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福建省厦门市思明区槟榔中学2024-2025学年度 八年级第一学期第三次英语测试卷 ( 试卷满分：65分 考试时间： 50分钟 ) 一、单项选择（每题1分，共15分）。 1. As we all know, playing ________ chess is usually________ one-on-one game. A. a; a B. /; an C. /; a D. the; a 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：众所周知，下象棋通常是一对一的游戏。 a一个，不定冠词，修饰发音以辅音音素开头的单词；an一个，不定冠词，修饰发音以元音音素开头的单词；the这，那，定冠词；/不填，零冠词。棋类、球类运动前零冠词；可数名词单数表示“一个”用a/an，one-on-one以辅音音素开头用a。 2. Jack writes ________ of all the students. And the teacher praises him. A. more careful B. the most careful C. the most carefully D. more carefully 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：Jack是所有学生里写作最认真的。老师表扬了他。 由“of all the students”可知要用最高级，write为动词，要用副词修饰，careful的副词形式为carefully，最高级为the most carefully。 3. —Junk food is bad for our health. —Yes, the ________ you eat, the ________ you will be. A. less; healthier B. most; most healthy C. fewer; healthier D. more; healthier 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——垃圾食品对我们的健康有害。——是的，你吃得越少，你就会越健康。 less更少 (形容词或副词)；most最多；fewer更少 (形容词)；more更多。 healthier更健康的；most healthy最健康的。固定句型“the + 比较级, the + 比较级”意为“越……，就越……”，第一个空修饰动词“eat”，应用副词，选“less”，应填“less; healthier”。 4. How much time do you ________ ________ playing the piano every day？ A. spend; practice B. spend; practicing C. take; to practice D. take; practicing 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：你每天花多少时间练习弹钢琴？ spend花费时间、金钱；take花费时间，通常用于It takes...句型”；practice练习。根据语法，表示“某人花费时间做某事”常用句型sb. spend time (in) doing sth.，主语是人；第二空需用动名词形式practicing作宾语。而take常用于It takes sb. some time to do sth.结构，应填spend；practicing。 5. —How do you usually come to school? —By bike. Taking a bus may ______ much money. And walking ______ too much time. A. take; pays B. cost; takes C. pay; costs D. pay; takes 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你通常怎么来学校？——骑自行车。坐公交可能花费很多钱，而走路花费太多时间。 考查动词辨析。take花费，用于做某事花费时间；pay付钱，用于某人付钱买某物；cost花费，用于某物花费某人金钱。第一空，“Taking a bus may ... much money.”是指“做某事花费钱”，用“cost”；第二空，“walking ... too much time”是指“做某事花费时间”，用“takes”。故选B。 6. —Could you please buy an MP4 like this, uncle? —Sure. I’ll buy ________ one than this, but ________ this one. A. a cheaper; as nice as B. a better; better than C. a worse; as nice as D. a more expensive; worse than 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——叔叔，你能买一个像这样的MP4吗？——当然。我会买一个比这个更便宜的，但和这个一样好。 a cheaper; as nice as一个更便宜的；和……一样好；a better; better than一个更好的；比……好；a worse; as nice as一个更差的；和……一样好；a more expensive; worse than一个更贵的；比……差。根据句意可知，叔叔想买更便宜但质量相当的产品，故选A。 7. —Hey, guys. Do you often have a good time ________ after-school activities? —Of course, we do. And we always have a lot of time ________ soccer. A. to do; to practice B. doing; practicing C. to do; practicing D. doing; to practice 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——嘿，同学们，你们做课外活动时常玩得开心吗？——当然啦，我们还有很多时间去练习踢足球。 固定搭配have a good time doing sth表示“做某事很愉快”，have time to do sth表示“有时间做某事”，应填doing；to practice。 8. We have two hours ________ homework every day and a monthly test ________ each subject． A. of; on B. on; of C. for; on D. for; about 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们每天有两个小时的作业，每门科目还有月考。 of……的；on关于；for为了；about关于。第一空表示“两小时的作业”，为two hours of homework，应用of；第二空表示“关于……的测试”，为test on sth.，test on each subject表示“每门科目的测试”，应用on。 9. Shanghai is bigger than ________ in Jiangsu and bigger than ________ in China. A. any city; any city B. any city; any other city C. any other city; the other cities D. any other city; any city 【答案】B 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】句意：上海比江苏的任何城市都大，比中国的任何其他城市都大。 考查比较级。第一空因为上海不在江苏范围内，填any city；第二空因为上海在中国范围内，要排除自己，填any other city。故选B。 10. The number of the students in Grade 8 ________ about 900．A number of them ________ hard-working. A. is; is B. is; are C. are; are D. are; is 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：八年级的学生人数大约是900人。许多学生是勤奋的。 is是，主语是单数；are是，主语是复数或you。“The number of + 复数名词”意为“……数量”，谓语动词用单数，第一空填“is”；“A number of + 复数名词”意为“许多……”，谓语动词用复数，第二空填“are”。应填“is; are”。 11. I wanted to ________ some money from him, but he ________ me nothing. A. lend; borrow B. borrow; lend C. borrow; lent D. lent; borrow 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我想向他借点钱，但他什么都没借给我。 lend借出；borrow借入；lent借出，过去式。根据“some money from him”可知，此处是固定短语borrow sth from sb“从某人那里借某物”，第一空用borrow；根据“... me nothing”可知，第二空是lend sb sth“借给某人某物”，“wanted”表明时态是一般过去时，第二空应用过去式lent。 12. He always seems ________. Now he’s looking ________ at his new drawing. A. happy, happily B. happy, happy C. happily, happily D. happily, happy 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：他看上去总是很开心。此刻他正开心地看着自己的新画作。 系动词seem后接形容词作表语；实义动词look后需用副词来修饰动作，因此1空填happy，2空填happily。 13. If you live near the shopping mall, you ________ go far to buy things． A. needn’t to B. haven’t to C. don’t need to D. have to 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果你住在购物中心附近，你不必走远路去买东西。 needn’t作为情态动词，后应直接接动词原形，不需要to，用法错误；haven’t to不是正确表达，表达“不必”应使用don’t have to；don’t need to表示“不必”，符合语境；have to表示“必须”，与“住在购物中心附近”的语境不符。故选don’t need to。 14. The museum is two kilometers ________ here. A. far away from B. away from C. from away D. far away 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：博物馆离这里两千米远。 far away from远离；away from远离，相距；from away语序错误；far away在远处。根据“two kilometers”可知，此处表示距离，用“基数词+距离单位+away from+地点”的结构，far away from不能与具体数字连用。 15. —Why don’t you stay here for a few more minutes? —________, but my parents will be worried． A. It’s getting late B. All right C. It’s OK D. I’d love to 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你为什么不多待几分钟呢？——我也想，但是我的父母会担心的。 It’s getting late天晚了；All right好的；It’s OK没关系；I’d love to我也想这样。根据“but my parents will be worried”可知，前面表示想留下来，但因为父母会担心所以不能，“I’d love to”符合语境。 二、完形填空（每空1分，共计15分）。 Jack was a young man from a very poor family. He worked in a small company and made ____16____ money every month. He always felt terrible. One day he stood with an old priest (牧师) in a church. He said, “God is really ____17____. Do you know John? He is my best classmate. He was the ____18____ student at school. He ____19____ did his homework after school. But now he is a successful writer.” The priest answered, “Now he is quite ____20____. He always keeps on ____21____ his novels far into the night…” Jack ____22____ his words, “Justin is my classmate, too. His body was very ____23____ at school. He was usually in hospital because of his sick legs. He couldn’t have ____24____ lessons at all. But now he has become a popular ____25____.” “Oh, I hear in the past he always spent all his time ____26____ and…” “Now,” Jack interrupted (打断) him again, “Paul has a big restaurant. At school he had no money to eat beef or chicken.” This time the priest didn’t answer ____27____ But Jack was impatient, “____28____ don’t you say a word? Is God fair（公平的） or unfair?” “I think God is fair. Success is a ladder (梯子). If you always put your two ____29____ in the pockets and stop trying, you can’t arrive at the top of ____30____ forever.” 16. A. many B. few C. little D. much 17. A. useless B. helpless C. unfair D. unfriendly 18. A. best B. worst C. cleverest D. slowest 19. A. never B. always C. usually D. often 20. A. generous B. patient C. helpful D. hard-working 21. A. reading B. speaking C. writing D. hearing 22. A. interrupted B. stopped C. heard D. agreed 23. A. strong B. weak C. healthy D. well 24. A. Music B. DIY C. PE D. Art 25. A. singer B. artist C. designer D. sports star 26. A. exercising B. swimming C. climbing D. designing 27. A. correctly B. quickly C. slowly D. carefully 28. A. How B. When C. Which D. Why 29. A. feet B. hands C. arms D. legs 30. A. success B. mountains C. others D. God 【答案】16. C 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. D 21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A 【解析】 【导语】Jack因贫穷抱怨上帝不公，牧师通过他同学的例子告诉他，成功需要努力，若袖手旁观则无法到达成功顶峰。 【16题详解】 句意：他在一家小公司工作，每个月赚很少的钱。 根据“poor family”可知家境贫寒，且money为不可数名词，应用little修饰。many“很多”，much“很多”不符合语境；few“几个”修饰可数名词，用法不符。 【17题详解】 句意：他说：“上帝真不公平。” 根据下文，Jack抱怨同学境遇及“Is God fair or unfair?”可知他觉得不公，unfair符合语境。useless“无用的”，helpless“无助的”，unfriendly“不友好的”不符合句意。 【18题详解】 句意：他是学校里最差的学生。 根据转折“But now he is a successful writer”，可知他以前表现不好。best“最好的”，cleverest“最聪明的”，slowest“最慢的”，均不符合句意。 【19题详解】 句意：他放学后从不做作业。 根据上一题解析，既然最差，推测他从不写作业，never，意为“从不”，符合语境。always“总是”，usually“经常”，often“经常”，逻辑不通。 【20题详解】 句意：现在他非常的努力。 根据后文“his novels far into the night”，写小说到深夜，可知他现在很勤奋，hard-working“努力的”符合句意。generous“慷慨的”，逻辑不通；patient“耐心的”，helpful“有帮助的”，均不符合语境。 【21题详解】 句意：他总是一直写小说到深夜。 根据“successful writer”，可知他的职业是写作。reading“读”，speaking“说”，hearing“听”，均不符合句意。 【22题详解】 句意：Jack打断了他的话。 根据下文“interrupted him again”，可知此处也是打断，interrupted符合语境。stopped“停止”，heard“听说”，agreed“同意”，逻辑不通。 【23题详解】 句意：他在学校时身体很虚弱。 根据“in hospital...sick legs”可知他身体状况差，weak符合语境，意为“虚弱的”。strong“强壮的”，healthy“健康的”，well“身体好的”，均不符合句意。 【24题详解】 句意：他根本不能上体育课。 根据“sick legs”可知他腿有病，受影响最大的是体育课。Music“音乐”，DIY“手工”，Art“艺术”，逻辑不通。 【25题详解】 句意：但现在他已经成为一个受欢迎的体育明星。 与之前不能上体育课形成对比，现在他成为体育明星。singer“歌手”，artist“艺术家”，designer“设计师”，不符合语境。 【26题详解】 句意：我听说过去他总是把所有的时间都花在锻炼。 根据成为“sports star”，可知花费时间锻炼。swimming“游泳”，climbing“攀登”，designing“设计”，均不符合语境。 【27题详解】 句意：这次牧师没有马上回答。 根据Jack不耐烦问他为何不说话，可知牧师未快速回应。correctly“正确地”，slowly“缓慢地”，carefully“仔细地”，逻辑不通。 【28题详解】 句意：你为什么一句话也不说？ 根据语境，此处Jack在询问牧师不说话的原因。How询问方式；When询问时间；Which询问具体哪一个，句意不符。 【29题详解】 句意：如果你总是把双手插在口袋里。 根据常识及“in the pockets”，可知是把手放口袋。feet“脚”，arms“胳膊”，legs“腿”，逻辑不通。 【30题详解】 句意：你永远不可能到达成功的顶峰。 根据“Success is a ladder”，可知此处比喻到达成功顶端。mountains“山”，others“其他人”，God“上帝”，均不符合语境。 三、阅读理解（每空2分，共计30分）。 A Nick is my friend. He is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax (放松). When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer without eating or drinking for some hours. Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs to do more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body. After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor’s advice (建议). He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life. 31. How old is Nick? A. 13. B. 14. C. 15. D. 16. 32. Nick likes ________ in his free time. A. riding a bike B. playing the guitar C. playing computer games D. having a school trip 33. Who took Nick to the hospital? A. His dad. B. His mum. C. His neighbour. D. We are not sure. 34. Why was Nick taken to the hospital? A. Because he was too excited. B. Because he had a cold in the morning. C. Because he was too nervous of his studies. D. Because he couldn’t move after playing computer games for so long. 35. Nick should ________ to follow the doctor’s advice. A. go to a movie B. listen to music C. take more exercise D. play computer games 【答案】31. B 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述尼克平日学习任务繁重，空闲时沉迷电脑游戏上周末他长时间玩游戏导致身体无法动弹而就医，之后听从医嘱，增加运动，如今生活健康又快乐。 【31题详解】 根据“He is a 14-year-old school boy.”可知，Nick 14岁。 【32题详解】 根据“He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax (放松). When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer without eating or drinking for some hours.”可知，Nick空闲时间喜欢玩电脑游戏。 【33题详解】 通读全文可知，文中未提及是谁把Nick送到医院的，所以我们不确定。 【34题详解】 根据“He was too excited and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital.”可知，是因为长时间玩电脑游戏后不能动了才被送医院。 【35题详解】 根据“The doctor told him he should do some different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs to do more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.”可知，医生建议他多做运动。 B My problems started after I went to a boarding school (寄宿学校). I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school. I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends—but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem. Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad. Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class.” 36. What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school? A. She didn’t like her new school. B. She didn’t get along well with her classmates. C. She missed her family very much. D. She was too young to go to the boarding school. 37. Many of the writer’s friends in her new school were ________. A. teachers B. boys C. girls D. women 38. Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union? A. Her teachers didn’t like her. B. She was a poor student. C. Some girls didn’t choose her. D. Her head teacher didn’t think she was a good student. 39 The underline word “distant” means “________” in Chinese. A. 疏远的 B. 挑衅的 C. 偏心的 D. 无聊的 40. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams. B. The writer didn’t realize that her friendship with boys would cause problems. C. The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union. D. The teacher thought she was an excellent student. 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述作者自己进入寄宿学校后的经历，起初十分想家，后来结交很多男性朋友，却因此受到议论，竞选学生会也落选，班主任指出她和班里女生相处疏远。 【36题详解】 根据第一段“I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot.”可知，作者刚进入寄宿学校时非常想家。 37题详解】 根据第二段“I had many friends who were boys.”可知，作者在新学校的很多朋友是男孩。 【38题详解】 根据第四段“Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class.”可知，推测因为和女生关系疏远，所以一些女生没有选她，导致她没能加入学生会。 【39题详解】 结合语境，因为和女生关系不好才没被选上，所以distant意思是“疏远的”。 【40题详解】 根据第三段“I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams.”可知，作者是在数学和英语考试中获奖，不是科学，A选项错误。 C You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6, 200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report. Who studies hardest? Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%). Who sleeps most often in class? Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China. South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, much fewer than in Japan (93%) China (90%) and the US (89%). Who is the most distracted (分心的)? American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks (点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class. What do they do after school? In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV. 41. In the report, who studies hardest? A. Japanese students. B. Chinese students. C. American students. D. South Korean students. 42. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. 93% Japanese students like taking notes in class. B. Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class. C. 38.9% American students talk with friends in class. D. South Korean students fall asleep in class most often. 43. In China, how many students fall asleep in class? A. 45%. B. 32%. C. 21%. D. 5%. 44. What do American students do in their free time? A. Do physical exercises. B. Study or surf the Internet. C. Watch TV. D. Go out with friends. 45. What is the article about? A. It is a report about the students’ lessons in four countries. B. It is an article about the students’ study and life in four countries. C. It is a story about students’ sports after class. D. It tells us that American students don’t like studying. 【答案】41. B 42. A 43. D 44. D 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一份关于中国、日本、韩国和美国高中生学习与生活状况的调查报告。文章从学习时长、课堂表现以及课后活动等方面对比了四国学生的差异。 【41题详解】 “Who studies hardest?”问题下的内容“Chinese students spend the most time studying.”表明，中国学生学习最刻苦。 【42题详解】 “Who sleeps most often in class?”问题下的第二段内容“much fewer than in Japan (93%)”表明，93%的日本学生在课上记笔记。 【43题详解】 “Who sleeps most often in class?”问题下的第一段内容“and 5% in China”表明，中国有5%的学生会在课上睡觉。 【44题详解】 “What do they do after school?”问题下的内容“Most American students go out with their friends.”表明，美国学生空闲时间大多和朋友出去玩。 【45题详解】 通读全文可知，文章第二段提到报告是关于“the life of high school students...”，随后分段讨论了学习、课堂表现和课后活动。因此，这篇文章是关于四个国家学生的学习和生活的。 四、七选五（每小题1分，共计5分）。 Do you know why birds sing? ____46____ Because sometimes when you are happy, you also sing. Some scientists (科学家) believe that birds sing sometimes because they want to tell others that they are happy. ____47____ Their singing is in fact a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory. ____48____ When a male (雄性的) animal claims (声称) a place as its own, the place is called its territory. Only he and his family are welcome there. For example, people’s gardens and houses are their territories. If a strange person wants to come to your territory and hurt you, you might shout. ____49____ If so, people drive the person away without having to fight with him. ____50____ He screams (尖叫). But he does it almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. And birds sing louder in spring than in other seasons. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away. A. A bird does the same thing. B. Then what is a “territory”? C. Do birds have their own language? D. Many children say that they are just happy. E. This might be enough to frighten (吓唬) him away. F. This will help you hurt the stranger and keep yourself safe. G. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. 【答案】46. D 47. G 48. B 49. E 50. A 【解析】 【导语】本文解释了鸟类鸣叫的原因，既有表达快乐的因素，更主要是为了宣示领地、警告其他鸟类不要进入。 【46题详解】 上文问“你知道鸟为什么唱歌吗？”，下文说“因为有时候你开心的时候也会唱歌”。D项“Many children say that they are just happy.”说明许多孩子认为鸟只是因为快乐而唱歌，与下文对“开心时唱歌”的解释形成呼应。 【47题详解】 上文提到科学家认为鸟有时唱歌是为了表达快乐，下文说它们的歌声实际上是警告其他鸟离开它们的领地。G项“However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason.”转折指出它们大多数时候唱歌是出于一个非常不同的原因，引出下文对领地宣示的解释。 【48题详解】 下文解释了什么是“领地”：当雄性动物声称一个地方属于自己的时候，那个地方就是它的领地。B项“Then what is a ‘territory’?”提出问题，引出下文对领地概念的具体解释。 【49题详解】 上文提到如果有人想进入你领地伤害你，你可能会大喊大叫，下文说这样人们不用打架就能把对方赶走。E项“This might be enough to frighten him away.”说明大喊大叫可能足以吓跑对方，与上文“大喊大叫”形成因果呼应。 【50题详解】 上文提到大喊大叫可以把人吓跑，下文说鸟在筑巢季节几乎任何时候都会尖叫。A项“A bird does the same thing.”说明鸟也会做同样的事情（通过叫声吓跑入侵者），引出下文对鸟鸣叫的具体描述。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 福建省厦门市思明区槟榔中学2024-2025学年度 八年级第一学期第三次英语测试卷 ( 试卷满分：65分 考试时间： 50分钟 ) 一、单项选择（每题1分，共15分）。 1. As we all know, playing ________ chess is usually________ one-on-one game. A. a; a B. /; an C. /; a D. the; a 2. Jack writes ________ of all the students. And the teacher praises him. A. more careful B. the most careful C. the most carefully D. more carefully 3. —Junk food is bad for our health. —Yes, the ________ you eat, the ________ you will be. A. less; healthier B. most; most healthy C. fewer; healthier D. more; healthier 4. How much time do you ________ ________ playing the piano every day？ A. spend; practice B. spend; practicing C. take; to practice D. take; practicing 5. —How do you usually come to school? —By bike. Taking a bus may ______ much money. And walking ______ too much time. A. take; pays B. cost; takes C. pay; costs D. pay; takes 6. —Could you please buy an MP4 like this, uncle? —Sure. I’ll buy ________ one than this, but ________ this one. A. a cheaper; as nice as B. a better; better than C. a worse; as nice as D. a more expensive; worse than 7. —Hey, guys. Do you often have a good time ________ after-school activities? —Of course, we do. And we always have a lot of time ________ soccer. A. to do; to practice B. doing; practicing C. to do; practicing D. doing; to practice 8. We have two hours ________ homework every day and a monthly test ________ each subject． A. of; on B. on; of C. for; on D. for; about 9. Shanghai is bigger than ________ in Jiangsu and bigger than ________ in China. A. any city; any city B. any city; any other city C. any other city; the other cities D. any other city; any city 10. The number of the students in Grade 8 ________ about 900．A number of them ________ hard-working. A. is; is B. is; are C. are; are D. are; is 11. I wanted to ________ some money from him, but he ________ me nothing. A. lend; borrow B. borrow; lend C. borrow; lent D. lent; borrow 12. He always seems ________. Now he’s looking ________ at his new drawing. A. happy, happily B. happy, happy C. happily, happily D. happily, happy 13. If you live near the shopping mall, you ________ go far to buy things． A. needn’t to B. haven’t to C. don’t need to D. have to 14. The museum is two kilometers ________ here. A. far away from B. away from C. from away D. far away 15. —Why don’t you stay here for a few more minutes? —________, but my parents will be worried． A. It’s getting late B. All right C. It’s OK D. I’d love to 二、完形填空（每空1分，共计15分）。 Jack was a young man from a very poor family. He worked in a small company and made ____16____ money every month. He always felt terrible. One day he stood with an old priest (牧师) in a church. He said, “God is really ____17____. Do you know John? He is my best classmate. He was the ____18____ student at school. He ____19____ did his homework after school. But now he is a successful writer.” The priest answered, “Now he is quite ____20____. He always keeps on ____21____ his novels far into the night…” Jack ____22____ his words, “Justin is my classmate, too. His body was very ____23____ at school. He was usually in hospital because of his sick legs. He couldn’t have ____24____ lessons at all. But now he has become a popular ____25____.” “Oh, I hear in the past he always spent all his time ____26____ and…” “Now,” Jack interrupted (打断) him again, “Paul has a big restaurant. At school he had no money to eat beef or chicken.” This time the priest didn’t answer ____27____ But Jack was impatient, “____28____ don’t you say a word? Is God fair（公平的） or unfair?” “I think God is fair. Success is a ladder (梯子). If you always put your two ____29____ in the pockets and stop trying, you can’t arrive at the top of ____30____ forever.” 16. A. many B. few C. little D. much 17. A. useless B. helpless C. unfair D. unfriendly 18. A. best B. worst C. cleverest D. slowest 19. A. never B. always C. usually D. often 20. A. generous B. patient C. helpful D. hard-working 21. A. reading B. speaking C. writing D. hearing 22. A. interrupted B. stopped C. heard D. agreed 23. A. strong B. weak C. healthy D. well 24. A. Music B. DIY C. PE D. Art 25. A. singer B. artist C. designer D. sports star 26. A. exercising B. swimming C. climbing D. designing 27. A. correctly B. quickly C. slowly D. carefully 28. A. How B. When C. Which D. Why 29. A. feet B. hands C. arms D. legs 30. A. success B. mountains C. others D. God 三、阅读理解（每空2分，共计30分）。 A Nick is my friend. He is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax (放松). When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer without eating or drinking for some hours. Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs to do more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body. After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor’s advice (建议). He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life. 31. How old is Nick? A. 13. B. 14. C. 15. D. 16. 32. Nick likes ________ in his free time. A. riding a bike B. playing the guitar C. playing computer games D. having a school trip 33. Who took Nick to the hospital? A. His dad. B. His mum. C. His neighbour. D. We are not sure. 34. Why was Nick taken to the hospital? A. Because he was too excited. B. Because he had a cold in the morning. C. Because he was too nervous of his studies. D. Because he couldn’t move after playing computer games for so long. 35. Nick should ________ to follow the doctor’s advice. A. go to a movie B. listen to music C. take more exercise D. play computer games B My problems started after I went to a boarding school (寄宿学校). I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school. I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends—but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem. Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad. Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class.” 36. What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school? A. She didn’t like her new school. B. She didn’t get along well with her classmates. C. She missed her family very much. D. She was too young to go to the boarding school. 37. Many of the writer’s friends in her new school were ________. A. teachers B. boys C. girls D. women 38. Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union? A. Her teachers didn’t like her. B. She was a poor student. C. Some girls didn’t choose her. D. Her head teacher didn’t think she was a good student. 39. The underline word “distant” means “________” in Chinese. A. 疏远的 B. 挑衅的 C. 偏心的 D. 无聊的 40. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams. B. The writer didn’t realize that her friendship with boys would cause problems. C. The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union. D. The teacher thought she was an excellent student. C You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6, 200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report. Who studies hardest? Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%). Who sleeps most often in class? Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China. South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, much fewer than in Japan (93%) China (90%) and the US (89%). Who is the most distracted (分心的)? American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks (点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class. What do they do after school? In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV. 41. In the report, who studies hardest? A. Japanese students. B. Chinese students. C. American students. D. South Korean students. 42. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. 93% Japanese students like taking notes in class. B. Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class. C. 38.9% American students talk with friends in class. D. South Korean students fall asleep in class most often. 43. In China, how many students fall asleep in class? A. 45%. B. 32%. C. 21%. D. 5%. 44. What do American students do in their free time? A. Do physical exercises. B. Study or surf the Internet. C. Watch TV. D. Go out with friends. 45. What is the article about? A. It is a report about the students’ lessons in four countries. B. It is an article about the students’ study and life in four countries. C. It is a story about students’ sports after class. D. It tells us that American students don’t like studying. 四、七选五（每小题1分，共计5分）。 Do you know why birds sing? ____46____ Because sometimes when you are happy, you also sing. Some scientists (科学家) believe that birds sing sometimes because they want to tell others that they are happy. ____47____ Their singing is in fact a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory. ____48____ When a male (雄性的) animal claims (声称) a place as its own, the place is called its territory. Only he and his family are welcome there. For example, people’s gardens and houses are their territories. If a strange person wants to come to your territory and hurt you, you might shout. ____49____ If so, people drive the person away without having to fight with him. ____50____ He screams (尖叫). But he does it almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. And birds sing louder in spring than in other seasons. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away. A. A bird does the same thing. B. Then what is a “territory”? C. Do birds have their own language? D. Many children say that they are just happy. E. This might be enough to frighten (吓唬) him away. F. This will help you hurt the stranger and keep yourself safe. G. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $