2024-2025学年牛津深圳八年级英语期中模拟卷（含答案及解析）

2024-2025学年八年级英语上学期期中模拟卷（深圳）

英语

（笔试满分75分，考试时间70分钟）

注意事项：

1.答题前，请将姓名、准考证号和学校用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写在答题卡指定的位置上，并将条形

码粘贴好。

2.全卷满分75分。考试时间70分钟。

3.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上相应题目答案标号的信息点框涂黑。如需改

动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。作答非选择题时，用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题

卡指定区域内。写在本试卷或草稿纸上，其答案一律无效。

4.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。

5.测试范围：八年级上册Units1-4（牛津深圳版）。

6.难度系数：0.65o

第一部分选择题（50分）

I.完形填空（10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将相应字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）

Itwasarainy,windyOctoberafternoon.Garthstoodoutsidehishousewithawidesmile.Thiswas]

weatherfortestinghisnewinvention-UmbrellaHat.Hecouldhardlywaittoseewhetheritcouldkeeptherainoff.

Hecarefullyplacedthehatonhisheadandstartedwalkingalongthestreet.Itworked!

Suddenly,threeboysinhisneighborhoodappearedand3him.Todd,thebiggestone,pulledhis

UmbrellaHatoffhishead.

“What'sTHIS?"heasked.

“It'sanUmbrellaHat.Youcanwearitonrainydaysand...^^Garthsaid.

Theboyslaughed,<4Willanyonewearthatstupidthing?”Toddthrewthehatontothegroundandtheyranoff.

GarthpickeduphisUmbrellaHatfromthegroundintears."MaybeToddwas4...inreality,who

wouldeverneedhisinvention?^^Heloweredhisheadandthoughttohimself.

Suddenlyhe5andsawaladylookingathim."IwasjustleavingmyhousewhenIsawyouand

thoseboys.Areyouokay?"

Thenshesawthe6UmbrellaHatandasked,t4Er...whafsthat?”

“It'smyUmbrellaHat.Ithoughtofitandmadeitmyself...answeredGarth.

“Whatacreativemindyouhave!Don'teverletstupidboysputyoudown!Keepinventingandonedayyou

will7somethingreallygreat!”saidthelady.

“Andyouhavegivenmeawonderfulidea,"shecontinued,“Ihaveagadget（小器具）

shop-Gadgets4U-andFdliketoholda8tofindthebestyounggadgetinventorinourtown.Iwill

display（展示）threebestinventionsinmyshop.Tmsureyouwillhavea（n）9ofwinningaprize.^^

Garthwasvery10.Gadgets4Uwasoneofhisfavoriteplacesandthethoughtofhavinghis

inventiondisplayedinthatwonderfulplacewastooexcitingforwords.Hesuddenlyfeltmuchbetterandcould

alreadyfeellotsofnewideascomingout,waitingtospringintolife!

1.A.coldB.perfectC.strangeD.changeable

2.A.heavilyB.madlyC.thankfullyD.purposefully

3.A.guidedB.praisedC.stoppedD.refused

4.A.rightB.angryC.politeD.silly

5.A.cameupB.gaveupC.lookedupD.showedup

6.A.uglyB.oldC.brokenD.tiny

7.A.showB.meetC.planD.create

8.A.partyB.meetingC.conversationD.competition

9.A.choiceB.chanceC.excuseD.experience

10.A.surprisedB.boredC.relaxedD.worried

n阅读理解（40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选山最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应字母

编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题2分）

A

Whafsthelargestanimalintheworld?WhereisDenmark?Whomadethefirstpizza?

Toanswerthesequestions,youmayneedanencyclopedia.Anencyclopediaisabookwithfactsontopicsin

everyfieldofknowledge.Whichoneshouldyouchoose?EncyclopediaBritannicaisagoodchoice.

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ItistheoldestandlargestEnglish-languageencyclopediaintheworld.Itwasfirstpublishedinthe18th

centuryinScotland.Manypeoplethinkitisthebestencyclopedia.

Fromthe18thcenturytotheearly20thcentury,articlesinEncyclopediaBritannicawerelongandhardto

understand.Itsoonbecamethefavoriteencyclopediaofscholars.Butlater,moreandmorecommonpeoplebegan

touseEncyclopediaBritannica,becausethearticlesbecameshorterandeasiertoread.

TodaypeoplestillthinkarticlesinEncyclopediaBritannicaarereliable(可靠的)andwell-written.In2004,it

hadabout120,000articles,with44millionwords.

TobuytheEncyclopediaBritannica,youhavetospendaround1,400dollars(about11,200yuan).Italsohasa

CD-ROMversionwhichcostsabout50dollars.

In1994EncyclopediaBritannicawasfirstputonline.Youcanreadshortintroductionsofarticlesforfreefrom

thewebsite.Butforthefulltext,youhavetopayabout12dollarsamonthor70dollarsayear.

11.WhichoftheanswerstothequestionsmaybefoundinEncyclopediaBritannica?

A.Whatisthelargestanimalintheworld?B.Whomadethefirstpizza?

C.WhereisDenmark?D.Alloftheabove.

12.WhydidcommonpeopledisliketouseEncyclopediaBritannicaatfirst?

A.Becauseitwastooexpensive.

B.Becausetheydidn'thavecomputers.

C.Becausethearticlesinitwerenoteasytounderstand.

D.Becausetheydidn'thaveanyquestions.

13.HowmuchdoyoupayifyouwanttobuyanEncyclopediaBritannicaanditsCD-ROMversion?

A.About$1,400.B.About$1,450C.About$11,200D.About$70.

14.HowlongistheEncyclopediaBritannicaonlinenow?

A.For29years.B.For12years.C.Foronecentury.D.For18years.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.EncyclopediaBritannica.B.HowtoFindAnswersinanEncyclopedia.

C.UsefulWebsitesinOurDailyLives.D.ThePowerofKnowledge.

B

Howquicklycanyoucountfromonetoten?Doyouusetendifferentwordstodoit?CanyoudoitinEnglish,

ordoyouhavetouseyourfirstlanguage?Doyoucountonyourfingers?Manypeoplethinkthatnumbersand

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matharethesameallovertheworld.Butscientistshavediscoveredthatitisnottrue.

Peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldusedifferentwaystocountontheirfingers.IntheUnitedStates,people

begincountingwiththeirfirstfinger.Theythenextendtherestoftheirfingersandfinallythethumbtocountto

five.Thentheyrepeatthiswiththeotherhandtogettoten.InChina,peoplecountbyusingdifferentfinger

positions.Inthisway,aChinesepersoncaneasilycounttotenononlyonehand.

Besideswaysoffingercounting,scientistshavefoundthatculturesandlanguagesarealsodifferentwhenit

comestonumbers.Somelanguageshaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers,andothershavenowordsfornumbers.For

example,theaboriginal（土著居民），peopleinAustraliadon'thavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.They

don'tevenhavewordsfornumbers.However,theyarestillabletounderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers.

Similarly,peopleofthePirahatribe（音B落）innorthwesternBrazildon'thavewordsfornumberssuchas"one"or

“three”.Theyarenotabletosay“fivetrees"or"tentrees”butcansay“sometrees","moretrees"or"manytrees”.

ProfessorEdwardGibsonfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologysaidthatmostpeoplebelievethat

everyoneknowshowtocount.t4Buthereisagroupthatdoesnotcount.Theycouldlearn,butifsnotusefulintheir

culture,sothey'veneverpickeditup.”

16.Whydoesthewriterlistthefourquestionsatthebeginningofthepassage?

A.Tomakeasurvey.B.Tointerestthereaders.C.Togiveexamples.D.To

interviewthereaders.

17.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.PeoplefromChinacanmakeuseofdifferentfingerpositionstodothecounting.

B.PeoplefromtheUSusuallybegincountingwiththeirthumb.

C.PeoplefromChinacountmuchfasterthanpeoplefromtheUS.

D.PeoplefromtheUSuseonlyonehandtocountfromonetoten.

18.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutaboriginalAustralians?

A.Thereareideasofnumbersintheirlife.B.Thereisno“sometrees“intheirlanguage.

C.Theyhaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers.D.Theyhavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.

19.ThestudyofthePiranhatribeshowsthat.

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A.peopleallovertheworldknowhowtocount

B.peopleofthetribehavewordsfornumber

C.somegroupsofpeoplearenotsmartenoughtocount

D.countingisnotusefulinthecultureofthetribe

20.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentideasaboutnumbersandmath.

B.ChinesepeoplecancountmoreeasilyontheirfingersthanAmericans.

C.Insomeaboriginalculture,peopledon'tevenknowhowtocount.

D.Somelanguagesdon'thavenumberwordsbecausepeopledon'tneednumbers.

C

WhenChatGPTcameoutlastNovember,OliviaLipkin,acopywriter（文案写手）inSanFrancisco,didn'tcare

toomuchaboutit.However,overthenextfewmonths,Lipkinfoundherselfwithlessandlessworktodo.InApril,

shelostherjobwithnoexplanation.Sherealizedwhyshehadlostherjoblaterwhensheheardmanagerstalking

abouthowusingChatGPTwascheaperthanhiring（雇用）ahumanwriter.

Lipkinwasnotalone.EricFein,a34-year-oldmanintheU.S.stateofIllinois,openedawritingcompanyfor

tenyears.HebecamejoblesslastMarch.Allhisclients（客户）toldhimtheynolongerneededhisservicesbecause

theywereturningtoChatGPT.FeinwarnedthemthatChatGPTcouldn'twritewithhislevelofcreativity.His

clientssaidtheyunderstood,butitwasfarcheapertousethechatbot（聊天机器人）thantopayhim.

Experts（专家）thinkthatA.I.systems（人工智能系统）likeChatGPTcouldmakehundredsofmillionsof

peoplelosetheirjobsinthefuture.ButforthosewhowritepostsandadvertisementsontheInternet,theeffectis

alreadyhere.TheyalsosaythateventhebestA.I.systemscan'tcomparewiththewritingskillsofahuman.It

doesn'thaveapersonalvoiceorstyle.Besides,itoftengivesthewronganswers.

AfterbeingreplacedbyChatGPT,FeinandLipkindecidedtodoajobthatA.I.can'tdo."'Peoplearelooking

forthecheapestmethod,andthafsnotaperson-it'sarobot.^^Lipkinsays.

21.WhydidLipkinhavelessandlessworktodo?

A.Becausemanagershiredanewcopywriter.

B.Becauseshewasnotgoodatfinishingherwork.

C.BecausesheusedChatGPTtocompleteherwork.

D.BecausehermanagersgavemoreworktoChatGPT.

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22.ThewriterusedtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2to.

A.listsomenumbersB.giveanotherexampleC.answeraquestionD.expresssomefeelings

23.FeinthoughthiswritingserviceswerebetterthanChatGPTintermsof（在..方面）.

A.costB.creativityC.personalstyleD.writingskills

24.Whatdoestheunderlineword"They"inParagraph3referto?

A.Experts.B.Chatbots.C.Clients.D.A.I.systems.

25.Thisarticlecanprobablybefound.

A.inatravelguideB.inapersonaldiaryC.inasciencenewspaperD.inasportsmagazine

第二节短文填空

以下是一则短文，请阅读短文，并从下列六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。并

在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共5小题，每小题1分）

ChopsticksareanimportanttooltohavemealsinChina.

Whenwerechopsticksinvented?

26TheywereinventedbeforeShangDynasty.Theearliestchopsticksweremadeofbronze（青铜）.

Theywere26centimetreslongand1.1to1.3centimetreswide.Peopleusedthemtopickupfoodatthattime.

27

MostpeoplebelievethatChineseinventedchopsticks.Therearemanystoriesabouttheinventorofchopsticks.

SomeonesaysthatJiangZiya,awiseman,createdchopsticks.

Actually,nooneknowsforsure.WecanonlysaythattheinventorwasacleverancientChinese.

Whatshapearechopsticks?

Chopstickshavetheshapeofbeingsquareaboveandcirclebelow.ChinesebelievethattheEarthissquareand

theskyiscircle.28

Howarechopsticksused?

Manypeoplethinkit'sdifficulttousechopsticks.29Holdthembetweenthethumbandother

fingers.Thekeyistoholdonepiecetightandmovetheothertocontrolmovementandforce.Remember,practice

makesperfect.

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ChopsticksarealsooneimportantpartofChineseculture.InChina,itispolitetopickupfoodfortheold.

30Andnevermakeyourchopsticksstandstraightinaricebowl.Don'tusechopstickstohitthesideofyour

bowl,either.

A.Infact,ifsnot.

B.Whoinventedchopsticks?

C.Thisshowsrespecttothenature.

D.ChopsticksfirstappearedinancientChina.

E.ChopsticksareanimportantinventionoftheChinesepeople,reflectingtheirwisdom

F.Butit'simpolitetopointatotherswiththem.

第三节信息匹配（共5小题，每小题1分）

下面的材料A-F分别是六种查阅工具。请根据五位同学的不同情况，选择他们需要的查阅工具，并将其标

号填入题前括号内。

31_______FranklikesreadingbooksonA.BNBOnlineforbiographies（传记）ofpeople.

importantinventionsanddiscoveriesinhistory.HeTapthenameofafamouspersonandyouwillget

planstodoaprojectonthefourgreatinventionsanddetailedinformationabouthisorherdateofbirth,family

theirinventorsinChineseancienttimes.Heneedstobackground,lifestory,howtheybecamefamousand

getsomedetailedinformationaboutit.whytheyarepopular.

32______MollyisfondofpaintingandB.OxfordReferenceOnlineforencyclopedia

dreamstobecomeapainteroneday.Butrecently,shearticles,referencebookstofindfactsaboutcountries,

joinedaschoolsinginggroupandisnowpreparingforimportantdatesandeventsinhistory.Thesourcesalso

aperformancenextweek.Toconnectherout-classincludegreatinventionsanddiscoveriesinhistory.

activitywithherschoolwork,shehasdecidedtodoaC.GroveArtOnlineforfindingoutdetailed

projectonJazzanditsorigin.informationaboutartists,art,architectsanddesigners.It

33______Katemajorsinwesternart.Shealsoincludescolorimagesfrommuseumsandgalleries

choosesatopiconwesternpaintingsandfamousfromaroundtheworld.

paintersforherpresentation.So,sheneedsmoreD.GroveMusicOnlineforbiographiesof

detailedinformationaboutfamouspaintersandsomecomposers,shortarticles,vividpictures,soundsandweb

photosofpaintingstogowiththeinstructions.linksonmusic.Freedownloadofmusicpieceorpopular

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34Lorrywantstowriteabookreviewsongsfromwebsiteswillallowyoutoenjoythemusic

onMr.ChurchillinWorldWarILHedecidedtotakewhilethinkingorplanningyourwok.Youwilldefinitely

seriesstepsinfinishingthework.Thefirstthinghehaveaccesstomostofthebeautifulsongshere.

needstodoistosetoffonasearchfortheinformationE.BBCRevisionOnlineforEnglishsuchasSATS,

sources.TOEFL,GREandGCSE.Followingthegivensources,

35Lisa'shomeworkfromherEnglishyouwillgetdetailedintroductionsforthetargetedtests,

classistowriteanessayonthechangesofEnglish.sampletestpapers,keys,explanationsandnotesforthe

Sheneedstofindoutinformationabouthowsometests.

EnglishwordschangedinmeaningandspellingoveraF.EnglishDictionaryOnlineforfindingthespelling

periodoftime,andthencomeupwiththeexplanationsormeaningofEnglishwords,somepracticalusagesand

forthepossiblecausesbehindthesechanges.sentences,theoriginsandevolutionsof600,000words.

Exercisesforwordusage,vocabularybuilding,and

gamesforspelling,pronunciationarealsoavailableand

muchmore.

第二部分非选择题（25分）

III.语法填空（10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Readinghistorybookscanletuslearn36greatpeopleinhistoryandlivebetter.Ahistorybookyou

can'tmissisHistoricalRecords,orShiji.

HistoricalRecordsisthefirstbiographical(传记)generalhistoryofChina.SimaQian,37official

(官员)duringtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD24)wroteit.Thework38(record)theevents

beginningwiththefamousYellowEmperorandendingwiththefirstyearsoftheHanWudiperiod,covering

around3,000years.

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Inthisbook,I39(real)likehowthewriterdescribesdifferentpeople.Forexample,there?sDaYu,

thefounderoftheXiaDynasty.He40(try)sohardtostopabigfloodthatherefusedtoenterhishome

while41(pass)bythreetimes.Hisselflessness(无私)isreally___42(move).Ialsohopetobea

greatpersonlikeDaYu.

Therearealsotwolegendaryfarmers,ChenShengandWuGuang.Theystoodupandledagroupofpeople

againstthetyrannical(残暴的)QinDynasty.TheywonagainsttheQinandledthewayfortheHanDynasty.

43(they)storyshowsthateveryhuman,whatevertheirbirth,canbecomesomethinggreatifhetriedhis

best.

WhenIreadthisbook,IcouldseehowSimaQianmadethecharacters44(come)alivewithhis

words.Thismakesthebookfullofstrong___45(feel)ofloveandhate,andIlovethestories.

IV.第三节：书面表达(15分)

科学技术是第一生产力，创新是引领发展的第一动力。

中国人民勤劳睿智，创新产品层出不穷，日新月异。假如你是李华，你们学校英语社团正在开展“创新

生活”主题征文活动，请结合自身经历介绍你日常学习或生活中经常使用的新发明，说说你对它的评价及它

带给你的改变。

提示词语：technology,High-speedTrain,sharedbikes,convenient,develop

提示问题：

•Whatnewinventiondoyouuseinyourdailylife?

-Whatdoyouthinkofit?

•Howdoesitaffectyourlife?

2024-2025学年八年级英语上学期期中模拟卷（深圳）

英语

（笔试满分75分，考试时间70分钟）

注意事项：

1.答题前，请将姓名、准考证号和学校用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写在答题卡指定的位置上，并将条形

码粘贴好。

2.全卷满分75分。考试时间70分钟。

3.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上相应题目答案标号的信息点框涂黑。如需改

动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。作答非选择题时，用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题

卡指定区域内。写在本试卷或草稿纸上，其答案一律无效。

4.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。

5.测试范围：八年级上册Units1-4（牛津深圳版）。

6.难度系数：0.65o

第一部分选择题（50分）

I.完形填空（10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将相应字母编号涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）

Itwasarainy,windyOctoberafternoon.Garthstoodoutsidehishousewithawidesmile.Thiswas]

weatherfortestinghisnewinvention-UmbrellaHat.Hecouldhardlywaittoseewhetheritcouldkeeptherainoff.

Hecarefullyplacedthehatonhisheadandstartedwalkingalongthestreet.Itworked!

Suddenly,threeboysinhisneighborhoodappearedand3him.Todd,thebiggestone,pulledhis

UmbrellaHatoffhishead.

“What'sTHIS?"heasked.

“It'sanUmbrellaHat.Youcanwearitonrainydaysand...^^Garthsaid.

Theboyslaughed,<4Willanyonewearthatstupidthing?”Toddthrewthehatontothegroundandtheyranoff.

GarthpickeduphisUmbrellaHatfromthegroundintears."MaybeToddwas4...inreality,who

wouldeverneedhisinvention?^^Heloweredhisheadandthoughttohimself.

Suddenlyhe5andsawaladylookingathim."IwasjustleavingmyhousewhenIsawyouand

thoseboys.Areyouokay?"

Thenshesawthe6UmbrellaHatandasked,t4Er...whafsthat?”

“It'smyUmbrellaHat.Ithoughtofitandmadeitmyself...answeredGarth.

“Whatacreativemindyouhave!Don'teverletstupidboysputyoudown!Keepinventingandonedayyou

will7somethingreallygreat!”saidthelady.

“Andyouhavegivenmeawonderfulidea,"shecontinued,“Ihaveagadget（小器具）

shop-Gadgets4U-andFdliketoholda8tofindthebestyounggadgetinventorinourtown.Iwill

display（展示）threebestinventionsinmyshop.Tmsureyouwillhavea（n）9ofwinningaprize.^^

Garthwasvery10.Gadgets4Uwasoneofhisfavoriteplacesandthethoughtofhavinghis

inventiondisplayedinthatwonderfulplacewastooexcitingforwords.Hesuddenlyfeltmuchbetterandcould

alreadyfeellotsofnewideascomingout,waitingtospringintolife!

1.A.coldB.perfectC.strangeD.changeable

2.A.heavilyB.madlyC.thankfullyD.purposefully

3.A.guidedB.praisedC.stoppedD.refused

4.A.rightB.angryC.politeD.silly

5.A.cameupB.gaveupC.lookedupD.showedup

6.A.uglyB.oldC.brokenD.tiny

7.A.showB.meetC.planD.create

8.A.partyB.meetingC.conversationD.competition

9.A.choiceB.chanceC.excuseD.experience

10.A.surprisedB.boredC.relaxedD.worried

【答案】l.B2.D3.C4.A5.C6.C7.D8.D9.B10.A

【解析】本文主要介绍了Garth发明了一个雨伞帽，但是三个男孩嘲笑他的发明，他感到很沮丧，但是一个

女士鼓励了他，他又重新燃气了希望。这故事告诉我们，多给人鼓励，正能量的激励更能让人成功。

1.句意：这是测试他的新发明雨伞帽的最佳天气。

cold冷的；perfect完美的；strange奇怪的；changeable多变的。根据“Itwasarainy”可知下雨的天气测试雨

伞帽是完美的。故选B。

2.句意：他小心翼翼地把帽子戴在头上，开始有目的地沿着街道走。

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heavily重重地；madly生气地；thankfiilly感激地；purposefully有意地。根据"alongthestreet”可知他带着雨

伞帽在雨中行走是为了测试，所以是有目的的。故选D。

3.句意：突然，他附近的三个男孩出现并拦住了他。

guided指导；praised表扬；stopped阻止，阻拦；refused拒绝。根据"threeboysinhisneighborhoodappearedand”

可知是拦住他和他说话。故选C。

4.句意：也许Todd是对的。

right正确的；angry生气的；polite礼貌的；silly愚蠢的。根据“whowouldeverneedhisinvention”可知他现

在也认为Todd也许是对的。故选A。

5.句意：突然，他抬起头来，看到一位女士在看着他。

cameup走上前；gaveup放弃；lookedup向上看；showedup现身。根据"sawaladylookingathim”可知是

抬起头看到了一位女士。故选C。

6.句意：然后她看到那顶破伞帽。

ugly丑陋的；old老的；broken破的；tiny小的。根据“Toddthrewthehatontotheground”可知Todd把雨伞帽

从他头上拿下来，摔到了地上，所以这个帽子坏了。故选C。

7.句意：继续发明，总有一天你会创造出真正伟大的东西！

show展示；meet遇见；plan计戈人create仓1］造。根据"Keepinventingandonedayyouwill”可知是继续发明，

会创造出好东西。故选D。

8.句意：我想举办一场比赛，寻找我们镇上最优秀的年轻小工具发明者。

party聚会；meeting会议；conversation交谈；competition比赛。|艮据"findthebestyounggadgetinventorinour

town”可知要找到最优秀的发明者，所以要举办比赛。故选D。

9.句意：我相信你会有机会获奖的。

choice选择；chance机会；excuse借口；experience经历。根据"ofwinningaprize”可知是有机会获奖。故选

Bo

10.句意：Garth非常吃惊。

surprised吃惊的；bored无聊的；relaxed放松的；worried担心的。根据“Gadgets4Uwasoneofhisfavoriteplaces"

可知这个地方是他最喜欢的地方之一，所以当他听到这个店的老板说他有机会获奖时，他感到很惊讶。故

选Ao

II阅读理解（40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选山最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应字母

3

编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题2分）

A

Whafsthelargestanimalintheworld?WhereisDenmark?Whomadethefirstpizza?

Toanswerthesequestions,youmayneedanencyclopedia.Anencyclopediaisabookwithfactsontopicsin

everyfieldofknowledge.Whichoneshouldyouchoose?EncyclopediaBritannicaisagoodchoice.

ItistheoldestandlargestEnglish-languageencyclopediaintheworld.Itwasfirstpublishedinthe18th

centuryinScotland.Manypeoplethinkitisthebestencyclopedia.

Fromthe18thcenturytotheearly20thcentury,articlesinEncyclopediaBritannicawerelongandhardto

understand.Itsoonbecamethefavoriteencyclopediaofscholars.Butlater,moreandmorecommonpeoplebegan

touseEncyclopediaBritannica,becausethearticlesbecameshorterandeasiertoread.

TodaypeoplestillthinkarticlesinEncyclopediaBritannicaarereliable（可靠的）andwell-written.In2004,it

hadabout120,000articles,with44millionwords.

TobuytheEncyclopediaBritannica,youhavetospendaround1,400dollars（about11,200yuan）.Italsohasa

CD-ROMversionwhichcostsabout50dollars.

In1994EncyclopediaBritannicawasfirstputonline.Youcanreadshortintroductionsofarticlesforfreefrom

thewebsite.Butforthefulltext,youhavetopayabout12dollarsamonthor70dollarsayear.

11.WhichoftheanswerstothequestionsmaybefoundinEncyclopediaBritannica?

A.Whatisthelargestanimalintheworld?B.Whomadethefirstpizza?

C.WhereisDenmark?D.Alloftheabove.

12.WhydidcommonpeopledisliketouseEncyclopediaBritannicaatfirst?

A.Becauseitwastooexpensive.

B.Becausetheydidn'thavecomputers.

C.Becausethearticlesinitwerenoteasytounderstand.

D.Becausetheydidn'thaveanyquestions.

13.HowmuchdoyoupayifyouwanttobuyanEncyclopediaBritannicaanditsCD-ROMversion?

A.About$1,400.B.About$1,450C.About$11,200D.About$70.

14.HowlongistheEncyclopediaBritannicaonlinenow?

A.For29years.B.For12years.C.Foronecentury.D.For18years.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

4

A.EncyclopediaBritannica.B.HowtoFindAnswersinanEncyclopedia.

C.UsefulWebsitesinOurDailyLives.D.ThePowerofKnowledge.

【答案】1LD1