江苏省泰州市高港中学2013-2014学年八年级上学期英语12月学业水平测试试题.doc

江苏省泰州市高港中学2013-2014学年八年级英语12月学业水平测试试题 （考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）第I卷 （95分）一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）I听对话回答问题（10分）( ）1A B C （ ）2A BC （ ）3A B C （ ）4AB C（ ）5A BC 6. When does Jims birthday party begin?A. At 5:00. B. At 5:30. C. At 4:30.7. What is Jacks sister?A. A teacher. B. A nurse. C. A student.8.What are they talking about?A. A holiday. B. Daddy. C. Canada.9. Where is Paul going?A. To a cinema. B. To a museum. C. To a hospital.10. How much did Peter pay for all the things?A. 50 yuan. B. 35 yuan. C. 15 yuan.II. 听对话和短文回答问题（10分）你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。听第一段对话，回答1112小题。11. What does the man want to know about the trip ? A. Where to go. B. When to leave. C. How much to pay.12. What will the man probably do? A. Visit the countryside. B.Go to France. C. Stay here for 3 weeks.听第二段对话，回答1315小题。13. Which festival do they talk about? A.The New Year. B.Spring Festival . C. Christmas.14. How many children do Peters friends have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 415. What will Peter give his friends as a present? A. Chocolate. B. Sweets. C. Cakes.听一篇短文，回答1620小题。16. When did the story happen?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.17. Where was Mr Martin sitting?A.Far from the door. B. Behind the door. C. Near the door.18. How much time earlier did Mr Martin come to the tea house than the two young persons?A. An hour. B. Half an hour. C. A quarter of half an hour.19. Why did Mr Martin let the young man and the young woman sit together?A. He wanted to get to know them.B. He thought they were friends.C. He didnt like to sit between young people.20. What was the relationship between the young man and the young woman?A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Strangers（陌生人）.二、单项选择 (20分) 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项 。( ) 21. China has _ area of about 9,600,000 square kilometers. A. a B. an C. the D. /( ) 22. The typhoon “Haiyan” in Philippines (菲律宾) killed over _ people last month. A. ten thousand of B. ten thousand C. ten thousands of D. ten thousands( ) 23. The _ of living areas makes wild animals become fewer than before.A. loss B. lost C. losing D. lose ( ) 24. You will be _ if you walk alone in the forest. There are many _ snakes and carnivores(食肉动物) in it. A. danger, dangerous B. dangerous, endangered C. in danger, dangerous D. endangered, in danger( ) 25. You dont look well. You must take more exercise and _. A. keep fit B. get health C. make healthy D. stay health( ) 26. The sunshine came in _ the window.A. through B. across C. on D. over( ) 27. I know there _ a meeting in our school tomorrow.A. is going to have B. is going to be C. are going to have D. are going to be( ) 28. The trees are very young. Dont _.A. cut down it B. cut it down C. cut down them D. cut them down( ) 29. His father makes him _ kites all day _ money.A. to make, to make B. make, to make C. to make, make D. make, make( ) 30. _ kind doctor she is! A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. How a( ) 31. -Whats wrong with your father? Your father looked _ at you just now.- I failed the English exam again. A. angry B. angrily C. happy D. happily( ) 32. The Yellow River is the second _river in China . A. longer B. longest C. the most long D. more longer( ) 33. I think math is not _ science.A. so easy asB. less easyC. easier D. as easier as( ) 34. -Is Jim _ill? -Nothing _, hes just too tired. A. serious, seriously B. seriously, serious C. serious， serious B. seriously, seriously( ) 35. -I hope you all enjoy yourselves in the World Park. - .A. Yes, we would B. Thank you C. Thats OK D. Sure, we cant( )36. Boys, Ill tell you _, and you can do it _.A. how to do; by yourself B. what to do; by yourselfC. how to do; alone D. what to do; on your own( )37. Would you please _ the children _ with snake?A.to ask; not to play B. ask; not to playC. ask; not play D. ask; dont play( )38. If Simon _ hard, he _better results in English. A. work; gets B. works; gets C. works; will get D. will work; will get( )39. What he said and did made me _ . A. to feel excited B. feel exciting C. felt excited D. feel excited( )40. - _does the baby mouse weigh? -About 20 grams. A. How B. What C. How many D. How much三、完形填空 (15分) 阅读短文，掌握其大意,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop 1 school because my mother had no _2_ to pay for my school bills. We started working in peoples gardens to save up enough money 3 me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went 4 . I asked my headmaster 5 I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me 6 in the school garden during the 7 . I had not been able to study well because of my mothers 8 . 9 the end of my second year, I 10 most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After 11 summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly(突然) I fell 12 .Because of my illness, I was weak and couldnt work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up (放弃). And my teachers and classmates helped me a 13 . Now Im feeling better and will finish my third year.My life is still not 14 . A few students 15 my poor clothes. They also call me farmer because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.（ ）1A. to go to B. going to C. living in D. visiting the（ ）2A. time B. money C. help D. friends（ ）3A. for B. of C. to D. by（ ）4A. bright B. late C. dark D. wrong（ ）5A. what B. which C. if D. when（ ）6A. work B. to work C. working D. study（ ）7A. afternoon B. holidays C. night D. morning（ ）8A. illness B. death C. rest D. work（ ）9A. Near B. In C. At D. By（ ）10A. passed B. went through C. failed D. had（ ）11A. another B. other C. the other D. more（ ）12A. tired B. asleep C. up D. ill （ ）13A. little B. few C. lot D. lot of（ ）14A. the same B. hard C. difficult D. easy（ ）15A. laugh at B. like C. put on D. laugh四、阅读理解 (40分) 阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。(A)In America, street dancing is a great outdoor sport for young people to do with a group of friends. Many people bring their radios out onto the streets, and then wait for others to join in.Step 1 Wear comfortable clothes. Also wear comfortable running shoes that allow (允许) you to jump easily. Dancing needs a lot of movements, so it is smart to take care of your feet.Step 2 Get some music that you can dance to and bring a radio or a CD player.Step 3 Invite some friends to street dance. Put some music on and start dancing to it. Use your feet as much as possible and make quick movements.Step4 Put your arms up to the right, and then move them quickly to the left while turning your body. This will make others start street dancing.Step5 Try different movements if possible. Street dancing is all about free-style dancing. You can enjoy yourself while getting exercise by street dancing.（ ）1Street dancing is a kind of _ sport for young people.A. indoor B. outdoor C. ball D. difficult（ ）2The underlined word “movements” means in Chinese.A. 转动 B. 活泼 C. 迁移 D. 方向（ ）3If you want to street dance, you dont need to _ .A. wear comfortable clothes B. have a radio or a CD playerC. invite some friends D. ask your parents to dance with（ ）4Which of the following is NOT right?A. Young people like to street dance.B. When you street dance, you need music.C. You must be careful with your arms while moving.D. Move your arms quickly while turning your body.（ ）5The best title for the passage may be _ .A. How to street dance B. Young people and street dancingC. How many steps for street dancing D. Street dancing in America(B)“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream.” Some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These ideas can carry over into dreams.Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we cant remember the dream. Dreams can disappear quickly from memory.Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. Thats why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired!（ ）6. It may be more important to dream than to _. A. think B. sleep C. work D. study（ ）7. Dreams and films are usually _. A. very long B. in colour C. about work D. very sad（ ）8. Why do some people often dream about their work? A. Because they are tired in the daytime. B. Because they are not interested in their work. C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day. D. Because they have too much work to do.（ ）9. When we sleep more, we have a _ dream. A. shorter B. longer C. worse D. weaker（ ）10. The main idea of the story is that_. A. what dream is B. people like to sleep C. dreams are like films D. we always remember dreams(C)The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didnt come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husbands step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Havent you caught a bus?”“Yes, but I didnt take it.” “Why not?”“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”“Thats great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and youll save both more time and money.”（ ）11The supper was ready at _ .A. 6:15 B. 6:30 C. 6:45 D. 7:15（ ）12Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because _ .A. she wanted to save money. B. she didnt like the bright light.C. she was afraid to be seen. D. she wanted to have a good rest.（ ）13Mr. Beet went back _.A. by taxi B. by bus C. on foot D. by bike（ ）14When Mr. Beet got home that evening, _ .A. his wife was angry with him B. he was very tiredC. he was too hungry to say a word D. his wife felt sorry（ ）15Mrs. Beet hoped _ . A. her husband went home by bus the next time.B. her husband could keep on doing exercise.C. her husband could be stronger and stronger.D. her husband could save more money and time.(D)Most people who work in the offices have a boss(老板), so do I(我也是). But my boss is a little unusual. Whats unusual about him? Its a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My bosss dog, Robinson, is a big and brown one. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is a telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog, I know my boss is out.（ ）16People _ bring dogs to the office.A. usually B. often C. seldom D. sometimes（ ）17My boss is Robinsons _ .A. boss B. master(主人) C. friend D. teacher（ ）18Robinson goes to meetings _ my boss.A. for B. without C. instead of D. with（ ）19Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is _ .A. in the office B. at the meetings C. out of the office D. out of the work（ ）20The passage tells us the boss _the dog very much. A. looks like B. hates C. likes D. dislikes 第II卷 (55分)五、词汇运用 (15分) 1. Nobody tells me how _ (read) this word.2. Beijing is in the _ (north) part of China.3. _ (luck), I got 60 marks and passed the exam at last.4. Well have a sports meeting if it _ ( not rain) tomorrow.5.Bob is such a _( care) student that he often makes mistakes6. We are writing to you about _（protect）wild animals.7.Kate is very thin and weak because she eats the_(little)food in our class.8. Male _（wolf）live in family groups if they are in the wild.9.Dont worry about me, I can take care of_(I)10.You can enjoy the game even if you are not the_(win)11.Do you know the_(important) of English study?12. The wetlands can prevent floods _(wash) away the houses.13.Thanks for agreeing_(show) some photos to us.14.Look! How _ it is raining! (heavy)15. Miss Li always speaks to us with a _ (smile) face.六、阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。(10 分) As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real? How can you make your dream real?Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is lifes biggest challenge. You may think youre not very good at some school subjects, or that its impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Dont let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.You must also never give up your dream.（1）There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. (2)Studying _ _watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.1.将句译成中文：_2.在句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。（每空一词）_ _3.回答问题：What is the first thing to make the dream come true?_4.写出与此句意思相近的句子。Actually a big dream consists of many small dreams._5.从文中选出能表达该主题的句子。_七、缺词填空(