浙江省杭州市朝晖中学八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

1、2015学年第二学期八年级4月份质量检测英语试题卷第I卷第一部分听力（共两节 满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、R C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How many people in the world are right-handed?A. About 10% B. About 15%C. About 90%2. What's Linda doing now?A. Eating an apple B. Doing

2、 the housework C. Watching TV3. What is Mom's advice?A. Call Tom for the book. B. Ask their teacher to talk with Tom C. Argue with Tom.4. Where was the girl while John and Mike were fighting?A. In the library. B. In the classroom. C. At home.5. What will the boy do after finishing his homework?A

3、. Play football. B. Play computer games. C. Play basketball.第二节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）听下面三段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、R C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题 的相应位置。听每段对话前，你有时间阅读各小题，每小题 5秒钟，听完后，各小题给.出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对 话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至8三个小题。6. What's the matter with Betty?A. She's feeling sick. B. She can't fi

4、nd her bike. C. She can't find her brother.7. Who took the bike away?A. John B. DavidC. The police8. Which is TRUE about the conversation?A. David went to Betty's house on foot. B. John is going to school by bike.C. Betty will call up the police next.听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。9. What was the weat

5、her like when Lily was going home?A. It was raining. B. It was snowing. C. It was windy.10. What's wrong with Lily?A. She hurt her arms. B. She hurt her hands. C. She hurt her legs.11. What will David help Lily to do?A. To study her lessons. B. To look after her. C. To make dinner.四个小题。15听下面一段独白

6、，回答第12至第 12. What does the speaker think of doing voluntarywork?A. It can make our life colorful. B. It can make us live a healthy1life.C. It can help us be more experienced.13. What should you do first if you want to do voluntary work?A. Think about why we want to do it.B. Decide what voluntary wor

7、k we would like to do most.C. Decide when to do it.14. What's the most important step in finding voluntary work?A. To know what kind of work we want to do.B. To know how much money we will get from the work.C. To know what we can learn from the work.15. How many tips does the speaker give us?C.

8、Four. A. Two.B. Three.40 分） 阅读理解（共两节满分第二部分30 分） 15 小题， 每小题 2 分， 共第一节（共D四个选项中选出最佳选项。、C、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A BAOnce when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impress

9、ion on me.There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tellthey didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they wereclean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seem

10、ed happy as they could be.The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “ Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adults' tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”The ticket lady told him the price.The man's wife lowered her head. There

11、 was no longer a smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, “ How much did you say? ”The ticket lady again told him the price.The man obviously didn't have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and droppedi

12、n on the ground. He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said,“ Excuse me,sir, you dropped this. ”The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad's eyes, and in tears replied.“ Thank you. This really meansa lot to me and my family. ”16. Why do

13、es the writer say“ Their clothes were not expensive, but they wereclean " ?A. To show the children were well looked after.B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.C. To show how hard the mother worked.D. To show how rich the family were. 217. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with th

14、e ticket lady?B. His children were noisy. A. He had lost his money.expensive too The tickets were C. The tickets were sold out. D. to?18. Who did the $20 note belong .B. The writer's father.A. The poor man .D. The ticket lady. C. The poor man's wife.19. Why was the poor man in tears at the e

15、nd of the story?B. He wanted others to help him. A. He found the money he lost.the thankful for D. He was C. He made his children unhappy. kindness.20. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage? became close B. The two families A. The poor man saw the circus that ni

16、ght. friends.D. The writer saw the circs that C. The writer's father earned some money.night. B family' the 5-year-old daughter for using up Once upon a time, a man punished his.became he always not enough, and expensive s gold wrapping (包装)paper. Money was)the asted ( even more upset when o

17、n Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had p贝占gold paper to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.box excitement, brought the gift The next morning the little girl, f川ed with to her father and said, This is for you, Daddy!As he opened the box, the father was sorry for his earlier behavi

18、or.But after he opened it, he found it was empty and again he was angry. Don't supposed there's present said, when you give someone a he you know, young lady,to be something inside the package!The little girl looked up at him with tears running from her eyes and said, Daddy, it's not emp

19、ty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.he fell on his knees and put his arm around his When the father heard this, dear little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger. that told short time later. It is of An accident took the life the child only a Whenever of his life.

20、the gold box by his bed for all year little the father kept that imaginary an the would open box, take out problems sad he was or faced difficult he kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.given have been human each a In very real sense, of us as beingsgolden box f川e

21、d with love and kisses from our children, family, invisible an)anyone could hold. friends and God. This is the most expensive possession (财产 21.Why did the man punish his little daughter?A. Because his daughter made some mistakes.B. Because his daughter asked he for Christmas present.C. Because his

22、daughter used up their only gold wrapping paper.D. Because his daughter decorated the Christmas tree with gold wrapping paper.the man sorry for his behavior as he opened the box? 22. Whywas A. Because his daughter bought him a Christmas gift.B. Because he misunderstood his daughter for wasting paper

23、.3C. Because he saw his daughter was so excited.D. Because the box was covered with the kisses.23. What's the meaning of the underlined word invisible?A.贵重的B.无形的C.珍爱的D.唯一的24. What did the man do when he had problem in his life after his daughter died?A. He missed his daughter so much.B. He took

24、out the box and kissed it.C. He thought of his daughter's love.D. He put the box by his bed.25. What's the best title for the passage?A. The Kiss B. The Gift C. The Father D. The Daughter C“Tom? Are you in bed yet? ” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and we

25、nt to her 14-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.“Oh, Tom. You're still playing on that computer game. You must stop now, because it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired t

26、omorrow. " Said Mrs. White."But I've nearly won the game. " Tom said to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement on his face. She sat beside him."You're always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your homework. ”Today more and more familie

27、s have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their study at school. But many of their children use computers to play games, listen to songs and watch videos instead of studying. We often see that computer net bars are crowded with people, especially young boys. They spend

28、 a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don't want to work or study.In some countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of tr

29、ouble. Computer game addiction(瘾)is a serious problem in social life. Something should have to be doneto solve the problem.26. How did Mrs. White feel when she saw her son playing late?A. She felt happy. B. She felt worried. C. She felt wonderful. D. She felt excited.27. Parents hope computers can.A

30、. help their children improve their study at school.B. help their children play well.C. help their children know a lot of Internet knowledge.D. help their children relax themselves.28. Many children use computers to.A. watch videos B. listen to songs C. play.games D. A 、B and C29. The writer thinks.

31、4A. the boys can go to the computer net bars, but the girls can't.B. the computer net bars are very usefulC. the children spend too much money on computer gamesD. the children should play computer games.30. Why do some scientists hate computers?A. They think computers cause millions of people to

32、 lose their jobs.B. They think computers cause them a lot of trouble.C. They think it's a waste of time to use computers.D. Both A and B.第二节（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）五位母亲Betty, Sara, Gina, Mary 和Alice 打算为各自的孩子选择一所合适的学校。请仔细 阅读第56 60题中的个人情况说明，从 A到F的六个选项中，选出符合各人要求的最佳选项， 其中一项为多余选项。31. Betty has a six-year-ol

33、d daughter. She wants her to be a musician when she grows up, so she is looking for a famous music school for her.32. Sara's son is 10 years old. He is interested in water sports. He said that he hoped to be a sailor in the future.33. Alice learned to dance when she was young. Now she is a succe

34、ssful dancer. Shewants her little daughter to follow her steps.34. Mary is always worried about her daughter, who is poor at math and English at school, so she is looking for a training centre to help her daughter.35. Gina has a son who is a football fan. He knows about almost all the well-knownfoot

35、ball players. He wishes to be a football star.A AqualilityMaking water safe and fun. Swimming lessons are for all ages from birth. Smallgroups are in warm pools in Reigate on Monday & Friday afternoons. Call 07914 688 826B Manor HouseA small and friendly school for girls 216 offers a modern and

36、caringenvironment. Bring your daughter and come and see why our girls are so happy anddo so well.Call 01372 45768C Little KickersWhy do we get a kick out of every class? It's fun. The children have fun learning new skills. So if you want your kid to be a football star or just to be happier, why

37、not come and have a ball with us?Call 01753 83109D Monkey MusicSince 1993 thousands of children across the UK have grown up with Monkey Music.Our wonderful teaching program introduces music to young children in a way they can easily understand and enjoy.Call 0193 82866E Kip McGrathDo you want your c

38、hild to succeed at school? We have very good Math and English teachers. We are for children aged 616.5Call 01483 303233F Farnham DanceNew ballet（ 芭蕾）classes at the St. John's Centre, 19 Tilford Rd, Farnham GU9 8DJ.Tuesday afternoons, 10 week termsCall 01252 727347第三部分完形填空（共一节，满分15分）第一节完形填空（共15小题

39、，每题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面的文章，从每题所给的 A、B、C D四个选项中选出最佳选项。There is an old English saying,“ Laughter is the best medicine. " One personcertainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almostforty years. He also_36_and spoke about

40、 world peace and anti-war issues（反战议题 ）,traveling to many different countries to share his_37_.In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring tripto Europe. Mr. Cousins got_38_. He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones（ 骨头）.In less than a

41、week after he got back, he could not_39_it. Every move thathe made was painful. He was not able to_40_at night. The doctor told Mr. Cousinsthat they did not know how to cure （治疗）his problem and he might never_41_the川ness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope .Mr. Cousins thought that the 川n

42、ess could be caused by_42_thoughts. He didnot want to take_43_to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of_4

43、4_laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.Deciding that the_45_could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could_46_his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins_47_in the hotel room watching comedy shows on tel

44、evision, reading amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt_48_. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for_49_.After a few months, Mr. Cousins was_50_to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.36. A. laughed B

45、. taught C. wrote D. copied37. A. magazines B. subjects C. photos D. ideas38. A. rich B. sick C. lonely D. famous 39. A. stand B. realize C. face D.improve40. A. dream B. eat C. shout D. sleep41. A. go through B. look after C. get over D. find6out42. A. unhappy B. pleasant C. silly D. clever.43. A.

46、food B. time C. medicine D. money44. A. unusual B. false C. real D. wild45. A. friends B. laughter C. experiment D. doctors46. A. begin B. end C. continue D. report47. A. rested B. worked C. studied D. played48. A. well B. tired C. afraid D. worried49. A. help B. excise C. freedom D. fun 50. A. able

47、 B. safe C. lazy D. uncertain第n卷第四部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分 20分)第一节语法填空(共10小题，每题1分，满分10分)阅读下面的材料，在空白处填上适当单词或根据所给单词选择适当形式填空。Strange things happened in Tangshan. _51_ three days, water in the wells kept_52_ (rise) and falling._53_ (smell) gas came out from the cracks of wells. Animals became_54_ (nerve). There

48、were other signs of an earthquake but the people thought little of these events. At 3: 42 a. m., everything began to shake. The world seemed_55_ (be) at an end. One-third of the nation felt the_56_ (great) earthquake. In fifteen seconds the city lay ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or_57_ (injur

49、e). Thousands of families were killed and many children were left58_ parents. Then later that afternoon, _59_ big quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. _60_ all hope was not lost.Soldiers came to help the rescue work. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.第二节单词拼写（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）根据下列句子及所给词的首字母，写出各单词的完整形式。每空一词。61. I get such a strong feeling of s when I see the animals get better.62. F leaves are everywhere in