牛津译林版英语八下-第二学期

初中英语学习材料madeofjingetieji靖江外国语学校2015-2016学年度第二学期八年级英语期中试卷2016.04第一部分选择题（共60分）一、选择题（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）()1.---ThepresidentsofChinaandRussiahad______interviewashorttimeago.---Anditwas______greatsuccess. A.an;the B.the;a C.an;a D.the;/()2.MycousinintheUSAalways______me.Lastweek,hisletter_______meverymuch. A.keepsintouchwith;touch B.keepsintouchedwith;touched C.keepsintouchingwith;touching D.keepsintouchwith;touched()3.Unluckily,abigfire______inJingjianglastFriday.Manyfiremenmanagedto_______.tookplace;putitoff B.washappened;putitoutC.happened;putitout D.hashappened;putitaway()4.---Howlong_______they_______? ---Sorry,Idon'tknow.ButIknowthatMrChenisgoingto_______anursenextmonth. A.did;marry;marryto B.did;getmarry;marrywith C.have;gotmarried;marry D.have;beenmarried;marry()5.Helikesplayingtricksonothers,but____,heisagoodboy.Heiswillingtohelpothers.A.inthisway B.insomeways C.inthatway D.inaword()6.---Ahomelessmanwonabigprize.Hebecamerichovernight.---__________. A.BettersafethansorryB.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormC.EverydoghasitsdayD.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords()7.We’ll_______somemoneybyholdingacharityshow,then_______ittopoorstudentsinthewest.A.raise;donate B.donate;donate C.raise;raiseD.donate;raise.()8. ---With4Gmobilephones,peoplecanevenseeeachotherastheytalk.---Oh,really?Wouldyoupleaseshowus______,please? ---Ofcourse.Canyouuseit_______now?A.howtouse;byyourself B.whattouse;byyourselfC.whattouse;onyoursown D.howtouseit;alone()9.Acoupleofyears_______sincethey______Shanghai.A.havepassed;arrivedat B.passed;reachedC.haspassed;gotto D.havepassed;reached()10.---Therewashardlyanythingleftaftertheearthquake,_______?---_______.Peoplehadtorebuildtheirhouses.A.wasn’tthere;YesB.wasthere;No C.wasn’tthere;NoD.wasthere;Yes(

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pleasure二、完型填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Cling…Clang…Clank.Frominsidemyflat,Iwinced(皱起眉头)atthenoisemyparentsweremakingastheysorted(分类)bottlesandcans(罐子)outonthebalcony.Icalledmy1inChinese,“Howmanydoyouhavethistime?”“Eighthundredandsixpieces,that’s$40.30!”sheanswered.I’dbeenlivinginmyLosAngelesflatforoverfouryearswhenmyparentscameforasix-monthvisitfromChina.I’d2noticedthatthebottlesandcansthey’dcollectedontheroadwereworth5cents(美分)each.Whentheirstaywithusended,Ifeltfree,thoughIwasasupporterofenvironmental3infact.Bythetimemydaughterbeganschool,Iwasexpectedtoraisemoneyfortheschool.Ifeltverystressed(有压力的).HowcouldIworkouttheproblem?4,agoodideacameacrossmymind:howaboutuniting(结合)thetwo—environmentaleducationandraisemoney?IjoinedanorganizationcalledLACES.Ithad51,600students,parentsandteachers.Ifmytwoelderlyparentscould6$300insixmonthsfromrecycling(回收),whycouldn’twemultiply(乘以)thatnumberbyatleast800?Myteamorganizedadayforstudentsandparentsto7bottlesandcansdirectlytoschool.We8ittheGreenforGreenprogram.Thefirstoneraisedonly$145.Butweplannedmoreprograms.Witheachone,thenumbersstartedtolook9:$145…$400…$481.Themoresuccesswehad,themorepeople10ourteam.Today,LACESteacherskeepboxesintheirclassroomsforbottlesandcans.Studentscollectrecyclablesand11theminboxes.Parentscollectattheiroffices.LACESparentshavetoldmethatwheretheyusedtoseelitter,theysee12.SincetheLACESGreenforGreenprogramstartedin2011,wehaveraised$15,500fortheschoolandrecycledabout75,000poundsofwaste.Ibelievethatoureffort(努力)is13bytheothersinthecommunity,andthattheresultismultiplied.Iusedto14myparents’recyclingprojectduringtheirvisithere.NowIlaughatmyselfforgettingthebenefit(益处)fromtheircleverideas.Theymaynever15anyonebeyond(超出)theirfamily.However,theirsmallefforthasledtobigchange,onethatinspires(激励)family,friends,children,andevenstrangers.()1.A.wife B.father C.daughter D.mother()2.A.seldom B.often C.usually D.always()3.A.project B.education C.subject D.plan()4.A.Quickly B.Luckily C.Suddenly D.Sadly()5.A.morethan B.lessthan C.betterthan D.worsethan()6.A.accept B.find C.receive D.raise()7.A.take B.bring C.save D.collect()8.A.told B.spoke C.said D.called()9.A.brighter B.higher C.stronger D.wider()10.A.joined B.knew C.loved D.left()11.A.send B.move C.throw D.store()12.A.waste B.bottles C.money D.cans()13.A.expected B.followed C.achieved D.controlled()14.A.agreewith B.arguewith(争论) C.laughat D.cryat()15.A.influence(影响) B.help C.educate D.consider阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ADifferentvitaminsarefoundindifferentfoods.Thenwhichfoodshouldbeeatentokeepushealthy?Let’slookatsomeimportantvitaminsfortheanswer.VitaminAhelpstoprotectskin(皮肤)frombecomingdry.Itisalsohelpfultotheeyes.WithoutvitaminA,youcannotseewellindarkness.VitaminAisfoundinanimalliver(肝脏)andtheyellowpartofeggs.Sweetpotatoes,carrotsandotherdark-colouredfruitandvegetableshavesomethingthatbodycanchangeintovitaminA.VitaminBchangesfoodintoenergyandhelpstheheartandnervesystem(神经系统)toworksmoothly.Withoutit,wewillbeweakandwillnotgrow.Itisfoundingrainsandotherfoodslikebeans,nuts,meatandfish.VitaminBhelpstoproduceredbloodcells(红血球).Itisfoundinfoodlikeeggs,meat,fish,milkandgreenvegetables.VitaminCisneededforstrongboneandteeth,andforhealthybloodvessels(血管).Italsohelpswounds(伤口)tocurequickly.ThebodystoreslittlevitaminC,sowemustgetiteverydayinfoodslikeoranges,tomatoesandcabbage.VitaminDincreasesthelevelofcalcium(钙)intheblood.Calciumisneededfornerveandmusclecellstoworknormally,aswelltobuildstrongbones.FishliveroilhasvitaminD.Insomecountries,milkproducersaddvitamintomilksothatitwillbegoodforchildren.()1.Without________,wecannotseewellindarkness.A.vitaminA B.vitaminB C.VitaminC D.VitaminD()2.Accordingtothepassage,vitaminBcanbefoundin_______.A.fishliveroil B.grains,meatandfishC.milkandvegetables D.animalliverandeggs()3.Fromthepassage,weknowthatvitaminCisgoodfor_________.A.theskin B.theheart C.bloodvessels D.nerveandmuscle()4.SomemilkproducersaddvitaminDtomilkmainlytohelpchildrento________.A.havegoodeyesight B.producebloodcellsC.getenoughcalcium D.healwoundsquickly()5.Accordingtothepassageabove,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Wecangetvitaminsformeverything. B.Wecanlivehealthilywithfewvitamins.C.Vitaminsarenotimportanttoourhealth. D.Differentvitaminshelpusindifferentways.BIt’sasceneinmanyhomesaroundtheworld:tired-eyedteenswaketothesoundoftheiralarmclock.Anotherschooldaybegins,andweallwishwecouldhavejustoneextrahourofsleep.ForluckyhighschoolstudentsinEngland,they’renowgoingtoresettheiralarmandgetanextrahourofsleep.Insteadofstartingschoolat9am,studentswillbegintheschooldayat10am.ThisispartofahugestudybyOxfordUniversity.Theexperiment(实验)willseewhetherlaterclassescanimproveexamresults.Morethan100schoolsacrossEnglandwilljointhefour-yearexperiment,whichincludestensofthousandsofstudents.Itisbasedonscientificevidencethatteenagersareoutofstepwithtraditionalschoolhours.“Weknowthatsomethingfunnyhappenswhenyou’reateenager,”leadsleepresearcherColinEpsietoldTheTelegraph.“Yourparentsthinkit’sbecauseyou’relazyandeverythingwouldbeOKifyoucouldgettosleepearlier.Butscienceistellingusthatteenagersneedtosleepmoreinthemornings.”Anotherexperimentin2009sawanimprovementof19percentinexamscoresformajorsubjects–suchasmathandscience.Teenagers’sleepcycles,onaverage,begintwohoursafteradults.Neuroscientists(神经科学家)sayteenshaveabuilt-inclock,whichmakesthemmorelikelytogotosleeparoundmidnight.Aswellasnotfeelingfullyawakeuntilbetween9amand10am.Thisbodyclockstaysuntiltheageof19forfemalesand21formales.Schoolsareplacesforlearning,aswellaseducationlaboratories–findingoutthebestwaystolearnandincreaseknowledge.Yetwe’llhavetowaituntil2018tofindouttheseexcitingresults!()6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reset”meaninChinese?A.重新安装 B.重新组合 C.重新放置 D.重新设定()7.Englandhighschoolstudentsusuallystartschool_____.A.at7am B.at8am C.at9am D.at10am()8.Teenagersstruggletogetupearlybecause_____.A.theyaretoolazy B.theystayuplateatnightC.theirsleepcyclesarelaterthanadults D.theirbodyclockwon’tstarttoworkuntil19yearsold()9.Thepurposeoftheexperimentin2009wasto_____.A.findoutwhetherlaterclassescanimproveexamresultsB.testhowstudents’bodyclocksworkC.compareteenagers’andadults’sleepingpatternsD.helpteacherstofindthebestwaytoteach()10.Thearticleisfocusedonthetopicthat_____.teenagersneedmoresleepthanadults B.studentsmightneedmorehours’sleepinthemorningC.boysneedmoresleepinthemorningthangirls D.itisimportanttodomoreexperimentsoneducationCIsyourTVconnectedtotheInternet?Whataboutyourchairoryourfridge?Itispossiblethattheyarenot.Butinthefuture,mostthingsinyourhomemaybeconnected,astheso-called"Internetofthings"isdeveloping.TheInternetofthingsmaybecomingsoonerthanyouthink.Itisreportedthatduringhisspeechearlierthisyear,SamsungCEO(首席执行官)BKYoonspentalotoftimetalkingabouttheInternetofthings.Hesaidthatfiveyearsfromnow,everySamsungproductwillbepartoftheInternetofthings,whetherit'sawashingmachineoravacuumcleaner(吸尘器).So,howdohousehold(家用)objectsthatarepartofInternetofthingswork?Well,thinkofausualchair.WhenconnectedtotheInternet,thechairwarmsupwhenitknowsthattheuserhasjustwalkedintotheroomandisfeelingcold.AnInternet-connectedcamera,likeasmart-homecamera,couldhelppeoplefeelsaferintheirhomes.Itcanrecognize(识别)people'sfaces,andevencanseewhensomeonepassesbyinthedark.Thenitcansendyouamessageonyoursmartphonetoletyouknowwho'sthere.Ifthepersonissomeoneyoudon'tknow,itcantellyouthat,too.ButaccordingtoMITTechnologyReview,whethercompaniesareconnectingdogfoodbowlsorsecurity(安全)systemstotheInternet,theremaybeproblems.Forexample,manyearlyconnected-homedevices(装置)don'thavemuchbuilt-insecurity,whichmeanstheycouldbehacked(被黑客攻击).Inaddition,itcouldbedifficulttogetthesedevicestoworktogetherbecausetheyaremadebydifferentcompanies.Tofightthis,manycompanieshavejoinedtheOpenInterconnectConsortium,whichhad45membersbylate2014.So,picturethis:youwalkinthroughthefrontdoorofyourhome.Thetemperaturechangestomakeyoufeelcomfortableafteralongdayatschool.Yourfavoritemusicstartsplayingforyou.Doyouthinkthatthiswouldbeagoodthing?Itmayhappensoonerthanyouthink.()11.TheSamsungCEO'sspeechismentionedtoprovethat________.A.theInternetofthingswillappearinourdailylifesoonerB.SamsunghasproducedtheInternetofthingsrecentlyC.SamsungproductshavebeenpartoftheInternetofthingsD.hespentalotoftimetalkingabouttheInternetofthings()12.Wecaninfer(推断)fromparagraphs3and4that__________.A.thechaircanknowwhethertheuserfeelscoldornotB.ausualchaircanwarmupwhenitknowstheusercomesinC.anInternet-connectedcameracanbeusedtotakephotosinthehouseD.anInternet-connectedcameracanbeconnectedtotheuser'ssmartphone()13.Accordingtothepassage,itismentionedthat__________.①thetemperatureinsideisneithertoohighnortoolow②yourfridgeprovidesthedrinksforyou ③thechairwarmsupifyoufeelcold④yourfavouritemusicstartsplaying ⑤yourwashingmachinestartsworkingA.①②⑤ B.②③④ C.①③④ D.①④⑤()14.What'stheproblemabouttheInternetofthings?A.Companieswhichproduceconnected-homedeviceshaven'tjoinedtogether.B.Connected-homedevicesmaynotworktogetherandcaneasilygethacked.C.CompanieshavedifficultyconnectingsecuritysystemtotheInternet.D.Thesenewdevicesareproducedbydifferentcompanies.()15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.HowtoproducttheInternetofthings. B.TheintroductiontousetheInternetofthings.C.ThewayofconnectingtheInternetofthings.D.TheInternetofthingsiscominginthefuture.第二部分非选择题（共60分）四、词汇（本题共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）1.Thecompanyhopesitsmobilephonewillbesuccessfulonthe______________(欧洲)market.2.IfyouareinRome,pleasedoasthe_______________(罗马人)do.3.He’ssoshythathehastrouble_______________(交流)withothers.4.Thegovernmentsaidtherewereno______________(幸存者)oftheplanecrash.5.Mr.Kingsuccessfully____________(避免)aterribledisastertheotherday.6.---Ihaveapairofshoes______________(类似于)toyours.---That’snice.Wecanwearonthesameday.7.Thedoctorsmustbetiredbecausehehasdoneseveral_______________(手术)inthedaytime.8.Thepurposeofthecharityshouldbe(改善)youngpeople’shealth.9.Tousstudents,themostimportantthingisnot__________________(获得)success,buttoworkhard.---Whyisshesittingonthesofaallthetime?---Sheis______________(期待)acallfromherson.11.Inoticedalittleboy_____________(tie)acattothetreewhenIwalkedpastthepark.1112.It’smeaningfulforhimtoworkasa________________(library).13.Heisveryangry,buthemanaged________________(notexpress)hisanger.14.Chinahasopenedits____________(four)Antarcticresearchbase(南极科考站)—theTaishanStation.15.Themagazineispopularamongtheteenagers.Ithasthe_____________(sell)of2million.16.Chineseeatinghabitswewereusedto______________(change)alottheseyears.17.Thepriceofthehouses____________(rise)quicklysinceseveralmonthsago.18.It’s____________(possible)forustocontrolthesituationwithouttheirhelp.19.IthinkvolunteeringfortheOlympicsisoneof_________________(mean)experiencesinmylife.20.Hegotalowgradeinthefinalexam,becauseheansweredfewquestions(correct).五、阅读表达，阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。（共5小题，计5分）IcanstillrememberthefirstdayofschoolwhenIwentabroad.Everyonewastalkingtotheirfriendsandlaughingaboutmemoriestheyhadtogether.Theylookedsohappy,butIwasnewanddidn’tspeakEnglishverywell.Ijustendedupwatchingeveryone.ThatwastheloneliestIeverwas.ButthenIsawanAsiangirlstandingalonelikeme.ItriedtalkingtoherinChinesebutshesaid:“I’mfromKorea(韩国).”WestartedtalkingandeventuallyshebecameoneofmybestfriendsinCanada.HernameisJenny.Sinceshe’sKorean,Ididn’treallytrytalkingtotheChinesegroup.However,thatwasagoodthingbecausetheChinesegrouponlyspeakstheirnative(本国的)language.IfIhadn’tmetJenny,IwouldhavesurelyjoinedtheChinesegroup,andmyEnglishwouldn’thaveimprovedatall.Duringlanguageclasses,JennyandIstartedtalkingtothegirlssittingatthetablebehindus.Theyaremybestfriendsnow.TheirnamesareAmy,EeshaandAmorette.WeusuallytalkinEnglish.Butsometimesweteacheachotherdifferentlanguages.Forexample,AmyandIteachEeshaChinese.It’ssofuntobearoundpeoplethatwanttoteachandlearndifferentlanguages.Gradually,Iwasabletomakemoreandmorefriends,andIdidn’tfeellonelyanymore.Herearesometipstofindfriendsquickly.Thefirstthingtorememberistoavoidbeingshy.Don’tbeafraidtojusttrytalkingtopeople.Second,befriendlyandwelcoming.Maybesharesomethingwiththem.Thatisanicewaytomeetpeople.(AnswerthequestionswithNOMORETHANSEVENWORDS)Howdidthewriterfeelonthefirstdayofschoolwhenshewentabroad?______________________________________________________________

2.Whereisthewriter’sfirstfriendfrom?______________________________________________________________

3.WhatwouldhappenifthewriterjoinedtheChinesegroup?______________________________________________________________

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothewriterandfriendssometimesdo?______________________________________________________________

5.Howmanysuggestionsdoesthewritergivetofindfriendsquicklyabroad?______________________________________________________________六、任务型阅读，注意：每空只填1个单词。（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Forchildren,thefirstdayofschoolistheirfirststepintoanewworld.Thisimportantdaycanbemadespecialbyplanningsomeinterestingactivities.Forexample,youcanaskeachofthestudentstointroducethemselvesinauniqueway.Appreciate(欣赏)thegoodideasthatthechildrenhavefordescribingthemselves.It’salsoagoodideatoorganize“silentlearning”.Inthisactivity,youneedtosupplypaperandcolortoeachofyourstudents.Askthemtodrawanythingtheyhaveinterestin.Tomakeitspecial,youcanaskthemtodrawsomethinginparticular.Tomakeitinteresting,youcangiveitthenameofahumanemotion(情感)andaskthemtodescribeitintheirownwords.Alsoyoucantellyourstudentseverythingabouttheschool.Youcantellthemsomeofyourexperiencesinthisschool.Youcanwritedownyourexperiencesandthatcanbemadeupintoaninterestingstory.Youcantakethischancetoencouragethechildrentotakepartinalltheschoolactivities.Youcanmakeuseofthischancetohelpthestudentsgetridof(消除)theirlittlefearsaboutthenewschool.Youcangivethestudentsachancetoaskquestionsandsharetheirviews.Gettingthestudentstogethertodecoratetheclassroomisalsoagoodactivityforthefirstdayofschool.Youcanjointheminthisactivityandhelpthem.Letthestudentscomeupwithideasfordecoratingtheclassroom;allowthemtousetheirimagination(想象力)inthedecorationandmaketheclassroomlooknice.Alltheaboveactivitiesforthefirstdayofschoolcanmakethestudentsfeelcomfortableinthenewschoolandgivethemsomemomentsthattheywillrememberforlongyears.1forthefirstdayofschoolSupportingdetailsMakeaself-introduction●Askeachstudentto2themselvesinauniqueway.●Appreciatethechildren’sgoodideasfordescribingthemselves.Organize“silentlearning”●Givethestudentspaperandcolortodrawwhattheyare3in.●Askthestudentsto4somethinginparticular.●Askthestudentstousetheirownwordstodescribethepaintings.Knoweverythingabouttheschool●5someofyourexperienceswiththestudents.●6upaninterestingstoryaccordingtoyourexperiences.●Encouragethechildrentotakepartinalltheschoolactivities.●Helpthestudentsgetridoftheirlittlefearsaboutthenewschool.●Givethestudentsa7toaskquestions.8theclassroom●Cometo9thestudentsinthedecoration.●Allowthemtousetheirimaginationinthedecorationandmaketheclassroomlooknice.Allthattheteachersdoprobablymakethestudentsnever10theirfirstdayatschool.1.____________2.______________3._____________4._____________5._____________6.____________7.______________8._____________9._____________10.____________七、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）TimjoinedtheScienceClublastsummer.Onedayhewasgivenapieceofpaper,ablock(块)ofwoodandfourwheels(轮子);hewastoldtogohomeandg1themalltohisdad.However,Tim’smomknewthathisdadwasn’tgoodatmakingthingsanddecidedthatshewouldreadtheinstructionsandletTimdothework.

AfewdayslatertheblockofwoodwasturningintoacarthatTimproudlynamed“BlueLightning”.Thenheandhismotherwenttoacarracetogether.Butwhentheyg2there,Timfoundthatalltheothercarsweremadeby“father-son”partnership(合作).Theracebegan.Onebyonethecarswereknockedoutuntilitc3tothefinalbetweenTimandJimmy.Justbeforetherace,Timaskedi4theycouldstopforaminutesothathecouldmakeawish.Afteralongminute,Timsaidthathewasr5.Peoplecheeredastheracebegan.Jimmystoodwithhisfatherand