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苏留庄镇中学2015届12月份月考质量检测八年级英语试题一 综合填空do you know that a teacher, dr james naismith, from the usa invented the first basketball? because of the (1) h_ snow, students couldnt go outside to do sports in winter. and the indoor sports then were very (2) b_. so the head teacher asked james to make a new game for the kids and told him that the new one must also make people relaxing and (3) e_. it can be (4) p_ indoors. so on december 21, 1891, the final idea came into james (5) m_. two teams from the school played (6) a_ each other. it was quite different from the basketball games of today. it had 9 players on each team and footballs were used (7) i_ of basketballs. soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special basketballs through nets. in 1936, basketball became an olympic sport in berlin. today this game needs the players to train harder and more (8) c_ than others. in this way, they can (9) b_ the other team in the olympics. but if they are sometimes careless, they wont play (10) b_ . and while the players are playing football. the fans sit round and (11) c_ loudly. the players feel more confident to win the game.二阅读表达courage is the ability to be brave in various situation in our life. here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. courage may make you confident of your success. if you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. with courage, you mak look someone in the eye who you have wronged and say “i am sorry”: you may still smile even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.how can we build up our courage?believe you will be successful. take chances and know that you have your own talents. besides, your family and friends are always there for you.exercise your courage. it can be compared to a muscle(肌肉). the more we use it, the stronger courage gets.know that giving up is not a choice. its much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.fight to control your fear. courageous people may still be afraid, but the differnce is that they can control their fear. they dont let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they dont go on.get courage by reading inspiring stories of brave people. abraham lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.11. what is courage?_12. what wil you do in face of difficulty or danger if you dont have courage?_13. how can courage become stronger?_14. what is the difference between courageous people and others?_15. what does the passage mainly tell us?_三短文还原in most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. they join environmentclubs. 16. _no-garbage(垃圾)lunches. 17. _ environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school! 18. _on the no-car day, nobody comes to school by car-not the students and not the teachers!cars give pollution to the air, so remember:walk, jump, bike or run.use your legs!its not only good for the environment but also lots of fun! 19. _did you know that some toilets could waste twenty to forty cubic meters(立方米)of wateran hour? in a year, that would fill a small river！ in environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets themselves. 20. _we love our environment. a. how much do you throw away after lunch?b. taking your own shopping bags is a good idea.c. turn off the water!d. in a meaningful club, people work together to make our environment clean.e. lets work together to make it clean.f. no-car day.四阅读理解 a.there was a new maths teacher and some new students in the school. one of the new students named karl was very stupid. the other students tried to explain (解释) numbers to him, but he didnt understand.before karl arrived, maths was the most boring lesson of all. now it was great fun. the children would listen to karl and correct his mistakes. they all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then tried to think up the best ways to explain them. but little lewis was sure that karl felt sad and wanted to talk with him. so, one day, he decided to walk after karl after school. lewis was sure he would see him crying. on the way home, karl walked a few minutes to a park, and there he waited for someone to meet him.it was the new teacher!they went off, hand in hand. lewis could hear them talking about maths. and that stupid karl knew everything about it, and even much more than anyone else in the class!( )21. which lesson was the most boring of all before karl arrived?a. chinese. b. english.c. maths. d. music.( )22.the underlined word “stupid” means “” in chinese.a. 外向的 b. 愚蠢的c. 好奇的 d. 伶俐的 ( )23. which of the following is not true?a. the students liked maths after karl arrived at the school.b. the students listened to karl and tried to correct his mistakes.c. the students didnt want to be the first to find karls mistakes.d. the students tried to think up the best ways to explain to karl.( )24.why did little lewis follow karl home after school?a. he wanted to talk with karl.b. he wanted to know where karl lived. c. he wanted to help karl with his maths.d. he wanted to play with karl.( )25. little lewis didnt find that .a. karl walked a few minutes to a parkb. karl waited for someone to meet himc. karl and the teacher went off togetherd. karl knew nothing about maths b.four great places to go with childrenname: universals islands of adventure type: amusement park opening time: 9 am 6 pm price: $82 for adults (成人); $74for children aged from three to ninename: pirates cove adventure golftype: golf (高尔夫球) opening time: 9 am 11:30 pmprice: $17 for adults; $10 for childrenname: harry p. leu gardens type: garden opening time: 9 am 5 pmprice: $7 for adults; $2 for school-age childrenname: gatorland type: zoo opening time: 9 am 5 pmprice: online in advance($20 for adults; $12 for kids); paying at the door $23 for adults; $15 for children( )26. if your parents want to go to universals islands of adventure with your 3-year-old brother, they should pay . a. $156b. $164 c. $230 d. $238 ( )27. if you are interested in playing golf, you should go to . a. universals islands of adventureb. pirates cove adventure golfc. harry p. leu gardensd. gatorland( )28. if you want to go to harry p. leu gardens with your friends, you can get there at . a. 11:30 pmb. 6 pmc. 5 pmd. 4 pm( )29. the underlined phrase “in advance” means “” in chinese. a. 预先b. 将来 c. 最后d. 推迟( )30. which of the following is not true? a. universals islands of adventure opens at 9 am.b. two adults need to pay $34 for pirates cove adventure golf.c. if you are interested in gardens, you should go to harry p. leu gardens. d. two children should pay $46 at the door for gatorland.五写作.假设学校戏剧俱乐部正在举办“奥斯卡影片欣赏月”活动，上周播放的影片是少年派（life of pi）。请根据提示写一篇影评。内容提示如下：1.影片由李安（ang lee）执导，他因此片获最佳导演奖。2.影片讲述了一个名叫派（pi）的年轻人的故事，他独自乘小船出行,他要应付恶劣的天气，还要找到足够的食物，最终安全返回。3.观后感想。要求：1. 包括所给的内容要点，展开合理想象，作适当发挥。 2. 100词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 our school drama club is holding a film activity. _ 一1. heavy 2. boring 3. exciting 4. played 5. mind 6. against 7. instead of 8. carefully 9. beat 10. better二11. it (courage) is the ability to be brave in various situa