常州市8年级第二学期英语期中考试.docx

1、常州市8年级第二学期英语期中考试20182019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710页的答题纸上，在16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. What is not allowed 2. Where will Jack go for hi

2、s summer holiday 3. Where are the two speakers 4. Which season does Tony like most 5. Who are the speakers A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient. 6. How did Hollys father go to work this morning A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car. 7. When did Betty finish doing her English h

3、omework A. At 4:00 . B. At 4:30 . C. At 5:30 . 8. How does Jack like watching English movies A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Relaxing. 9. What day is it today A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday. 10. How much does the man have to pay 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

4、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. Where did Ricks uncle use to live A. In Suzhou. B. In Hangzhou. C. In Lanzhou. 12. How often does Rick visit him now A. Three times a year. B. Once a month. C. Once a year. 听第二段对话，完成信息记录表第13-15小题。When is the bir

5、thdayIts on 13 .This years presentI will buy 14 for his birthday.How to get thereI will choose the 15 bus.13. A. April 15 B. April 16 C. April 14 14. A. a pen B. a dictionary C. a radio15. A. No. 915 B. No. 905 C. No. 95听第三段独白，回答第16-20小题。16. When did Cathy get the e-mail from Annie A. On November 25

6、th. B. On December 5th. C. On December 24th. 17. How long havent Annie and Cathy seen each other A. For about one month. B. For about two months. C. For about one year. 18. What does Annie think of her new job A. Interesting. B. Fantastic. C. Terrible. 19. Where is Annie working now A. In New York.

7、B. In London. C. In Paris. 20. Why cant Cathy go to Annies Christmas party A. Because she is busy with her work. B. Because she has to visit her relatives. C. Because her relatives will come to visit her family. 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. I havent planned _ the four gr

8、eat classical Chinese novels. A. who read B. when to read C. whether read D. who to read 22. _ I hand in the report today No, you _. A. Can; mustnt B. Must; dont have to C. May; dont D. Need; dont need23. Why are there so many people gathering here They are waiting to enter the zoo, only one _. A. o

9、n time B. in time C. at a time D. at times24. Tims grandparents live _ in the countryside, but they dont feel _. A. lonely; lonely B. alone; alone C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone 25. Is Mary in I want to invite her to the party. No. She Shanghai. A. went to B. has been to C. goes to D. has gone to

10、 26. Have you finished your task _ Yes, I have done that _. A. yet; already B. already; yet C. ever; never D. still; just 27. Wandering Earth(流浪地球) is really wonderful. It _ me a lot. So it is. I couldnt help crying several times during the watch. A. improved B. missed C. touched D. managed 28. How

11、long I these books For a week. You must return it before Monday. A. will; keep B. has; borrowed C. can; keep D. may; borrow 29. Engineer Wang _work in Hongkong, but now he _ driving on the right in Shengzhen. A. used to; used to B. used to; is used to C. was used to; is used to D. was used to; used

12、to 30. How did you make such a beautiful kite I like it very much. _. A. With pleasure B. Its my pleasure C. Its all right D. Take it easy 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。There used to be a famous writer. He had a(n) 31 of walking by the seaside before his

13、writing. One day, when he was walking along the beach, he saw a human in front moving like a 32 . He smiled to himself, Who would dance on the beach So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer(接近), he saw that it was a young man. The young man wasnt dancing, but 33 he was reaching down

14、to the beach, picking up something and very 34 throwing it into the ocean. Good morning! What are you doing The young man 35 and replied , Throwing starfish (海星) into the sea. For what the writer was a little 36 .The sun is up and the tide(潮) is going out. And if I dont throw them in, theyll 37 . Bu

15、t, young man, dont you 38 that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish You cant 39 make a difference! The young man listened politely. Then he still bent(弯腰) down, picked another starfish, threw it into the sea and said, It made a difference for that 40 . A good 41 came out of the writers mi

16、nd that day. Each of us has something 42 or a natural ability to make a difference to the world. If we all can find our starfish and throw our starfish wisely(智慧地), the world will be wonderful.31. A. habit B. idea C. interest D. ability32. A. singer B. walker C. dancer D. player33. A. however B. any

17、way C. just D. instead34. A. rudely B. gently C. heavily D. excitedly35. A. looked up B. looked down C. turned on D. turned off36. A. excited B. humorous C. surprised D. lonely37. A. dance B. jump C. swim D. die38. A. tell B. realize C. understand D. receive39. A. exactly B. nearly C. possibly D. us

18、ually40. A. one B. time C. place D. person41. A. newspaper B. magazine C. title D. article42. A. special B. different C. usual D. 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。ATwo years ago what my 10-year-old son Peter wanted for Christmas was a Hess truck. As soon as I saw the n

19、ew truck online, I told it to my husband Joe, and we agreed to order it. Unluckily, we did not buy it. Joe thought I had bought, and I bought he did. Well, OK, no problem. It was only December 9. I would just go online and get it. My heart dropped when I went on the Hess truck website and saw that t

20、hey were sold out. For a while, I didnt know what to do. finally, I told myself that nothing is difficult to then man who will try. I found out that a few smalls were carrying them. But it looked like all the malls in New York were out. I went to Amazon(an online shop). When I saw they has a Hess tr

21、uck, I got excited. Then I noticed that it was $144, much higher than the list price which was about $30. I decided to come clean and let Peter know what was going on. Hearing my words, he started to cry. I help him. I said we made a mistake and I was really sorry. But I also told him something else

22、 that hed have to learn sooner or later. After a long hug, he stopped crying. We then got on the Internet and started looking at other types f toy trucks. The next day at school, Peters teacher asked them to write about the one thing they wanted for the holidays. Peter wrote that he wouldnt get the

23、Hess truck even though it was the only thing he wanted. But he added that it was OK because Mom told him that sometimes we just dont get what we want. 43. The couple didnt buy a Hess truck at first because _. A. they didnt agree to buy it B. it was still too early to buy it C. their son didnt really

24、 want it D. they thought the other one had bought it44. The writer was not satisfied with the Hess truck on Amazon about its _. A. color B. size C. price D. material45. What does the underlined part come clean in Paragraph 4 mean A. Tell the truth. B. Keep on trying. C. Ask for help. D. Face the cha

25、llenge. 46. While Peter was doing his schoolwork, he _. A. cried all the time B. had a peaceful mind C. asked his mom for help D. dreamed about his holidays47. What lesson did the writer want her son to learn A. Something is better than nothing. B. A man can do no more than he can. C. There is alway

26、s something we cant get. D. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. BHundreds of years ago, no dandelions (蒲公英) grew in North America. Then people came from Europe. They had dandelion seeds(种子) on their clothes. The seeds fell from their clothes onto the ground. Since then, dandelions have spr

27、ead(传播) all over. Most people believe that dandelions are weeds. They do not want them in their gardens. But some people think that dandelion flowers are pretty. And others think that dandelions taste good. They cook dandelion leaves or put them into a fresh salad. The leaves must be picked before t

28、he flowers come out or they will not taste good. Some people make dandelion flowers into wine.Dandelions do not die easily. If the winter is not very cold, their leaves may stay green. When the spring arrives, their flowers come out. Each night their bright yellow flowers close up. When the sun shin

29、es the next day, they open up again. Dandelion flowers are very unusual. They do not have to get pollen (花粉) from another dandelion flower in order to form(形成) seeds. So after several days, the yellow flower turns white and soft. A tiny brown seed forms at the bottom of each white petal (花瓣). When t

30、he wind blows,the petals float away.Each white petal carries a seed away. This lets the dandelions spread their seeds all over. New dandelions grow where the seeds land.48. The underlined word “weeds” means_. A. fresh vegetables B. wild plants C. pretty flowers D. green trees49. From the passage we

31、can know _. A. Dandelions arrived in Europe from North America. B. Dandelion flowers change from yellow to white. C. Dandelion flowers change into white at night. D. Some dandelion petals dont carry their seeds away. 50. What is the best title for this passage A. The History of Dandelions B. The Use of Dandelions C.How to Grow Dandelions