八年级下册英语测试卷

1、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1 6页上答题无效第一卷（共63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、R 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. Which sign didn ' t the woman notice?What does David need?BWhen will t

2、he game be finished?Where has the woman been?What is the woman worried?A. It will be too hot.B. They will leave too early.C. There will be too many people if they don' t leave early.6. How much did the woman pay for all those things?A. 25 yuan.B. 18 yuan.C. 32 yuan.7. What does Betty spend her m

3、oney on now?A. Clothes.B. Shoes.C. Books.8. Who thinks diving is more exciting?A. Diana.B. Betty.C. Ricky.9. Why is the woman against the plan?A. Because the plan is necessary.B. Because the shoe factory will bring a lot of money.C. Because the environment will be harmed（ 损伤）.10. What does the woman

4、 mean?A. She has enough notes for both of them.B. She has another pen for him.C. She herself has no more pens.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，每小题彳仍有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 1112小题。11. Where is the man going?A. To the city library.B. To

5、 the railway station. C. To the new park.12. Why can' t the man find his place?A. This is his first time to come here.B. He has a wrong map.C. Things have changed a lot.C. FourB. at 4:30 C. atB. next to the window听第二段对话，完成信息记录表第1315小题。Information about the callThe number of people13 .The time of

6、 arrivingThe guests will arrive14 .Other notesThe table must be15 .13. A. TwoB. Three14. A. at 5:005:3015. A. near thedoorC. by the flower table听第三段独白，回答第 1620小题16.the town?A. It has a basket at the front. than a car.17.by bicycle?A. Her little son.18.A. In summer.19.A. When he goes for a picnic.B.

7、When he goes to his office.Why is a bicycle sometimes better than a car inB. It is much cheaper C. It is often faster than a car.Whocan the speaker take to school and the libraryB. Her little daughter.C. Her husband.In which season does the speaker use her bike most?B. In winter.C. In autumn.Whendoe

8、s the speaker' s husband use the bicycle?C. When he goes to see his friends.20. What can we learn from what the speaker said?A. Riding saves her a lot of money.B. Riding is good for her daily life and her health.C. Riding is her favourite sport.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

9、, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. a long history, Nanjing is famous itsnatural and cultural sights.A. With; asB. For; forC. For; asD. With; for12Use;A. made up of 29.in our school.A. itB. thatC. onesD. those22. - your father to drink coffee？- Yes, but he has been used to milk now.A. Use; drinkB. Used; drinkC. Us

10、ed; drinking D.drinking23. - Where is your father?- He Australia and he Sydney for two weeks.A. has been to; has been inB. has gone to; has been inC. has been in; has been toD. has gone to; has been to24. If you go to London by air, you d better a placeticket early on the Internet.A. lookB. orderC.

11、bookD. find25. - Must I return the dictionary today?- No, you _. You keep it until next week.A. mustn shouldt; canB. don t have to; canD. don t have to; should26.he?The reporter s alread y back from27.-A. is A. ExcitingB. hasn tC. has- How do you like Hanhan s books? . I fell asleep while reading th

12、em.B. ExcitedC. BoringC. needn t;Malaysia safely,D. isn tD. Bored28.- Would you like to tell me something about Jiangsu?- All right. Jiangsu is thirteen big cities.B. made fromC. made withD. made intoThe computer rooms in your school are much larger than30.- I think Jurassic World is the best film t

13、his summer. I have never seen a better one before.A. I can t agree moreB. I don t think so C. I amafraid notD. I hope so10小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 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。An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his31 all the time, watering and fe

14、rtilizing（施月巴） them.One day a young man went by, amazed at the beautiful flowers. He even beganto imagine（想象）how 32 he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 33 . He was very surprised about it and asked, "34 you can ' t see these flower

15、s, why are you busy takingcare of them every day? "The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four35 . First, I was agardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can' tsee these flowers, I can touch them. That' s another kind of feeling lives. Third, I can

16、 smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that ' s 36.”“Me? But you don ' t know me ." said the young man.“Yeah, it ' s 37 that I don ' t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.The blind maH

17、 s work opened our eyes and 38 our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf（耳聋的 ）inhis later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn ' t 39 his wonderful music, but his music has40 millions of people toface their difficulties

18、 bravely. Isn't it one kind of happiness?B. trees31.A. flowersD. grassC. erestedA. movedB.happyC. funnyD.33.friendlyA. blindB. famousC. smartD.34.AlthoughA. BecauseB. SinceC. For D.35.conclusionsA. storiesB. reasonsC. excuses D.36.A. meD. my sonB. youC. my mother37.fairA. trueB.

19、hardC. cool D.38.treatedA. brokeB. hurtC. pleased D.39.believeA. writeB.hearC. play D.40.A.changedD. madeB. letC. encouraged四、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题1.5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。AWe asked you to share a funny, unusual, brave or loving thing that your pet has done. Here are just a few we receiv

20、ed.Every time I go outside, my chicken is looking out of the window of their"room” . When I go to feed the chickens, she makes a funny sound and all the chickens go to the door for the food.SarahI have a cat named Timmy. Every morning when my mum drinks her coffee, he will jump up onto the tabl

21、e, jump down into my mum ' s legs, and try to drink the coffee in her cup.AllisonMilkshake is the best rabbit in the world. He is friendly and loves doingtricks. Once, just when my grandma had a stroke , he quickly ran to me and then into mygrandma' s bedroom. So I called 911. It was my rabb

22、it that saved mygrandma! I also entered him in a Best Pet Competition, thinking he would win. But he failed. Even though Milkshake didn ' t win, he taught me to always domy best.-RosieOnce, my pet cat jumped onto a car and hugged the luggage rack（行李架）.Thedriver didn ' t know it. She drove al

23、l the way down the road until another car behind her honked（ 按喇叭）.People walking by were looking at her funny action.She stopped and got the cat down and brought him home.James41. When does Sarah' s chicken make a funny sound?A. When Sarah goes outside.B. When Sarah goes back home.C. When Sarah

24、goes to feed the chickens.D. When Sarahgoes to play with the chickens.42. What is TRUE about James ' s cat?A. He likes drinking coffee.B. He once helped Rosie ' s grandma.C. He hid himself in the driving room. D. He experienced an exciting car trip.43. What does the word “ stroke " prob

25、a bly stand for?A. A walk.B. An illness.C. A tool.D. A ride.44. Where is the passage probably from?A. A notice.B. A novel.C. A magazine.D.Aguidebook.BThe Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2nd, 1666. In four days it destroyed（ 破坏）more than three-quarters of the old cit

26、y, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday morning in the house ofthe king ' s baker （ 面包师）in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a

27、window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread（蔓延）quickly into Thames Street. Thatwas the beginning.By eight o ' clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tue

28、sday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well- known buildings, old St. Paul' s and the Guildhall among them.Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Manypoor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the

29、 air because of the heat.The fire stopped only when the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect （建筑JM）, wanted a city with wider streets

30、 and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new St. Paul ' s.The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.45. It seems that the writer of

31、 the text was most sorry forthe fact that.A. some people lost their livesB. the birds in the sky were killedby the fireC. many famous buildings were destroyedD. the king ' sbakery was burned down46. Why did the writer cite （弓 I用）Samuel Pepys?A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

32、B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.C. To show that poor people suffered（ 遭受）most.D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.47. How was the fire put out according to the text?A. The king and his soldiers came to help.B. People pulled down houses standing in the direction of the fire

33、.C. People managed to get enough water from the river.D. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.48. Which of the following is TRUE according tot hepassage?A. The Great Fire of London ended on September 4th, 1666.B. Many birds were burned in the fire because they couldn ' t fly away in

34、time. C. The King ' s baker caused the great fire.D. No loss, no gain. London became a better place because of the great fire.COnce there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song."I don't sing. " said the man.But

35、 the lady told the waiter,'Tm tired of listening to the piano. I wantthe player to sing! ”The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the s

36、ongMona Lisa sung so beautifully!He had talent（ 天赋）that he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name

37、was Nat King Cole.You, too, have skills, abilities and talent. You may not find it or feel yourtalent is little, but it may be greater than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. However, you may have no success at all, if you just sit on your talent.49. The lady asked the player to

38、 sing a song becauseA. she had paid him for this knew him very wellC. she wanted to have a change his singing50. Nat King Cole succeeded because.A. the lady helped him a lot the chance（机会）C. he continued to play in the bar stopped playing the pianoB. sheD. she enjoyedB. he caughtD. heprobably meansA

39、. fail to realize develop 52.Successful in LifeB. forget to useD. manage to showWhich could be the best title for the passage?A. Sing in the BarC.trytoB. Become51. The phrase “sit on“ in the passageD. FindC. Never Lose HeartYour Hidden Talent五、任务型阅读（共 5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案（每格限填一词）。De

40、ar Nick,Do you like to shop on the Internet? I like to buy books online.The price is usually lower. When I wantto know something about a book, Iwrite an email to the online shop for an answer. I am shy. It is difficult for me to talk to the shopkeepers in real shops.Sometimes online shops have pictu

41、res of the book. They can show you some pages of the book too. I think this is very helpful. Besides, I can shop at midnight ifI want to. Real shops close at nine in the evening. Somepeople worry that the postman may lose or damage （破坏）the things they buy from online shops, but I don' t worry ab

42、out that. I think it is hard to damage a book and my postman is very careful.Some people say that shopping is good because you can go with your friends and look at many different things. They call it window shopping. I don' t haveany friends and I don ' t like to talk too much - it makes me

43、tired.I am teaching my grandmother how to shop online. She cannot walk very far so it will make shopping easy for her if she shops online. My brother wants to learn how to do it too. He is very busy most of the time. When he has a little free time, he can shop online.What do you think of online shop

44、ping?Your friend,PaulAdvantages （优势）Disadvantages （不足）Online shopping* The things in online shops are usually53 .* Online shops are always54 .* It is not55 for old women orbusy people to shop online.56 may lose ordamage the things you buy from online shops.57 shoppingYou can go with your friends and

45、 look at many different things.* Have to talk to the shopkeepers.* Close at nine in the evening.八年级英语答题纸第一卷（共63分）、听力（共20小题。每小题1分，满分20分）题 号12345678910答 案题县11121314151617181920容 案、单项选择（共10小题。每小题1分，满分10分）题号21222324252627282930答案三、完型填空（共10小题。每小题1分，满分10分）题 号31323334353637383940答 案四、阅读理解（共12小题。每小题1.5分，满分1

46、8分）题444444444555123456789012答五、任务型阅读（共 5小题。每小题1分，满分5分）53.54.5556.57.第二卷(共37 分)六、词汇运用(共10小题；每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分)(A) 根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空58. The skirt may be one of these(work).59. I don t like this apple pie becauseit looks much (ugly).60. Do you know Hainan is in the(south) part of our country?61. Could you give us some (advise) on learnin