江苏省兴化市昭阳湖初级中学2019-2020年八年级上学期英语第二次质量抽测(无答案) 兴化市昭阳湖初级中学 2019-2020学年度第一学期第二次质量抽测八年级英语试卷 (考试用时:90分钟 满分100分) 第一部分 选择题(共55分) 一、 选择填空 (每小题1分,满分20分) ( ) 1. - What do you think of _____ natural reserve you visited last week? - It’s great. It is ____ ideal home for wildlife. A. the; a B. the; an C. a; an D. an; an ( ) 2、Shanghai is bigger than ______ in Jiangsu and bigger than _______ in China. A. any city; any city B. any city; any other city C. any other city; the other cities D. any other city;any city ( ) 3.Heilongjiang is____of China. It’s usually very cold in winter there. A.to the north-east B.in the north-east C.in the north-west D.to the north-west ( ) 4—Some people in the western part of China are in need. —Yes, that’s true. Everyone in our class _______ some food and clothes _______ them. A. provide, with B. provides, for C. offers, / D. offer, to ( ) 5.We should do what we can ________ the hunters. A. prevents B. to preventing C. prevent D. to prevent ( ) 6.—How many cranes did you see on the lake last Sunday? —_________. They all flew to the south last month. A. Nothing B. Nobody C. No one D. None ( ) 7________ animals are in danger and there will be _______ space for them if we don’t take any action. A.More and more; more and more B. Less and less; less and less C. More and more; less and less D. Less and less; more and more ( ) 8. fail the final exam, he studies English day and night. A. In order to B. So as to C. In order not to D. So as not to ( ) 9.—May I take this magazine out of the reading room? — No, you ___________. You read it here. A.mustn’t B.mightn’t C. needn’t D. won’t ( )1 0.Today the forests are in danger. We must_______ down too many trees. A. prevent people from cutting B. keep people from cutting C. stop people cutting D. all the above ( ) 11. I often hear the girl_____ next door. When I passed the door, I heard her _____. A.sing; singing B. sings; sing C. sing; sings D. singing; sing ( )12. You won’t feel the ______ of so many trees if people continue to cut______. A. beautiful; them down B. beauty; them down C. beautiful; down them D. beauty; down them ( ) 13. _______ of the work_______ too hard for me, so I can't finish it without any help. A. Sixty percent; is B. Sixty percents; are C. Sixty percents; is D. Sixty percent; are( )14. Millie hopes_______ something for those rare animals.A. to doB. more people to doC. more people can doD. A and C学校 班级________姓名_______________学号__________考试号···············································密····················封····················线···························( )15.If people change wetlands to make _______ for farms, birds will not have enough_______ to live.A. room, spaceB. rooms, spaceC. space, roomsD. spaces, room ( )16.Look! Some women are chatting ____ over there and the rest __ looking at the pictures.A. happy, isB. happily, isC. happily , areD. happy, is( )17 If we don’t take actions to protect the wolves, there will be soon no wolves__________ in the world.A. leaveB. leavingC. leftD. leaves( )18.Chinese is one of __________ in the world.A. most important languagesB. the most important languagesC. the most important language C. important languages( )19.Would you like to sleep with the windows ________ or ________?A. open, closeB. opened; closedC. open; closedD. opening; closing( )20. —My birthday is coming next Saturday, and I’d like you to come.—______! I’ll have a meeting to attend that day. Thank you all the time.A. Good luckB. What a pity!C. Never do it again.D. Well done.二、完形填空(本题共15小题,每题1分,共15分)Once upon a time, a beautiful bird and a tortoise became good friends. The bird lived in a tree by the banks of the river. The tortoise had his 21 there too. They are neighbours. Every day, after the bird flew down and had a drink of water, he would dance near the river to make the tortoise friend 22 .One day, a bird-catcher caught the bird and wanted to take him away to the market. The unhappy bird asked the catcher to allow him to say 23 to his friend, tortoise. The bird-catcher 24 and took him to the tortoise. The tortoise was 25 to see his friend a captive(俘虏).The tortoise asked the bird-catcher to let the bird go. And the tortoise said if the catcher26 , he would give the bird-catcher an expensive 27 . The bird-catcher agreed. To his surprise,The tortoise then dived into the water and in a few seconds 28 with a nice pearl(珍珠). The bird-catcher was very happy to see it and he let the bird go at once.A short time later, the man came back and told the tortoise that a pearl was not enough and planned to catch the bird again if the tortoise doesn’t 29 him another bigger and nicer pearl.The tortoise, who had already helped his friend, the bird, to leave the place to a forest far away after being set free, was greatly 30 with this man."Well,"said the tortoise, “if you still want to 31 another pearl,give the first one to me and I will fish another one for you." 32 his greed(贪婪), the bird-catcher gave the pearl to the tortoise,who __33___ away with it saying, "I am no fool to take one and give two!" The tortoise then dived into the water 34 ,leaving the bird-catcher without a single pearl.We should learn from the short story that greed leads you to have 35 .( )21.A.friend B.food C.home D.parents( )22.A.happy B.sad C.worried D.bored( )23.A.hi B.sorry C.congratulations D.goodbye( )24.A.refused B.agreed C.left D.stayed( )25.A.pleased B.disturbed C.relaxed D.sad( )26.A.should B.must C.could D.needed( )27.A.house B.coat C.feather D.present( )28.A.came up B.came in C.came down D.came along ( )29. A.buy B.give C.lend D.steal( )30. A.sorry B.pleased C.angry D.sad( )31. A.buy B.rob C.sell D.have( )32. A.Because B.As C.Because of D.To( )33. A.jumped B.walked C.swam D.ran( )34.A.quickly B.hardly C.seriously D.carefully( )35.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything三、阅读理解(本题共10小题,每题2分,共20)(A)( )36.To get more tourist information, you can go to 25 Green Street ____________ .A. at 10:00 on SundayB. every day at 10:00C. at 14:00 on FridayD. every night until 04:00( )37.Where can tourists see wild horses, deer and parrots?A. On Lighthouse Island.B. At Rosetown Reserve.C. At Tourist Information Centre.D. In the clubs of Port George.( )38.How will a tourist enjoy the two-hour trip around Lighthouse Island?A. By bicycle.B. On foot.C. By boat.D. By underground.( )39.Which of the following is TRUE according to the reading material?A. You can enjoy a cup of tea at Rosetown Reserve.B. You can get some special gifts at Sunset Tourist Information Centre.C. You can enjoy the latest music 5 a.m. in the club of Port George.D. You can get a free dinner during the two--hour trip around Lighthouse Island.( )40.Where can you most probably see the reading material?A. In a novel(小说).B. In a storybook.C. In a travel guide(指南).D. In an art magazine.(B)Jodie’s Daddy Is a Garbageman (垃圾清理工)Mr. Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls laughed. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbageman!”Everybody in the class laughed out loudly, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.“Silence!” Mr. Swales said, “Being a garbageman is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie’s father.”Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him as she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”Jodie told her father what had happened and l ooked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minutes, you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.It was fun, but also ha rd work. Jodie’s arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.“Garbage is dirty, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making others happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss. She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!”Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy t akes it away!”( ) 41. What happened in Mr Swale’s class?A. He wanted to show what job was the most useful.B. He asked an improper question.C. Jodie gave an honest answer.D. The other students laughed at Jodie.( ) 42. Which of the following is Not True according to this story?A. She didn’t run up to her father the way she always did.B. Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home.C. She gave her father a sweet kiss as usual.D. Jodie told her father what had happened.( ) 43. Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?A. To make Jodie cool down.B. To prove how dirty his job was.C. To help Jodie learn about his job.D. To keep Jodie away from her classmates.( ) 44. Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because ________.A. he was energeticB. he was unselfishC. he was curiousD. he was modest( ) 45. How does Jodie feel about her father now?A. Sad.B. Dirty.C. Angry.D. Proud.第二部分非选择题(共45分)四、阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)I am Samuel. When I was a child, I had to go to a special education schoolbecause of my dyslexia(阅读障碍症). People around me always told me that I wasdifferent and I couldn’t do something like normal kids when I was young. Few of them were willing to encourage me.At the age of 5, I started to go to that special school called People of Appraisal. Although that special school helped me a lot with my communication skills, I still wanted to be a normal kid in a normal school. At the age of 7, I was in the 1st grade in Creswell Elementary in Opelousas Louisiana. I became an excellent student and my life began to change for the better that year.Although I have Dyslexia, I always keep trying in my life and don’t let others influence me. Now I am a 37-year-old college freshman and an excellent student in my college. Now I dobelieve in myself and I know that I will succeed in anything I do if I try. I’ve learnt that patience(耐心) goes a long way. Now I don’t need anyone to tell me my disadvantages and what I can’t do.根据短文内容回答问题(No more than 5 words)46. Why did the writer go to special education school?47. Which special school did the writer go to at the age of 5?48. What did the special school help the writer with?49. When did the writer go to college?50.What do you learn from the passage?五、阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格,每空一词(10分)。