八年级长沙期中考试

试卷第=page44页，共=sectionpages55页2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中考试（湖南长沙卷）英语（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：100分）注意事项：1、答题前，请考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考室和座位号；2、必须在答题卡上答题，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效；3、答题时，请考生注意各大题题号后面的答题提示；4、请勿折叠答题卡，保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁;5、答题卡上不得使用涂改液、涂改胶和贴纸；6、本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。I．听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。听每段对话前，你都有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。（共5小题，计5分）1．WherewouldSamliketogo?A．Paris. B．London. C．Sydney.2．Whatshouldtheboydo?A．Heshouldgotoseeadoctor.B．Heshouldgotoseeadentist.C．Heshouldstayinbedandhaveagoodrest.3．What’swrongwiththegirl?A．Shehasacold. B．Shehasasorethroat. C．Shehasafever.4．WhathappenedtoTom?A．Hisbikewasbroken. B．Hislegwashurt. C．Hefeltbetter.5．Wheredoestheboyhavetogotomorrow?A．Thezoo. B．Theschool. C．Thehospital.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听对话，回答问题。6．Where’sDavegoingthisweekend?A．TotheSummerPalace. B．TotheForbiddenCity. C．TotheGreatWall.7．HowisSunXingoingtotheHappyValley?A．Bybike. B．Bycar. C．Bybus.听对话，回答问题。8．HowdoesPeterfeel?A．Sad. B．Happy. C．Angry.9．WhatkindofprogramdidPeter’sgrandpawatch?A．Acartoon. B．Afootballmatch. C．Amovie.请听一段材料，回答以下小题。10．WhatdoesKevinoftendoonSaturdayafternoons?A．Hasapianolesson. B．Practicesbasketball. C．Hasaschooltrip.11．HowmanylessonsdoesKevinhaveonSundays?A．One. B．Two. C．Three.请听一段材料，回答以下小题。12．WhatwasZhuJundoingatfouro’clockyesterdayafternoon?A．Playingfootballwithhisfriends.B．Flyingkiteswithhisfriends.C．Playingbasketballwithhisfriends.13．Howwastheweatheryesterday?A．Itwassunny. B．Itwasrainy. C．Itwaswindy.14．Howlongdidtheyplayinthepark?A．Foraboutthreehours. B．Foraboutfourhours.C．Foraboutfivehours.听对话，回答问题。15．WhatkindofTVprogramdoesKate’sfatherlike?A．Sportsshows. B．Talkshows. C．Cartoons.16．WhatdoesKatethinkofsoapoperas?A．Exciting. B．Interesting. C．Boring.17．Wholikewatchingcartoons?A．Kateandhermom. B．Kateandhersister. C．Kateandherfather.听独白，回答问题。18．Whendidthestoryhappen?A．Onarainyafternoon. B．Onasunnymorning. C．Onasnowymorning.19．Whatwasthewriterdoingwhenthegirlfelldown?A．Hewasridingabike.B．Hewaswaitingforagirl.C．Hewaswalkingaloneontheroad.20．Howdidthegirlstandup?A．Shestoodupbyherself.B．Thewriterhelpedherstandup.C．Wedon’tknow.II．阅读（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHowdoyouspendyourfreetime?Playingsportsorseeingmovies?Doyouwanttoliveadifferentafter-schoollife?HerearethreetraditionalChinesestudents’freetimeactivities.LiChenxiisattheNo.2PrimarySchoolinYunnan.HerschoolbringstraditionalChinesecultureintotheafter-schoolcareservices.Sheisinterestedintie-dye(扎染).Shecanmakedollsanddressesafterlearningformorethanayear.“Inthepast,Ihadtoomuchhomeworktodo.ButnowIcandowhatIwanttodoinmyfreetime,”shesaid.WhenAntoine,aninternationalstudentfromRwanda,firstwatchedthedragondance,hewassurprisedandcan’twaittojoininit.Althoughthetrainingwasnoteasy,heworkedhard.Hebuiltadragondanceteaminhisschool.Nowhisteamhasabout100studentsfromdifferentcountries.ItisonSaturdayafternoon.AgroupofchildrenofallagesarefollowingZhuWei,atraditionalChinesemedicinedoctor,tolearntaichi.Thesechildrenliketaichi.Intheiropinions,taichihelpsthemkeephealthyandfocusonstudies.It’smind-bodyexercise.21．Accordingtothematerial,whichstatementisNOTtrue?A．ThesestudentsareallforeignstudentswholiketraditionalChineseculture.B．TheseactivitiesaretraditionalChinesecultures.C．MaybeLiChenxicanusetie-dyetomakeclothesforherself.22．Whatkindofafter-schoollifeisgoodforchildren’sstudyandmind-bodydevelopment?A．Tie-dye. B．Taichi. C．Dragondance.23．Wherecanyoureadthispassage?A．Inadictionary. B．Onafashionposter. C．Inaneducationalmagazine.BMostpeopledon’ttakefirstaidtrainingbecausetheyarebusy.Someeventhinkonlydoctorsneedtolearnfirstaid.Butinfactitisuseful.Herearethegoodsidesoflearningfirstaid.SavelivesFirstaidhelpssavelives.Givingsomeonefirstaidcanhelphimorhergetbetterfast.Firstaidtrainingteacheshowtokeepcalminemergencies.HelpsomeonefeelbetterNoteveryaccidentorinjuryneedsavisittothehospital.Butitdoesn’tmeanyoushouldnottrytohelpsomeoneinjured,eventhoughtheinjuryisn’tveryserious.Youcanusefirstaidtohelpanyoneinneed,forexample,apersonwhodoesn’tfeelwellbecauseofafever.KeepasituationfromgettingworseSometimes,ifapersondoesn’tgetfirstaidintime,hisorhersituationwillgetworsesoon.Ifyougivehimorhersimplecare,youwillhelphimorherfeelbetterandkeepthingsfromgettingworse.24．Manypeopledon’ttakefirstaidtrainingbecausetheydon’thave________.A．money B．plans C．time25．Theunderlinedword“emergencies”means________inChinese.A．紧急情况 B．美好瞬间 C．安全状态26．Fromthepassage,wecanknow________can’tbenefitfromfirstaidtraining.A．A17-year-oldgirlwhoisnothappy.B．A28-year-oldmanwhohasafever.C．A45-year-oldcookwhoisinjured.27．Thematerialmentions________goodsidesoflearningfirstaid.A．two B．three C．fourCStephenusedtoworkinacompany.Unfortunately(不幸地),hegotseriousheartdisease(疾病).Hecouldn’tworkforalongtime.Thinkinghecouldstilldosomethingforothers,hedecidedtobeavolunteerataChildren’sHospital.Stephenlovedchildrenverymuch.Withhislove,hedidhisjobwell.Sometimessomechildrendiedofillness.Atthattime,hewouldtellthesesadparentsthathewouldsoonbewiththeirchildreninheavenandhewouldtakecareofthem.Hiswordsseemedtohelpthoseparents.Therewasagirlwhocouldnotwalkbecauseofadisease.Shecouldn’tdoanythingandshewasverysad.Whatwasworse,thedoctorssaidthattheycoulddolittleforher.Stephendecidedtotrytohelpher.Hestartedvisitingher,bringingpaints,brushesandpaper.Heputthebrushinhismouthandbegantodraw.Hedidn’tusehishandsatall.Onlyhisheadwouldmove.Healwaystoldherthatshecoulddoanythingshewanted.Atlastshebegantodrawwithhermouth.SheandStephenbecamefriends.Byandby,thelittlegirlwasgettingbetterandbetter.Shewasallowedtoleavethehospital.Oneday,toStephen’sgreatsurprise,shewalkedtoseehimonherownfeet!Shegavehimapictureshehaddrawn.Atthetop,itread:“Thankyouforhelpingmewalk.It’sallbecauseofyourlove.”Lovecansometimesbemorepowerfulthandoctorsandmedicines.Lovemakesourworldmorebeautifulandcolorful.Stephendiedafewdaysafterthegirlgavehimthepicture.28．Whydidn’tStephengotoworkasusual?A．Becausehelosthisjob.B．Becausehegotheartdisease.C．Becausehedecidedtohelpothers.29．HowdidStephenhelpthelittlegirlinthehospital?A．Byvisitingher. B．Byofferinghislove. C．Bydrawingalotofpicturesforher.30．WhydidStephenonlymovehisheadwhenhewasdrawingapicture?A．Becausehecouldonlymovehishead.B．Becausehewantedtoshowhowwellhecoulddraw.C．Becausehewantedtoshowthegirleverythingwaspossible.31．Whatcanweknowfromthestory?A．Stephenhimselfhadlosthishandsandfeet.B．SomechildrendiedbecauseStephendidn’tdohisjobwell.C．Stephenknewtherewouldn’tbemuchtimeforhimintheworld.第二节(共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分)根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余项。Doyouthinkdoingchoresisaninterestingthing?Asweallknow,doingchoreshelpstoimprovechildren’slivingskillsandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.32Whatkindsofchoresdoyouusuallydoaroundthehouse?33Alloftheseare“indoorchores”.Butinmanyplaces—especiallyinthecountrysideintheUS,kidshavedifferent“outdoorchores”duringdifferentseasons.Inthefall,themostcommonoutdoorchoreiscleaningleaves.Astreeslosetheirleavesinfall,theleaveswillpileup(堆积)inpeople’syards.Itisuptoeachfamilytocleanuptheleavesandputtheminbigtrashbags.Afteraheavysnowfallinwinter,childrenalsoplayanimportantroleindoingoutdoorchores.Theyhelpshovel(铲)snowintheirfrontyard.34Springandsummerbringlotsofrainandsunwhichmakethegrassinpeople’syardsgrowtall.Itiscommonforkidstomow(割草)theiryardstokeepthemfreshandtidy.Doingallofthesechoresmightsoundlikealotofwork.35Peoplewhodon’thavechildrenmightevenpayneighborhoodkidstotakecareofchoresforthem.It’sagoodwaytomakesomemoneyifyouaren’toldenoughtohavearealjobyet.A．Youngkidsonlydoeasychores.B．Maybeyoucleanyourroom,washthedishes,washclothes,sweepormopthefloor.C．So,moreandmorechildrendochores.D．Ifnot,itmightbehardforfamiliestoleavetheirhomes.E．Luckily,mostfamiliesgivetheirkidsalittlebitofmoneyfordoingthem.III．语言运用（共三节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mariellaisa17-year-oldhighschoolstudent.Sheisinterestedinsignlanguage（手语）.Twoyearsago,shestarted36AmericanSignLanguage(ASL).Afterawhile,Mariellawantedtolearnfaster.Oneday,an37cametoher:SeeinganASLinterpreter（翻译员）inamoviemighthelpher.ShelookedupsomemoviesontheInternet.38shefoundthatveryfewmoviesusedASLinterpreters.Forchildrenunabletohear,itcanbe39tounderstandmovieswithonlysubtitles（字幕）.“IsthereanythingIcandoforthem?”thoughtMariella.Therewas,indeed.40thehelpofherparentsandteachers,MariellacreatedanappcalledSignUp.It41anASLinterpretertoacornerofthescreenduringtheplayingofamovie.Peoplewithpoorornohearingcanwatchthemovieandtheinterpreteratthe42time.Thishelpsthembetterenjoythemovie.InthebeginningMariellafunded（注资）theprojectallby43.Shemadesomemoneybywalkingdogsforherneighbors.Sheputthatmoneyintoherproject.ButlatersheneededmoremoneyforASLinterpreters.Sosheaskedpeopleto44moneyontheInternet.Nowthegirlplanstoincludeasmanyoftheinternationalsignlanguagesinherappaspossible.She45hasalongwaytogo!36．A．speaking B．learning C．making37．A．idea B．advice C．information38．A．Since B．So C．But39．A．difficult B．necessary C．important40．A．With B．In C．On41．A．provides B．adds C．gives42．A．similar B．different C．same43．A．herself B．himself C．itself44．A．giveback B．giveaway C．giveup45．A．still B．instead C．hardly第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Peoplegettogether,sitaround,and46(useful)chopstickstoputallkindsoffoodintotheboilingbroth(沸汤)in47bigpotonthetable.Yes,theyareenjoyingthehotpot.There48(be)manykindsofhotpotsinChina.Oneofthemostpopular49(hotpot)istheoneoftheChongqingandSichuanstyleinSouthwestChina.Thebrothismadeofquitealotofingredients(原料),includingbeeftallow(牛油),chilliesandSichuanpeppers.Peoplethereputallkindsoffoodintothebroth,likemeat,vegetablesandstaplefood(主食).Thebeefstripes,alsocalledMaodu,is50(popular)thanotherkindsoffood.Thehotpot51(mean)thereunioninChineseculture.ForChinesepeople,sittingaroundthetablewithfamilyandfriendstochatandenjoydeliciousfoodisa52(wonder)moment(时刻).Nowadays,moreandmoreforeignersfallinlove53Chinesehotpotsaswellasthespecialway54(communicate)withpeople.Mostpeoplelikehotpot55itisreallydelicious.Butasforme,thefeelingofatmosphereisthemostimportant.第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Tomb-sweeping(扫墓)DayisalsocalledtheQingmingFestival.It’satraditionalChinesefestivalonaroundApril5th.ItcouldgobacktoHanshiDay(ColdFoodDay)torememberthemannamedJieZitui.Butpeopletrulystartedtocelebrateitintheyear732.Soithasalonghistoryofover1,000years.Onthatday,Chinesepeoplecelebrate—torememberandhonortheirancestors(祭奠祖先).Youngandoldsweepthetombsandofferfood,tea,wine,josspaper(钱纸)andotherthingstotheirancestors.WhenwetalkabouttheQingmingFestival,averyfamousChinesepaintingmaycomeuptoourminds.Yes.RiversideSceneatQingmingFestival(《清明上河图》)isapaintingcreatedbySongDynastyartistZhangZeduan.Zhangwasbornin1085anddiedin1145.Thepaintingshowstheeverydaylifeofpeople.ItalsoshowsthebeautifullooksoftheBianjingCity.WecallthecityKaifengnow.Anumberofpeople,buildingsandboatsmakethelongpaintinginterestingandfantastic.Vendors(小商贩)sellthingsallalongtheRainbowBridge.Lotsofpeoplecrosstheriveronthegreatbridge.Overthecenturies,RiversideSceneatQingmingFestivalwaskeptamongdifferentowners.Itwasre-boughtin1945andkeptintheForbiddenCity,today’sPalaceMuseum.Thefantasticpaintingisseenasnationaltreasure(国宝)andisonshowonlyforspecialtimeeveryfewyears.56．WhenistheTomb-sweepingDay?57．HowlongisthehistoryofQingmingFestivalaccordingtothepassage?58．WhopaintedRiversideSceneatQingmingFestival?59．Wheredothevendorssellthingsinthepainting?60．Isthepaintingonshoweveryyear?IV．写作（满分15分）61．在“双减”政策的指导下，中学生们有了越来越多的课余活动时间。如何充实有意义地安排活动成为中学生们讨论的热点话题。请你以“EnjoyOurHappyAfter-schoolLife”为题，从关爱家人、提升自己、关心他人的角度对同学们的课余生活提出建议。提示：关爱家人参与家务劳动……提升自己参加体育锻炼；培养兴趣爱好……关心他人参加志愿者活动……写作要求：1.70词左右，所给开头不计入总词数；2.包含提示内容，可适当发挥；3.不得出现真实的人名、校名等。EnjoyOurHappyAfter-schoolLifeThankstothedoublereductionpolicy,oursparetimeismuchlongerthanbefore.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案第=page11页，共=sectionpages22页参考答案：1．A【原文】略2．C【原文】W:Hi,John,what’swrongwithyou?Youlookunhappy.M:Ifeelterrible.Ihaveabadcold.W:Oh,youshouldstayinbedandhaveagoodrest.3．B【原文】略4．B【原文】略5．A【原文】M:Mom,pleasewakemeupatsixtomorrowmorning.W:Tomorrowisholidayandyoudon’thavetogotoschool.M:Yes,butIhavetotakesomephotosofanimalsinthezoo.6．C7．A【原文】略8．A9．B【原文】略10．B11．B【原文】12．B13．C14．A【原文】15．A16．C17．B【原文】略18．C19．C20．B【原文】Itwasacold,snowymorningafterthewinterholidayanditwasmyfirstdayatmynewschool.Iwaswalkingaloneslowlyandthinkingaboutsomething.Itwasearlyandthereweren’tmanypeopleontheroad.Suddenlyagirlwhowasridingabikefelldown.Shetriedhardtostandupbutfailedwithoutthinking.Iwentoverandhelpedher.Shesaid“thankyou”withasmileandthenrodeaway.21．A22．B23．C【导语】本文主要介绍了中国学生的三项传统业余活动。21．推理判断题。根据“HerearethreetraditionalChinesestudents’freetimeactivities.”可知这些活动都和中国传统文化相关，排除B；根据“Sheisinterestedintie-dye(扎染).Shecanmakedollsanddressesafterlearningformorethanayear”可知LiChenxi可以用扎染做衣服，排除C。故选A。22．细节理解题。根据“Intheiropinions,taichihelpsthemkeephealthyandfocusonstudies.It’smind-bodyexercise.”可知太极对孩子的学习和身心发展有好处。故选B。23．推理判断题。本文主要介绍了中国学生的三项传统业余活动，故可能在一本教育杂志上看到这篇文章。故选C。24．C25．A26．A27．B【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了学习急救的好处。24．细节理解题。根据“Mostpeopledon’ttakefirstaidtrainingbecausetheyarebusy.”可知，很多人没有时间参加急救训练。故选C。25．词义猜测题。根据“Firstaidtrainingteacheshowtokeepcalmin...”以及下文举例可知，急救主要是用于紧急情况。故选A。26．推理判断题。根据“Firstaidtrainingteacheshowtokeepcalminemergencies.”可知，急救主要是用于紧急情况，选项A“一个不快乐的17岁女孩。”不属于紧急情况。故选A。27．细节理解题。根据“Savelives”、“Helpsomeonefeelbetter”以及“Keepasituationfromgettingworse”可知，文章一共提到了三个急救的好处。故选B。28．B29．B30．C31．C【导语】本文的主人公史蒂芬是个患有心脏病的人，但是他利用自己有限的经历帮助了很多人。在他的帮助下一位不能行走的小女孩恢复了健康，以此来告诉我们爱的伟大力量。28．细节理解题。根据“Unfortunately(不幸地),hegotseriousheartdisease(疾病).Hecouldn’tworkforalongtime.”可知史蒂芬得了严重的心脏病，很长一段时间不能工作。故选B。29．推理判断题。根据“Withhislove,hedidhisjobwell.”及“Atthetop,itread:‘Thankyouforhelpingmewalk.It’sallbecauseofyourlove.’”可知史蒂芬是献上他的爱来帮助小女孩。故选B。30．细节理解题。根据“Onlyhisheadwouldmove.Healwaystoldherthatshecoulddoanythingshewanted.”可知他想向女孩展示一切皆有可能。故选C。31．细节理解题。根据“Atthattime,hewouldtellthesesadparentsthathewouldsoonbewiththeirchildreninheavenandhewouldtakecareofthem.”可知斯蒂芬知道在这个世界上留给他的时间不多了。故选C。32．C33．B34．D35．E【导语】本文讲述了在美国的乡村，孩子们在不同的季节有不同的“户外杂务”。32．根据“Asweallknow,doingchoreshelpstoimprovechildren’slivingskillsandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.”此处提到了做杂务的好处，因此越来越多的孩子会做杂务，选项C“因此，越来越多的孩子做杂务。”符合，故选C。33．根据“Whatkindsofchoresdoyouusuallydoaroundthehouse?”可知，此处会介绍在家的杂务。选项B“也许你打扫房间、洗碗、洗衣服、扫地或拖地。”符合，故选B。34．根据“Theyhelpshovel(铲)snowintheirfrontyard.”可知，他们在前院帮忙铲雪。选项D“如果没有，家人可能很难离开家。”符合，故选D。35．根据“Peoplewhodon’thavechildrenmightevenpayneighborhoodkidstotakecareofchoresforthem.”可知，此处提到的是为孩子们做的这些事支付钱，选项E“幸运的是，大多数家庭会给他们的孩子一点钱来做这些事情。”符合，故选E。36．B37．A38．C39．A40．A41．B42．C43．A44．B45．A【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了玛丽埃拉为了让有听力障碍的人看懂电影，制作了一个应用帮助大家的故事。36．句意：两年前，她开始学习美国手语。speaking说话；learning学习；making制作。根据“Afterawhile,Mariellawantedtolearnfaster.”可知，一段时间后，玛丽埃拉想要学得更快，她是在学习美国手语。故选B。37．句意：一天，她有了一个想法：看电影里的美国手语翻译员可能会帮到她。idea想法；advice建议；information信息。空前是冠词an，空处应是可数名词单数形式，advice和information都是不可数名词，排除B、C选项。故选A。38．句意：但是她发现几乎没有电影会用美国手语翻译员。Since自从；So所以，表因果；But但是，表转折。根据“ShelookedupsomemoviesontheInternet...shefoundthatveryfewmoviesusedASLinterpreters.”可知，玛丽埃拉查阅了很多电影，但是发现几乎没有电影用美国手语翻译员，前后句是转折关系，用But。故选C。39．句意：对于不能听的小孩来说，仅有字幕的电影会理解困难。difficult困难的；necessary必要的；important重要的。根据“Forchildrenunabletohear”并结合常识可知，不能听的人看只有字幕的电影，是很困难的。故选A。40．句意：在她父母和老师的帮助下，玛丽埃拉创造了一个叫“SignUp”的应用。With有；In在……里面；On在……上面。此处考查固定介词短语withthehelpof...“在……的帮助下”。故选A。41．句意：它在播放电影期间，把一个美国手语翻译员加入到了屏幕的一个角落上。provides提供；adds添加；gives给。根据“It...anASLinterpretertoacornerofthescreenduringtheplayingofamovie.”并结合介词搭配可知，此处考查动词短语addAtoB“把A加到B上”，表示把翻译员添加到电影画面中。故选B。42．句意：听力较差或没有听觉的人可以同时看电影和翻译员。similar相似的；different不同的；same相同的。根据“Peoplewithpoorornohearingcanwatchthemovieandtheinterpreteratthe...time.”并结合常识可知，此处应是能同时看电影和翻译员，才能理解电影内容，此处是介词短语atthesametime“同时”。故选C。43．句意：在一开始，玛丽埃拉全靠自己注资这个项目。herself她自己；himself他自己；itself它自己。本句主语是Mariella“玛丽埃拉”，是个女孩，反身代词用herself。故A。44．句意：所以她让人们在网上捐钱。giveback归还；giveaway捐赠；giveup放弃。根据“ButlatersheneededmoremoneyforASLinterpreters.”可推测，应是让人们捐钱帮助。故选B。45．句意：她仍然有很长的一段路要走。still仍然；instead代替；hardly几乎不。根据“Nowthegirlplanstoincludeasmanyoftheinternationalsignlanguagesinherappaspossible.”可知，这个女孩计划尽可能纳入多的国际手势语言到她的应用中，对于应用的开发仍然有很多的事情要做。故选A。46．use47．a48．are49．hotpots50．morepopular51．means52．wonderful53．with54．tocommunicate55．because【导语】本文主要介绍了火锅。46．句意：人们聚在一起，围坐在一起，用筷子将各种食物放入桌子上一个大锅中沸腾的汤中。根据“gettogether,sitaround,and”可知，and前后形式一致，所以此处也填动词原形；useful“有用的”，动词为use“使用”。故填use。47．句意：人们聚在一起，围坐在一起，用筷子将各种食物放入桌子上一个大锅中沸腾的汤中。根据“bigpot”可知，此处泛指一口大锅，填不定冠词；“big”单词发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。48．句意：中国有很多种火锅。本文时态为一般现在时，“manykinds”为复数，所以be动词填are。故填are。49．句意：最受欢迎的火锅之一是中国西南地区的重庆和四川风味火锅。根据“Oneof”可知，此处考查oneof+名词复数，表示“……之一”，hotpot的复数形式为hotpots。故填hotpots。50．句意：牛条纹，也称为毛肚，比其他种类的食物更受欢迎。根据“is”及“than”可知，此处填形容词比较级，popular“受欢迎的”比较级为morepopular。故填morepopular。51．句意：火锅在中国文化中意味着团聚。本文时态为一般现在时，主语“Thehotpot”为单数，所以动词mean填第三人称单数形式means。故填means。52．句意：对于中国人来说，与家人和朋友围坐在餐桌旁聊天，享受美味佳肴是一个美妙的时刻。根据“moment”可知，此处填形容词修饰名词，wonder的形容词形式为wonderful“美妙的”。故填wonderful。53．句意：如今，越来越多的外国人爱上了中国火锅以及与人交流的特殊方式。本题考查fallinlovewithsth.“爱上某物”。故填with。54．句意：如今，越来越多的外国人爱上了中国火锅以及与人交流的特殊方式。根据“thespecialway...withpeople”可知，考查thewaytodosth.“做某事的方式”，故填动词不定式tocommunicate。故填tocommunicate。55．句意：大多数人喜欢火锅，因为它真的很好吃。根据“Mostpeoplelikehotpot...itisreallydelicious.”可知，两句为因果关系，前果后因，所以填because。故填because。56．OnaroundApril5th．57．Over1000years./Morethan1000years./Ithasahistoryofover1000years.58．ZhangZeduan.59．AllalongtheRainbowB