广东省广州市越秀区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末英语试卷 解析版

广东省广州市越秀区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末英语试卷

阅卷入

、完形填空（本大题共25小题，共25.0分）

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完形填空

Onabrightsunnymorning,agroupofboysnearbydecidedtoplayafootballmatch.Eachofthembrought

someitemsforplaying.

Oneboybroughtafootball,1.boy,thecornerflag.Similarly,alltheotherfootballkits（装

备）2.,suchasgoalkeepergloves,markingchalk,goalposts,etc.Aftersometime,___

3.gottogetheronthegroundandstartedpickingtheteams.Soontherewas4.argumentabout

whowouldbetheteamleader.Thentheydecidedthatthepersonwhohadbroughtthemostvaluablethingshould

betheleader.

Astimepassedby,they5.decideone.Thentheydecidedtostartplayingthegame___

6.allthekits.Butonebyonetheywillgetridandseeatlastwhichis7.tothegame.Thefirst

thingtheythrewawaywasthewhistlebecausetheythoughtthereferee（裁判）couldshoutinsteadof___

8.thewhistle.Thenthegoalkeeperremoved9.glovesandstartedplayingwithbarehands.

Theyputacoupleofbinsoneachsideinsteadofthegoalposts,10.finally,theyreplacedfootball

withanoldtin.

11.,theyrealizedthatbecauseoftheirself-importanceandindividual（个人的）pride,they

werenotenjoyingthegame.Also,they12.aproperfootballmatchatthemomenteventhoughthey

hadallthenecessarykits.Intheend,theboysdecidedtoputtheir13.asideandstartplayingwith

properfootballkits.

Inlife,everyonehasapersonalgoal14..However,whenweworkasateam,theteam'sgoal

ismoreimportantthantheindividual15..Weshouldworktowardstheteam'sgoal.

1.A.otherB.anotherC.theotherD.others

2.A.preparedB.werepreparing

C.hadpreparedD.wereprepared

3.A.everyoneB.anyoneC.someoneD.nobody

4.A./B.aC.anD.the

5.A.shouldn'tB.couldn'tC.mustn'tD.needn*t

6.A.withB.forC.withoutD.around

7.A.importantB.asimportantas

C.moreimportantD.themostimportant

8.A.useB.touseC.usingD.used

9.A.theirB.hisC.themD.him

10.A.andB.butC.orD.so

11.A.SlowB.SlowerC.SlowestD.Slowly

12.A.donotplayB.werenotplayed

C・werenotplayingD.havenotplayed

13.A.thinkB.thinksC.thoughtD.thoughts

14.A.achievingB.toachieve

C.achievedD.wasachieving

15.A./B.one'sC.oneD.ones

完形填空

Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinourworld.People

wouldliketohaveabetterlifeandabetterfuturefortheirchildren,sotherearealotofpeople___

16.fromthecountrysideintothecitieseveryyear,hopingtogetmoreinthemodernworld.Thisbrings

morepeopleandmakesthecity17..Itmeansmorefactories,moreproductsandthe___

18.useofman-madematerials.Thisincreasingindustrialization（工业化）hascausedabigproblem

inourworld.

Intheolddays,peopleonceenjoyedcleanair,purewaterand19.food.However,asour

technologicalachievementshavegrowninthelasttwentyyears,20.hasbecomeaseriousproblem.

Ourenvironmentisbeingpollutedbadlyinmanywaysandpeoplecannotstopitatonce.The21.is

thatpollutioniscausedbyman-bytoomuchstrongwishforamodernwayoflife.

Isn'tittimewestopto22.ourselveswherewearegoing-andwhy?Itmakesonethinkofthe

storyaboutthepilotwho23.hispassengersontheplaneovertheloudspeaker,"I'vegotgoodnews

andbadnews.Thegoodnewsisthatwe're24.at530milesperhour.Thebadnewsisthatwe're___

25.anddon'tknowwherewe*regoing.nIt'sasadfactthatthisbecomesatruestorywhenwetalkabout

ourmodernworld.

16.A.drivingB.walkingC.movingD.changing

17.A.biggerB.smarterC.nicerD.prettier

18.A.satisfyingB.encouragingc.challengingD.growing

19.A.specialB.safeC.fastD.real

20.A.pollutionB.peopleC.trafficD.industry

21.A.questionB.factc.wishD.difference

22.A.tellB.seec.teachD.ask

23.A.answeredB.toldc.frightenedD.surprised

24.A.lookingB.makingc.flyingD.running

25.A.lostB.finishedc.fallenD.disappeared

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二、补全对话-填空（本大题共1小题，共5.0分）

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补全对话-填空

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0一

HowisthesolartermJingzherelatedtoinsects?

FallingonMarch5ththisyear,Jingzhe,orthe"theWakeningofInsects",isoneofthe24solartermsin

theChineselunarcalendar.26.

ThebeginningofMarchbringssomeunusualweather,astemperaturesriseandrainfallcomeswith

thunderstorms.AccordingtoclassicChinesewritings,thisthunderwouldawakeninsectsthathadbeensleeping

forthewholewinter.27.Soon,flowerswithdifferentcoloursappearontreeswhilebirdssing

happilyfromtreestobranches.

ChinesefarmerspaymuchattentiontoJingzhe,sinceitmarksthestartofspringplowing（春耕）,oneof

thebusiesttimesforhard-workingfarmers.28.Livestock,suchascocks,pigsandcows,also

needtobeprotectedfromdiseases.

29.Itisthoughttobehealthytodosowhentheweatherischanging.Astheweathergets

warmerandtheairbecomesdry,peoplemayfeeltheirmouthsandtonguesdry,whichcancausecoldsor

coughs.30.Theycanmakeourmouthsalittlewetandprotectourdrythroats.PeopleinChinaalso

havevariousmethodsofpreparingpears,sopeoplecantastepearseasilyinspring.

A.Theyriseupfromtheearthandmanyotheranimalsalsomaketheirfirstappearanceoftheyear.

BThesetermswereusedinancientChinatohelpfarmerswork.

C.Pearsaresweet,juicyandcold.

D.AnotherJingzhetraditioniseatingpears.

E.Withthesoundsmadebyinsects,itisthekeytimetokeepawaypestswhichwilleatcropsandplants.

阅卷入

三'阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

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阅读理解

Thereoncewasayoungking.Hewantedtofindtheanswerstowhathethoughtthethreemostimportant

questionsinlife：Whenistherighttimeforeveryaction?Whoarethemostimportantpeople?Whatisthe

mostimportantthingtodo?Thekingpromisedarichprizetoanyonewhocouldanswerthequestions.

However,thekingwasn'thappywithalltheanswershegotfromthem.Sohedecidedtovisitawiseoldman

wholiveddeepinthewoods.

Whenhewentinsidethewiseoldman'sgarden,hefoundtheoldmandigging.Heaskedtheoldmanhis

threequestions,buttheoldmandidn'trespond.Seeinghowoldandweaktheoldmanwas,thekingbegan

helpinghimdig.Thekingdugforhours,buttheoldmanstilldidn'tanswerhisquestions.Justasthekingwas

abouttoleave,awounded（受伤的）manranintothegardenandpassedout（晕倒）.Thekingcarriedthe

woundedmanintothehouseandtookcareofhim.Whenthewoundedmanwokeup,hetoldthekingthathe

hadwantedtokillthekingbutwaswoundedbythesoldiersoutsidethehouse.Atlast,thekinglethimgoand

thewoundedmanthankedthekingverymuch.

Afterwards,thekingwentoutsideandaskedhisquestionstotheoldmanagain.Theoldmanreplied,"If

youhadnothelpedmedigearlier,youmightbekilledbytheman.Atthatmoment,themostimportantperson

wasme,andthemostimportanttimewaswhenyouweredigging.Themostimportantthingtodowastobe

kindtome.Whenthewoundedmanarrived,hewasthemostimportantperson,andsavinghimwasthemost

importantthing.Bydoingso,youmadepeacewithanenemy.H

Thekingunderstoodatonce.Themostimportanttimeisthepresent,asit'stheonlytimewehavethepower

toact.Themostimportantpersonistheoneyouarewith,andthemostimportantthingisalwaystobekindto

thatperson.

31.Whatshowsthecorrectorderofthestory?

a.Thekinghelpedtheoldmandigtheground.

b.Thekingtookcareofthewoundedman.

c.Thekingwantedtofindouttheanswerstothethreequestions.

d.Awoundedmanrantothemandpassedout.

e.Theoldmanansweredtheking'squestions.

f.Thekingvisitedtheoldman.

A.e-a-d-f-e-bB.c-f-a-d-b-eC.f-a-d-c-e-bD.f-a-d-b-c-e

32.Whatdidthekinggetafterhelpingtheoldmanandthewoundedman?

A.Heunderstoodthathardworkisthekeytosuccess.

B.Helearnedhowtohelpoldpeopleandsickpeople.

C.Hegotanswersfrommanylearnedmenandgavethemprizes.

D.Hemadepeacewithhisenemyandlearnedthewisdomaboutlife.

33.Whatcanbeusedtodescribetheking?

A.Strongandfaithful.B.Kindandhelpful.

C.Braveandcheerful.D.Smartandhard-working.

34.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

©Helpingothersishelpingyourself.

②Anoldman'ssayingsareseldomuntrue.

（3）Threequestionsadaykeepsproblemsaway.

④Thepresentmomentisthemostimportanttime.

A.③④B.②③C.①④D.①②

阅读理解

中国CHINA

文化CULTURE.org

Inmanypeople'seyes.ChangYangyangis

differentfromhisfriends.Healwaysstaysat

home,paintsflowers,cutspaperandcarriesa

smallpairofscissorsinhispocketwhereverhe

r"»■‘——

goes.

Hismothercomplainsabouthispapercutting

careerandwantshimtofindagoodjobassoonas

possible."IjustwanttodosomethingIlike,”

Changreplied.

Chang,infact,hasbecomeafamousfolkartist

inhiscountyinHenanprovince.Thereare

differentkindsofthemesinhisworks,including

folkstories,socialdevelopmentandtraditional

festivals.

"WhenIwasyoung,Ifoundpapercutting

interesting.AndwhenIgotsomeprizes,andknew

moreaboutpapercuttingartists.Icametorealize

theartisticvalueofpapercutting.Iwanttocarry

forwardthisformofartwithmyscissors."Chang

said.

Changtriestohelpmoreyoungpeoplelearnabout

papercuttingbygivingfreeclassesatmanylocal

schools.

A38-year-oldcraftsman（手艺人），Li

Jianzhong,workshardatkeepingtheartofsugar

paintingalive.

Liworkedasaminer（矿工）formorethan

tenyears.Buthehurthisfingerbadlyandhadto

giveuphiswork.

Earlierthisyear,sugarpaintingcaughthis

attention.Hereallyhadaninterestinitandhada

strongdesiretolearnit.Sincetherewasnosugar

▲paintingcraftsmaninhisvillage,helearneditby

himselfthroughvideosandinformationonthe

internet.Hesoonmasteredtheskillsandcould

makedifferentkindsofsugararts.

Sugarpaintingisusuallymadewithmeltedbrown

orwhitesugar.Craftsmenoftenpaintanimalsand

flowersonastoneboardwiththesyrup（糖

浆）.Whenthesugarcoolsdown,apieceof

sugarartisfinished."Themostimportantthingis

brewingsugar.Ifthetemperatureistoohigh,the

sugarcolorwilldarkenandwon'tbethat

transparent（透明的）andbeautiful,"Li

said.

35.Whatcanyoulearnaboutfromthiswebpage?

A.Waysofmakingpapercutting.

B.Differentkindsofsugarpainting.

C.Chang'shopetocarryonpapercutting.

D.Li'slifetimecareerofsugarpainting.

36.Whichofthefollowingpicturescanbeputin

37.Whichofthefollowingwords"brew"hasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedoneinthepassage?

A.Asweknow,Qingdaoisfamousforbrewingbeer.

B.HebrewedapotofcoffeeforhisfamilyonSundaymorning.

C・Wehadbettercommunicatewitheachothertokeeptheunpleasanteventbrewing.

D.Ifastormisbrewing,largecloudsarebeginningtoformandtheskyisbecomingdark.

38.Whatisthewebpagefor?

A.Explainingwhypeoplekeeptheartsalive.

B.SpreadingChinesetraditionalartstopeople.

C.Encouragingpeopletobuytraditionalartsontheinternet.

D.ShowingwhyChinesepeopleareinterestedinChineseculture.

阅读理解

Atthebeginningof2023，acomputerprogrammecalledChatGPThasbecomeahottopicandsweptthe

worldveryquickly.ItwasdevelopedbyacompanycalledOpenALSowhatisChatGPT,exactly?

ChatGPTisanAIchatbot（聊天机器人）basedonalanguagemodel,theGPT（GenerativePretrained

Transformer）.It'satoolthatallowsuserstoenterwordsorsentencesandreceivenewhuman-liketext,

pictures,orvideosmadebytheALThistext-basedtoolcanproducemanywonderfulresponsestodifferent

kindsofrequestspeoplemake,fromapoetryinthestyleofWilliamShakespearetoadviceonwhattodofora

child'sbirthdayparty.Itrequiresdeeplearningtechniquetomakehuman-likeresponses.

ChatGPTispoweredbyalargelanguagemodel,LLM.Itcanunderstandhumanlanguageandcreate

responsesbasedonlargeamountofdata.GPT-4,anupdatedone,isoneofthelargestandmostpowerful

languageAImodelstodate.What'sexcitingisthattheresponsesaremoreandmorehuman-like,sowhatwe're

seeingisthethingsthatwedidnotthinkcomputerscoulddobefore.Themoreinformationweprovide,the

betterresponseswecanget.

Thetoolispopularalsobecauseit'ssoeasytouse.NootherAIapplicationhasachievedthekindof

influencethatChatGPThas.Thechatbotgot1millionnewusersinfivedaysafteritcameout.ByJanuary,

ChatGPThadgot100millionactiveusersinonlytwomonths,makingitthefastest-growingoneinhistory.It

tookTikTokninemonthstoreach100millionusers.ChinesetechgiantBaidumadeasimilaronecalledErnie

Bot.

▲

39.YoucangetthefollowingfromChatGPTEXCEPT.

A.beautifulpicturesandvideos

B.textofhuman-likeresponses

C.adviceonhowtodosomething

D.apoetrywritteninanyone'sownstyle

40.Whatmaythewritertalkaboutinthefollowingparagraph""?

A.HowcanweuseTikTok?

B.WhenwasErnieBotdeveloped?

C.WhatdoesChatGPTbringtoourlives?

D.WhatisthedevelopmentofAI?

41.Howdidthewriterdevelopthearticle?

A.Byshowingfacts.

B・Bytellingstories.

C.Bygivingexamples.

D.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.

42.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUEaboutChatGPTaccordingtothepassage?

A.It'sinventedbefore2023.

B.It'saspopularasErnieBot.

C.Ithasonly100millionactiveusersnow.

D.Theoperationofthischatbotisbasedonbigdata.

阅读理解

Andres

May23rd,202314：18

[#GBAThroughTheEyesofForeignStudents#]Theprogrammewaswonderful!Amongallthe11citiesin

GBA,IlikeGuangzhoubest!AndmyhometownArequipaisaSisterCityofGuangzhou.Youcanfinda

GuangzhouparkinArequipawiththeStatueofFiveRamsinit.Ilovelocalfoodverymuch[FullText]

(241q66C360

Ellen：(°V0)70

VA日的。

June27,20238：05

N臼四26

Ksenia：Wow!!!TvefalleninlovewithGuangzhoutoosinceIcameherein

©20W".Thecityisuniqueandthecultureisbrilliant.Iamdeeply

amazedbytheCantonOpera(粤剧).

June24th,202316：20

E日四17

kNFreddy：IlikeGuangzhoubecausepeopleherearealwaysopen-minded,

andprotectingtheirtraditionatthesametime.Ilovestandingonthetop

floorintheCantonTowertoviewthewholecity.

June244,202310：08

□E2

Alena：IloveChinesecultureespeciallyChinesecalligraphy&Wushu.I

58*visitGuangdongMuseumalot.

June12h,202306：26

43.Therearegoingtobesomeactivitiesthisweekend.WhichonewillAndresprobablyattendaccordingto

whathesaid?

A.FoodFestivalbesideCantonTower.

B•WushuCompetitioninYuexiuPark.

C.FootballMatchneartheStatueofFiveRams.

D.CantoneseOperaShowinGuangdongMuseum.

44.Wherecanyoufindthisinformation?

A.Inaposter.B.InaTVprogrammelist.

C.Inablog.D.Inafactfile.

45.Accordingtothegiveninformation,whichofthefollowingisthecorrectmatch?

①Andres②Alena（3）Ksenia（4）Freddy

A.①c,②d,③a,④bB.①a,②b,③c,④d

C.①c,②b,③a,④dD.①a,②d,③b,④c

阅卷人四、阅读填空（本大题共1小题，共5.0分）

得分

阅读填空

"Whydoparentsliketellingustofollowtheiradvice?”Asateenager,youmayalwayshavethisquestion.

Youwillfeelangrywhenyourparentsa46.youtodowhattheywantyouto.

Parentsloveussomuchthattheyareworriedaboutusallthetime.Theyareafraidthatwemaygetinto

troubleorevenbeind47.,sotheytrytheirbesttoprotectusfromharm.What*smore,they

don'twantustomakemistakes.A48.theybelievetheiradviceisthebest,theyarenot

alwaysright.

Allparentswereoncechildren,butmaybeonlyafewofthemrememberit.Theyalwaysforgetwhatitis

liketobeateenager,soitiso49.thattheydon'tunderstandus.Tomakethesituationbetter,

first,weneedtotrulybelievethatourparentsdoeverythingforourowngood.Wecanexpressourthanksand

listentothemc50..It*salsoimportanttotellthemourownopinionscalmly.Theymaynot

alwaysknowwhatwethink,sosharingouropinionscanhelpthemunderstandusbetter.

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五、完成句子（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）

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51.鲸鱼酒店足够大，可以容纳几千人。

TheHotelWhaleisthousandsofpeople.

52.在我国浙江省，一种前所未知的动物化石被科学家发现了。

FossilsofananimalinZhejiangProvincethe

scientists.

53.科学家们正在研制新药阻止人们死于疾病。

Thescientistsaredevelopingnewmedicinetopeople

diseases.

54.在演讲比赛中，所有学生里迈克说得最响亮。

Amongallthestudents,Mikespokeinthespeakingcompetition.

55.当你和别人沟通时，有眼神交流是礼貌的。

_________politeyoueyecontactwhenyouarecommunicatingwith

others.

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六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共15.0分）

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56.假如你是李华，为了迎接即将到来的志愿者日，鼓励更多同学加入志愿者队伍，你在班上做了一个

问卷调查，了解他们做志愿者的意愿。请以调查报告的形式向同学们汇报调查结果并号召同学们积极参

与志愿者活动。

32%notwilling

Result

68%willing

ReasonsforvolunteeringReasonsfornotvolunteering

responsibilitybusy

Students*ideasvaluableexperienceboring

communicationskillstiring

Youropinions（请陈述你的观点并补充至少两个理由）

注意事项：1.词数：80-100词左右（短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数）。2.不得透露学校、姓名

等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。3.表格中的英文提示可作参考。

Inordertoencouragemorestudentstotakepartinthevoluntaryactivities.Ihavedoneasurvey.According

tothesurvey.

Joinusandworktogethertomaketheworldabetterplace!

答案解析部分

【答案】1.B；2.D；3.A；4.C；5.B；6.A；7.D；8.C；9.B；10.A；11.D；12.C；

13.D；14.B；15.B

【知识点】语法选择；人生百味类；故事阅读类；记叙文

【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了一群男孩决定打一场足球比赛的故事告诉我们在生活中，每个人都有个

人目标，但当我们作为一个团队工作时，团队的目标比个人更重要，我们应该朝着团队的目标努力。

【点评】考查语法选择，注意词汇在篇章中的运用能力，注意上下文考虑句型时态，语态，主谓一致

词性等因素，最后通读一遍检查验证。

1.句意：一个男孩带来了一个足球，另一个男孩带了角旗。other其他的，后加名词复数；another三者

或三者以上的另一个，后加名词单数；theother两者中的另一个，后加名词单数；others其他人或物。

boy是名词单数,用another修饰。故选B。

2.句意：同样，所有其他足球装备都准备好了。prepared准备，动词过去式；werepreparing过去进行

时；hadprepared过去完成时；wereprepared一般过去时的被动语态。主语footballkits和谓语之间是被动

关系，用被动语态。故选D。

3.句意：过了一段时间，大家聚在一起开始挑选队伍。everyone每个人；anyone任何人；someone某

人；nobody没有人。这是肯定句，根据gottogetherontheground,可知是每个人都聚在一起。故选A。

4.句意：很快就发生了一场关于谁将担任队长的争论。/零冠词；a不定冠词，修饰以辅音音素开头的单

词；an不定冠词，修饰以元音音素开头的单词；the定冠词。此处泛指一场争论，argument以元音音素开

头，用不定冠词an。故选C。

5.句意：随着时间的推移,他们不能做出决定。shouldn't不应该；couldnt不能；mustn't禁止;needn't

不必。根据Thentheydecidedtostartplayingthegame6allthekits.,可知他们不能做出决定是哪一

个。故选B。

6.句意：然后他们决定带着所有的装备开始比赛。with用；for为了；without没有；around在周围。根

据allthekits,可知是用所有的设备，用介词with。故选A。

7.句意：但他们会一个接一个地去除，最终看看哪一个对比赛最重要。important重要的，原级；as

importantas和...一样重要；moreimportant更重要的，比较级；themostimportant最重要的，最高级。

根据allthekits是最高级范围，可知用最高级。故选D。

8.句意：他们扔掉的第一个东西是哨子，因为他们认为裁判可以大喊大叫，而不是使用哨子。use使

用，动词原形；touse动词不定式；using动名词；used动词过去式。介词of后加动名词。故选C。

9.句意：然后守门员摘下手套，开始徒手接球。their他们的；his他的；them他们；him他。gloves是

名词，形容词做做定语修饰名词，根据thegoalkeeper,可知是形容词性物主代词his。故选B。

10.句意：他们在每一边都放了几个垃圾箱，而不是门柱，最后，他们用一个旧锡罐代替了足球。and

和；but但是；or或者；so所以。前后两个句子是并列关系，用and连接。故选A。

11.句意：慢慢地，他们意识到，由于他们的自我重要性和个人自豪感，他们并不喜欢比赛。slow慢

的，形容词原级；slower更慢，比较级；slowest最高级；slowly慢地，副词原级。此处修饰整个句子用

副词。故选D。

12.句意：此外，尽管他们拥有所有必要的装备，但目前他们还没有进行一场正式的足球比赛。donot

play一般现在时；werenotplayed一般过去时的被动语态；werenotplaying过去进行时；havenotplayed

现在完成时。atthemoment是过去进行时标志，可知此处句子用过去进行时。故选C。

13.句意：最后，男孩们决定把他们的想法放在一边，开始带着合适的足球装备打球。think认为，动词

原形；thinks动词单三；thought动词过去式或过去分词；thoughts想法，名词复数。their修饰名词，每

个人都有自己的想法，故此处用名词复数表示泛指。故选D。

14.句意：在生活中，每个人都有自己的目标要实现。achieving实现，动名词；toachieve动词不定式；

achieved动词过去式；wasachieving过去进行时。根据hasapersonalgoal…可知是有目标要实现，用动词

不定式作后置定语。故选B。

15.句意：然而，当我们作为一个团队工作时，团队的目标比个人的目标更重要。one's所有格；one一

个，代指名词单数；ones代指名词复数。此处指前文提到的单数名词goal,用。ne代替。故选C。

【答案】16.C；17.A；18.D；19.B；20.A；21.A；22.D；23.B；24.C；25.A

【知识点】社会现象类；环保类；说明文

【解析】【分析】本文讲述了随着科学技术的发展，我们的世界发生了巨大的变化，但是也带来了一个大

问题——污染。

【点评】考查完形填空，注意词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，

然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意上下文的逻辑，并且考虑句型语法搭配语境等因素，最后通读

一遍检查验证。

16.句意：人们希望为他们的孩子拥有更好的生活和更好的未来，所以每年都有很多人从农村搬到城

市，希望在现代世界得到更多。driving开车；walking散步；moving搬家；changing改变。根据sothere

arealotofpeople...fromthecountrysideintothecitieseveryyear可知,很多农村人搬到城市，故选C。

17.句意：这带来了更多的人，使城市变得更大。bigger更大的；smarter更聪明的；nicer更好的；

prettier更漂亮的。根据Thisbringsmorepeople可知，很多人来到了城市，使得城市更大，故选A。

18.句意：这意味着更多的工厂，更多的产品和更多的人造材料的使用。satisfying使满意；encouraging

鼓励；challenging改变；growing增长。根据Itmeansmorefactories,moreproducts可知，城市人多了，使

用的人造材料也会增长，故选D。

19.句意：在过去，人们曾经享受过干净的空气，纯净的水和安全的食物。special特殊的；safe安全

的；fast快速的；real真的。根据Intheolddays,peopleonceenjoyedcleanair,purewater在过去，人们曾

经喜欢干净的空气、纯净的水，可知，过去食物很安全，故选B。

20.句意：然而，在过去的二十年里，随着我们技术成就的增长，污染已经成为一个严重的问题。

pollution污染；people人们；traffic交通；industry工业。1艮据aseriousproblem.Ourenvironmentisbeing

pollutedbadlyinmanyways可知，污染是一个大问题，故选A。

21.句意：问题是污染是由人类造成的——因为人类对现代生活方式的渴望太强烈了。question问题；

fact事实；wish愿望；difference差异。根据前文becomeaseriousproblem可知，此处是第二次提到这个

问题，故选A。

22.句意：难道我们不应该停下来问问自己我们要去哪里—为什么？tell告诉；see看见；teach教；ask

问。根据wherewearegoing—andwhy可知，我们要问问自己为什么，故选D。

23.句意：这让人想起了飞行员在飞机上通过扩音器告诉乘客的故事。answered回答；told告诉；

frightened害怕；surprised惊讶。根据gotgoodnewsandbadnews可知，这是飞行员告诉乘客的事情，故

选B。

24.句意：好消息是我们的飞行速度是每小时530英里。lookingmaking制作；flying飞；running

跑。根据at530milesper