浙江杭州西湖区保俶塔实验学校2024届八下英语期末综合测试试题含答案

浙江杭州西湖区保俶塔实验学校2024届八下英语期末综合测试试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、—Thankyouverymuch,Linda.Youmake________possibleforustofinishtheworkintime.—It’sapieceofcake.A.one B.it C.this D.that2、TomCoadis________ORBISdoctor,butheusedtobe_________UNICEFofficer.A.an;a B.a;a C.the;a D.an;the3、—__________,madam?—Sure,potatosaladandbeef.A.MayIhavethebill B.MayItakeyourorder C.What’swrongwithyou4、—I’mconsideringvisitingSingapore.Iwanttoknow________.—Youhavemanychoices.A.whetherisitfunintheNightSafari B.howwastheweatherthereC.whatspecialfoodIcantrythere D.haveyoueverbeentherebefore5、AttheSpringFestivalGala,everyoneshouts“HappyNewYear”________itistwelveo’clock.A.if B.assoonas C.though6、Great!________allthepictures,Kate’sisthemostbeautiful.A.For B.Between C.From D.Of7、Heworkshard________hewantstokeeptheChineseartformalive.A.because B.so C.becauseof D.however8、Ourownaircraft,C919successfullylandedatBeijingCapitalAirport________theafternoonofMay28,2023.A.on B.in C.at D.for9、—ItseemsthatyouhavelearntalotaboutShijiazhuang.—Ofcourse.I________herefortenyears.A.havemoved B.havebeen C.havecome D.haveleft10、Don’tmakeanynoise.Theboy________asleepforjustonehour.A.hasfallen B.fell C.hasbeen D.is二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、Simon太激动了而没有能清晰的表达自己。_______________________________________________________________12、Wehadnothing_________(反对)playingbasketballforfun.13、Weneedtocareaboutemptynesters（空巢老人）becausetheymayfeel__________（孤独的）.14、Youcan’ti________howdifficulthislifewasinthepast.15、我学英语时，经常犯语法方面的错。______________________________________________________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。A:Hi,Alice!Isentyouane-mail.______1______?B:No,Ihaven’t.Ihaven’tcheckedmye-mailstoday.A:Whynot?B:______2______.Itdoesn’twork.A:Canyourepairit?B:No,Ican’t.It’stooold.Myfatherwantstobuyanewcomputerforme.A:______3______.Youknow,I’vejustgotanewcomputer.B:Whendidyougetit?A:Igotitlastweek.B:______4______?A:Itwasmadeinmyhome.B:What?______5______?A:Yousee,myfatherboughtdifferentpartsofthecomputerandthenputthemtogether.That’showthecomputerwasmadeinmyhome.B:Aha,Isee.Yourfatherissocool.四、阅读理解（40分）17、阅读短文及文后A～E选项，选出可以填入1～5各题空白处的最佳选项。Lotsofpeoplelovetokeeppets,buttheydon’tknowhowtocommunicatewiththeirpets.___1___Ifyouransweris“yes”,herearesometipsforyou.___2___Yourpetmaynotexactlyunderstandyourwords,butitcanatleastpickupsomethinginyourvoice.Forexample,ifyouspeakwithitinacoldandhardvoice,itmightrealizethatyouareunhappywithit.Usenon-verbal（非语言）communication.Yournon-verbalcommunicationisjustasimportantasverbalcommunication.Non-verbalcommunicationisoftenusedtoteachyourpettodoacertainactivity.___3___Whenyouteachyourdogtosit,youwouldactuallyusebothverbalandnon-verbalcommunication（handsignals）togiveitthe“sitorder”.Don’tpunishyourpet.Punishingyourpetisneveragoodidea.Punishmentcanmakeyourpetafraidofyou.___4___However,somepetslikecats,cannotmakeanyconnectionbetweenyourpunishmentandthebehavioryoupunishthemfor.___5___A.Chatwithyourpet.B.Theydon’tunderstandwhyyoudothatatall.C.Forexample,ifyouaresittingonyourhorse,youwoulduseyourlegsandhandstotellyourhorsethedirection.D.Inaddition,youwillpossiblyloseitstrustandrespectforyou.E.Areyouoneofthekeepers?18、Inmanypeople’seyes,ChangYangyangisdifferentfromhisfriends.Healwaysstaysathome,paintsflowers,cutspaperandcarriesasmallpairofscissorsinhispocketwhereverhegoes.Hismothercomplainsabouthispapercuttingcareerandwantshimtofindagoodjobassoonaspossible.“IjustwanttodosomethingIlike,”Changreplied.Chang,infact,hasbecomeafamousfolkartistinhiscountyinHenanprovince.Therearedifferentkindsofthemesinhisworks,includingfolkstories,socialdevelopmentandtraditionalfestivals.“WhenIwasyoung,Ifoundpapercuttinginteresting.AndwhenIgotsomeprizesandknewmoreaboutpapercuttingartists,Icametorealizetheartisticvalueofpapercutting.Iwanttocarryforwardthisformofartwithmyscissors,”Changsaid.Changtriestohelpmoreyoungpeoplelearnaboutpapercuttingbygivingfreeclassesatmanylocalschools.38-year-oldcraftsman(手艺人),LiJianzhong,workshardatkeepingtheartofsugarpaintingalive.Liworkedasaminer(矿工)formorethantenyears.Buthehurthisfingerbadlyandhadtogiveuphiswork.Earlierthisyear,sugarpaintingcaughthisattention.Hereallyhadaninterestinitandhadastrongdesiretolearnit.Sincetherewasnosugarpaintingcraftsmaninhisvillage,helearneditbyhimselfthroughvideosandinformationontheInternet.Hesoonmasteredtheskillsandcouldmakedifferentkindsofsugararts.Sugarpaintingisusuallymadewithmeltedbrownorwhitesugar.Craftsmenoftenpaintanimalsandflowersonastoneboardwiththesyrup(糖浆).Whenthesugarcoolsdown,apieceofsugarartisfinished.“Themostimportantthingisbrewingsugar.Ifthetemperatureistoohigh,thesugarcolorwilldarkenandwon’tbethattransparent(透明的)andbeautiful,”Lisaid.1.Whatcanyoulearnaboutfromthiswebpage?A.Waysofmakingpapercutting.B.Differentkindsofsugarpainting.C.Chang’shopetocarryonpapercutting.D.Li’slifetimecareerofsugarpainting.2.Whichofthefollowingpicturescanbeputin?A. B. C. D.3.Whichofthefollowingwords“brew”hasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedoneinthepassage?A.Asweknow,Qingdaoisfamousforbrewingbeer.B.HebrewedapotofcoffeeforhisfamilyonSundaymorning.C.Wehadbettercommunicatewitheachothertokeeptheunpleasanteventbrewing.D.Ifastormisbrewing,largecloudsarebeginningtoformandtheskyisbecomingdark.4.Whatisthewebpagefor?A.Explainingwhypeoplekeeptheartsalive.B.SpreadingChinesetraditionalartstopeople.C.Encouragingpeopletobuytraditionalartsontheinternet.D.ShowingwhyChinesepeopleareInterestedinChineseculture.19、Boom!Aclapofthunder（一声霹雳）madetheoldhouseshake.Ramonstayedunderhisbed.Aflashoflightning（一道闪电）lituptheroom.“Ihatethishouse,”Ramonthought.Itwashisfirstnightinhisnewhome.Thehousehadbelongedtohisgrandma.Itwasvery,veryold.Itlookedreallyscaryatnight.Thetreesoutsidehiswindowslookedlikemonsters（怪物）inthedark.Thebranches（树枝）lookedlikelongarms.Theywaved（飘动）whenthewindblew.Thestormmadeeverythingevenscarier.Ramonhatedstorms,anditseemedworseintheoldhouse.Laterthethunder（雷）becamequieter.Ramonclimbedintobedandfellasleep.Whenhewokeup,thesunwasshiningthroughhiswindows.Ramonclimbedoutofbed.Thetreesoutsidedidn’tlooklikemonstersanymore.Thebrancheshadnicegreenleavesgrowingonthem.Ramoncouldseeabirdsittingononeofthebranches.Itwassingingahappysong.Theyardlookedprettyniceinthedaylight.Astream（溪）ranacrosstheyard.Aswing（秋千）hungfromoneofthetrees.Manyflowersgrewnexttothetrees.Butterflies（蝴蝶）flewaroundtheflowers.“Maybelivingherewon’tbesobadafterall,”Ramonthought.1.HowdidRamonprobablyfeelduring.thethunderstorm（雷雨）?A.Excited. B.Relaxed. C.Scared. D.Tired.2.Whatcanweknowaboutthehouse?A.Ramongrewupinit. B.Ramon’sgrandmapulleditdown.C.Itwasreallydarkinside. D.Therearesometreesoutsideit.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”referto?A.Thetrees. B.Thebranches. C.Themonsters. D.Thelongarms.20、WilliamShakespeareisoneofthemostfamouswritersintheworld.Hewrotemanyplays.HewasborninStratford,England,in1564.Hecamefromarichfamily.Butwhenhewasfifteen,hisfamilybecamepoorbecausehisfatherlostallhismoney.Williamwasnotabletostudyatschool,soheleftandgotajob.Atthattime,theatersbegantoopeninLondon.WilliamdecidedtomovetoLondonandsoonfoundworkasanactor.Actorsoftenhelpedtowritetheplaysaswellasactthem.ThatwashowWilliamdiscoveredthathewasgoodatwriting.Atthattime,manyexplorers(探险家)traveledaroundtheworldandbroughtbackstoriesofadventures(冒险)andnewdiscoveries(发现).ThesegaveWilliamlotsofideasforhisplays.QueenElizabethlikedWilliam’splayssomuchthatsheaskedhimtowriteonespeciallyforher.Atthattime,thestage(舞台)wasinthemiddleandtheaudience(观众)stoodallaroundit.Ifpeopledidn’tliketheplay,theythrewthingsliketomatoestotheactors!Luckily,peoplelovedWilliam’splay.Hisplayswereveryexciting.Theymadepeoplethinkabouttherightandwrongwaystodoandcalledonpeopletoshowtruelove.1.WhydidWilliamShakespeareleaveschoolattheageoffifteen?________A.Becausehewantedtogetajob.B.Becausehewantedtobecomeanactor.C.Becausehisfamilyrefusedtopayforhisstudy.D.Becausehisfamilywastoopoortolethimgotoschool.2.HowdidWilliamdiscoverthathewasgoodatwriting?________A.Byactingasanactorinschool.B.Bywritingandactingplays.C.Bystudyingintheaters.D.Byreadingbooks.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“These”mean?________A.Storiesofadventuresandnewdiscoveries.B.ThegreatpowerofEnglishtravelers.C.ThoseplaysforQueenElizabeth.D.William'sfamousplays.4.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?________A.Williamwasquitepopularatthattime.B.William’splaysweremeaninglessatfirst.C.Williamwroteplayswithhisfriends’help.D.William’splayswereonlyforQueenElizabeth.五、完形填空（10分）21、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。Onedayayoungmanwenttoafarm.Helosthisworkafewdaysago,sohewasgoingto___1___anewjobthere.Anoldfarmer___2___himinhislivingroom.___3___theoldfarmeraskedwhathecoulddotohelponthefarm,theyoungmanjustsaid.“Icansleepwellwhenthestormcomes.”Thisshortanswermadethefarmer___4___,buthelikedtheyoungmanverymuch.Finallytheyoungmangotthejobandlivedonthefarm.The___5___wasfineuntiltherewasaheavystormonenight.Theoldfarmerandhiswife(妻子)gotup___6___andbegantowatchthesituationonthefarm.Theywantedtoseewhetherthethingswere___7___ornot.They___8___allthethingsontheirfarm.Theyfoundthefarmtoolsweresafeinthestorehouse(仓库).The___9___ofthefarmhouseswerealreadyclosed.Theywerehappythat____10____wasOK.Afterthat,theywalkedtotheyoungman’s____11____.Theyweresurprisedtoseethathewas____12____onhisbed.Thefarmerandhiswifethenunderstoodthe____13____oftheyoungman’swords.Theysaidthattheyoungmanreallydidagood____14____.Infact,theyoungmangoteverything____15____whentheskywasclear.Hewasnotafraidatall,sohecouldsleepwellwhenthestormcame.1.A.cutout B.takeafter C.lookfor D.partwith2.A.met B.showed C.found D.noticed3.A.Until B.When C.Though D.Because4.A.excited B.happy C.upset D.surprised5.A.air B.idea C.weather D.farm6.A.quickly B.quietly C.suddenly D.slowly7.A.cheap B.safe C.nice D.new8.A.counted B.searched C.collected D.checked9.A.objects B.walls C.windows D.stores10.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything11.A.hometown B.room C.family D.office12.A.standing B.sitting C.waking D.sleeping13.A.saying B.meaning C.function D.occasion14.A.job B.rule C.role D.example15.A.clean B.full C.ready D.simple六、阅读表达（10分）22、Everymorningyougetup,washyourface,brushyourteeth,eatbreakfastandgetreadyforyourday.Thedailyactionsaresocommonthatyoudon’tthinkaboutthemmuch.Butwhatifyouwereinspace?Whenastronautsareinspace,theyeat,sleep,wash,workandplay.Theydothesamethingsasus,buttheydothemdifferently.OnEarth,weputfoodonaplateandwaterinaglass.Gravity（引力）holdsthefooddownandkeepsthewaterintheglass.Butinspace,thereisalmostnogravity.Sofoodcanmovesslowlyintheair,andastronautsmusteatanddrinkcarefully.Theyhavespecialplatessothattheirfooddoesn’tfloataway.Theyusespecialbagsfordrinkssothatthedrinkstaysinside.Sleepingisverydifficultinspace.Someastronautsliketomoveintheair,butmostliketobeinasleepingbag.Theytiethebagstoawallsothattheydon’tflyintheairatnight.Thesunrisesandsetssooftenthattheastronautsuseaclockormusictowakethemup.Exerciseisveryimportantinspace.OnEarth,yourlegscarryyourbody,butinspace,astronautsflyintheair,sotheydonotusetheirlegs.Thisisverybadfortheirlegs.Sotheymustexerciseforthirtyminuteseveryday.Theyoftenuseanexercisebicycleforthis.Afteraday’swork,astronautsrelax.Theymaylistentomusic,read,watchfilms,playgames,ortalktotheirfriendsandfamiliesonradio.Themostpopularpastimeislookingoutofthewindow,lookingatthespaceandwatchingtheearth.1.Wheredoastronautsputtheirdrinksinspace?______________________________________2.Howlongmustastronautsexerciseeverydayinspace?______________________________________3.请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。______________________________________4.请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。______________________________________七、书面表达（20分）我们在防控新冠疫情的同时要注重身体健康，良好的饮食习惯有助于人们保持健康。请你根据提示，以“EatingandHealth”为讨论的话题提出你的观点，号召同学们重视饮食保持健康。内容提示：1.目前青少年学生的不健康饮食现象；2.你对良好饮食的建议（饮食卫生，健康食品，规律饮食）。作文要求：1.80个词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；2.可以适当发挥；3.文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。NownooneknowswhentheCOVID-19willdisappear._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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：——非常感谢你，琳达。你使我们能够按时完成这项工作。——小事一桩。考查代词辨析。one一个；it它；this这个；that那个。根据“Youmake…possibleforustofinishtheworkintime.”可知，makeitpossibletodosth.“使做某事成为可能”，it作形式宾语。故选B。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、B【解析】【详解】句意：——女士，我能为您点餐吗？——当然。土豆沙拉和牛肉。考查情景交际。MayIhavethebill,madam?女士，可以结账了吗？MayItakeyourorder,madam?女士，我能为你点餐吗？What’swrongwithyou,madam?女士，你怎么了？根据答语“Sure,potatosaladandbeef.”可知，问句问的是点餐。故选B。4、C【解析】【详解】句意：——我正在考虑去新加坡。我想知道我能在那里尝试什么特别的食物。——你有很多选择。考查宾语从句。根据“Iwanttoknow…”可知，此处是宾语从句，用陈述语序，ABD选项是疑问语序。故选C。5、B【解析】【详解】句意：在春节联欢晚会上，一到十二点大家就喊“新年快乐”。考查连词辨析。if如果；assoonas一……就……；though尽管。根据“everyoneshouts‘HappyNewYear’...itistwelveo’clock”和逻辑关系可知，应是一到十二点就喊“新年快乐”，这里应该为assoonas引导的时间状语从句。故选B。6、D【解析】【详解】句意：太棒了！在所有的照片中，凯特的是最漂亮的。考查介词辨析。For为了；Between在……之间；From从；Of……的。根据“...allthepictures,Kate’sisthemostbeautiful.”可知，在所有的照片中，凯特的是最漂亮的，照片不止两张，故选D。7、A【解析】【详解】句意：他努力工作，因为他想保持中国艺术形式的生命力。考查连词辨析。because因为，后跟从句；so因此；becauseof由于，后跟名词/代词/动名词；however然而，副词。根据“hewantstokeeptheChineseartformalive”可知此处指“他努力工作的原因是想保持中国艺术的生命力”，空格后是句子，表原因用连词because。故选A。8、A【解析】【详解】句意：2023年5月28日下午，我们自己的飞机C919在北京首都机场成功降落。考查介词辨析。on后接具体某一天或具体某一天的上午、下午、晚上；in后接年、月、季节等或泛指的上午、下午、晚上；at后接具体时刻；for后接一段时间。题干中“theafternoonofMay28,2023”指具体一天的下午，应用介词on。故选A。9、B【解析】【详解】句意：——看来你对石家庄有了不少了解。——当然。我在这里已经十年了。考查延续性动词。根据“fortenyears”可知谓语用延续性动词，ACD都属于非延续性动词，此处用havebeenin表示“待在某地”，here是副词，其前不用介词in。故选B。10、C【解析】【详解】句意：不要发出任何噪音。这个男孩儿只睡了一个小时。考查时态。根据“asleepforjustonehour.”可知一段时间对应的动词应用延续性动词，且时态是现在完成时。故选C。二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、Simonwastooexcitedtoexpresshimselfclearly.【解析】【详解】too...to...“太……而不能……”；excited“激动的”；expresshimself“表达自己”；clearly“清晰地”，副词修饰动词。事情已经发生了，应用一般过去时，be动词用was。故填Simonwastooexcitedtoexpresshimselfclearly.12、against【解析】【详解】句意：我们并不反对了好玩而打篮球。against“反对”，havenothingagainstdoingsth.“不反对做某事”。故填against。13、lonely【解析】【详解】句意：我们需要关心空巢老人，因为他们可能会觉得孤独。lonely表示“孤独的”，形容词。故填lonely。14、(i)magine【解析】【详解】句意：你无法想象他过去的生活有多艰难。根据“Youcan’t…howdifficulthislifewasinthepast.”及首字母可知，无法想象他过去的生活有多艰难，imagine“想象”，can’t后接动词原形，故填(i)magine。15、IoftenmademistakesingrammarwhenIwasstudyingEnglish.【解析】【详解】根据题干“我学英语时”可知此处是时间状语从句，从句用过去进行时，主句用一般过去时。我学英语时：whenIwasstudyingEnglish，作时间状语从句；经常：often；犯语法方面的错：mistakesingrammar；我：I，作主句的主语。故填IoftenmademistakesingrammarwhenIwasstudyingEnglish.三、补全对话（10分）16、1.Haveyougotit2.There’ssomethingwrongwithmycomputer3.Thatsoundsgreat4.Wherewasitmade5.Howwasitmadeinyourhome【解析】【导语】本文是两人关于电脑的对话。【1题详解】根据上文“Isentyouane-mail.”及下文“No,Ihaven’t.”可知，这里是一般疑问句，询问收到了吗，故填Haveyougotit。【2题详解】根据上文“Whynot?”及下文“Itdoesn’twork.”可知，这里解释没有收到的原因，电脑出问题了，故填There’ssomethingwrongwithmycomputer。【3题详解】根据上文“Myfatherwantstobuyanewcomputerforme”可知下文表示很棒，故填Thatsoundsgreat。【4题详解】根据下文“Itwasmadeinmyhome.”可知上文询问制作地点，故填Wherewasitmade。【5题详解】根据下文“That’showthecomputerwasmadeinmyhome.”可知上文询问怎么做的，故填Howwasitmadeinyourhome。四、阅读理解（40分）17、1.E2.A3.C4.D5.B【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了如何和宠物交流的技巧。【1题详解】根据“Ifyouransweris‘yes’,herearesometipsforyou.”可知此处是一个一般疑问句，选项E“你是饲养员之一吗？”符合语境，故选E。【2题详解】根据“Yourpetmaynotexactlyunderstandyourwords,butitcanatleastpickupsomethinginyourvoice.”可知此处讲的是和宠物说话，选项A“和你的宠物聊天。”符合语境，故选A。【3题详解】根据“Non-verbalcommunicationisoftenusedtoteachyourpettodoacertainactivity.”可知此处是在列举说明如何非语言交流教宠物做某些活动。选项C“例如，如果你坐在马上，你会用你的腿和手告诉你的马方向。”符合语境，故选C。【4题详解】根据“Don’tpunishyourpet.Punishingyourpetisneveragoodidea.Punishmentcanmakeyourpetafraidofyou”可知此处介绍惩罚宠物的坏处，选项D“此外，你可能会失去它对你的信任和尊重。”符合语境，故选D。【5题详解】根据“However,somepetslikecats,cannotmakeanyconnectionbetweenyourpunishmentandthebehavioryoupunishthemfor.”可知此处表示它们根本不知道你惩罚它们是因为它们的行为不好，选项B“它们根本不明白你为什么要这么做。”符合语境，故选B。18、1.C2.C3.B4.B【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的传统文化——剪纸和糖画。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Iwanttocarryforwardthisformofartwithmyscissors,”可知常的希望是继续剪纸，把这种艺术形式发扬光大。故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Craftsmenoftenpaintanimalsandflowersonastoneboardwiththesyrup(糖浆).Whenthesugarcoolsdown,apieceofsugarartisfinished.”（手艺人们经常用糖浆在石板上画动物和花朵。当糖冷却下来，一件糖艺术就完成了。）可知C选项图片符合，故选C。【3题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Themostimportantthingisbrewingsugar.Ifthetemperatureistoohigh,thesugarcolorwilldarkenandwon’tbethattransparent(透明的)andbeautiful”可知如果温度太高，糖的颜色会变暗，不会那么透明。再结合前句可知，brewing的意思应该是“煮，熬制”。所以B选项“星期天早上，他为家人煮了一壶咖啡。”符合，故选B。【4题详解】主旨大意题。根据文章最上方标题“CHINACULTURE.org”以及文章内容可知这个网页是为了向人们传播中国传统艺术。故选B。19、1.C2.D3.B【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了Ramon的祖母给他留了一套房子，它非常古老。在晚上看起来真的很可怕，他住在里面很害怕。但是第二天当他看到阳光下美丽的院子时，又喜欢上了它。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据“Boom!Aclapofthunder（一声霹雳）madetheoldhouseshake.Ramonstayedunderhisbed.”可知Ramon听到打雷声感到很害怕，故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Thetreesoutsidehiswindowslookedlikemonsters（怪物）inthedark.”可知房子外面有树，故选D。【3题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Thebranches（树枝）lookedlikelongarms.Theywaved（飘动）whenthewindblew.”（树枝看起来像长臂。它们在刮风时挥手。）可知they指的是树枝，故选B。20、1.D2.B3.A4.A【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了莎士比亚的生平和创作经历。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段“Butwhenhewasfifteen,hisfamilybecamepoorbecausehisfatherlostallhismoney.Williamwasnotabletostudyatschool,soheleftandgotajob.”可知，威廉•莎士比亚十五岁就辍学了是因为他的父亲失去了所有的钱，家庭变得贫穷，不能让他上学，故选D。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“Actorsoftenhelpedtowritetheplaysaswellasactthem.ThatwashowWilliamdiscoveredthath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