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Unit 8 Every Coin Counts!
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。
Different countries have different customs about gifts.
As an exchange student （交换生） studying in China, I’ve known more interesting differences from my country, the UK. For example, people often give fruits and milk to their friends and relatives in China. In my country, they are usually for patients in hospitals.
More western people open their gifts at once, although not in places like Germany. It’s also important to take off the price tag （标签） before giving the gift.
What will you do if you don’t like your gift In Spain, in order not to hurt the person’s feelings, you still need to say you love the gift. But if there is the receipt （收据） inside the gift, that means you can change it for something else.
Please remember: The thought is more valuable than the size or the price of the gift.
1.Where does the exchange student come from
A. Spain. B. The UK. C. Germany.
2.What will German do when they receive a gift
A. They will not open it right away.
B. They will take off the price tag.
C. They will open it right away.
3.Although the Spanish don’t love the gift, why do they still say they love it
A. To give it to others.
B. To care for the person’s feelings.
C. To change it for something else.
4.According to the passage, what is the most valuable of a gift
A. The size. B. The price. C. The thought.
5.Which can be the best title for the passage
A. Different Gift Customs.
B. An Exchange Student’s Life.
C. An Expensive Gift.
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, some 6 were hurting a turtle （海龟） when a young man stopped them and saved the turtle. The kids were afraid and ran away. The turtle said: “Thank you. I want to invite you to my wonderful palace.”
The young man wanted 7 the palace, so he rode on the turtle’s back and arrived at the beautiful palace. He was 8 to see it. 9 palace it was. To thank the young man, the king of the turtles invited 10 to have a big dinner together.
After dinner, the king said: “There 11 two boxes for you, but you can choose to open only one.” “You can’t open 12 . Don’t forget that!” The turtle told him again. “OK, I will open only one.” the young man answered.
After he went back home, he opened 13 one of the two boxes. To his surprise, the box was full of gold. He cried: “I’m rich now.” Then he 14 to himself: “Things in the other box must be better!” He opened it at once. When he opened it, he became a poor man. His face looked like 15 old man. It happened too fast. He was sad, but it was too late.
6.A. child `B. children C. baby D. babies
7.A. live B. to live C. see D. to see
8.A. exciting B. excited C. boring D. bored
9.A. What a good B. What good C. How a good D. How good
10.A. he B. him C. his D. himself
11.A. are B. were C. is D. was
12.A. neither B. either C. both D. all
13.A. bigger B. the bigger C. biggest D. the biggest
14.A. say B. says C. said D. saying
15.A. a B. an C. the D. /
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.(at a fast food restaurant)
A: Lily is going to the bank, so she may be a little late.
B: It doesn’t matter. ①_____________
A: OK.
(5 minutes later)
A: ②_____________
B: 50 yuan. I have paid by WeChat.
A: It is really convenient now. What can we do if we don’t have mobile phones I can’t imagine that.
B: It is reported that we won’t have to take a mobile phone with us in the future.
A: Really ③_____________
B: We will pay in an easy and quick way.
A: An easy and quick way What is it
B: ④_____________
A: Why
B: ⑤_____________
A: Wow! That sounds unbelievable. I wonder how much science and technology will be able to change our life.
A. Just show our hands when paying.
B. Then let’s order the dishes first.
C. So it’s faster and safer.
D. How much did you pay for our dinner
E. Pretty good!
F. How shall we pay
G. Because there is a computer chip （芯片） in our hands.
四、书面表达，30分。
17．当你得到一笔钱的时候你是去买一双心仪已久的运动鞋还是一部智能手机呢？或者你会把这些钱存起来 作为青少年，学会理财是非常重要的。请以“Save Money"为题，写一篇英语短文，谈谈你对理财的看法。
要求：1.短文中不得出现任何真实的人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分；
2. 80词左右。
提示：1.得到一笔钱后会做什么？
2.为什么要学会存钱？
3.存钱的好处……
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参考答案
1.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据“As an exchange student （交换生）…from my country, the UK”可知，交换生来自英国。故选B。
2.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据“More western people open their gifts at once, although not in places like Germany”可知，德国人收到礼物时不会立刻拆开。故选A。
3.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据“In Spain, in order not to hurt the person’s feelings, you still need to say you love the gift.”可知，西班牙人是为了照顾对方感受才说喜欢礼物。故选B。
4.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据“The thought is more valuable than the size or the price”可知，礼物的心意最重要。故选C。
5.答案：A
解析：最佳标题。通读全文可知，全文围绕各国礼物习俗差异展开，如中英礼物类型对比、德国/西班牙的不同习惯等，选项A“不同的礼物习俗”符合。故选A。
6.答案：B
解析：句意：从前，一些孩子正在伤害一只海龟，这时一个年轻人阻止了他们并救了海龟。child孩子，单数形式；children孩子，复数形式；baby婴儿，单数形式；babies婴儿，复数形式。根据“The kids were afraid”可知，伤害海龟的是“孩子（复数）”。故选B。
7.答案：D
解析：句意：这个年轻人想要看看宫殿，所以他骑在海龟背上，来到了这座美丽的宫殿。live居住；to live去居住；see看；to see去看。“want to do sth.”是固定搭配，结合“arrived at the beautiful palace”，可知是“想要看宫殿”。故选D。
8.答案：B
解析：句意：他看到宫殿很兴奋。exciting令人兴奋的，用以修饰物；excited兴奋的，用以修饰人；boring无聊的，用以修饰物；bored无聊的，用以修饰人。根据前文“arrived at the beautiful palace.”到达了一座漂亮的宫殿，可知此处描述“他”兴奋的感受，用“excited”。故选B。
9.答案：A
解析：句意：这是一座多么好的宫殿啊！What a good，后接可数名词单数；What good，后接不可数名词；How a good结构错误；How good，后接形容词或者副词。“palace”是可数名词单数，感叹句结构为“What a/an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数”。故选A。
10.答案：B
解析：句意：为了感谢这个年轻人，海龟国王邀请他一起吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐。he他，主格；him他，宾格；his他的；himself他自己。“invite”后接宾格作宾语，指代年轻人用“him”。故选B。
11.答案：B
解析：句意：晚餐后，国王说：“有两个箱子给你，但你只能选择打开一个。”are是，现在时复数；were是，过去时复数；is是，现在时单数；was是，过去时单数。故事是过去时态，且“two boxes”是复数，用“were”。故选B。
12.答案：C
解析：句意：“你不能两个都打开，别忘了！”海龟又告诉他。neither两者都不；either两者之一；both两者都；all三者及以上都。根据“two boxes for you”国王要求“open only one”可知，所以是“不能打开两个”，用“both”。故选C。
13.答案：B
解析：句意：回家后，他打开了两个箱子中较大的那个。bigger较大的，比较级；the bigger指两者中较大的；biggest最大的，最高级；the biggest最大的，三者及以上最大的。此处是“两个箱子中较大的”，比较级前加“the”表特指。故选B。
14.答案：C
解析：句意：然后他自言自语道：“另一个箱子里的东西肯定更好！”say说，动词原形；says说，第三人称单数；said说，过去时；saying说，动名词。故事是过去时态，用“said”。故选C。
15.答案：B
解析：句意：他的脸看起来像一个老人的脸。a一个，放在辅音音素前；an一个，放在元音音素前；the这个，表特指； 零冠词。“old”以元音音素开头，表泛指“一个老人”用“an”。故选B。
16.答案：B；D；F；A；G
解析：①根据上文“（at a fast food restaurant）”可知两人在饭店；再根据下文“50 yuan. I have paid by WeChat.”可知已经点好餐了，故推知此处指点餐；选项B“那我们先点菜吧。”符合。故选B。
②根据下文“50 yuan. I have paid by WeChat.”可知，此处是提问价格；选项D“我们的晚餐你付了多少钱？”符合。故选D。
③根据下文“We will pay in an easy and quick way.”可知，此处是问我们未来将如何支付；选项F“我们如何付款？”符合。故选F。
④根据上文“An easy and quick way What is it？”可知，此处是介绍未来的支付方式；选项A“付钱的时候展示我们的手就行了。”符合。故选A。
⑤根据上文“Why？”可知，此处是回答原因；选项G“因为我们手里有一块电脑芯片。”符合。故选G。
17.答案：
When you get a lot of money, perhaps you will rush to buy cool sports shoes, bikes, new computers and smartphones. But such spending would not be a good idea. When smart people get money, they’ll put some in the bank. It’s called saving.
Why do we need to save It’s preparing for a rainy day. You never know what will happen in your life. For example, you might forget to lock your bike and someone takes it. Then you’d have to buy a new one. If you don’t have the money, you’ll be walking!
Put your money into the piggy bank or the real bank. And you’ll find your money is growing day by day.
解析：题干分析：阅读题干，这是一篇谈看法的作文。要求谈论关于对理财的看法，写作内容要包括得到一笔钱后会做什么？为什么要学会存钱？存钱的好处有哪些。
例文点评：这是一篇优秀的例文，很好地完成了试题规定的任务，语言表达符合英语习惯，准确地运用时态，例文中运用的是一般现在时为主，人称是第二人称为主，主谓一致。例文采取三段式的写作手法，第一段首先举例告诉我们什么叫存钱；第二段告诉我们为什么要存钱；最后一段点明存钱的重要性。例文同时使用一些亮点词句，增强逻辑关系，增加上下文意思连贯，用词准确，句子通顺，行文连贯。
高分亮点：
短语：a lot of许多；For example例如；forget to do sth忘记做某事；have to不得不；Put into放进；day by day一天一天。
句型：（1）If you don’t have the money, you’ll be walking! 如果你没有钱，你就只能走路了！if引导的条件状语从句，主将从现；（2）When smart people get money, they’ll put some in the bank. 当聪明人有钱的时候，他们会在银行存一些钱。When引导的时间状语从句。

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