苏州市2014-2015学年八年级上学期期末调研测试英语试题含答案

1、苏州市初二基础学科调研测试 英 语 2015.01本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分100分：考试时间100分钟。注意： 1答选择题请用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；答非选择题请用签字笔将答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。 2不使用答题卡的学校，答选择题可用签字笔直接答在答题纸相应的位置上。第卷（三大题，共60分）一、听力选择（满分15分） （请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。做题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡相应的位置上。）A)对话理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）听下面10段对话。每段对话后

2、有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。1Where was Simon born? 2. What is Andrew going to do? 3. What birthday present will the woman probably give her mum? 4. Which is Tom's favourite bird? 5. How does the man go to work these days? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By bike.6Where is Jim going? A. He's

3、 going to school. B. He's going to the library. C. He's going home.7. What does the man think of his job? A. He likes his job.B. He hates his job. C. We don't know.8. What's the weather like now? A. Sunny. B. Foggy. C. Rainy.9. Which is the man's favourite season? A. Winter. B. A

4、utumn. C. Summer.10. What are they talking about? A. A snowstorm. B. A traffic accident. C. A big fire.B)短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。11. How often does Lily go shopping? A. Never. B. Every day. C. About once a week.12. What does Nancy often do in her free time?

5、A. She often goes shopping. B. She often surfs the Internet. C. She often reads magazines.13. What is Tom's favourite sport? A. Basketball. B. Badminton. C. Football.14. What does Linda like doing in her free time? A. Reading magazines. B. Taking exercise. C. Watching movies.15. What's the a

6、rticle mainly about? A. Sports. B. Hobbies. C. Clothes.二、英语知识应用（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）A)单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。16. I had a high fever and coughed a lot. It was_ awful day! A. a Ban Cthe D. /17. Linda's father hates waiting in long lines. I think he'

7、s just not very_. A. generous B. active C. patient D. humorous18. -How well did Sally do in writing? -Among the students, she made the_ mistakes. A. fewer B. fewest C. less D. least19. If you_ your name and address on the paper, you can get a free magazine. A. cut down B. come down C. break down D.

8、write down20. Kitty is crazy_ dancing, but she spends little time_ it this week because of the coming exams. A. of; for B. of; on C. about; on D. about; for21. -Look at the boy playing basketball on the ground. Is it George? -It_ be him. He told me he would play basketball after class, but he was no

9、t sure. A. mustn't B. must C. can't D. may22. Lucy is shy. She is not willing to invite her classmates_ dancing with her. A. to practice B. practice C. practicing D. practices23. -I don't know how to use this machine. -Don't worry. Follow the_. A. instructions B. actions C. informati

10、on D. collection24. Sally took a photo of her friends while they_ snowmen. A. make B. are making C. made D. were making25. Our English teacher often asks us to speak English_. A. as much as possible B. as soon as possible C. as hard as possible D. as little as possible26. -Simon, what do I need to t

11、ake for the hiking? -You'd better_ more water than usual. It's hot today. A. to take B. take C. taking D. took.27. Johnson has a cute baby sister. She often smiles at people_. A. friendly B. lovely C. happily D. badly28. -How much does a red wolf_? -It can be 80 kilograms. A. weigh B. cost C

12、. count D. add29. -Look! Lots of people there. What's wrong? -An old lady was going across the road_ a car hit her. A. while B. as C. before D. after30. -Why not go to Yancheng Nature Reserve this winter holiday? -_！ A. Sorry to hear that B. Thank you C. What a shame D. Sounds greatB)完形填空（共10小题；

13、每小题1分，满分10分） 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四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising 31 of a British cook. One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the tab

14、le, and 32 a snake appeared（出现)and bit him on the hand. A few days earlier, the snake came to the 33 from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and 34 under the dish. “I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again. I threw it 35 the kitchen, and it landedin the fridge. So I closed th

15、e door, " Mr Jackson said. Anyway, Mr Jackson stayed 36 and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his 37 began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest（胸）began to hurt. Doctors couldn't say what was wrong 38 they didn't know what kind of snake it was. Then Mr-

16、Jackson remembers his mobile phone photo. The doctors 39 it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day. “So my advice is this: If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take 40 photo first and then show the photo

17、to the doctors, " says Mr Jackson. "Oh, and if the snake doesn't smile for the photo, don't worry!" 31. A. advertisement B. advice C. report D. answer32. A. suddenly B. nearly C. finally D. exactly33. A. garden B. hospital C. restaurant D. school34. A. swam B. hid C. jumped D.

18、 ran35. A. under B. into C. towards D. across36. A. calm B. serious C. nervous D. afraid37. A. foot B. leg C. hand D. mouth38. A. but B. while C. so D. because39. A. wrote B. sent C. sold D. taught40. A. his B. her C. its D. their三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并将选项填涂在答

19、题卡相应的位置上。A Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons? Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September. How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot

20、in the summer sun, it evaporates（蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in

21、circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins. A typhoon has two parts, one is called the "eye". In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is t

22、he wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains. Typhoons are very dangerous. What shall we do when a typhoon hits? Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them. Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes! Liste

23、n to the radio or TV for important information. . If you're told to go to a safer place, do it right now.41. This passage is most probably from_. A. an advertisement of a typhoon B. a travel record C. a weather report D. a science magazine42. Typhoons often happen_. A. in the hot season B. in th

24、e cold season C. all over China D. under the sea43. In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen? a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts. b. The air moves quickly, making wind. c. The sun makes sea water hot. d. The air gets warmer. A. d-c-b-a B. c-d-b-a C. c-d-a-b D. d-b-a-cB The American book

25、Who Moved My Cheese has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. It is just for teenagers. The book tells us that when facing change in our life, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Use this change to make a better life. The book

26、gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students. Several teenagers are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two "little people

27、" and some cheese. njkkl The four are in a maze(迷宫) looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize（意识） that they can't change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The

28、little people can't do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese. After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teenagers face, such as doing well

29、at school or feeling good about yourself. 44. The book Who Moved My Cheese wants to teach us_. A. how to find the cheese B. how to face changes C. how to make a better life D. how to do well in our study45. From the story, we know that finding more cheese means_. A. finding more food B. finding more

30、 friends C. finding different dreams D. feeling good about ourselves46. Why does Chris tell the story to his friends? A. He wants to help his friends out. B. He likes telling stories. C. His friends like listening to stories. D. His teacher asks him to do so.C During all this time I never stopped th

31、inking about running away. WhenI traveled across to the other side of the island (岛屿), i could see the otherislands, and I said to myself, "Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps Ican get back to England one day." . So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and thenb

32、egan to make a long hole（洞） in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn't I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn't move it! I pulled and pushed and trie

33、d everything, but it didn't move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that. That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to run away in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. Th

34、e island was my home now, not my prison（监狱）, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes. My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things t

35、o do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain. I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats. There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to ke

36、ep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats' milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn（玉米） fields. And so many years went by. 47. At first, the writer made a canoe on the island in order to_. A. run away in it B. get to the other side of the island C. use it a

37、s his house D. travel around the island48. Why didn't the writer use his first canoe? A. Because it was too small for a long journey. B. Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea. C. Because there was something wrong with it. D. Because he was busy building a second house.49. To live longe

38、r, the writer did the following EXCEPT_. A. keeping goats for milk B. making clothes from animal skins C. working in the com fields D. going fishing in the sea50. From the story, we can learn that_. A. the writer tried his best to live a better life on the island B. the writer had nothing to do and felt unhappy on the island C. the writer tried to run away in the second canoe, but failed D. the writer was in prison on the island and lost his freedom第卷（四大题，共40分）四、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分1 0分） 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词正确形式。每空只写一词。51. They are （计划）to attend DIY lessons at weeken