和新思源学校2016年春期半期质量检测考试八年级英语试卷

1、和新思源学校2016年春期半期质量检测考试八年级英语试卷Name: Mark: 第一部分 听力测试（20分）第一节 听下面5段对话，每段对话有1个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在提前括号内，你都有5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。(   )1Whats the matter with Ben?A.He has a nosebleed B.He has a headache C.He hurt his leg(   ) 2.What does the boy want to do?A.He wants to wa

2、ych TV B.He wants to play computer games.C.He wants to play football (   ) 3.Which animal does Miss Li like to keep?A.Dogs B.Cats C.Rabbits (   ) 4.What kind ofr music does Daming like?A.Pop B.Rock C.Jazz (   ) 5.What was Jenny doing when the rainstorm came?A.Walking ho

3、me B.Waiting for a bus C.Doing her homework第二节 听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C中选出最佳答案，听每段对话或独白前，每小题将给出10秒钟的读题和作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6-7小题。(   ) 6.Where does the conversation happen?A.At a party B. In a restaurant C. In a shop(   ) 7.What will the girl her mother for her

4、birthday?A.Some flowers B.A skirt C.A book听第7段材料，回答8-10小题。(   ) 8.Why does the boy want to send his teacher card?A.Because Teachers Day is comingB.Because he will finish school next weekC.Because he will go to another school next Monday(   ) 9.What does the girl advise him to do?

5、A.To make some cards B.To ask his parents for some money. C.Both A and B(   ) 10.What gifts does the girl him to buy?A.Some flowers B. Some cards C. Some cups听第8段材料，回答11-12小题。(   ) 11.How soon will Alice be back home?A.At once B. In half an hour C.Tomorrow evening(   )

6、12.What will Mary do?A.Phone Alice later B. Listen to tapes C. Practice dancing听第9段材料，回答13-15小题。(   ) 13.Where does the conversation happen?A.In the school B. In the park C. In the hospital(   ) 14.Whats wrong with Tom?A. His bike was broken B.His leg was hurt C.He was on his way

7、 home(   ) 15.Who will help Tom with his classes?A. Anne B. The doctor C.Tom听第10段材料，回答16-20小题。(   ) 16.Joan is a .A.nurse B.doctor C.workers(   )17.Joan finds her work A.long and tiring B.very hard C.interesting(   ) 18.When people in hospital are not happy,Jo

8、an A.is also unhappy B.is kind to them C.has a rest(   ) 19.It seems that is important in Joans work.A.chemistry B.her office C.her friend(   ) 20.Which of the following stamements is NOT right?A.Joan is a good nurse B. Joan knows little about looking after peopleC.Joan is not go

9、od at chemistry第二部分 基础知识运用一、单选题(20分)(   ) 21.Whats the matter? A. Thank you B. Youre welcome C.I have a cold D. Im fine, thanks(   ) 22.I have a headache and I cant move my neck. Should I take my ? A.temperature B. arms C.stomache D.ears(   ) 23. The bus driver,24-year-

10、old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without twice.A.think B.thought C.to think D.thinking(   ) 24. April 26,2003,he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah.A.In B.On C.At D.When(   ) 25. The boy could food at the food bank for homeless people.A.clean up B.vis

11、it C.give out D.volunteer(   ) 26. Clean-Up Day is only two weeks from now.We cant put off a plan.A.make B.to make C.making D.makes(   ) 27. Mary is a book lover.She could read by at the age of four.A.myself B.yourself C.herself D.himself(   ) 28.You helped to make poss

12、ible for me to have Lucky. A.this B. that C.it D.me(   ) 29. Could I use your computer? Sorry,Im going to work it now.A.on B.with C.for D.by(   ) 30. Mom will be back from shopping any minute now. And she wont be happy she sees this messA.if B. because C.unless D.while( 

13、0; ) 31. “What happened?”she asked in A.surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprises(   ) 32. The earlier kids learn to be independent,the it is for their futureA. good B. better C. best D.earlier(   ) 33. I have homework so I dont have any free time to do things I like.A.too

14、 many B.too much C.many too D.much too(   ) 34. Although shes wrong,its not .A.a lot of B.a big deal C.lots of D.expensive(   ) 35. Why dont you about these feelings with your family?A. talk B.to talk C.talking D.talked(   ) 36. You should explain that you dont mind him

15、 TV all the time.A.watch B.to watch C.watching D.watched(   ) 37. What were you doing the rainstorm came?A.while B. because C.when D.if(   ) 38. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily the windows.A. from B.at C. against D.by(   ) 39. My

16、alarm didnt so I woke up late.A.go to B. go on C. go off D.go of(   ) 40.Everyone in America remembers killed Dr. King A. that B.this C.where D.who二、完形填空（10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。Dear Deborah, Thanks to you, we are able to have a comfortable “home” for our children

17、to live and learn in this year. Last Monday, Michael and his sister, Janet, celebrated Michaels 9th birthday   41   cake and cards in the nice place. There was a look of joy on their lovely   42 .Thank you for your kind gift of $1,000 to Childrens Residential Services o

18、f Greater Boston. For the homeless children like Michael and Janet in our center, your kindness makes a   43   to them.With your help, well buy new computers for our children in a day or two. The children cant   44   to use the computers to do their homework a

19、nd talk with their friends!The computers are part of our Excellence in Service Campaign that will make our “home” even   45   for Michael, Janet and their new friends. We would love you to visit our “home”,   46  you can meet our children. We love to show you aroun

20、d our “home”, and the children enjoy   47   visitors. One or two might even show you   48   they can do with their new computers.Janet Teebs, our development director (负责人), is always   49   to set up a visit for you, or to answer any quest

21、ion you may have. Please   50   her at 520-446-0912, or e-mail her at janetteebsCRS.com.Again, thank you for all you did for our children. You are a part of their lives too.Sincerely,Malcolm WexterExecutive Director(   ) 41. A. for           B.

22、on   C. about                 D. with(   ) 42. A. eyes               B. faces   C. hearts         &#

23、160;  D. mouths(   )43. A. decision      B. message C. difference          D. problem(   ) 44. A. wait         B. try C. remember           D. ch

24、oose(   ) 45. A. dirtier             B. Noisier C. nicer                   D. bigger (   ) 46. A. so      

25、;       B. unless C. until             D. or  (   ) 47. A. organizing    B. training C. meeting             D. controlling  (   ) 48. A. what    

26、      B. when  C. how             D. why  (   ) 49. A. busy         B. upset C. welcome        D. available(   ) 50. A. hear            B. call  

27、  C. watch           D. write第三部分 阅读理解三、阅读理解（30分）ATuesday, Jan. 6, 9:50 p.m.We were sitting in our warm living room. The TV was on, and everything was peaceful. Suddenly the light went on and off for a few times and then went out completely. Then the rain started, and e

28、verything went black. We found the flashlight and some candles and went to bed.Wednesday, Jan. 7, 7:30 a.m.My first thought after waking up was that it was pretty cold in my bedroom. Clearly, the power (电力供应) didnt come back. After one look out of the window, I felt even sadder: it was still raining

29、 heavily. The room was becoming colder and colder. We had no idea when the power would come back, so my wife started a fire in the fireplace.Thursday, Jan. 8, 12:30 p.m.The snow started. The poor trees now had to carry the heavy snow. The storm seemed to last (持续) and we had nothing to do but stay a

30、t home.Friday, Jan. 9, 6:00 p.m.Still no power. Even though we lit (点燃) a few candles, it was still difficult to do anything in their weak light. I was sitting near several candles, but I had trouble reading. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1:00 p.m.The storm stopped this morning, and I drove my car to look for

31、an open store. The trees along the roads were broken. I only bought the most necessary things: bread, some fruit, more drinking water and batteries (电池) for the flashlight. On my way home, the power came back and people were very happy.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。(      )51. How did the writer feel

32、when he found it was still raining heavily?A. Angry. B. Sad. C. Scared. D. Shocked. (      )52. Why did the writer say it was hard to do anything during the storm?A. It was too cold in the room.B. The flashlight had no batteries.C. The light kept going on and off.D. The light of candl

33、es was too weak.(      )53. What did the writer NOT buy when he drove out? A. Newspapers. B. Water. C. Batteries. D. Food.(      )54. How long did the storm last? A. Two days. B. Three days.C. Less than two days. D. More than three days. (      )55. The m

34、aterial（材料） is probably from a _.A. guidebook B. diary C. notice D. science magazineBGail Mirabella works as a dog trainer for a circus (马戏团). She used to train her dogs to do tricks when she was a kid. Finally, her hobby turned into her job. Several days ago, she talked to Time Magaz

35、ine reporter, Cameron Young, about her love for dogs.Reporter: Did you always want to be a dog trainer in a circus?Mirabella: When I was a little kid, I did my first dog show, a kids dog show. And I took first place (名次). From then on, I knew I wanted to work with dogs, but who would

36、know Id be in a circus?Reporter: Did you have any dogs growing up?Mirabella: Of course. I had a white shepherd dog when I was a little baby. And then when he died, we got two family dogs. When I was 14, I got one on my birthday. He was a big shepherd dog and reminded (使想起) me of the shephe

37、rd dog I had when I was a baby.Reporter: How long does it take to train a dog, one month, half a year or one year?Mirabella: That depends on the dog. I have thirteen dogs and I let them all play together, but I do a lot of special work with each dog. They know I am their owner because I do

38、 all the feeding.Reporter: If you werent a dog trainer, what would you be?Mirabella: A dog. Just joking. I would probably still work with animals.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。(    )56. The underlined word “tricks” in Paragraph 1 means “_” in Chinese.A. 动画       

39、60;     B. 装饰 C. 戏法                 D. 咨询(    )57. Mirabella decided to work with dogs after _.A. she joined a circus B. one of her dogs diedC. she had her first dog D. s

40、he won a kids dog show(    )58. Mirabella got a shepherd dog for her 14th birthday. Why might this be a special gift?A. It reminded her of a dog she had before.B. She knew she would work for a circus.C. She never had a shepherd dog before.D. She loved dogs.(    )59. How

41、 many dogs does Mirabella have?A. 12.          B. 13. C. 14.      D. 15.(    )60. What job would Mirabella do if she were not a dog trainer?A. Taking care of animals. B. Doing tricks in a circus.C. Selling all kinds of dogs.

42、D. Working for Time Magazine.COn Thursday a new boy came into the classroom. He didnt have any uniform on. Just trousers, a jacket and a shirt. Tom could see that the boy wasnt quite comfortable. He had a plastic (塑料的) bag with exercise books, pens, pencils, rulers and erasers in it. The boy st

43、ood at the blackboard. Miss Fair talked to the boy, and then she said, “Boys and girls, this is Peter Rivers. He is your new classmate. Peter is your age. I hope youll get on well with each other. Peter will spend a lot of time together with you, and outdoors too.” Miss Fair asked Peter to sit next

44、to Tom at the desk near the window.The students had math after that and Tom could see that Peter was not bad at it. He counted (数数) well. It was not difficult for him at all. Then Miss Fair said, “It is half past twelve. Its time to have lunch.” Peter joined Tom and went to wash his hands. Then the

45、boys sat down on the floor and started to open their lunch bags. Tom opened his bag and put his hand in it. He took out an old brown apple, some old cheese and some bits of fish from dinner. “Oh, no!” cried Tom. “This is rubbish. I have the wrong bag. I took the rubbish bag and left my lunch bag at

46、home. I have only rubbish for lunch today.” The other children laughed and laughed. Then Peter said, “I have two eggs. Why dont you have one? I dont need two. And would you like some bread?” Tom smiled, “Thanks. Now Ill always look in my lunch bag before I bring it to school.”根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 

47、0;      (    )61. How many kinds of things did Peter have in his plastic bag?A. Three.           B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. (    )62. Which of the following is TRUE about Peter?A. He wore a coat a

48、nd a shirt to school.     B. He had lunch in the school dining hall.C. He was disabled and couldnt play outdoors.D. He had no trouble counting in the math class.(    )63. How did Tom feel when he saw what was in his lunch bag?A. Bored. B. Afraid. C. Excited. D. Ups

49、et.(    )64. What would Tom probably have for lunch?A. Bread and an apple. B. Cheese and an apple.C. Bread and an egg. D. Cheese and an egg. (    )65. What is the passage mainly about?A. Toms favorite teacher. B. Toms new classmate.       C

50、. Toms math class. D. Toms lunch.第四部分 口语运用四、口语运用（10分）根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话。A: Lily, what should I get for Ms. Zhang for the coming Teachers Day?B: Your English teacher? (66)_A. Good idea!B. A watch is too expensive.C.She doesnt like it at all.D. She has no time to take care of it.E.Why not send her

51、 some flowers?A: Flowers are not special enough.B: Then you could get her a watch.A: (67)_ I do not have enough money for one.B: I see. How about a pet dog?A: No, Ms. Zhang is too busy. (68)_         B: Well, does she like a scarf (围巾)?A: No! (69)_ And she never wears it.B: OK. You should make her a thank-you card.A: (70)_ Im sure shell like it.第五部分 写第一节 单词拼写（5分）71I thank them for their (仁慈) and then got on the bus.72.Mr. Jackson is no longer the (物主，所有人) of the