新世纪八下月考一试卷

2013学年第二学期八年级英语阶段性测试一〔总分值100分时间90分钟2014年3月〕Part1Listening〔第一局部听力〕Listenandchoosetherightpicture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)(6分)(E)(F)(G)(H)1._______2._______3._______4._______5._______6._______Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(8分)7. A)yes,ofcourse B)It’shardtosayC)Ididn’tknow. D)No,sheneedn’t.8. A)Physics B)Geography C)Maths D)Chemistry9. A)10 B)40 C)50 D)9010. A)Theredcar. B)Thewhitecar. C)Thedarkcar. D)Theyellowcar.11. A)Britain. B)Chile C)France. D)Australia.12. A)Ontheroad. B)InthehospitalC)Intheclassroom.D)Inthebank.13. A)BeforehecametotheUK. B)BeforehecametoChina. C)AfterhecametoChina. D)Whenhewasalittleboy.14. A)Husbandandwife. B)Policeanddriver C)Fatheranddaughter. D)Waiterandcustomer.C．Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse(5分)“WhereAreWeGoing,Dad?”〔爸爸去哪儿了〕isaTVshowatHunanTVStation Listentothepassageandfillintheblanks(听短文填空，完成以下内容。每空格限填一词)：(8分)20SunValleySunValleyPart2Phonetics,VocabularyandGrammar(第二局部语音，词汇和语法)I．Choosethebestanswer(选择最恰当的答案)：〔共15分〕1. Youknowpracticemakesperfect.Whichofthefollowingiscorrectfortheunderlinedwordinthesentence? A)'['pɜ:fɪkt] B)[['peifikt]C)[pə’fi:kt] D)['pʌ:fɪkt]3. EveryyearAlicespendsmoneyonnewclothes. A.many B.alargenumberofC.quiteafew D.hugeamountsof4..________you________Tomcangowithus,andtheothermuststayathome. A.Either,or B.Notonly,butalso C.Both,and D.Both,or5Hisbrother’swishis________inthebiggestlibraryintheworld. A.read B.toread C.readed D.hasread6.Tommy’sparents________somepresentsinhisstockingonChristmasEve. A.areusedtoput B.areusedtoputting C.usedtoputting D.usedtoputs7.Ithinktheroomistoosmallforus________. A.tolive B.tolivingin C.tolivein D.livein8Idon’tthinkRosewillwinthefirstprize,________? A.willyou B.won’tyou C.won’tshe D.willshe9 TheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkwasdestroyedbyterroristattacks_________September11,2001. A)in B)by C)at D)on10. Thelittlegirliswearinganewskirtnow.Shelooks.[来源:学&科&网Z A)lovely B)wonderfully C)happily D)beautifully11_______beautifulyournewdressis!A.HowB.HowanC.WhatD.Whatan12 Ireallydon’tknow________thisquestion. A)whichtodo B)whichtoanswerC)whattodo D)howtoanswer13. Juliahasbeenbusyplansforherwedding. A)make B)tomake C)made D)makingFreshwaterispreciousitissometimescalledliquidgold. A)such...that B)too...to C)as...as D)so...that15. Mikedidn’ttellus___. A)ifhewillgiveusalecture B)Whetherhewouldgowithus C)Whenhehasstarted D)WhenhewillarriveCompletethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachonecanonlybeusedonce.(将以下单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次)：A.specialB.quietlyC.communicatewithD.quicklyE.pleasantF.terribleG.protectWetalkeveryday.Whenwehavegoodnews,weliketoshareitwithourgoodfriends.Whensomething１happens,wewillmakeitknowntootherssoon.Butcanyouimaginethatatreecantalkandsharenewstoo?Ofcourse,notreemoveslips(嘴唇)andsayswordsjustaspeopledo.Strangeasitmaysound,though,sometreesmanageto２eachother.Willow(柳树)treesarethebest-knownofthesetrees.Wheninsectsbeginnibbling(叮咬)awillowtree,thetreesendsouta３smellatonce.Thissmelltellstheotherwillowsthatharmfulinsectsarecomingnear.Allofthem４makeachemicalintheirleaves.Thischemicalisbadtotheinsects.Theinsectsdonotlikeitandtheyflyawaysoon.Inthisway,thewillowtrees5themselvesfromtheinsects.Thenexttimewhenyoutakeawalkinthewoods,maybethetreesare“talking”toeachother6.Andwhensomeonesaysthattreescannot“talk”,pleasetellhimthateventreesgivemessagestoeachother,too.1_______2________3________4_________5________6_________III.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms〔用括号中所给单词 的适当形式完成以下句子，每空格限填一词):(共8分)1Mynewflatisonthe__________floorofthebuilding.(nine)2DoyouknowXinmingEveningPaperattractsalotof________?(read)3Pleasereadthenotesin___________.(explain)4WemustlearnEnglishwellbecauseitis________usedintheworld.(wide)5Doingproofreadingrequiredustohaveahighsenseof________.(response)6He________thatthesitting-roomwastoocold.(complaint)7Itisimportanttopractise_________Englishinandoutofclass.(speech)8Ourschoolnewspapershouldreportthe_______newsaroundtheworld.(late)VI.Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired〔根据所给要求，改写以下句子,每空格限填一词〕:12分1.Mr.Brownwantstobuyanewcar.(改为一般疑问句〕________MrBrown________tobuyanewcar？2.Wereadbooksintheschoollibraryyesterday.(对划线局部提问〕____________________youreadbooksyesterday?[来源:学_科_网]3.Thelittleboyneverhaslunchatschool(改为反意疑问句)Thelittleboyneverhaslunchatschool，__________________________？4.Hedecidedthathewasnotgoingtosayanythingaboutit.〔改为简单句〕Hedecided________________sayanythingaboutit.5.“CanIkeepthemagazinefortwoweeks?”theboyaskedthelibrarian.(改为含有宾语从句的复合句)Theboyaskedthelibrarian________he__________keepthemagazinefortwoweeks.6weofdon’tusagreewantthemakemostdecisionunlessfinalto〔连词成句〕________________________________________________________________.Part3ReadingandWriting(第三局部读写)I.Readingcomprehension(阅读理解)A.Choosethebestanswer〔根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):Doyouhaveamobilephone?Doyousendtextmessagestoyourfriendsandfamily?Textmessaging〔短信息〕or‘texting’isbecomingverypopular.But,scientistshavediscoveredthattextingcangiveusproblemswithourhands.Becareful!Toomuchtextingcancauseswelling(肿胀)inourthumbsandwrists〔腕关节〕.Ourthumbsarenotmadeforpushingsmallbuttons(按钮),overandover.ScientistscallthisproblemRSI.WespoketoadoctorcalledHarrietWilson,whotreatsmanypatientswithRSI.Shesaidweneededtoseehowmuchtimewewerespendingintypingtextmessages.Ifwearespendingmorethan10-15minutesatonce,wecouldhaveproblemsinthefuture.WealsotalkedwithDrHarjeetDeepawhotreatsRSIpatients.Hetoldusthattheyoungestpatientshehadtreatedwasafive-year-oldgirl.Shewasn’tdoingwellatschool,soherparentstookherfortreatment.ItwasfoundthatshehadsuchbadRSIinherhands,shecouldn’tholdapencil.Asmobilephonesdevelop,theyaregettingsmallerwithbuttonsclosertogether.Textingwithasmallerphoneisworsethanusingalargerphonewithbiggerbuttons.Usingacomputerkeyboardandplayingvideogamescanalsocausethesameproblem.So,moreandmorepeoplecouldfindthemselveswithRSI.ManyuniversitystudentsandteenagershaveRSI,astheydonotknowtherisks(冒险)ofspendingsomuchtimeusingcomputers,videogamesandmobilephones.Ifwedon’tdosomethingaboutthis,toomanyyoungpeoplecouldgrowupinterriblepain.1.WhatcausestheproblemRSI?A)Morepeoplehavemobilephones. B)Textingisbecomingverypopular.C)Peopletypetoomanytextmessages. D)Ourthumbsweremadeforpushingbuttons.2.Weinterviewed____________abouttheproblemRSIinthispassage.A)Thewriterandalittlegirl B)HarrietWilsonandHarjeetDeepaC)Threescientists D)Fourdoctors3.Theunderlinedpart“atonce”inthethirdparagraphmeans“________”.A)intime B)atonetime C)finally D)nowandthen4.ThelittlegirlwhoDr.HarjeetDeepatreatedcouldn’tholdapencilbecause________.A)shedidn’tgotoschool B)shewasonlyfiveyearsoldC)shehadnothumbsatall D)shesufferedalotfromRSI5.Youcanprobablyreadthispassageina________.A)comicstrip B)storybookC)sciencebook D)detectivestory6.Fromthepassageweknow_________.A)itisbettertousealargerphonewithbiggerbuttonsB)itisworsetospendlesstimetypingthetextmessagesC)usingthecomputerkeyboardwillnevercausetheproblemRSID)UniversitystudentswhohaveRSIknowit’sdangeroustodotoomuchtexting.B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)Youhavewaited40minutesforthevaluable10minutesbreakbetweenclasses.Butwhenthebellforthenextclassrings,youcan'tbelievehow

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timehaspassed.

Ifyouarefamiliarwiththisscene,you'llknowhowtimeflieswhenyouarehavingfun.Nowscientistshavethoughtoverareasonwhythisisthecase.

Scans〔扫描仪〕haveshownthatpatternsofactivityinthebrainchangeaccordingtohowwefocuson(专心于)atask.Whenwefeel

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，weconcentrate〔专心于〕moreonhowtimeispassing.Andthismakesourbrainsthinktheclockistickingmoreslowly.

InanexperimentcarriedoutbyaFrenchlaboratory.12volunteerswatchedanimage〔图像〕whileresearchersmonitoredtheirbrainactivity.

Thevolunteersweretoldtofirstconcentrateon

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animageappearedfor,thenfocusonthecoloroftheimage,andthirdly,studybothduration(持续时间)andcolor.Theresultsshowedthat

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wasmoreactivewhenthevolunteerspaidattentiontomoresubjects.

Itisthoughtthatifthebrainisfocusingonmanyaspects〔方面〕ofatask,ithastospreaditsresources,andpays

5____attentiontotheclock.Therefore,timepasseswithoutusreallynoticingit,andseemstogoquickly.Ifthebrainisnotsoactive,itconcentratesits

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energiesonmonitoringthepassingoftime.Asaresult,timeseemstodrag.

Nexttimeyoufeelboredinclass,perhapsyoushouldpaymoreattentiontowhattheteacherissaying!

1.A)slowly

B)quickly

C)terribly

D)foolishly

2.A)interested

B)bored

C)excited

D)active

3.A)howoften

B)howsoon

C)howlong

D)howfast

4A)thetime

B)theexperiment

C)theclock

D)thebrain

5A)no

B)more

C)some

D)less

6A)enough

B)full

C)right

D)properC.Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords〔在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):LiMinghasstudiedintheUKforn___1___twoyearsnow.Buthe’llneverforgethisfirstfewweeksoflivinginadifferentcountry.TheFoodInChina,I’lleatalmostanything.ButIrememberthefirstfoodItastedatschoolinEngland.Wehadthissoupandittastedofnothingatall.InChina,ourfoodisquitesalty,butwelikeitbecausethesaltm__2___ittastenice.Afriendadvisedmetotrysomecheeseandbiscuits.Ithoughtbiscuitswerethesameas‘cookies’inAmericabutIwaswrong.Again,Ifeltdisappointedatthetasteofthebiscuitsandthecheesewasreallysour.IntroductionsInChinawhenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,yousometimesshakehands.Iwassos3whenmyfriend’smothergavemeakisswhenIlefthishouse.IfeltsoembarrassedandIknowmyfacewentveryredatthatmoment.TransportWhenIwanttogoanywhereinChina,Ijusttakemybicycle.HereinEngland,Ihavetogetabuseverywhere.It’sreallyconfusingb4busesdon’tstopautomaticallyliketheydoinBeijing.Youhavetoputyourhandout,ringthebellorpressthesignalbutton.Socialising(社交)IrememberwhenIwentaroundtoafriend’shouseandIwantedtosay“thankyou”tohismother.InChina,weoftengivepeoplecakesasp5.Theboy’smotherstaredatthecake.ShewastryingtobepolitebutIknewfromherfacethatIhadtakensomethingwrong.InEngland,acakeismoreoftengivenonsomeone’sbirthday.D.Answerthequestions〔根据短文内容答复以下问题〕:Yearsago,Ilivedinabuildinginalargecity.Thebuildingnextdoorwasonlyafewfeetawayfrommine.Therewasawomanwholivedthere,whomIhadnevermet,yetIcouldseeherseatedbyherwindoweachafternoon,sewingorreading.Afterseveralmonthshadgoneby,Ibegantonoticethatherwindowwasdirty.Everythingseenthroughthedirtywindowwasunclear.Iwouldsaytomyself,“Iwonderwhythatwomandoesn’twashherwindow.Itreallylooksterrible.”OnebrightmorningIdecidedtocleanmyflat,includingwashingthewindowontheinside.LateintheafternoonwhenIfinishedthecleaning,Isatdownbythewindowwithacupofcoffeeforarest.Whatasurprise!Acrosstheway,thewomansittingbyherwindowwasclearlyvisible(看得见的).Herwindowwasclean!ThenIrealizedthatIhadbeencr