2013-2014学年江苏省江阴市暨阳中学八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析）.doc

1、2013-2014学年江苏省江阴市暨阳中学八年级上学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 先通读下列短文，掌握大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出 What would you think if you saw a fish walking Would you look again i 【小题 1】 you saw a fish climbing a tree There is a fish that does b 【小题 2】 of these things. It is called the tree-climb

2、ing fish. It is believed that a traveller to India first told about the tree-climbing fish. The fish was h 【小题 3】 up in a tree. What was the fish doing in that tree How did it get there The traveller t 【小题 4】 a bird might have put it there. The next day the traveller saw a fish come out of the w 【小题

3、 5】 . It was hard to believe, but up the road went the fish. It used its fins (鱼鳍 ) and tail to pull i 【小题 6】 along. It stopped to eat some worms. After the fish ate, it walked slowly over to a tree. Up, up it c 【小题 7】 . When it got high up in the tree, it took a rest. The traveller was s 【小题 8】 to

4、see these things and told other people about the tree-climbing fish. The people wanted to know w 【小题 9】 this fish looked like. He explained the one he saw was dark brown and about one foot long. People can f 【小题 10】 the tree-climbing fish not only in India but also in the Philippines, Thailand, Paki

5、stan, and other places. At one time, people saw the fish in Florida, America. Because the weather there was too terrible, it was not able to live there any longer. 答案： 【小题 1】 if 【小题 2】 both 【小题 3】 high 【小题 4】 thought 【小题 5】 water 【小题 6】 itself 【小题 7】 climbed 【小题 8】 surprised 【小题 9】 what 【小题 10】 find

6、 试题分析： 【小题 1】句意：如果你看见一条鱼爬树，你又会怎么想？根据首句 What would you think if you saw a fish walking ，可推知本处该填写 if。 【小题 2】句意：有一种鱼会做这两件事。 these things是指上文提到的 walking和 climbing a tree 两件事，所以填写 both。 【小题 3】句意：这鱼在高高的树上。在英语中 “大树 ”习惯用 high tree，所以填写 high。 【小题 4】句意：旅行者以为可能是鸟把它放在那里。根据句意可知该填写thought。 【小题 5】句意：第二天，旅行者看到一条鱼从水

7、里出来。根据常识 于鱼生活在水中的，所以填写 water。 【小题 6】句意：它用它的鳍尾拉它自己。 itself 【小题 7】句意：它慢慢地走到一棵树，爬了上去。 Climb up爬上去，所以填写 climbed。 【小题 8】句意：旅行者惊奇地看到这些事就告诉其他人会爬树的鱼。看见鱼会走、会爬树，当然感到惊奇，所以填写 surprised。 【小题 9】句意：人们想知道这鱼长的什么样子。询问长相习惯使用疑问词what，所以填写 what。 【小题 10】句意：人们不仅在印度，而且在菲律宾，泰国，巴基斯坦，和其他地方都可以发现会爬树的鱼。根据句 意可知填写 find。 考点：缺词填空。 单项

8、选择 * My son seldom has _ breakfast. It is _ unhealthy lifestyle. You must ask him to change it. A /; an B the; an C the; a, D /; a 答案： A 试题分析：句意：我的儿子很少吃早餐。这是不健康的生活方式。你必须让他去改变它。在三餐饭名词前通常不用冠词。后一空表示类别该用不定冠词，unhealthy以元音字母开头， 第一音素是元音音素，所以选 A。 考点：考查冠词。 _ Hes friendly and helpful. A Whats he like B Hows h

9、e C Whats he D What does he like 答案： A 试题分析：句意：他是友好和有帮助的。 Whats he like 他怎样？询问他的性格特征。 Hows he 他好吗？询问他的身体健康状况。 Whats he 他是干什么的？询问他的职业。 What does he like？他长得怎样？询问他的外貌。 Hes friendly and helpful是在描述他的性格特征。所以选 A。 考点：考查交际用语。 Would you go to the museum with me this Sunday Sorry, _. My aunt is coming to vis

10、it the family. We plan to have a welcome party then. A I dont B I cant C I neednt D I mustnt 答案 ： B 试题分析：句意：你愿意在这个这星期日和我一起去博物馆吗？对不起，我不能。我阿姨要来我家。我们计划那时举行一个欢迎派对。对 Would you do sth？的否定回答常用 Sorry， I cant。所以选 B。 考点：考查交际用语。 I saw him crossing the street. The sentence structure is _. A S+V+DO B S+V C S+V+P

11、 D S+V+DO+OC 答案： D 试题分析：句意：我看见他穿过街道。句子的结构是什么？在 I saw him crossing the street.中， I是主语， saw是谓语动词， him是宾语， crossing the street是宾语补足语，所以选 D。 考点：考查句子成分。 Last year, the government _ lots of food _ that African country again to help the poor people there. A gave; for B gave; with C provided; for D provided

12、; with 答案： C 试题分析：句意：去年，政府再次提供很多食物给非洲国家以帮助那儿贫穷的人。 Give sth to sb把某物给某人； provide sth for sb为某人提供某物，所以选 C。 考点：考查动词。 I went to the classroom to close the door yesterday. But as soon as I was _ to the classroom, I found it already _. A close; closed B closely; closed C closed; closely D close; close 答案：

13、 A 试题分析：句意：我昨天去教室关门。但我一接近教室，就发现它已经关了。Close to接近，靠近； find + sb/sth + adj是一种习惯用法，所以选 A。 考点：考查形容词。 If I _ next week, I _ the film with you. Actually, I cant wait for that. A have free; will see B will be free; will see C have free time; see D am free; will see 答案： D 试题分析：句意：如果我下周有空，我就与你一起去看电影。确切地说，我已迫不

14、及待了。在含有条件状语从句的复合句中若主句用一般将来时，则从句用一般现在时，不用一般将来时。 Be free有空。所以选 D。 考点：考查动词时态。 My house is _ as yours. But it looks even _. A the same big; tidier B the same size; tidier C the same size; tidy D the different from; tidier 答案： B 试题分析：句意：。我的房子是和你的一样大。但它看起来更整洁。 The same as和 一样， same是形容词，后面可跟名词；根据 even可知后面的

15、形容词为比较级。所以选 B。 考点：考查形容词。 When winter comes, it is _ snow everywhere and even the big tree is _ deep white snow. A full with; covered with B fill with; covered in C full of; covered in D fill to; covered with 答案： C 试题分析：句意：当冬天来临的时候，到处都是雪，连大树都覆盖在深白色的雪里。 Be full of充满； be covered with被覆盖； be covered in被

16、覆盖在。所以选C。 考点：考查习惯用语。 Lets ask him to _ us in a game. Ok. Pass the coin from one of the students to _. A join; another B join; the other C join in; another D join in; the other 答案： A 试题分析：句意：让我们请他加入我们的游戏中。好啊。把硬币从一个学生传给了一个学生。 join 和 join in 都有 “参加 ”的意思 , join 表示参加某一团体、组织、机构，并作为其中一员（如入党、入团、入会、参军等） ,而 j

17、oin in是 参加 的意思 ,常用于 :join sb in +活动名称。 One the other一 另一，总数为二。One another一 另一，总数多余二。所以选 A. 考点：考查动词。 We should do exercise as _ as possible to keep _. A more; healthy B much; health C more; health D much; healthy 答案： D 试题分析：句意：我们应该尽可能多锻炼以保持健康。 As much as possible尽可能多； keep healthy保持健康。所以选 D。 考点：考查形容词

18、。 We should do everything we can _ the birds _ danger. A to protect; away B to protect; in C protecting; in D protected; from 答案： B 试题分析：句意：我们应该尽我们 所能保护处于危险中的鸟。 In danger处于危险中； to protect the birds in danger是动词不定式短语表目的，用作状语。所以选 B。 考点：考查动词。 My scarf made of silk feels _ and _. Ms. Cao also wants to b

19、uy one like mine. A softly; comfortable B soft; comfortable C soft; comfortably D softly; comfortably 答案： B 试题分析：句意：我的丝绸做的围巾摸起来又软又舒服。曹女士也想买一条像我的一样的。所填词跟在系动词 feel之后，该用形容词，作表语，所以选 B。 考点：考查形容词。 There are _ visitors to the wetland park, and the number is becoming _ now. A thousand of; larger and larger

20、B thousands of; more and more C thousands of; larger and larger D thousand of; more and more 答案： C 试题分析：句意：湿地公园有数以千计的游客，并且游客数量越来越大。表示确切数字， thousand不用复数，也不与 of连用，表示概数必须用复数，并且连用 of。说 number的多少常用 large和 small，所以选 C。 考点：考查数词及比较级。 完型填空 I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The l

21、ook on his face said that one of us did something . “Which one of you did this ” We all looked down at the step. There was childs handwriting in chalk there. I had a lot of . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me I was so worried. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.” The others d

22、enied（否认） it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of must have done it. But as the youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldnt find the courage to tell the truth. To who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to exactly what you see

23、 on the step.” I tried my best to write the words . I didnt want Dad to be able to tell it was me. He our pieces of paper and looked at them. “Since none of you will admit (承认 ) to have done it, then I will punish (惩罚 ) you and said nothing. The last thing I wanted was for Dad to me. “I did it.” My

24、sister said she did something that she didnt. Father grounded her for a month. We didnt talk about that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry for it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame (责备 ) for

25、me. 【小题1】 A hard B wrong C special D true A surprise B happiness C fear D joy A them B me C you D us A find out B talk about C think about D look for A write B read C recite D draw A clearly B slowly C differently D carefully A opened B colored C showed D collected A only B all C both D one A beat B

26、 teach C punish D understand A lucky B silly C easy D safe 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 D 试题分析：短文大意：作者在小时候做了一件错事，但没有勇气承认。直到长大后才明白了他最终告知父亲真情是安全的。 【小题 1】考查形容词及语境理解。 hard 难的，硬的； wrong 错误的； special 特别的； true 真实的。结合上句 I stood there listening

27、 to my father shout at top of his voice.可知本句句意：他脸上的表情说明我们中的一个做错了什么。所以选B。 【小题 2】考查名词及语境理解。 surprise 惊奇； happiness 幸福； fear 害怕； joy快乐。根据下句 I hoped no one could see it.可推知本句句意：当他问我时，我有很多的恐惧。故选 C。 【小题 3】考查人称代词及语境理解。 them 他们； me 我； you 你，你们； us 我们。句意：当然，我们都知道我们当中的一个必须这么做。所填词跟在介词of之后，所以选 D。 【小题 4】考查动词短语及语

28、境理解。 find out 找出，发现； talk about 谈论；think about 考虑； look for寻找。结合语境可知父亲给了我们每人一张纸和一支铅笔是想查出谁写的。 所以选 A。 【小题 5】考查动词及语境理解。 write 写； read 读； recite背诵； draw画。句意：我希望你们每个人写清楚你看到了什么。 根据前面父亲给了纸和笔可知选A。 【小题 6】考查副词及语境理解。 clearly 清晰地； slowly 慢慢地； differently不同地； carefully仔细地。根据下句 I didnt want Dad to be able to tell

29、 it was me.可推知此处是说我尽我所能写不一样的话。所以选 C。 【小题 7】考查动词及语境理解。 opened 开； colored 着色； showed 给 看；collected 收集。此处是说父亲收集了我们写过的纸。所以选 D。 【小题 8】考查不定代词及语境理解。 only 只，仅仅； all 全 都； both 两者都；one 一。句意：然后我会惩罚你们，没有说什么。所以选 B。 【小题 9】考查动词及语境理解。 beat 打败； teach 教； punish惩罚； understand 理解。句意：我想要的最后一件事是爸爸来惩罚我。所以选 C。 【小题 10】考查形容词

30、及语境理解。 lucky 幸运的； silly 愚蠢的； easy 容易的； safe安全。句意：直到我们都大了，我才知道最后告诉我爸爸是我是安全的。所以选 D。 考点：故事类短文。 阅读理解 On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tell

31、s the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own. People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our fam

32、ily. It is because of small things named “genes” in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language. In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei found a message in DNA showi

33、ng how DNA tells the cell (细胞 ) to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses. Most people hope that this will help make bet

34、ter medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technolog

35、y (技术 ) wasnt limited (限制 ) in use. 【小题 1】 When did we first know why we look like other people in our family A In 1860. B In 1953. C In 1961. D In 2000. 【小题 2】 What did the two scientists first discover in 1961 A. The “map” of DNA. B. A new illness. C. The language of DNA. D. A message of DNA. 【小题

36、3】 What can we do if we understand some “words” of the language inside the body A Make people get new jobs. B Make medicine for illnesses. C Make maps of human. D Make people less attractive. 【小题 4】 What do people think about this work A It can cause good or bad results. B It can cause only good res

37、ults. C It can cause good results but wont work. D It can cause only bad results. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 试题分析：短文大意：本文简单介绍了科学家对 DNA的研究历程。大多数人希望这将有助于制造更好的药物救治生病的人。其也有人担心这可能会带来一些不好的结果。 【小题 1】 细节理解题，根据第一段首句 On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told

38、the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA 和最后一句 DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father,可知我们第一次知道我们为什么看起来像家庭里的其他人是在2000年，所以选 D。 【小题 2】细节理解题。根据第三段首句 In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell

39、to build its parts可知这两位科学家子啊 1961年首次发现了 DNA的信息，所以选 D。 【小题 3】细节理解题。根据 Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people.可知选 B。 【小题 4】 细节理解题。根据 Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know

40、 more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs.可知人们认为这项工作可能导致好结果，也可能导致坏结果，所以选 A。 考点：科普环保类。 Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore

41、without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day. When Mary was in hospital with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, wanted to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her job. The

42、y started by talking to bookstore owners and researching(调查 ) the industry. “We knew it had to be a specialty store because we couldnt match the big chains dollar for dollar,” says Mary. One figure caught her attention: Shed read somewhere that roughly 20 percent of books sold were mysteries(推理小说 ),

43、 and many buyers spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers. On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Caf near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the familys money to start a shop. To cover the w

44、hole $ 100, 000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank. The store broke even in its first year, with only $ 120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract customers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and

45、 served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited dozens of writers to discuss their stories. Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $ 420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $ 34,000. “The jo

46、b you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income,” says Richard. “This has always been about an enjoyable life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.” 【小题 1】 After Mary got well from her illness they began _. A to study industrial management (工业管理 ) B to buy and read more mys

47、tery books C to do market research on book business D to work harder to save money for the bookstore 【小题 2】 How did their bookstore do in the first year A They had to borrow money to keep it going. B They made just enough to cover all the costs. C They succeeded in earning a lot of money. D They fai

48、led though they worked hard. 【小题 3】 According to Richard, the main purpose(目的 ) of running the bookstore is _. A to pay for childrens education B to get to know more writers C to set up more bookstores D to do what they like to do 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 试题分析：短文大意：像许多书籍爱好者，玛丽和她的丈夫李察戈德曼，很少路过书店而到里面看看。他们经常谈论有一天开自己的商店。当玛丽于 1989因心脏病住医院后，他们决定认真考虑。他们开始跟书店老板交谈开展商业调查。1992 万圣节前夕，他们在他们家附近开了 Myste