河北省保定市易縣2022-2023學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題

2022~2023學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期八年級(jí)期末質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語試題注意事項(xiàng):1.全卷滿分120分,答題時(shí)間為120分鐘。2.請(qǐng)將各題答案填寫在答題卡上。3.卷面分:3分。不包含在試題總分內(nèi),單獨(dú)賦分。（如120+1/2/3）聽力部分I.聽句子,選出句子中所包含的信息（共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分）1.A.aseasonB.ahabitC.ahole2.A.pickflowersB.flykitesC.planttrees3.A.thesecondB.twenty-threeC.twothirds4.A.Wewillworkfor9hours.B.Wewillbegintoworkafter9:00.C.Wewillfinishtheworkbefore9:00.5.A.JohnwillhelpTimwithhisbirthdayparty.B.JohnwilldrivetoTim'shouse.C.JohnwillgotoTim'sbirthdayparty.Ⅱ.聽句子,選出該句的最佳答語（共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分）6.A.Turnleft.B.Doeshishomework.C.Itdoesn'tmatter.7.A.Nottoday.B.Yes,acrossfromthefarm.C.Ofcoursenot.8.A.It'sfun.B.Noway.C.Sorry,Iwon't.9.A.That'spossible.B.Onceaweek.C.Ihopeso.10.A.Showme,please.B.Youlookwell.C.Thankyou.Ⅲ.聽對(duì)話和問題,選擇正確答案（共8小題,每小題1分,滿分8分）11.Howistheweathernow?A.B.C.12.WhatdoesAnnlikebest?A.B.C.13.Whendoesthedialoguehappen?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.14.Howfaristhehotel?A.Onlyabout350metersaway.B.Over600metersaway.C.Lessthan900metersaway.15.Whereisthewomanfrom?A.Shanghai.B.Shenzhen.C.Hangzhou.16.WhydidMikegotothefactory?A.Toremindthefactoryofsomething.B.Todoaresearchthere.C.Tobuysomethingfromthefactory.17.HowlonghasMikebeeninGreenChina?A.Fortwoyears.B.Forfiveyears.C.Forsixyears.18.Whataretheygoingtodo?A.Gotoacinema.B.Haveatalk.C.Havesuppertogether.Ⅳ.聽短文和問題,選擇正確答案（共7小題;每小題1分,滿分7分）19.Whatcolouristhebag?A.It'sblack.B.It'sbrown.C.It'syellow.20.Whichtelephonenumbercanyoucallatifyou'retheowner?ABC21.WheredoesKatestudynow?A.InChina.B.IntheUS.C.InCanada.22.HowlongisthehistoryofAmerica?A.Lessthan100years.B.Morethan200years.C.Morethan300years.23.WhichplacedoesKatewanttovisitnextyear?A.MountHuang.B.TheYangtzeRiver.C.TheWestLake.24.What'sKategoodat?A.Writing.B.Reading.C.Drawing.25.What'sKate'sfavoriteanimal?A.Thepanda.B.Thegiraffe.C.Theelephant.V.聽短文填空（共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分）InformationSheetName:26.David,___________yearsold.Activity:27.Everymorning,Iwill___________5kilometres.28.Between8:00a.m.and11:00a.m.,Iwilldomy___________.29.Intheafternoon,Iwillgoswimmingwithfriends.LiMingswimquite___________andwell.Hope:30.IbelieveIwillhavea___________holiday.筆試部分Ⅵ.單項(xiàng)選擇（共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分）選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。31.Mr.Jacksonisapopularwriter,andwealllikereading___________books.A.hisB.herC.theirD.your32.Great!___________allthepictures,Kate'sisthemostbeautiful.A.ForB.BetweenC.FromD.Of33.Becarefulwiththeknife,___________itmayhurtyoubadly.A.orB.andC.butD.so34.—WhatagoodgirlLiFenis!—Yes!SheoftenhelpsGrandmaLi___________thehouse.A.cleanupB.longforC.throwawayD.holdon35.Ifeveryone___________hard,Ibelieveourdreamwillcometruesoon.A.wasworkingB.workedC.willworkD.works36.IgotafewEnglishdictionaries.Thatoneonthedeskis___________useful.Itisthenumberoneinmyheart.A.muchB.themostC.alittleD.more37.—Whatdoesthegirlmean,Danny?—Shewantstoknow___________yesterday.A.whatwilltheydonextB.whenwillthepartybeginC.wheredidTomgoD.whyKatewaslateforthemeeting38.HongKongisagoodplace.I___________itseveraltimes.A.visitedB.visitC.amvisitingD.havevisited39.Howwonderfulthedanceis!It___________thepow-wow.A.callsB.willcallC.iscalledD.hascalled40.WiththeInternet,___________iseasyforpeopletoknowwhatishappeningaroundtheworld.A.theyB.thisC.thatD.itⅦ.完形填空（共10小題,每小題1分,滿分10分）閱讀下面短文,從各小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ManyofusmayalreadyknowthatAmericanfootballisalargepartoftheUSculture.Februaryeveryyearisthetimeforoneofthemostimportant41—SuperBowlinAmerica.Thisfootballgameisso42hatevenpeoplewhodon'tlikefootballwatchtheSuperBowl.Ihaveneverbeeninto43,butIwasexcitedforthisyear'sSuperBowl.Ourlocalfootballteam,theCincinnatiBengals,wasinit.Ifyoudon'thearabouttheSuperBowl,youwillprobablyhave44totalkwithyourfriends.Atschool,teachersandstudentsalsocheeredontheBengals.Asthegameisalwaysplayed45aSundaynight,schoolsaroundCincinnatigotthefollowingMondayof.Myschoolevenorganizedaspiritweek.Theevent46peopletowearblackandorangeeverydayoftheweek.Eventheheadmaster47orangeandblack.48theSuperBowlisover,myfriendsatschoolstillargueoverwhoshouldwinafootballgame.Istillhearthem49footballinthehallways.TheBengalsdidnotwinthefinalmatch,butIhavetrulybeenabletoexperiencethe50ofAmericanfootball.41.A.placesB.concertsC.accidentsD.events42.A.busyB.popularC.strangeD.terrible43.A.footballB.basketballC.tennisD.ping-pong44.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything45.A.onB.inC.byD.with46.A.encouragedB.showedC.taughtD.remembered47.A.woreB.paintedC.soldD.collected48.A.BecauseB.AlthoughC.BeforeD.Unless49.A.turnonB.lookafterC.talkaboutD.worryabout50.A.sizeB.shapeC.priceD.cultureⅧ.閱讀理解（共15小題,每小題2分,滿分30分）閱讀A、B、C、D四篇材料,然后從各小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ALiverpool（利物浦）Experiencethebestmusic,sportandcultureintheUK!TheBeatlesStoryTheBeatles（披頭士樂隊(duì)）isaworld-famousmusicgroupfromLiverpool.FindoutsomethingaboutitatTheBeatlesStory.Openeverydayexcept（除……之外）onDecember25and26.Adults:￡15Students/Seniors（老年人）:￡12Children（5—15）:￡9Children（under5）:freeAnfield（安菲爾德）Thecitylovesfootball.VisitAnfieldfootballstadium（運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)）,hometoLiverpool'sfavoritefootballteam,andtakeatour.OpeneverydayexceptonDecember25,26,January1andApril15.Adults:￡20Students/Seniors（老年人）:￡15Children（under16）:￡12Family（2+2）:￡55MuseumofLiverpoolVisittheMuseumofLiverpool.LearnallaboutthehistoryandcultureofLiverpool.Openeverydayfrom10amto5pmexceptonDecember24,25,26,31andJanuary1.It'sfree!51.If10-year-oldFrankwantstovisitTheBeatlesStorywithhisparents（bothage39）,howmuchshouldtheypay?A.￡24.B.￡39.C.￡52.D.￡55.52.WhencanyouvisitAnfieldfootballstadium?A.OnDecember26.B.OnDecember31.C.OnJanuary1.D.OnApril15.53.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheBeatlesStoryisusuallyopenforfivedaysaweek.B.TheBeatlesisawell-knownmusicgroupfromParis.C.VisitorscangetintotheMuseumofLiverpoolat9:00am.D.TheMuseumofLiverpoolisopentothepublicforfree.BBoom!Aclapofthunder（一聲霹靂）madetheoldhouseshake.Ramonstayedunderhisbed.Aflashoflightning（一道閃電）lituptheroom."Ihatethishouse,”Ramonthought.Itwashisfirstnightinhisnewhome.Thehousehadbelongedtohisgrandma.Itwasvery,veryold.Itlookedreallyscaryatnight.Thetreesoutsidehiswindowslookedlikemonsters（怪物）inthedark.Thebranches（樹枝）lookedlikelongarms.Theywaved（飄動(dòng)）whenthewindblew.Thestormmadeeverythingevenscarier.Ramonhatedstorms,anditseemedworseintheoldhouse.Laterthethunder（雷）becamequieter.Ramonclimbedintobedandfellasleep.Whenhewokeup,thesunwasshiningthroughhiswindows.Ramonclimbedoutofbed.Thetreesoutsidedidn'tlooklikemonstersanymore.Thebrancheshadnicegreenleavesgrowingonthem.Ramoncouldseeabirdsittingononeofthebranches.Itwassingingahappysong.Theyardlookedprettyniceinthedaylight.Astream（溪）ranacrosstheyard.Aswing（秋千）hungfromoneofthetrees.Manyflowersgrewnexttothetrees.Butterflies（蝴蝶）flewaroundtheflowers.“Maybelivingherewon'tbesobadafterall,”Ramonthought.54.HowdidRamonprobablyfeelduring.thethunderstorm（雷雨）?A.Excited.B.Relaxed.C.Scared.D.Tired.55.Whatcanweknowaboutthehouse?A.Ramongrewupinit.B.Ramon'sgrandmapulleditdown.C.Itwasreallydarkinside.D.Therearesometreesoutsideit.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”referto?A.Thetrees.B.Thebranches.C.Themonsters.D.Thelongarms.CWhenkidsareathome,thehouseisinamessmostofthetime.Butinfact,yourchildrencanlearnsomeeasyskillsandtheywillhelpkeepthehousetidy.Herearesomechoresthatparentsshouldlettheirkidslearn.①____________Kidsasyoungas2yearsofagecanstarttolearntohelpputawayclothes.School-agedkidscanlearntofoldclothesandstarttolearnaboutusingthewashingmachine.Ifyoustartteachingyourchildatayoungage,byage10or11,thechildwillfinisheverystepofwashingclothesbyhimself,fromputtingawayclothestousingawashingmachine.②___________Childrenwhoaretrainedinarightwaycanbeabighelpwithdoingthedishes.Whetheryouareteachingyourchildrentouseadishwasher（洗碗機(jī)）orwashthedishesbyhand,thebestwaytostartiswithscrapingandrinsing（刮和沖洗）.Even5-year-oldsto6-year-oldscanlearnhowtoscrapeandrinsetheirplates.7-year-oldsto8-year-oldscanhelpwithdryingandputtingawaythedishes.Byage9,kidsarereadytolearnhowtowashdifferentkindsofdishesoruseadishwasher.③___________Learningtomop（拖）thefloorisaskillforolderschool—agedkids.Bytheageof9or10,mostkidsareoldenoughtolearntomopthefloorwithoutmuchhelp.Givethemadviceonhowtomopdifferentkindsoffloorsinyourhome.57.Whodoyouthinkthepassageismainlywrittenfor?A.Doctors.B.Parents.C.Children.D.Teachers.58.Whocanhelpwithdryingandputtingawaythedishes?A.Paul,whowasborntwoyearsago.B.Gina,whoisstillinkindergarten（幼兒園）.C.Mike,whoisgoingtobe8nextmonth.D.Cindy,whoisjustfouryearsoldthismonth.59.Matchthetitlewitheachparagraph.a.Washingthedishes.b.Moppingthefloor（拖地）.c.Washingclothes.d.Makinggoodbreakfast.A.①—a②—b③—cB.①—d②—c③—bC.①—b②—d③—aD.①—c②—a③—b60.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.SomeChoresThatKidsShouldLearnB.WaystoUseaWashingMachineWellC.TheBestTimetoDoChoresD.AdviceonHowtoMopDifferentFloorsDMyhometownisasmallplacecalled"Natore".Herearesomefactsaboutmyhometown.Inthesummerseason,thetemperatureisabout35℃anditoftenrains.Sotheweatherinmyhometowncanbehotandhumid.ThesummerseasonstartsinearlyJuneandendsattheendofOctober.Becauseoftherainyweather,theflowersandthetreesareverybeautiful.Thewinterinmyhometowniscoldwiththetemperatureofabout15℃.Therearesomefamousbuildingsinmyhometown,butthemostspecialoneiscalled“TheRajbari".Itisthereforalmost300years.Overthelasttwentyyears,alotofpeoplecameandnewbuildingscameout.Today,manypeoplefrommyhometownleaveforbiggercitiesbecauseofbetteremploymentopportunities（就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)）aspeoplewanttolivebetter.Ilikemyhometown.Thisplacehasahistory—myhistory.WhenIwanttogobackthere,Idon'tneedtousemyGPStogetaroundandIfeelhappybecauseIambackattheplacewhereIgrewup.Drivingpastmyoldhighschool,goingtomyfavoritecinema,orstoppingatmyoldhouse,Ifeelsogood.What'smore,eatingatoneofmyfavoriterestaurantsisgreat.Isay"Hello"topeoplethereandtalkwiththemforawhile.Itisthefeelingofgoingbackhome.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"humid"mean?A.Dry.B.Wet.C.Cool.D.Warm.62.Howlongisthesummerseasoninthewriter'shometown?A.Forthreemonths.B.Forfourmonths.C.Forfivemonths.D.Forsixmonths.63.Whichparagraphmainlytalksaboutwhythewriterlikeshishometown?A.Paragraph2.B.Paragraph3.C.Paragraph4.D.Paragraph5.64.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Natorehasturnedintoabigcitynow.B.TheRajbarihasahistoryofover3,000years.C.ManypeopleinNatoregotobiggercitiesforabetterlifenow.D.AllthebuildingsinNatorearereallyold.65.What'sthethemeofthepassage?A.Livingenvironment.B.Legendsandstories.C.Holidaysandvacations.D.Hobbiesandinterests.X.任務(wù)型閱讀（共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分）閱讀下面短文,按要求完成66～70題。Theworld'sleadingtechcompaniesareplanningtobuildsmarteronlinecommunities（社區(qū)）.TheydiscussedthisattheWorldInternetConference（會(huì)議）.Thedevelopmentofartificialintelligence（AI）wasahottopicattheconference.Ifamachinecanlearnandsolve（解決）problemsashumansdo,itcanbecalledAI.AlibabausesAItechnologyinitsunmannedsupermarketinWuzhen.Thereisnosalespersoninthesupermarket,justatabletonadeskthatsays"pleasesmile".Ifyousmile,itwillgiveyouaspecialdiscount（折扣）foryourgoods.Thebiggeryoursmileis,themorediscountsyouwillget.Paymentisdoneautomatically（自動(dòng)地）throughyourAlipayaccount.Whenyoufirstenterthesupermarket,thesupermarket'sAIknowsyourfaceandyouraccount,ThereisalsoAIthatcanreadlips（唇）.Sougoubroughtitslip-readingsystem（系統(tǒng)）totheconference.Itrecognizesyourmouth'smovementsandturnsthemintovoicesortextmessages.Thiscouldbeveryusefulwhenyouaretryingtotalktosomeoneonyourphoneinanoisyplace.Policecouldalsousethetechnologytohelpthemfindbadpeoplebylip-readingrecordingsfromvideocameras.AnothertypeofAIworksonunderstandinghumanfeelings.Microsoft'schatrobotXiao-Icecannotonlyprovideusefulinformation,butalsochatwithpeoplelikearealfriend.Xiao-IcehasaWeChataccount.Afterfollowingtheaccount,userscanstarttalkingwithher.Sheknowswhentocomfortyouortelljokes.Shekeepsmakingherselfbetterbytalkingwithusers.Thesetechnologiesarebeingputintowideruse.Wemayseeasmarterworldandbetterlivesinthenearfuture.66題完成句子;67、68題簡(jiǎn)略回答問題;69題找出并寫下第四段的主題句;70題將畫線句子譯成漢語。66.Ifamachinecanlearnand____________________ashumansdo,itcanbecalledAI.67.WhatcanyougetinAlibaba'sunmannedsupermarketinWuzhenifyousmile?_____________________________________________________________________________________________68.Whatcanthepolicedowiththelip—readingsystem?_____________________________________________________________________________________________69.___________________________________________________________________________________________70.___________________________________________________________________________________________X.詞語運(yùn)用（共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分）閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~（有提示詞的,填入所給單詞的正確形式）。Iwasateacheratakindergartenthreeyearsago.Oneday,alittleboyknockedintoalittlegirlandshe71.__________（fall）down.Likemanyother72.__________（story）,thestorywouldgoonlikethis.Thegirlbegantocry,andranto73.__________（I）.She74.__________（will）askmetopunishtheboy.Thenletmetellyouwhathappenednext.Thelittleboylaid75.__________（he）downonthefloor.Hediditso76.__________（quick）.Thenhestoodupandpulledup77.__________littlegirl,"I'msorry.Weknockedintoeachother."Thelittlegirllooked78.__________（surprise）,butshestillstoodupandsaid,"Oh,sorry!"Thentheywalkedaway.HowsurprisedIwaswhenIsaw79.__________theboydid!Hestoppedabadresultfromhappening80.__________averysimpleway.Thewisdom（智慧）ofchildrenalwayssurprisedme.XI.基礎(chǔ)寫作（包括A、B兩部分,A部分5分,B部分15分,共20分）A）連詞成句（共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分）將所給詞語連成句子,要求符合語法,語句通順,大小寫正確,詞語不得重復(fù)使用,句末標(biāo)點(diǎn)已給出。81.it,abeautifulrose,what,is_____________________________________________________________________________________________!82.it,send,to,let's,ourdearteacher_____________________________________________________________________________________________.83.is,what,Mrs.Wang,now,doing_____________________________________________________________________________________________?84.she,maybe,is,inheroffice,working_____________________________________________________________________________________________.85.it,I,she,verymuch,believe,likes_____________________________________________________________________________________________.B）書面表達(dá)（滿分15分86.對(duì)于我們學(xué)生來說,初中是很重要的一段時(shí)光,它對(duì)我們的將來有著重要的意義。那么,怎樣才能愉快地度過這段重要的時(shí)光呢?你有什么樣的建議和想法?請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面的提示寫一篇短文。提示:1.Whatcanwegetduringthethreeyearsinajuniormiddleschool?2.Howcanyouenjoyyourselfduringthistime?注意:1.短文須包括提示中的兩個(gè)要點(diǎn),可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮;2.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的地名、校名和人名;3.詞數(shù)80左右（開頭已給出,不計(jì)人總詞數(shù)）。Thethreeyearsinajuniormiddleschoolisalongtime.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2022~2023學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期八年級(jí)期末質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語試題參考答案聽力部分錄音稿第一題聽句子,選出句子中所包含的信息。下面你將聽到五個(gè)句子,每個(gè)句子讀兩遍。請(qǐng)你聽完句子的第二遍朗讀后,從各小題所給出的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出包含所聽信息的選項(xiàng)。1.Myfatherdugadeepholeinthegarden.2.Childrenlovetoflykitesinspring.3.Twothirdsoftheearth'ssurfaceiswater.4.Let'sfinishtheworkbefore9:00.5.JohnwilltakepartinTim'sbirthdayparty.第二題聽句子,選出該句的最佳答語。下面你將聽到五個(gè)句子,每個(gè)句子讀兩遍。請(qǐng)你聽完句子的第二遍朗讀后,從各小題所給出的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出該句的最佳答語。6.I'msorrytotroubleyou.7.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?8.Don'tmakeanoiseinthelibrary.9.Howoftendoyouvisityourgrandparents?10.Happybirthday,Mary!第三題聽對(duì)話和問題,選擇正確答案。下面你將聽到四組對(duì)話和八個(gè)問題,每組對(duì)話和問題讀兩遍。請(qǐng)你聽完對(duì)話和問題的第二遍朗讀后,從各小題所給出的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出正確答案。請(qǐng)聽第一組對(duì)話,回答第11題。M:Whatblackclouds!Maybetherewillbeaheavyrainsoon.W:Ihopeso.Theweatheristoodrythesedays.M:Andalltheplantsneedrainverymuch.W:That'strue.QuestionNo.11:Howistheweathernow?請(qǐng)聽第二組對(duì)話,回答第12題。M:Ann,Ilikefruitbest.Whataboutyou?W:Idon'tlikefruitatall.Ilikeflowers.M:Whatisyourfavoriteflower?W:Roses,ofcourse.QuestionNo.12:WhatdoesAnnlikebest?請(qǐng)聽第三組對(duì)話,回答第13～15題。W:Goodevening,madam!M:Goodevening,sir!WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Icomehereforthefirsttime.Whereisthenearesthotel?M:Oh,it'seasy.Goalongthisroadandturnrightatthecrossing.Youcanseeitonyourright.W:Isitveryfarfromhere?M:No,no!Itisonlyabout350metersaway.Youcangetthereonfoot.W:Thankyouverymuch.M:Youarewelcome.Wouldyoupleasetellmewhereyoucomefrom?W:Shenzhen.Haveyoubeenthereinrecentyears?M:No,Iheargreatchangeshavetakenplacethere.Gladtoseeyouhere.W:Me,too.Goodbye!M:Bye!QuestionNo.13:Whendoesthedialoguehappen?QuestionNo.14:Howfaristhehotel?QuestionNo.15:Whereisthewomanfrom?請(qǐng)聽第四組對(duì)話,回答第16~18題。W:Wheredidyougo,Mike?Icalledyou,butyouweren'tinyouroffice.M:Iwenttoapaperfactory.W:Oh?Whydidyougothere?M:Thefactorywaspouringdirtywaterintotheriver.AsamemberofGreenChina,Ishouldremindthefactoryofsomething.W:WhendidyoujoinGreenChina?M:IhavebeenamemberofGreenChinaforsixyears.W:Whatdidyousaytothepeopleofthefactory?M:Itoldthemnottopourthedirtywaterintotheriveragain,orIwouldcalltheTVstation.W:You'regreat.Oh,it'stimeforsupper.Let'shavesuppertogether.QuestionNo.16:WhydidMikegotothefactory?QuestionNo.17:HowlonghasMikebeeninGreenChina?QuestionNo.18:Whataretheygoingtodo?第四題聽短文和問題,選擇正確答案。下面你將聽到兩篇短文和七個(gè)問題,短文和問題讀兩遍。請(qǐng)你聽完短文和問題的第二遍朗讀后,根據(jù)所聽內(nèi)容,從各小題所給出的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確答案。請(qǐng)聽第一篇短文,回答第19~20題。I'mJimGreen.Ifindablackbagontheplaygroundthismorning.Therearesomebooksandsnacksinit.Well,Ialsoseeatoybearinthebag.Itisbrownandhastwobigeyes.Itlookssocuteandfunny.Ifyou'retheowner,pleasecallmeaIwillgiveitbacktoyouassoonaspossible.QuestionNo.19:Whatcoloristhebag?QuestionNo.20:Whichtelephonenumbercanyoucallatifyou'retheowner?請(qǐng)聽第二篇短文,回答第21~25題。KateisfromtheUS.ButhermotherisChinese.NowsheisstudyinginaChineseschoolinCanada.Inherfirstclass,sheintroducessomethingaboutAmerica,Chinaandherself.ShesaysthattheUnitedStatesisayoungcountrywithahistoryofmorethan200years.ButChinaisanoldcountryandhasthelargestpopulationintheworld.TheYangtzeRiveristhelongestriverinChina.Itisabout6,300kilometerslong.ThereareeightfamousmountainsinChinaandKatewantstovisitMountHuangnextyear.Katedoeswellindrawing.ShedrewapictureoftheWestLakeyesterdayanditlookedverybeautiful.Shelikesgiraffesandelephants,butherfavoriteanimalisthepanda.QuestionNo.21:WheredoesKatestudynow?