2014年春学期期中教学调研八年级英语试题（考试时间：100分钟 试卷分值：150分 考试形式：闭卷 ）亲爱的同学，经过半学期的努力，你的英语学习一定取得了新的进步。
祝你取得优异成绩！Good luck!试卷Ⅰ (选择题, 共90分)一、听力（共20题，每小题1.5分，计30分）第一部分: 听对话回答问题。
1. What is the sign about?2. What does David want to be when he grows up?3. What is the girl going to buy?4. What will the weather be like?5. What does the man use the computer to do?A. Play chess.B. Draw and designC. Chat with her friends.6. Where does the boy come from?A. China.B. Australia.C. America.7. What information is the man searching for?A. About films.B. About computer games.C. About travelling.8. When is the man asking the woman to come?A. On Friday morning.B. On Saturday afternoon.C. On Friday night.9. Where are they most probably talking?A. B. C.A. B. C.A. B. C. A. B.C.A. At a bus stop.B. At a theatre.C. At a railway station.10. Whose computer did the girl use?A. Her brother's.B. Her father's.C. John's.第二部分：你将听到一段对话和两篇短文。
请选出你认为最合适的答案。
听下面一段对话，回答第11至12小题。
11. Why was Jim late for school?A. Because he got up late.B. Because there was something wrong with his bike.C. Because there was lots of traffic on the road.12. What did Ms Brown want him to do?A. To go to her office after class.B. To finish his homework.C. To get up early.听下面一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。
选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
How to protect the environment?1 Don’t drop litter（垃圾）everywhere.13 the litter on the ground when seeing it.2 Go on foot, by bike or 14 to school or work.3 Save paper, water, food and so on.4 Plant more 15 .13. A. Put off B. Throw away C. Pick up14. A. on a train B. by bus C. in a car15. A. vegetables B. trees C. flowers听下面一篇短文，回答16至20小题。
16. Where is Helen from?A. England.B. America.C. Japan.17. What subject is Helen interested in?A. Chinese.B. Maths.C. History.18. Why does Helen like New York best?A. Because it’s both big and modern.B. Because it’s both old and beautiful.C. Because it’s both modern and beautiful.19. When will Helen visit China?A. This June.B. This July.C. This August.20. How will Helen go to Beijing?A. By plane.B. By ship.C. By train.二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）21. The UK is _________ European country with a long history.A. aB. anC. theD. /22. You can see the Little Mermaid in _________.A. FranceB. ChinaC. DenmarkD. America23. Nanjing will need _________ volunteers for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games.A. three thousand ofB. thousands ofC. thousand ofD. three thousands24. I read a novel last night. It _________ me a lot and I couldn’t hold back my tears.A. touchesB. touchedC. touchingD. to touch25. It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball _________ through the darkness.A. fallsB. to fallC. fallingD. fell26. Amy couldn’t stop _________ when her friend told her the funny joke.A. to laughB. laughingC. laughedD. to laughing27. After the earthquake, people quickly _________ the bricks and saved Timmy.A. moved intoB. moved awayC. moved toD. moved off28. If you want to start an online tour, please _________ the“Tour”icon.A. click onB. hit onC. put onD. touch on29. ---I called you this morning, but no one answered. --- Sorry, I _________ to music.A. listenB. was listeningC. am listeningD. will listen30. Great changes _________ in our hometown over the past few years.A. has happenedB. happenedC. took placeD. have taken place31. This car is Mrs. Lee’s. She _________ it for over 10 years.A. has hadB. boughtC. has boughtD. had32. Mr. and Mrs. Green both like travelling. They _________ many places of interest sincethey got married.A. have been inB. have been toC. have gone toD. have gone33. Jack was sleeping _________ the terrible rainstorm started.A. whenB. duringC. ifD. while34. I haven’t decided _________ these books yet.A. what to do withB. how to doC. do withD. to do with35. ---Do you mind me smoking here?--- _________. Look at the sign. It says, “No smoking”.A. It doesn’t matterB. Yes, pleaseC. You’d better notD. Never mind三、完形填空（共15题，每小题1分，计15分）Dear Li Lei,How are you these days? I’d like to tell you something 36 my trip.My parents and I have 37 in Guilin for three days. We are having a good time here.We came here by 38 . After a long trip, we 39 Guilin Railway Station. Unluckily, it was raining 40 when we arrived. Then we went to a famous park that day. I thought the view was much more beautiful in the 41 than usual.On the 42 day of the trip, we went to Lijiang River. We sawmany different mountains 43 the river. Some were like people andsome were like a few animals sitting together. The most interesting thing was abig rock. You may think 44 a horse if you look at it carefully enough.45 wonderful! The mountains around were green and the water wasclear. I was so 46 that I couldn’t stop taking photos.Today we went 47 . We bought some souvenirs and beautiful clothes 48 silk. We are busy picking our bags 49 we will get things ready before we leave. We will be back home this time on Sunday. I’m looking forward to 50 Guilin again.I hope you are enjoying your trip to the World Park too!YoursJim36. A. for B. about C. by D. with37. A. been B. come C. gone D. become38. A. bus B. plane C. train D. ship39. A. come B. got C. arrived D. reached40. A. easily B. heavily C. hardly D. quickly41. A. sun B. snow C. rain D. wind42. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth43. A. in B. on C. along D. under44. A. over B. of C. for D. out45. A. How B. How a C. What D. What a46. A. excited B. boring C. tired D. interesting47. A. swimming B. boating C. hiking D. shopping48. A. make of B. made of C. make from D. made from49. A. because of B. instead of C. such that D. so that50. A. seeing B. getting C. visiting D. taking四、阅读理解A. 阅读下列短文，选出每小题的最佳选项（共15题，每题2分，计30分）ADo you like travelling? If you are interested，come to our travel service as soon as possible. We offer the following travel lines for you to choose.2-Day Huai'an Culture Group TourHow about going to Huai'an for the weekend? You can visit Zhou Enlai Memorial (纪念馆)and taste Huaiyang nice food. Tour Price: ￥390 Call us at 800-817-72234-Day Qingdao Private (私人的) TourQingdao is famous for its sunshine, white sandy beaches and clear water. You can relax here,walking along the beaches and breathing the fresh air!Tour Price: 1 person, ￥669; 2-5 persons,￥550 / person; 6-9 persons, ￥530 / personCall us at 800-810-62885-Day Colourful Taiwan Group TourIf you like to take a round-island trip, Taiwan is the best place for you! You can climb A-liMountain, go boating in Sun Moon Lake and experience the different cultures of the island.Tour Price: ￥8500 Call us at 800-850-82888-Day London Private TourCome to London for a few relaxing days to enjoy the view of the Thamesand visit such places of interest as Tower Bridge and Big Ben.Tour Price: 1 person, ￥16800; 2-5 persons, ￥15800 / person;6-9 persons, ￥13800 / personCall us at 800-830-728851. How long will the Huai' an Culture Group Tour last?A. Two days.B. Four days.C. Five days.D. Eight days.52. Mrs. Li is planning to take the 4-Day Qingdao Private Tour with her two daughters.How much will they pay?A.￥1590B.￥1650C.￥2007D.￥4740053. If you want to go boating in Sun Moon Lake, you should call .A. 800-817-7223B. 800-810-6288C. 800-830-7288D. 800-850-828854. If you take the 8-Day London Private Tour, you will be able to .A. taste Huaiyang foodB. climb A-li MountainC. visit Tower Bridge and Big BenD. visit Zhou Enlai Memorial55. The information above may come from a .A. supermarketB. travel serviceC. shopping mallD. online schoolBMaybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons(台风)? Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean(太平洋) and the South China Sea. Most of them happen in July, August and September.How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun,it evaporates (蒸发) into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warmenough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. Afterthe air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quickerthe wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, atyphoon begins.A typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does notmove so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are thestrongest winds and hardest rains.Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines(菲律宾). More people are missing.What to do when a typhoon hits?☆Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.☆Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!☆Listen to the radio or TV for important information.56. This passage is most probably from .A. an advertisement of a typhoonB. a travel recordC. a weather reportD. a science magazine57. Typhoons often happen .A. in the hot seasonB. in the cold seasonC. only in ChinaD. under the sea58. In which order (顺序) does a typhoon happen?a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.b. The air moves quickly, making wind.c. The sun makes sea water hot.d. The air gets warmer.A. d-c-b-aB. c-d-b-aC. c-d-a-bD. d-b-a-c59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.B. 4500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines.C. The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds.D. A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second.60. When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT .A. close all the windowsB. listen to typhoon newsC. stay inside the strong houseD. go outside at onceCIf you want to become a better reader, here are four points to remember about speed of reading.1.Knowing why you are reading—what you are reading to find out—will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.2.Some things should be read slowly, such as instructions for making or doing something, maths problems, science and history books. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.3. Some things should be read quickly, such as simple stories, letters from friends and news from local newspapers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read some pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas. （选编自《课课练》）61. If we want to relax by reading, we usually pick .A. a story bookB. a maths bookC. a science bookD. something with important information62. Which of the following should we read slowly and carefully?A. Simple stories.B. A user guide.C. Letters from friends.D. A local newspaper.63. What should we read quickly?A. Instructions for making something.B. Maths problems.C. Storybooks, newspapers and personal letters.D. Science and history books.64. What is important about speed of reading?A. To read as fast as you can.B. To keep your reading at the same speed.C. To read as slowly as possible.D. To fit your reading speed to your needs.65. What’s the main idea of the article?A. Something about careful reading.B. Be a quick reader.C. How to read?D. How to be a slow reader?试卷Ⅱ(非选择题, 共60分)B. 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。