广东省广州市黄埔区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题（含答案）

这是一份广东省广州市黄埔区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题（含答案），共19页。
In China, the first lessn begins at abut eight ’clck and there are 3 lessns a day. The first lessn in the UK begins an hur 4 than that in China. Befre the first lessn, students all wait in a special classrm. Then a teacher calls the rll ( 点名) t check if 5 has arrived n time. After that, students change classrms. Everybdy has his r her wn curse schedule. They g t different classrms fr different lessns instead f 6 in the same classrm. Fr example, if ne’s first lessn is Maths, he r she shuld
g t the classrm fr Maths.
Besides languages, Science, Art, British students learn many7curses such as cking and
gardening at schl. The by in my hst family nce cked Chinese sup fr me. It really surprised me because it tasted as8as what my mum cked.
Hw time flies! I have been in the UK9tw mnths. I will study here fr anther mnth. I am sure I
10find ut mre differences in the future. Believe me!
1.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
2.
A. has studied
B. have studied
C. studied
D. study
3.
A. the seven
B. the seventh
C. seven
D. seventh
4.
A. later
B. late
C. latest
D. the latest
5.
A. smebdy
B. everybdy
C. anybdy
D. nbdy
6.
A. stay
B. stayed
C. staying
D. stays
7.
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者在英国学校生活的经历。
【1 题详解】
句意：嗯，说实话，在这里学习真的是一个奇妙的经历。
a 一个（用于以辅音音素开头的单词前）；an 一个（用于以元音音素开头的单词前）；the 这个，表示特指；/零冠词。experience 意为“经历”，是可数名词，此处表示泛指，需用不定冠词，fantastic 是辅音音素开头的单词，故选 A。
【2 题详解】
句意：从那时起，我就在这所学校学习。
has studied 学习（现在完成时，主语是第一人称或单数）；have studied 学习（现在完成时，主语是第二人称或复数）；studied 学习（过去时）；study 学习（原形）。根据句子时间状语“since then”可知，此处应用现在完成时：have/has dne，主语是第一人称 I，助动词用 have，study 的过去分词是 studied。故选 B。
【3 题详解】
句意：在中国，第一节课大约八点开始，一天有 7 节课。
the seven 七（错误表达）；the seventh 第七；seven 七；seventh 第七。根据句意可知，此处表示“7 节课”，应用基数词 seven。故选 C。
【4 题详解】
句意：英国的第一节课比中国的第一节课开始晚一个小时。
later 较晚；late 迟；latest 最新的；the latest 最新的。根据后面“than”可知，此处应用副词比较级，表示“英国的第一节课比中国的第一节课开始晚一个小时”。故选 A。
【5 题详解】
句意：然后老师点名，检查是否每个人都准时到达。
smebdy 某人；everybdy 每个人；anybdy 任何人；nbdy 没有人。根据句意可知，此处表示“是否每个
A. ther
B. thers
C. anther
D. the ther
8.
A. mre delicius
B. delicius
C. mst delicius
D. the mst delicius
9.
A. fr
B. since
C. in
D. f
10.
A. have t
B. must
C. can
D. shuld
【答案】1. A2. B
3. C4. A
5. B
6. C7. A8. B
9. A10. C
【解析】
人都准时到达”，应用 everyne。故选 B。
【6 题详解】
句意：他们去不同的教室上不同的课，而不是留在同一个教室里。
stay 停留（原形）；stayed 停留（过去式）；staying 停留（动名词）；stays 停留（第三人称单数）。根据句意可知，此处表示“而不是留在同一个教室里”，介词后面跟动名词。故选 C。
【7 题详解】
句意：除了语言、科学、艺术，英国学生在学校还学习许多其他课程，如烹饪和园艺。
ther 其他的；thers 其他人；anther 又一个；the ther 另一个。根据句意可知，此处表示“其他课程”，应用
ther 修饰后面的名词。故选 A。
【8 题详解】
句意：这真的让我很惊讶，因为它尝起来和我妈妈做的一样好。
mre delicius 更美味的；delicius 美味的；mst delicius 最美味的；the mst delicius 最美味的。as+形容词/副词的原级+as 表示“和……一样……”，tasted 是系动词，此处应用形容词原形。故选 B。
【9 题详解】
句意：我在英国已经两个月了。
fr 为；since 自从；in 在……里面；f……的。根据空后“tw mnths”可知，一段时间前面应用介词 fr。故选 A。
【10 题详解】
句意：我相信我将来会发现更多的不同之处。
have t 不得不；must 必须；can 能，会；shuld 应该。根据句意和语境可知，我相信我将来会发现更多的不同之处。故选 C。
完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
D yu have truble remembering things? D yu want t knw hw t imprve yur 11 ? Human brain is very small and 12 . It is nly 2% f ur ttal bdy weight, but it needs abut 20% f the xygen that the bdy takes in. We can think 13 if ur brains get enugh xygen. S we shuld always make sure there’s enugh xygen in the air when we need t remember smething. Besides, what else can we d t imprve
ur memry? Here are sme 14.
First, try t get enugh15. Our memry wrks well after we have a gd rest. If we want t remember smething, make sure we have enugh sleep every day.
Secnd, if we have t remember smething big, break it dwn int small parts. It’s16t remember
198756430387 if we break it int fur small parts: 198-756-430-387.
Third, dn’t get angry if we are nt able t remember sme infrmatin. Just d smething t17
urselves like listening t music, watching a mvie and s n. Later, we can try again.
Last but nt least, make up an interesting stry. If we want t remember a shpping list with bread, fruits, a cat, il and a ntebk, just make up a stry with them. Fr example, Lisa felt hungry and 18 sme bread. She pened the fridge, but nly fund sme fruits. S she put n her cat and planned t g t the supermarket. Unluckily, she tripped ver (被绊倒) a bttle f 19 and fund her lst ntebk under the sfa.
If we fllw the advice, we will 20 hw gd ur memry is. S let’s try t imprve ur memry
【答案】11. B 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了如何改善记忆力。首先，大脑需要足够的氧气才能正常工作，因此我们应该确保 空气中有足够的氧气。其次，要保证充足的睡眠，因为大脑在休息后才能更好地工作。另外，将大的信息 分解成小部分，以及在无法记住信息时做一些放松的事情，也有助于提高记忆力。最后，编造有趣的故事 来记忆事物也是一种有效的方法。通过这些建议，我们可以提高我们的记忆力。
【11 题详解】
句意：你想知道如何提高你的记忆力吗？
bdy 身体；memry 记忆；skill 技巧；health 健康。根据“D yu have truble remembering things?”可知，此处指如何提高记忆力，故选 B。
tgether!
11. A. bdy
B. memry
C. skill
D. health
12. A. heavy
B. shrt
C. light
D. lng
13. A. clearly
B. hardly
C. slwly
D. quietly
14. A. suggestins
B. cnversatins
C. intrductins
D. discussins
15. A. fd
B. water
C. sleep
D. air
16. A. easier
B. harder
C. earlier
D. sillier
17. A. stp
B. relax
C. remember
D. check
18. A. cared fr
B. gave up
C. lked fr
D. tk ut
19. A. wine
B. il
C. water
D. milk
20 A. be angry at
B. be prvided with
C. be surprised at
D. be tired f
【12 题详解】
句意：人类的大脑很小很轻。
heavy 重的；shrt 短的；light 轻的；lng 长的。根据“It is nly 2% f ur ttal bdy weight”可知，大脑很小很轻，故选 C。
【13 题详解】
句意：如果我们的大脑得到足够的氧气，我们可以清晰地思考。
clearly 清晰地；hardly 几乎不；slwly 慢慢地；quietly 安静地。根据“S we shuld always make sure there's enugh xygen in the air when we need t remember smething.”可知，如果我们的大脑得到足够的氧气，我们可以清晰地思考，故选 A。
【14 题详解】
句意：这里有一些建议。
suggestins 建议；cnversatins 对话；intrductins 介绍；discussins 讨论。根据下面四段可知是提到四条建议，故选 A。
【15 题详解】
句意：首先，尽量保证充足的睡眠。
fd 食物；water 水；sleep 睡觉；air 空气。根据“If we want t remember smething, make sure we have enugh sleep every day.”可知，首先，尽量保证充足的睡眠，故选 C。
【16 题详解】
句意：如果我们把 198756430387 分成四个小部分：198-756-430-387，就更容易记住它。
easier 更容易的；harder 更难的；earlier 更早的；sillier 更愚蠢的。根据“if we break it int fur small parts： 198-756-430-387.”可知把 198756430387 分成四个小部分更容易记住，故选 A。
【17 题详解】
句意：只是做一些放松自己的事情，比如听音乐、看电影等等。
stp 停止；relax 放松；remember 记得；check 检查。根据“like listening t music, watching a mvie”可知，这些都可以让自己放松，故选 B。
【18 题详解】
句意：例如，丽莎觉得饿了，就去找面包。
cared fr 关心；gave up 放弃；lked fr 寻找；tk ut 拿出。根据“Lisa felt hungry”可知，饿了，去找面包吃，故选 C。
【19 题详解】
句意：不幸的是，她被一瓶油绊倒了，在沙发下找到了丢失的笔记本。
wine 酒；il 油；water 水；milk 牛奶。根据“If we want t remember a shpping list with bread, fruits, a cat, il and a ntebk, just make up a stry with them.”可知，能被绊倒的应是油，故选 B。
【20 题详解】
句意：如果我们听从建议，我们会惊讶于我们的记忆力有多好。
be angry at 对……生气；be prvided with 被提供；be surprised at 对……惊讶；be tired f 厌烦。根据“ hw gd ur memry is”可知，我们会惊讶于我们的记忆力有多好，故选 C。
阅读理解 阅读短文,然后从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该
项涂黑。
Smartphne and cmputer are tw imprtant inventins in ur daily life. They help us in many ways, but they may als lead t health prblems.
Lking at the screen f yur smartphne r cmputer fr t lng can make yur eyes dry. It is nt gd fr yur eyesight. T help yur eyes stay healthy, yu can fllw the “20-20-20” rule - - after 20 minutes’ use f eyes, lk at smething 20 feet away fr 20 secnds.
Besides ur eyes, ther parts f ur bdy culd als becme wrse because f using smartphnes. When we write a lt f text messages, we can develp “texting thumbs”. It will stp us frm hlding things well. S we have t exercise ur fingers and thumbs frm time t time.
Scientists als fund that smartphnes culd als hurt ur mind. One f the biggest prblems is that using smartphnes can influence the way we sleep. Dctrs say the screen light stps us frm feeling sleepy. S they advise peple nt t use smartphnes fr at least ne hur befre sleeping.
Mental prblem als needs ur attentin. Anther serius danger caused by staring at screens is Internet addictin (上瘾). Many peple turn t the Internet t keep themselves away frm feeling nervus, sad r lnely. Over time, they may start t depend n the Internet and feel wrried if they're nt nline. One way t stp these peple frm falling int truble like this is t cntrl the time they spend n the Internet.
T use yur smartphne r cmputer safely, make sure yu fllw the abve advice. Als, remember that there is mre t enjy in life than just lking at an electrnic screen.
What des the first “20” in the “20-20-20” rule in paragraph 2 mean?
Hw lng yu use yur eyes.
Hw ften yu take a break.
Hw far yu lk at things frm yu.
Hw many things yu need t d at the break.
Hw many health prblems are mentined in the passage?
Six.B. Three.C. Fur.D. Five.
What des the writer advise us t d if we dn’t want t have Internet addictin?
Stay away frm bad feelings.
Cntrl time f use.
Use in a safe place.
Stp using the Internet.
What is the structure f the passage?
A.B.C.D.
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲了智能手机和电脑在很多方面帮助我们，但也可能导致健康问题。为了安全地使用智 能手机或电脑，要遵循本文的建议，并且记住生活中还有更多值得享受的事情，不要只盯着电子屏幕。
【21 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“T help yur eyes stay healthy, yu can fllw the “20-20-20” rule - - after 20 minutes’ use f eyes, lk at smething 20 feet away fr 20 secnds.”可知，第二段中“20-20-20”规则的第一个“20”的意思是你用你的眼睛看了多久。故选 A。
【22 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Lking at the screen f yur smartphne r cmputer fr t lng can make yur eyes dry. It is nt gd fr yur eyesight.”；第三段“Besides ur eyes, ther parts f ur bdy culd als becme wrse because f using smartphnes.”；第四段“Scientists als fund that smartphnes culd als hurt ur mind. One f the biggest prblems is that using smartphnes can influence the way we sleep.”和第五段“Mental prblem als needs ur attentin. Anther serius danger caused by staring at screens is Internet addictin (上瘾).”可知文章中提到了 4 种健康问题。故选 C。
【23 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“One way t stp these peple frm falling int truble like this is t cntrl the time they spend n the Internet.”可知如果我们不想网瘾，作者建议我们控制使用时间。故选 B。
【24 题详解】
篇章结构题。根据文章第一段总的讲述智能手机和电脑可能会使我们导致健康问题，第二段、第三段、第 四段和第五段分别讲述出现的问题，第六段总的讲述为了安全使用智能手机或电脑，请确保遵循上述建议
可知，文章的结构为选项 A，为总分总的结构。故选 A。
THE PLANT WORLD
There are mre than 400,000 kinds f plants n Earth. Sme plants are as big as tall buildings; thers are as small as rice. Plants are key parts f the fd circle. They play an imprtant part in the nature because they give ut xygen—the gas that all animals need fr breathing.
What is a plant?
Mst peple have n difficulty finding the differences between an animal and a plant. That is because animals can mve arund, but plants can’t. What makes a plant a plant? Like animals, plants are living things that are made up f lts f cells (细胞). Unlike animals, plants make their wn fd by phtsynthesis (光合作用). Mst plants have rts, stems, and leaves, and mst plants reprduce by grwing flwers and making seeds. All plants need energy t stay alive and grw, and they get it frm sunlight instead f fd.
Hw des a plant grw?
Mst animals grw in a certain way, and genes cntrl their grwth. That is t say, even when they are small, it’s easy t knw what they will lk like after they grw up. Plants are different. Their grwth is cntrlled by genes t, but their final shape als depends n where they live. Fr example, a tree can be big and rund if it grws up in an pen space, but much taller and thinner if it grws in the wds with ther trees all arund. Plants are unable t mve frm ne envirnment t anther, s it is imprtant that they are able t get used t the envirnment.
Which f the fllwing is NOT mentined in paragraph 1?
Number f plants.
Different sizes f plants.
Imprtance f plants.
Parts f plants.
What methd des the authr use t describe the plants in paragraph 2?
By cmparing.B. By giving examples.
C. By giving numbers.D. By telling stries.
What can we knw abut plants frm the passage?
Flwer and seed are the mst imprtant parts f a plant.
Plants and animals grw in the same way.
Only envirnment cntrls the plants’ grwth.
It’s imprtant fr the plants t get used t the envirnment.
Where can we mst prbably read the passage?
In an advertisement.B. In a stry bk.
C. In an encyclpaedia.D. In a pster.
【答案】25. D26. A27. D28. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了植物世界的特点和生长方式。地球上有超过 40 万种植物，有些植物高大如建筑物， 有些小如米粒。植物是食物链中的关键部分，通过光合作用释放氧气，对自然界起着重要作用。植物是由许多细胞组成的生物，通过光合作用自己制造食物。它们的生长受基因控制，但最终形态也受生长环境影响。植物无法移动到不同的环境，因此适应环境对它们非常重要。
【25 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“There are mre than 400,000 kinds f plants n Earth. Sme plants are as big as tall buildings; thers are as small as rice. Plants are key parts f the fd circle. They play an imprtant part in the nature because they give ut xygen—the gas that all animals need fr breathing.”可知，第一段提到的了植物的数量，大小不同的植物，以及植物的重要性，没有提到植物的一部分。故选 D。
【26 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Mst peple have n difficulty finding the differences between an animal and a plant. That is because animals can mve arund, but plants can’t. What makes a plant a plant? Like animals, plants are living things that are made up f lts f cells (细胞). Unlike animals, plants make their wn fd by phtsynthesis (光合作用).”可知，第二段是通过与动物对比来描述植物的。故选 A。
【27 题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Plants are unable t mve frm ne envirnment t anther, s it is imprtant that they are able t get used t the envirnment.”可知，植物适应环境是很重要的。故选 D。
【28 题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了植物世界的特点和生长方式，因此可在百科全书中读到该文 章。故选 C。
Ding husewrk is a key part f family life. It helps imprve the relatinship amng family members. Hwever, lts f Chinese parents are unaware f the imprtance f ding husewrk and they think it is a waste f time.
In rder t knw hw ften middle schl students d husewrk at hme, we did a survey amng 1,200 students frm Grade 7 t Grade 9 in a middle schl. The fllwing bar chart shws the result f ur survey.
Frm the bar chart, we find that nly a small number f students usually d husewrk. Nearly half f the students in Grade 9 never d husewrk. The result makes us wrried.
After all, ding husewrk is gd fr students. It can teach students many imprtant skills, like planning, timing, slving prblems and s n. Ding husewrk can als teach students what respnsibility is. Everyne shuld d smething fr the family. What’s mre, ding husewrk can help students relax themselves and keep a balance between study and life.
Therefre, we suggest that parents shuld encurage their children t d husewrk. They must learn ne r tw life skills every year s that they can be better prepared fr an independent life in the future.
What can we learn frm the bar chart?
Students in all grades actively take part in husewrk.
Over half f the students in Grade 8 never d husewrk.
Students in Grade 7 d husewrk mre ften than students in Grade 9.
The result f Grade 9 students is the least wrrying amng all grades.
Which is NOT an advantage f ding husewrk?
Relaxing a busy mind.
Saving mre time fr study.
Practising planning and timing skills.
Learning t be independent frm parents.
What des the underlined wrd “respnsibility” prbably mean in paragraph 4?
Skill.B. Ability.C. Duty.D. Methd.
What’s the purpse f the passage?
T shw the result f a recent survey.
T teach students hw t d husewrk.
T remind parents the imprtance f ding husewrk.
T pint ut a wrrying prblem fr teachers in schl.
【答案】29. C30. B31. C32. C
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。展示了中学生在家中做家务的频率。调查结果显示，只有少数学生通常会做 家务，几乎有一半的九年级学生从不做家务。这个结果让我们感到担忧。
【29 题详解】
细节理解题。根据条形图可知，七年级经常做家务的人数是 126 人，九年级经常做家务的人数是 116 人， 所以七年级的学生比九年级的学生更经常做家务。故选 C。
【30 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“It can teach students many imprtant skills, like planning,timing,slving prblems and s n.”（它可以教会学生许多重要的技能，如计划、时间安排、解决问题等。）和“What’s mre, ding husewrk can help students relax themselves and keep a balance between study and life.”（此外，做家务可以帮助学生放松自己，保持学习和生活之间的平衡。）以及最后一段“They must learn ne r tw life skills every year s that they can be better prepared fr an independent life in the future.”（他们必须每年学习一两项生活技能，以便为将来的独立生活做好准备。）可知，没有提到“节省了更多的学习时间”。故选 B。
【31 题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段“Everyne shuld d smething fr the family.”（每个人都应该为家庭做点什么。）可知，做家务还可以教会学生什么是责任，所以“respnsibility”是“责任”的意思。故选 C。
【32 题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其根据最后一段“Therefre,we suggest that parents shuld encurage their children t d husewrk.They must learn ne r tw life skills every year s that they can be better prepared fr an
independent life in the future.”（因此，我们建议父母应该鼓励孩子做家务。他们必须每年学习一两项生活技能，以便为将来的独立生活做好准备。）可知，文章的目的是提醒父母做家务的重要性。故选 C。
Hundreds f years ag, a Nrse (挪威的) army came frm the nrth f Eurpe and stepped nt the land f Sctland. The Scts, a brave peple, lved their cuntry very much. They fught hard t keep the Nrsemen ut f Sctland, but there were t many f them. It lked as if the Nrsemen wuld win.
One night, the leader f Scts tk his sldiers t the tp f a hill. “We will rest here tnight, my men,” he said. “Tmrrw we will have anther fight. We must win r we will die.”
They were all very tired, s they ate their dinner quickly and fell asleep. There were fur sldiers n duty, watching ut fr any danger at night. But they were als very tired. One by ne, they fell asleep as well.
The Nrsemen were nt asleep. Very sn, they came tgether at the ft f the hill. In rder t walk quietly, the Nrsemen tk ff their shes. Slwly they climbed up the hillside withut making any sund. Clser and clser, they mved twards the sleeping Scts. They were almst there. A few minutes mre, the war wuld be ver.
Suddenly, ne f the Nrse sldiers put his ft n a thistle (蓟) and gt hurt. He cried ut and his sudden cry
wke up all the Scts. In a mment, they were n their feet and ready t fight. The fighting was hard but it did nt last lng. The Scts drve the Nrsemen away and saved their cuntry.
Frm then n, the thistle has becme ppular in Sctland. Althugh it is nt beautiful and has sharp needles all ver it, Scttish peple still make it their natinal flwer.
What des the underlined wrd “they” in Paragraph 5 refer t?
The Scts.B. The Nrsemen.C. The thistles.D. The dangers at night.
In what rder did the fllwing happen in the last fight?
All the Scts sldiers fell asleep.
The Scts saved their cuntry.
A Nrse sldier stepped n a thistle and cried.
Nrse sldiers gt tgether at the ft f the hill.
The Scts leader tk the sldiers t the tp f the hill.
A. a-e-c-b-dB. a-e-b-c-d
C. e-c-a-d-bD. e-a-d-c-b
Why did Scts make thistle the natinal flwer f Sctland?
Because it made peple fall asleep easily.
Because it lked different frm ther plants.
Because it has many sharp needles all ver it.
Because it helped them win a fight against Nrsemen.
【答案】33. A34. D35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述数百年前，挪威的北欧军队来到苏格兰。苏格兰人勇敢，热爱自己的国家，他们努力抵抗挪威人的入侵，但挪威人实在太多了，情势看起来对苏格兰不利。一天晚上，苏格兰领袖带领士兵们登上山顶休息，准备迎战。他们都很疲惫，吃完晚餐后很快就睡着了，只有四个士兵值夜。不料，挪威人悄悄地爬上山，准备袭击苏格兰人。突然，一个挪威士兵踩到了蓟，惊醒了苏格兰人。苏格兰人迅速起来，奋勇作战，最终击退了挪威人，拯救了自己的国家。从那时起，蓟成为苏格兰的国花。虽然它不美观， 但苏格兰人仍然将其视为国花。
【33 题详解】
代词指代题。根据第五段“Suddenly, ne f the Nrse sldiers put his ft n a thistle (蓟) and gt hurt. He cried ut and his sudden cry wke up all the Scts. In a mment, they were n their feet and ready t fight.”可知，第 5 段中带下划线的“他们”是指苏格兰人。故选 A。
【34 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“One night,the leader f Scts tk his sldiers t the tp f a hill.”；第三段“They were all very tired,s they ate their dinner quickly and fell asleep.”；第四段“The Nrsemen were nt asleep.Very sn,they came tgether at the ft f the hill.”和第五段“Suddenly, ne f the Nrse sldiers put his ft n a thistle (蓟) and gt hurt. He cried ut and his sudden cry wke up all the Scts. In a mment, they were n their feet and ready t fight. The fighting was hard but it did nt last lng. The Scts drve the Nrsemen away and
saved their cuntry.”可知，在最后一场战斗中，以下事件的顺序为：e.苏格兰领导人带领士兵登上了山顶；a. 所有的苏格兰士兵都睡着了；d.挪威士兵在山脚下集合；c.一个挪威士兵踩在蓟上并叫出声；b.苏格兰人拯救了他们的国家。故选 D。
【35 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“Suddenly, ne f the Nrse sldiers put his ft n a thistle (蓟) and gt hurt. He cried ut and his sudden cry wke up all the Scts. In a mment, they were n their feet and ready t fight. The fighting was hard but it did nt last lng. The Scts drve the Nrsemen away and saved their cuntry.”和最后一段“Frm then n, the thistle has becme ppular in Sctland. Althugh it is nt beautiful and has sharp needles all ver it, Scttish peple still make it their natinal flwer.”可知，苏格兰人把蓟作为苏格兰的国花是因为它帮助他们赢得了对抗挪威人的战争。故选 D。
阅读填空。阅读下列短文，根据短文意思，选出可以填入空格的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Chpsticks are an imprtant tl t have meals in China. When were chpsticks invented?
36They were invented befre Shang Dynasty. The earliest chpsticks were made f brnze (青铜).
They were 26 centimetres lng and 1.1 t 1.3 centimetres wide. Peple used them t pick up fd at that time.
37
Mst peple believe that Chinese invented chpsticks. There are many stries abut the inventr f chpsticks.
Smene says that Jiang Ziya, a wise man, created chpsticks.
Actually, n ne knws fr sure. We can nly say that the inventr was a clever ancient Chinese. What shape are chpsticks?
Chpsticks have the shape f being square abve and circle belw. Chinese believe that the Earth is square and the sky is circle.38
Hw are chpsticks used?
Many peple think it’s difficult t use chpsticks. 39 Hld them between the thumb and ther fingers. The key is t hld ne piece tight and mve the ther t cntrl mvement and frce. Remember, practice makes perfect.
Chpsticks are als ne imprtant part f Chinese culture. In China, it is plite t pick up fd fr the ld.
40And never make yur chpsticks stand straight in a rice bwl. Dn’t use chpsticks t hit the side f yur bwl, either.
In fact, it’s nt.
Wh invented chpsticks?
This shws respect t the nature.
Chpsticks first appeared in ancient China.
But it’s implite t pint at thers with them.
【答案】36. D37. B38. C39. A40. E
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了筷子的发明时间，发明者以及形状和使用注意事项等。
【36 题详解】
根据“They were invented befre Shang Dynasty”可知这里和筷子的出现有关，选项 D“筷子最早出现在中国古代”符合语境。故选 D。
【37 题详解】
根据“Mst peple believe that Chinese invented chpsticks.”可知空处和筷子的发明者有关，选项 B“筷子是谁
发明的”符合语境。故选 B。
【38 题详解】
根据“Chpsticks have the shape f being square abve and circle belw. Chinese believe that the Earth is square and the sky is circle”可知空处和筷子的寓意有关，选项 C“这展示了对大自然的敬畏”符合语境。故选 C。
【39 题详解】
根据“Many peple think it’s difficult t use chpsticks”可知空处和筷子的使用有关，选项 A“事实上，它并不是”
符合语境。故选 A。
【40 题详解】
根据“And never make yur chpsticks stand straight in a rice bwl.”可知空处和使用筷子的注意事项有关，选项E“但是用筷子指着别人是不礼貌的”符合语境。故选 E。
语篇填词。根据下列语篇以及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答题卡时，要求写出完整单词。
Last mnth, we held an English Week at schl. There were a lt f activities in it. It i 41 English Bk Fair, English Speaking Cmpetitin and English Play. Believe it r nt? I acted as Snw White in an English play. In the beginning, I was very shy. I was nt c 42 n the stage. I spke in a lw vice. Hwever, as the seven dwarfs ( 七个小矮人) sang and danced, I became relaxed. They were s f 43 that the audience laughed again and again. Finally, we wn the first p 44 . We were s excited because we were the best!
The English Week prvided us with a chance t i 45 ur English. Mst f us are better at English than befre. It’s really cl!
【答案】41. (i)ncluded
(c)nfident
(f)unny
(p)rize
(i)mprve
【解析】
【导语】本文讲是作者学校举办的英语周的情况。
【41 题详解】
句意：它包括英语书展、英语演讲比赛和英语表演。根据“There were a lt f activities in it.”及“English Bk Fair, English Speaking Cmpetitin and English Play.”可知是介绍具体活动，结合首字母提示可填include“包括”，本文是一般过去时，动词要用过去式，故填(i)ncluded。
【42 题详解】
句意：我在舞台上不自信。根据“I was very shy.”可知此处指不自信，空处填 cnfident“自信的”，形容词，放
在 be 后作表语。故填(c)nfident。
【43 题详解】
句意：他们太滑稽了，观众笑了一次又一次。根据“the audience laughed again and again”可知是滑稽的， funny“滑稽的”，形容词，放在 be 后作表语。故填(f)unny。
【44 题详解】
句意：最后，我们赢得了第一名。根据“we wn the first”及首字母提示可知，此处指第一名；根据结构“the+
序数词+名词单数”可知此处填名词 prize“奖”。故填(p)rize。
【45 题详解】
句意：英语周为我们提供了提高英语水平的机会。根据“Mst f us are better at English than befre.”可知此处指提供了提高英语水平。imprve“提高”，a chance t d sth“做某事的机会”。故填(i)mprve。
完成句子 根据所给的中文内容,用英语完成下列句子。每条横线上限填一个单词。
广东省博物馆以它的藏品闻名。节假日期间这里满是人。
Guangdng Museum is famus fr its cllectins. Itpeple during hlidays.
【答案】①. is②. full##filled③. f##with
【解析】
【详解】根据所给出的中文提示可知该题缺少了“充满”的翻译，be full f/ be filled with 意为“充满，装满”， 根据语意可知是一般现在时，且主语是单数，所以 be 动词用 is。故答案为 is；full/filled； f/with。
到目前为止，有数以百万的人已经参观过广东省博物馆。
, millins f pepleit.
【答案】①. S②. far③. have④. visited
【解析】
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，s far“到目前为止”，是现在完成时的标志；visit“参观”，主语是复数， 接 have+过去分词。故填 S；far；have；visited。
每个周末，来自不同领域的专家经常做公开讲座。
Every weekend, experts frm different areas ften give lectures.
【答案】①. in②. public
【解析】
【详解】根据所给汉语提示，in public“公开”，是介词短语。故填 in；public。
此外，志愿者们也经常表演一些历史戏剧。
In additin, vlunteers ftensme histrical plays as well.
【答案】①. put②. n
【解析】
【详解】put n“表演”，是动词短语；根据句意要用一般现在时，主语 vlunteers 是复数，谓语用动词原形。故填 put；n。
如果你对这个博物馆感兴趣，你最好提前预约门票。
If yu are interested in this museum, yua ticket ahead f time.
【答案】①. had②. better③. bk
【解析】
【详解】根据汉语提示及题干可知此处考查“最好做某事”，其句型为“had better d sth”，固定搭配。“had better”
后面跟动词原形；预约“bk” ，动词原形。故填 had；better；bk。
书面表达
科技节（the Science and Technlgy Festival）
时间
上周五
地点
学校操场
开展的活动
观看机器人跳舞；
乘坐无人驾驶汽车；
与 ChatGPT 聊天。
在上述三项活动中选择一项你最喜欢的活动并说明喜欢的理由。
……
上周，学校举办了科技节，全体同学都参加了活动。假如你是李华，请根据以下表格中的内容给英 国笔友 Sam 写一封电子邮件，向他介绍本次科技节活动并谈谈你的感受。
注意：
参考词汇：无人驾驶汽车（driverless car）；
词数：80 词左右（开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）；
不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
T: Sam Frm: Li Hua Dear Sam,
Hw is everything ging? I have been very busy but happy recently, and I wuld like t share smething exciting with yu.
LastFriday,
.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
【答案】例文
Dear Sam,
Hw is everything ging? I have been very busy but happy recently, and I wuld like t share smething exciting with yu.
Last Friday, my schl held a Science and Technlgy Festival n the playgrund, and all students participated in the event. We watched machines dance, we drve the driverless car and chatted with ChatGPT. My favrite is the driverless car. I think we n lnger need t learn hw t drive in the future. At the same time, there will be fewer traffic accidents, and the rads will be safer. Thrugh this activity, I have learned a lt f knwledge.
I hpe t have the pprtunity t participate in such activities again in the future.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇应用文，为电子邮件；
②时态：时态以“一般过去时”和“一般现在时”为主；
③提示：写作要求已给出，学生不要遗漏题目中的要点，适当添加细节，写作时保持主谓一致，注意字数 要求。
[写作步骤]
第一步，向对方问好及讲明发此电子邮件的目的； 第二步，介绍本次科技节活动；
第三步，谈谈你的感受。
[亮点词汇]
①wuld like t d sth 想做某事
②participated in 参与
③n lnger 不再
④at the same time 与此同时
[高分句型]
I think we n lnger need t learn hw t drive in the future.（宾语从句）
Li Hua