1、常州市20132014学年第二学期期中教学质量调研八年级英语试题（考试范围: 至牛津初中英语8下 Unit4）注意事项：1本试卷共8页，满分100分。考试时间90分钟。2请将答案全部填写在第68页的答题纸上，在15页上答题无效。第一卷（共60分）一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A) 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。1.What is not allowed?A 2. Whats the girls favourite sport? A 3. Wh
2、at could the boys sister do when she was little? A 4. Where did Tom go finally? A 5. How is the boy?A. Not good.B. Much worse.C. Much better.6. Why does the boy like apples?A. Apples are good for health.B. Apples are delicious. C. Apples are not expensive.7. Who will help the boy?A. His mother.B. Hi
3、s father.C. His brother.8. What can the girl see in the garden? A. Flowers. B. Trees.C. Flowers and trees.9. What are the two speakers talking about?A. How to go to China.B. Where to spend the holiday. C. When to go to China.10. Where are probably the two speakers? A. On the playground.B. At the mus
4、eum.C. In the bookstore.B) 听对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间来选择你认为最合适的答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第1112小题。11. Whats wrong with Lucy?A. She hit a bus last night.B. She fell off her bike today.C. Her right leg was hurt.12. How did Lucy go home after t
5、he accident?A. By taxi.B. By bike.C. On foot.听第二段独白，回答第1315小题。 Life in the Past and NowWhat the speakers grandpa did with the old radioListened to 13 .What the speakers grandpas new radio looks likeIts 14 .What the speaker has nowA 15 .13. A. the newsB. football matchesC. English14. A. modernB. bigC
6、. small15. A. radioB. computerC. television听第三段独白，回答第1620小题16. Who gave Celia the pet dog?A. Her parents.B. Her cousin.C. Her aunt.17. Why was Celia sad?A. Because she lost her new bike. B. Because her dog died in a car accident. C. Because her friends didnt play games with her.18. Celia stayed in _
7、 and cried.A. the classroomB. the parkC. her bedroom19. What did the doctor ask Celia to do? A. Stay at home.B. Forget her dog.C. Talk to others.20. How did Celia feel after two weeks?A. Much better.B. Even worse.C. The same bad as before.二、单项选择 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. -
8、 Simon has gone abroad to have _ European tour. - Oh, really? It must be _ unusual trip for him. A. an; aB. a; anC. a; aD. an; an22. _ honest the boy was! All the students told a lie _ him.A. How; besidesB. What an; exceptC. How; exceptD. What; besides23.- I hear that your good friend David _ books
9、about history.- Yes, but now he _ novels.A. used to read; used to read B. use to read; used to readingC. use to read; is used toreading D. used to read; is used to reading24. - Must I return the book this week? - No, you _. You can _ it for 20 days. A. mustnt; keepB. neednt; borrowC. neednt; keepD.
10、mustnt; lend25. Can you give me _ on how to learn English well? I need your help. A. some adviceB. any adviceC. some advicesD. an advice 26. - Have you finished your homework _?- Yes, I have done that _.A. yet; alreadyB. already; yetC. ever; neverD. still; just27. You can only borrow two books _ if
11、you dont have a library card. A. on timeB. in timeC. from time to timeD. at a time28. - _ my glasses? I cant read without them. - I _ them on the desk, but they are not there now. A. Have you seen; have seenB. Have you seen; saw C. Did you see; have seenD. Did you see; saw 29. - Its so cold today. W
12、ould you mind my _ the door? - _. Do it as you like. A. to close; Not at allB. closing; Never mindC. closing; Certainly notD. to close; Better not30.- Lily, youre so kind to help me. Thanks a lot. - _. A. Certainly not.B. My pleasure.C. With pleasure.D. Take it easy.三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，
13、掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One day I found that my computer disappeared(消失). I looked for it everywhere. I asked, “Where is my computer?” Dad rushed into my room and shouted at me 31 , “Your computer? I sold it! 32 I found you were spending too much time playing online games!”I was v
14、ery unhappy, but I knew it was 33 to beg(乞求) him for my computer. All day long, I did 34 but sit in front of my desk. Thinking of my homework and reports, I was even more 35 . I couldnt look up information on the Internet. What was more, getting used to typing(打字) on the computer, I wrote so 36 just
15、 like a primary school student. I usually spent more than four hours talking with my friends online. But what could I do now?I 37 to go out and talk a walk. I walked into a park. I saw kids playing or doing exercise in the park and having fun. I suddenly felt 38 . “How long ago did I last come to th
16、is park?” I asked myself. I used to play in the park every afternoon with my classmates. We played basketball and had a lot of fun. What happened to me? 39 can I choose to lock myself in a room in front of a computer, wasting my time, doing nothing useful? I am a 40 . 31. A. angrilyB. sadlyC. happil
17、yD. carefully32. A. SoB. IfC. AlthoughD. Because33. A. usefulB. uselessC. helpfulD. possible34. A. everythingB. somethingC. nothingD. anything35. A. happyB. unhappyC. angryD. worried36. A. quicklyB. slowlyC. wellD. happily37. A. forgotB. decidedC. helpedD. hated38. A. angryB. disappointedC. relaxedD
18、. unhappy39. A. HowB. WhatC. WhenD. Who40. A. foolB. guestC. leaderD. wiser四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWill you trust your friends if you cant see anything? If you are falling, do you believe they will catch you and help you stand up? Our teacher helped us to get th
19、e answer.One day, Mr. Morrie came into the classroom and said he had a game for us to try. He divided us into two groups. One student from the first group, stood in front of us with his eyes closed, and then fell backwards(向后地). The second group stood behind him. Before he fell on the floor, they sh
20、ould catch him and not let him get hurt. Most of us were uncomfortable with this. We were afraid that they wouldnt catch us and we would hit the floor. So we didnt move. We just stood there and laughed in embarrassment. Finally, one student, a thin, quiet, dark-haired girl called Sarah, decided to m
21、ove. She crossed her arms in front of her body, closed her eyes, and slowly fell backwards. She looked quiet but brave. For a moment, I was sure that she was going to fall on the floor. But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up. “Whoa!” We
22、were all surprised, and also encouraged(受鼓舞的). The girl was happy, too. Seeing this, Morrie smiled and said to the girl, “When you close your eyes, you cant see anything. You wont feel safe. When you are falling, the feeling gets stronger. You are not sure whether you will hit the cold, hard floor o
23、r the warm, soft hands of your friends. But if you are brave enough to trust them, they will not let you down(使人失望).”41. What is Morrie?A. A student.B. A teacher.C. A manager.D. a farmer.42. Why didnt the students move at first? A. They didnt want to play the game.B. They thought the floor was dirty
24、. C. They didnt understand Marrie.D. They were afraid of falling down.43. What did the writer think of the girl? A. Careful.B. Active.C. Quiet but brave.D. Careless.44. What happened to the girl in the end? A. She fell on the ground.B. She felt sad. C. Only the writer helped her. D. The other studen
25、ts caught her.45. Why did the students feel encouraged? A. They felt they could trust each other.B. They could stop the game finally. C. They wanted to do something else.D. They thought they won the game. BA habit is an action that we have acted so often that it becomes something we do almost withou
26、t thinking. Some of them are not good habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to give up these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to get it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.First, look at why you do it. In othe
27、r words, whats the result(结果) of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure(压力), what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that
28、 you get more time to spend on the Internet!Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your
29、 teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things you need to learn. When you think that way, youll find that its not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision(决定). What will you choose? Im sure you will choose to do something that is m
30、ore important.46. From the first paragraph, we know that _.A. people always fail to break bad habitsB. we must change all the habits we haveC. a habit is a terrible thing we can never changeD. we can easily change bad habits47. The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to get it” means that _. A
31、. something dangerous may happenB. there is a long way and a short wayC. it is not easy to give up bad habitsD. we must cut bad habits in a short time48. According to the passage, if you want to give up your habits, you have to _.A. talk to othersB. know why you do and what you doC. finish your home
32、work firstD. spend less time on the Internet49. What does the underlined word “punished” mean in Chinese?A. 表扬B. 奖励C. 挨打D. 惩罚50. The best title for this passage is _.A. A bad habitB. Change the habitC. Give up bad habitsD. A good habit 五、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分, 满分5分）阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案(每格限填一词)。Scientis
33、ts said that in the past 100 years, as the global(全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74, the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4 in only 50 years.China needs to cut down carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) emission(排放)，because its the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the impo
34、rtance of going green. China has decided to cut energy use down by 20% and pollution emission by 10% in the 11th Five-Year Plan.Can you slow down global warming? Sure! You and your family can take some steps.Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth.Wear used clothes. It means that y
35、ou save the energy when you wear your brothers, sisters or dads old T-shirts.Change your light bulbs(灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And dont forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use!Take a bus. Taking a bus saves a lo
36、t of oil(石油) every year.Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets.Open the windows. Dont use the air conditioner(空调). Let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in summer and lower in winter to save energ
37、y.The main 51 for global warmingToo much carbon dioxide in the air. 52 to save the earth.1. Wear 53 clothes.2. Use energy-saving light bulbs and 54 to turn off the lights and your television or computer when you dont need them.3. Take a bus.4. Use baskets instead of plastic bags when you or your fam
38、ily go 55 .5. Try to use the air conditioner less.20132014学年第二学期阶段性质量调研八年级英语答题纸第一卷 (共60分)一、听力（共20小题。每小题1分，满分20分）题 号12345678910答 案题 号11121314151617181920答 案二、单项选择（共10小题。每小题1分，满分10分）题 号21222324252627282930答 案三、完型填空（共10小题。每小题1分，满分10分）题 号31323334353637383940答 案四、阅读理解（共10小题。每小题1.5分，满分15分）题 号4142434445464
39、7484950答 案五、任务型阅读（共5小题。每小题1分，满分5分）51 52 53 54 55 第二卷（共40分）六、词汇运用（共8小题；每小题1分, 满分8分）(A)根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空56. A report says that _ (marry) men usually save more money than single men.57. English is such a useful language that we have to use it in our daily _ (communicate).58. Air _ (pollute) is becoming
40、 worse and worse. We must take action right now.59.The weather in the north is usually better than that in the _ (south) part of China. (B)根据句意及所给汉语提示完成单词拼写60.I really hope to go abroad for getting more traveling _ (经历).61.The rain kept beating _ (撞，碰) the windows, and the little girl looked so sad.
41、62.Since Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize, he has become _（世界闻名的）.63. Every day there are a number of _ (评论) about the missing plane.七、请用所给动词的适当形式填空（共6小题；每小题1分, 满分6分）64. So far, people _ (not find) the plane from Malaysia to Beijing. 65. When workers asked for better working conditions, the boss didnt kno
42、w how _ (deal) with the situation. 66. When I was a child, I once dreamed of _ (receive) a letter from the queen in the UK.67. -Im afraid you cant park your car in front of our school. Look at the sign, please. -Sorry, I _ (not see) it.68. Simon, together with his classmates, _（search）the Internet i
43、n the classroom when the teacher went in.69. Could you tell me when the theme park _ (open) in summer?八、句型转换（共4小题；每格0.5分, 满分5分）70. Its about 10 minutes bus ride from my home to the school. (对划线部分提问)_ _ is it from your home to the school?71. There are five doctors, three nurses and one volunteer in t
44、he health group. (改为同义句) The health group _ _ _ _ five doctors, three nurses and one volunteer.72.Our school has changed a lot in the past ten years. (改为同义句)There _ _ great changes in our school in the past ten years.73. He has been a member of the basketball club for 3 years. (改为同义句) He _ the basketball club 3 years _.九、句子翻译（共6小题；每小
