北京市宣武区2009 2010学年度第一学期期末质量检测
八年级英语 2010．1
第1卷选择题50分[来源:学_科_网]
听力部分(共10分)
一、听对话。根据所给问题。选择相应的图画，每段对话读两遍。(共5分，每小题1分)
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二、听对话，根据对话内容，选择正确的答案，对话读两遍。(共5分，每小题1分)
( )6．What are they doing now?
A．They are having a class at school． B．They are making a phone call
C．They are talking in a restaurant．
( )7．Why didn’t Liu Mei go to school today?
A．Because she was too late． B．Because her mother was i11．
C．Because she had an accident．
( )8．When and where did the accident happen?
A．On her way to school yesterday morning
C．On her way to school this morning．
B．On her way home yesterday afternoon
( )9．What was the weather like yesterday afternoon?
A．It was fine． B．It was windy． C．It was rainy[来源:Z#xx#k.Com]
( )10．Wh0 took her to see the doctor?
A．Nobody． B．Her father． C．Her mother
请打开第Ⅱ卷，看第一大题听力试题。该试题需要在第Ⅱ卷第一大题的相应位置上作答?
语言知识运用部分(共25分)
三、单项选择(共15分，每小题1分)
请你从四个选项中选出能够填入空白处的最恰当的选项。
( )11．It is not my mother’s sweater__________ sweater is black．
A．She B．He C．His D．Her
( )12．My teacher________ to Hainan by plane in three days．
A．will go B．goes C．went D．go
( )13．Daming doesn’t_________ his homework after supper．He watches TV．
A．does B．do C．／ D．doing
( )14．What are you going to do this afternoon，Jack?
_________I am going to play_________ football．
A．a B．the C．／ D．an
( )15．Which is________ the sun，the moon or the earth?
A．as big as B．big C．bigger D．the biggest
( )16．John caught a cold on Saturday and_________ in bed ever since
A．was B．has been C．is D．have been
( )17．Miss Zhang has taught US English in our school________ ten years ago
A．since B．for C．in D．before
( )18．It takes me more than an hour________ to work every day
A．go B．to go C．goes D．going
( )19．You should__________ more English in and out of class
A．speak B．speaking C．spoke D．to speak
( )20．Mother________ when I got home．
A．cooks B．is cooking C．was cooking D．has cooked
( )21．I bought a CD for her．________ she didn’t like it．
A．for B．and C．so D．but [来源:学|科|网]
( )22．Everyone is surprised at the news，____________?
A．is he B．are they C．aren’t they D．is not he
( )23．Thank you for_________ US a lot this time．
A．helping B．helped C．helps D．help
( )24．Mr White________ a lot of money buying a new car．
A．cost B．took C．paid D．spent
( )25．The young man seems________ to everyone
A．angrily B．friendly C．sadly D．happily
四、完型填空(共10分，每小题1分)
先通读短文，掌握大意，然后根据短文内容从后面的选项中选出适合空白处的正确答案。
When July comes，children know they’ll have__26__ exams and the school year will end soon．[来源:学。科。网]
Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’holiday，and they’ll leave school__27__ train or by car
to __28__to see their fathers and mothers．
The summer holidays are the __29__ time of the year for most children．The weather is usually
good，so one can__30__ most of his time playing outside．If one lives in the country，he can[来源:学科网ZXXK]
__31__ into the woods(森林)and in the fields．If one lives in a big town，he can usually go to a
park to play．
The best place for a summer holiday is the__32__．Some children are__33__ enough to live
near the sea．But for the others who do not，if they have chance to stay at one of the big seaside
towns for a week or two，they will talk about it all the following school year．
Now．__34__makes children like the seaside so much? I think it’s the sands(沙滩)，the sea
and the sun，not anything else．of course，there are__35__new things to see，nice things to eat，
and interesting things to do．But the feeling of sand under their feet，of salt water on their skin，and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier．[来源:学_科_网]
( )26．A．they B．them C．their D．theirs
( )27．A．on B．by C．in D．with
( )28．A．go to town B．leave home C．return home D．stay at home
( )( )29．A．best B．better C．worst D．worse
( )30．A．take B．use C．pay D．spend
( )31．A．go out B．go back C．go off D．go for
( )32．A．village B．seaside C．city D．town
( )33．A．1ucky B．sad C．quiet D．comfortable
( )34．A．that B．who C．what D．where
( )35．A．1ittle B．much C．a little D．lots of
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五、阅读理解(共15分，每小题1分)
A woman was collecting money for a church charity．The money she collected was going to be
given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them．She went from apartment to apart-
ment and from house to house, She knocked on doors and asked for money, She always said the
same thing．“G00d morning，I’m collecting for a church charity．Please give generously, We need
$5．000．"Then she held out a collecting box． Most people put a few coins in the box
An artist lived in one of the apartments．He opened the door．“Good morning，”she said Fm
collecting for a church charity．Please give generously．We need $5，000．”The artist thought for a
moment．and then he said，“I'm sorry，but I don’t have any money. However，I'll give you a pant-ing．It’s wonh$400． The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away
A week 1ater she called on him again．“I’m sorry to trouble you again，”she said, but we still
need more money．I need another$100．Can you help?…Of course，”the artist said“I’ll in-crease the value of my painting to$500．”
( )36．Who was the woman collecting money for?
A．P00r children． B．Herself． C．Her friends． D．A church．
( )37．What did most people give her?
A．A lot of money． B．A few dollars． C．Paintings D．Very little money
( )38．Why didn’t the artist give money to her?
A．He was not a generous man． B．He did not have any money
C．He had too many paintings． D．His paintings were worth a lot of money
( )39．Did the woman collect enough money at last?
A．No．she didn’t． B．Yes，she did． C．We don’t know． D．Yes，she does
( )40．How much money does she need?
A．$5，000 B．$5，．$4，00 D．We don’t know
(B)
Mr Zhang正在国外旅游，这是他所入住宾馆的房卡。请根据房卡正反两面的信息，回答
下列问题。
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( )41．Mr Zhang lives in___________
A．Hotel Eiffel B．Hotel Concorde C．Hotel Mapol
( )42．The hotel is__________．
A．on near a bank
B．next to a museum
C．near a train station
( )43．__________ buses can reach the hotel．
A．Two B．Three C．Four
( )44．If Mr Zhang gets lost(迷路)，he can______________
A．take Bus 507 to the hotel
B．wait until the light is green
C．call the hotel at the phone number on the card
( )45．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Open the door when the red light is on．
B．The card can be used to open the door．
C．The card can be used for shopping．
couldn’t read his message!
Lots of people use codes to send secret messages．In a war，secrets are very important so sol-diers often send each other messages in code．Nowadays，we can use computers to make and break difficult codes．Even before computers，people invented other machines to do this．
Here’s a famous machine that Germans used in the Second World War(1941-1 945)．It’s called the Enigma Machine．The machines were very big，heavy and expensive．Every day they changed the codes automatically，and this made it almost impossible for anyone to break the codes．The person sending a message had one machine，and the person receiving the message had another．
( )46．Sam asked David to go to the________
A．park B．house C．museum D．Zoo
( )47．Sam told David to meet him__________
A．before breakfast B．after school C．after dinner D．before school
( )48．Codes are used to keep something__________
A．new B．old C．secret D．known
( )49．People will never know the meaning if they can’t_________ the code．
A．break B．make C change D．write
( )50．The best title of this passage is
A．English Letters B．Codes
C．Messages D．Machines
第Ⅱ卷非选择题50分
一、听短文，完成下列表格。(共5分，每小题1分)
请根据所听到的短文内容和表格中的提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在下面的表格中。
短文读三遍。
二、短文填空。(共5分。每空1分)
从下面方框中选出5个单词，将它们填人短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺。(注意：每词限用一次，其中有一词多余)[来源:学科网ZXXK]
It’s the year2050 now．Life is very different from life in 2007．There are more people and cars
in the world．It’s more6. _________ for people to find a job．And it's also more difficult for peo-ple to ride in the streets．Most people live 7．___________________ because they eat healthier food．
Nobody eats meat very often8. ________________ more and more people know it's important to
have a healthy diet．They eat more9. _________ and fruit．They don’t have to work long hours．They have more free time for sports and 10. ______________ for a trip．They can also
surf the Internet．Every family has more than one computer
三、根据中英文提示完成句子。(共10分，每小题2分)
11．这些天我妈妈一直在忙于工作。
My mother_______________________________ all the time these days
12．这个男孩是如此的贫困，以至于他不得不辍学。[来源:学科网]
The boy was_________________________________ drop out of school．
13．知道什么时候与别人握手是非常有必要的(necessary)。
________________________________when to shake hands with others
14．你昨天晚上八点钟在干什么?_____________________ at 8：00 pm yesterday?
15．帮助父母打扫卫生是个好习惯。____________________ parents do some cleaning．
四、口语交际(共10分，每小题2分)
根据上下文的意思补全对话。在方框中选择恰当的句子填入题前括号内。
( )A：16．____________ Where is Beijing Railway Station?
( )B：17．____________ this street，and turn right at the fourth crossing．Go on walking
and then turn left at the second crossing
( )A：18．_____________
B：About thirty minutes’walk．I think you’d better take a bus
( )A：19. _____________
B：The No．9 Bus．
A：Where shall I get off the bus?
B：You must get off at the third stop from here
A：Thank you．
( )B：20．____________
五、阅读与表达(共10分，每小题2分)
阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
Many people have jobs．They go to work nearly every day．Some people are lucky．Either they
have very interesting jobs or they make a lot of money Most people are not SO lucky．Either their jobs are not very interesting or they don’t make much money．
The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult．People take a long time to learn how to do them．Doctors study for at least six years after finishing school．
Some young people have interesting and high-pay jobs．Many young players do their work suc-
cessfully．Football and tennis stars are usually under 35 years old．Older people usually can not play
these sports very well．They cannot move fast enough．Golf，however，is a good sport for older peo-pie．Many golf players are quite old．but they can play it successfully
Most people work until they are 60 or 65 years old．Then they retire(退休)and have a lot of
free time．Some people never retire though．These people usually have very interesting jobs Writ-
ers，artists，scientists and actors(演员)usually work until they die．Their work is their life．
21．Do most people have interesting and high-pay jobs?
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22．Why do some jobs have to be taken a long time to learn?
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23．What sports are young people good at?
______________________________________________________________________________
24．Why is golf a good sport for older peo-ple?
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25．When do some people who have interesting jobs retire?
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六、书面表达(共10分)
26．现在学生进网吧(get on．1ine)成风，某班主任下周开班会时将讨论有关问题。假如你是
班主任，请根据内容写一篇演讲稿。60～80词。
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