江苏省扬州市江都区邵樊片2017_2018学年七年级英语12月月考试题.doc

江苏省扬州市江都区邵樊片2017-2018学年七年级英语12月月考试题 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷为第1至65题，第Ⅱ卷为第66至101题。试卷总分140分，考试时间100分钟。‎ ‎ （友情提示：请将答案填写在答题纸上！）‎ 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共80分）‎ 一、听力测试 （本大题共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）‎ 第一部分：听对话回答问题 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。‎ ‎1. What do the man’s students often go at weekends?‎ A. B. C. ‎ ‎2. What does Wang Hong usually do in the evening?‎ ‎ A. B. C. ‎ ‎3. Where is John from? ‎ A. B. C.‎ ‎4. What sport does Tom like?‎ 20‎ ‎ A. B. C. ‎ ‎5. How does the girl go to school on fine days?‎ ‎ A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike.‎ ‎6. What time does Miss Li drive to the office?‎ ‎ A. At 6:15. B. At 6:45. C. At 7:15. ‎ ‎7. How much is the red cup?‎ A. Six yuan. B. Eight yuan. C. Fourteen yuan.‎ ‎8. How many girls are there in the class?‎ A. 18. B. 19. C. 37.‎ ‎9. Who isn’t in the school football team?‎ ‎ A. Peter. B. Simon C. Millie ‎10. How long does the rain last (持续)?‎ ‎ A. For three hours. B. For five hours C. For two hours.‎ 第二部分 听对话和短文答题 听下面一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。‎ 听第一段对话， 回答第11、12题。‎ ‎11. How is Mike’s school?‎ ‎ A. It is big. B. It is small. C. It has no buildings.‎ ‎12. Are the library and the school hall in the same building? ‎ ‎ A. Yes, they are. B. No, they aren’t. C. We don’t know.‎ 听第一篇短文，回答13-15题。根据短文内容选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。‎ 20‎ Information about the three women’s children Betty ‎·has a six-year-old daughter ‎·her daughter wants to be a 13 ‎ Sara ‎·has a 14 son ‎·her son is interested in water sports Mary ‎·her daughter is poor at 15 ‎ ‎·wants to get help from a training centre ‎13. A. dancer B. player C. singer ‎14. A. 9-year-old B. 10-year-old C. 11-year-old ‎15. A. Maths B. Chinese C. English 听第二篇短文，回答第16至20题。‎ ‎16. What sport is very popular in China?‎ A. Tennis. B. Baseball. C. Ping-pong.‎ ‎17. Who likes baseball best?‎ A. Li Bo. B. The speaker（说话人）. C. We don’t know.‎ ‎18. Where do the American children often play baseball?‎ A. On streets. B. At school. C. In fields or parks.‎ ‎19. How many players are there in each baseball team?‎ A. Nine. B. Two. C. Eleven.‎ ‎20. What does the speaker think of doing sports?‎ A. It can give us pain (痛苦). ‎ B. It can make us healthy. ‎ C. It can make us popular.‎ 二、单项选择（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）‎ 20‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。‎ ‎21—You see, it’s my dream to buy__________iPhone X. ‎ ‎—Oh, you can ask your parents to buy __________for you.‎ A. a; it B. an; it C. a; one D. an; one ‎22. —______ do you keep fit? ‎ ‎—I often run ______ keep fit.‎ ‎ A. Why; for B. Why; to C. How; for D. How; to ‎23. —__________do you help your parents do housework? ‎ ‎—Every evening.‎ A. How far B. How long C. How soon D. How often ‎24. One of the hamburgers________ salty(咸的). Do you want ________ it? ‎ ‎   A. are; taste B. are; to taste                 C. is; taste  D. is; to taste ‎25.This coat is _______, but I don’t have _______ to buy it. ‎ A. enough cheap; enough money B. expensive enough; money enough C. cheap enough; enough money D. enough expensive; money enough ‎26. —I like this pair of new trousers very much. Can I ____________?‎ ‎ —Sure, I think this pair of trousers you.‎ ‎ A. try it on; matches B. try it on; fits ‎ ‎ C. try them on; matches D. try them on; fits ‎27. The boy_______ glasses is my cousin. He ______a red T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. How cool he looks!‎ ‎ A. in; wears B. with; wears C. wears; in D. wears; with ‎28. Dad, my glasses are old. I want to buy a new ________. ‎ 20‎ ‎ A. trousers B. one C. it D. pair ‎29. —_____ do you like to do?‎ ‎ —Sometimes I listen to music after school at home.‎ ‎ A. What other B. What other things C. What else things D. What things else ‎30. The dress fits me well, __________I don’t want to buy it because it’s too expensive.‎ ‎ A. so B. but C. or D. and ‎31. The New Year’s costume ball(化妆舞会) is coming. What will you ________? ‎ ‎ A. dress at        B. dress in as C. dress up D. dress up as ‎32. —How much does an iPhone 8 ________? ‎ ‎ —More than 5,000 yuan. I don’t think it is a good idea to ________ so much on a phone.‎ ‎ A. cost; cost B. spend; spend C. cost; spend D. spend; cost ‎33. —What’s your Chinese teacher like?‎ ‎ —_________. ‎ ‎ A. He teaches well B. He likes reading C. He’s thirty D. He’s thin and tall ‎34 .There__________ many new books in your room. But I __________only one.‎ ‎ A. have; have B. is; have C. are; has D. are; have ‎35. —I will go to visit Yangzhou‎ ‎Museum tomorrow. ‎ ‎—__________.‎ ‎ A. Good luck. B. Congratulations. C. Have a good time! D. It doesn’t matter. ‎ 三、完形填空 （本大题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）‎ 20‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。‎ Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often 36 some books from the library. He enjoys 37 to the radio every morning and reading 38 after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His 39 worship (崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He 40 likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he’s too 41 to understand him and chooses the easiest ones 42 . Of course the boy is not happy with it. ‎ One day Mike reads 43 about the electric lights (电灯) and is ‎44 in it. When his father tells him to do some housework, he is thinking of it. He asks him 45 questions, and his father answers all. Then his father says proudly (自豪地), “Fathers always know more than sons!” The boy thinks ‎46 a while (一会儿) and says,“ 47 !” ‎ ‎“Oh? Why?” ‎ ‎ Mike doesn’t answer 48 asks instead (反而), “Who invents the electric lights?” ‎ ‎“Thomas Edison ”answers Mr Clarke. ‎ ‎“Why doesn’t his 49 invent(发明) them, then?” ‎ ‎ Looking at his son, Mr Clarke doesn’t know 50 to answer! ‎ ‎36. A. finds B. sells C. buys D. borrows ‎ ‎37. A. watching B. listening C. going D. coming ‎ ‎38. A. things B. letters C. stories D. books ‎ ‎39. A. teachers B. parents C. students D. classmates ‎ ‎40. A. also B. never C. ever D. only ‎ ‎41. A. old B. young C. clever D. able ‎ ‎42. A. answer B. answering C. answered D. to answer ‎ ‎43. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything ‎ ‎44. A. popular B. interested C. afraid D. worried ‎ ‎45. A. few B. little C. a few D. a little ‎ ‎46. A. of B. about C. for D. at ‎ ‎47. A. I don’t think so B. Me, too C. You aren’t right ‎ 20‎ ‎ D. I think so ‎48. A. but B. and C. then D. or ‎ ‎49. A. father B. son C. mother D. brother ‎ ‎50. A. when B. what C. where D. why 四、阅读理解 （本大题共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）‎ 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。‎ A Tony’s father, Mr. Baker, lost his job last year. But now, he has his own fast food shop. It’s not very big, but it sells a lot of food, drinks, desserts and soup. Many people like the hamburgers there. Today is Sunday. Tony got up very early. After breakfast, he went to his father’s shop and made a line graph（线状图表） for him to show the number of hamburgers he sold. Now please look at the graph and today’s menu to choose the best answer.‎ BAKER”S FAST FOOD ‎ Today’s Menu Chips ￥4.50 ‎ Hamburger ￥8.00‎ Apple Pie  ￥ 4.50‎ Ice Cream ￥ 2.00‎ Coke  ￥ 3.50‎ Juice  ￥ 3.50‎ Chicken ￥4.20‎ Beef ￥4.50‎ ‎51. From today’s menu, we know ________ is the cheapest.‎ ‎ A. ice cream      B. coke     C. apple pie D. juice ‎ ‎52. Tony’s father sold the most hamburgers in ________.‎ ‎  A. January         B. June                     C. February             D. April ‎53. How much did he get by selling hamburgers in January, May and June?‎ A.￥96,000                B.￥88,000                C.￥72,000             D.‎ 20‎ ‎￥66,000‎ B Hello! I’m Sophia! Let’s meet these popular pig stars! They are from stories and movies.‎ Hello. I have a birthmark（胎记） on my right eye. I’m not clever but happy, not rich but have many dreams. I want to visit Disneyland, and eat chicken at Christmas. I have a happy family and many good friends.‎ ‎---- McDull Happy New Year, everyone! I like to go on exciting experiences with Teddy Bear. I’m a small but lovely pig. I live in the Hundred Wood with my friends. I wish my friends happiness and health.‎ ‎---- Piglet We’re Pig Brothers! We are good at building houses. We like to be called “Pig Engineers”. We help others build houses in the countryside. Have you ever read our story? In the story, we build a stone house and drive the wolf out.‎ ‎---- Pig Brothers Long time no see! I’m a pig in a Chinese story Journey to the West. I’m good at kungfu(功夫), but I don’t like working. In my free time, I like eating and sleeping.‎ ‎---- Zhu Bajie ‎54. Where does McDull want to visit?‎ A. Hundred Wood B. Western China C. Disneyland D. Stone house ‎55. What does Piglet like doing?‎ A. Eating and sleeping            B. Building houses 20‎ C. Doing Chinese kungfu        D. Going on exciting experiences ‎56. What are Pig Brothers good at?‎ A. Building houses     B. kungfu      C. Driving to the countryside  D. Playing with the wolf ‎57. Which of the following about Zhu Bajie is true?‎ A. He is from a Chinese story       B. He has no free time C. He likes working            D. He is poor in kungfu C The lion says that he is on his death bed. So he asks all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes.‎ The cat comes to the lion’s cave(洞穴). He stands there and goes in. Then a sheep goes in. Before she comes out, a rabbit goes in to hear the last wishes of the king of animals.‎ But soon the lion looks well again, and goes out of his cave. He sees a fox(狐狸) waiting outside. “Why don’t you come in?” asks the lion to the fox.‎ ‎ “I beg your pardon,” says the fox, “I see many animals go into your cave, but nobody comes out.‎ Before they come out again, I will wait outside.”‎ ‎58. What’s the meaning of “on his death bed” in Chinese?‎ A. 高枕无忧 B. 快死了 C. 卧床休息 D. 伤心欲绝 ‎59.Why doesn’t the fox go into the cave?‎ A. He knows the lion’s last wishes. B.He can’t walk any more.‎ C.He knows the lion may eat the animal. D.He is waiting for his turn.‎ ‎60Why does the lion ask the animals to listen to his last wishes?‎ A.He wants to say something. B.He likes to play tricks on others 20‎ C.He wants to eat them D.He likes the animals very much.‎ ‎61. What do you think of the fox?‎ A. Helpful B. Polite C. Lovely D. Clever D ‎ What do American middle school students like to be ? Some students say they want to be doctors or singers. Some want to be teachers or workers. But Kelly Brown, 13, wants to be a vegetarian cook. It is a new and interesting job. Kelly Brown wants be a cook because she doesn’t eat things from animals. Now she has a problem. She can’t find a vegetarian cook on the computer, so she says she will be the first vegetarian cook and also the best one in the USA.‎ Kelly Brown has a website（网址）for herself and other people. It is www.theveggiechef.net. She makes cooking videos for people. “I don’t like to cook with things from animals,” she says. “I like to cook with vegetables .”‎ Now her website is very popular and it helps many people a lot. Every day about 3,000 people learn to cook a healthy meal there. To thank her for helping animals, the organization PETA (善待动物组织) calls her a “Kind Kid”. Do you want to be a vegetarian cook like Kelly Brown?‎ ‎62. Kelly Brown is a 13-year-old student from ___________.‎ A. England B. Australia C. Canada D. the ‎USA ‎63. What does Kelly Brown want to be?‎ A. Teacher B. Singer C. Cook D. Doctor ‎64. Which one may Kelly Brown like to cook with?‎ A. B. C. D. ‎ ‎65. “www.theveggiechef.net” is a website for people to_____.‎ A. see Kelly’s photos B. learn to cook 20‎ C. look after animals D. be kind children 第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共60分)‎ 五、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）‎ 根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词) ‎ ‎66. The boy often with his friends a kite in the park. (fly)‎ ‎67.We go on a picnic ______________ a month. (two)‎ ‎68. Many children like eating ice cream because it tastes so _________(well).‎ ‎69.The Smiths are____________ to go to Hainan on holiday this winter. (plan)‎ ‎70. We all know that it’s good for our _________（healthy）to exercise every day.‎ ‎71.I met an old friend of my ____________ in the street yesterday.(祖父母)‎ ‎72. Sometimes I really don’t understand some of the __________ arts. (现代的)‎ ‎73.Christmas Day is a _________（特殊的）festival for people in the USA ‎74.The price of the new computer is .(昂贵的)‎ ‎75. What’s the (总计的) number of the students in your class?‎ 六、任务型阅读 （本大题共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）‎ 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）‎ The UK’s life today People in the UK like fast food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month．Fast food is also very popular---30% of people have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!‎ People in the UK don’t do a lot of sports．Only 17% of people go swimming every week．9% ride bikes and 8% play golf．Only 6% people play football．‎ Films are very popular in the UK, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month．At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day—half an hour more than women．‎ People in the UK love going on holidays．Most of these holidays aren’t in the 20‎ ‎ UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the USA, and 9% are in France．I think this is because the weather is bad in the UK!‎ ‎ ‎76 in the UK today Food People in the UK like 77 food．‎ More than half of people go to a 78 every month．‎ ‎ 79 and chips are popular among 46% of the people．‎ Sports People in the UK don’t ‎80 a lot of sports．‎ They like swimming morethan riding bikes, playing golf, playing 81 ．‎ TV and cinema Lots of people like to go to see 82 every month．‎ Men watch TV more than 83 ．‎ ‎ 84 ‎ People like to go to Spain, the USA and France to go on holiday because of the bad ‎85 in the UK．‎ 七、缺词填空(每小题1分,共10分)‎ 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在横线上填入一个最恰当的单词。每空一词。‎ Today is the last Monday before Christmas. Almost everyone in the USA is shopping for presents.  Snow is falling and people are walking fast. They are trying  to k 86 warm when they go from shop to shop. In the shops there are many c 87 . They are l 88  at the toys and talking to a man called Father Christmas. Sometimes the toys are too e 89 , so children don’t have enough money to buy them.‎ In the USA it is warm and beautiful in summer, the trees and fields are green then. But now it is w 90 and  everything is white. ‎ At n 91 , there are different colours. Thousands of lights decorate(装饰)the houses and buildings of every town. These bright red, green, blue, orange and yellow lights help to make Christmas a beautiful ‎ t 92  of year.‎ 20‎ Christmas Day always begins b 93   breakfast. The children w 94 up very early and open the ‎ p 95   from their parents. Then they wake their parents up calling "Merry Christmas! " ‎ 八、书面表达（计 30 分）‎ A．根据所给汉语完成下列句子，词数不限。（共 5 小题；每题 2 分，计 10 分）‎ ‎96.我们上学从不迟到。‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎97.让他们带领你参观我们的新大楼吧。‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎98.做早操有助于我们为一天做好准备。‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎99.如果里面的人不招待我们，我们就捉弄他们。‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎100. 为什么健康的食物对于Kitty 来说如此的重要？‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________‎ B．写作（计 20 分）‎ ‎101. 寒假将至，请根据以下提示用英语向同学们介绍你自己的寒假计划(My plan for the winter holiday) 。‎ ‎1.‎ 每天八点起床；多吃健康食物；‎ 生活 ‎2.‎ 多做运动，有利于健康；‎ ‎3.‎ 帮父母做家务；会见好友。‎ 20‎ 学习 ‎1.‎ 完成作业，读书看报，练习跳舞；‎ ‎2.‎ ‎……‎ 活动 ‎1.‎ 和家人一起举行聚会庆祝中国新年；‎ ‎2.‎ ‎……‎ 要求：‎ 1. 词数 100 个左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ 2. 所写短文必须包括以上要点，省略处适当发挥使短文通顺流畅。‎ 3. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。‎ My plan for the winter holiday Winter holiday is coming. Now I want to say something about my plan for the winter holiday.‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ 20‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________‎ That will be fun in the winter holiday! I can’t wait!‎ 20‎ 七年级英语参考答案 ‎ 一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）‎ ‎1-5 BBCAA 6-10 BBBCC 11-15 ABABA 16-20 CBCAB 二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）‎ ‎21-25 DDDDC 26-30 DADBB 31-35 DCDDC 三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）‎ ‎36-40 DBDCA 41-45 BDCBC 46-50 CAAAB ‎ 四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分） ‎ ‎51-53 ADC 54-57 CDAA 58-61 BCCD 62-65 DCCB 五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）‎ ‎66. flies 67. twice 68. good 69. planning 70. health ‎71. grandparents’ 72.modern 73. special 74.high 75. total 六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）‎ ‎76.Life 77. fast 78. restaurant 79.Fish 80. do ‎81. footabll 82.films/movies 83women 84.Holidays 85.weather 七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）‎ ‎86. keep 87. children 88. looking 89. expensive 90. winter ‎91. night 92.time 93. before 94.wake 95.presents.‎ 八、书面表达（计30分）‎ A．句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎96 . We are never late for school.‎ ‎97. Let them show you around our new building.‎ ‎98. Doing moring exercises helps us get ready for the day .‎ ‎99. If people inside do not give us a treat ,we play a trick on them.‎ ‎100. Why is healthy food so important for Kitty ?‎ B.写作。（计20分）‎ 20‎ ‎ I plan to get up at eight in the morning. I am going to eat more healthy food. I plan to do more exercise because it is good for our health. I will help my parents do some housework everyday. I also plan to meet my good friends during the winter holiday. At the same time, I’m going to spend two hours doing my homework. I like reading, so I also plan to read some books and newspapers every day. In the afternoon I’m going to practice dancing with my friends.‎ ‎ During the Spring Festival, I’m going to have a great party with my family to celebrate this most important holiday. I am sure we’ll have a great time on that day.‎ 评分标准：‎ 一档文17-20分：写出全部内容要点，层次清楚、语言流畅，有句式变化，基本无语法错误（1-2个错误），或有少量由于使用复杂结构而引起的语法或拼写错误, 但不影响意义理解。‎ 二档文13-16分：基本写出全部内容要点，层次清楚、语言流畅，有少量语法错误（3-4个错误）。‎ 三档文 9-12分：写出大部分内容要点，语言基本通顺，有一些语法和拼写错误，基本不影响意思表达。‎ 四档文 5-8 分：写出一半左右有关内容要点，语言不太通顺，语法结构单调、错误较多，只有少数句子可读，影响理解。 ‎ 五档文 0-4分：言不达意，不知所云；只有（1-2个）句子可读。 ‎ 说 明：‎ ‎1、句子结构不对，内容要点有错漏，人称、时态、语态误用，均为大错。一处大错扣1分。‎ ‎2、通篇人称、时态错误，统扣2分。‎ ‎3、拼写、标点符号、冠词、介词等方面的错误为小错。3个小错相当于1处大错。‎ ‎4、相同错误，只扣一次。‎ ‎5、词数不足90词或超过110词，扣1分。‎ ‎6、文中若出现真实姓名和学校扣1分。‎ ‎7、书写潦草，卷面不清，乃至影响阅卷，扣1分。‎ 20‎ 七年级英语听力材料 第一部分：听对话回答问题 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。‎ ‎1. W: What do your students often do at weekends? ‎ ‎ M: They often go and read in the bookshop.‎ ‎2. W: Do you usually watch TV in the evening, Wang Hong?‎ ‎ M: No, I usually talk about my school life with my parents. I don’t like watching TV or playing computer games.‎ ‎3. W: John, you speak very good English. Are you from England?‎ ‎ M: Oh, my wife is from England. But I come from America.‎ ‎4. M: Tom likes football. I often talk about it with him after school.‎ ‎ W: But I love basketball. I often play it with Amy.‎ ‎5. M: Do you always walk to school?‎ ‎ W: Only when the weather is fine. On rainy days I usually go by bus.‎ ‎6. M: Miss Li, when do you go to work?‎ ‎ W: I drive to the office at a quarter to seven every day.‎ ‎7. M: I like the cups. How much are they?‎ 20‎ ‎ W: The blue one is six yuan and the red one is eight yuan.‎ ‎8. M: How many students are there in your class? ‎ W: Thirty-seven. Nineteen girls and eighteen boys. ‎ ‎9. M: Millie, Simon is in our school football team now. He is really good at playing football.‎ ‎ W: Yes. Peter is in our school football team, too. He plays it better.‎ ‎10. W: Oh, it’s raining. How long has it rained?‎ ‎ M: It began to rain at three o’clock. Now it’s five o’clock.‎ 第二部分 听对话和短文答题 听下面一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。‎ 听第一段对话， 回答第11、12题。‎ M: Hello, Cindy. Welcome to my school.‎ W: Hello, Mike. Your school is very big. How many buildings are there in your school?‎ M: There are four.‎ W: Where’s the library?‎ M: It’s in Building B.‎ W: What about the school hall?‎ M: Over there, in Building D.‎ 听第一篇短文，回答13-15题。根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。‎ Betty, Sara and Mary work in the same company. Here is the information about their children.‎ Betty has a six-year-old daughter called Annie. Annie wants to be a dancer when she grows up, so Betty is looking for a famous ballet school for her. Sara’s son is 10 years old. He is interested in water sports. He said that he hoped to travel around the world by sea in the future. Mary is always worried about her daughter, who is poor at Maths at school, so she is looking for a training center to help her daughter.‎ 听第二篇短文，回答第16至20题。‎ Ping-pong is a very popular sport in China. People of different ages like playing it. Li Bo is my best friend. His favourite sport is ping-pong, but I like baseball best. He knows a lot about many famous ping-pong players, but he doesn’t know any baseball stars. ‎ Baseball is one of the most popular sports in America. Children like playing 20‎ ‎ it. They often play baseball in fields or parks. Each team has nine players. The baseball season goes from April to September. During that time, many baseball matches are on TV. People will watch them.‎ Many people like sports in different ways. They play sports themselves. They watch the games on TV. Doing sports is good for our health.‎ 20‎