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2017-2018学年度第二学期期中学业质量监测试题
2018.04
八年级英语
第一部分 选择题 (80分)
一、听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）
A. 听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话读两遍）
1. Where has Timmy been for his summer holiday?
A. B. C.
2. Which Disney character does Simon like best?
A. B. C.
3. What type of book does the girl want to borrow?
A. B. C.
4. How did the boy’s mother go to school when she was young?
A. B. C.
5. What does the man think of the book?
A. Boring B. Touching. C. Interesting.
6. Why does the woman do with the computer after work?
A. To watch films. B. To play games. C. To search information.
7. How soon will the train start off?
A. In 15 minutes. B. In 50 minutes. C. In 25 minutes.
8. When is the best time to visit Chicago?
A. All year around. B. Spring and summer. C. Spring, summer and autumn.
9. What do we know about Tom?
A. He always gets nervous. B. He is a great speaker. C. He hasn't prepared well.
10. Where are they talking?
A. On the playground. B. At the museum. C. In the bookstore.
B. 听下面3段对话或短文。每段对话或短文后各有几道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话或短文读两遍）
听一段对话，回答第11～12小题。
11. What’s the news about?
A. A new company. B. A new computer. C. A new job.
12. How often does Peter use computer for his work?
A. Once a day. B. Twice a week. C. Five times a week.
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听第一篇短文，回答第13～15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
Sydney
The city
It is the 13 and the largest city in Australia;
Most people of the country live in it.
The weather
It’s neither too cold nor too hot all year aloud;
People who live in Sydney seem to have a/an 14 lifestyle.
The places of interest
The city is famous for its 15 .
13. A. oldest B. youngest C. most beautiful
14. A. comfortable B. interesting C. easy
15. A. large port B. deep harbor C. beautiful beaches
听第二篇短文，回答第16～20小题。
16. Who is Stephen Hawking?
A. A biology scientist. B. A physics scientist. C. A chemistry scientist.
17. What is he well- known on?
A. Space and life. B. Life and growth. C. Space and time.
18. When did he become sick?
A. At the age of 23 B. At the age of 30 C. At the age of 20
19. How did he communicate with others?
A. By drawing pictures. B. By writing words. C. With the help of a computer.
20. Which description is not right?
A. A brief History of time is his first book.
B. He hasn’t been to China during his life.
C. He died when he was very young.
二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。
21. You can click on ______icon to take _______ online trip to European countries.
A. an; an B. an; the C. the; an D. the; a
22. Because of the snowstorm, the students________ stay at home instead of going to school.
A. may B. can C. must D. have to
23. — Ben shows a great interest in drawing.
— Yes, he often reads the books about __________.
A. science B. travel C. history D. art
24. The train to Beijing will leave at 8:30. We should reach the railway station ________.
A. on time B. in a time C. at times D. at a time
25. — Shall we watch the Indian film The secret superstar this night?
— OK, I have read the __________ online and most say it’s a good one.
A. reports B. reviews C. records D. reasons
26. Travelling can make you relaxed, _________, you can learn a lot in it.
A. however B. finally C. soon D .moreover
27. I __________ you for a long time, Where _____________?
A. haven’t seen; have you gone B. haven’t seen; have you been
C. didn’t see; have you been D. didn’t see; have you gone
28. It’s said that the old couple ___________ for fifty years.
A. married B. got married C. has got married D. has been married
29. — Have you ______ read the book Flags of our fathers
— No, it’s so meaningful that I haven’t finished reading up it, _______.
A. already; recently B. just; ever C. ever; yet D. never; yet
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30. — Would you mind my________ here?
—________. If you do that, you will be fined.
A. to smoke; OK B. smoking; Certainly not
C. smoking; Better not D. to smoke; Good idea
31. Lily used to _______a bus to the company, but now she is used to ________there.
A. take; drive B. taking; driving C. take; driving D. taking; drive
32. — We will have a Reading Week this term.
— Good idea. I think you need to decide _______ because a quiet place is important for reading.
A. what to read B. who to read with
C. when to read D. where to read
33. The Stylistic Park _______ a football field, some basketball courts and other sports places.
A. is made in B. is made from C. is made by D. is made up of
34. Which following sentences is the Opinion?
A. J.K. Rowling is one of the greatest writers in the world.
B. Harry Potter series has been translated into about 70 languages.
C. J.K.Rowling got the idea of the story on the train trip to London
D. There are 7 books in the series of the story.
35. — Thanks for telling so much about your school! — ___________
A. It’s my pleasure B. I’m glad you like it
C. With pleasure D. You needn’t to say like that
三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
One day when I was five years old, my mother was washing the dishes in the kitchen. I was telling her about a new girl at school, and she looked up at me and said, “ 36 are your two best friends?”
I was not 37 what to say, “Um--- Julie and May.”
My mother 38 washing the dish and asked me, “Well, what about Kate and Cindy?”
“But they’re my 39 ”
“Yes, but they can 40 be your best friends. Friends may come and 41 , but your sisters will always be there for you.”
At that time I felt 42 . How could my two sisters be my closest friends? We fought all the time over toys, food, and what to 43 on TV. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t even the same age as me. We all had our own 44 at school. But my mother never let us 45 that sisters are lifelong friends. Like all mothers, she wanted to give us a great gift 46 let us know how lucky we were. She let us play together and always punished us in the same way, too.
We didn’t always 47 well and fought just like any other sisters. Now twenty years have 48 . We realize that our mother is 49 . Today I share things with my sisters that I don’t 50 with anyone else.
36 A. What B. Who C. Where D. Which
37 A. sure B. able C. sorry D. afraid
38 A. began B. stopped C. suggested D. practised
39 A. sisters B. brothers C. friends D. classmates
40 A. ever B. never C. already D. still
41 A. go B. stay C. live D. follow
42 A. sad B. strange C. relaxed D. great
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43 A. do B. play C. listen D. watch
44 A. coaches B. teachers C. students D. friends
45 A. think B. know C. remember D. forget
46 A. and B. but C. so D. or
47 A. get off B. get down C. get along D. get together
48 A. wasted B. lost C. passed D. finished
49 A. tired B. right C. wrong D. dead
50 .A. help B. share C. make D. care
四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
Macao lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. It is really a wonderful place to visit.
The Ruins of St. Paul
The Ruins of St. Paul are the special landmark of Macao. The ruins include the St. Paul’s College and the Church (教堂) of St. Paul, built in 1583. However, after three big fires in 1595, 1601 and 1835, the church was seriously burned down.
Luckily, the huge faced (正面) and the front stairway remain (存在) unburned.
Have a local dinner
Macao was ruled by Portugal for a long time. As a result. Portuguese food came into Macao.
One of the most famous foods is the egg tart .It mixes the taste of west and east together. It has different types, such as the egg tart with chocolate and cheese.
Macao Tower AJ Hackett Bungee Jump
The Macao Tower, 338 meters tall, is the world’s10th highest tower, with many kinds of activities, such as gambling (赌博), eating and entertainment.
One of the exciting activities is the bungee jump. It makes a world record as the highest bungee jump in the world.
51. What can you see now when you are at the Ruins of St. Paul?
A. a church B. a college C. a tower D. a front stairway
52. What is the egg tart?
A. A kind of Portuguese food. B. A kind of Chinese food.
C. A kind of food with only western taste. D. A kind of Macao traditional food.
53. Which of the following is TURE?
A. You can’t gamble money in Macao.
B. Macao was ruled by China all the time.
C. The Ruins of St. Paul was burned down in a big fire.
D. You can experience the highest bungee jump in the world there.
B
A mouth is one part of the body, and we use our mouths for many things. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.
Sometimes, we say something to a friend or a family member. Later we regret (后悔) because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or we tell the person something we didn’t mean to tell. The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
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Another time, a person has a bad or sad experience with another one. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth.” Or the person possibly has a very frightening (可怕的) experience, like having an angry dog running after him. He might say: “I had my heart in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. You might say the person “was born with a silver spoon (银勺) in his mouth”. He is the opposite of a person living from “hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
54. When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he was _________.
A. excited B. afraid C. surprised D. happy
55. Your best friend Tony has said what you are going to say, you might say, “_________!”
A. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth
B. You really put my foot in my mouth
C. You really left a bad taste in my mouth
D. You took the words right out of my mouth
56. Tom says that he is living from hand to mouth. He means he is living a(n) _________ life.
A. busy B. hard C. easy D. rich
57. Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?
A. Different Uses of Mouth B. People and Their Mouths
C. Expressions about Mouth D. The Importance of Mouth
C
If you want to become a better reader, you should pay attention to the speed of your reading. Some people read very rapidly(快速地), while others read very slowly. But which one is better?
The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember.
The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions (指南) for making something. But he may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is interesting but is not important enough to be remembered.
So, you see, either a rapid reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about speed of reading.
※Knowing why you are reading will often help you know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
※Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions, science and history books, and Maths problems. You must read them slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.
※ Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and some news from hometown papers.
※In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
58. Instruction books should be read ________.
A. slowly B. rapidly
C. either rapidly or slowly D. not rapidly or slowly
59. What should be read rapidly?
A. Directions for making something. B. Maths problems.
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C. Science and history books. D. Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc.
60. What is the important thing you should keep in mind about speed of reading?
A. To read as fast as you can. B. To fit your reading speed to your needs.
C. To read as slowly as possible D. To keep your reading at a certain speed.
61. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A. Something about Careful Reading B. Be a Rapid Reader
C. How to Read D. How to Be a Slow Reader
D
We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. This is so familiar (熟悉) that we seldom ask the reason for it. But not everyone really understands why flowers open and close like this. The process is not as simple as we think, as a recent study shows.
In the study, people kept flowers in a dark room for more than 24 hours. They thought that the flowers, without any information about the time of day, would not open as they normally do. However, the flowers continued to open at their usual time. This shows that they have some magical way of knowing the time. Their sense of time does not depend on information from the outside world; it is inside them, a kind of “inner clock”.
This discovery (发现) may not seem to be very important. However, people later found that not just plants but also animals—including man—have this “inner clock” which controls (控制) the working of their bodies and affects(影响) their activities. Men are also affected by this “magic”. Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.
In the past, this did not matter very much because people lived in natural condition. In the modern world, things are different; now there are spacemen, plane pilots (飞行员) and a lot of other people who have to work at night. It would be very useful to know more about the “inner clock”. The things we find from flowers might help us understand more about ourselves.
62. A recent study shows that________ .
A. flowers can be used for telling the time
B. different flowers open and close at different times of day
C. for opening and closing, flowers do not need outside information
D. flowers are affected by weak light even when they are in a dark room
63. Kept in a dark room for over a full day, flowers ______ .
A. will not open or close as usual B. will not open any longer
C. will open as they do in nature D. will open more quickly
64. The “inner clock” ________.
A. is not an important discovery B. is only found in animals
C. has not been understood so far D. always affects human life
65. Further study of the “inner clock” will be useful because _________ .
A. it might help us know ourselves better in some way
B. we do not understand plants and animals well enough
C. there are more and more spacemen and plane pilots
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D. we should try to live more naturally than we do now
第二部分 非选择题 (60分)
五、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
根据句意，用括号中所给的汉语提示或单词的适当形式填空，使句意完整，每空一词。
66. I’m surprised to know that a cow has more than two _________ (胃).
67. We’ll move into a new flat in the _________ (北方的) part of the city.
68. Someone have the different views __________ (反对) the opinion that students only need study .
69. Many people has already _________(意识) the importance of protecting the fresh water.
70. He often uses his computer for ________ (接收) e-mails.
71. Mr. Black went to New York on __________ (busy) yesterday.
72. Of the three characters in the cartoon, Shrek is the_________(ugly), I think.
73. This is not _________ (exact) what he likes, but he didn’t tell us.
74. We are willing to help but __________ (able) to do so about this.
75. The publishing house continued __________ (refuse) his story when he tried again.
六、任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文信息完成文后表格，每空一词。
Do students often play sports? We can usually get positive (肯定的) answers. But why should students play sports? Some think that students play sports in order to have good health. Others think it’s a good way to help students have fun. But is that enough? No! If students play sports, they can get more than healthy bodies. Why? Here are three more reasons.
The good news for the students who play sports is that it can be helpful in school. Some people think that doing exercise will take up students’ study time. But a recent study has shown that students who play sports get better scores in school than those who don’t. Exercise gets students to learn, remember things better and have better focus (注意力).
Students who play sports often work together well and can solve (解决) some problems. When they are working together with others to win games and reach goals, they’re learning how to be very successful in practice. And these skills will be useful to them for study or their work in the future.
Playing sports can also improve confidence (信心). Students who play sports feel better about themselves. When they know they can improve and reach their goals by practicing, it builds their confidence. And sports can also help them communicate with others actively and make new friends.
Now, how about going out to play sports with your friends every day?
76 should students play sports?
Common reasons
l To keep 77 .
l To help the students have fun.
More reasons
Be 78 in school
l Help students get 79 scores in school.
l Make them learn, 80 things and concentrate better.
Get teamwork spirits and problem-solving
81
l Learn how to have a great 82 in practice.
l Be useful for study or their 83 work.
Improve confidence
l Practice to help reach their goals.
l Help students have 84 with others and make new friends.
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Some 85
Students should go out to play sports with friends every day.
七、缺词填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
根据短文内容及首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，每空一词。
The Secret Garden is one of the classical novels for c 86 , many adults (成年人) like reading it as well. It was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a British w 87 . It tells a story about a girl called Mary. Mary was an English girl, who was born in India. Her parents worked there and often spent much time on parties, so she was very l 88 .
After her parents both died of a kind of terrible illness, she had to r 89 to England and live with one of her relatives in a big manor (庄园).
There, Mary h 90 of a secret garden. Ten years ago, her uncle Mr. Craven locked it and nobody had been there. At last she found the k 91 with the help of a bird, and opened the garden door secretly.
Mary also heard a boy’s crying in the building. It was Colin, her c 92 , Mr. Craven’s son. He was sick in bed for long time, and he thought he c 93 walk like other boys and would die soon. Mary helped him— she t 94 him into the secret garden. The power of nature made Colin stand up and finally get back his father’s love.
The novel has been popular since the 20th century. It has been made into films and p 95 . If you watch it in the cinema or theatre, it may touch you deeply.
八、书面表达（计30分）
A．句子翻译（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
将下列句子译成英语。
96. 最近几年，政府将许多老房子改造成了一个广场。
97. 在这个小镇上，我们不停地品尝着当地的美食。
98. 我的亲朋好友们昨天一大早就前往机场。
99. 阅读可以给我们打开一个全新的世界。
100. 对我们来说，像以前一样经常见到彼此已经不可能了。
B．写作（计20分）
未来并不遥远，作为中学生，每年我们都会发生很大的变化。你校英文校报“Youth World”举行了“This Time Next Year”主题讨论，请根据以下问题完成一篇英语小短文参与讨论。
提示：1）What will you/ your life be like next year?
2）What’s your hope to yourself/ others? (At least 2 points)
3）What will you do for that? (At least 2 examples)
要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2）必须包括提示中的所有信息，并按要求适当发挥；
3）词数：100词左右，开头已给出，不计入词数；
4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
This Time Next Year
It's exciting to imagine what the happy life will be like. At this time next year, I will ________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
I hope _____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
For this, I will _______________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________________________.
Life will be totally different, but I'm really looking forward to it.
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