1、蘇州地區八年級學期期末英語試卷分類匯編閱讀表達常熟市Daisywasinthebathroomofherflat.Shewasbrushingherteethandthetapwason.Waterwascomingintothesink."Turnthattapoff,"avoicesaidloudly.Daisylookedround,butsawnoone."Turnthattapoff.You'rewasting（浪費）water,"thevoicesoundedagain."Whowhoareyou?""I

2、'mwater.It'snoteasyformetogethere.DoyouknowwhereI'mfrom?""Fromthetap,ofcourse."saidDaisy."Yes,yes,butbeforethat?"thevoicesaid."24daysago,IwasinacloudinJiangxi,enjoyingthesightscomfortably.ThentheclouddroppedmeintoastreamandIrandownthemountainintotheYangtzeRi

3、ver.Itcarriedmetoalake.Istayedthereforafewdays,andthenItravelledalongwayandranintotheHuangpuRiver.Thenitwastimetogetcleanedup.""Cleanedup?"Daisywassurprised."Yes.Iwasdirtyaftermyjourneysotheytookmetoawaterfactory.Theygavemeacleaningandaddedafewchemicals（化學品）tome.ThenItravelledint

4、hepipesunderthestreets.Iwaitedthereuntilyoucalledme,andhereIam."Daisysaid,"Sothisistheendofyourjourney.""No.Whenyou'vefinishedwithme,I'llgotoasewageplant（污水處理廠）.Thenthey'llpourmeintotheriverandI'llbebackintheseaagain.""Again?""Yes.That'swhe

5、reIcamefrominthefirstplace.Remembernottowastemeormakemedangerouslydirty.I'mprecious（珍貴）likegold.Seeyou.""Waitaminute.Whatdoyoumeanbythat?"Buttherewasnoanswer.Thewaterleft.83. Howlongwasthewater'sjourneyfromacloudtothetap?84. Wheredidwatercomefromfirst?85. Whatdoyouthinkofwater

6、?Whydoyouthinkso?【解答】83. 24days.細節理解題.根據文中"24daysago,IwasinacloudinJiangxi,enjoyingthesightscomfortably"可知，24天前，我在江西的一朵云中，舒服地欣賞著美景，故知從云變成水管中的水需要24天，故答案是：24days.84. Thesea.細節理解題.根據文中"Thenthey'llpourmeintotheriverandI'llbebackintheseaagain"和"That'swhereIcamefromint

7、hefirstplace"可知，然后他們將我傾倒進河里,我會回到大海，這就是我最初的來源.故知水最初來大海，故答案是：Thesea.85. Becausewaterispreciouslikegoldandit'snoteasyforittogetintothetap.細節理解題.根據文中"I'mpreciouslikegold"可知，水像金子一樣珍貴.再根據文中"It'snoteasyformetogethere"可知，水來之不易,故答案是：Becausewaterispreciouslikegoldandit'

8、;snoteasyforittogetintothetap.昆山、太倉市BitwalkingisaninventionbyasmallcompanyinLondon.Tomakepeoplewalkmore,thisnewapponthemobilephoneispayingpeople,whichisbasedon（在基礎上）theirdailywalkingsteps.Withthisapp,walkerscanearnone"Bitwalkingdollar"forabout1000steps（about8kilometers）.Threebitwalkingdoll

9、arscanbeearnedbyonepersonperdayatmost.Themoneypeopleearnedcanbespentononlineshoppingsites（地點）orexchangedforcash（現金）.Oneideabehindtheappistomakepeoplehealthier.Butthedesignersalsohaveanothergoal:toimprovepeople'slives.Inpoorcountries,peoplehavetowalkfartowork,ortoschool,orsimplytocollectwater.Wor

10、kersinthecountrysideearnlessthanonedollaraday.BywalkingaroundwiththeBitwalkingapp,theycouldearnthreetimesmore.ThecompanyhasalsosetupBitwalkingcentersinsomepoorareas.Atthecenters,localpeoplewilllearnhowtousetheBitwalkingdollarsortrade（交易）themforcash.Bitwalkingisreallyhelpingtochangelives.78. HowmanyB

11、itwalkingdollarscanonepeoplegetatmosteveryday?79. WhatisthegoalofBitwalking?80. Doyouthinkwemiddleschoolstudentscanusethisapp?Why?78. Three/3.79. Tomakepeoplehealthierandimprovepeople'slives.80. Yes.Becausethisappcanhelpuskeepwalkingwhenwegotoschoolandit'sgoodforourhealth.蘇州市區Jessreallyfeltv

12、eryhappy.Whenhegottohisseatintheclassroomthatmorning,hefoundaninvitation（邀請書）onhisdesk.Itwasfromsomeofhisclassmatesaskinghimtojointhemonacampingtrip.Thiswasthefirsttimetheyaskedhimtojoininanout-of-schoolactivity.Whyweretheyaskinghimnow?Nobodyseemedtolikehim.Infact,hewassolonelyandunhappythathedrowne

13、d（沉溺）hisfeelingwithsnacks.Soheputonlotsofweight,andthisgavehisclassmatessomethingmoretomakefunofhim.Cindy.whowasstandingnearJesswhenhereadtheinvitation,wentoutquicklytotelltheothersthatthetrickworked.EveryonewashappythatJessbelievedit.Buttherewasnocampingtrip.Thewholethingwasnottrue.Atfirst,Cindytho

14、ughtitwasfun.Butlater,whenJesstoldherthathewasgoingtobuyasleepingbagwithhissavings.Cindyhadasecondidea.SheknewthatJess'sfamilyhadlittlemoney,andshehatedtoseehimspendhissavingsonsomethinghewouldneveruse.CindyalsohatedtotellJessthetruth.Herclosefriendswouldbeangrywithher.78. HowdidJessfeelwhenhefo

15、undtheinvitationthatmorning?79. Whydidsomeofhisclassmatesgivehimtheinvitation?80. IsitnecessaryforCindytotellJessthetruth?Whyorwhynot?78. Hefelthappy.79. Theywantedtoplayatrickon/makefunofhim.80. Yes.BecauseJesSsfamilywaspoorandshedidn'twanttoseehimbuyuselessthings.No.BecauseImighthavetroublewit

16、hmyfriends.?Becausemyfriendswouldbeangrywithme.吳中、吳江、相城區Manypeoplebelievethattechnologies（技術）aregreatforlearning.Today,teachingtoolssuchasPDAs（掌上電月百）areusedinalotofsubjects,suchasEnglish,HistoryandScience.ManyteachersaresupportersofusingPDAsinlanguagelearning.Thereareseveraladvantages（好處）.Theysaystu

17、dentscanhavemoretimefordiscussionintheclassroombecausetheycangetreadyfortheirlessonswiththehelpofPDAs.Forexample,theycanlistentoarticlesathome.TheyalsosaythatPDAscanhelpstudentslearnwithoutteachers'help.Somestudentsmightneedtolistentoanarticlemanytimestounderstandit.TheycanusePDAstolistentoitaga

18、inandagain.ThestudentsarealsohappytousePDAs.TheythinkusingPDAsisanenjoyablewaytolearn.Itwillmaketheclassesmuchmoreinteresting.Andtheycanlearnmoreinclass.TeachingnotesarestoredintheirPDAsandeasytofind.However,manyparentscomplain（抱怨）thatPDAsaredoingharmtostudents.Theyworrythatstudentswillusethemtodown

19、load（下載）teachingnotesandusethemtocheat（作弊）duringexams.IfastudentspendsmoretimeonaPDA,hewillhavelesstimetotalkwithteachersandclassmates.Inaword,educationneedstomakechangeswithtimesastechnologyisplayinganimportantpart.Let'slookforwardtoawonderfulfuturewhenPDAsandothertechnologiescanaddalottothecla

20、ssroom.73. WhatdostudentsthinkofusingPDAs?74. HowmanyadvantagesdothelanguageteacherssayaboutusingPDAs?75. WouldyouliketouseaPDA?Whyorwhynot?73. TheythinkusingPDAsisanenjoyablewaytolearn.74. Two.75. Yes.Becauseitwillmaketheclassesmuchmoreinteresting.No.BecauseIwouldliketohavemoretimetotalkwithteacher

21、sandclassmates.工業園區WhenschoolwasoverforChristmas,PedroandEmmetttalkedaboutSantaClaus.Emmettsaidthathetriedtobegoodandwantedatoycar.ChristmasmorningarrivedandtherewasanewbicyclejustasPedrowanted.Alsotherewassomefruitandatoycar.Pedrocouldn'twaittogotoEmmett'shousetoshowhim“PedroSantaClausdidn&

22、#39;dome"Emmettsaid.Pedrocouldseethetears（眼淚）inhiseyes.Pedrowithoutthinking,said,“EmmettSantacame.Hethoughtyouwerespendingthenightwithme,andheleftyourtoyCaratmyhouse.Iwasjustbringingittoyou.”Emmettsmiledhappily.Hehugged（擁抱）Pedro,andPedrohuggedback.Atnineyearsold,atthatmoment,Pedroonceagainlearn

23、edtherereallywasaSantaClaus.Withlove,everyonecouldbeSantaClausforanyone.70. WhatdidEmmettwantforChristmas?71. WhatdidPedrogetonChristmasmorning?72. DoyoulikePedro?Why?70. Atoycar.71. Anewbicycle,somefruitandatoycar.72. Yes.Becausehecaresabouthisfriend.開放性答案）高新區Wewerestandingatthetopofachurchtower.My

24、fatherhadbroughtmetothisspotinasmallItaliantownnotfarfromourhomeinRome.Iwonderedwhy."Lookdown,Elsa,"Fathersaid.Igatheredallmycourageandlookeddown.Isawthesquareinthecentreofthevillage.AndIsawmanyturningstreetsleadingtothesquare."See,mydear,"Fathersaidgently."Thereismorethanon

25、ewaytothesquare.Lifeislikethat.Ifyoucan'tgettotheplacewhereyouwanttogobyoneroad,tryanother.NowIunderstoodwhyIwasthere.EarlierthatdayIhadbegged（乞求）mymothertodosomethingabouttheawfullunchesthatwereprovidedatschool.Butsherefused（拒絕）becauseshecouldnotbelievetheluncheswereasbadasIsaid.WhenIturnedtomy

26、fatherforhelp,hewouldnothelp.Instead,hebroughtmetothishightowertogivemealesson-thevalueofanopen,searchingmind.Bythetimewereachedhome,Ihadaplan.Atschoolthenextday,Isecretlypouredmylunchsoupintoabottleandbroughtithome.ThenIaskedourcooktoserveittoMotheratdinner.Theplanworkedwell.Shetriedaspoonfulandsai

27、d,"Thecookmusthavegonemad!"QuicklyItoldwhatIhaddone,andMothersaidfirmlythatshewouldtakeupthematteroflunchesatschoolthenextday.IntheyearsthatfollowedIoftenrememberedthelessonFathertaughtme.Ibegantoworkasafashiondesignertwoyearsago.Iwouldn'tstopworkinguntilItriedeverypossibleway.Ialwaysr

28、ememberFather'swisewordsthatthereismorethanonewaytothesquare.66. WheredidElsalive?67. HowdidElsamakehermotherdecidetospeaktotheschoolaboutlunches?68. DoyouthinkFather'swordstoElsawise?Whyorwhynot?66. ShelivesinRome.67. BythinkingofawaytoletherMothertastetheawfulschoolsoup.68. 略。張家港市Whenanews

29、tudentappeared（出現）inthemusicclass,allthechildrenburstintolaughter（突然大笑）."Youareinthewrongplace,granddad!"astudentshouted."Quiet,children.ThisisMr.Hant.Iusedtoteachhischildren.Theygrewupalongtimeago.NowMr.Hantisoldenoughnottowork,sohewantstolearntheflute（笛子）himself,"theteacherexpl

30、ained（解釋）."Canoldpeoplereallylearn?"thechildrenaskedinsurprise."Yes,ofcourse,"theteacherreplied.Tobeginwith,thechildrenlaughedatHant,butsoontheoldmanplayedtheflutebetterthananyofthem.Twoyearslater,theteacherannounced（宣布）,"Thisyear,insteadofthefinalexam,thebeststudentswillper

31、formafluteconcertinthecapital.""IsMr.Hantcomingtoo?"askedthechildren."Ofcourse,heisourbeststudent.Itwillbehisexamtobecomeamusician.Thekingwillbethereasaspecialguest.Hehaspreparedtheprizeforthebestmusician-agold（金子）flute.Whenit'sMr.Hantsturntoplay,noonewantedtolethimplayonthes

32、tage（舞臺）."Youareinthewrongplace,granddad.Thisisacompetitionforstudents!"theytoldhim."AndIamastudent!"theoldmanrepliedproudly.Mr.Hantgotalotofapplause（鼓掌）whenheplayed.Intheend,eventhekingapplaudedhisperformance.WhenHantwaspresented（頒發）withthegoldflute,histeachersaidproudly,"I

33、t'snevertoolatetolearn."75. IsMr.Hantyoungorold?76. WhatdidMr.Hantgetfromtheking?77. Whenyouareold,willyoutakeclassestolearnnewthings?Whyorwhynot?75. Heisold.76. Hegotthegoldflutefromtheking.1.1.姑蘇區IntheUK,oneofthefunniestthingsaboutgoingtomiddleschoolisjoiningaclub.Clubsusuallyhavesportorculturalactivities,theiractivitiesarelargelyorganized（組織）bythestudentsthemselves.Thereareclubsforsuchsportsasbaseball,basketball,football,swimming,tennis,tabletennis,badmintonandvolleyball.Clubsforculturalactivitiesincludearts,flowerarrangement,teacultureandmusicbands.Thesec