八年级英语第二学期第一次学情调查.doc

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姜堰区实验初中2013～2014学年度第二学期第一次学情调查
八年级英语试卷
（本卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分）
第一部分 选择题(80分)
一、听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）
A) 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话读两遍）
1. What animal does Mike like best?

A B C
2. How is Lucy going to Xiamen?

A B C
3. Where would Sam like to go?

A B C
4. What’ s the weather like?

A B C
5. Who runs fastest?
A. Lucy. B. Ann. C. Lily.
6. When will the supermarket close?
A. At 5:00. B. At 5:15. C. At 4:45.
7. What subjects will the boy work hard at next term?
A. English and Physics B. Maths and Geography C. History and English
8. What was the woman doing when the man saw her just now?
A. She was searching for some photos on the Internet.
B. She was discussing the project.
C. She was talking with Lucy.
9. Why did the man’s daughter go to London?
A. To study. B. To have a holiday. C. To visit her friends.
10. Where does the dialogue take place?
A. In a shoe shop. B. In a clothes shop. C. At a bookshop.
B) 听下面3段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C
三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话或独白读两遍）
听第1段材料，回答第11～12小题。
11. What caused the fire?
A. Car accident. B. Stoves. C. Lightning.
12. When did the house caught fire?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening
听第2段材料，完成第13～15小题。
A school trip on Saturday
Morning
First
Many boys are 13
Then
Girls are singing and dancing.
We are sitting by a lake and some are 14
Finally
We are watching animals in the zoo.
Afternoon
We are visiting 15 .
13. A. getting on the bus B. having breakfast C. climbing the hill
14. A. drawing B. swimming C. drinking water
15. A. factories B. the museum C. a market
听第3段材料，回答第16～20小题。
16. What’s the relationship(关系) between the speaker and Kate?
A. Workmates. B. Classmates. C. Neighbours.
17. What does Kate look like?
A. She’s short and fat. B. She has a round face. C. She has a long nose.
18. What’s Kate?
A. A teacher. B. A worker. C. A doctor.
19. How does Kate usually go to work?
A. By bus. B. By train. C. By car.
20. How many days does she work every week?
A. 4 days. B. 5 days. C. 6 days.
二、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21. Is _______ air pollution ________ problem now?
A. a, a B. /, a C. the, the D. the, /
22. —When did your parents _______?
— They _______ for 20 years.
A. marry.; got married B. get married; have got married:
C. marry; have got married D. get married; have been married
23. His grandfather is_______ at home, but he doesn't feel_____ for he has many things to do.
A. alone, lonely B. lonely, alone C. alone, alone D. lonely, lonely
24. Look! What a clean room! Who _______it?
A. has cleaned B. is cleaning C. will clean D. cleaned
25. — Have you visited the Undersea World before?
— 　 　. I hope I can go there this summer.
A. Yes, I have B. No, never
C. No, only once D. Yes, not even once
26. —Have you finished drawing your picture _____, Tom?
—Certainly, Mum. I have drawn it ______. Can I go out for a walk now?
A. yet; yet B. already; already C. yet; already D. already; yet
27. — ___________ have you been away from your hometown, Janet?
— Since 5 years ago.
A. How many B. How long C. How much D. How often
28. — It must be exciting to 　　　 the fireworks on the New Year’s Eve.
— Of course it is. They are wonderful.
A. notice B. watch C. look at D. read
29. — How was your trip to the zoo?
— 　　　. I even took some photos with the panda.
A. Terrible B. Can’t be worse C. Poor thing D. Fantastic
30. — Were you very 　　　 when you saw the parade coming towards you?
— Of course. It was the most 　　　 moment.
A. excited; excited B. exciting; excited
C. excited; exciting D. exciting; exciting
31. — What’s the best park in the city?
— Of course, the East Lake Park. I 　　　 that park many times.
A. have gone in B. have been in C. have gone to D. have been to
32. —When did you ______ the new computer?
—Well, I _____ it for half a year.
A. have, have bought B. buy, have had
C. buy, have bought D. have, have had
33. Tony, don’t drive at such high __________, It’s dangerous.
A. speed B. seat C. ride D. magic
34. When you visit Italy, you can go to ______ and take photos there.
A. Mount Fuji B. the Tower Bridge
C. the Stature of Liberty D. the Leaning Tower of Pisa
35. — The beef in this restaurant tastes nice.
— 　　　 You can’t find better beef in any other restaurant.
A. Why? B. I can’t agree. C. Are you sure? D. Exactly.
三、完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island(岛) of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous __36__ its rainforest, which covers 427,500 square kilometres of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the___37___ rainforests in the world.
When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking ___38___ the jungle(丛林). In the jungle we came across many wild ___39___. Our favourite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them jump ___40___ tree to tree. The graceful(优美的) and gentle animals made us feel even closer to ___41___.
The ___42___ told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more ___43___ of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature(特征) of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still ___44___ in the rainforest today.
___45___we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really ___46___ in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their___47___, such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.
In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. ___48___, we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a ___49___ place where you can swim with the turtles.
This holiday has been a life-changing ___50___ that we will never forget.
36. A. in B. to C. for D. at
37. A. largest B. oldest C. longest D. widest
38. A. to B. on C. over D. through
39. A. plants B. animals C. flowers D. monkeys
40. A. from B. between C. under D. behind
41. A. trees B. life C. nature D. water
42. A. teacher B. driver C. farmer D. guide
43. A. like B. tired C. afraid D. proud
44. A. live B. work C. study D. hunt
45. A. If B. Why C. How D. When
46. A. bored B. surprised C. interested D. good
47. A. food B. clothes C. houses D. books
48. A. Luckily B. Sadly C. Happily D. Clearly
49. A. bad B. wonderful C. bright D. terrible
50. A. story B. place C. day D. experience(经历)
四、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Welcome to the Guinness World Records Museum!
Address: 329 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
Open Hours: From September to April 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
From June to August 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday
10 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday
Ticket Prices: Adult single(单人): $14.95 for 2 attractions, $18.95 for any 4 attractions, $22.95 for all attractions
Child(4-12) single: $8.95 for 2 attractions, $11.95 for any 4 attractions, $14.95 for all attractions
In the museum you can enter the different exhibition halls you see below. In each of these halls you can see the world records (记录) of different kinds. Sometimes you may get a chance to do something so that you can know better how a record was set.
51. On a Sunday in October, you can stay in the museum until _______.
A. 7.00 p.m. 　 B. 8.00 p.m.　　 C. 9.00 p.m. D. 10.00 p.m.
52. From the advertisement we can learn that there are _______ visitors to the museum on Fridays and Saturdays in summer.
A. no B. some C. fewer D. more
53. A 10-year-old girl and her mother will visit two attractions. How much will they pay?
A. $14.95.　　 B. $17.90.　　 C. $23.90.　　 D. $29.90.
54. If you want to see the smallest picture in the world, which exhibition hall will you visit?
A. Society & Money. B. Arts & Entertainment(娱乐).
C. World Matters. D. Material World.(物质世界)
55. The Guinness World Records Museum doesn’t open on _______.
A. May B. March C. September D. July
B
One day, a teacher was giving a talk to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”
After the students gave different answers, the teacher said, “The weight itself is not important. It depends on (取决于) how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache (疼痛) in my right arm. It is the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming heavier and heavier. What you have to do is put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. So before you go back home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Let your burden down for a moment if you can.
56. The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because_______ .
A. he wanted to drink it B. his arms were strong
C. it was a good example D. he wanted to share the water with his students
57. “A glass of water” in this passage refers to (指) _______.
A. the burden B. school bag C. the time D. the money
58. The teacher means we may feel _______ if we put down the burden sometimes.
A. weaker B. heavier C. more tired D. less tired
59. This was a lesson about _______.
A. how to hold a glass of water B. what to do with the burden in life
C. how to keep fit by drinking water D. how to teach students well
60. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The teacher wanted the students to carry on more water.
B. No student in the class answered the question.
C. The teacher had a good way of making his lesson easy to understand.
D. You will become heavier and heavier if you hold a glass of water in your hand.
C
Do you know the phrase “Weibo Addicts” (微博控)? Do you write a Weibo? If you don’t, you are “out”!
Weibo means microblog. People may spend much time writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why? Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words.
Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 and it grows very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese micro-bloggers grew to 300 million. People write microblogs for many reasons. For many microblog users, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information, including news, everyday life, pictures, music, videos and so on.
It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog. However, this can also bring problems and even panic (恐慌). For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami (海啸) hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like “Salt can help people fight radiation (辐射)” were hot on microblogs. Then a crazy buying of salt followed. Later people knew it was just a rumor (谣言).
In a word, microblog plays a new part in the life of Chinese people.
61. What does Weibo Addicts in the first paragraph mean?
A. People who are crazy about Weibo. B. People who seldom use Weibo.
C. People who first made Weibo. D. People who need Weibo least.
62. What is NOT an advantage (优势) of Weibo?
A. It is short but carries many meanings. B. It can help us learn the latest news.
C. It can send rumors. D. It is easy to use.
63. People usually don’t share their _______ on Weibo?
A. videos. B. music. C. pictures. D. secrets.
64. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Writing a microblog needs much time.
B. Microblog appeared in China only one year ago but it is so popular now.
C. As a popular thing, microblog has its advantages(优势) and disadvantages(劣势).
D. More and more Chinese show great interest in microblog because it started in the USA.
65. What does Para. 2 mainly talk about?
A. How to use Weibo. B. Why Weibo is so popular.
C. Who is using Weibo. D. What Weibo is.

第二部分 非选择题(共70分)
五、词汇运用 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
66. The little girl will travel______________ (在国外)to learn more about art..
67. —Do you know Hong Kong?
—Yes, it____________（返回）to China in 1997.
68. Kate and her__________（丈夫）have worked here for many years.
69. The restaurant is open every day___________（除了）Monday.
70. If you are far away from your parents for a long time, you will_______（想念）them.
71. It will be colder in the___________ (south) part of China next week.
72. I haven't seen you for a long time. You____________ (change) a lot..
73. You can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the __________(beautiful) of nature or other cities.
74. Miss Yang used ________ (be) a doctor, but now she’s a businesswoman.
75. The old man has been ___________ (die) since three years ago.
六、完成句子(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
76. 你应该和你的朋友们保持联系。
You should ___________ _________ _________ __________ your friends
77. 他们正在采取行动改善这种情况。
They are ____________ _________ _________ _________ the situation.
78. 我爸爸明天动身去北京出差。
My father ________ _______ ________ Beijing on _________ tomorrow.
79. 对我们来说，像以前一样经常见面已是不可能。
It has become impossible for us to see each other _______ _______ _________ ________.
80. 我们花了三个半小时飞到香港。
It took us about ________ and _______ _________ ________ to fly to Hong Kong.
七、阅读表达
A）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每空一词。(每空一词；共10空，每空1分，满分10分)
The and teachers at Fairfield School think it’s necessary to look after the environment! This is what they’ve been doing:
Growing vegetables
Fairfield School students have their own vegetable garden. Both children and teachers plant and water the seeds (种子), then they pic