南苑中学2014-2015学年度第二学期第一次独立作业

八 年 级 英 语

命题人：尹宏悦（满分100分）

一、听力：（15分）(1-10每题0.5分，11-20每题1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。每段对话读两遍。

1. Which place are they talking about?

A.                         B.                        C.

2. Where has the man been?

A.                        B.                      C.

3. What did the man’s family do last night?

A.                        B.                      C.

4. What are they talking about?

A.                        B.                      C.

5. Where does the girl’s father work now?

A. In Canada.                B. In the USA.            C. In France.

6. What time will Mr. Wang leave for the theatre?

   A. At 6.45.                  B. At 7.00.               C. At 7.15.

7. Why hasn’t Helen finished her Maths homework?

   A. She is too busy.            B. She isn’t able to do it.    C. She has forgotten to do it.

8. What does the woman mean?

   A. She hates Japanese food.    

B. She doesn’t want to go to the restaurant with the man.   

C. She wants to pay this time.

9. How does the woman feel about her job?

   A. She doesn’t like it very much.    

B. She wants to do her work well.   

C. She hates working at her office.

10. On which floor is Mr. Gao’s office?

   A. The sixth floor.          B. The ninth floor.         C. The fifth floor.

B) 听下面一段对话和两篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话和短文读两遍。

听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

11. When is Alice going to Bill’s house?

    A. On Thursday.              B. On Saturday.             C. On Sunday.

12. What does Alice think is a helpful way for Bill to learn English well?

    A. To talk with foreigners. B. To make cards.      C. To listen to tapes.

听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。

13. A. sell                   B. take out                   C. throw out

14. A. In the evening             B. In the afternoon           C. In the morning

15. A. dumplings                  B. noodles                    C. grapes

 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 

16. Where did the story happen?

   A. At a cinema.               B. In a library.              C. At a shop.

17. Why was the woman angry?

   A. Because she lost a piece of chocolate.

   B. Because the man was talking loudly with his friend.

   C. Because the man was looking for something and annoyed(干扰) her.

18. What was the relationship(关系) between the man and the woman?

   A. They were husband and wife.

B. They were friends.

   C. They didn’t know each other.

19. Why did the woman give the man a piece of chocolate?

   A. Because the man wanted to eat more.  

   B. Because she wanted the man to keep quiet.

   C. Because she wanted to let him go.

20. What did the man really want to find?

   A. His glasses.               B. His teeth.               C. His movie ticket.

二、 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

（    ）21. My uncle ______ to Thailand. He’ll come back in two weeks.

        A. goes     B. went     C. has gone     D. go

（    ）22. I won’t go to the concert because I _______ my ticket.

        A.  lost     B.  have lost    C. will  lost     D. lose

（    ）23. The Smiths used to live in London and now they _______ in Shanghai.

        A.  used to live B. are  used  to  live  C. are used to living D. are used for living

(    ) 24. Mother asked me ______ computer games before finishinging my homework.

        A. not  play    B. to   play   C. not   to  play    D. to  not  play   

（    ）25. ---- Do you know Tom very well ?

           ----- Yes, he and I ______ friends since we met in Jiangyin the year before.

        A.  have  been     B. became   C. have  made     D.   made

（    ）26. ---- When did you _______ ?

           ----- I’ve _________ for two months.

        A. get married ; been married        B. be married; been married 

        C. get married; got married          D.get married ; married

（    ）27. ---- ______ you _______ your homework ?

           ----- Yes, I _______ it only a few minutes ago .

        A. Did; finish; did         B. Are; finished; did

        C. Have; finished; did      D.Have;finished; have done

（    ）28. We find it ______ for us to learn a foreign language well in such a short time.

        A.  impossible             B.possible      C.  probably     D. possibility

（    ）29. ---- Why did your parents buy a shiny golden silk dress yesterday ?

           ----- They bought it ______ me . It’s my birthday today !

        A.   at  B.  on        C.   in           D. For

（    ）30. The place was so beautiful that her husband could not stop _____ photos. He took    two hundred photos that day !

        A.  to   show    B.showing     C.  taking       D. to  take

（    ）31. This is a storybook _______ Han Han.

        A. write by     B. written  by  C. write  with   D.  written    with

（    ）32. Everyone was _______ when they heard the _______ news.

        A.  exciting; exciting B. excited; exciting C. exciting;  excited  D. excited; excitied 

（    ）33. ----- How soon are you leaving for Beijing ?

          ------ In _______ days.

        A. a couple  of   B. a  couple     C. a couple  to   D. a  couple  for

（    ）34. The teacher always reads a story for the children ______ a day .

        A. in the end   B. at the end  C.in the end of  D. at the end  of 

（    ）35. I ______ this magazine from the library last Friday, and have ______ it for more than a week.

        A. lent ; kept  B. borrowed ; borrowed   C. borrowed ; kept  D. kept ;  borrowed  

三、 完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分)

 New standards(标准) for computer games

Want an 'OK' from your parents when you start to miss your favourite online game? It's   1   but possible now.

Last week, the China Youth Internet Association(协会) said it would find more games for teens. It has made standards for computer games for   2   kinds of age groups. These standards are the first in China.

'We hope the standards can tell students what   3   they can play,' said Shao Dehai, head of the association. 'Students can keep away from bad games.'

Which games are OK? Many people made the standards. They were the  4  , game-makers and top game players.

The standards tell people which games are for juniors, seniors and grown-ups.

There are 11 standards. Some are for players and some are for game-makers.

The standards say games for juniors should be about good things. Junior games may teach players  5   than those for grown-ups. It's better for makers to tell us stories from history and geography in their games. This makes juniors   6  more.

Junior games have rules for players as well. If you use bad words too many times, you may be stopped for   7   the game.

You can t spend too much time on games. The computer will   8   the game when your time is up. Great, right? Your mum may even be   9   than you.

You can also tell other  10   how you feel about some games. Let's go to www. game315. com/yxfj.

(    )36. A. difficult    B. pleasant           C. wonderful    D. useless

(    )37. A same        B. different   C. wide         D. more

(    )38. A. places     B. matches      C. levels      D. games

(    )39. A. boys      B. girls            C. police       D. friends

(    )40. A less                        B. more    

C. more carefully                 D. more differently

(    )41. A play        B. learn        C. chat             D. help

(    )42. A teaching   B. playing      C. rolling          D. fighting

(    )43. A. stop      B. cut              C. keep         D. store

(    )44. A sadder     B. angrier          C. happier      D. calmer

(    )45. A players     B. friends          C. teachers         D. classmates

 

四、阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题1分）

                           A

New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed,but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets,they need special horseshoes. In fact,they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.

　　The cost of shoing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars,and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.

　　A blacksmith's job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse's foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse's leg while he works. Clearly,a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important,he must be able to deal with horses——for before the blacksmith can begin his work,he has to get the horse to lift its leg.

　　One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it,and，as the puts it,'It's a good way to make a living.”

 (     )46. According to the reading passage， a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.

　　    A. clever    B. rich    C. strong    D. lucky

 (     )47. James Corbin became a blacksmith be cause he__________.

　　   A. was interested in horses         B. was needed by the policemen

　　   C. drew a picture of the horseshoe   D. had a make a living

(     )48. In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to__________.

　　     A. fit it on the horse's foot

　　     B. use it for two or three hours

　　     C. make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal

　　     D. draw a picture of the shoe

(     )49. The best title for the passage is “__________.'

　　     A. Policemen on Horseback      B.    Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing

　　     C. James Corbin，a Blacksmith  D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living

　(     )50. Which of the following is true？

　　   A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback.

　　   B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback.

　　   C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States.

　　   D. Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars.

                           

                                   B.

Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(装置) which uses satellites (卫星) to find the user’s position(位置). It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.

GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.

There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, pla ne, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates(计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.

Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.

(     )51. According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people __________.

A. can’t be lost in a new city

B. can’t find their way in different countries

C. can learn about the culture of an unknown place

D. can spend the least time getting to another place

(     )52. We can learn from the passage that ____________.

A. there are three parts to the GPS

B. a GPS can’t be put into a watch

C. a GPS can help you start your car

D. the GPS are becoming more and more expensive

(     )53. The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “____________”.

A. Receivers        B. GPS devices        C. Satellites       D. Ground stations

(     )54.  The passage is mainly about _______________.

A. the history of the GPS                B. the introduction of the GPS

C. the shape of the GPS                 D. the three parts of the GPS

(     )55.  What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.

B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.

C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.

D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.

                                 

C

There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影) , because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
　　The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting t he vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
　　The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They lea rned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.
 (     )56. Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?
　　      A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.
　　      B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.
　　      C. Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener.
　　      D. Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as tree.
 (     )57. From the passage we know ______.
　　      A. The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up.
　　      B. The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree.
　　      C. The gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first.
　　      D. The tree didn’t know how important the sun was to vegetables.
(     )58. The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “______” in the Chinese.
　　      A. 长久地         B. 小心地         C. 有效地            D. 和谐

(     )59. Of the following, which order is right according to the story?
　　    ① The gardener worked on the patch e ven harder than before.
　　    ② The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree.
　　    ③ The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground.
　　    ④ The tree and the vegetables realized the important of helping each other.
　　    A. ③②④①      B. ④②③①      C. ②①④③          D. ①③④②
 (    ) 60. The passage is mainly about _______.
　　     A. why the sunlight and water were very important
　　     B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch
　　     C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch
　　     D. what happened between the vegetables and the tree

五、词汇 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

(A) 根据句意,首字母及中英文提示写出正确的单词：

61.Danny and Danil are brothers , and their _______ ( 妻子 ）are sisters.

62.The children brought him the greatest ________(happiness,joy) in his old age.

63.The villagers didn’t _______ ( come to know ) how serious the problem was .

64.-Have you ever been a______?

-Yes,I went to America and Australia last year.

65.He has a big family,so he has many r______.

 (B)用所给词的其适当形式填空：

66. On the ________ (twenty) day, we went to the museum with our parents.

67.He went  _________ ( sail ) in Hainan Island last summer.

68.Autumn is the best time ______ ( visit ) Qixia Mountain.

69.They are going to take a direct _______ ( fly ) to Ne w York.

70.Water ______ ( pollute)  is one of the biggest problems in the world now.

(C)从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其正确时态填空：

71.-Turn off the radio,dear. The baby is sleeping.

   -There is no deed. He ______ (wake) up.

72.I _____ (leave) my key in the taxi,and now I can’t get into my home.

73.Mr Wang _______ (repair) your car.Look,it looks as good as a new one.

74.Mum makes us breakfast every morning, so she is used to _______(get) up early.

75.I saw him ______(play) the piano when I walked past his room,

五、句型转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

76. Bob has already arrived in London.(改为一般疑问句)

_____ Bob_____ in London _______?

77.They went to the centre of the city by underground.(同义句)

 They______ _______ _______ to the centre of the city.

78.I borrowed the books seven days ago.(同义句)

  I _____ _______ the books _____  seven days ago.

79.The kids had a good time on the beach.(同义句)

  The kids _______ _______ on the beach.

80.He usually uses pocket money to buy CDs.(划线提问)

  _____ does he use pocket money ______?

六、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧马场). The last time I was there he told me his story.

When he was young, his family is too poor to have a house to live in. One day when he was in a high school, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch. He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm. The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F. Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” His teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “ If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider (重新考虑) your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about it for a long and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to change your own mind on this.” Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy handed in the same paper, making no changes at all. He told his teacher “You can keep the F and I sill k eep my dream.”

Monty said a lot of kids’ dre ams can be stolen. Don’t let anyone steal your dream. Follow your heart, no matter what others think. Have enough gumption (毅力) till your dream comes true.

81. Who owns a horse ranch?        _______________________________________

82. What was the boy’s dream?       _______________________________________

83. When did he hand in his seven-page paper to his teacher? ___________________

84. Why did his teacher give him an F? _______________________________________

85. What will you do to make your dream come true?   ________________________

                    

七、补全短文（共10空；每空1分，计10分）

A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos. The monkeys, however, were very

c   86    and every kind of trap(计谋) that he set failed.

A young boy watched the man’s efforts(努力，尝试) and then took a pot (容器，陶盆)with a narrow neck. He placed a few peanuts around t he pot and put lots of peanuts i 87  it. He then tied the pot to a tree and he told the man, “We should have a m  88  in a few hours.”

Some monkeys soon discovered the peanuts and the pot. One put his hand into the pot e   89   and got a handful of peanuts, but he couldn’t p   90    his hand with peanuts out of the narrow opening of the pot. The monkey was a   91    and began to cry. Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand.

The boy and the man heard the noise. As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag, the monkeys all ran away e    92   the one with its hand in the pot. The boy packed the monkey and the pot into the bag. The man was s    93  and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap. “Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so h   94   to get it out?”

The boy laughed and said, “The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanuts in the pot, but he just wasn’t w    95   to let go. They never are.

 

86__________ 87___________88_________ 89__________ 90_________

91__________ 92__________ 93_________ 94__________ 95__________

 

八、书面表达 （10’）

你和家人最近游览了台湾，请根据提示写一篇80词左右的短文。

1、 中国第一大岛，位于中国东南部，首府城市台北是个现代化都市，；

2、 气候温暖，景色优美，交通便利；

3、 有海滩，有特色小吃，可购物；

4、 ……

要求：语言连贯，语法正确。字数不足酌情减分。