2023-2024学年湖南省株洲市荷塘区第五中学英语八年级第二学期期末学业水平测试试题含答案

2023-2024学年湖南省株洲市荷塘区第五中学英语八年级第二学期期末学业水平测试试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、________thosepeopleinourlife,somearetoteachus,sometoshareandsometolove.A.Except B.Among C.By D.With2、It’simpolite_________youtoshoutatyourparents.It’simportant_________youtolearntobepolite.A.for;for B.of;for C.of;of D.for;of3、Ithinkit’snecessarytolearnhowtoworkingroups.It’seven________thangrades.A.important B.moreimportant C.lessimportant D.themostimportant4、Howwonderfulthedanceis!It________thepow-wow.A.calls B.willcall C.iscalled D.hascalled5、TomCoadis________ORBISdoctor,butheusedtobe_________UNICEFofficer.A.an;a B.a;a C.the;a D.an;the6、Itwilltakeonly30minutesfromTaixingtoChangzhouafterChangtaiYangtzeRiverRailwayBridge________nextyear.A.isbuilt B.willbebuilt C.builds D.willbuild7、Thewinnerofthematchwillhavea________totakephotoswiththesuperfootballstar.A.change B.check C.chance D.course8、Ididn’tknowthereason________mysistertoldme.A.until B.after C.because9、Theenergyfromthesunandwindisverycheapanditwillnever.A.comeout B.putoutC.carryout D.runout10、—Thisis________usefulbook,Ithink.—Soitis,andit’s________unusualone.A.an;不填 B.an;an C.a;an D.不填;a二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、To________(传播)Chineseculture,manycollegestudentsgoabroadtoteachChinese.12、read,I,book,haven’t,yet,the___________________________________________.13、ThePacificOceanisthelargestandd________oceanintheworld.14、Gullivercouldn’tunderstandthetinymananddidn’tknowwhattosay________.(也)15、I________(唤醒，醒来)upbyasuddenbignoiselastnight.三、补全对话（10分）16、根据对话内容，选择恰当的句子填入对话相应的空白处，使对话完整合乎情景（有两个多余选项）。A:Hi,Kate.Comein,please.B:Thankyou.Wow,youhavesomanyplantsinyourhouse.A:Yes,Ilikethem.B:____1____A:BecauseIthinktheycanmakemyhousemorebeautiful.B:Well,it’snoteasytogrowthem.A:Yes,butinteresting.____2____B:Yes,Ido._____3_____A:Why?B:Becausetheycanplaywithme.A:_____4_____Whatanimalsdoyoukeep?B:Twodogs.A:Dogsarefriendlyanimals._____5_____B:Everymorningandafternoon,Itakethemoutforawalkandplaywiththem.A.Thatmustbeinteresting.B.ButIlikeanimalsbetter.C.Whatfooddoyoufeedthem?D.Whydoyoulikethem?E.Whendoyouplaywiththem?F.Doyoulikeplants?G.Goodidea!四、阅读理解（40分）17、Almostallofushavewatchedthemovie“JurassicPark”,buthowmuchdowereallyknowaboutthecreaturescalled“dinosaurs”?Hereissomethingyoumaynotknowaboutthem.AboutsizesDinosaurshavebeenconsideredthebiggestlivingthingsbutinfact,thebluewhaleisbiggerthananydinosaurat108feetThesmallestdinosaursthatweknowofwerejust4-feetandweighedlessthanachihuahua(吉娃娃).Anewbornhumanbabyhasabiggerbrainthanmostadultdinosaurshad.AboutnamesTheword“dinosaurs”belongstotheancientGreekandmeans“terriblelizard”.That’snotanicewaytocallsomeone,bytheway.ThefossilofthedinowiththelongestnamewasfoundinChina.Itsnameis:Micropachycephalosaurus.Trypronouncingthisone.Noteverythingwith“saurs”wasdinosaurs,likeflyingpterosaursweren’tdinosaursatall!AboutdinosaurbabiesThesmallestdinosaureggeverfoundwasonly3centimeterslongandweighed75grams.Thelargestdinosaureggswerearound19incheslong.Mostdinosaurs’eggswerejustthesizeofabasketball.OthersMostdinosaurscanbeknownaboutbyjustlookingattheirboneortooth.ThemodernrelativeofT.RexisChicken!Weareeating“dinosaurs”.Somescientists,basedonboneevidence,havefoundoutthatmanydinosaurslivedupto70—30years!Dinosaursexistedeverywhere,eveninAntarctica.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“massive”meaninthesecondparagraph?A.Huge. B.Tiny. C.Strong. D.Weak.2.WhatisTrueaboutdinosaursaccordingtothearticle?A.Everythingwith“saurs”wasadinosaur.B.Dinosaurshavethebiggestbrainsofalllivingthings.C.Thesmallestdinosaursweighedlessthanachihuahua.D.Dinosaurs’eggsweremuchbiggerthanabasketball.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.T.Rexisakindofchicken.B.Dinosaursusedtobeeverywhere.C.Alldinosaurslivedupto30years.D.It’sveryhardtoknowaboutdinosaurs.4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthearticle?A.Differentkindsofdinosaurs.B.Humanbeingsanddinosaurs.C.Dinosaursaroundtheworld.D.Interestingfactsaboutdinosaurs.18、Jim,asuccessfulbusinessman,toldanexperienceofhischildhood.Whenhewastwelve,hisparentsdied.Hewasaloneanddidn’tgetonwellwith(相处)others.Nooneshowedkindnesstohim.Peoplealwayslaughedathim.HisonlyfriendwasadognamedBobby.Hegavehisdogenoughtoeatanddrink,buthewasalittlerude(粗鲁的)toitsometimes.Onedaywhenhewasgoingdownthestreet,hesawayoungladywalkinginfrontofhim.Suddenlyoneofherbagsdroppedfromherarms.Asshestoppedtopickitup,shedroppedotherbags.Jimcametohelpher.“Thankyou,dear!Youareanicelittleboy!”Theladysaidkindlyandpolitely,smiling.specialfeelingcametohim.Hehadneverheardsuchkindwordsbefore.Hewatchedheruntilshewentfaraway.Hewassoexcitedthathewhistled(吹口哨)tohisdog.“Thankyou,dear!Youareanicelittleboy!”herepeated(重复)thewoman’swords.Theninalowvoicehesaidtohisdog,“Youareanicelittledog!”Bobbyraiseditsears.Itseemedthatthedoghadunderstoodwhathesaid.“Evenadoglikesit!”hethought.“Well,Bobby,Iwon’tsayunkindwordstoyouanymore,”hesaid.Bobbywaveditstails(尾巴)happily.Later,theywentdirectlytotherivernearby.Whenhearrivedattheriverside,helookedathimselfintheriver.Hesawnothingbutadirtyboy.Hewashedhisfacecarefully.Afterthat,hesawanicecleanboy.Fromthenon,hestartedanewlife.Aftertellingthisstory,thebusinessmanstoppedforawhile.Thenhesaid,“Ladiesandgentlemen,itwasthatkindwomanwhoplantedthefirstseed(种子)ofkindnessinme.Allofusshouldlearnaboutkindness.Whatgreatpower(力量)ithas!”根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1.Whydidn’tJimgetonwellwithothers?A.Becausehewassadabouthisparents’death.B.Becausehewasnotsuccessful.C.Becausehewasrude.D.Becauseheshowednokindness.2.HowdidJimhelptheyounglady?A.Hesaidkindwordstoher. B.Hehelpedherwalkthestreet.C.Herepeatedthewoman’swords. D.Hepickedupherbags.3.Whatwastheyoungladylikeaccordingtothetext?A.Quietandrude. B.Kindandpolite. C.Friendlyandserious. D.Proudandcalm.4.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents(事件)?a.Theyoungladysaidkindwordstohim.b.Jimwashedhisfaceandstartedanewlife.c.Jim’sparentsdied.d.Jimhelpedayounglady.A.d-c-a-b B.c-d-a-b C.b-c-a-d D.c-a-b-d5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ASuccessfulBusinessman B.AnExperienceoftheChildhoodC.ThePowerofKindWords D.Jim’sChildhood19、Doyouknowhowmanykindsofplantsandanimalsthereareintheworld?Scientistsbelievethereareover8million,butrightnowweonlyknowabout1.8million.____1____In2019,ateamofresearchersledbyauniversityprofessor(教授)namedAustindiscoveredanewkindofanimal.TheywereinPapua,studyingthewidekindsoflifeoftheislandcountry.Oneday,theresearcherswerelisteningtothesoundsoffrogs(青蛙)atnight.____2____Atfirst,theycouldn’ttellwherethesoundswerecomingfrom,butaftersometimetheyfoundtheywerecomingfromtheground.Theystartedtolookcarefullyamongtheleaves.Theywereexpectingtofindaninsect(昆虫).____3____Itwasareallytiny(微小的)frog…just7mmlong!“Thisfroghasasoundthatdoesn’tsoundlikeafrogatall.Itsoundslikeaninsect,”saidAustin.Thefrogtheydiscoveredwasthesmallestfrogintheworld.Researchersbelievethatfrogsandinsectsareveryimportant.Theyhelptokeepourenvironmentclean.Wecanalsousethemtomakenewmedicine.Researchersallovertheworldareworkingveryhardtolookfornewplantsandanimalseveryday.____4____Thisisbecauseforestswherethoseanimalslivearebecomingsmaller.根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。A.Suddenly,theystartedtohearsomeverystrangesounds.B.However,theirjobsaregettingmoreandmoredifficult.C.Scientistsarelookingfornewkindsallthetime.D.Austindidn’thaveachancetostudyitbefore.E.However,whattheyfoundsurprisedthem.20、IntraditionalChineseperformingarts,therearemanyclassicroles,likesheng,dan,jing,moandchou.Mostpeopleusuallypaylittleattentiontochou.However,itisaveryimportantpartintraditionalChineseoperas.Thereasonisthatitjoinsbeautyandugliness（丑陋）togetherperfectly.Inthepast,thechouperformerwasthefirstonetogetdressedandhavehismake-updone.Usuallyherearetwokindsofchouonthestage（舞台）:wenchouandwuchou.Wenchouoftenhasawhitedotpaintedonhisnoseandtakestherolesoffisherman,boatman,servantandsoon.Theotherkindiswuchou.Wuchouperformersoftenweartightclothing（紧身衣）andmovequickly.Theyaregoodatmartialarts（武术）andcanjumpseveralmetershigh.Theyusuallyexpressthemselvesinloudvoicesandplayhumorousroles,forexample,kindthieves（小偷）.Chouperformersoftenmakepeoplelaughbytheirspokenpartsandbodylanguage,insteadofsingingskills.Whethertheylookuglyorbeautiful,whethertherolestheyplayareofficialsorthievesonthestage,chourolesareallhumorouscharactersinfunnyfaces.Theyusetherolesofchoutobringoutthegoodqualities（品质）inpeople.Maybeitisthecharm（魅力）oftraditionalChineseoperas.Nexttime,whenyouareenjoyingatraditionalChineseopera,youcanprobablyunderstandthedifferentbeautybehindit.1.TheroleofchouisimportantintraditionalChineseoperasbecause________.A.therearetwokindsofchouonthestage B.mostpeopleusuallypaymuchattentiontoitC.itjoinsbeautyanduglinesstogetherperfectly D.thechouperformerwasthefirsttogetdressed2.Akindthiefintightclothingonthestagemayberoleof________.A.wuchou B.sheng C.wenchou D.jing3.Chouperformersoftenuse________tomakepeoplelaughonthestage.A.dancingskillsandspokenparts B.bodylanguageandspokenpartsC.paintingskillsandspokenparts D.singingskillsandspokenparts4.Whatcanbethebesttileforthepassage?A.ChouinChineseOperas B.RolesinChineseOperasC.HistoryofChineseOperas D.BeautybehindChineseOperas五、完形填空（10分）21、MydaughterMaryisseven.Shehashadallkindsofsofttoyssinceshewasa(n)___1___.Sheplayswiththetoysalmosteveryday.Maryhadabadhabit.Sheoftenlefthertoys___2___.Thisgavememuchtroubleinpickingthemupandputtingthemintheir___3___places.Oneday,MaryandIwentoutintoourgardento___4___anhourinthefreshair.Itookmyworkwithme.MaryranaboutandplayedwithDash,herpetdog,andwashaving___5___.Theninthecornerofthegarden,Marysawherfavoritetoybear,dirtyand___6___.SheknewthatDashdidthis.Shegotangryandshowedthetoybeartome.Iasked,“Youleftthetoybearoutsideinthegardenlasttime,right?Maryhadtoanswer,“Yes,Mom.”“Thenyoushouldn’tblame(责备)thedog.Ihopethiswillteachyoua___7___.Thatis,always___8___yourtoyswhenyouhavefinishedplayingwiththem.”“I’lltry___9___best,”saidMary.“OK,thenI’llrepairthetoybearas____10____asIcan.”Hearingthis,Marysmiledwidely.1.A.baby B.teenager C.adult D.keeper2.A.anywhere B.everywhere C.somewhere D.nowhere3.A.wide B.high C.right D.small4.A.spend B.make C.cost D.lead5.A.test B.risk C.dinner D.fun6.A.magic B.broken C.bright D.sick7.A.truth B.record C.lesson D.mark8.A.partwith B.checkout C.fixup D.putaway9.A.his B.my C.her D.your10.A.well B.loudly C.much D.simply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）目前许多中学生不重视课外阅读，却把很多时间花在上网和玩手机上。请根据以下表格内容，以“ILoveReading”为题，写一篇英语短文。阅读的益处书籍是人类的好朋友；帮助我们获取知识，开阔眼界，了解世界；让生活丰富多彩，带给我们快乐……阅读的计划每天花半个小时阅读；阅读各种各样的书籍；做读书笔记……希望业余时间多读书，读好书，……写作要求：参考词汇：获取知识getknowledge；开阔眼界openone’seyes；做笔记takenotes。ILoveReading________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、B【解析】【详解】句意：在我们的生活中的这些人之中，有些人教导我们，有些人分享，有些人去爱。考查介词辨析。Except除……外；Among在……当中；By通过；With和。根据“somearetoteachus,sometoshareandsometolove”可知此处指在三者以上之中，用Among。故选B。2、B【解析】【详解】句意：向你父母大叫是没有礼貌的。学会有礼貌对你来说是重要的。考查介词。根据“itis形容词（体现人的品质特征）ofsb.todo”“itis形容词（形容词是对这件事的评价）forsbtodo”，第一空前的形容词“impolite”能体现人的品质特征，所以是of；第二空前的形容词是对这件事的评价，所以是for。故选B。3、B【解析】【详解】句意：我认为学会怎样小组学习是必要的。它甚至比成绩更重要。考查形容词比较级。important重要的；moreimportant更重要的，比较级；lessimportant更不重要的，比较级；themostimportant最重要的，最高级。根据“than”可知此处应用比较级，而由“Ithinkit’snecessarytolearnhowtoworkingroups”可知学习小组学习是更重要的，故选B。4、C【解析】【详解】句意：舞蹈多精彩啊！它被称为帕瓦仪式。考查被动语态。主语it代指这个舞蹈，和动词call“称为”之间是被动关系，且描述的是事实情况，应用一般现在时的被动语态，故选C。5、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。6、A【解析】【详解】句意：明年长泰长江铁路桥建成后，从泰兴到常州只需30分钟。考查动词时态。此处为时间状语从句，且主句表达将来含义，遵循“主将从现”原则，分析句子结构可知，ChangtaiYangtzeRiverRailwayBridge与谓语build之间是被动关系，故此处是一般现在时的被动语态bedone。故选A。7、C【解析】【详解】句意：比赛的获胜者将有机会与这位超级足球明星合影。考查名词辨析。change改变；check核查；chance机会；course课程。根据“totakephotoswiththesuperfootballstar”可知是有机会跟超级足球明星合影。故选C。8、A【解析】【详解】句意：直到我姐姐告诉我，我才知道原因。考查时间状语。until直到；after之后；because因为。根据“didn’t”可知，空处填until；not...until“直到……才”。故选A。9、D【解析】【详解】句意：来自太阳和风的能量非常便宜，并且它也不会用尽。此题考查动词短语释义，A出来，出版；B扑灭；C实施；D用完，用尽。根据前句“太阳和风的能量”都是可再生资源，都是用不完的。故选D。10、C【解析】【详解】句意：——我认为这是一本有用的书。——的确如此,这是一本不同寻常的书。考查冠词。a修饰以辅音音素开头单词，表泛指；an修饰以元音音素开头的单词，表泛指。第一空，根据“usefulbook”可知此空泛指一本有用的书，useful是以辅音音素开头的，此空填a。第二空，根据空后单数可数代词one和选项可知，这是—个不同寻常的书，因为unusual是以元音音素开头的，故填an。故选C。二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、spread【解析】【详解】句意：为了传播中国文化，许多大学生出国教汉语。根据汉语提示可知，对应的英文表达是spread，动词，意为“传播”；句首是动词不定式作目的状语，空格处应填入原形。故填spread。12、Ihaven’treadthebookyet【解析】【详解】由标点和所给单词可知，该句是陈述句的否定式；I作主语；haven’tread作谓语；thebook作宾语；yet作状语。故填Ihaven’treadthebookyet“我还没有读过这本书”。13、(d)eepest【解析】【详解】句意：太平洋是世界上最大、最深的海洋。根据首字母提示和“thelargest”可知，需要一个最高级，应该是最大、最深的海洋，deepest“最深的”符合句意；故填(d)eepest。14、either【解析】【详解】句意：Gulliver无法理解这个小个子男人，也不知道该说什么。either“也”，为副词，通常位于否定句的句末。故填either。15、woke【解析】【详解】句意：昨晚我被突然的巨响惊醒。唤醒，醒来：wakeup，固定词组；由“lastnight”可知，此处用一般过去时，wake变为“woke”。故填woke。三、补全对话（10分）16、1.D2.F3.B4.A5.E【解析】【导语】本文主要是两人谈论了自己喜欢植物和动物的原因。【1题详解】根据“BecauseIthinktheycanmakemyhousemorebeautiful”可知此处询问喜欢植物的原因，选项D“你为什么喜欢它们”符合语境。故选D。【2题详解】根据“Yes,Ido”可知此处是以do开头的一般疑问句，选项F“你喜欢植物吗”符合语境。故选F。【3题详解】根据“Becausetheycanplaywithme”可知此处表示自己喜欢动物，选项B“但是我更喜欢动物”符合语境。故选B。【4题详解】根据“Becausetheycanplaywithme”可知动物可以和人一起玩，这很有趣，选项A“那一定很有趣”符合语境。故选A。【5题详解】根据“Everymorningandafternoon”可知此处询问什么时候和它们玩，选项E“你什么时候和它们一起玩”符合语境。故选E。四、阅读理解（40分）17、1.A2.C3.B4.D【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了一些关于恐龙的有趣事实。【1题详解】词义猜测题。根据“buttheywereusuallyhumansizedorsmaller”可知but后句意出现转折，事实与人类认为的相反，恐龙和人类一样大或更小，由此推出人类可能认为恐龙很巨大，massive与huge意思相近。故选A。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Thesmallestdinosaursthatweknowofwerejust4-feetandweighedlessthanachihuahua.”可知最小的恐龙比吉娃娃还要轻。故选C。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Dinosaursexistedeverywhere,eveninAntarctica.”可知恐龙过去无处不在。故选B。【4题详解】标题归纳题。根据“Hereissomethingyoumaynotknowaboutthem.”及全文内容可知本文主要介绍了一些关于恐龙的有趣事实，用“Interestingfactsaboutdinosaurs.”做标题最合适。故选D。18、1.A2.D3.B4.B5.C【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了一位成功的商人，他讲述了自己童年的经历，儿时一位女士友好而礼貌的话给他一种特殊的感觉，他以前从未听过这样友善的话，这位女士改变了他，从那以后，他开始了新的生活。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Whenhewastwelve,hisparentsdied.Hewasaloneanddidn’tgetonwellwith(相处)others.”可知，因为他失去了双亲，感觉很孤独，所以跟其他人相处不好，故选A。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Asshestoppedtopickitup,shedroppedotherbags.Jimcametohelpher.”可知，吉姆帮女士把包捡起来，故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Theladysaidkindlyandpolitely”可知，女士善良又礼貌，故选B。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据“Whenhewastwelve,hisparentsdied.”，“Jimcametohelpher.”，“Jimcametohelpher.”和“Hewashedhisfacecarefully.Afterthat,hesawanicecleanboy.Fromthenon,hestartedanewlife.”可知，正确的顺序是c-d-a-b，故选B。【5题详解】最佳标题题。本文主要介绍一位女士友好而礼貌的话改变了吉姆的故事，选项C“善意话语的力量”符合主题，故选C。19、1.C2.A3.E4.B【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了科学家们一直在寻找新的物种，具体介绍了一种新型的青蛙是如何被发现的。【1题详解】根据“Doyouknowhowmanykindsofplantsandanimalsthereareintheworld?Scientistsbelievethereareover8million,butrightnowweonlyknowabout1.8million.”可知提到了动植物的种类，C项“科学家们一直在寻找新的种类。”符合语境。故选C。【2题详解】根据“Atfirst,theycouldn’ttellwherethesoundswerecomingfrom,butaftersometimetheyfoundtheywerecomingfromtheground.”可知听到了声音，A项“突然，他们开始听到一些非常奇怪的声音。”符合语境。故选A。【3题详解】根据“Itwasareallytinyfrog…just7mmlong!”可知原以为是一种昆虫，结果是仅有7毫米的青蛙，让人吃惊，E项“然而，他们的发现让他们大吃一惊。”符合语境。故选E。【4题详解】根据“Thisisbecauseforestswherethoseanimalslivearebecomingsmaller.”可知寻找新物种不容易，B项“然而，他们工作变得越来越困难。”符合语境。故选B。20、1.C2.A3.B4.A【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国传统戏曲中丑角是非常重要的角色，它分为文丑和武丑，丑角利用口语和肢体语言使人发笑，展现人的优秀品质。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“However,itisaveryimportantpartintraditionalChineseoperas.Thereasonisthatitjoinsbeautyandugliness（丑陋）togetherperfectly.”可知，丑角在中国传统戏曲中是非常重要的一部分，原因是它将美和丑完美地结合在一起。故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Wuchouperformersoftenweartightclothing（紧身衣）andmovequickly...forexample,kindthieves（小偷）.”可知，武丑表演者经常穿着紧身的衣服，动作很快，例如，善良的小偷。故选A。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Chouperformersoftenmakepeoplelaughbytheirspokenpartsandbodylanguage,insteadofsingingskills.”可知，丑角的表演者经常通过他们的口语和肢体语言而不是唱歌技巧来让人发笑。故选B。【4题详解】最佳标题题。根据文章可知，本文介绍了中国传统戏曲中“丑”这一角色，它分为文丑和武丑，以及丑角是利用口语和肢体语言使人发笑，展现人的优秀品质的，选项A“中国戏曲中的丑”可以作为本文的最佳标题。故选A。五、完形填空（10分）21、1.A2.B3.C4.A5.D6.B7.C8.D9.B10.A【解析】【导语】本文介绍了玛丽的妈妈通过一件事，让玛丽明白了物品要摆放有序。【1题详解】句意：她从小就有各种各样的软玩具。baby小孩子；teenager青年；adult成年人；keeper持有者。根据“MydaughterMaryisseven.”可知，玛丽现在是七岁，所以她不可能是成年人或青年。故选A。【2题详解】句意：她经常把玩具丢得到处都是。anywhere任何地方；everywhere所有地方；somewhere某处；nowhere无处。根据“Maryhadabadhabit.”可知，她经常把玩具丢得到处都是。故选B。【3题详解】句意：捡起他们给我带来了很多麻烦，并放在正确的位置。wide宽的；high高的；right正确的；small小的。题目中这句话是表达了玛丽的妈妈总会帮玛丽把玩具放回去，是将他们放回正确的位置。故选C。【4题详解】句意：一天，玛丽和我走进花园，在新鲜空气中度过了一个小时。spend花费；make制作；cost费用；lead领导。本题考查spend的用法，spen