2017学年浦东新区八年级下学期英语期末测试.docx

浦东新区2015学年度第二学期期末质量抽测初二英语Part 2Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇 共35分）I. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）（共15分）1.We all know that smoking is the enemy of health. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?A. enmiB. enimiC. enmD. inmi2.Daisy is _ 8-year-old girl. She has an aunt in Shanghai.A. /B. aC. anD. the3.Peter, a friend of _ is a very funny person.A. IB. meC. myD. mine4.They had a long discussion and finally agreed _ each other.A. byB. fromC. forD. with5.Alice received a letter full of love from her parents on her _ birthday.A. fourteenB. fourteensC. fourteenthD. fourteenths6.In the forest, we may hear nothing but the _ of the running water.A. soundB. voiceC. noiseD. warning7.All of the students rushed out of the door _ they heard the alarm.A. sinceB. whenC. forD. before8.The Leaning Tower is _ the symbol of Italy.A. famous forB. similar toC. similar withD. known as9.“Where is Grace?” Mum asked.- “Look! She _ flowers in the garden.”A. watersB. wateredC. is wateringD. has watered10.- Must I finish painting the wall now, Miss Li?- No, you _ if you have something else to do.A. mustntB. couldntC. cantD. neednt11.Disneyland is a wonderful place, _ many kids are expecting to visit it.A. butB. soC. andD. if12.Its healthy for us to _ green air in the countryside every weekend.A. replaceB. releaseC. breatheD. spread13.Switch off the heater, if you feel warm enough. The underlined part means _.A. Put offB. Take offC. Turn offD. Get off14.After reading the text, Ive got to know _.A. where electricity comes fromB. where electricity came fromC. where does electricity come fromD. where did electricity come from15.- Excuse me, I am new here. How can I get to the nearest underground station?- _.A. Thats a good ideaB. Im sorry to hear thatC. Take the second turning on the leftD. Youre welcomeII. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. （将下列单词或词组填入空格。每词只能填一次，用A,B,C表示）（共6分）A. first B. gate C. great D. tells E. usually F. cultureThe first Chinese cartoon was the 10-minute black-and-white Studio Scene（大闹画室）. It was created in 1926. It _1_ the story of how a painter catches a little guy who came to life from ink in his studio.Studio Scene opened the _2_ for Chinese cartoons. But it was the Princess of Iron Fan（铁扇公主）which pushed cartoons to a higher level. It is Chinas _3_ animated feature film and based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. With the dramatic plots and lovely characters, the film was a _4_ success and was exported to Japan and Southeast.From then on, China began to work on animation （动画片）. Some great Chinese traditions and _5_ were included in the animations. Little Tadpole Looking for Mom (1961) is Chinas first ink-painting animation. For some ink-paintings with special artistic style, every frame _6_ needs complex techniques and the cartoonists hard work and excellent skills make it possible.III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. （用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共6分）1.Would you like some fresh chicken wings or the frozen _? (one)2.The teacher asked the children to write at least three sentences to describe _. (they)3.Our class teacher usually holds a class meeting before making a big _. (decide)4.Shanghai is a _ in fashion and city life throughout China. (lead)5.After taking this _, youll feel rather sick at first. (medical)6.Shanghai _ in hosting the World Expo. in 2010. (success)IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required （根据所给要求完成句子）（共8分）1.We need a lot of tomato sauce to cook the soup. （对划线部分提问）_ _ tomato sauce do you need to cook the soup?2.Mr. Black was responsible fro the shop while the manager was away. （保持句意基本相同）Mr. Black _ _ of the shop while the manager was away.3.“Did Jim send flowers to Miss Grey every Teachers Day?” he wondered. （改为宾语从句）He wondered _ Jim _ flowers to Miss Grey every Teachers D, Nanpu Bridge, people, enables, to, across the Huangpu River, quickly （连词成句）_.Part 3Reading and Writing （第三部分 读写 共40分）I. Reading comprehension （阅读理解）（共30分）A. Choose the best answer （根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（6分）If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia. It is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, anyone can write about a certain subject even if he is not university professor.Whats more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 253 languages. This makes Wikipedia a truly international website. Wikipedia was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008, over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. About a quarter of the information is in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.However, Wikipedia has its own problems. People say that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate（精确的）and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of the articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy（精确度）of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet. So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?1.Anyone can add or change the information _.A. if he or she finds it incorrectB. if he or she is not a university professorC. if he or she finds it not well writtenD. both A and C2.By April 2008, over _ articles had been put on Wikipedia.A. 10,000,000B. 100,000C. 10,000D. 100,000,0003.About a quarter of the information on Wikipedia is written in _.A. ChineseB. JapaneseC. EnglishD. German4.The underlined word “running” in the third paragraph means _.A. teachingB. walking fastC. workingD. managing5.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE _.A. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia written by thousands of people around the world.B. Wikipedia is a truly international website on the Internet.C. Wikipedia was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy WalesD. All of the information on Wikipedia is accurate.6.Which is the best title of the passage?A. How to use WikipediaB. How to improve WikipediaC. Useful WikipediaD. The history of WikipediaB. Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（6分）Water is limitedPeople often think that water will never be used up because there is plenty of water, such as rain, water from the rivers and wells. It seems as if water is always everywhere around us and we never _1_ worry about water shortage（缺乏）.In fact, water is rather limited on the earth. With the rapid increase of _2_ and fast development of industries, more water is needed than before, especially fresh water. At the same time, _3_ water has been polluted and wasted every day. Some big cities in China have already _4_ the problem of water shortage. There, water supply is controlled and industry has been restrained（受到控制）.What should we do about the water shortage? First, people should be made aware of the _5_ situation about the water. Everyone should consciously（自觉地）save water so that certain laws that no water will be polluted should be made. We must _6_ the existing water resources（资源）and develop new ones. If we dont take actions right now, Im afraid our cities will be thirsty for water in the future.1.A. canB. have toC. mustD. ought to2.A. peopleB. animalsC. populationD. plants3.A. a huge amount ofB. a number ofC. a littleD. a bit of4.A. keptB. answeredC. askedD. met5.A. realB. pureC. rightD. wrong6.A. pretendB. projectC. protectD. protectionC. Fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（12分）Telephone Card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, - International Telephone Cards. One r_1_ for their interest is that cards from around the world come in different kinds and often have very beautiful designs. There are 100,000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by u_2_ a photograph or a business card.The first telephone cards, made in 1976, were Italian. Five years later, the first British cards a_3_, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People like collecting cards because they are beautiful and a_4_, small and light, and they dont need much space. A_5_ for some people it becomes a serious business, it is also a cheap hobby for beginners.In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some Frecnch cards c_6_ up to 4,000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in the magazine for collectors.D. Answer the questions （根据以下内容回答问题）（6分）Taking part in charity（慈善）is not just for grown-up people. Children can do it too! Melvin, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in the United States. Recently, he collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates for the patients in Copper University Hospital.Melvin was born nine weeks premature（早产的）in Copper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Copper Hospital saved his life, so he feels thankful to the hospital.Melvins classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behaviour. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. It wasnt really about the money, said the teacher. It was about the fact that they were doing something helpful.It is kind, helping someone that I know, said Jordan, Melvins classm