2015～2016学年第二学期期中质量调研八年级英语试题（考试范围: 至牛津初中英语8下 Unit4） 注意事项：1．本试卷共10页，满分100分。

考试时间90分钟。

2．请将答案全部填写在第7—10页的答题纸上，在1—6页上答题无效。

第一卷（共63分）一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A) 听下面10段对话。

每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话读两遍。

1. Which sign didn’t the womannotice?2.What does David need?3.4.5. What is the woman worried?A. It will be too hot.B. They will leave too early.A B CA B CA B C A B C2016.04C. There will be too many people if they don’t leave early.6. How much did the woman pay for allthose things?A. 25 yuan.B. 18 yuan.C. 32yuan.7. What does Betty spend her money onnow?A. Clothes.B. Shoes.C.Books.8. Who thinks diving is moreexciting?A. Diana.B. Betty.C.Ricky.9. Why is the woman against the plan?A. Because the plan is necessary.B. Because the shoe factory will bring a lot of money.C. Because the environment will be harmed(损伤).10. What does the woman mean?A. She has enough notes for both of them.B. She has another pen for him.C. She herself has no more pens.B) 听对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。

听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间来选择你认为最合适的答案。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第一段对话，回答第11—12小题。

11. Where is the man going?A. To the city library.B. To the railway station.C. Tothe new park.12. Why can’t the man find his place?A. This is his first time to come here.B. He has a wrong map.C. Things have changed a lot.听第二段对话，完成信息记录表第13—15小题。

Information about the callThe number of people 13 .The time of arriving The guests will arrive 14 .Other notes The table must be 15 .13. A. Two B. Three C.Four14. A. at 5:00 B. at4:30 C. at 5:3015. A. near the door B.next to the window C. by the flower table听第三段独白，回答第16—20小题16. Why is a bicycle sometimes betterthan a car in the town?A. It has a basket at the front.B. Itis much cheaper than a car. C. Itis often faster than a car.17. Who can the speaker take to schooland the library by bicycle?A. Her little son.B. Her little daughter.C.Her husband.18. In which season does the speakeruse her bike most?A. In summer.B. In winter.C. Inautumn.19. When does the speaker’s husbanduse the bicycle?A. When he goes for a picnic.B. When he goes to his office.C. When he goes to see his friends.20.What can we learn from what thespeaker said?A. Riding saves her a lot of money.B. Riding is good for her daily life and her health.C. Riding is her favourite sport.二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. _________ a long history, Nanjing isfamous _________ its natural and cultural sights.A. With; asB. For; forC. For; asD. With; for22. --- _________ your father to drinkcoffee？--- Yes, but he has been used to _________ milk now.A. Use; drinkB. Used; drinkC. Used; drinkingD. Use; drinking23. --- Where is your father?--- He _________ Australia and he _________ Sydney for twoweeks.A. has been to; has been inB. has gone to; hasbeen inC. has been in; has been toD. has gone to; hasbeen to24. If you go to London by air, you’d better_________a place ticket early on the Internet.A. lookB. orderC. bookD. find25. --- Must I return the dictionary today?--- No, you _________. You _________ keep it until next week.A. mustn’t; canB. don’t have to; canC. needn’t; shoul26. The report er’s already back fromMalaysia safely, _________ he?A. isB. hasn’tC. hasD. isn’t27. --- How do you like Hanhan’s books?--- _________. I fell asleep while reading them.A. ExcitingB. ExcitedC. BoringD. Bored28. --- Would you like to tell me somethingabout Jiangsu?--- All right. Jiangsu is _________ thirteen big cities.A. made up ofB. made fromC. made withD. made into29. The computer rooms in your school are muchlarger than _________ in our school.A. itB. thatC. onesD. those30. --- I think Jurassic World is the best filmthis summer.--- _________. I have never seen a better one before.A. I can’t agree moreB. I don’t think soC. I am afraid notD. I hope so三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He tookcare of his 31 all the time, watering and fertilizing（施肥）them.One day a young man went by, amazed at the beautiful flowers.He even began to imagine(想象) how 32 he could be if he livedin such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardenerwas 33. He was very surprised about it and asked, “34you can’t see these flowers, why are you busy taking care of themevery day?”The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 35 .First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like thisjob. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.That’s another kind of feeling lives. Third, I can smell thesweetness of th em. As to the last one, that’s 36.”“Me? But you don’t know me.” said the young man.“Yeah, it’s 37that I don’t know you. But I know thatflowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happinessthese flowers have brought us.”The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 38 ourhearts, which also made his life happier. It was just likeBeethoven, who became deaf(耳聋的) in his later life and wrotemany great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 39his wonderful music, but his music has 40 millions ofpeople to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kindof happiness?31. A. flowers B. trees C. vegetables D.32. A. moved B. happy C. funny D. int33. A. blind B. famous C. smart D. fri34. A. Because B. Since C. For D. Althoug35. A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. con36. A. me B. you C. my mother D.37. A. true B. hard C. cool D. fair38. A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. tre39. A. write B. hear C. play D. believe40. A. changed B. let C. encouraged D.四、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题1.5分, 满分18分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。