人教版英语八年级下学期期中测试卷学校________ 班级________ 姓名________ 成绩________第一部分听力部分一、听力第一节：听小对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的答案.1.What does Ann want to send to the poor children?A.Her old clothes.B. Her favorite book.C. Her model plane.2.Why doesn't Tom talk to his parents about his problem?A. Because he thinks they won't understand him.B. Because he doesn't believe his parents.C. Because he is afraid of them.3.What book does the woman want to introduce to her friends?A. Treasure Island.B. Tom Sawyer.C. Robinson Crusoe.4.How often does Jane visit her hometown?A. About once a month.B. About once a year.C. About once a week.5.Who has cleaned the yard?A. John.B. John's mother.C. John's grandfather.第二节：听长对话，请从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，回答问题. 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6至7小题.6.How many times has Tom seen Monkey King?A. Once.B. Twice.C. Three times.7.Where will the two speakers go tonight?A. To the library.B. To the cinema.C. To the concert.听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8至10小题.8.What does Alice ask David to do with her?A. Clean up the city parks.B. Visit the sick children.C. Look after the disabled people.9.How many empty bottles has David collected since May 1st?A. 40.B. 50.C. 80.10.What is David going to do with the money? A. To help the poor students in his school. B. To buy some books for the school library. C. To give it to the homeless kids. 第三节：听独白，根据内容从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答第11至15五个小题.11.Where is Li Hua’s hometown?A.In the west of ChinaB. In the south of ChinaC. In the north of China12.How many people were there in Li Hua’s hometown thirty years ago?A.2,691B. 2,819C. 2,89013.What could people see in front of the village thirty years ago?A. Orange treesB. StrawberriesC. Rice14.What did the second factory in Li Hua’s hometown make?A. PaperB. ToysC. Bikes15.When did Li Hua’s hometown become a city?A. In 1995B. In 2000C. In 2005第二部分笔试部分二、完型填空阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my___1___because of its high speed.Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life ___2___arms.How sad I felt at that time! Even I was full of fears. ___3___ slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it.I couldn’t get my arms back even though I___4___every day.However, it's easier___5___ than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness___6___. I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a___7___ mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates ___8___about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes___9___; they don't have a mobile phone but ___10___have, and so on. But I only ___11___life. I was lucky to realize from an accident: It isa waste of our life to focus on what you have___12___. We should always think of what we have. So why are somany people unhappy? Someone may say, "My whole life would improve___13___ I have a new car”. But when you get the car and what___14___? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.Happiness depends on what we have! It's in our heart It's a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still feel ___15___. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating（感激）and taking pleasure in what you really have1. A. feet B. legs C. arms D. ears2. A. with B. without C. for D. on3. A. Or B. But C. So D. Once4. A. cried B. laughed C. sat D. stood5. A. dreamed B. acted C. called D. said6. A. strongly B. especially C. completely D. similarly7. A. crazy B. normal C. full D. special8. A. get excited B. get nervous C. get serious D. get worried9. A. early B. first C. fast D. late10. A. the other B. one another C. other D. others11. A. hate B. dislike C. enjoy D. save12. A. lost B. had C. found D. spent13. A. because B. as C. if D. whether14. A. happens B. take place C. used D. uses15. A. funny B. happy C. excited D. unhappy三、阅读理解阅读下列材料，在每题所给的A、B、C、D、四个选项中选出最佳选项.A16. The information above is about ________.A. a movieB. a bookC. an invitationD. story17. What is Betty’s wish?A. She’d like to be a fairy princess.B. She can wear a dress on her birthday.C. She wants to find her prince.D. She wants others to believe in fairies.18. If you go to the party, you should arrive at ________.A. 1:00 p.m., July 25thB. 3:30 p.m., July 28thC. 3:30 p.m., July 25thD. 1:00 p.m., July 28thB“The brat (捣蛋鬼)!” said Alice. She ran into her house with her kids.Every time Gina walked down the street, her neighbors ran away. Gina was the only child of her parents. Her parents never refused her anything. And Gina, in turn, always made sure that she would gets whatever she wanted.One day Gina’s mother noticed that her daughter didn’t have any friends. Every child knows that Gina is clever but they just don’t want to play with her.Things changed when Rita joined Gina’s class. Rita was new to the city and too s hy to make any friends. Gina bossed her around as she always does. But Rita doesn’t mind.“Rita cried today in front of the class. Rita went to do her math exercises on the blackboard. She wasn’t able to do them although the teacher had explained carefully. Everyone laughed at her.” Gina told her mother after school. “Why don’t you try to explain to her simply,” asked her mother.“Mommy, I don’t want to waste time.”“But Rita is your friend and if you don’t help her, who will?”Very unhappy, Gina helped Rita. Gina has the gift(天赋) of explaining things simply. Rita understood the math questions and the teacher praised her in front of the class. Rita told everyone what a good friend Gina is. From that day Gina and Rita became good friends. And no one called Gina “the brat” any mor e.19. One day Gina’s mother found out that her daughter’s problem. What was the problem?A. They bought her too many things.B. Gina was not good at her lessons.C. Gina had no friends and no child wanted to play with her.D. Gina was too shy to make any friends.20. The underlined word “bossed” means ________in Chinese.A. 听从B. 指挥C. 佣人D. 老板21. According to the passage, which is the right order?a.Rita cried in front of her classmates.b.Rita didn’t understand the math question.c.The teacher explained the question to Rita.d.Rita’s classmates laughed at her in c lass. A. c-b-d-a B. d-b-c-a C. a-d-c-b D. b-a-d-c 22. No one called Gina “the brat” any more because . A. Gina had the gift of making friends easily B. the teacher praised Gina in front of the classC. Rita told everyone Gina was a good friendD. Rita wasn’t as clever as Gina.CAre you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks of everyday life and fee lings. It’s the spirit(精神) of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops(庄稼) or death.The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.23. Country music is usually about _______.A. students’ feelingsB. everyday life and feelingsC. the lives of workersD. crops24. Country music developed ________.A. in John Denver’s cityB. in the Southern United StatesC. in the Northern United StatesD. the United States25. People began to make country song records _______.A. in the 1920sB. in 1920C. in the 1970sD. in 197026. Why did Country music become popular in America?A. Because city people liked the music.B. Because people in the city moved to the countryside.C. Because country music talked about city people’s lives.D. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.DLong long ago, the colors of the world started to quarrel(吵架).Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. Without me, all animals would die.” Blue said, “You only think about the earth instead of considering the sky and the sea. Without my peace, you would be nothing.” Yellow laughed, “You are all so serious. I bring fun and warmth into the world.” Orange shouted, “I am the color of health and strength. I am the most important because I serve the needs of people’s life.” Red shouted out, “I am the most important of all. I am the color of danger, bravery and love. I am glad to fight for truth.” Then Purple and Indigo(靛蓝) came …The colors went on quarreling, each saying he or she was the most important. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly it thundered and rained hard. The colors felt so afraid that they stopped quarreling and got together for comfort(安慰).At this time, rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, quarreling among yourselves, each trying to be the most important. You don’t know that you each were made for a special purpose. Join hands with each other and come to me.”Doing as they were told, the colors united(团结) and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, when a good rain washes the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to appreciate(欣赏) each other.27. The colors were quarreling about _________.A. who was the cleverestB. who was the strongestC. who was the most importantD. who was the most beautiful28. In the story, red represents __________.A. life and hopeB. health and strengthC. danger, bravery and loveD. the sky, the sea and peace29. The colors stopped quarreling because ________.A. they felt too tired after the quarrelB. they felt too cold when it rained a lotC. they became too angry with each otherD. they felt frightened when it thundered and rained hard30. What does this story want to tell us?A. Thunder is afraid.B. United, we can create wonders.C. It’s useless to appreciate each other.D. Some of the colors are foolish.四、词汇填空A.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使句子通顺、正确，每词仅用一次，每空一词.31. An adult elephant___________ about 5,000kilos.32. The young man is interested in medical______________33. He wants to be a ____________writer like Mo Yan.34. Mike went to the zoo and saw some animals, __________ pandas and wolves. 35. The dog __________itself behind the door. I couldn’t see it.B.根据短文内容和括号内所给中文提示，在空白处写出正确形式的单词.(每空限填一词) Hi,it’s my turn to make a daily report. Today I’d like to tell you a story.This was an ____36____ (古老的) story. A young man from ____37____ (国外) heard that there was acompetition in ____38____ (德国). Anyone who could ____39____ (赢得) it would not only get the first prize but also ______40______ (结婚) the German princess. So the young man took part in it in ____41____ (为了) to buy a big and beautiful house for his family. Then he could ____42____ (邀请) his friends to visit. In the end, he____43____ (打败) any other person. Finally, he ____44____ (完成) his dream.The story shows us “ Nothing is _____45_____ (不可能的) to a willing heart.” Come on, everyone!五、语法填空There was a proud teak(柚木) tree in the forest. He was tall and strong. There ____46____ (be) a small herb（香草）next to the tree.The teak tree said, "I am very handsome and strong. No one can defeat me.”When ___47___ (hear) this, the herb replied," Dear friend, too much pride is bad.Even the strong will fall one day."The teak ignored (忽视)the herb’s words. He continued to praise ______48______ (he).A strong wind blew. The teak stood _____49_____ (brave).Even when it rained, the teak stood strong by spreading its ____50____ (leaf). During these times, ____51____ herb bowed(弯曲) low. The teak made fun_____52_____ the herb.One day, there was a storm in the forest. The herb bowed low. As usual, the teak did not want to bow.The storm kept growing ____53____ (strong). The teak could no longer bear it. He felt his strength giving way. He tried his best _____54_____ (stand) upright, but in the end, he fell down. That was the end of the proud tree.____55____ everything was calm(冷静的) again, the herb stood straight. He looked around. He saw the proud teak fallen.六.任务型阅读美国人常爱在生活中使用一些特定表达来使语言更加流畅生动，将图片所示漫画情景（A-D）与前四小题相应的表达匹配，并完成最后一小题.56. _________ “hit the sack”=go to bed57. _________ “live on the edge”=be in danger58. _________ “My head is spinning.”=I have too many things to think about.59. _________ “like two peas in a pod”= very similar60. — Your American friend sends you a message. —“I’m really tired. . Good night!”A. I like living on the edgeB. We like two peas in a podC. I’m going to hit the sackD. My head is spinning七、书面表达61. 假如你叫张华,你的朋友Bill想去旅游，但又不知道去哪里，于是给你写信征求意见.请根据下列提示给Bill写一封回信,为他推荐一个你曾经去过的，而且很棒的地方.1.曾经和父母一起去新加坡旅行；2.建议乘飞机去；3.介绍一些关于新加坡的情况(food/ language…).要求：1、短文须包含所给提示，并适当发挥.2、卷面整洁，书写规范，词数80左右.Dear Bill,Thanks for yourletter.________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________I hope you can have a good trip.Yours ,Zhang Hua答案与解析第一部分听力部分一、听力第一节：听小对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的答案.1.What does Ann want to send to the poor children?A.Her old clothes.B. Her favorite book.C. Her model plane.2.Why doesn't Tom talk to his parents about his problem?A. Because he thinks they won't understand him.B. Because he doesn't believe his parents.C. Because he is afraid of them.3.What book does the woman want to introduce to her friends?A. Treasure Island.B. Tom Sawyer.C. Robinson Crusoe.4.How often does Jane visit her hometown?A. About once a month.B. About once a year.C. About once a week.5.Who has cleaned the yard?A. John.B. John's mother.C. John's grandfather.第二节：听长对话，请从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，回答问题. 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6至7小题.6.How many times has Tom seen Monkey King?A. Once.B. Twice.C. Three times.7.Where will the two speakers go tonight?A. To the library.B. To the cinema.C. To the concert.听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8至10小题.8.What does Alice ask David to do with her?A. Clean up the city parks.B. Visit the sick children.C. Look after the disabled people.9.How many empty bottles has David collected since May 1st?A. 40.B. 50.C. 80.10.What is David going to do with the money?A. To help the poor students in his school.B. To buy some books for the school library.C. To give it to the homeless kids.第三节：听独白，根据内容从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答第11至15五个小题.11.Where is Li Hua’s hometown?A.In the west of ChinaB. In the south of ChinaC. In the north of China12.How many people were there in Li Hua’s hometown thirty years ago?A.2,691B. 2,819C. 2,89013.What could people see in front of the village thirty years ago?A. Orange treesB. StrawberriesC. Rice14.What did the second factory in Li Hua’s hometown make?A. PaperB. ToysC. Bikes15.When did Li Hua’s hometown become a city?A. In 1995B. In 2000C. In 2005第二部分笔试部分二、完型填空阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my___1___because of its high speed.Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life ___2___arms.How sad I felt at that time! Even I was full of fears. ___3___ slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it.I couldn’t get my arms back even though I___4___every day.However, it's easier___5___ than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness___6___. I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a___7___ mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates ___8___about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes___9___; they don't have a mobile phone but ___10___have, and so on. But I only ___11___life. I was lucky to realize from an accident: It is a waste of our life to focus on what you have___12___. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, "My whole life would improve___13___ I have a new car”. But when you get the car and what___14___? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.Happiness depends on what we have! It's in our heart It's a state of mind, even though you own the whole world,you may still feel ___15___. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating（感激）and taking pleasure in what you really have1. A. feet B. legs C. arms D. ears2. A. with B. without C. for D. on3. A. Or B. But C. So D. Once4. A. cried B. laughed C. sat D. stood5. A. dreamed B. acted C. called D. said6. A. strongly B. especially C. completely D. similarly7. A. crazy B. normal C. full D. special8. A. get excited B. get nervous C. get serious D. get worried9. A. early B. first C. fast D. late10. A. the other B. one another C. other D. others11. A. hate B. dislike C. enjoy D. save12. A. lost B. had C. found D. spent13. A. because B. as C. if D. whether14. A. happens B. take place C. used D. uses15. A. funny B. happy C. excited D. unhappy【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. D 11. C 12.A 13. C 14. A 15. D【解析】本文告诉我们一个道理：不能把生命浪费在已经失去的事情上.幸福取决于我们拥有什么!它在我们心中，这是一种心态.【1题详解】句意：在回家的路上，一辆汽车高速地向我驶来并切断了我的手臂.feet 脚；legs 腿；arms 胳膊；ears 耳朵.根据第四段I couldn’t get my arms back意为“我无法挽回手臂”.可知我在车祸中失去了手臂.故选C.【2题详解】句意：几天后，当我在医院醒来时，我意识到我不得不在没有双臂的情况下度过余生.with 有；without 没有；for 为了；on 在……上面.根据I couldn’t get my arms back意为“我无法挽回手臂”.可知我在车祸中失去了手臂.故选B.【3题详解】句意：但是慢慢地，我知道我必须面对事实并克服它.Or 或者；否则；But 但是；So 所以；Once 一旦.根据空前后两句Even I was full of fears...slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it.意为“甚至我也充满恐惧……慢慢地，我知道我必须面对这个事实并克服它.”可知前后之间的情绪相反，属于转折关系，故选B.【4题详解】句意：即使每天哭泣，我也无法挽回手臂.cried 哭泣；laughed 笑；sat 坐；stood 站.前文提到失去双臂，对于一个健全的人来说失去双臂肯定很伤心，所以每天都会哭.故选A.【5题详解】句意：但是，说起来容易做起来难.dreamed 梦想；acted 扮演；called 呼叫；said 说.这是一句谚语，than后面是done，对应的是过去分词形式的“说”，即said.故选D.【6题详解】句意：我花了将近半年的时间才完全摆脱了悲伤.strongly 强烈地；especially 尤其是；completely 完全是；similarly 相似地.此处副词修饰动词get out of sadness，即摆脱悲伤，根据备选选项，应是完全摆脱悲伤，符合逻辑.故选C.【7题详解】句意：从那时起，我可以用平常心对待我的生活.crazy 疯狂的；normal 正常的；full 饱的；满的；special 特殊的.根据上文I got so much from my past story.意为“我从过去的经历中获得了一些认识”，可知我现在用平常心来面对我的生活.故选B.【8题详解】句意：但是在我们的日常生活中，我经常看到我的同学担心小事情.get excited 兴奋；get nervous 紧张；get serious 严肃；get worried 担心.根据下文They get a bad grade on a test;...they don't have a mobile phone意为“他们考试没考好，他们没有手机”可知身边人会因为这些小事而烦恼担心.故选D.【9题详解】句意：公共汽车来晚了.early 早；first 第一；fast 快；late 晚.此处是三种并列的生活中的繁琐小事，所以公交车应是来“晚”了才会让人烦恼.故选D.【10题详解】句意：他们没有手机但是其他人有.the other 另一个；one another 互相；other 其余的；others 其他人.此处缺少主语，指与前面提到的they相反的“其他人”.故选D.【11题详解】句意：但是我只享受生活.hate 讨厌；dislike 不喜欢；enjoy 享受；save 拯救.根据but可知是转折，前面提到旁人的烦恼担忧，此处转折，那么应是我“享受”生活.故选C.【12题详解】句意：专注于失去的东西是对我们一生来说是一种浪费.lost 失去；had 拥有；found 发现；spent 度过；花费.上文提到，车祸夺去了我的双臂，但我没有别人那么焦虑，我得出一个结论，不能把生命浪费在已经“失去”的事情上.故选A.【13题详解】句意：如果我有新车，我的生活将会改善.because 因为；as 正如；if 如果；是否；whether 是否.主句和从句之间是一种假设的条件，因此用引导条件状语从句的if.故选C.【14题详解】句意：但是当你得到车时又会发生什么呢？happens 发生；take place 发生；used 使用；uses 使用.此处缺少谓语，是一种假设，当你得到车后，还会发生什么，故用happen.故选A.【15题详解】句意：即使您拥有整个世界，您仍然可能会感到不开心.funny 滑稽的；happy 开心的；excited 兴奋的；unhappy 不开心的.从语境可以推出，心态不好的人即使买下了整个世界，仍会感到不开心.故选D.三、阅读理解阅读下列材料，在每题所给的A、B、C、D、四个选项中选出最佳选项.A16. The information above is about ________.A. a movieB. a bookC. an invitationD. story17. Wh at is Betty’s wish?A. She’d like to be a fairy princess.B. She can wear a dress on her birthday.C. She wants to find her prince.D. She wants others to believe in fairies.18. If you go to the party, you should arrive at ________.A. 1:00 p.m., July 25thB. 3:30 p.m., July 28thC. 3:30 p.m., July 25thD. 1:00 p.m., July 28th【答案】16. C 17. A 18. D【解析】本文是一封邀请函，邀请大家参加贝蒂的生日宴会，实现她的童话公主梦.【16题详解】推理判断题.根据原文“She wants to be a fairy princess and celebrate turning 5 with you”及日期、地址等信息可知，这是一封邀请函，邀请大家来参加生日宴会.故选C.【17题详解】细节理解题.根据原文“She wants to be a fairy princess”可知，贝蒂想要成为一位童话公主.故选A.【18题详解】细节理解题.根据原文“July 28, 2019 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.”可知，可以在7月28日下午1点去参加生日宴会.故选D.B“The brat (捣蛋鬼)!” said Alice. She ran into her house with her kids.Every time Gina walked down the street, her neighbors ran away. Gina was the only child of her parents. Her parents never refused her anything. And Gina, in turn, always made sure that she would gets whatever she wanted.One day Gina’s mother noticed that her daughter didn’t h ave any friends. Every child knows that Gina is clever but they just don’t want to play with her.Things changed when Rita joined Gina’s class. Rita was new to the city and too shy to make any friends. Ginabossed her around as she always does. But Rita do esn’t mind.“Rita cried today in front of the class. Rita went to do her math exercises on the blackboard. She wasn’t able to do them although the teacher had explained carefully. Everyone laughed at her.” Gina told her mother after school. “Why don’t you try to explain to her simply,” asked her mother.“Mommy, I don’t want to waste time.”“But Rita is your friend and if you don’t help her, who will?”Very unhappy, Gina helped Rita. Gina has the gift(天赋) of explaining things simply. Rita understood the math questions and the teacher praised her in front of the class. Rita told everyone what a good friend Gina is. From that day Gina and Rita became good friends. And no one called Gina “the brat” any mor e.19. One day Gina’s mother found out that her daughter’s problem. What was the problem?A. They bought her too many things.B. Gina was not good at her lessons.C. Gina had no friends and no child wanted to play with her.D. Gina was too shy to make any friends.20. The underlined word “bossed” means ________in Chinese.A. 听从B. 指挥C. 佣人D. 老板21. According to the passage, which is the right order?a.Rita cried in front of her classmates.b.Rita didn’t understand the math question.c.The teacher explained the question to Rita.d.Rita’s classmates laughed at her i n class.A. c-b-d-aB. d-b-c-aC. a-d-c-bD. b-a-d-c22. No one called Gina “the brat” any more because .A. Gina had the gift of making friends easilyB. the teacher praised Gina in front of the classC. Rita told everyone Gina was a good friendD. Rita wasn’t as clever as Gina.【答案】19. C 20. B 21. A 22. C【解析】短文讲述了Gina这个孩子从一开始没有朋友，被人们叫做“捣蛋鬼”，后来帮助新来的Rita并和她成了好朋友，再也没有人叫她捣蛋鬼了.【19题详解】细节理解题.根据“One day Gina’s mother noticed that her daughter didn’t have any friends”可知，Gina的妈妈发现她没有朋友，没有孩子想要和Gina一起玩.故选C.【20题详解】词义猜测题.根据“Gina was the only child of her parents. Her parents never refused her anything. And Gina, in turn, always made sure that she would gets whatever she wanted.”以及“Gina bossed her around as she always does. But Rita doesn’t mind.”可知，吉娜平时娇生惯养，她认为他能得到任何她想要的东西，所以她经常指挥丽塔，而丽塔并不介意，所以此处的“boss”指的是“指挥”，故选B.【21题详解】细节理解题.根据“Rita cried today in front of the class. Rita went to do her math exercises on the blackboard. She wasn’t able to do them although the teacher had explained carefully. Everyone laughed at her.”可知，Rita的老师跟她解释了数学题，但是她还是不明白，她去黑板前面做题，因为不会而受到了同学们的嘲笑，所以她哭了.由此可知A选项的顺序是正确的，故选A.【22题详解】细节理解题.根据“Rita told everyone what a good friend Gina is. From that day Gina and Rita became good friends. And no one called Gina “the brat” any more.”可知，Gina帮助Rita解决了数学难题，Rita告诉每个人Gina是一个很好的朋友，所以没有人再叫Gina“捣蛋鬼”了.故选C.CAre you interested in country music? I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks of everyday life and fe elings. It’s the spirit(精神) of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops(庄稼) or death.The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.23. Country music is usually about _______.A. students’ feelingsB. everyday life and feelingsC. the lives of workersD. crops24Country music developed ________.A. in John Denver’s cityB. in the Southern United StatesC. in the Northern United StatesD. the United States25. People began to make country song records _______.A. in the 1920sB. in 1920C. in the 1970sD. in 197026. Why did Country music become popular in America?A. Because city people liked the music.B. Because people in the city moved to the countryside.C. Because country music talked about city people’s lives.D. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.【答案】23. B 24. B 25. A 26. D【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了乡村音乐在美国的发展兴盛历程.【23题详解】细节理解题.根据原文“Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings”可知，乡村音乐通常谈及日常生活和感情.故选B.【24题详解】细节理解题.根据原文“Country music developed in the Southern United States”可知，乡村音乐在美国南部发展起来.故选B.【25题详解】细节理解题.根据原文“In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records”可知，在上世纪20年代，人们在收音机里播放乡村歌曲，并将其录制成唱片.故选A.【26题详解】细节理解题.根据原文“When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America”可知，当农村的人们搬到城镇找工作时，他们带上了乡村音乐，乡村音乐不停地改变着，并在美国流行起来.故选D.DLong long ago, the colors of the world started to quarrel(吵架).Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. Without me, all animals would die.” Blue said, “You only think about the earth instead of considering the sky and the sea. Without my peace, you would be nothing.” Yellow laughed, “You are all so serious. I bring fun and warmth into the world.” Orange shouted, “I am。
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