广东省佛山市南海区大沥镇初级中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中英语试题（含答案）

第第页广东省佛山市南海区大沥镇初级中学2024-2025学年八年级下学期期中英语试题一、语法选择（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。Davidisa15-year-oldboyandheiscrazyaboutspace.Healwayswantstoknowhowspacestationswork.Forhim,aspacecampis1．thananyothercampintheworld.Attheageofseven,Davidhad2．firstastronauttrainingexperience.HeandhisparentswereinvitedtoaFamilySpaceCamp.Theyhadatasteofwhatitwasliketotravel3．space.Everythingwasmagical.4．excitedDavidwas!David5．manyspacecampsoverthelasteightyears.Lastmonth,hewentto6．newspacecamp.Ithadalotoffuntrainingprogrammes,7．heenjoyedallofthem.Therehewasoftenaskedwhyhelikedspacecampssomuch."Ifeellikea8．astronauttothespacecamp.Idon'tevenneed9．theearth."hesaid.Theseexperienceshaveinfluenced(影响)hislife.NowDavid10．spacescience.Hehasmadeuphismindtobeaspaceengineerinthefuture.1．A．great B．greater C．thegreatest2．A．he B．him C．his3．A．on B．in C．for4．A．How B．What C．Whatan5．A．hasgoneto B．hasbeenin C．hasbeento6．A．a B．an C．the7．A．or B．but C．and8．A．real B．really C．reality9．A．leave B．leaving C．toleave10．A．study B．isstudying C．wasstudying二、完型填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。NASAsaiditcouldsendastronautstoMarsasearlyasthe2030s.TheseastronautswillstayonMarsformorethantwoyears.SobeforesendingthemtoMars,NASAneedtoknowhowpeoplewilldothingswhentheyliveinasmallgroup,farawayfromtheearth,forsucha11．time.Ithasdecidedtodoapieceof12．first.Threemenandthreewomenwilltakepartintheresearchto13．whatitwillbeliketoliveonMars.Theywilldothiswithoutleavingthe14．.NASAwilldotheresearchina15．buildingonthesideofavolcano(火山)inHawaii.ThevolcanoiscalledMaunaLoa.Itisthebiggestactivevolcanointheworld.NASA16．thisplacetodotheresearchbecauseitlookslikeMars.Threemenandthreewomenwill17．inthisbuildingforeightmonths.Duringtheeightmonths,thesixpeoplewillonlybeableto18．NASAbyemail.TomakeitmorelikebeingonMars,itwill19．them40minutestogetananswertoanemail.That'sbecausethe20．needs20minutestotravelfromMarstotheearth.Bydoingthisresearch,NASAhopestolearnhowtochoosethebestpeopleforthespacetraveltoMars.11．A．short B．long C．boring D．funny12．A．information B．research C．news D．music13．A．lookfor B．lookout C．findout D．searchfor14．A．moon B．sun C．Mars D．earth15．A．special B．strange C．simple D．small16．A．trains B．buys C．chooses D．sends17．A．play B．sleep C．live D．practise18．A．thankfor B．sharewithC．workfor D．communicatewith19．A．take B．spend C．pay D．use20．A．message B．advice C．speech D．plan三、ASUNSHINECENTERAreyoulookingforarelaxingplace?Ifso,welcometoSunshineCenter,themostpopularplaceinourcity!Openinghours：Monday—Friday：10：00a.m.﹣9：00p.m.Saturday：9：00a.m.﹣8：00p.m.Sunday：10：00a.m.﹣5：00p.m.Insidethecenter：Thefirstfloor：Alltheshopsandacafe.Thesecondfloor：Acinemaandaswimmingpool.Thethirdfloor：Tenrestaurants.Outsidethecenter：Thereisabeautifulparksurroundingthecenter.Taketimetohaveavisit!Here,youcanhire(租用)aboatfor￥12anhour.Bikesare￥5anhour.Also,youcanenjoywonderfulshowsofstreetperformersonweekends.Transportation：Youcandrivetothecenter.Thereisafreeparkinglotfor1,000cars.It'salsoeasytovisitthecenterbysubway.Thereisasubwayevery15minutesfromCentralLondon.WhenyoureachBanwellStation,jumponaNo.19bustothecenter.Ittakesyou5minutesandthere'sabusevery10minutes.21．SunshineCenterisopenat________.A．8：00amonMonday B．10：00pmonFridayC．7：00pmonSaturday D．9：00amonSunday22．Whatareonthesecondfloorofthecenter?A．Theshopsandtherestaurants. B．Thecinemaandtheswimmingpool.C．Thecinemaandtherestaurants. D．Thecafeandtheswimmingpool.23．Howmuchshouldyoupayforatwo-hourboathire?A．￥5. B．￥10. C．￥12. D．￥24.24．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Therearestreetperformersintheparkeveryday.B．Youneedn'tpayforparkingifyoudrivetothecenter.C．Takingasubwayisthequickestwaytogettothecenter.D．Ittakes10minutesbybusfromBanwellStationtothecenter.25．Thepassagemaybefroma________.A．storybook B．guidebook C．dictionary D．diary四、BAsitisknowntoallofus,livinginspacecanbeverydifferentfromthatonEarth.Oneofthemostimportantdifferencesisthatthereisnogravity(重力)inspace.Somanypeoplethinklivingthingscan'tdevelopwellinspace.▲AteamofAmericanscientistssentmouseembryos(胚胎)tospaceinAugust202l.Thenastronautsletthemgrowonthespacestationforfourdays.Guesswhathappened?ThemouseembryossuccessfullydevelopedjustliketheydoonEarth!Thedifferentenvironmentdidn'tpreventthedevelopmentofmouseembryos.ThescientistssoonsharedtheirstudyonlineinthescientificmagazineScience.Theyclearlypointedoutthatgravitymightnotbringasmanydifferencestothedevelopmentofthesemouseembryosastheyhadthoughtbefore.WhenthemouseembryosweresentbacktoEarth,thescientistsalsocheckedtheirDNAsandgenes(基因).Theyfoundthattheywerestillthesame.However,theystillneededtodomorestudiestomakesureeverythingwasokaywiththeembryos.Thissurprisingresearchisthefirsttosuggestthatmouseembryoscansuccessfullydevelopinthespecialenvironmentofspace.Theteam'snextplanistoplacetheseembryosintothemicetoseeiftheycangivebirth.Ifthatgoeswell,itmaynotbeimpossibleforustoseespacebabiesinthefuture!26．Whichsentencecanbeputin________?A．Soonchildrenwouldliketotraveltospace.B．Manyresearchersaretryingtosolvetheproblems.C．However,therearealsoseveralbadsidesaboutthis.D．However,anewdiscoverymayprove(证明)they'rewrong.27．Theunderlinedword"prevent"inparagraph2probablymeans"________".A．stop B．allow C．follow D．afford28．Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A．Theembryos'DNAsdidn'tchangeinspace.B．Somethingwaswrongwiththeembryosinspace.C．Gravitybringsmanydifferencestotheembryos'growth.D．Themouseembryosinspaceshareddifferentgenes.29．Next,theresearchteamisgoingto________.A．puttheembryosintothemiceB．sendmoremouseembryostospaceC．takesomehumanbabiestospaceD．studyifmicecouldgivebirthinspace.30．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Thepossibilityofdevelopinglivingthingsinspace.B．Thediscoveryofnormalgrowthofmouseembryosinspace.C．TheactivitiesofAmericanastronautsonthespacestation.D．Thefutureofgivingbirthtomousebabiesinspace.五、C匹配阅读。左栏是五个人物对经历过的事情的感想，右栏是对七个事件的描述，诸将事情与对应的人的感想配对，并将其字母编号写在答题卡上相应的位置上。其余两项是多余的。31．Itwasreallyabigsurpriseforme.Ididn'texpectthatmyfriendswoulddothisformeandgivemesomanypresents.32．IhavetostayathomeforafewdaysandIcan'tgooutonweekendsbecauseIhurtmyleftleglastweek.33．Thismorning,itsuddenlyrainedhardonmywaytoworkandIdidn'ttakeanumbrella.IwaswetalloverwhenIgottomyworkplace.34．Ican'tbelievemyeyeswhenIgotmypaper.IgotanA+!IthoughtIwouldfailbecauseitwasreallyhard.35．YesterdayIhadanaccidentwhenIdrovetomyoffice.Luckily,Ididn'tgethurt.Iwouldneverforgetit.A.ClassTwohadamathexamyesterday.Butmanyofthestudentscouldn'tgetgoodgradesbecauseitwastoodifficult.B.StudentsfromNo.2MiddleSchoolwenttotheparktoplantsometrees.Somepeopleintheparkhelpedthem,too.C.Tobycametoapartylastnight.ItwashisfendMary'sbirthday.Thegirlwasveryhappyandgotmanygifts.D.Acarhitatreethismorning.Someonecalledthepolice.Maybethedriverwastoocareless.Weshouldbemorecarefulwhendriving.E.Therewasaheavyraininthecity.Becauseofit,thetrafficwasbusyandmanypeoplewerelateforwork.F.Thebasketballgamewasveryexciting.Butoneoftheboyswascarelessandbrokehisleg.G.Anoldmanwascrossingtheroad.Someofthepupilssawhimtogettotheothersideoftheroad.Howkindtheyare!六、短文填空(本大题共10小题;每小题1.5分,共15分)请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。请将答案写在答题卡对应题目的答题位置上。countryexcitedIspendupthousandintogiveduringtoobutdriveSchoolboyRomeoCox'sfatherPhilisfromEngland.Heisa(n)36．andhehasataxi.AsforRomeo,heisinterestedintravelling.RomeostartedhisjourneyfromPalermoinJunewithhisfather,throughthree37．,Italy,SwitzerlandandFrance.The11-year-oldboy38．93dayswalking1,700milesfromSicily,ItalytoLondon.To39．hisgrandmotherasurprise,hewalkedsuchalongway.Theirjourneyincludedboatjourneysandadonkeyride.Theyalsorodebikes40．thejourney.ButRomeosaiditwaseasytowalk41．ofmileswhenheadinghome.Theysleptinhotelsandcampedunderthestars,too.Sometimes,somepeopleofferedthemfood.RomeofinallyreachedTrafalgarSquareonSeptember21st,42．hehadtowaitforalongtimetomeethisgrandmotherRosemaryforsomereasons.Romeosaid,"Wegotlostafewtimes.Wesleptunderawasp(黄峰)nestandhurtourfeet,butwenevergave43．."Talkingaboutthejourney,Romeoadded."Aswegotcloser,Ijustkeptthinkingabout,seeing44．grandmother.Ithoughtitwasoneofthemost45．momentswhenImetRosemary!Ithoughtshemustbeveryhappywhenshesawme."七、读写综合(本大题分为A、B两部分，共2分)回答问题请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题，要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题，并把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。Ifthefat(脂肪)isimportanttopeople,maybealotofpeoplewillbeworriedabouttheirhealth."Beingthindoesn'tsurelymeanyouarenotfat,"saidDo.JimmyBell.In1994,Bellandhisteamstartedtotestnearly800peoplewithMRItocreate"fatmap".Itshowswherepeoplestore(储存)fat.Accordingtotheresult,peoplewhokeeptheirweightthroughthefoodmayhavelotsoffateventhoughtheyarethin.Evenpeoplewithnormalweightmayhavesurprisinglevelsoffat.AccordingtoBell,peoplewhoarefatontheinsideareactuallybecomingfat.Theyeattoomuchfattyandsugaryfood,buttheyarenoteatingenoughtobefat.Thebodynaturallystoresfataroundthestomachfirst,butatsomepoint,thebodymaystartstoringitelsewhere.Doctorsareunsureabouttheexactdangeroffat.Butsomethinkitmaycauseheartdisease.Theywanttoprove(证明)thatfatdoesharmtothebody'scommunicationsystems.Thegoodnewsisthatpeoplecanburnofffatbydoingexercise."Ifyouwanttobehealthy,thereisnootherway.Exerciseisanimportantpartofyourlifestyle,"Bellsaid.46．WhendidBellandhisteamstarttocreate"fatmap"?47．Whomayhavesurprisinglevelsoffat?48．Wheredoesthebodynaturallystorefatfirst?49．Whatmayfatcauseaccordingtosomedoctors?50．Howcanpeopleburnofffat?51．书面表达请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡对应的答题位置上。假设你叫李明，21世纪英语报向广大中学生征集对健康问题的看法，请你根据以下思维导图的提示，用英文写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：注意:(1)可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；(2)不能照抄原文；(3)语句连贯，词数80左右。作文的标题和开头已经给出，不计入总词数。AnExperienceofbeingillByLiMingEveryonemaysometimesgetill.

答案解析部分【答案】1．B；2．C；3．B；4．A；5．C；6．A；7．C；8．A；9．C；10．B【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了15岁的男孩大卫非常热爱太空，多次参加太空夏令营，这些经历影响了他的人生，他立志未来成为一名太空工程师。

【点评】考查完形填空。首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。1．句意：对他来说，太空夏令营比世界上任何其他夏令营都更好。A.great好的；B.greater更好的；C.thegreatest最好的。根据"thananyothercampintheworld（比世界上任何其他夏令营）"可知，此处要用比较级，故选B。2．句意：七岁时，大卫有了他的第一次宇航员训练经历。A.he他；B.him他（宾格）；C.his他的。分析句子结构可知，此处需要形容词性物主代词修饰名词短语，故选C。3．句意：他们体验了在太空旅行的感觉。A.on在……上；B.in在……里面；C.for为了。inspace为固定搭配，表示"在太空"，故选B。4．句意：大卫多么兴奋啊！A.How多么；B.What多么；C.Whatan一个多么的……。分析句子结构可知，这是应用疑问词How引导感叹句，结构为：How+形容词+主语+谓语，故选A。5．句意：在过去八年里，大卫去过很多太空夏令营。A.hasgoneto去了未回；B.hasbeenin待在某地；C.hasbeento去过已回。根据"overthelasteightyears（在过去八年里）"可知，此处表示曾经去过的经历，故选C。6．句意：上个月，他去了一个新的太空夏令营。A.a一个；B.an一个；C.the这个。根据句意可知，此处泛指"一个"，应用不定冠词，且new以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a，故选A。7．句意：它有很多有趣的训练项目，并且他全部都喜欢。A.or或者；B.but但是；C.and并且。根据"Ithadalotoffuntrainingprogrammes（它有很多有趣的训练项目）"和"heenjoyedallofthem（他全部都喜欢）"是顺承关系可知，此处应用并列连词and连接，故选C。8．句意：在太空夏令营我感觉自己像一名真正的宇航员。A.real真正的；B.really真正地；C.reality现实。分析句子结构可知，此处需要形容词修饰名词astronaut（宇航员），故选A。9．句意：我甚至不需要离开地球。A.leave离开；B.leaving离开（现在分词）；C.toleave离开（不定式）。needtodosth.（需要做某事）固定搭配，所以此处应用动词不定式，故选C。10．句意：现在大卫正在学习太空科学。A.study学习；B.isstudying正在学习；C.wasstudying过去在学习。根据"Now（现在）"可知，此处要用现在进行时（bedoing），故选B。【答案】11．B；12．B；13．C；14．D；15．A；16．C；17．C；18．D；19．A；20．A【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了美国宇航局为了未来送宇航员登陆火星，在地球上模拟火星环境开展生活研究的相关情况。

【点评】考查完形填空。首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。11．句意：美国宇航局需要知道人们在远离地球的小群体中生活如此长一段时间会如何行事。A.short短的；B.long长的；C.boring无聊的；D.funny有趣的。根据"stayonMarsformorethantwoyears（在火星上待两年多）"可知，时间很长，故选B。12．句意：它决定先做一项研究。A.information信息；B.research研究；C.news新闻；D.music音乐。根据"Threemenandthreewomenwilltakepartintheresearch（三名男性和三名女性将参与这项研究）"可知，此处是开展研究，故选B。13．句意：三名男性和三名女性将参与这项研究，以弄清楚在火星生活是什么样子。A.lookfor寻找；B.lookout小心；C.findout弄清楚；D.searchfor搜寻。根据"whatitwillbeliketoliveonMars（在火星生活是什么样子）"可知，此处指查明、弄清楚情况，故选C。14．句意：他们将在不离开地球的情况下进行这项研究。A.moon月球；B.sun太阳；C.Mars火星；D.earth地球。根据"NASAwilldotheresearchina...buildingontheearth（美国宇航局将在地球上的一栋建筑里进行研究）"结合常识可知，不用离开地球，故选D。15．句意：美国宇航局将在夏威夷一座火山旁的一栋特殊建筑里进行这项研究。A.special特殊的；B.strange奇怪的；C.simple简单的；D.small小的。根据"becauseitlookslikeMars（因为它看起来像火星）"可推测，这是一个特殊的模拟场地，故选A。16．句意：美国宇航局选择这个地方做研究是因为它看起来像火星。A.trains训练；B.buys买；C.chooses选择；D.sends发送。根据"thisplacetodotheresearch（这个地方做研究）"可知，此处是挑选地点，故选C。17．句意：三名男性和三名女性将在这座建筑里生活八个月。A.play玩；B.sleep睡觉；C.live生活；D.practise练习。根据"whatitwillbeliketoliveonMars（模拟在火星生活）"可知，此处指在此居住，故选C。18．句意：这六个人将只能通过电子邮件与美国宇航局交流。A.thankfor感谢；B.sharewith分享；C.workfor为……工作；D.communicatewith交流。根据"byemail（通过电子邮件）"可知，是进行沟通联系，故选D。19．句意：一封电子邮件得到回复将花费他们40分钟。A.take花费；B.spend花费；C.pay支付；D.use使用。Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.（花费某人……时做某事）固定句型，故选A。20．句意：那是因为信息从火星传到地球需要20分钟。A.message信息；B.advice建议；C.speech演讲；D.plan计划。根据"getananswertoanemail（收到邮件回复）"结合常识可知，传递的是信息，故选A。【答案】21．C22．B23．D24．B25．B【解析】【分析】文章主要介绍了阳光中心的开放时间、内部设施、外部游玩项目以及交通方式等相关信息。

【点评】考查阅读理解。注意首先理解问题所问，带着问题从根据找到答案。21．细节理解题。根据"Saturday：9：00a.m.-8：00p.m."（周六：上午9点至晚上8点）可知，周六晚上7点处于开放时间内。故选C。22．细节理解题。根据"Thesecondfloor：Acinemaandaswimmingpool."（二楼：一家电影院和一个游泳池）可知，二楼的设施是电影院和游泳池。故选B。23．数字计算题。根据"Here,youcanhireaboatfor￥12anhour."（在这里，你可以租船，每小时12元）可知，租船两小时需要支付24元。故选D。24．细节理解题。根据"Thereisafreeparkinglotfor1,000cars."（有一个可容纳1000辆车的免费停车场）可知，开车前往无需支付停车费。故选B。25．文章出处题。全文介绍了阳光中心的开放时间、设施、收费及交通情况，这类内容通常出自旅游指南。故选B。【答案】26．D27．A28．A29．A30．B【解析】【分析】文章主要介绍了一项新研究发现：老鼠胚胎可以在太空无重力环境下正常发育，并未受环境影响。

【点评】考查阅读理解。注意首先理解问题所问，带着问题从根据找到答案。26．推理判断题。根据"Somanypeoplethinklivingthingscan'tdevelopwellinspace."（所以很多人认为生物在太空中无法良好发育）以及后文实验证明老鼠胚胎可以在太空正常发育可知，此处需要转折，表示新发现证明这一观点是错误的。故选D。27．词义猜测题。根据"ThemouseembryossuccessfullydevelopedjustliketheydoonEarth!"（老鼠胚胎像在地球上一样成功发育）可知，不同的环境没有阻碍胚胎发育，prevent与stop含义相近。故选A。28．细节理解题。根据"WhenthemouseembryosweresentbacktoEarth,thescientistsalsocheckedtheirDNAsandgenes.Theyfoundthattheywerestillthesame."（当老鼠胚胎被送回地球时，科学家们检查了它们的DNA和基因，发现它们没有变化）可知，胚胎的DNA在太空中没有发生改变。故选A。29．细节理解题。根据"Theteam'snextplanistoplacetheseembryosintothemicetoseeiftheycangivebirth."（该团队的下一个计划是将这些胚胎植入老鼠体内，看它们能否正常分娩）可知，研究团队下一步会将胚胎植入老鼠体内。故选A。30．主旨大意题。分析文章内容可知，全文围绕美国科学家的实验展开，证明老鼠胚胎可以在太空环境中正常发育。故选B。【答案】31．C；32．F；33．E；34．A；35．D【解析】【分析】左边是五个人对各自经历的感想，右边是七个相关事件描述，需要将感想与对应的事件进行匹配。

【点评】考查任务型阅读。阅读每个人的感想和事件描述，抓住关键信息，选出正确的匹配项。31．根据上文"Itwasreallyabigsurpriseforme.Ididn'texpectthatmyfriendswoulddothisformeandgivemesomanypresents."（这对我来说真是一个大惊喜。我没想到我的朋友会为我做这件事，给我这么多礼物。）可知，说话者很惊喜，没想到朋友会为自己做这些并送很多礼物，C项"Tobycametoapartylastnight.ItwashisfriendMary'sbirthday.Thegirlwasveryhappyandgotmanygifts."（托比昨晚来参加聚会了。那天是他朋友玛丽的生日。女孩非常高兴，收到了很多礼物。）符合题意，故选C。32．根据上文"IhavetostayathomeforafewdaysandIcan'tgooutonweekendsbecauseIhurtmyleftleglastweek."（我必须在家呆几天，周末不能出去，因为我上周左腿受伤了。）可知，说话者左腿受伤，不得不待在家里不能外出，F项"Thebasketballgamewasveryexciting.Butoneoftheboyswascarelessandbrokehisleg."（篮球比赛非常激动人心。但其中一个男孩不小心摔断了腿。）符合题意，故选F。33．根据上文"Thismorning,itsuddenlyrainedhardonmywaytoworkandIdidn'ttakeanumbrella.IwaswetalloverwhenIgottomyworkplace."（今天早上，在我上班的路上突然下起了大雨，我没有带伞。当我到达工作地点时，全身都湿透了。）可知，说话者上班路上突遇大雨，没带伞全身湿透，E项"Therewasaheavyraininthecity.Becauseofit,thetrafficwasbusyandmanypeoplewerelateforwork."（城里下了一场大雨。因此，交通繁忙，许多人上班迟到。）符合题意，故选E。34．根据上文"Ican'tbelievemyeyeswhenIgotmypaper.IgotanA+!IthoughtIwouldfailbecauseitwasreallyhard."（当我拿到论文时，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。我得了A+！我以为我会失败，因为这真的很难。）可知，说话者考试试卷得了A+，原本以为会不及格因为题目很难，A项"ClassTwohadamathexamyesterday.Butmanyofthestudentscouldn'tgetgoodgradesbecauseitwastoodifficult."（二班昨天数学考试。但许多学生无法取得好成绩，因为太难了。）符合题意，故选A。35．根据上文"YesterdayIhadanaccidentwhenIdrovetomyoffice.Luckily,Ididn'tgethurt.Iwouldneverforgetit."（昨天我开车去办公室时出了事故。幸运的是，我没有受伤。我永远不会忘记。）可知，说话者开车上班出了意外，幸运的是没有受伤，D项"Acarhitatreethismorning.Someonecalledthepolice.Maybethedriverwastoocareless.Weshouldbemorecarefulwhendriving."（今天早上一辆车撞到树上了。有人报警了。也许司机太粗心了。开车时我们应该更加小心。）符合题意，故选D。【答案】36．driver；37．countries；38．spent；39．give；40．during；41．thousands；42．but；43．up；44．my；45．exciting【解析】【分析】文章讲述了英国男孩罗密欧·考克斯和父亲一起，历时93天徒步从意大利西西里岛走到伦敦，只为给奶奶一个惊喜的旅途故事。

country国家；excited激动的；I我；spend花费；up向上；thousand千；into进入；give给；during在……期间；too也；but但是；drive驾驶

【点评】考查选词填空。注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。36．句意：他是一名司机，而且他有一辆出租车。根据句意可知，此处需要表示职业的名词，根据"hasataxi（有一辆出租车）"可知，职业为司机，动词drive的名词形式driver（司机）符合题意。故填driver。37．句意：……穿过三个国家：意大利、瑞士和法国。根据Italy,SwitzerlandandFrance可知，此处指"国家"，country符合题意。数词three后接可数名词复数，名词country的复数形式countries（国家）符合题意。故填countries。38．句意：这个11岁的男孩花费了93天，走了1700英里……。spendsometimedoingsth.（花费时间做某事）固定搭配，根据句意可知，此处描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时，动词应用过去式，动词spend的过去式spent（花费）。故填spent。39．句意：为了给奶奶一个惊喜，他走了这么远的路。givesb.asurprise（给某人一个惊喜）为固定短语。介词to后接动词原形构成动词不定式，故填give。40．句意：在旅途期间，他们还骑了自行车。duringthejourney（在旅途中）为固定搭配，故填during。41．句意：但是罗密欧说，在回家的路上，走数千英里的路很容易。thousandsof（成千上万的，数千的），固定短语。故填thousands。42．句意：……但是由于某些原因，他不得不等很长时间才能见到祖母。根据句意可知，前后句为转折关系，连词but（但是）表示转折，符合语境。故填but。43．句意：……但是我们从不放弃。根据句意可知，此处指"放弃"。giveup（放弃）为固定短语，故填up。44．句意：我一直