1、绵阳东辰学校2020年秋校考质量检测初2019级（八上）英语试题卷考试时间：90分钟 满分：110分第I卷（共62.5分）I. 阅读理解：阅读短文，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每题2分，共40分）。AThe Volleyball Club The school volleyball club wants new members! We have good players from the school team. They can helpyou enjoy the game. We practise for an hour every
2、afternoonfrom Wednesday to Friday. Go to your PE teacher and buy sports shoes if you want to be with us.Girls Volleyball MatchTeam: No.1 Middle School vs No. 2 Middle SchoolTime: 2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m., October 21st Place: Jiangyin Sports Centre Come for our school team. We have twenty tickets (票) for e
3、very class. Go to your PE teacher for the tickets before Friday. Please wear your schoolclothes at the sports centre.( ) 1. Members of the Volleyball Club practise _ a month.A. onceB. twiceC. three timesD. twelve times ( ) 2. What must you buy if you want to join the Volleyball Club ?A. B C. D. ( )
4、3. What time does the volleyball match start? A. At twenty to three in the afternoon.B. At two thirty in the afternoon. C. At five oclock in the afternoon.D. At twenty past two in the afternoon.( ) 4. Students can go to their _ for tickets. A. PE teachersB. classmatesC. parents D. grandparents( ) 5.
5、 Students cant get a ticket on _. A. Tuesday B. Wednesday C. ThursdayD. SaturdayBJohn is an artist who does not have much money, but a very kind man. One day on his way home, hegave his last coins to a beggar (乞丐). When he saw another one, he forgot that he did not have anymoney. He asked the man to
6、 have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. After the dinner, John found he had no money at all. The beggar had to pay the bill. The artist was sosorry about this, so he said to the beggar, Come home with me in a taxi, my friend , and I wi
7、ll give you the money for lunch. Oh, no! said the beggar answered quickly. I had to pay for your lunch, but Im not going to pay foryou again!( )6. The artist in this story was _.A. a beggar B. a rich man C. a kind man D. a cheat( )7.On his way home, John forgot _.A. to bring money with him.B. to buy
8、 the ticketC. he had given all his money to a beggarD. to have lunch( )8. After the meal, _ paid the bill .A. the artist B. the beggar C. a lady D. no one( )9.The artist invited the beggar to take the taxi home with him so that _A. the beggar could pay for the taxi homeB. he could pay the money in r
9、eturn for the meal he had had.C. he could make friends with the beggar.D. they could trust each other.( )10. At the end of the story, what the beggar said showed that he _.A. did trust the artist B. was thankful to the artistC. regretted (后悔) having lunch with the artist.D. would make friends with t
10、he artistC We know the mosquito (蚊子) very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide if she loves you. She? Yes, she. Its true that male mosquito doesnt bite and onl
11、y the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay(产蛋)eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesnt like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just re
12、member you are chosen. Youre different from the others! If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch on your body because she puts something from her m
13、outh together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.( ) 11. If
14、 the mosquito doesnt bite you, it will _.A. get angry with youB. be afraid of youC. make a lot of noiseD. choose another one( ) 12. The mosquito bites you _.A. when youre asleepB. because you have chosen itC. too quickly to let you knowD. but it doesnt like you( ) 13. Whats the meaning of the underl
15、ined word “itch” in Paragraph Three?A. 眩晕B. 疼痛C. 痒D. 凹陷( ) 14. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.D. All the mosquitoes dont like to bite people for blood
16、.( )15. From the passage we know _.A. male mosquitoes dont bite B. mosquitoesare everywhereC. the number of the kinds of mosquitoes D. All of the aboveDAs winter draws near, many of the cold-blooded animals hibernate till spring comes.And everybody knows they will be awake months later, crawling and
17、 walking around and looking for food.But do you also know that some animals go to a summer sleep, which is called aestivation? Most animals are active during the summer, singing and dancing freely. The aestivation animals, however, will have a long sleep in a cool place to stay away from the dry and
18、 hot summer days.In Southeast Africa(非洲) there is a kind of porcupine (豪猪). Its body is covered with sharp stings(刺). This creature usually eats earthworms as its main food. As the hot days come, the earthworms go deep under the mud(泥) to keep themselves alive. During this time the porcupine cant fi
19、nd any to live on, so it lies down to aestivate for months without eating. It comes out again when the cool autumn days arrive.An unusual kind of tree frog in South Africa will climb up a tree during the summer. Here it hides itself in a cool place to have its summer sleep.The most interesting thing
20、 about the aestivating animal is that while it sleeps, its body temperature drops just as the hibernating animals body temperature drops in winter.( )16. Why do porcupines aestivate?A. Because they are not active animals. B. Because the weather is too hot and dry. C. Because they have nothing to eat
21、 during the summer. D. Because their body temperature is not high enough. ( )17. When does the porcupine start and end its aestivation? A. It starts in January and ends in March. B. It starts in March and ends in April. C. It starts in August and ends in October. D. It starts in November and ends in
22、 February the next year. ( )18. Which of the following is NOT TURE? A. Hibernating animals are active in summer. B. Porcupines in Southeast Africa live mainly on earthworms. C. One kind of tree frogs in South Africa sleeps inside trees in summer. D. The body temperature of an aestivation animal in s
23、ummer is as low as that in winter. ( )19. What does the underlined word “hibernate” mean in Chinese?A.觅食B. 冬眠C. 蜗居D. 隐藏( )20. We can conclude(推断) from the last paragraph that _.A. The body temperature drops while the animal sleeps.B. The aestivating animal is as cold as the hibernating animal.C. Bot
24、h the body temperature of the aestivating animal and that of the hibernating animal drop while they sleep.D. The body temperature of the animals in summer is as low as in winter.II.完型填空: 阅读短文，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每题1.5分，共22.5分）。AOne early evening, an old gardener found lots of h
25、is flowers missing. He was 21._ angry that he shouted, “Who did this?” In order to protect his flowers, he locked(锁) the garden in the evening.The next morning, he found some of his flowers missing again. He decided to find out 22._ happened. 23. _ the night came, he saw a tortoise(乌龟) moving slowly
26、 into the garden. The tortoise opened his mouth and ate all the flowers. The old gardener shouted, “I catch you this time!” the tortoise quickly said, “ Im sorry. If you really want to punish(惩罚) me, please do not throw me into the water. It is 24._ to die in that way.The old gardener said nothing a
27、nd he quickly threw the tortoise into a lake next to his garden. After a while, the tortoise swam away 25._. The old gardener then realized that the tortoise was not afraid of water.() 21. A. veryB. soC. quiteD. hardly() 22. A. howB. whatC. whyD. when() 23. A. ThoughB. UnlessC. WhenD. If() 24. A. pr
28、operB. greatC. importantD. terrible() 25. A. angrilyB. happilyC. luckilyD. sadlyBAn old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how
29、 happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 26._. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You cant see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?” The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 27._. First, I was
30、a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 28. _ I cant see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can 29._ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, thats 30._.”“Me? But you dont know me,” said the young man.“Yeah, its true that I dont know you. But I know that flowers are
31、 angels(天使) that everybody 31._. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.” The blind mans work opened our eyes and 32._ our hearts, which also made his life 33._. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldnt
32、34._ his wonderful music, but his music has 35._ millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isnt it one kind of happiness?( ) 26. A. blindB. famousC. smartD. friendly( ) 27. A. storiesB. reasonsC. excusesD. conclusions( ) 28. A. althoughB. sinceC. becauseD. until( ) 29. A. tasteB. smellC
33、. soundD. look( ) 30. A. meB. youC. my motherD. my son( ) 31. A. greetsB. wondersC. meetsD. knows( ) 32. A. brokeB. hurtC. pleasedD. treated( ) 33. A. emptierB. busierC. luckierD. happier( ) 34. A. writeB. hearC. playD. believe( ) 35. A. changed B. madeC. foundD. encouraged第II 卷（满分47.5分）III.根据句意或首字母
34、写出单词, 或用所给单词的正确形式填空。 (每小题1分，共10分）。36. We walked for another 2 hours before _(get) to the top of the mountain.37. There _(be) something wrong with my radio. I think it needs fixing.38. I cant stand listening to the loud music. It makes me _(comfort). 39. They left for America _ the morning of Wednesd
35、ay.40. He often _ (stay) at home to watch TV so that he put on much weight.41. The black car drove away from them and _(appear).42. The population of Shanghai is bigger than other _(city) in China.43. Respect and _(polite) are things they should learn at home.44. We never know if our dream _(come) t
36、rue unless we try to make them happen.45. You need lots of time and efforts_(success). Never give up and youll be successful in doing almost everything.IV.短文填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）。Once, a villager owned a donkey and a sheep. He used 46._ donkey to carry goods from the village to the town. Sometimes, he 47
37、._(lend) his donkey to others when they needed it.48._the donkey worked hard every day, the villager fed the donkey 49._(many) food than the sheep. The sheep felt jealous of the donkey. One day, he said to the donkey, “You work all day long and 50._(hard) get any rest. You should act as if you were
38、ill. This way, you can get some rest.”The donkey took the sheeps advice 51._ acted as if he was ill. The villager called a doctor and treat his donkey. The doctor said, “ Your donkey has a strange 52._(ill). To cure him, you must feed him the soup made of a 53._(sheep) lungs.”The villager killed the
39、 sheep 54._thinking twice and cooked soup out of the sheeps lungs. The sheep had tried to harm the donkey out of jealousy, but ended up harming 55._(he).46._47._ 48._ 49._ 50._51._52._ 53._ 54._ 55._V.信息摘录：通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在空格处填入一个最恰当的单词。（每小题1.5分，共7.5分）Like many countries, Britain has serious enviro
40、nmental(环境的) problems. In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog(烟雾). The governmentintroduced new laws to stop smog from coal(煤)fires and factories and things became better .Today, London is much cleaner but there is a new problem: smog from cars. In December 1991, there wa
41、s very little wind in London and pollution（污染）was much worse. As a result, about 160 people died from pollution in just four days.Part of the problem is the new “out of town” shopping centers. In the past, people often walked to shops near their home or went by bus. Now, many people drive to the new
42、 shopping centers. As a result, the small shops have closed and more people have to travel to do their shopping.Many people think transport(交通)in Britain is too expensive. An early morning train trip from Glasgow to London (about 600km) can cost about 100 pounds, for example. A short 15-minute bus t
43、rip can cost over 1.00 pound.Many people are trying to cut the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have special bicycle paths and many people ride to work. Some people also go to work together in one car to make less pollution and save money.today in the past VI. 书面表达（15分）。鼠年马上就要结束了，新的一年即将来临，同学们
44、，你们准备好了吗？即将过去的这一年你过得怎样？取得了什么样的成绩？还有什么遗憾和困难？对此，新的一年里有什么提升和补救计划吗？请根据中文提示写一篇80词左右的书面表达。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数。提示词： satisfied （满意的），have a difficult time withThe year of 2020 is going to say goodbye to us. Generally speaking, I am _ ( satisfied / unsatisfied任选一个填入空格 ) with my present situation（现状）. _And finally, wish everyone a Happy New Year!10
