2018年浙江省杭州市滨江区八年级第二学期期末监测英语试卷

1、第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解第一节ATheweekendTheBlog（博博客）ofLauraByLauraJune6,2018HiImonvacationhereinLondonanditsfantastic!OnSaturdayIwasintheBritishMuseumforthreehours.OnSundayIvisitedTowerBridge.Wherewereyouovertheweekend?Tellmeyournews!DISCUSSIONSophia9:30Gladyourehavingagreatvacation.IwasintheSummerPalaceinBe

2、ijingonSaturday.Iwasthereforaflowershow.Itwasamazing!Andtherewerelotsofpeople.ButonSundayitwasrainyandIwasntverywell.IstayedinbedforawholedayReplyShareSteve10:10ItwascloudythewholeweekendinParis.OnSaturdayIwasatafootballgamewithmyclassmates.Itwasexciting!OnSundayIwasattheshopswithAnnforfourhoursRepl

3、yShareJack11:00Iwasntathomeovertheweekend.OnSaturdayIwasinScotlandforatrip.Itwasalovely,warmdayandIhadapicnicwithfriends.Itwasgreat!Sundaywasboring.Ittookmefivehourstogetbackhome.Itwasalongjourney.ReplyShareKate11:20OnSaturdayIwasatHeathrowAirport.Imetafriendthereandwetalkedtogetherfortwohours.Iwasv

4、eryhappy.OnSaturdayIwasinSydneyforaconcert.ItiswinterinAustralia.Anditwaswindyandcold!ReplyShareOnSundaySophiawasprobably.atthehotelB.intheSummerPalaceC.intheBritishMuseumD.atTowerBridgeWhatstheweatherlikeinParisonSunday?RainyB.SunnyC.WindyD.CloudyWhichsentenceisTUREaccordingtothearticle?Lauraspendt

5、wohoursvisitingtheBritishMuseum.SteveplayedfootballwithhisclassmatesonSundayJackshomeisfarawayfromScotlandKatemetafriendattheairportbuttheytalkedlittle.BSomethingheart-wariminghappenedatamiddleschoolinDallas,lastDecember.TheBillyEarlDadeMiddleSchoolranintodifficultieswhenitwaspreparingforitsannual（每

6、年的）“BreakfastwithDads”event.About150studentsdecidedtotakepartintheevent.However,noteverystudenthadafatheroramale（男性）familymemberwhocouldcome.Tosolvetheproblem,schoolteacherstriedtofind50malevolunteerstobewiththosestudentsduringtheevent.Thetheirgreatsurprise,nearly600mencameonthedayoftheevent.Therewe

7、resomanypeoplethattheteachershadtomovetheeventfromtheschooldinninghalltothegym.Studentswerehappyandexcitedwhentheysawsomany“dads”becausenoneofthemhadtotakepartintheeventalone.Duringtheevent,the“son”andthe“dad”hadbreakfastandplayedgamestogether.The“sons”toldtheir“dads”interestingstoriesaboutwhathadha

8、ppenedatschoolandthe“dads”listenedtotheir“sons”carefullyandgiveadvicewhennecessary.The“dads”alsotaughttheirsons”howtotieanecktie（领带）；itisusuallyarealfathersjob.Althoughtheeventlastedonlyaboutonhour,ithadagreatinfluencebothonthegrown-upsandthechildren.Onvolunteerwroteonlinethatwordscouldhardlydescrib

9、ethisunusualexperience.Forthestudents,theyinspired（鼓舞）whentheysawsomanykindpeoplecareforthembesidestheirteachersorfamilymembers.Howmanymalevolunteersareinneedinthisevent?150B.60C.50D.600Whatdidthe“sons”and“dads”doduringtheevent?TheyhadbreakfasttogetherTheycookedbreakfasttogetherThesonstiedanecktiefo

10、rtheir“dads”Thesonsharedthestoriesatschoolwiththeir“dads”.B.C.D.WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage?Theyheldthiseventinthegymatlast.Somefatherscouldnttakepartintheevent.Theeventmadeadifferencetothestudents.The“BreakfastwithDads”eventlastedoneday.CAboutonemonthago,IfinishedanexchangeprogramintheUnitedStat

11、es.WewenttoDover-SherbornHighSchooltostudy.Afterthetrip,IhadabetterunderstandingofAmericaneducation.Theschoolwasbigandmanystudentstherewerereallyfriendly.Asnativespeakers,theyspeakEnglishperfectly,butsometimesIcouldntkeepupwiththem.SowhydoUSstudentsspeaksofast?Iguessthereasonslieintheirpace（速度）oflif

12、e.Forexample,theyonlyhavethreeminutestorestbetweenclasses,and24minutesforlunch.Iaskedastudentwhytheylivedthisfastwayoflife,buthehadnocomplaints（抱怨）aboutit.Iwantedtoknowmore.Anotheranswerreallysurprisedme,however,“Ourlifehereisjustlikeridingabike.Ifyouwanttokeepbalanceandgoon,youmustbeveryfast,oryoul

13、lfalldown.”,USstudentsalsotaketimetorelax.Halfoftheirtimeistakenupbysports.Besidesbasketball,footballandhockeyarealsoverypopularintheUS.Studentshavetochooseatleastonesporttoplay,ortheymightlosethechancetogotouniversity.Sometimes,sportsaremoreimportantthanstudy.Thatsreallydifferentfromothercountries,

14、wherewhetherthestudentscangotouniversityonlydependsonyourgrades.TheyalsohavesomecreativeideasonEnglishlearning.Readingfictioninclassesmaybestrangetous,butitsapopularwaytolearnEnglishthere.Thistripnotonlyopenedmyeyesbutalsoincreasemyknowledge.IhopeifyougetthechancetogoonanexchangetriptotheUS,youlltak

15、eit.HowlonghasthewriterbeenanexchangestudentintheU.S?A.AyearB.HalfayearC.AmonthD.ItisntmentionedWhatcanbeputbackintotheblank?A.Astheyarenotbusy.WhentheystudyhardAlthoughtheyliveafast-pacedlife.Becausetheirlifeislikingridingabike.USstudentsspendhalfoftheirtimewhentheyrelax.A.readingfictionB.volunteer

16、ingC.playingsportsD.havingtripWhichpartofthenewspapercanthisarticlecomefrom?A.StarstoriesB.YourvoiceC.NewsD.SciencestudyDInthepast,gettingrecipes（食谱）andcookingtipswasnteasy.Apersonhadtogotothesoreandbuyacookbook,orgetrecipesfromfriends.Luckily,theInternethaschangedallthat.Now,ifyouwanttofindarecipef

17、orpeachcobbler,youjustsearchonline.Itcouldtbesimpler,Cookingblogsarealargenumberofinformationbecausetheyarefreeandtherearesomanyofthem.Theyrealsonicebecausetheygivelldifferentkindsofideas.Theproblemwithblogsisthatbecausewedontknowwhoswritingthem,weneedtobecareful.Whenyourelookingatanewblog,youdontkn

18、owifthewriterknowswhatheorsheistalkingabout.Rightnow,wedliketointroducetwopopularcookingblogs.ThefirstiscalledSmittenKitchen.ThiswebsiteisrunbyafamilylivinginNewYorkCity.Itfocusesonfoodthatdoesntneedmanyingredients（材料）.Ifyouwanttomakefoodthatissimplebutwonderful,thenthisisthesiteforyou.Itoffershundr

19、edsandhundredsofrecipes.Youllbeamazedathowmanythereare.WednesdayChefisanothergreatcookingblog.ItisrunbyawriterwholivesinBerlin.Thisblogalsooffersmanyrecipes,alongwithrecommendations（推荐）forgreatrestaurantsinBerlin,andadviceforpeoplewhowanttostarttheirownblogs.Wednesdaychefhasgreatpicturesofitsfood,as

20、wellasinterestingpicturesofBerlin.Thebloggotitsnamebecauseinthepast,newspaperpublishedtheirfoodarticlesonWednesdays.TherearealotofcookingblogsontheInternet,andmostofthemareprettygood.Goonlineandchecksomeofthemout.Youmightbeamazedathowmuchtheycanhelpyoumakeyourcookingbetter.Theunderlinedsentencemeans

21、.itisdifficulttofindtherecipes.itiseasytosearchtheInternet.itiseasytofindtherecipesonline.itisdifficulttodowithpeachcobbler.runstheblogSmittenKitchen.A.AfamilyinNewYorkB.AwomaninNewYorkC.AfamilyinBerlinD.AwomaninBerlinWhatdoesthearticlesayaboutSmittenKitchen.Itfocusesonsimplerecipes.Itonlyoffersafew

22、recipes.ItonlygivesrecipesonItalianfood.Mostofthefoodonthatblogishardtomake.WednesdayChefdoesnthave.A.manyrecipesB.picturesofBerlineC.restaurantrecommendations.D.adviceforpeoplewhowanttoopenarestaurant.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantage优点）ofcookingblogs?A.Theyarefree.B.Therearemanyofthem.C.Thewrite

23、rsareallexpertsD.Theygivealotofadvice.第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Iamforty-two.Ileftschool24yearsold.HeresmylistoffivethingsIwishIdlearnedatschool.IalwayswantedtobethebestsoIusedtocomparemyselfwithothers.WhenIsawtheywerebetterthanme,Ifeltveryterrible.NowIlikecomparingmewithmyself,IaskmyselfifIdothingsaswe

24、llasIcan.IhatedlosingwhenIwasyounger.Ithinkitsnicetowinandgetfirstplace.However,learningtoloseisoneofourlifesmostimportantlessons.Ifwetryourbest,thenweshouldneverbeangrywithourselves.Sometimesweliketotrymanynewthings.Butwemaystoptryingwhenwegetitwrong.Ialwaysremindmyself:IfIhadntgotbackonthefirsttim

25、eIfelloff,Iwouldneverhavelearnedtorideabike.Howmuchtimedoyouspendworryingaboutthefuture?Iusedtoworryalot.NowIknowmostthingsyouworryaboutwillusuallyneverhappen.Keepyoucool-mostofthethingsyouworryaboutnowwontrememberinsixmonths.WhenIwasyoungIoftendidntdothingsbecauseIthoughttheydtaketoolongtofinish.Ia

26、lwayswantedtowriteabook,forexample.ButIthoughtitmighttakememorethanayear.Itseemedsuchalongtime.NowIknowayearisnothing.IfIdstartedthatpookwhen丨was16,丨mighthavewrittentenmorebynow.Theresnothingwrongwithsecondplace.Youcandothingsmorequicklythanyouthink.Dontcompareyourselfwithothers.Youdontalwaysneedtog

27、etitright.第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空ThemorningSeancheckedtheemailasusual.Thenhefoundanunexpectedemail.Couldhe(36)hisdreamlate?Seanwasnownearly40,aloneandpoor.Hedreamedofbeingapoliceofficerforalongtime(37)nevermadeit.Wasitpossibly(38)thistime?WhenSeanwasonlya5-year-oldboy,hisfathersfriendPaulonce(39)thelittle

28、boyhomeinhispolicecar.Seanwasinterestedinthecar,thelightsandtheuniform(制服).Hedecidedtobea(40)likePaul.However,ahighschoolEnglishteacher(41)hisdream.Shearguedthathehadatruegiftforwritingandshouldnotwasteitbeingapoliceofficer.Seanfollowedhisteachersadviceandfinallyhebecamea(42)foranewspaperandmarried.

29、Duringtheyears,hechangedseveraljobsbutnothingmadehimreally(43).Hisheartreallywasntinthejobormarriage.Actually,hehadneverreally(44)hischildhooddreamtobecomeapoliceman.Hiswifecouldnotbearthisandlefthim(45)Seanwas39yearsold.SeanhadtomovebacktoSt.Ignace,wherehisdadlived.Whenhisfatherencouragedhimtosearc

30、hforanew(46),thechance(机会)came.Phoenixwasingreatneedofpoliceofficers.Inordertopassthetesttoenterthepoliceacademy(学院),Seanbegan(47)atonce,settingadailyrunningruleofamileandahalf.ThreeweekslaterwhenhearrivedinPhoenix,Seanwasamanphysicallyandemotionallychanged.Finally,Seanpassedthewrittenexamandcomplet

31、ed(48)test.OnNov.16,2015,Seanfinishedhiseducationinthepoliceacademy.Thefollowingyear,Seangotaprizebecauseofhisexcellentjob.Ittook(49)35years.Butapromiseisapromise.Howmanypeoplecansaytheylivetheirlifesdream?Seansays,Ididit.Itjusttellsmethatits(50)toolate.36.A.rememberB.achieveC.haveD.remind37.A.butB.

32、becauseC.thoughD.so38.A.newB.differentC.strangeD.interesting39.A.showedB.ledC.carriedD.drove40.A.driverB.workerC.teacherD.hero41.A.brokeB.madeC.keptD.enjoyed42.A.teacherB.driverC.reporterD.manager43.A.richB.happyC.famousD.lucky44.A.givenawayB.givenoutC.givenupD.givenin45.A.whenB.untilC.unlessD.after

33、46.A.wifeB.jobC.dreamD.house47.A.trainingB.studyingC.readingD.thinking48.A.singingB.artC.physicalD.listening49.A.himB.youC.meD.her50.A.alwaysB.sometimesC.hardlyD.never第二节语法填空Manypeopleloveacting.Somepeopleareluckytodoitasajob,liketheactorsweseeonTV,inthemoviesoratthetheatre.Forotherpeople,actingisso

34、methingtheycando(51)funatschoolorintheirsparetime.Actorsgettobecomesomeoneorsomethingelsewhentheyareacting.Actorscantell(52)(story)andgetideasacrosstotheiraudience(观众)thattheywouldntnormallybeabletodo.Goodactorsmaketheiraudiencebelievein(53)theyaredoing.Theymaketheiraudiencefeeldifferentthings,likef

35、earorsadness.Teamworkisanimportantpartof(54)(act)jobs.Mostactorsworkinateamwhentheyact.Often,actorshavetowork(55)(close)withotheractors.Atthesametime,actorsmust(56)workwellwithmanypeoplebehindthescenes.Actingaveryoldcraft(职业).Peoplehavebeenacting(57)thebeginningoftime.Thefirstactorswere(58)(perform)

36、whosanganddancedingroup.Theirjobwastocelebrateimportantthingsthathappenedintheirlife.The(59)(early)theatreactingthatwasliketodaystheatreactingwasinancientGreece.Mostactorshaveotherskillsthathelpthembecomegreatactors.Someactorscansinganddancesotheycanperforminmusicals.Otheractorsaregoodat(60)(make)peoplelaugh,sotheycanperformincomedies.Thereareevensomeactorswhol