【英语】江苏省南通市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中试题（解析版）

江苏省南通市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中

英语试题

一、听力（略）

二、单项选择

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.——Therewereafewexcellentfilmsthissummerholiday.Amongthem,IthinkNeverSayNever

（《八角笼中》）wasmostwonderful.

一Yes,andsongattheendofthefilmsoundedsobeautiful.

A.a;theB.the;theC./;aD.the;a

【答案】B

【解析】考查冠词。a一，表示泛指；the定冠词，特指。第一个空结合“mostwonderfill”可

知，mostwonderful为形容词最高级，前面需加定冠词the；而答句中的设空处后“attheend

ofthefilm”可知此处的歌是特指的，因此选定冠词the。故选B。

2.一IhearyouwenttoAustralialastwinterholiday.

-Yes.Ivisitedwithmyparentsandwehadagreattimethere.

A.theGoldenGateBridgeB.theWhiteHouse

C.theHarbourBridgeD.theEiffelTower

【答案】C

【解析】考查名词辨析以及常识。theGoldenGateBridge金门大桥（美国）；theWhiteHouse

白宫（美国）；theHarbourBridge海港大桥（澳大利亚）；theEiffelTower埃菲尔铁塔（法国）。

根据常识可知，海港大桥在澳大利亚，故选C。

3.1believeCindywillwinthesingingcompetitionbecauseshehasagoodofmusic.

A.voiceB.wayC.soundD.sense

【答案】D

【解析】考查名词辨析。voice声音；way方法；sound声音；sense感觉。根据“ofmusic”可

知指的是有很好的乐感。故选D。

4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeputinthemindmapbelow?

【答案】B

【解析】考查形容词辨析。handsome帅气的；brave勇敢的；tall高的；slim苗条的。根据

词汇树可知，词汇树中的中心词“personality”意为“个性”，选项中与个性有关的形容词是B

选项。故选B。

5.一Theself-drivingcarsaregettingcheaper,andtheyaremorepopularinmanycountries.

一Really?MaybeI'llbuysomeday.

A.oneB.itC.themD.that

【答案】A

【解析】考查代词。one一辆（表示“同类不同物”）；it它（表示“同类同物”）；them它们；

that那。根据语境可知，空处表示“一辆（自动驾驶汽车）”之义，同类不同物，用one。故选

Ao

6.—OurphysicsteacherMr.Liisveryhumorous.

-.Allofourclassmatesenjoyhisinterestingclassesverymuch.

A.FinallyB.LuckilyC.ExactlyD.Maybe

【答案】C

【解析】考查副词辨析。Finally最后；Luckily幸运地；Exactly确实；Maybe大概。由答语

可知，此处表示赞同对方的说法。故选C。

7.一Whatdoyouthinkoftherestaurant?

——Ithasservice（月艮务）aroundhere,andfewpeoplegotheretohavemeals.

A.thebestB.theworstC.themostpatientD.themost

careful

【答案】B

【解析】考查形容词辨析。thebest最好的；theworst最差的；themostpatient最有耐心的;

themostcareful最小心的。根据“fewpeoplegothere”可知，是指服务最差。故选B。

8.一CanIclosethewindows,Nancy?

themopen.Ifsgoodforourhealthtotakeinmorefreshair.

A.LeaveB.PullC.TakeD.Put

【答案】A

【解析】考查动词辨析。Leave让……处于某种状态；Pull拉；Take拿；Put放置。根据“good

forourhealth^^可知，用Leavethemopen”让它们保持敞开状态”。故选A。

9.—Itisdifficultforustofindaplacetoplaceourumbrellaswhenitrains.

一Don'tworry.Ourheadteacherisgoingtoashelfatthebackoftheclassroom.Wecan

puttheumbrellasonitthen.

A.putoffB.putupC.putawayD.puton

【答案】B

【解析】考查动词短语辨析。putoff推迟；putup搭起；putaway收起来；puton举办。根

据"ashelfatthebackoftheclassroom."以及"Wecanputtheumbrellasonitthen.”可知是搭起一

个架子。故选B。

10.Jimdreamsofbecomingasocialworker.Hethinksthereis______moreexcitingthanhelping

otherpeople.

A.nothingB.everything

C.anythingD.something

【答案】A

【解析】nothing没有什么；everything一切；anything任何事；something某物。根据"dreams

ofbecomingasocialworker”可知应该是他认为没有什么比帮助别人更令人兴奋的了。故选A。

11.一doyouplaybadmintonwithyourfriend,Nancy?

-Twiceaweek.WeplayittogetherafterschooleveryWednesdayandFriday.

A.HowlongB.Howoften

C.HowsoonD.Howmany

【答案】B

【解析】考查特殊疑问句。Howlong多长；Howoften多久时间一次；Howsoon多快；How

many多少。根据答语“Twiceaweek.”可知是对频率提问，此应用Howoften。故选B。

12.Theyoudotheexercises,the________mistakesyouwillmake.

A.carefully;moreB.carelessly;more

C.morecarelessly;fewerD.morecarefully;fewer

【答案】D

【解析】考查比较级和词汇辨析。carelessly粗心地；carefully认真地；more更多；fewer更

少。句子是比较级句型：the+比较级，the+比较级表示“越……越”，故排除A、B；结合常

识可知，应是做练习越认真，犯错就越少。所以第一空用carefully,第二空用fewero故选

Do

13.——Somestudentsarecrazyaboutplayingcomputergamesatweekends.

——Thafstoobad.Everyonebeabooklover.Readingmakesafullman.

A.mayB.wouldC.shouldD.can

【答案】C

【解析】考查情态动词辨析。may可以；would会；should应该；can能，会。根据"Reading

makesafUllman.“可知应该爱读书。故选C。

14.一Whatdoweknowfromthepicture?（text发短信）

A.Thedriverwilltextwhiledriving.

B.Thepassenger（乘客）willdrivethecar.

C.ThepassengerwillsmokeinthecarBecausethedriveragrees.

D.Thepassengerwon'tsmokeinthecarbecausethedriverdoesn'tagree.

【答案】D

【解析】考查词句理解。根据图中的对话可知，乘客问司机Canlsmoke?（我可以抽烟吗），

司机回答说ThencanItextanddrive?“那么我能边发短信边开车吗”；根据常识可知，驾驶的

过程中是不能边玩手机边开车的，所以这里是司机拒绝了乘客抽烟的请求，故选D。

15.一Ifyouhaveanytrouble,feelfreetocallme.

A.Iwillthinkitover.B.Thafsallright.

C.Thankyou.Tmafraidnot.D.Iwill.Thankyou.

【答案】D

【解析】考查情景交际。Iwillthinkitover.我会再考虑一下的；That'sallright.没关系；Thank

you.Tmaftaidnot.谢谢你。恐怕我不需要；Iwill.Thankyou.我会的。谢谢你。根据"Ifyou

haveanytrouble,feelfreetocallme.”可知上文是主动提出了帮助，应表示感谢，选项D符合

语境。故选D。

三、完形填空

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

“Mummy,Idon'tlikeyou,,,Jenny,mythree-year-olddaughtersaid.

“Okay…isthatbecauseyouloveme?”Iasked.

“No,you'renotlovely.^^

Thatnight,whenIwashedmyface,Ilookedlonginthemirror（镜子）一notbecauseIwashurt

bymydaughter's16,butbecauseInoticedtherewasnolightinmyeyes.

Itookoutapenandbeganwritingalist-alistto17myself;alisttoputsparkle（火

花）backintomyeyes.Ioncemademanylistsbut18finishedanything.Thistimewouldbe

19!

The20goal（目标）onmylistIwantedtoachieve（实现）wasjoininginaPolarPlunge

（极地冬泳）,whenI21my1980sworkoutclothes,Jennysmiled,t4Mummy,youlookpretty.^^

Maybe,justmaybesomelightcamebacktomy22.

Whencomingoutofthecoldlake,Ifeltveryhappyandproud（骄傲的）.Ikeptshouting,a4I

23it!”Butoneofthemost24partsofthedaywasIcrossedoff（戈U掉）itemnumber

onewhenIstoodinfrontofmy25,whichwasstuckonthefridgedoor.Withthat,I

begantotakebackmylife.

EveryonetakingpartinthePolarPlungereceiveda26.WheneverIworeit,Jenny

asked,t4IsthatyourPolarPlungeclothmg?^^Ianswered27,"Yes!'"'Iwanttodothat

too.,,Iwashappythatshe28Ijumpedintoafreezinglake,andthatshewantedtodo

activitieswithme.

Witheachgoalcrossedoffthelist,apieceofmyselfis29.NotonlyamIshowing

myfamilyifsimportantto30,butalsoI'mshowingmyselfthatI'mworth（值得）it.

16.

A.wordsB.languagesC.questionsD.jokes

17.

A.teachB.saveC.enjoyD.end

18.

A.alwaysB.almostC.oftenD.seldom

19.

A.correctB.sameC.differentD.lucky

20.

A.firstB.leastC.lastD.best

21.

A.wentonB.turnedonC.gotonD.puton

22.

A.faceB.eyesC.bodyD.hands

23.

A.fittedB.triedC.madeD.joined

24.

A.excitingB.interestingC.boringD.difficult

25.

A.letterB.listC.photoD.note

26.

A.magazineB.ticketC.shirtD.card

27.

A.sadlyB.patientlyC.quietlyD.proudly

28.

A.advisedB.rememberedC.hopedD.forgot

29.

A.returningB.brokenC.growingD.mixed

30.

A.workB.shareC.learnD.dream

【答案】16.A17.B18.D19.C20.A21.D22.B23.C24,A

25.B26.C27.D28.B29.A30.D

【语篇解读】本文介绍了一位母亲在被三岁的女儿说不喜欢她后，开始反思自己的生活并决

定做出改变的故事。

[16题详解】words话；languages语言；questions问题；jokes笑话。根据"Mummy,Idon't

likeyou”可知这里指的是女儿的话。故选A。

[17题详解】teach教；save拯救；enjoy喜欢；end结束。根据"alisttoputsparkle（火花）

backintomyeyes.”可知是拯救自己的清单。故选B。

[18题详解】always总是；almost几乎;often经常；seldom很少。根据力oncemademany

listsbut”可知语境发生了转折，因此是说很少完成。故选D。

【19题详解】correct正确的；same同样的；different不同的；lucky幸运的。根据前文说的

“Ioncemademanylistsbutseldomfinishedanything.”可知应说这次应该是不一样的。故选Co

【20题详解】first第一个；least最小的；last最后的；best最好的。根据后文的“【crossedoff

（划掉）itemnumberone”可知是第一个目标。故选A。

【21题详解】wenton继续；turnedon打开；goton取得成功；puton穿上。根据“my1980s

workoutclothes”可知是穿上。故选D。

【22题详解】face脸；eyes眼睛；body身体；hands手。根上文提到过的“butbecause【noticed

therewasnolightinmyeyes.”可知是眼睛又恢复了一些光亮。故选B。

【23题详解】fitted适合；tried试着;made使成功；joined加入。根据“Ifbltveryhappyand

proud（骄傲的）.”可知是作者自己做到了。madei俨成功”。故选C。

【24题详解】exciting兴奋的;interesting有趣的;boring厌烦的；difficult困难的。根据“I

crossedoffitemnumberonewhenIstoodinfrontofmylist”可知是完成了一项，所以是很兴奋

的。故选A。

【25题详解】letter信；list清单；photo照片；note笔记。根据“Itookoutapenandbegan

writingalist”可知是清单。故选B。

[26题详解）magazine杂志；ticket票；shirt衬衫；card卡片。根据"WheneverIworeit,“可

知是穿上衬衫。故选C。

[27题详解】sadly伤心地；patiently耐心地；quietly安静地；proudly骄傲地。根据"Everyone

takingpartinthePolarPlungereceivedashirt."以及"WheneverIworeit”可知作者完成了任务，

也有这种衬衫，因此会骄傲的回答这个问题。故选D。

【28题详解】advised建议；remembered记得；hoped希望；forgot忘记。根据“Whencoming

outofthecoldlake,Ifeltveryhappyandproud（骄傲的）.”可知她们跳进过水里，应该是记得。

故选B。

[29题详解】returning返回；broken摔；growing种植；mixed混合。根据"Witheachgoal

crossedoffthelist,apieceofmyselfis…”可知是我的状态又回来了。故选A。

【30题详解】work工作；share分享；learn学习；dream梦想。结合全文可知作者改变自己

是在追寻梦想，故选D。

四、阅读理解

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

InSingapore,wehave11publicholidayseveryyear.Therearemanycelebrations,suchas

ChineseNewYear（开斋节）andFestivalofLights,whichgiveusatwo-daybreak,weonly

haveonedayoff.Singaporeisamultiracial（多种族的）country,peoplesharemanyholidays

withpeopleofdifferentraces.

WangJiayue,12,Singapore

ThereisaspecialholidayinSouthKorea.IfscalledChuseok,andittakesplacearound

Septembereachyear.Ifsakindoffallharvestfestival,whichisliketheMid-AutumnFestivalin

China.Wegettoeatalotonthatday（松糕）,whichisatypeofricecake.Ifsintheshapeofa

half-moon.Therecanbemanydifferentflavorsdependingon（本艮据）whafsinside（芝麻）.

Jaehyun,14,SouthKorea

ManyholidaysinAustraliahavesomethingtodowithreligion（宗教）,suchasEasterand

Christmas.Andourtraditions（传统）maynotbethesamebecauseweareintheSouthern

Hemisphere（南半球）,Christmastakesplaceinsummer.OurLaborDayfallsonOctober2.

YoumaybesurprisedthatwehaveadayoffforValentine'sDay.It'sonFebruary14.Onthat

day,mostpeoplejustchoosetorest.

WangYunru,12,Australia

InEngland,thereareusuallyeightbankholidayseachyear.However,thisyeartherearenine

becauseofKingCharlesIll'scoronation（力口冕礼）,onlybankshadthosedaysoff.Soonthey

becamenationalholidays.Somearetomarkimportantreligiousdays,suchasChristmasand

Easter.OthersmaycelebratetraditionsinEngland,whichisMayDay.Wecelebratethebeginning

ofsummerandtheeffortsofworkersonthatday.

OliviaHouse,12,theUK

31.Peoplehaveaone-dayholidayonValentine'sDayin.

A.SingaporeB.SouthKoreaC.AustraliaD.TheUK

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheinformationabove?

A.ChuseokissimilartotheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina.

B.PeopleinAustraliacelebratetheirLaborDayonMay1.

C.IntheUK,peoplehaveonemorebankholidaythisyear.

D.InSingapore,peoplehavetwodaysoffatChineseNewYear.

33.Accordingtotheinformationabove,weknowthat.

A.intheUK,onlybankscanhavedaysoffonbankholidays

B.traditionsinAustraliaarethesameastheseinothercountries

C.songpyeonisakindofricecakewithonlyoneflavor-sesame

D.inSingapore,peoplesharemanyholidayswithpeopleofdifferentraces

【答案】31.C32.B33.D

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了新加坡、韩国、澳大利亚和英国的节日。

[31题详解】细节理解题。根据表格三“Youmaybesurprisedthatwehaveadayofffor

Valentine'sDay.”可知，澳大利亚的情人节放假一天。故选C。

【32题详解】细节理解题。根据表格第三栏“OurLaborDayfallsonOctober2.”可知，澳大利

亚的劳动节是10月2日，B项与文意不符。故选B。

[33题详解】细节理解题。根据表格第一栏“Singaporeisamultiracialcountry,peopleshare

manyholidayswithpeopleofdifferentraces.”可知，由于新加坡是一个多种族的国家，并学会

更好地理解它们。故选D。

B

Whenyouthinkofthesea,youmaynotthinkofXinjiangorInnerMongolia（内蒙古）.But

recently,the"seafbod“producedintheseplaceshasbecomepopular,especiallyafterJapanput

nuclear-contaminatedwater（核污染水）intothesea,reportedChinaDaily.

InXinjiang,about6,000tonsofrainbowtrout（虹鱼尊鱼）willbeproducedthisyear.Rainbow

troutbelongstothesamefamilyassalmon（鞋鱼），whichisakindofwell-knownseafood.Ittastes

likesalmon,too.

Whydofarmerstherechoosetogrowfish?TheweatherinsomepartsofXinjiangisseldom

hot,andtheriversarefedbymeltwaterfromtheTianshanMountains.Waterdeeperthan6meters

alwaysstaysat10℃.Asthemeltwaterisverycleanandcold,ifsa“comfbrtable“homeforfish,a

workeratafishcompanyinXinjiang,toldChinaDaily.

Tomakesuretheriverstaysclean,thecompanyusesmachinestocleanfishwasteinthewater.

Theyalsousenetcagesthataregoodfortheenvironment（环境）.Thenetsareabout51meters

wideandlie25metersdeepintheriver.

Meanwhile,inInnerMongolia,whitelegshrimps（南美白对虾）growswell.Salinesoil（盐

碱土）coversalargepartofthedesert（荒漠）wherefewplantsareabletogrow.Farmersused

toputwaterfromtheYellowRiverontothefarmlandtowashawaythesalt.Thiswasawasteof

saltywater.

Scientiststhencameupwithanewidea.Theydecidedtomake“seawater“withthesaltywater

byaddinginsomeothercomponents（成分）.Whitelegshrimpscanlivewellinthiskindofwater.

Theytastenodifferentfromthesamekindofshrimpthatgrowsinthesea.

34.Toavoidwaterpollution（避免水污染）causedbygrowingfish,thecompany.

©cleansthewaterwithmachines②usesnetcagestogrowfishinthewater

③growsonlyonekindoffish-rainbowtrout④addsinsomeothercomponentsinthewater

A.①②B.③④C.①③D.②④

35.Whydoesthewriterintroducewhitelegshrimpsinthepassage?

A.Totellpeopleitissafetoeatseafood.

B.Toshowriversareimportanttoacountry.

C.Toshowanother“seafbod“grownwithoutusingthesea.

D.Tocompare（比较）themwiththeshrimpsthatgrowinthesea.

36.Whatcanyouinfer（推断）fromthestory?

A.Xinjianghasgrownmanykindsofseafood.

B.Chinawon'tworryaboutnothavingseafood.

C.TheYellowRiverisfitforgrowingwhitelegshrimpsnow.

D.Thenuclear-contaminatedwaterwon'tchangeanythinginChina.

37.Whichshowsthebeststructureofthepassage?（l=Paragraph1,2=Paragraph2,...）

A.AB.X

②③④⑤⑥③④⑤⑥

【答案】34.A35.C36.C37.A

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了新疆和内蒙古地“海鲜”很受欢迎，并且介绍了

虹鱼尊鱼和南美白对虾的养殖方法。

[34题详解]细节理解题o根据"Tomakesuretheriverstaysclean,thecompanyusesmachines

tocleanfishwasteinthewater.Theyalsousenetcagesthataregoodfortheenvironment（环境）”

可知公司为了避免水污染，在水中用机器清理鱼产的垃圾，还使用对环境有益的网笼。故①

②正确。故选A。

【35题详解】推理判断题o根据"Whitelegshrimpscanlivewellinthiskindofwater.Theytaste

nodifferentfromthesamekindofshrimpthatgrowsinthesea”可知举南美白对虾的例子是为了

展示另一种不用生活在海洋中的“海鲜”。故选C。

[36题详解]推理判断题o根据"Theydecidedtomake"seawater9withthesaltywaterbyadding

insomeothercomponents（成分）.Whitelegshrimpscanlivewellinthiskindofwater”可知，

南美白对虾能在这种水中很好地生存，故可推测出，黄河现在适合养白对虾了。故选C。

【37题详解】篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段介绍了新疆和内蒙的海鲜。第二、三、四

段具体介绍了新疆的虹鱼尊鱼以及养殖方法。第五、六段具体介绍了内蒙古南美白对虾以及养

殖方法。故选A。

C

Somepeopleloveworkingoutmathproblems,butmorepeoplefeelnervous（紧张的）when

theyhavetodealwith（处理）,butmanystudentshavethis"mathanxiety（焦虑）

Theproblemreallystartsinchildhood.Researchhasfoundthatifmathteachersarenervous

aboutteachingthesubject,theycanpassontheiranxietytostudents.Andgirlsmaybemorelikely

tobeinfluenced（影响）.TheprogramforInternationalStudentAssessmentfoundabout31%of

thestudentsaged15to16across34countriessaidtheywerenervouswhendoingmathhomework.

ShulamitKahn,awomanfromBostonUniversity,believesgivingstudentsgoodrolemodels

isimportant,especiallywomen,toteachchildrenmath.

WritingforBBCFuture,DavidRobson,anexpert,"It'snotclearwhymathmakesmorefear

（恐惧）thanothersubjectslikegeography.Butthemathansweriseitherrightorwrong.There?s

noroomforbluffing.Studentsareeasilyworried.Theymightthinl<theycan'tdowell.Andifwe

thinkwe'renotmathpeople,weavoidsolving（角窣决）theproblemsthatweprobablycoulddo.”

Thereasonsformathanxietymaybedifferent,butsomeonethinksshowingyourfearsbravely

canbehelpful.Wecanalsohelpchildrentoseeamathtestasachallenge（挑战）,notathreat.

Moreimportantly,weneedtothinkpositively（积极地）aboutmathandgiveitasecondchance.

38.Howdoesthewritershowtheresult（结果）oftheprograminParagraph2?

A.Bytellingstories.B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Bylistingnumbers.D.Bygivingexamples.

39.Shulamitthinkscanhelpstudentsenjoymath.

A.givingchildrenlotsofchallenges

B.givingchildrenlittlemathhomework

C.lettingchildrenlearnmathatayoungage

D.lettingwomenwholovemathteachchildren

40.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Davidthinkspeoplearemoreworriedaboutgeographythanmath.

B.Overhalfofthestudentsarenervouswhendoingmathhomework.

C.Peoplecansurelysolvemathproblemsiftheythinktheyaremathpeople.

D.Studentsmayworryaboutmathiftheirteachersarenervousaboutteachingmath.

41.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Whatmathanxietyisandwhenitstarts.

B.Whypeoplehavemathanxietyandhowtodealwithit.

C.Whymathisimportanttopeopleandhowtolearnitwell.

D.Howtobeamathpersonandbegoodatdealingwithnumbers.

【答案】38.C39.D40.D41.B

【语篇解读】本文介绍了数学焦虑问题，特别是从儿童时期开始的数学焦虑问题。

[38题详解】

推理判断题。根据"TheprogramforInternationalStudentAssessmentfoundabout31%ofthe

studentsaged15to16across34countriessaidtheywerenervouswhendoingmathhomework.“可

知，作者通过列数字的方式展示了结果。故选C。

【39题详解】

细节理解题。根据“ShulamitKahn,awomanfromBostonUniversity,believesgivingstudents

goodrolemodelsisimportant,especiallywomen,toteachchildrenmath.“可知，给学生树立良好

的榜样对教孩子数学很重要，尤其是女性。说明让热爱数学的女性教孩子可以帮助学生享受

数学。故选D。

[40题详解】

细节理解题。根据"Researchhasfoundthatifmathteachersarenervousaboutteachingthesubject,

theycanpassontheiranxietytostudents”可知，如果数学老师对教授这门学科感到紧张，他们

可能会把焦虑传递给学生。故选D。

【41题详解】

主旨大意题。根据"Thereasonsformathanxietymaybedifferent,butsomeonethinksshowing

yourfearsbravelycanbehelpful.Wecanalsohelpchildrentoseeamathtestasachallenge（挑

战），notathreat.”可知，本文介绍了数学焦虑的产生原因及怎样处理数学焦虑。故选B。

D

PeopleacrossCanadaandthewholeworldweresadonMarch10,2023.Thekillerwhale（虎

鲸）namedKiskadiedatMarinelandonthisday.

Killerwhaleisalargetoothedwhale.Theyareoften8-10meterslong,weighingabout9tons.

Theyareblackandwhite.Ineachrowoftheirupperandlowerteeth,thereare10-12conicalteeth.

Withaslendermouthandsharpteeth,dolphins,sealsandsoon.Sometimestheyattackotherwhales

andevengreatwhitesharkswhichsomepeoplecallthekingsofthesea.

KiskawastheonlykillerwhaleleftatMarinelandandthelastonekeptincaptivity（圈养）

inCanadaafterGlobalConventionfortheProhibitionofWhaling（全球禁止捕鲸公约）cameinto

force.Sopeoplecallherthe"Theloneliest（最孤独的）whaleintheworld^^

Animalrightsactivists（动物权益保护者）saythatthey'resadandoutragedoverKiska'sstory.

Killerwhalesinthewildliveinclosefamilygroupswithaneedtobetogether,butthevideoof

Kiskashowedherswimmingaloneinherpool.ShewascaughtintheAtlanticatabouttheageof

threeandkeptinapoolatMarinelandformorethan40years,thelast12yearsbyherself.

KiskawascaughtoffIcelandalongwithKeikothatwasfinallyreturnedtothewild.Activists

werehopingKiskawouldbethefirstwhalesetfree（释放）intoanewwhalesanctuary（保护

区）plannedfortheNovaScotiacoast.AlthoughKiskahasgone

42.WhydopeoplecallKiska"LoneliestWhaleintheWorld”?

A.Becauseshewaslonelywhenpeoplecaughther.

B.BecauseshediedquietlyandaloneatMarineland.

C.BecauseshewastheonlykillerwhaleleftinCanada.

D.BecauseshewastheonlyandlastkillerwhalekeptatMarineland.

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"outraged"mean?

A.Surprised.B.Angry.

C.Excited.D.Interested.

44.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.TheactivistsoncesetKiskafree.

B.TherearenowhalesatMarinelandnow.

C.Activistshopemoreseaanimalscanbesetfree.

D.KiskaoncelivedalongtheNovaScotiacoast.

45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Peoplebuiltanewsanctuaryforwhales

B.AkillerwhalebecamefamousatMarineland

C.TheloneliestwhaleintheworlddiedatMarineland

D.Animalrightsactiviststriedtosaveanimalsonland

【答案】42.D43.B44.C45.C

【语篇解读】本文讲述了虎鲸Kiska的经历并呼吁人们保护海洋动物。

【42题详解】

细节理解题。根据"KiskathekillerleftMarinelandtheoneininafterConventiontheofcame

force.”可知，基斯卡是海洋世界仅存的虎鲸，所以说她是世界上最孤独的鲸鱼。故选D。

【43题详解】

词义猜测题。根据"they'resad”可知，人们听到Kiaka的故事是伤心和生气的，所以outraged

与Angry"愤怒的"同义。故选B。

【44题详解】

细节理解题。根据最后一段"ActivistswerehopingKiskawouldbethefirstwhalesetfree（释

放）intoanewwhalesanctuary（保护区）plannedfortheNovaScotiacoast.“可知，权益保护

者们仍然希望这个保护区能成为海洋世界其他白鲸和海豚的家园，希望更多的海洋动物能够

被释放。故选C

【45题详解】

最佳标题题。根据"Thekillerwhale（虎鲸）namedKiskadiedatMarinelandonthisday.”以及

uSopeoplecallherthe"Theloneliest（最孤独的）whaleintheworld，”可知，本文讲述了世界上

最孤独的鲸鱼，C项”世界上最孤独的鲸鱼在海洋世界死去”最合适。故选C。

五、词汇

请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

46.Iwatchedtheshows（从头至!J尾）theOpeningCeremonyofthe19thAsianGames

andwasdeeplyshocked.

【答案］frombeginningtoend

【解析】句意为：我从头到尾观看了第十九届亚运会的开幕式，我被深深地震撼了。“从头

至U尾''的英文表达frombeginningtoend。故填frombeginningtoend。

47.一ThanksgivingDayiscoming.WhatwillyoubuyforMum?

-Ascarf.Pleasekeepit（秘密的）andIwillgiveherasurprise.

【答案】secret

【解析】句意为：——感恩节就要到了。你会给妈妈买什么？——一条围巾。请保守秘密，

我会给她一个惊喜。secre亡秘密的"，形容词作宾语补足语。故填secret。

48.Lifeisalong（alongtrip）.You'dbetterspendyourtimeonsomethingmeaningful.

【答案】journey

【解析】句意为：生活是一场长途旅行。你最好把时间花在有意义的事情上。此处考查along

trip的同义词汇journey"旅行（尤指长途）故填journey。

49.Jayisa（n）（nottellinglies）boy.Allofhisclassmatesliketobewithhim.

【答案】honest

【解析】句意为:Jay是个诚实的男孩。他的同学喜欢和他交朋友。根据所给提示nottellinglies

和前后文可知，此空要用形容词hones俨诚实的”，形容词作定语修饰后面的名词boy。故填

honesto

50.OnthemorningofOctober17,2023,Putin______inBeijingbyplanetoattendthethirdBelt

andRoadForum（一带一路高峰论坛）.

【答案】arrived

【解析】句意为：普京于2023年10月17日的早晨乘飞机抵达北京参加第三届“一带一路”

高峰论坛。根据题干“inBeijingbyplane”可知，要用arrivein表示“抵达”，根据语境可

知，时态为一般过去时，故填arrived。

六、请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。（5分）

根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

theyhighmeanfarnineteen

51.ForinformationaboutChinaandRussiavisa-freepolicy（免签政策）,youcansearch

theInternet.

52.Ifyoudon'tknowtheoftheunderlinedwords,don'tworry.Iwillhelpyou.

53.ThedayaftertomorrowistheBeginningofWinter（立冬）.Itisthesolarterm（节

气）inayear.

54.Don'ttalkaboutanythingelse,boysandgirls.Lefsgetbacktotheproblems.

55.The162-floorbuilding,BuijKhalifaTower,is828metresin.Howamazingitis!

【答案】51.further

52.meanings

53.nineteenth

54.themselves

55.