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江苏省兴化市茅山中心校2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期期末学业质量调研考试试题（考试用时：120分钟 满分：150分）请注意：考生答卷前，必须将自己的学校、班级、姓名、学号填写在试卷（二）上的相应位置，本试卷所有答案一律写在试卷（二）上；在草稿纸、试卷（一）上答题无效。第一部分 选择题部分（95分）一、 听力部分。（每小题1分，共20分）i. 听对话回答问题。（10分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。（ ）1. what does li leis father do? a. b. c. （ ）2. which animal are they talking about? a. b. c. （ ）3. what happened to these people? a. b. c. （ ）4. what does peter want to buy? a. b. c. （ ）5. why didnt the man enjoy the view? a. because he was too tired. b. because it was really foggy.c. because he didnt get to the top of the mountain. （ ）6. what did timmy do last night?a. he wrote an article. b. he did exercises. c. he read a book.（ ）7. where are they talking?a. at the bank. b. in a restaurant. c. at home.（ ）8. how many people are going camping? a. five. b. four. c. three.（ ）9. when did the bus get to the last station because of the heavy snow?a. at 4.30 p.m. b. at 5.30 p.m. c. at 6.30 p.m.（ ）10. what does the man mean?a. he wont go outside. b. he doesnt like walking. c. he means its raining now.ii. 听对话和短文回答问题。（10分）你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。在听每段对话或段文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍然有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。 听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。（ ）11. what is nancy doing these days?a. watching a match. b. reading a book. c. watching lightning.（ ）12. what was franklin?a. a social worker. b. an artist. c. a scientist听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确内容，完成信息记录表。watching tvtime most children watch tv _13_good points watching tv helps to open childrens eyeschildren can learn _14_ and better ways to do thingsbad points watching tv is bad for eyes.children dont have enough time for the _15_（ ）13. a. on weekdays b. at weekends c. every night（ ）14. a. popular b. more c. new（ ）15. a. meals b. lessons c. sports听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。（ ）16. when did david and his cousin visit england?a. in spring. b. in autumn. c. in summer.（ ）17. where is the small hotel they lived in?a. in the east of london. b. in the south of london. c. in the west of london.（ ）18. what does david like the plays in england most?a. because there arent such good plays at home. b. because the plays are free there. c. because he didnt see a play before.（ ）19. what does david think of the english food?a. very nice. b. not so good. c. we dont know.（ ）20. what is david going to take with him on his next trip to london?a. a sleeping bag. b. some money. c. an umbrella.二、 单项选择。从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（每小题1分，共20分）( ) 21. -what do you think of tom? -he is _ honest boy. he can play _ piano very well.a. a; an b. an; a c. an; the d. a; /( ) 22. you can call meor email me linda 126.com. a. on, at b. at, on c. by, on d. on, on( ) 23. - there is lots of water all over the floor. would you please _?-with pleasure.a. mop it up b. mop up it c. to mop it up d. to mop up it( ) 24. bob swims _ than i, but he doesnt swim_ my brother.a. much well, as well as b. better, as good asc. better, so well as d. better, so good as( ) 25. - _ can a tiger weigh, do you know? -yes, i know that a big one can weigh over 300 kilos. a. how many b. how heavy c. how much d. what( ) 26. -im sorry i _ my exercise book at home. -dont forget _ it to school tomorrow, please. a. forgot, to take b. left, to bring c. forgot, to bring d. left, to take( ) 27.- im sure jack can win the competition this term.-yes, i agree. _ he works in his free time!a. what hard b. how hard c. how hardly d. what a hard ( ) 28. -lets go hiking _ staying at home, shall we? - a good idea. a. as well as b. in order to c. instead of d. because of ( ) 29. the earthquake _ when i _some cleaning.a. starts, was doing b. started, was doingc. was starting, was doing d. starts, were doing( ) 30. _ the teachers is about 300 in our school and it is becoming_.a. the number of, more and more b. the number of, bigger and biggerc. a number of, more and more d. a number of, bigger and bigger( ) 31. -what made you so_? -oh, mr wu told us a funny story and it made us _. a. happy, to laugh b. happily, to laugh c. happy, laugh d. happily, laugh( ) 32. - do you know if kitty _ shopping this afternoon?- im not sure. but if she , i will let you know. a. goes, will go b. goes, goes c. will go, goes d. will go, will go( ) 33. what an _ question it sounds! even my daughter can answer it _.a. easy, easy b. easy, easily c. easily, easy d. easily, easily( ) 34. there was a heavy rainstorm yesterday. the flood _ the bridge over the small river.a. washed away b. put away c. went away d. kept away ( ) 35.the sentence structure of “ she always gives her seat to someone in need on the bus.” is_ a. s+v+p b. s+v+o c. s+v+io+do d. s+v+do+oc( ) 36. dont worry, tom! ill send you an email _. a. as soon as possible b. as soon as quickly c. as soon as can d. as quick as i can( ) 37. i hope youd better _ any more. a. dont play computer games b. not to play computer gamesc. to not play computer games d. not play computer games( ) 38. we should do something the animals in danger being killed. a. to protect, fromb. protect, from c. to protect, ford. protect, for( ) 39. i think_ necessary _ to take more exercise.a. it, for jim and me b. its, to jim and me c. that , for jim and i d. thats, to jim and me ( ) 40. -do you think the rain will stop tomorrow?-_. it has rained for ten days. its too wet everywhere.a. i hope notb. im sure it is c. im afraid it will d. i hope so 三、 完型填空。阅读短文，从每题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（15分）denny crook was a famous photographer（摄影师）. he traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.“ill do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “ill go anywhere at any time, even if it is _41_.”and he told the _42_. he had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. if something interesting happened, denny went to photo it.he was a married(已婚的) man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always _43_.”ill travel for my work, not for _44_,” he told her . “you wont enjoy yourself, and i wont have _45_ to look after you. sometimes theres not even anywhere to _46_, and i have to sleep outside. i often dont have a good _47_or a bath for days. you wont like it.”“denny, im not a child,” his wife didnt _48_. “i can look after myself. please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”denny did not say anything, but he _49_ about it, and when he was asked to go to africa he said to his wife, “you can come to africa with me if you want to. ive got to take photos of wild _50_there. it should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”his wife was very _51_, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.then denny went to _52_ some lions to photo. his wife went with him, but before long they became separated（分开）. she walked down one path while he walked down the other.suddenly, denny heard her _53_. he ran back and saw her running towards him. a huge lion was running after her.quickly denny took his camera out of its case and _54_ it at his wife and the lion.then he shouted, “_55_, woman! i cant get you both in the picture!”( ) 41. a. dangerous b. natural c. convenient d. impossible( ) 42. a. lie b. reason c. news d. truth( ) 43. a. agreed b. refused c. failed d. answered( ) 44. a. wealth b. prize c. fun d. luck( ) 45. a. money b. time c. interest d. ability( ) 46. a. meet b. work c. shop d. stay( ) 47. a. meal b. picnic c. room d. party( ) 48. a. agree b. understand c. answer d. complain( ) 49. a. worried b. forgot c. asked d. thought( ) 50. a. land b. flowers c. animals d. people( ) 51. a. afraid b. excited c. surprised d. disappointed( ) 52. a. find b. feed c. drive d. shoot( ) 53. a. singing b. crying c. laughing d. cheering( ) 54. a. threw b. fired c. showed d. pointed( ) 55. a. hurry up b. look out c. slow down d. go ahead四、 阅读理解。阅读下列短文，根据内容选择最佳答案。（每小题2分，共40分）acity min (0c)max (0c)weather city min (0c)max (0c)weather beijing 2431cloudyparis 1529clearlondon1327cloudysingapore 2730thunder showermoscow1122cloudysydney 1319windynew york2226cloudytokyo 2327rainy( ) 56. which city was the hottest on that day? a. beijing b. london c. moscow d . new york( ) 57. how many kinds of weather were on the form? a. three b. four c. five d. six( ) 58. can you guess what min means and max means? a. min means the smallest number and max means the biggest number. b. min means the biggest number and max means the smallest number. c. min means the temperature in the day and max means the temperature at night.d. min means the temperature at night and max means the temperature in the day.( ) 59. how many continents are the cities in ? a. two b. three c. four d. five( ) 60. it is in winter in _. a. sydney b. paris c. london d . tokyobsu su is a 16-year-old beijinger. she studies at the high school affiliated to renmin university. she has just published(发表) her first book,the enigma of the universe(宇宙之谜).the enigma of the universe tells a story of a girl called april. one day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named kaka. kaka takes april on a journey into the universe. later april finds out a big secret about kaka.whats special about this book? its a book written in both chinese and english.su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. she was influenced（影响）by the booksophies world(苏菲的世界) and the moviethe truman show(楚门的世界). sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy（哲学）. trumans life is run by television.these stories gave su an idea for her own book. she decided to write it in english.my english teacher asked us to write something, says su. i thought id write about my idea.su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story. sometimes i had to stop because i couldnt find the right words, says su. i used the dictionary all the time.after finishing the english novel, su had another idea. she decided to translate(翻译) it into chinese. the job took her just a few days. it was easy because chinese is mynative language(母语), she says.su says her story is a mixture ofphilosophy(哲学) anddetective(侦探) story and science fiction.my classmates and i have turned it into a dv play, says su. i wrote the play and i played april. we will show it in our school soon!( ) 61. what did su su write？ a. harry potter b. sophies world c. the truman show d. the enigma of the universe( ) 62. in which language did su su write this book? a. chinese b. english c. french d. both chinese and english( ) 63. how did su su write the book?a. she wrote it in chinese first and then translate it into english.b. she wrote it in english first and then translate it into chinese.c. she wrote it half in chinese first and then wrote it half in english.d. she wrote it half in english first and then wrote it half in chinese( ) 64. what does her book talk about?a. it talks about how to learn english well.b. it is a mixture ofphilosophy(哲学) anddetective(侦探) story and science fiction.c. it talks about how to learn english grammar well.d. it is a mixture oflove.( ) 65. whats the best title of this passage? a. a clever girl b. an interesting book c. su su and her first book d. a young writercparts of africa are covered by a dark cloud. but this is no rain cloud. it is a living cloud made of billions of locusts (蝗虫) and they are eating everything in their path.and now in order to fight against this disaster, a radio station in senegal, west africa, is offering listeners 5 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts. “we think this idea will get more people to take part in the fight against the locusts,” said abdoulaye ba, from sud-fm, a radio station in one of senegals worst affected area.this is west africas biggest locust disaster in 15 years. now it is moving east and it leads to the loss of crops. when they move, they have babies, so their number is getting bigger. and will soon threaten (威胁) sudan in the northeast of africa. some say it may reach asia.experts say many people in the areas will go hungry because of this disaster. whats worse, governments in the areas dont have enough things to fight the locusts.although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not enough. we are now treating 6,000 hectares (公顷) per day with pesticide (杀虫剂), but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster, said mohamed abdallahi ould babah, leader of locust control(控制) in mauritania.( )66. what does“dark cloud”mean in the first paragraph, the writer of the article _.a. wanted to show the size and speed(速度) of the coming locustsb. wanted to show the great damage that locusts may causec. wanted that locusts could cover the continent like rain cloudsd. both a and b( )67. the locust disaster _.a. may be even more serious in asiab. is (was) such a big problem that people cant do anything to solve it. c. affected only the warning areasd. can not be stopped if people cant get more pesticide. ( )68. how many kilograms of rice can mike get if he catches and kills 450 kilos of locusts? a. 15 b. 25 c. 30 d. 45( )69. which of the following is wrong?a. sud-fm offered a reward(奖励) to those people would join in catching and killing locusts.b. senegal is to the northwest of sudan.c. people in west africa often go hungry.d. 12 countries worked together but they didnt have enough pesticide.( )70. the story is mainly about _.a. countries in west africa worked together to fight a natural disasterb. the difficulty in controlling locustsc. how locusts caused great damage (破坏) to west africad. a fight against a disaster brought by locusts in west africad a little knowledge (知识) can make a difference at a time of life or death. do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake? if you are inside: quickly move under a strong desk, a strong table or along a wall. you can also go into a small room like the bathroom. do not get into a lift. dont stand near windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture or fireplaces. if you are outside: move away from buildings and streetlights. these could fall on you. squat (蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops. after the earthquake: check, take care of