江苏省南通市如东县实验中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷（含答案和听力音频）

第第页江苏省南通市如东县实验中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试卷（含答案和听力音频）2022-2023学年度第二学期8年级英语期中考试（4月份）

听力原文

A.听对话，选择最佳答案：

1.M:Wherewouldyouliketotravelduringthesummerholiday,Lucy

W:Ihavenoidea,maybetheseasidecityQingdao.

W:Iwanttowritesomethingaboutthechangesinmyhometown.

M:Great.YoucaninterviewSally’sgrandma.Shehaslivedheresinceshewasalittlegirl.

M:ItistoofartogotoBeijingWildlifePark.Ithinkyoushouldtakeabus.

W:Butwaitingforthebustakesalotoftime.Iwouldliketoborrowabike.

W:Ihavetoldyouwhattodo.Haveatryonyourown.

M:OK.Clickontheiconandthen...Wow,Iknowhowtousethewebsite.

M:Linda,haveyouevertravelledabroad

W:Yes.IhavebeentoAmerica,AustraliaandJapan.

W:Tom,whyareyoulateforagain

M:Sorry,MissLi.Igotuptenminuteslaterthanusual.

M:Oh,theprogramhasalreadystarted.Whendiditbegin

W:Halfanhourago.Itwillbeoverinanhour.

8.W:Excuseme,I’dliketobuythebookTreasureIsland.WherecanIfindit

M:It’sontheshelfoverthere.

9.M:Youlookworried.What’swrongJenny

W:Iputmycameraonthetable.Ican’tfinditanywherenow.

10.W:I’msurethatJohn’snewhouseisonthisstreet,butIdontknowexactlywhereitis.

M:Hetoldmethatitwastwoblocksawayfromhisoldhouse.

B.听对话或独白，选择最佳答案。

听下面一段对话，完成第11-12小题。

M:Jane,ourReadingWeekiscoming.ItfallsonthisTuesday.Ourschoolhaspreparedsomanyinterestingbooksforus.

W:Howexciting!Haveyoudecidedwhichtoreadfirst,Daniel

M:Iwillpickhistorybooks.

W:Why

M:BecauseIcanlearnalotaboutthepastfromthem.

W:ButIlikenovelsbest.TheadventuresofTomSawyerbyMarkTwainissogreat.

M:Ihavereadthatbook.Youcangetitfromourlibrary.

W:ButIdon’tknowourlibraryverywell.

M:Sinceyouarenewhere,Icangowithyou.

W:That’ssoniceofyou.

M：Youarewelcome.

听第一篇短文，完成第13-15小题。

Somepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlygobacktoitonceortwiceayear.MillionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetoworkinthecities.AmongtheseisXuLeia45-year-oldhusbandandfather.HehaslivedinSuzhouforthelastfourteenyearswithahardjobinacarfactory.Hedoesn'tfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaventbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow.It’sapitybutI’mjustsobusy”Hesays.

听第二篇短文，完成第16-20小题。

Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.I’myourguidetoday.WewillsoonarriveinNewYork.Firstofall,I‘dliketotellyousomethingaboutNewYorkbeforewearrive.Asyouknow,NewYorkisthelargestcityintheUSA.It’sontheRiverHudson,thereareabout8millionpeoplelivinghere.ThetaxidriversinNewYorkarealwaysfriendlyandgladtohelpforeignvisitors.NewYorkisaverybusyandmodernplace.YoucantravelaroundNewYorkbytaxiorbus,butthebestwayistotaketheunderground.Itisabeautifulcitywheretherearelotsofparksandgardens.TherearealsoalotoftallbuildingsinNewYork.Youcaneasilyfindmanymuseumsandtheatreshere.Ifyouloveshopping,NewYorkisjusttherightplacetogoshopping.

一、听力：（每题1分，共20分）

1-5CBAAC6-10ACBBC11-15ABCCB16-20BABCA

二、单选21-25DCDCB

三、完形填空

A26-30DAADC31-35BDBCAB36-40CDBCB41-45ACDBA

阅读理解46-48CDA49-52DBCD53-56BCCD57-60CDBA

五、综合填空61-65tradeconditionsagainstcontinueswaste

66-70impossiblediscussionsbettersoftlysecond

71-75repliedwasdoingisgoingtotake/willtakeishavefelt

76-80stomachuntilsizefingertiny

六、阅读与词组选择81-85FBEAD

七、语篇理解

Why87.healthy88.successmunication90.advice/ideas/tips/opinions

91.Theycommunicatedbygestures./Bygestures.

92.(Because)HewasrescuedonaFriday./(Because)RobisonrescuedhimonaFriday./(Because)ItwasonaFridaythatRobisonrescued.

93.Fridaylearnedtousehislanguagesandallhistools./Hislanguagesandallhistools.

94.Hesawawreckbefore.

95.Loyalandhelpful./Cleverandbrave.(言之有理即可得分)

八、翻译句子

96.Wouldyoumindshowingmehowtostartthisonlinetour

97.Youarenevertoooldtolearn.

98.Haveyoudecidedwhattodowiththesebooks

99.What’stheproperwaytogreetpeopleintheUK/inEngland

Howlonghasyourhusbandbeenabroad

作文参考答案

Goodmorning,everyone!I'mTomfromSunshineMiddleSchool.TodayIamveryhappytobeheretogiveyouaspeechabouthowtobeagoodteenager.

Aboveall,tobeagoodteenager,behavingpolitelyisveryimportant.Forexample,whenyouareinaqueue,youmustbepoliteenoughtowaitforyourturn.Itisnecessaryforyoutobehelpful,too.Helpingothersisagoodhabit.

Next,youmustlistencarefullyinclass.Asagoodteenager,youmustbegoodatstudying.Itisniceofyoutoworkhardandlistencarefullytoteachers.

Third,youcanenjoyyourselvesbyreadingbooksanddoingsomevoluntaryworkwhenyouarefree.Readingbookscanimproveyourknowledge.Doingsomevoluntaryworkcanmakeyoufeelhappy.It’sreallynicetohelpothers.

Lastbutnotleast,pleasestayawayfromcomputergames.Playingtoomanycomputergamesdoesharmtoyourhealth.Moreover,it’salsobadforyoureyes!

That'sall.Thanksforlistening!如东县实验中学2022-2023学年度第二学期期中考试

初二年级英语试卷

（考试时间：120分钟总分：140分）

第I卷（共75分）

一、听力部分（本题共20小题：每小题1分,满分20分）

第一部分听对话,回答问题。本部分共有10道小题,每小题你将听到一段对话,每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目。听完后,你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。

1.WheremayLucyvisitduringhersummerholiday

A.B.C.

2.Whomaythewomaninterview

A.B.C.

3.HowwillthewomangototheBeijingWildlifePark

A.B.C.

4.Whatistheboydoing

B.C.

5.HowmanyforeigncountrieshasLindabeento

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

6.Whoarethetwospeakers

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Husbandandwife.

7.Howlongdoestheprogrammelast

A.70minutes.B.80minutes.C.90minutes.

8.Wherearethetwospeakers

A.Inthelibrary.B.Inthebookshop.C.Inthehospital.

9.WhathappenedtoJenny

A.Shebrokehercamera.B.Shelosthercamera.C.Shefoundhercamera.

10.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing

A.VisitingJohn’soldhouse.B.HelpingJohnmovehouse.

C.LookingforJohn’snewhouse.

第二部分听对话或短文,回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文,各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前,你将有时间阅读相关小题,每小题5秒钟。听完后,每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

听一段对话,回答第11、12小题。

11.WhenistheReadingWeek

A.ThisTuesday.B.ThisWednesday.C.ThisThursday.

12.WhatkindofbooksdoesJanelikebest

A.Historybooks.B.Novels.C.Sciencebooks.

听第一篇短文,完成第13至15题。根据短文内容,选择正确答案,完成信息记录表。

Hometown

Background(背景)____13____ofChineseleavethecountrysidetoworkinthecities.

XuLei●Heis_______yearsoldandhaslivedinSuzhouformanyyears.●Withahardjobina____15____factory,hedoesn’tfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.

13.A.HundredsB.ThousandsC.Millions

14.A.14B.40C.45

15.A.clothesB.carC.toycar

听第二篇短文,回答第16至20题。

16.Inwhichcountryaretheytraveling

A.France.B.TheUSAC.England.

17.HowmanypeopleliveinNewYork

A.8million.B.18million.C.80million.

18.Whoarealwaysfriendlyandgladtohelpvisitors

A.Doctors.B.Taxidrivers.C.Policemen.

19.WhichisthebestwaytotravelaroundNewYork

A.Takingataxi.B.Takingabus.C.Takingtheunderground.

20.WhatkindofcityisNewYork

A.Modern.B.Quiet.C.Small.

二、单项选择（本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

21.—DoyouknowthattheUKis________Europeancountry

—Yes,itisalso________islandone.

A.a;/B.a;aC.the;anD.a;an

22.—IsthatMrs.Li

—Itcan’tbeher.She,asavolunteer,________ShanghaisinceApril.

A.hasbeentoB.hasgonetoC.hasbeeninD.hascometo

23.—WouldyouliketotellmesomethingofJiangsu

—Allright.Jiangsuis________thirteenbigcities.

A.madefromB.madewithC.madeintoD.madeupof

24.—WhatdoyouthinkofADreamofRedMansions,thegreatclassicalChinesenovel

—I’venoidea.I________onlyhalfofit,andIwilltrytofinishitbytheweekend.

A.wasreadingB.amreadingC.havereadD.willread

25.—SnowboarderSuYimingsaidhardworkhasbeenthekeytogetgoodresults.

—That’sright.___________

A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.Everydoghasitsday.D.Manyhandsmakelightwork.

三、完型填空（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A

Longagoandfaraway,therelivedanoldmanandawoman.Oneday,whilethewomanwas____26____clothesintheriver,shesawagreatbigorangeonthewatermovingslowlytowardsher.Excitedly,shecaughttheorangeanddecidedtotakeithometoeat.

Whenthewomanbegantoopentheorange,____27____,jumpedoutalittlelovelyboy!Themanandwomandidn’tknow____28____todo.ButtheyfeltveryhappyandnamedtheboyBobonaro,orOrangeBoy.Astimewentby,theboybecameverystrongandbrave.

Lifewaswonderful____29____somerobbers（盗贼）movedontoanearbyisland.Therobberswere____30____stealingmanythingsfromthepeople.Bobonarowantedto____31____allofthemaway.Soheputsomeofhismother’sdeliciousfoodintoaboxandlefthomeforthe____32____.Alongtheway,hemetadog,amonkeyandabird.Bobonarogaveeachofthemsomefoodandhelpedthemalot.Sotheybecamegoodfriends.Whenhetoldthemabouthis____33___,eachofthethreefriendssaid,“Iwillhelpyougettherobbersaway.”

Withthehelpofhis____34____friends,Bobonarodrovetherobbersawaysuccessfully.Heandhisfriendsreturnedhomewiththevaluablethingsthatwasstolenbytherobbers.Allthepeopleinthetownwereso____35____toseetheirthingsbackthattheycheeredandcalledhimahero.

26.A.sellingB.choosingC.makingD.washing

27.A.suddenlyB.luckilyC.recentlyD.quietly

28.A.whatB.howC.whenD.where

29.A.sinceB.becauseC.afterD.until

30.A.seldomB.neverC.alwaysD.usually

31.A.putB.driveC.throwD.move

32.A.forestB.riverC.townD.island

33.A.dreamB.problemC.pastD.family

34.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

35.A.excitedB.interestedC.tiredD.worried

B

Theworldhasmanydifferentcultures.Weshouldlearnandrespect(尊重)differentcultures.Peoplesometimescommunicate____36____speaking.HowdotheydothisTheyusebodylanguage.Theyuseittoshowotherswhattheyare____37____aboutandhowtheyarefeeling.

Butbodylanguageis____38____indifferentcultures.InChinaandsomeothercountriesfriendsshakehandstogreeteachother.Theymaybenewfriendsorold,theywantto____39____friendshipandtrust.InsomeEuropeancountries,peoplekisseachotheronbothcheeks.It’sanotherwaytoshowfriendshipand____40____.InIndia,whenpeople____41____theirheads,theymean“no”.Andwhenpeopleshaketheirheads,theymean“yes”.Butinmostothercountries,thingsare____42____.Athumbs-upmeans“okay”or“welldone”inmostcultures.InAustralia,however,itisnotpolite.InJapan,itmeans“five”,andinGermany,itmeans“one”.Inmostplaces,peoplepointtothingswiththeirfingers.Butinsomeplaces,peopleusetheirlips(嘴唇).Theythinkit’s____43____topointwithafinger.WhenItalianswavegoodbye,itmaylooklike“Comehere!”toAmericans.ButtheAmericangoodbyewavelookslike“no”inmanypartsofEuropeandSouthAmerica.PeopleinPuertoRicoliketouchingeachother.ButpeoplefromEnglish-speakingcountries____44____it.IfyoutouchanEnglishperson,youshouldsay“Sorry.”Peopleshouldkeepdistancewhentheyaretalking.

Bodylanguagecancommunicatenegative(否定的)feelings.Whenalistenercrosseshisarmsagainsthischest,itmeansthathedoesn’t____45____withthespeaker.Butonebodylanguageisthesameallaroundtheworld:asmile.Tryit,andyou’llsee!

36.A.byB.withC.withoutD.under

37.A.worryingB.hearingC.writingD.thinking

38.A.importantB.differentC.hardD.possible

39.A.understandB.findC.showD.learn

40.A.excitementB.loveC.pityD.sadness

41.A.nodB.moveC.shakeD.turn

42.A.unusualB.surprisingC.oppositeD.boring

43.A.greatB.cleverC.uselessD.rude

44.A.enjoyB.refuseC.realizeD.accept

45.A.agreeB.fightC.helpD.talk

四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

CaoXueqinwroteTheStoryoftheStone.HelivedintheQingDynasty.ThebookisthegreatestworksofChinesenovels.Itdescribesthefallofanoblefamilyandthelovestoriesofsomeyoungpeople.WangFulinturneditintoTVseries（电视剧）in1986.Price:￥129.5

TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdomswaswrittenbyLuoGuanzhong.IttellsthestoryofthelateEasternHanDynasty.LiuBei,CaoCaoandSunQuanhavebecomefamousnamesamongChinesepeople.ItwasmadeintoTVseriesin1994andalsotranslatedintoEnglish.Price:￥92.5

TheWaterMargintellsthehistoryoftheNorthernSongDynasty.ThebookwaswrittenbyShiNai’an.Fordifferentreasons,agroupofpeoplewenttoMountLiang,fightingagainsttheauthority.AmericanwriterPearBucktranslateditintoEnglish.ZhangShaolinmadeitaTVseriesin1998.Price:￥90

WuChengenprobablycompletedJourneytotheWestin1570.ThebookintroducestheamazingexperienceofXuanzangandhisthreedisciplesintheTangDynasty.Onthewaytothewest,theyhelpedeachothertowineverybattle.DirectorYangJiemadeitTVseriesin1986.Price:￥99

46.IfyouareinterestedinhistoryoftheNorthernSongDynasty,whichbookwillyouread

A.TheStoryoftheStoneB.TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms

C.TheWaterMarginD.JourneytotheWest

47.IfyouwanttobuyTheStoryoftheStoneandJourneytotheWest,howmuchwillyoupay

A.￥222.B.￥191.5.C.￥182.5.D.￥228.5.

48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage

A.YangJieisthedirectorofJourneytotheWest.

B.TheWaterMarginwasturnedintoTVseriesin1994.

CTheStoryoftheStonetellsthestoryofaspecialstone.

D.PearBucktranslatedTheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.

B

DoyouknowwhichsocialappChineseyoungpeopleusealotnow“Shortvideos”arecertainlythemostpopular.SomeusersuseTikTokandKuaishou.Theythinkitisfuntoshareshortvideosabouttheirlives,whileothershaveotherpurposesaswell.

Assomevideosareaboutthelatestnews,agroupofusersdependonthemtogetinformation.Tosomeotherusers,theyhaveadifferentpurpose.“BecauseIcan’tspendmanyhourswatchingawholevideoandI’mnotaverypatientperson.Idon’tlikewaitingforaprogramtoend.Iliketowatchshortvideosofwonderfulpartsinprogram.”saidWangZhihao.

However,someyoungChinesefeelboredwithsomeshortvideos.“Killingtimeisthemainreasonformetowatchtheshortvideos,butmanyarealmostthesame,soIthinkitisawasteoftime.What’smore,Ireallydon’tlikethevideoswhichshowoddevendangerousthings,”saidWenNan,anothercollegestudent.

Recently,somethingelsehashappened.Somevideosaretellingpeoplewhatproductsareworthbuying.

Butaftertheybuytheproducts,theymayfeelsorrysoon.Sotheyshouldthinktwice.Someshortvideosevensellbadproducts,butthesesellerswon’tletyougetyourmoneyback.

49.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,weknowthat_________.

A.userssharevideoswithfriends

B.allthevideosareaboutthelatestnews

C.usersspendmanyhourswatchingawholevideo

D.usersliketowatchsomeimportantpartsofvideos

50.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“odd”inparagraph3probablymean

A.interestingB.strangeC.expensiveD.useful

51.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom________.

A.atravelguideB.asciencemagazineC.aculturalbookD.aTVadvertisement

52What’sthepassagemainlyabout

A.Tointroducehowtomakeshortvideos.

B.Todiscussthemethodsofusingshortvideos.

C.Totelltheimportanceofusingshortvideos.

D.Toshowthedifferentpurposesofusingshortvideos.

C

Everybodyenjoysactsofkindness.ButcanyouexplainwhySomepeoplethinkkindnessissomethingoutofloveandcare,whileothersbelieveitisjustatoolthatweusetobecomemorepopular.Butresearchshowsthatbeingkindcanactivate（激活）anareaofthebraincalledStriaturm.Researchalsoshowsthatkindnessimprovespeople’smood（情绪）.ButwhyandhowdoesithappenHereareanumberofdifferentways.

Beingkindcanmakesomeonesmile.Ifyouseeyourselfsmileinasituation,peoplearoundmaybesmiling,too.Thisisspeciallytrueforyourclosefriendsandfamily.Akindactmakessomeonewhoissadfeelbetter.Itcanalsomakeourselvesfeelgood.Sowhynotsetoffthatchain(链条)ofgoodfeelingstopeoplearound

Secondly,beingkindstartsordevelopsasocialconnectionwithothers.Kindactslikebuyingsomeoneapresentmakesfriendshipsstronger.Researchhasshownthatspendingmoneyonothersmayhelpyougetastrongerfeelingofhappinessthanspendingitonyourself.Similarly,charities（慈善）alsoopenupnewcirclesofpeopletoconnectwithsomeoneontheothersideoftheworld.

Inanotherrecentresearch,evenchildrenintheirfirstyearofsecondaryschoolknowhowbeingkindmakesthemfeelhappy.Ifonepersoniskind,heorshemakesothersinthegroupkind.Italsoliftseveryone’sspirits.Imaginethatyoumakecakesfortheofficeanditmakesothersdoiteachmonth.Thenyou’regettingcakesalotmoredaysthanprovidingthem.

Thestorydoesn’tendhere.Beingkindmayimproveyourmood,butresearchhasalsoshownthatifyou’reinagoodmood,youcanactmuchmorekindly.Thismakesitawonderfultwo-wayrelationship,doesn’tit

()53.Thewriterleadsinthetopicby________.

A．tellingastoryB．askingquestionsC．givingexamplesD．makingasurvey

()54.Theunderlinedword“It”inParagraph2refersto“________”.

A．thesituationB．thefamilyC．thekindactD．thatchain

()55.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage

B．C．D．

56.whatcanwelearnfromthepassage

A.It’sgoodmannerstobekind.B.Beingkindhasnothingtodowithlove.

C.Kindnesscanonlymakeyourselfhappy.D.Kindactseasilyhappeninagoodmood.

D

InLosAngeles,awaiterservedagroupofteens.Thewaiterrememberedhisexperienceasayounghighschoolstudent.Sohemadesuretheteenshadapleasantexperienceattherestaurant.Thewaitermadesureofit.

Afterservingalltheteensdoingagreatjob,hewasleftatip（小费）,only＄3.28.ThatwashardlyenoughtobuyadrinkatStarbucks.

Thewaiterwenthome.Andhefeltangryforthestudentswhodidnotknowthevalueofhardwork.Theylookeddownonpeoplelikehim.Orsohethought.

Afterseveraldays,thewaiterforgotaboutit.Hislifewentonasusual.Buttendayslater,hereceivedaletterfromtheteens.

Aboutaweekandahalfago,onOctober7,mythreefriendsandIcametoeatatthisrestaurantasourownhomecomingcelebration.Itwasanexcitingexperienceforustobeherealone,anditwasallnewtous.Andyouwerethebestwaiterwecouldaskfor.Youwerekind,helpful,anddidn’ttreatuslikebabies!SoIwanttosaythankyouformakingour“grown—up”experiencesoamazingandfun.

Iwouldalsoliketosaysorryonbehalfof（代表）mygroup.Sincewewerenewtoallofthis,reasonable（合乎情理）,butwehadcompletelyforgotten（anddidn’tknow,tobehonest）whatatipevenwas,letalonehowmuchtogive.Soweemptiedourpockets,andallourmoneyaddedupto$3.28.Havingnoideaofhowsmallthisreallywas,weleft.Later,werealizedourmistakeandfeltterrible.Weknewwehadtomakeitright.

“Sotogetherwiththisletter,youwillfindthecorrect18%tip+extraforsimplybeingamazing.Thankyouforyourhelpandpatienceandalsothankyouformakingournightfun.Thankyou!”

57.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1

A.Thewaiterandtheteenswereclassmates.B.Thewaitertreatedtheteenslikebabies

C.ThewaitertriedhisbesttoservetheteensD.Thewaitertriedtomakethempaymore

58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

A.Theteenslookeddownuponthewaiter.

B.Theteensthought$3.28wasenoughforthetip.

C.Theteensweren’tpleasedwiththeservice.

D.Theteensdidn’tknowwhatatipmeantatfirst.

59.Whydidtheteenswritetheletter

A.Becausetheyforgottopaythebill.

B.Becausetheyrealizedtheydidsomethingwrong.

C.Becausetheyfeltsickafterthemeal.

D.Becausetheywantedtoknowwhatatipwas.

60.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage

A.SomewaitersintheUSAmindwhetherthetipisreasonable.

B.Customers（顾客）shouldtipasmuchaspossible.

C.WaitersintheUSAwon’tservecustomerswithouttip.

D.Customersshouldbetoldhowmuchtogiveasatip.

第Ⅱ卷（共65分）

综合填空（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A.请根据题中空格后的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

61.Chinadoesalotof_____________(贸易)withmanycountries.

62.Atpresentpeoplehavemuchbetterliving____________(环境，条件)thanbefore.

63.Benwashelpinghismotherwhentherainbegantobeatheavily____________(hittingsomething)thewindows.

64.Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungand____________(keepdoingsth)untilthekidsgetolder.

65.Saynoto__________.“Foodsaving”hasbeenincludedaspartofyourschooleducation.

(

twopossiblegooddiscusssoft

)B.请认真阅读下面短文，并根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺。

Onceuponatime,therewasafamilywith8childreninavillage.Twoofthechildren,bothboys,lovedpaintingverymuch,butthefamilywassopoorthatitwas_____66_____tosendbothofthemtostudyatartschoolatthesametime.

Aftermany_____67_____,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutaplan.Theywouldtoss(抛)acoin.Theloserwouldgodownintothemines(煤矿)andwithhismoney,payforhisbrother’scollegetuition(学费).Then,whenthebrotherwhowonthetossfinishedhisstudies,hewouldpayfortheotherbrothertostudyatthecollege.

Oneofthebrothers,AlbrechtDurer,wonthetossandhisbrotherJackwentdownintothemines.Durerworkedwithallhisheartandhispaintingsweremuch____68____thanthoseofmostofhisteachers.Hewasbeginningtomakealotofmoneyforhispaintings.

Durerreturned.WhenhetoldJackhecouldgotoartcollege,Jacksaid___69__:“Thefouryearsinthemineshavedonetoomuchtomyhands.It’stoolate.NowIcan’tevenholdaglass.”

Toshowhisgreatloveandrespectforhisbrother,Durerdrewhisbrother’shandswithpalms(手掌)togetherandallthethinfingerstowardsthesky.Hecalledhisdrawing“ThePrayingHands”,whichbecameveryfamousyearslater.Thenexttimeyouseeacopyofthattouchingwork,takea___70____look.Letitbeyourreminder:Noonecaneversucceedalone!

(

takedoreplyfeelbe

)C.请认真阅读下面短文，并根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使短文通顺。

Believeitornot,myfriendsoftencomefirstinmyheartbecauseIwanttomakethemhappy.Ifanyoneasksmeforhelp,Ialwayssay“Yes!”.“CanyouhelpmewithEnglishpractice”Graceaskedmeonthefirstdayaftershebecamemydeskmate.“Ofcourse,”I_______71______withouthesitation(犹豫).GracehasbeenworkingreallyhardonherstudiesandsheneededmyhelpthoughIdidn’thavemuchtimeleftforher.

Onedayafterschool,whileI______72________lotsofhomework,Grace’sphonecallcame.Shecomplained(抱怨)alotanditmademefeelbored,butIstillfeltbadaboutsayingno.WhenGraceendedthecall,itwas00:15a.m.ButIstillhadhomeworkleftandIwantedtosleep.ThisisbadforajuniorhighschoolstudentinGradeThreewho____73______animportantexamthisJune.

FinallyIbegantocry.Ifeltsotiredandrealizedthatthestresshadaneffectonmyhealth.Itriedtogetmyselfout.Studying___74____moreimportantthanotherthings,soGracehastocomethesecond.It’snowimportantformetosayno,no,no.

“Canyougivemeahand”Graceasked.“Sorry…Ijusthavetoreviewmychemistrynotes,”Ianswered.“Allright,it’suptoyou,”shesaid.IfeltcompletelyrelaxedwhenIheardherreply.Anyway,it’snotsohardtosaynoatall.

Tobehonest,I_____75_____muchhappiersinceIlearnedtorefuse.Ihavemoretimetospendonmystudyatpresent.Istilltrymybesttohelpothers,butsometimesIsaynobecauseIknoweveryonehasalimit.

D.尉华在背诵Unit4Reading时，忘记了五个单词，请认真阅读短文，帮助他写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

ThenIfeltsomethingonmyleg.Itmovedupovermy_____76____andneck____77_____itwasstandingnearmyface.Ilookeddownandsawaverysmallman.Hewasthesame____78____asmylittle____79____!WherewasIWhowasthis____80____person

六、阅读与词组选择（本题共5小题；每小题1分,满分5分）

阅读下面短文，在短文后的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使短文逻辑意思通顺。

Children’sGamesinAncient(古老的)China

Unlikethechildrennowadays,thechildrenduringancienttimesdidn’thavesmartphones,iPadsorcomputerstoenjoythemselves.____81____.Let’stakealook.

Kickingstoneballs

DuringtheQingDynastykickingastoneballaroundwasapopularsportinthenorthernpartofChina,anditwasoftenplayedinwintertokeepwarm.

Flyingkites

Kiteshavequitealonghistory.Theearliestkitesweremadeofwood,insteadofpaper.Nowadays,thethreemostfamouskitesaretheBeijingkite,TianjinkiteandWeifangkite.Eachofthemhasspecialfeatures.____82____.

Playinghide-and-seek

Hide-and-seekisatraditionalgameforchildren.Evennowadays,manychildrenlikeplayingit.Therearetwowaystoplay.Onewayiscoveringachild’seyeswhileotherkidsrunaroundtoteasehim.____83____.

____84____

Theclosestthingtowatchingafilmortelevisionforentertainmentduringancienttimeswasgoingtoseeashadowplay.Folkartistsmanipulatepuppetsbehindthescreen,narratingstoriesandaccompaniedbymusic.

Settingofffireworks

Fireworkshaveahistoryofmorethan2,000years.ItissaidthattherewasabeastnamedNianinancientChina____85____.Aftergunpowderwasinvented,itgraduallyreplacedthebamboojoints.FireworksarestillsetoffduringChineseSpringFestival.

A.Watchingshadowplays.

B.Forexample,theswallow-shapedkiteisawell-knownBeijingstyle.

C.Shadowplayswerethepopularentertainingforminancienttimes.

D.Toscareoffthebeast,peopleburntbamboojointstomakethemexplode(爆炸).

E.Theotherwayisthatonechildmusttrytofindthosewhohavehidden.

F.Instead,theycameupwithinterestinggamestoplayintheirchildhood.

G.Peoplewereallafraidofthebeast.

七、语篇理解（本题共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）

A.任务型阅读（本题共5小题；每小题1分,满分5分）

根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案，每空限填一个单词。

DostudentsoftenplaysportsWecanusuallygetpositive（积极的）answers.Butwhyshould