浙江省杭州市文海实验学校2014-2015学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷.doc

2015年文海实验学校第二学期阶段性检测八年级英语单词拼写一、 单项填空1. -What time did you return from Beijing?-_the morning of April 1st.A. AtB. OnC. InD. By2. You _drive after drinking. Its two dangerous!A. couldntB. wouldntC. shouldntD. neednt 3. In summer milk will quickly go bad _it is put into a fridge.A. untilB. beforeC. unlessD. after4. I feel sleepy today because I didnt fall asleep until the noise _last night.A. took downB. put downC. cut downD. died down5. My mother asked me _. And I told her that it was in the afternoon.A. when the concert wasB. where the concert wasC. when was the concert D. where was the concert 6. I have many books on Chinese food. You can borrow _if you like.A. oneB. itC. eitherD. every7. My sister has a beautiful _and she wants to be a singer.A. soundB. shoutC. voiceD. noise8. -I was at the cinema at 8 oclock last night. What about you?-I _the Internet at home.A. am surfingB. surfedC. will surfD. was surfing9. -Who _the tennis game yesterday?-Jack, he _all the others.A. beat; wonB. won; wonC. beat; beatD. won; beat10. -Will you please tell John to come to my office? -_.A. Thank youB. Thats all rightC. Yes, I doD. Ill be glad to【参考答案】BCCDAACDDD完形填空When I was 12 years old, I really wanted a newbike! I _1_ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could _2_ have that money.On my birthday my parents told me they had my _3_ outside in the back yard. At once I _4_ out to the yard. There was mybike, _5_ it wasnt the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so _6_! I thought I _7_ my parents feelings because I could see the disappointment _8_ their faces and I wassurethey could see it on mine. I _9_ the old bike and rode it, feeling _10_ that I had made my parents feel this way. So Iputon a smile, rode as fast as I could and didnt _11_.As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me _12_ much more than just a rusty old bike. They gave me a life lesson about _13_. When you give something out of love, it doesnt matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this _14_ because giving a gift is not about money. Its about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that _15_ two dollars isnt any less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.1. A. talkedB. spoke C. saidD. told2. A. hardlyB. quicklyC. slowlyD. easily3. A. guitar B. gift C. cakeD. card4. A. rushed B. rode C. climbed D. came5. A. andB. orC. butD. because6. A. excitingB. interestingC. relaxingD. disappointing7. A. likedB. hatedC. hurtD. thanked8. A. onB. inC. atD. for9. A. got inB. got onC. got offD. got up10. A. surprisedB. excitedC. happyD. bad11. A. look ahead B. look backC. come upD. come down12. A. anythingB. nothingC. somethingD. everything13. A. loveB. moneyC. friendshipD. knowledge14. A. ideaB. newsC. adviceD. story15. A. spendsB. costsC. paysD. offers【参考答案】DABAC DCABD BCADB阅读理解AOnce there was a man traveling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held byonlya small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didnt try to get away. Well, the trainer said, when they areveryyoung and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that rage, its enough toholdthem. As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. But because they always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldnt.Just like the elephants, howmany of us go through life believing that we cannot do something, just because we failed at it once before?_. We should never give up the struggle in life.根据材料内容选择正确答案。1. What did the writer see in the village?A. Chains B. Elephants C. Cages D. Farmers2. Why do the elephants never try up to break freefromthe ropes?A. Because they think they can not.B. Because they are too old to do it.C. Because they like their living places.D. Because they get onwellwith the trainer.3. How did themanfeel after he heard what the trainer said?A. Moved B. Surprised C. Angry D. Nervous4. Which of the following is the missing part in thelastparagraph?A. Failing is part of learning.B. We should be differentfromothers.C. Helping animals is helping ourselves.D. Traveling always makes people relaxed.5. What is the best title for this test?A. Pleasant trip B. A Cruel TrainerC. Elephant Training D. The Elephant Rope【参考答案】BABADBThe young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical music. Vanessa-Mae love pop music, and she was also a very good classical violinist, and she brought these kinds of music together. Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore on October 27, 1978. She moved to London with her family when she was four. A year later, she started to learn the violin. When she was eight, she went to Beijing to study the violin. When she was ten, she played with a very famous group of classicalmusicians. But Vanessa-Mae doesnt only play the violin. She learnt the piano before she started to play theviolin.She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the musicshe likes. Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world, but she has also played in popconcerts with pop stars.A lot of people dont like the way she uses modern rhythms, noisy drums and guitars in traditional music. But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing: she has brought many new fans to classical music. For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music.1. When did Vanessa-Mae begin to learn violin?A. At the age of fourB. At the age of fiveC. At the age of tenD. At the age of eight2. What type of music does Vanessa-Mae like?A. Only pop musicB. Rock musicC. Only classic musicD. Lots of different kinds of music3. Why do the young people like to listen to classic music now? Because they like_.A. Vanessa-MaeB. TechnoC. ViolinD. Piano4. Who has Vanessa-Mae played with?A. Beethoven and the BeatlesB. Many young peopleC. pop stars and classic musiciansD. A group of classic musicians5. The best title of this passage is_.A. Vanessa-MaeB. A best violinistC. The first musicianD. Classic music【参考答案】BDACACPigs do it. Mice do it. Dogs also do it. Kangaroos? Not so much. Why do some animas shake? The short answer is because they are wet. But there is actually more than that-a lot more.In an article, Andrew Dickerson and others took a look at this strange problem. The scientists wrote down the shaking of 33 animals, of them are 5 kinds of dogs.It shows that mammals(哺乳动物) can keep stronger by doing their cute little shakes. If they dont shake, animals would have to use up to 20 percent of their daily energy simply staying dry. And nearly all furry animals shake to help themselves keep dry.Those animals that are similar to kangaroos shake only part of their body. They usually live in dry places where keeping dry isnt very hard. But not all animals shake in the same way. Also some shake less often than others. Smaller animals seem to shake more quickly, 30 shakes per second for a mouse, while bears, tigers and big dogs only about four.In an interesting finding, Dickerson and his team have shown that these animals do the job as well as possible. In each example, the animals shake off 70 percent of water in a few seconds. This should all be great to people. It takes us not seconds but minutes to dry our hair-just over three minutes.1. Which animal do not shake a lot according to the article?A. PigsB. MiceC. DogsD. Kangaroos2. If wet animals dont shake, it would take about_of their energy to stay dry.A. 5 percentB. 20 percentC. 33 percentD. 70 percent3. Bigger animals shake _than smaller ones according to the study.A. more quicklyB. more slowlyC. more oftenD. less often4. From the article, we can learn that_.A. all kinds of animals need to shake to keep dryB. all furry animals shake at the same rateC. bigger animals like tigers dont shake at allD. animals save energy by doing their little shakes5. What is the main idea of the story?A. Furry animals are strongerB. Animals shake to dry themselvesC. Animals learn to shake wellD. Smaller animals shake more【参考答案】DBBAB任务型阅读把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺，使文章内容完整正确。A Its “being polite”B We look people in the eyeC When we leave our friends, we take time to say goodbyeD People have fair or dark hair, and many people wear glassesE We dont stand very close to the person we are talking toMost Americans are nice people. We are usually quite lively. We speak loudly and smile a lot_1_, but we never stare-we think thats rude.Most Americans are very friendly. When we see someone we know, we usually say“Hi” or “How are youdoing?” But remember “being friendly” is not “being friends”_2_ . It takes time to make good friends in the USA.We dont usually touch people very much. We sometimes shake hands when we say hello_3_.Some Americans are quite tall, perhaps over 1.80 metres. We have blue or brown eyes. _4_. We are shy about our age. We never say we are old, only that we are not young anymore._5_. We say ”See you soon” and “Call me!” or “Lets have lunch one day.” This is for being polite and friendly-its not a real invitation!【参考答案】BAEDC选词填空usual mistake rest hundred make although they think fly howEvery morning, kids from a high school are working hard. They are _1_and selling special coffee at a coffee shop. They are also making a lot of money.These students can make up to nine_2_dollars a day. They are selling these special coffee to airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the _3_ of the money goes to a local youth project.These high school students use a space in theOaklandairport. It is _4_verycrowded. Many people who _5_ on the planes like to drink the special coffee.One customer_6_that the coffee costs a lot but it is good and worth it. Most customers are pleasant but some are unhappy. _7_ do not like it if the coffee cafe is notopenfor business.The students earn $ 6.10 an hour. They also get school credit while they learn _8_ to run a business. Many of t