《2025年知识与能力训练八年级英语上册沪教版》

Ⅱ Read each paragraph below and then choose the right answer for every question.
1. Did you ever hear a strange sound coming from the wall? Did it sound like a clock? If so, it may have been made by a beetle. Long ago people thought the ticking meant that someone was about to die. Thus, the beetle is called "the death watch beetle".
(C) It can be inferred from the text that the sound of this beetle ______.
A. pleased people
B. surprised people
C. frightened people
D. excited people
2. It is fun to turn over a big rock on the beach. Make sure you turn the rock back to the position it was in after you moved it. If you don't turn it back over, all the sea animals under it or clinging to (依附) the underside will die.
(B) The passage implies that rocks ______.
A. hurt sea animals
B. protect sea animals
C. won't be found on beaches
D. can't be found on beaches
3. China launched its lunar exploration program in 2004, naming it Chang'e. Chinese scientists set three goals-"orbiting (环绕运行), landing and sample returning"-referring to launching probes that could circle around the Moon, touch down on its surface and bring lunar materials back to Earth. Chang'e 4 has realized the second goal. The third will be achieved during the Chang'e 5 mission (任务), which is set to take place before the end of this year, China Daily reported. Following the success of the Chang'e missions, Chinese scientists are looking even farther into our solar system (太阳系). China's first Mars mission is expected to be carried out by 2020, Wu said.
(D) What can we infer from the passage?
A. Chang'e 4 has uncovered the secrets of the far side of the Moon.
B. China's space exploration program started 15 years ago.
C. Chang'e 5 will be China's last lunar exploration program.
D. China had not launched any space probes to Mars by 2020.
4. One day a man walked into a pet shop and said to the shop assistant, "I need two small mice and about five dozen roaches (蟑螂) and two spiders (蜘蛛)." "What do you need these things for?" the shop assistant was very surprised. "Well," replied the man, "I'm moving out of my apartment and the landlord insists that I should leave the house in exactly the same condition as I found it."
(D) The passage suggests that when the man moved into the apartment, it was ______.
A. very clean
B. just cleaned by the landlord
C. tidy and comfortable
D. dirty and full of insects

答案： 1. C
2. B
3. D
4. D