阅读短文, 从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。

“I don’t want to go, Miss White. I’m frightened(害怕的), very frightened, ” Monica ___________ her teacher.

Monica was a very ___________ girl. She always sat at the ___________ of the classroom, reading or taking notes. Every Monday morning, there would be a ___________ show in her class. One student would make a ___________ about his or her dream. Miss White hoped that Monica could have a try the next week. But she didn’t ___________.

“I know that it seems ___________ for you, but it will help you build up your confidence(自信心).” said Miss White.

The next day, Monica came to Miss White’s office. Miss White was glad that she would take the ___________. Miss White checked her manuscript(手稿) of speech, corrected her pronunciation and even helped with her body ___________. She advised Monica to ____________, to imagine that she was speaking confidently in front of her class. For a whole week, Monica practiced speaking in front of her imaginary friends and teacher.

Finally, Monday arrived. When Monica was called upon to give her speech, she ____________ and walked to the front of the class without any notes, in a show of confidence. Monica’s ____________ performance brought everyone a great ____________. The whole class clapped(鼓掌) for a full minute when she ____________ her speech. Miss White smiled. She had known that Monica would make it when she ____________ took her first step to overcome(克服) her fear of speaking in public.

1.

A．asked

B．told

C．said

D．thought

2.

A．quiet

B．polite

C．brave

D．beautiful

3.

A．front

B．back

C．top

D．start

4.

A．meaningless

B．simple

C．special

D．careful

5.

A．competition

B．story

C．question

D．speech

6.

A．lose

B．win

C．agree

D．arrive

7.

A．helpful

B．difficult

C．interesting

D．important

8.

A．risk

B．chance

C．word

D．time

9.

A．saying

B．part

C．language

D．mind

10.

A．accept

B．change

C．promise

D．practice

11.

A．stood up

B．looked up

C．lifted up

D．picked up

12.

A．dangerous

B．healthy

C．successful

D．boring

13.

A．smile

B．gift

C．surprise

D．pity

14.

A．finished

B．gave

C．broke

D．built

15.

A．quickly

B．bravely

C．easily

D．carelessly

阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。
A: Nice to meet you, Diana. Welcome to our class. My name is Li Xiang.
B: Nice to meet you, too.
A: You look a little unhappy. _______
B: I have no friends to talk with, so I’m worried.
A: ________ I can help you.
B: Thanks, Li Xiang.
A: You should join in some activities. We are going to the nursing home to help the old people this Saturday. _______
B: Yes, I’d love to. When and where shall we meet?
A: At the school gate at 9:00 this Saturday.
B: OK. _______
A: That’s great! I think you will make many new friends in this activity.
B: I think so. _______
A: You’re welcome.16.

A．Who are you?	B．Where are you from?
C．What’s up?	D．What’s your name?

17.

A．That’s great.	B．Don’t worry.
C．Excuse me.	D．Lucky you.

18.

A．Can you sing or dance?	B．Did you do your homework?
C．Where is the nursing home?	D．Would you like to join us?

19.

A．I’ll be there on time.	B．I have lots of homework to do.
C．Maybe next time.	D．My parents won’t be happy.

20.

A．See you there.	B．Sorry for that.
C．Thanks for your help.	D．Never mind.

Recently, an elderly woman touched many people’s hearts. She was honored （给与奖励） as a role model in China’s fight against poverty （贫穷）. Her name is Xia Sen.

Over the past years, 98-year-old Xia Sen has given away most of her personal savings to help students from poor families in Danfeng, Shaanxi, and Shangyou, Jiangxi get an education.

Born in 1923, Xia was only 15 years old when she became a teacher in Yan’an. While teaching she kept learning. Years later, she went to work as a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

In 2006, Xia visited Xijie Primary School in Danfeng. The school was old and in bad condition. That made her very sad. She spent 20, 000 yuan buying desks and books for the students.

In 2008, she took out 200, 000 yuan and helped Zhaogou Primary School in Danfeng build a classroom building. It is a building with eight bright and clean classrooms, which is a complete change from what their old classrooms looked like.

Five years later, Xia used 1 million yuan of   her savings to set up the “Xia Sen Scholarship （夏森助学金）” to help high school and college students from poor families in Danfeng and Shangyou. So far, at least 182 students have gotten help from the scholarship to pay for their education.

Some students who got Xia’s scholarship went to Xia’s home to visit her in 2018. To their surprise, Xia and her husband led a very simple life. “I was moved by Granny Xia and her husband,” one student said.

Though Xia and her husband have given away most of their savings to help the poor students, they always say that what they have done is far from enough. Xia often says her life is much better than her life in Yan’an. Now her only hope is that she can help more students.

26. The underlined word “savings” means ________ in Chinese.

A．救助

B．避免

C．储蓄

D．减少

27. What happened when Xia was 15 years old?

A．She left Yan’an.

B．She went to college.

C．She became a teacher.

D．She studied in Danfeng.

28. What did Xia do for Zhaogou Primary School?

A．She gave away 20, 000 yuan to it.	B．She gave talks to encourage its students.
C．She bought desks and books for its students.	D．She helped build a classroom building for it.

29. Why did Xia set up the “Xia Sen Scholarship”?

A．To help high school and college students from poor families.

B．To build a classroom building.

C．To buy desks and books.

D．To have a better life.

30. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．A big honor

B．A big change

C．A role model

D．An elderly couple

AI（人工智能）makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.

Cool driverless bus

A bus door opens and you get on. Wait! Where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It has 14 seats and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It will stop as soon as it sees stop light.

Your close friend

Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaobing, a chatbot（聊天机器人）. I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I’m talented at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!

World’s first Al anchor（主播）

Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It can work 24 hours and doesn’t make any mistakes. You might see it on TV soon.

Popular AI artist

This beautiful painting was at an auction（拍卖）in 2020. The painting is worth about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI artist. It studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint.

31. The fact about Apolong is that ________.

A．the bus door can’t open itself	B．it will stop as soon as it sees a stop light
C．there are 24 seats in it	D．it doesn’t follow the traffic rules

32. Xiaobing can NOT ________.

A．go out to play with you

B．talk with you if you feel lonely

C．sing

D．be your friend

33. The painting ________.

A．was at an auction in 2019	B．is worth about 3,000,000 yuan at an auction
C．is a work painted by Vincent van Gogh	D．was studied by three French artists over 15,000 times

34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．AI makes our lives harder and worse.

B．This new kind of driverless bus also needs a driver to control it.

C．Xiaobing is a 17-year-old girl.

D．The AI anchor can work 24 hours and doesn’t make any mistakes.

35. We can probably read the passage in ________.

A．a storybook

B．a notice

C．a newspaper

D．a novel

I was sitting on my mom’s sofa and thinking of my difficult life. Being short of work and money made my wife, our baby boy and me live with my parents. We slept in my old bedroom, and I was feeling upset.

Thankfully, I had one new job: helping my son learn how to walk. Anytime he took a few steps, however, he would fall down and cry. I had to bend over and hold his hand while he walked along. But my back didn't deal with it too well.

As I sat there with my eyes closed, I suddenly heard my mother say, “Joe,look!” I opened my eyes and watched my son grab the coffee table, pull himself up and smile. Next with a giggle (咯咯的笑), he started walking around it, keeping his hands on it for balance (平衡). Finally, when he reached the end of it, he took two big steps and made it to the wall. Then he started walking down the hall with his hands balancing on the wall the whole way. I laughed and cheered.

Suddenly, I realized losing the job wasn’t so bad, because my boy had learned to walk.

Trying to do something new is a lot like first learning to walk. We often fall and cry. However, as long as we try again, we will find our own feet and know how to do it. Don’t be afraid to step out. Don’t be afraid to fall.

根据材料内容选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
36. According to the first paragraph, what did the writer think of his life?

A．Happy and easy.	B．Hopeless and hard.
C．Tiring and full.	D．Different and rich.

37. What did the writer usually do when his son walked along?

A．He bent over and held his son’s hand.

B．He followed his son and cried in silence.

C．He sat aside and asked his son to stand up.

D．He watched his son and thought about his life.

38. What does the underlined word “grab” mean?

A．抢先

B．抓住

C．吸引

D．霸占

39. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Bending over too much is bad for the writer’s back.

B．The writer’s mother found her grandson could walk.

C．Learning to walk was quite easy for the writer’s son.

D．The writer was happy that his son could walk alone.

40. What did the writer learn from his son’s experience?

A．Leaning how to walk is a useful thing.

B．Life without work or money is not easy.

C．Failure is not so terrible if you try hard.

D．Tries for new things aren’t always good.

阅读下面句子和短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tom is a middle school student. He is studying in Grade 8 now. He usually     41     (get) up at 7 o’clock in the morning. But today he got up at 6:30     42     (buy) a big cake. After that, he helped his grandparents clean their room, because today was his     43     (grandpa) birthday. His grandpa was going to be 68 years old.

Tom also     44     (buy) two CDs about Beijing Opera (京剧) for his grandpa. He was sure his grandpa would like     45     (they) very much, because his grandpa likes listening to Beijing Opera.

Tom got home at noon. His mother was making birthday noodles     46     his grandma. They were laughing and talking     47     (happy). His grandpa was drinking tea and listening to Beijing Opera.

Tom said, “Happy birthday to you, grandpa.” Then he cut     48     big cake and gave his grandpa a big piece. Grandpa was very happy and ate it.

In the evening, Tom watched TV with his grandparents together. He was a little tired     49     very happy, because he could     50     (make) his grandparents happy.

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。

Parents usually don’t let their children cook. They think it’s dangerous for children to do it.     51     They can do some easy cooking work such as doing the dishes and washing vegetables.

Cooking makes children smart.

In some cooking activities, children can choose and decide what things to put in a dish or how much salt to put in a dish. That’s a great way to make them think actively. At the same time, they can learn how to serve their friends by cooking themselves.     52    .

Cooking teaches children to feel how things change.

When helping cook in the kitchen, children can touch some different ingredients (食材), and they can also see how food changes by temperature.     53     Cooking makes children confident (自信的), When children learn to cook, they usually feel that they have grown up, and they can do something for their family members.     54     So cooking is well worth (值得) learning.

Cooking teaches children cultures.

    55     When cooking different kinds of food, children can also learn about different cultures. Also, children can learn some traditional eating cultures by cooking.

A．It’s bad for their bodies.

B．They can also learn to eat healthily.

C．It’s easy for them to get life experience.

D．They can think about it over and over again.

E．They can cook a great dinner to show their love.

F．However, scientists say it’s good for children.

G．Cooking in one culture is quite different from that in another.

情境运用。请根据所提供的英语句子和图片信息，用完整的句子完成情境交际。
56.
A: Where did they go on vacation.
B: ____________________________________
57.
A: ____________________________________
B: We need one cup.
58.
A: ____________________________________
B: Sure, I’d love to. The party will be very nice.
59.
A: ____________________________________
B: Yes, they will. Every home will have a robot.
60.
A: ____________________________________
B: First, peel the bananas. Next, put the bananas in the blender. Then, pour the milk into the blender. Finally, turn on the blender.

61. 每个人都渴望获得成功，体验成功的快乐。假如学校英语报社正在举办以“I Did It Successfully”为题的英语征文活动。请你根据下面的要点写一篇英语短文。

要点：
1. 记叙你获得成功的一件事；
2. 你的感想和收获。
注意：
1. 词数：100词左右。
2. 所写内容应包括所给要点，可适当发挥；
3. 不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息；

I Did It Successfully

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