湖北省天门市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题（含答案解析）

天门市2023-2024学年度第一学期期末考试八年级英语试题本卷共8页,满分120分,考试时间120分钟注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷第1页装订线内和答题卡上。2.选择题的答案选出后，必须使用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，先用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。非选择题答案必须使用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡对应的区域内，写在试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。一、听力。(共20小题，每题1.5分，计30分)第一节：听下面五段小对话，根据你所听到的对话，选择与其内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。ABCDEF1.________2.________3.________4.________5._________第二节：听下面四段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第1段材料,回答第6至7小题。6.WhendidMikewatchTheBestPerformer?A.Yesterdaymorning.B.Yesterdayafternoon.C.Yesterdayevening.7.Whydoesthegirllikesitcoms?A.Becausethey’refantastic.B.Becausethey’remoreinteresting.C.Becausetheyhavegoodperformers.请听第2段材料，回答第8至9小题。8.HowoftendoesLucycleanherroom?A.Everyday.B.Onceaweek.C.Onceamonth.9.WhatdidLucydolastSunday?A.Shecleanedherroom.B.Shevisitedhergrandparents.C.Shedidherhomework.请听第3段材料，回答第10至12小题。10.WhatdoesKatethinkofmakingmilkshakes?A.Easy.B.Difficult.C.Boring.11.Howmanystrawberriesdotheyneed?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.12.Howsoonwilltheyenjoythemilkshake?A.Infiveminutes.B.Intenminutes.C.Infifteenminutes.请听第4段材料，回答第13至15小题。13.WhatdoesLinHualikedoing?A.Reading.B.Singing.C.Running.14.WhatisQiFanlike?A.Quiet.B.Outgoing.C.Shy.15.WhydoesAndylikeLinHuaandQiFan?A.Becausetheyarefriendlytohim.B.Becausetheyarebothhard-working.C.Becausetheybringoutthebestinhim.第三节：听下面一段独白，根据独白内容，写出表格中所缺单词，每空仅填一词。独白读两遍。Howtomaketomatoeggsoup?First16.________threetomatoesandtwoeggs.SecondCutthetomatoesinto17.________.Next18.________theeggs.Mixthemup.ThenPourthemintothehotwaterandaddsome19.________.FinallyCookthemforaboutfiveminutes.Opinion(观点)Thesoupis20._________anddelicious.二、单项选择：从每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）1.—DoyouthinkEnglishis________usefullanguage?—Ithinkso.Wecanuseittotalkwithpeoplefromdifferentcountries.A.a B.the C.an D./【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——你认为英语是一门有用的语言吗？——我想是的。我们可以用它与来自不同国家的人交谈。考查冠词。a不定冠词，表示泛指，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，特指；an不定冠词，表示泛指，用于元音音素开头的单词前；/零冠词。根据“Englishis...usefullanguage”可知，此处表示泛指，且“useful”以辅音音素开头，故选A。2.Theyarepreparing_______anEnglishexam.A.at B.with C.for D.of【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：他们正在准备一场英语考试。考查介词辨析。at在；with和……一起；for为了；of……的。preparefor“准备；为……做准备”。故选C。3.Theteacheraskedfivestudents,but________ofthemcouldanswerthequestion.A.all B.both C.none D.everyone【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：老师问了五个学生，但是他们中没有一个能回答这个问题。考查代词辨析。all(三者及三者以上)全都；both两个都：none(三者及三者以上)没有一个；everyone每人。根据转折连词but可知，这五个人中没有一个人能回答出问题。故选C。4.—Isthereadingroomforallpeople?—No.Youcan’tgetin________youshowyourstudentIDcard.A.though B.if C.unless D.when【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：——阅览室是所有人都可以使用的吗？——不。除非出示学生证，否则你进不去。考查连词辨析。though尽管；if如果；unless除非；when当……时候。根据“Youcan’tgetin”可知，后一句是前一句的否定条件，故选C。5.—Helenisillandthedoctorsaysherillnessisthe________ofeatingunhealthyfood.—Soundsterrible!A.result B.advice C.habit D.hobby【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——Helen生病了，医生说她的病是由于吃了不健康的食物而导致的。——听起来很可怕！考查名词辨析。result结果；advice建议；habit习惯；hobby爱好。根据“herillnessisthe...ofeatingunhealthyfood.”可知，她的病是吃了不健康的食物的结果。故选A。6.—IstayedathomeandwatchedTVallday.—It_______thatyouhadaboringweekend.A.seems B.looks C.feels D.tastes【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——我一整天都呆在家看电视。——似乎你有一个无聊的周末。考查系动词和固定句型。seems似乎；looks看起来；feels感觉起来；tastes尝起来。根据It______that可知，此处考查固定句型Itseemsthat...似乎……。故选A。7.—IstheyoungmaninawhiteT-shirtournewmathteacher?—He________be.I’mnotsure.A.must B.can’t C.might D.should【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：——那个穿着白色T恤的年轻人是我们的新数学老师吗？——他可能是。我不确定。考查情态动词。must一定；can’t不能；might可能；should应该。根据“I’mnotsure”可知是可能是新数学老师，但是不确定。故选C。8.Weareallbusysowehave________timetogettogetherthanbefore.A.much B.more C.little D.less【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：我们都很忙，所以跟以前相比我们没有时间在一起。考查比较级。much修饰比较级；more更多；little几乎没有，原级；less更少，修饰不可数名词。根据“thanbefore”可知，此处需要比较级；结合“Weareallbusy”可知，此处是指“几乎没有时间”，故选D。9.—You’retalkingtooloudly.I’mafraidyouwillwakeupthebaby.—Sorry,Iwillspeakmore________.A.quietly B.clearly C.seriously D.comfortably【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——你说话太大声了。我怕你会把孩子吵醒。——对不起，我会小声点说。考查副词辨析。quietly安静地；clearly清晰地；seriously严肃地；comfortably舒适地。根据“Sorry”可知，说话会更小声点，故选A。10.Wehavenomorevegetablesinthefridge.I_____andbuysome.A.go B.went C.willgo D.wasgoing【答案】C【解析】【分析】

【详解】句意：我们冰箱里面没有蔬菜了，我要去买一些。考查时态。结合语境可知下文描述的是将要进行的动作，故用一般将来时态。选C。11.—I’llletitgobecauseit’ssodifficult.—Youcan’tjust_________theproblem.Youshouldhaveatry.A.hangoutwith B.lookforwardto C.besureabout D.runawayfrom【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：——我就随它去吧，因为太难了。——你不能就这样逃避问题。你应该试一试。考查短语辨析。hangoutwith闲逛；lookforwardto期待；besureabout确定；runawayfrom逃避。根据“Youshouldhaveatry.”可知，不该逃避问题，故选D。12.—Ibelieve“Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.”—________youdon’tgiveup,youwillmakeprogress(进步)littlebylittle.A.Aslongas B.Assoonas C.Asmuchas D.Aswellas【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——我相信“世上无难事，只要肯登攀”——只要你不放弃，你就会一点一点地进步。考查条件状语从句。aslongas只要；assoonas一……就；asmuchas差不多；aswellas和。分析两个句子可知，前句是后句的肯定条件，用aslongas引导条件状语从句。故选A。13.—________willyourgrandmothercomebackfromthehospital?—Inoneweek.A.Howlong B.Howsoon C.Howoften D.Howmuch【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：——你奶奶多久从医院回来？——一周后。考查特殊疑问句。howlong多长时间；howsoon多久之后；howoften多久一次；howmuch多少钱。根据“Inoneweek”可知此处询问多久之后，疑问词用howsoon。故选B。14.—Ifellandbrokemyleftlegyesterday.—_________,becarefulnexttime.A.Nevermind B.Nothingserious C.Itdoesn’tmatter D.Sorrytohearthat【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：——我昨天摔断了左腿。——很遗憾听到这个消息，下次小心点。考查情景交际。Nevermind没关系；Nothingserious没什么严重的；Itdoesn’tmatter没关系；Sorrytohearthat很遗憾听到这个消息。根据“Ifellandbrokemyleftlegyesterday.”可知，对对方的坏消息感到抱歉，故选D。15.—Whatafantasticsong!Itbringsthegoodolddaysbacktome.—________.Ifeelthesame.A.I’mafraidso B.Youarequiteright C.I’mnotsure D.Idon’tthinkso【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：——多么美妙的歌曲啊！它让我想起了过去的美好时光。——你说得很对。我也有同感。考查情景交际。I’mafraidso恐怕是这样；Youarequiteright你说得很对；I’mnotsure我不确定；Idon’tthinkso我不这么认为。根据“Ifeelthesame”可知此处是同意对方的看法，选项B符合语境。故选B。三、完形填空：阅读下面短文，然后从每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）“What’swrong,dear?”saidMrs.Smithtothelittleboy,TomBlair,whohadtearsinhiseyes.“Wehaveallgota___16___calledLittleJimtolearn,”saidTom,“andtheonewhosaysitbestwillgeta___17___fromtheteacher.ButIdon’tthinkIcanlearnit.”“Whynot?”saidMrs.Smith.“Itissolongandhardforme.Andotherboysalways___18___me,andcallme‘SlowTom’,”saidTomina___19___voice.“Well,dear,don’tmind___20___otherssay,”saidMrs.Smithkindly.“Lookatthatsnail(蜗牛)onthewall,how___21___itis!Butifyouwatchit,youwillseeitwillgettothetopatlast.Whenyoufeellikelosingheart,___22___thesnailonthewall.”Atlast,thedaycame.Theteachercalleduptheboystorepeat(复述)thepoem.Whenfiveorsixboyshadtried,itcametoTom’sturn.___23___Tomgotup,therewasalaughbecausemostoftheboysthoughthewouldfail(失败).Buthedidnot___24___aword.Andhisheartwasfullof___25___whentheteachersaid,“Welldone,TomBlair!”Aftertherestoftheclasshadtried,theteachersaidTomhaddone___26___,andhegavehimtheprize.“Andnowtellme,”saidtheteacher,“howyoulearnedthepoemso___27___?”“Please,sir,itwasthesnailonthewallthat___28___mehowtodoit,”saidTom.“Isawitcrawlup(爬行)thewallbitbybit.Itdidnotstop,norturnback,butwentonandon.AndIthoughtIwoulddothesamewithmytask.SoI___29___learneditbitbybit,anddidnotgiveup.”“Now,boys,letusgiveagood___30___forTomBlairandthesnailonthewall,”saidtheteacher.Andtheoldhouserangwithaloud,longcheer(欢呼).Forallweregladthat“SlowTom”hadgotaprizeatlast.16.A.letter B.poem C.book D.passage17.A.watch B.prize C.snail D.chocolate18.A.laughat B.agreewith C.waitfor D.lookafter19.A.sad B.big C.kind D.sweet20.A.how B.why C.what D.when21.A.slow B.fast C.stupid D.clever22.A.listento B.knockon C.shoutat D.thinkof23.A.If B.Whether C.But D.When24.A.use B.miss C.make D.catch25.A.happiness B.pain C.pity D.surprise26.A.worst B.least C.most D.best27.A.well B.hard C.late D.fast28.A.got B.made C.taught D.ordered29.A.even B.just C.never D.once30.Aparty B.score C.welcome D.cheer【答案】16.B17.B18.A19.A20.C21.A22.D23.D24.B25.A26.D27.A28.C29.B30.D【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了TomBlair向蜗牛学习，克服困难，获得成功的故事。【16题详解】句意：“我们都有一首叫《小吉姆》的诗要学，”汤姆说，“朗诵得最好的人将得到老师的奖励。”letter信件；poem诗；book书；passage文章。根据下文“Theteachercalleduptheboystorepeatthepoem.”可知是诗，故选B。【17题详解】句意：“我们都有一首叫《小吉姆》的诗要学，”汤姆说，“朗诵得最好的人将得到老师的奖励。”watch看；prize奖品；snail蜗牛；chocolate巧克力。根据“theonewhosaysitbest”可知，朗诵最好的，应该是会得到个奖励，故选B。【18题详解】句意：其他男孩总是嘲笑我，叫我‘慢汤姆’，”汤姆悲伤地说。laughat嘲笑；agreewith同意；waitfor等待；lookafter照顾。根据后“callmeSlowTom”可知，应该是嘲笑我，故选A。【19题详解】句意：其他男孩总是嘲笑我，叫我‘慢汤姆’，”汤姆悲伤地说。sad悲伤的；big大的；kind友好的；sweet甜蜜的。根据上文嘲笑我，应该是伤心地声音，故选A。【20题详解】句意：“好吧，亲爱的，别介意别人说什么，”史密斯太太和蔼地说。how如何；why为什么；what什么；when什么时候。根据“otherssay”可知，缺少宾语，故选C。【21题详解】句意：看墙上的那只蜗牛，它跑得多慢啊！slow慢的；fast快速的；stupid愚蠢的；clever聪明的。根据“Lookatthatsnail”可知，蜗牛爬得慢，故选A。【22题详解】句意：当你想要失去信心的时候，想想墙上的蜗牛。listento听；knockon敲；shoutat大喊；thinkof想起。根据“Whenyoufeellikelosingheart,”可知，没有信心的时候，想想蜗牛，故选D。【23题详解】句意：汤姆站起来时，引起一阵笑声，因为大多数男孩认为他会不及格。If如果；Whethe是否；But但是；When什么时候。根据“Tomgotup”可知，当Tom起立的时候，故选D。【24题详解】句意：但他没有漏掉一个字。use使用；miss错过；make制作；catch抓。根据“aword”可知，没有错过一个字，故选B。【25题详解】句意：当老师说：“做得好，汤姆·布莱尔！”，他的心里充满了幸福。happiness幸福；pain痛苦；pity遗憾；surprise惊讶。根据“Welldone”可知，内心充满愉快，故选A。【26题详解】句意：全班同学都试了之后，老师说汤姆做得最好，并给了他奖品。worst最差；least最少；most最多；best最好。根据“andhegavehimtheprize”可知，Tom做得最好，故选D。【27题详解】句意：你是怎么把这首诗学得这么好的？well好地；hard努力地；late晚；fast快。根据“howyoulearnedthepoem”可知，诗歌如何学得这么好，故选A。【28题详解】句意：“好的，老师，是墙上的蜗牛教我怎么做的，”汤姆说。got得到；made让；taught教；ordered命令。根据“itwasthesnailonthewall”可知，蜗牛教会了我，故选C。【29题详解】句意：所以我只是一点一点地学习，没有放弃。even甚至；just只是；never从不；once曾经。根据“learneditbitbybit”可知，只是一步步学习，故选B。【30题详解】句意：现在，孩子们，让我们为汤姆·布莱尔和墙上的蜗牛加油。party派对；score分数；welcome欢迎；cheer欢呼。根据“Andtheoldhouserangwithaloud,longcheer(欢呼).”可知，为Tom欢呼，故选D。四、综合填空：阅读下面短文,根据上下文、所给首字母填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。（共10小题,每题1.5分,计15分）Birthdaymeansparty,dress,flowers,sweets,giftsandsoon.Abirthdaypartyisatime___31___(have)alotoffunandrelaxyourself.MybirthdayfallsonO___32___18th.Onthemorningofmybirthday,Igotallmyfamilymembers’___33___(wish).Atschool,Igavesweetstomyclassmatesandteachers.Allmyclassmatessangthebirthdaysongforme.Myfriendsgavemebirthdaygifts.Ontheeveningofmybirthday,myparentsheld(举办)abirthdayparty___34___wasfullydecorated(装饰)withflowers,colorfulballoons(气球),lamps(灯)andribbons(丝带).Seeingallthethings,Iwas___35___(surprise)andexcited.Itookoffmyschooluniformandput___36___anewdress.Icutthecakewhileallothersaroundmesangthebirthdaysong.Alltheguestsgreeted(迎接)mewithbeautifulgifts.Myparents___37___(buy)meacomputerasagift.Weallenjoyedthepartywhichc___38___mygrowth.Weplayedmanyinterestinggames.Theguestswereservedcoffeeandsnacks.ThenmyfriendsandIsangsongsanddancedtogether___39___(happy).Everyonehaddinnerataround10:00p.m.andthenthepartywasover.Itwasawonderfulparty.NowI’mlookingforwardto___40___(go)tomyfriends’birthdayparties.Ibelievetheywillbewonderfultoo.【答案】31.tohave32(O)ctober33.wishes34.which##that35.surprised36.on37.bought38.(c)elebrated39.happily40.going【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的一次生日聚会。【31题详解】句意：生日聚会是一个享受很多乐趣和放松自己的时刻。分析句子结构可知，空处应是动词不定式作定语。故填tohave。【32题详解】句意：我的生日是10月18日。根据句意和首字母提示可知，空处应是October“十月”，名词。故填(O)ctober。【33题详解】句意：在我生日的那天早上，我收到了所有家人的祝福。wish“祝愿”，可数名词，因之前有allmyfamilymembers'(所有家人的)修饰，故名词应用复数形式。故填wishes。【34题详解】句意：在我生日的那天晚上，我父母举办了盛大的生日派对，派对上到处都被鲜花、五颜六色的气球、灯具和缎带装饰了。分析句子结构可知，空处应是定语从句的引导词，先行词abirthdayparty是物，故引导词应用which/that，作从句的主语。故填which/that。【35题详解】句意：看到这些，我既惊讶又兴奋。空处的词在系动词was之后，修饰人，应是形容词surprised”惊讶的”。故填surprised。【36题详解】句意：我脱下校服，穿上一条新裙子。puton“穿上”，固定短语。故填on。【37题详解】句意：我父母给我买了一台电脑作为礼物。根据上下文语境可知，此处介绍过去发生的事情，句子应用一般过去时，故动词应用过去式。故填bought。【38题详解】句意：我们都很喜欢这个庆祝我成长的聚会。根据句意和首字母提示可知，空处应是celebrate“庆祝”；根据上下文语境可知，空处所在的句子应用一般过去时，故动词应用过去式。故填(c)elebrated。【39题详解】句意：然后，我和我的朋友们一起快乐地唱歌跳舞。分析句子结构可知，空处的词是修饰动词，故应用副词happily“快乐地”。故填happily。【40题详解】句意：现在我期待着去参加我朋友的生日聚会。lookforwardtodoingsth.“期待做某事”，固定用法。故填going。五、阅读理解：A—C篇，先阅读图表或短文，然后从每小题的四个选项中选出一个与图表或短文内容相符的最佳选项；D篇，先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容，从方框中所给的六个句子中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项。(共15小题，每题2分，计30分)ASalad&Fruit&VegetablesEatasmuchasyoucaninSweetTomatoes!Saygoodbyetoanymeat,enjoyfruitandvegetables!Adult¥60Child¥30(age6—10)free(ageunder6)•Firstfiveonthe2ndSundayeachmonth—getonefreedeliciouschocolateOpeninghours:11:00a.m.—10:00p.m.(Tuesday—Friday)10:00a.m.—11:00p.m.(Saturday—Sunday)ClosedonMondayOurstoresinBeijing:•Xidan:(010)23326531•Wangfujing:(010)2369147341.Peoplecan’tgotoSweetTomatoes________forameal.A.onSunday B.onTuesday C.onMonday D.onThursday42.Mr.andMrs.BlackvisitedSweetTomatoeswiththeirtwokids,Sara,aged10andTom,aged5.Howmuchshouldtheypayforthemeal?A.¥110. B.¥120. C.¥150. D.¥180.43.Whereisthepassagefrom?A.Anovel. B.Anewspaper. C.Amathbook. D.Astorybook.【答案】41.C42.C43.B【解析】【导语】本文是一则海报，主要介绍了一家素食店的基本信息。【41题详解】细节理解题。根据“Openinghours:11:00a.m.—10:00p.m.(Tuesday—Friday);10:00a.m.—11:00p.m.(Saturday—Sunday)”可知，周一餐厅不开放。故选C。【42题详解】推理判断题。根据“Adult¥60;Child¥30(age6—10)free(ageunder6)”可知，Black夫妇和10岁的Sara及5岁的Tom一共需要支付60+60+30+0=150元。故选C。【43题详解】推理判断题。文章介绍了一家素食店的基本信息，应该来自报纸。故选B。BDearMike,Myschoolisabouttoholdabasketballcompetition.Manyofmyclassmatescheer(加油)forourplayersandwatchthempracticeeveryday.Idon’talwayshavetimetocheerwiththem,sinceI’msobusywithmyschoolwork.ButIfeellikeIwillbeleftoutifIdon’tjointhem.WhatshouldIdo?AdamDearAdam,Thisdoessoundlikeadifficultsituation(情境).Ontheonehand,itcanbefuntocheerforyourteam,andofcourseit’snicetohangoutwithyourfriendsandcheeralongwiththem.Theyprobablywishthat.Youcouldbetheretohavefunwiththem.Butyourstudiesarealsoimportant.Youneedtogetgoodgradesinschool.Actually,thatmakesmewonder—whydoyourclassmateshavetimetocheerfortheteam,butyoudon’t?Shouldn’ttheyalsobebusywiththeirschoolwork?Maybeyoucanaskthemhowtheymanagetohavesomuchfreetime.Ormaybeyoujustneedtousesomemoretimeintheeveningstocatchuponyourwork.Ifyoucanfinishmoreschoolworkathome,youshouldhavemoretimetocheerwithyourfriendslater.Hopefullyyoucancheerforyourteamsoon.Mike44.WhatisAdamworriedabout?A.Hecan’tplaybasketballwell. B.Hecan’tjointhecheeringteam.C.Hehastoomuchhomeworktodo. D.Hisclassmatesdon’tlikehimanymore.45.WhatdoesMikeadviseAdamtodo?A.Toaskclassmatesforhelp. B.Tostayuplatedoinghomework.C.Tospendmoretimeonbasketball. D.Tocheerfortheteamwithhisfriendslater.46.Whichopinion(观点)doesMikeprobablyagreewithmost?A.Teenagersneedteamlife. B.Everybodyhaslotsofproblems.C.Peopleshouldtrytosolveproblems. D.Studentsneedfriendstoshareworrieswith.【答案】44.D45.A46.A【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了Adam在去给篮球队加油和做功课之间犹豫不决，Mike给了他一些建议。【44题详解】细节理解题。根据“ButIfeellikeIwillbeleftoutifIdon’tjointhem.”可知他担心如果不去给篮球队加油，他会被排除在外，不被同学喜欢。故选D。【45题详解】细节理解题。根据“Maybeyoucanaskthemhowtheymanagetohavesomuchfreetime”可知Mike建议Adam可以向他的同学寻求帮助。故选A。【46题详解】推理判断题。根据“Ontheonehand,itcanbefuntocheerforyourteam,andofcourseit’snicetohangoutwithyourfriendsandcheeralongwiththem”可知为你的团队加油会很有趣，当然，和你的朋友一起玩并和他们一起加油也很好，可推知Mike认为青少年需要团队生活。故选A。CHenryisgoingthroughaveryhardtime.Hiswifehasjustpassedaway.Hefeelsthatlifewithoutherishopeless.Formonths,Henrysitsinhishouse,doingnothing.Hisfamilytrytoencourage(鼓励)himtodonewthingsandenjoylife,butthey’renotsuccessful.Henry’sneighbor,anoldwomannamedLisa,seeshimfromheryardoneday.Shehasnotseenhimoutsideindays!Sheaskshimtocomeclosertothefence(篱笆)nexttoherhouse.“Hello,Henry!Justlookatthisfence.Itisfallingapart.Youareastrongman.Canyouhelpmefixthisfence?”Lisaasks.Henryisangryinside.Heistheonewhoneedshelprightnow.Hethinkstheoldladyisbeingkindofrude(无礼的).Butsheistoooldtofixthefenceherself,soheagrees.Henryworksonthefencefordays.Lisabringshimorangejuicewhileheworks.Whenhefinishes,shethankshim.Henrysmilesforthefirsttimeinmonths.“Whatawonderfuljob!Couldyoupleasepaintitforme?”Lisasaystohim.Henrycannotbelievesheisaskingformorehelp.Doesn’tsheknowhowsadheis?Butbecauseherespectsher,heagrees.Heworkshardandpaintsthefenceinthehotsun,butLisa’sorangejuiceandencouragementarehelpful.Astheirneighborspassby,theyalltellHenrywhatabeautifuljobhehasdone.Henryfeelsveryhappy.Henrynolongerfeelsthatlifeishopeless.HefinallyrealizesthatLisawasn’tbeingrude.Sheknowsthatstayingbusycanhelpusforgetoursadness.Hehelpedher,butshetrulysavedhim.47.Henryfeltthatlifewashopelessbecause________.A.helosthiswife B.hehadnothingtodoC.hewasoutofhisjob D.hisfamilyworriedabouthim48.WhichofthefollowingshowshowHenry’sfeelingschangedovertime?A.sad—angry—happy—thankful B.sad—upset—thankful—wonderfulC.unhappy—respectful—bored—sad D.respectful—wonderful—thankful—sad49.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“realizes”mean?A.forgets B.plans C.understands D.provides50.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves. B.Itisgoodtomakefriendswithneighbors.C.Wecansaveourownlivesinmanyways. D.Wecankeepawayfromsadnessbystayingbusy.【答案】47.A48.A49.C50.D【解析】【导语】本文介绍了一个名叫Henry的男子在经历了妻子去世的悲痛后，通过邻居Lisa的善意帮助和引导，逐渐从绝望中走出来，重新找到生活的意义和乐趣的故事。Lisa以修篱笆和请求涂漆为借口，让Henry忙碌起来，从而帮助他忘却悲伤。Henry最终意识到，保持忙碌可以有助于忘记痛苦，他也因此感激Lisa的善良和帮助。【47题详解】细节理解题。根据“Hiswifehasjustpassedaway.Hefeelsthatlifewithoutherishopeless.”可知，他的妻子刚刚去世。他觉得没有她的生活是没有希望的。故选A。【48题详解】细节理解题。根据“Hiswifehasjustpassedaway.Hefeelsthatlifewithoutherishopeless.”可知，他妻子去世后，他很难过；根据“Henryisangryinside.Heistheonewhoneedshelprightnow.Hethinkstheoldladyisbeingkindofrude(无礼的).”可知，老妇人无礼地对待他，他很生气；根据“Astheirneighborspassby,theyalltellHenrywhatabeautifuljobhehasdone.Henryfeelsveryhappy.”可知，当他们的邻居经过时，他们都告诉Henry他做得多么出色，他很开心；根据“Hehelpedher,butshetrulysavedhim.”可知，老妇人拯救了他，他感到感激。故选A。

【49题详解】词义猜测题。根据“HefinallyrealizesthatLisawasn’tbeingrude.Sheknowsthatstayingbusycanhelpusforgetoursadness.”可知，他终于意识到Lisa并没有无礼。她知道保持忙碌可以帮助我们忘记悲伤。划线词与understands意思相近。故选C。【50题详解】细节理解题。根据“Sheknowsthatstayingbusycanhelpusforgetoursadness.”可知，保持忙碌可以帮助我们忘记悲伤。故选D。DMusicMakesYouPrettySmart.Manystudiesshowmusicmakesyousmartwhenyoulearnitatanearlyage.____51____Studiesshowlearningmusicatanolderagecandowondersforyourmind,too.MusicBuildsYourConfidence(自信).Whenyouareinabadmood(情绪),youcouldplayforjustonepersonoryourfriend.____52____Also,youwillbringthatconfidenceintootherareasofyourlife.MusicBringsYouClosertoPeople.____53____Manyofuscanenjoysongsinlanguageswecannotspeakorunderstand.Youwillbesurprisedathowmusiccanbringyouclosertopeople,especiallyifyouneedtomeetandspendthetimewithpeoplefromothercountries.Forexample,ifyoudon’tknowwhattotalkabout,asktheotherpersonwhathis/herfavoritesongis,andifyouareknowledgeableinmusic,youwillhaveanicetalk.MusicMakesYouaTeamPlayer____54____Andwhentheydo,itisimportanttoalwayslistentoyourteammatesandwatchtheirfacialandbodylanguage.Thenyoucandecidehowyouwanttoplayyourinstrument(乐器)tomaketheshowsuccessful.____55____Ifyourparentswantyoutolearnamusicinstrument,whatwillyouchoose?A.Musicisaspeciallanguage.B.Butwhatifwealreadypassedearlyage?C.Musiciansoftenplaywithothermusicians.D.Allinall,musicisaveryimportantpartofourlife.E.Afterfinishingashow,youwillfeelbetteraboutyourself.F.Didyouknowthatplayinganinstrumentcanhelpyourbrainworkbetter?【答案】51.B52.E53.A54.C55.D【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了音乐的好处。【51题详解】根据上文“Manystudiesshowmusicmakesyousmartwhenyoulearnitatanearlyage.”和下文“Studiesshowlearningmusicatanolderagecandowondersforyourmind,too.”可知，此处介绍年老以后学音乐会怎么样，选项B“但是如果我们已经过了早年呢？”符合题意。故