上海市闸北区八年级第二学期英语期中区统测卷(2014)

2013学年度第二学期八年级英语学科期中练习卷（2014.4）（考试时间：90分钟，满分：100分）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共79小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力）I. Listening comprehension（听力理解）（共25分）A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（5分）ABCDEFG1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）（6分）6. A. White.B. Red.C. Blue.D. Grey.7. A. Sunny. B. Cloudy.C. Rainy. D. Windy.8. A. 10:00.B. 10:15.C. 10:30. D. 10:45.9. A. Tommy.B. Sam.C. The father. D. The mother.10. A. On the desk.B. On the floor.C. In her school bag.D. In her pocket.11. A. There are few people there. B. There are too many books in the show. C. It is very crowded in the show.D. The books in the show are not good enough. C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（6分）12. Two men called into a radio programme to talk about environmental problems.13. Tammy enjoyed reading advertisements outside the underground station.14. Tammy saw people throw the advertisements on the ground. 15. The radio host advised Tammy to ask the workers to pick up the litter.16. Larry has a lot of problems with air pollution.17. The radio host advised Larry to phone the building manager and the city government.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词）（8分）18. Happy Microwave Oven is just designed _ _ or cook food.19. Make sure containers used are _ _ the microwave oven.20. The kind of food decides the _ _.21. Keep the oven _ _ reach of children.Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 语音、词汇和语法）II. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（共15分）22. Its important to practise our oral English in daily life. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A. /dal/B. /del/C. /dl/D. /del/23. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A. We breathe in oxygen and let out carbon dioxide.B. When we do sports, the need of water increases.C. The factory releases a lot of harmful gases.D. I think you need a break after doing exercise.24. The story was about _ old hunter who lived with a little dog in the forest.A. aB. anC. theD. /25. There is a young boy sitting _ the end of the seesaw (跷跷板), crying for his mother.A. inB. byC. toD. on26. I havent got _ bread for everyone here. Would you please go and get some more?A. a littleB. a fewC. enoughD. many27. Too much _ may cause the students to have strong feelings against school.A. exerciseB. lessonC. examD. homework28. Billy spoke in such a low voice that _ in his office could hear him.A. everybodyB. somebodyC. anybodyD. nobody29. Which is _ to make, cakes or cookies, dear?A. easyB. easierC. easiestD. the easiest30. Our classroom is tidy and bright. It _ be Tom who has helped clean it.A. canB. mustC. needD. should31. The teacher often warns us _ tricks on our classmates.A. dont playB. not to playC. not playD. wont play32. Please be quiet. Your father _ the accounts in the study.A. calculatesB. calculatedC. is calculatingD. will calculate33. As we all know trees _ the oxygen we breathe.A. protectB. produceC. coverD. contain34. Sorry, sir. You are at a concert! Would you please _ your mobile phone?A. turn offB. take offC. put offD. show off35. Could you tell me _ it is from the nearest bank to your office?About 10 minutes walk.A. how longB. how farC. how soonD. how much36. May I ask for leave tomorrow?_ Youll have to take an exam tomorrow.A. Sure. Go ahead!B. Yes, you may.C. Youd better not.D. Im afraid its too early.III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共6分）A. sign B. million C. packet D. stop “Jukusui-Kun” means “deep sleep” in the Japanese language. But its also the name of a new robotic pillow (枕头) designed by Tokyos Waseda University. Although it looks like a lovely polar bear, its designed to help people 37 snoring when they sleep.Snoring can be very noisy for family members and it might be a 38 of sleep apnea (呼吸暂停). These dangerous pauses in breathing during sleep affect about two 39 people in Japan alone. A. connect B. softly C. market D. amountNow with the robot bear, whenever snoring becomes too loud, the robot raises its paw (爪子) and touches the sleepers face 40 to change his or her sleeping positionwithout waking! This change in sleeping position from the back to the side brings a quiet night.There is a microphone inside the pillow; it measures the level of noise caused by snoring. There is also a small machine placed in the sleepers hand (it looks like a baby polar bear). It can measure the 41 of oxygen in the blood (血液).Now the polar bear is only for display. Maybe in the future people can buy one in the 42 .IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共6分）43. One day, Bens mother gave _ five one-dollar coins as pocket money. (he)44. Ive bought a new flat and its on the _ floor of the building. (nine)45. Do you know what was _ going on? (real)46. _ are trying to measure all the matter in the universe. (scientist)47. It is necessary for us to keep the _ environment clean. (nature)48. The fireman gave up his own life trying to _ the children. (safe)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。第49至53题每空格限填一词，第54题在横线上填入句子）（共12分）49. Nigel sped down the hill on his skateboard.（改为否定句）Nigel _ _ down the hill on his skateboard.50. When insects attack a tree, it can warn its neighbours.（对划线部分提问）_ _ a tree warn its neighbours?51. There will be hardly any trees left on the Earth in the future.（改为反意疑问句）There will be hardly any trees left on the Earth in the future, _ _?52. What does the moon look like? Can you tell me?（保持原句意思基本不变）Can you tell me _ the moon _ like?53. What is the meaning of “changes” you say?（保持原句意思基本不变）What do you _ _ “changes”?54. good at, and, Betty, Maths, is, as well, English（连词成句）_.Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写）VI. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共24分）A.Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：（6分）The Windy DayBook Report By Jason Ma (8A)Title: The Windy DayWriter: Alisha WoodThe reason for my choice:The idea of a recent popular film comes from one of Alisha Woods stories. The story interests me.Summary of the book:It is about what happens to a little boy named Daniel on a windy day.One day, Daniel is flying his kite on Peace Hill. Suddenly, a strong wind blows up the hill and lifts Daniel right off his feet. Daniel holds on to his kite tightly and is blown into the clouds. Finally he lands in a small town with a sign, “Nowhere: The Town Nobodys Ever Heard Of”. This worries Daniel.He asks people around where Nowhere is. But all of them say, “Nowhere. Nobody knows.” He tries hard to find out the way home but he cannot. It is like an adventure until he comes across the King. Daniel talks to him and he decides to help Daniel. He claps his hands twice. A great wind comes up and pulls the kite, along with Daniel, into the clouds and back to Peace Hill.Comment (评论): The story is so amazing that I could not stop reading it. I admire (钦佩) Daniel because he is such a brave boy who tries hard to solve the problems in a strange place.55. Jason chose the book The Windy Day because _.A. it is made into a filmB. it is about a boy named DanielC. Alisha Wood is Jasons favourite writerD. a recent popular film comes from one of Alishas books56. Daniel felt _ in the strange place.A. excitedB. worriedC. boredD. happy57. Daniel went back home _.A. on foot by himselfB. with the help of his friendsC. after the King clapped his hands twiceD. because someone called Somewhere helped him58. Which of the following is NOT what Jason thinks about the book?A. The story is boring.B. The story is full of adventures.C. He likes the story.D. He found the book interesting.59. Which of the following could be another title of this story?A. A Kings ClapsB. A Kite to NowhereC. A Kite in the CloudsD. Life in a Small Town60. How can you know that this story is about more than flying a kite?A. Daniels mother said so.B. Daniels kite had a long tail.C. Daniel didnt know how to fly a kite.D. A strong wind lifted Daniel up off his feet.B.Choose the best words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）（6分）Quicksand (流沙)Everybody is afraid of quicksand. In the films, people fall into quicksand. They are pulled down and down. They 61 ! No one sees them again! Can it really pull things down? No, it cant. Quicksand cannot pull things into it. Quicksand is really loose(松的) and with a lot of water. The water makes the quicksand. It is 62 the sand on the beach. A person can walk on the beach but he cannot walk on quicksand. It is too loose.Falling into quicksand does not hurt. It is 63 like falling into water! Your body will go down but then it will come up. People can 64 in quicksand. However, they must not fight in the sand. That would make them 65 . They should move slowly when they float.There is quicksand in many places. We can find it near the mouths of large rivers. The mouth of the river is 66 the river meets the ocean or the sea. There is quicksand on land too. In some places the water stays on the land. It does not drain (排放) or dry up. If there is sand around, the sand gets very wet. Then it becomes quicksand.61. A. appearB. vanishC. approachD. come up62. A. similar toB. the same asC. different fromD. difficult to63. A. thoroughlyB. almostC. neverD. hardly64. A. floatB. walkC. speedD. travel65. A. come onB. come upC. go downD. go out66. A. whyB. howC. whichD. whereC.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（6分）Newton and lightWhen Isaac Newton (16421727) was young, everyone thought that there were two colours in light, black and white. Newton liked to ask q 67 . He asked, “Is it true that there are only two colours?”At the age of 24, he said, “I dont think it is true. I guess that all colours are p 68 of white light.” He had to make sure about his guess.How could he do that? He said, “I think that when white colour goes through a glass prism(棱镜), it will make different colours. I think that these different colours will make white light when they go through a 69 glass prism.”He decided to do an experiment. What did he learn? First, he learned that light has atl 70 seven colours. Second, he learned that these colours make white light a 71 .Newton said, “I will tell people about my experiment.” Only a few people said, “I u 72 you!” Fewer people said, “I agree with you!” Today, everyone knows he was right.D.Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（6分）The journey of a plastic bottleI am a plastic bottle. A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf. I had a normal life, the same as all my brothers and sistersother bottles full of water. I felt really happy.Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her basket! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge. It was cold, but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it. However, only a few hours later, she took me out of the fridge and drank the water inside me. Then she threw me into a litter bin. I have never felt so empty and alone in my life. Early the next morning, a man took me out of the litter bin. He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck. There were so many terrible smells. Then I was pushed together with the rest of the rubbish. Soon I was completely flat (扁平的). I cannot believe how thin I became. I slept for a while. When I woke up, I found myself in a terrible place. Everything around me was ugly and had nasty smells. I felt afraid. I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else. Then huge trucks came and covered us with a lot of soil.I asked another bottle what would happen to us. He said that we would never leave this crowded place, but would have to stay here for thousands of years.“Why cant they reuse or recycle us?” I cried.73. What was inside the plastic bottle when he was in the supermarket?74. How did the plastic bottle feel at first?75. He never felt so empty and alone when the woman threw him into a litter bin, did he?76. When was the plastic bottle thrown into a truck?77. Where will the plastic bottle probably spend the rest of his life?78. How can you change his journey in a green way?VII. Writing（作文）（共12分）79. Write at least 60 words on the topic “A day in the life of Gary Green” according to the given pictures and questions.（根据所给图片和相关问题，以“Gary Green的一天”为题写一篇不少于60个单词的短文，要求语言通顺，内容完整，标点符号不占格。）Suggested questions What does Gary Green do in the morning? How does he go to school? What does Gary Green do after he washes his hands and when he leaves the classroom? What does Gary Green do when he does his homework? What does Gary Green think people should do?Useful words and phrasestake a showernot a bathride a biketurn off the tapswitch off the lightsuse both sides of the paper八年级英语学科期中练习卷听力文字稿及答案第一部分 听力第一大题 听力理解A. 根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片1.I like helping my parents with the housework.2.Dear, would you like to try on this pair of shoes?3.We enjoyed a funny film last weekend.4.It is a good idea to go jogging in the mountain on a clear morning.5.The man picked up the two phones and didnt know which rang just now.B. 根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案6.W:Tony, I heard you bought a new car. What colour is it?M:Well, my favourite colour is white, but my wife likes red. And finally we buy a grey one.Q:What colour is Tonys new car? 7.M:Oh, dear! Youre all wet. You should have taken your umbrella.W:I left it home.Q:Whats the weather like?8.W:Why are you in such a hurry, David?M:I must catch the 10:30 train.W:There is only 15 minutes left. Then youll have to call a taxi.Q:What time is it now?9.W: Hello, Tommy, why are your parents so worried?M:Because our pet dog Sam has broken his leg.Q:Who has broken the leg?10.W:I put my pen on the desk, but I cant find it now.M:Oh, I saw it on the floor and then put it in your school bag.W:Thank you, Dad.Q: Where is the girls pen now?11.M:Have you been to the book show, Kitty?W:Yes, I have.M:So have I. There are too many people there. Its awful.Q:How does the man like the book show?C. 判断下列句子是否符合你听到的对话内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示Radio host:Our next caller is Tammy. Tammy, youre on the air.Tammy:I live near an underground station. This morning, the ground outside the station was clean. But in the afternoon, some people started giving out advertisements outside the station. Many people threw these advertisements on the ground. Now the road is full of litter. What can we do?Radio host:Well, you can go out with your friends and help pick up the litter. You can also ask the workers at the underground station to put up a sign saying, “Do not litter.”Tammy:Thanks. That sounds great.Radio host:Im glad to help. Now we have Larry. How can we help you, Larry?Larry:My family has a lot of problems with noise pollution. First, our neighbour plays the drums and we cannot sleep at night! Next is the awful noise from cars. That goes on all day. Finally, next year, therell be a building site nearby. Itll be noisy. What can we