海门实验初中八年级英语质量检测.doc

海门实验初中八年级英语质量检测（2014.03）
（满分：100分 时间：90分钟）
第1卷(选择题 共55分)
一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
( ) 1. — This is _________ film I’ve told you about many times.
—It’s great. I’ve never seen ________ more moving one.
A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a
( )2. —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
( )3. There ________ many old and low houses near our school.
A. used to have B. was used to be C. used to being D. used to be
( )4. The old lady lives ______ in a ______ house, but she doesn’t feel _____.
A. alone; alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely; alone
C. alone; lonely; lonely D. alone; lonely; alone
( )5. —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
( )6. 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
( )7. I am interested in travelling. And I have visited more than ten cities in China _______.
A. last year B. a few years ago
C. in a few years D. in the past few years
( ) 8. Do you know when _____ he _____ the Football Club ? And how long ____ he ___ it ?
A. did join ; has been B. did join in ; has been a member of
C. did join ; has been in D. has joined ; has been a member of
( )9. —Where is your uncle?
—He _____ to South Africa for a holiday. He has ______ there twice.
A. has been, gone B. has gone, been C. went, gone D. will go, been
( )10. —How long have you ______ your hometown? —Since 2005.
A. been away from B. left C. arrived in D. come to
( )11.Mr White’s already late for work, _______he?
A. has B. hasn’t C. is D. isn’t
( )12. I think he is ______ to see so serious pollution in the river.
A. enough lucky B. unluckily enough
C. enough unlucky D. unlucky enough
( )13. Yesterday Millie _______ her MP4 to me and said I could ______ it for a week.
A. lent; borrow B. borrowed; borrow
C. lent; keep D. borrowed; keep
( )14. ---Tom, why not stop ________ a rest?
--- Oh, no, Mum. It’s so exciting that I can’t stop _______ the kite.
A. having; flying B. to have; to fly
C. having; to fly D. to have; flying
( )15. —I’m a little bit nervous because I don’t know how to speak in front of so many people.
—_______.
A. I’m sorry to hear that. Let me help you.
B. Take it easy. I’ll help you.
C. Don’t say that again. You needn’t any help.
D. That’s all right. Do you need my help?
二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
On 26th December, 2004, a young girl called Tilly Smith was on holiday with her family in Phuket, Thailand. No one 16 what was going to happen —a tsunami (海啸) that would 17 about 200,000 people. Tilly had studied tsunamis in her 18 class and had seen a video of a tsunami.
Tilly said, “I saw this bubbling on the water, at the edge; the water and the foam (气泡) looked as if they were boiling, and were making a 19 noise. The water was coming in, but it wasn’t going out again. It was coming in, and in, towards the hotel.”
She turned to her mother and sister and told them that it was a tsunami. 20 they did not believe her. She was only 10 years old. Maybe she was just hoping to see a tsunami 21 she had studied it?
Tilly’s father went back to the hotel with her sister. They told the people who worked in the hotel what Tilly had said. Tilly 22 out to the beach to warn the people there. The hotel workers _23 Tilly. They began to get people off the 24 . Only a few minutes later , a huge wave swept over the beach. This beach was one of the few beaches in Phuket where no one was killed or seriously hurt. This was all because of 10-year-old Tilly Smith. She and all her family escaped (撤离). She 25 them.
( )16. A. forgot          B. thought            C. found               D. knew
( )17. A. wash B. take C. kill D. surprise
( )18. A. physics         B. geography   C. History            D. chemistry
( )19. A. small            B. common             C. strange             D. peaceful
( )20. A. As usual         B. At once           C. At first  D. In fact 
( )21. A. before          B. if               C. though              D. because
( )22. A. walked B. ran C. drove D. jogged
( )23. A. believed B. doubted C. asked D. educated
( )24. A. hotel B. school C. road D. beach
( )25. A. left B. saved C. thanked D. moved
三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Picture Show
There are 12,000 pictures on show here. You can see the whole Chinese history!
Place: City Museum
Price: ￥30
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
Films at the Museum
There are two European(欧洲的) films on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 2:30. The Workers is at 4:45. For more information, call 84987898.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”?
“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert(音乐会) this Saturday night, at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.
The Music Shop’s Sale
Sale on every record and tape in the shop, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Disco, Folk. Sale starts on Tuesday and ends on Thursday.
（ ）26. According to the ads(广告)，what can you do on Saturday afternoon if you have time?
A. I can enjoy the delicious food in Central Park.
B. I can see two films and buy some tapes.
C. I can go to the City College to watch animals.
D. I can see a picture show and listen to music.
（ ）27. Where can you enjoy a concert after reading the ads above?
A. In the Museum Theatre. B. In the City College.
C. In the City Museum. D. In the Music Shop.
（ ）28. What is “The Zoo” in the ads?
A. It’s a zoo with many animals in it. B. It’s the first US concert.
C. It gives a concert on Sunday night. D. It’s an Australian music group.
（ ）29. If Lucy would like to buy some cheap records, she cannot go to the Music Shop on _______.
A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Saturday
（ ）30. Which of the followings is True according to the ads?
A. People can see the whole European history in the City Museum.
B. People can call 84987898 to find more information about food and music.
C. People can eat different kinds of food in Central Park.
D. People can go to the zoo this Saturday night. ht
B
Last month, Yang Xuelan, 18, was preparing for the college entrance exam, just like every Senior 3 student. However, a terrible earthquake hit her hometown, Ya’an, Sichuan on April 20.
Yang ran to the playground. She was safe. But all her study materials were buried (被埋) in the classroom. A university in Chengdu lent a helping hand. Now Yang and her classmates are studying there.
The earthquake killed at least 196 and injured more than 12,000. Soldiers and experts arrived at the quake zone (震区) immediately. They helped rescue people and rebuild homes. Tens of thousands of people have donated money and materials to help.
There is little we can do to stop natural disasters such as earthquakes from happening. But we can try to make ourselves better prepared for these disasters.
Japan is considered to be one of the best countries at dealing with earthquakes. From a young age, the Japanese are taught how to keep safe in earthquakes. Schools in Japan often take earthquake drills (演练).
Almost every Japanese family has a survival kit (救生包), which has a flashlight, a radio, water and enough food for several days. This helps people to stay alive after an earthquake.
What can we do when an earthquake happens? Some methods can reduce the harm they cause. The American Red Cross introduced the “Drop, Cover & Hold on” method.
*Drop down onto your hands and knees. This position protects you from falling.
*Cover your head and neck under a strong table or desk. If there is no shelter nearby, you can also stay along a wall, and cover your head and neck with your arms and hands.
*Hold on to your shelter until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the shaking shifts it around.
( )31. We can tell from the first two paragraphs that _________.
A. an earthquake hit Yang’s hometown
B. Yang hasn’t been to school after the quake
C. the earthquake made Yang a college student
D. Yang and her classmates were buried in the classroom
( )32. What did soldiers and experts mainly do in the quake zone?
A. They built classrooms for students.
B. They donated a lot of money and materials.
C. They helped save people and rebuild their homes.
D. They tried to prevent more earthquakes from happening.
( )33. Which of the following should you do when an earthquake happens?
A. Stay there and don’t move.
B. Stand straight on a table or desk.
C. Drop down onto your hands and knees.
D. Lie down on the ground and face the ceiling.
C
Perhaps the most famous name in the world of silent movies is Charlie Chaplin. It was in 1889 that both moving pictures and Charlie Chaplin were born. Sadly, Charlie’s father died when Charlie was five, and his mother was sent to mental (精神的) hospital. This left young Chaplin homeless and living on the streets.
Things seemed bad for Charlie, but he had a bright, nice character. He was pleasant and easy to like. So he managed to get small parts in performances around London. Then, he moved to the USA in 1906, and his life took a major change for the better. He got a part in a show performing there. Seven years after his arrival in the USA, he got his first major part in a film. Charlie was a great success in the movie theaters. His silent, highly visual (视觉的) form of comedy was perfect for the silent films of the time. By 1915, he was making over $1,250 a week, which was a huge amount of money at that time. Charlie knew what he was good at, and he stuck to it. Even when sound could be used for movies in 1923, he continued to make silent pictures. Charlie knew that the silence was an essential part of what made his movies so funny. Charlie continued to make silent films well into the 1940s, when almost everyone else had changed to sound. Charlie, however, still remained one of the world’s greatest film stars.
( )34. When did Charlie get his first major part in a film?
A. In 1889. B. In 1906. C. In 1913. D. In 1923.
( )35. The underlined word “essential” in Paragraph 2 probably means _____________.
A. very boring B. very correct C. very difficult D. very important
( )36. From the passage we know that Charlie ___________.
A. was easy to get along with B. stopped making movies in 1923
C. was born and brought up in America D. didn’t produce silent films in America
( )37. Which could be the best title of the passage?
A. A Great Man of Silent Movies. B. The Major Change for an Actor.
C. The Beginning of Silent Movies. D. The Hard Life for A Movie Maker.
D
Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and, sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists (灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared(盯着) at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects（受试者）were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.
For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”
（ ）38. The aim of the two experiments is to________.
A. explain when people can have a sixth sense
B. show how people act while being watched in the lab
C. study whether humans can sense when they are stared at
D. prove why humans have a sixth sense
（ ）39. The underlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means________.
A. value B. result C. performance D. connection
（ ）40. What can be learned from the passage?
A. People are born with a sixth sense.
B. The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea.
C. The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.
D. People have a sixth sense in all places.
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共45分)
四、词汇（每小题1分，共15分）
A) 请根据句意、音标或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
41. Finally, he___________ (got to know and understood something) that his son did right.
42. It’s our duty to protect the __________________ /in'vaiərənmənt/.
43. --Have you ever travelled ____________(在国外)? ---Not yet.
44. I like such TV ______________(节目) like the Voice of China.
45. It’s dangerous to drive your car at high ____________.
B)请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。
busy south sleep marry pollute

46. ---When did your parents get __________?
--- Sorry, I have no idea.
47. As we all know, most ___________ letters are written in English.
48. Do you know what causes the air ______________?
49. ---Do you get used to ___________ with windows open?
---Yes, I think it’s good for us.
50.Many birds fly to _______________cities when cold weather comes.
C)请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
listen lie wait arrive move

51. Since he fell off the bike, John ___ in bed for nearly a week.
52. ---When ________he______