2020-2021学年北京丰台区初三第一学期英语期末试卷及答案

2020-2021学年北京丰台区初三第一学期英语期末试卷及答案一、单项填空1.PeterandMikelikemusic.Theyaretalkingabout________favouritesingers.A.his B.her C.its D.their【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：彼得和迈克喜欢音乐。他们正在谈论他们最喜欢的歌手。考查代词辨析。his他的；her她的；its它的；their他们的。由“PeterandMike”及“They”可知，此处指彼得和迈克在讨论自己喜欢的歌手，故用their指代“彼得和迈克的”。故选D。2.Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A.on B.in C.of D.at【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】句意：邮局星期六下午关门。

​本题考查介词。在表示时间时，at表示在时间的一点；on

表示在具体某一天；

in表示在一个时间范围，或者接一段时间，表示多久之后；of大约……的，表示所有关系。本句中星期六下午是具体某一天的下午，故介词用on，选A。3.—________doyouoftendoinyourfreetime?—Ioftenreadbooks.A.What B.Which C.When D.Where【答案】A【解析】分析】【详解】句意：——在空闲时间你经常干什么？——我经常读书。考查特殊疑问句。What什么，疑问代词；Which哪个，疑问代词；When什么时候；疑问副词；Where什么地方，疑问副词。根据答语“Ioftenreadbooks.”，可知本句询问“做什么”，所以用疑问代词what作实义动词do“做，干”的宾语。故选A。4.Sheisveryhappy________shehasgotmanygoodfriends.A.or B.because C.but D.though【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：她很高兴，因为她有很多好朋友。考查连词辨析。or或者；because因为；but但是；though尽管。根据“Sheisveryhappy…shehasgotmanygoodfriends”可知，高兴的原因是有了很多好朋友，用because引导原因状语从句，故选B。5.Lucy________herclassmateMarywithherlessonseveryweekend.A.helps B.willhelp C.ishelping D.washelping【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：Lucy每周末帮助她的同学Mary学习功课。考查动词时态。根据“everyweekend”可知，句子是一般现在时，主语Lucy是第三人称，动词用三单形式，故选A。6.Hissuitlooks______thantheoneIboughtyesterday.A.good B.better C.best D.thebest【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：他的西装比我昨天买的那一件看起来更好。考查比较级。good好的，形容词原级；better更好的，形容词比较级；best最好的，形容词最高级；thebest最好的，形容词最高级。根据“than”可知，此空要用比较级，故选B。7.—Mustwefinishourplanthisweek?—No,you________.A.mustn't B.can't C.shouldn't D.needn't【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：——我们这个星期必须完成计划吗？——不，你们不必。考查情态动词用法。mustn't表禁止；can't不能；shouldn't不应该；needn't不必。由“Mustwefinishourplanthisweek?”可知，本句为情态动词must开头的一般疑问句，其否定回答为No,主语+needn't。故选D。8.John________avolleyballgameonTVnow.A.watches B.watched C.willwatch D.iswatching【答案】D【解析】【分析】【详解】句意：约翰正在看电视上的排球比赛。考查时态。结合语境“now”，可知本句描述的是现在正在进行的动作，所以用现在进行时态，其结构为“be+doing”。选D。9.Thisnewhospital________inourtownlastyear.A.build B.built C.wasbuilt D.isbuilt【答案】C【解析】【分析】【详解】句意为：去年，我们镇上建了一座新医院。考查一般过去时的被动语态。根据时间状语“lastyear”，可知时态用一般过去时，所以排除A和D；根据hospital和build属于被动关系，因此需要用一般过去时的被动语态was/weredone，主语“Thisnewhospital”为名词单数形式，所以用“was”。故选C。10.We________manytreesalongtheroadsince2018.A.plant B.willplant C.haveplanted D.areplanting【答案】C【解析】【分析】【详解】句意：自2018年以来，我们已经沿这条路种了很多树。考查时态。plant种植，一般现在时；willplant一般将来时；haveplanted现在完成时；areplanting现在进行时。根据“since2018”，可知本句用现在完成时态，其构成为have/has+done，本句主语是“We”，所以用助动词have，plant的过去分词为planted。故选C。11.John'sfather________toShanghaitoattendameetingnextSunday.A.flies B.willfly C.hasflown D.flew【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：约翰的父亲下星期天将飞往上海参加一个会议。考查动词时态。由“nextSunday”可知，本句为一般将来时，即willdo结构。故选B。12.Nobodyknows______yesterday.A.howtheaccidenthappensB.howdoestheaccidenthappenC.howtheaccidenthappenedD.howdidtheaccidenthappen【答案】C【解析】【分析】【详解】句意：没有人知道昨天事故是怎样发生的。

​本题考查宾语从句的用法。宾语从句要用陈述句语序，排除选项BD；事故发生在昨天，要用一般过去时，排除选项A。故选C。二、完形填空ANewFriendandPerspective（视角）Ipickedupthephone,slowlydialingthenumbertoherhouse.AllIcouldthinkwaswhatwecouldpossiblyhavea____13____about.Nothing!Ididn'tthinkIcouldhaveanythingincommonwithsomeonewhois50yearsolderthanme."Yourgrandmotherwon'tbearoundforever,"mymomsaid,soIjustdidwhatshetoldmeandpainfully____14____mygrandmother.WhatIdidn'tknowwasthatthephonecallwouldchangemyperspectiveonlifeandmygrandmother.Whensheansweredthe____15____,Iplannedtohaveasmallconversation.Instead,sheinvitedmetolunch.Hesitantly（犹豫地）,Irepliedwitha"Thatsoundsgreat".WhenIhungupthephone,Iimmediately____16____agreeingtothelunchdate.HowwasIgoingtofitthisintomybusyscheduleofhomework,gamesandfriends?ItwasnotmyidealSaturday,butIwentanyway.Meandmygrandmother...nothingtotalkabout.____17____,mySaturdaymorningwasn'tpainful.IwasinterestedinlisteningaboutherrecenttriptoEuropeandhowshesawthefamousEiffelTower.Shetoldmestoriesabouthersewingclassandherfriends.Ididn'trealizethat60-year-oldpeoplehadasociallife.Itturnedoutthatherlifewasn'tas____18____asIthought.Foronce,Iwashappyandsatisfiedwithoutfriendsandwithoutmycellphone.Weplannedtomeetagainatherhouse.Thistime,mymomdidn'thavetobegme.Duringthenextvisit,wesortedthroughthreeshoeboxesofphotographs.Therewasaninterestingstoryforeachone.Ilearnedthatashumans,wesharedhuman____19____,nomatterwhatage.EversinceImadethefirstphonecalltomygrandmother,wehavetalkedatleastonceaweek.Iregretnotcallingherearlier.Heradvicehastaughtmethingsthatcan'tbelearnedinatextbook.Shetaughtmetobe____20____tonewthings,toenjoythesimplethings,andtoappreciatewhatlifehasgivenme.Ihavegainedafriend,amentor（导师）,andanewperspective.13.A.conversation B.meeting C.greeting D.discussion14.A.visited B.called C.helped D.left15.A.phone B.door C.letter D.question16.A.considered B.forgot C.regretted D.celebrated17.A.Hopelessly B.Surprisingly C.Funnily D.Naturally18.A.hard B.busy C.rich D.boring19.A.skills B.opportunities C.experiences D.mistakes20.A.strict B.honest C.opposite D.open【答案】13.A14.B15.A16.C17.B18.D19.C20.D【解析】【分析】文章主要讲述了作者对奶奶的态度的转变，从最初觉得有代沟，没法沟通，到后来主动给奶奶打电话，作者把奶奶看成了朋友和导师。【13题详解】句意：我所能想到的就是我们能谈些什么。conversation交谈；meeting会议；greeting问候；discussion谈论，指针对某一个话题进行讨论；根据“Ipickedupthephone”以及“Nothing!Ididn'tthinkIcouldhaveanythingincommonwithsomeonewhois50yearsolderthanme.”可知，作者在想能和奶奶谈些什么，故选A。【14题详解】句意：“你奶奶不会永远在你身边了，”我妈妈说，所以我就照她说的做了，痛苦地给奶奶打了个电话。visited参观；called打电话；helped帮助；left离开；根据“Ipickedupthephone,slowlydialingthenumbertoherhouse.”可知，作者在给奶奶打电话，故选B。【15题详解】句意：当她接电话时，我打算和她聊一聊。phone电话；door门；letter信件；question问题；根据“Ipickedupthephone,slowlydialingthenumbertoherhouse.”可知，作者在给奶奶打电话，所以奶奶接了电话，故选A。【16题详解】句意：当我挂断电话时，我立即后悔同意了午餐的约会。considered考虑；forgot忘记；regretted后悔；celebrated庆祝；根据“HowwasIgoingtofitthisintomybusyscheduleofhomework...nothingtotalkabout.”可知，作者后悔答应奶奶的邀请了，故选C。【17题详解】句意：令人惊讶的是，我的星期六早上并不痛苦。Hopelessly无助地；Surprisingly惊讶地；Funnily有趣地；Naturally自然地；根据“ItwasnotmyidealSaturday,butIwentanyway.Meandmygrandmother...nothingtotalkabout.”与“mySaturdaymorningwasn'tpainful.”可知，作者的周六早上度过的并不痛苦，与作者最初的感觉是不一样的，所以应该是感到惊奇地，故选B。【18题详解】句意：原来她的生活没有我想象的那么无聊。hard艰难；busy忙碌；rich富有的；boring无聊的；根据“Shetoldmestoriesabouthersewingclassandherfriends.Ididn'trealizethat60-year-oldpeoplehadasociallife.”可知，作者最初感觉奶奶的生活应该是无聊乏味的，故选D。【19题详解】句意：我学会了，作为人类，我们分享人类的经历，无论年龄大小。skills技巧；opportunities机会；experiences经验，经历；mistakes错误；根据“IwasinterestedinlisteningaboutherrecenttriptoEuropeandhowshesawthefamousEiffelTower.”可知，作者想听奶奶最近的欧洲之行以及她是如何看到著名的埃菲尔铁塔的，这些都是奶奶的经历，所以作者学会了人类应该不论年龄大小，都可以分享经历，故选C。【20题详解】句意：她教我要对新事物敞开心扉，享受简单的事物，感激生活给予我的一切。strict严格的；honest诚实的；opposite相反的；open开放的；根据“Heradvicehastaughtmethingsthatcan'tbelearnedinatextbook...toenjoythesimplethings,andtoappreciatewhatlifehasgivenme.”可知，这里说的是奶奶教会了作者要敞开心扉，要享受简单的事物，要感激生活给予我的一切，故选D。阅读理解三、阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Howdoyoumakefriends?Somestudentsaresharingtheirideaswithus.Althoughwearequitedifferent,AdamandIhavebeenclosefriendsfor5years.Wehavealottotalk.Weoftenplaybasketballtogetherafterschool.Wegoforapicnicatweekends.It'salwaysapleasuretobewithhim.Ispendmysparetimemostlywithpeoplefromothercountries.WhenI'mwiththem,Ireallygettoknowwhatthey'relikeandhoweasytheyaretogetalongwith.TheyhelpmetoimprovemyEnglish.I'vemadesomegoodfriendsatthegymIgotoPeoplethereareveryfriendly.TalkingtothemasItakeexerciseisagoodwayforustogettoknoweachother.IcanmakemorefriendsontheInternetbecauseitkeepsmeintouchwiththewholeworld.Icangetworldwidestoriesfrommyfriendsallovertheworld.21.Whooftenplaysbasketballafterschool?A.Tom B.Yumi C.Anna D.Peter22.Withthehelpofherfriends,Yumi________.A.takesmoreexercise B.feelshappieratpicnicsC.learnsEnglishbetter D.makesupmorestories23.Annahasmadesomegoodfriends________.A.atherschool B.inothercountries C.atthegym D.ontheInternet【答案】21.A22.C23.C【解析】【分析】这篇文章主要讲了怎样交朋友。一些学生分享了他们的建议。【21题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段“Weoftenplaybasketballtogetherafterschool.”可知Tom放学后经常和朋友打篮球。故选A。【22题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“TheyhelpmetoimprovemyEnglish.”可知在朋友帮助下，Yumi提高了英语水平。故选C。【23题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段“I'vemadesomegoodfriendsatthegymIgoto.”可知Anna在她去的健身房交了一些好朋友。故选C。Asateenager,IhatedPElessons.Iwasnotverygoodatsports,andIhatedteamsportsbecauseIalwaysfeltlikeIwasdisappointingtherestoftheteam.Duringtheseyears,Isometimesfeltdisconnectedfrommybodylikeonlymybrainwas"me"andmybodywasjustavehicle（运载工具）forcarryingmybrainaround.WhenIstarteduniversity,Idecidedtotryakungfuclub.Tomysurprise,Ilovedit!Inmyfirstyear,mostofuswerebeginners.Iusedtogotwoorthreetimesaweek.Becauseitisnotateamsport,Ididn'tfeelsorryaboutnotbeingverygood.Andbecauseitisacombat（格斗）sport,youtraininpairs,whichmeansthatyougettomeetpeopleandtalktothem.Ialsoappreciated（欣赏）thatthefocusoftheclasseswasongettingbetteratkungfu,ratherthanexercisingtochangemybody.WhenIwasdoingkungfu,mybodychanged—Igotstrongerandquicker—butthechangeswereasideeffectofthesport,insteadofthegoal.WhenImovedtoItalythisyear,Idecidedtostartdoingacombatsportagain.Ijoinedalocalmartialarts（武术）clubandIlovedit.Wedidlotsofsparring（拳击）.Ithinkthatsparringislikechess,butmuchfasterandmuchmorefun!Ifyoursparringpartnertriestohityouhardwithhisfist,youhavetomovequicklytoavoidhim,blockorevencatchhisarmandthenthrowhimtothemat.WhenIwasateenager,IwouldsayIjustwasn'tasportypersonandthatIjustdidn'tlikesportandneverwould.NowIthinkthateveryoneshouldtryasmanysportsaspossiblebecauseIbelievethereissomethingoutthereforeveryone!IfeelconnectedtomybodyandIamhappierandhavemoreenergywhenIhavebeendoingsport.24.WhydidthewriterhatePElessonswhenhewasateenager?A.Becausehewasnotverygoodatsports.B.Becausehisteammateswerenotfriendly.C.Becausehecouldn'tunderstandhisPEteacher.D.Becausetherewassomethingwrongwithhisbody.25.Whatclubdidthewritergotowhenhewasatuniversity?A.Amartialartsclub. B.Achessclub.C.Akungfuclub. D.Aboxingclub.26.Howdidthewriterbecomeasportyperson?A.Hesetagoaltogetstronger.B.Heplayedmanyteamsports.C.Hedidfastandfunsportseveryday.D.Hetriedandfoundtherightsportforhim.【答案】24.A25.C26.D【解析】【分析】本文主要讲了作者青少年时期不喜欢体育运动，而上大学后爱上武术的故事。【24题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段“Asateenager,IhatedPElessons.Iwasnotverygoodatsports,andIhatedteamsports…”可知作者青少年时讨厌上体育课是因为他不太擅长体育运动。故选A。【25题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“WhenIstarteduniversity,Idecidedtotryakungfuclub.Tomysurprise,Ilovedit!”可知作者上大学时，尝试参加一个功夫俱乐部，并且喜欢上了它！故选C。【26题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段“WhenIstarteduniversity,Idecidedtotryakungfuclub.Tomysurprise,Ilovedit!”可知作者上大学时试着参加了功夫俱乐部，并且爱上了这种运动，再根据最后一段“WhenIwasateenager,IwouldsayIjustwasn'tasportyperson…Ibelievethereissomethingoutthereforeveryone!”可知做作者青少年的时候说自己不是一个运动的人，觉得自己永远不会喜欢运动。而现在他认为每个人都应该尝试尽可能多的运动，并感慨到某些东西是为了每个人而存在的。因此推断作者是通过尝试找到了适合自己的运动，从而成为了喜欢运动的人。故选D。Doyougetupsetbecauseyoucan'tcompletewhatyouwantto?Forinstance,youmightwanttocleanoutyourclosetsorwritethatnovelyou'vebeenputtingoff.Maybeyoutrytofocus,butyoufeeloverwhelmed（难以应付的）.Findingcontrolcomesdowntoonesimplestrategy（策略）:developingahabitofbeingorganized.Thismeansyou'vegottothinkahead.Whenyoucangetorganized,keepthingsundercontrol,andliveatidylife,youcanworkfasterandthinkmorecreatively.Herearesometipsthatcanhelp:Ifit'sabouthousework,ittakesafewminuteseachdaytode-clutter（清除杂乱）.Usesmallbitsoftimetocleanoutadrawerorthrowoldclothesintoacardboardboxfordonation.Getinthehabitofbuyingorganizationaltools,likecontainers,forstoringsmallthings.Groupsimilartasks.Cleanouttherefrigeratorwhilearoastiscooking.Don'tjumpbackandforthfromroomtoroomorjumpfromonetasktoanunrelatedone.Also,youcanputsimilarthingstogether.Forexample,lookatyourbookshelfandtryputtingallthebooksabouteachtopicinagroup.Thenitwillbeeasierandfastertofindthebookyouneed.It'sagreatwaytomakeato-dolist.Useacalendartoplanoutwhatyouneedtodoeachmonth.Thenatthestartofeachworkday,writedownthreeimportanttasksyouwanttoachievethatdayquickly.Putabigstarnexttothemostimportantone.So,beforeyougointothebusywork,startontheimportanttaskandseeitthroughtotheend.Gettingorganizedshouldextendtoyouractivitiesoutsideyourhomeorofficeaswell.Puttingeverythinginorderleavesyouaclearcalendartoplanformoreactivitieswithfriends.Motivating（激励）yourselftogetorganizedshouldstartwiththerewardsyou'llexperience.It'smucheasiertostartahabitifyoucanimaginehowthechangeswillmakeyoufeel.27.Accordingtothepassage,ifyougetorganized,________.A.yourlifewillbecomebusierB.yourimaginationwillbelimitedC.youwillfinishtheworkmorequicklyD.youwillcontrolthethingsaroundyou28.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyougetorganized?A.Doingunrelatedtasksatthesametime.B.Spendingawholeweekenddoinghousework.C.Gettinginthehabitofbuyingmorebeautifulfurniture.D.Listingthethingsandbeginningwiththemostimportantone.29.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Thewaysofdoinghousework. B.Thewaysofgettingorganized.C.Thebenefitsofgettingorganized. D.Theimportanceofmakingalist.【答案】27.C28.D29.B【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍一些有用的建议，按照这些提示来做，让你可以控制一切，过一种整洁的生活。与此同时，你可以更快地工作，更有创造性地思考。【27题详解】细节理解题。根据“Whenyoucangetorganized,keepthingsundercontrol,andliveatidylife,youcanworkfasterandthinkmorecreatively.”可知，当你能变得有条理，控制住事情，过着整洁的生活，你就能工作得更快，思考得更有创造力。故选C。【28题详解】细节理解题。根据“It'sagreatwaytomakeato-dolist…Putabigstarnexttothemostimportantone.So,beforeyougointothebusywork,startontheimportanttaskandseeitthroughtotheend.”可知，列清单是一个好办法，每个工作日写下你想要快速完成的三项重要任务，在最重要的旁边做好标记，在工作开始之前，先从最重要的开始，并坚持到底。故选D。【29题详解】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍一些有用的建议，按照这些提示来做，让你可以控制一切，过一种整洁的生活。故选B。ThatSusanissofunny...Ineedtobringthecartothewashtomorrow...whyisthispersonsoloud...herecomesthesun,doo-doo-doo.Weoftenfindourselvesinanendlessthoughtloop（圈）.Andeverysooften,wetrytostopthisendlessflowofthoughtsbytellingourselvestojuststopthinking.Butdoweorcanweeverreallystopthinking?Itdependsonyourdefinition（定义）of"thinking",accordingtoMichaelHalassa,aresearcheratMIT,theUS.Webasicallygothrougheachdayinoneofthetwostates—weeitherrealizethatwe’rethinkingorwedon't.Ourbrainswon'tstopthinkingcompletelyuntilwedie."Thebrainneverstopsthinkinginasense.Mostthoughtsareactuallyinthebackgroundwithoutusnoticingthemandthere'snotreallyawaytoturnthesethings."Halassasaid.Youcancomparethistohowacomputerworks.Whenyouaren'tusingyourcomputerwhileit'sturnedon,itisstillrunningoperations"inthebackground".Yourcomputer,muchlikeyourbrain,isalways"thinking”,evenifyou'renotactivelyusingit.Ifyouseeafamiliarfaceinacrowdandthinkyouknowthem,youmightnotbeabletocomeupwithhowyouknowthemrightaway,"Halassasaid."Butmaybehourslater,you'llsuddenlyremember.That'saresultofyourbrainthinkinginthebackground."Weevenmakedecisionsmostlyunconsciouslyorwithoutrealizingthem.Forexample,someofthisbackground"thinking"resultsinwhatwecalla"gutfeeling（直觉）".Duringourbrain'sdecision-makingprocess,sometimeswecreateastorytoexplainthedecision—sometimesit'saccurate（精确的）,sometimesit’snot.Evensittingherereadingthis,thinkingabout"thinking"issendingmessagesacrossachainofneurons（神经元）inthebrain.Soifwesomehowmanagetostopourselvesfrom"thinking",thebrainwon'tsignoff.Itwillcontinuetohavethoughts—wejustwon'trealizethem.30.Whenyouareinanendlessthoughtloop,you________.A.canthinkaboutaproblemveryclearlyB.keepthinkingaboutonethingafteranotherC.cannotstopthinkingaboutthingsinthepastD.keepthinkingaboutonethingagainandagain31.WhatdoesParagraph5trytotellus?A.Humanbrainsarethinkingallthetime.B.Acomputercanthinklikeahumanbrain.C.Humanbrainsworkfasterthancomputers.D.Acomputercandealwithplentyofinformation.32.Theword"unconsciously''inParagraph7probablymeans"________".A.carelessly B.unknowingly C.fearlessly D.undoubtly33.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WillWeContinuetoHaveThoughtsafterWeDie?B.HowDotheNeuronsintheBrainWork?C.WhatIstheDefinitionof"Thinking"?D.CanWeEverReallyStopThinking?【答案】30.B31.A32.B33.D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了人脑思维的真实情况——有生命就有思维活动，人脑的思维活动是不会停止的。【30题详解】推理判断题。根据“ThatSusanissofunny...Ineedtobringthecartothewashtomorrow...whyisthispersonsoloud...herecomesthesun,doo-doo-doo.Weoftenfindourselvesinanendlessthoughtloop.”可知，苏珊真有趣、我要去洗车等都是人脑思考的一件又一件事；即当我们处于一个无休止的思想循环中时，我们会思考一件又一件事。故选B。【31题详解】推理判断题。根据第五段“Yourcomputer,muchlikeyourbrain,isalways‘thinking’”可知，本段借电脑的工作原理说明人脑一直处于思考状态。故选A。【32题详解】词句猜测题。根据第七段“Forexample,someofthisbackground‘thinking’resultsinwhatwecalla‘gutfeeling’.”可知，背景中的一些“思考”会导致“直觉”，而“直觉”就是在不知不觉中思考的结果；故unconsciously意为“不知不觉地”，近似于unknowingly“不知不觉地”。故选B。33题详解】最佳标题题。根据第二段“Butdoweorcanweeverreallystopthinking?”可知，此处提出“我们是否能够停止思考”的问题；文章给出美国麻省理工研究员针对此问题的分析以及电脑工作原理等说明人脑不会停止思考；最后一段“thebrainwon'tsignoff”给出结论——大脑不会停止思考；故文章主要围绕“我们能真正停止思考吗？”为主题展开。故选D。四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Collector'sCornerPeoplecollectallkindsofdifferentthings.Stampsorcoinsarethecommononestobecollected.Peoplealsocollectthelesscommonones,suchasbeerbottlesorbustickets.Somecollectorsspendhourslookingthroughjunkshopsandbuildupacollectionforafewpenceperobject,whileothercollectorsmightspendthousandsofpoundsonfinechinaorrare（稀有的）paintings.Somepeoplecollectformoney,butmostpeopledoitforfun.Collectingisbasicallyillogical.IfyousimplywanttolistentotheAmericansingerandactorElvisPresley'sfirstrecord,youcangetacopyatmostrecordshops.Acollector,however,willwanttoownanoriginal1955disc,andwillbewillingtopayforit.Whatmakesacollectionvaluable?Rarityandconditionarethemostimportantthings.Acoinorstampwhichisworthhundredsinperfectconditionmightbeworthonlypenceinaverageorpoorcondition.Whatshouldyoucollect?Mostcollectorsbegincollectingthingswhichinterestthem,andasthecollectiongrows,knowledgeofthesubjectgrows.Ifyouwantyourcollectiontogrowinvalue,itisprobablybesttoavoidthingswhicharesoldespeciallyforcollectors.Nearlyeverybodywhobuysasetofnewcoinsorstampswillkeeptheminperfectcondition,sothatthenewcoinsorstampswillneverbecomerare.Themostvaluablecollectionsareoftenthingswhichwerewidelyavailable,butwhichwereusuallythrownawayafteruse,suchasCoca-Colabottlesortoycars.Aninterestingcollectioncanbestartedverycheaply.Onecollectorhasstartedacollectionof1950sand1960sball-pointpens.Atthemomentit'sworthnothing,butshepredictsitwillonedaybevaluable.Ball-pointswerewidelyavailable,andweremadeinalargerangeofcoloursandstyles.Theywereoftendesignedtobethrownawaywhentheywereempty.Manypeoplearen'twillingtothrowawayusedpens,andputtheminadrawerorbox,perhapshopingtheymightworkagainoneday.Soitispossibletofindunusualthings,mademanyyearsago.Thatevencostsnothing.34.Whatcommonthingsdopeoplecollect?

___________________________________________________________35.Whatdopeoplecollectfor?

___________________________________________________________36.Whatmakesacollectionvaluable?

___________________________________________________________37.Whywillthenewcoinsorstampsneverbecomerare?

___________________________________________________________38.Whatdoestheexampleinthelastparagraphshow?

___________________________________________________________【答案】34.Stampsorcoins.35.Somepeoplecollectformoney,butmostpeopledoitforfun.36.Rarityandconditionarethemostimportantthings.37.Nearlyeverybodywhobuysasetofnewcoinsorstampswillkeeptheminperfectcondition.38.Collectionscanbestartedcheaply./Aninterestingcollectioncanbestartedverycheaply./Avaluablecollectioncanbestartedcheaply./Itispossibletofindunusualthingsmademanyyearsago.Thatevencostsnothing.【解析】【分析】本文介绍了从事收藏的不同目的，什么样的收藏最有价值，以及应该怎么样从事收藏。【34题详解】根据“Stampsorcoinsarethecommononestobecollected”可知，邮票或硬币是最常见的被收集的，故填Stampsorcoins.【35题详解】根据“Somepeoplecollectformoney,butmostpeopledoitforfun”可知，有些人收集是为了钱，但大多数人是为了好玩，故填Somepeoplecollectformoney,butmostpeopledoitforfun.【36题详解】根据“Whatmakesacollectionvaluable?Rarityandconditionarethemostimportantthings”可知，收藏品的稀有性和情况决定了其价值，故填Rarityandconditionarethemostimportantthings.【37题详解】根据“Nearlyeverybodywhobuysasetofnewcoinsorstampswillkeeptheminperfectcondition,sothatthenewcoinsorstampswillneverbecomerare”可知，几乎每一个买了一套新硬币或邮票人都会把它们保存完好，这样就不能形成物以稀为贵的局面，故填Nearlyeverybodywhobuysasetofnewcoinsorstampswillkeeptheminperfectcondition.【38题详解】根据“Onecollectorhasstartedacollectionof1950sand1960sball-pointpens…”可知，最后一段通过举例说明一位收藏家收藏圆珠笔的经历，告诉我们收藏是可以不费很多钱的，故填Collectionscanbestartedcheaply./Aninterestingcollectioncanbestartedverycheaply./Avaluablecollectioncanbestartedcheaply./Itispossibletofindunusualthingsmademanyyearsago.Thatevencostsnothing.书面表达五、文段表达从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。39.假如你是李华，你们学校将组织一次环境保护志愿活动，你打算邀请你校交换生Peter参加。请用英语写一封电子邮件，告诉他活动的时间和地点，活动的内容，以及需要为此做什么准备。提示词语:pickup,rubbish,putup,posters,arubbishbag提示问题：•Whenandwherewillyougo?•Whatwillyoudointheactivity?•WhatdoyouadvisePetertopreparefortheactivity?DearPeter,Howisitgoing?I’mwritingtoinviteyoutotakepartintheschoolactivitytovolunteerforabetterenvironment.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________