人教版八年级下册英语《期末考试卷》及答案

人教版英语八年级下学期

期末测试卷

学校________ 班级________ 姓名________ 成绩________

第二部分基础知识运用

一、请从下面各题A、B、C.D三个选须中选择正确答案。

1.The old man still keeps an aye on the whole company.

A. look after.

B. takes care of

C. watch.

D. sees

2.Rick became a member of the Irish rock band when he was 15.

A. got involved in.

B. took part in.

C. went to.

D. joined.

3.Billie Schacht returned to Millville and started teaching in the same school that she had gone to school in.

A. went.

B. come back.

C. came.

D. went back.

4.Although she is quite young, she can solve the problem in her own way.

A. is able to.

B. able to.

C. has the ability.

D. have the ability to.

5.Sammy went to study abroad between the years of 1940 and 1949.

A. in the 1940's

B. in her 40s

C. in the 1940s

D. in her 40's

二．单项选择。请从下面各题A、B、C.D三个选须中选择正确答案。

6.The small shop stays ____ for 12 hours every day,and it ____ at 10:00 in the evening.

A. Open,closes

B. to open,closed

C. opened,closes.

D. open,is closed.

7.What ______interesting news he told us this morning!

A. a

B. /

C. an

D. the

8.When I arrived at the conference center,everyone else ________.

A. was seated

B. was sat.

C. seated.

D. sit.

9.Please stop ________,It's time to enjoy the wonderful movie.

A. to talk.

B. talk.

C. talking.

D. talks.

10.Nowadays we have many different ways of paying,As well as paying ______cash,and ______ credit card,we can also use all-pay and we-chat to pay in our everyday life.

A. by,by

B. in,in

C. by,in.

D. in,by.

11.Sometimes the questions asked by little children can be _____difficult ______people can answer them.

A. so,that few.

B. so,that many.

C. too,that few.

D. too,that little.

12.A Chinese,as well as three Americans _______in this terrible accident.

A. were died.

B. was died.

C. dead.

D. died.

13.--Our new English teacher is always energetic and happy,She looks ____a young girl.

--You are right!She looks ______she were only 18 years old.

A. as,like

B. like,as if

C. as if ,like

D. like,as

14.After years of social life,a lot of my classmates in college have changed a lot,but my best friend Allen _______ten years ago.

A. is still the same as he is

B. is still the same as he was

C. is still same as

D. was still the same as he is

15.Jim always helps his mum ___________.

A. sets the table at home

B. with the lay of the table

C. with the setting of the table

D. to laying the table at home

三．完形填空。

Hi,Hongbo,

I'm so glad to read about the changes taking place in your city . It's really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi'an, ___16___there's only one line there,Here in London we have 12 lines.____17____ the way, we don't use the wo rd “subway” here, It's _____18_____ English. We call it “underground”,instead.

The London Underground is very famous. It's famous for many _____19_____. First of all, part of underground railway today is the ____20____in the world, which opened in 1863.Secondly,the London Underground is also the first line to have electric train,in 1890.Thirdly but not the last,the London Underground is the ____21____largest metro system in the world,after the Shanghai Metro.There are 270 ____22____in the Underground and it has 402 kilometers of tracks. What's ____23____,the city of London itself helps to make the transportation system famous! I've got ____24____photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are _____25_____in the letter.

In your letter, you also said that workers were building ______26______lines,I'm sure your city is

______27______fast.______28______you can send me some photos of city today.I really want to see the

______29______taking place there.I'm ______30______what an ancient(古老的) city will be like with such a new look!

So much for now.

Best wishes.

Tony.

16. A. but B. though C. and D. so

17. A. On B. In C. By D. At

18. A. not B. Chinese C. British D. American

19. A. reasons B. ways C. answers D. excuses

20. A. largest B. newest C. oldest D. longest

21. A. first B. second C. third D. only

22. A. stations B. cities C. workers D. passengers

23. A. next B. up C. wrong D. more

24. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

25. A. enclosing B. putting C. enclosed D. putted

26. A. some B. many C. more D. two

27.A. developing B. running C. becoming D. coming 28 A. May to B. Perhaps C. But D. Because 29. A. lines B. underground C. changes D. trains 30. A. sure B. knowing C. seeing D. wondering

第三部分阅读理解

四、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择正确内容

A

About 80 percent of American adults think music lessons improve children's learning ability or their school performance. They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.

But the organizers of a new study say there's no scientific evidence that early musical training affects(影响) the intelligence of young people.

Samuel Morgan is a graduate student at Harvard's School of Education. He says it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child's intellectual development. He says the evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year-olds.One group altitude music classes, the other went to a class that focuses on physical exercise(体育锻炼).

“We found kids participating in music classes showed no advantage(优势) on any of the tests.”said Morgan. Morgan says music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best school later of their life. But he also says the trai ning is still important for cultural reasons.”We teach music because music is important for us.”he says.

31. .What do most American adults think of learning music? Which statement is NOT true?

A. It can improve children's learning ability.

B. It can improve children's school performance.

C. It can help children express creativity.

D. It can offer children a fast easy way to the best schools.

32. What do the organizers of a new study find about learning music?.

A. It has no effects on the intelligence of young people.

B. It is of no use.

C. It is very important for young people.

D. It is as important as physical exercise.

33. According to the studies of 2groups of 4-year-olds,we can know that______.

A. kids from music classes are more intelligent

B. kids from PE classes are more intelligent

C. kids from music classes have no advantage on any aspect

D. Kids from PE classes have advantage on some of the aspects

34. Which is right according to Mr.Morgan?

A. We should learn music because it can improve our intelligence

B. We shouldn't learn music because it is not useful at all.

C. We should learn music because it can help us to a better school.

D. We should learn music for it is the important part of the culture.

35. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The advantages and dis advantages of learning music.

B. The new study on learning music.

C. The importance of learning music.

D. Music and physical exercise.

B

We are all busy talking about and using the internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s.At that time,computers were large and https://www.360docs.net/doc/0816805136.html,puter networks didn't work well.If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up, it should be good enough to be used by many different computers.If part of the network was not working information could be sent through another part. In this way

computer network system would keep on working all the time.

At first the Internet was only used by government,but in the 1970s,universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it,too.However,computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers because cheaper and easier to use Scientists had also developed software that made”surfing”the Internet more easily.

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is sold that millions of people use the Internet every day.Shopping on-line is more and more popular among common people.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples' life.

36. How were computer in the 1960s?

A. They often broke down.

B. They were expensive.

C. They didn't work well.

D. They were small.

37. What is the new network system different from the old one?

A. It is good enough to be used by many different computers.

B. It can send information from one computer to another.

C. It is larger and more expensive.

D. It stops work if one computer in the network breaks down.

38. Who was allowed to use the internet at the very first?

A. universities

B. hospital

C. banks

D. governments

39. What makes surfing the internet more easily?

A. There are more and more computers.

B. Computer because cheaper

C. The history of internet

D. The history of computers

C

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends on ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think

about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

40. The best title of the passage is .

A. Money Makes You Happy

B. The Secrets of Happiness

C. Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy

D. Good Friends Make You Happy

41. The second paragraph tells us that .

A. the more friends you have, the happier you will be

B. we shouldn’t think about our future

C. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life

D. some people fail to live a happy life

42. The passage gives us piece(s) of advice on happiness.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

43. The writer thinks that .

A. everyone knows how to live a happier life

B. it’s wrong to spend time on work

C. hobbies take up too much time

D. doing good things for someone can make you happier

44. Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A. Reading a good book.

B. Traveling to a foreign country.

C. Playing a sport.

D. Spending time with close friends.

B卷

一、完形填空

If it still rains heavily, the flight will probably____45____(delay).We have to wait for another couple of hours. Maria spent a lot of time _____46_____(practice) English when she was in Ireland with Rosie last summer. That's why she has made such a great progress.

Why ___47___ (not sit) down for a cup of tea and listen to me carefully? Maybe you can find out that things are not like what you thought.

Dressed in this new pretty red skirt, Liz looks much ___48___(attraction) than usual.

Look at the _____49_____(frighten) look in the her face, and you can make out what kinds of film it is .

Success is not ____50____(simple)based on hard work, but hard work is the key to success.

Doctor Wong went to the hospital immediately after receiving the call at midnight. He is thought to be one of the

____51____(responsibility)doctors in the hospital.

This kind of new machine ____52____(sell)very well in all the shops around the country last year.

Every year I can receive as many as three _____53_____(invite)to my friends weddings in October. Do they have to marry in the same month.

The movie “Guilty of Mind”(心理学) acted by the famous actor Li Kaifeng _____54_____(show) in the cinema soon this summer holiday.

根据下列要求完成句子。

55. Caitlin went away angrily after she found out the truth.

Caitlin went away angrily after ______ ________ the truth

56. Not only students, but also teachers like the smart well-behaved boy very much

Students,______ ______ _____ teachers like the smart well-behaved boy very much

57. James doesn't believe in anything he says. I don't believe in it,either.

James doesn't believe in anything he says. ______ __________ _________

58. You have to drive on.Look at the sign! It says “Don't Park”.

You have to drive on.Look at the sign! It says “_________ ________”.

59. The new apartment's got very little future in it,________________?(tag question)

60. Jon visited his parents once a month after he got a job with the new company.

(Please emphasize the underlined part)

61. Jenny told us an extremely wonderful story last night.

(Please change it into an exclamatory sentence)

62. A lot of action films were too violent for children under 16 to watch

(Please rewrite the sentence with “so ...that...”)

63. It took James two hours to finish typing the letter yesterday.

(Please ask a question according to the underlined part)

64. We all think that travelling by plane is the safest and fastest way.

(Please change it into a simple sentence)

阅读下列短文，改正错误

People use money to buy food, books, bicycles and hundred 21._____65_____

of other things they need. When they work, they get pay in 22._____66_____

money. Most of the money used today are made of metal

or paper. So in ancient times(古代) people used all kinds 23._____67_____

of things as money. One of the first kind of money was 24._____68_____

shells. In China, cloth and knife were used as money . 25._____69_____

Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used in African countries.

Cows and the other animals were used as money,too. 26._____70_____

The first copper coins were made in China.They are round. 27._____71_____

and had a square hole in the center. Different countries used

different metals for their money. Later some countries began

to make coins by something expensive. The Chinese were 28.____72____

the first to use paper money.The first paper money were 29.____73____

looked more likely a note than paper money used today. 30._____74_____

短文填空。从下面方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确，通顺(每词限用一次)。

In our book,we have met a lot of people with very interesting lives. Carol Spinney works i____75____ an eight-foot chicken called Big Bird. He loves his work so much that he thinks he has a r____76____ to the children watching the television p_____77_____. Caitlin Moran was educated by her parents at home, and then become a famous writer. Her experiences p____78____the stories for her first book. Rick Allen is a w____79____drummer, After he lost his left arm in a car accident, his life changed a lot,but soon he r_____80_____that he could play the drums in a different way. With the help of the c_____81_____drum system,he returned to the hand. He is so great because he can play the drums with only one arm and two feet! And as for Billie Cachet,there were only four possible o_____82_____ for woman in her time,to be a nurse, a teacher, a secretary or to get married. And to be the teacher was Billie`s c___83___. She thought it was c_____84_____ rewarding

短文填空。从下面方框中选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确，通顺(每词限用一次)。

Just look at how much young writers like Han Han and Guo Jingming are lowed, we may know writing has become a fashion among today's teenagers.

Gao Can, a 13-year-old girl, is the ____85____ member of the Association of writers of Shan-xi. She writers fairy tales, short ____86____,and most of ail, poems(诗歌）. Gao said she began poem writing when she was in primary school. Once the teacher asked the class ___87___ a composition called”If I were...” Gao had an idea,”why not make it a poem?”That was her ____88____ poem, and it won a lot of compliments from both her teacher and her classmates. So far,hundreds of her poems have come out.

“Writing poems is not difficult at all just express _____89_____is OK ---what you do, what you see or what you think”said Gao. “I don't have enough life experience, so I write about ____90____,about the plants and animals”However,teenagers these days ____91____ write poems or read them because exams want any kind of articles except poems.

But like Gao,there are still students who like poems. Hu Jingzhi is one of them.The 14-year-old boy said he was

____92____ in poem writing. But it was annoying that he could not find many poem collections in nearby bookshops. Gao agreed with Hu, She said today's bookshops ____93____ with books on “how to give a successful speech”,”how to know what others think”or”how to make money______94______”, “poems won't teach you how to make money, but the beautiful words clear your mind and activate your imagination”said Gao. At least, read poems-for the nice things in life.

六、阅读表达

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文并将答案填写在相应题号的位置上。

Are you having too much salt? You might not think so, but people in China eat on average about 12grams of salt each day, that is much higher than the 6 grams suggested by the World Health Organization _________95_________. What problems can eating too much salt cause?_____96_____. Salt is a chemical compound(化合物) which is used to keep and add taste to foods. A small amount of salt is important for good health because our bodies need it to work. But past studies have found that people who eat more salt than they need tend to have high blood pressure. Eating too much salt may also cause other illnesses, such as heart and kidney(肾) problems._________97_________. Cut back on high salt foods

Most foods contain some salt inside. But some foods such as smoked fish, smoked meat, bacon, pickles(泡菜) and chips are almost always high in salt because of the way they are made.

________98________.Choose food that has salt. _________99_________,So when you are shopping next time, take the time to compare the salt levels on a few

similar products. And always try to choose the ones lower in salt.

Try to stop adding salt to cooking and at table.

Instead,you could use herbs and lemon juice to add to meals.

A. You eat a lot of bread and other things.

B. To answer that question,first let's take a look at what salt is

C. If you want to cut down on salt,there are plenty of simple things to do

D. You can still enjoy them,but try to have these in smaller amounts, or eat them less often.

E. Salt can be seen everywhere and the people need it in their lives.

F. You could be eating too much without realizing it. because about 75% of the salt we eat is already in the food we buy

阅读下面短文，补全表格中所缺的信息。

School uniforms are becoming more and more popular across the U.S. That's no surprise, because they offer many good points. If all students wear the same ,they will not pay too much attention to their clothing. And some of them won't be laughed at for wearing the “wrong”clothes.

Some people are against the strict rules of school uniforms,but they do not realize that student have already accepted a kind of rule---wanting to look just like their friends. The difference is that the clothing students choose for themselves creates social barriers(社交障碍). However,school uniforms break down those barriers.

As in other places, uniforms remind the wearers of their purposes and duties. Fox example, when a man puts on a police uniform, he becomes the symbol of law and order. For students the school uniform reminds them that their task for the six or seven hours they are at school is to get an education.

Some parents are unhappy about school uniforms. They say that school uniforms will affect their children's creativity. First,the clothes that students have to wear do not express their individuality. They just copy their classmates. Second, while they're in school, their job is to master reading, writing and maths. This may take up all creativity they have.

They should have the rest of the day to be as creative as they like.

阅读下列短文并回答下面问题

Stanford is a world famous university on the west coast of the U.S. It was built by Stanford and his wife in memory of their only son who died of a strange disease.

Tourists are often surprised at the beauty of Stanford. Among the green trees, buildings with yellow walls and red tops make up a beautiful picture. Many tourists wonder why yellow and red they were chosen. that's because they were the favorites of Mrs.Stanford.

The big church is the most important building in Stanford. It stands at the center. It was built by Mrs.Stanford to remember her husband who devoted(贡献)himself to the university. There,students and teachers can communicate with God and hold great activities, such as concerts and parties.

The tallest building in Stanford is Hoover Tower, which is the land mark of the university. A man named Hoover had done a lot of the university. The things he once used can be seen on the first floor. On the top of the tower, tourists can have a good look at whole campus(校园).

As one of the world top universities.Stanford has many subjects that stand among the top ones in the world. And computer science has been the first for many years. If you want to study computer in a university abroad,maybe it is your best choice.

105. Why did Mr. and Mrs. Stanford build the university?

106. What color did Mrs.Stanford like best?

107. What is the most important building in the university?

108. Where can visitors see the whole campus of Stanford?

109. What does “it” in the last sentence of the passage refer to(替代)？

110.书面表达

More and more people choose to study abroad nowadays, including the students in our school. Would you like to

study abroad sometime in the future? What do you think of studying abroad? Please write a passage about it within 80-120words. The following points should be included.

1.What do you think of the good points and bad points of studying abroad?

2.Would you like to study abroad in the future? Why or why not?

3.Do you think people should come back after finishing their study abroad? Why or Why not?

答案与解析

第二部分基础知识运用

一、请从下面各题A、B、C.D三个选须中选择正确答案。

1.The old man still keeps an aye on the whole company.

A. look after.

B. takes care of

C. watch.

D. sees

【答案】B

【解析】

【详解】句意：这个老人仍然留心着整个公司。考察动词词义辨析，look after和take care of都意为“照顾，留心”，主语为第三人称单数，其动词也需要用其对应的三单形式；watch意为“看见”；see意为“看到”，综合选项，故答案选B。

2.Rick became a member of the Irish rock band when he was 15.

A. got involved in.

B. took part in.

C. went to.

D. joined.

【答案】D

【解析】

【详解】句意：Rick在他15岁的时候加入了一支爱尔兰摇滚乐队。考查词义辨析，get involved in意为“涉及，卷入”；take part in和join in意为“参加（活动）”，主要指“参加（活动、游戏等）”，往往指参加者持有积极的态度，join一般指“加入”“政党、团体、组织等”成为其中的一个成员；本题中指的是加入爱尔兰乐队，成为其中的一员；综合选项，故答案选D。

【点睛】join指加入某个党派团体组织等成为其成员之一，意为“参军、入团、入党”等。join in多指参加小规模的活动，如“球赛、游戏”等，常用于日常口语。take part in指参加会议或群众性活动等，着重说明句子主语参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。本句根据句意，可知指的是加入爱尔兰乐队，成为其中的一

员；综合选项，故答案选D。

3.Billie Schacht returned to Millville and started teaching in the same school that she had gone to school in.

A. went.

B. come back.

C. came.

D. went back.

【答案】D

【解析】

【详解】句意：Billie Schacht回到了米尔维尔并且开始在她之前读书的学校教书。考察词义辨析，句中画线单词“returned”意思是“回来”；结合选项went 意为“去”；come back意为“回来”，因为句中用的是过去时态，此处也需要用其对应的一般过去时；came意为“来”；went back意为“回来”，综合选项，故答案选D。

4.Although she is quite young, she can solve the problem in her own way.

A. is able to.

B. able to.

C. has the ability.

D. have the ability to.

【答案】A

【解析】

【详解】句意：虽然她很年轻，但她可以用她自己的方式解决这个问题。考查词义辨析。be able to意为“能够”，相当于can，此处be动词应该用对应的is；have the ability to意为“有能力做”，主语是she，have需要用其三单形式has，综合选项，故答案选A。

5.Sammy went to study abroad between the years of 1940 and 1949.

A. in the 1940's

B. in her 40s

C. in the 1940s

D. in her 40's

【答案】C

【解析】

【详解】句意：Sammy从1940年到1949年在海外学习。考查词组辨析，“between the years of 1940 and 1949”从1940年到1949年，应该是40年代，也就是in the 1940s；结合选项可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。二．单项选择。请从下面各题A、B、C.D三个选须中选择正确答案。

6.The small shop stays ____ for 12 hours every day,and it ____ at 10:00 in the evening.

A. Open,closes

B. to open,closed

C. opened,closes.

D. open,is closed.

【答案】A

【解析】

【详解】句意：这家小商店每天营业12小时，每晚10点关门。考察词义辨析，stay在此处为连系动词，后接形容词作表语，所以此处应用open意思是“开着的”；第二个空，表示“店铺每天晚上10点关门”，应用动词形式，close动词“关闭”，主语是it第三人称单数形式，对应的三单形式为closes，结合选项，故答案选A。

7.What ______interesting news he told us this morning!

A. a

B. /

C. an

D. the

【答案】B

【解析】

【详解】句意：他今早告诉我们的是多么有趣的新闻啊！考查感叹句及冠词用法，what可以搭配名词组成感叹句，结构为：What+形容词+可数名词复数或不可数名词+主语+谓语！本句中news为不可数名词，前面不能用冠词直接修饰，结合选项，故答案选B。

【点睛】感叹句的构成有两种，一、what修饰名词或名词短语，有以下两种形式：1、What+a/an+形容词+单数可数名词+主语+谓语！2、What+形容词+可数名词复数或不可数名词+主语+谓语！二、how引导的感叹句。how用来修饰形容词、副词。其结构为：How+形容词（副词）+主语+谓语！本句的中心词是news，它是一不可数名词，所以用What+形容词+可数名词复数或不可数名词+主语+谓语！故答案选B。

8.When I arrived at the conference center,everyone else ________.

A. was seated

B. was sat.

C. seated.

D. sit.

【答案】A

【解析】

【详解】句意：当我到达会议中心时，每个人都已经就座。考查seat和sit的用法。分析句中的结构可知，此处强调的是入座的状态，即在座位上坐好了，所以应用be seated意为“就座”，句子中用的是过去的时态，be动词需要用其对应的过去式was，故答案选A。

【点睛】seat与sit用作动词时，两者均有“就坐”的意思，但seat意为“使就坐、使坐下”、“能坐下（容纳）”等，是及物动词，还通常用于be seated或seat oneself意为“就座”；seat还可以用作名词，意思是“座位”。而sit只能用作动词，表示“坐、就坐”，通常是不及物动词。本题中由句意可知此处强调的是入座的状态，所以用be seated，时态为一般过去时，结合选项，故答案选A。

9.Please stop ________,It's time to enjoy the wonderful movie.

A. to talk.

B. talk.

C. talking.

D. talks.

【答案】C

【解析】

【详解】句意：请不要再说话了，现在是欣赏电影的时间。考察动词stop的用法，stop to do sth.意为“停下手头的事，去做另一件事”，stop doing sth.意为“停下正在做的事”，联系文意“：请不要再说话了，现在是欣赏电影的时间”，此处应该用stop talking意为“停止说话”，结合选项，可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。

10.Nowadays we have many different ways of paying,As well as paying ______cash,and ______ credit card,we can also use all-pay and we-chat to pay in our everyday life.

A. by,by

B. in,in

C. by,in.

D. in,by.

【答案】D

【解析】

【详解】句意：现如今，我们有着多种支付方式，包括现金和信用卡，在每天的生活中我们还可以用支付宝和微信付款。考查介词的使用。in cash意为“用现金”，by credit意为“用信用卡”；结合选项可知D选项符合题意，故答案选D。

11.Sometimes the questions asked by little children can be _____difficult ______people can answer them.

A. so,that few.

B. so,that many.

C. too,that few.

D. too,that little.

【答案】A

【解析】

【详解】句意：有时候小朋友提出的问题可能会特别难，以致于几乎没有人可以解答。考察词组so…that 的使用和形容词作定语，根据Sometimes the questions asked by little children can be ___difficult ____people can answer them.可知，本句考查固定句型so…that…意思是“如此…以至于…”；由前半句句意“有时候小朋友提出的问题可能会特别难”，可知后半句的句意为“以致于几乎没有人可以解答”，第二个空后面的people 为可数名词，所以应用few“几乎没有”来修饰；结合选项可知A选项符合题意，故答案选A。

12.A Chinese,as well as three Americans _______in this terrible accident.

A. were died.

B. was died.

C. dead.

D. died.

【答案】D

【解析】

【详解】句意：一个中国人以及3个美国人在这次可怕的事故中丧生。考查die和dead的使用，died是动词die的过去式，不能做形容词使用，排除A、B选项；dead是形容词，前面需要搭配be动词，排除C选项；由语境可知本句时态用一般过去时，综合选项，故答案选D。

13.--Our new English teacher is always energetic and happy,She looks ____a young girl.

--You are right!She looks ______she were only 18 years old.

A. as,like

B. like,as if

C. as if ,like

D. like,as

【答案】B

【解析】

【详解】句意：——我们的新英语老师总是充满活力并且开心，她看起来就像一个年轻的女孩。——对的，她看起来好像只有18岁。考查词组搭配和从属连词。第一个空，根据后面的a young girl，名词短语，可知应用like，look like固定短语“看起来像….”；第二个空，后面是一个句子she were only 18 years old.结合选项，as if固定词组，可在look、seem等系动词后引导表语从句，表达的是虚拟语气，意思是“好像、似

乎、仿佛”等；故答案选B。

14.After years of social life,a lot of my classmates in college have changed a lot,but my best friend Allen _______ten years ago.

A. is still the same as he is

B. is still the same as he was

C. is still same as

D. was still the same as he is

【答案】B

【解析】

【详解】句意：经过多年的社会生活，我的很多大学同学都变了很多，但我最好的朋友Allen还是和10年前一样。考查动词时态。最开始的be动词陈述的一般事实，即“他现在还是…”所以时态用一般现在时态，主语是Allen，be动词用is；后面的be动词表示的是“10年前”，即过去的时间，所以需要用一般过去时态，用其对应的be动词是was，综合选项，故答案选B。

15.Jim always helps his mum ___________.

A. sets the table at home

B. with the lay of the table

C. with the setting of the table

D. to laying the table at home

【答案】C

【解析】

【详解】句意：Jim总是帮助他的妈妈摆放餐具。考查help的用法，help后面接动词原形或者with连接的短语，即help sb do sth.=help sb.with sth.意思是“帮助某人做某事”，故排除选项A、D；lay表示“放置”时，是动词，with是介词，后接动词ing形式，所以排除B选项；故答案选C。

三．完形填空。

Hi,Hongbo,

I'm so glad to read about the changes taking place in your city . It's really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi'an, ___16___there's only one line there,Here in London we have 12 lines.____17____ the way, we don't use the word “subway” here, It's _____18_____ English. We call it “underground”,instead.

The London Underground is very famous. It's famous for many _____19_____. First of all, part of underground railway today is the ____20____in the world, which opened in 1863.Secondly,the London Underground is also the first line to have electric train,in 1890.Thirdly but not the last,the London Underground is the ____21____largest metro system in the world,after the Shanghai Metro.There are 270 ____22____in the Underground and it has 402 kilometers of tracks. What's ____23____,the city of London itself helps to make the transportation system famous! I've got ____24____photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are _____25_____in the letter.

In your letter, you also said that workers were building ______26______lines,I'm sure your city is

______27______fast.______28______you can send me some photos of city today.I really want to see the

______29______taking place there.I'm ______30______what an ancient(古老的) city will be like with such a new look!

So much for now.

Best wishes.

Tony.

16. A. but B. though C. and D. so

17. A. On B. In C. By D. At

18. A. not B. Chinese C. British D. American

19.A. reasons B. ways C. answers D. excuses 20. A. largest B. newest C. oldest D. longest 21. A. first B. second C. third D. only 22. A. stations B. cities C. workers D. passengers

23. A. next B. up C. wrong D. more

24. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

25. A. enclosing B. putting C. enclosed D. putted

26. A. some B. many C. more D. two

27. A. developing B. running C. becoming D. coming

28. A. May to B. Perhaps C. But D. Because

29. A. lines B. underground C. changes D. trains

30. A. sure B. knowing C. seeing D. wondering

【答案】16. B 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26.

C 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D

【解析】

文章大意：本文是Tony写给洪波的一封回信。首先信中表达了对西安开通地铁的心情，接着介绍了伦敦地铁闻名的原因，最后Tony要求洪波寄一些西安城的新照片，以了解这个城市的变化。

【16题详解】

句意：虽然西安只有一条铁路，但你可以乘地铁去西安，这真的是个好消息。考查连词辨析及语境理解。

A. but表转折；

B. though意为“尽管”；

C. and意为“并且”；

D. so意为“所以”。联系上下文语境可知，此处

是和London对比，表示“虽然西安只有一条地铁线”，因此选B。

【17题详解】

句意：顺便说一下，我们这里不用“subway”这个词。考查介词辨析及语境理解。A. On意为“在…上面”；B. In意为“在…里面”；C. By意为“通过”；D. At意为“在”。联系上下文语境，可知此处意为“顺便说下…”，by the way是固定搭配，意为“顺便说下”，因此选C。

【18题详解】

句意：它是美式英语。考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. not不；B. Chinese中国的；C. British英国的；D. American 美国的。根据下文We call it “underground”,instead.“我们这边说underground”，可知此处句意为“它是美式英语。”因此选D。

【19题详解】

句意：它的出名是有原因的。考察名词词义辨析及语境理解。A. reasons意为“原因”；B. ways意为“方面”；C. answers意为“答案”；D. excuses意为“借口”。联系下文说了很多伦敦地铁出名的原因，此处位于句首，可知句意为“它的出名是有原因的。”因此选A。

【20题详解】

句意：首先，今天的部分地下铁路是世界上最古老的，于1863年开通。考查形容词的最高级及语境理解。

A. largest意为“最大”；

B. newest意为“最新”；

C. oldest t意为“最老”；

D. longest t意为“最长”。联系下文说opened in 1863“于1863年开通”，可知此处是指“部分线路是现存最古老的”，因此选C。

【21题详解】

句意：伦敦地铁是世界上第二大地铁系统，仅次于上海地铁。考查序数词辨析及语境理解。A. first意为“第一”；B. second意为“第二”；C. third意为“第三”；D. only意为“仅仅”。联系下文说“仅次于上海地铁”，因此选B。

【22题详解】

句意：地下有270个车站，有402公里的轨道。考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. stations意为“车站”；B. cities 意为“城市”；C. workers意为“工人”；D. passengers意为“行人”。联系上下文语境可知，此处表达的是“一共有270个车站”，因此选A。

【23题详解】

句意：此外，伦敦这座城市本身也使得它的地下交通非常有名。考查固定搭配及语境理解。A. next下一个；

B. up在…之上；

C. wrong错误；

D. more更多。根据What's __8__,the city of London itself helps to make the transportation system famous!可知，此处句意为“此外，伦敦这座城市本身也使得它的地下交通非常有名”，What's more固定搭配“此外、另外”，因此选D。

【24题详解】

句意：我有几张照片可以帮助你清楚地了解我所在城市的地铁。考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. few意为“几

乎没有”，修饰可数名词；B. a few意为“一些”，修饰可数名词；C. little意为“几乎没有”，修饰不可数名词；

D. a little意为“一些”，修饰不可数名词。联系上下文语境可知，此处句意为“我有一些照片可以帮助你…”，

photos可数名词复数，因此选B。

【25题详解】

句意：信中有它们的附件。考查动词及语境理解。enclose意为“附入”，put意为“放入”联系文章语境，可知

此处是指“他们被我附入进了信里”，又因为表示的是“被附入…”，用其动词的被动形式，因此选C。【26题详解】句意：在你的信中，你还说工人们正在建造更多的线路。考查形容词的比较级及语境理解。A. some意为“一些”，多用来修饰肯定句和陈述句；B. many表示“很多”，用来修饰可数名词；C. more是比较级，表示“更多”；D.

two意为“两个”。联系上下文语境可知，此处意为“建造更多的线路”，因此选C。

【27题详解】

句意：我相信你们的城市正在迅速发展。考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. developing意为“发展”；B. running

意为“奔跑”；C. becoming意为“变成”；D. coming意为“来”。联系上下文语境可知，此处意为“我相信你们

的城市正在迅速发展”，因此选A。

【28题详解】

句意：也许你今天可以给我发一些你们城市的照片。考查副词及语境理解。A. May to意为“可以去”；B.

Perhaps意为“也许”；C. But表转折，意为“但是”；D. Because意为“因为”。联系上下文语境可知，此处意为

“也许你今天可以给我发一些你们城市的照片”，因此选B。

【29题详解】

句意：我真的很想看到那里发生的变化。考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. lines意为“线路”；B. underground意

为“地铁”；C. changes意为“变化”，D. trains意为“火车”。联系上文让寄一些照片给他，可知此处表达的是“我

真的很想看到那里发生的变化”，因此选C。

【30题详解】

句意：我很想知道一座古老的城市在新的外貌下会变成什么样子！考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. sure意为“确

定”；B. knowing意为“知道”；C. seeing意为“看见”；D. wondering意为“想知道”。联系上下文语境可知，

此处意为“我很想知道一座古老的城市在新的外貌下会变成什么样子！” 因此选D。

第三部分阅读理解

四、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择正确内容

A

About 80 percent of American adults think music lessons improve children's learning ability or their school

performance. They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.

But the organizers of a new study say there's no scientific evidence that early musical training affects(影响) the intelligence of young people.

Samuel Morgan is a graduate student at Harvard's School of Education. He says it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child's intellectual development. He says the evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year-olds.One group altitude music classes, the other went to a class that focuses on physical exercise(体育锻炼).

“We found kids participating in music classes showed no advantage(优势) on any of the tests.”said Morgan. Morgan says music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best school later of their life. But he also says the trai ning is still important for cultural reasons.”We teach music because music is important for us.”he says.

31. .What do most American adults think of learning music? Which statement is NOT true?

A. It can improve children's learning ability.

B. It can improve children's school performance.

C. It can help children express creativity.

D. It can offer children a fast easy way to the best schools.

32. What do the organizers of a new study find about learning music?.

A. It has no effects on the intelligence of young people.

B. It is of no use.

C. It is very important for young people.

D. It is as important as physical exercise.

33. According to the studies of 2groups of 4-year-olds,we can know that______.

A. kids from music classes are more intelligent

B. kids from PE classes are more intelligent

C. kids from music classes have no advantage on any aspect

D. Kids from PE classes have advantage on some of the aspects

34. Which is right according to Mr.Morgan?

A. We should learn music because it can improve our intelligence

B. We shouldn't learn music because it is not useful at all.

C. We should learn music because it can help us to a better school.

D. We should learn music for it is the important part of the culture.