江西省景德镇2021-2022学年八年级上学期期中英语试卷（ 含答案）

2021-2022学年江西省景德镇八年级（上）期中英语试卷

一、单选题（本大题共10小题，共10.0分）

1.（1分）Don'tuseyourmobilephonewhenyougotheroad.It'sdangerous.（）

A.throughB.overC.intoD.across

2.（1分）-Whathappenedtoyou?

—IhadafightwithSarahlastmonth.ButIknowIneedtoourrelationshipnow.

（）

A.questionB.mindC.standD.improve

3.（1分）---It*salongtimesinceImysister.---herthis

weekend?（）

A.saw；Whynotvisit

B.saw：Whynottovisit

C.haveseen；Whynotvisiting

D.saw；Whydon'tvisit

4.（1分）Theyfoundthebookquiteaftertheyreadit.（）

A.value；thesecondtime

B.value：asecondtime

C.valuable；asecondtime

D.valuable；thesecondtime

5.（1分）--It'sdangerous.Don'tdothatagain.

--.（）

A.pullyouuptherock；No,Idon't

B.pullyouuptherock；Yes,Idon't

C.topullyourselfuptherock；Yes,Iwon't

D.topullyourselfuptherock；No,Iwon't

6.（1分）Thesongremindedmeoftheoldgoldendaysassoonasit.（）

A.playedB.playsC.isplayedD.wasplayed

7.（1分）ThestudentskeepanEnglishdiaryeverydaytheycanimprovetheirEnglishwriting.

A.evenifB.sothatC.becauseofD.eversince

8.(1分)MrMaprefershisdogaftersupperhimrelaxedeveryday.()

A.walking；tomakingB.walking；thanmaking

C.walk；thanmakeD.towalk；tomake

9.(1分)Iwonderifhetomypartytomorrow.Ifhe,Filbeveryhappy.()

A.comes；willcomeB.willcome；comes

C.comes；comesD.willcome；willcome

10.(1分)WevisitedTheHistoricTownofDangkoulastSundayandhadsomephotos

there.()

A.tookB.takingC.takenD.totake

二、完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入短

文空白处的最佳选项。

11.(15分)Robertisathirty-year-oldAmerican.Hebecomesa(1)manin

science.Once,hewasinterviewedbyanewspaperreporterwhoaskedhimwhyhecouldbeso

muchmorecreativethanotherpeople.Hesaidthat,inhisopinion(2)whenhewas

abouttwoyearsold.

Thatday,whenhewastryingto(3)abottleofmilkoutofthefridge,buthe

droppedthemilkbottle.Themilkspilledalloverthe(4)floor,whichturnedouttobe

aseaofmilk.Hewasafraid.

Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadof(5)him,shesmiled.Shesaid.

"Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihave(6)seensuchahuge

puddleofmilkbefore.Well,sinceithasalreadybeendone,wouldyouliketogetdownand

playinthemilkforamomentbeforewecleanitup?”Robertdid(7)hismothertold

him.

Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,"Youknow,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,

youhavetocleanitupatlastandput(8)toitsrightplace.Sohowwouldyouliketodo

that?Wecoulduseasponge»atoweloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?nHe(9)the

spongeandtogethertheycleanedupthemilk.

Hismotherthensaid."You'dbetterlearn(10)tocarryabigmilkbottlewithtwo

smallhands,OK?Let'sgooutinthebackyard,fillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucan

findawaytocarryitwithout(11)it."

Thelittleboy(12)thatifheheldthebottleatthetopnearthelip(瓶口)withboth

hands，hecouldmakeit.Whatawonderfullesson!

ItwasatthatmomentthatRobertknewhedidn'tneedtobe(13)tomake

mistakes.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejust(14)tolearnsomethingnew,and

thatiswhatscientificexperimentsareallabout.(15)sometimestheexperiment"doesn't

work",weusuallycanlearnsomethingmeaningfulfromit.Wouldn'titbegreatifallparents

woulddothesameasRobert'smotherdoes?

(1)A.poorB.successfulC.luckyD.friendly

(2)A.fatherB.brotherC.motherD.sister

(3)A.passB.takeC.borrowD.hide

(4)A.bedroomB.studyC.bathroomD.kitchen

(5)A.shoutingatB.callingonC.hearingofD.lookingfor

(6)A.alwaysB.oftenC.neverD.sometimes

(7)A.thoughB.asC.forD.until

(8)A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything

(9)A.neededB.enjoyedC.lentD.chose

(10)1A.howB.whereC.whyD.when

(11)A.keepingB.throwingC.leavingD.dropping

(12)1A.invitedB.helpedC.learnedD.followed

(13)1A.afraidB.difficultC.terribleD.dangerous

(14)1A.decisionsB.suggestionsC.chancesD.plans

(15)1A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.SinceD.If

12.（10分）用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。

communicate,easy,place,allover,aswellas,

belongto,bytheendof,inaword

EnglishisspokenasthefirstlanguagebymostpeopleintheEnglishspeaking

countries.However,Englishisspoken(1)theworld.ltisthemainlanguage

inover60countries,includingIndia,SingaporeandmanyoftheCaribbeanandPacific

islands.Inthese(2),Englishisoftenthesecondlanguage.

Englishisspokenandusedasaninternationallanguage(3)inmany

othercountries,likeChinaandJapan.Peopleinthesecountriesuseitforbusiness,andtravelers

tothesecountriesuseEnglishto(4).OtherpeoplemaylearnEnglishbecause

theyenjoy(5)booksinEnglish,listeningtoBritishorAmericanmusicor

watchingAmericanfilms.

Nownootherlanguageontheearthisbettersuitedto(6)oftheworld

language.BecauseEnglishis(7)tolearnthananyotherlanguage.English

willprobablybethemostwidelyusedlanguageinthe(8)the21st

century.Thislanguagenolonger(9)British,AmericanorAustralian

speakers.ltbelongstoanyoneintheworld.(10),Englishisnowtheworld's

firstlanguage.

So,asamiddleschoolstudenttoday,youshouldlearnEnglishwell.Afteryouleave

school

三、阅读理解A)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

13.(6分)Amywantedamobilephoneasherbirthdaygift,becausemostofherclassmateshad

one,butsheknewherparentscouldn'taffordit.

Oneday,whenshewokeup,shefoundanewmobilephoneonherdesk.Howexcited

shewas!Thiswasthephonethathadappearedinfashionmagazines.

Sheplayedwiththephoneonthewaytoschool.Andtheteacherwasalreadytherewhen

shearrivedatschool.Amywasveryembarrassed.Shelookedathernewmobilephoneand

whispered,nIdidn'twanttobelate…”

Everythingchangedwithherthought.Shewenttoschoolontimewithhernewmobile

phone.

Shewassurprisedatthal.Sheturnedonthephoneandfoundtherewasasentenceonthe

screen,"Everydreamwillcometrue."Sincethen,shealwaysasksthephoneforhelp.Asa

result

Whenthetermexamscame,Amyaskedthemobilephoneforhelpagain,butthings

turnedbad.Shegotthelowestmarkintheclass.Shewantedtothrowitaway,thephonewould

comebackintoherhand.Amywassoscaredthatshecriedout,"Idon'twantthemobile

phoneanymore."

Shewokeuptofindthattheterribleexperiencehadbeenjustadream.

(1)WhatwasAmy'sdreambeforeherbirthday?

A.Topasstheexam.

B.Tohaveamobilephone.

C.Tobepraisedbyherteacher.

D.Tobepopularwithherclassmates.

(2)Inthetermexams,whydidAmygetthelowestmarkintheclass?

A.Becauseshestayeduplatetoplaythemobilephone.

B.Becauseshewasalwayslateforschool.

C.Becauseittookhertoomuchtimetoreadfashionmagazines.

D.Becauseshealwaysaskedthemobilephoneforhelp.

(3)TheBesttitleofthispassagemaybe"

A.ABirthdayGift

B.AnEmbarrassingExperience

C.AUsefulMobilePhone

D.ATerribleDreamaboutaMobilePhone

14.(8分)Ifyoumissameal,doyouevernoticeyourselfstartingtogetangryorannoyedvery

easily?Well,thisisoftenknownasbeing"hangry”orbeingangrybecauseyouarevery

hungry.

Butasitturnsout,itisscientificallytruebesidesafunnyword!Scientistsfoundthis

feelingofangerusuallycomesfromhavinglowglucose(葡萄糖)levelsintheblood.Glucose

isputintothebodyafteryoueat.

Thebrainalsoneedsthistoworkcorrectly.Whenthebodyislowonglucose,thebrain

sendshormones(激素)toincreasetheamountofglucoseinthebody.BrendaBustillos,US,

saysthismakesithardforapersontocontroltheiremotions.

"Hungerleadstohighstresshormones,"saidBustillos,"whichmakesithardtomanage

ouremotions.'*

Thebrainevenstartstofeellikeyouaredealingwithalife-threateningsituationifyou

don'tgetenoughglucose.Anotherproblemisthatthebrainwillalsousesomethingtosenda

messagesayingyoushouldeat.Butthisisthesamechemicalthatmessagesanger.

AmandaSalis,PhD,UniversityofSydney()forourhanger.Salissaysthatlongago

whentherewasnotmuchfood,peoplehadtobefighttoeatasmuchastheycouldtoget

enoughfoodtolive.

Soevennowwhenmostpeoplehaveenoughfoodtoeat,thereisstillthatfightingfeeling

towardneedingfood.

(1)TheunderlinedexpressionMafunnyword"inparagraph2probablyrefersto"

A.hungry

B.hormones

C.glucose

D.hangry

(2)Amaneasilybecomesangrywhenhesuffersfromhungerbecause.

A.glucoselevelsinhisbloodareveryhigh

B.thereisn'tenoughglucoseinhisbody

C.hormonesandglucoseinhisbrainincrease

D.glucosegetsintohisbraintoproducemorehormones

(3)WhatcanweknowfromAmandaSalis'words?

A.Hangerthreatensourlife.

B.Ourancestorsbroughtushanger.

C.Ourancestorsalsohadhanger.

D.Peoplehadenoughfoodbefore.

(4)Wherecanweprobablyreadthetext?

A.Onamenu.

B.Inahealthmagazine.

C.Inahistorybook.

D.Inanadvertisement.

15.（8分）OnFebruary12,2019,BrendonFontaineblewoutfivecandlesonabirthdaycake."He

lovedthecakesomuch,Faith,wholivesinWinnipegwithBrendon.MIhadtohideitinthe

backofthefridge.

Brendon'ssurprisecamefromCakesforKids,agroupofhomebakerswhoknowthata

simplebirthdaycakecanbeuncommonforpoorfamiliesliketheFontaines.

ThegroupwassetupthreeyearsagobyChristyRogowski,a40-year-oldwhoworks

inhealthcarewasreallyupsetting,"Rogowskisays.

AFacebookcalloutforvolunteersfinallyadded150bakerstotheirnamelist.12When

volunteersfirstapply（申请），they'reaskedwhytheywanttodoso."Somepeoplehavesaid

thattheydidn'thaveacakeontheirbirthdaygrowingup,andtheyknowhowimportantitis,

though,theysaytheywantfamiliesinneedtoknowthattheirneighborscareaboutthem.

ThenamesofthecakereceiversareprovidedbycommunityorganizationsandWinnipeg

ChildandFamilyServices.Achildmightreceiveacakebecausethefamilyispoor.Sometimes

achildissick,leavingthefamilytoobusytomakethetreatthemselves.Cakesalsogoto

childrenlivinginfostercare（寄养）.JodiKorolyk,hassofarorderedbirthdaycakesforfive

ofthealmost800kidsintheirsystem."Itshowsthechildtheyhavealotofpeoplethereto

supportthem,"shesay.

Bytheendoflastyear,CakesforKidshadbakedover575cakestomarkkids'birthdays,

andthebakingcontinues.RogowskiandSingletonareevenconsideringdevelopingthe

programnationallyandalsoprovidingcakesforoldpeoplewholivealone.Afterall

（1）TheexampleofBrendonisgiventohelpexplainwhy.

A.cakesshouldbeputinthefridge

B.childrenlikecakessomuch

C.CakesforKidswassetup

D.somefamiliesbecamepoor

（2）WecanseefromthepassagethatthegroupCakesforKids.

A.paysitsworkersmuchmoney

B.hasahistoryofthreeyears

C.caresaboutvolunteers1health

D.givesawaycakesonline

（3）Paragraph5mainlytellsus.

A.wherekidscancelebratebirthdays

B.howcakesaresenttokids

C.whocanprobablyreceivecakes

D.whencakesneedtobeordered

（4）ThelastparagraphshowsthatRogowskiandSingletonplanto.

A.offercakestotheoldlivingalone

B.makeanother575birthdaycakes

C.improvetheirskillsinmakingcakes

D.createnewkindsofbirthdaycakes

16.（8分）Livingonanislandmightsoundwonderful.Butwhatifyouleftforatripandfound

youcouldneverreturn?Whatifyourhome,andeventhelanditstoodon,wasgoneforever?

ForpeoplelivinginthePacificIslands

Why?Climatechange.Climatechangeiscausingtheseatorise.That*sbadnewsforthe

PacificIslands.Youngpeopleontheislandsareevenstartingtowonder：Willtheybethelast

generation（一代人）？

Notiftheislandershaveanythingtodoaboutit.Thesepeoplearedeeplyconnectedto

theirhomelands.ThePacificIslandsaremadeupof11differentcountries：theMarshallIslands,

Fiji,Samoa,thosecountriesareworkingtogether.They'rejoiningforcestofightclimate

change.

Whyisclimatechangesuchahugethreattothispartoftheworld?Islandshavelow

elevations（海拔）.Sotheyareamongthefirstplacesinfluencedbyrisingsealevels.Thafswhy

countriesofthePacificIslandsareworkingtogethertodotheirpart.

Butthesearesmallcountries.Whenitcomestoclimatechange,cantheymakeabig

difference?Theycan,becausemostofthethingsthatpeopleonislandsbuyarebroughtby

ships.Thisisveryharmfultotheenvironment.Afterall（碳排放）.Thatmakesclimatechange

worse.

PacificIslandersrealizetheproblem.So,in2019,sixcountriesgottogether：Fiji,Samoa,

Vanuatu,andTuvalu.Theycameupwithaplan.Theyagreedtocutcarbonemissionsfrom

shippingby40percentby2030.Andby2050,theyexpectzero-carbonshipping.

Howwilltheypullthisoff?Theyplantousesomereallycoolcarbon-free

technologies.They'Ilmakeuseofsolarandwindenergy.

Sealevelsarerising,buthopesaren'tsinkinginthePacificIslands.

(1)WhatisthebadnewsforthePacificIslandsaccordingtothepassage?

A.SomePacificIslandcountrieshavedisappeared.

B.Thesealevelisgoingupbecauseofclimatechange.

C.A11thesippingtothePacificIslandshasbeenstopped.

D.ThePacificIslandshavenothingtodoabouttheclimatechange.

(2)Theunderlinedword"threat"inParagraph4probablymeans"

A.risk

B.step

C.project

D.development

(3)Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.therewillneverbezerocarbonemissionsfromsipping

B.solarandwindenergywillmakeclimatechangeworse

C.allthePacificIslandersmayleavetheirhomelandsby2050

D.somePacificIslandcountriesmayhavehopestomakeadifference

(4)Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.whyothercountriesarehelpingthePacificIslandersfightclimatechange

B.howsomecountriesareworkinghardtodevelopcarbon-freetechnologies

C.howPacificIslandcountriesareworkingtogethertofightshippingpollution

D.whyPacificIslandcountriesputoutsomuchoftheworld'scarbonemissions

17.(10分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的五个选项中选

出五个还原到文中

TipsfbrUsingGoogleMapsWhenYouTravelTravelingsomewherenewcanbring

excitingadventures.Butitcanalsobringunwelcomesurprises.Thatmaybeinthetoolsyouuse

beforeandduringyourtrip.Wilhtherighttechnology,youcanmakethemostofyourtimeon

theroad.(1)WhilepeoplemostcommonlyuseGoogleMapsfordirectionsfromone

placetoanother,itoffersmanyotherkindsoftraveltools.Today,webringyouseveraltipsfbr

usingGoogleMaps.

①Planaroadtriproute

Whenyouaretravelingonaroadtrip,youdonothavetoplaneachpartofthetrip

separatelywithGoogleMaps.(2)Toplanaroadtrip,openGoogleMaps.Searchfbr

yourfirstdestination,andthenclickonthearrowtogetdirections.Then

②Saveyourmapsforofflineuse

(3)Oryoumaynotwanttopayinternationalchargesforusingyourphonein

othercountries.ThegoodnewsisthatyoucanstilluseGoogleMapsevenwithoutthe

Internet.YoucandownloadamapfromGoogleMapstoyourphone.Todothis,openthe

GoogleMapsapponyourphoneandsearchfortheareayouwanttosave.Clickontheaddress

atthebottomofthescreen,thenchooseDownload.

③UseGoogleMapsforawalkorbikeride

WhileGoogleMapsmayfirstgiveusersdirectionstoaplacebycar,italsooffersbiking

orwalkingdirections.(4)Theresultsalsotellyoutheelevationchangeoftheroute,

soyouknowhowmuchenergyyouwillhavetousebychoosingtowalkorrideabicycle.

©Savemoneyongas

IfyouareplanningacartripinNorthAmerica,GoogleMapscanshowyouthelowest

gaspricesintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Searchfor“gasstations'*ontheGoogleMapsapp

andyouwillseealistofnearbystationswithgasprices.(5)Therefore,GoogleMaps

isreallyagreatconveniencetotourists.

A.GoogleMapshasmanytechtoolsthathelpmaketravelingeasier.

B.Whentraveling,youmaynotalwayshaveaccesstotheIntemet.

C.Youcangetthosedirectionsbyclickingthewalkingorbicycleicon.

D.The"gasstations"ontheGoogleMapsapparesometimesdifficulttofind.

E.Theywillalsobemarkedonthemapsothatyoucanseetheclosestonestoyou.

F.Theappsandmapsareofgreathelpwhenpeoplearegoingtoastoreorsupermarket.

G.Youcansearchforallofthepartsofthetripinordertoprepareyourroutemoreefficiently.

四、单词拼写一单句（本大题共5小题，共5.0分）

18.（1分）Theapartmentisclosetotheundergroundstation,soitisquite

（便利的）.

19.（1分）Mr.Lioften（鼓励）ustospeakEnglishinclass.

20.（1分）Acrowdofreportersarelookingforwardtoithefamousactor.

21.（1分）Doscientistsagreethatthereisa（possible）thathumans

inthefuturewouldliveonMars?

22.（1分）It'sunhealthyforustodrinkwater.（pollute）

五、根据要求完成句子（本大题共5小题，共5.0分）

23.（1分）黄河是中国境内最长的河流之一。（用最高级形式翻译）

24.（1分）一位70岁的男人被发现死在雪地里。（完成句子）

Amanwasinthesnow.

25.（1分）到处乱扔垃圾是不礼貌的.

26.（1分）正站在树下聊天的那个男孩是我的好朋友李明。（用定语从句翻译）

27.（1分）我不如我最好的朋友受欢迎。（用比较级形式翻译）

六、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共15分）

28.（15分）假如你是李明，你的英国笔友John对你们学校最近开展的“书香校园”活动（the

ScholarlyCampusactivity）很感兴趣.请用英语给他写封信

内容要点：1.活动的目的：鼓励多阅读；

2.活动的形式：读书班会、阅读俱乐部、分享读书感想（experience）；

3.对活动的看法；

4.推荐中国名著：西游记.

参考词汇：（仅供参考）

1.hold2.encourage3.takeanactivepartin4.recommend（推荐）5.Journey

totheWest

要求：

1.包括所有内容要点，不要逐句翻译，可以适当发挥.

2.80词左右，语法正确.（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）

3.文中不得出现考生真实的姓名、地点和所在的学校名称.

DearJohn,

Howiseverythinggoing?

Bestwishestoyou.

Yours,

LiMing

参考答案与解析

一、单选题（本大题共10小题，共10.0分）

1.（1分）Don'tuseyourmobilephonewhenyougotheroad.It'sdangerous.（）

A.throughB.overC.intoD.across

【解答】through穿过,通过；into在…里.gothrough从…（内部）穿过,由题干可知,

为固定搭配.句意：过马路时不要使用手机.

故选：D.

2.（1分）-Whathappenedtoyou?

—IhadafightwithSarahlastmonth.ButIknowIneedtoourrelationshipnow.

（）

A.questionB.mindC.standD.improve

【解答】question质疑，mind介意，improve改善，--你怎么了。但是现在我知道我需

要—我们的关系。

故选：Do

3.（1分）---It'salongtimesinceImysister.---herthis

weekend?（）

A.saw；Whynotvisit

B.saw；Whynottovisit

C.haveseen；Whynotvisiting

D.saw；Whydon'tvisit

【解答】答案：A根据ITsalongsince,通常与一般过去式连用，同时Why后接不带

动词不定式的动词原形，故选A.本周末为什么不去看望她呢？

4.（1分）Theyfoundthebookquiteaftertheyreadit.（）

A.value；thesecondtime

B.value；asecondtime

C.valuable；asecondtime

D.valuable；thesecondtime

【解答】findsth.+形容词是固定搭配，意思是发现某物怎么样，价值；valuable,是形容

词；asecondtime：再次,相当于anotherlime,表示前文所提到过的。根据句意可知。

故选：Co

5.(1分)--It*sdangerous.Don'tdothatagain.

--.()

A.pullyouuptherock；No,Idon't

B.pullyouuptherock；Yes,Idon*t

C.topullyourselfuptherock；Yes,Iwon't

D.topullyourselfuptherock；No,Iwon't

【解答】根据题干，可知考查句型I*；由Donithat。可知是针对未发生的事情。will

not的缩写形式是wont。

故选：Do

6.(1分)Thesongremindedmeoftheoldgoldendaysassoonasit.()

A.playedB.playsC.isplayedD.wasplayed

【解答】该句是assoonas引导的时间状语从句，根据题干可知这首歌一播放就让我想起

了昔日的黄金岁月，song和play是被动关系，其结构是主语+was/weredone.

故选：D.

7.(1分)ThestudentskeepanEnglishdiaryeverydaytheycanimprovetheirEnglishwriting.

()

A.evenifB.sothatC.becauseofD.eversince

【解答】A表示尽管，B表示为了，D表示自从，则此处用solhat。

故选：Bo

8.(1分)MrMaprefershisdogaftersupperhimrelaxedeveryday.()

A.walking；tomakingB.walking；thanmaking

C.walk；thanmakeD.towalk；tomake

【解答】根据题干，可知第一空考查prefertodosth更喜欢做某事.

故选：D.

9.(1分)Iwonderifhetomypartytomorrow.Ifhe,I'llbeveryhappy.()

A.comes；willcomeB.willcome；comes

C.comes；comesD.willcome；willcome

【解答】第一空前的if,引导宾语从句，故用willcomeif,引导的条件状语从句用一

般现在时，则从句要用一般现在时。

故选：Bo

10.(1分)WevisitedTheHistoricTownofDangkoulastSundayandhadsomephotos

there.()

A.tookB.takingC.takenD.totake

【解答】somephotos作主语，根据句意可知，所以表示被动，所以用taken。

故选：Co

二、完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入短

文空白处的最佳选项。

11.(15分)Robertisathirty-year-oldAmerican.Hebecomesa(1)manin

science.Once,hewasinterviewedbyanewspaperreporterwhoaskedhimwhyhecouldbeso

muchmorecreativethanotherpeople.Hesaidthat,inhisopinion(2)Cwhenhewas

abouttwoyearsold.

Thatday,whenhewastryingto(3)abottleofmilkoutofthefridge,buthe

droppedthemilkbottle.Themilkspilledalloverthe(4)Dfloor,whichturnedouttobe

aseaofmilk.Hewasafraid.

Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadof(5)Ahim,shesmiled.Shesaid.

"Robert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihave(6)Cseensuchahuge

puddleofmilkbefore.Well,sinceithasalreadybeendone,wouldyouliketogetdownand

playinthemilkforamomentbeforewecleanitup?”Robertdid(7)hismothertold

him.

Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,"Youknow,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,

youhavetocleanitupatlastandput(8)toitsrightplace.Sohowwouldyouliketodo

that?Wecoulduseasponge,atoweloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?nHe(9)Dthe

spongeandtogethertheycleanedupthemilk.

Hismotherthensaid."You'dbetterlearn(10)Atocarryabigmilkbottlewithtwo

smallhands,OK?Let'sgooutinthebackyard,fillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucan

findawaytocarryitwithout(11)Dit.”

Thelittleboy(12)Cthatifheheldthebottleatthetopnearthelip(瓶口)withboth

hands，hecouldmakeit.Whatawonderfullesson!

ItwasatthatmomentthatRobertknewhedidn'tneedtobe(13)Atomake

mistakes.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejust(14)Ctolearnsomethingnew,and

thatiswhatscientificexperimentsareallabout.(15)Asometimestheexperiment

"doesn'twork",weusuallycanlearnsomethingmeaningfulfromit.Wouldn'titbegreatifall

parentswoulddothesameasRobert'smotherdoes?

(1)A.poorB.successfulC.luckyD.friendly

(2)A.fatherB.brotherC.motherD.sister

(3)A.passB.takeC.borrowD.hide

(4)A.bedroomB.studyC.bathroomD.kitchen

(5)A.shoutingatB.callingonC.hearingofD.lookingfbr

(6)A.alwaysB.oftenC.neverD.sometimes

(7)A.thoughB.asC.forD.until

(8)A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything

(9)A.neededB.enjoyedC.lentD.chose

(10)A.howB.whereC.whyD.when

(11)A.keepingB.throwingC.leavingD.dropping

(12)A.invitedB.helpedC.learnedD.followed

(13)A.afraidB.difficultC.terribleD.dangerous

(14)A.decisionsB.suggestionsC.chancesD.plans

(15)A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.SinceD.If

【解答】(1)B.考查形容词及语境的理解。A.poor贫穷的；C.lucky幸运的。根据后文

Oncewasbyareporter,故选B。

(2)C.考查名词及语境的理解。A.father父亲；C.mother妈妈。根据后文Whenmother

intokitc