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常州市8年级第二学期英语期中考试
2018~2019学年度第二学期期中质量调研
八年级英语试题
(考试范围:
至牛津初中英语8下Unit4)
注意事项:
1.本试卷共10页,满分100分。
考试时间90分钟。
2.请将答案全部填写在第7—10页的答题纸上,在1—6页上答题无效。
第一卷(共65分)
一、听力(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
A)听下面10段对话。
每段对话后有1个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话读两遍。
1.Whatisnotallowed
2.WherewillJackgoforhissummerholiday
3.Wherearethetwospeakers
4.WhichseasondoesTonylikemost
5.Whoarethespeakers
A.Motherandson.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.
6.HowdidHolly'sfathergotoworkthismorning
A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Bycar.
7.WhendidBettyfinishdoingherEnglishhomework
A.At4:
00..B.At4:
30..C.At5:
30..
8.HowdoesJacklikewatchingEnglishmovies
A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.
9.Whatdayisittoday
A.Saturday.B.Sunday.C.Monday.
10.Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopay
A.$66.B.$44.C.$110.
B)听对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读相关小题,每小题5秒钟。
听完后,每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间来选择你认为最合适的答案。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第一段对话,回答第11-12小题。
11.WheredidRick'suncleusetolive
A.InSuzhou.B.InHangzhou.C.InLanzhou.
12.HowoftendoesRickvisithimnow
A.Threetimesayear.B.Onceamonth.C.Onceayear.
听第二段对话,完成信息记录表第13-15小题。
Whenisthebirthday
It'son13.
Thisyear'spresent
Iwillbuy14forhisbirthday.
Howtogetthere
Iwillchoosethe15bus.
13.A.April15B.April16C.April14
14.A.apenB.adictionaryC.aradio
15.A.No.915B.No.905C.No.95
听第三段独白,回答第16-20小题。
16.WhendidCathygetthee-mailfromAnnie
A.OnNovember25th.B.OnDecember5th.C.OnDecember24th.
17.Howlonghaven'tAnnieandCathyseeneachother
A.Foraboutonemonth.B.Forabouttwomonths.C.Foraboutoneyear.
18.WhatdoesAnniethinkofhernewjob
A.Interesting.B.Fantastic.C.Terrible.
19.WhereisAnnieworkingnow
A.InNewYork.B.InLondon.C.InParis.
20.Whycan'tCathygotoAnnie'sChristmasparty
A.Becausesheisbusywithherwork.
B.Becauseshehastovisitherrelatives.
C.Becauseherrelativeswillcometovisitherfamily.
二、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21.Ihaven'tplanned_______thefourgreatclassicalChinesenovels.
A.whoreadB.whentoreadC.whetherreadD.whotoread
22.—________Ihandinthereporttoday
—No,you_______.
A.Can;mustn'tB.Must;don'thavetoC.May;don'tD.Need;don'tneed
23.—Whyaretheresomanypeoplegatheringhere
—Theyarewaitingtoenterthezoo,onlyone________.
A.ontimeB.intimeC.atatimeD.attimes
24.Tim'sgrandparentslive______inthecountryside,buttheydon'tfeel_______.
A.lonely;lonelyB.alone;aloneC.alone;lonelyD.lonely;alone
25.—IsMaryinIwanttoinvitehertotheparty.
—No.SheShanghai.
A.wenttoB.hasbeentoC.goestoD.hasgoneto
26.—Haveyoufinishedyourtask___________
—Yes,Ihavedonethat____________.
A.yet;alreadyB.already;yetC.ever;neverD.still;just
27.—WanderingEarth(流浪地球)isreallywonderful.It______mealot.
—Soitis.Icouldn'thelpcryingseveraltimesduringthewatch.
A.improvedB.missedC.touchedD.managed
28.—HowlongIthesebooks
—Foraweek.YoumustreturnitbeforeMonday.
A.will;keepB.has;borrowedC.can;keepD.may;borrow
29.EngineerWang______workinHongkong,butnowhe_____drivingontherightinShengzhen.
A.usedto;usedtoB.usedto;isusedto
C.wasusedto;isusedtoD.wasusedto;usedto
30.—HowdidyoumakesuchabeautifulkiteIlikeitverymuch.
—_________.
A.WithpleasureB.It'smypleasureC.It'sallrightD.Takeiteasy
三、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分,满分12分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Thereusedtobeafamouswriter.Hehada(n)31ofwalkingbytheseasidebeforehiswriting.
Oneday,whenhewaswalkingalongthebeach,hesawahumaninfrontmovinglikea32.Hesmiledtohimself,"Whowoulddanceonthebeach"Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.
Ashegotcloser(接近),hesawthatitwasayoungman.Theyoungmanwasn'tdancing,but33
hewasreachingdowntothebeach,pickingupsomethingandvery34throwingitintotheocean.
"Goodmorning!
Whatareyoudoing"
Theyoungman35andreplied,"Throwingstarfish(海星)intothesea."
"Forwhat"thewriterwasalittle36.
"Thesunisupandthetide(潮)isgoingout.AndifIdon'tthrowthemin,they'll37."
"But,youngman,don'tyou38thattherearemilesandmilesofbeachandstarfishYoucan't39makeadifference!
"
Theyoungmanlistenedpolitely.Thenhestillbent(弯腰)down,pickedanotherstarfish,threwitintotheseaandsaid,"Itmadeadifferenceforthat40."
Agood41cameoutofthewriter'smindthatday.Eachofushassomething42oranaturalabilitytomakeadifferencetotheworld.Ifweallcanfindourstarfishandthrowourstarfishwisely(智慧地),theworldwillbewonderful.
31.A.habitB.ideaC.interestD.ability
32.A.singerB.walkerC.dancerD.player
33.A.howeverB.anywayC.justD.instead
34.A.rudelyB.gentlyC.heavilyD.excitedly
35.A.lookedupB.lookeddownC.turnedonD.turnedoff
36.A.excitedB.humorousC.surprisedD.lonely
37.A.danceB.jumpC.swimD.die
38.A.tellB.realizeC.understandD.receive
39.A.exactlyB.nearlyC.possiblyD.usually
40.A.oneB.timeC.placeD.person
41.A.newspaperB.magazineC.titleD.article
42.A.specialB.differentC.usualD.active
四、阅读理解(共12小题;每小题分,满分18分)
阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Twoyearsagowhatmy10-year-oldsonPeterwantedforChristmaswasaHesstruck.AssoonasIsawthenewtruckonline,ItoldittomyhusbandJoe,andweagreedtoorderit.Unluckily,wedidnotbuyit.JoethoughtIhadbought,andIboughthedid.Well,OK,noproblem.ItwasonlyDecember9.Iwouldjustgoonlineandgetit.
MyheartdroppedwhenIwentontheHesstruckwebsiteandsawthattheyweresoldout.Forawhile,Ididn'tknowwhattodo.finally,Itoldmyselfthatnothingisdifficulttothenmanwhowilltry.
Ifoundoutthatafewsmallswerecarryingthem.ButitlookedlikeallthemallsinNewYorkwereout.IwenttoAmazon(anonlineshop).WhenIsawtheyhasaHesstruck,Igotexcited.ThenInoticedthatitwas$144,muchhigherthanthelistpricewhichwasabout$30.
IdecidedtocomecleanandletPeterknowwhatwasgoingon.Hearingmywords,hestartedtocry.Ihelphim.IsaidwemadeamistakeandIwasreallysorry.ButIalsotoldhimsomethingelsethathe'dhavetolearnsoonerorlater.
Afteralonghug,hestoppedcrying.WethengotontheInternetandstartedlookingatothertypesftoytrucks.
Thenextdayatschool,Peter'steacheraskedthemtowriteabouttheonethingtheywantedfortheholidays.Peterwrotethathewouldn'tgettheHesstruckeventhoughitwastheonlythinghewanted.ButheaddedthatitwasOKbecauseMomtoldhimthatsometimeswejustdon'tgetwhatwewant.
43.Thecoupledidn'tbuyaHesstruckatfirstbecause_______.
A.theydidn'tagreetobuyitB.itwasstilltooearlytobuyit
C.theirsondidn'treallywantitD.theythoughttheotheronehadboughtit
44.ThewriterwasnotsatisfiedwiththeHesstruckonAmazonaboutits_____.
A.colorB.sizeC.priceD.material
45.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"comeclean"inParagraph4mean
A.Tellthetruth.B.Keepontrying.C.Askforhelp.D.Facethechallenge.
46.WhilePeterwasdoinghisschoolwork,he________.
A.criedallthetimeB.hadapeacefulmind
C.askedhismomforhelpD.dreamedabouthisholidays
47.Whatlessondidthewriterwanthersontolearn
A.Somethingisbetterthannothing.B.Amancandonomorethanhecan.
C.Thereisalwayssomethingwecan'tget.D.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.
B
Hundredsofyearsago,nodandelions(蒲公英)grewinNorthAmerica.ThenpeoplecamefromEurope.Theyhaddandelionseeds(种子)ontheirclothes.Theseedsfellfromtheirclothesontotheground.Sincethen,dandelionshavespread(传播)allover.
Mostpeoplebelievethatdandelionsareweeds.Theydonotwantthemintheirgardens.Butsomepeoplethinkthatdandelionflowersarepretty.Andothersthinkthatdandelionstastegood.Theycookdandelionleavesorputthemintoafreshsalad.Theleavesmustbepickedbeforetheflowerscomeoutortheywillnottastegood.Somepeoplemakedandelionflowersintowine.
Dandelionsdonotdieeasily.Ifthewinterisnotverycold,theirleavesmaystaygreen.Whenthespringarrives,theirflowerscomeout.Eachnighttheirbrightyellowflowerscloseup.Whenthesunshinesthenextday,theyopenupagain.Dandelionflowersareveryunusual.Theydonothavetogetpollen(花粉)fromanotherdandelionflowerinordertoform(形成)seeds.Soafterseveraldays,theyellowflowerturnswhiteandsoft.Atinybrownseedformsatthebottomofeachwhitepetal(花瓣).Whenthewindblows,thepetalsfloataway.
Eachwhitepetalcarriesaseedaway.Thisletsthedandelionsspreadtheirseedsallover.Newdandelionsgrowwheretheseedsland.
48.Theunderlinedword“weeds”means________.
A.freshvegetablesB.wildplantsC.prettyflowersD.greentrees
49.Fromthepassagewecanknow________.
A.DandelionsarrivedinEuropefromNorthAmerica.
B.Dandelionflowerschangefromyellowtowhite.
C.Dandelionflowerschangeintowhiteatnight.
D.Somedandelionpetalsdon’tcarrytheirseedsaway.
50.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage
A.TheHistoryofDandelionsB.TheUseofDandelions
C.HowtoGrowDandelions