江苏省常熟市育才学校八年级英语上学期调研考试试题 牛津版.doc

20152016学年常熟市育才学校第一学期调研试卷八年级英语第一卷 (三大题，共70分) 注意：请将第一卷的答案写在答题卷上。一、听力选择(满分25分) a) 对话理解 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。1. whats lucys sisters job?a. a teacher.b. a farmer.c. a doctor.2. where is his father now? a. he is in the office.b. he is at school.c. he is in the hospital3. how many people are going to play basketball?a. six. b. five.c. seven.4. whats the telephone number?a. 87659413.b. 87669413.c. 87759314.5. which season does mike say is good for sports?a. winter.b. summer.c. spring.6. when will kate return? a. before 10:30 p.m.b. at 11:05 p.m.c. before 10:55 p.m. 7. what subject does tom like better?a. maths.b. english.c. music.8. where are they talking?a. in a plane.b. in a train. c. in a bus.9. how old is the boy?a. hes ten. b. hes seven.c. hes thirteen.10. what time did the man come here?a. the man came here at six in the morning.b. the man came here at eight in the morning. c. the man came here at nine in the evening.11. what did they decide to do? a. they would meet at 11:00.b. they decided not to meet. c. they would have the meeting in the library.12. who came to visit us today?a. an american.b. a canadian.c. an egyptian.13. how long has the boy been ill? a. a few hours.b. three days.c. four days.14. what are the girl and the boy going to do this saturday morning?a. plant trees.b. go swimming.c. have a picnic.15. what did jim ask lucy to do?a. look after his child polly. b. take care of his bird. c. talk to polly every day.b) 短文理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项短文读两遍。16. how old was bill? a. he was 16.b. he was 30.c. he was 60.17. what was wrong with bill? a. he caught a bad cold.b. he was always thirsty.c. he was always tired.18. when did bill go to see the doctor? a. yesterday morning.b. last week. c. last month.19. why did bill become ill? a. he drank too much beer. b. he drank too much milk. c. he worked too hard.20. which of he following is true? a. the doctors face was very red.b. bills friend died because of drinking beer. c. bill thought only a baby liked drinking milk.二、选择填空(共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分) a) 单项填空 21. annie, pass me _ dictionary on _ desk by your side, please.a. a, theb. the, a c. a, a d. the, the22. little mary finds _ great fun to play “trick or treat”.a. it b. this c. the d. what23. the classroom is _ it was yesterday. sorry, i forgot to clean it.a. not as cleaner as b. so clean as c. not so clean as d. cleaner than24. why didnt you come and open the door for me, dear? oh, sorry, i _ in the kitchen. i didnt hear you.a. cooked b. would cook c. am cookingd. was cooking25. there _ elephants if we dont protect them.a. wont be any b. will have no c. wont be some d. will be some26. the girl _ red is his cousin. the red dress looks nice _ her.a. in; on b. on; on c. with; for d. in; at27. this basket of oranges _ five kilos. do you want them all? no, just give me half, please.a. weighsb. is weighedc. weighd. are weighed28. dont make him _ all the time. tell him _ a rest sometimes.a. work; have b. work; to have c. to work; to have d. to work; have29. the woman with a baby in her arms _ the bus quickly and entered the hospital.a. got up b. got backc. got off d. got on30. our trip to hong kong was great _ we didnt enjoy it at the beginning.a. andb. butc. becaused. so31. look at the picture. can you see some boys _ basketball?a. plays b. play c. played d. playing32. if you want to be thinner and healthier, youd better eat _ food and take _ exercise.a. more, fewer b. more, less c. fewer, mored. less, more33. how many people will come to beijing for the olympic games this year? its hard to say. _ people, i think.a. two millions b. millions ofc. two million of d. million of34. he is very _ to everyone and he told us how to do it _ just now.a. polite; politely b. politely; polite c. polite; polite d. politely; politely35. where do you plan _ your holiday after you finish _ the novel?a. to spend, writingb. spending, writingc. spending, to writed. to spend, to writeb) 完形填空 several years ago, a farmer owned some land along the sea. he advertised (征聘) for workers, but no one wanted to work for him. most people didnt want to work there 36 they didnt like the bad storms. finally, a 37 man, who looked weak and more than fifty years old, came to see the farmer. “are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him. “well, i 38 sleep well when the wind blows (吹).” answered the little man.although the answer was strange, the farmer let the man stay to work. the little man worked 39 around the farm, busy from morning till evening. the farmer felt very pleased with his work.then one night the wind began to blow strongly. jumping out of the bed, the farmer 40 into the little mans room. he shook the little man and cried, “get up! a 41 is coming!”the little man said slowly, “no sir, i told youi can 42 well when the wind blows.”the farmer was very angry, but he had to hurry outside to get ready for the storm. to his 43 , everything was ready outside. 44 could be blown away.the farmer 45 what the man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.36. a. sob. butc. becaused. or37. a. bigb. littlec. cleverd. strong 38. a. canb. mustc. needd. should39. a. wellb. badlyc. easilyd. clearly40. a. walkedb. rushedc. movedd. drove 41. a. manb. dogc. shipd. storm 42. a. workb. playc. sleepd. listen 43. a. angerb. fearc. surprised. excitement44. a. everythingb. somethingc. anything d. nothing45. a. understoodb. thoughtc. heardd. did三、阅读理解 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)a 46. hotel eiffel is _.a. on king street opposite a park b. to the west of a bankc. near a bus station d. on king street beside a park47. with the card mr zhang can _ if he gets lost.a. take bus 507 to the hotel b. wait until the light is greenc. do nothing but wait d. call the hotel to get help48. which of the following is true?a. open the door when the red light is on. b. the card can be used to open the door.c. the card can be used for shopping. d. mr zhang can keep the card when he checks out.balbert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in america. his workmates gave a nickname(绰号) “four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.as time went by, people forgot his real name. later, when rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长) of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited albert to come to his office.“some people give you a nickname for four dollars a bucket. why arent you angry?” asked rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.“oh! mr rockefeller! i like this nickname very much, because four dollars a buckets is our companys advertisement. as long as someone calls me four dollars a bucket once, i think its a free advertisement for our company. its not necessary for me to get angry. dont you think so, mr rockefeller?”“oh! what a wonderful man!” rockefeller said excitedly when hearing alberts words. “young man! work harder, you must be successful in the future! i believe in you!”five years later, albert became the second board chairman after rockefeller.later albert said in one of his reports, “i dont think we should feel frustrated (失意) when we have no way to do great things. we should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”49. why wasnt albert angry about his nickname?a. he liked to have a nickname. b. it could make his workmates happy.c. he could become famous. d. it was a free advertisement for his company.50. what is the main idea of this passage?a. rockefeller asked young people to work harder.b. its very important to treat everything actively.c. you cant get angry when someone calls your nickname.d. you should make more advertisements for your company.51. what would be the best title for this passage?a. i believe in you. b. albert and rockefeller.c. four dollars a bucket. d. the second board chairman.cafter a serious earthquake happened, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his sons school, only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake(煎饼).he was shocked (震惊). he didnt know what he should do for a while, then he remembered the words he had said to his son: “no matter what happens, ill always be there for you!” and tears began to fill his eyes. he started digging through the ruins (废墟).as he was digging, other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “its too late! theyre all dead! theres nothing you can do!” to them he replied with one line: “are you going to help me now?” and then he kept on digging.no one helped, however. he went on alone because he needed to know for himself: “is my boy alive or is he dead?” he dug for eight hours. 12 hours. . . 24 hours. . 36 hours. . . then, in the 39th hour, he pulled back a rock and heard his sons words. he shouted his sons name, “armand!” he heard back, “dad!?! its me, dad! i told the other kids not to worry. i told them that if you were alive, youd save me and when you saved me, theyd be saved. you promised (承诺), no matter what happens, ill always be there for you! you did it, dad!”“whats going on in there? how is it?” the father asked.“there are 14 of us left out of 33, dad. were frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful youre here. when the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us.”“come out, boy!”“no, dad! let the other kids out first, because i know youll get me! no matter what happens, i know youll always be there for me!”52. the underlined word “collapsed” most probably means .a. 倒塌 b. 摇晃 c. 耸立 d. 颠簸53. other parents and the firemen wanted to pull him off the ruins because they thought .a. it was incorrectb. it was useless c. it was too dangerousd. it was not his job54. how many students were still alive when the father found them in the ruins?a. fourteen. b. thirty-three. c. forty-seven. d. nineteen.55. we can learn from the passage that _.a. it took the father one day to find his son and other studentsb. all the people helped the father to find his sonc. his son was the last one to come out of the ruinsd. the son didnt believe his father would come to save him第一卷答题表12345678910班级 姓名 座位号 111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455第二卷 (三大题，共60分) 四、单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)56. his new car can sit five people _(舒服地). 57. hope for the best，but prepare for the _(最坏的). 58. this book contains almost all the _ (信息) you need. 59. hey, boys and girls, dont play with the machine, or you may hurt _(自己). 60. more traffic _ (事故) happen every year because therere more and more cars.61. the earthquake in tangshan in 1976 was really a _ (令人惧怕的) experience. 62. they are busy _ (训练) their sportsmen for the coming olympic games. 63. we should know the _（重要）of learning english.64. dont you think you are much _ (幸运) than those who have no chance to go to school? 65. we plan to help the students in poor areas by _ (提供) them with some stationery. 五、句子翻译(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)66. 英语老师总是鼓励我们每天说点英语。 67. sam是我们班上最细心的学生之一。 68. 假如明天不下雨，我将独自一人去钓鱼。 69. 我们学校学生的数量正变得越来越多。 70. 我们希望他们能积极采取行动保护野生生物。 六、连词成句。（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）1. food, cannot, wild, many, heavy, of, enough, animals, because, find, the, snow (.) _2. animal, of, not, i, you, think, do, clothes, made, should, fur, buy (.)_3. protecting, helps, wildlife, us, about, zhalong, learn, studying (.)_4. more, people, want, space, change, wetlands, to, for, some, farms, the, make, to (.)_5. difficult, giant, it, survive, pandas, wild, is, in, for, the, to (?)_七、书面表达(满分20分)你的笔友jack想了解中国人是怎么过“春节”的，请你根据右图所示内容要点，结合实际，给jack回一封email，先用英语向他作介绍，最后请说说你对过春节的看法或感受。注意: 1. 词数90左右。短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数； 2. 短文须包括图片所示的主要内容和你的观点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；3. 短文中不要出现具体的学校姓名和人名。from: to: subject: about spring festivaldear jack, glad to receive your email again. now let me tell you something about spring festival.spring festival is the most important festival in china. _ are you interested in it? how about coming and staying with us this spring festival? im sure youll have a good time here. li lei听力原文text 1man: what does your sister do, lucy?woman: she teaches english in a middle school.text 2woman: how is your father now?man: he is much better. the doctor says hell come back home in four days.text 3woman: who is going to play basketball tomorrow?man: let me see. jim, tom, mike, li lei, lin tao and i.text 4woman: could you tell me your telephone number?man: of course, 87669413. text 5woman: mike, which season do you like better? spring or summer?man: i like summer because its good for sports. text 6man: kate, when will you be back this evening? its already half past ten now. woman: i think i will come back before five to eleven. text 7woman: i think art and music are much more interesting than maths and english, tom, do you agree with me?man: no. i dont think so. maths is much more interesting than any other subject. text 8man: can i take the seat beside the window, mum?woman: yes, but you cant see much. because we are flying too high and there is much cloud. text 9woman: may i put candles on the birthday cake?man: of course.woman: there are not enough candles. we have only ten candles. we need three more. text 10man: whats the time now?woman: its nearly two oclock.man: how time flies! ive stayed here for six hours. text 11woman: im afraid i cant meet you at 10 in the library.man: then wed better make it an hour later in the classroom.woman: thats all right. text 12woman: guess! whats happening today?man: i cant, tell me please.woman: a man from egypt is coming to see us.man: really? how interesting! text 13woman: whats your trouble, boy?man: im not feeling well, doctor. i have a high temperature and a headache.woman: how long have you been like this?man: three days.woman: i think youve got a bad cold.text 14man: hi, linda. are you going to have a picnic this saturday?woman: no, we arent. were going to plant trees this saturday morning. will you join us?man: thats good. but bob asked me to go to swim with him. ill tell him i wont go. where and when shall we meet?woman: we shall meet outside the school gate at 7:30. text 15man: lucy, could you do something for me, please?woman: of course! what would you like me to do, jim?man: well, im going to england for a holiday. could you look after my polly?woman: glad to help! what do i have to do?man: please give her some bird food every day. text 16bill was 60 years old and he was ill. he was always tired and his face was always very red. he did not like doctors. but last month his wife said to him: “bill, go and see doctor brown.” bill said, “no.” but last week he was worse, and he had to go to the doctors. doctor brown said to him: “you drink too much. stop drinking beer and drink milk.” bill liked beer but he didnt like milk. “im not a bab