2023-2024学年上海八年级上学期期末综合检测英语试题（外研版）

2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末综合检测英语试题（外研版）

第I卷选择题

一、完形填空（20分）

A

Love,joyandthewarmfeelingofgettingtogetherdon'tcostathing.Butgiftsdocostmoney.Sowhafsapoorfamily

todo?

BeforeNewYear,ItoldmymotherthattheonlythingI]wasapogo

stick（弹簧单高跷）.However,mymothersaidtheyweresoexpensivethatwecouldn't

2one.

OnaSaturdaybeforeNewYear,myfamily3together.Whilemymother

andIwerepickingoutthegifts,mydadsaid,"I'llbebacksoon——Ineedtoseesomethinginthetoolarea."Alittlelater,he

camebackwithalongbox.Irememberwonderingiftherewasapogostickinit.

Whenwearrivedhome,mydadputtheboxinthegarage.Whilemyparentswerebusywiththeirchores,I4

walkedouttothegarageandfoundthebox.Iwasso5andIknewassoonasIopenedthatmagicalbox,mybright,

shinypogostickwouldappear.Nosuchluck!Insidetheboxwasa6oldbroom（扫帚）.

ThatNewYearmorning,IgotsomenicegiftsbutIdidn'tgetthepresentthatIreallywanted.

Aftercleaninguptheroom,mydadwenttothegarage.Whenhecamebackin,hewas7abeautifulpogo

stick.Icouldn't8it!Myparentsprobablygotquitealaughfromthetricktheyplayedonme.

Althoughwedidn'thavemuch9,myparentsgavemethemostimportantgiftofall:lotsof10.That

wasover60yearsagoandIstillthinkaboutthosewonderfulmemories.Iwillneverforgetallthejoymyparentsbrought

intomylife.

1.A.ownedB.wantedC.forgotD.found

2.A.makeB.borrowC.acceptD.afford

3.A.wentshoppingB.didchoresC.tookawalkD.haddinner

4.A.quietlyB.politelyC.suddenlyD.certainly

5.A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.excitedD.relaxed

6.A.magicB.sillyC.differentD.smart

7.A.preparingB.hidingC.choosingD.carrying

8.A.understandB.decideC.believeD.explain

9.A.courageB.timeC.moneyD.trouble

10.A.trustB.loveC.smileD.pride

B

Iwasfeelingalittlebluebecausemymotherhadlostherjob.

Oneday,whileIwas11onthestreet,Iheardpianomusicandsingingrising

abovethenoiseofthepeople.Iwalkedmoreslowlyto12whereitwascoming

from.ThenIsawayoungladysittingatapiano.

Shewassingingsongsaboutlove,13yourselfandkeepingontrying.Thewayshewassingingmademealittle

comfortable.Istoodtherequietly,watchingherplayingonsuchacrowdedNewYbrksquare.Ithoughtthatshemustbe

14enoughtoperforminfrontofsomanypeople.

Shenoticedme.Iwalkedoverandtoldherhowgoodher15sounded."Thankyou,“shesaid.

“Ihavebeengoingthroughahardtimerecently,butyou'vemademehopefulagain,“Isaidtoher.

'TmgladthatIcouldhelp,“shereplied.uWhyareyouso16?

“Well,mymomhaslostherjob,andI'mnotsurewhattodo..

“Didyounoticethe17youwerewalking?Yourheadwasdown“shesaid."Don'tbeupset,because18

comesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdown,youmightnotseeit.Youshould19moreandliftyourheadup.^^

Ilookedather,amazedathowshewasencouragingme."Whyareyouplayingthepianohere?”Iaskedherwitha

smile.

She20thatshesawalotofunhappypeopleintheworldandshetriedtocheerthemupbyplayingmusic.

Ismiledalittlewilder,realizingthatnodifficultiescouldstopmefromgoingon.

11.A.drivingB.ridingC.runningD.walking-

12.A.findoutB.sendoutC.takeoutD.getout

13.A.dressingB.believingC.hurtingD.losing

14.A.braveB.shyC.boredD.honest

15.A.adviceB.ideaC.musicD.interest

16.A.dirtyB.busyC.sadD.lazy

17.A.wayB.timeC.reasonD.station

18.A.opportunityB.healthC.painD.life

19A.complainB.restC.smileD.pay

20.A.dreamedB.hopedC.guessedD.explained

、阅读理解（分2节，共45分）

第一节、阅读选择（40分）

A

Onemorning,mydadaskedmetodrivehimtoafarawayvillageandpickhimupat4pm.Iparkedourcaratanearby

garage（修车厂）.Becauseofseveralhours'waitingtime,Iwenttoatheater.However,whenthelastmoviefinished,itwas

alreadysix.

IguessedDadwouldbereallyangryifhefoundoutthatIwaslatebecauseIwaswatchingamovie.SoIdecidednot

totellhimthetruth.WhenIpickedhimup,Iapologizedforbeinglate,andtoldhimthecarhadsomemajor（严重的）

repairs.I'llneverforgetthelookhegaveme."I'mdisappointedthatyoufeelyouhavetolietome,Jason.^^Dadlookedat

meagain."Whenyoudidn'tappear,Icalledthegaragetoaskiftherewereanyproblems.Theytoldmeyouhadn,tbeen

there."Ifeltashamed（差愧的）asltoldhimtherealreason.Afterhelistenedtome,Dadsaid,“IrealizeFvefailedasa

father.I'mgoingtowalkhomenowandthinkaboutwhereFvegonewrongalltheseyearstomakeyoulietome.”

“ButDad,ifs18miles!”Myapologieswereuseless.Dadwalkedhomethatday.SeeingDadinsomuchpainwasan

unforgettableexperience.However,italsotaughtmeanimportantlesson.Sincethattime,Ihaveneverliedtoanyone.

21.Duringtheseveralhours9waitingtime,thewriterwentto.

A.atheaterB.arestaurantC.amuseumD.ashop

22.Thefatherknewhissontoldalieby.

A.guessingtheresultB.telephoningthegarage

C.askingthetheaterD.askinghissondirectly

23.Hisfatherfeltfirstwhenheheardhisson'slie.

A.surprisedB.disappointedC.afraidD.foolish

24.Theunderlinedword"apologized“means.

A.criedoutB.explainedthereason

C.saidsorryD.didsomethingnice

25.WhichofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterdidn'tliketopickuphisfather.

B.Thewriterhadabigfightwithhisfather.

C.Thewriternevertoldalieafterthelesson.

D.Thewriterdidn'tcareaboutDad'sfeelings.

B

Chinaistakingactiontocutdownonfoodwaste.Afterthe"Cleanyourplate“campaign（光盘行动）waslaunchedin

2013,thegovernmenthasstartedits2.0versiontoencouragepeopletothinkabouttheamountoffoodtheywasteagain.

PresidentXiJinpingwantspeopletoreducetheamountoffoodwaste.Hecalledthewaste"'shockinganddistressing^^.

TherearemanyreportsinChinasayingthatafoodcrisis（危机）iscoming.Foodproductionhasdecreasedbecauseof

thecoronavirusandfloodsinsouthernChina.Expertssaythiswillnotleadtoacrisis,butthegovernmentwantspeopleto

paymoreattentiontohowmuchfoodtheyleaveontheirplate.PresidentXisaidChinahadto"'maintainasenseofcrisis

aboutfoodsecurity^^.

Manyrestaurantsaretakingthecampaignveryseriously.ArestaurantincentralChinawentalittletoofarasitstarted

weighingcustomers.Ithadtoapologizetodinerswhowereangryatbeingweighed.Itsaid,“Weatfirstwantedcustomers

tostopfoodwasteandorderfoodinahealthyway.Weneverforcedcustomerstoweighthemselves.^^Arestaurantinthe

capitalBeijingsaid,t4Weremindourguestswhentheyordertoomuchfood.^^

RestaurantsinWuhanhavestartedtheN-lsystem.Thatis,agroupofdinersmustorderonefewerdishthanthenumberof

peopleinthegroup.

InJune2020,theUnitedNationswarnedthattheworldisgoingtofacetheworstfoodcrisisin50years.Theworld's

topthreegrainexporters,theUS,BrazilandIndia,arealsothethreemostaffectedcountriesbyCOVID-19.

26.Theunderlinedword“distressing“inthepassagemeans""inChinese.

A.让人冒犯的B.让人关注的C.让人怜悯的D.让人忧虑的

27.Accordingtothepassage,floodshappenedin.

A.westernChinaB.easternChinaC.southernChinaD.northernChina

28.madethecustomersinarestaurantangry.

A.TellingthecustomerstoeateverythingB.Givingthecustomerssmallplates

C.WeighingthecustomersD.Givingthecustomerslessfood

29.AccordingtotheN-lsystem,afamilyofthreeshouldorderdish（es）.

A.3B.2C.lD.O

3O.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.theimportanceandsomewaystoreducefoodwaste

B.therulesofwastingfood

C.coronavirusandfloodsinChina

D.theworstfoodcrisisinChina

C

Inventionschangehowwelive,work,playandthinkaboutwhafspossible.Everyyear,TIMEmagazinelists（歹（J出）the

100bestinventionsbasedontheircreativity（创造性）andimpact（影响）onourlives.Whatdidthemagazinechoosein2021?

Lefstakealook.

ORCAM

Easiertoread

Readingcanbeabigchallengefortensofmillionsofpeople.Theymayhavepoorvision（视力）orreading

difficulties.ButOrCamReadcanhelpthem!IfsthefirstofitskindreadingpenwithasmartcameraandanAI

system.Afterscanning（扫描）apageoftextwiththeclickofabutton（点击按钮），itcanreadthetextaloudtothe

user.Youdon'tneedtoconnect（连接）ittotheinternet.Youcanuseitofflineathome,work,school,orevenin

storeswhenyouneedtoreadapricetag（标签）.

Sweetidea

Honeyisproducedbybees.Buttoday'sbeekeepingbusiness（养蜂业）isnotgoodforthesehard-working

insects.Beefarmersmaykillthemafterharvesting（U攵获）honeybecauseit'scheaperthanfeedingthebeesthroughthewinter.

Tosavebees,UScompanyMeliBiohasfoundawaytomaketheworld'sfirstbee-freehoney.Theyusedsyntheticbiology

（合成生物学）tocreatehoneydirectlyfromplants.Thiskindofhoneytastesjustliketherealone,anditishealthy,too.

Keepyoucalm

Whenyoufeelangryorunhappy,whatdoyoudoaboutit?Scientistssayyoucantrytocalmothers.Thiscan

helpyoucalmdown.ThafswhyPurrblewasinvented.Thisfurry（毛茸茸的），bear-liketoyhas9sensors（感器）.

Ithasaquick"'heartbeat（心跳）“andcanrespondtoyourtouch.Asyouholdandpetit,itsheartbeatslows.Andit

purrs（发出咕噜声）likeacat.Itsoundslikeitreallyenjoysyourtouch!ThroughpettingPurrble,youwillbecome

moreawareofyourownfeelingsandlearnhowtofeelcalmyourself.

31.HowshouldpeoplewithreadingdifficultiesuseOrCamRead?

A.Useittoscantexttheyneedtoread.

B.Useittoscanimagestheycan'tsee.

C.Connectittoasmallcamera.

D.Connectittotheinternet.

32.Whatdoes"bee-ftee"mean?

A.Beescandowhattheywant.

B.Spendlessmoneyfeedingbees.

C.Beescanbesetfreeafterworking.

D.Nobeesareneeded.

33.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewkindofhoney?

A.Itisnotgoodforhumanhealth.

B.Ithasthesametasteasrealhoney.

C.Itismadefromrealhoney.

D.Ithelpsbeekeepingbusinessesmakemoremoney.

34.HowcanPurrblehelpcalmyou?

A.Itssensorscansenseyouranger.

B.Itcantouchyouwithitsfurryhands.

C.Itspurrscanslowyourheartbeats.

D.Itcanhelpyouknowyourfeelings.

35.Whichoneshouldyousupportifyouareananimalprotector?

A.OrCamRead.B.Thenewkindofhoney.

C.Purrble.D.Bear-likecats.

D

Go,commonlyknowninChinaasweiqi.isaboardgamefortwoplayers.Towin,oneplayermustuseblackorwhite

playingpieces,namedstones,tosurround（包围）moreareas.

ThegamewasinventedinChinamorethan2,500yearsago.It*soneofthefourChinesetraditionalfinearts,along

withplayingguqin,writingandpainting,soitownsawidefanbaseinChina.Nowitisalsopopularinotherpartsofthe

world.

InGermany,theBerlinGoAssociation（协会）hasworkedtogetherwiththeChinaCulturalCentertohostThe

ChinaCup,whichseesabout50to100playerseachyear.Asthecooperation（合作）betweenChinaandGermany

deepens,manyGotrainingcoursesareoffered,andsometimesprofessionalplayersfromChinaareinvitedtogivetalksto

GermanGolovers.

AndreasUrban,thechairman（主席）ofBerlinGoAssociation,discoveredabookonGoaccidentally."Itriedto

understandtherules,butIcouldn't."saidUrban.Schreiber,thevicechairman,wasintroducedtothegame16yearsagobya

classmate."ThefirsttimeIplayedGo.Ievencouldn'tunderstandtherules,Hhesaid.Butbothofthemfoundthegame

moreandmoreinterestingafterpractice."IadvisechildrentolearnGo.Theycanlearnthatthereisalwayssomeone

strongerandit'sOKtolose.Theycanalsolearnhowtoimprovefromtheirmistakesandsaytomorrowwillbebetterthan

today,"saidSchreiber.

Totheexperiencedplayers,Gocanbeveryaddictive（使人入迷的）,asitisnotjustforfun,butalsohasadeeper

culturalground.WhentwoplayersmeetontheGoboard,theyfollowthesamerules,butmaycarrycompletelydifferent

methods.Oneofthebestwaystoimproveistoplayagainstsomeonewho*sstronger,aswellasfromdifferentcultural

backgrounds.Thiskindofcross-culturalcommunicationhelpsthedevelopmentofGo.

36.WhatdoesParagraphOnemainlytellus?

A.ThebasicrulesofplayingGo.

B.ThematerialsfromwhichGoismade.

C.TheusefulskillsofplayingGo.

D.ThenumberofplayersaGoteamhas.

37.HowoftendoesBerlinhostTheChinaCup?

A.Onceayear.

B.Twiceayear.

C.Threetimesayear.

D.Fourtimesayear.

38.SchreiberadviseschildrentolearnGobecause.

A.it'seasyforchildrentoplayitwell

B.fewchildrencanfacefailurebravely

C.childrencanlearnalotfromplayingit

D.it'sthebestwaytowinfortheircountry

39.WhatsimilarexperiencedidSchreiberandUrbanhave?

A.TheyfounditdifficulttolearnGo.

B.TheylearnedGobyaccidentatfirst.

C.TheylearnedGofromtheirclassmates.

D.Theydidn'tknowGoruleswellatfirst.

40.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.GoisoneofthefourtraditionalfineartsinGermany.

B.Playerscan'tcarrythesamemethodwhenplayingGo.

C.Cross-culturalcommunicationplaysapartinGodevelopment.

D.Playingwithstrongerplayersisthebestwaytoimproveyourself.

第二节、阅读还原(5分)

NewrulesandbehaviorstandardsformiddleschoolstudentscameoutinMarch.Middleschoolisgoingtouseanew

waytodecidewhothetopstudentsare.41Theywillalsobekidswhodon'tdyetheirhair,smokeordrink.

Thefollowingaresomeofthenewrules.

Tellthetruth.Haveyouevercopiedsomeoneelse'sworkonanexam?42Thafsnotsomethingan

honeststudentshoulddo.

Domoreatschool.Goodstudentsloveanimalandcareforotherpeople.AprilisBird-LovingMonthinChina.Is

yourschooldoinganythingtocelebrateit?Youshouldjoin!43

Beopentonewideas.Haveyoueverthoughtthatpeoplecouldliveonthemoon?Perhapsyou511discoverEarthII

someday.Don'tlookdownonnewideas.44Youshouldwelcomethem.

Protectyourself.Hassomeoneevertakenmoneyfromoneofyourclassmates?Don'tletithappentoyou.Ifyou

havetogohomelate,youshouldletyourparentsknow.

UsetheInternetcarefully.TheInternetcanbeveryusefulforyourstudies.ButsomethingsontheInternetaren't

forkids,sotrytolookatwebpagesthataregoodforyou.45

A.Inthatway,youcanlearnmoreaboutanimalsandhowtoprotectthem.

B.Thebeststudentswon'tonlyhavehighmarks.

C.Youcanusethewebforfunorhomework.

D.Studentsshouldnotdisagreewiththeteacher.

E.Everyone9sideasareimportant.

F.Don'tdoitagain!

第II卷非选择题(共三节，满分35分)

第一节、短文填空(10分)

April10,2019isaremarkableday.Thewholeworldfelt](excite)onthatnight.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,

peoplesawthepictureofablackhole.Thepicturebecamepopular2(quick).ButattentionsoonturnedtoKatie

Baumanacomputerscientist.3(with)herefforts,thehistoricpicturewouldn'tbepossible.

4(take)apictureoftheblackholeisnoteasy.It*sliketakingaphotoofanorangethatisonthemoon(月球).

Many5(science)kepttrying.However,noonewas6(success).

Thesedifficultiesdidn'tstopBoumanfromtrying.Threeyearsago,shestarted7(work)onaspecialcomputer

programme.Overtheyears,sheimprovedtheprogrammemanytimes.Finally,itturnedtelescopedata(望远镜数据)into

theblackholepicture.

Boumanthenbecamefamousforherwork.Peoplethoughtshewasoneofthe8_（great）women.Theyoung

woman,however,saidtheeffortsofherworkmates9（be）important."None（没有一个）ofuscoulddoitalone.

shetoldreporters.

“DoyouwanttomakehistoryasBoumandid?Justworkhardtowardsyourdream.Oneday,you10（make）

theimpossiblepossible,too.

第二节、按要求完成任务（10分）

Somewestern（西方的）festivalslikeChristmas,AprilFool'sDayandValentine'sDayarebecomingmoreandmore

popularinChina.Somepeoplesaythatweshouldkeepawayfromthemandjustleavethemthere.Otherpeoplebelieve

thatweneedtobeopen-minded（无偏见的）totheforeign（外国的）festivalsandlearnsomewesternculturefromthem.

AsIsee,foreignfestivals,suchasChristmas,ontheonehand,canbringhappinessandjoytoallofus;ontheother

hand,canoffer（提供）achancetothebusiness.ItisquiteagoodwayforChinesetoknowmoreaboutothercountries.

SomeChinesepeoplealsocelebrate（庆祝）foreignfestivalstoenjoysomethingnewandinterestingtorelaxtheminthe

modemcitylife.

WhilewehavealotoffestivalssuchasSpringFestival,LanternFestival,DragonBoatFestivalandsoon,weshould

celebrateandprotectthemsothatwecanenjoyandlearntraditional（传统的）culturefromthem.Asweallknow,the

government（政府）alsocaresmoreaboutthetraditionalfestivals.PeopleinChinawillhaveadayoffwhenatraditional

festivalcomes.

Theworldisgettingsmallerandsmaller.Weshouldpaymoreattentionto（更关注）thetraditionalfestivalsto

protectourculture.Atthesametimewecanalsocelebratethewesternfestivalsinorderforcross-cultural（跨文化的）

communication（交流）.

1.CanwesternfestivalsbringanythinggoodtousChinese?

2.Whatforeignfestivalsarementioned（提及）inthepassage?

3.WhatcanChinesepeopledowhenatraditionalfestivalcomes?

4.Doyouthinkweshouldkeepawayfromwesternfestivals?Giveoutyourreasons（理由）.

5.将划线部分句子翻译成汉语。

第三节：书面表达(共1小题，满分15分)

为了让学生吃到更加营养、安全的食品，政府出台了陪餐制，要求从4月1日起，学校领导陪同学生用餐。请

你根据以下要点，给校报英语专栏写一篇短文，谈谈自己的看法。

1.学生吃得健康、安全；

2.及时发现就餐问题；

3.食堂提供食品多样；

4.父母更加放心。.

注意：1.词数80词左右；开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.参考词汇:规定regulation(n.)；食堂cafeteria(zi.)；营养的nutritious(adj.)

AnewfoodsafetyregulationwasputintouseonApril1toimprovenutritionandfoodsafetyinschools.Itasksthe

schoolmanagerstoeatwithstudentsintheircafeterias.

2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末综合检测英语试题（外研版）

第I卷选择题

二、完形填空（20分）

A

Love,joyandthewarmfeelingofgettingtogetherdon'tcostathing.Butgiftsdocostmoney.Sowhafsapoorfamily

todo?

BeforeNewYear,ItoldmymotherthattheonlythingI]wasapogo

stick（弹簧单高跷）.However,mymothersaidtheyweresoexpensivethatwecouldn't

2one.

OnaSaturdaybeforeNewYear,myfamily3together.Whilemymother

andIwerepickingoutthegifts,mydadsaid,"I'llbebacksoon——Ineedtoseesomethinginthetoolarea.^^Alittlelater,he

camebackwithalongbox.Irememberwonderingiftherewasapogostickinit.

Whenwearrivedhome,mydadputtheboxinthegarage.Whilemyparentswerebusywiththeirchores,I4

walkedouttothegarageandfoundthebox.Iwasso5andIknewassoonasIopenedthatmagicalbox,mybright,

shinypogostickwouldappear.Nosuchluck!Insidetheboxwasa6oldbroom（扫帚）.

ThatNewYearmorning,IgotsomenicegiftsbutIdidn'tgetthepresentthatIreallywanted.

Aftercleaninguptheroom,mydadwenttothegarage.Whenhecamebackin,hewas7abeautifulpogo

stick.Icouldn't8it!Myparentsprobablygotquitealaughfromthetricktheyplayedonme.

Althoughwedidn'thavemuch9,myparentsgavemethemostimportantgiftofall:lotsof10.That

wasover60yearsagoandIstillthinkaboutthosewonderfulmemories.Iwillneverforgetallthejoymyparentsbrought

intomylife.

1.A.ownedB.wantedC.forgotD.found

2.A.makeB.borrowC.acceptD.afford

3.A.wentshoppingB.didchoresC.tookawalkD.haddinner

4.A.quietlyB.politelyC.suddenlyD.certainly

5.A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.excitedD.relaxed

6.A.magicB.sillyC.differentD.smart

7.A.preparingB.hidingC.choosingD.carrying

8.A.understandB.decideC.believeD.explain

9.A.courageB.timeC.moneyD.trouble

10.A.trustB.loveC.smileD.pride

【答案】l.B2.D3.A4A5.C6.B7.D8.C9.C10.B

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己在新年期间收到了自己心仪的礼物，作者永不会忘记父母无条件的爱带

来的美好回忆。

1.句意：新年前，我告诉妈妈我唯一想要的就是弹簧单高跷。

owned拥有；wanted想要；forgot忘记；found找到。根据“Ididn'tgetthepresentthatIreallywanted”可知是想要的

东西。故选B。

2.句意：然而，我妈妈说它们太贵了，我们买不起。

make使得；borrow借出；accept接受；afford买得起。根据“theyweresoexpensive”可知太贵了买不起。故选D。

3.句意：在新年前的一个星期六，我的家人一起去购物。

wentshopping去购物；didchores做家务；tookawalk去散步；haddinner吃晚饭。根据“WhilemymotherandI

werepickingoutthegifts”可知是去购物了。故选A。

4.句意：我悄悄地走到车库，找到了盒子。

quietly安静地；politely礼貌地；suddenly突然；certainly当然。根据“Whilemyparentswerebusywiththeirchores”

可知作者趁着父母忙，悄悄去看那个盒子。故选A。

5.句意：我太兴奋了，我知道一旦我打开那个神奇的盒子，我明亮闪亮的弹簧单高跷就会出现。

surprised惊讶的；satisfied满意的；excited兴奋的；relaxed放松的。根据“IknewassoonasIopenedthatmagical

box,mybright,shinypogostickwouldappear”可知作者以为一打开盒子就能看到弹簧单高跷，由此可推出心情是兴

奋的。故选C。

6.句意：盒子里有一把可笑的旧扫帚。

magic有魔力的；silly可笑的；different不同的；smart聪明的。根据“oldbroom”可知作者以为是弹簧单高跷，结

果是一把旧扫帚，这在作者看来是可笑的。故选B。

7.句意：当他回来的时候，他拿着一个漂亮的弹簧单高跷。

preparing准备；hiding隐藏；choosing选择；carrying拿，扛。根据"hewas...abeautifiilpogostick”可知止匕处讲爸

爸拿着一个弹簧单高跷。故选D。

8.句意：我简直不敢相信！

understand明白；decide决定；believe相信；explain解释。根据“hewas...abeautifiilpogostick”可知作者以为得不

到想要的礼物，但爸爸却买了，作者不敢相信。故选C。

9.句意：虽然我们没有很多钱，我的父母给了我最重要的礼物：很多爱。

courage勇气；time时间；money金钱；trouble麻烦。根据"However,mymothersaidtheyweresoexpensivethatwe

couldn'taffordone.”可知作者家没有很多钱。故选Co

10.句意：虽然我们没有很多钱，我的父母给了我最重要的礼物：很多爱。

trust信任；love爱；smile微笑；pride骄傲。家里穷但依旧给作者买了弹簧单高跷，说明父母给与了作者许多爱。

故选B。

B

Iwasfeelingalittlebluebecausemymotherhadlostherjob.

Oneday,whileIwas11onthestreet,Iheardpianomusicandsinging

abovethenoiseofthepeople.Iwalkedmoreslowlyto12whereitwas

from.ThenIsawayoungladysittingatapiano.

Shewassingingsongsaboutlove,13yourselfandkeepingontrying.Thewayshewassingingmademealittle

comfortable.Istoodtherequietly,watchingherplayingonsuchacrowdedNewYorksquare.Ithoughtthatshemustbe

14enoughtoperforminfrontofsomanypeople.

Shenoticedme.Iwalkedoverandtoldherhowgoodher15sounded.tcThankyou,“shesaid.

“Ihavebeengoingthroughahardtimerecently,butyou'vemademehopefulagain,“Isaidtoher.

“PmgladthatIcouldhelp,9,shereplied.ctWhyareyouso16?”

“Well,mymomhaslostherjob,andPmnotsurewhattodo..

“Didyounoticethe17youwerewalking?Yourheadwasdown^^shesaid."Don'tbeupset,because18

comesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdown,youmightnotseeit.Youshould19moreandliftyourheadup.”

Ilookedather,amazedathowshewasencouragingme."Whyareyouplayingthepianohere?”Iaskedherwitha

smile.

She20thatshesawalotofunhappypeopleintheworldandshetriedtocheerthemupbyplayingmusic.

Ismiledalittlewilder,realizingthatnodifficultiescouldstopmefromgoingon.

11.A.drivingB.ridingC.runningD.walking

12.A.findoutB.sendoutC.takeoutD.getout

13.A.dressingB.believingC.hurtingD.losing

14.A.braveB.shyC.boredD.honest

15.A.adviceB.idea