江苏省无锡市锡山高级中学实验学校2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中测试英语试题（解析版）

省锡中实验学校2021-2022学年度第二学期初二英语期中测试2022年4月一、听力测试（共20分）略二、单项选择（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）1.Iwon’tbelievethatthelittleboycanreadfivethousandwords________Itesthimmyself.A.after B.when C.if D.until【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：直到我亲自测试这个小男孩，我才相信这个小男孩能读五千字。考查连词辨析。after在……之后；when当……时；if如果；until直到。根据“Iwon’tbelieve…Itesthimmyself”可知，此处用not…until表示“直到……才”，故选D。2.—Doeshehave________ofmanagingafarm?—Yes,hedoes.Buthehadsometerrible________inthebeginning.A.experiences;experience B.experience;experiencesC.experience;experience D.experiences;experiences【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：——他有管理农场的经验吗？——是的，他有。但他一开始有一些可怕的经历。

考查名词辨析和名词的数。experience，译为“经验”，为不可数名词，译为“经历”，为可数名词，根据“Doeshehave...ofmanagingafarm”可推断，第一空译为“经验”，填experience，根据“Buthehadsometerrible...inthebeginning.”可推断，第二空表达“经历”，“some”后接可数名词复数。故选B。3.Anonly-childfamilyis________sixadultsandonechild,whichmakesthechildstressedalot.A.madeof B.madeupof C.madein D.madefrom【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：独生子女家庭由六个大人和一个孩子组成，这让孩子压力很大。考查动词短语辨析。bemadeof用……造成（看得出原材料）；bemadeupof由……组成；bemadein在……生产或制造；bemadefrom由……所做成的（看不出原材料）。根据“Anonly-childfamilyis...sixadultsandonechild”可知，独生子女家庭由六个大人和一个孩子组成，故选B。4.—Dad,IwanttobuyaHUAWEIMateBook14,butIdon’thaveenoughmoney.Doyouhaveanygoodideas?—Don’twastemoney.Ihaveausedlaptopinperfect________.A.situation B.information C.communication D.condition【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：——爸爸，我想买一台华为MateBook14，但我没有足够的钱。你有什么好主意吗？——不要浪费钱。我有一台完好的二手笔记本电脑。考查名词辨析。situation情况；information信息；communication交流；condition状态。根据“Don’twastemoney.Ihaveausedlaptopinperfect...”可知，我有完好状态的旧笔记本，空处需填名词，与inperfect构成介词短语，作定语，修饰ausedlaptop，condition“状态”，名词。故选D。5.WuxiSunacLand________forthreeyears,butI________there.A.hasopened;haven’tgone B.hasbeenopen;haven’tbeenC.hasbeenopen;haven’tgone D.hasopened;haven’tbeen【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：无锡融创乐园已经开放三年了，但我还没有去过。考查现在完成时及延续性动词。“forthreeyears”与延续性动词连用，open的延续性形式是beopen，排除AD；but后句意出现转折，表示还未去过那儿，用haven’tbeen。故选B。6.Lucyhitherhead________thewallwhenreadingthemessageonthephone.Luckily,shewasn’thurt.A.against B.opposite C.on D.above【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：露西在看电话留言时把头撞到了墙上。幸运的是，她没有受伤。考查介词辨析。against紧靠，撞；opposite在……对面；on在……上面；above在……之上。根据“Lucyhitherhead...thewall”可知，此处是指她的头撞在墙上，因此用介词against，故选A。7.Boys,weareinbigtrouble!TheEnglishteacherhasaskedallofustomeethiminhisoffice,one________.A.attimes B.atatime C.allthetime D.everytime【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：伙计们，我们有大麻烦了！英语老师要求我们所有人到他的办公室去见他，一次一个人。考查短语辨析。attimes有时；atatime一次；allthetime一直；everytime每次。根据“TheEnglishteacherhasaskedallofustomeethiminhisoffice,one…”可知，此处表示老师是一次见一个人，排除A、C。everytime一般用来引导时间状语从句。故选B。8.—Iboughtthegeesetwoweeksago.—Oh,youmeanyou________them________halfamonthago.A.havekept；since B.havebought；forChavehad；since D.havehad；for【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：——两周前我买了这些鹅。——哦，你是说半个月前你就拥有它们了。考查延续性动词和含有since的现在完成时。havekept已经持有，延续性动词；havebought已经购买，非延续性动词；havehad已经持有，延续性动词；since自……以后，后接时间点；for后接时间段。根据第二空后的“halfamonthago”可知指的是过去的一个时间点，其前应用介词since。根据“Iboughtthegeesetwoweeksago”可知，动词buy为非延续性动词，在表示持续一段时间的句子中，应用延续性动词have来代替buy，其过去分词为had，因此第一空应填havehad。故选C。9.There________alargecarparkonthissite.Butnowyoucanonlyseetallbuildings.A.usedtohave B.isusedtohaving C.wasusedtobe D.usedtobe【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：这儿过去是一个大型停车场。但是现在你只能看见高楼。考查动词短语。usedtodosth.过去常常做某事；beusedtodoingsth.习惯做某事。结合句意可知，与now相对应的是过去，故用usedtodosth，因为句型therebe表示“有，存在”，不能与have连用。故选D。10.Themaninablackjacket________hishomelocatedinShanghaiforhalfamonth.A.hasn’tbeenawayfrom B.hasn’tleft C.didn’tleave D.won’tleave【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：那个穿黑夹克的男人已经有半个月没有离开他在上海的家了。考查现在完成时。根据“forhalfamonth”可知，for+一段时间用现在完成时，结构是has/havedone。leave是非延续性动词，其延续形式是beaway。故选A。11.Icalled119assoonasIsawthicksmoke________frommyneighbor’shouse.A.rise B.raise C.raising D.isrising【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：我一看到邻居家冒出浓烟就拨打了119。考查非谓语及动词辨析。rise上升，不及物动词；raise提高，筹集，及物动词。结合“Isawthicksmoke...frommyneighbor’shouse.”可知，此处是seesbdosth“看到某人/物做某事”的结果，此处应用原形，排除C/D选项，分析句子结构，此处应用不及物动词，表示“升起”，故选A。12.—I’mlookingforwardtothelatestWolfWarriorsIII.________willitbeon?—________nextsummerholiday.A.Howsoon;Notuntil B.Howlong;NotuntilC.Howsoon;Until D.Howlong;Until【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——我很期待最新的《战狼3》。多久以后上映？——直到下一个暑假。考查特殊疑问句及回答。howsoon表示多久之后，常用在将来时中；howlong多久，常用一段时间来回答；until到……为止，notuntil直到……才。根据“I’mlookingforwardtothelatestWolfWarriorsIII.”可知，电影还没有上映，问的是多久以后上映，应用howsoon提问；根据“nextsummerholiday”可知，答语表达的意思是“直到下一个暑假才开始”，故选A。13.________oneandahalfmonthssincetheRussiansoldiers________Ukraine.A.There’re；arrived B.Itis；reachedC.Itis；havebeenin D.Ithasbeen；got【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：俄罗斯士兵抵达乌克兰已经有一个半月了。考查since引导的时间状语从句和动词辨析。There’re这/那有，一般现在时；Itis它是，一般现在时；Ithasbeen已经是，现在完成时；arrived到达，不及物动词，一般过去时；reached到达，及物动词，一般过去时；havebeenin已经在，现在完成时；got后接to表示“到达”，一般过去时。根据“since”可知该句为含有since引导的时间状语从句的复合句。常用句式Itis/hasbeen+时间段+since从句，表示“自从……有……了”。since引导的时间状语从句应用一般过去时，空格后为地名“Ukraine”，因此应用及物动词reached表示“到达”。因此主句应用一般现在时，即第一空应填Itis。故选B。14.—Doyoumindmypointingoutyourmistakes?—________.Youradviceisimportanttome.A.Notatall. B.You’dbetternot.C.It’smypleasure. D.Ofcourse.【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：——你介意我指出你的错误吗？——一点也不。你的意见对我很重要。考查情景交际。Notatall一点也不；You’dbetternot你最好不要；It’smypleasure我的荣幸；Ofcourse当然。根据“Youradviceisimportanttome.”可知，是不介意别人指出自己的错误，因此选项A符合语境。故选A。三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Itwasthebestoftimes;itwastheworstoftimes.Itwastheseasonoflight;itwastheseasonofdarkness.Itwasthe____15____ofhope;itwasthewinterofsadness.Itwastheyearonethousandsevenhundredandseventy-five.InFrancetherewasaKingandaQueen,andinEnglandtherewasaKingandaQueen.Theybelievedthat____16____wouldeverchange.ButinFrancethingswerebad,andgettingworse.Thepeoplewerepoor,____17____andunhappy.TheKingmadepapermoneyandspentit,andthepeoplehadnothingtoeat.Behindcloseddoorsinthehomesofthepeople,voicesspokeinwhispers____18____theKingandhisnoblemen;theywereonlywhispers,buttheywerethe____19____whispersofdesperate（绝望的）people.LateoneNovembernight,inthatsameyear1775,a____20____goingfromLondontoDover,stoppedatthetopofalonghill.Thehorsesweretired,butasthey____21____,thedriverheardanotherhorsecomingfastupthehillbehindthem.Theriderstoppedhishorsebesidethecoachandshouted:“Iwanta____22____,Mr.JarvisLorry,fromTellSon’sBankingLondon.”“IamMr.JarvisLorry,”saidoneofthepassengers,puttinghisheadoutofthewindow.“Whatdoyouwant?”"It’sme!Jerry,JerryCruncher,fromTellSon’sBank,sir,”criedthemanonthehorse.“What’sthematter,Jerry?”calledMr.Lorry.“A____23____foryou,Mr.Lorry.You’vegottowaitatDoverforayounglady.”“Verywell,Jerry,”saidMr.Lorry.“TellthemmyanswerisCAMEBACKTOLIFE.”Itwasastrangemessage,andastrangeranswer.Nooneinthecoach____24____whattheymeant.15.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter16.A.everything B.everybody C.nothing D.nobody17.A.cold B.warm C.hungry D.thirsty18.A.for B.with C.against D.by19.A.angry B.afraid C.excited D.satisfied20.A.horse B.coach C.bus D.train21.A.walked B.rested C.lay D.slept22.A.driver B.passenger C.rider D.leader23.A.question B.news C.note D.message24.A.realized B.understood C.mistook D.wondered【答案】15.A16.C17.C18.C19.A20.B21.B22.B23.D24.B【解析】【导语】本文出自小说《双城记》，小说里描写了贵族如何败坏、如何残害百姓，人民心中积压对贵族的刻骨仇恨，最终导致了不可避免的法国大革命。【15题详解】句意：是充满希望的春天。spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。根据“hope”可知，充满希望的是春天。故选A。【16题详解】句意：他们相信一切不会改变。everything每件事；everybody每个人；nothing没有什么；nobody没有人。根据“ButinFrancethingswerebad,andgettingworse.”可知，后面表示转折与前文内容相反，后面是事情变得不好，因此前面是事情不变。故选C。【17题详解】句意：人民贫穷、饥饿、不开心。cold寒冷；warm温暖的；hungry饿的；thirsty渴。根据“peoplehadnothingtoeat”可知，人们饥饿。故选C。【18题详解】句意：在人民的家中，在紧闭的大门后，有人低声反对国王和他的贵族们。for为了；with和；against反对；by通过。根据“thepeoplehadnothingtoeat”可知，人们生活不好，因此是反对国王。故选C。【19题详解】句意：但是是绝望的人们愤怒的低声议论。angry生气的；afraid害怕的；excited激动的；satisfied满意的。根据“desperatepeople”可知，绝望的人们是生气的，愤怒的。故选A。【20题详解】句意：1775年11月的一个深夜，一辆从伦敦开往多佛的马车在一座长山的山顶停了下来。horse马；coach马车；bus公共汽车；train火车。根据“Theriderstoppedhishorsebesidethecoachandshouted”可知，停下来的是马车。故选B。【21题详解】句意：马儿们都累了，但是当他们休息时候，骑手听到另一匹马从他们身后的山上飞快地跑了上来。walked走路；rested休息；lay躺；slept睡觉。根据“Thehorsesweretired”可知，马累了需要休息。故选B。【22题详解】句意：我想要一名乘客，贾维斯·罗瑞先生，来自伦敦泰尔森银行。driver司机；passenger乘客；rider骑手；leader领导。根据“oneofthepassengers”可知，是想要的是乘客。故选B。【23题详解】句意：罗瑞先生，给你的一个信息。question问题；news新闻；note笔记；message信息。根据“Itwasastrangemessage”可知，是信息。故选D。【24题详解】句意：在马车里的人没人明白他们什么意思。realized意识到；understood明白；mistook误解；wondered想知道。根据“Itwasastrangemessage,andastrangeranswer.”可知，是奇怪的信息，所以没人能明白。故选B。四、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）AThegraphic(图表)aboveshowstheweatherforecastforWashington,D.C.onSept.26andthefollowingsevendays.Pleasefinishthequestions1—3accordingtothegraphic.25.WhenwillthehighesttemperaturebeinWashington,D.C.today?A.Around11:00a.m. B.Aroundnoon.C.Around1:00p.m. D.Around2:00p.m.26.IfMaryplanstohaveapicnicnextWednesday,whatdoyouadvisehertotake?A. B. C. D.27.Thegraphictellsusthat________.A.it’s3:26inthemorningrightnowandthetemperatureisaround21℃or22℃B.there’slittlepossibility(可能)ofraininthemorningtodaybutit’llturnrainierafter4p.m.C.itwillbemainlysunnythefollowingweekandtemperatureschangemostonOct,2D.thelowesttemperaturewillreachto14°ConSaturdayandit’llbemuchhotterafterthatday【答案】25.D26.A27.A【解析】【导语】本文是一张图表，主要描述了华盛顿特区9月26日及随后七天的天气预报。【25题详解】推理判断题。根据图表曲线可知，今天的最高温度是28℃，在下午1点到4点之间，且偏向1点，因此推知是在下午2点左右。故选D。【26题详解】推理判断题。根据图表“Wed”可知，下周三天气晴朗，气温较高，因此建议戴上一顶太阳帽。故选A。27题详解】细节理解题。根据图表“22℃”及“Sept26,3:26am”可知，现在是凌晨3点26分，气温在21℃或22℃左右，选项A表述正确。故选A。BToimproveyourreading,youcantrytheformofreaders’theatre,aformattedscriptforreaderstoreadaloud.It’ssointeresting!CastofCharacters:Narrator,Kayla,Ms.Lee,ZackNarrator:OnasunnydayinsouthernTexas,Ms.Lee’sstudentsgatheredintheschoolplayground.Ms.Lee:Tomorrowisthedayofthesidewalk（人行道）chalk-artfestival.Theprincipalhasallowedustopractiseourwet-chalkdrawingontheplaygroundsidewalk,whichwillbeourstudio.Remember,wheneveryouwanttodrawonasidewalk,alwaysaskanadultinchargeforpermissionbeforeyoudraw.Nowlet’sreviewthestepsofwet-chalkdrawing.Whatdowedofirst?Narrator:Asthestudentstoldherthestepsinorder,Ms.Leewrotethemonalargepadofpaper.Whenshefinishedwriting,shepulledthepaperoffthepadanddisplayedthedirectionssoeveryonecouldreadthem.Thenthestudentschoseandsoaked（浸湿）theirpiecesofchalk.Meanwhile,KaylaandZackplannedtheirdrawing.Kayla:Let’sdrawajunglefeast.Parrotscanbeeatingallkindsoffruit.Zack:I’lldrawamodeltraincarryingfoodtothebirds.Narrator:Thestudentsremovedtheirpiecesofchalkfromthewateranddrew.AsZackdrewasweepingcurveoftraintrack,hishandknockedoverthejarofwater.HeandKaylawatchedwaterstreakacrosstheirdrawing.Zack:Ourdrawingisruined（毁坏）！Kayla:Don’tbesoworried!Quick,mixthewaterandthechalktogether!Nowlet’susemorechalkandsmear（涂抹）itaround.Narrator:KaylaandZackworkedquickly.Thesmearedcolourslookedglorious,likerich,thickfrostingonacake.Ms.Lee:Thatlooksgreat!That’saspecialmethodyou’reusing,kids.Areyoutwointerestedintakingpartinthechalk-artfestivaltomorrow?Thetimetableforthefestivalsaysthatdrawingstartsat9:00a.m.KaylaandZack:Sure!Kayla:Tomorrowwe’llpourwateroverourdrawingonpurpose.Zack:Thenwe’llknowjustwhattodo!28.Whatdoweknowaboutreaders’theatre?A.Aplaceforreaderstoenjoyplays.B.Areadingmaterialforpeopletoreadaloud.C.Aseriesofstepsforchildrentodrawonthesidewalk.D.Anumberofpeoplegatheringtogethertoplaygames.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“streak”inthepassagemean?A.Riserapidly. B.Movequickly. C.Disappearsuddenly. D.Swimslowly.30.Thenarratorinthereaders’theatre________.A.tellsthewholestoryinasilentway B.givesinstructionstothecharactersC.helpsthecharactersunderstandthestory D.describessettingsandevents31.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Tomorrowwe’llpourwateroverourdrawingonpurpose.”attheendofthepassagemean?A.KaylaandZackwillruintheirdrawingwithwaterforfun.B.KaylaandZackwillfindthestepsbyaccidentbythemselves.C.KaylaandZackwilldrawaswellastheirteacherbypouringwater.D.KaylaandZackwilldrawpicturesusingthemethodtheydiscoveredtoday.【答案】28.B29.B30.D31.D【解析】【分析】本文是为了提高阅读能力而进行的读者剧院，人物包括解说员、凯拉、李女士和扎克。【28题详解】细节理解题。根据“youcantrytheformofreaders’theatre,aformattedscriptforreaderstoreadaloud”可知，你可以尝试读者剧院的形式，一种格式化的脚本，让读者大声朗读，所以读者剧院是一种供人们大声朗读的阅读材料。故选B。【29题详解】词句猜测题。分析“AsZackdrewasweepingcurveoftraintrack,hishandknockedoverthejarofwater.HeandKaylawatchedwaterstreakacrosstheirdrawing.”可知，当扎克画了一个火车轨道的曲线时，他的手打翻了水罐，他和凯拉看着水在他们的画上迅速流过。此处streak的意思是“快速移动”，故选B。【30题详解】推理判断题。根据文章中内容可知，读者剧场中的解说员描述场景和事件。故选D。【31题详解】词句猜测题。根据前文内容可知，扎克意外将水罐打翻却得到了更好的结果，所以“Tomorrowwe’llpourwateroverourdrawingonpurpose.”的意思是凯拉和扎克会用他们今天发现的方法画画。故选D。CEveryboywantstofindtreasure.AndTomwasnodifferent.OnesummerdayTomtoldHuckabouthisidea.“Wherecanwelookfortreasure?”askedHuck.“It’shiddenonislands,underdeadtrees,butmostlyunderthefloorsinhaunted(闹鬼的)houses.”So,oneSaturdayafternoonTomandhisfriendwenttolookfortreasureatthehauntedhouseonCardiffHill.Itwasaquietandlonelyplace,whichmadetheboysfeelveryfrightened.Theyenteredquietly,andexploreddownstairs.Therewerecobwebseverywhereandeverythingwasoldandbroken.Thentheythrewtheirtoolsinacornerandwalkedupstairs,buttherewasnothingthere.TheywerejustabouttogodownstairsandstartdiggingwhenTomstopped.“Whatisit?”whisperedHuck,goingwhitewithfear.“Keepquiet!There’ssomeonedownstairs.”Theboyslaydown,lookingthroughtheholesinthewoodenfloor.Thereweretwomendownstairs.OnewasanoldSpaniardinawidesombrerohatandtheotherwasdirtyandunpleasant-looking.TomandHuckshookwithfearwhentheyheardtheSpaniardspeakbecausetheyfounditwasIndianJoe.Hesaid.“It’stimeforustomove,partner.Whatwillwedowiththe$650fromtherobbery?”“Let’skeep$30eachandleavethebaghere.”Thedirtymanwenttothefireplaceandmovedastone.Thenheliftedoutabagfullofmoneyandtookoutsomecoins.Thetwoboysforgotalltheirfearswhentheysawtherewasrealtreasuredownstairs.ThenIndianJoestarteddiggingaholewithhisknifeandtheknifehitsomething.“Whatisit?”askedtheotherman.“It’sabox,”saidIndianJoe.Andheputinhishandandpulledoutahandfulofgoldcoins.Theothermanfoundtheboys’tools,andtheysoonpulledoutthebox.“There’sthousandsofdollarsinthere,”saidIndianJoe.“TheMurrellGangusedthisareaonesummer,”saidhispartner.“Theymusthavehiddentheirmoneyhere.”“Whatwillwedowiththis,Joe?Willwebury(埋)itagain?”“No,someonemightfindit,”saidIndianJoe.“Let’sburyitinthenumbertwoden.”TomandHuckgotupassoonasthetwomenleft.Theydecidedtowatchoutforthe“maninthesombrero”whenhecametotownandfindoutwherethenumbertwodenwas.32.Whodoestheunderlinedword“He”referto?A.Tom. B.Huck. C.IndianJoe. D.Thedirtyman.33.Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory?a.Thetwoboysthrewtheirtoolsinacorner.b.Thedirtymanliftedoutabagfullofmoney.c.TomandHuckwenttolookfortreasureoneday.d.IndianJoefoundaboxfullofgoldcoins.e.TheMurrellGanghidtheirmoneyinthehouse.A.e-c-a-b-d B.e-c-a-d-b C.c-a-b-d-e D.c-d-b-e-a34.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?A.Therealtreasurewas$650inthebag.B.ThemaninthesombrerowasIndianJoe.C.TomwouldjoinIndianJoeandbearobber.D.TomandHuckwouldtrytogetthetreasure.【答案】32.C33.A34.D【解析】【分析】这篇短文节选自《汤姆·索亚历险记》，介绍的是Tom和Huck去鬼屋寻找宝藏，他们看到了印第安人Joe把钱藏在了鬼屋里，还有一袋金币不知道藏在哪里，他们两个决定再去寻找。【32题详解】词义猜测题。根据划线代词所在的语境TomandHuckshookwithfearwhentheyheardtheSpaniardspeakbecausetheyfounditwasIndianJoe.Hesaid.“It’stimeforustomove,partner.…”可知Tom和Huck发现了印第安人Joe，他说：“我们该走了，伙计。……”由此可知说话的是IndianJoe。故选C。【33题详解】排序题。根据短文最后“TheMurrellGangusedthisareaonesummer,”saidhispartner.“Theymusthavehiddentheirmoneyhere.”可知，MurrellGang在某一年的夏天在这个地区干过，他们把钱藏在了这里，这件事发生的最早，e排在最前面，排除CD；再根据Thenheliftedoutabagfullofmoneyandtookoutsomecoins....Andheputinhishandandpulledoutahandfulofgoldcoins.可知，Joe的搭档先拿出了一袋钱，在埋钱的时候，发现了金币，故b在d的前面发生，排除B。故选A。【34题详解】推理判断题。根据Theydecidedtowatchoutforthe“maninthesombrero”whenhecametotownandfindoutwherethenumbertwodenwas.可知两个男孩子决定跟踪印第安人Joe并找出这箱金币新的埋藏位置，由此可推出它们想要得到宝藏。故选D。DEverybodyhasabrain,butnotmanypeopleknowhowthebrainworks.Somepeoplebelievethatthebrainisliketheharddiskofacomputer.Weuseittostorefiles,pictures,language(words,texts,sounds)andsoon.Othersthinkthebraintobeahugecupboardwithlotsofshelvesandboxesinit.Weputinformationintotheseboxesandhopetofinditagainlater.Thebrainisnotacomputerdisk.Anditisn’tacupboard.Lookatthepicturehere.Itlooksabitlikeweeds(杂草)inagarden,doesn’tit?Thepictureactuallyshowsachild’sneocortex—apartofthebrainthatcontrolssightandhearing.Youcanguesswhathappens—more“weeds”growasthechildgetsolder.Scientistscalltheseneuronal(神经元的)networks.Thenetworksgrowaroundourneurons.Whatmakesthemgrow?Learning!“Learningisbrainchange,”saysProfessorJamesZullfromCaseWesternUniversityinCleveland,Ohio,USA.“Withoutlearning,nothingchangesinthebrain.ForeverynewwordyoulearninyourEnglishlesson,everyproblemyousolveinmaths,everynewsongyoulearntosing,aneuronalnetworkgrowsinyourbrainandthebrainchanges.”Themoreneuronalnetworkswegrow,thebetterwecanthinkandthebetterweremember.Youmaywonderifthereisanythingyoucandotomakethenetworksinyourbraingrowbetter.ProfessorZullsaysyes,thereis.Hesaysthatbrainchangeisstrongestwhenyouareinterestedinandlikewhatyouarelearning,youareincontrolofwhatyoulearnandyougetchallengingtasksthatmakeyouthinkhard.Understandingachallengingtaskmakesyoufeelgoodanddevelopsyourbrain.35.What’sthemainideaofParagraph1?A.Thebrain—afantasticcomputer. B.Whatpeoplebelieveaboutthebrain.C.Howtomakeyourbrainstronger. D.Ourbrain—agrowingsystem.36.Whichofthefollowingthingscannotmakeourbraingrowbetter?A.LearningnewwordsinyourfavoriteEnglishclass.B.Beingthefirsttoworkoutamathproblem.C.Singingoldsongswhenyouarefeelingbad.D.Drawingamindmapafterreadinganewstory.37.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Interestisthebestteacher B.Gotomeetlife’schallengesC.Nevertoolatetolearn D.Learningreallymakespeopleclever【答案】35.B36.C37.D【解析】【导语】文章介绍了大脑的工作原理以及如何使大脑成长的方法。【35题详解】主旨大意题。根据“Everybodyhasabrain,butnotmanypeopleknowhowthebrainworks.”以及整段的描述可知，第一段主要是介绍人们对大脑的看法，故选B。【36题详解】细节理解题。根据“ForeverynewwordyoulearninyourEnglishlesson,everyproblemyousolveinmaths,everynewsongyoulearntosing,aneuronalnetworkgrowsinyourbrainandthebrainchanges.”可知，学习唱新歌才能让大脑成长，故选C。【37题详解】最佳标题题。根据整个文章的理解可知，文章主要是介绍大脑的工作原理以及使大脑成长的方法——学习，故选D。第II卷（主观题共40分）五、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）根据词意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。38.Alotoffurnitureandothernecessarygoodsarebroughtfrom__________(国外).【答案】abroad【解析】【详解】句意：许多家具和其他必需品是从国外运来的。副词abroad“在国外”。故填abroad。39.WorkersinFordwentonstrike(罢工)askingforbetterpayand_________(条件).【答案】conditions【解析】【详解】句意：福特公司的工人举行罢工，要求提高工资和条件。condition“条件”，此处应用复数形式泛指各种条件。故填conditions。40.Clarissacouldthinkofnothingtosay________(除了)thatshewassosorry.【答案】except【解析】【详解】句意：克拉丽莎无话可说，只能说她很抱歉。根据“Clarissacouldthinkofnothingtosay”可知把“她很抱歉”这句能说的排除在外，用except表示“除了”。故填except。41.Thetwomenwerecomplete_________（对立的人）Simontallandfair,Cliveshortanddark.【答案】opposites【解析】【详解】句意：这两个人完全相反，西蒙又高又白，克莱夫又矮又黑。根据汉语提示可知，可数名词opposite表示“对立的人”，根据句中的“were”可知，此处使用可数名词复数形式。故填opposites。根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。42.Whentheheadteacherfinished,therewas________(die)silenceinthemeetingroom.【答案】dead【解析】【详解】句意：当班主任讲完后，会议室里一片寂静。设空处在be动词“was”的后面，应填形容词修饰，提示词die的形容词是dead修饰名词silence，deadsilence意为“静默无声”，故填dead。43.Lookingatthe_________(tire)facesofthesestudents,Ifeltsadandstoppedtoletthemsleepforawhile.【答案】tired【解析】【详解】句意：看着这些学生疲惫的脸，我感到难过，并停下来让他们睡一会儿。根据“the...facesofthesestudents,”可知，此处用tired“疲惫的”，形容词作定语。故填tired。44.Shirley,andEmma,remembernottogoandseethisfilmifyoudon’thavestrong_________(stomach).【答案】stomachs【解析】【详解】句意：Shirley和Emma，如果你们没有强大的胃的话，记住不要去看这部电影。根据“youdon’thavestrong…”可知，此处指两个人的胃应用复数形式stomachs。故填stomachs。45.TheislandtothesoutheastofAfricaseemsthe_________(lonely)placeintheworld.【答案】loneliest【解析】【详解】句意：非洲东南部的岛屿似乎是世界上最人迹罕至的地方。lonely“偏僻的、人迹罕至的”，形容词作定语。根据语境可知，此处是非洲东南部的岛屿与世界上其他岛屿的比较，应用最高级，lonely的最高级形式loneliest。故填loneliest。六、动词填空（本大题共6小题，每小题1分，共6分）46.Inbelievingthatwritingcouldinspire（激励）peopleandhelpsavethecountry,LuXun________(spend)hislifetellingthoughtfulstories.【答案】spent【解析】【详解】句意：鲁迅相信写作可以激励人们，帮助拯救国家，他把一生都花费在讲述一些有思想的故事上。根据“LuXun...hislifetellingthoughtfulstories.”可知，本句描述的是鲁迅过去做的事情，所以本句的时态是一般过去时。spend的过去式是spent。故填spent。47.—What’swrongwithyou?Iwastryingtocontactyouonthephoneallthismorning.—I’msorry.I_________(notcheck)myphone.Itwasoffthismorning.【答案】haven’tchecked【解析】【详解】句意：——你怎么了？整整一早上我都在试图打电话联系你。——对不起。我没有看手机。今天早上手机关机了。根据“I…myphone.Itwasoffthismorning.”可知，此处强调的是过去的动作对现在的影响，应用现在完成时，主语是第一人称，助动词用have。故填haven’tchecked。48.—Somescientists_________（use）bacteria（细菌）tobringartbacktolifelastmonth.—Theyhaven’tfinishedityet.【答案】wereusing【解析】【详解】句意：——上个月，一些科学家利用细菌使艺术复活。——他们还没有完成。根据“lastmonth”可知，此处应用过去的时态，结合“Theyhaven’tfinishedityet.”可知，此处表示过去一段时间内一直在进行的动作，应用过去进行时，主语是复数名词，be动词用were，故填wereusing。49.Dealingwithglobalpoverty(贫困)_________(become)oneofthebiggestdutiesofyoungpeopleintheyearstocome.【答案】willbecome【解析】【详解】句意：在未来几年，应对全球贫困将成为年轻人最大的职责之一。become“成为”，根据“intheyearstocome”可知时态为一般将来时，其结构为willdo。故填willbecome。50.Theostrich(鸵鸟)_________(cover)fivemetersinjustonestep—aslongasacar!【答案】covers【解析】【详解】句意：鸵鸟只需一步就可以覆盖五米长的距离，相当于一辆汽车！根据“Theostrich…fivemeters”可知空格处缺少动词，且主语是名词单数，谓语动词cover要用第三人称单数形式，即covers，故填covers。51.Ithinkspendingtimewithkidsismuchbetterthan________(control)theirmobilephone.【答案】controlling【解析】【详解】句意：我认为花时间陪孩子比控制他们的手机要好得多。control“控制”，是动词。根据“spending”可知，than“比”连接两个非谓语，要保持一样的形式，所以空格处应使用动名词形式。故填controlling。七、任务型阅读（本大题共5空，每空1分，共5分）任务型阅读。通读下列短文，并根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每空一词。It’simportanttohavesomefriendsinyourlife.Thefollowingkindsoffriendsarejustwhatyouneedtokeephappy.1.AloyalbestfriendSometimesaloyalbestfriendistheonlythingyouneed.Heknowsallofyourdeepestanddarkestsecrets,butstilllovesyouallthesame.2.AfriendfromadifferentcultureYoucanlearncustoms(习俗),values(价值观),andtraditionsoutsideofyourowncultureifyouhaveafriendfromadifferentculture.Maybeyoucanevenlearnsomenewwaystodothings.Sodon’tbeafraidofsomeonethatisfromadifferentculture.Instead,trytolearnaboutsomethingdifferentwhengettingtoknowtheperson.3.AfriendlyneighbourThesedays,alotofpeopledon’tknowtheirownneighbours.It’sapity(遗憾),becausesomeneighbourscanhelpyoualotsometimes.Ifyouareonvacation,andyoufindthatyouforgettolockthedoor,youcancallupyourneighbourandaskhimtolockitforyou.4.Aworkpal(朋友)Doyouknowthatwithafull-timejob,youspendatleast50%ofyourworkinghoursatwork?Sodoesyourworkpal.Whensomethingworriesyouatwork,you’llfinditmucheasiertoworkwithsomeone.Withthesefriendsinyourlife,you’resuretolivealongandhappylife!Fourkindsoffriendsyouneedtohaveinyourlife

Aloyalbestfriend

Heknows___52___aboutyou,butstilllovesyouallthesame.

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adifferentculture

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Afriendlyneighbour

Neighbourscanbethenicestandmost___54___people.

Ifyou’reoutandforgettolockthedoor,youcanaskyourneighbourtolockitforyouby___55___him.

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Whenyouhave___56___withyourwork,youcantalktoyourworkpal.

【答案】52.everything53.possible54.helpful55.calling##phoning56.problems##trouble【解析】【导语】本文讲的是在生命中拥有一些朋友非常重要，文中讲了一些能使你需要并使你快乐的朋友的类型。【52题详解】根据“Heknowsallofyourdeepestanddarkestsecrets,butstilllovesyouallthesame.”可知，忠诚的最好的朋友知道你所有的事情，故填everything。【53题详解】根据“Maybeyoucanevenlearnsomenewwaystodothings.”可知，你可以学习一些做事的新方法，也就是说学习一些做事的新方法是可能的。故填possible。【54题详解】根据“It’sapity(遗憾),becausesomeneighbourscanhelpyoualotsometimes.”可知，一些邻居有时可以帮助你很多，此处用形容词helpful。故填helpful。【55题详解】根据“Ifyouareonvacation,andyoufindthatyouforgettolockthedoor,youcancallupyourneighbourandaskhimtolockitforyou.”可知，如果你在度假并发现你忘记锁门了，可以打电话给你的邻居，让他帮你锁门，call/phone“打电话”，by后用动名词。此空应填calling/phoning。【56题详解】根据“Whensomethingworriesyouatwork,you’llfinditmucheasiertoworkwithsomeone.”可知，当你在工作中遇到烦恼时，你会发现和别人一起工作要容易得多，haveproblems/troublewithsth“在某事上有麻烦”。故填problems/trouble。八、完成句子（本大题共6题，每小题1分，共6分）57.在某些方面，火山冲浪就像在海里冲浪，但在其他方面，它是非常不同的。________,volcanosurfingislikesurfinginthesea,butinotherways,it’sverydifferent.【答案】Insomeways【解析】【详解】根据中文提示可知，缺少“在某些方面”的英文表达。insomeways“在某些方面”，是固定短语，位于句首首字母大写。故填Insomeways。58.看到花飘落时我们忍不住拍照。We___________________________whenwesawthefallingflowers【答案】couldn’tstoptakingphotos【解析】【详解】根据中文提示可知，忍不住做某事：can’tstopdoingsth；拍照：takephotos；再者根据“whenwesawthefallingflowers”可知，句子时态是一般过去时；故填couldn’tstoptakingphotos。59.政府已经知道如何对付这种疾病，所以我们有信心战胜困难。Thegovernment________theillness,sowe’reconfidenttoovercomedifficulties.【答案】hasknownhowtodealwith【解析】【详解】根据汉语提示可知，时态用现在完成时，结构是has/havedone。konw“知道”，过去分词是known，主语是三单，助动词用has。howtodealwith“如何应对”，作know的宾语。故填hasknownhowtodealwith。60.这个导游与他妻子结婚已经七年了。Sevenyears________tohiswife.【答案】haspassedsincetheguidegotmarried【解析】【详解】根据语境可知，这件事发生在过去并持续到现在，时态为现在完成时。时间，金钱，路程等名词做主语时谓语动词用单数，所以使用“ha