八年级上学期第二次段考英语试题

八年级上学期第二次段考英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . If you want to improve your study, you must be away from the computer. Our math teacher says. It means _ you play computer games, _ your study will be.Athe more; the betterBthe more; the moreCthe less; the better2 . Basketball is a popular game among students in Taipei.Really? But its unpopular in our countryside. Students _ play it.AoftenBseldomCusuallyDalways3 . _ bad weather!AWhat aBWhatCHow4 . Where will you live in ten years，Helen?Ill _ stay in Beijing，but Im not sure about it.AseriouslyBbeautifullyCcarefullyDprobably5 . Im afraid there _ a heavy rain tonight.Awill haveBis goingCwill beDis going to have6 . How was your trip?Very good. We enjoyed _ .AmyselfBourselvesCusDours7 . -Your watch is so beautiful. It must be expensive.-Not at all. It only_ me ￥20.AcostBspentCpaidDtook8 . Which of the following is RIGHT?AIn the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passenger.BDinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 millions years before human beings.CThe king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice.DThere are many tiny computers around us, and we dependent on them nearly every day.二、补全短文7选5V. 口语应用。A: Hi, Jane! How is your life in the new school? B: I dont like the school life here. A: 9 . I remember you said you enjoyed yourself there. B: Everything could change. I dont feel comfortable about the new school rules. A:10 . B: We arent allowed to go out and were not allowed to wear our own clothes every day on weekdays. A: Really? How poor you are! 11 . B: Yes. So it makes me feel bored. A: What do you think of your school uniforms? B:12 . They look ugly on me. What about your school rules? A: We also need to wear school uniforms, but we only do that on Monday or on the school important days. B: 13 . If we re allowed to design our school uniforms, many students will like to wear them. A: I agree with you, but its impossible. AWhat are the new rules? BI cant believe it!CHow lucky you are!DI dont think the school rules are wrong. EI cant stand them. FYou like your school uniforms, dont you? GEvery day is the same, I think.三、完型填空完形填空Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time_with her. One night, he had much work to do,_couldnt play with his daughter. In order to keep her_, he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. When he_, Helen came running to him and was ready to play. Mr. Black said he had_time to play with her now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to a map of the world, and then they could both play.About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, Okay, its finished. Can we play now? Mr. Black was surprised and said, Thats_. Lets go and see. And sure enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every_in its place.Mr. Black said, Thats surprising!_did you do that? Helen said, It was_. On the back of the page was a picture of a_When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place. 14 . AworkingBrunningCplayingDwalking15 . AorBandCbutDthen16 . AsleepyBwarmCfreeDbusy17 . Aleft homeBgot homeCleft the officeDgot to the office18 . AnoBenoughCmuchDsome19 . ArightBwrongCpossibleDimpossible20 . AmapBpictureCpieceDpage21 . AHowBWhyCWhenDWhere22 . AhardBsimpleCdifficultDdifferent23 . AboyBgirlCmanDwoman四、阅读单选Tom is ten years old, and he is a very lazy boy. He doesnt like doing any work. He has to go to school, but he doesnt study hard and doesnt do any homework. His father and mother are doctors and they want Tom to be a doctor in the future(将来). But one day Tom says, “I want to be a dustman(垃圾工) in the future.”“A dustman?” his mother asks, “Why do you want to be a dustman?”“Because I can work only(仅仅) one day a week.” Tom answers.“Only one day a week?” his mother says, “What do you mean(意思)? And how do you know?”“Well”, Tom says, “I see the dustman comes to work in our house only on Thursday.”24 . What is Tom like?AHe is a clever boy.BHe is lazy and he doesnt like to work.CHe works very hard.DHe studies(学习) hard.25 . What are Toms father and mother?AThey are doctors.BHis father is a worker and his mother is a doctor.CHis father is a doctor and his mother is a manager.DHis father is a worker and his mother is a policewoman.26 . What do Toms parents want him to be in the future?AA dustman.BAn officer.CA doctor.DA teacher.27 . The word “lazy” means(意思是) “_” in Chinese.A懒惰的B勤快的C可爱的D健忘的28 . Tom wants to be a dustman in the future because _.Ahe likes workingBhe thinks a dustman works only one day a weekChis father is a dustmanDA dustman can get a lot of moneyDo you want to have a good time on the weekend? This reading will be helpful.Start on Friday evening. You can read one of your favorite books. After that, take a shower(淋浴) and go to bed before 10：00.Do sports on Saturday morning. The sports club is a good place to do sports. In the club, you can play soccer, basketball and volleyball to keep healthy. Besides(而且), you can make new friends there.Turn on your computer on Saturday afternoon. It will be great to chat(聊天) with your friends about their weekends. You can listen to music or watch a movie. But you must know one thing. When you use the computer for an hour, you need to stop_to_relaxHow about Sunday? You can go out with your family or friends. You can go to the park, the zoo or the shop. The next day youll go to school or go to work. Make sure of relaxing in these two days.29 . The writer advises(建议) you to read a book _Aon Friday eveningBon Saturday morningCon Sunday afternoonDon Sunday evening30 . The third paragraph(段) mainly tells us its good to _Amake new friendsBjoin the music clubCwatch DVDs about sportsDplay sports in the sports club31 . The underlined part(画线部分) means “_”Ause the computer to send emailsBbuy things on the computerCstop using the computer and have a restDtell your efriends the truth32 . What can we infer(推断) from the last paragraph?APeople need to spend some time shopping.BPeople need to go to school or go to work on Monday.CPeople need to go to work with their family or friends.DPeople need to stay(待) at home to relax.33 . Whats the main idea of the passage?AWhich club people should join.BHow to buy cheap things.CA good way to be healthy.DHow to relax on Saturday and Sunday.The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is not helpful. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.Air pollution is still the most serious. Its bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal(煤)in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused(引起)by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. Also, we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.34 . _, our world is becoming much smaller.ABecause of the rise in pollutionBBecause of modern traffic and modern communication meansCBecause the earth is being polluted day and nightDBecause the earth is blown away by the wind every year35 . Hundreds of years ago, life was _it is today.Amuch easier thanBas easy asCmuch harder thanDas hard as36 . The writer thinks thatpollution makes us angrymore easily.AairBnoiseCrubbishDwater37 . According to the passage, which statement is true?AThe more people, the less pollution.BAir pollution is the only one kind of pollution.CIf there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.DWe should not use modern traffic and modern communication any more.IM GOING TO BE FAMOUS!I thought I was in big trouble, for sure.But Mr. Dayton wanted to hear my side of the story. So I told him about trying to break a world record by eating seventeen bananas in less than two minutes. And I told him about my bets with Kerry and John. And I even told him about the Positive Brain Approach (积极思维法) that Ben and I were using. I told him about Murray, and how mad it made me that everybody was telling me I couldnt break a world record and that it was stupid that I would even try. I told Mr. Dayton everything. Then I stood there like Id been caught with my hand stuck in the cookie jar. And I waited.Mr. Dayton looked at me really hard and twitched his mustache again. “Arlo, he said, “I dont see anything wrong with trying to break a world record. I think I probably let out a big sigh then. “But, Mr. Dayton said, “I cant help wondering why you really want to do it.That seemed a plain fact to me: I want to do it so I can be in the Guinness Book of World Records. Itll be Arlo Moore, world-famous banana-eater extraordinaire (卓越). Ill be on TV. Ill be in the movies. Ill win my bets. “Arlo, Mr. Dayton said. “Yes sir, Mr. Dayton,” I replied. Think about why you are doing this. OK? That sounded easy enough. Ive already thought about it enough to turn an apple brown. “And dont let this interfere (干扰) with your schoolwork, he added.That didnt sound easy. But I figured I could manage to pay better attention in class. And I couldnt have been so determined (有决心的) if I hadnt talked to Mr. Dayton.38 . What did Arlo try to do to break a world record?AHe tried to eat seventeen bananas in less than two hours.BHe tried to eat seventeen bananas in less than two minutes.CHe tried to eat seventy bananas in less than two hours.DHe tried to eat seventy bananas in less than two minutes.39 . Who seems to be helping Arlo with his goal?AKerry.BJohn.CBen.DMurray.40 . Which of the following statements is true?AArlo was a naughty boy and always got into trouble.BArlo couldnt get on with classmates and had no friends.CMr. Dayton understood Arlo but expected more from him.DIt was impossible for Arlo to pay better attention in class.41 . What is most likely to happen next in the story?AArlo will choose a completely different record to try to break.BMr. Dayton will decide to try to break a record of his own.CAll the boys will help Arlo as he tries to break the record.DArlo will work on ways to break the banana-eating record.五、用单词的正确形式完成短文阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。holiday plan travel vacation flower makeborrow lend wear call take bring holiday plan travel vacation flower makeborrow lend wear call take bring May Day is coming . We are making 42 . for travelling. If we have a seven-day 43 . , we will go on 44 . to Hainan Island . My aunt lives there. If she 45 . with us , well have a great time . For this travel , my parents work hard to 46 . money . I work hard to make my parents happy . I hear Sanya is a beautiful city in Hainan. Its warm around May . If you go there , you will see 47 . everywhere . Girls can 48 . skirts there . you can see the sea there and swim in the sea. If I 49 . a camera from Li Dong , I will 50 . a lot of photos . Tomorrow my parents will 51 . travel agency to book the tickets for us . Its really wonderful.六、填写适当的句子补全对话52 . 你的生日是什么时候？_ is your _?53 . 英语演讲比赛是在一月二十五日。English speech contest is _ _ 25th.54 . 他们想参加足球俱乐部。They _ to _ the soccer club.55 . 妈妈喜欢吃苹果。Mother _ _apples.56 . 看这张我们班的照片。Look _ the _ of our class.七、书信作文57 . 假如你是张华，你推荐好朋友李明参加“最佳学生奖”的评选，请根据下面表格的内容，写一封推荐信。个性善良，乐于助人，能力聪明，思维缜密；事迹1. 经常参加一些为贫困儿童募集衣服、书本的活动；2. 上个月，一个七岁的男孩迷路，他帮助孩子找到了家；3. 上周末，他从大火中救出一位老人。4. 领养流浪狗（homeless dog），每天放学后带他散步，成为好朋友，帮他刷毛、洗澡、喂食；希望要求：语句通顺，条理清楚，不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥。字数不少于80字。Dear Sir/ Madam,I would like to recommend my friend Li Ming for the Best Student Award._Yours faithfullyZhang Hua第 11 页 共 11 页