八年级第一学期期末模拟试卷一（镇江市）
满分90分。考试用时100分钟
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. — Excuse me, __________ is it from here to Wuxi No.2 Hospital
— About five minutes on foot. You see the traffic lights Just turn right there.
A. how long B. how often C. how far D. how much
2. — Never drop things from the building again! They __________ hurt people badly.
— I am terribly sorry, Mr. Green. I won’t do it any more.
A. should B. may C. must D. need
3. — Staying up late often __________ lots of health problems. You’d better go to bed earlier.
— OK, mum. I won’t stay up late next time.
A. causes B. is causing C. caused D. was causing
4. — Money is very important. However, we can’t buy love and friendship with it.
— I agree with you. Money doesn’t mean __________.
A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
5. “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes ________ you’re so young. Just be brave and have a try!” Grandpa told little Tom.
A. if B. but C. so D. since
6. The children in kindergartens are too young, so it’s hard for them to sit __________ the whole class.
A. among B. through C. across D. between
7. — I’ve tried my best, but I still failed.
—Don’t lose heart. You should learn to __________ the result and keep trying.
A. accept B. cause C. record D. prevent
8. — Do you think the dish tastes different
— No. The change in the taste may be too __________, so I didn’t notice it.
A. serious B. awful C. slight D. terrible
9. — How about this pink coat It’s your size.
— Great! That’s __________ what I want. I’ll take it.
A. finally B. mainly C. nearly D. exactly
10. — The temperature __________ often these days.
— So it does. The highest temperature was 18℃ yesterday, but it is 6℃ today. And it will be 10℃ tomorrow.
A. changes B. rises C. drops D. stays
11. After entering high school, Biff made friends with some other students with the same __________ and started the DIY Club together.
A. height B. interest C. quality D. personality
12. —Why do these people live in the tents
—Because their houses __________ in the terrible storm last night.
A. calmed down B. broke down C. turned down D. came down
13. Don’t believe the car advertisement. My car doesn’t work __________ the advertisement shows.
A. as good as B. so better as C. as well as D. so best as
14. Everyone wants to be lucky. __________, some unlucky people know the truth of love better.
A. At last B. In fact C. As a result D. In the beginning
15. — Good news! You’ve passed the Maths test.
— Hooray! __________, I’m worrying about it.
A. No way B. Sounds great C. At first D. To be honest
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Frank was a very talkative little boy. Whenever he saw a new thing, he asked a great many questions about it. His mother was very ___1___. When there was time to answer his questions, she would do so.
The first time Frank saw an hourglass (沙漏), he was very ___2___, but he did not know what it was. His mother said, “An hourglass is made in the shape (形状) of the figure (数字) 8. The sand is put in at one end, and runs through a small hole in the ___3___. As much sand is put into the glass as will run through in an hour.”
Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was very impatient, ___4___ it would not run faster. “Let me ___5___ it, Mother,” said he. “It is lazy, and will never get through.”
“Oh yes, it ___6___, my son,” said his mother, “The sand moves by little and little, but it moves all the time.”
“At night, the ___7___ in the hourglass has run through twelve times. When you look at the hands of the clock, you think they go very ___8___, and so they do, but they never stop. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around its great face. This is because the hands of the clock ___9___ working every minute. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and ___10___ it will take them to do it.”
Frank seemed to understand something.
1. A. patient B. polite C. honest D. humorous
2. A. happy B. ready C. interested D. bored
3. A. end B. middle C. glass D. beginning
4. A. and B. because C. or D. so
5. A. pull B. repair C. mix D. shake
6. A. must B. can’t C. will D. won’t
7. A. air B. clock C. sand D. hand
8. A. slowly B. easily C. quickly D. quietly
9. A. dislike B. forget C. stop D. keep
10. A. how long B. how many C. how much D. how often
三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
The sun came out and so did we.
It was me and my two little sisters.
We played around, seeing a bee.
Three sisters now have blisters(汗珠).
Tomorrow is another day.
We’ll make some lemonade.
When the sun comes out, we will too.
And we’ll drink it in the shade.
The grass is green. The flowers bloom.
The sky is filled with blue.
1. From the poem, we can learn that the writer is ________.
A. sad B. angry C. ill D. happy
2. The writer may be ________.
A. a young boy B. an old man C. a young girl D. an old woman
3. The word “lemonade” rhymes with “________”.
A. blue B. zoo C. shade D. goat
B
On June 18 at 10:55 p.m., Mrs. Zhang was in bed in her home in Chengdu. Suddenly, from outside her house, she heard a loud voice counting “10, 9, 8, 7...”
It was an earthquake warning. Just a few seconds before the warning started, an earthquake had started more than 200 kilometers away.
Mrs. Zhang immediately got out of bed and ran downstairs to find a safe place. All over Chengdu, there are hundreds of speakers ready to give people early warnings and time to get out of danger.
Earthquake warning systems work because radio signals（信号）are able to travel faster than earthquakes do. If an earthquake starts, a warning is sent out by radio. Cities that are further away get a longer warning time.
According to earthquake research, just three seconds is enough time to save 14% of deaths from an earthquake.
1. When did the earthquake happen
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. D. At night.
2. A “warning” ________.
A. helps people to calm down
B. stops people from making mistakes
C. tells people about good news
D. gives people notice of possible danger
3. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Chengdu: after an earthquake
B. Chengdu: no more earthquakes
C. Chengdu: prepared for earthquakes
D. Chengdu: 3 seconds in an earthquake
C
Three hours later, her parents walked up to the tree. Her mother was carrying a tray with a glass of orange juice and a bowl of organic(有机的) cereal. Her father was wearing a suit. He was ready to go to work.
“Holly, I’ve got some breakfast for you,” her mother said.
Holly looked out of the window. She had dark rings under her eyes.
“Oh, daring, you look terrible!”
“Thanks, Mum,” Holly replied.
“Now Holly,” her father said, “I’m going to the office now. And when I come home, I want to see you back in the house.”
That evening her father walked across the lawn(草坪) towards the end of the garden for the second time that day. He looked down at the empty glass and breakfast bowl, then he looked up at the tree.
“Holly!” he called out. “Are you up there ”
“Yes,” said Holly. She was in the tree house. She didn’t want to see him.
“How long are you going to continue with this ridiculous behaviour(行为) ” He asked. His face was going red.
“It depends,” said Holly.
“I’m not going to change my mind,” her father said, “I need a new office.”
“And I’m not going to change mine either,” said Holly.
Holly was playing with Eco, rolling a ball across the floor for Eco to catch, when she heard a different voice. Her sister’s!
“Holly,” Sophie said.
Holly waited.
And then she heard, “Mmmm, this is so cold.”
Holly was feeling very hot.
And finally she heard, “Mmmm, it’s delicious!”
Holly was feeling hungry. She looked down. Sophie was holding an enormous ice-cream.
“It’s strawberry,” said Sophie, “your favourite flavour. It’s a pity you can’t have any.”
“I don’t want any,” Holly said angrily. And she looked at the ice-cream again. It really did look delicious.
“Oh, by the way. Holly, this is Jason.”
A tall good-looking boy with dark hair stood next to Sophie.
“Jason’s my new friend.”
“Hi,” said Jason. He smiled at Holly.
“Jason,” said Sophie, “this is my sister Holly. Isn’t she funny She doesn’t live in a house like normal people. She lives in a tree. She’s so weird.”
—Adapted from Holly the Eco Warrior
1. The underlined sentence “It depends” means _________ in Chinese.
A. 看情况 B. 我随便 C. 我不放弃 D. 我不妥协
2. Why did Holly live in the tree house
A. Because she liked the tree.
B. Because her father wanted to cut down the tree for an office.
C. Because she liked to live in the tree house.
D. Because she wanted to make her parents angry.
3. According to the passage, Eco was a _________.
A. chick B. horse C. dog D. doll
4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage
A. Holly’s mother offered breakfast for her.
B. Holly’s father didn’t love her.
C. Holly didn’t sleep well in the tree house.
D. Holly’s father wanted to see Holly back in the house.
四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式或音标提示填空，每空一词。
1. It will be a hot day again today, with temperatures in the ________ (thirty).
2. People kill wolves because they think wolves are dangerous to _____ (human).
3. I missed the match, so I don’t know the ________ [r 'z lt] of it.
4. —You mean your father is a good cook
—Yes, but sometimes he did the cooking ________（care） with too much sugar in the dishes.
5. We ________（ring）someone to come and help when you saw us.
B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。
6. My aunt made a ______ decision to go to Yangzhou to fight against COVID-19 this summer.(突然)
7. My family went to the park last Sunday. I went rowing ______ my brother went running. (然而)
8. Look! The strong wind last night ______ down the tree. We’d better move it away from the road.（刮）
9. Our government has taken action to prevent the prices of the houses ______.(上升)
10. Peggy spent half an hour ________ (混合) all these things together. Let’s see what she has got.
五、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
The Chinese New Year is coming. Are you ready to welcome the Year of the T____1____
In Chinese culture, tigers are seen as the king of all the animals. They s____2____ for power, energy, and protection. Tigers are regarded as b____3____ animals, so that’s why you can see pictures of tigers on the walls of houses. They are to p____4____ us from disasters and danger. In old times, some great generals(将军) were called the “tiger generals”. It’s said that people who were b____5____ in the Year of the Tiger are brave, strong and determined(有决心的).
I____6____ of tigers, in the West, lions are thought as the king of all the animals. Brave soldiers were called “the lion”. In Europe, the animal is a national symbol for England as w____7____ as for Norway, Spain, Belgium and 13 other countries.
H____8____, in the West, tigers are also seen as very powerful animals. In English, if you want someone to c____9____ down, you can say to them “easy tiger”. A____10____ famous phrase is “eye of the tiger”, which means to have wildness and strength.
六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A
China Daily did a survey on memes(梗). They found that more than 60 percent of the readers will share new memes with their friends. Some people think that memes can make them relaxed and happy about, but others think that words used on the Internet should not be widely used in life as some people may not understand an inside joke. Here are ideas from some students.
Shi Yuxiao, 17 I totally agree with this idea. Using memes is a fashion. For example, we use “886” to say goodbye to make us feel not that sad. Memes can make people talk easily because they clearly express key points.
Huang Tao, 18 I think friend can feel closer when talking about new memes together. These words express meanings clearly. Also, memes are interesting and they are an easy way for us to remember or communicate with friends. I nearly use memes every day in my life.
Deng Zimeng, 17 I don’t like memes. Chinese characters carry rich culture. There are many people using memes, but sometimes they are so deeply in people’s heart and make people unable to know the words’ true meanings.
Tan Haitao, 17 I don’t use memes because people sometimes use them in a wrong way and it will cause problems and make people feel worried and angry. Memes may hurt some people if they can not get the right meaning.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
China Daily did a survey on memes(梗). ___1___ 60% people like to share the new memes with their friends. Some people feel happy and relaxed to use memes but others think some people may have ___2___ understanding the true meaning of some memes. Shi Yuxiao says using goodbye seems to make her feel a little ___3___ than using 886. So he likes using 886. Huang Tao thinks memes are interesting and he uses it in his ___4___ life. However, Deng Zimeng and Tan Haitao have different ideas. Deng thinks someone may become unable to know the true meanings of the Chinese characters and Tan thinks sometimes people may get hurt if someone uses memes ___5___. So, both of them dislike memes.
B
Recently, researchers have found that dolphins know their own names much like people. Dolphins talk to one another with whistles (口哨) and calls. Scientists have known that the animals also use unusual whistles to name each other. They had thought that dolphins only heard each other’s voices. However, the scientists didn’t know that dolphins listen for their names too.
To test this idea, the researchers caught 14 dolphins and recorded their name calls. The scientists then copied each dolphin’s voice. When the changed recordings were played, the dolphins replied strongly to the names of their families and group members. They didn’t care about the names of dolphins they did not know.
Dolphins live in large groups that grow and change. Each dolphin’s unusual whistle helps it find a friend or a family member easily or call for help. Understanding their calls need learning. Most animals don’t have this skill except (除了) humans, elephants and bats.
Elephants, for example, communicate (交流) with sound. Their sounds can be heard by other elephants miles away. Dolphins, too, communicate with each other like this. Elephants also communicate by moving their head, feet and trunk. In much the same way, dolphins communicate by their movements. Touching each other is a way for dolphins to express friendship. Elephants also communicate by their great sense of smell. They can know other elephants by the smells they have in a short time.
Why do dolphins and elephants share the gift of communication Scientists think it may be because they are social and smart animals. Both have strong family relationship (关系). Now, scientists want to know if they also have nicknames.
Social and Smart Animals
Fun ____1____ about the animals Dolphins ● They know their own names ● They use whistles and calls to talk to ____2____. ● They reply to their families and group members but they don’t care about the strangers. ● It’s difficult to understand their calls ____3____ learning. It is a skill that very few animals have, only including humans, elephants and bats. ● Dolphins often touch each other to express friendship.
Elephants ● ____4____ dolphins, elephants also communicate with sound, and movements of their body. ●Elephants can know each other soon by their great sense of smell.
Further study ●Scientists are not sure why dolphins and elephants share the gift of communication. ●Scientists ____5____ if they have nicknames.
书面表达（15分）
假如你是Sandy，你的英国笔友Daniel想了解“双减”政策 (“double reduction” policy) 实施后中国学生的学习及生活状况，请结合自身情况用英语回一封信。
1.What time does your school start/finish now
2.Do teenagers have enough sleep and exercise
3.Do you have less homework and more time for your hobbies now
4.How do you spend your weekends
5.What do you think of the “double reduction” policy and why
注意：
1 表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
2 词数80词左右，开头结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
3 表达中请勿提及真实校名和姓名。
Dear Daniel,
Since the “double reduction” policy was released, our lives have changed a lot. Let me tell you about it.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Sandy八年级第一学期期末模拟试卷一（镇江市）
满分90分。考试用时100分钟
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. — Excuse me, __________ is it from here to Wuxi No.2 Hospital
— About five minutes on foot. You see the traffic lights Just turn right there.
A. how long B. how often C. how far D. how much
【答案】C
【解析】句意：——打扰一下，从这儿到无锡第二医院有多远？——步行约5分钟。你看见交通信号灯了吗？就在那儿右拐。
考查特殊疑问句。how long多长；how often多久一次；how far多远；how much多少。根据下文“About five minutes on foot”回答的是距离远近，可知用how far对距离提问，故选C。
2. — Never drop things from the building again! They __________ hurt people badly.
— I am terribly sorry, Mr. Green. I won’t do it any more.
A. should B. may C. must D. need
【答案】B
【解析】句意：——别再从楼上扔东西下来了！它们可能会重伤别人。——格林先生，我非常抱歉。我不会再这么做了。
考查情态动词。should应该；may可能；must肯定；need需要。根据语境，可知此处表示一种可能性的推测，应该用may，表示“可能会伤到人”。故选B。
3. — Staying up late often __________ lots of health problems. You’d better go to bed earlier.
— OK, mum. I won’t stay up late next time.
A. causes B. is causing C. caused D. was causing
【答案】A
【解析】句意：——经常熬夜会导致很多健康问题。你最好早点睡觉。——好的，妈妈。我下次不会了。
考查动词的时态。句子是一般现在时，动名词“Staying up late”作主语，是单数概念，谓语动词用三单形式“causes”。故选A。
4. — Money is very important. However, we can’t buy love and friendship with it.
— I agree with you. Money doesn’t mean __________.
A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
【答案】A
【解析】句意：——钱是非常重要的。然而，我们不能用它来购买爱情或友谊。——我同意你的说法。金钱并不意味着一切。
考查复合不定代词。everything 每件事物；nothing没什么事；anything任何事；something某件事；根据“However, we can’t buy love or friendship with it”及“ I agree with you”可知此处指“金钱不能意味着一切”。故选A。
5. “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes ________ you’re so young. Just be brave and have a try!” Grandpa told little Tom.
A. if B. but C. so D. since
【答案】D
【解析】句意：祖父告诉小汤姆：不要害怕犯错因为你如此年轻，仅仅只需要勇敢去尝试一下。
考查连词辨析。if如果；but但是；so所以；since因为，根据前面的“Don’t be afraid of making mistakes”和后面的“you’re so young”可知，应该是不要害怕犯错因为你如此年轻，故选D。
6. The children in kindergartens are too young, so it’s hard for them to sit __________ the whole class.
A. among B. through C. across D. between
【答案】B
【解析】句意：幼儿园的学生太小了，让他们坐一整节课是很困难的。
考查介词辨析。among在……之间，三者及以上；through自始至终；across穿过；between在……之间，两者之间，根据“The children in kindergartens are too young”可知，让幼儿园的学生整节课自始至终都坐着是很困难的，故选B。
7. — I’ve tried my best, but I still failed.
—Don’t lose heart. You should learn to __________ the result and keep trying.
A. accept B. cause C. record D. prevent
【答案】A
【解析】句意：——我已经尽力了，但还是失败了。——别灰心。你应该学会接受结果，并继续努力。
考查动词词义辨析。accept接受；cause造成；record记录；prevent阻止。根据“Don’t lose heart.”可知，此处是对上文失败所做出的回应，用来安慰对方，表示你应该“接受”失败这个结果并继续努力。故选A。
8. — Do you think the dish tastes different
— No. The change in the taste may be too __________, so I didn’t notice it.
A. serious B. awful C. slight D. terrible
【答案】C
【解析】句意：——你觉得这道菜尝起来不一样吗？——没有。味道的变化可能太轻微了，所以我没有注意到。
考查形容词词义辨析。serious严肃的；awful令人讨厌的；slight轻微的；terrible糟糕的。根据下文“so I didn’t notice it.”所以我没有注意到，可知前一句说的是原因，表示“味道太轻微了”，所以我没有注意到。故选C。
9. — How about this pink coat It’s your size.
— Great! That’s __________ what I want. I’ll take it.
A. finally B. mainly C. nearly D. exactly
【答案】D
【解析】句意：——这件粉色外套怎么样？正是你的尺码。——很棒！那正好是我想要的，我买了。
考查副词辨析。finally最终；mainly主要；nearly几乎；exactly恰好，正是。根据后文“I’ll take it”，可知是恰恰是自己想要的，故选D。
10. — The temperature __________ often these days.
— So it does. The highest temperature was 18℃ yesterday, but it is 6℃ today. And it will be 10℃ tomorrow.
A. changes B. rises C. drops D. stays
【答案】A
【解析】句意：——这些天气温经常变化。——是的。昨天最高气温是18℃，但今天是6℃。明天将是10℃。
考查动词辨析。changes改变；rises上升；drops掉落；stays保持。根据下文“The highest temperature was 18℃ yesterday, but it is 6℃ today. And it will be 10℃ tomorrow.”可知昨天最高温度18摄氏度，今天6摄氏度，明天10摄氏度。没有明显的持续升高或降低的趋势，故用“改变”最合适。故选A。
11. After entering high school, Biff made friends with some other students with the same __________ and started the DIY Club together.
A. height B. interest C. quality D. personality
【答案】B
【解析】句意：升入高中后，Biff结识了一些有同样兴趣的同学，一起创办了DIY俱乐部。
考查名词辨析。height高度；interest兴趣；quality质量；personality性格。根据语境可知这里应该是介词短语“with the same...”作后置定语修饰前面的“students”。又因为后文是“started the DIY Club together”可知是一起创办了DIY俱乐部，所以前文应该是有同样兴趣爱好的同学。故选B。
12. —Why do these people live in the tents
—Because their houses __________ in the terrible storm last night.
A. calmed down B. broke down C. turned down D. came down
【答案】D
【解析】句意：——为什么这些人住在帐篷里？——因为他们的房子在昨晚那场可怕的暴风雨中倒塌了。
考查动词短语。calmed down使平静下来；broke down发生故障；turned down拒绝；come down倒塌。根据“Why do these people live in the tents ”和“in the terrible storm”可知，应该是房子倒塌了，故选D。
13. Don’t believe the car advertisement. My car doesn’t work __________ the advertisement shows.
A. as good as B. so better as C. as well as D. so best as
【答案】C
【解析】句意：别相信汽车广告。我的车子不如广告说得那么好用。
考查原级比较句型。good好的；well好。“not as/so+形容词/副词原级+as”结构意为“不如……”，此处修饰动词work，应该用副词，故选C。
14. Everyone wants to be lucky. __________, some unlucky people know the truth of love better.
A. At last B. In fact C. As a result D. In the beginning
【答案】B
【解析】句意：每个人都想要幸运。事实上，有些不幸的人更懂得爱情的真谛。
考查固定词组辨析。At last最后；In fact事实上；As a result结果；In the beginning开始。本题前后句为顺承关系，意为每个人都想要幸运，“事实上”，有些不幸的人更懂得爱情的真谛。故选B。
15. — Good news! You’ve passed the Maths test.
— Hooray! __________, I’m worrying about it.
A. No way B. Sounds great C. At first D. To be honest
【答案】D
【解析】句意：——好消息！你数学考试及格了。——万岁！老实说，我正担心呢。
考查情景交际。No way没门；Sounds great听起来很棒；At first起初；To be honest老实说。根据前文“Hooray!”及后文“I’m worrying about it.”可知，这里应该是正在担心成绩突然听到自己及格的情景。只有D选项符合语境。故选D。
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Frank was a very talkative little boy. Whenever he saw a new thing, he asked a great many questions about it. His mother was very ___1___. When there was time to answer his questions, she would do so.
The first time Frank saw an hourglass (沙漏), he was very ___2___, but he did not know what it was. His mother said, “An hourglass is made in the shape (形状) of the figure (数字) 8. The sand is put in at one end, and runs through a small hole in the ___3___. As much sand is put into the glass as will run through in an hour.”
Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was very impatient, ___4___ it would not run faster. “Let me ___5___ it, Mother,” said he. “It is lazy, and will never get through.”
“Oh yes, it ___6___, my son,” said his mother, “The sand moves by little and little, but it moves all the time.”
“At night, the ___7___ in the hourglass has run through twelve times. When you look at the hands of the clock, you think they go very ___8___, and so they do, but they never stop. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around its great face. This is because the hands of the clock ___9___ working every minute. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and ___10___ it will take them to do it.”
Frank seemed to understand something.
1. A. patient B. polite C. honest D. humorous
2. A. happy B. ready C. interested D. bored
3. A. end B. middle C. glass D. beginning
4. A. and B. because C. or D. so
5. A. pull B. repair C. mix D. shake
6. A. must B. can’t C. will D. won’t
7. A. air B. clock C. sand D. hand
8. A. slowly B. easily C. quickly D. quietly
9. A. dislike B. forget C. stop D. keep
10. A. how long B. how many C. how much D. how often
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，文中Frank是一个爱问问题的孩子。有一次，他看见沙漏，很感兴趣，但是觉得沙子漏的太慢。妈妈耐心的解释让他明白：很多事情无论做起来要花多长时间，只要坚持一直做下去就能成功。
1句意：他的母亲很有耐心。
patient耐心的；polite礼貌的；honest诚实的；humorous幽默的。根据“When there was time to answer his questions, she would do so.”可知，只要有时间，妈妈就会回答儿子的问题，因此她是耐心的。故选A。
2句意：Frank第一次看到沙漏时，他很感兴趣，但不知道它是什么。
happy快乐的；ready准备好的；interested感兴趣的；bored无聊的。根据“The first time Frank saw an hourglass”以及后文他与妈妈的对话可知，Frank第一次看见沙漏，应该是感兴趣的。故选C。
3句意：沙子被放在一端，穿过中间的一个小孔。
end末尾；middle中间；glass玻璃；beginning开始。根据“a small hole in the ...”以及常识可知，小孔在沙漏的中间。故选B。
4句意：他很不耐烦，因为它流得不快。
and并且；because因为；or或者，否则；so所以。根据“He was very impatient...it would not run faster.”可知，他不耐烦是因为沙漏里的沙子流得太慢了，后半句是原因，因此用because引导原因状语从句。故选B。
5句意：让我摇一摇它，妈妈。
pull拉；repair修理；mix混合；shake摇晃。根据“He was very impatient...it would not run faster.”可知，Frank觉得沙漏流得太慢了，因此想摇一摇。故选D。
6句意：哦，不，它会的，我的孩子。
must必须；can’t不能；will将会；won’t不会。根据Frank的话“It is lazy, and will never get through.”以及妈妈的回答“The sand moves by little and little, but it moves all the time.”可知，Frank认为沙漏里的沙子永远不能都穿过去，妈妈向他解释，通过一点一点不断地流动，沙子会都穿过去的。故选C。
7句意：在夜晚，沙漏里的沙子已经穿过小孔十二次了。
air空气；clock钟表；sand沙子；hand手。根据“...in the hourglass has run through twelve times.”可知，此处指沙漏里的沙子。故选C。
8句意：当你看钟表的指针时，你会觉得它们走得很慢，确实如此，但它们从未停止过。
slowly慢地；easily容易地；quickly快地；quietly安静地。根据“When you look at the hands of the clock”以及常识可知，钟表的指针走得很慢。故选A。
9句意：这是因为钟的指针每分钟都在工作。
dislike不喜欢；forget忘记；stop停止；keep保持，一直。根据“They do not stop”可知，钟表的指针从不停止，一直工作。故选D。
10句意：它们不会停下来思考需要做多少，以及需要花多长时间去做。
how long多久；how many多少；how much多少（钱）；how often多久一次。根据“...it will take them to do it”可知，此处表示花费多长时间。故选A。
三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
The sun came out and so did we.
It was me and my two little sisters.
We played around, seeing a bee.
Three sisters now have blisters(汗珠).
Tomorrow is another day.
We’ll make some lemonade.
When the sun comes out, we will too.
And we’ll drink it in the shade.
The grass is green. The flowers bloom.
The sky is filled with blue.
1. From the poem, we can learn that the writer is ________.
A. sad B. angry C. ill D. happy
2. The writer may be ________.
A. a young boy B. an old man C. a young girl D. an old woman
3. The word “lemonade” rhymes with “________”.
A. blue B. zoo C. shade D. goat
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. C
【解析】本文是一首诗歌，主要介绍了作者和姐妹出去玩的经历。
1推理判断题。根据“The sun came out and so did we. It was me and my two little sisters. We played around, seeing a bee.”可知，作者和姐妹出去玩，她应该是开心的。故选D。
2推理判断题。根据“It was me and my two little sisters…Three sisters now have blisters(汗珠).”可知，这三个人都是女孩，由此可推知作者应是一个小女孩。故选C。
3推理判断题。根据“And we’ll drink it in the shade.”可知，shade的发音为/ e d/，lemonade的发音为/ lem ne d/，两个单词都以/e d/结尾，形成押韵。故选C。
B
On June 18 at 10:55 p.m., Mrs. Zhang was in bed in her home in Chengdu. Suddenly, from outside her house, she heard a loud voice counting “10, 9, 8, 7...”
It was an earthquake warning. Just a few seconds before the warning started, an earthquake had started more than 200 kilometers away.
Mrs. Zhang immediately got out of bed and ran downstairs to find a safe place. All over Chengdu, there are hundreds of speakers ready to give people early warnings and time to get out of danger.
Earthquake warning systems work because radio signals（信号）are able to travel faster than earthquakes do. If an earthquake starts, a warning is sent out by radio. Cities that are further away get a longer warning time.
According to earthquake research, just three seconds is enough time to save 14% of deaths from an earthquake.
1. When did the earthquake happen
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. D. At night.
2. A “warning” ________.
A. helps people to calm down
B. stops people from making mistakes
C. tells people about good news
D. gives people notice of possible danger
3. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Chengdu: after an earthquake
B. Chengdu: no more earthquakes
C. Chengdu: prepared for earthquakes
D. Chengdu: 3 seconds in an earthquake
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C
【解析】本文介绍了地震预警系统的工作原理以及在地震发生时如何利用预警时间采取行动以减少人员伤亡。地震预警系统通过无线电信号传递信息，使人们有更多的时间逃离危险区域。据研究，仅三秒钟的预警时间就足以拯救14%的生命。
1细节理解题。根据“On June 18 at 10:55 p.m., Mrs. Zhang was in bed in her home in Chengdu. Suddenly, from outside her house, she heard a loud voice counting ‘10, 9, 8, 7...’ ”可知，地震发生在晚上。故选D。
2推理判断题。根据“It was an earthquake warning. Just a few seconds before the warning started, an earthquake had started more than 200 kilometers away.”可知，这是一个地震警报。就在警报发出前几秒钟，200多公里外发生了地震。推测出警报通知人们可能存在的危险。故选D。
3最佳标题题。根据“All over Chengdu, there are hundreds of speakers ready to give people early warnings and time to get out of danger.”可知，本文重点介绍了成都的地震预警系统，以及该市在地震发生时如何做好减少人员伤亡的准备。因此“成都：做好地震准备”适合作文本文的标题。故选C。
C
Three hours later, her parents walked up to the tree. Her mother was carrying a tray with a glass of orange juice and a bowl of organic(有机的) cereal. Her father was wearing a suit. He was ready to go to work.
“Holly, I’ve got some breakfast for you,” her mother said.
Holly looked out of the window. She had dark rings under her eyes.
“Oh, daring, you look terrible!”
“Thanks, Mum,” Holly replied.
“Now Holly,” her father said, “I’m going to the office now. And when I come home, I want to see you back in the house.”
That evening her father walked across the lawn(草坪) towards the end of the garden for the second time that day. He looked down at the empty glass and breakfast bowl, then he looked up at the tree.
“Holly!” he called out. “Are you up there ”
“Yes,” said Holly. She was in the tree house. She didn’t want to see him.
“How long are you going to continue with this ridiculous behaviour(行为) ” He asked. His face was going red.
“It depends,” said Holly.
“I’m not going to change my mind,” her father said, “I need a new office.”
“And I’m not going to change mine either,” said Holly.
Holly was playing with Eco, rolling a ball across the floor for Eco to catch, when she heard a different voice. Her sister’s!
“Holly,” Sophie said.
Holly waited.
And then she heard, “Mmmm, this is so cold.”
Holly was feeling very hot.
And finally she heard, “Mmmm, it’s delicious!”
Holly was feeling hungry. She looked down. Sophie was holding an enormous ice-cream.
“It’s strawberry,” said Sophie, “your favourite flavour. It’s a pity you can’t have any.”
“I don’t want any,” Holly said angrily. And she looked at the ice-cream again. It really did look delicious.
“Oh, by the way. Holly, this is Jason.”
A tall good-looking boy with dark hair stood next to Sophie.
“Jason’s my new friend.”
“Hi,” said Jason. He smiled at Holly.
“Jason,” said Sophie, “this is my sister Holly. Isn’t she funny She doesn’t live in a house like normal people. She lives in a tree. She’s so weird.”
—Adapted from Holly the Eco Warrior
1. The underlined sentence “It depends” means _________ in Chinese.
A. 看情况 B. 我随便 C. 我不放弃 D. 我不妥协
2. Why did Holly live in the tree house
A. Because she liked the tree.
B. Because her father wanted to cut down the tree for an office.
C. Because she liked to live in the tree house.
D. Because she wanted to make her parents angry.
3. According to the passage, Eco was a _________.
A. chick B. horse C. dog D. doll
4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage
A. Holly’s mother offered breakfast for her.
B. Holly’s father didn’t love her.
C. Holly didn’t sleep well in the tree house.
D. Holly’s father wanted to see Holly back in the house.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，节选自《环保斗士霍莉》。
1词句猜测题。根据“How long are you going to continue with this ridiculous behaviour(行为) ”和“And I’m not going to change mine either”可知，爸爸问霍莉荒唐的行为还要持续多久，霍莉表示看情况，她不会改变主意。故选A。
2推理判断题。根据“I need a new office.”可知，父亲想砍倒树建办公室，所以她住在树屋里保护树。故选B。
3推理判断题。根据“Holly was playing with Eco, rolling a ball across the floor for Eco to catch”可知，霍莉在和艾柯玩，把球滚过地板让艾柯接住，由此可知，艾柯是一只狗。故选C。
4推理判断题。根据“That evening her father walked across the lawn(草坪) towards the end of the garden for the second time that day.”可知，那天晚上，她父亲穿过草坪，朝花园的尽头走去，这是一天中第二次了。由此可知，爸爸是关心和爱霍莉的，不然也不会一天去看她两次。故选B。
四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式或音标提示填空，每空一词。
1. It will be a hot day again today, with temperatures in the ________ (thirty).
【答案】thirties
【解析】句意：今天又会是炎热的一天，气温三十多度。根据“with temperatures in the”可知此处应是用“in the+逢十的基数词的复数形式”表示概数。thirty的复数形式为thirties。in the thirties表示“三十多度”。故填thirties。
2. People kill wolves because they think wolves are dangerous to _____ (human).
【答案】humans
【解析】句意：人们杀死狼的原因是狼对人类有危险。根据句中的“be dangerous to”中的to是介词，所以空格上要填名词。human“人类”，可数名词；分析句子可知，此处使用可数名词复数，表示泛指；human的复数形式是humans。故填humans。
3. I missed the match, so I don’t know the ________ [r 'z lt] of it.
【答案】result
【解析】句意：我错过了比赛，所以我不知道比赛的结果。根据音标可知，空处应填result“结果”，故填result。
4. —You mean your father is a good cook
—Yes, but sometimes he did the cooking ________（care） with too much sugar in the dishes.
【答案】carelessly
【解析】句意：——你是说你爸爸是个好厨师？——是的，但有时他做饭不小心，菜里的糖太多了。根据“with too much sugar in the dishes”可知做饭糖放太多，可见做饭的时候有点粗心，修饰动词did用副词carelessly“粗心地”。故填carelessly。
5. We ________（ring）someone to come and help when you saw us.
【答案】were ringing
【解析】句意：当你看到我们时，我们正在给某人打电话来帮忙。根据“when you saw us”可知看见我们的时候，我们正在打电话，用过去进行时，主语是we，be动词用were。故填were ringing。
B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。
6. My aunt made a ______ decision to go to Yangzhou to fight against COVID-19 this summer.(突然)
【答案】sudden
【解析】句意：今年夏天姨妈突然决定去扬州抗击新冠肺炎。根据汉语以及“My aunt made a...decision”可知，此处应该填形容词作定语修饰名词decision；“突然”形容词是“sudden”。故填sudden。
7. My family went to the park last Sunday. I went rowing ______ my brother went running. (然而)
【答案】while
【解析】句意：我家上周日去公园了。我去划船而我的弟弟去跑步了。由句意及语境推测，本题考查while“然而”，连词，连接两个并列句子，表示“对比”关系。故填while。
8. Look! The strong wind last night ______ down the tree. We’d better move it away from the road.（刮）
【答案】blew
【解析】句意：看！昨晚的大风把树刮倒了。我们最好把它从路上移开。“刮”blow。根据“last night”可知，句子应用一般过去时，由于“The strong wind”与“blow”为主动关系，故空格处应用blow的过去式blew。故填blew。
9. Our government has taken action to prevent the prices of the houses ______.(上升)
【答案】rising
【解析】句意：我们的政府已采取行动防止房价上涨。根据语境及汉语可知，此处填“上升”rise，又因为“prevent sb./sth. (from) doing”为固定搭配，所以空格处用动名词形式。故填rising。
10. Peggy spent half an hour ________ (混合) all these things together. Let’s see what she has got.
【答案】mixing
【解析】句意：Peggy花费半个小时把所有东西混合在一起。让我们看看她有什么。“spend 时间 doing sth”表示“花时间做某事”，此空为动名词作宾语。故填mixing。
五、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
The Chinese New Year is coming. Are you ready to welcome the Year of the T____1____
In Chinese culture, tigers are seen as the king of all the animals. They s____2____ for power, energy, and protection. Tigers are regarded as b____3____ animals, so that’s why you can see pictures of tigers on the walls of houses. They are to p____4____ us from disasters and danger. In old times, some great generals(将军) were called the “tiger generals”. It’s said that people who were b____5____ in the Year of the Tiger are brave, strong and determined(有决心的).
I____6____ of tigers, in the West, lions are thought as the king of all the animals. Brave soldiers were called “the lion”. In Europe, the animal is a national symbol for England as w____7____ as for Norway, Spain, Belgium and 13 other countries.
H____8____, in the West, tigers are also seen as very powerful animals. In English, if you want someone to c____9____ down, you can say to them “easy tiger”. A____10____ famous phrase is “eye of the tiger”, which means to have wildness and strength.
【答案】1. (T)iger 2. (s)tand 3. (b)rave 4. (p)rotect 5. (b)orn 6. (I)nstead
7. (w)ell 8. (H)owever 9. (c)alm 10. (A)nother
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了老虎在不同国家象征着什么，以及在中西方的差异。
1句意：你准备好迎接虎年了吗？根据第二段“the Year of the Tiger”及首字母提示，可知此处应填Tiger“老虎”。故填(T)iger。
2句意：它们代表力量、能量和保护。根据“They…for power, energy, and protection.”及首字母提示，可知此处填动词stand，构成短语stand for，意为“代表”，本文时态为一般现在时。故填(s)tand。
3句意：老虎被视为勇敢的动物，这就是为什么你可以在房子的墙上看到老虎的照片。分析“Tigers are regarded as…animals”可知空处应填形容词，修饰名词animals；由后文的“ Brave soldiers were called ‘the lion’”及首字母提示，可推知此处填形容词brave“勇敢的”，故填(b)rave。
4句意：他们是为了保护我们免受灾难和危险。根据“They are to…us from disasters and danger.”及首字母提示，可填动词protect“保护”，构成短语protect…from…“保护……免受……”，放在不定式to的后面用动词原形。故填(p)rotect。
5句意：据说虎年出生的人勇敢、坚强、意志坚定。根据“It’s said that people who were…in the Year of the Tiger are brave”及首字母提示，可知填动词born，构成短语be born in“出生于”。故填(b)orn。
6句意：相反，在西方，狮子被认为是所有动物中的王者，而不是老虎。根据“in the West, lions are thought as the king of all the animals”可知西方跟东方不一样，结合首字母提示，可填Instead“相反”，置于句首，首字母大写。故填(I)nstead。
7句意：在欧洲，这种动物是英国以及挪威、西班牙、比利时和其他13个国家的国家象征。根据“as…as”及首字母提示，可知填well，构成短语as well as“以及”。故填(w)ell。
8句意：然而，在西方，老虎也被视为非常强大的动物。分析空后的“in the West, tigers are also seen as very powerful animals.”可知句子结构完整，此处可填副词修饰整个句子，结合首字母提示，可填副词However“然而”，置于句首，首字母大写。故填(H)owever。
9句意：在英语中，如果你想让某人冷静下来，你可以对他们说“easy tiger”。根据空后的“down”及首字母提示可知，此处填形容词calm“平静的”，构成短语calm down“冷静”。故填(c)alm。
10句意：另一个著名的短语是“虎眼”，意思是拥有野性和力量。上文提到了“easy tiger”，此处提及“eye of the tiger”两个都是跟老虎相关的词语，结合首字母提示，空处可填another“另一个”。故填(A)nother。
六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A
China Daily did a survey on memes(梗). They found that more than 60 percent of the readers will share new memes with their friends. Some people think that memes can make them relaxed and happy about, but others think that words used on the Internet should not be widely used in life as some people may not understand an inside joke. Here are ideas from some students.
Shi Yuxiao, 17 I totally agree with this idea. Using memes is a fashion. For example, we use “886” to say goodbye to make us feel not that sad. Memes can make people talk easily because they clearly express key points.
Huang Tao, 18 I think friend can feel closer when talking about new memes together. These words express meanings clearly. Also, memes are interesting and they are an easy way for us to remember or communicate with friends. I nearly use memes every day in my life.
Deng Zimeng, 17 I don’t like memes. Chinese characters carry rich culture. There are many people using memes, but sometimes they are so deeply in people’s heart and make people unable to know the words’ true meanings.
Tan Haitao, 17 I don’t use memes because people sometimes use them in a wrong way and it will cause problems and make people feel worried and angry. Memes may hurt some people if they can not get the right meaning.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
China Daily did a survey on memes(梗). ___1___ 60% people like to share the new memes with their friends. Some people feel happy and relaxed to use memes but others think some people may have ___2___ understanding the true meaning of some memes. Shi Yuxiao says using goodbye seems to make her feel a little ___3___ than using 886. So he likes using 886. Huang Tao thinks memes are interesting and he uses it in his ___4___ life. However, Deng Zimeng and Tan Haitao have different ideas. Deng thinks someone may become unable to know the true meanings of the Chinese characters and Tan thinks sometimes people may get hurt if someone uses memes ___5___. So, both of them dislike memes.
【答案】1. Over 2. problems 3. sadder 4. daily 5. wrong
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍一些学生对于“梗”的看法。
1根据“They found that more than 60 percent of the readers will share new memes with their friends.”可知，他们发现，超过60%的读者会与朋友分享新梗。more than可用over替换，在句首需大写首字母，故填Over。
2根据“but others think that words used on the Internet should not be widely used in life as some people may not understand an inside joke.”可知，另一些人认为网络语言不应该在生活中广泛使用，因为有些人可能不明白其中含义。have problems doing sth“做某事有困难”，故填problems。
3根据“we use ‘886’ to say goodbye to make us feel not that sad”可知，我们用“886”来告别，让我们感觉不那么悲伤，根据“than”可知，此处应使用形容词比较级，故填sadder。
4根据“I nearly use memes every day in my life.”可知，我几乎每天都在使用梗，in one’s daily life“在某人的日常生活中”，故填daily。
5根据“I don’t use memes because people sometimes use them in a wrong way”可知，不使用梗因为人们有时会错误地使用它们，故填wrong。
B
Recently, researchers have found that dolphins know their own names much like people. Dolphins talk to one another with whistles (口哨) and calls. Scientists have known that the animals also use unusual whistles to name each other. They had thought that dolphins only heard each other’s voices. However, the scientists didn’t know that dolphins listen for their names too.
To test this idea, the researchers caught 14 dolphins and recorded their name calls. The scientists then copied each dolphin’s voice. When the changed recordings were played, the dolphins replied strongly to the names of their families and group members. They didn’t care about the names of dolphins they did not know.
Dolphins live in large groups that grow and change. Each dolphin’s unusual whistle helps it find a friend or a family member easily or call for help. Understanding their calls need learning. Most animals don’t have this skill except (除了) humans, elephants and bats.
Elephants, for example, communicate (交流) with sound. Their sounds can be heard by other elephants miles away. Dolphins, too, communicate with each other like this. Elephants also communicate by moving their head, feet and trunk. In much the same way, dolphins communicate by their movements. Touching each other is a way for dolphins to express friendship. Elephants also communicate by their great sense of smell. They can know other elephants by the smells they have in a short time.
Why do dolphins and elephants share the gift of communication Scientists think it may be because they are social and smart animals. Both have strong family relationship (关系). Now, scientists want to know if they also have nicknames.
Social and Smart Animals
Fun ____1____ about the animals Dolphins ● They know their own names ● They use whistles and calls to talk to ____2____. ● They reply to their families and group members but they don’t care about the strangers. ● It’s difficult to understand their calls ____3____ learning. It is a skill that very few animals have, only including humans, elephants and bats. ● Dolphins often touch each other to express friendship.
Elephants ● ____4____ dolphins, elephants also communicate with sound, and movements of their body. ●Elephants can know each other soon by their great sense of smell.
Further study ●Scientists are not sure why dolphins and elephants share the gift of communication. ●Scientists ____5____ if they have nicknames.
【答案】1. findings 2. others 3. without 4. Like 5. wonder
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章以海豚和大象的交流方式为例，介绍了关于某些群居的聪明动物的一些发现。
1通读全文可知，本文主要以海豚和大象的交流方式为例，介绍了关于某些群居的聪明动物的一些发现，故填findings。
2根据“Dolphins talk to one another with whistles (口哨) and calls”可知，海豚用口哨和叫声去跟别的海豚交谈，故填others。
3根据“Understanding their calls need learning”可知，明白它们呼救需要学习，也就是说没有学习，很难明白它们的呼救，故填without。
4根据“Elephants, for example, communicate (交流) with sound. Their sounds can be heard by other elephants miles away. Dolphins, too, communicate with each other like this. Elephants also communicate by moving their head, feet and trun”可知，大象也像海豚一样，此空应填介词like“像”，故填Like。
5根据“Now, scientists want to know if they also have nicknames.”可知，科学家们想知道它们是否也有昵称，wonder“想知道”，此句是一般现在时，主语是复数形式，动词用原形，故填wonder。
书面表达（15分）
假如你是Sandy，你的英国笔友Daniel想了解“双减”政策 (“double reduction” policy) 实施后中国学生的学习及生活状况，请结合自身情况用英语回一封信。
1.What time does your school start/finish now
2.Do teenagers have enough sleep and exercise
3.Do you have less homework and more time for your hobbies now
4.How do you spend your weekends
5.What do you think of the “double reduction” policy and why
注意：
1 表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
2 词数80词左右，开头结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
3 表达中请勿提及真实校名和姓名。
Dear Daniel,
Since the “double reduction” policy was released, our lives have changed a lot. Let me tell you about it.
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Yours sincerely,
Sandy
【答案】例文：
Dear Daniel,
Since the “double reduction” policy was released, our lives have changed a lot. Let me tell you about it.
Our school starts at 8 a.m. and finishes at 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday. To be honest, we have enough sleep and we have time to take exercises every day because our homework has been finished at school. Instead of finishing our homework at home, we have more time to develop our hobbies after school. At weekends, we usually go to a picnic or climb the hill. Sometimes I play sports with my classmates.
In a word, I like the policy because it has many advantages, especially it is good for students to be free from heavy homework. What do you think of it Please write to me to tell me.
Yours sincerely,
Sandy

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