1、八年级英语第二次测试 总分： 150 分 命题人：王歆梅 一、听力测试（ 25 分） 听五段 对话，回答 1 至 6 小题。 （） 1.What should the girl do? A. Lie down and rest. B.Take some medicine. C.Drink lots of hot water. （） 2.What kind of chores does the boy like to do? A. Do the dishes. B.Make his bed. C.Sweep the floor. （） 3.Where are they going? A.Scho
2、ol B.The hospital C.Tims grandmas home. （） 4.Where was Peter when the rainstorm came? A.At home B.At school C.At Kittys party （） 5.What doesnt the boy do in the old peoples home? A. Sing for the old people. B.Listen to the old people. C.Clean up the old peoples house. （） 6.How is John feeling these
3、days? A.Tired B,Worried C.Unhappy B)听对话或独白。 听第一段对话，回答第 7、 8 小题。 （） 7.How old is Erics grandfather? A.60 B.65 C.70 （） 8.Whats the womans advice? A. Drinking hot tea with honey often. B.Lying down and resting often. C.Taking some medicine often. 听第二段对话，回答第 9、 10 小题。 （） 9.Which is the best way to go th
4、ere？ A By plane. B.By bus C.By train （） 10.How much does a ticket cost? A.520yuan B.560yuan C.580yuan 听第三段对话，回答第 11 至 13 小题。 （） 11.When will the concert be on? A. On Saturday evening. B.On Sunday evening. C.On Sunday morning （） 12.Who will give the concert? A.Wang Feng B.Zhang Jie C.Ping An （） 13.Ho
5、w will they go to the concert? A.On foot B. By subway C.By bike 听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至 16 小题。 （） 14.What time did John get up this morning? A.At ten B.At eight C.At seven （） 15.What day is it today? A.Friday B.Saturday C.Sunday （） 16.What was the girl doing this morning? A.Shopping B.Cleaning C.Sleeping 听
6、下面一段独白，回答第 17 至 20 小题。 （） 17.Where did the old lady put the pieces of glass? A.On the street B.Into the bag C.Into her box （） 18.Who were talking on the street? A.An old lady and a policeman B.A policeman and some kids C.An old lady and some kids （） 19.Why did the old lady pick up the pieces of glas
7、s? A. To sell the glass. B.To clean the street. C.To keep the kids from being hurt （） 20.What did the policeman do then? A. He thanked the old lady. B.He joined the old lady. C.He played with the kids. C)听短文，补全五个句子，每个空格不超过三个单词。 21._is our head teacher. 22.Mr Black likes_. 23.Ms King teaches us_. 24,
8、Miss White goes swimming_a week. 25.The speaker usually plays tennis with his_. 二 . 单项选择。（ 30 分） ( ) 26 What does the sign on the bottle mean? It means . A. This side up B. Dangerous C. Recyclable D. No Parking ( ) 27. How about going hiking this weekend? Sorry, I prefer rather than . A. to stay at
9、home; go out B. to go out; stay at home C. staying at home; go out D. going out; stay at home ( ) 28. We really shouldnt use plastic bags any more when shopping. Its important to protect our environment. A. So does it. B. With pleasure. C. Thats OK. D. So it is. ( ) 29.Its difficult for the village
10、children to cross the river to get to school. We think a bridge_over the river. A. was built B. should be built C. has been built D. is being built ( ) 30 Can you imagine that _ little ants can eat _ many big worms. A.so; so B.such; such C.such; so D.so; such ( ) 31 . Shanghai is larger than _ city
11、in New Zealand. A. any other B. other C. all other D.any ( ) 32 Is Li Hong in the library? Pardon? I asked the library. A. if Li Hong was in B. if is Li Hong in C. Li Hong is in D. was Li Hong in ( ) 33. Must they clean and tidy the classroom now? No, they . It after school in the afternoon. A. must
12、nt; must clean B. neednt; must clean C. mustnt; need be cleaned D. dont have to; can be cleaned ( ) 34. Its one oclock now. I must go. Its raining outside. Dont leave it stops. A. when B. since C. while D. until ( ) 35.-Are you satisfied with the result of the exam? -Not at all. I cant have _. A.a w
13、orse one B.a better one C.the worse one D.the best one （ ） 36. I wont leave my office until my work _. A. will finish B. are finished C. is finished D was finished （ ） 37. You never told us why you were late for the meeting,_? _. I think it is not necessary to explain. A.weren t you; No B. did you;
14、No C. did you; Yes D. didn t you; No （ ） 38 -Will you join us to play basketball on Saturday afternoon? -_, but I promised to go swimming with Eric. A. Never mind B. Many thanks C. Take it easy D. With pleasure （ ） 39. My brother isnt at home. He _to the library. A.has been B.was C.has gone D.went （
15、 ） 40. _it is windy_rainy,shes never late for work. A.Whether,or B.If, and C.Either,or D.If,or ( )41. There is no enough _ on the corner to put the table. A. place B. room C. floor D. ground （ ) 42. A latest magazine, please. - Only one left. Would you like to have _? A. it B. one C. this D. that (
16、) 43. The teacher asked the boy many questions,but he only answered_ of them A. some B.lots C.each D.few ( ) 44.Japan is _ the east of China, Taiwan is _ the southeast of China. A. in; in B. to; in C. on ; to D. in; to ( ) 45.The postman shouted, Mr Green, here is a letter _ you. A. to B. from C. fo
17、r D. of ( ) 46. Mary dances best in our school. I agree. I ll never forget _ her dance for the first time. A. see B.to see C.seeing D.seen ( ) 47. There are many people dowmstairs. What do you think _ ? A. to happen B. happening C. is happened D. has happened ( ) 48. I want to teach inTibet when I g
18、raduate from the college. -Me too.Teachers _very much there. A. need B. are needing C. are needed D. is needed ( ) 49. I don t have to introduce him to you _ you know the boy. A. until B. unless C. since D. but ( )50. I dont think we can finish all the work before Friday, _? A. do I B. can we C. can
19、 t we D. don t we ( ) 51.-Why dont you choose the red tie? -For me, it doesn t _ my shirt very well. A. fix B. accept C. compare D.match ( ) 52. The nurse told the children the sun _ in the east. A. rises B. rose C. will rise D. has risen ( ) 53. Are you sure you have to? Its been very late. -I don
20、t know _ I can do it if not now. A. where B. why C. when D. how ( ) 54. I could not get through the door because there was a big stone _. A. by the way B. on the way C. out of the way D. in the way ( ) 55. Can you lend me the book _ the other day? A. that you talked B. you talked about it C. which y
21、ou talked to D. you talked about 三 .完型填空 （ 30 分） A When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 56_ . Some stories are told 57 _they were true. Real people who live in a 58_ world do real things; in other words, the sto
22、ries are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 59_ . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 60_ for us. But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even rea
23、listic writing is only 6 1_. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we 62_ seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 63_. Readin
24、g, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 64_. When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our 65_ -which is realand our imaginationwhich is real in a different way - to make the words come to life in our minds. Both realism and fantasy(幻想 ) 66_ t
25、he imagination and the “ magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 67_ realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we 68_ that we are real and they are 69_ . It sounds 70_ ,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing informat
26、ion and 71_ about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by 72_that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too. Most of us probably don t think about what is going on in our 73_ when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose 74_ in a good sto
27、ry, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 75_we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books. （） 56. A. possible B. easy C. new D. different （） 57. A. that B. what C. whether D. as if （） 58. A. usual B. normal C. certa
28、in D. common （） 59. A. realistic(现实的 ) B. reasonable（合理的） C. moral D. instructive（有教育意义的） （） 60. A. difficult B. impossible C. important D. necessary （） 61. A. thinkable B. designed C. imagined D. planned （） 62. A. do B. make C. have D. are （） 63. A. lessons B. dreams C. experience D. magic （） 64. A
29、. working B .thinking C. living D. understanding （） 65. A. knowledge B. skill C. words D. grammar （） 66. A. make B. get C. use D. have （） 67. A. a newspaper B. something C. everything D. a story （） 68. A. find B. learn C. know D. hope （） 69. A. too B. not C. all D. so （） 70. A. dangerous B. serious
30、C. strange D. terrible （） 71. A. talk B. learn C. read D. think （） 72. A. telling B. pretending C. promising D. guessing （） 73. A. mind B. life C. world D. society （） 74. A. heart B. time C. money D. ourselves （） 75. A. what B. how C. when D. why （ B）选词填空，并用其适当形式填空。 how, they ,winter, summer spend,
31、care , dance , take, show , open , only, good The world of the out-of doors is full of secrets. And 1. _ are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying them. All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The facts about 2._ they live and grow are as interesting as anything co
32、uld be. Do you know that one of the great presidents of the United States 3 _ hours and hours studying birds? A businessman who lives near New York City became so interested in insects(昆虫 ) that he began to collect them. He now has more than one thousand different kinds 4. _ kept in the glass boxes.
33、 Come then with me, and I will help you find some of Natures secrets. Let us go quietly through the woods and fields. Here we shall find how a rabbit tells the other rabbits that there is danger. We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones as they search for food and get ready for 5. _ sleep. W
34、e shall watch bees 6. _ in the air to let other bees know where they can find food. I will 7._ you many other interesting things, but the 8. _ thing that I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears 9._ when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secrets 10._ to people who look and listen carefully.
35、 76_ 77. _ 78. _ 79. _ 80. _ 81 _ 82. _ 83. _ 84. _ 85. _ 四 、 阅读 理解（ 50 分） A I am 15. Now Im studying English in London. I want to invent a language machine that can help me understand as many languages as possible. Marie, France I am 13. I dream of going to a top university after I graduate. I want
36、 to be a reporter in the future. Michiko, Japan I am a 12 year-old girl. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit Egypt some day! Masha, Russia I am a 16 year-old girl in Tibet(西藏 ). The Qinghai Tibet Railway has been built. Ill be able to reach Beijing by train in about 48 hours. My dream is
37、 to go to Beijing to watch the 2008 Olympic Games this summer holiday. Joma, China I am 14 years old. I dream of inventing a machine that can send things or people from one place to another in a minute. Andrew, the USA 86. Who is from the USA? A. Masha. B. Marie. C. Michiko. D. Andrew. 87. What is M
38、iehikos dream? A. Visiting Egypt. B. Going from one place to another in a minute. C. Going to a top university. D. Inventing a language machine. 88. How old will Joma be when the 2008 Olympic Games are held? A. Fourteen. B. Fifteen. C. Sixteen. D. Eighteen. 89. Which sentence is RIGHT according to t
39、he passage? A. People in Tibet will be able to get to Beijing by train in about two days. B. Marie is now studying English in the USA. C. The Qinghai Tibet Railway hasnt been built yet. D. Masha wants to be a reporter when she grows up. 90. The best title for this passage would be _. A. I have a dre
40、am! B. Different students from different countries C. Five middle school students D. Our inventions B There are many wetlands（湿地） in China and some of them have become the world s important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng， Jiangsu Province. They are hom
41、e for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve（自然保护区） is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world， but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea
42、 Wetlands. The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine， too. They are really good places for wildlife（野生生物）。 Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wet
43、lands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife. Luckily， more and more people are beginning to realize the important of wetlands and wildlife. Every
44、 year， on February 2nd， many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands. 91. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the _ of China. A. east B. south C. west D. north 92. Usually the weather in the wetlands is _. A. hot B. pleasant C. cold D. dry 93. The World Wetlands Day is on _. A. Apr
45、il 22 B. June 25 C. February 2 D. March 22 94. We must protect wetlands because _. A. they are home for wildlife B. they can prevent flood C. they can offer food to the animals and birds D. all of the above 95. The best title for the passage is _. A. Chinas Wetlands Have All Entered the Worlds List
46、B. WetlandsHome for Wildlife and Human Beings C. Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands D. Wetlands Valuable Recourses（珍贵资源） of Land on the Earth C J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six.
