1、2013 2014学年江苏省常州市八年级第二学期期中英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Scientists said that in the past 100 years, as the global(全球的 ) temperatures went up by 0.74 , the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4 in only 50 years. China needs to cut down carbon dioxide(二氧化碳 ) emission(排放 )， because its the main reason for globa
2、l warming. The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green. China has decided to cut energy use down by 20% and pollution emission by 10% in the 11th Five-Year Plan. Can you slow down global warming Sure! You and your family can take some steps. Here are some pieces of advice to h
3、elp you save the earth. Wear used clothes. It means that you save the energy when you wear your brothers, sisters or dads old T-shirts. Change your light bulbs(灯泡 ). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And dont forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer
4、when they are not in use! Take a bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil(石油 ) every year. Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets. Open the windows. Dont use the air conditioner(空调 ). Let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner,setthe
5、temperature higher in summer and lower in winter to save energy. The main 【小题1】 for global warming Too much carbon dioxide in the air. 【小题 2】 to save the earth. 1. Wear 【小题 3】 clothes. 2. Use energy-saving light bulbs and 【小题 4】 to turn off the lights and your television or computer when you dont ne
6、ed them. 3. Take a bus. 4. Use baskets instead of plastic bags when you or your family go 【小题 5】 5. Try to use the air conditioner less. 答案： 【小题 1】 reason; 【小题 2】 Advice / Suggestions; 【小题 3】 used 【小题 4】 remember 【小题 5】 shopping 试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了科学家们说 ,在过去的 100年里 ,由于全球气温上升了 0.74 ,温度，在中国 50年间上升了 1.4 。所以
7、需要减少二氧化碳排放 ,因为它是全球变暖的主要原因。中国已经决定减少能源消耗和污染排放。当然 !你和你的家人可以采取一些措施来帮助减少污染和能源消耗。 【小题 1】根据短文大意及表格后的描述可知是全球变暖的原因，故填 reason; 【小题 2】根据后文的描述可知是拯救地球的建议，故填 Advice / Suggestions; 【小题 3】根据 Wear used clothes.故填 used 【小题 4】根据 And dont forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television
8、and computer when they are not in use!故填 remember 【小题 5】根据 Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets.故填 shopping 考点：环保类短文阅读。 单项选择 * - Simon has gone abroad to have _ European tour. - Oh, really It must be _ unusual trip for him. A an; a B a; an C a;
9、 a D an; an 答案： B 试题分析：句意：西蒙已经去了国外，做一次欧洲旅行。真的吗？对于他来说那个肯定是一次不一般的旅行。不定冠词 a/an表示某一类人或某事物中的任何一个 ,经常用在第一次提到某人或某物时 ,用不定冠词起介绍作用，表示一个。 a用于辅音音素前 an用于元音因素前。根据句意可知两处都是进行介绍，European以辅音音素开头， unusual以元音因素开头，故选 B。 考点：考查冠词的用法。 - Lily, youre so kind to help me. Thanks a lot. - _. A Certainly not. B My pleasure. C Wi
10、th pleasure. D Take it easy. 答案： B 试题分析：句意：莉莉，你好心的帮助了我，谢谢。 - 那是我的荣幸。 A. Certainly not.当然不 B. My pleasure.不客气，那是我的荣幸 C. With pleasure.非常乐意 D. Take it easy.方松。根据句意，故选 B。 考点：考查情景交际 - Its so cold today. Would you mind my _ the door - _. Do it as you like. A to close; Not at all B closing; Never mind C c
11、losing; Certainly not D to close; Better not 答案： C 试题分析：句意：今天那么冷，你介意我关上门吗？一点也不介意，想关就关吧。 mind onea doing sth,介意做 。根据后文想关就关，可知不介意，故选C。 考点：考查非谓语动词和情景交际的用法。 - _ my glasses I cant read without them. - I _ them on the desk, but they are not there now. A Have you seen; have seen B Have you seen; saw C Did
12、you see; have seen D Did you see; saw 答案： B 试题分析：句意：你看到了我的眼镜了吗？没有他们我不能读书。我看到他们在桌子上了，但是现在他们不在那里。根据句意，可知第一个句子是在强调对现在的影响，没有他们我不能读书，故用现在完成时。根据后文 but they are not there now可知对现在的影响已经不存在了，故用过去时态，故选 B。 考点：考查动词的时态的用法。 You can only borrow two books _ if you dont have a library card. A. on time B. in time . f
13、rom time to time D. at a time 答案： D 试题分析：句意：如果你没有图书卡你一次仅仅只能借阅两本书。 A. on time按时 B. in time 及时 C. from time to time一次又一次 D. at a time一次。根据句意，故选 D。 考点：考查固定词组的用法。 - Have you finished your homework _ - Yes, I have done that _. A yet; already B already; yet C ever; never D still; just 答案： A 试题分析：句意：你已经完成了
14、你的作业了吗？是的，我已经完成了。 yet用于疑问句，已经，用于否定句，还； already,用于肯定句，已经。根据句意，故选A。 考点：考查副词的用法。 Can you give me _ on how to learn English well I need your help. A some advice B any advice C some advices D an advice 答案： A 试题分析：句意：你能给我一些学好英语的建议吗？我需要你的帮助。 advice建议，不可数名词， Some用于肯定句或表示请求和委婉的疑问句中； any用于疑问句否定句或条件状语从句中。根据该句是
15、表示请求的句子，故选 A 考点：考查名词的用法。 - Must I return the book this week - No, you _. You can _ it for 20 days. A mustnt; keep B neednt; borrow C neednt; keep D mustnt; lend 答案： C 试题分析：句意：我必须这周归还这本书吗 - 不， 你不必，你能借阅二十天。must I 的否定回答是 No,you neednt ， for 20 days达二十天 ，和一段时间连用动作要用延续性的， borrow对应的延续性的状态是 keep,根据句意，故选 C。
16、 考点：考查情态动词和延续性动词的用法。 - I hear that your good friend David _ books about history. - Yes, but now he _ novels. A used to read; used to read B use to read; used to reading C use to read; is used toreading D used to read; is used to reading 答案： D 试题分析：句意：我听说你的朋友大卫过去常常读有关历史的书， - 是的，但是现在他习惯于读小说了。 be used
17、to doing sth 习惯于做 ， used to do sth,过去常常做某事。根据句意，故选 D. 考点：考查固定结构的用法。 _ honest the boy was! All the students told a lie _ him. A How; besides B What an; except C How; except D What; besides 答案： C 试题分析：句意：那个男孩是多么的诚实！除了他所有的学生都撒了谎。感叹句一般有两种结构： what +(a/an)+形容词 +名词 +主语 +谓语！名词是复数或不可数名词，不加 a/an.how+形容词 +主语 +
18、谓语！根据句子的结构，可知在感叹形容词； except除了，指从总数里减去， besides除了 还有，指在原来的基础上加，根据句意，故选 C. 考点：考查感 叹句和介词的用法。 完型填空 One day I found that my computer disappeared(消失 ). I looked for it everywhere. I asked, “Where is my computer ” Dad rushed into my room and shouted at me , “Your computer I sold it! I found you were spendi
19、ng too much time playing online games!” I was very unhappy, but I knew it was to beg(乞求 ) him for my computer. All day long, I did but sit in front of my desk. Thinking of my homework and reports, I was even more . I couldnt look up information on the Internet. What was more, getting used to typing(
20、打字 ) on the computer, I wrote so just like a primary school student. I usually spent more than four hours talking with my friends online. But what could I do now I to go out and talk a walk. I walked into a park. I saw kids playing or doing exercise in the park and having fun. I suddenly felt . “How
21、 long ago did I last come to this park ” I asked myself. I used to play in the park every afternoon with my classmates. We played basketball and had a lot of fun. What happened to me can I choose to lock myself in a room in front of a computer, wasting my time, doing nothing useful I am a . 【小题1】 A
22、angrily B sadly C happily D carefully A So B If C Although D Because A useful B useless C helpful D possible A everything B something C nothing D anything A happy B unhappy C angry D worried A quickly B slowly C well D happily A forgot B decided C helped D hated A angry B disappointed C relaxed D un
23、happy A How B What C When D Who A fool B guest C leader D wiser 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 A 试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一天父亲因为我总是玩电脑把我的电脑卖了。一开始我很不愉快，但是当我走出去散步时，我发现自己是那么的放松，我发现自己以前把自己总是锁在电脑前是多么的愚蠢。 【小题 1】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. angrily生气地 B. sadly悲伤地 C. hap
24、pily高兴地 D. carefully认真地。父亲冲进我的房间，冲着我生气的大喊，根据上下文，故选 A 【小题 2】考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. So所以 B. If如果 C. Although 尽管 D. Because 因为 .因为我发现你花费了太多的时间玩在线游戏。根据句意，故选 D。 【小题 3】考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. useful有用的 B. useless没用的 C. helpful 有帮助的 D. possible可能的。我不愉快，但是我知道乞求父亲还我的电脑是没有用的，根据句意，故选 B。 【小题 4】考查副词及语境的理解。 A. everything每一件事 B.
25、 something某事 C. nothing没有事 D. anything任何事，一整天，除了坐在桌子前，我什么也没有做。根据句意，故选 C。 【小题 5】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. happy高兴的 B. unhappy不高兴的 C. angry生气的 D. worried担心的。想到我的作业和报告我甚至更担心了。根据上下文，故选 D。 【小题 6】考查连词及语境的理解。 A. quickly快地 B. slowly慢地 C. well好的D. happily高兴地。我习惯于打字，我写的就像小学生一样慢。根据句意，故选B。 【小题 7】考查动词词组及语境的理解。 A. forgot忘记
26、B. decided决定 C. helped帮助 D. hated讨厌。我决定出去散散步。 decide to do sth 决定做 ，根据句意及结构，故选 B。 【小题 8】考查名词及语境的理解。 A. angry生气的 B. disappointed失望的 C. relaxed放松的 D. unhappy不高兴的。根据下文可知，我突然感到非常的放松，故选 C。 【小题 9】考查动词及语境的理解。 A. How怎样 B. What什么 C. When何时 D. Who谁。我怎么能把自己锁在一间房间的电脑前，浪费时间做无用的 事情呢？根据句意，故选 A。 【小题 10】考查名词及语境的理解。
27、A. fool愚人 B. guest客人 C. leader领导者D. wiser智者。根据上下文可知，我真是个傻瓜。故选 A。 考点：生活类短文。 阅读理解 A habit is an action that we have acted so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are not good habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to give up these bad h
28、abits but often fail. Why Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to get it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow. First, look at why you do it. In other words, whats the result(结果 ) of doing this thing If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under press
29、ure(压力 ), what do you get from it It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet! Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit Sh
30、outing at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things you need to learn. When you think
31、 that way, youll find that its not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision(决定 ). What will you choose Im sure you will choose to do something that is more important. 【小题 1】 From the first paragraph, we know that _. A people always fail to break bad habits B we must change all
32、the habits we have C a habit is a terrible thing we can never change D we can easily change bad habits 【小题 2】 The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to get it” means that _. A something dangerous may happen B there is a long way and a short way C it is not easy to give up bad habits D we must
33、 cut bad habits in a short time 【小题 3】 According to the passage, if you want to give up your habits, you have to _. A talk to others B know why you do and what you do C finish your homework first D spend less time on the Internet 【小题 4】 What does the underlined word “punished” mean in Chinese A表扬 B奖
34、励 C挨打 D惩罚 【小题 5】 The best title for this passage is _. A A bad habit B Change the habit C Give up bad habits D A good habit 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了习惯是一种 ,我们经常做几乎不用思考的东西。一些人有好习惯。他们每年花费无数个小时和美元试图放弃这些坏习惯 ,但是经常失败。改变是艰苦事情 ,没有捷径。然而 ,仍有一些建议可供你参考。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段
35、People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to give up these bad habits but often fail.，可知改变坏习惯是不容易的。故选 A。 【小题 2】推理判断题。根据第一段描述他们每年花费无数个小时和美元试图放弃这些坏习惯 ,但是经常失败。改变是艰苦事情 ,没有捷径。及对比选项，故选C 【小题 3】推理判断题。根据第二段 First, look at why you do it，及对比选项，故选 B。 【小题 4】细节理解题。根据第三段 Leaving your homework undon
36、e is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher.可知不做作业会受到老师的惩罚，故选 D 【小题 5】标题归纳题。根据短文大意放弃坏习惯是不容易的，所以作者给出了两条建议，故选 C。 考点：生活经验类短文阅读。 Will you trust your friends if you cant see anything If you are falling, do you believe they will catch you and help you stand up Our teacher helped us to get
37、 the answer. One day, Mr. Morrie came into the classroom and said he had a game for us to try. He divided us into two groups. One student from the first group, stood in front of us with his eyes closed, and then fell backwards(向后地 ). The second group stood behind him. Before he fell on the floor, th
38、ey should catch him and not let him get hurt. Most of us were uncomfortable with this. We were afraid that they wouldnt catch us and we would hit the floor. So we didnt move. We just stood there and laughed in embarrassment. Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl called Sarah, decided
39、 to move. She crossed her arms in front of her body, closed her eyes, and slowly fell backwards. She looked quiet but brave. For a moment, I was sure that she was going to fall on the floor. But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up. “Whoa!
40、” We were all surprised, and also encouraged(受鼓舞的 ). The girl was happy, too. Seeing this, Morrie smiled and said to the girl, “When you close your eyes, you cant see anything. You wont feel safe. When you are falling, the feeling gets stronger. You are not sure whether you will hit the cold, hard f
41、loor or the warm, soft hands of your friends. But if you are brave enough to trust them, they will not let you down(使人失望 ).” 【小题 1】 What is Morrie A A student. B A teacher. C A manager. D a farmer. 【小题 2】 Why didnt the students move at first A They didnt want to play the game. B They thought the flo
42、or was dirty. C They didnt understand Marrie. D They were afraid of falling down. 【小题 3】 What did the writer think of the girl A Careful. B Active. C Quiet but brave. D Careless. 【小题 4】 What happened to the girl in the end A She fell on the ground. B She felt sad. C Only the writer helped her. D The
43、 other students caught her. 【小题 5】 Why did the students feel encouraged A They felt they could trust each other. B They could stop the game finally. C They wanted to do something else. D They thought they won the game. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 A 试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一位老师为了让学生明白如果你对其他人
44、足够的信任，他们不会让你失望所做的一个试验。 【小题 1】推理判断题。根据短文第一段 Our teacher helped us to get the answer.可知下文的 Morrie是老师，故选 B 【小题 2】细节理解题。根据第二段 We were afraid that they wouldnt catch us and we would hit the floor.可知他们害怕会摔倒撞到地板，故选 D 【小题 3】细节理解题。 根据第三段 She looked quiet but brave.故选 C 【小题 4】细节理解题。根据第四段 But before she hit th
45、e floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up. 可知其他的同学接住了她并帮助她站了起来，故选 D。 【小题 5】归纳理解题。根据最后一段可知，女孩的行为使他们认为他们是可以信任对方的，故选 A。 考点：故事类短文阅读。 书面表达 假如你校将开展 “读好书，促成长 ”活动，请你根据这项活动的主题，向全校同学发出倡议。请参考表格内容，用英语写一份倡议书。 读书的意义 1. 获取知识，开阔视野； 2. 使人愉悦，益于学习； 3. （自由发挥） 现 状 1. 作业多，无良好读书习惯； 2. 电视和网络占时多。 倡 议 （至少两点） 要求： 1）要点完整，可适当发挥，使句子通顺、连贯。 2）正确使用时态，语法正确 ,书写整洁。 3） 80词左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear friends, Reading is very important in our daily life. _(10 词 ) _(20 词 ) _(30 词 ) _(40 词 ) _(50 词 ) _(60 词 ) _(70 词 ) _(80 词 ) _(90 词 ) _
