2023-2024学年广西南宁市马山县英语八年级第二学期期末质量跟踪监视试题含答案

2023-2024学年广西南宁市马山县英语八年级第二学期期末质量跟踪监视试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、I________thiscityformorethanthirtyyearsandIreallylikethepeopleandthelifehere.A.havebeenin B.havegoneto C.havebeento D.havebeen2、TomCoadis________ORBISdoctor,butheusedtobe_________UNICEFofficer.A.an;a B.a;a C.the;a D.an;the3、Sallyheardthedoorbellring________shewascooking.A.after B.since C.while D.before4、—Tomhaschangedquitealot.Heusedtobeveryshy,butnowhe’soutgoing.—That’sforsure.People________alwaysstaythesame.A.can’t B.won’t C.mustn’t D.needn’t5、—Sam,doesEvenknowTomverywell?—No,thoughtheyarebothmyfriends,Ihavenevergivenaproper________toeachofthem.A.instruction B.conclusion C.introduction D.experience6、—Whatdoyoufeellikedoinginyourfreetime?—Listeningtomusic,________classicalmusic.A.hopefully B.nearlyC.especially D.actually7、—Bobwillnotcometothemeetingtoday.—Buthe________mehewouldcome.A.tells B.told C.hastold8、—Ididn’thavethe__________togiveaspeechinpublicwhenIwasalittlechild.—NeitherdidI.ButnowI’mbraveenough.A.ability B.chance C.courage9、Jackdreamsofbecoming________UNICEFworkertohelpchildrenallaroundtheworld.A.a B.an C.the D./10、Sorry,Ididn’tseeyou,becauseI_________apicture.A.draw B.drew C.wasdrawing D.havedrawn二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、Igetupat6o’clockino________togettoschoolontime.12、Samdidn’tgivehisdaughteranymoney.I_______,hegavehersomehelpfuladvice.13、Theoldwomansat________________(安静地，沉默地)watchingthechildrenplayinghappilyinthepark.14、Since_______(没有人)isperfect,weshouldlearntoacceptourweakness.15、there,pandas,are,any______________________________?三、补全对话（10分）16、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。Clerk:Hello,BeijingRailwayStation.________1________?Kangkang:Yes,I’dliketobooksometicketstoMountTaionApril13th.Clerk:OK.Thetrainleavesat11:15a.m.andarrivesatTaishanRailwayStationat6:17p.m.Kangkang:Great!________2________?Clerk:Wehaveticketsat¥145forthehardsleeperand¥224forthesoftsleeper.________3________?Kangkang:I’dliketobook21ticketsforthehardsleeper.Clerk:Allright.Youwant21hardsleepertickets.Pleasepayfortheticketsbefore5:30p.m.________4________?Kangkang:Sure.I’mLiWeikangandmytelephonenumberis8250-2448.Clerk:LiWeikang.Yourphonenumberis8250-2448?Kangkang:________5________.Thankyou.Clerk:Youarewelcome.四、阅读理解（40分）17、Sincetheearliesttimes,treeshavealwaysbeenveryusefulandimportanttoman.Eventodaytreescontinuetoserveusinsomanyways.Treesgiveusfruitsandbuildingmaterialsintheformofwood.Withouttreesitwouldbeimpossibletobuildhouses,boatsandevenbridges.Furnituresuchastables,chairsandbedsismadeofwood.Itisveryhotinthetropics（热带地区）allthroughtheyear.Treesprotectmanfromtheterribleheat.Theycanalsopreventgoodandrichtopsoilfrombeingwashedawayduringheavyrains.Iftherewerenotrees,thelandwouldbecomeadesert.Therearesomanydesertareasintheworld.Peopleinthepasthadlittleknowledgeaboutscienceofnature,theycutdownthetreesandneverplantednewones.Aftersomeyears,therichsurfacesoilwasblownawaybystrongwindsandwashedawaybyheavyrains.Intheend,thelandwasturnedintouselessdesertswherenothingcouldgrow.1.Treeswere________tomanintheearliesttimes.A.useful B.useless C.terrible D.notimportant2.________aremadeofwood.A.Tallbuildings B.Oldcars C.Chairsandbeds D.Newfruits3.Treesprotectusfrom________inthetropics.A.heavyrains B.coldweather C.beingwashedaway D.theterribleheat4.Becausetreeswerecutdown,________.A.thelandwasturnedintodeserts B.thesoilbecamericherandricherC.newstreeswereplantedontheland D.peoplebuiltalotofhousesintheareas5.Accordingtothepassage,________.A.treesarenotasusefulnowastheyusedtobe B.peoplehavealwaysfoundtreesveryusefultothemC.treesweremoreusefulinthepastthantheyarenow D.peopleinthepastdidn’tknowhowtomakeuseoftrees18、根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1.Youcanclick(点击)________ifyouwanttolearnaboutthevolunteerworkinCanada.A.Home B.Countries C.Activities D.Contact2.VolunteersneedtoworkinHainanfor________.A.aweek B.halfamonth C.amonth D.twomonths3.Theyneedsomeonewhocan________toworkinHainan.A.teach B.lookaftertheoldC.speakJapanese D.organizesportsevents4.________cantakepartinthevolunteeractivitiesinNewDelhi.A.Ben,26,azookeeper B.Sally,30,atravelguideC.Mark,28,amathteacher D.Peter,33,whoisfreeinAugust5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Youcanonlysendane-mailtobeavolunteer.B.ThevolunteerswilldosomecleaninginHainan.C.Thereadingprobablycomesfromasciencemagazine.D.Thereadingaskspeopletobevolunteers.19、Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouarejustrunningfromoneactivitytoanother?Inschool,doyouhurryfromonesubjecttoanother?Whenthingshappensofast,it’seasytogetlostofwhatyou’redoingorlearning.It’simportanttostopyourselftothinkaboutwhatyou’vebeendoingorlearning.Self-reflection(反省)meansslowingdownandcoolingyourselfdown,includingcalming(平静)yourmind.Bybeingcalmandnotgoingquickly,yougiveyourbrainachance(机会)tothinkaboutwhatisalreadyreceived.Somepeopleliketodoself-reflectionsonlyintheirmind.Otherswritedownindiariesornotes.Eitherwayworks,dependingonyourownpersonallearning.Youcanfollowthestepstodoself-reflection.First,choosethepropertimetodoit.Schooltextbooksaredivided(划分)intounitsofstudy.Thismakesiteasiertobeginself-reflection.Lookfortimewhenyoucompleteaunitofstudy.Sometimesyouknowtheunitisoverbecausethereissomekindoftest.Usethesenaturalbreakstostopanddoself-reflection.Then,findaquietplaceandtakeoutyourreflectiondiary.Writedownsomenotesonthenewthingsthatyoulearnedintheunit.Letyourmindthinkaboutthenotesyou’vewrittenbeforeandmakesomeconnections(联系).Finally,thinkaboutthingsthatyou’renotsureof.Maybeyoulearnedanewwaytoworkoutamathproblem,butyou’renotsurewhentouseit.Writingdownyourquestionswillhelpyouremembertolookforanswersthenexttimeyouareworkingwiththesametopic.Self-reflectionisimportantforasuccessfulstudent.Ifyouhavenevertakenthetimetodoself-reflection,tryitnow.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1.AccordingtoParagraph2,peopleCANNOTdoself-reflectionby________.A.takingnotes B.workingquickly C.keepingadiary2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“complete”inParagraph3mean?A.Stop. B.Start. C.Finish.3.Thestructure(结构)ofthispassagecanbe________.A. B. C.4.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhatisSelf-reflection?B.WhyisSelf-reflectionImportant?C.HowtodoSelf-reflection?20、EarthisoftencalledtheBluePlanet.That’sbecauseaboutthree-fourthsoftheearthiscoveredbywater.Peoplethinkwearenotshortofwater.Infact,theyarewrong.Mostofthewaterissaltwater.Wecanfinditintheworld’soceans.Onlyabout3%isfreshwaterthatwecandrink.Althoughyoumightthinkthatmostofthefreshwaterontheearthisfoundinthelakesandrivers,infact,lessthan1%ofthefreshwatercanbefoundintheseplaces.Around70%oftheearth’sfreshwaterisiceinthepolar(极地的)places.Theyarefarfromus.Andthewaterthereistoughtotransport(运输).Thesecondgreatestsource(资源)offreshwaterontheearthisundertheground.Thiskindofwateriscalledgroundwater.Placesthatdon’thavefreshwaterfromriversandlakesdependongroundwaterfordrinkingandotheruses.Groundwateralsocan’tgetawayfrompollution.Chemicals(化学制品)thatareusedinfarmingandfactoriescangetintotheground.Theearthhaslittleusablewater.Luckily,eachofuscandosomethingtosavewater.Kidsandadultsaresavingwaterwiselyintheirowncommunities(社区).Ifweworktogether,wewillhaveabetterworld.1.Whatpercentageoftheearthiscoveredbywater?A.About25%. B.About75%. C.About43%. D.About85%.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tough”inParagraph2mean?A.Dangerous B.Common. C.Difficult. D.Easy.3.Whichonecanleadtothepollutiontoundergroundwateraccordingtothepassage?A.Chemicals. B.Ice. C.Rubbish. D.Rain.4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peoplearenotshortofwater.B.Mostofthewaterinoceansisfreshwater.C.Wecanfindmostofthefreshwaterintheriversontheearth.D.About70%oftheearth’sfreshwaterisiceinthepolarplaces.5.Thepurpose(目的)ofthepassageisto________.A.tellthesituationoffreshwaterontheearth B.askpeopletosavewaterC.introducedifferentkindsofwaterontheearth D.talkaboutthepollutionontheearth五、完形填空（10分）21、阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。LiuXiaoshengfinallyhadtimefor____1____whenthesummervacationended.The73-year-oldmanhadbeenteachingchildrenEnglishforfreesixdaysaweekforovera____2____.Beforeheretired(退休),LiuwasaforeignlanguageteacheratauniversityinChongqing.InJuly2012,hebroughthisfamilytoGuizhoutospendthe____3____.Oneevening,hesawaneighbor’s____4____learningEnglish.Heaskedthekidto____5____himapassage.“Thepronunciation(发音)was____6____,”Liusaid.Asateacher,heknewhow____7____thepronunciationwastolearningthelanguage.Sohebegantocorrect____8____child.Inthisway,Liu“recruited(招收)”his____9____student.NewsoffreeEnglishteacherflew____10____andmoreandmorechildrencametolearn.Asthenumberofstudents____11____,Liusetupaclassroominthecourtyard(庭院)ofavillager’s____12____.Everysummer,about40childrencome____13____learningEnglish.Sofar,some100localVillagersoncetriedtogivehimmoneyandgifts,butLiu____14____.Hesaidthatteachinghadbecomeapartofhislife,andhediditfor____15____.1.A.itself B.himself C.herself D.myself2.A.day B.week C.month D.year3.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter4.A.uncle B.father C.friend D.child5.A.read B.write C.find D.give6.A.nice B.special C.bad D.funny7.A.interesting B.difficult C.boring D.important8.A./ B.a C.an D.the9.A.first B.second C.third D.fourth10.A.mostly B.heavily C.quickly D.clearly11.A.fell B.grew C.became D.reached12.A.school B.house C.playground D.pool13.A.for B.with C.about D.of14.A.wentout B.gaveup C.ranaway D.turneddown15.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything六、阅读表达（10分）22、请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。OnabrightMarchafternoon,sometravelersmovedthroughthesnowalongBearskinLake.Therewerethreedadsandfourteens.Theteens,14to16yearsold,chattedandlaughed.Theyeachwerepullingasled（雪橇）whichwasfullofwintercampinggear（用具）.Theirdads—BobFeyen,JesseSchombergandKevinSkwira-Brown—alsopulledgear.Evenwhentheywereyoung,thechildrendidtheirshare.“Therules,fromthebeginning,werethateveryonehastopullasled.”KevinSkwira-Brownsaid.“Wewantthemtogrowupstrong.”Intheearlyyears,thechildrenpulledsmallsledswithjustsleepingbags.Now,theypullfull-sizesleds.For10yearsnow,thesedadsandsons/daughtershavebeenmakingthisjourneyeachwinter.“Bob,KevinandIhaddonethisonewinterwithourchildren.”Schombergsaid.“Thekidsthoughtitwasgreatfun,sowemadeitatradition（传统）.”Onthis32-degreeMarchafternoon,thegroupwasgoingtoDanielsLake.Theywouldcampthereforthreedays.TheyallstayedinSchomberg’stent.HannahFeyentoldastoryaboutatripwhenshewasyoung.“Wewerewalkingacrossastreamonetime,andIlostabootinit.Ishoutedtodadforhelp.Hejustshoutedback‘Youcandoit!’andIdid.”laughedHannah.BobFeyensaidtheyweretakingtheirchildrentothistripeveryMarch.Theywouldkeeponthetraditionuntiltheteensmovedawayforcollege.1.Howmanytimeshasthewintertripbeenheld?___________________________________________2.Whydidthedadswanttohavethetripwiththeirchildren?___________________________________________3.Ifyouhaveatask,wouldyouliketocompleteitbyyourselforwithothers’help?Why?___________________________________________七、书面表达（20分）假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter下学期将作为交换生来中国学习，他想利用假期时间学习汉语，并了解遇到困难时如何向人求助等。请你根据以下要点写一封信。要点提示：1)学习汉语的方法：看中文电影，听磁带，朗读练习发音，制作字卡，求助老师等；2)如何求助：要有礼貌的求助，避免太直接，在不同情况下使用不同的语言；3)……注意：1)词数不少于80；2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3)信中不能出现与本人相关的信息；4)开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearPeter,I’mgladtohearthatyouwillcometoChinanextterm.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Haveagoodtime!LiHua

参考答案一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、A【解析】【详解】句意：我在这个城市已经三十多年了，我真的很喜欢这里的人和生活。考查现在完成时。havebeenin待在某个地方；havegoneto去了某地，人未回来；havebeento去过某地；havebeen通常跟介词in或者to，遇到地点副词时，介词省略。根据“formorethanthirtyyears”可知，此处指在这个城市待了三十多年，使用havebeenin。故选A。2、A【解析】【详解】句意：TomCoad是奥比斯医生，但他曾经是联合国儿童基金会的工作人员。考查冠词。an不定冠词，用于元音音素开头的单词前；a不定冠词，用于福音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，用于特指。第一空泛指“一名奥比斯医生”，ORBIS以元音音素开头，其前用不定冠词an；第二空泛指“一名联合国儿童基金会的工作人员”，UNICEF以辅音音素开头，其前用不定冠词a。故选A。3、C【解析】【详解】句意：萨莉正在做饭时听到门铃响了。考查连词辨析。after在之后；since自从；while当……时；before在之前。根据“Sallyheardthedoorbellring…shewascooking”可知，此处强调“做饭”和“门铃响”这两个动作同时发生，用while引导时间状语从句，故选C。4、A【解析】【详解】句意：——汤姆变化很大。他过去很害羞，但现在很外向。——那是肯定的。人不能总是一成不变。考查情态动词。can’t不能；won’t不会；mustn’t不允许；needn’t没必要。根据“People...alwaysstaythesame.”可知，这里表示人不能总是一成不变。故选A。5、C【解析】【详解】句意：——山姆，埃文很了解汤姆吗？——不，尽管他们都是我的朋友，但我从来没有对他们每个人做过适当的介绍。考查名词辨析。instruction用法说明；conclusion结论；introduction介绍；experience经历。根据“Ihavenevergivenaproper…toeachofthem”可知，这里指没有对他们做过适当的介绍，故选C。6、C【解析】【详解】句意：——空闲时间你想要做什么？——听音乐，尤其古典音乐。考查副词辨析。hopefully有希望地；nearly几乎；especially尤其；actually事实上。根据“classicalmusic”可知是进一步具体回答对方的问题，故选C。7、B【解析】【详解】句意：——鲍勃今天不来开会。——但是他告诉我他会来。考查时态。根据“He...mehewouldcome”可知“告诉”这个动作发生在过去，用一般过去时。故选B。8、C【解析】【详解】句意：——当我还是个孩子的时候，我没有勇气在公共场合发表演讲。——我也没勇气。但是我现在足够勇敢了。考查名词辨析。ability能力；chance机会；courage勇气，根据“NeitherdidI.ButnowI’mbraveenough.”可知，应该是小时候没有勇气在公共场合发表演讲。故选C。9、A【解析】【详解】句意：杰克梦想成为联合国儿童基金会的一名工作人员，帮助世界各地的儿童。考查冠词的用法。此处泛指一名工人，“UNICEF”首字母发辅音音素，故选A。10、C【解析】【详解】句意：对不起，我没看见你，因为我在画画。根据Ididn’tseeyou可知是过去那个时候在画画，所以用过去进行时态；draw一般现在时态的结构，drew一般过去时态的结构，wasdrawing过去进行时态的结构，havedrawn现在完成时态的结构；故选C。二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、(o)rder【解析】【详解】句意：为了按时到校，我6点起床。根据语境及首字母提示可知，这里考查短语inorderto表示目的的，“为了……”，符合语境。故填(o)rder。12、(I)nstead【解析】【详解】句意：Sam并没有直接给她女儿钱，而是给了女儿一些有用的建议。根据“hegavehersomehelpfuladvice.”可知，此处是而是给了女儿一些有用的建议，instead“代替”，而不是。在句中存在着转折关系。故填(I)nstead。13、①.in②.silence【解析】【详解】句意：老妇人安静地坐着，看着孩子们在公园里快乐地玩耍。“安静地，沉默地”insilence，固定短语。故填in；silence。14、nobody【解析】【详解】句意：既然人无完人，我们应该学会接受自己的弱点。nobody“没有人”，复合不定代词作主语，故填nobody。15、Arethereanypandas【解析】【详解】根据所给标点和词汇可知句子是therebe句型的一般疑问句式，arethere后接anypandas。故填Arethereanypandas“有熊猫吗”。三、补全对话（10分）16、1.MayIhelpyou/CanIhelpyou/WhatcanIdoforyou2.Andwhatabouttheprice3.Whichkinddoyouwant4.MayIhaveyournameandtelephonenumber5.Right【解析】【导语】本文是康康和火车站的售票员的对话，主要谈论的是关于康康想订去泰山的火车票的详情。【1题详解】根据“Yes,I’dliketobooksometicketstoMountTaionApril13th.”可知，此处询问的是需不需什么帮助。故填MayIhelpyou/CanIhelpyou/WhatcanIdoforyou。【2题详解】根据“Wehaveticketsat¥145forthehardsleeperand¥224forthesoftsleeper.”可知，此处询问的是价格，因此用What进行提问。故填Andwhatabouttheprice。【3题详解】根据“I’dliketobook21ticketsforthehardsleeper.”可知，此处询问对方想要什么类型的票。故填Whichkinddoyouwant。【4题详解】根据“Sure.I’mLiWeikangandmytelephonenumberis8250-2448.”可知，此处询问的是对方的姓名和电话号码。故填MayIhaveyournameandtelephonenumber。【5题详解】根据“Yourphonenumberis8250-2448?”可知，此处在核对手机号码，可以回复对的。故填Right。四、阅读理解（40分）17、1.A2.C3.D4.A5.B【解析】【导语】本文讲述了树木对于人类和环境的好处和重要性。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Sincetheearliesttimes,treeshavealwaysbeenveryusefulandimportanttoman.”可知在最早的时候，树木对于人类是有用的。故选A。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Furnituresuchastables,chairsandbedsismadeofwood”可知椅子和床是由木头制成的。故选C。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Treesprotectmanfromtheterribleheat.”可知在热带，树木保护我们免受酷热的侵袭。故选D。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据“Peopleinthepasthadlittleknowledgeaboutscienceofnature,theycutdownthetreesandneverplantednewones.Aftersomeyears,therichsurfacesoilwasblownawaybystrongwindsandwashedawaybyheavyrains.Intheend,thelandwasturnedintouselessdesertswherenothingcouldgrow”可知因树木被砍伐，这块土地变成了沙漠。故选A。【5题详解】推理判断题。本文讲述了树木对于人类和环境的好处和重要性，之前人们对于自然的科学了解甚少，所以砍伐树木也不种树，经过许多年后发现树木对他们很有用。故选B。18、1.B2.C3.A4.B5.D【解析】【导语】本文介绍了志愿者招聘网站上，中国海南和印度新德里招聘志愿者的广告。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据“Home,Countries,Activities,Contact”可知，如果你想了解加拿大的志愿者工作，你可以点击Countries“国家”，故选B。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据“Hainan,China...FreefromFebruary13thtoMarch15th”可知，从2月13到3月15大约一个月，志愿者在海南需要工作一个月，故选C。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“abletoteach,takecareofchildren,organizeinternationalmeetings,orspeakChinese&English”可知，在海南的志愿者应该会教书，照顾孩子，组织国际会议，或者说汉语或英语，故选A。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据“NewDelhi,India...28~35yearsold...FreefromJune7thtoJuly15th&September1sttoOctober8th...beatourguide,orspeakChinese&English”可知，可以参加新德里的志愿者活动的人需要在28到35岁，在6月7日到7月15日有空，或者在9月1日到10月8日有空，是一个导游或者会说汉语或英语，因此莎莉，30岁，旅游导游符合要求，故选B。【5题详解】推理判断题。根据“”可知，本文是志愿者招聘网站，因此要求人们成为志愿者，故选D。19、1.B2.C3.B4.C【解析】【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要讲自我反省的作用：冷静下来思考自己已经学到的。方式：在大脑中进行，写日记，做笔记。步骤：选择合适的时间，寻找安静的地方，思考不确定的内容。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Bybeingcalmandnotgoingquickly,yougiveyourbrainachancetothinkaboutwhatisalreadyreceived.Somepeopleliketodoself-reflectionsonlyintheirmind.Otherswritedownindiariesornotes.”可知做自我反省要慢下来、思考或写日记，不能通过快速工作进行自我反省。故选B。【2题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Sometimesyouknowtheunitisoverbecausethereissomekindoftest.”可知讲到该单元结束了，可推出，划线所在句指的是“完成一个单元的学习”，complete是“完成”的意思，与finish同义。故选C。【3题详解】篇章结构题。文章第一段讲自我反省的重要性，第二、三、四、五段讲自我反省的方法及具体步骤，最后一段重审自我反省的重要性。结合选项可知B项结构与原文结构相符。故选B。【4题详解】标题归纳题。本文主要讲自我反省的重要性及自我反省的方法，所以用“如何进行自我反省”做标题最合适。故选C。20、1.B2.C3.A4.D5.B【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了地球上的淡水来源以及呼吁大家节约用水。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“That’sbecauseaboutthree-fourthsoftheearthiscoveredbywater.”可知地球的四分之三被水覆盖，也就是75%，故选B。【2题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Around70%oftheearth’sfreshwaterisiceinthepolar(极地的)places.Theyarefarfromus.”可知地球上大约70%的淡水是极地地区的冰，离我们很远，所以很难运输，tough和difficult同义，故选C。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Groundwateralsocan’tgetawayfrompollution.Chemicals(化学制品)thatareusedinfarmingandfactoriescangetintotheground.”可知化学制品可以污染地下水，故选A。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据“Around70%oftheearth’sfreshwaterisiceinthepolar(极地的)places.Theyarefarfromus.”可知地球上大约70%的淡水是极地地区的冰。故选D。【5题详解】主旨大意题。根据“Theearthhaslittleusablewater.Luckily,eachofuscandosomethingtosavewater.Kidsandadultsaresavingwaterwiselyintheirowncommunities(社区).Ifweworktogether,wewillhaveabetterworld.”（地球上几乎没有可用的水。幸运的是，我们每个人都可以做一些事情来节约用水。在他们自己的社区里，孩子和成年人都在明智地节约用水。如果我们共同努力，我们将拥有一个更美好的世界。）可知作者写这篇文章是为了让人们节约用水，故选B。五、完形填空（10分）21、1.B2.C3.B4.D5.A6.C7.D8.D9.A10.C11.B12.B13.A14.D15.B【解析】【导语】本文讲述了73岁的退休老人刘晓生免费教孩子们英语的事情。【1题详解】句意：暑假结束后，刘晓生终于有了属于自己的时间。itself它自己；himself他自己；herself她自己；myself我自己。空处指代“LiuXiaosheng”，结合“The73-year-oldmanhadbeenteachingchildrenEnglishforfreesixdaysaweek”可知，此处应用himself，故选B。【2题详解】句意：这位73岁的老人一个多月来每周六天免费教孩子们英语。day天；week周；month月份；year年。根据“whenthesummervacationended.”及常识可知，暑假通常有一个多月的时间，故选C。【3题详解】句意：2012年7月，他带着家人来到贵州避暑。spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。根据“InJuly2012”可知，七月是夏天，故选B。【4题详解】句意：一天晚上，他看到邻居的孩子在学英语。uncle叔叔；father父亲；friend朋友；child孩子。根据“Heaskedthekid”可知，孩子在学英语，故选D。【5题详解】句意：他让孩子给他读一段话。read读；write写；find发现；give给。根据“Thepronunciation(发音)was...”可知，他让孩子读一段英语，故选A。【6题详解】句意：“发音不好，”刘说。nice好的；special特殊的；bad坏的；funny有趣的。根据“heknewhow...thepronunciationwastolearningthelanguage.Sohebegantocorrect...child.”可知，孩子的发音不好，故选C。【7题详解】句意：他知道发音对学习语言有多么重要。interesting有趣的；difficult困难的；boring无聊的；important重要的。根据“heknewhow...thepronunciationwastolearningthelanguage.Sohebegantocorrect...child.”及事实可知，发音在语言学习中很重要，故选D。【8题详解】句意：于是他开始纠正这个孩子。/零冠词；a不定冠词，修饰辅音音素开头的单词；an不定冠词，修饰元音音素开头的单词；the定冠词，表示特指。此处是前面提到的名词再次提到，应用定冠词the，故选D。【9题详解】句意：就这样，刘“招”到了他的第一个学生。first第一；second第二；third第三；fourth第四。根据“Sohebegantocorrect...child.”可知，这个孩子是他的第一个学生，故选A。【10题详解】句意：免费英语老师的消息传得很快，越来越多的孩子来学习。mostly主要地；heavily在很大程度上，大量地；quickly快速地；clearly清楚地。根据“NewsoffreeEnglishteacherflew...andmoreand