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1、常州市正衡中学2017-2018学年第二学期八年级期中质量调研（英语）二.单项选择21. quitefew students were not sure whether russia iseuropean country oran asian one when they were learning world geography.a. a; ab. a; anc. /; ad. /; an22. the emperors with their families in qing and ming dynastiesa luxury life in thepalace museum,another

2、 name of the forbidden city.a. were used to living;haveb. used to living; withc. used to live; withd. used to live; have23. 一 have you found that david isthinner these days? oh, hean exercise machine to take exercise in any season.a. a little;boughtb. a bit; boughtc. a bit; hasboughtd. a bit of; has

3、 bought24.lt is very funny that google's art&culture app can help youa faceyoursin its database（数据库）.b. search for;a. search; look likelikec. search; like d. search for; likes25-一the surgeon hasn't come back, has he?,for he australia since last week and will be back in a week.a. no, has

4、beeninb. no, has gone toc. yes, has gonetod. yes, has been in26. are you going to xue yanthe peach blossom festival （桃花节）？yes, i can imagine that the flowers are beautiful and bees are flyingthem.a. during, among b. during, betweenc. through, amongd. through, between27. many elderly parentstheir chi

5、ldren's marriage, because the young adults don5t likeanother one.a. worry about; marrying withb. worried about; being marriedc. are worried about; being maitied tod. wony about; have been married to28. would you mindin the early morning if you plan to see the flag-raising in tian'ansquare?.

6、it has been one of my hopes.a. getting up; you'd better not.b. getting up; of course notc. get up; never mindd. getting up; nevermind29. -the ruler was so powerful that he wants to control everything in his kingdom.but, he made the world a better place for his people to live in.a. by the way b.

7、in a wayd. in somec in some waysway30. -一it's so kind of you to make a video for me when i have problems making it.一 a friend in need is a friend indeed.b. mya. never mindpleasurec. all right d. with pleasure三.完型填空(i3)-year-old jim had been asking his parents for an iphone all year. so on christ

8、mas morning hewas very (i) to find one under the tree. but he had to agree to his mother's conditions (2) the phone could be his. his mother wrote a message fbr him on a card: "merry christmas! you are now the proud owner of an iphone. but if you want this present, you have to follow my rul

9、es."the first rule on his mother's list: "i bought this phone, so it is mine. now, i am (3) it to you. aren't i the greatest?”then it read, "remember: breaking any of the rules will (4) the end of your iphone ownership.”“if it rings, (5) it," said rule number three. tt is

10、 a phone. do not ever ignore(忽视)a phone call if the screen reads "mom" or "dad.”rule number seven: "do not use this phone to (6) another person or lie. and don't take partin (7) that might hurt others. you are not a rude person; do not let the iphone change that."rule nu

11、mber nine: "do not text or email anything to someone through this phone that you would not say in person. and do not text or email anything to someone that you would not say out loud (8) your parents in the room.”"don't take lots of pictures. there is no need to record (9) . keep your

12、eyes up. see what's (10) around you. listen to the birds. talk to a stranger. the experiences willbe (11) in your memory forever/7 read rule number seventeen.atlast, it read, “most of these rules listed here do not just apply to(适用于)the iphone, butto (12) . i love you. i hope you will enjoy your

13、 new iphone.”(1) a. excitedb. worriedc. luckyd. interested(2) a. sinceb. asc. befored. after(3) a. explainingb. lendingc. returningd. describing(4) a. come fromb. lead toc. make upd. care for(5) a. answerb. stopc. protectd. refuse(6) a. callb. textc. emaild. fool(7) a. experimentsb. experiencesc. co

14、nversationsd. expressions(8)a. exceptb. withoutc. because ofd. with(9) a. nothingb. everythingc. somethingd. anything(10) a. movingb. leavingc. happeningd. increasing(11)a. usedb. storedc. hiddend. raised(12) a. childrenb. parentsc. lifed. health四.阅读理解ahave you ever heard someone use the phrase &quo

15、t;once in a blue moon”？ people use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. for example, someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will cat chocolate “once in a blue moon”. or someone who does not usually like to go to the bea

16、ch might say t visit the shore (海滨)once in a blue moon." while many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it.the first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue. this is just an expression. in fact, the phrase “blue moon” has something to do with the sha

17、pe of the moon, not the color.as the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shape. we associate (联系)certain names with certain shapes of the moon. for example, when we can see a small part of the moon, it is called a crescent moon. a crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fing

18、ernail (指 甲). when we cannot see the moon at all, it is called a new moon. when we can see the whole moon, it is called a full moon. usually, there is only one full moon every month.sometimes, however, there will be two full moons in one month. when this happens, the second full moon is called a &qu

19、ot;blue moon”.over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. as you can see, a blue moon is a very rare event. this fact has led people to use the expression "once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.(1) which of the following would be a good example of

20、using the phrase "once in a blue moon”？a. simon often tells jokes. -simon tells joke once in a blue moon.b. tom rarely remembers to do exercise. tom does exercise once in a blue moon.c. mary likes to go shopping every weekend.- mary goes shopping once in a blue moon.d. cindy hates to stay up, b

21、ut she stays up every day.>cindy stays up once in a blue moon.(2) which of the following is another example of something that has a crescent shape?a. the letter “o".b. the letter “m”.c. the letter “h”.d. the letter “c”(3) what does the underlined part “this fhct” in the last paragraph refer

22、to?a. a blue moon is a very rare event.b. the moon appears to change shape.c. the moon itself is never really blue.d. a blue moon has something to do with the shape of the moon.byou probably know that you can do many of the things with the thousands of different muscles in your body. but have you ev

23、er thought about how different the muscles in an animal's body are from yours? an animal's muscles are made to do the things that are most important for its life.lions are hunters. they depend on their ability to catch other animals. lions must be fast in order to catch their prey. the power

24、ful muscles in their back legs allow them to run at speeds of more than 30 miles per hour. they can also jump a distance of more than 35 feet. the strong muscles in their front legs help them catch their prey.snakes also use their muscles for hunting prey and for movement, but their muscles work in

25、very different ways as lions do. because snakes do not have any legs, they use their muscles to push against the ground or other objects to move themselves forward. their muscles also allow them to eat things that seem much too large. for example, a snake may eat an egg that is larger than the width

26、 of its body. how does this happen? the snake's strong neck muscles work together to push the egg down the mouth.the elephant's long nose has a lot of muscles. scientists believe that the nose alone has more than 100,000 muscles! this is because the elephant uses its nose much in the same wa

27、y that people use their hands and fingers. even though the nose is large, it can perform surprisingly tasks. for example, an elephant can pick up a small leaf from the ground. the nose can also be a powerful tool an elephant can use its nose to pick up a tree by its roots or even to lift a baby elep

28、hant.the great muscles of these animals seem pretty unbelievable. but the muscles in your body work exactly the way you need them to. after all, it might be fun to be able to jump a distance of 30 feet, but as a human being, there is just not much need for it.(1) the underlined word "hunters” i

29、n paragraph 2 means persons or animals thata. keep animals for funb. raise animals for meatc. catch animals for foodd. run after animals forexercise(2) according to the passage, what makes the muscle in your body different from an animal's?.b. youra. the exercise.parents.c. the environment. d. y

30、our needs.(3) which of the following shows the structure of the passage? ( stands for a paragraph)a.cafter living and teaching in china for 10 months, my wife and i returned to california to visit our children and friends. many of them asked what we liked most about china. the friendly people, the w

31、onderful food, and the beautiful sights were at the top of our list. then one night, after yet another restaurant dinner with friends, i realized that there was one other thing that i really liked about china: no tipping.tipping is a subject that has long interested me.in america, the three kinds of

32、 services that need tipping are waiters/waitresses, taxi drivers, and barbers. the standard tip is now between 15 % and 20% of the bill, depending on the quality of service. why these three particular services deserve this special treatment is a mystery to me. why am i supposed to tip a waiter for b

33、ring me food when i don't need to tip the flight attendant on an airplane for doing the same thing? why do i need to tip a taxi drive, but not the bus driver? why am i expected to tip the barber for cutting my hair but not the dentist for fixing my teeth? i have been a teacher for 39 years. no o

34、ne has ever tipped me after a particularly successful class or lecture.the whole concept of tipping doesn1 t make any sense. i have heard that there are some expensive restaurants in major cities in the us where the restaurant does not give the waiters any salary at all due to the large amounts of t

35、he tips.the tipping problem in many european countries is solved by adding a 15 per cent to the bill. i prefer the chinese solution: no tipping at all.when i was visiting the us this summer, i went out to dinner several times with friends. having spent 10 month in china not even thinking about tippi

36、ng, i found it irritating to have to spend extra money on the meal especially when the amount of the tip would evety often buy a meal in china. while i understand why china, as a developing nation, has gradually accepted many western customary practices, i hope the chinese are wise enough to never s

37、tart the unnecessary practice of tipping.(1) what made the writer realize that he liked no tipping most about china ?a. talking with his friends .b. returning to california.c. giving a large amount oftips.d. having dinner in a restaurant.(2) if the bill is $ 200 in an european restaurant, how much s

38、hould a customer pay as a tip?小小小 d. $ 10a. $20 b. $30 c. $500(3) which of the sentences is true?a. all kinds of services need tipping in the us .b. the writer hoped china would never start tipping .c. the writers whole family lived in china fbr 10 months.d. china has never accepted any western cust

39、omary practices(4) what can be the best title for the passage?a. please stop tipping.b. my experiences in chinac. there is no tipping in chinad. tipping in differentcountries.五.任务型阅读a teacher was giving talk to his students on how to deal with stress(压力).he raised a glass of water and asked the stud

40、ents, "how heavy do you think this glass of water is?"all the students tried and their answers were from 20g to 500g.“it does not matter on how heavy the glass of water is. it depends on(取决于)how long you hold it. if i hold it for a minute, it is ok. if i hold it for an hour, i will have an

41、 ache in my right arm. if i hold it for a day, you will call an ambulance(救护车). it is the same weight, but it seems to become heavier and heavier as time passes by."tf we carry our burdens(负担)all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, because the burden is becoming heavier

42、and heavier." "what you have to do is to put down the burden, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. otherwise i think that we will break down on the half way and can't realize our dream. all of us should really keep in mind."so before you return home from work toni

43、ght, put the burden of work down. don't carry it back home. you can pick it up tomorrow.whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can. if you do like this, you can greatly improve your work effect and life quality.life is short, enjoy it to the fulles

44、tthemeput down our burdens to get relaxedthe teacher's (1)how heavy is the glass of water?the teacher'sunderstandingthe _ (2) of the glass of water is the same, but you feel different.the (3) you hold it, the heavier it will become.if you carry our burdens too long, we will give out.the ways

45、 to relaxto relax, you must put the glass down. after a rest, hold the glass up again.put down the burdens, you'll be full of (4) again to carry on.the writer9s_ (5)don't carry your work back home and pick it up tomorrow. enjoy your life.(1)(2)(3)(4)六.单词拼写58.dear sir, please show us your( 护照

46、)first page so that we can check yourpersonal information.59-the experts advise young couples to raise children in correct ways, because an unhappy (环境)can affect children's behavior.6o.the exchange students said they were interested in almost everything about china (除 了)air pollution.61.in the

47、old times people kept the dead body fresh for a long time under special(条件).62.this kind of music for the guitar developed in the(south) area of spain(西班牙).63.it seemed that the tourists were not satisfied with the guide. they walked a long way without any(communicate).64. you shouted at me angrily

48、on that day. it is your(ugly) face i have ever seen.65. (interview) with the disabled on tv programs always touch the hearts of thosekind people.66-一no one answered the telephone when i called you yesterday afternoon.-sorry, i(communicate) with my mother about a latest film.67.1f you(not be) careful

49、 to put your wet finger on a metal pole(杆子)outside in thecold winter, what will happen to you?68. - what do you think about the city of dali?一 it's so beautiful. i like the places of natural beauty and i once(stay) therefor a week.69. mr smith as well as his assistants(repair) the computer that broken downyesterday. now it looks as good as new.70. what a fantastic time the winners of the robot competition will have(take)