2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试（徐州卷）
英语
注意事项：
1.全卷满分110分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。
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一、单项填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）
请认真阅读下列各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．—Dad, shall we go to the World Park tomorrow
—Sorry, I won’t be free, but you ________ ask Mum to go with you.
A．should B．may C．must D．need
2．—Simon, you’d better do ________ talking and more work. Actions speak louder than words.
—Got it, Dad!
A．much B．more C．less D．fewer
3．I like cartoons very much, ________ my brother thinks they are boring.
A．as B．or C．and D．while
4．—You are not interested in joining our club, are you
—Not ________. I am just too busy these days.
A．luckily B．mainly C．easily D．exactly
5．People in many foreign countries have parties on Chinese New Year’s Eve now. It means a growing ________ in Chinese culture around the world.
A．direction B．habit C．dream D．interest
6．— Would you please not make so much noise Don’t you know Mum is ________
— Sorry, I didn’t know.
A．alone B．alive C．asleep D．active
7．—Where were you yesterday afternoon
—I ________ the project with my friends the whole afternoon.
A．discussed B．am discussing C．was discussing D．will discuss
8．Doctors say eating too much salt can ________ some health problems.
A．lead to B．stand for C．work out D．care about
9．Which of the following has the same sentence structure as “Ice cream tastes nice.”
A．Snow is falling down. B．Autumn leaves turn brown.
C．Children like flying kites in spring. D．We can see people make snowmen in winter.
10．— I hear that Andy went to The State of Qatar to watch the World Cup.
— ________! Everyone here knows he is crazy about football.
A．That’s no surprise B．That’s all right C．What a shame D．Well done
二、完形填空（共15小题；毎小题1分,满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there was a little sparrow. This sparrow was always on the hunt for something to eat and one day he happened upon a big bean. But before he could 11 it, he had to wash his hands. He hid the bean on a bridge and flew down to the 12 below to clean up.
“I just can’t wait for my wonderful 13 ,” the sparrow said to himself. Then he 14 his way back up to the bridge. “I won’t have to work for a week!” But when he got back to his 15 place, the bean was gone!
As the sparrow flew around looking for his lost treasure, he saw a 16 coming over the bridge. “ 17 , can you help me find my bean ” the sparrow asked. “Please, do I look like I have time to find a tiny bean Find it 18 ,” said the farmer as he walked away.
Next, the sparrow saw a soldier coming over the bridge. He asked the soldier the 19 question. “Please, little bird, I have no time for you,” he said and walked on. Then a minister（大臣）came walking by, but 20 the sparrow could even ask, he laughed and walked away. The little bird had 21 given up hope, when the king came up the bridge, riding on an elephant. The sparrow repeated his question, but the king didn’t 22 him. The sparrow sat on the bridge, hungry and sad.
An ant came by. After he heard the sparrow’s story, he went up to the elephant. “Tell the king to find that poor bird’s 23 , or I will go inside your ear and bite you!” The elephant stopped, turned to the king and said, “Go help that sparrow, or I will throw you off.” The king was 24 . He called the minister over and the minister ordered the soldier. Then the soldier went over to the farmer, “Find that bird’s bean, or I’ll kick you off this bridge!” The farmer 25 all day and as the sun was setting, he finally found the bean. The sparrow was thankful, and he ate well for the next week.
11．A．plant B．sell C．drop D．eat
12．A．hill B．river C．tree D．forest
13．A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．dinner
14．A．lost B．felt C．made D．fought
15．A．sleeping B．playing C．working D．hiding
16．A．farmer B．soldier C．minister D．king
17．A．Thank you B．Excuse me C．I’m sorry D．Come on
18．A．myself B．herself C．yourself D．himself
19．A．same B．different C．opposite D．common
20．A．while B．after C．before D．until
21．A．again B．almost C．already D．always
22．A．get on with B．catch up with C．take notice of D．think highly of
23．A．meat B．drink C．fruit D．food
24．A．scared B．satisfied C．excited D．bored
25．A．regretted B．thought C．waited D．searched
三、阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分, 满分40分）
A）请认真阅读下列材料, 从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
Wuxi is a famous city in China. You can see not only beautiful mountains and trees, but also some special old towns in the city. Here’s the travel plan for one-day trip in Wuxi.
08: 00— 10: 00 Pick you up from the hotel in Shanghai and go to Wuxi by coach.
10: 00 — 11: 00 Visit Huishan Town. It has been listed as a national key park. You can take a walk in the park or enjoy a cup of tea by the river here.
11: 00 — 12: 00 Visit Nanchan Temple. Try some local food.
12: 00 — 13: 00 Lunchtime.
13: 00 — 14: 00 Visit Yuantouzhu. It is a peninsula （半岛） in the north of Taihu Lake, and the shape is like a swimming turtle raising its head, that is the reason why it is named Yuantouzhu.
14: 00 — 16: 00 Visit Wuxi Three Kingdoms Film and Television City. Many famous movies and TV series （电视剧） have been shot （拍摄） here.
16: 00 — 18: 00 Return to Shanghai.
How to book （预订）:
☆ You must book by email. Tell us your information and wait for our confirmation （确认）email.
☆ Our tour guide will call you the night before the tour and tell you when and where we will meet the next morning.
26．The writer must be a ________.
A．visitor B．waiter C．tour guide D．travel agent （代理人）
27．The tourists will visit ________ places in Wuxi.
A．three B．four C．five D．six
28．If you want to book, you must ________.
A．go to their office B．call the tour guide
C．search for more information D．send them an email
B
At present, scientists use modern ways to get information to tell us what the weather will be like. They make predictions（预测）about the weather for today, tomorrow and even for the whole season.
But what did people do before modern technology Well, not so long ago, people lived much closer to nature. People made predictions about the weather by watching what was happening in the insect world. Sometimes their predictions were correct, and sometimes they weren’t.
My grandfather spent his whole life as a farmer in Canada. He is long gone now. But I still remember his stories about how to predict the weather. For example, in summer, he would often stop to watch the anthills—those piles of earth in front of the ants’ homes.
“Look closely at the anthills in July, ” Grandpa said. “If the anthills are high in July, a snowy winter may arrive.” Of course, as a kid, I believed my grandfather. But you know what The antills are often correct. Not always, but often enough to make me a believer.
In September, Grandpa would often point out a woolly caterpillar（毛毛虫）on a sunny day, “Watch the orange circle around its belly（腹部）. If it’s wide and full, we’re sure to have a warm and easy winter. If it’s thin, be careful! The winter will be severe.”
I am older now. I get my weather mostly from the television or radio. But I still stop to watch the anthills in July, and of course, the woolly caterpillars in September. Older people can teach us many things. My grandfather was not a scientist, but he knew a lot about insects and the weather.
29．According to Grandpa, if the anthills are high in July, maybe it will be _________.
A．a rainy winter B．a snowy winter
C．a long and cold winter D．a warm and easy winter
30．The underlined word “severe” means _________.
A．hot B．warm C．cool D．cold
31．What does the passage mainly tell us
A．Grandpa’s love for keeping insects.
B．Weather predictions by watching insects.
C．Weather report in modern times.
D．The importance of watching animals.
C
Little birds talk with their sisters and brothers in their nest. They make a sound for food. Mum tells them to be quiet when danger comes. But now a new study finds that kind of talk begins long before the babies are born. Even in the eggs, they can talk with each other and know when to get out or when to keep waiting.
To check that finding, a team of scientists from Spain watched unborn birds carefully in Salvora Island. Over there, sea birds produce eggs and minks eat baby birds. So it is quite a dangerous place for baby birds. Knowing when to come out of the egg is a matter of life and death.
Scientists collected sea bird eggs and put them into two groups. When minks come, a parent will give warning calls to the baby birds. Scientists played those calls for one group. While the other group stayed in a safe box. They would never hear such calls.
When scientists put all the eggs together, they found something surprising: after receiving warning calls, the eggs vibrated more than the others. Those vibrations moved from one egg to another. It was just like there were ears in the eggs. It was clear that unborn birds talked with their sisters and brothers about danger.
32．This passage is mainly about ________.
A．a magic egg B．a wild animal C．a new study D．a huge box
33．Scientists watched unborn birds in Salvora Island because they wanted to ________.
A．check when birds begin talking B．protect the sea birds in danger
C．take photos of beautiful sea birds D．know when birds get out of eggs
34．How did scientists do their research
①collected bird eggs ②played warning calls ③put eggs together ④put eggs in group
A．①→②→③→④ B．①→④→②→③
C．②→①→④→③ D．②→①→③→④
35．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Birds in Danger B．Love from Eggs
C．Nature for Birds D．Talk in the Eggs
D
Lighting is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena（现象）. It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface（表面）of the Sun and gives out 30,000 amps of electricity（电）. It can travel at 100, 000 kilometres per hour and has the ability to hit a target up to 40 kilometres away. About 1, 000 people around the world are killed by lightning every day.
Only about ten percent of people struck by lightening will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured, with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological test showed her intelligence （智力）had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below freezing in just a T-shirt!
So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm The most important rule is to stay inside, but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing, or water. If you are stuck outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do not think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.
Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!
36．What does the phrase “positive effects” in Paragraph Two possibly mean
A．something good B．something bad C．something useful D．something useless
37．In order to stay safe in a thunderstorm, you should do the following EXCEPT ________.
A．stay inside B．roll up into a ball
C．take shelter under a tree D．stay away from water
38．Which of the following is TRUE according to the article ________
A．Lightning is a beautiful but dangerous phenomenon.
B．Most people struck by lightning will actually die.
C．Lightning can travel at 10,000 kilometres per hour.
D．A woman is more likely to be struck by lightning than a man.
39．The writer uses the examples of a man and a woman in Paragraph Two to________.
A．show lightning is very dangerous to human beings
B．make the readers want to know more about lightning
C．help people know lightning will surely improve their intelligence
D．prove something surprising, interesting may happen because of lightning
40．You may read this passage in________.
A．a story book B．a science magazine C．a tour guide book D．an advertisement
B）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。
In China, safety education (安全教育) is becoming more and more important now. The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. It helps students learn more about what they should do to keep themselves safe. 41 They’re stampedes (踩踏), earthquakes and fires.
42 When students around you begin to push (推), just stand there and try to hold onto something. If you fall down in the crowd, move to one side and protect your head with your hands around.
When earthquakes happen indoors, you should get under a desk quickly. 43 You should find a place away from buildings and trees if you are outdoors.
When there’s a fire, leave the classroom quickly. 44 In this way, you won’t take in smoke. Many people die in a fire not because of the fire but the smoke. The smoke makes them cough and they can’t breathe (呼吸). That’s very dangerous! So when you want to get out, you should make yourself close to the floor. 45
A．It’ll protect you from falling things.
B．What are the main accidents at school
C．By doing so, you can take in some fresh air.
D．A stampede always happens in crowded places.
E．There will be some shocks after most earthquakes.
F．You had better put something over your mouth and nose.
四、词语运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A）选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。
filled, skating, stands for, lead to, as a result, was covered with
46．Human cut down lots of trees. wild animals became fewer and fewer.
47．It kept snowing a week. Everything thick snow.
48．DIY “do-it-yourself”.
49．Winter in many places means snowball fights and .
50．Eating too much sugar can _______________ health problems.
B）用括号中所给单词正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。
I 51 （have） dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a 52 （lawyer） office years ago, but now he 53 （work） at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he keeps 54 （borrow） money from his friends and 55 （ever） pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat at my table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him 56 （lend） me twenty dollars. To 57 （me） surprise, he 58 （give） me the money at once. "Never I 59 （borrow） any money from you," Tony said, "so now you can pay for my dinner!” I was too 60 （surprise）to say anything.
五、阅读与表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，回答短文后问题。
Can plants eat people Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big, and they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap(捕蝇草).
The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the US. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly.
Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly (苍蝇) touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. After about half an hour, the leaf presses (压) the fly to make it die. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.
Plants are living things that have leaves and roots and grows in earth. Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen(氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen，so some plants eat it. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!
61．Where does the Venus flytrap grow
62．What do the plant’s leaves look like
63．How many small hairs are there inside the leaves
64．When does the leaf press the fly to make it die
65．Why do some plants eat animal meat
六、书面表达（满分20分）
66．地震是一种自然现象，虽然目前我们还无法预测，但我们可以了解一些自救知识，减少地震带来的伤害。假如你是你学校校报英文版的编辑，请你写一篇题为“What to Do During an Earthquake at School”短文，刊登在校报上。
提示：
◆在高楼里，不要从楼上跳出去。远离窗户和黑板。远离火源。藏在课桌下面。当地面停止摇晃时，快速离开大楼，然后去操场。
◆在操场上上体育课，待在那里。不要返回到教室去。不要站在高楼和高树附近，因为它们可能落到你的身上。
总之，按照在学校所学的知识去做。保持镇定，要勇敢且乐于助人。
要求：1.时态：一般现在时 人称：第二人称
2.包含信息提示中的所有信息，可适当发挥；
3.词数80左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
What to Do During an Earthquake at School
You have no idea when the earthquake will happen, but you should know what to do during an earthquake at school.
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参考答案：
1．B
【详解】句意：——爸爸，我们明天去世界公园好吗？——对不起，我没有空，但你可以让妈妈和你一起去。
考查情态动词。should应该；may可能；must必须；need需要。根据“I won’t be free, but you...ask Mum to go with you.”可知此处是表示允许，应用may表示“可以”，故选B。
2．C
【详解】句意：——西蒙，你最好少说空话，多做工作。行动胜于雄辩。——明白了，爸爸！
考查形容词辨析。much许多；more更多；less更少；fewer更少。根据“Actions speak louder than words.”可知，行动胜于雄辩，所以要少说多做，“talking”是不可数名词，用less。故选C。
3．D
【详解】句意：我非常喜欢卡通片，而我的弟弟认为它们很无趣。
考查连词。as当，因为；or或，否则；and和，而且；while当，然而，尽管。根据“like cartoons”及“my brother thinks they are boring”可知前后句子是一种对比，表达“而”用连词“while”。故选D。
4．D
【详解】句意：——你对加入我们的俱乐部不感兴趣，是吗？——不完全是。这些天我实在太忙了。
考查副词辨析。luckily幸运地；mainly主要地；easily容易地；exactly确切地。根据“I am just too busy these days.”可知，并不完全是对俱乐部不感兴趣，只是这段时间很忙；not exactly“不完全是”。故选D。
5．D
【详解】句意：现在，许多外国的人们在中国的除夕举行晚会。这意味着全世界对中国文化的兴趣与日俱增。
考查名词辨析。direction方向；habit习惯；dream梦想；interest兴趣；根据“in Chinese culture around the world”可知，此处说的是对中国文化的兴趣在增长，故选D。
6．C
【详解】句意：——你能不能别那么吵？你不知道妈妈睡着了吗？——对不起，我不知道。
考查形容词。alone独自的；alive活着的；asleep睡着的；active积极的。根据“Would you please not make so much noise ”可知，不让对方发出噪音，因此表示妈妈睡着了，故选C。
7．C
【详解】句意：——你昨天下午在哪里？——整个下午我都在和朋友们讨论这个项目。
考查动词时态。根据“Where were you yesterday afternoon”及“the whole afternoon”可知，表示过去某个阶段正在发生的事情，用过去进行时was/were doing的结构，故选C。
8．A
【详解】句意：医生说，吃太多盐会导致一些健康问题。
考查动词短语辨析。lead to导致；stand for代表；work out算出；care about关心。根据“Doctors say eating too much salt can...some health problems.”可知，吃太多盐会导致一些健康问题。故选A。
9．B
【详解】句意：下面哪个句子和“冰激凌尝起来很好”有相同的句子结构？
考查句子结构。Snow is falling down.下雪了。句子结构为主+谓；Autumn leaves turn brown.秋叶变成褐色。句子结构为主系表结构；Children like flying kites in spring.孩子们喜欢在春天放风筝。句子结构为主+谓+宾；We can see people make snowmen in winter.在冬天我们能看见人们堆雪人。句子结构为主+谓+宾+宾补；分析句子“Ice cream tastes nice.冰激凌尝起来很好吃。”可知，句子结构为主系表结构；分析选项可知，选项B“Autumn leaves turn brown.秋叶变成褐色。”也是一个主系表结构的句子，turn相当于系动词。故选B。
10．A
【详解】句意：——我听说安迪去卡塔尔国看世界杯了。 ——这并不奇怪！这里的每个人都知道他对足球很着迷。
考查情景交际。That’s no surprise这并不奇怪；That’s all right不要紧；What a shame真遗憾；Well done干得漂亮。根据“Everyone here knows he is crazy about football.”可知，大家都知道他对足球很着迷，所以这并不奇怪。故选A。
11．D 12．B 13．A 14．C 15．D 16．A 17．B 18．C 19．A 20．C 21．B 22．C 23．D 24．A 25．D
【导语】本文是一篇童话故事，讲述麻雀的豆子失而复得的故事。
11．句意：但在他吃之前，他必须洗手。
plant种植；sell卖；drop掉落；eat吃。根据前句“one day he happened upon a big bean”可知，是吃豆子，故选D。
12．句意：他把豆子藏在一座桥上，然后飞到下面的河里清理。
hill小山；river河；tree树；forest森林。根据“he had to wash his hands”可知，要洗手，所以是去河边，故选B。
13．句意：我等不及我那美味的早餐了。
breakfast早餐；lunch午餐；supper晚餐；dinner晚餐。根据“The farmer...all day and as the sun was setting”可知，找了一整天，所以麻雀打算把豆子当早餐，故选A。
14．句意：后他回到了桥上。
lost失去；felt感觉；made制作；fought打仗。根据“Then he...his way back up to the bridge.”可知，此处是“make one’s way back up to sp”短语，意为“设法回到某地”，故选C。
15．句意：但当他回到藏身之处时，豆子不见了！
sleeping睡觉；playing玩；working工作；hiding隐藏。根据前文“He hid the bean on a bridge”可知，把豆子藏起来了，故选D。
16．句意：当麻雀飞来飞去寻找他丢失的财宝时，他看见一个农夫从桥上走过来。
farmer农夫；soldier军人；minister大臣；king国王。根据“said the farmer as he walked away”可知，是一位农夫，故选A。
17．句意：打扰了，你能帮我找到我的豆子吗？
Thank you谢谢你；Excuse me打扰；I’m sorry抱歉；Come on加油。请对方帮忙，应说“打扰了”，故选B。
18．句意：你自己去找吧。
myself我自己；herself她自己；yourself你自己；himself他自己。根据“Find it...”可知，农夫让麻雀自己找，故选C。
19．句意：他问士兵同样的问题。
same相同的；different不同的；opposite对立的；common共同的。联系上下文，麻雀问了相同的问题，故选A。
20．句意：这时，一位大臣从旁边走过，但麻雀还没来得及问，他就笑着走开了。
while当……时；after在……之后；before在……之前；until直到。根据“but...he sparrow could even ask, he laughed and walked away”可知，麻雀还没开口，大臣就笑着走开了，故选C。
21．句意：就在小鸟几乎放弃希望的时候，国王骑着一头大象上了桥。
again再；almost几乎；already已经；always总是。根据“The little bird had...given up hope”和前文可知，没人愿意帮助麻雀，他几乎放弃希望了，故选B。
22．句意：但是国王并没有注意到他。
get on with和……相处；catch up with赶上；take notice of注意；think highly of高度评价。根据“but the king didn’t...him”可知，国王没注意到麻雀，故选C。
23．句意：告诉国王去找那只可怜的鸟的食物，否则我就钻进你的耳朵里咬你！
meat肉；drink饮料；fruit水果；food食物。豆子是麻雀的食物，故选D。
24．句意：国王很害怕。
scared害怕的；satisfied满意的；excited激动的；bored无聊的。根据“Go help that sparrow, or I will throw you off.”可知，大象威胁要把国王仍下去，所以国王很害怕，故选A。
25．句意：农夫找了一整天，当太阳落山时，他终于找到了豆子。
regretted后悔；thought认为；waited等待；searched搜寻。根据“The farmer...all day and as the sun was setting, he finally found the bean.”可知，农夫找了一整天才找到豆子，故选D。
26．D 27．B 28．D
【导语】本文是一则介绍无锡一日游活动的广告。
26．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Our tour guide will call you the night before the tour and tell you when and where we will meet the next morning. ”可知该广告是旅游代理发的。故选D。
27．细节理解题。根据表格第二行“Visit Huishan Town.”；表格第三行“Visit Nanchan Temple.”；表格第五行“Visit Yuantouzhu.”；表格第六行“Visit Wuxi Three Kingdoms Film and Television City.”可知可以参观四个地方。故选B。
28．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“You must book by email. Tell us your information and wait for our confirmation（确认）email. ”可知订票只能通过电子邮件。故选D。
29．B 30．D 31．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了作者的爷爷通过观察昆虫预知天气。
29．细节理解题。根据“If the anthills are high in July, a snowy winter may arrive”可知，蚁丘在七月很高，就会预示着一个多雪的冬天。故选B。
30．词义猜测题。根据“If it’s wide and full, we’re sure to have a warm and easy winter. If it’s thin, be careful!”可知，如果它又宽又满，我们会有一个温暖舒适的冬天。如果很瘦，就要小心了！说明冬天会寒冷，划线单词表示“冷的”。故选D。
31．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了作者的爷爷通过观察昆虫预知天气。故选B。
32．C 33．A 34．B 35．D
【分析】文章讲述了科学家们对未出生的小鸟是否能够在蛋里交谈做了一个实验，并展示了实验结果。
32．主旨大意题。根据“But now a new study finds that kind of talk begins long before the babies are born.”以及“To check that finding, a team of scientists from Spain watched unborn birds carefully in Salvora Island”及后文的介绍了可知，文章是关于一项新的研究的，故选C。
33．细节理解题。根据“Even in the eggs, they can talk with each other and know when to get out or when to keep waiting. To check that finding, a team of scientists from Spain watched unborn birds carefully in Salvora Island.”可知，为了验证鸟儿们在未出生之前也可以互相交谈，知道什么时候出去，什么时候继续等待，所以科学家们去观察未出生的鸟儿，故选A。
34．细节理解题。根据“Scientists collected sea bird eggs and put them into two groups. When minks come, a parent will give warning calls to the baby birds. Scientists played those calls for one group. While the other group stayed in a safe box. They would never hear such calls. When scientists put all the eggs together, they found something surprising: after receiving warning calls”可知，科学家们的实验过程是：收集鸟蛋——把蛋分组——扮演警告声——再把鸟蛋放在一起；故选B。
35．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章主要是介绍小鸟之间在未出生之前是如何互相交流的，故选D。
36．A 37．C 38．A 39．D 40．B
【分析】本文是科普知识类阅读，介绍了自然现象闪电的相关知识。闪电是最美丽的自然现象之一，但也是最致命的现象之一，它有好处也有坏处，就如何避免闪电作者给出了一些建议。
36．词义猜测题。根据“Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning”，结合作者举的两个例子，可知被闪电击中也有好处，positive effect是指积极的影响；something good符合题意，故选A。
37．细节理解题。根据“If you are stuck outside, do not take shelter under a tree”，可知躲在树下是不安全的；take shelter under a tree不可取，故选C。
38．细节理解题。根据“Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena. It is also one of the most deadly phenomena”，可知闪电是一种美丽但也危险的自然现象，故选A。
39．推理判断题。根据“However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects”，结合下文所举的两个例子，可知被闪电击中也有好处，作者是为了说明闪电也会产生不寻常的，甚至是积极的影响；prove something surprising, interesting may happen because of lightning“证明一些令人惊讶、有趣的事情可能会因为闪电而发生”符合题意，故选D。
40．推理判断题。根据短文内容，介绍的是闪电，被闪电击中的一些有趣现象以及如何防止雷击，因此更可能在科学杂志上能看到此篇文章，故选B。
41．B 42．D 43．A 44．F 45．C
【导语】本文介绍了踩踏、地震和火灾是学校里的主要事故，以及发生这些事故时应该怎么做。
41．根据“They’re stampedes (踩踏), earthquakes and fires.”可知，空处是引出三种主要事故的句子，选项B“学校里的事故主要有哪些？”符合语境。故选B。
42．根据“When students around you begin to push (推), just stand there and try to hold onto something.”可知，本段介绍的是踩踏事故，选项D“踩踏事故总是发生在人多的地方。”符合语境。故选D。
43．根据“When earthquakes happen indoors, you should get under a desk quickly.”可知，是介绍躲在桌子底下的好处，选项A“它能保护你不被坠落的东西伤害。”符合语境。故选A。
44．根据“In this way, you won’t take in smoke.”可知，是指火灾时，不会吸入烟的方法，选项F“你最好用东西盖住你的嘴和鼻子。”符合语境。故选F。
45．根据“So when you want to get out, you should make yourself close to the floor.”可知，此处是指靠近地板的原因，选项C“通过这样做，你可以吸入一些新鲜空气。”符合语境。故选C。
46．as a result 47．was covered with 48．stands for 49．skating 50．lead to
【解析】46．句意：人类砍伐了许多树。结果野生动物越来越少。
结合前后句句意可知，前后句句意存在因果关系，所以空处应用相当于连词的as a result，结果，故答案为as a result
47．句意：下了一个星期的雪。每样东西都被厚厚的雪覆盖着。
根据句意可知，空处的短语应是“被……覆盖”，故答案为was covered with。
48．句意：DIY代表自己动手。
DIY全写为do-it-yourself，所以空处的词应是动词短语“代表”；句子是一般现在时，主语DIY是第三人称单数形式，所以行为动词stand后要加s，故答案为stands for。
49．句意：在许多地方的冬天意味着打雪仗和滑冰。
根据句意可知，空处的词应是“滑冰”，故答案为skating。
50．句意：吃太多的糖可能导致健康问题。
根据句意可知，空处的词是动词短语“导致lead to”；因其位于情态动词can之后，所以动词lead 用原形即可，故答案为lead to。
51．was having 52．lawyer’s 53．is working 54．borrowing 55．never 56．to lend 57．my 58．gave 59．have borrowed 60．surprised
【分析】文章大意：短文主要叙述了在餐厅吃饭时，遇到了Tony，他薪水很高，却总是向朋友借钱还不还。这次我向他借了钱，他却爽快地给了我，让我很吃惊，但接下来的事情让我更吃惊。
51．句意：当Tony Steele进来时，我正在餐厅吃晚饭。
根据when引导的时间状语从句可知，空处的句子时态应是过去进行时，其构成形式为was/were+doing；主语为I，所以助动词要用was；have的现在分词是having，故答案为was having。
52．句意：Tony多年前在一家律所工作。
根据句意可知，空处的词表示“……的”，应用名词所有格；lawyer名词，律师，它的名词所有格形式为lawyer’s，故答案为lawyer’s。
53．句意：但是现在他正在一家银行工作。
根据句子时间状语now的提示，空处的句子应是现在进行时，其构成形式为be+doing；主语为he，所以系动词要用is；work的现在分词为working，故答案为is working。
54．句意：但是他一直跟朋友借钱，并且从来不还。
根据上句He gets a good salary,他的薪水很高和but的提示可知，空处的意思是“一直干某事keep doing sth”，故答案为borrowing。
55．句意：但是他一直跟朋友借钱，并且从来不还。
根据上句He gets a good salary,他的薪水很高和but的提示可知，空处的词应是“从来不”，ever，曾经，对应的否定形式的词是never，故答案为never。
56．句意：当他正吃饭的时候，我要他借给我二十美元。
要求某人干某事ask sb to do sth。故答案为to lend。
57．句意：使我惊讶的是，他马上给了我钱。
使某人惊讶的是to one’s surprise；me，宾格代词，对应的形容词性物主代词是my，故答案为my。
58．句意：使我惊讶的是，他马上给了我钱。
根据句意，句子应是一般过去时，所以动词give用它的过去式gave，故答案为gave。
59．句意：从来我没有跟你借过钱。
根据句意可知，空处的句子应是现在完成时，其构成形式为have/has+done；主语是I，所以助动词用have；动词borrow的过去分词是borrowed，故答案为have borrowed。
60．句意：我太惊讶了，什么都没说。
too+形容词/副词+to do…，太……而不能……，本句中，too和to中间应加形容词；因主语是I，人，所以应用由动词surprise变来的形容词surprised，感到惊讶的，故答案为surprised。
【点睛】现在完成时的用法：1.表示过去发生或已经完成的某一动作对现在造成的影响或结果；2.表示过去已经开始，一直延续到现在的动作或状态。基本句式是have /has +done，否定形式在助动词have/has后直接加not；一般疑问句将助动词have/has提前。现在完成时的标志词：already（用于肯定句）、yet（用于否定句）、just、 before、 still、 ever、 in the past…、 since+时间点、for+时间段等。本题中第9小题就是考查现在完成时。
61．In dry parts of the US. 62．The pages of a book． 63．Three. 64．After about half an hour. 65．Because animal meat has much nitrogen. / Because it has much nitrogen.
【分析】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了生长在美国的干燥地区的捕蝇草，它是一种食肉植物。详细描述了它的捕食过程。最后分析了这些植物捕食动物的原因。
61．根据第二段“The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the US”可知捕蝇草生长在美国干旱地区。故填In dry parts of the US.
62．根据第二段“Its leaves are like the pages of a book”可知捕蝇草的叶子看起来像一本书的书页。故填The pages of a book.
63．根据第三段“Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs”可知在捕蝇草叶子里面有三根小毛。故填Three.
64．根据第三段“After about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly to make it die”可知大约半个小时之后，叶子挤压苍蝇让它死亡。故填After about half an hour.
65．根据最后一段“It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen. Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need”可知因为有些植物需要氮，它们从动物的肉里获得氮。故填Because animal meat has much nitrogen. / Because it has much nitrogen.
66．例文：
What to Do During an Earthquake at School
You have no idea when the earthquake will happen, but you should know what to do during an earthquake at school.
When you’re in a high building, don’t jump out of it. Stay away from windows and blackboards and fire. Hide under the desk. When the ground stops shaking, leave the building quickly and then go to the playground.
If you’re having a PE class in the playground, please stay there. Don’t go back to the classroom. Don’t stand near tall buildings or tall trees, because they may fall down.
If you follow these rules, you can be safe during an earthquake. Keep calm, be brave and helpful.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇说明文；
②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：根据所给提示完成写作，不能遗漏信息，可适当补充细节，以第二人称为主。
[写作步骤]
第一步，引出主题——发生地震时该做什么；
第二步，介绍如何在地震中自救；
第三步，叮嘱注意事项并做总结。
[亮点词汇]
①stay away from远离
②fall down掉落
③keep calm保持镇定
[高分句型]
①When the ground stops shaking, leave the building quickly and then go to the playground.(When引导的时间状语从句)
②If you’re having a PE class in the playground, please stay there.(If引导的条件状语从句)
