八年级期中教学质量检测卷第二卷笔试部分（80 分）I.单项选择(15%):( )1. John is always _____ others.A. helpB. helpingC. helpsD. to help( ) _____ the Disney world with her friends at eleven yesterday morning.A. visit C. is visiting D. was visiting( ) than one person _____ found it so.A. haveB. hasC. areD. is( ) spends much money on books _____ he is not rich.A. though( )’s _____ cheaper and _____ enjoyable to travel by train than by plane.A.much, far more , very much C. more, much more( ) was _____ exciting match that we like it very much.A. suchB. soC. so aD. such an( ) didn’t come to school yesterday ___ he had to look after her mother at home.A. because ofB. becauseC. forD. since( ) has never been to Japan, _____A. was he he C. didn’t he D. has not he( ) church is very old. They built it in 1407, six _____ ago.A. months C. seasons( ) had little money for the strings of his guitar, _____A. hadn’t heB. had heC. didn’t heD. did he( ) about _____ for walks after dinner---That sounds a good idea.B. to goC. goingD. goes( ) _____ this English book since I came to Hefei High School.A. have boughtB. boughtC. have hadD. buy( ) _____ the taxi driver ten dollars.A. spentB. costC. paidD. took( ) have learned English _____ six years ago.A. sinceB. forC. onD. at( ) many times _____ Chang’e I _____ the Moon---Only once. It _____ there last year.A. did, go to, has goneB. had, gone to, wentC. has , been to, wentD. has, gone to, has goneII.词组翻译（10%）：( ) down your mistakes A.她的学校管弦乐队( ) girl called Alice B.辍学( ) school orchestra C.太空站模型( ) out of school D.记下你的错误( )5. this model of the space station E.被叫做艾丽丝的女孩( )6.乘航天飞机 Beijing Opera( )7.一个经典音乐家 G. The House of Flying Daggers( )8一个外国老师 H. take a space shuttle( )9.《十面埋伏》 I. a classical musician( )10.传统京剧 J. a foreign teacherIII.完形填空 (10%):Mr. Smith lived in a village. He had 1 farms and about twenty people workingfor him. He often told them 2 hard and be honest (诚实的).One day he went to a farm and worked with the workers there. Soon it was time 3 lunch. He put 4 nice bread on the table and went out. A few minutes later he came back again but he 5 find the bread.“Who ate the bread on the table” he shouted.Some of the workers answered, “We 6 .”The others said, “We saw nothing.”“Well,” said Mr. Smith, “ 7 are a lot of mice (老鼠)in the rooms, you know.So I put some poison (毒药) in the bread. 8 they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.”As soon as he finished, four workers began to cry. “Oh, dear!”“ 9 ” asked Mr. Smith.“We ate the bread when you were out. We are going to die.” One of them cried.“Don’t worry,” Mr. Smith said 10 a smile. “I only play a trick on you. Use your head.”( )1 A. a few B. few C. little D. a little( )2. A. work B. working C. worked D. to work( )3. A. in B. at C. for D. with( )4. A. two B. many C. a D. some( )5. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. wouldn’t D. mustn’t( )6. A. did B. didn’t C. do D. does( )7. A. They B. There C. We D. What( )8. A. That B. Before C. If D. And( )9. A. How are you B. What are you doingC. Did you have lunchD. What’s wrong with you( )10. A. with B. for C. in D. onIV.完成对话（5%）：B:Yes, please. I’A: _____ (2)B:Blue. My father likes blue best.A:How about this oneB:Oh,it’s very nice. _____ (3)A:50 yuan.B:That’s too expensive; I can’t afford it. _____ (4)A:Yes. This little blue one is only 30 yuan.B:Well, this one looks very good. And the price is OK. _____(5)V.阅读理解（20%,1x20）:A根据学过的课文，选择最佳答案：Vienna is a beautiful old city on the river Danube. It’s the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music. From 1750 a lot of composers and musicians came to study and work in Vienna. The most famous family of musicians was the Strauss family. There were two composers called Johann Strauss:a father and a son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote a waltz. His waltzes made him famous all over Europe.The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was even more successful and popular than his father. He wrote more than 400 waltzes and his most famous one was The Blue Danube. He wrote it in 1867. Strauss and Mozart were two of the most important composers.Mozart was born in Australia in 1756. Before he was six he played not only the piano, but also the violin and the organ. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote his first opera at the age of 12 and hundreds of beautiful pieces of music for the classicalorchestra. But he died in 1791 when he was only 35. Some people say he was the greatest European composer.( ) country’s capital is ViennaA.Austria.B. Australia.C. Germany.D. France.( ) did many musicians come to ViennaA.To study English. visit Vienna. work and study. D. To help the city.( ) family was the most famous family o musicians in ViennaGreen family. White family.C. The Mozart family.D. The Strauss family.( ) old was Mozart when he wrote his first opera. . . .( ) took Mozart around EuropeA.His friends.B. His family. grandfather. D. His teacher.B根据学过的课文，判断正（T）午（F）：Scientists think that there has been life on Earth for millions of years. However, we haven’t found life on other planets yet. Why notThe Earth is a planet and it goes around the Sun. Seven other planets also go around the Sun. None of them has an environment with air, so people and things cannot grow. The Sun and its planets are called the solar system. The solar system is a small part of our galaxy.The stars we see at night are the suns in other solar systems. There are more than 200 billion stars in our galaxy, called the Milky Way, and our Sun is only one of them.But scientists have discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are a long way away and their light has travelled for many years to reach us. It is hard to understand how large the universe is.Scientists have sent lots of spacecraft to look at other planets in our solar system, and some spacecraft have gong beyong the solar system. However, no one has discovered any life in space yet.But why has no one from other planets sent us a message Have they tried to send information to us/ with so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space We don’t know…yet.( ) Sun is one of the Earth planets.( ) is more than one galaxy in our solar system.( ) are more than 200 billion stars in the Milky Way.( ) have found no life on other planets.( )’ve received no messages from space.C阅读短文，选择最佳答案：Long long ago, there was a girl called Nuwa. Her father was Emperor(皇帝) Yan and he loved her very much. They often played together, and she also loved her father very much. One day, she had a wonderful time when she swam in the sea. She was too tired toswim and she was drowned (淹死). Because she wanted to see her father when she changed into(变成) a bird, she put some stones into the sea day after day and changed the sea into the land. She made a wish, and she would like to play with her father again.This story was a little sad. It tells something important. When we do anything, we have to work hard. Learning English is difficult but if you study hard, you can learn it well.( )11. Did Emperor Yan love her draught very much _________.A. Yes, he did.B. No, he didn’t.C. We don’t know.D. Yes, he didn’t. ( )12. What did Nuwa do when she changed into a bird She .A. had a wonderful timeB. swam in the seaC. put some stones into the seaD. played with her father( )13. Why was she drowned .A. Because she was happyB. Because she was sadC. Because she was tiredD. Because she was a little girl( )14. What is the meaning of “land”A. 大海B. 岛屿C. 操场D. 陆地( )15. What do we know from this passage .A. We should change into a birdB. The girl loved her father very muchC. Don’t swim in the seaD. Learning English is easyD根据短文，选择最佳答案：FromToSent: 10:40 a.m. June 16Subject: My best friendDear Alice,Thank you for your last letter. Thank you for telling me about your best friend. In this letter I will tell you about mine. Her name is Trudy. Trudy has long, dark brown hairand green eyes. She is the same age as me, but a little taller（高一点）. She is always happy.We sit together in class, and help each other with our schoolwork. We always go home together after school and play computer games for an hour. Trudy is a clever girl.Trudy is learning to play the piano. I am learning to play the flute （笛子）. We practice them together every day.Sometimes Trudy stays in my house for a night, or I stay in her house. We always have a good time.Write soonLovely,Lily( )16. __________ is Lily’s best friend.A. TrudyB. AliceC. DaisyD. Piano( )17. Trudy’s hair is ____________ .A. long and greenB. long and dark brownC. short and darkD. green and short( )18. Lily’s seat is __________ Trudy’s.A. next toB. in front ofC. behindD. far from( )19. Trudy and Lily play computer games____________ .A. before schoolB. at the weekendC. after schoolD. in class( )20. What do Trudy and Lily practice every day___________.A. Writing letters.B. Sending e-mail.C. Using the computer.D. Playing the piano and the flute.VI.任务型阅读（5%），根据学过的课文，完成表格：Alice was getting very tired. She was sitting with her sister by the river and her sister was reading a book. Alice had nothing to do. Once or twice she looked into her sister’s book, but it had no pictures or conversations in it. “And what is a book for,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations”So she was thinking of making a daisy chain when suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran by her.There was nothing strange about that. And she didn’t think it was strange when she heard the rabbitsay, “Oh dear! I’ll be late!” But when the rabbit took a watch out of its pocket and looked at it, Alice got up. A rabbit with a pocket and a watch She ran across the field after it. She saw it go down a large rabbit hole under the hedge.Then Alice went down after it and never thought about how she was going to get out again.VII.书面表达（15%，大约60词）。