《2025年点石成金金牌夺冠八年级英语上册外研版辽宁专版》

阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
Liu Zhihua has become a star at a ski resort(度假胜地) in Urumqi. Dressed in her blue suit and white helmet(头盔), Liu joins the skiing group and skis very well. She is 89 years old and is the 31. oldest (old) skier at the resort.
Though Liu is 32. a good skier now, she took up the sport when she was 72. Before that time, she just 33. looked (look) after her grandchildren and watched TV at home. Later, encouraged by her children, Liu tried to ski 34. for the first time.
"The first day wasn't easy. In the following days, I was able to walk on the skis," Liu said. "After I wasn't afraid to fall, I became 35. interested (interest) in it." She took part in a skiing competition. But she 36. didn’t do (do) it for an award. Finishing the competition without 37. falling (fall) over was enough for her.
Liu met many problems during those 38. years’ (year) skiing. She fell over many times while going down the slopes(斜坡) because she was not so good at it, 39. but she never gave up. She believed that skills come from practice.
For Liu, skiing is also a way to keep 40. herself/her (she) young and lively. "The sport has brought two things to me: health and happiness," she said. "I don't think it has much to do with my age. Old or young, I have been brave and happy."

答案： 31.oldest 32.a 33.looked 34.for 35.interested 36.didn’t do 37.falling 38.years’ 39.but 40.herself/her

Ⅳ. 阅读与表达（共4小题，41—43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分，满分10分）
阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 新考向·文化礼仪
Lily is a Russian(俄罗斯人). She is very excited because she is flying to Chengdu, China, to visit her friend Liu Yang. She wants to know what the weather in Chengdu is like. She also wants to see the beautiful city and eat the delicious food, such as hot pot and mapo tofu. But she knows different countries have different cultures. How should she behave correctly when she gets to Chengdu? She wants to do as the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
Read on to help Lily find the answer to what she can and can't do in China.

• Be on time when you go to your friend's party.
• Be polite and often say "excuse me", "please" and "thank you".
• Open gifts from friends later.
• Be late when you make an appointment (约定) with them.
• Speak directly when you ask questions.
• Open gifts from friends in front of them.
41. What should Lily do to behave correctly in China? Give an example.
Be on time when she goes to her friend’s party.
42. How many don'ts can you see in the text?
5./Five.
43. Why are chopsticks important in Chinese food culture?
Because people usually eat with them.
44. If you want to go to a new country, what should you do first? Why? Write 25 words or more.
I should learn about the dos and don’ts there first. Because different countries have different cultures. And these can help me behave correctly in a new country. Just as the saying goes,“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

答案： 41.Shake hands when she meets people for the first time./Be on time when she goes to her friend’s party./Be polite and often say “excuse me”,“please” and “thank you”./Open gifts from friends later./Eat with chopsticks. Or she can also use a spoon or a fork.（任选其一）
42.5./Five.
43.Because people usually eat with them.
44.I should learn about the dos and don’ts there first. Because different countries have different cultures. And these can help me behave correctly in a new country. Just as the saying goes,“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”（答案合理即可）