
2. What competition does Simon think Kitty should enter for?
A. B. C.
3. Where is the cat?
A. B. C.
4. What are they talking about?
A. B. C.
5. Why was the woman’s train late?
A. The train was too full. B. The train broke down on the way. C. It was raining heavily.
6. What was the best thing the man did in New York?
A. He did lots of shopping. B. He visited the Statue of Liberty. C. He met some friends.
7. What does the boy think the cloud looks like?
A. A giant panda. B. An elephant. C. A whale.
8. How long does the film last?
A. One hour and forty-five minutes. B. One hour and a quarter. C. One hour and a half.
9. Who is that boy?
A. Amy’s friend. B. Amy’s brother. C. Amy’s neighbour.
10. What is Eddie doing?
A. He is having a meeting. B. He is working on the project. C. He is repairing the computer.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题。
听一段对话, 回答第 11-12 小题。
11. What does Jane say about growing vegetables?
A. It is hard work. B. It is great fun. C. It takes a lot of time.
12. Which is NOT the reason for Jane’s growing potatoes?
A. She can get great results after she plants them.
B. She can plant potatoes any time.
C. She likes eating potatoes.
听第一篇短文,回答第13-15题。
It was too hot!
What the temperature was:
Over ________ ℃.
What the boy did:
He ________ in the morning.
He spent the whole afternoon ________.
13. A. 38 B. 35 C. 25
14. A. stayed at home B. washed the car C. went shopping
15. A. in his bedroom B. on the beach C. in the swimming pool
听第二篇短文,回答第 16-20 题。
16. Why did the woman go to the jewellery(珠宝) shop?
A. She wanted to visit a friend who works there.
B. She wanted to buy a gift for her mother.
C. She wanted a new ring(戒指) for herself.
17. How old was the robber?
A. About 30. B. Under 20. C. Older than 40.
18. What did the shopkeeper do first?
A. He was so afraid that he did nothing.
B. He ran after the robber.
C. He phoned the police.
19. Why was the speaker nervous at the police station?
A She saw the robber again.
B. She needed to make a report.
C. The police were unfriendly.
20. Why did the speaker feel lucky and happy?
A. Because the robber did not hurt her.
B. Because the robber did not take her purse.
C. Because the police found all the jewellery.
二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Mr. Jiang, as ______ elderly man, took part in the Special Games for ______ elderly, and finished _______ second in the race.
A. a; the; the B. an; the; / C. an; an; the D. the; an; /
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：蒋先生作为一个老人，参加老年人特殊奥运会，并且在比赛中获得亚军。
考查冠词辨析。第一空表示“一位老人”，表泛指，且elder是以元音音素开头的，故第一空填an。第二空是the+形容词，表示一类人。second此处为副词，修饰动词finished，故不用冠词。故选B。
2. To them, the most important thing is _________ make much money _________ get together.
A. not to; but B. not; but C. not; but to D. not to; but to
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：对他们来说，最重要的不是赚多少钱，而是待在一起。
考查固定搭配。not…but…：不是……而是……，并列连词，not“后面的词”与but“后面的词”形式一致。这个动词不定式作表语；故选D。
3. We students can _______ food and old clothes to the homeless people, and the teachers can ________ learning skills for the poor children.
A. provide; give B. provide; offer
C. offer; give D. give; provide
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：我们学生能为无家可归的人提供食物和旧衣服。老师能为贫困孩子提供学习技能。
考查动词的用法。provide sth for sb =provide sb with sth为某人提供某物。give sb sth= give sth to sb,把某物给某人。结合句意，故选D。
4. The people who are confident have more _______ to make them successful.
A. education B. chances C. excuses D. prizes
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：自信的人有更多的机会使他们成功。
考查名词辨析。education教育；chances机会；excuses借口；prizes奖励。根据“The people who are confident have more...to make them successful.”和选项可知，此处指自信的人有更多机会成功，chances符合语境。故选B。
5. Mr Brown was too busy _______ on the project _______ this question.
A. to work, to answer B. to work, answering
C. working, answering D. working, to answer
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：布朗先生太忙于致力于项目上而没有时间回答这个问题。
考查非谓语动词。第一空是固定表达be busy doing sth“忙于做某事”，所以应用动名词形式，排除AB；第二空是固定表达too...to...“太……而不能”。故选D。
6. —Susan, why are you still here? They are all ready to start.
— I’m sorry, but I ________ when to start.
A. wasn’t told B. don’t tell C. didn’t tell D. haven’t told
【答案】A
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意：——苏珊，你怎么还在这里？他们都准备好出发了。——对不起，但是没人告诉我什么时候开始。
考查时态和语态。根据“They are all ready to start.”可知，他们都准备好出发了，因此何时开始没有告知我，这事应是发生在过去，主语I与谓语tell之间是被动关系，因此用被动语态，故选A。
7. It is not wise _____ teenagers to be crazy about stars. It is more important _____ them to learn more about Chinese culture.
A. for; for B. of; for C. of; of D. for; of
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：对于青少年来说，对明星的狂热是不明智的。对他们来说学习更多的中国文化更重要。
考查介词用法。It’s + adj. + (of / for) sb to do sth. 译作“(某人)做某事是……的”，当形容词是可修饰人的形容词，即sb和adj有主系表关系时，sb前用of；当形容词是不可以修饰人的形容词，即sb和adj没有主系表关系时，sb前用for。空一前wise是说明teenagers的特征，用of；空二前important是说明to learn more about Chinese culture的性质，用for。故选B。
8. — Do we have to read anything next week, Mr Wu?
— Sure, You ________ to read Black Beauty from pages 58 to 85.
A. were expected B. will expect C. are expecting D. are expected
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意：——吴老师，下周我们一定要读一些什么吗?——当然，你们要读《黑骏马》从58页到85页。
考查一般现在时的被动语态。根据上文“Do we have to read anything next week, Mr Wu?”结合“Sure, You … to read Black Beauty from pages 58 to 85.”可知主语和谓语动词expect之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系，因此用被动语态，句子时态是一般现在时，因此用一般现在时的被动语态，即be+动词的过去分词，主语是you，be动词用are，expect的过去分词是expected，故选D。
9. The firemen are working _______ with each other and they tell us not to stay _______ to the building.
A. close; close B. closely; closely C. closely; close D. close; closely
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：消防队员们互相密切配合，他们告诉我们不要离大楼太近。
考查动词短语和副词的用法。close密切的（形容词/动词）；closely紧密地（副词）。work closely with“与……密切合作”，固定短语。第二空前有动词stay，故第二空用副词closely修饰动词。故选B。
10. --I hear the teacher has chosen five of us as volunteers. You , right?
--Yes. Some of us are chosen, Tom, Jim and me.
A. have included; including B. are included; including
C. are included; include D. have included; include
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意“-我听说我们老师已经选了我们当中的5个做志愿者，你包括在内，对吧？-是的，我们当中的一些人被选了，包括汤姆、吉姆和我”。第一空处you和include之间为被动关系be done，排除A和D；第二空处，including为介词，后加名词/代词，构成介宾短语，且including+宾语=宾语+included，故选B。
11. Smartphones can be used to ________ for information. But I am not used to ________ information on such a small screen.
A. search; reading B. searching; reading
C. search; read D. searching; read
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：智能手机可以用来搜素信息，但我不习惯在这么小的屏幕上阅读信息。
考查短语辨析。第一个空，根据Smartphones can be used to for information.可知这里Smartphones是主语，是use这个动作的承受者，而且这里叙述的是客观事实，所以应该用一般现在时的被动语态，be used to do sth.表示被用来做某事；第二个空，根据But I am not used to information on such a small screen.可知这里的意思是但我不习惯在这么小的屏幕上阅读信息，be used to doing sth.表示习惯于做某事；结合选项，可知A选项符合题意，故答案选A。
12. The tent is _________ for a family of three _________.
A. big enough; to live B. enough big; to live in it C. big enough; to live in D. enough big; live in
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：这个帐篷足够大让一个三口之家住。
考查enough的用法和live的用法。“big”是形容词，enough修饰形容词时要后置，故排除B、D选项；第二空填动词不定式作结果状语，live是不及物动词，主语“the tent”是逻辑宾语，故此处需添加介词in，故填to live in。故选C。
13. My daughter think ________ necessary ________ to take so many dancing classes.
A. that; for her B. it; of her C. that; of her D. it; for her
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：我女儿认为她有必要上这么多舞蹈课。
考查it的固定句型。根据“think”、“necessary”和“to take”可知，think it+形容词+for sb. to do sth.“认为做某事对某人来说是……的”，此处it作形式宾语，动词不定式短语为句子真正的宾语，故第一空应用it，第二空应用for her。故选D。
14. This kind of iPad ______ in our computer shop. It ______ very well.
A. is sold; sells B. sells; is sold
C. sells; sells D. is sold; is sold
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：在我们电脑商店里出售这种苹果平板电脑。它卖得非常好。
考查语态。第一空主语 iPad 与谓语sell之间表示被动关系，故用被动语态is sold。第二空表示事物的性质特点，卖得好，用主动形式sells well。故选A。
15. The charity show was very successful with the help of all the classmates, just as the old saying goes, “________.”
A. The early bird catches the worm
B. Practice makes perfect
C. Many hands make light work
D. You cannot burn the candle at both ends
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：在所有同学的帮助下，慈善演出非常成功，正如那句老话：“人多力量大”。
考查俗语的用法。The early bird catches the worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃； Practice makes perfect熟能生巧；Many hands make light work人多力量大；You cannot burn the candle at both ends你不能燃烧蜡烛的两端。根据“The charity show was very successful with the help of all the classmates”可知，演出成功是因为所有同学的帮助，对应“人多力量大”，故选C。
三、七选五（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” These are certainly words that millions of volunteers around the world could agree with.
In the US, April is National Volunteer Month, to praise and thank volunteers who lend their time, talent, and support to what they care about.
____16____ People who volunteer spend their time doing things they feel strongly about. For example, animal lovers may volunteer at an animal centre to help improve the treatment of animals.
Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, try out new skills and explore career choices. ____17____
Take Andrew Makhoul, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, as an example. Andrew didn’t spend his last spring break relaxing. Instead, the 19-year-old boy decided to do something for people who were less lucky than himself. He travelled to an orphanage(孤儿院) in Guatemala in Central America. ____18____ And it depends on volunteers to stay open.
Andrew doesn’t speak much Spanish, but he found communication wasn’t a problem, “You communicated with love,” according to an article on his university’s website. And what he gave out, he got back, “____19____” Andrew’s first time as a volunteer only lasted a week, but by the end of that week, he knew he’d be back soon — because he saw love and hope.
US author Sherry Anderson once wrote, “____20____” And this is perhaps why volunteers all around the world keep doing what they do — their work is “priceless”.
A. It is in one of the poorest parts of the country.
B. You could see love when you looked in their eyes.
C. Volunteering means choosing to work without being paid.
D. It’s a chance for poor children to get better care and support.
E. Life will be difficult, but I have the confidence to live a happy, full life.
F. For young adults, valuable lessons may also be learned through volunteering.
G. Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.
【答案】16. C 17. F 18. A 19. B 20. G
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了志愿者这一公益性质的工作。
【16题详解】
根据下文People who volunteer spend their time doing things they feel strongly about可知，从事志愿服务的人会花时间做他们十分想做的事情。故此处说的是志愿工作的定义。C选项Volunteering means choosing to work without being paid“志愿工作意味着这个人选择了一份没有报酬的工作”符合语境，故选C。
【17题详解】
根据上文Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, try out new skills and explore career choices可知，志愿工作可以让志愿者认识新的人，尝试新的技能，探索自己的职业选择。故此处说的是人们能从志愿工作学到的东西。F选项For young adults, valuable lessons may also be learned through volunteering“对于年轻人来说，也可以通过志愿活动吸取宝贵的经验教训”符合语境，故选F。
【18题详解】
根据下文And it depends on volunteers to stay open可知，孤儿院的运营要靠志愿者来支撑，可推断当地十分贫穷。A选项It is in one of the poorest parts of the country“它位于这个国家最贫困的地区之一”符合语境，故选A。
【19题详解】
结合上下文And what he gave out, he got back和Andrew’s first time as a volunteer only lasted a week, but by the end of that week, he knew he’d be back soon — because he saw love and hope可知，此处是安德鲁说他得到了被帮助的人的爱的回报。B选项You could see love when you looked in their eyes“当你看着他们的眼睛时，你能看到他们眼中的爱”符合语境，故选B。
【20题详解】
根据下文And this is perhaps why volunteers all around the world keep doing what they do — their work is “priceless”可知，这也许就是为什么全世界的志愿者都在做他们所做的事情——他们的工作是“无价的”。故此处说的是志愿者们不计报酬的工作是无价的。G选项Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless“志愿者得不到报酬，不是因为他们一文不值，而是因为他们无价之宝”符合语境，故选G。
四、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A first-grade student whose best friend is battling cancer thought that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough—he wanted to show his buddy just how he understood the ___21___ time he was going through.
Seven-year-old Vincent Butterfield ___22___ the only way was to cut off his hair in support of his best friend Zac who lost his hair through chemotherapy(化疗).
Zac Gossage is receiving treatment but ___23___ goes to Union Central Elementary School in Missouri every day, ___24___ that’s where he gets to play on the swing with Vincent. Vincent found out that Zac might ___25___ his hair because of the chemotherapy treatment. So one day, he showed up in the first grade class wearing a ___26___. He said to his teacher Mrs. Koester, “I have a surprise for Zac.” And he pulled off his cap and other ___27___ saw that he already had all his hair ___28___ off.
“I did it just to make Zac feel he’s not the only one without any ___29___.” said Vincent.Vincent has also been raising money for his best friend after learning how ____30____ his chemotherapy treatments are. He asked his mother to make ____31____ than 20 scarves and gloves. He and his mother ____32____ them at the price of 10 dollars each, raising over $200 for Zac. The encouragement from Vincent seems to be working. Though Zac is receiving treatments, he has ____33____ missed any days of school. He knows that Vincent is out on the playground, waiting for him at break.
When asked ____34____ friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac, thought for a (an) ____35____ and responded, “It’s a beautiful thing.”
Clearly, wisdom doesn’t always come with age.
21. A. hard B. exciting C. unpleasant D. pleasant
22. A. decided B. refused C. agreed D. disliked
23. A. ever B. never C. just D. still
24. A. though B. but C. because D. so
25. A. raise B. add C. lose D. fall
26. A. mask B. scarf C. glove D. cap
27. A. teachers B. kids C. parents D. patients
28. A. pulled B. sent C. cut D. put
29. A. friends B. money C. clothes D. hair
30. A. expensive B. successful C. important D. meaningful
31 A. fewer B. more C. worse D. better
32. A. made B. donated C. sold D. collected
33. A. already B. always C. nearly D. hardly
34. A. how B. what C. where D. which
35. A. moment B. hour C. morning D. day
【答案】21. A 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了七岁的Vincent是一个一年级的学生，他最好的朋友Zac正在跟癌症作斗争。他认为跟他玩和讲故事还不够。为了支持小伙伴做化疗，他也剃光了自己的头发。还和妈妈一起卖掉自己做的手套和围巾，给朋友捐款。因为有好朋友的牵挂、陪伴和支持，Zac一直坚持治疗和上学。七岁的Vincent用自己的行动诠释了伟大的友谊。
【21题详解】
句意：他想要让他的好友知道他是理解他正经历着多么艰苦难熬的日子。
hard艰苦的；exciting令人兴奋的；unpleasant高兴的；pleasant令人愉快的。根据“best friend is battling cancer”可知他的好朋友在对抗癌症，所以日子是艰苦难熬的。故选A。
【22题详解】
句意：七岁的Vincent Butterfiel认为唯一方法就是剃光他的头发来支持他最好的朋友Zac因为化疗而掉光了他的头发。
decided决定；refused拒绝；agreed同意；disliked不喜欢。根据“the only way was to cut off his hair in support of his best friend Zac”可知他决定唯一的方法是剃光自己的头发。故选A。
【23题详解】
句意：Zac Gossage正在接受治疗，但他仍然每天都去密苏里州的联合中央小学，因为在那里他可以和Vincent一起荡秋千。
ever曾经；never从不；just仅仅；still仍。根据“Zac Gossage is receiving treatment but...goes to Union Central Elementary School”可知虽然他在接受治疗，但是仍然去上学。故选D。
【24题详解】
句意：Zac Gossage正在接受治疗，但他仍然每天都去密苏里州的联合中央小学，因为在那里他可以和Vincent一起荡秋千。
though尽管；but但是；because因为；so所以。根据“that’s where he gets to play on the swing with Vincent”可知此句和前句是因果关系，前果后因，用because引导原因状语从句。故选C。
【25题详解】
句意：Vincent发现Zac可能因为化疗而脱发。
raise提高；add添加；lose失去；fall落下。根据“his hair because of the chemotherapy treatment”可知因为化疗会掉头发。故选C。
【26题详解】
句意：所以有一天，他戴着帽子出现在一年级的课堂上。
mask面具；scarf围巾；glove手套；cap帽子。根据“pulled off his cap”可知他戴了一顶帽子。故选D。
【27题详解】
句意：他摘下帽子，其他孩子看到他已经把头发都剪掉了。
teachers教师；kids孩子；parents父母；patients病人。根据“other...saw that he already”可知此处是教室里的其他孩子。故选B。
【28题详解】
句意：他摘下帽子，其他孩子看到他已经把头发都剪掉了。
pulled拉；sent发送；cut剪切；put放。根据“he already had all his hair...off”可知他觉得他的朋友会因为化疗掉头发，所以他把自己的头发剪掉了。故选C。
【29题详解】
句意：我这样做只是为了让Zac觉得他不是唯一一个没有头发的人。
friends朋友；money钱；clothes衣服；hair头发。根据“he’s not the only one without any”可知是没有头发。故选D。
【30题详解】
句意：Vincent在得知自己的化疗治疗有多昂贵后，也一直在为他最好的朋友筹集资金。
expensive昂贵的；successful成功的；important重要的；meaningful有意义的。根据“Vincent has also been raising money”可知在他知道化疗很贵时，他为他的朋友筹集资金。故选A。
【31题详解】
句意：他让母亲做了20多条围巾和手套。
fewer更少；more更多；worse 更糟、更差；better更好。根据“at the price of 10 dollars each, raising over $200 for Zac”可知他们做了20多条围巾和手套。故选B。
【32题详解】
句意：他和他的母亲以每件10美元的价格卖掉了它们。
made制造；donated捐赠；sold出售；collected收集。根据“them at the price of 10 dollars each”可知是把围巾和手套都卖掉了。故选C。
【33题详解】
句意：他几乎没有缺课。
already已经；always总是；nearly几乎；hardly几乎不。根据“Though Zac is receiving treatments, he has...missed any days of school”可知虽然他在治疗，但是他几乎没有缺过课。故选D。
【34题详解】
句意：当被问及友谊是什么时，Vincent看着他的朋友Zac，想了一会儿，回答说：“这是一件美好的事情。”
how如何；what什么；where哪里；which哪一个。从句中缺少表语，用what引导宾语从句。故选B。
【35题详解】
句意：当被问及友谊是什么时，Vincent看着他的朋友Zac，想了一会儿，回答说：“这是一件美好的事情。”
moment片刻；hour小时；morning早上；day白天。根据“thought for a”可知是想了一会。故选A。
五、阅读理解（满分30分）
A
The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means one who offers his or her “services”. There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage(垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta(加尔各答). The following is her story.
“I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit(精神) to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.”
“I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up. I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”
36. According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who _______.
A. is willing to help those in need without pay B. can afford to travel to different places
C. has a strong wish to be successful D. has made a lot of money in life
37. Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______.
A. after she met Mother Teresa B. after she finished high school
C. when she was touring Calcutta D. when she was working in a hospital
38. Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?
A. She liked to work with Mother Teresa. B. She had already had some experience.
C. She was asked by Mother Teresa. D. She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example.
【答案】36. A 37. B 38. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了志愿者的意义和职责，以及Tracy受特蕾莎修女的感动在加尔各答做志愿者的经历和感受。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The meaning of the word ‘volunteer’ may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means one who offers his or her ‘services’.”以及“Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.”可知，志愿者指的是愿意无偿帮助那些需要帮助的人。故选A。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据“I was so moved by her spirit(精神) to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work.”可知，Tracy做志愿者是在高中毕业后。故选B。
【38题详解】
推理判断题。根据“I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit(精神) to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work.”（我第一次听说特蕾莎修女是在高中，我们看了她在印度和世界各地工作的视频。我被她帮助别人的精神和对每个人无尽的爱所感动，以至于高中毕业后，我也想尝试一下她的工作。）可推知，Tracy选择做志愿者是因为她想以特蕾莎修女为榜样。故选D。
B
Adopting Animals (领养动物)
Would you like to adopt an animal? Although this sounds very unusual, some children have done just this. The Natural Zoo has given people the chance to adopt animals by paying for all of its food for one year. One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky. The people at the zoo said that it would cost about $900 a year for the food for Brocky.
Not many boys and girls have $900 to spend. That is why several hundred children and grown-ups each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food. Some children sent in only a quarter because that was all the money they had. Other children sent in more money than that.
Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants. Brocky surely must be a happy tiger to know that he has so many adopted parents. Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.
39. Brocky is _______.
A. an animal zoo B. an adopted child
C. a tiger without children’s love D. a tiger in need of adoption
40. Children will be _______ if they go to the zoo to visit the tiger Brocky.
A. frightened B. excited and happy C. nervous D. surprised
41. With so many people’s money, Brocky now can _______.
A. play with many toys B. live without being hungry
C. eat meat every day D. have an air-conditioned room to live in
42. We can infer(推断)from the passage that _______.
A. zoos are too poor to feed the animals B. there are too many animals in the zoo
C. many people are kind to animals D. children love animals better than adults do
【答案】39. D 40. B 41. B 42. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了自然动物园通过支付一年的所有食物费用，让人们有机会收养动物。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据“One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky. ”可知，布罗基是一只需要收养的老虎。故选D。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.”可知，如果孩子们去动物园参观老虎布罗基，他们会感到兴奋和快乐。故选B。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants.”可知，有了这么多人的钱，布罗基现在可以不用挨饿了。故选B。
【42题详解】
推理判断题。根据“That is why several hundred children and grown-ups each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food.”（这就是为什么几百个孩子和大人都给动物园寄了一点钱来帮助支付布罗基的食物。）可推知，许多人善待动物。故选C。
C
How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?
The sun might be the world’s first “clock”, except in the far north, where the Eskimos（爱斯基摩人）live. There, it’s dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the world, if you don’t have a clock that shows time, you still know that when the sun shines, it’s day, and when it’s dark, it’s night. The sun can not only tell you whether（是否）it’s day or night but also it’s morning, noon, or afternoon. When the sun is almost directly（恰好）overhead, it’s noon.
People who live near the sea learn from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Seamen on a ship know time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock. In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock.
A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass, you would have what is called an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom part in one hour. When the hourglass is turned over, the sand will take another hour to go back again.
43. From the passage, there are ________ ways to tell time except (除了) the clock and watch．
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 7
44. The Eskimos in the far north can’t use the sun for a clock because ________.
A. they know very little about the sun
B. the sun there never goes down in winter
C. it’s too cold for them to go out to watch the sun
D. it has long days during summers and long nights during winters
45. The underlined word “tides” in the passage means ________.
A. 洋流 B. 潮汐 C. 海啸 D. 波浪
46. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Different Ways to Tell Time B. How the Clock Was Invented
C. The Development of the Clock D. A Useful Machine to Tell Time
【答案】43. C 44. D 45. B 46. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了辨别时间的几个方法。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The sun might be the world’s first ‘clock’”、“People who live near the sea learn from the tides.”、“The whole sky is their clock.”、“In these places the wind can be the clock.”及“A sand clock is an even better clock.”可知，除了手表和时钟外，本文讲述了5种辨别时间的方法。故选C。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据“There, it’s dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer.”可知，在冬天，大部分时间是黑暗的，在夏天大部分时间是光明的，因此因为在夏天有很长的白天，在冬天有很长的夜晚，所以不能用太阳作为时钟。故选D。
【45题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“People who live near the sea learn from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, the water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours.”可知，在白天，大约6小时，海滩上的水越来越高，然后又下降，大约6小时，因此可知，住在海边的人们从潮汐中学习，划线单词表示“潮汐”。故选B。
【46题详解】
最佳标题题。根据“How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?”及全文可知，本文主要讲述了辨别时间的几个方法。故选A。
D
Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.
47. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ________.
A. should go abroad for vacations
B. needed to learn foreign languages
C. should often discuss their experiences
D. had problems with communications
48. People in Micronesia show “yes” by ________.
A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows
C. shaking heads D. saying “no”
49. Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) this passage?
A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no.
B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.
C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
D. In India, only shaking heads means “yes”.
50. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. body language in foreign restaurants
B. class discussion in Indian schools
C. miscommunication in different cultures
D. English teaching in other countries
【答案】47. D 48. B 49. A 50. C
【解析】
【导语】本文的主要意思是在不同文化的国家里生活可能是很令人兴奋的，但同时因为文化的不同，风俗习惯的不同，也可能会带来一些问题，使你感到困惑。文章中给我们举了三个这样的例子，例子中的三个人就遇到了这种因文化不同而带来困惑的情况。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。通读第一段可知，这些美国人在其他国家教英语的时候发现在不同地区与人们交流有问题。故选D。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means ‘yes’.”可知，在密克罗尼西亚这个国家，人们用抬高眉毛这种方式表示“Yes”。故选B。
【49题详解】
细节判断题。根据文章第三段“In that country, a nod means ‘no’”可知，在保加利亚这个国家，点头表示“No”。故选A。
【50题详解】
主旨大意题。本文主要是通过三个例子来告诉我们在不同的地区存在着文化差异，如果不注意这种文化地域差异，往往会造成误解，故选C。
六、根据句意及所给中文、首字母与英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，每空限填一词。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
51. The _______ (采访者) want to ask more questions.
【答案】interviewers
【解析】
【详解】句意：采访者想问更多的问题。interviewer“采访者”，可数名词，根据动词原形want可知，名词应用复数，故填interviewers。
52. Mr. Li spent as much time as he can ________(解释) the grammar rules.
【答案】explaining
【解析】
【详解】句意：李先生花了尽可能多的时间来解释语法规则。spend+时间+(in)doing sth.表示“花费时间做某事”；“解释”explain，此处要用explaining。故填explaining。
53. Thank you for _______ (动手术) on the poor people on the plane.
【答案】operating
【解析】
【详解】句意：谢谢你为飞机上的穷人做手术。根据汉语提示“动手术”可知，其对应的英文表达是operate，thanks for doing sth.“感谢做了某事”，动名词作宾语。故填operating。
54. Is he very _______ (自豪) that he can help many people?
【答案】proud
【解析】
【详解】句意：他很自豪他能帮助很多人吗？proud“自豪的”，是形容词，此处作表语。故填proud。
55. China is _______ (发展) quickly and people’s lives have been improved a lot.
【答案】developing
【解析】
【详解】句意：中国正在快速发展，人们的生活得到了很大改善。develop“发展”，是动词。这里表示中国正在快速发展，应用现在进行时，动词用现在分词，故填developing。
56. The twins look so _______ (相似的) that I can hardly tell them apart(分开).
【答案】similar
【解析】
【详解】句意：这对双胞胎长得很像，我几乎分不清谁是谁。similar“相似的”，形容词作表语。故填similar。
57. Some families in poor areas can’t even a_______ enough food for three meals.
【答案】(a)fford
【解析】
【详解】句意：一些贫困地区的家庭甚至买不起三餐的食物。根据“poor areas”以及“enough food”结合首字母可知是指承担不起，应用动词afford，情态动词后加动词原形。故填(a)fford。
58. He has a _______ success with the help of his friends.
【答案】great
【解析】
【详解】句意：在朋友们的帮助下，他取得了巨大的成功。根据“He has a...success with the help of his friends.”结合语境可知，此处是指取得了巨大的成功。a great success“巨大的成功”。故填great。
59. Most cases of ________ (the condition of being unable to see) can be cured or prevented.
【答案】blindness
【解析】
【详解】句意：大多数失明病例是可以治愈或预防的。“the condition of being unable to see”表示“看不见的状态”，也就是失明。blindness“失明”，不可数名词作主语。故填blindness。
60. She is a good doctor. She has cured many _______ (people who are sick).
【答案】patients
【解析】
【详解】句意：她是一位好医生。她治好了许多病人。根据英文提示“people who are sick”可知，patient“病人”符合题意，many后接可数名词复数。故填patients。
根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空使短文完整。
For Pineda, it was a long way to succeed.
His story began in El Salvador, where he was born with something wrong with his mouth. He had great trouble ____61____ (speak). At age 2, his family’s house burned down. Pineda was hurt badly, and his legs needed to be cut. His mother died when he was 8, and he spent years on the streets before he ____62____ (take) in by an orphanage (孤儿院).
Finally, at the orphanage, Pineda began to receive support and encouragement. He taught ____63____ (he) to play the guitar. He began his group with other musicians. Then the group went to Chicago, while they ____64____ (play) music, Pineda attracted the attention of many people, who wondered what they could do ____65____ (help) him.
A hospital offered him free ____66____ (medicine) care. A rich man ____67____ (agree) to pay for Pineda’s tickets to and from El Salvador.
When he was in the hospital, Pineda began writing music, and wondered if he ____68____ (can) record his own album (音乐专辑). Soon with the help of a musician, “The Sound of Gratitude (感激)” was born. On October 15th, Pineda went to a club to sing his new songs to strangers. After singing, he said to the listeners: “I ____69____ (meet) so many difficulties so far, but luckily so many kind people have given their hands to me, I’m really thankful.”
It was true that Pineda had come into such a good ____70____ (lucky), after having so many years of hardship (艰难). “We have an unusual experience in El Salvador, ‘Suffer (受难) first, then enjoy’. I guess that’s what is happening.” he said.
【答案】61. speaking
62. was taken
63. himself
64 were playing
65. to help
66. medical
67. agreed 68. could
69. have met
70. luck
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了Pineda一步一步艰难的走向成功的故事，最终告诉我们一个道理“先苦后甜”。
【61题详解】
句意：他说话有很大困难。根据“where he was born with something wrong with his mouth.”可知，此处是他说话有困难，短语had great problems doing sth.“做某事有很大的困难”，speak“说”，是动词，此处用动名词，故填speaking。
【62题详解】
句意：他的母亲在他8岁的时候去世了，在他被孤儿院收养之前，他在街上流浪了多年。根据上文“and he spent years on the streets”可知，此处是他被送到孤儿院，此处是一般过去时态的被动语态，其结构是was/were done的形式，take“带去”，是动词，过去分词是taken，主语是单数he，be动词用was，故填was taken。
【63题详解】
句意：他自学弹吉他。根据“He”可知是他自学的，teach oneself“自学”，he的反身代词himself，意为“他自己”。故填himself。
【64题详解】
句意：当他们演奏音乐时，Pineda吸引了许多人的注意，他们想知道他们能做些什么来帮助他。此处是while引导的时间状语从句，整篇短文是一般过去时态，此处用过去进行时，主语是they，be动词用were，play“演奏”，是动词，此处用play的现在分词，故填were playing。
【65题详解】
句意：当他们演奏音乐时，Pineda吸引了许多人的注意，他们想知道他们能做些什么来帮助他。根据“who wondered what they could do”可知，此处是动词不定式表示目的，help“帮助”，是动词，此处用动词不定式，故填to help。
【66题详解】
句意：一家医院为他提供免费医疗服务。根据“care”可知此处用形容词作定语，medicine的形容词形式medical，意为“医疗的”。故填medical。
【67题详解】
句意：一位富翁同意支付Pineda往返El Salvador机票。根据“pay for Pineda’s tickets to and from El Salvador.”可知，此处是同意支付Pineda往返El Salvador的机票，短语agree to do sth.“同意去做某事”，全文都是一般过去时态，此处用agree的过去式，故填agreed。
【68题详解】
句意：当他住院时，Pineda开始写音乐，想知道他是否可以录制自己的专辑。根据“and wondered”可知，此处是一般过去时态，can“能，会”，此处用过去式could，故填could。
【69题详解】
句意：到目前为止，我遇到了很多困难，但幸运的是，有这么多善良的人向我伸出了手，我真的很感激。根据时间状语so far可知用现在完成时，其结构是have done，meet“遇见”，是动词，主语是I，助动词用have，meet的过去分词是met，故填have met。
【70题详解】
句意：的确，Pineda在经历了这么多年的磨难之后，运气如此之好。根据“such a good ...”可知此处用可数名词单数，lucky的名词形式luck，意为“运气”。故填luck。
八、书面表达（满分15分，其中卷面占3分）
71. “宿迁是我家，文明靠大家”，作为中学生，应积极参与文明城市（civilized city）的建设。请根据以下提示，写一篇90词左右的短文。
1 尊敬老师，对人礼貌 2. 乐于助人，对人友善
3. 公共场合不插队，不大声喧哗 4. 遵守交通规则，不闯红灯
5. 保护环境，不乱扔垃圾 6. 做志愿者，为贫困地区的人们提供钱和食物
How to make Suqian a civilized city
Suqian is now trying to become a civilized city. As students, what should we do? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】例文：
How to make Suqian a civilized city
Suqian is now trying to become a civilized city. As students, what should we do?
We must respect our teachers and be polite to others. We should also help those who are in trouble and be friendly to people around us. We can’t cut in line or talk loudly in public. Besides, we must obey the traffic rules and not run the red light. What’s more, we should protect our environment and not litter. Finally, we can be volunteers and provide money and food for people in poor areas.
Suqian is our hometown. Let’s try our best to make it a civilized city.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
① 题材：本文是一篇说明文，为材料作文；
② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③ 提示：根据所给提示完成写作，不能遗漏信息，以第一人称为主。
[写作步骤]
第一步，根据所给的中文提示，介绍参与文明城市建设应该做的事情；
第二步，呼吁大家一起把宿迁建设成一个文明城市。
[亮点词汇]
①be polite to对……礼貌
②be friendly to 对……友好
③What’s more而且
[高分句型]
We should also help those who are in trouble and be friendly to people around us.（who引导的定语从句）