安徽省芜湖市第二十九中学2015-2016学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

20152016学年第二学期八年级期中教学质量评估试卷英 语（ 满分：150分）注意事项：1、本试卷共四部分，十一大题，满分150分。考试时间为120分钟。2、全卷共有试题卷12页，答题卷2页。请将答案填写在答题卷上。3、考试结束后，请将试题卷和答题卷一并交回。第一部分 听力（共五大题， 满分30分）关键词语选择（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）你将听到五个句子。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出你所听到的单词或短语。每个句子读两遍。1. A. quiteB .quietC. quit2. A. excitingB. excitedC. amazing3. A. AmericanB. AustralianC. British4 A. winterB. summerC. water5. A. take painsB. take placeC. take photos短对话理解（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）你将听到十段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。6. Which sport did the girl like in the past?A. B. C. 7. What does Peter like to read?A. B. C. 8. Which picture are they talking about?A. B. C. 9. What is the boy going to do this Saturday?A. B. C. 10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a computer room.B. In a bookshop.C. In a library.11. What did the man do last night?A. Watched TV.B. Had a party.C. Went to the cinema.12. Where can the man smoke?A. At the corner.B. Just here.C. Anywhere.13. Whats the time now?A. 6:45.B. 7:15.C. 7:45.14. How many foreign countries has Bill been to?A. TwoB. Three.C. Four.15. How much did the womans daughter pay for her coat?A.100.B.150.C.200.长对话理解（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）你将听到两段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答16、17小题。16. How long did Li Fang live in Shanghai?A. For 16 years.B. For 6 years.C. For 7 years.17. What does Li Fangs father sell?A. Apples.B. Football.C. Computers.听下面一段对话，回答18至20小题。18. Why does the woman call the man?A. To book tickets.B. To check the date.C. To invite him to a show.19. When will the woman go to see the show?A. On Friday.B. On Saturday.C. On Sunday.20. How much are the tickets for three seats?A.100.B.150.C.200.短文理解（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）你将听到一篇短文。短文后有五个小题，根据你所听到的短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。21. What does the girl mean by saying “No school today!”A. Summer holiday has come.B. No students go to schoolC. She has left school22. Why did the girl sleep until 8 oclock?A. She had no alarm clockB. She stayed up late the night beforeC. She was too tired23. What did the girl do after getting up?A. She played outside.B. She went runningC. She had breakfast.24. Who came to visit the girl?A. Her friendB. Her teacher.C. Her neighbour25. Whats the plan for their summer holiday?A. To go travellingB. To go climbingC. To learn to swim信息转换（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下列表格中所缺单词。每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。Different 26 PlacesMikewants to go to 27 . He wants to visit one of the modern cities and know the 28 of life there.Kittywants to go to Hong Kong to go 29 Amywants to go to the 30 part of France to enjoy the flowers.第二部分 英语知识运用（共45分）单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。31. -The first ladies of China and the US had _ interview on March 21 , 2014.-And it was _ great success.A. an; /B. the; aC. an; aD. the; /32. If you _ go, at least wait until the rain stops.A. mustB. mayC. canD. will33. I know nothing about the accident _ you told me.A. untilB. whenC. sinceD. if34. My brother used to _ up late, but now he is used to _ up early.A. get, getB. getting, gettingC. getting, getD. get, getting35. There _ great changes in our hometown in the past fifteen years.A. has beenB. have beenC. wasD. were36. I do exercise every morning. I run _ I can in the morning.A. as far asB. as farther asC. so far asD. so farther as37. Disney in the USA is so _ that no one feels _ there.A. interesting; boredB. interesting; boringC. interested; boredD. interested; boring38. -How _ is it from Nanjing to Hongkong?-Its more than 2 _ flight.A. long; hoursB. far; hoursC. long; hoursD. far, hours39. How many _ has the teacher given you on how to learn English well?A. advicesB. pieces of advicesC. adviceD. pieces of advice40. -Will you take a plane or train to Yunnan?-By air. I will have to _ more money, but it will _ much less time.A. cost; payB. take; costC. spend; takeD. spend; pay41. Lucy had few close friends. So she didnt know _ about the trouble.A. who to talkB. who to talk toC. who to sayD. what to talk42. He likes playing tricks on others, but _, he is a good boy because he is willing to help others.A. in some waysB. on the wayC. in the wayD. by the way43. A: Can I _ book from you? B: Certainly. But you mustnt _ it to others. And please remember you can only _ it for a week.A. borrow; lend; borrowB. lend; borrow; keepC. lend; lend; keepD. borrow; lend; keep44. -Do you mind coming to see me tomorrow? -_. Id like to talk with you.A. Yes, I do.B. Of course not.C. No, you mustnt.D. Yes, Id love to.45. -_ did your uncle leave his hometown? -He _ for nearly 20 years.A. When; has leftB. When; has been awayC. How long; has leftD. How long; has been away完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。AAre you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li Jun had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of 46 classmates.I was wrong. It was very different and much 47 than talking to my classmates during playtime, Li said. I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute(哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom 48 .Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same 49 : they can talk about their ideas freely 50 their best friends after class, but cant speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of 51 .Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 52 , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. 53_ he also gives some advice to students. During your free time you should 54 _ more. When you are speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you are talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly, Zhou said. That 55 a fine public speech and you will feel confident.46. A. her47. A. harder48. A. slowly49. A. answer50. A. to51. A. listening52. A. mouths53. A. But54. A. play55. A. reportsB. myB. easierB. quicklyB. subjectB. besideB. speakingB. eyesB. SoB. practiceB. keepsC. yourC. betterC. sadlyC. problemC. fromC. readingC. mindsC. AndC. writeC. hearsD. hisD. laterD. happilyD. questionD. withD. singingD. heartsD. OrD. watchD. makesBA post-90s girl named Fan Yi published her first novel Swordbird at the age of 13. The 56 novel appeared(出现) on the bestseller list for childrens novels in the USA.Fan Yi finished her first grade of 57 school in Beijing and then moved to the USA with her parents at the age of 7. Two year 58 , she started to write her English story. She has been greatly interested in 59 since she was a little girl.When Fan Yi was studying 60 at school, she read many articles 61 the September 11 Attacks(袭击). She wanted all people to live in peace(和平) with each other. Around that time, she had a 62 one night. In the dream, some birds fought with each other. Fan got an idea from the dream and turned it into a 63 . In the story, she showed her idea of peace in the world.In order to have her book published in 64 , Fan translated the whole English version into Chinese. 65 she didnt know many Chinese idioms(谚语), she had to get help from her parents from time to time. In the future, Fan will write more books for the Swordbird series. We will have to wait and see.56. A. Chinese57. A. primary58. A. after59. A. birds60. A. English61. A. about62. A. theme63. A. work64. A. China65. A. BecauseB. EnglishB. middleB. beforeB. dogsB. mathsB. ofB. birdB. bookB. AmericaB. AfterC. FrenchC. highC. lateC. catsC. biologyC. withC. dreamC. fightC. JapanC. Because ofD. JapaneseD. centralD. laterD. parrotsD. historyD. forD. peaceD. storyD. AfterD. If第三部分 阅读理解（共45分）补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中两个为多余选项。A: Joe, we have studied all the morning. Lets go out and relax ourselves this aftertoon.B: OK. 66 A: How about watching a movie? Theres a new movie on.B: Watching a movie? 67 A: Then how about going to the museum? 68 B: Yes, it is great. But it is too far from here.A. Im sorry to hear that.B. Where would you like to go?C. It tastes terrible.D. But I dont like watching movies.E. Sounds great.F. We can learn a lot there.G. I hear the newly opened mall is fantastic.A: Then maybe we can go shoppingtogether. 69 B: Good. And we can also try the newrestaurant there. Ill drive us there.A: 70 Do we need to book seatsB: Oh, yes. Lets call the restaurant first before we leave.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。AAlmost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us dont actually get the real meaning of these lines: Dont waste food.A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?1. Dont order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.2. Dont leave any food in your bowls, while having meals.3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Dont buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.71. Whats the real meaning of the underlined sentence?A. 春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。B. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。C. 吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮。D. 足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。72. According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?A. 6 million.B. 925 million.C. 200 million.D. 725 million.73. What should we do to waste less food?A. Order more food in a restaurant.B. Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.C. Take all the food you ordered home.D. Dont store too much food like vegetables and fruit.74. Which of the following is NOT true?A. A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.B. The food Chinese people throw away a year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.C. 200 million children die of hunger every year.D. Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.75. Whats the main idea of this passage?A.Dont waste food.B.Chinese people are friendly and generous.C.We cant die of hunger.D.Every grain is grown by farmers.BComputers are good tools. The Internet is also good. But some people spend too much time online. They cant stop. Doctors say this is a new sickness. They call this sickness Internet Addiction Disorder(互联网成瘾症)(IAD).People with IAD are online a lot. They spend hours chatting to their friends or playing online games. Many people with IAD spend more time on the Internet than with family or friends. Some people with IAD even quit(辞掉) their jobs!Do you have IAD? Think about these questions：How many hours a day are you online? Is it a lot or a little? When you are not online，are you thinking about playing a computer game or checking your messages? When you are online，do you forget the time? Do you get angry when you cant play a game?If you have IAD，what can you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S.Young have some ideas. First，ask yourself “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to take a break. For example，use the computer or play games twice a week，not every day. In this way，you can have a good social life with other friends.76. The passage is mainly about _.A. a new sicknessB. an online gameC. messagesD. computer jobs77. If you have Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD), you are _.A. online for an hour a weekB. send e-mail messages at workC. on the Internet more than with friendsD. never use the computer78. According to the passage, which is NOT a sign of IAD?A. Quitting your job to spend more time online.B. Spending time with family and friends.C. Forgetting the time when you are online.D. Getting angry when you cant play a game.79. Ivan Goldberg and Kimberly S. Young _.A. quit their jobsB. are online a lotC. have IADD. help people with IADCDifferent countries have different customs. When you travel to other countries, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes, “_”.Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip. It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags, taxi drivers and waiters. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. Its important to respect lines there. Its a good idea to talk about the weather. Its a favourite subject of conversation with the British.In Spain, its a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late, and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 p.m.In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek(脸颊). Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite of you to do the same.In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, dont put it into your pocket right away. The person expects you to read it.Dont forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.80. When you travel to the USA, you dont need to tip _.A. portersB. waitersC. taxi driversD. cashiers81. The missing(缺失的) sentence in the first paragraph should be “_”.A. Love me, love my dogB. He who laughs last laughs bestC. When in Rome, do as the Romans doD. Where there is a will, there is a way82. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. In Spain, people usually have dinner very early.B. In England, its not polite to talk about the weather.C. In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the cheek.D. In Japan, you should not read the business card as you get it.83. What is the best title of the passage?A. How to TipB. Different CountriesC. When to Have DinnerD. Advice to International TravelersDWhy do plants grow in some places and not in the others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the Earth only a few unusual plants can grow. Thats why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants wont. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.84. What does the underlined word “cracks” mean in the text?A. 缝隙B. 表面C. 夹层D. 底部85. The reason why most plants cant grow on the sandy beach is that _.A. there isnt enough sunlightB. there is too much waterC. it is too crowded thereD. it has little food for plants86. The passage can most probably be found in a _ book.A. scienceB. historyC. travelD. maths87. How many things mentioned above do plants need in order to grow?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）EMy town is a great place to live in. Its the best place to enjoy your free time. There are three movie theaters in the town. They are all good, but the one nearest my house is the best.