上海市立达中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中英语试题（解析版）

2024学年第一学期期中质量检测初二年级英语试卷(完卷时间：90分钟分值：140分)Part1Listening(第一部分听力)I.Listeningcomprehension(听力理解)(共25分)A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)(5分)ABCDEF1.________2.________3.________4.________5.________B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(5分)6.A.Ascarf.B.Aphone.C.Awatch.D.Apad.7.A.OnThursday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnTuesday.D.OnFriday.8.A.Totheshop.B.Tothecinema.C.Tothepark.D.Totherestaurant.9.A.Motherandson.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.D.Policewomananddriver.10.A.Tomcan’tdothehomeworkhimself.B.Aliceisgoodatteachingherchild.C.AlicefeelssorryforTom’shomework.D.TomandAlicehavethesametrouble.C.Listentothedialogueandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)(5分)11.Jackwashappybecausehecouldpayavisittoahistorymuseum.12.Theclassteachershowedthestudentsaroundandintroducedmanythings.13.Jacklearnedthemeaningandtheuseofthecoinsformtheguide.14.Jackandotherstudentsansweredtheguide’squestionsoneafteranother.15.Throughtheeducationalvisit,Jackchangedhisattitudetowardshistoryasasubject.D.Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentences(听知文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)(10分)16.FromSandy,weknowthatLyndais________________.17.Billyisthinkingabouttryingtolearnanonlinecourseon________________.18.ItcostSandyabout________________topayforthecourseonprogramming.19.Sandythinksitisagreatwaytolearn________________andkeepupwiththetimes.20.Takinganonlinecourseenablesyoutolearnand________________itatyourownspeedPart2VocabularyandGrammar(第二部分词汇和语法)II.Choosethebestanswer(选择最恰当的答案)(共15分)1.IamgoingtovisitHarvardUniversity,whichis________oldestuniversityinAmerica.A.a B.an C.the D./【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：我将要参观哈佛大学，这所大学是美国最古老的大学。考查冠词辨析。a一个，泛指，用于辅音音素前；an一个，泛指，用于元音音素前；the这个，表特指；/不填。由“oldestuniversity”可知，此空是最高级，其前用the。故选C。2.Benisnotatschool.Doyouknowwhatislikelytohappen________him?A.with B.on C.for D.to【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：本不在学校。你知道他可能会发生什么事吗？考查介词辨析。with和，与；on在……上；for为了；to向，至，给。happen

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someone“……发生在某人身上”。故选D。3.Mycousin________goestobedearlybecauseshecan’tgetreadyforanewdaywithoutenoughsleep.A.sometimes B.seldom C.always D.never【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：我表妹总是早睡，因为她没有充足的睡眠就无法为新的一天做好准备。考查副词词义辨析。sometimes有时候；seldom几乎很少；always总是；never从不。根据“becauseshecan’tgetreadyforanewdaywithoutenoughsleep.”可知，我的表妹总是早睡。故选C。4.Theriveristoowideforustoswim________.A.through B.across C.by D.along【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：这条河太宽了，我们无法游过去。考查介词辨析。through表示穿过（内部），如穿过隧道、森林等；across表示从一边到另一边，如穿过马路、河流等；by表示在旁边；along表示沿着。根据“Theriveristoowideforustoswim”可知游过河，在此句中，使用across恰好描述了人们从河流的一侧游到另一侧的场景。故选B。5.Insummer,themarketiscrowded________curioustourists.A.about B.of C.by D.with【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：在夏天，市场被好奇的游客挤满了。考查介词辨析。about关于；of……的；by被；with和，有。根据“themarketiscrowded...curioustourists.”可知，市场被好奇的游客挤满了，且“becrowdedwith挤满”为固定搭配。故选D。6.You’dbetter________toomuchchocolate,oryouwillgettoofat.A.don’teat B.noteat C.nottoeat D.tonoteat【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：你最好不要吃太多巧克力，否则你会变胖的。考查情态动词hadbetter的用法。根据“oryouwillgettoofat.”可知，你最好不要吃太多巧克力；hadbetternotdosth.“最好不要做某事”，因此用动词原形eat，否定在其前加not。故选B。7.It’sunnecessaryforyoutohaveanyspecialskillsto________us.A.joinin B.attend C.join D.takepartin【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：你不需要任何特殊技能来加入我们。考查动词辨析。joinin参加（活动）；attend参加，出席；join多指参加组织、团体、党派等，后面也可以跟人，表示和某人一起(参加活动)；takepartin参加（活动）。此处宾语为us，是人，故用join。故选C。8.Aliceenjoys________,andshewantstobeasingerinthefuture.A.sing B.singing C.sings D.tosing【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：爱丽丝喜欢唱歌，她将来想成为一名歌手。考查非谓语动词。enjoydoingsth“喜欢做某事”，动名词作宾语，故选B。9.Thetwinsaresomuchalikethatitisverydifficulttotellonefrom________.A.other B.another C.theother D.theothers【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：这对双胞胎长得太像了，很难区分。考查代词辨析。other其它的；another另一个；theother两个中的另一个；theothers其余的人/物。根据“thetwins”可知，双胞胎是两个人，one...theother“一个……另一个”。故选C。10.Whocan________thedifferencebetweenthetwopictures?A.tell B.talk C.speak D.say【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：谁能分辨出这两幅画之间的区别？考查动词辨析。tell讲述、分辨；talk谈论；speak说；say说。根据“thedifferencebetweenthetwopictures”可知是指分辨出这两幅画之间的区别，故选A。11.You________worry.Wewillhelpyoudealwiththeproblem.A.needn’t B.don’tneed C.neednotto D.doesn’tneedto【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：你不需要担心。我们会帮你解决这个问题。考查情态动词need。情态动词“need”在否定句中用“needn’t”表示“不需要”，后接动词原形。need作实义动词时，常用结构needtodo，选项B和C结构不正确，选项D主语和动词形式不一致。故选A。12.Theshopownerexpects________asmallprofitthisyear.A.make B.makes C.tomake D.making【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：店主希望今年能赚一点钱。考查非谓语动词。make原形；makes三单；tomake动词不定式；making动名词。这里是：expecttodosth.意为“期待做某事”，需用动词不定式。故选C。13.It’srainingheavilyoutside.Whydon’tyou________yourraincoat?A.putout B.putoff C.puton D.putup【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：外面正下着大雨。你为什么不穿上你的雨衣呢？考查动词短语辨析。put

out熄灭；put

off推迟；put

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up张贴。由“It’srainingheavilyoutside,”可知，要穿上雨衣。故选C。14.Theelectricfancanhardlyblowawaytheterriblesmellintheroom,________?A.canit B.can’tit C.doesit D.doesn’tit【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：电风扇很难吹走房间里的臭味，是吗？考查反意疑问句。陈述部分含有hardly，表示否定，所以简短问句用肯定形式；陈述部分含有情态动词can，主语为“Theelectricfan”，所以简短问句用canit。故选A。15Mybrotherwasplayingfootball________IwaswatchingTVathome.A.assoonas B.after C.until D.while【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：我哥哥在踢足球，而我在家看电视。考查连词。assoonas一……就；after在……之后；until直到；while（对比两件事物）……而。根据“Mybrotherwasplayingfootball…IwaswatchingTVathome.”可知前后两个动作同时进行，应用while引导，故选D。III.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)(共8分)(A)A.failedB.chooseC.themselvesD.dealwithE.physicsIt’snecessarytodiscoverwhatyouaregoodatornotandwhatyoulikeordislike.Manystudentswouldbeunhappyifthey___16___inaverydifficultphysicscourse,butinfact,theyhaveknownalotabout___17___.Theyrealizethattheyshouldnotbecomeengineersor___18___scientistsinthefuture.Sofailurecanhelpastudenttoliveahappierlifeifheorshedrawssomethingoutofit.Theymaythendecideontheiraimand___19___thekindofworkthattheywouldbefitforandtheywouldliketodo.A.boringB.enoughC.findoutD.decisionE.detailYoucan’tbesurewhetheryoulikesomethinguntilyouhavetriedit.Ifyoumakea(n)___20___thatyouwouldliketoplaytheviolin,youneedtotakemoremusicclassesbeforeyouknowifyouarereallyinterestedinit.Itisnot___21___toonlyhopetobeaviolinist.Youalsohavetostandthehardpracticebeforeyoubecomeone.Ifyouwouldliketobeagreatviolinist,buthatethehardand___22___work,justgiveitup.It’sagoodplantotryasmanyideasaspossiblewhenyouarestillyoung.Thenyouwillbeableto___23___whatyourtrueinterestsare.【答案】16.A17.C18.E19.B20.D21.B22.A23.C【解析】【导语】本文讲述了年轻时要勇于尝试才能发现自己真正的兴趣。【16题详解】句意：如果一门非常难的物理课不及格，许多学生会不高兴，但事实上，他们对自己有了很多了解。根据文中的“Manystudentswouldbeunhappy”和“inaverydifficultphysicscourse”以及备选词可推测，涉及到学生的问题，应该是“在困难的物理课程上不及格”，故填fail，因为整句是if引导的条件状语从句，主句用would，从句用一般过去时。故选A。【17题详解】句意：如果一门非常难的物理课不及格，许多学生会不高兴，但事实上，他们对自己有了很多了解。根据本句的主语“they”，结合备选词可知，此处应该填入反身代词。they的反身代词是themselves，指的是他们对自己有了很多了解。故选C。【18题详解】句意：他们意识到他们将来不应该成为工程师或物理科学家。根据前文谈到的物理课程，结合备选词可知，此处指的是物理科学家，此处应该填入physics，名词，作定语，修饰名词scientists，意为“物理”符合语境。故选E。【19题详解】句意：然后，他们可以决定他们目标，选择他们适合和喜欢做的工作。根据空格后“thekindofworkthattheywouldbefitforandtheywouldliketodo.”，结合备选词可知，此处应该指的是选择他们适合和喜欢做的工作。choose，动词原形，意为“选择”符合语境，结合空格前“may”是情态动词，后跟动词原形，所以此处应该填入动词原形choose。故选B。【20题详解】句意：如果你决定要拉小提琴，在你知道你是否真的对它感兴趣之前，你需要上更多的音乐课。根据“Ifyoumakea(n)…thatyouwouldliketoplaytheviolin,”，结合备选词可知，此处指做决定，makeadecision，动词短语，意为“做决定”符合语境。故选D。【21题详解】句意：仅仅希望成为一名小提琴手是不够的。根据分析句子“Itisnot…toonlyhopetobeaviolinist.”可知，此处应该填入形容词，作表语，结合备选词可知，此处应该表达仅仅希望成为一名小提琴手是不够的。enough，形容词，意为“足够的”符合语境。故选B。【22题详解】句意：如果你想成为一名伟大的小提琴家，但又讨厌辛苦又无聊的工作，那就放弃吧。根据分析句子“buthatethehardand…work,justgiveitup.”可知，此处应该填入形容词，作定语，修饰名词work，结合备选词可知，boring，形容词，意为“无聊的”符合语境。故选A。【23题详解】句意：然后你会发现你真正的兴趣是什么。根据空格前“beableto”可知，beabletodosth，固定搭配，意为“能做某事”符合语境，结合备选词可知，此处应该表达你会发现你真正的兴趣是什么。findout，动词短语，意为“发现”符合语境。故选C。(B)IV.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)(共8分)24.________preferwritinge-mailstocommunicatewitheachothertomakingphonecalls.(businessman)【答案】Businessmen【解析】【详解】句意：商人更喜欢写电子邮件来互相交流，而不是打电话。由“prefer”可知，时态是一般现在时，动词用原形，表明主语是复数，此空用复数。businessman商人，其复数为Businessmen，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填Businessmen。25.Tomwillcomebackonthe________ofnextmonth.(twelve)【答案】twelfth【解析】【详解】句意：汤姆将在下个月的12号回来。根据“onthe...ofnextmonth”可知此处指“下个月的十二号”，表示日期时用序数词，twelve“十二”，基数词；twelfth“第十二”，序数词，表示顺序。故填twelfth。26.Weareamazedatthe________ofthebuilding.It’sreallythehighestoneinourcity.(high)【答案】height【解析】【详解】句意：我们对这座建筑的高度感到惊奇。它真的是我们城市里最高的。此处在介词后作宾语，用名词height“高度”，故填height。27.Becauseofthegenerationgap,thechildrenoften________withtheirparents.(argument)【答案】argue【解析】【详解】句意：由于代沟，孩子们经常和父母吵架。空格处充当句子的谓语，结合语境可知为一般现在时，主语children为第三人称复数，谓语动词用原形；名词argument意为“争论”，动词argue意为“争论”。故填argue。28.Itis________tohavesuchcoldweatherinSeptemberinShanghai.(usual)【答案】unusual【解析】【详解】句意：上海九月有如此寒冷的天气是不寻常的。根据空格后“havesuchcoldweatherinSeptemberinShanghai.”，结合所给词可知，此处应该表达上海九月有如此寒冷的天气是不寻常的。usual“常见的”，形容词，此处应该填入unusual，形容词，作表语，意为“不寻常的”符合语境。故填unusual。29.Mikeis________fordesigningtheentireproject.(responsibility)【答案】responsible【解析】【详解】句意：迈克负责设计整个项目。此处在句中作表语，用形容词responsible“负责任的”，故填responsible。30.Mygrandmotherdidn’tachieveher________ofbecomingafamouswriter.(ambitious)【答案】ambition【解析】【详解】句意：我祖母没有实现她成为著名作家的抱负。ambitious“雄心勃勃的”，形容词；此空作宾语，应用名词ambition，结合语境可知，此处特指成为著名作家的抱负，应用其单数形式。故填ambition。31.________,threeminerswererescuedfromtheminesafely.(luck)【答案】Luckily【解析】【详解】句意：幸运的是，三名矿工被安全地从矿井中救出。由“threeminerswererescuedfromtheminesafely”和括号内所给词可知，此空填“luckily”，luckily幸运地，修饰整个句子，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填Luckily。V.Completethefollowingsentencesasrequired(根据所给要求，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)(共14分)32.Themanstolemanyvaluablethingsfromthehouse.(改为否定句)Theman________________manyvaluablethingsfromthehouse.【答案】①.didn’t②.steal【解析】【详解】句意：这个人从房子里偷了许多贵重物品。原句是一般过去时，改为否定句需借助助动词didn’t，助动词后接动词原形，stole的原形为steal。故填didn’t；steal。33.TheGradeEightstudentswillgraduatefrommiddleschoolintwoyears.(对划线部分提问)________________willtheGradeEightstudentsgraduatefrommiddleschool?【答案】①.How②.soon【解析】【详解】句意：八年级的学生将在两年内从中学毕业。此句划线部分是“intwoyears”，就“in+时间段”提问用howsoon“多快，多久以后”。句首首字母要大写。故填How；soon。34.Wemanagedtogettotheairportintime.(保持句意基本不变)We________________gettingtotheairportintime.【答案】①.succeeded②.in【解析】【详解】句意：我们设法及时赶到了机场。managetodosth.表示“设法做某事’强调成功做到，与succeedindoingsth.意思相近可以互换，原句是一般过去时，所以谓语动词用过去式。故填succeeded；in。35.Afterlunch,visitorsreturnedtotheoldtownbyferry.(保持句意基本不变)Afterlunch,visitors________________ferrytotheoldtown.【答案】①.took②.a【解析】【详解】句意：午饭后，游客们乘渡船返回老城。根据“ferrytotheoldtown.”可知，这里是乘渡船返回老城，takeferry意为“乘渡船”，时态是一般过去时，所以take要用过去式took，渡船是可数名词所以要加冠词a。故填took；a。36.“Doyouwanttogototheparkthisweekend,”IaskedLily.(改为宾语从句)IaskedLily________she________togototheparkthisweekend.【答案】①.if##whether

②.wanted【解析】【详解】句意：“这个周末你想去公园吗？”我问莉莉。宾语从句使用的是陈述句语序，因此原句的一般疑问句语序要用if/whether引导的宾语从句；主句时态是一般过去时，宾语从句要使用过去时，want的过去式为wanted。故填if/whether；wanted。37.JanehasmadebigprogressintheEnglishspeechcontest.(改为感叹句)________________progressJanehasmadeintheEnglishspeechcontest!【答案】①.What②.big【解析】【详解】句意：简在英语演讲比赛中取得了很大进步。根据“progressJanehasmade”可知，中心词为不可数名词progress，因此用what引导感叹句，此处符合感叹句的结构：What＋形容词＋不可数名词＋主语＋谓语！形容词是big。故填What；big。38.to,Joe’s,sister,is,be,amusicteacher,studying,intheuniversity(连词成句)___________________________________________.【答案】Jon’ssisterisstudyingtobeamusicteacherintheuniversity【解析】【详解】由所给的标点可知，此题是陈述句，分析所给的单词可知，Jon’ssister作主语，isstudying作谓语，tobeamusicteacher“成为音乐老师”，intheuniversity地点状语。故填Jon’ssisterisstudyingtobeamusicteacherintheuniversity“乔恩的妹妹正在大学里学习当音乐老师”。Part3ReadingandWriting(第三部分读写)VI.Readingcomprehension(阅读理解)(共50分)ART&TECHNOLOGYSUMMERCAMPIntheart&technologysummercampstudentswilllearnthebasicsofprogrammingbyplayinggameswhichrequirethemtowritecode.Thecampwillbeanenjoyableexperienceforcreativeyoungmindswhoareinterestedintechnologyandwanttoexpandtheirartisticskills.THEREWILLBE—APPMAKING—ROBOTSTOBEPROGRAMMED—ANDMANYMOREEXCITINGACTIVITIES!AGES6TO8AGES9TO1211A.M.—1P.M.$150PERWEEK9A.M.—11A.M.$150PERWEEKCOMBOWITHARTAROUNDTHEWORLD$250PERWEEK*AFTERCAREAVAILABLE:1—6P.M.$50/WEEKSTARTS:18THJUNEENDS:21STJULYMETINTERNATIONALSCHOOL3465NW2ndAve305-576-607039.Thesummercampismainlydesignedfor________.A.activekidsofallagesB.creativekidswholiketechnologyC.kidswithbusyparentsD.kidswhoaregoodatprogramming40.Thecamplastsabout_________.A.aweek B.twoweeksC.amonth D.aterm41.Studentsarerequiredto_________whentheyplaygames.A.writecode B.drawpicturesC.programrobots D.developsoftware42.Ifyouwanttocontacttheschoolformoredetailsaboutthecamp,youcan_________.A.callthem B.visittheirwebsiteC.emailthem D.sendthemmessages43.Tomwantsacomboandhehastostayatthecampuntil6p.m.Howmuchshouldhepayperweek?A.$150. B.$200.C.$250. D.$300.44.Whichofthefollowingmightbeacamper’sreview?A.Atfirstitwashard,butIsoonstartedtoenjoyit.NowI’velostweightandIamhealthier!B.I’mhappytomeetotherkidsthathavesimilarinterestinbeingcreativethroughfilms.C.Attendingthecamphelpedmegetfamiliarwithnewtechnologiessuchascreatingappsandprogramming.D.METCampmakesartcreatingfun.Itriedeverythingfrommusicaltheatretopainting.Ican’twaittoreturn!【答案】39.B40.C41.A42.A43.D44.C【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了艺术与技术夏令营的相关信息。【39题详解】细节理解题。根据“Thecampwillbeanenjoyableexperienceforcreativeyoungmindswhoareinterestedintechnologyandwanttoexpandtheirartisticskills.”（对于那些对科技感兴趣并想拓展艺术技能的年轻创意人士来说，夏令营将是一次愉快的经历。）可知这个夏令营主要是为喜欢科技的有创造力的孩子们设计的。故选B。【40题详解】细节理解题。根据“STARTS:18THJUNEENDS”以及“ENDS:21STJULY”可知开始时间于6月18日，在7月21日结束，持续约一个月，故选C。【41题详解】细节理解题。根据“Intheart&technologysummercampstudentswilllearnthebasicsofprogrammingbyplayinggameswhichrequirethemtowritecode.”（在艺术与技术夏令营中，学生们将通过玩需要编写代码的游戏来学习编程的基础知识）可知，A选项正确，故选A。【42题详解】细节理解题。根据“305-576-6070”可知如果你想联系学校了解更多关于夏令营的细节，你可以打电话给他们。故选A。【43题详解】细节理解题。根据“COMBOWITHARTAROUNDTHEWORLD$250PERWEEK”以及“*AFTERCAREAVAILABLE:1—6P.M.$50/WEEK”可知每周总计需要250+50=300美元，故选D。【44题详解】推理判断题。根据“Intheart&technologysummercampstudentswilllearnthebasicsofprogrammingbyplayinggameswhichrequirethemtowritecode.”（在艺术与技术夏令营中，学生们将通过玩需要编写代码的游戏来学习编程的基础知识。）可知C选项参加这个夏令营帮助我熟悉了一些新技术，比如创建应用程序和编程。”符合，故选C。Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的选项完成短文).HaveyoubeentotheUnitedStates?Doyoufindhowthingsworkthereseemsabitstrange?Nomatter____45____aEuropeanvisitstheUnitedStates,heorshejustcannotgetusedtotheculturethere.Let’stakealookatwhattheyhave____46____aboutmost.“Howareyou?”asagreeting,notaquestionWhenashopassistantintheUnitedStatessays,“Howareyou?”,it’snotaquestionbutawayofsaying“Hello”.NomatterhowoftenthishappenstoEuropeans,theyalwaysthinkitisaquestionthatasksabouttheir____47____orwell-being.Often,theywillansweritandaskrightback,andexpectananswer.TippingInEuropeancountries,youonlyleaveatipafteramealifyou’reverypleasedwiththeservice.Otherwise,atipisnotexpected.However,Americanstendtotipanyoneintheserviceincludingwaiters,drivers,hotelemployees,etc,andgoodserviceis____48____withagoodtip.InthiscaseforsomeEuropeans,itishardtofigureouthowmuchtheyshouldtip____49____thereisn’tastandard(标准).Anditseemsequallyconfusingwhoshouldbetipped.BeingcashlessFewEuropeanswillgoshoppingwithoutcash,butAmericaisreallyacashlesssociety.Topayforaslittleasapackofchewinggum(口香糖)withacardis____50____tomostEuropeans.45.A.howsoon B.how C.howlong D.howmanytimes46.A.worried B.complained C.thought D.cared47.A.health B.age C.family D.job48.A.increased B.offered C.provided D.rewarded49.A.because B.if C.becauseof D.though50.A.important B.funny C.amazing D.popular【答案】45.D46.B47.A48.D49.A50.C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了欧洲人在美国可能会感到奇怪的一些文化差异。【45题详解】句意：无论一个欧洲人去美国多少次，他或她都不能适应那里的文化。how

soon多快；how如何；how

long多久；how

many

times多少次。由“heorshejustcannotgetusedtotheculturethere”可推知，无论一个欧洲人去美国多少次，都不能适应那里的文化。故选D。【46题详解】句意：让我们看看他们抱怨最多的是什么。worried担心；complained抱怨；thought想；cared关心。由“heorshejustcannotgetusedtotheculturethere.”可知，他们由于不习惯文化而抱怨。故选B。【47题详解】句意：无论这种情况对欧洲人发生多少次，他们总是认为这是一个关于他们健康或幸福的问题。health健康；age年龄；family家庭；job工作。由“orwell-being”可知，此空表示“健康”。故选A。【48题详解】句意：然而，美国人倾向于给任何人小费，包括服务员、司机、酒店员工等，并且好的服务会得到好的小费奖励。increased增加；offered提供；provided提供；rewarded奖励。由“goodservice”可知，好的服务会得到小费奖励。故选D。【49题详解】句意：在这种情况下，对一些欧洲人来说，因为没有一个标准，很难计算出他们应该给多少小费。because因为；if如果；because

of因为；though虽然。由于“itishardtofigureouthowmuchtheyshouldtip”和“thereisn’tastandard”因果关系，且横线后是句子，应用because引导原因状语从句。故选A。【50题详解】句意：用卡支付一包口香糖的费用对大多数欧洲人来说是令人惊讶的。important重要的；funny有趣的；amazing惊人的；popular流行的。由“Topayforaslittleasapackofchewinggum”可知，这种行为令人惊讶。故选C。Fillintheblankswithproperwords(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)OneMoreSubjectatSchoolSignupTEENAGERFORUM(论坛)SchooleducationSigninSignupSTARTATOPICClaire:Ifyoucouldaddonecompulsory(必修的)subjectatyourschool,whatwoulditbe?Why?Justin:Iwouldsuggestaddingsignlanguage(手语).Notmanypeopleknowhowtocommunicatewiththosewhohavehearingp___51___.Itwouldbeveryhelpfulifwecouldstarttolearnsignlanguagewhenwearey___52___.Thiswouldteachustotreatthosewhoarelessfortunatewithrespect.LIKE(18)REPLYWilliam:Asubjectthatg___53___studentsabetterunderstandingofthemselves.Accordingtosomesurveys,manymiddleschoolstudentsdon’thaveadream.Apersonwithoutadreamislikeashipsailingwithoutacompass(指南针).Teachingstudentstounderstandthemselvesbettercanhelpthemdiscovertheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Then,theywillhavemoreconfidenceandac___54___directioninlife.LIKE(47)REPLYLucy:I’dsuggestaddingatime-managementclass.Nowadays,manystudentsareaddictedtotheirsmartphonesandotherelectronicdevices.Someofthemsleep1___55___becausetheycan’tbalancetheirstudieswithgaming.Atime-managementclasswillhelpstudentslearnthat“firstthingscomefirst.”Thiswillhelpmakesurethattheyleadahealthylife.LIKE(11)REPLYBen:Selfdefense(自我防卫).Thiswouldbeusefulwhenyouareinasituationwhereyouneedtop___56___yourself.Youmaysaythatphysicaleducationisenough,butPEonlyteachesyouhowtostayfitandhealthythroughe___57___.PEteachersdon’tteachanykindofself-defense,sowesurelyneedtohavesuchlessons.LIKE(23)REPLYA【答案】51.(p)roblems52.(y)oung53.(g)ives54.(c)learer55.(l)ate56.(p)rotect57.(e)xercise

【解析】【导语】本文是一个青少年论坛，讨论学校需要额外增加一门课程，应该是什么呢？四个学生分别发表了自己的看法。【51题详解】句意：没有多少人知道如何与那些有听力问题的人沟通。根据“Iwouldsuggestaddingsignlanguage”可知，建议增加手语课是要与有听力问题的人沟通，problem“问题”，此空应填名词的复数形式，故填(p)roblems。【52题详解】句意：如果我们能从小就开始学习手语，那将是非常有帮助的。are后接形容词作表语，根据“Itwouldbeveryhelpfulifwecouldstarttolearnsignlanguagewhenweare”及首字母可知，小的时候就开始学习手语会很有帮助，young“年轻的”，故填(y)oung。【53题详解】句意：一门能让学生更好地了解自己的学科。根据“Asubjectthat…studentsabetterunderstandingofthemselves.”可知是指能让学生更好地了解自己的学科。givesbabetterunderstanding“让某人更好地理解”，时态为一般现在时，“Asubject”是第三人称单数，动词用三单形式。故填(g)ives。【54题详解】句意：这样，他们就会有更多的信心和更清晰的人生方向。根据“a…directioninlife.”以及“Teachingstudentstounderstandthemselvesbettercanhelpthemdiscovertheirstrengthsandweaknesses.”可知是更清晰的人生方向。并列的“moreconfidence”是比较级，因此此空也应使用比较级，clearer“更清晰的”，故填(c)learer。【55题详解】句意：他们一些人睡得很晚，因为他们无法平衡学习和游戏。根据“sleep…becausetheycan’tbalancetheirstudieswithgaming”及首字母可知，此处指睡得晚，英文表达为sleeplate，故填(l)ate。【56题详解】句意：当一个人处于需要保护自己的情况下，这将是有用的。根据“Selfdefense”可知是保护自己，不定式to后接动词原形，protect“保护”，故填(p)rotect。【57题详解】句意：你可能会说体育就足够了，但体育只是教你如何通过锻炼保持健康。根据“butPEonlyteachesyouhowtostayfitandhealthythrough”可知教你如何通过锻炼保持健康。exercise“锻炼”，不可数名词。故填(e)xercise。Answerthequestions(根据对话内容回答下列问题)Emojis(表情符号)havebecometrulypopularinrecentyears.In2015,OxfordDictionariesevenchoseanemojiasitswordoftheyear.So,whatexactlyareemojis?Emojisarelittlepicturesusedforideas,expressingfeelingsandemotions.Theyareoftenseenintextmessagesandontheinternet.ThefirstemojiwascreatedbyaJapaneseengineerin1999.Henamedthelittlepicture“emoji.”ThenameismadeupoftwoJapanesewords:“e”and“moji.”“E”means“picture”and“moji”means“character”.Now,thereareemojisforalmosteverything,suchasfood,sportsandanimals.Theseemojisarewidelyusedineverydaylife.Believeitornot,thereareoversixbillionemojisbeingsenteveryday!So,whydopeopleuseemojis?Whenwetalk,alotofmeaningisconveyed(传递)throughourbodylanguage.However,themeaningcangetlostinwrittenlanguage.Withemojis,peopleareabletoexpresssuchmeaningevenwhentheycan’tseeeachother.Besides,peopleuseemojiswhentheyfindithardtoexplainordescribesomethinginwords.ManypeopleseeemojisasthelanguageofthefutureAreyoufondofusingthisnewlanguageskill?58.OxfordDictionariesoncechoseanemojiasitswordoftheyear,didn’tthey?___________________________________________59.Whatareemojis?___________________________________________60.Whenwasthefirstemojicreated?___________________________________________61.Accordingtothearticlehowmanyemojisaresenteveryweek?___________________________________________62.Accordingtothearticle,whatarethereasonswhypeopleuseemojis?___________________________________________63.Areyoufondofusingthisnewlanguageskill?Why?___________________________________________【答案】58.Yes,theydid.59.Emojisarelittlepicturesusedforideas,expressingfeelingsandemotions.60.In1999.61.42billion.62.Peopleuseemojistoexpressthemeaningsusuallysentbyourbodylanguagewhiletalkingfacetoface,whichisoftenlostwhenwechatonline,Besides,peopleusethemwhentheyfindithardtoexplainordescribesomethinginwords.63.Yes.IlikeemojisbecauseIcanbetterexpressmyideaswiththem.【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了表情符号这种新的语言技能。【58题详解】根据“In2015,OxfordDictionariesevenchoseanemojiasitswordoftheyear.”可知，牛津词典曾经选择一个表情符号作为年度词汇。故填Yes,theydid.【59题详解】根据“Emojisarelittlepicturesusedforideas,expressingfeelingsandemotions.”可知，表情符号是用来表达想法、感情和情绪的小图片。故填Emojisarelit