北京市海淀区2013-2014学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题(WORD解析版)

this year. Marty thought about it for the past few weeks maybe a new bicycle, a camera, a basketball, or a telescope. He told his mom that any of those gifts would be great.

Marty ’ s parents talked about the list of gifts one night after Marty went to sleep. Dad said,

“ I think Marty will just get tired of the basketball, and he doesn

’ t take many pictur

said, “ We just bought him a new bicycle last Christmas.

”

” said Dad.

“ He’ s so interested in sp

“ I think we should get Marty the telescope,

the planets.

”

“ Sounds good, ” said Mom.

Dad stopped by a store the next day after work and picked out a telescope. He waited until Marty was asleep and brought the telescope from his car into the house.

“ Wow!This is wonderful. said” Marty ’moms. “ Nowwhere are we going to hide it until Sunday? ”

“ Why not put it in the study? Marty won

’ t find it there. ”

Sunday morning came. Marty was so excited about his birthday. He ran into the kitchen,

but didn ’ t see anything special as usual.

“ Happy Birthday! ” said his mom and dad fro

next room. Marty looked confused. Dad told Marty to follow him e to the study. “ Thisis fantastic! yelled” Marty. “ Iwas hoping for the telescope myself, too. Thanks so much for

knowing me so well.

” “ You’ re welcome, ” said Mom and Dad. That night, Marty saw many

beautiful stars and even the planet Mars.

50. What gift did Marty really hope to get for his birthday?

A. A telescope

B. A camera D. A bicycle

C. A basketball

解析：选 A. 推断题。文章的最后一段的倒数第三行说 “ I was hoping for the telescope myself, too. 推”断出答案选 A 。

51. Where did Marty

’ s parentsdethehi gift?

A. In the sitting room

B. In his father

’ s car

C. In the kitchen

D. In the study

解析：选 D.细节题。文章的倒数第二段 “ Why not put it in the study?得出答案选 D ” 52. The underlined words picked“ out” probably mean “ ______”.

A. gave

B. chose C. found out D. brought out

解析：选 B.词意猜测题。根据前句的 “ Dad stopped by a store the day after work and还有后文的 “ broughtfrom his car into the house 得”知爸爸买了这个望远镜，所以答案选 B。choose，选择； C 选项 find out 查出，查明； D 选项 bring out 出版，所以答案选 B

53. What can we learn from the passage? A. Marty really loved playing basketball.

B. Marty ’ s family were all interested in space.

C. Marty wasn ’ t sure what gift to get before his birthday. D. Marty got a bicycle from his parents on his last birthday.

解析：选 C.主旨题。 A 选项在文章中第二段 “ I think Marty will just get tired of basketball,

and he doesn ’ t take many pictures得知，他”不喜欢篮球了， 故 A 错误；B 选项文章未提及

全家都喜欢太空，故 B 错误； C 选项文章第一段最后一句说 “ he told his mom that any of

those gifts would be great! 得知他不”知道父母最终会他礼物。 D 选项在文章的第二段最后一句话，应该是 “ last Christmas故错误。”故本题选 C

C

What is a celebrity? A celebrity is basically a famous person. Many young people talk about celebrities like Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus or Rihanna as their heroes.

Yet, in the past, heroes were different. They were people we admired ( 崇拜 ) for noble achievements. They were people who sacrificed (牺牲 ) themselves for a higher purpose, to save other people or to support an ideal.

Martin Luther King is an American hero because of his contribution ( 贡献 ) to the Civil Rights Movement. But what has Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus done for humanity?

Real heroes have inspired 鼓(舞 ) people to make sacrifices in order to achieve something valuable, or to the good to society. Do celebrities inspire us to do great things? Some people who have no special talent have become celebrities and achieved fame with no sacrifice at all. Yet they inspire respect in teenagers. Other celebrities like Janet Jackson or Paris Hilton are famous because they are related to famous people. What about models like Naomi Campbell or Kate Moss? What contribution to society have they made to get the attention they receive?

Perhaps we actually care more about fame than creative talent or noble achievements.

People seem to be terribly interested in the lives of celebrities. Some say this is because

it ’ s human nature to talk about other people

’ s personalhind.Arelifeourbelives so boring

and uninteresting that we need glamorous celebrities to brighten them up? Maybe we simply

need someone to look up to. Do we admire these people because they have achieved success

that we haven ’ t? Do we admire the fame, wealth and status that we don

’ t have? Are th

things we should admire a person for?

Why do we admire celebrities so? Perhaps it is becausethere are not real traditional

heroes anymore and celebrities are the next best thing.

54. Who is a hero according to the writer?

A. Miley Cyrus

B. Martin Luther King D. Paris Hilton

C. Kate Moss

解析：选 B.推断题。文章第三段第一句 “ Martin Luther King is an American hero所以选 B 55. Why does the writer talk about Janet Jackson as a celebrity? A. To show an example of a kind of celebrity. B. To explain the contribution of a celebrity.

”

C. To express the writer

’ s love for her.

D. To lead in the topic of a celebrity.

解析：选 A. 推断题。是为了使上文的观点得到印证，上文提到

celebrities 的作用，下文

的例子用来说明上句主旨。

56. Which of the following is true?

A. Paris Hilton is famous because she has special talents.

B. Justin Bieber is admired for saving other people in danger.

C. Naomi Campbell ’ s personal life gets many people

’ s attention.

D. Kate Moss has achieved success because she has a superstar brother.

解析：选 C.细节题。A 选项 PH 对应到第四段第五行 “ Paris Hilton are famous because they are related to famous people.而 A 选项”是说 “ because she has special talent故错误； B”选项 Justin Bibber is admired for his songs.故错误。 C 选项在文章的第五段第一句话 “ People seem to be terribly interested in the lives of celebrities 又因”为 Naomi Campbell 也是

celebrity,故 C 选项正确。D 选项 Kate Moss 在文中的第四段第六行， 未提到成功的原因，

故错误。所以答案选 C

57. What is the main idea of the passage? A. We need heroes in our life.

B. People are interested in celebrities

’ lives.

C. We should respect celebrities.

D. Celebrities are not traditional heroes.

解析：选 D.主旨题。这篇文章主要讲了不同时代人们对于名人的定义不同， 从每一段的第一句可以看出来，所以答案选 D。A 选项范围太大了； B 选项是第五段的概括； C 选项文章未提到，故答案选 D

七 .阅读短文，根据上下文意思， 将方框中的句子还原到短文中的适当位置， 使其通顺完

整，并将其字母代号写在横线上，其中有一句不选。

(共 4 分，每小题分 )

How to Make Eskimo Cookies

When I was a little girl, I made the great food called Eskimo Cookies. They are called Eskimo Cookies because you don ’ t need to cook them. Here is a great recipe.______(58).

The first thing is to put on an apron(围裙 ) and wash your hands. ______(59)—— a bowl,

a spoon, a plate and a tray（托盘） to put the cookies on. Third, get the ingredients prepared:

sugar, butter, cocoa, water, vanilla and oats. Next, pour some powdered sugar into the plate.

______(60):Put the butter into the bowl and add the sugar, then mix it with the spoon.

Add the cocoa, water and vanilla and mix that again. Finally, put your hands in the bowl and mix it with your fingers. It ’ s more fun, too!

When it is mixed well, make little balls out of the mixture. ______(61). They will be so

delicious.

A. It is fun and easy.

B. Now here is where the fun begins.

C. Cook them in the pot for 10 minutes.

D. Second, gather up all the things that you need.

E. Roll them in the sugar and then set them on the tray.