八年级英语上册期中调查测试卷五
Unit 1-3
一、听录音，找出合适的应答句（5分）
( ) 1. A. I like school very much. B. It’s like watching TV, but there are fewer advertisements.
C. I don’t think so. School is a good place to live in.
( ) 2. A. It doesn’t snow very often here, and I don’t mind the rain.
B. I usually walk to school because I like walking. C. About five kilometers, I guess.
( ) 3. A. So our school basketball team needs your support.
B. Because I don’t like Beijing Amusement Park.
C. I’m afraid that’s not a good idea. Some of us went there yesterday.
( ) 4. A. Ok, I won’t. B. Yes, you’re quite right. C. Oh, I’m not.
( ) 5. A. Yes, I think so. B. The trip took two hour. C. They look lovely on me.
二、听录音，选出正确答案（5分）
( ) 1. A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years.
( ) 2. A. Rainy. B. Rainy and cloudy. C. Sunny.
( ) 3. A. $ 18 B. $ 36 C. $ 20
( ) 4. A. She is not interested it. B. She’s too busy to go. C. She hasn’t got any tickets.
( ) 5. A. Some bread, much juice and lots of meat.
B. Some rice, two bottles of orange juice and a lot of meat.
C. Some milk, a bottle of juice and some meat.
三、听短文，选出最佳答案（10分）
( ) 1. The old woman’s house was ___________.
A. in a little town B. in a village C. in a big city
( ) 2. When Bill came back again ten years later, the old woman felt __________.
A. surprised B. very sorry C. very sad
( ) 3. The old woman had dinner with Bill because _____________.
A. he helped her with the house work B. he was her son C. he was hungry
( ) 4. Why did the old woman told the young man take some potatoes? _________.
A. She hoped him to plant some potato plants
B. She thought he would be hungry again. C. She let him become a good farmer.
( ) 5. What do you think of the old woman? She was_______________.
A. a danger woman B. very poor C. very kind
第二部分: 笔试部分
一、词汇（15分）
A. 根据首字母或中文提示写单词。
1. The p look just like the real ones in Egypt.
2. In some areas in China, students wear school u_____________ every day.
3. Walk slowly around the big lake and feel the b__________of the park there.
4. How many ____________（语言）are there in the world?
5. The old man is as___________（不受欢迎的）as his wife.
B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. I think swimming is not as _______________( interest) as hiking.
2. I moved into a new school last week. It is a ___________( mix) school.
3. We all got off the coach ______________( quick) when we got there.
4. This digital camera is much _______________ (expensive) than that one, right?
5. ____________( wolf) won’t survive if we don’t give them enough areas.
C. 用动词的适当形式填空。
1. He would like to be a social worker when he ______________( grow) up.
2. He said he wanted to go to the People’s Park if he ___ ____( have) time the next week.
3. She was about 10 kilograms and started ___________ ( go) outside her home.
4. What ____________ hunters ____________ (do) if they catch a giant panda?
5. We are writing to you about ___________( protect) wild animals.
二、单项选择（15分）
( ) 1. Is there _______ about animals on the Internet?
A.special something B.something special C.special anything D.anything special
( ) 2. The sun _______rises in the east.
A.always B.often C.sometimes D.usually
( ) 3. The ________ is about $ 50 per person.
A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay
( ) 4. They will make it _________for everyone.
A.really fun day B.a really fun day C.really funny day D. a really funny day
( ) 5.You can see the hospital________________the road.
A. in the end of B.by the end of C.in the end D.at the end of
( ) 6. _______it rained,_______the football match was put off.
A.Because,so B.Because of, / C.Because, / D. As, so
( ) 7. I think you should not buy clothes___________ animals fur.
A. made of B. be made of C. making of D. is made of
( ) 8. _________, they got a lot of presents for their party.
A. On the beginning B. At beginning C. In beginning D. At the beginning
( ) 9.They are_________at the_________news.
A.excited,excited B.excited, exciting C. exciting, exciting D. exciting,excited
( ) 10. You can go to the World Park _________ underground.
A. or B. by C. with D. in
( ) 11. My school has _____teachers than John’s school , but _______than Daniel’s.
A. more, less B. many more, fewer C. more, fewer D. fewer, fewer
( ) 12. ___________, we go to a reading club.
A. On every Sunday B. Every Sunday C. In Sunday morning D. At the Sunday evening
( ) 13. Thanks for __________ the secret for us.
A. to keep B. keeping C. kept D. to be keeping
( ) 14. I decided ___________at home and pack my bags instead.
A. staying B. and stay C. and stayed D. to stay
( ) 15. I will see many places of __________ from all over the world.
A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. more interesting
三、句型转换（每空0.5分，共5分）
1.We have four weeks off. They have three weeks off. （用than将两句并写成一句）
We have________ ________week off than them.
2. She has to stay in hospital for a month. （ 对画线部分提问）
______________ ______________ does she _____________ to stay in hospital?
3. Leo and David are the same age.（同义句）
Leo is ____________ ______________ ____________ David.
4. John runs faster than any other student in his class.（同义句）
______________ _____________ in his class runs faster than John.
四、完形填空（15分）
People usually don’t like mice. But one mouse has been one of the most famous film stars in the 1 . That is the well-known Mickey Mouse. One night a man called Walt Disney was drawing 2 he heard a strange sound. The sound came 3 the waste-basket. Walt went over and saw a 4 of mice eating pieces of bread in it. For many nights, they played there. Walt began to 5 them. Walt liked one little mouse better than any of 6 mice. This little 7 gave him some new 8 for his drawing. He started to draw 9 . But in the picture, it looked 10 like a funny man than a mouse. Walt wanted to make this little mouse 11 in his pictures and soon it was able to speak. 12 he named it Mickey Mouse. People laughed when they saw the film because they enjoyed 13 it. Soon Mickey became very 14 with both old and young people. Children loved their lovely friend because it brought joy and pleasure to them. Perhaps this is 15 people love Mickey Mouse though they don’t like real mice.
( ) 1. A. world B. country C. city D. town
( ) 2. A. while B. when C. before D. then
( ) 3. A. at B. to C. into D. from
( ) 4. A. line B. row C. family D. basket
( ) 5. A. like B. hate C. kill D. catch
( ) 6. A. others B. the others C. other D. the other
( ) 7. A. animals B. cat C. dog D. chick
( ) 8. A. pictures B. mice C. animals D. ideas
( ) 9. A. them B. it C. him D. her
( ) 10. A. less B. better C. more D. very
( ) 11. A. jump B. dance C. run D. talk
( ) 12. A. Late B. Later C. Before D. After
( ) 13. A. beating B. seeing C. drawing D. fighting
( ) 14. A. angry B. interested C. happy D. popular
( ) 15. A. where B. when C. why D. how
五、阅读理解（20分）
A
Britain’s smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous British newspaper reported in May.The newspaper said the six-year-old girl’s parents were unhappy with a teacher who just got the new job to teach the only pupil.
The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former (前任的) teacher retired（退休）and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary school. The new teacher, Ms Puckey, was to start teaching the girl and reopen the school.But the girl’s mother is keeping her daughter at home.“I was not pleased with the new teacher,” the mother said, “I had told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school.”The school lies on an island off the northeast coast of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.
( ) 1. The reading is about_________.
A. the smallest school that was closed down B. the only pupil in the smallest school
C. the new teacher and her teaching D. the old teacher who just retired
( ) 2. “turn up” in the reading means_________.
A. pass an exam B. go to school C. pay money D. hand in homework
( ) 3. From the reading we can know that the school_____.
A. is too far for the students B. does not have enough teachers
C. does not have many pupils D. is new but small
( ) 4. Before the school was closed down_________.
A. the girl’s mother wanted to teach her daughter at home
B. the only pupil had to move to a secondary school
C. a famous newspaper had written something about it
D. the girl’s mother had a talk to the former teacher
( ) 5. The reading doesn’t say but we can infer (推断) that_______.
A. the girl’s mother had only one child B. the new teacher was not kind to the girl
C. the old teacher was fit to teach the girl D. the parents were unhappy with the school
B
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet easier.Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among young people.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.
( ) 6. How long has the Internet been used?
A. For over 10 years. B. For over 20 years.C. For over 40 years. D. For over 60 years.
( ) 7. What would happen when one computer in the network broke down after the new
network system was set up?
A. The other computers would wait. B. The other computers would still work.
C. Some of the others still worked. D. The other computers wouldn’t work.
( ) 8. Which of the following used the Internet first?
A. Hospitals. B. Universities. C. Banks. D. The government.
( ) 9. What is true about computers in the 1990s?
A. They became cheaper and easier to use. B.They became larger and larger.
C.People couldn’t buy them anywhere. D.People could get information only from them.
( ) 10. What can we infer from the last sentence?
A. People will die without the Internet. B. All people should set up their own network.
C. People live easily without the Internet.
D. People will more and more depend on the Internet.
六、书面表达（10分）内容要点：1、南京是江苏省的省会。
2、那儿有许多风景名胜，每年吸引上百万的游人。
3、我早就在电视上目睹南京的秀丽景色，但我却从来没有到过那儿。
4、下周我要去南京开会，昨晚我兴奋得无法入睡。
5、我相信我的南京之行肯定会很愉快。
【测试五】8A期中 一、1.How do you like school? 2. How far is it from here to the nearest school? 3.Shall we go to Beijing Amusement Park? 4.Don’t smoke here, will you? 5.How long did the trip take ? 二、
1. W: When did your father go to America, John?
M: He went there two years ago. W: Is he still there now?
M: Yes, of course. Q: How long has John’s father been in America?
2. W: What was the weather like when you were on holiday?
M: Fine. It was sunny every day till Thursday. W: Really? What happened?
Q: What was the weather like on Wednesday?
3. M: These shirts sell for five dollars each, but two will cost you nine
W: I’ll take four, please. Q: How much will the woman pay for the shirts?
4. W: Listen! Does either of you want a ticket for the science report?
M: Why not? Don’t you like it?
W: I’d like to. But I’ve got a lot of things to do for the coming exams.
Q: Why doesn’t the woman go to listen to the report?
5. W: Jack, would you like to have supper with me?
M: Sorry, Helen. I’d love to, but I’ve already had it at home W: What did you have?
M: Three pieces of bread, two bottles of orange juice and a lot of meat
W: That’s quite a big meal Q: What did Jack have for supper?
三、Once there was a poor old woman. She lived by herself in a little house in a village. She didn’t have much money but she was very kind.
One day a young men named Bill came to her door. He was very thin. He was very hungry and asked the old woman for help.The old woman said, “Come in and have dinner with me, but my dinner is only some potatoes.”They had dinner together. After dinner, the old woman told Bill to take some potatoes with him. He thanked her and left.
Ten years later, Bill came back to the old woman’s door again and gave her a bag of money. She was surprised. Bill said, “Ten years ago you gave me some potatoes. I grew some potato plants. From those plants, I grew some more plants. Now I’m a rich farmer. But I never forgot how kind you were to me.”
听力部分 一、ACCAB 二、BCABA 三、BACBC 笔试部分一、A. 1. pyramids 2. uniforms 3. beauty 4. languages 5. unpopular B. 1. interesting 2.mixed 3. quickly 4. more expensive 5.Wolves C. 1. grows 2. had 3. to go 4. will….do 5. protecting) 二、1-5 DACBB 6-10 CADBA 11-15 CBBDA 三、1. one more 2. How long, have 3. as old as 4. No one (student) 四、1-5 ABDCA 6-10 DADBC 11-15 DBBDC 五、1-5 CDBDC 6-10 CBDAD六、Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province. There are many places of interest attracting millions of travelers. I saw the scenery of Nanjing on TV. But I have never been there before. I will have a meeting in Nanjing next week. I was too excited to sleep last night. I think(believe) I’ll be happy in Nanning.