江苏省苏州太仓市2020学年八年级英语下学期期中教学质量调研测试题

江苏省苏州太仓市2020学年八年级英语下学期期中教学质量调研测试题一、听力选择(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)A)听对话回答问题1. What do the speakers see in the sky?2. What lesson did the boy have yesterday?3. What does Grandma spend her time doing now?4. How does Jack usually go to school?5. Where did Bobs father work two years ago? A. In Paris. B. In Tokyo. C. In Moscow.6. How many pies did Daniel eat? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.7. When did the man arrive at the museum? A. At 8:15 a.m. B. At 8:30 a.m. C. At 8:45 a.m.8. Where can the boy and the girl probably be? A. In a theme park. B. In a palace. C. In a cinema.9. Why is Ross worried? A. Because he cant find his book. B. Because his passport is lost. C. Because he failed in his exam.10. Whats the mans advice? A. Dont spend much money. B. Dont play with cell phone. C. Dont be late for work.B)听对话和短文回答问题听一段长对话，回答11-12小题。11. How many times has the boy read the novel? A. Never. B. Twice. C. Three times12. What will the girl probably do? A. She will borrow the novel. B. She will go to buy the novel. C. She will work in the bookshop.听一篇短文，完成信息记录表中13-15小题。Some information about Kanghui Travel OfficeNew address68 Park Road. Near the park, 13 the Bank of China.New telephone numberPlease call 14 .Business hoursOpen from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Business hoursIf your holiday costs $500, you will get 15 .13. A. beside B. opposite C. behind14. A. 88478696 B. 88487669 C.8844899615. A. a free ticket B. a free bag C. a special price听一篇短文，回答16 -20小题。16. What did the boy want for his birthday? A. A table tennis. B. A game about sport. C. A table tennis DVD.17. What does Tony say about Simon Smith? A. He never seems to fall ill. B. He never seems to get tired. C. He never loses a match.18. Simon Smith has won many matches because . A. he has wonderful skills B. he is good at guessing C. he hits the ball slowly19. Who does Tony play table tennis for? A. The city Table Tennis Club. B. His class team. C. His school team.20. What did Tonys parents do for his birthday? A. They gave him a special DVD. B. They took him to watch a table tennis match.C. They invited Simon Smith to his party.二、选择填空(共25小题;每小题1分，满分25分)A)单项填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷上。21.一Simon went abroad to have European tour last week. 一Oh, really? It must be unusual experience for him. A. an; a B. a; an C. a; a D. an; an22.一I hear that your good friend David books about trading. 一Yes, but now he novels. What a big change! A. used to read; used to read B. use to read; used to reading C. use to read; is used to reading D. used to read; is used to reading23. We can only enter ten because there isnt enough space inside. A. on time B. in time C. from time to time D. at a time24.一The Smiths Canada for a holiday. 一Oh, thats why I cant find them now. A. have gone to B. have been to C. has gone to D. has been to25. The Saatchi Gallery(萨奇画廊)is a London gallery for art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to show his collection to the public. Whats the structure of the sentence? A. S+V+P B. S+V C. S+V+O D. S+V+O+OC26.一Mum, I hang out with my friends now? 一Sure, but you clean up your bedroom first. A. need; must B. may; have to C. must; must D. need; have to27.一 How long have you ? 一Since a week ago. A. left for Seattle B. bought the bike C. been back D. joined the Party28. I love a sandy beach, especially enjoy the feeling that the sand runs my fingers. A. outside B. into C. across D. through29.一Is the Lakers playing well in the new NBA season? 一I have no idea. I any of their games for months. A. havent watched B. dont watch C. didnt watch D. wont watch30. She is very fond of Chinese culture and has spent time reading Tang and Song poetry. A. musical B. classical C. magical D. international31. Lindas her homework already and shes newspapers for news now. A. finishes; reads B. finished; read C. finished; reading D. finishing; read32. Many teenagers love Harry Potter series Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and so on. A. for example B. such as C. in fact D. so far33.一San, can you tell me ? 一Try Music World on Garden Street. A. how many CDs to book B. where to buy a CD C. how to choose a CD D. when to receive a CD34.一Im glad to see that the government has the open space a public library. 一Me, too. We can do some reading there. A. moved; into B. grown; into C. fumed; into D. put; into35.一I have got in touch with my relatives. Thanks for your help. A. With pleasure. B. My pleasure. C. Exactly. D. So much for this.B)完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，将其编号填入答题卷相对应的空格内。 When I was young, I lived in Japan for five years. When I came back to China, my Japanese was very good. I really wanted to do somethinges 36 with my Japanese. Then, this summer I got a chance. My father bought me a Japanese book. Why dont you translate it into Chinese? It will be 37 than playing games. I thought it was a good idea and 38 to translate 2,000 words each day. But soon I found it was 39 to do so. One day in August, the weather was fine. I wanted to go out but I 40 . Those 2,000 words were still waiting for me. After translating only three pages, I 41 lost interest in the book. It seemed that there were two people fighting 42 each other in my mind. One said, Dont stop! 43 working hard and you will do well. But the other said, Go and play. It will be more interesting than translating. At that time, I just wanted to 44 . But then I remembered 45 my father told me, Whatever(无论)you do, dont stop halfway. So I sat down and went on with it. At last, I made it. I think I learn a lot from it. From then on, I always tried my best to do everything well.36. A. careful B. useful C. beautiful D. thankful37. A. easier B. harder C. better D. worse38. A. planned B. refused C. dreamed D. had39. A. pleasant B. dangerous C. different D. difficult40. A. shouldnt B. couldnt C. neednt D. mustnt41. A. already B. never C. recently D. always42. A. about B. for C. over D. against43. A. Mind B. Keep C. Miss D. Forget44. A. give up B. put up C. open up D. pick up45. A. how B. what C. where D. when三、阅读理解(共12小题，每小题2分，满分24分) 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，把其编号填入答题卷相应的位置上。A Monday 12th Wind from southwest. We sailed 300 km. We took the nets in early this morning and they were almost full. All of us were very happy. Ron sent a message to his mother. She has been ill for days. Unluckily, some of our food fell off the boat and never could get back. Tuesday 13thWind changed一now from northeast. The rain started at about 7:00 a.m. The wind became stronger soon, and then the storm came. It became difficult to control the boat. The sailors were inside the boat. The storm got really strong in the afternoon. The sailors had to cut the nets because there was a serious risk of the boat sinking(沉没). Wednesday 14th Wind from south. During the night, the boat moved 190 km northwest in the storm. The wind became weak in the afternoon. At 5:00 p.m., we began to sail back. Then we saw a small boat not far away. There were two people in it, a father and his son. Their boat was broken because of the storm, and they didnt know where they were. We took them with us and sailed back. We bought new nets and more food. Tomorrow we will go west to look for more fish.46. You may find the material in a . A. poem B. guidebook C. notice D. diary47. The sailors cut the nets because . A. the nets were almost full B. the boat was going to sink C. the nets were broken D. the boat was sinking48. The boat sailed at sea in order to . A. save people B. win a race C. catch fish D. fight in storms49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the material? A. The storm became weak on Tuesday. B. The wind at sea was changeable. C. The rain didnt start until Wednesday. D. Rons father was in bad health.B When Tom brought his lunch to her table, Cindy was unhappy. Your friends are over there,she said, pointing to the other side of the dining hall. I would sit here today, Tom replied. He cut a piece of pizza, took a bite out of it and looked around the dining hall. So, whats new? Tom asked. Cindy picked at her food, said nothing, pretending(假装)that she hadnt heard him. Look. Cindy. f m sorry. Tom said. I was just joking about your shoes. I cant believe you said that in front of everyone, Cindy said. Anger rose inside her, but she kept control of herself. My mom bought me those shoes because she thought I would like them. Now everyones going to call me Sparkle Toes forever. She put her schoolbag on her feet. She tried her best to hide her new white shoes with their shining pink laces(鞋带).I thought we were friends, she said, looking down. We are friends. Tom said. I was just trying to be funny. What can I do to stop you being angry? Finally Cindy realized that Tom meant what he said. She had an idea. She began unlacing her shoes. Give me your laces. You wear mine for the rest of the day, she said. Then she took a look at the second piece of pizza on Toms plate. And give me your other piece of pizza. Then well beeven.Tom smiled. That seems fair. he said, pushing his plate towards Cindy and reaching down.50. Anger rose inside Cindy because .A. Tom was interested in her shoes B. Tom didnt say sorry to herC. Tom wasnt her friends any more D. Tom made fun of her new shoes51. What can we infer from the story?A. Cindy pretended to be angry at first. B. Cindys new shoes would be popular.C. Tom would give his laces to Cindy. D. Tom sat at Cindys table to make friends.52. Whats the underlined word even mean in Chinese? A.扯平的 B.清楚的 C.均等的 D.平衡的53. How might Tom feel at the end of the story? A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Relaxed. D. Sorry.C Where in the world can you take an hours train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, and a burning building that never burns down? Theres only one place, and thats Hollywood, in California. Those you see from the tourist train are film sets(布景)in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest film companies in the USA. A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isnt quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and film-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones. The film industry(产业)is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the cinema. The cinema is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay at home to watch TV plays which have become as important as expensive films. These soap operas(肥皂剧) show rich families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes, but They cost little and the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them. However, more and more films are made outside Hollywood now. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Film-makers have realized that they dontneed Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states(洲)，especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working environment and,lower cost. But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-knownindustry.54. From the passage, we know Universal Studios is . A. a very large town B. a busy London street C. a famous film company D. an old Hollywood film55. What can we learn about soap operas from the passage? A. They are popular with teenagers. B. They show poor peoples life. C. They are less important than films. D. They are cheaper to make.56. The film industry in California isnt as successful as before because . A. young people dont go to the cinema any more B. theres strong competition(竞争)from other states C. film-makers are crary about trying out new ideasD. Hollywood doesnt use film sets any more57. The passage mainly tells us . A. the film industry in the USA B. the importance of soap operas C. the old good days of Hollywood D. a visit to Universal Studios四、阅读表达(共3小题，58题1分，59题2分，60题3分，满分6分) Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Memories of terrible things or traffic accidents can leave in peoples minds forever. Now American scientists say they are doing some tests to make a pill(药片)，which will help people forget bad memories. The pill will be taken soon after a terrible experience. They hope it might help people to forget the painful experiences. But the test has brought about a lot of argument(争论).Some people think it is a bad idea, while others say it is good. Most of the people say these pills could help the soldiers to forget troubling memories after war. Some terrible memories can hurt your heart deeply. They often come back to you in your dream. They usually give you painful feelings, said Roger Pitman, a doctor at Harvard Medical School. But some people dont agree to the test. They say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories can help us all not to make the same mistakes again. They hope these pills wouldnt be used too much.58. Whats the use of the pill? 59. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about? 60. If you experience something terrible, will you take the pill? Why or why not? 五、单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 根据下列句子所给的汉语注释及句意，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词 的正确形式。每空只写一词。61. The paintings in the museum record the (女王)beautiful moments.62. Amy (抬高)her right hand and waved goodbye to us.63. All the other boys chose to tell lies (除了)Johnson.64. Without any words he continued (捆)the ends of the bag together.65. The living (条件)have improved a lot over the years.66. If it gets past midnight and he hasnt (返回)，I shall telephone