江苏地区常州正衡中学2016-2017年度学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题(听力部分略).doc

.- 常州市正衡中学2016-2017学年第二学期 八年级英语学习情况调查 2017.4 一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） 略。 二、单选（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 21. —What do you think of _________ film Beauty and the Beast? — Wonderful! What about seeing it with me _________second time? A. a; the B. the; the C. a; a D. the; a 22. There _________ in spring in Changzhou, but the weather there is usually nice at this time of year. A. may have rain B. may be rainy C. may be rain D. must have rain 23. All of us have been to Oriental Salt Lake Resort(东方盐湖城)_________because both of you are ill at home. A. except you and he B. except him and you C. except he and you D. except you and him 24. David Beckham _________Victoria Beckham in 1999. That is to say, they_________ for almost 18 years. A. got married with; have got married B. got married to; have married C. married; have been married D. married to; have been married 25. — Must I wash the clothes now? — No, you _______. You _______ clean the room first. A. don’t have to; may B. needn’t; need C. mustn’t; may D. mustn’t; must 26. It is exactly a fantastic place to visit. __________, not all of us will have time to go there. A. Anyway B. Someway C. However D. But 27. — You won’t mind me _________ some photos here, will you? — ___________. You can just enjoy them with your eyes, I think. A. taking; Better not. B. taking; Of course not C. to take; Better not D. to take; Of course not 28. —When will Changzhou Metro Line 1 open? — _______ 2019. Only 50% ______ been built. A. Until; has B. Until; have C. Not until; has D. Not until; have 29. —Why are you looking for Mary in a hurry, John? —The boss is wondering where she ______ and how long she ______ there. A. has been; has been B. has gone; has gone C. has been; has gone D. has gone; has been 30. — It’s been such a wonderful evening with you! Thank you very much! —_______ A. Glad to hear that. B. My pleasure! C. It’s nothing. D. No thanks. 三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） Mr. White with his wife was now living at a small Italian hotel. Last year they had stayed in Italy for months on holiday. One night he went out for a walk 31 . It was late. The small street was dark and 32 . Suddenly he heard steps behind him. He 33 his head and saw a middle-aged woman with wild hair, who quickly walked past him. The woman was 34 out of sight when Mr. White suddenly found that his watch was 35 . He thought it was the passing woman who had taken his watch, 36 he ran quickly after her and soon caught up with her. As he knew 37 Italian, Mr. White had to ask the woman to 38 the watch in another way. He showed the woman his strong arms and pointed to her watch pocket. The woman thought a while and gave the watch to Mr. White. Mr. White returned home and told his wife 39 had happened. He was greatly 40 when Mrs. White pointed to the watch on the table. Now he found it was he himself that had taken the Italian’s watch. 31. A. secretly B. lonely C. alone D. freely 32. A. noisy B. busy C. bright D. quiet 33. A. rose B. moved C. turned D. put 34. A. nearly B. hardly C. mostly D. even 35. A. losing B. going C. missing D. missed 36. A. and B. so C. as D. but 37. A. much B. no C. enough D. a little 38. A. lend B. tell C. return D. keep 39. A. what B. that C. why D. how 40. A. angry B. surprised C. interested D. pleased 四、阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分） A In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die! Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for “visits”. Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food. If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves. 41. “Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” is used to say that ________. A. pets have the right to inherit (继承) money B. money can make pets happy C. it’s the best way to spend money D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children 42. According to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because____. A. they are ill and they need to see the doctor B. they can make the patients happier C. they can help the doctor find out the problems D. the doctors can do experiment on them 43. What is the main idea of the passage? A. A lot of people are interested in dogs. B. Dogs can help people do many things. C. Pets are lovely and need care and protection. D. We have done a lot of things for pets. B The Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Frank’s completed test this week. Weekly Test 1. I prefer to spend my spare time (a) with my family (b) with my friends (c) on my own. 2. If I have a problem, I would rather (a) talk to my parents than to my friends. (b) talk to my friends than to my family. (c) solve it on my own. 3. I prefer to study (a) at home with my family around. (b) with my friends. (c) on my own. 4. For my birthday I would prefer to (a) be with my family (b)have a party with lots of friends. (c) go out with just my best friend. You get 1 point for each(a), 2 for each(b), and 3 for each(c) Go and find out what your score means on the right! Scores and their meanings: 4-6: Your family is very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family comes first. You are kind and always think more of others. 7-9: You have lots of friends and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are quite important to you, too. You are easy-going and generous. 10-12: You probably have one or two close friends, but you’d rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are confident and like to do things for yourself. You can e-mail us atweeklytest@teens.comand tell us whether your result has described a REAL you. 44. How many points did Frank get in the week’s test? A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11 45. From Frank’s result, we may know that . A. he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with them B. his family comes first although he loves being with friends C. both his family and his friends are of great importance to him D. he is a confident young student with only a few close friends 46. By taking this test a student is supposed to find out . A. how to solve teenage problems B. how to make good friends C. what his lifestyle is like D. what kind of person he is C For years and years people have been saying that railways are dead. “We can do without railways,” people say—as if cars and planes have made railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, lose money and are dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly competitive with cars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, a railway takes you from the heart of a city center. It doesn’t stop you as a car does on crowded roads. And no plane or car can ever carry as many goods as one train does. Far from being dead, railways are much alive. Modern railway lines give you a comfortable journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep comfortably, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at the same time? And we are only the beginning, for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, which are traveling 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on highways and planes we can’t fly in because we don’t have enough money to buy the oil. 47. The writer thinks that railways are much alive because________. A. They are cheaper and more convenient. B. There aren’t any planes or cars. C. We can have a comfortable journey. D. We feel dangerous on highways. 48. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true? A. It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane. B. The railway station is usually at the center of the city. C. When you get off a plane you will find yourself right in the city center. D. No car or plane can carry as many goods as train. 49. What does the underline word competitive prefer to? A. 参与性的 B. 性价比高的 C. 竞争性的 D. 对比性的 50. The best title for this passage may be _________. A. Which is the Best, Train, Car or Plane? B. Railway, not the End, but the Beginning C. Trains are More Competitive than Cars or Planes D. Oh, Super-fast Trains 五、任务型阅读（共5空，每空1分，满分5分） Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. The following is about how to be more confident. Speak loud When you are not confident, you cant do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident. Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence. Encourage yourself. To see how many things you have done well, you can write down a list of things you did during the day. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things youve done. Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident. Get rid of (消除) fear. Fear comes along with failure (失败). But its easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Dont hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better. Being confident Advantages Help you develop a healthy attitude. Confident people will feel much happier. Confident people will have51more easily 52of being confident Speak aloud to make people hear you clearly 53physical exercise makes you tired but relaxed. 54 down a list of things you did during the day and praise for good things Pick up a hobby to make you outstanding Try not to be55because failure is part of your life. Try to start again and believe yourself. 六、单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） A) 根据中文和句意，用单词的适当形式填空，每空一词。 56. With ___________ (guide) help, we can finish the journey in the mountain in 5 days. 57. It’s _____________ (possible) to get everybody together at the same time because some of my classmates are in different cities. 58. What great _______________ (experience) I have! I enjoy Marathon races and I will never stop. 59. It is quite common for ____________ (marry) women not to take their husband’s second name. 60. How ________________ (success) he is performing on the stage! B) 根据所给单词和句意，用单词的适当形式填空，每空一词。 61. Can you show us one of the ____________ (丑陋的) animals in the world. 62. People in ______________ (德国) collect rainwater to save water. 63. It’s raining heavily. The rain is beating _____________ (撞) the window. 64. He always _____________ (醒) up at about 7a.m. and read English for twenty minutes. 65. Many of Wang Junkai’s funny answers in _____________ (采访) become very popular online. 七、用动词的适当形式填空。（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分） 66. He was too busy ______________ (pick) a gift for her mother. So he went to the birthday party with a red packet. 67. Shared bikes ______________ (become) quite popular among big cities in China since last April. 68. What great fun they have _______________ (sail) the sea! 69. As the only child in his family, he doesn’t know who _____________ (talk) with when in trouble. 70. The little girl ______________ (tie) her shoes when her mother asked her to have breakfast. 71. Simon ______________ (work) in Nanjing for ten years, but he has returned to Shanghai for further study recently. 八、翻译句子（共6小题，每小题1.5分，满分9分） 72. 他可曾梦想过把这个真人秀变成国际化的电视节目？ ________he_______________________________ the reality show________________________? 73. 这个法国作家已经习惯了使大脑保持高速运转。 _______________________________________the brain ________________________________. 74. 政府最好在情况更糟之前设法防止污染。 The government ______________________________ before ____________________________. 75探讨如何寻求出国留学方面的建议是今天会议的目的所在。 __________________________________________________is the purpose of today’s meeting. 76. 为什么自几年前以来他就从未离开过家乡？ Why hasn’t he __________________________________________________________________? 77. 澳大利亚的季节和我们中国的相反。 The seasons_____________________________________________________________ in China. 九、书面表达（满分10分） 自开展读书月活动以来，班级同学发生了很大的变化，班会课上，班长就同学们的变化发表了演讲。请根据以下中文提示，以“Changes to my classmates”为题，写一篇演讲稿。 过去 1.花很多时间上网、玩手机游戏2.与家人交流太少 3．…… 现在 1.养成了读书的习惯，每天至少读书半小时 2.经常向老师寻求建议该读什么书 3.到目前为止，每个人已经读了5本书了 4.增长知识、开阔眼界、获得快乐 展望 …… 要求：1.表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯； 2.必须包含所有信息，并作适当发挥； 3.不得使用真实姓名和校名等; 4.字数在80字左右（开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。 Changes to my classmates My classmates have changed a lot recently. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________