外研版八年级上册英语试卷.doc

2017学年度八年级英语上第12月质量检测
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一、 听力测试（满分15分）
（一）听句子，选择适当的答语。（每个句子读一遍）（每小题1分，满分5分）
( )1. A. Yes, it is. B. Thank you. C. No, it isn’t.
( )2. A. Good idea. B. By bike. C. Enjoy yourself.
( )3. A. I agree with you. B. I’m sorry. C. I can spell them.
( )4. A. He was late for school. B. He’s from England.
C. He’s 12 years old.
( )5. A. It’s very interesting. B. That sounds great.
C. You should read a lot of books.
（二）听对话，选择正确的答案。（每段对话读两遍）（每小题1分，满分5分）
( )6. When did the man begin to study English?
A. Last year. B. This year. C. This morning.
( )7. What should the man do in class?
A. Speak more English.
B. Write down the mistakes.
C. Speak more English and write down the mistakes.
( )8. Who thinks understanding the TV programmes in English is easy?
A. The man. B. The woman. C. Both of them.
( )9. When does the man watch English films and listen to English songs?
A. On Saturdays. B. On Sundays. C. At weekends.
( )10. Why is the woman good at English?
A. Because she likes English.
B. Because she is from England.
C. Because she practises it every day.
（三）听短文选择正确的答案。（短文读两遍）（每小题1分，满分5分）
( )11. What did Lingling’s teacher give her last year?
A. Some books. B. Some magazines. C. Some advice.
( )12. You should check you spelling if you want to learn English well.
A. with a book B. with a classmate C. with a dictionary
( )13. Where should you write down the mistakes?
A. In the English books. B. In the exercise books.
C. In the notebooks.
( )14. How often should you check your vocabulary book and read English books?
A. Every week. B. Every day. C. Every hour.
( )15. What else is good for you to learn English?
A. Listening to English songs.
B. Listening to music.
C. Listening to pop songs.

二、单项选择（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

( ) 16. The ________ news made us ________.
A. surprising; surprised B. surprising; surprising
C. surprised; surprised D. surprised; surprising
( ) 17. It’s very polite ______ you ______ say hello.
A. for; of B. of; for C. to; for D. of; to
( ) 18. Did you have _______ supper?
Yes, I had _______ good dinner with my parents.
A. a; a B. /; a C. the; the D. /; /
( ) 19. The best way _______ your English is reading more.
A. improves B. improving C. to improve D. improve
( ) 20. You’d better ________ too much meat because you’re already too fat now.
A. don’t eat B. not eating C. not to eat D. not eat
( ) 21. ----What do you want to be in the future, John ?
----I want to be ______ weatherman.
It is ________interesting job.
A. a ; the B. an ; a C. a ; an D. an ; the
( ) 22 . ----Can we run ______ the road now ?
----No, we mustn’t .We have to wait until the light turns green.
A. on B. across C. over D. through
( ) 23. My uncle bought me an iPhone for my ________birthday.
A. twelfth B. twelve C. the twelve D. the twelfth
( )24. ----_________ is the population of my home town ?
----About 0.68 million.
A. Which B. How much C. What D. How many
( )25. Don’t be afraid of new words. You can in the dictionary.
A. look at them B. look for them
C. look them up D. look them over
( )26. It took me two weeks reading the novels written by Guo Jingming.
A. finish B. to finish C. finishes D. finishing
( )27.—Remember this, John. careful you are, mistakes you will make.
—Thanks, Miss Rose.
A. The more; the less B. The more; the fewer
C. The less; the fewer D. The more; the more
( ) 28. James, I’m too tired. Let’s stop ________the clothes.
A. washing B to wash C. to washing D. wash
( )29. My mother doesn’t want to watch this movie. There is ________in it.
A . something interesting B. nothing interesting
C. interesting something D. interesting nothing
( ) 30. ---- Did you sleep well last night ?
----Oh, no. _______noise outside the hotel almost drove me mad.
A. Too much B. Much too C . Too many D . So many
( ) 31.----Linda, I called you this morning, but nobody answered the phone.
----I’m sorry. I ________football with my friends then..
A. play B. played C. am playing D. was playing
( )32. —What do you think of the film you saw yesterday?
—Oh! It’s one of films I’ve ever seen.
A. interesting B. more interesting
C. most interesting D. the most interesting
( ) 33. This place is not big enough for Lucy’s birthday party.
We should find a one.
A. big B. small C. bigger D. smaller
( ) 34. Dad _______ newspaper at this time yesterday.
A. has read B. will read C. was reading D. is reading
( ) 35.----Please don’t throw paper on the ground.
---- , I won’t.
A. Sorry B. That’s all right. C . Excuse me. D . It doesn’t matter.

三、完形填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A, B, C，D 项中选出最佳选项，并将答案填涂在对应的答题卡上。
Li Yong likes swimming very much. Last summer he and his parents went to Qingdao to spend their __36__. The first morning they had a quick meal and went to the sea. They went swimming and ___37___ themselves in the sea for ___38__ two hours. When they came back to the beach and lay __39__, Li Yong said to his father,” I want something to eat. I’m__40___ now.”
Then they came into a ___41__ near the beach. His father told the young ___42___ to bring a bottle of orange, two bottles of beer and four dishes(菜)。But the waiter stood there and didn’t move.
“__43_ don’t you go and bring them for us?” asked the father.
“I’m sorry, sir,” __44__ the waiter. “I want to know where you hide（藏）your money”
The father and mother ___45___ at each other and laughed. They were wearing swimsuits!
( )36. A. holiday B. hotel C. family D. dishes
( )37. A. laughed B. jumped C. played D. enjoyed
( )38. A. less B. more C. almost D. near
( )39. A. up B. down C. of D. on
( )40. A. thirsty B. hungry C. full D. busy
( )41. A. restaurant B. office C. library D. bank
( )42. A. policeman B. waiter C. actor D. doctor
( )43. A. How B. Where C. When D. Why
( )44. A. told B. said C. spoke D. talked
( )45. A. found B. cried C. looked D. saw

四.阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
( A )
Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t usually see the person you are talking with. That may change in the near future.
Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With __ it__, two people who are talking can see each other. Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person you’re calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book. Then you’ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you’ll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you are interested in right over the phone. You will be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your home.
( )46. Today people can use the phone to talk with others _______.
A. In all the towns B. in some places in the world
C. only in big cities D. almost anywhere on the earth
( )47. The underlined word ”it” in the passage means________.
A. the picture phone B. any phone
C. the use D. the change
( )48. We can _____ through the picture phone according to the text.
A. write a book B. go shopping
C. play games D. have classes
( )49. Picture phones can be used for______.
A. ringing up library to see a book
B. going shopping without leaving our homes
C. showing the person the things that we are talking about
D. all of the above
( )50. The title of the article can be “______”.
A. The Telephones B. Picture Phones
C. Shopping on the phone D. Talking on the phone
( B)
Food between China and western countries are very different. We Chinese may spend half of our life time on making and eating food. First, Chinese people choose food very carefully. They often try to use fresh material to make food. For example, people who live near the sea often eat fresh fish. Second, Chinese have a lot of ideas and skills for cooking. We can cook a chicken in over ten ways. That’s why Chinese food is so popular in the world.
In western countries like England or America, people don’t have fresh food because they buy their food from supermarkets where the food may stay for many days. They would also enjoy fast food like burgers and chips. They are unhealthy to human body. Western people are very good at making cakes and chocolate. They are very sweet but they make you bee fat quickly.
There are some other differences. Chinese people use chopsticks while western people use forks and knives. Chinese people only have three meals a day but western people will have more. For example, they have afternoon tea. If you are a housewife and have a lot of time, you may also have morning tea.
( ) 51. How long may Chinese spend on making and eating their food?
A. Half an hour a day. B. Half a week a month.
C. Half a month a year. D. Half of their life time.
( ) 52. Why don’t people in western countries have fresh food?
A. Because they buy their food from supermarkets.
B. Because they have lots of ways and skills to cook.
C. Because they are healthy to human body
D. Because they don’t enjoy fast food.
( ) 53. What can make you bee fat quickly ?
A. burgers and chips B. cakes and chocolate
C. burgers and cakes D. chips and chocolate
( ) 54. How many meals do Chinese have a day?
A. four B. three C. five D. Two
( ) 55. What is the best title of the passage?[来源:Z_xx_k.]
A. Differences of Food Between China and Western Countries
B. Differences Between England and America
C. Differences Between Fork and Knife
D. Differences Between Tea and Chocolate
(C)
A castle (城堡) stood on a tall mountain. It was a dark castle and it belonged to the wizard (男巫)，Bobo. He had no friends because people were all afraid of where he lived. One day when he was walking in the village, several children came to him and one said, “Bobo, we would like to be your friends, but we don’t like your castle.”
“I don’t like it either,” Bobo said sadly. “But what can I do?”
“You could paint it. You could plant flowers around it and you could open the windows and let the sun in.”
He thought about all these suggestions and agreed gladly. “Yes, I will do all that. Thank you. And will you visit me once they are done?”
“Oh yes, we will.” They said together.
So Bobo decided to change his castle. He waved his magic wand(魔杖) and said a few magic words. Then a white castle with blue windows and doors stood before him. Flowers grew around the castle. The sun shone brightly on the new paint and birds flew close to it.
Even Bobo felt happy and bright and he walked back to the village to call the children to visit his beautiful castle.
( )56. The wizard’s castle stood .
A. on a tall mountain B. in a forest
C. in a town D. on a farm
( )57. Why did Bobo have no friends at first?
A. Because he was very short.
B. Because he was not friendly.
C. Because he was a bad wizard
D. Because his castle made people afraid.
( )58. What advice didn’t the children in the village give Bobo to change his castle?
A. To paint the castle.
B. To grow flowers around it.
C. To open the windows and let the sun in.
D. To make a new bedroom.
( )59. Bobo changed the castle by .
A. waving his magic wand and saying some magic words
B. asking some children of the village for help
C. calling some birds in the forest to help him
D. painting some pictures with his beautiful paint
( )60. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Bobo was a wizard and had a castle.
B. Bobo thought about the children’s advice carefully.
C. Bobo felt sad when he saw the castle had changed a lot.
D. The children would be glad to visit the new beautiful castle.

五、补全对话（每空1分， 共5分）
根据对话内容，从方框内选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（有两项是多余的）
A: Hi, Peter. We haven’t seen each other for several days. How’s it going？
B: Not bad. 61.
A: Pretty good! Are you free this Sunday afternoon?
B: 62. What’s up?
A: There is going to be a basketball match in our school. 63.
B: Yes, of course. But which team is our school going to play against?
A: 64.
B: Really? I think our team is very strong. Perhaps we will win the match.
A: But I hear that their team is strong, too.
B: I’m sure it must be a wonderful match.
A: I think so. 65.
B: Let’s meet in the playground at 3:00 pm.
A: OK. See you then.
B: See you.
A. Would you like to watch it ?
B. What about you, Eric?
C. No, I wasn’t.
D. The team from No.2 Middle School.
E. When shall we meet？
F. Yes, I am.
G. How are we going there?

六、完成句子（每空1 分，共10分）
根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空一词。
66.他们有一幢房子，靠近田野和小山。
They had a small house, _ fields and hills.
67.这座城市需要更多的公共服务设施。
The city needs more _______ _______.
68.稍等一下，我去叫我的语文老师。
_ _ a minute. I’ll call my Chinese teacher.
69.史密斯夫人只去过伦敦一两次。
Mrs Smith has only been to London _ or _ .
70.去年政府关闭了镇里的一家工厂。
The government _ _ a factory of the town last year.

七、任务型阅读（每小题1分，共5分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

Life in space is quite different from that on the earth. How do astronauts(宇航员) live in space?
Eating In the past, astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food. But now astronauts can eat more everyday food like fruit, vegetables and ice cream.
Sleeping All the people in the ISS(国际空间站) have their own rooms. They have to tie themselves to their beds, or they’ll fly away! That seems like a hard way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping in space is really not too bad.
Exercising This is more important in space than on earth. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machines for about two hours every day. In that way, they won’t be ill when they get back home.
Having fun Astronauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mails to their friends and family when they aren’t working. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. It’s also fun!
71. As