山東省青島市集團校聯考2025屆八下英語期末統考試題滿分120分，時間90分鐘一、單項選擇（共10小題，滿分20分）1、—Thoughthetemperatureisupto__________40degrees,thetrafficpolicearestilltrainingoutside.—Weareproudofthem.Theydowell.A.above B.except C.beside2、Ifeel________aboutthecomingschooltripthisSaturday,soIhopethisdaywillcomesoon.A.excited B.tired C.nervous D.careful3、—I’dliketoordersomethingtodrink.Whatwouldyoulike,coffeeorcola?—________.MilkisOK.A.Both B.Neither C.All D.Either4、—Betty!Icalledyouatnineo’clockthismorning,butyoudidn’tanswerit.What’swrong?—Iamsorry.I________mygrandmainhospitalatthattime.A.visited B.willvisit C.wasvisiting5、As________foodfortheparty,that’sallbeingtakencareof.A.of B.with C.on D.for6、—Howabout__________ourbedroomandgivingtheoldclothestopeopleinneed?—Goodidea.Let’sdoitrightnow.A.takingdown B.partingwith C.clearingout D.fixingup7、Headachesmaybea________ofstress.Youneedtohaveagoodrest.A.sign B.spirit C.break D.joy8、ZhangGuimei________asateacherinYunnanProvincesince1990.A.works B.hasworked C.isworking D.willwork9、HowcarelessTinawas!Shecut________again.A.her B.herself C.she D.hers10、—Bobwillnotcometothemeetingtoday.—Buthe________mehewouldcome.A.tells B.told C.hastold二、完成句子（共5小題，滿分10分）11、A:______________________________________________?B:No.Ihaven’treadit.12、Thesentenceis________/k??rekt/,butdoesn’tsoundnatural.13、We________/r?’si:vd/awarmwelcomefromourhosts.14、你能幫助那些有需要的人，真是太善良了。________verykind________you________________thoseinneed.15、因為天氣不好，很遺憾我們將推遲這場足球比賽。It’sashamethatwe’ll________________________________thefootballmatchbecauseofthebadweather.三、補全對話（10分）16、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。A:Hi,Mark.Iwanttohaveaclassparty._____1_____B:Sure,Andy.Whenshallwehavetheparty?A:_____2_____B:No,itistooearlytoday.Ifwehaveittoday,halftheclasswon’tcome.A:OK.Let’shaveittomorrowmorning.B:Hmm._____3_____Studentswillstudyforthetest.It’sbettertomakeitontheweekend.A:OK.Let’shaveitonSaturdayafternoon.Wecanallmeetandwatchavideo.B:No,_____4_____Somestudentswillbebored.Whynotplaypartygames?A:OK,goodidea.Canyouthinkaboutthepartygamestoplay?B:Sure.Ihappentoknowagamethatcanshowtheteamwork._____5_____A:Yes,noproblem.A.There’satesttomorrowafternoon，B.Willyouhelpmewithit?C.Youwillhaveagoodtime.D.Let’shaveittodayafterclass.E.Andcanyoupreparesomefoodforus?F.Idon’tthinkweshouldwatchavideo.四、閱讀理解（40分）17、Herearesomeofthehelponlineforyoungpeopleontestrevisions(復習).BBCBitesizeisoneofthebestwebsites(網站)whenpreparingforatest.Whetheryou’reinEngland,Scotland,WalesorNorthernIreland,youcanchooseasubjectandseethearticlesandvideosoneachtopic,suchascreativewritingandthefoodchain(食物鏈).TheMathsGuyonaYouTubechannelcanbereallyuseful.Itsvideosexplaindifferentmathstopicsclearly.Italsohasweeklychallengestotestwhatyou’velearned.DuolingoMathisoneofthenewestandleadingmobileappstohelpyourevisemaths.It’smadebythecompanybehindthelanguage-learningappDuolingo,andithaslotsofshortexercisestohelpyouhavenewmathsideas.DuolingoMathisonlyavailableforAppledevices.Squeeblesisafantasticappforrevisingspellings,especiallydifficultwords.Itisavailable(可用的)forbothAppleandAndroiddevices.1.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindavideoaboutfoodchain?A.BBCBitesize. B.TheMathsGuy. C.DuolingoMath. D.Squeebles.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.BBCBitesizeisonlyforstudentsinEngland. B.DuolingoMathhasvideosexplainingmathtopics.C.Squeebleshelpstomakespellingeasier. D.AndroidandAppleuserscanuseDuolingoMath.3.What’sthetextmainlytalkingabout?A.Popularrevisionappsonline. B.Websitesforhelpingrevise.C.Usefulonlinehelpforrevision. D.Languagelearningtipsonline.18、Oneday,Itookanundergroundtowork,Isawsomethingthatmademeverysad.Onthetube(undergroundinLondon),amotherkeptlookingatherphonescreenandplayingagamewithherdaughtersittingbesideher.Thelittlegirl,about5yearsold,wastalkingtohermotheraboutherday,repeatingthenextstop’snamecheerfully,praisinghermother’slongnails—tryingtodrawhermother’sattention.Hermotherjustnoddedandmumbled“Mm,hm”withhereyesgluedtothescreen,busypassingthelevelsofthegame.Iwatchedthegirlgiveafinaltrytoatleastgethermumtolookather,butitwasnouse.Thenthelittlegirlturnedsilent.Itwasashamethemotherdidn’tnoticethat.Itbrokemyheartandgotmewondering—whatkindofgamewouldmakethemotherforgetshehasthemostbeautifulthingintheworld,thehumanshecreated,thepersonsheloveswithallherheart?Whatitmeantwhenshecouldn’tlookintoherdaughter’seyesandevenstoptolistentothegirl?Someparentsarealmostliketheteenagers,alwaysontheirphoneswithmindlessgamesorgoingthroughFacebook.Perhapsparentshavemanythingstodealwith,butsometimestheyareeverythingtotheirkids.Thisisnotanisolatedexample.I’veseentoomanysuchexamples.Imightnotbeaparentmyself,andprobablystillhavealongwaybeforebecomingone,butIknowwhatIsawisn’tright.Thesceneusedtobeseenamongteenagersveryoftenwhenparentscomplainedhowtheirchildrenwerecrazyabouttheirmobilephones.Lookhowthesituationhaschanged!Theparentshavebecome“technologyslaves”,thatistosay,theycan’tcontrolthemselveswhileusingmobilephones.Nowsomemiddle-agedparentsholdthebestiPhonesorSamsungphones,whichareprobablytheonlytwobrandstheyknow.Theyareplayingthesimplegameswithsoexpensivemobilephones.I’muncertainwhethertolaughortocry.Butmyhopeisthatthisstormpasses.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thegirlfailedtoattracthermother’sattention.B.Themotherfeltsorryafterherdaughterturnedsilent.C.Thewriterhasmuchexperienceaboutbeingaparent.D.Middle-agedparentsknowmanybrandsofmobilephones.2.Theunderlinedword“isolated”inParagraph4means_________.A.spreadingfast B.happeningonceC.increasingquickly D.appearingsuddenly3.Inthepassage,thewritermainlywantstoexpress_________.A.theworriesthatchildrenarecrazyaboutmobilephonesB.thehappinessthatparentsarenowabletousemoderntechnologyC.thesadnessthatthebestsmartpldonescostparentstoomuchmoneyD.thehopethatparentsusenewtechnologylikesmartphonesproperly4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Middle-agedparents B.AsceneonthetubeC.Technologyslaves D.Mindlessphonegames19、FremontPublicLibraryDifferenttypesofmaterials●Bookcollectionsforallages●Magazinesandnewspapers●E-booksandDVDsActivitiesfordifferentagegroups●Weeklystorytimeforages2—6●Summerandwinterreadingprogramsforages7—18●Monthlybookdiscussionsforworking-ageadults●Artsandcrafts(工藝品)forseniorsOpeninghoursMonday:CLOSEDTuesday—Sunday:10:00—19:00Ifyoubecomeamemberofthelibrary,youcan●getafreeWi-Ficonnection●usethepubliccomputersforfree●bookameetingroomanduseitforfree●renewbooksonceafterthefirst21days●copypagesofbooksfor0.01U.S.dollarsperpage●borrowtwomorebooksthannon-members(非會員)[Non-memberscanborrownomorethanthreebooksatatime.]1.TheFremontPublicLibraryisinthe________oftown.A.center B.north C.south D.east2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“seniors”referto(指)?A.Kidsaged2—6. B.Adultsaged19—60.C.Elderlypeopleover60. D.Teenagersaged13—18.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTfreeatthelibrary?A.Copyingtwopagesofabook.B.GettingconnectedtotheWi-Fi.C.Bookingandusingameetingroom.D.Usingapubliccomputertosearchforinformation.4.Whatcanwelearnaboutfromtheposter?A.Itisopentothepubliceveryday.B.Peoplecanonlyborrowbooksfromit.C.Itholdsareadingprogramonceayear.D.Itsmemberscankeepbooksformorethantwentydays.5.Whatisthemainpurposeofthisposter?A.Togetpeopleofallagesinterestedinreading.B.TotellpeoplewheretheFremontPublicLibraryis.C.Tointroducedifferentkindsofwonderfulbooksinthelibrary.D.Tomakemorepeoplewillingtobecomemembersofthelibrary.20、Everyonehastheirfavoritefood.Somemightlovechocolate.Somemightlovepotatochips.Thinkaboutyourfavoritefood.Haveyoueverwonderedwhyyourfavoritefoodtastessodelicious?Theanswerisaboutyourtongue(舌頭)andnose.Therearesometastebuds(味蕾)onyourtongue.Theygiveyouthesense(感覺),therearemanytinyhaironthetastebuds.Thesetinyhairssendmessages(A)________yourbrain(大腦)abouthowsomethingtastes.Inthisway,youknow(B)________itissour(酸),sweet,bitter(苦)orsalty.personhasabout10,000tastebuds.Theykeepworkingallthetimewhenweenjoyourfood.Thetastebudsdon’talwaysstaythesame.Theyarereplaced(更新)abouteverytwoweeksorso.However,asapersongetsolder,someofthesetastebudsdon’tgetreplaced.Theoldmayonlyhave5,000workingtastebuds.That’swhysomefoodsmaytastestrongerforyouthantheydofortheold.Besidesyourtongue,yournosealsohelpsyoulearnaboutthetasteoffood.Sometimes,strongsmellscanevenconfuse(使困惑)yoursenseoftaste.Sonexttimeyouenjoysaltypizza(披薩)andsweeticecream,thankyourtongueandyournose.Withoutthesenseoftaste,lifewillbeboring.閱讀短文,根據短文內容完成下列任務。1.請根據短文內容,分別寫出(A)、(B)處所缺單詞(A)________(B)________2.閱讀短文，從短文中找出與下面句子意思相近的句子。Theyworkallthetimewhileweenjoythefood._____________________________________3.請把上文中劃線的句子翻譯成漢語。_____________________________________4.請根據短文內容回答下列問題。Howwillpeoplefeeliftheydon’thavethesenseoftasteinthelife?_____________________________________5.根據文章內容。完成短文，每空—詞。Fromthepassage,youknowthatyourtongueandyournose________youknowwellthetasteoffood.Withoutyourtongueandyournose,youwon’thavethesenseoftaste.Especially,yourtastebuds(味蕾)________sinceyouwereborn.Theyarereplaced(更新)everytwoweeks________________.However,whenyougetolder,someofyourtastebudsdon’tgetreplaced.Soolderpeoplehave________tastebudsthanyoungerpeople.That’swhysomefoodsmaytastestrongerfortheyoungthantheydofortheold.五、完形填空（10分）21、youngboywantedtobeagemologist(寶石學家).Heaskedanexpertongem(寶石)to____1____him.Theexpertdidn’tthinkthattheboyhadenoughpatience(耐心)tolearnit.____2____,intheend,theexpertagreedandsaid,“Beheretomorrow.”Thenextmorningtheexpertputajade(玉)stonein____3____handandtoldhimtoholdit.Theexpertthenwenttodohisownwork.Theboysatquietlyandwaited.Thefollowingmorningtheexpert____4____putthejadestoneintheboy’shandandtoldhimto____5____it.Onthethird,fourthandfifthdaystheexpertdidit____6____.Onthesixthdaytheyoungboyheldthejadestone.Thistimeheasked,“Teacher,whenamIgoingto____7____something?”“You’lllearn,”saidtheexpert.Fewmoredayslater,theboybegantofeel____8____.Heevenwantedtogiveitup.Onemorning,theexpertagainputastoneintheboy’shand.Theboysaidwithoutlookingat____9____,“Thisisnotthesame______10______!”“Youhavebeguntolearn”,saidtheexpert.1.A.catch B.carry C.take D.teach2.A.And B.So C.But D.Until3.A.hisown B.her C.my D.theboy’s4.A.again B.probably C.finally D.never5.A.throw B.hold C.put D.hide6.A.afterawhile B.littlebylittle C.againandagain D.moreandmore7.A.learn B.pick C.see D.hear8.A.afraid B.angry C.excited D.shy9.A.hisarm B.hisfoot C.hishand D.hisleg10.A.seat B.hand C.day D.jadestone六、閱讀表達（10分）22、用完整的句子回答問題Myfriend,Amy,oncesaidtome,“Travellingaloneisalife-changingexperience.”ItravelledalonealotwhenIwasinmyearly20sandIlovedit.Theexperiencesoftravellingalonemakememoreadventurous(有冒險精神的).Ithinkeveryoneshouldtryatleastonceintheirlives.NowI’mmarried.Igoeverywherewithmyhusbandandit’sjustnotthesame.Thefeelingofbeingonanadventurehasgone.Imisstravellingalone.Ithenthoughtofmyfirstsolo(單獨的)triptoSouthAmerica.IwenttoSouthAmericaandstayedthereforsixmonths.Ifindhavingholidayswithotherpeopleisnotasexcitingastravellingalone.Idon’tmeetadventureswiththembutIcanexperiencealotalone.Whentravellingbymyself,IcanchoosefromminutetominutewhatIwilldonext.IcanvisitaplacethatIdidn’tplantoseebefore.Icangotherewithouthavingtoagreewithanyonefirst.ItrytosolveallmyproblemsbymyselfandIbecomemoreindependent(獨立的).However,thereisjustonethingthatisnotsogoodforme.IalwayshopethattheplacesIwillvisithavegoodhotelsandsafetransportroutes(路線).SoeverytimebeforeIbeginmysolotrip,Ihavetomakesureifthehotelisgoodorthetransportroutesaresafe.1.Whendidthewritertravelalonealot?_______________________________2.Whodoesthewritergoeverywherewithnow?_______________________________3.Whichismoreexcitingforthewriter,havingholidayswithotherpeopleortravellingalone?_______________________________4.HowlongdidthewriterstayduringherfirstsolotriptoSouthAmerica?_______________________________5.Whatdoesthewriterhavetomakesurebeforehersolotrip?_______________________________七、書面表達（20分）《21世紀英文報》以“Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep”（千里之行始于足下）為題向中學生征集優秀作品，請你用英文完成一篇短文投稿，內容包括：1.你對諺語的理解；2.你生活中的一個事例（如：運動，樂器，家務，學習等）；3.你的感悟。注意：1.詞數100左右，開頭已給出，不計入總數；2.內容涵蓋要點，可適當發揮；3.文中不得出現與考生相關的真實校名和姓名等信息。journeyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestepHaveyouheardofthesaying“ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep”?Itmeansthat_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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：——盡管氣溫高達40多度，交警們仍在室外訓練。——我們為他們感到驕傲。他們做得很好。考查介詞辨析。above在……上，超過；except除了；beside在旁邊。根據“Thoughthetemperatureisupto...40degrees,thetrafficpolicearestilltrainingoutside.”可知，此處是指溫度超過40度，用介詞above。故選A。2、A【解析】【詳解】句意：我對本周六即將到來的學校旅行感到興奮，所以我希望這一天能很快到來。考查形容詞辨析。excited興奮的；tired疲憊的；nervous緊張的；careful小心的。根據“soIhopethisdaywillcomesoon.”可知，這里是我對本周六即將到來的學校旅行感到興奮。故選A。3、B【解析】【詳解】句意：——我想點些喝的。你想喝什么，咖啡還是可樂？——都不要。牛奶就可以。考查代詞辨析。both都，范圍為兩者；neither都不，范圍為兩者；all都，范圍為三者或三者以上；either任何一個，范圍為兩者。根據“Whatwouldyoulike,coffeeorcola”及“MilkisOK”可知，咖啡和可樂都不要，故選B。4、C【解析】【詳解】句意：——貝蒂！今天早上9點我給你打電話，但你沒有接。怎么了？——抱歉。那時我正在醫院里看望我的奶奶。考查動詞的時態。根據“I...visitingmygrandmainhospitalatthattime.”可知，是那個時候Betty正在看望奶奶，表達過去某一時刻正在發生的事情，用過去進行時。故選C。5、D【解析】【詳解】句意：至于宴會上的食物，一切都在安排之中。考查介詞和介詞短語。of……的；with和……一起；on在……上面；for為了。asfor“至于”，故選D。6、C【解析】【詳解】句意：——把我們的臥室清理干凈，把舊衣服送給需要幫助的人怎么樣？——好主意。讓我們馬上做它。考查動詞短語辨析。takingdown拆卸；partingwith分開；clearingout清理；fixingup修理。根據“ourbedroomandgivingtheoldclothestopeopleinneed”可知應是清理臥室把舊衣服送給別人，故選C。7、A【解析】【詳解】句意：頭痛可能是壓力的表現。你需要好好休息。考查名詞辨析。sign標志；spirit精神；break休息；joy快樂。根據“Headachesmaybea...ofstress.Youneedtohaveagoodrest.”可知，頭痛可能是壓力的表現。故選A。8、B【解析】【詳解】句意：張桂梅自1990年起在云南省任教。考查動詞時態。根據“since1990”可知，本句時態為現在完成時，故選B。9、B【解析】【詳解】句意：Tina真粗心！她又切到了自己。考查代詞辨析。her她，她的；herself她自己；she她；hers她的。根據“Shecut...again”可知她切到了她自己，用反身代詞herself。故選B。10、B【解析】【詳解】句意：——鮑勃今天不來開會。——但是他告訴我他會來。考查時態。根據“He...mehewouldcome”可知“告訴”這個動作發生在過去，用一般過去時。故選B。二、完成句子（共5小題，滿分10分）11、HaveyoueverreadHarryPotter【解析】【詳解】根據圖片及“No.Ihaven’treadit.”可知，此處表達的是“你讀過《哈利波特》嗎”，句子應用現在完成時，主語是you，謂語結構為havedone，read“讀”，ever“曾經”，故填HaveyoueverreadHarryPotter。12、correct【解析】【詳解】句意：這個句子是對的，但是聽起來不太自然。根據音標提示可知，英文表達為correct，意為“正確的”，形容詞作表語，故填correct。13、received【解析】【詳解】句意：我們受到主人的熱烈歡迎。根據音標提示可知，英文表達為received，意為“收到”，動詞receive的過去式，故填received。14、①.It’s②.of③.to④.help【解析】【詳解】某人做某事對某人來說是……：It’sadj.ofsb.todosth.，形容詞是形容人的品格；幫助：help。故填It’s；of；to；help。15、putoff【解析】【詳解】根據中英文對照，此處應填putoff表示“推遲”，will后加動詞原形，故填putoff。三、補全對話（10分）16、1.B2.D3.A4.F5.E【解析】【導語】本文是A和B的對話，主要討論將要舉辦班級聚會。【1題詳解】根據“Iwanttohaveaclassparty.”及答語“Sure,Andy.”可知，A想舉辦一場班級聚會，想要請求B幫忙，選項B“你能幫我嗎？”符合語境。故選B。【2題詳解】根據“Whenshallwehavetheparty?”可知空處在回答舉行聚會的時間，選項D“我們今天下課后舉行吧。”符合語境。故選D。【3題詳解】根據“Let’shaveittomorrowmorning.”及答語“Studentswillstudyforthetest.It’sbettertomakeitontheweekend.”可知，空處B不贊成明天舉行，選項A“明天下午有一場考試”符合語境。故選A。【4題詳解】根據“Wecanallmeetandwatchavideo.”及答語“No...”可知，空處B不贊成在聚會上看錄像，選項F“我認為我們不應該看錄像。”符合語境。故選F。【5題詳解】根據“Yes,noproblem.”可知空處B在詢問問題，選項E“你能為我們準備一些食物嗎？”符合語境。故選E。四、閱讀理解（40分）17、1.A2.C3.C【解析】【導語】本文介紹了一些在線幫助年輕人考試復習的方式。【1題詳解】細節理解題。根據“BBCBitesizeisoneofthebestwebsites(網站)whenpreparingforatest.…youcanchooseasubjectandseethearticlesandvideosoneachtopic,suchascreativewritingandthefoodchain(食物鏈).”可知，在BBCBitesize中可能找到關于食物鏈的視頻。故選A。【2題詳解】推理判斷題。根據“Squeeblesisafantasticappforrevisingspellings,especiallydifficultwords.”可推知，Squeebles有助于使拼寫更容易。故選C。【3題詳解】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文介紹了一些在線幫助年輕人考試復習的方式。故選C。18、1.A2.B3.D4.C【解析】【導語】本文作者通過描述地鐵上的一個玩手機的母親忽視對女兒的關注的事情向人們介紹現在許多人成為技術的奴隸，在使用手機時，他們無法控制自己。作者對這一現象非常擔心，希望父母能合理使用手機。【1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據“Iwatchedthegirlgiveafinaltrytoatleastgethermumtolookather,butitwasnouse.”可知小女孩沒能引起媽媽的注意，故選A。【2題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據后文“I’veseentoomanysuchexamples.”可知，我曾經見過太多那樣的例子，說明那不是個例，劃線單詞表示“個別的”與happeningonce近義，故選B。【3題詳解】主旨大意題。根據短文中作者通過描述一個玩手機的母親忽視對女兒的關注表達了對現在父母玩手機的擔心，希望父母合理使用手機。故選D。【4題詳解】標題歸納題。通讀全文可知，本文作者通過描述地鐵上的一個玩手機的母親忽視對女兒的關注的事情向人們介紹現在許多人成為技術的奴隸，因此最佳標題為“技術的奴隸”。故選C。19、1.B2.C3.A4.D5.D【解析】【導語】本文主要介紹了弗里蒙特公共圖書館的信息。【1題詳解】細節理解題。根據地圖可知，圖書館在城鎮的北方。故選B。【2題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據“●Summerandwinterreadingprogramsforages7—18●Monthlybookdiscussionsforworking-ageadults●Artsandcrafts(工藝品)forseniors”可知此處指年齡比較大的人，故選C。【3題詳解】細節理解題。根據“copypagesofbooksfor0.01U.S.dollarsperpage”可知復印需要付錢。故選A。【4題詳解】細節理解題。根據“renewbooksonceafterthefirst21days”可知會員可以借書21天。故選D。【5題詳解】主旨大意題。本文主要介紹了弗里蒙特公共圖書館的信息，主要是讓更多的人愿意成為圖書館的成員。故選D。20、1.①.to②.whether2.Theykeepworkingallthetimewhenweenjoyourfood.3.那就是為什么有些食物對你來說可能比對老年人來說味道更濃。4.Theywillbeboring.5.①.help②.formed③.or④.so⑤.weaker【解析】【導語】本文是一篇說明文，科普了舌頭和鼻子是如何幫助我們感知味道的。【1題詳解】(A)句意：這些細小的毛發向你的大腦發送關于食物味道的信息。根據“send”，可知此處是短語“send…to…”，意為“發送……到……”，故第一空填to；(B)句意：這樣，你就知道它是酸的、甜的、苦的還是咸的。根據空后“sour(酸),sweet,bitter(苦)orsalty.”四種味道，可知此處是表示一種“判斷”，“whether”意為“是否”，引導賓語從句，故第二空填whether，故填to；whether。【2題詳解】題干句意：當我們享用食物時，他們一直在工作。根據文章第二段“Theykeepworkingallthetimewhenweenjoyourfood.”，意為“當我們享用食物時，他們一直在工作。”，可知與之意思相近，故填Theykeepworkingallthetimewhenweenjoyourfood.【3題詳解】That’swhy“那就是為什么”；somefood“一些食物”；maytaste“也許嘗起來”；strongerthan“比……更濃”，比較級用法；foryou“對你”；“theydo”代指上文“somefoodsmaytaste”；theold表示“老年人”；故填：那就是為什么有些食物對你來說可能比對老年人來說味道更濃。【4題詳解】根據最后一段“Withoutthesenseoftaste,lifewillbeboring.”，可知沒有味覺，生活會很無聊，故填Theywillbeboring.【5題詳解】根據原文“Haveyoueverwonderedwhyyourfavoritefoodtastessodelicious?Theanswerisaboutyourtongue(舌頭)andnose.”，可知舌頭和鼻子對感知味道是有幫助的，故第一空填help；根據空后“sinceyouwereborn”，可知指“自從你出生你的味蕾就形成了”，“formed”意為“形成”，過去式，故第二空填formed；根據原文“Theyarereplaced(更新)abouteverytwoweeksorso.”意為“它們大約每兩周左右更新一次。”，故第三、四空填or、so；根據原文“That’swhysomefoodsmaytastestrongerforyouthantheydofortheold.”，可知年輕人比老年人味覺更強，所以此處正好相反，指“老年人的味蕾比年輕人更弱”，“stronger”的反義詞是“weaker”，故第五空填weaker。故填help；formed；or；so；weaker。五、完形填空（10分）21、1.D2.C3.D4.A5.B6.C7.A8.B9.C10.D【解析】【導語】本文主要講述了一個年輕男孩想要成為寶石學家，便向一位專家求學，但專家每天都讓他拿著一塊玉石，不教授其他內容，就在男孩想要放棄之時，有一天他發現自己手里拿的不是前幾天的同一塊玉石了，而此時他才意識到，其實他每天都在學習。【1題詳解】句意：他請一位寶石專家來教他。catch抓；carry搬；take帶著；teach教。根據“Ayoungboywantedtobeagemologist”可知，男孩想要成為一名寶石學家，因此請專家來教他。故選D。【2題詳解】句意：但最后，專家同意了，并說：“明天來吧。”And并且；So所以；But但是；Until直到。根據“Theexpertdidn’tthinkthattheboyhadenoughpatience”以及“theexpertagreed”可知，專家認為男孩沒有足夠的耐心去學習，但還是同意了教他，前后是轉折關系，故選C。【3題詳解】句意：第二天早上，專家將一塊玉石放在男孩的手里。hisown他自己的；her她的；my我的；theboy’s男孩的。根據“toldhimtoholdit”，可知專家把玉石放在了男孩的手里。故選D。【4題詳解】句意：第三天早上，專家又把玉石放在男孩手里，讓他拿著。again再，又；probably可能；finally最終；never從不。根據“putthejadestoneintheboy’shand”可知，專家做的事情跟第二天早上一樣。故選A。【5題詳解】句意：第三天早上，專家又把玉石放在男孩手里，讓他拿著。throw扔；hold拿著，握著；put放置；hide隱藏。根據“putthejadestoneintheboy’shand”可知，此處承接前面的動作，專家讓男孩用手拿著玉石。故選B。【6題詳解】句意：在第三天，第四天，第五天，專家一遍又一遍地重復同樣的事情。afterawhile一會后；littlebylittle一點點；againandagain一遍又一遍；moreandmore越來越多。根據下文“Onthesixthdaytheyoungboyheldthejadestone”可知，前幾天男孩子一直重復在做相同的事情，那就是用手拿著玉石。故選C。【7題詳解】句意：老師，我什么時候才能學到東西？learn學習；pick采摘；see看見；hear聽見。根據下文老師的回答“You’lllearn”，并結合前文男孩想要成為寶石學家的想法，可知男孩想要學到東西。故選A。【8題詳解】句意：又過了幾天，男孩開始生氣了。afraid害怕的；angry生氣的；excited興奮的；shy害羞的。根據前文“Onthesixthdaytheyoungboyheldthejadestone”以及下文“Heevenwantedtogiveitup”可知，男孩連續六天就只是手里拿著玉石，沒有做其他事情，他覺得自己沒有學到東西，因此會生氣，甚至想放棄。故選B。【9題詳解】句意：男孩看也不看自己的手，說道：“這不是同一塊玉石。”hisarm他的胳膊；hisfoot他的腳；hishand他的手；hisleg他的手。根據“theexpertagainputastoneintheb