2020-2021学年宁夏银川二十四中八年级(下)期末英语试卷(附详解)

语试卷

一、完形填空(本大题共10小题，共10.0分)

Long long agojhere was a swan (天鹅)with golden feathers (金羽毛).She lived in a lake.A woman lived in a small house near the lake ( I) _________________ her two daughters.They were very poor.Thcy worked hard all year round,but still,they lived a ⑴ life and sometimes they even didn't have enough money to buy food.

The swan was sad to see that.She said to [2), \"I'll give one of my feathers to them each day,then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.\" That evening,she flew to the poor woman's house and⑶ a golden feather on the table without saying anything .From then on,the swam came every day and gave them a feather.The woman was very happy(4) their life was much better than before.

Bui day after day,the woman became greedy (贪婪).She said to her (5).\"The swan may fly away one day.If so,we will be poor again.We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.\"

\"Oh,no,Mom!\" cried the daughters, \"This will (6) the swan.She helps us a lol !\"But the mother wouldn't listen.When the swan came as (7), the mother caught her and took all her feathers.But suddenly,the golden feathers £8) chicken feathers.

Thenjhe Golden Swan said, \"Poor Mother,! came to help you,but you wanted to kill me.Now,! am leaving and will never come back.Never be greedy!\" With these ( 10 )

,the swan flew a wav. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

A. for A. hard A. her A. gave A. so A.sons A. hurt A. general

B. with B. good B. herself B. brought B. while B. husband B.save B. usual

C. without C. happy C. them C. returned C. after C. daughters C. protect C. normal

D. on D. easy D. myself D. left D. unless D. sister D. refuse D. common

答案和解析

1.【答案】 【小题1] B 【小题2】A 【小题3】B 【小题4】D 【小题5】A 【小题6】C 【小题7】A 【小题8】B 【小题9】C 【小题10] B 【解析】(1)B。考查介词。由文意可知，此处讲的是一个女人和她的两个女儿住在湖 边的一个小房子里，with意为”...一起”，故选B。 (2)

Ao考查形容词。A艰难的,good好的；happy高兴的;easy容易的。由前文\"They were

very poor.\"可推知，她们过着艰难的生活，故选A。 (3)

Bo考查反身代词。her她的，herself她自己；山em他们；myself我自己：由文意 可

知，此处指天鹅对自己说，故用herself,故选：B。 (4)

Do考查动词。give意为”给予”,bring意为”带来”,returm意为”归来”，leave意

为”留下”，由文意可推知，此处指天鹅留了一.根羽毛在桌子上，故选D。 (5)

Ao考查连词。so因此；while当..；after在…之后；unless除非；结合选项以及文 意可

推知，此处指女人非常高兴，因为生活过得比以前好了，故选A。 (6)

Co考查名词。sons儿子：hunband丈夫；daughter女儿；sister姐妹;由后文

\"^Oh^o^Mom! 'cried the daughters\" nf推知，此处是女人对她的女儿们说,故选C。 (7)

Ao考查动词。hurt意为\"伤害”，save意为\"拯救”，protect意为\"保护”，refuse意

为”拒绝”，由文意可推知，此处指女儿们说，这样会伤害到天鹅的，故选A. (8)

B。考查形容词。general慷慨的；usual通常的；normal —*般的；common普通的； 考

查as usual意为”像往常一样”，为固定搭配,故选B。 (9)

Co考查动词短语。hear of意为”听说\\ look for意为”寻找”,change into意为\"变

成”，come from意为”来自”，结合选项以及文意可推知，此处指金色的羽毛变成了鸡毛， 故选C。 (10)

Bo考查名词o letter意为”信\"，word意为\"话语hought意为”想法”，sentence 意

为”句子\"，由文意可知，此处指飞鹅说完话，飞走了，故选B。

短文主要讲述了一个贪心妇人和天鹅的故事，告诉我们不可贪心，不然不会有好的结果。 首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，然后明确词意， 结合排除法逐一选出答案，最后再通读全文核对答案。

11.【答案】 【小题1） A 【小题2】D 【小题3】B 【小题4】D 【解析】（1）A.细节理解题。根据

But many Japanese students arc unhappy.They have lots of pressure from their family.但是彳R 多日本学生不开心。他们有很多来自家庭的压力。可知他们不开心是因为家长给了他们 很大的压力。故选A。

（2） D.细节理解题。根据

Most of Japanese students must study hard at school to please their parents and for future.大 多数日本学生必须在学校努力学习，以取悦他们的父母和未来。可知努力学习是为了父 母和未来。故选D。

（3） B.细节理解题。根据

The students may have bigger pressure from both family and the school.So they finally don't gel interested in lheir schoolwork.学生可能会有来自家庭和学校的更大压力。所以他们最 终对功课不感兴趣了。可知巨大的压力会让他们丧失对学习的兴趣。故选B。

（4） D.理解判断题。根据 They never mind the students' healthy development （成长）.他 们从不关心学生的健康成长。以及That's bad for kids' whole development.这对孩子的整 体发展不利。可推知家长和学校应该关心孩子的功课也要关心孩子的发展和健康成长。 故选D。 文章主要介绍日本学生在学校和家里都有很多规则，他们牛.活在巨大的压力之下。 在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真辨析选项，仔细 推敲，确定最佳答案。

15.【答案】 ［小题IJ B 【小题2】A 【小题3】B 【小题4】C 【解析】（1） B.推理判断题。根据第一段

Jack is a twenly-year-old young man.Two years ago,when he finished middle school,杰克是 个二十岁的年轻人。两年前，当他中学毕业时，由此可知，2()岁的时候毕业两年了， 所以是18岁毕业的。故选B。

(2) A.细节理解题。根据文中第二段

And they talked about (heir school,teachers,classmates and their fulure.他们谈至l] 了他们的学

校、老师、同学和他们的未来。由此可知，他们两个是同学。故选A。 (3)

B.词义猜测题。根据文中 He began to stamp his foot on the floor, \"Bang!Bang!Bang!\" 他开

始用脚…地板，”砰！砰！砰！ ”由此可知,发出”砰!砰!砰”的声响，应该是跺脚。 故选Bo

(4) C.推理判断题。根据文中

\"Have a look al your watch,please,\" said the girl. \"What lime is it now? \"\"Sorry,something is wrong with my watch.\" said Jack. \"Where's yours?

\"\"I left it at home.\"\"Jack thought for a moment and found a way/'He began to stamp his foot on the floor, MBang!Bang!Bang!M请看一下你的表,\"女孩说。”现在几点了 ? ””抱歉，我 的表出了点问题，”杰克说。”你的呢？ ””我把它忘在家里了。””杰克想了想，找到了 办法。他开始用脚跺地板，”砰！砰！砰！\"由此可知，他跺脚是为了知道时间。故选C。 这篇短文主要讲的是杰克平时作息规律，楼下的奶奶很满意。直到一次为了知道时间， 他开始跺地板，从而知道了时间。

做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。其次，细读题材，各个击破。 掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原 文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。

19.【答案】

【小题1】C 【小题2】A 【小题3】B 【小题4】B 【解析】(1)C.细节理解题。根据文中第二段

Junglee was not as pretty as the rose,but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower.All the bir ds in the garden liked it.Junglcc不如玫瑰美丽，但它欢迎小鸟留在它的花朵上。花园里的 所有小鸟都喜欢它。由此可知，Junglee很善良，即kind。C项符合题意。故选C。 (2)

A.词义猜测题。根据文中第二段 For the last few yearsjhe rose was always the one. 在过去

的几年里，玫瑰•直是第一。以及II would never lei birds stay on its flower,它永远 不会让鸟儿停留在它的花朵上。由此可知，玫瑰应该是傲慢的，推测arrogant是傲慢的 意思。故选A。 （3）B.文章类型题。根据文中第一段

There was a beautiful garden.Every yearjhe King would go to the garden to decide which flo wer was the most beautiful one.^\" 关丽的花园。每年，国王都会去花园里决定哪-朵 花最漂亮。结合全

文可知，本文是一篇故事类阅读。国王每年都会选出哪种花是最美丽 的花。最近几年玫瑰都是花王，所以它有些傲慢了，它不让.鸟儿落在它的花上面。花园 里有一种黄色的野花虽然没有玫瑰好看，但是它非常友好，欢迎鸟儿落在它的花上。鸟 儿都非常喜欢黄色的野花，国王因此决定黄色的花是花王。故答案是B。 （4） B.判断正误题。根据文中第二段

Junglee was not as pretty as the rose,but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower.All the bir ds in the garden liked it.Junglee不如玫瑰美丽，但它欢迎小鸟留在它的花朵上。花园里的 所有小鸟都喜欢它。故B项符合题意。故选B。

这篇短文主要讲的是，一个美丽的花园里有许多花，国王每年都会选出哪种花是最美丽 的花。最近几年玫瑰都是花王，所以它有些傲慢了，它不让鸟儿落在它的花上面。花园 里有一种黄色的野花虽然没有玫瑰好看，但是它非常友好，欢迎鸟儿落在它的花上。鸟 儿都非常喜欢黄色的野花，国王因此决定黄色的花是花王。

做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。其次，细读题材，各个击破。 掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原 文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。

23.【答案】

【小题1] B 【小题2】C 【小题3】D 【小题4】A [解析 1（1） B.细节理解题o 根据原文 Without mountain climbing （hat we both enjoyed,we couldn't have had enough time to spend together because my father was very busy.（如果没有 我们都喜欢的爬山，我们不可能有足够的时间呆在一起，因为我父亲非常忙。）可知和 父亲爬山是有乐趣的。故选B。

（2） C.词义猜测题。根据原文 During the first few hours of climbing,! enjoyed the flowers and trees,and the birds' singing,but as time passed,! got a pain in both of my legs.I wanted to quit climbing.（开始的几个小时里，我享受着鲜花和树木，还有鸟儿的歌唱，但随着时 间的推移，我的双腿开始疼痛。我想放弃攀岩。）可知划线处为“放弃\"之意。故选C。

（3） D.句意理解题。根据原文 In fact,I hated it at that nioment,bu（ my father said to me, \"You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain,but you can't see it before you reach （he top.Only there at （he （op can you see all of （he nice （hingsjust like in life.\"（事实上，在 那•

刻我讨厌它，但我的父亲对我说，”你总是可以看到美丽的天空在山顶，但你不能 看到它在你到达山顶之前。\"只有在山顶，你才能看到所有美好的事物，就像在生活中 一样。\"）可知父亲表达的是决不要半途而废。故选D。

（4） A.推理判断题。根据原文 But later after that,I got new hope and confidence.! found myself always standing at the top of the sky,which was as clear as crystal （水晶）.（但在那 之后，我有了新的希望和信心。我发现自己总是站在天空的顶端，天空清澈如水晶。） 可知这个作家在他的生活中非常成功。故选A。

文章介绍了作者和父亲的生活经历，以及父亲对自己的影响。

做这类阅读理解，要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相 关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。

27.【答案】

【小题1］ C 【小题2】B 【小题3】A 【小题4】D ［解析］（1） C.细节理解题。根据原文 How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores?（你怎样才能让你的孩子养成做家务的好习惯？）可知文章写给 家长的。故选C。

（2） B.推理判断题。根据原文Play some music （放点音乐）；Make it a treasure hunt （寻 宝）（让它成为一个寻宝游戏）；Changeoften （经常改变）；Do it together （—起做） 可知提了 4个建议。故选B。

（3） A.细节理解题。根据原文 Play your kids* favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.（播放孩子最喜欢的音乐，让他们在做家务的时候跳舞。）可 知作者认为在做家务的时候播放孩子们最喜欢的音乐是有帮助的。故选Ao

（4） D.细节理解题。根据原文 If your kids keep doing the same chores for months,they may feel bored.（如果你的孩子连续几个月做同样的家务，他们可能会感到无聊。）可知长 期做同一个家务会无聊。故选D。

文章讲述了如何让你的孩了们提高做家务的积极性。

做这类阅读理解，要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相 关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。

31. 【答案】【小题1 ] No,they don't.

[小题 2] Because the most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. [小题 3 ] How long do doctors study after finishing school ? 【小题4】Neither [小题5] nor

【解析】(1) No,lhey dont细节判断题。根据

Either they have very interesting jobs or they make a lot of money.Most people are not so luc ky.他们要么有很有趣的工作，要么嫌很多钱。大多数人就没那么幸运了。可推断出大 多数人没有有趣的高薪工作。故填：No,they don't.

(2) Because the most interesting jobs arc often the most difficult.细节理解题。根据

The most interesting jobs are often the most difficull.People lake a long time to learn how to do them,最有趣的工作往往是最困难的。人们要花很长时间才能学会如何做。可知有些 工作要花很长时间才能学会是因为最有趣的工作往往是最困难的。故填Because the most interesting jobs arc often the most difficult.

(3) How long do doctors study after finishing school?句型转换题。根据

for at least six years至少六年了。对一段时间提问，疑问词应用How long多长时间。故 填：How long do doctors study after finishing school ? (4) Neither； noro推理判读题。根据

Either they have very interesting jobs or they make a lot of money.Most people are not so luc ky.要么他们有非常有趣的工作，要么他们赚了很多钱。大多数人就没那么幸运了。

①—他们的工作很有趣。②—他们赚了很多钱。可推断出后面应该是说他们的工 作既不有趣，也嫌不了多少钱。故应填：既不……也不。故填Neither； nor.

(5) Though many golf players arc quite oldjhcy can play it successfully.同义句转换。

Many golf players arc quite old,but they can play it successfully.许多高尔夫运动员都很老 了，但他们能打得很成功。原句可表达为：虽然许多高尔夫运动员都很老了，但他们能 打得很成功。故填:Though many golf players are quite old,lhey can play it successfully. 本文介绍的是工作.大多数人都有工作，最有趣的工作往往是最难的，大多数人工作到 60或65岁，然后退休，有些人从不退休。

这是个综合型阅读题，题目中有同义句转换题、也有问答题，主要考查学生的阅读理解 能力

及知识运用能力。答题时细节理解题可直接根据文中细节得出答案；英汉互译题需 要根据句意及汉英语言各自的语法习惯来翻译。

32. 【答案】【小题I】In

【小题2】has [小题3】read [小题 4] books 【小题5】Her 【小题6] what 【小题7】will be 【小题8】finished 【小题 9] will write 【小题 10] hasn't read

【解析】（l）In.考查介词。句意：早上，她看报纸，晚上她看书。in the morning上午， 故填In。

（2） has.考查动词。句意：她己经读了 100多本不同的书了！根据关键词already,可知 要用现在完成时来填空，主语是she,所以要用has read来填空。故填has。

（3） read.考查动词。句意：她已经读了 100多本不同的书了！根据关键词already,可知 要用现在完成时来填空，主语是she,所以要用has read来填空。故填read。

（4） books.考查名词。句意：她已经读了 100多本不同的书了！结合100用复数，故填 bookso

（5） Her.考查代词。句意：她最喜欢的书是科幻小说。favorite前用形容词性物主代词, 故填Hero

（6） what.考查连接词。句意：她对科学技术感兴趣，喜欢想象50年后的世界会是什 么样子。结合句意用what什么，引导的宾语从句，故填what。

（7） will be .考查动词。句意：她对科学技术感兴趣，喜欢想象5（）年后的世界会是什 么样子。时间状语是in 50 years,所以要用一般将来时will be来填空。故填will be。

（8） finished .考查动词。句意：她上周读完了一本关于机器人的书，下周将为她的法 语课写一篇关于机器人的读书报告。时间状语是last week,所以要用一般过去时finished 来填空。

故填finishedo (9)

will write .考查动词。句意：她上周读完了一本关于机器人的书，下周将为她的法 语课

写一篇关于机器人的读书报告。时间状语是next week,所以要用一般将来时will write 来填空。故填 will writeo (10)

hasn't read.考查动词。句意：每次她在图书馆，莎莉都会看很多她还没读过的书， 她

迫不及待地想读。根据后面的关键词yet.所以要用现在完成时来填空，主语是she,所 以要用hasn't read来填空。故填hasn't read。 本文主要介绍了萨利很喜欢阅读。

语法填空题要根据上下文语境，运用语法和词汇知识，反复推敲以求得解答。对于同义 词和近义词的选项，在充分考虑到上下文具体语境下特别注意这些同义词和近义词搭配。

33. 【答案】【小题I ] cameras 【小题2】silly [小题 3 ] strange 【小题4】perfect 【小题5】became

【解析】(1) cameras.考查名词。根据所给汉语提示可知，结合arenT用复数cameras, 故答案是cameraso

(2) silly .考查形容词。根据所给汉语提示可知，结合was用形容词silly,故答案是silly。 (3)

strange.考查形容词。根据所给汉语提示可知,结合looked用形容词strange,故答 案是

strange o (4)

perfect.考查形容词。根据所给汉语提示可知，修饰名词pictures用形容词perfect, 故答

案是perfect o (5)

became,考查动词。根据所给汉语提示可知，become成为，结合Long long ago用 一般

过去时，故答案是becameo

大象像成为摄影师，通过自己的努力成功了。

本篇单词填空给出了汉语，相对来说简单很多，主要注意词性时态单复数等的转化。

34. 【答案】【小题1】came up with 【小题2】for example

【小题3】it 【小题4】excited [小题 5 ] living 【小题6] pay [小题 7] adults 【小题8】more than 【小题9】Without 【小题 10] completely

[解析 1(1) came up with。考查动词短语。根据 J.K.Rowling...the idea for the book in 1990 和所给的词汇，可知空处表示”提出”，come叩an idea表示\"提出一个想法”，根据时间 词1990,可确定句子为一般过去时，因此come用过去式came；句意为：罗琳在1990 年有了这本书的想法。故答案为：came up witho (2)

for example o 考查介词短语。根据 During those seven years she had a number of jobs,...,

being an English teacher in Portugal，可知,这七年里，罗琳做了很多不同的工作,在葡萄 牙当英语老师是其中的-•个，结合所给的词汇，可确定空处是”例如气故答案为：for example o (3)

ito 根据 Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought..., 知 空处应为

代词it,代指前文的book；句意为：罗琳把书寄给了四个出版商，直到其中一 个出版商买下它。故答案为：it。 (4)

excitedo 考查形容词。根据 S he was very...to sell her book because it was her dream to be a

writer,可知空处应为形容词，结合所给的词汇，可确定为exciied,表示”兴奋的”；句 意为：她很兴奋能卖掉她的书，因为她的梦想是成为•名作家。故答案为：excited^ (5)

livingo 考查现在分词。根据 Before she sold her book,Rowling was...a small flat with her

daughter and was very poor,可知空处为动词的现在分词，was doing为过去进行时；结 合句意和所给的词汇，可确定空处为live,其现在分词为living；句意为：在把书卖掉之 前，罗琳和女儿居住在一间小公寓里，非常贫穷。故答案为：living。 (6)

pay。考查动词。根据 She didn't have enough money to...for the heat in winter,可知

enough t。后应跟动词原形，结合所给的词汇，可确定为pay,pay for表示”支付”；句意为： 她没有足够的钱来支付冬天的暖气费。故答案为：pay。 (7)

adultso 考查名词。根据 Harry Potter became a favorite with children and...in England and then

around the world,可知and为并列连词，空处应和children保持一致，为名词； 结合所给的词

汇，可知空处为adults；句意为：《哈利波特》在英国和世界各地都收到 孩子们和成年人的喜爱。故答案为：adullSo (8)

more than<> 考查形容词。根据 It was translated into...thirty-five languages 和所给的 词

汇，可知空处应为more Hum,表示\"多于，超过\"；句意为：它被翻译成超过35种语言。 故答案为：more than, (9)

Without,,考查介词。根据...question和所给的词汇，可知空处为介词without,without

question表示\"毫无疑问\"，without位于句首应大写首字母。故答案为Without。 (10)

completely o 考查副词。根据 Rowling's life...changed and she became one of the most

famous women writers in the world和所给的词汇，可知空处为副词completely；句意为： 罗琳的生活完全改变了，她成为世界上最著名的女作家之一。故答案为：completely。 本文主要讲述了著名的作家J.K.罗琳的经历，成名之前她也从事过很多不同的工作，过 着艰辛的生活，但是《哈利波特》系列丛书改变了她的生活，也让她成为世界上最著名 的女作家之一。 根据短文大意和语境选择合适的单词，并用其正确的形式填入空白处，使补全后的短文 意思通顺，语法正确，结构完整，需要注意单词的适当形式。

35. 【答案】The best place I have ever been to is Sanya.(点明主题)【高分句型一 ]Have you ever been there? I have been there once.I flew there with my friends when it was snowing and very cold in Beijing.When 1 got off the plane,I smelled the sea.lt was very warm at that (ime.We stayed in a hotel by the sea.Every day we could see the sea on my bed.Sometimes we went to the beach to swim.How clean and beautiful.I like Sanya best just because it's so beautiful.I love it because 1 can smell the sea.(原因)【高分句型二】

I will go there again.Would you like to go with me?

【解析】【高分句型一】

The best place I have ever been to is Sanya.我去过的最好的地方是三亚。 句型 have (has) ever been to 曾经去过 ........... ； 【高分句型二】

I love it because I can smell the sea.我喜欢它，因为我能闻到大海的味道。 because因为；引导原因状语从句。

这是一篇提纲作文，题目要求围绕表格内容写作，命题既有限制又给予学生发挥的空间。

9. A. heard of 10. A. letters

B. looked for B. words

C.changed into C. thoughts

D. came from D. Sentences

二、阅读理解（本大题共20小题，共40.0分）

A

Many students have fun with their school life.But many Japanese students are unhappy.Thcy have lots of pressure from their family.Most of Japanese students must study hard at school to please their parents and for future.So it's tired and boring for some students.

Japanese students always try their best in schooLbut sometimes they may fail exams and make their parents lose hope for them.The students may have bigger pressure from both family and the school.So they finally don't get interested in their schoolwork.In this way,more pressure and problems are waiting for them.Thats really a terrible thing.

To a report,most Japanese parents would like to send their children to different schools on weekends,but it only helps kids to gel good grades.They never mind （he students1 healthy development （成长）.For example,many school students said they don't know how to get on well with and how to take care of others.That's bad for kids' whole development.

In Japan,many schools usually own their strict rules from hair to clothes.So Japanese students live with great pressure both in school and at home. 11. Japanese school students arc unhappy because ________ .

A. cheir parents give them too much pressure B. they have to work hard on weekends schools C. schools teach （hem too much knowledge D. Many Japanese students live a strict life

12. Most Japanese students have to work hard at school for _________ .

A. themselves

B. parents

C.

future

D. Both B and C

13. Greater pressure may make Japanese students lose _________ in schoolwork.

A. hope

B. interest

C. success

D. development

14. Parents and schools should mind both students' lessons and _________ .

A. grades

B. feelings

C. rules

D. development

B 写作时要结合内容对情况进行陈述，之后给出自己的看法和建议，看法和建议需要自主 发挥。在写作中要综合运用所学知识，适当运用连词、副词等进行过渡。

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man.Two years ago,when he finished middle school.he found work in a shop.Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening.He is very tired when he gets home.After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep.His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with （满意）him.

One day,on his way home,he met Mary .They were both happy.He asked the girl to his house,she agreed happily.He bought some fruit and drinks for her.And they talked about their

schoolteachers,classmates and their future （未来）.They talked for a long time. \"Have a look at your watch,please,\" said the girl. \"What time is it now?\" \"Sorry,something is wrong with my watch,\" said Jack. \"Where's yours ?\" \"I left it at home.\"

\"Jack thought for a moment and found a way.He began to stamp his foot on the floor,

M

Bang!Bang!Bang!\"

The sound woke his grandma up.The old woman shouted downstairs, \"It's twelve o'clock in the nightjack.Why arc you still jumping upstairs?\" 15. Jack was ______ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen

B. eighteen

C. twenty

D. fifteen

16. From the story,we can know that Mary is Jack's ________ .

A. classmate C. aunt

B. colleague （同事） D. wife

17. The word \"stamp\" in the story means ________ in Chinese.

A.盖印

B.跺

C.贴邮票

D.承认

18. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order （为 了） ________ .

A. to wake his grandma up B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

c

There was a beautiful garden.Every yearjhe King would go to the garden to decide which flower （花）was the most beautiful one.

For the last few years,the rose （玫瑰） was always the one.Because of this,thc rose Gulaab became arrogant.lt would never let birds stay on its flower.Then all the birds started staying away from Gulaab.Behind Gulaab,there was a little yellow flower.People called i( Junglee.Junglee was not as pretty as the rose,bu( it welcomed lhe birds to stay on its flower.All the birds in the garden liked it.This year.the King went to the garden as befbre.The gardener (园丁)looked at the rose and said to (he King, \"Your favorite flower,my King.\"Then the King saw the yellow flower.\" What flower is that? \"the King asked.\" OhlThat is Junglcc,a wild flower.\"

\"1 didn't see a flower like it before.There are so many birds on it.I think it's much more beautiful than (he rose.il will be the King Flower of (his year!\" said lhe King. 19. From the passage,we can know that Junglee was ________ .

A. calm

B. serious

C. kind

D. smart

20. The underlined word \"arrogant\" means \" _

_____ \"in Chinese. C.沉默的

A.傲慢的 B,自信的 D,开朗的

21. What do you think this passage is? _______

A. A joke.

B. A story.

C. A note. D. A piece of news.

22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? __________

A. All the birds liked Gulaab. B. The birds liked to stay on Junglce. C. Gulaab became ugly this year. D. The King didn't like Junglee.

D

My father and I used to climb the mountain near my house.Walking together,my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his cxpcricnces.Hc always told me, \"You should have goals (目标)like climbing the mountain.\" Without mountain climbing that we both enjoyed,we couldn't have had enough time to spend together because my father was very busy.I really got a lot from mountain climbing.lt gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).

Once we climbed a very high mountain.lt was so hard for me because I was only ten years old.During the first few hours of climbing.I enjoyed the flowers and trees,and (he birds' singing.but as time passed,! got a pain in both of my legs.I wanted to quit climbing.In fact,I hated it at that moment,but my father said to me. \"You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain.but you can't see it before you reach the top.Only there at the top can you see all of the nice things,just like in life.\"

At that time,I was too young to understand his words.But later after that.I got new hope and confidence.! found myself always standing at the top of the sky,which was as clear as crystal （水晶）.

23. The passage tells us that mountain climbing was _________ for Father and Son.

A. hard

B. fun

C. fresh

D. comfortable

24. The underlined word \"quit\" in the passage means \" __________

A. depend on

B. put off

C. give up

D. pick up

25. Which of the following is similar in meaning to the father's words in the second paragraph ?

A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. B. The sky is always as clear as crystal. C. You can always find life is full of nice things. D. Never give up half way.

26. Wc can infer （推断）from the last paragraph that _________ .

A. the writer was very successful in his life B. the writer didn't reach the top of the mountain

C. though the writer was young,hc could understand his father D. the writer used to stop half way when he climbed the mountain

E

Nobody likes to do chores,especially kids.How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them.

Play some music： Music makes everything seem like a party,doesn't it? Play your kids' favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.

Make it a treasure hunt （寻宝）:Il's a good way when you would like （hem to clean the house.Let them know that you hide （隐藏）a $ 5 bill someplace.If they find i（,they can keep it.

Change often: If your kids keep doing the same chores for months,they may feci borcd.Tcaching them a new task （任务）is fun for both you and the kids.They will feel more grown up when they get a new task.

Do it together： I（'s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing. If everyone takes part in doing chores,you will finish (hem faster and have more fun.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 27. The article is for _______ .

A. schools

B. teachers

C. parents

D. kids

28. There are _______ pieces of advice in the article.

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

29. The writer thinks it's better (o ________ while asking kids to clean lhe house.

A. play their favorite music

B. ask them to do the same things every time C. watch them do the chores

D. give them lots of housework to do at a time

30. Kids may feel ______ if they keep on doing the same chores tor months.

A. excited

B. funny

C. unlucky

D. uninterested

三、任务型阅读-简答(本大题共1小题，共10.0分)

31. Many people have jobs.Thcy go to work nearly every day.Some people are lucky.Either they

have very interesting jobs or they make a lot of money.Most people arc not so lucky. ① their jobs are very interesting® they make much money.

The most interesting jobs are often (he most difficull.People (ake a long time to learn how to do (hem.Doctors study for at least six years after finishing school.

Some young people have interesting and high-pay jobs.Many young players do their work successfully.Football and tennis stars are usually under 35 years old.Older people usually can not play these sports very well.They cannot move fast enough.Golf,however,is a good sport for older people.Many golf players arc quite old,but they can play it successfully.

Most people work until they are 60 or 65 years old.Then they retire (退休)and have a lot of free time.Some people never retire (hough these people usually have very interesting jobs.Writers,artists,scientists and actors (演员)usually work until they dic.Thcir work is their life. (1) Do most people have interesting and high-pay jobs? (2) Why do some jobs have to be taken a long time to icarn ?

(3) Doctors study for al leasl six years after finishing school.(划线提问)

(4) 在文章中划线处填入两个合适的词。① _______ ② _______

(5) Many golf players are quite old,bu( they can play it successfully. (写出本句的同义句)

四、 阅读填空(本大题共1小题，共10.0分)

32. Sally loves reading. (1) the morning,she reads the newspaper and in the evening she reads

books.She(2)alreadv(3) (read) more than 100 different ⑷(book)! (5) (she) favorite kind of books is science fiction.She is interested in science and technology and loves to image (6) the world (7) (be) like in 50 ycars.Shc (8) (finish)reading a book about robots last week and (9) (write) a book report about it next week for her French class.Every time she is in the library,Sally looks at (he many books she (10) (not read) yet and she can't wait to read them. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ⑼ (10)

五、 单词拼写/单词释义(本大题共2小题，共15.0分)

33. Long long ago,an elephant wanted to be a photographer (摄影师).Bu( there aren't any (3 (照相机)for elephants.

All of his friends thought he was ⑵ (愚蠢的).But the elephant kept following his

dream.He invented a camera that an elephant could use.

When the camera was finished.he could take his first photo with it.However,the camera looked so (3)(奇怪的)that many animals laughed when he passed by.The elephant was sad.He thought of giving up his dream because he thought others were right — there was nothing to photograph here.

The elephant walked with the camera on his head.It was so funny (hat everyone laughed when they saw hini.But he tried to take some really (4)(完美的)pictures of all the animals.In his photos,they always looked happy.

Soon,the elephant (5)(成为)the most famous photographer on the grassland. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

34. adult,for example,coinpletely,live,it,excited.pay.without,more than,come up with

Have you ever read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? It must be the most popular book for almost all the children in the vvorld.J.K.Rowling (1) the idea for the book in 1990.It took her seven years to finish writing it.During those seven years she had a number of jobs,⑵，being an English teacher in Portugal.Rowling sent the book to four publishers (出版商)before one of them bought (3) .She was very (4) to sell her book because it was her dream to be a writer.Before she sold her book,Rowling was (5) in a small flat (公离)with her daughter and was very poor.She didn't have enough money to

(6) for the heat in winter.Harry Potter became a favorite with children and (7) in England and then around the world.lt was translated into (被译成)(8) thirty-five languages.After her second and third books were published,the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers' lists of the most popular books. (9) question,Rowling's life. (10) changed and she became one of the most famous women writers in the world. (1) (2) (3) (5) (6) ⑺ (8) ⑼ (10)

六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）

35. 写一篇题为\"The best place I have ever been toH的短文，要求写出地点，景色，交通,

建筑，食品等。字数80左右。