江苏省启东市八年级英语下学期第二次月考试题 人教新目标版

2014-2015学年度第二学期第二次质量调研八年级英语试卷(考试时间:90分钟总分:100分)二、单项选择15’1.---Are there many places of interest in Nantong?---Yes. By _____ way, you can go there by ____ bus.A. the, aB. 不填；theC. the ; 不填D. a; 不填2. ---It’s very nice of you to carry the box for me.---_______.A. I’d love toB. Yes, of courseC. My pleasureD. Sounds great3. The boy is often made _____ pictures for hours by his mother.A. to drawB. to drawingC. drawD. drew4. It was really helpful ____ him to take the cat to the animal centre _____ a rainy night.A. of ; onB. of ; atC. for ; onD. for ; at5. The heavy snow didn’t _______ the international airlines.A. pay attention toB. add toC. make a difference toD. kept to6.His sister is training ______ a volunteer ____ the Youth Olympic Games.A. as ; toB. to be ; toC. as; forD. to be; as7.---Hamburgers are delicious. I eat them every day.---You’d better not. It’s bad ____ you ______ too much unhealthy food.A. for ; eatB. for; to eatC. of; to eatD. of; ate8. He is ready to learn a lot. So after he left school, he went abroad for _____ education.A. farB. fartherC. furtherD. furthest9. ---I hear your family have made up your _____ _____ to India next month. Have a plesant journey. ---Thank you.A. mind; travellingB. minds; travellingC. mind; to travelD. minds ; to travel10. We should do what we can _____ these children instead of _____ at them.A. to help ; laughingB. help; laughingC. helping; to laughD. help ; laugh11. The 2nd Youth Olympics _____ in August 2014. We Chinese are all proud ____ see that.A. took place; toB. were held; ofC. take place; forD. was held ; in12. ---Don’t worry. You eye problem is _______.----You mean it will _____ easily .A. nothing serious ; cureB. nothing serious; be curedC. serious nothing; be curedD. serious nothing ; cure13. I will meet Jane at the station. Please ____ what time she will arrive.A. countB. chooseC. checkD. catch14. ---_____ go out for a picnic next Saturday?---Good idea.A. Why notB. How aboutC. Would you like toD. Let’s15. I think we must give up using plastic bags to _____ our earth.A. produceB. protectC. provideD. pollute三、完形填空（10分）Dad lost his job after arguing with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money__1__. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into the park. I had a blanket wrapped around me, so I __2__ to share it with Dad, but he said no thanks. We looked up at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the __3__ treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness. Rich citypeople, he’d say, live in fantastic flats, but their air was so polluted that they __4__ not even see the stars.“__5__ your favorite star.” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping. He said it was my Christmas present. “You can’t give me a star,” I said, “__6__owns the stars.”“That’s right,” Dad said, “But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.”I __7__ my head, looked at the stars, and tried to figure out which was the best one. Then, I found one.“I wa nt that one.” I said.Dad smiled. “That’s Venus（金星）,” he said, “Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much__8__ than the stars. Poor old Venus didn’t even make her own light. She shone only from reflected（反射）light.”“I like it anyway,” I said, “I had loved Venus even before that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”Dad said, “Ok, it’s Christmas. I __9__ your decision. You can have it if you want.” And he gave me Venus.We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth（圣诞传说）and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. “Many years later, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “you will__10__ have your star.1. A. at first B. at once C. at all D. at least2. A. asked B. provided C. required D. offered3. A. strange B. special C. important D. impossible4. A. needed B. could C. should D. had better5. A. pick up B. take out C. put out D. pick out6. A. Everybody B. So mebody C. Anybody D. Nobody7. A. lowed B. put C. raised D. rose8. A.slower B. farther C. closer D. higher9. A. dislike B. refuse C. accept D. consider10. A. even B. never C. already D still四、阅读理解10 分AAre you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids (孩子) to? Try some of these places:Visit art museums. They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids' interest. Many offerworkshops for making land-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings by children's favorite writer, and even musical performances and other artsHead to a natural history museum. This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur(恐龙) models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up.Go to a Youtheater.Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Pre-show play shops are conducted(开设) by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts. Puppet(木偶) making and stage make-up are just two special offerings you might find.Try hands-on science. Visit one of the hands-on science museums around the country. Thesescience play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. They'll keep your child active the whole day while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoya fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.1. If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit .A. a YoutheaterB. an art museumC. a natural history museumD. a hands-on science museum2. What can kids do at a Youtheater?A. Look at rock collections.B. See dinosaur models.C. Watch puppet making.D. Give performances.3. What does "hands-on science" mean in the last paragraph?A. Science games designed by kids.B. Learning science by doing things.C. A show of kids' science work.D. Reading science books.BWhat do you do in a situation like this? You’re eating dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time w hen a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses, in restaurants, everywhere!Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules:Off means off! Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places. If a sign says “turn off cell phones”, don’t use you r phone. If you are allowed, speak softly and for a short time and try to move away form other people.Lights off, phone off! Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.Pay attention!Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the streets and talking on the phone.As more people use cell phones, things are only going to get worse. So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.4. The man talking on the cell phone loudly in the restaurant will ________.A. talk for half an hourB. pay more for his mealC. make other customers angryD. be driven out by the boss5. Some people use cell phones in a rude way because____________.A. they don’t consider the people around themB. some public places allow them to do soC. they are proud of having cell phonesD. cell phones are common and available everywhere6. According to the passage, we shouldn’t make calls ___________.A. in restaurantsB. on busesC. at the moviesD. in the street7. From the passage we can infer(推断）that __________.A. cell phones have become the most useful tool in our lifeB. public manners play an important role in our lifeC. cell phones lead to people’s bad relationshipD. people ought to turn cell phones off in a public placeCToday, roller-skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an in vitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller-skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall.The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. Nobody forgot Merlin's wonderful entrance after that.8. The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating _ _A. before the year 1750B. before the invitationC. because it was dangerousD. b ecause of Joseph Merlin9. People called Merlin a dreamer because _ _A. he slept and dreamed a lotB. he was full of different ideasC. he liked to play the violinD. he hit into a huge mirror10. made Merlin think of skating on wheels.A. Merlin's workB. An important partyC. A huge mirrorD. Merlin's violin五、词汇15’A根据中英文提示或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。