江苏省镇江市丹徒区2015-2016年八年级下英语第一次调研试卷有答案

2015-2016学年第二学期第一次联合学期调研初二年级英语试卷一：听力（略）二、单项填空16. —Have you read the novel called The Hunchback of Notre Dame?—Yes. Quasimodo was ______ugly man, but ______ ugly man was kind and his story touched me.A. a, anB. an, theC. an, anD. the, an17. —How long have you worked in this school? —________2014.A. When.B. Since.C. For.D. Before.18. His legs and arms were tied _______the ground and he coul dn’t move______ he broke the ropes.A to; until B. to; after C. at; until D. in; before19. —Does Jack still live here? —No, he _______to London already.A. has beenB. movedC. will moveD. has moved20. — Do you mind if I sit here? —__________. It’s for my friend Cindy.A. Not at allB. No, I don’t mindC. Better notD. That’s all right21. — IPhones and iPads are so popular these days. —Yes, they can ______our eyes to the outside world.A. open upB. turn upC. call upD. think up22. —When will you hand in your homework? —Sorry, I’m not sure. I _______writing it yet.A. didn’t finishB. don’t finishC. isn’t finishingD. haven’t finished23. —When will Chinese Running Man begin? —It _______ for ten minutes.A. will beginB. has begunC. will be onD. has been on24. The train is running _____the speed of 200 kilometers per hour. A. with B. at C. in D. for25.Linda doesn’t k now _______about her problems.A. who to talkB. where to talk toC. who to talk toD. how to talk to26. I __________ Beijing three times, I know there very well.A. wentB. have been toC. have gone toD. have been in27.—Thank you for giving me so much information. —____________.A. Never mindB. My pleasureC. All rightD. Don’t mention it28. Yesterday Andy _______ his dictionary to me, and said I could _______ it for a week.A. lent; borrowB. borrowed; haveC. lent; keepD. bought; keep29. —Why not stop _______ a rest? —Oh, it’s so exciting that I can’t stop _______ the kite.A. having; flyingB. to have; to flyC. having; to flyD. to have; flying30. That park _____ some bridges and a lake.A. is made ofB. is made fromC. is made inD. is made up of三、完形填空J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best sellers in the world. She __31_ born in Bristol on July 31, 1965. She has one sister who is two years __32_ than her. Both girls loved __33 to their father read bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magical world. Rowling wrote her first story 34 the age of six. On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who has magic, but he himself does n’t know it. In 1992, Rowling began to __35 the first Harry Potter book for young __36 . It came out in June 1997. The book was a great success. And the film about it came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series is ___37___ with people of all ages and about sixty 38 books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine(想像) being like him. That's __39 Harry Potter series has been so popular.J. K. Rowling is very 40 with the success. Now she's really enjoying her life. She says she will go on writing children's books.31. A. is B. was C. are D. were32. A. tallest B. higher C. oldest D. younger33. A. telling B. writing C. listening D. speaking34. A. in B. at C. for D. to35. A. listen B. read C. write D. enjoy36. A. writers B. drivers C. singers D. readers37. A. bad B. popular C. glad D. busy38. A. million B. millions C. million of D. millions of39. A. when B. where C. why D. what40. A. sad B. worried C. unhappy D. happy四、阅读理解 AWuxi, China TRAVEL COMPANYBeijing is the place to go Best Beijing of 5 daysFrom ￥799 2 nights Beijing Hotel & 2 nights Changcheng HotelBook online or call 0541-7666888 Beijing Hotel:Close to Tian’anmen Square Prize-winning garden Bars & French restaurantsSwimming poolChangcheng Hotel: Gardens with mountain views Restaurants & CafesNight club Buses to the downtownDeparture（出发）Date PriceJun.8 ￥899 Jul.29 ￥999 Aug.30 ￥799 Sept.30 ￥1299To book, choose your departure dateBusiness HoursWeekdays: 24 hours Weekends: 8:00 am ----6:00 pm41. If you want to watch the national flag raising ceremony (升国旗仪式) on National Day, which departure dateshould we choose? A. June 8 B. July 29 C. August 30 D. September 3042. We can NOT book by telephone at _______.A. 9:00 am, MondayB. 9:00 pm, ThursdayC. 9:00 am, SaturdayD. 9:00 pm, Sunday43. According to the ad, which of the following is TRUE? A. This ad is given by a Beijing travel company.B. We can save ￥500 leaving in late August instead of late September.C. Changcheng Hotel is in the center of Beijing.D. We can stay in Beijing for four days and five nights.BThis is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne. It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. H owever, a version(版本) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared(出现) in a songbook three years later.The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.44. This passage is from .A. a newspaper B.a magazine C. a TV program D. a radio program45. The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared .A. in 1790B. in 1793C. in 1796D. in 1799CCan you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.Lu Jialei, 17, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant(选手), explained its meaning and gave example sentences. The contestant was needed to write down the word.Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Mo dern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days.There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon(武器). She studied how Chinese characters were formed.“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how writers use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.46. Lu Jialei was born in ________. A. 1997 B. 1999 C. 2001 D. 200247. Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.A. for more than one weekB. as long as one weekC. for more than half a monthD. as long as half a month48. The contestant was needed to write down the word ________.A. after the contestant read the word to the hostB. before the host read the word to the contestantC. after the host explained its meaning and gave example sentencesD. before the contestant explained its meaning and gave example sentences49. Lu Jialei’s secret weapon was that ________. A. she paid attention to detailsB. she was the smartest contestantC. she found the beauty of Chinese languageD . she studied how Chinese characters were formed.50. From the passage we can infer(推断) ________ isn’t an important part of inheriting Chinese culture.A. trying to write Chinese charactersB. using chopsticks when having mealsC. giving and receiving presents at ChristmasD. spending the Spring Festival with familiesDMy favourite book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St Petersburg, Missouri. He's a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures(探险). He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days.My favourite scene(场景) in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral(葬礼). He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears(出现). Everyone is surprised to see him, but they're also pleased to see him alive.Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom's best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man in the story.The theme of the story is about children's growing up. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviors(行为).Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876. but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today. Although it's only a story, Mark Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states(州) of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real Today it's one of the greatest books in American literature(文学). Go to read it! I know you'll enjoy it.51. Where does Tom run away with his two friends?A. To a quiet street.B. To a small town.C. To an island.D. To a forest.52. Who is the bad man in the story? A. Huck Finn. B. Injun Joe. C. Becky. D. Polly.53. How do people feel when Tom appears at his own funeral? A. They were surprised and pleased.B. They were surprised and sad.C. They were worried but excited.D. They were afraid but happy.54. The whole book is mainly about_________. A. freedom and social rulesB. children’s bad behaviorsC. the growth of young childrenD. strangers in American small towns55. The writer writes the passage to______.A. ask us to read the bookB. tell us how popular the book is todayC. tell us when Mark Twain wrote the storyD. tell us why the story sounds very real五、填空56. Everyone __ _ (除了) Jack has completed all the work, because he is ill in hospital.57. Every Christmas, the poor old man __ ___ (收到) lots of presents from warm-hearted people.58. The young girl who works in the UN can speak____ _____ (几个，数个) languages.59. Our teachers have told us that ___ _____(知识) can change our destiny(命运).60. This is a wonderful __ ____ (经历) that I will remember forever.61. It’s said that the dinosaur has been _____ (die) for millions of years.62. Some of our students are wondering who to ask for__ ____ (advise) on books.63. The strong wind made Gulliver’s ship _______ (crash) against the rocks.64. We cannot pay for the trip to these _ ___ (Europe) countries because it’s too expensive.65. Would you mind my__ (sit) by the window? I’d like to see the beautiful view outside.六、按要求改写下列句子71. A boy student in my class left Lishui last term. （用since改写句子）A boy student in my class _ __ _ __ __ __ from Lishui since last term.72. Liu Qiangdong is as old as my father. (同义句改写)Liu Qiangdong is ___ ____ ______ _ ____ ____ as my father.73. It’s forty minutes’ ride from Lishui to Nanjing. (对划线部分提问)__ _____ ____ ___ is it from Lishui to Nanjing?74. I’m still not sure. What should I write about in the report? （合并为一句）I’m still not sure _______ ___ ___ write about in the report.七、阅读填空，阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在空格里填入一个最恰当的单词Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. His parents came from Japan. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. Often he worked from four o'clock in the morning until midnight. He slept in a room with 100 other men. Later in life, Yamasaki remembered these times and was always good to his workers.Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw. Yamasaki used a new design(设计) for the buildings. These buildings are now the Century Plaza Hotel, and Tower in Los Angeles, California.Yam asaki’s designs were not the same as other architects’. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He always designed buildings to please people. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life. Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. It is very famous.In 1993, a bomb exploded (爆炸) in the World Trade Center. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.Minoru Yamasaki died in 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and八、书面表达当前，你们学校正开展“好书伴我成长”活动。