四川省绵阳市涪城区2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题（含答案）

第第页四川省绵阳市涪城区2024-2025学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题一、阅读下面四篇材料,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mr.Kinglivesinacity.Heownssomeshopsandmakesalotofmoney.Hisson,Mike,studiesatamiddleschool.Theboylikeseverythingbutstudying.Hedoesn'tlistentohisteachersinclassandheneverfinisheshishomeworkontime.Healwaysplaysfootballwhenhehasanyfreetime.Hecanneverpasstheexams.Mr.Kingissobusywithhisbusinessthathehaslittletimetostayathome.Heneverpaysanyattention(关心)tohisson'sstudies,sohedoesn'tknowhowheisdoing.OnedayMissRead,Mike'steacher,telephonesMr.King.Onthetelephoneshetellshimallabouttheboy'sstudies.Shewantshimtotrytohelphissonathome.Whenthemanhearsthis,hedoesn'tfeelveryhappy.Intheafternoonwhenhissoncomesbackfromschool,Mr.Kinggiveshimagoodtelling­off(责备),butsoonfeelssorryforitwhenheseesMikecryinginthebedroom.Thenextmorning,beforeMikegoestoschool,hesaystohim,"StudyhardandI'llbuyyouacarwhenyoupasstheexamnextyear."Anothertermisover.Mikedoesn'tpasstheexamoncemore.Mr.Kinghasalookattheschoolreportforafewminutesandthenheaskshisson,"Youdon'tpasstheexamagain,Mike.Whatdidyoudothisterm""Ilearnedhowtodriveacar,dad,"answerstheboy.1．Mr.Kingis______.A．afootballplayer B．ateacherC．adriver D．abusinessman(商人)2．Mikecanneverpasstheexamsbecause______.A．hisfatherhasalotofmoneyB．hedoesn'tlikestudyingC．histeachersarenotverygoodD．hehastohelphisfatherintheshops3．MissReadringsMr.King______.A．totellhimtotakehissonoutofschoolB．tobuythingsfromhisshopC．totellhimaboutMike'sstudiesD．becausehissonpassestheexamonceagain4．Inthesentence"...,butsoonfeelssorryforitwhenheseesMikecryinginthebedroom.",theword"it"refersto(指)______.A．Mike'sexammark(分数)B．tellinghissonoffC．somethingthatMissReadtellsMrKingD．thecar5．WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A．Mikedoesn'tpasstheexamattheendoftheterm.B．Mike'sfatherbuyshimacar.C．Mikedoesn'tdowellinhislessonsforanotherterm.D．Mikethinkshisfatherwillbuyhimacar.TheKennedyElementarySchoolband(乐队)isspecial.That'sbecauseTonyBoland，amemberofit，isa79-year-oldflute(长笛)player.Hisstorytellsusthatyou'renevertoooldtotoottheflute.Afterworkingattheschoolformorethantenyears，Tonyjoinedthefifthgradersintheband.Hisgrandchildrenwereattheschool.Hehelpschildrenwiththeirreading.Hestartedtootingtheflutemanyyearsago，whenhiswifetriedtothrowaway(扔掉)theirdaughter'sflute."Youwillplaybetterifyouplaywithothers，"hetoldareporter.BrianEnabnitthoughtTonywouldmakeadifferencetotheband."He'sgreat.He'shelpingthestudentsaroundhim，"Enabnitsaid.Tonypractiseswiththestudentsonceaweekandperformswiththem.TheyplayedattheDubuqueCommunitySchoolDistrict'sBandFestivalearlierthismonth.Fifth－gradestudentCourtneyLessthoughtherolderclassmatewassuccessful."He'sanexcellentplayer，"Courtneysaid."Allofusareafraidwhengivingaperformance，butheisn't."6．WhyisKennedyElementarySchoolbandspecial?A．Becausethereisonlyaboyinit.B．Becauseithasamemberof79yearsold.C．Becauseitsmembersarefifthgraders.D．Becauseitgaveaperformanceearlierthismonth.7．Theunderlinedword"toot"means"________"．A．have B．make C．play D．pay8．HowoftendoesTonypractisewiththestudents?A．Onceaweek. B．Onceaday. C．Twiceaweek. D．Twiceaday.9．Wecanlearn________fromthepassage.A．therearefiveplayersinthebandB．TonyalsohelpsthestudentstoreadC．Tonydoesn'tlikeplayingwithothersD．CourtneyLessisTony'sgrandchild10．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ASpecialSchool B．HowtoHelpOthersC．HowtoBeDifferent D．NeverTooOldtoLearnMostAmericanfamiliesaresmallerthanthefamiliesinothercountries.MostAmericanfamilieshaveoneortwoparentsandoneortwochildreneach.ChildrenintheUSwillleavetheirparents'homewhentheygrowup.Theyusuallylivefarfromtheirparentsbecausetheywanttofindgoodjobs.Theyoftenwritetotheirparentsortelephonethem.Andtheyoftengotovisittheirparentsonholiday.Parentsusuallylettheirchildrenchoosetheirownjobs.Americansthinkitimportantforyoungpeopletodecideontheirlivesbythemselves.Childrenareaskedtodosomeworkaroundtheirhouse.Andinmanyfamilies,childrenarepaidfordoingsomehouseworksothattheylearnhowtomakemoneyfortheirownuse.11．ThesizeofmostAmericanfamiliesis_________thatofothercountriesA．largerthan B．smallerthan C．asbigas D．assmall12．Whenchildrengrowup,theyleavetheirparents'hometo_________.A．getmarried B．befree C．findgoodjobs D．study13．Theyvisittheirparents__________.A．onweekdays B．onweekends C．atanytime D．onholiday14．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A．Childrenhavethefreedomtochoosetheirownjob.B．Parentsdon'tasktheirchildrentodothehousework.C．Parentsthinkitimportantforchildrentomaketheirowndecision.D．Whenchildrengrowup,theyusuallylivefarawayfromtheirhome.15．Someparentspaytheirchildrenfordoinghouseworkbecause___________.A．childrencanlearnhowtomakemoneyforthemselvesB．theirchildrenrequiredthemtodosoC．theyarerichD．itisrequiredbylawChildrenattheageof10–14oftenhavea"sleepover(不在自己家过夜的儿童聚会)"birthdayparty,whenthechildrenhavenoclassesthenextday.ApartyofthiskindisusuallyonaFridayoraSaturdaynight.Forapartyofthiskind,thebirthdaypersonmayinviteabout5—8closefriendsoverfordinner.Afterdinner,thechildrenwilleatcakesandice-creamandthebirthdaypersonwillopenhisorhergifts.Allthekidsstaythereforthenight.Duringthenight,thechildrenmaygobowling(打保龄球),goice-skatingorgotothemovies.Alsothechildrenwilleatsnacksatmidnight,andthenwatchTV,chatandplaycomputergamesuntilthenextmorning.Thechildren'sparentswillpickthemupbyaround9:00.SleepoverbirthdaypartiesarepopularinsomeWesterncountries.Parentsandchildrenoftencarefullyplanthepartiesandpreparesleepoverpartygames.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。16．Parentsoftenprepareasleepoverbirthdaypartyfortheirchildren_________.A．onaMondayoraSaturdaynight B．attheageofsixC．attheageofeighteen D．onaFridayoraSaturdaynight17．Thebirthdaypersonusuallyinvites_________tohavedinner.A．severalgoodfriends B．afewrelatives(亲戚)C．5-8teachers D．someneighbors18．Thechildrenstillstayatthebirthdayperson'shome________.A．tillmidnight B．foreighthoursC．forthewholeday D．untilnextmorning19．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A．Playingfootball. B．Eatingice-cream.C．Playingcomputergames. D．Chatting.20．Inwhichofthefollowingcountriesmaychildrenhavesleepoverbirthdayparties?A．Japan. B．TheUK. C．China. D．India.二、阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。​​​​​​​Friendsareveryimportantinpeople'slives.Somehave21．viewsandinterests,but22．likethesamethings.Shouldfriendsbedifferent23．thesame?Inmyopinion,Idon'tcare.Ihavetwobestfriends,WangLeiandLinYing.WangLei24．likeme.Iam25．thanmostofthestudentsinmyclassandWangLeiisalsoquiet.Andwebothenjoy26．.Onweekends,weoftengotothelibrarytodosomereading.Buttheotherfriendofmine,LinYing,is27．differentfromme.Sheismuchmoreoutgoingandshelikes28．andoftenmakesmelaugh.Shealsolikes29．,sosheismoreathletic(体格健壮的).Idon'tthinkdifferencesareimportantina30．.What'syouropinion?21．A．same B．different C．active D．free22．A．some B．another C．other D．theother23．A．and B．but C．or D．then24．A．isn't B．doesn't C．does D．is25．A．quiet B．quieter C．outgoing D．moreoutgoing26．A．readingbooks B．playinggamesC．watchingTV D．goingtothemovies27．A．not B．more C．quite D．lotsof28．A．doingsports B．tellingjokesC．goingtotheparties D．goingshopping29．A．sports B．books C．movies D．subjects30．A．match B．concert C．family D．friendshipNooneknowswhatourlifewillbelikeinthefuture.Herearesomechildren's31．.Cindy:Inthefuture,peoplewillhavemoreholidays.Theywill32．alotoftimetravelingaroundtheworld.Maybesomefamilieswillgotothemoon33．theirholidays.Gary:Ithinktheearthwillbemorecrowdedandpolluted.Maybesomepeoplewill34．theirhousesonotherplanets.Sarah:Studentsinthefuturewon'tneedtogotoschoolandtheywillstudyathome.Whatwilltheydo35．studentshaveproblemswithasubject?Theywill36．withateacherthroughvideoconferencing(视频会议).Peter:Inthefuture,peoplewillspeakfewerlanguages.Maybetherewillbe37．onelanguageintheworld.Anditwillbemuch38．forpeopletotalkwitheachother.Laura:Robotswillplayanimportantroleinourlife.39．willhelphumansdoallkindsofwork.Thesepredictionsmayseemimpossibletoday,butI40．theywillcometrueonedaybecauseweneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture.31．A．resolutions B．predictions C．programs32．A．lose B．show C．spend33．A．for B．with C．of34．A．draw B．build C．save35．A．if B．or C．but36．A．agree B．fight C．discuss37．A．only B．still C．already38．A．slower B．easier C．luckier39．A．He B．We C．They40．A．mind B．believe C．describe三、第一节:（满分10分）语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。DearAnna,I'mgladtohearthatyouarecomingtomyhometownforatrip.Myhometownisagoodplacetohavefun.Youcanvisitsomeplacesinmyhometown.Forexample,allthebookstoresare41．(good),butBookCityisthebestinourtown.Ithasthe42．(many)booksandthe43．(friendly)service.Italsohasthemostcomfortableseats.However,inXingzhiBookstoreyoucanbuybooksthe44．(cheaply).The45．(popular)clothesstoreisMiller's.Ithasthebestclothes.DreamClothesistheworst.Ithasreally46．(bad)service.Asforrestaurants,mostpeoplethinkMiaoxiangisreallygreat.Itplaysthe47．(good)musicandhasthe48．(fresh)food.Ofallthecinemas,CinemaCityisthebestbecauseithasthebestsoundandyoucanalsositthe49．(comfortably)there.Butthemovieticketsarethe50．(expensive).四、第二节:信息摘录（满分10分）Languageisalwayschanginganddeveloping.Wecanseethatlanguagechangesacrossspaceandtime.Itisnotabadthing.About100yearsago,manyeducated(受过良好教育的)peoplelearnedandspokeFrench,whentheymetpeoplefromothercountries.Today,mostpeoplespeakEnglishwhentheymeetforeigners.Ithasbecomethenewinternational(国际的)language.Englishisspokenbyabout400millionpeople,mostlyintheUS,theUK,Canada,Australia,NewZealandandSouthAfrica.TherearemanyreasonswhyEnglishhasbecomesopopular.OneofthemisthatEnglishhasbecomethelanguageofbusiness.Itisusedinmanyworkingplaces.AnotherimportantreasonisthatpopularAmericanculturehasquicklyspread(传播)allovertheworld.Ithasbroughtitslanguagewithit.IsitgoodtohavealanguagethatallthepeopleonEarthhaveincommon?Scientistshavetriedtocreateacommonlanguagethatiseasytolearnanddoesn'tincludeanyonegroup'sculture.ItiscalledEspetanto.Butithasn'tbecomepopular.Maybethepopularity(流行)ofEnglishwon'tlastthatlongeither.Whoknows?TherearemorepeopleintheworldwhospeakChinesethananyotherlanguage.MaybesomedayChinesewillbethenewinternationallanguage.InternationalLanguagesLanguagesFacts51．Manyeducatedpeoplefromdifferentcountriescommunicatedwithit100yearsago.EnglishTherearemanyreasonswhyEnglishhasbecomethenewinternationallanguage:Itisthelanguageof52．.Americancultureis53．.EsperantoScientisthavecreateditforallthepeopleoftheworld.Itisnot54．tolearn.Itdoesn'tincludeanyonegroup'sculture.ChineseChineseisspokenbythemorepeople.Itmightbecomethe55．someday.五、第三节书面表达（共1个小题,满分20分）56．假如你是Susan，你的好友Tom在校园才艺秀中获得了最佳歌手奖。请你根据提示及要求给Tom写一封信表示祝贺，并描述一下你在校园才艺秀上的所见所感。提示：1.上周去学校礼堂观看了校园才艺秀；2.所有表演者的演出都很精彩；3.Tom唱了一首快歌，表现最佳，获得了最佳歌手奖；4.Tom的愿望是做一名优秀的歌手，祝他梦想成真。要求:1.包括所有提示内容，可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；2.70词左右（开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。DearTom,Congratulations(祝贺)toyouonwinningtheprizeforthebestsingerattheschooltalentshow.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Susan

答案解析部分【答案】1．D2．B3．C4．B5．B【解析】【分析】大意：本文介绍了金先生是一名商人，没有时间关心儿子的学习，因此儿子的成绩一直不好。老师和他沟通后，他批评了儿子，并承诺如果下次考试及格，会给他买辆车，但是结果还是未通过考试。【点评】考查阅读选择。注意在回答问题时，要回到原文中寻找答案，尽量选择与原文一致的选项。1．推理判断题。根据Heownssomeshopsandmakesalotofmoney他拥有一些商店，赚了很多钱，可推知金先生是个商人。故选D。2．细节理解题。根据第一段Theboylikeseverythingbutstudying除了学习，这个男孩什么都喜欢，可知是因为他不喜欢学习。故选B。3．细节理解题。根据第二段OnedayMissRead,Mike'steacher,telephonesMr.King.Onthetelephoneshetellshimallabouttheboy'sstudies有一天，迈克的老师里德小姐给金先生打电话。在电话里，她把男孩学习的一切都告诉了他，可知老师给金先生打电话是告诉他关于迈克学习的事情。故选C。4．词义猜测题。根据第三段Mr.Kinggiveshimagoodtelling­off(责备),butsoonfeelssorryforitwhenheseesMikecryinginthebedroom金先生很好地训斥了他一顿，但很快当他看到迈克在卧室里哭时，他就感到很难过，可知代词it是指责备儿子这件事。故选B。5．推理判断题。根据第三段StudyhardandI'llbuyyouacarwhenyoupasstheexamnextyear努力学习，明年你通过考试后，我会给你买辆车；以及Mikedoesn'tpasstheexamoncemore迈克又没通过考试，可知推断金先生并未给儿子买车，B表述错误。故选B。【答案】6．B7．C8．A9．B10．D【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了一位79岁的老人TonyBoland到学校与学生们一起练习演奏长笛的故事。

【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及到细节理解题、词义猜测题、标题归纳题，细节理解题需要找到文中对应的句子，词义猜测题需要联系上下文的意思，以此来猜测该词的大概意思，标题归纳题需要阅读全文，从中找出中心思想。6．细节理解题。根据That'sbecauseTonyBoland，amemberofit，isa79-year-oldflute(长笛)player.可知，它的特殊在于有一位79岁的老人，故选B。7．词义猜测题。根据前文isa79-year-oldflute(长笛)player及后文flute可知，学习演奏长笛永远都不晚，故选C。8．细节理解题。根据Tonypractiseswiththestudentsonceaweekandperformswiththem.可知Tony和学生们每周表演一次，故选A。9．细节理解题。根据Hehelpschildrenwiththeirreading.可知他经常帮助孩子们阅读，故选B。10．标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了一位79岁的老人TonyBoland到学校与学生们一起学习长笛的故事，告诉我们活到老学到老，故选D。【答案】11．B12．C13．D14．B15．A【解析】【分析】本文介绍的是在美国的孩子们的生活情况。

【点评】考查阅读理解，本文只涉及到细节理解题，需要从文中找到对应句，再确认答案。11．细节理解题。根据"MostAmericanfamiliesaresmallerthanthefamiliesinothercountries."可知绝大部分的家庭比其他国家的要小一些。故选B。12．细节理解题。根据"ChildrenintheUSwillleavetheirparents'homewhentheygrowup.Theyusuallylivefarfromtheirparentsbecausetheywanttofindgoodjobs."可知当孩子们长大了离开他的父母，他们就居住在远离他们父母的地方因为他们想要找到好的工作。故选C。13．细节理解题。根据"Andtheyoftengotovisittheirparentsonholiday."可知他们经常在假期去看望他们的父母。故选D。14．细节理解题。根据"Childrenareaskedtodosomeworkaroundtheirhouse.Andinmanyfamilies,childrenarepaidfordoingsomehouseworksothattheylearnhowtomakemoneyfortheirownuse."可知父母会让孩子做家务并付款。B选项错误。故选B。15．细节理解题。根据"Andinmanyfamilies,childrenarepaidfordoingsomehouseworksothattheylearnhowtomakemoneyfortheirownuse."可知美国的孩子们因为做家务而被付款，这样他们学会怎样挣钱用来自己应用。故选A。【答案】16．D17．A18．D19．A20．B【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了"不在自己家过夜的儿童聚会"的特点以及在聚会上所能做的事。

【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及到细节理解题和推理判断题，细节理解题需要找到文章中对应的句子，从而确认答案，推理判断题需要联系上下文的意思，以此来进行推断，最后确认答案。16．细节理解题。根据"ApartyofthiskindisusuallyonaFridayoraSaturdaynight"可知，这种聚会通常是在星期五或星期六晚上。故选D。17．细节理解题。根据"Forapartyofthiskind,thebirthdaypersonmayinviteabout5—8closefriendsoverfordinner."可知，过生日的这个人会邀请5至8个亲密朋友来吃晚餐。说明过生日的人会邀请几个好朋友。故选A。18．细节理解题。根据"Alsothechildrenwilleatsnacksatmidnight,andthenwatchTV,chatandplaycomputergamesuntilthenextmorning."可知，孩子们吃零食、做一些活动直到第二天早上，说明孩子们待在过生日的这个人家里直到第二天早上。故选D。19．推理判断题。根据"Afterdinner,thechildrenwilleatcakesandice-cream...Duringthenight,thechildrenmaygobowling(打保龄球),goice-skatingorgotothemovies.Alsothechildrenwilleatsnacksatmidnight,andthenwatchTV,chatandplaycomputergamesuntilthenextmorning."可知，晚上孩子们可以吃冰激凌、打保龄球、去溜冰或者看电影、看电视、玩电脑游戏，没有踢足球这项活动。故选A。20．推理判断题。根据"SleepoverbirthdaypartiesarepopularinsomeWesterncountries."可知，这种聚会在西方国家很流行，英国属于西方国家。故选B。【答案】21．B；22．A；23．C；24．D；25．B；26．A；27．C；28．B；29．A；30．D【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作者对友谊的看法。

【点评】考查完形填空，做题时首先跳过空格通读一遍文章，了解大意，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。21．句意：有些人有不同的想法和兴趣，但是一些人喜欢相同的东西。A、same相同的；B、different不同的；C、active积极的；D、free自由的。根据"viewsandinterests,but…likethesamethings."可知，此处说的是一些朋友有不同的兴趣和想法，故选B。22．句意：有些人有不同的想法和兴趣，但是一些人喜欢相同的东西。A、some一些；B、another另一个；C、other其他的；D、theother另一个（两者之间）。根据"Somehave…but…like"可知此处也需用some代指一些人，故选A。23．句意：朋友应该不同还是相同？A、and和；B、but但是；C、or或者；D、then然后。此处应是表示选择，需用or。故选C。24．句意：王磊和我一样。A、isn't不是；B、doesn't不，助动词；C、does助动词；D、is是。句子缺少谓语，空后like为介词，应用be动词，结合"Iam...thanmostofthestudentsinmyclass,andWangLeiisalsoquiet.Andwebothenjoy"可知，此处指的是王磊和我一样，是肯定句，故选D。25．句意：我比班上大多数学生都安静，王磊也很安静。A、quiet安静的；B、quieter更安静的；C、outgoing外向的；D、moreoutgoing更外向的。根据"WangLeiisalsoquiet"可知，此处说的是"我"很安静，结合than，需用比较级。表示比其他同学更安静，故选B。26．句意：我们都喜欢读书。A、readingbooks读书；B、playinggames玩游戏；C、watchingTV看电视；D、goingtothemovies看电影。根据"Onweekends,weoftengotothelibrarytodosomereading."可知我们都喜欢读书。故选A。27．句意：林英与我很不同。A、not不；B、more更；C、quite十分；D、lotsof许多。此处需用副词quite修饰形容词different，表示"与我很不同"，故选C。28．句意：她更外向，她喜欢讲笑话，经常逗我笑。A、doingsports做运动；B、tellingjokes讲笑话；C、goingtotheparties去聚会；D、goingshopping购物。根据"oftenmakesmelaugh."可知，能够逗人笑的是笑话，故选B。29．句意：她也喜欢运动，所以她更健壮。A、sports运动；B、books书；C、movies电影；D、subjects科目。根据"sosheismoreathletic"可知是指她也喜欢运动，故选A。30．句意：我认为在友谊中差异并不重要。A、match比赛；B、concert音乐会；C、family家人；D、friendship友谊。根据"Shouldfriendsbedifferent…thesame?Inmyopinion,Idon'tcare."可知是指作者认为在友谊中差异并不重要。故选D。【答案】31．B；32．C；33．A；34．B；35．A；36．C；37．A；38．B；39．C；40．B【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了一些孩子对未来的预测。

【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来推断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。31．句意：以下是孩子们的一些预测。A、resolutions决议；B、predictions预测；C、programs项目。根据文章最后一段"Thesepredictionsmayseemimpossibletoday"可知，本空应填predictions"预测"。故选B。32．句意：他们将花很多时间环游世界。A、lose失去；B、show展示；C、spend花费。根据"...alotoftimetravelingaroundtheworld"和固定搭配spend(in)doingsth"花时间做某事"可知，此处是花很多时间环游世界。故选C。33．句意：也许有些家庭会去月球度假。A、for为了；B、with和；C、of……的。根据本题句意可知，很多家庭去月球为了度假。故选A。34．句意：也许有些人会把房子建在其他星球上。A、draw画；B、build建造；C、save挽救。根据"Maybesomepeoplewill...theirhousesonotherplanets."可知，有些人可能会在月球上建造房子。故选B。35．句意：如果学生在某一科目上有问题，他们会怎么做?A、if如果；B、or否则；C、but但是。根据前句"Whatwilltheydo"和后句"studentshaveproblemswithasubject"可知，前句问会发生什么，后句说学生在某一科目遇见问题，后句是前句的假设。故选A。36．句意：他们将通过视频会议与老师进行讨论。A、agree同意；B、fight打架；C、discuss讨论。根据"...throughvideoconferencing"可知，学生和老师进行视频会议是为了和老师进行讨论。故选C。37．句意：也许世界上只会有一种语言。A、only仅仅；B、still仍然；C、already已经。根据"Inthefuture,peoplewillspeakfewerlanguages."可知，未来的语言种类将会更少，由此推测未来可能只有一种语言。故选A。38．句意：人们彼此交谈也会容易得多。A、slower更慢；B、easier更容易；C、luckier更幸运。根据前一句可知，未来将可能只有一种语言，推测人们彼此间交流会更加容易。故选B。39．句意：他们将帮助人类做各种各样的工作。A、He他；B、We我们；C、They他们。根据"Robotswillplayanimportantroleinourlife."可知，未来机器人将会在我们的生活中发挥重要作用，因此机器人们会帮助人们做各种家务，用they"他们"进行指代。故选C。40．句意：这些预言在今天看来似乎是不可能的，但我相信它们总有一天会成为现实，因为我们永远不知道未来会发生什么。A、mind介意；B、believe相信；C、describe描述。根据"Thesepredictionsmayseemimpossibletoday,butI...theywillcometrueonedaybecauseweneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture."可知，目前这些预测似乎不可能，但是作者相信未来有一天会实现。故选B。【答案】41．good；42．most；43．friendliest；44．mostcheaply；45．mostpopular；46．bad；47．best；48．freshest；49．mostcomfortably；50．mostexpensive【解析】【分析】本文作者介绍了自己家乡的各种娱乐设施和场所的情况。

【点评】考查语法填空，答题时要跳过空格通读全文，了解大意，然后根据语境及所给单词的提示对所缺部分逐一解答，注意要考虑句型、语法、固定搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍，并逐一验证。41．句意：例如，所有的书店都很好，但书城是我们镇上最好的。此处应用形容词good作表语，表示"所有的书店都很好"。故填good。42．句意：它有最多的书和最友好的服务。根据定冠词the和形容词最高级形式best可知，此处应用many的最高级形式most，表示"最多的"。故填most。43．句意：它有最多的书和最友好的服务。根据定冠词the和形容词最高级形式best可知，此处应用friendly的最高级形式是friendliest，表示"最友好的"。故填friendliest。44．句意：然而，在兴智书店你可以买到最便宜的书。根据定冠词the可知，此处应用副词cheaply的最高级形式mostcheaply，表示"最便宜的"。故填mostcheaply。45．句意：最受欢迎的服装店是米勒的。根据定冠词the可知，此处应用popular的最高级形式mostpopula