陕西省西安市高新区第三初级中学2025～2026 学年度第二学期期末考试八年级 英语试题（含答案）

陕西西安市高新区第三初级中学2025～2026学年度第二学期期末考试八年级英语试题一、完形填空Earthquakesarenotnewtous.Theydohappeninmany

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aroundtheworld.ThelatestbigoneinChinathatthewholecountry

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mostwasthe2008WenchuanearthquakeinSichuan.Asmallerbutstilldestructive(毁灭性的)quakehitYunnanin2014,remindingpeopleoftheconstant(持续的)threat.Earthquakesareoneofthemost

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eventsonEarth.Whenlargepartsofundergroundrock

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breakandmove,anearthquakehappens.Thiscausesthegroundtoshake.Smallearthquakesdonotcausemuchdamage,

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largeonesdo.Ifthereisdamage,buildingsandbridgesfallandroadsbecome

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.Someearthquakeshavecausedsuchdamage.Besides,othershavecausedriversto

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theirways.Inareaswheretherearelotsof

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,earthquakescancauselandslides(山体滑坡)thatcoverupthehousesandroadsbelow.Ifthereisalargeearthquakeunderthe

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,itcancausetsunamis.Whenlargeearthquakeshappeninacity,thereisdangerof

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frombrokengaslinesandelectriclines.Thesemaycausehousesandbuildingsto

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.Andbrokentelephonelinesanddamagedroadsmakeit

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forrescueworkerstohelppeoplewhoareinneed.Scientistsaretryingtofindwaystopredictwhena(n)

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willhappensothatpeoplecanbewarnedaheadoftime.Onethingthatisalso

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:Weneedtomakeplanstofaceanearthquakeandpracticetoknowhowtostay

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whenanearthquakereallycomes.1.A．ways B．hills C．places D．times2.A．caredabout B．preparedfor C．dependedon D．lookedafter3.A．tiring B．boring C．powerful D．useful4.A．hardly B．suddenly C．peacefully D．smoothly5.A．so B．or C．and D．but6.A．used B．broken C．old D．dirty7.A．change B．get C．put D．fix8.A．plants B．buildings C．lakes D．mountains9.A．river B．ocean C．lake D．pool10.A．water B．light C．fire D．notice11.A．fall B．stay C．move D．burn12.A．fast B．helpful C．unnecessary D．difficult13.A．landslide B．earthquake C．storm D．tsunami14.A．important B．unlucky C．unusual D．different15.A．excited B．healthy C．safe D．unmoved二、阅读理解A16.Whatdostudentsmainlydointhisproject?A．Theywriteanewstory.B．Theycreateanewbookcover.C．Theybuypicturebooks.D．TheydesignanA3orA4poster.17.IfLilyisplanninghercoverpicture,whatmighttheauthorsaytoher?A．“Youshoulddrawmoredetails.”B．“Remember:drawthingsthatreallymatter.”C．“PleasedonotuseAItoolsforhelp.”D．“Onlydrawthemaincharacter’sface.”18.Whereisthepassageprobablyfrom?A．Adiary.B．Anovel.C．Awebsite.D．Aletter.BManyusersfromtheUSjoinedXiaohongshuin2025,andChineseusersjokinglyasked

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topaya“cattax(税)”bysharingaphotooftheircats.Inreturn,Chineseuserswouldsendpicturesoftheirowncats.Afterlookingathundredsofcatphotos,somepeoplenoticedsomethinginteresting:ThecatspostedbyChineseuserswererounderthanthosesharedbyAmericanusers.Butwhy?AccordingtothewebsiteFurbby,onekeyreasonisthelivingenvironment.InChina,manyfamiliesliveinhigh-riseapartments.Tokeeptheircatssafe,ownersusuallykeeptheminsidethehouse.However,manyAmericanhomeshavelargerlivingspacesandbackyards,socatscanclimbandplayhereandthere.Culturaldifferencesmayalsoplayarole,reportedInfNews.InChineseculture,roundnessmeansunity(团结)andperfection,whileAmericansvalueanadventurousspirit.Sotheyencouragetheirpetstorunaroundandstayactive.Familyinfluenceisanotherreason.“Myparentsalwaysshowtheirlovebymakingdeliciousfoodforme,soItreatmycatthesameway,”explainedaChineseuserfromHeilongjiang.ThedifferenceincatbodyshapesbetweenChinaandtheUSshowsculturaldifferencesbetweenthetwocountries.WhetheritisafitAmericancatoraroundChinesecat,aslongastheyarehealthy,that’swhatreallycounts.19.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph1referto?A．Chineseusers.B．Chinesecats.C．Americanusers.D．Americancats.20.Accordingtothearticle,whatarethereasonsfordifferentshapesofcatsbetweenChinaandtheUS?①phototakingskills②livingenvironment③culturaldifference④familyinfluenceA．②③④B．①②④C．①③④D．①②③21.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A．Tocomparecatbodyshapesbetweentwocountries.B．Tointroduceaninterestingcattaxinteractiononline.C．Toadvisepeopletoraisemorepetcatsworldwide.D．Toexplainculturaldifferencesincatraisinghabits.COnSaturdaymorning,allthesummerworldwassweetandfresh.Therewascheerineveryfaceandaspringineverystep,exceptTomSawyer.AuntPollymadehimpainttheirfenceasapunishment.Itwas90feetlongand9feethigh.Hestaredatthefence,andallgladnesslefthim.Hepaintedoneboardandstopped.“Thiswilltakeforever,”hesighed.Heknewtheboyswithallkindsoftoyswouldsooncomealongandmakefunofhim—theverythoughtofitburnthimlikefire.Atthisdarkandhopelessmoment,anideacametohim!Hewentbacktoworkquietly.BenRogerscamealongtheroad.Hewassinginghappilyandcarryingabigapple.Tomwentonpainting,payingnoattentiontohim.BenstaredamomentandcalledTom.Noanswer.Tomsurveyedhislasttouchwiththeeyeofanartist,thenhegavehisbrushanothergentlesweep.Bencalledhimagain.“Why,it’syou,Ben!Iwasn’tnoticing,”Tomturnedsuddenlyandsaid.“I’mgoingtoswim,”saidBen.“Doyouwanttocome?Oh,youhavetowork,don’tyou?Whatapity!”“I’mnotworking.”Tomansweredcarelessly.“Well,maybeitisworking,butIlikeit.”“What?”shoutedBen.“Youlikeit?”“Well,Idon’tseewhyIshouldn’t.”Tomkeptpainting,andsaid.“Boysdon’tgettopaintafenceeveryday.”Thatputthethinginanewlight.BenstoppedeatinghisappleandwatchedTomforawhile.Tomswepthisbrushgentlybackandforth.Thefencelookedcleanandwhite.Beforelong,Benreallywantedtopaint,too!“Letmetryalittle,”hebeggedTom.Tomconsidered,“No,Ben,Ican’t.AuntPollywarnedmetodoitwell.Onlyoneboyinathousandhasthetalenttopaint.”“Oh,please,Tom,”saidBen.“Icandoit.I’llbeverycareful.I’llgiveyouhalfmyapple.Wait,I’llgiveyouallofit.”TomgaveBenhisbrushwithworryonhisfacebutjoyinhisheart.Tomrestedunderthetree.Heatetheappleandsmiled.Otherboyscame,too.Byearlythatafternoon,Tomhadgotmanynewtoys,________.AuntPollywassopleasedthatshegaveTomashinyredapple.22.WhatdidAuntPollymakeTomdoasapunishment?A．Shemadehimpainttheirfence.B．Shemadehimplantthetrees.C．Shemadehimcarrysomeapples.D．ShemadehimworkwithBen.23.WhydidTomsurveyhislasttouchwiththeeyeofanartist?A．Becausehereallylovedtopaintthefence.B．Becausehedidn’twanttohaveatalkwithBen.C．Becausehewantedtobeanartistwhenhegrewup.D．BecausehewantedtomakeBeninterestedinhiswork.24.Whichsentencecanbeputinthe________?A．andhehadreturnedtheappletoBen.B．andthewholefencewasfullypainted.C．butotherboyshadmadefunofhim.D．buthehadfinishedtheworkbyhimself.25.CompletethestorymountainwitheventsandTom’sfeelings.25.CompletethestorymountainwitheventsandTom’sfeelings.A．①upset②Tomdidnothing.③Tompaintedthefencealone.④sadB．①excited②TomaskedAuntPollyforhelp.③TomswamwithBen.④happyC．①upset②Tomhadacleveridea.③BoyspaintedthefenceforTom.④happyD．①calm②Tomgaveuppainting.③Tomwaspunishedagain.④angryD根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Lightningisoneofnature’slightshows.Italwayshappensinhot,wetplaces.Aroundtheworld,thereareabout2,000lightningstormshappeninginoneminute.Itisalargeelectricflashoflight,whichisveryhot.

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Thismovingairmakesaloudsoundcalledthunder.Becauselighttravelsatgreaterspeedthansound,weseethelightningbeforewehearthethunder.Lightningisfuntowatchbutdangerous.

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Whenthelightninghitsland,itcancauseafire.Manywildfiresstartbecauseofsummerlightning.Becausetheland,treesandgrassesaredry,theyburneasily.Ontheotherhand,italsobringsdangertohumanbeings.Duringstormswithlightning,theelectricshocks(电击)coulddestroybuildingsorkillpeopleoutside.Somepeopleusingsomethingelectricorwetmaygethurtintheirhomes.

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Itisnecessarytokeepthefollowingdosanddon’tsinmind.Stayinsideduringstormswithlightning.Stayawayfromwindows.Donottakeashowerwhenthereislightning.Donotwashyourhands.Remindyourparentsnottousethewasher.Lightningcangothroughwater.

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Stayindoorsforawhiletobesurethestormisover.Donotuseanythingthatiselectric.Lightningcangothroughwires(电线).RemindyourparentstoturnoffTVsandcomputers.

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Learnaboutit.Learnhowtostaysafe.Thenyoucanenjoynature’slightshows.A．Itmakestheaircoldsothatwefeeltherainiscoming.B．Lightningisanexcitingpartofnature.C．Evenaftertherainstops,therecanstillbelightning.D．Youneedtoknowsomefactsaboutlightningtokeepsafe.E．Assoonastherainstops,youcangooutside.F．Ontheonehand,itcausesharmtoearth.G．Itheatstheairarounditandthehotairmovesatspeed.三、完成句子31.在我们的义工旅行前，我很激动所以一整晚躺在床上睡不着。Beforeourvolunteertrip,IwasveryexcitedsoI________________onthebedthewholenight.32.________________wearrivedatthevillageschool,wesawthechildrenplayingfootballontheoldplayground.(Nomorethanthreewords,includingtheword“soon”)33.一个女孩给我们留下了深刻的印象，她虽然胃痛却仍坚持为团队出战。Wewereimpressedbyagirlwhohada________________butstillkeptonplayingforherteam.34.Itwasourfirsttimetovolunteerhere,sowewerenot________________thevillage.(Twowords:knowsomethingverywell)35.孩子们给我们推荐了一些可以欣赏乡村里美景的地方。Thechildren________________ussomeplacestoenjoythebeautifulsceneryinthevillage.36.Wefeltsadanddecidedtohelprebuildtheschoolafterweknewthechildren________________studyinginsucholdclassrooms.(Nomorethanfourwords,includingtheword“used”)37.我们协助完成学校重建后，学校看起来和以前完全不一样了。Afterwefinishedhelpingwithrebuildingtheschool,itlooked________________frombefore.38.Beforeleaving,weputacardfullofgoodwishesineachchild’sdesk________________.(Oneword:inawaythatishiddenfromothers)39.这项志愿活动自两年前开展以来，给这所乡村学校带来了巨大变化。Thevolunteerprogramhas________________greatchangestothevillageschoolsinceitstartedtwoyearsago.40.Afterthetrip,Iplantojoininmorevolunteeractivitiestohelppeople__________.(Nomorethantwowords:needinghelp)四、短文填空阅读下面一段文本，根据语篇要求填空，使文本通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Greatbookscanaffectusgreatly.Readingclassicbooksisnotonlyawaytolearnknowledge

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alsoajourneyintodifferentworlds.

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ourteachertoldustoshareourfavoritebooks,wefelthappy.Ichosetosharesomethingabout

TheSecretGarden

becauseIwasamazedbyhowthegardenchangedthechildren’slives.Thegardenusedtobecovered

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wildplantsanddeadflowers,butthechildrenhelpedgivethemnewlives.Thestoryissotouching

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Ihavereaditthreetimes.Readingmakes

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greatdifferencetomyunderstandingoffriendshipandcourage.五、选词填空用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次。每空限填一个单词。）common

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uswithopportunitiestoexchangethoughts.Recently,Ihaveattendedabookshare,whichhasunlockedthemagichiddenwithinpages.ThroughLily’s

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Hamlet,welearnedthatweshouldalwaysactbravelylikereal

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.Sheunderstoodthecharacterreallywellalthoughitis

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forteenagerstoreadsuchhardplays.

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,thisterm,ourreadingclubwelcomedsomestudentswhoseldomread.Theyhavegot

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TheOldManandtheSea.Theysaidtheylearnedtheimportanceofcouragefromtheoldman,whonevergaveupwhenfacingthe

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timesinhislife.Someclubmembersalsosaidgoodbookshelpthemknow

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better.Everyoneagreesthatbookshave

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themvaluablelessonssincetheydevelopedthehabitofreading.Agood

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canenrichourmind,warmourheartandleadustogrowbetter.Whenyouchooseabooktoread,classicworkswillneverbeawrongchoice.六、任务型阅读阅读下面的语篇材料，根据所读内容，完成下列各题Thehistoryoftrafficlightsdatesbacktotheearly19thcenturyinBritain.Londonwasabusycitywithhorse-drawncarriages(马车).Theyoftenrushedintopeople,causingmanyaccidents.Atthesametime,therewasafashionruleinLondon—womeninredshowedthattheyweremarriedandgreenforunmarried.Thisgavepeopletheideaofusingredandgreenastrafficsignslater.OnDecember10th,1868,Britishmechanic(机械师)Hartdesignedtheworld'sfirsttrafficlightwithonlyredandgreen.Apolicemanhadtopullabelttochangethelights:redmeant“stop”,andgreenmeant“go”.Atfirst,itworkedwellandreducedaccidents.However,thistrafficlightbrokedownafter23days.Thelightwasturnedoff,buttheideastayedalive.In1914,electrictrafficlightswerefirstusedinAmerica.Redandgreenstilldidtheirjobs.Thentheyweresaferandeasiertosee.In1927,aChinesestudentnamedHuRudingwasstudyingintheUS.Henoticeddriverssometimesrushedwhenthelightchanged.“Whatifthere’samiddlecolortoslowpeopledown?”hethought.That’showtheyellowlightwasborn,meaning“getreadytostop.”Aroundthesametime,anAmericanpolicemannamedWilliamPottscreatedthefirstthree-colortrafficlightsforalldirections.Theymadecrossroadsmuchsafer.Thesecolorswerenotchosenbychance.Rediseasytosee,likeafirealarm,soitmeans“danger—stop!”Yellowisawarning,likeasignthatsays“becareful—slowdown!”Green,likeaforest,tellsus“safetogo!”Together,theyformacommonlanguagethatkeepsussafeeveryday.Greatideascomefromeverydaythings.Whethertrafficlightsorsomethingelse,noticingandthinking“whatif”canchangetheworld!56.Whendidtheworld’sfirsttrafficlightwithonlyredandgreenappear?

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57.WhichwordinParagraph2hastheclosestmeaningto“tomakesomethinglessorsmaller”?

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58.Whosuggestedaddingayellowlighttotrafficsigns?

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59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

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60.Accordingtothewriter’sopinion,whatshouldwedo?(Innomorethan10words)

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.七、补全对话根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。

[Andy(A)andLiPing(B)aretalkingaboutthecustomsandmannersinGermany.]

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.Whydoyouaskthat?

A:TomorrowIwillgotoaGermanfriend’shomeforaparty.Idon’tknowhowtobehave.

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B:OK,withpleasure.

A:ShouldIarriveontime,orfivetotenminuteslate?

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.Germansvaluepunctuality*verymuch.

A:I’mworriedthatthetrafficmightbebad.

B:Well,ifyouaremorethanfifteenminuteslate,itmightbeagoodideatocallthehostandtellhimorheryou’regoingtobelate.

A:OK.ShouldIbringagift?

B:Certainly.Giftslikeflowersoraboxofchocolatearealwayswelcomebutavoidredrosesorwhitelilies.

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B:Youshouldalsowaitforthehosttostarteatingbeforeyoubegin.Ifyoudon’tknowwhattodo,followtheotherguests,andyou’llbeOK.

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*Punctualitymeansdoingthingsontimeandnotbeinglate.八、情景运用请根据图画场景和各题提示词创写语法正确、符合语境的完整句子。（每题限写一个句子，提示词以外的词语不超过三个，缩写算一个词。）66.lastterm,I,join,thevolunteerclub;ourschool

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69.how,happy,I,when,I,see,theirsmiles

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70.you,ever,takepartin,volunteeractivity

_______________________________________________________________________________?九、书面表达71.假设你是李华，你看到敬老院探访志愿者(VolunteersWantedforSunshineNursingHome)招募通知。请你根据海报内提示内容，给负责人MrBrown写一封申请邮件，报名成为敬老院志愿者。参考词汇：carefor;learnfrom;feellonely;bringjoy;patient;smartphones;takepartin;meaningful;worth...

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________________,IamwritingtosignupforthevolunteerprogramattheSunshineNursingHome._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________十、阅读理解阅读下面材料，从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。WhenIwasyourage,mymumalwaystoldme,“Ijustwantyoutobehappy.”Shedidn’tcarewhatIgrewuptobeaslongasIpromisedtostayhappy.Butwhatexactlyishappiness?Isitadestination,orisitmorelikearoadthatneverends?Ishappinessonsocialmedia?Itsureseemsthatway.Peoplelovepostingperfectpicturesoftheirbestmomentsonline.Butifyoueverwanttofeelbadaboutyourlife,justjumponlineandscrollthroughthoseposts.PlatformslikeInstagram

andXiaohongshumakeusbelievethatwecouldbeprettier,healthier,wealthier,andofcourse,happier.Plentyofresearchhaslinkedsocialmediausetolowmoods.OneU.S.studyfoundthatpeoplewhousesocialmediaformorethan2hoursadayaretwiceaslikelytofeellonely.Butwhatifwe’retheonesposting?Whenweshareahappymoment,wemusthavefelthappy,right?Well,yes,butovertheyears,I’vecometodiscover—andexperience—the“hedonictreadmill”.Wegetexcitedwhensomethinggoodhappens,butafterawhile,wereturntofeelingthesameasbefore.Inotherwords,happinessonlylastsforsolong.Astheeffectsofone“happy”momentwearoff,wesetoutinsearchofnewsourcesofhappiness.Andsocialmediahasmadethissearchharderthanever.Happily,there’sstillhopeforustofindlastinghappiness:It’scalled“emotionalauthenticity”.Thishappenswhenweallowourselvestofeelandprocessemotionslikeanger,disappointment,fear,andsadness.It’snoteasy,butwhenwearehonestaboutourexperiences,webuilddeeperandmoremeaningfulconnectionswithothers.Andthosefriendshipsbringussmilesthatlastmuchlongerthananynumberof“likes”onascreen!Rememberthathappinessisn’taboutchasingapicture-perfectlife.Tryingtobehappyallthetimeisliketryingtocatchaunicorn—it’sjustnotgoingtohappen.Instead,focusonyourownjourneyandacceptthevarietyofemotionsyou’llfeelalongtheway.72.Someresearchershavefoundthatheavysocialmediausers________.A．arehappierthanothers.B．tendtofeellonelymoreeasily.C．onlyexperienceshorttermhappinessD．usuallyhavetwiceasmanyfriendsasothers.73.Whichlineinthefollowingchartcorrectlyshowsthechangeinouremotionsaftersomethinghappyhappenstous?A．A B．B C．C D．D74.Ifyouarguewithyourbestfriendandfeelsad,whatshouldyoudoaccordingtoemotionalauthenticitymentionedinPara.4?A．CheerupfastandhideyoursadfeelingsB．ShowyourrealfeelingsandtalkhonestlyC．LetyourfriendsaysorrytoyoufirstD．Tellyoursadnesstomanypeopleonline75.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellpeoplewiththeunicorncatchinganalogy(类比)inthelastparagraph?A．Apictureperfectlifeisourcommongoal.B．Constanthappinessisimpossibletoachieve.C．Friendshipisthekeytorealhappiness.D．Happinessisadestinationforallofus.76.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HappyMomentsOnlineB．DifferentIdeasaboutJoyC．UnlockRealHappinessD．AlwaysAvoidBadMoods十一、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Haveyouheardabout

TheArtofWar(SunziBingfa)?Itisamilitary(军事的)book

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(early)oneonwarandmilitaryscience.Itisdividedinto13parts.Eachoneisaboutadifferentsetofskillsormilitarystrategy(策略)thatareknown

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TheArtofWar

waswritten,butmostexpertsthinkitwaswrittenduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod.Besides,expertscannotbesureaboutthedetails(细节)ofthelifeofthewriter,Sunzi,buttheybelievehewasageneral

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wasworkinghardtoservetheStateofWu.Itisclearthatwhateverhislifeexperienceswere,Sunzihadalotofknowledgeaboutwarandstrategy.Thestartingpointof

TheArtofWar

isthatwarshouldbeavoidedinthebeginning.Ifawarcan