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初二常州市期中考正衡中学第二学期八年级期中质量调研英语
常州市正衡中学2017-2018学年第二学期八年级期中质量调研（英语）
二．单项选择
21.Quite________fewstudentswerenotsurewhetherRussiais_________Europeancountryor
anAsianonewhentheywerelearningWorldGeography.
A.a;a
B.a;an
C./;a
D./;an
22.TheemperorswiththeirfamiliesinQingandMingDynasties_________aluxurylifeinthePalaceMuseum,_______anothernameoftheForbiddenCity.
A. wereusedtoliving;have
B. usedtoliving;with
C. usedtolive;with
D. usedtolive;have
23.---HaveyoufoundthatDavidis__________thinnerthesedays?
---Oh,he_________anexercisemachinetotakeexerciseinanyseason.
A. alittle;bought
B. abit;bought
C. abit;hasbought
D. abitof;hasbought
24.ItisveryfunnythatGoogle’sArt&Cultureappcanhelpyou_________aface________yoursinitsdatabase（数据库）.
A. search;looklike
B. searchfor;like
C. search;like
D. searchfor;likes
25.---Thesurgeonhasn’tcomeback,hashe?
--- ,forhe Australiasincelastweekandwillbebackinaweek.
A. No,hasbeenin
B. No,hasgoneto
C. Yes,hasgoneto
D. Yes,hasbeenin
26.---AreyougoingtoXueYan_________thePeachBlossomFestival（桃花节）?
---Yes,Icanimaginethattheflowersarebeautifulandbeesareflying_________them.
A. during,among
B. during,between
C. through,among
D. through,between
27.Manyelderlyparents_________theirchildren’smarriage,becausetheyoungadultsdon’tlike
____________anotherone.
A. worryabout;marryingwith
B. worriedabout;beingmarried
C. areworriedabout;beingmarriedto
D. worryabout;havebeenmarriedto
28.---Wouldyoumind_______intheearlymorningifyouplantoseetheflag-raisinginTian’anSquare?
---__________.Ithasbeenoneofmyhopes.
A. gettingup;You’dbetternot.
B. gettingup;Ofcoursenot
C. getup;Nevermind
D. gettingup;Nevermind
29.---Therulerwassopowerfulthathewantstocontroleverythinginhiskingdom.
---But__________,hemadetheworldabetterplaceforhispeopletolivein.
A. bytheway
B. inaway
C. insomeways
D. insomeway
30.---It’ssokindofyoutomakeavideoformewhenIhaveproblemsmakingit.
---______________.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
A. Nevermind
B. Mypleasure
C. Allright
D. Withpleasure
三．完型填空
（13）-year-oldJimhadbeenaskinghisparentsforaniPhoneallyear.SoonChristmasmorninghewasvery
（1） tofindoneunderthetree.Buthehadtoagreetohismother’sconditions
（2） thephonecouldbehis.Hismotherwroteamessageforhimonacard:
“MerryChristmas!
YouarenowtheproudownerofaniPhone.Butifyouwantthispresent,youhavetofollowmyrules.”
Thefirstruleonhismother’slist:
“Iboughtthisphone,soitismine.Now,Iam （3） ittoyou.Aren’tIthegreatest?
”
Thenitread,“Remember:
breakinganyoftheruleswill （4） theendofyouriPhoneownership.”
“Ifitrings, （5） it,”saidrulenumberthree.“Itisaphone.Donoteverignore（忽视）aphonecallifthescreenreads“Mom”or“Dad.”
Rulenumberseven:
“Donotusethisphoneto （6） anotherpersonorlie.Anddon’ttakepartin （7） thatmighthurtothers.Youarenotarudeperson;donotlettheiPhonechangethat.”
Rulenumbernine:
“Donottextoremailanythingtosomeonethroughthisphonethatyouwouldnotsayinperson.Anddonottextoremailanythingtosomeonethatyouwouldnotsayoutloud （8） yourparentsintheroom.”
“Don’ttakelotsofpictures.Thereisnoneedtorecord （9） .Keepyoureyesup.Seewhat’s （10） aroundyou.Listentothebirds.Talktoastranger.Theexperienceswillbe （11） inyourmemoryforever,”readrulenumberseventeen.
Atlast,itread,“Mostoftheseruleslistedheredonotjustapplyto（适用于）theiPhone,butto （12） .Iloveyou.IhopeyouwillenjoyyournewiPhone.”
（1）A.excitedB.worriedC.luckyD.interested
（2）A.sinceB.asC.beforeD.after
（3）A.explainingB.lendingC.returningD.describing
（4）A.comefromB.leadtoC.makeupD.carefor
（5）A.answerB.stopC.protectD.refuse
（6）A.callB.textC.emailD.fool
（7）A.experimentsB.experiencesC.conversationsD.expressions
（8）A.exceptB.withoutC.becauseofD.with
（9）A.nothingB.everythingC.somethingD.anything
（10）A.movingB.leavingC.happeningD.increasing
（11）A.usedB.storedC.hiddenD.raised
（12）A.childrenB.parentsC.lifeD.health
四．阅读理解
A
Haveyoueverheardsomeoneusethephrase“onceinabluemoon”?
Peopleusethisexpressiontodescribesomethingthattheydonotdoveryoften.Forexample,someonemightsaythathetriestoavoideatingsweetsbecausetheyareunhealthy,butwilleatchocolate“onceinabluemoon”.Orsomeonewhodoesnotusuallyliketogotothebeachmightsay“Ivisittheshore（海滨）onceinabluemoon.”Whilemanypeopleusethisphrase,noteveryoneknowsthemeaningbehindit.
Thefirstthingtoknowisthatthemoonitselfisneverreallyblue.Thisisjustanexpression.Infact,thephrase“bluemoon”hassomethingtodowiththeshapeofthemoon,notthecolor.
Asthemoontravelsaroundtheearth,itappearstochangeshape.Weassociate（联系）certainnameswithcertainshapesofthemoon.Forexample,whenwecanseeasmallpartofthemoon,itiscalledacrescentmoon.Acrescentisashapethatlookslikethetipofafingernail（指甲）．Whenwecannotseethemoonatall,itiscalledanewmoon.Whenwecanseethewholemoon,itiscalledafullmoon.Usually,thereisonlyonefullmooneverymonth.Sometimes, however,therewillbetwofullmoonsinonemonth.Whenthishappens,thesecondfullmooniscalleda“bluemoon”.
Overthenext20years,therewillonlybe15bluemoons.Asyoucansee,abluemoonisaveryrareevent. Thisfact hasledpeopletousetheexpression“onceinabluemoon”todescribeotherveryrareeventsintheirlives.
（1） Whichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodexampleofusingthephrase“onceinabluemoon”?
A. Simonoftentellsjokes.
Simontellsjokeonceinabluemoon.
B. Tomrarelyrememberstodoexercise.
Tomdoesexerciseonceinabluemoon.
C. Marylikestogoshoppingeveryweekend.
Marygoesshoppingonceinabluemoon.
D. Cindyhatestostayup,butshestaysupeveryday.
Cindystaysuponceinabluemoon.
（2） Whichofthefollowingisanotherexampleofsomethingthathasacrescentshape?
A. Theletter“O”.
B. Theletter“M”.
C. Theletter“H”.
D. Theletter“C”
（3） Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Thisfact”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A. Abluemoonisaveryrareevent.
B. Themoonappearstochangeshape.
C. Themoonitselfisneverreallyblue.
D. Abluemoonhassomethingtodowiththeshapeofthemoon.
B
Youprobablyknowthatyoucandomanyofthethingswiththethousandsofdifferentmusclesinyourbody.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouthowdifferentthemusclesinananimal’sbodyarefromyours?
Ananimal’smusclesaremadetodothethingsthataremostimportantforitslife.
Lionsare hunters.Theydependontheirabilitytocatchotheranimals.Lionsmustbefastinordertocatchtheirprey.Thepowerfulmusclesintheirbacklegsallowthemtorunatspeedsofmorethan30milesperhour.Theycanalsojumpadistanceofmorethan35feet.Thestrongmusclesintheirfrontlegshelpthemcatchtheirprey.
Snakesalsousetheirmusclesforhuntingpreyandformovement,buttheirmusclesworkinverydifferentwaysaslionsdo.Becausesnakesdonothaveanylegs,theyusetheirmusclestopushagainstthegroundorotherobjectstomovethemselvesforward.Theirmusclesalsoallowthemtoeatthingsthatseemmuchtoolarge.Forexample,asnakemayeataneggthatislargerthanthewidthofitsbody.Howdoesthishappen?
Thesnake’sstrongneckmusclesworktogethertopushtheeggdownthemouth.
Theelephant’slongnosehasalotofmuscles.Scientistsbelievethatthenosealonehasmorethan100,000muscles!
Thisisbecausetheelephantusesitsnosemuchinthesamewaythatpeopleusetheirhandsandfingers.Eventhoughthenoseislarge,itcanperformsurprisinglytasks.Forexample,anelephantcanpickupasmallleaffromtheground.Thenosecanalsobeapowerfultool.Anelephantcanuseitsnosetopickupatreebyitsrootsoreventoliftababyelephant.
Thegreatmusclesoftheseanimalsseemprettyunbelievable.Butthemusclesinyourbodyworkexactlythewayyouneedthemto.Afterall,itmightbefuntobeabletojumpadistanceof30feet,butasahumanbeing,thereisjustnotmuchneedforit.
（1） Theunderlinedword“hunters”inParagraph2meanspersonsoranimalsthat________..
A. keepanimalsforfun
B. raiseanimalsformeat
C. catchanimalsforfood
D. runafteranimalsforexercise
（2） Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesthemuscleinyourbodydifferentfromananimal’s?
A. Theexercise.
B. Yourparents.
C. Theenvironment.
D. Yourneeds.
（3） Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?
（■standsforaparagraph）
A.
B.
C.
D.
C
AfterlivingandteachinginChinafor10months,mywifeandIreturnedtoCaliforniatovisitourchildrenandfriends.ManyofthemaskedwhatwelikedmostaboutChina.Thefriendlypeople,thewonderfulfood,andthebeautifulsightswereatthetopofourlist.
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