湖北省随州市尚市中学2025届八年级英语第二学期期末统考试题含答案

湖北省随州市尚市中学2025届八年级英语第二学期期末统考试题满分120分，时间90分钟一、单项选择（共10小题，满分20分）1、C【解析】【详解】句意：——莉莉，你能告诉我时装秀什么时候开始吗？——当然。明天上午十点开始。考查宾语从句。宾语从句为陈述语序，故排除选项B；又因为答语“Itwillstartattentomorrowmorning.”为时间，所以此处应为询问时装秀时间，故选C。2、Nomatterhowharditis,we’llkeep________untilwemakeit.A.arguing B.trying C.beating D.failing3、—Daniel,canyou________whatgreenlifemeans?—Itreferstoanenvironmentally-friendlylifestyleproducinglittlepollutionandwaste.A.excuse B.explain C.expect D.express4、I________aboutmysisterwhenmyphonerang.Itwasher!A.think B.willthink C.wasthinking D.amthinking5、—Canyouimagine________chesswithAIRobots?—Thatmustbeveryexciting.A.playing B.toplaying C.played D.toplay6、—WhenareyougoingtoShanghai?—Idon’tknow__________theCOVID-19thereisseriousornot.A.because B.if C.whether7、Ofalltheperformers,Ithinkheisthe________one.A.success B.mostsuccessfulC.moresuccessful D.successful8、—Wow,Wendy,it’scooltomakeashortvideowithyourmobilephone.—JustwithasoftwarecalledJianying.Letmeshowyou________.A.whichtouse B.howtouseitC.whattouse D.whethertouseit9、—Wow,2023FriendshipForestTreePlantingActivitywasagreatsuccess!—Yes.Onthatdaymanytrees________forabetterenvironment.A.plant B.wereplanted C.planted D.areplanted10、Itwascareless________LiHua________thedoorunlocked.A.of;leaving B.for;leaving C.for;toleave D.of;toleave二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、Withtherapidp_______inhightechnology,5Ghascomeintoourlife.12、The________/ˈprɒdʌkts/madeinthisfactorysellwell.13、Parentscan’tlookaftertheirchildren________(永远)andtheyshouldlearntobeindependent.14、what,have,books,read,you,already____________________________________________________?15、天生就是一名作家____________________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。Clerk:Hello,BeijingRailwayStation.________1________?Kangkang:Yes,I’dliketobooksometicketstoMountTaionApril13th.Clerk:OK.Thetrainleavesat11:15a.m.andarrivesatTaishanRailwayStationat6:17p.m.Kangkang:Great!________2________?Clerk:Wehaveticketsat¥145forthehardsleeperand¥224forthesoftsleeper.________3________?Kangkang:I’dliketobook21ticketsforthehardsleeper.Clerk:Allright.Youwant21hardsleepertickets.Pleasepayfortheticketsbefore5:30p.m.________4________?Kangkang:Sure.I’mLiWeikangandmytelephonenumberis8250-2448.Clerk:LiWeikang.Yourphonenumberis8250-2448?Kangkang:________5________.Thankyou.Clerk:Youarewelcome.四、阅读理解（40分）17、TomandMikeweregoodfriends,theybegantoworkinacompanytogetherthesameyear.Theybothworkedhard.Afterseveralyears,however,thebossmadeMikemanager（经理）butTomwasstillanofficeworker.Tomcouldn’tstandit,sohehandedalettertohisboss,sayingthathedecidedtoresign（辞职）hisjobbecausethebossdidn’tvaluehishardworkatall.ThebossknewthatTomworkedveryhardforyears.Hethoughtforamomentandsaid,“Ihopeyouwilldoonemorethingforourcompanybeforeyouleave.Perhapsyouwillchangeyourmind.”Tomagreed.Thebossaskedhimtogoandfindoutiftherewasanyonewhosoldwater-melonsinthemarket.Tomreturnedsoon.Hesaidhehadfoundamansellingwatermelons.Thebossaskedthepriceofthewatermelons.Tomshookhisheadandwentbacktothemarketagain.Whenhereturned,hetoldthebossitwas$2foreachkilo.ThebosstoldTomtowaitforamomentinhisoffice,andhecalledMikein.HeaskedMiketofindiftherewasanyonesellingwatermelonsinthemarket.LaterMikereturnedandsaid,“Onlyonemanissellingwatermelons,$2foreachkilo.Hehas100watermelonsinall.Everywatermelonweighsabout2kilos.Theywerebroughtheretwodaysago,prettyfreshandsweet.”TomgottoknowthedifferencebetweenMikeandhimself.Hedecidednottoresignhisjobanymore.6.HowdidTomprobablyfeelwhenheknewMikebecamethemanager?A.Angry. B.Excited. C.Worried. D.Surprised.7.Tomdecidedtoresignhisjobbecause_________.A.hethoughthisjobwasboring B.hewantedtogetaneasierjobC.hethoughtthebosswasunfair D.hewantedtogetawell-paidjob8.WhatdidthebossaskTomtodobeforeheleft?A.Towritehimaletter. B.Todoonemorething.C.Toworkforanotheryear. D.Tobuysomewatermelons.9.ThebossaskedMiketogotothemarketinorderto_________.A.tellTomthatMikeworkedmuchharderthanhimB.makeTomunderstandwhyhemadeMikemanagerC.showthathewasverysatisfiedwithwhatTomhaddoneD.knowmoreinformationaboutwatermelonsinthemarket10.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Itisveryimportanttoworkhard. B.Honestyalwaysbringsyougoodluck.C.Learntosay“No”whenitisnecessary. D.Successneedsone’sfullestconsideration（思考）.18、Cellphonesandsmartphonesareabigpartofmodernlife.Manypeopleusethemeveryday,includingkidsandteens.Nowalotofpeoplearetalkingaboutifphonesshouldbeallowedinschool.Let’sgetaclearpictureofthesituationfirst.53%ofchildrenwillownasmartphonebytheageof11intheUS.Thatnumberrisesupto95%inteenagers.Surveysshowthataswellaspassingthetime,83%ofkidsusetheirphonestolearn.Teenscanspendover7hoursadaylookingatscreens.Thesearejustsomeofthemany,manystatisticsaboutcellphonesamongteens.Fromthis,wecanseethatmobiletechnologyisabigpartoflifefortoday’steenagers.Cellphonesinschooldohavethepowerofprovidingsupereducationalhelp.Cellphonescanbeusedforeducationthroughthemanyeducationalappsandgamesoutthere.Mobileappstoresarefilledwitheducationalmaterialsforchildrenofallages.StudentscanalsosurftheInternetontheirphone.Thereareplentyofeducationalresourcesonline,fromscientificresearchpaperstoexamtipsandmore.Atthesametime,withsomanykidsspendinghoursadaylookingattheirphonescreens,theremaybeproblems.Oneofthebigproblemsthatmanypeopletalkaboutwithphonesinschoolistheriskofthembecomingadistraction(分散注意).Kidscouldstartlookingattheirphoneswhiletheteacheristalkingandmissoutonkeyinformation,forexample.There’salsoariskofkidsbeingunwillingtogooutwithfriendsorcommunicatewithotherpeopleifthey’retoodistractedbytheirscreens.It’sevenpossibleforchildrenofdifferentagestodevelopaddictions(瘾)ontheirphones.Somestudieshaveshownthatphonescouldcausemental(精神的)illness.Thismeansthatthegovernmentneedstoweighuptheforsandagainstsbeforedecidingaboutstoppingorallowingphonesinschool.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordstatisticsmean?________A.Problems. B.Stories. C.Facts. D.Events.2.Whatisthereasonforusingphonesinschoolaccordingtothearticle?________①Phonescanbeusedbypeopleofallages.②Phoneshaveappstohelpwithkids’study.③Phonesallowstudentstoplayvideogamessafely.④Phonescanhelpstudentsknowhowtodowellinexams.A.①② B.③④ C.②④ D.①③3.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreewith?________A.NearlyallthechildrenhavephonesintheUSA.B.Phonesinschoolcangreatlyimprovethestudents’learning.C.Teachersfullysupportthechildreninusingphonesinschool.D.Thegovernmentshouldthinktwiceaboutusingphonesinschool.19、“Howwasyourweekend?”“DidyouseethegameonTVlastnight?”“Isn’ttheweatherbeautifultoday?”Thesequestionsandtheanswerstothemareexamplesof“smalltalk”theshort,friendlyconversationsthatpeoplehavewithfriendsandpartners.Somepeopleavoid(避免)makingsmalltalkatwork.Theythinktheyshouldn’ttalkaboutthingsthataren’timportantforthejob,ortheirpartnerswillthinktheyaren’tseriousabouttheirwork.Andsomepeoplejustdon’tenjoymakingconversationaboutthemselves.Butsmalltalkisimportant!Knowinghowtomakesmalltalkisaskillthatcanhelpyoualot.Bymakingconversation,youshowthatyouarefriendlyandinterestedinyourpartners.Youbecomeabetterteammember.Ifyoudon’tmakesmalltalk,othersmightfeeluncomfortablearoundyouandthinkyou’reunfriendly.PeterHarper,amanager(经理)attheApexCompanyintheUSA,says,“Wealwayslookforfriendlyworkerswhoknowhowtocommunicatewitheachotherandwithourcustomers(客户).”Herearesometips(实用的提示)forsuccessfulsmalltalk.Youcantalkaboutsafetopicssuchastheweather,sports,hobbies,TVprograms,andfamouspeoplelikemoviestars,singers,etc.Youcanalsosharesomeinformationaboutyourfamilysuchasbirthdaypartiesandotherfamilyevents,butdon’tshareverypersonalinformationlikefamilyproblems.Youcantalkaboutthenewstoo.Butavoidtopicsonmoney,age,weightandsoon.Listeningisanimportantpartofsmalltalk.Listencarefullytowhattheotherpersonissayingandaskquestions.Don’tjusttalkaboutyourself.Andremembertosmile!Makingconversationtakespractice.Themoreyoudoit,thebetteryou’llbeatmakingsmalltalk!根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1.Thewriterstartsthepassagewithsomeexamplesto________.A.givehisopinion B.offersomereasonsC.introducethetopic D.makesomecomparisons2.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.Whysomepeopledon’tmakesmalltalk.B.Whysomepeopledon’ttrusttheirpartners.C.Howsomepeoplelearntobeseriousabouttheirwork.D.Howsomepeoplerealizetheimportanceofsharingtheirideas.3.WhichofthefollowingwillPeterHarperprobablyagreewith?A.Mostcustomerslikesmalltalk.B.Agoodlistenerdoesn’tneedtoaskquestions.C.Ifapersonisgoodatcommunicating,hecanbeagoodworker.D.Goodmanagersshouldoftenmakesmalltalkwiththeirworkers4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisOKforsmalltalk?A.“Howoldareyou?” B.“Whydidyourparentsargueyesterday?”C.“Whoisyourfavoriteactor?’ D.“Howmuchmoneydidyougetlastmonth?”5.Whichshowsthestructureofthepassage?(①-Paragraph1,②=Paragraph2,...)A. B. C. D.20、ZuChongzhits,especiallyinmaths,andlaterbecameaworld-famousscientist.Zuwasbestknownforhiscalculationofpi(π).Heworkedoutanaccuratevalue(精确值)ofpiaround1,500yearsago.Aftercalculatingmorethan1,000times,heworkedoutthevalueofpi,whichisbetween3.141591and3.141592.Nooneatthattimewasabletodobetterthanhim.Itwasabout1,000yearsaheadofEurope.Zuwasnotonlygoodatmaths,butalsoastronomy.Heworkedoutthatayearshouldbe365.24281481dayslongandcreatedtheDamingCalendar,thebestatthattime.ItissaidthatZuwasalsoaninventor.Heoncemadeavehicle(车辆)thatcarriedapointer(指针).Nomatterhowthevehicleturned,thepointeralwayspointedtothesouth.Healsoinventedalong-distanceboat.Itwasreallygreatanditcouldtravelover50kilometersaday.Inmemoryofthisgreatancientscientist,TsuChungChi(祖冲之环形山)isnamedafterhimonthemoon.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhethirdparagraph?A.Thevehicle. B.Thepointer. C.Thevalueofpi. D.Thelong-distanceboat.2.WhichofthefollowingsisnotZuChongzhi’sachievement?A.Accuratevalueofpi. B.TheDamingCalendar.C.Avehiclewithapointer. D.TsuChungChionthemoon.五、完形填空（10分）21、LittleMary’sgrandparentshaveafarm.Onthefarmtherearemanykindsof____1____,likedogsandcats.Shelikestoplaywiththembecausetheycanmakeher____2____.Onthefarmthereisalsoalittleelephant.Ithasnomother.Anditneverplayswith____3____animals.Italwayswalksaroundbyitself.Marythinksthisiswhyshelikesitsomuch.Manytimes,Mary____4____theelephanthowsorrysheisforthedeathofitsmother.Shelovestalkingwithitandtheelephantbecomes____5____toMary.WhenitseesMaryonthefarm,itrunsuptoher____6____alittledog.Maryalwaysgivessome____7____toit.Bananasareitsfavorites.Sometimesit____8____herintoawood.ThereMarysitsonthegroundand____9____abook,thelittleelephantstandsbyMary.Hergrandfatheralwaysasksher,“Whydoestheelephantlikeyousomuch?”“Oh,becauseIloveit,Grandpa.”Maryanswers.GrandpathinksMaryis_____10_____.Animalsareourfriends.Weshouldlovethem.1.A.fruits B.trees C.animals D.vegetables2.A.sad B.happy C.sorry D.bored3.A.other B.another C.others D.theothers4.A.speaks B.tells C.says D.talks5.A.afraid B.interesting C.smart D.friendly6.A.like B.on C.for D.from7.A.time B.money C.food D.luck8.A.helps B.wants C.wishes D.follows9.A.reads B.buys C.sees D.draws10.A.funny B.right C.cute D.young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5个问题。要求所写答案，语法正确、语义完整，并把答案写在问题下面的横线上。Somepeoplethinkcommunicationisaproblemforonlyschoolchildrenandparents.However,itisnottrue.Childrenofallagesdonotagreewiththeirparents.Ifit’shardforyoutocommunicatewithyourparents,don’tworry.Hereissomeadviceforyoutobridgethegenerationgap(代沟).Don’targuewithyourparents.Yourparentsprobablywon’tconsideryourideasifyouareshoutingatthem.Gosomewheretocooloff.Makesureyouunderstandwhyyouareunhappyandwhatyouaskfor.Ifyoudon’tthinkyoucanspeaktotheminagoodwayatthattime,trywritingalettertothem.Thatwouldbeeasierforyou.Trytoreachacompromise(和解).Perhapsyouandyourparentsdisagreeonsomething.Youcankeepyourdisagreementandtryyourbesttoaccepteachother.John’smotherdidn’tagreewithhimaboutbuyingamobilephone.Theyarguedoverit.Buttheyfinallycametoacompromise.Johnboughtthemobilephone,buthecouldonlyuseitonweekends.Talkaboutyourvalues(价值观).Thevaluesofyourparentsmaybedifferentfromyours.Tellthemwhatyoucareabout,andwhy.Understandingyourvaluesmighthelpthemknowmoreaboutyou.goodrelationshipwithparentscanmakeyouabetterandhappierperson.Haveatry!1.Whohasaproblemincommunicatingwiththeirparents?_______________________________________________________________________.2.Besidesspeaking,whatcanwedotocommunicatewithourparents?_________________________________________________________________________.3.WhencouldJohnusehismobilephone?_________________________________________________________________________.4.Whyshouldwetalkaboutourvalueswithourparents?_________________________________________________________________________.5.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthewriteroffer?_________________________________________________________________________.七、书面表达（20分）你们班将在下周五举行线上英语日的活动，请你根据以下信息写一份活动计划并号召大家积极参与。注意：1.参考词汇：英语口语(spokenEnglish)；2.词数：80词左右（开头已给出，不计入词数）；3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。TherewillbeanonlineEnglishDaynextFriday._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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：——莉莉，你能告诉我时装秀什么时候开始吗？——当然。明天上午十点开始。考查宾语从句。宾语从句为陈述语序，故排除选项B；又因为答语“Itwillstartattentomorrowmorning.”为时间，所以此处应为询问时装秀时间，故选C。2、B【解析】【详解】句意：不管有多难，我们都会一直努力，直到成功。考查动词辨析。argue争吵；try努力；beat打败；fail失败。根据“untilwemakeit”可知不断努力直到成功，故选B。3、B【解析】【详解】句意：——丹尼尔，你能解释一下绿色生活意味着什么吗？——它指的是一种环保的生活方式，几乎不产生污染和浪费。考查动词辨析。excuse原谅；explain解释，说明；expect期待；express表达。根据“Itreferstoanenvironmentally-friendlylifestyleproducinglittlepollutionandwaste.”可知，是指解释一下绿色生活，故选B。4、C【解析】【详解】句意：我正在想我妹妹的时候，电话响了。正是她！考查过去进行时。根据“I...aboutmysisterwhenmyphonerang.”可知，电话响的时候，正在想她，强调在过去的某个时间点正在发生的动作，用过去进行时，故选C。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、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。7、B【解析】【详解】句意：在所有的表演者中，我认为他是最成功的一个。考查形容词最高级。success名词，成功；mostsuccessful最成功的，最高级；moresuccessful更成功的，比较级；successful成功的，原级。根据比较范围“Ofalltheperformers”可知，此处是三者及以上相比较，应使用最高级。故选B。8、B【解析】【详解】句意：——哇，温迪，用你的手机做一个短视频真是太酷了。——只需要一个叫剪映的软件。我来教你怎么用。考查“疑问词+动词不定式”。根据“JustwithasoftwarecalledJianying.”可知要教对方如何使用剪映这个软件，用howtouseit。故选B。9、B【解析】【详解】句意：——哇，2023友谊森林植树活动圆满成功！——是的。那天种了许多树以改善环境。考查时态及语态。主语trees与谓语plant之间是动宾关系，树被种植，应为被动语态。根据“wasagreatsuccess”可知，时态是一般过去时。一般过去时的被动语态结构为was/weredone。故选B。10、D【解析】【详解】句意：李华真粗心，没锁门。考查It固定句型。Itis+形容词+ofsb.+todosth.“某人做某事怎样”，这种结构中的形容词常与人的性格特点有关。题目中第一空前是“Itwascareless”表示“太粗心”，两个空中间是“LiHua”表示某人；比对句型后，第一个空填of，第二个空填toleave。即Itiscarelessofsb.todosth.“某人做某事太粗心了”。故选D。二、完成句子（共5小题，满分10分）11、(p)rogress【解析】【详解】句意：随着高科技的快速进步，5G已经进入我们的生活。根据首字母提示和“Withtherapid...inhightechnology,5Ghascomeintoourlife.”可知，横线上应填“进步，发展”，其英文表达为“progress”。故填(p)rogress。12、products【解析】【详解】句意：在这个工厂制作的产品卖得很好。根据音标可知，此处是单词products“产品”。故填products。13、forever【解析】【详解】句意：父母不能永远照顾他们的孩子，并且他们应该学会独立。forever“永远”，副词。故填forever。14、Whatbookshaveyoualreadyread【解析】【详解】根据所给的标点可知应用疑问句形式，分析所给的单词，whatbooks特殊疑问词，位于句首，首字母大写，作宾语；have疑问句的助动词，构成现在完成时；you作主语；already作状语；read作谓语。故填Whatbookshaveyoualreadyread“你已经读过哪些书了”？15、beborntobeawriter【解析】【详解】bebornto“天生”；be“成为”；awriter“一名作家”。故填beborntobeawriter。三、补全对话（10分）16、1.MayIhelpyou/CanIhelpyou/WhatcanIdoforyou2.Andwhatabouttheprice3.Whichkinddoyouwant4.MayIhaveyournameandtelephonenumber5.Right【解析】【导语】本文是康康和火车站的售票员的对话，主要谈论的是关于康康想订去泰山的火车票的详情。【1题详解】根据“Yes,I’dliketobooksometicketstoMountTaionApril13th.”可知，此处询问的是需不需什么帮助。故填MayIhelpyou/CanIhelpyou/WhatcanIdoforyou。【2题详解】根据“Wehaveticketsat¥145forthehardsleeperand¥224forthesoftsleeper.”可知，此处询问的是价格，因此用What进行提问。故填Andwhatabouttheprice。【3题详解】根据“I’dliketobook21ticketsforthehardsleeper.”可知，此处询问对方想要什么类型的票。故填Whichkinddoyouwant。【4题详解】根据“Sure.I’mLiWeikangandmytelephonenumberis8250-2448.”可知，此处询问的是对方的姓名和电话号码。故填MayIhaveyournameandtelephonenumber。【5题详解】根据“Yourphonenumberis8250-2448?”可知，此处在核对手机号码，可以回复对的。故填Right。四、阅读理解（40分）17、6.A7.C8.B9.B10.D【解析】【导语】本文主要讲述了两个好朋友在公司受到了不公平的待遇，其中一个人想辞职，老板为了留着这个人，通过买西瓜的事情让他明白两个人之间的差距。【6题详解】细节理解题。根据“Tomcouldn’tstandit,sohehandedalettertohisboss,sayingthathedecidedtoresign（辞职）hisjobbecausethebossdidn’tvaluehishardworkatall”可知，看到Mike升职了，Tom很生气，决定辞职，故选A。【7题详解】细节理解题。根据“sayingthathedecidedtoresign（辞职）hisjobbecausethebossdidn’tvaluehishardworkatall”可知，认为老板不公平，所以决定辞职，故选C。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据“Ihopeyouwilldoonemorethingforourcompanybeforeyouleave”可知，希望离开前多做一件事情，故选B。【9题详解】推理判断题。根据“TomgottoknowthedifferencebetweenMikeandhimself.Hedecidednottoresignhisjobanymore”可知，是为了让Tom明白他和Mike之间的区别，让他明白为什么Mike能升职，故选B。【10题详解】推理判断题。通读全文可知，Tom起初因为好朋友Mike升职而感到生气，后来看到Mike为工作所付出的努力，明白成功都是需要努力和深思熟虑的，故选D。18、1.C2.C3.D【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了学生在校使用手机的利与弊，政府应该慎重考虑在学校使用手机的问题。【1题详解】词义猜测题。Problems问题；Stories故事；Facts实际情况；Events事件。根据“Thesearejustsomeofthemany,manystatisticsaboutcellphonesamongteens.”可知，these指的是第二段关于美国青少年使用手机的实际情况。所以该句话的意思是“这些实际情况只是许多关于青少年手机的统计数据中的一部分。”，由此推测statistics意思与facts相近，故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第四段“Cellphonescanbeusedforeducationthroughthemanyeducationalapps...”和“StudentscanalsosurftheInternetontheirphone.Thereareplentyofeducationalresourcesonline,fromscientificresearchpaperstoexamtipsandmore.”可知，手机可以通过许多教育应用程序用于教育；学生们也可以用手机上网，网上有很多教育资源，从科研论文到考试技巧等等。故选C。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段“Thismeansthatthegovernmentneedstoweighuptheforsandagainstsbeforedecidingaboutstoppingorallowingphonesinschool.”可知，在决定停止或允许在学校使用手机之前，政府需要权衡利弊，即政府应该慎重考虑在学校使用手机的问题。故选D。19、1.C2.A3.C4.C5.A【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了工作时闲聊的重要性以及相关的建议。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据“Thesequestionsandtheanswerstothemareexamplesof‘smalltalk’—theshort,friendlyconversationsthatpeoplehavewithfriendsandparents.”可知作者在文章开头举了一些例子来引入话题。故选C。【2题详解】段落大意题。通读第二段可知这一段主要讲为什么有些人不闲聊。故选A。【3题详解】观点态度题。根据“PeterHarper,amanagerattheApexCompanyintheUSA,says,‘Wealwayslookforfriendlyworkerswhoknowhowtocommunicatewitheachotherandwithourcustomers.’”可知PeterHarper可能会同意如果一个人善于沟通他就能成为一名优秀的员工。故选C。【4题详解】细节理解题。根据“Youcantalkaboutsafetopicsuchastheweather,sports,hobbies,TVprogramsandfamouspeoplelikemoviestars,singers,etc.”可知“你最喜欢的演员是谁？”可以作为闲聊的话题。故选C。【5题详解】篇章结构题。第一段引入话题；第二段讲述了为什么有些人不闲聊；第三段介绍了闲聊的重要性。第四、五段介绍了闲聊的技巧。故选A。20、1.D2.D【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了中国最伟大的数学家之一——祖冲之和他的成就。【1题详解】代词指代题。分析“Healsoinventedalong-distanceboat.Itwasreallygreatanditcouldtravelover50kilometersaday.”可知，他还发明了一艘长途船，它真的很棒一天可以行驶50多公里。所以It指的是长途船，故选D。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据“Inmemoryofthisgreatancientscientist,TsuChungChi(祖冲之环形山)isnamedafterhimonthemoon.”可知，为了纪念这位伟大的古代科学家，月球上的祖冲之环形山以他的名字命名。所以月球上的祖冲之环形山不是他的成就。故选D。五、完形填空（10分）21、1.C2.B3.A4.B5.D6.A7.C8.D9.A10.B【解析】【导语】本文讲述玛丽和一头失去母亲的小象之间的友谊，动物是我们的朋友，我们应该爱它们。【1题详解】句意：农场里有很多种动物，如狗和猫。fruits水果；trees树；animals动物；vegetables蔬菜。根据下文“likedogsandcats”如狗和猫，狗和猫都是动物；可知此处指“有很多种动物”。故选C。【2题详解】句意：她喜欢和他们一起玩，因为它们能让她开心。sad难过的；happy高兴的；sorry抱歉的；bored无聊的。根据“Shelikestoplaywiththem”她喜欢和它们一起玩；可知此处指“它们能让她开心”。故选B。【3题详解】句意：它从不和其它动物玩耍。other别的，形容词；another另一个，形容词，修饰单数名词；others别的（人或物），代词，泛指；theothers别的（人或物），代词，表特指；空格在复数名词animals前，可知用other，作定语。故选A。【4题详解】句意：很多次，玛丽告诉小象她为它母亲的死感到遗憾。speaks说，后接语言；tells告诉；says说，侧重说的内容；talks谈论，不及物。根据“howsorrysheisforthedeathofitsmother”可知此处指“玛丽告诉小象她为它母亲的死感到遗憾”；tellsb.sth.“告诉某人某事”。故选B。【5题详解】句意：她喜欢和它说话，大象变得对玛丽很友好。afraid害怕的；interesting有趣的；smart明智的；friendly友好的。根据“Shelovestalkingwithitandtheelephant”她喜欢和它说话；可知此处指“大象对玛丽是友好的”。故选D。【6题详解】句意：当它看到玛丽在农场时，它像小狗一样跑向她。like像；on在……上面；for为了；from来自。句子主谓宾成分完整，根据“alittledog”可知此处是“介词+名词”结构作状语，指“像小狗一样跑向她”。故选A。【7题详解】句意：玛丽总是给它一些食物。time时间；money钱；food食物；luck幸运。根据“Bananasarei