安徽省芜湖市第二十九中学八年级英语寒假作业质量检测试题 人教新目标版.doc

安徽省芜湖市第二十九中学2016年八年级英语寒假作业质量检测试题（ 满分：50分）温馨提示：本卷不作答题使用，请将正确答案写在答题卷上。一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）1. -we should take _ pity on the homeless people and help them.-right. its _ pity that they lost everything in the big fire.a. a; ab. a; /c. /; /d. /; a2. -im sorry i _ my exercise book at home just now.-dont forget _ it to school tomorrow, please.a. forget; to takeb. left; to bringc. forgot; to bringd. left; to take.3. what _ great fun we had _ the changes _ the birds numbers!a. a; recorded; inb. a; recorded; ofc. /; recording; ind. /; record; of4. -how much does a young panda _? -its _ can be 35 kilograms.a. weigh; weightb. weigh; weighc. weight; weightd. weight; weigh5. he made a fire _ himself _ warm.a. make; to keepb. to make; to keepc. to make; keepd. make; keep6. -wasnt jim late for class this morning? -_. though he didnt feel well.a. yes, he wasb. yes, he wasntc. no, he wasd. no, he wasnt7. theres water all over the kitchen. youd better _ right away.a. to mop up itb. mop it upc. to mop it upd. mop up it8. “we heard him singing songs in the room.” whats the structure of the sentence?a. s+v+ob. s+v+pc. s+v+io+dod. s+v+do+oc9. not only he but also i _ crazy about _ birds.a. am, watchingb. are, watchingc. is, to watchd. am, watch10. he spends as much time as he can _ playing the piano.a. practiseb. practisingc. practisesd. to practise11. while i _ dinner in the kitchen, the bell _.a. have, ringsb. had, was ringingc. was having, rangd. am having, is ringing12. the students in our class arent as _ as those in yours. but they are _.a. cleverer; hard-workingb. clever; more hard-workingc. cleverer; more hard-workingd. clever; hard-working13. birds can find food _ now than before.a. easyb. easierc. easilyd. more easily14. -he _ be in the classroom, i think.-no, he _ be in the classroom. i saw him go home a minute ago.a. can; may notb. must; may notc. may; cantd. may; mustnt15. -would you mind me _ here? - _. let me take my bag away.a. sitting; not at allb. sitting; better notc. to sit; not at alld. to sit; better not二、根据汉语提示用单词的适当形式填空（每空一词，每小题1分，共10分）16. there is fog and haze(霾) here these days. what an _(糟糕的) day!17. the local _(政府) should take actions to protect the environment at once.18. the scarf on the table is my little _(孙女).19. the _(温度) of the water in the bottle must be over 90 degrees.20. to prevent overfishing, _(渔民) stop fishing for a month every year.21. there are about two _(千) books in our school library.22.sandy did her best, but she still got an _(不正确的) answer at last.23.the sun _(照耀) brightly. we felt so hot.24. words cant _(描述) her beauty.25. nature reserves _(提供) wildlife with food and shelter all year round.三、首字母填空（每空一词，一空1分，共15分）sir arthur conan doyle was a scottish doctor, but he didnt earn much every month. then he began writing detective stories because he needed 26 .his first story a study in scarlet 27 in 1887.it was about a detective 28 sherlock holmes and his friend, doctor watson. it was a great 29 , and then in 1891 conan doyle began writing a series of stories called the adventures of sherlock holmes.each week, one part of the series 30 in a magazine. they loved the stories and the series were very 31 . then conan doyle gave up 32 to write more, because he didnt have enough time to do 33 ! in 1892, conan doyle became 34 with detective stories. he 35 to stop writing. so he described holmes 36 in a story calld the final problem. many fans of sherlock holmes were very surprised to 37 that their hero was dead. they begged conan doyle for 38 holmes story. so the hound of the baskervilles came out in 1902. it is the most famous and it is 39 read today. after this book, conan doyle gave up writing. he died in 1930. his stories are now made 40 films, tv programs and cartoons, so you can see sherlock holmes as well.26. a. time27. a. set up28. a. written29. a. pity30. a. proved31. a. popular32. a. medicine33. a. all34. a. patient35. a. agreed36. a. life37. a. ask38. a. another39. a. still40. a. ofb. careb. came outb. readb. mistakeb. addedb. correctb. murderb. noneb. worriedb. refusedb. deathb. expectb. otherb. seldomb. upc. moneyc. broke downc. saidc. successc. appearedc. boringc. crimec. bothc. happyc. hadc. hobbyc. noticec. othersc. neverc. intod. helpd. dressed upd. calledd. habitd. dicoveredd. livelyd. breathd. neitherd. boredd. decidedd. idead. learnd. oned. hardlyd. from四、阅读理解（每题2分，共10分）a“what is success?” mr gruber asked his 6th grade business class. it was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.“success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch tv, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” one student answered, earning laughs from all the students.mr gruber smiled, but shook his head. “tom, that is excess. that is not success.”“how about being able to provide for your family?” a blonde girl named sandy in the front suggested as an answer.“now were getting closer,” mr gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”“getting everything you want.” tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.mr gruber sighed. “ i believe weve already talked about excess versus(与比较) success.”“getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” james, sitting in the back wondered aloud.“quite right!” mr gruber clapped. “success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. the more you get that you want, the more successful you are. you do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”“what does this have to do with business?” tom asked. it seemed if it wasnt funny, he wasnt happy.“well, tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. once you have properly seen to(确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”“what if i dont have a family?” he continued to be difficult.“then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”“he has goldfish to think about!” peter, toms friend, shouted out.“then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” mr. gruber corrected himself.tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.“so in the next nine weeks, were going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “when do we get to start spending?”“you already are, tom. youre spending time with us!” mr. gruber laughed. “now, lets see what you guys know about credit cards”41. which student didnt seem to be taking the class seriously?a. tomb. jamesc. peterd. sandy42. how did mr gruber make his class lively and interesting?a. he himself kept talkingb. he got his students to take part in a discussion.c. he showed a movie to his students.d. he just read from a textbook.43. what can be the best title of this passage?a. get what you wantb. how to live wellc. try to get more moneyd. needs and wantsbcoffee has been a part of peoples lives for thousands of years, and today it is still a favourite drink of millions of people in the world. coffee is so popular, but do you know the story of coffee and how it was discovered?there is an old story that says coffee was discovered in africa long, long time ago. one day, a farmer was watching his goats, and he saw them eat some small berries(干种子) from a plant. after they ate the berries, the goats became very active. the man often felt tired, so he decided to try the berries too. surprisingly, he did not feel tired any more. coffee plants were thus discovered. then coffee was taken from africa to arabia(阿拉伯半岛),and there it was first used as medicine. the arabs kept coffee a secret for many years .later, coffee came to turkey, then italy, then france. from europe, the coffee plant was taken to amer