广东省广州市越秀区第二中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（解析版）-A4

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Ⅰ卷
一、听力部分。
第一节听力理解。听四段对话, 请根据所听到的内容选择正确的答案, 并涂在答题卡的相应位置。每段对话播放两遍。
1. What will Grace take part in next week?
A. An English listening test.
B. An English speech cmpetitin.
C. An English writing cmpetitin.
2. What may Jhn d next?
A. Listen t Grace’s speech.
B. Help Grace t write the speech.
C. Take part in the cmpetitin with Grace.
1. What relatinship are the wman and the man?
A. Student and teacher.
B. Sister and brther.
C Mther and sn.
2. What did Linda lk like in the past?
A. She wre glasses.
B. Her hair was shrt.
C. She was shrt.
1. Hw lng has Mary been in the schl?
A. Fr tw weeks.
B. Fr tw years.
C. Fr tw mnths.
2. What difficulty des Mary have in the schl?
A. She has difficulty in making friends.
B. She has difficulty in cking Chinese fd.
C. She has difficulty in learning Chinese.
3. What can we knw abut Mary frm the talk?
A. She is gd at learning Chinese.
B. She will take part in the picnic n Sunday.
C. She likes Chinese fd better than English fd.
1. What will the speakers d this weekend?
A. See a film.
B. Visit sme friends.
C. G back hme.
2. Why did the man in the muntains f Guizhu invent the machine?
A. He wants t have his wn UFO.
B. The villagers like t have a UFO.
C. He wanted t use it t send things.
3. What did the wman think abut the film?
A. It can make peple feel surprised.
B. It can make peple feel happy and hpeful.
C. It can make a lt f mney f ver 2 billin.
第二节听取信息。
听下面一段对话, 请根据题目要求, 从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息, 并把答案填入答题卷的空格中, 每横线不限填写一个单词。录音读两遍。
二、单项选择。
1. Peple were unable t speak t each ther ver lng distances ________.
A. in the 1850s’B. in 1850’s
C. in the 1850sD. in 1850s
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：在19世纪50年代，人们无法远距离交谈。
考查年代的表达。“在19世纪50年代”用in the1850s表示。故选C。
2. Thmas Edisn ________ February 11, 1847 in the U.S.
A. was brn inB. is brn in
C. brn nD. was brn n
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：托马斯·爱迪生于1847年2月11日出生在美国。
考查动词时态和介词辨析。根据“February 11, 1847”可知，描述的是过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时，排除B和C。n后跟具体到天的时间；in后跟年/月/季节等；“February 11, 1847”具体到了1847年2月11日这一天，所以用介词n。故选D。
3. —Wuld yu like t play ________ phne games with me this Sunday?
—Srry, I prefer t d ________ sprts utdrs.
A. any; smeB. any; anyC. sme; smeD. sme; any
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你愿意本周日和我一起玩手机游戏吗？——对不起，我更喜欢做一些户外运动。
考查不定代词。any任何；用于否定句或疑问句中，sme一些，用于肯定句或表示请求或建议的疑问句中。第一空所在句是表示请求建议的句型，希望得到肯定回答，所以空处用sme；第二空是肯定句，也应用sme。故选C。
4. Cmputers are grwing fast. They are nw ________ than befre.
A. much smallerB. s smaller
C. very smallD. mre smaller
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：计算机发展迅速。它们现在比以前小得多。
考查比较级和比较级的修饰词。根据than可知，空处用比较级，small的比较级是smaller，much修饰比较级，very，s都不能，故选A。
5. Lng lng ag, peple liked t use tkens t cunt the ________f fd and the ________f animals.
A. amunt; numberB. amunt; amunt
C. number; amuntD. number; number
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：很久以前，人们喜欢用代币来计算食物的数量和动物的数量。
考查形容词短语。the amunt/number f都表示“……的数量”；amunt表示不可数名词的数量，number表示可数名词的数量。第一空后fd是不可数名词，所以用amunt；第二空后animals是可数名词，所以用number。故选A。
6. Kay is ________ learner amng the students. She usually thinks as ________ as she can t slve different maths questins.
A. better; manyB. better; much
C. the best; mreD. the best; much
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：凯是学生中最好的学习者。她通常尽可能多地思考来解决不同的数学问题。
考查形容词和副词等级。根据“amng the students”可知，第一空需要用形容词最高级形式，所以选择the best；many是形容词，表示“很多的”；much作形容词，表示“很多的”；作副词，表示“很多地”。用于同级比较，中间用形容词/副词原级，空处修饰动词think，所以用副词much。故选D。
7. Lisa knws hw t cut the cst f the prject. I am sure she can d the wrk with ________ mney and ________ peple.
A. mre; fewerB. fewer; fewerC. mre; lessD. less; fewer
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：丽莎知道如何削减这个项目的成本。我相信她能用更少的钱和更少的人做这项工作。
考查形容词辨析。less更少的，修饰不可数名词；mre更多的，修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词；fewer更少的，修饰可数名词复数。根据“Lisa knws hw t cut the cst f the prject”可知此处指“丽莎知道如何削减这个项目的成本，用更少的钱和更少的人做这项工作”；用less修饰不可数名词“mney”，用fewer修饰集合名词“peple”。故选D。
8. Is ________ here in the classrm? Great! Let’s start the class tday.
A. smebdyB. everybdyC. anybdyD. nbdy
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：每个人都在教室吗？太棒了！我们开始今天的课吧。
考查不定代词用法。smebdy某人；everybdy所有人；anybdy任何人；nbdy没有人。根据“Let’s start the class tday.”可知在询问是否每一个人都在，然后开始上课，故选B。
9. The tiny rbt is his ________inventin. Nw he has ver ________inventins in ttal.
A. nine; furtyB. nineth; frty
C. ninth; frtyD. the ninth; frtieth
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：这个小机器人是他的第九项发明。现在他总共有四十多项发明。
考查基数词和序数词。nine九，基数词；nineth，不正确；ninth第九；the ninth特指第九。第一空，修饰单数名词“inventin”，且前有形容词性物主代词“his”，故用序数词ninth，且不加定冠词the；furty错误表达；frty四十；frtieth第四十。第二空，根据“”可知，修饰名词复数，应用基数词，表示数量，故选C。
10. They stpped ________, but there was n sund.
A. t listenB. t listening
C. listenD. listening
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：他们停下来听，但没有声音。
考查非谓语动词。stp t d sth停下来做某事：在进行某项活动时停下来做另一件事情；stp ding sth 停止做某事：结束或中断正在进行的活动或行为。根据“They there was n sund.”可知，应是停止手头上的事，去听，所以用stp t d结构。故选A。
三、语法选择。
In a small twn, there was a yung by named Ted. He was always curius abut hw things wrked, and lved t take things apart (把……拆开) and then put ___11___ back tgether. Usually he succeeded, but smetimes he ___12___. Still, he enjyed what he did. One day, while he ___13___ his mther ck, he realized hw hard it was t stir (搅拌) the sauce. He thught that there must be ___14___ way t d this, and he decided t think f a better way.
Ted tk ut his tls and began t wrk. After a busy afternn, he created a new inventin. He tk apart a brken wd mixer (搅拌器) and then cnnected a mtr (电动机), it was able t stir things by itself ___15___ it gt pwer frm the mtr. It was s cnvenient that anyne ___16___ stir the sauce easily and quickly.
The next day, Ted shwed his ___17___ t his mther. She was ___18___ and allwed him t spend mre time imprving it. He tried, failed and then tried again. Finally, he added sme new ideas t make it even ___19___, like a timer, s that the user culd leave the tl n the table and nt have t ___20___ the sauce burning.
___21___ mum’s supprt, Ted decided t bring it t schl and intrduce it t his eight ___22___ schlmates. Suddenly, Ted’s inventin became a big hit in his schl. They used it ___23___ drinks r stir any kind f sauce at lunch, and it was als easy t clean and stre. In Schl Science Festival, Ted even received ___24___ prize frm the schl principal fr his creativity and intelligence.
Perhaps nt everyne can be an inventr. Hwever, it is always meaningful t ___25___ what yu are really interested in and keep ging like Ted.
11. A. itB. theyC. themD. themselves
12. A. failureB. failC. failsD. failed
13. A. watchesB. will watchC. is watchingD. was watching
14. A. therB. antherC. the therD. thers
15. A. becauseB. sC. butD. r
16. A. canB. culdC. shuldD. must
17. A. inventB. inventinC. inventrD. inventing
18. A. surpriseB. surprisingC. surprisedD. surprisingly
19. A. gdB. betterC. bestD. the best
20. A. wrry abutB. wrried abutC. is wrried abutD. be wrry abut
21. A. ByB. WithC. WithutD. Against
22. A. hundredsB. hundreds fC. hundredD. hundred f
23. A. mixB. mixedC. t mixD. mixing
24. A. aB. anC. theD. /
25. A. lk upB. lk afterC. lk utD. find ut
【答案】11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. C 24. A 25. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲的是Ted喜欢拆解东西，然后重新组装。有一次，Ted在帮他妈妈做饭时，发现搅拌酱汁很困难，他用工具成功创造出一个新的发明。这个故事告诉我们，追求自己感兴趣的事情并坚持不懈是有意义的。
【11题详解】
句意：他总是对事物如何运作感到好奇，喜欢把东西拆开，然后再把它们组装起来。
it它，人称代词的主格；they它们，人称代词的主格；them它们，人称代词的宾格；themselves他们自己，反身代词。根据“take things apart”可知，此处指Ted喜欢把东西拆开，然后再把它们组装起来；空前为动词put，空处应用人称代词的宾格，应用them“它们”，代指“things”。故选C。
【12题详解】
句意：通常他成功了，但有时他失败了。
failure失败，名词；fail失败，动词原形；fails失败，为fail的第三人称单数形式；failed失败，为fail的过去式或过去分词。根据“Usually he succeeded, but smetimes he…”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，谓语动词应用动词的过去式，此处应填failed。故选D。
【13题详解】
句意：一天，当他看着妈妈做饭时，他意识到搅拌酱汁有多难。
watches观看，为watch的第三人称单数形式；will watch为一般将来时；is watching为现在进行时；was watching为过去进行时。根据“while he…his mther ck, he realized hw hard it was t stir the sauce”可知，此处指当他看着妈妈做饭时，他意识到搅拌酱汁有多难，while引导时间状语从句，主句时态用一般过去时，从句应用过去进行时，表示过去在某一段时间内正在发生的动作，其结构为“was/were ding”，空处应用was watching。故选D。
【14题详解】
句意：他认为一定有别的方法可以做到这一点，他决定想一个更好的方法。
ther其他的，后面接可数名词的复数形式；anther泛指三者或三者以上中的另一个；the ther指两者中的另一个；thers泛指其他的人或物。根据“there must be…way t d this”可知，此处指“另一种方法”，表泛指，应用anther。故选B。
【15题详解】
句意：他拆开了一个碎木搅拌机，然后连接上一个电动机，它能够自己搅拌东西，因为它从电动机获得动力。
because因为；s所以；but但是；r或者，否则。根据“it was able t stir things by itself…it gt pwer frm the mtr”可知，前半句与后半句为因果关系，此处应用because“因为”引导原因状语从句。故选A。
【16题详解】
句意：它非常方便，任何人都可以轻松快速地搅拌酱汁。
can能够，动词原形；culd能够，为can的过去式；shuld应该；must必须。根据“It was s cnvenient that anyne…stir the sauce easily and quickly.”可知，此处指它非常方便，任何人都可以轻松快速地搅拌酱汁，句子时态为一般过去时，谓语动词应用动词的过去式，空处应用culd。故选B。
【17题详解】
句意：第二天，泰德向母亲展示了他的发明。
invent发明，动词；inventin发明，名词；inventr发明者，名词；inventing发明，为invent的动名词或现在分词形式。根据“Ted shwed his…t his mther”可知，此处指Ted向母亲展示了他的发明，空前为his，为形容词性物主代词，其后接名词，空处应用inventin，表示“发明物”。故选B。
【18题详解】
句意：她很惊讶，让他花更多的时间来改进它。
surprise惊奇，名词；surprising令人惊讶的，形容词，描述的是某事物本身具有令人惊讶的性质；surprised惊奇的，形容词，描述的是某人对某事感到惊讶的情感状态；surprisingly惊人地，副词。根据“She was…”可知，此处指她很惊讶，空前为was，空处应用形容词作表语，修饰人，应用surprised。故选C。
【19题详解】
句意：最后，他加入了一些新的想法，让它变得更好，比如计时器，这样用户就可以把工具放在桌子上，而不必担心酱汁烧焦。
gd好的，形容词；better更好的，形容词；best最好的，最高级；the best最好的。根据“he added sme new ideas t make it even…”可知，此处指“让它变得更好”，空前为even，修饰形容词的比较级，空处应填better。故选B。
【20题详解】
句意：最后，他加入了一些新的想法，让它变得更好，比如计时器，这样用户就可以把工具放在桌子上，而不必担心酱汁烧焦。
wrry abut担忧；wrried abut担忧；is wrried abut担忧；be wrry abut为错误形式。根据“the user culd leave the tl n the table and nt have t…the sauce burning”可知，此处指不必担心酱汁烧焦，have t d sth.“必须做某事”，动词短语；空前为t，其后接动词原形，空处应用wrry abut“担忧”。故选A。
【21题详解】
句意：在妈妈的支持下，泰德决定把它带到学校，介绍给他的800名同学。
By通过；With带有；Withut没有；Against反对。根据“…mum’s supprt”可知，此处指“有了妈妈的支持”，应用介词With。故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：在妈妈的支持下，泰德决定把它带到学校，介绍给他的800名同学。
hundreds数百，为hundred的复数；hundreds f成百上千的；hundred百；hundred f为错误形式。根据“his eight…schlmates”可知，此处指“他的800名同学”，空前为基数词eight，空处应用hundred，表示数量。故选C。
【23题详解】
句意：他们在午餐时用它来混合饮料或搅拌任何一种酱料，它也很容易清洁和储存。
mix混合，动词原形；mixed混合，为mix的过去式或过去分词；t mix为动词不定式；mixing混合，为mix的动名词或现在分词形式。根据“They used it…drinks r stir any kind f sauce at lunch”可知，此处指他们在午餐时用它来混合饮料或搅拌任何一种酱料，应用动词不定式作目的状语，应填t mix。故选C。
【24题详解】
句意：在学校科学节上，泰德甚至因为他的创造力和智慧获得了校长的奖励。
a一个，不定冠词，表泛指，常用于以辅音音素开头的字母或单词前；an一个，不定冠词，表泛指，常用于以元音音素开头的字母或单词前；the这个，定冠词，表特指。根据“Ted even received…prize frm the schl principal fr his creativity and intelligence”可知，此处指Ted获得了校长的奖励，表泛指，应用不定冠词；空前为prize，是以辅音音素开头，空处应用a。故选A。
【25题详解】
句意：但是，找到自己真正感兴趣的东西，像泰德一样坚持下去，总是有意义的。
lk up查阅；lk after照顾；lk ut小心；find ut找出。根据“it is always meaningful t…what yu are really interested in and keep ging like Ted”可知，此处指找到自己真正感兴趣的东西，应用短语find ut“找出”。故选D。
四、完型填空。
Befre Father’s Day, I fund my father was unhappy because he lst his jb. I decided t cheer him up by buying him a special ____26____ gift.
One day after schl I ____27____ t a gift shp. I tld the shpkeeper that I was lking fr a Father’s Day present.
“D yu think he’d like a ____28____?” she asked. “I think he might,” I tld her. She ____29____ a watch and I tld her that he wuld like it.
“Hw much mney d yu have?” she asked.
“____30____ dllars,” I replied.
“Yu’re s lucky!” she tld me. “It’s nly 11. Yu still have 1 fr the ____31____.” She packed the watch. I paid fr it and rde ff hme with the gift under my arm.
When my father pened the gift, he asked ____32____, “Where did yu get it?”
“I bught it frm a gift shp. It cst me ＄11,” I said. My father was surprised.
Many years later, I did learn that the watch cst several hundred dllars, s I really appreciated (感激) ____33____ was t me. And I always felt ____34____ because I never had chance t thank her.
“What really surprised me t this day…my daughter,” my father said, “letting yu have the watch fr 11 dllars was _____35_____ enugh. But the fact that she let yu leave the stre with a dllar fr the card was a tuch f kindness. I’ll never frget it.”
26. A. New Year’s DayB. ChristmasC. Children’s DayD. Father’s Day
27. A. drveB. tkC. rdeD. started
28. A. watchB. bikeC. purseD. card
29. A. wre utB. lk utC. tried utD. tk ut
30. A. ThirteenB. TwelveC. ElevenD. One
31. A. cardB. flwerC. changeD. gift
32. A. sadlyB. surprisedlyC. excitedlyD. angrily
33. A. mumB. fatherC. the daughterD. the shpkeeper
34. A. srryB. happyC. carefulD. cmfrtable
35. A. believableB. unableC. unbelievableD. able
【答案】26. D 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者为了让失业的爸爸开心，在父亲节当天去了一家礼品店买礼物，老板被作者的孝心感动。在得知作者只有12美元后，将价值几百美元的手表以11美元卖给作者，还留下1美元给作者去买卡片。作者及其父亲都被店主的善良所感动。
【26题详解】
句意：我决定给他买一份特别的父亲节礼物，让他高兴起来。
New Year’s Day元旦；Christmas圣诞节；Children’s Day儿童节；Father’s Day父亲节。根据“Befre Father’s Day, I fund my father was unhappy because he lst his jb.”可知，是父亲节礼物。故选D。
【27题详解】
句意：一天放学后，我骑车去了一家礼品店。
drve开车；tk带走；rde骑车；started开始。根据后文“I paid fr it and rde ff hme with the gift under my arm.”可知，是骑车去的。故选C。
【28题详解】
句意：你认为他会喜欢手表吗？
watch手表；bike自行车；purse钱包；card卡片。根据“She … a watch and I tld her that he wuld like it.”可知，是手表。故选A。
【29题详解】
句意：她拿出一块手表，我告诉她他会喜欢的。
wre ut磨损；lk ut小心；tried ut尝试；tk ut拿出。根据句意可知，是店主拿出一块手表让作者看。故选D。
【30题详解】
句意：十二美元。
Thirteen十三；Twelve十二；Eleven十一；One一。根据“‘Yu’re s lucky!’ she tld me. ‘It’s nly 11. Yu still have 1 fr the …’”可知，作者有十二美元。故选B。
【31题详解】
句意：它只要十一美元。你还有一美元买卡片。
card卡片；flwer花；change变化；gift礼物。根据后文“But the fact that she let yu leave the stre with a dllar fr the card was a tuch f kindness.”可知，是买卡片。故选A。
【32题详解】
句意：当我父亲打开礼物时，他惊讶地问：“你从哪里得到的？”
sadly难过地；surprisedly惊讶地；excitedly激动地；angrily生气地。根据“My father was surprised.”可知，是惊讶地问。故选B。
【33题详解】
句意：许多年后，我才知道这块表价值几百美元，所以我真的很感激店主对我的好。
mum妈妈；father爸爸；the daughter女儿；the shpkeeper店主。根据前文“I tld the shpkeeper that I was lking fr a Father’s Day present.”和后文“Many years later, I did learn that the watch cst several hundred dllars,”可知，这里指的是店主，当时店主收了作者十一美元，所以作者很感激店主对她的好。故选D。
【34题详解】
句意：我总是感到遗憾，因为我从来没有机会感谢她。srry遗憾的；
happy高兴的；careful小心的；cmfrtable舒适的。根据“because I never had chance t thank her.”可知，是感到遗憾的。故选A。
【35题详解】
句意：十一美元就让你买下这块表，真是难以置信。
believable可信的；unable不会的；unbelievable难以置信的；able有能力的。根据“Many years later, I did learn that the watch cst several hundred dllars,”可知，当时店主收了作者十一美元是难以置信的。故选C。
五、阅读。
第一节阅读理解。
Albert Einstein (1879—1955)
Early Life
Albert Einstein was brn in 1879 in Germany. He was an extrardinary persn since he was brn. Einstein wasn’t able t speak a wrd until three. He was always interested in things arund and full f imaginatin. He lved watching things carefully and asked a lt f questins abut them. His questins were ften hard t answer fr teachers.
Schling
Einstein started schl in 1885. Thugh he did well in maths and science, he failed in many subjects like histry, gegraphy and languages. Einstein finished high schl in Switzerland and entered a university in Zurich. He graduated (大学毕业) as a teacher f maths and physics in 1900.
Scientific Wrk
After graduatin, Einstein wrked at the Patent Office. He spent much time studying physics. By 1909, Einstein had becme a tp scientist. Thugh he became successful in the field f science, he still wrked hard nscientific research. Finally, he wn the Nbel Prize fr physics in 1921.
Later life
Einstein kept at his research until he died in 1955. Scientists studied his brain after his death t see if there was anything special abut it. Hwever, there was n answer.
Tday, many famus scientists still think Einstein is the smartest man in the wrld.
36. Where can yu prbably find this passage? ________
A. In an encyclpedia.
B. In an advertisement (广告).
C. In a travel guide.
D. In a dictinary.
37. Frm the passage, we can learn that Albert Einstein ________.
A. was nt gd at asking questins.
B. did well in all his schl wrk.
C. wrked as a teacher after he graduated.
D. had great achievement in physics.
38. What des the underlined wrd “extrardinary” mean in Chinese? ________
A. 幽默的B. 笨拙的C. 非凡的D. 普通的
39. Which f the fllwing shws the rder f Einstein’s experience? ________
a. Albert Einstein began t talk with thers with wrds.
b. Albert Einstein wn the Nbel Prize f physics.
c. Albert Einstein started his schl life in Switzerland.
d. Albert Einstein became a tp scientist in the wrld.
e. Albert Einstein gt a jb at the Patent Office.
A. a-c-b-e-dB. a-c-e-d-bC. c-a-b-e-dD. c-a-e-d-b
40. What can we knw frm the last tw paragraphs? ________
A. Nbdy culd be smarter than Albert Einstein.
B. Scientists fund ut why Albert Einstein was s smart.
C. Scientists shwed great interest in Albert Einstein’s brain.
D. Albert Einstein culdn’t keep n wrking in his later life.
【答案】36. A 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了爱因斯坦的生平和事迹。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了爱因斯坦的生平和事迹，只能在百科全书中出现。故选A。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Finally, he wn the Nbel Prize fr physics in 1921.”可知，从这篇文章中，我们可以了解到爱因斯坦在物理方面有很大的成就。故选D。
【38题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“Einstein wasn’t able t speak a wrd until three. He was always interested in things arund and full f imaginatin. He lved watching things carefully and asked a lt f questins abut them. His questins were ften hard t answer fr teachers.”可知，爱因斯坦是一个不同寻常的人，因此划线单词的意思是“非凡的”。故选C。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Einstein wasn’t able t speak a wrd until three.”；“Einstein started schl in 1885.”；“After graduatin, Einstein wrked at the Patent Office.”以及“By 1909, Einstein had becme a tp scientist.”以及“Finally, he wn the Nbel Prize fr physics in 1921.”可知，爱因斯坦直到三岁才会说话，于1885年开始上学，毕业后，他在专利局工作，到1909年，爱因斯坦已经成为顶级科学家，最后，他获得了1921年的诺贝尔物理学奖。因此正确的顺序是a-c-e-d-b。故选B。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Scientists studied his brain after his death t see if there was anything special abut it.”可知，科学家们对爱因斯坦的大脑很感兴趣。故选C。
Frd is a 20-year-ld cat wh lves t sleep in the sun. Hwever, getting t this favrite sleeping place by the pl means hbbling (跛行) dwn a lt f stairs every day.
But life has becme a lt easier fr the ld cat nw.
Liam Thmpsn is an inventr wh lves cats. He nticed his ld friend’s difficulties and decided t d smething. He spent fur days building an elevatr that wuld allw Frd t g up and dwn the stairs easily.
A vide n the Internet shwed hw Thmpsn made the track and cart f the elevatr fr Frd. The vide attracted ver 900,000 peple’s interest.
T make sure the elevatr was safe fr his ld friend, Thmpsn used a ty t test the elevatr. Thmpsn asked his favrite cat, “Are yu ready t g dwnstairs withut mving a muscle? I hpe s because it tk me fur days.”
Frd seemed very relaxed in the elevatr as it went t the bttm f the stairs. Thmpsn laughed excitedly as Frd walked ut f the elevatr and made his way ver the pl.
He said, “This is the greatest day f my life. “His lve t his cat has wn 1.87 millin fans n the Internet. Many viewers felt amazed at his wrk and ne said, “His inventin fr his pet is much safer than the nes he invents fr himself. Respect.”
41. What des the underlined wrd “elevatr” in Paragraph 3 mean? ________
A. 楼梯B. 电梯C. 斜坡D. 水坑
42. What’s the purpse (目的) f the writer writing Paragraph 1? ________
A. T tell us the cat lves t sleep in the sun.
B. T explain why the cat lves t sleep in the sun.
C. T tell us it’s hard fr the cat t g up and dwn stairs.
D. T explain the stairs are t ld fr the cat t g up dwn.
43. Hw lng did it take Thmpsn t build the elevatr? ________
A. 20 years.B. A mnth.C. Fur weeks.D. Fur days.
44. What can we infer frm Paragraph 6? ________
A. Thmpsn wuld nt be wrried abut Frd any mre.
B. The elevatr Thmpsn built fr Frd wrked really well.
C. Frd didn’t like the elevatr built by Thmpsn at all.
D. Frd was asleep when he tk the elevatr.
45. What is the main idea f the passage? ________
A. Thmpsn builds an elevatr fr his cat.
B. Thmpsn wns a cat that has thusands f fans.
C. A cat with a special elevatr lives a happy life.
D. A pet lver has wn the hearts f many peple.
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述Liam Thmpsn为老朋友Frd建造电梯的故事。
【41题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“ allw Frd t g up and dwn the stairs easily.”可知，使用电梯可以轻松上下楼。故选B。
【42题详解】
推理判断题。根据“getting t this favrite sleeping place by the pl means hbbling (跛行) dwn a lt f stairs every day.”可知，第一段是为了告诉我们，对于这只老猫而言，每天要上上下下爬楼梯非常困难。故选C。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据“He spent fur days building an elevatr”可知，他花费了四天时间建造电梯。故选D。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Frd seemed very relaxed in the elevatr as it went t the bttm f the stairs”可知，老猫在电梯中很放松，并且能顺利走出电梯穿过泳池，据此推测，电梯运行很好。故选B。
【45题详解】
主旨大意题。本文主要讲述爱猫发明家Liam Thmpsn因自己的老猫上下楼梯不方便，于是为它建造了一个电梯的故事。故选A。
Scientists say they recently invented the wrld’s tiniest remte-cntrlled rbts. The rbts are small enugh t sit n the side f a cin. They dn’t have any pwer f their wn, and they can be cntrlled frm a distance by using lasers (激光器). The scientists say ne day rbts like these may be able t wrk in areas t small fr tls. The rbts dn’t mve very quickly. But because f their tiny size, they’re als nt t slw. It takes the rbts abut 20 secnds t cver 1 centimeter.
Right nw the rbts aren’t all that useful. All they can d is t mve, and they need t be in a place where lasers can shine n them t d that. But the scientists say these rbts are an imprtant step tward inventing mre helpful tiny rbts.
The researchers say that ne day tiny rbts like these might be able t wrk in very small spaces. It’s pssible that they culd build very tiny machines, r perhaps even travel inside the human bdy t help d with medical prblems.
Using similar building methds, the scientists made a number f different rbts, including nes that lked like small insects. Jhn Rdgers, says that their methds allw them t “build walking rbts with almst any sizes r 3-D shapes.”
46. The wrld’s tiniest remte-cntrlled rbts mve by ________.
A. lasersB. slar pwerC. its wn energyD. electricity
47. Hw far can the tiniest remte-cntrlled rbts walk in a minute?
A. 1 centimeter.B. 2 centimeters.C. 3 centimeters.D. 4 centimeters.
48. The tiniest remte-cntrlled rbts ________.
A. are able t wrk in very small areas nw
B. can nly mve nw
C are very useful nw
D. mve very slwly
49. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing may be pssible in the future?
A. Scientists build tiny machines t travel inside the human bdy t help dctrs.
B. Scientists use tiny rbts t make insects.
C. Scientists use tiny rbts t build walking rbts f different sizes.
D. Peple dn’t need t use bigger rbts.
50. What is the best title fr this passage?
A. Scientists’ New InventinsB. The Future f Rbt
C. Hw T Use the Tiniest RbtD. The Tiniest Rbt
【答案】46. A 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了科学家们研制的微型机器人。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据“They dn’t have any pwer f their wn, and they can be cntrlled frm a distance by using lasers (激光器).”可知，这种机器人是由远距离的激光器控制的。故选A。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。根据“It takes the rbts abut 20 secnds t cver 1 centimeter.”可知，机器人20秒可以走1厘米，1分钟则可以走3厘米。故选C。
【48题详解】
细节理解题根据“All they can d is t mve, and they need t be in a place where lasers can shine n them t d that.”可知，目前这种微型机器人只能进行移动。故选B。
【49题详解】
细节理解题。根据“It’s pssible that they culd build very tiny machines, r perhaps even travel inside the human bdy t help d with medical prblems.”可知，未来医生用这种微型机器人来探测人体解决医疗问题是有可能的。故选A。
【50题详解】
最佳标题题。根据文章开头“Scientists say they recently invented the wrld’s tiniest remte-cntrlled rbts.”和全文内容可知，文章主要对微型机器人外形、功能和作用进行了介绍，主要说明的是这个微型机器人。故选D。
第二节阅读填空
阅读短文及文后的选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上把该项涂黑。
A dictinary is very useful fr the peple wh are learning English. Peple will use a dictinary fr help when they have difficulty in reading a passage r ding English exercises. Yu will make mre prgress if yu knw hw t use a dictinary efficiently (有效地). ____51____
Chse a suitable (合适的) dictinary. ____52____ Yu can chse a dictinary which is suitable fr yur English level, needs and interests. Fr a middle schl student in Grade 9, yu can chse OXFORD INTERMEDIATE LEARNER’S ENGLISH­-CHINESE DICTIONARY.
Try t guess the meaning f a new wrd befre yu use a dictinary. Yu may have had such an experience when yu are reading a passage. There’re sme new wrds in it and yu have difficulty in understanding the full passage. What will yu d in this situatin? ____53____
Learn culture frm a dictinary. Yu dn’t just learn a new wrd’s prnunciatin, meaning, part f speech and ther usages. ____54____
A dictinary is a gd friend fr learning English. It’s a waste fr yu nt t use a dictinary in yur study. But dn’t think the mre yu use a dictinary, the better result yu can get. ____55____
If yu can d as I have tld yu, I think yu will imprve yur English sn.
A. Yu can learn sme cultural knwledge frm a dictinary as well.
B. Yu shuld use yur dictinary in the right way.
C. Here are sme ideas n hw t use a dictinary efficiently.
D. Chsing a gd dictinary is very imprtant fr an English learner.
E. I think yu shuld guess the meaning befre yu use yur dictinary.
【答案】51. C 52. D 53. E 54. A 55. B
【解析】
【导语】本文介绍了如何有效地使用词典来学习英语。
【51题详解】
根据下文“Chse a suitable (合适的) t guess the meaning f a new wrd befre yu use a dictinary...”可知，下文是具体建议，此处应是引出如何有效地使用字典的建议，选项C“这里有一些关于如何有效使用词典的建议”符合语境。故选C。
【52题详解】
根据上文“Chse a suitable (合适的) dictinary.”和下文“Yu can chse a dictinary...”可知，此处应与“选择词典”有关，选项D“选择一本好词典对英语学习者来说是非常重要的”符合语境。故选D。
【53题详解】
根据前文“Try t guess the meaning f a new wrd befre yu use a dictinary.”可知，此处应是建议在使用词典前先猜测单词的意思，选项E“我认为你在使用词典之前应该先猜一下意思”符合语境。故选E。
【54题详解】
根据上文“Learn culture frm a dictinary. Yu dn’t just learn a new wrd’s prnunciatin, meaning, part f speech and ther usages.”可知，此处应是指从词典中学习文化知识，选项A“你也可以从词典中学到一些文化知识”符合语境。故选A。
【55题详解】
根据上文“But dn’t think the mre yu use a dictinary, the better result yu can get.”可知，不要认为使用词典越多，就能取得越好的效果，所以此处应是强调要以正确的方式使用词典，选项B“你应该正确地使用词典”符合语境。故选B。
Ⅱ卷
六、写作。
第一节语篇填词。
Here is a stry abut a bkshp. The bkshp was very large and it included many different bks. A pr student fund a very helpful bk in the shp, but it was t e____56____ fr him t buy. He culdn’t get it frm the library, either. S he went t the shp t read a little a time everyday. The bkshp was pen fr 24 hurs s he culd g there a____57____. He usually tk a ntebk with him and c____58____ dwn sme useful infrmatin frm the bk. One day, h____59____, he culdn’t find the bk frm its usual place. “Maybe the bkstre s____60____ it this mrning t thers,” the student thught and was leaving when he saw an assistant smiling at him. T his surprise, the assistant pinted t the bk in a crner. “I put the bk there s that yu can find it easily,” said the assistant. The student went n with his reading after saying thanks t the assistant.
【答案】56. (e)xpensive
57. (a)nytime
58. (c)pied
59. (h)wever
60. (s)ld
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了小男孩没有钱买书，于是便每天在书店看书，有一天，他突然找不到之前的那本书，原本以为卖给了别人，实际上是书店的店员放在了他容易找到的地方。
【56题详解】
句意：一个穷学生在商店里发现了一本很有帮助的书，但是太贵了，他买不起。根据“A pr student”可知，书太贵而买不起，结合首字母提示，expensive“贵的”符合句意。故填(e)xpensive。
【57题详解】
句意：书店24小时营业，所以他可以随时去那里。根据“The bkshp was pen fr 24 hurs”可知，随时去那里，结合首字母提示，anytime“随时”符合句意。故填(a)nytime。
【58题详解】
句意：他通常随身带一个笔记本，从书中抄下一些有用的信息。根据“tk a ntebk”可知，此空需要一个动词过去式；再者根据“sme useful infrmatin frm the bk”可知，是从书中抄下一些有用的信息，结合首字母提示，cpied“抄写”符合句意。故填(c)pied。
【59题详解】
句意：然而有一天，他在原来放书的地方找不到这本书了。根据“he culdn’t find the bk frm its usual place”可知，跟前文是转折关系，结合首字母提示，hwever“然而”符合句意。故填(h)wever。
【60题详解】
句意：也许今天早上书店把它卖给了别人。根据“it this mrning t thers”可知，是认为书店把它卖给了别人，sell“卖”；再根据“this mrning”可知，此句时态是一般过去时，所以用动词的过去式。故填(s)ld。
第二节完成句子。
根据所给的汉语内容, 用英语完成下列句子。（每横线限填一词）
61. 过去人们常常通过书信与朋友保持联系。
Peple used t ________ friends by letter.
【答案】keep in tuch with
【解析】
【详解】“与某人保持联系”keep in tuch with sb，是固定短语；used t d sth“过去常常做某事”，故填keep in tuch with。
62. Sally只能依靠她自己。我们除了等待什么也做不了。
Sally has t ________ herself. We can d nthing but wait.
【答案】depend n
【解析】
【详解】根据汉语可知此处缺少“依靠”，短语depend n“依靠”，符合题意，又因为have t d sth.，可知此处用动词原形。故填depend n。
63. 柳州是中国最美的城市之一。
Liuzhu is ne f ________ in China.
【答案】the mst beautiful cities
【解析】
【详解】根据语境和汉语意思可知，该空表达意思“最美的城市”为“the mst beautiful city”。根据空前“ne f”可知，该空应为复数形式，city变成cities。故填the mst beautiful cities。
64. 由于人们没有意识到保护环境的重要性，每年都有一些动物灭绝。
Sme animals ________ every year because many peple are ________ the imprtance f prtecting the envirnment.
【答案】 ①. die ut ②. unaware f
【解析】
【详解】die ut“灭绝”，根据every year可知，此句是一般现在时，主语是复数形式，动词用原形，be unaware f“没有意识到”，故填die ut；unaware f。
65. 我父亲对我要求很严格。我害怕他，但同时我也很爱他。
My father is strict with me. I am afraid f him, but ________ I really lve him.
【答案】at the same time
【解析】
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空缺处应为at the same time表示 “同时”，介词短语作状语。故填at the same time。
66. 长时间使用电脑对你的眼睛不好。
Using cmputers fr t lng ________ bad ________ yur eyes.
【答案】 ①. is ②. fr
【解析】
【详解】be bad fr sth“对某物不好”，句子应用一般现在时，主语为Using cmputers fr t lng，be动词应用is。故填is；fr。
第三节书面表达。
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My ideas t make my schl better
I lve my schl, and I want my schl t be better. Here are sme f my ideas.
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【答案】例文
My ideas t make my schl better
I lve my schl, and I want my schl t be better. Here are sme f my ideas.
Firstly, I hpe t raise the teaching building s that we can have a larger classrm. Secndly, I hpe the library can add mre cmputers s that mre students can study nline. Thirdly, I hpe t imprve the greenery s that students can have a gd learning envirnment. Finally, I hpe t expand the sprts field s that the schl can have mre activity space after class. These are just sme f my persnal thughts. I hpe my suggestin can be adpted. I als hpe that ur schl can get better and better.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态主要为“一般现在时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，注意不要遗漏要点，适当添加细节并突出写作重点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，表明写作意图。
第二步，具体阐述写作内容，介绍自己对学校改造的建议。
第三步，书写结语，表达期待。
[亮点词汇]
①nline在线地
②greenery绿色植物
③expand扩大
[高分句型]
①Firstly, I hpe t raise the teaching building s that we can have a larger classrm. （状语从句）
Time
Tm’s Schedule（日程安排）
Arund 5: 45 in the mrning
1. .
At7: 00 a. m.
Eat a quick breakfast, and catch the first bus.
Frm 8: 00 t 2. r s
Wrk at the library.
Arund 6: 15 p. m.
Make a sandwich r smething fr 3. .
Arund 7: 00 p. m. n Mndays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Exercise, 4. and lift weights.
On Wednesdays
Take guitar lessns.
During the lunch break
Call his 5. .
我建议
理由
加高教学楼（teaching building）
课室可以变得更大
图书馆增加更多的电脑
更多学生可以上网学习
改善绿化
（请自行补充一个理由）
扩大运动场（playgrund）
（请自行补充一个理由）