2023-2024学年广东深圳高级中学八年级(上)期中英语试题含答案

2023-2024深圳高级中学八年级（上）期中英语试卷2、第Ⅰ卷为听力测试（15小题，共15分第Ⅱ卷本学期知识与能力考查部分内容题答案，一律在答题卡上作答。i)听下面5个句子，根据所听内容选择最佳答句。听完每个句子你都有5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每个句子仅读一遍。（共5题，每题1分）()1.A.Hehasbigeyes.B.Heisoutgoing.C.Helikesballgames.()2.A.Sure,Hereyouare.B.No,youneedn’t.C.Thesametoyou.()3.A.Ihopeso.B.Itdoesn’tmatterC.Ofcourse.()4.A.Youcan’tmissit.B.It’stoolong.C.Fiveminutes’walk.()5.A.Intwodays.B.From9:00to9:40.C.Fivetimesaweek.ii)听下面两段对话，根据所听内容选择最佳答案，听每段对话前你将有时间阅读各小题，听完每个对话后给出5秒作答时间。每段对话读两遍。（共5题，每题1分）听第一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。()6.Whatdoesthegirlthinkisthegreatestinvention?A.TheTV.B.Thecomputer.C.Thesmartphone.()7.Whatdoestheboy’ssisterusethecomputerfor?A.StudyingEnglish.B.Playingcomputergames.C.WatchingTVplays.听第二段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。()8.Howlongdoesthewomanhavetowaitbeforethemuseumopen?A.Anothertenminutes.B.Anothertwentyminutes.C.Anotherfifteenminutes.()9.Howmuchdoesthewomanpayforthetickets?A.40yuan.B.80yuan.C.120yuan.()10.Wherecanthewomanbuythetickets?A.Attheschoolgate.B.Fromherfriends.C.AttheticketwindoworontheInternet.iii)听下面一段短文，回答第11至第15五个小题。根据所听内容选择最佳答案。听短文前你将有时间阅读各小题，听完对话后给出5秒作答时间。短文读两遍。（共5题，每题1分）()11.Wherewerekitesinvented?A.InEngland.B.InChina.C.InJapan.()12.Whatwerekitesmadeofinthebeginning?A.Woodandmetal.B.Woodandbamboo.C.Woodandcloth.()13.Whatdidpeopleusekitestodointhebeginning?A.Topassmessages.B.Tokeepawayfrombadluck.C.Tocompetewitheachother()14.Howmanysquaremetersisabasketballcourt(球场)?A.About1,500.B.About1,000.C.About500.()15.WhenistheWeifangInternationalKiteFestivalheld?A.InMarch.B.InApril.C.InMay.EverybodyknowsthatEdisonisafamousscientistwhoinventedtheelectriclightbulb.Butmaybefewerpeoplehave16hisbeingkindandforgivingtowardsothers.Thefollowingisatruestoryabouthim.Atonepointinhisexperiments,Edisonhadatlast17aworkingbulb—thefinalresultofhundredsoftrials.Itwasthefirstelectriclightbulbthathadeverbeenmade,andEdisonwasfullof18.Hehaddreamedofthismomentforyears.“Takeitupstairs,Jimmy,”hesaid,handingittohisassistant,JimmyPrice19therewasacrash,andEdisonturnedaroundtoseethathispreciousbulbhadfallentothegroundandbrokenintopiecesonthefloor.Jimmyhadletthebulbslip(滑落)throughhisfingers20.Edisonsaidnothing,buteveryonecanimaginewhathisthoughtswere.Hewentbacktohisworktableandsettoworkoncemoretomakeanother21.Afewdayslater,anewbulbwasfinallyready.Thereit22onthetableinfrontofitsmaker,fullycompleted.ThenEdisondidaverybigthing.Withasmile,hehandedthenewbulbtoJimmy.“Becarefulthistime,”hesaid.Hewasgivingtheyoungmananother23.Jimmydidnotbreakit,sowehavemillionsofbulbsintheworldtoday.Asaproverbsays,“Notthepowerto24,butitsveryopposite,thepowertoforget,isanecessaryconditionforourexistence.“Lifeistooshortandnooneis25.Ifwecanforgivethosewhohavehurtus,wewillhaveabetterlife.()16.A.beardaboutB.worriedaboutC.broughtaboutD.lookedabout()17.A.soldB.producedC.acceptedD.checked()18.A.hopeB.anxietyC.prideD.surprise()19.A.LuckilyB.ExcitinglyC.FinallyD.Suddenly()20.A.sadlyB.angrilyC.carelesslyD.carefully()21.A.fanB.bulbC.phoneD.book()22.A.learnedB.heldC.putD.lay()23.A.chanceB.handC.reasonD.talk()24.A.receiveB.rememberC.keepD.improve()25.A.strongB.niceC.hadD.perfect第一节阅读选择（共15小题，每题15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各小题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。AWhat’sthelargestanimalintheworld?WhereisDenmark?Whomadethefirstpizza?Toanswerthesequestions,youmayneedanencyclopedia.Anencyclopediaisabookwithfactsontopicsineveryfieldofknowledge.Whichoneshouldyouchoose?EncyclopediaBritannicaisagoodchoice.ItistheoldestandlargestEnglish-languageencyclopediaintheworld.Itwasfirstpublishedinthe18thcenturyinScotland.Manypeoplethinkitisthebestencyclopedia.FromtheI8thcenturytotheearly20thcentury,articlesinEncyclopediaBritannicawerelongandhardtounderstand.Itsoonbecamethefavoriteencyclopediaofscholars.Butlater,moreandmorecommonpeoplebegantouseEncyclopediaBritannica,becausethearticlesbecameshorterandeasiertoread.TodaypeoplestillthinkarticlesinEncyclopediaBritannicaarereliable(可靠的)andwell-written.In2004,ithadabout120,000articles,with44millionwords.TobuytheEncyclopediaBritannica,youhavetospendaround1,400dollars(about11,200yuan).ItalsohasaCD-ROMversionwhichcostsabout50dollars.In1994EncyclopediaBritannicawasfirstputonline.Youcanreadshortintroductionsofarticlesforfreefromthewebsite.Butforthefulltext,youhavetopayabout12dollarsamonthor70dollarsayear.()26.WhichoftheanswerstothequestionsmaybefoundinEncyclopediaBritannica?A.Whatisthelargestanimalintheworld?B.Whomadethefirstpizza?C.WhereisDenmark?D.Alloftheabove.()27.WhydidcommonpeopledisliketouseEncyclopediaBritannicaatfirst?A.Becauseitwastooexpensive.B.Becausetheydidn’thavecomputers.C.Becausethearticlesinitwerenoteasytounderstand.D.Becausetheydidn’thaveanyquestions.()28.HowmuchdoyoupayifyouwanttobuyanEncyclopediaBritannicaanditsCD-ROMversion?A.About$1,400.B.About$1,450C.About$11,200D.About$70.()29.HowlongistheEncyclopediaBritannicaonlinenow?A.For29years.B.For12years.C.Foronecentury.D.For18years.()30.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.EncyclopediaBritannica.B.HowtoFindAnswersinanEncyclopedia.C.UsefulWebsitesinOurDailyLives.D.ThePowerofKnowledge.BHowquicklycanyoucountfromonetoten?Doyouusetendifferentwordstodoit?CanyoudoitinEnglish,ordoyouhavetouseyourfirstlanguage?Doyoucountonyourfingers?Manypeoplethinkthatnumbersandmatharethesameallovertheworld.Butscientistshavediscoveredthatitisnottrue.Peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldusedifferentwaystocountontheirfingers.IntheUnitedStates,peoplebegincountingwiththeirfirstfinger.Theythenextendtherestoftheirfingersandfinallythethumbtocounttofive.Thentheyrepeatthiswiththeotherhandtogettoten.InChina,peoplecountbyusingdifferentfingerpositions.Inthisway,aChinesepersoncaneasilycounttotenononlyonehand.Besideswaysoffingercounting,scientistshavefoundthatculturesandlanguagesarealsodifferentwhenitcomestonumbers.Somelanguageshaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers,andothershavenowordsfornumbers.Forexample,theaboriginal(土著居民),peopleinAustraliadon’thavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.Theydon’tevenhavewordsfornumbers.However,theyarestillabletounderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers.Similarly,peopleofthePirahatribe(部落)innorthwesternBrazildon’thavewordsfornumberssuchas“one”or“three”.Theyarenotabletosay“fivetrees”or“tentrees”butcansay“sometrees”,“moretrees”or“manytrees”.ProfessorEdwardGibsonfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologysaidthatmostpeoplebelievethateveryoneknowsbowtocount.“Buthereisagroupthatdoesnotcount.Theycouldlearn,butit’snotusefulintheirculture,sothey’veneverpickeditup.”()31.Whydoesthewriterlistthefourquestionsatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Tomakeasurvey.B.Tointerestthereaders.C.Togiveexamples.D.Tointerviewthereaders.()32.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtoparagraph2?A.PeoplefromChinacanmakeuseofdifferentfingerpositionstodothecounting.B.PeoplefromtheUSusuallybegincountingwiththeirthumb.C.PeoplefromChinacountmuchfasterthanpeoplefromtheUS.D.PeoplefromtheUSuseonlyonehandtocountfromonetoten.()33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutaboriginalAustralians?A.Thereareideasofnumbersintheirlife.B.Thereisno“sometrees”intheirlanguage.C.Theyhaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers.D.Theyhavehandmovementstostandfornumbers.()34.ThestudyofthePiranhatribeshowsthat.A.peopleallovertheworldknowhowtocountB.peopleofthetribehavewordsfornumberC.somegroupsofpeoplearenotsmartenoughtocountD.countingisnotusefulinthecultureofthetribe()35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentideasaboutnumbersandmath.B.ChinesepeoplecancountmoreeasilyontheirfingersthanAmericans.C.Insomeaboriginalculture,peopledon’tevenknowhowtocount.D.Somelanguagesdon’thavenumberwordsbecausepeopledon’tneednumbers.CImaginethatthebatteryonyourmobilephonehasrunout.Youcan’tmakeanycallsforhelpandnoonecancontactyou.Youareallalone,andwell,notquite.Justreachintoyourpocketandtakeoutapieceofsugar.Putitintothebattery,waitaminuteandyouarebackonthephone.ThankstoacoupleofAmericanscientists,thissituationcouldbecomereal.SwadeshChaudhuriandDerekLovelyhaveinventedthe“bacteria(细菌)battery”.Thiskindofbatterygetsitspowerfrombacteriathateatssugarandturnsitintoelectricity.“Thisisaspecialorganism(有机体),”Lovelysaid.“Youcangetenoughelectricitytopoweracellphonebatteryforaboutfourdaysfromaspoonfulofsugar.”Inthepast,bacteriabatterieshavebeenexpensiveandnotlong-lasting.Butthisbatteryusesamoreefficientbacteriumthatcanturn80percentofsugarintoelectricalenergy.Thisis30percentmorethansimilarbatteriescanmanage.Thebacteriabatterycouldbecomeassmallasahouseholdbattery.Itisalsocheapandstable(稳定的),becausesugarcanbetakenfromwasteandcrops.Butthesugar-to-electricityprocessisnotsatisfactoryasitcouldtakeweeksforthebacteriatochangeacupofsugarintoelectricity.Anditproduces“greenhouse”gaseswhichpollutetheenvironment.Thescientistsunderstandthereisalotmoreworktobedone.“Itisstillyoung.”saidLovely.“Wherewearenowiswheresolarpowerwas20or30yearsago.”Healsobelievesthebatterywillbeusedinscientificequipmentatthebottomoftheocean.Ocherideasincludeusingsugarinthebloodtorunmedicaldevicesinthehumanbodyandtakingsugarfromanimalwastetoprovideenergytopowerhomesinrural(乡村的)areas.()36.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Aneffectivewaytorepairthemobilephone.B.Ascientificinventionofanewtypeofbattery.C.Acleanenergytoreducethecarbondioxide.D.Anewkindofmobilephoneanditsfuture.()37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofthenewly-developedbattery?A.Convenient.B.StableC.Inexpensive.D.Quick()38.Whichofthefollowingarethescientistsworkingontoimprovethenewbattery?A.Increasethebacteria.B.Solvethepollutionproblem.C.Bringdowntheprice.D.Changethesizeofthebattery.()39.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceactuallymean?A.Thebacteriabatterysharessomesimilaritieswithsolarenergy.B.Scientistswillcontinuetheirworkuntiltheyfindsolarpower.C.Thereisstillmuchroomfortheimprovementofthebacteriabattery.D.Thebacteriabatterywillbeaspopularassolarpowerintwentyorthirtyyears.()40.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whowillfindthebacteriabatterylessuseful?A.Divers.B.Farmers.C.Doctors.D.Architects.第二节阅读还原（6选5）以下是一篇短文，请阅读短文并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整连贯，并在答题卡上将相应字母编号涂黑（共5题，每小题2分）。A.Makeitanexperiencethatyourkidenjoyswithyou.B.Theythinkthatkidsshoulddootherthingslikeridingabikeorplayingoutwithfriends.C.Butasparentswefindourselvesaskingthesamequestions.D.Ifusedproperly,ithassomuchinformationtoofferourkids.E.Well,weshouldn’tstopourkidsfromusingthecomputer.F.It’sbadforyourhealthtouseittoomuch.ThesedayswearebringingupkidsinagenerationthatweliketocalltheiPadgeneration.Kidsenjoyspendinghoursplayingontheircomputersandphones.Sinceitseemsthatmostofusparentscan’tlivewithoutthecomputer,theiPadorthephone,itisnormalforourkidstofeelthatthat’sthewaytogo. 41Someofthemare“Idon’twantmykidonthecomputer;AmIrightnotlettinghimuseit?”,“ShouldIallowhimtoplayforsolong?”,and“WhenshouldIsayno?”Alotofparentsbelievetheyshouldn’tlettheirkidsusecomputers.42Atthesametime,thereisanothersetofparentswholettheirkidsusetheiriPadsortheirphonesforlonghours.Theyfeeltheirkidshavetobegoodatusingthem,ortheywillbeleftbehind. 43Itcanplayabigroleinthedevelopmentofourkids.ItcanbeusedevenwithoutanInternetconnection.Kidscanuseittodrawpictures,readbooks,listentomusicorplaygamesjustlikeanyothertoy.However,thenumberofhoursthattheyuseitshouldbecontrolled.LetustalkabouttheInternetnow.Isitabigbadwolf?Notreally.44Kidscanknowwhatishappeningaroundthem,andreadwonderfulfactsaboutanythingthatintereststhem.Therearealotofhealthy,kid-friendlywebsitesthatourkidscanuse.IfyoudoallowyourkidtousetheInternet,betherewhilebeorsheusesit. 45Don’tlettheInternetturnintosomethingthatjusthelpsyoutotakecareofyourkid.第三节信息匹配（共5题，每小题1.5分）下面的材料A-F分别是六种查阅工具。请根据五位同学的不同情况，选择他们需要的查阅工具，并将其标号填入题前括号内。A.BNBOnlineforbiographies(传记)ofpeople.Tapthenameofafamouspersonandyouwillgetdetailedinformationabouthisorherdateofbirth,familybackground,lifestory,howtheybecamefamousandwhytheyarepopular.B.OxfordReferenceOnlineforencyclopediaarticles,referencebookstofindfactsaboutcountries,importantdatesandeventsinhistory.Thesourcesalsoincludegreatinventionsanddiscoveriesinhistory.C.GroveArtOnlineforfindingoutdetailedinformationaboutartists,art,architectsanddesigners.Italsoincludescolorimagesfrommuseumsandgalleriesfromaroundtheworld.D.GroveMusicOnlineforbiographiesofcomposers,shortarticles,vividpictures,soundsandweblinksonmusic.Freedownloadofmusicpieceorpopularsongsfromwebsiteswillallowyoutoenjoythemusicwhilethinkingorplanningyourwok.Youwilldefinitelyhaveaccesstomostofthebeautifulsongshere.E.BBCRevisionOnlineforEnglishsuchasSATS,TOEFL,GREandGCSE.Followingthegivensources,youwillgetdetailedintroductionsforthetargetedtests,sampletestpapers,keys,explanationsandnotesforthetests.F.EnglishDictionaryOnlineforfindingthespellingormeaningofEnglishwords,somepracticalusagesandsentences,theoriginsandevolutionsof600,000words.Exercisesforwordusage,vocabularybuilding,andgamesforspelling,pronunciationarealsoavailableandmuchmore. 46Franklikesreadingbooksonimportantinventionsanddiscoveriesinhistory.HeplanstodoaprojectonthefourgreatinventionsandtheirinventorsinChineseancienttimes.Heneedstogetsomedetailedinformationaboutit. 47Mollyisfondofpaintinganddreamstobecomeapainteroneday.Butrecently,shejoinedaschoolsinginggroupandisnowpreparingforaperformancenextweek.Toconnectherout-classactivitywithherschoolwork,shehasdecidedtodoaprojectonJazzanditsorigin. 48Katemajorsinwesternart.Shechoosesatopiconwesternpaintingsandfamouspaintersforherpresentation.So,sheneedsmoredetailedinformationaboutfamouspaintersandsomephotosofpaintingstogowiththeinstructions. 49LorrywantstowriteabookreviewonMr.ChurchillinWorldWarII.Hedecidedtotakeseriesstepsinfinishingthework.Thefirstthingheneedstodoistosetoffonasearchfortheinformationsources. 50Lisa’shomeworkfromherEnglishclassistowriteanessayonthechangesofEnglish.SheneedstofindoutinformationabouthowsomeEnglishwordschangedinmeaningandspellingoveraperiodoftime,andthencomeupwiththeexplanationsforthepossiblecausesbehindthesechanges.51.MartinLutherKingdidalotforracialequality(种族平等),sohe(win)theNobelPeacePrizein52.Johnhopeshecankeephiscuriosity(好奇心)andstudyhabitsinuniversity,andkeep(challenge)himselftobecomeabetterperson.53.Atthattime,notmanypeopleknewthebook.However,itisoneof(popular)children’sbooksofthetwentiethcentury.54.Whenanearthquakeorafloodhappensinsomeplaces,newsofthesedisasterscanbringhelpfrom (distance)countrieswithinhours.55.Zhusuanisasymbol(象征)ofthe(wise)ofChinesepeople,butithaslostitrolesinthe21stcenturyastheworlddevelopssofast.56.Thestudyresultssuggestedthatiftheonlychildinafamilygetfullattentionfromtheirparentsandarefreetodevelopthemselves,theyaremorelikelytobe(create)andconfident.57.Onceavacationmeantgettingoutdoorsandenjoyinglife,butnowmorepeoplearestayingindoorsbecauseofthesmartphoneandmanyothermodern(invent).58.Whenwespellwords(correct),itwillcauseconfusionandmakethewritingmoredifficulttoread.59.BruceLee’sfilmsbroughttraditionalHongKongkungfumoviestoanewlevelofpopularity,and(introduction)kungfutomillionsofpeopleintheWest.60.OurTimetoReadcampaignisallaboutencouragingfamiliestokeepreadingtogetherevenoncetheirchildrenbegintoread(dependent).阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡规定的位置上。TheChineseabacusisknownastheSuanpan.Itis61importantpartoftraditionalChinesecultureanditisknownasChina’s62(five)greatinvention.Peopleusetheabacus63(calculate)atafasterspeedsoithasbeencalled“the64(old)computerintheworld”.Tousetheabacuscorrectly,something65(be)necessary(必要的)foryoutoknow.Itusuallyhasmorethansevenrods(杆子).Therearetwobeads(算珠)oneachrodintheupperdeck(层)andfivebendseachinthebottom.Thebeadsareusuallyroundandmade66wood.Wecountthebeadsby67(move)themupordowntowardsthebeam(横梁).Ifyoumovethemtowardthebeam,youcounttheirvalue.68,ifyoumovethemawaythebeam,youcan’tcounttheirvalue.Theabacuscanbereset(重置)tothestartingpositionquickly,sothenyoucanstarttocountagain69(easy).Today,theuseofabacusisstilltaughtinsomeprimary70(school)aspartofMaths.上周五，你们学校举办了一年一度的科技节，全校学生都参与其中。假设你是李华，请根据以下表格内容给校报投稿。介绍学校科技节的情况，并谈谈自己的感受。活动活动：三分之二的学生看电影观看一部有关发明家爱迪生的电影活动2：其余学生参加机器人比赛外观：一些机器人像汽车一样大，一些像杯子一样小。功能：①回答学生的问题，减少电脑和手机的使用。②……（自行补充一点）感受……（自行补充一点）写作要求：1.80词左右（开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数2.分段合理，要点齐全，书写工整美观。参考词汇：机器人robot；比赛competition；爱迪生Edison；知识knowledge。LastFriday,ourschoolheldasciencefestival.Allthestudentshadareallygoodtimeinit.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ican’twaittoseethesciencefestivalnextyear.2023-2024深圳高级中学八年级（上）期中英语试卷参考答案1-5AABCC6-10BBABC11-15BBACB16-20ABCDC21-25BDABD【导语】本文主要讲了爱迪生除了发明灯泡，还有一点鲜为人知的就是他对他人的宽容和谅解。16.句意：但也许很少有人听说过他对其他人的友善和宽容。heardabout听说过；worriedabout担心；broughtabout带来；lookedabout环顾四周。根据“hisbeingkindandforgivingtowardsothers.”可知，这里是很少有人听说过他对其他人的友善和宽容。故选A。17.句意：在他的实验中，爱迪生终于制造出了一个能亮的灯泡——这是数百次试验的最终结果。sold出售；produced产生；accepted接受；checked检查。根据“aworkingbulb-thefinalresultofhundredsoftrials.”可知，这里指爱迪生制造出了一个能亮的灯泡。故选B。18.句意：这是有史以来第一个电灯泡，爱迪生充满了自豪。这是他渴望这刻已经许多年了。hope希望；anxiety焦虑；pride自豪；surprise惊喜。故选C。19.句意：突然发生了一声撞击，爱迪生转过身来，发现他珍贵的灯泡掉到了地上，摔成了碎片。Luckily幸运的是；Excitingly令人兴奋地；Finally最后；Suddenly突然。根据“therewasacrash,andEdisonturnedaroundtoseethathispreciousbulbhadfallentothegroundandbrokenintopiecesonthefloor.”可知，这件事情是突然发生的。故选D。20.句意：吉米不小心让灯泡从手指间滑了下来。sadly悲哀地；angrily愤怒地；carelessly粗心地；carefully小心地。根据“Jimmyhadletthebulhisfingers”可知，这里是因为粗心导致灯泡掉了下来。故选C。21.句意：他回到工作台，又开始工作，做另一个灯泡。fan风扇；bulb电灯泡；phone电话；book书。根据“Jimmyhadletthebulbslip(滑落)”可知，这里是做灯泡。故选B。22.句意：在那里，它躺在制造者面前的桌子上，完全完成了。leaned学；held持有；put放；lay放置，根据“onthetableinfrontofitsmaker,”可知，灯泡就在制造者的面前，使用lay。故选D。23.句意：他又给了这个年轻人一次机会。chance机会；hand手；reason原因；talk说话。根据“Jimmydidnotbreakit,”可知，这里给年轻人的是机会。故选A。24.句意：不是记忆的力量，而是相反的力量，忘记的力量，是我们存在的必要条件。receive接收；remember回想起；keep保持；improve改进。根据“butitsveryopposite,thepowertoforget,”可见此处使用forget的相反意义的词remember。故选B。25.句意：生命太短，没有人是完美的。strong坚强的；nice美好的；bad令人不快的；perfect完美的。根据“Ifwecanforgivethosewhohavehurtus,wewillhaveabetterlife.”可知，此处指没有人是完美的。故选D。26-30DCBAA31-35BAADA36-40BDBCD41-45CBEDA46-50BDCAF【解析】26.D27.C28.B29.A30.A【导语】本文主要介绍了《大英百科全书》。26.细节理解题。根据“What’sthelargestanimalintheworld?WhereisDenmark?Whomadethefirstpizza?”和“Toanswerthesequestions,youmayneedanencyclopedia”可知ABC三个问题都可以在《大英百科全书》中找到，故选D。27.细节理解题。根据“Fromthe18thcenturytotheearly20thcentury,articlesinEncyclopediaBritannicawerelongandhardtounderstand.Butlater,moreandmorecommonpeoplebegantouseEncyclopediaBritannica.Becausethearticlesbecameshorterandeasiertoread.”可知是因为一开始《大英百科全书》里面的文章不容易理解，故选C。28.细节理解题。根据“TobuytheEncyclopediaBritannica,youhavetospendaround1,400dollars(about11,200yuan).ItalsohasaCD-ROMversion(版本)whichcostsabout50dollars.”可知购买《大英百科全书》大约需要花费1400美元，CD-ROM版本需要大约50美元。所以一共需要大约1450美元，故选B。29.细节理解题。根据“In1994EncyclopediaBritannicawasfirstputonline.”可知1994年，《大英百科全书》首次上线，距今大约29年了，故选A。30.最佳标题题。根据“EncyclopediaBritannicaisagoodchoice(选择).”以及全文可知，本文主要介绍了《大31.B32.A33.A34.D35.A【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了不同的国家关于数字的文化是不尽相同的，告诉我们在某些文化中，人们不需要数字。31.推理判断题。根据“Manypeoplethinkthatnumbersandmatharethesameallovertheworld.Butscientistshavediscoveredthatitisnottrue.”可知，许多人认为数字和数学在世界各地都是一样的。但是科学家们发现事实并非如此。作者通过使用四个问题来吸引读者的兴趣。故选B。32.细节理解题。根据“InChina,peoplecountbyusingdifferentfingerpositions.”可知，在中国，人们用不同的手指位置来计数。故选A。33.细节理解题。根据“However,theyarestillabletounderstanddifferentideasaboutnumbers.”可知，然而，他们仍然能够理解关于数字的不同想法。故选A。34.细节理解题。根据第四段“Theycouldlearn,butit’snotusefulintheirculture,sothey’veneverpickeditup.”可知，他们可以学数数，但是在他们的文化里，那是没用的，所以他们也不学，故选D。35.主旨大意题。根据第四段“Besideswaysoffingercounting,scientistshavefoundthatculturesandlanguagesarealsodifferentwhenitcomestonumbers.Somelanguageshaveonlyafewwordsfornumbers,andothershavenowordsfornumbers.”可知这篇短文中作者给我们介绍的是关于数字和数学，不同的文化有不同的观点，不同文化的国家里，人们数数的方式是不同的，有些国家里根本没有表示数字的单词，他们不用数字来数数，但是他们同样理解关于数字的想法，故数字和数学并不是一回事。故选A。36.B37.D38.B39.C40.D【导语】短文主要讲了一种新发明“细菌电池”，这种电池的能量从吃糖的细菌中获取并将其转化为电能，并具体介绍了这种电池的优缺点。36.主旨大意题。短文主要讲了SwadeshChaudhuri和DerekLovely发明了一种新型“细菌电池”，这种电池的能量从吃糖的细菌中获取并将其转化为电能，并具体介绍了这种电池的优缺点。故选B。37.细节理解题。根据第五段“Thebacteriabatterycouldbecomeassmallasahouseholdbattery.Itisalsocheapandstable”可知，这种电池便利，便宜且稳定；通过第六段“Butthesugar-to-electricityprocessisnotsatisfactory”，可知糖电转换过程很慢。故选D。38.推理判断题。根据第六段“itcouldtakeweeksforthebacteriatochangeacupofsugarintoelectricity.Anditproduces“greenhouse”gaseswhichpollutetheenvironment.”可知，糖电转换过程很慢以及产生污染环境的“温室”气体；通过选项对比可知，B选项是科学家们致力于提高的方面。故选B。39.推理判断题。根据原句说我们现在的情况是20年或30年前太阳能的