北京市西城区月坛中学2025届八下英语期末联考模拟试题含答案

北京市西城区月坛中学2025届八下英语期末联考模拟试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、—IwanttovisitMeiLanfangParkthisweekend.Couldyoupleasetellmesomethingaboutit?—Sorry,Iknowjustalittle.Youcanreadthe_________onitswebsite.A.discussion B.conclusion C.conversation D.introduction2、WhenPetercalleduphismother,she________inthekitchen.A.iscooking B.willcook C.hascooked D.wascooking3、I________thiscityformorethanthirtyyearsandIreallylikethepeopleandthelifehere.A.havebeenin B.havegoneto C.havebeento D.havebeen4、Someproblemsoflivingintheseaaresimilarto________oflivinginouterspace.A.this B.that C.these D.those5、—Canyouimagine________chesswithAIRobots?—Thatmustbeveryexciting.A.playing B.toplaying C.played D.toplay6、Teachersoftenencourageus________hardtoachieveourdreams.A.work B.working C.works D.towork7、—Whoisthehandsomeyoungmaninthephoto,MrsSmith?—Heismyson.He’snearlyastallasmyhusbandnow.A.hardly B.already C.almost8、IgotafewEnglishdictionaries.Thatoneonthedeskis________useful.Itisthenumberoneinmyheart.A.much B.themost C.alittle D.more9、Theoldbuildinglooksnice.It’sabout________.A.fifteen-meter-high B.fifteenmeterhighC.fifteen-metershigh D.fifteenmetershigh10、—Couldyoupleasetellme________?—Nextweek.A.howhewillcomeback B.whyhewillcomeback C.whenhewillcomeback二、完形填空（10分）11、阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。OffthenorthwestcoastofMalaysia,agroupofislandscalledLangkawisitsuponthesea.It’stheplacewherewehadourrecent___1___.Wegotupearlyandjumpedontothe___2___.Astheengines（引擎）hummed,snow-whitebubbles（泡泡）cameoutfrombelow.Ourtrip___3___.ThefirstislandwearrivedatwascalledtheIslandoftheYoungLady.Thenamecamefromthemountainsthat___4___ayounglady.Wewereallowedintothewaterforabouthalfanhour,anditwasfun___5___withmyclassmatesinthewater.___6___oneofmywatershoesfellintothelake.SoI___7___spendtherestofthetripwithonlyoneshoeon.Whenwewalkedthroughtheforest,Ithoughtitwasanicewalk___8___.Butwithonlyoneshoe,my___9___cameacrosseithercoldglassorhotstonesalongtheway.___10___thedaywenton,thelandbecamemoreandmorejagged（凹凸不平的）.Iwas___11___witheverystepItook.Butthensomething___12___happened.Isteppedonaseashellthesizeofmyhand!Ihad___13___seensuchabigseashellbefore.IfeltlikeIfoundgoldandallthepain（疼痛）wasworthit.ThetripwasavaluableexperienceasI___14___animportantlessonthatday.Thatis,thingscangofrombadto___15___.Rememberthecheerfulfeelingsandforgetthebadexperiences.1.A.familytrip B.classmeeting C.schooltrip D.birthdayparty2.A.bus B.train C.boat D.bike3.A.started B.ended C.came D.went4.A.lookedfor B.lookedlike C.lookedat D.lookedup5.A.playing B.fighting C.working D.boating6.A.So B.Because C.And D.But7.A.would B.must C.hadto D.should8.A.atonce B.atall C.attimes D.atfirst9.A.leg B.foot C.shoe D.sock10.A.As B.While C.Although D.But11.A.inexcitement B.insurprise C.insilence D.inpain12.A.peaceful B.amazing C.boring D.usual13.A.once B.ever C.already D.never14.A.learned B.taught C.gave D.missed15.A.better B.worse C.good D.bad三、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）12、Wemayhurto__________ifweplaywithknives.13、All________(live)thingsneedwaterandsunshinetogrow.14、她以前不在她班级前面唱歌。______________________________________________________15、Theoldmanlivesa________,sohealwaysfeelslonely.16、Mike绘画天赋很高，但他从不炫耀。_________________________________________四、阅读理解（40分）17、Theclassicsarereallygreat.Someofthemcanevenchangeourlife.Ihaveacousinwhoisthreeyearsolderthanme.Sheisverygoodatwritingnow,becauseshehasreadmanyclassicsbefore.Thosenovels(小说)helpherdowellinwriting.Shethinkstheclassicsarepartofherlife.Shecan’tlivewithoutthem.Shehasread25classics.Asforme,IhavereadAliceinWonderland,TomSawyerandRobinsonCrusoe.—John,13yearsoldReadingtheclassicsisgoodforus.SomeclassicssuchasOliverTwist,TreasureIsland,TomSawyerandLittleWomenaregoodbooks.Ihavereadallofthem.Butifstudentsspendtoomuchtimereadingtheclassics,theywon’tgetgoodgrades,either.—Amy,15yearsold1.HowoldisJohn’scousin?A.10. B.13. C.16. D.25.2.WhichclassichavebothJohnandAmyread?A.LittleWomen. B.TomSawyer. C.OliverTwist. D.TreasureIsland.3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Johnthinkstheclassicsarepartofhislife. B.Johnhasalreadyreadthreeclassics.C.AmyhasreadAliceinWonderland. D.Amythinksallclassicsaregood.18、ItwasasunnyFriday.Stephaniejustreturnedhomefromschool.Shecalledouttohermotherbuttherewasnoreply.Thinkingthathermotherhadgonetothesupermarkettobuysomefruit,Stephaniewentintothekitchentoseeifdinnerwasready.However,shecameacrossastrongsmellofsmoke.Shelookedaroundthekitchenandwasshockedtoseethattheclothnearthestove(火炉)wasonfire.Thinkingthatherparentswerenotathome,Stephanieknewthatshehadtobetheonetoputoutthefire.Sheranoutofthekitchen,gotthefireextinguisher(灭火器)fromthelivingroomandreturnedtothekitchentoputoutthefire.Afterthat,Stephanieranbacktothelivingroom,pickedupthephoneandtriedtocallherparents.Atthatmoment,hermothercameoutofherbedroomwithasleepyexpression(表情)onherface.WhenStephanietoldherwhathadhappened,shewasquitenervous.ShesaidsorrytoStephanieforfallingasleepwiththestovestillon.Shealsopraised(表扬)Stephanieforputtingoutthefire.IfStephaniehadcomehomeanylater,thefirewouldhavespreadtootherpartsofthehouse.Stephaniewasgladthathergrandfatherhadtaughtherhowtousethefireextinguisherbefore.Ithadhelpedtostopafirefrombreakingoutathome.1.Wheredidthefamilykeepthefireextinguisher?A.Inthekitchen. B.Inthewashroom.C.Inthebedroom. D.Inthelivingroom.2.WhatwasStephanie’smotherdoingwhenStephaniecamehome?A.Shewasmakingdinner.B.Shewassleepinginherbedroom.C.Shewastalkingtosomeoneonthephone.D.Shewasputtingoutthefire.3.WhichofthefollowingistheRIGHTorderaccordingtothepassage?①Stephanietriedtomakeaphonecall.②Stephaniegotthefireextinguisher.③Stephaniecameacrossafireaccident.④Stephanieputoutthefire.A.①②③④ B.③②④① C.②①④③ D.③①②④19、ManyChinesepeoplelikeAmericancountrymusic,suchasthesongsofJohnDenver.Butsomepeopledon’tknowwhencountrymusicbegan.Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury,countrymusicwasfromthefolkmusicoftheAppalachianMountainsintheeastofAmerica.There,peoplesangwhileplayingtheviolinandguitar.Theysangabouteverydaylife,loveandtheirproblems.Thelifeinthecountrysidewashard,sothesongsweresometimesalittlesad.OneofthemostpopularcountrymusicsingersJohnDenver,whoisalsoquitefamoustotheChinese.ForDenver,musicwasalanguagethatcouldbringtheworldtogether.Hesaysmusiccanbringpeopletogether.Wewillunderstandeachotherbetterthroughmusic.Peoplearedifferentincolorandtheymayspeakdifferentlanguages,butpeoplearethesameinmindandbody.Allofthemlovemusicandcanunderstandmusic.TheworldlostagreatmanwhenJohnDenverdiedin1997.Buthismusicandwordswillliveon.1.Americancountrymusicisfromthe________ofAmerica.A.popmusic B.jazzmusic C.folkmusic D.lightmusic2.“Musicwasalanguagethatcouldbringtheworldtogether“means”people________.A.cansingsongstogetherB.knowlanguageandmusicC.fromallovertheworldsingthesamesongsD.showtheirfeelingsthroughmusicandsounderstandeachotherbetter3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaboutJohnDenver?A.Hehasbeendeadforover20years. B.HeisagreatAmericancountrymusicsinger.C.HeisalsoquitefamoustotheChinesepeople. D.Hedoesn’tthinkmusiccanbringpeopletogether.20、Hereisastory:Amanseesabutterfly.Thebutterflytriestogetoutofitschrysalis（蛹）.Feelingsorryforit,themandecidestohelp.Hecutsthechrysalisandthebutterflycomesouteasily.Surprisinglyenough,thebutterflyisunabletofly.Ifthebutterflydoesn’tstruggle（拼搏）toleavethechrysalis,itcan’tfly!Thestruggledevelopstheenergyinthebutterflywhichmakesitfly.Similarly,thechallengesoflifebringoutthebestinyoungpeopleandmakethemfly.Whenpeopleareyoung,meetingandovercoming（克服）challengeswillmakethemstrongandreadytofacelife.Whenwelookatsuccessfulpeople,weseethatthemostsuccessfulofthemarepeoplewhohavehadtostruggle.Dennis’sfatherdiedwhenhewasonlytwenty.Hisfather’sdeathforcedhimtomaturefast.Hehadtobringupafamilyofninepeople.Hetookupbusinessearlyandusedtosellclothesfromdoortodoor,buthetookupthechallengesandovercamethem.TodayDennisisasuccessfulbusinessmanandhisbrothersandsistersalsoleadsuccessfullives.Someparentsandteachersactivelyencourageyoungpeopletofacechallenges.Theymightorganizesomeactivitiesforyoungpeoplewhichprovidethemwithchallenges,likerock-climbing,camping,volunteerworkandsoon.Theyoungpeopleoftodaywillbecometheleadersoftomorrow.Forcountriestocontinuetobecomesuccessful,itisimportantthatyoungpeoplelearntomeetchallengesandovercomethem.1.Fromthestoryweknowthatthebutterflycan’tflybecause_________.A.itgetsoutbyitself B.themanfeelssorryforitC.ittriestochallengeitself D.themanhelpsitcomeout2.WhatdoesDennis’sexampleshow?A.Youngpeopleshouldtakeupbusinessearly.B.Youngpeopleshouldovercomethechallenges.C.Successfulpeopleshouldsellclothesfromdoortodoor.D.Successfulpeoplewillbecometheleadersoftomorrow.3.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“mature”?A.wakeup B.giveup C.growup D.lookup4.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhispassage?A.Describewhereabutterflycomesfrom.B.Encourageyoungpeopletofacechallenges.C.Suggesthowtobecomeasuccessfulbusinessman.D.Explainwhatwillhappenifapersonfailstheexam.5.Whatisthebesttitle（标题）forthispassage?A.SuccessfulPeopleHaveManyAchievementsB.CountriesShouldContinuetoBecomeSuccessfulC.YoungPeopleMustDevelopTheirEnergyActivelyD.ChallengesofLifeBringOuttheBestinYoungPeople五、补全对话（10分）21、阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。Sandy:Hello,Linda.____1____Linda:No,IhaveneverbeentotheDisneyland.Howaboutyou?Sandy:Ihavebeenthereonce.Linda:____2____Sandy:LastNovember.Linda:____3____Sandy:It’sfantastic.Ihavemanysweetmemoriesthere.Linda:WhatdoyoulikebestintheDisneyland?Sandy:Ilikethecruisebest.TherearemanyDisneycartooncharacters.Linda:____4____Sandy:Oh,yes.Therearethousandsoftourists.Linda:Wow,itseemstobepopular.Iwillvisititinsummervacation.Sandy:____5____1.A.AreyougoingtoShanghaiDisneyland? B.HaveyoueverbeentoShanghaiDisneyland?C.WillyougotoShanghaiDisneyland? D.HaveyougonetoShanghaiDisneyland?2.A.Whendidyougothere? B.Howlonghaveyoubeenthere?C.Howmanytimeshaveyoubeenthere? D.Wherewillyougo?3.A.Doyoulikeit? B.Wouldyouliketogothere?C.Howmuchisit? D.Whatdoyouthinkofit?4.A.Aretheremanytourists? B.Arethereanymuseums?C.Howmanytouristsarethere? D.Howmuchistheticket?5.A.Congratulations! B.Thankssomuch!C.Haveagoodtrip! D.Youarewelcome.六、阅读表达（10分）22、请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答下面问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整，并把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。Dearstudents,Iamgladtogiveaspeechaboutspaceasaspacescientist.In2003,Chinasentitsfirstastronaut,YangLiweiintospace.Sincethen,severalotherChineseastronautshave“reachedforthestars”.Shenzhou-16mannedspaceshiptookoffonMay30th,2023andcarriedanother3astronautstothespacestation.AndJingHaipengisagreatastronautwhonowistakinghisfourthmissioninthespace.Amongalltheastronauts,WangYapinghasevendrawnworldwideattention.SheisknowntousbecauseshewasthefirstChinesewomantotakeaspacewalk.Becauseofthis,youstarttowonderwhatyoushoulddotobecomeastronautslikethesegreatmen.Actuallyitisnevereasytobeanastronaut.Listentotheimportantthings.HealthisimportantTobeanastronaut,youneedtobeveryhealthy.You’dbetternothaveanysmallproblems.Forexample,adecayedtooth(龋齿)couldgetworseinspaceandbringtroubletoastronauts.TakehardtrainingInChina,youmustbeagreatpilot(飞行员)firstandflymorethan600hourswithoutaccidents.Andthenyoumightstartdifficulttrainingafterbecomingabackup(预备)astronaut.Forexample,youhavetoweara200-kilogramsuitanddotasksunderwaterforsixorsevenhourswithouteatingorgoingtothetoilet.Thisislikedoingtasksduringaspacewalk.Getmuchknowledge(知识)Knowledgeisimportantaswell.Astronautsmustlearndifferentsubjectsincludingmath,English,physics.Sotheycandowithemergencies(紧急情况)anddoscientificexperimentsinspace.However,it’spossiblethatbackupastronautscannevergotospace.DuringtheShenzhouXIIImission,onlythreeastronautscouldgointospace.Butthereareanother13backupastronauts.Theyarealsoheroesofthisgreatspaceprogram.1.WhoisthefirstastronautintospaceinChina?___________________________________2.HowmanytimeshasJingHaipengbeentothespacebefore2023?___________________________________3.Whatmustagreatpilotdoifhewantstobeanastronaut?___________________________________4.Whereshouldthebackupastronautsdotasksforsixorsevenhourswithouteating,underwaterorinspace?___________________________________5.Whatarethethreeimportantthingsfortheastronautsaccordingtothescientist?___________________________________七、书面表达（20分）假设你是SunNing，以下是你美国笔友Mike发给你的邮件。请根据该邮件内容给Mike回一封邮件。DearSunNing,How’sitgoing?Ihadawonderfulschooltriplastweek!WewentcampingintheNationalPark.Itwassoexciting!Howaboutyou?Wheredidyougoonyourschooltrip?Whatdidyoudo?Didyouhaveagoodtime?Tellmemoreaboutyourschooltrip.Bestwishes!Yours,Mike要求：DearMike,Thanksforyoure-mail._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Summerholidayiscoming.Hopeyouwillhaveagoodtime!Yours,SunNing

参考答案一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、D【解析】【详解】句意：——这个周末我想去参观梅兰芳公园。你能告诉我一些相关信息吗？——对不起，我只知道一点点。你可以在它的网站上阅读介绍。考查名词辨析。discussion讨论；conclusion结论；conversation谈话；introduction介绍。根据“IwanttovisitMeiLanfangParkthisweekend.Couldyoupleasetellmesomethingaboutit?”可知，对方会建议他在网站上阅读相关介绍。故选D。2、D【解析】【详解】句意：彼得打电话给他母亲时，她正在厨房做饭。考查动词时态。根据“WhenPetercalleduphismother,”可知，when引导的时间状语从句为一般过去时，结合选项可知，主句为过去进行时was/weredoing。故选D。3、A【解析】【详解】句意：我在这个城市已经三十多年了，我真的很喜欢这里的人和生活。考查现在完成时。havebeenin待在某个地方；havegoneto去了某地，人未回来；havebeento去过某地；havebeen通常跟介词in或者to，遇到地点副词时，介词省略。根据“formorethanthirtyyears”可知，此处指在这个城市待了三十多年，使用havebeenin。故选A。4、D【解析】【详解】句意：生活在海洋中的一些问题与生活在外层空间中的问题相似。考查指示代词。this这个；that那个；these这些；those那些。此处besimilarto意为“与……相似”，to后应接theproblems；故用those代替。故选D。5、A【解析】【详解】句意：——你能想象和人工智能机器人下棋吗？——那一定很刺激。考查非谓语动词。根据imaginedoingsth.“想象做某事”可知，此空应填动名词playing作宾语。故选A。6、D【解析】【详解】句意：老师经常鼓励我们努力工作以实现我们的梦想。考查非谓语动词。encouragesbtodosth“鼓励某人做某事”，固定短语。故选D。7、C【解析】【详解】句意：——史密斯夫人，照片中那个英俊的年轻人是谁？——他是我的儿子。他现在几乎和我丈夫一样高。考查副词辨析。hardly几乎；already已经；almost几乎。根据“He’snearlyastallasmyhusbandnow.”可知是几乎和我丈夫一样高。nearly与almost意思相近。故选C。8、B【解析】【详解】句意：我有几本英语词典。桌子上的那个是最有用的。它是我心中的第一。考查形容词最高级。much很；themost最多的；alittle一点；more更多。根据“IgotafewEnglishdictionaries.”及“Thatoneonthedesk”可知，这里用形容词的最高级。故选B。9、D【解析】【详解】句意：那座老建筑看起来不错。它大约有15米高。考查名词短语。A选项是复合形容词，作定语；BC选项错误；D选项是名词短语，表示15米高。这里是作表语，D选项符合，故选D。10、C【解析】【详解】句意：——能请您告诉我他什么时候回来吗？——下周。考查宾语从句。宾语从句用陈述语序，三个选项均符合；how如何；why为何；when何时。根据“Nextweek.”可知，应是询问时间，故选C。二、完形填空（10分）11、1.C2.C3.A4.B5.A6.D7.C8.D9.B10.A11.D12.B13.D14.A15.C【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了作者在马来西亚的兰卡威群岛的旅行。【1题详解】句意：这是我们最近学校旅行的地方。familytrip家庭旅行；classmeeting班会；schooltrip学校旅行；birthdayparty生日派对。根据“itwasfun…withmyclassmatesinthewater.”可推知，这是一次学校旅行。故选C。【2题详解】句意：我们起得很早，跳上了船。bus公共汽车；train火车；boat船；bike自行车。根据“Astheengines（引擎）hummed,snow-whitebubbles（泡泡）cameoutfrombelow.”可知，此处应该是乘船出发。故选C。【3题详解】句意：我们的旅行开始了。started开始；ended结束；came来；went去。根据“Thefirstislandwearrivedat…”可知，旅行开始了。故选A。【4题详解】句意：这个名字来自于看起来像一位年轻女士的高山。lookedfor寻找；lookedlike看起来像；lookedat看；lookedup查找。根据“themountainsthat…ayounglady”可知，高山看起来像一位年轻的女士。故选B。【5题详解】句意：我们被允许进入水里大约半个小时，和我的同学在水里玩得很开心。playing玩；fighting与……作斗争；working工作；boating划船。根据“itwasfun…withmyclassmatesinthewater.”可知，作者和同学们在水里玩得很开心。故选A。【6题详解】句意：但是我的一只水鞋掉进了湖里。So因此；Because因为；And和；But但是。根据“itwasfun”以及“oneofmywatershoesfellintothelake”可知，此处表示转折，应该用but连接。故选D。【7题详解】句意：所以我不得不在剩下的旅程中只穿了一只鞋。would将要；must必须；hadto不得不；should应该。根据“oneofmywatershoesfellintothelake”可知，作者很无奈，不得不只穿了一只鞋。故选C。【8题详解】句意：当我们穿过森林时，起初我觉得这是一次愉快的散步。atonce立刻；atall根本；attimes有时；atfirst起初。根据“Butwithonlyoneshoe,my…cameacrosseithercoldglassorhotstonesalongtheway.”可知，起初作者觉得这是一次愉快的散步。故选D。【9题详解】句意：但由于我只有一只鞋，我的脚一路上碰到的不是冷玻璃就是热石头。leg腿；foot脚；shoe鞋；sock袜子。根据“my…cameacrosseithercoldglassorhotstones”可知，应该是脚会碰到冷玻璃或热石头。故选B。【10题详解】句意：随着时间的流逝，这片土地变得越来越参差不齐。As随着；While与……同时；Although尽管；But但是。根据“…thedaywenton”可知，此处表示“随着时间的流逝”。故选A。【11题详解】句意：我每走一步都很痛苦。inexcitement兴奋地；insurprise惊讶地；insilence安静地；inpain处于痛苦中。根据“my…cameacrosseithercoldglassorhotstones”可知，一只脚因没有穿鞋所以是痛苦的。故选D。【12题详解】句意：但随后神奇的事情发生了。peaceful和平；amazing惊人的；boring无聊的；usual通常的。根据“Isteppedonaseashellthesizeofmyhand!Ihad…seensuchabigseashellbefore.IfeltlikeIfoundgold”可知，这件事是令人惊奇的。故选B。【13题详解】句意：我以前从未见过这么大的贝壳。once曾经；ever曾经；already已经；never从不。根据“Ihad…seensuchabigseashellbefore.IfeltlikeIfoundgold”可知，以前从未见到过。故选D。【14题详解】句意：这次旅行是一次宝贵的经历，因为那天我学到了重要的一课。learned学会；taught教；gave给；missed想念。根据“Thatis,thingscangofrombadto…Rememberthecheerfulfeelingsandforgetthebadexperiences.”可知，这是作者从这次旅行中学到的。故选A。【15题详解】句意：也就是说，事情可以由坏转好。better更好的（比较级）；worse更坏的（比较级）；good好的；bad坏的。根据“thingscangofrombadto…”可知，事情可以由坏转好，用形容词的原级。故选C。三、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）12、(o)urselves【解析】【详解】句意：如果我们玩刀，我们可能会伤到自己。根据“Wemayhurt…ifweplaywithknives.”及首字母可知，此处指会伤到我们自己，ourselves“我们自己”，故填(o)urselves。13、living【解析】【详解】句意：一切生物都需要水和阳光来生长。根据“things”可知，此处需填形容词作定语，修饰名词things。所给词live的形容词为living“活着的”。livingthings“生物”。故填living。14、Shedidn’tusetosinginfrontofherclass./Sheusedn’ttosinginfrontofherclass.【解析】【详解】She作主语；didn’tusetodosth.或usedn’ttodosth.表示“过去不常做某事”，即didn’tusetosing或usedn’ttosing表示“以前不唱歌”；infrontofherclass表示“在她班级的前面”，作地点状语。故填Shedidn’tusetosinginfrontofherclass./Sheusedn’ttosinginfrontofherclass.15、(a)lone【解析】【详解】句意：老人一个人住，所以他总是感到孤独。根据“healwaysfeelslonely”可知他感到孤独是因为他自己一个人住，修饰动词lives用副词alone“单独”。故填(a)lone。16、Mikehasarealgiftforpainting,buthenevershowsoff.【解析】【详解】“绘画天赋很高”havearealgiftforpainting；“但”but；“他”he；“从不”never；“炫耀”showoff。根据句意可知用一般现在时，主语“Mike”后用动词第三人称单数形式has；主语“he”后用动词第三人称单数形式shows。故填Mikehasarealgiftforpainting,buthenevershowsoff.四、阅读理解（40分）17、1.C2.B3.B【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了John和Amy两个学生对于阅读名著的看法。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“—John,13yearsold”以及“Ihaveacousinwhoisthreeyearsolderthanme.”可知John13岁了，他的表姐比他大3岁，John的表姐16岁了。故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“IhavereadAliceinWonderland,TomSawyerandRobinsonCrusoe.”和“SomeclassicssuchasOliverTwist,TreasureIsland,TomSawyerandLittleWomenaregoodbooks.Ihavereadallofthem.”可知两人都看过的经典是《汤姆·索耶历险记》。故选B。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Asforme,IhavereadAliceinWonderland,TomSawyerandRobinsonCrusoe.”可知John已经读了三本名著，选项B是正确的，故选B。18、1.D2.B3.B【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍Stephanie回到家闻到烟味，发现火炉附近的衣服着火了，自己没有慌乱地用灭火器救火的故事。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Sheranoutofthekitchen,gotthefireextinguisher(灭火器)fromthelivingroomandreturnedtothekitchentoputoutthefire.”可知她跑出厨房，从客厅拿了灭火器。故选D。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Atthatmoment,hermothercameoutofherbedroomwithasleepyexpression(表情)onherface.”及“ShesaidsorrytoStephanieforfallingasleepwiththestovestillon.”可知她炉子还开着就在卧室睡着了。故选B。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“However,shecameacrossastrongsmellofsmoke.”；第二段最后一句“Sheranoutofthekitchen,gotthefireextinguisher(灭火器)fromthelivingroomandreturnedtothekitchentoputoutthefire.”；第三段第一句“Afterthat,Stephanieranbacktothelivingroom,pickedupthephoneandtriedtocallherparents.”可知她先闻到烟味发现着火；然后跑出厨房，从客厅拿了灭火器，回到厨房去灭火；在这之后，斯蒂芬妮跑回客厅，拿起电话，试图给她的父母打电话。故选B。19、1.C2.D3.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了美国乡村音乐的起源以及介绍了著名乡村音乐人JohnDenver。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury,countrymusicwasfromthefolkmusicoftheAppalachianMountainsintheeastofAmerica.”可知，美国乡村音乐源于美国东部阿巴拉契亚山脉的民间音乐。故选C。【2题详解】词句猜测题。根据“ForDenver,musicwasalanguagethatcouldbringtheworldtogether.…Allofthemlovemusicandcanunderstandmusic.”可知，人们通过音乐表达他们的感情，这样彼此更加更好地了解对方。故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据“Hesaysmusiccanbringpeopletogether.”可知，JohnDenver认为音乐可以把人们团结在一起，D选项错误。故选D。20、1.D2.B3.C4.B5.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一位男子好心帮助割破蚕蛹，却使得蝴蝶不能飞，并通过此事例来鼓励年轻人应该迎接和克服挑战。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Feelingsorryforit,themandecidestohelp.Hecutsthechrysalisandthebutterflycomesouteasily.Surprisinglyenough,thebutterflyisunabletofly.”可知，一位男子割破蚕蛹让其出来，才使得蝴蝶不能飞的。故选D。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据“Whenpeopleareyoung,meetingandovercoming（克服）challengeswillmakethemstrongandreadytofacelife.”可知，其后列举Dennis的例子是来说明年轻人应该迎接和克服挑战的。故选B。【3题详解】词句猜测题。根据文章中划线词下文句子“Hehadtobringupafamilyofninepeople.Hetookupbusinessearlyandusedtosellclothesfromdoortodoor,buthetookupthechallengesandovercamethem.”可知，他不得不抚养一家人，他接受了挑战并战胜了它们，今天，他的兄弟姐妹们过着成功的生活。因此可以推知mature的意思为“成长”。故选C。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据“Whenpeopleareyoung,meetingandovercoming（克服）challengeswillmakethemstrongandreadytofacelife.”“Someparentsandteachersactivelyencourageyoungpeopletofacechallenges.”“Forcountriestocontinuetobecomesuccessful,itisimportantthatyoungpeoplelearntomeetchallengesandovercomethem.”可推知，作者写作的目的是鼓励年轻人面对挑战。故选B。【5题详解】最佳标题题。根据“Forcountriestocontinuetobecomesuccessful,itisimportantthatyoungpeoplelearntomeetchallengesandovercomethem.”并结合全文可知，年轻人面对挑战，并克服挑战