北京市重点中学2023-2024学年英语八年级第二学期期末检测模拟试题含答案

北京市重点中学2023-2024学年英语八年级第二学期期末检测模拟试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、完形填空(10分)1、请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。Althoughmydaughterisonlytwoyearsold,weletherhaveafew“chores”.The“chores”aren’ttocleanthehouseor___1___thefloor.Whenshecouldjustwalkandplaywithhertoys,andthen___2___themaway,wetaughthertoputthemaway.Nowshe___3___ittobeoneofher“chores”.Anotherthingweaskedhertodowastotakeherdishestothe___4___.Nowwhenshefinishesher___5___,she’llruntothekitchenwithherbowlorplate!Wedon’tmakea“choreplan”forhertofinisheachday!However,we___6___chorestoherslowly.Iunderstandthereasonbehindthat.Itteachesa___7___toberesponsibleforwhatheorshedoes.AndIalsothinkthattherearesomechoresthateachpersonshould___8___apartin,likekeepingthehouse___9___,takingcareofone’sownthings,etc.It’snevertooearlytoteachchildrenhowtodohousework.But___10___choresshouldwaituntilthey’reolder.Therearemanychoresyoucangivetoyourkidsateveryage.1.A.sweep B.stand C.use D.move2.A.put B.threw C.took D.kept3.A.controls B.hates C.refuses D.understands4.A.bedroom B.kitchen C.table D.chair5.A.meal B.homework C.chore D.study6.A.do B.send C.add D.carry7.A.parent B.child C.friend D.teacher8.A.advise B.say C.know D.play9.A.dirty B.large C.clean D.perfect10.A.fewer B.easier C.smaller D.more二、阅读理解（40分）2、ManyChinesepeoplelikeAmericancountrymusic,suchasthesongsofJohnDenver.Butsomepeopledon’tknowwhencountrymusicbegan.Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury,countrymusicwasfromthefolkmusicoftheAppalachianMountainsintheeastofAmerica.There,peoplesangwhileplayingtheviolinandguitar.Theysangabouteverydaylife,loveandtheirproblems.Thelifeinthecountrysidewashard,sothesongsweresometimesalittlesad.OneofthemostpopularcountrymusicsingersJohnDenver,whoisalsoquitefamoustotheChinese.ForDenver,musicwasalanguagethatcouldbringtheworldtogether.Hesaysmusiccanbringpeopletogether.Wewillunderstandeachotherbetterthroughmusic.Peoplearedifferentincolorandtheymayspeakdifferentlanguages,butpeoplearethesameinmindandbody.Allofthemlovemusicandcanunderstandmusic.TheworldlostagreatmanwhenJohnDenverdiedin1997.Buthismusicandwordswillliveon.1.Americancountrymusicisfromthe________ofAmerica.A.popmusic B.jazzmusic C.folkmusic D.lightmusic2.“Musicwasalanguagethatcouldbringtheworldtogether“means”people________.A.cansingsongstogetherB.knowlanguageandmusicC.fromallovertheworldsingthesamesongsD.showtheirfeelingsthroughmusicandsounderstandeachotherbetter3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaboutJohnDenver?A.Hehasbeendeadforover20years. B.HeisagreatAmericancountrymusicsinger.C.HeisalsoquitefamoustotheChinesepeople. D.Hedoesn’tthinkmusiccanbringpeopletogether.3、Whenkidsareathome,thehouseisinamessmostofthetime.Butinfact,yourchildrencanlearnsomeeasyskillsandtheywillhelpkeepthehousetidy.Herearesomechoresthatparentsshouldlettheirkidslearn.①Kidsasyoungas2yearsofagecanstarttolearntohelpputawayclothes.School-agedkidscanlearntofoldclothesandstarttolearnaboutusingthewashingmachine.Ifyoustartteachingyourchildatayoungage,byage10or11,thechildwillfinisheverystepofwashingclothesbyhimself,fromputtingawayclothestousingawashingmachine.②Childrenwhoaretrainedinarightwaycanbeabighelpwithdoingthedishes.Whetheryouareteachingyourchildrentouseadishwasher(洗碗机)orwashthedishesbyhand,thebestwaytostartiswithscrapingandrinsing(刮和冲洗).Even5-year-oldsto6-year-oldscanlearnhowtoscrapeandrinsetheirplates.7-year-oldsto8-year-oldscanhelpwithdryingandputtingawaythedishes.Byage9,kidsarereadytolearnhowtowashdifferentkindsofdishesoruseadishwasher.③Learningtomop(拖)thefloorisaskillforolderschool-agedkids.Bytheageof9or10,mostkidsareoldenoughtolearntomopthefloorwithoutmuchhelp.Givethemadviceonhowtomopdifferentkindsoffloorsinyourhome.1.Whodoyouthinkthepassageismainlywrittenfor?A.Doctors. B.Parents. C.Children. D.Teachers.2.Whocanhelpwithdryingandputtingawaythedishes?A.Paul,whowasborntwoyearsago. B.Gina,whoisstillinkindergarten(幼儿园).C.Mike,whoisgoingtobe8nextmonth. D.Cindy,whoisjustfouryearsoldthismonth.3.Matchthetitlewitheachparagraph.a.Washingthedishes.b.Moppingthefloor(拖地).c.Washingclothes.d.Makinggoodbreakfast.A.①—a②—b③—c B.①—d②—c③—bC.①—b②—d③—a D.①—c②—a③—b4.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.SomeChoresThatKidsShouldLearn B.WaystoUseaWashingMachineWellC.TheBestTimetoDoChores D.AdviceonHowtoMopDifferentFloors4、Haveyouboughtanysecond-handthings?Haveyousoldanythingofyourstoothers?Anystoriesbehindit?Afterawholeweekofrain,wefinallyhadacomfortable,beautifulsummerdayoutside.MyfamilyandIweredrivingtoanearbytownwhenmydaughterfoundayardsale.Wesawoldtoysandacoupleofguitars.Wesawhugepilesofclothesandevenapieceoffurniture(家具)ortwoforsale.Bestofall,wesawlotsofsmilingpeopletalking,laughing,sittingandstandinginthesunshine.Seeingallofthisbroughtbackmemoriesofmychildhood.Mostofmyclothesbackthencamefromyardsales.Mymomwasatalentedyardsaleshopper.IusedtohategoingtothemuntilonespecialdaywhenIsawthattheyalsosoldoldbooksthere.Afterthat,Ialwaysbrowsed(浏览)thebooksuntilitwastimetogoandsometimesmymomwouldbuymeonetoo.Soonalargepartofmyhomelibrarycamefromyardsalebooks.Tome,theyweremorepricelessthannewones.Whydowehaveyardsales?Wethrowawayouroldthingsandwebuy“new”oldthings.Butitcertainlyisn’tforthemoney.It’sthatyardsalesbringustogether.Wetalkandcatchupwitholdfriendsandnewneighbors.Weconnect(联系)withkindnessandourloveforalltheoldstuff(物品).Ithinkyardsalesteachussomethingaboutlife,too.Wecan’treallyownanythinghere,afterall.Allwegetistohavethestuffforaperiodoftime.Thenitistimetoletitgoandpassiton.1.What’sthepurposeofparagraph1?A.Toasksomequestions. B.Toleadinthetopicofthetext.C.Totellthedifference. D.Togivesomeusefuladvice.2.Howwastheweatherwhentheyweredrivingtothetown?A.Sunny. B.Snowy. C.Rainy. D.Windy.3.Whichofthefollowingthingsfromyardsalesinterestedthewriteralotmore?A.Clothesandfurniture. B.Oldbooks.C.Happyandsmilingpeople. D.Guitarsandoldtoys.4.Whatisprobablythemainreasonwhypeoplehaveyardsales?A.Tomakemoremoney. B.Tothrowawayoldthings.C.Tofindsomethingvaluable. D.Toconnectwithothers.5.Whatisthewriter’sopinionaboutbelongings?A.Wecanownthingsforever. B.Weshouldkeepeverythingwebuy.C.Weneedtoletthingsgoandpassthemon. D.We’dbetterforgetthepastandfaceforward.5、Doyouthinkyoulookbeautiful?Thesedays,itseemshardertoloveourownlooks.OntheInternet,youmightsee“BMgirls”withslenderwaists(细腰)andlongandthinlegs.Theywearsmall-sizedclothes.ManyteenagerswanttolooklikeBMgirls.Someeventrytoloseweightinunhealthyways,justtolooklikethem.“Peopleseeactressesandsingerswearthiskindofclothingandtheythinktheyalsoneedtobelikethemtobepretty,”aUSteenagerRisasays.Whengirlscannotfitintosmallersizes,theythinktheyaretoofat.“Somefashiontrends(流行趋势)aresendingthewrongmessagestoyounggirls,”saysDoctorWufromShanghaiTongjiHospital.“Girlsshouldlearntoknowthateveryonehasdifferentbuilds.Theyshouldcareabouttheirhealthmorethaneverythingelse.”Thereisnotonlyonekindofbeauty.Youlookbeautifulonlyifyouarehealthy!AccordingtoPsychologyToday,accepting(接受)howyoulookcanmakeyouhappier.Howcanwedothis?Herearesometips:※Followbody-positive(对身体持积极态度的)peopleonsocialmedia.They’llshowyouthatthere’snotonlyonewaytobebeautiful.※Practicethankingyourbody.Yourbodykeepsyoualive,carriesyoueveryday,andprotects(保护)youinmanyways.Trytobethankful.※Keepahealthylifestyle(生活方式).Lovingyourbodydoesn’tmeanthatyoucan’tworktowardhealthgoals(目标).However,whenyouworktowardthosegoalswithloveforyourself,youwillfinditeasiertoreachthem.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1.WhatdoBMgirlslooklike?A.Theylookheavyandstrong. B.Theyhavelonglegsandlookthin.C.Theyareofmediumbuilds. D.Theyhavelonghair.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“weight”probablymeaninChinese?A.负担 B.自信 C.美貌 D.体重3.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Manyteenagegirlswanttobethin.B.DoctorWuthinkseveryonecanbecomethin.C.Girlsdon’tlookfatwhentheywearsmallerclothes.D.Fashiontrendsalwaysteachyounggirlstherightwaystobebeautiful.4.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer(推断)that__________.A.peoplemustbethintobebeautiful B.teenagersshouldwearbeautifulclothesC.healthisakindofbeauty D.apersoningoodhealthisthin5.Howmanytipsdoesthewritergiveteenagerstohelpthemaccepttheirlooks?A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.三、补全对话（10分）6、根据对话内容，在横线上写出符合情境的句子完成对话使对话完整通顺。Stella:Hi,David.YouhavebeeninBeijingfortwomonths.Doyoulikethelifehere?David:Hi,Stella.Yes,IlikeBeijing,I’veseenmanyinterestingthingsinChina.Stella:Thatsoundsgreat.Bytheway,Icalledyouat8:00lastnight.Butyoudidn’tansweredme._______________1_______________?David:Oh,Iwasreadingabook.Stella:Abook?_______________2_______________?David:It’sJourneytothewest.Haveyoueverreadit?Stella:Yes.Mymotherboughtitforme.Ireadittwomonthsago.David:_______________3_______________?Stella:Hmm...Ithinkitiscreativeandmeaningful._______________4_______________?David:Yes,Ihave.ItriedBeijing’sspecialfoodBeijingRoastDucklastweek.It’ssodelicious.Stella:HaveyoubeentotheMingGreatWallyet?Chinesepeopleoftensaythat“HewhodoesnotreachtheGreatWallisnotatrueman”.David:Yes.Ivisiteditlastweek.It’sthelongestwallintheworld.Stella:_______________5_______________?David:It’sabout8,850kilometerslong.Stella:Wow!Soundswonderful!Thankyousomuchfortellingmesomanyinterestingthings.四、短文填空（10分）7、Without_________(passport),youcan’ttravelaroundtheworld.五、语法填空（10分）8、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。MarkTwainoncesaidthateveryonetalksabouttheweather,butnooneeverdoesanythingaboutit.This____1____(be)trueinhisdaybutitmaynotbethecaseintoday’sworld.Infact,humanshave____2____(find)manydifferentwaystocontroltheweather.Cloudseeding(云催化)isakindoftechnologythatcancontrolrain.Itcan____3____(change)theamount(量)ofwaterinsidethecloud,whichhelpscontroltheamountofrain,thetime____4____itrainsandevenwhereitrains.Thistechnologyhasplayedakeyroleduringimportantevents.Forexample,ChinausedcloudseedinginBeijingjustbeforethe2008OlympicGamesin____5____tostoprainfromfallingduringtheevent.However,scientistsarestill____6____(discuss)howtousethistechnology.Ononehand,itis____7____(believe)thatitmighthavesideeffects(副作用).Forexample,thingsitusesmaybebad____8____theenvironment.Ontheotherhand,notwocloudsarethesame,soeverynewexperimentintroducesnewconditions(情况).Besidescontrollingrain,scientistshavealsotriedtofindwaysto____9____(weak)stormsandhurricanes(飓风).USscientiststhinkitmightbepossibletocontrolhurricanesbyusinglasers(激光).Othersbelievethatburningpetroleum(石油)inahurricane’spathcouldmakethestormsbe____10____(slow).六、阅读表达（10分）9、WhenIwassixyearsold,Grandpasentmeintothewoodstogatherpecans(山核桃).Pecanpickingwasquitedifficultformeandmylittlebasketwasonlyhalffull.Justthen,somethingcaughtmyeyes.Alargesquirrel(松鼠)wasafewfeetaway.Iwatchedashepickedupapecan,hurriedtoatreeanddisappearedinalargeholeinthetree.Amomentlater,hejumpedoutandclimbeddowntothegroundtopickupanothernut.Onceagain,hetookthepecanbacktohishidingplace.Irantothetreeandlookedintothehole.Itwasfilledwithpecans!Goldenpecanswererighttherefortaking.Iscooped(抱起)allofthemintomybasket.Nowitwasfull!Iwassoproudofmyself.Icouldn’twaittoshowGrandpaallthepecans.Helookedintothebasketandsaid,“Well,howdidyoufindsomany?”Itoldhimthetruth.GrandpacongratulatedmeonhowsmartI’dbeeninobserving(观察)thesquirrelandhishabits.Thenhedidsomethingthatsurprisedme.Hehandedthebasketbacktomeandputhisarmgentlyaroundmyshoulders.“Thatsquirrelworkedveryhardtogatherhiswintersupplyoffood,”hesaid,“Nowthatallofhispecansaregone,don’tyouthinkthatlittlesquirrelwillsurvivethecoldwinter?”“Ididn’tthinkaboutthat.”Isaid.“Iknow,”Grandpasaid,“Butagoodpersonshouldnevertakeadvantageofsomeoneelse’shardwork.”Iunderstood.Aftersupper,Ididtherightthing.根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1.Wheredidthesquirrelputthepecans?_______________________________________2.Howdidthewritergethisbasketfull?_______________________________________3.Whycouldn’tthewriterwaittoshowhisGrandpaallthepecans?_______________________________________4.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hishabits”referto?_______________________________________5.Whatwastherightthingthewriterdidaftersupper?_______________________________________七、书面表达（20分）学校是个大家庭，在这里我们学习知识、收获友情、获得成长。请以“AWonderfulLesson”为题，用英语写一篇短文记录你的精彩一课。内容包括：1.Whatwasthemostwonderfullessonyoueverhad?2.Whatdidyoudoinclass?3.Whatdidyoulearnfromtheclass?注意：1.文中须包含以上所有信息，可适当发挥；2.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等信息；3.表意清晰、流畅，行文连贯，书写规范；4.词数100左右。WonderfulLesson____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案一、完形填空(10分)1、1.A2.B3.D4.B5.A6.C7.B8.D9.C10.D【解析】【导语】本文介绍了应该从小让孩子做家务，让他们从小理解要对自己的行为负责。【1题详解】句意：“家务”不是打扫房子或扫地。sweep打扫；stand站；use使用；move移动。根据前文的“cleanthehouse”可知这里是“清理地板”，用sweepthefloor表达。故选A。【2题详解】句意：当她能走路和玩玩具，然后把它们扔掉时，我们教她把它们收起来。put放；threw扔；took拿；kept保持。根据“wetaughthertoputthemaway.”可知，此处是把玩具扔了，threwaway“扔掉”。故选B。【3题详解】句意：现在她明白这是她的“家务活”之一。controls控制；hates讨厌；refuses拒绝；understands明白。根据“tobeoneofher‘chores’.”可知，此处是她明白了这些是她的家务活。故选D。【4题详解】句意：我们让她做的另一件事是把盘子拿到厨房。bedroom卧室；kitchen厨房；table桌子；chair椅子。由“takeherdishes”可知，应该是把盘子送到厨房。故选B。【5题详解】句意：现在等她吃完饭，她会拿着碗或盘子送到厨房去！meal早餐；homework家庭作业；chore家务活；study学习。根据“she’llruntothekitchenwithherbowlorplate”可知，应该是吃完饭后，送餐具去厨房。故选A。【6题详解】句意：然而，我们慢慢地把家务活交给了她。do做；send邮寄；add添加；carry拿。根据“Wedon’tmakea‘choreplan’forhertofinisheachday”可知，此处是我们慢慢地给她添加上了家务。故选C。【7题详解】句意：它教会孩子对自己的行为负责。parent父、母亲；child小孩；friend朋友；teacher教师。结合上文描述让孩子做家务，可知它教会了孩子对自己的行为负责。故选B。【8题详解】句意：我还认为每个人都应该参与一些家务活，比如保持房子清洁，照顾自己的东西等等。advise建议；say说；know知道；play玩。playapartin“参与”，固定搭配。故选D。【9题详解】句意：我还认为每个人都应该参与一些家务活，比如保持房子清洁，照顾自己的东西等等。dirty肮脏的；large大的；clean清洁的；perfect完美的。根据“therearesomechoresthateachpersonshouldplayapartin,”可知，此处应该是保持房子干净。故选C。【10题详解】句意：但更多的家务应该等到他们长大后再做。fewer较少的；easier更容易的；smaller更小的；more更多的。根据“untilthey’reolder.”可知，等他们长大了，可以做更多一点的家务。故选D。二、阅读理解（40分）2、1.C2.D3.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了美国乡村音乐的起源以及介绍了著名乡村音乐人JohnDenver。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury,countrymusicwasfromthefolkmusicoftheAppalachianMountainsintheeastofAmerica.”可知，美国乡村音乐源于美国东部阿巴拉契亚山脉的民间音乐。故选C。【2题详解】词句猜测题。根据“ForDenver,musicwasalanguagethatcouldbringtheworldtogether.…Allofthemlovemusicandcanunderstandmusic.”可知，人们通过音乐表达他们的感情，这样彼此更加更好地了解对方。故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Hesaysmusiccanbringpeopletogether.”可知，JohnDenver认为音乐可以把人们团结在一起，D选项错误。故选D。3、1.B2.C3.D4.A【解析】【导语】本文介绍一些父母应该让孩子学习的家务。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据“Herearesomechoresthatparentsshouldlettheirkidslearn.”可知，是一些父母应该让孩子学习的家务，所以是写给家长的，故选B。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“7-year-oldsto8-year-oldscanhelpwithdryingandputtingawaythedishes.”可知，7到8岁的孩子可以帮忙擦干和收拾盘子。故选C。【3题详解】段落大意题。根据“Kidsasyoungas2yearsofagecanstarttolearntohelpputawayclothes.School-agedkidscanlearntofoldclothesandstarttolearnaboutusingthewashingmachine.”可知，①对应洗衣服；根据“Childrenwhoaretrainedinarightwaycanbeabighelpwithdoingthedishes.”可知，②对应洗碗；根据“Learningtomop(拖)thefloorisaskillforolderschool-agedkids.”可知，③对应拖地。故选D。【4题详解】最佳标题题。本文介绍一些父母应该让孩子学习的家务，选项A“孩子们应该学会的一些家务”符合主题，故选A。4、1.B2.A3.B4.D5.C【解析】【导语】本文讲述了作者和一家人在一个阳光明媚的夏日驾车去附近的小镇时，发现了一个庭院拍卖会。作者认为庭院拍卖会也教会了我们一些关于生活的道理，我们不能真正拥有任何东西，我们只是在一段时间内拥有它们，然后是时候放手并传递给别人了。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据“Haveyouboughtanysecond-handthings?Haveyousoldanythingofyourstoothers?Anystoriesbehindit?”可知，第一段主要是为了引出下文，引出正文的主题，故选B。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据“Afterawholeweekofrain,wefinallyhadacomfortable,beautifulsummerdayoutside.MyfamilyandIweredrivingtoanearbytownwhenmydaughterfoundayardsale.”可知，他们开车进城时天气是晴朗的，故选A。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“IusedtohategoingtothemuntilonespecialdaywhenIsawthattheyalsosoldoldbooksthere.Afterthat,Ialwaysbrowsed(浏览)thebooksuntilitwastimetogoandsometimesmymomwouldbuymeonetoo.”可知，旧书是在庭院拍卖中让作者更感兴趣的，故选B。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据“Whydowehaveyardsales?Wethrowawayouroldthingsandwebuy“new”oldthings.Butitcertainlyisn’tforthemoney.It’sthatyardsalesbringustogether.Wetalkandcatchupwitholdfriendsandnewneighbors.Weconnect(联系)withkindnessandourloveforalltheoldstuff(物品).”可知，人们进行庭院拍卖是为了与他人联系。故选D。【5题详解】观点态度题。根据“Ithinkyardsalesteachussomethingaboutlife,too.Wecan’treallyownanythinghere,afterall.Allwegetistohavethestuffforaperiodoftime.Thenitistimetoletitgoandpassiton.”可知，作者认为：我们不能真正拥有任何东西，我们只是在一段时间内拥有它们，然后是时候放手并传递给别人了，故选C。5、1.B2.D3.A4.C5.C【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了现在青少年想让自己变得像BM女孩一样，但是专家建议只有身体健康，你才会看起来漂亮，文章提出了一些让自己更幸福的建议。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“withslenderwaists(细腰)andlongandthinlegs.”可知BM女孩细腰，腿又长又细。故选B。【2题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Someeventrytoloseweightinunhealthyways,justtolooklikethem.”可知有些人努力减肥，只是为了看起来像BM女孩，故此处划线部分意为“体重”。故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“ManyteenagerswanttolooklikeBMgirls.Someeventrytoloseweightinunhealthyways,justtolooklikethem.”可知很多青少年想要像BM女孩，这些女孩都很瘦。故选A。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据“Youlookbeautifulonlyifyouarehealthy!”可知只有身体健康，你才会看起来漂亮，所以健康是一种美。故选C。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据“Followbody-positive(对身体持积极态度的)peopleonsocialmedia.”“Practicethankingyourbody”以及“Keepahealthylifestyle”可知共提到了三条建议。故选C。三、补全对话（10分）6、1.Whatwereyoudoing(atthat/thetime)2.What’sthenameofthebook/What’sthebook’sname3.Whatdoyouthinkofit/Howisit/What’sitlike4.Haveyouevertriedanyspecial/deliciousfood5.Howlongisit【解析】【导语】本文是斯特拉和大卫之间的对话。斯特拉询问大卫在北京的生活情况以及他喜欢的东西。【1题详解】根据“Oh,Iwasreadingabook”可知，此处询问对方那时正在做什么，故填Whatwereyoudoing(atthat/thetime)。【2题详解】根据“It’sJourneytothewest.”可知，此处询问那本书的名字是什么，故填What’sthenameofthebook/What’sthebook’sname。【3题详解】根据“Hmm...Ithinkitiscreativeandmeaningful.”可知，此处询问对它的看法或评价，故填Whatdoyouthinkofit/Howisit?/What’sitlike。【4题详解】根据“Yes,Ihave.ItriedBeijing’sspecialfoodBeijingRoastDucklastweek.”可知，此处是一般疑问句，询问是否吃过一些美食，故填Haveyouevertriedanyspecial/deliciousfood。【5题详解】根据“It’sabout8,850kilometerslong.”可知，此处询问它的长度，故填Howlongisit。四、短文填空（10分）7、passports【解析】【详解】句意：没有护照，你就不能周游世界。passport表示“护照”，由于答题空前没有限定词，这里需要填名词的复数形式表示泛指。故填passports。五、语法填空（10分）8、1.was2.found3.change4.when5.order6.discussing7.believed8.for9.weaken10.slower【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍人们控制天气的方法。【1题详解】句意：这在他的时代是正确的，但在今天的世界可能不是这样。根据“inhisday”，马克·吐温的时代属于过去，因此用过去式，主语This是单数，故填was。【2题详解】句意：事实上，人类已经找到了许多不同的方法来控制天气。根据have可知，此空应填过去分词与其构成现在完成时结构，故填found。【3题详解】句意：它可以改变云内的水量，从而帮助控制降雨量、下雨的时间甚至下雨的地点。情态动词can后接动词原形，故填change。【4题详解】句意：它可以改变云内的水量，从而帮助控制降雨量、下雨的时间甚至下雨的地点。根据“thetime…itrains”可知，此处是定语从句，先行词time在从句中作时间状语，此空应填when，故填when。【5题详解】句意：例如，在2008年北京奥运会之前，中国在北京使用了云催化，以防止奥运会期间降雨。根据“usedcloudseedinginBeijingjustbeforethe2008OlympicGamesin…tostoprainfromfallingduringtheevent.”可知，使用云催化目的是为了防止奥运会期间降雨，inordertodosth“为了做某事”，故填order。【6题详解】句意：然而，科学家们仍在讨论如何使用这项技术。根据are可知，此空应填现在分词与其构成现在进行时结构，故填discussing。【7题详解】句意：一方面，人们认为它可能有副作用。Itisbelievedthat...“人们相信”，固定句型，故填believed。【8题详解】句意：例如，它使用的东西可能对环境有害。bebadfor“对……有害”，形容词短语，故填for。【9题详解】句意：除了控制降雨之外，科学家们还试图找到削弱风暴和飓风的方法。空格处是动词不定式todo表目的，应填入动词原形，weak是形容词“弱的”，动词为weaken“削弱”，故填weaken。【10题详解】句意：另一些人则认为，在飓风经过的路径上燃烧石油有助于减缓风暴的移动速度。此空修饰动词move，应填副词slowly，故填slowly。六、阅读表达（10分）9、1.Inalargeholeinthetree.2.Bytaking/scoopingthesquirrel’specans.3.Becausehewassoproudofhimself.4.Thatsquirrelgatheredhiswintersupplyoffood.5.Gavebackthesquirrel’sfood.【解析】【导语】本文通过叙述“我”在森林里捡山核桃的过程，告诉我们，不要占用别人的辛勤劳动成果。【1题详解】根据“Iwatchedashepickedupapecan,hurriedtoa