山东省夏津县万隆实验中学2015-2016学年八年级上学期第二次月考质量检测英语试题(原卷版)

山东省夏津县万隆实验中学2015-2016学年上学期第二次月考质量检
测八年级英语试题
一．综合填空
Now the increasing population is becoming the biggest problem in the world. Too many people can
(1)c__________ many kinds of problems. First, a large population can make too much pollution. People throw
(2)r__________ everywhere. Air (3)p__________ will be worse. Rivers will also be polluted. We don’t have (4)e__________ clean water to drink. Second, many people will have no jobs and no (5)h__________ to live in. Third, too many people will (6)m__________ more noise. Fourth, the government will make more laws to
(7)p__________ people and raise more money to run the city.
二．阅读理解
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India has a population of 1.27 billion. Its population is the second largest in the world. China has the largest population of over 1.36 billion. One out of six people on this planet live in India. Although, the crown (王冠) of the world’s most populous (人口稠密的) country is on China’s head for ten years. India will take the position by 2030. With the population growth rate (率) at 1.58%, India will have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030.
Now more than 50% of India’s population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population lives in some 638,000 villages.
Some of the reasons for Ind ia’s quickly growing population are poverty, illiteracy (无知), decrease in death rates and immigration (移民) from Bangladesh and Nepal. India started taking measures to stop the growth rate quite early. India had the “National Family Planning Program” in 1952. It became the first country in the world to have a population policy. However, it failed to reach the final goal (目标).
1. The population of India is now.
A. 1.58 billion
B. 1.53 billion
C. 1.36 billion
D. 1.27 billion
2. The underlined word “position’ means “” in Chinese.
A. 麻烦
B. 现象
C. 位置
D. 考验
3. Over 65% of India’s population is below the age of .
A. 25
B. 35
C. 45
D. 55
4.is not the reason for India’s quickly growing population.
A. Poverty
B. Illiteracy
C. Increase in death rates
D. Immigration
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. India’s population growth rate is 1.58%.
B. One out of seven people on the earth live in India.
C. About 72.2% of India’s population lives in the city.
D. In 1953, Indian started th e “National Family Planning Program”.
B
Long ago, there was a little elephant. He left home and played in the forest alone. He stayed outside for many days and became dirty because he could not wash his back. All the ot her animals didn’t play with him because he was dirty.
The elephant sat under a tree. He started to cry. He cried for two days. But nobody could see him there. So he went back home and asked for help. His mother told him,“ You have a long trunk (象鼻). It can help you wash your back.”
He and his mother went to the river and his mother taught him how to use the trunk to clean his back with water.
All the other animals came over to him and said, “You are so clean now. Do you want to play with us?”
The elephant was so happy and said, “Yes.”
1. Why didn’t the other animals play with the little elephant at first?
A. Because he was unfriendly.
B. Because he was naughty.
C. Because he was dirty.
D. Because he was weak.
2. Where did the elephant cry?
A. Under a tree.
B. At his house.
C. Near a river.
D. Near a lake.
3. How long did the little elephant cry?
A. For 20 minutes.
B. For 2 hours.
C. For 1 day.
D. For 2 days.
4. Who taught the little elephant how to wash his back?
A. His father.
B. A bird.
C. Himself.
D. His mother.
5. Which of the following is TRUE about the story?
A. No one would like to play with the little elephant.
B. The little elephant learned to use his truck to wash his back.
C. The little elephant could use his mouth to wash his back.
D. The little elephant didn’t like his father.
三．阅读表达
3-year-old spacewoman Wang Yaping made history—she is China’s first teacher in space.
Wang Yaping taught Chinese primary and middle school students on Earth physics problems in the zero-gravity environment(失重环境).She prepared for the lecture for a long time.
Wang, born in January 1980, is from east China’s Shandong Province. She was a pilot in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force(空军)with experience of 1,600 hours of flying.
The world’s first teacher in space was Christa McAuliffe, a 37-year-old middle school teacher from the United States ,but the Space Shuttle Challenger（挑战者号）disintegrated(崩裂)after 73 seconds into flight on Jan.28,1986. McAuliffe and other six members were killed.
“Wang’s lecture was a pleasant surprise,” said Zhang Xiaguang, an astronaut in the three members of shenzhou 10 spacecraft.“________________(她无论做什么都很优秀).Sometimes we’d like to give her a helping hand ,but she just would not take the hand in help,”said Nie Haisheng.
Like many young Chinese people, Wang likes photography, music and basketball. She said ,“We are all students in facing the universe(宇宙)。

We are looking forward to joining our young friends to learn and explore the mystical(神秘的)and beauti ful universe.”
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2. What was Christa McAuliffe?＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
3.根据短文中所给汉语完成句子。

She ____＿＿in whatever she does.
4．请把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

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5.请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。

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四．短文还原
Your parents might not realize how important their health is to you. Now it's your chance to let them know!
●Think about it before starting.
Before you talk with your parents, it helps to get clear on what you want them to do.1____ Get more exercise？Get more sleep？If you want a parent to lose weight, you’d better find out the disadvantage of being heavy and how great they will feel after eating healthy food or exercising more.
●2._ ____
Pick a moment when everyone's relaxed and there's time to talk. Say something like: “Dad，I care about your health and I worry you're so busy that you don't have time for exercise.” Let parents know you are willing to make the change yourself. For example, say you'd be willing to walk together after dinner.
●Come up with a plan together
Has your mom or dad agreed to your ideas？Well done！Let's say the change your mom or dad agreed to is eating healthier food.3_________ Examples are：I'll eat five fruits every day. I’ll eat breakfast every morning.
●Show your encouragement and understanding
It's normal if your parents fail at first. If parents want to give up, encourage them to keep going. If you're making a change together，you can say，“Well，don't worry. Let’s start fresh and go on with our plan tomorrow.”4______ Let your parents know you love and care about them for what they're doing and that it means a lot to you.
●What if a parent says “No”？
If parents don't follow your ideas, ask them(gently)：“Could you at least think about it for me？5______ How many times have you pushed back on something they asked you to do,but then later thought more about it?
Soon you'll be grow n and out of the house. Here’s your chance to set your parents on the right way.
Different festivals have different food customs, for example: we eat dum plings on New Year’s eve, and have niangao during Spring Festival. It means that it’s getting better and better year by year.
五．写作
请你以Customs of food 为题，写一篇介绍节日饮食
注意：
1.开头已给出，100词左右。

2.可适当发挥，增加细节。

3.提示单词：Dragon Festival zongzi Mid-autumn Day moonkakes
Lantern Festival yuanxiao Thanksgiving Day turkey
Different festivals have different customs, for example: we eat dumplings on New Year’s eve, and have niangao during Spring Festival. It means that it’s getting better and better year by
year._________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________
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