2023-2024学年安徽省桐城市第二中学八年级英语第二学期期末综合测试试题含答案

2023-2024学年安徽省桐城市第二中学八年级英语第二学期期末综合测试试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、—WhenwillNingyangLineopen?—________nextyear.Only40%ofit________beenbuilt.A.Until;has B.Until;have C.Notuntil;has D.Notuntil;have2、----Mr.Wuhasrecommendedmanybooks.Haveyoudecidedfirst?----Yes.TheLittlePrince.A.howtoread B.whichtoread C.whentoread D.wheretoread3、Accordingtothelocalgovernment,lotsofnewrailways_______inthenextfiveyears.A.built B.willbuild C.willbebuilt D.havebeenbuilt4、Blackerbyismypenpal________Thailand.A.from B.to C.at D.for5、—________isthepopulationofyourhometown?—Thepopulationofmyhometownissmall.Andaboutthreequartersofthepopulation________farmers.A.What；are B.What；isC.Howmuch；is D.Howmuch；are6、Ifyoualwayscompareyourself________others,youwon’tfeelhappy.A.with B.in C.of D.by7、Tomlookssosad,becausehe________histicket.A.loses B.willlost C.islosing D.haslost8、ZhangGuimeihassentnearly2000girlstudentstocollegesaroundChina________sheopenedtheschoolin2009.A.when B.after C.until D.since9、—WhenareyougoingtoShanghai?—Idon’tknow__________theCOVID-19thereisseriousornot.A.because B.if C.whether10、—Thechildrenenjoyed__________inthisafter-schoolactivity.—That’strue.A.they B.them C.themselves二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、mucholder,it’s,mycountry,than______________________________________________________.12、honest【解析】【分析】【详解】句意：迈克从不说谎。他是一个诚实的男孩。诚实的：honest，形容词作定语修饰名词boy。故填honest。13、is,what,Mrs.Wang,now,doing____________________________________?14、read,I,book,haven’t,yet,the___________________________________________.15、schoolyard,should,we,clean,the__________________________________________.三、补全对话（10分）16、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A:Blair,Icalledyouseveraltimesyesterday,buttherewasnoreply.____1____?B:Yesterday?ItwasSaturday.Oh,Iwenttothemovieswithmyfriends.A:Really?ButIrememberyouusedtostayathomeonweekends.B:That’sright.____2____.AndIusedtobeshyanddidn’tliketohangout.A:____3____?B:Abookchangedmealot.Itdescribesaboywhodiedbecausehefeltlonelyandupset.A:Soundsbad.It’struethateveryoneneedstocommunicatewithothers.B:____4____.SoIdecidedtochangemyselfassoonasIfinishedreadingthebook.A:Goodidea,andhowabouthavingapicnicwithmethisSaturday?B:____5____.I’Ilbegladtogowithyou.A:That’sadeal.四、阅读理解（40分）17、Anoldmanlivedwithhislittlegrandson.Everydaytheoldmangotupearlytoreadbooks.Onedaythegrandsonasked,“Grandpa,Iwanttoreadbooksasyoudo.ButIalwaysforgetwhatIread.Whataretheadvantagesofreading?”Thegrandfatherdidn’tanswerhim,butsaid,“Takethislittlebaskettotheriverandbringbackabasketofwater.”Thelittleboydidashisgrandpasaid,butallthewaterleaked（漏）outbeforehegotbackhome.Thegrandfatherlaughedandsaid,“You’llhavetowalkfasternexttime.”Thenexttimetheboyranfaster,butthebasketwasstillemptybeforehereturnedhome.Theboysaid,“See,Grandpa,it’snouse.”“Isitnouse?”theoldmansaid.“Lookatthebasket.”Theboylookedatthebasketandfoundthatthebasketwasdifferent.Itwascleaner,insideandout.“That’swhathappenswhenyoureadbooks.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverything.Butwhenyouread,thebooksaregoingtochangeyou,insideandout.”1.Whatdidtheoldmandoaftergettingupeveryday?A.Broughtwater. B.Wenttotheriver. C.Readbooks. D.Ran.2.Whydidtheoldmanaskhisgrandsontobringbackwaterwithabasket?A.Tomakehisgrandsonunderstandtheadvantagesofreading. B.Tocookwiththewater.C.Tomakehisgrandsonstronger. D.Tomakethebasketcleaner.3.Accordingtotheoldman,whataretheadvantagesofreading?A.Youcan’tremembereverything. B.Nothinghappentoyou.C.Youcanunderstandeverything. D.Thebookswillchangeyouwhilereading.18、TheCooperfamilyfromtheUSareinCostaRicafortwoweeks.MikeandJaneCooper,theirdaughterAnnandtheirsonToby.TheCoopersareworkingforagroupcalledPretoma.“We’revolunteers—wedon’tgetanymoneyfordoingthis,”saysJane.“Butit’sgoodtohelptheanimalshere.”Seaturtleslaytheireggsonthebeacheshere.Theycomeoutoftheoceanatnight,makeaholeinthesandandlaytheireggs.Thentheybury（埋）theeggsandreturntotheocean.Butsomepeopletaketheseeggsandsellthem.ThePretomavolunteersatPuntaBancoaretryingtoprotectseaturtlesandtheireggs.“Wewalkalongthebeacheverynightandlookforturtleslayingeggs,”saysAnn.Wewaitforthemothertogobacktotheocean.Thenwediguptheeggs,takethemtothehatcheryandburythem.Thehatcheryprovidesasafeandwarmenvironmentfortheeggs.Inabouttwomonths.Butit’snotallaboutworkfortheCoopers.Inthedaytimetheycanswimorjustgetsomesleep.Tobyplayssoccerwiththechildreninthevillage.“Thisisagreatholiday,”hesays.“We’redoinggoodworkandhavinganicetime.Iwanttocomebacknextyear.”1.WhatisthemainjobforthegroupPretoma?A.Protectingseaturtles’eggs. B.Waitingforseaturtlestolayeggs.C.Swimmingandlyingonthebeach. D.Walkingalongthebeacheverynight.2.Whydothevolunteerstaketheeggstothehatchery?A.Theseawaterrushestheeggsawaytotheocean.B.Somepeoplestealtheeggsandsellthemformoney.C.Peopledamagetheeggswhentheyplayonthebeach.D.Themotherturtlesaretoobusytolookaftertheireggs.3.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Poorseaturtles B.CostaRicaiscallingC.Ameaningfulholiday D.VolunteerswantedinPretoma19、YesterdaywasLydia’sbirthday,andinthemorningAudreydecidedtomakeacakeandtakeittothebirthdayparty.Audreysearchedthekitchenforeverythingsheneeded,butshecouldn’tfindbakingpowder(发酵粉)orsugar.Shelookedatherwatchandtherewasstillenoughtimeforsomequickshopping.Soshegothershoppingbag,jumpedontoherbikeandheadedforthesupermarket.Sinceshedidn’thavemuchtimeleft,sheaskedasupermarketworkertoleadherdirectly(直接地)towherethebakingpowderandsugarwereplaced.Shequicklygotthethingssheneededandrodebackhome.Uponarrivinghome,shetookouttwojars(罐子)andpouredthebakingpowderandsugarintothem.Thenshetookouteggs,flour(面粉),andbutter.Latersheaddedthreespoonsofsugarandonespoonofbakingpowder.Aftereverythingwasmixed,sheputitintheoven(烤箱).Twentyminuteslater,thecakewasready.“Ididn’tburn(烧焦)it.Itlooksperfect,”saidAudrey.Whenthecakecooleddown,sheputitontoabigplateandcarriedittoLydia’shome.InLydia’splace,allthefriendssangthebirthdaysongandlookedforwardtoeatingapieceofcake.Lydiacutthecakeintosmallpiecesandeveryonegotapiece.Audreyhadabite(咬)ofherpieceandrealizedsomethingwaswrong.Thecaketastedterribleandshehadtoaskeveryoneelsetoputthecakedown.Shethoughthardandrealizedthatshemusthaveputsugarintothebakingpowderjarandthebakingpowderintothesugarjar.Sheexplainedwhathadhappened,andeveryonestartedlaughing.Audreysaidsorryandpromisedthatshewouldbemorecarefulwithcookinginfuture.1.HowwasAudrey’sshoppingtripinthemorning?A.Itwashard. B.Itwasshort. C.Itwasfunny. D.Itwasunforgettable.2.HowdidAudreyfeelwhenthecakewasready?A.Tired. B.Hungry. C.Worried. D.Pleased.3.WhatdidAudreylearnfromherexperience?A.Sheshouldbemorecareful.B.Sheshouldcookmoreoften.C.Sheshouldaskforhelpwhenitisneeded.D.Sheshouldcooksomethingelse.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ACakeThatWentWrong B.ASpecialBirthdayPartyC.AMorningShoppingTrip D.AFriendWhoDidaSurpriseVisit20、EarthisoftencalledtheBluePlanet.That’sbecauseaboutthree-fourthsoftheearthiscoveredbywater.Peoplethinkwearenotshortofwater.Infact,theyarewrong.Mostofthewaterissaltwater.Wecanfinditintheworld’soceans.Onlyabout3%isfreshwaterthatwecandrink.Althoughyoumightthinkthatmostofthefreshwaterontheearthisfoundinthelakesandrivers,infact,lessthan1%ofthefreshwatercanbefoundintheseplaces.Around70%oftheearth’sfreshwaterisiceinthepolar(极地的)places.Theyarefarfromus.Andthewaterthereistoughtotransport(运输).Thesecondgreatestsource(资源)offreshwaterontheearthisundertheground.Thiskindofwateriscalledgroundwater.Placesthatdon’thavefreshwaterfromriversandlakesdependongroundwaterfordrinkingandotheruses.Groundwateralsocan’tgetawayfrompollution.Chemicals(化学制品)thatareusedinfarmingandfactoriescangetintotheground.Theearthhaslittleusablewater.Luckily,eachofuscandosomethingtosavewater.Kidsandadultsaresavingwaterwiselyintheirowncommunities(社区).Ifweworktogether,wewillhaveabetterworld.1.Whatpercentageoftheearthiscoveredbywater?A.About25%. B.About75%. C.About43%. D.About85%.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tough”inParagraph2mean?A.Dangerous B.Common. C.Difficult. D.Easy.3.Whichonecanleadtothepollutiontoundergroundwateraccordingtothepassage?A.Chemicals. B.Ice. C.Rubbish. D.Rain.4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peoplearenotshortofwater.B.Mostofthewaterinoceansisfreshwater.C.Wecanfindmostofthefreshwaterintheriversontheearth.D.About70%oftheearth’sfreshwaterisiceinthepolarplaces.5.Thepurpose(目的)ofthepassageisto________.A.tellthesituationoffreshwaterontheearth B.askpeopletosavewaterC.introducedifferentkindsofwaterontheearth D.talkaboutthepollutionontheearth五、完形填空（10分）21、Puttinglionstatues(雕像)outsidebuildingsisquitecommoninChina.Itwasespecially____1____inancienttimes.Theycanbeseenatthegatesoftemples,governmentofficesandthehomesof____2____people.Thestatuesareusuallymadeof____3____.Peoplebelievetheycanscareawayevilspiritsandbringgood____4____.However,thelionisnota____5____ofChina.Itwasnotuntilabout2,000yearsago,whenlionswere____6____toChineseemperorsasgifts,thattheanimal____7____beseeninChina.Emperorslovedlionsbecausetheylooked____8____.Theykeptlionsaspetsandasasymbolofpower.Theanimalswerealsobelievedtolook____9____SuanNi(狻猊),oneoftheninelegendarysonsofthedragon.LionsbecameevenmorepopularinChinesecultureasBuddhism(佛教)was_____10_____tothecountrylater.Buddhas(佛祖)ridelionsandthelion’sroar(咆哮)was_____11_____tobetheteachingsoftheBuddhas.Sinceancienttimes,peoplehaveputlionstatuesoutsidetheirhousesto_____12_____theirfamilies.Theyusuallyputa_____13_____ofstonelionsoneachsideofthegatetotheirhome.Amalelionstandsonthe_____14_____playingwithaball.Itstandsforpower.Afemalelionisontherightwithababylionunderherpaw.Shestandsforalargeandthriving(兴旺的)_____15_____.1.A.common B.special C.strange D.fresh2.A.smart B.wealthy C.polite D.good3.A.stone B.wood C.plastic D.gold4.A.sense B.view C.idea D.luck5.A.secret B.choice C.symbol D.native6.A.received B.lent C.given D.returned7.A.should B.could C.need D.might8.A.helpful B.gentle C.funny D.strong9.A.like B.for C.after D.at10.A.provided B.created C.introduced D.invented11.A.sent B.changed C.chosen D.considered12.A.please B.protect C.serve D.fight13.A.pair B.piece C.copy D.number14.A.top B.middle C.left D.bottom15.A.mother B.family C.future D.wealth六、阅读表达（10分）22、阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。Firefighting(消防)isanimportantjobtokeeppeoplesafeandhelpstopfiresfromdamaging(毁坏)toomuchproperty(财产).Therearemanyimportantpartstobeafirefighter.Firstofall,firefightershavetobestrongenoughtodotheirwork,sotheyneedtohavephysicaltraining,suchascarryingheavyobjects(物体),goingupmanystairs,andworkingforalongtime.Firefightersalsohavetoknowthelatestskillsinfightingfires,sotheyneedtogothroughregulartrainingtokeepthemselvesandotherssafe.Anyway,themostimportantpartofbeingafirefighteristoworkasateam.Theyhavetoworktogethertostopfires!Firefightingisverystressful.Firefightersneverknowwhenafireorotheremergency(紧急情况)isgoingtohappen,sotheyhavetobereadyatalltimes.Eveninthemiddleofthenight,firefightershavetobeabletowakeupquicklywhenthealarm(警报)goesoff.Firefightersdon’tjustfightfires.Theyalsohelppeoplewhoareinaccidents.Forexample,theyusetheirspecialtoolstohelpgetpeopleoutofthecarsifthey’restuck(卡住).Insomeplaces,firefightersalsohavetobepreparedtohelppeoplewhoaresickorinjured(受伤的).Thesefirefightersmightbetrainedasnursingstaff.Firefightersarealwaystheretohelpuswheneverthere’sanemergency.Firefightingisnoteasy,butifyoulikehelpingpeople,itmightbeagoodjobforyou!1.Howmanypartsaretheretobeafirefighter?_________________________________________________________________2.Whatisthemostimportantpartofbeingafirefighter?_________________________________________________________________3.Listonethingwhichfirefightersdobesidesfightingfires._________________________________________________________________4.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese._________________________________________________________________5.Giveapropertitletothepassage._________________________________________________________________七、书面表达（20分）“双减”政策实施以来，学生们有了充裕的时间来发展自己的课余爱好。假如你是李华，谈谈你是怎样安排自己的课余时间的，并对如何利用课余时间给出建议。提示：注意：Hello,everyone.I’mLiHua.Thankstothe“doublereduction”policy,wehavemorefreetimenow.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、C【解析】【详解】句意：——宁阳线什么时候会开？——到明年才开。只有40%建好了。考查连词辨析以及主谓一致。until直到；notuntil直到才。根据“nextyear”可知，这条线路到明年才会开放，故第一空填notuntil。百分比修饰名词时，谓语动词要与of后面的代词或名词保持一致，it是单数，助动词用has，故选C。2、B【解析】【详解】句意：——吴先生推荐了许多书。你决定先读哪本书了吗？——是的。小王子。考查疑问词辨析题。A.howtoread怎么读；B.whichtoread读哪本；；C.whentoread何时候读；D.wheretoread在哪读。根据回答Yes.TheLittlePrince.，可知ACD三项不合句意，故选B。3、C【解析】【详解】句意：据当地政府称，未来五年将修建大量新铁路。考查动词时态和语态。根据时间状语“inthenextfiveyears”可知，此句使用一般将来时，排除A和D，主语“lotsofnewrailways”和谓语动词“build（修建）”是被动关系，应用被动语态。故选C。4、A【解析】【详解】句意：Blackerby是我来自泰国的笔友。考查介词辨析。from从；to到；at在；for。根据“mypenpal…Thailand”可知，笔友来自泰国，故选A。5、A【解析】【详解】句意：——你家乡的人口数是多少?——我家乡的人口很少。并且三分之二的人都是农民。考查特殊疑问词和be动词。询问人口的多少用“Whatisthepopulationof……?”，排除C、D。当主语是表示人口的百分之几、几分之几时，谓语动词用复数形式，因此要用are。故选A。6、A【解析】【详解】句意：如果你总是拿自己和别人比较，你不会感到快乐。考查介词辨析。with具有；in在里面；of属于……的；by通过。根据“compareyourself…others,”可知，这里是把自己和别人比较，compare…with…将……与……进行比较……。故选A。7、D【解析】【详解】句意：汤姆看起来很伤心，因为他丢了票。考查现在完成时。loses是第三人称单数形式，是一般现在时；willlost本身错误；islosing是现在进行时；haslost是现在完成时。根据“Tomlookssosad”可知汤姆看起来很伤心，原因状语从句用现在完成时表示过去发生或已完成的动作对现在造成的影响。故选D。8、D【解析】【详解】句意：张桂梅自2009年开办学校以来，已将近2000名女生送到全国各地的高校。考查连词辨析。when当……时；after在之后；until直到；since自从。句子时态是现在完成时，应用since。故选D。9、C【解析】【详解】句意：——你什么时候去上海？——我不知道新冠还严不严重。考查宾语从句。because因为；if是否；whether是否。whether...ornot为固定结构，表示“是否……”，放在know后引导宾语从句。故选C。10、C【解析】【详解】句意：——在这课后活动中孩子们玩的很开心。——没错。考查反身代词。they他们，主格；them他们，宾格；themselves他们自己。enjoyoneself“玩的开心”，空处应使用themselves表示“他们自己”。故选C。二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、It’smucholderthanmycountry【解析】【详解】It’s“它是”，作主语和谓语；mucholder“更古老”，作表语；than“比”，位于比较级后面；mycountry“我的国家”，故填“它比我的国家更古老”It’smucholderthanmycountry。12、How________(厚)arethewalls?13、WhatisMrs.Wangdoingnow【解析】【详解】根据所给标点符号可知，本句是疑问句。what是疑问词，位于句首，后加be动词is；Mrs.Wang作主语；doing和前面的is构成现在进行时；now作状语，放置于句末。故填WhatisMrs.Wangdoingnow“王太太现在在做什么”。14、Ihaven’treadthebookyet【解析】【详解】由标点和所给单词可知，该句是陈述句的否定式；I作主语；haven’tread作谓语；thebook作宾语；yet作状语。故填Ihaven’treadthebookyet“我还没有读过这本书”。15、Weshouldcleantheschoolyard【解析】【详解】根据所给标点可知应用陈述句的形式，分析所给单词，we作主语，放在句首，首字母需要大写；should为情态动词，后接动词原形clean，作谓语；theschoolyard作宾语，故填Weshouldcleantheschoolyard“我们应该打扫校园”。三、补全对话（10分）16、1.Whatdidyoudo2.Iusedtostayathomeonweekends3.Whatmadeyouchangealot4.You’reright/Iagreewithyou5.Soundsgood/Great【解析】【导语】本文是两个同学讨论多和别人交流的重要性。【1题详解】根据“Blair,Icalledyouseveraltimesyesterday,buttherewasnoreply.”可知，此处询问布莱尔昨天没接电话在干什么。故填Whatdidyoudo。【2题详解】根据“ButIrememberyouusedtostayathomeonweekends.”可知，此处在谈论布莱尔周末经常待在家里。故填Iusedtostayathomeonweekends。【3题详解】根据“Abookchangedmealot.Itdescribesaboywhodiedbecausehefeltlonelyandupset.”可知，此处介绍布莱尔改变的原因，故填Whatmadeyouchangealot。【4题详解】根据“It’struethateveryoneneedstocommunicatewithothers.”以及“SoIdecidedtochangemyselfassoonasIfinishedreadingthebook.”可知，此处布莱尔同意对方的说法，故填You’reright/Iagreewithyou。【5题详解】根据“Goodidea,andhowabouthavingapicnicwithmethisSaturday?”以及“I’Ilbegladtogowithyou.”可知，布莱尔同意对方的邀请。故填Soundsgood/Great。四、阅读理解（40分）17、1.C2.A3.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个小男孩读书总是记不住，去请教爱读书爷爷怎么办，爷爷让他通过篮子打水的过程明白了读书不是为了要记住什么，而是在读书的过程中得到由内到外的改变。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Everydaytheoldmangotupearlytoreadbooks.”可知，这个老人每天早起读书。故选C。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据“That’swhathappenswhenyoureadbooks.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverything.Butwhenyouread,thebooksaregoingtochangeyou,insideandout.”可知，爷爷借助篮子打水的事情，告诉男孩虽然篮子里没有留下水，但是这个过程中篮子内外更干净了；正如读书，虽然没记住内容，但是不知不觉人的内外发生了变化。故选A。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“‘Butwhenyouread,thebooksaregoingtochangeyou,insideandout.’”可知，爷爷告诉他，当他读书时，他将会由里到外发生变化。故选D。18、1.A2.B3.C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了来自美国的Cooper家庭在哥斯达黎加度假期间的工作和活动。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段“ThePretomavolunteersatPuntaBancoaretryingtoprotectseaturtlesandtheireggs.”可知，志愿者正在努力保护海龟和龟蛋。故选A。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段“Butsomepeopletaketheseeggsandsellthem.”可知，有些人偷海龟蛋卖钱。故选B。【3题详解】最佳标题题。根据最后一句“‘Thisisagreatholiday,’hesays.‘We’redoinggoodworkandhavinganicetime.Iwanttocomebacknextyear.’”以及分析全文内容可知，他们的假期开心又有意义，选项C“一个有意义的假期”符合题意，故选C。19、1.B2.D3.A4.A【解析】【导语】本文是记叙文。叙述了Audrey为好朋友的生日制作了一个蛋糕，结果做好的蛋糕出了小差错的故事。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段“Shequicklygotthethingssheneededandrodebackhome.”可知，购物的时间很短。故选B。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段“‘Ididn’tburnit.Itlooksperfect,’saidAudrey.”可推知，Audrey对自己烤的蛋糕很满意。故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段“Audreysaidsorryandpromisedthatshewouldbemorecarefulwithcookinginfuture.”可知Audrey承诺以后会更加认真。故选A。【4题详解】标题归纳题。本文的主线是做蛋糕，最终的结果是蛋糕没有做好，以选项A“一个做坏的蛋糕”为标题最合适。故选A。20、1.B2.C3.A4.D5.B【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了地球上的淡水来源以及呼吁大家节约用水。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“That’sbecauseaboutthree-fourthsoftheearthiscoveredbywater.”可知地球的四分之三被水覆盖，也就是75%，故选B。【2题详解】词义猜测题。根据“Around70%oftheearth’sfreshwaterisiceinthepolar(极地的)places.Theyarefarfromus.”可知地球上大约70%的淡水是极地地区的冰，离我们很远，所以很难运输，tough和difficult同义，故选C。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Groundwateralsocan’tgetawayfrompollution.Chemicals(化学制品)thatareusedinfarmingandfactoriescangetintotheground.”可知化学制品可以污染地下水，故选A。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据“Around70%oftheearth’sfreshwaterisiceinthepolar(极地的)places.Theyarefarfromus.”可知地球上大约70%的淡水是极地地区的冰。故选D。【5题详解】主旨大意题。根据“Theearthhaslittleusablewater.Luckily,eachofuscandosomethingtosavewater.Kidsandadultsaresavingwaterwiselyintheirowncommunities(社区).Ifweworktogether,wewillhaveabetterworld.”（地球上几乎没有可用的水。幸运的是，我们每个人都可以做一些事情来节约用水。在他们自己的社区里，孩子和成年人都在明智地节约用水。如果我们共同努力，我们将拥有一个更美好的世界。）可知作者写这篇文章是为了让人们节约用水，故选B。五、完形填空（10分）21、1.A2.B3.A4.D5.D6.C7.B8.D9.A10.C11.D12.B13.A14.C15.B【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了石狮在中国的历史及其发展。【1题详解】句意：这在古代尤为常见。common常见的；special特殊的；strange奇怪的；fresh新鲜的。根据“PuttinglionstatuesoutsideofbuildingsisquitecommoninChina.”可知，此处表示“这在古代尤为常见”。故选A。【2题详解】句意：它们可以在寺庙、政府办公室和富人家中看到。smart聪明的；wealthy富有的；polite礼貌的；good好的。根据“thegatesoftemples,governmentofficesandthehomesof…people”可知，此处表示“富人家”。故选B。【3题详解】句意：这些雕像通常是由石头做的。stone石头；wood木头；plastic塑料；gold金子。根据“stonelionsoneachsideofthegatetotheirhome”可知，是由石头做的。故选A。【4题详解】句意：人们相信它们可以吓跑恶鬼，带来好运。sense感觉；view观点；idea主意；luck幸运。根据“bringgood…”可知，会带来好运。故选D。【5题详解】句意：然而，狮子并不是中国本土物。secret秘密；choice选择；symbol象征；native本地人/物。根据“Itwasnotuntilabout2,000yearsago,whenlionswere…toChineseemperorsasgifts,thattheanimal…beseeninChina.”可知，狮子并不是中国本土物。故选D。【6题详解】句意：直到大约500年前，当狮子被作为礼物送给中国皇帝时，这种动物才在中国出现。received收到；lent借；given给；returned回去。根据“Itwasnotuntilabout2,000yearsago,whenlionswere…toChineseemperorsasgifts,”可知，此处表示“送给中国皇帝”。故选C。【7题详解】句意：直到大约500年前，当狮子被作为礼物送给中国皇帝时，这种动物才能在中国出现。should应该；could能；need需要；might可能。根据“theanimal…beseeninChina”可知，狮子不是本土物，是作为礼物送给中国皇帝的，故此处表示“这种动物才能在中国被看到”，could符合题意。故选B。【8题详解】句意：皇帝喜欢狮子，因为它看起来很强壮。helpful有帮助的；gentle轻柔的；funny滑稽的；strong强壮的。根据“Theykeptlionsaspetsandasasymbolofpower.”可知，狮子看起来很强壮。故选D。【9题详解】句意：这些动物也被认为长得像传说中的九龙之子之一的狻猊。looklike看起来像；lookfor寻找；lookafter照顾；lookat看。根据“Theanimalswerealsobelievedto…SuanNi”可知，狮子被认为长得像狻猊。故选A。【10题详解】句意：随着佛教传入中国，狮子在中国文化中变得更加流行。provided提供；created创造；introduced介绍，引见；invented发明。beintroducedto“被引进”，此处表示“传入”。故选C。【11题详解】句意：佛骑狮子，狮子的吼声被认为是佛的教诲。sent发送；changed改变；chosen选择；considered认为。根据“thelion’sroar(咆哮)was…tobetheteachingsoftheBuddhas.”可知，狮子的吼声被认为是佛的教诲。beconsideredtobe“被认为是”。故选D。【12题详解】句意：自古以来，人们就把狮子雕像放在屋外，以保护家人。please使满意；protect保护；serve服务；fight战斗。根