1、2013-2014学年江苏省苏州市相城区八年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * Nanjing is not so large_ Shanghai, however, its the second_ city in East China. A like; largest B as; largest C like; larger D as; larger 答案： B 试题分析：句意：南京不如上海大，然而它是中国东部第二大城市。本题中第一空考查的是同级比较 as as 和 一样，在否定句中第一个 as 可以用 so;第二空考查序数词加形容词最高级的用法，表示第几 的。故选 B
2、。 考点：考查形容词最高级及同级比较的用法。 There are four seasons in the year. And autumn_ after summer. A will come B come C is coming D comes 答案： D 试题分析：句意：一年有四季。秋季在夏季之后到来。本题考查动词时态。这句话表达的是客观真理，应该用一般现在时。主语 autumn 是单数 ，因此用comes。 考点：考查动词时态。 - Is this your schoolbag - No, it isnt. Ask Bill. He is looking for_. A mine B y
3、ours C hers D his 答案： D 试题分析：句意：这是你的书包吗？不，它不是。问问 Bill 吧，他在找他的书包。本题考查物主代词。 mine 我的； yours 你的； hers 她的； his 他的。它们都是名词性物主代词，根据题意可知 Bill 是男孩，所以选 D，此处 his 是指代 Bill的书包。 考点：考查代词。 Tom was walking along the riverside when he heard someone calling him from behind. He turned around_ found nothing. A but B and
4、C so D or 答案： A 试题分析：句意： Tom 正沿着河边散步这时他听到有人从后面喊他。他转过身来，但是什么也没发现。根据句意可知，此处应表示转折的关系。 and 和，表示承接； so 因此，所以，表示因 果； or 或者，表示选择。故选 A。 考点：考查连词。 - Our team won the basketball final today! -_. A Thats right. B Good idea! C Good luck. D Thats great! 答案： D 试题分析：我们球队赢得了决赛。太棒了。本题是情景交际。由句意可知赢得决赛是一件很厉害的事，所以用太棒了来回答
5、。 A 那是对的； B 好主意； C 祝你好运，均不符合题意。 考点：考查交际用语。 Today I feel very_ .I can play the piano_. A good; good B well; well C good; well D well; good 答案： C 试题分析：句意：今天我感觉很好，我可以把钢琴弹得很好。本题考查辨析good 和 well。 good 是一个形容词，放在系动词 feel 的后面做表语； well 是一个副词，用来修饰动词 play。 考点：考查形容词和副词。 Max always_ a smile on his face and looks
6、happy. A wears B puts C pushes D shows 答案： A 试题分析：句意： Max脸上总是带着微笑，看起来很开心的样子。 wear 在这里并不表示穿衣服，而是指带有什么样的表情，这是 wear 的有一个意思。 put 放；push 推； show 展示。故选 A。 考点：考查动词。 Where do you plan_ your holiday after you finish the novel A to spend; writing B spending; writing C spending; to write D to spend; to write 答
7、案： A 试题分析：句意：在你写完这本小说之后你计划去哪里度假？ plan to do sth. 计划去做某事； finish doing sth.完成做某事。根据这两个句型可知选 A。 考点：考查动词。 -Steven, could you help me_ when the plane will take off on the Internet -Im sorry, my computer doesnt work. A look after B look out C look up D look for 答案： C 试题分析：句意： Steven，你能帮我在网上查一下飞机什么时候起飞吗？
8、对不起，我的电脑坏了。 look after ，照顾； look out，小心，当心； look up，查找；look for，寻找。根据句意选 C。 考点：考查动词短语。 The piano is too big. Can you make_ for it A a space B some space C some rooms D some places 答案： B 试题分析：句意：这个钢琴太大了。你能为它腾点地方吗？本题考查固定短语make space for 其中 space 是一个不可数名词，因此不能用 a 修饰。 C选项中的 room 做空间这个意思时也是一个不可数名词，所以没有复数
9、形式。故选 B。 考点：考查固定短语的用法。 - Is there a big library in your school - Yes, the number of the books in our school library_ very _. A are; many B are; large C is; large D is; small 答案： C 试题分析：句意：在你们学校有大的图书馆吗？是的，我们学校图书馆书籍的数量是很大的。本题考查的是短语 the number of 的数量，这个短语在句中做主语时，谓语动词应该用单数形式。另外，用 number表示数量多少时，应用large 或
10、 small。 D选项不符合句意。故选 C。 考点：考查主谓一致及英语习惯用法。 I could see her face very_, for she happened to sit _me. A careful; next to B happy; near C clearly; opposite to D beautiful; besides 答案： C 试题分析：句意：我能很清楚地看见她的脸，因为她碰巧坐在我的对面。本题第一空考查副词， carely, 仔细地； happy,形容词，高兴的，快乐的； clearly,清楚地； beautiful 形容词，美丽的；第二空考查固定短语 opp
11、osite to 在 对面。根据句意，答案：为 C。 考点：考查副词及固定短语。 The children always have a great time_ each other. A talking to B talking of C to talk to; D to talk of 答案： A 试题分析：句意：这些孩子们总是谈话谈得很开心。本题考查句型 have a great time doing sth. 做某事很开心。 talk to sb. 和某人谈话。故选 A。 考点：考查动词短语。 The books on my table are cheaper than_ on your
12、s. A one B the ones C the one D ones 答案： B 试题分析：句意：我桌子上的书要比你桌子上的书便宜。根据句意可知比较的是书，这个空上的代词 one 代替的是前面提到的 the books，因为是复数，所以用 the ones。故选 B。 考点：考查代词。 The doctor told me to eat more_ because its good for my health. A meat B vegetables C ice cream D fish 答案： D 试题分析：句意：医生告诉我要多吃鱼，因为它对我的健康有好处。因为题干中用了代词 it 来代
13、替所填的这个词，所以我们可以知道 B 选项不对，因为它用的是复数。而根据常识可知多吃肉和冰淇淋对身体健康并没有好处，所以排除A、 C，故答案：为 D。 考点：考查名词。 完型填空 Do you think of your parents Yes, of course. You may answer, I buy a present for my mother on .And I give my father a present on Fathers Day, .” Then what about the other days of a year Always to think of your
14、parents, not just on some important days. I have a friend who alone, because her parents live in another city. One day l went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a .She dialed the number, but then she put the phone . After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again. Hi, Mum”
15、Later I asked, Why did you dial the number ”she smiled, My parents are old. They can not get close to the telephone .I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them time to answer the call. My friend is a good girl. She is always her parents. You also want to be a good child, right So why
16、not learn from her 【小题1】 A Fathers Day B Mothers Day C Teachers Day D Childrens Day A too B also C either D yet A refuse B forget C decide D remember A lives B stays C plays D works A face B card C call D cake A up B off C down D on A once B twice C several times D many times A lonely B slowly C qui
17、etly D quickly A few B little C enough D a lot A thinking about B laughing at C picking up D looking for 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 A 试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述的是作为孩子，我们不能只在一些特殊的日子里记得自己的父母，而是要时刻想着他们，为他们考虑。作者用他好朋友的一件事做例子，告诉我们如何做一个好孩子。 【小题 1】考查名词及语境
18、的理解。句意：在母亲节的时候我给妈妈买礼物。由句意及下句话可知，给妈妈买礼物应是在母亲节，下句话提到在父亲节给父亲买礼物。 C教师节； D 儿童节，不符合句意。故选 B。 【小题 2】考查副词及语境的理解。句意：在父亲节我也给父亲买礼物。根据上句话，母亲节给妈妈买礼物，当然父亲节也会给爸爸买礼物。故选 A。 also 应该放 在句中； either 应该用于否定句； yet 还，已经； 【小题 3】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：要记得总是想着你的父母，不要只是在一些重要的日子里。 refuse 拒绝； forget 忘记； decide决定； remember 记得。这四个动词的后面都可以跟动词
19、不定式，但只有 remember 意思最合适，故选 D。 【小题 4】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我有一个独自居住的朋友，因为他的父母住在另外一个城市。 live 居住； play 玩； stay呆，停留； work 工作。由它的下句话 because her parents live in another city可知，作者的朋友一个人住。故选 A。 【小题 5】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：她想打一个电话。 make a call, 打电话； A 做鬼脸； B 做卡片； D 做蛋糕。由下句话 She dialed the number，她拨了号码，这句话可知，她是想打电话。故选 C。 【小题
20、 6】考查介词及语境的理解。句意：她拨通了号码，但是随后又把它放下。本题考查 put 和介词的搭配。 put up 张贴，搭建； put off 推迟； put on 穿上，上演； put down 放下，镇压 。根据下句话 After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again，她又拨通了号码，可知这里是把电话放下了。故选 C。 【小题 7】考查副词及语境的理解。句意：后来我问她：你为什么拨了两次电话？根据上文可知，第一次拨通电话后，她放下了，过了大约十秒钟，她又拨通了号码，所以是两次。故选 B。 【小题 8】考查副词及语境的理解。句意：我的
21、父母都老了，他们不能很快地走近电话。由句意可知，父母都是老人，行动比较慢。 A 孤独地； B 慢地； C 安静地； D 快地。因为这句话用了否 定式，所以 B不对。故选 D。 【小题 9】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：我总是给他们充足的时间接电话。few 很少的，修饰可数名词，这里不符合句意； little 很少的，修饰不可数名词，同样不符合句意。 a lot 很多的，修饰名词时后加 of 。故选 C。 【小题 10】考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：我的朋友是一个好女孩，她总是想着她的父母。本句话照应前文 Do you think of your parents，也是这篇文章的中心意思，要时刻
22、想着自己的父母。 laugh at 嘲笑； pick up 拾起，捡起； look for 寻找，都不符合句意。故选 A。 考点：日常生活类短文。 阅读理解 Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go. But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an
23、easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers at all times. A London taxi driver said the following about his
24、job. During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said, I never drink when I am driving, or I would lose my license. He normally goes home between two and three oclock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That
25、s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you dont make money, no one is gong to give it to you. London taxi drivers not only take but also give. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea-by taxi. Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are
26、met by the mayor(市长 ),and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy days running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course. 【小题 1】 London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly bec
27、ause_. A they make a living by driving B they like to work for themselves better C they want to help more passengers D they always working deep into the night 【小题 2】 How do London taxi drivers give A They give poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer. B They give poor children the chance t
28、o meet the mayor. C They pay for some poor childrens rides for a days tour each summer. D They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer. 【小题 3】 Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers A Brave and cheerful B Rich an generous C Modest and easy-goin
29、g D Hard-working and kind. 【小题 4】 The passage is most likely to be found from_. A an advertisement of a taxi company B an online travel guide C a website about the taxi drivers in London D a report about living conditions in London 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了在伦敦当出租车司机是一件很辛
30、苦的事。他不仅每天要工作到很晚，而且还要对这个城市的街道非常了解。甚至当出租车司机不光会赚钱，有时候还需要往外拿钱。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据文章第五段 If you dont make money, no one is gong to give it to you可知出租车司机之所以每天工作到很晚是因为他们不得不这样做，因为他们就是以此为生的 。故选 A。 【小题 2】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，在伦敦当出租车司机，不仅会赚钱，还要往外拿钱，这是因为每年夏天他们要免费搭载贫穷的孩子去海边。故选 C。 【小题 3】主旨大意题。根据文章中对出租司机的描述我们可知伦敦的出租车司机工作很辛
31、苦，这一点可以从第四、五段中看出；而且他们很善良，这可以从最后一段的描述中看出。所以他们是 hard-working and kind。故选 D。 【小题 4】主旨大意题。这是一篇介绍出租车司机工作的文章，让我们了解了伦敦出租车司机的工作情况，所以我们应该是可以从一个关于伦敦出 租车司机的网站上看到这篇文章。故选 C。 考点：文化类短文阅读。 Bluce Lee was born in San Francisco. He appeared in his first movie with his father when he was only 2 months old. Bruce and hi
32、s parents returned to their home in Hong Kong in 1941. And Bruce Lee began his life-long interest in the Chinese Kung Fu. He studied with Yip Man, a Kung Fu master. Bruce was also often seen in many street fights. So his parents sent him back to the United States. He became a student at the Universi
33、ty of Washington in Seattle. Later he opened a school to teach Kung Fu in Oakland, California. In 1966, Bruce Lee acted in an American television series(系列 ) called The Green Hornet. The program was not a success, but many Hollywood movie actors began studying Kong Fu with him. He appeared in severa
34、l other television programs. Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1971 to act in a Chinese movie known in the United States as Fists of Fury. The movie was very popular in Asia. Another film, The Chinese Connection, followed it. In 1973. Bruce Lee made his the most famous movie Enter the Dragon. It be
35、came a major hit which made Bruce Lee a world famous movie star. Bruce Lee died a few weeks before the movie was put on. He was 32 years old then. Its said that his early death ended what would have been a very successful movie career. 【小题 1】 What was Bruce Lee interested in all his life A Fighting
36、B KungFu C Acting D Films 【小题 2】 Please put the following movies in order according to their time. a. Enter the Dragon b. Fists of Fury c. The Chinese Connection A b, c, a B b, a, c C a, c, b D a, b, c 【小题 3】 According to the passage, which of the following is true A Bruce Lee set up a Kung Fu schoo
37、l while he was studying in Seattle. B The movie Fists of Fury made Bruce Lee famous in the world. C Bruce Lee was only two months old when we first saw him in a movie. D Bruce Lee was sent back to America because of fighting often in the school. 【小题 4】 The phrase a major hit in the passage means . A
38、致命一击 B极为成功 C猛烈撞击 D命中要害 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 试题分析：这篇文章讲的是关于功夫巨星李小龙的事。李小龙从小学习功夫，曾在多部电视、电影中有精彩的表演，为弘扬中国功夫起到了关键的作用，但无奈英年早逝。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段 And Bruce Lee began his life-long interest in the Chinese Kung Fu，李小龙开始了终生感兴趣的事情 功夫。故选B。 【小题 2】细节理解题。根据文章第三段 in 1971 to act in a Chinese movi
39、e known in the United States as Fists of Fury. The movie was very popular in Asia. Another film, The Chinese Connection, followed it. In 1973. Bruce Lee made his the most famous movie Enter the Dragon，可知答案：为 A。 【小题 3】推理判断题。根据文章第一段 He appeared in his first movie with his father when he was only 2 mon
40、ths old，在他只有两个月大的时候，他和他的父亲出现在他的第一部电影中。根据第一段 Later he opened a school to teach Kung Fu in Oakland, California可知 A选项不对；根据第三段 In 1973. Bruce Lee made his the most famous movie Enter the Dragon. It became a major hit which made Bruce Lee a world famous movie star.可知 B不对；根据第一段 Bruce was also often seen i
41、n many street fights 可知 D不对。故选 C。 【小题 4】词意猜测题。根据第三段 It became a major hit which made Bruce Lee a world famous movie star.这部电影极为成功，使李小龙成为举世闻名的电影明星。 hit 不光有击打的意思，还可指成功。结合句意可判断出答案：为 B。 考点：人物传记类短文阅读。 Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the largest free-standing mountains in th
42、e world, and some say, the most beautiful place on the earth. The mountain towers 15,000 feet above the plains. Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and it covers an area of 60 miles long and 40 miles wide. Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano(死火山 ), with 3 peaks. Kibo is the highest one in the center. Bec
43、ause of Kilimanjaros great height, the mountain influences(影响 ) its own weather. Winds incoming from the Indian Ocean are stopped upward by the mountain and drop their moisture(湿气 ) as rain and snow. People have planted coffee, corn, and other crops on the lower slopes(斜坡 ). Mount Kilimanjaro now at
44、tracts many thousands of walkers each year. Because of a temperature rise in recent years, the beautiful snow cap of Kilimanjaro is retreating(消退 ) fast. A research said that the white snow on the mountain might be gone in 15 years. What a pity! 【小题 1】 The writer is worried about Mount Kilimanjaros_
45、. A great height B extinct volcano C rainforests D white snow cap 【小题 2】 Mount Kilimanjaro is_. A the highest mountain in the world B an active volcano C a free-standing mountain D 15,000 feet above the sea level 【小题 3】 The snow on the mountain comes from_. A the Indian Ocean B the Pacific Ocean C t
46、he Atlantic Ocean D the Red Sea 【小题 4】 _ influences the mountains own weather. A Rain and snow B Its great height C Crops D The moisture 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 试题分析：这篇文章讲的是乞力马扎罗山 -非洲最高的山。文章涉及了这座山的高度、地理位置、气候等。它因为它的雪景而闻名于世，吸引着很多游客来到这里。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段 Because of a temperature ris
47、e in recent years, the beautiful snow cap of Kilimanjaro is retreating(消退 ) fast .What a pity! 因为最近温度上升，乞力马扎罗山的雪冠逐渐消失。真遗憾。由此可见作者担心的是以后会看不到这座山的美丽雪景了。故选 D。 【小题 2】细节理解题。根据文章第一句话 Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa，乞力马扎罗山是非洲最高的山，可排除 A；根据文章第二段Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano(死火山 )可知 B不对；
48、根据第二段 The mountain towers 15,000 feet above the plains可排除 D。根据第一段 one of the largest free-standing mountains in the world,可知正确答案：为 C。 【小题 3】细节理解题。根据文中 Winds incoming from the Indian Ocean are stopped upward by the mountain and drop their moisture(湿气 ) as rain and snow可知选 A。 【小题 4】细节理解题。根据文中第三段 Because of Kilimanjaros great height, the mountain influences(影响 ) its own weather.可知这座山自 身的高度影响着它的气候。故选 B。 考点：科普类文章阅读。 (1)WANTED (
