广东省深圳市龙华区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

保密★启用前龙华区中小学2023-2024学年第一学期期末学业质量监测试卷八年级英语说明：1.全卷共6页，46题；满分75分，测试时间75分钟。2.答题前，请将学校、班级和姓名写在答题卡相应位置，将条形码粘贴在答题卡的贴条形码区。请保持条形码整洁、不污损。3.选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔涂到答题卡的相应位置上；非选择题答案必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。凡在试卷、草稿纸、超过答题框区域等作答的，其答案一律无效。4.答题卡必须保持清洁，不能折叠。第一部分选择题（50分）Ⅰ.完形填空（10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）InAugust30th,2022,IleftChinaandheadedtotheUK.Itwasactuallymybirthday,andIneverimaginedthis____1____wouldbeoneofthebestbirthdaygiftsofmylife.Beforethistrip,Iwasnervousand____2____atfirst.I’mafraidofspeakingtoothersinEnglishandIhaveto____3____myself.However,alltheseexchangeexperienceshelpedme____4____mylivingskillsatlast.Ifsomeoneasksmeaboutthesecretofhavingafantasticexchangeexperience,Iwouldsaythewillingness(意愿)to____5____isthekey.ItriedtotalkwithothersandtookpartinschoolactivitiesasmanyasIcould.Afterthat,Ibecamemuchmore____6____andbravetotalkwithstrangers.Withmyfriends’helpattheschool,Icouldgetusedtoschoollifequicklyaswellanditmadetheexperiencetrulyamazing.Theycooked____7____foodforme,taughtmehowtoplayvolleyball,andtookmetofootballgames.Myfriends’family____8____askedmetoatriptothebeach.TheyshowedmehowtheylivedasafamilyandtaughtmealotaboutBritishculture.Itwasoneofthemostvaluable____9____Ihad.Lifeherewouldn’tgowellunlesswetriedreallyhard.Icamefromadifferentcountry,culture,andlanguage____10____Ibuildstrongfriendshipwiththem.ItisnotpossibleifIdon’ttreatthemwithallmyheart!1.A.invention B.culture C.experience D.competition2.A.stupid B.shy C.bored D.angry3.A.giveup B.makejokesabout C.dependon D.actout4.A.realize B.understand C.choose D.improve5.A.communicate B.compare C.control D.celebrate6.A.careful B.confident C.patient D.intelligent7.A.secret B.local C.tiny D.similar8.A.even B.seldom C.never D.hardly9.A.methods B.competitions C.memories D.instructions10.A.so B.if C.because D.but【答案】1.C2.B3.C4.D5.A6.B7.B8.A9.C10.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了在英国留学期间从开始的紧张害怕不敢与人沟通，到后来和英国很多人建立了珍贵的友谊。【1题详解】句意：那天是我的生日，我从未想过这个经历会成为我生命中最好的一次生日礼物。invention发明；culture文化；experience经历；competition竞争。由“IleftChinaandheadedtotheUK.”可知，作者在生日这天有行程，结合后文描述，说明这次的经历会让他难忘。故选C。【2题详解】句意：这次行程之前，我起初很紧张和胆小。stupid愚蠢的；shy胆小的；bored无聊的；angry生气的。由“I’mafraidofspeakingtoothersinEnglish”可知，作者害怕用英语说话，所以比较胆小。故选B。【3题详解】句意：我害怕和别人用英语交谈，我不得不依靠自己。giveup放弃；makejokesabout开玩笑；dependon依靠；actout表演。由“Iwasnervous”和“I’mafraidofspeakingtoothersinEnglish”可知，作者去外国，需要用英语说话，很紧张，只有自己一个人，所以不得不依靠自己。故选C。【4题详解】句意：然而，所有这些交换的经历最终帮助我提高了生存技能。realize意识到；understand明白；choose选择；improve提高。由“However”可知，前后句句意形成转折，前文说作者一个人在外国很害怕，后句说这些经历却帮助他提升了技能，improve与skills搭配，意为“提高技能”。故选D。【5题详解】句意：如果有人问我有一个奇妙的交流经历的秘密，我会说愿意沟通是关键。communicate交流；compare比较；control控制；celebrate庆祝。由“ItriedtotalkwithothersandtookpartinschoolactivitiesasmanyasIcould.”可知，作者自己会尽力和其他人说话并参加学校活动，说明作者认为沟通是关键。故选A。【6题详解】句意：从那以后，我变得更加自信，也更勇敢地与陌生人交谈。careful认真的；confident自信的；patient耐心的；intelligent聪明的。由“ItriedtotalkwithothersandtookpartinschoolactivitiesasmanyasIcould.”可知作者从刚开始的胆小不敢说话，到现在尽可能多地与别人交谈并参加活动，是变得更自信、更勇敢。故选B。【7题详解】句意：他们给我做本地的食物、教我怎么打排球和带我去看足球比赛。secret秘密的；local本地的；tiny小的；similar相似的。由“TheyshowedmehowtheylivedasafamilyandtaughtmealotaboutBritishculture.”可知，朋友们给作者做本地的食物。故选B。【8题详解】句意：我朋友的家人甚至邀请我去沙滩玩。even甚至；seldom几乎不；never从不；hardly几乎不。由“Withmyfriends’helpattheschool,Icouldgetusedtoschoollifequicklyaswellanditmadetheexperiencetrulyamazing.”可知，作者在国外的朋友都对他帮助很多，甚至是朋友的家人也对他很好。故选A。【9题详解】句意：那是我最珍贵的记忆之一。methods方法；competitions竞争；memories记忆；instructions说明。本段讲述的都是作者在国外时朋友及其家人对他的帮助和好意，这些都是美好的回忆。故选C。10题详解】句意：我来自不同的国家、文化和语言，但我与他们建立了牢固的友谊。so所以；if如果；because因为；but但是。分析句子前后句意有转折，前句表示作者来自不同的国家，与英国各个方面都不同，后句表示和英国人建立了友谊，用but表示转折。故选D。Ⅱ.阅读理解（40分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题1.5分）AGreatpaintersallhavetheirownstyles.Assoonasweseetheirpaintings,weknowwhothepainteris.BrazilianartistMiltonOmenathoughtaboutthesestyles.Thenhedesignedlogos(标识)fortheworld’smostfamouspainters.VincentvanGoghwasagreatpainteroftheNetherlands.Heusedalotofyellowandblueinhispaintings,suchasSunflowersandStarrynight.OmenadesignedhislogowiththesetwocolorsanddrewsomelinessimilartoStarrynight.LeonardodaVinciwasnotjustanItalianpainter.Omenathinksthathewasnomoreapainterthananinventor.Therefore,thelogowasDaVinci’sdrawingofamachineinsteadofhismostfamouspainting,theMonaLisa.SalvadorDali,aSpanishpainter,wasfamousforpaintingclocksthatlookliketheyaremelting(融化).InDali’spaintings,heoftendrewthingsinastrangeandunrealway.SoOmenamadeameltingclockpartofDali’slogo.PabloPicassowasacreatorofmodernart.Hisworkshaddifferentstylesinhisdifferentlifetimeperiod.Hegotthetitleof“thegreatestartisticgenius(天才)ofthe20thcentury”becauseofhisrichcreativityandtalent.11.WhatcolorsareusedinthelogoofVincentvanGogh?A.Redandblue. B.Yellowandblue. C.Redandgreen. D.Yellowandgreen.12.WhatdidDaVinci’slogouse?A.Sunflowers. B.TheMonaLisa. C.Amachine. D.Clocks.13.WhereisSalvadorDalifrom?A.Spain. B.TheNetherlands. C.Brazil. D.Italy.14.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.Thestylesofgreatpaintersarealwayssimilar.B.MeltingclocksarepartofVanGogh’spaintings.C.DalidrewthepaintingStarrynight.D.Picassowasseenasthegreatestartistsofthetwentiethcentury.15.Whereisthisarticleprobablyfrom?A.Anovel. B.Anartmagazine. C.Adictionary. D.Ahistorybook.【答案】11.B12.C13.A14.D15.B【解析】【导语】本文介绍了巴西艺术家米尔顿·奥梅纳为四位著名画家：文森特·梵高、列奥纳多·达·芬奇，萨尔瓦多·达利和巴勃罗·毕加索设计了独特的徽标。【11题详解】细节理解题。根据“Heusedalotofyellowandblueinhispaintings…”以及“Omenadesignedhislogowiththesetwocolors…”可知，文森特·梵高的标志使用了黄色和蓝色。故选B。【12题详解】细节理解题。根据“Therefore,thelogowasDaVinci’sdrawingofamachine…”可知，列奥纳多·达·芬奇的徽标是机器。故选C。【13题详解】细节理解题。根据“SalvadorDali,aSpanishpainter,…”可知，萨尔瓦多·达利来自西班牙。故选A。【14题详解】细节理解题。根据“Hegotthetitleof‘thegreatestartisticgenius(天才)ofthe20thcentury’becauseofhisrichcreativityandtalent.”可知，毕加索被认为是二十世纪最伟大的艺术家。故选D。【15题详解】推理判断题。根据“Greatpaintersallhavetheirownstyles.Assoonasweseetheirpaintings,weknowwhothepainteris.”以及通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了一些艺术家，我们可以在艺术杂志上看到这篇文章。故选B。BDoyouknowChatGPT?It’sanartificialintelligence(AI)tool.Itcananswerquestions,tellstories,andwritearticles.Butit’svery“thirsty”,saidanewstudyfromHarvardUniversity.ChatGPThas“homes”aroundtheworldindatacenters(数据中心).Whenitworks,thecomputersatthedatacentersgetveryhot.Workersthenhavetousewatertocoolthemdown.Coldwatergoesintopipesnearthecomputers.Thewaterneedstobeveryclean.Theycan’tuseseawaterbecauseitcaneatawayatthepipes.WhenyouaskChatGPT50questions,it“drinks”500milliliters(ml)ofwater.Scientistsused700,000litersofwatertobuildChatGPT.Thewateruseisverybig.Peoplecanmake370carswithit.ChatGPTisjustoneoftheAItoolsaroundtheworld.YouneeddatacenterstodoeverythingontheInternet.Therearemorethan8,000datacentersaroundtheworld.Thenumberisstillgrowing.AIusesalotofwaterto“grow”.Theworld’swatermaynotbeenough.Manypeopledon’thaveenoughwatertodrink.ButAItechnologyhelpspeople.ShouldwerethinkhowweuseAI?16.WhichofthefollowingcanChatGPTdo?①Answerquestions.②Singsongs.③Writearticles.④Tellstories.A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①③④ D.①②④17.Whatdoes“them”refertoinParagraph2?A.Homes. B.Computers. C.Workers. D.Pipes.18.IfyouaskONEquestion,howmanymillilitersofwatercanChatGPT“drink”?A.10. B.100. C.50. D.500.19.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4andParagraph5?A.ChatGPTistheonlyAItoolaroundtheworld.B.Thenumberofdatacentersisnotgrowingnow.C.AItoolscanworkinabetterwaywithoutanywater.D.Wemayhaveto“fight”withAIforwaterinthefuture.20.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?AChatGPTisagoodartificialintelligencetool.B.ChatGPTneedslotsofwaterwhenitworks.C.ChatGPThelpspeopledomanydifferentthings.D.ChatGPThas“homes”aroundtheworldindatacenters.【答案】16.C17.B18.A19.D20.B【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了ChatGPT需要消耗大量水资源来运行。【16题详解】细节理解题。根据“Itcananswerquestions,tellstories,andwritearticles.”可知，ChatGPT可以回答问题、讲故事和写文章。故选C。【17题详解】词句猜测题。根据“Whenitworks,thecomputersatthedatacentersgetveryhot.Workersthenhavetousewatertocoolthemdown.”可猜知，them指代的是数据中心的计算机。故选B。【18题详解】细节理解题。根据“WhenyouaskChatGPT50questions,it‘drinks’500milliliters(ml)ofwater.”可知，如果你问一个问题，ChatGPT能“喝”10毫升水。故选A。【19题详解】推理判断题。根据“AIusesalotofwaterto‘grow’.Theworld’swatermaynotbeenough.Manypeopledon’thaveenoughwatertodrink.”可推知，未来我们不得不与AI“争夺”水源。故选D。【20题详解】主旨大意题。根据“Butit’svery‘thirsty’,saidanewstudyfromHarvardUniversity.”以及通读全文可知，文章主要说的是ChatGPT工作时需要大量的水。故选B。CYuBoyawasveryinterestedinmusicandhelearnedmusicfromagoodmusician,ChengLian.Inordertomakegreaterimprovement,ChengLiantookhimtovisitanewteacher,FangZichun.ZichunlivedonanislandintheEastSea.Unluckily,whentheyarrived,Zichunwasaway.ChengLianleftandaskedBoyatostay.Boyaplayedhisqinwhilewaitingfortheteacher.Oneday,whenhewaswalkingonthebeach,thewindsuddenlyblewstronglyanditstartedtorainheavily.Hewasamazedatthesoundofthestormandstartedtoplayhisqin.Whenhefinishedplaying,ChengLianarrived.“Whatdoyouthinkaboutyournewteacher?”Chengaskedwithasmile.“Newteacher?Ah,Isee!”BoyasuddenlyrealizedwhyChengtookhimhere.BoyacreatedmanypiecesofbeautifulmusicincludingHighMountainsandFlowingWaterbuthefeltnoonereallyunderstandhismusic.Oneday,Boyastartedtoplayqinontheboat.WhilehewasplayingHighMountainsandFlowingWater,awoodcutter,ZhongZiqistoppedtohearhismusic.Ziqiclosedhiseyesandlistenedcarefully.WhenBoyafinishedthepartabouthighmountains,Ziqisaid:“Howwonderful!ItsoundslikeMountTai.”Boyadidn’tspeakandwentonplaying.Thistimethetune(曲调)wasdifferent.Ziqisaid:“Howamazing!Itsoundedlikethegreatriver!”Boyafeltverytouchedandsaid:“Youaretheonewhoknowsmyheart!”Theypromisedtomeeteachotherthesamedaynextyear.Unluckily,Ziqididn’tcomebecausehediedsometimebefore.Boyawassosadthathesmashedhisqinandpromisednevertoplayagain.PeopleweredeeplytouchedbythefriendshipbetweenBoyaandZiqi.Todaypeoplewilluse“highmountainsandflowingwater”torefertobeautifulmusicandunderstandingbetweenfriends.21.WhydidBoyavisitanewteacher?A.Becausehewantedtomakegreaterimprovement.B.Becausehedidn’tlikehispresentteacher.C.Becausehewantedtoliveontheisland.D.Becausehedidn’tknowhowtoplayqin.22.Accordingtothepassage,whichteachingideadidChengLianagree?A.Talentslearnfromthebest. B.Natureisthebestteacher.C.It’snevertoooldtolearn. D.Anybodycouldbeateacher.23.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“smashed”?A.stole B.invented C.broke D.lost24.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.ThebestmusiccreatedbyYuBoya.B.ThefriendshipbetweenBoyaandZiqi.C.ThereasonwhyYuBoyabecamefamous.D.ThelearningexperienceofYuBoya.25.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofthestory?a.BoyametZiqiwhileplayingHighMountainsandFlowingWater.b.Boyagotnewideasofplayingqinafterhearingthesoundofthestorm.cBoyaheardthenewsofZiqi’sdeathandsmashedhisqin.d.ChengLiantookBoyatovisitanewteacher.A.badc B.bcad C.dabc D.dbac【答案】21.A22.B23.C24.B25.D【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍俞伯牙和钟子期之间的故事。【21题详解】细节理解题。根据“Inordertomakegreaterimprovement,ChengLiantookhimtovisitanewteacher,FangZichun.”可知，伯牙去拜访新老师是因为他想取得更大的进步。故选A。【22题详解】推理判断题。根据“Oneday,whenhewaswalkingonthebeach,thewindsuddenlyblewstronglyanditstartedtorainheavily.Hewasamazedatthesoundofthestormandstartedtoplayhisqin.Whenhefinishedplaying,ChengLianarrived.‘Whatdoyouthinkaboutyournewteacher?’”可知，成连带伯牙领略大自然的壮美神奇，使他从中悟出了音乐的真谛。所以可能会同意“自然是最好的老师”，故选B。【23题详解】词句猜测题。根据“Boyawassosadthathesmashedhisqinandpromisednevertoplayagain.”可知，博雅伤心极了，发誓再也不弹了，由此推知，是把琴砸了，故选C。【24题详解】段落大意题。根据第三段内容可知，本段主要介绍俞伯牙和钟子期之间友谊，故选B。【25题详解】细节理解题。根据“ChengLiantookhimtovisitanewteacher”，“Hewasamazedatthesoundofthestormandstartedtoplayhisqin.”，“WhilehewasplayingHighMountainsandFlowingWater,awoodcutter,ZhongZiqistoppedtohearhismusic.”和“Unluckily,Ziqididn’tcomebecausehediedsometimebefore.Boyawassosadthathesmashedhisqinandpromisednevertoplayagain.”可知，事情发生的顺序是dbac，故选D。第二节短文填空以下是一篇文章，请阅读全文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。Memoryisourabilitytolearnsomethingandsaveit.Ourmemoriesareimportanttoourabilitytounderstandtheworld.____26____Thereisshort-termmemoryandlong-termmemory.Yourshort-termmemorysavesinformationforafewsecondsorafewminutes.____27____Long-termmemoryinvolvestheinformationyoutryhardtokeep,suchasknowledgeandhappytimewithyourfriends.Scientistshavealsofoundthatpeoplememorizethingsindifferentways.Somememorizebetterwiththehelpofpictures.____28____Ifyoumakethepicturebig,strangeorsilly,youwillrememberitbetter.Otherscanmemorizebetterbysounds.Ifyoucanputthedifferentkindsofmemorymethodstogether,youcanmakegreatprogress.____29____Itmayhelpyoumemorizethewords.However,youmayrememberitforalongtimeifyouunderstandsomethingwell.____30____A.Scientistssaythattherearedifferenttypesofmemory.B.Youcanthinkaboutapictureifyouwanttorememberfacts.C.Forexample,youmaytakeafewsecondstocomparethepricesofdifferentkindsoffoodinastore.D.Forexample,ifyoucanunderstandhowamachineworks,youmayrememberthestepsofturningoniteasier.E.Peoplecanmemorizealotofthingsiftheyworkhardonitforalongtime.F.SoyoucantrypictureswithEnglishwordsandlistentorecordingsofEnglishwords.【答案】26.A27.C28.B29.F30.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了记忆力的类型以及记忆的不同方法。【26题详解】根据空格后的“Thereisshort-termmemoryandlong-termmemory.”可知，此处是在讲不同的记忆类型。因此A选项“科学家说有不同类型的记忆。”符合语境。故选A。【27题详解】根据空格前的“Yourshort-termmemorysavesinformationforafewsecondsorafewminutes.”可知，此处是在讲短期记忆。因此C选项“例如，你可能需要几秒钟来比较商店里不同种类食物的价格。”符合语境。故选C。【28题详解】根据空格前的“Somememorizebetterwiththehelpofpictures.”可知，此处是在图片的帮助下记忆得更好。因此B选项“如果你想记住事实，你可以想一张图片。”符合语境。故选B。【29题详解】根据空格后的“Itmayhelpyoumemorizethewords.”可知，此处是在讲记忆单词。因此F选项“因此你可以试着用英语单词描述图片，听英语词的录音。”符合语境。故选F。【30题详解】根据空格前的“However,youmayrememberitforalongtimeifyouunderstandsomethingwell.”可知，此处是在讲理解事物的重要性。因此D选项“例如，如果你能理解机器是如何工作的，你可能会更容易记住打开它的步骤。”符合语境。故选D。第三节信息匹配下面的材料A—F分别介绍了六种有用的发明，请根据5名学生的不同需求，帮助他们选出对他们最有用的发明，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。____31____Lilylovestokeeparecordofherdailylifebymakingshortvideos.____32____JacklivesinSouthAfricaandsometimesdoesn’thaveenoughwatertodrink.____33____Jimmydoesn’thavegoodhabitsofwashinghishandssohegetsilleasily.____34____Milliewilltakepartinapartynextmonthandhewantstobringsomethingspecial.____35____Sophiecan’tsleepwellthesedaysbecausesheoftenfeelscoldatnight.

A.Awarmbear—Youcanputyourfaceinthisteddybearwhenyoufeeldownandthenyouwillfeelbetterwiththefeelingofbeinghugged.B.Aspecialcamera—thisisaneck-worncamera.Itfreesyourhandsandisalsousefulwhenshootingshortvideos.C.WaterProducer—KaraPurecanmake10litersoffreshwateroutoftheaireachday.Thismeanspeoplecanhavewaterwithoutdependingongroundwater.D.SmartBed—Thisbedcanchangeitstemperaturesosleeperswillnotfeeltoocoldorhotanditcanhelpapersontosleep.E.Partyglasses—withafullcharge,thepartyglassescanshinefor12hours.Ifyouwearthem,youwillbecomethecoolestchildattheparty.F.Handwasher—putyourhandsintoitandthesoapbubblewillappear.Meanwhile,ithasatimerandcantellyouhowlongyouwashyourhands.【答案】31.B32.C33.F34.E35.D【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了六种有用的发明。【31题详解】根据“Lilylovestokeeparecordofherdailylifebymakingshortvideos.”可知，Lily喜欢制作短视频分享生活，选项B“一台特殊的相机——这是一台脖子上戴着的相机。它解放了你的双手，在拍摄短视频时也很有用。”与之对应。故选B。【32题详解】根据“JacklivesinSouthAfricaandsometimesdoesn’thaveenoughwatertodrink.”可知，Jack住在南非，有时候没有水喝，选项C“水生产商——卡拉纯每天可以从空气中生产10升淡水。这意味着人们可以在不依赖地下水的情况下获得水。”与之对应。故选C。【33题详解】根据“Jimmydoesn’thavegoodhabitsofwashinghishandssohegetsilleasily.”可知，Jimmy没有洗手的好习惯，所以经常生病，选项F“洗手液——把手放进去，肥皂泡就会出现。同时，它有一个计时器，可以告诉你洗手的时间。”与之对应。故选F。【34题详解】根据“Milliewilltakepartinapartynextmonthandhewantstobringsomethingspecial.”可知，Millie想带一些特别的东西去参加下个月的聚会，选项E“派对眼镜——充满电后，派对眼镜可以亮12个小时。如果你戴上它们，你将成为聚会上最酷的孩子。”与之对应。故选E。【35题详解】根据“Sophiecan’tsleepwellthesedaysbecausesheoftenfeelscoldatnight.”可知，Sophie这些天没有睡好因为晚上感觉冷，选项D“智能床——这张床可以改变温度，这样睡眠者就不会感到太冷或太热，它可以帮助人们入睡。”与之对应。故选D。第二部分非选择题（25分）Ⅲ.语法填空（10分）阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡规定的位置上。Chopsticksaresimpleandhelpful.Chopsticks____36____(be)abigpartofChinesefoodculturesincealongtimeago.Let’sreadandlearnmoreaboutthem.The____37____(one)pairofchopstickswereinventedover5,000yearsago.ItissaidthatDayu,____38____ancientChineseleader,inventedthem.Atthattime,therewasafloodinChina.Yuwasveryworriedandwantedtocontroltheflood.Soheatehismealsas____39____(quick)aspossibletosavemoretime.Butthemeatinthepotwastoohottoeatwithhishands.Thenheusedtwo____40____(branch)tohelphimholdthemeat.MostofChinesepeopletodayusewoodenandbamboochopsticksbecausetheyarecheapandconvenienttocarryaround.Infact,themetalchopsticksare____41____(good)thanwoodenonesbecausewoodmaytakeinsomeoftheoilfromthefood.Itwillbeunhealthy____42____youcleanitup.ChopsticksareasymbolofChineseculture.Moreandmoreforeignerstrytousechopsticks.However,theymayhavetrouble____43____(pick)upfoodwithonlytwosticks.Thenpeopleinventeda____44____(create)eatingtool:“chork”.Ithasafork(叉子)ononeendandchopsticksontheother.Whenitbreaksintotwo,itworks____45____chopsticks.Inthisway,theycandealwiththeproblemsmartly.【答案】36.havebeen37.first38.an39.quickly40.branches41.better42.unless43.picking44.creative45.as【解析】【导语】本文主要讲了中国文化里的筷子。【36题详解】句意：筷子在很久以前就已经成为中国饮食文化的重要组成部分。由“since”可知，句子应用现在完成时，结构为have/has+过去分词，Chopsticks是主语，助动词用have，be的过去分词是been。故填havebeen。37题详解】句意：第一双筷子是5000多年前发明的。由“The…(one)pairofchopstickswereinventedover5,000yearsago”可知，此处指第一双筷子，应用序数词。故填first。【38题详解】句意：据说是中国古代领导人大禹发明的。由“…ancientChineseleader”可知，此处应用不定冠词修饰名词，ancient以元音音素开头。故填an。【39题详解】句意：所以他尽可能快地吃完饭，以节省更多的时间。分析句子可知，此处应用副词修饰动词ate。故填quickly。【40题详解】句意：然后他用两根树枝帮他夹肉。由“two”可知，此处应用可数名词复数形式。故填branches。【41题详解】句意：事实上，金属筷子比木制筷子好，因为木头可能会吸收食物中的一些油。由“than”可知，应用比较级。故填better。【42题详解】句意：除非你把它清理干净，否则它是不健康的。由“Itwillbeunhealthy…youcleanitup”可知，句子是条件状语从句，用unless“除非”来连接。故填unless。【43题详解】句意：然而，他们可能很难用两根棍子捡起食物。havetrouble(in)doingsth.“做某事有困难”，固定短语。故填picking。【44题详解】句意：然后人们发明了一种有创意的饮食工