桃园中学2015—2016学年第一学期期中检测八年级英语试题

本卷共 6 页，分五部分，共73小题，全卷满分100分，考试用时90分钟

一、听力部分(共两节，满分15分)

第一节 听力理解(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

每段播放两遍.请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项。

听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题

1. Where was the bike invented?

A. In America. B. In China. C. In England.

2. When was the bike invented?

A. In the 1990s. B. In the 1880s. C. In 1818.

听下面一段对话，回答第3-5题

3. What are they talking about?

A. They are talking about the sun.

B. They are talking about the earth.

C. They are talking about the moon.

4. How far is the moon from the earth?

A. 380,000 kilometres. B. 38,000 kilometres. C. 3,800,000 kilometres.

5. Why can nothing live there?

A. Because there is no sunlight.

B. Because there is no air or water.

C. Because it’s too far from the earth.

听下面一段对话，回答第6-8题

6. What is Mike doing now?

A. He is watching TV programs.

B. He is making a telephone call.

C. He is buying a TV set.

7. Why does Mary say Mike’s mobile phone is nice?

A. Because Mike’s phone is very expensive.

B. Because he can listern to music and take photos with it.

C. Because the mobile phone can receive TV programs.

8. How many channels need to be paid for?

A. Some of the channels.

B. None of the channels.

C. All of the channels.

听下面一段对话，回答第9-10题

9. If you want to volunteer on Saturday afternoon, you will meet _______.

A. at 2:30 at the school gate

B. at 2:30 at the park gate

C. at 2:00 at the school gate

10. We should bring __________.

A. a hat B. a plastic bag C. an umbrella

第二节 听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

二、语言知识与应用

第一节 单项选择(共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分)

11.Who is the __________ at Physics, Bob, Tom or Jack?

A. good B. well C. better D. best

12. We can see _____________ stars in the sky at night.

A. millions of B. million C. millions D. million of

13. If you don’t know the meanings of these new words, you can ________ in the dictionary.

A. look for them B. look them for C. look them up D. look up them

14. He will walk by the beach instead of ____________ in the sea.

A. swiming B. swimming C. swims D. swam

15. All of us became very _________ when arriving at the top of the mountain.

A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. excitedly

16.---Would you like to have __________ coffee?

--No, thanks. I don’t want _______ drinks now.

A. any, any B.any;some C.some;some D.some;any

17. I think the _______ lesson is more difficult than the ________.

A. ninth; twentieth B. nineth; twenty

C. nineth; twentieth D. ninth; twenty

18.A smile costs _______, but gives so much.

A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

19. After a whole day’s work, why not stop ________ a rest?

A.having B.to have C.have D.to having

20.---Joe, keep ________ on your homework and keep __________.

A.working; quiet B.to work;quietly

C.working;quietly D.to work; quietly

第二节 语法选择 (共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some children wish to be writers when they grow up. That 21 that they want to write stories or books. They would be happy if many people read their stories or books some day, but I would like 22 these children that they will need to be good readers and read a lot before they become good writers.

Nearly all great writers often listened 23 others tell stories long before they started school. They also 24 on reading for hours and hours for years. Even when they had become writers, they spent much of their time 25 books instead of watching TV in the evening.

If you are a good reader, it won’t take you long 26 the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read 27 books for fun. You will read so 28 that you will always want to look for more books to read.

If you want to be a writer, reading is very 29 . When you decide to become a writer, you had better tell 30 , “I must read more and more if I really want to become a good writer.”

21. A. means B. meaning C. mean D. meant

22. A. tell B. telling C. told D. to tell

23. A. for B. to C. at D. of

24. A. keep B. keeping C. kept D. will keep

25. A. read B. reads C. reading D. to read

26. A. do B. doing C. did D. to do

27. A. others B. other C. another D. the other

28. A. good B. well C. better D. best

29. A. important B. importantly C. importance D. more importantly

30. A. you B. your C. yourself D. yours

三、完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The computer was one of the most important inventions of last century. At that time, it was as large as a room. Now, some computers are as ____31_____as television sets. Some computers can even be made smaller than a book . About 20 years ago, the computer was a strange machine in China. Not many people ___32_____ it and said yes to it.

Today, much of that is _____33 ______. In 1984, when Deng Xiaoping ____34_____ two pupils working on the computers in Shanghai, he said that computer lessons _____35_____ start from children. So there was the first computer book for middle school students. Now, in Shanghai, _____36_____ all middle schools have computers courses. Most of the students have their own compupters at home. With the help of the Internet, they can send and ____37_____ messages and e-mails, they can learn about the world _____38_____.

Now, computers are ____39_____ used in banks, factories, airports and so on. The computer is coming into everyone’s life, so it is important for us to learn ______40______ to use a computer freely.

31. A. huge B.small C.great D.little

32.A.thought B.understood C.said D.learnt

33.A.changing B.moving C.turning D.happening

34.A.looked B.heard C.found D.watched

35.A.can B.may C.would D.should

36.A.most B.almost C.only D.no

37.A.receive B.give C.do D.make

38.A.much slowly B.more slowly C.much quickly D.more quickly

39.A.widely B.recently C.slowly D.carefully

40.A.when B.where C.how D.why

四、阅读理解(分阅读选择和阅读填空，满分30+5=35分)

(一)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）

The Encyclopedia Britannica is a world-famous encyclopedia. It is the oldest English-language encyclopedia. The first edition was published in 1768,and of course, the first edition had the fewest volumes, but since then there have been 15 editions. The 15th edition is made up of 32 volumes. Together they contain about 40 million words on half a million topics.

Today, there is a DVD edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. You can also find it

online.

41.When was the first Encyclopedia Britannica published?

A.1678 B.1876 C.1768 D.15

42. How many topics does the 15th edition contain?

A.40,000,000 B.20,000,000 C.1,000,000 D.500,000

43. Up till 2015, how many printed editions of Encyclopaedia Britannica can you find?

A.1 B.15 C.32 D.3

44. Can you guess how many volumes are there in the 1st edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica?

A.7 B.15 C.20 D.32

45. Besides 15 printed editions, does the Encyclopaedia Britannica have other editions? And What are they?

A. Yes, it does. There is a DVD edition.

B. Yes, it does. There is a DVD edition and an online edition.

C. No, it doesn’t.

D. Not mentioned in the passage.

( B )

This is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he tried to join the school’s golf team, he quickly lost the only important match.

He didn’t have friends, either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “Hello” to Sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised.

Sparky was a loser（失败者） and everyone knew it. So he accepted it.

But one thing was important to Sparky — drawing. He was proud of his artwork. In senior high school, he sent some cartoons to the editors of the yearbook but he was turned down. Sparky was hurt. But he didn’t lose hope because he believed in his ability. He decided to become a professional artist.

He wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios after graduating from high school. The studio asked him to draw some cartoons on a certain subject. Sparky spent a lot of time on the cartoons. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios: they didn’t like cartoons.

Was it time to stop drawing?

Sparky didn’t think so. He started to put his own life in the cartoons. He created his childhood self — a little boy loser: Charlie Brown. He wasn’t good at football. But Charlie Brown would soon become famous worldwide. Sparky, the boy who used to fail school and who was refused again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

46.Which of the following about Sparky is TRUE?

A. He was too shy to talk with his classmates.

B. He didn’t care about any of his classmates.

C. He helped his team win an important golf match.

D. He didn’t pass any exam when he was in Grade 8.

47.What was Sparky interested in?

A. Drawing. B. Sports. C. Writing. D. Physics.

48.What can we learn from Sparky?

A. Find your own talent and stick to it.

B. Believe you are cleverer than others.

C. Give all your time to your interests.

D. Learn drawing if you want to succeed.

49.The underlined words “turned down”(in paragraph 4) most probably mean “________”.

A. hired B. chosen C. refused D. accepted

50. Who is Charlie Brown?

A. A professional artist. B. A cartoon character.

C. A friend of Sparky’s. D. An editor of Walt Disney studios.

( C)

51. The job ads（广告）on the left are probably from___________.

A. a newspaper B. a storybook

C. a science book D. a picture book

52. If you like children and have two free days, you can call at __________ for a job.

A. 556-779 B. 558-366 C. 766-588 D. 633-810

53. If Tom has driven for nine years, can he get the driver job?

A. Yes, he can. B. No, he can’t. C. I don’t know. D. Maybe.

54. __________ are needed in AL Hotel.

A. Cleaners B. Baby-sitters C. Reporters D. Waiters

55. If you enjoy writing during your summer vacation, you may be more interested in the job in ________.

A. ad (1) B. ad (2) C. ad (3) D. ad (4)

( 二) 阅读填空(共5空，每空1分，满分5分)（根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文,将A, B, C, D, E填在下面56-60 的横线上）

____________56___________Unluckily, there were only 3 rooms left on the 4th floor, 7th floor and 13th floor. Then they became arguing about numbers.

The Chinese said, “We don’t like the number 4, because it sounds like death in Chinese. _____________57__________The number 9 is also loved by us because it means living a long time.” Anyway, he refused to stay in the room on the 4th floor.__________58__________, because the number 13 meant evil and betray for them, while the number 4 meant perfect and lucky in his country. _________59__________Finally, the Korean spoke in a happy voice, “that would be perfect for us. No.13 is my lucky number. But I would like to stay alone in the room.”

At last, they were told that there was only one bed in the room on the 4th floor. __________60__________________Do you know where the four people that night?

56________ 57. ________ 58. __________ 59.____________ 60. ___________

五、写作(共三节，满分30分)

第一节 单词拼写(共6小题；每小题l分，满分6分)

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。(每空只写一词)（温馨提示：记得写首字母哦）

61.---Do you know Kelvin’s birthday?

---Yes. He was b________ on December 25th.

62. ----What’s the p__________ of the watch.

---- It’s about 3,000 yuan.

63. He is the most p_______ student in his class. All the students like him very much.

64.It is wrong to c___________ others’ homework.

65. My father wants to s_______ his new car and buy a new one.

66. Mr White has a s_________ and a daughter.

第二节 完成句子(共7小题，每小题2分，满分14分)

根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。(每空只写一词)。

67. 小朋友们有时候需要依赖父母。

Children sometimes need to __________ _________ our parents all the time.

68. 如果我们不保护动物们，总有一天它们会灭绝。

If we don’t protect the animals, they will one day.

69. 我们正在期待着和他的朋友去参观长城。

We are ___________ __________ ___________ __________ the Great Wall.

70. 这条街道没有那条街道那么宽敞。

This street is _______ ___________ ________ _________ that one.

71. 小明经常和她的爷爷、奶奶保存联系。

Xiao Ming often _________ ________ __________ ________ his grandparents.

72. 爸妈饭后喜欢一起去散步。

My parents like _______ _______ _______ _______ after dinner together.

73. 很久以前，人们只会用这种方式来算数。

_______ ___________ _________ ____________, people could only count numbers in this way.

第三节 书面表达（共1小题，满分10分）

随着电脑和互联网的发展，越来越多的学生开始使用电脑和网络。清根据以下调查结果把同学们的讨论结果整理出来，并就如何正确使用网络提出你的观点，写一篇80字左右的英语短文。文章开头已给出，不计入总数。

Recently, our school did a survey on whether we should use the Internet.

According to the survey, ________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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