北京市丰台区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

北京市丰台区2020-2021学年八年级上学期期末英语试题学校:学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、单选题1．Mysisterisveryniceandkind.Wealllikeverymuch.A．herB．himC．youD．them2．LilyoftenvisitshergrandmaSundays．A．atB．inC．onD．to3．Mr.Liuwasold,_hekeptworking.A．andB．butC．soD．or4．DiwangToweristhanmanyotherbuildingsinShenzhen．A．tallB．tallerC．tallestD．thetallest5．InChina，youonlyuseredpaperforhongbaobecauseredmeansluck．A．mustB．needC．mightD．could6．—WhatdidyoudolastSaturday，Mary？—Imymumcleanthehouse．A．helpB．helpedC．amhelpingD．willhelp7．—Where'syourdad,Peter?—Heinthekitchen.A．cooksB．willcookC．cookedD．iscooking8．We_aschooltripnextMonday.A．haveB．werehavingC．hadD．willhave9．David___ChinesewhenAlicecameintotheclassroom．A．learnsB．willlearnC．waslearningD．learned10．Betty___toschoolbybikeeveryday．A．goesB．isgoingC．willgoD．wasgoing11．—___doyoureadEnglishstorybookseveryday,Linda?—At7:00pm.A．WhenB．WhyC．HowD．Where12．Ihope___theBeijingOperawithmyfriend．A．seeingB．seeC．sawD．tosee二、用单词的正确形式完成句子isfamousforB.isinterestedinC.islookingafterD.writedownE.thinkabout13．Beckyherlittlebrotherbecausetheirmumisn'tathomeJacklikesanimals.Hepandas.Whydon'tyouhowyouwillgetoutofthehole?WecanourmistakesinournotebookswhenwelearnEnglish.ChinatheGreatWall三、完型填空ItwasGrandpa's70thbirthday.Thewholefamilywere18foritforquitesometime.Earlyinthemorning,Iwokeupexcited.FirstIgotdressedquickly.ThenIheadeddownstairstohelp.Mumwasalreadyinthe19preparingGrandpa'sspecialbirthdaylunch.Dadwasnowheretobeseen.Afteraquickbreakfast,IcheckedthespecialgiftI20forGrandpa,avideoofhislifestory-forthelasttime.ForweeksIwasworkingonthis,listeningtoGrandpa'sstories,selectinghisfavoritemusicand21photosfromthefamilyalbum（相册）.Justbeforelunchtime,Dadcameinwithsomeguests.22,theywereGrandpa'sbestfriendsfromsecondaryschool,allintheirseventies.Grandpacouldn'tbelievehiseyesandittookquitealongtimeforthemto23down.Whenthegueststooktheirseats,Grandpa'sfavoritemusicbegantofilltheroomwithmemoriesoftheolddays.Witheacholdphoto,theguestssawhowGrandpagrewfromahandsomeboytoakind24gentleman.ThebestpartcamewhenGrandpaandhisfriendsappearedinanoldphotointheirschooluniforms.Therewasalotoflaughterintheroom,andquiteafewtearsintheireyes.Towardstheendoftheparty,Grandpasaidexcitedly,"Itisa25birthdaycelebrationandI'vegotthebestgiftIhaveeverreceived.NowI'mlookingforwardtomyeightieth,ninetiethandevenonehundredthbirthdaysalready!"18．A．preparingB．payingC．lookingD．asking19．A．gardenB．libraryC．kitchenD．study20．A．boughtB．madeC．borrowedD．booked21．A．sendingB．copyingC．sharingD．collecting22．A．HopefullyB．LuckilyC．SurprisinglyD．Suddenly23．A．calmB．sitC．slowD．fall24．A．youngB．oldC．tallD．thin25．A．beautifulB．terribleC．seriousD．wonderful四、将所给单词连成句子26．去年我去了英格兰。I，wentto，England，lastyear27．看电影和听歌曲是很好的学英语的方法。watchingfilms，and，listeningtosongs，are，greatways，tolearnEnglish28．最好的参观新英格兰的时间是九月．thebesttime，NewEngland，tovisit，in，is，September29．太黑了，她什么也看不见．it，be，toodark，see，for，her，to，anything30．如今在老舍茶馆，我们可以喝茶和吃美味的北京小吃．atLaoSheTeahouse，today，drinktea，eatdeliciousBejjingfood，can，we，and五、阅读单选PenfriendsHello,I'mCarolandIjustlovebooks!Iwouldliketobeafamouswriteronedaywithmybooksinthebookshopsandmyphotosinallthenewspapers.Ialsolikedoingsports.Myfavoriteiscycling.WhenIamathome,Ispendmostofmytimeonthecomputer,writingmessagestofriendsordownloadingmusic.Hello,I'mGailandIamsixteen.IliveonthefarmwithmyfamilyandIhelpoutwiththefarmwork,milkthecows,feedthechickensandlookafterthehorses.Ireallyenjoyspendingtimewiththeanimals,evenifitdoesmeanIgetverydirty.Iamtheoldestoffourgirls,somysisteralwayscometomeiftheyhaveaproblemorneedhelpwithsomething.I'mOliverandIliveinthecountryside.MyfriendsalwayslaughatmebecauseIdon'tgoanywherewithoutmycamera.Youjustneverknowwhenyouaregoingtoseesomethingamazing!MyhouseisalwaysbusybecauseIalwayshavefriendstostay.WhenIamnotout,youwillfindmeinmydad'slibrary-myfavoriteroominthehouse.Hi,I'mHenryandI'vegotabigfamily.Wehavethreecats,twodogsandfourparrots鹦鹉）.MyparentsworkforananimalcharityandreallycareaboutanimalsI'mnotsosurethough.OfcourseIlikethem,butthehouseisnormallysonoisythatitdrivesmecrazy.WhenI'molder,Iwillhaveonedog.31．Wholivesonthefarm?A．Carol.B．Gail.C．Oliver.D．Henry.32．WhatdoesCarolwanttobeoneday?A．Awriter.B．Areporter.C．Aplayer.D．Asinger.33．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Gailhasfoursisters.B．Oliverlikestakingphotos.C．Henryhasfourcatsathome.D．Carol'sfavoritesportistennis.NickNellyandJakeThekidsinRoom22wereafraidofNickNelly.Sometimeshewasreallymean.Hepushedkidsinlineandsaid,"Getoutofthewayandletmeinfront."Oneday,anewkidcalledJakecametoRoom22．Hewasshortandskinny.Whentheteacherwasn'tlooking,NickmadeafaceatJake.Somekidslaughed.Nicklikeditwhentheylaughed.Hemademorefaces.JakewasinfrontofNickinthelineinthedininghall."Hey,newkid!"Nicksaid."Letmeinfront."ButJakejustsmiledatNick."No!"hesaid."Iwon't."Nickwentred.Hewasveryangry.Kidsneversaidnotohim.Theteacherwaslooking.Hecouldn'tdoanything.Notyet!Atlunchtime,Jakewenttoplaysoccer."Hey,newkid!"shoutedNick."You'retooskinnytoplaysoccer.Wedon'tneedyou."Jakejustsmiled."Youwill,"hesaid.Jakecouldplaysoccerreallywell.Hecouldstopeverybal．lJakekickedtheballtoNick."Stopthis!"heshouted.Nicktriedbuthefellover.ThekidslaughedbutJakedidn't.HewentovertoNick."Mydadshowedmehowtoplay,"hesaid."Youarelucky,"saidNick."Ihaven'tgotadad.""I'llshowyouthen,"saidJake.Soeveryday,JakeshowedNickallheknewaboutsoccer.Heshowedhimhowtohittheballwithhisheadandhowtostopafastball.Afterthat,NickandJakewerefriends.AndnoonewaseverafraidofNickNellyagain.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z34．Atthebeginningofthestory,Nickwas.A．meanB．kindC．friendlyD．funny35．Nickwentredbecause.A．somekidslaughedB．JakewasinfrontofhimC．JakesaidnotohimD．theteacherwaslookingathim36．Fromthestoryweknow.A．JakewasafraidofNickB．NickwasonlynicetoJakeatlastC．NickplayedsoccerbetterthanJakeD．JakeshowedhowtobeafriendtoNickThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington,intheUSA.Itwasasmallcoffeeshopcreated（创建）byJerry,ZevandGordon,andtheshopcookeditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop'sbusines（s生意）didwell,andby1981,therewerethreemoreStarbucksstoresinSeattle.Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoStarbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment（设备）.HenoticedthatStarbucksboughtalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers,whichcausedhisgreatinterest.SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhattheStarbucksdid.In1982,thethreeStarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany'sheadofmarketing.In1983,SchultztraveledtoItaly.Thespecialenvironment（环境）ofthecoffeebarstherecaughthiseyes.BackintheUSA,SchultzcreatedanenvironmentforStarbuckscoffeeshops,andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit.StarbucksbeganopeningmorestoresacrosstheUSA.Thenthecompanyopenedcoffeeshopsinothercountriesaswell.Today,therearemorethan16,000Starbuckscoffeeshopsallovertheworld.However,thatdoesnotmeanStarbuckshasnothadproblems.Infact,manyStarbucksstoreshaveclosedoverthepastfewyears.Ontheonehand,thisisbecausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopscompetingforbusinessinonesmallarea.Ontheotherhand,storesinsomecountriesclosedbecausethecoffeeculturetheredidnotmatchwiththe"feelthesameeverywhere"environmentofferedbyStarbucks.FromParagraph1weknowthat.thefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopwasverybigStarbucks'businessgrewquicklyinthefirsttenyearsHowardSchultzcreatedthefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopmorecoffeeshopsopenedallovertheUSAinthefirsttenyears.InParagraph2,theword"ran"probablymeans"".A.boughtB.leftC.managedD.visited.OneofthereasonswhyStarbucksstoresclosedinsomecountriesis.A．allofthecoffeetastedthesameB．thecoffeeintheseplaceswastooexpensiveC．thereweretoomanycoffeeshopsinoneplaceD．thepeopleinthesecountriesdidn'tdrinkcoffee．40．Themainideaofthispassageis．A．whatthecultureofStarbucksisB．howStarbucksmakesitscoffeeC．whyStarbucksissopopularD．howStarbuckshasdeveloped六、回答问题ReachingtheTopInarainforesttherearetalltrees.Thetopofthesetreesiscalledthecanopy．Scientistswanttolearnaboutthecanopy.Theywanttolearnabouteverythingthatlivesthere.Itisnoteasytogettothetopofthesetrees．Megknowsalotabouttrees.SheissometimescalledCanopyMeg.Meghasalwayslikedtrees.Whenshewasachild,sheoftenmadetreehouses.Shesavedbirdsthathadfallenfromtheirnests.Now,shehasclimbedtothetopoftreesallovertheworld．Awalkwayislikeabridge.Itgoesbetweenthetrees.Awalkwayissafeanditdoesn'tharmthetrees.WalkwaysintherainforestwereMeg'sidea.Now,theyareusedbymanypeople.Awalkway,however,cannotbemadeattheverytopofthetrees.Theverytopiswheremanyscientistswanttogo．Meghasreachedtheverytopofthetrees.Onewayshelovestoreachthetopisbyaraft（筏）.Theraftisverylight．Itisfilledwithair．Ithasahugenetonit．Ahotairballoondropstheraftontothetrees．Scientistscanstandontheraftandlookintothetrees．Atowercrane（塔式起重机）isanotherwaytogettothetopThecranecangoupanddown．Itcangoabovethetreetops．Itcangoallthewaydowntotheground,too．Scientistsarelearningaboutlifeinthecanopy．Theylearnedthattherearemillionsofinsectsinthesetreetops．Theylearnedthattheseinsectsareeatingtheleaves．MegandhersonshadmanyunusualexperiencesintreesTheysleptintrees．Theyevenatebugs．Meg'sjobistokeepfindingoutmore．Shewantstohelpfindthesecretsofthetreetops．Therearestillmillionsofanimalsthatnoonehasseen．Manyofthemareinthetreetops．41．Isiteasytogettothetopofthetalltreesintherainforest？42．WhatdidMegoftendowhenshewasachild？43．Whatarethetwowaystogettothetopofthetrees？44．Whatdidthescientistslearnaboutlifeinthetreetops？45．WhatunusualexperiencesdidMegandhersonshaveinthetrees？七、书信作文46．从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作．文中已给出内容不计入总词数．所给提示词语仅供选用．请不要写出你的校名和姓名．题目①假如你是李华，你们学校正在开展"交通安全"宣传活动，倡议大家制作关于交通安全主题海报，你们班交换生Tom给你发邮件询问相关事情.请用英文回复一封邮件，告诉他海报上交的时间，并分享你制作海报的一些想法．提示词语：trafficrules，payattention，sidebyside，picture提示问题：Whenshouldyouhandin（上交）theposter？WhatwouldyouliketosharewithTomaboutmakingtheposter？DearTom,I'mgladtoreceiveyouremail.IfthereisanythingmorethatIcanhelpwith,pleasewritetome.Yours,LiHua八、材料作文47.题目②北京市文化和旅游局正在开展以"CharmingBejjing,CulturalTour"（魅力北京，文化之旅）为主题的征文活动，假如你是李华，请用英文写一篇短文投稿，介绍来北京旅游的最佳时间、交通方式及活动内容．提示词语：visit.GreatWall,BeijingOpera提示问题：WhenisthebesttimetovisitBeijing？HowcanpeopletravelaroundBejing？WhatcanpeopledowhentheyareinBejjing？CharmingBeijing，CulturalTourBeijingisacharmingcityfullofculture．参考答案1．A【解析】句意：我的妹妹非常漂亮，而且善良。我们都非常喜欢她。her她，宾格形式；him他，宾格形式；you你，主格形式或宾格形式；them他们，是宾格形式。此处代指mysister，作为动词like的宾语，故用代词her，故选A。2．C【详解】句意：莉莉经常在星期天看望她的奶奶。考查时间介词。at+钟点，表示在几点钟；in+年/月/季节，表示在某年或某月或某季节；on+具体日期，表示在具体某一天；分钟+to+整点，表示差几分钟到某个整点；而Sundays是指“周日”，表达“在周日”是onSundays，要用介词on,故选C。3．B【详解】句意：虽然刘先生年纪大了，但他继续工作。考查连词。and和、又；but但是；so因此；or或者。根据句意可知，“刘先生年纪大了”和“他继续工作”是转折关系，故选B。4．B【详解】句意：在深圳，帝王塔比许多其他建筑都高。考查比较级的用法。由句中“than（比）”可知，此句是用帝王塔和其他建筑相比较，应用比较级。tall的比较级为taller，故选B。5．A【详解】句意：在中国，红包必须只能用红纸，因为红色代表幸运。考查情态动词辨析。must必须，一定；need需要，needtodosth需要做某事；might是may的过去式，意为“可能，可以”；could是can的过去式，意为“能，可能”。根据中国传统，在中国红包必须用红纸，故选Ao6．B【详解】句意：——Mary,你上周六做什么了？一一我帮助妈妈打扫房间了。考查一般过去时。根据时间词lastSaturday可知时态为一般过去时，故动词help用过去式。故选B。7．D【详解】句意：一一你爸爸在哪,彼得？一一他正在厨房做饭。考查时态。根据语境可知,对话发生的时刻,彼得的父亲“正在做饭”,动词需用现在进行时，结构是“be+doing”，故选D。8．D【详解】句意：下星期一我们学校要去旅行。考查时态。根据句中的时间“nextMonday”可知，动作还没有发生，所以应该用将来时，结构是“will+动词原形”，故选Do9．C【详解】句意：当爱丽丝走进教室时，戴维正在学语文。考查时态。根据“whenAlicecameintotheclassroom，可知，从句是一般过去时态，从句的动作发生时，主句的动作也在发生，learn是延续性动词，所以主句用过去进行时态。故选C。10．A【详解】句意：贝蒂每天骑自行车上学。考查动词时态ogoes第三人称单数;isgoing现在进行时表将来；willgo一般将来时;wasgoing过去进行时表将来。根据时间状语everyday可知，这里用一般现在时，主语是单数，谓语动词变第三人称单数。故选A。11．A【详解】句意：琳达，你每天什么时候读英语故事书？晚上7点。考查特殊疑问句。A.When什么时候，询问时间；B.Why为什么，询问时间；C.How怎样，如何，询问方式方法;D.Where1717．在哪里，哪儿，询问地点。根据回答“At7:00pm.（-晚上7点）”可知询问时间，询问时间用when；结合句意可知填When；选A。12．D【详解】句意：我希望能和我的朋友一起看京剧。考查非谓语动词。seeing看见，动名词；see看见，原形；saw看见，过去式；tosee看见，动词不定式。短语hopetodosth.希望做某事，用动词不定式作宾语，故选D。13．C14．B15．E16．D17．A【分析】13．句意：贝基在照顾她的小弟弟，因为他们的妈妈不在家。由句中“littlebrother”和后半句“becausetheirmotherisn'tathome'可知，妈妈不在家，贝基正在照顾弟弟。lookafter照顾，故选C。14．句意：杰克喜欢动物，他对熊猫感兴趣。由前半句“杰克喜欢动物'可知，此句是说他对熊猫感兴趣。beinterestedin对感兴趣，故选B。15．句意：你为什么不考虑一下怎样才能走出这个洞呢？Whydon'tyoudosth.?你为什么不做某事？常用于提出建议。由后半句“怎样才能走出这个洞'可知，此句是建议对方考虑一下如何走出洞。thinkabout思考，考虑，故选E。16．句意：当我们学英语时，我们可以把我们的错误记在笔记本上。由句中“mistakes（错误）”和“inthenotebook（在笔记本里）”可知，此句是说把错误写在笔记本里。writedown写下，故选D。句意：中国以长城而闻名。由句中“theGreatWall（长城）”可知，此句是说中国以长城闻名。befamousfor因而闻名，故选A。18．A19．C20．B21．D22．C23．A24．B25．D【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者给爷爷的70岁生日准备了一个特殊的礼物，有关他一生的视频，爷爷很喜欢这个礼物。18．句意：全家都为它准备有一段时间了。preparing准备；paying付钱；looking看；asking询问。联系下文“MumwasalreadyinthepreparingGrandpa'sspecialbirthdaylunch"可知是全家为爷爷的70岁生日做准备。故选A。19．句意：妈妈已经在厨房里为爷爷的生日准备特别的午餐了。garden花园；library图书馆；kitchen厨房；study学习。结合空格后的“birthdaylunch”，可知是在厨房准备午餐。故选C。20．句意：我检查我给爷爷做的特别的礼物。bought购买；made制作；borrowed借；booked预定。联系下文“Forweeks...familyalbum（相册）．”可知，这个视频是我给爷爷制作的特别的礼物，故空格处单词的意思表示制作。故选B。21．句意：我花了好几个星期做这个，听爷爷的故事，收集他最喜欢的音乐以及从家庭相册中挑选照片。sending发送；copying复制；sharing分享；collecting收集。联系上文“avideoofhislifestory”可知，视频里要收集和挑选照片，故空格处单词的意思是挑选。故选D。22．句意：令人吃惊的是，他们都是爷爷中学时最好的朋友。Hopefully充满希望地；Luckily幸运地；Surprisingly令人吃惊地；Suddenly突然地。联系下文“Grandpacouldn'tbelievehiseyes”，可知，大家都很惊讶。故选C。23．句意：爷爷不敢相信他的眼睛，他们花了好长时间才平静下来。calm平静；sit坐；slow放慢；fall跌倒。根据语境，爷爷见到老朋友们很惊讶，很激动，所以朋友们之间很久之后才平静下来，calmdown平静下来。故选A。24．句意：客人们从每张照片上，看见爷爷是怎么从一个英俊的男孩长成一个慈祥的绅士老人。young年轻的；old年老的；tall高的；thin瘦的。联系上文“ItwasGrandpa's70thbirthday"，可知爷爷现在已经是个老人了。故选B。25．句意：这是一个精彩的生日庆典，我已经收到了我所收到的最好的礼物了。beautiful漂亮的；terrible糟糕的；serious严重的；wonderful精彩的。根据句意，我已经收到了最好的礼物，可知，爷爷觉得这是一个很精彩的生日庆典。故选D。26．IwenttoEnglandlastyear.【详解】根据所给标点可知应用陈述句的形式，分析所给单词，I作主语，wentto作谓语，England作宾语，lastyear作时间状语，位于句末。故填IwenttoEnglandlastyear.27．WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaystolearnEnglish.【详解】根据中文提示可知，句子主语是Watchingfilmsandlisteningtosongs谓语是are；宾语是greatways；而不定式结构tolearnEnglish做的是定语，修饰名词ways，故答案为：WatchingfilmsandlisteningtosongsaregreatwaystolearnEnglish.28．ThebesttimetovisitNewEnglandisinSeptember【详解】根据所给标点可知应为陈述句的形式，分析所给单词，thebesttime作主语，tovisit动词不定式作定语，NewEngland作visit的宾语，is作系动词，inSeptember作表语。故答案为：ThebesttimetovisitNewEnglandisinSeptember。29．Itistoodarkforhertoseeanything．【详解】分析所给词可知，本句使用too...to…句式，意为“太……以至于（不能）……”；it做主语；dark黑暗的，形容词；her她，人称代词宾格；动词不定式toseeanyting置于句末。故填Itistoodarkforhertoseeanything.30．WecandrinkteaandeatdeliciousBejjingfoodatLaoSheTeahousetoday.【详解】由所给汉语意思可知，此句为陈述句。分析所给词，we作主语，drink和eat作并列谓语，跟在情态动词can后面，tea作drink的宾语，deliciousBeijingfood作eat的宾语，atLaoSheTeahouse作地点状语,today作时间状语，地点和时间状语均放在句子后面，故填WecandrinkteaandeatdeliciousBejjingfoodatLaoSheTeahousetoday.31．B32．A33．B【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了四位笔友，分别是Carol、Gail、Oliver和Henry，以及他们的基本情况。31．细节理解题。根据“I'mGailandIamsixteen.Iliveonthefarmwithmy”可知|，yGail及其家人住在农场。故选B。32．细节理解题。根据“I'mCarolandIjustlovebooks!Iwouldliketobeafamouswriteronedaywithmybooksinthebookshopsandmyphotosinallthenewspapers.”可知，Carol喜欢看书，并且将来想要成为一名著名的作家。故选A。33．细节理解题。根据“I'mOliverandIliveinthecountryside.MyfriendsalwayslaughatmebecauseIdon'tgoanywherewithoutmycamera.”可知，Oliver去哪儿都要带着相机，由此推断他喜欢拍照。故选B。34．A35．C36．D【分析】本文讲了一开始Nick很刻薄，其他孩子都害怕Nick。而Jake并不害怕，当看到Nick足球踢得不好时，他没有取笑Nick，而是热情帮助Nick并教Nick踢足球。Nick被感动，球技也长进了并和Jake成了朋友，之后Nick也慢慢懂得如何和别人成为朋友。34．细节理解题。根据文中“ThekidsinRoom22wereafraidofNickNelly.Sometimeshewasreallymean.”可知，尼克•内利开始的时候很不好相处，故选A。35．细节理解题。根据文中“JakewasinfrontofNickinthelineinthedininghall.“Hey,newkid!"Nicksaid.“Letmeinfront.”ButJakejustsmiledatNick.“No!”hesaid.“Iwon't.”Nickwentred”.可知，是因为Jack对他说了“不”，所以他才生气脸红的，故选C。36．推理判断题。根据文中“Soeveryday,JakeshowedNickallheknewaboutsoccer....AndnoonewaseverafraidofNickNellyagain.”可知，杰克通过教尼克踢球的事情，也教会了尼克如何交友，故选D。37．D38．C39．C40．D【分析】本文介绍星巴克的发展。第一家星巴克咖啡店由杰里、泽夫和戈登创建，于1971年在美国华盛顿州西雅图市中心开业，咖啡店自己煮咖啡豆、生意很好；到1981年，西雅图又有三家星巴克店。1982年，星巴克的三位老板聘请卖厨具的舒尔茨为公司的营销主管。他在19834343.年从意大利回来后，为星巴克创造独特的、广受顾客欢迎的环境，星巴克开始在美国各地及其他国家开设分店。近几年，由于商业竞争和咖啡文化的影响，关闭一些星巴克分店。37．细节理解题。根据第一段“Thecoffeeshop'sbusinessdidwell,andby1981therewerethreemoreStarbucksstoresinSeattle，可知，在头十年里，星巴克生意很好，开了更多的咖啡店。故选D。38．词义猜测题。根据第一段“ItwasasmallcoffeeshopcreatedbyJerry,ZevandGordonJerry,ZevandGordon三人创建星巴克；可知，这三人指经营星巴克的人。故选C。39．细节理解题。根据第四段“thisisbecausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopscompetingforbusinessinonesmallarea”可知，星巴克在一些国家关门的原因之一是一个地方的咖啡店太多了。故选C。40．主旨大意题。文章介绍星巴克由1971年创建，发展到世界各地都有的分店的历程，故选D。41．No．42．Sheoftenmadetreehouses.43．Araftandatowercrane.44．Therearemillionsofinsectsinthesetreetopsandtheseinsectsareeatingtheleaves.45．Theysleptintreesandevenatebugs．【分析】这篇短文主要讲述了科学家想了解树冠及生活在树冠上的生物，到达树冠是一件很难的事，文中提出了两种到达树冠的方法。41．根据文中“Itisnoteasytogettothetopofthesetrees.”可知，要到达这些树的顶端并不容易，所以否定回答。故填No.42.根据文中“Whenshewasachild,sheoftenmadetreehouse”可知，当她还是个孩子的时候，她经常建造树屋。故填Sheoftenmadetreehouses.根据文中“Onewayshelovestoreachthetopisbyaraft（筏）”及文中“Atowercrane（塔式起重机）isanotherwaytogettothetop.”可知，到树顶有两种方法是木筏和塔吊。