山东省济南市市中区2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷（含解析）

山东省济南市市中区2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末英语试卷

二、阅读阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

13.（10分）Apressconference（发布会）forthe13thChinaChildren'sTheaterFestival,hostedbythe

ChinaNationalTheaterforChildren,washeldonMay16,2024inBeijing.

The38-dayfestivalwasthemedonHLightingUpYoungMinds,ShapingtheFuture”,runningfromJuly12

toAugust18inBeijing.

Therewere33playsandmorethan221showsfrom25children'stheatergroupsacrosseightcountriesinthe

festival.Whafsmore，eightplaysfromeightothercountrieswereshownonlineduringthefestival.Openingthe

festivalwasTheCatGodintheForbiddenCity（《神猫在故宫》），apopularsonganddancedramaco-

produced（联合制作）bytheChinaNationalTheaterforChildrenandthePalaceMuseumin2023.The

festivalclosedwithUproarinHeaven（《闹天宫》），afamousPekingOperafromtheChinaNationalPeking

OperaCompany.ChildrenfromGuangshan,Henan,actedintwodramasauthorized（授权）bythetheaterat

thefestival.

TheChildren'sTheaterFestivalplaysanimportantroleinmakingChinesetheaterforchildrenbetterand

better.ltwillmakemorechildrenlearnaboutChina'sdrama.

（1）Whendidthe13thChinaChildren'sTheaterFestivalopen?

A.OnMay16,2024.

B.OnJuly12,2024.

C.OnAugust18,2024.

D.OnOctober25,2023.

（2）Howmanycountriestookpartinthe13thChinaChildren'sTheaterFestival?

A.8.

B.16.

C.25.

D.33.

（3）WhichgroupactedintheplayUproarinHeaven?

A.TeammembersfromthePalaceMuseum.

B.ChildrenfromGuangshan,Henan.

C.TheChinaNationalPekingOperaCompany.

D.TheChinaNationalTheaterforChildren.

(4)WhichparagraphshowstheimportanceoftheChinaChildren'sTheaterFestival?

A.Paragraph1.

B.Paragraph2.

C.Paragraph3.

D.Paragraph4.

(5)Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwefindthetext?

A.Culture.

B.Sports.

C.Travel.

D.Service.

14.(10分)

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(1)WhydoesSamwritetheemail?

A.Toreplytohisfriends*invitation.

B.Toinvitefriendstohisbirthdayparty.

C.Toaskforideasforasurpriseparty.

D.Toexplainwhyhisbirthdayisspecial.

(2)WhenwasSambom?

A.31stDecember,2010.

B.lstJanuary,2011.

C.22ndDecember,2024.

D.31stDecember,2024.

(3)WhafsSam'sfavoritefood?

A.Beijingduck.

B.Noodles.

C.Pizza.

D.Chocolatecake.

(4)WheredoesSamlive?

A.InLondon.

B.InBeijing.

C.InParis.

D.InSydney.

(5)WhatdoesSamexpecttoknowfromhisfriends?

A.Iftheywearthesamebluejeansandshoes.

B.Whentheywillanswerhimwithatext.

C.Whatfoodtheyliketoeatandtheycan'teat.

D.Iftheyfollowthedirectionstohishouse.

15.（10分）Haveyoueverwalkedintoaroomandrealizedyoucouldn'trememberwhatyouwerelooking

for?Weseemtodothismorewhenwearethinkingofafewthingsatonceordoingtwothingsatthesame

time.Forexample，you'recrossingthestreetwhiletalkingwithafriend，orwalkingacrossaroomwhile

answeringaphone.Somepeoplecallthisdual-tasking.Everyonedoesitandwearelikelytogetbetteratitas

wegetolderandlearnnewskills.

Ourbrainisatrulyamazingcomputer一morepowerful（强有力的）thananyrealcomputer,butitcan

onlyusesomuchenergy（能量）atonetime.Thinkofyourbrainasapowerstation,providingelectricity（电）

foranumberofcities.Ifsomecitiesneedalotofenergybyhavingalltheirlightson,othercitieswouldhaveless

powertoworkwith.There*sonlysomuchelectricitytogoaround.

Foryoungkids,dual-taskingispossible.However,somestudiessuggestthatitcanbealittlemoredifficult

foryoungerkidscomparedwitholderkids.Why?Thepowerstationintheirbrainisalittlesmallerandcan*t

producequitethesameamountofenergyasolderkids.

Sowhydoyousometimesforgettosaysomethingbeforeyousayit?Theansweristhatyouarelikelyto

havebeendual-taskingjustbeforespeaking.ltmightbebecauseyouwerethinkingaboutthewordsyouwanted

tosayandsomethingelseatthesametime.Sometimesyourbrainjustcan'tdotwocomplicated（复杂的）

thingsatonce.Youmaynothaveenoughenergyatthatmoment.

Itisnormalforpeopletohavememoryproblemswhentheyaredoingtoomanythings.Whenyouhappento

forgetthings，don*tworryaboutthat!

（1）Howdoesthewriterbeginthetext?

A.Bylistingnumbers.

B.Byaskingaquestion.

C.Byshowingasaying.

D.Bycomparingthefacts.

（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dual-tasking"probablymean?

A.一心二用

B.心平气和

C.专心致志

D.心血来潮

（3）Whatisourbrainlikeaccordingtothewriter?

A.Abook.

B.Alight.

C.Atrain.

D.Acomputer.

（4）Whyisdual-taskingharderforyoungerkidsthanforolderkids?

A.Youngerkidsforgetthingseasily.

B.Youngerkidshavemorebrainenergy.

C.Youngerkidshavelessbrainpower.

D.Youngerkidsarenotgoodattalking.

（5）Whatwillthewritermostprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.Thewaystohaveahealthybody.

B.Thewaystomakeyourbrainstronger.

C.Thewaystocommunicatewithothers.

D.Thewaystosolvememoryproblems.

16.（10分）Doyouliketokeepaneyeoutfordiscountstickers（折扣标签）onfoodthatisclosetoits

sell-bydate?Well,thosestickersmightsoonbeathingofthepast,assupermarketsmaystartusingAIto

watchwhenpricesneedtobereduced（降低）.

SomesupermarketsinEuropearealreadyusingthispricingsystem,andhaveeitherdigitalpricetags（数字

价签）ontheshelves,orhigh-techstickersontheproductsthemselves.

TheAIsystemchecksifaproductisabouttoexpire（至！J期）ontheshelfbeforeitgetssold,andthendecides

whethertoreduceitspriceornot.Ifthereisalotoftheproductleft,itspricemightbegreatlyreduced.Butifthis

timeofyearhasbeenaperiodofhighsalesforthisproductandifslikelytosellwellnow，theremightbeno

reduction.

Wasteless,anIsraelibusinessorganization,isprovidingthisAIsystemtomanysupermarketsinEurope.lt

saysthesystemcancutdownthefoodwasteinstoresbyathird."Thesystemnotonlystopsfoodfromexpiringon

theshelves,butalsoletssupermarketsknowwhatproductsarenotwelcome,"thecompany（公司）saidtothe

BBC.

Butwhiledynamic（动态的）pricingmightmeanlessfoodwaste,italsomightmakeitdifficultfor

customerstounderstandhowmuchtheproductscostinthebeginning.Anduncertainpriceswouldn'tbefriendlyto

peoplewhodon'thavealotofmoneytospend.ltcouldevenmakecertainproductsmoreexpensiveincertain

areasthaninothers，iftheyareingreatneed.

(1)Whatdoesthe”sei1-bydate11referto?

A.Thedateafterfoodgoesbad.

B.Thedatewhenfoodwasfirstsold.

C.Thedatewhenfoodisbesttosell.

D.Thedatebeforefoodisputonsale.

(2)WhatisWasteless?

A.Awaytouselessfood.

B.AcompanyfromIsrael.

C.Aspecialkindofsticker.

D.Anewwaytopricefood.

(3)HowdoestheAIdecidetocutpricesonfood?

A.Byknowinghowpopularthefoodisonline.

B.Byfillingtheshelveswithlotsofexpiredfood.

C.Byaskingcustomersabouttheirshoppingexperiences.

D.Bycheckingiffoodisexpiringsoonorhastoomuchleft.

(4)Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutdynamicpricingforcustomers?

A.Itmakespricesclear.

B.Ithelpstosavemorefood.

C.Itmakespriceshardtoknow.

D.Ithelpspeoplewithlessmoney.

(5)Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.SmartPricingwithAI

B.AIandMoreFoodWaste

C.PriceTagsinSupermarkets

D.ProblemswithChangingPrices

阅读七选五阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

17.(10分)OnJune16，2024,ahotpotdishpresentationcompetitionstartedinChongqing.(1)

Theyallenjoyedthemselveswhileeatinghotpot.

(2)Ithasapotwithbroth(肉汤)atthecenterofatable,andalluncookedmeat,vegetables,

eggdumplingsandotherfoodsareplacedbesidethepot.Peopleputdifferentthingsintothepotandcookthemat

thetablewhenthebrothkeepssimmering(慢煮).Thecookedfoodisusuallyeatenwithadippingsauce.

(3)SomepeoplecallitnMongolianhotpot”,butifsunsureifitreallycamefromMongolia.Inthe

past,peopleoftenatehotpotinwinter.Butnow,itcanbeseenonpeople'stablesallyearround.

(4)AndthereareotherimportantreasonswhyhotpotispopularamongChinesepeople：thefirst

oneisthatit'sagreatwaytospendtimewithfriendsorfamilies.Peoplesitaroundthepot,talking,eating,drinking,

andhavingfun.(5)Eatinghotpotcanwarmthebodyinwinter.Somespecificseasonings(调味品)

usedinhotpots,suchasgarlicandginger,maybehelpfulagainstillnesseslikecoldsandheadaches.

Inshort,hotpotnotonlybringsanenjoyableexperiencetopeople,butalsoimprovespeople'shealth.

A.Theotheristhathotpotisahealthymeal.

B.PeopleshowedChinesecultureinthedishes.

C.Chinesehotpothasahistoryofover1,000years.

D.Hotpotisamust-eatwhenyoucometoChongqing.

E.Chinesepeoplelikehotpotbecauseit'sdelicious.

F.Doyouknowwhatingredientsweneedtomakehotpot?

G.ChinesehotpotisoneofthemostpopularfoodsinChina.

三、语言运用补全对话阅读下面对话，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案完成

对话。

18.(5分)David：Thewinterholidayiscoming.Whatareyougoingtodo,Cindy?

Cindy：PmgoingtovisitZhangjiajie.

David：(1)

Cindy：MyfriendPauloftensaysthemountainsthereareverybeautifulandsomefamousfilmsweremade

there.

David：Iknow.Infact,IalwaysdreamoftakingatriptoZhangjiajie.

Cindy：Great!Whynotgowithme,David?

David：Fmreallyexcitedtogowithyou.(2)

Cindy：Ifsmorethan1,200kilometers.

David：Wow,thafsprettyfar.ButIthinkitwillbeanicetrip.(3)

Cindy：HowaboutnextSunday?

David：Noproblem.(4)

Cindy：Ourthickcoats.Wewillstaythereforthreedays.Ifsmuchcolderatnightinthemountains.

David：OK.Ialsowanttotakemycamera.Wewillhaveaphotocompetitionafterschoolstarts.

Cindy：(5)Pmsurewewillexperienceandachievealot.

(1)A.Howdoyoulikeitsofar?

B.Whoinvitesyoutogothere?

C.Whatactivitieswilltherebe?

D.Whydoyouwanttogothere?

(2)A.Howhigharethemountains?

B.Howmanykilometerscanyourun?

C.Howlongistheroadtothetop?

D.HowfarisitfromheretoZhangjiajie?

(3)A.Whenareweleaving?

B.Whatdayisyourfavorite?

C.AreyoufreenextSunday?

D.Didyoucheckyourtimetable?

(4)A.Howistheweather?

B,HowcanIprepareforit?

C.Whatshouldwetake?

D.Whatwillthetripbelike?

(5)A.Nevermind.

B.Soundsfantastic!

C.OK,thafsit?

D.You*rewelcome.

完形填空阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

19.（15分）ZhangYongshengandZhanJingwen,acouplefromChangsha,arebothhardof

(1).Beforetheyhadababy,theywenttothehospitalandweretoldthattheirkidwouldbehealthy.

(2)，thebabygirlwasnot.Fromthenon，thecouple(3)hardtobuyanartificial

cochleae(人工耳蜗)fortheirdaughter.

Thecoupletriedseveral(4)businesses,suchassellingtoysandpopcom.In2022,they(5)

asnackstall(摊位)sellingeggwafflesatanightmarketinChangsha.TheynamedthestallaHSilentEgg

Waffle",becausetheycouldonlycommunicatewiththecustomersbyusinghandsignsandtyping(6)

onthephone.

Thecoupleusedalltheirsavingstomaketheirdaughterhearattheageoftwo.Whenaskedwhytheybought

theartificialcochleaonly(7)theirdaughter，Zhanganswered，"Anartificialcochleais

(8).MywifeandIcanlivewiththedeafness,but(9)wewantistoletourdaughterhear

thesoundsofthisworld/

Thefamily's(10)wasspreadout(传播)byablogger.Manypeoplecametovisittheir

stall.Someevenlearnedabitofsignlanguagetohelpthecoupleunderstand(11),whileothers

wouldsecretlyoverpaytheirwaffles.

OnJanuary8，2024,thecouplesurprisinglyreceivedaspecial(12)一apairofartificial

cochleaefromkind-heartedpeople.ltallowedZhangtohearhisdaughtercallhimdadforthefirsttime."The

'Daddy'Iheardreally(13)myheart,"Zhangsaid.InMarch,withthehelpfromacochleae

company,thethreeofthefamilyheardeachother's(14)afternearlyamonthofrecuperation(康

复).

nIwanttotellpeoplewhoarejustlikeusnottolosehope,”Zhangsaid/'Iwon'tforgetthehelpFvereceived

fromothers,andIwill(15)thatkindness.”

(1)A.hearingB.seeingC.tastingD.feeling

(2)A.LuckilyB.CertainlyC.MaybeD.However

(3)A.studiedB.workedC.playedD.improved

(4)A.smallB.hardC.creativeD.big

(5)A.soldB.washedC.openedD.built

(6)A.picturesB.wordsC.reportsD.emails

(7)A.forB.withC.toD.by

(8)A.newB.noisyC.comfbrtableD.expensive

(9)A.whoB.thatC.whatD.which

(10)A.adviceB.ideaC.storyD.habit

(11)A.itB.themC.himD.her

(12)A.articleB.orderC.symbolD.gift

(13)A.reachedB.brokeC.warmedD.saved

(14)A.voicesB.newsC.songsD.ideas

(15)A.turndownB.passonC.findoutD.takeup

语法填空阅读下面句子，用括号内所给单词的正确形式完成句子。

20.(1分)Marchisthebesttimeforpeople(plant)trees.

21.(1分)Hewasjoking,butyoursistertookhim(serious).

22.(1分)Ifyoudon*tcometoourparty,you(miss)allthefun.

23.(1分)Ann(promise)tobuymeagift,butshedidn'tkeepit.

24.(1分)Two(spoon)ofhoneyisenough,oritwillbetoosweet.

25.(1分)Lindawenttoschool(with)breakfast.Shemustbehungrynow.

26.(1分)Itis(danger)towalkonthethinice.Youmayfallintotheriver.

阅读填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27.(8分)DuringtheChineseNewYearin2024,awomannamedOuyangQinyuncookedcolorful

mantouinthe(1)(love)shapesofloongandlions.Manypeopleenjoyedthemalot.

SteamedbunswithvegetablesormeatinsidearecalledbaoziinChinese.(2)(that)with

nothingarecalledmantou.Makingmantouonthe29thdayofthe(3)(twelve)monthof

thelunarcalendarisoneoftheChinesetraditions.ltmeansgoodluckinthecomingnewyear.

Ouyanglearnedtomakemantou(4)(much)thanfouryearsago.Shehasmadeabout20,

000eye-catchingmantouinrecentyears/Youngpeoplemaynotbe(5)(interest)ifI

makemantouinthetraditionalway.ltneeds(6)(improve),soIwouldliketohave

somechanges,”43-year-oldOuyangsaid.

Ouyanggotsomecreativedesignsonherown.Shemadehermantou(7)specialshapeswith

differentcolors.Hermantouwonhighpraisefrompeople.Ouyangsaidallherideascamefromthingsshesawand

somedayinthefutureshewouldopenamantouexhibition(展览)toletpeopleofallages(8)

(enjoy)mantou.

四、写作情境运用根据所提供的图片，用一个完整的句子提问或应答。

28.(2分)A：?

B：Yes,youcan.Ifshothere.

A：Thankyou.

29.（2分）A：Look!.

B：Ohno,catchit!

30.（2分）A：WhatisBobdoinginthekitchen?

B：.

31.（2分）A：Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?

B：.

32.（2分）A：

B：Three.Mr.Smithboughtoneadultticketandtwochildren'stickets.

作文

33.(25分)假定你是李华，寒假就要到了，你的外国笔友Frank也在安排他的寒假生活。他给你发来邮

件，询问你对寒假生活的计划。请你用英语回复一封邮件，介绍你的寒假计划并给他提出相关建议。

内容包括：

(1)描述你的寒假计划并说明为什么制定这些计划。

(2)就如何度过一个愉快且有意义的寒假，给Frank提出一些建议。

注意：

(1)词数100左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

(3)不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

DearFrank,

I'mgladthatyouaskedformyadviceonhowtospendanenjoyablewintervacation.Asforme，Ihave

severalplansinmind.

Ihopemyadvicehelps.Pleasewritetomeifyouneedanymorehelp.

Yours,

LiHua

参考答案与试题解析

二、阅读阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

13.（10分）Apressconference（发布会）forthe13thChinaChildren'sTheaterFestival,hostedbythe

ChinaNationalTheaterforChildren,washeldonMay16,2024inBeijing.

The38-dayfestivalwasthemedonnLightingUpYoungMinds,ShapingtheFuturen,runningfromJuly12

toAugust18inBeijing.

Therewere33playsandmorethan221showsfrom25children'stheatergroupsacrosseightcountriesinthe

festival.Whafsmore,eightplaysfromeightothercountrieswereshownonlineduringthefestival.Openingthe

festivalwasTheCatGodintheForbiddenCity（《神猫在故宫》），apopularsonganddancedramaco-

produced（联合制作）bytheChinaNationalTheaterforChildrenandthePalaceMuseumin2023.The

festivalclosedwithUproarinHeaven（《闹天宫》），afamousPekingOperafromtheChinaNationalPeking

OperaCompany.ChildrenfromGuangshan,Henan,actedintwodramasauthorized（授权）bythetheaterat

thefestival.

TheChildren'sTheaterFestivalplaysanimportantroleinmakingChinesetheaterforchildrenbetterand

better.ltwillmakemorechildrenlearnaboutChina'sdrama.

（1）Whendidthe13thChinaChildren'sTheaterFestivalopen?A

A.OnMay16,2024.

B.OnJuly12,2024.

C.OnAugust18,2024.

D.OnOctober25,2023.

（2）Howmanycountriestookpartinthe13thChinaChildren'sTheaterFestival?A

A.8.

B.16.

C.25.

D.33.

（3）WhichgroupactedintheplayUproarinHeaven?C

A.TeammembersfromthePalaceMuseum.

B.ChildrenfromGuangshan,Henan.

C.TheChinaNationalPekingOperaCompany.

D.TheChinaNationalTheaterforChildren.

（4）WhichparagraphshowstheimportanceoftheChinaChildren'sTheaterFestival?D

A.Paragraph1.

B.Paragraph2.

C.Paragraph3.

D.Paragraph4.

（5）Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwefindthetext?A

A.Culture.

B.Sports.

C.Travel.

D.Service.

【分析】2024年5月16日，中国儿童艺术剧院在北京举办了第13届中国儿童戏剧节新闻发布会。本

届戏剧节以"点亮童心，塑造未来"为主题，将于7月12日至8月18日举行，为期38天。戏剧节汇集

了来自8个国家的25个儿童剧团，共呈现33部剧目和超过221场演出，其中8部国外剧目通过网络展

示。开幕式剧目为《神猫在故宫》，闭幕式则由著名京剧《闹天宫》担纲。此外，河南光山的孩子们在

戏剧节上表演了两部授权剧目。该戏剧节对于提升中国儿童戏剧的质量及普及具有重要意义，有助于更

多孩子了解中国戏剧文化。

【解答】（1）细节理解题。根据第一段Apressconference（发布会）forthe13thChinaChildren'sTheater

Festival,hostedbytheChinaNationalTheaterforChildren,washeldonMay16,2024inBeijing.（2024

年5月16日，由中国国家儿童剧院主办的第十三届中国儿童戏剧节新闻发布会在北京举行。）可知第十

三届中国儿童戏剧节2024年5月16日开幕。故选A。

（2）细节理解题。根据第三段Therewere33playsandmorethan221showsfi-om25children'stheater

groupsacrosseightcountriesinthefestival.（来自8个国家的25个儿童剧团的33部戏剧和221多场演出

参加了这个节日。）可知有8个国家参加了第十三届中国儿童戏剧节。故选A。

（3）细节理解题。根据第三段ThefestivalclosedwithUproarinHeaven（《闹天宫》），afamousPeking

OperafromtheChinaNationalPekingOperaCompany.（电影节以中国京剧院的著名京剧《闹天宫》结束。）

可知中国国家京剧院上演了《闹天宫》，故选C。

（4）细节理解题。根据第四段TheChildren'sTheaterFestivalplaysanimportantroleinmakingChinese

theaterforchildrenbetterandbetter.ltwillmakemorechildrenlearnaboutChina'sdrama.（JL童戏居U节在使

中国儿童戏剧越来越好方面发挥着重要作用。这将使更多的孩子了解中国的戏剧。）可知第四段说明了

中国儿童戏剧节的重要性。故选D。

（5）推理判断题。根据第一段Apressconference（发布会）forthe13thChinaChildren'sTheaterFestival,

hostedbytheChinaNationalTheaterforChildren,washeldonMay16,2024inBeijing.（2024年5月16

日，由中国国家儿童剧院主办的第十三届中国儿童戏剧节新闻发布会在北京举行。）可推断出我们可以

在报纸的文化版块找到这篇文章。故选A。

【点评】通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对,

选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。

14.（10分）

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Iwanttoinviteyoualltocelebratemybirthdaywithme!Iwillsoonbe14,thelastpersoninourclassto

haveabirthdayintheyear.

Itisquitespecialbeingbomon31stDecemberbecauseitisthelastdayoftheyear.Wecancelebratethe

endoftheyearandmybirthdayatthesametime.Pleaseseethedetailsbelow.

Date：31stDecember,2024

Time：12：00to3：00p.m.

Place：Myhouse,33LondonRoad

Whattowear：Blue（myfavoritecolor）

Therewillbelotsofgames,music,andmyfavoritefoodattheparty.IlikeBeijingduckbest,andI

alwayshavebirthdaynoodleswhenIcelebratemybirthday.Therewillalsobepizzaandchocolatecake.

Pleaseletmeknowby22ndDecemberifyoucancometomyparty.Youcanemailmebackortextme

onmymobilephone.Isthereanythingspecialyouliketoeat,oranythingyoucan*teat?Pleaseletmeknow,

soIcanplanthepartybetter.Iwantmygueststohaveagoodtime!

Myhouseisafive-minutewalkfromSydneytrainstation.Whenyoucomeoutofthestation.tumright,

andwalkpastthepark.Myhouseisthefirstoneafterthepark.

Lefscometogetherasaclassandhaveanamazingtimetogetheratmybirthdayparty!

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(1)WhydoesSamwritetheemail?B

A.Toreplytohisfriends*invitation.

B.Toinvitefriendstohisbirthdayparty.

C.Toaskforideasforasurpriseparty.

D.Toexplainwhyhisbirthdayisspecial.

(2)WhenwasSambom?A

A.31stDecember,2010.

B.lstJanuary,2011.

C.22ndDecember,2024.

D.31stDecember,2024.

(3)WhafsSam'sfavoritefood?A

A.Beijingduck.

B.Noodles.

C.Pizza.

D.Chocolatecake.

(4)WheredoesSamlive?D

A.InLondon.

B.InBeijing.

C.InParis.

D.InSydney.

(5)WhatdoesSamexpecttoknowfromhisfriends?C

A.Iftheywearthesamebluejeansandshoes.

B.Whentheywillanswerhimwithatext.

C.Whatfoodtheyliketoeatandtheycan*teat.

D.Iftheyfollowthedirectionstohishouse.

【分析】本文是萨姆邀请朋友来参加自己生日聚会的邀请函，其中介绍了聚会的时间、地点、着装要求、

活动内容等。

【解答】(1)推理判断题。根据第三个方框Itisquitespecialbeingbornon31stDecemberbecauseitisthe

lastdayoftheyear.Wecancelebratetheendoftheyearandmybirthdayatthesametime.(12月31日出生

是相当特别的，因为这是一年中的最后一天。我们可以同时庆祝年末和我的生日。)以及Date：31st

December,2024（日期：2024年12月31日）可知萨姆的生日在12月31日，结合文章是一封邀请函,

可知萨姆邀请朋友来参加自己的生日聚会，故选B。

（2）细节理解题。根据第三个方框Itisquitespecialbeingbomon31stDecemberbecauseitisthelastdayof

theyear.Wecancelebratetheendoftheyearandmybirthdayatthesametime.（12月31日出生是相当特

另U的，因为这是一年中的最后一天。我们可以同时庆祝年末和我的生日。）以及Date：31stDecember,

2024（日期：2024年12月31日）可知萨姆的生日在12月31日。故选A。

（3）细节理解题。根据第三个方框IlikeBeijingduckbestandIalwayshavebirthdaynoodleswhenI

celebratemybirthday.（我最喜欢北京烤鸭，我总是在庆祝生日的时候吃生日面条。）可知萨姆最喜欢的

食物是北京烤鸭，故选A。

（4）细节理解题。根据第三个方框Myhouseisafive-minutewalkfromSydneytrainstation.（我家离

悉尼火车站步行五分钟。）可知萨姆住在悉尼，故选D。

（5）推理判断题。根据第三个方框Isthereanythingspecialyouliketoeat,oranythingyoucan*teat?（你

有什么特别想吃的吗，或者有什么不能吃的吗？）可知萨姆期望从他的朋友那里知道他们喜欢吃什么食

物和不能吃什么，故选C。

【点评】通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对,

选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。

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