2025-2026学年上海市闵行区18校八年级（上）期中英语试卷

第1页（共1页）2025-2026学年上海市闵行区18校八年级（上）期中英语试卷I.ListeningComprehension(听力理解)A.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestpictureoranswertothequestionyouhear.(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的图片或答案)1．A.B.C.2．A.B.C.3．A.B.C.4．A.At9：30.B.At10：30.C.At11：30.D.At13：30.5．A.Tothecinema.B.Tothebank.C.Tothemarket.D.Tothepostoffice.6．A.Shehasawarmheart.B.Sheworksveryhard.C.Shecaresaboutherson'sfeelings.D.Shelooksafterhersonwell.7．A.Jessicaispreparingthedinner.B.Davidisgoodatdriving.C.Jessicaiscomplainingaboutthetraffic.D.Davidislateforthedinner.B.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示。8.Apple，Googleanda17﹣year﹣olddesigner，inventedtheworld'sfirstwearablesmartwatch.9.ThewatchcanalsobeusedasacellphonetomakecallsandsendtextsviaaphoneSIMcard.10.Aspeaker，acameraandamicrophonearebuiltintothedevice.11.Eatingchickencurrymakesthefourstudentsdiscusshowtoinventawearablesmartwatch.12.Makingthephonebecomeawristwatchseemedtobethemostpracticalsolution.13.Manybigcompanieshavebeguntodesigntheirownwearablesmartwatchesafterthefirstinvention.C.Listentothedialogueandcompletethefollowingsentences.听对话，完成句子。每空格限填一词。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】14．ThePowerofCuriosity（1）Curiosityislikethethatlightsthefireof.（2）Scientists'curiosityaboutthestructureofDNAbreakthroughsinmedicineandgenetics.（3）Curiosityhelpsusunderstandpeople，culturesand，whichmakeslifesointeresting.（4）Curiositycanmakeyounewaboutthehumanmind.II.Writethefollowingwordsaccordingtothephoneticsymbols.（根据音标写单词）15．Whenwevisitsomewebsites，hiddensoftwareoronthemmaycollectourpersonalinformation.[ˈvaɪərəsɪz]16．Shedoesworkforacharity.[ˈvɒləntri]17．Itisthatthecouplehaveleftthecountry.[bɪ'liːvd]III.Completethepassagewiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms.用所给单词的适当形式完成短文。TheHimalayanMountainshavethethird18（large）glaciers（冰川）intheworld.Butnowthefirststudyofthisplaceshowsthatitlost19（ton）oficefrom2000to2016."Thisisthe20（one）overalllookatwhathasexactlyhappenedtoglaciersintheHimalayasovera40﹣yeartime，"saidthelead21（write）JoshuaMaurer，"Ourstudyshowsahugeglaciericelossbecauseoftherisingtemperaturesfromclimatechange，"Maurersays."Nearlyaquarterofthearea'sicehasbeenlostoverthelast40years.Temperaturesintheareahave22（rise）1℃higherthanthosefrom1975to2000，andonedegreeisenoughto23（product）suchahugeloss."TheiceandsnowintheareaaretheheadofAsia'sgreatrivers.Thestudydoesnotincludethehighmountainsnearby，butotherstudiessuggestthatsimilarmeltingisgoingonthereaswell.Thismeltingmeansmorefloodsandglaciallakes.InMay2012，onesuchflood24（kill）over60peopleinvillagesnearPokhara，Nepal.Italsopulleddownhousesinthesevillages.Besides，around800millionpeopledependonriversfromHimalayanglaciersforfarming，drinkingwaterand25（make）electricity.Themelting26（increase）theriverwaterduringwarmseasons，butscientistssaythattheriverwaterwillbecomemuchlessinafewyearsastheglacierslose27（rapid）.IV.Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce.Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox，eachcanonlybeusedonce（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）.A.filledB.againstC.desireD.controlE.adventuresTheseriesofDiaryofaWimpyKid，writtenbyJeffKinney，havesoldmorethan150millioncopiesaroundtheworld.TheleadingcharacterintheDiaryofaWimpyKidseriesisGregHeffley，asixth﹣gradestudent.ThewriterdescribesGregHeffley'slifeinschoolandhis28withhisfriendsandfamily.GregHeffleyiskind，honest，intelligent，andlovestoplay.Hehasaheadalways29withcreativeideas.Hewantstobecomepopular，whichisacommondreamforkidsofhisage.GregHeffleykeepsadiaryinanotebook.GregHeffleylivesinanordinaryfamilywithhisparentsandtwobrothers.HisbestfriendisRowleyJefferson.Becauseofhisstrong30tobecool，GregHeffleyisalwaystryingsomefunnytasks.However，Gregoftenfindshimselfinthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.Althoughitseemslikeeverythingisgoing31him，Gregisjustanordinarykidgoingthroughhistroubledchildhoodyears.A.setoffB.nervousC.almostD.actuallyE.becauseofJeffKinneyfirstcameupwiththeideaforDiaryofaWimpyKidin1998，butitwasn'tuntilsixyearslaterthatthecomicwasfirstpublishedasanonlinecomicwhichlaterturnedtoabookedition32itsgreatpopularity.NowJeffhasjustreleasedhisninthbookcalledTheLongHaul.Thistime，Gregandhisfamilyaregoingonholiday.Asthey33，aseriesoftroublescomesalong.Theygetcaughtinatrafficjamforalongtime，andDadbecomesreally34whencrossinghighbridges.Somehow，aseagullbreaksintotheircar，flyingaroundandlookingforcheese!Whyisthisbooksofunny？Theauthorwritesaboutwhat35happens，orwhatwillhappen，duringourfamilytrips.Thereasonwelaughwhilereadingthesestoriesisthatweseeourselvesinthesesituations.V.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)36．Hewasofthecomingdanger.（aware）37．Don'tkeepyourselfofffromtheworld.Youshouldmeetnewpeople.（shut）38．Therepairworkisnecessaryandweregretanytoourcustomers.（convenient）39．Afterasix﹣monthresearch，eachgroupcametoasimilar．（conclude）40．Shewhenthepolicemanpointedthegunather.（freeze）41．Afterwaitingallday，Ifinallygotareplyfromtheboss.（satisfy）42．Theytakeintheirculturaltraditionsandlovesharingthemwithvisitors.（proud）VI.Completethefollowingsentencesasrequired（根据所给要求,改写下列句子)43．IsentamessagetoMsJonesaskingforhelpwiththewritingtask.（改为一般疑问句）youamessagetoMsJonesaskingforhelpwiththewritingtask？44．Amyseldomagreedwithwhathergrouppartnerssaid.（改为反意疑问句）Amyseldomagreedwithwhathergrouppartnerssaid，？45．Theteamhasmanagedtowinseveralmatchesthisseasonwithhardwork.（同义句转换）Theteaminwinningseveralmatchesthisseasonwithhardwork.46．她对其他文化的好奇心促使她周游世界。（leadto）47．总之，虽然数字技术给我们的生活带来诸多好处，但也引发了一些问题。（cause）VII.ReadingA.Choosethebestanswer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）PrincePhilipgotintoacaraccidentonJanuary17，2019.Hehitanothercarwithapassengerandababyonboard.Daysaftertheaccident，thevictim（受害者）complainedthatshestillhadn'theardanysortofapologyfromtheRoyals（皇家）.Finally，onJanuary27，PrincePhilipdidhisparttomakethingsright.Hesentthewoman，EmmaFairweather，aletterofapology：DearMrsFairweather，IwouldlikeyoutoknowhowsorryIamformypartintheaccidentattheBabingleycross﹣roads.IhavebeenacrossthatcrossinganynumberoftimesandIknowverywelltheamountoftrafficthatusesthatmainroad.Itwasabrightsunnydayandataboutthreeintheafternoon，thesunwaslowovertheWash.Inotherwords，thesunwasshininglowoverthemainroad.Innormalconditions，IwouldhavenodifficultyinseeingtrafficcomingfromtheDersinghamdirection，butIcanonlyimaginethatIfailedtoseethecarcoming，andIamverycontriteaboutthebadresults.Iwassomewhatshakenaftertheaccident，butIwasgreatlyrelievedthatnoneofyouwereseriouslyinjured.Asacrowdwasbeginningtogather，IwasadvisedtoreturntoSandringhamHousebyalocalPoliceOfficer.Ihavesincelearnedthatyousufferedabrokenarm.Iamdeeplysorryaboutthisinjury.Iwishyouaspeedyrecoveryfromaverydistressing（痛苦的）experience.Yourssincerely，Philip48.Accordingtothepassage，Philip.A.causedatrafficaccidentB.wasinjuredinacaraccidentC.losthismemoryafteracaraccidentD.usedsomerudewordsafteranaccident49.AccordingtoPhilip，theaccidentwascausedby.A.thepoorroadconditionsB.hisfailuretoseethecarcomingC.thefactthattheweatherwasterribleD.thefactthattherewerenoreliabledirections50.Theunderlinedword"contrite"probablymeans"".A.worriedB.terribleC.sorryD.surprised51.ThePoliceOfficeradvisedPhiliptoreturntoSandringhamHouseaftertheaccidentprobablybecause.A.PhiliphadtoattendanimportantmeetingB.PhiliplookedfrightenedandtiredaftertheaccidentC.lotsofpeoplewerecomingtoseewhathadhappenedD.someonewaswaitingforPhilipatSandringhamHouse52.Bywritingthisletter，Philipmainlywantedto.A.expresshisregretaboutwhathedidB.shareanawfulexperienceherecentlyhadC.expresshisthankstothelocalPoliceOfficerD.explainthatheisnotresponsiblefortheaccident53.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext？A.Noonewaskilledorinjuredintheaccident.B.Philipisunfamiliarwiththeroadconditions.C.ThevictimmadecomplaintstothepublicaboutimproperbehavioroftheRoyals.D.Philipwrotetheletterrightaftertheaccidenttookplace.B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage.(选择最恰当的单词或短语选项完成短文)SincefinishingmystudiesatHarvardandOxford，I'vewatchedonefriendafteranotherlandhigh﹣ranking，high﹣payingWallStreetjobs.Asexecutiveswithbanks，consultingfirms，establishedlawfirms，andmajorcorporations，manyarenowwellontheirwaytoimpressivecareers.Bysociety'sstandardstheyseemtohaveitmade.Onthesurface，thesepeopleseemtobeveryluckyinlife.Astheyleftstudentlifebehind，manyhadalastdrinkattheircheapbutfriendlylocalbar，shookhandswithlongtimeroommates，andmovedoutofsmallapartmentsintohighbuildings.Theymadereservationsatrestaurantswherethecostofabottleofwine54acollegeyear'smonthlyrent.Theyreplacedtheirbelovedoldcarwithexpensivenewsportscars.Thethingis，anumberofthemhave55thatdespitetheirsuccess，theyaren'thappy.Some56ofunfriendlycoworkersandfeelsadforeight﹣hourworkweeksdevotedtotaskstheyhate.Somedonotrespectthecompaniestheyworkforandtalkoffeelingtiredand57.However，insteadofdevotingthemselvestotheirwork，theyfindthemselvesworkingtosupportthelifestyletowhichtheyhavesoquicklybecomeaccustomed.Peopleoftenspeakoftryingamoresatisfyingpath，andintheendtheideaofleavingtheirjobstoworkforsomethingthey58orfindingapositionthatwouldgivethemmoretimewiththeirfamiliesalmostalwaysleadsthemtothesameconclusion：it'simpossible.Theyhaveloans，bills，amortgagetopayoff，retirementtosavefor.Theyrecognizethere'ssomething59intheirlives，butit'shardtostepoffthetrack.Inasocietythattendsto60everythingintermsofdollarsandcents，welearnfromayoungagetoconsiderthecostsofourdecisionsinfinancialterms.Butwhataboutthepersonalandsocialcostsinvolvedinpursuingmoneyovermeaning？Theseareexactlythekindsofustendtoignore—andtheveryonesweneedtoconsidermost.54.A.sharedB.paidC.equaledD.collected55.A.advertisedB.witnessedC.admittedD.demanded56.A.complainB.dreamC.hearD.approve57.A.calmB.guiltyC.warmD.empty58.A.letoutB.turninC.giveupD.believein59.A.missingB.inspiringC.sinkingD.shining60.A.measureB.sufferC.digestD.deliverC.BelowarefiveinstructionsrelatedtoAIandsevenspecificexamples.Choosethemostsuitableanswer.配对阅读。左栏是五则向AI提问的指引，右栏是七个具体例子，请为每则指引匹配对应的例子。选项中有两项为多余选项。61Don'tusegeneralquestionswhenyouaskAIforinstructions.Instead，askittogiveyouclearsteps.62Makenomistakesinyourquestions，oryoumaynotgetcorrectanswers.63AIcaranswerquestionsaboutfacts.Butdon'ttrytoaskitforotherpeople'sprivateinformation.64IfyouarenothappywithapaintingorasongAIcreates，giveitmoreinstructionsuntilyougetwhatyoulike.65It'sbettertotellAIwhoyouare.Inthisway，you'llgetanswers，thatmeetyourneeds.A.IfyouarewonderingaboutthepopulationofCanada，questionslike"WhatisthepopularofCanada？"willnotgetyouthecorrectanswer.B.Insteadofasking"HowdoIcookameal？"youcansay"Whatarethestepstomakeapancakewithapan？"C.IfyoutellAI"GuessifI'mhappytoday，"itwillfailtodoitbecauseithasnoabilitytojudgehumanfeelings.D.Ifyouaren'tsatisfiedwiththepictureAIdraws，givemorerequirementslike"Pleaseaddapinkwindowandpaintthewallsyellow".E.ForastudentwhowantstoimprovehisEnglishreading，itisbettertoaskquestionslike"HowcanIimprovemyEnglishreadingasaGrade9student？"F.Ifyouask"Couldyoutellmetheaddressofmydesk﹣mateMary？"AIwillrefusetogiveyoutheanswerbecauseitisdesignedtoprotectpeople'spersonalinformation.G.Aquestionlike"Willitbenicetomorrowforjoggingoutside？"shouldbechangedinto"Whatistheweatherliketomorrow？"D.AnswerthequestionsAnswerthequestions.Loves﹣agnaLucydreamedofhostingherowncookingshow.Everyday，shepracticedmakinguprecipes（食谱），hopingtomakeherbrotherLeoandmothersmilewithherdishes.Yet，shecouldnevercookrightoneparticularmeal：Lasagna（千层面）.Orshouldshesay，Grandpa'sFamousloves﹣agna.EachtimeLucytriedthedish，Leowouldspit（吐）itoutorhermotherwouldpushitaroundherplate.PeopleusedtolineupoutsideofGrandpa'srestaurantjusttogetapieceofit.Grandpadidn'thavearestaurantanymore，buthehadgivenLucyhisrecipe...without，however，tellingherhissecretingredient（原料）.Healwayssaidshehadtofigureitoutbyherself.Whatwasthesecretingredient？GrandpaalwaystoldLucythesamestoryshehadalreadyheardhundredsoftimes，"Whenyouwereverylittle，youtriedmyLasagna.Iturnedmybackforoneminute...andyouwerecoveredinsauceandcheese!Youthrewahandfulatmeandyelled，'loves﹣on﹣yah!loves﹣on﹣yah'IlikedyournameforitsomuchthatI'vecalledtherecipeloves﹣agnaeversince."ForGrandpa'sbirthday，Lucydecidedtogivehimasurprisebymakingaperfectloves﹣agna.Shefollowedtherecipecarefully，butshefailedagainandagain—toosalty，toosweet，ortoospicy.Frustrated，Lucythrewherchef'shatdownandleftthekitchen.Lyingonherbed，shesuddenlyhadanidea.Backinthekitchen，Lucytoreuptheoldrecipeandputawayhermeasuringspoons.Thenshelistenedtoherheartwhencooking.Soon，thekitchensmelledwonderful.Thedoorbellrang.Lucyhungupherapron（围裙）.Leosetthetable.Momansweredthedoor.Thefamilysatdowntoeat，buteveryonehesitated."Comeon，everyone，eat，"Lucysaid."Don'tworry，it'sanewrecipe."Relieved，Mom，LeoandGrandpaslowlystartedeatingtheirfood."Itwasdelicious，"Momsaid."Ilovedit，"Leoyelled，reachingforasecondpiece"You'vefoundthesecretingredient，Lucy，"Grandpasaid."ButIdidn'tevenfollowtherecipethistime.Itoreitup.""Ineverreallyfollowedtherecipeeither，Lucy，"Grandpapattedhischestandtookanotherslice，"Ialwayslistentomyheartandcookwithlove，justlikeyoudidthistime.Whenyouusethisspecialingredient，loves﹣agnaalwaysturnsoutperfect."Afterhearingthewords，Lucyfelt____andlearnedthat____.66.Lucy'sbrotherandmomdidn'tlovetheLasagnacookedbyLucyatfirst，didthey？67.Whydidn'tGrandpatellLucythesecretingredientofhislasagna？68.Whocalledtherecipeloves﹣agna？69.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"anidea"inparagraph4referto？70.HowdidLucyfinallycookthedeliciouslasagnaforherfamily？71.Completetheblankinthelastparagraph.Afterhearingthewords，Lucyfeltandlearnedthat.Ⅶ.Writing(作文14’)72．人工智能AI（ArtificialIntelligence）技术的快速发展和ChatGPT的问世，给人们的学习和生活带来了巨大的变化，同时也引发了人们对于人工智能取代人类的担忧。假如你是李华，受邀参加某英语报"TeenagerSays"栏目，请说说你对人工智能的看法。内容包括：1.人工智能的优点：代替人们做危险、枯燥的工作；2.人工智能的缺点：人们对AI过度依赖；3.你的看法……注意：1.字数：100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；2.文中不得出现真实人名和校名；3.可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。DearEditor，I'mgladtobeinvitedtojointhisprogram._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ThekeyistomakethebestuseofAItomakeourlifemoreconvenientandmorecolorful.Yours，LiHua

2025-2026学年上海市闵行区18校八年级（上）期中英语试卷参考答案与试题解析I.ListeningComprehension(听力理解)A.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestpictureoranswertothequestionyouhear.(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的图片或答案)1．A.B.C.【解答】【原文】M：I'mthinkingaboutwearingmynewsportsshoestomorrow.W：They'renice，butyouknowit'sgoingtoraintomorrow.M：Oh，no!Howawful!Q：Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow？2．A.B.C.【解答】【原文】M：Hi，Jane!Yourodetoschooltoday？Whydidn'tyourmotherbringyoutoschoolinhercarasusual？W：BecauseshewenttoHangzhouonbusiness.Andthereisnobusstopnearmyhome.Q：HowdoesJaneusuallygotoschool？3．A.B.C.【解答】【原文】M：Wouldyoulikeacupofteaorcoffee？W：Neither.Aglassofwater，please.Q：Whatwillthewomandrink？4．A.At9：30.B.At10：30.C.At11：30.D.At13：30.【解答】【原文】M：Excuseme，whattimeisthenextflighttoXi'an？W：Itplanstoleaveat11：30inthemorning，butit'stwohourslatebecauseofthebigsandstorm.Q：WhattimewilltheplaneleaveforXi'an？5．A.Tothecinema.B.Tothebank.C.Tothemarket.D.Tothepostoffice.【解答】W：Excuseme，where'sthenearestpostoffice？M：Goalongthisroad，andthenturnright.You'llseethepostofficeoppositeSunnyCinema.W：Thankyou.Q：Whereisthewomangoing？6．A.Shehasawarmheart.B.Sheworksveryhard.C.Shecaresaboutherson'sfeelings.D.Shelooksafterhersonwell.【解答】W：Areyouhappyintheschooltoday，myson？M：Yes，Iam.W：Didyouaskanyquestionsinclass？M：Yes，IaskedagoodquestioninEnglishwhenIwasconfused.MyEnglishteacherwasveryhappyaboutit.W：Goodboy.Q：Whatcanwelearnaboutthemother？7．A.Jessicaispreparingthedinner.B.Davidisgoodatdriving.C.Jessicaiscomplainingaboutthetraffic.D.Davidislateforthedinner.【解答】【原文】M：Hi，Jessica，I'montheway，butit'ssnowingandthebusismovingslowly.W：Noworries，David.Takeyourtime.We'llwaitforyou，sowecanhavedinnertogether.Q：Whatcanwelearnfromthedialogue？B.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示。8.Apple，Googleanda17﹣year﹣olddesigner，inventedtheworld'sfirstwearablesmartwatch.9.ThewatchcanalsobeusedasacellphonetomakecallsandsendtextsviaaphoneSIMcard.10.Aspeaker，acameraandamicrophonearebuiltintothedevice.11.Eatingchickencurrymakesthefourstudentsdiscusshowtoinventawearablesmartwatch.12.Makingthephonebecomeawristwatchseemedtobethemostpracticalsolution.13.Manybigcompanieshavebeguntodesigntheirownwearablesmartwatchesafterthefirstinvention.【解答】（6）【原文】Whoinventedtheworld'sfirstwearablesmartwatch？WasitApple，GoogleorSony？Actually，agroupofcollegestudentsfromIndia，includinga17﹣year﹣olddesigner，beatApple，GoogleandSonytolaunchtheworld'sfirstfully﹣featuredsmartwatchcalledAndroidly，thedeviceshipswithBluetooth，GPS，Wi﹣Fiandabuilt﹣incamera.ThewatchcanalsobeusedasacellphonetomakecallsandsendtextsviaaphoneSIMcardandpacksupto16GBofstorage.Youcanfindothersmartwatches，butAndroidlyisthefirsttocomewiththefullyintegratedoperatingsystem.Ithasatwo﹣inchscreenanda2MPcamera.ItrunsontheolderAndroidoperatingsystem.Aspeaker，acameraandamicrophonearebuiltintothedeviceanditcanbepluggedintoaUSBsockettobeusedasastoragedevice.AndroidlyistheinventionoffourstudentsfromIndia.SowhattrulyinspiredthemtoinventAndroidly？Thedesignertoldthestory，"IwasamemberofmycollegestudentcouncilthenandIwasgettingalotofcallsregardingthecollegefestival.Thatday，myphonerangjustwhenmyhandsweredrippingwithchickencurryandIjustcouldn'tgetitfrommypocket.Later，overdessert，wediscussedthisandrealizedthingscouldbemademucheasierifthedeviceisalwayswithinreach，accessibleandvisible.Makingitawristwatchseemedtobethemostpracticalsolution."Becauseoftheirinvention，manybigcompanieshavebeguntodesigntheirownwearablesmartwatches.Youngpeoplereallyarechangingtheworld，itseems.C.Listentothedialogueandcompletethefollowingsentences.听对话，完成句子。每空格限填一词。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】14．ThePowerofCuriosity（1）Curiosityislikethethatlightsthefireof.（2）Scientists'curiosityaboutthestructureofDNAbreakthroughsinmedicineandgenetics.（3）Curiosityhelpsusunderstandpeople，culturesand，whichmakeslifesointeresting.（4）Curiositycanmakeyounewaboutthehumanmind.【解答】（4）【原文】Lily：Hey，Tom!What'sthatyou'reworkingon？Tom：Oh，hi，Lily!I'mbuildingasmallrobotforascienceproject.It'snotperfect，butit'sfuntofigureouthoweverythingworks.Lily：Arobot？That'simpressive!Whatmadeyouwanttodothat？Tom：Iguessit'sjustcuriosity.I'vealwayswonderedhowmachinesthinkandmove.It'sfascinatingtoseehowtechnologycanmimic（模仿）humanactions.Lily：That'strue.Curiosityreallydrivesinnovation，doesn'tit？Tom：Absolutely.Thinkaboutit—everygreatinventionstartedwithsomeoneasking，"Whatif？"or"Howdoesthiswork？"Curiosityislikethestarthatlightsthefireofprogress.Lily：Ineverthoughtaboutitlikethat.Butisn'tcuriositysometimesrisky？Like，exploringunknownplacesorexperimentingwithnewideas？Tom：Itcanbe，butthat'spartoftheexcitement.Withouttakingrisks，we'dneverachieveanythingextraordinary.Forexample，scientistswerecuriousaboutthestructureofDNA，andthatledtobreakthroughsinmedicineandgenetics.Lily：That'sagoodpoint.Iguesscuriosityisn'tjustaboutaskingquestions—it'saboutseekinganswers，evenwhenit'schallenging.Tom：Exactly.Andit'snotjustaboutscience.Curiosityhelpsusunderstandpeople，culturesandevenourselves.It'swhatmakeslifesointeresting.Lily：True.I'vealwaysbeencuriousaboutwhypeoplebehavethewaytheydo.MaybeIshouldstudypsychologysomeday.Tom：That'sagreatidea!Curiositycanleadyoutoyourpassion.Whoknows？Youmightevendiscoversomethingnewaboutthehumanmind.Lily：Thanks，Tom.You'veinspiredmetoembracemycuriositymore.MaybeI'llstartbyreadingaboutpsychologyorevenhelpingyouwithyourrobot!Tom：Thatwouldbeawesome!Curiosityiscontagious，youknow.Themoreweexplore，themoreweinspireotherstodothesame.Lily：Agreed.Here'stostayingcuriousandneverstoppingaskingquestions!Tom：Cheerstothat!Pronunciation，vocabularyandgrammar（第二部分语音、词汇与语法）II.Writethefollowingwordsaccordingtothephoneticsymbols.（根据音标写单词）15．Whenwevisitsomewebsites，hiddensoftwareorvirusesonthemmaycollectourpersonalinformation.[ˈvaɪərəsɪz]【解答】根据音标提示，可知英文表达是viruses，可数名词virus的复数形式，意为"病毒"。故填：viruses。16．Shedoesvoluntaryworkforacharity.[ˈvɒləntri]【解答】根据音标[ˈvɒləntri]可知，此处为voluntary"志愿的，自愿的"，修饰名词work。故填：voluntary。17．Itisbelievedthatthecouplehaveleftthecountry.[bɪ'liːvd]【解答】根据所给音标[bɪ'liːvd]可知，此处是believed，与is构成被动语态；"Itisbelievedthat..."，表示"据信……"。故填：believed。III.Completethepassagewiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms.用所给单词的适当形式完成短文。TheHimalayanMountainshavethethird（18）largest（large）glaciers（冰川）intheworld.Butnowthefirststudyofthisplaceshowsthatitlost（19）tons（ton）oficefrom2000to2016."Thisisthe（20）first（one）overalllookatwhathasexactlyhappenedtoglaciersintheHimalayasovera40﹣yeartime，"saidthelead（21）writer（write）JoshuaMaurer，"Ourstudyshowsahugeglaciericelossbecauseoftherisingtemperaturesfromclimatechange，"Maurersays."Nearlyaquarterofthearea'sicehasbeenlostoverthelast40years.Temperaturesintheareahave（22）risen（rise）1℃higherthanthosefrom1975to2000，andonedegreeisenoughto（23）produce（product）suchahugeloss."TheiceandsnowintheareaaretheheadofAsia'sgreatrivers.Thestudydoesnotincludethehighmountainsnearby，butotherstudiessuggestthatsimilarmeltingisgoingonthereaswell.Thismeltingmeansmorefloodsandglaciallakes.InMay2012，onesuchflood（24）killed（kill）over60peopleinvillagesnearPokhara，Nepal.Italsopulleddownhousesinthesevillages.Besides，around800millionpeopledependonriversfromHimalayanglaciersforfarming，drinkingwaterand（25）making（make）electricity.Themelting（26）increases（increase）theriverwaterduringwarmseasons，butscientistssaythattheriverwaterwillbecomemuchlessinafewyearsastheglacierslose（27）rapidly（rapid）.【解答】（1）考查形容词。句意：喜马拉雅山脉拥有世界上第三大冰川。根据"thethird"（第三）可知，此处用"the+序数词+形容词最高级+名词"结构，表示"第几……的……"，large的最高级是largest。故填largest。（2）考查名词。句意：但是现在对这个地方的第一项研究表明，从2000年到2016年，它流失了数吨冰。根据语境Butnowthefirststudyofthisplaceshowsthatitlost...oficefrom2000to2016.（但是现在对这个地方的第一项研究表明，从2000年到2016年，它流失了数吨冰。）可知，此处表示"数吨冰"，ton是可数名词，用复数形式tons。故填tons。（3）考查序数词。句意："这是40年来对喜马拉雅山冰川到底发生了什么的首次全面审视，"首席作者JoshuaMaurer说。根据语境和空前定冠词the可知，此处表示"首次全面审视"，应用序数词first表示顺序。故填first。（4）考查名词。句意："这是40年来对喜马拉雅山冰川到底发生了什么的首次全面审视，"首席作者JoshuaMaurer说。根据语境可知，JoshuaMaurer是这项研究的首席作者，write是动词，表示"写"，其名词形式writer表示"作者"，符合语境。故填writer。（5）考查过去分词。句意：该地区的气温比1975年至2000年的气温上升了1℃，而上升1℃就足以造成如此巨大的损失。根据语境和空前助动词have可知，此句是现在完成时，其结构是"have/has+过去分词"，rise是动词，表示"上升"，其过去分词是risen。故填risen。（6）考查动词。句意：该地区的气温比1975年至2000年的气温上升了1℃，而上升1℃就足以造成如此巨大的损失。根据语境和空前不定式符号to可知，此空用动词原形，product是名词，表示"产品"，其动词形式produce表示"造成，产生"，符合语境。故填produce。（7）考查动词。句意：2012年5月，尼泊尔博卡拉附近村庄的一次这样的洪水造成6