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人教版八年级下学期期末考试英语试题
时间：120分钟总分：120分
一、听力部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，计30分）
A.图片理解。请听句子，从A、B、C中选择与句子意思相符的正确图片。（听两遍）
1.A. B. C.
2.A. B. C.
3.A. B. C.
4.A. B. C.
5.A. B. C.
B.小对话理解。请听小对话，从A、B、C中选择正确的答语。（听两遍）
6.A.He played sports. B.He read books. C.He took an acting lesson.
7.A.The dog. B.The elephant. C.The tiger.
8.A.He is lucky. B.He is great. C.He is poor.
9.A.An artist. B.A scientist. C.A doctor.
10.A. About 1,110,000 meters long. B.About 110,000 meters long.
C.About 110 meters long.
C.长对话理解。请听长对话，并根据其内容，选择能回答所给问题的答语。（听三遍）
11.Who did Wei Fang go to England with?
A.Her teacher.
B.Her classmate.
C.Her mother.
12.What do Wei Fang and her teacher think of London?
A.It’s boring.
B.It’s exciting.
C.amazing.
13.How many students have been to England in Wei Fang’s class?
A.Four.
B.Five.
C.Six.
14.When did Li Lei went to America?
https://www.360docs.net/doc/293072581.html,st winter holiday.
https://www.360docs.net/doc/293072581.html,st month.
https://www.360docs.net/doc/293072581.html,st summer.
15.Mr. Zhang probably is a _________.
A.teacher.
B.reporter.
C.visitor.
D.短文理解。请听短文，并根据其内容完成表格。(听三遍)
二、单项选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
1. —He is_____ unusual person.
—Yes, And he is also_______ honest person.
A. an; an
B. a; an
C. a; a
2. I think the music CD belongs to __________.
A. Lucy and Lily’s
B. Lucy and Lily
C. Lucy’s and Lily’s
3. —Daddy, when will we go to the park, on Saturday or Sunday?
—__________day will be possible. I will have to work these two days.
A. Neither
B. Any
C. Either
4. _______of the students in my school are from the village.
A. Four five
B. Four fifth
C. Four fifths
5. —Do you know Mr. Yang?
—Sure. He has lived here________2009.
A. in
B. for
C. since
6. I think No. 1 stone weighs _______than No. 2 stone.
A. twice more
B. more twice
C. many twice
7. —Have you eaten lunch?
—Yes. I______ it at half past eleven.
A. have had
B. will have
C. had
8. —Which city has the ________ population, Beijing, Guiyang or Shanghai? —Guiyang, of course.
A. largest
B. least
C. smallest
9. —Hurry up, ________we will miss the last bus.
—Oh, I’m coming.
A. and
B. or
C. so
10. We should be independent and shouldn’t _______others.
A. depend on
B. get on with
C. look after
11. When I was lying on the beach, I felt______ relaxed.
A. finally
B. recently
C. completely
12. Dale, please remind me _______the windows after school.
A. to close
B. close
C. closing
13. Folding the clothes________ not difficult. For me, three minutes ______ enough.
A. is; are
B. is; is
C. are; are
14. —______________?
—Yes, but only once.
A. Did she go to Beijing
B. Has she ever been to Beijing
C. Will she go to Beijing
15. —Could you please take out the rubbish?
—_______. I’ll do it at once.
A. Yes, please
B. No, I don’t
C. Yes, sure
三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分）
请阅读短文，根据其内容，从A、B、C中选出最佳答案。
Suzhou is my hometown. This beautiful city is in Jiangsu Province. ___16___ it is not as big as Beijing, everyone in China knows this beautiful place. People ___17___ it as “Venice of the east(东方威尼斯)”.
Suzhou has a long history. There are many ancient Chinese ___18___ in Suzhou. Now, they are becoming famous tourist places in Suzhou.
In the past 30 years my hometown has ___19___ rapidly in many ways. The biggest change I have found is the ___20___. On th e one hand, many people here don’t live in the ___21___ houses any more. They have moved into the new high buildings and are enjoying the comfortable life. One the other hand, nowadays builders have ___22___ thousands of modern building of different styles.
I think this change is ___23___ because it has made Suzhou become more modern and more beautiful. To be honest，everything has changed ___24___ my hometown. I think you should think about
____25____ the beautiful city. Make sure you will love it.
16. A. Although B. Because C. If
17. A. check B. regard C. control
18. A. gardens B. towers C. pictures
19. A. collected B. searched C. changed
20. A. people B. environment C. pollution
21. A. expensive B. cheap C. old
22. A. set up B. given away C. given out
23. A. dangerous B. great C. strange
24. A. to B. in C. about
25. A. protecting B. holding C. visiting
四、口语交际（共五空，每空2分，计10分）
情境七选五，请阅读下面的对话，根据其情景，从方框内七个选项中选出能填入下面对话横
线上的五个选项。
A:Hi, Rose. I haven’t seen you for two weeks.
B:Hi, Bill. ________26________
A.Well, this term is almost over now. _______27_______
B:Yes. My sister is coming for a visit, and we’d li ke to go to the beach in Sanya. But the hotels there are too expensive in this season.
A:Then camping might be a good choice.
B.Camping? ________28________
A:I believe you’ll like it. _______29_______
B.It’s also a good way to forget our worries.
A:That’s right.
B:Thanks for your advice.________30________
A:I’d love to. But I’ll be busy doing my project.
五、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
请阅读材料A、B、C，根据其内容选择填空；请阅读材料D，根据要求完成任务。
A
Once upon a time, there were three tortoises who were friends. One of them was a large tortoise (乌龟),one was a medium-sized tortoise and the third was a small tortoise.
One day they went into a restaurant and ordered some cakes. While they were waiting for the cakes, they remembered that they didn't bring any money. "Hey, we forgot to bring money to pay for our cake," the big tortoise said.
"The little tortoise can go home and get it," the medium-sized tortoise said. "He's the youngest,so he should be the one to go."
The little tortoise wasn't very pleased at this, but he knew he shouldn't argue with his elders, so he said, "All right, I'll go. But you must promise not to eat my cake while I'm away."
The large tortoise and the medium-sized tortoise agreed, and the little tortoise set off for home to get some money.
A few hours later, the big tortoise said to the medium-sized tortoise, "Let's eat the little tortoise's cake. I'm hungry again."
"So am I," the medium-sized tortoise said, and reached for the cake. As she did so, the little tortoise shouted from near the door of the restaurant, "If you touch my cake, I won't go and get the money!"
31. The three tortoises _____.
A. didn't know each other
B. knew each other
C. were very poor
32. The three tortoises found they didn't take money with them _______.
A. when they were ordering the cake
B. after they ate up the cake
C. after they ordered the cake
33. The little tortoise _____.
A. didn't mind getting the money
B. agreed to get the money
C. wanted to share his cake
34. The little tortoise ______.
A. didn't go very far after a few hours.
B. The little tortoise came back very quickly.
C. The little tortoise believed in the other two tortoises.
35. The two elders decided to eat the little tortoise's cake because _____.
A. they felt hungry again
B. the cake was so nice to eat
C. they were angry with the little tortoise
B
What you need to know
On the morning of the trip, one student from each team will get a camera. The person with the camera will take pictures of the team and the animals.
All students should wear blue shirts. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes because we will walk all day. Please bring some food and drink for lunch.
When we are at the zoo, always stay with your team. Do not leave the team alone.
Students can buy special food at the zoo for $0.25 and give them to the animals. Do not feed your lunch to them. It is not good for the animals.
Students will leave for the zoo at 9:00 a.m. and get back to school at 4:30 p.m.
36. How many students in the class will take the trip?
A. 16
B. 20
C. 30
37. Miss Abel will be in Team .
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
38. All the students should for the trip.
A. bring a camera
B. bring food and drink
C. wear white shirts
39. If a student wants to feed the animals, he should not .
A. give his lunch to the animals
B. stay with his team
C. buy special food at the zoo for the animals
40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?
A. The students will stay at the zoo for over eight hours.
B. Six teachers will take the trip with the students.
C. The students will take a bus back after the trip.
C
Have you ever been to a fire station? Do you know what firefighters wear? Let’s have a look.
Fire helmet
This is made of heat-resistant plastic(耐热塑料). It protects the
firefighters from heat, water and falling objects.
Jacket and trousers
The special jacket and trousers have 2 layers(层) in them. The outside layer is fire-resistant. The inner layer is water-resistant so that it keeps the firerfighter dry. The reflective stripes(反光条) on the jacket and trousers allow firefighter to be seen in the dark. With the jacket and trousers the firefighter can go into the dangerous fire area.
Gloves
These gloves protect the firefighter’s hands from heat of the fire and allow them to work in hot temperature.
Boots
The firefighter’s boots are made of natural rubber(橡胶).They protect the firefighter’s feet from water, fire and sharp(锋利的) objects.
Face mask
This helps the firefighter breake the fresh air from the bottle. With fresh air the firefighter can go to dangerous places to save people and to fight a fire.
41. What is the fire helmet made of?
A. Natural rubber
B. Reflective rubber
C. Heat-resistant plastic
42. The inner layer of the firefighter’s clothes can_______.
A. keep the firefighter try
B. keep the firefighter warm
C. make the clothes easily
43. The_______ allow(s) the firefighter to be seen in the dark.
A. fire helmet
B. gloves
C. reflective stripes
44. From this passage we know__________.
A. The firefighter’s helmet has two layers.
B. The firefighter’s face mask helps him breathe in fire.
C. The firefighter’s gloves are made of natural rubber.
45. What’s the best title of the passages?
A. What firefighter wear
B. How to protect ourselves in a fire
C. Dangerous work of firefighters
D
When the day of a big test at school comes, some students feel nervous. They may have a stomachache
or a headache. “Hey, that sounds just like me!” You may say this when you’re reading this passage. If so, you need to take steps to lessen(减轻) your test anxiety(忧虑). Here are some ways to do that.
Ask for help
Talk to your parents, your teachers, or your friends. (1)Talking to someone about test anxiety can make you feel better. Describe what happens to you when you’re taking a test and these people may help you out.
Stop bad thoughts
Don’t send yourself any bad messages about the test such as” I’m not good at taking test” or “（2）如果我考差了我会很难过”. These thoughts can make anxiety worse and make it harder fo r you to do well in the test.
Breathe better
Do you know that breathing exercises can help make you less nervous? Here’s how to do it: breathe in slowly and deeply through your nose, and then breathe out slowly through your mouth. Do this two to four times when you’re taking a test, and you might feel better.
Accept mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes. If you have prepared for the test and done your best, that’s enough.
46. How should we do the breathing exercises? ________________________________________
47. How many ways can learn to lessen the text anxiety from the passage? ___________________
48. Is accepting mistakes a good choice?______________________________________________
49. 请将(1)处译成汉语：__________________________________________________________
50. 请将(2)处译成英语：__________________________________________________________
六、语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1分）
阅读下面材料，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。（每词限用一次）
It is a beautiful summer day at the beach, but Theresa doesn’t care. She is carrying
a______51______ that feels like a one-ton weight in the middle of her stomach.
At any minute, she thinks, “They’ll find out and I’ll be in___52___.” But till now, nobody
knows. And that is worse. She tries to be less nervous by listening to music. However, It doesn’t ___53___ .
“Why not go to the sea? It’ll be exciting,” her friend said. “ do it just for fun.”
So here she is. at the beach with her family, bur she is upset. She can’t decide___54___ to do. Suddenly her mother puts an arm around ___55___, “ What’s wrong ,Theresa?” She asks. “You look ___56___. Why not join me to swim?”
Theresa looks up into her mother’s eyes, “May be I could tell!”
“Mom,” she says, “Sharice and I___57___ a window in the old Lombard house last Sunday. We went there for fun just to play.
Sure, Theresa’s mom gets mad. Playing in empty house isn’t___58___. It is against the low, too. Theresa is in big trouble. ___59___, Theresa smiles and begins to enjoy the sun and the sand. ___60___ her, it is better to get in trouble than carry that secret.
七、词汇部分，单词填写（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
61. It’s important for teenagers to learn to think by_________(they).
62. At the concert, we met five _________(German) .
63. He_________(throw) his hat on the sofa when he got home.
64. He stayed at home instead of________(go) to the movies.
65. Mr. Green lives on the __________（twelve）floor of the building.
八、句子改错（共5小题，每小题1分；共计5分）
请从A、B、C中选出错误选项，并将正确答案填写在横线上。
66. She studies hardest between the ten students. __________
A B C
67. How many is the population of China? __________
A B C
68. Have you considered to find a new job? _________
A B C
69. We have gone to Beijing three times. __________
A B C
70. Why not you go to the zoo with us? __________
A B C
九、书面表达(计20分)
71. 海南四季如春，风景迷人，在那里我们可以看海、游泳、晒太阳、吃海鲜等，是一个旅游的好地方。假设你在寒假期间去海南旅游了，请以A wonderful trip为题，谈谈你的这次旅游经历。要求内容完整，语言通顺。80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：bask 晒太阳
A Wonderful Trip
Have you ever been to Hainan？It's a good place to have a trip.
答案与解析
一、听力部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，计30分）
A.图片理解。请听句子，从A、B、C中选择与句子意思相符的正确图片。（听两遍）
1.A. B. C.
2.A. B. C.
3.A. B. C.
4.A. B. C.
5.A. B. C.
B.小对话理解。请听小对话，从A、B、C中选择正确的答语。（听两遍）
6.A.He played sports. B.He read books. C.He took an acting lesson.
7.A.The dog. B.The elephant. C.The tiger.
8.A.He is lucky. B.He is great. C.He is poor.
9.A.An artist. B.A scientist. C.A doctor.
10.A. About 1,110,000 meters long. B.About 110,000 meters long.
C.About 110 meters long.
C.长对话理解。请听长对话，并根据其内容，选择能回答所给问题的答语。（听三遍）
11.Who did Wei Fang go to England with?
A.Her teacher.
B.Her classmate.
C.Her mother.
12.What do Wei Fang and her teacher think of London?
A.It’s boring.
B.It’s exciting.
C.amazing.
13.How many students have been to England in Wei Fang’s class?
A.Four.
B.Five.
C.Six.
14.When did Li Lei went to America?
https://www.360docs.net/doc/293072581.html,st winter holiday.
https://www.360docs.net/doc/293072581.html,st month.
https://www.360docs.net/doc/293072581.html,st summer.
15.Mr. Zhang probably is a _________.
A.teacher.
B.reporter.
C.visitor.
D.短文理解。请听短文，并根据其内容完成表格。(听三遍)
二、单项选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
1. —He is_____ unusual person.
—Yes, And he is also_______ honest person.
A. an; an
B. a; an
C. a; a
【答案】A
【解析】句意：－他是一位不同寻常的人。－是的，而且他也是一位诚实的人。表示“一……”，是不定冠词a/an的用法，a用在以辅音音素开始的单词前，an用在以元音音素开始的单词前。Unusual的第一个音[?]是元音，前面加不定冠词an；honest的第个字母h没有发音，第一个音[?]是元音，前面加不定冠词用an。故选Ａ。
2. I think the music CD belongs to __________.
A. Lucy and Lily’s
B. Lucy and Lily
C. Lucy’s and Lily’s
【答案】B
【解析】句意：我认为这张音乐唱片属于露西和莉莉。Belong to sb.属于某人，后面跟名词或代词作宾语。故选Ｂ。
点睛：是某人的：be one’s，be后跟所有格形式；属于某人：belong to sb.后面跟宾格形式。
3. —Daddy, when will we go to the park, on Saturday or Sunday?
—__________day will be possible. I will have to work these two days.
A. Neither
B. Any
C. Either
【答案】A
【解析】句意：－爸爸，我们什么时候去公园，星期六还是星期天？－两天都不可能，我这两天必须工作。
A. Neither两者都不；
B. Any任何的；
C. Either两者之一。由最后一句内容可知，这两天必须上班，所以两天都不能去公园，两者都不：neither.故选Ａ。
4. _______of the students in my school are from the village.
A. Four five
B. Four fifth
C. Four fifths
【答案】C
【解析】句意：我们学校五分之四的学生来自乡村。英语里分数的分子写在前面，用基数词，分母写在分后，用序数词。当分子为1时，分母用单数；当分子大于1时，分母用复数。五分之四，分子大于1了，要用复数。故选Ｃ。
5. —Do you know Mr. Yang?
—Sure. He has lived here________2009.
A. in
B. for
C. since
【答案】C
【解析】句意：－你认识杨老师吗?－当然，他从2009年就住在这儿。A. in在某时段之内；B. for计……；达……。后跟时间的长度；C. since自从，后跟时间的起点。2009年是一个时间点，用since+时间点，描述某动作或状态从该时间点一直延续到现在。故选Ｃ。
6. I think No. 1 stone weighs _______than No. 2 stone.
A. twice more
B. more twice
C. many twice
【答案】A
【解析】句意：我认为第一块石头比第二块石头重两倍。一个比另一个具体超过多少的比较结构是：具体的数量+比较级+than，本题就是“两倍twice+more than”，故选Ａ。
7. —Have you eaten lunch?
—Yes. I______ it at half past eleven.
A. have had
B. will have
C. had
【答案】C
【解析】句意：－你吃了午餐了吗？－是的，我在十一点半吃的。A. have had现在完成时态形式；B. will have 一般将来时态形式；C. had一般过去时态形式。由at half past eleven可知，句子描述的是在11：30发生的过去动作，用一般过去时态。故选Ｃ。
点睛：现在完成时不能与表示过去的时间状语连用，句子里含用表示过去的时间状语，句子常用一般过去时态。
8. —Which city has the ________ population, Beijing, Guiyang or Shanghai?
—Guiyang, of course.
A. largest
B. least
C. smallest
【答案】C
【解析】句意：－北京、贵阳、上海，哪座城市人口最少？－当然是贵阳。A. largest最大的；B. least最少的；C. smallest最小的。修饰population时，常用large,big,small，不用few, little等等。再由回答Guiyang，可知本题问是人少的城市。故选Ｃ。
9. —Hurry up, ________we will miss the last bus.
—Oh, I’m coming.
A. and
B. or
C. so
【答案】B
【解析】句意：－赶快，否则我们会错过末班车。－哦，我来了。A. and并且，表示并列或递进；B. or或者，表示选择；否则，表示相反的结果；C. so因此，表示结果。不赶快，就会赶不上末班车，表示相反的结果，用or。故选Ｃ。
10. We should be indepen dent and shouldn’t _______others.
A. depend on
B. get on with
C. look after
【答案】A
【解析】句意：我们应该独立，而且不应该依赖别人。A. depend on依赖，依靠；B. get on with和某人融洽
相处；C. look after照看，照顾。应该独立，不应该依赖别人。故选Ａ。
11. When I was lying on the beach, I felt______ relaxed.
A. finally
B. recently
C. completely
【答案】C
【解析】句意：当我躺在海滩上时，我感到完全放松了。A. finally最后，终于；B. recently最近；C. completely 完全地。躺在海滩上，感觉完全放松。故选Ｃ。
12. Dale, please remind me _______the windows after school.
A. to close
B. close
C. closing
【答案】A
【解析】句意：戴尔，放学后请提醒我关窗户。提醒某人要做某事：remind sb. to do sth,用不定式作宾语补足语。故选Ａ。
13. Folding the clothes________ not difficult. For me, three minutes ______ enough.
A. is; are
B. is; is
C. are; are
【答案】B
【解析】句意：叠衣服不难。对我来讲，三分钟足够了。前句是动名词短语作主语，动名词作主语时，谓语要用三人称单数；后句是three minutes作主语，一段时间，一段距离，一笔款等等在句子里作主语时，看作一个整体，谓语用三人称单数。故选Ｂ。
14. —______________?
—Yes, but only once.
A. Did she go to Beijing
B. Has she ever been to Beijing
C. Will she go to Beijing
【答案】B
【解析】句意：－她去过北京吗？－是的，但只有一次。A. Did she go to Beijing她去的北京吗？一般过去时态，强调过去某时发生的动作；B. Has she ever been to Beijing她曾经去过北京吗？现在完成时态，强调过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响或结果；C. Will she go to Beijing她要去北京吗？一般将来时态，表示将要发生的动作。本题中，根据回答only once只有一次，去过某地几次，强调的是过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响或结果，用现在完成时态。故选Ｂ。
15. —Could you please take out the rubbish?
—_______. I’ll do it at once.
A. Yes, pl ease
B. No, I don’t
C. Yes, sure
【答案】C
【解析】句意：－请你倒垃圾好吗？－当然，我马上去。A. Yes, please是的，请吧。是接受别人服务的句子；
B. No, I don’t不，我不。否定回答形式；
C. Yes, sure是的，当然。欣然接受。由后句：我马上做。说明同意了请求。故选Ｃ。
三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分）
请阅读短文，根据其内容，从A、B、C中选出最佳答案。
Suzhou is my hometown. This beautiful city is in Jiangsu Province. ___16___ it is not as big as Beijing, everyone in China knows this beautiful place. People ___17___ it as “Venice of the east(东方威尼斯)”.
Suzhou has a long history. There are many ancient Chinese ___18___ in Suzhou. Now, they are becoming famous tourist places in Suzhou.
In the past 30 years my hometown has ___19___ rapidly in many ways. The biggest change I have found is the ___20___. On the one hand, many people here don’t live in the ___21___ houses any more. They have moved into the new high buildings and are enjoying the comfortable life. One the other hand, nowadays builders have ___22___ thousands of modern building of different styles.
I think this change is ___23___ because it has made Suzhou become more modern and more beautiful. To be honest，everything has changed ___24___ my hometown. I think you should think about
____25____ the beautiful city. Make sure you will love it.
16. A. Although B. Because C. If
17. A. check B. regard C. control
18. A. gardens B. towers C. pictures
19. A. collected B. searched C. changed
20. A. people B. environment C. pollution
21. A. expensive B. cheap C. old
22. A. set up B. given away C. given out
23. A. dangerous B. great C. strange
24. A. to B. in C. about
25. A. protecting B. holding C. visiting
【答案】16. A 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. C 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. C
【解析】本文作者介绍了自己的故乡——苏州。它是江苏省的一座美丽的城市，被称为“东方威尼斯”。苏州历史悠久。苏州近年来变化很大。如果你考虑参观这座城市，你一定会喜欢上它的。
16. 考查连词及语境理解。句意：虽然它没有北京大，但是每一个中国人都知道这座美丽的城市。A. Although 虽然，引导让步状语从句；B. Because因为，引导原因状语从句；C. If如果，引出条件状语从句。中国的每一个人都知道这座城市，虽然它没有北京大。故选A。
17. 考查动词及语境理解。句意：A. check检查，核对；B. regard把……视为，把……当作；C. control管理，控制。把……视为……：regard…as…。故选B。
18. 考查名词及语境理解。句意：在苏州有许多古代的中国园子。A. gardens花园；B. towers塔；C. pictures 图片。苏州园林世界闻名，故选A。
19. 考查动词及语境理解。句意：在过去三十年，我的故乡在许多方面变化很大。A. collected收集；B. searched 搜寻；C. changed变化。由第三段内容可知，苏州在近年来发生了巨大的变化。故选C。
20. 考查名词及语境理解。句意：我发现最大的变化是环境。A. people人，人们；B. environment环境；C. pollution污染。根据下文内容：人们搬进了高楼里享受舒适的生活，现在建筑多样化，苏州变成了更加现代更加美丽的城市。可以推测出最大的变化是环境发生了巨大的变化。故选B。
22. 考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：在另一方面，现在的建筑师们建立了成千上万不同风格的现代楼房。
A. set up建立；
B. given away捐赠；
C. given out分发。建筑师们建立了不风格的楼词。故选A。
23. 考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我认为这个变化很棒，因为它使苏州更加现代更加美丽。A. dangerous 危险的；B. great伟大的，美妙的；C. strange奇怪的。能使一座城市变得更加现代优美的变化是很伟大的。故选B。
24. 考查介词及语境理解。句意：老实说，在我家乡一切都变了。A. to向，朝，对于；B. in在……里；C. about 关于。在故乡：in the hometown。故选B。
25. 考查动词及语境理解。句意：我想你应该考虑参观这座美丽的城市。A. protecting保护；B. holding举行，举办，握住，抓住；C. visiting参观，访问。短文介绍了苏州的巨大变化，现在更加现代化了，更加美丽了，所以，作者建议人们去参观它。故选C。
四、口语交际（共五空，每空2分，计10分）
情境七选五，请阅读下面的对话，根据其情景，从方框内七个选项中选出能填入下面对话横线上的五个选项。
A:Hi, Ros e. I haven’t seen you for two weeks.
B:Hi, Bill. ________26________
A.Well, this term is almost over now. _______27_______
B:Yes. My sister is coming for a visit, and we’d like to go to the beach in Sanya. But the hotels there are too expensive in this season.
A:Then camping might be a good choice.
B.Camping? ________28________
A:I believe you’ll like it. _______29_______
B.It’s also a good way to forget our worries.
A:That’s right.
B:Thanks for your advice.________30________
A:I’d love to. But I’ll be busy doing my project.
【答案】26. E27. G