上海市延安中学2016-2017学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题(听力部分略)(解析版)

上海市延安初级中学2016学年第二学期初二年级英语学科期中试卷Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分词汇和语法)40%
V. Choose the best answer.(选择最恰当的答案)15%
1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?
A. average
B. patient
C. narrow
D. relax
【答案】B
【解析】本题考查元音字母a在重读音节里的读音。

A. average中a发[æ]；B. patient中a 发[ei] ；C. narrow中a发[æ]；D. relax中a发[æ]。

故选B。

2. Do you know how to operate________equipment in the lab?
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. /
【答案】A
【解析】句意：你知道怎样操作实验室里的设备吗？本题考查冠词的用法，定冠词the表示特指，不定冠词a/an表示泛指。

本句强调受介词短语in the lab的限定而成为特定的equipment，表示特指，用定冠词the。

故选A。

点睛：定冠词the表示特指，不定冠词a/an表示泛指。

不定冠词a用在以辅音开始的单词前，an用在以元音开始的单词前。

3. Foreigners like to learn Chinese language________its culture.
A. as well as
B. instead of
C. such as
D. except for
【答案】A
【解析】句意：外国人喜欢学习汉语和它的文化。

A. as well as还，也； B. instead of代替，而不； C. such as比如，例如；D. except for除……之外，表示去除。

根据句意：外国人喜欢中文，还喜欢中国文化。

故选A。

4. Bob________with his post in his office at the moment.
A. deals
B. dealt
C. is dealing
D. has dealt
【答案】C
【解析】句意：现在鲍勃在他的办公室里处理他的邮件。

At the moment表示“现在，此刻”,句子描述的是现在办公室处理邮件，表示现在正在发生的动作，句子用现在进行时态。

故选C。

点睛：抓住句子里表示时间的词，以确定句子的时态。

现在进行时态表示现在正在进行或发生的动作，常与now, at the moment连用。

5. The kid is only three, but he can say________English words.
A. a few
B. few
C. little
D. a little
【答案】A
【解析】句意：这个小孩只有三岁，但是他会说一些英语单词了。

A. a few有一些，有几个，修饰可数名词；表示肯定的含义；B. few很少，几乎没有，修饰可数名词；表示否定的含义；
C. little很少，几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；表示否定含义；
D. a little有一些，有一点儿，修饰不可数名词；表示肯定含义。

本句中，words是可数名词，而且从句子含义可知：虽然他只有三岁，但是会说一些英文单词了，表示肯定，用a few修饰。

故选A。

点睛：English是不可数名词, words是可数名词，本句里English是修饰词，中心词是words，因此，选择修饰可数名词的词组。

6. My parents encouraged me________new things.
A. try
B. tired
C. trying
D. to try
【答案】D
【解析】句意：我的父母鼓励我尝试新的事物。

鼓励某人做某事：encourage sb. to do sth，动词encourage后跟带to的不定式作宾语补足语．故选D。

点睛：句子的谓语动词从动词的时态、语态上分析其恰当形式，而非谓语动词，则从一些结构、固定搭配上去分析其正确形式。

7. I don’t understand you. What do you mean________that?
A. with
B. by
C. of
D. about
【答案】B
【解析】句意：我不理解你。

你那是什么意思？A. with带有，具有； B. by通过，以……方式;C. of……的; D. about关于.“你……是什么意思？”习惯上表达成：What do you mean
by…?故选B。

8. The notice warns people________mobikes inside the housing estate.
A. to park
B. don’t park
C. not park
D. not to park
【答案】D
【解析】句意：这个通知警告人们不要把共享单车停在住宅区。

根据句意，警告不要把共享单车停在住宅区，警告某人做某事：warn sb. to do sth.警告某人不要做某事：warn sb. not to do sth.（不定式的否定：not to do sth），故选D。

点睛：句子的谓语动词从动词的时态、语态上分析其恰当形式，而非谓语动词，则从一些结构、固定搭配上去分析其正确形式。

9. The soldiers found that only a few people remained________in the earthquake.
A. lively
B. living
C. live
D. alive
【答案】D
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10. National parks in our country________these rare tigers________making special laws.
A. keep, against
B. protect, by
C. stop, from
D. protect, from
【答案】B
【解析】句意：我们国家的国家公园通过制定一些特殊的法律的方式来保护这些稀有的老虎。

A. keep, against使……反对……，使稀有的老虎反对特殊的法律，错；
B. protect, by通过……保护……：通过制定特殊的法律的方式来保护；
C. stop, from阻止……做……：阻止制定特殊的法律，错；
D. protect, from 保护……以免受……伤害：保护稀有的老虎，以免受到制定法律的伤害，含义不通顺。

错。

故选B。

11. Why is e-shopping getting more popular? Because it________save a lot of time if
it is properly used.
A. can
B. must
C. should
D. need
【答案】A
【解析】句意：为什么在线购物变得更受欢迎了？因为如果恰当地使用，可以节省时间。

A. can 能够，可以；表示主语所具备的能力，也可以表示许可及推测；B. must必须；强调主观上的愿望；C. should应该，表示责任与义务；D. need需要，必须。

使用得当，在线购物可以节约时间，故选A。

12. He________to know nothing after he stole the money.
A. prevented
B. pretended
C. prepared
D. protected
【答案】B
【解析】句意：在偷钱后，他假装什么也不知道。

A. prevented预防，阻止；B. pretended假装；C. prepared准备；D. protected保护。

小偷在偷东西后，假装一无所知，假装：pretend,故选B。

13. Students must do the test________.
A. in them own
B. on them own
C. on their own
D. in their own
【答案】C
【解析】句意：学生必须自己做试题。

单独，独自：on one’s own。

故选C。

14. I am interested in European history________I will visit European doing my holiday.
A. so
B. but
C. as
D. although
【答案】A
【解析】句意：因为我对欧洲历史感兴趣，所以我要去旅游欧洲度假。

A. so因此，所以，表示结果；B. but但是，表示转折；C. as因为，表示原因；D. although虽然，表示条件。

因为对欧洲历史感兴趣，所以想要去欧洲旅游，表示结果，用连词so。

故选A。

15. A: I got up very early this morning, but I still missed the early bus.
B:__________！
A. Well done
B. What a shame
C. Congratulations!
D. Be careful!
【答案】B
【解析】句意：－今天早上我起得很早，但是我还是错过了早班车。

－真遗憾。

A. Well done 干得好；B. What a shame真遗憾；C. Congratulations!祝贺；D. Be careful!小心。

起得早，但是还是未赶上早班车，是一件令人遗憾的事情；故选B。

VI. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. Each can only be used once.(将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。

每个单词或短语只能填一次)5%
A.popular
B.when
C.at all
D.interests
E.pick up
F.in all
Do you know what gifts Western kids enjoy best? How do they give them? Let's have a quick look.The most ___16___gifts are fashionable things like the new video games, CDs and DVDs. A video game costs about US$60 and CDs or DVDs are cheaper at around US$20.Girls like to give jewellery (宝石) they make themselves. They ___17___pretty beads (串珠) in DIY shops and put them together in their own way.
US kids give gifts according to their friends' ___18___. Puzzles or airplane models are good for smart kids.But if you are not sure what others will like, you can give them "gift certificate cards (授权卡)" from a store. They can get whatever they like with the cards. The cards can be worth US$20 or US$30 ___19___.Usually parents help the kids buy the gifts that they want. So they can make the right decision.
Before the parties, kids usually wrap the gifts in colourful paper. It's also fine to use newspaper as gift wrap.So ___20___to open the gifts? In the West, it's usually
while everyone is at the party. The receiver (接受者) tries to say something about each gift - like how lovely it is.
【答案】16. A17. E
18. D19. F
20. B
【解析】本文讲述的是西方国家的孩子们送礼物的一些习惯.孩子们最喜欢的是一些时尚的东西,女孩们喜欢自己做一些宝石。

美国孩子根据朋友们的爱好来送礼物,像智力玩具，飞机模型，生日授权卡等等。

在晚会前，孩子们通常把礼物包起来，当大家在聚会现场时，孩子们可以打开礼物。

而且收礼者会说些像“它是多么可爱啊”之类的话。

16. 句意：最受欢迎的礼物是像电视游戏、CD及DVD等时尚的东西。

最受欢迎的：the most popular，故选A。

17. 句意：她们在DIY商店里收集美丽的串珠,并将它们以自己的方式连接在一起。

根据句子结构，本空在句中作谓语，选择动词、动词短语作谓语，结合选项，可知，本空选择pick up：拾起，捡起，收集。

故选E。

18. 句意：美国孩子根据朋友们的爱好送礼物。

根据下文内容：给聪明的孩子送智力玩具，在不知道朋友的爱好时，送礼品店的授权卡，让朋友自己选择喜欢的玩具，可以推测出，是按朋友的爱好来送礼物的。

兴趣，爱好：interest。

故选D。

19. 句意：这些授权卡总共价值20或30美元。

由下句：通常父母帮助孩子们买他们想要的礼物。

可以推测出，本句讲述的是礼品的钱的总数。

In all：总共，合计；at all：根本，全然。

故选F。

20. 句意：那么何时打开礼物呢？由后句的回答：在西方，通常当大家都在聚会时。

可知本句询问的是打开礼物的时间，问时间用疑问副词when。

故选B。

VII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.(用括号中
所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空限填一词)8%
21. Please add some________to the water and heat it up.(chemistry)
22. Mary put a pillow on the seat so that she could sit________.(comfortable)
23. This factory will________fashionable bags for women next year.(product)
24. Harry was________because Jim didn’t seem to remember him.(puzzle)
25. We had a________time at their house last night.(please)
26. The boss will hold this kind of meetings________.(month)
27. ________online is his favorite indoor activity.(chat)
28. The kite flew away and it was________(visible).
【答案】21. chemicals
22. comfortably
23. produce
24. puzzled
25. pleasant
26. monthly
27. chatting
28. invisible
【解析】
21. 句意：请在水里加入一些化学药品并且加热。

作动词add的宾语，用名词形式，加入的是化学药品：chemical，这是一个可数名词，可数名词跟在some后，用复数形式，故填：chemicals.
点睛：作宾语，用名词、代词及动名词形式等等。

22. 句意：玛丽在座位上放了一个垫子，以便她可以坐得舒服。

修饰动词，用副词形式，故填：comfortably。

点睛：形容词在句中作定语或表语；副词在句中作状语。

修饰动词，用副词形式。

23. 句意：这家工厂明年将会生产女士时尚包包。

助动词will后跟动词原形，作谓语动词，product是名词形式;其动词形式为produce.故填：produce.
24. 句意：因为喜欢好像不认识他，哈利感到迷惑．感到迷惑：be puzzled．故填：puzzled．
点睛：指“某人感到……”，用-ed的形容词，指“事物或人……（描述性质）”，用-ing的形容词。

本句指主语哈利感到迷惑，用puzzled。

25. 句意：昨天晚上我们在他们家里过得很开心．修饰名词time，用形容词形式，please是动词，其形容词”令人愉快的，令人高兴的”是pleasant，故填：pleasant．
26. 句意：老板将会每月举行这种会议．修饰动词，用副词形式，month是名词，其副词是monthly每月地，每月一次．故填：monthly．
27. 句意：在线聊天是他最喜欢的室内活动。

“在线聊天”在句子里作主语，动词作主语时，用动名词形式，故填：Chatting．
点睛：动词短语作主语时，常用两种形式：一是动名词作主语（主要动词+ing）；二是用不定式形式，其结构是：It is adj. +for/of sb. to do sth.
28. 句意：风筝飞走了，而且它看不见了．由于风筝飞走了，慢慢地看不到了，故填：invisible．
VIII. Rewrite the sentence as required.(按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词)12%
29. Soldiers fought against their enemies in the First World War.(一般疑问句)
________soldiers________against their enemies in the First World War?
30. I feel like going to Europe for a visit next summer vacation.（就换线部分提问）
___________ do you feel like___________ next summer vacation？
31. I will understand the sentence after I look it up in the dictionary.(保持意思基本不变)
I ________ understand the sentence _____ I look it up in the dictionary.(保持意思基本不变)
32. There is hardly any traffic in the early morning here.(反意疑问句)
There is hardly any traffic in the early morning here，________________?
33. Can you tell me? Where did you have dinner tonight?(合并两句为一句)
Can you tell me ________ you ________dinner tonight?
34. less, tired, their, with, people, build, wood, three, to, house
_____________________________________________________________________________
【答案】29. (1). Did;(2). fight
30. (1). What;(2). doing
31. won’t; until
32. (1). is(2). there
33. (1). where;(2). had
34. Three people tried to build their house with less wood.
【解析】
29. 句意：在第一次世界大战中，战士们和他们的敌人作战。

这是一个一般过去时的句子，一般过去时的一般疑问句的变化方法是：在句首加助动词did，把句子里的其它内容依次抄下来，同时，把谓语动词变为原形。

故填：Did, fight。

30. 句意：下一个暑假，我想要去欧洲度假。

对划线部分提问，是把原句变为特殊疑问句，特殊疑问句由“疑问词+一般疑问句”所构成，首先根据句子含义找出疑问词，放在句首，再把句子剩下的部分变为一般疑问句，跟在疑问词的后面。

本句划线部分作feel like的宾语，指事物，因此疑问词是what；想要做某事：feel like doing sth，介词feel后跟动名词作宾语，原句里的动词被省略了，因此加一个do并用成doing作feel like的宾语。

故填：What, doing。

31. 句意：在词典里查询之后，我会理解这个句子。

“在查询字典后将理解”意思是，“直到查字典后，才理解”，直到……才……：not…until…，故填：won't, until。

32. 句意：这儿早上一早几乎没有任何车辆。

反意疑问句由“肯定的陈述句+否定的疑问尾句”或“否定的陈述句+肯定的疑问尾句”所构成，本题前陈述句里的hardly，意思是“几乎不”，含义是否定的，因此后面的疑问尾句用肯定形式，原句是there be结构，疑问尾句也还是用there be结构。

故填：is there。

点睛：反义疑问句的陈述部分含有表示否定意义的词：never, hardly, nothing等等时，疑问部分要用肯定形式。

33. 句意：你可以告诉我吗？今天晚上你在哪儿吃的晚餐？本题把两句合成一句后，其实是将
特殊疑问句“Where did you have dinner tonight”变为“Can you tell me”的宾语从句，特殊疑问句作宾语从句时，用原来的疑问词作为引导词，因此第一空填: where；宾语从句用陈述句语序，因此第二空把助动词did省去，同时把have变为过去式：had。

故填：where had。

点睛：宾语从句要用陈述句语序，即把变一般疑问句时提前的“be, 情态动词，助动词”等还原；把加的助动词“do, does, did”省去。

34. 尽力做某事：try to do sth；用……修建……：build…with…。

因此句子为：Three people tried to build their house with less wood.句意：三个人尽力用较少的木材修建他们的房屋。

故填：Three people tried to build their house with less wood.
Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分读写)35%
IX. Reading Comprehension.(阅读理解)25%
Choose the right answer.(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)6%
“ Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.” It’s a famous quote from US president John F, Kennedy’s inaugural(就职) speech in 1961.
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking site Facebook, must agree with Kennedy. The 33-year-old American donated $100 million to the public schools in New Jersey, US.
Who is this young billionaire? How did he make his fortune?
Thirteen years ago, Zuckerber was a computer geek(怪才) at Harvard University. As a second-year student, he set up a website to put the “face books” --photos of incoming first-year students online. The website, where people were able to share personal information, was a success at once.
Zuckerberg first opened Facebook to high school students and then to everyone.
Greeting such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today?” and “Do your
‘friends’ know what you ate for breakfast?” became a part of American life. Now Facebook is the most popular site in the world with 1.7 billion users.” I could h ave never imagined all of the ways people would use Facebook when we were getting started thirteen years ago,” Zuckerberg wrote in a recent blog.
Zuckerberg’s dream is to make the Internet a more connected place. The mission(任务)could become profitable for Facebook. The more people share information about themselves online, the more money Facebook will make selting advertising. Zuckerberg is already worth $34 billion, according to Forbes.
Yet the billionaire keeps his own life out of the public eye. At the company, it is said that he sits among a sea of desks like hundreds of workers. A visitor to Facebook might not even spot Zuckerberg in T-shirt and jeans. He usually takes one two-week vacation each year with his wife Priscilla Chan, a Chinese American. On the weekends, it is reported that he roasts pig and goat in his backyard for friends and takes Chinese lessons.
The Social Network, a movie based on Zuckerberg’s story, came out in 2010. It became one of the most popular films of that year.
35. At the very beginning, Mark Zuckerber set up the website in order to________.
A. communicate with more people
B. make a lot of money
C. put the photos of first-year students online
D. become a famous person
36. Zuckbergerg donated $100 million to________.
A. Harvard University
B. Facebook
C. the public schools in New Jersey
D. high school students
37. Zeukerberg founded Facebook_________.
A. when he was a first-year student at Harvard University
B. when he was 33 years old
C. thirteen years ago
D. as soon as he graduated
38. The sentence “Yet the billionaire keeps his own life out of the public eye.” means__________.
A. Zeuckerberg doesn’t want to attract people’s attention.
B. Zeuckerberg doesn’t like to live in public places.
C. Zeuckerberg is afraid to meet people.
D. Zeuckerberg lives in a place far away from people.
39. In his daily life, Zeuckerberg________.
A. like to roast pig and goat for friends on weekends
B. sometimes take Chinese lessons
C. is quite different from other people
D. makes some movies
40. The best title for the passage might be_________.
A. Facebook is a popular website
B. Mark Zeuckerberg
C. Mark Zeuckerberg and his wife
D. US president, Kennedy
【答案】35. C 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. C 40. B
【解析】不要问你的国家能为你做什么，问一下你能为你的国家做什么？本文讲述的是Facebook创始人扎克伯格的故事。

这位三十岁时就捐了一亿美元给公立学校的美国人，是怎样致富的呢？十三年前，扎克伯格是一个电脑怪才，他建立了一个网站来分享个人信息；他首先对中学生开放Facebook,然后对所有人开放。

他的梦想是使网络成为一个更加联通。

他生活
低调，在公司里和普通员工一样。

有关他的一部电影于2010年发行，并成为了当年最受欢迎的电影之一。

35. 细节理解题。

题意：在当初，马克·扎克伯格成立一个网站的目的是什么？A. communicate with more people和更多的人交流；B. make a lot of money挣许多钱；C. put the photos of first-year students online把一年级学生的照片放在网上；D. become a famous person成为一个名人。

由短文第三段第二句：As a second-year student, he set up a website to put the “face books” --photos of incoming first-year students online.可知，他当初建立网站的目的是把一年级学生的照片放在“脸谱”上。

故选C。

36. 细节理解题。

题意：扎克伯格捐一亿美元给谁？A. Harvard University哈弗大学；B. Facebook脸书；C. the public schools in New Jersey新泽西的公立学校；D. high school students中学生。

由短文第二段最后一句：The 33-year-old American donated $100 million to the public schools in New Jersey, US.可知，他把这笔钱捐给了美国新泽西公立学校。

故选C。

37. 细节理解题。

题意：扎克伯格什么时候建立的脸书？A. when he was a first-year student at Harvard University当他在哈弗大学读大一时；B. when he was 33 years old当他三十三岁时；
C. thirteen years ago十三年前；
D. as soon as he graduated他一毕业。

由短文第四自然段开头可知，十三年前，扎克伯格作为一名电脑怪才，在读大二时建立了脸书。

故选C。

38. 推理判断题。

题意：“Yet the billionaire keeps his own life out of the public eye.” 这个句子是什么意思？A. Zeuckerberg doesn’t want to attract people’s attention.扎克伯格不想引起人们的注意；B. Zeuckerberg doesn’t like to live in public places.扎克伯格不喜欢生活在公共地点；C. Zeuckerberg is afraid to meet people.扎克伯格害怕与人相见；D. Zeuckerberg lives in a place far away from people.扎克伯格生活在远离人们的地方。

原句意思是：然后这个亿万富翁使自己的生活远离公众的视野。

即：他不想引起人们的注意。

故选A。

39. 推理判断题。

题意：在扎克伯格的日常生活中，他怎样？A. like to roast pig and goat for friends on weekends周末喜欢和朋友烤猪肉和羊肉；B. sometimes take Chinese lessons 有时去上汉语课；C. is quite different from other people和别人很不一样；D. makes some movies拍一些电影。

由短文倒数第二自然段可知，扎克伯格使自己的生活远离人们的视线，在公司里，他坐在普通员工之中，他衣着普通，通常每年和妻子度两星期的假，在周末，他和朋友在后院里烤猪和羊并且上汉语课。

所以，他和别人很不一样。

故选C。

40. 主旨大意题。

题意：短文最好的标题可能是什么？A. Facebook is a popular website脸书是一个很受欢迎的网站；B. Mark Zeuckerberg马克•扎克伯格；C. Mark Zeuckerberg and his wife马克•扎克伯格和他的妻子；D. US president, Kennedy美国总统肯尼迪。

短文主要讲述的是脸书创始人马克•扎克伯格的故事，最好以他的名字为本文的标题，故选B。

B. Choose the words and expressions and complete the passage.(选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文)6%
T oday some people call American “ City of Bicycles” because it is a city which is flat and convenient for bicycles.
In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city center. They were ___41___that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles ___42___ and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use. ___43___was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey, they would leave the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn’t work- thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!
___44___, more than thirty years later, the “white bike” is back in town--this time with a computer chip to ___45___its every move. To take a bicycle, you have to put a special card inside. The new “white bike” is not white any more but is an unusual d esign with bright colors. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them
to another place that has enough room.
There is already ___46___ traffic in central Amsterdam, because both loc als and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to the good idea of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city center streets without cars for many years.
41. A. awful B. wonderful C. hopeful D. thankful
42. A. black B. brown C. blue D. white
43. A. Anybody B. One C. Nobody D. Somebody
44. A. Instead B. However C. For example D. After all
45. A. make B. mark C. record D. describe
46. A. heavier B. worse C. safer D. less
【答案】41. C 42. D 43. A 44. B 45. C 46. D
【解析】试题分析：短文大意：本文介绍了有自行车之城的阿姆斯特丹，那里的人们推广绿色交通骑单车出行的方法。

41. C考查形容词和对语境的理解。

句意：他们希望这将有助于节约能源。

A. awful 丑陋的；B.wonderful极好的；C.hopeful有希望的；D. thankful感激的。

故选C。

42. D考查形容词和对语境的理解。

句意：这些人给数百辆自行车涂成了白色，并且放在阿姆斯特丹的公共场所供人们使用。

A. black 黑色的；B. brown棕色的；C.blue蓝色的；D. white白色的。

根据下文第四段第一行the "white bike" is back in town-this time...可知，应涂成白色。

故选D。

43. A考查不定代词和对语境的理解。

句意：任何人都被允许把它们用于短途旅程，无论他是一个当地居民还是一个外国人。

A. Anybody任何人；B.Everybody每个人；C.Nobody没人；D. Somebody有人。

故选A。

44. B考查连词和对语境的理解。

句意：然而三十多年后，“白色自行车”回到城里，这次电脑芯片记录它的一举一动! A. Instead相反；B.However然而、不管怎样；C.For example例如；D. After all毕竟。

通读上下文可知，尽管以前自行车经常被盗，而三十年后，这种方便于人们出行的自行车又出现了，前后有转折关系，故选B。

45. C考查动词及语境理解。

句意：然而三十多年后，“白色自行车”回到城里，这次电脑芯片记录它的一举一动!A. make 使、制作；B. mark 作记号；C.record记录；D. describe描述。

故选C。

46. D考查形容词和对语境的理解。

句意：在阿姆斯特丹的市中心交通量变小了，因为当地人和游客使用白色的自行车。

A. heavier较重的；B.worse 更差的；C.safer 更安全的；D. less。

less形容词，较少的，是little的比较级，修饰不可数名词traffic。

所以选D。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词，首字母已给)7%
Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first
thing it thinks about is, “I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be k ___47___.” At the same t ime, a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the ___48___antelope, or I will die of hunger .” So almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the rising sun.
This is life: full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go a___49___when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will fall b____50____the other students. At first, I didn’t know what the word “exam” meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, there are always w ___51___and losers. As I grew up, I got to know “competition”. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can improve.
Each time I saw children playing games and heard their laughter, I wished I were that age again. However, I remembered my parents’ words: “You must work very hard in order to have a good f ___52___. ” So I picked up my pen and began to study hard aga in.
I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly.
I s ___53___ knew what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary.
I learned a lot from realizing this . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.
【答案】47. killed
48. slowest
49. ahead50. behind
51. winners
52. future53. suddenly
【解析】本文是一篇人生哲理类短文，文中通过狮子和羚羊的故事告诉我们：在生活中充满了机会和挑战，要勇敢面对挑战，努力为未来奋斗。

同时还通过作者自己的经历解释了考试和竞争的意义。

47. 句意：我一定得比最快的狮子跑得更快，否则我会被杀死的。

如果羚羊跑得不够快，就会成为狮子的猎物，就会被杀死，主语I与杀（kill）的承受者，因此句子用被动语态，动词用过去分词，故填：killed。

48. 句意：我一定得抓住那最慢的羚羊，否则我就会因为饥饿而死去。

与前句中的fastest相对应，最快的狮子认为它的猎物是“最慢的”，故填：slowest。

49. 句意：这就是生活，无论你是羚羊还是狮子，你必须在太阳升起时向前。

向前：go ahead。

故填：ahead。

50. 句意：如果我们不努力学习，迟早，我们会落到别人后面的。

不学习要落后。

落后：fall behind。

故填：behind。

51. 句意：在竞争中，总会有胜利者和失败者。

与失败者losers相对应的是胜利者：winners。

故填：winners。

52. 句意：为了好的未来，你必须非常努力地学习。

努力学习可以导致好的未来，未来：future。

故填：future。

53. 句意：我突然明白了竞争是什么。

根据短文内容，作者一直对什么是竞争感到迷茫，在上台时，从人们友善的表情中，突然明白了竞争的含义，突然：suddenly。

故填：suddenly。

D. Answer the questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题)6%
Your nose has many important jobs, and is always busy.
Smelling
Smelling helps you gather information about the world around you. A good scent (气体),like flowers, brings you pleasure. A bad scent, like smoke or sour milk, warns you of danger. Most things around you release scent particles (微粒) into the air. These invisible chemicals enter the nose when you breathe. Nerves in the nose send information to the brain to identify a smell. You are able to recognize thousands of smells.
Breathing
Most of the air you breathe enters through your nose. The nose uses hair and mucus (粘液) to clean dust and germs (细菌) out of the air. The air that enters your nose contains oxygen. Your body uses oxygen to unlock the energy in the food you eat. Even when you sleep, your body needs energy to keep your heart beating and your brain working.
Tasting
Your nose helps you enjoy food. Flavor is a mixture of taste and smell. The smell of the food helps you identify what you are eating. The sense of smell contributes more to (贡献) food flavor than the sense of taste .When you are sick and have a stuffy nose, your food doesn’t taste as good because without smell, food loses most of its flavor.
Smell memory
Smells can bring back memories. Your brain uses a process to create a picture in your mind from the odors(气味)you smell. Smells can affect your feelings because the part of the brain that helps you identify smells is close to the area that affects your emotions, mood and memory. More smell memories are collected as you get older.
Your nose has many important jobs, and is more than just a smeller!
54. How many important jobs does a nose do according to the passage?
____________________________________________________________________
55. Smelling helps you recognize thousands of smells, doesn’t it?
___________________________________________________________________
56. What does the nose use to clean dust and germs out of air?
_____________________________________________________________________
57. What happens to your food if you are sick and have a stuffy nose?
_____________________________________________________________________
58. How do smells bring back memories?
_____________________________________________________________________
【答案】54. Four. They are smelling, breathing, tasting and smell memory.
55. Yes, it does.
56. Hair and mucus.
57. It won’t taste as good.
58. By using a process to create a picture in your mind from the odors you smell.
【解析】本文是一篇科普类短文。

讲述的是“鼻子”重要而忙碌的工作：闻气味、呼吸、品尝及气味记忆等等。

54. 细节理解题。

题意：根据短文，鼻子有多少项重要的工作？根据每段的小标题可知，鼻子主要有四项工作：闻气味、呼吸、品尝及气味记忆。

故回答：Four. They are smelling, breathing, tasting and smell memory.
55. 细节理解题。

题意：闻味道帮助你认识成千上万的味道，是不是？从第二段的Nerves in the nose send information to the brain to identify a smell. You are able to recognize thousands of smells.可知鼻子里的神经给大脑发送信息来识别一种气味，然后人们就能够认识成千上万的气味。

故作肯定回答：Yes, it does.
56. 细节理解题。

题意：鼻子用什么来清扫灰尘和细菌？从第三段的The nose uses hair and mucus (粘液) to clean dust and germs (细菌) out of the air.可知，鼻子用鼻毛和粘液来清扫。

故回答：Hair and mucus.
57. 细节理解题。

题意：如果你生病了或是鼻子不通，你的食物会发生什么？从第四段的when。