常州市2008~2009学年第一学期期中质量调研(八年级英语)
常州市2008~2009学年第一学期期中质量调研(八年级英语)
一、单项选择（20分）
( ) 1. We would like ________ skiing on Sunday, will you join us?
A. go B. to go C. going
( ) 2. I’ll tell her the news when she _________ back.
A. is coming B. will come C. comes
( ) 3. He is too tired to do _________.
A. somethingB. anythingC. nothing
( ) 4. –__________ is your mother? --She is a nurse.
A. Who B. How C. What
( ) 5. The woman eats ________ food, so she is __________ fat.
A. much too, too much B. too much, much too C. much too, too many
( ) 6. It’s important ____________.
A. to stay healthy B. to stay health C. stay health
( ) 7. On the playground, we see many boys ________ basketball.
A. playing theB. playC. playing
( ) 8. The idea sounds___________.
A. wellB. good C. A and B
( ) 9. What does CCTV __________?
A. stands forB. stand at C. stand for
( ) 10. You’d better ___________ in the hospital.
A. not smokeB. not smoking C. don’t smoke
( ) 11. –May I speak to Smith? ----_______________
A. Speaking B. I’m Smith.C. Yes, I am.
( )12. We don't have to be afraid of _____ SARS.
A. catchB. to catch C. catching
( ) 13. Germs are very small. They can __________the human body________ the skin.
A. get up…across B. get into…through C. get out of…from
( )14. James is ________ boy.
A. a 18-month-old B. a 18 months oldC. an 18-month-old
( ) 15. We shall meet ________ the school gate.
A. inB. through C. at
( ) 16.--Would you mind _____ me English? –Of course not.
A .to teach B. teachingC. teach
( ) 17.–Must we keep the windows open all the time?
--No, we __________.
A. don't have toB. mustn't C. must not
( )18. How often do you go hiking?
--______.
A .Twice a week B. Once C. Three times
( ) 19. ________ is a good way to keep fit.
A. RunB. Running C. Runs
( ) 20. I think I ______ free next week.
A. amB. will beC. will have
二、完形填空（10分）
It was cloudy that day. A man was sitting in a 1 office. He was telling to the doctor about his 2. “I like football, doctor,” he said. “Please help me. My life has 3 been a good one since I became 4 in football and it is getting worse and worse（越来越糟糕）. I can’t even 5 well at night. When I close my 6,I’m out there in the football field7 after a flying ball. When I wake up, I’m more 8. What can I do now?” The doctor sat back and said, “You 9 to do your best not to dream about football. Before you are falling asleep, try to10 about something else. If you do that, I think you will be better.”
( ) 1. A. teacher’s B. master’s C. doctor’s
( ) 2. A. question B. problem C. patience
( ) 3. A. even B. ever C. never
( ) 4. A. goodB. like C. interested
( ) 5. A. readB. sleepC. do
( ) 6. A. earsB. doorsC. eyes
( ) 7. A. running B. jumpingC. flying
( ) 8. A. carefulB. tired C. important
( ) 9. A. haveB. must】C. may
( ) 10. A. see B. think C. teach
三、阅读理解（30分）
(A)
Yao Ming, the center of the Chinese National Men’s Basketball Team, served the Houston Rockets in 2002 in NBA. The 2.26m, 120kg center became the first player to come from a foreign team.
Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother was a center and captain(队长) of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father played basketball, too.
Yao Ming is widely known in China. He came to be a very important basketball player in CBA. It’s short for China Basketball Association(联赛). During the 2000-2001 season, he got 27.1 scores(得分) for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match.
Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in October, 2002. He said this was a new start in his basketball life. He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself.
Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton said,“Yao Ming has the potential(潜力), the capability(能力) of changing the future of basketball.”
( ) 1. The Houston Rocket is the name of a ____ team.
A. table tennisB. volleyballC. basketball
( ) 2. Both Yao Ming’s father and mother were ____.
A. football players B. basketball playersC. the centers of the Chinese National Team
( ) 3. Yao Ming ____ in CBA during the 2000-2001 season.
A. did well B. does wellC. was good
( ) 4. Yao Ming ____ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.
A. did his best to joinB. was well known in C. became a member(成员)of
( ) 5. Sport analyst Bill Walton thought Yao Ming was able to ____.
A. learn from the NBA B. change the future of basketballC. improve himself
B
The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like.
After that, she asked her students, “What's water?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don't you answer my question? Didn't I tell you what water is like?”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.” Most of the children agreed with him.
“I'm sorry, children.” said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That's a problem.”
() 1. The students were having their ______class .
A. Chinese B. maths C. Chemistry
() 2. Miss Li was telling the children what __was like.
A. water B. weather C. earth
() 3. A boy said ,“The water in the river behind my house is always______.”
A. clearB. black C. clean
() 4. Most of the children ______the boy .
A. agreed withB. heard fromC. wrote to
() 5. The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting______.
A. cleaner and cleaner B. dirtier and dirtier C. more and more
C
Of all the things we eat and drink, water is the most important. Not many people understand this. But it is true. The human (人类) body can go without food for a long time, but after six or seven days without water man will usually die.
Many people don’t understand how much water the human body needs and many people don’t drink enough water. Most people drink when they are thirty, but in fact we often need more water.
() 11. Of all the things we eat and drink, what is the most important?
A. Fruit B. VegetablesC. Water
() 12. What will happen to man if they don’t drink for six or seven days?
A. They will be ill.B. They will die.C. They will sleep.
() 13. How much water do people need?
A. As much as most people drink.B. More than most people drink.C. Less than most people drink.
() 14. When do most people drink?
A. After their meals. B. Before they go to bed. C. When they are thirty.
() 15.Which is TRUE from the passage?
A. Food is not necessary for human body.B. Some people don’t know the importance of water.
C. People need water only when they feel thirty.
四、情景交际（5分）
A. what shall we take?
B. Where shall we meet?
C. When shall we meet?
D. is that Michael?
E.Shall I take my camera?
F．That’s a good idea.
Kangkang: Hello,1
Michael: Speaking
Kangkang: Michael, there'll be a school sports meet tomorrow.Let's go together.
Michael: Yeah,2
Kangkang: We'll take our sports clothes and sport shoes.
Michael:3
Kangkang: Good idea.
Michael:4
Kangkang: Let's make it half past six.
Michael:5
Kangkang: At my house.
Michael: OK. See you then.
Kangkang: See you.
五、句型转换（10分）
1) You’d better eat enough vegetables every day. (改为否定句)
You’d ___________________ eat enough vegetables every day
2)I have a toothache.（对划线部分提问）
__________________ with you ?
3)They will leave for Beijing in two days.（对划线部分提问）
___________________will they leave for Beijing?
4)You must take care of yourself.（改为同义句）
You must _____________________yourself.
5)He taught himself on the Internet.（改为一般疑问句）
He ______________________himself on the Internet.
六、词汇与语法（10分）
（一）根据首字母及汉语提示完成单词.
1. If you play against Class One, we will go and c_______________ you on.
2. You may go to the beach to relax y_______________ during the vacation.
3. Tom’s father is t_____________________ ill. He coughs day and night.
4. I’m a__________________ (恐怕) they will lose the game.
5. The brave doctor took an active part in the f__________________(战斗) against SARS.
（二）用所给单词的适当形式填空.
6. Is ___________ (swim) good for your heart and lungs?
7. Let’s not _____________(play) basketball in the classroom, shall we?
8. Mike spends an hour _____________(run) every day.
9. I’m sorry _____________(hear) that your mother is ill.
10. It will be ______________(sun) in Chongqing this weekend.
七、短文填空（20分）
Many Chinese students find ____1____ difficult to learn English, but not Chinese, _____2_____ Chinese is their own language. Actually, Chinese is 3more difficult to ___4____ than English.
Still some foreign students can speak Chinese ____5____ well that if you don’t see them, you would take them for Chinese.
Though the Chinese language is ____6____, some foreign students can learn it well. They think that to learn a language, one must try to know _____7___about the history of the country. Chinese is different ____8____English, ____9____the experience(经验)of success can be the same. Conversation, in English learning ____10____be very important.
1.________________ 2.______________ 3._____________ 4._______________ 5.__________________
6.________________ 7.______________ 8._____________ 9._______________ 10.__________________
八、书面表达（15分）
每年的4月7日是世界健康日（World Health Day）.假设你是一名记者,采访了90岁的Mr. King.现以How does Mr. King keep healthy? 为题写一篇介绍Mr. King健康生活的短文.60—80个单词.