第二学期期中调研测试

1、2016-2017学年度第二学期期中调研测试 八年级英语试卷第一卷 （选择题 共55分）听力(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)二、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)16. Do you think the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games great success? Yes. most successful one in history.A. /; The B. the; The C. a; / D. a; The17. Have you decided to pay for the dress? Well, I havent decided yet.A.

2、 to buy which one B. buy which one C. which one to buy D. which one should I buy18. Do you mind the window? . It is really too cold outside.A. open; No, not at all B. opening; No, not at all C. open; Yes, please D. opening; Youd better not19. While giving a speech, you should always speak to make ev

3、eryone hear you.A. softly enough B. too softly C. loudly enough D. enough loudly20. How long have you been interested in stamps? I have been interested in it _ I was in Grade Two.A. Since B. until C. when D. before21. I hear your father _ to America once. Yes. He _ there last year.A. has been; went

4、B. went; has been C. goes; went D. has been; has been22. You can only borrow two books if you dont have a library card. A. on time B. in timeC. from time to time D. at a time23. Lets turn on the TV and watch the basketball match. Its too late. It for an hour. And the result was that my favourite tea

5、m won.A. has finishedB. has been overC. has been onD. has begun24. Boys and girls, so much _ todays lesson. Any questions, come to my office. OK, sir.A. on B. for C. to D. in25. I will get 100 points in the coming test. Wait and see. . Youd better start getting ready for it now.A. A friend in need i

6、s a friend indeed B. Many hands make light workC. You cannot burn the candle at both ends D. Actions speak louder than words26. What _ can you give me on learning English? I think you could join an English club.A. news B. messages C. advice D. information27. Would you like some juice or bread? _ . I

7、m really thirsty and hungry after walking for a long time.A. None B. Either C. Nothing D. Both 28 will I receive the T-shirt, madam? In two or three days, dear boy.A. How long B. How far C. How many D. How soon 29. What a beautiful view! I like to see the red leaves from the trees. It is a pity that

8、 we forget to bring our camera.A. fell B. falling C. would fall D. were falling30. Thanks for listening to my problem and telling me what to do. _. Thats what friends are for.A. My pleasure B. With pleasure C. Never mind D. Its nice of you 三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)American people like to say “Thank

9、you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many _ 31_ do so, too. It is a very good habit. You should _32_ “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone in front of you keeps the door open 33 you, when someone says your dress is beautiful, 34 when s

10、omeone says youve done a good job. “Thank you” is used between friends and strangers. Its also used between parents and children, 35 and sisters. “Excuse me” is _ 36_ _ short sentence they use. When you hear someone say “Excuse me” behind you, you will know somebody wants to walk past you without _3

11、7_ you. Its not 38 to interrupt (打断) others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “ 39 ” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to 40 or make any noise. Lets learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.31. A. villages B. towns C. cities D. countries

12、32. A. tell B. say C. talk D. speak 33. A. of B. like C. for D. as 34. A. because B. though C. if D. or35. A. brothers B. lovers C. grandparents D. uncles 36. A. another B. other C. the other D. others37. A. watching B. hearing C. telling D. touching38. A. polite B. clever C. comfortable D. difficul

13、t 39. A. I agree B. Sounds nice C. Excuse me D. Id like to 40. A. work B. cough C. sleep D. eat 四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) (A)Driver Wanted1. Clean driving record 2. Good looks 3. Age over 25Apply (申请) to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen Tel:ir Hostess (空姐) Wanted1. Age between 20 and 33 2. Height

14、 from 1.60 m to 1.75m 3. Two foreign languages 4. College graduate Apply to: China Airlines, Beijing Tel:eacher Needed 1. For private language school 2. Teaching experience necessary Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Dalian Tel: 0411-431386141. If you want to work in the south, you can

15、apply for a job as .A. a driver B. an air hostess C. a doctor D. a teacher42. Mary, 1.50m tall, knows English and Japanese, having taught English at school. Which job can she apply for?A. Driving for Capes Taxi. B. Working for China Airlines. C. Teaching at Instant Language Ltd. D. None of the above

16、.43. Which of the following is not mentioned (提及) in the three ads?A. Height B. Age C. Language D. Health (B)If you like travelling but youre feeling lazy, visit the Odyssey. On this website, you can find a group of students who are travelling across West Africa. Every day you can read what theyve d

17、one, see pictures of where they are, and (if you like) send messages to them.Perhaps youre planning to visit a foreign country yourself, and need some help with the language. A site called Foreign Languages for Travelers is an online phrasebook (短语手册). You can choose among 35 languages and 20 topics

18、, and you can see the phrases on your screen and hear them at the same time.Maybe you just want to stay at home and watch TV. If so, you can use a site called Digiguide to help you find whats on. It lists all the programmes on 80 channels. Just type in the name of the programme and it will tell you

19、what channel its on and at what time.There are also lots of websites which are linked to video cameras in different places around the world. One website, called V Care, is linked to a model car in San Diego, California. You can sit at your computer and drive the car yourself, using the controls on y

20、our keyboard and watching the car on your screen.44 What is Odyssey?A. A city B. a small town C. a website D. a TV programme45. Which can help you with the language when you are planning to visit a foreign country?A. Odyssey B. The online phrase book C. Digiguide D. V Care46. What can you use Digigu

21、ide to do?A. watch TV at home B. drive a model carC. find a group of students D. visit a foreign country47. Which is True about the last paragraph?A. V Care linked to a TV station. B. V Care is not a website.C. There are not many websites which are linked to video camerasD. You can use V Care to dri

22、ve a model car in front of your computer. (C)Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years. Many children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much. All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger tea

23、ches them. They learn quickly and do everything carefully.One day he said to the children, “People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals(葬礼), but the people in America wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness. What color does an Eng

24、lish woman wear when she gets married ?”Mary said, “White, sir, because she is happy.” “That is good, Mary.” Roger said, “You are quite right. She wears white because she is happy.”But then one boy in the class put up his hand. “Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “Do you have a qu

25、estion?” “Yes.” Dick said, “Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”48. Roger enjoys teaching his pupils because  _.A. they are his own children   B. they are clever and carefulC. they are lovely    D. they are polite and helpful4

26、9. An English woman wears white clothes  _.A. when she gets married    B. when she is worriedC. when she is sad         D. when she is at a funeral50. What color do men in England wear when they get marrie

27、d?A. White. B. Black.   C. Red.   D. Green.51. What does the underlined word mean in Chinese? A. 宴会 B. 谈判 C. 婚礼 D. 葬礼 (D)Jenny wanted to encourage students to read more famous books, so she decided to put an introduction to some interesting childrens story books in the school new

28、spaper. The Little Prince (小王子)is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In the book, the little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe (宇宙). In his journey, he finds that the adult world is really strange and boring. Finally, he goes back to his planet w

29、hich is full of love. The book is really popular all over the world.Charlottes Web( 夏洛特的网 )is a famous childrens novel written by American author E. B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte on a farm. When Wilbur is in danger of being

30、 killed for his meat by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages to praise (赞扬) Wilbur in her web and saves him. Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe in the end. When it came out in 1952, the book was welcomed by both adults and children. And it is still very popular today. The Miraculou

31、s Journey of Edward Tulane ( 爱德华的奇妙之旅 ）is a 2006 novel written by Kate DiCamillo. The book is about an unusual journey of a china(瓷) rabbit named Edward Tulane. He travels from one place to another, meeting many people. During his journey, he learns to love and finally finds love again. This book is

32、 popular nowadays and was mentioned many times in the famous South Korean TV series My love from the Star( 来自星星的你). The warm and sweet story will surely make you understand more about love.52. Why did Jenny introduce the three books ?A. Because he wanted to encourage students to read famous books.B.

33、 Because he likes the three books very much.C. Because he wanted to sell the three books.D. Because the his boss asked to do so.53. Who wrote Charlottes Web?A. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry B. E. B. WhiteC. Kate DiCamillo D. Guo Jingming54. What does The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane tell us?A

34、. An unusual journey of a china rabbit.B. A pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte.C. The little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe (宇宙).D. the story of Snow White55. Whats the best title of this passage?A. Three story books for the elderly B. How to read

35、 story booksB. Three story books for children D. Why story books are useful第二卷 （非选择题 共45分）五、语言基础知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)A. 根据所给中文提示写单词，使句子完整、正确。56. Some of our (亲戚) will come to my grandpas sixtieth birthday party. 57. Be careful, and you will (避免) the possible accidents.558. I havent heard of that pla

36、ce and my parents havent (也).59. You must be tired after a days _ (辛苦的) work, sit down and have a rest.60. My father put the ladder _ (紧靠)the tree so that he could easily climb up it.B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。61. This novel sells very well. I ordered two (copy) online before they were sold out.62. Jim managed

37、(translate) all the sentences into English with the help of Google.63. You should wait _(polite) when you queue in the line. 64. We have moved to the _ (south) part of town because my father found a new job there.65. He has (print) the photos and you can have a look at them now. C. 根据短文内容，用所给的单词或短语填

38、空，使短文完整、正确。 relax, dream of, is made up of, dollars, opens up Andy: Mary, do you have many hobbies?Mary: Yes. I have many hobbies. They can help me (66) after a days tiring work.Andy: Whats your favourite hobby?Mary: Reading. I think reading (67) a new world for me. How about you?Andy: Well, I like

39、reading, too. And I also like travelling. I always (68) travelling around the world when I grow up. Mary: Really? And what place would you like to visit most?Andy: Singapore. You know, it (69) about sixty islands. It is a place where Chinese culture and Western culture mix (混合) together. Mary: Do pe

40、ople there use Renminbi? Andy: No, they use Singapore (70) .六、按要求改写句子，每空一词(共5小题；每空0.5分，满分5分)71. I dont know how I can run the machine. (改为同义句)I dont know _ _ run the machine.72. I have had a cold for more than a week. (对划线部分提问) _ _ have you had a cold?73. My grandfather died two years ago. (用for two

41、 years改写) My father _ _ dead for two years.74. We have already prepared for the coming class trip. (改为否定句) We _ prepared for the coming class trip _.75. Must we finish the task by 5 p.m. tomorrow? (做否定回答) _, you _.七、任务型阅读，每空一词(共10小题；每空1分，满分10分)Dear Sandy,How are you? This week we did a project on th

42、e history of London.My grandfather said that London in the 1950s was a terrible place to live because the air pollution was so bad. There were many factories and they caused a lot of smoke. This smoke caused heavy black fog in the sky. The people of London called this “smog”.Sometimes the smog was s

43、o thick that people could not see anything. Taxis and buses could not go anywhere as it was too dangerous to drive. The smog was also harmful to peoples health.In 1965, the government made new laws about the pollution, and the air got much cleaner. Today it is clean and we never see smog in London,

44、and now people find that it is not difficult to breathe any more.Since the 1950s, people from all over the world have come to live in London. My grandfather says that this is one of the best changes. Now he can eat food from India, China, Italy and Germany in his neighbourhood.I like living in Londo

45、n today, and I am happy to have friends from all over the world. Write back soon.JessicaLondon has (76) a lotPastIt was a (77) place to live in the 1950s.The air pollution was so bad that taxis and buses were (78) to go anywhere.Lots of smoke from (79) caused heavy black fog called smog.The smog was

46、 sometimes so thick that people could see (80) .The smog was also harmful to peoples (81) .PresentThe government made new laws in 1965 to make the air (82 ) and people (83) to breathe.One of the best changes is that people from( 84 ) the world have come to live here.People can eat food from the othe

47、r (85) ,like India, China, Italy and Germany.八、首字母填词(共10小题；每空0.5分，满分5分) Many people like to use computers now. They are used i _86 many ways. First, they are very fast. They c 87 work with information more quickly than a person. Second, computers can work with quite a lot of information at the same

48、time. T 88 , they can keep information for a long time. They do not often f 89 things in the way people do. Also, computers are almost always r 90 . They are not perfect, of course, but they usually do not make mistakes.These days, i_91_ is important to know about computers. There are a number of wa

49、ys to learn how to use them. Some companies have classes at work. A 92 , most universities offer day and n_ 93_ lessons in computer science. Another way to learn is from a book, or from a friend. After a few h 94 practice, you can work with computers. You may not be an expert (专家), b_95_ you have fu

50、n working with them.九、作文(10分)假如你校将开展“读好书，促成长”活动，请你根据这项活动的主题，向全校同学发出倡议。请参考表格内容，用英语写一份倡议书。读书的意义1. 获取知识，开阔视野；2. 使人愉悦，益于学习；3. （自由发挥）现 状1. 作业多，无良好读书习惯；2. 电视和网络占时多。倡 议（至少两点）读书的意义1. get knowledge, open our eyes ；2. make us happy,be good for our study；3. 3（your ideas）现 状1. too much homework have no good habits ；2