2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷（泰州卷）（牛津译林版）

英语

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第一部分选择题和第二部分非选择题，满分120分;时间100分钟；

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4.考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效.

一、单项选择从下列每题所给的四个选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.The"horsefaceskirf,istraditionalChineseskirt.ItstartedintheSongdynasty.

A.aB.anC.theD./

2.TheastronautsofShenzhou18mannedspaceshipenteredChina'sspacestationearlyApril26,2024.

A.inB.atC.onD.to

3.Ifsniceyoutoprovidethepoorfoodandmoneywhenthey'reinneed.

A.of;forB.of;withC.for;forD.for;with

4.—MustIhandinmyhomeworknow,Mr.Zhou?

一No,you.Youhanditinlater.

A.mustn't;mustB.mustn?t;may

C.don'thaveto;mustD.don9thaveto;may

5.一Excuseme,whafsthemeaningofYYDS?

一Internetusersuseittoshowadmirationtowardtheirheroes,theEnglishslang（俚语）“GOAT”

（GreatestofAllTime）.

A.similartoB.aswell

C.differentfromD.oppositeto

6.Fromtheposter,weknowthatduringtheshow.

①Stayinyourseats.

②Watchandlisten.

@Notalkingor

eating.

@Nomobilephones.

⑤Bepolitetoactors.

A.wecanhaveadiscussion

B.ifsincorrecttoshoutatactors

C.we'dbettertakephotoswithmobilephones

D.wecanwalkaroundslowly

7.一Howlongthey?

一Sorry,Idon'tknow.ButIknowthatPeterisgoingtoanursenextmonth.

A.did;marry;marrytoB.did;getmarry;marrywith

C.have;gotmarried;marryD.have;beenmarried;marry

8.Copyingothers5homeworkisabadhabitoflearning.,itisnevertoolateforyoutogetoutofit.

A.InsteadB.FinallyC.AnywayD.Suddenly

9.（2024•江苏南京•一模）TomakeNanjingmuchgreener,moretreesinthenextfewyears.

A.plantB.willplantC.willbeplantedD.areplanted

10.一CanyougofishingwithmethisSaturdaymorning?

—.TilgototheHelpingHandsClub.

A.NoproblemB.FmafraidnotC.FmnotsureD.Idon?tthinkso

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

ItwasaverycoldeveninginnorthernVirginiamanyyearsago.Anoldmanwaited11arideacrossa

river.Thewaitfeltlikeitwould12forever.Thewindwasstrongandcold.

Whenaridercameover,theoldmanlookedlikeasnowman.Hesaid,"Sir,wouldyou13givingmea

ridetotheotherside?Theredoesn,tseemtobea14

Holdinghishorse,theridersaid,"OK!”Theoldmancouldn't15hisbodyfromtheground,sothe

riderhelpedtheoldmanontothehorse.

“Sir,Isawyouletseveralotherridersgoby.ThenI16andyouaskedmeforarideatonce.Ijust

wanttoknowwhyyouwouldwaitandaskthelastrider.17Ihadrefusedandleftyouhere?”therider

asked.

Theoldmanlookedtheriderstraightintheeye.6iIhavebeenaroundthisareaforsometime,“hesaid.6il

thinkIknowpeoplepretty18Hecontinued,taItwas19toaskthemforaridebecauseIcouldsee

intheireyesthattheydidn'twanttohelpme.ButwhenIlookedintoyoureyes,Iknewyourkindspiritwould

givemea20inmytimeofneed.^^

Thoseheartwarmingwordsdeeply21therider."Tmsothankfulforwhatyouhavesaid,9,hetold

theoldman."IhopeImay22gettoobusydoingmyownthingssothatIcanrespond（回应）tothe

23ofotherswithkindnessandcare.^^

Withthat,theridertooktheoldmantotheothersideoftheriver,24hishorsearoundandmadehis

waybacktotheWhiteHouse.Itturnedoutthattheriderwasthe25oftheUnitedStates,Thomas

Jefferson.

11.A.onB.forC.byD.in

12.A.moveonB.putonC.goonD.turnon

13.A.enjoyB.likeC.mindD.finish

14.A.bridgeB.roadC.horseD.ground

15.A.liftB.pushC.standD.move

16.A.lookaroundB.cameupC.standupD.goaway

17.A.AsifB.EvenifC.OnlyifD.Whatif

18.A.wellB.quicklyC.soonD.hard

19.A.smartB.reasonableC.necessaryD.useless

20.A.smileB.callC.lessonD.hand

21.A.touchedB.disappointed（失望）C.interestedD.worried

22.A.sometimesB.oftenC.neverD.always

23.A.timeB.needsC.worksD.power

24.A.showedB.leftC.changedD.turned

25.A.knight（骑士）B.soldierC.presidentD.officer

三、阅读理解（共40分）

阅读下列短文，根据内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Teen（青少年的）Writingpetition

Doyoulovewriting?Doyouwanttoshowyourgreattalent（天赋）forwritingtoothers?Thenwehavea

petitionjustforyou!

Thispetitionisforchildrenbetween1416yearsold.YouneedtowriteanEnglishpassageof500wordsat

most.

Prizes

1stplace2ndplace3rdplace

Otherwriters

1innumber2innumber4innumber

3,000yuan1,000yuan500yuan

Abook

Atrophy（奖杯）AtrophyAtrophy

AbookAbookAbook

Forallwriters:

①.Yourpassagemustbeyourveryownwork.

②.Onlyonepassageeachperson,please.

（3）.Youshouldfillinanentryform（参赛表格）withyourname,age,emailandthetitleofyourpassage.

④.Thepetitionwillstarton30thApril2022.Youshouldemailyourpassageandtheformto

2022teenwritingpetition@ewnolaterthan30thJune2022,theclosingdate.

⑤.Theresultofthepetitionwilleouton31stOctober2022.

⑥.Formoreinformationaboutthepetitionandtheentryform,visit.

26.Whocanjoininthepetition?

A.Dave,15yearsold.B.Jill,acollegestudent.C.Jack,11yearsold.D.Dora,anEnglishteacher.

27.Whatdoweknowabouttheprizes?

A.Everywriterwillgetatrophy.B.Everywriterwillreceiveabook.

C.Therewillbethree3rdplacewinners.D.The1stplacewinnercanget1,000yuan.

28.Allthepassagesforthepetitionshould.

A.bethewriters9ownworkB.belongerthan500words

C.havethewriters9nameandageD.talkaboutthewriters9ownexperience

29.Peoplecanknowtheresultofthepetition_______monthsaftertheclosingdate.

A.fiveB.fourC.threeD.two

30.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?

A.Ateacher9snotebook.B.Aclassreport.C.Abookaboutwriting.D.Amagazineforteens.

B

NewYorkis3hoursaheadof（在...前）California,

butitdoesnotmakeCaliforniaslow.

Someonefinishedschoolattheageof22,

butwaited5yearsbeforegettingagoodjob!

SomeonebecameaCEOat25,

anddiedat50.

WhileanotherbecameaCEOat50,

and▲to90years.

Someoneisstillsingle（单身的），

whilesomeoneelsegotmarried.

Obama（奥巴马）retires（退休）at55,

butBiden（拜登）startsat78.

EveryoneinthisworldworksintheirownTimeZone（时区）.

Peoplearoundyoumightseemtogoaheadofyou,

somemightseemtobebehindyou.

Buteveryoneisrunningtheirownrace,intheirowntime.

Don'tenvy（嫉妒）themorlaughatthem.

TheyareintheirTimeZone,andyouareinyours!

Lifeisaboutwaitingfortherightmomenttoact.

So,relax.

You'renotlate.

Ybu'renotearly.

You'reverymuchontime,andinyourTimeZone.

31.Wecanknowthatwhenifs7p.m.inNewYork,ifsinCalifornia.

A.10a.m.B.4a.m.C.10p.m.D.4p.m.

32.Thebestwordfortheblankinthepoemis.

A.bomB.grewC.livedD.married

33.Ifsomeoneisaheadoforbehindyou,youshouldn't_them.

A.beworriedaboutB.feelhappywithC.getangrywithD.envyorlaughat

34.Whydoesthewritermention（提及，提至！J）Biden?

A.Toshowheisgoodatmanagingtime.B.Toshowthewriter'sideasabouttime.

C.Toshowreadersanexample.D.Toshowheishardworking.

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepoem?

A.Obamastartsat55,butTrumpretiresat70.B.Lifeisallaboutwaitingfortimezones.

C.Theearlierwesucceed,thebetterwewillbe.D.Don'thurryandtakeyourownaction.

c

Beinghometothelargestsecondhandbookstoreintheworld,HayonWyeismorethanjustasmalltownin

Wales-ifsabookheavenonearth.

ThehistoryofHayonWyeasthe“townofbooks^^beganontheAprilFooFsDayof1977.Amancalled

RichardBoothannouncedtheindependenceofHayonWyeasakingdomofbooks,withhimastheking.Since

then,hehasmanagedtobuildahealthytourismindustrybasedonbooks.Todaythousandsofvisitorseto

HayonWyeeveryyeartolookforwhateverbookstheyneed.

BeforeBooth'sgreatidea,HayonWyewasaslowlydyingtownhavinglessthan2,000people,withnoreal

economyornotablelocalbusinesses.ThekingofHayonWyeopenedhisfirstbookstorein1961,andlater

encouragedhisfriendsinthetradetoetoHay.Afterafewyears,hefilledalmosteverybuildingwithbooks.

HayonWyenowhasoverthirtybookshops,manysellingsecondhandbooks,whichhasmadethetownattractive

forbookcollectors.

HayonWyehasitsspecialhonorwithoveronemillionbookstradedhereeveryyear.Unlikeotherbook

dealers,RichardBoothdoesn'tcenteronanyonetopic.Hebuysanytypeofbooksbelievingthateverybookis

valuableandsomeoneintheworldwantsit.BookloversfromallovertheworldetoHayonWyebecausealarge

numberofbooksfoundhereareatlowprices.

Since1988,HayonWyehasalsobeentheplaceforafamousliterary（文学）festival,nowsupportedbyThe

Guardian,whichdrawsabout80,000visitorsovertendaysatthebeginningofJunetoseeandhearbigliterary

namesfromallovertheworld.

Onceadyingsmalltown,HayonWyeisnowanattractivetouristtown,withtenpercentofitspopulation

workinginthebookbusiness,andlocalbusinessesbenefitingfromthewavesoftouristsinghereinsearchof

books.

36.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.HayonWyebecameindependentin1977.

B.HayonWyeusedtobeatouristattraction.

C.RichardBoothgotfooledontheAprilFool'sDayof1977.

D.RichardBoothwastomakeHayonWyeabookheaven.

37.WhatismainlytalkedaboutHayonWyeinParagraph3?

A.Itsbookshops.B.Itsunusualfeature.

C.Itsdevelopment.D.Itslocalbusinesses.

38.WhatisspecialaboutRichardBoothasabookdealer?

A.Hesellsonlyvaluablebooks.B.Hecollectsbooksofanytype.

C.Hehimselfisknowledgeable.D.HeissuppliedbyTheGuardian.

39.ThereasonswhyvisitorsetoHayonWyeinclude.

①lowpricesofbooks②alargerangeofbooks③famousbookdealers④afamousliteraryfestival

A.①②③B.①②④

C.①③④D.②③④

40.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HayonWye,WorldofBooksB.HayonWye,BirthplaceofLiterature

C.HayonWye,SourceofKnowledgeD.HayonWye,FamousLiteraryFestival

D

B

U6—❷

Wheredocarsgettheirenergyfrom?Formostcars,theanswerisgasoline(petrol).Butsomecarsuse

electricity.Thesecarshavespecialmotorsthatgetpowerfrombatteries.Inaddition,therearesomecarsthathave

bothanelectricmotorandagasolinemotor.Thesetypesofcarsarecalledhybridcars.

Electriccarsarebetterthanpetrolcarsinseveralways.Thebiggestbenefitisreducedpollution.Inareas

wherethereisahighpercentageofelectriccarsthereislesspollution.Butelectriccarsstillcausepollution.

Rememberthattheelectricitytopowerelectriccarshastoefromsomewhere,whichismostlikelyapower

station.Unlessthesepowerstationsrunonsolarorwindenergy,theyaremostlikelyburningfuelstomake

electricity.Thesecondbenefitofelectriccarsisareductioninthedependenceonforeignoil.Thereareseveral

countriesthatdon'twanttorelyonoilingfromothercountries.Sinceelectriccarscanrunonelectricityfromcoal

ornuclearpowerstations,thereislessofaneedtoimportoil.

Electriccarshavesomeotherproblemsaswell.Theyaremoreexpensivethannormalcars.Thisismostly

duetothehighcostofthebatteriesthesecarsneed.Electriccarsrunonbatteries,justlikeamobilephonedoes:

theyneedtobechargedinspecialplaces.Anotherproblemisthatelectriccarscannottravelasfarasgascars.

Somepeopleareafraidthatthebatterywillrunoutofelectricitybeforetheyreachtheirdestination.

Despite(尽管)theseproblems,manypeople,includingautomobileindustryexperts,believethatthe

percentageofelectriccarswillincreaseinthefuture.

41.Theunderlinedword“These“inParagraph1refersto.

A.electriccarsB.hybridcarsC.petrolcarsD.alloftheabove

42.WhichofthestatementsofelectriccarsbelowisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theycausezeropollution.B.Theycauselesspollutionthangasolinecars.

C.Theycauseanincreaseinimportedoil.D.Theytravelmoreslowlythangasolinecars.

43.Whyareelectriccarsmoreexpensivethanpetrolcars?

A.Electriccarsaremoreplicated.

B.Thebatteriesofelectriccarscostalotofmoney.

C.Electriccarownersneedspecialplacestochargethebatteries.

D.Thebatteriesneedtobechargedoften.

44.Whatdoweknowaboutthefutureofelectriccars?

A.Fewerpeoplewillbuythem.B.Governmentswillsupporttheiruse.

C.Theymaybeemorepopular.D.Theywillgetmoreexpensive.

45.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Anintroductionofelectriccars.B.Thefutureofelectriccars.

C.paringpetrolcarswithelectriccars.D.Howelectriccarsreducepollution.

第二部分非选择题（55分）

四、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，请根据短文内容，在文后表格中填入恰当的单词，每空一词。（共10空;

每空1.5分，满分15分）

Asthesayinggoes,“agoodneighbourisbetterthanabrotherfaroff."Butnoisyneighboursareamon

probleminasocietywheremanypeoplelivecloselytogether.Andthiscanbemostimportantwhenyoushare

wallsorfloorswithneighboursinaflat.Anoisyneighbourcanleadtotroubleinlife,ifnoisegoeswellinto

night,orhappensduringearlymorninghours.Thissituationneedstobedealtwithproperly.

Youshouldfirsttrytotellyournoisyneighbouraboutthenoise.Thisconversationshouldbefriendlyand

polite.Itcanbeginwithasentencelike“Iamnotsureifyourealize...9,.Explaintheprobleminanhonestway,

andasktheneighbourtoturndownthemusic,ornottoholdpartiesuntil3am.Youcanalsoaddthatyourealize

theyhearyournoisetoo,andyouarecertainlywillingtotrytostopanythinginyourbehaviourthatismaking

noise.

Youshouldalsoknowthatnotallneighboursaregoingtofollowyourrequirement（要求），andsomemayact

inabadmanner.Ifthenoisyneighboursdon'tchangetheirbehaviour,thenextstepshouldbetowritethe

neighboursaletter.Thelettershouldshowyourfeelingsandthedateswhenthenoisewasquiteterrible.

Whenthenoisecontinuesgoingon,youshouldreportittothemunity,oreventhepolicestation,whenifs

reallynecessary.Often,however,theproblemissolvedwhenthenoisyneighbourknowsyouaregoingtocallthe

police.

Butyoushouldknowthatyoucannotalwaysexpectnoisyneighbourstobequiet.Whenthenoisecontinues

goingon,itisnotwisetobeangryordosomethingagainstthelaw.Ifyouhavepletedthestepsandletter,don't

hitwallsorfloorsaroundinyourhomeorturnupthemusic.Justkeepinmindnottogetangrysoeasilyanddon't

stopmunicating.

46todealwiththenoiseofneighbours

Anoisyneighbourcan47trouble,soweshoulddeal

Introduction

withtheproblemproperly.

•Starttheconversationinafriendlywayandtalkwiththem

48_.

•Explaintheproblemina(an)49wayandaskthem

Talkingwithyourneighbor

tobequieter.

•Makethembelievethatyouwillnotmaketoomuchnoise

either.

Useful

advice•Takethenextstepiftheneighboursdon't51your

Writing50toyourrequirementorchangetheirbehaviour.

neighbour•Tellthem52youfeltandwhenthenoisewasquite

terrible.

Reportingtothemunityor•Reportittothemunitywhenthenoisecontinuesgoingon.

police•Callthepoliceifmunicationdoesn't53.

54hittingthewallsorfloorssinceit'snotwisetobe

Conclusionangrywithyourneighbours.

55tobepatientanddon'tstopmunicating.

五、综合填空（共10空；每空1.5分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，在横线上填上适当单词，使短文完整、通顺。给出单词的空格不限一词，没有给出单词的

空格限一词。

Inthepast,peopleusedtotraveltoforeigncountriesbecausetheythoughttheywouldbedifferentinmany

ways.56,onelargecityissimilar(相彳以的)toanotheratpresent.TheyallhavetheirMcDonald's,their

KFCsandtheirPizzaHuts.Mostcitycentresaremade57ofofficebuildings.

Thenwhyistheforeigntravel58(popular)thanbefore?Whatdotouristshope59(know)

aboutaforeigncountry?Theanswercouldbethatpeoplearevery60(interest)inanation'shistoryand

cultures.Mostpeopletraveloverseastofindouthowforeigncountries61(change)inthepast.

Everycountryalsohas62(it)ownbeautifulplaces.Iftouristsdon'ttravelabroad,theywillbe

63(able)toenjoythosespecialviews.

Finally,anotherattractionisitspeople.Thecultureofacountryisnotonlyitsoldbuildings,itsworksofart

orbeautifulplaces,butalso64peoplewholiveinit.ItiswhyCanadaissopopular.Thefriendlyand

smiling65(Canada)makevisitorsfeelwele.

六、书面表达(满分25分)

66.2024年2月24日，泰州市举行了“花开春风里“全民阅读推广活动启动仪式，为响应全民阅读活

动，你校拟开展一次以reading为主题的英文演讲比赛，请根据以下要点提示完成你的演讲稿。

要点：

1.Whataretheadvantages(好处)ofreading?

2.Whatareyourreadinghabits?

3.Whichbookwouldyouliketoremendtoteenagers?Andwhy?

要求：

1.表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

2.必须包含所有信息，并作适当发挥；

3.词数100左右，开头已给，不计入总词数。

Dearjudges,

Goodafternoon!I'mveryhonoredtostandhereandmakeaspeechonreading.

参考答案:

1.A

【详解】句意：“马面裙”是中国传统的裙子。它始于宋朝。

考查不定冠词。a是不定冠词，用在辅音音素开头的单词前，表泛指；an是不定冠词，用在元音音素开头

的单词前，表泛指；the是定冠词，表特指；/不填。skirt为单数名词，用不定冠词表泛指，traditional是辅

音音素开头的单词，故用a限定。故选A。

2.C

【详解】句意：2024年4月26日，神舟18号载人飞船的宇航员提前进入中国空间站。

考查介词辨析。in在……期间，常用于年份、月份或季节前；at在……时刻，常用于具体的时间点前；on

在……之时，常用于星期或具体的某一天前；to至！］。根据"April26,2024”可知，此处指的是4月26日这一

天。故选C。

3.B

【详解】句意：在穷人需要的时候为他们提供食物和金钱，你真是太好了。

考查介词的用法。itis+形容词+of（for）sb.todosth.“对于某人做某事怎么样”，形容词说明人的品格特征，

用介词of；形容词说明动作的特征,用介词for,此处形容词nice表示人的品质，故第一空填介词用of；provide

sb.withsth.“给某人提供某物”，故第二空填with。故选B。

4.D

【详解】句意：一周老师，我现在必须交作业吗？一不，你不必。你可以过后交。

考查情态动词。回答must（必须）提出的问句，否定回答可用needn't或don，thaveto。根据“MustIhandin

myhomeworknow,Mr.Zhou?”可知，第一个空处应填don'thaveto"不必"；第二个空处应填may"可以"。故

选D。

5.A

【详解】句意：——打扰一下，YYDS是什么意思？——互联网用户用它来表示对他们的英雄的钦佩，类

似于英语俚语“GOAT”（史上最好的）。

考查形容词短语。similarto与...类似；aswell也；differentfrom与....不同；oppositeto在....对面。

根据"Internetusersuseittoshowadmirationtowardtheirheroes”可知，是类似于英语俚语"GOAT"（史上最好

的），用similarto符合语境。故选A。

6.B

【详解】句意：从海报上，我们知道在节目中对演员大喊大叫是不正确的。

考查句意理解。wecanhaveadiscussion我们可以讨论一下；it'sinconecttoshoutatactors对演员大喊大叫

是不正确的；we'dbettertakephotoswithmobilephones我们最好用拍照；wecanwalkaroundslowly我

们可以慢慢地走。根据海报要求的第⑤条，可知对演员要有礼貌。所以对演员大喊大叫是不对的。故选B。

7.D

【详解】句意：——他们结婚多久了？——对不起，我不知道。但是我知道皮特下个月将会娶一名护士。

考查动词时态。marry做动词，表示“结婚”，marrysb,表示“嫁/娶某人"；题干第二个空格指的是皮特先生

将要娶一名护士，此处用“begoingto+动词原形”表示“将来时”，故此处应填原形marry。其次howlong表

示多长时间，常和现在完成时态连用，且谓语动词应用延续性动词，marry本身是短暂性动词，其对应的

延续性动词是bemarried。故选D。

8.C

【详解】句意：抄别人的作业是一个不好的学习习惯，尽管如此，对你来说抛弃它还为时不晚。

考查副词辨析。Instead反而；Finally最后；Anyway尽管如此；不管怎样；Suddenly突然。根据下文“itis

nevertoolateforyoutogetoutofit."可知，此处和上文之间是转折关系，故选C。

9.C

【详解】句意：为了让南京更加绿色，未来几年将种植更多的树木。

考查动词时态和语态。根据"trees”和“plant”的关系可知，此处用被动语态，表示“树被种植”；根据“inthenext

fewyears”可知，该句为一般将来时，综上可知，此句为一般将来时的被动语态，结构为willbedone。故

选C。

10.B

【详解】句意：——这个星期六早上你能和我一起去钓鱼吗？——恐怕不能。我要去援助之手俱乐部。

考查情景交际。Noproblem没问题；I，mafraidnot恐怕不能；I，mnotsure我不确定；Idon'tthinkso我不这

么认为。根据力'llgototheHelpingHandsClub”可知恐怕不能一起去钓鱼，选项B符合语境。故选B。

11.B12.C13.C14.A15.A16.B17.D18.A19.D20.D21.A

22.C23.B24.D25.C

【导语】本文讲述了关于美国总统ThomasJefferson的故事。

11.句意：一个老人正在等一匹马过河。

on在...上面；for为了；by通过；in在....里面。根据"Anoldmanwaited…arideacrossariver.”及短语

waitfor（等待）可知，空格处要填介词for,故选B。

12.句意：等待好像要永远持续。

moveon离开；puton穿上；goon持续；turnon打开。根据"Thewaitfeltlikeitwould...fdrever.”可知,止匕

处是指持续。故选C。

13.句意：他说：“先生，你介意载我一程到另一边吗？”

enjoy享受；like喜欢；mind介意；finish完成。根据"wouldyou...givingmearidetotheotherside?”（你介

意载我到另一边吗？）可知，空格处应填“介意”。故选C。

14.句意：这似乎没有一座桥。

bridge桥；road路;horse马;ground地面。根据上文“Anoldmanwaited...arideacrossariver.”（一位老人

等着搭乘过河。）可知，应该是没有桥。故选A。

15.句意：老人无法将身体抬离地面,。

lift抬起；push推；stand站；move移动。根据"Theoldmancouldn,t...hisbodyfromtheground”可知，此处

是指抬起。故选A。

16.句意：我看见你让其他几个骑手经过。然后我来了。

lookaround环顾四周；cameup来了；standup站立；goaway走开。根据"Isawyouletseveralotherridersgo

by.ThenI...”可知，此处是指来了。故选B。

17.句意：如果我拒绝了，把你留在这里怎么办？

Asif似乎；Evenif即使；Evenif只有；Whatif如果...怎么办。根据“...Ihadrefusedandleftyouhere?”可知，

Whatif（如果…怎么办）符合题意。故选D。

18.句意：我想我能很好地了解别人。

well好；quickly快速地；soon不久；hard努力地。根据"IthinkIknowpeoplepretty...”可知，空格处要填“好

地”。故选A。

19.句意：问他们载我一程是没用的，因为我可以从他们的眼中看出他们不想帮助我。

smart聪明的；reasonable合理的；necessary必要的；useless无用的。根据“becauseIcouldseeintheireyesthat

theydidn'twanttohelpme.”可知，此处是指“问他们是没有用的。”故选D。

20.句意：我知道你善良的精神会在我需要帮助的时候帮助我。

smile微笑；call打；lesson课程；hand手。knewyourkindspiritwouldgivemea10.inmytimeof

need.”及短语givesb.ahand（给予某人帮助）可知，空格处应填hand。故选D。

21.句意：那些暖心的话语深深地感动了骑手。

touched感动；disappointed失望；interested使感兴趣；worried担心。根据"Thoseheartwarmingwords

deeply...therider.”可知，此处是指感动了骑手。故选A。

22.句意：我希望我永远不会太忙于做自己的事情，这样我才能以善意和关怀回应他人的需求。

sometimes有时；often经常；never永不；always总是。根据“IhopeImay...gettoobusydoingmyownthings

sothatIcanrespond（回应）tothe...ofotherswithkindnessandcare."可知，此处是指永远不会忙于自己的事

情。故选C。

23.句意：我希望我永远不会太忙于做自己的事情，这样我才能以善意和关怀回应他人的需求。

time时间；needs需要；works工作；power权力。根据"IhopeImay...gettoobusydoingmyownthingssothat

Icanrespond（回应）tothe…ofotherswithkindnessandcare.”可知，此处是指别人的需要、需求。故选B。

24.句意：调转马头，朝白宫走去。

showed显示；left离开；changed改变；turned转身。根据“...hishorsearoundandmadehiswaybacktotheWhite

House."及短语turnaround（调转方向）可知，空格处要填turned。故选D。

25.句意：原来骑手是美国总统托马斯•杰斐逊。

knight骑士；soldier士兵；president总统；officer官员。turnedoutthattheriderwasthe...oftheUnited

States,ThomasJefferson.”并结合上文和常识可知,ThomasJefferson是美国总统。故