2023-2024學年湖南省洪江市英語八下期末學業質量監測模擬試題滿分120分，時間90分鐘一、單項選擇（共10小題，滿分20分）1、—Excuseme,sir.You________tosmokehere.Lookatthesign“Nosmoking”.—Sorry.Ididn’tseeit.A.aren’tallowed B.weren’tallowed C.don’tallow2、Myfatheroftenencouragesme_________inallkindsofactivitiesatschool.A.join B.joining C.joined D.tojoin3、Oneofthebestwaysforpeopletokeephealthyisto_____goodeatinghabits.A.grow B.develop C.increase D.find4、—Thankyouverymuch,Linda.Youmake________possibleforustofinishtheworkintime.—It’sapieceofcake.A.one B.it C.this D.that5、—Sam,doesEvenknowTomverywell?—No,thoughtheyarebothmyfriends,Ihavenevergivenaproper________toeachofthem.A.instruction B.conclusion C.introduction D.experience6、—Whatdoesthegirlmean,Danny?—Shewantstoknow________yesterday.A.whatwilltheydonext B.whenwillthepartybeginC.wheredidTomgo D.whyKatewaslateforthemeeting7、YoucanimproveyourEnglish_________practicingmore.A.by B.with C.of D.in8、Mr.Leedidn’tleavethestation________hissongotonthebus.A.until B.so C.if D.because9、Graceisgoingtogivemuchmoneytocharity,________sheisnotrichenough.A.if B.unless C.since D.though10、—IwanttohelpJohnwithChinese,sincehehasjustmovedherefromCanada.—________.John’smotherisaChinese,sohespeaksChinesewell.A.Don’tteachfishtoswim B.Don’ttrytorunbeforeyouwalkC.Don’tburnthecandleatbothends D.Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket二、完形填空（10分）11、閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。OffthenorthwestcoastofMalaysia,agroupofislandscalledLangkawisitsuponthesea.It’stheplacewherewehadourrecent___1___.Wegotupearlyandjumpedontothe___2___.Astheengines（引擎）hummed,snow-whitebubbles（泡泡）cameoutfrombelow.Ourtrip___3___.ThefirstislandwearrivedatwascalledtheIslandoftheYoungLady.Thenamecamefromthemountainsthat___4___ayounglady.Wewereallowedintothewaterforabouthalfanhour,anditwasfun___5___withmyclassmatesinthewater.___6___oneofmywatershoesfellintothelake.SoI___7___spendtherestofthetripwithonlyoneshoeon.Whenwewalkedthroughtheforest,Ithoughtitwasanicewalk___8___.Butwithonlyoneshoe,my___9___cameacrosseithercoldglassorhotstonesalongtheway.___10___thedaywenton,thelandbecamemoreandmorejagged（凹凸不平的）.Iwas___11___witheverystepItook.Butthensomething___12___happened.Isteppedonaseashellthesizeofmyhand!Ihad___13___seensuchabigseashellbefore.IfeltlikeIfoundgoldandallthepain（疼痛）wasworthit.ThetripwasavaluableexperienceasI___14___animportantlessonthatday.Thatis,thingscangofrombadto___15___.Rememberthecheerfulfeelingsandforgetthebadexperiences.1.A.familytrip B.classmeeting C.schooltrip D.birthdayparty2.A.bus B.train C.boat D.bike3.A.started B.ended C.came D.went4.A.lookedfor B.lookedlike C.lookedat D.lookedup5.A.playing B.fighting C.working D.boating6.A.So B.Because C.And D.But7.A.would B.must C.hadto D.should8.A.atonce B.atall C.attimes D.atfirst9.A.leg B.foot C.shoe D.sock10.A.As B.While C.Although D.But11.A.inexcitement B.insurprise C.insilence D.inpain12.A.peaceful B.amazing C.boring D.usual13.A.once B.ever C.already D.never14.A.learned B.taught C.gave D.missed15.A.better B.worse C.good D.bad三、完成句子（共5小題，滿分10分）12、她總是嘗試自己做家務。Shealwaystriesdoinghousework________________________.13、你不同意別人的觀點，可以這樣說：____________________________________14、Wereceivedsomelettersfromour________/'k?st?m?(r)z/yesterday.15、Thetelephoneisanimportanti________intheworld.16、Sincelastcentury,peoplehaveformedahabittosayhellotoeachotherbyshakinghands.Sincelastcentury,peoplehavebeen_________to_________eachotherbyshakinghands.四、閱讀理解（40分）17、In1829,LauraBridgmanwasbornintoafarmingfamilyintheUS.Attheageof2,shehadabadfeverandafterthat,shecouldn’thearorseeanymore.Foradeaf-blindperson,communicationwasabigproblem.Shedevelopedaneasysignlanguage(手語)butstillcouldn’tcommunicatewellwithothers.Shefeltsad.WhenLaurawas7,aschoolcalledPerkinsforpeoplelikeheropened.Theheadoftheschool,Howe,hadlearnedaboutLauraandwantedtohelpher.“Thisisthebestchance(機會)forLaura,”HowesaidtoLaura’sparents.Herparentsagreed.HowebegantoteachLauratocommunicateinEnglish.Heputnotesoncommonthingslikeakey,acupandadesk.Thenoteshadthenameofeachthingprintedinraised(凸起的)letters.Lauratouchedthewordsandthethings.Finally,shewasabletomatchthenotewiththecorrectthing.ThenHowegaveherdifferentlettersandaskedhertospellwordswiththem.Fingerspellingwasnext.HowetaughtLaurathedifferentfingerpositions(位置)foreachletter,andthenputhisfingersintoLaura’shandashespeltwords.Afterpractisingforthousandsoftimes,Lauracouldtalkwithherfingers!ShejumpedupandhuggedHowewithabigsmile.LauraBridgmanlatertaughtmanystudentslikeher.Shechangedtheirlivesforthebetter.根據材料內容選擇最佳答案。1.WhatdoweknowaboutLaurafromParagraph1?①Whereshewasfrom.②Whenshegotwellagain.③Whatherparents'jobswere.④Howshebecamedeaf-blind.A.①②③ B.①③④ C.①②④ D.②③④2.HowdidLauraenter(進入)Perkins?A.Shepassedallthetestsoftheschool.B.Herparentsaskedtheheadteacherforhelp.C.Someoneintroducedhertotheheadteacher.D.Theheadteachertalkedtoherparentsinperson.3.LaurafirstlearnedEnglishby________.A.usingsignlanguage B.spellingwithfingersC.touchingraisedletters D.spellingwordswithdifferentletters4.HowdidLaurafeelwhenshecouldtalkwithherfingers?A.Relaxed. B.Excited. C.Tired. D.Nervous.5.WhatcanwelearnfromLaura’sstory?A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.18、WhenIwas16yearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.LikemostEnglishchildren,IlearntFrenchatschoolandIhadoftenbeentoFrance,soIwasusedtospeakingaforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidn’tunderstandEnglish.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardtohavinganiceeasyholidaywithoutanylanguageproblems.HowwrongIwas!Themisunderstandingbeganattheairport.IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDannyaringandtellherthatIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawmelookinglikebeinglostandaskedifhecouldhelpme.“Yes,”Isaid.“Iwanttogivemyfriendaring.”“Well,that’snice,”heexclaimed(驚呼).“Areyougettingmarried?Butaren’tyouabityoung？”“Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?”Ireplied.“IjustwanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI’vearrived.Canyoutellmewherethere’saphonebox?”“Oh!”hesaid.“There’saphonedownstairs.”Whenatlastwedidmeetup,Dannyexplainedthemisunderstandingtome.“Don’tworry,”shesaidtome.“Ihadmanydifficultiesatfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericansusedifferentlyinmeaningfromusBritish.You’llsoongetusedtoallthefunnythingstheysay.ButmostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeoplecanunderstandeachother!”1.Whichsentenceisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Thiswasthefirsttimeforthewritertogoabroad.B.ThewritercouldspeakFrenchandEnglish.C.HethoughthewouldhavesomedifficultiesinunderstandingtheAmericans.D.ThewriterhadbeentotheU.S.A.manytimes.2.Whenthewriterarrivedattheairport,hewantedto_____.A.buyaringforhisfriend B.askthewaytohisfriend’sC.telephonehisfriend D.callataxi3.Theoldmanthought_____.A.thewriterwantedtofindaphonebox B.thewriterwasoldenoughtogetmarriedC.thewriterdidn’tknowtheway D.thewriterwantedtofindhisgirlfriend4.Atlast,theoldman_____.A.understoodwhatthewriterwantedtodo B.couldn’tunderstandthewriterC.boughtaringforthewriter D.tookthewritertothephoneboxbyhimself5.Whichsentenceiswrongaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriter’sfriend,DannyhadalotofdifficultiesintheU.S.A.atfirst.B.TherearesomedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.C.Britishpeoplecan’tunderstandtheAmericansmostofthetime.D.BritishandAmericanpeoplecanunderstandeachothermostofthetime.19、Mydaughterusedanewapptoclearupandimprovesomeofmyoldphotos.TherewerepicturesofMom,Dad,Nana,mybrothers,meandmyfirstdogDuke.Lookingatthembroughtbacksomanyloving,happymemories.Ievenusedoneasmycomputerscreensaver(屏保).Itisapictureofmesittinginmyfavoritechair,acrossfromthewoodstove(爐子),nexttoabookcasefullofoldbooks.IamwearingmyspecialSnoopysweatshirtandhuggingDuke.Thereisabigsmileonmyfaceandajoyfultwinkle(閃爍)inmyeyes.ItwashowIspentalotofmywinterafternoonsasaboy,huggingDukeandreadinganoldbook.Itisstrangetoohow50yearslaterthatboystilllivesinsideofme.Istilllovecomfortablechairs,warmstoves,Snoopyclothes,huggingdogsandreadingbooksoncoldwinterdays.Yet,whenIlookinthemirrornow,allIseeisathinface,grayhair,andlotsofwrinkles(皺紋).Theonlythingthathasn’tcompletelychangedistheeyes.Theyarehidingbehindglassesnow.Insteadofinnocence(天真),thereiswisdom(智慧).Buttheystillhavethatsamejoyfultwinkle.Lookingatthelittleboysmilingatmefromthecomputerscreenandthat56-year-oldmanlookingbackatmeinthemirrorcanbeabitconfusing(困惑的)attimes.Theyseemsodifferent.Still,theyarebothme.Wecan’tstopaging,butwecanremainbothjoyfulandyoungatheartforever.1.Whatdidthewriter’sdaughterdowiththeoldphotos?A.Sheimprovedthemwithanewapp. B.Shethrewthemaway.C.Sheusedoneofthemasascreensaver. D.Sherememberedmanyofherfamilymembers.2.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter’smemoriesofhisfamily?A.Theyweretoopainfulforhimtorevisit.B.Theywerehappyandsweet.C.Theywereallforgottenovertime.D.Theyweremostlysad.3.Whathaschangedaboutthewriterovertime?A.Henolongerlikestoread.B.Helookslessjoyfulthanbefore.C.Therearen’ttwinklesinhiseyesanymore.D.Thereisnolongerinnocencebutwisdom.4.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsaging?A.Excited. B.Sad. C.Accepting. D.Unbelieving.20、Thefollowingarefourkindsofmedicineathome.Weshouldknowhowtousethem.Nevermakeanymistakes.ThefirstkindofmedicineTakethemedicinewithwater.Oneortwopills(片)everyeighthours.Don’ttakemorethansixpillsin24hours.Forchildrenundersix,gotoaskthedoctor.ThesecondkindofmedicineThreetimesadayandonepillatime.Onepillbeforebreakfast,onebefore11:00andonebeforesleep.Notforchildrenundersixorpersonswithastomachache.ThethirdkindofmedicineThemedicineisforapersonwithatoothache.Twopillsatimeadaybeforesleepforadults(成年人).Halfforchildrenunder12.ThefourthkindofmedicineTakethemedicinefourtimesaday.Fourpillsatimeforadultswithacold.Halfthepillsforchildrenunder10.Takethemedicinebeforethreemealsandbeforesleep.1.Ifyouneedtotakethefirstkindofmedicine,whenshouldyoutaketheseventhpill?A.After6hours. B.After8hours. C.After12hours. D.After24hours.2.Whoshouldnottakethesecondkindofmedicine?A.Peoplewithaheadache. B.Peoplewithastomachache.C.Peoplewithatoothache. D.Peoplewithacold.3.Whichkindofmedicineisforpeoplewithatoothache?A.Thefirstkindofmedicine. B.Thesecondkindofmedicine.C.Thethirdkindofmedicine. D.Thefourthkindofmedicine.4.Howmanypillsofthefourthmedicineshouldan8-year-oldgirltakeinaday?A.2. B.4. C.8. D.16.五、補全對話（10分）21、請通讀下面對話，根據對話內容，從選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并將答題卡上對應題目所選的選項涂黑，選項中有一項為多余選項。W:Goodmorning,youngman!What’sthematterwithyou?M:Goodmorning,DoctorLi!___1___W:Tellmemoreaboutit.M:Itookacoldshowerafterabasketballgameyesterdayafternoon.___2___W:Letmegiveyouanexamination.Openyourmouthandsay“ah”.M:Ah...ah...W:___3___M:Isitserious?W:No.___4___M:DoIneedtotakesomemedicine?W:No.___5___M:Isee.Thankyouverymuch.A.Youhaveacold.B.Ifeelterrible.C.Youhavetotakethemedicinethreetimesaday.D.Butremembernottotakeacoldshowerafterdoingsports.E.Justhavearestanddrinkmuchhotwater.F.ThenIstartedtocough.六、閱讀表達（10分）22、閱讀短文，根據短文內容完成問題。Itwasnineonacoldwinternight.Ihurriedtogohomefromworkonmymotorbike.Atthelastcrossing,whileIwaswaitingforthegreenlight,Isawanoldmanwalkingtowardme.Hestoppedme,andIfeltalittlenervous.Theoldmansaidslowly,“Excuseme.Couldyoupleasehelpme?”Ilookedathimupanddown.Helookedabout5yearsold.Theoldmantookouta10-yuanbillandsaidtome,“Youseetheoldladyoverthere?Sheissellingbaked(烤)sweetpotatoes.Couldyoujusttakethemoneyandbuyonefromher?”Hepointedatanoldladysellingsomethingaboutfiftymetersawayinthecorner.“Butwhydon’tyougoandbuyityourself?”Iwaspuzzled(迷惑的).Theoldmancontinued,“Thatoldladyismywifeandit’sherfirstdaytosellbakedsweetpotatoes.JustnowIcalledher.Shetoldmethattherewasonlyonesweetpotatoleftandshewouldn’tgohomeuntilallthesweetpotatoesweresoldout.ButIknowshecan’tstandthecoldbecauseherlegshurt.I’mveryworriedabouther.”Atthattime,Iunderstoodwhytheoldmanaskedmetobuyhiswife’ssweetpotato.Ifeltreallywarmandmoved.Withouttakingthemoney,Irodetotheoldladyquicklyandboughtthelastone.AsIwavedgoodbyetotheoldman,Icouldseehimstandingtherewithathankfulsmile.1.Whendidthestoryhappen?_______________________________2.Whydidtheoldmanstopthewriter?_______________________________3.Howdidtheoldmanfeelintheend?_______________________________4.將文中畫線句子譯為漢語。_______________________________5.給短文擬一個英文標題（不超過10個詞）。_______________________________七、書面表達（20分）最近兩年，國家要求勞動技能教育進課堂，全國中小學校都要開設勞動技能教育課，中小學生要學會“煮飯做菜”。請你用英語寫一種家常菜的做法。要求:1.短文必須包含以上內容，可適當發揮；2.語句通順，條理清晰；3.100詞左右。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案一、單項選擇（共10小題，滿分20分）1、A【解析】【詳解】句意：——對不起，先生，這里不允許吸煙。看那個禁止吸煙的標志。——對不起。我沒有看到。考查一般現在時的被動語態。主語You“你”和動詞allow“允許”之間為被動關系；根據語境可知，此處表示當下的狀態，時態為一般現在時，且為否定形式。所以此處結構應為“aren’tdone”。故選A。2、D【解析】【詳解】句意：我父親經常鼓勵我參加學校的各種活動。考查非謂語動詞。encouragesbtodosth“鼓勵某人做某事”，為固定短語。故選D。3、B【解析】【詳解】試題分析：句意：人們要保持健康的最佳方式之一就是要養成健康的飲食習慣。grow自然物的成長；培養健康飲食習慣developgoodeatinghabits；increase增加增長；find發現。故答案為B。考點：考查動詞辨析4、B【解析】【詳解】句意：——非常感謝你，琳達。你使我們能夠按時完成這項工作。——小事一樁。考查代詞辨析。one一個；it它；this這個；that那個。根據“Youmake…possibleforustofinishtheworkintime.”可知，makeitpossibletodosth.“使做某事成為可能”，it作形式賓語。故選B。5、C【解析】【詳解】句意：——山姆，埃文很了解湯姆嗎？——不，盡管他們都是我的朋友，但我從來沒有對他們每個人做過適當的介紹。考查名詞辨析。instruction用法說明；conclusion結論；introduction介紹；experience經歷。根據“Ihavenevergivenaproper…toeachofthem”可知，這里指沒有對他們做過適當的介紹，故選C。6、D【解析】【詳解】句意：——這個女孩是什么意思，丹尼？——她想知道凱特昨天開會遲到的原因。考查賓語從句。由yesterday可知，賓語從句的時態為一般過去時，排除A/B；賓語從句應該用陳述句的語序，排除C。故選D。7、A【解析】【詳解】試題分析：句意：你可以通過更多的練習來提高你的英語。improveyourEnglish提高你的英語；by+doing表示通過某種方式。故選A。考點：考查介詞的用法。8、A【解析】【詳解】句意：李先生直到他兒子上了公共汽車才離開車站。考查連詞辨析。until直到；so因此；if如果；because因為。根據“Mr.Leedidn’tleavethestation…hissongotonthebus”可知，此處用not…until表示“直到……才”，故選A。9、D【解析】【詳解】句意：格蕾絲雖然不夠富有，但她打算捐很多錢給慈善機構。考查從屬連詞辨析。if如果；unless除非；since自從；though雖然。由上句“Graceisgoingtogivemuchmoneytocharity”（Grace打算捐很多錢給慈善機構）和下句“sheisnotrichenough”（她不夠富有）可知，前后句在語意上存在轉折關系，故此處用though引導讓步狀語從句。故選D。10、A【解析】【詳解】句意：——我想幫助約翰學習中文，因為他剛從加拿大搬到這里。——不要班門弄斧。約翰的媽媽是中國人，所以他的中文說得很好。考查諺語。Don’tteachfishtoswim不要班門弄斧；Don’ttrytorunbeforeyouwalk欲速則不達；Don’tburnthecandleatbothends蠟燭不要兩頭燒；Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket勿孤注一擲。根據“John’smotherisaChinese,sohespeaksChinesewell”可知他的中文說得很好，所以不要班門弄斧，教他學中文。故選A。二、完形填空（10分）11、1.C2.C3.A4.B5.A6.D7.C8.D9.B10.A11.D12.B13.D14.A15.C【解析】【導語】本文主要講述了作者在馬來西亞的蘭卡威群島的旅行。【1題詳解】句意：這是我們最近學校旅行的地方。familytrip家庭旅行；classmeeting班會；schooltrip學校旅行；birthdayparty生日派對。根據“itwasfun…withmyclassmatesinthewater.”可推知，這是一次學校旅行。故選C。【2題詳解】句意：我們起得很早，跳上了船。bus公共汽車；train火車；boat船；bike自行車。根據“Astheengines（引擎）hummed,snow-whitebubbles（泡泡）cameoutfrombelow.”可知，此處應該是乘船出發。故選C。【3題詳解】句意：我們的旅行開始了。started開始；ended結束；came來；went去。根據“Thefirstislandwearrivedat…”可知，旅行開始了。故選A。【4題詳解】句意：這個名字來自于看起來像一位年輕女士的高山。lookedfor尋找；lookedlike看起來像；lookedat看；lookedup查找。根據“themountainsthat…ayounglady”可知，高山看起來像一位年輕的女士。故選B。【5題詳解】句意：我們被允許進入水里大約半個小時，和我的同學在水里玩得很開心。playing玩；fighting與……作斗爭；working工作；boating劃船。根據“itwasfun…withmyclassmatesinthewater.”可知，作者和同學們在水里玩得很開心。故選A。【6題詳解】句意：但是我的一只水鞋掉進了湖里。So因此；Because因為；And和；But但是。根據“itwasfun”以及“oneofmywatershoesfellintothelake”可知，此處表示轉折，應該用but連接。故選D。【7題詳解】句意：所以我不得不在剩下的旅程中只穿了一只鞋。would將要；must必須；hadto不得不；should應該。根據“oneofmywatershoesfellintothelake”可知，作者很無奈，不得不只穿了一只鞋。故選C。【8題詳解】句意：當我們穿過森林時，起初我覺得這是一次愉快的散步。atonce立刻；atall根本；attimes有時；atfirst起初。根據“Butwithonlyoneshoe,my…cameacrosseithercoldglassorhotstonesalongtheway.”可知，起初作者覺得這是一次愉快的散步。故選D。【9題詳解】句意：但由于我只有一只鞋，我的腳一路上碰到的不是冷玻璃就是熱石頭。leg腿；foot腳；shoe鞋；sock襪子。根據“my…cameacrosseithercoldglassorhotstones”可知，應該是腳會碰到冷玻璃或熱石頭。故選B。【10題詳解】句意：隨著時間的流逝，這片土地變得越來越參差不齊。As隨著；While與……同時；Although盡管；But但是。根據“…thedaywenton”可知，此處表示“隨著時間的流逝”。故選A。【11題詳解】句意：我每走一步都很痛苦。inexcitement興奮地；insurprise驚訝地；insilence安靜地；inpain處于痛苦中。根據“my…cameacrosseithercoldglassorhotstones”可知，一只腳因沒有穿鞋所以是痛苦的。故選D。【12題詳解】句意：但隨后神奇的事情發生了。peaceful和平；amazing驚人的；boring無聊的；usual通常的。根據“Isteppedonaseashellthesizeofmyhand!Ihad…seensuchabigseashellbefore.IfeltlikeIfoundgold”可知，這件事是令人驚奇的。故選B。【13題詳解】句意：我以前從未見過這么大的貝殼。once曾經；ever曾經；already已經；never從不。根據“Ihad…seensuchabigseashellbefore.IfeltlikeIfoundgold”可知，以前從未見到過。故選D。【14題詳解】句意：這次旅行是一次寶貴的經歷，因為那天我學到了重要的一課。learned學會；taught教；gave給；missed想念。根據“Thatis,thingscangofrombadto…Rememberthecheerfulfeelingsandforgetthebadexperiences.”可知，這是作者從這次旅行中學到的。故選A。【15題詳解】句意：也就是說，事情可以由壞轉好。better更好的（比較級）；worse更壞的（比較級）；good好的；bad壞的。根據“thingscangofrombadto…”可知，事情可以由壞轉好，用形容詞的原級。故選C。三、完成句子（共5小題，滿分10分）12、①.on②.her③.own【解析】【詳解】對照中英文可知，缺少“自己”，英文表達為onone’sown，是固定短語，作狀語；主語是she，形容詞性物主代詞用her。故填on；her；own。13、Idisagreewithyou.【解析】【詳解】此處可表達為“我不同意你的觀點”，句子用一般現在時，主語是I，謂語動詞用原形；disagreewithsb.“不同意某人的看法”。故填Idisagreewithyou.14、customers【解析】【詳解】句意：昨天我們收到了一些顧客的來信。根據音標可知，空處應填名詞復數customers“顧客”。故填customers。15、(i)nvention【解析】【詳解】句意：電話是世界上一項重要的發明。根據“Thetelephoneisanimportanti…”可知，電話是世界上一項重要的發明，invention“發明”符合題意。根據空前的“an”可知，此處可數名詞用單數。故填(i)nvention。16、①.used②.greeting【解析】【詳解】句意：自上個世紀以來，人們已經養成了通過握手來打招呼的習慣。通過對比可知，改寫后的句子缺少“formedahabittosayhelloto”，根據“been”和“to”可知，此處符合另一種表達方式“beusedtogreeting”，意思是“習慣于問候”，與原句意思相同。故填used；greeting。四、閱讀理解（40分）17、1.B2.D3.C4.B5.D【解析】【導語】本文講述了Laura是一個聾啞人，在學習英語時，經過數千次的練習終于可以用手指說話。【1題詳解】細節理解題。根據“In1829,LauraBridgmanwasbornintoafarmingfamilyintheUS.Attheageof2,shehadabadfeverandafterthat,shecouldn’thearorseeanymore.”可知從第一段我們可以知道Laura來自哪里、她的父母的工作是什么以及她是如何變成聾啞人。故選B。【2題詳解】細節理解題。根據“‘Thisisthebestchance(機會)forLaura,’HowesaidtoLaura’sparents.”可知校長親自和她的父母談了話，然后Laura進入了Perkins。故選D。【3題詳解】細節理解題。根據“HowebegantoteachLauratocommunicateinEnglish.Heputnotesoncommonthingslikeakey,acupandadesk.Thenoteshadthenameofeachthingprintedinraised(凸起的)letters.”可知Laura通過觸摸凸起的字母來學習英語，故選C。【4題詳解】推理判斷題。根據“Afterpractisingforthousandsoftimes,Lauracouldtalkwithherfingers!ShejumpedupandhuggedHowewithabigsmile.”（經過數千次的練習，Laura可以用手指說話了！她跳起來，笑著擁抱了Howe。）可知Laura很激動，故選B。【5題詳解】推理判斷題。文章講述了Laura是一個聾啞人，在學習英語時，經過數千次的練習終于可以用手指說話，所以“有志者，事竟成”符合，故選D。18、1.B2.C3.C4.A5.C【解析】【分析】這篇短文中作者介紹了他去美國的一次經歷，他原以為沒有語言的障礙，他的假期會很輕松。但是在機場就出現了問題，原來英國英語和美國英語中有一些單詞是不一樣的，所以造成了誤解。【1題詳解】細節理解題。根據短文第一段LikemostEnglishchildren,IlearntFrenchatschool可知，作者是英國人，他在學校學習過法語，因此他會說英語和法語。故應選B。【2題詳解】細節理解題。根據短文第二段IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDannyaringandtellherthatIhadarrived.可知，作者在機場想給朋友打電話，告訴朋友他已經到了。由此可知應選C。【3題詳解】細節理解題。根據短文第二段Afriendlyoldmansawmelookinglikebeinglostandaskedifhecouldhelpme.可知，這個老人以為作者迷路了，主動去幫助他。由此可知應選C。【4題詳解】推理判斷題。根據短文中“Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?”Ireplied.“IjustwanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI’vearrived.Canyoutellmewherethere’saphonebox?”“Oh!”hesaid.“There’saphonedownstairs.”可知，老人最終明白了作者想要做什么，告訴他電話亭的位置。故應選A，同時可排除B；C選項中ring在短文中并不是“戒指”的意思，而是“打電話”，故C不對；D選項在短文中沒有提到。【5題詳解】推理判斷題。根據短文最后一句話ButmostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeoplecanunderstandeachother!可知，大多數時候，英國人和美國人是能夠互相理解的，由此可知C不對。根據最后一段中Whenatlastwedidmeetup,Dannyexplainedthemisunderstandingtome.“Don’tworry,”shesaidtome.“Ihadmanydifficultiesatfirst.可知A符合文意；根據最后一段中TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericansusedifferentlyinmeaningfromusBritish.可知B符合文意；根據最后一句話ButmostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeoplecanunderstandeachother!”可知D符合文意。19、1.A2.B3.D4.C【解析】【導語】本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述了作者看到了之前的一些舊照片，這些照片讓作者想起了過去，雖然發生了很多改變，但是作者仍然保持內心的快樂和年輕。【1題詳解】細節理解題。根據“Mydaughterusedanewapptoclearupandimprovesomeofmyoldphotos”可知，作者的女兒用了一個新的應用程序來清理和改善一些舊照片。故選A。【2題詳解】細節理解題。根據“Lookingatthembroughtbacksomanyloving,happymemories”可知，作者的回憶是快樂甜蜜的。故選B。【3題詳解】細節理解題。根據“allIseeisathinface,greyhair...Theyarehidingbehindglassesnow...thereiswisdom(智慧).”可知，作者變老了，眼睛里沒有了兒時的天真，但是充滿了智慧。故選D。【4題詳解】觀點態度題。根據“Wecan’tstopaging,butwecanremainbothjoyfulandyoungatheartforever.”可知，作者認為我們不能停止變老，但可以永遠保持內心的快樂和年輕，由此可推知作者接受變老。故選C。20、1.D2.B3.C4.C【解析】【導語】本文介紹了如何使用四種居家用藥。【1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據“Thefirstkindofmedicine...Oneortwopills(片)everyeighthours.Don’ttakemorethansixpillsin24hours.”可知，第一種藥，每八小時吃一、兩片，24小時內不要超過六片，因此要吃第七片，應在24小時后，故選D。【2題詳解】細節理解題。根據“Thesecondkindofmedicine...Notforchildrenundersixorpersonswithastomachache.”可知，肚子疼的人不應該服用第二種藥，故選B。【3題詳解】細節理解題。根據“Thethirdkindofmedicine,Themedicineisforapersonwithatoothache.”可知，牙痛的人吃第三種藥，故選C。【4題詳解】推理判斷題。根據“Thefourthkindofmedicine,Takethemedicinefourtimesaday.Fourpillsatimeforadultswithacold.Halfthepillsforchildrenunder10.”可知，第四種藥，一天吃四次，成年人一次4片，10歲以下的兒童一次2片