浙江省杭州市朝暉中學(xué)八年級下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

1、2015學(xué)年第二學(xué)期八年級4月份質(zhì)量檢測英語試題卷第I卷第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié) 滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、R C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試題的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. How many people in the world are right-handed?A. About 10% B. About 15%C. About 90%2. What's Linda doing now?A. Eating an apple B. Doing

2、 the housework C. Watching TV3. What is Mom's advice?A. Call Tom for the book. B. Ask their teacher to talk with Tom C. Argue with Tom.4. Where was the girl while John and Mike were fighting?A. In the library. B. In the classroom. C. At home.5. What will the boy do after finishing his homework?A

3、. Play football. B. Play computer games. C. Play basketball.第二節(jié)（共10小題，每小題2分，滿分20分）聽下面三段對話或獨白，每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、R C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試題 的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話前，你有時間閱讀各小題，每小題 5秒鐘，聽完后，各小題給.出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對 話或獨白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6至8三個小題。6. What's the matter with Betty?A. She's feeling sick. B. She can't fi

4、nd her bike. C. She can't find her brother.7. Who took the bike away?A. John B. DavidC. The police8. Which is TRUE about the conversation?A. David went to Betty's house on foot. B. John is going to school by bike.C. Betty will call up the police next.聽下面一段對話，回答第9至第11三個小題。9. What was the weat

5、her like when Lily was going home?A. It was raining. B. It was snowing. C. It was windy.10. What's wrong with Lily?A. She hurt her arms. B. She hurt her hands. C. She hurt her legs.11. What will David help Lily to do?A. To study her lessons. B. To look after her. C. To make dinner.四個小題。15聽下面一段獨白

6、，回答第12至第 12. What does the speaker think of doing voluntarywork?A. It can make our life colorful. B. It can make us live a healthy1life.C. It can help us be more experienced.13. What should you do first if you want to do voluntary work?A. Think about why we want to do it.B. Decide what voluntary wor

7、k we would like to do most.C. Decide when to do it.14. What's the most important step in finding voluntary work?A. To know what kind of work we want to do.B. To know how much money we will get from the work.C. To know what we can learn from the work.15. How many tips does the speaker give us?C.

8、Four. A. Two.B. Three.40 分） 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)滿分第二部分30 分） 15 小題， 每小題 2 分， 共第一節(jié)（共D四個選項中選出最佳選項。、C、閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A BAOnce when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impress

9、ion on me.There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tellthey didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they wereclean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seem

10、ed happy as they could be.The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “ Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adults' tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”The ticket lady told him the price.The man's wife lowered her head. There

11、 was no longer a smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, “ How much did you say? ”The ticket lady again told him the price.The man obviously didn't have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and droppedi

12、n on the ground. He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said,“ Excuse me,sir, you dropped this. ”The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad's eyes, and in tears replied.“ Thank you. This really meansa lot to me and my family. ”16. Why do

13、es the writer say“ Their clothes were not expensive, but they wereclean " ?A. To show the children were well looked after.B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.C. To show how hard the mother worked.D. To show how rich the family were. 217. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with th

14、e ticket lady?B. His children were noisy. A. He had lost his money.expensive too The tickets were C. The tickets were sold out. D. to?18. Who did the $20 note belong .B. The writer's father.A. The poor man .D. The ticket lady. C. The poor man's wife.19. Why was the poor man in tears at the e

15、nd of the story?B. He wanted others to help him. A. He found the money he lost.the thankful for D. He was C. He made his children unhappy. kindness.20. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage? became close B. The two families A. The poor man saw the circus that ni

16、ght. friends.D. The writer saw the circs that C. The writer's father earned some money.night. B family' the 5-year-old daughter for using up Once upon a time, a man punished his.became he always not enough, and expensive s gold wrapping (包裝)paper. Money was)the asted ( even more upset when o

17、n Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had p貝占gold paper to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.box excitement, brought the gift The next morning the little girl, f川ed with to her father and said, This is for you, Daddy!As he opened the box, the father was sorry for his earlier behavi

18、or.But after he opened it, he found it was empty and again he was angry. Don't supposed there's present said, when you give someone a he you know, young lady,to be something inside the package!The little girl looked up at him with tears running from her eyes and said, Daddy, it's not emp

19、ty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.he fell on his knees and put his arm around his When the father heard this, dear little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger. that told short time later. It is of An accident took the life the child only a Whenever of his life.

20、the gold box by his bed for all year little the father kept that imaginary an the would open box, take out problems sad he was or faced difficult he kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.given have been human each a In very real sense, of us as beingsgolden box f川e

21、d with love and kisses from our children, family, invisible an)anyone could hold. friends and God. This is the most expensive possession (財產(chǎn) 21.Why did the man punish his little daughter?A. Because his daughter made some mistakes.B. Because his daughter asked he for Christmas present.C. Because his

22、daughter used up their only gold wrapping paper.D. Because his daughter decorated the Christmas tree with gold wrapping paper.the man sorry for his behavior as he opened the box? 22. Whywas A. Because his daughter bought him a Christmas gift.B. Because he misunderstood his daughter for wasting paper

23、.3C. Because he saw his daughter was so excited.D. Because the box was covered with the kisses.23. What's the meaning of the underlined word invisible?A.貴重的B.無形的C.珍愛的D.唯一的24. What did the man do when he had problem in his life after his daughter died?A. He missed his daughter so much.B. He took

24、out the box and kissed it.C. He thought of his daughter's love.D. He put the box by his bed.25. What's the best title for the passage?A. The Kiss B. The Gift C. The Father D. The Daughter C“Tom? Are you in bed yet? ” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and we

25、nt to her 14-year-old son's room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.“Oh, Tom. You're still playing on that computer game. You must stop now, because it's half past eleven. If you don't go to bed soon, you'll be very tired t

26、omorrow. " Said Mrs. White."But I've nearly won the game. " Tom said to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement on his face. She sat beside him."You're always playing on the computer. You spend more time on this machine than on your homework. ”Today more and more familie

27、s have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their study at school. But many of their children use computers to play games, listen to songs and watch videos instead of studying. We often see that computer net bars are crowded with people, especially young boys. They spend

28、 a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don't want to work or study.In some countries, even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of tr

29、ouble. Computer game addiction(癮)is a serious problem in social life. Something should have to be doneto solve the problem.26. How did Mrs. White feel when she saw her son playing late?A. She felt happy. B. She felt worried. C. She felt wonderful. D. She felt excited.27. Parents hope computers can.A

30、. help their children improve their study at school.B. help their children play well.C. help their children know a lot of Internet knowledge.D. help their children relax themselves.28. Many children use computers to.A. watch videos B. listen to songs C. play.games D. A 、B and C29. The writer thinks.

31、4A. the boys can go to the computer net bars, but the girls can't.B. the computer net bars are very usefulC. the children spend too much money on computer gamesD. the children should play computer games.30. Why do some scientists hate computers?A. They think computers cause millions of people to

32、 lose their jobs.B. They think computers cause them a lot of trouble.C. They think it's a waste of time to use computers.D. Both A and B.第二節(jié)（共5小題，每題2分，滿分10分）五位母親Betty, Sara, Gina, Mary 和Alice 打算為各自的孩子選擇一所合適的學(xué)校。請仔細 閱讀第56 60題中的個人情況說明，從 A到F的六個選項中，選出符合各人要求的最佳選項， 其中一項為多余選項。31. Betty has a six-year-ol

33、d daughter. She wants her to be a musician when she grows up, so she is looking for a famous music school for her.32. Sara's son is 10 years old. He is interested in water sports. He said that he hoped to be a sailor in the future.33. Alice learned to dance when she was young. Now she is a succe

34、ssful dancer. Shewants her little daughter to follow her steps.34. Mary is always worried about her daughter, who is poor at math and English at school, so she is looking for a training centre to help her daughter.35. Gina has a son who is a football fan. He knows about almost all the well-knownfoot

35、ball players. He wishes to be a football star.A AqualilityMaking water safe and fun. Swimming lessons are for all ages from birth. Smallgroups are in warm pools in Reigate on Monday & Friday afternoons. Call 07914 688 826B Manor HouseA small and friendly school for girls 216 offers a modern and

36、caringenvironment. Bring your daughter and come and see why our girls are so happy anddo so well.Call 01372 45768C Little KickersWhy do we get a kick out of every class? It's fun. The children have fun learning new skills. So if you want your kid to be a football star or just to be happier, why

37、not come and have a ball with us?Call 01753 83109D Monkey MusicSince 1993 thousands of children across the UK have grown up with Monkey Music.Our wonderful teaching program introduces music to young children in a way they can easily understand and enjoy.Call 0193 82866E Kip McGrathDo you want your c

38、hild to succeed at school? We have very good Math and English teachers. We are for children aged 616.5Call 01483 303233F Farnham DanceNew ballet（ 芭蕾）classes at the St. John's Centre, 19 Tilford Rd, Farnham GU9 8DJ.Tuesday afternoons, 10 week termsCall 01252 727347第三部分完形填空（共一節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題

39、，每題1分，滿分15分） 閱讀下面的文章，從每題所給的 A、B、C D四個選項中選出最佳選項。There is an old English saying,“ Laughter is the best medicine. " One personcertainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almostforty years. He also_36_and spoke about

40、 world peace and anti-war issues（反戰(zhàn)議題 ）,traveling to many different countries to share his_37_.In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring tripto Europe. Mr. Cousins got_38_. He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones（ 骨頭）.In less than a

41、week after he got back, he could not_39_it. Every move thathe made was painful. He was not able to_40_at night. The doctor told Mr. Cousinsthat they did not know how to cure （治療）his problem and he might never_41_the川ness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope .Mr. Cousins thought that the 川n

42、ess could be caused by_42_thoughts. He didnot want to take_43_to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of_4

43、4_laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.Deciding that the_45_could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could_46_his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins_47_in the hotel room watching comedy shows on tel

44、evision, reading amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt_48_. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for_49_.After a few months, Mr. Cousins was_50_to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.36. A. laughed B

45、. taught C. wrote D. copied37. A. magazines B. subjects C. photos D. ideas38. A. rich B. sick C. lonely D. famous 39. A. stand B. realize C. face D.improve40. A. dream B. eat C. shout D. sleep41. A. go through B. look after C. get over D. find6out42. A. unhappy B. pleasant C. silly D. clever.43. A.

46、food B. time C. medicine D. money44. A. unusual B. false C. real D. wild45. A. friends B. laughter C. experiment D. doctors46. A. begin B. end C. continue D. report47. A. rested B. worked C. studied D. played48. A. well B. tired C. afraid D. worried49. A. help B. excise C. freedom D. fun 50. A. able

47、 B. safe C. lazy D. uncertain第n卷第四部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分 20分)第一節(jié)語法填空(共10小題，每題1分，滿分10分)閱讀下面的材料，在空白處填上適當單詞或根據(jù)所給單詞選擇適當形式填空。Strange things happened in Tangshan. _51_ three days, water in the wells kept_52_ (rise) and falling._53_ (smell) gas came out from the cracks of wells. Animals became_54_ (nerve). There

48、were other signs of an earthquake but the people thought little of these events. At 3: 42 a. m., everything began to shake. The world seemed_55_ (be) at an end. One-third of the nation felt the_56_ (great) earthquake. In fifteen seconds the city lay ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or_57_ (injur

49、e). Thousands of families were killed and many children were left58_ parents. Then later that afternoon, _59_ big quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. _60_ all hope was not lost.Soldiers came to help the rescue work. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.第二節(jié)單詞拼寫（共10小題，每題1分，滿分10分）根據(jù)下列句子及所給詞的首字母，寫出各單詞的完整形式。每空一詞。61. I get such a strong feeling of s when I see the animals get better.62. F leaves are everywhere in