《2025年学霸组合训练八年级英语下册译林版苏州专版》

五、短文填空(每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文，在设空处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Do you want everyone to be on time? In Colombia, people are pretty　　44　（relax）about time. They don't mind if people are a little late　　45　（sometime）. They like to enjoy their time　46　（slow）and don't like to rush around. They value the time they spend　　47　　their family and friends in their everyday lives. They don't have to make plans　　48　　meet their friends. When they see each other, it's polite for boys to　49　（shake）hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face.
Things are different in Switzerland. It's very important to be on time there. In Switzerland, if someone　　50　（invite）you to meet him or her at noon, then you're expected to be there at noon. If you're 15 minutes late, your friend might be　　51　（anger）. So the Swiss(瑞士人) always make an effort to be on time when they meet somebody. They think it's　　52　　impolite to keep others waiting. Also, they never visit a friend's house without　　53　　（call）first. They almost always make plans to see friends.
44.__________　　45.__________　　46.__________　　47.__________　　48.__________
49.__________　　50.__________　　51.__________　　52.__________　　53.__________

答案： 44. relaxed 45. sometimes 46. slowly 47. with 48. to
49. shake 50. invites 51. angry 52. too/very 53. calling
[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了不同地区的人对待时间的观念是不同的。

六、阅读表达(54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分)
请认真阅读下面短文，回答短文后的问题。
Cats or Dogs! These can be fighting words, depending on who you're talking to.
Clearly, there are dog people and there are cat people. Dog people prefer(更喜欢) dogs and think they are “man's best friends”, while cat people like cats because they think cats are elegant and independent. Sometimes the two groups even argue with each other.
Based on a lot of information from different places, it's clear that a lot of families today like to have pets as friends. Among these families, 25％ like cats the best. On the other side, an even bigger group, which is 38％ of families, prefers dogs. These numbers show that both cats and dogs are very popular pets. They each have special things that make people love them.
However, cats seem to get more attention online. There are even some new slang terms to refer to them. Cats are described as “masters”(喵主子). Even those who don't have pet cats are doing something called “cloud cat petting”(云吸猫), which refers to(指) viewing pictures and videos of cats online.
An article in The Guardian pointed out that dog owners usually go outside to play with their pets or their neighbours' dogs. But since cats are mainly indoor animals, they are more likely to stay at home. The Internet has become a virtual(虚拟的) “cat park” for cat owners.
But it doesn't really matter if you prefer cats or dogs. Having a connection with any animal can make us feel good.
54. What do cat people think of cats?
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55. How do people without pet cats do something called “cloud cat petting”?
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56. Do you prefer cats or dogs? Why?
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答案： 54. They think cats are elegant and independent.
55. By viewing pictures and videos of cats online./They view pictures and videos of cats online.
56. I prefer cats. Because cats are mainly indoor animals, and I like to stay at home with them./I prefer dogs. Because I like to go outside to play with them.(答案不唯一，言之有理即可)
[文章大意]本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了“猫奴”与“狗奴”的区别。