1、2012-2013学年江苏省无锡市前洲中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * This is _ song I told you about yesterday. Isnt it _ beautiful one A the, the B a, a C the, a D a, the 答案： C 试题分析：本题中修饰 song的是一个从句，为特指，用定冠词 the，后半句表示事物的类别，用不定冠词 a，不定冠词在辅音音素前用 a，在元音音素前用 an，故本题选 C。 考点：冠词的使用。 点评：在英文中，对于表示事物类别的名词前用不定冠词 a或 an，元音音素前用 an，辅
2、音音素前用 a，表示特别所指或世界上独一无二的事物通常用定冠词the，注意两者之间的区别和使用。 You have to eat and take more if you want to be . A fewer; exercises; healthy B less; exercises; heath C less; exercise; heath D less; exercise; healthy 答案： D 试题分析：本题的含义是如果你想健康，你必须要吃更少的食物和进行更多的锻炼。 Less修饰动词表示更少的意思， fewer不可以修饰动词，修饰可数名词，exercise作为锻炼为不可数名
3、词，作为作业为可数名词， be后应跟形容词healthy，不可用名词 health，故本题选 D。 考点： less和 fewer， health和 healthy的区别。 点评：在英文中应注意修饰名词 fewer和 less都可以，但修饰动词只能用 less，heath是名词，而 healthy是形容词，通常修饰名词或在句中作表语，注意这两类词的比较和区分。 We dont have enough pens , Give us . A to write; much more B to write with; a few more C writing with; few more D writ
4、ing; another two 答案： B 试题分析：本题的含义是我们没有足够多的钢笔去写，请再给我们几只钢笔。修饰名词 pens动词在后通常用动词不定式，表示用某种工具需用介词 with，钢笔为可数名词，应该用 a few来修饰，故本题选 B。 考点：动 词不定式作定语和 a few修饰可数名词。 点评：在英文中修饰名词的动词在名词后用动词不定式作后置定语，应注意使用； a few可以用来表示可数名词的量，通常在其后可加 more表示再的意思，注意此类单词的使用。 The hotdog is very nice. Would you like to have a _ A taste B t
5、asty C tasted D tasting 答案： A 试题分析：本题的含义是热狗很美味，你想尝一下吗？ a后应跟名词 taste，在英文中可用 have或 take+冠词 +动词来表示后面动词所做的事，故本题选 A。 考点：短语 “have+ a或 an+动词活用作名词 ”的使用， 点评：在英文中 have+不定冠词 +动词活用作名词，可以表示后面动词所做的事，如 have a swim表示游泳的意思，注意此种结构在英文中的使用。 He has poor eyesight _computer work A because too many B because too many C bec
6、ause of too much D because of much too 答案： C 试题分析：本题的含义是他的视力差是由于他电脑工作的时间太长，表示原因后跟短语通常用 because of，后跟从句用 because，修饰不可数名词 work用 too much，修饰可数名词才用 too many，故本题选 C。 考点： because和 because of， too much和 too many的区别。 点评：在英文中，引导原因状语从句用 because，跟表示原因的短语或单词用because of， too much和 too many的意思都是太多，前者修饰不可数名词，后者修饰可
7、数名词，注意它们的 使用和区别。 - What a beautiful city our hometown is! There are many trees _ of the road! - Yes, and _ of the trees is growing larger and larger. A on both side; a number B on each sides; a number C on both sides; the number D on every side; the number 答案： C 试题分析：本题的含义是在道路的两旁有许多树，树的数量在逐步地变得越来越多。
8、表示在两边， both后跟复数 sides，而 each后应跟单数 side，故不选ABC， the number of表示 的数量，而 a number of表示许多的意思，与题意不符，故本题选 C。 考点： both和 each的使用， the number of和 a number of的区别。 点评：在英文中，应注意部分不定代词所表示的含义， both表示两者都，后跟名词的复数，而 each表示每一个，强 调的是单数；同时我们也要区分 the number of和 a number of的意思不同，前者表示什么的数量，后者表示的许多的意思，注意它们的使用和区别。 The trip fr
9、om Wuxi to Suzhou about two hours by car. A took B spent C used D cost 答案： A 试题分析：本题的含义是乘小汽车从无锡到苏州的旅行大约要花费两小时的时间， spend的主语是人， take表示花费，主语为物，故本题选 A。 考点： take和 spend的区别。 点评： 在英文中应注意表示花费的单词有 spend， pay和 take， spend和 pay主语通常是人，结构为 spend doing 或 on sth， payfor ，而 take 的主语是物，注意它们的使用和区别。 The boy is _ my si
10、ster, so he sits in front of her. A as tall as B taller than C not as tall as D the tallest 答案： C 试题分析：本题的含义是那个男孩没有我妹妹高，所以他坐在她前面。 not as或soas 表示 不及 的意思，比较级中表示一样可用 asas ，故本题选 C。 考点：比较级中原级的使用。 点评：在英文中，应注意比较级的结构为 “比较级 +than”，原级的结构为 as+形容词或副词原形 +as，或 not as+形容词或副词原形 +as，应注意它们的使用和区别。 Be careful _ too fas
11、t, or there _ be an accident. A not to drive; must B to not drive; may C not drive; must D not to drive; may 答案： D 试题分析：本题的含义是当心开车不要开得太快，否则可能会发生交通事故。Be careful not to do表示当心不要做某事的意思，动词不定式的否定形式在 to do前加 not， may表示可能性或许的意思，故本题选 D。 考点：动词不定式的否定形式。 点评：在英文中，应注意动词不定式也有否定形式，结构为 not to do sth，同时也应该注意情态动词 may
12、表示可能性，后跟动词原形。 _lovely weather and _ nice time we have ! A What a , what a B How , what C What , what a D How a , what a 答案： C 试题分析：本题是感叹句，修饰的单词是名词，通常用 what， weather是不可数名词天气的意思，所以无需加冠词，若名词为可数名词单数需在前加不定冠词，元音音素用 an，辅音音素用 a，感叹句中 how 后跟形容词或副词，与本题不符，而后半句 time加冠词 a表示一段时光的意思，故本题选 C。 考点：感叹句的使用。 点评：在 英文中，表示感叹
13、句有两种形式，分别为 what+名词，或 how+形容词或副词，名词前可用单词修饰，可数名词单数前可用不定冠词，注意它们的使用和区别。 The maths problem is very easy, _ I dont think all of you can work it out. A and B or C so D but 答案： D 试题分析：本题前句表示数学题很容易，后句却表示我认为你们所有的人都未能把它解决出来，表示的是意思的转折，用 but，故本题选 D。 考点：转折连词 but的使用。 点评：在英文中，我们应注意表示并列用 and，表示转折用 but，表示后果用 or，表示结果用
14、 so，注意它们的使用和区别。 Thank you for _ me go on the trip ,Mr Wu. A agreeing letting B agree to let C agree letting D agreeing to let 答案： D 试题分析：在英文中介词 for后应跟动名词，同意某人做事应说成 agree to do sth，故本题选 D。 考点： “介词 +动名词 ”和 “agree to do”的使用。 点评：在英文中，我们应注意介词后通常跟动名词或名词作宾语，动词 agree后跟动词不定式作宾语，注意它们的用法和规律。 We talked _ until
15、Mr Wu asked us _. A happily, be quiet B happy, to be quiet C happily, to be quiet D happy, be quiet 答案： C 试题分析：修饰动词 talk用副词 happily，叫某人做某事可用 ask sb to do sth，故本题选 C。 考点： ask sb to do sth的使用。 点评：在英文中应注意修饰动词用副词，修饰名词通常用形容词，叫某人做某事可以说 ask sb to do sth，也可以说 tell sb to do sth，注意它们的使用和区别。 What did the teach
16、er _ the students to _ at the class meeting yesterday A tell, say B ask, speak C tell, speak D talk, say 答案： A 试题分析：本题的含义是昨天在班会上，老师叫学生们说了什么？叫某人做某事可用 tell sb to do，说某个具体的内容可用 say sth，叫某人做某事也可以使用ask sb to do，但本题中的 speak表示说某种语言或发言， talk表示与某人交谈，与本题的题意不符，故本题选 A。 考点： tell， say， speak和 talk的区别。 点评：在英文中表示说有
17、 4个单词，说某种语言或发言用 speak，例如他会说法语可以说成 He can speak French。具体说某事用 say，后跟双宾语，说故事，说笑话用 tell，例如他喜欢讲笑话可以翻译成 He likes telling jokes.同某人交谈用talk，例如他喜欢同他的朋友们交谈可以翻译成 He likes talking to his friends.注意它们的使用和区别。 Shang Hai is larger than _ in Jiang su . A any other city B any city C the other city D the others 答案： B
18、 试题分析：本题中江苏省不包括上 海，在比较级中无需用 other排除，故本题选B，意思为上海比江苏任何城市都大。 考点：比较级的使用。 点评：在英文的比较级中，比较的内容不能互相兼容，如果比较的事物包括前者，应用 other将其排除，注意比较级这种特殊用法。 完型填空 Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 21th century， because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be The
19、population(人口 ) is 1 fast There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live 2 than before 3 will be much smaller and more useful， and there will be at least one in every home And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at 4 People will work fewer hours than th
20、ey did in the 21th century， and they will have more free time for sports， 5 TV and traveling Traveling will be more 6 . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays More land will be used for building new towns and houses Then there will be less room for cows and sheep， so 7 will be
21、more expensive Maybe no one will eat it every day， 8 they eat more vegetables and fruit Maybe people will be healthier Work in the future will be 9 ， too Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人 ) 10 of this， many people will not have enough work to do This will be a problem 【小题1A making B
22、 growing C running D doing 】 A 1onger B shorter C faster D taller A Trains B Cars C Computers D Houses A factory B hospital C farm D school A watching B seeing C 1ooking D buying A interesting B convenient(方便 ) C expensive D difficult A fruit B milk C meat D bread A instead B sometimes C still D how
23、ever A dangerous B difficult C heavy D different A One B Some C Because D All 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 C 试题分析： 【小题 1】根据第二段第一行后半句的意思可知，到 22世纪世界上将会有越来越多的人，所以说 22世纪人口是快速的增长，故本文的第一个填的是增长的单词 growing，故本题选 B。 【小题 2】随着科技的发展和生活水平的提高，人们将活得比以前
24、的寿命更长，故本文的第二个空填更长的单词 longer，故本题选 A。 【小题 3】第二段第二行的意思为电脑会变得更小，更有用，故本文的第三个空填电脑的单词 computers，故本文的第三个空选 C。 【小题 4】本文第二段最后一句的含义应该是电脑在学校也会成为一门重要的学科，故本文的第四个空填学校的单词 school，故本文的第四个空选 D。 【小题 5】表示看电视同时用单词 watch，故本文第五个空选 A。 【小题 6】随着科技的发展，交通会更加方便和便捷，故本句的含义是旅 行将更方便，故本文的第六个空填方便的单词 convenient，故本文的第六个空选 B。 【小题 7】本文的第四
25、段有一句 there will be less room for cows and sheep， so 7 will be more expensive意思为许多陆地被建造城镇，养奶牛和绵羊的空间会更少，这样导致的结果是肉的价格会更高，故本题的空格处填肉的单词 meat，故本题的空格处选 C。 【小题 8】本文第四段的第二行有一句 Maybe no one will eat it every day， 8 they eat more vegetables and fruit意思为或许将不能每一天吃到肉，取而代之的是蔬菜和水果。 Instead表示代替的意思，故本题的空格处选 A。 【小题 9】
26、本文最后一段的意思为未来危险的工作会让机器人去做，所以未来的工作与现在也将与众不同，故本题的空格处填不同的单词 different，故本题的空格处选 D。 【答案： 10】本文的最后一句话表示的意思为由于危险的事让机器人去做，很多人将失去工作，这也将成为一个问题，表示原因用 because，故本题的空格处选 C。 考点：本文是一篇介绍 22世 纪未来生活的说明文。 点评：本文主要谈论了 22 世纪的生活和 21 世纪的生活与众不同，主要从人口，人的寿命，学校，食物，交通，工作等方面谈论 22世纪的生活情况，阅读本文时，应根据本文所介绍有关 22世纪生活的几个方面通读全篇，理解本文的主要内容。
27、阅读理解 Whats the most important thing for you to have in your life Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck. If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序 ) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c, you can change an E
28、nglish word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98, meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23 +12+5+4+7+5=96, while love: 12+15+22+5=54, and luck: 12+21+3+11=47, a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷 ) They cant, either. T
29、hen what else Dont be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度 ).Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100， a full mark. Different attitudes lead to differe
30、nt courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed ones attitude. When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, youll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a posit
31、ive (积极地 ) attitude towards failure(失败 ), youll find its also rewarding though it has caused you losses. 【小题 1】 In the writers opinion, what is the most important thing in a persons life A Hard-work. B Knowledge. C Money. D Attitude. 【小题 2】 According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the be
32、st way out is to _. A ask for help from others B say your prayers to God C change your attitude D try maths-solving methods (方法 ) 【小题 3】 From the passage we can learn that _. A different attitudes come from different courses of life B mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life C fa
33、ilure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude D none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 试题分析： 【小题 1】本文第三段最后一句表示的意思是态度是一个单词，但是态度如果用数字表示是满分，可见一个人的态度在人的一生中是最重要的，故本题选 D。 【小题 2】本文最后一段最后一句的含义是如果你对待别人友好，你将会遇到许多笑脸，如果你积极的面对失败，你将会得到
34、意想不到的回报，强调的主要意思是如果你遇到问题，最好解决的办法是改 变态度，故本题选 C。 【小题 3】本文最后一句的含义积极地面对失败，即使会带来损失，但也会为你带来回报，强调的主要意思是如果你积极的面对失败，失败有时会为你带来好的事物，故本题选 C。 考点：本文是一篇谈论人一生最重要东西的议论文。 点评：本文主要谈论了人的一生最重要的东西，通过数字进行推理，最后得出态度为满分，在人的一生中比知识，关爱，勤奋都重要，同时提出不同的态度会产生不同的结果。阅读本文时，应根据态度这个中心词，通读全篇，理解本文的主要内容。 Have successful people ever felt sad D
35、o they have any “secrets” to success The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obamas “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录 ) from his speech. I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard workthat your ticket to succe
36、ss is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, youre not going to be any of those things. But the truth is, being successful is hard. You wont love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem rather important to your life right this minute. And you may not su
37、cceed at everything the first time you try. Thats OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones whove had the most failures (the opposite of success). JK Rowlings first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high scho
38、ol basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮 ) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” These people succeeded because they understand that you cant let your failures beat(打败 ) youyou have t
39、o let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time. No ones born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work. Dont be afraid to ask questions. Dont be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isnt a sign of
40、weakness; its a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to tell when you dont know something, and to learn something new. And even when youre struggling(奋斗 ), even when youre discouraged (泄气 ), and you feel other people have given up on youdont ever give up on y ourself. Because when you giv
41、e up on yourself, you give up on your country. 【小题 1】 Why does Barack Obama mention (提到 ) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the third paragraph A To compare these two famous persons. B To explain that the more failures he has, the more successful he is. C If you want to be successful, you should fail
42、 first. D To show that failure is the mother of success. 【小题 2】 Which of the following statements is NOT true A No one can be successful without working hard. B Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way. C Those who believe in themselves shouldnt ask others for help. D One should try his be
43、st to make his dream come true. 【小题 3】 Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence A One shouldnt ask questions because it is a sign of strength. B One should believe in himself though he will face much difficulty. C One doesnt have to work hard when he has failed sever
44、al times. D One doesnt have to ask for help because it is a sign of weakness. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 试题分析： 【小题 1】本文在奥巴马的演讲词中提到了两个名人，主要强调他们是由于多次的失败，最终走向的成功，表示的含义是失败是成功之母，故本题选 D。 【小题 2】本文在奥巴马演讲词中有一句 Asking for help isnt a sign of weakness; its a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage
45、to tell when you dont know something, and to learn something new.意思为向别人寻求帮助不是缺点的符号，而是力量的符合，他表示了你所拥有的勇气。所以相信自己的人遇到问题也要向别人寻求帮助，故陈述不正确的为 C项，故本题选 C。 【小题 3】本题画线的句子所表示的含义在你奋斗的过程中，遇到困难不要泄气，即使别人不相信你，你也要相信你自己，表示的含义也就是一个人应该要相信自己，故本题选 B。 考点：本文是一篇谈论成功秘诀的议论文。 点评：本文主要谈论了成功的秘诀，引用了奥巴马的演讲词进行论证，名人们的成功是在是失败的基础上，通过反复的努
46、力，最终走 向成功，在努力的过程中，不要放弃，不要泄气，要相信自己，遇到问题，也要向别人寻求帮助。阅读本文时，应根据成功二字，通读全篇，理解本文的主要内容和含义。 Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students
47、 learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a
48、 week for first-year courses at college. Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率 ) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”. The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the
