1、下城区下城区 2018 学年第二学期教学质量监测学年第二学期教学质量监测 八年级英语八年级英语 试题卷试题卷 考生须知: 1、本试卷满分 120 分，考试时间 90 分钟。 2、答题前，在答题纸上写姓名和准考证号。 3、必须在答线的对应答题位置答题，写在其他地方无效。第 1 至 50 小题在答题 纸上涂黑作答，答题纸答题方式详见题纸上的说明。 4、做听力题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后将试卷上的答案转涂到 答题纸上。 5、考试结束后，答题纸上交。 第一卷第一卷 第一部分 听力（略） 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
2、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项。 A This July is a busy month in Beijing. There is a lot to do. Here are the fun activities. The Secret Lives-National Museum Pulled from the old shelves of the Museums collection rooms, these objects from Han (汉朝)all have their secrets. They have some pretty amazi
3、ng stories to tell. Place: 2nd floor, the National Museum Dates: daily Price: 30 （free for under 12） Time: Tuesday-Friday 9a.m.-5p.m.， Weekends 9 a. m. -9p.m. Tel:6788-6888 Take your friends and get ready to dance till you get tired. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Anyone can learn how to
4、 dance its all a matter of learning how to move your body. Place: Jack Steins Dates: every Saturday Price: 60（10off for a group of over 3 people） Time: 7 p. m.-l0 p.m. Tel:6533-1877 Live Music -Late Night Jazz Enjoy real American jazz from Tuck Andress，the famous guitar player. This is his third vis
5、it to Beijing. Get your tickets quickly. Place: The Music Club Dates ：July 6-13 Price:￥120 Time:10 p.m. till late！ Tel:6466-8736 16. A person who_ will most probably go to the 2nd floor of National Museum. A. wants to know history of jazz C. collects amazing guitar B. likes to learn to move his body
6、 D. studies Chinese culture 17.Linglin and her three classmates want to learn Scottish dance，how much should they pay in total（总共）? A.￥240 B. ￥180 C.￥216 D.￥60 18. According to the writing，Tuck Andress is a/an_ from the USA. A. teacher B. musician C. actor D. dancer 19. Ken only has time after 10 p.
7、m. ， but he still wants to go to fun activities. He can_. A. enjoy collections from Han Dynasty C. enjoy real American jazz B. learn Scottish dancing D. listen to stories B A great wonder of the natural world When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I looked to the east-the sky was b
8、ecoming grey. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a dark path. There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there. After about a mile, a stranger appeared beside the path. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied, “youll get there in fiv
9、e minutes.” Finally, I came to some rocks and stopped. I looked over them, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. Suddenly, the rain stopped and the clouds cleared. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. I was looking across one
10、 of the wonders of the natural world -the Grand Canyon. I looked down to the Colorado River, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. If you put the two tallest buildings in the world on top of each other at the bottom of the canyon, they still would not reach the top. Then I looked across to the o
11、ther side of the canyon. It was about fifteen miles away, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides the canyon went far away for more than 200 miles. The Grand Canyon was not just big. It was huge! I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, and I asked myself,
12、 “Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder of the natural world?” I certainly know the answer. What do you think? 20. What does the word it in paragraph 1 refer to? A. the dark path B. the gate C. the car D. the Grand Canyon 21. Why was there nothing to see? A. Because there was nothing. B. Because i
13、t was raining. C. Because it was too dark. D. Because it was in the morning. 22. Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon? A. South B. North C. East D. West 23. What is the writers purpose(目的) to write the passage? A. To give some facts about the natural w
14、orld. B. To ask people to visit the Colorado River. C. To say how he/she feels about the Grand Canyon. D. To tell a story about different wonders in the world. C People use sayings every day .You may ask an unhappy friend why sh e is feeling blue”. If youve done only a small part of a big job,you mi
15、ght c all it “a drop in the bucket” . These sayings dont mean exactly what the words say .But its easy to tell why we use them. Blue is a cool, quiet color.So its a good word for “sad”. A bucket holds too many waste drops to count. So just one drop is very little. Some sayings are difficult to under
16、stand. When you go to bed, you “hit the hay（甘草）”. If you want to know the meaning of the saying, you must know where it came from. It was first used in the 1930s. At that time, many Americans were out of work. Some went from place to place，looking for jobs. At night they were very tired. They often
17、made a bed of hay in a field or barn. As soon as their heads “hit the hay”, they fell asleep. Here is another saying. When you are not feeling well，you might say you are “under the weather”. But why? This saying is more than 200 years old. It began in the days when many people went from place to pla
18、ce by boat. When the strong winds rocked the boat, people often felt uncomfortable. The boat was sailing(航行) “under the weather”. Old sayings can be hard for children to understand. But new sayings come along every day. Children often understand new sayings better than older people do. Thats why you
19、r grandmother might not know what you mean when you say “chill out” or “give me five”. She might think youre “off your rocker”. 24. The saying “hit the hay” means “ _”. A. go to sleep B. look for jobs C. go to work D. make a bed of hay 25. According to the passage, which of the following can be hard
20、 for children to understand？. A. “Feel blue” . B. “Give me five”. C. “Under the weather” D. “A drop in the bucket”. 26. From the passage we can know _. A. old people know more about sayings B. people used sayings a lot in the past C. sayings are difficult to understand D. some sayings have a long hi
21、story 27. How is the passage organized? D “Are you cold?” This is a question Ive heard many times since I came to China. I often wear a light jacket and a T-shirt during winter while most other people are wearing heavy coats. I understand that people are sometimes confused or worried when I wear so
22、little in winter. But when my Chinese friends refuse to eat or drink cold things, even during the hot summer, I become the one who is confused. They believe that cold food and drinks might harm their health. Where does this idea come from? My friends said their parents taught them that cold food and
23、 drinks are bad for their digestion （消化）. One friend even told me that cold drinks, such as ice water, can cause the fat in our stomach to become solid（固体）. But after doing some research of my own, I wasnt sure whether it was true or not. According to an article I read on the website, the food that
24、you eat will quickly match your own temperature. This means that it doesnt matter if you eat something hot or cold. The temperature of the food or drinks will match your own temperature anyway. On the other hand, when I get sick, my Chinese friends often tell me“drink some hot water and have a good
25、rest”. And I have to say, following this advice often does make me feel better. 28. What can we know about the writer from the passage？ A. He is a Chinese. B. He is a foreigner. C. He is a doctor. D. He is a foreigner. 29. The writer gets confused when Chinese people _. A. ask him if he is hot B. we
26、ar heavy coats in winter C. drink hot water while eating D.dont eat cold food in summer 30. Whats the writers attitude towards “drink some hot water”？ A. Worried. B. Acceptable. C. Angry. D. Confused. 第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 下面文章中有五处（第 31-35 题）需要添加首句。请从以下选项（A、B、C、 D、E 和 F）中选出符合各段意思的首句。选项中有一项是多余选
27、项。 The more books you read, the better your life will be. If you dont believe me， please consider these five reasons to read more books. 31_ This shouldnt come as a shock, but studies suggest reading makes you smart. Unlike watching television, which requires no thought process, reading is an active
28、 learning experience that will keep your mind sharp. 32_ The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have, the more ways and resources your brain will store, the more likely you will succeed. 33_ Reading more books will enable you to say the sentence, “Did you know .? ”more often, making it
29、 easier to start conversations with strangers. 34_ The more words youre able to use, the better you will become at expressing your thoughts and feelings. I couldnt imagine how I would write articles like this if I didnt actively aim to enlarge my vocabulary , because using the same few words to expr
30、ess myself would get boring. 35_ Your mobile phone or TV can make it difficult for you to get a good nights sleep, if you do so late at night. You would be wise to cut off all electronics at least an hour before bed, and replace that with a good book, which is a much better choice. The books can cha
31、nge your life. I firmly believe that if it wasnt for books, I wouldnt have achieved in my life; nor would I have the knowledge, imagination（想象力） or creativity（创造力）. I hope these reasons to read more books encourage you to unlock your power of reading. A. You will get surprising new idea？ B. You will
32、 make your brain power better. C. You will enjoy a good nights sleep. D. You will have things to talk about at parties. E. You will enlarge your vocabulary. F. You will increase(增加) your chances of success. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 25 分） 第一节完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后个各题所给的四个选项 A、B、C、D 中，选出可
33、 以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项涂黑。 An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. His boss was _36_ to see the good worker go. He _37_ the carpenter if he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, _38_ his mind was not on his work any more. He used poor materials and worked on the house _39_. When
34、the carpenter finished his work, the boss _40_ the front-door key to him, “This is your house,” he said, “A _41_ for you.” What a surprise! What a _42_ ! If he had known he was building his _43_ house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built. So it is w
35、ith us. Sometimes we build our _44_ carelessly. At important points we do not _45_ our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have caused. We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. But we dont have a _46_ to make it all over again. _47_ yourself as the carpenter.
36、 Think about your life. Build it _48_. It is the only life you will ever build _49_ life is a do-it-yourself project. Your life today is the _50_ of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today. 36. A. glad B. nervous C
37、. ready D. sorry 37. A. asked B. talked C. added D. said 38. A. and B. or C. but D. so 39. A. carefully B. completely C. carelessly D. successfully 40. A. handed B. left C. sold D. threw 41. A. gift B. promise C. choice D. question 42. A. task B. luck C. shame D. gift 43. A. real B. expensive C. old
38、 D. own 44. A. house B. job C. life D. study 45. A. study B. work C. try D. enjoy 46. A. plan B. chance C. time D. pleasure 47. A. Remind of B. Hear of C. Think of D. Dream of 48. A. wisely B. peacefully C. rapidly D. carelessly 49. A. although B. because C. and D. so 50. A. talent B. choice C. resu
39、lt D. difference 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 25 分） 第二节（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。 In the Western world，Chinese takeout is 51 _ unusual kind of food. Sent to your house in small square boxes 52_ （quick），it comes with rice and lucky cookies. It will be a great a choice 53 _ you fee
40、l Hazy and dont want to cook or eat out. 54_ this kind of Chinese food isnt very authentic（正宗的）. In fact， it is very different from real Chinese food. Nowadays, real Chinese dishes have been much 55_ （popular）in foreign countries than before. In the United States, people like having hotpot and rouji
41、amo. In Russia,56_ （hundred） of tanghulu may be sold in just a few hours. Latiao is even appearing overseas classrooms. A lot of these foods are similar 57_ Western foods. This 58 _ (explain) clearly why they interest foreigners so much. Chinese people who live abroad introduced most of these foods
42、long time ago. Some of them are new，like latiao. Some of them 59_（be）popular in the past few years Some foreigners try many kinds of Chinese dishes. Some of these dishes are familiar（熟悉的）to them，while others are new. But one thing is for sure: it is really great fun for them 60_（eat）Chinese food wit
43、h their friends and families. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 25 分） 第一节 单词拼写（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式 （每空限填一词）。 61. My mother is a teacher and she has t_ English in this school for 20 years. 62. He was born in Shanghai, but he considers Hangzhou as his h_ since he lived here mos
44、t of his life. 63. Susan didnt give her son any money. I_, she gave him some advice. 64. Its such a fine day! The sun is s_ so brightly. 65. According to a r_ in the newspaper, the basketball star was seriously injured. 66. A c_ is a machine used for taking photos. 67. If you c_ their work, youll fi
45、nd his is much better. 68. It was freezing cold outside. We sat around the fire to keep o_ warm. 69. A_ all the subjects, I like geography best. 70. Theres something w_ with my bike and Im repairing it. 第二节 书面表达（共 1 小题，满分 15 分） 假设你是张平，你在学校公告栏看到一则招募志愿者的通告。请根据招聘信息，写一 则申请，词数 80 词左右。文中丌得出现真实校名。 Voluntee
46、rs Wanted Are you free in July？ Some guests from Canada will visit our school. We need some volunteers who are good at English. Would you like to join us ？ What are your interests and hobbies？How can these help you to do the volunteer job？Why do you want to do the volunteer work? Please E-mail us at
47、 Interdepart163. com before June 29th. International Department Dear Sir/madam, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Yours, Zhang Ping 英语参考答案英语参考答案 阅读理解 16. D 17.C 18.B 19.C 20.D 21.C 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.C 26.D 27.D 28.D 29.C 30.B 31.B 32.F 33.D 34.E 35.C 完形填空 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.A 41.A 42.C 43.D 44.C 45.B 46.B 47.C 48.A 49.B 50.C 语法填空 51.an 52.quickly 53.if 54.But 55.popular 56. Hundred 57.to 58.e
