江苏省常州市翠竹中学2011-2012学年八年级英语4月教学情况调研测试试题-牛津版.doc

江苏省常州市翠竹中学2011-2012学年八年级英语4月教学情况调研测试试题 牛津版
(至8B Unit3)

注意事项：1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。试卷满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。
2.请将答案全部填写在答题纸上，在本试卷上答题无效。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 ）
一、 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
( ) 1. Where is the man going ?

( ) 2. Which is the woman’s brother’s ?

A B C
( ) 3.What’s the boy’s hobby?

A B C
( ) 4. How will the girl go to Beijing?

A B C
( )5. What did Nick do this morning?
A . He posted a card. B. He made a card. C. He got a card．
( )6. Where will Simon and his uncle go?
A . A park.. B. A zoo. C. A cinema．
( )7. What does the woman usually do after supper?
A watch TV. B. Take a walk. C. Do some reading．
( )8. When will the train arrive?
A. 3：55 B. 4：10 C. 4：05
( )9. Where does the woman want to go?
A. A restaurant. B. A park C. A bookshop．
( )10. What is Daniel doing?
A. Listening to the radio. B. Doing her homework. C. Watching TV.
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。听每段对话或独白前你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第一段材料，回答第11、12小题。
( )11. Why does the woman call Mr, White?
A. Because she wants to borrow a football from him for her son.
B. Because she wants to say sorry to Mr. White for her son.
C. Because she wants to play football with him.
( )12. What did the woman’s son do to Mr.White?
A. He played basketball near his home .
B. He broke Mr. White’s window.
C. He played football with his friends.
听第二段材料，回答第13——15小题。
( )13. Who will come to their English class?
A. Some American friends. B. Some French friends. C. Some English friends.
( )14. When will they have a talk?
A. Tomorrow. B. This Sunday. C.The day after tomorrow.
( )15. What will the man and the woman do?
A. They will go to have a talk.
B. They will visit France.
C. They will go to the library.
听第三段材料，回答第16——20小题。
( )16. Where does skin-diving happen?
A. In the skin. B. On the moon. C. Under the water.
( )17. How can you stay in deep water for a long time?
A. With deep breath. B. With light clothes. C. With a tank of air.
( )18. What is one of the most interesting parts of skin-diving?
A. To catch fish. B. To carry a tank of air C. To climb the big rock.
( )19. What colour is everything under the water?
A. Black. B. White. C Blue and green.
( )20. It’s difficult for you to climb big rocks under water, isn’t it?
A. Yes. B No. C. I don’t know.
二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls High School have a flower-arrangement (插花) lesson every week. The course is the first of its kind 36 middle schools in Shanghai. It helps the students to enjoy the beauty of flowers better. That’s 37 the course has become very popular among the students.
The teachers of the course are all specially trained(专门地培训). They are good at this art and work hard at passing on the skill 38 students. So far, many students in the school have won a lot of prizes in this field. In order to 39 develop(发展) the students’ skills, the teachers usually play 40 while students are arranging flowers. Students are 41 with the music, and they have more good ideas for flower-arrangement.
Besides, the teachers 42 teach the students other skills at the same time. For example, they ask the students to write compositions(作文) about flowers. In this way, students not only 43 art education but also improve(提高) their writing skills.
A few months ago, some foreign teachers 44 the school. When they saw common flowers become more lively and meaningful, they were amazed and interested. They made videos and would play them in class for their own 45 after they returned home.
( )36. A. between B. around C. among D. about
( )37. A. how B. when C. what D. why
( )38. A. with B. for C. to D. in
( )39. A. far B. farther C. further D. fur
( )40. A. music B. games C. jokes D. sports
( )41. A. happy B. popular C. careful D. angry
( )42. A. always B. never C. hardly D. seldom
( )43. A. give B. get C. make D take
( )44. A. arrived B. went C. got D. visited
( )45. A. parents B. friends C. students D. classmates
四、 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.
A
Spring is a good time for kite flying -- a popular activity in China. On a sunny day with a good breeze(微风), you'll see hundreds of colorful kites flying in the sky. They have all kinds of shapes like swallows and peaches. Some of the shapes have special meanings. For example, swallows mean good luck and peaches bring you a long life.
The city of Weifang in Shandong is the home of the kite. The city holds an international kite festival in April every year. There are competitions for kite-flying skills and new styles of kites. The most famous is the competition for the "Kite King ". Thousands of kite fans from more than 30 countries visit the city to take part in the competitions, or to just enjoy this colorful event(事件).
The largest kite in the world is a big "octopus (章鱼)". It's about 1,100 square meters, twice as big as a basketball court. Li Jingyang, a kite fan in Jilin, spent eight months making it in 2008.
The kite was invented（发明） by Chinese people over 2,000 years ago. According to historical (历史的) record, kites were first used by soldiers to send news to their friends. In the Tang Dynasty（朝代）, flying kites became a popular game played by everyone.
As it was introduced to the West in the ll00s, the kite brought a great influence(影响) on Western life.
In 1782, the lightning rod (避雷针) was invented with the help of a kite. Modern aircraft came from kites, too. At the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, a board reads: "The earliest man-made aircrafts were the kites and missiles (投射武器) of ancient China."
( )46. What activity is very popular in spring?
A. Eating peaches. B. Feeding swallows.
C. Flying kites. D. Going to competitions.
( )47. What do people hope for when flying kites shaped like swallows?
A. Good luck. B. A long life. C. A lot of money. D. Good health.
( )48. Why do thousands of people visit the city of Weifang in April every year?
A. Because they enjoy this colorful event.
B. Because of the beauty of Weifang.
C. Because they have new styles of kites.
D. Because they are the winners of the “Kite King”.
( )49. When did Chinese people invent the kite?
A. In 2008. B. In 1782.
C. About 1000 years ago. D. Over 2000 years ago.
( )50. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The largest kite is three times as big as a basketball court.
B. In the Qing Dynasty, flying kites became a popular game played by everyone.
C. People invented kites to help swallows fly.
D. People got the idea of inventing the lightning rod from kites.
B
Are you a crazy chocolate fan? Have you heard about Hershey's Kisses? Do you love the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? If your answer was "yes" to any of the questions, then my experience will make you jealous (妒忌的). I just went to the famous Hershey Chocolate Factory!
The other day we drove from Washington DC to the small town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. When we arrived at the factory, we realized that this was much more than just a factory. The whole town is a chocolate-themed amusement park. The sweet smell of chocolate is on every street corner. There are even road signs that say things like, "Chocolate Ave(大道)" and "Cake Street".
"Yes, a hundred times yes!" I yelled (叫喊 )with delight.
( )51. What did the writer mainly talk about?
A. Her wonderful trip to a chocolate factory.
B. What kind of chocolate she likes best.
C. How chocolate is produced in the factory.
D. Why she likes chocolate so much.
( )52. What was the small town of Hershey like?
A. It was very beautiful. B. It was like a big city.
C. It was very colorful. D. It was a theme amusement park.
( )53. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Hershey Chocolate has not been sold to China yet.
B. Hershey was a German company.
C. Hershey Chocolate developed very fast.
D. Hershey Chocolate first started on a big farm.
( )54. What does the underlined word “brand” mean? ______.
A. 乐队 B. 品牌 C. 一种 D. 帮派
( )55. What can we know from the writer’s answer to the guide?
A. The writer had never heard about Hershey Chocolate.
B. The writer didn’t want to visit the factory any more.
C. The writer had visited the factory before.
D. The writer couldn’t wait to visit the factory.

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）
五、阅读与表达（共5小题；每小题1分， 满分5分）
You may have known some kinds of police, traffic police and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving policemen?
A group of 22 of these new policemen went to work last in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings , shopping malls and other public places. One of their aims(目的) is to make sure that these places have set their air-conditioning(空调) no cooler than 26℃.
They also set up a special phone line so that people can tell them which buildings fail to follow the rule.
“If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26℃,Beijing will save 400 million kilowatt-hours of electricity(电) in one summer. That’s a quarter of all the usages of the city in the season.” Said a TV advertisement.
To introduce a green life to the public , last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technology(技术). Environment-friendly machines , such as a machine that helps collect used bottles and can let the bottles to be used again, made many people surprised.
“We want to tell people that there are many ways to protect (保护)the environment（环境）.
Each of us can find useful ways to do it in our daily lives.” Said Liu Qingguang, an environmental engineer(工程师) in Beijing.
56. The job of the energy-saving policemen is to check the use of ________ in public places.
57. People can tell them which buildings fail to follow the rule by ________ them.
58. Beijing will use ___________million kilowatt-hours of electricity in one summer.
59. The Environment-friendly machines can ___________ energy.
60. According to Liu Qingguang, it’s easy for one to do something good for the ____________.
六、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A) 根据句意，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

B) 根据句意及汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。

七、 用所给的动词的适当形式填空（共6小题；每小题1分，满分9分）

八、根据所给中文完成句子翻译（共6小题；每小题1.5分，满分10分）
77. 这本书我已经借了两个星期了。
I ________________________________________________________for two weeks.
78. 昨晚我在做作业时，我表妹在听音乐。
I was doing my homework ________________________________yesterday evening.
79. 这台打印机半小时前被卖掉了。
This printer __________________________________________________.
80. 们彼此交谈得很开心以至于不想回家．
We ______________________________________________________________go home .
81. 自从结婚以来，他们一直住在这里。
They _________________ since they ____________________________.
82. 上海是一座高楼林立的现代化城市。
Shanghai is a __________________________________________________________.
九、书面表达（共1题；满分10分）
在日常生活（daily life）中，国际互联网起着越来越重要的作用。请根据以下要点，以On the Internet为题写一段80字的短文。可以适当发挥。
要点1：国际互联网的主要用途非常广泛。使我们的生活更容易和有趣。

:要点2：我们可以通过它了解国内和全世界的重要新闻，获取各种有用的信息。

要点3：可以给朋友、同学发e-mail或互相聊天。

要点4; 我们可以通过上网上学校帮助我们学习功课，阅览各种书籍，自学外语。

要点5; 可以欣赏音乐，观看体育比赛，玩棋牌游戏，还可以不用离开家在网上购物。
On the Internet
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八年级教学情况调研测试英语试题答案

六、单词拼写
61. 62. 63. 64. 65 66 67 68 69 70
七、 用所给的动词的适当形式填空
71 72 73 74 75 76
八、根据所给中文完成句子翻译
77 I have kept the book for two weeks.
78 I was doing my homework while my cousin was listening to music yesterday evening.
79.This printer was sold half hour ago.
80.We talked to each other very happily so that we didn’t want to go home./ We talked to each other so happily that we didn’t want to go home.
81. They have lived here since they got married.
82. Shanghai is a modern city with many tall buildings.
九、书面表达
Internet is used very widely in our daily life.
We can know a lot of important news in our country or in the world on the Internet and we can also get all kinds of information on it. We can send e-mails to our friends and classmates ,even we can chat with them on the Internet. Some online schools can help us with our study and lessons. We can learn English by ourselves on it. There are many different kinds of books on the Internet for us to read. We can listen to music ,play computer games watch sports matches on it. We can also go shopping on the Internet without leaving home .
Internet makes our life easier and more interesting.

听力文字稿：
1. W: What are you going to do？
M: I’m going to borrow some books.
2. W: I bought many books today . This book is mine That one is yours, Simon.
M: Oh. Thank you .You know l want to learn English better.
. 3.W: I know you can swim very well.
M: But I like basketball best.
4. W: Do you know how long it will take to go to Beijing by car?
M: Three hours from our city.
W: That’s not very long. I will drive there next week .
5. W: Hi, Nick. Have you made a card for Teachers’ Day?
M: Yes, I did it this morning. And I’m going to post it this afternoon.
6.. W；Why are you standing here, Simon?
M: I’m waiting for my uncle. He is going to take me to a park
7. W: What do you usually do after sup