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常州市正衡中学2017-2018学年第二学期八年级期中质量调研（英语）二．单项选择QuitefewstudentswerenotsurewhetherRussiaisEuropeancountryoranAsianonewhentheywerelearningWorldGeography.a;aa;an/;a/;anTheemperorswiththeirfamiliesinQingandMingDynastiesaluxurylifeinthePalaceMuseum,anothernameoftheForbiddenCity.wereusedtoliving;haveusedtoliving;withusedtolive;withusedtolive;haveHaveyoufoundthatDavidisthinnerthesedays?Oh,heanexercisemachinetotakeexerciseinanyseason.alittle;boughtabit;boughtabit;hasboughtabitof;hasbought24.ItisveryfunnythatGoogle'sArt&Cultureappcanhelpyouafaceyoursinitsdatabase（数据库）■searchfor;search;looklikelikesearch;likeD.searchfor;likesThesurgeonhasn'tcomeback,hashe?,forheAustraliasincelastweekandwillbebackinaweek.No,hasbeeninNo,hasgonetoYes,hasgonetoYes,hasbeeninAreyougoingtoXueYanthePeachBlossomFestival（桃花节）?Yes,Icanimaginethattheflowersarebeautifulandbeesareflyingthem.during,amongB.during,betweenC.through,amongD.through,betweenManyelderlyparentstheirchildren'smarriage,becausetheyoungadultsdonanotherone.worryabout;marryingwithworriedabout;beingmarriedareworriedabout;beingmarriedtoworryabout;havebeenmarriedtoWouldyoumindintheearlymorningifyouplantoseetheflag-raisinginTian'anSquare?.Ithasbeenoneofmyhopes.gettingup;You'dbetternot.gettingup;Ofcoursenotgetup;Nevermindgettingup;NevermindTherulerwassopowerfulthathewantstocontroleverythinginhiskingdom.But,hemadetheworldabetterplaceforhispeopletolivein.bythewayB.inawayinsomeC.insomewayswayIt'ssokindofyoutomakeavideoformewhenIhaveproblemsmakingit..Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.MyNevermindpleasureAllrightD.Withpleasure三．完型填空(13)-year-oldJimhadbeenaskinghisparentsforaniPhoneallyear.SoonChristmasmorninghewasvery(1)tofindoneunderthetree.Buthehadtoagreetohismotherconditions(2)thephonecouldbehis.Hismotherwroteasmessageforhimonacard:Christmas!YouarenowtheproudownerofaniPhone.Butifyouwantthispresent,"Merryyouhavetofollowmyrules.”Thefirstruleonhismother'slist:“Iboughtthisphone,soitism(3i)ne.itNtow,Iamyou.Aren'tIthegreatest?”Thenitread,“Remember:breakinganyoftheruleswill(4)theendofyouriPhoneownership.”""Ifitrings,(5)it,”saidrulenumberthree.""Itisaphone.DonoteVe八agploo^ecallifthescreenreads“Mom”or“Dad.”Rulenumberseven:"Donotiusspehtohneto(6)anotherpersonorlie.Anddon'ttakepartin(7)thatmighthurtothers.Youarenotarudeperson;donotlettheiPhonechangethat.Rulenumbernine:"Donottextoremailanythingtosomeonethroughthisphonethatyouwouldnotsayinperson.Anddonottextoremailanythingtosomeonethatyouwouldnotsayoutloud(8)yourparentsintheroom.”"Don'ttakelotsofpictures.Thereisnoneedtorecord(9).Keepyoureyesup.Seewhat's(10)aroundyou.Listentothebirds.Talktoastranger.Theexperienceswillbe(11)inyourmemoryforever,”readrulenumberseventeen.Atlast,itread,""Mostoftheseruleslistedheredonotjustap用yjtc)(theiPhone,butto(12).Iloveyou.IhopeyouwillenjoyyournewiPhone.”A.excitedB.worriedC.luckyD.interestedA.sinceB.asC.beforeD.afterA.explainingA.comefromA.answer⑹A.callB.lendingB.leadtoB.stopB.textC.returningC.makeupA.explainingA.comefromA.answer⑹A.callB.lendingB.leadtoB.stopB.textC.returningC.makeupC.protectC.emailA.experimentsB.experiencesA.exceptB.withoutC.conversationsC.becauseofD.describingD.careforD.refuseD.foolD.expressi°疗withA.nothingA.movingA.usedA.childreneverythingleavingstoredparentssomethinghappeninghiddenlifeD.anythingincreas■ingD.raisedhealth四.阅读理解HaveyoueverheardsomeoneusethephraseonceinabluemoonHaveyoueverheardsomeoneusethephraseonceinabluemoon”？Peopleusethisexpressiontodescribesomethingthattheydonotdoveryoften.Forexample,someonemightsaythathetriestoavoideatingsweetsbecausetheyareunhealthy,butwilleatchocolate“oncebluemoon”.Orsomeonewhodoesnotusuallyliketogotothebeachmightsay"Ivisitthesh(海滨)onceinabluemoon.”Whilemanypeopleusethisphrase,noteveryckieowsthemeaningbehindit.Thefirstthingtoknowisthatthemoonitselfisneverreallyblue.Thisisjustanexpression.Infact,thephrase“bluemoon”hassomethingtodowiththeshapeofthemoon,notthecolor.Asthemoontravelsaroundtheearth,itappearstochangeshape.Weassociate联系)certainnameswithcertainshapesofthemoon.Forexample,whenwecanseeasmallpartofthemoon,itiscalledacrescentmoon.Acrescentisashapethatlookslikethetipofafingernail(扌旨甲).Whenwecannotseethemoonatall,itiscalledanewmoon.Whenwecanseethewholemoon,itiscalledafullmoon.Usually,thereisonlyonefullmooneverymonth.Sometimes,however,therewillbetwofullmoonsinonemonth.Whenthishappens,thesecondfullmooniscalleda“bluemoon”.Overthenext20years,therewillonlybe15bluemoons.Asyoucansee,abluemoonisaveryrareevent.Thisfacthasledpeopletousetheexpression“onceinabluemoon”todescribeotherveryrareeventsintheirlives.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodexampleofusingthephrase“onceinabluemoonSimonoftentellsjokes.Simontellsjokeonceinabluemoon.Tomrarelyrememberstodoexercise.~ATomdoesexerciseonceinabluemoon.Marylikestogoshoppingeveryweekend.fMarygoesshoppingonceinabluemoon.Cindyhatestostayup,butshestaysupeveryday.fCindystaysuponceinabluemoon.(2)Whichofthefollowingisanotherexampleofsomethingthathasacrescentshape?A.Theletter“0”B.Theletter“M'C.Theletter“HD.ThelettercWhatdoestheunderlinedpart“Thisfact”int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CAfterlivingandteachinginChinafor10months,mywifeandIreturnedtoCaliforniatovisitourchildrenandfriends.ManyofthemaskedwhatwelikedmostaboutChina.Thefriendlypeople,thewonderfulfood,andthebeautifulsightswereatthetopofourlist.Thenonenight,afteryetanotherrestaurantdinnerwithfriends,IrealizedthattherewasoneotherthingthatIreallylikedaboutChina:Notipping.Tippingisasubjectthathaslonginterestedme.InAmerica,thethreekindsofservicesthatneedtippingarewaiters/waitresses,taxidrivers,andbarbers.Thestandardtipisnowbetween15%and20%ofthebill,dependingonthequalityofservice.Whythesethreeparticularservicesdeservethisspecialtreatmentisamysterytome.WhyamIsupposedtotipawaiterforbringmefoodwhenIdon'tneedtotiptheflightattendantonanairplanefordoingthesamething?WhydoIneedtotipataxidrive,butnotthebusdriver?WhyamIexpectedtotipthebarberforcuttingmyhairbutnotthedentistforfixingmyteeth?Ihavebeenateacherfor39years.Noonehasevertippedmeafteraparticularlysuccessfulclassorlecture.Thewholeconceptoftippingdoesn?tmakeanysense.IhaveheardthattherearesomeexpensiverestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheUSwheretherestaurantdoesnotgivethewaitersanysalaryatallduetothelargeamountsofthetips.ThetippingprobleminmanyEuropeancountriesissolvedbyaddinga15percenttothebill.IprefertheChinesesolution:Notippingatall.WhenIwasvisitingtheUSthissummer,Iwentouttodinnerseveraltimeswithfriends.Havingspent10monthinChinanoteventhinkingabouttipping,Ifounditirritatingtohavetospendextramoneyonthemeal--especiallywhentheamountofthetipwouldeveryoftenbuyamealinChina.WhileIunderstandwhyChina,asadevelopingnation,hasgraduallyacceptedmanyWesterncustomarypractices,IhopetheChinesearewiseenoughtoneverstarttheunnecessarypracticeoftipping.(1)WhatmadethewriterrealizethathelikednotippingmostaboutChina(1)WhatmadethewriterrealizethathelikednotippingmostaboutChinaTalkingwithhisfriends.ReturningtoCalifornia.Givingalargeamountoftips.Havingdinnerinarestaurant.Ifthebillis$200inanEuropeanrestaurant,howmuchshouldacustomerpayasatip?$10$20B.$30C.$500Whichofthesentencesistrue?A.AllkindsofservicesneedtippingintheUS.ThewriterhopedChinawouldneverstarttipping.ThewriterswholefamilylivedinChinafor10months.ChinahasneveracceptedanywesterncustomarypracticesWhatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Pleasestoptipping.MyexperiencesinchinaThereisnotippinginchinaTippingindifferentcountries.五•任务型阅读Ateacherwasgivingtalktohisstudentsonhowtodealwithstress(压力).Heraisedaglassofwaterandaskedthestudents,“Howheavydoyouthinkthisglassofwateris?”Allthestudentstriedandtheiranswerswerefrom20gto500g.""Itdoesnotmatteronhowheavytheglassofwateris.Itdependson取决于)howlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmyrightarm.IfIholditforaday,youwillcallanambulance(救护车)」tisthesameweight,butitseemstobecomeheavierandheavierastimepassesby.”""Ifwecarryourburdens负担)allthetime,soonerorlater,wewillnotbeabletocarryon,becausetheburdenisbecomingheavierandheavier.“Whatyouhavetodoistoputdowntheburden,sothatwecanberefreshedandareabletocarryon.OtherwiseIthinkthatwewillbreakdownonthehalfwayandcan'trealizeourdream.Allofusshouldreallykeepinmind.Sobeforeyoureturnhomefromworktonight,puttheburdenofworkdown.Don'tcarryitbackhome.Youcanpickituptomorrow.Whateverburdensyouarehavingnowonyourshoulders,letitdownforamomentifyoucan.Ifyoudolikethis,youcangreatlyimproveyourworkeffectandlifequality.Lifeisshort,enjoyittothefullest.ThemePutdownourburdenstogetrelaxedTheteacher'(1)Howheavyistheglassofwater?Theteacher'sunderstandingThe_(2)oftheglassofwateristhesame,butyoufeeldifferent.The(3)youholdit,theheavieritwillbecome.Ifyoucarryourburdenstoolong,wewillgiveout.ThewaystorelaxTorelax,youmustputtheglassdown.Afterarest,holdtheglassupagain.Putdowntheburdens,you'iobe(4)lagaintocarryon.Thewriter'(5)_Don'tcarryyourworkbackhomeandpickituptomorrow.Enjoyyourlife.(1)⑵⑶⑷六.单词拼写Dearsir,pleaseshowusyour(护照)firstpagesothatwecancheckyourpersonalinformation.Theexpertsadviseyoungcouplestoraisechildrenincorrectways,becauseanunhappy(环境)canaffectchildren'sbehavior.TheexchangestudentssaidtheywereinterestedinalmosteverythingaboutChina(除了)airpollution.61.lntheoldtimespeoplekeptthedeadbodyfreshforalongtimeunderspecial(条件).62.Thiskindofmusicfortheguitardevelopedinthe(south)areaofSpain(西班牙).63.Itseemedthatthetouristswerenotsatisfiedwiththeguide.Theywalkedalongwaywithoutany(communicate).Youshoutedatmeangrilyonthatday.Itisyour(ugly)faceIhaveeverseen.(interview)withthedisabledonTVprogramsalwaystouchtheheartsofthosekindpeople.N0oneansweredthetelephonewhenIcalledyouyesterdayafternoon.Sorry,I(communicate)withmymotheraboutalatestfilm.67」fyou(notbe)carefultoputyourwetfingeronametalpole(杆子)outsideinthecoldwinter,whatwillhappentoyou?WhatdoyouthinkaboutthecityofDali?It'ssobeautiful.IliketheplacesofnaturalbeautyandIone(stay)thereforaweek.MrSmithaswellashisassistants(repair)thecomputerthatbrokendownyesterday.Nowitlooksasgoodasnew.Whatafantastictimethewinnersoftherobotcompetitionwillhave(take)partinthefinalcompetitioninMayintheUS!(receive)thepackagesoonfromhismotherlivingintheremotevillage,hekeeps