1、 第 1 页 共 11 页江都初中共同体 2018-2019 学年度第一学期质量检测试卷八 年 级 英 语 （2018.12）（总分：140 分 时间：100 分钟） 一、听力部分（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，计 20 分）A) 根据所听对话及问题，选择正确答案。( 听两遍)( ) 1. What will they watch this Sunday?A. B. C.( ) 2. Which animal does the woman like best?A.( ) 3. Whats the weather like today?. A B C ( ) 4. What does the
2、man advise the woman to buy?A. B. C. ( ) 5. Where are they talking?A. In the restaurant. B. In the library. C. In the shop.( ) 6. How often does Timmy go to the Wild Animals Club?A. Once a day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week.( ) 7. What color was the womans bedroom before?A. Green. B. Yellow. C. Bl
3、ue.( ) 8. How many types of birds did Daniel learn about yesterday?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.( ) 9. How much is the coat now?A. 120 dollars. B. 60 dollars. C. 30 dollars.B CC第 2 页 共 11 页( ) 10. Whats Mikes problem?A. He has no pen friends. B. He got too much practice. C. He is not good at writing.B
4、) 听对话，选择正确答案。(听两遍)听一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题。( ) 11. Who are the womans parents staying with?A. Her sister. B. Her brother. C. Her friend.( ) 12. Why doesnt the womans father like the city?A. He likes to live alone.B. He likes the country (乡村的) life.C. He dislikes the noise.C) 根据所听短文，完成信息记录表。(听两遍)Informatio
5、n about a journeyHow long You are going to stay with a family for 13 .Take enough money.14 .What to takeTake the school letter.Telephone number 15 .( ) 13. A. 7days B. 14 days C. 3weeks( ) 14. A. Take 4 photos B. Take an umbrella C. Take a mobile phone( ) 15. A. 6580 4973 B. 6580 4937 C. 6508 4937D)
6、 根据听到的短文，选择正确答案。( 听两遍)( ) 16. Whats Mikes job in New York City?A. A postman. B. A waiter. C. A teacher.( ) 17. How did Mike go to San Francisco?A. By plane. B. By train. C. On foot.( ) 18. What did Mike really want to see?A. The sights in Italy. B. The sights in Canada. C. The sights in the USA.( )
7、19. When did the train leave New York City?A. On Monday at 10.30 p.m. B. On Friday at 11.20 p.m.C.On Sunday at 9.30 p.m.( ) 20. Why didnt Mike sleep that night?A. Because he was angry. B. Because he had many things to do.C.Because he was excited第 3 页 共 11 页二、单项选择（共 15 小题， 每题 1 分，计 15 分）从下列各题 A,B,C,D
8、 中选出一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。（ ）21. -What _ bad weather it is today! -Yes, _ weather makes me so sad.A. a; a B. /; the C. a; the D. the; a（ ）22. You should study hard. No one can _ you _a good future.A. provide, for B. provide, with C. keep, / D. protect, to have（ ）23.She did what she could _ us. Though 3,00
9、0 dollars is a lot of money for her.A. help B. helped C. helping D. to help（ ）24. You can _ two more books from the school library at a time, and you can _them for two weeks, but you cant _ them to othersA. borrow; lend; keep B. lend; keep; borrowC. keep; lend; borrow D. borrow; keep; lend（ ）25.- _
10、I take the magazine away?-No, you mustnt. You _ read it only here.A. Must, can B. May, can C. Need, must D. Must, must （ ）26.In our school , there _a number of books on science and the number of them _growing larger and larger.A. Is; are B. are; is C. is; is D. are; are（ ）27.Strangely, the boys in o
11、ur class can sing than the girlsA. more beautiful B. much beautifullyC. much more beautifully D. much more beautiful（ ）28. You seem _. What are you_?A. worry; worrying about B. worry; worried aboutC. worried; worrying about D. worried; worry about（ ）29.Our teacher often advises us homework alone .A.
12、 finishing B. finish C. to finishing D. to finish（ ）30. -Im hungry. Is there any bread in the fridge? -_, but we have some cakes. Would you like to have one?A. Some B. Much C. None D. Nothing（ ）31. _ animals are in danger because there is_ space for them.A. More and more; less and less B. Less and l
13、ess; more and moreC. Less and less; less and less D. More and more; fewer and fewer第 4 页 共 11 页（ ）32. Im sorry,Mum. I failed _ my English test.-Dont give up,Simon. You should work harder and try _English better.A. pass; learn B.to pass; to learn C.to pass;learn D. pass; to learn（ ）33. -Would you ple
14、ase _ late for school again, John? - _ .A. not to be; OK,I wont B. not be; Sorry ,I dontC. dont be ;OK, I dont D. not be; Sorry, I wont .（ ）34.In order for the meeting, my sister forced herself to get up early this morning. Anot to be late B. not being late C. to be late D. being late（ ）35. -I can n
15、ot go to the cinema with you this afternoon.- .We look forward to seeing it for a long time.A. Thats great. B. What a pity! C. It doesnt matter. D. No problem.三、完形填空 （共 15 小题 ，每小题 1 分， 计 15 分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选项出一个最佳答案。Students are always asked to do _36_ homework. Have you read the following pas
16、sages?Youd better not _37_ when youre very hungry. If you_38_ your homework right after school, you may have a snack before getting to work. Always do your homework_39_ you get tired. _40_ wait until very late in the evening, or the homework will seem much_41_ than it really is.Break your time into
17、manageable（易处理的） period. If you have more than_42_, give yourself a break after an hour. On the other hand, dont _43_ so often that you cant get anything done. You should be able to work at least for an hour at a time_44_.Dont put it off _45_ the last minute. If you put off doing your homework, you
18、will always think of it, and you wont enjoy your _46_ so much. If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test, you will have too much work to do for the exam.A little bit each night, enough to keep up with _47_ is happening each day in school, will take the fear out of test
19、s and keep you on top of it all. Do your homework_48_ every day. This will help you _49_ it a habit. It will make it easier to do, and it will make free time _50_ enjoyable as well.36.A. few B. a few C. many D. much37.A. work B. to work C. working D. works38.A. decide to do B. decided doing C. have
20、done D. did39.A. after B. when C. because D. before 第 5 页 共 11 页40.A Not B. Please C. Dont D. Always 41.A harder B. hard C. easy D. easier42.A. one hour work B. an hour work C. a work of an hour D. an hours work43. A. break up it B. break up them C. break it up D. break them up来源:学科网44. A. with a st
21、op B. without stopping C. stopping D. stop45.A. at B. until C. for D. in46. A. lunch B. free time C. meals D. snack47.A.that B. which C. what D. in which48A. at a time B. in a short time C. once D. at the same time49.A. make B. making C. makes D. made50.A. very B. more C. quite D. too四、阅读理解（共 15 小题；
22、每小题 2 分，计 30 分）（A）Volunteers WantedWelcome to Huaihua Museum!Its a nonprofit（非盈利性的） museum for children under 12 years oldAre you good with children？Are you interested in history and art?来源:学|科| 网 Z|X|X|KWe need volunteers to work for us on weekendsPlease call Miss Green at 2325347Dancing ClubFor ag
23、e groups： 510 years oldEvery Saturday 7：00 pm to 9：00 pmYingfeng Street 298，HuaihuaPhone number： 2758369Just 5 yuan a time51. The museum is about A. science and art B. history and robots C. history and art D. science and robots52. Who can visit the museum for free? A. Adults. B. Children under 12. C
24、. Children over 12. D. The old.53. We can know that the Dancing Club .第 6 页 共 11 页A. is a nonprofit club B. opens once a week C. is for people of all ages D. is free for everyone（B）Many people say dolphins are intelligent. They seem to be able to think, understand and learn things quickly. But are t
25、hey as smart as humans, or are they more like cats and dogs? Dolphins use their brains quite differently from the way humans do. But scientists say dolphins and humans are very similar in some ways. How?Like humans, every dolphin has its own “name“. The name is a special whistle (哨声). Each dolphin c
26、hooses a specific (特有的) whistle for itself, usually by its first birthday Dolphins are like people in other ways, too. They “talk“ to each other about a lot of things-such as their age, their feelings, and finding food. They also use a system of sounds and body language to communicate. Understanding
27、 dolphin conversation is not easy for humans. No one “speaks dolphin“ yet, but some scientists are trying to learn.Dolphins are also social animals. They live in groups called pods, and they often join others from different pods to play games and have fun-just like people. Scientists believe playing
28、 together is something only intelligent animals do.Dolphins and humans are similar in another way: both species make plans for getting things they want. In the seas of southern Brazil, for example, dolphins use an intelligent plan to get food. When there are fish near a boat, dolphins signal (发信号 )
29、to the fishermen to put their nets in the water. Using this method, the men can catch a lot of fish. Why do dolphins help the men? There is an advantage for them they get to eat some of the fish that escape (逃脱) from the net.54. What is a dolphins “name”?A. It is a kind of game. B. It is a body sign
30、.C. It is a dolphins age. D. It is a specific sound.55. What does the underlined word “others“ refer to?A. Other fishes. B. Other people C. Other dolphins D. Other games56. What can we infer from the passage?A. Some scientists can understand dolphins system of sounds.B. Dolphins probably help fisher
31、men by using their body language.C. Humans join dolphins groups to get things we want. D. Dolphins can talk to humans about their age and their feelings. 57. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Dolphins can communicate with each other at birth.B. Dolphins are social animals because they play toget
32、her.C. Dolphins are smart and are like humans in some ways.D. Dolphins help humans do many things like catching fish.(C)There are many national parks in Africa where you can goon safari(游猎). In the northeast of South Africa, there is a national park named Kruger National Park. It is about 20,000 squ
33、are kilometers. Many kinds of plants and animals live in Kruger, including the famous “Big Five“. For hunters, these five animals are some of the most difficult and dangerous to catch. Many 第 7 页 共 11 页travelers think mainly about seeing the Big Five while on safari. But there are many other interes
34、ting, and much smaller animals too. Tanzania(坦桑尼亚) is another country with many parks where you can go on safari. The good place is Gombe Stream National Park in the west of the country. It has thick forest, old trees, and beautiful lakes. When you go deep into the forest, you can sit to wait for so
35、me animals to come near. Youll be glad to watch these animals playing, eating and communicating(交流) with each other. Chobe National Park in the country Botswana is another popular place for safari. You can see one of the largest elephant groups in the world there. You can see elephants face to face
36、in this national park. When you go around the park and feel the grass moving, there may be elephants. Then you can see them nearer. They walk past you to look for food.58. If you go to the north-east of South Africa, the best place to go on safari is_. A. Chobe National Park B. Gombe Stream National
37、 Park C. Tan. D. Kruger National Park 59. What does “Big Five“ mean in the passage? A. They are five big parks. B. They are five kinds of big and dangerous animals. C. They are five good hunters. D. They are five high mountains. 60. How many countries does the writer mention(提到) in the passage? A. O
38、ne. B. Two. C.Three. D. Four. 61. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Gombe Stream National Park is a good place with thick forest and beautiful lakes. B. Gombe Stream National Park is one of the parks where you can go on safari in Tanzania. C. Chobe National Park has many elephants. D. You can s
39、ee interesting small animals around the lake in Chobe National Park. （D）Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes (雪花) falling. Ever wanted to hold them in your hands? They are always lost when they meet your hands.Well, this isnt just a problem for you. It was a problem for Wilson Bentley, too. In
40、 the 1870s, Wilson Bentley was just a teenager. His family lived in a small town in northeast America. Winters there were long and hard. Bentleys mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didnt go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mothers bo
41、oks. But he was interested in his mothers microscope (显微镜). When the other boys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakes. Bentley loved watching snowflakes. For the next two years, young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watc
42、hing these ice crystals (晶体) under his microscope. The boy thought they were beautiful enough for him to start to draw pictures of them. But there were so many snowflakes that he couldnt draw them all.How could he keep their beauty all the time? Bentley thought of buying a camera.The boy and his mot
43、her asked his father to buy one. But, his father didnt agree. He thought 第 8 页 共 11 页the whole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming.But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes. On January 15, 1885, durin
44、g a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his camera. “It was the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later.For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals. Later he became famous as “Snowflake” Bentley.62. The best title for this
45、 passage is .A. Snowflake Photos B. Snowflake BoyC. Long and Hard Winters D. Teenage Photographer (摄影师)63. We can tell from the story that Bentleys father was .A. a farmer B. a funny man C. a writer D. a school teacher64. Which of the following statements about Bentley is TRUE?A. He didnt get any kind of education as a child.B. He was born into a rich family.C. He was crazy about the beauty of snowflakes.D. He was the only person to take photos of snowflakes.65. The “ice crystals” in the third paragraph refers to (指的是)“ ”.A. water drops