1、2013-2014学年江苏省南京市高淳区八年级下期末英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Youre standing with your classmates. Everyone is talking e 【小题 1】 you. Perhaps youre afraid they will laugh at you when you say. Maybe you just arent brave e 【小题 2】 to speak. Shyness is like a snake that crawls（爬进） into our mouth and p 【小题 3】 us from speakin
2、g. But we shouldnt let it stay there. I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake s 【小题 4】 sometimes visits me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldnt talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the w 【小题 5】 to a local shop, it was as if Id forgotten how t
3、o talk. One summer, I got a job in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers（顾客） . I had to tell them how m 【小题 6】 their meal cost. I had to ask them if they want to drink Coke or Sprite. This job taught me h 【小题 7】 to speak with people. You may be t 【小题 8】 young to fin
4、d a part-time job. But you can look for other chances to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman c【小题 9】 her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family. If you do these things for a while, the shyness snake will soon begin to l【小题10】 . Itll look for another mouth to cr
5、awl into. 答案： 【小题 1】 except 【小题 2】 enough 【小题 3】 prevents 【小题 4】 still 【小题 5】 way 【小题 6】 much 【小题 7】 how 【小题 8】 too 【小题 9】 carry 【小题 10】 leave 试题分析：这篇短文讲的是作者如何解决害羞这一问题，可以找一些事情来做，这样就有机会和别人说话，慢慢克服害羞这一问题。 【小题 1】根据句意（每个人都在交谈除了你）及首字母提示，此空应填except 【小题 2】根据句意（或许你不足够勇敢去说话）及首字母提示此空应是enough 【小题 3】根据句意（害羞就像一条爬
6、进我们嘴里的蛇来组织我们说话）及首字母提示此空填 prevents 【小题 4】根据句意（即使今天那条蛇有时仍然也来光顾我） 及首字母提示此空填 still 【小题 5】根据句意（如果一个陌生人问我去当地商店的路）及首字母提示此空填 way 【小题 6】根据句意（我不得不告诉他们他们的饭花了多少钱）及首字母提示此空填 much 【小题 7】根据句意（这项工作教会了我如何和别人讲话）及首字母提示此空填 how 【小题 8】根据句意（你可能太小而找不到兼职工作）及首字母提示此空填 too 【小题 9】根据句意（你可以主动帮一个老太太抬她的重包）及首字母提示此空填 carry 【小题 10】根据句意
7、（如果你做这些事情一段时间，害羞蛇就开始离开）及首字母提示此空填 leave 考点：短文填空 Many kinds of birds live in the United States, but the number of the birds is becoming smaller every year. One of the leading reasons is the growing number of pet cats. By keeping your pet cats in your home, you can help give birds a better possible cha
8、nce to live. Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about twothirds are allowed to go outside. It is said that these cats kill hundreds of millions of birds each year, as well as billions of small animals such as rabbits and field mice. They can also bring illness to the animals that live in pe
9、oples yard(院子 ), further weakening the health of the natural populations. Allowing pet cats to go outside is not just bad for birds and wildlife, its also bad for the cats themselves. Outdoor cats can get sick very easily. They are in danger from traffic and attacks from other animals. In fact, outd
10、oor cats usually dont live past the age of five, while indoor cats often live to be 17 or older. Keep your pet cat inside! If you raise a young cat, its your duty to let it play inside. Problem The number of birds is becoming 【小题 1】 ;at the same time, many pet cats are in 【小题 2】 from traffic and att
11、acks from other animals. 【小题 3】 for theproblem Pet cats are 【小题 4】 to go outside freely. What to do People who raisea young cat have the 【小题 5】 to let it play inside. 答案： 【小题 1】 smaller 【小题 2】 danger 【小题 3】 Reason 【小题 4】 allowed 【小题 5】 duty 试题分析：许多种鸟类生活在美国，但鸟的数量是逐年减少。最主要的原因之一是越来越多的宠物猫。保持你的宠物猫在你家，可以帮
12、助给鸟儿一个更好的机会去生活。 【小题 1】根据第一段中 but the number of the birds is becoming smaller every year. 可知此处填写 smaller。 【小题 2】根据第四段中 They are in danger from traffic and attacks(攻击 )from other animals.可知此处填写 danger。 【小题 3】根据表格信息此控制造成这种问题的原因，所以填 Reason 【小题 4】根据第二段首句 Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about
13、twothirds are allowed to go outside. 可知此处填写 allowed。 【小题 5】根据文章最后一句 Keep your pet cat inside! If you raise a young cat, its your duty to let it play inside.可知此处填写 duty。 考点：任务型阅读 单项选择 * What_useful dictionary for beginners of English! Where did you get it I bought it in the bookshop. A a B an C the D
14、 / 答案： A 试题分析：句意：对英语初学者来说这是多么有用的一本字典！你从哪儿弄到的？我在书店买的。根据题干分析 “字典 ”是可数名词单数， “一本有用的字典 ”属泛指， useful开头发音时辅音，所以用不定冠词 a，故选 A。 考点：考查冠词的用法 Which of the following actions is NOT part of green life A Burning rubbish in the open air. B Planting trees in spring. C Walking or riding bikes to school. D Taking a sho
15、pping basket when going shopping. 答案： A 试题分析：句意：下面哪项活动不是绿色生活的一部分？根据所给选项只有 A不是绿色生活，故选 A。 考点：考查生活常识 Do you think it is _of Jim not to eat meat for three day s a week Yes. It is good for both the environment and his health. A rude B friendly C wise D important 答案： C 试题分析： 你认为吉姆一周三天不吃肉很明智吗？ 是的，这样对环境和他的健
16、康都有好处。 A. rude粗鲁的； B. friendly友好的； C. wise聪明的； D. important重要的，因空后有 of，此空的形容词是指某人的品质， important在此句型中要和 for连用，根据句意及分析此题选 C。 考点：考查形容词的用法 China is a country with _resources. Thats true. But China is also a country with the largest number of people. A rich B poor C high D low 答案： A 试题分析： 中国是一个有丰富资源的国家。
17、确实如此。不过中国也是人口最多的国家。 A. rich富有； B. poor贫穷； C. high高的 ； D. low低的，根据句意此题选 A。 考点：考查形容词的含义 _ did your uncle leave his home town . Let me see. He _ for nearly twenty years. A When; has left B When; has been away C How long; has left D How long; has been away 答案： B 试题分析： 你叔叔什么时候离开的家乡？ 让我想想，他离开有近二十年了。第一空是问
18、“什么时候 ”，所以用 when；第二空和时间段 for nearly twenty years连用，也有现在完成时态，同时谓语动词要用延续动作动词，故选 B。 考点：考查语法知识 _is the theme park Its about half an hours bus ride. A How long B How soon C How far D How often 答案： C 试题分析：句意：主题公园有多远？坐车大约半小时的路程。 A. How long多长； B. How soon多久以后； C. How far多远； D. How often多久一次，根据答语是距离，所以问句应是问
19、多远，故选 C。 考点：考查特殊疑问句的特殊疑问词 How will you help with the activity We will _ leaflets to ask people to take part. A put out B hand out C find out D cut out 答案： B 试题分析： 你怎样帮助这项活动？ 我们会散发传单让人们参与。 A. put out扑灭； B. hand out发放； C. find out搞清楚； D. cut out剪下，根据句意此题选B。 考点：考查动词短语 Did the doctors save the old man ？
20、 Yes. He _ on the morning of May 10 th. And now he is out of danger. A was operated B operated C operated on D was operated on 答案： D 试题分析： 医生们挽救了这个老人了吗？ 是的，他在五月十号做的手术，现在已脱离危险。 “给某人做手术 ”是 operate on sb.，题干中主语 he是动作的承受者，所以要用被动语态，故选 D。 考点：考查被动语态的用法 Having many helpers makes a task easier and faster to
21、complete. I think so. _. A Many hands make light work. B Actions speak louder than words. C The early bird catches the worm. D The more you learn, the more you know 答案： A 试题分析： 有许多助手使一项任务更容易和更快的完成。 我认为如此，众人拾柴火焰高。 A. Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高； B. Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩； C. T
22、he early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃； D. The more you learn, the more you know你学的越多，你知道的就越多，根据句意此题选 A。 考点：考查俗语的用法 Can you tell the differences between these two pictures Differences Oh, no. They look quite _. A different B similar C strange D interesting 答案： B 试题分析： 你能告诉我这两幅画的不同吗？ 不同？不，它们看上去非常相似。
23、 A. different不同的； B. similar相似的； C. strange奇怪的； D. interesting有趣的，根据句意此题选 B。 考点：考查形容词的含义 Would you please help me with my spoken English _. Practice makes perfect. A Thats all right B No problem C Quite well D No, thanks 答案： B 试题分析：句意： 你能芭比公主我的口语吗？ 没问题，熟能生巧。 A. Thats all right 没关系； B. No problem没问题；
24、 C. Quite well相当不错； D. No, thanks不，谢谢，根据句意此题选 B。 考点：考查交际用语 Dont keep water running when you wash hands. _. A I hope so. B Im afraid not C Sorry, I wont D Its nothing. 答案： C 试题分析：句意： 当你洗手时不要让水一直流。 对不起，我不会这样做了。根据句意此题应该选 C。 考点：考查交际用语 Have you solved your problem Ive kept on thinking about that matter_,
25、 but I have had no idea. A at times B some time C at a time D all the time 答案： D 试题分析： 你解决了你的问题了吗？ 我一直在考虑这个问题，但我还没有主意。 A. at times有时； B. some time一段时间； C. at a time一次； D. all the time总是，一直，根据句意此题选 D。 考点：考查短语的用法 _ did you do with old books I sent them to children in poor areas. A How B What C Where D
26、 Why 答案： B 试题分析：句意：你怎样处理旧书？我把它们送给贫穷地区的孩子们。 “处理 ”是 do with，和其连用要用 what，故选 B。 考点：考查特殊疑问句的特殊疑问词 Whats wrong with my son, doctor _. Just a cold. A Something serious B Serious something C Nothing serious D Serious nothing 答案： C 试题分析：句意： 我儿子怎么了？ 没什么严重的，只是感冒。根据句意 “没什么严重的 ”要用不定代词 nothing；不定代词如有修饰语，修饰语要后置，故选
27、 C。 考点：考查不定代词的用法 完型填空 Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. When he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard in the . Soon he had more money than his friends his hard work. It seemed that he would have a bright future. When he was 25 years old, however, he began
28、to his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months later, he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. after a year, he began to hate it. He had to and he was always in a car or on a train. The w
29、orst thing was he couldnt make any new friends! Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he had to leave the company. He was at that time, so he sold his house. He had to accept a part time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find he loved it! He made new friends every day a
30、nd he enjoyed reading books. Three years later, he the shop owners daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed. “Life is ,” he told me. “The most important thing is that you should always try your best.
31、 Never give up!” 【小题1】 A factory B theatre C bank D post office A because B because of C as a result D while A dislike B love C like D enjoy A almost B usually C seldom D never A So B And C But D Though A stay in one place B move around C make noise D make a wish A happy B energetic C rich D poor A
32、married B understood C met D visited A sisters B brothers C children D cousins A boring B important C necessary D wonderful 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 D 试题分析：这篇短文讲的是通过作者的爷爷讲他以前的经历，告诉作者生命是精彩的，但永远要尽最大努力，要永不放弃。 【小题 1】考查名词与语境理解。 A. factor
33、y工厂； B. theatre剧院； C. bank银行； D. post office 邮局，句意：他在邮局里工作非常努力。根据上文 When he left school, he found a job in a post office. （他毕业后，在邮局找了一份工作。）可知此空选 D。 【小题 2】考查语 法与语境理解。 A. because因为； B. because of因为； C. as a result作为 的结果； D. while当 时候，句意：因为他的努力工作很快他比朋友有了更多的钱。此空表原因， because后跟从句， because of 后跟名词或代词，故选 B。
34、 【小题 3】考查动词与语境理解。 A. dislike不喜欢； B. love爱； C. like喜欢； D. enjoy喜欢，享受，句意：然而在他 25岁时他就开始不喜欢他的工作。因文中有 however（然而）一词，表转折，说明他开始 不喜欢这份工作，故选 A。 【小题 4】考查副词与语境理解。 A. almost几乎； B. usually通常； C. seldom几乎不； D. never从不，句意：在这家公司的工人经常旅游。根据下文提到他一开始非常喜欢旅游，可知此空应填 “usually”，故选 B。 【小题 5】考查连词与语境理解。 A. So因此； B. And和； C. Bu
35、t但是； D. Though虽然，句意：但一年后，他开始讨厌这份工作。根据句意及上下文此处表转折，故选 C。 【小题 6】考查词组与语境理解。 A. stay in one place呆在一个地方； B. move around到处活动； C. make noise制造噪音； D. make a wish许愿，句意：他不得不到处走动，并且是不是在汽车上就是在火车上。因为上文提到这家公司的工人们经常旅游，所以要到处跑，故选 B。 【小题 7】考查形容词与语境理解。 A. happy高兴的； B. energetic有活力的； C. rich富有的； D. poor贫穷的，句意：他在那时很贫穷，因
36、此卖了房子。根据下文他卖掉房子，说明他很贫穷，故选 D。 【小题 8】考查动词与语境理解。 A. married结婚； B. understood 理解； C. met 遇到； D. visited参观，拜访，句意：三年后他和店主的女儿结了婚。根据下文Soon they had their first child（很快他们有了第一个孩子）可知此处是指他和店主的女儿结了婚。故选 A。 【小题 9】考查名词与语境理解。 A. sisters姐妹； B. brothers兄弟； C. children孩子们； D. cousins表（堂）兄弟，姐妹，句意：在以后十年里他们又有了三个孩子和四个多书店。
37、根据句意及上下文 此题选 C。 【小题 10】考查形容词与语境理解。 A. boring无聊的； B. important重要的； C. necessary必须的； D. wonderful精彩的，句意：生命是精彩的。根据上下文作者的爷爷通过自己的经历告诉作者生命是丰富多彩的，但自己要尽力，不要放弃。故选 D。 考点：故事类短文 阅读理解 Over 30% of the natural world has been seriously destroyed by humans (人类 ) over the last 30 years. This is because the number of
38、people living on Earth is nearly six billion (十亿 ). All of these people need food, space and energy. As a result, lots of Earths natural resources will be used up. When we destroy our earth to get natural resources such as wood or oil, animals often lose their living space. They cannot have enough f
39、ood, and they will get hurt or die. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international charity. It tries to prevent humans from destroying more of nature than is necessary. For example, in China WWF is working with the local government to reconnect (重新连接 ) some small lakes in Anhui Province to
40、 the Yangtze River and to create(创造 ) more protected areas so that Chinas natural beauty will not be lost in the future. WWF works in more than 50 countries, saving rainforests and stopping hunters from killing rare animals and protecting traditional ways of life in areas where they are in danger of
41、 being lost. WWFs main goal is to encourage development that does not harm the environment and the animals that live in it. Even though the charity is known all over the world, and a lot of people support the goals of WWF, not so many donate money often. This makes it difficult for the charity to do
42、 all the things it wants to do. 【小题 1】 Why has over 30% of the natural world been destroyed A Because hunters are killing rare animals. B Because not enough people help WWF. C Because WWF does not have enough money. D Because there are so many people living on Earth. 【小题 2】 How has WWF helped in Chi
43、na A They have protected traditional ways of life. B They have helped to protect Chinas natural beauty. C They have saved many rainforests in Anhui Province. D They have built some bridges over the Yangtze River. 【小题 3】 What is WWFs main goal A To save rainforests. B To stop hunters killing rare ani
44、mals. C To get more people to donate money. D To protect the environment while developing. 【小题 4】 Why is it difficult for WWF to do all the things they want to A Because too many people do not know WWF. B Because WWF doesnt have enough money from donations C Because there are too many problems for t
45、hem to solve. D Because WWF doesnt encourage development. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 试题分析：这篇短文讲的是随着人口的增加，在近 30年里， 30%的自然世界遭到人类严重破坏， WWF组织为保护自然环境在许多国家采取了相应 措施。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据文中原句 This is because the number of people living on Earth is nearly six billion (十亿 ).（这是因为地球上的人口已接近 60亿）可知此题选 D。
46、【小题 2】细节理解题。根据文中原句 For example, in China WWF is working with the local government to reconnect (重新连接 ) some small lakes in Anhui Province to the Yangtze River and to create(创造 ) more protected areas so that Chinas natural beauty will not be lost in the future.（例如，在中国 WWF正在和地方政府一起把安徽省的一些小湖泊和扬子江重新连在一起
47、来创造更多的受保护区域，为的是中国的自然美景在将来不会失去）可知此题选 B。 【小题 3】细节理解题。根据文中原句 WWFs main goal is to encourage development that does not harm the environment and the animals that live in it. （ WWF的主要目标是鼓励不危害环境和让动物生存的一种发展）可知此题选D。 【小题 4】细节理解题。根据文中原句 Even though the charity is known all over the world, and a lot of people s
48、upport the goals of WWF, not so many donate money often. This makes it difficult for the charity to do all the things it wants to do.（即使这个组织全世界都知道，去多人也支持 WWF的目标，但并不是很多人经常捐钱，这使这个组织做它想做的全部事情有些困难）可知此题选 B。 考点：科普环保类短文阅读 Many students ask for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions. The first question is a
