2015-2016 学年度第二学期期末质量检测
八年级英语试题
考试时间：100分 满分90分
I.单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
1.Holly has _____fed the dog, but she hasn’t watered the plants______. A. still ;already B. already;yet C. yet; still D. yet;already 2.________have you been in Tibet?
A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How soon
3.-----I can’t do well in my exams. Could you please give me some advice? -----Oh,just remember,_______belongs to people who work hard. A.successful B.successfully C. success D.succeed 4.The population of India is______than ______of China.
A. fewer; that B.less; that C. smaller;it D.smaller;that 5.-----Your aunt often takes the dog for a walk in the morning. -----Yeah，______bad weather stops her.
A. even though B.unless C.as soon as D. so that
6.The cool man turned the stick into a bird. He _____me of David Copperfield, one of the most famous magicians in the world.
A. reminded B.searched C. introduced D.encouraged
7.My car alarm is always _____whenever my neighbor’s cat goes under my car. A.going out B.setting off C. going off D.breaking down 8.-----Have you washed your dirty socks,Jack? -----Yes,I______them ten minutes ago.
A. washed B. will wash C. were washing D.have washed 9.-----Qomolangma is the ______mountain in the world. -----Yes,it is higher than ______.
A.higher, any mountain B.highest, any other mountain
C.higher, any other mountain D.highest, any other mountains 10.Sandy______her husband in 2014.They_____for two years. A. Got married to, have married B. married to; have married
C.got married with. Have been married D. married.;have been married 11.----I haven’t been to the Fun Times Amusement Park. ----_______.I will go there soon.
A.So have I B. Me too C. Neither do I D. Neither have I 12.The pilot is so tired that he ______for eleven hours.
A.has been asleep B.has fallen asleep C. has gone to bed D.has gone to sleep 13.Our teacher received several baskets______flowers on Teachers’ Day. A.are full of B.are filled with C.fill with D.full of 14.-----Hello!Could I speak to Lily?
-----Sorry,she isn’t in.She ______Shanghai.
A.have been to B. has been in C. has gone to D. has been to 15.There are ______people _______books in our city library every day.
A.five thousand ;reading B. thousands of;to read C.thousand of; reading D. five thousand of, to read
II.阅读理解A篇为判断正（A)误（B), B, C.为选择题（共15题，每小题1分，共15分）
A
Do you dream of being a reporter? Are you a good writer who loves the news? If so,enter our talent competition.We’re looking for 10 students from around the country to be members of the TFK(Time for kids magazine) Kid Reporter Team for the 2016-2017 school year. Next year’s team will continue to report news stories for Time For Kids magazine . Skilled reporters from Time For Kids magazine will be the judges. In the past, TFK kid Reporters have
◇Interviewed national leaders, famous persons and other newsmakers. ◇Written news stories, reviews and opinion pieces for Time For Kids.
◇Learned about the news business from skilled reporters who work at TIME.
◇Appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and local news stations to talk about their work. How to Enter:
①Include a report about an interesting event you covered in your school or community.
②Complete the official entry form. You must be 13 years of age or younger, and entry from must be sent before June 14, 2016. Be sure to read the official rules and share them with your parent , who must sign your entry form. For the entry form and official rules, click here.
16.Reporters from TFKmagazine will decide about the members of the team for the 2016-2017 school year.
17.If you want to enter the talent competition, you must be thirteen or older. 18.You must send the entry forms before July14, 2016. 19.The underlined word “them” refer to the entry forms.
20.The passage is mainly about how to become a good reporter.
B
Charlie Chaplin was the greatest actor in the world of silent movies. He wasborn on April 16,
1889 in London. Both his father and his mother were good at acting. They lived a comfortable life. Charlie’s father died when Charlie was five, and his mother was sent to a mental hospital. Things seemed difficult for Charlie, but he was pleasant and easy to like. Charlie always believed, even in the worst time, that he has something special hiding inside him. He took his courage and went one of the top theaters. And he managed to get small parts. Then, he moved to the USA in 1906, and his life took a major change for the better. Seven years after his arrival in the USA, he got his first major part in a film. Soon Charlie was a great success in the movie theater. His silent form of comedy was perfect for the silent films of the time. By 1915, he was even making over $1,250 a week. Charlie knew what he was good at, and he never gave it up. Even when sound could be used for movies in 1923, he continued to make silent pictures. Charlie knew that the silence was an essential part in his funny movies. Charlie continued to make silent film well into the 1940s, when almost everyone else had changed to sound. Charlie, however, still remained one of the world’s greatest film stars.
21. When did Charlie begin to get his major part in his film? A. in 1889 B. in 1906 C. in 1913 D. in 1923
22. The underlined word “essential” probably means ?
A. boring B. correct C. necessary D. difficult 23. From the passage we know that Charlie .
A. was a man full of confidence B. stopped making movies in 1923 C. was born into a poor family D. didn’t make silent films in America 24. Nine years after he arrived in the USA, Charlie .
A. got many small parts in shows B. was able to make a lot of money C. managed to used sound for films D. learned the silent from of comedy 25. Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. A Great Man of Silent Films B. The Great-Change for an Actor C. The Beginning of Silent Movies D. The Hard Life for a Movie Maker
C
How long the school year should be ? In traditional schools children are in school over the fall and winter months for about 180 days, and then are out of school for months. In the 21th century, some schools started to move towards year round schooling. Year round schooling still has students in school for 180 days, but they aren’t there continuously,for example, students in school for 60 days and then out for 20 days.
When students have three consecutive months off school, they don’t always member what they learn during the school year. Teachers refer to this as “Summer Learning Loss”. Summer Learning Loss does not only refer to the information that the student learned, but also the study habits that he or she developed.
If students are always getting a few weeks off every few months, they will not become tired from school. Many teachers in traditional schools agree that with short breaks students can be full of energy before returning to school.
In the adult word, most people don’t work for nine months and then take three months off. This is often a hard adjustmentfor a student to make when they go to work in the future. If a student attends a year round school, he or she is more used to working throughout the year. 26.The passage mainly talks about______.
A. the benefits of year round schooling B.the development of year round schooling C. the teaching of year-round schools D.the students of year-round schools. 27.What do we know about the students in the year-round school? A.They don’ t have 3 consecutive months’ holiday. B.They don’ t have to do a lot of homework. C.They have to be at school for the whole year. D.They have to help their parents with farm work.
28.According to the passage, students in traditional schools are more______.
A.tired from school B.active in school C.interested in learning D.used to social life 29.The underlined word “adjustment” probably means_____ A.time B.achievement C.change D.job 30.What can we learn from the passage?
A.More breaks can make students get into bad habits. B.Year-round schools have much longer vacations C.Students spend less money in year-round schools. D.Year round schooling prepares students for real life.
III.综合填空（共25分）
A. 用所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。（共5小题，每题2分，共10分） protect, achieve, collect, lead, run out of 1. Work hard and you your dreams in the future.
2. In the film museum, I learned about the inventions that to color movies. 3. Tom his packet money, so he can’t buy his favorite sports shoes. 4. We think it very important the wild animals from being killed. 5. ---My grandfather tea sets all the time. ---So is my grandfather.
B.根据汉语意思和首字母，补全单词，完成句子。（共5小题，每题1分，共5分） 6. In our hometown there was a big old tree （在……对面）the school.
7. While she was studying （在国外）in America, she met a number of movie stars. 8. In the （现代的）world, more and more people are interested in Internet. 9. When the baby pandas saw the keepers, they ran over with （激动）.
10. （不管……）you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you will find it all in Singapore.
C. 短文填空。选择恰当的单词填空，每空限用一次。（有两个多余的选项（共10小题，每题1分，共10分） however, grow, it, continue, worse, another, nature, cut, pollute, the other, much, but It’s very important that we all recycle . In 11 , everything is used again. For example, when an animal dies, it becomes ___12____ animal’s food. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags which can’t be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and __13__ water and soil. If we 14 making too much rubbish, the problem will only get 15 . If nature can’t reuse the rubbish, we must recycle __16_.We should clean up the rubbish we’ve made because nature can’t.
Recycling is also the right thing to do for another reason. The earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees, __17 _ these materials are not endless. We use up our natural materials 18 faster than the earth is able to reproduce them. For example, each year we 19 down more that 6,000 square miles of forest. But it takes an average of 25 years for a new tree to__20 _. Recycling can help us save the earth, so let’s take action right now. IV.阅读表达（共20小题，每题1分，共20分）
A.
As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big. Such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small, you may just want to because the best student in your class. Once you find a dream, What do you do with it? Have you ever ?_______(try )to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer tells us that making our dreams real is the
?_______(big)challenge in our life. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects or it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream. In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want.
