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Unit 8 Our Blue Planet
一、阅读理解，本大题共5小题，每小题4分，共20分。阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项。
It’s Sunday today. The weather (天气) is fine. Tom doesn’t need to go to school. He takes the No. 24 bus to Beifang Cinema (电影院). An old man gets on (上车) the bus at the Wenhua Park. Tom stands up and says to the old man, “Come and sit here, please!” The old man goes over and sits down. He says, “Thank you very much, my boy. You are a good student.” “You’re welcome.” says Tom.
“Which school are you in ” the old man asks Tom.
“I am in No. 2 High School.” answers Tom.
“No. 2 High School I graduated (毕业) from this school 50 years ago (以前).” says the old man.
“We are alumni.” says Tom. Then they begin to talk about No. 2 High School.
1．Where does Tom go
A. Go to school. B. Go shopping. C. Go fishing. D. Go to the cinema.
2．What does Tom do at the Wenhua Park
A. He gets off (下车) the bus.
B. He doesn’t see the old man.
C. He gets on the bus.
D. He stands up and asks the old man to sit down.
3．What does Tom do
A. He is a student. B. He is a teacher. C. He is a worker. D. He is a driver.
4．What does the underlined word “alumni” mean in Chinese
A. 陌生人 B. 同事 C. 亲戚 D. 校友
5．Which one is TRUE
A. Tom takes the No. 42 bus to Beifang Cinema.
B. It’s fine today.
C. Tom goes to the library on Sunday.
D. Tom studies in No. 12 High School.
二、完形填空，本大题共10小题，每小题3分，共30分。根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there was an old man. The old man gave East Mountain to his son, Qing Shan and West Mountain to his son, Hong Shan.
There were many 6 in West Mountain. These trees were strong and 7 . So Hong Shan 8 hard to cut them down for firewood (柴火). Five years later, there were few trees in West Mountain, so he began to 9 crops (庄稼). 10 , a heavy rain washed away all the crops. So he didn’t have 11 to eat and had to ask his brother for help.
There were only a few trees in East Mountain 12 the start, but Qing Shan had a plan. He first cut down the trees with poor quality (质量) and then planted many healthy trees. He planted crops and 13 cows and horses too. Five years later, there were many trees, crops, cows and horses in the mountain. The heavy rain couldn’t wash away the crops 14 there were many trees there.
Later people 15 Qing Shan, saying, “As long as (只要) the green mountains are there, there is no need to worry about firewood.”
6．A. trees B. animals C. rules D. flowers
7．A. small B. poor C. short D. healthy
8．A. kicked B. worked C. cried D. ran
9．A. buy B. respect C. plant D. draw
10．A. Unluckily B. Finally C. Hopefully D. Certainly
11．A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
12．A. of B. to C. at D. on
13．A. fed B. watched C. bit D. killed
14．A. if B. although C. so D. because
15．A. hated B. praised C. laughed D. found
三、七选五：根据上下文补全对话，本大题共5小题，每小题4分，共20分。
16．Xiao Ya: Mom, ①_____________
Mom: There is water everywhere. It’s under the ground, in the ocean and in the sky.
Xiao Ya: I see. And ②_____________ We use it in cooking, washing and many other things.
Mom: Exactly. Also, ③_____________ to keep our bodies working well.
Xiao Ya: But Mom, ④_____________
Mom: Only about 1% of the water on the earth. The rest is all sea-water or ice.
Xiao Ya: That’s so little! Then ⑤_____________
Mom: Because there’s a lot of water on Earth, and the sea looks blue.
A. why do we call the earth a blue planet
B. it forms clouds.
C. we should save every drop of water.
D. where does water come from
E. we need to drink water every day.
F. water is very important to us.
G. how much water on the earth can we use
四、书面表达，30分。
17．假设你是李华，参加学校举办的以“It is important to save water”为题的征文比赛，请你用英文写一篇征文。
内容包括：
(1) 水的重要性；
(2) 如何节约用水；
(3) 发出号召。
注意：
(1) 词数80~100；开头已给出，不计入总词数；
(2) 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
(3) 文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。
It is important to save water
Water is important in our lives. ___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1．答案：D
解析：根据“He takes the No. 24 bus to Beifang Cinema (电影院).”可知，Tom乘坐24路公交车去电影院。故选D。
2．答案：D
解析：根据“An old man gets on (上车) the bus at the Wenhua Park. Tom stands up and says to the old man”可知，在文化公园这一站上来了一个老人，Tom给老人让座。故选D。
3．答案：A
解析：根据“‘Which school are you in ’ the old man asks Tom.”以及“‘I am in No. 2 High School.’ answers Tom.”可知，Tom是一名学生。故选A。
4．答案：D
解析：根据“I am in No. 2 High School.’ answers Tom.”以及“‘No. 2 High School I graduated (毕业) from this school 50 years ago (以前).’ says the old man.”可知，Tom是二中的一名学生，那个老人50年前也是在那个学校毕业的，因此他们是校友，故alumni意为“校友”。故选D。
5．答案：B
解析：根据“It’s Sunday today. The weather (天气) is fine.”可知，今天是星期天，天气很好。故选B。
6．答案：A
解析：句意：西山有许多树木。trees树木；animals动物；rules规则；flowers花朵。根据文章第2段“These trees were strong”可知西山有许多树木。故选A。
7．答案：D
解析：句意：这些树木强壮且健康。small小的；poor差的；short短的；healthy健康的。根据“These trees were strong and…”结合 “strong” 以及树的生长情况，“healthy” 符合树木状态。故选D。
8．答案：B
解析：句意：红山努力砍伐它们作为柴火。kicked踢；worked工作；cried哭泣；ran跑。根据“Hong Shan…hard to cut them down”，“work hard to do sth”（努力做某事 ），砍树需要干活，红山辛勤劳作砍树。故选B。
9．答案：C
解析：句意：他开始种植庄稼。 buy购买；respect尊重；plant种植；draw画画。根据 “Five years later, there were few trees in West Mountain, so he began to…crops.”，五年后，西山树很少了，所以红山转向种植庄稼。故选C。
10．答案：A
解析：句意：不幸的是，暴雨冲走了所有庄稼。Unluckily不幸地；Finally最终；Hopefully希望地；Certainly当然。根据文章第1段“a heavy rain washed away all the crops”可知庄稼被冲走是不幸的事。故选A。
11．答案：C
解析：句意：因此他没有东西可吃。everything一切；something某物；anything任何东西；nothing没有东西。根据“he didn’t have…to eat”否定句中用anything。故选C。
12．答案：C
解析：句意：东山起初只有少量树木。of属于；to到；at在；on在……上。固定搭配“at the start”表示“起初”。故选C。
13．答案：A
解析：句意：他种庄稼，还喂牛和马。fed喂养；watched观看；bit咬；killed杀死。“fed cows and horses”喂牛和马，描述青山的行为。故选A。
14．答案：D
解析：句意：暴雨无法冲走庄稼，因为那里有许多树木。 if如果；although尽管；so所以；because因为。根据“The heavy rain couldn’t wash away the crops… there were many trees”表示因果关系，树多是庄稼没被冲走的原因。故选D。
15．答案：B
解析：句意：后来人们称赞青山，说：“只要青山在，就不愁没柴烧。”。 hated讨厌；praised称赞；laughed嘲笑；found发现。根据“people… Qing Shan”，青山做法好，人们赞扬他。故选B。
16．答案：D；F；E；G；A
解析：①根据“There is water everywhere. It’s under the ground, in the ocean and in the sky.”可知，此处是问水的来源，选项D“水是从哪里来的？”符合语境。故选D。
②根据“We use it in cooking, washing and many other things.”可知，是在介绍水对我们很重要，选项F“水对我们来说非常重要。”符合语境。故选F。
③根据“to keep our bodies working well.”可知，我们需要喝水保持身体很好运转，选项E“我们每天都需要喝水”符合语境。故选E。
④根据“Only about 1% of the water on the earth.”可知，此处是问能使用的水的数量，选项G“地球上有多少水可供我们使用？”符合语境。故选G。
⑤根据“Because there’s a lot of water on Earth, and the sea looks blue.”可知，此处是询问原因，选项A“为什么我们称地球为蓝色星球？”符合语境。故选A。
17．答案：
It is important to save water
Water is important in our lives. Without water, neither plants nor animals could survive. Yet many regions face severe shortages due to waste and pollution. To save water, simple actions matter. Turn off taps tightly, collect rainwater for plants, and shorten shower time. Schools can install water-saving devices and educate students.
Let’s start today! Every drop saved protects our future. Together, we can ensure this precious resource lasts.
解析：[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：主要时态为一般现在时（陈述事实）和一般将来时（号召行动）；
③提示：需涵盖水的重要性、节水措施及号召三部分，注意逻辑衔接与语言简洁。
[写作步骤]
第一步：开篇点题（水的重要性）；
第二步：列举节水方法（家庭/校园场景）；
第三步：发出倡议（呼吁行动）。
[亮点词汇]
①precious resource珍贵资源
②due to由于
③severe shortages严重的缺乏
[高分句型]
①Without water, neither plants nor animals could survive.（neither... nor... 句式）
②Together, we can ensure this precious resource lasts.（宾语从句）

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