2016-2017下学期常州第二十四中学八年级下期中试卷(听力部分略)

常州市第二十四中学教育集团 2016 2017 学年第二学期 八年级期中教学质量调研英语试卷 2017 04 一 听力 共一 听力 共 20 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 20 分 分 略 二 单选 共二 单选 共 10 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 10 分 分 21 There much rain in my hometown but now it is getting a little dry A used to haveB were once C used to be D was used to be 22 Though he lives in the village he doesn t feel for he has many things to do A alone lonely lonely B alone lonely alone C lonely alone alone D lonely alone lonely 23 It over 10 years since my grandpa A was diedB was has been dead C has been died D is has died 24 did your uncle leave for the capital of Denmark Let me see He for nearly 20 months A When has left B When has been away C How long has left D How long has been away 25 How many students are there in each group Usually each group six students in our class A is made from B is made up of C is made in D is made of 26 Miss Green be in the office now for she went to attend a meeting this morning She won t be back 5 o clock this afternoon A mustn t until B maybe before C may not after D can t until 27 Lucy do you have any plans to spend your Maybe I will go to Shenzhen I have never visited city A five days holiday the most fantastic B five days holiday the most fantastic C five day holiday a more fantastic D five days holiday a more fantastic 28 When you go to a foreign country for the first time you may not know But soon you ll get used to it A where to go to B who to talk about C how to ask for help D what to order it in a restaurant 29 Reading a novel me over 3 hours last Sunday A took B spent C cost D paid 30 It is too hot in the classroom Would you mind the fan It is easy to catch a cold after doing some exercise A to turn up Of course not B to turn up Good idea C turning up You d better not D turning up Never mind 三 完形填空 共三 完形填空 共 10 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 10 分 分 Once I went shopping on my first visit to Macao Coming from cold and cloudy England I enjoyed the sun and dressed in a T shirt and a short skirt Not having much 31 to enjoy the sun in England my legs were very white In England this is not a fashionable look at 32 The darker the skin the 33 the look I have tried to get darker but 34 works for me As I walked around one shop the two shop assistants 35 looking at my legs all the time talking quietly to each other in Chinese I began to feel uncomfortable and asked my friend 36 we could leave After we left the shop she asked me what was wrong I complained about the assistants being very 37 They must be talking about my white skin My friend laughed They weren t laughing at you They were saying 38 nice your legs were Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours 39 there are many beauty products in the shops to make skin whiter and a lot of money is spent on them It just shows that we are never happy with what we have The grass is much 40 on the other side 31 A money B exercise C space D chance 32 A most B last C least D all 33 A worse B uglier C better D cleaner 34 A anything B nobody C nothing D somebody 35 A continued B avoid C stopped D kept 36 A where B if C how D that 37 A impolite B worried C angry D unhappy 38 A what B how C such D so 39 A In fact B In the end C Otherwise D However 40 A shorter B richer C longer D greener 四 阅读理解 共四 阅读理解 共 10 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 分 满分分 满分 20 分 分 A When you visit Taiwan Green Island is a wonderful place not to be missed Green Island with clear blue water around it is an island in the Pacific Ocean 33 kilometers east of Taitung The old name for Green Island was Huoshandao meaning fire burning island The island got its name because people on the island used to set up fires at night to help people who went fishing home Another story goes that in the Qing Dynasty there was a fire and most of the island s trees and grass died The coastline of the island is only 20 kilometers long the tallest mountain is only 281 meters high and the island is only15 km2 but it is attracting 吸引 a growing number of tourists Green Island has a lot of interesting that makes it a place where people like to go seaside a clear white beach green grasslands seawater hot springs beautiful undersea sights and a great many plants and animals Another thing of Green Island that people are interested in is its rocks in different shapes Sleeping Beauty and Pekinese Dog are the two most strangely shaped ones There are also other interests with one cannot miss The green hills blue sea clear sky and ocean gentle winds make a must for you 41 From the article we know Green Island is A very large B 281 meters long C in the Indian Ocean D 33 kilometers from Taitung 42 According to the two stories people on the Green Island used to A meet a lot of visitors B set fire to get warm C make a living by fishing D cut down too many trees and grass 43 The sight Pekinese Dog is on Green Island A a cute living dog B a rock like a dog C a dog shaped plant D a dog of Sleeping Beauty B Nobody is happy all the time but some people are really happier than others Here are some tips for you to be happy Make enough money to meet your basic needs food shelter and clothing In the US that magic number is 40 000 a year Any money you make beyond 超过 that will not necessarily make you happier Once you make enough money to support your basic needs your happiness is not affected by how much money you make or move to where other members are so you can see them more Now people follow jobs around the country and sometimes around the world As a result our relationships with our friends and family have a far greater effect on our happiness than our jobs do So next time you think about moving think of a place where most of your friends and families live Find happiness in the job you have now Many people hope the right job can change their level of happiness But happiness research makes it clear that changing jobs can t bring you happiness If you want you will make the best of any job If you have good relationships with people you won t depend on 依赖 your job to give your life a greater sense of meaning You will find it in your communication with the people you care about If you are unhappy for a long time you should ask an expert 专家 or a doctor for help For more advice click here I hope you will be happy all the time 44 The writer wrote this passage mainly to A make friends B give advice on how to be happy C put on an advertisement D ask for help 45 What is the topic sentence for the third paragraph A Ask family members for help B Borrow money from family members C How to make family members be happy D Stay close to friends and family 46 The passage is from A the Internet B a magazine C a newspaper D a book review C When my family moved to America 2010 from a small village in Guangdong China we brought not only our luggage but also our village rules customs and culture One of the rules is that young people should always respect 尊敬 elders Unluckily this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States I had a part time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant One time when I was serving food to a middle aged couple the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly As soon as I said that her face showed great displeasure My manager who happened to hear what I said took me aside and gave me a long talk about how sensitive 敏感 Americans are and how they dislike the description old I then walked back to the table and said sorry to the wife After the couple heard my reason they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences so they laughed and were no longer angry In my village in China people are proud of being old Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience However in the United States people think growing old is a problem since old shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging and women put on makeup hoping to look young When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young I had told them something they didn t want to hear After that I changed the way I had been with older people It is not that I don t respect them any more I still respect them but now I don t show my feelings through words 47 Jack brought the couple their food very fast because A the manager asked him to do so B he thought he should respect the elderly C the couple wanted him to do so D he wanted more pay 48 What does the underlined word embarrassment mean in the first paragraph A 尴尬 B 拮据 C 潦倒 D 敬仰 49 In the writer s hometown A people dislike being called old because they can t learn a lot from others B many people reach the age of seventy or eighty C people are proud of being old D the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants 50 Which of the following is TRUE A The more Jack explained the angrier the couple got B Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience C The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple D From this experience Jack learned more about American culture 五 任务型阅读 共五 任务型阅读 共 5 空 每空空 每空 1 分 满分分 满分 5 分 分 We need to be responsible for our environment Being a frugal consumer 节俭的消费者 is one way to help But what exactly does that mean Use It Up You can use things up instead of wasting them Squeeze that last bit of toothpaste 牙膏 out of the tube Use the last little piece of soap Don t throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box Wear It Out You do not always need to have new things If your sports trainers have broken laces but they still fit you Repair them and wear them longer You don t have the latest iPhone until the old one doesn t work anymore Then you can get a new one Think twice before replacing something that still works Make It Do When something you want is not on hand look for something else that you already have to take its place If you are packing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich you are out of butter Have a cheese sandwich instead so that you can use all of the cheese Learn to fix broken toys instead of just throwing them away With a little thought you can make something do instead of buying something new Do Without Think about all those things that you would like to have Do you really need them How long will you really play with that new toy you saw on TV Making the things that we want uses up your world s resources 资源 And getting rid of the things we don t want any more takes up even more resources and space The 51 of Being a Frugal Consumer Use it up Using things up instead of wasting them such as 52 the last bit of the toothpaste and using the last piece of the soap Wear it outThinking 53 before replacing something that still works Make it do 54 any thought you may lose something you can make Do without Choosing something you really 55 and give up useless things for you 六 单词拼写 共六 单词拼写 共 10 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 10 分 一空一词 分 一空一词 A 根据句意 用所给词的适当形式填空 根据句意 用所给词的适当形式填空 56 Most south cities in our country develops much faster than the other cities in the north 57 A human cell is ten times tiny than the width of your hair 58 Have you booked the fly tickets to Tokyo recently 59 What does the word exact mean 60 Why do you think it possible for the lazy boy to pass the hard exam Because he seldom puts his heart in anything he needs to do B 根据中文提示 用所给词的适当形式填空 根据中文提示 用所给词的适当形式填空 61 She will have 采访 with these famous artists next month 62 What s the 反义词 of this word 63 The young guy was reading a novel standing 紧靠 the bookshelf 64 Maybe many people are not 成功 now but with their hard work their dream will come true 65 Could you tell me how many 胃 a bull has Maybe two but I am not sure 七 用动词的适当形式填空 共七 用动词的适当形式填空 共 6 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 6 分 分 66 Why are there so many people in Tom s house Tom invite all his friends and neighbors to celebrate his birthday 67 You may find the key to this math problem on Page 18 Oh it s so easy I wonder why I not think of that 68 Unluckily the little boy fell down on the ground but he st