杭州市建兰中学八下英语期中考卷含答案文档格式.docx

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

听下面五段小对话，从每题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题相应位置。

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。

每段对话仅读一遍。

l.What'

swrongwiththegirl?

A.Herdogishurt.B.Herdogislost.C.Herdogisll.

2.WhenwillAlbertprobablyturnofftheTV?

A.At20:

55.B.At21:

00.C.At21:

05.

3.WhoareSarahandMarkgoingtohelpthisweekend?

A.Oldpeople.B.Poorpeople.C.Sickpeople.

4.Whatwillthetwospeakersmostprobablydothisweekend?

A.Seeafilm.B.Climbamountain.C.Playtabletennis.

5.HowdoesJackliketheelephantinthemovie‘DUMBO’?

A.Shyandquiet.B.Cuteandsmart.C.Bigandstrong.

第二节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

听下面两段对话和一段独白。

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题给出5秒钟作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至8三个小题。

对话读两遍。

6.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inahospital.B.Intheoffice.C.Athome.

7.Whenisthereportdue（到期的）?

A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.NextMonday.

8.WhatdoesFranksuggestGloriadowiththereport?

A.Finishitrightnow.B.Handitinlater.C.Leaveitwithhim.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。

9.WhereisLindanow?

A.Inherstudy.B.Inthekitchen.C.Inherbedroom.

10.WhyisthewomanspeakerworriedaboutLinda?

A.BecauseLindaisdoingtoomuchhomework.

B.BecauseLindaisspendingtoomuchtimeontheInternet.

C.BecauseLindaisspendingtoomuchtimeonherreport.

11.Whatwillthewomanspeakerdolater?

A.HelpLindadothereport.

B.GoshoppingwithLinda.

C.GototalkwithLinda.

听下面一段独白，回答第12至15四个小题。

独白连读两遍。

12.Whatkindofpeoplecanbecomeamemberofthatgroup?

APeoplefrom12to18.B.Allyoungpeople.C.Peoplefrom12to80.

13.Wheredopeopleneedhelptotakecareofchildrenwhileparentsareworking?

A.Intheschools.B.Inthehospitals.C.Inthehomes.

14.WhodoesSusanlookafter?

A.Children.B.Oldpeople.C.Patients.

15.Whatwillyoudoifyouwanttojointhegroup?

A.Callthemorvisitthem.

B.Callthemorvisittheirwebsite.

C.Visittheirwebsiteorwritetothem.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Readbooks

—andchangelives!

ReadbooksforBookAidInternational.

Every$4youraisewillhelpsendonebrandnewbooktoalibraryinSub-SaharanAfrica,wherebooksreallycanchangelives.

Howcanyouhelp?

1RegisterontheInternet.

2Findsponsors.Askfriendsandfamilytogiveyoumoneyforeverybookyouread.

3Readasmanybooksasyoucaninonemonth.

4Collectthemoneyfromyoursponsors.

5SendthemoneyyouraisetoBookAidInternational.

Registernowatwww.bookaid.org

Whyshouldyouhelp?

ManyadultsandchildreninSub-SaharanAfricacannotreadverywell.Familiesoftendonothavemoneytopayforbooksoftheirown.BookAidInternationalhelpstoprovidebooksandlibraries.Withoutthishelp,manyAfricanchildrenmightnotseeorreadabookduringtheirchildhood.

Notes：

1.raisev.筹集2.registerv.登陆3.sponsorn.赞助者4.aidn.援助，帮助

16.WherecanyouhelpthechildreninSub-SaharanAfricatoreadbooks?

A.Atanewlibrary.B.Athome.

C.Atawebsite.D.Atabookstore.

17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Peoplecanaskfriendsandfamilyformoneytoreadbooks.

B.PeoplecansendthemoneytheyraisetoBookAidInternational.

C.PeopleinSub-SaharanAfricaaregoodatreadingbooks.

D.Peoplecanregisterwww.bookaid.orgtogiveawaybooks.

20.Whatsayingcandescribethepurpose（目的）oftheposterproperly?

A.DoinRomeasRomedoes.B.Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.

C.Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.D.Manyhandsmakelightjob.

B

In1978,Iwas18andwasworkingasanurseinasmalltownabout270kmawayfromSydney,Australia.Iwaslookingforwardtohavingfivedaysofffromduty.Unluckily,theonlyonetrainadaybacktomyhomeinSydneyhadalreadyleft.SoIthoughtIwouldhavetogetalift.

Iwaitedbythesideofthehighwayforthreehoursbutnoonestoppedforme.Finally,amanwalkedoverandintroducedhimselfasGordon.Hesaidthatalthoughhecouldn’tgivemealift,Icouldcomebacktohishouseforlunch.henoticedmestandingforhoursintheheatandthoughtImustbehungry.IwasdoubtfulasayounggirlbutheassuredmeIwassafe,andhealsoofferedtohelpmefindalifthome.Whenwearrivedathishouse,hemadeussandwiches.Afterlunch,hehelpedmefindalifthome.

Twenty-fiveyearslater,in2003,whileIwasdrivingtoanearbytownoneday,Isawanelderlymanstandingintheheat,tryingtogetalift.IthoughtitwasanotherchancetorepaysomeoneforthehelpI’dbeengivenovertwentyyearsearlier.Istoppedmycarandpickedhimup.Imadehimcomfortableonthebackseatandofferedhimsomewater.

Afterafewmomentsofsmalltalk,themansaidtome,“Youhaven’tchangedabit,evenyourredhairisstillthesame.”

Icouldn’trememberwhereI’dmethim.Hethentoldmehewasthemanwhohadgivenmelunchandhelpedmefindaliftallthoseyearsago.ItwasGordon.

19.Thewriterhadtogetarideonedayin1978because.

A.sheworkedtoolatetogohomeontimeB.shemissedtheonlytrainbackhome

C.shewasgoinghomeforherholidayD.thetownwasfarawayfromherhome

20.WhichofthefollowingdidGordondoaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Hehelpedthegirlfindalifthome.B.Hegavethegirlaliftbackhome.

C.Heboughtsandwichesforthegirl.D.Hewatchedthegirlforthreehours.

21.Thereasonwhythewritergavealifttotheelderlymanwasthat.

A.sherealizedhewasGordon

B.shehadknownhimforyears

C.shewasgoingtothenearbytown

D.shewantedtorepaythehelpsheoncegot

22.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellthereadersthroughthestory?

A.Thosewhogivealiftwillberepaid.B.Goodactionbringsabouthappiness.

C.Givingsometimesproducesniceresults.D.Peopleshouldofferfreeliftstoothers.

C

WespoketoProfessorJohnWilliamsforhisexpertpredictions（预测）onlifeinthefuture.

“Well,thefirstthingtosayisthatIdon’tbelievewe’reallgoingtobelivingintreehousesandwalkingorcyclingeverywhere.Wearegoingtohavetomakechanges,though.

Unluckily,itlooksthattheweathermaychangealot,withhottersummersandcolderwinters.Atthesametime,electricityforheatingorairconditioningwillprobablybecomemuchmoreexpensive.Forthesereasons,ourhouseswillhavetobecomemuchbetterinsulated（隔热的）.Peoplearealreadybuildingsocalled“passivehouses”,whichhavelittleornocentralheatingatall,dependingonthebodyheatofthepeoplewholivethere.

Homesprobablywon’tbeasbig,andsowewillneedmorechangeablefurniture,suchassofabeds,andwhenwearenotusingourfurniturewewillbeabletofolditawayintowallshelves.Housescouldhavemoveablewallssothatthesamespacecanbeusedindifferentways.

Newtechnologywillmakeusmoreself-sufficient.Kitchensmayhavefishtankswhichprovidefishtoeat,andalsoproducefreshvegetables.Theplantswillprovideoxygen（氧气）forthefish.Thesetankswillbepoweredbyhouseholdwasteandcreateenergy,whichcanthenbeusedtorunthefamilycar--thoughwemightnotallhavecars.

Waterwillbemoreexpensiveandthehomeofthefuturewillprobablybedesignedtousemuchless.Washingmachinesanddishwashersmightusesoundwavestoshakedirtoff.Wemayeventakeshowersusingsoundwaves.Whatwaterwedousewillberecycledandusedagainroundthehousesandprivateswimmingpoolswillbecomeathingofthepast.

Wewillalsocertainlyhaverobotsinourhouses,thoughtheywon’tlookliketheonesinfilms.Therewillprobablybesmallrobotsdesignedtocleanthefridgeoropenthewindows.Cleverfridgeswilltelluswhenfoodisabouttogooutofdateandwewillbeabletocommunicatewithourhomesbymobilephonewhereverweare.”

23.Howmanyreasonsforchanginghousesarementionedinthethirdparagraph?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

24.Privateswimmingpoolswillbecomeathingofthepastbecause.

A.therewillbeforepublicswimmingpools

B.peoplewilltakeshowersusingsoundwaves

C.peoplewon’tneedprivateswimmingpools

D.waterwillreallybemoreexpensiveinthefuture

25.Theunderlinedword“self-sufficient”inparagraph5probablymeans.

A.beingabletogethelpfromothersB.feelingimportant

C.beingabletolivewithoutothersD.feelingconfident

26.WhichofthefollowingisProfessorJohnWilliams’prediction?

A.Everyonewillhaveanewtechnologycarinthefuture.

B.Houseswillhavemoveablewallsandbemuchbigger.

C.Peoplewillliveintreehousesandwalkorcycleeverywhere.

D.Smallrobotswillhelptocleanthefridgeoropenthewindows.

D

Nowadays,weusedigitaldevices（数码设备）inmanyways,suchaswakingusupinthemorning,listeningtomusic,talkingwithfriendsandsoon.Butstudieshavefoundthatifwealwaysusedigitaldevices,thatcanbebadforoursleep,ourstudyandwork.

Tohelppeopletakeabreakfromtheiralways-onlifestyles,AmericasettheNationalDayofUnplugging（拔去插头）in2010toencouragepeopletoputawaytheirdigitaldevicesfor24hours,anditisonthesecondFridayofMarcheveryyear.

Asaresult,manypeoplefindthattheunpluggeddayseemslongerthanatypicalday.“Withoutmyphone,mybreakfastwastooshortandIdidnotknowwhattodonext,”onepersonoflastyear’sunpluggingexperime