2019学年市西初级中学第二学期八年级英语测试卷（卷面总分：100分）Part 1 ListeningI. Listening Comprehension.(共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture. (6分)A B C DE F G H1._______2._______3._______4._______5._______6._______B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (8分)7.A) An astronaut. B) A Movie star. C) A doctor. D) A businesswoman.8.A) At 6:30. B) At 7:00. C) At 7:30. D) At 8:00.9.A) By underground B) By bus. C) By bike. D) On foot.10.A) Doctor and patient. B) Brother and sister.C) Husband and wife. D) Shop assistant and customer.11.A) To have lunch with the photographer. B) To put up the advertisement poster.C) To have a talk with the woman. D) To prepare photos for the advertisement poster.12.A) Because the bulb hasn’t been used for a long time.B) Because she is too young.C) Because they are not sure if the ladder is safe to use.D) Because they haven’t switched off the electricity.13.A) She isn’t going to buy the camera.B) She has wasted a lot of money.C) She wants to have this type of camera very much. D) She doesn’t have money for sightseeing.14.A) They would like to tour around Shanghai this coming Saturday.B) Neither of them seem to show any interest in the visit.C) They won’t pay the visit if it is not free to students.D) Their student cards will help them save money for the entrance fee.C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false. (6分)15.Gary made the phone call because he wanted to get some skydiving training with Joyce.16.This two-week training teaches people everything they need to make a safe jump.17.The training includes two jumps — the first jump with the trainer and the second one alone.18.Gary doesn’t need to buy skydiving clothes first if he wants to learn skydiving.19.It costs each person 300 dollars to get the skydiving training each day.20.The learners for skydiving have to be above 14 and below 60 years old for safety.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences. (10分)21.The Normandy (诺曼底) region of France set up 12 __________ __________ in the summer of 2018to make beach trips more fun.22.Open from July 7 to August 26, each of the __________ __________ houses had 1,000 books in it.23.Readers must stay in the chairs nearby and can’t __________ the books __________ to the sea.24.Isabelle, a tourist at Normandy, thinks it’s a __________ __________ for reading and relaxing.25.__________ __________ people had borrowed books from the houses by the end of last year.Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and GrammarII. Choose the best answer. (20分)26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A) We breathe in oxygen and let out carbon dioxide.B) When we do sports, the need of water increases.C) The factory releases a lot of harmful gases.D) I think you need a break after doing exercise.27. Does the pencil case on the desk belong to _______?A) his B) he C) him D) she28. I haven’t got _______ bread for everyone here. Would you please go and get some more?A) a little B) a few C) enough D) many29. There are more than three _______ different trees in the forests.A) thousands of B) thousand of C) thousands D) thousand30. The bus driver ought to be _______ the passengers’ safety.A) do with B) take charge of C) in brief D) responsible for31. The _______ fish doesn’t taste ________.A) freezing, good B) frozen, good C) freezing, well D) frozen, well32. They had to go out and hunt for food to keep themselves _______.A) living B) life C) lives D) alive33. —I called you at three yesterday afternoon, but you weren’t in.—I _______ a meeting at that time.A) had B) was having C) have had D) would have34. The notice warns people _______ mobikes inside the housing estate.A) to park B) don’t park C) not park D) not to park35. National parks in our country _______ these rare tigers ________ making special laws.A) keep, against B) protect, by C) stop, from D) protect, from36. I am interested in European history ________ I will visit Europe during my holiday.A) so B) but C) as D) although37. I’m sorry, children over 1.4 meters _______ pay the full price for the show.A) may B) must C) can D) ought to38. _______ useful suggestion you’ve given us!A) How B) What C) What a D) What an39. Learning to do some team work with _______ is important in our daily life.A) others B) the others C) other D) another40. It is important for everyone _______ his promise in his life.A) keep B) to keep C) keeping D) kept41. —Must we finish the work right now?—No, you _______. You can do it tomorrow.A) needn’t B) shouldn’t C) mustn’t D) can’t42.I have heard that _______ will happen at School Art Festival.A) interesting something B) something interestingC) interesting anything D) anything interesting43. Doctor Ray, as well as other scientists, _______ trees for nearly 15 years, but they know only alittle about them.A) study B) studies C) has studied D) have studied44. Do you know _______?A) are trees communicating with one another B) if are trees communicating with one anotherC) how are trees communicating with one another D) how trees are communicating with one another45. —Would you like me to clean the room for you?—_______A) Tha t’s very kind of you. B) Not at all.C) Certainly. D) That’s all right.III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.Electricity didn’t begin when Benjamin Franklin46 his kite during a rainstorm, nor did it begin when people first used light bulbs.Electricity has always been around 47 it’s invisible. Scientists have worked with electricityfor thousands of years. We’ve all heard of some48 scientists such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, but many other important inventors have been buried in 49 . Back in ancient Greece, scientists began to study electricity. Over 2,000 years later in 1600, English scientist William Gilbert 50 used the word “electric” in a report. When Edison’s generator(发电机) 51 James Watt’s steam engine, it became possible to produce a lot of electricity at last. Scottish inventor Watt was born in 1763. His name was given to the electric unit of power, the watt (瓦特).IV. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. (6分)52. We all need your ________ about the things that happened yesterday. (explain)53. As a kindergarten teacher, you mustn’t be so ________ with the children. (patient)54. I don’t want to make the wrong ________ an d miss the chance. (decide)55. “Excuse me, is this seat taken?” the you ng man asked the woman ________. (polite)56. When we produce rubber products, some ________ will be released. (chemistry)57. Harry was ________ because Jim didn’t seem to remember hi m. (puzzle)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (8分)58. A drop of water sped down the mountain into the Yangtze river. (改为一般疑问句)_________ a drop of water_________ down the mountain into the Yangtze river?59. Hans studied radio waves by doing some experiments. (对划线部分提问)_________ did Hans ________ radio waves?60. My sister asked me. Where do you want to have dinner tonight? (合并两句为一句)My sister asked me where ________ ________ to have dinner tonight.61. said, ought to, a secretary, that, we, Joyce, elect (连词成句)__________________________________________________________________Part 3 Reading and writingVI. Reading Comprehension. （共30分）A.Choose the best answer. (6分，每道题一分)“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” It’s a famous sentenc e from US president John F. Kennedy’s speech in 1961.Mark Zuckerberg, who set up(创立) social network site Facebook, must agree with Kennedy. The 35-year-old American raised $100 million for the public schools in New Jersey, US.Who is this young billionaire? How did he make his fortune(财富)?Zuckerberg was a computer geek(天才) at Harvard University. As a second-year student, he set up a website to put the “face books” —photos of incoming first-year student —online. The website, where people were able to share personal information, was a success at once.Zuckerberg first opened Facebook to high school students and then to everyone. Soon it became a part of American life. Now Facebook is the most popular site in the world with 600 million users. If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s third largest.“I could have never imagined all of the ways people would use Facebook when we were getting startedsix years ago,” Zuckerberg wrote in his blog.Z uckerberg’s dream is to make the Internet a more conn ected place. That task could help Facebook make money: The more people share information about themselves online, the more money Facebook will make selling advertising.Yet the billionaire keeps his own life out of the public eye. At the company, he sits among a sea of desks like hundreds of workers. A visitor to Facebook might not even recognize Zuckerberg in T-shirt and jeans. He usually takes one two-week vacation each year with his wife Priscilla Chan, who was once a Chinese American student at Harvard. On the weekends, he roasts pig in his garden for friends and takes Mandarin(普通话) lessons.The Social Network, a movie based on Zuckerberg’s story, was among popular films of Year 2010.62.At the very beginning, Mark Zuckerberg set up the website in order to __________.A) communicate with more peopleB) make a lot of moneyC) put the photos of first-year students onlineD) become a famous person63.Mark Zuckerberg gave $100 million to __________.A) Harvard UniversityB) the public schools in New JerseyC) his hometownD) high school students64.Mark Zuckerberg set up Facebook __________.A) when he was a first-year student at Harvard UniversityB) when he was 26 years oldC) in his second year at Harvard UniversityD) soon after he finished the study at university65.The underlined sentence “Yet the billionaire keeps his own life out of the public eye.” is closest inmeaning to __________.A) Mark Zuckerberg tries not to attract others’ attention to his family lifeB) Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t like to speak in publicC) Mark Zuckerberg is afraid to meet new peopleD) Mark Zuckerberg chooses to live in a place far away from people66.According to the passage, Mark Zuckerberg __________.A) likes to roast pig for friends on weekdaysB) takes Mandarin lessonsC) likes to wear suits at workD) makes some movies67.At the beginning of the passage, the writer says Mark Zuckerberg must agree with Kennedy’s famoussentence because __________.A) he helps to introduce America to the outside worldB) he works hard to make his country richC) he seldom asks others to help himD) he does a lot of charity (慈善) work for his countrymenB.Choose the answer and complete the passage. (10分，每道题2分)Molly ran back home from school and dropped her schoolbag on the sofa. Then on the table she saw“Mum’s Wish Book’ – a mail order catalog(目录)from a gift shop. ‘Mum,’ she said excitedly to herself, ‘this year you’ll get the gloves you want!’ Molly had walked a dog for a neighbor and saved her money all year to buy Mum the gloves.She opened ‘Mum’s Wish Book’ and hoped that she could find these gloves in it. Tea rs ran down her face when she saw the gloves in the catalog. Mum wouldn’t buy them for herself, because the family had a68 time on the farm. She once heard Mum say to Dad, ‘Maybe some day, I’ll have the money to get them.’Molly ran out by the back door and went straight to the post office. There she carefully filled out the order form torn (撕) from the catalog.‘I need to buy a stamp to send the form.’ She said to Mr. Smith, the only worker in t he post office.‘Umm, a pair of gloves?’ said Mr. Smith, as he passe d a stamp to her.‘Yes, it’s a Christmas gift for Mum, but please don’t tell her. It’s our 69 , OK?’ Molly didn’t realize how white Mr. Smith’s beard was until that moment. In fact, h e made her think of Santa Claus.As Molly walked back home, she deci ded to tell Dad about it. ‘You’ve got to check the mailbox every day,’ said Molly 70 to Dad. He nodded, with a big smile.Coming home from school every day, Molly peeked(偷看)at Dad when Mum wasn’t looking, but every time he shook his head.On Christmas Eve, Dad came from mailbox, still empty handed. Molly 71 when she went to bed, because she didn’t have the gloves for Mum.Before Christmas dinner, as Mum took the apple pie out of the oven, Molly began setting the table. Suddenly, they heard someone pulling up the driveway. From the window they saw Mr. Smith making his way to the door, with a box. Mr. Smith 72 Mum the box, ‘I believe this is yours.’Mum looked from Dad to M olly and opened the box. Her eyes lit up when she saw the gloves. ‘Oh, who bought these for me?’ she asked.‘Santa did,’ said Molly smilingly.‘Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!’ Mr. Smith, with a loud laugh.It was Christmas that no one would ever forget.68.A) hard B) wonderful C) busy D) great69.A) competition B) activity C) secret D) story70.A) patiently B) finally C) angrily D) quietly71.A) made a decision B) felt sad C) had no idea D) got tired72.A) handed B) bought C) lent D) returnedC.Fill in the blanks with proper words. (10分，每道题2分)Everyone likes to have fun, but not everyone has much money to spend. Here are some free or cheap ways to enjoy yourself.Get outsideGoing outside in good weather can be a lot of fun, especially if you go with a friend. H 73 or cycle on a nearby path or in a park. If you live in a city, you can go window shopping, or you can explore an old part of town and admire (欣赏) the buildings.Try a hobbyWhile you’re out and about, take pictures of things you find. Planning and taking pictures can make you see the beauty all around you. And you’ll end up with interesting photos. Photographic equipment can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. You p 74 already own a camera or a cellphone that can takepictures. Other creative hobbies can also be done with basic(基本)m 75 . Drawing and writing require nothing more than a pencil and paper.Find an eventLibraries often hold free public events. Stop by one to find out what’s going on. And while you’re there, borrow a book or movie for free. Museums and universities a 76 hold free events.If you can’t find a free event, you can volunteer at an event that requires tickets. People who organize concerts and plays need help. You could set up or take down chairs or greet visitors. Sometimes they reward(奖励) volunteers with free tickets.Meet a friendRelationships are often the best thing in life. Whatever you do, find someone to share it with. Invite a friend for a walk, an event or a time working on your hobby. Hosting (招待) doesn’t have to be difficult. If your friend comes in the afternoon, you don’t have to serve a meal. I 77 , you can sit and talk, play board games or card games or watch a movie.You don’t need money to have a fun day.D.Answer the questions. (4分，每道题一分)This past summer, when most Chinese college students wondered where to travel, Wang Chaodi jumped into one of the hottest ways of travel – voluntourism.Wang is a 22-year-old law student at Yunnan University. He spent three weeks taking part in community service(社区服务) in Nairobi, Kenya. At the same time, he enjoyed himself in African culture. “I want to go to the farthest end of the Earth to help people who are most in need,” he said.On weekdays, Wang taught elementary courses at a poor orphanage(孤儿院). It was only 300 square meters large. And the students there had only an old textbook to study from. During weekends, he visited tourist sites including Masai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli Park, where he could watch amazing animals.V oluntourism, also known as volunteer tourism, connects volunteer work with travel. Now, it is getting more and more popular among young Chinese, especially college students.Last year, when Ciweishixi (A Shenzhen based company) carried out its South Asia voluntourism program, more than 250,000 college students signed up. According to Li Yaping, the director of the program, 3,000 young people took the trips.“Young people today want a richer experience,” Li said. “Instead of taking regular ways such as practicing at big companies, an increasing number of them want to try unusual ways to connect with the world.”V oluntourism doesn’t have to be international. “We hope young people can devote(付出)more attention to what’s around them before going abroad(出国),” Li added. “They can get to know more about the countryside, gain a deeper understanding of China and find future voluntourism opportunities (机会) in our own country.78.Wang visited Kenya only for sightseeing, didn’t he?79.Why did Wang visit Masai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli Park?80.How do you think voluntourism get its name?81.What good is voluntourism even if it isn’t international?。