2015-2016学年11月份八年级下英语试卷 宏志班.doc

学校_ 班级_ 姓名_ 考号_ 考场号_装_定_线_宇华教育集团2015-2016学年八下11月份英语试卷初二年级英语（宏志班）考试时间 90 分钟 满分 100 分一. 单项选择(每小题1分， 共15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。( ) 1. Ann was not at home at that time and her mother wasnt _.A. too B. either C. also D. neither( ) 2. _ were you at the time of the heavy rain?In the supermarket.A. What B. Where C. How D. Which( ) 3. During our trip, my brother _ felt ill.A. suddenly B. completely C. recently D. quietly( ) 4. I wonder what happened last night. Please tell me the _.A. dream B. plan C. decision D. truth( ) 5. Peter _ speaking English at 8:30 yesterday evening.A. is practicing B. practices C. was practicing D. will practice( ) 6. The sun _ in the east and sets in the west.A. rises B. travels C. climbs D. runs ( ) 7. While Alice _, her sister was playing the piano.A. cooked B. was cooking C. is cooking D. cooks( ) 8. Thats _ the front door is open. Who did it?A. boring B. useful C. strange D. early( ) 9. I was lying on the beach when Susan _ me. A. will call B. is calling C. called D. calls( ) 10. Do you know what _ to him?Yes. He fell down and broke his leg.A. happened B. is happening C. happens D. was happening ( )11. Alex is ill, so I volunteer to water the trees _ him.A. instead of B. instead C. because D. because of( )12. Dale, please remind me _ the windows after school.A. to closing B. closing C. close D. to close( )13. The popular TV program _ five years ago.A. hung out B. went out C. came out D. ran out( )14. I dont think its fair to make such a little kid _ so many after-school classes.A. take B. to take C. taking D. to taking( )15. _?I think its boring.A. Do you have a storybook B. What did you learn from the storyC. Did you hear about the story D. What do you think about the story 二 完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。易读度A terrible storm swept through two villages on December 21, 2012. It started at around 2:00 p.m. and lasted (持续) for only 30 minutes 16 it caused a lot of damage (损失). The houses of more than 32 families fell down. The windows of 20 homes were broken and there were 17 holes on the top of the houses. 18 , one person was killed and several were badly hurt and taken to hospital. Over two hundred people were 19 after the storm. My family were in them; we also lost our home. I still 20 that I was having dinner with my parents when I heard a strange and loud noise (声音). A few minutes later, our house 21 on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I couldnt 22 my mother. So I went back inside quickly and found her and came out. I looked around outside and found the village in a(n) 23 . Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. Just then I 24 my neighbor Mr. Wang under his fallen house. My father and I ran to save him. Soon, the 25 was dying down, and all the neighbors started to help each other. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought people closer together.( ) 16. A. because B. but C. or D. while ( ) 17. A. few B. fewer C. many D. more ( ) 18. A. Unluckily B. Suddenly C. Heavily D. Recently( ) 19. A. homeless B. hungry C. bored D. lonely ( ) 20. A. learn B. tell C. feel D. remember ( ) 21. A. went off B. set up C. fell down D. worked out( ) 22. A. forget B. find C. take D. understand ( ) 23. A. mess B. order C. place D. name ( ) 24. A. believed B. realized C. reported D. saw ( ) 25. A. light B. bell C. storm D. snow三. 阅读理解(每小题2分，共40分)A易读度Jamie got a new camera (照相机) for her birthday. She liked taking pictures, but this time, she wanted to do something special. She was going on a trip with her family to Washington D.C. Along the way, she wanted to take pictures to remember her trip.The first place they stopped along the way was a beach in North Carolina. The sky was blue and the water was clear. She took great pictures of the sky and the sea. She really enjoyed swimming in the salty sea water, too.Next, they moved along to Washington D.C. There were lots of things to see. There were museums and all kinds of buildings. She took many pictures of the buildings. With only a few quick stops in museums and at a few parks on the way home, Jamie filled her camera completely. Finally, it was time to go home. It was hard to go, but she knew there would be more trips to wonderful places like Washington D.C.Next year she hopes to go to the West. She wants to see the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. Maybe she could see some of the Rocky Mountains. With a camera, there will be no end to what she wants to see, because each trip and each place is a new set of pictures!根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。26. With whom did Jamie go to Washington D.C.?_27. Where did Jamie take pictures first along her trip?_28. What pictures did Jamie take according to Paragraph 3?_29. Did Jamie spend much time visiting museums?_30. When does Jamie hope to go to the West?_B 易读度As Bobby was getting ready for bed, he heard a loud noise coming from the barn (仓房) outside. Bobby did not know what was making such a loud noise, and he had trouble falling asleep that night. He was scared that there might be a monster (怪物) in the barn. When Bobby woke up the next morning, he went to the barn. Bobby was nervous because he could not find out what would make such a noise. That night after dinner, Bobby got a flashlight and went to the barn again.“Where are you going?” asked Bobbys father.“I am going to find the monster in the barn. It made a loud noise last night,” replied Bobby.“If you are going to look for a monster, you might need some help,” said Bobbys dad, and he walked with Bobby out to the barn.Bobby shone (把照向) his flashlight into the dark barn but did not see anything.“What did that monster sound like?” asked Bobbys dad.“It was loud,” said Bobby, “and it was coming from the barn.”Bobbys dad began to laugh and he took the flashlight from Bobby. Shining the flashlight up, Bobby and his dad saw a small brown owl (猫头鹰).“It was only an owl,” said Bobbys dad. Bobby was happy that it wasnt a monster, and he thanked his dad as they walked back to the house. Just then they heard a loud noise and looked up to see the owl flying away into the night sky. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( ) 31. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. Bobby saw a small owl. B. Bobby heard a strange noise.C. Bobby and his dad looked in the barn.D. Bobbys dad told him what the strange noise was.( ) 32. Bobby felt _ after he went to the barn the next morning.A. surprised B. sad C. nervous D. excited( ) 33. How many times did Bobby go to the barn to look for a monster?A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.( ) 34. How did Bobbys dad help him look for a monster?A. By climbing up the barn.B. By giving him a flashlight.C. By walking with him to the barn.D. By showing him the picture of an owl.( ) 35. This passage is mainly about _.A. playing in the barnB. dreaming of monstersC. looking for a small owlD. finding where a noise came fromC易读度A peacock (孔雀) and a tortoise (龟) were good friends. One day, a bird catcher caught the peacock and was going to sell him on the market. The peacock asked the bird catcher to allow him to say goodbye to his friend the tortoise. The bird catcher agreed. The tortoise asked the bird catcher to let the peacock go, but he refused. The tortoise then said, “If I give you a nice gift, will you let my friend go?” “Certainly,” answered the bird catcher. So the tortoise jumped into the river and after some time, he came up with a big pearl (珍珠). The bird catcher was so surprised. He was so happy that he let the peacock go. A few days later, the bird catcher came back to the tortoise. He thought he didnt get enough for letting the peacock go. He told the tortoise that he would catch the peacock again unless he got another big pearl. The tortoise knew his friend the peacock went to a safe place. “Well,” said the tortoise, “please return the pearl that I gave you and I will come back with two.” The bird catcher thought for some time and gave the pearl to the tortoise. Then the tortoise swam away and said, “I am not so stupid to take one and give two!” The bird catcher could only stand by the river and feel sorry for being greedy (贪婪的). 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )36. What did the peacock want to do before the bird catcher was going to sell him? A. To give a gift to his friend.B. To give a gift to his parents. C. To say goodbye to his friend.D. To say goodbye to his parents. ( )37. What did the tortoise promise the bird catcher at first? A. Lots of fish. B. A nice gift. C. A larger bird. D. Special skills. ( )38. The bird catcher came back to the tortoise because he wanted to _. A. sell the tortoise B. catch more birdsC. learn how to catch fishD. get more from the tortoise ( )39. What did the bird catcher get at last?A. Nothing. B. Two birds. C. A big pearl. D. Two big pearls. ( )40. The passage mainly tells us _. A. we shouldnt be greedy B. tortoises are clever animals C. we should be friendly to animals D. two different animals can be good friendsD 易读度Kellie Lenamond is 16. Shes from the United States. She has many hobbies. She likes playing volleyball. She also likes playing the violin, and she loves singing. But Kellie has an unusual hobby: beekeeping (养蜂).Kellie doesnt work with her bees every day. She looks after her hives (蜂房) about twice a month in the spring, summer and autumn. She spends more time with her bees in winter. There arent many flowers for the bees to get food from at this time of year. So Kellie feeds the bees sugar water in winter.This is a usual day for Kellie when she works with her bees:8:00 She gets up and eats breakfast.9:00 She makes sugar water for the bees.10: 00 She does her homework.11:00 She practices the violin.12:00 She makes lunch for her brothers and sisters. Then they eat lunch together.3:00 She goes to volleyball practice.5:00 She and her mom make dinner.7:00 After dinner, Kellie dresses herself in special clothes. She feeds the bees sugar water.Every summer, Kellie takes honey from the hives. Her bees can make a lot of honey in a year. Kellie and her family sell some of the honey, cook with some of the honey and give friends honey, too.Kellies friends dont go near the hives. They are afraid. They dont want the bees to sting (蜇) them. Kellie says they dont understand that bees are safe. “I like standing safely in the middle of the bees. No one else is brave enough!” she says.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )41. How many hobbies does Kellie have?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.( )42. Kellie spends more time with the bees in winter because _.A. she likes winter best B. her parents ask her to do soC. she doesnt need to go to schoolD. bees cant get enough food from flowers( )43. Whats the right order of the things in Kellies one usual day?Kellie feeds the bees.Kellie plays the violin.Kellie plays volleyball. Kellie does her homework.A. B. C. D. ( )44. When does Kellie take honey from the hives?A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.( )45. What do Kellies friends feel when they see the bees?A. Excited. B. Afraid. C. Angry. D. Comfortable.四. 综合填空(每小题1分，共10分) 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，每词限用一次，其中有两个词是多余的。易读度 heavy, thirteen, too, woman, they, man, watch, pass, drive, again, with, stopOne spring afternoon, I went to the shopping center with my son. As I was looking for the parking space (停车位), I saw a(n) (46)_ pushing her shopping cart (购物车) in front of us, and the cart looked too (47)_ for her it was full of food and drinks. She was also carrying three bags in her hands. She saw us and tried to move to the side so that we could (48)_. At that time, the wind blew away two of the food bags, and she ran to catch (49)_. I asked if she was OK. “Yes,” she said, “Ill be out of your way soon.” She picked up the two bags but another bag fell off.I (50)_ my car and told my son to wait for a minute. I ran to the woman and she said sorry first. She told me those things were for her sons (51)_ birthday party. I helped her put the things in her car. She said, “Thank you so much.” I smiled and said, “I am a mother, (52)_. Many people helped me before. Im just returning the kindness.” She said thanks (53)_ and got in her car.When I walked to the shopping center (54)_ my son, he took my hand. It was the most touching gesture (动作) of all, and I realized that our children are always (55)_.五. 情景交际(每小题2分，共10分) 根据对话内容，用恰当的句子补全对话，使对话完整、通顺。根据对话内容，用恰当的句子补全对话，使对话完整、通顺。A: Hello, Tom! (56) _?B: Im helping my mother cook in the kitchen.A: Do you know about the rainstorm yesterday afternoon? B: Yes. It was terrible.A: (57) _?B: I was at school at that time.A: (58) _? B: I was having P.E. class outside. I got wet. A: (59) _?B: My father drove me home. The rain was really heavy. A: Oh, I was making my way to my cousins birthday party at that