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2015-2016学年度上学期期中质量检测八年英语试题（考试时间：80分钟，试卷满分：120分）一、单项选择（20分）（ ）1.parents often ask their kids _ their internet friends because the kids may be in danger. a. meet b. to meet c. not to meetd. not to meeting（ ）2.what do you think of the film, betty? the _ film made me feel very _ . a. excited; excitedb. exciting; excited c. exciting; excitingd.excited; exciting（ ）3.i think drinking milk every morning is good _ our health. yes. i agree _ you. a. at; tob. with; onc. at; withd. for; with（ ）4.have you read todays newspaper? yes. its really boring. there is _ in it. a. something newb. nothing newc. new anythingd. new nothing（ ）5.at that time the boy _ a strange game.a. was having b. had c. was playing d. play（ ）6.did you go with her? no, she decided_ by herself. a. going b. to go c.went d. goes( )7.beethoven wrote _ beautiful pieces of music. a. hundred ofb. two hundreds c. hundreds ofd. hundred( )8.i jumped _ than bill in the sports meet last year. a. higher b. high c. highest d. the highest ( )9.my parents didnt allow me _ to the party.a. gob. to goc. goesd. went( )10.emma looked after her pet dog _ of all her friends.a. carefulb. most careful c. more carefully d. the most carefully( )11.i like japanese very much. what about you?not especially. its difficult for me _ .a. to learnb. learnedc. learningd. learn( )12.my mother was sitting by the window ,she was _ tired _ do the housework. a. so ,that b. too, to c. such , that d. enough , to( )13.my time in the middle school was one of _ periods of my life. a. exciting b. more excitingc. the more exciting d. the most exciting( )14.my parents offered _ us to the park.a. take b. to takec. took d. taking( )15.i like autumn _ of all the seasons.a. well b. goodc. betterd. best( )16.my father is _sixty.a. inb. onc. overd. with( )17.the house _ them much money.a. spent b. cost c. took d. paid( )18.taking a plane is _ expensive than taking a train.a. much more b. more much c. a lot d. a little( )19.he tried many times, and _ he succeeded.a. final b. in the beginning c. at the end d. at last( )20.to _ nature is to help our home, or we wont live longer.a. protect b. break c. offer d. hurt 二、完形填空（10分）have you ever been to hong kong? when you travel in hong kong, you must 21 of the traffic rules, because they are different from those of the most places of china, and the traffic keeps to 22 .before 23 the street, you must look to the right and then to the left. if the traffic lights turn 24 ,the traffic must stop, and people can cross the zebra line. if the traffic lights turn 25 ,the traffic can go, but people 26 cross the road. in the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from 27 ,the streets are very busy. the traffic is 28 . when you go somewhere by bus in hong kong, you must be careful, 29 .always remember the traffic keeps to the left. have a look first, or you may go to the wrong way. in hong kong, there are a lot of big buses 30 two floors. you may sit on the second floor. from there you can watch the city very well.( )21. a. careless b. be carefullyc. be carefuld. careful( )22. a. the leftb. leftc. the rightd. right( )23. a. acrossb. crossc. crossedd. crossing( )24. a. yellowb. greenc. redd. red and yellow( )25. a. orangeb. red and yellow c. greend. red( )26. a. may notb. notc. arentd. mustnt( )27. a. seab. workc. hoteld. school( )28. a. the most dangerous b. dangerousest c. the dangerousd. most dangerous( )29. a. toob. alsoc. eitherd. but( )30. a. withb. inc. havingd. being三、阅读理解（40分）（a）here are some ideas for learning english faster. you are like a new babybabies learn their language slowly. first they learn to listen. then they learn to talk. finally, they can read and write. listen to english every daylisten to english radio, watch english tv, go to see english movies or use online lessons. practise the conversationsmake up conversations and practise the conversations. youd better use beginner textbooks. read english storiesstart with childrens storybooks. try to read stories for esl readers. read ads and so on. try englishclub. com for young learners. write down new wordsstart a new word notebook. write words in alphabetical order(a. . . b. . . c). make some sentences. try to use an english-english dictionary. keep an english diarystart with one sentence. like how do you feel? how is the weather? what did you do today? write another sentence tomorrow. ( )31. how do babies learn their language? a. slowly. b. quickly. c. loudly. d. quietly. ( )32. what does the underlined phrase “alphabetical order” mean in chinese? a. 按音标顺序b. 按字母顺序c. 按简易顺序d. 按长短顺序( )33. the writer gave us _ ideas for learning english faster. a. fourb. fivec. sixd. seven( )34. what kind of books do we start to read when learning english? a. childrens storybooks. b. childrens textbooks. c. childrens picture books. d. childrens music books. ( )35. which of the following is true for english learning according to the passage? a. babies learn to read and write first. b. listening to english radio is not helpful. c. we should always use an english-chinese dictionary. d. we can start with one sentence to keep an english diary. (b)shu-how lin was born on august 23,1988 in california in the usa. hes the newest well-known nba professional basketball player. his ancestors lived in fujian province in china. in 1977,his parents moved to america. although they live in the usa, they know they are chinese. and they love their motherland. they try their best to earn more honor（争光）for china.when shu-how was at high school, he showed a great interest in playing basketball. he practiced basketball much harder than any other student in his school. because of him, the school team became the champion of all the high schools in america, which had never got a champion before. meanwhile（同时）,he studied particularly hard during high school. he always got “a” in most of his subjects.after high school, his dream was to join a university, which was famous for basketball, to major in basketball. but none of these universities in america accepted him. they thought that he was just a chinese and a chinese could hardly become an excellent professional basketball player. he felt so sad and he had to attend harvard university by his good grades, where professional basketball players are not wanted. but before long, he became the first man in harvard who entered nba after 1954.shu-how never gave up his basketball dream. he joined several nba teams, but he was never given a chance to show himself in each game. one day, two players of his team were badly hurt. there were no more players who could play the game. the coach had to let shu-how go for it. this was a great chance for him. he showed his talent in this game. he got 25 scores! after that, shu-how became one of the most outstanding basketball players around the world. he set a great example to all of us. according to him, we know nothing is impossible if we try our best.( )36. when was shu-how lin born? a. he was born on august 23,1988.b. he was born on august 23,1977.c. he was born in california in the usa.d. he was born on august 23,1982.( )37. when shu-how was at high school, _.a. he became the first man in harvard who entered nba after 1954b. he joined an nba teamc. he showed a great interest in playing basketballd. he liked volleyball（ ）38.which is not true according to the article? a. he always got “a” in most of his subjects in high school.b. he became an important player as soon as he first joined the nba team.c. he is one of the most outstanding basketball players around the world.d. he never gave up his basketball dream.（ ）39.according to him, we know _ .a. we should practice playing basketball moreb. nothing is impossible if we try our bestc. nothing could be done if we try our bestd. we should be interested in playing basketball（ ）40.this passage is mainly about _ .a. shu-how lin and his familyb. shu-how lin and harvardc. shu-how lin and his basketballd. shu-how lin and his best friend（c）there are forty-seven different kinds of kangaroos（袋鼠）. the smallest are about a quarter of a meter long; the biggest are taller than a man. kangaroos have very long strong back legs. these are used for jumping. they also have long strong tails（尾巴）used for resting on. kangaroos front legs are much shorter, and are almost like arms. kangaroos heads are quite small, but their ears are quite large. mother kangaroos have a pocket at the front. they have one baby each year. when it is born, the baby kangaroo is straight（直接） into its mothers pocket. the baby kangaroos stay there for six months. the biggest kangaroos stand more than 2 meters tall, and their legs are so strong that they can jump more than 9 meters. they are very fast, and can travel at more than 50 kilometers an hour. they are very strong, but only eat fruit, leaves and grass.( )41.how many different kinds of kangaroos are there? a.37. b.74. c.47. d.40.( ) 42how large are the biggest kangaroos? a. smaller than a man. b. bigger than a man. c. the same size as a man. d.a quarter of a meter long.( )43.does a mother kangaroo have a pocket? a. yes, it does. b. no, it does. c. no, it doesnt.d. it doesnt tell us.( )44.how long does a baby kangaroo stay in its mothers pocket? a. one month. b. three months. c. six months. d. five months.( )45.how far can kangaroos jump? a. more than 2 meters. b. more than 9 meters.c. less than 2 meters. d. less than 9 meters.(d)任务型阅读everyone knows london is an important city in england. london was once the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger than it. 伦敦现在大约有700万人口。it is an old city. many tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, big ben. like many big cities, london has problems with traffic(交通)and pollution. over one million people use the london underground(地铁)every day, but there are still too many cars in the streets. the air(not be)clean, but it is cleaner than it(be)100 years ago. perhaps the best things about london are the parks. there are five parks in the centre of the city. but for the children, their favorite place is hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world. they can buy good toys there. 46. 将句翻译成英语。london _ _ _ _ about 7, 000, 000 now. 47. 用处所给词的适当形式填空。the air _(not be)clean, but it is cleaner than it _(be)100 years ago. 48. how many parks are there in the centre of london? _49. 根据短文内容判断正误(t/f)。()(1)london is the biggest city now. ()(2)big ben is not a man, but a clock. 50. hamleys is a name of _ . a. a childb. a parkc. a toyd. a shop四、补全对话（10分）从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话, 有两项多余。a. i bought a book yesterday. b. first you should remember their pronunciations. c. and if you have questions, you can ask your teacher for help, too. d. thanks a lot. e. i cant get the pronunciation right. f. that will help. g. i learned a lot at school. a: hello! this is learning english programme. can i help you? b: yes, please. 51how can i improve it? a: thats easy. listening to more english tapes is a good way. 52b: ok, ill try. and how can i understand the teacher in class? a: oh, this is a hard question. try to make notes in class and revise them after class. 53b: thats a good idea. and then how should i learn new words? a: 54then you can make sentences with them. and you can use them in conversations with your friends. b: 55a: youre welcome. i hope you can improve your english soon. 51. _52. _53. _54. _55. 五、用所给词适当形式填空。（10分）56.mrs li is one of the most popular _ (teacher) in our school.57.the more hurry , the _ (little) speed.58.remember _ (call) me. all of us hope to arrive in paris safely.59this red shirt is _ (cheap) of the two shirts.60.pay attention to _(spell) when you do your english homework.61.its very cold in february. its _ (bad) month of the year.62.the girls all played _(hap