1、八年级英语试卷第 1 页（共 7 页） 常州市第二十四中学 2014-2015 学年第一学期 八年级第一次质量调研英语试卷 2014.10 命题人：邓佳妮 审卷人：芦敏 一、单项选择（共 20 题，每小题 1 分） ( )1. John is _ honest boy. I am sure he will be _ useful person in the future. A. a; a B. a; an C. an; a D. an; an ( )2. Bill, _ his brother, _ playing baseball. A. unlike; dislikes B. dislik
2、e; unlikes C. unlike; dislike D. dislikes; unlike ( )3. _ the morning of September 8th, many visitors arrived _ the train station for a tour. A. In; at B. On; to C. In; in D. On; at ( )4. _ the students in my class _ 52. A . A number of, is B. A number of, are C. The number of, is D. The number of,
3、are ( )5. You need _ fit. A. exercise keeping B. exercising to keep C. to exercise keeping D. to exercise to keep ( )6. Mr. Lin tells us our school is _than _. A. much more beautiful; his B. more beautiful; her C. much beautiful; theirs D. many more beautiful; yours ( ) 7. My mother seems quite _ my
4、 health. A. worried about B. worry about C. worried D. worries about ( )8. He is such an _ person that I never feel _ with him. A. interested, boring B. interesting, bored C. interesting, boring D. interested, bored ( )9. -Shall we leave for the park now? -No, wed better wait until 9:30. Its rush ho
5、ur now and there is _ traffic. A. too many B. too much C. many too D. much too ( )10. _ people knew him before. But now he is famous to all the young. A. A few B. Few C. Many D. A little ( )11. Jim draws _ but Tom draws even _. A. bad; badly B. badly, more badly C. badly; worse D. bad; worse ( )12.
6、I spend_ time on my homework than you do. That means you have _ homework than I do. A. less, much B. more, less C. less, less D. less, more ( )13. Eddie is eight years old, but we have seven candles(蜡烛) only. We need _ candle. A. one another B. some more C. one more D. one much ( )14. The River Sein
7、e is one of the _ in France. A. beautifulest rivers B. most beautiful rivers C. most beautifully rivers D. most beautiful river ( )15. -What makes her so _ today? -Well, she did not pass the exam _. A. happy; unlucky B. unhappy; unluckily C. happily; luckily D. unhappily; lucky ( )16. -Who teaches _
8、 English, Lily? -No one. I learn it _. A. your; me B. you; myself C. yourself; my D. your; myself 八年级英语试卷第 2 页（共 7 页） ( )17. The trip from Nanjing to Changzhou _ us about one hours. A. takes B. spends C. costs D. pays ( )18. Dont just believe the advertisement. The thing may be _ as it says. A. as g
9、ood B. not as good C. better D. not better ( )19. _ your support, I cant finish the work. A. Under B. With C. Besides D. Without ( )20. -_? -Hes friendly and helpful. He often helps me with my homework. A. What does he look like B. What does he like C. How does he look D. Whats he like 二、完形填空（共 10 题
10、，每小题 1 分） I was a happy child until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass. It cut my face badly and also left a big _1_ scar (疤痕) in my face. From then on, I walked with my face looking down at the floor so people would not see my face. _2_Mama would say to me, “Hold your h
11、ead up _3_ and face the world.” She would _4_ me in her arms and say, “If you raise your head , it will be _5_, and people will see your beautiful soul (灵魂).” She repeated this whenever I wanted to hide. Even though I still wanted to look down to _6_, I found that sometimes when I raised my head and
12、 let people get to know me, they liked me. My mamas _7_ helped me. I realized that by letting people look at my face, I let them see the beauty _8_ my eyes. In high school I was successful, but I still felt I was unusual. All I really wanted was to look _9_anyone else. When things got really bad, I
13、would tell my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Raise your head and _10_ the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside.” 1. A. pretty B. terrible C. interesting D. nice 2. A. And B. Or C. But D. Because 3. A. down B. low C. high D. far 4. A. put B. show C. catch D. hold 5.
14、 A. OK B. bad C. well D. healthy 6. A. run B. jump C. hide D. cry 7. A. ideas B. words C. smiles D. arms 8. A. from B. before C. outside D. after 9. A. as B. unlike C. different from D. like 10. A. face B. invite C. advise D. play 三、阅读理解（共 10 题，每小题 2 分） A A man went out with the wrong boots, one wit
15、h a thick sole(后跟) and the other with a thin one. As he began to walk, he felt uncomfortable, for one foot was higher than the other. He felt very strange and said, “Is there anything wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long, and the other short?“ A passer-by told him that he was wearing
16、 the wrong boots. He looked down and found that 八年级英语试卷第 3 页（共 7 页） it was really so. At once he asked his servant (仆人) to go back home and get another pair. After a while the servant ran back to him. There was nothing in his hand. So he was angry and shouted at him, “Why didnt you get me the right
17、boots?“ “Theres no need to change them,“ the servant said. “The pair at home is the same, one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one.“ ( )1. Why did the man feel uncomfortable when he began to walk? A. Because the road was too bad. B. Because he didnt know the way. C. Because he wore the wr
18、ong boots. D. Because he had no boots. ( )2. The mans legs themselves_. A. were shorter than before B. were longer than before C. were broken on his way D. were right as usual ( )3. From the short passage, we know the servant was_. A. right B. foolish C. careful D. clever B Most people have ambition
19、s. An ambition is something we want to do, want to be or want to have. A students ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams and then get a good job. An athletes ambition could be to win an important competition. A businessmans ambition is usually to make a lot of money. Not all ambiti
20、ons are about success at work，however. Some people just want to be good people, have a family or help others. Bens ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, but swimming and football are his favourites. Trudys ambition is to be a c
21、oncert pianist. She is very serious about it and practises every day with her best friend Lily. It is very important to her. Harrys ambition changes every day. One day he wants to be an astronaut(宇航员). The next day he wants to be a pop singer. The next day he wants to drive a racing car. His mother
22、would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day. ( )4. Most businessmen want_ Ato pass exams and get good jobs Bto win important competitions Cto make a lot of money Dto be a sportswriter ( )5. What does Harrys mother want him to do? A. To be an astronaut B. To drive a raci
23、ng car C. To get up in time for school every day D. To be a pianist ( )6. Whats the meaning of the word “ ambition ” ? A习惯 B爱好 C抱负、志向 D兴趣 八年级英语试卷第 4 页（共 7 页） C “Good evening, guys!” said the teacher, Donna. It was summer time. Summer school was only eight weeks long. Class attendance (出席) was always
24、 smaller than during autumn and spring terms. “Oh, well. Lets get started, OK? We are on page 36 in the workbook. Tonight we are studying participles (分词) as adjectives. Students are always confused (迷惑的) when they learn about the present and past participles, so we will practice this a lot. Tonight
25、, we are just going to practice the present participle. The teacher talked about it for a long time and she gave five examples so that the children could understand it more easily. After a while, the teacher asked, “Any questions so far? Are you following me now?” The classroom was quiet. Donna look
26、ed at the blank (空白的) faces. They were confused. She knew this would take some time. But finally, the faster students would grasp (掌握) it, and then they would help the slower students. By the end of the evening, most of the class would feel comfortable using the present participle. Donna erased the
27、blackboard and put some new examples on it. She loved helping students through the difficult points like this one. She always felt a bit excited when the look of understanding came to their faces. ( ) 7. When Donna began her English class, _. A. it was in the morning. B. it was in autumn or spring.
28、C. all the students were in the classroom. D. a few students didnt come to the classroom. ( ) 8.Why was the classroom quiet? A. Because all the students went out to relax themselves. B. Because the students didnt want to answer the questions. C. Because the students couldnt understand the teacher in
29、 the beginning. D. Because Donna was too strict with all the students and they were afraid of her. ( ) 9. At last, in that evening, _. A. no one could understand what the teacher taught. B. most of the students could use the present participle. C. only some faster students could understand what the
30、teacher taught. D. every student could grasp the present participle without any help. ( ) 10. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Donna taught students the knowledge (知识) on page 36 in the workbook. B. Donna put only five examples on the present participle. C. Donna taught the present participle
31、that evening. D. Seeing the students understood what she taught, Donna was excited. 四、阅读与表达（共 5 题，每小题 1 分） （每空一词） People talk about the problems of losing weight, but most people dont know how the body 八年级英语试卷第 5 页（共 7 页） works or they are unwilling to change their lifestyles. One problem is that wh
32、en they try to lose weight, people often feel hungry. In fact, slimming doesnt mean eating less. It just means eating differently. You should eat more food rich in fiber(纤维 ) instead of food high in fat. It is possible to be slim without ever feeling hungry. Eating more nutrient-rich(营养丰富的) food als
33、o means you feel less hungry because your body is getting what it needs. Another difficulty is the desire(欲望). Most people say that they cannot eat their favorite food because of the weight-loss plans, which causes (导致) them to eat too much “bad” food. A slimming plan shouldnt mean you can never eat
34、 “bad” food. While there is some food that you should pay attention to, you can still take small amounts (量) now and then. Eating one chocolate bar once in a while is not going to end a healthy eating plan. Time can be another problem. When youre busy, it seems much easier to just have a snack than
35、to prepare a “good” meal. Slimming doesnt mean you will have to spend more time. You can fill your fridge with some food that can be thrown into a bag and eaten anytime. Also, with a little pre-planning (预先计划 ), you can make large healthy meals at once. Title : weight loss 1 Solutions (解决方法 ) Feelin
36、g hungry You should eat in a 2 way. Eat more food rich in fiber instead of fat. Desire Eating a little bad food once in a while will not _3_ a healthy eating plan. _4 _ If you can _5 _ some easy food in the fridge, you can save much time and eat healthily at the same time. 五、单词拼写（共 20 题，每小题 1 分） A)根
37、据句意，写出所缺单词的正确形式： 1. In a (mix) school, boys and girls have lessons together. 2. The higher the mountain is, the _(thin) the air is. 3. What he said is _(mean). Lets remember it. 4. What is the _( weigh) of the little dog? 5. The meeting made everyone in the room _ (bore). 6. The little girl was ill,
38、 and she felt even _ (ill) after running. 7. Maybe this pair of shoes is one of the _ (climb). 8. The children are old enough to look after _ (they). You neednt worry about them. 9. He is going to Britain for _ (far) study next month. 10. Nancy is in the _(nine) grade at Rocky Mountain High School i
39、n Denver. B)根据句意和中文提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式： 11. We all like to make friends with _(幽默) people. 12.Different countries have different _(文化). 13. Kathy always makes _(少) mistakes than the other students in her class. 14. As a teacher, you should be _(耐心的) with your students. 15. Most people in China had 7 days
40、 _(休假) for this years National Day. 16. Look! The sun is _(照耀) brightly. 17. She tried many times, and _（最终）succeeded. 八年级英语试卷第 6 页（共 7 页） 18.Drink some hot water and have a good sleep, and youll get _(好) soon. 19. My brother _ (选择 ) to go to Nanjing University five years ago. 20. Most students begi
41、n to study _(物理) at Grade 8 in China. 六、动词形式填空（共 9 题，每小题 1 分） 1. I will spend as much time as I can _ (discuss) Math problems every day. 2. We tried _ (not make) any noise, for they were sleeping. 3. Do you have problems _ (chat) with foreigners in English? 4. They _ (watch) an interesting movie tom
42、orrow, arent they? 5. Can you finish _ (read) these books before 10 oclock? 6. I hope he _ (offer ) the children in poor areas some clothes and books. 7. My uncle is a worker, so he has eight hours _(work) every day. 8. Look! The classroom _ (look) much tidier now. 9. They _(plan) to go boating firs
43、t after they arrived there. 七、完成句子（共 8 句，每句 2 分） 1. 看到如此多的名胜古迹模型真令人惊叹。 It is amazing _. 2. 你能信任他们因为他们从不撒谎。 You _, because they _. 3. 美国学生在作业上花费的时间是最少的。 American students_. 4. 老师让我们尽可能仔细地做家作。 The teacher tells us _ as we can. 5. 今天的报纸上有重要的东西吗？ _in todays newspaper? 6. 那个面带微笑的女的是你们的新老师吗? _your new teacher? 7. 我们班的学生比他们班要少很多。 There are _. 8. 他学习不如班里其他同学努力。 He _in his class.
