2019年上海市外国语中学八年级上学期英语试题(含答案解析)

2019年上海市外国语中学八年级上学期英语试题
第I卷（选择题)
一、单选题
1．_________ of my sister's income _________spent on clothes.
A．Three-fourth; are B．Three-fourths; are C．Three-fours; is D．Three-fourths; is 2．Tracy never felt _________ when she was traveling _________ in Europe.
A．lonely; alone B．lonely; lonely C．alone; alone D．alone; lonely 3．Today, there are still a lot of people who prefer to _________ the Huangpu River_________ ferries.
A．across; on B．cross; on C．cross; by D．across; by 4．The police arrested the young man who _________ the old lady _________ her jewelry last night.
A．stole; from B．robbed; from C．stole; of D．robbed; of 5．Jack _________ a screwdriver _________ his landlady to assemble his bike.
A．lent; from B．borrowed; to C．borrowed; from D．lent; to
6．_________ European girl was _________ under-18 tennis champion 5 years ago. Now she is_________ university student.
A．The; a; an B．A; an; a C．The; an; a D．An; a; an 7．— _________ have you visited during your trip to Shanghai?
— Some places of _________ such as the Bund and Yu Garden.
A．What; interest B．Where; interest C．Where; interests D．What; interests 8．Liu Xiang runs faster than _________ in America.
A．any other athlete B．any other athletes C．any athlete D．any athletes 9．It was very inconsiderate _________ him to keep you waiting outside _________ such a cold day.
A．of; on B．for; on C．for; in D．of; in
10．It's _________ from my apartment to the nearest subway station.
A．five minutes' ride B．five-minute ride C．a five-minutes ride D．a five minutes' ride
11．Kay looked _________ at the guests who said that the food she cooked tasted _________. A．happily; wonderfully B．happily; wonderful
C．happy; wonderful D．happy; wonderfully
12．The two _________ instructors are teaching some _________ students aerobics. A．women; girls B．woman; girl C．woman; girls D．women; girl 13．Lucy _________ school on weekdays and _________ some sports activities on the weekend.
A．joins in; joins B．attends; joins in C．joins in; attend D．attends; joins 14．A large crowd of people _________ waiting _________ the bus stop.
A．are; for B．is; for C．are; at D．is; at
15．_________ useful piece of information you have got!
A．What B．How C．What a D．What an 16．Some people died in the accident, _________ were badly hurt.
A．other B．others C．the other D．the others 17．Don't be late for school again, _________?
A．do you B．don't you C．won't you D．will you 18．Two visitors are sitting _________ the back of the reception room and talking _________ a low voice.
A．at; with B．at; in C．in; with D．in; at 19．— I saw Joan this morning on my way to the supermarket.
— It _________ be her. She's still on a business trip in London.
A．shouldn't B．mustn't C．can't D．can
20．Sue _________ very tired. She _________ back on the armchair and soon _________ asleep.
A．fell; laid; felt B．felt; lay; fell C．felt; laid; fell D．fell; lay; felt
二、阅读判断
True or False:
Believe it or not
The first picture is of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). He became the 16th president of the United States in 1861, just 14 years after he was first elected to the House of Representatives.
On Friday, April 14, 1865, he and his wife planned to go to see a play at Ford's Theater. His secretary, named Kennedy, advised him not to go, but he went anyway and was shot in the
head as he watched the play. He died the next day, and Vice-president Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) became President.
The man who shot Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, shot him in a theatre. He escaped to a warehouse, but was shot, or killed himself, before being captured.
The second picture on the right is of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). He became the 35th president of the United States in 1961, just 14 years after he was elected to the House of Representatives.
In November 1963, he and his wife planned to go to Dallas. His secretary, named Lincoln, advised him not to go, but he went anyway, and was shot in the head on Friday, November 22, 1963, as he drove through Dallas in a Ford Lincoln Continental. He died almost immediately, and Vice-president Lyndon Johnson (1908-1973) became President.
The man who probably shot Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, shot him from a warehouse and escaped to a theatre. He died before he came to trial.
21．Both Lincoln and Kennedy were shot in the head at a theatre.
22．Neither of them took his secretary's advice.
23．John Wilkes Booth who shot Kennedy died before being captured.
24．President Kennedy died at the age of 46.
25．Lee Harvey Oswald killed himself before he came to the trial.
三、阅读单选
Choose the best answer:
All of us face problems. Unfortunately, we don't always know how to solve them. Our usual solutions may not work in every situation. That's why we need to think creatively to come up with creative solutions. We may not consider ourselves creative people, but if we can improve our creative thinking, new ideas will emerge. Following are some ways to boost your creativity.
First, be curious. Don't take for granted what we do or use every day. Think about how to do things differently. Sometimes the best ideas come from combining old ideas or changing them slightly. Second, avoid being immediately critical. When we think of a new idea, write it down—and save it. It may turn out to be useful later.
In addition, ask "what if". Instead of just accepting what we know as reality, asking "what if" may help us come up with new ideas. Then, take some time to relax. When we are not
making any headway with our problem, stop working on it and do something completely different. We may come back to the problem with a fresh outlook and a new way to solve it. Try some of these ideas, and you'll find that being creative isn't so hard at all!
26．The passage II mainly about _________.
A．how we can improve our creativity B．what creative problems we might face in life
C．who is suitable for thinking creatively D．why creativity is helpful in
problem-solving
27．According to the passage, it is advisable to be curious because _________.
A．we should always take for granted what we are used to doing
B．we’d better think of ourselves as creative people
C．the best ideas may be the result of changing old ideas slightly
D．the first ideas we get are never the best ideas
28．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a way of improving creativity? A．Doing things in a different way. B．Saving any idea that comes to mind. C．Just accepting what we believe. D．Letting our mind relax.
29．When we can't make any progress in solving your problem, we'd better _________. A．come back to our usual solutions B．forget about the problem and let go of it C．focus on the problem until it is solved D．take a break and do something different 30．According to the passage, we can infer（推断）that _________.
A．solutions hard, work B．we can train ourselves to be more creative C．creative people never face any problems D．creative ideas come naturally when needed
Choose the best answer:
Ronald Reagan was the only actor to become president of the United States, but other movie stars have also been successful in public office. One of them was Shirley Temple, who is remembered throughout the world as a little girl. She dance and sang in many movies.
Shirley began to make movies at the age of five, and she was only nine years old when she played the role of Heidi. In almost every part of the world where movies are seen on television, children and their parents still enjoy Heidi and the other movies of Shirley Temple. Although she has not appeared in a film for over thirty years, her name~ still familiar to old and young
alike.
When Shirley Temple was twenty-one years old, she was already retired from her career as an actress. Twenty years later, many people still thought her as a little girl that Americans had always loved in the movies, but others knew her as an intelligent woman with the knowledge of world problems. One of the people who recognized these important abilities was President Richard M. Nixon. In 1969, he appointed（委派）her as a representative to the United Nations, and this marked the beginning of a new career for the former child star of the movies.
One of Shirley's most popular dancing and singing partners was George Murphy, who was twenty-six years older than Shirley. He stopped making movies at about the same time as his young partner. In 1969, he was elected United States senator from California, and he served in this office for six years.
31．Some of the American actors or actresses like Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple and George Murphy __________.
A．were later elected senators B．later became more successful in the movie circle（电影界）
C．were later active in politics D．later became presidents of the United States
32．Shirley Temple spent __________ years on her career as an actress.
A．21 B．9 C．11 D．16 33．Quite a few people throughout the world as well as Americans remember Shirley Temple all the time __________.
A．as a little girl B．as a pretty actress
C．as an attractive woman D．as a young politician
34．Why did Richard M. Nixon appoint Shirley Temple as a representative to the United Nations?
A．Because she was a successful actress.
B．Because she was an intelligent woman who knows much about movies.
C．Because she was intelligent and had a rich knowledge of world problems. D．Because she had been a little movie star.
35．George Murphy retired from making movies __________.
A．in 1969 B．at the age of 47
C．when he was 26 D．in 1975
四、完型填空
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage:
While driving to a meeting, a young businessman makes calls on his cell phone. He 36 by a fast-food restaurant to pick up lunch. As he waits for his food, he enters appointments into his.
Life today moves more 37 than ever before. Multi-tasking—dealing with several tasks at the same time—is a strong indication（迹象）of life's increased pace（步调）.
Thanks to technology, the speed of life has increased over the past century. Timesaving inventions--like e-mails and ATMs-- have made daily tasks more efficient. People today expect 38 . A recent, CNN survey shows that most Americans can't stand long waits. Sixty percent said they were unwilling（不愿意的）to wait longer than 15 minutes for food or services.
Eating in a hurry has become a 39 for many people. Supermarket shelves carry more easy-to-prepare foods than fruits and vegetables. A popular restaurant in Japan charges customers by 40 at the table, not by what they eat!
36．A．stands B．looks C．stops D．eats 37．A．quickly B．easily C．conveniently D．attractively 38．A．technology B．speed C．freedom D．money 39．A．hobby B．habit C．wish D．worry
40．
A．the way they eat B．the time they spend
C．the dishes they order D．the clothes they wear
第II卷（非选择题)
五、汉译英：整句
Translation:
41．因为政治或经济原因永远离开他们的国家。

42．校长现在非常忙。

（谚语）
43．找到更好的生活条件和更多的机会。

44．他昨天付了公共事业费。

45．和他的同事们在一家保险公司加班。

六、用所给单词的正确形式填空
Fill in each blank with the given word in its proper form:
46．The discovery of the structure of DNA is one of the greatest scientific _________ (achieve) of the 20th century.
47．Did Sasha and his family have any ________ (embarrass) experiences after they _______ (immigrant) to Canada?
48．The _________ (theft) have admitted breaking into an apartment building on _________ (nine) Street at midnight two days ago.
49．When he heard the strange noise, he went upstairs _________ (hurry) to see what had happened.
50．We went on with our _________ (discuss) after a short break.
51．The senior citizen used to be a very _________ (experience) English teacher before he
_________ (retirement).
52．Reading more books will help you make progress in writing _________ (compose).
Fill in the blanks with the given verbs in their proper forms:
53．Why not________ (ask) your classmate ________ (assist) you with the project if you have difficulty _________ (do) it by yourself?
54．I'm sorry I didn't answer your call yesterday. I _________ (attend) an important meeting. 55．Terry _________ (just, deal) with the mail from his clients. He'll go on _________ (work) on the sales project. He won't stop _________ (relax) until he _________ (finish) all his work. 56．The police _________ (catch) two members of the gang since the robbery _________ (take) place last week.
57．You'd better _________ (not stay) up late tonight, since you _________ (leave) for London early next morning.
58．The population of the city _________ (increase) by 2 million in the past ten years. 59．Would you mind _________ (lend) me your bike? Someone _________ (steal) mine. 60．Why are you still here? I remember _________ (tell) you _________ (leave) immediately. 61．Her smile _________ (freeze) as soon as she _________ (see) her boy friend _________ (chat) with a pretty girl in the cafe.
七、句型转换
Rewrite the following sentences as required:
62．She's drunk a little milk, _________ _________? （反意疑问句）
63．My parents don't ski very well. Uncle Sam doesn't ski very well, either.（合并为一句）_________ my parents _________ Uncle Sam _________ well.
64．He'll get out of prison in 2012. （保持句意不变）
He _________ _________ _________ prison until 2012.
65．Do you know what he looked like when he was a little boy? （保持句意不变）
Do you know _________ he ________ ________when he was a little boy?
66．Candy will graduate from college in two years. （划线部分提问）
_________ _________ will Candy graduate from college?
67．Sandy and Amy got to know each other 5 years ago.（保持句意不变）
Sandy and Amy _________ _________ each other for five years.（保持句意不变）68．Helen is expecting to exercise at her health club this weekend. （保持句意不变）Helen is _________ _________ to _________ _________ at her health club this weekend. 69．Timothy is the most accurate translator in his company.（保持句意不变）
Timothy _________ _________ _________ than _________ _________ _________ in his company.
八、回答问题
Answer the questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES:
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and machines.
But this did not stop them. For example, some people in the United States worked very hard. Mathew Brady, a famous American photographer, was one of them. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生）. Photography also became one kind of art at the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed some feelings, like other kinds of art.
70．Why did Niepce invent the first camera?
71．According to this passage, how many important dates were there in the history of photography?
72．In the early days, photographers didn't feel like taking pictures of moving things because they had to carry a lot of film and machines, did they?
73．How were the pictures taken by Mathew Brady?
74．Why do people think photography had become a kind of art by the end of the 19th century?
九、单词填空
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:
Bill is a computer fan. The moment his father gives him the Personal Computer, he becomes crazy about it.
At first, Bill can only do some typing and simple calculations with the computer. But soon, he gets the hang of using it and becomes an expert. Sometimes, he goes online to get the information he is interested in, such as the latest news on sports event. Sometimes, he b75．the web to collect materials for his assignment. He is always fascinated by the Internet. "You can get whatever you want," he'd like to say to his friends.
He teaches himself to send and r76．e-mails. He is excited to be able to keep in touch with his friends abroad. He also makes quite a few new friends in the chat room online.
Now, Bill can use his computer for entertainment, too. In his spare time, he e77．plays computer games, or listens to music downloaded from the Internet. Once in a while, he watches VCD．
However, his parents now become more and more w78．. They are afraid that the computer will be harmful to Bill's eyesight. And because Bill is taking less and less
p79．exercise, so they are thinking about doing something to prevent him from being harmed by the computer.
十、话题作文
80．Write at least 60 words on the topic “ I want to invent _____ ”(以“我想要发明________”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)
（注意：1、在答题纸上将题目补充完整。

2、短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。

）
The following is for reference only. (以下表达仅供参考)
It can be used to…
It will be exciting/necessary/helpful to…
参考答案
1．D
【解析】
【详解】
句意：我姐姐四分之三的收入都花在买衣服上了。

考查分数表达。

分数表达法为子基母序，分子用基数词，分母用序数词，分子超过1时，分母需加s，因此本题中，四分之三应表示成“Three-fourths”，故排除A、C两选项。

在句中分数作主语时，谓语的单复数要与分数后面的名词的数保持一致，本题中income为不可数名词，因此be动词用is，故排除B选项。

故选D。

2．A
【解析】
【详解】
句意：Tracy独自在欧洲旅行时从不感到孤独。

考查形容词和副词辨析。

lonely孤独的，寂寞的，形容词，它带有浓厚的主观感情色彩，强调情感上的“孤独的”；alone既可用作形容词，也可用作副词，意为“独自的（地）”，它侧重于说明独自一人，没有同伴或助手，指的是客观情况。

根据语境可知，“Tracy从不感到孤独”应用形容词lonely，“独自在欧洲旅行”应用副词alone。

故选A。

3．C
【解析】
【详解】
句意：今天，仍然有很多人喜欢乘渡船横渡黄浦江。

考查动词和介词辨析。

cross“穿过，越过”，动词，主要表示在物体表面上横穿；across“横跨，横穿”，介词，across与go/walk等动词连用时与cross基本同义。

本题中prefer to do sth 喜欢做某事，故空格处应为动词cross。

“乘渡船”应用介词by“通过，凭借”，表方式手段。

故选C。

4．D
【解析】
【详解】
句意：警察逮捕了昨晚抢劫老太太珠宝的年轻人。

考查动词辨析及固定搭配。

rob抢劫，剥夺，其宾语是被抢劫的人或场所，通常表示为rob sb/sp
of sth；steal偷盗，其宾语是被偷的东西，通常表示为steal sth from sb。

根据“who ____ the old lady _____ her jewelry”可知，空格后的宾语“the old lady”为人，故此处应用动词rob的过去式robbed，第二个空格应为介词of。

故选D。

5．C
【解析】
【详解】
句意：杰克从女房东那里借了一把螺丝刀来组装他的自行车。

考查动词辨析及固定搭配。

lend借出，表示失去东西，lend sth to sb把某物借给某人；borrow 借入，表示获得东西，borrow sth from sb向某人借某物。

根据语境可知，此处是“杰克向女房东借螺丝刀”，对于杰克来说是“借入”，故此处应用动词borrow的过去式borrowed，第二个空格应为介词from。

故选C。

6．C
【解析】
【详解】
句意：这位欧洲女孩五年前是一名18岁以下的网球冠军。

现在她是一名大学生。

考查冠词。

a一个，不定冠词，表泛指，用于辅音音素开头的单词前面；an一个，不定冠词，表泛指，用于元音音素开头的单词前面；the，定冠词，特指某种人或事物。

根据题意可知，“获得网球冠军的欧洲女孩”表示特指，应用定冠词the；“是一名18岁以下的网球冠军”应用不定冠词，由于under是以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an；“她是一名大学生”应用不定冠词，由于university是以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a。

故选C。

7．A
【解析】
【详解】
句意：——你在上海旅行期间参观了什么？——外滩、豫园等名胜古迹。

考查特殊疑问句。

what什么，对事物提问；where哪里，对地点提问。

根据答语“Some places of _____ such as the Bund and Yu Garden”可知，此处是对动词visit的宾语“外滩、豫园等名胜古迹”进行提问，应用疑问词what。

“places of interest”名胜古迹，interest在此属于抽象名词，不可数。

故选A。

8．C
【解析】
句意：刘翔跑得比美国任何一个运动员都快。

考查不定代词。

any other“其它任何一个”即同一范围内一个去与其他剩下的相比较，其后所跟名词为单数；any“任何一个”即不同范围内一个去与另一范围内的任何一个相比较，
其后所跟名词为单数。

根据语境可知，刘翔是中国的运动员，他和美国的运动员相比较应属于不同的范围，故用代词any，其后的名词athlete为单数。

故选C。

9．A
【解析】
【详解】
句意：在这么冷的天他让你在外面等真是太不体贴了。

考查it作形式主语以及时间介词。

It’s + adj. +of (for) sb to do sth，该类句型是it作形式主语，动词不定式作逻辑主语。

当形容词是描述不定式行为者的性格、品质的，用of sb；若形容
词仅是描述事物，不是对不定式行为者的品格进行评价的，用for sb。

在本题中“inconsiderate”不体贴的，不体谅人的，属于描述人的品质的形容词，故此处应用介词of。

第二个空“such a cold day”在如此寒冷的一天，day受到such a cold的修饰限定，指具体的某一天，应用介词on。

故选A。

【点睛】
常见的时间介词的用法。

on用在具体的某一天或某一天的早上、上午、晚上前；at用在具
体的时间点前；in用在年、月、季节前等；to表示时间范围，常与from连用。

10．D
【解析】
【详解】
句意：从我的公寓到最近的地铁站骑车有五分钟的路程。

考查名词作定语。

“骑车五分钟的路程”有两种表达方式。

一是five-minute ride，中间有连字符时，minute不需要变复数，且five-minute相当于定语修饰ride，故不需要加’s所有格；二是
five minutes' ride，此时minute作为独立的个体，其后应用其复数形式，且需加’s所有格。

此时“five minutes' ride”以及“five-minute ride”相当于一个名词，其前需要加不定冠词a。

故选D。

11．B
【详解】
句意：Kay高兴地看着客人，他们说她做的菜味道好极了。

考查实义动词与系动词用法。

本题中“looked _______ at”中的look表示“看”这个动作，在此句中属于实义动词，应用副词happily来修饰；“she cooked tasted ______”中的taste“尝起来”属于感官动词，其后应接形容词wonderful来表示“尝起来味道很好”。

故选B。

12．D
【解析】
【详解】
句意：两位女教员正在教一些女学生有氧运动。

考查复合名词变复数规则。

以man或woman为前缀的复合名词变复数时，前后两个名词都变成复数；以两个名词构成的复合名词（前面的名词为man或woman除外）变复数时，一般把后面的名词变复数。

本题中的“The two ______ instructors”变复数，需要前后两个名词都变复数，即the two women instructors；“some _____ students”变复数，只需将student变复数即可，即some girl students。

故选D。

13．B
【解析】
【详解】
句意：Lucy平日上学，周末参加一些体育活动。

考查几个“参加”的区别。

attend指出席或参加正式的活动或场合，如上学、会议等；join 多指加入某个党派，团体组织等，成为其中的一员；join in指参加小规模的某些活动，如球赛、游戏等。

根据题意可知，“Lucy平日上学”，应用动词attend；“周末参加体育活动”，应用join in。

根据语境可知，本句时态为一般现在时且主语Lucy为第三人称单数，故attend 及join in应为attends、joins in。

故选B。

【点睛】
拓展：几个“参加”的区别。

take part in指参加会议或群众性活动，后可接宾语；take part 后不可接宾语；join指加入某个党派、团体组织等；join in指参加小规模的某些活动，不包括竞技类比赛；attend指出席或参加正式的活动或场合，如上学、会议等。

14．C
【解析】
句意：一大群人在公共汽车站等着。

考查主谓一致与介词。

a large crowd of people，people是集合名词作主语时，谓语动词要用复数形式，即be动词are；“the bus stop”公共汽车站，地点名词，其前应加表示地点的介词at。

故选C。

15．C
【解析】
【详解】
句意：你得到了多么有用的信息啊！
考查感叹句和不定冠词。

以what开头的感叹句中心词是名词，以how开头的感叹句中心词是形容词或副词。

本句的中心词是“a piece of information”信息，名词，故应用what来引导感叹句。

在本句中感叹句结构应为：What+a/an+形容词+名词+主谓！，句中useful是以辅音音素开头的单词，故用不定冠词a。

故选C。

【点睛】
拓展：常见的感叹句的结构。

What +a/an ＋形容词＋可数名词单数＋主语＋谓语！；What ＋形容词＋可数名词复数/不可数名词＋主语＋谓语！；How＋形容词/副词＋主语＋谓语！；How＋形容词＋a/an＋可数名词单数＋主语＋谓语！；How＋主语＋谓语！。

16．B
【解析】
【详解】
句意：有些人在事故中丧生，有些人受了重伤。

考查代词辨析。

other其他的，后需接名词，故排除；others和some对比使用时，表示“有些”的意思；the other两者之中的另一个，常与one搭配，故排除；the others其余的，表示在一个范围内的其他全部。

根据语境可知，此处应是表达“有些人在事故中丧生，有些人受了重伤”，这个范围并不代表全部的人，故排除the others。

故选B。

17．D
【解析】
【详解】
句意：上学不要在迟到了，好吗？
考查祈使句及反意疑问句。

这是一个含有祈使句的反意疑问句，应该遵循的原则为“前肯后
否，前否后肯”，本题中陈述部分“Don't be late for school again”为否定的祈使句，则反意疑问句部分只能用肯定式will you。

故选D。

【点睛】
拓展：祈使句的反意疑问句。

（1）Let’s+动词原形，用shall we（2）Let us+动词原形，用will you（3）否定的祈使句，用will you（4）祈使句表邀请时，用won’t you或will you 18．B
【解析】
【详解】
句意：两位来访者坐在接待室的后面，低声交谈。

考查介词辨析。

根据语境可知，两位来访者坐在接待室的后面，应表达为at the back of在……的后面，in the back of在英语表达中并不常用；“低声交谈”应表达为in a low voice，此处介词in表示手段，即“以……方式”。

故选B。

19．C
【解析】
【详解】
句意：——今天早上我在去超市的路上看见Joan了。

——一定不可能是她。

她现在还在伦敦出差呢。

考查情态动词。

shouldn't不应该；mustn't不允许，表禁止；can't不可能，表推测；can可能，表推测。

根据语境可知，Joan还在伦敦出差，所以在路上见到的一定不是Joan，故用can’t 表不可能，一定不是。

故选C。

20．B
【解析】
【详解】
句意：苏觉得很累。

她靠在扶手椅上，很快就睡着了。

考查动词及时态。

根据语境可知，本句时态为一般过去时，故谓语动词应用其过去式。

“Sue ______ very tired”Sue觉得很累，此处应用动词feel的过去式felt；“She _____ back on the armchair”她靠在扶手椅上，“lie back”倚靠，应用动词lie的过去式lay；“and soon _____ asleep”很快睡着了，“fall asleep”入睡，应用动词fall的过去式fell。

故选B。

【点睛】
拓展：lie躺，位于，其过去式和过去分词分别为lay，lain；lie说谎，其过去式和过去分词
分别为lied，lied；lay放置，铺放，产卵，其过去式和过去分词分别为laid，laid。

21．F
22．T
23．F
24．T
25．F
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了发生在美国总统林肯和肯尼迪身上的一系列的巧合事件。

21．细节理解题。

根据第二段“he and his wife planned to go to see a play at Ford's Theater…and was shot in the head as he watched the play”以及第五段“and was shot in the head…Dallas in a Ford Lincoln Continental”可知，林肯总统是在剧院被枪击头部致死的，而肯尼迪总统是在
去达拉斯的路上被枪击头部致死的。

故答案为F。

22．细节理解题。

根据第二段“His secretary, named Kennedy, advised him not to go, but he went anyway”以及第五段“His secretary, named Lincoln, advised him not to go, but he went anyway”可知，林肯总统和肯尼迪总统都没有听从他们秘书的建议。

故答案为T。

23．细节理解题。

根据第三段“The man who shot Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, shot him in a theatre”可知，John Wilkes Booth杀死的是林肯总统而不是肯尼迪总统。

故答案为F。

24．推理判断题。

根据第四段“The second picture on the right is of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)”可知，肯尼迪总统生于1917年，死于1963年，1963-1971=46，故去世的时候46岁。

故答
案为T。

25．细节理解题。

根据最后一段“The man who probably shot Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, shot him from a warehouse and escaped to a theatre. He died before he came to trial”可知，Lee Harvey Oswald在受审前就已经死了，但是文章中并没有提及他是自杀的。

故答案为F。

26．A
27．C
28．C
29．D
30．B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇议论文，主要向我们介绍了两个如何提升创造力的方法，分别是要保持好奇以及经常问“如果”。

26．主旨大意题。

根据第二段“First, be curious…Second, avoid being immediately critical”可知，本段主要介绍了两个提高创造力的方法，因此本段主要讲“如何提高我们的创造力”。

故选A。

27．细节理解题。

根据第二段“Sometimes the best ideas come from combining old ideas or changing them slightly”可知，“保持好奇心是明智的”这是因为最好的想法可能是稍微改变旧想法的结果。

故选C。

28．细节理解题。

根据第三段“Instead of just accepting what we know as reality”可知，instead of代替，而不是，这句话表达“不要只是接受我们所知道的现实”，故C项“只接受我们所相信的”不是提高创造力的方法。

故选C。

29．细节理解题。

根据最后一段“When we are not making any headway with our problem, stop working on it and do something completely different.”可知，当我们在解决问题没有取得任何进展时，我们最好休息一下做点儿别的事情。

故选D。

30．推理判断题。

根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述的是如何提高我们的创造力，因此可以推断如果我们学习文章给出的方法建议，那么我们可以把自己训练得更有创造力。

故选B。

31．C
32．D
33．A
34．C
35．B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了以Ronald Reagan，Shirley Temple和George Murphy为例的美国演员的演员生涯以及政治生涯经历。

31．细节理解题。

根据第一段“Ronald Reagan was the only actor to become president of the
United States”、第三段“In 1969, he appointed（委派）her as a representative to the United Nations”以及第四段“In 1969, he was elected United States senator from California”可知，一些美国演员像Ronald Reagan，Shirley Temple and George Murphy 等后来在政治上都很活跃。

故选C。

32．推理判断题。

根据第二段“Shirley began to make movies at the age of five”以及第三段“When Shirley Temple was twenty-one years old, she was already retired from her career as an actress”可知，秀兰.邓波儿5岁时开始拍电影，21岁时息影，故她的演员生涯为16年。

故选D。

33．细节理解题。

根据第三段“Twenty years later, many people still thought her as a little girl that Americans had always loved in the movies”可知，全世界大部分人都一直认为秀兰.邓波儿还是个小女孩儿。

故选A。

34．细节理解题。

根据第三段“but others knew her as an intelligent woman with the knowledge of world problems”可知，尼克松任命秀兰.邓波儿为联合国代表的原因是她很聪明并且对世界问题有丰富的了解。

故选C。

35．推理判断题。

根据第三段“When Shirley Temple was twenty-one years old, she was already retired from her career as an actress”以及最后一段“who was twenty-six years older than Shirley. He stopped making movies at about the same time as his young partner”可知，乔治.墨菲比秀兰.邓波儿大26岁，秀兰.邓波儿在21岁时息影，而乔治.墨菲与秀兰.邓波儿同时息影，意味着乔治.墨菲在47岁时结束演员生涯。

故选B。

36．C
37．A
38．B
39．B
40．B
【解析】
【分析】
本文主要介绍了今天人们生活节奏的加快，人们更倾向于高效率的生活。

36．句意：他顺路去一家快餐店吃午饭。

stands站；looks看；stops停；eats吃。

根据语境可知，此处应是他在开车去开会的途中，顺
路在一家快餐店吃午饭。

stop by顺路，符合语境。

故选C。

37．句意：今天的生活比以往任何时候都要快。

quickly快速地；easily容易地；conveniently方便地；attractively有吸引力地。

根据下文“Multi-tasking—dealing with several tasks at the same time—is a strong indication of life's increased pace”可知，同时处理多个任务是生活节奏加快的有力标志，故此处应是今天的生活比之前都要快，用副词quickly修饰动词move。

故选A。

38．句意：今天的人们期望速度。

technology技术；speed速度；freedom自由；money钱。

根据下文“A recent, CNN survey shows that most Americans can't stand long waits.”可知，调查显示大部分美国人不能忍受长时间的等待，因此此处应是今天地人们更期望速度。

故选B。

39．句意：快速吃饭已成为许多人的习惯。

hobby爱好；habit习惯；wish愿望；worry担心。

根据“Supermarket shelves carry more easy-to-prepare foods than fruits and vegetables”可知，此处应是“快速吃饭应经成为很多人的习惯”。

故选B。

40．句意：日本一家很受欢迎的餐馆按顾客在餐桌上的时间收费，而不是按他们吃什么收费！the way they eat他们吃饭的方式；the time they spend他们花费的时间；the dishes they order 他们点的菜；the clothes they wear他们穿的衣服。

根据“Eating in a hurry has become a habit for many people”及全文大意可知，本文主要讲述现在的生活比之前更为快速，与时间有关，故此处应是“按顾客在餐桌上的时间收费”。

故选B。

41．Leaving their country forever because of political or economic reasons.
42．The headmaster is very busy now.
43．Finding better living conditions and more opportunities.
44．He paid for the public services yesterday.
45．Working overtime with his colleagues at an insurance company.
【解析】
41．Leaving their country离开他们的国家，此处应用动名词leaving作主语；forever永远，副词，在句中修饰leaving；because of由于，复合介词，其后接名词、代词等；political or economic reasons政治或经济原因，中间用or连接，表或者，其中political政治的、economic 经济的作定语修饰reasons。

故答案为Leaving their country forever because of political or。