外研版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测D卷

第 1 页 共 14 页 外研版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测外研版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测 D D 卷卷 一 一 阅读理解 阅读理解 共共 3 3 题 共题 共 2828 分分 1 8 分 阅读理解 When you think of the United States you may think of big cities like New York City or Los Angeles But there s so much natural beauty to enjoy between the busy cities especially with the coming spring The government turned some beautiful places into national parks to make sure they are protected and the National Park Service was made in 1916 to take care of them So what are some of the best ones to see Well the very first park ever made was Yellowstone National Park 黄石公园 in the states of Wyoming Idaho and Montana It has more hot springs 温泉 and geysers than anywhere else in the world according to National Geographic Old Faithful is the main attraction which is a geyser kind of like a natural fountain that goes off every 1 to 2 hours The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 大雾山国家公园 is the most visited with over 10 million visitors every year It includes the southern part of the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee Drive along the highway or try out some of the hiking trails The next most visited park is in Arizona at the Grand Canyon 大峡谷 and the views are amazing The canyon is a mile about 1 6km deep and can be 18 miles wide according to the National Park Service At the bottom there are rocks that are almost 2 billion years old Over 70 million people visit these and other national parks in the US each year Do you want to be one of them in 2016 1 Why the government turned some places into national parks A Because there s so much natural beauty to enjoy B Because the government wants to protect these places C Because the places are big cities 第 2 页 共 14 页 D Because Over 70 million people visit these and other national parks 2 Which of the followings is the most visited A Yellowstone National Park B The Great Smoky Mountains National Park C The Grand Canyon D The National Park Service 3 From the passage we know A We can enjoy big cities in the United States B Millions visit US national parks to see nature C People never want to visit US national parks D The Grand Canyon is in North Carolina and Tennessee 4 Where can we read the passage A In a storybook B In a science magazine C In a travel map D On a newspaper 2 10 分 Years ago I lived in a building in a town There was another building across from mine and it was only a few metres away There lived a woman whom I had never met I could see her sit by the window each afternoon drinking or reading Several months later I noticed her window was very dirty Everything was not clear through the window I wondered why the woman didn t wash her window One sunny morning I decided to clean up my apartment including washing my windows Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning I sat down for a rest by the window What a surprise 第 3 页 共 14 页 The woman sitting by her window was clearly seen Her window was clean Suddenly I realized I had made a mistake I was watching her through my dirty window all the time That was quite an important lesson for me Since then whenever I wanted to judge 判断 someone I asked myself first Am I looking at him through the dirty window of my heart Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world clearly 1 The writer lived in years ago A a hotel B a village C a town D the countryside 2 The woman often drank and read by the window A in the morning B in the afternoon C in the evening D the whole day 3 One sunny morning the writer decided to do some A Reading B Cleaning C Shopping D cooking 4 The writer was surprised to find the woman s window was A Far B Broken 第 4 页 共 14 页 C Clean D dirty 5 From the passage 文章 we can learn A we should judge ourselves before we judge others B we should judge others through the dirty windows C we should clean others windows first D we shouldn t clean the windows often 3 10 分 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 A Day and night across China groups of middle aged retirees mostly women gather together to dance in open space like squares and parks They are known as guang chang wu da ma Their love for square dancing has made them a national phenomenon 现象 However some people don t think highly of it Their music is too loud and they take up too much public space Besides they even dance at improper not proper places such as the square in front of the Louvre in Paris where Chinese tourists broke into a dance last year Even so the dancers are growing in number and style Li Dong 46 is a pioneer in this field In addition to keeling fit square dancing has become so popular because older people who are free from work and from raising children want to be connected with one another But I think that square dancing has a deeper meaning By teaching herself different dances such as Latin Tango and Cha cha Li adds variety 花样 to square dancing Although we are old we are curious 好奇的 and want to try different dance style she adds because square dancing has attracted so much attention I want to take it seriously As for people s objection 反对 Li says her team has taken the suggestion of turning down the volume 音量 and dancing at proper sites We are not a trouble at all 第 5 页 共 14 页 1 Why does the writer mention Chinese tourists broke into a dance in front of the Louvre in Paris A Because their music was too loud B Because they weren t dancing at a proper place C Because they took up too much space D Because they wanted to show their dancing to others 2 Which of the following is NOT the reason why older people love square dancing A It can help them keep healthy B They want to communicate with one another C They are free from work and raising children D They want to attract people s attention 3 As for people s objection Li has A taught herself different dances like Latin etc B danced better than before C put on beautiful dresses D tried to make less noise and choose proper sites 4 Which words can be used to describe Li Dong A Curious and creative B Helpful and careful C Kind and funny D Patient and active 5 This passage most probably comes from 第 6 页 共 14 页 A A story book B A science magazine C A newspaper D A text book 二 二 信息匹配 信息匹配 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 4 5 分 Now please tell me what they do 1 2 3 4 5 三 三 完形填空 完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1515 分分 5 15 分 完形填空 A traveler was in a large desert planning to walk across it in one month Twenty more days passed the journey had been going on1 Soon I ll be able to walk out of this desert he thought gladly But the desert was never friendly2travelers In a short time there came a strong sandstorm He hurriedly3his head with the clothes prostrate on the sand After about ten minutes the sandstorm4 He shook the clothes and stood up At that moment he found himself in a hopeless situation the backpack with food and water was swept away by the5 第 7 页 共 14 页 As we know it seems 6 to leave the desert without food and water 7 he had a pear left He held it in his hands tightly Not too bad at least I have a pear I8I can walk out of the desert Days and nights went by quickly but the desert still looked endless Besides hunger thirst and fear of9were always around him like ghosts 10 each time he was close to losing hope he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been11 Not too had at least I have a pear A small pear became the12for his survival 生存 Three days later 13he saw a village not far away he laughed with excitement He felt completely relaxed the pear brought him back to14 To keep hope is the best weapon 武器 for victory so never tell you 15 because only if you try to search you can always find a pear to pull you out of trouble 1 A well B badly C terribly D heavily 2 A at B on C to D by 3 A played B beat C filled 第 8 页 共 14 页 D covered 4 A began B stopped C hid D continued 5 A snow B desert C sandstorm D smoke 6 A right B impossible C safe D important 7 A Carefully B Easily C Sadly D Luckily 8 第 9 页 共 14 页 A believe B wonder C remember D advise 9 A death B pain C illness D sand 10 A Also B And C Or D However 11 A smelling B eating C keeping D imagining 12 A hope B rule 第 10 页 共 14 页 C question D plan 13 A as long as B even if C so that D as soon as 14 A danger B sleep C life D mind 15 A anything B nothing C something D everything 四 四 语法填空 语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 6 10 分 阅读下面短文 根据中文 首字母 音标 所给词或语境提示 在每个空格内填入一个适当的单 词 要求所填的单词意义准确 拼写正确 Many earthquakes h every year Some of these earthquakes are very s 强烈 When they happen in cities they can be very serious Many people will be h or die in the earthquakes Knowing some ways to p 保护 yourself will help to keep you safe in the 第 11 页 共 14 页 earthquakes If you are i 室内 when the earthquake happen